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Ruling puts Obama’s immigration legacy in jeopardy Latest legal blow could put final decision close to the end of his presidency

By JOSH GERSTEIN and ADAM B. LERNER

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series of setbacks and delays in the key legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration could irreparably damage his legacy on the issue, even if the Supreme Court ultimately upholds his authority to act.

The latest blow came Tuesday as a three-judge appeals court panel voted, 2-1, to deny the administration’s request to proceed with Obama’s plan to grant quasi-legal status and work permits to millions more illegal immigrants while litigation over those actions plays out.

Two and a half months after the Justice Department sought an emergency stay of a judge’s order blocking Obama’s moves, the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals turned down the request.

If the administration can’t get the Supreme Court to act promptly to lift the injunction or chooses not to try, the White House could find Obama’s long-promised immigration actions on hold until the Supreme Court rules definitively on the legal questions at stake — a ruling that likely wouldn’t come until next June.

Police officers are illuminated by patrol car lights during a protest against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects, Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Cleveland. Brelo was acquitted Saturday in a case involving a 137-shot barrage of gunfire that helped prompt the U.S. Department of Justice determine the city police department had a history of using excessive force and violating civil rights.

(AP Photo/John Minchillo) ALSO ON POLITICO On edge, Cleveland reaches policing deal with Justice Department NICK GASS and ADAM B. LERNER By then, the presidential campaign will be in full swing and Obama’s final term will be winding down, prompting some illegal immigrants to consider holding off applying until the dust clears.

“I think the big question there comes back to, depending on how close we are to the election, will people find confidence enough to come forward and apply,” said Marielena Hincapié of the National Immigration Law Center. “The longer this stuff — the delay — basically, the harder the impact will be on our communities.”

One former top immigration official says that regardless of the eventual outcome of the litigation, the delay is likely to undermine the willingness of immigrants to take the much-vaunted step out of the shadows.

“I think the longer the program languishes the more uncertainty is going to build. That’s going to create a reluctance for people to come forward and participate,” said Paul Virtue, a former immigration service chief counsel now with law firm Mayer Brown.

Such a showdown could also vault the immigration issue into higher prominence in next year’s presidential election. So far, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary

Clinton has said she would try to expand Obama’s executive actions, while most Republican hopefuls have vowed to rescind them.

One worry for some immigrants is that the personal information and biometrics they provide when applying for the Obama programs could be used by a future administration to track down foreigners for deportation.

“People have to look at a prospective change in administration and ask, ‘Am I registering to be deported?’” Virtue said.

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“A delay here is not good, but I still think people will apply — people will still want to have some sort of paper,” said David Leopold, former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Tuesday’s ruling came in a legal challenge by 26 states to a pair of executive actions Obama announced in November: an expansion of a program for illegal immigrants who entered the country as chil-

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Caribbean Star Newspaper Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and United States Embassy Charge´ d´ Affaires Bryan Hunt after their meeting May 29–June 4, 2015

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S government officials from A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) settle in after their victory at the 2015 Regional and General Elections, several dignitaries have been paying courtesy calls on Guyana’s new President and Prime Minister. Yesterday, Charge’ d´Affaires of the United States Embassy, Bryan Hunt, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo at his temporary office at the Office of Climate Change located in the Ministry of the Presidency.

Charge´ d´ Affaires, Bryan Hunt of the United States Embassy is welcomed by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo during a courtesy call During the meeting, the two officials discussed several means of strengthening the bilateral relations between Guyana and the U.S. Hunt noted that it is his belief that there are great opportunities for the countries to strengthen their relationship,

Bolstering Guyana /U.S. relations discussed – as PM Nagamootoo meets with U.S. Charge d’ Affaires and continue to move forward, especially in some key areas.

“I think there is tremendous opportunity both in the economic sphere and in the government to government cooperation sphere, and development to find new means and new models, that we can support the vision that Prime Minister Nagamootoo and President David

Granger have laid out for their Government.”

He added that it is clear that the vision of the new administration is very close to that of the U.S.A. for Guyana.

This includes “a professional civil service, national unity, building bridges and taking all Guyanese forward.” Hunt added that it is his hope that the

U.S. can partner with the APNU+AFC Government in making this a reality.

Meanwhile, PM Nagamootoo described Hunt as a friend of the Guyanese people and reaffirmed the “close and fraternal bonds” with the government and people of the U.S.A. He said that he looks forward for their continued support and

commitment in the future to aid in the transition.

In addition, some of the areas to be addressed will be the professionalization of the media and the public service in order to eliminate any traces of discrimination, bias, and unfairness with regard to public service employees and jobs in general.

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THE FALL OF THE PPP

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he PPP’s boast has always been that it never lost elections. While it gained the highest votes in 1964, it was the PNC that was invited to form the government, which it did in coalition with the United Force.

The slogan of ‘cheated not defeated’ resounded through the decades. The slogan is once again rearing its head. The claim that it lost as a result of fraud allows it to maintain the delusion, for the benefit of its supporters, that it has never lost elections.

This also serves to protect its leaders and policies from critical analysis and corrective action and revive its historic claims to victimology, now of an openly posturing ethnic political entity, to sustain the sympathy of its innocent supporters against the tribal hordes.

The fall of the PPP, though a shock to its leaders and members, which will take some time for them to come to terms with, was a gradual process and commenced in 1997 with the passing of Cheddi Jagan. He was the only person within the PPP who

kept alive the flame of national unity by way of a coalition, despite the triumphalism in 1992 and a deeply hostile PNC. When he passed in 1997, those forces in the PPP that opposed national unity by coalition, gained total control and the subject was never again discussed. It was no secret that Mrs. Jagan was a firm opponent of any political accommodation with the PNC. Another course had been available. In 1997 Mrs. Jagan had declined nomination as the presidential candidate and had recommended an option that could have seen forward-looking political initiatives and a different PPP orientation. But Mrs. Jagan was presented by Dr. Luncheon, supported both silently and vocally by others, a distinct minority, with the superficially irresistible argument that, apart from the option being unacceptable to them, the PPP could lose if she was not the candidate. He argued that the PPP had never gone to the electorate without a Jagan at its head; that the PPP had in her a Jagan who was available. Mrs. Jagan was then pointedly asked whether she

wanted to take a chance of the PPP losing the elections by declining to be the candidate. Unfortunately she capitulated.

It was not a strategy to win the elections. That was a foregone conclusion after the outpouring of national support at Dr. Jagan’s funeral. It was, rather, a calculated manipulation to derail the option Mrs. Jagan had presented, install her as a one-term president, during which period the opponents of the option would have a better opportunity to position themselves in the anticipated succession struggle.

It did not quite work out that way and any possibility of future political initiatives towards national unity was foreclosed.

The ambitious Bharrat Jagdeo, who followed Mrs. Jagan, had his own plans for personal greatness, which precluded the sharing of political power. Citing opposition

by Mrs. Jagan, political agreements with the opposition were not implemented. But by 2006 he was master of his universe.

Soon to publicly insult Mrs. Jagan, he had no opposition within the leadership. Instead of using

his political capital to seek a real political solution, he wasted it by devoting his energies to micro managing, manipulating, dominating and, since early 2008, ensuring post-presidential authority and control by engineering the presidential candidacy of Donald Ramotar. But by then the PPP’s leadership had been tarnished and its image sullied.

After the 2011 elections the PPP could have recovered by pursuing a political solution, but it took the wrong fork in the road.

Instead, Jagdeo campaigned on a disastrously flawed campaign strategy based on race. The end result was that the PPP leadership succeeded in gifting to the PNC/PNCR/APNU the electoral victory that had eluded it since its formation in 1957.

The bare nod given in the direction of reform at its recent Central Committee meeting signifies no serious intent. Any substantial reform based on evidence and research, rather than broad and shallow generalizations, which is usually what happens, will expose the deficiencies of Party leaders and will

demonstrate that, in addition to deep reforms and restructuring, cooperation with the government for development and constitutional reform is the best course for the PPP. Instead of examining its strategy and leadership line up after the loss of 2011, the PPP degenerated into race baiting and presented the same leaders to the electorate. The presidential candidate was nominated again in 2015 and will no doubt return in 2020, unless the contrived effort to secure a third term for Jagdeo is allowed by the courts.

Moreover, he will not loosen his control and the leadership has no will to confront him, even though they know it was he who lost them the elections, this time around as well as in 2011.

He dominates every discussion, has the final word, and has loyal lieutenants. He is not going anywhere, anytime soon and will continue to lead the rest of the leadership and members, perhaps as a Member of Parliament, maybe later as general secretary and a future presidential candidate, like lambs to the slaughter.

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Jai Seeta Ram! My name is Yasodra Jadubans and I am a very ardent and loving devotee of the Shaanti Bhavan Mandir, a holy shrine where only peace and love resides.

I am happy to pen a few thoughts of advice and noble teachings on “Family Values” that relates to the teachings in the Holy Shri Ramcharitamanas. As Hindus, we have a library of texts that we follow, but the one that stands out on this topic is the Ramcharitamanas.

This holy txt teaches us of so many virtuous family relations that prevail, and how Lord Ram came on earth and lived accordingly so that mankind can learn and try to make themselves better individuals.

What is a family? A family is a combination of individuals both male and female which began since creation through marriage or common law, “living together” and giving birth to children. We are reminded as Hindu brothers and sisters of Manu & Satrupa, the first motherly and fatherly relationship that was established by God. The mother and father are the denominators and should be the ones to set the standard for a very good family relationship. Family can be created by adoptions and also friends can be regarded as family.

Once a relationship exists where love, respect and a bond is molded by individuals, this is considered a family.

Family value plays an important part in all human societies, but in the behavioral pattern between people and the development of a spiritual and economical life in a community. The value is a tag fixed to determine, evaluate, strengthen or decrease the growth of family relationships. For a sound relationship or family value to survive, and I say so unhesitatingly, all individuals must be engulfed in unconditional love, a code of ethics and moral principles must be adhered to, where honesty is prevailing in all circumstances as recorded in the Ramcharitamanas.

A concrete example of rich value displayed by an individual in the Ramayana is Lakshman. Although Lakshman had the opportunity to inherit the throne and disregard Lord Rama, he did not. Instead, he stood by the side of his brother with love, support and kind-

ness, ensuring the success of his brother. Bharata also could have done the same but gave his brother his support as well. Here we see rich values from their characters, which teaches us how to live. Another example of rich family value is Mataa Sumintra. Lord Rama was not her biological son, but when she was informed of the news that he will be given the throne, she prayed for his success as well.

Here we are shown that we should always be happy for others.

It is said that “a family that prays together stays together” and nothing can be easier than chanting or saying the name of god. Prayers enable man to enjoy peace and comfort which is so much required in our society today. A family that is divine in thoughts, deeds and actions, is somewhat at a disadvantage to deal with situations in a proper and meaningful way. Without those traits, lives of families can be disrupted by a behavioral pattern of one or more in a family unit, and an entire family can be ruined. “One bad apple spoils the entire barrel,” generally family

May 29–June 4, 2015

members have bitter quarrels and fights over simple issues and at times over bigger ones. This type of situation is very prevalent, and it is sad to say, especially in Hindu families’ ego, power, dishonesty and the urge to gain material heights, are in most cases the cause, which often ends in injury or fatality.

I cannot see any reason for children to be at a different end of the sword with their parents. Our parents are our earthly Gods, “Maatru Devo Bhava, Pitru Devo Bhava”, as it is being preached in the Shaanti Bhavan Mandir every week by our very own and priceless Pandit Manoj-ji. Let us not become victims of such behavior, as it only leads to regret and remorse.

Great family values can easily be derived from standards, well set

by Raja Dashratha, the great leader and king of Ayodhya. Relations of father and son, mother and Son, Guru and chelas, Ram and Seeta, not forgetting Hanuman-ji and his wonderful entourage. Lord Ram and his brothers along with other relations portrayed very good

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traits for our day to day lives, whereby if we can try to inculcate a few, this world can be a much more peaceful place.

Sitting around the dinner table is a very rich source of family value.

Not the delicacies on the table, but Mother, Father, and Children all conversing intelligently about each other’s day at work or school, just creates such a relaxing and very happy atmosphere for the family.

We as parents should always try to give moral support to our children so that they would be able to pass it on to other families.

As a Bhakta of Hanuman-Ji, I personally live by principals and standards set by my parents and can always look back at my live with contentment. Let us strive for a better tomorrow with a well-established set of family values, full of peace, love, contentment, respect and happiness. Let us all try to build bridges instead of digging trenches. Hope my few comments will raise a few eyebrows and we can all benefit somehow along this corrupted environment in which we live.

I leave with you this chowpaii from Ayodhya Kaanda where Lord Shri Ram who came to leave footprints for us to follow, teaching us that you can take a bitter moment and turn it into something positive.

SUNU JANANI SOI SUTA BARABHAGI, JO PITU MATU BACHAN ANURAGI TANAYA MATU PITU TOSANIHARA, DULABHA JANANI SAKALA SANSARA “Ram tells Kaikeyi that blessed is that child, oh Mother who listens and respects the words of his parents. In this world today in which we live, to find such a child, is very rare” Ram teaches us that although his life was about to change because of the request of mother Kaikeyi, he was not going to allow that to come between his relationship with his mother and family. He responded to her in a positive way. This example should teach us that although family members can place us in awkward situations, we should try and make the best of the situation. Lord Rama could have retaliated but he showed his unconditional love and respect for his parents.

Jai Ho and Bhagwan’s Blessings.

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Sir Shridat calls on Guyana to arise as a model of good governance

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IR Shridath Ramphal, a former Guyana Government Minister and Secretary General of the Commonwealth, during an address to Guyanese at the inauguration ceremony for Guyana’s eighth President, His Excellency David Granger, said this is a time for healing in Guyana, as he commended the spirit of unity that permeated the Independence Anniversary commemoration. Sir Ramphal, speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday at the Guyana National Stadium, noted that at Independence, all Guyanese aspired to Guyana’s worthy destiny to being one nation and one people, and this has been the case ever since.

“We were one people then, and we have been ever since, save in our politics through which we sometimes deceive ourselves into believing that our motto of one people was false; it was not false and we must not let the vicissitudes of politics and the discord inherent in the democratic process diminish our oneness.”

In the moment of transition, Sir Shridath said, it is the duty of all to work hard at destroy-

ing the myth of ‘otherness’ and cultivating by conscious effort a reality of oneness, which is Guyana’s historical birthright.

Guyana, he said, is now on the cusp of a great future, even though Eldorado may have been a city of the mind, but the nation of one people is poised for greatness.

“The quality of our human resources matches the richness of our natural resources, and in their fusion is our future.”

However, he noted that in moving forward, there are great challenges ahead, both internal and external, which is why national unity must not be an empty slogan, but a living credo -an ethic of governance.

“I congratulate the coalition of parties that has taken a courageous first step in this direction, and I praise our people who have answered the question, ‘do you want us together or apart?’ in a definitive way.”

Sir Shridath added that for national unity, this is not the end of the journey, but the beginning of a journey that never ends, as the nation’s aspirations must not end nationally as Guyana is part of a larger family

Sir Shridath Ramphal speaking at the inauguration of President David Granger of the Caribbean Community.

He lamented the fact that Guyana cannot be a model of good governance at home if it does not acknowledge that vibrant Caribbean homeland and give leadership in occupying it together.

He believes that all that is needed for national unity is within the compass of the vision that marks this time of transition.

With regard to the President’s inauguration, Sir Shridath said already the earliest days of President Granger’s presidency have brought a path of healing and its concomitant quest of unity to Guyana.

Hence he noted that it is each citizen’s solemn duty to support the new administration towards fulfillment of the trust the people of Guyana has re-

posed in him and his coalition colleagues.

“May divine blessing hound these efforts and bring forth Guyana’s renewal through the efforts and cohesion of its people; the path is not impossible, indeed it is within our grasp particularly in the grasp of our young people who want to build a future that looks forward and not backward to the past.”

