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EDITORIAL

GRANGER, TRUMP AND THE UN President David Granger and his foreign affairs team are in New York to attend the United Nations (UN) 72nd General Assembly meeting. The UN is the world’s premier intergovernmental organization. It was created on October 24, 1945 after World War II. At its founding, it had 51 members; but its membership has grown significantly to 193 today following the decolonization of several states. The headquarters of the UN is in Manhattan, New York, and is subject to extraterritoriality, which means, that diplomats are granted immunity from prosecution in the US and cannot be denied entry into the US to attend UN meetings. The UN is financed by its member states with the US paying a quarter of its total operational cost. Its objectives include maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster and armed conflict. Its six principal organs—the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Economic Council, the International Court of Justice, the Secretariat and the UN Trusteeship Council—are tasked with the responsibility of fulfilling these goals. While its missions around the world have met with varying degrees of success, the UN has succeeded in preventing a third World War. The theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.” The theme honours the spirit of the global initiative that promotes respect, safety and dignity for everyone including refugees and migrants, as well as the protection of the environment. It also provides an opportunity to engage, mobilize and educate the public about the real benefits of reducing gas emissions. Addressing his fellow Heads of States for the third time since taking office in the General Assembly, President Granger has said that his main message is aimed at a greater commitment to protect the planet. The goal is to make Guyana a green state, he reminded, and that the Guyana government is committed to the adaptation measures to deal with global warming and climate change. The President stated that it is wise for Guyana to seek greater cooperation and partnerships with like-minded states which have a strong commitment to reduce global warming. It was President Trump who stole the limelight at the UN General Assembly annual gathering of world leaders in what some say was not a speech but a sermon filled with threats, taunts and reprimands. In his first appearance at the UN, President Trump, like most recent US Presidents did not mince words; he denounced terrorism by Islamist extremists and criticized the behaviour of rogue states. He immediately took aim at Iran’s nuclear ambitions and influence in the region, Venezuela’s collapsing democracy, and the Syrian regime use of nerve gas against its citizens. He criticized the Cuban government and called the nuclear deal negotiated with Iran by his predecessor an embarrassment. But his strongest words were directed at North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles which threaten the entire world with unthinkable loss of human life. He urged the UN member states to work together to isolate the North Korean government. He was critical of the North Korean leader, Kim Jongun, calling him a rocket man on a suicide mission. In what may have been a veiled prod at China, North Korea’s major trading partner, Trump said: “It is an outrage that some nations would not only trade with such a regime but would arm, supply and financially support a country that imperils the world with nuclear conflict? The speech marked his latest attempt to lay out America’s First vision to the world. This was the time for statesmanship, but he failed.

One of Jagdeo’s GECOM Chairman choices is not fit and proper DEAR EDITOR, Recently there are so many comments on who is fit and proper for the position of GECOM Chairman. The Opposition Party seems to be scraping the barrels to come up with a suitable candidate but no luck. One of the proposed has a checkered past. As far as the record shows, he released strays from the 51 Police Sta-

tion and in the process assaulted a police woman. Is he fit and proper? He was the sitting Magistrate at West Berbice when he insisted that he had to cross on the Ferry even though the boat was filled. He had his car parked in the gang way and was seen in one of the beer gardens at the stelling imbibing. He did not get his wish and after several pleadings by the boat

crew, he removed his vehicle but not without loudly issuing a slew of derogatory remarks about ‘black’ people. A police report was prepared and it was thereafter recommended that he be removed as a Magistrate and he was. In 1992 when there was a change of government he was reappointed a Magistrate because nothing was found in his file at the office of the

Chancellor even though the Police report was sent there. There was even an allegation which surfaced about the same Magistrate and the ‘Rounders Girls’ at Lower Corentyne (alleged sexual assault) That matter was not reported. The nation should think about it. Is he a fit and proper person for the position? I rest my case Analyst

When the media make haste on a non-issue DEAR EDITOR, As Registrar of the University of Guyana, I wish to respond and clarify a number of issues initially raised in a published article entitled: “Guyanese robbed of opportunity to study at Leeds University” dated September 1, 2016 which was being recirculated in various social media outlets during the period commencing September 14, 2017 and subjected to comments in “letters to the editor” specifically in the Kaieteur News of September 17, 2017 It is indeed unfortunate that the University Administration was not approached by the Guyana Times or the Kaieteur Newspaper, to clarify some of the allegations and conclusions arrived at in the published article or letter prior to publication. In this regard, it behooves me to provide both context and the facts in the referenced matter. Ever since my appointment as Registrar of the University of Guyana in 2015, the Registry adopted as its mission “Transforming the Registry into a student focused and student friendly environment”. In this regard, there was the commencement of the provision of service to the general public and students between 7:00 hrs and 19:00 hrs. Monday thru Friday, and 8:30 hrs to noon on Saturdays. Additionally, applications for

transcripts and duly processed, verified and dispatched within a 48 hour period in accordance with receipt of full information and prescribed payments. For some strange reason, after a complete year, the article has re-appeared, with some analysts publishing opinions, not consistent with the facts and without the benefit of total information. Allow me the opportunity therefore to provide some background and factual context on this matter as follows: 1. At 11:40 pm on Monday September 11, 2017 I received an email from former student, Renita Chanderballi, seeking, inter alia, my “urgent assistance” in transmitting a transcript that was requested less than a week ago (September 6, 2017) and to be sent to Leeds University. 2. At 6:20 am on September 12, 2017 I acknowledged the email of the previous day and promised Ms. Chanderballi that I will “…ascertain the facts in the matter…” and revert to her later that same day. 3. On September 12, 2017 at 5:46 pm the Assistant Registrar for Examinations dispatched an email to Ms. Chanderballi advising her, inter alia, “…that the transcript was uplifted by FedEx today…” and further suggested that she should track the de-

livery with the tracking number which she had in her possession. 4. Ms. Chanderballi immediately acknowledged receipt of the email from the Assistant Registrar for Examination and conveyed her thanks “… for the quick response today and for preparing my transcript free of cost… and that it was much appreciated…” 5. During the exchanges of email between Ms. Chanderballi and officials of the Registry which had been copied to the Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, it was divulged by Ms. Chanderballi that she was unable to reach the Examinations Division by phone to provide a specific mailing address to where the transcript should be sent. Upon receipt of this information on September 12, 2017, her transcript was immediately dispatched and Ms. Chanderballi was duly advised. It is indeed unfortunate and perhaps injudicious that, for reasons best known to them, some media operatives, came to conclusions, and passed judgement, without the benefit of the facts. Indeed, it has been established that contrary to erroneous reporting as specifically reflected in a letter written by Mr. Frederick Kissoon and

published in the Kaieteur News on September 17, 2017 the student is happily at Leeds now and we wish our alum as we wish all other alum the best. We are happy to have been able to provide her the foundation for getting into Leeds. In this regard, it is my considered opinion that given all the facts in this matter, there should be a full retraction and unqualified apology by all media houses that published unsubstantiated articles and letters in their respective newspapers without the benefit of complete information. Indeed the University Administration has not been informed by either Leeds or Ms. Chanderballi that there has been any negative impact on her scholarship. Finally, it is my respectful view that while the public has a right to information, there must be a corresponding duty to be responsible by the provision of information that is informed by the best evidence in which there is little or no element of self-interest, lack of information and bias. C. Nigel Gravesande Ph.D Registrar Editor’s note; Mr. Kissoon hereby offers an unqualified apology to the University and a full retraction.

An open letter to the Director of Public Prosecution DEAR EDITOR. This is an open letter to the DPP. Kindly publish. I, Elton McRae a citizen of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, hereby request the reopening of investigations on the actions of Cadet Officer, Franz Paul on April, 2014, when it was alleged that he played Russian roulette, and in the process caused Alex Griffith to be shot in the mouth. I have read in the press on several occasions of allegations of Torture exercised by members of the Guyana Police Force. Many of these press reports have had accompanying graphic images

to show the tell-tale results of the assumed allegations, yet there seems to be a difficulty to establish that crime of torture was perpetrated, and the accused charged for torture. The continuance of the inability by our Law Enforcement Agencies to determine what constitutes torture especially when perpetrated by members of the GPF, causes me to be fearful that my constitutional rights of protection by the state are not guaranteed and I can be tortured by a Police Officer and s/he’ll not be so charged. Torture is a defined crime within the Laws of Guyana, a

nation signatory to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Yet the agencies that are charged with its determination have in recent times appeared to abrogate their responsibilities before the citizens of Guyana. I submit that the Director of Public Prosecution make representation for further investigations into the incident in which Cadet Officer Franz Paul allegedly wounded Alex Griffith. These investigations should be in the first instance to determine whether or not the evidence describing the

actions of the Cadet Officer are enough to charge him for torturing Alex Griffith, and secondly if the evidence describing his actions are adequate to lay charges of attempted murder for the same incident. I and other citizens are fearful of a repeat of that story surrounding Cadet Paul, a classic case of Police excesses. It is clear Cadet Officer Paul broke a series of standard codes and procedures that the investigation has to date glossed over, these include 1 He was stationed on the East Coast of Demerara, yet (Continued on page 5)

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PPP responsible for the transformation of education in Amerindian villages DEAR EDITOR, No honest Guyanese amongst us would deny that the Amerindian population of our Country had been excluded from the mainstream of educational opportunities during a period when the Government of the day presided over the rapid decline of education standards in Guyana in the 1970s and the 1980s. During that era, a significant number of our Amerindian children of school age never went to school because they were no schools; or, went irregularly because they were required to travel long distances to and from school. Concomitantly, many a mother and father could not find the where-

withal to provide that breakfast let alone that lunch for their kids. Resultantly, nonattendance, irregular attendance, a high incidence of lateness and high dropout rates were the order of the day. Many of our Amerindian children were functionally illiterate and innumerate. The PPP /C , even before October 1992, did commit to the Nation and, more specifically, our Amerindian population, that we would focus, inter alia, on improved access to Education for our people and on enhancing the quality of that education. Towards that end we did invest heavily in Education and access to Education for all Guyanese; addressing the challenges of remoteness of communities,

difficulty of terrain, high cost to deliver education and the paucity of human resource skills in the mostly hinterland Villages and Communities where our Amerindians lived. A check of our “track records” from October 1992 to May 2015 will evidence the tremendous strides we made, working in tandem with the people; in providing wider access to quality education for our people; addressing not only formal Education but technical and vocational education also: thereby empowering Guyanese, including Amerindians, to improve their standard of living. Indeed, our Education Strategic Plan 2008-2013 set out as priorities “the provision of quality education” including

