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Specialty Hospital swapped for primary health care improvement

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HE controversial Specialty Hospital is likely to go into a deep coma. With the current poor and inadequate health services, the Government says focus will be placed on improving the primary health care system.Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said this is more important than pushing medical tourism at this stage of the country’s development.

The previous Administration late last year terminated the services and sued for fraud Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL), the company contracted to build the hospital. The Government won the case.

The award included: US$4.3 million–sums that were lost in its contract with the company for the design and construction of the proposed Specialty Hospital; costs in the sum of US$10,714.50; and interest at the rate of six percent per annum from the date of filing to the date of judgment and at the rate of four percent until fully paid. However, no representative of the company was present during the hearing and from reports, not a cent has been repaid.

Under the contract, it was agreed that the company would provide services in relation to designing, building, equipping, testing, delivering, installing, completing and commissioning certain facilities for the Surgical Specialty hospital in Turkeyen, Georgetown.

As agreed in the contract, on December 27, 2012, SECL was given an advanced payment of 20 percent of the contract sum – US$3.64 million.

On November 18, 2013, an additional payment of US$649,440 was made.

Subsequently, SECL failed to submit payment receipts to account for the total advanced payments of US$4.3 million – the second sum claimed in the lawsuit.

Instead, SECL submitted fabricated, unsigned and inflated invoices with no evidence of actual payments made to support the expenditure claimed.

The hospital, a US$18 million project was being funded through a loan from Exim Bank of India. The David Granger-led Administration is now looking at spending the balance of the US$18 million on improving primary health care services.

Minister Harmon told reporters at a post-Cabinet briefing on Wednesday that Finance Minister, Winston Jordan has been mandated by Cabinet to enter into and continue the conversation that had been started with the Exim Bank.

He said a comprehensive report on the status of the project will be prepared by a consultancy group, and based on the recommendations, the Government will decide on the way forward.

“The current thinking of the Administration is once those sums of monies are available, that it would prefer that the monies be spent in other areas that have to do with primary health care.”

Minister Harmon noted that there are hospitals that are in need of funding, pointing to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (Region 3) and the Mabaruma Hospital (Region 1).

Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton on a recent visit to a number of public health facilities, also found several of them wanting in standard of service.

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Warner claims receiving death threats

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ORMER National Security Minister Jack Warner took to telephone audio recordings and text messages yester- day to bolster his allegations that marijuana was found at the private residence of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesser in Phillipine, south Trinidad back in April 2014. He also said he had received two death threats. He said he reported the threats to the police who, he said, told him he must be careful. He has since doubled up his own security.

Warner demonstrated exchanges which he said were between himself and Gary Griffith between Sunday afternoon last and yesterday morning. Griffith succeeded Warner in the national security portfolio when the latter resigned that position last year.

In the recordings, a voice which sounded like Griffith’s and who confirmed he had spoken to Warner on several occasions since last Sunday, refers to the alleged drug find, saying; “I am aware that the illegal substance was found. What happened after was that the police should have conducted investigations and should have come

back to us. They did not.” A voice which Warner acknowledged to be his, accused the person on the other end of the phone of covering up and being naive, to which the response came, “Jack, I am not covering up. I am not being naive.” In text messages, Warner wrote, “This is a straight case between Kamla and regardless of the consequences, it is a fight to the finish.

Finally, I have just rec’d 2 death threats this morning and in spite of that I remain undaunted.” Warner’s text message to the number identified as Griffith’s stated further, “When you decide to bare your chest on this one, though it might be too late.” Prior to playing four audio recordings of their conversation, as he sought to prove Griffith’s effort to cover up the weed find, Warner said, “I apologise for airing these tapes.

I have never done it before. I have never destroyed anyone’s confidence in me before.” Warner also used a number of slides to show “text” conversations he had with Griffith on Sunday last.

Asked by Newsday later, following Warner’s press conference yesterday, whether he knew he was being recorded and whether he had given permission to be recorded or to use

the text as evidence, Griffith said, “Not at all.” It was a breach of confidentiality and it shows Warner’s character, Griffith added. “The public will judge Jack Warner for what he is. He wants to be a leader, but it shows he cannot be trusted.” “His hatred for the Prime Minister and his objective to take her down,” Griffith added, “has reached an obsession so much so that Mr Warner will take anyone down with him.” Warner told reporters yesterday that he felt it was his “duty” to expose to the country the find of a quantity of marijuana at the Prime Minister’s residence because he felt she “fooled me for five years and truth must now be told.” His exposure on the drug find, he promised, was just the, “tip of the iceberg.” At the press conference at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya, Warner said that at one time he was prepared to defend Persad-Bissessar with his life, but knowing now that he was deceived due to the United States request to have him extradited, he is prepared to sacrifice his life to expose the PM, “not because I love me less, but because I love Trinidad and Tobago more.” In the past, he said, he accused Persad-Bissessar of being manipulated by a cabal, but

when he saw the efforts being made to have him extradited to the US, he said he now knows differently.

When he appeared in the court in Port-of-Spain and saw the battery of lawyers representing the Government, Warner said, “That can’t be the cabal. I said, ‘Jack your eyes are open.’

I saw the light.” Persad-Bissessar, he said, used him as a “poster boy” to win votes in the east-west corridor during the 2010 general election campaign and then turned and attacked him on the plat- form during the St Joseph bye elections. The need to get rid of him was even more evident, he said, when the US indicted him and Persad- Bissessar instructed the Attorney General (AG) to sign his extradition order. AG Garvin Nicholas has told Newsday that he has signed no document for the extradition of Warner, noting that due process has to take its course. Speaking about the date of the alleged marijuana find at the Persad- Bisessar’s home on April 12, 2013, Warner said that it was not his duty to prove that Persad-Bissessar was in the country when the find was made at her private residence in April 2013, but it was hers to prove where she was at the time.

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June 19–25, 2015

Guyana to seek better markets for sugar — as $3.8b released to keep GuySuCo alive

ABINET has approved the release of $3.8 billion from a sum of $16 billion earmarked for GuySuCo this year to keep the ailing sugar industry alive and help it to return to a state of viability.

The Government is expecting that production returns from the corporation will remain steady and at least 60 percent of the total sum invested will be repaid to the national coffers.

Speaking at his weekly Cabinet briefing, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder has been mandated to lead a drive that will ensure Guyana finds better markets for its sugar.

“Cabinet was briefed on a number of countries to which our sugar is sold but we need to have a better and deeper appreciation of those particular markets that we can get a better price for our sugar,” Minister Harmon told reporters.

Some 60 percent of local sugar is sold to the European Union (EU) market where the decline in

prices has been acute.

Guyana is facing a situation where the cost of production of sugar outstrips the returns on sales of the commodity. In this light, there have been calls from some sections of society for the Government to seriously review investments in the sugar industry.

The Minister of State said the Government has asked for a fullfledged inquiry into the continuous failure of the sugar industry, pointing out that the outcome will determine the way forward.

NO EASY DECISION “It is not something you wake up (and) easily make a decision that will affect the lives of so many thousands of Guyanese people. Sugar is like the mother of the trade union and labour movement in this country,” he said, contending that once the weaknesses are corrected, then Government would not be pouring money down a dark hole.

CORRECTIVE STEPS And the new Administration has already begun to take corrective steps. The Board

and Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo have been removed and an Interim Board installed, an inquiry will be launched into the industry and through mopping up of unnecessary services the corporation has already been able to save US$14,000 per month.

According to Harmon, Minister Holder has presented to Cabinet some of the measures being taken by GuySuCo to ensure the actual expenses of the corporation are brought down significantly.

In the request for funds, GuySuCo has taken into consideration the need to pay wages and salaries, current outstanding payments to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

Aside from these, there is also the need to release monies for purchase of fertiliser to secure the first crop in 2016 cane, the purchase of critical spares for factories to secure the production of the second crop, and the purchase of fuel and lubricants and to meet outstanding pay-

Сabinet has approved the release of $3.8 billion from a sum of $16 billion earmarked for GuySuCo this year to keep the ailing industry alive ments to suppliers.

Minister Harmon reported that the corporation is already late in the application of fertiliser, and pointed out that given the current financial state of GuySuCo, limited payments will be made to suppliers. The corporation, therefore, has been negotiating with suppliers in this regard.

For the period August to December, GuySuCo is expecting an income of US$13.056 million and expenditure of US$19.511

million, a shortfall of about US$6.455 million.

“This shortfall is attributed mainly to declining prices being received for sugar, which is more acute in the European Market, where 60 percent of local sugar is sold,” Minister Harmon said, noting that income and expenditure for this period is currently being reviewed to determine whether income should be increased and expenditure reduced, with further trimming of cost.

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Hinduism: A Religion – A Way of Life I

Regina Misir

t is difficult in modern times to adhere to religious teachings as one’s path gets entangled in worldly activities. Nevertheless, if one stays true to oneself and hold fast to the teachings of Hinduism, it may not be so difficult. Of course, there are various variables that may result in misconceptions, such as the leader who interprets the teachings of Hinduism and the devotees’ ability to analyze and put into action the teachings. Hinduism is one of the most dominant religions. Its scriptures provide adequate guidance to help us to structure our lives for positive outcomes.

Hinduism should not be viewed simply as a religion – it is the way of life. The ability to put the teachings into practice is what may be challenging. Simply put, Hinduism teaches us to be “good” citizens. This is not difficult if one follows what is exemplified in the scriptures.

Many may view Hinduism as a religion that is overwhelming with its rituals and deities. However, one must take the time out to really understand the concepts – the rituals are basically in place to keep the focus on the divine one. The deities demonstrated God like qualities and lived on earth during the Golden Age, to teach mankind how to live. They are placed on our altars to remind us of the qualities that we posses and how we can use those qualities positively. One of the most important teachings of Hinduism is the need to be family oriented - the Ramayana, focused on family dynamics. A modern day view could be that Rama is the hero of this epic. This heroic character exemplified the way of life of a child, husband, leader, and friend. Aren’t these the roles that all of us have to undertake in our day to day activities. As a child, Rama depicted an obedient and loving son, who went the extra mile to fulfill his duties. One of the major tasks that he was faced with was to leave his home and his loved ones in order to fulfill his father’s, promise. This begs the question – “how many children would give up their wonderful lives for their parents?” Let’s be realistic while parents will not ask their child to go to the forest to live, they are desirous of having obedient children. Hinduism teaches that parents are our earthly gods. Perception is that if one lacks the ability and intelligence to please one’s parents - can that person pleases Lord Shiva?

Is it not apparent by now that the teachings of Hinduism are needed in our current society? A society where our children are consumed by the unrighteous elements that are in their environments.

During our daily activities we ponder about the negativities, the stumbling blocks in our paths towards success.

Off course we try to think of ways to blame others for our problems – well, aren’t we the ones in control of our lives? Hinduism teaches that there are consequences for our actions. This is portrayed in the Ramayan when Rama went to exile because of his father’s unrighteous action. Dasratha mistakenly killed the son of a blind couple who died in grieve for their son. As a result, Dasratha met with the same fate as those grieving parents. Lesson taught here, is that we definitely sow what we reap.

Dasratha died without his son, Rama by his side. This exemplar lesson teaches us that we should treat others the way we expect to be treated. We should think before we act. In other words let’s keep it real – yes Hinduism is realistic.

Hinduism does not hide the fact that human errs – it does not make everyone out to be angels – it demonstrates how to deal with negativities when the time arises. It teaches that one should not waiver when unrighteous event occurs. In the Ramayana, faced with injustice, Rama had no choice but to take a stand against evil. Perception is that if one ignores malevolence it does not disappear. In fact it worsens. Another example that is depicted in the Ramayana is when Bharata realized that his mother is the cause of Rama’s plight. Bharata did not support his mother’s desire and take the throne which rightly belongs to Rama.

He recognized that his mother allowed jealousy to consume her ability to be a “good person”. In order to make a bad situation better, he ruled in the name of Rama; thereby acknowledging Rama’s rights. The goal is to eradicate immoralities that are prominent in our communities. To do so we must be able to recognize how and when to deal with these issues and not be swayed by our emotions.

Ravana consumed by anger because Rama rejected his sister’s love used high handed tactics to bully Sita to focus on him instead of Rama. Sita depicted the devoted wife as she proved her devotion for her husband and did not waiver under duress. These are demonstrations of how Hinduism relates to reality.

As one reflects on the worldly actions of husbands and wives – how many are comparable to Sita and Ram? We live in a society where there seems to be a lack of understanding with regards to expectation of a “wife” and a “husband”.

Hinduism teaches that if one replicates the actions of these divine souls, one

will not indulge in sinful actions. However, there are times when as humans one may waiver, in such times the need for support from family and friends arises. Hinduism relates to these needs and even provide examples on how to be supportive – how to be a good family member and friend.

Hanuman, a figure whom many may make fun of because he is depicted as a monkey, proved to be a loyal friend of Rama in his time of needs. The fact that he was portrayed as an animal with such intelligence should be a motivator for humans. He did not have any expectations – he focused on helping his friend. He did not gossip or speculate about the fact that Rama’s wife was capture by another man. On the contrary, he did what is expected of a true friend – he went above and beyond to ensure that his friend’s wife was returned unharmed. Akin to this is Lakshmana, who depicted the characteristics of the ideal brother. He did not celebrate his brother’s situation and

remain at home to enjoy the luxuries; instead he accompanied Rama and Sita into the forest and supported them as needed. Can you envision these events occurring presently and our reactions?

Would the first thought not be – “well, his lost is my gain – so good for him”.

These are just a few illustrations of how one of our scripture helps to guide one to structure one’s life, so that it is clear of evilness. So at this point it should be clear that Hinduism, with its many rituals and deities, is a way of life, if followed, will lead to positive outcomes. We should contemplate on our way of lives - what have we done right and what needs improvement. Point to note, one does not have to be a Hindu to follow these teachings – as mentioned before Hinduism is realistic so it can be applied to anyone’s day to day life. The teachings of Hinduism can be used to improve our lives so that we will reap only goodness, thereby, lessening unscrupulous actions in our blessed world. Jai Ho!

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June 19–25, 2015

National footballer busted at JFK Airport for drugs

ational footballer and Alpha United member, Manasseh Primo was last week busted in the United States for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine into that country in pellets which he had swallowed.

According to Special Agent Donald Farrier, it was Primo’s nervous attitude which alerted customs officer that something was wrong and upon further questioning he admitted that he had swallowed the pellets.

Court documents seen by this newspaper said that on June 11th Primo arrived at the JFK International Airport aboard a Caribbean Airlines Flight from Trinidad.

He was approached by a customs officer for a border enforcement examination.

He presented a suitcase for inspection during which he stated that he entered the US to visit family members and play in a soccer tournament.

“The defendant stated that he did not know where his family lived or (where) he was going to meet them. During the examination, the defendant appeared increasingly nervous and could not keep eye contact with the CPB officers,” Agent Farrier said.

However, a search of the baggage was

completed with negative results.

Primo was then escorted to a private search room and a pat-down search was completed but again that turned up negative. He continued to appear nervous and could not articulate details about his trip or a previous trip to the US. He was further grilled by the officers and he then admitted to swallowing pellets of drugs.

The footballer was transported to the JFK medical facility and there he passed one pellet in the restroom. The pellet contained a white, powdery substance, which field-tested positive for the presence of cocaine. He then signed a consent form and an x-ray was taken of his intestinal tract. It showed that foreign bodies were located inside the defendant’s body.

It is not clear how much the cocaine amounted to from the pellets that were subsequently excreted by the man.

Primo has since appeared before Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon with court-appointed attorney Michael Schneider. He was remanded to prison.

Primo is the latest of dozens of Guyanese who have been held at JFK for drugs after disembarking flights.

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Caribbean Star Newspaper Goolsarran auditing NICIL

ormer auditor general Anand Goolsarran is one week into his work of forensically auditing government holding company, the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL). Minister within the Ministry of Finance Jaipaul Sharma says that Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram will soon commence similar work on the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission and the Guyana Gold Board.

NICIL has attracted strong criticism as it has acted mostly as an investment agency for the government. It has retained large sums of money for various uses which critics have said should have been deposited into the Consolidated Fund.

Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday, Sharma, would only say that there are other government agencies that would undergo similar exercises. He also said that other accountants/firms would be used but some persons prefer that their names not be revealed.

