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Friday September 22, 2017

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

EDITORIAL

EDUCATION IS TIMELESS The term “hard ears” was commonly used in Guyana mostly by parents and teachers to describe children who were determined to have their way and who stubbornly refused to heed the warnings, advice and instructions of elders. It was meant to let children know that their behaviour was not in keeping with the norms of society. Today, the term is hardly used because many parents seem to have lost control of their children or tend to act as if they do not care. In fact, society has changed and so too has the language. Many words and phrases have disappeared and new ones have appeared. Today we hear about child abuse. Amid growing concerns about deviancy, indiscipline and bullying, schools are increasingly becoming hotbeds of violence. This may be due to a series of factors, not least among them the impact of social media. The very social media perpetrates the most intimate problems in schools and broadcasts them. This distraction leads children away from their academic pursuits. There was the case of children videoing their peers in sex acts despite the best advice of the parents. However, the purpose of schools is to educate children, prepare them for work and to make meaningful contributions to the development of the country by equipping them with the necessary skills and attitude to be productive, successful and decent citizens. A good education is the key to a prosperous and bright future although some of the apparently successful people seem to challenge this contention. Indeed, with a proper education, many Guyanese were able to obtain a good education, including those who were not born into great wealth. Today, this is hardly the case as many of our students, regardless of their status are distracted by the lure of the illegal drug trade, gangs and criminality. Materialism and money, whether obtained legally or not, seem to be the opium of youths. The wisest choice for the children today is for them to continue to do their best in the pursuit of a good education. But this can only be achieved by a change in our culture which places more emphasis on a glamorous lifestyle and less on the importance of education, which is a timeless vocation. Ironically, this generation of youth has displayed little interest in education. The members are associated with deviant behavior. As in the past, those who are imprisoned today have shown signs of being on this path from their school days. Because of the distractions and the poor quality of teaching many children are functionally illiterate. Do not bother to ask why they fell through the cracks and why the education system failed them. Indiscipline and a casual approach by educators helped this situation. It was not solely the result of bad choices on the part of the students. For decades, Governments have tried to reform the education system so that our youths can become educated like the many scholars and experts before them. As a country, if we are truly serious about becoming the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and do business, then we need to revamp the education system. One of my major concerns with the education system is that there are too many Band-Aid solutions to the deep-rooted problems in the education system. The government cannot continue to patch up a shabby education system. Education is timeless. There have been attempts to modify the teacher training programme but the education system from which these trainees come is also flawed. We cannot do the impossible and modify the entire process at one go because we do not have the resources. Yet the solution must rest somewhere. There have been attempts to rehire the retired who would have had a better schooling.

I have evidence of fraud at NCN- Berbice DEAR EDITOR, Recently, it was revealed that some staffers at NCN Berbice were involved in fraud and financial discrepancies. I have been accused of being a part of those activities. I wish to inform the public that I was never involved in those fraudulent acts. It should be noted that I tendered my resignation in March this year because of personal reasons. The fraud allegations were discovered and reported in your newspapers months after my resignation. In addition, I worked under the management of Donna Mathoo and gave a written statement to the au-

ditors at the time of the discoveries about what was really going on. I received a letter two months after my resignation from the Internal Auditor of NCN Headquarters in Georgetown stating that I had nothing to do with the reported fraud issue. I am willing to disclose that letter to anyone who wishes to seek clarity. Mr. Editor I worked with NCN for almost six (6) years and was never once questioned about the misappropriation of funds nor any discrepancies. During the period of work there we were always sent on assignments and were asked by the manager

to use our personal money for the expenses incurred. We were also told that when the petty cash comes we will be reimbursed. To date I haven’t received any reimbursement. With less than 10 members of staff, how can the petty cash finished without any visible proof that things were purchased? I vividly recall on one occasion a member of staff was asked to sign a petty cash voucher for something he didn’t do. The staff at NCN is afraid to speak against the manager because they fear victimization upon her resumption. Often times, in my presence the manager would ask

the production coordinator to prepare log sheets of a certain nature. He didn’t have a choice; he had to obey the orders. It’s very disheartening to know that after working for almost a decade at a company he had his service terminated for someone else’s wrong pathway. I wrote this letter because I will no longer sit back silently allowing the media to damage both my character and reputation. I am also willing to speak to anyone in authority on this issue providing evidences against the ones who are responsible for this fraud. Javed Khan

Bigwig at Georgetown Hospital favouring certain contractors DEAR EDITOR, My letter is one that is openly addressed to His Excellency. I ask for it to be published. I would like to bring to your attention a matter of grave concern not only to me but other contractors providing or intent on providing goods and services to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. This issue concerns the credibility or fairness of a big wig on the GHPC’s board. It was brought to the attention of a few persons (within the GPHC & contractors) that this person been engaging in practices that would see persons/ contractors that he/she prefers being awarded contracts that have either been tendered or soon to be tendered out. This information initially began circulating within the GPHC but upon further investigation a particular potential contractor (known to the bigwig) has been boasting about being solid for an upcoming

contract. Further information has been leaked to this individual pertaining to soon to be advertised tenders and he has been putting systems in place to prepare themselves ahead of time. The same chosen contractor is one who has defrauded the state of millions of dollars and destroyed hard working people’s chances who were employed by him of collecting pension or having their information up to date at GRA. Now this is unfair competition because any individual or company that is made privy to information has someone that is in a system on their side guaranteeing their selection will have an edge. This administration promised a good life and to change a lot of things particularly in the tendering process to ensure fairness. I do not, like many other persons, look for the government to hand you anything without working for it but how can someone survive under these circumstances.

I do not cast accusations without doing investigation but like myself other contractors will be watching closely at any and all tenders emanating from the GPHC (particularly the ones that have been buzzed about) since this institution has been having bad publicity far too many times and the latest scandal was under the stewardship of this same big wig. The APNU/AFC government have talked about rampant corruption under the previous administration which many of us do not dispute, so why is it still continuing and on a larger scale under your administration. I am therefore calling on the relevant bodies/ authority to carry out an investigation and the necessary actions are taken where relevant. System should be put in place to ensure persons that can corrupt a system by their mere position are prevented from doing so. Thank you for reading my

letter and I hope that an investigation will be launched into this matter and measures implemented to ensure fairness and persons are selected based on what is set out in the procurement process. The embarrassing part is persons that have become aware of this trend and are working in the hospital are appalled at this level of get rich scheme by the big wig. These scandals are making this administration look very bad. Cc: Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. I have coped this letter to the following persons; Minister of Health, Volda Lawrence, Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Chairman of the National Procurement and Tender Administration, Berkley Wickham Chairman, Public Procurement Commission, Mrs. Carrol Corbin, C.E.O, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Mr. George Lewis Straight Forward Contractor

Victimization goes on at Charity Secondary School DEAR EDITOR, Whenever a matter of complaint is aired or published in the newspapers some form of redress or attention from Government to correct the unwanted situation usually takes place. However, this is not the norm on the Essequibo Coast. This is not something new to Essequibo. The story of Cinderella is one of neglect and a happy endingthere is no happy ending in sight there. Life is getting harder there! Neglect of the Cinderella County goes way back in the days of the PPP and continues in the APNU/ AFC Ministers rarely visits Essequibo. A group of rice farmers had to block the road by burning tyres to get President Ramotar to give them an audience. It was his first official visit after becoming the

president- on a Sunday and propagandized as “presidential outreach”. After hearing the concerns and expectations from the farmers, Donald spoke of the rich media owners in Georgetown who were criticizing his government and that years ago rats were seen eating the hands of a child at GPHC. I was there- it was the most unrelated and surreal response I have ever heard in a situation of this magnitude. The dumbness of the man was laid bare! He finished by thanking us for coming out on a Sunday-not a word about our problems-not a single promise. Yet in 2015, in a bid to be reelected he got 70% of the votes cast in Essequibo Coast. What we now have in Essequibo is a PPP/C regional chairman and an APNU/AFC

Regional Executive Officerconflict of interest is rife as in other regions where the same situation exists. The coalition government seems to be exhibiting a hands off attitude to these regions- in short these regions have become collateral damage to the whims of a political vendetta. The PPP/C had done this to region 8 too, when there was an AFC chairman there. These contradictions should be a case study for constitutional reform. Imagine a letter was written in the Kaieteur News by a “concern teacher” on the deplorable condition of the teachers’ washroom at the Charity Secondary schoolthat is not fixed as yet. A couple of weeks later, the REDO ; one Baramdai Seepersaud, angered by the letter visited the school un-

der the pretext of checking on teachers’ records and having found a few discrepancies, exacted punishment on teachers who wanted to improve their education by attending the University of Guyana by denying them secondment to do so. A second letter was written by a “concern citizen” highlighting the vindictive response of the REDO and explaining the known Ministry of Education (MOE) procedure as relates to secondment from a grade A school such as Charity Secondary. The letter had cited the REDO’s neglect of the Human Resource (teachers) of the School for two years in a row while demanding results. The letter had appealed to someone in the hierarchy of the MOE to speak to the REDO (Continued on page 5)

Friday September 22, 2017

SOME QUESTIONS FOR ROSHAN KHAN & MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEAR EDITOR, In a democracy, every citizen has the right and opportunity to express his/her interests, issues, concerns and to seek answers to questions when in doubt. That being said, I have read Mr. Roshan Khan’s letter in the dated Monday September 11, 2017. The headline is styled “RK’s Security Protests Abrupt Cancelling of Contract by Ministry.” I dare say that the Ministry of Education had good reason (s) for cancelling the contract for Cyril Potter’s College of Education, Government Technical Institute and the Upper Corentyne Industrial Training Centre. To the best of my knowl-

edge, from January 2017 to date there have been no tender ads for the procurement of security service for the Ministry of Education in any of the daily newspapers. However, just for the sake of curiosity could Mr. Khan enlighten the readership of this newspaper as to which tender process did he respond. Was it Restricted Tendering? Or was it Open Tendering? If the former, then the Minister of Education should explain why this course of action was taken and who are the other selected security service providers to whom letters were sent or telephone calls were made inviting them to bid for the aforementioned

contract. If the latter, could Mr. Khan as well as the Ministry of Education direct us to the daily newspaper in which tender ads for the procurement of security service for the Ministry of Education were published, date, month and year of publication and page number; were all locations (over a dozen) under the Ministry of Education tender done en bloc or severally? Finally, taking cognizance of the fact that bid validity period shall be 90 days from the date of submission of bid, could Mr. Khan state the date, month and year when he submitted his bid. Julius Williams

Caledonia/Good Success NDC is failing its constituents DEAR EDITOR, I am moved to comment that my experience as a councilor has led me to conclude that the Local Government System has not lived up to the expectations of most citizens. The less than clear understanding of the interpretation of Chapter 28:02 — the law governing the functioning of the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils and a lack of recognition of the need to deliver services to the constituents in a timely manner are some of the areas of concern I happen to be the constituency councilor for Relief/Brickery on the Caledonia/ Good Success NDC. I am one of seven councilors of a community group that contested the local elections the other eleven being the Peoples’ Progressive Party representatives. I looked forward to being en-

gaged in enlightening and transformative processes which would result in improved services to the inhabitants of the Neighbourhood . At this time in my period of service, I am led to conclude that the performance of this council and the Local government System as a whole leaves much to be desired. The areas of continual worry are: 1. The tendency of the Chairman to make unilateral hiring decisions under the guise of a perceived emergency

2. An inequity in the rates paid to for the same job especially with the preference to persons identified by the chairman and vice chairman 3. A demonstrated inability to set standards for and supervise simple maintenance tasks. 4. A continual refusal to

exercise gender inclusivity in identifying councilors to engage in the work of the council 5. A refusal to initiate the work of the building committee. That committee has never functioned. 6. Building applications are not treated as incoming correspondence. There seems to be no interest in setting a transformational mode in the council except for some support given to the establishment of a youth. I am planning to pursue a campaign in which we the council will be able to involve a large number of the constituents to be involved in the holistic development of their neighbourhood and become engendered with a community spirit so needed in our country at this time. E. M. McCaskey

Victimization goes on at Charity Secondary... (From page 4) on this matter. The fact that no teacher from Charity Secondary was s e c o n d e d t o UG for the academic year 2017 is testimony that no one from MOE contacted REDO on her vindictive approach or the REDO is the supreme MOE authority in Guyana.

