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359 more trained teachers join education system Page

– as CPCE hosts 80th graduation exercise

Natural Resources Ministry lights up National Park for the festive season

HOPE CANAL’S success should

inspire greater partnership, confidence in Guyana’s young professionals -Dr Ramsammy Centre

Former worldrated boxer arrested for non-payment of ‘child support’ Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud and visitors seem pleased and excited as the National Park went up in lights for the festive season on Friday at the opening of the Ministry’s Family Xmas Family Festival (Cullen Bess-Nelson photos)

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Education Minister, Priya Manickchand presenting Duviena Badray, the best graduating student, with a trophy. Badray was also presented with two other awards

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Another outstanding student receiving his trophy from Education Minister, Priya Manickchand

359 more trained teachers join education system – as CPCE hosts 80th graduation exercise

TEACHER training is a major area of focus for the Education Ministry (MoE), and the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) yearly turns out large numbers of graduates. At its 80th graduation ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre on Friday

359 more persons were certified as trained teachers. The ceremony, held under the theme “21st Century Pedagogical Transformers”, saw the graduates gaining certification in three categories: the Associate Degree in Education, the Trained Teacher’s Certificate,

and the Teacher Upgrading Programme. Duviena Badray of the Anna Regina Satellite Centre in Region Two was adjudged the top performer and was also winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for the Best Overall Graduating Student. She, moreover, won the Vice

Principal’s (Development) Prize for being the Best Overall Graduating Student in the Distance Education Primary Programme, and the Chief Education Officer’s Prize for being the Best Overall Graduating Student in the Distance Education Programme in Teaching Practice. A number of her colleagues also received prizes for their respective performances in various specific subject areas, along with the Guyana Improving Teacher Education Programme (GITEP). Among those individuals were Loiselle Robinson of Region One, Anyanna Peters of Region Three, Muneshwar Baskaran of Region Four, Livia Gentle of Region Five, Shemaine Caesar of Region Six, Sylvester Tobin of Region Seven, Floyd Rodrigues of Region Nine and Clair Ramesar of Region 10. Speaking at the ceremony, CPCE Principal, Ms. Viola Rowe pointed out during the presentation of her report that 50 of the graduates are trained to cater to the Early Childhood Education level, while 120 are trained to offer Primary level education. A total of 189 are trained to deliver Secondary education. Rowe noted that

challenges such as recruiting part-time staff with the right skills to supervise students on their in-school practicum resulted in full-time staffers having to facilitate in this regard in order to compensate for the shortfall. She, however, added that, unlike the previous reporting period, wherein several classes were left unattended, this was not the situation this time around; a n d s h e c re d i t e d t h e effective time-tabling and improved departmental management by section heads and coordinators for this improvement. Noting that there are also challenges in specialised subject areas, the principal said the students benefited from general course offerings in those areas which were made possible through the successes under the GITEP Programme. “We graduate students who are not o n l y i n t e l l e c t u a l l y, psychologically and professionally prepared for their role in society, but graduates who understand their moral responsibility for the learners with whom they interact,” she stated. In delivering the charge, former Chief Education Officer, Ed Caesar told the students that they should use

Martin Luther King’s words as guidance. He quoted: “If you can’t fly, then run; if you can’t run, then walk; if you can’t walk, then crawl; but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” Caesar also urged the graduates to build on what they have learnt, and to maintain good relationships with their teachers and students. There are 15,055 teachers at the CPCE, spread across four programmes in nine administrative regions. The two-year associate degree programme is offered to coastal students at Anna Regina, Linden, Georgetown, New Amsterdam, Rose Hall Town, Vreed-en-Hoop and Turkeyen. In September 2014, more than 513 persons enrolled for this programme. For the trained teachers’ certificate three-year degree programme, 69 students from Moruca, Mabaruma, Aishalton and Lethem enrolled. The teacher upgrade two-year programme had an enrollment of 250, some of whom are accessing satellite training in Moruca, Mabaruma, Port Kaituma and Upper and Lower Mazaruni. Teacher training will also include training for teachers in the technical field on a new one-year programme set up for teachers in technical institutes and technical vocational education and training (TVET) programmes. *GINA)

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90 graduate health programmes in various areas of expertise

AS the Health Ministry (MoH) continues to expand its work force, 90 individuals graduated last Wednesday in five categories of medical technical expertise in a ceremony held at the Marian Academy. Twenty-three persons are now Environmental Health Assistants, 22 are Dental Assistants, 18 are Pharmaceutical Assistants, 20 are Laboratory Technicians, and 7 are X-ray Technicians. Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran congratulated the graduates and encouraged them to further their studies, to work harder, and to attend the University of Guyana. He also thanked the division of Health Sciences Education for rolling out these training programmes. The Minister said the ceremony is an example of the success of the work of the MoH. “The Government of

Guyana, through the Ministry of Health, has been investing more in the education of health care providers, and this is another success of that programme,” he said. He added that the graduating individuals would complement the Regional Health Services, and he noted: “There are difficulties in the communities where you will be able to help.” The Minister also thanked the parents of the graduands, and encouraged them to continue supporting and encouraging their children to further elevate themselves. Minister Ramsaran pointed out that these programmes are showing success, as compared to the nursing programmes. He, however, added that the Ministry has put in place several measures to address this issue, including collaboration with the Pan American Health

Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran along with graduating class Organisation (PAHO), and engaging a highly qualified person who is working along with nursing tutors to have a better delivery of the curriculum. Along with certification, awards were also given out to the best graduating and most improved students in each category. The students expressed gratitude to the Ministry for giving them this opportunity, and encouraged others to participate in the opportunity.

Thirty-nine registered nurses recently received diplomas after completing the Professional Nursing p ro g r a m m e , w h i l e 5 4 Nursing Assistants received certificates in that area at the New Amsterdam School of Nursing’s 13th biennial

graduation. This reflects Government’s continued efforts to ensure all of its

people benefit from the best quality of health care service. (GINA)

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North Korea denies hacking Sony, U.S. stands by its assertion

Cuba says U.S. must respect its communist system

By Jack Kim and Steve Holland (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday U.S. accusations that it was involved in a cyberattack on Sony Pictures were “groundless slander,” and that it wanted a joint investigation into the incident with the United States. An unnamed spokesman of North Korea’s foreign ministry said there would be serious consequences if Washington refused to agree to the probe and continued to accuse Pyongyang, according to the North Korean U.N. mission and its official KCNA news agency. The United States stands by its assertion that North Korea was to blame, a White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman said on Saturday, in response to the remarks.

A security guard stands at the entrance of United Artists theatre during the premiere of the film “The Interview” in Los Angeles, December 11, 2014

On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama blamed North Korea for the devastating cyberattack, which had led to the Hollywood studio cancelling the imminent release of “The Interview,” a comedy on the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In its first substantive response, the isolated North Ko-

rea said it could prove it had nothing to do with the hacking attack. “We propose to conduct a joint investigation with the U.S. in response to groundless slander being perpetrated by the U.S. by mobilizing public opinion,” the North Korean spokesman was cited as saying by KCNA.

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Cuba’s President Raul Castro (L) speaks with his first vice-president Miguel Diaz Canel during a session of the National Assembly in Havana, December 20, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Enrique De La Osa

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Raul Castro demanded on Saturday that the United States respect Cuba’s communist rule as the two countries work to restore diplomatic ties, and warned that Cuban-American exiles

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might try to sabotage the rapprochement. U.S. President Barack Obama this week reset Washing ton’s Cold War-era policy on Cuba and the two countries swapped prisoners in a historic deal after 18 months of secret talks. Cubans have treated the end of open U.S. hostility as a triumph, especially the release of three Cuban intelligence agents who served long U.S. prison terms for spying on Cuban exile groups in Florida. U.S. officials will visit Havana in January to start talks on normalizing relations and Obama has said his government will push Cuba on issues of human and political rights as they negotiate over the coming months.

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EDITORIAL

GUYANA

THE APNU/AFC ‘COALITION’ AGONY ALTHOUGH it may come as a surprise for some supporters of the governing People’s Progressive Party and the main opposition APNU (A Partnership for National Unity), we today openly empathise with the apparent dilemma expressed by APNU’s chairman, David Granger, in relation to reported “coalition” discussions with the minority Alliance For Change (AFC). Even before its involvement in initiating a “no confidence” motion in Parliament against the PPP-led

Government, the AFC’s leadership two-some of Khemraj Ramjattan and Moses Nagamootoo—defectors from the PPP—were sending mixed and confusing signals to APNU on a coalition alliance. Varied media reports, would confirm the scenarios of double-speak and vacillations, at times by both parties. Indeed, there were occasions when more clarity in responses originated from APNU’s General Secretary, Joseph Harmon, to AFC’s overtures on a possible anti-PPP coalition between

the two Opposition parties, in comparison to utterances by Granger, both as People’s National Congress Reform leader and chairman of APNU. When, however, the AFC’s Ramjattan went public with ‘talk’ about a coalition of the two being dependent on his party holding the “leadership” position for contesting forthcoming new national elections, Granger knew that he could not possibly take such a situation to the PNCR, and sought clarification.

As far as we recall no such ‘clarifications’ came from the AFC; and by yesterday, the ‘Guyana Times’ was reporting a perplexed Granger as asking “what exactly you (AFC) are proposing…”? Speaking at a press conference, the PNCR leader and APNU chairman, declared that while APNU’s General Secretary Harmon had already taken steps to engage the AFC in dialogue on the way forward for a likely coalition, “at this point in time, we do not know what the proposal (for

a coalition) involves…. We have asked the AFC to give us a proposal so that there is something to talk about,” he said, adding: “I would like to know what the AFC is calling for that has not been provided by the APNU over the last three and a half years…” The harsh reality, as only recently declared by the PPP’s General Secretary, Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, is that what these two Opposition parties really share in common

Yusuf, Bisram commended for TIME stoutly defending their beliefs I must commend these two gentlemen, Haseef Yusuf and Vishnu Bisram for their unwavering dedication and commitment to what they believe in. I know Mr. Yusuf, who was an outstanding business teacher of Corentyne Comprehensive secondary School at Port Mourant, Berbice. He has always displayed the courage to stand up for what he believes in. He has really proven to be the “cat among the pigeons” in the AFC Berbice grouping. He has exposed Ramayah for the latter’s questionable handling of the party’s finances. Ramjattan has refused to address this matter. The irony is that this party is accusing the Government of a similar crime. This is a clear case of the kettle telling the pot that the latter has a black bottom. Mr. Yusuf is waging a lone battle to let the AFC Berbice group stop its corruption.

I admire your courage, Mr. Yusuf. Remember, many Berbicians and, by extension, Guyanese are with you. Do not give up the fight. Mr. Bisram has also exposed Freddie Kissoon for the hypocrisy that the latter practices. Kissoon accuses the Government of “cussing out” its critics. Well, Kissoon is guilty of doing the same. He attacks anyone who he perceives to be against him in his vindictive and malicious smear campaign. Even Annand Persaud had to remind Kissoon that he attacks others and damages their characters yet he jumps to defend his mother. Recently, the Prime Minister had to remind Kissson that his attack on Ashni Singh was unwarranted and that Kissoon should retract his statement. Kissoon has not and I doubt he has the decency to do so. Bisram regularly reminds Kissoon

of his need to be respectful to everyone, including his critics. He (Bisram) also challenges many of the misconceptions and lies that Kisssoon peddles on a regular basis. Keep up the good work Mr. Bisram. We, Berbicians, (and I am sure many other Guyanese) are with you. Mr. Bisram also informs Guyanese of the many wonderful activities happening in the Guyanese diaspora, especially in New York. Keep informing us. We appreciate this regular update. Finally I must admit that I am disappointed with the recent utterings of Nowrang Persaud who I hold a lot of respect for. Mr. Persaud in his December 13, 2014 letter entitled, ‘Guyana at the Crossroads” asked the following, “given the imminence of general elections, is it too late to form a new,

“leadership team” with someone of the stature and credibility of Mr. Singh -( Brigader General (Retired) Joe Singh)- at the helm or join the kind of gestation implicit in the new grouping being touted by the new AFC leadership? Seriously Mr. Persaud? Did you ever speak out against the double standards of Nigel Hughes who did not disclose that he was the company secretary of the Amaila Falls hydroelectricity project which his party (the AFC) voted against and which would have solved our electricity woes? This same Hughes also did not disclose that he knew the jury foreman in the Lusignan massacre trial! Are you talking about this AFC, Mr. Persaud? Your slip (Freddie Kissoon’s phrase) is showing! RAKESH SINGH

THE moving hands of Time Hold our joys and sorrows, Dreams and hopes of tomorrow Set a limit to pain and anguish, Bring down the curtain To our cherished enjoyments, The good times too must end So we can reflect and amend. Time moves not at a steady pace It flies seeing the mind’s delight, And hardly seems to move at all When the mind is down in turmoil. Time brings forth the harvest Of our good or evil deeds, The gathered fruits, sweet or bitter We have no choice but to partake. Time dictates who should rule To betray the trust of men, Time sees man’s heroism and glory His malice and ruthless brutality, It watches our rise to fame and power, Then sudden descent to cruel shame, But to Time seems all the same As if in witness to a mere game. Never fail to respect and honor Time No one can for sure presume,

is their known common hatred for governance by the PPP, historically, the single biggest mass-based multi-ethnic party of Guyana. In contrast to the other major party, the PNCR, it has NEVER rigged its way to state power. For now, we await the AFC’s response to Granger’s very direct question to the AFC-raised with an evident sense of frustration—“what exactly you are proposing” as the basis for a coalition….”

To know the mood it may assume To spell freedom or impending doom. With the call and bidding of Time Fortunes are made and lost Revolutions born and won, The status quo broken and torn The march of Time no power can arrest, The fall of mighty empires do attest. Nature, earth and the planets Celestial bodies and endless galaxies Obey and are bound to Time Time alone privy to their origin and end Our knowledge itself unfolds As Time would permit and disclose Great men and prophets are born When Time so rightly demands What more there is to understand But the supreme majesty of Time. Time is all –devouring death Destroyer of worlds and men One of the many faces of God That every day is seen Flooring beings mighty and small None exempted when the grim reaper calls When we must prostrate to God as Time. CECIL RAMKIRATH, Bayonne, NJ, USA

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Changing Global Security and Power Without Arms

By Keith Burrowes

In the news recently, Sony Pictures, the movie-making arm of the multimedia giant has been defeated by hackers who attacked the company’s servers, releasing embarrassing e-mails and sensitive information on the Internet. The hackers have forced Sony to stop the release of a film which features the assassination of North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. While the US intelligence officials have claimed that the attack came from the North Korean government, North Korea has fired back calling for a joint investigation into the incident. The reality is that it is entirely possible that sophisticated hackers could have routed its attack through the internet domain (if I have that term right) of a country that has not exactly been on the cutting edge of technology. The only people claiming responsibility so far is a group calling itself the Guardians of Peace. The complexity and import of this development cannot be overstated. In essence, a company that has revenues that would surpass the GDP of many developing countries has been forced to stop the release of one its most anticipated films of the year. In addition to that, it has sparked an international incident involving a global superpower and an unstable pariah regime.