Soon after taking office, the APNU+AFC government announced that several government agencies would undergo forensic audits. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan had named Goolsarran and Ram as two of the persons who would be conducting the audits. However, there have been some criticisms over the selection of these two individuals because they were fierce critics of the past administrations and the practices of some

of the agencies named to be audited.

But Sharma argued that the two individuals would have been exercising their constitutional rights, adding that they are both professionals and are equipped to conduct the task at hand.

Sources have said that while the accounting bodies would be conducting the forensic audit, after this is done then a “forensic investigation” would be undertaken to identify any wrongdoing. One source said this is the reason that the audits by the accountants of the agencies would take at least three months. The source said that the government does not want the work to be dragged out and as such the accountants have their terms of reference and would work to suit.

Stabroek News also understands that Ram is expected to examine the accounts of the Berbice Bridge Company as the coalition government moves towards fulfilling one of its 100-day promises to reduce the bridge toll. This newspaper understands that the mechanism for this has not yet been established since, as one source pointed out, the company is a private entity. However, the source said that the government is determined to keep that promise. Berbicians have in the past complained bitterly about the bridge toll and it was based on these complaints that the coalition in opposition had promised that once elected they would reduce the toll.

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June 19–25, 2015

Cabinet approves $75m for CXC over date change

abinet has approved payment of $75m to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) for the switch in dates for exams to facilitate the May 11 general elections.

After announcing general elections, the former PPP/C government then arranged with CXC for the changing of some of the dates.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday disclosed that CXC granted Guyana a US$20, 000 reduction in the $79m fee to be paid for the shifting of several CAPE and CSEC examinations in May. Harmon disclosed to the media during a post-cabinet press briefing that Cabinet has since given approval for US$365, 000 to be paid over to the Council. According to Harmon this was one of the issues which Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine briefed Cabinet members on during the meeting on Tuesday.

He said that the cost incurred as a result of having to shift exams due to the holding of general and regional elections

was in the vicinity of US$385,000 but when the current administration took office they sought a reduction in the amount. “They actually agreed to do so and took off US$20, 000”, he said adding that there is a commitment by government to pay the money and as such Cabinet has granted its approval for the payment of that sum to CXC. The exams slated on May 11 (elections day) and May 12 had to be shifted to dates in June. Schools here are generally used as polling stations and as such it would have been impossible to accommodate students on elections day.

Meanwhile, Harmon said that government will soon review the president’s scholarship programme in the wake of the many issues awardees would have encountered since it began in 2012 under the previous administration.

Harmon noted that the programme provides for full scholarships to the two best performers at CAPE and CSEC. He said that Cabinet was told that there was a monetary value attached to these scholarships but in the awards for

the period 2012 to 2014, there were “issues in relations to the universities chosen by those scholarship awardees”.

He said in 2012 only two of the awardees took up the scholarship; in 2013 three did while the fourth is now requesting his award from the Ministry of Education and in 2014 no one took up their awards.

Speaking specifically about 2014, he said the awardees were being offered scholarships tenable in Cuba, China and Guyana only. “This offer was not accepted by their parents”, he said adding that one of the top CAPE awardees has sought the Education Minister’s intervention on this matter.

The student being referred to is Elisa Hamilton, a former Queen’s College student who was the country’s 2014 CSEC performer. In 2012, at the Education Ministry’s National Award Ceremony for Outstanding Performances, President Donald Ramotar had announced that the top two performers at the CSEC and CAPE examinations would be given automatic scholarships to study in any

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field of their choice in Guyana or abroad.

However, Hamilton was disappointed to later learn that she could not gain a scholarship at an institution of her choice.

Harmon told reporters yesterday that “Cabinet took the position that because of its emphasis on young people and the fact that a commitment was given to these scholarship awardees it would honour the obligation to these scholarship awardees up to the year 2015.

Thereafter, Cabinet has mandated the Minister of Education to examine the programme carefully and to come up with firm recommendations”.

On this same issue, he said, Cabinet has given guidance that in looking at the conditions for the award of scholarships that the minister and ministry also consider scholarships for people at the University of Guyana. “So the scholarships will no longer just be for students pursuing studies abroad but also deserving students in Guyana who can pursue their scholarships at the University of Guyana”, he said.

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asley Goodridge, 39, described by she passed by his home, saw his house She added, “He wasn’t just a friend, he his neighbours as a spiritual man open and heard loud music coming from was a brother, a father, he was everywho used to read people’s palms inside. thing to all of us. Up to Saturday night and give bush baths, was found tied up “He used to be loose. He loved to drink we was liming, spending time and ketchand gagged with his throat slit yesterday his rum, have a merry time and welcome ing up.” morning. everyone he meet. If you hungry he The woman said a man, who was seen Speaking with journalists outside Go- would cook you food. He used to do lit- leaving Goodridge’s home on Monday odridge’s Hillaire Street, Diego Martin, tle bush bath and read (tarot) cards for night, matched the description of a man home yesterday, Goodridge’s neigh- people and sell oil or whatever. But to with whom Goodridge was liming on said there neighbour was An 84-year-old great edgeable when it came to incident occurred. not at Ramlogan bour, identified only as Grace, said she say ORT-OF-SPAIN, he was a violent person? No, Saturday night. The July said she Trinidad, an Wednesday undertaking within 9, 2014, CMC – A police officer comgrandmother was yesterday the training of dogs and found him around 8 am yesterday after all,” Grace said. found Goodridge’s home in a mess when

Bloody attack oncommits 84-year-old suicide woman caused after being closure at Maraval home on ‘Wall of Shame’ placed

mauled to death by a family pitbull.

Lillian Bunsee had never ventured close to the dogs as she had been attacked in the past, but yesterday morning one of the dogs escaped from its kennel and again attacked her, this time killing her.

Neighbours said the dog was one of approximately ten which were bred and being given aggression training in preparation for sale by two of the woman’s relatives.

Never once did the residents hear Bunsee scream for help but only noticed she was being attacked as they walked along the roadway close to her home on La Seiva Road, Maraval.

Police said it was shortly after 9 a.m. that the residents saw the woman on the ground with the dog tearing away at her body. They tried throwing boulders at the animal in an attempt to stop it but their efforts were unsuccessful, said officers.

Investigators said several police officers who were on patrol nearby went to the scene after receiving a report and was only able to have the dog stop biting the woman after opening fire on the animal, shooting it six times.

Residents in the area said the officers had no other option but to kill the dog.

The other dogs were all locked away in their kennels, they said.

“After the first two shots the dog was still biting the woman, like the shots did nothing to it. The police had to shoot it four more times before it stopped,” said one man.

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The resident, who asked that his name not be published, said regardless of the type, he was always opposed to people giving aggression training to dogs within their own household which is shared with other family members.

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A former head of the now- But he said that “reconsidParliamentofthat Azizul hours Rahaman after of thea photo disagreed with themitted deci- Dr suicide hisheappeared on a television programme defunct state-owned Guy- eration never occurred; the sion of the dog’s owner to Jones Animal Clinic exam- would accommodate cerana Airwayshosted Corporationbyairline was eventually carry out the training at the ined the dog and confirmed tain amendments based a senior po-sold has blamed government and within less than a year it was one of the danger- on suggestions from Indehouse. officerthe that hein total was officials forlice the current airline was chaous dogs referred to in the pendent Senators and also aviation woesagripping the os, ” Khan charged.

“Aggression training within Dog Control Bill which was from members of the Opfugitive from the law. country. your own environment and passed in Parliament last position.

A neighbour weeps for murder victim He outside said that training of dogs within your month but is yet to be pro- The Independent Senators Hasely Goodridge hisprior hometo this, Constable Christopher Madeira, Former GAC General the state-owned entity had had already forwarded own household where you claimed, police said. where he was murdered at Hillaire who had been on suspension Manager, Fazal Khan is been making strides. have ageable people or fam- Rahaman removed some their suggestions to him, Street, Diego Martin, yesterday. from the Trinidad adamant that political and Tobago Police Serily members in your house of the animals and locked but he was still awaiting PHOTOS: JEFF MAYERS died spite rather than financial “We had 80 percent the Opposition’s before the vice (TTPS), afterabout he ingested or operational problemsof weedicide of the market shares in Act is proclaimed by Presia quantity on Tuesday. she forced the she went in to check on him the after country, dent Anthony Carmona. noticed his gate open.

She added that closure ofHis while receivpicture had been posted on the teleshe found him under the sheets, his the airlinevision ingTape” noton a co cent “This bill is clearly needed. programme “Beyond the back in the bed, naked. from the govI would like those perhosted by Inspector Roger Alexander. herNot to late nineties, She said the discovery caused ernment. sons who argue that there and it is one even when run out of the house screaming that Goshould be no legislation to post was carried “The first of the ma-The requested control these dangerous odridge dead.the wordswe of the protective services to jor reasonsmember to borrow dogs, I would like them to Also speaking with the media yesterthe ‘Wall of Shame” is Christopher G u y a n e s egrace only half pay a visit to the relatives day was Goodridge’s sister Burnessa.a youbrother see Madeira, dolast notofapare payingMadeira. million dolof victims to explain their She saidIfher was the five e x o r b i t a ntproach lars from the position and to offer some or confront him since he is conchildren and was a loving man. prices tosidered government condolence. I am calling armed and extremely dangerShe said, “He was a spiritual advisor and travel upous…instead afterstation, running upon them to go pay them lived alone. He a very spiritual man. callwas ANY police North. into debt that a visit and to offer them He did a lot of spiritual he used to 623-0362/ 4968 or sendwork, an e-mail to The formerbeyondthetape@tv6tnt.com we could not some compensation,” said give people bush and Former GAC GMbath Fazaland ifsell youoils have aviation of- them kindaKhan did Ramlogan.

He was aavoid, very information thing. that could help the happy poficial is con- and loving man. He had no children.” they give it.” capture this fugitive from the law”. vinced thatlice Malabar Section 19 of the Dog Under hisofmurder photograph, it that stat-deGuyana’s currentIn state Khan continued Control Act: an unrelated killing, police say that ed that he could was wanted for charges affairs is one hugetwo expenditures, the murder ofspite a Malabar man may be of misbehaving have been avoided, with GACinwaspublic making,office, “three, 19. (1) Where a class A linked to that of his friend who was himand failure to appear in court. the continuance of the four and five million doldog injures a person, FAMILY PHOTO: 84-year-old Lillian Bunsee who self killed earlier this month. “prosperous and devellars pre-tax yearly.

We without reasonable cause was mauled to death by a pitbull yesterday in her own According to police reports, around oping” state-owned carhad very good junior and whether in a public place The charges alleged that he and anhome.

11 pm on Monday night, Alexis Caleb rier being preserved and officer, senior staff.

PeopleLenwere or on private premises, the other police was responding to aCorporal call outside his prized for itsnox functioning sent for university educaowner or keeper of the dog John, knowingly and wilfully Richard Trace, Malabar, home when he and importance to Guyain marketing, aviation is a no no. Aggression is not them away at the clinic yes- commits an offence and is handed overPolice ation loaded firearm and was killed. said as the 33-yearnese travelers. management and diploma the type of training to do terday evening. He told the liable on summary convica old bullet-proof vest belonging toopened the stepped outside courses.a” gunman He boasted that within that environment. Express the dogs were be- tion to a fine of $100,000 Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. on they him. Heaswas the Arima “They didn’t fire know far taken as he istoaware GuyHigh potency dog food and ing temporarily kept at the and to imprisonment for

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aggression training in the home environment is creating a time bomb and it is just a matter of time before tragedy strikes,” he said.

animal hospital until the other owner makes a decision “on what he is going to do with them”.

Detectives from the Port of Spain Criminal Investigations Department (CID) led by ASP Ajith Persad went to the scene and detained the man who owned the dog.

“It was not for any legal reason or anything. Relatives and so on would be going to the house to give their condolences and what have you, so we are just keeping the dogs for a little while,” he said.

Up to yesterday evening he was in custody at the CID office along St Vincent Street, Port of Spain. Officers said they would be consulting with Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC to determine what charges could be laid against the man.

The other owner was not arrested as he did not live on the premises where the

The other owner said residents no longer wanted the dogs in the area, so he may have to “put them to sleep”.

Contacted via phone yesterday, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said the Dog Control Bill was passed on the last day of the parliamentary session in order to prevent it from being “lapsed”.

With the passing of the bill,

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(2) Where a class A dog kills a person or causes the death of a person, without reasonable cause, the owner or keeper of the dog commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $200,000 and to imprisonment for ten years.

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Facility where he diedwas while were makingHealth a mistake ana Airways thebeing first treated. who regional was airline last stationed because theyMadeira, do not unto offer free with reporters outside the at Speaking the Scarborough Police Station derstand aviation, ” Khan headphones and alcohol on Forensic Science Centre, St James,sepyesTobago, was also told KaieteurinNews.

“They board the charged aircraft. terday, with Caleb’s mother Maureen she were totallyarately clueless and handing over a said loadshe saw her had they known itstupid” was and a when Hea continued thatsecond Guyed“getpistol bullet-proof vest. front hergrew home. mistake, they child wouldlying, havedying, anainAirways to fly “I start to bawl as soon as I hear the never done He it, but by the five flights to New York, was released on TT$150,000 (One gunshots.

I pulled the curtain and see time they realized, it was and three times to ToronTT dollar = US$0.16 cents) bail, orhim on said the ground and had to trips wonder already too late, ” he to, weekly, while indered to surrender his passport to in a recent interview at hisWe creased if he dead. run out during to helppeak him,”sumshe court andthat report to the with ScarborQueenstownthe residence. merher seasons North said, adding son’s best friend ough Police Station twice weekly.

American Airlines having Neil Fortune was murdered earlier this Khan believesmonth that he and was she to believed be chartered aidtwo the thattothe Pathologist Dr Valery Alexandrov, “pushed aside” as head influx of travelers.

GAC killings were linked. performed theable autopsy Tuesday, of the GACwho forFortune, expressto dead increase its feet 34, was was found inside an ing his reservations about of planes under his stewsaid that he found approximately abandoned house at Richard Trace,200 Malone political cubic appointment. the substance abar, centimetres around 3ardship. pm of on June 9. He had a According to Khan, he to the head and amounted was semi-nude, inwound his stomach, which to realized thatapproximately the lack of Police Khan said for first time police said. have nothe motive for a regular-sized glass. forward-thinking man-of the in two thefriends. country’s history the killing agement wouldThe destroy there were and localGoodridge pilots who killings of Caleb “The major problem is that there is no the GAC andhave he taken there- thewere captains on murder tollif someone tojets.

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Cabinet agrees sugar bailout - first tranche to be $3.8b

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abinet has made a decision to bail out the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) with a first tranche of $3.8B, sources say, and will be proceeding with the Commission of Inquiry into the industry as well as a forensic audit of the corporation.

News of the bailout was delivered yesterday at the annual Enmore Martyrs commemoration event at Enmore by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo though he did not identify a figure.

Nagamootoo stated that President David Granger was not in attendance at the commemoration because the bailout decision was still being finalized. He said a “decision to give billions, to find the money to bail the sugar industry out is a decision we had to make that is why he is not here.”

Nagamootoo stated that today the government will be seeking an audience with the Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Robert Kopecky on the way forward as it relates to sugar assistance. The EU has provided a large amount of assistance to the industry over the years as part of adjustment measures but critics have said it has not resulted in improvements. Nagamootoo said that the government has also spoken with delegations from Cuba and India which have already indicated their willingness to offer assistance. Nagamootoo did not delve into whether the assistance would be financial in nature.

The Prime Minister also spoke about the forensic audit of the sugar corporation while taking aim at the main sugar union GAWU. “We ordered a forensic audit into where all this money went and I say it here that I was also surprised, I was shocked that when Mr Raj Singh (former CEO of GuySuCo) was sent packing that the leaders of GAWU said they were very disturbed by that. They were not disturbed by the billions of dollars that went down the drain, they were disturbed when we told Raj Singh to go”. On June 3rd Singh was dismissed as CEO and the entire GuySuCo board was asked to tender their resignations while an Interim Management Committee headed by former CEO’s Errol Hanoman and Paul Bhim was installed pending a Commission of Inquiry.

The sugar industry was brought to the brink a few days after the new government was sworn in when Singh said that if there was no immediate financing all of the estates and factories would have to shut down. He had been seeking a bailout of $16b. His announcement had caused surprise as there was no similar warning during the life of the former PPP/C administration.

