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Ramotar, Harper, Jagdeo to lead elections charge from Babu John

…as early opinion poll places PPP/C with ‘slim lead’ ahead of May 11 elections Page 3

President Donald Ramotar

Black Bush Polder frontlands inundated by heavy rainfall Page

- NDIA working to drain excess water off the land

PPP/C prime ministerial candidate Mrs Elisabeth Harper

One of the excavators at the outfall channel

President says…

‘Our nation has a rich history of strong women’ - who have helped shape Guyana2 Page

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo

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President says…

‘Our nation has a rich history of strong women’ - who have helped shape Guyana

President Donald Ramotar

His Excellency President Donald Ramotar, on the occasion of International Women's Day 2015, said Guyana has a “rich history of strong women” who have helped to shape this nation. Following is the full text of the message from President Ramotar: I AM proud to celebrate “International Wo m e n ’s D a y 2 0 1 5 ” a n d t h e m a n y accomplishments of the women of Guyana. Few countries in the world can boast of a former female President, Vice President, Chief Justice and a Chancellor of the Judiciary, and first female Judge at the Caribbean Court of Justice. ?Our nation has a rich history of strong women, who have helped shape Guyana. These women, who have come from all races, political parties and regions of this country show what we as one nation can accomplish, if we work together. Today, we remember Kowsilla (Alice), who was killed, while struggling for better wages for women. We remember the struggle for Universal

Adult Suffrage, and the women who led the fight. Let us not forget Janet Jagan, who fought for the development of women in our society and their empowerment.?We proudly recognise the contributions of tens of thousands of Guyanese women, who are our caregivers, who make our villages safer and our families stronger. I am proud of my administration’s efforts and my commitment to ensuring that there be gender equality for all women in Guyana. Asking Ambassador Elisabeth Harper to run with me and serve as Prime Minister is a testament to my continued commitment and the PPP/C’s commitment to further our efforts, at addressing issues impacting Guyana’s women. Our laws, regarding equality for women and protection for women against violence and discrimination have been internationally recognised. We have created an environment, where single parent women can thrive in small businesses, through a micro credit programme called WOW (Women of Worth). We are pleased that we have expanded legal aid services, where now, women in most regions of the country, can have access to justice. Today, Guyana has attained gender parity in education at our schools. Women have achieved equity in professional life. I will continue my strong commitment to eradicating domestic violence. Domestic violence and sexual abuse of women and girls in our country are major impediments towards attaining higher development for Guyana. Under the PPP/C government, there are strong domestic and sexual abuse laws to protect women and girls. One of the reasons that I chose ‘Lis’ Harper to be my Prime Ministerial candidate is that I believe that we need to redouble our efforts in tackling this scourge on our society. I hoped, by highlighting her own personal story, detailing her own abuse, more women will have the courage to step up and say something. And by making it a focal point of her campaign and her work over the next five years, we can shine a light and begin to eradicate this scourge from our society. International Women’s Day is a day for celebration throughout Guyana, and a day to recognise all that women have done, to create a stronger, safer and stable Guyana. But we also must use this day to remember all that we still must do, to build on the advances Guyana has made for equality for all women. The path to equality for all never ends, and we have travelled far up the path, but I promise that we as a nation, will never stop moving forward on that path.

Happy International Women’s Day! - Message from Madame Deolatchmee Ramotar, First Lady of Guyana

I wish to join with the women all around the world but especially those in Guyana who are today celebrating yet another International Women’s Day. Over the past century, women have continued to make strides in all facets of human endeavour and in most countries of the world. Guyana is no exception to this trend. Guyanese women continue to elevate and distinguish themselves in our country’s political, social and economic life. They continue to make an immeasurable and invaluable contribution both in and outside of the home. I extend best wishes to these heroines and I hope that on this day that due recognition would be given to their efforts. First Lady I am however mindful of the fact that despite the Deolatchmee Ramotar impressive gains made by women internationally and locally, there remains many challenges that hinder the potential and full development of women and the safeguarding of their dignity. It is my hope that on this International Women’s Day there would be a dispassionate examination of these challenges which confront women in their quest for greater equality and respect in society. I believe that such an examination will help to highlight the many hurdles that women face and will allow for more focused and nuanced strategies to be developed so as to help our women overcome the obstacles they face. As we therefore celebrate the tremendous strides made by our women, as we hail their bravery and courage, as we celebrate their achievements and respect their choices, let us also recognise that there remains much work to be done in the advancement of equal rights and increased dignity for our women. On this special day dedicated to the women of the world, let us join hands in saluting their achievements. Let us also join hearts in our continued pursuit of their equality and betterment for all women worldwide. Happy International Women’s Day!

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Ramotar, Harper, Jagdeo to lead elections charge from Babu John …as early opinion poll places PPP/C with ‘slim lead’ ahead of May 11 elections

By Gary Eleazar

with the PPP/C enjoying an advantage in voters’ expectation of which party is likely to win.” The NACTA poll found too that overall, “voters feel the formation of the

AN opinion poll conducted by the North American C a r i b b e a n Te a c h e r s A s s o c i a t i o n ( N A C TA ) in mid-February shows that while there are p re d o m i n a n t l y m i x e d views ahead of the May 11, 2015 General and Regional Elections, the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) enjoys “a slim lead”. The results of the poll were released ahead of today’s much anticipated 19th Death Anniversary Commemoration of party founders, Dr Cheddi Jagan and his wife Mrs Janet Jagan. S p e a k e r s a t t o d a y ’s calendar event to be held at the Babu John cremation site at Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice include Guyanese Head of State President Donald Ramotar, PPP/C prime ministerial candidate President Donald Ramotar M r s E l i s a b e t h H a r p e r, Former President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo and party General APNU+AFC alliance has Secretary Mr Clement Rohee, e n h a n c e d t h e P P P / C ’s among other party stalwarts. chances of retaining power, According to the NACTA as some half of those who poll, which was released had planned to vote for the yesterday, “the election AFC have abandoned ship will be closely contested since the party announced its between the ruling PPP/C alliance with PNC (APNU).” and the combined Opposition The poll also revealed APNU+AFC (A Partnership that without the alliance, for National Unity and the AFC would have made The Alliance For Change) in-roads in PPP strongholds

in Essequibo, East Bank Demerara, and West Coast although it had lost support on the Corentyne and West Berbice. According to the results of the poll conducted by Dr

show voters “are divided along racial lines.” Asked which party they think will win the election, the poll found that there is an almost equal three way split between the PPP/C, the

however “they have been better off under the PPP/C administration than when they were governed by the PNC regime.” Asked if they are/were better off under the PPP

PPP/C prime ministerial candidate Mrs Elisabeth Harper Vishnu Bisram, “voters are fearful of a return of the PNC to power even as part of an Alliance…And most voters say they distrust PNC Leader (Brigadier rtd) David Granger, to lead the alliance, fearful of a repeat of the 1960s alliance between PNC and UF (United Force).” According to Dr Bisram’s poll, overall the findings

APNU/AFC alliance, and those who say "too close to call", with the PPP enjoying a four per cent advantage over the Alliance. “The closeness of people’s perception of the electoral contest, suggests a very tight race,” the findings revealed. Potential voters say

to office 56 per cent said ‘yes’ while 39 per cent replied in the negative. Many expressed the view that times have changed and they do not think the PNC would repeat its abuses and

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo

administration or under the PNC government, 51 per cent responded PPP, while 25 per cent believe life was better under the PNC especially under Desmond Hoyte’s tenure. A significant amount of respondents, 24 per cent, did not offer a response. Asked if they have any issue with the PNC returning

dictatorial rule if it recaptures power and some PNC supporters feel their party has learned from its misrule and will not repeat past abuses of the nation. Those concerned about a potential return of PNC to power are primarily supporters of PPP and AFC whereas those not concerned are traditional PNC supporters.

At International Women’s Day forum…

Granger underscores importance of women in society UNDERSCORING the importance of women in society and their roles which contribute significantly to the oiling of these organs of society, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), Brigadier David Granger admonished that “Girls should be in school, not being trafficked” at a gathering of the National Congress of Women (NCW), the Women’s arm of the PNC. The PNC leader who is also Presidential candidate for the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) was at the time speaking at a women’s forum in observance of International Women’s Day held at the NCW Headquarters on Thursday March 5, 2015. According to the Opposition Leader, it was OPPOSITION LEADER key that women be properly DAVID GRANGER

educated and gainfully employed, given their roles in society as primary caregivers to their children. He sought to encourage women to begin thinking of the knowledge and skills passed down to them from their own mothers as possible tools to be employed as entrepreneurs. If elected President, Granger said his Government would “revitalise the local government system” which he sees as a “path towards empowerment” where young men and women

start their “apprenticeship” in the democratic system by “learning to serve others”. In concluding, he highlighted that him being the seventh of eight children, has taught him to appreciate the work and sacrifice of the nation’s women and that he remains hopeful that occasions such as International Women’s Day will be used to take stock of the education, safety and economic well-being of our young girls and women.

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CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2015

Message from the PPP THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) salutes our women on the occasion of International Women’s Day. This day is a good time to reflect how far we have advanced as a country in terms of empowering our women to take their rightful place in society. Today we have women who have attained high levels of recognition in a variety of professions which in the past were dominated by men. These included engineering, medicine, law and the teaching and nursing professions, the latter two now dominated by women. Females now outnumber men by a significant margin at the University of Guyana and other tertiary institutions, an indication how far we have advanced in terms of gender equality and equality of opportunity for our women. At the legislative level much progress

has been made in terms of addressing the burning issue of domestic abuse and sexual harassment. The establishment of the National Commission of Women has further placed the issue of women on the front burner of our national agenda. As we observe yet another International Women’s Day, let us pay tribute to all those women who have contributed to the economic, social, political and cultural development of this beautiful country of ours. Let us spare a thought for our former President Mrs. Janet Jagan who passed away on March 28. Guyana owes her a debt of gratitude for the sterling contribution she has made in raising the political awareness of women in Guyana. The PPP is proud of our women who continue to be the driving force behind our economic and social progress. Long live our women!

Message from Guyana Teachers’ Union Womens’ Advisory Committee INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is observed, today, around the world. Looking back on the past struggles and accomplishments, it is on this day women are recognised for their outstanding achievements without regard to gender, ethnicity, linguistics, cultural and economic background or political affiliation. The Guyana Teachers’ Union, Women’s Advisory Committee joins with agencies and organisations around the world to celebrate International Women’s Day. As we embrace the theme: ‘Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!’, the Women’s Advisory Committee calls upon every woman to celebrate their acts of courage and determination

they have modelled to achieve attainable heights. Let us use this year’s theme to build the morals of other women and girls in our work environment and communities to make choices such as participating in policy making, trade unionism, acquiring an education, having an income and living in a society free from violence and discrimination. As women we need to close those gaps and uphold women’s achievements, recognise challenges, embrace each other and focus our attention on women’s right and gender equality through mobilization. Long live the industrious women in Guyana and around the world! We salute you!

Message from FITUG

ON the occasion of International Women’s Day 2015, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) salutes the women of the Republic of Guyana – for their sterling contributions as Mothers of the Nation and just for their needed womanhood as equal partners to their menfolk. Put in its most simplistic terms – can we imagine

a world without women? Without the determination, grit and charm of the female gender? What kind of world will that be? The Chinese proclaim that “Women hold up half of the sky”. FITUG

agreed with the symbolism, for besides mothering the planet, they then nurture the young into becoming the thinkers, planners, workers and defenders of the world. FITUG now pays tribute to our own members, especially our females. They labour in field, factory and office. They are producers and actors in agriculture, clerical work, marine foods, the timber industry and vital economic sectors of Guyana. F I T U G ’s affiliates will spare no efforts to see that our womenfolk get the social and economic justice they deserve. We, however, must record our concern over the too frequently reported incidence of abuse of our women – both mental and physical.

Using the law enforcement and prosecution is one level of approach to halting this human menace against our wives, mothers and sisters. FITUG, however, suggests that there must be structured programmes of responsible partnering and parenting directed at our menfolk – both young and matured. Let our young men in town and village learn how to show respect for females from their youth. Show them examples and role-models to emulate. Let International Women’s Day mean something to men too! As National and Regional elections approaches us in May, FITUG urges Guyana’s women to consider and examine the choices before them. As you ladies prepare to vote do not be fooled by empty rhetoric. Continue your education. Create self-employment opportunities. Choose your government as you would choose your life’s partner. They are both crucial to your future. FITUG wishes Guyana’s ladies a happy and thoughtful International Women’s Day.

Message from the AFC ALL around the world, International Women’s Day provides the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the nation’s women while calling for greater equality of payment for services and employment, freedom from discrimination, and equal opportunities for educational and social growth. The Women For Change (WFC) arm of the Alliance For Change (AFC) salutes the intrepid women of Guyana who have succeeded in breaking through quite a number of barriers in our pre-

viously male-dominated society. The WFC salutes all Guyanese female Chief Executive Officers, General Managers, Financial Officers, Operations Managers, and the multitude of business owners and high functioning managers in the private and public sectors. Our pride resides as well in the women in the mining, agriculture, services, manufacturing, hospitality, law, health and the numerous political, social and economic sectors of life and home making in our multifaceted Guyanese society.

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Message from Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque

TODAY, I join with the global community to salute women and girls everywhere, particularly those of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is well known that it is the women of our Community who have been the bedrock of society and have been agents of change within our societies. In so doing, they have been steadfast in their determination to improve their economic, social, political, cultural and legal status. This year’s theme ‘Empower Women – Empower-

ing Humanity’ is one which is an aspiration for many, if not all of us. For the realities sometimes blur the vision of a world where each woman and girl can be empowered to exercise her choices, such as participating in politics, getting an education, having an income and living in societies free from violence and discrimination. We are now twenty years on from that important milestone, the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Our governments were among the 189 that

signed that historic document which put forward an agenda for realising, among other things, the achievement of women’s equality. Yet, today, that goal remains elusive. I applaud the Region’s progress as evidenced by new legislation with respect to the rights of women and children; increased representation of women in government and leadership; attainment of higher levels of education; improved access to health care and reduction in child mortality. However, more action needs to be taken with respect to gender

equality in governance; to end wage discrimination; and to stop the continuing gender-based violence that has an impact, not only on the lives of women and girls, but also their families and communities. Statistics from country reports indicate a troubling level of sexual abuse and human trafficking of the girl child while women continue to be the victims of domestic abuse. I reiterate our commitment to the proposed Goal 5 of the UN Framework for Sustainable Development: ‘Achieve gender

Message from GAWU

THE Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) greets the women of the world, and more importantly of our country, on this International Women’s Day (March 8, 2015). We also wish to express our support for the United Nations theme, this year, ‘Make it Happen’. Under this theme whilst recognising the advances made by women since the Beijing Conference, the U.N. is also focusing on other issues relevant to women’s questions. Among these are efforts to bring an end to violence which affects 1 in 3 women worldwide and increasing the global number of female parliamentarians from the current 22 per cent. Additionally, GAWU takes the opportunity to dedicate this day to strengthening the ties of solidarity with working women in the worldwide struggle against their double exploitation as both workers and women. We can neither forget the millions who are the victims of imperialist wars, who are burdened by oppression, and who suffer due to poverty. In our troubled times, we need to recall the revolutionary origins of this day. This day, IWD, was begun in 1910 at an “international congress of socialist women”, and was inspired by reports of a strike and protest march of American women textile workers in 1908. The Russian trade unionist and revolutionary, Alexandra Kollontai on this question said: “Women workers should dedicate themselves

to a common cause as workers while outlining and putting forward those specific needs and demands that affected them as ‘women, housewives and mothers’.” And the German socialist, Clara Zetkin, told the conference that “the liberation struggle of the working class woman cannot be...a struggle against the men of her own class. The end goal of her struggle is not free competition against men, but bringing about the political rule of the working class.” That call is just as relevant more than 100 years later. Women workers throughout the world continue to suffer exploitation both at work and at home. At work, women are still paid lower wages, perform the most menial jobs and are less likely to be promoted. At home, violence and sexual abuse of women and girls is rising. Women also bear a disproportionate brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, in both the numbers affected and the burden of caring for family members. On International Women’s Day we renew our commitment to organize collectively until all of us and more so our women are free from oppressions and discrimination. We are very confident that International Women’s Day can be an occasion to unite and advance our struggles, make strong links and develop strong solidarity in order to ensure more achievements for our womenfolk, nationally and worldwide and as the U.N. theme says, to ‘Make it Happen.’

Message from GTUC Women’s Advisory Council THE Women’s Advisory Council of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) recognises the contributions made to Guyana’s development and the role of women in this regard. We recognise that despite their myriad contributions in home, office, field and factory and in our political sphere that they remain among the unsung. Today we honour their contributions and we credit them with being the backbone of development. This year’s theme ‘Make it happen’ focuses our attention on the fact that there is far more to be achieved and far more ability that remains untapped. We therefore have to release the barriers that limit the potentials and achievements of our women and girls. We must do this in every sphere of life and human endeavour, be it economic, cultural, social and political. We must ensure equal pay. We must ensure equal opportunity and equal gains. This concept of equality of our women and girls must not be limited to the work environment. It must start as a process of socialisation from birth, so that in transitioning to adulthood the young girl would know and accept a role in society that is not limited by anyone, system or structures. We must ‘Make it happen’. There is no longer a place in society for women to accept any role where they cannot freely function, to do

and not be recognised, or to be seen and not heard. It is for society, for all of us to ‘Make it happen’ through education, socialisation, laws and public policy. Happy Women’s Day!

equality and empower all women and girls”; and to the actions which include “[eliminating] all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation”. I wish to acknowledge the role of UN Women in assisting the Community to engage fully in the discussions on these issues at the global, regional and national levels with respect to, in particular, the Post 2015 Development Agenda and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Agenda.

On this occasion of International Women’s Day 2015, I join the voices across the Region in celebrating our women and girls, those whom we have formally recognized and those many unsung heroines who continue to develop our Caribbean Community. Let us renew our commitment and energy as we map out the path for empowering the women in our Region as an essential ingredient for sustainable development and a vital element in building a Community for All.

Police hunt man in fatal stabbing incident THE police are hunting a man who reportedly fatally stabbed another man on Friday in the interior during a row. According to reports, around 23:00hrs on March 6, 2015, Clement Issacs of Micobie Village, Potaro,Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni), was involved in an argument with another man at Konawaruk, Potaro, during which he was fatally stabbed to his body. The suspect has not yet been arrested as the investigation continues.

Police arrest Albouystown man with unlicensed firearm IN a separate incident, a man is in police custody following the discovery of an unlicensed weapon on his person during a stop- and- search exercise on Friday night in the city. According to a police report, around 19:10hrs on March 6, 2015, ranks of a police mobile patrol conducted a search on a man at James and Curtis Streets, Albouystown, in whose possession was found an unlicensed .32 pistol with 11 rounds. He has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigation.

EDITORIAL

SUNDAY CHRONICLE March 8, 2015

GUYANA

BOASTFUL TALK, ELUSIVE PLANS

NOT surprisingly, as campaigning for the May 11 general elections gets into stride amid all sorts of manoeuvrings and double-speak, it is becoming more evident that the leaders of the anti-PPP/C elections coalition, headed by the PNC’s leader, Mr David Granger, are coming under more critical scrutiny by some commentators. Among them are a few well known Guyanese once associated with either the PPP or PPP-led administrations and who, while offering some independent analyses, also make criticisms in the media against the governing party. For example, in yesterday’s edition of the ‘Guyana Times’, Dr Henry Jeffrey, a former Cabinet minister of the PPP/C Government, and Mr Ramon Gaskin, well known political activist and social commentator, offered their respective

views on the unfolding politicking of the PNC-dominated APNU/AFC alliance for the coming elections. Commenting on the formal launch of their elections campaign last Wednesday at the Guyana Pegasus, Dr Jeffrey described the event as “all fluff and no substance” in what the lead speakers had to offer. According to Dr Jeffrey, they (the APNU/AFC leadership) “are not saying anything...They are basically opening the door for the PPP/C….” For his part, Mr Gaskin in his assessment of the official election launch event at the Pegasus, said that the leadership of the coalition seem more interested in allocation of “positions” than addressing basic issues pertaining to governance policies and programmes. Truth is that neither APNU (which is really the PNC in a different dominant

role) nor what remains of the AFC has seriously come to terms with the challenges facing Guyana at this time of global economic and political crises. Therefore, they continue to froth at the mouth with boastful claims and slanderous statements against the PPP/C-led Government while continuing to treat Guyanese with contempt by indulging in wild, emotional talk as a substitute for policies and programmes. In this respect, both their Presidential and Prime Ministerial candidates appear to have fallen prey to the sort of intellectual emptiness and political bitterness of the PNC’s frustrated wannabe leader, Carl Greenidge. He continues to

reveal difficulties in coming to terms with the possibility of being counted among those “comrades” contributing to the leadership challenges facing Mr Granger. For now, let’s wait and see what specific policies and development programmes the Granger-Nagamootoo-led elections alliance reveal in the coming weeks. Bad-mouthing and political slander may be easy for those more obsessed with positions than what can really foster national unity for national development. Enough for now.