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PPP/C objections ‘not based on concrete evidence’ – GECOM Commissioner

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Vincent Alexander

ONCRETE evidence to support the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) contention of irregularities in the electoral process was not provided to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), according to one of its Commissioners, Mr Vincent Alexander.In a letter to the press, he said, “It is true that the PPP/C sought to question approximately 34 Statements of Poll (SoPs) in the case of District 4, but in no instance did they present original statements of polls as the basis for their contention.

“They presented a spreadsheet, which purportedly reflected the statements of polls in the PPPC`s possession. In the specific case of District 4, they made those objections on Thursday through Friday (May 14 and 15) and were requested to produce the evidence by Saturday, May 16. They returned to the verification process on May 16 without the original Statements of Polls, thus leaving the RO with no alternative, but make the declaration since the objection was not based on concrete evidence.”

Alexander’s letter follows a statement signed by three GECOM Commissioners – Mohamood Shaw, Athmaram Mangar and Sase Gunraj – who detailed several attempts to have a number of irregularities discovered in the electoral process addressed, attempts they contended proved futile.

PROCESS EXPLAINED In detailing the process of a final declaration of election results, he explained that, “[Some] 2299 results were to be determined at the places of poll and documented on statements of poll, copies of which were to be made available, immediately after the count, to the Presiding Officer, the Assistant Presiding Officer, the Counting Officer and the parties’ agents. Also, a copy was to be posted outside of the related polling station and enveloped copies sent to the Returning Officer (RO) via the Deputy Returning Officer and likewise a copy sent to the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Mr Keith Lowenfield. “…two parallel counts were to be conducted: a count at the level of each RO, for the purpose of 10 district/regional/constituency declarations and a count by the Information Technology (IT) unit after the statements bound for the CEO would have been delivered to GECOM, signed off on by at least two present Commissioners and transmitted to IT for tabulation, after which they should have been transmitted to the CEO`s office for custodial purposes.

“The CEO informed the Commission of his intention to conduct an independent tabulation, once the statements were delivered to his office, thus allowing him a comparator relative to the IT tabulation and the eventually submitted 10 declarations.

The 10 declarations were to be used

Mohamood Shaw Athmaram Mangar

Vincent Alexander as the bases for the CEO`s summative count; the calculation of the allocation of seats; and the presentation of a report to the Commission, for its approval, prior to the final declaration of results and allocation of seats.

On these bases,Alexander refuted claims that there were material irregularities in the system.

“I am verily informed that this process was followed and am unaware of any complaint in that regard, from any quarter. The most critical point to note is that the three most relevant authorities (ROs, the CEO and the parties) should have been in possession of the original and identical statements of poll,” he said.

FAKE SoPs DISCOVERED On the question of the discovery of falsified SoPs, Alexander explained that it was the Chief Elections Officer who made the discovery and took measures to address the problem.

He said, “Those statements were supposedly received, opened and recorded by Logistics; were signed off on by Commissioners; and data entered by IT before being delivered to the CEO. The CEO discovered documents that were not original documents. He also observed a disparity with the results on those documents as well as he observed some statements on which the votes cast were in excess of the divisional electoral rolls…on one hand, it was decided that he would abandon the use of statements of poll. ч“…in relation to what actually occurred, there has been no evidence or complaint that the statements of poll,

which were delivered to the ROs, were corrupted. Each RO conducted a verification that involved the political parties and in no instance did the statements of poll used by the RO and those in the possession of the parties not correspond. …GECOM verified that it had not used the falsified results and that there was no difference between what GECOM used and what was recorded on the statements of poll presented by the PPP/C.” IMMATERIAL TO DECLARATION Notably, the PPP/C, in addition to the falsified SoPs, have raised objections to the refusal of GECOM to have public vetting of polling-day staffers, many of whom were discovered to be activists of the political Opposition; misdirection by some GECOM staffers who advised voters; damaged stamps that saw some ballots not being properly stamped; the fact that persons without identification cards were allowed to vote, even though their images did not match those in the files of GECOM staff; and denying proxy holders the use of their proxies, among others.

Recounts were requested before and after the official declarations were made, but these were rejected. Also denied was the PPP/C request for the SoPs, Tally Sheets and a breakdown of results of each Polling Division or ballot boxes.

Additionally, on May 20, Gunraj wrote in his capacity as a GECOM Commissioner, to Mr Lowenfield to request several things, including the: • Results from each Electoral District, disaggregated by Polling Division, as compiled by the Chief Elections Officer; • Results from each Electoral District, disaggregated by Polling Division, as compiled by the Returning Officer of each Electoral District; • Report from the Information Technology Department, disaggregated by Polling Station; • Photocopies and/or electronic copies of Statements of Poll of each Polling Station, as submitted to the Chief Elections Offi-

Sase Gunraj cer; and • Photocopies and/or electronic copies of Statements of Poll of each Polling Station, as submitted to the Returning Officer of each Electoral District.

According to him, the Chief Elections Officer responded the next day, May 21. “The Chief Elections Officer acknowledges receipt of the correspondence and stated that he requires the consent of the Commission to release the requested information,” the Commissioner said.

However, according to Alexander, these requests made are “immaterial” to the declaration of the 2015 election results.

“It should also be noted that the information requested on May 20th is immaterial to the declaration…for all intents and purposes, the CEO produced electronic results based on the uncorrupted and verified information, which he obtained from the ROs; and the manual report in the form of the actual district reports,” he declared.

GO TO COURT All considered, he advised that the PPP/C move to the courts to raise its objections.

“The PPP/C or, as a matter of fact, any contestant has only one recourse at this time, which is to the court,” Alexander said.

The PPP/C is currently compiling documentation to support the filing of an election petition to challenge the 2015 election results in the High Court.

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President David Granger

David Granger, a President for all people .... I don’t have much concern about personal wealth or fame, but I have a mission ... Colonialism made us feel inferior

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HERE is an almost tangible, renewed sense of respect for the Office of the Presidency. With it, a re-introduced sense of national patriotism has engulfed Guyana, more so Guyanese. This renewed national patriotism, is reflected aptly in the countrywide clean-up efforts which were spurred mere hours after the swearing in of the 8th Executive President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Independence Arch.Guyana today observes its 49th Anniversary as an Independent and Sovereign Nation.

Independent from its colonial masters.

The nation commemorates that time in its still young history when the Golden Arrowhead was hoisted and fluttered majestically atop the skyline for the first time, and the British Union Jack was forever lowered as a symbol of supreme power in Guyana.

On Sunday, May 17, 2015, literally hours after he was sworn in as Executive President, Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger, MSS., made his way to the Independence Arch, on Brickdam in Georgetown, Guyana’s Capital City.

He commenced the clean-up and restoration of Guyana’s ambience, beginning at its symbol of nationhood and sovereignty—a monument that was allowed to be overtaken by its surroundings over time, serving almost solely as a resting place for vagrants at night.

HIS EXCELLENCY I sat with His Excellency, the President, this time mere hours before the Golden Arrowhead is hoisted symbolically at the Independence Arch, in observance of Guyana’s 49th Anniversary, to report on his perspective and thoughts of Guyana as a nation state, its Independence Anniversary, its people and of course, their newly elected leader.

Placing this symbol of nationhood back in the public domain, President Granger said he hopes it will contribute in bringing Guyanese together.

He said, “I really hope it will contribute to national unity, that feeling of oneness.” The President surmised that Guyanese have been “battered over the years, by being treated like pariahs when they travel.”

This sentiment expressed by the President immediately brought to mind the infamous ‘Guyanese Bench’ located at an international airport in one of Guyana’s sister CARICOM countries.

The President spoke too of the many thinking Guyana to be a “rogue state… they feel that we are a nation of migrants, people just looking for work to take away work from other people (in other countries).”

The President said he hopes the initiative which began on Sunday May 17, “regenerates pride in country.”

1966 When Guyana gained its independence 49 years ago today, in 1966, the President said it was a time of euphoria for Guyanese. He said when Guyana gained its independence, Guyanese recognized and truly appreciated what it meant to break free from the colonialists and the concomitant potential that freedom brings to a nation.

While he was not in Guyana on the

day Guyana gained its independence, Granger said by the next week he was home and that there was ‘great expectation’ among Guyanese.

Guyanese people, he said were excited. The straight talking former military commander said bluntly, “Gary, colonial society is not nice.”

HUMBER WHISKEY BICYCLES Sitting across from the massive ornate wooden Presidential Desk with the Golden Arrowhead behind him on its staff, the President shifted position barely, and with his silvery hair as testimony to speaking from experience, said bluntly that was a time, before 1966 that is, when Guyanese were even restricted in the places they could go.

Providing an example of the era, the President pointed to advertisements at the time.

There were cars of the day, such as Humber, Vauxhall and Hillman, President Granger recalled, but recalled too that these were advertised primarily to the “whites” Black people, President Granger recollected, advertised bicycles. “It makes an impact on you,” a now impassioned President Granger said, and added, that “the only time you see black people in advertisements (at the time), rum and bicycles.”

White people, according to President Granger, “advertised whiskey and cars.”

Explaining his frank description of colonial society, President Granger said his examples used are “symbiotic of what society was like.”

It was a time in Guyana, according to the President, where the whites dominated the prestigious positions of Office. He pointed to Offices such as the Governor General, since replaced with Office of the President, now Ministry of the Presidency.

The Governor General of Guyana was the British Emissary and custodian of executive power in the land at the time, a white man, President Granger recalled.

The posts of Chief of Staff, Archbishop, the Vice Chancellor as well as a large percentage of the professional workforce, were all whites.

There was a ‘social ceiling’ in place for Guyanese as against the British living here, according to President Granger.

The President said this brought a feeling of inferiority among Guyanese people. “You get the feeling, are we an inferior people?”

This was essentially removed with Independence.

ALOOF? He will, as Head of State, witness the hoisting of the Golden Arrowhead at the Independence Arch today. He will, God willing, lead Guyana’s Executive Government for the next five years and while a resume can certainly be googled, it was thought best that the Guyana Chronicle, as the State’s newspaper, follow up on its profiles of the new Cabinet published last Sunday, with a personal discourse with the nation’s leader.

He’s been described in some circles as “Aloof” and a “Strict Military Man”, while others have grown to know a more personable individual.

I asked the President if he considered himself aloof? His response, “I really

belong to the people.”

The President said he is happy when he is among the ordinary people, either in rural or urban settings.

“I am not aloof in any way,” the President added. He said persons that would have observed him on the campaign trail would be able to attest to this.

The President said he is warmly received by many when he visits places and he does not shun people.

“In fact I say to my security let the people come.”

BLACK SHIRT-JACK With the eradication of poverty and the elimination of racial discrimination guiding his actions as Executive President, I was interested in what moulded our Head of State into the man he is, what his life experiences were that prepared him for the job. He did after all drive himself to Church on his first morning as the country’s Head of State.

He was born on July 15, 1945, which would make his Zodiac Sigil, ‘Cancer’ for those interested. With a smile softening the sober creases on his stern, stately profile, he straightened his neatly pressed black shirt-jack, reminisced as it were for a moment, and said as a boy growing up, “I was always conscious of the differences in the three main places in which I grew up, Bartica in the Essequibo, Whim on the Corentyne, and Georgetown in Demerara….I became aware of the diversity, of course, among the people.”

He was speaking to the various ethnicities making up Guyana and said too “I became aware of the diversity in religion too.” He chuckled at religious confusion as a lad, raised as an Anglican, starting off formal education at an Anglican school, then moving to a Catholic school.

Bartica for a young David Granger “was the greatest place on earth.”

Looking upwards to the ceiling of his no longer frigid office, as if to visualize what he was saying, the President spoke of waking up in the mornings to the mist rising off of the mighty Essequibo River.

Corentyne also contributed to Granger’s growth as an individual, which he recalled for its rice, sugar and fishing. while there was the hustle and bustle in the Capital City.

Living life as a young man split across the three diverse communities in each of Guyana’s counties, President Granger said, “I think it contributed to my broad mindedness…I was able to see different sides of Guyana.”

Understanding Guyana’s diversity is a credit, Granger surmised, and reminded that on May 16, when he was sworn in as Head of State, he said “I am a president for all the people….maybe people didn’t understand what I meant, but I can’t think purely in terms of PNC any more, I have to think in terms of the nation.”

CLASSICAL ARTS Some complain that school hardly ever teaches lessons needed for real life, while others disagree; whatever your supposition, there is little doubt that in school young men and women tend to hone in on their interest.

He attended the prestigious Queen’s

College. According to the President, while there, he leaned towards what was called the Classics Stream, which entailed modern languages, history and such like.

The President said, “That is where my interest was, although many of my friends were going into science, I stayed with History and English and Literature.”

Pondering on his response to my question, President Granger said his upbringing ahead of high school would no doubt be responsible for direction of study in school.

“If I had been the child of a doctor or an engineer, I might very well have gone into a different field,” the President said as he spoke proudly of his books at home that he read at the time.

As a school child, Guyana was still a colony and a great deal of the teachers were foreigners, whites, British citizens.

But the cork helmets worn (at Q.C.) were among the fond memories.

A stickler for discipline, seemingly encoded in his DNA, the President said as a young man in high school he enlisted in the Cadets in his mid-teens and also credits this aspect of his upbringing to helping mould the man he would become.

Learning, he said, seemed easier in those days, and of course there was ‘caning’ executed by the headmaster from time to time.

He said, Potter, whom the Cyril Potter College of Education is named after, and E.R. Burrowes, after whom the Burrowes School of Art is named, were among his teachers, “real gentlemen,” he said, adding “I am proud to have been taught by them.”

6 OF THE BEST Asked about ‘caning’ and his appointments if any with the Headmaster wielding the cane, President Granger, with an ear to ear grin said, “We took what they called six of the best, normally it was six strokes of the cane for misdemeanors; but we took it in our stride.”

He said the occasional six strokes of the cane were not regarded as any form of cruel or corporal punishment.

“I don’t think we were psychologically damaged because of that,” said President Granger.

Regarded today as a respected historian and academic, Granger said he does not think he performed that admirably in school, in fact he said he only did “adequately” in school “because those were the years of the disturbances and our education, particularly between 1962 and 1964, was disturbed because of what was taking place in politics.”

This reality, President Granger said, affected not just him, but his colleagues as well, pointing out that at one stage even the teachers were on strike.

He said the political friction between the then People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Government, the Peoples National Congress (PNC) and The United Force (TUF)—a significant political force at the time—led him to feeling that there was literally a threat to the way of life.

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threat in the sense some things were said and some things were being done which were pulling society apart.”

The President was adamant however, leaving Guyana permanently was never an option, one that had been exercised by many, almost in a mini exodus of the time. Brigadier Granger, now Executive President of Guyana, said he was never attracted to go live “in not a single foreign country.”

GUYANA HOME The President said while he would have had to travel and live for some time overseas, be it in Nigeria or neighboring Trinidad and Tobago, to further his studies, he did not have any desire to take up residence, to live permanently in any of them.

The greater part of his life at home has been spent in the Guyana Defence Force, ascending to and retiring with the rank of Brigadier, Commander of the Army at the time.

While upward mobility professionally was recognized, such a rank was the least of his concerns as he made what he calls a smooth transition into the Military, five decades ago. By this time Granger had already ascended the ranks of the Cadets at Queen’s College to that of Sergeant, and he formally enlisted in the Army shortly after its creation.

Being in the Cadets, according to Granger, ‘was fun rather than rigid.

While in the classroom, learning some

history, he reminisced, “it was fun, we go on camps, we go on marches…the person sitting next to you in class could be a Corporal and you could be a Private, but we were friends, it was not rigid.”

NEW & EXCITING He joked, “We know that when we went on parade he could give you orders, it was giggles, we weren’t enemies, we weren’t adversaries, so it wasn’t ever a problem for me going in the Army.