An open letter to the Director of Public... (From page 4) he was the most senior Police respondent to a crime committed in Georgetown 2- As a close relative of the victim (his sister) of the alleged crime, Cadet Paul should not have been involved in the investigation 3- After he ordered the arrest of Alex Griffith he took him to a place for interrogation which is not defined as fit and proper for such activities. 4 It is instructive to note that he did not handcuff the minor 5 He is known to have drawn his fire-arm during the interrogation of the child, at a point in time when there was no need. 6 He took out all but one bullet from his weapon, place it in the child’s mouth and proceeded to play Russian roulette as he sought information. 7 He caused the gun to discharge in the mouth of the arrested child, after he squeezed the trigger the second time. Yet after three years, there has been no statement from The Ministry of Legal Affairs, The Ministry of Home Affairs (now Public Security), The GPF nor The Police Service Commission indicating that Paul’s action was that of a rogue cop. In all of this one has to always keep in mind that as a Cadet Officer, he has been

identified for leadership roles within the Guyana Police Force. Thus to allow such blatant slippage as has been witnessed around the interaction between Paul and Griffith is either an indication that the GPF no longer adheres to these core codes and practices or that the future relationship between the GPF and citizens would constitute inappropriate actions. It is clear that the intent of Paul pulling up by the roadside to interrogate Griffith was predicated with torture in mind. The youthful Griffith hardly presented a danger to Paul or the other policemen on the scene. Yet Paul on disembarking from the vehicle drew his service revolver, removed all the bullets save one, placed the barrel of the gun in Griffith‘s mouth and proceeded to question Griffith. To the onlooker what is clear, is that a person wearing the uniform of a state entity was using an inappropriate method to garner information. His method constituted torture for he would have caused the questioned person to experience what can be described as severe mental pain/fear in his attempt to get information or a confession. Furthermore, the fact that the weapon was made to discharge in Griffith’s mouth by Paul places Paul in a position of actually creating a threat to the life of Griffith. Under the law, he should also be

charged with attempted murder, since all his actions until the moment the weapon discharged were willful and he knew that there was the possibility that the weapon can discharge because of what he was doing. The charges as relates to his noncompliance with Standard Police procedures, I hope the GPF, and The Police Service Commission find it decent to institute. The fact that the GPF found it fitting to recommend that Paul be charged for ‘discharging a loaded Firearm and causing grievous bodily harm’, to many is simply a pat on the wrist and creating a way for his continuance within the Police Force. Elton McRae

technical and vocational education and Information Communication Technology and a focus also on nutrition and uniforms for pupils / students, upgrading and training for teachers etc. Our annual National and Regional Budgets continuously provided for expansion of our Government’s focus on the implementation of these programmes in schools; and these include several primary and secondary schools in the Hinterland Regions where most of our Amerindian people live. We built schools where there were none; repaired school buildings where they were run-down and extended schools where they were overcrowded. And nowhere was this tremendous investment and improvement more noticeable than in the Hinterland Regions 1, 7, 8 and 9. In so doing we created an environment conducive to teaching and learning. This tremendous improvement of physical infrastructure was facilitated in large measure by the favorable performance of our country’s economy as a result of prudent social and economic policies and programmes. The PPP/C Government was able to annually increase resource allocation under its Education Programme. One has only to examine the Capital and the Current Budgets of the Regional Democratic Councils of Regions 1, 7, 8 , 9 under their Education Programme 1993 to May 2015.

Recognizing the genuine financial constraints which many of our Hinterland parents faced and which undoubtedly affected their ability to send their children to School; the PPP /C Government provided assistance by way of transportation, uniform, hot meals to students; and specifically National and Hinterland Scholarships to Hinterland students who performed creditably at the SSEE and CSEC. These modes of assistance allowed them to access education at the Secondary and Tertiary levels, to benefit from technical / vocational training. It also empowered successful students to play a more meaningful role in the governance and the delivery of other services in their communities. Many were able to access training at Technical Institutions, the Carnegie School of Home Economics, the Government Technical Institute, the Guyana Industrial Training Centre, the University of Guyana, Cuba et.al. Under the PPP/C Government, there were several Initiatives to (a) improve the quality of the teaching force in the Hinterland Schools (b) improve the conditions of service for those teachers (c) enhance the teaching/learning environment (d) upgrade utilities. These included the Hinterland Teachers Training Programme (HTTP) and the Guyana Basic Education Teacher Training Programmes (GBETT) designed to upgrade and to train teachers in Regions 1, 7, 8, 9. They provided

a mix of distance and face to face training. These incentives together with the Remote Area Incentive, construction of teachers’ houses etc. brought greater equity in education delivery and opportunities for Hinterland students in that they impacted on the % of trained teachers and the retention of these teachers. Better education and training meant for many Amerindians better jobs and concomitantly better earnings. That many became, Education Officers, Headteachers, Doctors, Health Workers, Medexes, Dentexes, Microscopists, Nurses, Agriculture Officers, Engineers, Police and Army Officers and more recently Ministers of Government, is due in no small measure to the dedicated commitment and investment of resources by the PPP/C to Education Delivery in our Amerindian villages and communities. There is a correlation between education and national development. Indeed, the educated tend to enjoy a higher quality of life. The Investment in Education Delivery under the PPP/C Government was significant; so also were the Returns on the Investment. The PPP/C Government ought to be congratulated for working to bridge the gap between the pace and state of development of remote hinterland communities where most of our Amerindian population lived and urban communities. Norman Whittaker M.P.

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A question for Ravi Dev Dear Editor, I refer to Ravi Dev letter in Kaieteur News on September 20, 2017 entitled “Can the Indian Guyanese speak for justice?” In the letter it is stated that ‘Of the 163,964 Indian immigrants that remained in Guyana a mere 2,653 (1.6%) exchanged their return passage for land.’ The question is: Why did 161,311 of the 163,964 indentured Indians that remained in Guyana refused to accept the government’s land offer if they remained after their contract was over? Excuse the derogatory terms but the following is an exact quotation of the ordinance prov i d i n g r e t u r n passage to every indentured Indian if he remained in Guyana: Court of Policy No. 21 – British Guiana -1850, Appendix, No.14 “An ODINANCE further to Regulate and Encourage the Immigration of Coolies” Preamble 4: -. And be it

enacted, that every Cooly immigrant who hath arrived in this colony prior to the 4th day of March 1848, upon completing a residence of five years, and every new Cooly immigrant, upon completing a residence of five years, and every new Cooly immigrant, upon completing an industrial residence of five years, shall be entitled to a free passage back to India. Preamble 8; - And be it enacted, that where any Cooly immigrant shall be desirous to commute his right to a free passage for the value in land to the amount of the cost of such passage, and the Governor shall see fit to grant to such immigrant out of the Crown lands of the colony a piece or parcel of land equal in value, at the upset price of Crown lands, to the amount of the cost of such return passage, such immigrant shall have the same in lieu of his right to a free passage. Kingsley Williams

Thoughts on the ANSA McAl medical drugs contract DEAR EDITOR, With regards to the APNU+AFC Government of President David Granger choosing to pay ANSA McAL for the provision of medical drugs even though the Procurement Law was broken (“Gov’t approves $515M ANSA McAL payment for a deal that broke procurement law”, 15 September 2017) it is clear that ANSA McAL knew that the contracts were not put out to tendering in a competitive bidding process and saw a way to make a quick buck. Clearly, the government erred in paying for these

medical supplies that broke procurement law. Yet, where is SOCU and SARA when they are needed to investigate corruption at the highest level? Probably still pursuing Anil Nandlall Law Reports? What about Volda Lawrence saying at one time that she fast-tracked the medical supplies then backtracking on her comment? Clearly she knew that something was wrong hence she distanced herself from the contracts that broke procurement law. This is akin to throwing Allan Johnson under a proverbial bus. Sean Ori

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Here is the evidence of the voices and power Indians have in Guyana Dear Editor, Ravi Dev, the leader of the media architecture that daily executes the duel goals of a psychological war on African Guyanese and a propagandistic war to miseducate Indo Guyanese, has finally joined the discussion between his Guyana Times tribalists and myself. Of course, as purveyors of the idea that this Government is against Indians, his letter begins with “Eric Phillips …Advisor to the President of Guyana when he and his co-writers fully well know that I am a Special Assistant to the Presidential Advisor on Sustainable Development. This which includes the prevention and recovery of state assets as well as being part of the Team responsible for the development of a sustainable Green state that includes integration of the 17 Sustainable Development Goal of Agenda 2030. Perhaps, in his haste to make this an ethnic issue, Ravi and friends, conveniently forget I am the co-author of the Guyana 21 and Guyana 2030 plans with Stanley Ming, something I rarely receive any credit for. So Ravi, there is no President Granger or APNU-AFC conspiracy. I am a White House Fellow, does that mean the US is involved in a conspiracy against Indians in Guyana. In his Sunday feature captioned “Can the Indian Guyanese speak” , Ravi addressed three issues that underpin the recent debate. First, he asked the question “Can the Indo-Guyanese speak”. Second, he made the argument that Indians were not given land. Third he made the argument that the Amerindian Act of 2006 was not repara-

tions but “Indigenous Peoples’ MP, Stephen Campbell, attended the 1965 Independence Conference in London and ensured the official Agreement for the Independence of Guyana, (Annex C) required the independent Government provide legal ownership or rights of occupancy for Amerindians”. Before, I respond to these 3 issues, I will like to remind Ravi Dev that ACDA including myself has categorically and continuously called for constitution reform since 1992 and that has not changed. We believe the Westminster System is a pernicious and egregious system for Guyana and will allow trap Guyana in an ethnic prism that will prevent development. For Guyana to grow, there must be constitutional reform On Ravi’s first point about Indians not being allow to speak. This statement is one of the most remarkable statements that can be made by someone who claims to be truthful. This shows the malicious degree of deception used by Indian leadership in Guyana as championed, nurtured and promoted by liar Jagdeo. Ravi. Indo-Guyanese have the Mirror, Guyana Times (Georgetown and Berbice editions) and ICDN. For TV, Indo-Guyanese own and control channels 6, 13, 28; 65, 69, 93 and 102. TV channels also are owned outside of Georgetown. For radio, Indo-Guyanese have Freedom Radio etc Ravi’s contention that Indians have no voice is a malicious and outrageous racial lie. I wonder who the following writers are. Donald Ramotar, Anil Nandilall, Gail Texeira, Peter Ramsaroop, Sase Singh , Rhyaan Shah, Anna Correia, Lomarsh Lumi-

nary, Leslie Ramsammy, Bheri Ramsarran, QuanEdghill, Frank Anthony, Harry Gill, Hydar Ally, Neaz Subhan. Of course, there are many radio personalities such as Gillian Burton-Persaud who ply the airwaves on a daily basis and another 12 or so on facebook. Ravi’s second point argues about Indians not being given free land. Again, the history books easily reveal this lie. Ravi knows this is not true. Two reminders to Ravi if he goes down the path of Indians not receiving lands. Beyond the fact that reparations are given for crimes against humanity, Ravi clearly remembers the East Indian Colonization Program of 1919 and the 11,000 house lots provided to sugar workers in Guysuco. That the British did not discuss reparations for Africans in the Pre-Independence is not surprising. Ravi knows that Britian offered Guyana as an Indian colony even though 473000 African lives were lost to build Guyana while offering Africans nothing. Ravi very well remembers the Letter from W. Hewley Wharton, ParbhuSawh and Joseph A. Luckhoo (Secretary, Indian Imperial Colonisation Deputation of British Guiana) which read:. “Every encouragement is being offered to Indian agricultural families and Indian, both large and small. For settlement in the land under an absolutely free and voluntary system of Colonization, which places the people in a good position from the start and enable them to improve their general condition. We would then have hundreds of prosperous villages and thousands of square miles of flourishing crops springing up from the fertile soil of the