This is a clear signal that the Government has a sinister agenda for Essequibo Coast. One wonders! Was President Granger honest when he had said that he would be president of all Guyana? How does he explain the neglect of the youths in education in Charity at the hands of a vindictive REDO?

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Is the GTU doing anything to represent their members (teachers) on this matter? Concerned Citizen

GAWU cannot convince anyone with its repetitive rhetoric DEAR EDITOR, GAWU believes that by continuously repeating its empty rhetoric that it will be able to convince the public, especially its members, that it is truly concerned about their welfare. But the old adage, ‘action speaks louder than words’ keeps on being manifested all the time as it continues its crusade of insensitivity to the realities of the sugar industry. On September 12th, 2017, the crop began at Skeldon after a hiatus of more than 9 months, yet as soon as it was about to begin, GAWU called a strike to protest the privatization of the entity. The Union waited until the cane is burnt and harvesting is about to begin then it called a strike. But this is nothing new to GAWU. This modus operandi is as old as GWAU itself. It is always about crippling the industry and never about finding sensible and workable solutions. It knows that the canes will lose its sucrose content before it is even harvested and the TC/TS will be very high and that Guysuco will lose millions. But what about the workers whom they claim to

represent? These poor guys have already spent months trying to eke out a living- doing odd jobs and borrowing from sympathetic friends and relatives. Statistics have shown that over the years even during the PPP/C tenure in office, GAWU was one of the main culprits in running down the sugar industry. During this time there was an average of 200 strikes per year at various estates which resulted in the loss of an average of 42,500 man days per annum. This will translate into more than $21 million dollars per annum in wages. During the PPP/C period in office workers would have lost in excess $483 million. What financial loss did the GAWU leaders bore? Not a single black cent. It is always the workers who lose big time. These strikes were called for the ficklest of reasons. I wish to remind GAWU that the annual output of sugar declined by 14% between 2006 and 2016. The subsidies to the Industry increased from $700 million in 2011 to $11.8 billion in 2015 whilst the losses increased from $2.3 billion in 2009 to

$17.4 billion in 2014- an increase of 43%. On the other hand, unrelenting demands from GAWU increased the wages bill from $14.5 billion in 2010 to $20.8 billion in 2014. Can we attribute this massive increase to the salaries of the CEO and the Chairman of Guysuco? Let me summarize this for the Secretary of GAWU Mr.Seepaul Narine: output falls drastically; subsidies increased dramatically, losses increased by leaps and bounds whilst wages increase astronomically. Mr.Narine needs to be real in his assessment. I wish that Mr.Narine or his apologists should stick to the content of my letter and I wish to advise them to stop confuse privatization and diversification with closure. Workers will not lose jobs in the privatization process since the labor turnout is just above 50%. It is not doom and gloom for sugar workers as being peddled by GAWU and some so called Politician. Mr .Gobin Harbhajan. Former Board of Director- Skeldon Electricity Inc. (SEI) Regional Democratic Councilor- APNU+AFC

Frustrated citizen accusing GPL of cruelty and incompetence DEAR EDITOR, I humbly ask that this letter be published in your newspaper in which I seek to express my frustration and disappointment at Guyana Power& Light for not keeping their side of the bargain and completely side-lining me a faithful citizen, student and public servant of this country. On April, 26, 2017 at 11:17:21, I paid Guyana Power & Light here after refer to as GPL, $19,360 for an electrical meter to be placed at my residence, this payment was rightfully made after I wired my house and received a cer-

tificate from a certified electrician. I was informed by GPL that representative will come to inspect the premises and I would be further advised. Sometime later on, another date which I can’t remember, the inspection was done and I was told that further assessment had to be made, given that capital works would have to be done in order for me to get electricity. After much running to

GPL, begging, calling, texting them on Facebook and using every conceivable means of communication, I was then called to uplift an invoice for the amount of money the capital works would cost, this was on June 2, 2017. (From April, 26,2017) Based on the information received the capital works would cost $ 213,781.00, GPL’s contribution would be $ 81,268.00 which (Continued on page 6)

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Friday September 22, 2017

SERIOUS ACCUSATION OF THE LETHEM TAXI ASSOCIATION DEAR EDITOR, There is an agreement signed by the President of Brazil and the President of Guyana at the opening of the Bridge across the Takutu River. The agreement with Brazil provides for taxis from Guyana entering Brazil up to a point in Bon Fim and taxis from Brazil to enter Guyana up to a point on the Guyana side in the vicinity of the multi-purpose building. The Brazilians are enforcing the agreement on their side, hence the Guyana taxis cannot go pass this boundary until such time that we renegotiate a new agreement with the Brazilians we will have to abide with the existing one. I would strongly suggest that the police enforce this agreement on the Guyana side. The only officer in charge of the Lethem Police that enforces this is Mr. Gibson. When he left no other officer

ever does this although we had meetings with them. Mr. Editor, right now we have these taxis and private vehicles which includes 4x4 operating from Lethem, all owned by Brazilians. We have tried the Mayor and the Chairman to have this agreement reinforced but to no avail. There are Brazilian tour operations that brings tourists into Lethem. When these tourists arrive in Bon Fim, they are transported into Lethem by Brazilian taxis. When these tourists are ready to go back to Bon Fim, these tour operators are coming to Lethem with some 4x4 vehicles and transport these people back to Bon Fim. They are not allowed to bring in but they are bullying their way to bring them back claiming that they charge these people for transportation from Manaus to Lethem.

What they are claiming is a breach of our country’s road laws. They are working private hire because they charge these people money. If they can do this I would like to let the police know if they can allow Brazilians to work private car hire in our country they cannot charge our private cars to do the same. Mr. Editor this problem is getting worse. Brazilian cars are now parked at the airstrip in Lethem and collect passengers and our police do nothing about it. There is a Brazilian lady consulate in Lethem and she is saying that these taxis and private 4x4 vehicles have a right to come and take back these passengers. Mr. Editor we the taxi operators in Lethem are calling on our Foreign Affairs Minister to act on this immediately. I would like to let the consulate know that she has no authority to

This country needs the moral values of President Desmond Hoyte DEAR EDITOR, It is with great consternation that I learnt of some atrocious behaviour being exhibited by some senior public servants of the Guyanese people, in the execution of their duties, and the apparent inaction of the President and Prime Minister in addressing these shortcomings. I strongly believe that the handling of some situations by some very senior persons do not reflect the will of our leaders. I believe that the authority of our leaders is being challenged much too often now. A sample of specific situations to which I refer would be: (1) City Hall and the Town Clerk’s bullying of citizens of Georgetown and the cleaning contractors who fulfilled their side of the contract

(2)The disrespect shown to the Chief Judge, and disrespectful behaviour displayed in court by the Attorney General (3) The treatment of downtrodden citizens of other countries, who are now seeing our country as a glimmer of hope when the light seems to be fading elsewhere. Mr Editor, the third example should be of great concern to all of us. Somewhere along the line Guyanese holders of U. S., Canadian or some other country’s citizenship, and those aspiring to be, benefitted from a relative or friend who in the early days put themselves in similar circumstances as those from other countries who are being hounded by us now. Haven’t Guyana and Guyanese businesses and institutions eventually benefit-

ted from another country’s humane handling of uninvited Guyanese? Mr Editor, I would like to close with a situation that had a profound effect on me. Early in the brief but very positive tenure of President H.D. Hoyte, Guyana awoke to the news that the Junior Minister in the Ministry of Education was relieved of his duties overnight. With that swift and decisive action, President Hoyte sent more than one strong message. Two of those messages to me were; there would be no tolerance for law breaking or the condoning of law breaking by anyone in his administration, and anyone having the privilege of serving in his administration will do so in a manner that reflects his moral values. Keith Fraser

The new bridge will be a mere slight improvement on the old one DEAR EDITOR, As a patriotic Guyanese I feel ashamed, loss of pride, dejected and a host of other negative emotions for my country, after reading the article; “ Houston homes for removal at proposed site for new Demerara River Bridge;” in your Sunday edition, Sept 10. In that article, it described the proposed bridge. Who would want a bridge that is a minimal upgrade to an existing version built 50 years ago? Come on man! Where is the thinking that brings pride, joy and love for country? We owe this to our children

and grandchildren. They are entitled to inherit a better country, one that is competing in a world of state of the art infrastructure and developments. Unfortunately, it seems that there are minds among us that do not embrace this challenge ( I hope this is not so). In my opinion taking the easy road (proposed type of bridge) is not the best decision considering the reasons above. Mr Editor I am not disputing the reason for or proposed site for the bridge. My only issue is that as a developing country competing with others, we deserve bet-

ter; especially as a legacy for our future generations. Finally, with reference to the same article a statement was made in relation to the existing bridge. I quote” the cost of maintenance alone has outstripped the revenue.” Not a surprise. Anyone passing through the toll booths at its eastern end cannot fail to see the absence of an antifraud system of collection. Mr Editor, this is so blatant and conspicuous, it is obvious that people are deliberately asleep at the wheel. Thank you. Lawrence David

change the laws signed between the two countries. This has to be done by the two countries’ foreign affairs ministers. She as a consulate is overstepping her boundary and must desist immediately. My advice to her is that let these tour operators get into contact with our Ministry of Tourism and have discussions, so that they would know what they can do and cannot do. We, the taxi driv-

ers some days just sit and watch what these Brazilians are doing to us in our own country and we have no one to represent us with this in Lethem. I do hope the Commissioner of Police, the Minister of Security and Foreign Affairs Ministry would take the appropriate action. Mr. Editor we the taxi drivers from this association are calling for justice and waiting patiently for it. These are

some number plates of these Brazilian vehicles NAK 9294, NUL 6889, JXT 5281 -4X4, OAM 1869- 4X4, NAU1796, JXE 5608, NAR 1271-4X4, NAN 3175, JWR 8170. There are also 2 Guyanese cars owned by Brazilians and living in Bon Fim, PPP 3986 and PSS1481. Basdeo Ramlall President – Lethem Taxi Association

Mabaruma police taking away the money from these Indigneous Venezuelans DEAR EDITOR, The current Venezuela crisis is causing Venezuelans particularly the Indigenous Waraus to enter Guyana through its borders at Mabaruma in the North West District (NWD) to seek medical attention and to buy food stuffs. At the same time relations are strengthened and maintained between the Waraus of Venezuela and Guyana in keeping with article 36 (1) (2) of the United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This article states “1. Indigenous Peoples, in particular those divided by international borders, have the right to maintain and develop contacts, relations and cooperation, including activities for spiritual, cultural, political, economic and social purposes, with their own members as well as other people across borders. 2. States, in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples, shall take effective measures to facilitate the exercise and ensure the implementation of this right.” This is why I am happy that Minister Joseph Harmon

said that “Guyana will continue to offer Malaria treatment to Venezuelans”. It is therefore important to note that article 36 (1) (2) of UNDRIP must not be violated by both the Guyana and Venezuelan Governments in the interest of Indigenous peoples. But what is currently making things look ugly is the corrupt and unprofessional conduct of the Mabaruma police. They wait at the Mora and Water creeks landings of the white water Amerindian village, for the Venezuelans to arrive to seek medical attention and buy food stuffs and when they do arrive the Mabaruma police will stop them and take away their monies. The little things that they bring to sell are also taken away by the police under the pretext of working in collaboration with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). This is what Minister Harmon and Deputy Commissioner of police Mr. David Ramnarine needs to know and to have those police officers quickly removed from the Mabaruma police station and discipline them severely. They are not qualified to carry out Law Enforcement in Guyana’s

Hinterland regions including the current officer-in-charge. But the Deputy Commissioner has started cleaning up the Mabaruma police station and the Mabaruma sub-region residents wish to commend him. The residents also want the current sergeant and officer-in- charge to be removed because they are the pillars of corruption at the Mabaruma police station. But it is important for deputy commissioner Ramnarine to know that there are police officers in the ‘F’ division who have over ten years of service and are not given upward mobility (promotion) and as a result they have lost morale. In this regard the deputy commissioner Ramnarine needs to conduct an examination of the current strength of the police ‘F’ division, have them promoted so that those promoted can take over from many of the “Rotten eggs” that comprise the police ‘F’ division. It is only deputy commissioner David Ramnarine who can clean up the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for the protection of the Guyanese people. Peter Persaud.