Nagamootoo didn’t hold back when he said that the corporation couldn’t account for millions in unpaid workers’ savings. The GAWU Credit Union had recently revealed that over $154M in workers’ savings had not been paid to the credit union by the corporation. Stabroek News was informed that yesterday over 325 workers went to the credit union seeking their savings.

“We gave $17B from Parliament, voted $17B (over several years) to bail out the industry. Every year we were voting money and we asked how much of that went to sugar workers. We were never given an answer so we felt quite rightly that the management and the board should be fired and we fired them,” Nagamootoo said.

As he spoke about the billions that were voted for GuySuCo in the National Assembly with no accountability for it, those in attendance began to cheer loudly.

He called on Aslim Singh, GAWU’s International Affairs Secretary to relay to the union that they needed to also be a part of

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo laying a wreath at the Enmore Martyrs’ monument

From right are GAWU International Secretary Aslim Singh, President of FITUG, Carvil Duncan, Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection Simona Broomes, Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and TUC General Secretary, Lincoln Lewis.A section of the gathering the solution in rectifying the damage done to the industry. GAWU’s representation at the ceremony was low key compared to years prior when its President, Komal Chand would address the crowd.

Nagamootoo said that the financial audit would be necessary to account for the billions in EU sugar assistance that had been unaccounted for. He said of the EU “They have helped in the past and up to this day we cannot be given an account where all the money Europe gave us where the money went, where has the money gone.”

Chand has in the past pressed for the corporation to provide clear accounting for over $31B given in sugar assistance from EU as part of the accompanying measures.

The Prime Minister garnered more cheers when he stated that the “PPP can hate this government, but it must not destroy sugar and the sugar industry…talk to us how to make the industry survive”. Nagamootoo also accused the PPP, which held office for 23 years of turning the industry upside down. He said that over $47B was spent on the Skeldon Sugar Factory without accounting for where the money went, how it was spent. The Skeldon sugar factory has been a major drain on the resources of the heavily-indebted GuySuCo. The Chinese-built factory has produced nowhere near to capacity and has encountered numerous problems.

Nagamootoo promised more cohesive integration of workers in the process of sugar reform stating that comprehensive talks will commence. He noted that the Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder had already met with NAACIE on Monday to assure that workers and unions were to be recognized as stakeholders.

Nagamootoo promised the government’s support to the sugar industry through the respect of workers’ rights and by assuring healthy and safe working practices. He said that protection of trade unions was critical to creating development and sustainability.

In his remarks at the ceremony, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Lincoln Lewis said that following the general elections, it is time that central government work with the regions, inclusive of those won by the PPP in ensuring programmes to meet the people’s respective needs and aspirations.

He added that the results of the 2015 elections have indicated that the PPP’s place is to take the seats on the Opposition side in the National Assembly.

“Their present role is to constructively propose, oppose, support and keep the

Executive accountable based on the constitution, laws, international charters and time-honoured principles. The PPP is called on to fulfil its responsibility to its supporters and society. Democracy works better when the system of checks and balance is functioning”, he stated.

Turning to the sugar industry, he said it belongs to the people of the country and its present state requires non-partisan action at the parliamentary level.

“This nation cannot wait another six months for ‘new’ findings through a Commission of Inquiry that would invariably confirm what is already known, while bil-

lions of taxpayers’ money are being pumped into this ailing institution at the expense of improving health, education, other needed infrastructures and the working conditions of public servants and teachers”, Lewis declared. He said that the TUC believes that sugar must be tackled in a holistic manner taking into consideration the International Labour Organisation’s Core Labour Standards and the laws of the land.

The rainy weather did not stop persons from attending the ceremony which commemorates the industrial action and subsequent killing of five sugar workers on June 16, 1948. The monument was unveiled on June 16, 1977 and annually wreaths are laid at the site in remembrance.

On Monday the PPP held its own commemoration at the monument.

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ussian Ambassador to Guyana, Nikolay Smirnov on Monday paid a courtesy call on Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan at the Ministry of Public Security, Brickdam, Georgetown and discussed support to the security sector.

Russia is latest country to offer support to the security sector.

GINA said that among several issues discussed were training and capacity building for the officers in the Guyana Police Force (GPF). Ramjattan said he was brought up-to-date with the bilateral relations shared between the two countries at the level of the ministry.

A general framework agreement is being fine-tuned and the final draft is to be taken to Cabinet to be signed off.

Ramjattan said that the agreement will see “the specifics that we are going to be entering into; for example, if there is need for an extradition treaty, control of drugs, illicit drugs, or mutual assistance in crime, what agreements and specific assistance we will get will arise out of that general agreement.” He said that he was also made aware of several training opportunities that are available and open to Guyana in Russia, through the Russian Federation.

Smirnov added that in 2013, five policemen benefited from training in Russia and four others have been selected for the 2015 training session.

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meeting “It is quite a long list,” noting things like scholarships for the training of policemen and capacity support for the Forensic Laboratory.

“He had indicated that they have some good quality labs in India… the training from those and also the materials that we can acquire,” the Minister said, were discussed in relation to the Forensic Lab. Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan (right), and Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Venkatachalam Mahalingam (GINA photo) Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan (right), and Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Venkatachalam Ma-

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maximum of three months. These officers were already identified under the previous administration. When asked if the names will be reviewed, Ramjattan said that he does not have any objection to them.

In February 2012, a bilateral agreement between Guyana and Russia was signed, addressing cooperation against narcotics. The Ambassador pointed out that there is need for improvement, thus this was also a part of the discussions held.

On Monday, Indian High Commissioner to Guyana Venkatachalam Mahalingam, also paid a courtesy call on Ramjattan and offered assistance to the security sector.

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halingam (GINA photo) Also discussed was collaboration with regard to the provision of instructors for classes in crime scene management.

Ramjattan also said he had indicated Guyana’s interest in programmes and policies related to mending community/ policing relationships, and that the High Commissioner had expressed his willingness to network with the Minister on some of the case studies that India had done on this.

When outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Dr Nicole Giles paid a courtesy call on Ramjattan on Monday, security was also on the agenda.

According to the Minister, among several issues discussed were training and capacity building for Guyana Police Force officers, “Better training from the Royal (Canadian) Mounted Branch, also the police college out of Canada, it has to do with mentoring our policemen and women”.

This, he said would be done in five areas: gender violence, women in police leadership, human rights, crime scene management and public corruption.

Giles pointed out that funds would be available through a grant of CDN$750,000 for the justice system in Guyana.

GINA said that the money is part of a project with the Justice Education Society of British Columbia, a Canadian Non-Governmental Organisation, which aims at strengthening the justice system.

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Acts which Break or do not break the Fast 1. If a fasting person forgetfully eats or drinks the fast will not break. Even if he eats and drinks a full-stomach, then to the fast will not break. If he forgetfully eats or drinks several times in the day, the fast will still not break.

2. A person saw a fasting person eating or drinking something. If this fasting person is quite strong and is not greatly affected by fasting, it will be wajib to remind him that he is fasting. But if he is a weak person and is greatly affected by fasting, he should not be reminded that he is fasting. Instead, he should be allowed to continue eating.

3. A person slept away during the day. He saw a dream which made Ghusl compulsory on him. (I.e. he had a wet-dream) In such a case, the fast does not break.

4. During the day, it is permissible to apply surmah (antimony), oil, and to inhale any fragrance. The fast is not affected by such acts irrespective of when this is done. In fact, after applying surmah, if the color of the surmah appears in one’s saliva or mucus in the nose, even then the fast will not break nor will it become makruh (disliked).

5. It is permissible for a man to sleep next to his wife, to touch her and to kiss her.

However, if, due to the passions of youth, there is the fear that these acts would lead to sexual intercourse, they should be abstained from. It will then be makruh (disliked) to carry out such acts.

6. If a fly went down the throat, or some smoke or dust went down the throat on its own. In such a case, the fast will not break.

However, if one did this intentionally, the fast will break.

7. Incense sticks were burnt and the person went and sat near them and inhaled the smoke. The fast will break. In the same way, the fast breaks by smoking cigarettes, cigars, etc. Apart from this smoke, it is permissible to inhale the fragrance of perfumes which do not have any smoke.

8. A fiber of meat or fragments of betel-leaf (paan), a crumb of bread etc. was stuck in the teeth. Due to cleansing the teeth, this fiber released itself from in between the teeth and the person ate it. However, he did not remove it from his mouth. It went down his throat on its own. If this fiber is less than the size of a gram-seed, the fast will not break. If it is equal to or more than the

size of a gram-seed, the fast will break.

However, if the person removed this fiber from his mouth (took it out of his mouth) and thereafter swallowed it, his fast will break irrespective of whether it was smaller or larger than a gram-seed. (I.e. In both cases the fast will break.)

9. By swallowing one’s saliva, the fast does not break irrespective of the amount swallowed.

10. After eating some betel-leaves or a sweet that leaves color in the mouth etc. the person washed and gargled his mouth thoroughly. Despite this, the redness of the saliva did not disappear. There is no harm in this. The fast will still be valid.

11. Ghusl became compulsory at night.

(Due to intercourse or a dream) However, the person did not have a bath and only took a bath during the day. The fast will be valid. In fact, even if he does not bath the entire day, the fast will still be valid.

However, he will still be sinning for not bathing.

12. A person sniffed in such a way that the mucus of his nose went down his throat. His fast will not break. Similarly, the fast does not break by sniffing and swallowing the saliva that is in the mouth.

13. A person placed betel-leaves, sweets etc. in his mouth and slept away. His eyes only opened the following morning. His fast will not be valid. He will have to make qada (make up) of this fast but there will be no kaffarah (Penalty) on him.

14. While rinsing the mouth, water went down the throat and the person knew that he was fasting. His fast will break, qada (make up) will be wajib, but there will be no kaffarah (Penalty) on him.

15. A person vomited unintentionally. The fast will not break irrespective of the amount (i.e. whether it was full mouth or not). However, if he vomited intentionally, his fast will break if the vomit was a full-mouth. But if it is less than a mouth full, the fast will not break.

16. A small amount of vomit came out but it returned down the throat on its own. The fast will not break. However, if the person swallows it intentionally, his fast will break.

17. A person vomited involuntarily and thought that his fast is now broken. He

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therefore consumed some food. His fast will break; qada (make up) will be wajib, and not kaffarah (Penalty).

18. A person ate a pebble, a piece of steel, wood or some other object which is not normally eaten nor is it consumed for medicinal purposes. His fast will break but there will be no kaffarah (Penalty) on him.

And if he eats or drinks something that is normally consumed, or, it is not normally consumed but is used for medicinal purposes, his fast will break and qada (make up) and kaffarah (Penalty) will be wajib on him.

19. When a fast is broken, kaffarah (Penalty) only becomes wajib when the fast of Ramadaan is broken. Kaffarah (Penalty) does not become wajib by breaking any other fast irrespective of the manner in which the fast is broken. This applies even if the fast is a qada (make up) of a Ramadaan fast.

However, if the intention for fasting was not made at night (i.e. before dawn, Sheri), or a woman after breaking her fast intentionally gets her menstruation on that very day; then by breaking the fast, kaffarah (Penalty) will not become wajib.

20. While fasting, a person took snuff, put some oil in his ears or took an enema without taking any medicine orally. The fast will break. However, only qada (make up) will be wajib and not kaffarah (Penalty). If he puts water in his ears, the fast will not break.

21. If blood comes out from the mouth. It is then swallowed together with saliva. The fast will break. However, if the quantity of blood is less than that of the saliva and its taste is not felt when it goes down the throat, the fast will not break.

22. If a person tastes something with his mouth and thereafter spits it out, the fast will not break. However, it is makruh (disliked) to do so unnecessarily. But if one’s husband is very hot-tempered and there is the fear that if the salt or water content in the gravy is not in order, he will become extremely angry, it will be permissible to taste and will no longer be makruh (disliked).

23. It is makruh (disliked) to soften any food with one’s mouth and feed it to a child.

However, if this becomes necessary and there is no alternative, it will not be makruh (disliked).

24. It is makruh (disliked) to cleanse the teeth with tooth paste or tooth-powder. If any of these things go down the throat, the fast will break.

NOTE: It is permissible to clean the teeth

with a miswaak. This is irrespective of whether it is a dry miswaak or a fresh one. If the miswaak is obtained from the neem (margosa) tree and one perceives it’s bitterness in the mouth, even then it will not be makruh (disliked) to use such a miswaak.

25. A person ate something forgetfully and thought that since he has eaten, his fast is now broken. He therefore ate something intentionally. His fast will now break; qada (make up) will be wajib on him, but not kaffarah (Penalty).

26. A person applied surmah, underwent blood-giving or applied some oil and thereafter thought that his fast has broken because of any of these causes. He therefore ate some food intentionally. In this case, both qada (make up) and kaffarah (Penalty) will be wajib on him.

27. If a person’s fast coincidentally breaks in the month of Ramadaan, he cannot eat or drink anything for the rest of the day. It is necessary for him to abstain from consuming anything for the rest of the day just like a normal fasting person.

28. A person had no intention of fasting on any day in the month of Ramadaan. He therefore continued eating and drinking the entire day. Kaffarah (Penalty) will not be wajib on such a person. Kaffarah (Penalty) only becomes wajib when one makes an intention to fast and thereafter breaks the fast.

Qada – Qada (Make-up) means to keep one fast in place of the one that breaks, or is broken intentionally. To make up the missed day of fast after the month or Ramadaan.

Kaffarah - A penalty for breaking the fast of Ramadaan without a valid excuse. Kaffarah: - To keep one fast after another for sixty days CONTINUOUSLY. However, if a person is unable to keep these 60 fasts for some valid reason e.g. continuous sickness, then one has the option of choosing from one of the following four: 1. Feed sixty poor people to their fill for two meals, or 2. Feed one poor person two meals a day for sixty days; or 3. Give 60 poor persons 3 1/2 pounds. (approx. l.6kg of wheat or its value in cash or food grains) 4. Give to one poor person not less than 3 1/2 pounds of wheat, rice or food grains, etc. to its value or cash for sixty days.

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Not one cent from Treasury spent for Brooklyn victory rally

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o public money was used to finance a trip by coalition government members to the United States last week for a victory rally, says Minister of the Presidency Joseph Harmon.

Several people, including Harmon, Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman and Minister of Tourism, Kathy Hughes journeyed to New York to take part in an A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) + Alliance for Change (AFC) victory rally held on June 14th.

The rally was seen as important as the coalition is believed to have garnered a substantial portion the funds used to finance its finance from abroad.

Today, responding to a question from a reporter during a post-Cabinet briefing Harmon as to whether the trip, seen as party business, was funded with taxpayers' dollars sought to clear the air.

"Let me be very categorical about this, the visit of ministers, Raphael Trotman, Kathy Hughes and myself and the other officials that were paid for by the orga-

nizers of the event lock stock and barrel...that is to say, airline tickets, hotel accommodation, and transportation on the ground."

Continuing, Harmon said "not a cent from the public purse was spent on that visit."

Earlier this year, former Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, had admitted that then government officials had used public funds to finance the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) campaign trips around the country.

Prison riot: Inmates and officers taken to hospital

Persons leaving Golden Grove Prison

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HERE are reports coming out of the Golden Grove State Prison in Arouca that as many as 20 prisoners were injured during a riot involving inmates protesting poor conditions and abuse by prison officers. Five prison officers were also injured, three seriously.

Prisoners using contraband cell phones contacted families, and some members of the media.

The Express was told that officers wearing masks went into a section of the prison to subdue a group of prisoners who had been protesting all through the night. At around 5.30a.m. prisoners and prison officers fought it out.

Watch TV6's Kejan Haynes as he reports from Golden Grove One prison officer was stabbed and another lost two teeth. The medical condition of the injured inmates was not immediately known but they are being treated at the Mt Hope Hospital and prison infirmary.

Several shanks (knives made from sharpened metal and other objects) have been recovered.

Members of the Guard and Emergency (GEB) Branch were called to the prison.

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Caribbean Star Newspaper Youth prisoners pardoned by President released from jail

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ll of the youth prisoners who were granted presidential pardons by President David Granger have been released from prison, according to Prison Director Welton Trotz who said that they have since been accepted into the USAID’s Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) Project.

Stabroek News has been unable to ascertain the exact number of persons released. Trotz said that the number has been further reduced and was in the vicinity of 40. His efforts to get the number from a prison official were futile but he said that one female, not two as he had previously indicated was included in the number.

“All were released on Friday (last), all

who were qualified to be released”, he said.

