Monday September 11, 2017
Role of Police Service Commission disciplinary matters DEAR EDITOR, As the Police Service Commission Chairman, for the years September 2014 to August 2017, I am appalled to read the article published in one of the dailies captioned “Case dismissed” and an editorial captioned “PSC’s disturbing recommendation to Top Cop” in the paper’s Monday, September 5, 2017 and Tuesday September 6, 2017 editions respectively. These narrations are deemed a deliberate attempt to misguide, mislead and deceive the ordinary reader. I therefore seek to inform the general public on the Constitutionality of the Police Service Commission, with specific reference to the exercising of powers over disciplinary matters of ranks of the Guyana Police Force. Article 212(1) of the Constitution states that; “the power to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices and the power to remove such persons from office shall vest in the Police Service Commission.” Section 5 and 6 of the Police (Discipline) Act, Chapter 17:01 elucidates the procedure for investigation of offences against discipline and the procedure at inquiry. These Sections explains that every alleged offence should be investigated as soon as practicable (Section 5 (1)).The offences being referred to include insubordination by word disobey lawful order given by a superior, neglect of duty and conducts oneself in a describable manner. More specifically, Section 6 (13) states that where the defaulter is found not guilty or guilty, based on the inquiry done, the Commission may confirm or recommend appropriate punishment in accordance with the provisions. It is therefore evident that the learned writer(s) are yet to read and understand Article 212 (1) and the Police (Discipline) Act, Chapter 17:01. The Constitution at no instance, made mention of neither the Director of Public
Prosecution nor the Police Complaints Authority in relation to exercising disciplinary control. I wish to highlight Section 9 (4) of the Police Complaints Authority Act, Chapter 17:02, which explains that where a complaint is not rejected, it is forwarded to the Commissioner and an inquiry is conducted in accordance to Section 5 and 6 of the Police (Discipline) Act, C h a p t e r 17:01.Notwithstanding the powers of the Police Complaints Authority to accept and investigate complaints against ranks, a report on the findings and recommendations are to be sent to the disciplinary authority, being the Police Service Commission. Reference to the editorial on the “disturbing recommendations to the Top Cop”, I wish to state that the Police Service Commission has acted within its powers. Therefore, the missive is deemed mischievous and a deliberate attempt to mislead the unacquainted public. In relation to the “dismiss the charges” article, all investigations and inquiries were done based on guidelines stipulated in Section 5 and 6 of the Police (Discipline) Act and upon conclusion, the allegations leveled against these ranks were recommended to be dismissed. For example, a rank was recommended to be charged for neglect of duty since it was reported that they failed to re-file after a magistrate dismissed a case. Upon investigation by the Commission, it was found that the magistrate had passed a ruling in the matter, which resulted in suspended sentences with fine for the accused and not that the matter was ‘’thrown out”. Therefore, the prosecuting rank was deemed not guilty of neglecting their duties. Similarly, a rank was recommended to be charged for neglect of duty since a prisoner escaped from lawful Continued on page 6
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The APNU+AFC inherited a vibrant economy from the PPP DEAR EDITOR, Last Thursday, September 7th, Kaieteur News featured an article in which WPA Executive Member, Dr. David Hinds believes, “For the good of Guyana… PPP’s barrage has to be countered and stopped.” In this article, Dr Hinds was quoted as saying, “The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been peddling the perception that the APNU+AFC coalition is not only fraught with incompetent ministers, but also virtually incapable of running the presidency effectively.” He added that since losing power in 2015, the PPP “has been relentless in its campaign to delegitimize the government, often without challenge from the governing parties.” Like other WPA members of old, David Hinds was one of those who fearlessly fought the PNC in the trenches for a better Guyana. But like Moses Nagamootoo and Khemraj Ramjattan of the AFC, he too has abandoned the noble goals of fighting for the
downtrodden, and has now aligned himself with the oppressors for personal gains, much to the disgust of those who once admired him. As a political commentator and civil rights advocate, Hinds jaundice views are often in conflict with reality, and exposes his biased preference. I admit that the PPP’s media blitz have indeed been relentless since losing power in 2015, but when we expose the remarkable ineptitude and incompetence of the APNU+AFC coalition he supports, and accuses the Granger Administration as being “virtually incapable of running the presidency effectively” because of the high numbers of “incompetent ministers” in government, it is not a “perception”, it is factually correct. And David Hinds knows it. Perhaps he is making a pitch to take over the government’s PR department that has long been criticized as being hopeless. He argues, “The PPP’s barrage, in the
context of weak responses from the coalition parties and basic errors of judgment by the government, has had the effect of casting doubt in the minds of Guyanese. The (PPP) party has also been able to successfully hitch its assault on the government to legitimate Civil Society concerns about protests against government policies such as the parking meter issue, the sugar impasse, the broadcast legislation, the vendors issue and the wages struggle. This has led to the PPP gaining sympathy in sections of the media establishment, the business sector and the brown middle-class.” Did Hinds actually say that? Why is it that people like Eric Phillips and David Hinds always seem to view things through their ethnic eyes? Where were David Hinds and Eric Phillips, the Black-rights activists, when the government they protect and serve evicted 41 mostly Black cash-crop farmers from their farms in Naarstigheid, West Bank Berbice and took away
their livelihood? The PPP did not do a color-test, neither did we ask what shade of Black or Brown they were when the farmers asked for our assistance. It was the PPP who defended their rights in the Courts, and I did not see David Hinds or Eric Phillips there. But like some of his ilks, David Hinds is now an apologist for the Granger Administration. They have made campaigning and defending this government a profession. It is no longer about people’s rights, their interest is defending the perks they’re benefitting from. Like Nagamootoo and Ramjattan of the AFC, the WPA leaders have it good now. They’re the ones living the “good life” with the lucrative state jobs they now hold, doing basically nothing… just living off of the sweet. Dr Hinds is so willing to excuse the government’s ineptitude as a learning curve, that he describes the continuous scandals and Continued on page 6
DEAR EDITOR, Kindly, permit me to reply to letter writer Mr. Sookram Persaud who feels that he is an authority on Guysuco and sugar. In his letter to the press on September 6th and 7th in Kaieteur News and all other papers, he spoke about my letter peddling lies and halftruths yet he failed to provide any tangible evidence. If he had done any research on the co-generation facility at Skeldon he would have been aware that when this Government took office, the only one of the Wartsila engines was working, one was limping and one was completely down. One year after all three engines were once again operational and that was when I made that statement which was reported in the press in December 2016
that the co-gen plant was 100 percent operational. Where is the lie? Mr. Sookram seems to have a problem getting his facts correct and placing them in the correct time sequence and I do feel that this is a deliberate attempt to twist my letter to suit his political agenda. He should also be aware- since he is an authority on the subject matter- that a Dryer installed in the processing area in the Skeldon Factory has never worked though it cost millions of dollars. Also though every section in the Factory was supposed to be fully automated, the entire factory is fully manual employing nearly 300 persons. The dumper section had to be fixed by this Government and the Diffuser
system never worked efficiently. Where is the lie? Then he has a problem with privatization and diversification. Nowhere in my letter did I propose diversification. I said that sugar can be profitable in private hands and that Skeldon should be used as a model. This man definitely has poor comprehension skill or is deliberately trying to deceitfully attribute things to me which I never said. I also want to educate Sookram that it was the Skeldon ‘White Elephant’ which malnourished the entire industry and caused management to resort to ‘voodoo crop husbandry’. Mr. Bhim and Mr. Hanoman had to carry out the ‘political dictates’ of Jagdeo and the PPP Government at that time.
In fact, Mr Hanoman predicted that GUYSUCO will become insolvent since 2007. Political interference was the order of the day and when the PPP administration could not have their dictates carried out, they brought Raj Singh to do the ‘final rites’ of Guysuco. Ms. Audreyanna Thomas, Senior Communications Officer of Guysuco invited Mr. Sookram Persaud if he does exist to have a discussion with Guysuco to enlighten him on various issues but he never accepted the challenge (KN February 3rd 2017). Like Ms. Thomas, I likewise feel that he does not exist. Mr. Gobin Harbhajan Regional Democratic Councillor - APNU+AFC Former Board of Director Skeldon Electricity Inc. (SEI)
It was the Skeldon white elephant that ruined GuySuCo
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The right to work and the right to choose DEAR EDITOR, The recent pronouncement by Minister Keith Scott as it relates to the banning of single mothers who are security guards from working night shifts have been hailed by some as a good initiative. However, as golden as it may seem on the outside, one only needs to scratch the surface to reveal the inaccuracies, violations and contradictions that lie beneath. His statement is erroneous, inconsiderate and irresponsible. This initiative is exempt of proper consultation with those who will be directly affected and without in depth research. In short it is not a fit and proper policy. The Minister while attempting to seemingly look into the interest of single mothers in this sector is nonethe-less creating an atmosphere of ill will and conflict between the female and male security guards since there are a few men who are single dads as well and could request to work day shifts only. The inaccuracies lie in the fact that it is not only the security guard service wherein single mothers work. There are a number of sectors such as the medical, military, paramilitary, call centers, hospitality, restaurant, airline,
bars and night clubs just to name a few. Are we to believe that very soon the single mothers in these sectors will be banned from the night shifts? What the Minister failed to do was to activate the tripartite process which would have provided him with the forum and opportunity to consult with the employer and workers representatives from where he would have obtained valid and relevant information as to why these women agreed to be employed in a sector where they are detailed to work nights and what they would like put in place to assist them in this regards. No mother is happy to leave her child uncared for at nights. Hence, there must be some legitimate reason for her doing so. Minister Keith Scott seems to be in oblivion as to the fact that because of these women’s economical position they must garner sufficient finance to pay bills and provide for the needs of their offspring. The ban is a direct violation of the UN Declaration on Human Rights, Article 25, sections 13, which provides for the right to work, free choice of employment, protection against unemployment and the right to equal pay for equal work without
discrimination. It contradicts the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Decent Work Agenda which aim at fighting poverty and fostering development. The foremost being that of earning an income which allows the worker to have a good life, something that was promised by this current administration. It also contradicts the Decent Work Check, a process which allows for the comparison of the system, where the worker is able to compare the real situation with the national regulations of the country. In this case the real situation is that a single mother is hard pressed into having to provide adequately for her family. She is the sole breadwinner and every dime and dollar counts. To do this effectively she is left with no other option than to work those shifts that will earn her some extra income that will give her the leverage to take care of the bare necessities of life such as shelter, food, clothing, education and transportation. House rent and mortgages are high, food and clothing follow next, education comes with a cost even though it might be via the government system and its hardship is compounded with the taking away of the $10,000.00 per
child school grant and lastly transportation since despite there is the David Granger buses only secondary school children are allowed to travel on them. There are other utility bills such as water and electricity which must be paid on time to avoid disconnection. Therefore the real situation when compared to the national regulations is unrealistic. The Minister wants us to believe that his actions are just and considerate but once again it is in violation of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda which states that one cannot be discriminated against in any aspect of employment on the basis of family responsibility, the right to work and protection against occupation segregation on the basis of gender. Even though it is an age old notion that women are the principle care givers in the family, one must not forget that family life have changed dramatically over the centuries globally. Instead of banning night work for single mothers in the security sector and casting them into financial dilemma, one need to advocate for 24 hours community child care facilities which provides a service to parents who are required to work shifts, provide responsible and supervised care to children of