The AFC/APNU coalition continues PNC tradition of dictatorship THE Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition has failed terribly to move away from the horrendous record of the People’s National Congress as regards dictatorial conduct. I would like to highlight the nature of these parties with reference to democracy and their concern about the needs of the people. I would like to point out that these parties have been riddled in a past of undemocratic actions, dictating to the National Assembly, and showing no concern where the needs of Guyanese are concerned. I find striking similarities between the ‘old’ PNC, the now PNC and the AFC. The PNC, before 1992, presided over Guyana in a dictatorial manner. They employed an authoritarian philosophy and led Guyana into its dark age. The Guyana created by them lacked true freedom of expression. They led Guyana into an era of infrastructural, educational and social failure. Guyana was gripped by shortag-

es of food items, racism and giant debt crises. In order to maintain their stranglehold over the people, they continuously rigged elections. There have been allegations from Balwant Persaud, Sharma Solomon and Africo Selman on the undemocratic and dictatorial conduct of these two parties. These parties are yet to defend themselves in a mature manner. As Minister Anil Nandlall highlighted, every PNC party election has been littered with accusations of rigging. Undemocratic behaviour is no stranger to this party. It was also recently disclosed that the AFC cannot account for funds amounting to Gy$21 million. The coalition itself was not discussed as a party. Only the blind and deluded cannot see the parallels. The ‘old’ PNC also dictated to Guyana in a similar fashion as the AFC and APNU are now trying to. Africo Selman, in an interview, spoke out on her support for some government projects. The AFC

and APNU however dictated over the National Assembly, over the past three years. The AFC and APNU abused their powers to cut projects that would have benefited Guyanese significantly. It showed the adoption of the ‘old’ PNC’s total control and total- power philosophy. Ms Selman also claimed that she was subjected to verbal abuse from the Chief Whip of the PNC, Amna Ally. I would like to point out that this is very similar to the bullish attitude of the PNC when they were in power. Former AFC member Balwant Persaud spoke of the dictatorial conduct of the “gang of five” of the AFC, with regard to the managing of the party. How can dictatorial forces effectively manage a democracy? The alliance has also showed lack of interest in the needs of the people. The AFC and APNU claim that we as a country need their alliance now. Frankly, we do not need an alliance; we need hydropower, a modern airport and a specialty

hospital. Why were we robbed of them? Why do we have to wait on an alliance to do it? What makes an alliance doing it better than the current government’s bringing it to fruition? It is plain old selfish politics. If the PPP/C carries out these projects, it will reflect well on the ruling administration. They chose to rob the people of this, because they do not want the current administration to appear in a good light. I am sure that they will table some of these very projects if they are in government. This coalition shares an enormous amount of parallels with the PNC of old and the members fail to be apologetic for the actions of the PNC. Instead, they celebrate the legacy of the old PNC, while hiding under the curtains of a new name. The political alliance of the APNU and AFC has not abandoned the legacy of the old PNC; it instead follows a similar path. DAVENDRA KISSOON

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Women Empowerment in Guyana speaks volumes of progress under the PPP/C AS we join with the world to celebrate International Women’s Day today (Sunday March 08, 2015), it is important to reflect on the achievement of women in Guyana, as they have come a long way, through rough roads and passages. One of the major features of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) government, since it took office in 1992, has been programmes, centered on the empowerment and development of women. Commencing with the first female President of the country, Mrs. Janet Jagan, women have moved ahead and there are now more programmes in place to further aid in their development. This has been a critical intervention at a time when the gender questioning is being highlighted, especially with regard to women’s role in society. Guyana can now boast of developments with regard to women’s issues, with the population of women in parliament at 33%, a significant increase from 1992, where there was a mere 18.5% of female parliamentarians, in a house of 65 seats. As such, due to the investments in women capital, Guyana was recently ranked 29th in the world. Whereas, in the Caribbean, the only

country that is ahead of Guyana is Grenada, and that is, in terms of percentage composition in the House. This means that the Guyanese Parliament today has a higher percentage of female parliamentarians than the United States Congress, taking into consideration that the Congress is normally held up as the greatest of all democracies. Under the leadership of the late Dr. Cheddi Jagan, the first elected position to a woman was given to Janet Jagan in 1951, as a member of the Georgetown Town Council. Also, Mrs. Jagan, together with Jessie Burnham and Jane Phillip Gay in 1953, was the first women ever to be elected in the parliament. Also, under this administration; the first female minister of government was again Janet Jagan, who served as the Minister of Labour, Health & Housing, from the period 1957-1961. Also the first Chief Justice and the first Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Desiree Bernard, ascertained her position under the PPP government. This is the pattern which has today been set by the current administration for other women to follow. This government has created an environment where single parent women can today

benefit from training to empower themselves, and can access loans to start small business ventures. In addition to these, there are a number of others that provide opportunities for women, primarily those who are in the vulnerable category, to qualify themselves in skilled areas. These include namely the Women of Worth (WOW) programme and the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) programmes. Women in their mid twenties or early thirties are today land and home owners. Where in this country’s history has this ever happened before? Also many women are today taking up employment in areas where only men once dominated, and they are not only taking up the challenge, but are also outperforming the men. Women are now more empowered and are playing leading roles in the development of almost all the sectors, including agriculture, Information and Communication, security, mining, education, health, aviation and construction. Education is also another area in Guyana, where women have excelled. Many countries in the world would envy the opportunities, rights and independence that women in this

country enjoy. While in some countries, young women aren’t allowed to attend school, here in Guyana they are dominating the males in the school system, not only in their numbers but also in academic performance. What is also important to note is that despite all these changes and empowerment of the Guyanese women, the majority of them still embrace moral and traditional practices, and in my view, this is commendable. These women, who today hold high positions and offices in society, also manage a family life, taking care of their spouses and children. This government has managed to create a level playing field for all its citizens, and I personally, as a young woman, am proud to be a Guyanese, as I am able to enjoy these rights. I would like to encourage all the other women in this society, both young and old, to become independent, and to empower themselves. It is never too late nor too early to learn. I urge that they take charge of their lives and live their dreams. The only persons who can take these dreams away from you, is yourself. No one else! SHIVANIE RAMPERSAUD

The Political System and its Elements

THE most general definition of politics is that politics is the form of interrelations among classes, social groups and nations, a form directly or indirectly connected with the manifestation and implementation of power. What are the ultimate objectives of the political party at a given historical stage in a given country? What are the conditions for achieving these aims and how does the party associate the struggle for achieving them with the international objectives of the working class? With the Marxist-Leninist theory as its guide, and proceeding from its programme the party works out its policies and tactics. The party’s policies concern all questions bearing on the interests of all the working masses. The party’s tactics are the ways it implements its political line. The political party has its rules on the basis of which it is built as a single firm organisation. The party ideologically, the rules do so organisationally. They determine the forms of the party’s organisation, the methods of its work, the standards of its internal life and the principles of its leadership. They indicate who may and must be admitted to the party, the rights and duties of the party structure from top to bottom and the interrelations between its higher and lower bodies. The political system permits, in my view, inclusion in one system of all the basic categories and concepts describing the political life of society. Beginning from this category, investigators are able to move by degrees toward increasingly focused and differentiated political categories, devising a set of characteristics subject to verification by clear and logical determination. A political system is one of the structures of society, alongside the economic and in-

tellectual systems, set apart by the activity by social groups. The political system is distinguished from other social systems, first, by its supremacy. It exercises supreme power in society, its decisions are obligatory for all society and for each of its systems. The basic function of the political system is to mobilise resources for the attainment of goals that are set for society by its leading socio-class forces. Its principal characteristic is power. Compare this with the economic system, which is concerned above all with the production of goods and services and is directed to the satisfaction of society’s demands, or with the intellectual system, the prime function of which is the adaptation of individuals through the establishment of behavioural norms and models. Second, the political system interacts with other socio-economic structures of society. Wielding supreme power in society, the political system is nevertheless the superstructure, predetermined by society’s economic and social bases. The third specific characteristic of the political system is its relative autonomy, determined by the special mechanism of group structures, roles and functions. The political system is the most formal of society’s representative institutions. Relations within it are as a rule governed by special norms, both legal and political. Fourth, the influence of the political system on all of society is more active than the influence of any other of society’s structures, which follows from the fact that it has supreme power and the opportunity to dispose of society’s resources. These properties are true of the political system of any society. They have social substance in every socio-economic formation at every stage of its development.

We should distinguish the basic functions of the political system from its special hallmarks. These functions are: 1) the determination of society’s goals and tasks; 2) the mobilisation of resources; 3) the integration of all elements of society; 4) legitimisation, by which is meant the correspondence of political life as practised to official political and legal norms. The establishment of goals and the mobilisation of resources to meet them are the principal functions of the political system, while integration and legitimisation are functions both of the political and of other social systems. On the basis of these characteristics, we can analyse not only the institutional, but also the behavioural aspects of political life. The constituent elements of political life should be distinguished from its distinguishing marks and parameters. I suggest four groups of elements of the political system of socialist society, corresponding to their roles and functions: 1) political organisations; 2) political norms; 3) political relations; 4) political consciousness. One can consider those institutions of social life, groups, norms, functions and roles that interact closely with political administration as elements of the political system. From the point of view of the roles and functions carried out by specific elements of the political system, one can distinguish between non-functional elements, those that have an exclusively political function, such as political parties and functional elements, for which the political function is only one of many. We must note the presence of episodic political functions or interactions in those institutions, organisations and groups for which politics is not an important function, such as scientific societies, etc.

There are political aspects in the behaviour of almost all contemporary institutions, communities and individuals. However, only those institutions that interact strongly with power and administration and for which such activity is an essential characteristic are elements of the political system. In the works of Marx and Engels, we meet, too, the concept “political structure,” which is used principally as a synonym for “state” in the broad sense of the word. Thus, the concept of the “political system” is broader than the concept of “state” in the accepted, narrow sense of the word. But it is also broader than the concept of the “political organisation of society,” though the latter is the most essential element of the political system. It is through political organisations that the principal goals of society are set, that political policy is determined, that political and legal norms are formulated, that society as a whole is mobilized. But the political system, as already mentioned, cannot be reduced to society’s political organisations. Real political life and political relations are much broader than the activity of political organisations. They include, in addition to political and legal norms, the political relations of various social communities, e.g. , the working collective, that describe the process by which the political system functions. We should now look in more detail at the elements of the political system of developed socialist society in their interaction, i.e., in the operation and development of that system. SHERWOOD CLARKE General President Clerical & Commercial Workers’ Union

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CCJ and a sad colonial sickness - after 10 years only four among a dozen Analysis by Rickey Singh

UNCOMPLIMENTARY views understandably continue to be expressed over the Dominica Government’s decision to nominate and campaign for Baroness Scotland of Britain to contest the coming election in Malta for a new Secretary General of the Commonwealth, in preference to Sir Ronald Sanders who enjoys overwhelming CARICOM support as a regional candidate. In contrast, however, the success by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s government in severing his old colonial link with Britain’s Privy Council in favour of the

the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and with Barbados and Guyana being the first members of the regional court. The momentous initiative somehow got stuck in the proverbial mud with eight of a dozen eligible member states having trapped themselves with self-serving language that mocks their claim to be “free” of the vestiges of colonialism.

local courts of appeal. Further, instead of continuing the dependency syndrome on rulings by Britain’s privy council, it is empowered to function as the final appeal court for member states of the Community that access

JAMAICA/T&T Ironically, among the eight are Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, the first two CARICOM countries to sever the colonial relationship with

The problem is that those deeply affected by a colonial mentality of bygone years, when the Union Jack fluttered over local parliament and court buildings, are yet to pay heed to the harsh reality that outstanding British law lords are themselves signaling their preference for an end to the burden they have in dealing also with appeals that could now be effectively addressed by courts of independent nations once former colonies of the United Kingdom. What self-contempt by the reactionary, anti-CCJ lobby. How pathetic!! Mr Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Dominica’s final appellate court, is being positively viewed as a welcome development within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) -- the first member country of the sub-region to have done so. Establishment of the CCJ by unanimous agreement of Caribbean Community Heads of Government is certainly one of the most enlightened, historic decisions in favour of the regional integration movement now in its 42nd year. Next month, on April 16, will mark the tenth anniversary of the CCJ, headquartered in Port-of Spain where its inauguration ceremony had taken place. Its establishment was financed with a US$100 million loan raised on the international money market by

Britain but where successive administrations in Kingston remain politically crippled by their own contradictory posturings to embrace the CCJ, as Jamaica’s court of last resort instead of maintaining access to Britain’s Privy Council. Consequently, amid all the pathetic double-speak, particularly in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, involving not just politicians but also some leading legal and media minds - the more so in Kingston than Port-of-Spain -- only a quartet of CARICOM member countries have replaced Britain’s Privy Council as their final appellate institution. Along with new-comer Dominica, they comprise the first two, Barbados and Guyana, and, as of last year Belize. The CCJ is empowered to deal with all legal matters that normally occupy the attention of

Medical assistance row by Opposition is ridiculous I WOULD like to point out the imbecilic nature of the claims of the Opposition, with regard to the ‘Medical Assistance’ row in Guyana. The Opposition has again displayed childish and backward attitudes with regard to people’s personal data. It is not the first time that we, as a people, have been graced by this blatant disregard for personal privacy by the Opposition. Over

the past years, they, the Opposition parties, have shown great belief that if they tell a lie often enough, it will become the truth. The Government has provided equal access to medical assistance and members of the Opposition were benefactors as well. Firstly, I would like to point out to you that the health of a person is a very personal thing. Individuals prefer to keep the details of

its jurisdiction. The problem is that those deeply affected by a colonial mentality of bygone years, when the Union Jack fluttered over local parliament and court buildings, are yet to pay heed to the harsh reality that outstanding British law lords are themselves signaling their preference for an end to the burden they have in dealing also with appeals that could now be effectively addressed by courts of independent nations once former colonies of the United Kingdom What self-contempt by the reactionary, anti-CCJ lobby. How pathetic!! (Rickey Singh is a noted Caribbean journalist based in Barbados)

their medical condition and spending private, except in extreme cases. As a political party, the Opposition should know better than to publicise the medical history of someone. These parties have shown a chronic inability to hold themselves to the same standards that they hold others to. These personal attacks place individuals at risk and are very sensitive. Secondly, members of the Opposition have been big benefactors of medical assistance from the Government. Medical assistance was given to former President Desmond Hoyte, and then to Robert Corbin. The government maintains that anyone qualified for medical assistance will get it. There is no

evidence of discrimination with regard to this. It is really sad when their supporters come to the front, making these claims, based purely on faith in these politicians. I believe that the Opposition forces need to show greater respect for the privacy of fellow Guyanese. Their campaign is focused on dehumanising members of the ruling party. They continue to be petty in their operations. They continuously operate on the belief that if you tell a lie often enough, it becomes the truth. If they are to impress me, they would have to display mature conduct towards Guyanese. RITA CLEMENTSON

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APNU-AFC the Party of ‘No’

APNU-AFC as a coalition party is not new; it was not born on February 14, 2015; all it did on that February 14 was to make the secret public, in order to have increased populous visibility. APNU-AFC already was a coalition party at the declaration of the 2011 General and Regional Elections’ results, and the activation of its engines of resistance for the sake of resistance against the PPP/C’s agenda began in full swing. And there is this feeling, too, that all that APNU-AFC wants is bad news for Guyana just for the sake of placing the PPP/C Government in a bad light. Soldiering with a one-seat parliamentary majority, APNU and AFC hatched a strategy from the onset of their tenure to obstruct the PPP/C Government’s development plans, and to bring the PPP/C Government down to its knees before the due date of the next statutory elections in 2016. This position is not difficult to surmise. Scanning APNUAFC long-winded speeches, its poor outcomes, and its impact on the nation in the 10th Parliament would produce this conclusion. This APNU-AFC’s behaviour invokes the Republican Party ugliness that U.S. President Barack Obama faced when he won a landslide in 2008, and a resistance which he still faces today. Representative Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland asserted that the Republican Party agenda is an anti-Obama agenda. This ugliness against Obama’s agenda has transformed the Republican Party into a party of ‘NO’. In the National Journal of October 23, 2010, then minority Republican Party Senate Leader Mitch McConnell indicated his intention to make Obama a one-term President. A Time article ‘The Party of No’, stated that the then House of Representatives Republican Party Chief Whip Eric Cantor and Mitch McConnell engineered an all-out resistance to Obama, where the Republican Party used obstruction of Obama’s initiatives as a strategy to enable Obama to fail as the President. In Obama’s first term in office and in this his ongoing second term, Republicans in both Houses of Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) have demonstrated a history of resistance to the Obama agenda. Nowadays, Republicans are resisting Obama’s Executive Order invoking new immigration rules for illegal immigrants, Obama’s negotiation with Iran, the healthcare reform, many appointees of the Obama Administration, etc. In fact, on ABC’s ‘This Week’ on January 25, 2015, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal confirmed that the Republican Party was a party of ‘NO’ and that there is now the need to replace this ‘NO’. Would you not say that this Republican Party’s resistance against the Obama agenda has strong resonance with Guyana’s APNU-AFC’s parliamentary behaviour? APNU-AFC Party’s ugliness has transformed it into a party of ‘NO’, for its agenda since the start of the 10th Parliament, definitively, has been an anti-PPP/C agenda. How so? Concluding agreements in the National Assembly regularly became a predictable ‘NO’ against the Government. This conclusion is not hard to ‘sus’ out. The 10th Parliament was plagued with a one-seat majority Opposition - APNU

and AFC - armed with ambitious perceptions and wild expectations of controlling the ruling PPP/C agenda and programme of activities. Indeed, the PPP/C parliamentarians rejected and defeated APNU-AFC’s stance of wanting to be the de facto executive. In the lawlessness that passed for parliamentary proceedings in the 10th Parliament, matters of national importance lost their way through APNU-AFC’s parliamentary talking points and translation. For instance, in the PPP/C Government’s struggles to update and offer the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill to the Paris Plenary of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, at the eleventh hour, the leading Opposition Party APNU tabled amendments. APNU’s delaying tactics impeded parliamentary progress and agreement on the Anti-Money Laundering and

‘…in the 10th Parliament, sometimes it was unclear as to who the leader of the Opposition was as the parliamentary ramblings and battles occurred. Then, since the one-seat majority APNU-AFC did not win any battles in the National Assembly, notwithstanding their stance as the Party of ‘No’, their winning the war on May 11 is a distinct no-no.’ Countering the Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill. And in its haste to oppose the PPP/C’s agenda merely for the sake of opposing, APNU-AFC’s obstruction has hurt many of the PPP/C’s capital projects. For instance, since 2011, APNU-AFC plotted budget cuts on a number of public capital investments, such as the Cheddi Jagan Airport Modernisation Project, Ogle Aerodrome assistance, Civil Aviation equipment and Hinterland/Coastal Airstrips, among others, and effectively terminated the Amaila Hydropower Project. These capital projects, if successfully operational, would increase employment in Guyana.