There was a time when even cyber-warfare was fairly clear-cut and a natural extension of hightech espionage, China infiltrating US databases and vice versa. This however is something completely different. The UN Economic and Social Council in 2011 held a meeting on Cyber Security in 2011. The consensus was, “We have agreed that cybersecurity is a global issue that can only be solved through global partnership. It affects all of our organizations…and the United Nations is positioned to bring its strategic and analytic capabilities to address these issues.” It is perhaps time that the UN take further action. Then there is the issue of climate change and the international response to resulting disasters, something I’ve written on before. As I noted then, UN Secretary-General Ban’s tenure has been preceded by and encompassed extremes of natural disasters, from the tsunami that swept over Asia, to Hurricane Ivan, to Katrina, the Haiti and Chile earthquakes and

the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, is the increasing prevalence of environmental/natural catastrophes. Imagine the setbacks, for example, caused by the flood with relation to Pakistan’s achieving of Goal 1, which is to “Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty”, or Goal 2, which is to “Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.” Indeed, the very unpredictability of nature of

now the flooding in Pakistan. Whereas the chief concerns of his predecessors Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Kofi Annan were man-made conflicts – Iraq, the Balkans, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Iraq again – it is clear that the greatest threat to the UN fulfilling its mandate, particularly

within the past decade, calls into question the feasibility of the commitment to Goal 7, which is to “Ensure environmental sustainability”; and this is without bringing into the equation issues like the international gridlock on environmental policy, and multinational corporate irre-

sponsibility as evidenced most clearly in the case of the recent BP oil spill. The only option left, in my view, is the mitigation of the effects of natural disasters, and it boggles my mind why the international community, particular as encompassed by the UN, has not been retooling to put a more proactive mechanism in place to deal with the after effects phenomena like earthquakes, flood, tidal waves and hurricanes. As it is now, the approach is reactive, a strategy, or lack thereof, that is appearing more and more absurd when contrasted with the incidence of natural disasters; how many more catastrophes have to occur before Mr. Ban Ki Moon or his successor begins to look insincere in their expression of disbelief at the scale of the human tragedy? The best bet may be some sort of emergency flood, one in which a substantial amount of easily accessible money is placed to deal with extreme natural disasters, with eligibility defined by a pre-established set of criteria. The difficulty of course, is achieving consensus to get the international community, particularly richer countries, to commit their financial resources to something that may or may not happen, with consequences that are thus difficult to project. It’s hard enough to get them to commit funding at adequate lev-

els to existing causes, like poverty reduction and HIV/AIDS. Failing this, or as an alternative to it, is the establishment of an international disaster insurance fund. Of course, the issues which plague regular insurance arrangements are going to come up– like the question of ‘risk’, for example; as well as problems that might by unique to that arrangement, such as the issue of reinsurance for example. Then finally, there is the issue of the increase in armed conflict and violence by nonstate actors. Even as Israel and Palestine continue to fight each other, and even as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue in the Crimea, the most deadly conflicts appear to be cultural and without any respect for national borders. From the Janjaweed in Darfur, to Kony in Uganda, to Boko Haram in Nigeria, to ISIS in Iraq, to the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan, to the global Al-Qaeda network, violence carried out by groups without affiliation to nation-states has been on the increase. There has not been a corresponding reconfiguration of the global security apparatus however to deal with this threat. Whatever the mechanisms, global political leadership clearly has to go back to the drawing board to redefine its concept of [state] actors, emergency and global security.

THE ‘PROXY POLITICS’ IN CHOICE OF NEW COMMONWEALTH SG

Analysis by Rickey Singh THE CARIBBEAN Community’s failure to reach a consensus on a candidate for the post of new Secretary General of the 54-member Commonwealth could prove a blessing for Africa, in particular the southern African state of Botswana. While two CARICOM states—Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago have candidates of their ownBritain’s Baroness Scotland in the case of Dominica—and Dr Bhoe Tiwarie, Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs for T&T-two others (Barbados and Belize) have been vacillating, resulting in a consensus proving elusive. Not surprisingly though, quite disappointingly for Community Heads of Government leaders who have been supporting his candidacy, there came this past week the announced withdrawal by Sir Ronald Sanders from the contest. That unexpected decision

by the former long-serving diplomat of Antigua and Barbuda and current columnist for some regional and foreign media, came as a surprise and disappointment for supporting governments. However, this development has now increased the possibility of a candidate from Africa being endorsed at next year’s Conference of Commonwealth Heads of Government scheduled for November in Malta. And the most likely successor to the outgoing two-term Secretary General, Kamalesh Sharma of India, could well be Botswana’s Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba. Until a few months ago, she was one of two current Deputy Secretaries-General, (Political Affairs), the other being Trinidad and Tobago’s incumbent Deodat Maharaj (Economic Affairs). Given the history and general pattern of electing a Commonwealth Secretary General for two successive terms—(the indomitable ‘Caribbean iconic statesman’

Sir Shridath Ramphal being an exception with three terms)—as well as a tradition of geographical choices, the Commonwealth Caribbean and Africa are the current two regions eligible to offer nominations for election of the new Secretary General at next November’s Summit in Malta. Since the British monarch is Head of the Commonwealth and Britain, the headquarters for the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Secretary General has

traditionally been elected from a Commonwealth member state while the British government is known to maintain keen interest and quiet diplomacy in the selection process. TWO BRITISH BARONESSES There, however, h a s e m e rg e d a c u r i o u s development in the current scenario, ahead of next year’s Commonwealth summit in Malta. There are reports of

The Commonwealth Secretariat in London

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British diplomats showing more than casual interest in favour of Baronness Scotland’s candidacy and doing so with less caution than previously displayed in relation to that of Baroness

Botswana’s Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba A m o s . ’ C o n s e q u e n t l y, prevailing suggestions of British ‘proxy’ candidates in the campaign for a new Secretary General. Baroness Amos is of Guyanese origin while Baroness Scotland is of Dominican origin. They were both pretty young when they were taken to England where they became British citizens and rose to prominent political and other positions. Guyana had reportedly declined “on a matter of principle” to endorse the candidacy of Baroness Amos.

By the time of Dominica’s announcement of Baroness Scotland as its candidate for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General, and Antigua and Barbuda making public its choice of Sir Ronald, CARICOM Heads of Government had opted to go the route of finding a “consensus candidate” considering that Trinidad and Tobago’s Dr Tewarie, had also announced his campaign for the office. The majority of governments within the OECS sub-region, as well as others like Jamaica and Guyana. They are known to have been strongly supportive of Sanders’ candidacy and were prepared to await next February’s inter-sessional meeting of CARIOM leaders to reach a consensus. Now an African candidate seems the most likely choice in preference to a British ‘proxy’ choice from this region. The voting constituencies ahead of the Heads of Government Summit in Malta involve a dozen CARICOM states; 18 from Africa; 13 Pacific; eight Asian and three European states. BOTSWANA’S MASIRIE Since, on the basis of rotation Africa seems to have the edge among Commonwealth member states, Africa member countries seem to have more leverage in the choice of a new Secretary General. And Botswana’s Masire-Mwamba has been garnering some significant support, according to media reports. The daughter of a former President of Botswana, Masire is reported to have already secured endorsement for the Commonwealth S e c r e t a r i a t ’s t o p p o s t from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) amid CARICOM’S elusive quest for a consensus candidate. *Rickey Singh is a Barbados-based noted Caribbean journalist.

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Partner Notification as a Prevention Strategy:

A Social System Perspective “A key factor in evaluation could be whether the person with HIV/AIDS needs to make needed adjustments to the existing socialisation process, or whether there is a need to engage in resocialisation.” THIS paper was published: Misir, P., 1999. AIDS PATIENT CARE and STDs, 13(6), pp.327-334. The Bureau of STD Control provides partner notification services via its Contact Notification Assistance Programme (CNAP) and, as aforementioned, has had a fair measure of success. However, CNAP may find it useful to review the results at the Gothenberg Clinic. This Swedish Clinic was effective in partner notification processes where the counselors were clinically active providers and not Department of Health pseudo-counselors. In this way, the names of clients and partners do not leave the clinic. The current literature on partner notification shows the efficacy of clinic-based partner notification programmes. Partner notification in slum-based antenatal clinics in a poor Haitian community was a considerable success. 22 Partner notification also has widespread acceptance in clinical practice, specifically in genitourinary medicine clinics. 23 In Colorado and North Carolina, a high success rate was found at confidential test sites compared to anonymous sites. 24,25 Recommendations from these latter studies suggested that local health departments should have responsibility for evaluating and improving partner notification services. The confidential clinic test sites seem to have greater efficacy than anonymous test sites (these are run by local health departments and are less clinic-based) for partner notification programmes. From the literature and established partner notification programmes, one can draw positive suggestions to improve existing notification programs or design new ones (Table 1). Table 1. Suggestions to Improve Partner Notification ________________________________________ The following suggestions are extracted from the literature on partner notification: • Use a social system perspective • Protection of the ethical issues by legislation •targeting people who exchange sex for drugs or money •Hiring staff from minority ethnic groups and those with inner city experiences •Using outreach clinics for difficult-to-reach risk groups • Flexible usage of patient referral and third party referral •Tracing of contacts not to exceed a period of more than 2 years • CDC guidelines on partner notification for programs in receipt of federal funding need to be appraised periodically •Evaluating partner notification by these criteria: numbers educated, counselled, and tested per staff person • Risk-reduction education as a component in partner notification programs should incorporate a culture of restraint and responsibility, embracing the norms of each cultural group • Some persons with AIDS to be recruited and placed in appropriate partner notification programs • Conditional contracting where health professionals

present the patient with an option to have special sexual partners referred by health workers or effect self-referral over a specific period. ________________________________________ SOCIAL SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE There is a consensus that contact tracing is an integral public health measure used to retard the spread

of HIV. Unlike tracing programmes for syphilis, the notification procedures associated with HIV may be more effective if developed as systems. Counseling protocols could be enhanced in this way with partner notification/contact tracing programs incorporating a social system perspective 26 utilising four functions: adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and latency (pattern maintenance). Partner notification programs, if effecting the adaptation function, will include the client's external situational exigencies that present themselves to both the client and partner. These measures may have to be responsive to the in-fected individual's environment, including their needs. The client/ partner is expected to adapt to the environment as well, but this adaptation may be ineffective when resources are deficient. Partner notification procedures will have as their foci the client/partner-determined short-term, mediumterm, and long-term goals, geared toward facilitating the virally infected individual to have a socially supportive interface with a humane public health system. The person's drives, derived from the social context, help to shape his/her goals. Partner notification protocols could be built from three kinds of client/partner drives: seeking social approval, complying with cultural standards, and having role expectations. Providers would require an understanding of the client/partner social context in order to utilize these three drives. The implication is that counsellors attached to partner notification programmes must have practical knowledge of the client/partner social context. Knowing this social context would yield data on the client/partner status and role in their social system. Social system is used to mean the patterns of social relationships between the client and his partners, and also to institutions of society. The client/partner status and role may assist them in integrating their personal drives and the societal value patterns. In effect, it is crucial to understand whether the individual stricken with HIV infection is able

to relate to society. A key factor in evaluation could be whether the person with HIV/AIDS needs to make needed adjustments to the existing socialisation process, or whether there is a need to engage in resocialization. The patterns of his/her relationship in a social context would determine whether socialisation or resocialisation is needed to achieve integration with society. Counselors would be drawn into developing

a sense as to how the client/partner's social system relates to other pertinent systems; and whether the client/partner's system receives support from other systems, meets the needs of the client/partner, allows meaningful participation for the client/partner, can cope with an incurable disease such as AIDS, and has symbols that provide meaning to client/partner interaction in order to persist. Counselors should understand the client/partner's beliefs, values, and norms, in a word, the individual's "culture." The person's culture is incorporated in the adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and latency functions within the partner notification protocol. Failure to acknowledge the individual's culture would eventually affect the functioning of the protocol. REFERENCES 22. Desormeaux J, Behets FM, Adrien M. Introduction of partner referral and treatment for control of sexually transmitted diseases in a poor Haitian community. Int J STD AIDS 1996;7:502-506. 23. Fenton KA, Copas A, Johnson AM. HTV partner notification policy and practice within GUM clinics in England: where are we now? Genitourin Med 1997;73:4953.334 24. Hoffman RE, Spencer NE, Miller LA. Comparison of partner notification at anonymous and confidential HIV test sites in Colorado. J AIDS Hum Retrovirol 1995;8:406-10. 25. Kassler WJ, et al. Eliminating access to anonymous HIV antibody testing in North Carolina: effects on HIV testing and partner notification. J AIDS Hum Retrovirol 1997;14:281-289. 26. Ritzer G. Modern Sociological Theory, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996;99-108.

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Granger as a historian has a convenient memory Opposition an abysmal failure to Guyana

THE ascension of the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) to government in October 1992 marked the beginning of the rebuilding of a shattered country, in which its entire socio-economic infrastructure had dissipated by that historical dateline. Despite deliberate acts of political violence and other acts of destabilisation by the People’s National Congress (PNC) regime, now cloaked under the dubious, the A Partnership for National Unity(APNU) brand – Government gradually launched its blueprint for a transformed Guyana. And what magnificent results there have been, so much so that Guyana has been experiencing economic growth for the eighth consecutive year; has been declared a middle income country; as well as receiving very good reviews from multilateral agencies for an economy efficiently managed. All this would have redounded to the positive benefit of a people whose lives have been impacted on by the many socioeconomic programmes. However, it must be emphasised, that despite the challenges alluded to, Government’s implementation of its national development programmes, were unhindered; with

the success of the PPP/C’S numerous programmes, best seen in the great transformation process so evident throughout Guyana. Thus, OBSERVER must express bewilderment at APNU’S continued efforts to brand this Government as a failure, in this most recent attempt, with the Donald Ramotar administration. It is a fact, that President Donald Ramotar, inherited a country and an economy in excellent economic health, and therefore endeavoured to continue the process of modernisation. There is absolutely no doubt about such an intention. But how could the President have continued this advancement, when APNU in parliamentary league with the Alliance For Change (AFC) party, pointedly stymied very critical programmes that are vital to fulfilling Guyana’s needs? Has APNU’S leader, David Granger, forgotten that because of his parliamentary collusion, cuts were effected to Budgets 2012, 2013, and 2014? Has he forgotten what programmes/projects such excisions affected: the Specialty Hospital, the Amerindian Development Fund; the University

of Guyana Student Loan facility; the modernisation and expansion project of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, just to name some critical ones. Then there is the most unforgivable of parliamentary non-support by any country’s Opposition party, most of all APNU – REFUSAL TO SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION OF THE AMAILA FALLS HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT, that will result in clean and cheap energy. OBSERVER challenges Granger as to what responsible Opposition party will fail to support such a project! Where is the failure of the Ramotar Government, except a series of APNU and AFC combined orchestrated acts, premeditated to obstruct his administration from improving the lives of Guyanese? It will be written, that this was a parliamentary Opposition, whose leader, appointed to an important constitutional office, descended to the parliamentary low of the continuous use of a one seat majority, to obstruct and sabotage his country’s development. Truly, as a historian, David Granger has a most convenient memory!