Frustrated citizen accusing GPL of... (From page 5) would leave an amount of $ 132,513.00 then VAT was added of $18,552.00) bringing up the money to a grand total of $ 151,065.00. Based on the this invoiced signed by Silviena Charles the manager for the Customer Services Centre, it stated that this service “ may not be realized for as long as nine weeks (9 weeks)after the capital Contribution has been paid.” I paid the money in two parts, the first payment made on the June 7th 2017, and the second made on July 5th 2017, Editor as I type this letter it is September 14th 2017 and not a post has been planted, not a wire run, not a meter attached, I called the Designed Department, the Engineering Department, the Victoria Outpost who are respon-

sible for doing the works based on information received, I am receiving promises that the work will be done and every day I come home I look with faith to the skies in hope to see a post planted but noting. I am also a public servant and I work during the day, if that is not enough, Editor my deepest fears was realized during the hrs.of 3:00 O’clock, Wednesday and 10:00 hrs. Wednesday night, thief came and took my flat screen smart TV, ripping out my back door in the process. Editor maybe just maybe if I had my electricity and had an opportunity to put on cameras on my house, or my outside lights, that could have served as a deterrent to the thief or someone would have at least seen and give a shout but none of that was possible. They took my television

that I am 4 months away from finish paying for after paying for it two years. I am frustrated and fed-up with the system. I am trying to do right. I am not stealing electricity though I can. I am not begging anybody for electricity. I am trying as a young man to work for my own and do things the right way but GPL is a deterrent from right practices; it is a hypocritical company. On advertisements, they say come into us but even with that invitation there is no guarantee that they would honor their words. My ACCT# is 0615686. My CUST number is 0650694. Anyone who can help in any way to beg GPL to bring electricity I paid for. I’ll be grateful. Samuel Gillis

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‘Telemedicine’ targets remote hinterlands Govt. officers, ExxonMobil discuss natural gas as power source to reduce need for doctors’ presence By: Kiana Wilburg Guyana will roll out its - Minister Harmon insists telemedicine programme in Technical officers atfive regions next year, Public tached to various Government no decisions taken Health Minister, Volda bodies as well as USA oil giLawrence, said yesterday during a courtesy call to her office by new Canadian High Commission to Guyana Lilian Chatterjee. Finance and Telecommunications Ministries are firmly behind the distance medicine novelty which will target Regions One (Barima/Waini); Six (East Berbice/Corentyne); Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni); Eight (Potaro/Siparuni) and Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo). Telemedicine, also called ‘e-health’ or ‘telehealth’, allows healthcare professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients in remote areas using telecommunications technology, removing the need for face-to-face meetings with doctors or nurses. When this programme is launched it will cut dependency on the current Medivac services for interior residents, Lawrence told Chatterjee who promised to “look into this, more, to see if there are opportunities”. The Canadian envoy said for her, public health is “very important” and she is excited to team up with Minister Lawrence. “I am at the disposal of my government and yours,” Chatterjee said assuring that her tenure here will continue “our good relations with the government of Guyana,” Chatterjee has accumulated a vast array of expertise in the area of development honed from her attachment as a specialist at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). There, she helped design and implement some of the initiatives enjoyed by Guyana and other developing nations. Minister Lawrence conveyed Guyana’s gratitude to

Minister Lawrence and new Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Lilian Chatterjee Canada as one of the nations that has helped us “achieve our objectives” and predicts that Chatterjee’s incumbency will produce more “positive results” between the two friendly nations. The Public Health Minister told the Canadian diplomat that Maternal and Child Health (MCH) weighs heavily on her agenda and she wants a follow-up meeting to brief her on ongoing initiatives in the subsector. Lawrence used the opportunity to give Chatterjee a panoramic sweep of ongoing MCH initiatives in the hinterland regions targeting the country’s indigenous populations who are currently being trained as Community Health Workers (CHWs) to ensure there are well-trained personnel in all villages to help monitor and evaluate pregnant women. The programme, according to Dr. Ertenisa Hamilton, MCH Officer, is envisaged to reduce maternal, neo-natal, infant and child deaths here. Guyana’s maternal mortality ratio currently stands at 121/100,000 while the infant

mortality ratio stands at 23/ 1,000 Dr. Hamilton said referring to a recent MOPH Annual Report by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Shamdeo Persaud. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (high blood pressure) and post-partum haemorrhage are chief killers of Guyanese pregnant women, while respiratory infections and pre-mature births kill the local new-born cited in the local statistics, Hamilton said. She said delays in seeking help, sloth in arriving for help and further holdups in receiving appropriate emergency care conspire to cause the deaths of Guyanese pregnant women. The current MCH initiatives which have been backed by Canadian, UNFPA, PAHO/ WHO support have seen the reduction of maternal deaths in Guyana, Hamilton said. Chatterjee told Lawrence that she is “very impressed with how knowledgeable you are in the sector since you have only recently been appointed,” to the Public Health Ministry.

ant, ExxonMobil were recently engaged in discussions for two days at the Marriott Hotel, which sought to explore the potential of bringing natural gas to Guyana’s shores as well as the benefits of its domestic use. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon noted during a press conference, yesterday, that it was Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson, who briefed Cabinet on the details of the discussions among the members of the working group. Harmon said that the workshop was held over two days. It ended on Wednesday. The working group comprised technical officers from the Ministries of Finance, Natural Resources, Infrastructure, and Business. There were also representatives from the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), the Guyana Power and Light, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) and of course, ExxonMobil’s power generation analysts and commercial specialists. Harmon said that ExxonMobil’s oil discovery in the Liza offshore well in 2015 includes associated natural gas. As such, the Guyana Government commenced and continues preliminary discussions with ExxonMobil on bringing gas to shore for the purpose of meeting the country’s domestic power and energy demands in the medium term. The Cabinet Secretary said that the session brought together key entities in the

energy and power generation sector to foster discussions, share experiences and lend consideration to the potential transportation of associated gas from the Liza Phase one development for affordable onshore power generation. Harmon emphasized, “No decisions have been taken at the Governmental level nor have negotiations ensued regarding the development of this project. Discussions were on the commercial use of natural gas as a transitional fuel for Guyana’s economy.” The Cabinet Secretary said that this could involve the landing of a pipeline to bring gas onshore, the possibility of a power generation facility as well as the design and mapping of an industrial park creating the nexus for other industrial facilities and community development. The Minister said, “No site has been selected for this potential industrial concept and government officers will continue to engage and exercise due diligence in the evaluation and assessment of possible site locations fit for these purposes. “Discussions also highlighted the complementary role of natural gas to other renewable sources of energy such as hydro and solar bearing in mind Guyana’s international obligations to becom-

ing a green state economy.” He added, “Natural gas is a cleaner burning source of energy and therefore provides an alternative option to Guyana’s historical reliance of fuel.” Minister Harmon said that the second day of discussions saw the group being joined by several Ministers, including Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson; Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman; and Business Minister, Dominic Gaskin. Harmon, who was also there, said that presentations were conducted on local and international power generation experiences particularly as it relates to commercial structures and approaches to power investment. The Minister said that the group is expected to review all information in alignment with national priorities and objectives. He said that the group will continue to engage ministers and the relevant entities so as to conduct further works on the areas presented and develop a further understanding of gas exportation from a regulatory financial and policy perspective. The Cabinet Secretary said that the Government is encouraged by the potential to bring natural gas to shore and remains committed to cleaner energy.

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Harmon throws support behind... From page 3 talking about where everybody wants now, which is close to where the Stabroek Block and the Takatu Block. That is where I am referring to.” The Minister added, “The total off shore area is 52,000 square miles, approximately 85% has been allocated without any public tender or notice, at least to my knowledge. The offshore blocks are the ones of interest.” COMPANIES Further checks by this newspaper at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) revealed that just a month or two before the 2015 General and Regional Elections, two companies received Petroleum Licences. A license for Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas Inc. was signed

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on March 4, 2015 for the Canje Block. The licence for RATIO Energy Ltd/ RATIO Guyana Ltd. was signed on April 28, 2015 for the Kaieteur Block. Both of these areas can be easily identified on the GGMC Map attached to this article. OPPOSITION REFUTES Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo was the first to reject the oil block statements when they were initially made by Patterson. In a missive to the media, the former President noted that only 10 licences were issued under the former government, none of which were issued under his tenure. He added that several blocks are still available. The Opposition Leader had said, “…it is a clever strategy on the part of Patterson not to deal with the sub-

stance of what I was saying which is that there is corruption, but to then go and say that Jagdeo gave out all oil blocks and that there is nothing left... “…Imagine that these people went to a press conference and said Jagdeo can't be trusted. He is a liar. Then they proceed to lie to the nation that there are no more blocks available when their own government statistics show that there are several blocks available. “…It is a lie by Patterson. It is incompetence and it is sinister; because now that he says that there is nothing available Jagdeo gave it all out it means that they can secretly give out all the substantial blocks because (as far as the nation knows) there is nothing left.” Jagdeo is of the firm belief that Patterson was not being honest with the nation. The Government however is standing by its man, insisting that Jagdeo knows exactly what they are talking about.

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A number of sweepers and cleaners protesting their conditions earlier this year. Sweeper/cleaners can expect better working conditions and remuneration. The Government is moving to regularise their employment as public servants. This was announced by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, during his post-Cabinet press briefing, on Thursday. Sweeper/cleaners are a category of workers employed by the Ministry of Education to maintain a clean and healthy environment in public schools. For years now they have

been kept outside of the normal conditions for public servants. Minister Harmon explained that this decision was taken following recommendations made by the Ministry of Social Protection to standardise the employment of sweeper/cleaners within the public sector. The government has agreed that the Ministry of Education’s proposal in its 2018 budget presentation to the Finance Ministry will be used as a reference for the other agencies.

The Ministries of the Presidency and Social Protection will carefully review the issues relating to the Sweeper/Cleaners, Minister Harmon said. The Minister is optimistic that the intervention will bring an end to the situation with the sweeper/cleaners. The issue has been one that saw protests and strong representation from unions for mainly women, some of whom are single parents, who are involved in the duties at the public schools.

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Guyana is disordered I hate to sound like V. S. Naipaul, but it is a problem enough when you are a small country. Imagine, therefore, the problems that arise when you are a small, disordered society. Guyana is a country with a small population. The small size of the society is further compounded by the ever-increasing disordered nature of the society. No matter what wealth is discovered within this small economic space, is not going to benefit the population much, unless the disorders are ordered. With each day this task is becoming difficult. Two examples will suffice to explain the dilemma which the government and any future government will face. The British may have been exploiters of our national patrimony; there may have been extreme levels of poverty and inequality, but at least they left us with some idea of how to create an ordered society. This is best seen within the capital city. The British left us with a fine laid-out city, carved out from the coast and designed in rectangular grids with most streets at right angles to each other. Alongside some of the streets were main canals into which small drains flowed allowing the city, constructed on slightly sloping lands, to drain easily. The streets were wide, creating space which allowed the small city to breathe easily.