Given this condition, APNU-AFC seems to be in coalition with international capitalist forces to further neoliberalism in Guyana. The fundamental principle governing neoliberalism is the view that the private sector is more efficient than the public sector, and that the role of government should be marginal. Under such conditions and evidenced in neoliberal health reforms in other countries, neoliberalism brings a developing trend toward greater inequality, and an increase in the gap between the rich and the poor. Through its one-seat majority in the 10th Parliament, APNU-AFC exerted efforts to marginalise the PPP/C Government and, perhaps, to promote the application of neoliberalism in Guyana’s development. And so to the delight of the nation, the prorogation of Parliament on November 11, 2014, the announcement of the May 11, 2015 General and Regional Elections, and the dissolution of Parliament on February 28, 2015, ended the constant APNU-AFC’s parliamentary ramblings; which invariably had ‘NO’ as its pre-planned outcome for every major submission the PPP/C presented to Parliament. But APNU-AFC ramblings continue apace through the new opposition. Let me explain. In addition to the established APNU-AFC opposition, there is a new opposition, inclusive of some private media houses and some parts of so-called civil society that have always been an appendix of APNU-AFC and the PNC. This new opposition now provides the medium for APNUAFC’s purported populist speeches, chockfull of sound and thunder, but telling little or nothing, except considerable misinformation. And what is interesting about this new opposition is its daily letters, sometimes with more than one author, attacking the PPP/C Government with little more than rhetoric as evidence; what also is interesting about this new opposition is its attempt to be the spokesperson for APNU-AFC as if the APNU-AFC has no leader. And in the 10th Parliament, sometimes it was unclear as to who the leader of the Opposition was as the parliamentary ramblings and battles occurred. Then, since the one-seat majority APNU-AFC did not win any battles in the National Assembly, notwithstanding their stance as the Party of ‘No’, their winning the war on May 11 is a distinct no-no. (First published in: themisirpost.wordpress.com)

Black Bush Polder frontlands inundated by heavy rainfall - NDIA working to drain excess water off the land By Tajeram Mohabir HEAVY rainfall has caused flooding in sections of the frontlands of Black Bush Polder, more particularly in Adventure, Corentyne, East Berbice, and has affected acres of rice cultivation there. Reports are that the situation occurred during the confluence of high tide and heavy showers two days ago. The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has since mobilised two excavators, which have been working aroundthe-clock to clear sedimentation in the outfall channel to allow for the free flow of water. A long-boom dragline will also be posted at the outfall channel today to aid in its dredging. NDIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Lionel Wordsworth, told the Guyana Chronicle that the channel was recently desilted, but high tides have brought in sedimentation from the river. The NDIA has thus far been able to substantially alleviate the situation, as water is now flowing freely out of the channel and into irrigation canals. The NDIA CEO said that, contrary to unsubstantiated reports swirling around, there has been neither breach in the outfall nor overtopping, and although farm lands in low-lying areas have been affected, residential areas are not. Mr Wordsworth said the excavators will remain in

the affected area for the next two or three days, to ensure maximum drainage and to see the excess water off farmlands. “We are doing all we can to ensure that livelihoods of farmers are safe, and to restore normalcy to the situation,” Wordsworth told this publication, while pointing out that,

Work being done to clear the outfall channel of builtup sedimentation

though urgent steps are being made to correct the problem, the situation is not at a critical level. Water in the rice fields when harvesting is imminent, and is not welcome news for farmers, and Region Six Chairman, Mr David Armogan, along with the NDIA CEO, Mr Lionel Wordsworth, met with the affected farmers yesterday. Mr Armogan told the Chronicle that the meeting was cordial and farmers accepted the officials’ explanation of the problem. Armogan pointed out that the situation is under control and that, by today, some 15 farmers who are affected will be breathing a sigh of relief, as their lands will be cleared of the excess water. Armogan also pointed out that the rice farmers will not suffer any noticeable losses. During the meeting, the farmers pressed the Region Six Chairman and the NDIA CEO to look at the matter with urgency; but they nevertheless praised the officials’ efforts to get the water off their rice lands. Rice production in Berbice has increased in recent years, moving from just above 50,000 acres three years ago to 62,000 acres today, yielding some 34 bags of paddy per acre and 2,289,718 bags of paddy in total.

DECONSTRUCTING

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the Opposition’s Agenda By Teayken A. Dhigg

A PASSION TO DESTABILISE - history will reveal an unbridled instinct by the Opposition to destabilise

PREVIOUSLY, I wrote about the Opposition’s proclivity to intimidate in an effort to coerce and/ or to install fear. In keeping with this aspect of its agenda, history will reveal an unbridled instinct by the Opposition to destabilise. These two calculative tools of intimidation and destabilisation are generally implemented together because the latter precipitates the former. There wouldn’t be much need to delve deep into the annals of history to produce evidence of such selfish and uncaring characteristics that the Opposition seemingly proudly demonstrates; young people just have to examine the past two years. Take the Linden electricity issue which was raised in Parliament within that period and which was intended to gradually, over a period of a few years, to have the supply integrated into the national grid. Lindeners pay a far lower electricity rate (an understatement actually) than other Guyanese and consideration was given for a reasonable time frame for the integration and to eventually make tariffs uniform. Of course, non-Lindeners who were unaware of such rosy benefits were shocked. Further, the Government’s proposal in this regard was supported by the Opposition in the National Assembly, at least by its leader, Mr. David Granger. Staying steadfast to saying one thing and doing something else, he reneged on his public support and massive, lengthy and destructive protests ensued in the mining town. Public buildings and private vehicles were destroyed, commerce came to a standstill, critical supplies of food and medicine could not reach citizens of other areas, given that Linden was the conduit and residents

within were trapped for weeks. All pleadings from civil society and law abiding Lindeners were ignored. This, not only stagnated the local economy and drove fear into the hearts of the residents in Linden and surrounding areas, but in many ways, posed a threat to national security. A subsequent Commission of Inquiry revealed that some members of the Opposition were directly responsible, and that they had fanned the flames of dissent. Shortly after, Guyanese were forced to be subjected to similarly brutal onslaughts following the

hese two calculative tools of intimidation a n d d e s t a b i l i s a t i o n a re g e n e r a l l y implemented together because the latter precipitates the former.

riots in Agricola. A seemingly well orchestrated plan, to block the only thoroughfare along the East Bank corridor in the afternoon rush hour, resulted in mayhem. Thousands, including children who were at school all day, the elderly, the sick and hardworking Guyanese, were not only displaced and prevented to exercise their constitutional right to freedom of movement, but many were beaten and robbed. A public transport vehicle was toppled and set ablaze during that unforgettable evening. For many hours none could have passed, forcing thousands to trek miles back to the City in an effort to seek alternative transportation options (those residing in West Demerara) and safety. The

Fools don’t differ!

De Potsalt can’t help talking again about how Glenny really vex with the Guyanese paper. When some people vex, dem does want somebody fuh talk to fuh help ease dem mind. But that is only fuh people who gat mind. Never mind, Glenny does always be calling he partners when he vex. Some seh that is an excuse since de real reason he does be calling dem, is because he can’t come up with de response. Dem seh he stop asking Adam because Adam does give he a look like when rope does frighten fuh go pun cow. So Glenny put RumJ and de others pun speed dial.

He ask RumJ fuh comment pun de paper. That is de cue RumJ does look for just like when cow see cloth and think it really red. It does rush without thinking. RumJ rush and sound just like Glenny; a regular cuss out! People who accustom to RumJ cuss outs does wonder and question he credentials fuh hold de highest office which he dreaming about. Potsalt hear some people sehing that whenever RumJ talk, he foot does end up in he mouth just like he partner, Harrman! Apparently dem learn good from CN! But others sehing that putting he foot in he mouth is no problem fuh RumJ. Dem seh he mouth really big. Lil boys

Police, who demonstrated a profound sense of restrain by not engaging forcibly, which would have further exacerbated the very volatile situation, were attacked by marauding gangs who many believed were under the direction of Opposition elements. These are just two very recent incidents that are demonstrative of an agenda to instill fear and inflict damage without any semblance of consideration for the welfare and wellbeing of citizens. While history would not be challenged to place such atrocities at the altar of the main Opposition, the AFC has demonstrated, over this period, similar traits while trying to appear uninvolved. This was alluded to in the previous installment. They supported the actions of the main Opposition with regard to the Linden electricity issue, and some of their members were seen in the subsequent protests action there. Many believed that the Agricola riots resulted from the vulgar and disrespectful ultimatum that the AFC issued to the President. The seamless coordination and implementation of those atrocities within that time period, cannot be deemed as a mere coincidence. Related emails of senior officials of the AFC revealed a sinister plan and alleged ownership of those attacks. Such efforts to destabilise, produce the springboard for economic stagnation and the regressing of progress. The negative impacts which have been felt are undisputedly the desired outcome from an agenda to inflict ruin through destabilising tactics. This can be the only conclusion given that neither APNU nor the AFC condemned such wrongdoings! More in subsequent installments.

does call it koker! Dem also seh he so loud that de alliance marriage wouldn’t need sound system fuh de campaign. De sound system vex too. He seh that is teking bread out of he mouth! RumJ without checking seh de paper gat skulduggery. Apparently he get mix up with Glenny own. But de Potsalt hear that de only reason RumJ does be using that word is because he get very accustom to it; it is part of he Party mantra! Sixxy, de GS man and de others who walk out from he, expose and seh that skulduggery is “key” in de RumJ party! De former Council man from de east did talk and write plenty about that. Similar accusations was mek against Glenny; skulduggery that is. Potsalt understand that is why Glenny does be calling RumJ specially fuh things like that because fools don’t differ and de same feather birds does be together! Potsalt gone! Fuh now!

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Guyana - a country of Workshops

By Keith Burrowes

THIS week, I want to address three issues, two that seem to have gripped the attention of the public and the media recently. The first has to do with the health benefits afforded to government personnel and others. I get that it is understandable that people are going to be naturally concerned about the appearance of special favours in government, especially as it relates to as important an issue as personal health. My concern is that personal health is an issue that is, primarily personal. Publishing the names of persons who have benefitted from this mechanism takes the reporting on this issue out from under the protection of “in the public interest” and makes it less about the issue and more about the personalities, and their personal life. I understand perfectly the sort of unrelenting scrutiny a person can feel when their health issues are put into the

public domain. When I made the choice a few years ago to take the initiative and publicise my own health problems voluntarily, it was a challenging decision for me, even though it was my own choice. The second issue is that of attacking donor agencies and IFIs in response to the release of funding at a politically contentious time. As someone who has had a great deal of experience with the internationally community, I believe that two things need to be taken into consideration. One, donor agencies are bound by international law to deal with the legitimate government of the day, and unless there is some grave crisis and government becomes absolutely dysfunctional, their primary mandate is providing development assistance to the State via its legitimate administrative officers. In short, the Development Bank would not give precedence to an Opposition political party, however legitimate that party feels its concerns might be, over

a legitimate government with its own legitimate agenda. Two, these institutions do no operate to the timeline as defined by local politics – the related project is planned many

Keith Burrowes months, sometimes years in advance. Funds that are being released this month, where not assigned or planned last month

but most likely last year, before prorogation and before elections were announced. From an IFI perspective, the presumption is that we, as a country, will get our business together and be functional and competent enough to fulfill our end of the partnership. I would caution any party, particularly any party that seeks to enter government, against creating an unnecessarily hostile relationship with international partners. The third issue that I want to look at this week is not so much a hot topic but a perennial problem, that of public sector workshops and whether some are as useful as they can be. An anecdote that I think adequately sums up what some public sector employees do, as it relates to ‘workshops’, comes from an encounter I had with a certain ministry worker who was participating in a workshop funded by the donor agency I was part of. Learning that the staff member was the beneficiary of several overseas and local

workshops, I asked her what the primary benefit of her participation was, to which she looked at me before replying in a confidential tone, “Boss, when they are workshops, I don’t have to cook or buy lunch and in the case where the event is held overseas I look forward to my Perdiem.” Let me make it clear that I believe workshops that run properly are valuable tools for shaping public policy and/or building individual and institutional capacity. However, the danger (and arguably the reality) is that some workshops are actually primarily talk shops, where much is discussed but no actual work, not even preparatory work, is done. In my view, a few things need to be considered before an agency decides to either host or participate in a workshop. Primary is whether the workshop adds value to a pre-established programme, either directly or by enhancing the capacity of the agency’s participant(s).

Almost equally important is how optimum value is extracted post-workshop. If a person represents a ministry at one, there should be mechanisms in place to have that person transfer whatever knowledge to the institution he or she is representing, outside of the basic report that is currently standard practice. Then there is the issue of pre-workshop (the organisation who was invited to attend) preparation, something that is often lacking, so that when a representative attends a workshop, because they are illprepared, they cannot adequately represent their respective agency’s interests and hence ensure that if there is some concrete outcome that agency is adequately represented. Next week I will address the impact on the organisation’s work programme when some of its key personnel are frequently away from the office and the transfer of knowledge at the institutional level.

Remembering Dr Cheddi Jagan and ‘development with a human face’ By Vanessa Narine PRIOR to his death on March 6, 1997, the late Dr Cheddi Jagan was said to have had a firm handle on the issues that plagued development, and had envisioned policies -- characterised by a sense of realism -- that would have allowed the Guyanese people to progress along a path of development. An interview with Dr Jagan in 1995 to mark the third anniversary of his party in office, following the historic 1992 elections, rebroadcast on local airways this past week, testifies to this. “We must advance opportunities to grow…our programme is very realistic, we understand (the needs of the Guyanese people,”) Dr Jagan said at one point during the interview. Several years after his passing, many of those ideas have come to fruition, in particular Guyana’s pioneering Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) - considered a means to address what he had then called “Earth Warming,” but which is now more commonly called ‘Global Warming’. Today, his Party, supporters and well-wishers mark his memory via the annual memorial service held at the Babu John Crematorium, Port Mourant, Region Six (East Berbice/ Corentyne) – an event that celebrates the life and struggles of Dr Jagan, who died on March 6, 1997 after a brief period of illness. Almost two decades after his passing, his extensive legacy is still praised. PEOPLE-CENTRED DEVELOPMENT President Donald Ramotar, in an exclusive interview with the Chronicle, contends that the quintessential thread woven through Dr Jagan’s fight for Guyana and the Guyanese people was his renowned philosophy

-- ‘development with a human face’. President Ramotar said, “When Dr. Jagan came to government in 1992, Guyana was going through a lot, especially a difficult period with the World Bank and the IMF (International Monetary Fund), which had agreed to a restructuring of the country’s economic policies. It was then that Dr Jagan pointed out that there must be development with a human face despite the economic constraints we faced.” The President disclosed that it was on this basis that negotiations were concluded and, as part of the economy’s restructuring, emphasis was placed on protecting those who were vulnerable in the Guyanese society. “Dr Jagan insisted that we ensure that the people are not the ones who would feel the pain of restructuring (the) economy, and that was a balance we had to tread,” President Ramotar said. Now that Guyana has graduated out of that process, the current administration continues to engage the two financial institutions on progressive developmental undertakings, with focus on the oversight role

they play relative to ensuring sustained economic growth the likes of which Guyana has seen in the last several years. Fast forward to 2015, and President Ramotar is contending that the circumstances that birthed Dr Jagan’s philosophy of ‘development with a human face’ continue to pervade the policies, programmes, and even legislation advanced by the current administration and the Party Dr Jagan had founded. “ We c a n s e e t h e underpinnings of that policy in our housing programme, which was one of the efforts we started in the early years of the PPP/C Administration, with emphasis on ensuring that persons in the low income bracket can own their own homes. Today the housing programme is one of the most impressive in the Caribbean,” the President said. Dr Jagan’s philosophy, he added, characterised other transformative endeavours that have been met with recordbreaking success, particularly in the education sector. “In the education sector, our policies are rooted in Dr Jagan’s philosophy, in the philosophy that development of our country depends on developing the

quality of our people. There is an undeniable nexus between education and poverty; the better educated our people are, the lower the poverty rates are,” President Ramotar said. He underscored the fact that, over the years, the poverty rate has been reduced simultaneously with the advances in the education sector – the highest nursery enrollment rate in the Caribbean; universal primary education; the lowest dropout rates in the Caribbean; the building of new schools, some with dormitories; improved access to, and a tangibly significant assistance programme. “We are staying true to the basic tenets of Dr Jagan’s ideals, which he founded the Party on and which he left as his legacy. Our social policies in moving the development of our country forward are a clear reflection of that,” the President said. CHANGING CHALLENGES President Ramotar acknowledged that while the challenges to current development efforts are changing, they are not that different in the historic development dynamic in Guyana. He said, “We have moved

Dr Cheddi Jagan interacting with a roadside vendor in the late 1990s

Guyana from (being) a poor developing country to a middleincome country. The challenges in getting there are similar to the challenges we face moving forward, moving Guyana from (being) a middle-income country to a developed nation.” Combating these snags, the President said, demands a vision for Guyana that translates to improved lives for all the Guyanese people. “We want more jobs, more opportunities and more development,” he said. T h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’s flagship initiatives in regard to these objectives are the Amaila Falls Hydropower project; the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion programme; the Specialty Hospital; major tourism boosters like the Marriott Hotel; and the Hope Canal project, which is a major climate change adaptation initiative, among other infrastructural works. “We want development. We w a n t m o r e f o r t h e Guyanese people, and that is what we will do,” President Ramotar said, adding that a

deep water harbour project is another major undertaking that has to receive attention. “We badly need this. These are the things that we need, and these are the things that will form part of our priorities for the Government in the interest of the Guyanese people, for all the Guyanese people, going forward,” he posited. LIVED FOR GUYANESE ‘For Guyanese’ is a term that characterised the life of Dr Jagan. Born on March 22, 1918 at Port Mourant, he was the son of indentured plantation workers. His mother and father, along with two grandmothers and an uncle, came to the then British Guiana from Uttar Pradesh, India. After 28 years in Opposition, Dr. Jagan emerged victorious at the polls on October 5, 1992, and became President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. His dying words to the Guyanese people were: “Everything is going to be alright.”

At his birthplace, Port Mourant, Dr Jagan is seen serving food to the elderly in the community

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Empowering Guyanese women

– a process that is advancing “I AM convinced that women are far more empowered (today), because when I look at many young women these days, they have been aspiring towards attending university, to having a higher learning/education and even higher studies at the Master level, and I think it is a great accomplishment, for all of us as women, because education is the key to success, and government over the years has been giving priority to education, and we will continue to do that.” Very poignant and fitting was this comment from Minister of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster, who

and “that has been a significant increase from 1992, when Guyana had about 18.5% of female parliamentarians in a House of 65 seats.” The minister recalled that because of this investment in women capital, Guyana was recently ranked 29th in the world, and in the Caribbean, the only other country that is ahead is Grenada, that is, in terms of percentage composition in the House. According to her, since, for a long time, women’s issues were hardly in the forefront, this kind of thinking from the PPP/C shows how much the party values women

First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar with women who were honoured for their contributions to Guyana

now coming forward in other areas. Lots of single women through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) have gone on their own and started small businesses in cosmetology, hair dressing, garment making, and poultry rearing, after completing training. Further training is provided by the Women’s Affairs Bureau (WAB) which falls under the purview of the Human Services Ministry.

OTHER AMENITIES The minister touched on some areas where women have benefited immensely. She detailed that many women today own Minister of Human Services and Social their homes and, “I think coming from a period of time, in our country, maybe 20 Security Jennifer Webster years ago, many of them could not aspire to given a chance to become entrepreneurs, and own their own homes, and it is through our so empower themselves. In fact, Ms. Webster government’s policies that they are now the emphasised that because of the support and owners of their own homes.” This again, the minister pointed out, is inspiration from the PPP/C, there are many women in agriculture, who have applied for due specifically to the fact that policies and loans, through the WoW programme, and programmes, developed by the PPP/C govthese are making a difference, in an area that ernment, are geared towards removing gaps and stereotypes, as traditionally, women were men normally dominate. She opined that “one of the biggest suc- seen as mere adjuncts within most spheres of cess stories of the Women of Worth is that its a community. The fact that a woman can own programmes have given women opportunities a home means that she is not an the mercy to empower themselves, by doing something of male domination, and “she can enjoy the that they like, and at the same time, it has opportunity to learn to use the computer, as enable them financially, to be able to earn, there are many training programmes availand at the same time to expand businesses in able online today for women to learn many things, trade, garment construction, and web many ways.” Minister Webster noted that a British designing (so) many women today in Guyana Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) group can stay at home and work and do designs did a documentary on this programme and graphics, from the computer from the and the members had interviews with her confines of their own homes.”