Role of Police Service Commission - disciplinary... From page 5 custody. Upon investigation, it was found that the prisoner escaped from a dilapidated cell at Providence Police Station, while the ‘Defaulter’ was also carrying out duties at the Providence National Stadium. It was further found by the Commission that the unsecure state of the prison cell was reported at the Subdivision and Divisional level prior, yet prisoners continued to be placed in the cell. Thus, the charges were recommended to be dismissed against this rank. I wish to unequivocally state that the Commission has found that many allegations brought against ranks are often as a result of investigations being done by junior ranks. Therefore, any unjustified, undocumented, shifting of responsibilities
and or frivolous matters resulting in recommendations for disciplinary charges was dismissed by the Commission. Further, mention should be made of Article 212 (2) which states that “the Police Service Commission may, by directions in writing and subject to such condition as it thinks fit, delegate any of its powers under the preceding paragraph to any one or more of its members of the Commission or to the Commissioner of Police in the case of the power to exercise disciplinary control, to any other member of the Police Force”. Therefore, the Commission which has the authority to exercise disciplinary control and the power to delegate same if it so thinks fit has exercised
same time and time again. The learned writer(s) obviously forgot to mention same. Most recently, the Commission instructed the Commissioner of Police (ag.) to establish tribunals for five ranks of the Force, namely three Inspectors, a Deputy Superintendent and a Senior Superintendent – all of whose charges were recommended by the Police Complaints Authority. The charges were neglect of duty and the Senior Superintendent’s being “act in a manner likely to bring discredit to the Force”. Interestingly, in correspondence dated August 15th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th, 2017, the “Top Cop” has recommended that all charges be dismissed due to lack of sufficient evidence, despite the recommendations from the Police Complaints Authority. Three questions must be answered – 1) What differing investigation was done by the acting top cop that resulted in his vastly different conclusion and recommendations? 2) If the Police Service Commission has “no constitutional authority to instruct the Force not to
charge nor discipline” Police ranks, why did the acting top cop concede to the instructions to investigate the five ranks referred to above and why did he forward recommendations forthwith? 3) Should these charges be dropped, on whose recommendations and instructions should it be done? I will reiterate that all complaints and recommended charges must be brought to the Police Service Commission who is authorized by law, to inquire and sanction on matters of this nature. It should be noted that all decisions taken to dismiss any allegation leveled against a rank of the Force during my tenure was based on unanimous decisions taken at duly constituted meetings. The Commission has acted within its rights to delegate the functions to investigate and recommend on cases as the Commission thinks fit.These findings, once delegated, must be returned back to the Commission who has the sole power and responsibility to act on same. Omesh Satyanand Former PSC Chairman
a certain age range and provide employment to the unemployed. In September 2015, Guyana (represented by President David Granger) attended the United Nations General Assembly. At this important meeting it was highlighted that the Decent Work and the 4 pillars of the Decent Work Agenda (employment creation, social protection, right to work and social dialogue) are now the integral elements of the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development. The theme for International Women’s Day 2016 was “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it up for Gender
Equality.” This theme focused on how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals which includes achieving gender equality, empowerment of all women and women’s human rights. Despite being the Minister charged with the responsibility for Labour, it would seem that Minister Keith Scott have missed the memo on this important call to action. One must never forget that it is every person’s fundamental right to work and right to make their own choices. Gillian Burton PersaudM.P. (PPP)
The road to police promotions DEAR EDITOR, From all current appearances, it seems that the criteria for promotion to very senior positions in the Guyana Police Force have been severely altered. There is then no need for Officers aspiring to being promoted based on high quality service, following up on relevant qualifications by way of policing courses and University Programmes. Acquiring these goals mentioned before is a waste of time since all that is required is for an Officer to carry out the will of political masters e.g. a launching pad to recommendation for a senior position is to supervise the killing of innocent protestors. Next step is to pay only nuisance value to a claim that someone was offered a sum of money to assassinate the President of Guyana. Of course we were only talking of the President here and our bedfellows signaled that there was no merit in a proper investigation. Therefore, without much prodding, we looked the other way. That, among other misdeeds placed us to almost Head of the Class. Service and Protection? Service to whom? Protection for whom? Surely not the President of Guyana! Howard Arthur Johnson
The APNU+AFC... From page 5 corruption as “basic errors of judgment by the government.” Yet under the PPP, basic administrative errors were described as “massive corruption”. And after two years of exhaustive investigations by SOCU, there is still no evidence to prove massive PPP corruption and the raping of the treasury. These were all deliberate, fabricated lies and PNC propaganda designed to taint the PPP in government. The same, however, cannot be said about the state-sponsored corruption involving the rental of the bottom-house Drug Bond as payback for campaign contributions; the construction of the D’Urban Park white elephant project costing taxpayers over $1 billion; and the $632 million sole sourcing drug deal in exchange for a $20 million arch with the presidential seal. Like his pal, Freddie Kissoon, David Hinds continuously propagates the notion that the People’s
Progressive Party “ruined Guyana.” They are shamelessly trying to rewrite the economic and rights history of this country, when those two in particular lived and suffered through the perilous dictatorship of the Burnham era. The 2nd President of the United States, John Adams, is credited with the famous quote, “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. It was the prudent management of our resources by the PPP that Guyana had grown from bankruptcy in 1992 to the vibrant economy that the APNU+AFC coalition inherited in 2015. And I fear this government is determined to take us back to those dark, perilous times. Perhaps David Hinds is influenced by his friend Freddie Harry Gill (MP, PPP)
Monday September 11, 2017
Looming oil industry…
Guyanese must make demands or risk losing economic benefits - Economist It is imperative that Guyanese get involved in the affairs of its oil industry. They must stay in the know and demand that the country gets its fair share of economic benefits from the resources that are being taken from the ground. That, in a nutshell, is what Economist, Dr. Roger Hosein said at one of the recent lecture series hosted by the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA). Dr. Hosein is a Trinidadian economist who lectures at the University of West-Indies. He has done work for the likes of the World Bank and the InterAmerican Development Bank. The need for Guyanese to be fully informed about what is occurring in its oil industry has been highlighted before by international and local voices. But being an economist, Dr. Hosein focused on the economic risk that is at stake if Guyanese take a lax or nonchalant posture while international companies move in and get their way. Dr. Hosein told those who gathered at the lecture that now is the time when it becomes of crucial importance that the civil society groups demand what is best for their country. He said that the focus should not necessarily be on any one company, but on the resource that is being taken. Dr. Hosein believes that Guyana is on the precipice of real economic growth. He even thinks that Guyana has the potential to become the hub for economic devel-
Trinidadian Economist, Dr. Roger Hosein opment in the Caribbean. However, the economist was keen to point out that for Guyana to reach its true potential, the people have to stand up and demand more. He said that the citizenry needs to make it a priority to always be aware of the activities of multinational companies “and you must stress transparency.” Dr. Hosein cautioned, “If you have civil society leaders who take hush money then the economy will suffer. The stronger the civil society movement is, the greater the value of Corporate Social Responsibly (CSRs that will be exercised by companies.)” He said that the execution of strong CSRs will have an effect on Guyana’s economy. “Now is the time for all the Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), the churches and community groups to rise because the type of resource that Guyana will likely experience will be much greater than that it realized in the past; so make wise use of the re-
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sources.” The economist stressed the point that the natural gas and oil found in Guyana belongs to the people of Guyana and it is up to those people to protect their belongings. Dr. Hosein noted the fact that entrepreneurs in London, America and Toronto will be able to live the high life and drive luxury vehicles based on “your oil and gas.” “Now, that is okay because that is the way financial matters go. But at the same time, Guyanese cannot be so foolish as to not get your fair share of the economic rents from what is extracted from your own community. That would be your fault if you do not stand up and make demands. You have to know the facts and lobby for your fair share. If you do not do that, then do not get upset with companies that take your resources.” Dr. Hosein even stressed the importance for Guyanese to demand bottom-up approaches from companies who say they want to contribute to the country’s development. He said that it is not for firms and specialists who are not quite au fait with the history, culture and needs of Guyana to decide what is best for the country’s economic development. The Economist said that the World Bank has adopted the bottom-up strategy (The bottom-up approach speaks to grass root development - localized economic development) and found it successful so civil society should demand that that approach be (Continued on page 23)
GCCI Head cautions Internal Auditors to frequently consider broader economic risks What sense does it make having a robust internal auditing system when the company you work for is suffering competitively? This salient question was recently posed to those persons who attended a seminar that was hosted by the Institute of Internal AuditorsGuyana at Regency Suites on Hadfield Street. Delivering the feature address at the time was head of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar. At that conference, Indar challenged the Internal Auditors to start thinking outside of the box. He said that while it is all well and good to improve internal auditing skills related to governance, inventory and stores management, it is equally important for one to look at broader economic issues that may very well affect the company he or she is auditing on a routine basis. “It makes no sense to have a strong robust internal system and you are suffering competitively and can face closure. We as internal auditors must be cognizant of the failures of other companies such as Kodak, Block Buster and many others.”
“We must be vigilant of changes in the industry and provide the relevant advice on adapting relevant strategies to mitigate same. But when you give advice, it is important that you know your art. An auditor never wants to look as a novice, which means you have to continuously develop yourself.” It is on this premise that the GCCI Head proceeded to examine some broad risk areas in Guyana’s economy. Indar said that based on the industry an internal auditor is operating in, he or she can consider what can actually materialize and harm a company financially. Indar noted that the economy grew by 2.2 percent for the first half of year 2017. Although this is positive growth, the GCCI Head said it seems different from the reality, since most sectors are experiencing some amount of downturn in terms of profits as well as in meeting production targets. Referring to statistics provided by the Bank of Guyana, Indar related that sugar production is down by 12.4 %, while other crops grew by 2.5%. The livestock sector contracted by 10.9%, while the fisheries industry expanded
GCCI Head, Deodat Indar by 33.2 %. The forestry contracted by 18.2% along with the Mining and Quarry industry which contracted by 4% due to lower declaration. “Whichever sector you are operating in, examine the risk. If you are evaluating diversification initiatives be mindful of the overall performance, since some industries are performing better than others.” The GCCI Head said, too, that once an internal auditor performs a high level macroeconomic analysis then he or she can pretty much examine the internal risk, threats, opportunities in the market so as to better address gaps in revenue and profits.
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Alcohol Control Bill on the cards? Broadcasters now rushing Former Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton has suggested the likelihood of an ‘Alcohol Control Bill’ being introduced in Parliament. Norton, who is now Minister of Social Cohesion as well as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, recently expressed concern at the alarming number of road fatalities as a result of alcohol consumption. Minister Norton said that the bill will not ‘eliminate’ the use of alcohol, but rather monitor use and sale. The matter was not raised in Parliament as a motion according to the Minister, but has been mentioned by persons in their presentations, so it is one of grave importance. “I am concerned about the abuse of alcohol because with a public health background I know it contributed to domestic violence, depression and hence to suicide and of course it affects health in general,” said Norton.
Minister Dr. George Norton He said that it is sad to see folks turn up at a function and cannot handle and conduct themselves in a respectable manner because they are under the influence. The Minister said that he hopes the current age limit, which is 18 and above, for alcohol consumption and purchases can be increased since at this tender age, teens are still at risk of brain damage.