Coming out of High School at Queen’s College, a young Granger attended University in the same compound he recalled, as the current edifice at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara had not yet been built by the Forbes Burnham Administration.

“I had already made up my mind I was going to settle in Guyana and I was not going to migrate,” said President Granger. He was speaking to 1965 when he formally enlisted in the GDF. The Army was formally constituted on November 1, 1965, and by December, the following month, he joined up.

“It was new, it was exciting, we were becoming independent…we didn’t have any prospect about becoming Brigadier or Chief of Staff,” he said, interrupted by a well-earned yet seemingly blushing chortle.

Earning his first promotion by 1969, President Granger said, “In a way it was expected,” as long as there wasn’t the commission of any grave sins, of course.

LAST BRITS

May 29–June 4, 2015 “We were expected to advance,” he said. According to the former Military Commander, now Executive President, he and his colleagues were well aware of the fact that the plethora of British Officers in the GDF would have to leave.

The last of the British Officers left the GDF in 1969, he recalled.

“So we knew that there would be upward mobility sooner or later…People knew that in time you would be given higher responsibilities and you would be given higher ranks”” I asked if he considered himself as always being an ambitious person, even at that age, to which he replied, “It is difficult to expect a person not to be ambitious. You want to do better, you want to get higher training; you want to achieve a higher rank, I think that is normal.

According to President Granger, it would be good to be wary of persons content with living a mediocre life.

45 YEARS OF MARRIAGE Though cliche sounding, there seems to be some truth in the saying that speaks to the woman behind every great man. Married 45 years to Sandra (nie Chan-A-Sue), the two, before tying the knot, lived in Queenstown, Georgetown, a couple of blocks apart from each other. She was a friend of the family, and according to the president, the two first met at his father’s house.

“It was natural in a way,” the two getting together and eventually getting married. He said it was not a case where

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“I didn’t go out looking for a girlfriend and she didn’t go out looking for a boyfriend, there we were, together and we’ve been together ever since.”

He said it was her decency that solidified his decision to marry the woman, now First Lady.

The President did slip in, “She’s a beautiful girl, but sheer decency, you know.”

He said of his spouse, “we have a family and she is a good mother to our children, she is a good wife to me.”

It’s been a quality life with his wife, according to President Granger. He divulged, “I can spend time with her and family without having to really go out and carouse.”

His wife, he said, is a hard worker, “and she expects me to work hard too.”

When the two met, President Granger had by that time already earned for himself the rank of Lieutenant and by the time the two got married, he was a Captain in the Army, and according to Granger, both worked hard to raise their children.

The President is of the view family is the foundation of communities and communities are the foundation of the nation.

According to Granger, at the time he realized he was elected president of Guyana, he also knew, “it gives me an opportunity to fulfill a vision for Guyana, I don’t have much concern about personal wealth or fame, but I have a mission.”

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$2.5M bail but Warner remains in custody

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ACK Warner was granted $2.5 million bail but has failed to secure his release.

In addiiton, his attorney were unable to secure an emergency sitting of a judge in the High Court, to consider his bail application. Warner is now at an unknown location. It is uncertain whether he will spend the night at the Maximum Security Prison, Arouca, or at a police station.

Warner appeared before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar in the Port of Spain Magistrates' Court, charged with 12 offences related to racketeering, corruption and money laundering allegedly committed in the jurisdiction of the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, dating as far back as 1990.

Each of the charges was read to Warner, who was not called upon to plead.

He was represented by attorney Fyard Hosein who told the court that Warner, a former Special Reserve Police officer and school teacher, was now a Parliamentarian of good character.

Hosein said Warner had voluntarily surrendered to the police on learning that a warrant had been issued for his arrest, and had not travelled out of Trinidad and Tobago for four years.

Senior Counsel Pamela Elder said that the attorneys representing the Central Authority had examined the details of the offences and the provisions of the Bail Act, and after careful consideration, would not object to bail being granted.

However, she asked that conditions be attached.

Magistrate Ayers-Caesar ordered that Warner report to the Arouca Police Station every Monday and Thursday between 6 a.m and 6 p.m.

He was ordered to reappear in court on July 9.

Warner's court appearance came within hours of the US Department of Justice's request to the Office of the Attorney General's Central Authority that Warner be extradited to the US to face a series of charges related to his time as a FIFA Vice-President.

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dren, and the creation of a new program for illegal immigrant who are parents of U.S. citizens.

U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen imposed an injunction on Obama’s plan earlier this year after holding that the administration failed to announce the new policies as a formal government rule requiring official public notice and an opportunity for public comment.

Writing for the majority Tuesday, Judge Jerry Smith said the Justice Department had not met the legal standards required to block the lower court ruling.

In an opinion joined by Judge Jennifer Elrod, Smith sounded sympathetic to claims that Obama’s actions exceeded the authority given to the president and the executive branch by Congress.

“Although the Secretary [of Homeland Security] is given discretion to make immigration decisions based on humanitarian concerns, that discretion is authorized for particular family members and forms of relief,” Smith wrote. “Congress has developed an intricate process for unlawfully present aliens to reside lawfully … in the United States on account of their child’s citizenship. … Against that background, we would expect to find an explicit delegation of authority to implement [Deferred Action for Parents of Americans] — a program that makes 4.3 million otherwise removable aliens eligible for lawful presence, work authorization, and associated benefits — but no such provision exists.”

Smith also said the federal govern-

was the culmination the US Justice Department's investigation that spanned years, involved individuals on three continents and probed a money trail dating back 24 years. Investigators moved on Wednesday against the defendants in a surprise raid

ment had failed to show that Hanen erred when he concluded that the new program amounted to a formal rule that should have been put through formal notice-and-comment procedures. The Obama administration claims that the policy involves the exercise of case-bycase discretion, but the appeals court found the evidence on that point to be conflicting and said Hanen’s conclusion wasn’t “clearly erroneous.”

Judge Stephen Higginson, the sole Democratic appointee on the 5th Circuit panel, dissented from Tuesday’s ruling.

He portrayed Obama’s moves not as favors for certain groups of illegal immigrants, but a logical effort to prioritize deportation efforts. ”I would say [the Department of Homeland Security] is adhering to law, not derogating from it,” Higginson wrote.

“It is undisputed that the Executive presently is deporting a total number of immigrants at a faster rate than any administration before, ever; that the Executive is and should allocate limited resources to deport violent and dangerous immigrants, ahead of citizen-children’s parents who self-report to DHS acknowledging their illegal presence; and finally, that even categories of persons, like immigrants cooperating with the government in criminal cases or who contribute to our Armed Forces, historically receive deferrals,” the 5th Circuit judge added.

Higginson said he believes the lawsuit brought by the states is “non-justiciable,” meaning it is in a category of disputes the courts refrain from ruling on because doing so would impinge on the executive

on a five start hotel in Switzerland, where FIFA officials had gathered ahead of Friday's FIFA presidential election. The seven FIFA officials who were arrested at the hotel also face extradition to the US. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, a US law enforcement

branch’s traditional authority.

The Obama administration can now turn to the Supreme Court for a green light to proceed with the program, or Justice Department officials could wait until the 5th Circuit rules on the merits of Hanen’s legal rationale for the injunction he entered in February. A different panel of the appeals court is expected to hear arguments on those issues in early July.

A White House official had no direct comment on the possibility of Supreme Court action but said the Justice Department will consider what steps to take as the litigation goes forward.

White House spokeswoman Brandi Hoffine said the ruling Smith and Elrod issued Tuesday was off base.

‘Two judges of the Fifth Circuit chose to misinterpret the facts and the law in denying the government’s request for a stay. As the powerful dissent from Judge Higginson recognizes, President Obama’s immigration executive actions are fully consistent with the law,” Hoffine said.

Hoffine called Obama’s immigration moves “squarely within the bounds of his authority, and they are the right thing to do for the country.”

Early reaction to the 5th Circuit ruling came in a tweet from Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who as Texas attorney general launched the charge for the states attacking Obama’s moves.

“Texas just won the Executive Amnesty case at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals,” wrote Abbott, using a shorthand for Texas v. United States. “The constitution wins.”

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) painted the decision as a defeat for a law-

organisation, also raided the headquarters of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) in Miami.

Warner's two sons have pleaded guilty to related charges in the US.

less president.

“The president said 22 times he did not have the authority to take the very action on immigration he eventually did, and the courts have agreed once again,” Boehner said in a statement. “House Republicans are leading the fight to rein in President Obama’s executive overreach and uphold our Constitution, and we will continue to follow this case closely.”

However, immigrant-rights activists urged Obama to act swiftly to get the Supreme Court’s blessing to move forward with the programs.

Hinacapiu encouraged the administration to move “quickly and aggressively” by “taking the matter to the Supreme Court as quickly as possible. “ “The longer this justice is delayed, the harder the impact will be on our communities,” she said in a conference call with reporters. “We know that this decision is on the wrong side of the law. We know that we are on the right side of history.”

The three 5th Circuit judges deciding the case were randomly selected. Smith was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Elrod by President George W. Bush and Higginson by Obama.

Hanen ruled in February that Obama’s November actions violated federal law because they were not properly announced and opened for public comment before being put into effect. The judge did not rule explicitly on questions many Republicans in Congress have raised about the president’s legal authority to carry out his moves.

Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.

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ISLAM Peace / submission to the will of our creator.

Invite to the truth.

“And whose words can be better than his, who calls (people) towards Allah, and performs good deeds. And says: ‘I am one of those who submit to Allah!’”

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ertain commentators have written that whoever invites people to Allah through any means deserves the honor mentioned in the above verse.

For instance, the prophets call people to Allah by means of miracles, and supernatural actions, the scholars invite them by preaching and arguments, the Muslim warriors call them by means of conquest; and the muazzins call them by means of the azaan. In short, whoever invites people to good deeds deserves this reward, whether he calls them to the formal observances of Islam or to the internal improvements of the spirit, like the mystics who stress the purification of the heart and the realization of Allah’s attributes. Such a person should also be proud of the honor bestowed on him by Allah, of being categorized as a Muslim, and he should proclaim this honor in words.

Some other commentators interpret that he should not be proud of being a preacher, but should consider himself as an ordinary Muslim. “(O Prophet! SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) preach to them (the Truth), for preaching proves very beneficial for the Believers.”

The commentators have written that by preaching is meant instructing the believers through the verses of the Holy Qur’an, for these would guide them to the Right Path. But such a preaching can be useful for the disbelievers also, for thereby they may become believers.

However nowadays, preaching is not performed regularly and properly. Generally the object of the preachers is to show off their ability and eloquence to the listeners, whereas the Holy Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) has said: “Whoever learns the art of declamation in order to attract the people towards himself, his prayers and observances, whether obligatory or optional,

will not be accepted on the Day of Judgment.”

“And command your family to observe the prayers, and also perform these yourself regularly. We do not ask you for sustenance. We will give you sustenance; and the ultimate success is for the God-fearing.”

Numerous traditions say that whenever anyone complained of poverty to the Holy Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM), he recited this verse, and advised him to perform his prayers regularly, as though pointing to the fact that regularity in prayers will lead to ample provision.

It has been stressed in this verse to do a thing yourself before giving instructions to other, because this is a more effective and successful method of preaching. That is why all the prophets themselves first did what they preached to others. Thus they became examples for their followers, who would not then think that the teaching of their religion are so difficult to carry out.

Moreover, Allah has promised ample provision for those who perform the prayers regularly, so that they should never feel that prayers can interfere with the earning of their livelihood, whether through trade, service, etc. Thereafter it is stated as a rule, that ultimate success and salvation will be attained by the God-fearing only.

“0 son! Perform thy prayers regularly; and command people to do good deeds, and prevent them from forbidden things, and bear patiently whatever befalls you (in the preaching of Truth): undoubtedly this demands courage!”

(Surah Luqmaan: 17) In this verse, several important things for a Muslim have been mentioned, which can be a means for our salvation; but we have neglected these very badly. Not to speak of the lack of preaching the truth, we have neglected even

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the prayers, which is a basic principle of Islam, in fact the most important after faith. There are so many people who do not perform their prayers at all; but even those who do, hardly perform it with all its requisites, such as congregational prayers. It is the poor only who perform the prayers with congregation in the mosque, while the rich feel it below their dignity to be present in the mosque.

“0 careless person! What is an insult for you, is a matter of pride for me.”

“0 Muslims! there must be a group among you who would invite people to Good; and would command them to do good deeds, and would prevent them from forbidden things; and these are the people who will attain salvation.*’ (Surah Aaliimraan: 105) In this verse, Allah has clearly commanded the Muslims to prepare a group or party which would preach Islam throughout the world: but we see that the Muslims have totally neglected this commandment. On the other hand, the non-Muslims, are preaching their religion day and night. For instance, parties of Christian missionaries have been specially assigned to propagate their religion in the whole world; similarly other communities are trying their best to preach their own religions. But the question is, is there such an organization among the Muslims? The answer, if not in the negative, cannot be in the affirmative either.

If any individual or any party among the Muslims arises for the preaching of Islam, unreasonable objections are raised against them, instead of giving them help and co-operation, whereas it is the duty of every true Muslim to help those who preach Islam, and to remove shortcomings where necessary; but these people neither do anything themselves to preach Islam, nor help those who have devoted their lives to this sacred cause. Thus the result is that even the sincere and unselfish preachers are disappointed, and give up their efforts in this regard.

“0 Muslims! You are the best of peoples, who have been selected for the guidance of mankind; you enjoin them to do good deeds, and prevent them from forbidden things; and you have firm faith in Allah.” (Surah Aali Imraan: 10) That the Muslims are the best of all nations, has been asserted in certain sayings of the Holy Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) also; and there are some verses of the Holy Qur’an that corroborate this. Even the above-mentioned verse bestows the honor of ‘Best Nation’ on us, provided we preach Islam, command people to do good and prevent them from evil.

The commentators have written that in this verse, the preaching of truth and prevention of evil has been mentioned

before faith even, whereas faith (Imaan) is the root of all Islamic beliefs and actions. The reason is that faith has been a common factor among all the nations of the world, but the special thing that has particularly distinguished the Muslims is the mandate enjoining people to do good, and to prevent them from evil.

So, this is the real basis for the superiority of the Muslims, whenever they fulfilled it; and since in Islam good actions are of little value without faith, it is therefore specifically mentioned at the end of the verse. In fact, the real object in this verse is to emphasize the importance of enjoining people to do good deeds, and this is the distinguishing feature of the Muslim Ummah. It is not sufficient to enjoin good and to prevent from evil only now and then, but this practice should continue at all times and on all occasions regularly.

Reference to the task of preaching the truth are found in earlier religions, but the distinguishing merit of the Muslim Ummah lies in taking it up as a regular assignment. This is not a temporary work, but a permanent one.

“In the talk of an assembly of common folk there is no good at all, except those who command people to give charity (to the poor) or instruct them to do good things, or make peace between people (they will be rewarded by Allah). And whoever does this only to please Allah, soon he will receive a great reward from Allah.” (Surah Nisaa: 114) In this verse, Allah has promised a great reward for those who preach truth; and how great and honorable can be the reward that has been called ‘great’ by Allah.

In this context, the Holy Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) has said, “A man’s words may be a burden (sin) for him, except those that he has spoken for giving instructions for good deeds, and preventing others from forbidden things, or for remembering Allah.”

In another Hadith, the Holy Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) has said, “Shall I tell you a virtue better than optional prayer, fasting and charity?” His Companions said, “You must tell us that virtue, 0 Messenger of Allah!”

(SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM). He said: “To make peace between people, for hate and mutual conflict uproot good deeds, just as a razor removes the hair.”

There are many more verses of the Holy Qur’an and sayings of the Holy Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) that instruct us to make peace between people. What we mean to emphasize here is that to make peace between people is also another form of instructing them to do good and preventing them from evil. To introduce peace and cooperation in the society should therefore be given due importance.

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Newly appointed Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton says the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) will be upgraded.