Petrina Chandro, a Women of Worth beneficiary looking over her young charges as they take a snack

Women who graduated after completing courses under the Board of Industrial Training

made some telling remarks, regarding the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic, in the lives of the women of Guyana. She echoed, in a very succinct manner, that the government of the day is far removed from partisanship of any sort. Her conviction was backed with solid examples of some of the workings of the PPP/C.

and many of these women. She thinks that Guyana must be applauded for this kind of positive attention, via the initiative and vision to change the lives of women, especially those women in rural communities.

DIGNITY & STATUS OF WOMEN “The PPP/C government has always been a government for all Guyanese.” She highlighted that its policies and programmes have always been structured around people, and those that have been implemented have far reaching effects throughout the country. This declaration was used to debunk some critics, as they had accused the PPP/C of being partial in the implementation of its policies and programmes. Minister Webster alluded to the fact that if gender issues (alone) were to be considered, then the PPP/C would score very high. The minister showed that where women issues are concerned, Guyanese females have made great strides in this country. She cited the National Assembly, where the proportion of women in parliament, amounts to 32%

empowerment as it is from this base other things can fall into place. She added that over the past five years, there have been a number of programmes, coming on stream, where women, from all walks of life, have benefitted. WOMEN OF WORTH (WOW) Minister Webster explained that the ‘Women of Worth’ programmes have been moving along very well, and that there are some very good success stories about the WoW, which was launched in 2010. She noted that the ministry is looking at expanding the micro credit facilities available to women in Guyana, and “we have been having discussions with the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industries Ltd. (GBTI) and have found that there have been 2nd, 3rd and 4th time borrowers, who have actually grown above the category of the maximum loans…they have graduated.” The minister referred to a client, Petrina Chandro who took a loan to start a day-care facility, and today that facility has grown, as she now has staff members and more children in her care. The point then is quite clear; it is that women, under the PPP/C, are now being

ACCOMPANYING BENEFITS The spin-off of something like this is that some good work is being done in an important area. Currently, Guyana’s socio-economic landscape is rapidly changing, and there is the dire need to look after very young pre-school children. Alluding to the fact that the formative period of every child’s life is important, Minister Webster said: “We are working with all the care givers and facilities, throughout Guyana, to licence those facilities to ensure they meet the minimum standard for caring for children, while their mothers are at work.” She went on to say that the PPP/C government is supporting the expansion of these services in the 10 administrative regions, because of the fact that many mothers are single parents, and by going in this direction, more support and continuing empowerment will redound towards them. The minister observed that many women, who were once timid, are

For the minister, this means that Guyanese women today have more hope than ever before. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Minister Webster addressed the very sensitive area of domestic abuse in Guyana. She said that through the Women’s Affairs Bureau, the ministry has been working in communities with women and counselling them, and “we have been able to help some of those women, who are victims, to gain employment to support themselves.” She explained that the association refers some for training, helps many acquire house lots (this in collaboration with Housing Ministry), partners with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to provide counselling and guidance, and follow up.” This, she said, clearly shows that the ministry has been efficaciously working with women on the ground, in communities to help them to overcome their challenges. For her too, at the higher level, this means that Guyana is a true democracy and that women today feel more confident, when they have to speak about what are their concerns. (A GINA feature)

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ELECTIONS CORNER:

his is the second installment in the series of weekly features from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that the Chronicle newspaper will be publishing in the interest of disseminating pertinent information to the public of various aspects of the electoral process.

* Enhancing Youth Participation in the Electoral Process: Rebooting Consciousness The ideals, energies, and voices of young men and women are vital for the development of any society. However, one of the greatest challenges facing democracies in the world today is the decreasing involvement of young people in electoral processes. Research shows that globally there is a rising abstention from electoral politics among young people (18 – 35 years of age). And while no scientific data has been produced on this phenomenon in Guyana, we must not think of ourselves as isolated from the problem. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is cognizant of the importance of full youth participation in electoral processes, and will be addressing this issue through its Civic and Voter Education campaign designed for the May 11 Polls. * Enhancing youth involvement in the electoral process is a partnership effort Important avenues to be explored by persons or entities, desirous of raising the consciousness of the youth about the importance of voting, can be done through a variety of structures such as youth organizations, issuebased Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and even Faith-Based Organizations. However, stimulating youth participation in the electoral process must be a

partnership effort of which the youth themselves must play an active part. GECOM will do its best to create awareness among young people who are eligible to vote, about the importance of voting, while urging that they exercise their rights and responsibilities as voters. However, Guyanese youth must first of all be interested in the electoral processes of the day. Being aware of the issues affecting them and the way in which their participation in the electoral process can benefit society as a whole, could demonstrate that Guyanese youth have not lost their civic spirit. Committed non-partisan youth organizations willing to work with GECOM to disseminate as much pertinent Civic and Voter Education information as possible, to Guyanese youth sensitising them to the need for their involvement in the electoral process can feel free to contact the Commission. Through the collective efforts of nonpartisan youth bodies with strategic input from GECOM, greater emphasis can be made on youth empowerment through knowledge of the electoral process, as well as the effective creation of voter awareness messages – specifically tailor-made for youth. GECOM is willing to provide expert guidance to all interested youth bodies on correct message framing. This will be done to eliminate any politically partisan elements that may reside in the message content created by youth entities.

GECOM is fully aware that new voters – particularly young, first-time voters – need to be sufficiently educated about the various aspects of voting and must be enthused to take part in the electoral process. Therefore, we encourage and welcome the involvement and leadership of youth programmes by young persons and youth organizations that are free of political affiliation. Youth must want to be engaged Social media and communication technology play very important roles in the lives of young people today. The use of these new media technologies can also be employed, in a positive and uplifting way, as powerful tools for empowering the youth to become more involved in the political process. Social media lowers traditional socioeconomic barriers to political involvement and provides youth with a platform to build capacity, and to mobilize political action. The importance of voting, as well as how, where and when to vote would represent information that young people need to know. GECOM can help, but young people must firstly actively show an interest in wanting to be involved.

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Murder in Moscow By Gwynne Dyer

“EVERY time I call (my mother),” said Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov recently, “she gives me a talking-to: ‘When will you stop being rude about Putin? He’ll kill you’.” Now Nemtsov is dead: Four bullets in the chest as he was walking home in Moscow with his girlfriend two Friday nights ago. The protest march against Putin, and the war in Ukraine that he was planning to lead last Sunday became a memorial march instead. So, two questions. Did President Vladimir Putin order the assassination? And if he didn’t, then who did, and why? The hit was carried out

organisation and planning to carry out the killing in such a heavily-policed area. That points to members of the military or security forces, though not necessarily to ones who were acting on official orders. Because the first thing to say about this murder is that it did not serve Putin’s purposes. No doubt the Russian president disliked and despised Nemtsov, but neither he nor any other opposition leader posed any threat to Putin’s power. Thanks in large part to his seizure of Crimea and his military intervention in eastern Ukraine, Putin is currently enjoying an 85 per cent approval rating with the Russian public. Why risk upsetting this

o, two questions. Did President Vladimir Putin order the assassination? And if he didn’t, then who did, and why?

with professional skill only three minutes’ walk from Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, and the Kremlin, in an area that is infested day and night by militia (police) on constant alert to break up demonstrations. You could put together a feature-length film with the footage from the countless CCTV cameras that tracked Nemtsov’s walk across the Square and down to the bridge where he died. It took accurate intelligence to know where Nemtsov would be on Friday night, and serious

happy relationship with the first public killing of a senior political figure in more than a decade? It’s much more likely that the killing was carried out by serving or former soldiers, or intelligence officers who took it upon themselves to eliminate an “anti-patriotic” politician who condemned “Putin’s War” in Ukraine. In the superheated atmosphere of nationalist paranoia that currently prevails in Russia, such people could easily imagine that they were doing just what Putin secretly wanted. Putin is too clever to want that, and immediately condemned the killing as “vile and cynical.” It was a curious choice of words: “Vile”, of course, but why “cynical”? The reason became clear when various senior regime members began hinting that the murder was a “provocation” by the Western intelligence services, or even by Nemtsov’s own

opposition colleagues, killing him to stimulate dissent and bring the Russian State into disrepute. This murder will have no permanent impact either on Russia’s internal politics or on its relations with the rest of the world. The paranoid style is now so deeply entrenched in Russian politics that people who support Putin (i.e. most people) will either believe the nonsense about Nemtsov’s murder being a “provocation”, or be privately glad that Putin acts so decisively (as they imagine) to protect Russia from its myriad enemies. As for the rest of the world (or at least the “western” part of the world), it has already written Putin off as a man you can do business with. The Russian leader is, in many Westerners’ eyes, an expansionist warlord who

Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in Moscow can only be contained by sanctions and threats. It may even take a new Cold War to stop him. Paranoia, alas, is a communicable disease. The Western narrative that seeks to explain how, in less than a year, we have arrived at a point where the United States is contemplating supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine to kill Russian troops has

several large gaps. The first is that the revolution on the Maidan in Kiev last winter overthrew a legitimately

Gwynne Dyer elected Ukrainian president only a year before the next elections were due. Putin initially accepted that outcome (with the elections moved up to only one month in the future), which was brokered by the European Union. In other words, he accepted the illegal overthrow of the proMoscow president, Viktor Yanukovych, so long as free elections followed rapidly. Quite possibly because he thought Yanukovych’s supporters in the east might boost him back into the presidency again. That same thought may also be why the revolutionaries in Kiev broke the deal and insisted on Yanukovych’s immediate removal from power. It was only then that Putin concluded that he was faced with a Western plot to whisk Ukraine into NATO, and create a strategic and political threat on Russia’s southern frontier. There was no such plot: NATO has not the slightest desire to assume responsibility for the defence of Ukraine. But there was a great deal of open Western rejoicing at Russia’s discomfiture, and Putin lost his customary cool and responded with the annexation of Crimea, and then the encouragement of pro-Russian rebels in southeastern Ukraine. “Absolute power c o r r u p t s a b s o l u t e l y, ” said Lord Acton. “All great men are bad.” In that sense, Putin is a bad man, and more dangerous for being both paranoid and increasingly isolated (His circle of advisers has dwindled to a handful of hawks). But he is not planning to conquer even Ukraine, let alone the rest of the former Soviet empire; and he almost certainly did not order Nemtsov’s death.

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Dr Cheddi Jagan: A man of the people

By Hydar Ally LAST Friday (March 6, 2015) marked eighteen years since the passing of Dr. Cheddi Jagan, Founder Leader of the PPP and former Executive President of Guyana. His wife, Janet Jagan also passed away in the same month, March 28. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), as is now traditional, will be celebrating the life and works of those two outstanding political luminaries with activities planned in all ten regions of Guyana. The biggest event will take place today (Sunday, March 9) at Babu John on the Corentyne. As is common knowledge, the Jagans were highly instrumental in helping to raise the political consciousness of the working people who, under colonial rule, were highly exploited by the planters and other expatriate owners. Prior to the formation of the PPP, Dr. Jagan ran as an independent candidate in the elections of 1947 and won a decisive victory. In his victory speech, he declared “we the people have won. Now the struggle has begun.” That struggle turned out to be long and bitter. Not only did Dr. Jagan had to confront the intrigues and machinations of the colonial powers and their local lackeys but he also had to

Janet Jagan was General Secretary. The structure of the Party at that time allowed for a Party Leader and Chairman which were held by Dr. Jagan and Mr. Forbes Burnham respectively. As it turned out, Burnham’s ambition and ego got the better of him. He was not satisfied with being Party Chairman but wanted to become Party Leader. In pursuit of that ambition, he sought to manipulate the convening of the Party Congress by announcing a date and venue which was not endorsed by the Party’s leadership but which he felt would have given him an advantage in his desire to

Hydar Ally take over the leadership. Time and space would not allow for a detailed exposition of the intrigues and machinations which took place during that time. Suffice it to say, however, that it eventually led to a split in the PPP with one section of

Prior to the formation of the PPP, Dr. Jagan ran as an independent candidate in the elections of 1947 and won a decisive victory. In his victory speech, he declared “we the people have won. Now the struggle has begun.” do battle with opportunist elements within the ranks of his own party, some of whom sought to undermine his leadership. The Congress of 1955 would go down as one of the most painful period in the political life of the Party, just a mere five years in the life of the Party and two years after the suspension of the Constitution following a major victory scored by the PPP at the polls. The suspension of the constitution brought to the fore the intrigues of the colonial powers to destroy the PPP and the opportunism of some leaders who were more interested in personal power rather than defending the rights of the ordinary people. Leading that group of political opportunists was Forbes Burnham who was Party Chairman at the time of the formation of the PPP. Dr. Cheddi Jagan was Party Leader and his wife

the Party led by Dr. Cheddi Jagan and another led by Forbes Burnham. It was not until the humiliation inflicted on Burnham following the results of the 1957 elections that he changed the name of the Party to that of the People’s National Congress (PNC). Despite the passing of Dr. Jagan and his wife Janet, the vision and core principles of the Party remains unchanged. Following the passing of Dr. Cheddi Jagan, the post of General Secretary of the Party was entrusted in the capable hands of Comrade Donald Ramotar who has continued to uphold the legacy of Dr. Jagan. Today, that post of General Secretary is entrusted in the capable hands of Mr. Clement Rohee following the elevation of Mr. Donald Ramotar as Executive President of Guyana which, from all indications, he will resume after the May 11 poll. The PPP and the PPP/C

administration is fully committed to honouring and preserving the legacy of Dr. Jagan. This, as mentioned earlier, is done through Dr Cheddi Jagan and Mrs Janet Jagan commemorative activities in t h e m o n t h o f M a r c h . where every Guyanese, are treated with dignity and M o r e f u n d a m e n t a l l y, in particular the working respect had always been at the it is manifested in the people, are provided with the centre of his political activism continuation of the policies opportunity to lead rewarding which later found expression in the call for the creation of and ideas of Dr. Jagan and fulfilling lives. The cause of a better a New Global Human Order. which is firmly rooted in world where ordinary people This call had been the creation of a just society

adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, a fitting honour for a man who dedicated his entire life to the cause of working people not only in Guyana but in the world at large.

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90-year-old woman appeals for help from somebody – anybody! - says GPL, GWI causing her troubled days and sleepless nights By Shirley Thomas

THE beleaguered but vocal nonagenarian (ninety-year-old) Jasodia Rajja of Best Village, West Coast Demerara will, within a matter of weeks, be celebrating her 91st birth anniversary, but she is not looking forward to the occasion with great anticipation, as most nonagenarians do. Rather, having experienced the scare of her life from witnessing electrical wires on her house sparking wildly a few weeks ago, she is still nervous when she contemplates the conflagration that could have ensued because of the perceived ineptitude of some employees of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL). In fact, she claims it is a usual occurrence for the GPL wires in front of her Lot ‘D’ Best Road home to spark from time to time, but what occurred on February 10 was about her scariest experience with those wires. She explained that, from her electric line, which is linked to the power pole in front of her house, GPL is feeding about eight buildings in her immediate surroundings, instead of giving them independent lines. She is contending that there is too much load on the electric wire; and this, she thinks, is the source of the sparking.

Jasodia said her ‘heart is in her hand’ every day, proverbially, of course; and she can

Jasodia Rajja in her backyard at Best Village, West Coast Demerara

scarcely sleep at nights, for fear that the buildings would suddenly be engulfed in flames

and neither she nor her disabled daughter would be able to escape the consequences if not evacuated quickly enough. Her daughter, Norma Hitlall, is 61 years old, but is a diabetic, is bedridden, and is suffering from a stroke. Moreover, she is blind in both eyes, and has lost her speech. Jasodia had given one of her houses to this daughter as a wedding present. Her daughter is still living in the front house on the lot, but following her illness, Jasodia had, out of compassion and motherly love, taken on the upkeep of both homes; thus she spends most of the time with her sick daughter and 23-year-old granddaughter, Alana. Subsequent to her mother taking ill, Alana has been impelled to forgo her studies and a quest to find employment in order to help provide home care for her mother, because even though her nonagenarian grandmother has been giving selflessly to her mother, there is a limit to how much she could do at age 90+. Jasodia says she is at her wits’ end to find money to pay water rates and light bills; and to aggravate the situation, the power supply to the home of her ailing daughter has recently been disconnected. As if that were not enough, the elderly woman is being further irked by another matter over which she

seemingly has no control: She claims she is being made to pay water bills even though, at her age, she should be exempted from making such payments. She showed this publication three bills issued to her over the last three months, and receipts for payments she had made. Peeved and outraged, therefore, at what has been referred to as the ongoing injustice being meted out to her allegedly by staff within the two public utility corporations, Jasodia is complaining that the older she gets, the more they may want to take her for granted and give her a proverbial ride. The devastated old woman said her son “travelled all the way to Georgetown” to report the matter at the Middle Street office of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. He reported to her that the officer in Georgetown called personnel at West Demerara and instructed them to visit Jasodia’s premises, detach the wires and plant poles to accommodate them. “They come yes,” she said with forlorn resignation, “but they look around fuh see where they could jook to put de posts, and they never come back again.” And that is as far as her matter got, she said. Jasodia is desperately appealing for somebody - anybody - to hear of her plight and step in to offer her assistance.

Women police hold health - ahead of today’s celebration outreach of International Women’s Day By Leroy Smith SENIOR Superintendent Maxine Graham of the Guyana Police Force and head of the Association of Women Police led a team of dynamic female police officers on a medical outreach on the West Bank of Demerara ahead of International Women’s Day. Speaking with the Chronicle at the event yes-

terday, Graham explained that the initiative was planned in two parts. She first stated that the drive was to bring medical services to persons in their hometown rather than them having to travel to hospitals and health centres. In addition, the move was also to complement the approach of Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud with his new approach of

engaging members of communities across the country on soft projects and collaborations. Among the partners of Saturday’s medical outreach according to the senior police officer were the Ministry of Health, the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association, The Blood Bank, Dental School, Eye Care, Vector Control Unit, Foot Clinic, the Guyana Defence

One of the medical tents with persons seeking various medical services administered by nurses and other health workers

Senior Superintendent Maxine Graham (with cap, centre) and other members of the Guyana Association of Women Police pose for the Chronicle yesterday Force, and other organisations and departments of the Ministry of Health. The police, prior to their appearance in the community, did some groundwork by visiting the homes and communities of persons, encouraging them to come out to the facility to access the various medical services. Immediately after the opening of the various services, the area was

packed with persons seeking medical attention before the place became less crowded with persons who were just waiting on specific medical attention. The police also made a note of the number of persons who visited and received medical services by the various medical treatment tents. In his address, Divisional Commander Marlon

Chapman said the move by the police association was a very much appreciated, and is one which has sought to ease the strain on many persons seeking medical attention of various sorts. He said the police will continue to engage members of the public in many different ways in keeping with its new approach to policing and police public partnership.