A few days ago, I was walking along the avenue on Main Street and it struck me how beautiful a city the colonisers left us. Here in the heart of the city, were avenues which divided Main Street, Carmichael Street, Waterloo Street, Camp Street, Thomas Street and East Street. This is an example of the sort of attention that was paid to order by the British in their design of Georgetown. Can you imagine what Georgetown would be like if we had to design our own city? Guess what, I am sure there would have been none of those avenues. In their place would have been houses or businesses. We would have tried to crowd every single available piece of land in the city. Driving through the city would have been like driving through a tunnel. Right now there is mass disorder taking place within the city. All over the wards of the city, small businesses are popping up. Many of these are in residential areas. Zoning is out of the window. All around you drive in the city you see bottom houses being converted to all manner of businesses. It is difficult to comprehend how permission is being given for small businesses to be opened in residential areas. Certainly all of those businesses would have needed the permission of some central authority to con-

vert all these buildings into business places. If this permission was indeed granted, then there is a serious problem in this country, because it has created a quite disordered city with business springing up here, there and everywhere. It would be interesting to know whether all of these businesses that are springing up are licenced and whether those issuing the licence are checking to see whether permission has been granted to establish these businesses in the areas in which they are located. One wonders also how come there is a policy of no businesses in new housing areas, yet many businesses are now popping up in these areas. Are these businesses registered? How can they be registered when they are in breach of the very policies laid down by the government? The government should seriously consider a site audit of all the small businesses, including cake shops and snackettes, which are mushrooming around the country, to determine whether the requisite permits, including tax registrations, are in place. Guyana needs develop-

ment; but Guyana needs ordered development. No amount of economic growth is going to translate to a better standard of living for our people unless something is done about this chaotic development that is taking place, especially when it comes to land and property use in the country. The British left us an au-

thentic and well-designed town, Georgetown. We have not created any other town since then. We may have named other places as towns, but these are not genuine towns, since even today, many lack the infrastructure and the zoning rules to be classified as towns. Georgetown is a dying city and sadly, it is still our only

city. If we are to reclaim it as a genuine town and if we are to move forward and create other towns, whether primary or secondary, we must halt the continuing disorder that is taking place right now.

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Crime down in Berbice - says Acting Crime Chief The level of crime being committed in East Berbice Six is said to be at its lowest. This is according to Acting Crime Chief, Assistant Commissioner Paul Williams. The Acting Crime Chief said since assuming responsibility for the ‘B’ Division on July 23, 2017, the police have been effectively handling the crime situation in the region, which includes all serious crimes. “We were able to be on top of the crime situation.” He added that the Division “had about five robberies and they have been solved. We had four murders and all are being solved. Then today there is not much in terms of really any serious crimes.” According to the senior police officer, their success would not have been possible without the tremendous support of residents within the various communities. “We are working very close with the community in terms of helping them to deal with the challenges that they are facing, because we know generally what policing entails but then it is good enough for us to know exactly what are the root cause of the problems within the communities so that of itself can help us to be on top of the situation”.

Assistant Commissioner and Acting Crime Chief, Paul Williams Williams said that aside from collaborating with residents, the force also has a good working relationship with the business community. The Acting Crime Chief believes that this collaboration is the most effective way to tackle crime. Additionally, he noted that auxiliary support has also been engaged to address the crime situation. This is evident in the large number of patrols across the region, including the community policing groups. Williams said that there has been a lot more roadblocks, and stop and search, in known areas where crimes are prevalent.

Police make arrests in GTT cable theft The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) commended public spirited citizens and members of the law enforcement agencies, yesterday, for apprehending a person reported for cable theft. The arrest followed closely on the heels of an offered reward of $500,000 for information leading to the apprehension of the perpetrator. Only last week, on September 12 and September 13, last, 300 meters of cable were stolen at New Hope and Friendship, East Bank Demerara, respectively. After the cable was cut and removed more than 400 customers lost both voice and data services. While GTT technicians worked to restore services within a day of the theft, information was received in response to the reward offer. The information led GTT Security and law enforcement officers to Pasha's Scrap Yard in Albouystown where the suspect was apprehended. GTT Chief Executive Officer, Justin Nedd, was this morning in high praise of the swift response of the Guyana Police Force. Nedd said, “While we remain disheartened by the continued acts of vandalism against our fibre infrastructure and theft of copper cable, we are heartened by the swift response of the police once we had received the information.” GTT and law enforcement officers, buoyed by this arrest, continue to hunt for the saboteurs of the fibre network At a joint media conference with GTT at the Ministry of Public Telecommunications in July, Minister Catherine Hughes had pledged Government’s support for GTT in apprehending persons who damage GTT infrastructure, pointing out that there were stiff provisions in the law, referencing Section 131 of the Criminal Law Offenses Act Chapter 8:01. Nedd also said, “We are also very happy with the support we got from the Government, especially from the Ministers of Public Security, Business, and Public Telecommunications during this episode. The government’s actions were in keeping with their commitments made in public.” GTT announced the system of cash rewards at the July media conference in a push to ensure that perpetrators of vandalism and theft are no longer able to undermine business and put citizens and public services at risk by bringing down the network for their own nefarious gain. Nedd also said, “GTT is happy to see that the reward initiative worked for the benefit of all.”

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GTI launches automotive electrical/ electronic service and repairs programme Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry, believes that Guyana may well be on a path to the start of an electronic revolution. Addressing a dual event at the Government Technical Institute (GTI) recently, Minister Henry noted that GTI’s new Curriculum, with the support of the Caribbean Education for Employment (C-EFE) partnership, served to officially close the three-year partnership with the Canadian Colleges. The Caribbean Education for Employment (C-EFE) programme is a seven-year project designed to strengthen technical and vocational education and training in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). The programme is intended to support institutions. These include National Training Agencies (NTAs), as they move to a more responsive, applied and demand-driven system that seeks to meet the needs of the labour market. Through partnerships with the CARICOM Secretariat, the Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies (CANTA) and the

Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions (ACTI), CEFE takes an integrated approach to sustainable development, working at the institutional, employer, national and regional levels. At the GTI launching of the Automotive Electrical/ Electronic Service and Repairs programme, Principal (ag) of the School, Renita CrandonDuncan expressed gratitude for the opportunity to partner with these agencies to offer this much-needed certification in Automotive Electrical/Electronic Service and Repairs programme. Three Canadian Colleges are in partnership with GTI which continues to pride itself as the leading technical institute in the country, the flagship of all technical and vocational training institutions. Ms Crandon-Duncan further noted that more modernized and fully electronic vehicles are entering Guyana and the need to service and repair these newer model vehicles is in high demand. She is convinced that the administration is aware that GTI is currently the only postsecondary institution in the country that is offering this

GTI Students examine a piece of automotive equipment at the launching ceremony. programme and as such her institution endeavors to provide quality training at the highest standard. Critical to the success of this programme, however, is the involvement of industry to assist with guest lecturers, and vehicles on which to practice. MACORP is one such industry which has partnered with the Government Technical Institute. Ms. CrandonDuncan said that the GTI

Board of Governors, Administration and staff endeavour to continue provision of quality education and training to the nation’s human capital. Minister Henry likened the many elements that came together to formulate the product of learning to the benefit of Guyanese students as that of an assembly line at a car factory with relevant reference to the current projects at GTI.

Creating perspective Minister Henry pointed to the initial focused research by the Ministry of Labour in conjunction with the Council of Technical Vocational Education and Training to The Canadian and Caribbean partners who were engaged in joining in meetings with GTI faculty and staff, CTVET, ACCC, and the Ministry of Education. Together they identified

the need for the introduction of automotive electronics as there is a significant increase in the modern automobiles in Guyana. “Electronics has become a part of everyday life here and around the world and now it is imperative that we arm our young people with the skills to be able to be fluent citizens of the electronic world from our cars to our phones and the simplest household item. “This serves as living proof that “Science Fiction has become science fact and you students and teachers can take advantage of all that you have learnt to furnish your future with success,” the Principal said. The Minister expressed the hope that as the Automotive Electrical/Electronic Service and Repairs course at the Government Technical College in collaboration with the Durham College continues, help can be sought of one of the students to help with instructions on dashboards that are in Japanese! “I really do think that could be a good business as many people are driving around with the same problem,” Minister Henry stated.

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‘Cyclist swerved into my path’ Zamani Archibald, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal who is accused of killing a cyclist in an accident, told Police (Detective) Corporal Winston Singh, that the cyclist swerved into the vehicle he was driving twice despite him sounding the horn. It is alleged that on March 11, at Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara, Archibald, 24, of East Canje, Berbice drove motor pick-up DFB1566 in a manner dangerous to the public and killed Harry Persaud. He was released on $1M bail; but still remains on remand having not been able to post the hefty sum. Archibald

…says soldier charged with causing death is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Leslie Sobers. Corporal Singh, during his testimony, told the court that on March 13, last, about 14:10hrs he contacted Archibald at the Timehri Police Station Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the presence of another police rank. The police witness said that he told Archibald of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving. According to Corporal Singh, “I cautioned (Archibald) in accordance to the judge’s rule…He

(Archibald) replied that (Persaud) swerved into his path and that he blow his horn on him (Persaud). “The man swerve again and I hit him down.” Corporal Singh told the court that the soldier refused to give a written statement and he made an entry to that effect in the station diary. Also testifying was Police Constable Christopher Persaud, a photographer stationed at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters. Earlier on in the trial Balwatt Persaud, the son of

Berbice man denied bail on ganja charge An unemployed man was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly trafficking in 270 grams of marijuana. Terry Myles, 29, of Rosignol, Berbice, appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where he denied the charged which alleged that September 15, he had in his possession 270 grams of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The unrepresented man when given a chance to address the court said, “I don’t work. I live most of my life in Trinidad. I recently came to Guyana and I suppose to leave next month. Is 15 long years I living in Trinidad.” Police Prosecutor, Simone Payne, objected to bail being

Remanded to prison Terry Myles granted to the defendant citing the serious nature of the offence and the penalty the charge attracts. The prosecutor added that if bail is granted to the defendant he would not return to court for the comple-

tion of the trial. The prosecutor stated that on the day in question police officers on patrol observed the defendant acting in a suspicious manner and when they stop the vehicle, a black plastic bag was thrown out the window. The bag was retrieved and a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems were discovered inside the bag. The defendant was arrested and taken to the station where the narcotics were weighed in his presence and he was charged for the offence. The prosecution objection was upheld by the magistrate and the defendant was remanded to prison. He will make his next court appearance on October 4.

Vendor remanded for allegedly trafficking ganja A vendor was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday and was remanded to prison for having 37 grams of marijuana in his possession. The drug was for the purpose of trafficking. However, the defendant, Kelvin George, was granted bail on a simple larceny charge. George, 22, of Lot 99 Durban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, denied the larceny charge which alleged that between August 4 and August 5 at Cornhill Street, Georgetown he stole a quantity of clothing valued at $524,000, property of Devon Macalister. It was further alleged that on September 16, last, at Leopold Street, he had in his possession 37 grams of narcotics for the purpose of traf-

ficking. The unrepresented man denied both charges. Police Prosecutor Simone Payne objected to bail being granted to the defendant citing the serious nature of the offence and the penalty the charges attracts. The objection was upheld by the magistrate and the defendant was remanded to prison. Meanwhile, in the same courtroom a repeat offender was also remanded to prison on a robbery charge. It is alleged that Sean Wright, on September 13, last, at Kitty bus Park while being armed with a scissors robbed Elroy Livan of one cellular phone and $25,000 cash. The prosecutor objected to bail being granted to the defendant citing that the defendant is a repeat offender who has matters of a similar nature in court. The prosecu-

Remanded to prison Sean Wright tor added, that if bail is granted to the defendant he may not return to court for the trial. The prosecution objection was upheld and the defendant was remanded to prison. ‘ Both men will make their next court appearance on October 4.

the deceased, told the court that on March 15, he visited the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary where he identified the body of his father. Led by Police Prosecutor Vishnu Hunt, the witness recounted that he identified the body to Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh. He said that his father’s remains were cremated on the West Coast Demerara. According to reports on the day in question Persaud, a pensioner of Lot 7 Public

Zamani Archibald Road, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, was taking his one-

year-old granddaughter for a ride on his pedal cycle along the East Bank Demerara Highway, when the defendant who was driving motor-pickup DFB 1566 which belongs to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) hit them off the bicycle. Persaud and his granddaughter were both picked up by the defendant and taken to the Diamond Regional Hospital, where Persaud was pronounced dead on arrival. His granddaughter was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where she was treated and sent away.