Colony, and by the exploitation of the Gold, Diamond, Aluminum, (bauxite ore), and other mineral and forest wealth of British Guiana , the three century old dream of Sir Walter Raleigh regarding our Magnificent Province , the fabled land of El Dorado, would be realized”. Ravi well remembers the Sugar Industry Welfare Fund Committee that funded 1% interest loans for the 11000 house lots of sugar workers. Ravi also knows that African villages were prevented from the same benefits because a policy was implemented so that unless they owned their house lots, they couldn’t benefit from the 1% interest. This is because Africans lands were communally owned, one of the main reasons of the current Land COI. Ravi’s third point centered on his misrepresented view, (he is a lawyer and should know better) that the Amerindians did not receive reparations but got lands in some pre-independence negotiation. Well, the British left Guyana in 1966. The Amerindian Act proving 13.8 % of Guyana was passed in 2006 by the Government of Guyana . It is a reparatory justice Act by International law and a precedent by the Guyana Government. Perhaps Ravi is setting the stage for the Indian Arrival Committee to argue at the land COI for reparations for indenture ship. Hence he wrote in his letter that those whom did not receive return passage should be given lands. For Ravi Dev to argue Indians have no voice in Guyana. I am speechless at the politics of Ravi and his Guyana Times compadres. Eric Phillips

We must open our minds to different ways of thinking DEAR EDITOR, Let’s look at the social evolution of man as we moved from a primitive state to developed complex societies. Man used to walk and walk looking for fruits etc. And we would walk following the animals as we depend on them. We roved and slept where the night found us. But we have moved on. We now live in settlements. But how did this happen? Did man one day suddenly decide that he is tired of moving all over the place and so decide to settle down in one place and this coincidentally took place independently in different countries? Or there were natural objective processes that allowed us to do so, that created the basis for us to do so and that

may have influenced us to do so. Let’s take for instance there is a familiar statement that says that as man interacts with nature we gain knowledge. We then use this knowledge to change what we do and in this process of change our life style and thus are ourselves transformed. I asked if at some time we decided to settle down in one place. How did this happen? Maybe as we walked through the forest we reach a tree that was struck by lightning and it sloped downwards. We sat on the trunk and found it to be comfortable so we commenced to go there to sit and we eat the fruits we gathered. We threw the seed there and over a period of time there were a number of trees and

we learnt some thing about agriculture. The knowledge of growing our own food. Also as we followed the animals a female sheep with lambs was killed by a tiger and the lamb was orphaned. The lamb having lost its mother sought other attachment and commenced to follow someone. Maybe here man learned another lesson, that the animals would follow us. Now the knowledge gained from these interactions would have allowed us to settle instead of being rovers. What is demonstrated here also is that the means of us getting our food would greatly influence how we live. The role of technology deem very influential. There is an assumption here that as man

hunted he would have improved his hunting tools. He would have improved other tools also like for eating and sitting. This technology would have triggered changes. Some would take to looking after animals some to planting seeds some to hunt and some to making tools. With settling down man would have commenced to make shelter. The question is, would this technology have triggered a division of labour? I would think yes. Other question, would different labour and different product have created private property?. Some would own the crops, some the animals, some the tools and others the product of the hunt. Now we have to do some bartering.

If this scenario makes some sense then we can begin to possibly understand and appreciate that historical change and flow may not simply be a man made decision making exercise but an extremely more complex phenomenon. Decision making would now be understood to be guided by objective laws and some level of historical determination. Definitely we can begin to accept that the role of technological advancement, the way we obtain our food, clothes, have a decisive influence in how we organise ourselves and how we live and how we transform society. It is this understanding of how transformation took place that can guide us to an understanding of how we got

here but more importantly, how we can now actively change where we are to where we want to be and where we should be. Unfortunately the ruling elites have a vested interest in keeping us ignorant of another understanding of the movement of history, thus ensuring that we ourselves would resist change thus ensuring their continued dominance. I am hoping that by now those reading these letters of mine would begin to question what we have been taught, what we have accepted and be willing to open our minds to a completely different way of thinking, of analysing the present and future prospects. Rajendra Bisessar BSc Sociology, LLB

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The National Library

The National Library should take a bow. It has been quietly providing a most important service to students and other booklovers over the years. Its main location is in Georgetown. That beautiful building has undergone some expansion over the years. An extra wing was built and attached to the original structure. This addition totally distracted from the beauty of the old building. It would have been much better had the National Library considered an annex rather than seeking to expand the original building. Many libraries in the world have been forced to have annexes so as to be able to provide additional services. The National Library has tried to keep abreast of the times and has introduced a number of services, including the Internet, for its membership and members of the public. However, there is clearly an inadequate number of computer terminals. There is obviously, a need for more space. I would certainly suggest that the National Library consider creating an annex at another location so as to allow it to de-link from one building, the provision of research

services from its lending services. Clearly, there is a need to provide greater research services to students, many of whom do not have access to the Internet and research materials which are necessary for them to do well in school. With more and more students now wishing to access the Internet, there is a huge deficit between the number of computers available for this at the National Library and the demand for such services. More computers have been added but as more are added, the demand increases. The National Library should seriously consider this problem and with the support of the government, seek to not only develop a plan to increase its modernisation, but also to expand on its outreach to other areas. There is a mobile service which provides lending services outside of Georgetown. And this is good, since it allows children in many poor communities to have some reading material. However, those students are at a distinct disadvantage because they have very limited research facilities available.

A way must be found to increase the research services to outlying areas, since these are the areas that are the most disadvantaged in terms of having access to materials, especially the Internet. Instead of the National Library seeking to provide the service itself, it should try to network with nongovernmental organisations to build small units in outlying areas that would facilitate access by students in those areas to the Internet. It does not mean that the students should be free to roam the World Wide Web. If this is allowed, they may waste a great deal of time searching for the right material. Instead, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, the entity that is managing these units, it should create specific

research sites which would have materials recommended by teachers in the school system since these teachers would know what type of information these children should have. So what is being proposed is a system in which research materials are made available through the use of computers to students. Thus for CSEC students, there can be a website created for each subject area in which students can be offered assistance in finding materials for the various topics which are required to be covered in their syllabus. These sites should also have links to other sites which would allow for other sources of information to be tapped. I think this sort of initiative will greatly assist students in outlying areas by allowing

them to not just have access to information, but more especially, to have access to the right information. The World Wide Web has a great deal of information. And many students in research of an issue are swamped with the sheer number of sources of information. They may also have problems in determining how deep their research should be. This is why the suggestion is being made for the creation of subject sites, for each grade in school, since this would narrow down the materials which the students should refer to. One of the criticisms of the Internet is that it has reduced the reading abilities of our children. And this is true. Fewer students are reading books these days and this has had a terrible effect on the

lending sections of the library. The National Library in this anniversary year is attempting to highlight the importance of reading, and this is an initiative which must be supported. Every citizen of Guyana has access to the facilities of the National Library and it must also be added that every citizen should see it as his or her responsibility to support the work of the library, which today, has fewer members and fewer books than at any time in the past forty years. This is not a good sign for Guyana; as it indicates that Guyanese are not reading as much as they did before.

Venezuela's claims a threat to Caribbean's zone of peace - Granger to UN assembly President David Granger addressing the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.

Dem boys seh...

Mad man play steel band pun Li’l Joe glass window Old people see cheapness nah good. You does end up paying nuff more fuh cheapness. Li’l Joe coulda hire a security guard service because he use to mek nuff money when he use to practise law. He know in court when people tek cheap lawyer dem does lose de case because dem lawyer does tek dem money and don’t even tun up. Although he got that experience he still tek a cheap guard. De man was wukking fuh him fuh years. He never increase de man pay although cost of living gone up high, high. De man get a piece of iron and play steel band pun Li’l Joe glass window. He get jail yesterday fuh brucking up Li’l Joe window, doors and everything he coulda lash. When dem boys brackle de man in court de man seh every day he going home hungry and he children going to school hungry. De man seh Li’l Joe never give him a raise but he tek big, big raise fuh heself and he fellow politicians He seh dem raise dem pay by 50 % and Joe didn’t give

him he five per cent out of that 50. All these things tek a toll pun de man head and he trip. De man seh now de magistrate got him tripping more in prison. He seh he sorry de jail ain’t got glass window. Dem boys hear couple of dem in GECOM tripping, too. Dem studying de jail sentence to come fuh de things dem do. Dem end up paying nuff more fuh some cheap ass things. Pliers wha cost six dollars dem pay ten times de cost. De same thing wid de battery, toners and a lot of other things. Dem even pay nuff money fuh radios that don’t wuk. Dem boys hear one of de investigation done and criminal charges recommended. Nobody not hearing anything much. Dem boys want to know if dem got to get a piece of iron and start brucking Soulja Bai window fuh get him to tek action. At de same time, de man wha went to jail yesterday seh he sorry he didn’t ketch Li’l Joe. Talk half and avoid cheapness.

President David Granger told the United Nations General Assembly, Venezuela remains a threat to peace in the Caribbean. The President's address to the UNGA, in New York where world leaders are gathered for the annual forum, yesterday focused on the people, peace and the planet. It would be Granger's third presentation to the UNGA, a powerful setting for leaders to raise key issues. The President also stressed the importance of resolving long-standing interstate conflicts in pursuit of peace. Focusing on the border controversy, President

Granger noted Guyana remains at the peril of Venezuela whose claim to the country's territory dates back before Independence. “Disturbing developments within Venezuela have attracted the world's attention and aroused the concerns of many of us over the privations of its people. The Caribbean people wish for the Caribbean to be a Zone of Peace. The Venezuelan claim to Guyana's territorial integrity, however, would be a threat to that zone,” President Granger told the Assembly. Guyana and Venezuela are currently engaged in the Good Offices' process facilitated by

the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, with the aim to finally resolving the longstanding controversy, by the end of the year. “Guyana has been working with the Secretary General's Personal Representative. Guyana looks to the international community to ensure that Venezuela is not allowed to thwart the processes of judicial settlement which is the clear and agreed path to peace and justice,” the President declared. Venezuela upped its aggression in May 2015 when US-owned ExxonMobil announced that it found oil in Guyana.