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e said that the new A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Government will ensure key services such as a 24-hour operating theatre are put in place shortly.

“The West Dem Hospital should be of a quality not too different from the George-

town Hospital, however no doubt more resources need to be available to this hospital,” Norton said during a visit to the West Demerara Regional Hospital yesterday, according to GINA. The minister said that, “the staff know exactly what they want, understand their Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton (centre) interacting with some of the staff at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), Region Three (GINA photo) limitations, conscious of their challenges and give the impressions that they want to overcome those challenges.”

GINA said that Norton also interacted with the staff and a number of concerns were raised, including the shortage of drugs and the unavailability of key equipment. The Minister said, “Like so many other areas that affect the health sector in general, like the on and off availability of drugs, medical equipment or materials, it is plaguing this hospital, the issue of catheters, or proper sutures and some essential medications. It’s happening all around.

I get that while the authorities (the staff) are conscious of this, they are always willing to do the necessary things to correct the situation.”

As it relates to the neonatal unit, while there is adequate equipment, there is a shortage of staff, GINA said. “That unit is not functioning and many of times premature babies have to be transferred to Georgetown, we have a shortage of fetal monitors and so on, and those are things we need to put in place as early as possible,” Norton stated.

Meanwhile, a visit was also made to the Versailles Health Centre. This facility was constructed in 2010 on a wide expanse of land, and according to the Minister, it is still cramped for space. This issue will be rectified shortly, he said.

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FDNY firefighters attempted to free the body of a driver, who was dead on the scene, from the man's smashed Nissan sedan early Monday morning in Brooklyn.

1 dead, 3 injured as car slams into pole on Belt Parkway: NYPD

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ne person was killed and three others were hospitalized when a car crashed into a pole on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn early Monday, according to the NYPD. The driver was dead on the scene of the 1:15 a.m. accident on the Erskine St. exit ramp in the Spring Creek area, police said.

First responders rushed the car’s three passengers to Brookdale Hospital, where one was in critical condition, according to cops.

NYPD officials didn't identify any of the four victims of the single-car accident early Monday morning. Investigators examined the scene overnight.

Photos from the site near the Gateway Center shopping complex show firefighters prying a man’s body from the driver’s seat of a Nissan sedan and administering aid to a female passenger on a stretcher.

A speeding 27-year-old driver died elsewhere on the parkway in November when his car careened over a guardrail and off the highway in Canarsie.

he brutal ambush murder of his helpless ex-girlfriend was just the start of spurned lover Dalton Branch’s sadistic last stand.

The unrepentant ex-con twice dialed victim Patsy Mohammed’s elderly aunt, taunting her about the point-blank shooting death. The insanely jealous Branch texted a vile message to Mohammed’s male friend, who barely escaped the gunfire outside Resorts World Casino in Queens.

The self-proclaimed “Grim Reaper” later opened fire on three police officers in the parking lot of a school in East New York, Brooklyn, where Branch died in a hail of 20 bullets. That was about 6 a.m. on Tuesday — just three hours after Mohammed was pronounced dead.

A weeping Rosemary Guilford, 75, recounted her chilling chat with the cold-blooded Branch after the phone rang in her home at 2:52 a.m.

“He said, ‘Go get your clothes and find the undertaker because I got her,’” Guilford told the Daily News hours after the slaying outside the South Ozone Park casino. “He told me that I should prepare myself to bury my niece.”

Branch, 51, a two-time convict who survived being shot by an NYPD cop in 1983, wasn’t done with the heartbroken senior citizen. Eight minutes later, he called back for a second hateful harangue.

“He told me, ‘I gave it to her good. She’s dead, so prepare yourself. And I could come and burn your house down,’” Guilford recalled. “I couldn’t say anything. What was I going to say? ... He was a very brutal type of guy.”

The enraged Branch believed his former lover of 10 years was seeing a new man, and he went after the pair as they stood chatting in the casino parking lot, police said.

Mohammed, 55, was with a friend whom police sources identified as Kenneth Hickman, an off-duty casino shuttle bus driver who was once Branch’s supervisor. The two were speaking for about an hour when Branch attacked his ex-girl-

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Dalton Branch who was shot dead by NYPD Officers on Pennsylvania Ave at Stanley Ave on Tuesday after he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend at Resorts World Casino in Queens and fleeing to Brooklyn friend and his former boss, police said.

The shooter drove a rented, white Dodge Charger at the pair and fired a shot.

As Hickman, 51, ran for his life, Mohammed tried to hide inside her car — but Branch shot her three times through one window, walked around to the other side and fired another shot into the car, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce. Hickman, after barely escaping the gunfire, soon received a mocking text from the 300-pound killer.

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ne person was killed and nine other people were injured, including 7 children, in a three-car crash in Queens on Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD. A GMC Suburban collided with a Dodge Neon at South Conduit Avenue and 130th Street in South Ozone Park, police said. That forced the Neon in front of a box truck, which crippled the car and pushed it up against a guard rail, police said.

More than a dozen firefighters arrived at the scene and tried to remove someone from the Neon.

Nine people, including seven children, were taken to area hospitals, the NYPD said. The Neon’s passenger, 53-year-old Carmen Gonzalez of Greenbush, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. The 30-year-old woman driving the Neon was taken to the same hospital in stable condition.

Seven children were headed to school in the Suburban. They were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, police said.

The driver of the Suburban was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.

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One of Branch’s relatives recounted an uncomfortable Monday meeting where the ex-con “snapped.” “She kept pushing his buttons, and she pushed the last button,” said Eric Woodruff, 58. “He had a lot of tension built up. He exploded.” Woodruff said the ex-con dialed him just 18 minutes after the 2:20 a.m. killing to admit pulling the trigger. “I love you,” Branch told him. “I did it. I’m not going back to jail.”

Woodruff knew exactly what the message meant: “I expected it. ... He was a loose cannon.”

Branch, during one of his calls to Guilford, vowed that he was “going out hard” — and proved good on his word, said Boyce.

“I think he started shooting immediately,” Boyce said.

The suspect and three cops were just 10 feet apart when the first shot was fired, and Branch wound up with 15 bullet holes. None of the officers were injured.

Cops say this gun was recovered from murder suspect Dalton Branch, who was shot dead

by NYPD officers in Brooklyn on Tuesday after he allegedly killed his ex, Patsy Mohamed, at Resorts World Casino in Queens.

Branch’s handgun, an Italian-made .380-caliber Beretta, was cocked when recovered at the scene, police said.

The fatal showdown marked the second time Branch was shot by police. While still a teen in 1983, he was popped in the knee by cops after robbing a Queens couple and then pulling a gun on a police officer.

Daisy Carter, 76, who helped raise Branch as a kid and later took him in as an adult, was stunned by the murder of Mohammed — but not by the violent death of her surrogate son.

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LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM DANIEL We live in a fantasy world in which we are known by what we drive, what we eat, the company we keep, the place we work or the type of job we do. In reality, we are known by what we follow after, what we flee from, what we fight for, and what we are faithful to. The prophet Daniel can teach us some important things about true values. Let us discover what he was known for and what can make us outstanding for God.

Christian values are different from the world’s values.

When King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded Jerusalem, Daniel and his peers were among the Israelites taken to Babylon as captives. These boys were teenagers of noble descent. It was heartbreaking to see them taken into captivity (virtual slavery) because of the sins of others. To the Jew, it was a disgrace to live under heathen authority and under non-kosher conditions.

Jews were of a religious system that was opposed to the culture of heathen Babylon.

The name Daniel meant God is my judge. Hananiah meant Jehovah is gracious. Mishael meant Who is God? Azariah meant the Lord helps. The Babylonians gave them new names: Daniel changed to Beltashezzar meaning may Bel protect his life. Hananiah to Shadrach – command of Aku the moon-god, Mishael to Meshach meaning who is Aku, and Azariah to Abednego meaning servant of Nebo, son of Bel. To the Babylonians, it was an honor to bear the names of their gods. To the Jews it was insultive and offensive. They were offered royal food – non-kosher. They risked the king’s displeasure by refusing. “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs…Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse. As for

these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.” Daniel 1:8-17.

God’s people hold different values because God values holiness and eternal things. It’s because God put value on our eternal souls, Jesus died for us. This message may not be popular with worldly people, but it is precious to us.

What you do today lays the foundation for your future!

Satan looks for God’s children with talents, promise, influence and potential. He will corrupt your thoughts so you cease appreciating Christ’s sacrifice for your salvation. You will begin to believe Modern and Post-modern philosophies that say in summary: “just be a nice person, do whatsoever feels good, and respect what others feel is good for them. You will be accepted and even become popular.”

Being in a strange country, under another authority, and given new names, were not enough to cause these Hebrews to compromise their faithfulness to God. Daniel had a foundation in the Torah and respected the Presence of Jehovah. Let us not forsake our foundation in the Word of God. We need to renew our consecration to God daily. Our salvation cost Jesus His life. He was willing to endure the pain and give up His life. Don’t forget it!

The grace of God and a good disposition can open doors.

Daniel and his peers did not choose the position they found themselves in.

They were not responsible for the sins of

with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.” Daniel 1:18-21. Daniel and his friends were promoted. He was in position to intervene on behalf of his people so they were treated respectfully whilst in captivity. The Jews were given freedom to build houses, develop farms and business es, and build synagogues for worship Everyone needs a support system. (temple substitute). Daniel was able Jesus never intended for any Christian to hold his position in government to fight their battles alone. That’s why He for 70 years under 5 kings. the people, yet were called upon to share the consequences. This should speak to grownups – our sins will affect our young ones. The younger generation must have a response to this environment. They were not impetuous youth (rash, reckless, hasty, hotheaded, impulsive), but individuals of a calm spirit, committed to a relationship with Jehovah. Daniel was of a pleasant personality. You can have a lot of good things going for you, but if you can’t be relational you will fail. Humility, courtesies, respect and a giving spirit are good marks of successful personalities. God used Daniel in a darkened world because he remained consecrated. Whilst we may not understand everything, God can use us anywhere.

founded the Church – a Body of believers who together serve and establish His kingdom. Daniel went to his friends. They were a group of praying people. They stayed together. No one jumped ship when faced with fire.

We must choose who will be our support group. People behave in a crowd in ways they won’t behave when by themselves.

The energy, motivation and pressure of the crowd influence their behavior. It can blind their good judgment or catapult them into greater success. You can choose the wrong crowd to hang out with and end up with bitter regrets. Too many young lives carry hurts because of wrong friendships. Satan would like to link you up with people who will lead you away from Christ. Your best friends are people who know how to pray, who care for you, and love you even when you fail. Your best friends are in Church!

God elevates people for a purpose.

“Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king communed

When God elevates you to high positions, remember your purpose. Give back to God. Serve God and your fellow man with faithfulness and integrity. Stay focused. Keep eternal values in view. Can God Count on you?

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DPP recommends cop be charged over MFK murder

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he Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that a policeman be criminally charged in connection with the murder of wellknown businessman Mohamed F Khan while another should face departmental charges for his role in the crime.

Stabroek News was reliably informed that last week, police sent a file to the DPP’s Chambers located at Eve Leary with respect to three persons – a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police

(ASP) and two policemen. They were all detained and questioned after a murder accused implicated them in the murder of the businessman.

The Chambers in a short press release yesterday said that the file was received last Thursday and was returned to the Guyana Police Force earlier in the day with the recommended advice.

When contacted late yesterday Crime Chief Leslie James told Stabroek News that the file had been received. He con-

firmed that advice was being sought with regards to multiple persons. He later said that charges were recommended. Asked for more information on the charges he responded “I would prefer to just say charges were recommended”.

This newspaper has since learnt that it was recommended that a police sergeant be charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The DPP also recommended that another police sergeant be charged departmentally with neglect of

Mohamed Khan duty. There was insufficient evidence to recommend that charges be instituted against the ASP, this newspaper was told. The police were also advised to conduct further investigations and the specific information required was indicated in the file which was returned.

According to reports, police swung into action a few weeks ago after alleged hit-man Lennox Wayne called “Two Colours” began implicating persons.

Wayne alleged that he was framed for the murder of teenager Ashmini Harriram on July 10 last year. It was after an intense police investigation that Wayne was caught and placed before the court on September 8 last. Wayne and his alleged accomplice Melroy Doris who was also charged were arrested days earlier.

It is suspected that MFK disappeared on August 9 last after visiting a lawyer’s office and was subsequently murdered.

The ASP was said to have telephoned Khan on the day he was last seen. Wayne has reportedly given a statement to police detailing everything that he knows about Khan’s murder.

Khan was reported missing last October by a friend on behalf of relatives.

He had travelled from his home in Venezuela where he lived with his wife and their children to meet with his attorney and to look after some business in the interior.

On September 22 last a decapitated corpse was found at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. The corpse was also missing one leg from the knee down and a foot from the other leg was apparently severed at the ankle. The head which was in a plastic bag was found nearby.

It was Khan’s wife who positively identified a belt and pants found on the corpse as being her husband’s property.

A mark was also found in the stomach area of the corpse and it was believed to be from a gunshot wound Khan sustained during a failed execution attempt months earlier. The pathologist could not confirm if the mark was a gunshot wound, given the decomposition of the body. The cause of death was inconclusive.

Subsequently samples were sent to a lab in Trinidad for DNA testing. In March they returned with a positive match.

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'Dudus' likely informed about police operation

Christopher 'Dudus' Coke

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EPUTY Police Commissioner Glenmore Hinds testified at the Tivoli Commission of Enquiry yesterday that it was possible that Christopher 'Dudus' Coke and his cronies were aware of when the police would launch their operation to apprehend him.

Hinds, who was responding to questions from Commission Chairman Sir David Simmons, said police intelligence suggests that it was rumoured when the operation was to have started.

"See, my speculation is not so

stupid after all," Simmons said in response to Hinds' answer.

Responding to another question, Hinds said he wouldn't doubt that Coke could have got information on the operation from the police as criminals seek information within the force in the same way that the police seek to get information from gang members.

However, when questioned by commission member Professor Anthony Harriott on whether Coke was assisted by police to flee Tivoli Gardens on May 24, 2010, Hinds said he had no such information.

Hinds testified that the intelligence was that Coke was in Tivoli Gardens when the operation to apprehend him started, adding that injuries to members of the security forces caused the delay in covering the ground to get to him.

According to Hinds, Coke fled leaving a plate of uneaten brown stew fish behind.

"So you are saying that he left in a hurry and hungry? Simmons asked.

"He left in a hurry," Hinds responded.

Responding to questions from Queen's Counsel Garth McBean (attorney for the commission), Hinds said that the national broadcast by then Prime Minister Bruce Golding in which he announced that the authority would be given to arrest Coke made the police's job more difficult and forced them to adjust their tactics.

He said that he wasn't surprised that the police weren't given advanced warning of what was going to be said in the broadcast, and added that "nothing in politics" surprised him.

Hinds also told the commission that the police, in 2009, planned on arresting Coke in relation to a case of abduction and hold him in custody, pending the extradition request from the United States. But he said that plan didn't materialise.

The commission is looking into the circumstances of the May 2010 operation that led to the deaths of more than 70 ci-

vilians and a member of the security forces in Tivoli Gardens.

Yesterday, as Hinds took the witness stand when the enquiry resumed its sitting following a break in April, he testified, under the guidance of attorney Valerie Neita-Robertson, that Coke ran a surrogate government in Tivoli Gardens.

He testified that Coke provided telephone services to the residents in the mid-tolate 1990s, bypassing the legal telecoms provider, and that he operated an illegal cable company in the community.

Hinds also disclosed that very few residents in Tivoli Gardens paid bills to utility companies, adding that the money was paid to Coke at a discounted rate.

The DCP also spoke about Coke's 'Champions in Action' stage show, saying that corporate companies were coerced into sponsoring it and that top entertainers had to perform on the show for free.

Proceeds from the show were used to help Tivoli Gar-

dens residents with back-toschool expenses.