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Chronicle’s Weekend Roundup MONDAY, MARCH 2ND 2015

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alerted by a group of school children who were passing and happened to notice the body submerged in the drain. Investigators at the scene found scattered photographs, an empty rum bottle, an opened black shoulder bag, and cigarettes next to the drain. The man was dressed in a plaid shirt, a grey vest, long khaki pants and black boots. **************************************************

Africo Selman resigns from APNU

A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) frontbencher Africo Selman has resigned from the partnership and from the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR), citing “infighting” within the partnership. Selman’s resignation was confirmed by APNU’s General Secretary Joseph Harmon. Selman was elevated to the front bench of APNU following the death of Deborah Backer, who, in addition to holding the post of Deputy Speaker, also held the portfolio of Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister. Her departure from the PNCR arm of the APNU bloc in Parliament is but the latest result caused by persistent infighting that has publicly marred the APNU party in recent times.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH 2015

Africo Selman

• Providence Teenager gunned down near home

RYAN Sooklall, 19 years old of 27 Providence, East Bank Demerara was shot and killed while liming with friends in his neighbourhood, a short distance from where he lived. According to reports, Sooklall died of a single gunshot wound to the back, inflicted at the hands of a man with whom he had a grouse over an alleged shooting incident that had occurred earlier in the day. Unconfirmed reports are that Sooklall went to the home of a man in Agricola, a few villages away from where he lived, and discharged several rounds, causing the man and his family to panic. The matter was allegedly reported to the police, who went in search of Sooklall, but did not find him at home. This DEAD: Ryan Sooklall apparently irked the Agricola man, as Police sources told the Guyana Chronicle that after they couldn’t find Sooklall, the aggrieved man took matters into his own hands. **************************************************

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Robbers break into Grove Post Office, cart off unknown sum

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Guyana to be featured on Outdoor Channel for the first time

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No one to be put in lockups for any minor offence

THIEVES broke into the Grove Post Office and carted off an unknown sum of money. Upon arriving at the scene, the Chronicle caught up with a female postal employee who disclosed that all she could say is “the place was closed and nobody was inside at the time of the incident.” Other employees were also barred from entering the building. A filming crew from GM Productions in the United States has just concluded filming for a sport fishing documentary which was shot in the Rewa Area of the North Rupununi. The documentary is titled ‘The Obsession of Carter Andrews’ and will be aired on the Outdoor Channel in May 2015. It follows renowned angler and guide Carter ‘Big Boy’ Andrews as he tackles his single obsession, fishing. Guyana will be featured on the Outdoor Channel for the first time. POLICE Commissioner SeelallPersaud has reiterated that at no time should anyone be placed in the police lockups for any minor offence; and he has reminded his officers that any deviation from that Force policy can be considered a breach of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Guyana Police Force. Persaud is adamant that this aspect of the GPF policy should see strict adherence by every rank on duty: No person should be arrested and placed in the police lockups for any minor offence. He reminded that the applicable procedure should be that the person is arrested, briefly detained, and granted station bail while investigations into the reported offence are completed. **************************************************

TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD 2015

• Exxon mobil rig to commence drilling in Guyana despite Venezuelan objections

THE Exxon Mobil Deep Water Rig heading to Guyana to drill an exploratory well in an assignment objected to by the Venezuelan Government will continue its operations in earnest, and should be ready by this weekend to commence drilling. This was confirmed by Country Manager Jeff Simon, who told the Chronicle that despite the utterances by the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry, the company is contracted by the Guyana Government. He explained that the oil company will not be engaging in any Government-to-Government matters, and will continue to execute on what it was contracted to deliver.

• Guyana to receive EURO 34M - as 11th EDF begins

THE European Union’s High Representative and Vice-President, Federica Mogherini, and Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, have announced that EURO 30.5 billion worth of EU development cooperation should come on stream following entry into force of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). The EU and its Member States remain collectively the world’s largest donor, providing more than half of global official aid. As an important part of its external action, the EDF is a cornerstone of the EU’s international cooperation and development policy that concretely implements our partnership and dialogue with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries under the ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement. With a total of EURO 30.5 billion, the 11thEDF will finance EU development cooperation projects until 2020 to assist partner countries’ own efforts at poverty eradication.

• Body of elderly man fished out of drain at Square of the Revolution THE unidentified body of an elderly man of East Indian descent was found submerged in a drain near to the Square of the Revolution (Cuffy Square) on Homestretch Avenue. According to persons at the scene, the police were

THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2015

• Granger warns of nasty, brutish future if not elected to office

UNVEILING its brand new logo, campaign slogans and charges from its Prime Ministerial and Presidential Candidates, the coalesced A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) officially kicked off its campaign for the 2015 general and regional elections. Held at the Savannah Suite of the Pegasus Hotel, the launch saw a reception from party supporters across the spectrum of the seven political parties in the coalition. The coalesced APNU+AFC Presidential and Prime Welcomed to the venue Ministerial Candidates along with spouses at the with a fusion of drums, campaign launch Brigadier (rtd) David Granger, along with his wife Sandra, and Moses Nagamootoo and his wife Sita made their way to a standing ovation before being officially welcomed by Mabaruma District Representative Dawn Hastings.

• GDFgiven mandate to locate missing weapons loaned to PNC -- DrLuncheon

EVEN as calls have been made for answers to be given regarding the 155 Guyana Defence Force (GDF) weapons that went missing during the 1970s and 1980s, Dr Roger Luncheon insists that the army is actively engaged in trying to locate the weapons. He said the GDF has been given a mandate by the Defence Board and Cabinet to address the issue of the missing weapons. “The Guyana Defence Force has been given a mandate by the Defence Board and by the Cabinet to be involved in each and every instance where weapons similar -- if not identical -- to the ones that have gone missing are used when they are discovered…They have a mandate to get involved and reacquire these weapons,” he said.

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Investigators carrying out checks on the body

PM Hinds reveals retirement plans

PRIME Minister Samuel Hinds has announced that a particular goal among his retirement plans is to enlist in a class in an effort to advance in computer literacy. Speaking at a graduating ceremony for students who have completed training in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at Port Mourant, Corentyne, PM Hinds said he feels jealous and incompetent Please turn to page 20 when young people, including his

PRIME Minister Samuel Hinds

SUNDAY CHRONICLE March 8, 2015

Roy Stewart: Best hidden talent I have ever encountered By Michel Outridge

ONE would not, at first glance, know that Roy Stewart is blind in both eyes, given his normal effervescent personality and his fantastic ability to “blend in very well”. The musical talent of this extraordinary 27-year-old is way beyond extraordinary. He plays the saxophone in a manner that would make Ace Cannon one of his disciples; his silky voice can charm a riled up rattlesnake; and were Elvis Presley alive, he would certainly have commended Roy Stewart for the way he can make the guitar “talk”. Added to that, Roy Stewart’s ability to play the keyboard can only be called phenomenal. Amazingly, Roy Stewart acquired his musical expertise from the little practice sessions he had had sometime ago. I was riveted by Stewart’s melodious voice when I happened to hear him perform while playing his saxophone, and I must admit I was awestruck. He told me he began playing the saxophone after he learned to play on a makeshift one made out of coconut branches that was loaned to him by a friend. Fascinated by the music that flowed from the makeshift saxophone, he decided to pursue mastery of the saxophone. Stewart said he worked tirelessly washing dishes, and

The talented songbird Roy Stewart amassed some money which he used to purchase his very first saxophone. He still owns that instrument today, and carries it around like his life’s partner. Stewart disclosed that he began singing in the Seventh Day Adventist children’s choir, named the happy Song Singers, at the tender age of six; then, as he grew, he sang in the youth group choir, called the “Redeemed”. Guyanese-born but Surinamese-bred, Stewart left Guyana when he was just one year old, and spent 21 years in the Dutch-speaking country, before returning here six years ago. He now resides with his family in Plum Park, Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Stewart said he has not limited himself as a blind person diagnosed with macular degeneration in both eyes four years ago -- an illness he was born with; but is pursuing studies in Psychology at the University of Southern Caribbean branch located in Queenstown, Georgetown. Stewart says he can see general outlines, but it is im-

possible for him to give details, since that requires special spectacles, which he acquired four years ago and would wear whenever the need arises. Stewart told the Guyana Chronicle that he was born into a music family “so to speak”, and it was quite natural

The musical talent of this extraordinary 27-year-old is way beyond extraordinary. He plays the saxophone in a manner that would make Ace Cannon one of his disciples; his silky voice can charm a riled up rattlesnake; and were Elvis Presley alive, he would certainly have commended Roy Stewart for the way he can make the guitar “talk.”

19 for him to get into singing, which he does at funerals, weddings, parties and at any other event to which he is invited to perform. He was more involved in music in Suriname than in Guyana, since he would have spent his teenage years there and the exposure was good, given his love for music; but he says he is more in love with the greatest historian, Jesus. Stewart told this publication that his life is very structured, and everything he does can be beneficial to himself and those around him, since his motto is “Believe in each one, reach one”. He said he launched his gospel album, “Miracle”, with 10 songs, which are instrumental songs geared towards inspiring youths. The album, he disclosed, was well received locally and is available only at Matt’s Record Bar and at the Guyana Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, located at Peter Rose and Lance Gibbs Streets in Queenstown, Georgetown. His broken home past has not affected him in any way, because he has long reconciled himself to the fact that his parents are no longer together. They have, however, managed to maintain a close relationship, which has morphed into a very close-knit family setting. Stewart is an inspirational speaker. He said he always strives to be different, and often reminds himself that he is the change he wants to see, and that has motivated him to achieve things in life and develop himself. Being blind does not deter him from reaching for his life’s goals. He is perhaps the only blind person who does not move around with a cane. He says he gets around like any normal person because he does not limit himself to a cane, although he was told it was most suitable for him. Stewart has a full time job, but, apart from church, he is not widely known locally. When I heard him sang, I did not know then that he was blind, but I was simply ‘blown away’ by his raw talent.

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grandson, are computer literate and are able to do things outside his present capability. Hinds, the longest-serving Prime Minister in the Caribbean, reminded his audience that he would not be running for office again. “I will be going into retirement after Election Day, and persons have asked what I will be doing then… I will be looking to enroll myself in a class that you have gone through.”

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Minibus operators at Stabroek market area given garbage bins

THE Solid Waste Department of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council handed over 60 bins to minibus drivers operating in Routes 41 and 45 at the Stabroek Market tarmac, in an effort to ensure the area is litter-free. The bins, valued at $150,000, were supplied by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Anti-Littering Unit, in keeping with the ‘Pick It Up Guyana Campaign’. United Minibus Union President Eon Andrews said the gesture is a welcome step in helping bus drivers to play their part in keeping the Stabroek Market Bus Park clean. The fine for someone found guilty of littering ranges from $50,000 to $100,000. ******************************************************** FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH 2015

Dubbed as ‘cold blooded’ killers in NeesaGopaul’s trial… MOTHER, LOVER FOUND GUILTY

A HIGH Court jury in the NeesaGopaul murder trial delivered a unanimous guilty verdict yesterday to the mother of the teen, BibiShareemaGopaul, and her ex-lover, Jarvis ‘Barry’ Small, after an approximate three-hour consultation among the 12-member panel.BibiShareemaGopaul was sentenced to 106 years, and Barry Small to 96 years by Justice Navindra Singh. The much-anticipated ruling led to the sentencing of the two accused, dubbed as “cold-blooded killers” during the trial, five years after the brutal murder of the 16-yearold Queen’s College student. Gopaul’s decomposed and seemingly ‘headless’ body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a creek along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on October 2, 2010. The suitcase was anchored in a creek at the Emerald Tower Resort with several dumbbells. Small was sentenced to 60 years for the offence of murder, with 10 years added for premeditation; another 10 years for brutality; an additional 10 years because the victim was a child; and finally another six years for domestic violence. Gopaul was also sentenced to 60 years for the capital offence; 10 years for premeditation; 10 years because it was a child; 10 years for brutality; another 10 years because it is her daughter and she did not protect her; and six years for domestic violence. LOUD GASP As the judge announced the sentence there was a loud gasp from the spectators, followed by frenzied chatter until the police called for silence. The judge told Gopaul that while she may not live to serve the time, he hoped that wherever she goes she may live it out. Small was represented by a team of Attorneys-at-Law, comprising Glen Hanoman, Bernard De Santos SC, Lyndon Amsterdam and Zanna Frank, while Gopaul was represented by Attorney-at-Law George Thomas. The case was presented by State Prosecutors Diana Kaulesar, Mercedes Thompson and Stacy Gooding. Both convicts were asked if they had anything to say as to why the sentence should not be passed. Small responded quickly, “Yes, I did not have a fair trial in this court.” He added that prejudicial evidence was entered in the case, and the judgment was for political purpose. Small said there was no evidence to convict him or anyone of this murder, and that the judge was being unfair because he is a politician by nature. State Prosecutor Kaulesar responded that the evidence in the case speaks for itself and the jury had made their decision. Before sentencing, Small charged that Justice Singh’s ruling was politically motivated but the judge stated emphatically, “I don’t have any political ambitions.” PROBATION REPORT REQUEST One of Small’s lawyers, Mr. Glenn Hanoman, requested a probation report before sentencing. He told the Court that his client is a 30-year-old married man with two children. BibiGopaul was also asked if she had anything to say, and she also responded in the affirmative. She said, “Sir, when I was locked up, the reporters (were) putting things in the paper. They spoke a lot of ill things.” Gopaul added that she was never interviewed, and claimed that the jury could have done more in her favour.

According to Gopaul, the case lacked evidence. She said: “I know a lot more about the case; there is a lot more to that. I thought I would have justice here.” On that note, Justice Singh responded, “You did.” Gopaul’sdefence counsel said it was the first conflict with the law for his 42-year-old client, and that she was in the process of rehabilitation. Meanwhile, the defence counsel gave an oral notice of appeal in the matter. NO REMORSE However, neither of the convicts was seen to show remorse when the sentence was handed down. And neither Small nor Gopaul was seen to cry openly when the verdict and sentence were passed. While walking out of the courtroom, however, Small seemed a bit teary-eyed. The two, on leaving the courtroom, took separate exit routes, and were escorted to their respective court lockups. Relatives of both convicts were present in the courtroom, and Small’s wife, MarcellineBasdeo-Small, was seen crying outside of the courtroom. SUSPENSE Yesterday, the atmosphere in the High Court was tangibly charged with suspense, as relatives of the two convicts and members of the general public awaited the highly-anticipated verdict in the murder trial of the teen. As the courtroom was opened, persons rushed through the corridors into the courtroom fighting their way to a seat. More benches were brought into the courtroom to accommodate the additional influx of persons eager to hear the verdict. The corridor outside the courtroom was swarming with even more persons. In addition, other lawyers who were not part of the defence and prosecution positioned themselves to hear the decision. Some lawyers who could not manage to get a seat were standing in the corner along with police and High Court staffers, some of whom were seen fetching their chairs to the courtroom to hear the verdict for themselves. There was a lot of chit-chat as everyone waited in anticipation for the arrival of the jurors to give their decisions. Before the members of the jury set out to make their decision, the summation was done in the morning session by the judge. Based on the evidence provided by the prosecution and the defence, the case was summedup and the jury was advised by the judge in keeping with the law. He advised the jury to consider all the evidence in the matter and not to speculate. Justice Singh added that the State had to prove all the elements of the charge. GRUESOME DISCOVERY On October 2, 2010, the headless remains of Neesawas discovered at a location along the Soesdyke Linden Highway, tucked inside a suitcase that was partially submerged in a creek. A rope was wrapped around the suitcase and dumbbells were attached at one end, apparently in an effort to keep the body under water. In addition to the body, a passport bearing the name NeesaLalitaGopaul was also found. The teenager was reported missing just days before the gruesome discovery was made. Subsequent to the discovery of the body, BibiGopaul and her ex-paramour, Small, were arrested and charged for the murder. People who had gathered outside of the court loudly expressed their satisfaction with the verdict that was handed down. ******************************************************** SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH 2015

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Father of five found murdered along Mahdia trail

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Two in custody after dumping dead friend at hospital

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President urges women to continue fighting for their rights

THE body of 57-year-old Charles Major, a father of five who operated as a small miner in Mahdia for the past 20 years, was found in the Dickman Hill area with multiple chop wounds. Family members who spoke with the Guyana Chronicle contend that the man was either robbed before being murdered, or murdered then robbed. Shem Padmore, also known of ‘Ato’, of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was rushed to, and dumped at, the Diamond Diagnostic Hospital by three men in a car. The incident reportedly occurred after the 28-year-old man had allegedly been attacked by someone while in the company of two of those men. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. This publication was reliably informed that the body of the father of two toddlers bore injuries that appeared to be gunshot or stab wounds. The vehicle’s registration number had been recorded by persons at the facility, and that was handed over to the police, resulting in the arrest of two men and the impounding of the car. PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar has called on women to support each other regardless of race, colour, creed or political persuasion in pursuit of their rights, as he delivered the feature address at a gathering at State House to commemorate International Women’s Day. Speaking to the hundreds of women, invited guests, and a few men gathered at his official residence, President Ramotar urged his audience to remember the sacrifices of those women who have gone before, and their struggles for equality. He noted that the early leaders of the PPP had awakened the consciousness of Guyanese people to the need to mount a special struggle for the rights of women.

President Donald Ramotar addressing women and stakeholders at a State House ceremony late Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day

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NOTICE                                           (Pursuant to Section 4 Money Lenders Act) I,  of Lot 28 Public Road, Hope Lowland, East Coast Demerara, Guyana, Trading under the name and style of     hereby give Notice that I have applied to the Magistrate of the Georgetown Magisterial District for a Certificate under the Money Lenders' Act authorising the grant of a Money Lender's Licence to carry on business of a Money Lender under the Title of     situate at Lot 28 Public Road, Hope Lowland, East Coast Demerara, Guyana.  of any objections to this application should be sent forthwith to the       and a copy of any such Notice should be sent to the subscriber.   Dated at Georgetown, Demerara. This 27th day of February, 2015.   s e r v iSERVICES ce  rates for all income tax, VAT, payroll, financial statements etc. Phone 227-6355, 673-2896.

    Visa Service. Professional Visa applic a tions to the US and Canada. Fees USA VISA $3000, Canada $4000, Plaza Computer Service, 245 Sheriff Street, C/ville. 2257390, 618 - 0 1 2 8, 6881 8 7 4 . O pen Monday to Sunday 09:00hrs 21:00hrs   Building Contractor: Carpentry, masonry, tiling, plumbing, painting, drawing of plans, etc, free estimates, general home maintenance, prompt, affordable and dependable. Lot 1232 6th Avenue Section "A" Diamond New Scheme, EBD. Tel. 216-0671, 6220267, 692-8464, Email klakeram.construction@gmail.com                                                               . RENTALS FOR ALL YOUR SPECIAL OCCASSIONS :WEDDINGS, PROMS, BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, FUNERALS, ETC. CHEAP RATES - CALL 671-0056.

 for conferences, retreats, wedding, reunion, family fun day and special events. Phone 264-2946-8.

 efficient repairs to washing machines, refrigerators, gas stoves etc. Tel: 227-0060, 6098550, 694-1778, Freezezone Enterprise.

  provides quality designs & construction of terrazzo, also regrinding & polishing of existing terrazzo floors. Contact Athlone Bacchus, 6607486, 642-2289.  all general construction, contact Mohamed. Specialised carpentry, masonry, plumbing, power-wash, painting, troweltex, varnishing. Call 233-0591, 667-6644, (office), 216-3120.   Welding & General Construction: We specialise in plumbing, masonry, carpentry, electrical and general construction. Customer satisfication is our aim. Tel: 6466308, 612-6268.

TOURSTOURS  Rodeo, Easter weekend: Bus leaves Thursday April 2, 20:00hrs returns Monday 6th at 01:00hr, Bon Fim, Moco Moco Falls, pageant show, rodeo fun 644-0185, 639-2663, 665-5171

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Spirituality SPIRITUALITY  Spiritualist: resolving all problems, blockage, love, and money, etc - Tele: 2236834, 600-7719.  spiritual help in removing evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, bring ing prosp e r i t y t o b u s i nesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 2200708, 6 8 7 - 5 6 5 3 .  available for bad luck, evil, blockages, business etc., ,also religious and beauty items for sale. Call 669-1662, 6704692.  , a high science spiritual healer solves all purpose problems such as reuniting lovers, husband/wife, marriage, blockage, prosperity, pregnancy, overseas, court, land, removal of evil, enemies, jobs, money, bad luck, visa, sickness, clearing of and dredge operation, etc. Tel: 671-3204.

VACANCY Apply with written application & Police Clearance to: Manager, Sol Gas Distribution, 9 Dowding Street, Kitty. Tel: 225-2259, 622-5922.  for interior location. Must know to cook and bake a wide variety of items. Strict non-smoker. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references and must be at least 40 years old. Others need not apply. Call 618-2020.

 exist for teacher call: 220-1819, 641-8764.  Gas Station - Pump Attendants required. Send applications to: The Manager, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown. Salesman: Apply with written application, Police Clearance and lorry licence to: Manager, N.S Trucking, 257 Diamond Housing Scheme. Tel: 2163152, 617-5632.  waitress nights only, Friedays, Saturdays and Sundays. Cooks, nights only. Apply at Sweet Point Snackette & Bar, 30 Orange Walk, Bourda. Phone 2267147.  Representative: Driver's licence required. Canter driver/salesman, porter, factory assistant, security guards. Applicants should reside on EBD - 6766700. /Trainee to operate offset printing press, must be 20-25 years, qualification 3-5 subjects (CXC). Apply in person to 21 Seaforth Street, Campbellville. Tel: 2261877.

 cashiers and cooks to work shift - Energy Plus Service Station, Chateau Margot Public Road, ECD. Written application required. Contact 614-4360, 2202821.

 your modern home designs, drawings and estimates, call 641-2327.