That neighbouring country, which has been making claims on a large part of Essequibo for years now despite a settlement, even drew maps claiming the waters where the oil was found 100 miles from Georgetown. To punish Guyana, Venezuela halted an oil-for-rice deal. Venezuela is facing severe internal turmoil with its economy in turmoil. Guyana complained to the United Nations General Assembly, with Granger on his first speech to that body in 2015, appealing for attention. In his address to the assembly, the Head of State also (continued on page 23)

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

I will never understand Guyana; can anyone? I read in the newspapers that the British Government will fund a project called waterfront recreation. It involves modernizing three waterfront sites to create aesthetic zones for citizens to enjoy. The areas are Vreed-enHoop Stelling, Stabroek River Front and the Georgetown Seawall from Kingston to Ogle. The Minister of Works (oops, Public Infrastructure; who changed the name?) said the plan was already in progress, funded by the

State, when the British made the offer. Here are extracts from my Friday, August 17, 2017 article, captioned, “A cruel neo-liberal government rules Guyana.” Basic infrastructure and essential services in this country have been primitive for a very long time; yet we will spend hundreds of millions of dollars on beautifying waterfront sites. So my wife and I will go on the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling, buy two fish burgers,

look at the Demerara River in a romantic, nocturnal embrace then drive home where on the streets where I live in the dark, and we will die because there we will not see the roaming horses. I live at the junction of the Railway Embankment and UG Road where there are no street lamps that have been working for decades now.” I went on to state and I suggest you pay careful attention to this quote; “The Alberttown Fire Station building is a disgrace. Kaieteur News carried a front page story where a house right next to the station was burnt to the ground. Please note; right next to the station. The Georgetown Hospital doesn’t have a tonopen to

test eye pressure. It never had one; neither did the Ophthalmology Centre in Berbice. Guyana unlike Barbados does not have facilities for DNA testing. Only private hospitals in Guyana do dialysis treatment; no public hospitals have the facilities.” Here is another interesting section from that column; “The police force at the moment does not have even a third of the quota of speed guns that it needs. Ninety percent of the streets in the capital city do not have public lamps and that includes the continuation of Irving Street named J.B. Latchman Road that takes in the headquarters of the army. “Not one public school in the entire territory of Guyana, and this includes Queen’s College, has consistently functioning washrooms. The technology labs at Guyana Technical Institute and at UG are bare. The National Library in an age of high technology does not offer computer service to its users.” Well, there is more to add about this country’s backwardness. In speaking to the press after the daughter of former Deputy Commissioner of Police, George Vyphuis, was shot and robbed at Providence, Commander of ‘A’ Division, Marlon Chapman said that the

Providence Police Station is without a vehicle. Why was the government spending money on waterfront recreational facilities and the Providence Police Station does not have

Frederick Kissoon a vehicle? The British are funding the project but ask the British officials if their police stations are without vehicles. Ask them on which road you can find a police station that does not have street lamps. Ask them which major roadway in London is without street lights. If the British Government is financing the aesthetic landscaping of water front sites in this country, can’t the Guyana administration put forward a proposal for use of that money on more pressing needs? My lamentations on this country will continue

because there seems to be no rational life in this land. Here is what happened to me yesterday. My daughter asked me to rush over quickly to the pharmacy at Giftland Mall to buy a specific type of medicated shampoo that she needed to use right away. My wife suggested we call first. I agreed. I would have to change, drive there only to be told they are out of stock. I didn’t have a new telephone directory to get the number for the mall. I called enquiries at the telephone company. As I kept holding, every four seconds, a voice came on saying, “Please keep holding, your call is important to us.” I held for ten minutes and the operator didn’t come on. I changed, went to the mall. They didn’t have the shampoo. I called the National Library to advise them to report the water leakage in front of the library entrance and to report it to GWI. I called the customer service department to report the water waste too. GWI water waste section said they never received a communication from the library or its own customer service section. The water is still being wasted and undermining that part of Church Street. This is Guyana for you.

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Caretaker jailed for damaging Minister Harmon’s property

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Jailed Samuel Green A man who claimed to be mentally unstable was yesterday sentenced to six months imprisonment for damaging Minister of State, Joseph Harmon’s building. Samuel Green, 36, of Lot 99 Guyhoc, Georgetown appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where he admitted that on September 15, last, at Lot 136 Mazaruni Street, Guyhoc, Georgetown, he damaged several sections of a building owned by Harmon. Police Prosecutor, Simone Payne told the court that Minister Harmon left Green to watch over the building and to ensure that it was kept clean. The Prosecutor added that on the day in question, Green was seen with a metal bar which had he picked up from the ground and began hitting several parts of the building including the windows. The court heard that the police were notified and the accused was arrested. When told of the offence, he admitted. He was then cautioned and later charged. Senior Magistrate, Fabayo Azore told Green that the custodial sentence was imposed on him taken into consideration the amount of monies involved and the fact that he did not waste the court’s time and pleaded guilty on his first appearance. TAXI SERVICE

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14 indigenous persons recognised for contributions to Guyana’s development

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, on Monday, honoured 14 outstanding indigenous persons who have made significant contributions to Guyana’s development. The individuals who were drawn from all ten administrative regions were honoured during the annual Celebration of the Life and Work of Guyana’s first indigenous Parliamentarian, Stephen Campbell. The function was hosted at the Indigenous Village, Sophia. This year also marked 60 years since Stephen Campbell entered Guyana’s Parliament. Stephen Campbell became the first indigenous Guyanese elected onto the Legislative Council of British Guiana on September 10, 1957. He died on May 12, 1966 just two weeks before Guyana gained Independence from Great Britain. Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock, in acknowledging Mr. Campbell’s contributions, said that while it’s a time of celebration, it is moreso a time of reflection on the work done some 60 years ago. The Vice President said, “Mr. Campbell opened doors for those of us who followed and those of us who believed in the recognition of indigenous peoples. Almost singlehandedly, Mr. Stephen Campbell fought in all areas for the good of his people. “Under his lobbying, indigenous peoples were allowed to vote at national elections. After 50 years, we are still not organized as he wished

Vice President Allicock, Minister Garrido Lowe and Permanent Secretary Alfred King with the recipients of special awards us to be. We should take these opportunities and every time we have this day put aside for him, to think about the values and the legacy he left and what we are contributing. “. Minister Allicock said the National Toshaos Council also has a key role to play. “I would have been happy to see a scholarship in his name for the development in every field, moreso in the area of the protection of the environment, but I would prefer to ask that we have this discussed. Here is where I would like to draw the recognition of the chief of the National Toshaos Council, Mr. Joel Fredericks who is in a key position, to help us decide on what should be that pillar of continued recognition every year”. In saluting the

contributions made by the awardees, Minister within the Ministry, Valerie GarridoLowe said the contributions of Mr. Campbell so many years ago would have created opportunities where teachers, doctors, nurses, former and current ministers of the government among others, could be recognised today. Minister Garrido-Lowe added, “A committee that was set up has chosen to honour 14 such persons. You will agree that they are worthy of honour.” Commenting on the contributions made by Mr. Campbell, Minister GarridoLowe said, “We are going to promote the idea and I am sure that parliament would agree with us to have a Stephen Campbell statue placed, along with all the

Guyanese independence fighters, because that is what he was.” Monday evening’s awardees were Laureen Pierre in the field of Research; Pearline Woolford, John King, Victor Ferreira, Leola Marslow, Joan Russell,

Palestinian people to a homeland and to a dignified existence. We demand the withdrawal of the injurious economic embargo against the Caribbean island of Cuba. The embargo frustrates that state's right to development.” President Granger charged the nations at the General Assembly to “resolve to reinforce respect for the rights of citizens within the governance structures of our member states” even as it is challenged by a growing humanitarian crisis across the world. “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent our collective desire and determination to eradicate hunger and poverty from our planet while promoting equal opportunities in education, employment and social justice for both men and women. The adoption of the SDGs

has catalysed our aspirations for a better world into concrete and forward-looking actions and objectives,” the President said. However, a sustainable planet is vital for the survival of humanity and the President noted that there has been an indifference towards protecting the planet. “Climate change is not a fiction or the invention of a few extremists”, he empahsised while highlighting the devastation Caribbean states suffered at the hands of several hurricanes. “Guyana is playing its part, within the limits of its resources, to provide relief to affected populations in sister Caribbean states”, President Granger noted. The Head of State also recommitted to Guyana's pioneering role in global environmental stewardship which in-

Mildred Toney for Health; Louis Lowe for Engineering; Muacir Baretto for Politics and Vernon Cheong for Poetry. These individuals would have given more than twenty five years of service to Guyana.

Japan Gov’t sponsors special needs, education projects in Lethem The Japanese Government through its Grassroots Human Security Programme (GGP) which offers grant funding to NGO’s and other non-profit organizations in the Eastern Caribbean and Guyana, recently held a closing ceremony for two education/

Venezuela's claims a threat to Caribbean's ... From page 9 supported the call for the reform of the UN's Security Council “to give even greater voice to developing countries”. Striving for peace must remain a “ceaseless quest” for the UN if it is to provide a good life for the world's people, he noted. “The United Nations is the paramount global instrument of peace. It has a vital role to play in ensuring respect for international law through the International Court of Justice and the Security Council”, the President asserted. President David Granger also expressed support to countries facing threats to peace. He gave Guyana's backing for the two-state solution to the Palestine-Israeli conflict. “We affirm the right of the

Gerard La Rose and Iola Johnall for their contributions to the Education Sector, and Julian Kattow, for his contribution to Culture. Leeland Clenkian received an award for his contributions in the area of Community Development;

cludes the signing of the Paris Agreement and other measures taken nationally, such as the conservation of Guyana's rainforest, to protect the environment. The President also called on UN to preserve the Guiana Shield, of which Guyana is part. “Guyana calls on the United Nations to help protect and preserve the 'Guiana Shield' as a global resource for the survival and sustainability of our planet.” President Granger expressed confidence in the nations of the UN to “fulfil the promise of the UN Charter and the theme of the General Assembly to focus on people, to strive for peace and to protect the planet”. The theme for this year's UN general debate is Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet.

special needs projects completed in St. Ignatius, Central Rupununi. Through the aegis of the NGO Special Needs for Life Guyana, and its Principal Executive Officer, Mark Adams, two projects were funded for two entities including the Lethem Special Needs Group headed by Yusa Xavier. The partnership resulted in the construction of a US$87,178 Multipurpose Centre at St. Ignatius and the St. Ignatius Secondary School Electrification Project at a cost of US$90,000. The latter provided the school with solar panels, batteries, inverters and controllers to provide support for the school’s electricity supply and security lighting and a solar well to augment the water supply at the school. These Projects were completed last year June and July. They have been well received by the target communities in the central Rupununi. The Japanese emissary from the Embassy of Japan in Trinidad, which oversees the GGP in the eastern Caribbean, Mr. Shinichiro Kobayashi, expressed the pleasure of the Government and Peoples of Japan to be able to make a tangible contribution to the lives of grassroots Guyanese.

Mr. Kobayashi spoke well of the bilateral relations between his country and Guyana and the co-operation that ensues between the two governments. He emphasized that projects such as these bolster the strong ties that exist between Japan and Guyana. Mr. Brian Allicock, the Region Nine Chairman, who was on hand to deliver guest remarks at the Ceremony, was profuse in his thanks to the Japanese for carrying out the two Projects in the Region and related to the timeliness of these interventions in the lives of the Central Rupununi community. Yusa Xavier, the head of the Lethem Special Needs Group and also the Toshao of St. Ignatius, Kuma and Quarries in Region Nine, relayed the gratitude of the people who were beneficiaries of the two Projects. She said that the communities are committed to ensuring that the Projects are well maintained and cherished. Also on hand for the function, were Mr. O’Neil Wills - GGP Consultant in the Embassy of Japan Trinidad and Tobago; Mr. Tatsuya Morita of JICA in Guyana and Mark Adams, CEO of Special needs for Life Guyana.