He said as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, it is his sole responsibility to ensure that he gets the best out of his athletes. “I am concerned about the youth population in Guyana, because of course it’s youth you would get the sports from.” Research shows that the human brain becomes fully mature at the age of 25, which means that while growth is ongoing, it is likely to be affected by alcohol. Norton mentioned how agonizing it is to see people vend and consume alcohol on religious holidays and even reflected that he still remembers, on Good Friday, no alcohol would be sold by a certain shop. He gave reference to how people use these holidays presently to merry themselves with alcohol and put not only themselves in danger, but those around them. The Minister added, “Certainly we have got to limit the sale of alcohol to under aged persons”. “As Minister of Social Cohesion”, he explained, “I would be proud to be associated with it since we are supposed to be recognizing other persons’ cultural and religious backgrounds.” He explained that pregnant mothers could also be affected by this bill, since they are directly responsible for the health of the unborn.
to break down $125M debt - GNBA The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has indicated that several broadcasters are now making the effort to pay their individual sums of money owed to which collectively amount to about $125M. GNBA Board Chairman, Leslie Sobers wrote Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Friday to give an update of developments over at GNBA. Sobers reported that the Authority has been holding discussions with several broadcasters. He said that there has been positive feedback about the recently passed Broadcast (Amendment) Bill of 2017 and that no broadcaster has “expressed any disagreement with the 60 minutes time allocation for PSA (Public Service Announcements)”. Sobers’ letter stated that “The GNBA fully supports the Amendments as passed by the National Assembly in August 2017” and that the Board “has formally tabled a motion” to communicate same to the Prime Minister. The GNBA updated Prime Minister Nagamootoo that meetings with broadcasters will continue and that the number of compliant broadcasters has doubled from six to 12. Prime Minister Nagamootoo expressed satisfaction that broadcasters were being pro-active in seeking to clear their arrears as of December 2016 in an effort to ensure
GNBA Board Chairman, Leslie Sobers
Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo
that they are in a state of compliance in preparation for possible licensing in 2017. The Broadcast (Amendment) Bill 2017 was passed in the National Assembly and is awaiting the assent of His Excellency, President David Granger. When the Bill was tabled several non-governmental organizations and the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) expressed dissatisfaction with its content. Nagamootoo later wrote a missive seeking to clarify some “misconceptions”. In that piece he spoke specifically to the amount of money that broadcasters owe GNBA. Nagamootoo said that under a Schedule of the existing 2011 Act, all operators were required to pay a flat fee of $2,500,000 for a broadcasting licence, whether the agency has nationwide reach or is confined to a specified and limited location. He said that the imposition by the former Government of an across-the-board $2.5 million
fee, resulted in most licensees not paying the fees, and they have voluntarily become unlicensed, some since 2012. The Prime Minister said that reports indicate that broadcasters owe an estimated $125M to the GNBA; and only eight of them are in conformity with licensing requirements under law. He said, “But the AMENDMENT relieves operators from what I had described in the National Assembly as “the kleptocratic obsession” of the former government to levy heavy fees. The Amendment substitutes a new Table of Fees that, except for a license to operate radio in the primary (populated) zone, significantly reduces the fees.” The new Fee for television in the primary zone is slashed to $1,200,000. The licence fees for secondary and tertiary zones are $600,000 and $300,000 respectively. These fees are also applicable to cable. A community radio licence fee is only $150,000.
CH&PA holds consultations with... (From page 3) construction and rehabilitation of 17KM, 55,000 feet of new roads. Hunte disclosed that the project will see roads that link major hubs in the community; the playgrounds and health centres being rehabilitated in addition to Core Homes being constructed. He added that the consultations are being held to ensure that the actual designs for the Core Homes are confirmed, and members of the community are aware of what will be taking place. He told residents that when the implementation begins the project members will require participation from the community. Community Development Director, Gladwin Charles, indicated that the CH&PA is aware that residents are offended when everyone is generalized as residing in Sophia. He added that the CH&PA is working to have the street names corrected. After being apprised of what the projects entails, a number of concerns were
raised by residents during the interactive sessions. Squatting on the government’s reserve; several residents agreed that squatters need to be removed. The majority of them were very vocal on the issue of Drainage. One resident, Queen Isha Seepaul told the authorities that “unless proper drainage is in the communities none of the developments that you do would not make any sense.” Calls were made for the Health Centre to be converted into a Cottage Hospital, and desilting of the major culverts in the communities. Importantly, residents Clayton Hinds and Randolph Baptiste among others appealed for the involvement of young people in the community, in the implementation process of the project, through the provision of jobs. They explained that several young men need employment and this project can assist in them earning an honest living. Some of the residents shared their views on the consultations.
Seon, ‘A’ Field Sophia: “I think that it’s a great project but one thing I realise is that they are targeting one specific group and not targeting those that don’t have house lots, so I hope that can change in the future.” Clayton Hinds, ‘B’ Field Sophia: “First off the bat I complement the government in addressing the issues the residents of this community. Over the past 23 years people have been occupying lands in this place and much of the development of what has taken place in this community is not due to the previous administration it is due to the people in the community who came together and did their stuff and develop themselves and the area around them.” Communities to benefit from the project include: Pattensen/Turkeyen (Section B), Turkeyen (Section C &D), Block X Liliendaal (Section A), Block AA &BB Sophia (Plum Park), Section C Cummings Lodge, Block E Sophia and Blocks F and R. (DPI)
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ENJOY YOUR HOT CHOCOLATE The happiest persons I know are never the wealthiest. My happiest friends are simply the ones that are more contented with what they have. I tried explaining this to a friend who saw me recently and began complaining how I have a lovely home, a nice car, and a fat bankbook while he is still struggling to make ends meet. I tried to explain to him that there were many things
about his life that he ought to be proud off; that even the poorest man has enough to be happy, if he would instead of looking at what other people have, try to value what he owns. I came over as a lecturer and could not connect with my friend, who I have known for many years. As I left him, I kept wondering how better I could have made my point to him that h e h a s e v e r y thing that should make him happy,
except that he is looking in the wrong places. When I went home, I went straight to my email, and as usual there was a fair amount of mail including quite a lot of the regular make-youfeel-good stuff which I often quickly highlight and trash. However, since I was troubled by my inability to get through to my friend, I decided to read some of these emails which are circulated widely over the
DEM BOYS SEH
Soulja Bai playing wid kak Soulja Bai refusing to release de oil contract and he got to tek de blame because if he tell Trotty to release de man can’t refuse. Dem pointing to a clause in a law wha Hoyte pass but de clause seh once de other side agree de contract can be released. Dem boys want to know if anybody ask ExxonMobil. In Tanzania it was only after the oil contract was leaked to the Tanzanian parliament that MPs realized that they were dealing with a scamp of the highest order. Dem found out that only ExxonMobil was getting to take home de hog of de profits. De company was shafting de govt and hiding de books. Guyana don’t have to face what Tanzania went through. All dem got to do is release de contract. Dem boys seh fuh one party tek home de hog of de money kak got to pass. Some of de things Exxon do in Tanzania and all dem other country was to overprice de equipment, transportation, labour cost, transfer cost among others.
It is simple. Dem boys seh if you neighbor gat a 10 acre rice land. You and he strike deal that you will buy the tractor and the combine. You will buy the fertilizer and pay for all the workman to farm de land. De agreement is when we take out the all expense then we gun buss the profit half and half. Now when you dun cut the paddy and the man tek out his expenses de neighbor find that he ain’t gat nuttin to get. De pardner show de neighbour he had to take out fuh tractor, de combine and he pay the staff. What de neighbour don’t know is that he double the tractor and combine price and pay the workers who is his people, triple them salary. How on earth you gun get anything?? If you neighbour charge yuh double the price fuh everything den who benefiting???? That is why dem boys want see de Exxon contract. Dem got to see de books. Talk half and just think about what Guyana will end up with not knowing one ass about oil and gas.
internet. We hardly know the original author of these mails. A friend sends it to a friend who sends it to another friend and the chain continues until it reaches you. The mail in question came to me from our publisher. It was entitled Hot Chocolate. It says exactly what I wanted to say to my friend but could not say it the way I wanted. I will repeat the message here in its entirety and ask the original author to forgive me not knowing h i s o r h e r i d e n t i t y. I dedicate it to my friend who felt unhappy about his not having the material pleasures of life. Here goes: A group of graduates, well established in their careers, decided to go and visit their old university p r o f e s s o r, n o w r e t i r e d . During the visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in
their work and lives. The professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large mug of hot chocolate and an assortment of cups – porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some exquisite – telling his guests to help themselves to the hot chocolate. When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said: Notice that all the nicelooking, expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. That cup that you are drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you
consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and your position in society are the cups. The cups are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have does not define nor change the quality of life you have. Sometimes by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate God has provided us. God makes the hot chocolate; man chooses the cup. The happiest people do not have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything they have. Live simply, Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. And enjoy your hot chocolate.
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----Opinion---Race and politics: Guyana’s two disastrous hurricanes By Frederick Kissoon For decades now, once there was a destructive hurricane heading for the Caricom islands, a satirical wind would blow all over Guyana, whether in the rum shop, municipal market, at home at the lunch table or anyway where Guyanese are gathered. And it would go like this; “We don’t get natural disasters, only man-made ones.” That would be followed up with the words: “Those people will recover, but our man-made hurricane won’t go
away.” It has been the same with Hurricane Irma. A colleague at Kaieteur News said that the phones will get fixed in a couple of weeks in the affected islands, but if any hurricane brings down our telephone and electricity poles, it will take decades to fix them. This is the permanent satire about our man-made disaster. It takes the form of race and politics. You cannot separate the two; they are permanently intertwined. For the past week, friends have been joking about
Guyana missing Hurricane Irma but we have to deal with our two hurricanes that come not from the oceans and seas, but from the womb of the country. One journalist, in discussing the destruction caused by Irma said to me that Guyana is a blessed country that never gets hurricanes, but look at how race and politics are destroying us. Once there are hurricanes in the Caribbean islands the cynicism, satire and humour among Guyanese is about our unnatural hurricanes. They say that Guyana is stuck with its man-made disaster. After the performance of the two year old APNU+AFC regime, the problematic of race and politics takes center stage in any discussion on the future of this country. The closure of the majority of sugar estates and the decision to sell Skeldon factory, coupled with change of personnel in both the civil service, the public sector and the parastatals have further aggravated the endemic race/ politics tensions. It is outside the scope of a newspaper column to trace the evolution of our racial/ political complexities, but they began long before the nationalist movement in the fifties split between a faction led by a Black lawyer, Forbes Burnham and the other group led by an East Indian dentist, Cheddi Jagan. Anyone who has read Alan Adamson’s, SUGAR WITHOUT SLAVES and Walter Rodney’s A HISTORY OF THE GUYANESE WORKING PEOPLE, 1881-1905 would know that the colonial machinery’s use of race ma-
nipulation was the cornerstone of its divide and rule policy. Sadly, the nationalist movement that brought Burnham and Jagan together couldn’t hold the multi-racial bandwagon to together. It has been a man-made hurricane since then. The contours since then have been one of a poison chalice where a deadly brew of race and politics has created a sarcoma, whose destruction to Guyana may be more enduring than any Caribbean hurricane since the fifties, right up to September 2017. The Cheddi Jagan Government, 1957-1964, was never supported by the African peasantry, the African security forces and the African proletariat. Their rejection of Jagan cost him to be out of power for twenty eight years. The PNC Government, 1964-1985 birthed a deadly anti-Burnham and by extension an anti-African feeling among East Indians in and out of Guyana. This psychic mistrust of the PNC and Black Guyanese runs very deeply. There are egregious, unpopular things the Burnham Government did that have left a permanent feeling of dislike among local and diaspora Indians, three of which stand out most infamously- the sudden imposition of compulsory National Service for UG students, the banning of certain foods that Indians considered a part of their religious and cultural heritage, the construction of the National Cultural Centre with money from the indenture fund. Now important to note is not whether these three poli-
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cies could be justified. Maybe they can. The fact is that they caused deep, psychic resentment among Indians. The intertwining of politics with race did not help the Desmond Hoyte presidency. Breaking with the past and wanting to reach out to the Indian capitalist class, President Hoyte appeared to have pursued a serious multi-racial agenda. But Indians rejected him at the 1992 poll where they gave the Indian PPP a majority. The multi-racial platform of the WPA of the great Walter Rodney also took a beating at
the 1992 elections. Indians and Africans stayed with their own ethnic organizations, virtually devastating the WPA’s presence on the political landscape. “Play it again Sam,” the African Guyanese cynically sang when the PPP came back to power in 1992. From 1992 until it lost power in 2015, the PPP virtually reduced African Guyanese to second class citizens in their own country. Now since 2015 with the return to power of the PNC, some unnerving signs of racial tinkering are appearing.