Former world-rated boxer Fertilizer being offered to rice arrested for non-payment of farmers at subsidised price ‘child support’ FORMER world title boxing contender Howard Eastman was arrested and taken to court on Friday for owing $276,000 in affiliation fees (Child Support). The money is owed for the maintenance of a child birthed to Ms Yuless Grosvenor, who shared a common- law relationship with the once internationally recognised boxer. Eastman appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrates Court before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, after he was arrested for not paying the weekly sums of $3,000 as agreed . In court, Eastman told the magistrate that he had no money to pay. However, Grosvenor, who was also present HOWARD EASTMAN in court, said she had $50,000 to pay for him. She later disclosed that the two had since reconciled and had a second son. Magistrate Isaacs-Marcus told the former boxing champion that he had to honour the court order which was made on August 15, 2012. Eastman, who had not paid the affiliation fees for 92 weeks, is expected to return to the Reliance Magistrates Court on January 14. The boxer, a former British Middleweight and Commonwealth Middleweight Champion who was dressed in a black suit, whispered softly “thank you” to the magistrate before exiting the courtroom.

RICE farmers are currently benefiting from fertilizer being sold them at the subsidized price of $5,000 per 50-kilogram bag, in an initiative rolled out by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). Agriculture Minister D r. L e s l i e R a m s a m m y announced over the weekend that 7,000 tonnes of fertilizer are being made available to rice farmers via rice millers. He explained that there is an agreement to allow rice farmers who still have outstanding monies to receive from rice millers to take the fertilizers and have the millers discount its cost from the monies they are owed. Paddy sales to local rice millers totalled some $45B for 2014, with more than

Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy

RPA General Secretary Dharamkumar Seeraj

$42B having been paid out. There still, however, remain some challenges relative to ensuring full payment to rice farmers. To this end, the arrangement of discounting the fertilizer cost from the monies owed is expected to ensure all debts are cleared. The Agriculture Ministry reportedly imported the

7,000 tonnes of fertilizer f r o m Ve n e z u e l a i n partnership with the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association (RPA). The Government of Guyana had offered similar support to rice farmers in 2013.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Sunday December 21, 2014

Regent Street security posture pleases Home Affairs Minister – as Rohee joins Hicken, senior police ranks in 6hr walkabout

A Chinese investor welcomes Minister Rohee into his store

HOME Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has said he is pleased with the level of security and the security posture around the city, especially along the main commercial area, Regent Street. Rohee made the comments on Saturday after completing a six-hour walkabout along Regent Street, where he visited 99 percent of the stores. He was accompanied during his visit by Commander of Police ‘A’ Division, Clifton Hicken, Hicken’s deputy, Dion Moore, Traffic Officer Ramesh Ashram, Officer in charge of the Impact operations, Wayne De Harte, No 1 Sub Division Officer Anthony Vanderhyden, and other inspectors and cadet officers.

“I am very satisfied with the visit; it was productive, and we have been able to meet with the public, shoppers, entrepreneurs and business people,” Rohee told the Guyana Chronicle. The minister and the police commenced the walkabout from 10hrs sharp, and concluded the exercise just after 16 hours. Rohee said the ability of the police to interact with members of the public was very commendable, and that he was very heartened to be able to witness the level of positive interaction the police have with the public. “It is (necessary) and important for the public to have a sense of safety and security,” he said; and the presence of the management

of “A” Division” could only bolster that sense of security he opined. What is important, the minister noted, was for the police to sustain the walkabout, as that exercise has the potential to earn the police even more points in the confidence the Force already enjoys with the members of the public, especially at this time of heightened commerce, and even into the new year, when the busy period and the high economic activities are likely to be completed. The high point of the visit, the Home Affairs Minister noted, was that neither he nor the police hierarchy had received any report about anxiety, fear, security concerns and criminal activities at this

Rohee surrounded by the “A” Division command team as he speaks with the Guyana Chronicle

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee interacting with a Guyanese family resident in Dominica

time of the year. This, he said, speaks to the fact that persons are comfortable with the security arrangements employed by the police. Rohee said his visit accompanied by the police was a win-win situation in which the police, Home Affairs Ministry and members of the public were able to achieve something. It becomes important for the minister to interact with the citizens, and for the citizens to interact with the police, where ideas and concerns can be shared, he said. And Commander Hicken reminded that ‘A’ Division is divided into five sections to deal effectively with the present security challenges during this period of heightened economic activity. He said assistant superintendents, cadet officers

and other senior ranks are monitoring the junior ranks who are in the fields; and that based on the feedback they have received from commuters, shoppers and other persons during the walkabout yesterday, the arrangements are indeed okay. Hicken said that whatever they would have been told in regard to the posture of junior ranks in the field would be taken into consideration to build, develop, and improve the arrangements which were established. Meanwhile, on the lighter side, persons were heard commenting favourably on the initiative of the security minister to walk the commercial area in an effort to get a first-hand perspective of what the situation on the ground was. Many persons even commented on how

“good looking and young” the minister appeared, compared to how he appears on television. Many persons, mostly women, were affable to the senior government official, and joked about various topical issues. One woman even commented to the minister: “Walk Rohee, walk; don’t bother with them. When you walk, the people will see you mean business and they will like you. This is what they want. They want to see you bring out the rest of ministers the next time.” There was no hiccup during the walk, and all with whom the minister and the police interacted were very appreciative of the move, as they were able to see the minister, many of them for the first time. (Leroy Smith)

Crime Chief Leslie James gives the security minister an impromptu update on the security situation

SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

Stretch D Dollar Supermarket celebrates first anniversary - as owner scotches suicide rumours

Rising from the ashes of the past, the owner of the Stretch D Dollar Supermarket, of Pitt Street, in New Amsterdam, has dispelled rumours of suicide attempts and has instead re-committed the services of the entity to Berbice customers, as the first anniversary is celebrated. The past 10 months had been very challenging for Randolph Blair and his wife Rhonda, who operate the supermarket chains in Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, New Amsterdam and Canefield ,East Canje.

“But, it was all a lie,” said Randolph Blair called Rudy, who invited the Guyana Chronicle into his business premises to “clear the air.” “While those rumours were being peddled,I used to come and open the store before returning home to find solace with my God, as I realised that no one else could have helped me, but God… “Persons were not seeing me, so they came up with

They could have been forced out of the business arena, due to the peddling of rumours which claimed that the businessman had sustained fatal, self- inflicted injuries .

rumours that I committed suicide. I hung myself because of financial difficulties.” Mr Blair recalled that after he had re-modelled and

expanded his business, which cost $83M, all had gone well until mid-February 2014 ,when he recognised a shift in his business. “There was a rapid decline in sales, which first started with the outlet on the West Bank of Berbice. It was also peddled to various wholesalers that persons from a particular ethnic grouping cannot do business … and so it became most challenging ….But it never came to my thought to sell the business or to commit suicide. However, I had to downscale on my staff. “When I had a smaller business, I was not recognised, but now, with a bigger establishment persons believe it’s too much for me. But I have the assurance and the faith that something good will come out of this,” he assured. Despite the challenges, Blair has expressed profound gratitude to his faithful customers who supported him during his ordeal. “I must thank my customers who supported me….. My shelves have been replenished by a miracle..and come January, what had [been] missing from the shelves will be replaced. I must also thank all the churches who supported me in prayer, and fasting, and who offered good advice.” Blair guaranteed that things will be better in 2015. Meanwhile, at the simple cake-sticking ceremony to mark the supermarket’s anniversary, a relative of the Blairs, expressed disappointment over the smear campaign being levelled against her nephew. “Persons are of the opinion that he rose up too fast, but where were they when Rhonda, then a schoolteacher,sold at the Cumberland market to make this happen”? she questioned. “It’s a shame what persons can do to each other.” On November 22, 2013 the Stretch D Dollar Supermarket at Pitt Street opened the new expansion which almost tripled its previous size. The entity offered a wider variety of goods, giving a better range of choices to customers. The Stretch D dollar chain was first established in 2002 in Canefield ,East Canje, while the branch at Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, was opened in 2010.

Christmas Cheer

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster, sings carols with children of the North Ruimveldt Area

SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

Guyanese/lover killed by husband after suspected infidelity (Extracted from the New York Daily News) The stabbing death of a man whose naked body was found outside a Brooklyn apartment building was the result of a sordid love triangle that ended in two killings, not one and the arrest of a suspect Thursday. Jerome Barrett, 35, of East New York is believed to have been having sex with a co-worker in a parked car when the woman’s cuckolded husband interrupted them early Wednesday, police sources said. The husband, Steve Whittingham, 48, stabbed Barrett several times in the chest and did the same to his wife, Jonelle Barker, 36, killing them both, police said as they announced Whittingham’s arrest Thursday night. Barrett, who also was married, was mortally wounded but managed to flee, clutching his clothing and wallet, the sources said. He made his way to the entrance of an apartment building on Louisiana Ave. near Seaview Ave. in Spring Creek Towers shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday, the sources said. He was ringing the buzzer at the main entrance, trying to summon help, when he was overcome, the sources said. His clothes and wallet were found a few feet from his body, just outside the building’s entrance. A day later, about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Barrett’s car, a Kia, was found parked on New Lots Ave. in Brownsville, the

Mason on burglary, trafficking charges A twenty-seven-year old mason appeared before Magistrate Annett Singh charged with burglary and trafficking narcotics and on Friday was remanded to prison Desmond Thomas of 47 Norton Street Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, denied the charge that said on Saturday 13 December at Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara being together with another broke and entered the dwelling house of Primchan Roopnarine and stole therein, One 50” and 42” flat screen television worth $460,000; one pressure washer and pump worth $155,000 with other household articles valued $282,000, a total of over 1.2 Million. Thomas was represented by Attorney – at – Law, Adrian Thompson, who made application for bail. Thompson told the court that his client has an eight-month- old –child; he further told the court that no identification parade was conducted nor did the police have any confession statement to link him to the offence. Police Prosecutor Adonni Innis informed the court that he was objecting to bail on the grounds of the nature and gravity of the offence. Innis added that articles were recovered at the defendant’s home, and informed the court that neighbours saw the said defendant exit a car and enter Roopnarine’s premises The defendant also pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on December 16th at Bagotstown, he had in his possession a narcotic, that is 36 grams of cannabis for trafficking Prosecutor Innis told the court that on the day in question, police ranks were conducing raids in the Bagotstown area when the defendant was approached by a rank requesting a search of the premises. The search was done at the defendant’s above-mentioned address where the narcotic was found in a drawer.The defendant was told of the allegation and subsequently arrested and charged . Innis objected to bail on the grounds of the nature, gravity and prevalence of the offence. Thomas was refused bail by the magistrate, and was remanded to prison until December 29, when he will appear at the Providence Magistrates Court.

sources said. Inside the trunk was Jonelle Barker’s body. She, too, was naked, the sources said. Investigators believe Barrett and Barker, who were baggage handlers at JFK Airport, were having an affair and that Whittingham killed them in a rage after learning about the infidelity and catching them, the sources said. Jerome Barrett’s brother, Benjamin Barrett Jr., who lives in Virginia, was stunned when he heard his sibling had been slain. “No! … You’re kidding, man!” he said, adding that their father had died of cancer just last week. “He was just coming back down here this weekend for the funeral.” Whittingham surrendered to authorities hours before Barker’s body was discovered, the sources said. He was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree murder, which could get him life without parole if convicted. Whittingham and Barker shared a home in Flatlands, police said. Outside their Avenue K home on Thursday night an elderly woman wept as neighbors tried to console her. Neighbors said the woman was Whittingham’s mother. She declined comment A cousin said the entire family was stunned.

“This is a shock to all of us,” the cousin said. “He loved her so much.” Neighbors had only good things to say about the dreadlocked Whittingham. They said he works in a garage, is a family man and was just seen buying doughnuts for his kids. Barker on Tuesday twice updated her Facebook cover photo, first with a picture lauding God as the best listener who hears our prayers, then with a picture of Betty Boop. Barrett lived four miles from the Spring Creek Towers building where his body was found. Whittingham drove Barrett’s Kia from the scene after Barrett fled, the cop sources said. They did not reveal where the car had initially been parked, but they said investigators have recovered surveillance video of the killings. Barrett’s sister-in-law said neither she nor her husband knew Barrett was having an affair. “He always seemed to be family-oriented,” Michelle Wilson-Barrett said. “He had a heart made of gold. “It’s shocking to me,” she added. “I didn’t know that side of him.” She also raged at Whittingham. “He could have hit him in the head with a bat or just beat him up,” she said. “I’m a firm believer of you reap what you sow. I think he should pay for this.”

Linden/Lethem road accident

One victim identified, other still unknown POLICE sources have confirmed the identity of one of two men killed in Friday morning’s accident on the Linden/Lethem road when a truck suffered a blowout and toppled. That dead man has been identified as 25-year-old Seon Rouse of Duke Street, Kingston Georgetown. His friend remained unidentified up to press time. Rouse and his friend perished after the truck on which they had hitched a ride toppled in an accident that occurred approximately 10 miles past

the Rockstone junction. Driver of the truck GRR 9317, Andy Ramsaywack of 568 Block X Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, told the police he had been heading to Linden with a full load of form boards when he picked up the two men in the vicinity of Frenchman Junction. While going at a normal rate around a turn along the road, one of the wheels of the lorry suffered a blowout and the vehicle became uncontrollable and toppled, pinning the two now dead men.