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Hurricane Maria brings destruction, Mexicans dig through collapsed heavy floods to Puerto Rico buildings as quake kills 225

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Hurricane Maria rampaged across Puerto Rico yesterday as the strongest storm to hit the U.S. territory in nearly 90 years, bringing widespread flooding and knocking out power across the island after killing at least nine people in the Caribbean. Maria, the second major hurricane to roar through the region this month, was carrying winds of up to 155 miles per hour (250 kph), when it landed near Yabucoa, on the southeast of the island of 3.4 million people. It ripped the roofs off some buildings and turned low-lying streets into

rushing debris-laden rivers. The streets of historic Old Town in the capital, San Juan, were strewn with broken balconies, air conditioning units, shattered lamp posts, downed power lines and dead birds. Few trees escaped unscathed: thick branches were torn down from most and others were simply uprooted. “The danger continues there are flood warnings for the whole of Puerto Rico,” Governor Ricardo Rossello warned residents on Twitter as the storm headed offshore. “Stay in safe places.” News pictures showed whole blocks flooded in areas of the capital such as t h e H a t o R e y

neighbourhood. “When we are able to go outside, we are going to find our island destroyed,” Abner Gomez, the director of the i s l a n d ’s e m e rg e n c y management agency, known by its Spanish language acronym AEMEAD, was quoted as saying by El Nuevo Dia newspaper. “It’s a system that has destroyed everything in its path.” Electricity was believed to be out across the island, said Pedro Cerame, a spokesman for the governor. Authorities had not yet been able to assess the extent of the damage, he said. Thousands of people had sought safety in shelters.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescuers said yesterday they have found a surviving child in the ruins of a school that collapsed in Mexico’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake, one of many efforts across the city to save people trapped in under schools, homes and businesses toppled by a quake that killed at least 225 people. Helmeted workers worked at the debris, sometimes calling for silence, as they tried to reach the girl at the Enrique Rebsamen school in southern Mexico City. Foro TV reported that rescuers spotted the child and shouted to her to move her hand if she could hear them, and she did. A search dog subsequently entered the wreckage and confirmed she was alive. One of the most desperate rescue efforts was at the Rebsamen primary and secondary school, where a wing of the three-story building collapsed into a massive pancake of concrete slabs. Journalists saw rescuers pull

at least two small bodies from the rubble, covered in sheets. Volunteer rescue worker Dr. Pedro Serrano managed to crawl into the crevices of the tottering pile of rubble that had been Escuela Enrique Rebsamen. He made it into a classroom, but found all of its occupants dead. “We saw some chairs and wooden tables. The next thing we saw was a leg, and then we started to move rubble and we found a girl and two adults — a woman and a man,” he said.

“We can hear small noises, but we don’t know if they’re coming from above or below, from the walls above (crumbling), or someone below calling for help.” A mix of neighbourhood volunteers, police and firefighters used trained dogs and their bare hands to search through the school’s ruins. The crowd of anxious parents outside the gates shared reports that two families had received WhatsApp messages from girls trapped inside, but that could not be confirmed.

Over 40 nations ink nuclear ban Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North treaty opposed by big powers Korea, accuses U.S. of missile treaty breach

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York, U.S. 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz MOSCOW (Reuters) Russia is “extremely concerned” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Iran nuclear deal and suspects that Washington itself may have violated a landmark arms control treaty, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Lavrov’s comments, made to Russian reporters at the United Nations in New York and published by his ministry yesterday, illustrate how deeply Moscow and

Washington are at odds over an array of issues and suggest any attempts to improve already battered relations face an uphill struggle. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump said Iran’s 2015 pact with six world powers to curb its nuclear programme in return for loosening economic sanctions was “an embarrassment to the United States”. Washington could not abide by an agreement

“if it provides cover for the eventual construction of a nuclear programme,” Trump said. Lavrov, whose country is a signatory to the deal, said Russia strongly disagreed with that stance. “It’s extremely worrying,” he said. “We will defend this document, this consensus, which was met with relief by the entire international community and genuinely strengthened both regional and international security.” Trump’s threat in the same U.N. appearance to “totally destroy” North Korea if it had to defend itself or it allies also went down badly with Russia, which shares a border with North Korea and believes negotiations and diplomacy are the only way to resolve a crisis over Pyongyang’s missile programme. “If you simply condemn and threaten, then we’re going to antagonize countries over whom we want to exert influence,” said Lavrov, referring to Trump’s comments.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 40 countries yesterday signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, a pact that the world’s nuclear powers spurned but supporters hailed as a historic agreement nonetheless. “You are the states that are showing moral leadership in a world that desperately needs such moral leadership today,” Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, said as a signing ceremony began. Within an hour, 42 states had put their names to the treaty, and more were signing afterward. Guyana, Thailand and the Vatican also have already ratified the treaty, which needs 50 ratifications to take effect among the nations that back it. They would be barred from developing, testing, producing, manufacturing, otherwise acquiring, possessing or stockpiling nuclear weapons “under any circumstances.” Seven decades after the

Beatrice Fihn United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan during World War II — the only use of nuclear weapons — there are believed to be about 15,000 of them in the world today. Amid rising tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the threat of a nuclear attack is at its highest level since the end of the Cold War. “This treaty is an important step towards the universally held goal of a

world free of nuclear weapons,” he said Wednesday. Supporters of the pact say it’s time to push harder toward eliminating atomic weapons than nations have done through the nearly 50year-old Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty. Under its terms, nonnuclear nations agreed not to pursue nukes in exchange for a commitment by the five original nuclear powers — the U.S., Russia, Britain, France and China — to move toward nuclear disarmament and to guarantee other states’ access to peaceful nuclear technology for producing energy. More than 120 countries approved the new nuclear weapons ban treaty in July over opposition from nuclear-armed countries and their allies, who boycotted negotiations. The U.S., Britain and France said the prohibition wouldn’t work and would end up disarming their nations while emboldening “bad actors,” in U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s words.

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Hurricane Maria: Caribbean mobilizes to help Dominica … Seven people so far confirmed dead

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CMC – Member states within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are preparing to offer assistance to Dominica following the passage of Hurricane Maria late Monday. According CARICOM C h a i r m a n , G r e n a d a ’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell of Grenada, the situation is a challenging one. “It is clear that we have a tremendous challenge on our hands, in the Caribbean region as a whole,” said Mitchell who was responding to the effects of Hurricane Maria in Dominica, said he spoke to

his colleague Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit late Monday, during the passage of the hurricane. Mitchell who was speaking to journalists yesterday pleaded with Grenadians to reach out to Dominicans “we, in Grenada must recognize that we have a tremendous responsibility to help out our brothers and sisters in Dominica and all other affected countries. This is about us, the region.” Mitchell recently returned from the Turks and Caicos and several Islands in the Bahamas that were affected by Hurricane Irma last week. And in St. Lucia

following a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, acting Prime Minister Lenard Montoute said plans were already underway to make St Lucia an operational base for the relief effort to Dominica. “Right now our thoughts are with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the people of Dominica. Preliminary information is that we have widespread devastation in Dominica,” said Minister Montoute. “From our understanding they are facing a very critical situation and our prayers are with them, as our sister and neighbour. We have to respond and do what we can to assist our brothers and sisters in

Dominica.” He also said that communication has been made with the French and Venezuelan authorities in terms of assistance. “St Lucia will be used as the base for relief efforts into Dominica because, as you can well appreciate, the airports are not operational; neither are the sea ports. Reconnaissance flights will have to be made to ascertain the actual situation on the ground and for immediate preparation to be made for the landing of helicopters

and other aircrafts. We are looking at what assistance we can give immediately and that may entail medical assistance and sending medical personnel and people with expertise in search and rescue. We are hoping that by this evening an assessment of the situation would have been made and we can get a better appreciation of the kind of assistance that is immediately required,” Mitchell said. With St Lucia being used as an operational base for the humanitarian effort, the Government has agreed in conjunction with the St Lucia Air and Sea Port Authority to waive fees and facilitate the use of

warehouse facilities for receipt and distribution. Seven people have so far been confirmed dead as a result of Hurricane Maria’s direct hit on Dominica on Monday night., but there are fears that death toll could rise as officials get into communities that have not yet been reached. Much of the island’s housing stock were either damaged or destroyed by Maria’s 160 mile-per-hour winds, according to Hartley Henry, principal advisor to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. St Lucia is coordinating with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission on the response efforts.

Jamaican Government to make evacuations mandatory KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The government of Jamaica says regulations will be implemented to allow for mandatory evacuations in times of natural disaster. This was disclosed by the Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie was he spoke in Parliament on Tuesday. He said the regulations, which are far advanced, will make the Disaster Risk Management Act more effective, particularly in relation to compulsory evacuations from areas deemed vulnerable to severe weather such as hurricanes and tropical storms. “We are not going to

wait. We believe it is important as a Government that we become very proactive, and we must learn from the past. We must take a leaf out of the book of our neighbours. They heeded the warnings (to evacuate), and I can only urge us here in Jamaica to ensure that we take the necessary steps to prevent loss of life in case of any disaster.” The Local Government Minister also said the G o v e r n m e n t i s strengthening disaster readiness with the acquisition of rescue response equipment, including boats, at a cost of J$30 million.

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Chelsea investigated by FIFA over young signings LONDON (Reuters) World soccer body FIFA are investigating Premier League champions Chelsea for the third time in eight years over a potential breach of young player regulations. “We can confirm that an investigation is ongoing,” FIFA said in an emailed response on Wednesday to questions about media reports regarding the club signing foreign players under the age of 18. “We cannot provide any details concerning the matters under investigation.” FIFA rules prohibit the international transfer of players under the age of 18 unless their parents have emigrated for reasons not con-

nected to football or both the player and club are based within 50 kilometres of a national border. The only other exception is for transfers within either the European Union or European Economic Area (EEA), where the minimum age is 16. In those cases, clubs must still ensure that the player continues his education and studies for an alternative career, as well as making sure he has a high living standard. A Chelsea spokesman told British media that the club complies with all FIFA statutes and regulations when recruiting players. The Daily Mail newspaper said the alleged breaches were less serious than those

committed by Spanish sides Atletico and Real Madrid in recent years, who both incurred transfer bans. Chelsea have been investigated twice previously over their signing of minors. The West London club were banned from signing players for two transfer windows in 2009, a penalty they had overturned on appeal in 2010, over Gael Kakuta’s 2007 move from Lens to Stamford Bridge. They were also investigated over the transfer of Bertrand Traore, the Burkina Faso international who was signed after his 18th birthday but had appeared in an under-18 match in 2011 while still 16.