Truck drivers slipping out of Linden without paying toll A delivery truck was recently captured live on camera evading the Kara Kara toll booth at Linden after it had made a detour, using the old Kara Kara back road. Informed sources claimed that it was not the first time that trucks heading into or passing through the mining town were observed doing this. One resident of Amelia’s Ward said that the trucks frequently pass through the community, instead of using the main thoroughfare leading to the toll booth. “De smart, when de use the back road de ain’t paying no toll but they disadvantaging the town in two ways, because they robbing the revenue, plus breaking up the road.”
- robbing Municipality of revenue while damaging roads Another resident said that the trucks are too huge to be passing through the community as they damage the roads and are even compromising the foundations of some houses. “Sometimes when you see these trucks pass, you could feel your house shaking- you would think is earthquakeright now my house got cracks from the constant shaking”. A few residents are adamant that measures be put in place to stop the trucks from traversing the internal roads in the community. “Something definitely has to be done because number
one they destroying the roads because of their sizewhen the attempt to turn they are riding on the shoulders of the road breaking it away. Apart from that, they pose a risk to children and senior citizens who have to use these roadways.” Many of the trucks and other categories of vehicles were given free reign to traverse Linden without paying a dime, after the toll booth was disbanded by former Minister of Local Government, Norman Whittaker. It was reactivated late last year. Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Wil-
liams, who was on hand for the event had noted that its return symbolised the return of “people power” in Linden Williams said that the Municipality would have lost over $250 M in revenues, since the toll booth was disbanded. Among those who fought for its reinstitution were former IMC Chairman Orrin Gordon and later Mayor Carwyn Holland. Minister Williams had said that the toll booth was arbitrarily disbanded by the former administration, and in so doing the Municipality was robbed of vital revenue. He had pointed out that just after the toll booth’s closure, BaiShanLin started operations, and many of their (Continued on page 24)
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Forty Linden students make up first Linden Water Conservation Corps. Forty students drawn from secondary schools in Linden as well as the Linden Technical Institute were over the course of five weeks exposed to proper water shed management, including the clearing and desilting of areas in proximity to water sheds across Linden. The students, who were branded the Linden Water Corps 2017, were divided into groups with each group assigned a watershed. Environmental Management Consultant and coordinator of the program Samuel Wright, said that the Linden Water Conservation Corps is expected to be an annual project that would involve young people across Linden. Recently, the students were honored at a graduation exercise at the Harmon Secondary School. Each student was presented with a certificate of completion. The students were also given the opportunity to share their experiences and what they had learnt about the various
challenges evident at the different water sheds in the community. The Linden Conservation Corps is a youth leadership and environmental initiative dedicated to increasing the awareness of the critical environmental challenges facing the Community of linden. It provides a water and watershed-based overview that would prepare the youths to actively address some of those challenges. Linden embodies five sub water sheds, including Dakouria, Katabulli and Victory Valley. The Corp is envisioned as an annual five-week programme (July–August) for Secondary school students entering their final year. A different study area within the various subwatersheds will be selected annually, according to coordinator Samuel Wright. In reflecting on the programme, Wright said that the students became “different people” as they got close to nature, as they explored, assessed and later
enhanced the areas around the water sheds. That, he said, told him that students of geography and similar subjects needed to go out into the fields more, and so experience the environment that impacts their lives. In giving a background to the programme, Wright observed, “Water is ubiquitous in Linden; it is everywhere. A large number of Linden’s environmental challenges are related to the movement of water and the impact of human and landbased activities on water. These challenges include erosion, flooding, contamination of the river, creeks and springs, deforestation, and landslides. The ravines and depressions throughout the landscape are used as urban waste dumps. Much of these challenges are the direct result of uninformed human practices and cultural preferences.” He added that watershed management, including education and awareness of
Birdie pleads guilty to killing wife on International Women’s Day The man who brutally murdered his wife on International Women’s Day 2016 has pleaded guilty to the crime. A probation report has been ordered before sentencing. Ravendra Bandoo, called ‘Birdie’, 30, who told the court that he is a carpenter of Princetown, Corriverton, Berbice appeared before Justice James Bovell-Drakes in the Berbice High Court on a charge of murder. He is accused of murdering his wife Indrawattie Somwar, called “Sharda”, 40, a mother of three of Number 77 Housing Scheme, Corentyne, Berbice. The incident occurred on Thursday March 10 at approximately 17:00hrs at the couple home. However, in court the man who is being represented by attorney at law Charrandass Persaud, indicated to the court that he would like to take a certain course of action. He subsequently pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder and guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter, a plea that was accepted by the state which is being represented by attorney at law Orinthia Schmidt. Somwar was killed after an argument developed between the two. The woman attempted to leave the home when she was cornered and dealt several chops about her body. She fell to the ground and was dealt several more chops mainly to her head, neck and face in her front yard. The man who was described as a regular abuser
Probation report ordered was consuming alcohol at a neighbour’s house then he went home and an argument ensued between himself and his wife. Consequently, he armed himself with a cutlass and inflicted several chops about the woman face and head. After chopping the woman he allegedly remained at the scene and boasted about chopping her like fish. The woman was picked up and rushed to the Skeldon Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The two were living together for 13 years. She was 27 while the accused was 16.
A post mortem examination conducted on the body Dr Vivikanand Brijmohan gave the cause of death as haemorrhage due to multiple incised wounds. Bandoo gave a caution statement in which he confessed to the crime. He stated that he would give the deceased all his money. However she would not give him money to buy his rum. He said that she just kept nagging at him to stop drinking. He said that he became annoyed, picked up a cutlass and dealt her several chops about her body.
the related natural processes, provides a useful overview/ perspective for the sustained reversal and or mitigation of the impacts. He said it is particularly important that the youths be aware of the problems, and educated to address them. The students learnt among other things that there exists in the Victory Valley area more than three hundred springs. Many of those, they found, were running through piles of garbage that had accumulated over the years. “I estimate that there are over three hundred springs in Victory Valley, not in all of Linden- in Victory Valley alone. Almost every yard has
a spring running through it, but then Victory Valley was condemned almost thirty years ago because it was unlivable. I think that it was not unlivable, just that people did not understand what it took to live in Victory Valley. Some people stayed in Victory Valley...” Wright noted that as a consequence, what had happened over the years is that because it was condemned, there was no garbage collection. “Now let’s look at this scenario, we have three hundred springs pouring water, twenty four hours a day, coming down the hill, and people are throwing garbage, outside their yards,
and some people have been doing this for thirty years, so now what we have is three hundred springs flowing through thirty years of garbage, and that (water) is flowing into the Demerara river. So what we have been doing is by condemning Victory Valley and not looking back at it, we are creating an environment that is actually contaminating the waters of Guyana; because the waters of Guyana are interconnected”, Wright declared. The participants were drawn from upper level Secondary School students in Linden. They were divided Continued on page 23
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Joesley Batista Brasília (AFP) - Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the rearrest of a businessman in a corruption scandal that has implicated the country’s President Michel Temer, in a ruling made public yesterday. A judge accused JBS meatpacking executive Joesley Batista of hiding evidence in a probe of allegations that Temer approved the payment of hush money to a corrupt politician. Judge Edinson Fachin said in a written ruling there was evidence that Batista and another suspect “omitted... information that they were obliged to provide” as part of a plea bargain. The JBS affair rocked Temer’s government this year just as it was pushing reforms to try to drag Latin America’s biggest economy out of its worst ever recession. Fachin’s ruling suspended the suspects’ provisional release under the plea bargain and ordered them to be detained for five days. Brazil’s congress rejected a case brought by prosecutors to try Temer over the allegations. His opponents were hoping the JBS plea deal would yield further evidence against Temer.
Iranian warship turns away U.S. battleship as Gulf tension flares – Tasnim BEIRUT (Reuters) - A rocket-bearing Iranian military vessel confronted an American battleship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, the Tasnim news agency reported yesterday. The American battleship turned away after the warning from the Iranian vessel, which belonged to the naval branch of the Iranian army, according to Tasnim. The Iranian military vessel then towed the fishing boat, which had sent out a distress signal after taking on water, back to shore. The site did not specify when the incident, which happened close to the strategic Straight of Hormuz, took place.
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Israel’s Netanyahu says will meet Irma aims full fury at Florida’s Gulf Coast, floods Trump in New York next week JERUSALEM (Reuters) central Miami Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month during a visit to New York, where he will address the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26. Netanyahu spoke to reporters accompanying him on a trip to Latin America before his plane left Tel Aviv for Argentina last night. He will also visit Colombia and Mexico before heading to New York. In Washington, the White House did not initially respond to a request for a comment on a meeting between the two leaders. “From Mexico I will go to New York to speak at the United Nations General Assembly and there I will meet my friend, President Donald Trump,” Netanyahu said. He added best wishes “to all our friends in the U.S. to overcome these difficult hours (during Hurricane Irma).” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is also set to address at the U.N. General Assembly but there has been no word of a possible meeting between him and Netanyahu. Netanyahu said he was the first incumbent Israeli prime minister to visit South America and termed his visit as “historic”. The trip comes as Netanyahu is under
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun investigation in two corruption cases. One of those, known as Case 1000, involves gifts that the prime minister and his family may have received from businessmen, while Case 2000 deals with alleged efforts by him to secure better coverage from an Israeli newspaper publisher. Netanyahu, who has been prime minister for 11 years over four terms, has denied any wrongdoing. Netanyahu leads a relatively stable coalition government and presides over a buoyant economy. His conservative Likud party has rallied behind him in the absence of clear rivals for the leadership, rebuffing calls for his departure from the centre-
left opposition. On Friday, Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, who is accompanying him on the trip was notified that Israel’s attorney general is considering indicting her on suspicion of using state funds for personal dining and catering services totalling some $100,000. A post on the prime minister’s Facebook page published last week said the claims against her were “absurd and will be proven to be unfounded”. Sara Netanyahu also spoke before departure and thanked the “many, many, many thousands of Israeli citizens and people around the world who support and help me.”