A man surveys the damage to the truck even as the boards which were being ferried can be seen scattered about the place

Ramsaywack and two other persons reportedly in the vehicle at the time of the accident were, up to late yesterday, being treated for injuries, while the two unidentified men were pronounced dead on arrival at the Mackenzie Hospital in Linden. The matter was reported to the police at approximately 09:30hrs on Friday morning. The truck involved in the mishap is registered to one Sohan Bipta of 34 Almond Street, Queenstown in Georgetown. (Leroy Smith)

GUYANA CHRONICLE Sunday December 21, 2014

Sonia Noel Shines at Fashion and Art Circuit FASHION and Art Circuit took place in the beautiful city of Fort Lauderdale and its purpose were to bring artists, fashion designers, and creative professional from all over the world to network and socialize. The energy in the place was palpable. It was indeed a night of art and fashion. The chatter from the crowd dies down and the shows started with a beautiful performance by four amazing young girls, which goes by the name of Twisted Fuzion dance team. The moment that all of these designers and artists have been waiting was here and I myself couldn’t wait to see what fashion and art circuit team had

in store. With so many soft, feminine looks designed by other designers float on the runway. Few of the collections were composed of bold luxurious, yet comfortable textures and fabrics. Many looks were perfectly contrasts to each designer personality and background. Mariska’s Designs by Sonia Noel brought a more casual feel to the runway with her fabulous piece of what every Floridian would wear. She used all kinds of unconventional materials, like plain colour, vivid designs, and plain fabrics. And here’s an interesting tid bit: She also designed for wom-

en with shapes and curves. Founder and President of CCWC network Corrhin Brunot was the host of the event (Rocking a beautiful piece by “Mariska Designs”) stated that designer Sonia Noel not only, did she quickly became one of the more recognizable names in the directory of Caribbean designers. She has been insightful enough to position herself throughout the Region at all the noteworthy fashion events and intuitive enough to create a label “Mariska’s Designs “that is a unique hybrid of Guyanese craftsmanship, Caribbean ingenu-

ity and an all-pervasive universal style. Fashion Designer Sonia Noel is known for her Swimwear, Casual, Resort, Semi formal and Formal garments for females, males and children. I am looking forward to be working with her on plenty more

projects as a fashion blogger and a stylist. She is a phenomenal woman. Sonia Noel is a mother, a mentor, a fashion designer, and a businesswoman. So yeah 2015, get ready for this beautiful Caribbean woman because she is ready for you.

CJ grants bail totalling $7.5M to 29 petitioners ACTING Chief Justice, Mr. Ian Chang, S.C., on Friday granted bail totalling $7, 535,000 to 29 petitioners, pending the hearing of their cases. Following are the offences, offenders and the amount of bail granted each offender. POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING : Shondel Mansfield - $800,000; Lloyd Allen - $600,000; Rockliff Sandy - $300,000; Orson Grosa $500,000; Lawrence George - $200,000; John Duncan $250, 000; Michael Phillips - $100,000; Doislath Persaud - $225,000; Cyril John - $150,000; Yuasna Allinsoo - $180,000 and Leighton Robinson- $225, 000: LARCENY IN A DWELLING HOUSE: Jevon Roberts - $150,000; Bibi Cazana - $800,000; Ramdai Ramballie - $250,000; UNLAWFUL WOUNDING: Kaulis D ‘Oliveira $150,000; Sherlock Bentick

– $60, 000: ATTEMPTED MURDER: Amos Harris - $250, 000: R O B B E RY U N D E R ARMS: Otheldo Duncan $250,000: C U LT I VAT I N G O F P R O H I B I T E D P L A N T: Marvin Alc - $175,000: BREAK AND ENTER: Clifford Rodney - $150,000: ASSAULT CAUSING ACTUAL BODILY HARM : Troy Miggins - $100,000: INDECENT ASSAULT: Erron Richmond - $200,000: ROBBERY: Jumal Jordan - $150,000: DANGEROUS DRIVING : Steve Persaud $150,000: THREATENING LANGUAGE: Mohan Mahaica - $26,000: FELONIOUS WOUNDING: Chavex Allicock $400,000: ROBBERY UNDER ARMS: Leonard Allicock - $250,000; Orlando Allicock - $250, 000 and Kevon Allicock - $250,000.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

Eight containers shipped by SECL being inspected by GRA

T H E re l e a s e o f e i g h t containers shipped to Guyana by Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL) –- the contents of which are consigned to Government -– is dependent on a goahead by the Ministry of Health, with which the embattled company had a contract. SECL had its contract terminated in September. In the latter part of that month, confirmation of the termination of the contract, which was for design and construction of the proposed Specialty Hospital, was forwarded to the principals of SECL. Alleged breaches forced the termination of the SECL engagement on the Specialty Hospital. “The containers are currently being inspected. The inspection started Tuesday,” CommissionerGeneral of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, said during a telephone interview on Thursday. Sattaur told the Guyana Chronicle that; based on S E C L’s n o w q u a s h e d contract with the Ministry of

Health, certain items were to be supplied for the hospital; but after inspection of the SECL-shipped containers, the Ministry of Health would have to cross-reference the items in the containers with those on its requisition list, as per the company’s contractual obligations. The GRA Head said, “At this point, we cannot point to any irregularity. The Ministry would have to say if what is there is what was requested for supply. A report will be compiled at the end of the inspection.” Sattaur added that the GRA has enjoyed full cooperation from the management of the John Fernandes wharf, as well as from the shipping company itself. He noted, too, that the team of inspectors is taking every measure to ensure that the contents of the containers are not tampered with once the inspection has been completed. “The release of the containers will depend on the Ministry of Health,” Sattaur reiterated. IN COURT SECL is currently

facing a lawsuit filed by the Government for alleged breaches of contract, which forced the termination of the company’s engagement on the Specialty Hospital. Government is suing Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL)

for the design and construction of the Specialty Hospital was activated in September 2012 after a bid of US$18.1M. VIKAB Engineering Consultants Limited held a 12-month contract as a consultant

uncovered. The Government of Guyana had, since June this year, been engaging SECL on a number of issues regarding allegations of fraud and financial irregularities. Initially, the Government’s concerns were related to

One of the eight SECL containers transporting steel rods which lie at the John Fernandes wharf for over Gy$100M and US$4.3 – sums that were lost in its contract with the company for the design and construction of the proposed Specialty Hospital, as well as other costs. S E C L’ s c o n t r a c t

on the project. VIKAB Engineering, according to Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, was working with a local evaluation team when irregularities and contract violations were

delayed milestones and inadequate accountability by SECL for public funds the company had received on signing the contract with the Ministry of Health, but the Government of Guyana subsequently discovered

that SECL’s representative in Guyana had submitted a fraudulent document purporting to emanate from the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. The fraudulent act by SECL has since been confirmed by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. The investigation commenced after a dossier of documents had been submitted to the police by Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Anil Nandlall, with a letter requesting such a procedure. Following this, a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim were filed by Mr. Nandlall on October 16, 2014. The matter is scheduled for a hearing in the Commercial Division of the High Court on January 21, 2015 before Justice Rishi Persaud. SECL also has until 15:30hrs on January 20, 2015 to file an Affidavit of Defence relative to the lawsuit. I f S E C L ’ s representatives fail to appear in court, judgment may be made in favour of the Government, according to the summons.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

Murdered Crabwood Creek woman died of asphyxia: pathologist TWENTY- eight-yearold Mohanranie Udaray alias “Sherry,” whose body was discovered after her blood dripped into the lower flat of the house where her landlord dwelt, died as a result of asphyxia due to the lack of oxygen to the lungs. The cause of death was recorded by Government Pathologist Dr. Vivikanand Brijmohan , following a post- mortem at the Skeldon Public Hospital on Friday. On Thursday evening, landlord Zamalindeen Khan, of Lot 17 Grant 1780 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice,

returned to the lower flat when, whilst viewing the telecast, observed what turned out to be blood dripping from the upper flat. Suspecting that something was amiss, the 55-year- old man ran over to a nearby village shop, where he requested a telephone call to the police. After sleuths from the Springlands P o l i c e S t a t i o n were summoned,he accompanied them into the house where he saw the motionless body of the mother of one lying face-down in the pool of blood.

Her neck bore deep lacerations .

attack may have occurred in the middle bedroom, and,

Mohanranie Udaray alias “Sherry,”

Suspect

The landlord opined that from all appearances, the

‘Sherry’ may have attempted to seek help, but collapsed at

the entrance to the room. According to neighbours present at the scene, around 17:30 hrs they heard the woman and her husband arguing, but they did not pay attention, since it was a regular occurrence. Since the discovery of the slain woman, her husband has not been seen; he has apparently gone into hiding. Persons suggested that the suspect, a boat captain, may have fled to neighbouring Suriname through the porous border. In the meantime, a close relative of the deceased revealed that the woman had left

home on Thursday and had travelled to the city, where she conducted business on behalf of her seven-year- old daughter. It was on her return home that an argument erupted with the suspect, who was described as being jealous and possessive. The Berbice media were informed that the now deceased woman was reportedly abused by her m u c h o l d e r l o v e r, b u t , instead of having the man prosecuted, chose to deny all allegations, placing the blame instead, on intruders. The manhunt continues for the suspect, as the police investigation continues .

GUYANA CHRONICLE Sunday December 21, 2014

Edghill brings smiles to Region 10 senior citizens

–presents several hampers

Mr. Edghill handing over a hamper to Ruby Fiedtkou of Linden

Mr. Edghill interacting with Agatha Campbell of Christianburg during the distribution of hampers in Region Ten

IT’s the season of goodwill, and in keeping with the tradition of giving gifts at Christmas time, Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Juan Edghill, on Friday presented hampers

to several Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) senior citizens who would have contributed to the development of Guyana. Some of the beneficiaries served in various capacities

Hermon Wilson with his hamper

in the public service for many years. An emotional 103-yearold Agatha Campbell, of Christianburg expressed gratitude to the minister for remembering her, especially during this season. Meanwhile, 97-year-old

Agusta Robinson, Leota and Charles Ghullikie, 79; Hermon Wilson, 94; Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 80; Julia Simmons 85; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Farley; Jane Fordyce, 76; Mrs Jordan, 83; David and Janet McLean; Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, 99; Mr. and Mrs. Ramishwar, Michael Ralph, Winfred Marie Benjamin, Mr. and Mrs. Allicock; Bella Henry, 98 Eric Harry, Mrs. Ruby Fiedtkou, and Doreen Beckles among other residents were among the recipients.

Edghill told media operatives that his Ministry along with the Reach All Development group will be visiting and delivering hampers to senior citizens throughout Region 10 over the next two days. “I’m very happy to be able to share love and care with our shut-ins, elderly and those who would have contributed to the development of Guyana,” Minister Edghill noted. He said that the aim is to distribute 100 hampers to

persons in the region, and ensure that love is shared among the vulnerable. “We would have sought to do something different, we would have visited the homes of these individuals and we have sought to extend that love and care by adding that personal touch on going to the homes and taking the love and tokens of appreciation”. On December 18, the minister presented to a single mother of four of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, a new gas stove.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Sunday December 21, 2014

Hope Canal’s success should confidence in Guyana’s young

THE East Demerara Water Conservancy’s (EDWC) , Hope Canal project is more than just about boosting Guyana’s drainage capacity and flood relief effort. The project can also be seen as an example of local engineering ingenuity and skills. This is according to Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who said that the project, which many viewed as almost impossible, and which was heavily criticised, is almost operational. The Minister expressed the hope that the project’s success brings a new spirit of cooperation in the eventual realisation of its full potential.

YOUNG GUYANESE PROFESSIONALS During a site visit to the project on Friday , the minister noted that the entire project has been under intense scrutiny and criticism, and by very experienced professionals. “We are thankful for their ideas, we are thankful for their input, but sometimes we all have to come together when we are doing important things, things that are needed, things that are new,” the Minister said. “Guyana will not be able to stand as is,” he noted for, “if we are going to progress we will have to bring new things that many of the

young engineers may not have had experience with, but so too have the old experienced professionals.” He said that he is proud of what the young engineers and contractors have accomplished. “Even though we have not operationalised the canal as yet, we see that we have completed a project that many people thought was not possible,” he said. “I hope now that people have seen what they thought was not possible indeed is possible that we will have a lot more partnership in seeing the realisation of the potential for this canal, and that we will have greater confidence in the young cadre of professionals that we have coming

The macrostructure of the eight-door high level sluice which is virtually completed. All that remains is cementing of the top

up in Guyana,” he added. Whilst the project benefitted from the input of people abroad, it was conceptualised, designed and constructed by Guyanese professionals, particularly young Guyanese and this is what Guyanese should take a moment to appreciate and to reflect on how far Guyana has progressed. He noted that 20 years ago such a project like this would not have been possible in Guyana. “Even if we conceptualised it then, we would have had to bring in international consultants, international engineers to design and even bring international contracting firms. This thing was built

ANSA McAl Trading Limited on Thursday hosted its annual Christmas party for children drawn from the St. John’s boys Bosco Orphanage, Hope’s Home and Bless the Children Home, all from the East Coast of Demerara. The large group of children was feted with toys, games- including bouncy castle- trampoline, Mr. Clown, face painting, goodies, food and drinks and also were entertained by Santa

Claus and his happy helpers, the elves. The children spent the afternoon at the company’s headquarters, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara and even enjoyed the company of the employees, who ensured that the children were taken care of. On hand to supervise the party was Public Relations Officer, Darshnie Yussuf, who tended to the children. A similar Christmas party for children was held at the Ansa McAl branch in Berbice also.

EIGHT GATES Wordsworth said that the superstructure of the high-level sluice

Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy inspects works on the eight-door high level sluice

Ansa McAl fetes East Coast children By Michel Outridge

by a Guyanese contracting firm with Guyanese staff and was designed and put into place by Guyanese professionals,” he pointed out. Accompanying Ramsammy on the site visit was Chief Executive Officer (CEO,) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA,) Lionel Wordsworth, who noted that the NDIA is currently concluding some remaining aspects of works on both the canal and the high level discharge sluice, for the December 31 deadline.

The children during their Christmas party at Ansa McAl Trading Limited on Thursday

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d inspire greater partnership, professionals –Dr Ramsammy will be completed tomorrow. He noted that the eight gates are already in place and what would follow are the installation of the lifting mechanism, the cementing of the very top and the construction of a control room, all of which are expected to be tied up by year- end. All that will remain is some landscaping work that will be done in the new year. Wordsworth said that at the head regulator, during the week, the engineers started opening and closing the gates, “Not allowing water to come through, but to make sure that it closes freely the way we want to before we make that final cut in

the conservancy dam to make that connection to allow water to come into the channels,” he explained. The lifting mechanisms are being installed and, “as we are completing them, we start a process of operationalisation by opening and closing the gates.” The engineers are also working on connecting the canal itself to the two other structures. “We would have had in place, whilst construction was going on, some accesses across the channel to allow movement of equipment, fuel and such, and we are now in the process of removing those and tying the embankment to the bridge, and

The view of the eight-door high level sluice from the sea

of course the high level discharge sluice,” Wordsworth explained. He pointed out that this really is the last aspect of the embankment work because what this means is that engineers are making the entire embankment continuous from the head regulator to the high level discharge sluice. Wordsworth explained too that the weigh levee limit of the project (the entire limit that covers the channel, the embankment etc) on the eastern side, is in alignment with an existing access road. This means that the embankment on the eastern side of the channel will be built on this existing road.