Giving an update he said that all the inmates who were housed at the various prisons across the country were released last Friday. That date was the deadline, Trotz had said in a previous interview.

The government has not announced the names of those pardoned.

Trotz said that initially 60 youth prisoners had been identified but it was later discovered that some did not meet the specified 15-25 age range while some of the offences they were convicted of were serious. Granger had said that only those convicted of non-violent offences would be considered for presidential pardons.

Stabroek News later learnt that some of those identified were convicted of break and enter, an offence which is classified as serious, robbery and rape.

Asked what has become of the now pardoned prisoners, Trotz said last Friday before being released they were each interviewed individually by SKYE representatives and “they have been identified for certain training programmes which are being done regionally”. He explained that wherever the pardoned prisoners live there are SKYE facilitators there to conduct the required training.

He later said that the training commenced in Region Two on Monday but he could not give an update with respect to the other regions. He said though that

all of the training programmes should begin by tomorrow.

USAID had made a proposal to Attorney General Basil Williams by way of a letter to have those pardoned enrolled in the SKYE Project. Williams during an interview with Stabroek News about two weeks ago did not indicate whether the proposal was being considered.

Granger had spoken too about a young prisoner rehabilitation scheme which those to be pardoned would be sent to.

However Stabroek News has been unable to obtain details about this project.

The pardons were first mentioned by Granger on May 25.

Presidential pardons will be issued on an annual basis.

Taxi driver robbed at gunpoint, one arrested

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AHEER Khaleel, a 22-year-old taxi driver of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, is now thanking his lucky stars after he was held up at gunpoint by two men and robbed of cash and a mobile phone, after the men hired his taxi.Information received suggested that only one of the men was carrying the firearm, based on what was reported to the police.

The incident took place around 21.00 hrs. The men reportedly robbed the male driver of his mobile phone and $10,000 before making good their escape.

An alarm was raised and the police quickly responded to the report and captured one of the suspects after he was confronted by the lawmen. The second suspect managed to escape from the police.

The fleeing bandit reportedly discharged rounds at the police who returned fire, but no one was injured in that exchange. The police managed to recover the taxi driver’s mobile phone on the captured suspect’s person, but there has not been any report on the recovery of the weapon, which was used to exchange fire with the police.

The matter is continuing to engage the attention of the police in ‘A’ Division, as well as the Criminal Investigation Department at Eve Leary.

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No state money used for NY trip – Harmon

he trip by several senior government officials to New York last weekend for an APNU+AFC victory rally was not paid for with state funds, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon.

Responding to a question during his weekly post-cabinet press briefing yesterday, Harmon made it clear that it was the organizers of the event who bore the cost of the airfare and accommodation for the government delegation.

Harmon, Minister of Tourism, Cathy Hughes and Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman attended the event in Brooklyn on Sunday. Other senior government officials were also in at-

tendance.

Questions were raised as to whether state money was used to finance the trip which was organized to celebrate the coalition’s win at the just concluded general and regional elections.

“Let me be very categorical about this the visit of ministers Raphael Trotman, Cathy Hughes and myself and the other officials who were there were paid for by the organizers of the event…. That is to say airline tickets, hotel accommodation, transportation on the ground.

Not a cent from the public purse was spent on that visit,” Harmon said.

Meanwhile, ask about the presi-

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dent’s sudden trip to the US also over the last weekend, Harmon said that it was a private trip.

He said that the President did not go to US for any medical reasons but rather on a private visit adding that all presidents have to take some time out to look after personal issues.

“The matters of state can consume you if you do not from time to time take some time out to look after some personal things. For example you might decide to have a change in your wardrobe, you might need to buy some fresh stuff…so the President is no different from any individual,” the Minister of State said.

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ublic Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that he will be reviewing the criteria for firearms licences and could possibly make changes or even create new criteria.

GINA said that in responding to a question from the media in relation to persons misusing their licensed firearms, he said “I have put all licence matters, that are on my desk on hold, until we work out with the Firearms Advisory Board, which I have not as yet met, what are the criteria, the existing ones, and what will be the criteria that I will want…I know a couple of the criteria already, but I think I will want to tweak it a little differently.”

He will also meet with the Commissioner of Police on this matter.

GINA reported the minister as also saying that there are “scores and scores of applications on my desk and I’m just holding them…what I would want as part of having a grasp of the situation too, are not only the files that will come up for me to sign off, in relation to the granting of firearm licences, but I would also want to know how many files were not granted and which have not come up to my desk, and what are the reasons for those too.”

He said that this is because numerous persons have been complaining that they have applied for a firearm licence over a number of years, but have not had any response. Therefore, the Minister said that in addition to those applications that are before him, he would also like to know why the hundreds of others have not been responded to.

“It is a big part of this Ministry’s work to ensure that there is no discrimination, that there is fairness, and reasonableness in the (process), and those who are entitled will get, and those who are not entitled will not get,” said the Minister.

GINA said that he added that the review process will soon commence “and if indeed I get complaints that people who ought not to get had gotten licences, then I am going to ask for certain reviews… it is not as if you can just go and demand as a minister, take the gun licences away… it is not done that way at all…we have to work through the processes, that is, the administrative processes and so on, that are reasonable before we do that.”

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THE READY MADE LEADER IN THE HOME When God created humankind, He first made the man, then out of the man He made the woman. Out of that relationship came children. This is God’s idea of the family. It was He who devised the institution of the family and home. When we follow God’s plan, we find His intended happiness and abundant blessings.

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gnoring God’s plan as stated in His Word, the Bible, will breed adverse consequences because we will be living contrary to His blueprint for the family. In this family unit, God designed the position of the man as the leader. It is a great privilege to lead your family.

When we men take our place, we prevent the invasion of evil and encourage God’s presence and power. When men give up their position, Satan invades the home. Absentee fathers are a significant factor in the dysfunction of today’s society.

The Bible lays out God’s plan for the father of the family.

In the Book of Beginnings, Genesis, God said to the woman, “thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee (Ch. 3:16).” Then in the book of Ephesians, the Bible says,“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it…So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church.” (Eph. 5:22-29) Leadership is not the same as being a boss; this leader leads by love as Jesus did for the Church.

Regarding children’s relationship with their fathers, the Bible gives us this admonition: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.” (Eph. 6:1-4) Children are promised peace, prosperity and long life through obedience to their parents.

There is no substitute for the nuclear family.

A nuclear family is a unit where there

is a marriage between one man and one woman, and child or children issuing from that union. The father is head and leader of the family, husband, provider, protector, comforter, counselor, confidant, maintenance person, and everything a family asks for. This significant responsibility is not a burden, but an enjoyable and satisfying exercise for the future success of his family. On the other hand, consider what happens in homes without a father. Research shows there is a “father factor” in nearly all of the social issues facing America today.

Children who grow up with their biological father and mother display fewer social, emotional and academic problems.

Forty-four percent of America’s 24 million children are likely to remain poor in fatherless homes compared to 12 percent living in poverty in homes with both parents. Infant mortality is almost double in homes of unmarried mothers than with married mothers. Dysfunctional families produce significantly more youth tending towards crime and imprisonment. According to research, being raised by a single mother increases the risk of teen pregnancy and marrying with less than a high school diploma. The absence of the biological father increases the risk of child abuse and neglect. Children growing up in absentee father homes are more likely to become addicted to drugs and alcohol. Additionally, they are likely to score less in academic studies, follow wrong company, become angry and probably violent, and become obese. (Re: http://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistics) The ready-made leader is a gift from God. He knows Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord. This man has made a decision to be free from the bondage of sin. He seeks God’s forgiveness and His constant presence to empower him to remain free. This man loves the Lord.

He loves prayer and worship. He studies the Bible to improve his knowledge of God and godly things so he can answer his family’s questions and lead them in God’s ways.

He loves his church and leads his family there. This man understands the importance of maintaining connection with Christ and His Church so he can continue to learn and have active participation in God’s work. He is constantly growing spiritually and encouraging his family to do the same. His children will grow up to love God because they can see it in their father. He will not set an example of living sinful.

He is never too busy for his family. This man sets his priorities right – God first, family next, church and then the rest of life. He does not allow busyness to take him away from his family.

He is determined to spend quality time with them daily, has a plan to do special things together at least once a week, and plans vacations for the family. A daily prayer time together is important to this wise leader.

He is his family’s best supporter.

This man encourages his wife to be the best she could be. He shows up to encourage his children in activities that are meaningful to them. He avoids negative or demeaning words if one falls short of his expectation, but his kind words lift their spirits to try harder until they succeed.

He loves them even when they disappoint them. This man understands his family so much that he can overlook their imperfections and be kind to them.

Sometimes, they could be unfair to him, but his spirituality and relationship with Christ guides his actions into demonstrating the love of God. He imparts wisdom in social relationships. This man spends adequate time with his family so they feel comfortable discussing any issues on their hearts. He is able to guide them into right choices. They feel free to confide in him rather than expose their issues

to outsiders. His guidance will play out when they are alone without his help.

They know how to conduct themselves with the opposite sex and those in authority. They want to be pure and respectful as well as cooperative. They value other people at all levels of society and they value people’s property.

Fathers are to be honored because they obey God. The presence of the father makes a huge difference in the home. If you have your father with you, show him you love and honor him. Let him know you are thankful to God for him. I have a special admiration for single mothers who work hard at being both father and mother. Some men have acted as surrogate fathers for children not their own.

Grandparents play a significant part in their grandchildren’s development. The grace of God has helped many and will help everyone who trusts Him. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! Take your family to church this weekend.

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East Coast cop arrested in

police sergeant was arrested at a police station in `C’ Division (East Coast) shortly after he collected a bribe from a businessman to settle a gun-related offence.

Up to press time last evening the rank was under close arrest and he is expected to face a criminal charge shortly. According to a police press

release, the policeman was arrested with $50,000 in cash in his possession which “he had demanded from a businessman in order to settle a matter of threatening behaviour involving the use of a firearm”.

The sting operation was coordinated between the Police Office of Professional Responsibi-lity (OPR) and CID Headquarters, the police said.

Caribbean Star Newspaper Guyanese man bribe sting jailed in Barbados for seven years over cocaine

This newspaper was reliably informed that a few days ago the policeman made the demand and the businessman promptly reported the matter.

A plan was subsequently made to catch the rank in the act. Yesterday, based on a prior arrangement, the money was handed over to the policeman but his colleagues

held onto him shortly after the transaction had ended.

Over the years, there have been repeated concerns expressed about ranks engaging in corrupt practices to end matters that have been reported to them.

Senior policemen have vowed that everything will be done to weed out these corrupt ranks from the Force.

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Guyanese man was sentenced to seven years in prison by Chief Magistrate Pamela Beckles .

The sentence was imposed after Ryon Marlon George pleaded guilty to seven drug charges in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court, involving 19. 6 kilograms of cocaine. The contraband, worth almost $1 million, was found on the MV Fairland cargo ship.

George lives at Lot 3 Manchester Village, Berbice.

The father of five admitted importing, intent to supply, possession and trafficking cocaine on January 22 this year at the Arawak cement plant. Similarly, he confessed to committing three of the four offences again two days later, at the Bridgetown Port.

Station Sergeant Rudolph Burnett outlined how the ship arrived in the Bridgetown Port on January 15, before making its way to the Arawak cement plant to collect a consignment of cement. The ship, on which George worked as an oiler, was Guyana-bound.

Acting on a tip-off, police carried out an operation at the Arawak cement plant on January 22. The ship had already berthed and was being loaded. After surveying the pier and the vessel, police boarded, searched and found a haversack with seven packages of cocaine hidden inside a garbage bin.

Police informed Customs officials of their findings and they in turn ordered the vessel’s captain to return to the Bridgetown Port, where it was again searched; this time jointly by police and Customs.

Information led to George’s arrest and he was taken to Oistins Police Station.

While there, he admitted travelling from Guyana to Barbados with two bags on cocaine hidden on the ship, which he intended to hand over to unknown men here. He also told police he had put one of the bags on the pier in a bin and later directed the lawmen to a hole in the ship where he had another bag hidden. That one contained 10 packages of cocaine.

Attorney for George, Samuel Legay, told the Chief Magistrate that his client was remorseful, had five children, the youngest being one-year-old, and that he formerly worked with the Water Authority in Guyana.

The Guyanese national was remanded since January. Chief Magistrate Beckles, after consulting with the Director of Public Prosecutions, heard the case summarily.

George was given the seven-year sentence on trafficking in relation to the January 22 cocaine discovery. He was further sentenced to five years on all the other charges. The sentences will run concurrently.

(Barbados Today)

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Voice Of The Youth M

y 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.

First of all, I would like to wish all the Fathers and single mothers in the world a Happy Father’s day.

I grew up in life not knowing the hardships my father had before and after I was born. But, I overheard stories of his life before I was born. For example, when he first came to this country, he would work the entire day and come home to a living space that could barely fit a mattress. When I was born, he called me his lucky charm because he finally was able to buy a property of his own. Still, I know my father as a person who works hard to protect and provide for his family. For the first 7 years of my life, he worked 7 days a week, over 12 hours per day. He would come home, tired and sweaty. But, he would always have time to spend with us no matter how busy he was that day. He is the person that thought me to be who I am. If I am a good singer, it’s because my father taught me how to sing. If I am dedicated to whatever I put my mind on, it’s because my father taught me that hard work and determination brings success.

He always says “never give up. Believe in your dreams and work hard to achieve them”. If I am humble, it is because my father taught me that I don’t need to impress anyone, only myself.

My father is my role model; everything that I am, everything that I believe in and stand for, I owe to my dad.

I remember all the times where my father and I would relax in the backyard, playing billiards. And no matter what, to this day, I can’t beat him! But he would never make me feel bad about it. In fact, I know that it will be close to impossible to be as great as my father. My dad’s motto in life is like the famous Rohan Kanhai, “I set my score on the board and it is up to everyone else to attempt to beat me.”

If you ask anyone about their first impression of my father before talking to him, the answers would be that he seems like a very tough, stern, and strict individual. If you ask anyone about their impression of my father after talking to him, the answers would all be the same; don’t let his appearance scare you, He is actually an amazing and humble person.

My father is my greatest cheer leader! Believe it or not, he definitely is the greatest cheerleader and my biggest fan. I remember when I was at my graduation ceremony; I received an award called the Franciscan Spirit Award. I had no idea I was going to win that award!

The award basically meant that I care about others before I cared for myself.

I showed, through my hard work and determination, that I am the mirror image of what the Franciscan brothers be-

lieved in. They believed in giving onto others, caring for others over yourself, helping to make others happy. My mother told me of my father’s expression when my name was being called.

My father at first was shocked (in a good way), but then he jumped out of his seat, cheered, and started screaming “That’s my son! That’s my son!” Well dad, I am proud to be called your son and I am honored and blessed to have been given the privilege to be your son.

You might be the biggest fan and cheerleader that I have but I definitely am the biggest cheerleader and fan of you, dad.

In fact, the Franciscan Spirit award does not belong to me. No, it belongs to you because you brought me up to be person I am today.

I can look back on my childhood and realize how lucky I am to have my father in my life. I had and still have some of the happiest birthdays, holidays, and family vacations that any child ever had.

No matter how many years pass, I find these memories never fade. They will always shine brightly in my heart.

We must realize that if it wasn’t for our dear father, we would never have a dear mother. Yet, we don’t realize how precious fathers really are to our lives.

Times have changed. Life has changed.

People of the previous generation will agree with me. People of the previous generation were always caught up in ties and relationships that yielded nothing but love. In those times, it would not be rare for children to consider their father as their God, to believe that Heaven lies at our mother’s feet. And now people have become very sensible. The current generation is very clever and practical.

For them, every relation is like a ladder on which they will step on to rise further in life. But, when they have no use for the ladder anymore, they are thrown away. However, life doesn’t take you up like a ladder. Rather, life grows like a tree. Parents are not the steps on a ladder; parents are the souls of one’s life.

However big the tree is, however green and filled it is, it can’t stand on its own once its roots have been hacked. With all respect , I ask today; the children for whose happiness a fathers spends every penny of his hard earned money on with a smile, those very children, when the father’s eyesight weakens, why do they hesitate in giving them light? If a father can help his son to take the first step in his life, why can’t the son give his father support when he is taking the last few steps of his life? What crime is it of the parents who have devoted all their lives to their children that they are given tears and loneliness? Children perhaps forget that what their parents experience today will be what they will experience tomorrow. If parents are old today, so too will children grow old someday. The questions parents ask today, children will ask tomorrow.