 Constructions: Excavator & Bobcat rentals. Specialised in the construction of buldings, swimming pools, renovations, drawing of plans etc. Call: 628-2330, 225-1499 Mohamed.

        

 to work in computer store, between ages 18 and 25 years. Experience in the use of computers would be an asset. Send application to: The Manager, 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown.

 and Management Associates - Payroll, NIS, Financial and Cash Flow Statements, Training etc. Tel: 6861898.

 Book-keeping Service, reasonable rates, Quickbooks, personal tutoring for CIMA Operational Level. For enquiries call: 673-7572, Ben Heeralall.

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 to work in computer store, between ages 18 and 25 years. Experience in the use of computers would be an asset. Send application to the Manager, 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown.  efficient, prompt and reliable service and repairs: r efrigerators, washing machines, gas stoves, AC units and clothes dryers, tel: 266-1047, 695-9298 Intercool Enterprises 108 Grove, Scheme, E.B.D..  Guards (12-hr shift system). Apply in person with written application and one passport-size picture. The Manager, Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.  Cruise line and Cargo - Cooks, waiters, waitresses, receptionists, storekeepers, cleaners, etc.. Contact Professional Recruitment Agency. 231-6296, 6509880.  exists for one competent, pleasant, attractive individual, with a good spiritual background to market Real Estate to 7.2 billion people on the earth. Send Resumé with cover letter to: tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com.

          Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond C l e r k . I n t e r e s t e d p e r sons must have at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Pleas e send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a p a s sport-size photograph to Roy's Pharmacy Stall #3233 & #64-65 Bourda Market, Georgetown. A l s o P a c k i n g C l e r k / C l e a n e r, age 3 5 - 5 0 years. Please c a l l 2 2 3 - 6 072.     Exexcution of financial administrative functions and set up of Accounting structure: Payroll, NIS, Vat, GRA and all relatyed docments for payment and submission, Bank reconcillations, costing, Invoicing and inventory management. Requirements: ACCA level 2 or CAT, minimum of 3 years' work experience, quick books and microsoft office proficient, excellent verbal and written communication skills.      The Sales Account Executive Wll Be Responsible For: Establishing, developing and maintaining business relationships with customers, identifying new business opportunities for the company's products/ services, merchandising of product branding and point of sale materials. Implements sales strategy.  Valid driver's license and working vehicle, must possess a minium of 3 years' experience in a Sales environment, must possess excellent vrbal and written communication skills, microsoft office proficient. The Human Resource M a n a g e r info@bestwarehousedeals.net. 223-8998. Land For FOR Sale SALE LAND   Avenue, Diamond 55ft x 90ft - $11.5M. 6411883.  Street, 43 X 171 - $22M. Call Carol 6230070. Creek: river front, 5 acres - $5M. Tel: 600-3171, 648-3171.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, 08, 2015 SUNDAY March 8, MARCH 2015 LAND FOR SALE

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  Street land, double in length, already fenced, $22M front lots 600-4343.

 $4.5M & $5M neg, Laluni Farmlands 30+ acres at $400 000 neg. Hauraruni Farmlands 37 acres at $325 000 per acre. Tel: 688-3873.

 1-bedroom concrete flat at New Road Vreed-en-Hoop. Tel: 254-1772.

 Street top flat, 2 bedrooms - $65 000 and office space with washroom - $27 000. 616-5914. 615-5734.

 Space $60 000, business place $80 000, internet café, beauty salon. Contact K. Raghubir 642-0626, 677-8176.

 Avenue: Furnished executive apartment with internet access, parking and generator. K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636.

 in a classical furnished house at Greenfield Park US$1250. Call Ms Jordan, 6631728.

 Avenue: Furnished sixbedroom executive concrete building with all conveniences. Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.

 5-bedoom house by itself US$800, Diamond 2-bedroom $50 000 and $65 000. Call Raul 655-8361, 699-6811.

 unfurnished upper flat at 62 Sandy Babb Street Kitty - $75 000. Call 6218034, 615-2911.

 Rose Street: Furnished and spacious executive top floor. Price US$400. K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.

 Gardens: Executive large 3-bedroom, 2 bathroom, semi-furnished, large yard. Tel: 2270972.

   Unfurnished 1-bedroom apartment $30 000. 614-0166, 601-6639.

 Avenue: Furnished three-bedroom top flat with internet access, generator and parking. K. Raghubir. Tel: 6420636.

         & 3-bedroom apartments, fully grilled, 24hour camera, water system. Call 225-2431, 666-6612, 6501867.

 Bar, 160 Vryheid's Lust, Public Road ECD, for bar or any other type of business. 220-4372, 690-3129.

 Land of Canaan, EBD transported land. Please call 266-0014, 669-8139.  No.2, 138ft. x 1722 ft. - $15M. Phone 227-7734.  50' X 100', Vryheid's Lust Line Top and Good Hope. Call 638-3636.  in Republic Gardens, Peter's Hall, EBD. Interested persons contact 231-5359, 6727189.  60 x 90 ft Boodhoo Housing Scheme $9.8M Contact 624-0058.  land in high-income area at Continental/Republic Park 629-7426. No agents.    Cummings Lodge, 10th Street $12M. neg. Call 657-4103.  125x100 $55 M. Call 611-0315, 690-8625.  for sale in William Street, Kitty measuring 79' wide x 116' long. Price $60M neg. Tel: 664-0829.  120 acres fruit farm, fenced for sheep, 50 years lease, many more. Call 4446589, 694-1888. Price $20M.  lot, size 75' x 150', Main Road Lethem. Call 6220445, 685-7659.  vacant lot at Zeelugt, south of Public Road, $2.5M neg. Call 690-1004.  (over the bridge) gated 50 x 80 $8M. Call Carol 623-0070.  FOR SALE BY OWNER, 60 X 90. Boodhoo Housing Scheme. $7.5 mil. Contact: 227-0176, 225-3048 or 6514578.   164ft,. frontage location, Lama Avenue, Bel A i r P a r k . Te l : 6 1 4 - 0 9 4 9 . Agents welcome. 225-4413.  Gardens semigated 42x80 $3.6M neg., 54x90 $4.3 neg., Charity Housing Scheme $2.8M neg., Kuru Kuru residential 100x200 - $2.6M, 623-4790, 222-5116, 624-4790.  $7M, Plaisance 5 lots $100M neg., Flour Mill Road, Agricola $40M neg. Call Roberts Realty 644-2099.  Street $18M, Cummings Lodge, Sophia $6.5M, Smyth Street $70M, East & Quamina Street 120 x 120, Turkeyen 1 acre $70M. For more information, please call Ms. R. Jones 688-3431.   located at Parika Bendaf land from Essequibo River to conservancy canal. It is ideal for sawmilling/ wharf facility/commercial farming, Del Conte access road passes through this land. Contact 6251458, 697-9995.  and a half acres transported land in Craig, ideal for poultry and livestock ventures, suitable for gated c o m m u n i t y. R a p i d d e v e l o p ment in housing and infrastructure in the area. Asking $12M. Call 664-4131.   of land situated at Plantation Sarah on the East Coast of Demerara suitable for housing and agricultural purposes, 10 acres laid out in lots for housing, Price neg. Phone 629-5293, 227-1322 for further details.  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, 225-3068, 225-2626, 231-2864, 225-5198, 225-2709, 669-3350, 226-1064, 227-6949, 646-1712.

 land 100x50 with columns in Phase 1 for your dream house with reserve $16M. One land in BB Eccles $7.5M. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3838, Mr Pereira 669-3350, 623-2591, 6690943, Miss Enmore 227-6863, Miss Harte 225-2709, 225-3068, 627-0288.  Market Road 1st Street, ECD, La Grange WBD, First Avenue Diamond, Lombard Street, Georgetown, BV, ECD, business property at La Jalousie Public Road, property at Lusignan Grassfield, Apartment property at Ann's Grove, double property at Courbane Park, property in Mon Repos, ECD. Contact: Kishan's Aluminum Window Factory. 6432795, 220-0979.  Diamond 2nd Street $8M, $10M, Herstelling $6M, $7M, Linden Highway 45 acres $15M, gold claims S h e r i m a 1 2 0 0 acres $20M, Mazaruni 1200 acres $20M, Winiperu 800 acres $20M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  land 52x165 in Kingston US$499 000 (four hundred and ninety-nine thousand US dollars). Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, Mr Pereira 6693350,623-2591, 669-0943, 225-2626, 225-2709, 2253 0 6 8 , 2 2 6 - 1 064, 231-2064.  invite you to purc h a se the follow inge land for bond , Chandra & Gange 125x120 corner lot $65M, William Street, Kitty 120x45 foefr bond, Gange 125x62 in Prashad Nagar for bond . Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 6690943, 226- 1 0 6 4 , 225-3068, 225-2626, 225-5198, 225-2709.  your creative dream executive residence in the gated part of Republic Gardens, 1000x50 - $8.5M, New Providence 114x52 - $9.5M. Phone Master Boodram 692-3831, Master Patrick Pereira 669-3350, 6232591, 669-0943, Madam Harte 695-1132, Madam Enmore 2252709, 667-7812, 226-1064. TO LET

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    for rental. Call 660-7228.  in South Road $450 000 - 616-5914, 615-5734.  house with all amenities. Call 222-3059.  Pike Street, Kitty - $70 000. 616-5914, 6155734.  shop or salon space. 601-9758, 6866029.         apartment, for foreign visitors. Contact 650-0892.  top flat, AC and parking. Tel: 226-7380, 6475635.  at La Parfaite Harmonie. Tel: 693-9022, 6298253.  rooms for single working males. Tel: 6132647.  furnished house 3 self-contained bedrooms. Call 643-8292.  Two-bedroom apartment in Light Street. Tel: 622-8529. two-bedoom apartment, Peter's Hall, EBD. Call Amar 6216037.  room to let, water, light and bed etc. Tel: 2274422, 683-7410.

 furnished appartmernt, 2 bedroom with A.C. in Kitty,609-5810.  commercial property in Regent Street, 1080 sq. ft. Phone: 665-6453. in Kitty for US$650 &US$800.Tel: 6846266.  apartment, single or couple preferred. Call 612-8305, 661-5563, 223-2742.  business place on Sheriff Street, only for offices. Contact 627-6740.  at 96 Triumph, East Coast Demerara, semi-furnished. Contact 623-1387.  flat, 4-bedroom apartment, South Cummingsburg. Phone 674-3691, 656-6045.  farm in Linden, c h e a p e l e c t r i c i t y a n d w a t e r, much more. Call 444-6589, 694-1888.  8-room hotel in North Road with restaurant & bar - $700 000. Tel: 616-5914.  place at Enterprise, ECD. Contact 229-6533, 613-2798.    in 'C' Field Sophia Lower flat, $35 000 & $55 000. Call 684-6266.  1-bedroom apartment, furnished $60,000. Call 622-8109.  Rose Street office complex: Newly constructed 60ft. x 50ft concrete building. Tel: 642-0636.  business place $40 000 - $60 000 Contact: 627-1893, 694-4148.  spot on Duncan Street Price US$1200. Tel: 6935481.  bottom flat, 2-bedroom apartment at Triumph, ECD. Call 609-9232. -bedroom flat in Hadfield Street. Call 692-2521, 231-6322.  3-storey building at 104 Regent Street US$9000 neg. Tel: 223-6299, 617-7028. -contained one-bedroom apartment in Triumph with telephone line. Call 2202760.  Contact Mrs Dolly, 5 Water Street Kingston, Georgetown.  New 3bedroom top flat unfurnished $60 000. 646-1712, 693-8532. -bedroom apartment single or married c o u p l e $ 3 5 0 0 0 m o n t h l y. Te l : 6 0 3 - 9 5 5 1 .  office space, Hadfield Street Wortmanville. Phone 227-2973, 231-6982.       Springs: Fully furnished, modern 4- bedroom house,parking and all amenities,Call 218-3827, 610-1273.  three-bedroom apartment with overhead tank. No pets, no parking. $55 000 monthly. Tel: 226-7810.  apartment situated in Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown. Tel: 222-8925.    complete buildings in Eccles and Kitty US$800.Tel: 684-6266. -built snackette located at Cummings and Regent Streets. Contact 616-9937.  commercial space, Camp Street for businesses or office. Ground floor, Brickdam, 6806782.  new 3-storey concrete, AC room, roof garden, restaurant & bar in South Road - $900 000. 616-5914, 615-5734.

/ 'CC'- 3 and 2 bedrooms property with parking- $85,000.      - Spacious 2 bedrooms upper apartment with parking-$60,000       Well apointed 3 bedrooms upper apartment with a/c and parking$75,000.      - 3 bedrooms furnished upper apartment with parking- US$800.     - Well apointed 3 bedrooms apartment over looking sea; paking, flood free- $85,000.    and two-bedroom apartments at 27 Hugh Ghanie Park and 248 Area J, Industry ECD Tel: 666-8585.  houses/apartments and commercial spaces and Building to rent. Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.  Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from U S $ 2 0 daily. 227-5852, 638-4404.  area, 3 bedrooms, AC, 1 self-contained furnished/unfurnished with parking. Call: 666-4882.  2-apartment located at 3151 Cane View Avenue South Rumiveldt. Call 6982884.  front: Newly constructed and unfurnished four-bedroom concrete building with all conveniences. Tel: 642-0636.  Office/ business space 400-6000 sq. feet, available parking etc from US$350 neg. Tel: 624-4225.  Village: 3-bedroom $60 000, Queenstown office space $55 000. Phone 226-1064, 225-2709, 227-6863.  building in Charlotte Street, 22ft x 50 ft, 3-storey building in Robb Street 17ft x 100ft. 641-1883.  Station Street Kitty $100 000, 2-bedroom Kitty $120 000. Tel: 220-8596, 6439196, 686-1091.  place, Sandy Babb Street: Newly constructed two-storey concrete building. No flooding. Tel: 225-0545, 6420636.  two-bedroom top flat apartment, located in Norton street, Lodge, telephone and parking. Tel: 261-5635, 225-8149, 687-2825.  bottom flat apartment in Werk-en-Rust, ideal for dwelling or office space. Call 6899222. -bedroom downstairs apartment - $30 000 monthly, Eccles Housing Scheme. Call 660-4764.

 one-bedroom executive apartment, with parking. Contact K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.  room for single working female or UG student preferred. Lot 3 'BB' Eccles New Housing Scheme. Call 233-2249, 6137488.  Garden Street: Unfurnished three-bedroom top flat with all conveniences. Contact: K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636, 6778176.  Avenue: Office space, executive office space with parking. Price US$600. Contact: K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636, 6778176.

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 3-bedroom, 2 two- bedroom and three furnished apartments with air condition, internet and cable etc. Call Carol 6823733.  2-bedroom apartment, Nandy Park $45 000. Single//married couple, preferred. Tel: 233-5843, 08:00hrs 17:00hrs. bedroom front building, furnished bottom flat apartment, fully grilled, internet, AC, parking place. Lot 1 Station Street, Kitty, 2276046, 621-7519.  furnished 2-bedroom apartments with AC, generator in Queenstown, South & Lamaha Gardens etc. from US$600. Call 218-0121, 6389116, 669-4713.  fully furnished 1-bedroom apartment in South Ruimveldt Park. Single person preferred. Tel: 2181800, 629-9438.

 apartmen,t at Industry from $80 000. Call between 09:00hrs and 18:00hrs. 656-1789, 670-9606. Serious enquiries only.

 & two-bedroom apartments, fully furnished for overseas visitors, AC, internet, hot & cold shower - US$25 daily, monthly also. Call 231-6061, 621-1524.

 Kitty: One studio apartment for a decent single working person, preferably female between 25 and 50 years old. Call 668-1913.

 one- & twobedroom apartments for overseas tenants, long & short terms, AC, grilled, parking, walking distance to UG & CARICOM. Call 6233404, 222-6708.

  flat in Cummings Street, near Middle Street suitable for school,church, office or any business. Contact 233-2692.  space for rent1,500 sq. ft.Full toilet and bath.Grill doors and windows.Good for all types of businesses.No liquor or bar.Call 613 -3609  3-bedroom upstairs in Mon Repos with inside toilet and bath, 2 verandahs. Price $50 000 monthly Tel: 629-5300.  constructed short-term apartment/rooms in Herstelling, EBD. Contact Handel on 621-6862, 6553065, 514-430-7764.  Street business place: One fully secured ground floor. Price $80 000. Contact K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.  flat 2-bedroom house located at Grove/Diamond Housing Scheme. Contact 688-7108, 604-3408, 216-0220. -bedroom flat concrete house, front building, inside toilet & bath, Montrose Public Road, $40,000 monthly. Call 220-7724, 675-1299. -bedroom apartment located at Mon Repos Public Road $30 000 monthly, 2 months' security plus first month's rent required. Tel: 616-3902, 220-6530.  Street: Furnished one-bedroom top apartment with all conveniences. Tel: 677-8176.  Avenue: Large twostorey concrete building with all conveniences. K.Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636.  place, Sandy Babb Street: Newly constructed two-storey concrete building. No flooding . K. Raghubir. Tel: 6420636.  space, Peter Rose Street. Price $60 000, executive office space with parking. Tel: 6778176.  three-bedroom top flat with all conveniences. Contact K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636.

 furnished, large 1bedroom apartment in Alberttown, AC, grilled, parking. Available. Suitable for overseas guests. For details 231-9086.  furnished one-bedroom apartment situated at South Ruimveldt Park, long-term rental US$450, short-term rate neg. Serious enquiries only. Call 6492251, 601-9323.  at Lot 8 Railway Embankment, Better Hope, ECD. Contact Mr Ram c/o Ram's Auto Spares.-Tel: 226-6325, 227-1454.  Avenue: Large twostorey executive concrete building with four bedrooms and parking. Contact K. Raghubir Tel: 642-0636, 6778176.  Street: Unfurnished one-bedroom executive apartment with all conveniences. Price $60 000. Contact K. Raghubir Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.  flat, 2 bedrooms, toilet, bath, fully grilled, at Better Hope. Working couple with one child $50 000 monthly. Tel: 609-3311, 621-9787.  Residential, large one- & three-bedroom self-contained apartments with parking from US$400 neg. Tel: 624-4225.  business spot in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, tiled floor, PVC ceiling, washroom, counter, cashier booth, glass door & grilles $175 000 and small space for $65 000. Tel: 616-5914, 615-5734.  concrete house at Lot 145 Samatta Point, Grove Housing Scheme, fully grilled, laundry room, toilet and bath, overhead tank and yard fully concrete - $40 000 monthly. Call 625-4071.  two-bedroom bottom flat in Kitty for small family 2-3, No parking available. Contact 07:00hrs - 19:00hrs. Tel 613-2298, 681-9701.