Wordsworth said that the NDIA is working with the Ministry of Housing, and that there is already a plan to reroute this access area, whereby an alternative internal road would be constructed. He said that this will be done very shortly, and the section of the embankment (which is about 200 metres) that falls within the precincts of the existing road will be completed. All the super structure of the Hope Canal project is set to be completed by December 31. The project itself will become operationalised in early 2015. The $3.6B, four-component project comprises a channel, a

high-level sluice outfall structure, a conservancy head regulator and a public bridge. The latter was completed and commissioned in February of this year. On completion, the channel will join the conservancy at a point on its north-eastern embankment, cutting across 10.3km of the coast to spill directly into the Atlantic Ocean. The excess water from the conservancy will drain into the canal via the threedoor sluice at that end, and run along the excavated channel and spilling into the Atlantic via the eight-door high-discharge sluice structure. (GINA)

A view of the Hope Canal Bridge, completed in February 2014

Some of the children at play on Thursday

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Teaching children to care for the Environment

WILLING or not, we all must be prepared to accept the reality that our children are the ones who sooner more than later will inherit the responsibilities of taking care of this earth. At a tender age we teach our children not to steal, lie

nor kill. These things we try to instill into their morals for them to carry for the rest of their lives; hoping the choices they make will reflect such teachings. What about teaching them not to litter? or to generally respect the environment, a place we all call home? These are some of the simple values we should strive to inculcate in our children, so it will grow with them and also be reflected in the choices they make towards the environment. Today’s article readers will give you some general pointers which I hope will help train your children to

care for the Environment. How children learn about nature, their ability to understand environmental challenges and solutions, and their reactions to hearing and learning about environmental problems, all depend on a number of factors, including: ● Their age, temperament and stage of development; ● Their sense of security; ● Their parents' feelings/ reactions to environmental problems; ● How exposed they have been to media coverage of environmental problems/ natural disasters; ● How adequately they have

been able to discuss their feelings about their world, and how well adults have been able to listen to those feelings; and ● The influence of their peer group - how their friends and the people they identify with

are responding to environmental issues. Steps for teaching children about the environment… These are some steps that outline ways to guide children's curiosity and enthusiasm for the natural world while helping them to understand environmental problems, deal with their concerns, and get interested and busy with solutions. Step 1: Allow your children to spend some time with nature Young children need opportunities to explore nature and form a bond with it. They need chances to touch and feel and look and smell. Get them involve in more outdoors activities in school and at home, take routine indoor activities to the outdoors once in a while this will make learning and play time even

more fun and give children a greater appreciation for the ambient environment. Step 2: Help your children find something positive to do for the environment. You can encourage your children to take action and believe they can make a difference to the environment with even the smallest of ways. Encourage them to join environmental and nature clubs in their local commu-

nity or schools, or even lend voluntary support to these clubs and organizations that are trying to make a difference in the community or the country. This will empower

students to become good stewards to the environment and lend a sense of satisfaction thru their positive contributions. Children can also learn a lot by watching parents doing positive things for the environment. Step 3: Listen to your children's concerns about the environment Many children might have concerns about climate change and other environmental problems, and need help to make sense of events. Listen first, and listen closely, to what children are asking or saying, and think about whether they are looking for factual information, or if the questions are expressing anxiety about environmental problems. Adolescence is a time when young people are developing their abilities to use abstract and logical thinking. This can lead to adolescents questioning everything in great detail. Step 4: Allow children to tell you how they feel and

think Children need to be able to let the adults know how they feel and think. It can be helpful to let them know that it is reasonable to feel angry, anxious, sad, helpless, or depressed about environmental problems. Young children cannot express complex emotions easily or directly. Parents can look for clues to their feelings that they might send through their play, drawing, spontaneous Turn to page 21 ►

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GPF appeals to motorcyclists – 26 killed on roads so far, against 16 over same period last year By Michel Outridge THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday appealed to motorcyclists, who are considered to be in another “vulnerable” category of road users, to use the roadways with greater care and caution. So far for this year a total of 26 motorcyclists have lost their lives in fatal accidents, compared to 16 for the same period last year. In some instances, the victims were not wearing safety helmets which could have saved their lives, the police reported. The Motor Cycles (Protective Helmets) Regulations Section 3 (1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act Cap. 51:02 states that: “The driver of, and every person carried on, a motor cycle on a road shall wear a safety helmet capable of affording protection to the head of the wearer from injury in the event of an accident.” In keeping with the Regulations, the legal requirement for

the driver and any other person carried on the motor cycle to wear a safety helmet does not apply in cases where the engine of the motor cycle is not more that 50 cubic centimetres (50cc). While there are specific types of safety helmet prescribed to be used while driving a motor cycle, motor cyclists can be observed using safety helmets that are for use by cyclists, which is against the law. Motor cyclists and pillion riders also flout the law and do not wear the safety helmets which are intended for their own protection and safety. Some could be seen with the helmets on the handles of the motor cycles. In enforcing the laws in this regard, the police have for this year so far charged a total of 380 motor cyclists for failing to wear safety helmets and these efforts will be intensified. The GPF expressed its concern about the practice of motor cyclists with children as pillion riders, without safety helmets and their feet dangling danger-

ously close to the spokes of the rear wheel of the motor cycle. While being cognisant of difficulty with transportation at times, the police are also expressing concern over the towing of too many persons on a motor cycle by motor cyclists. Under such circumstances control of the vehicle will be difficult and can result in accidents and even death. During enforcement operations aimed at road safety over the period December 7 to 13, 2014, the Police Traffic Department made a number of cases against motorists and other persons for breaching the traffic laws. These include: Speeding 296 Driving Under the Influence 42 Breach of Condition of Road Service Licence 73 Careless Driving 21 Dangerous Driving 38 Failing to wear safety helmet 8 Failing to wear seat belt 50 Prohibition of the use of hand held mobile phone 27

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conversations, and behaviour. Step 5: Find out what your children know Find out what your children know in case they have mistaken ideas or facts, and correct any misconceptions. Keep your responses appropriate to the age of your child and also appropriate to the child's level of understanding and emotional maturity. Do not burden children with information beyond their cognitive abilities. Step 6: Be aware of how you talk Adults need to be conscious of the presence of children when discussing climate change and other worrying

environmental problems. Be mindful of how you are reacting to news about environmental problems in front of your child. Step 7: Monitor how much your children are being exposed to media stories of environmental problems Children's experience of media images contributes in significant ways to the way they think, act and feel about the world and social reality. Parents need to take responsibility for what their children are watching and listening to. Step 8: Reassure your children and give them hope Reassure children that millions of people all over the

world making a difference and they have an important role to play in the process. There are many people who are dedicating their lives to researching ways to improve the health of the planet, as well as many who are part of local and global environmental movements. Season’s Greetings to all our readers! You can share your ideas and questions by sending letters to: “Our Earth, Our Environment”, C/O EIT Division, Environmental Protection Agency, Ganges Street, Sophia, GEORGETOWN; or email us at eit.epaguyana@gmail. com

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 Greetings - Professional Repairs and Servicing - all types of appliances such as washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, air-condition units, convection ovens, deep fryers, coolers, heat extractors, pressure pumps, water dispensers, installing 100 l b g a s c y l i nde r, treadmill, hot water system etc.; elect r i c al installation and respraying of appliances. We offer a 24-hour service for restaurants and hotels - so call us for free quotation country wide, for information and location call 661 8802.                                                                                                 

PEN PAL  Indian female seeks gentleman, age 56 and over for friendship. Contact 228-9731.  Discount life-long partners, friends, c o m p a n ions, immediate link, single only 18-80 years, confidential - Tel: 592-223-8237, 6486098 - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (both phones same hours).

 Runnings Taxi Service & Auto Rental 46 Sheriff Street Campbellville - Tel: 2256926, 231-5805 - Call us today and enjoy our Christmas treat: with every 4 short drops the next short drop is absolutely free, and only pay half-fare return on all long dist a n c e drops (Airport, Parika, Mahaica).. TOURSTOURS     of Non-Stop Fun! Come experience Suriname's rich heritage, their indoor beauty and vibrant culture this and every weekend. Call us: 226-4001/225-2780 Email:marketing@kanukusuites.com Website: www.kanukusuites.com

VACANCY

 for one maid. Call 617-8757.

VACANCY  Villa, Lot 95 Fifth Avenue, Subryanville, Georgetown, Guyana: One hotel receptionist to work 6 days a week, shift system. One housekeeper to work 6 days a week. 227-2199, 227-2186.  exist for Front Desk Clerk - apply in person with written application to: The Manager, Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werken-Rust, Georgetown.  Operator for interior location. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable reference. Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.  for one accounts clerk. Apply in person at Alabama Trading Georgetown Ferry Stelling.    and experienced pitman to work in interior. Contact Ms Reshma 231-5594, 613-9589, 614-1439, Mr Thomas 663-3789  Able to work flexible hours and has CXC Maths. Send application to jobs@awngy.com ..  Cruise Lines: Waiters, waitresses, cooks, cleaners, receptionists, electricians, carpenters etc. Professional Recruitment Agency, Contact 2316296, 650-9880. : Males aged 35-55 years, must be able to work shift. Requirements: Application, Police Clearance, TIN, reference letter. Apply 233 South Road, Lacytown. Tel: 225-0198.  Guards: Males aged 35-55 years. Must be able to work shift, Requirements: Application, Police Clearance, TIN, reference letter. Apply 233 South Road, Lacytown or call 225-0198.  Ministry is seeking housekeepers, drivers, labourers and part-time Sunday school teachers, assistant directors & admin assistants. Please send application to PO Box 14058 by January 12, 2015. : Requirements able bodied, two references, police clearance - apply in person with written application to The Human Resources Department, Wieting and Richter Ltd 10-13 Water Street, Georgetown.   for interior location. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references. Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.   and Factory Assistant living on E.B.D, free accommodation also available. 266- 4427.

 for one maid. Call 617-8757.  male sales clerk and one male night . Contact 225-8205.  computer-savvy secretary, send e-mail to tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com . . Licence must have lorry, between ages 25 and 45. Apply May's Shopping Centre, 98 Regent Street.  Carnegie training or grilling experience would be an asset. Call 600-7388, 225-7933 or visit us at 174 Sheriff Street.  and experienced pitman to work in interior. Contact Ms Reshma 231-5594, 613-9589, 6141439, Mr Thomas 663-3789.  Moulder and Woodmizer operators, hauler, driver. Call Richard 609-7675, 674-1705, 233-2614.

 exist for pump attendants, sales representatives and supervisors - Contact: 2264459, Steve's Service Station, Rubis, Vlissengen Road - Apply with written application, passport size photo, 1 reference, police clearance .

VACANCY  driver to travel in and out of interior. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references. Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.  for interior location must know to cook and bake variety of items, strictly non-smoker. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references and must be at least 40 years old. Others need not apply. Call 618-2020.  for one experienced manager to manage a distribution firm with multiple branches. Must be versed in accounting and computer. Must have the ability to coordinate employees in different locations. Interested persons, apply with handwritten application along with a CV to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling. Salary will be commensurate with experience.  Company, has a vacant position for a front desk clerk, persons must have good knowledge of shipping industries. Experience as cashier will be an asset. Interesting persons can send their application along with CV and Police Clearance, 2 references and passport-size picture to: Veconinter Guyana Inc., W½ 85 Quamina Street, Georgetown. Tel: 226-3492, 223-2120.  Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond Clerk. Interested persons m u s t h a v e at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Please send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a passport-size photograph to Roy's Pharm a c y S t a ll #32-33 & #64-65 Bourda Market, Georgetown. Also Packing C l e r k / C l eaner, age 35-50 years. Please c a l l 2 2 3 - 6 072.  exist for sales reps. cashiers & counter clerks - Apply in person to Escada Express - Requirements: - 1 passport size photograph, recent p olice c l e ar a n c e , reference, and must be between ages 253 5 y e a r s ; 1 h o u s e k e e p e r, preferably female, ages 40-45, and must have cooking experience - Contact information: 2251322, 225-1328.  Ministry is seeking housekeepers, drivers, labourers and part-time Sunday school teachers, assistant directors & admin assistants. Please send application to PO Box 14058 by January 12, 2015.  For Fema l e Sales/Accounts Clerk. Applications are invited from suitably qualified p e r s o n s t o f i l l t h e post of            Clerk within a reputable P r i v a t e C o mpany. T h e successful applicant should possess the following competencies and qualifications: At least three years experience in the sale of Food and Cleaning products. Have good communication skills and be proactive to deal with customers at varying levels. Be able to meet to work in an independent and fast paced environment. Please addr ess all applications to:Direc t o r , P.Ramroop & Sons, Lot 5 'R' 2 Kersaint Park, L .B.I, East Coast Demerara. Tel no. 2203442 or 220 -3479

LAND FOR SALE Land For Sale  No.2, 138ft. x 1722 ft. - $15M. Phone 227-7734.

GUYANA CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2014 26 LAND FOR SALE  No.2, 138ft. x 1722 ft. - $15M. Phone 227-7734.  lot of land off seawall at Liliendaal, ECD. Call 6786887 - Shiv.  land in Forshaw Street, Queenstown. Enquiries, call 694-9262.  house lot: Belle West Plantation, $1.6M - 618-2317 - Must sell. Creek: river front, 5 acres - $5M. Tel: 600-3171, 648-3171.   $90M, 70x320 East Bank $29M, 676-5537, 6123501.  ACRES of land, Essequibo $13M neg. Contact 621-2733, 226-2196.  with partially built house in Bell West, Canal No.2. Price $4.5M neg. Tel: 686-6395, 264-2689, 618-6654.  ACRES prime agricultural, transported land situated at Hogg Island riverside Contact 227-0575, 228-9731, 227-0613.  approximately 40'x500 $9.5M, 3 & 4 acres Water Front, EBD; Mahaica 6 acres road side $75M -    lot for sale 6 093 sq. ft at Roraima compound, Versailles, West Bank, Lot 107. Phone 226-0351, 685-4321.  $4.5M, Mon Repos $5.8M, Lusignan $4.5M, Annandale $5.3M - Troy 6262243, 694-3652.  SQ. FT. in Republic Park (front section) prime location. Interested persons, kindly contact 676-8827, 629-6584, 645-6828, 697-4800.  183 William Street, Kitty 113'x38' suitable for bond, apartment building, etc., reasonably priced - Tel: 664-0829.  : partly cultivated, with creek bisecting land, no reasonable price refused - Contact T. Drepaul at 686-3794, 2615541.  Road La Penitence land size 140 x 60 $17M, Phone Vice President 231-2064, 2253068 , 2 2 7 - 6 8 6 3 , 2 26-10 64, 227-694 9, 225-2626.  Land - Eccles just off public road 60'x220' Price $50M, Vreed-en-Hoop public road land 80'x140' Price $35M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.  Public Road, WCD 38x150, 39x150 $16M each, Back Street, Unity, La Grange WBD 85x750 - $16M Call: 666-3619.   blocks in Potaro, 1200 acres $35M & 483 acres - $26.5M. Precious minerals, gold & d i a m o n d . C o n t a c t owners 6 7 6 - 7 4 0 5 , 6 8 8 6946.  Atlantic Ville r e s idential land 50'x100'. Price $20M, Mon Repos just off public road. Price $10M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078. GREA: Lethem business spot near bridge $6M, double lots 110'x175' near Telephone Exchange $25M, 20 acres Anarica $12M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  - $ 3M, Diamond $8M, An n a n d a l e E C D $ 5 M , 30 acres sandpit on Lind e n Highway $15M, 140 acres with mining permit $40M, Eccles $50M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651- 7 0 7 8 .  Providence - front gated community, large house lot $16M, Herstelling EBD land with foundation $10M front, Canal Polder 8 acres l a n d $ 1 2 M . Te l : 2 2 5 - 3 7 3 7 , 225-4398, 651-7078.