We must remember that a dad is someone who is kind, loving, and often knows what you have on your mind.

The word “father” embodies a person who not only is a friend, support system, and mentor; he is someone that

his children can rely on at any hour of the day. He is the greatest person you know, the person you aspire to be the most like, and the person who will forever offer his unwavering support.

I must say that I am lucky to have so many people that act the role of a father figure in my life. There are so many individuals who are there for me whenever I need them, who I can talk to , who I can seek advice from, who I can rely on, who I can give nothing but love to them and yet still are there for me. I would like to take this opportunity to say happy father’s day to these father figures in my life. Happy father’s day to my daddy (of course!), my uncle Shawn, uncle Shafeek, uncle Naidoo, uncle Van, uncle Zulfikar, uncle Chubby, uncle Eusa, and all the fathers out there.

There is a story I’d like to share about a certain father and his son. For months, the son would be bugging the father about a car that he wanted for the longest while. His son wanted the car for his birthday and the father said he could not afford it. The son was mad at him. But deep down, the son knew his father would not disappoint him. On the son’s birthday, the father called the son into his office. The father greeted the son with a hug and a hearty Happy Birthday! The son replied by saying “thanks dad, so where is my gift??” The father laughed and handed him a gift wrapped box. The boy quickly ripped off the gift wrap and opened the box to find one book which was titled, Food for the soul. The son was furious. He slammed the book onto the father’s desk, yelled at his father, and said he is ashamed to be his son. From that day onwards, he never visited his father again. One day, he received a call from his mother who said he needs to come home because his father is very sick. The boy refused and said that his father should not be cheap and use his money as his comfort. A few weeks later, the mother called him again, told him his father passed away, and that he needed to come home to perform the last rites. The son refused and said that she should use his father’s money to perform the last rites. A few months after, he received word that his mother had passed away and the house needed to be empty so that it could be sold. He decided to go home to clear out the home. In the house, he saw many pictures of his father and himself laughing and smiling. There was a picture that had him and his father wearing the same clothes, hugging each other.

And inscribed onto the pictures frame was the words “Father and Son; Love always and forever”. As he approached his father’s office, he became puzzled.

The book which he slammed onto his father’s desk was still at the same place.

He picked up the book, wiped away the little glimpses of dust off of it. As he did this, the book fell out of his hand and onto the floor. As he picked it up, the book opened up and an item concealed in gift wrap dropped out of it. He looked at the book and found it carved in a way that allowed something to hide snug inside of it. As he opened up the small gift

wrapped item, he saw a receipt which was stamped “paid”, a pair of keys, and a letter. As he read the letter, he fell onto the floor and started crying. He wished he could go back in time to rewrite the wrongful things he did and said to his father. The letter read “My son, I know how badly you wanted this car. I managed to save up enough money to buy it for you so that you would not have to pay anything. Always remember, daddy is proud of you. Daddy loves you, always and forever”.

I would like to say that in the course of a person’s lifetime, there are so many prayers that get whispered and so many hopes that fill the heart. There are wishing stars that spend their entire evening listening to all the things we long for. I have said those prayers, had those hopes, and chatted with more than my share of stars in the sky. I always feel that if I ask, believe, and wish well enough, some things are bound to turn our right. But in all my prayers, wishes, and hopes, I couldn’t have asked for a blessing more wonderful than you, my awesome daddy, in my life. Happy Father’s day daddy! I love you.

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; “Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that’s why we call our dad, dad. They are so special to us. He taught us the game called life and he taught us how to play it right.”

God bless you all and see you in two weeks!

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June 19–25, 2015 25 Caribbean Star Newspaper 15 Murders in Six Days Vicky's fraud, money laundering cases still pending

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he murder toll rose to 15 murders in six consecutive days, with discovery of the body of a 22-year-old Golconda man with a gunshot wound, at Rambert Village near San Fernando, on Wednesday night. The latest murder victim has been identified as Simeon Waldron, of Church Street.

According to a police report, at around 11.20 p.m. police were contacted and told that gunshots were heard near Cemetery Street.

Officers of the San Fernando CID responded and found Waldron 's body lying on the roadway with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by district medical officer Dr Naidoo.

A party of police officers led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Ali Mohammed, Inspectors Don

Gajadhar and Ramnarine, and officers of the Homcide Division and Southern Division Task Force visited the scene.

The body was removed to the mortuary and an autopsy is expected to be conducted today at the Forensic Scences Centre.

Waldron's killing was the third murder on Wednesday.

Earlier at around 1.15 p.m. two friends were gunned down in San Juan.

According to a report, the victims Shawn Branche, 35, and Krishna Singh, 25, were at Branche's home at Dularie Trace, Bourg Mulatresse, when gunmen stormed in.

Residents heard the gunshots and went to the house and found the two men bleeding.

They were taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where they died while receiving treatment.

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HE money laundering and 109 fraud cases against Vicky Boodram may be transferred from San Fernando to the Port of Spain Magistrates' court.

The State is expected to make the application on the day following the general elections.

Boodram, of Siparia, is facing 109 charges of fraud and two cases of money laundering before the San Fernando court. She is also on 20 charges of fraud before the Port of Spain court on the allegation that she fraudulently received over $5 million from customers for cruise packages that failed to sail.

She is on $6 million bail for the Port of Spain matters and $4 million bail on the money laundering charges and three fraud matters before the Siparia court. Boodram is also on $2 million bail for the 109 fraud charges.

Boodram said yesterday that she is being represented by attorney Vitti Furlonge Kelly. Boodram's estranged husband Ravi Arjoonsingh with whom she was a director of Travel and Ship Ahoy

Fraud-accused vicky boodram Cruise Ltd, said his lawyer is Jagdeo Singh. Neither lawyers were present yesterday and Wellington said he preferred that they be there for the State's application.

Kelly sent correspondence but Wellington said it did not state that he was not objecting to the Port of Spain move.

The magistrate adjourned the matter to September 7 but de-

fence attorney Ainsley Lucky said that it was the date of the general elections. Wellington said: "The election date has nothing to do with court." He also said that the election did not mean that the court will be closed. But Lucky and defence attorney Subhas Panday said that most employees usually get time off to vote.

Wellington then adjourned the San Fernando matters to September 8 for the application, which was mentioned by State attorney Sarah De Silva, to be made. De Silva is representing the State in the money laundering matters in which it is alleged that Boodram purchased a $629,000 E-Class Mercedes-Benz and a $2 million house in Palmiste using forged documents. De Silva said that State attorney Elaine Greene is in the San Fernando fraud matters in which Boodram was charged by constable Bassarath. The Port of Spain matters will next be called on October 14.

Panday represented Boodram's bailor Robin Rattan who is seeking to withdraw from the role. This will also be called on September 8.

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60-y-o man, nephew caught making counterfeit notes

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he Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advertised for repairs to the Prime Minister’s residence.

New Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo recently told Stabroek News that the residence required major repairs.

In the advertisement in today’s Guyana Chronicle, the ministry said that the duration of the works will be five weeks.

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Bidding procedure specified in the Procurement Act of 2003. It said that bidders would be able to uplift documents at a fee of $3,000 and the deadline for bids would be June 30, 2015 upon which day the bids would be opened.

The advertisement is however defective as it did not include the addresses from where the bid documents could be uplifted or the location for the opening of the bids.

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ANCHESTER, Jamaica – The Manchester police have confirmed that two men were today charged for possession of and manufacturing counterfeit notes. The counterfeit notes were seized on Monday.

The men have been identified as Paul Graham, 60, and his 30-year-old nephew, Tyrone Graham.

According to police reports, members of the Proactive Investigation team, acting on information, went to their home in Union district, Hatfield, Manchester, about 8:00 pm, and found the men mak-

ing the fake money.

The total sum seized, including some partially made notes, was J$72,000.

Additionally, a printer, sheets of parchment paper, ink cartridges, a stencil knife, and a ruler that were used in the process, were seized by the police.

The police say that the younger Graham was released from jail late last year after serving six months for a similar offence.

The two men are suspected to be part of a larger network that is manufacturing counterfeit notes in the parish.

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World News Highlights

may yet hinge on voters in former colonies of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

WASHINGTON — The United States said on Thursday it would not “paper over” differences between the United States and China when top officials of the world’s two largest economies meet to discuss financial and political strategy in Washington next week.

LONDON — Britain’s debate on Europe is driven by hateful lies, national resentment and the scapegoating of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants, European Parliament President Martin Schulz on Thursday.

COPENHAGEN — An opposition centre-right alliance led by former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen took a narrow lead in an election on Thursday, according to exit polls, but the outcome

COPENHAGEN — Danish television stations projected a narrow win for the centre-right opposition led by former premier Lars Lokke Rasmussen based on a very small number of votes counted after Thursday’s election.

BRUSSELS — The EU is set to launch a naval mission on Monday against gangs smuggling migrants from Libya but it will be limited to intelligence-gathering for now because of a lack of U.N. authority or Libyan consent.

COPENHAGEN — Two Danish exit polls gave opposition parties led by former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen a slim lead in a parliamentary election but without polling voters in Greenland and Faroe Islands, the result was

too close to call.

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy named a new campaign manager on Thursday in an attempt to recapture the initiative after poor election results last month diminished his authority.

MOSCOW — The Kremlin said on Thursday it was carefully examining moves to seize Russian state property in Belgium to cover a court settlement compensating shareholders in now defunct oil company Yukos.

cis demanded swift action on Thursday to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” and plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change.

CAIRO — Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will appeal against a conviction for violence, kidnapping and torture imposed by a court over the killing of protesters, his lawyers were quoted as saying by state media on Thursday.

N’DJAMENA — Chad’s military said it had carried out air strikes against Boko Haram bases in Nigeria in retaliation for twin suicide bombings in Chad this week that killed at least 34 people, but the announcement was strongly denied by Nigeria.

LONDON — Emissions trading is a quick-fix solution which could cause speculation and undermine global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Pope Francis said in his encyclical on the environment on Thursday.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Fran-

BEIRUT — Two people were

killed in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Thursday in a clash between hardline Islamists and members of the mainstream Palestinian faction Fatah, security sources said.

DUBAI — Bahrain said on Thursday it had seized explosives and bomb-making materials earmarked for use in Bahrain and neighboring Saudi Arabia in what it described as an Iranian attempt to use Bahraini borders as a base for attacking targets in the region.

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s defense ministry and the U.S. military dismissed a claim by Islamic State on Thursday that it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane.

KARACHI — Pakistani authorities said they arrested two men on Thursday in connection with the murder of a dissident Pakistani politician in London five years ago.

FATHERS

By Toshan Mohanlall

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ai Sita Ram! My name is Toshan Mohanlall and I am a proud member of the Naujavaan Mandalee Youth Group of the Shaanti Bhavan Mandir.

With Father’s Day right around the corner, I would like to tell you why our fathers are an important part of our lives.

Many times, people overlook the role of the father and focus only on mom. We should try to change this way of thinking and look at both of our parents as equals.

In some cases, the father does most or all of the parenting.

However, there are many times when moms are left with all the parenting responsibilities. I would like to encourage our fathers to make sure they take on their fatherly role seriously as this will help to shape their families lives.

Far too often fathers are seen to be very irresponsible and unreliable and this will result in many conflicts in the homes. As we celebrate this Father’s

HELP WANTED Day, let’s reflect on our duties and responsibilities towards our children and family as a whole.

My dad does a lot for my sister and me every single day. He takes us to school in the morning and assures that we are there on time.

He also takes us to mandir and our many extra-curricular activities every week.

He goes to work to support us, even in horrible conditions. My dad is very funny, and he brings laugh and smiles to everyone wherever he goes.

A father encourages you when you have doubts and uncertain thoughts. He is someone who wants to catch you before you fall, and even when you do fall, picks you up and brushes you off. His heart breaks in silence when you get hurt. A father is a person who holds you when you cry and scolds you when you break the rules. He is one of the most important people in your life, so honor, love, and cherish your father.

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June 19–25, 2015

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19)

You come to a clearing at the beginning of the week, and you can see for miles. With heightened clarity about where you’re going comes heightened articulateness: The right words roll off your tongue without much effort. Wednesday and Thursday are no time for hesitating. If you pursue your goals with energy, you’ll be able to bring your wildest dreams to fruition. Eventually. This is still the early stage.

On Friday and through the weekend, your confidence may give you the reputation of being full of yourself. Overcome this with pure enthusiasm for your friends’ projects.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

The best solution on Monday might be the one that seems the most farfetched. You have a knack for innovation these days.

Trust your instincts, even if your ideas raise eyebrows.

Raise the roof ! Be weird! Wednesday and Thursday are explosive days -- the energy in the air is almost visible -- and they present plenty of opportunities, both social and professional. Your love life is on a low register this weekend because your mind is buzzing with creativity and ambition. Inspiration is fickle, so capitalize on it while it’s there.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

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.

(April 20-May 20)

You are human, so you can’t do everything or be all things to all people. But what might be difficult for you may well be a snap for one of your friends.

Or maybe they know someone who knows someone.

Let the natural talents of the people around you guide your next move. A dinner party on Wednesday or Thursday could double as a strategy meeting. Have it at your house, which has good energy these days. This weekend, a power struggle might arise between you and one of your closest allies. Give them the benefit of the doubt -- their intentions are pure.

(July 23-Aug. 22)

Inspiration strikes you on Monday -- maybe in the form of a romantic muse. Flirtation figures strongly Tuesday as well. Your way of relating to people you’ve just met is flirtatious, and you’re meeting a lot of people these days, therefore the distinction between friends and love interests is a bit blurry. Nevertheless, Wednesday and Thursday return you to purely practical, non-social matters. Friday you enter the social realm again, and sometime this weekend realize that you’re the life of the party, even though, somewhere in the back of your mind, you’re thinking seriously about your career.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Your friends are a good influence on you on Monday and Tuesday. They act as a springboard for your ideas, and they have some solid ideas of their own. Plus, they don’t mind when you launch into one of your crazy lectures about frogs or baking or the nature of love. You’re unique, that’s for sure. Wednesday and Thursday find you grounded, modest and deeply content. And then, the icing on the cake: Friday. A day of achievement. Your pinnacle. A great conclusion to the week and a fine way to start the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday you’re so proud of yourself, you could burst.

Try to develop deep connections on Monday and Tuesday. The week has the potential to be either great or a drag, and what happens early on will determine how things pan out. Relationships are important, as are details. You are a brilliant communicator when you put your mind to it. So, put your mind to it! Wednesday and Thursday you get your energy from other people -- so surround yourself with people who give off good vibes -- and Friday is so fullspeed-ahead you have to fasten your hat to your head, but you won’t mind. You’re in the mood for excitement, and the weekend delivers it.

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

A detail that seems minor on Monday could snowball into something huge.

It could mean the difference between success and failure. If someone else’s money is involved in this venture, take particular care. Managing your own losses is far easier than being responsible for someone else’s. Then again, Wednesday and Thursday you’re likely going to get whatever it is you want. Relinquish control of dinner plans and you’ll be pleasantly surprised by what ends up on your plate. The challenges you face this weekend are somewhat driven by your own ego. Watch that.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

Putting your feelings in writing is a great way to discover what your feelings are. You think with words these days, and the more articulate you are, the better. Plus, being clear is an effective antidote to the flightiness that seems to surround you, at least until the middle of the week. On Wednesday and Thursday, someone is being downright clingy: Focusing on them might exhaust you, but it will solve their anxiety. Friday is not an easy day -things may appear as they are not, which isn’t helpful -- and this weekend your friends are more demanding than ever. They love you, that’s all.

(May 21-June 20)

LEO

You’re not in the mood for anything superficial on Monday. What you need is an intellectual conversation.

Find someone you like talking to -- someone smarter than you -- and let yourselves go. Wednesday and Thursday, you’re more interested in getting things done than in dwelling on emotions, but that’s not to say you should ignore the peripheral beauty that surrounds you -- it can be inspiring. Friday and Saturday you long to be around creative people, and Sunday brings you more big-picture clarity than you’ve had in a while. The details will strike you as insignificant.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

GEMINI

TAURUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

A love affair lifts you off your feet on Monday and transplants you to the moon. It’s been a long time since you’ve been to the moon, and the change of scenery is more than welcome.