According to the deputy police commissioner, Coke also operated his own criminal justice system of which he was chief judge and juror and that he had others who executed his judgement which would include a broken limb or a gunshot to the foot, depending on the offence for which a person is convicted in his 'court'.

He described the former Tivoli Gardens strongman as the "don of all dons" and said that his rule was unchallenged.

Hinds said, too, that Coke had 'deputies' in communities like Denham Town and Fletcher's Land, and that he provided protection for gangs across the island, including the feared One Order gang in Spanish Town, St Catherine.

According to DCP Hinds, Coke's affiliations stretched beyond the shores of Jamaica, as he had affiliated gangs in Tampa, Florida, and Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States, as well as in London, England.

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Voice Of The Youth My name is Shaw Ryan Khan. I am known to many as the Voice of the Youth. But, I will never forget where I came from. I am the son of Shaw M. Khan and Camille Zeena Khan and I am the grandson of Haji Ali Akbar Khan and Azeezan Khan from Canegrove, Guyana ,as well as Harry Singh and Lillian Ganpati Singh from Industry, Guyana. My respect to my parents and my grandparents always.

I

want to talk about something a bit different this week. It pertains to something that is also very close to my heart.

Back when I was in High School, my uncle Eusa would pick me up from school. I won’t lie; certain days I would get in the car and end up falling asleep. Not because I was bored but because I was just so tired from the night before due to the mass amounts of Homework I had. But the other days, where I actually was not tired, were days that I won’t forget because of the amazing conversations I had with my uncle. When we talked, we would discuss politics, philosophy, religion, and the list goes on. I’ll share one story I learned from him. If we were to go back to a time when America was still “young”, we’d find so many individuals who we know, in the present day, to be influential individuals. There was a story that basically said rather than these historical figures going out to have drinks and get drunk, they invited each other over for a cup of tea and discussed how to make this world a better place. At that point in time, they were not only thinking about themselves but also about the society and the future society.

After hearing this story, it made me start to think…We’ve reached a point in society where we rarely have get-togethers without it being for partying or for mourning. Quite frankly, there aren’t many individuals who would come together with others, sit at a table, and just talk and brainstorm ideas. We now tend to rely on Governmental officials to do that for us and we tend to blame them when they “ignore” us. We have to realize that the Government is doing the best work it can; sure it can make mistakes but don’t we all? What I am trying to say is that we need to stop relying on others to do things for us. Don’t get

me wrong, I don’t mean you should become a vigilante. I am simply saying that it is time we come together as one and work to make this world a better place through positivity.

2 years ago, I thought I would be able to bring society together by talking about life lessons I have learned either from personal experiences or from experiences of others.

And quite frankly, I failed in doing so.

We have come to an age where individuals don’t have time to read. We have come to an age where newspapers are becoming obsolete, where movie stars and singers are more read about than what is occurring around the world. We have come to a point where we need phones with “curves” on them because it saves a few seconds of time to go to certain applications. I remember a few months ago, there was an “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” trend happening. And if you look at the videos of some people doing this challenge, more than half of them did not know what in the world this challenge is for! We are too caught up in the fanciness and glamor of life that we forget reality. Reality is that the world is tough, reality is that the world is hungry, that the world is slowing dying, that the world is slowly running out of resources for us. We forget that cigarettes are shown to have caused illnesses in those who smoke and even those who just inhale it second handedly. We forget that we are inhabiting Mother Earth and that Mother Earth is not immortal. We forget so many important things yet remember who died last in Game of Thrones or the Walking Dead!

About 10 months ago, uncle Eusa reminded me of that story of the historical figures brainstorming. And it was as if God instilled this into my uncle because God wanted to remind me that there can be something done. I

can’t simply do this by myself, it is too much for one person to do. In October of last year, I finally decided that it’s time for a change. After discussing my ideas and concepts of a better tomorrow, 6 other individuals agreed to join me and help imitate what these historical individuals did. And in November of last year, Beacon of Peace was born. Beacon of Peace is a non-profit organization, created by myself and these 6 individuals (which includes my uncle Eusa). It is our hope to create a better tomorrow for society and help to spread peace and serenity to those we encounter. Our organization is not a religious one, but we are comprised of individuals with different religions. Each member of the Board in this organization has seen life and has seen that there is so much that can be done to help.

Since its creation, we have done 2 major events (at least we call these events major). We donated food to feed 25 individuals and we invited Santa and his helpers to come take pictures with children in the community. Before I continue, I just want to say this; you don’t realize how powerful of a positive impact you can have on someone until you experience it. I remember one little girl came to Santa and asked Santa if he was real. Santa replied by saying of course! And the little girl smiled and said “I knew it!

No matter what anyone tells me; I will always believe you are real and I’m always going to be a good little girl so I can keep being on your nice list!”

Over the last few months, the organization became a little less active.

I won’t put the blame on any other person other than myself. Handling an organization, school, work, and a personal life wasn’t easy at all. But after going to a philosophical seminar a few weeks ago, it made me realize so much more. The man who spoke said that the phrase “I give up”, or “I lost”, or “I failed”, should never be in your vocabulary. Rather, it is either you win or you’ve learned a lesson. I’ve realized that I learned a huge lesson.

I’ve learned that the 6 other board members isn’t enough, we need more people to help us to make this world a better place.

Beacon of Peace is something I want to grow and keep alive. It’s something my board members want to grow and keep alive as well. It’s something for all ages who are interested in helping to make this world a better place.

Beacon of Peace is now actively recruiting and awaits your call to join.

What can we offer you? Not much.

We can offer you an organization that can swear and attest that we wish to help the world, educate society, and help those in need. We can offer you a membership in the organiza-

tion whereby you are not just another number in the roster but rather a friend in our hearts. We can offer you a chance to join us in our journey to obtain peace and serenity for ourselves and for others. And hey, it also looks good in your transcript/resume!

Schools and workplaces love an individual that gives back to society. We can offer you a spot in our family. So join us and become part of the family who will stay together, pray together, work together, learn together, and help together.

For more information, please call us at 347-557-5457. To apply, you can check out our website which has the application form at www.beaconofpeace.org. Lastly, be sure to like our Facebook page at Facebook.com/ Bop.beaconofpeace. We hope to hear from you soon and we hope you join our family! Together, we can make a difference. Together, we will become the most powerful instrument anyone could be gifted with; an instrument of peace.

Before I end my article, I just want to say this; may God continue to bless each and every one of you and I wish for you to achieve peace and serenity in your lives!

Lastly my readers, in your journey through life, I hope you heed my advice. I want nothing except peace and serenity. And remember this; “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is a progress; working together is a success.”

God bless you all and see you in two weeks!

(Like my articles? Want to give me feedback? Do you have a topic suggestion for my next article? Let me know!

Add me via Facebook @ Facebook.com/ryankhan0721 or give me a call @ 646-2698227 or 718-849-1006)

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World News Highlights

ZURICH - The corruption charges engulfing soccer’s governing body have heaped shame and humiliation on the game, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Thursday, although he flatly rejected calls to resign over the scandal. | Video ZURICH - FIFA needs to learn from the Olympic movement’s experience and become more transparent if it is to regain its credibility, the president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach told delegates at the opening of the FIFA Congress on Thursday.

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared deaths of Russian soldiers during special operations carried out in peacetime to be classified as a

state secret, a move that comes as Moscow stands accused of sending troops to fight in eastern Ukraine.

PANEVEZYS, Lithuania Ukraine’s defense minister said on Thursday Russia had moved forces into eastern Ukraine and there was a risk of fighting resuming between the army and pro-Russian separatists in coming months.

ABUJA, Nigeria - As he entered his final week in office, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan offered up a prayer for the success of Muhammadu Buhari, the former military ruler who takes the helm of Africa’s biggest economy on Friday.

GENEVA - Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s promised campaign to defeat Boko Haram could drive more

militants over the country’s borders, raising the need for cooperation between governments across the region, senior U.N. officials said on Thursday.

said other European Union countries were willing to negotiate over Britain’s push to reform the bloc before it holds a referendum on whether to stay in the EU.

MADRID - Spain’s state prosecutor charged the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, with terrorism and crimes against humanity over a 2013 attack on a Nigerian town in which a Spanish nun was assaulted, court papers said.

ZURICH - Britain’s FIFA vice-president David Gill will stand down in protest if Sepp Blatter is re-elected as president on Friday.

LONDON - The European Union must amend its founding treaties to accommodate Britain’s renegotiation drive, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday, warning that London needed a meaty deal to persuade voters to stay in the bloc.

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LUANDA - An Angolan journalist was given a six-month suspended sentence on Thursday after he was convicted of slander for accusing generals of human rights abuses at diamond mines, concluding a high-profile trial in one of Africa’s most repressive states.

AGADEZ, Niger - In a sandy compound in the Niger desert town of Agadez, a white-turbaned imam blesses a circle of African migrants, some of them

little more than boys, to protect them on the journey across the Sahara toward Europe.

BRUSSELS - Libya is on the verge of economic collapse as rival factions haggle over a political settlement, the United Nations special envoy said on Thursday.

ZURICH - UEFA president Michel Platini delivered one of his most emotional and animated performances since his playing days when he said it was time for Sepp Blatter to quit as president of FIFA with world football’s body facing yet another corruption crisis.

WASHINGTON - The U.S.-led coalition has staged 26 air strikes since early Wednesday targeting Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq against, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations.

S

ita Ram everyone! My name is Brianna Persaud and I am a proud member of the Naujavaan Mandalee youth group of the Shaanti Bhavan Mandir. My topic this week will be about decisions. How do we make the right ones?

When making decisions the first thing that you should do is stop and think of your choices. It is important to think about how it will affect you and the ones that you care about. Ask yourself, is this the right decision I am making?

If I make this decision, how will it make me feel personally? You will know if it’s the right decision by making a list of the pros and cons. This process will help you weigh your options but sometimes you can just go with your gut feeling. Make the decision that you know is the right and remember not to over think it too much. You will know by the end result if it will benefit your life.

Another way to help make the right decisions is through reflecting on your past experiences. Think of situations you’ve been in before and how you responded to it or got through it. If you haven’t had an experience like this before you can use this situation for future references which will guide you to make the right choice.

One simple example can be when you’re in bed and it’s a nice day. You have the choice of either sleeping or watching T.V. in bed or you can get up and enjoy the beautiful day and get things done. This decision is very tricky because at the time that you are in bed it might feel so good and you just want to stay there. But once you pull yourself up,

you’re ready to get started. However, if you went the other way you would have regretted it sooner or later. This is just a minor predicament we all have, but there are more complex decisions that all of us also have to make. One example can be deciding which college to go to. Your parents might want you to go the college they want, and your best friends are going to another. In this situation you have to pick what you really want because it’s about something that will affect your whole life. Another situation that can be decided by using facts is a buying a car.

You can research different cars and find the best one that is also cheap. The more information you have the easier it is to make a choice.

These are a few tips that may help you with making decisions. Once you find what you really want it will be easy to make a choice. If you take some of these tips into consideration then you will find that making decisions isn’t very hard.

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“If you want to be trusted, be honest” — Vp Premier WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

You’re thinking about your overall style as the week begins, but something else requires a fine-toothed comb. It may be a challenge to zero in on the details, but you’ll be very happy you did.

Getting stuff started (at work, at home, even in romance) is favored around Wednesday and Thursday. Kick it off and watch it fly! From Friday until Sunday afternoon, though, your usual oomph may be missing in action. However, taking things slow isn’t a bad idea right about now. By late Sunday, new energy comes to help boost you into a great new week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Interpersonal connections are crackling as your week begins, and the cosmic forces-that-be are smiling on any plans you make now. Put a little extra thought into it and you’ll reap big rewards, both right away and later.

Around Wednesday and Thursday, however, the people factor demands additional attention. Spend some time figuring out others’ motivations. You experience things intensely from Friday through the weekend. It’s up to you to make it intensely good! Take good care of yourself, and gather favorite characters and things to have around you.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

It’s all about the details as the week begins, and they might totally overwhelm you if you don’t make an extra effort to concentrate. Allow for some downtime, too.

Life’s more about love around Wednesday and Thursday, or at least it should be. Where’s your heart? Where do you want to be emotionally? Move toward it, and the stars will give you a nice push. From Friday through the weekend, you might be thinking about a purchase or about something you already own, but the cosmic forces have something bigger (and probably way better) in mind. Look deep now.

The weekly horoscopes are updated on every week to gives you an in-depth insight into your family, your love life, any career opportunities, friends and money issues.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Your sensuous side’s in the forefront as the week begins, with the cosmos smiling on your romantic endeavors and boosting your attraction factor. Make hay while the proverbial sun shines! You may be wrapped up in work around Wednesday and Thursday, and it could involve some exciting stuff. Don’t go overboard, though, because your health may be a bit delicate now. Passion’s back in your personal stars from Friday until Sunday afternoon, but beware of possessiveness.

Hold on loosely, because love needs wiggle room. Late Sunday, a realization comes your way.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)

(May 21-June 20)

Check in with family or friends at the beginning of the week, and make sure the lines of communication are clear and open. Relying on them to divine your feelings isn’t going to cut it. Around Wednesday and Thursday, you’re extra smart as well as super sexy. What you don’t have: follow-through, especially at work. So take necessary steps to keep track of things. You’re capable of all sorts of helpful calculations from Friday until Sunday afternoon. Seeing things clearly sure makes your path easier to discern!

By late Sunday, you’re ready for your next step.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You’re happy to let someone else have the limelight as you start your week. You’ve got more in-depth or long-term stuff on your mind, and you also have the concentration and analytical skills to deal with it. It’s more about sharing the spotlight (or is it candlelight? Things could get romantic now!) around Wednesday and Thursday. Plan for fun with a friend or a certain someone. Then, from Friday through the weekend, powerful energy’s coming your way. You can intensify it by using both your mind and heart in any and all decision-making.

Those around you ain’t seen nothin’ -- until the beginning of this week, that is, when the ambient star power magnifies all things great about you. Whatever you want to do, get right to it. Around Wednesday and Thursday, though, a choice must be made, and it’s not so easy. Consult someone who ‘gets’ you -- your mentor, partner or maybe a trusted friend. You may want to plan something different, something exciting and stimulating to your heart and mind, on Friday or over the weekend.

You’re liable to feel restless!

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Lend a friend a hand, give a coworker a boost or recommit to your volunteer work or giving at the beginning of the week. The cosmic forces have their eye on you! Your sheer power of determination doesn’t make a certain decision any easier around Wednesday and Thursday.

In fact, pressuring yourself for an answer could create a problem. Have patience, because things look like they’ll really clear up, as well as heat up, for you from Friday through the weekend. Your personal power’s building now, and same with your attraction factor. Dang!

Early in the week, minimize the team stuff at work and reschedule social engagements. You’ve got powerful mental energy, but you’ll need to be solo to make the most of it.

On the other hand, you love being around people, and they’re loving you around Wednesday and Thursday.

Getting out of your usual circle could make it even more fun (and make new contacts a real possibility, too). From Friday through the weekend, your imagination’s incredibly active. That means you can be very creative, but you may also read more into things than you should.

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

Get that planner updated, make certain inquiries and do some very productive thinking as the week begins. Give those relationships (or potential ones) a little care and feeding now, too. Around Wednesday and Thursday, the connections aren’t quite clear, and you’ll be glad for the interpersonal foundations you’ve laid. But never fear: Your personal power’s back on high from Friday until Sunday afternoon. You’re great with romance or social stuff now, but be sure you take time to look within, too. Later on Sunday, ideas count, so listen to them.

There may be some weird energy in your interactions at the beginning of the week. What’s really going on here? Being up front about your own motives is a good place to start.