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Special wardens to police mining, forest areas Two dozen Rangers or wardens, graduated as ‘CORPS OF WARDENS’ from the Guyana Police Training Centre yesterday. They received training at the facility intended to protect Guyana’s natural resource. The course began on August 14 and was ended on September 8.. There present at the ceremony were Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman; Minister of Public Security ,Khemraj Ramjattan; and the Director of Compliance, Derrick Lawrence. Acting Commissioner, David Ramnarine, stated that the Guyana Police Force gave assurance months ago, that when the initiative of the corps of wardens was conceptualized that the realization would come to reality, that they would play their role efficiently and

effectively in the training of the Rangers. He stated that experience carries with it a very serious responsibility and that the graduates should note that, they being the first set of persons from the programme. “Not only are you equipped; not only are you empowered, but I urge you not to become powerful.” According to the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, President Granger had discussed plans for a corps of rangers for the development and protection of the Guyana’s natural resources. According to the minister, the president had briefed him, and it was through his efforts that the initiative happened. The minister also elaborated on his visit to Nigeria where he

The new Corps of Wardens. witnessed the rangers at work and exclaimed that t h e y e m b o d i e d professionalism. Trotman also thanked

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, that approved the corps being trained by the police force in serious measures.

He said that the corps of wardens is not intended to replace the forces or other organizations but to support their work and are

to yield to the GPF and GDF. He also stated that they are tasked to keep all minerals, animals and even human trafficking from occurring. He also said that if the rangers dishonour their uniform, they will be stripped of that uniform. “You are the brain child of the president.” The new wardens were trained in intelligence gathering, Use of force, Conflict resolution, and initial action on the scene of the crime. Also the performance of the wardens will determine the success of the initiative since they will be the ones training the second batch of students. The Warden or Ranger corps will begin their work immediately, from today, protecting the Natural Resources.

Linden Mayor and Town Council settle amicably Chairman of The Linden Utility Services Cooperative Society Limited (LUSCSL) Charles Sampson, has said that the power company and the Linden Mayor and Town Council came to an ‘amicable understanding’ yesterday, during a meeting at LUSCSL. The meeting was to deal with a situation where the entity was forced to take drastic action against the municipality which was in arrears in its payment for the supply of power from the entity. Sampson stated further, that LUSCSL had not breached any regulations in removing power from either the Daycare which is run by the municipality or its Wismar Market Office. “They were in arrears and we do what we would normally do, whenever anyone is in arrears. We couldn’t take off the street lights because that could jeopardize the security of the entire community, so we took off the lights from the two facilities to get their attention, “Sampson said.

H e e x p r e s s e d satisfaction with yesterday’s meeting. It ended amicably; the municipality cleared the outstanding bill for both facilities, which amounted, close to $200,000, he said. Power was subsequently restored to the market and Daycare, even before the stipulated time frame of 72 hours for reconnection had elapsed, and without the usual reconnection fee, Sampson said. It was also pointed out by a board member of the LUSCSL, that the decision to remove power from the two municipal facilities was only taken after correspondences to the municipality on the issue were ignored. LUSCSL had come in for harsh criticisms for the removal of power to the municipality’s Daycare, with many taking to social media to vent their disapproval, citing the discomfort to infants the action had caused. Mayor Carwyn Holland said that he had requested the meeting with LUSCSL to

express his disappointment in the action that was taken. He said that it resulted in the discomfort of infants who had to endure the sweltering heat. Holland said that two proposals were put forward by the council, to resolve the longstanding matter of arrears with LUSCSL, which the council inherited. The first proposal, Holland said, is for the Council to pay $251,470, then pay separately for the Daycare and market monthly, instead of the $120,000 that is currently

…after LUSCSL cuts power for unpaid bills being paid. The second proposition was to end the age old dispute, by agreeing to settle the arrears with 50% of the assumed debt. The Mayor said that the disconnection was irresponsible and uncaring as babies and toddlers should have never been used as baits to get the council to the negotiating table. He was however satisfied that the matters were amicably resolved.

LUSCSL had on Wednesday disconnected power from the municipality’s Daycare facility because of millions of dollars in arrears, purportedly owed by the town Council. Chairman of LUSCSL Charles Sampson said that the Council had not been honouring its obligation to pay its debt to the utility service as had been promised. He added that the council

had been granted a lot of leniency, in the past, to the extent where members of the utility, had questioned Board members about the prevailing issue. The Linden Utility Services Cooperative Society Limited (LUSCSL) is one of the longest serving Cooperatives in Guyana. It has been in the business of supplying electricity to its members on the Wismar shore for over fifty years.

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Natural gas pipeline opens GuySuCo gets $2B doors for building industrial park bailout in house lots deal Cabinet was briefed by Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, on the recent visit by an ExxonMobil delegation, with respect to the discovery and potential uses of natural gas offshore Guyana. Minister of State Joseph Harmon informed the media during the weekly postCabinet press briefing that local technical officers and the company’s various specialists also convened to examine the new sector. Minister Harmon said that the event hosted at the Marriott Hotel, “focused on natural gas use in Guyana”. He added that the working group comprised technical officers from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Business, Guyana Office for Investment, Guyana Power and Light Inc, Guyana Energy Agency the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. ExxonMobil, Power Generation Analysts and Commercial Specialists were the other participants. The Minister pointed out that the Liza Field also comprises natural gas, hence the move by the administration and the oil conglomerate, to examine the possibility of potentially bringing gas to shore, “for the purpose of meeting Guyana’s domestic power and energy demands, in the medium term”. The sessions, he added, enabled the fostering of discussions and shared

The Trinidad experience: Guyana has not ruled out an industrial park to benefit from a natural gas pipeline. experiences regarding the potential transporting of associated gas from offshore Guyana, “for affordable power generation”. Minister of State, Harmon, said that no decision has been taken at the Governmental level, nor have any negotiations ensued regarding the development of this project. Rather, the talks, he further disclosed, focused on the use of natural gas as a transitional fuel for the local economy, “which would involve the landing of a pipeline to bring gas onshore.” “The possibility of a power generation facility and the design and mapping of an industrial park, thus creating the nexus for other industrial facilities and industrial development”, exists. Minister Harmon also reminded that no site has yet been selected for a potential industrial park concept. Government officers will

US advises banks to be on lookout for Venezuelan corruption The U.S. Treasury is advising banks to be on the lookout for suspicious financial activity involving corrupt Venezuelan officials as the Trump administration tightens its financial noose around President Nicolas Maduro’s embattled socialist government. Wednesday’s advisory by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network asks banks to keep watch for Venezuelan government contracts, wire transfers from shell companies and real estate purchases in south Florida and Houston by senior Venezuelan officials, their families or associates. It said the advisory arose out of concern expressed by financial institutions that transactions involving stateowned enterprises were being used to launder kickbacks and bribes. U.S. officials fear that endemic corruption will take an additional toll on Venezuelans already struggling with tripledigit inflation and widespread shortages amid a tense political standoff aggravated by Maduro’s decision to rewrite the constitution in the face of months of deadly protests. Last month, the Trump administration slapped sanctions on Venezuela for Maduro’s decision to go forward with his plans to consolidate power. The actions ban investors from buying the nation’s debt and prevents U.S.-based Citgo, a subsidiary of the state-owned oil company, from sending badly needed dollar dividends back to Venezuela. (AP)

continue to exercise due diligence in the evaluation of possible site locations, fit for these purposes. He emphasised that the use of natural gas is in keeping Guyana’s push for a “Green Economy” particularly as the country moves away from its dependence of heavy fuel oils for power generation. The two-day session, which concluded on Wednesday, was the first of a series of meetings with stakeholders to explore the potential of utilising the resource, according to the Minister. All information will be reviewed to ensure alignment with Guyana’s national interests and objectives. This will also be done from a regulatory, financial and policy perspective, he stated.

Government is making progress to acquire critical lands in the high-demand Region Four for house lots. This week, the administration moved closer by pinpointing sugar lands on East Coast Demerara, These lands are the property belonging to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). The opportunity arose after the cash-strapped sugar corporation appealed to Government for a bailout of $2B. GuySuCo is facing a dismal year projected just over 170,000 tonnes of sugar, less than what was produced last year. More than likely, it will barely reach 150,000 tonnes according to industry officials. Its new factory at Skeldon, East Berbice, did not grind the first crop compounding the low production situation. The corporation ran out of cash this month to pay workers. It turned to Government. On Mo n d a y, a meeting was held between GuySuCo; P rime M inis ter, M os es N agamootoo; M inis ter of Agriculture, Noel Holder; Chairman of the Board of D irectors , Prof. Clive Thomas; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GuySuCo, Errol Hanoman; to discuss

urgent cash flow relative to wages, salaries and other p a y m e n t s a t the sugar corporation. It was agreed that the matter will be treated with u r g e n c y, g i v e n t h a t employees are awaiting their remuneration. However, Government is reluctant to just plug billions of dollars into GuySuCo at a drop of the hat. Already for the year, the corporation was allocated at least $9B (US$45M). The $ 2 B t h a t Cabinet has agreed to give GuySuCo will last the corporation about four to six w e e k s t o p ay workers and cover other emergency expenses. During his weekly postCabinet press briefing, Minister Joseph Harmon yesterday explained that Cabinet was briefed on the financial situation at GuySuCo, by Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Jaipaul Sharma. Sharma was at that time performing the duties of Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, who was out of the country. According to Minister Harmon, after considering the report, Cabinet authorised Minister Sharma to assist the management of GuySuCo, with their ongoing discussions with the Central Housing Housing

and Planning Authority (CH&PA). It is envisaged that CH&PA will handle the sale and acquire the land. While GuySuCo will collect the $2B, the transfer of the lands to CH&PA will take some time. The $2B is being seen by the administration as an advance for lands. Government, according to officials, would want first bite on lands that GuySuCo has that it may be looking to divest. There are about $50B in lands that GuySuCo would be looking to sell to fund its restructuring. The sale of land is part of the sugar corporation’s diversification process. Minister Harmon explained that: “What will happen is that these lands will now come under the CH&PA and will be available to the Guyanese public.” Harmon further noted that while GuySuCo requires more funds, this is an emergency intervention to cover some of the immediate expenses. The transaction between the Government and GuySuCo was expected to be finalised yesterday. Annually, for the last s e v e r a l y e a r s , c o n s e c u t i v e Governments have been bailing the industry out to the tune of billions of dollars.