Tuesday is a great day, too -- spent building and then tromping through sandcastles of moon dust -- but on Wednesday and Thursday your responsibilities take priority. Try to get exercise while getting things done (if you have to run an errand, walk instead of drive). On Friday, you’ll be able to devote yourself to this burgeoning romance. This weekend, experiment: Try a new hangout or wear a crazy shirt.

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You have worked hard enough lately.

Put the engine in neutral and let yourself coast at the beginning of the week.

Ambition is healthy but it’s also exhausting, and there are a lot of people who’d love a slice of your attention.

Wednesday and Thursday you feel an almost spiritual connection to your friends. Your energies are slightly mismatched, but the contrasts (plus intense mutual love) yield fascinating philosophical interactions. If travel figures into your weekend, it will go swimmingly. Part of the joy of letting someone else lead is that you get more time to enjoy the journey.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

It’s understandable if you’re feeling overwhelmed at the outset of the week. If you don’t feel like doing much, don’t do much. Put on some music and busy yourself with tasks around the house. Doing dishes can be therapeutic. Vacuuming can be fun. On Wednesday and Thursday your fun comes in the form of something a lot more exciting than dishes and vacuuming -- put simply, love is in the air -- but Friday and this weekend you will most likely feel like flying solo. You can’t account for your mood. You just have a lot on your mind.

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Entertainment News

Hrithik Roshan not approached for Dhoom 4

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ately, a section of the speculative press has been going ballistic with reports of Hrithik Roshan being signed on for the next segment of the Dhoom franchise.

According to reports, the Dhoom director Vijay Krishna Acharya has met Hrithik Roshan and chalked out plans for Dhoom 4.

However, Vijay Krishna Acharya completely rubbishes these reports. Says the media-shy director, "I've no such plans. I don't know where these rumours started."

Sources at Yash Raj confirm that the studio has not formulated any plans for the fourth segment of the Dhoom fran-

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"But it is unlikely to star Hrithik, as he has already done a Dhoom segment. No actor does a repeat act in the franchise," says the Yash Raj source. Sources say that Aditya Chopra is looking at Ranbir Kapoor or Ranveer Singh for the next Dhoom film.

"When it happens," stresses the source.

Kangana Ranaut heads to the Broadway in New York

angana Ranaut, who is on a roll, is heading to the Broadway in New York to study the nuances of a dancer. She is the only leading lady in Vishal Bhardwaj's Rangoon, a film that was earlier titled Julia.

The curly-haired actress plays Julia in the film which is a Broadway style musical opposite Shahid Kapoor.

Known to not only play her character to the tee but to seamlessly become the character she is playing, Kangana will leave no stone unturned to bring the Broadway style of life and culture alive in her character.

Melissa McCarthy almost broke Nargis Fakhri’s hand while shooting Spy

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n director Paul Feig's upcoming action-comedy Spy, Oscar-winning actress Melissa McCarthy plays CIA analyst Susan Cooper, who takes up her first spy-mission, after the disappearance of her partner Bradley Fine ( Jude Law).

The actress, who was required to be completely invested in her character, says, "When I read the script I felt that if Susan could do it, so could I. When my daughters see this movie, I want them to see how Susan came in and saved the day and that heroes don't only have to be men." About her male co-stars, she adds, "Jason (Statham) and Jude are fantastic.

So glamorous and tough, but let's be honest, they're the bimbos of the film, and I just love it."

The film that is set in Rome, Paris and Budapest features Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri too and the duo have a few fight sequences as well. Melissa elab-

Amy Poehler inspired by Oscar-winning Tom Hanks for 'Inside Out'! he top Hollywood comedienne voices for Joy in Disney Pixar's upcoming film, Inside Out which recently got a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Amy apparently got inspired by the classic character of Woody from Toy Story.

Woody was voiced by Tom Hanks.

"I listened to Tom Hanks' performance in Toy Story because it was like, how do you play a character like Woody, who I love and my kids love, that's like, 'Come on! Go get 'em!' without it driving you crazy?'" she laughed "I thought, 'What would Hanks do?'

- like most things."

Her latest movie Inside Out recently had a Cannes premiere that left all those present teary-eyed and choked up, calling the

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orates, "The first scene that I shot was with her. It was fun but very complicated. I kept bashing Nargis' hand with a pan and felt terrible! That was our first day of shooting on the movie. I thought I was going to break her hand!"

Spy, distributed in India by Fox Star Studios, releases June 19.

Asa Butterfield out of race for ''Spider-Man'' lead role

ctor Asa Butterfield is out of contention for the titular role in upcoming "Spider-Man" film, reportedly leaving Tom Holland, Charlie Plummer and Matthew Lintz in the race.

Sony wants Holland while Marvel is favouring Plummer, according to TheWrap.

Another source said Charlie Rowe is also in the mix.

The makers also seem to be confused about directors. Most recently, Ted Melfi, Jonathan Levine, John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein and Jon Watts were mentioned as candidates to direct the reboot project.

The new Spider-Man movie is said to focus on Parker in his high school years.

In the upcoming movie, he has already been bitten by the radioactive spider so his origin story won't be addressed again.

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film one of the best that has been showcased in Cannes this year!

Inside Out, which also features the voices of Mindy Kaling, Diane Lane, Bill Hader and Lewis Black, reaches Indian shores on June 26.

There has been rumour that the web-slinger will appear in "Captain America: Civil War" before appearing in his own movie, which is slated to arrive on July 28, 2017.

Christian Bale to star in 'The Promise'

ctors Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac have been roped in to star in historical romance The Promise, with director Terry George on board to helm the project in Portugal and the Canary Islands in the fall.

The story of the film, written by George and Robin Swicord, centres on a love triangle with a medical student, an American journalist based in Paris and a beautiful and sophisticated woman. The story takes place in the final days of the Ottoman Empire, which was dissolved by the World War I allies in 1922, reports variety.com.

Bale will play the reporter who loves the woman and being in a combat zone.

Isaac will portray the student, conflicted

by old-world traditions.

Bale was last seen in Exodus: Gods and Kings. He next stars in two completed Terrence Malick films - Knight of Cups and Weightless.

Isaac will be seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and X-Men: Apocalypse.

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Vidya Balan reaches out to women through 'Power Line'

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ctress Vidya Balan has visited Uttar Pradesh Government's 'Women Power Line' centre to prompt women to come out and speak for themselves.

Balan, 37, is on the post-release promotional spree for her latest movie Hamari Adhuri Kahani along with Mahesh Bhatt, who has penned the story of the film.

Bhatt, 66 took to twitter to share Balan's picture attending a call at the 'Women Power Line'.

"Vidya Balan joins hands with our women in UP to amplify its msg - Chupi Todo - Khul ke Bolo!" he wrote.

In the film, Balan dons the role of Vasudha, who faces abuse by her husband

M but still cannot gather the courage to walk out of the marriage.

Hamari Adhuri Kahani, directed by Mohit Suri, also stars Emraan Hashmi and Rajkumar Rao in lead roles. The film was made tax free in the state prior to the release last Friday.

Priyanka Chopra to shoot for 'Gangaajal 2' in Bhopal Actress Priyanka Chopra has jetted off to Bhopal to begin shooting for Prakash Jha's 'Gangaajal 2'.

The Fashion star will be seen playing the role of a policewoman in the police-drama, which is a sequel to the hit 2003 film that starred actor Ajay Devgn.

"A sense of quiet... Inner

Caribbean Star Newspaper Mithun Chakraborty: The ultimate Disco Dancer of Bollywood

balance... Time to discover the calm in the eye of the storm...

Heading to Bhopal to start #Gangajal2 @prakashjha27," the Dil Dhadakne Do actress tweeted on Tuesday.

Gangaajal 2 is about a policewoman, who takes on some powerful and influential men in her district. It is expected to release later this year.

ithun Chakraborty, the Disco Dancer of B-town, can be credited for single-handedly introducing the genre in Hindi films.

He managed to compete with the biggies of the industry by employing his dancing skills to emerge as one of the most-sought after actors of his time.

Mithun is now a Rajya Sabha member and continues to mentor dance enthusiasts.

Did you know Mithun was in contact with Naxalites? Click on the timeline below to know more interesting facts about the actor's life and career.

Actor Dwayne Johnson hits a parked truck in Massachusetts

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OSTON "Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says he sideswiped a truck while filming his latest movie in Massachusetts.

The "San Andreas" action star took to Instagram on Monday to say he'd recently hit a parked truck and damaged its side mirror while on route to the movie set.

Johnson says truck owner Audie Bridges recognized him and refused to accept money for the damage. He thanked the Wakefield resident for "being so cool about the whole thing" before posing for a picture with him by the damaged truck.

The Boston Globe reports Bridges confirmed Monday the incident happened about a month ago and he was able to fix the damaged mirror himself.

Johnson is in Massachusetts filming "Central Intelligence," an action comedy also starring Kevin Hart.

Jurassic World stampedes across global box office to rake in $500m

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ASHINGTON: Dinosaurs rule the earth again.

'Jurassic World' stampeded through the global box office over the weekend, raking in $511.8 million despite lukewarm reviews.

It is the first movie ever to cross the half billion dollar milestone for the opening weekend in what is being dubbed "breaking the box office sound barrier."

It erases the previous record for the biggest worldwide opening held by 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2' ($314 million).

Two-thirds of the 'Jurassic World' receipts ($204.6 million) came from North America on the back of a massive opening (4,273 theaters) and 3D screens that typically have higher ticket prices.

But the rest of the planet was no slouch, coughing

Two–thirds of the ‘Jurassic World’ receipts ($204.6 million) came from North America on the back of a massive opening (4,273 theaters) and 3D screens that typically have higher ticket prices. up $307.2 million, including Even when adjusted $100.8 million from China for ticket price inflation, alone, surprising consider- 'Jurassic World' outpacing its reputation for pira- es the original, Steven cy. India, notwithstanding Spielberg's 'Jurassic Park', Irrfan Khan's role in the which made $50 million movie (as the park owner in first-weekend sales — Sam Masrani), contributed or roughly $99 million at a modest $7.1 million to the current prices — when it kitty of Universal Pictures opened in 1993, according that distributed the movie. to New York Times.

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Sunny Deol happy for sister Ahaana and her baby boy

W First look of Kerry Washington in 'Confirmation' unveiled

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candal star Kerry Washington channels Anita Hill in the first official picture of HBO’s Confirmation.​ The cable channel took to its Twitter page to share a look at the Emmy-nominated actress as the real-life attorney on the set of the upcoming TV movie, reported Ace Showbiz.

Washington also shared the same picture on her Instagram.

She wrote along with it, "Dear @HBO, Thank you for the profound opportunity of getting to inhabit Anita Hill and help tell this story! Yours Truly, K-Dub (aka super excited Exec Producer) #Confirmation."

"Confirmation" is based on a controversial court case in 1991 that pitted Hill against Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court nominee and her former supervisor at the US Department of Education whom she accused of sexual harassment.

The case "forever changed the way people think about sexual harassment, victims' rights and modern-day race relations."

The telepic is directed by Rick Famuyiwa with the script provided by Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich). Washington also executive produces the TV movie along with Grant, Michael London and Janice Williams.

Shah Rukh Khan’s son AbRam on vacation Shah Rukh Khan never leaves a chance of professing to the world how much he loves his little ones. As the actor is shooting in Bulgaria for Rohit Shetty's next, he seems to be missing his little bundle of joy AbRam a lot.

On a popular microblogging site, he posted a few adorable pictures of AbRam and captioned them, "Just saw this on the net, AbRam in Barcelona with his cousin sister Alia. And yes I am guilty of being that irritating father who bores everyone with his kids' pics.

hen asked if he has seen the baby, Sunny says, "I am happy for her (Ahaana) and the baby. I have seen the baby.... baby is good."

Bollywood actor Sunny Deol is thrilled that his half-sister Ahaana has delivered a baby boy.

Ahaana, 29, one of the two children of Dharmendra and actress-MP Hema Malini, welcomed a baby boy on June 11 with her husband Vaibhav Vohra.

"It is good that she has delivered a baby. I am very happy about it," Sunny told PTI here.

When asked if he has seen the baby, Sunny says, "I am happy for her (Ahaa-

na) and the baby. I have seen the baby.... baby is good."

Dharmendra has four children from first wife, Sunny and Bobby Deol who are actors and two daughters.

About his father's (Dharmendra) health, the Sunny, 58, said, "We do tell him do this.. Don't do this. But my father is an individual personality he will do what he wants to do. He will not listen to me, you or anybody... He is that way.

But he is fine.. He is ok. He is looking after himself."

Dharmendra, who recently injured his shoulder, will undergo a surgery after the release of his upcoming film "Second Hand Husband" next month.

The 79-year-old actor was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital here on May 27 after he complained of pain in the right shoulder and weakness.

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Caribbean Connections

Woman caught smuggling cocaine from Glitch forces delay in issuing of US Jamaica to US inside fried fish visas

THE COCAINE-STUFFED FISH TAKEN FROM THE LUGGAGE OF A WOMAN WHO ARRIVED AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM JAMAICA. (PHOTO: US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION)

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LORIDA, United States, Tuesday June 16, 2015 – United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have nabbed a 38-year-old woman who travelled from Jamaica with over two pounds of cocaine hidden inside fried fish.

The woman, whose nationality and name were not released by US officials, had the drug-stuffed food in her luggage.

She arrived at Miami International Airport on Saturday, but the CBP only made

the seizure public in a statement issued yesterday.

It was during an X-ray examination of the woman’s luggage that officers from the CBP’s Office of Field Operations (OFO) “noticed anomalies in some of the cooked fish”.

“Upon further examination, the officers observed that the bellies of some of the fish were sewn together and certain fish felt thicker than the rest. CBP OFO officers discovered approximately 2.3 pounds of cocaine and subsequently seized the illicit substance,” the statement added.

Miami International Airport port director Christopher Maston said drug smugglers were using increasingly innovative methods and last weekend’s interception was “an excellent example of how our highly trained officers continue to use their experience and knowledge to detect and interdict the flow of illegal narcotics”.

CBP officers and agents seized more than 3.8 million pounds of narcotics across the country last year.

OFO officers, whose primary mission is anti-terrorism, screen all people, vehicles, and goods entering the US.

Tropical disturbance could become second storm of Atlantic hurricane season

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IAMI, United States, Monday June 15, 2015 – Weather forecasters are monitoring a tropical disturbance that has big potential to become a tropical storm – the second for the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season – later this week.

The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) says there is an 80 per cent chance that the broad area of low pressure over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula could develop into Tropical Storm Bill.

Over the weekend, those chances stood at just 40 per cent.

NHC has increased the chances that the tropical disturbance in the gulf will become tropical storm Bill to 80%. #KHOU pic.twitter.com/OMEhM4ywlL — Mario Gomez (@MarioGomezKHOU) June 15, 2015 “Upper-level winds are forecast to gradually become more favourable while this system moves northwestward during the next day or two across the western Gulf of Mexico, and a tropical depression or tropical storm could form during that time,” it said.

A hurricane hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system later this morning.

“Interests in and along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico should monitor the progress of this system. Regardless of tropical cyclone formation, tropical storm conditions

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RIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday June 15, 2015 – Caribbean nationals waiting for visas to travel to the United States are facing some delays.

The US State Department said it has had to suspend issuing US passports and visas at its overseas diplomatic missions because of a technical glitch in its Consular Consolidated Database (CCD).

And while it is aiming for a quick resolution, it said it could not yet indicate when it would be back to business as usual.

“We do not yet have a timeline. We are working urgently to identify the problem and correct it. We expect the systems to be fully operational again soon,” it said in a June 12 notice on its website, adding that while it was still working to pinpoint the root cause of the technical issues, there was no evidence the problem was cyber security related.

The State Department explained that a hardware failure on June 9 halted the flow of biometric clearance requests from posts to the CCD. Individuals who submitted online applications or were interviewed for visas on or after that date may therefore experience a delay in the processing.

Applications made outside the US for passports on or after May 26 have also been affected.

“The systems in place to perform required national security checks before

Communities clean up after Monday flooding

A are possible along portions of the middle and upper Texas coast and the western Louisiana coast Monday night and Tuesday.

There is also a risk of heavy rainfall and possible flooding across portions of eastern Texas and western Louisiana,” the NHC added.

You’re looking at what’s likely to become Tropical Storm Bill on Monday…as it rolls toward TX/LA. #4WARN pic.twitter.com/ o4QJk64aVu — Dan Thomas (@WSMVDanThomas) June 15, 2015 There has already been one named tropical system this year – Tropical Storm Ana – which formed off the US East Coast in the first week in May, three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season which runs from June 1 to November 30.