Around Wednesday and Thursday, though, the bonds you have with those around you can become exponentially stronger. Offer your help and say yes to an offer someone makes you or an invitation you receive. Emotions may run high from Friday through the weekend, and your instinct might be to hole up. But other people have fresh energy and even some good advice.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

GEMINI

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

Your analytical powers are pretty awesome as the week gets going. If you can recognize when to go ahead and take action, you’ll be sitting pretty indeed. Are you ready for some out-of-season spring cleaning around Wednesday and Thursday? Whether it’s your workspace or your heart, there’s stuff to toss out.

Make room for the new! From Friday until Sunday afternoon, you might just want to cozy up with a certain someone or enjoy the company of good friends. Keep those plans low-key. Sunday could actually turn into your lucky day.

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Entertainment News

Taylor Swift, Beyonce And The Most Powerful Women In Entertainment

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he women in entertainment on Forbes’ list of The World’s Most Powerful Women are the performers, tastemakers, executives and entrepreneurs who are making an impact. Our criteria is based on the reach of each woman’s influence and relevance, and ranked by money and media momentum.

The 11 women in entertainment on our list are all at the top of their game and are committed to inspiring change. They have a combined social media imprint exceeding six billion followers and fans.

Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, and Shakira Mebarak use their celebrity to better the lives of people around the world through philanthropy or humanitarian efforts. Bonnie Hammer, Donna Langley, Dana Walden are Hollywood power players, shaping financial and creative decisions at billion-dollar media companies.

Could Bollywood's Aamir Khan Be China's Next Big Movie Star?

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Ellen DeGeneres and Sofia Vergara are TV stars translating fame into business empires. With the release of her blockbuster album 1989, Taylor Swift became the first artist ever to have three million-selling albums in the first week.

e may not be up there yet with Hollywood actors Tom Cruise or Vin Diesel, and he’s no threat at the moment to the status of China’s Huang Bo or Fan Bingbing. But as far as non-Hollywood foreign stars in China go, he’s right at the top of the heap The record-setting PRC release of his Bollywood satirical comedy PK has now cemented Aamir Khan’s standing as the highest grossing foreign star of non-English language films in China. As of this past weekend his current release there, PK, owns the record for the most successful Indian film in Chinese history, and if it can continue to perform well for another week or so it could even become the mainland’s highest grossing non-English language foreign film ever.

Lest that seem like only a modest achievement, consider this: for his next film Khan is paired with no less a Chinese luminary than mega-star Jackie Chan in a China-India co-production film that’s scheduled to release in 2016.

With their action-comedy vehicle Kung Fu Yoga, Khan and Chan aim to set a high bar for movies being made under the India-China film treaty. Each country stands to benefit by opening up more revenue opportunities in the other’s territory, and there’s no better way for them to do that than by putting their top film emissaries up to the task.

Khan’s trajectory as a box office magnet in China began in 2011 with the release of his

hugely successful buddy comedy 3 Idiots.

While it grossed only a modest $2 million in theaters, the film found great popularity on TV and online and made Khan a household name. His next film to be released there, Dhoom 3, earned 56 percent more than 3 Idiots, and now PK looks set to more than triple the revenue that Dhoom 3 took in.

With its strong story-telling tradition and its extensive filmmaking talent pool and infrastructure, India could be the foreign partner that China has been seeking to create films for the global marketplace. And with his growing status as a star in China, Aamir Khan is well positioned to lead the charge.

Indian Court Gives Convicted After reality show, former Miss India set for her Bollywood debut Bollywood Star Salman Khan Permission to Travel Overseas A

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onvicted Bollywood star Salman Khan has been allowed to travel to Dubai where he is scheduled to appear at an awards show on May 29.

One of India's most bankable stars, Khan, 49, was convicted and sentenced to five years in a 2002 hit-and-run case, in which the actor — driving under the influence — ran over and killed a homeless man and injured four others in Mumbai.

The Mumbai sessions court found him guilty of “culpable homicide not amounting to murder.” Following his May 6 conviction, Khan was immediately given bail by the high court, with instructions to deposit his passport with authorities and seek permission for overseas travel.

Khan's case is set for another hearing in July.

As reported earlier, organizers of the Arab Indo Bollywood Awards in Dubai had confirmed on the event's website that the actor was scheduled to make an appearance during the award ceremony's

finale.

Last week, Khan's lawyers filed an application seeking travel permission. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed the actor to travel to Dubai but with conditions. Khan will have to deposit a cash security of about $3,000 (rupees 200,000) and provide details of his travel itinerary, which runs from May 27-30. In addition, other information required include his flight numbers and their timings and details about his hotel accommodation.

Reports also quoted the court judgment stating that Khan will have to inform the Indian consulate in Dubai about his arrival and departure. The actor will also have to hand over his passport to authorities within 12 hours of his arrival back in India.

Meanwhile, Khan has resumed work and just wrapped filming his ongoing production Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which co-stars Kareena Kapoor.

fter showcasing her athletic side in the reality show Zor Ka Jhatka — Total WipeOut hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, former Miss India Priyanka Shah is all set for her acting debut with the Hindi film I Love Desi. Releasing May 29, the film is a family drama in which Priyanka plays the role of a hoity-toity Punjabi NRI, who learns the value of her culture after getting married to an Indian.

The nuances of the spoilt yet sophisticated NRI came easy to her, says Priyanka, thanks to her background in fashion. An engineer in electronics and telecommunication from Pune, Priyanka was already dabbling in modelling when she decided to participate in Miss India in 2007, where she was placed in the top 10. Following that, she won the Miss Tourism 2007 international pageant and since then has modelled for some of the most well-renowned fashion designers and choreographers.

Talking about the film, Priyanka says, "I was apprehensive about the film initially as it stars a newcomer and has a relatively new team. I usually never end up doing

films I want to, but this worked out well.

For instance, I was called for look tests for Chak De but it didn't work out since I was a student. This movie came in an unexpected way. The makers didn't even disclose the script to me till they had signed me."

Even though she is now focused on a career in films and TV, this multi-faceted actress loves to model and indulge in sports too. "I was the former captain of the Indian netball team and also represented the country at the Asian Games.

Right now though, acting is my priority.

I have done another Bollywood film and am in talks for a few more projects, including TV."

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Caribbean Star Newspaper Tracy Morgan Settles Suit Against Walmart Over Highway Crash

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May 29–June 4, 2015

EWARK, N.J. — Actor-comedianTracy Morgan has settled his lawsuit against Walmart over a New Jersey highway crash that killed one man and left Morgan and two friends seriously injured. Terms of the settlement are confidential, Walmart andBenedict Morelli, the attorney for Morgan and his two friends, said in a statement.

"Walmart did right by me and my family, and for my associates and their families," Morgan said in a statement.

"I am grateful that the case was resolved amicably."

Walmart U.S. president and CEO Greg Foran added "Our thoughts continue to go out to everyone that was involved in the accident. While we know there is nothing that can change what happened, Walmart has been committed to doing what's right to help ensure the well-being of all of those who were impacted by the accident. We worked closely with Mr. Morelli, and we are pleased to have reached an amicable settlement that ends this litigation. We are deeply sorry that one of our trucks was involved."

Morelli stated, "Walmart and I worked diligently to reach this settlement for the plaintiffs and their families. Walmart took full responsibility for the accident, which we greatly appreciate."

A Walmart truck slammed into the back of a limo van carrying Morgan and the others back from a show in Delaware last June. Comedian James

"Jimmy Mack" McNair was killed. Morgan suffered head trauma, a broken leg and broken ribs.

Walmart reached a settlement with McNair's two children in January.

The truck driver, Kevin Roper, of Jonesboro, Georgia, faces several criminal charges, including death by auto, in state court. He has pleaded not guilty. He wasn't a defendant in Morgan's federal lawsuit.

Morgan suffered what his lawyer, Benedict Morelli, has referred to as a traumatic brain injury. Morelli said in March that Morgan wasn't fully recovered but was "working very hard to get better, physically, emotionally and mentally." Morgan had hoped to attend the 40th anniversary show ofSaturday Night Live in February but was unable to.

Passengers Ardley Fuqua, of Jersey City, New Jersey, and Jeffrey Millea, of Shelton, Connecticut, also suffered serious injuries in the June crash and were plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Wal-Mart.

According to the criminal complaint, Roper was operating the truck without having slept for more than 24 hours.

A preliminary investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board estimated that Roper was driving 65 mph in the minute before he slammed into Morgan's limo van on the New Jersey Turnpike. The speed limit on that stretch of the turnpike is 55 mph and was lowered to 45 mph that night because of construction.

I became an Aamir fan overnight: Jackie Chan

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ackie Chan has always been vocal about his love for India, and now, the Hollywood actor has confessed his love for Aamir Khan, too.

"I watch very few Bollywood movies, but I loved 3 Idiots (2009). It was a huge success in Hong Kong. I became an Aamir Khan fan overnight. I think he is a terrific actor," says the 60-year-old Chinese star.

The Dragon Blade actor, who last visited India in 2013 to inaugurate a Chinese film festival, tells us that he will be back soon to shoot for a film. "I am planning to start a new movie called Kung Fu Yoga.

So, I will be returning to film it in India.

Hopefully, we will start filming in autumn," he adds.

Jackie is open to acting in Bollywood too. He says, "I don’t think about acting in terms of doing a Bollywood or Hollywood movie. The most important thing is the script. So yes, if there is a good script here, I would love to do a film."

In fact, scripts are so important for the actor that he has still not worked with an-

other action star, Sylvester Stallone, because he is yet to find a worthwhile script for them to collaborate on.

"I have been talking to Stallone about working together, but we haven’t found the right script so far. The discussion is still open and I hope that one day, we will feature on a poster together," says the actor, who had earlier refused a role in Stallone’s 2014 film, The Expendables 3.

Arnold signs films he can watch with his kids!

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ew Delhi, May 24 -- Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger has said that he keeps his kids in mind while signing a film.

"It works on two levels. One, the public demands it. Two, I'm a family man myself now, and I'm always concerned about what kind of movies I can go and see with my daughters. Right now, they're so young they basically only watch cartoons.

But let's assume they're five, six, or eight years old. What will they want to see?

That makes me think about films where the entire family can go out and see a movie and have a great time and not be offended by too much violence and all these other things," says the 67-year-old.

Unlike his earlier action films, Arnold's upcoming film is a serious, dramatic zombie movie. Titled Maggie, the flick, directed by Henry Hobson, tells the story of

Arnold's character. His daughter Maggie, played by actor Abigail Berslin, is ailing with a serious infection that is turning her into a zombie. Premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, this film is set to release across India on May 29.

May 29–June 4, 2015 33 Caribbean Star Newspaper George Clooney Says Hollywood Gender Pay Talks "Only Good Thing that Came Out of the Sony Hack"

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eorge Clooney is weighing in on the increased discussion in Hollywood of a pay disparity between men and women, calling that conversation, "probably the only good thing that came out of the Sony hack."

Clooney, who spoke at length in defense of the studio shortly after leaked emails from Sony executives began surfacing at the end of last year, condemned the cyberattack in a conversation on BBC Radio 4, calling it "an abomination."

But he indicated he was glad that leaked emails like those revealing that Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were paid less than their male American Hustle co-stars

Meenakshi Dixit: I'm not late to join Bollywood

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he's been acting in South films since 2009 but it's now that actress Meenakshi Dixit will be seen making her Bollywood debut with Kundan Shah's P SE PM TAK. Ask her the reason for delay and she says, “I'm not late to join Bollywood. I've had my journey and I don't come from a film background at all. I come from a very simple professional family background. I just gave an audition because I thought I was a decent dancer. I did Nach Le Ve with Saroj ji. She was the first one who told me to be an actor and try for acting.

That encouraged me to pursue acting.”

She goes on to add, “But I was getting South Film offers before that. I was getting a chance to groom myself as an actor in every way with different languages and different directors. I needed to prepare myself to do something bigger than what I was doing. Also, I was waiting for a good Bollywood offer. At the same time I wasn't prepared to enter Bollywood.”

for their work in the film has led to discussion about gender inequality.

"One good thing that's come out of [the Sony hack] is the conversation in very liberal Hollywood that women aren't being paid the same and ... there's something like 15 female directors in a town of directors," Clooney said. "I think it's a very good conversation that they're starting to have."

Clooney's fellow summer movie star Charlize Theron also referenced the American Hustlerevelations in a recent interview.

The Tomorrowland star's comments came in response to a question about the film having a number of smart, strong

women.

"I love that idea," he said, noting that his production company Smokehouse has a number of female executives.

Clooney shared his views on aging, saying that he's accepted the idea that he's getting older and encouraged other actors to do the same.

"I think for all of us you have to come to terms with getting older and not trying to fight it," he said. "You have to get used to the idea that your roles in films and who you are and how you're perceived is going to change and that'll disappoint people at times ... I'm a big believer in the idea that you can't try to look younger, you just

have to look the best you can at the age you are."

He also praised host Jenni Murray for how she asked him the question he's been posed during many appearances to promote this film: Does he want to have kids?

"This is, I have to say, maybe the best version of getting to that question that I've had," Clooney said. "I've also had, 'There's a kid who plays you as a small child in the film, when would you like to have a small child like that in the film? And I've had, 'This is a film that plays to kids, if you had a child, would he come see the film?' " Listen to Clooney's interview with Murray below.

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Caribbean Connections

Squatters can face prosecution- CHPA Haiti airline to expand to more

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HE Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) has warned that squatting is illegal and persons can be prosecuted. It is therefore urging persons to apply to the Authority for house lots.

In a release issued yesterday, the CHPA pointed out that it has been observed that large groups of persons have been demarcating vacant lands from Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, to Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, for the purpose of squatting, under the pretext that President David Granger instructed this.

The release pointed out that “squatting is an illegal act that would not be condoned by the Government of Guyana.”

The CHPA added that lands squatted on after January 1, 1998, would not be regularised. It added that persons attempting to occupy those lands would not have the opportunity to legally own the lands. In addition, they may be liable for prosecution under the relevant Act. While pointing out that all Guyanese deserve a good life, the CHPA also noted that with Government’s wanting to assure all Guyanese of fair and equitable access to lands, interested persons should apply to the authority for house lots.

According to reports reaching the CHPA, persons began demarcating plots

on May 15, 2015, one day before President Granger was sworn in as President of Guyana. The release added that over the weekend of May 16 and 17, 2015, that systematic land grabbing activities intensified.

The most sought area for land grabbers is behind Diamond Housing Scheme, where there is empty land. CHPA has since placed a sign on the open space, notifying the public that trespassers will be prosecuted.

Land grabbers have also targeted government reserves, leased lands and plots, earmarked for playgrounds and schools.

The targeted areas include Sophia, Mon Repos, Enmore, Haslington, Nabaclis, Hope Experiment, and Bush Lot. Officers of CHPA will be closely monitoring these areas to ensure persons do not unlawfully occupy the lands.

A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance For Change Government (APNU+AFC) has urged persons not to be misled into committing unlawful acts.

Guyanese will be given fair and equitable access to land under the Government’s land distribution policy. As such, CHPA is requesting persons to desist from squatting and have patience as government implements its policy.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Wednesday May 27, 2015 – Haiti’s Sunrise Airways is moving to increase flights between Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo to regularly scheduled status and expand to other destinations throughout the Caribbean.

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he expansion is being made possible with Sunrise Airways being awarded a Part 129 Operating Permit from the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation. It is the first Haitian airline to earn Part 129 status.

“We’ve taken another big step forward with this announcement, one that will have a significant impact on our ability to successfully grow our route network in the months to come,” said Philippe Bayard, president of the airline which was launched in December 2012.

“My hat goes off to our dedicated team whose commitment to excellence in every phase of our operations made this possible. We’re proving something that many would’ve likely thought impossible not long ago: that Haiti can produce a worldclass airline.”

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The carrier also operates 52 weekly scheduled domestic flights between Portau-Prince and Cap Haitien – four rotations daily Monday-Saturday, plus two rotations on Sundays.

“Even as we were working toward Part 129 certification, we were already in expansion mode, increasing our domestic flights between Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien to meet consumer demand.” said Bayard. “Now we’re looking at acquiring larger aircraft to better connect the Caribbean.”