Forty Linden students make up first... From page 21 into four groups of ten, with each group assigned a leader. Team leaders were second and third - year UG students studying Geography, Environmental Science or Engineering and Secondary School science teachers. Each team also had a secretary/scribe, and an equipment manager. OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES The primary objective of the programme was to educate and orient young Lindeners to be good stewards of their environment through the perspective of watersheds. The projected outcome is forty Linden youths provided with informed perspectives of the critical water and environmental challenges in Linden based on both theory and hands-on experience. It is hoped that the participants carry an environmental perspective into any discipline that they pursue. By working in teams they would learn to cooperate to achieve common goals, Wright declared. The weekly schedule included four days of field work and one day of classroom/ lecture. The programme covered Introduction to watersheds; Data Collection and management; Risks to Linden surface water quality; Concept of healthy creeks; life-cycle of creeks; map, monitor and clean-up of creeks; limited water quality testing; Condition assessment of the Wismar foothills and overview of the related environmental
challenges; repair of select trails and foot paths in the foothills; use of GPS in mapping and report writing. In addition to lectures and field work, participants were required to complete homework and internet-based research. Each team was also tasked with producing a report on its activities. The programme cost approximately $4M. The program was funded by the Ministry of Communities, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Department of Education and GWI. Wright said that the program was welcomed by all concerned, including the Headteachers of the various schools. He encouraged the Ministry of Communities, the Mayor and Town Council, GWI and other major stakeholders “to go back into Victory Valley. The students were given a stipend of $15,000 yesterday. Many of them expressed satisfaction with the project and were excited to receive their stipends.Joanna Mackenzie of the Mackenzie High School said that she was very excited about the programme from which she had learnt a lot. “I learnt even more about the environment that I had done at school. We also learnt a lot about the various springs and other waterways, and we even learnt to use the GPS.” Mackenzie said that she would use some of the money to purchase text books and other school supplies. Similar sentiments were expressed by other students. (Enid Joaquin)
Trees and branches knocked down by the high winds as Hurricane Irma arrives yesterday, in Miami, Florida. (Photo: JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) FORT MYERS/MIAMI (Reuters) Hurricane Irma lashed the Gulf Coast of Florida with the brunt of its fury yesterday afternoon, knocking out electricity to 2.5 million homes and businesses statewide while flooding streets and swaying skyscrapers in Miami. Hours after barreling across the resort archipelago of the Florida Keys, the storm crept up the western shore of the Florida Peninsula to make a second landfall at Marco Island around 3.35 ET (1935 GMT), about a dozen miles south of upscale beach town Naples on the Gulf of Mexico. Irma’s eye wall came ashore not long after it was downgraded from a Category 4 to a Category 3 storm on the five-point SaffirSimpson hurricane scale, with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour (195 mph). Forecasters warned that Irma remained extremely dangerous as the monster storm toppled trees and power lines, peeled tiles off roofs and threatened coastal areas with storm surges of up to 15 feet (4.6 m). Tornadoes were also spotted through the southern part of the
state. Some 6.5 million people, about a third of the state’s population, had been ordered to evacuate southern Florida as the storm approached. “This is a life-threatening situation,” Governor Rick Scott told a press conference. Curfews were declared yesterday evening for the Gulf Coast towns of Tampa and St. Petersburg as several Florida counties reported arrests of looters taking advantage of homes left vacant by evacuations. The storm killed at least 28 people as it raged through the Caribbean en route to Florida. Yesterday, Irma claimed its first U.S. fatality - a man found dead in a pickup truck that had crashed into a tree in high winds in the town of Marathon, in the Keys. The storm’s westward tilt as it advanced on Florida put a string of Gulf Coast cities at greatest risk and spared the densely populated Miami area the full force of its wrath. The state’s biggest city, situated about 100 miles (160 km) east of Irma’s core, was anything but unscathed.
Iraq holding 1,400 foreign wives, children of suspected ISIS fighters SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State fighters after government forces expelled the jihadist group from one of its last remaining strongholds in Iraq, security and aid officials said. Most came from Turkey. Many others were from former Soviet states, such as Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and Russia, Iraqi army and intelligence officers said. Other Asians and a “very few” French and Germans were also among them. The wives and children are being held at an Iraqi camp south of Mosul. Most had arrived since Aug. 30, when Iraqi troops drove Islamic State out of Mosul. One intelligence officer said that they were still in verifying their nationalities with their home countries, since many of the women no longer had their original documents. It is the largest group of foreigners linked to Islamic State to be held by Iraqi
forces since they began driving the militants from Mosul and other areas in northern Iraq last year, an aid official said. Thousands of foreigners have been fighting for Islamic State, or Daesh, in Iraq and Syria.
“We are holding the Daesh families under tight security measures and waiting for government orders on how to deal with them,” said Army Colonel Ahmed al-Taie from Mosul’s Nineveh operation command.
Guyanese must make... (From page 7) taken in relevant communities in Guyana. Dr. Hosein is not the only one who has been stressing the need for civil society to be in the know. In fact, a very influential international body—the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI)—makes it mandatory for governments to keep their citizens in the know about the affairs of all extractive industries, particularly oil. Guyana is looking to become a member of EITI. It has progressed up to the stage of submitting its application. This is to be considered by the international body next month. Further, local lawyer, accountant and anti-corruption advocate, Christopher Ram has been writing a series; “Every man woman and child in Guyana must become oil-minded.”
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$3.2M for CoP search …Committee tells Cabinet to scrap PSC
Ramesh Deosaran Trinidad Guardian Taxpayers will pay an estimated $3.2 million (TT) to local consulting firm KPMG in its search for a new Commissioner of Police (CoP) and new Deputy Commissioner of Police. The search has already begun with advertisements of the positions placed in local newspapers from September 4 to 29. The funding for the search came from the Police Service Commission’s budgetary provision for “other contracted services” for financial year 2017. This provision was revised and increased from $2.5 million to $4.55 million in order to facilitate the search for a new CoP. No one has held the substantive post since 2012, when Stephen Williams was appointed as Acting Commissioner of Police, a position for which he has received 11 six-month
extensions since that time. Williams is expected to apply for the substantive post. The Guardian understands that last month the Police Service Commission (PSC) contacted the Service Commissions Department regarding outstanding payments for the firm. The firm has already submitted invoices for several deliverables, including monitoring and evaluation consultancy services to operationalise the new performance appraisal framework for the commissioner and deputy commissioners of police, and a public perception and satisfaction survey of the general public. The firm is expected to supply the PSC with recruitment process guidelines, job competency models, application forms, feedback documents, prospectus of the Police Service, advertisement of vacancies, list of applicants and a list of eligible and ineligible applicants. Only this week, the PSC published a vacancy notice for the positions of commissioner and deputy commissioner in the daily newspaper.
•The advertisement said the applicants must possess “a strong work ethic, thrive on challenges, be committed to reducing the level of crime within the country and dedicated to providing outstanding public service”. •It also said the applicants should be proficient in leading and managing large, complex law enforcement organisation with high public visibility. The last such recruitment process cost the Government a reported $4 million dollars, paid to foreign consultants Penn State university, who were retained by the PSC to assist in the recruitment process. When the position was first advertised in 2007, it was reported that 41 people applied for the job, four were locals. The payment of a reported $4 million to Penn State had come under criticism at the time from criminologist Prof Ramesh Deosaran. That same figure was reported as $2.3 million in Parliament hansard by then Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner during a motion to notify the President to approve Dwayne Gibbs as Commissioner of Police. The Guardian has not been able
“Long term psychological effects”
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders who met in special emergency session on Saturday to discuss the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Jose on the region, have expressed concern about the long term psychological effects of the situation on the Caribbean. At least four people were killed in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and one each in Haiti, Barbuda and Anguilla as Hurricane Irma passed through the Lesser Antilles earlier last week causing millions of dollars in damages. The storm also caused fatalities on Saint
Maarten and St Barthelemy The regional leaders, who met by video “expressed concern about the long term psychological effects of the situation given the serious dislocation and sense of loss of the populations of the affected countries. “They also stressed that these disasters emphasised the economic vulnerability of the region given the cost of recovery and the impact on economic activity of the affected countries,” according to a statement issued by the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat late on Saturday night.
to confirm the actual figure. Deosaran, at the time, said he believed the PSC needed to be re-examined because the evidence showed that there were “some elements of disrepair and shortcoming” in its operations. Sources close to prior recruitment searches, who did not want to be named, said $3.2 million was a high price tag for a local firm to search for a local Commissioner of Police. In August the PSC told the public that KPMG had been awarded the contract to assist with the recruitment and selection process of the CoP. The release said on July 20, a meeting took place at the commission’s offices which brought together representatives from the Police Service Commission and KPMG T&T to discuss implementation of the project. The recruitment phase of the project is expected to take four months. According to section 123
(2) of the Constitution of T&T Parliament can veto the decision of the PSC and force the search to be restarted. Under the Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Selection Process Order) the PSC must take into account all information on the candidates and thereafter establish an Order of Merit list. The PSC must then select the highest graded candidate on the list and submit that candidate’s name to the President. If the House of Representatives does not approve of the highest graded candidate on the Order of Merit List, subsequent Nominations in order of merit may be submitted to the House from the Order of Merit List only. If the Order of Merit list is exhausted, the process must be recommenced. After Trevor Paul retired as Commissioner of Police in 2008, James Philbert, who was the most senior officer in the service after Paul, was
Stephen Williams appointed to act in the role. At that time, Acting Deputy Commissioner Stephen Williams, who was the PSC’s nominee for CoP in 2008 after being recommended by Penn State, had been rejected by the PNM in Parliament. In 2010, during a search under the People’s Partnership coalition, Parliament rejected Canadian Neal Parker for the post, citing that he had been part of the evaluation team for the selection of the commissioner in 2008. The last appointed commissioner, Canadian Dwayne Gibbs was the second-rated nominee on Penn State’s evaluation.
PAHO receives award for eliminating measles, rubella in the Caribbean WASHINGTON, United States - (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization has been presented with the Measles and Rubella Initiative Champion Award for its work in eliminating measles and rubella from the Americas, including the Caribbean. PAHO said measles was declared eliminated from the Americas in 2016, following the declaration of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) elimination in 2015. It said the region was the first in the world to have eliminated all three diseases, culminating a 22-year effort involving mass vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella throughout the Americas. “We are extremely grateful for this award for measles and rubella elimination, but we know we can’t let down our guard yet. Cases of measles still circulate in other regions of the world,” said PAHO Dominican-born director Dr Carissa Etienne. “Continued vaccination, strengthening epidemiological surveillance, and increasing communication with communities are the best way to prevent measles,” she added. Etienne accepted the award at the annual Measles
Dr. Carissa Etienne & Rubella Initiative (M&RI) Partners’ Meeting here. PAHO was nominated for the award by M&RI planning committee members, including the American Red Cross, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), GAVI and UN Foundation. “PAHO’s accomplishments in measles and rubella elimination mark two important things,” said Dr. Mary Agocs, senior advisor of the M&RI at theAmerican Red Cross. “Firstly, they have shown the world that it is, indeed, possible to eliminate measles and rubella. Secondly, they
have provided a blueprint on how it can be done.” Before widespread measles vaccination began in 1980, PAHO said measles caused 2.6 million deaths a year throughout the world, 12,000 of them in the Americas. It also said that before mass-scale rubella vaccination, an estimated 16,000 to more than 20,000 children were born with CRS each year in Latin America and the Caribbean, while more than 158,000 rubella cases were reported in 1997 alone. PAHO said its measles elimination strategy had recommended three lines of action for countries: Conduct a one-time national campaign to bring children between 1 and 14 years of age up to date with measles vaccination; strengthen routine vaccination to reach a minimum of 95 percent of children every year; and undertake massive follow-up campaigns every four years, to reach a minimum of 95 percent of children aged 1 to 4 with a second dose of vaccine. In the late 1990s, PAHO said the English-speaking Caribbean countries pioneered the use of mass rubella vaccination campaigns targeting adolescents and adults.
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Blocking EU repeal bill is vote for chaotic Brexit, Davis warns lawmakers LONDON (Reuters) Refusing to back legislation to sever Britain’s political, financial and legal ties with
the European Union would be a vote for a chaotic Brexit, Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis said ahead of a
parliamentary vote today. Parliament is due to hold a second day of debate on the EU withdrawal bill today,
before a late-night vote on whether to allow the legislation to continue to the next stage of the process,
when more detailed scrutiny will take place. The bill seeks largely to ‘copy and paste’ EU law into British legislation to ensure the UK has functioning laws and the same regulatory framework as the bloc at the moment of Brexit, something the government says provides certainty for companies. “A vote against this bill is a vote for a chaotic exit from the European Union,” Davis said in a statement, calling on lawmakers to support the legislation, also known as the repeal bill. “Businesses and individuals need reassurance that there will be no unexpected changes to our laws after exit day and that is exactly what the repeal bill provides. Without it, we would be approaching a cliff edge of uncertainty which is not in the interest of anyone.” The opposition Labour Party has already said it plans to vote against the bill unless the government comes forward with concessions, and has said several clauses in the
legislation amount to a “power grab” by government. The government has promised concerned lawmakers that ministers would not use the wideranging powers to make “substantive changes” to law. To vote down the bill, Labour would need to convince EU supporters in the governing Conservatives to side with them, but some more vocal pro-EU Conservative lawmakers have said they will vote with the government after asking for reassurance that parliament will be able to scrutinise any changes to the law. Pro-EU Conservative lawmaker Ken Clarke told Sky News he expected the government to have to change the wording of the bill in order to win over parliament. “We have been reassured they are not going to use these powers in any policymaking way ... parliament would be sensible to get them to write it so they are not giving themselves the possibility of using powers that no government has ever tried to take at the expense of parliament before,” he said.