Thursday September 21, 2017 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Deal with the needs of children and get into groups that deal with self awareness. You must look into your options. Try to control your irritability if you're experiencing emotional problems with your partner. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Don't confide in anyone for the time being. It's time to reconnect with some of the people you used to know. Be prepared to make compensations and adjustments. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Don't try to hide your true feelings from your mate. You'll be surprised how much you can accomplish. Try to put your money away for a rainy day. CANCER (June 21–July 22) You can form new partnerships, but don't move too quickly; things may not be as they appear. Situations in your personal life are moving a little fast lately. Shopping could cost more than you bargained for. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Invite friends or relatives into your home. You will have difficulties spreading yourself between your work and your home. Try to do things with children that will enable you to bond closer to them. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Don't vacillate about asking for assistance if you need it. Romance is likely if you participate in unusual forms of

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entertainment. LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Feeling under the weather may be a result of overindulgence. You will have splendid suggestions for fund raising events. Real estate ventures will be to your advantage. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Do not overspend on entertainment. Expect temper tantrums on the home front if you haven't been letting someone have their way. Older family members may try to put unreasonable demands on you. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Help others solve their dilemmas. Consider applying for a job in another part of the world. You'll only hurt your lover if you don't. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Changes regarding your career direction will payoff handsomely. Take time to visit someone who has been confined due to illness. You should focus on moneymaking matters and stay away from emotional disputes. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Travel will be favorable. You can make changes to your domestic scene that will benefit all who reside there. You can stabilize your financial situation if you make property investments. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Sudden changes regarding your domestic scene are probable.

Windies aiming to take England... (From page 32) disciplined and consistent bowling approach from West Indies would pay dividends, especially on the softer surfaces. “With the wickets that we are playing on here which is a lot different to the Caribbean wickets, it’s very important that we stick to the basics, be patient, set the field accordingly, bowl to one side of the wicket, get certain fielders in the right positions and that will help us a long way,” the Vincentian pointed out. “We have to stick to one area and be really, really disciplined because we are not playing against guys in a regional tournament. You’re

playing against professional players, players that don’t have much weaknesses – there are not a lot of weaknesses to prey on.” He continued: “So we have to stick to the basics, be positive and execute when we have the chance to execute. That is the main thing we have to do as a team going into this second game.” The defeat at Old Trafford confirmed the Windies fate of having to go through a 10team qualifying tournament next year involving ICC affiliates, in order to qualify for the 2019 World Cup in England. Only the hosts, along with the remaining top-seven teams in the ICC rankings by September 30, gained direct

qualification to the event. West Indies currently lie ninth. SQUADS: ENGLAND – Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Jake Ball, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes. WEST INDIES – Jason Holder (captain), Jason Mohammed (vice-captain), Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Miguel Cummins, Chris Gayle, Kyle Hope, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Rovman Powell, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Kesrick Williams.

We let ourselves down, laments... (From page 30) need to improve on in terms of rotating the strike,” Holder stressed. “It’s been an area of concern for a long time for us. We’re naturally a boundaryhitting team but if the boundaries aren’t coming we need to find another option.” The defeat meant West Indies will now have to resort to contesting a 10-team qualifier next year in order to reach the 2019 World Cup in England. They can now only finish ninth in the ICC ODI rankings by the September

30 cut-off date, outside the top-right ranking required for direct qualification. But Holder said their immediate focus was completing the ongoing series and playing competitively.

“There’s definitely work to be done [in the future] but we’ve just got to focus on this series first. We’ve got to pick ourselves up and head back to Trent Bridge in two days time [for the second ODI].”

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Thursday September 21, 2017

Berbice Volleyball Association Inter School Competition

Central Corentyne Secondary win Central Corentyne zone

A victorious Central Corentyne Secondary male team with BVA President Mr. Levi Nedd. Play continues on Monday in the ongoing B e r b i c e Vo l l e y b a l l Association (BVA) Inter Secondary School Volleyball Competition with matches in the Central Corentyne Zone at the Bush Lot Secondary Court. Three schools namely Central Corentyne

Secondary (CCSS), Manchester Secondary (MSS) and Black Bush Secondary (BBPS) participated in the male segment. While in the female segment, Central Corentyne and Manchester Secondary participated. The day’s action began

with MSS taking on BBPS in a keenly contested affair which saw the BBPS lads holding off their opponents to prevail 30-27. The second game of the day saw CCSS steamrolling the hapless MSS unit for a runaway 30-7 win. In the final encounter there was no stopping the CCSS teams as they

continued where they left off. In the best of three encounter, CCSS was all over their opponents to win 2-0, the scores being 25-7, 25-8. The captain of the victorious CCSS, Ryan Ragnauth, expressed his desire for his team to go all the way in this tournament

Central Corentyne Secondary Female Volleyball Team Poses with BVA President Mr. Levi Nedd. and making his School proud. In the female category it was all Central Corentyne as they pounded Manchester Secondary 30-16 for the easy win. During the day’s activity, Coordinator and President of the BVA Mr. Levi Nedd spoke to the players and

briefed them about the benefits of playing the game. He also distributed volleyballs to each of the schools present. The two top schools from each zone will advance to the quarter, semi and final which are scheduled for tomorrow at Port Mourant. (Samuel Whyte)

Tharanga relief as Windies loss sees Sri Lanka into World Cup Manchester, United Kingdom (AFP) — Sri Lanka Captain Upul Tharanga backed his side to uphold the island’s proud World Cup record after their automatic qualification for the 2019 edition in Britain was assured by West Indies’ seven-wicket loss to England Tuesday. With September 30 set as the cut-off date for automatic qualification for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) showpiece 50-over tournament, twotime champions West Indies (78 points) now cannot move ahead of Sri Lanka (86 points) in the ODI team rankings, regardless of other results in the remainder of their five-match series in England.

As a result, 1996 World Cup winners Sri Lanka — also the losing finalists in 2007 and 2011 — have become the eighth and last team to qualify directly, joining Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa. The confirmation that Sri Lanka had gained direct entry to the next World Cup came after their recent hammering at home to India in all three formats, the visitors winning Test and one-day series 3-0 and 5-0, r e s p e c t i v e l y, b e f o r e triumphing by seven wickets i n a l o n e Tw e n t y 2 0 international earlier this month. “It’s no secret that we have been going through a tough time,” said relieved Sri

Lanka ODI skipper Tharanga in an ICC statement released shortly after England’s win in a day/night clash in Manchester. “But I want to say a big, big thank you to our fans who’ve kept faith with us when things looked bleak.” He added: “ICC events have always brought out the magic in Sri Lanka cricket, and I look forward to proving that once again. “We have a clear plan toward the World Cup, and we will work hard at achieving each step. “I know you will see Sri Lanka’s special brand of cricket out there once again soon.” Only a 5-0 series win, or 4-0 with a tie, or no-result against England would have seen West Indies pip Sri Lanka before the cut-off point. But having failed to qualify for the elite Champions Trophy tournament in Britain earlier this year, West Indies suffered a 13th defeat in their last 14 completed ODIs against England in the series opener at Old Trafford Tuesday. “We knew it was always going to be a tough ask,” said

West Indies batting coach Toby Radford after a convincing loss. “But we are very positive as a group and we are trying to develop in all our formats of cricket, so every game that comes now we will be positive and if that means qualifiers next year, it’s qualifiers next year and we’ll build our way back up.”

West Indies, who won the first two World Cups — both staged in England — in 1975 and 1979, could still take part in the main 10-team 2019 tournament if they are one of the top-two sides in next year ’s qualifying competition. That event, also featuring 10 teams, will see West Indies joined by the bottom-

Upul Tharanga eyes the leg side, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Dambulla, March 28, 2017 ©AFP

three sides in the ODI rankings — Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland — as well as the top-four sides from the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) and the top two from Division Two of the WCL. The next World Cup, the fifth to be staged in Britain, takes place from May 30July 15 2019.

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Rose Hall 175th Anniversary

Ministry of Business and RHTY&SC Cricket Teams host Career & Business Fair

Officers of the Guyana Police Force advising students. Thousands of eager school children and youths drawn from the Lower and Central Corentyne area attended a Career and Business Fair on Wednesday last, organised by the eight cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club with support of the Ministry of Business. This 2nd Annual Career and Business Fair was held as part of the Club’s Say Yes/Say No Campaign as well as part of the 175th Anniversary of the purchase of Rose Hall in 1842 by its 57 founders from European Planter John

Henry Baird. The event took place along the Rose Hall Town Independence Avenue and was coordinated by Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster, Vice President Mark Papannah, Assistant Secretary Simon Naidu, Organising Secretary Keith Hicks, Assistant Organising Secretary Ravin Kissoonlall and E x e c u t i v e C o mmittee Member, Sohan Harry. Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster informed that the event was the 515th activity organised by the club this y e a r, s t a t i n g t h a t t h e objectives were to educate

youths on Careers available in Guyana, inform them on topics of interest to them, educate them about Guyana, inspire them to get involved in business and afford them the opportunity of meeting positive role models from the Business Sector. He also disclosed that all of the students drawn from twelve schools on the Corentyne Coast visited the Career Fair. Staff at the various booths had their hands full dealing with the youths who were hungry for information and educational handouts.

Students at the Guyana Prison Service booth. The attendance was so massive that some of the booths were out of promotional materials long before the scheduled close off time. Foster posited that the cricketers of the eight teams are all positive role models who work very hard every day of the year to make a positive difference in the lives of their peers. Representatives of numerous Companies, Ministries and Schools expressed their satisfaction at being a part of the event, stating that they were overwhelmed

Rossi will try to race in Spain with a broken leg

Valentino Rossi LONDON (Reuters) Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi will try to make a race return in Spain this weekend, three weeks after breaking his leg in an off-road training accident, if MotoGP doctors give him the green light. The 38-year-old Italian great was back on track in testing on Monday, 18 days after suffering a double

fracture, and did another 20 laps on a road bike at Italy’s Misano circuit on Tuesday. He underwent a medical in Italy yesterday and decided that while his leg had not fully healed, the result was ‘positive’. “At the end I decided I will leave for Aragon and will try to ride my M1 this weekend,” he said in a

Yamaha statement. “If I will be declared fit to ride, I’ll have the real answer after FP1 (first free practice on Friday), because riding the M1 will be a much bigger challenge. We’ll see.” The Italian will have to pass a mandatory physical check by the chief medical o ff i c e r a t M o t o r L a n d Aragon, a circuit near Alcaniz in northern Spain, before he can participate. Rossi, who missed the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, is fourth in the championship, 42 points behind joint leaders Marc Marquez of Spain and Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso with five races remaining. “It remains to be seen if Valentino feels he can complete the entire race weekend, which is very

demanding, especially at a circuit like MotorLand Aragon, with big elevation changes,” said team director Massimo Meregalli. “Should Vale feel that his injury is causing him too much discomfort, then Michael van der Mark will step in as the replacement rider.” Dutch Superbike rider Van der Mark, 24, has never ridden a MotoGP bike before. He previously competed in seven 125cc (now Moto3) races in 2010 and the 2011 Dutch Moto2 round. The Dutchman is also a three times winner of the Suzuka eight hours endurance race and has raced at the Spanish circuit seven times with World Superbikes and other support series.

with the huge turnout of students who were eager to take advantage to learn more about future careers and Guyana. Among the fifty companies, ministries and schools attending the Fair were the Bank of Guyana, Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association, Republic Bank, GBTI, Guyana Revenue Authority, Small Business Bureau, PA H O / W H O , N a t i o n a l Library, Guyana Post Office Corporation, Guyana Forestry Commission, EPA, National Milling Company, Sueria Manufacturing, Guyana Rice Development Board, National Trust, Guyana Oil Company, Go Invest, Metro, New A m s t e r d a m Te c h n i c a l Institute, Guysuco, Guysuco Training Centre, Upper C o r e n t y n e Te c h n i c a l Institute, Ministry of Education, Child Care, Regional Health Authority, Guyana Prison Service, Guyana Fire Service, Guyana Police Force, NARI, Guyana School of Agriculture, Guyana Livestock Development A u t h o r i t y, F i s h e r i e s Department, Guyana Marketing Corporation, M M A / A D A , To x i c

Chemical Control Board, MOA Hydro meteorological Services, Lower Corentyne Secondary School, J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School, Corentyne Comprehensive High School, Port Mourant Secondary School and Rose Hall Town Nursery. The Management of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS is expressing gratitude to Minister Dominic Gaskin and the Ministry of Business for the sponsorship of tents for the event. Special thanks also go out to Regional Chairman David Armogan, Region 6 RDC, Region 6 Ministry of Education - Ms. Volita Jaikisun, the Guyana Police Force ‘B’ Division, Rose Hall Town Mayor Vijai Ramoo, Assistant Commissioner Paul Williams and Bello Grilling Shop. The eight teams that organised the event are the Rose Hall Town Farfan & Memded Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Females and Gizmos & Gadgets Under-21 and First Division.