24 24 PROPERTY FOR SALE -bedroom flat concrete house with inside toilet and bath, telephone, light, water, fully grilled, overhead tank at 'E' Field Sophia. Price $46 000 monthly. Tel: 610-8890.  2-bedroom apartment in Section K Campbellville, fully furnished, internet wireless, all rooms selfcontained, security, generator, fully AC. Couple preferred. US$1 000 monthly. Call Anil 675-0813, 227-7607.  vacant spaces located in Kitty, suitable for any type of business or bonds For further details, kindly contact Ms Persaud. Tel: 227-5637, 672-4104.  2-bedroom apartment, grilled, breezy, quiet with indoor parking, garbage disposal, and water included - $50 000 monthly and one month's security deposit. Call 699-5849, 220-0698. No agents.  concrete 3-bedroom top flat, furnished, in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty - $120 000. New concrete 2-bedroom top flat in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty $75 000. 616-5914, 615-5734.  property in Bel Air Park US$3500 with pool, Prashad Nagar US$1500, Lamaha Gardens US$2000, Eccles US$2500. Apartments from US$400 to US$1500. Foundation Realty 618-0000, 615-0069, 222-2300.  of one newly built bottom flat, 2-bedroom apartment with living and kitchen area, AC unit, tiled flooring, cupboard, inside toilet and bath, grille, and parking ,located at 645 Block 8 Mon Repos ECD - $60 000 per month. Call 623-2035, 662-1893 or 220-4804.  & Texila, fully furnished apartment, internet ready, includes electricity and water $70 000, US$350. 600-4343. Eccles, 3-bedroom fully furnished, AC US$1500, Somerest Court Herstelling $100 000, Eccles (AA) 4 rooms fully furnished A/C, Alarm, grille and camera. Shaphat Realty 6765537 or 646-1339 or 667-2422 or 641-5670.  Building: Limited mall space available, office, bond, store, snackette from $60 000; or a corporate company looking to expand. Contact Ms Hernandez on 2nd floor or sharonsbuilding.com. Tel: 225-4413, 614-0949, 671-8883. (Agents welcome). -bedroom fully furnished apartment Sixth Avenue, Diamond, EBD, telephone, internet, parking, etc, available for long term ,short term rental. - $55,000 per month (negotiable). Short term rental for overseas visitors US$25 per day. Tel:6581523, 638-3622, 231-8567.  flat, Barr Street Kitty front house, 3-bedroom, breezy, I master bedroom self contained, tub hot & cold , two AC, 2 washrooms, house beautifully lacquered, inside ceiling fans (all rooms), huge verandah, seperate entrance, can hold 3 vehicles. Suitable for foreigners. Call: 2253262, 676-6948, 226-4014.   W o r l d # 1 R e a ltor Miste r Terry Redford Reid 667781 2, 225-6858, 225-7164, 2261064, 225-2626, 231-2068, 6197945. Have the executive re ntal redu c e d by 35%, Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jacaranda Ave. Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$1800 , Bel Air Springs US$1000, large bond for rental office small form US$375, 10 000 sq ft office space for technology business. 2252626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 6 2 3 2591, 669-3350.          a p a r t ments in gated compound, 3-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 1bedroom, all self-c ontained, AC, hot/cold water with fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave, living room set, dini n g room chairs, etc. Call: 678-6887.

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 $35M neg. Tel: 611-0315, 690-8625.

 you have a property for sale or rent or need to purchase one? For prompt and reliable service, call 223-1239, 627-8057 Krishna, 649-0329 David.

        require repairs in Bric k d a m , l a n d s i z e 1 2 0 x3 8 - $ 4 4 M w a s $ 6 0 M . Phone Alysious Periera 6232591, Lady Khan 225-2626, 225-2709, La d y A b u n d a n c e 2 2 5 - 3 0 6 8 , 6 6 9 - 0 9 4 3 M r. Pereira.

 $50M, Ogle, Section ' K ' L a m a h a G a r d e n s $50M Bel Air Park posh house US$2M. Newtown Kitty $26M, South Rumiveldt $12M, $18M, Diamond EBD $30M, seaside property WCD $18M, Canal #1 $16M. Call Mrs Jordan on 663-1728 for an appointment or visit our office in Royal Castle building Vreed-en-Hoop.

 $8M Call Carol 623-0070.  unfurnished house, 25ft. x 35ft - $9.5M. Tel: 6411883  located at Kitty, 609-5810.

 property, situate on a double lot, Public Road, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, Guyana. For further information please contact Kamta Persaud on 220-6634 or Bibi at 226-2885 or 657-0902. No agents please.

       investment hotel $75M neg. Tel: 611-0315, 6908625.

 this now! One almost new 3-bedroom Lamaha Park $65M. Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, Mr Enmore 227-6863, Mrs Harte 225-2709, 225-3068, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 227-6949, 231-2061, 225-2636.

 , West Coast Demerara 612-8305, 661-5563, 223-2742.  lots of properties $15M and Up. Call Carol 623-0070.  Gardens: 2storey concrete house, 60'x100' lot - $42M neg. Contact 603-5988.  - $60M,KEY I N V E S T M E N T. T E L : 2 2 3 1765,641-2664.   -$80M,KEY INVESTMENT.TEL: 2231765,641-2664.  Eccles: 2-storey concrete house, 3 bedrooms upstairs & 2-bedroom apartments 26M, Contact #660-4764. -bedroom flat concrete house, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 697-1269, 6843375.  2-flat building, close to main road in Diamond New Scheme. Contact 641-0697.  , Success Line Top. Lusignan ECD. Contact 638-3636.        Street Newtown, Georgetown: One executive concrete and wooden building. No Agent. Tel: 642-0636.  place, Sandy Babb Street: Newly constructed concrete building Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.  $40M, Alberttown $30M, Queenstown $60M, office building $60M and business place $40M. Tel: 225-0545.  building, fully furnished, middle flat suitable for business. Contact: 684-3998, 653-9570, 687-0431.  concrete & wood, front business sport property in Cummings Street - $29M. 616-5914, 615-5734.  business place: One concrete and wooden building Price $30M. Repairs needed. Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.  Housing Scheme $25M neg, Better Hope 3-storey $55M, and 3-bedroom $32M, Providence $12.5M, New Grove $14M. Call Roberts Realty 644-2099.  Bank double lot land, $9.5M e-mail rnarine64@yahoo.com - Tel: 551-482-1026, 592-681-9928.  Good Hope and Anna Catherina, land in Canal. Owner migrating. Contact 2223066, 622-6448, 693-5546.  and land. Twostorey concrete building, 125 Belle West Canal No..2, WBD. Call 615-3333, 648-9428.  Air Park, Lamaha Gardens South, Central Georgetown from $25M. Call 218-0121, 6389116, 669-4713.  house & land, wood & concrete, 18th Street Foulis ECD - $11M neg. Call 691-0869. No Agents.  house on double lot located in Pearl, East Bank Demerara. Contact Ironci 627-5171.

   located at Diamond Public Road, EBD. Executive home 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms (hot & cold water) located in Craig E.B.D. Call 603-2880.  6-bedroom house and land (transported) at Mon Repos, ECD (Martysville). Going cheap. Price $13M neg. Tel: 629-5300  $9M neg., Agriculture Road $13.5M & 17M neg, Mon Repos $33M neg, Good Hope Kissoon Scheme with land size 100 x 100 - $36M. Contact Theresa 648-6033..   Court, Herstelling, EBD 2-storey concrete building, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom etc., $32M neg. Contact 6873360, 625-1359.

       P a r k $ 5 5 M neg, double lot in Da Silva Street, Newtown $25M, Duncan Street $32M, Bel Air Park $50M neg., Lamaha Garden $60M neg., Enmore $9M neg., Coldingen $6M neg. Foundation Realty 618-0000, 615-0069, 222-2300.  and land at Success Railway Line. Contact Narine 347-701-0244, Rakesh 610-1305, Home 220-4832, 220-3349.  - 4 bedroom property with annex for elderly plus studio apartment Corner location - $60M.JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431  SALE BY OWNER! 5SELF CONTAINED BEDROOMS, A/ C, SECURITY ALARM AND CAMERAS, LARGE KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOMS. CALL 623-3401, 6970517. PRICE NEG.

 business property 21 Bel Air Railway Embankment next to Vish Trading - 684-3802, 0011416-759-8518 (Can.), 0011-868335-5896 (T&T) - $35M, US$155 000 neg.

 two-storey concrete house in Campbellville, back building with driveway 10ft $24M. Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, Mr Pereira 669-3350 or 623-2591, 669-0943, Miss Harte 225-2709, 225-3068, Miss Enmore 227-6863, 627-0288.

 Atlantic Gardens Large two-storey five-bedroom concrete building with AC units and fully furnished on double lot corner spot, just off main highway. Price $65M. Tel: 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.

 $18M, Enmore $9M, Lamaha Gardens $50M, Bel Air Park $50M, Kitty $30M, Land in Queenstown $40M, Prashad Nagar $29M. Foundation Realty 618-0000, 222-2300, 615-0069.

 Annandale, ECD Courbane Park: Large two-storey fourbedroom house on double lot, yard tiled, benab, store house, etc. Price $45M, Straspey ECD $16M. Tel: 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.

 furnished designed and maintained bungalow (land 70' x 50' and house 57' x 30') loaded with modern amenities and features at residential Granville Park, Beterverwagting (BV), ECD for just G$27M negotiable - contact owners at 592-220-3411, 639-2062, 3 0 1 - 4 3 0 - 0 6 7 6 o r F.HolderGriffith@gmail.com see video @ http://youtube/zwak12_s1Jw.

 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY !!! ONE NEWLY-BUILT 3STOREY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON DIAMOND PUBLIC ROAD. CALL 623-3401, 697-0517. PRICE NEG.  dwelling house in Republic Park, wooden & concrete $45M., One commercial/domestic house. Garnett Street, Newtown Georgetown $55M . - 216-3120, 233-0591. -storey properties (commercial/domestic) in Eccles - (wooden/concrete) Agricola, Alberttown, Sheriff Street etc. Tel: 216-3120, 667-6644.  Street, Kitty $40M neg., Somerest Court $35M & 32M neg., Herstelling $23.5M neg. Enterprise $14.5M neg., Tuschan $22M, $11M neg., 'AA' Eccles $80M neg. and Blankenburg gated WCD neg.. Tel: 688-3873. -storey residential property in Kitty $37M, Hadfield Street residential property $48M, Bent Street two-storey $18M. For more information, please call Ms R. Jones 6883431.  Springs: Transported property,,fully furnished 4 bedrooms (one self-contained), 3 toilets/baths, lots of land space, parking for vehicles. Price neg. Call 625-1684, 226-0891, 651-7538, 218-3827 & 610-1273.

 Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens - fully concrete, 6-bedroom giveaway, vac ant for Christ m a s . P r i c e $ 1 4 . 5 M . P h o n e Mr Pereira 6 2 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4 , Mr s A b u n d a n c e 225-3068, 6693350, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, 667-7812, 669-0943.  a changing market now prevailing in Real Estate you at all times need a knowledgeable and experienced Real Estate Agent to work with you. Now available: Regent Street, Robb Street, North Road and South Road properties for business, Sheriff Street and many other locations, plenty of residential land and land/building for sale, Pete's' Real Estate Lot 2 George and Hadfield Streets 2272487, 223-6218, 623-7805.  new concrete 6-bedroom executive house $53M, Happy Acres 4 self-contained on double lot $52M, New 3-bedroom house by the Street VIP Studio, Aubrey Barker Street, on 3 house lots for fast food & gas station. Land in Phase 1 Republic Park $18M, one ranch-type house in GUYSUCO Gardens $45M. Phone Master Boodram 6923831, Mr Pereira 669-3350, 6232591, 669-0943,r 225-2709.

FOR SALE     .  stalls at Bourda Market Regent Street front Tel: 6180270.

           Street Bourda, Georgetown. Tel: 6295178, 223-8655. We buy and sell used cars and trade-in your car for another. All prices are neg. USED: Alexa, NZE Corolla, Toyota Rav 4, Raum, Premio, Marino, New model AT 212, AT 192, Allion, AE110 Corolla, Honda Accord, Cedia Lancer, Tacoma (GRR series), Range Rover DES 5L eng. Solid DEF and RZ bus.  & Son Real Estate, Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj Building. Tel: 227-0265, 227-1881, 629-5178, 627-8057. PROPERTY: Republic Park, McDoom Public Road, Robb Street, D'Urban Street business spot, Charlestown, Queenstown, Diamond, North Ruimveldt, New Road West Coast 65. LAND: Croal Street, Non Pareil, George Street, Hadfield Street-South, Friendship land size 115 x 450 (wharf side), Diamond.  in March, 2storey Punt Trench Dam $9.5M with large land reserve for any t y p e o f business. Business & Residence Bent Str e e t $ 1 6 . 5 M , 2 - s t o r e y G uy hoc Gardens $14M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2-storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $13.5 M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La Penitence, new concrete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Street 85x35 Land $15.9M, Campbellville Scheme 8 0 x 5 0 p l u s r e s e rve $15M, Hadfie l d S t reet east of Cuffy 12 0 x50 $18 M , Republic Park $14M, Continental Park 104x54 plus 3000 sq. ft r e s e r ve all land to build dream house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 280 000 sq. ft, Lamaha Gardens $58M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey Barker Street. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr D'Aguiar 225-5198, Mr Pereira 623-259 1 , 226-1064, 669-0944, 225-2709, 225-3068, Lady Jones 227-6863, 225-2626.

 Massey Ferguson tractor in immaculate condition. Call 671-7450, 626-5306.  machine-made wood chips, insect-resistant. Call 225-8915 (office).  Hyster forklift, Ulinda weight 2500. Call 662-4801, 611-7034.  165 tractor, trailer and 5ft bush hog, slasher. Call 4446589, 694-1888. Price $2.75M.  engine 6.354 non-Turbo, fully mounted with RAD. Tel: 684-6661, 669-9315.  Honda Civic, selling as scrap, PKK series. Tel: 626-9401.

 invite you to buy these bargains Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding S t reet was $42M now $32M, Pere Street Kitty $34M, Section M ranch-type was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $10M, Roxanne Burnham G a r dens $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 6923831, Mr Pereira 669 - 0 9 4 3 , 6 23-2591, 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4 , L a d y A b u n d a n c e 225-30   2015 14% + 20% discount ply 2 % commission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete on double l o t i n D e l p h Av e n u e $ 3 6 M . Joint Services new 4-bedroom concrete $21M was $28M, New Haven on 7 000 sq.. ft land $52M, Bel Air Park two-storey $52M, Bel Air Park. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 623-2591, 225-2626, 669-0943, 225-3068, 627-0288, 667-7812.

FOR SALE

 wash, fridge, 2 Sony Amps. Contact 650-0892.  stall, Bourda Market. Call 627-3902.  Logs US$950 per m3 . Tel: 694-7571, 698-0798.  open back Canter.. Contact Vidya 609-9494.

     Seadoo 1000cc jetski. Call 444-6589, 694-1888. Price $850 000.  410 LOADER/forklift $5M, CAT D6E Bulldozer $7M, Swingfog machine 676-6700.  Perkins engine 700, 6-cylinder Cummins engine 700. Tel: 685-5100.  21ft. x 9' Bayliner speedboat on trailer. Call 4446589, 694-1888. Price $2.2M.  drivers, brand new and used, for CAT 312 excavator. 656-2350. -breed Cane Corso 'Italian Mastiff' puppies. Contact number 218-0357, 623-9099.  paper, letter size $500 per ream; 11" x 17" $1 000 per ream. 650-1713.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, MARCH 08, 2015 SUNDAY CHRONICLE March 8, 2015 FOR SALE  American Camry, 75 000 miles, one owner from new Call 650-1713.  2-bedroom apartment in Triumph Agriculture Road. Call 698-3854, 220-7937.

FOR SALE  hatchery - 28000 eggs capacity, equipped with all racks, trays, electrical and water accessories- complete $1.2M. Tel: 621-4000  disco lights , some need bulbs, otherwise working, all for $140,000. Tel: 621-4000  equipment: Joe Weilder gym set - $ 750,000, exercise bike $40,000, abs board $20,000 - Tel: 621-4000  SDMO 28000 watts, silent, diesel, missing fuel pump, electrical panel, avr $550,000, 5000 watts, diesel $50,000. Tel: 621-4000  boxes for cars from $500, car rims, 22" crome 6 hole $150,000. Tel: 621-4000

 one console with 5 latest games and Xbox one media remote 690-2739. Serious enquiries only.  Bold (new) $10 000, flash camera, Iphone 3 $35 000, Sony camcorder $25 000. Call 682-2861.  air condition unit 12 000 BTU, 110 volts, 6o cycles. Call 233-0608 Monday to Friday, 08:00hrs to 16:00hrs  of used Toyota, Nissan starters $150 000. Call 624-6069.  washing machine (new). Price neg. Contact 678-7377, Deana.  Shepherd pups, vaccinated and dewormed. Call 623-4790, 624-4790.  2011 Toyota fortuna in excellent conditon. Call 6809197. Weekend anytime and weekdays after 12:00 noon.  Ninja 650cc excellent condition, Kawasaki green. Priced to sell $900 000. Contact 648-6567.  one console with 5 latest games and Xbox one media remote 690-2739. Serious enquiries only.  (Test) strip with monitor, lancet with needles (brand new) $60,000 neg. Tel: 612-0055.  Labrador mixed puppies, fully vaccinated and dewormed. Call 218-1500, 690-5635.   blue ray duplication 1x01, 1x03, 1x07, all at half price, also CD display racks - $6000 each. Tel: 621-4000 One male Pitbull dog, 4 years old, red nose, trained for family use, fully vaccinated $75,000 Tel: 621-4000  pieces Maxwell watch batteries in all sizes make an offer. Tel: 621-4000 OF ORGINAL HUMMER CROME MAG WHEELS AND TYRES $ 190,000. TEL: 621-4000  snackette 8ftx6ftx 5ft on wheels, steel frame, new $175,000. Tel: 621-4000.  3ft - $75,000, 24'' $20,000, 20" with stand $30,000. Tel:621-4000  monitors from $5000, star receipt printers from $25,000. Tel:621-4000  conditioners - 2 pics - 5 ton split system, midea, like new -$250,000, 36000 cassette ac $120,000. Tel:621-4000  CASE 8FTX2FTX2FT - 10- pieces $60,000 each, 6ftx3ftx10ft - 10 pieces - $55,000 each, motorized glass case - $25,000. Tel:621-4000

FOR SALE  New Holland 2120 4-wheel mini backhoe, Kubota engine, 3-cylinder, Cummins diesel 6-cylinder engine, Fordson tractor, good working condition. Call 692-2521, 2316322.

 Ford Sierra wagon in working condition 1600 cc, one CD ladies Honda 50cc in working condition. Both items selling as scrap. Contact 669-0706.

 4D56 engine, Nissan QD 32 engine $ 5 0 0 0 0 0 e a c h , To y o ta 1 A Z engine $100 000. Call 6246069.

 brush cutter sold as is, 2 - 2" Honda water pumps sold as is. One Briggs & Stratton brush cutter, sold as is. Call 627-7835.

 hospital delivery bed and used medical and laboratory equipment. Reasonably priced. Phone Adrian 2183341, 652-3549.

 1 controller, 3 games: FIFA 14, Batman and Last of us $50 000. Call: 671-7065, 643-5705.  door, plastic table & chairs, glass case, upright freezer, fryers, food pans, stools. Call 6412327.   Pro, 17" Samsung I5 laptop, IPAD Air, Canon/Nikon Professional, digital cameras, Pioneer/Denon jugglers, projectors, base speakers, crown amplifiers. Tel: 623-2477.     Solid Def , rear springs, steering grassknife, rear drive shaft, 205/80R16 wheels, lights, fenders. Tel: 691-2077.  used bread and pastry equipment 50-lb platinum mixer, commercial oven, baking pans and more. Contact 674-6278.  for sale, also tools, clothing, foot wear, cosmetic jewellery, clothes racks, mannequin etc. Tel: 614-5982.  aluminum boat (Hull) 30ft. x 10ft., one 340 Yanmar engine (perfect condition), one trailer. Contact 623-1387, 220-4507. -made solar panels and accessories. And installation. Contact 697-6412, 347-322-7775.  Massey Ferguson 255 tractor. also one Massey Ferguson front bucketwith ram and control box complete.Contact: 613- 3609.  diesel 2.8 litre engine 6-cylinder, Land Rover TDI engines with automatic and manual transmission. Call: 6922521, 231-6322.  outboard enginenew, 3-15 HP, CAN-AM ATV 4X4 500cc, SEA DOO Jetski 1500cc with trailer. Tel: 600-3171, 648-3171.   LG TV, 25" Sharp TV, computer with 3-in-1 printer, AC 24000 BTU, welding plant, 15" and 12" speaker boxes. Contact 231-0312.  We supply and Install Commercial and Industrial Ice factories both Freon and Amonia systems from 10 Tons to 500 Tons per day. Call us today on 623-7212.   Fully Automated and Turn Key water purification systems supplied and installed. Call us now for a quotation and start selling drinking water on 623-7212.

VEHICLES FORSALE SALE VEHICLE FOR

 Daf model - 55 $5.4M. Call 603-2880.

 bus BPP series, good condition. Call 644-2099.

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Mohammed inspires ...