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Farmers to grow medicinal plants on mined-out lands
Transport and Mining Minister, Mike Henry (3rd left), affixes his signature to MOU. KINGSTON, Jamaica - CMC – The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has signed an agreement with an international nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, to grow medicinal plants on mined-out bauxite lands. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Timeless Herbal Care, the JBI will provide technical training for farmers in the growing of the crops. The farmers are required to sell the yield at market value to Timeless Herbal Care, which will extract the medicinal contents for the various markets that they serve. The plants to be cultivated are guinea hen weed, moringa, black castor bean, and medical cannabis. Transport and Mining Minister Mike Henry, welcomed the partnership, saying it will offer major economic benefits for the farmers. He noted that the crops targeted under
the initiative are in high demand world-wide because the “nutraceutical value is immense. “We must now move with urgency to capitalise on what is truly ours,” he said, noting that the farmers will be taught new skills, so that they can produce the plants to internationally accepted standards. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Olivia Grange, said that the project will create a new source of revenue and jobs from the growing, reaping, and export of nutraceuticals. She said that there are buyers in Canada who are waiting for products from Timeless Herbal Care, whose chief executive officer, Courtney Betty, said the initiative is about working with communities, establishing international partnerships and “developing Jamaica’s natural plants, which are so valuable”.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa steps up criticism ahead of ANC leadership vote JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, a leading contender to become head of the ruling ANC in December, stepped up his criticism of the government yesterday, saying state-owned companies had been “captured” and funds looted from them. Ramaphosa’s remarks during a speech to an African National Congress meeting in the old diamond-mining town of Kimberley were tougher than others he has made on government graft, signalling the issue will be a main theme of his campaign. He also took aim — without naming them - at the wealthy Gupta family, friends of President Jacob Zuma who have been accused of using undue influence to win lucrative state contracts. Zuma and the Guptas have denied any wrongdoing. “Many of these stateowned enterprises have been captured by certain people, by a certain family,” Ramaphosa said. “All of our state-owned enterprises have been
Cyril Ramaphosa captured and we are saying we want to see an end to state capture and the money that has been stolen, we want it back,” he said, to roars of approval from the audience. South Africa’s top prosecutor said on Wednesday police were examining a trove of leaked documents detailing relations
between the Guptas and Zuma, but it was too early to say if a prosecution should be launched. Ramaphosa said in May that South Africa was in danger of becoming a “mafia state” and he took a swipe in July at the Guptas over media reports that state funds were diverted in 2013 to pay for a lavish Gupta family wedding. But yesterday’s remarks about a “certain family” were more pointed and come as the race heats up for the ANC’s top spot. The next head of the party, who will be selected in December, will be its presidential candidate in 2019 national elections. Ramaphosa’s main challenger, veteran politician and Zuma’s ex-wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, will next week be sworn in as a member of parliament, a move which could see the former minister brought back into the cabinet, raising her profile.
Someone once said that division is caused more by impatience than by a conflict in creed.
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Venezuela to sell oil in currencies other than dollar Caracas (AFP) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced his government will sell oil and other commodities in currencies other than the dollar, in a bid to weather USimposed sanctions on the embattled country. “I have decided to start selling oil, gas, gold and all other products that Venezuela sells with new currencies, including the Chinese yuan, the Japanese yen, the Russian ruble, the Indian rupee among others,” he said during a television broadcast. “A economy free from the US imperialist system is possible.” Washington’s tough new sanctions on Caracas bar US banks from trading in new bonds issued by the government or the state run oil company PDVSA. The goal is to restrict Venezuela’s access to vital bond and equity markets. The aim is to “deny the Maduro dictatorship a critical source of financing to
Nicolas Maduro maintain its illegitimate rule,” the White House said. Maduro railed that they amounted to a financial and economic blockade, as ratings agency Fitch downgraded Venezuela and warned default was now likelier. The country has to make $3.8 billion in debt payments in October and November, while its foreign currency reserves have sunk under $10 billion.
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Mexican quake death toll rises to 90 as Oaxaca reports more fatalities MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck Mexico on Thursday night has risen to at least 90 after emergency services in the southern state of Oaxaca said late on Saturday there had been 71 confirmed fatalities in the state alone. “It’s 71 (dead). Just for Oaxaca,” said Jesus Gonzalez, a spokesman for the state civil protection authority. At least 15 people died in the neighbouring state of Chiapas, according to local authorities,
while another four deaths have also been confirmed in the state of Tabasco to the north. The 8.1 magnitude quake that struck off the coast of Chiapas on Thursday was stronger than a devastating 1985 temblor that flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands. Relief efforts in the south continued through Saturday, with many of the people worst affected still wary of returning indoors to weakened buildings, fearing they could be brought down by ongoing aftershocks.
A Key Architect Of China’s Foreign Policy To Make Official Visit To Jamaica
Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi (R) speaks during his meeting with Nepal’s deputy prime minister at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing on September 7, 2017. (Photo: AFP) The Gleaner - The man considered to be one of the key architects of China’s foreign policy is to arrive in Jamaica today for a one day official visit. State Councillor of the People’s Republic of China, Yang Jiechi, will be accompanied by a 12-member delegation to meet with Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Jiechi, who is also the director of the Chinese Central Foreign Affairs Office, will discuss a range of
bilateral, regional and multilateral issues, including Chinese investment projects in Jamaica, the One Belt, One Road Initiative and climate change. A release from the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday afternoon said the Chinese State Councillor’s visit is aimed at enhancing the longstanding relationship between Jamaica and China, as well as discussing mutual areas of concern to strengthen the strategic
partnership. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Jiechi will also pay a courtesy call on GovernorGeneral Sir Patrick Allen. China is Jamaica’s 4th largest trading partner behind the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Canada. The Chinese official and his delegation will leave the island this afternoon.
PM to receive report on how Barbadians view the island 50 years after independence BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CMC – The Barbados government is to receive a report tomorrow outlining what citizens want to reclaim, retain or discard, in keeping with the questions posed by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart last year during this island’s 50th anniversary of political independence from Britain. “Barbados At 50: The Barbados National Values Assessment 2016 Report was undertaken by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies and will be presented to Stuart during an Evening of Appreciation, tomorrow. The report is expected to inform government of the views of the population in relation to where “we are as a people at this juncture of our 50th anniversary as an independent nation”. Stuart has said he is eagerly looking
forward to receiving the report and having a national dialogue on where the country should go, particularly in light of several recent incidents among young people that have led to concern by Barbadians, and generated widespread discussion. “It is my hope that this important research would be the platform for a series of in-depth studies that would inform our policy formulation, development and implementation over the next 50 years and beyond,” he said. In January last year, Stuart had asked Barbadians “What are those features of Barbadian life that we have lost and that we need to reclaim? What are those features of Barbadian life that we have not lost and need to retain? and What are those features of Barbadian life we have not lost but we have to try and discard as quickly as possible?
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Heavin’ Lewis, sensational Sanga, and four Knight Riders
Chadwick Walton ©Randy Brooks - CPL T20 / Getty 1. Evin Lewis (St Kitts and Nevis Patriots) - 371 runs, strike rate 184.57 True to his reputation, Lewis out-paced opening partner Chris Gayle (strike rate 127.02) at Patriots, providing quickfire starts that set up a number of chases. Lewis scored less than 39 only five times in 10 innings, and his strike-rate - the best in the tournament among batsmen with more than 100 runs makes him an easy choice to face the new ball inside. Standout performance: His 32-ball 97, at a strike-rate of over 300, with six fours and 11 sixes, helped Patriots chase down a target of 129 against Tridents in only seven overs. That win secured second place for Patriots on the points table. 2. Brendon McCullum (Trinbago Knight Riders) -
335 runs, strike rate 165.84 With the team losing only two of their group-stage games, it is of no surprise that four Knight Riders players feature in our XI. McCullum was the season’s third-most successful foreigner with the bat, behind only Kumar Sangakkara and team-mate Colin Munro, and his highimpact batting in the latter half of the season helped Knight Riders cruise into the playoffs. McCullum remained unbeaten four times in his ten innings - a remarkable feat for a T20 opener - and struck three fifties to finish with an average of 55.83. S t a n d o u t performance:McCullum smashed 91 against Jamaica Tallawahs to help Knight Riders post the season’s highest total of 208. They won the high-scoring match
by 36 runs. 3. Chadwick Walton (Guyana Amazon Warriors) - 458 runs, strike rate 145.85 The season’s highest run-getter, Walton was the only batsman to score more than 400 runs. Barring a duck and a score of 10, Walton ensured strong starts to Amazon Warriors’ batting every time as they chased the final qualifier spot towards the end of the league stage. With 61 hits to or over the rope (37 fours and 24 sixes), he also led the tournament’s boundary charts. Standout performance: Walton walloped an unbeaten 84 off 40 balls against Jamaica Tallawahs, helping Amazon Warriors chase down 150 in 63 balls. That remarkable innings and win leapfrogged Amazon Warriors’ net run-
Anderson moves to top of Test bowlers rankings England seamer James Anderson has moved to No. 1 on the ICC’s Test rankings for bowlers. He displaced India spinner Ravindra Jadeja, following the Lord’s Test, in which he became the sixth player to pick up 500 Test wickets, and also returned a career-best 7 for 42. Anderson, 35, became the oldest bowler to claim the top spot since Muttiah Muralitharan in July 2009 and the oldest seamer since Glenn McGrath in 2006. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes leapfrogged Moeen Ali to fourth in the allrounders’ rankings. His 60 in the first innings against West Indies pushed him four places up to 20th in the batting rankings, while his 6 for 22 helped him gain two places to 21st in the bowling
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Shai Hope
rankings. West Indies batsman Shai Hope, who was the top scorer in the three-Test series with 375 runs, including twin hundreds in Headingley,
jumped up 11 places to a career-best 30th. Fast bowler Kemar Roach, who was West Indies’ leading wicket-taker in the series, moved up four places to 24th.