LAND FOR SALE   , LOT 185 CHARLOTTE & KING STREETS, MARAJ BUILDING - TEL: 227-0265, 227-1881, 627-8057 - Land: Hadfield Street - South, Friendship land size 115x450 (wharf side), Non Pareil.  farm land i n Craig, Buzz-a-Bee ideal for housing and gated community. H o u s i n g b e i n g d e v e l o p ed back of Grove/Diamond across trench. Asking $10M. Call 664-4131, 601-1867.  Street we l l - d e v e l o p e d , fully fenced land measuring 100 feet x 62 feet next to Scotia Bank - $150M. Serious enquiries only - C all 227-5407, 658-2686.   Harmonie $1.2M, $1.4M & $3.5M (100ft x 50ft), Eccles $4.5M, Providence $4.5M, Herstelling $4.5M, Cornelia Ida $3M, Uitvlugt $3M, New Zeelugt Scheme $2.5M (100ft.x50ft.). Call 677-7095. Linden Highway, east of Splashmin 30 acres $15M. 130 acres sandpit EPA clearance $40M, mining blocks Sherima 600 acres $12M, Kwakwani 2200 acres $15M, new mining areas. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  business land 125x50 neg., in Smyth Street opposite Jumbo Jet. Valuation $85M Asking price $75M, 3% refund on agent commission earned. Call Lord and Harold Anthony Reid's Realty 627-0288, 667-7812, 2253068, 225-2626, 231-2864, 2255198, 225-2709, 669-3350, 2261064, 227-6949, 646-1712.  invite you to purc h a s e t h e f o l l o w ing land for b o n d , Chandra & Gange 125x120 corner lot $65M, William Street, Kitty 120x45 for bond, Gange 125x62 in Prashad Nagar for bond. Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 6690943, 226 - 1 0 6 4 , L a d y Herc u l e s 2 2 5 - 3 0 6 8 , 2 2 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 225-2709.  Diamond: 2nd Street land $8M, double lot $12M, Annandale $5M, Enmore public road, Enmore large plot of land for business $25M. Tel: 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   at Soesdyke, Farm Land at Laluni 80 acres surrounded by creek, 3 fish pond, 1 dwelling & 2 Farm Houses, Coconut, Citrus & Fruit trees. 1 Discrovery Range Rover-Contact 2615027, 670-8282,675-1711.  only remaining land in Atlantic Gardens for executive mansion - $20M neg. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Patrick Pereira 226-1064, 623-2591, 6690943, 225-2626, 225-3068, Lady Super Abundance 661-1952, 6677812.  invite you to buy these bargains Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding Street was $42M n o w $ 3 2 M , Pere Street Kitty $34M, S e c t i o n M ranch-type was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $10M, Roxanne Burnham Gardens $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 6690943, 623-2591, 226-1064, Lady Abundance 661-11952, 225-2626, 225-3068.=  away land East and Quamina Streets corner 1 2 0 x 1 0 0 - U S $ 1 . 7M n e g . , Hadfield Street opposite new e x p e c t e d G G M C $ 11 5 M , South Road close to Wellington Street 30x112 $65M, Newtown 75x 32 $14.9M, William Street 114x45 $28M, Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 Blygezight box 80 x 7 5 $ 3 2 M , P h o n e M r B o o d r a m 6 9 2-3831, 2252626, Mr Pereira 225-3068, 225-3068, 226-1062.

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LAND FOR SALE  70x30 land for 3-storey, close to Duncan Street $14.9M, Duncan & De Abreu Street 80x80 $39M, 5-storey Duncan Street 130x33 - $30M. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 226-1064, Mr Pereira 6690943, 623-2591, Super Abundance sales person 661-1952, 225-2709, 225-2626, 2253068, 666-7812.

TO LET TO LET  bottom flat business spot on South Road. Call 227-1845.  No.2, 138ft. x 1722 ft. - $15M. Phone 227-7734.  bottom flat $70 000 monthly. Call 225-0382.  house in Enmore, $35 000 monthly. Call 677-1495.  APARTMENT. 684-2929. -bedroom apartment in Hadfield Street. Price $40 000. Tel: 692-2521.  2-bedroom bottom flat - Call 624-0777 after 5 pm. self-contained apartment in Better Hope. Call 626-2503.  rooms for single working male. Tel: 6132647.  furnished, air-conditione d o n e - b e d r o o m a p a r t ment, Tel: 623-2923.  chicken farm, cheap electricity and water. Call: 4446589, 444-6597, 694-1888.  furnished apartment, air-conditioned, one-bedroom. Tel: 623-2923.  flat suitable for school, church, salon, etc. in Cummings Street - Tel: 2332692.  business place, Sheriff Street, 2 and 3 floor for offices. Contact 627-6740.  bedroom apartment with 2 bathrooms in Charlestown. Contact 600-6364.

TO LET  2-bedroom apartment, Eccles Public Road, EBD, $40 000 monthly -Contact: 641-3595.  Regent Street top flat, business/office s pac e. Te l : 6 1 8 - 3 6 3 5 .  2-bedroom house with AC and washing machine in Kitty area - Contact: 6448074.  two-bedroom furnished apartment for short term rental in Kitty, modern amenities with internet access - Tel; 227-1871, 646-2939.   property in Eccles, high income area, with all mondern amenities. Contact 677-3350/603-4751.  2-bedroom upper flat, Mc Doom Public Road, EBD, $45 000 monthly - Tel: 653-7654 couple preferred.  newly built two-bedroom apartment in a safe environment, perfect location - Contact: 698-6496.  apartment, reasonable price, water, light, etc., New Market Street, Georgetown - Tel: 2274422, 683-7410.  apartment at Triumph Village Call 220-7937, 625-5257, 670-3743       houses/apartments and commercial spaces and 3 storey Building to rent. Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.  rentals: Rooms and apartment, AC, $8 000, fans $5 000 and $4 000 at Julian's Guest House. 638-4505, 679-4352.  space 264 sq. ft & 390 sq. ft. Suitable for consultant, insurance company, lawyer or doctor. Call 688-8185. Serious enquiries only.  business/office space (10ft x 3.5ft) at 15 Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown - $15 000 monthly. Call 610-7770, 6686018. ONE large 3 bedroom complete house. Spacious yard & active drive way. Contact: 6841634.

bedroom apartment, single or couple preferred. Contact 612-8305, 223-2742.

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   in Eccles semi-furnished upper and lower flat U$S300, US$400, US$500. Call: 684-6266. -bedroom apartment couple or single person, Middle Road, La Penitence - $32 000 monthly. Tel: 225-9759, 653-5763, 2276678.  flat 238 Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg. Nice for office, internet café, salon etc. Call 678-0303.  3-bedroom flat, all self contained US$800, Kitty 2-bedroom semifurnished US$800. 684-6260.    furnished and unfurnished apartments $85 000 to $160 000. Business space.     for rent newly renovated (2) two-bedroom apartment situated at 136 Fifth Street, Alberttown - Tel: 664-0829.  : 4 apartments (2 bedrooms each) wooden and concrete property- monthly income of $160,000- $28M. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 6236431/ 657-8887.   building in New Herstelling Housing Scheme, EBD, 4th bridge on the right, Call 222-4933, 6441712.

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 one-BEDROOM semifurnished apartment, Vryheid Lust ECD, suitable for working couples o r s i n g l e p e r s o n , daily rental US$30 & US$40, monthly $55 000 - Contact: 694-6825.

        l o c a t e d space suitable for office, printery, sales, salon barber, Mash camp etc. Call 2273064, 628-7589.  (1) three-bedroom flat apartment to rent at CI, WCD, inclusive pre-paid meter and water - Price $55 000 per month - Call 687-1628  bedroom apartment, upper flat, in Norton Street, five buildings from Camp Street Call: 628-0972 - $55 000 per month.

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SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

Silva gives Man City win over Palace, United held By Toby Davis LONDON, (Reuters) - David Silva sparkled for Manchester City with two goals in a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace that wiped out Chelsea’s lead at the top of the table and added festive spice to the Premier League title race yesterday. Manchester United’s pursuit of the table-toppers stalled with a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, their first dropped points in seven games, as local rivals City came through an encounter with Palace that threatened to turn into a frustrating occasion. Silva eased an increasingly tense atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium when he broke the deadlock shortly after halftime and then put an efficient victory to bed with his second goal soon after. Yaya Toure emphatically smashed home a late third The victory for City, who are having to cope without all their main strikers through injury, moved them level on 39 points with Chelsea, who visit Stoke City on Monday, and

ignited a title battlea that had looked to be a one-horse parade. Champions City trailed Chelsea by eight points in November, but have cranked into gear heading into the busy festive period, taking 22 points from a possible 24 in their last eight games. United are seven points adrift and one in front of a West Ham United side who will occupy a coveted top four spot at Christmas after a 2-0 home win over bottom club Leicester City. Southampton’s woes were forgotten as they beat Everton 3-0 after four straight league defeats, while Tottenham Hotspur kept up their pursuit of a top-four spot with a 2-1 home win against Burnley to move above Arsenal, who visit Liverpool today. Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin scored a superb hat-trick as they fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at home to West Bromwich Albion, but second-bottom Hull City’s troubles continued with a 1-0 home defeat by Swansea City.

England recall Ballance to one-day squad GARY Ballance has been recalled to England’s oneday squad for the tri-series in Australia and the World Cup. The Yorkshire batsman, 25, has replaced Alastair Cook in the 15-man squad, who has been dropped as captain in favour of Eoin Morgan. James Anderson and Stuart Broad return from injury and replace Ben Stokes and Harry Gurney. England have also named Jonathan Trott as captain of the Lions’ four-day squad for next month’s tour to South Africa. This winter’s trip will be Trott’s first since returning early from last winter’s Ashes tour with a stress-related illness. The senior one-day squad leave for Australia on 6 January for a tri-series also including India as a warm-up for the World Cup, which starts in February

Ballance has not played one-day cricket for England since the end of last summer, but hit 64 to help beat Sri Lanka at The Oval in May. Durham all-rounder Stokes and Nottinghamshire left-arm seamer Gurney both struggled to establish themselves on the Sri Lanka tour and make way for the more experienced pair of Anderson and Broad. National selector James Whitaker said: “We have had to make some difficult decisions to get to our final squad but firmly believe that the 15 players selected offer the very best chance of success at the World Cup. “There have been a number of promising performances from players in recent series and it is important that this squad continues to develop their one-day skills quickly and players start to show the sort of consistency needed to succeed regularly on the world stage.” Stokes and Gurney have been included in the Lions’ one-day squad, although England are yet to announce a captain for the limited overs section in South Africa. England squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara

(Essex), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), James Tredwell (Kent), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire). England Lions four-day squad: Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jack Brooks (Yorkshire), Matthew Dunn (Surrey), Alex Lees (Yorkshire), Adam Lyth (Yorkshire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Boyd Rankin (Warwickshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Adam Riley (Kent), Sam Robson (Middlesex), James Vince (Hampshire), Mark Wood (Durham). England Lions one-day squad: Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jack Brooks (Yorkshire), Harry Gurney (Nottinghamshire), Alex Lees (Yorkshire), Adam Lyth (Yorkshire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Stephen Parry (Lancashire), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Boyd Rankin (Warwickshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Vince (Hampshire). BBC Sport)

Spineless Windies capitulate ... From back page Morne Morkel picked up two for 43. Leon Johnson, unbeaten on 33 overnight, top-scored with 39 but once he fell in the sixth over of the day, no other batsman passed 20. Kemar Roach did not bat because of an ankle injury. The emphatic nature of the victory was emphasized in the fact West Indies were dismissed twice in four sessions, following the wash-out of the final session on Thursday’s second day. For the hosts, it was also their second largest margin of victory in Tests. West Indies were hopeful when Johnson and stroke-maker Marlon Samuels, on 13, navigated the opening moments of the day’s play, to stretch their third wicket stand to 35 runs. However, Johnson perished to the 88th delivery he faced in just under two hours at the crease, nicking behind one from Steyn that moved away just enough, to leave West Indies on 87 for three. The visitors’ hopes then rested squarely on a significant stand between Samuels and veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul but this never materialized. Chanderpaul faced just nine balls before falling to Steyn in the bowler’s next over, gloving a lifter to wicketkeeper AB de Villiers, to fall for four. Samuels hung around for 70 minutes overall for his 17 before finally departing with the score on 101 for five, getting a leading edge to Dean Elgar at cover off one that bounced sharply and forced the righthander to defend. Struggling badly and needing a gallant inings to survive until lunch, West Indies’ desperate search for a hero bypassed captain Denesh Ramdin again. For the second time in the match, the righthander failed to cope, falling to a superb diving catch by de Villiers after fending off a quick short-of-alength delivery from Steyn two balls after Samuels’s demise. He made just four, and has now made only 23 runs from his last five Test innings. The end came swiftly. Jermaine Blackwood lashed three fours in his 17-ball stay before gloving Morkel to substitute Temba Bavuma at short-leg for 15 and Steyn removed Jerome Taylor to a catch at first slip by Manof-the-Match captain Hashim Amla for nine. Fittingly, Steyn finished off the innings when he had Sheldon Cottrell caught at mid-wicket by Kyle Abbott, for four. The second Test bowls off Boxing Day in Port Elizabeth.