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Andre Ward announces shock retirement from boxing aged 33 Two-weight world champion Andre Ward widely considered the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet - has retired from boxing at the age of 33. The former super middleweight and current lightheavyweight king, who is unbeaten in the ring since the age of 13, won all of his 32 contests as a professional as well as a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic games. Ward made the announcement on Wednesday, claiming his desire to fight had disappeared because his ‘body can no longer put up

with the rigours of the sport’. The American, who last fought in June against Sergey Kovalev, posted a video chronicling his journey from boyhood boxer to world champion with the caption: ‘Mission Accomplished’. ’To the sport of boxing - I love you. You’ve been by my side since I was 10 years old,’ he said in a statement. ‘From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who has played a part in my journey. You know who you are. I could not have done this without you. I want to be clear - I am leaving because my body can no longer put up

with the rigors (sic) of the sport and therefore my desire to fight is no longer there. ’If I cannot give my family, my team and the fans everything that I have, then I should no longer be fighting. Above all, I give God the Glory, for allowing me to do what I’ve done, for as long as I have. Ward, the last American man to win Olympic gold, first won a world title in 2009, when he beat Mikkel Kessler to win the WBA super middleweight crown. He went on to win the innovative ‘Super Six’ tournament, beating Britain’s Carl Froch in the final in 2011 and unifying the division in

the process. He became a two-weight king in 2016, beating Alexander Brand to pick up the WBO lightheavyweight belt, before two memorable unification bouts with Kovalev. Ward won a

highly contentious decision victory in November before cementing his place at the top of the boxing world with a stoppage of the Russian in a rematch seven months on. He had been linked with a

move up to heavyweight, with talks taking place over a possible fight with Britain’s Tony Bellew. But the 33-yearold has instead called time on his glittering career. (MailOnline)

Friday September 22, 2017 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You can help them more than they can help you. Don't give your heart too readily. Educational pursuits can bring interesting, helpful people. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) You could be cornered, so be prepared to tell the truth. Don't let your partner get you going. You are best to travel or attend lectures or seminars. You will meet new romantic partners through the company you keep. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You are best to work behind the scenes on projects that require detail or precision. Don't lend to people who have given you negative vibes. Be cautious who you deal with financially. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Don't be too quick to judge. Don't ignore any emotional issues that could be causing problems. You may have ignored or neglected your mate lately. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Anger may cause you grief; control your temper and try to sit back and calm down. Large organizations may try to talk you out of your hardearned cash. Take time to deal with authority figures or government agencies. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You can easily wrap up overdue personal legal matters that have caused problems for you. Don't let relatives stand in the way of your personal plans. Take a break; you can finally mend any disputes on the home front.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Money can be made if you use your ingenuity. Take time to reevaluate your motives regarding friendships. You will meet exciting new people through interest groups or functions that you attend with your children. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You can make changes to your domestic scene that will benefit all who reside there. Your self esteem will come back if you take part in organizational functions that allow you to be in the lime light. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Partnerships with creative people could lead to financial gains. Your mate may not be too sure about your intentions. Involvement in fitness clubs will be conducive to engaging romantic connections. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Organize your day to avoid any setbacks that might ignite temper flare-ups. Exercise programs will be effective. Emotional partnerships may develop through projects you initiate. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Put your energy into your work or moneymaking ventures rather than into your emotional life today. Involvement with prestigious organizations will be to your advantage. Take a look at yourself and prepare to make those changes you've been contemplating. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Travel for business purposes may bring the highest returns. You just hate waste, and when someone else costs you dearly you see red.

Pound-for-pound king Andre Ward has retired from boxing at the age of 33

Law wants ‘settled’ team for World... (From page 28) Andre Russell champing at the bit to play international cricket,” Law said. “Sunil Narine showed his class in the T20. He stated he wanted to get some 50-over cricket in, which is fair enough, but if he decides he wants to give ODIs a go he’d be one of the first picks with the spin he provides.” Kyle Hope was brought into the side at Trent Bridge after Gayle’s injury, while Miguel Cummins replaced Devendra Bishoo as West Indies went with a different balance of side. While Law is aware of the players currently outside the squad, he is keen to put his faith in those currently on duty. ”This group I feel has a lot of good, that’s why they are here,” he added. “We are just making sure they under-

Second round play starts... (From page 29) currently in fourth place, from 15:00hrs. BVTU’s Omari Glasgow is the second highest goal scorer with 11 and he too would be hoping to increase his tally significantly in leading his team up the ladder while Julius Hamilton of Mahaica has 8 goals to his credit and is expected to play a pivotal role in leading his team. Teshaun Gordon of Bachelor’s Adventure/Paradise Sports club has 9 goals while Shemar Kingston of Golden Stars has 6.

stand how they want to play, they are caught between T20 and Test cricket a little at the

moment and need to find a tempo for this format.” (ESPNcricinfo)

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Bartica aims to better accommodate Yachters Fifth Nereid’s Yacht Rally departs Guyana today for French Guiana

Yachts from this year’s Nereid’s Yacht Rally

Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin (R) and David Matelicani. A proposal for the construction of a Marina in Bartica, was on the agenda when Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin travelled to the Region seven community and met with stakeholders to discuss the project. The Marina will add to the growing number of attractions that are slowly making the new township one of Guyana’s premier tourism hotspots. The initial stage of the project will see the construction of a dinghy

dock and the laying of moorings to facilitate pleasure yachts. Once completed the infrastructure will ensure the provision of safe, secure anchorage facilities for visiting yachts and reduce the risk of damage. After examining the proposed site, Minister Gaskin endorsed the project and complimented the various stakeholders for their enthusiastic support. The Mayor of Bartica,

G i ff o r d M a r s h a l l a n d Chairman of Region Seven, Gordon Bradford, who were also on site, expressed optimism that the project will materialise in the very near future. Two of the driving forces behind the project, Christopher Kit Nascimento, and yacht aficionado David Matelicani, were also present. The fifth season of the Nereid’s Yacht Rally is currently in Guyana, with seven yachts docked at the Hurakabra River Resort in the Essequibo River. During a luncheon and reception for the yachters, on September 14, calls were made by organisers of the rally, for the

construction of a Marina at a prime location. Guyana is seen as an ideal hurricane-free tourism destination for yachters, and with the construction of the Marina, the annual rally will see a significant

increase in yachts participating. The Rally will depart Guyana today to its final destination, via Suriname, at Saint Laurent on the Maroni River in French Guiana for an elaborate welcome by the

Mayor of the town, complete with Trinidad & Tobago steel band. Countries represented at this year’s rally are Sweden, Australia, the United States of America, France, Italy, and England.

Macron praises IOC for keeping Paris, LA dreams alive Paris (Reuters) President Emmanuel Macron yesterday promised a 2024 Olympic Games that transform French sport and praised the International O l y m p i c C o m m i t t e e ’s decision to keep the dreams of two cities alive by announcing the 2024 and

2028 Games at the same time. That decision followed the withdrawal of four of the six cities bidding for the 2024 Olympics amid concerns about the size, cost and complexity of organizing the world’s biggest multi-sports event.

Los Angeles then dropped its bid for the 2024 Olympics, for which it had been campaigning for over two years, in return for receiving the 2028 edition. This paved the way for Paris as the sole 2024 bidder to win those Games unopposed. ”Thank you first for your expertise in translating the Olympic spirit into action by combining the two ambitions of the Paris 2024 candidacy and the Los Angeles 2028 candidacy,” Macron said on a visit to the French Mediterranean port city of Marseille with IOC President Thomas Bach. ”It required a lot of intelligence to do so and you did it.” He added, “These 2024 Games will be the Games of all of France and all the French people, and the ambition of these Games will comply with the values that were presented to you: sustainable development, inclusiveness and transformation of sports in France.” Marseille will host Olympics sailing events and some football matches. Macron and Bach joined members of the French sailing team on a tour of the Marseille Marina, where more than 15,000 people will be able to watch sailing during the 2024 Games.

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The dynamic Hilbert Lower Corentyne and Corentyne Foster should consider Comprehensive cop titles contesting BCB Elections

Male winners, Corentyne Comprehensive Secondary pictured with the sponsors, GBTI, representatives. Lower Corentyne Secondary Female’s and Corentyne Comprehensive Secondary Male team emerged as the respective 2017 Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry (GBTI) / Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Softball cricket competition champions. In the grand final, Corentyne Comprehensive Secondary boys posted 58 for 4 from their allotted 6overs; Keyron Cooper 14 and Darius Ramotar 11 were the principal scorers. Tyrese Sealey was the best J.C. Chandisingh Secondary bowler with 2 for 4 runs. In response J.C. Chandisingh was kept on tight reins and was restricted to 45 for 5. Only Marlon Naidu with 10 reached double figures. Cooper who was named player-of-the-final returned with the ball to take 2 for 7 to lead his school to victory. In the female championship match, Lower Corentyne trounced Port

Mourant Secondary to emerge as the new champions, J.C. Chandisingh were the 2016 winners. Batting first, Port Mourant were restricted to 19 for 2 from 5-overs, Shimeka Thompson made 9 not out with a wicket each going to Layah Kendall and Lesa Williams. Set 20 to win from 5overs, Lower Corentyne Secondary raced to 21 without losing a wicket off just 1.5-overs. Female player-of-the-final Aliyah Henry lashed her way to 16 in a winning cause. The respective players-ofthe-finals were presented with educational material as prizes while the male and female champions received trophies. In male preliminary round results, J.C. Chandisingh defeated Port Mourant by 11 runs. J.C. Chandisingh made 49 for 5 from their allotted 5-overs, Chanderpaul Govindan contributed 12. Port

Mourant in response were limited to 38 for 6. In the second match, Corentyne Comprehensive Secondary defeated Lower Corentyne by 4-runs. Scores: Corentyne Comprehensive 50 for 2 from 5-overs, Keyron Cooper 26. Lower Corentyne, 46 for 4. In the female category, Corentyne Comprehensive lost to Lower Corentyne by 10 wickets; the former were restricted to 26 for 3 off 5overs. Lower Corentyne blasted their way to 29 without loss from just 2.1overs. J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School failed to turn up for their match with Port Mourant Secondary School. The tournament was the fourth of its kind and was organised by the nine cricket teams of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation as part of the c l u b ’s s u c c e s s f u l S a y No/Say Yes Programme. Rose Hall Town Youth &

National Darts team off to Brazil for PDAWC A five-member Guyana Darts team departed for Brazil on Wednesday last where they will compete in the Professional Darts Corporation Central Caribbean and South America Qualifier for the William Hill World Darts Championships set for London in December.

The team includes national champion Sudesh Fitzgerald, Luiz Miguel Ramierz-Merlano, Lallchand Rambharose, Te r r e n c e J o s e p h a n d Victorine Chandro. President of the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) Sheik Yassen has urged the players to stay focus and

give it their best shot. Prior to their departure, members of the team were involved in training sessions at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and other venues. The three-day tournament will be held at the Girasol Plaza Hotel and shoots off today.

Sports Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster proudly stated that the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry sponsored competition was the club’s 525th programme/activity for 2017 and was held under the Say No to Drugs, Suicide and Yes to Education, Sports Campaign. Foster encouraged the students to always avoid satan and his evil ways and to make sure that they stay in school and pursue a solid educational foundation as it was the key to their success. The Secretary/CEO also urged the students to always strive for excellence and to be careful in choosing friends as false ones can lead them astray with bad advice. ”True friends do not encourage you to use drugs, get involved in crime, to be disrespectful to your parents or to consume alcohol. True Friends would always encourage you to attain your true potential in sports, culture and education.” He pledged the club’s continued commitment towards investing heavily in sports whilst also pledging to organise more cricket tournaments for the four schools. Special gratitude was extended to the Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry for their sponsorship of the tournament which has become a permanent and popular fixture on the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club list of activities.