rate, a number too big for the fifth-placed Tridents to overcome. 4. Kumar Sangakkara (capt, wk) (Jamaica Tallawahs) - 379 runs, strike rate 135.84 The ever-consistent Sangakkara notched up four fifties in his last five matches to stake claim in our XI, eventually finishing as the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament. He also led a Tallawahs side that possessed limited resources to the playoffs, and is therefore also our choice for team captain. With 40 fours, Sangakkara also finished as the tournament’s top fourhitter. Standout performance: A classy 74* against St Lucia Stars in which Sangakkara smashed nine fours and three sixes to help Tallawahs chase down 173 with an over to spare. 5. Andre McCarthy (Jamaica Tallawahs) - 292 runs, strike rate 127.51 The perfect foil in the Tallawahs line-up, this CPL season has been McCarthy’s breakthrough year. He has seen off difficult periods with the bat and his nifty knocks have anchored numerous Tallawahs innings. Both his half-centuries this season were match-winning efforts and his performances often correlated with his franchise’s success. With the big-hitters around him in this XI, the crafty McCarthy fits the team like a glove. 6. Kieron Pollard (Barbados Tridents) - 264 runs, strike rate 150.00, 8 wickets, bowling average 16.87 Pollard breached the fiftyrun mark three times this season, and was Tridents’ most consistent batsman. With the bat, he found himself in sticky situations (with the team losing early wickets) and was often the reason the Tridents bowlers had some sort of total to bowl at. With the ball, he did not concede more than 29 runs in any match, and even took 4 for 16 against Amazon Warriors, albeit in a losing cause. Standout performance: Pollard smashed five fours and six sixes in his 35-ball 83 against St Lucia Stars to roll back the years in a game that Tridents won by 21 runs (D/L method). Standout performance: McCarthy’s 37-ball 61* against St Lucia Stars helped Tallawahs complete a finalover win courtesy three huge sixes from the Jamaican in the last three overs. 7. Dwayne Bravo
Evin Lewis ©Ashley Allen - CPL T20 / Getty (Trinbago Knight Riders) 16 wickets, bowling average 23.75 The season’s secondhighest wicket-taker, Bravo’s nifty death bowling ensured his team lost only two matches. He also scored useful twenties, coming into bat during the slog overs, and helped the T&T franchise clinch their second CPL title. Standout performance: Bravo took 4 for 38 against fellow finalists Patriots to restrict them to 149 in the first qualifier, and smashed a 13ball 24 in a losing cause. 8. Sohail Tanvir (Guyana Amazon Warriors) - 17 wickets, bowling average 18.52 The Pakistan fast bowler was the season’s highest wicket-taker and his swing bowling under gloomy Caribbean skies earned him rich dividends. Amazon Warriors started their season poorly but it was Tanvir’s economy of 7.00 - the secondbest among all fast bowlers that led their play-off charge towards the end of the league stage. He also played the role of pinch-hitter, opening the batting at times to utilise the long handle during the first six overs. Standout performance: Tanvir took 5 for 3, the most economical four-over spell in all T20 cricket, to bowl Barbados Tridents out for 59 in Amazon Warriors’ 99-run win in Bridgetown. 9. Sunil Narine (Trinbago Knight Riders) - 12 wickets, economy rate 5.39 Narine sent down 306 balls all season and conceded only 275 runs. And while he never took more than two wickets in any game, he delivered when it mattered, his figures of 4-1-8-1 helping Knight Riders limit Patriots to 135 in the final. He was also Knight Riders’ designated opener, a strategy that produced mixed results. Standout performance:
Narine’s best performance this season came with the bat. On an evening when no other Knight Riders batsmen scored more than 25, Narine smashed a 45-ball 79 to help his team steamroll Tridents in Port-of-Spain. 10. Shadab Khan (Trinbago Knight Rider) - 12 wickets, economy rate 5.75, average 15.33 In his first CPL season, Shadab shone as Knight Riders’ second spinner. While Narine stemmed the run-flow, Shadab’s legbreak and wrong’un collected the wickets at the other end. He played only eight games, but used his array of variations to good effect. Shadab had the second-best bowling average among all regular bowlers and finished as the second-highest wicket-taker among spinners. Standout performance: Shadab took 4 for 28 in Portof-Spain to restrict Amazon Warriors to 156 in Knight Riders’ seven-wicket win. 11. Kesrick Williams (Jamaica Tallawahs) - 15 wickets, bowling average 26.06 Not afraid to give dismissed batsmen a sendoff, Williams provided Tallawahs with the early breakthrough and then returned at the death to cushion their young bowling attack. Williams bent his back all season and was rewarded with plenty of wickets, especially of top-order batsmen in the Powerplay. The quality of the batsmen he consistently dismissed, and the fact that he usually bowled the difficult overs, excuses an economy rate of 9.53. Standout performance: Williams finished with 3 for 26 in Port-of-Spain, including the wickets of both openers, and helped Tallawahs effect the first of only two losses that Knight Riders suffered in the league stage. (ESPNcricinfo)
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Britain’s Chris Froome completes Rafael Nadal crowned historic victory in Madrid 2017 US Open champion
Chris Froome has completed a historic La Vuelta-Tour de France grand tour double. Chris Froome has cemented his place among the greats of cycling by becoming the first British winner of the Vuelta a Espana in Madrid yesterday. The Team Sky rider’s winning margin was two minutes and 15 seconds over Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali. Russia’s Ilnur Zakarin was 36 seconds further back in third. Froome is the third man to complete the Tour de FranceVuelta double in the same year and first in that order. Italy’s Matteo Trentin won the final stage to claim his fourth of the race. Earlier, Froome was able to sip a celebratory bottle of beer and glass of Cava on his way to the Spanish capital, knowing he had only to cross the finish line to win because tradition dictates the race leader is not challenged on the final stage. “I’ve been fighting for this victory for six years. It’s amazing to stand on the top step this time,” he said, referring to his three secondplace finishes in the race in previous years. “To set off at the start of the year with the goal of winning the Tour of
France and back it up at the Vuelta is an incredible feeling. “But it is nothing I could have achieved on my own. I’ve got an amazing team behind me. “To win two Grand Tours like this is an amazing feeling and it’s going to be hard to top.” He equals the feat of legendary riders Jacques Anquetil (1963) and Bernard Hinault (1978) in completing the Tour-Vuelta double - the previous doubles were done when the Spanish race was held in the spring with the Tour following in July. After Saturday’s stage, Froome told BBC Sport: “There is a reason that nobody has won the Tour and come on to win the Vuelta. It’s a massive challenge. In the cycling world it doesn’t get much bigger.” It is a fifth Grand Tour victory for the four-time Tour de France winner, putting him joint seventh on the all-time list, six behind Belgian legend Eddy Merckx, who leads with 11. As well as winning the red jersey for the overall victory, Froome also claimed the green points jersey and white
combined jersey at the 72nd edition of the three-week race. The green jersey was under threat on the final stage with Trentin needing to win the intermediate sprint and the stage to have a chance of taking it from Froome. Team Sky pushed Trentin’s QuickStep Floors team hard but he won the intermediate sprint to pick up four points on the third crossing of the finish line and he took 25 more for winning the stage after the riders completed eight laps of a 5.6km circuit around Madrid. However, Froome kept pace with the sprinters to finish 11th on the stage, enough to win the classification by two points. Trentin said: “Froome told me he wanted to defend the jersey but four stage wins and not the jersey is a joke. It is a pity but I can survive.” The retiring Alberto Contador, a three-time winner of the Vuelta, was allowed to break clear of the peloton and ride into Madrid on his own to take the plaudits of the thousands of spectators lining the route. It was the peloton’s way of acknowledging the achievements of the Spaniard, who also won the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia twice each, making him just one of six riders to have won all three Grand Tours. Saturday’s spectacular solo victory on the Angliru in the penultimate stage of this year’s race was a final swansong for El Pistolero, who said he “could not have hoped for a better finish and on such a legendary climb”. He lost a few seconds on the final stage to drop from fourth to fifth overall, behind Wilco Kelderman, but his attacking efforts throughout the race were recognised by race officials who awarded him the combativity prize. (BBCsport)
La Vuelta winner Froome toasts victory alongside Nibali (right) and Zakarin.
Rafael Nadal
It first happened a full eleven years ago and now it has happened again – the duopoly of the Spanish and Swiss masters at the Grand Slams in a calendar year. For the fourth time in all Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have carved them up between them in one season, with Nadal last night felling giant South African Kevin Anderson like some defenceless tree in the Florida storm. Nadal, in full beast mode throughout, took two hours and 27 minutes to win 6-3 6-3 6-4 and claim his sixteenth Major title with a display as rampant as those we are accustomed to seeing at Roland Garros. In 2006, 2007, 2010 and now 2017 the most precious spoils have been divided between him and Federer, although not in this alternate configuration. This time they pulled it off with both of them having packed up the previous season amid fears over their long-term sustainability. This extraordinary, gilded era of men’s tennis shows little sign of coming to a close. Forty three out of the last 51 Grand Slam tournaments have been won by three players between them (Novak Djokovic being the other). The two thirtysomethings show little inclination to stop feasting while Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka – all past 30 themselves – are indisposed. Nadal served brilliantly and was immaculate at the net, swiftly fulfilling fears that the 6’ 8" South African would be overmatched in the biggest match of his life. Anderson was the bolter from the unusually pared-
down bottom half of the draw vacated by Andy Murray, holding the banner for South Africa, who tennis glories have faded so badly in the past twenty years. His main hope coming in appeared to be keep his enormous serve running hot, and to hope that Nadal descended into one of the funks that have affected him in the past two years at this tournament, where his confidence does not normally run as deep as on clay. A measure of this is that the Spaniard had lost his last eight finals on hard court prior to here, and it was also true that his run to the final had been relatively comfortable, having faced nobody higher than a weary number 24 seed, Juan Martin Del Potro. From the start it was clear that Nadal was going to employ of returning serve from way back in the court, almost as if he was standing with one foot in the Hudson R i v e r. Anderson showed few early signs of nerves, bar a poorly judged leave that created one of two break points in the fourth game, which he managed to save. The Anderson serve is his trademark, but he hits the ball off the ground as hard as almost anybody and could stand toe-to-toe with the Spaniard on that score. But he was living dangerously and had to save two more break points before, in the seventh game, a double fault and then a wild forehand from mid-court presented the world number one with a first break. The South African was trying to come to the net when possible, but he volleys with hard hands and an
increasingly comfortable Nadal rubbed in his early advantage by clinching a second break to take the set with a foray to the net of his own. The Spaniard has always had a brilliant, sometimes underestimate touch on the volley, and his ability in moving up the court was always likely to be a difference between this pair. Infact it is hard to recall Nadal moving better on a hard court than he has here. That was the case again when he broke for 4-2 in the second, gliding in to take the ball out of the air after forcing the far less nimble Anderson back. By the end of the second set he was winning every point when advancing to the net, clocking up twelve successful visits out of twelve. This was turning into an imperious display, with the South African unable to make any inroads against the Spaniard, watched mostly impassively (until the edgy final game) by his uncle Toni, who is officially retiring from on-the-road coaching at the end of this year. He had lost only seven points against serve, and Anderson – always forced to play ‘red line’ tennis and cut his margin for error – looked to have sealed his own fate when a missed forehand put him an early break down in the third. Whatever Anderson did, trying to shorten the points or lengthen them, it did not work. He even picked up a time violation against the great slowcoach himself, a sure indicator that it was not going to be his day. (MailOnline)
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Hero CPL T20 Final
Cooper fires TKR to second title with thrilling win against Patriots By Sean Devers in Trinidad in association with Noble House Seafoods, Vnet Communications and Elegance Jewellery & Pawn Shop A partisan capacity crowd produced a sea of red at the Brain Lara Academy and partied all morning to pulsating Soca at the Machel Montano concert to celebrate Trinbago Knight Riders’ thrilling win over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by three wickets in the wee hours of Sunday morning to lift their second Hero CPL T20 title and the US$ 250,000 winner’s cheque. TKR, led by an unfinished 46-run stand between Manof-the-Match Kevon Cooper and Denish Ramdin, reached 136-7 with an over to spare replying to Patriots’ 135-6. Cooper blasted 29 from 14 balls with two fours and two sixes while Ramdin made 26 from 31 balls after Colin Munro hammered three sixes in a 23-ball 29 as Mohammed Hafeez (2-19), Sheldon Cottrell (2-21) and Tabraiz Shamsi (2-20) took two wickets each in a losing cause. Carlos Braithwaite’ unbeaten 30 from 25 balls with two fours, Jonathon Carter (21), Brandon King (19), Mohammed Nabi (18), Devon Thomas (17) and Evin Lewis (16) chipped in for the Patriots as 21 runs came off the last over bowled by Skipper Dwayne Bravo. Copper took 2-12 and Jevon Searles 2-29.