SCOREBOARD SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings 552-5 decl. West Indies 1stInnings 201 West Indies 2nd Innings (following on) (overnight 76 for two) K Brathwaite c Petersen b Morkel 20 D Smith c sub (T Bavuma) b Philander 5 L Johnson c wkp de Villiers b Steyn 39 M Samuels c Elgar b Steyn 17 S Chanderpaul c wkp de Villiers b Steyn 4 J Blackwood c sub (T Bavuma)

b Morkel 15 D Ramdin c wkp de Villiers b Steyn 4 J Taylor c Amla b Steyn 9 S Benn not out 6 S Cottrell c Abbott b Steyn 4 K Roach absent hurt Extras (lb3, w4, nb1) 8 TOTAL (all out, 42.3 overs) 131 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-52, 3-87, 4-91, 5-101, 6-105, 7-117, 8-121, 9-131. Bowling: Steyn 8.2.-2-34-6, Morkel 11.1-1-43-2, Philander 7-4-6-1, Abbott 3-0-11-0, van Zyl 10-2-22-0, Elgar 3-0-12-0.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

Pitbulls chew their way to second 3X3 title THE quartet - Akeem ‘the Dream’ Kanhai, Ryan Stephney, Jermaine Slatter and Ryan Gullen, can safely say that they are truly the ‘king of the Rim’ after picking up their second Nation-wide 3X3 basketball title on Friday evening at California Square (East Ruimveldt Basketball Court). Pitbulls picked up the Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ 3X3 basketball title and the tournament’s $500,000 first prize to add to the $1M won in 2013 when they defeated Pacesetters ‘A’ in the finals, 17 – 15 in front of a vocal crowd at the venue. Stephan Gillis, Royston Siland, Travis Burnette and Naylon Loncke made up Pacesetters ‘A’ and only have themselves to blame for the loss. The two sides were deadlocked at 14 points apiece and were in the penalty (allotted number of fouls) when Stephney would score the remaining baskets. Pacesetters ‘A’ in the early stages of the game went on a scoring rampage and were up by as many as five points until the Ravens and National point Guard Stephney decided to take things into his own hands. Pacesetters will now settle for the second place prize of $300,000 and the respective zone winners will receive $25,000.

Champs again! Pitbulls celebrating with supporters after winning the ‘Mackeson King of the Rim’ 3X3 basketball tournament on Friday last.

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India could revisit DRS stance By Sidharth Monga at the Gabba INDIA could give up on their demand of 100% accuracy if their reservations against umpire’s-call decisions in lbws are addressed. There is a growing feeling among the team that many of the marginal calls tend to go against them, which cannot be overturned by DRS as it stands today. It is a big departure from the days when India were happy with the uncertainty of human error. “Okay, we can still get our heads around its not being 100%,” a source in the team told ESPNcricinfo, “but all the marginal calls are going against us. The umpire’s call is one of our major objections with the system.” At the press conference later in the day, MS Dhoni echoed the view. There has been increasing pressure on India to better articulate their stance against the DRS, with a few howlers going against them, howlers that wouldn’t have needed any sophisticated technology to be overruled. In Adelaide, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane and Wriddhmian Saha fell to catches that basic replays would have overruled. Cheteshwar Pujara and R Ashwin had to deal with wrong calls in Brisbane, calls that simple slow-motion replays would have corrected.

However, it was the marginal decisions that stuck with Dhoni too; he feels the DRS is being used more to “justify” the umpire’s decisions than to arrive at the right calls. “It is a very interesting question, but what is more important

MS DHONI is that there are a lot of 50-50 decisions that are not going in our favour,” he said, when asked if there was any possibility of India revising their position, given the circumstances. “We are at the receiving end more often than not. And what happens in DRS, even when the DRS is around, those

decisions won’t go in our favour. “Because if the umpire has given out, you take DRS, it is still out, because DRS is often used to justify the decision given by the umpire. What is important is to use DRS to give the right decision irrespective of whether the umpire has given it out or not out . There are a lot of ways to use the DRS, but this is something that needs to be put in a specific way. That it doesn’t really matter if the umpire has given out or not out, if the ball hits the stumps [in projection] it is out; if half the ball hits the stumps you are out.” Dhoni did empathise with the umpires, but wasn’t impressed with their consistency. Asked if he was happy with the umpiring in this game, Dhoni said: “It can certainly improve but also it is very tough for those two individuals. Not to forget it has been very hot. They stand there for five days. We come back. Apart from lunch and tea they don’t get any break. When we bat they are still on the field. When Australia bat they are still on the field. “It is tough on them, but I always try to tell them, ‘Try to be consistent through the Test.’ There have been quite a few 50-50 calls that we are on the receiving end of. Irrespective of whether there is DRS or not, we will be on the receiving end according to the decision given by the umpire.” (ESPN Cricinfo)

SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

Fiery Johnson inspires Australia to second Test win (REUTERS) - MITCHELL Johnson’s brilliance with both bat and ball inspired Australia to a four-wicket second test victory over India and an unassailable 2-0 series lead at the Gabba in Brisbane yesterday. Mitch Marsh hit the winning runs as Australia survived a few wobbles to chase down their target of 128 after tea on the fourth day of the contest but there was little doubt that two interventions from Johnson set up the victory. On Friday, Australia were 247-6 chasing India’s first innings 408 when Johnson came out and smashed 88 runs from 93 balls in a Gabba record seventh-wicket stand of 148 with skipper Steve Smith that turned the match on its head. Yesterday, India had resumed their second innings on 71-1 looking to quickly make up the 26-run deficit on Australia’s total of 505 and build another imposing score.

Half an hour later, their hopes were shattered as Johnson (4-61), ably assisted by debutant paceman Josh Hazlewood (274), ripped through the batting to leave India pondering yet another collapse at 87 for five. In one dizzying 11-ball spell, Johnson took three for 10 by removing Virat Kohli (1), Ajinkya Rahane (10) and Rohit Sharma (0). Hazlewood, who took 5-68 in the first innings, removed India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for a duck in the next over. “Mitch certainly turned it on for us in that little spell this morning, that really cracked the game open for us,” said Smith after tasting victory in his first match as captain in place of the injured Michael Clarke. “All the bowlers, to be fair, produced the goods for us. I thought Joshy Hazlewood was outstanding and Nathan Lyon came on and did a job here and there.”

It was another disappointing day on the road for the tourists, who had dominated the first day on the back of Murali Vijay’s 144 as Australia’s bowlers wilted in the sweltering heat. They were still in the contest at the start of play on Saturday and Dhoni blamed the confusion after Shikhar Dhawan declaring himself unfit to resume his innings for cre-

FAIRLY RELAXED Smith, who was also run out with six runs still required, was fairly relaxed about the high casualty rate before Mitch Marsh’s cover drive for four got them over the line. “I would have liked to have been there in the end but I guess that’s cricket and I’m just happy we got there,” he said. “The wicket was still pretty good and

Mitchell Johnson bowls a sharp short ball to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane - caught at backward point - for 10 ating “unrest” in the dressing room. “It is disappointing but what is more important is to reason out why it happened,” he told reporters. “The first session today was crucial and we didn’t handle it very well. If we had been able to get a decent partnership together and pushed it into a fifth day, then we could have exploited the conditions more.” Dhawan, who injured his right wrist in the nets, was later forced to cancel his trip to the hospital for scans and resume his innings, providing some resistance in an innings of 81 before India were dismissed for 224. Australia’s run chase was far from perfectly handled either and question marks will be raised over the batting of Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh and Brad Haddin who were among the six wickets to fall.

the boys were going after them to try and get the runs pretty quickly tonight, so no real hiccup there.” Smith was “extremely satisfied” with the victory to take a 2-0 lead into the final two matches in Melbourne and Sydney, especially after a day one when Australia were under the cosh with bowlers, as he put it, “dropping like flies”. Taking the man of the match award for his superbly controlled 133 in the first innings, Smith was happy to pay credit to Johnson for his role in turning the match around. “I think it was a big turning point in the game to get that partnership there with Mitch. To get 500 runs in the first innings was just crucial for us,” he said. “It was just amazing the way Mitch came out and took on the bowlers on from ball one. It was outstanding.”

SCOREBOARD INDIA 1st innings 408: M. Vijay 144, A, Rahanie 81. J. Hazlewood 5-68. Australia 1st innings 505: S. Smith 133, M.Johnson 88 India 2nd innings o/n 71-2 M. Vijay b Starc 27 S. Dhawan lbw b Lyont 81 C. Pujara c lyon b Hazlewood 43 V. Kohli b Johnson 1 A. Rahane c Lyon b Johnson 10 R.Sharma c Haddin b Johnson 0 M. Dhoni lbw b Hazlewood 0 R. Ashwin c Haddin b Starc 19 U. Yadav c Haddin B Johnson 30 V. Aaron c Hazlewood b Lyon 3 I. Sharma not out 1 Extras: (lb-2, nb-2, w-5) 9 Total: (all out 64.3 overs) 224 Fall of wickets: 1-41, 2-76, 3-86, 4-86, 5-87, 6-117,

7-143, 8-203, 9-211, 11-204. Bowling: M. Johnson 17.3- 4-61-4 (nb-1w-1), J. Hazlewood 16-0-74-2 (1-nb). M. Starc 8-1-27-2, S. Watson 13-6- 27-0, M.Lyon 10-1-33-2. AUSTRALIA 2ND innings C. Rogers c Dhawan b I.Sharma 55 D. Warner c Dhoni b I.Sharma 6 S.Watson c Dhoni b I.Sharma 0 S.Smith run out(Yadav/Dhoni) 28 S. Marsh c Dhoni b Yadav 17 B. Haddin c Kohli b Yadav 1 M.Marsh not out 6 M .Johnson not out 2 Extras (b-4, lb-4, w-1, nb-6) 15 Total (6 wickets; 23.1 overs) 130 Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-22, 3-85, 4-114, 5-122, 6-122 Bowling: I.Sharma 9-2-38-3 (5nb), U.Yadav 9-0-46-2, V.Aaron 5.1-0-38-0.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

‘Put cricket first’pleads K.Juman-Yassin By Calvin Roberts

therefore we would not be here to celebrate with the awardees,” said Juman-Yassin. “THERE is no need for court actions. We He alluded to the passage of the Cricket need to and I am pleading with the West Administration Bill (CAB) which he views Indies Cricket Board president and con- is parallel to the GCB, but which to his stituents in Guyana, put cricket first. It is mind has a problem, saying ‘according to important for all persons to come together the CAB, the GCB and area boards are and put the game first.” being seen as corporate entities, but not Some important words delivered by K. the clubs who make up the area boards.’ Juman-Yassin, head of the Guyana Olympic In referring to the numerous court proAssociation (GOA) and a certified Attor- ceedings that is being filed against and for ney-at-Law, who was at the time delivering a the GCB, Juman-Yassin, who also serves the key note address at the Guyana Cricket Board GCB as one of its Attorneys, said such acts awards ceremony held at the Georgetown need to stop as even the judiciary is becoming Cricket Club pavilion last Thursday night. fed up with all the back and forth actions that Present within the sound of his voice is being filed, bringing the judicial system was West Indies Cricket Board president into disrepute. Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron who delivered the “Instead of the persons fighting needfeature address, GCB president Drubahadur, lessly, they can come together, pool their reSecretary Anand Sanasie, retired Chancellor sources together and work towards the develof the Judiopment of our ciary Cecil cricket which Kennard, can augur well AFC Parfor our cricket l i a m e n t a r iand cricketan Khemraj ers,” said JuRamjattan man-Yassin. and other He pleadspecial invied with Camtees. eron to interThe GOA vene from the head comWICB point menced his of view and remarks by even if they commending find it hard the GCB for a to get the job well done two factions d u r i n g t h e Chronicle Sport’s Cullen Bess-Nelson was on hand to come to a course of the to capture head of the Guyana Olympic Association compromise, year, which K. Juman-Yassin delivering his key note address at then seek the according to the Guyana Cricket Board awards ceremony last International Drubahadur Thursday night Cricket Counin his report, cil’s intervensaw them winning the Regional Under-15 title tion or cease funding the GCB. and dominating the Under-19 with a historic It was a plea that commanded a loud double win for Guyana. round of applause from the audience, with However, according to Juman-Yassin, some displaying broad smiles at the said there was nearly a NO-GCB two years ago, time, and one that also saw Cameron, before after the Haniff versus GCB court scenario delivering his feature remarks, responding by which saw several members of the GCB saying he had met with CARICOM Secretary hierarchy being subjected to threats and General Erwin LaRocque earlier in the day even dismissal from their respective jobs, on the topic. hence their resignation from their execuMeanwhile, in his Presidential retive positions on the GCB. port, Drubahadur outlined to the “Were it not for the courage of some audience the feats of the GCB on and members of the GCB and I must tip my hat off the field of play during the year, to its Secretary Anand Sanasie who became including the Brian Sattaur led historic a pillar of strength within the GCB, helping Under-19 double win and Demerara’s them to stand up and face their difficulties, dominance at the Inter-county level, there would not have been a GCB today and amongst others.

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Topp XX flatten Snatchers 5-0, HI Stars overcome Strikers 4-3 By Joe Chapman WILD card side Bakewell Topp XX flattened the Snatchers of Lethem 5-0, while Hi Stars out-shot Kwakwani Strikers 4-3 as the Upper Demerara Football Association / GT Beer Christmas SUPA 16 football championship continued at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground on Friday night. Topp XX, drafted in late to the draw after some administrative hiccups and which saw them being given a late entry, jumped on their opponents as early as the 7th minute when

Adams. But the Strikers fought back into contention and levelled the scores in the 12th minute through a penalty awarded to them after a Hi Stars player handled the ball. Sherlock Adams made no mistake from the penalty spot and in the 25th minute Dale Sauers sent the Strikers ahead in the 25th minute and the visitors were ahead at half time 2-1. However, the Hi Stars never gave up and equalised in the 49th minute through Colin Davidson. Striker’s Sauers then put his team

The Fab 4! (L-R) Shawn Daniels, Travis Waterton, Quacy Johnson and Terrence Aaron Shawn Daniels put them into the lead. Travis ‘Chicken’ Waterton then increased that to a 2-0 advantage in the 23rd minute and four minutes later it was Topp XX coasting 3-0 with a strike off the boot of Terrence Aaron. Going into the second half in cruise control Bakewell Topp XX saw Waterton making it a double for him lashing in goal number four in the 69th minute before the win was sealed through Trenton Lashley in the 76th minute. Earlier in the night Hi Stars overcame a game Kwakwani Strikers after taking the lead in the 10th minute through Tony ‘Spirit’

ahead in the 52nd minute when he scored for a 3-2 lead. With this, the Strikers seemingly were on track for a win but for Hi Stars’ ‘Spirit ‘Adams who created two scoring opportunities after he was brought down in the box. First in the 81st minute the lanky Julian Davidson scored from the penalty spot and the second penalty again off Adams’, who was hacked down, saw Julian Davidson netting the spot kick in the 88th minute to send his team through. The competition continues tomorrow with two more matches at the MSC ground.

Exciting Banks Beer Cup double-header slated for Tucville ground tonight THE Tucville ground will come alive this evening when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) stages a double header in the 4th Annual Banks Beer Cup tournament beginning at 18:30hrs with two group `C’ matches. The opening game brings together Beacon and Camptown, while the feature match will see Riddim Squad doing battle with Santos.