Dear Sir, It was with pleasant surprise that I opened the Kaieteur News Edition of Wednesday 20th September, 2017, and saw an article by Sean Devers “Sarwan bats for Foster as BCB Election loons”. I had the privilege of working with Hilbert Foster at the Berbice Cricket Board for over seven years and I would join Sarwan in encouraging the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Secretary/CEO to throw his hat into the race for the Presidency of the Berbice Cricket Board. I am fully aware that in the past, Hilbert was very reluctant to be part of the elected structure of the Berbice Cricket Board despite being the most popular cricket administrator in Berbice. Berbice Cricket is on life support at the moment with hardly any Inter-Club Tournament being played nor any off field event being organised. The most popular opinion of the majority of clubs and players in Berbice is that the only person capable of lifting Berbice Cricket to the top is Hilbert Foster. He is not only a dynamic and highly respectable Sport Administrator but he has a vision and ways to get things done. There is no other cricket administrator in the history of Berbice that has contributed towards the game like him and on behalf of all youths in the county, I would like to urge him to run for office of Presidency of the Berbice Cricket Board. While I respect his reluctance not to run, as a Youth Leader he must think of what he can do for thousands of youths who dreamed of becoming the next Kanhai and Butcher. Between 2008 and 2014 before he resigned at the Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Special Events Committee due to health reasons and his commitment to his Club, Hilbert worked so hard to complete over 1700 programmes/activities for Berbice Cricket Board. Together with Carl Moore, Anil Beharry, Gregory Rambarran, Rabindranauth

Saywack, Winston Smith, myself and a few others, he raised funds for over 60 sixty tournaments at the Under13, Under-15, Under-17, Under-19, Under-21, Female, Intermediate, Second Division and First Division levels. He introduced Berbice Cricket Board to organising the Under-13 and Inter-zone Tournaments and he assisted in organising tournaments for each of the zones in Berbice. Foster’s vision was the main reason for programmes like Annual Award Ceremony, Annual Cricket Academy, Interzone Cricket Academy, Annual Magazine, Tribute to Retired Cricketers, Tribute to Cricket Coaches, Tribute to Umpires, Tribute to Groundsmen, Hall of Fame for Cricketers, Hall of Fame for Administrators, All Time Cricket XI, Test Cricketers Billboard, Cricket Education Posters, Tribute to Heroes, Intercounty Cap System, Intercounty MVP Programme and Balls for Cricket Clubs among others. There are dozens of cricket clubs and players who have benefitted from the Hilbert’s assistance in form of cricket gear, scorebooks, materials and financial packages among others. For the first time in its history with Hilbert’s involvement, Berbice Cricket Board had over 50 (fifty) official sponsors for programmes. In contrast, the imposters that posed as Berbice Cricket Board Executive since February, 2017, have not been able to solicit a single sponsorship for anything and have not been able to come up with new ideas for Berbice cricket and the cricketing community. As a proud supporter of Berbice cricket, I would like to urge my friend and colleague Hilbert Foster to reconsider his past decision for not running for office but to think positive and to consider running for the Presidency of the Berbice Cricket Board. Hilbert, Berbice Cricket needs you to be saved from total destruction. Yo u r s i n S p o r t s , Angela Haniff

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Rain wrecks Trent Bridge ODI Nottingham, England, CMC – Persistent rain allowed just 14 deliveries before forcing the abandonment of the second One-Day International between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge here yesterday. Sent in, the hosts had reached 21 without loss when the rains arrived after just 15 minutes of play to drive players from the field. The weather abated enough for a scheduled 1:15 pm (8:15 am Eastern Caribbean time) restart but quickly returned to squash any further hopes of play in the encounter. In the time available, Alex Hales struck two fours to be unbeaten on 10 while

partner Jonny Bairstow, who made an unbeaten maiden hundred in the opening game at Old Trafford last Tuesday, was not out on nine.

West Indies will now turn their attention to the third ODI of the five-match series scheduled for Bristol on Sunday. The Caribbean side lost

the opening match by seven wickets to fall behind 1-0 in the series and also see their hopes of direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup dashed.

Starting the rubber ninth in the ICC ODI rankings, they needed to sweep the series either 4-0 or 5-0 in order to overhaul Sri Lanka in eighth, and clinch the remaining automatic berth at

the showpiece. Only hosts England, along with the remaining top-seven ranked sides by the September 30 cut-off date, qualify directly for the competition.

Coach Dover working on Fitness; William Europe looking solidify place in National setup Law wants ‘settled’ team for World Cup qualifer

Head Coach Wayne Dover interacting with the squad during Wednesday night’s session at GDF ground. The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has encamped a provisional, youthful squad of 28 players as preparations begin ahead of the Golden Jaguars international friendly against Grenada, away on October 7 next. One week into the training, Interim Head Coach Wayne Dover has signaled his disappointment on the overall fitness of the youngsters in the camp. Speaking to the media during the squad’s fourth training session which focused on aerobics, endurance and strength at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground on Wednesday night, Dover exclaimed that, “At this moment our primary focus is getting the players

physically ready, all the other areas that need improving will have separate sessions. These young guys are very good talents and it’s just mind boggling how they have not kept themselves fit being senior athletes.” Former Alpha United, now Santos Winger, 24year-old William Europe, is one of the players who has kept his fitness intact. His good fitness is credit not only because of regular first team football for Santos in the recently concluded Corona Invitational tournament but also due to his personal training. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport, Europe, posited his self-belief of making the final cut to Grenada, “I’m

very confident of making the final squad because I train hard, even during the off season I keep myself fit because I want to capitalise on any opportunity that presents itself, I know I can make the team as long as I continue to work hard.” One of the fastest wingers in the country, the very agile Europe noted that since the contractual dispute with his former club Alpha United and the GFF pertaining to the Elite League which saw the club’s omission, his development has been stunted. ”The intensity that Alpha gave me whilst training was far different from other teams because I was around a group of senior players with national team experience. Basically at

Santos I’m around a lot of talented players but they’re youngsters so it’s like starting all over again for me.” In the 28-member provisional squad, the experienced 35-year-old Gregory “Jackie Chan” Richardson who is hailed as one of the best forwards Guyana’s produced, has been included. Coach Dover explained that Richardson’s role in the team is to “grandfather” the youths. “Not grandfather because of his age but because of the years of experience he has gathered being part of the national setup and this will benefit the youngsters greatly as it is a learning experience”, the coach stated.

West Indies coach Stuart Law has challenged his oneday squad to use the remainder of the series against England to prove they should be part of the team who will now need to contest the qualifying tournament next year to reach the 2019 World Cup. Defeat at Old Trafford in the opening match of the series condemned West Indies to the long route to a World Cup spot, with the qualifying tournament set to take place in Zimbabwe early next year. That leaves Law with the rest of the England tour and then three matches in New Zealand at the end of the year as their only scheduled ODIs to firm up their best one-day squad. ”Our plan is to go to Zimbabwe next year with a settled team, a team where everyone knows their roles and what they want to achieve,” Law said. “It’s a balancing act because what some players bring is extraordinary and you don’t want to nullify that effect. We ’ v e s t i l l g o t s o m e selectorial conversations to have, to understand if we have the best players to take this team forward. ”There’s plenty of Ateam cricket in the Caribbean - Sri Lanka are there and England are coming next year so there are opportunities - but I’d like to go to New Zealand with a team which is pretty settled before the qualifiers.”

Stuart Law ©Getty Images Chris Gayle, who tweaked a hamstring at Trent Bridge, and Marlon Samuels have returned to the side for this series. Other players could come back into the mix with Law saying that Sunil Narine would be a certain pick if he made himself available. Narine was Man of the Match in the T20 against England at Chester-le-Street, but said he wanted to play some domestic one-day cricket before returning to the format he last played nearly a year ago. The dates for West Indies’ domestic one-day tournament, the Regional Super50, have yet to be confirmed, but last year it began in late January so may not leave Narine much time to stake a claim for the squad to go to the qualifiers. Another player who may come back on the radar is Andre Russell, whose oneyear ban for missed drugs tests finishes on January 31, 2018. ”Most people would be excited to have a guy like (Continued on page 25)

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GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League –East Demerara FA

Second round play starts on Sunday @ Golden Grove ground Following along lay off due to circumstances beyond their control, the East Demerara Football Association will kick off second round action in the inaugural GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Intra Association League with two matches at the Golden Grove Ground. The unbeaten Buxton United which has a two point lead at the top of the points table ahead of Mahaica Determinators will open their quest for top honours in this second round which would also strengthen their ambitions for championship glory when they take on sixth placed Plasiance Panthers in the ten (10) team competition. The Buxton lads would be led by the league most potent marksman to date, Kobe Durant who has tallied 18 goals so far, an average of

Flashback! Action between Buxton Stars FC and Bachelors Adventure Paradise Sports Club in the first half of the league, March 25, 2017.

Omari Glasgow – BVTU two per match. Buxton has not been sitting by ideal but have been engaged in a number of friendly matches to keep in shape ahead of what is anticipated to be a keenly contested second round. Buxton and Mahaica Determinators which will also be in action on Sunday are the only two unbeaten

Kobe Durant – Buxton United FC teams in the league and all eyes will be on these two teams as the competition heats up; both sides would fancy their chances of lifting the title, but it is early days yet. Buxton and Plaisance will start at 13:00hrs with Mahaica set to engage BV Triumph United (BVTU), (Continued on page 25)

Guyana NRA pays courtesy call on Minister of Sports T20 Fund Raising ‘grudge’ match set for Buxton on Sunday

Minister Norton flanked by GuyanaNRA’s Ryan Sampson (right) and Mahandra Persaud. The Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) paid a courtesy call to Honorable Minster Dr. George Norton, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports recently. Honorary Secretary Ryan Sampson along with Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud, updated the new Sports Minister on the upcoming 150th Anniversary Shoot, next month. The status of the preparation of the ranges, arrival of participants and accommodation and the

intensity of team training were discussed. The Minister was also informed of the planned Kaieteur Falls tour that the participants have already booked; this formed part of the Sport Tourism initiative that was pushed by the GuyanaNRA invited participating nations. The Honorable Secretary stated that this will contribute directly to the economic aspect of our country’s tourism. Minister Norton has graciously accepted an invitation extended to him by

Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud to be at the opening ceremony of the Championship and the presentation and dinner ceremonies. The Minister was pleased with the update and further committed to assisting with transportation for the championship. The Fullbore Team plans on testing and training with the recently arrived Hornady ammunition this Saturday and Sunday as preparations for the Championship, continues.

All roads lead to the Buxton Community Centre Ground on Sunday where the first ever T20 ‘Grudge’ match will take place when the ‘Old’ Bloods face-off with the ‘New’ Bloods of the Buxton Carl Hooper Cricket Club from 13:00hrs. In what promises to be an epic battle on the field, the game is being held to help raise funds for the East Coast Club which has two teams participating in East Coast Cricket Board tournaments, including the Elizabeth Styles East Coast First Division competition. Admission is free and there will food and liquid refreshments on sale along with music to entertain the anticipated large crowd. Among the players expected to be on show on Sunday are the versatile Clive Andries who played in the 2008 Guyana Under-19 team which won the Regional three-day title in St Kitts before being selected on the National Senior Football team. The multitalented Andries plays in the East Coast First division cricket tournament as an offspinning all-rounder and is

Clive Andries also member of Buxton United in the National Football League. Another player with lots of experience is the left-handed Rawley Fredericks and offspinning all-rounder Dainian Fraser while Cylus Gibson, Te r r o d A b e l , M a r l o n Thomas, Marvin Cole, skipper Marvin Cato,

Marvin Cato Wi c k e t - K e e p e r Tr e o n Hatton, Rawle Merrell, Jason Adams, Devon Benjamin, Daniel Forde, Caeser Glen, David Glen, Dennis Andries, Osafo Durant, Kevin Abrams, Tamani Emmanuel, Ryan Muesa, Rayon Heart and Danian Fraser are the other players that will be on show.