Captain DJ Bravo with the trophy TKR won the toss and elected to field after a minute’s silence was observed for those in the Leeward Islands affected by Hurricane Irma, Guyanese Ronsford Beaton produced a brilliant first over to Chris Gayle before he was taken at cover off Jevon Searles for one in the second over. With the score on 1-1 after
one ball in the second over Lewis was joined by Mohammed Hafeez (5) who miss-timed a drive to mid-off as the impressive Searles struck for the second time at 11-2 in the fourth over to spark Carnival-like celebrations from a crowd of over 15,000. Lewis stroked Australian pacer Daniel Christian for a
boundary while King hit Searles for a four and six and after the six power-play overs Patriots were 30-2. Christian was driven gloriously past cover for four by the lefthanded Lewis as Sunil Narine was introduced in the eighth over and trapped Lewis LBW for a run-a-ball 16 with two fours and the fans in the stands erupted in unadulterated joy. With the top Patriots run scorers gone, TKR were on fire in the own backyard. With the score on 45-3 after 10 overs, Patriots’ lowest score at the half-way stage, Carter and King were aiming to orchestrate ‘operation rebuild’ to bring Patriots back into the fray. But that was not to be as King (19) was LBW to Cooper at 45-4 to bring Thomas to the crease. Spinner Yasir Shah was hammered for a boundary by Thomas who dumped Cooper back over his head for six before the pacer had the last laugh when he removed the Antiguan for a cameo 17 from nine balls at 65-5. Narine bowled a mesmerising spell; 18 dot balls in four overs. Braithwaite smashed Beaton who bowled with genuine pace, for a four and a six as the pacer was troubled by an ankle injury. Carter hit Beaton for his first boundary in 28 balls but despite his painful ankle, the left-hander was bowled when he missed a big swing next ball at 114-6 to end the 49-run stand. Nabi then
clobbered Bravo for two sixes and a four in the last over to finish unbeaten on 18 from five balls. RTK began their reply they were soon 12-2 after Narine (3) who continued to fail as opener, was caught and bowled by Sheldon Cottrell, who bowled Dwayne Bravo for a duck a run later. The inform Munro dumped Nabi for three sixes in an over which cost 19 before he hit Hafeez to longon at 48-3 in the seventh over as Hamza Tariq joined Darren Bravo who was LBW to Hafeez for one as TKR slipped to 54-4. Tariq (18) was well caught by King at short cover at 63-5 in 10.3 overs while Christian (8) was run out three runs later to silence the raucous crowd but with the level headed Ramdin still there TKR were still in the
ascendency. Searles survived a very confident LBW shout from Shamsi who soon removed him at 90-7 with 46 to get from 34 balls and the required rate climbed with every dot ball bowled. Cooper hit the last ball of the 18th over from Cottrell for six leaving 22 to get from 12 balls as Ben Hilfenhaus was asked to bowl the penultimate over. Hilfenhaus started with two wides before Cooper spanked an above the waist high full toss for six and struck the free hit for four before Cooper pulled him for four more and the crowd went wild as 22 runs came from the over as TKR, w i t h o ut their leading batsman Brendon McCullum and ace spinner Shadab Khan, avenged their loss to Patriots last Wednesday in the play-off.
SCOREBOARD Knight Riders vs Patriots - Final PATRIOTS (maximum 20 overs) *C Gayle c Yasir Shah b Searles E Lewis lbw b Narine Mohammad Hafeez c Christian b Searles B King lbw b Cooper J Carter b Beaton +D Thomas c Yasir Shah b Cooper C Brathwaite not out Mohammad Nabi not out Extras (b2, lb3, w1, nb2) TOTAL (6 wkts, 20 overs) B Hilfenhaus, S Cottrell, T Shamsi did not bat
1 16 5 19 21 17 30 18 8 135
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Gayle, 1.1 overs); 2-11 (Mohammad Hafeez); 3-37 (Lewis, 7.2); 4-45 (King, 10.1); 5-65 (Thomas, 12.2); 6-114 (Carter, 18.6) Bowling: Beaton 4-0-27-1; Searles 4-0-29-2 (nb1, w1); Christian 3-0-21-0; Narine 4-1-8-1 (nb1); Bravo 2-0-24-0; Cooper 2-0-12-2; Yasir Shah 1-0-9-0
Fans absorbing the action at the Final on Saturday night.
KNIGHT RIDERS (target: 136 off 20 overs) S Narine c and b Cottrell C Munro c Lewis b Mohammad Hafeez *DJ Bravo b Cottrell Hamza Tariq c King b Shamsi DM Bravo lbw b Mohammad Hafeez +D Ramdin not out D Christian run out J Searles c Lewis b Shamsi K Cooper not out Extras (lb10, w9, nb1) TOTAL (7 wkts, 19 overs) Yasir Shah, R Beaton did not bat
3 29 0 18 1 26 8 2 29 20 136
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Narine, 1.2 overs); 2-12 (DJ Bravo, 1.4); 3-48 (Munro, 6.3); 4-53 (DM Bravo, 8.2); 5-67 (Hamza Tariq, 10.3); 6-77 (Christian, 11.5); 7-90 (Searles, 14.2) Bowling: Hilfenhaus 3-0-30-0 (nb1, w2); Cottrell 3-0-21-2; Mohammad Hafeez 4-0-19-2; Mohammad Nabi 1-0-19-0; Brathwaite 4-0-17-0 (w1); Shamsi 4-0-20-2 (w2) Result: Knight Riders won by three wickets Series: Knight Riders win 2017 CPL title Toss: Knight Riders Player-of-the-Match: Kevon Cooper (Knight Riders) Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite, Langton Rusere TV umpire: Johan Cloete Match referee: Dev Govindjee
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Mo Farah wins for record Jepkosgei smashes fourth straight year 10km road world record Reuters - Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei broke her own 10 km road world record in Prague yesterday, becoming the first woman to run the distance under 30 minutes off the track. The 23-year-old ran 29 minutes 43 seconds at the Birell Prague Grand Prix to eclipse her previous record of 30:04 set in the Czech capital in April. “I‘m so happy, I thank God for making me the winner today and... (breaking) the world
record,” Jepkosgei told Czech Television. The current women’s 10,000m world record is 29:17.45, a record which Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana set at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Track and road racing records are kept separately by the IAAF, the world’s governing body. Jepkosgei has now broken five records this year, having set new marks for the 10km, 15km, 20km and half-marathon at the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon on April 1.
Mo Farah wins
Britain’s Mo Farah claimed a record fourth successive victory in the 37th Great North Run. The 34-year-old overcame New Zealand’s Jake Robertson in a thrilling duel to win in one hour six seconds. London Marathon winner Mary Keitany of Kenya surged to her third victory in the women’s race in 1:05:59. Three-time runnerup Simon Lawson won the men’s wheelchair race and Manuela Schar broke the course record by over a minute in the women’s wheelchair event. Farah equals the number of victories in the race by Kenyan Benson Masya, who won in 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1996. The four-time Olympic gold medallist, who ended his track career with victory in the 5,000m in Zurich last month, timed his push for the line to perfection to pass Robertson and finish six seconds clear.
“That was really, really tough,” Farah told the BBC. “I think it was a lack of training really. “With four miles to go I was hanging on - but I managed to believe in myself and know that at the end I can sprint. “The kick worked for me and I’m really enjoying myself and living the dream. I’m so pleased with how the season has gone.” Keitany, meanwhile, broke clear of the pack in the opening stages and set a tough pace as she finished one minute and 45 seconds clear of fellow Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot, who won last year. Caroline Kipkirui, who pushed hard to keep pace with compatriot Keitany up until the eight-mile mark, finished third in 1:09:52. Britain’s Sammi Kinghorn, competing in the women’s wheelchair race, finished second in her first half-marathon in 52:47. (BBCsport)
Joyciline Jepkosgei smashes world 10km record in Prague.
Simon Lawson won the men’s wheelchair race.
Leopold Street installed as favourites... From page 37 the more electrifying teams in the championship scraped past North Ruimveldt in fortuitous circumstances following a Jermaine Beckles strike that ricochet off the backboard, before slamming onto the feet of defender Gerald Gritten and landing in the goal. Up until then it was a closely fought contest with the outcome hard to predict. The fans had their monies worth and all four semi-finalists Captains are promising to lift their game even further to entertain the fans come tomorrow night. Over $800,000 in prize monies and trophies will be up for grabs with the winner set to receive $400,000 and the championship trophy, while second, third and fourth placed finishers will take home $200,000, $100,000 and $50,000 along with trophies respectively. Apart from Banks DIH under its Guinness brand the other sponsors are: Star Party Rentals, Faye Joseph, Claude Geddes Recreational Sports Club, National Sports Commission, Windjammer International Hotel & Cuisine, Woodpecker
Trophies & Sport, Y.K Investments & Pawn Shop, Henry Chase, Jai Signs, Trophy Stall of Bourda Market, John Fernandes Ltd, E-Networks Inc and the Bike Shop of Robb Street. Meanwhile, the Organisers are extending thanks to the sponsors, fans and ranks of the Guyana Police Force for their support throughout the championship. The night’s full results are seen below: Game-1 - Albouystown-A-0 vs Ol Skool Ballers-2. Joel McGarrell-35th, Roy Cassou-36th. Game-2 - Leopold Street-4 vs Mocha-1. Leopold Street Scorers, Okanie Fraser-4th and 17th, Omallo Williams-28th and 34th. Mocha Scorer, Amos Ramsay-6th. Game-3 - Back Circle-2 vs Gold is Money2. Back Circle won 2-1 on penalty kicks, Back Circle Scorer, Stephon McLean-14th and 17th. Gold is Money Scorers, Jamal Haynes-8th, Jamal Pedro-10th. Game-4 - North Ruimveldt-0 vs Future Stars-1. Jermaine Beckles-14th. Semi-finals matchups: Ol Skool Ballers vs Back Circle; Future Stars vs Leopold Street.
RHTY&SC congratulates Honourable Minister George Norton The Management and Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) under the leadership of President Keith Foster is extending congratulations to newly appointed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton. Following is the full release from the club: “We are confident that under his astute leadership, sports in Guyana would be taken to a new level and massive development would take place in the youth and culture sectors. As Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club has worked hard over the last 27 years to promote sports, education and culture as the best alternative to a life on the road for youths. We have worked along with every Minister of Sport and we are confident that the same would continue with Dr. Norton. We are passionate about our work and our commitment to making a positive difference. We pledge to work along with Dr. Norton to achieve even more success in the
Dr. George Norton future especially in the ancient county of Berbice where so many potential in sports remains unfulfilled due to poor management, lack of facilities, extreme poverty and having to choose between an educational or sporting career. We would like to encourage Dr. Norton to make special effort to improve facilities across the entire country as Georgetown is not Guyana and to work to strengthen Club Structures. Without a good Management structure, no organisation would survive, while established clubs should
receive assistance in the form of gear, finance and coaching. Minister Norton should also place special emphasis on his staff support especially in Berbice. Sports is about building bridges and in Berbice, there is a Sport Official who is creating division, targeting the outstanding work of several hardworking individuals and playing a major role in an illegal structure that is destroying the number one Sport in Berbice. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, wishes Honourable Minister Dr. Norton all the best in his new appointment and we are confident that together with the dynamic Director of Sports, Christopher Jones, they would take sports to a new level. Our country needs more Basil Butcher ’s, Rohan Kanhai’s, Clive Lloyd’s, June Ann Griffith, Patrick Forde’s, Nicolette Fernandes, Michael Parris, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, James Wren Gilkes and Lennox Blackmore to inspire our youths to Say No to Drugs, Crime, Suicide, Alcohol and Yes to Life, Education, Sports and Religion.