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Indigenous Heritage Games 2017 Archery programme on this weekend

Minister Norton preparing to take a shot at last year’s Heritage Games archery competition. Archery Guyana has once again partnered with the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs to help to r u n o ff t h e i r a r c h e r y competition at this year’s Indigenous Heritage Games which will be held at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, Carifesta Avenue and Camp Road this weekend.

Hoping to make it even bigger than last year, this year’s games will follow a much more traditional format, and the archery competition would also fall into that category, therefore the archers coming from the various regions (both male and female) would bring their own archery equipment, along with what

Some of the participants in the Men’s category from last year’s Heritage Games archery competition. the Ministry and Archery Guyana would also provide. The competition will also be held closer to the middle of the field to allow spectators in the stands and clubhouse to have a better view of the action, with qualifiers being held on the first day (Saturday, Sept 23 from 11:00 am – 2:00pm) and Semi-finals and finals on

the second day (Sunday, Sept 24 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm). World Archery rules will be applied with regards to safety, scoring, etc, with targets set at 3 different distances to be shot at (10, 15 & 25m). Children (under 12) will shoot at 15m distance. Also included this year are moving targets as part of

Nadal and Federer lead Europe in inaugural Laver Cup PRAGUE (Reuters) Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will set aside their long-time rivalry when they play for Europe against the rest of the world in the inaugural Laver Cup tournament which starts today. Team Europe, featuring the world’s top two players, are overwhelming favorites to win the three-day tournament, which is named after Australian great Rod Laver, with a squad boasting a combined 36 grand slam titles against one for Team World. The teams are captained by Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, whose own rivalry starting in the 1970s featured a contrast in temperament and style that made their matches the kind of must-watch events that Laver Cup organizers hope to showcase. “I’ve been watching these guys play for so many years, it’s going to be a fun weekend,” Borg, now 61, told reporters on Wednesday. “But make no mistake, we are here to win.” Conceived by Federer and his sports management c o m p a n y Te a m 8 , t h e tournament is the latest to join a crowded calendar and comes on the heels of the

Rafael Nadal (right) and Roger Federer. Davis Cup semi-finals last week. World number two Federer played down the impact of another event, saying matches over a short period were manageable and gave players on the two teams the chance to build camaraderie. “I don’t think it’s too much otherwise all the players wouldn’t be here,” the Swiss great told a news conference. “The best (players) in the world are very picky in what (tournaments) they play, which (is why it) is great they made this a priority.” “ ( We ‘ r e ) l o o k i n g forward to making friendships because we play

together and not against each other for a change.” EUROPE FAVORED Te a m E u r o p e a l s o includes German Alexander Zverev, Croatia’s Marin Cilic, Austrian Dominic Thiem and Czech Tomas Berdych. Team World features Americans Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, John Isner and F r a n c e s Ti a f o e p l u s Australia’s Nick Krygios and Canadian Denis Shapovalov. With five players inside the world’s top 10, the Borgled European squad is heavily favored against a world team hit by Argentine Juan Martin del Potro’s late withdrawal due to injury.

“I‘m expecting a lot of fun but at the same time I know it’s going to be very competitive,” the 22-yearold Krygios told reporters. “We are the underdogs.” The tournament, which will rotate between Europe and the rest of the world each year, features three singles and one doubles match each day. A win is worth one point on Friday, two on Saturday and three on Sunday. In a bid to keep the pace humming, the indoor hard court matches at Prague’s O2 Arena will be best-ofthree sets with a 10-point tiebreak deciding the final set. With no player featuring in singles more than twice during the first two days, Nadal and Federer could see themselves on the same side of the net in a mouthwatering doubles pairing. “We don’t even know if captain Borg is going to pick us but, of course, I would love to play with Rafa and see that forehand do damage on the other side (of the net),” Federer said. “I’m sure that the crowd would go absolutely crazy and just because of that it would just be great to play us potentially.”

the competition. Small circular targets will be rolled along the ground to be shot at. The Prize categories are: Adults (male) 18+ / Adults (female) 18+; Youth (male) 12-17 / Youth (female) 1217 Children-Under 12 (male) / Children-Under 12 (female). Archery Guyana and the

Ministry are advising that members of the public bringing their own bows are allowed no stabilizers, sights or sighting aids on their bows. The Competition is open to the general public and registration will be done on Saturday morning until 10:30am, after which registrations will be closed.

Brathwaite cleared to bowl again by ICC

Kraigg Brathwaite … cleared by the ICC to bowl again. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Part-time West Indies off-spinner, Kraigg Brathwaite, has been cleared to bowl in international cricket after having his action approved by the International Cricket Council. In a release yesterday, the world governing body said the 24-year-old Barbadian’s action had been “found to be legal, and the player can continue bowling in international cricket.” The assessment of Brathwaite’s action at the Loughborough testing centre in England last month confirmed that the elbow extension for all of his deliveries were within the approved 15-degree level of tolerance. Brathwaite was reported to the ICC following the day/night first Test at Edgbaston a month ago when West Indies slumped to an innings and 209-run defeat inside three days. Known more for his prolific scoring at the top of the order, Brathwaite struck 134 and 95 in the second Test at Headingley to help West Indies square the three-match series with a fivewicket victory. The tourists lost the final Test at Lord’s by nine wickets.

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Poonai Pharmacy is official sponsor of RHTY&SC U-13 The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club in its continuing quest to remain one of Guyana’s leading cricket clubs has officially launched an Under-13 team which is the 9th team for the Club. Poonai Pharmacy of Rose Hall Town owned by Mr. Poonai Bhigroog is the official sponsor of the team which would be known as the Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy Under-13 Team. The other teams of the club are: the Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell U n d e r- 1 7 a n d S e c o n d Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Females and Gizmos & Gadgets Under-21 and First Division. Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster said that the launching of the Under-13 team forms another important aspect of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Cricket Development Programme. The main objectives of the Under-13 team are to expose youths to the game at a young age, to act as a feeder programme

for the Under-15 team, to get the youths to understand the duties of a sports ambassador. Special emphasis would also be placed into getting youths to understand the importance of education and personal discipline. The team currently consists of thirty-four (34) players and would be Captained by Jonathan Rampersaud with Mahendra Gopilall as his deputy. Club Assistant Secretary Rabindranauth Kissoonlall would serve as the Manager with Mark Papannah and Simon Naidu as his deputies. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Foster stated, is quite passionate about the development of each of its members and in maintaining its proud status of being a five-time Guyana Cricket Club of the Year Awardee. The Under-13 team is just another step by the club to make sure that each of its junior players are exposed to the game at a young age and more importantly u n d e r s t a n d t h e c l u b ’s

CEO of Poonai’s Pharmacy, Poonai Bhigroog hands over sponsorship to RHTYSC Patron, His Excellency President David Granger. formula of success - hard work, discipline, team work, faith in God and belief in self. Foster expressed profound gratitude to Mr. Poonai Bhigroog for coming on board as the team sponsor

and hailed him as a long standing friend of the club. Over the years Poonai Pharmacy has co-sponsored numerous activities including Annual Award Ceremony, Rose Hall Town

Anniversary Celebration, Charity Programme, Annual Youth Review Magazine, Christmas Village and Mothers Day Programme among others. He committed the

Under-13 team to representing the Poonai Pharmacy brand to the best of its ability and to promote the business. The Poonai Pharmacy Under-13 side for the rest of the year has been mandated by the club’s M a n a g e m e n t t o successfully complete a total of 25 community programmes/activities under the sub-headings of Education, Sports, Culture, Youth Development, AntiSuicide, Education, AntiCrime and Charity. Mr. Bhigroog expressed happiness at being afforded the opportunity to become an official sponsor of a club that he greatly respects and admires. The impact of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club on the township has been widespread and Poonai stated that his sponsorship would allow youths to achieve their full potential on and off the field. The proud sponsor stated that he was committed to a long term relationship as he was confident that the team would represent his brand well.

NAMILCO moving beyond sports to empower greatest resource

Sharing a light moment with a Senior Citizen at the Fitness Park opening. A household name in Guyana when it come to the promotion of sports and empowerment of the nations sportsmen and women, the National Milling Company of Guyana Inc. (NAMILCO) has now embarked on a different initiative still aimed at empowerment of t h e n a t i o n ’s g r e a t e s t resource, its people. From football to cycling just to name a mere few of the sports that has been

benefitting from the generosity of the company over the years as a result of the vision of its Managing Director Bert Sukhai, the company has now taken on a partnering role with Miss Guyana Vena Mookram as a tangible demonstration of support for her decision to use her platform in order to promote Diabetes Awareness. By highlighting the prevalence of the disease in

Guyana and seeking to educate the populace on practices that can prevent, and manage the disease, Ms. Mookram is seeking to help the public to avoid many of the debilitating potential effects of the disease. NAMILCO, through financial donations, part sponsorship, assistance with logistics planning and administration of events has been helping in her pursuit of her

goals as a service to the public. Events have included health walks and medical outreach functions in Rose Hall, Berbice, Georgetown, Essequibo, and Lenora and Diamond respectively. At these events members of the public/residents were recipients of advice on the importance of healthy lifestyles, free blood pressure and blood sugar testing, dental care, optical

testing and the distribution of reading glasses. Attendees were treated to NAMILCO’s healthy and tasty product lines including Wheat-Up porridge and Pholourie in addition to and gift hampers made up of the company’s products. The events culminated with the grand opening of the Vena Mookram Diabetic Centre and Play Park in Diamond, East Bank

Demerara on September 10, 2017. NAMILCO has been on a mission to ensure healthy inexpensive nutrition for the Guyanese public for the past 48 years. “We think that for Ms. Mookram at the tender age of 18 to have embraced and be actively pursuing this vision is commendable. We wish her the very best in the u p c o m i n g M s . Wo r l d contest.”

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GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Georgetown

Conquerors, Eastveldt & Pele win as City teams relish restart Flashback! Pele in their traditional blue and yellow is on the defensive against Alpha United in November 2016 at the Tucville ground.

City players are breathing sigh of relief following the re-start of competitive play in the Georgetown Football Association leg of the

G F F / N A M I L C O Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Intra Association League on Saturday last at the Tucville, ground.