The current Sunrise Airways fleet is comprised of 19-seat Jetstream 32 EP aircraft.

2 policemen held for DUI bribery

WO male constables assigned to the Central Division were detained at their workplace on Monday by officers of the Professional Standards Bureau and taken to the Port-of-Spain CID where they remained detained up until late yesterday.

The officers who are both in their twenties were expected to be placed on identification parades last evening. It is alleged that the two were on duty at St Helena Junction on May 2, when they stopped the driver of a car and ordered that he undergo a breathalyser test. The driver of the vehicle reportedly failed the test and claimed he was asked to hand over $600 to the two officers to forego prosecution.

The man also alleged that he was taken to a police station in the Central Division where he was again asked to undergo another breathalyser and again made to pay another $600. In his statement to the officers of the Standards Bureau he also alleged that he was taken by the two officers to an ATM in the Central Division and forced to withdraw $800.

That money he claimed was given to the

two officers. The man was then allowed to go free but alerted the E999 officers who took his report and the matter was referred to head of the Central Division, Snr Superintendent Johnny Abraham.

Snr Supt Abraham advised that the matter be referred to the Professional Standards Bureau and an investigation was launched. Newsday understands that the station diary where the two officers worked were seized and CCTV footage obtained from the ATM where the alleged incident occurred.

On Monday senior officers gave instructions for the two officers to be detained. The two constables have vehemently denied all allegations levelled against them and have given statements claiming that the driver made false accusations.

Sources at the Professional Standards Bureau told Newsday that following the ID parades the matter will be referred to the Office of the DPP for directions in the matter. The two detained constables were visited by their respective attorneys yesterday and they were allowed to meet with their relatives.

May 29–June 4, 2015 35 Caribbean Star Newspaper St Lucian pastor shot multiple times in drive-by shooting outside US church

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ONNECTICUT, United States, Monday May 25, 2015 – A St. Lucian pastor was seriously injured in a driveby shooting, outside the church he heads in the United States, early yesterday morning.

Reverend Dr. Augustus Sealy was shot three times – twice in his right leg and once in his left shoulder – around 6:30 a.m, as he was placing flags on the lawn of the First Church of the Nazarene on Capitol Avenue as part of an annual tradition for the church’s Memorial Day celebra-

tion.

According to police, a witness saw a black Nissan Altima slowing as it passed 54-year-old Sealy. Five gunshots were heard before the car sped away and the Massachusetts-based pastor was left wounded.

Investigators found seven shell casings at the scene.

Sealy’s family had been gathering that day to travel to Hartford for an appreciation service and lunch honouring his fifth anniversary at the Nazarene church, the Hartford Courant reported.

AUGUSTUS SEALY, 54, THE PASTOR OF THE HARTFORD FIRST CHURCH OF NAZARENE, IS PICTURED ON THE LEFT ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE.

His wife, Dr. Sharon Sealy, who described the shooting as devastating, said he had to undergo surgery for his shattered femur and a metal rod was placed in his leg.

He has been listed in critical condition, but doctors say he is expected to survive.

The pastor was born and raised in St. Lucia and headed a church in his home country.

He subsequently moved to the United States, where he has served five churches, according to US media reports.

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US toddler dies after accidentally shooting himself in the head

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ASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A two-year-old boy died Wednesday several days after he picked up a loaded handgun lying out in a Virginia home and accidentally shot himself in the head, US media reported.

The boy and his parents were visiting a residence in an isolated area in southern Virginia on Monday when he found the firearm on a dresser, local NBC affiliate WWBT reported.

The toddler was alone in a bedroom, picked up the firearm and pulled the trigger, shooting himself in the head, WWBT said.

The two-year-old was rushed to a hospital in the state capital of Richmond, where he died of his injuries Wednesday.

An investigation into the incident is under way, local media reported.

Gun-control advocacy group Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America said that on average, around 100 children under the age of 17 die each year in the United States in firearm accidents.

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May 29–June 4, 2015

Water protest in S/Grande

r Rupert Grifith, MP Toco/Sangre Grande promised residents of Rose Road, Marigold Lane and Lily Extension Road, that they will receive a pipe-borne water supply soon, and those who paid for WASA connection will be connected after he met with one representative of the protesters at his constituency office yesterday.

Residents of the above mentioned roads, armed with placards, staged a protest for water in their respective roads.

The residents claim that other roads which close to them, have a water supply, but they had no such supply.

Latoya Holder St Rose, spokesperson for the areas without water said WASA connection began in the North Eastern Settlement, and suddenly the project stopped. They were told by WASA officials that officials from the Land Settlement Agency have told WASA to stop the water connection, as they have no monies to pay workers, and the project stopped in 2014.

It is only about three roads that are without pipe-borne water. The lines have already been laid by WASA. It is only the connections now. St Rose said they spoke with their representative Dr Rupert Griffith about the problem with LSA agencies, and nothing has been done up to today.

Some residents have paid for water

connection to the tune of $1,300 since 2014, and they are yet to get connection.

Trummaine Lyons and Ingrid Lewis showed their WASA bill, they having paid for connection. When these single parents went to WASA Office they were told they stopped connections because of LSA, and when they went to LSA they were told that they have no problem with WASA making connections in the North Eastern Settlement that were not connected. And what hurt most was when the resident asked to be refunded their monies, clerks at the front desk told them thayt they will only get back two-thirds of their monies. This triggered the anger of the residents.

The residents said they felt like they were being cheated, and decided to bring their problems to their MP Dr Rupert Griffith. According to St Rose a meeting with Dr Rupert Griffith resulted in the problems being resolved.

Dr Griffith promised to have two water tanks placed in the short term at the roads without pipe-borne water. A meeting is carded for Saturday with residents at the MP’s office at Eastern Main Road, Sangre Grande, to have the issues ironed out.

The protesters agreed with the decisions and left satisfied with what Dr Rupert Griffith had promised them.

Caribbean Star Newspaper Pineapple industry leaves Costa Rican communities high and dry

AN EMPLOYEE OF COSTA RICA’S WATER AND SANITATION UTILITY, AYA, FILLS THE CONTAINERS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS IN MILANO DE SIQUIRRES, WHO DEPEND ON WATER FROM TANKER TRUCKS BECAUSE THE LOCAL TAP WATER HAS BEEN POLLUTED SINCE AUGUST 2007. (PHOTO: SEMANARIO UNIVERSIDAD)

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AN JOSE, Costa Rica, Wednesday May 27, 2015, IPS – Twelve years after finding the first traces of pesticides used by the pineapple industry, in the rural water supply, around 7,000 people from four communities in Costa Rica’s Caribbean region are still unable to consume their tap water.

The communities of Milano, El Cairo, La Francia and Luisiana are located in the municipality of Siquirres, 100 km northeast of the capital, San Jose, in an agricultural region where transnational corporations grow pineapples on a large scale.

For years the four towns have depended on tanker trucks that bring in clean

drinking water.

“It’s hard,” the head of the Milano community water board, Xinia Briceno, told IPS. “And while the truck used to come every day, now it comes every other day.

And when it breaks down, or there’s an emergency in some other place, or it’s a holiday, people go without drinking water for up to four days.”

Briceno, the president of the community association that runs the rural water system in Milano which serves some 1,000 families, is frustrated with the delay in resolving the situation. “As of next August we will have been dependent on the tanker truck for eight years.”

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Jamaica to roll out programme to keep out mosquito-borne Zika virus

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INGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday May 29, 2015 – Government will soon roll out an integrated vector control programme to prevent the Zika virus from reaching the shores of Jamaica, and step up its public education campaign on the disease.

The virus, which has caused a recent health scare in the South American country of Brazil, is spread by the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito.

Its symptoms include severe fever, joint and muscle pains, headaches, rashes and conjunctivitis. These symptoms usually appear within three to 12 days following a bite.

“We are going to come very shortly with an integrated clean-up programme, (including) drain cleaning, but the citizens of the country must also take responsibility for their health, even as Government must lead the process,” emphasised Minister of Health Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

He said his ministry has already started a public education campaign encouraging persons on ways to protect themselves if the virus should come to Jamaica, but stressed that having surroundings where people

gather remain clean, is key to preventing all mosquito borne diseases.

“It is the same Aedes Aegypti mosquito that is responsible for that Zika virus, and unless we clean up around our homes, place of worship, and workplaces, the country will be vulnerable to the disease,” the minister said.

Dr. Ferguson recently met with the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, and Jamaica would be getting support from that group with its vector control programme.

He said PAHO has helped Jamaica in the past in other health emergency drives, and in this they will be giving technical support.

“I had the commitment of getting additional support with our vector control programme, and more so, the integrated programme, for the control of mosquitoes,” Dr. Ferguson said.

In the meantime, the health minister wants Jamaicans to be vigilant by destroying mosquito breeding sites by: filling old tyres with dirt or getting rid of them and any other container in which water can settle; punching holes in tins before disposing of them;

SURINAME’S PRESIDENT DESI BOUTERSE AND HIS WIFE INGRID. (PHOTO: BBC)

Bouterse’s party returned to office in Suriname elections

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ARAMARIBO, Suriname, Tuesday May 26, 2015 – The incumbent National Democratic Party (NDP) has won another term in office, taking more than half of the 51 seats up for grabs in yesterday’s general elections.

Preliminary results show the Desi Bouterse-led NDP won 27 seats, with 80 per cent of the votes counted.

The V7 coalition of six parties led by former justice minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi secured 17 seats. Five of the other seats have gone to the Alternative Combination, while the remaining two seats went to the Party for Democracy and Development in Unity (DOE) and Progressive Worker and Farmers

Union (PALU).

To serve as president for a second five-year term, 69-yearold Bouterse needs at least 34 lawmakers – two thirds of those sitting in the National Assembly – to vote for him when the National Assembly chooses a president in a few weeks.

Although the results are only preliminary, NDP supporters have been celebrating.

Santokhi said he was still waiting for the official results, but admitted that he was disappointed at the outcome, saying it was “worse than I had expected”.

“We did not make it. That is a disappointment. The voters have spoken and we have to respect that,” he said.

THE ZIKA VIRUS, WHICH HAS CAUSED A RECENT HEALTH SCARE IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY OF BRAZIL, IS SPREAD BY THE BITE OF AN INFECTED AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO. changing water in vases and cleaning them regularly to destroy mosquito eggs; and covering large drums, barrels and tanks holding water. Other

Caribbean countries are also on alert for the Zika virus.

However, there have been no cases in the Caribbean to date.

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CRICKET & Sports

Chanderpaul no longer good enough to play for West Indies - Holding

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ichael Holding, the former West Indies fast bowler, has backed the chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd’s logic of jettisoning Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the Australia series.

Holding said that Chanderpaul, who has managed 183 runs in his last 11 innings at 16.64, was no longer good enough to be picked for West Indies.

“I don’t believe that cricketers should just get a series for getting a series sake.

I don’t think Shivnarine Chanderpaul has proven in recent times that he is still a good enough player to be playing for West Indies,” Holding told ESPNcricinfo.

“He has done yeoman service for over two decades. West Indies should be hap-

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py to have had him playing for them for that long. All good things have to come to an end.

“I saw him play against South Africa recently and he certainly did not look like the Shivnarine Chanderpaul that I was accustomed to seeing. He was a little bit slow with his reactions to the fast bowlers and we know what Australia are going to be bringing.”

Holding also echoed Lloyd’s sentiment of making way for youth though it would take time to fill the Chanderpaul-sized void.

“Chanderpaul has to make way for someone younger. The person that comes in obviously is not going to fill

Chanderpaul’s shoes immediately. He has done so much good work for West Indies.

But it is time for someone younger than him who can grow into those shoes.”

While Chanderpaul’s former teammate, Brian Lara, criticised the ‘despicable’ treatment meted out to Chanderpaul and called for a farewell series akin to the one arranged by the BCCI for Sachin Tendulkar, Holding said that he had “no problems” with the way the WICB had dealt with the issue. Chanderpaul is just 86 short of equaling Lara’s record of being the highest West Indian run-scorer in Tests.

“From what I have heard I don’t think anybody can complain. From what I heard

they called him, had a meeting with him.

They told him exactly what they would like to do and I have no problems with that,” Holding said.

“I don’t think Chanderpaul is ever going to be one to say, ‘listen, my time has come and I have to move on’. So they have done the right thing.”

When asked about the legacy left behind by Chanderpaul, Holding said: “Chanderpaul’s legacy will be someone who went and played for West Indies and gave his all for a very long time. To show everyone that if you can go out and work hard, if you have deficiencies in technique and you work hard enough, you can produce the goods.”

Chanderpaul has earned farewell series - Lara

rian Lara has berated the West Indies selectors and the WICB for seeking to deny Shivnarine Chanderpaul the chance of a final Test series against Australia, demanding that his former teammate be reinstated for a farewell along the lines of that given to Sachin Tendulkar by the BCCI. Chanderpaul, 40, was omitted from the West Indies training squad ahead of their two Tests against Australia following a significant downturn in his run-making during his two most recent series, where his average dipped to little more than 16 over six matches.

However, Lara said that Chanderpaul’s contribution to the game, which left him narrowly short of surpassing Lara as the most prolific Test batsman in the history of the Caribbean region, merited a more respectful farewell than the one ultimately decided on by convenor of selectors Clive Lloyd and coach Phil Simmons.

“This has absolutely nothing to do with runs or numbers,” Lara told the Trinidad and TobagoGuardian. “It has to do with respect and Chanderpaul has earned the right to say goodbye in an acceptable way. In fact, he should be allowed to do it in his own way.

“The manner in which they deal with their players is despicable and should no longer be tolerated. When you look back to so many of our heroes and the manner in which they were dumped, it makes you shudder.”

Lara contrasted Chanderpaul’s fate with that of Tendulkar, who was granted a specially scheduled Test series at home against West Indies to end his own storied career. “What did they do?”

Lara asked. “They organized a Test series in his honor and gave him a farewell in keeping with his contribution to the game.

“In that way, there will be no hostility

Brian Lara: «The WICB and the Caribbean owe it to Shiv to send him off with dignity and respect. He has earned it.» and whether he makes a double-century or a duck, it doesn’t matter, it will be his farewell series and the entire cricketing world will know that. He deserves it. The WICB and the Caribbean owe it to Shiv to send him off with dignity and respect. He has earned it.”

These strong words followed those uttered by the Guyana Cricket Board secretary Anand Sanasie, also a WICB director. Sanasie said that the WICB president Dave Cameron had petitioned the selectors for a more generous view

of Chanderpaul’s situation but had been rebuffed.

“Let me make it clear that the president and vice-president and myself tried our best to get Shiv retained. In the end the selectors have the final say,” Sanasie told a press conference in Guyana. “So to those who say that this is a WICB decision, that is not true . Shiv was never told that the match in Barbados (against England) was his last and they wanted to cover up a wrong with another wrong.

“We trust that our selectors can find it within themselves to revisit this crucial matter of gross disrespect now being meted out to one of the greatest cricketers to have graced the field of play with this most ungrateful display to Chanderpaul. Shiv’s record speaks for itself and we are shocked at the manner that this panel is seeking to destroy him.”

The 12 members of the West Indies training squad are currently in Barbados, preparing for the two Tests to be played in Dominica and Jamaica.

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B de Villiers will miss South Africa’s upcoming two-Test series in Bangladesh while he takes paternity leave but will play the limited-overs matches beforehand.

As cover, South Africa have named wicketkeeper-batsman Dane Vilas, who is one of four new Test caps.

Opening batsman Reeza Hendricks, left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso and fast bowler Kagiso Rabadahave all earned maiden call-ups which left no room for Dane Piedt or Kyle Abbott, who were part of South Africa’s last two Test squads.

South Africa’s limited-overs squad retains the core of its World Cup players with only one new cap. Legspinner Eddie Leie has been included in the T20 squad. Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander will be rested from the ODIs and T20s, from which Morne Morkel and Imran Tahir will also be given time off.