Ana made landfall in South Carolina on May 10, with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour. It dumped heavy rains on the coast and also brought with it storm surges, but there was no major damage.

we issue visas are experiencing technical difficulties. As a result, we are unable to print visas, regular passports overseas, and other travel documents,” the State Department notice stated.

“We cannot bypass the legal requirements necessary to screen visa applicants before we issue visas for travel. As a result, there is a backlog of visas waiting to be processed. We are working as quickly as possible to resolve the issue and to clear the backlog.”

There were similar delays last July as a result of a technological glitch.

Glitch Crashes Global US Passport, Visa Operations – ABC News http://t. co/AgVpepF26K via @ABC Who needs visas? Just swim the Rio Grande. — Padraig O Caoimh (@StoneFree2Rant) August 1, 2014 However, the US State Department indicated that the problem it is now dealing with is unrelated.

day after the first heavy showers of the rainy season, citizens were cleaning up flooded areas, repairing fallen utility lines and clearing trees from roadways.

Some areas severely affected were Port of Spain and parts of north Trinidad resulting in the Priority Bus Route (PBR) being opened to the public.

By yesterday morning, traffic was back to normal with only authorised vehicles traversing the main thoroughfare.

The Meteorological Service of Trinidad and Tobago issued a bulletin advising citizens to be cautious of flash flooding and possible landslips.

Yesterday, a resident of Laltoo Trace, Penal, was asked by the Penal Debe Regional Corporation to clear the drains that caused flooding in the area on Monday.

The corporation's chairman, Premchand Sookoo, said the individual had "unauthorised land development that was creating the blockage and free flow of water”.

He said there were also reports of flooding at Lalbeharry Trace in Debe.

Sookoo also said the corporation was

working to deploy whatever equipment may be necessary during the rainy season.

The Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation reported six incidents as a result of the heavy rains.

At Corosol Road, Gran Couva, there was a fallen power line; at Manuel Junction, Tabaquite, a leaking roof.

Arlene Pamesar on Abass Street, Waterloo Road, said the roadway in front her residence was flooded; at Ghaniesingh Street, Balmain, there was a report of another flooded home.

Sharon Dyll of Todd's Road, Talparo, reported a fallen TSTT pole across the road and Farida Solomon of Maraj Lands complained of a clogged drain.

Dr Stephen Ramroop, head of the Office of Disaster Management and Preparedness (ODPM), warned citizens not to throw garbage anywhere since it was one of the main causes of flooding in Trinidad and Tobago.

Last year, several areas in south and central Trinidad were severely affected by flooding, with many waiting months to receive relief grants.

Corporations then promised to work to lessen the impact of flooding in areas under their jurisdictions.

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PENAL man is fighting for his life at hospital after his brother's truck landed on his car on Friday.

Seebaran Jassan, 48, suffered multiple broken bones and internal bleeding.

The crash occured at Goodman Trace, where the brothers are next door neighbours.

At around 4.45 p.m., Jassan's 40-yearold brother had just left home and was headed to a job driving his dump truck when Jassan's car, a Nissan 120Y, approached from the opposite direction.

According to the police report, the younger sibling said that Jassan “opened wide” on a corner and collided with the front tire of the truck, causing the car to

pull to the right side.

Both vehicles ran off the road and fell into a ditch at the side of the road.

The truck toppled and fell onto the car, trapping Jassan in the driver's seat.

Authorities were contacted and officers of Penal and Siparia police stations responded to the scene.

Fire Service officers used the "jaws of life" tool to cut through the mangled car and take Jassan out of the wreck.

He is currently in the Intensive Care Unit at San Fernando General Hospital.

The sibling has given police a statement on the incident.

Acting Corporal Dookran is continuing investigations.

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A Photograph of the truck and car belonging to two brothers whose vehicles crashed near their home in Penal on Friday. The older brother, Seebaran Jassan, who was driving the car, is fighting for his life at hospital. The vehicles are impounded outside the Penal Police Station.

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21-year-old Freeport woman died on Sunday after she fell off her family's music truck and hit her head on the roadway. Deyan Samantha Ramdhan, a part-time DJ, of John Persad Trace Extension, was pronounced dead at Couva District Health Facility.

According to police, Ramdhan was standing on the top of the truck, which was loaded with speakers and music equipment, headed to a wedding at Caroni. The incident happened at around 11 a.m.

Ramdhan’s father, Gobin Ramdhan, who was driving the truck along the Solomon Hochoy Highway, was about 300 metres from the Chase Village flyover when he saw, in the rear view mirror, that his daughter had fallen off.

She was taken for medical treatment, but pronounced dead at the hospital.

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Prime Minister’s private residence at Philippine

THE Police Service confirmed late on Tuesday that a plant-like substance resembling marijuana was found on the Prime Minister's private residence at Phillipine two years ago. As a result, a criminal investigation has been launched.

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owever, the police said the amount of marijuana weighed five grammes, and was not found on a window sill of Persad-Bissessar's house but in a washroom gazebo located on Persad-Bissessar's sprawling property.

The police press statement came hours after fraud-accused Jack Warner, who first made the claim of ganja being found at the PM's house, held a press conference to defend his claims, insisting that Persad-Bissessar was out of the country at the time of the discovery and wanted to resign when told of the discovery.

On Monday, Acting Commissioner Stephen Williams, speaking with reporters in Tobago, said there was no station diary report on any marijuana find, and that he was not informed of any such discovery back in April 2013.

However, in a 6p.m. press release, Acting Commissioner Williams said he had since received a report from head of the special branch in which the marijuana claim was verified.

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MEDIA RELEASE Investigation Ordered into alleged discovery at Prime Minister’s Private Residence In light of an article in the Sunday Express Newspaper dated June 14th, 2015, which alleged the discovery of marijuana at the private residence of the Prime Minister in South Trinidad, the following actions were taken by the Commissioner of Police: 

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A report was requested from the Operational Head of Special Branch, Snr. Supt.

Gary Gould Snr. Supt.CID/CRO, McDonald Jacob, was requested to verify the existence of any official police record in relation to the allegation

The Commissioner of Police was advised by Snr. Supt. Jacob on Monday 15th June, 2015, of the absence of any official police record of the alleged discovery.

However, today Tuesday 16th June, 2015, the Commissioner of Police was presented with a signed report from Snr. Supt. Gould which confirmed the discovery of 5 (five) grammes of a ‘plant like material’ resembling that of marijuana, contained in a plastic bag in the male washroom of a Gazebo, on the western end of the Prime Minister’s private residence at Philippines.

The report, which was submitted to the Commissioner of Police at 2:00pm, stated that the discovery was made on Friday 19th April, 2013, at around 8:50am by a member of Special Branch.

Given the report now made available to him, the Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation into the matter.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ag.), Ainsley Garrick, has been appointed to conduct the investigation.

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The following is the statement issued by the police service “In light of an article in the Sunday Express Newspaper dated June 14th, 2015, which alleged the discovery of marijuana at the private residence of the Prime Minister in South Trinidad, the following actions were taken by the Commissioner of Police: A report was requested from the Operational Head of Special Branch, Snr. Supt. Gary Gould Snr. Supt.CID/CRO, McDonald Jacob, was requested to verify the existence of any official police record in relation to the allegation The Commissioner of Police was advised by Snr. Supt. Jacob on Monday 15th June, 2015, of the absence of any official police record of the alleged discovery.

However, today Tuesday 16th June, 2015, the Commissioner of Police was presented with a signed report from Snr. Supt. Gould which confirmed the discovery of 5 (five) grammes of a 'plant like material' resembling that of marijuana, contained in a plastic bag in the male washroom of a Gazebo, on the western end of the Prime Minister's private residence at Philippines.

The report, which was submitted to the Commissioner of Police at 2:00pm, stated that the discovery was made on Friday 19th April, 2013, at around 8:50am by a member of Special Branch.

Given the report now made available to him, the Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation into the matter.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ag.), Ainsley Garrick, has been appointed to conduct the investigation”.

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Brazen daylight killing causes chaos 'Downtown'

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BY KIMMO MATTHEWS

LASSES at St Anne's Primary School in downtown Kingston were disrupted yesterday after thugs chased and shot a man dead in a daylight attack outside the school on Bond Street, near the North Street intersection.

Police report that about 11:30 am, the man -- identified as Oniel Carnegie otherwise called 'Iron Man' -- was walking along the roadway when a car with several armed men aboard drove up.

"The car just come up and some man run out and start run down the man and a fire shot," a woman at the scene said.

The victim, in a desperate bid to escape, ran into a nearby shop to seek refuge, but was cornered and peppered with bullets.

A woman who was close by was also shot and injured during the attack that brought activity in the area to a halt.

The gunmen, in their bid to leave, ran into a team of police on patrol in the area, resulting in an exchange of gunfire that sent people scampering. No one was hit in that exchange.

Inside St Anne's, teachers did their best

to keep young students calm, however, several parents who gathered outside the school had signs of worry on their faces as they spoke in hushed tones among themselves about the incident.

Yesterday police linked the killing to a series of attacks carried out by criminal gangs in the area.

Head of the Kingston Western Police Division, Senior Superintendent Cornwall 'Bigga' Ford, however, assured residents that the authorities will be working "around the clock" to ensure that order is maintained.

Meanwhile, yesterday the police disclosed that they were hot on the trails of men behind two shooting incidents in West Kingston that left five people injured last week.

"We have identified two men as persons of interest and are, at this time, carrying out a massive search for them," one detective said.

Since that incident, vendors in the area say that they have seen marked improvement in the number of police patrols in the area.

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Police at the scene where a man was shot dead and a woman injured by gunmen close to the intersection of Bond and North streets in downtown Kingston, yesterday.

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Bangladesh’s Mustafizur five-for leads thumping of India Bangladesh 307 (Tamim 60, Sarkar 54, Shakib 52) beat India 228 (Rohit 60, Mustafizur 5-50) by 79 runs

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n the tenth anniversary of their famous win over Australia in Cardiff, Bangladesh thumped a full-strength Indian team in front of a raucous Mirpur crowd. Nineteen yearold Mustafizur Rahman keeled over India’s batsmen with an assortment of cutters to become the second Bangladesh bowler after Taskin Ahmed to claim a five-wicket haul on debut. His performance came after a rapid 102-run opening stand between Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar had formed the centerpiece of Bangladesh’s 307, their highest against India in ODIs. The 79-run victory meant Bangladesh needed to win only one out of their next five ODIs to cement their spot in the 2017 Champions Trophy, which will be contested by the top eight ranked ODI sides as of September 30, 2015.

Mustafizur had to leave the field for a while after colliding with MS Dhoni in the middle of the pitch, but the 19-year old fast bowler returned to snuff out India’s chase by dismissing Suresh Raina and R Ashwin off successive balls. He could have become only the second bowler after Fidel Edwards to claim a six-for on ODI debut had he hung onto a return catch off his penultimate delivery. However, he had done enough and finished with outstanding figures of 9.2-1-50-5 in Bangladesh’s ninth straight win at home.

Mustafizur and Taskin led Bangladesh’s defence with verve and purpose.

They sent balls zipping through the corridor and skirting past the outside edge in addition to drawing three lbw appeals in the first three overs.

Rohit Sharma settled down and brought up his half-century off 53 balls.

His opening partner, Shikhar Dhawan, however, struggled for fluency and was dropped twice in four balls; Mushfiqur the culprit on both occasions.

Mushfiqur first dived to his left and grassed an outside edge before spilling one, diving to his right. The second drop caused a drama with umpire Rod Tucker prematurely giving Dhawan out without seeing Mushfiqur make a mess again.

Dhawan was on his way and Nasir Hos-

Mustafizur Rahman took 5 for 50 on debut to smash India’s chances of chasing 307 © Associated Press sain attempted a run-out but play was dead by then.

After missing two, Mushfiqur made amends, pouching Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, both batsmen undone by extra bounce from Taskin. Soon after, the nippy Mustafizur dismissed Rohit with a cutter and Ajinkya Rahane followed, leaving India at 115 for 4. There was no spark from Rahane, no counter-attack from MS Dhoni to pull India out of the mire. While Rahane lobbed Mustafizur to a leaping Nasir at cover, Dhoni nicked one behind off Shakib Al Hasan’s first over. By then, India were teetering at 128 for 5 in 25.3 overs.

Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja resisted the rampant hosts with a 60-run stand before Bangladesh finished it off, sparking frenzied celebrations.

The day had begun in similar vein for Bangladesh. In rare sunlight after some bleak weather, Tamim and Sarkar set to work immediately after Mushfiqur chose to bat, launching a relentless onslaught on the Indian bowlers. Bangladesh soared past 100 off only 79

balls; their fastest against a top-eight team. Tamim raced down the track to the fifth ball of the match, and though he inside-edged it towards fine leg, he had signaled Bangladesh’s intent. They weren’t going to hold back.

Tamim found his groove quickly, hitting three fours and a six off Umesh Yadav in the sixth over. The first one was edged but did not carry to Dhawan at wide first slip, the second was lashed over point, the next pulled powerfully before the over ended with a belt over covers as Tamim briefly tore open the portal to the 2007 World Cup. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav erred on the pads, which was the theme of the early part of the innings and Dhoni was forced to bring his lead spinner - R Ashwin - as early as the eighth over.

The pair was separated in the 14th over by some indecision between the wickets, Raina’s accurate arm cutting short Sarkar’s promising innings at 54.

Tamim reached a fifty too before a drizzle grew heavier, resulting in a delay of about an hour. It catalysed a shift in

momentum with Ashwin striking thrice in four overs after the resumption.

Ashwin had an able ally in Raina who settled into an asphyxiating rhythm in an uninterrupted spell, which read: 100-40-0.

Sabbir, though, combined well with Shakib, assembling 83 runs in 14.2 overs before Ravindra Jadeja bowled Sabbir with a signature flat darter.

Shakib could have also been dismissed on 38 had Jadeja held onto a tough return catch. Shakib would add 14 more before perishing to Umesh.

Bhuvneshwar and Umesh tightened things up at the death, giving away giving away only 35 while picking up four wickets in the last five overs. However, late cameos from Mashrafe Mortaza and Nasir Hossain hauled Bangladesh to their second 300-plus score in four ODIs. Interviewed at the innings break, Shakib said that Bangladesh were 25 runs short. But they had ended up with 79 more and the night ended in a mood of revelry with Taskin and Mortza reprising their chest bump from the World Cup.

Steven Smith takes No. 1 Test batting ranking

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teven Smith has jumped to the top of the ICC’s Test batting rankings, the first Australian since Michael Clarke in 2012 to hold the No. 1 position.

Smith started Australia’s tour of the West Indies at No.4 but has now leap-

frogged the previous No. 1, Kumar Sangakkara, as well as AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla, to take the top spot.

Smith was Man of the Match in Australia’s victory in the second Test in Kingston, where he made 199 in the first

innings, and it continued a remarkable period: he is Test cricket’s leading run scorer over the past year, with 1226 at 102.16.

The series in the Caribbean also marked the first time he had moved up to

No.3 in Australia’s Test batting order.

Sangakkara had been at No. 1 since January this year, when he replaced de Villiers, who in turned had reclaimed the top position from Sangakkara the previous month.

June 19–25, 2015 39 Caribbean Star Newspaper Australia complete 277-run demolition of West Indies ‘Everyone is disappointed’ Ramdin

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est Indies captain Denesh Ramdin faced questions about his leadership after presiding over a second hefty defeat to Australia in as many matches, this time a 277-run mauling in three and a half days at Sabina Park.

Ramdin top-scored for the hosts but it was the most measly of achievements, an innings of 29 serving only to ensure the West Indies managed to limp past three figures after at one point looking capable of emulating their dismissal for 51 by Australia at Trinidad in 1999.

The abiding feeling was that the West Indies had slipped back into bad habits following the promise of a shared series against England, and plenty will wonder what effect Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s omission had on the dressing room, even if the 40-year-old’s supply of runs had dried up ahead of this encounter with Michael Clarke’s men. Certainly Ramdin looked wooden as a tactician, seldom reading the game in the optimal manner.

“There’s a few bowling changes maybe when you look back at it, players who got starts and didn’t carry on,” Ramdin said. “Myself, not standing up with the bat as well, being able to contribute down the order. Some of our senior batters didn’t get off as we wanted to. Each series we look for a century from one of our top five and we didn’t get that.