Like many of the other associations, the GFA would have been affected by the prolonged rainy season and is now up and about with competitive play once again.

BCB Elections

Getting into the winning act from the re-start were Fruta Conquerors, Eastveldt and Pele as they all showed little signs of ring rust in claiming full points in their respective matches. Conquerors blanked Camptown 3-0, Eastveldt made light work of Georgetown Football Club 3-1, while Pele needled

Santos. Gerald Barker netted a double for Conquerors in the 10th and 44th minute with the other coming from Nicholas Mc Arthur in the 47th minute. Eastveldt’s win was orchestrated by Travis Hercules’ brace of goals which came in the 13th and 30th minute, Shamar Bobb

accounting for the other in the 37th minute. GFC’s consolation goal was converted by Rondel Peters in the 43rd minute. And Pele’s lone and winning strike came off the boot of Dorwin George on 20 minutes. More matches are scheduled for this Saturday at the same venue.

Nagamootoo latest Test player to back Foster We let ourselves down, laments Holder By Sean Devers

Berbice, Guyana and West Indies leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo is the latest Test player to throw their support behind Rose Hall Youth & Sports Club’s Hilbert Foster if he seeks to become the new Berbice Cricket Board President when that Board holds its first Elections since 2014, on October 8. Nagamootoo, who turns 42 on October 9 and broke Clyde Butt’s (270) record for most Regional First-Class wickets against Barbados in the 2005 Carib Beer Cup, said as a former Berbice player he is sad to hear about the way cricket in Berbice and Guyana is being run. “As somebody that play for Berbice I am sad to hear what some senior Berbice players tell me about some of the things that are happening with cricket over there. I have known Mr. Foster since long now and from what I am hearing about him here (USA) I fully support him if he decides to become the President of the Berbice Board,” said Nagamootoo who grew up in Whim Corentyne Berbice. Nagamootoo who played the first of five Test matches

Mahendra Nagamootoo against England at the Oval in 2000, is one of few cricketers to play each of his Test in a different Continent (Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia and South America) and taken 12 wickets including Sachin Tendulkar at Bourda, while his highest score is 68 against Australia. The leggie, who played his last Test against India in 2002, informed that he has been told that someone from the Guyana Cricket Board has been calling the clubs in Berbice and instructing them who to vote for on October 8. “If that is true then it is wrong for people from town to tell Berbicians what to do and uncle Mosses (Prime M i s t e r M o s s e s

Nagamootoo) should get involved since cricket is Guyana’s national sport,” said Nagamootoo who has 18 wickets from 24 ODIs with a best of 4-32. Nagamootoo is one of 18 Berbicians to play at the highest level and Captained Berbice in the late 1990s. He said that if Foster runs for the Presidency and wins he would be able to get lots of sponsorship for competitions since he already has a track record of that at his club. “Mr Foster is a ‘bad man’ when it comes to getting companies to put their money into cricket, plus he is good at organising things, so I would say he is the best man for the job (of President).” Nagamootoo, who has a century, seven fifties and 370 wickets from 102 First Class matches. When contacted Foster said his club’s office is being bombarded by those encouraging him to go for the position and he is now seriously considering vying for the Presidency. Foster confirmed that former Test Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, who was the first to publicly endorse him, had called to convince him to run for the Presidency.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Skipper Jason Holder said Tuesday We s t I n d i e s h a d l e t themselves down with “inconsistent” bowling after they lost the opening OneDay International of the fivematch series by seven wickets to England. Though defending only 204 in a contest reduced to 42 overs per side at Old Trafford, Holder lamented his side’s lack of enterprise with the ball as England raced to their target in the 31st over courtesy of Jonny Bairstow’s maiden ODI hundred. “We lost wickets at crucial stages. Every time we tried to rebuild we lost a wicket and that doesn’t help the momentum,” Holder said afterwards. “Having said that, with runs on the board, I still felt we could have given a better account of ourselves with the ball. We let ourselves down [by being] just too inconsistent and allowing them to score a bit too freely.” He added: “We didn’t bowl as well as I thought we

Opener Chris Gayle goes on the attack during his urgent 27-ball 35 in the opening ODI against England on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy CWI Media) should. We were really inconsistent with our lines and lengths and we leaked boundaries.” The Caribbean side received a robust start from Chris Gayle as the lefthander blasted two fours and three sixes in a 27-ball 35, adding 45 off 33 balls for the first wicket with Evin Lewis (11). Once the pair departed in the space of 20 balls to leave the visitors on 53 for two in the ninth over, however, the innings wandered as Shai Hope (35) and Marlon Samuels (17) posted 50 for

the third wicket but off 87 balls. They fell in close proximity of each other – 12 balls apart with four runs added – and the pressure told on the middle and lower order, leaving the Windies on an inadequate 204 for nine. Holder acknowledged that a lack of rotation of strike was to blame for the slow-down in momentum. “If we’re not getting boundaries we need to rotate the strike and it showed today. In the middle we got a little stuck so it’s an area we (Continued on page 25)

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Vera’s Finally looking to put its stamp on President’s Cup Horserace Meet Vera’s Finally is taken through her paces during a training session with the President’s Cup in sigh.

Vera’s Finally powers ahead of the field to win the Guyana Cup main event. The Rising Sun Turf Club is the venue to be on October 1st when the President’s Cup Horserace Meet is staged starting at 1:00pm. A keenly contested day of horseracing is expected as many of the leading racehorses are down to compete for the attractive

cash prizes and beautiful trophies on offer. One of the lead horses looking to put its stamp on the feature event is Vera’s Finally, the United States import out of the Jumbo Jet Racing Stables, trained by Fazil Habibulla and ridden by Jockey Colin Ross. The horse stormed to victory in the 11th Running

of the Guyana Cup, brushing aside all challengers. The connections at the Jumbo Jet Stables have been working on their charge to repeat in the October 1st President’s Cup event. The main attraction will be for horses classified C3 & Lower galloping over a

GMRSC’s Caribbean Invasion; 2nd Class champion Shawn Persaud out to retain title Shawn Persaud’s Toyota Caldina about to scorch the track at a previous meet.

The Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club’s (GMRSC), Caribbean Invasion International Drag Race meet, which will see drivers from at least four countries going head to head at the South Dakota Circuit has seen quite a number of dragsters confirming their participation for the October 1st event. One of the latest drivers to confirm his participation is two-time reigning 2nd Class Champion Shawn Persaud. Persaud who won the previous two locally hosted drag meets will be pushing his Toyota Caldina to better his 8.4 seconds which was good enough to seriously challenge Mohammed’s Enterprise GTR Godzilla along with the visiting

Surinamese competitors last march. Speaking to Kaieteur Sport on Tuesday, a very confident Persaud shared that he will be eyeing a run in the1st class as well this meet, “It’s two years now I’ve been dominating the 2nd class. I’m looking for stiffer competition and I will be vying for the unlimited class title this year. I have no doubts in retaining my 2nd class title, my Caldina is revving to go.” Meanwhile, speedsters who think they have what it takes to outperform Shawn Persaud and the lot at the Caribbean Invasion International drag meet are encouraged by the GMRSC to begin the registration process early to facilitate the entry of

competitors into the timing system. Entry forms are available at the GMRSC’s Thomas Lands, office between normal working hours.

distance of 1600M for a $1M first prize and a scorcher of a race is anticipated with Vera’s Finally the main candidate for the win. Other attractions on the programme include; the E Class Maiden/F1 & Lower Open co-feature over 1400M with $600,000 being the winner’s purse. The H1 & Lower horses

will run for a $350,000 first prize covering a 1400M distance. The I 1 & Lower, H3 non-earners for 2017 will compete for a $300,000 reward also covering 1400M. The 2-years-Guyana bred Maiden animals will collide for $200,000 winners take in a 1100M sprint.

The J3 & K & Lower class horses will compete over 1400M for a $175,000 purse and in the L Class Non-winners event also covering 1400M, turfites will see the winner staking claim to the $150,000 first prize. Fans are promised an entertaining day at the races.

Hamilton Green KO Football Cup…

Three matches set for Victoria Ground on Sunday Football fans on the East Coast of Demerara are in for a treat as the Hamilton Green Cup, knockout football tournament is sure to provide action this weekend with the initial round of 16 clashes at the Vi c t o r i a c o m m u n i t y ground on Sunday. Three matches will be played from 17:00hrs and the East Coast teams involved will look to capitalize on home support. The first game will pit city side Western Tigers that recently finished third in the Corona Invitational football tournament Sunday last

a g a i n s t E a s t B a n k ’s Soesdyke Falcons. East Coast’s Mahaica Determinators will match skills with Riddim Squad of Georgetown at 19:00hrs. The feature clash, which begins at 21:00hrs, will be an all East Coast match up when Ann’s Grove and

Buxton will go all out to retain their place in the tournament and move one step closer to the $500,000 first prize. The latest winners in the competition, which began with 24 teams, saw Linden based Winners Connection and Milerock both u til i z in g h o m e c r o w d support to win at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground last week. Winners Connection whipped Kuru Kururu 4-0, while Milerock ousted East Coast based Plaisance FC 3-0 from the tournament.

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Windies aiming to take England out of natural game NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – Seamer K e s r i c k Wi l l i a m s h a s underscored the importance of taking England out of their natural game as West Indies look to square the five-match series in the second One-Day International at Trent Bridge here today. T h e Wi n d i e s u n d e rperformed in all departments in Tuesday’s opening game at Old Trafford, crashing to a seven-wicket defeat to fall behind 1-0, and leaving themselves with a mountain to climb to get back into the series. Their 204 batting first proved inadequate and England chased down the total with nearly 11 of their allotted 42 overs still available. Williams said the hosts had been disciplined in their approach, rotating the strike brilliantly and cutting out the

big strokes, and stressed this was the area the Windies needed to address. “In the last game, I think we kind of bowled well as a bowling team but there wasn’t enough runs on the board,” Williams said here yesterday. “[There isn’t a team that won’t] be under pressure with [204 to defend] especially with world class players that pick gaps and find gaps easily like Joe Root and (Jonny) Bairstow coming in at the top this time, and they really rotated the strike well. “If you realise they didn’t hit as much boundaries as they probably anticipated – a lot of singles were run and that’s where they killed us.” He continued: “If you can block up these areas where these guys get their singles, I think we can do well. We are not bowling much of the boundary balls but what we

can try to do is block off the singles and try to make them go over the top because they are not boundary-hitters. “If we can try to make them do more of that I think we can be in the game.” Bairstow struck exactly 100 not out off 97 balls – his maiden ODI hundred – while Root carved out a busy 54, in a 125-run second wicket stand which took the game away from the Caribbean side. Neither batsmen struck a single six but the partnership came at a fair clip, off only 116 deliveries. Williams finished with two wickets but his six overs proved expensive, costing 50 runs as the Windies attack proved ineffective in the English conditions. The 27-year-old, who only made his ODI debut four months ago, said a more (Continued on page 25)

Fast bowler Kesrick Williams sends down a delivery during the opening ODI at Old Trafford on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)

NAMILCO moving beyond sports to empower greatest resource

Miss Guyana Vena Mookram pictured with kids at the Fitness Park after it was officially opened.

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