Although the Bangladesh tour is South Africa’s first post the World Cup, it precedes a bumper 2015-16 season, which includes four Tests, five ODIs and three T20s in India and the same from an incoming England tour, which explains the part-experimentation on this visit.

The first area of South Africa’s focus will be at the top, where they will look for an opening batsman to fill the spot left vacant by Alviro Petersen’s retirement. Stiaan van Zyl is the favorite to assume the role, despite being a regular No. 3, and was moved to open the batting for his franchise, Cape Cobras, last summer. He enjoyed success in the latter half of the season when he scored a century and a fifty in two of the last three matches.

Whether van Zyl will get the opportunity to play in that position on the Bangladesh tour will depend on if South Africa’s management prefer to use him in the middle-order in de Villiers’ absence. If van Zyl is deployed lower, instead of reserve batsman Temba Bavuma or reserve wicketkeeper Vilas, Hendricks could get an opportunity to open the batting. Hendricks is a regular opener who has performed well for the South Africa A side but did not stand out last season. He was 15th on the first-class run-scorers’ charts with 540 from nine matches at an average of 31.76, 349 behind the leader Stephen Cook, who is also an opener.

The South Africa attack will be overseen by a yet-to-be-named bowling coach for whom the Bangladesh tour will be the first assignment. That person, likely to be Charl Langeveldt, will work with Rabada in his first Test series. Rabada was part of the South Africa squad that won the Under-19 World Cup last year and has been fast-tracked through the franchise and national structures. He was third on the first-class wicket-takers’ list last season, with 39 from eight games at 21.12 including best match-figures of 14 for 105,

a franchise record in South Africa.

The only thing stopping Rabada from being handed a Test debut is where to fit him in, in an attack that includes Steyn, Morkel and Philander and could also see two specialist spinners playing, given conditions in Bangladesh. For that purpose, South Africa will take offspinner Simon Harmer, who debuted against West Indies, and left-arm spinner Phangiso, who has only played limited-overs matches to date.

Phangiso’s first-class record does not stand out, with 109 wickets from 60 matches at 35.20, but he has not played as much first-class franchise cricket as he might have liked, with Lions’ attack well-equipped in that

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department. He was preferred ahead of Piedt, who took eight wickets on debut against Zimbabwe. He was sidelined for much of last season with a shoulder injury but has since recovered.

Phangiso will also play a major role in the limited-overs matches, especially the T20s where Tahir will be rested. There could be a debut for Leie, as South Africa explore their bowling options ahead of next year’s World T20 in India. The Lions’ legspinner has had good results over the last two seasons and finished last season’s T20 competition as the joint second-highest wicket-taker with 14 at an economy of 5.93, the lowest among the top8–14, 15 bowlers.

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The Executive Board of the Queens Branch of the Bhuvaneshwar Mandir

Reminds all our members that election for Trustees will take place on Sunday May 31, 2015 from 12:00pm to 6:00pm.

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Mission: Should this slate of Trustees win the election they will restore the dignity and glory of the Mandir within 6 months. All operations at the Mandir will be “open,” and accountability will be our mantra. Monthly financial statements and minutes will be posted on the Mandir’s Notice Board. The Candidates are committed to open governance and the furtherance of Hindu dharma and Hindu learning.

We urge you to vote for Acharya Arun Gosain, Roy Brijlall and Dr Tara Singh. At the polling station, you just need to mark an (x) in one box for all three of the Trustees. You can only mark (x) one box. This Trustee team has also been endorsed by the well-known community-based organization, Holi Sammelan & Festival Committee (HSFC), which comprises a collection of several Mandirs and NGOs.

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Caribbean Star Newspaper Mumbai Indians outplayed Chennai Super Kings for second IPL title Mumbai Indians 202 for 5 (Simmons 68, Rohit 50, Bravo 2-36) beat Chennai Super Kings 161 for 8 (Smith 57, McClenaghan 3-25 ,Harbhajan 2-34) by 41 runs

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umbai Indians completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the eightyear history of the Indian Premier League by transforming a terrible start to the tournament - they were at the bottom of the table for the first two weeks - into a title win.

The final, a repeat of their 2013 success at the same ground against the same opposition, turned out to be one of the easier outings after an unbridled early onslaught by Sharma and Lendl Simmons, both of whom hit half-centuries, stunned Chennai Super Kings - veterans of IPL finals - into submission. Super Kings were not even given a sniff.

MS Dhoni’s choice of bowling first on a patchy Eden Gardens pitch was interesting, not because he might have over-compensated for the presence of dew later on but because it was a departure from a strategy that had worked for Super Kings during in their two previous title wins - bat first, score big, then

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apply the squeeze.

The start was perfect; Faf du Plessis ran out Parthiv Patel brilliantly and Ashish Nehra ensured only one came off the first over. But that was it, because once Rohit tore into the second over, picking 16 off Mohit Sharma, Super Kings were always chasing the ball.

R Ashwin was introduced in the fourth over, overstepped once and paid the price with a 12-run over.

Jadeja was also bowled inside the Powerplay but Simmons smashed him for 14 runs to make it 61 runs off the first six. After seeing Rohit kick-start the innings with a flurry of boundaries in the first three overs, Simmons had played all but one ball in the next three and had overtaken Rohit.

The spreading of field was not going to have an effect on the tiny outfield. Simmons continued hogging majority of strike and continued finding boundaries to reach his sixth half-century of the season in the 10th over.

The run-rate showed no signs of stemming but Dhoni continued to hold back Dwayne Bravo, the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.

As fate had it, it was Bravo who broke the dangerous stand in his

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first over - the 12th of the innings - by which time Rohit, too, had reached his half-century, of just 24 balls, and the run-rate was hovering around 10.

An animated speech by Dhoni in the team huddle at Rohit’s dismissal had a brief effect: Dwayne Smith sent Simmons back with his first ball of the tournament and 30 runs came off four overs. But on 150 after 16 overs with Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu warmed up, Mumbai Indians were waiting to explode.

Nehra bore the brunt - he was hit for three sixes and a four in the 17th by Pollard - and Mumbai Indians finished for only the second ever 200-plus total in an IPL final.

Super Kings’ chase needed early thrust but it never came. Smith, as had happened throughout the season, struggled to time the ball. He did reach a half-century - his second this season - but Super Kings needed more from him than a strike rate of 118. Harbhajan Singh dismissed Smith an over after he had removed Raina, Malinga struck too and Mitchell McClenaghan collected three. Super Kings’ wait for their third title entered its fifth year.

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ICC - Fewer fielding restrictions, more free-hits on cards

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emoving the batting Powerplay and allowing five fielders outside the circle between overs 41 and 50 were among the major suggestions made by the ICC’s cricket committee that met in Mumbai over the weekend.

The committee also suggested a free-hit for all no balls in ODI and T20s, and not just for the front-foot calls.

The recommendations made during the meeting were subject to the approval of chief executive’s committee (CEC) that will meet in Barbados during the ICC’s annual conference week from June 22 to 26.

The committee suggested the changes as it felt that fielding teams were at times left with limited defensive options.

The alterations, if ratified, would mean there would be two fielders outside the circle for the first 10 overs , four for the next 30 and five for the last 10 overs.

The doing away of the batting Powerplay meant only one block of 10-over Powerplay remained, two less than in the 2011 World Cup. Additionally, the requirement of placing two fielders in catching positions in the first 10 overs has also been relaxed.

On the topic of the balance between bat and ball, the committee discussed the size of bats, the boundaries and the durability of white ball and concluded that although the ICC will not introduce any regulations on the bat size, it will provide inputs for the consultation process ahead of MCC’s redrafting of laws in 2017.

Reviewing the reports from the first-class matches played with pink balls, the committee asked Test-playing nations to identify opportunities and make provisions for play to extend later into the day. The idea of four-day Tests, however, was rejected.

Taufel wants change in attitude to Indian umpiring

imon Taufel has expressed disappointment at the general perception prevalent not just among fans but importantly also among the Indian players that the Indian umpires were not meeting global standards. Taufel said the umpires from the country have made “tremendous progression” despite there being no Indian presence on the ICC’s Elite Panel.

Taufel - who is advisor and mentor to the BCCI’s Elite panel of umpires - was blunt in his remarks against the Indian players who he felt did not give the required respect to the umpires.

“We would love the players to appreciate and show equal empathy for the difficult nature of our job, appreciate that better umpires get it right, that we are human beings after all,” Taufel told ESPNcricinfo in an interview in Kolkata, last Sunday.

“We do it because we love it and because we want to add value.”

Relations between players and the umpires have always been frosty, but Taufel managed to keep his head high based on the high percentage of correct decisions he made. However, most umpires have received flak, at times in public, from

the players. One prominent example occurred recently when Chennai Super Kings’ captain MS Dhoni called Richard Illingworth’s decision “horrible” after the England umpire had ruled Dwayne Smith lbw erroneously.

The players, Taufel said, needed to provide constructive feedback and not just grumble about the shortcomings of the match officials. “When the umpires do well they won’t get noticed.

When the umpires do something wrong they stick out,” he said.

“So within the cultural aspect here in India I’d love the players and the captains to realise they need to be part of the solution to improve Indian umpiring and not part of the problem. At the end of the day, you can tell a winning captain’s report from a losing captain’s report. Umpires either have given too many lbws or they have not given enough.

What we are trying to promote is transparency and integrity.

The BCCI tried to address the issue several years ago by putting in video cameras. That is important.

“Don’t tell us they missed three caught-behinds and three lbws. Tell us he seemed to lose concentration and focus in the last session on day 1. That he

was not in a good frame of mind to communicate effectively.

That he was in a bad position to make that run-out decision.”

Asked whether players taking up umpiring could change the mindset, Taufel said that could definitely prove useful. “What I would like to see more in India is players respecting how difficult umpiring is; maybe try it themselves. It would be great to see a Rahul Dravid or a Sachin Tendulkar donning a white coat,” Taufel said.

Taufel said that historically the match officials, the third team in any match, have never been acknowledged. But people involved have to start altering that long-standing trend. “Everybody has a role to play. The media in the way it promotes positiveness of umpiring and match officiating.

The players in the way respect the role and they conduct themselves on the field and the feedback that they give us.

The administrators in creating an environment where people can excel and the pathways are clearly defined. And public in the way they talk about umpiring and in the way they encourage people to be involved in the game as well. We are not

«We would love the players to appreciate and show equal empathy for the difficult nature of our job,» Simon Taufel said soft targets. We are participants in the game.”

Since the Elite Panel was constituted by the ICC in 2002 only one Indian - S Venkataraghavan - has been on it. It has been a matter of debate frequently, but without many answers.

“The goal is not to put an Indian umpire on the Elite Panel. It is a nice by-product,” Taufel said.

“The goal here is to improve and to shift umpiring in this country and position ourselves and deliver best umpiring to people who play.”

At the time of the interview Taufel had been highly impressed by Ravi going through

the first three days of the Lord’s Test without being noticed (a measure of success in the Taufel book of umpiring). Ravi is part of the group of four Indian umpires who are overseen closely by Taufel. Anil Chaudhary, C Shamshuddin and Vineet Kulkarni are the other three.

According to Taufel, who started working with Indian umpires from 2006 when he came as part of a Cricket Australia team, one of the big changes he has noticed in the Indian umpires is they have become more honest about their work and that only helps in the assessment and growth.

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Caribbean Star Newspaper England complete Raza Hasan banned for two years

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dramatic turnaround win

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aza Hasan, the Pakistan left-arm spinner, has been suspended from playing any form of cricket for two years, having tested positive for a prohibited substance.

The Pakistan Cricket Board had conducted dope tests during the Pentangular oneday cup 2015 in Karachi. The sample collected from Hasan was subsequently analyzed at a World Anti-Doping Agency accredited laboratory. The results were relayed to the PCB, who banned Hasan on the basis of their anti-doping rules.

“During the period of ineligibility, he will not be entitled to participate in any capacity, in any cricket match or activity (other than authorized anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs) authorized or organized by the PCB,” a PCB release said The PCB had notified Hasan of their findings on March 24, and he did have the opportunity to request a hearing within 14 days, but did not do so.

The 22-year old Hasan has played 10 Twenty20 matches

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England 389 (Root 98, Stokes 92, Boult 4-79, Henry 4-93) and 478 (Cook 162, Stokes 101, Root 84, Boult 5-85) beat New Zealand 523 (Williamson 132, Guptill 70) and 215 (Anderson 67, Watling 59, Stokes 3-38, Broad 3-50) by 124 runs

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Raza Hasan played for Pakistan in the World T20 in 2012 © Getty Images for Pakistan, having made his debut in September 2012. He went on to participate in the World T20 later in the month,

where he took three wickets in four matches at an economy of 4.93.

His ODI experience is lim-

ited to only one match, and he last played international cricket in December 2014 against New Zealand.

hortly before lunch on Saturday, New Zealand were 404 for 3, building a lead, and England’s new era was heading for a difficult start. At 6pm on Monday, with less than 10 overs of a compelling Test match remaining, Trent Boult upper cut Stuart Broad towards third man where Moeen Ali, stationed there by Alastair Cook but not right on the boundary edge, took a superbly judged running catch to earn England a 124-run victory and complete a remarkable turnaround.

Less than a year after falling one wicket short of beating Sri Lanka on this ground England were just beginning to get twitchy as Boult and Matt Henry negotiated eight overs with the ball starting to fall short or wide of fielders.

But Broad, from round the wicket, dug the ball in and Boult, who had blocked unconventionally, could not resist playing. That it was taken at a position that needed some astute captaincy was the perfect finish for Cook, who had been so central to England’s fightback with his 162.

USA youth coach Owen Graham dies

wen Graham, one of northern California cricket’s most beloved figures, passed away on Saturday at the age of 48. Known to most people as “OG”, he was a hugely influential youth coach in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Over the last decade, he has helped develop many of USA’s elite junior players from the North West Region, including Saami Siddiqui and Saqib Saleem, who went on to play for the senior team, as well as Shiva Vashishat, who led USA to the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2010.

“Today I lost a mentor, coach, friend, man who has made me the cricketer I am today, man who has impacted my life in so many ways, man who gave me my nickname, man who has taught me the art of captaincy, man who has taught me to have discipline in all aspects of life....I was blessed to have you in my life,” Vashishat posted in a message on social media late Saturday night.

Graham had endured a three-year battle with cancer after he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2012.

He underwent chemotherapy in early 2013 when he was initially cleared.

However, the cancer resurfaced and he left California for his native Jamaica at the end of 2014.

Graham had moved to the United States in his early 20s and spent nearly half his life playing and coaching youth cricket in the Northern California Cricket Association (NCCA), one

of America’s oldest leagues founded in 1892. Described by former NCCA president Ganesh Sanap as “NCCA’s guiding light”, Graham started the NCCA Junior program in 2002 and was also the founding coach of both the California Cricket Academy and East Bay Youth Cricket Association.

A prolific batsman for Caribbean Cricket Club in the NCCA, Graham also had the unique distinction of being one of the key batsmen for the San Francisco Freedom in Pro Cricket, the now defunct US professional T20 league started in 2004. Freedom were champions in Pro Cricket’s lone season, defeating a New Jersey Fire squad featuring former India allrounder Robin Singh and West Indies batsman Ricardo Powell in the final.

An eight-team charity Twenty20 tournament named after Graham, now in its second year, was held this weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area to help pay for his medical costs. The event raised more than $20,000 last year and a separate crowdsourcing web page had raised more than $6,000. Sanap said that although players are in mourning, the tournament will continue with the final day’s matches being webcast with a live video stream. Graham’s daughter Adria will also be in attendance at the final to present the trophy to the winning team.

“The cricket must go on,” Sanap told ESPNcricinfo. “OG wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.”

Owen Graham presenting a trophy to NCCA Youth player © Peter Della Penna

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