We need to go back to the drawing board.

“They’re a good attack. They keep coming at us. We didn’t bat the amount of overs that we wanted to and they took all their chances. Everyone is disappointed. I think we didn’t bat as well as we wanted to, losing early wickets this morning. We had our plans to try to bat out the first hour and take into that afternoon session, bat out the day and return tomorrow, see how much we’d need. The Australians came at us all the time and they didn’t give us anything easy. That put us under some pressure.”

Never was Ramdin’s captaincy more open to question than when he looked to have under-bowled a venomous Jerome Taylor on day one of the match at his home ground. Taylor took two wickets and did not conceded a run before lunch, but was restricted to a five-over new-ball spell before coming back to bowl a solitary over just before the interval.

“When he bowled that long spell, when you look at our attack, you need to have him come back for a second spell,” Ramdin said. “That’s how it goes in cricket.

Some guys need to step up. I don’t think Kemar Roach had the best of mornings that day. He came back on the second and third day. Other players just need to step up.”

To some degree Ramdin was hamstrung by having only four bowlers at his disposal, whereas Australia’s consistent desire to play an allrounder provides them with far greater versatility. Jason Holder stepped up to top the West Indies batting averages this series, a sign he may well be ready to bat at No. 6.

“The Caribbean gets very hot,” Ramdin said. “When you look at top teams they have an extra bowler in the top five in their batting lineup. That’s where we lack a fast bowler like a Watson or Ben Stokes or someone like that. Maybe if we can develop a player, our own player, like that, it’ll come in handy for us.

“Jerome Taylor was bowling well for us in the last two series against England and Australia and there’s only so much one guy can do. I just hope the other guys can learn from that and step up.”

Australia 399 (Smith 199, Taylor 6-47) and 212 for 2 dec (Marsh 69, Warner 62, Smith 54*) beat West Indies 220 (Holder 82*, Blackwood 51, Hazlewood 5-38) and 114 (Starc 3-34) by 277 runs

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ustralia completed a 277-run demolition of West Indies inside four days at Sabina Park to win the Frank Worrell Trophy 2-0. West Indies began the day with eight wickets in hand, but their resistance was feeble. The contest was all but over after they lost 5 for 56 in the first session, and they crumbled for 114 shortly after lunch.

Mitchell Starc had accounted for Kraigg Brathwaite and Rajendra Chandrika in the first over of the innings late on the third day, and he struck in the fifth over this morning.

A full ball curled into Shane Dowrich after angling across him from over the wicket

and brushed his front pad. Starc whipped around to appeal for lbw, not realising the ball had gone on to hit off stump. He had figures of 6-4-2-3.

There was seam movement on offer in the morning and Josh Hazlewood bowled an impeccable length around off stump, moving the ball just enough to constantly trouble the batsmen. Darren Bravo eventually pushed forward with hard hands, and the deviation off the pitch caused the outside edge to carry to gully, where Shaun Marsh stooped to take a low catch. Shortly after, Hazlewood induced Jermaine Blackwood to play on to a delivery that nipped into the right-hander from a good length, and West Indies were 33 for 5.

The partnership between 21-year old Shai Hope and Denesh Ramdin lasted nine overs before Mitchell Johnson let one rip from round the wicket. Hope pushed for-

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ward with a gap between bat and pad and the ball cut in to hit off stump. There was no resistance from Jason Holder this time; he fell clipping Shane Watson tamely to short midwicket.

West Indies were 72 for 7 at lunch but Ramdin and Veerasammy Permaul kept Australia waiting after the break. Their partnership extended to 49 at 4.5 runs at over before Johnson broke through. He squared Ramdin up and Michael Clarke dived to his right at second slip to take a low catch.

The offspinner Nathan Lyon had not been used much in the innings but in his seventh over he ended the match off consecutive deliveries. Kemar Roach popped a catch to short leg, before Jerome Taylor was bowled slogging across the line to bag a pair. West Indies had lost 20 wickets in May 8–14, 101.5 overs in the Test.2015

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Morgan, Root inspire England’s record chase England 350 for 3 (Morgan 113, Root 106*, Hales 67) beat New Zealand 349 for 7 (Williamson 90, Elliott 55*, Guptill 53) by seven wickets

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ngland entered what for them was uncharted territory when they successfully chased a target of 350 against New Zealand in the fourth Royal London ODI at Trent Bridge. It was the fourth-highest chase ever and came in England, which traditionally has not offered up such gifts readily. And they did not just chase it, they marmalised it.

A seven-wicket came up with indecent haste with six overs to spare. What is going on?

What Alex Hales and Jason Roy began Hales the dominant factor in an opening stand of 100 by the 11th over - Eoin Morgan all but completed. “You beauty,” he cried as he smashed Matt Henry into the stands at deep midwicket to complete his eighth ODI hundred. He has four scores of 50-plus in the series; no England captain has achieved that before. England have four scores of 300 on the bounce.

Australia have managed six, Sri Lanka five, but this is unheralded for England.

Alongside Joe Root, whose own unbeaten century was almost an afterthought, Morgan assembled a third-wicket stand of 198 in 27 overs, Root possessing finesse, Morgan a captain carrying the fight. For English cricket, this was not just any old century; it was an affirmation, a commitment to audacity that so entirely escaped England in an abject World Cup challenge. Then Morgan looked a captain out of sorts. Now he bats as if truly empowered, his 113 from 82 balls coming to grief with 41 needed when he hooked Tim Southee to fine leg.

New Zealand bowled cannily at Morgan, blocking his strengths square of the wicket, only to find him driving down the ground with rare conviction. A succession of short balls were dispensed with and a lack of proven quality gradually told. Brendon McCullum, New Zealand’s combative captain, has helped to change the face of one-day cricket - his problem is that others are catching on. Nothing stays new for long.

Is it safe? McCullum might have put on a dentist’s coat and adopted the persona of Christian Szell in Marathon Man after New Zealand posted 349 for 7. Nothing is safe, not in this land of inviting batting surfaces and bats with a sweeter tooth than the Honey Monster. It is important then to reflect on the influence of Steven Finn and Mark Wood for England earlier in the day. Combined figures of 2 for 100 will not attract attention but, in the terms of this contest, they were also decisive.

This was only England’s third successful chase of more than 300 and, by doing so, they prevented New Zealand from securing the series and instead turned the final match at Chester-le-Street into a decider.

Their initial propulsion came primarily from Hales, his face flushed with ambition in front of his home crowd. England’s 10-over Powerplay ended at 97-0 - their

Eoin Morgan scored a century off 73 balls as England successfully chased 350 at Trent Bridge © Getty Images highest ever. Fears that a brief interruption for rain would undermine them, as it did at The Kia Oval, were banished when Hales stalked back out and immediately took 22 off Mitchell McClenaghan’s first over, climaxing with two considerable leg-side sixes.

The shower, Morgan suggested, kept some zip in the wicket. And, after both openers had fallen, Hales dragging on Henry, Ross Taylor’s failure to react at slip to Root’s edge off Henry, on 9, also helped.

We are heading for a record number of runs in a five-match ODI series. Some countries where high scores are commonplace might be sated by such a statistic but run gluts are uncommon in England and England’s attacking approach is fast reconnecting cricket with the public, a perfect scenario ahead of an Ashes series. The balance between bat and ball might be awry, but the grounds are sold out and public interest is high again.

Only rain can intrude on an appetising finale. The forecast in Chester-le-Street is for showers, so far thought to be no more than irritants, but nothing to put a dampener on an extraordinary series. As Steve Davis, umpiring in his last international, said after the players applauded him from the field: “This series... unbelievable. What a way to go!”

Kane Williamson was at the heart of New Zealand’s innings. On the way he passed 3000 ODI runs in his 73rd innings, making him the fifth-fastest player to reach that landmark. He is not yet

25. It is a list that emphasises that there remains a place in one-day cricket for the surreptitious run-maker, Williamson joining Hashim Amla and Gary Kirsten, two other batsmen capable of the unobtrusive touch, as well as the two more destructive West Indians Viv Richards and Gordon Greenidge.

Nothing illustrated Williamson’s penchant for the understated boundary than his shot against Stokes on 50. Stokes delivered a slower ball of errant line and Williamson’s glance was such that it trundled to the vacant fine leg boundary as if with a sigh. The statutory boundary music was blared out, but the DJ should have chosen Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 - the quietest symphony - because nothing would have suited the shot more than silence. Williamson fell at deep midon when 90, assembled in only 70 balls, as he mistimed a drive against David Willey and picked out Stokes.

Williamson and Ross Taylor had put on 206 in 32 overs at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday, this time they were limited to a mere 101 in 16 before a well-disguised slower ball from Finn had Taylor plumb in front.

Get through this New Zealand top four and it is not as convincing, World Cup finalists or not. Grant Elliott tends to block then hit, Luke Ronchi just hits, Mitchell Santner is in his first international series.

England drew back their lengths once the third-wicket fell and from 217 for 3 in the 35th over, New Zealand stalled - Elliott laboring 18 balls for his first 6 - before

escaping once again.

But this is a limited England attack. Willey is the sort of aggressive cricketer likely to appear at the start of a World Cup cycle, but he disappeared for 89. England need a left-arm solution: Willey remains for the moment on three across.

Even more eye-catching was Santner’s assault on Adil Rashid. Morgan’s gamble to bowl out Wood and Finn in a search for wickets had looked tactically sound, but meant Rashid at the death and Santner swung him for 28 in an over, four of them leg-side sixes. It was the second highest run concession in an over in an England ODI, outdone only by Dimi Mascarenhas’ 30 off India at The Oval in 2007.

Santner reached 44 in 19 balls before he toe-ended Stokes to deep cover, his promise emphatically announced. For the last over, Rashid returned again. Morgan had nodded at Root then, with Santner dismissed, recalled Rashid. Root clapped encouragement and five runs conceded, plus the wicket of Southee, allowed him to walk off with a better memory.

England will fret once the fuss dies down about more spurned catching opportunities. The most difficult just added to the thrills, but three escaped them in the first 15 overs: Finn might have hoped to cling to Martin Guptill’s low drive back; Jos Buttler’s failure to gather McCullum’s edge off Wood provided ammunition for those who believe his long-term future is as a specialist batsman, and Guptill escaped again when Root could not hold a rasping catch at short midwicket.

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The Golden State Warriors Are Your 2015 NBA Champions

his is the most sportswritery thing I’ll ever write, but all season long the Golden State Warriors won as a team. Sure, Stephen Curry was the MVP of the league, but he was far from a one man band.

Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andrew Bogut all won league-wide awards. After two stagnant season, Harrison Barnes improved leaps and bounds. Andre Iguodala agreed to come off the bench. David Lee didn’t complain once about getting his minutes snatched. Shaun Livingston played every position from point guard to power forward. Marreese Speights carried the offense for surprisingly long periods of time. I still don’t know what Leandro Barbosa is doing most of the time, but it worked.

The coaching staff was part of this team, too. Rookie head coach relied upon Alvin Gentry to guide his offense and Ron Adams to guide his defense, and was effusive in his praise of both.

He fostered a culture of participation, and at the most crucial point in the season, trusted a guy that isn’t even really on the coaching staff.

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players increase their minutes and rotations shorten. But the Warriors’s depth paid dividends, especially in the Finals. They were more energetic than the Cavs late in games, though the Cavaliers’s numerous injuries obviously played a role in that too. But it also meant that when Plan A didn’t work, the Warriors had Plans B, C, and D to scroll through, something I wrote about extensively after Game 4.

Game 6 followed a pattern that has become familiar in the Finals, as the Warriors struggled on offense early and only scored six points in the first six minutes. For a few players the struggle lasted all game long.

Klay Thompson was shutdown on offense, struggled in the rare moments he was not shutdown, sat long stretches because of foul trouble and eventually fouled out. Andrew Bogut didn’t play a single minute. Stephen Curry only went off for one mini explosion, for a three minute stretch in the fourth quarter.

But it didn’t matter, and the Warriors won 105 to 97 to take the NBA title.

Andre Iguodala, the only Warrior who showed up for the entire series—and the only person besides LeBron James who has a legitimate claim to be the Finals MVP—punished the Cavaliers for trying to guard him

with Timofey Mozgov, tying for the team high with 25 points.

He also put in another stellar performance guarding LeBron James, allowing the Warriors to mostly single cover him.

Draymond Green wreaked havoc down low, picked up a triple double, and consistently guarded someone bigger than him, making the small ball lineup work. Festus Ezeli played a stellar 11 minutes, dunking all over the Cavs and scoring unexpected points when the game was getting close. Shaun Livingston had his typically understated game, acting to fill-in whatever offensive or defensive hole the team had.

For their part, goddamn did the Cavaliers compete. LeBron shouldered the burden of the world yet again. Mozgov was back in and put up a gaudy statline. He also had a stretch where he seemed to reject about ten shots in a row. Tristan Thompson got his rebounds and was a surprisingly effective scorer. Even the much-maligned backcourt, which overall had an awful game, went BANANAS in the final few minutes of the game, and J.R. Smith almost shot the Cavaliers back in the game. But it was too little, and much too late.

That the series was even this close after Kyrie Irving went down is a testament to the genius of LeBron James, the defensive scheming of David Blatt, and how hard the Cavaliers worked. But the Warriors were by far the best team in the league this season, and when it was all said and done, they rampaged to a 16-5 playoff record. The Warriors haven’t won an NBA title in 40 years, and for two decades were the most inept team this side of the Los Angeles Clippers. Don’t let any Warriors fan say otherwise: until the end they were convinced the Warriors would somehow figure out how to screw it up.

But this team is special, and they didn’t.

USA make four changes for World T20 Qualifier

ormer USA Under-19 captain Shiva Vashishat and batsman Alex Amsterdam are in line to make their senior team debuts after being named in a 15-man squad for the ICC World T20 Qualifier next month in Ireland and Scotland.

Left-arm medium pacer Naseer Jamali and allrounder Japen Patel were also added to the USA squad that finished runner-up to Canada at the ICC Americas Division One Twenty20 tournament last month in Indianapolis. Left-arm spinner Danial Ahmed and allrounders Nisarg Patel and Barrington Bartley were dropped.

Amsterdam, 24, has been a heavy scorer in the local New York leagues since migrating from Guyana. At the most recent USACA T20 National Championship, he tallied 174 runs at an average of 43.50 to finish as the No. 3 run-scorer in the event behind USA wicketkeeper Steven Taylor and Nisarg Patel, who did not play in Indianapolis after he was ruled ineligible by the ICC. USACA could not provide proof of documentation that Nisarg fulfilled the four-year residency requirement for non-citizens.

Vashishat, 25, led the USA junior team to the 2010 ICC U-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He has been selected despite not playing a match at the USACA T20

Naseer Jamali last played for USA in the 2013 Auty Cup two-day match against Canada © Peter Della Penna

National Championship in April. Vashishat travelled with the North West Region squad but did not make it into the starting line-up for any of their five games in the tournament.

Jamali last played for USA in the 2013

Auty Cup two-day match against Canada, taking 0 for 11 in five overs. He was controversially called up to replace leading fast bowler Usman Shuja at 2013 ICC WCL Division Three in Bermuda, but never played in the group stage of that

tournament in which USA finished third behind Nepal and Uganda. In his only Twenty20 tournament for USA, he took two wickets at 34 apiece in five games during the 2013 ICC Americas Division One Twenty20 tournament in Florida.

At the recent USACA T20 Nationals, Jamali played all five games for the North West Region and took six wickets, tied for ninth in the tournament, at an average of 26.83. He presents added value as one of only a handful of USA players with experience in English or Irish conditions, having spent the 2012 summer playing for Uxbridge CC in Middlesex, taking 35 wickets.

Japen was initially selected in USA’s squad for the tournament in Indianapolis but had to withdraw due to work commitments. He is one of five USA players currently in Barbados training with the Barbados Tridents squad in an effort to get some turf wicket and fitness preparation prior to departing for Ireland. USA’s first game is against Nepal in Belfast on July 10.

Squad: Muhammad Ghous (capt), Alex Amsterdam, Fahad Babar, Adil Bhatti, Akeem Dodson (wk), Karan Ganesh, Naseer Jamali, Japen Patel, Mrunal Patel, Timil Patel, Hammad Shahid, Jasdeep Singh, Nicholas Standford, Steven Taylor (wk), Shiva Vashishat

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