Both Beacon and Camptown will be seeking to open their account in the points standing as both teams suffered losses at the same venue seven days ago. Beacon went down 1-3 to Santos, while Riddim Squad edged Camptown by a 2-1 margin. The other teams in the 16-team tournament are Alpha United, Northern Rangers, Guyana

Police Force and Black Water in Group `A’; Western Tigers, Fruta Conquerors, Georgetown Football Club and Houston Stars (Group `B’); and Guyana Defence Force, Flamingo, Pele and Black Pearl in Group `D’. To date, Alpha United has registered 28 goals in two matches. They trounced Northern Rangers by a 15-0 margin in their opening game of the 2014 tournament then trashed

Black Water 17-0 in their second fixture. Meanwhile, tomorrow there will be another double-header, this time at the Guyana Defence Force’s Camp Ayangana ground beginning at 18:30hrs with Black Pearl taking on Flamingo and from 20:30hrs, the home side (GDF) will face Santos. The tournament will climax on New Year’s night at a venue to be announced.

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Bahamas to make history by hosting FIFA tournament MIAMI, (CMC) – The Bahamas will become the first country in the Caribbean region to stage a senior FIFA tournament, when it hosts the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. This follows a meeting of FIFA’s Executive Committee in in Marrakech, Morocco, where the Bahamas’ bid was approved. “It is an honour and privilege for CONCACAF to welcome such an appropriate tournament to the Caribbean region,” said CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb. “Congratulations to the Bahamas Football Association for their timely efforts in securing the bid to host the next FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. We wish them all the best in the ongoing preparations for this historic event and look forward to extending the Caribbean’s warmth and hospitality to all qualified teams in 2017.” In recent years, the Bahamas

has hosted several sporting events, such as the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship last year

CONCACAF president Jeff Webb and the IAAF World Relays earlier this year.

However, the BFA said it was thrilled with the latest development, pointing out that hosting the tournament would not only further raise the country’s profile, but also provide a welcome economic boost. “This is fantastic and welcomed news, not only for the football family of the BFA, but the Bahamas in general,” said Anton Sealey, President of the Bahamas Football Association. “It is unquestionably a tremendous honour and privilege to be chosen to host a FIFA competition and the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in particular. On behalf of a grateful government and people of The Bahamas, I wish to thank CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb and the FIFA Executive Committee for the confidence reposed in The Bahamas to host this prestigious event, which undoubtedly will accrue tremendous economic benefit to the country.”

Sammy cameo helps fire Hobart to big win

MELBOURNE, Australia, (CMC) – West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy produced a stunning late order cameo to help propel Hobart Hurricanes to a strong 52-run victory over Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League here yesterday. Sent in at the MCG, Hobart made 190 for five off their 20 overs, with Sammy slamming a robust unbeaten 38 off just 16 balls. In reply, Melbourne faltered badly and were restricted to 138 for nine off their allotted overs. Playing in the third game of the glitzy Twenty20 tournament, Hobart got a top score of 68 off 44 balls from Jonathan Wells and 43 off 42 balls from opener Ben Dunk. Hobart were tottering at 31 for three in the sixth until Wells and Dunk posted 90 for the fourth wicket. However, it was Sammy who proved the catalyst for the innings. With Hobart losing momentum at 143 for five at the end of the 18th over, the right-hander blasted four fours and three sixes to leave Melbourne shell-shocked. He ripped into seamer Daniel Worrall in the 19th over of the innings, smashing three sixes and two fours as the over gushed 29 runs. In reply, Melbourne were led by captain and opener Cameron White who hit 62 but seamer Ben Hilfenhaus snared four for 27 to help wreck the innings.

ICC announces World Cup opening events DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Melbourne celebration will involve World Cup players and legends, cultural and music performances, a spectacular fireworks display and a yet to be revealed “special moment”. It will reflect the diversity and excitement of the 14 competing nations and include some icons in Australian entertainment M eanw hile in New Zealand, the event will feature an appearance by opera-trio Solo3 Mio, songstress Ginny Blackmore and classical music star Hayley Westenra. Cricketing legends Sir Richard Hadlee, Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum will also be on hand. Both events will form part of a broadcast package to be JOHN HARNDEN televised around the world by Star Sports and its licensees. In Australia it will broadcast by FoxSports and the Nine Network. In New Zealand, it will be broadcast on Sky Sports and free-to-air on Prime ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 chief Executive John Harnden said: “Melbourne will welcome the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to Australia for the first time in 23 years with this Opening Event. “The Victorian Government along with Victorian Major Events Company are giving us great support to put on this show for the tournament in Australia and I’m sure it will get us off to a great start.” Head of New Zealand for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Therese Walsh said: “We’ve planned an opening event that will appeal to all ages and one which provides a chance for the people of Christchurch to come down to Hagley Park and celebrate their city’s important role in the tournament.” The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Opening Event in Australia is a free event, which will be ticketed. Tickets will be available to the public on a first come, first served basis. Members of the public interested in attending should go to www.cricketworldcup.com from midday Australian Eastern Summer Time on January 12, 2015 and follow the prompts. Each applicant can request up to four tickets. The Christchurch event is also free, but will not be ticketed. Further details will be announced closer to both events.(ICC Media Release).

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Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1) WI vs ENG, Barbados, 1948 (2) Desmond Haynes

Today’s Quiz:

(1) Who is the first Berbician to play in a Test? (2) Who is the first player to fashion a 150 plus score in an ODI game outside England? Darren Sammy plays an unorthodox stroke for a boundary to third man during his unbeaten 38 for Hobart Hurricanes

Answers in tomorrow’s issue

SUNDAY CHRONICLE December 21, 2014

Another Stag double-header set for #5 ground today … Grove Hi Tech & Ann’s Grove advance

THE battle for supremacy in the inaugural Stag Super XV1 knock-out football tournament will continue today at the #5 ground West Coast Berbice with another double- header featuring two home teams. First up at 18:00hrs will be Timehri Panthers and New Amsterdam United. The Timehri boys will be led by Troy Johnson, Seon David (Captain), Rodwell Grant (goalkeeper), Christopher Messiah, Alvin Adams, Oren, Samuel, John and Lawrence Steele, Hubert Adams and Delon Douglas. New Amsterdam will look to the likes of Captain Adrian Adams, Leonardo Adams, Jovano Dos santos, Devin Ferdinand, Travis Williams, Devon James, Dane Johnson, Jason Drakes, James Issacs, Samad Arokium and Dwayne Hazel as they seek a place in the quarter finals but Timehri will have other ideas. The feature clash brings together home- side Rosignol United and Mahaica Determinators in an Ancient county / East Coast showdown. Rosignol will go into the game as odds on favourites to win given that they are a GFF Premier League team but that status will not faze the East Coast side as they too, are on a mission to prove they have what it takes to win too. Rosignol’s Captain, Curtis Moore will lead their quest with support from Newt Mahaica, Keenon Rajgopaul, Olvis Mitchell, Calvin McKenzie, Oswin Michael, Javell Fraser, Akheem Hutson, Mark Wronge, Shane Gangoo and Dewyne Perry. Determinators’ challenge will centre around Travis Charles, Charles, Andrew Williams, Kurt Roberts, Azumah Roberts, Mikel Benjamin, Quincy Holder, Julian Harte, Sherwin Hermanstine, Tryon Rutherford, Samuel Charles, Royden Ramsey, Kevin Porter Abrams Brown, Delon Per-

reira and Keith Grimmond. Meanwhile, Grove Hi Tech and Ann’s Grove of East Demerara are the latest teams to book quarter finals spots following their round-of-16 matches on Friday night at the

Grove on the offensive against BV Triumph United

Grove ground, East Bank Demerara. Grove defeated BV Triumph United 2-0 while Ann’s Grove booted Agricola Red Triangle 1-0. Both winners sealed their advancement in the competition which has a top prize of 1.5 million dollars in the first half. Grove’s leading marksman Domini Garnett wasted little time in handing his side the ascendancy. Nine minutes into the game, Garnett was on target much to the delight of the appreciative crowd on hand. And even before the BV side could have conjured up a plan to keep the home team at bay, they found themselves trailing 2-0, Orson Francois hitting the ball past custodian Darren Marks in the 14th. The exchanges continued at a fast pace between both sides but there were no more goals which meant that Grove have moved on to a quarter final on Christmas day against the winner of the round-of-16 clash between Buxton United and Kuru Kururu Warriors set for next Tuesday at the Victoria ground. Friday’s opening game saw Ann’s Grove spoiling the Agricola Red Triangle party by the lone goal of their encounter which came off the boot of Quincy Johnson in the 29th minute. Agricola only have themselves to blame since they muffed a number of opportunities including a penalty late in the second period which would have changed the complexion of the game. Kacy John was the culprit, putting the ball wide of the right upright, goalkeeper Kevon Barry did not have to do anything. Earlier, Ann’s Grove were denied the chance of doubling the lead owing to some fine work by National Under-17 custodian Quazim Yussuf in goal for Agricola.

Trophy Stall hands over Champion’s Jockey Trophy for Kennard Memorial Boxing Day horse racing THE Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) will come alive on Friday when the club stages its annual Boxing Day horse race meet. The one-day event is scheduled for the club’s track at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, from 12:30 hrs. Seven races are carded for the day, including the feature race for A3 and Lower Class horses. Horses classified A3 and Lower will do battle in the feature event or the seventh and final race on the day’s programme, covering a distance of seven furlongs for a first place prize of G$1M, with the second to fourth place finishers pocketing $500,000, $250,000 and $125,000 respectively, while paying an entrance fee of $37,000. Other events billed for the day are the D3 and Lower with a winning purse of $500,000, the G3 and Lower which has at stake $300,000 for the winner, with both races going a distance of five furlongs, the same distance horses classified J3 and Lower will cover for a top prize of $200,000. The owner of the winning horse for the I1 and Lower, J1 and Lower and G1 and Lower races, will collect $250,000, $200,000, and $320,000 respectively and registration for this event closes on December 20, with no late entries being accepted. According to the club’s honorary president, former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Cecil Kennard, action is expected to be at fever pitch during the day. This meet, the final of the year for the club, will attract some of the country’s top horses on a track that is likely to be in good condition taking into consideration

location at 241 South Road and Bourda Streets, proprietor Ramesh Sunich handed over the Champion’s Jockey trophy for the 26th year to Kennard.

Deonarine replaces Fudadin in Test squad

Proprietor of the Trophy Stall, Ramesh Sunich (right) handing over the champion’s jockey trophy for the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Boxing Day meet to president of the KMTC, Cecil Kennard. the good weather that has been prevailing lately in the Ancient County. Meanwhile, the Trophy Stall of Bourda over 21 plus years of sponsorship of the KMTC’s Boxing Day meet continued last Friday. During a simple ceremony at the company’s new

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – In-form Guyana left-hander Narsingh Deonarine has been named to replace fellow countryman Assad Fudadin on the West Indies tour of South Africa. Fudadin, also a left-hander, fractured a finger during warm-ups on the opening day of the first Test at Centurion last Wednesday and was ruled out of the series. He was forced to undergo surgery that same day. Deonarine has been rewarded for his good form in the early rounds of the WICB Professional Cricket League where he has compiled 306 runs at an average of 61, with two centuries. The 31-year-old last played for West Indies a year ago on the dismal tour of New Zealand when West Indies lost heavily. Overall, he has played 18 Tests at an average of nearly 26, with five half-centuries. Ironically, Fudadin was a replacement for Darren Bravo, who pulled out of the tour because of personal reasons.

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Holder named new Windies ODI captain ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC)– Rookie fast bowler Jason Holder has been appointed the West Indies’ new one-day captain, in a shock move announced yesterday by the West Indies Cricket Board. The 23-year-old, who stands six-feet, seven-inches, will take over the reins of team from seasoned all-rounder Dwayne Bravo who has been sacked after just 19 months in charge and also dropped from the 15-man squad named to face the South Africans in a five-match series next month. Holder, highly regarded among his peers and by regional cricket authorities, has played one Test and 21 One-Day Internationals since making his international debut in February last year. The WICB thanked Bravo for his services but said Holder’s appointment was with a view to the future development of the team. “Jason is one of the good, young players who we believe will form part of the long-term future of West Indies Cricket,” chief selector Clive Lloyd said. “We expect him to be around for a very long time. He is a young man with a very bright future. We have invested in him. He was part of High Performance Centre and he also played for the West Indies Under-19 Team and the West Indies A Team. “He has played ODIs for the West Indies before and has

done well. We know he will continue to grow and demonstrate leadership. He has a very good cricketing brain and has the makings of a very good leader.” Holder’s first assignment will be the five-match ODI series against South Africa starting next month but more significantly, he will now lead the Caribbean side to the cherished ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next February. Lloyd said with the World Cup approaching, now was the time to make the transition of leadership. “The selectors decided that now is the time to make the transition and Jason will have people around him to help and guide him,” said the legendary former West Indies captain. “Some might say it’s close to the time of next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand but we know that we have a good One-Day team which can do very well.” Holder has been widely viewed as having exceptional leadership qualities, and has already served as vice-captain of the West Indies A team as well as of the Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League. He made his Test debut last year in his hometown Barbados, stroking a half-century to further bolster his credentials as a genuine all-rounder. Holder will lead a 15-man squad which includes uncapped fellow Barbadian Jonathan Carter, who has campaigned exten-

Fast bowler Jason Holder ... appointed as the new West Indies ODI captain sively with the West Indies A team in recent years. There is no room for former ODI captain Darren Sammy. Fast bowler Kemar Roach, who was expected to be a member of the squad, sustained an injury during the opening Test in Centurion and has been ruled out. The WICB said a replacement for Roach would be named shortly. Windies ODI squad – Jason Holder (Captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Narsingh Deonarine, Leon Johnson, Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor. Windies T20 squad Darren Sammy (capt), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle (subject to fitness test), Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith (ESPN Cricinfo)

Spineless Windies capitulate to heavy innings defeat CENTURION, South Africa, ( CMC) – West Indies suffered their heaviest ever defeat in South Africa, when they were humiliated by an innings and 220 runs, 70 minutes before lunch on the penultimate day of the opening Test here yesterday. Resuming at 76 for two in their second innings still requiring a further 275 runs to avoid an innings defeat, the Caribbean side capitulated inside just 15.3 overs to 131 all out, to fall behind 1-0 in the three-Test series. They were ripped apart by the ruthless Dale Steyn who snatched six for 34 to trigger the collapse that saw the last eight wickets tumble for 55 runs at SuperSport Park. Fellow fast bowler

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Dale Steyn celebrates after getting Shivnarine Chanderpaul out caught behind by wicketkeeper AB devilliers

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