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GCC, Rose Hall, DCC victorious GCB/CGI 3-day Franchise League

Big names are back for 4th round matches, Essequibo hold slight lead

Leon Johnson By Sean Devers Some big names have returned from overseas commitments for the fourth round of the GCB/CGI three-day Franchise League which has Essequibo holding a slim lead on 40.8 points, facing fourth placed Georgetown at Tuschen on the East Bank of Essequibo f r o m 0 9 : 3 0 h r s t o d a y. The other three games are set for Berbice with second placed West Demerara, just 2.4 points behind Essequibo playing third placed Upper Corentyne at Port Mourant. Lower Corentyne, sixth on the points table takes on fifth placed East Bank at Cumberland in Canjie with cellar dwellers West Berbice hosting East Coast in a bottom of the table clash at Bush Lot in West Berbice. Two matches in last round ended inside two days while the game between Georgetown and East Coast was affected by last day showers and ended in draw at Lusignan. A pugnacious unbeaten 108 from 17-yearold West Indies Under-19 skipper Bhaskar Yadram highlighted a dull final day. The game between Essequibo and East Bank at Everest saw Kemol Savory stroking 136 for the Franchise from the Cinderella County while Sherfane Rutherford responded with 108 and Under-17 left-handed Sachin Singh stroked a classy 99, that game also ended in a draw due to rain. Today Georgetown will be strengthened with the return of National Captain Leon Johnson who will hope that Chris Barnwell, who led the side with consistent scorers, converts his good starts into hundreds and that opener Robin Bacchus and West Indies U-19 selectee Raymond Perez give them a good foundation. S p i n n e r, J a m a i c a n Ramaal Lewis, Gajanand

Shemron Hetymer Suknanan and Steven Sankar could do the bulk of the bowling against the unbeaten Essequibo which beat Lower Corentyne by 34 runs and West Berbice by 309 runs before their last round draw. Anthony Adams has three five-wicket hauls and a century (137) while Ricardo Adams and Savory are the other centurions for Essequibo which has produced encouraging batting performances in the early rounds; even without their most experienced batsman Shiv Chanderpaul, who is enjoying a marvellous season in English County cricket. We s t I n d i e s p a c e r Ronsford Beaton will miss this round due to injury and 19-year-old CPL all-rounder Kemo Paul will have to shoulder the pace attack on a track with some bounce but a good one to bat on. West Berbice’s left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie is the leading wicket taker after three rounds with four fivewicket hauls, including two in the last round but despite his excellent performance he languishes at the bottom of the heap. Today could be his biggest test since he comes up against Test batsman Rajendra Chandrika, Brian S a t t a u r, C h a n d e r p a u l Hemraj and Yadram, one of seven centurions after three rounds. We s t D e m e r a r a ’s Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s 176 is the highest score so far and today he should enjoy the flat Albion track and hope for support from Tevin Imlach who also scored a hundred against East Bank, Bajan Raymond Reifer, back from his maiden West Indies tour and Romario S h e p h e r d . Refier, Shepherd and offspinner Richie Looknauth will be the bowlers to depend on as they face Upper Corentyne with Anthony

Raymond Reifer Bramble, Rajiv Ivan, David Latchaya, Kevin Sinclair, Shawn Perriera and Balchand Baldeo. In the other match today, Guyana’s latest Test player Shimron Hetymer is back from England but CPL players Gajanand Singh and Jonathon Foo are unavailable since they have left the country due to personal reasons. However, Lower Corentyne still has Seon Hetymer, Waheid Edwards and the pair of Guyana youth players, Alex Algoo and Kevlon Anderson. Spinners Kasim Khan and Veerasammy Permaul, one of 11 bowlers to take five-wicket hauls so far, should do the bulk of the bowling for Lower Corentyne which also has Raun Johnson, one of only two pacers with five-wicket hauls. East Bank will depend heavily on Sherfane Rutherford one of the stand out all-rounders with a 12wicket match haul in the second round and a century in the last round and Sachin Singh, who made 99 in a 136-run stand with Rutherford. Chanderpaul, Savory, Yadram, Rutherford, Imlach, Ricardo and Anthony have scored centuries after three rounds while Anthony Adams captured 5-12 and 535 against West Berbice after taking 6-51 against Lower Corentyne in another match winning performance for the Franchise team from Guyana’s largest County. Motie took 6-51 and 7-33 in a losing effort against Upper Corentyne, 5-25 and 6-16 in the last round, while Rutherford grabbed 5-11 and 7-48 to help his team beat Georgetown. Permaul (649), Looknauth (5-46), Kasim Khan (5-49), Lewis (5-35), Ricardo Adams (551), Perriera (6-71) and Raun Johnson (5-70) are the other bowlers with fivewicket hauls.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Rose Hall and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) registered victories when the Well Teen, Trophy Stall, Tropical Springs and Nauth Motor Spares Under13 25-over tournament continued recently at DCC. Georgetown Cricket Club batted first against Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) and posted 168-8 with Rahul Singh scoring 45, Rivaldo Phillips 27 and Mitra Dhanraj 12. Extras contributed 45, Dilshan Ramnarine claimed 3-33 and Anthony Dhanraj 2-23. GYO were bowled out for 61 in 17 overs in reply. Sami Mussain made 12 while extras assisted with 3 3 . Yo h a n c e A n g o y captured 3-9, Sanjay Persaud 2-8 and Aryan Persaud 2-15. Rahul Singh was named man-of-thematch. Rose Hall took first strike and managed 147-9 versus Everest. Surendra Kamcharan made 24; Jermey Sandia got 20 and Shaeam Khan 12. Extras contributed 52, Raynaldo Mohamed claimed 3-23 and

Romeo Deonarain

Raynaldo Mohamed

Antonio Daconeicao 2-35. Everest were sent packing for 64 in 14 overs in response. Extras led with 20 while Mohamed got 15; Christopher De Roop, Mathew Protoya, Sandia and Wayne Williams picked up two wickets each. Mohamed was voted man-of-thematch. Rose Hall was skittled for 34 in 9.3 overs taking first knock in their game against DCC. Spinner Romeo Deonarain bagged 5-9 to take the man-of-the-match award, Jason Holder 2-5 and Daniel Mootoo 2-10.

DCC responded with 35-1 in 8.2 overs. The competition continues tonight at DCC with Everest playing the home team at 18:00hrs. Tomorrow Blairmont will play GYO at 13:00hrs and Transport SC will take on Blairmont at 18:00hrs at the said venue. Each team has to play six matches before the semi final stage. GCC are leading the standings with 81 points from five games, followed by DCC with 70 from five, TSC 57 from five, GYO 51 from five, Rosehall 36 from four, Blairmont 27 from two and Everest on 21 from four.

EBDCA rewards Rutherford, Alimohamed and Singh The East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA) has rewarded allrounders Sherfane Rutherford and Ronaldo Alimohamed and batsman Sachin Singh for their outstanding performances in the ongoing Cricket Guyana Inc. Jaguars three-day franchise league. The EBDCA recognised the trio as ambassadors for their Franchise team and as a result issued certificates to the players while Rutherford was presented with a bat from businessman Mark Rodrigues. The presentation took place at the Gandhi Youth Organisation ground, Woolford Avenue yesterday

during the team’s practice session. Rutherford struck 108 while Singh scored 99 against leaders Essequibo in their game last weekend which was affected by rain at Everest ground. Rutherford also picked up 15 wickets against Georgetown in the opening round at Lusignan while A l i m o h a m e d ’s b e s t performance to date came against West Demerara where he scored 49 and picked up three wickets. Mohamed, who led Guyana to victory in the recently concluded Regional Under-19 three-day tournament, has been elevated to the Captaincy of

Sherfane Rutherford (with bat), Ronaldo Alimohamed and Sachin Singh display their certificates.

the EBDCA Franchise team. Singh led the Regional Under-16 side on their recent tour to England and was a member of the Guyana U n d e r- 1 7 t e a m w h i c h played in the Regional tournament this July in Trinidad. Speaking with the media, President of the EBDCA Anand Kalladeen lauded the players for their efforts and urged them to strive for greater heights while Alimohamed said he felt honoured to be given the captaincy and will put his best foot forward. He expressed confidence going into today’s game against West Berbice at Bush Lot.

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Nagamootoo to open CGF Enterprise Busta SC T20 to commence meeting of the Americas tomorrow on October 7 The Enterprise Busta Sports Club annual T20 Festival is schedule to commence on October 7 with several matches. The main aim of this competition which is being sponsored by the Guyana Beverage Company Inc. is to promote cricket and unearth talent on the East Coast of Demerara. Some of the teams expected to participate in this year’s competition are defending champions Enterprise Busta Sports Club A team, Enmore, Lusignan, Fairfield and Golden Grove. Among the players to feature will be Rajendra Chandrika, Bhaskar Yadram, Zaheer

Mohamed, Kamesh Yadram and Pradesh Balkishun. Interested teams can contact R. Balram on 667 8277 or R. Mangal on 644 3799 for more information. The drawing will take place on October 1, at the Enterprise Community Center ground. The winning team will take home a trophy and $50,000, the runner up a trophy and 25,000 while the best batsman and bowler in the final will also be rewarded.

East Bank villages gearing up for 7-a-side football tourney on Sept. 30 The Grove Playfield will come alive on Saturday September 30 with inter village rivalry when a 7-aside one-day competition comes off. Vi l l a g e s i n c l u d i n g Agricola, Herstelling, Mocha, Diamond, Grove, Samatta Point/Kaneville,

Moses Nagamootoo, President (Ag.) President of Guyana Moses Nagamootoo will declare the meeting open tomorrow at 9:30hrs with Dr. George Norton, Minister of Social Cohesion, who also holds the responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sports, joining United Nations

Louise Martin – President, CGF Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Guyana and Suriname representative, Sylvie Fouet as guest speakers. Sunday’s meeting will deal with a number of issues, where the CFG Americas group will hear from the Regional Anti-Doping

Agency (RADO) and more importantly, representatives from the Gold Coast; host for next year’s Commonwealth Games. The 21st (XXI) Commonwealth Games will be held in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, April 4-15, 2018. It is the fifth time Australia will be hosting these Games which is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, which were cancelled due to World War II, has taken place every four years since then. The most recent Commonwealth Games took place in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014.

Charities to benefit from Scotiabank Golf Classic

Friendship, Kuru K u r u r u , Ya r r o w k a b r a and Soesdyke among others will have the opportunity to compete for attractive cash prizes on offer. Interested teams can contact Wayne Francois to register on 676 9256.

EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League matches continue tomorrow Defending champions Agricola Red Triangle will be going after their third win in as many matches when play in the second annual East Bank F o o t b a l l Association / Ralph Green sponsored U n d e r - 11 League continues at the Grove Playfield, tomorrow. Agricola, one of two undefeated teams will be taking on new comers; Diamond Upsetters with a draw and a loss under their belt in the day’s second match, the opening encounter will see Mocha Champs with one win in three matches opposing Herstelling Raiders which suffered a loss in their first match.

Approximately 20 countries will gather in Guyana over the weekend, for the Commonwealth Games Federation’s (CGF) meeting of the Americas, hosted by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA). President of the CGF Louise Martin is expected for the two-day event which will start with a workshop from 09:00hrs tomorrow at t h e G O A’s n e w headquarters, Liliendaal where the group will focus and discuss the exploration of partnerships with other sports bodies, governance and have an overview of the Commonwealth Games Federation through 2022. Steve Ninvalle, the event’s Media Liaison confirmed that Acting

Products and Marketing Manager for Scotiabank Jennifer Cipriani hands over a symbolic cheque to Club Captain, Brian Glasford. Winners of the Scotiabank Annual Golf Classic 2017, to be held tomorrow at the Lusignan Golf Club, will have $250,000 to donate to charities of their choices. This has become a tradition of the bank to

Tomorrow’s penultimate match will see Samatta Point /Kaneville (1 win 1 loss) coming up against Friendship (1 loss) with the feature clash between the other unbeaten team in the competition, Grove Hi Tech and Diamond United which has two wins and one loss to their credit so far. Another exciting day of pee wee action is anticipated as the next generation of players continues to take shape.

combine its support for golf with its commitment to local charities. And it is part of a generous $1.2M package of sponsorship and prizes including golf bags and other equipment that is sure to get golfers out on the

course. Tee off is 12:30hrs and the format is Medal Play with trophies and prizes for 1st through 3rd, Best Net, Best Gross, Nearest to the Pin, Longest Putter and Most Honest Golfer. There will also be handouts for every

participant, of balls, gloves, hats, umbrellas, flasks and other rewards. M e m b e r s a r e encouraged to come out and show support for a premier, long term sponsor. The registration fee for this tournament is $3000.

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Lower Corentyne and Corentyne Comprehensive cop titles

Female champs, Lower Corentyne Secondary savors the moment with GBTI Officials.

National Darts team off to Brazil for PDAWC

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