Red Force had earlier started well with Jeremy Solozano stroking 31 and Imran Khan, 22, in adding 53 for the first wicket. Once left-arm seamer Kenroy Peters (2-23) removed Imran Khan, Red Force encountered a slide with Solozano and Kjorn Ottley (20) both following soon afterward. Earlier, the Windwards added 46 runs for the loss of their last four wickets, after resuming the day on 304 for six. Romel Currency, who started on 52, was dismissed for 59 as leg-spinner Imran Khan added three more wickets to his tally to end with six for 127.

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Sarfraz equals record as Pakistan snatch victory Scoreboard

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN Innings A. Shehzad run out (Miller, de Kock) 49 S. Ahmed c Steyn b Abbott 18 Y. Khan c Rossouw b de Villiers 37 Misbah-ul-Haq c M. Morkel b Steyn 56 S. Maqsood c Rossouw b Abbott 8 U. Akmal c de Villiers b M. Morkel 13 S. Afridi c Duminy b Steyn 22 W. Riaz lbw b Tahir 0 So. Khan c Duminy b M. Morkel 3 R. Ali c Tahir b Steyn 1 M. Irfan not out 1 Extras (lb-7 nb-1 w-6) 14 Total (all out, 46.4 overs) 222 Fall of wickets: 1-30,2-92,3-132,4156,5-175,6-212,7-212,8-218,9221,10-222. Bowling: D. Steyn 10 - 3 - 30 - 3(w-1),K. Abbott 9 - 0 - 45 - 2(w-1), M. Morkel 9.4 - 0 - 25 - 2(nb-1),I. Tahir 9 - 1 - 38 –1, A. de Villiers 6 - 0 - 43 - 1(w-1), J. Duminy 3 - 0 - 34 - 0(w-2). SOUTH AFRICA Innings Q. de Kock c S. Ahmed b Irfan 0 H. Amla c S. Ahmed b Riaz 38 F. du Plessis c S. Ahmed b R. Ali 27 R. Rossouw c So. Khan b Riaz 6 A. de Villiers c S. Ahmed b So. Khan 77 D. Miller lbw b R. Ali 0 J. Duminy c Riaz b Irfan 12 D. Steyn c S. Ahmed b Irfan 16 K. Abbott c Y. Khan b R. Ali 12 M. Morkel not out 6 I. Tahir c S. Ahmed b Riaz 0 Extras (lb-1 w-7) 8 Total (all out, 33.3 overs) 202 Fall of wickets: 1-0,2-67,3-67,474,5-77,6-102,7-138,8-172,9-200, 10-202 I. Tahir Bowling: M. Irfan 8 - 0 - 52 – 3, So. Khan 5 - 0 - 36 - 1(w-4), R. Ali 8 - 1 - 40 - 3(w-1),S. Afridi 5 - 0 - 28 – 0, W. Riaz 7.3 - 2 - 45 - 3(w-2).

By John Mehaffey AUCKLAND,(Reuters) A hostile trio of Pakistan left-arm fast bowlers took full advantage of a pitch freshened by rain to hand pre-tournament favourites South Africa their second defeat in the cricket World Cup at Eden Park yesterday. Man-of-the-match Sarfraz Ahmed equalled the world record for catches by a wicketkeeper in a oneday international with six dismissals, taking his final catch as rain swept across the ground. Set 232 to win off 47 overs on the Duckworth-Lewis method after Pakistan had scored 222 from 46.4 overs in an innings twice interrupted by rain, South Africa were dismissed for 202 from 33.3 overs after a thrilling counter-attack from AB de Villiers. The South African skipper threatened to win the game on his own but when he became the ninth wicket to fall, caught behind for 77 from 58 deliveries, the task was too much.

Pakistan’s Rahat Ali celebrates dismissing South Africa’s Kyle Abbott (R) during their Cricket World Cup match in Auckland, yesterday. Credit: REUTERS/Nigel Marple Rahat Ali was the most successful of the Pakistan bowlers with three for 40. Mohammad Irfan and Wahab Riaz, also took three with the latter, despite taking some punishment from de Villiers, impressing again with his pace and hostility. After Quinton de Kock had edged Irfan’s second ball to Sarfraz, Hashim Amla started as if he wanted to score the runs by himself. Amla’s first seven scoring shots were boundaries and he became the tourna-

ment’s highest run scorer on his way to 38 before he gave Sarfraz his third consecutive catch. Wickets then tumbled swiftly, leaving de Villiers watching impassively at the other end. He flicked Wahab to square leg for four and hooked a six in the same over and looked to be taking his team to victory when he edged Sohail Khan to Sarfraz. Wahab wrapped up a 29-run victory when Imran Tahir gave Sarfraz his record-equalling catch.

Guyana makes successful start to NACRA 15’s title defence By Rawle Toney WITH President Donald Ramotar watching from the sidelines, the ‘Green Machine’ made an impressive start to their NACRA 15’s title defence, when they trashed Barbados 48 – 22 at the National Park Rugby Field yesterday. Guyana, who is unarguably the Caribbean’s most dominant Rugby nation, showed why they are highly ranked in the world and the best in the region with a brilliant display of passing, aggression, while showing off their athleticism in front of a vociferous crowd at the venue. The conditions at the country’s lone Rugby facility were perfect for both teams but Guyana was too strong and was by far the more superior side. Winger Avery Corbin put the home side on top 15 minutes into the contest

but five minute later, Ryan Edwards equalised for the visitors. However, that would be the first and the last try the ‘Bajans’ would score as Guyana would go on to see Jamal Angus and Blaise Bailey both scoring tries and a single conversion from Captain Ryan Gonsalves to close the first half leading 17 – 5. It was all about the ‘Green Machine’ from there on. With the crowd cheering and chants of Guyana along with the Golden Arrow Head waving, centre Claudius Butts broke down the Barbados defence to score Guyana’s first try of the second half and Gonsalves made good of the conversion to push the Guyanese up 24 – 5. Bailey then scored his second try of the game and though Gonsalves failed to make good of the conversion, Captain and Coach Theodore Henry rolled back the

years and sent the crowd in an uproar when he collected a pass from Richard Staglon and burst into a speed down the right flank and with several ‘Bajans’ giving chase to make his way to the end zone. Gonsalves converted (36 – 5) and Staglon would later score a try of his own while Jermaine Prowell scored the conversion to help Guyana pile on a commanding 43 – 5 lead. Edwards scored another try for Barbados; their first in the second half then eight minutes later Stephen Miller scored which led a Ryan Cummings conversion (43 – 17). But Angus would put the icing on the cake and added some toppings as well; scoring his second try to put the game out of reach for Barbados (48 – 17) even though Jarren Clarke would score the game’s last try to close the lopsided contest 48 – 22.

Pakistan struggled throughout their innings with their top order batsmen failing to capitalise on some promising starts and their tail succumbing tamely. Captain Misbah-ul-Haq once again anchored his team’s batting with 56 off 86 balls while Dale Steyn was the pick of the South African bowlers, taking three for 30 from his 10 overs and bowling with fierce pace and control from both ends. Sarfraz, who opened the batting, looked to be taking charge when he lofted off-spinner JP Duminy over

wide long on for three sixes in an over. In the following over, though, he was run out for 49 attempting a risky second run which would have brought up his half-century following sharp work by David Miller at square leg. The experienced Younus Khan, returning to the Pakistan side in place of the injured Haris Sohail, reached 37 when he poked de Villiers’s gentle medium pace to Rilee Rossouw at cover. Sohaib Maqsood followed for eight with an equally tame catch to the same fielder at point.

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GAWA nominates Howard Bovell for GOA award

Masters Lifter Howard Bovell By LeeronBrumell THE Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) has nominated overseas-based Howard Bovell for the Guyana Olympic Association’s Support for Sports and Sport Development Award. Howard – at 75 years, still represents the Golden Arrowhead at the Masters Level. General Secretary of GAWA is Deion Nurse. ‘He gave up competing for the USA as a

Notable Dates Brian Muller had lost only once in 17 fights when he challenged American Ricardo Bryant on March 8, 1985. It was the fifth contest that the southpaw Guyanese middleweight boxer had in the USA. Muller won by unanimous decision and stretched his unbeaten streak to eight fights. The fight was held at the Catholic Youth Centre in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Muller, the cousin of Randy Muller, leader of 70s Disco/Funk/Pop band Brass Construction, started fighting in 1979. He would win all seven fights that year. In 1980 he lost a split decision to Mark Harris which remained the only blemish until 1986. Muller had defeated Harris earlier in his career. The Cancer born Muller secured his 19th professional victory in 21 fights when he defeated American Frank Minton in 1985. The fight was kept at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Aged 31 at the time, Muller was 10 years older than his opponent but managed to halt the American’s advance and won via a TKO in the fourth round. The southpaw was one of the best of his time and had epic battles with Reggie Ford, Mark Harris and Albert Brown, all of whom he fought twice. In 1982 Muller had backto-back victories over Brown. He made his last professional appearance in June 1986 when he suffered a TKO in the seventh round while challenging Frank Tate. Muller ended a seven year career with 20 victories, 3 defeats and one draw.

Master to compete for Guyana and I think that’s the ultimate sacrifice because lifting or the US, everything was being paid for and representing Guyana he had to find his own money and I think that was a serious commitment.’ On his nomination, Bovell, who is currently in Guyana, said ‘it’s an honour.’ He wants to see the revival of the sport in Guyana. ‘It’s dropped off a lot from my time. In my time we had over 300 lifters in this country. I don’t see much of it these days, somebody needs to put some money into the sport.’ The father of eight has been contributing financially and materially to the local association since 1989 when he resumed competitive lifting. With few gyms having competitive lifting, Bovell wants to set up a state-of-the art facility here, dedicated to weightlifting in a bid to revive the sport. He also wants to pay homage to those national notable lifters. Mr. Bovell has his sights set on four competitions this year – the National Masters in April and Pan American Masters in June in Georgia, The World Masters in Texas and the American Open in November. He trains out of Maryland. A pharmacist by profession – Howard was born in 1939 at No. 70 Village, Corentyne. He first competed in 1962 at the Novices Level and finished 2nd in his class the Featherweight (126lbs) class.

In this undated photo Howard Bovell competes at a Master’s Event He would go on to study at Howard University in the USA. During this time he won a number of collegiate championships – among them the 1964 Best Lifter title at the Michigan State Championships and the D.C. AAU Championships and also put himself up for selection for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Sadly, his desire to represent Guyana at the event did not materialise because enough funding was not secured to ensure his par-

ticipation. Guyana did send one athlete – Martin Dias – the man who beat him at his first Novice Championship back in 1962. They both lifted in the same class and totaled 273kg. Dias however won by being a ¼ pound lighter on the day. With work and family commitments, Howard was forced to take a break from the sport. When he did resume training, he competed under the Star Spangled ban-

Pietersen receives county offers to boost England hopes

LONDON, (Reuters) - Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has received “a few” offers from English county sides as he bids to return to the Test team, the 34-year-old said. Incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves refused last week to rule out a return to the England set-up for the controversial Pietersen but said the South African-born batsman would need to score runs at county level to help his cause. Pietersen said he was excited by the development but would need to weigh up his options. Leicestershire have tabled a bid for Pietersen to play Twenty20 matches for them this year and other counties have expressed their interest, according to the player. “I believe an offer was made and so have a few others this week … let’s wait and see what my decision is,” Pietersen wrote on the website BreatheSport. “Lots to think about but desperate to put (England test and ODI shirt numbers) #626 and #185 back on my chest.” Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Kahn confirmed they had approached Pietersen but existing contractual commitments in both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Caribbean Premier League

Kevin Pietersen wants to play for England again (CPL) would make any agreement difficult. “I approached his agent about his T20 availability,” Kahn was quoted as saying by CricInfo. “But he said it was unlikely he would play any T20 (in England) due to his full CPL commitments.” Pietersen was sacked by England in February 2014, was later released by county side Surrey and appeared to have severed all ties with the England setup following the release of his autobiography last year. In his book Pietersen, who last played for England in January 2014’s Ashes Test defeat in Sydney, criticised a number of former team mates and ECB officials. He made his England debut in the 2005 Ashes series and has scored 8,181 runs in 104 tests at an average of 47.28. Pietersen, one of the most innovative and exciting stroke-makers of his generation, has made 23 Test centuries and 35 fifties.

ner of the USA, winning a number of medals, but with Guyana returning to international weightlifting competition in 1989, he decided to once again compete for the land of his birth. In 2005 he won a silver medal at the World Masters in Canada in the 77kg class and Gold in the Pan American and Central American Championships on several occasions. Howard is also a Pan American Hall of Famer.

Notable Dates Michael Reid had the last of seven professional fights on March 8, 1983. Reid, at that time a super lightweight (junior welterweight) lost by unanimous decision to Canadian Nick Furlano. The contest was held at the Paul Sauve Arena in Montreal, Canada. Judge Tony Bergeron and Desmond Green both scored the fight 100-92 while Jean Claude Theroux saw Furlano winning 99-96. It was the first and only fight in North America for Reid who began his professional career in 1979. He defeated Compton Canzuis, Cleophus Jones, Preston Carrington and Michael Drayton to secure a record of 4-0 by September of the same year. In 1980 Reid travelled to Trinidad to clash with home boy Claude Noel. The Trinidadian, who had been roughed up twice by Lennox Blackmoore earlier in his career, won the 10-round bout via unanimous decision to hand the Guyanese his first loss. Reid then lost to Colombian Sergio Alvarez before he met Furlano. Reid boxed a total of 61 rounds, had four victories and three defeats in a career that spanned four years.

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Corbin, Dowrich, Stoute put Barbados ahead

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, (CMC) – Opener Kyle Corbin hit his 16th first class half-century and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich was eyeing his third regional hundred, as Barbados Pride took command of their eighth round WICB PCL contest against Leeward Islands Hurricanes here yesterday. At the close of yesterday’s second day at Warner Park, Barbados were out front on 268 for six, in reply to the Leewards’ 215 – a lead of 53 runs on first innings. Their progress was owed to Corbin’s top score of 75, with Dowrich finishing the day on 65 not out. Kevin Stoute carved out a half-century of his own, hitting 63 while Roston Chase scored 25 and captain Kraigg Brathwaite, 21. Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall has been the Leewards’ best bowler with three for 57. Resuming the day 27 without loss, Barbados lost three quick wickets for 27 runs, to slump to 54 for three.

Brathwaite fell in the day’s third over, playing around a delivery from seamer Gavin Tonge to be lbw at 34 for one. Corbin and the out-of-form Kirk Edwards added 20 before Barbados lost two wickets in successive overs from Cornwall, with the score on 54. Edwards had made nine from 29 balls when he missed a straight delivery and was lbw, and Shai Hope departed seven balls later without scoring, to a catch at leg slip by captain Devon Thomas after failing to keep down one that bounced and turned. Barbados then benefitted from three successive half-century partnerships as their middle order clicked. Corbin was at the centre of the first two, putting on 51 for the fourth wicket with Chase and a further 55 for the fifth wicket with Dowrich. Overall, the right-handed Corbin faced 200 balls, in 4-1/4 hours at the crease and struck seven fours and two sixes. He was fifth out,

Mohammed inspires Red Force fightback with unbeaten 79 COUVA, Trinidad, (CMC) – Jason Mohammed struck an unbeaten half-century and anchored two crucial stands as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force fought back against Windward Islands Volcanoes on the second day of their eighth round WICB PCL clash here yesterday. Replying to the Windwards’ 350 all out, Red Force slumped to 79 for three at the National Cricket Centre before rallying to reach the close at 228 for four. They trail by 122 runs heading into Sunday’s penultimate day. Mohammed finished on 79 not out, an innings that has so far spanned 116 balls, 2-3/4 hours and included 11 fours and a six. With Red Force tottering, he put on 78 for the fourth wicket with Yannic Cariah who hit 40 off 105 balls in 136 minutes with six fours. When the left-handed Cariah was lbw to off-spinner Shane Shillingford, Mohammed held firm to post a further 71 in

Jason Mohammed celebrates his half-century against Windward Islands Volcanoes yesterday. (Photo courtesy WICB Media an unbroken fifth wicket partnership with Kieron Pollard who was unbeaten on 27 at the close. Turn to page 26

Still tentatively poised 160 for five at that stage, Dowrich and Stoute combined to add 108 for the sixth wicket and stamp Barbados’ authority on the contest. Dowrich has so far hit six fours off 151 balls while

Stoute faced 121 balls in 2-3/4 hours, and counted seven fours and a six. Stoute perished in the day’s final over, pushing forward to Cornwall and gloving a catch to the closein fielder.

WICB PCL Scoreboard Leewards vs Barbados

+D Smith lbw b Imran Khan 16

LEEWARDS 1st Innings 215

S Shillingford b Imran Khan 26

Barbados 1st Innings

M Matthew not out

(overnight 27 without loss)

K Peters c Richards b Emrit 5

*K Brathwaite lbw b Tonge 21

D Johnson c Solozano b Imran Khan

K Corbin c wkp Hamilton b Boatswain K Edwards lbw b Cornwall

75 9

S Hope c Thomas b Cornwall 0

Opener Kyle Corbin ... top scored with 75. taken by wicketkeeper Jahmar Hamilton diving to his

right off seamer Quinton Boatswain.

CONCACAF Under-17 football..

Luckless St Lucia, Haiti continue losing streak SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, (CMC) – Both St Lucia and their French Caribbean neighbours, Haiti, remained winless and without a point, after suffering heavy defeats on day six of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship on Friday. While St Lucia went down 6-2 to Panama, Costa Rica were hammered 4-1 by Costa Rica, as both Caribbean Football Union nations remained rooted to the bottom of Group B. In the other game of the tripleheader, Canada and Mexico battled to a 1-1 draw. Playing at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, St Lucia were felled by Ronaldo Cordoba’s brilliant hattrick and a brace from Oliver Beckles, with both feats coming in a torrid first half for the Caribbean side. Albertini Phillip gave St Lucia a shock lead on 12 minutes when he knocked in a rebound after goalkeeper Javier Cruz had saved from Jhadel Prospere. However, Cordoba netted in the 18th to equalize and

added goals in the 19th and 34 th minutes to put Panama up 3-1. Beckles joined the fray, scoring in the 36th and 40th minutes, as Panama sailed to a 5-1 lead at halftime. Substitute George Picart came off the bench in the 62nd minute to also find the nets 13 minutes later, and further add to St Lucia’s gloom. Noah Nicholas managed to lift the spirits of the St Lucians somewhat when he smashed in a right footed volley with eight minutes left in the game. Haiti, meanwhile, were down 2-0 after just nine minutes thanks to a quick brace from Jostin Daly but the French side managed to halve the deficit on 21 minutes when Kenley Dede converted a rebound after Denso Ulysse’s initial shot found the woodwork. The score remained 2-1 at half-time in Costa Rica’s favour and the Central Americans added second half goals through Andy Reyes in the 75 th minute and Esteban González two minutes later to seal the victory.

R Chase c Cornwall b Martin 25 +S Dowrich not out

K Stoute c Hodge b Cornwall 63 A Nurse not out

TOTAL (6 wkts, 103.2 overs) 268 To bat: T Best, J Warrican, M Cummins. Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-54, 3-54, 4-105, 5-160, 6-268. Bowling: Tonge 17-4-37-1, Louis 13-3-22-0, Martin 145-37-0, Cornwall 26-2-9-57-3, Boatswain 14-3-42-0, Walsh 17-1-62-0, Liburd 2-1-1-0.

Extras (b3, lb6, w2)

1 11

TOTAL (all out, 111.3 overs) 350 Fall of wickets: 1-99, 2-128, 3-187, 4-204, 5-255, 6-294, 7-331, 8-339, 9-344, 10-350. Bowling: Richards 22-7-591, Emrit 21-5-52-2, St Clair 5-1-15-0, Imran Khan 37.3-3127-6, Pollard 2-1-4-0, Jason Mohammed 5-1-22-0, Hosein 11-0-37-0, Cariah 8-1-25-1. T&T 1st Innings J Solozano lbw b Peters

Imran Khan c (sub) A Bobb b Peters

K Ottley c Dennis Smith b Johnson

Y Cariah lbw b Shillingford 40

Position: Barbados Pride lead by 53 runs with four wickets intact.

J Mohammed not out

K Pollard not out

Windwards vs T&T

Extras (b5, lb2, w1, nb1)

WINDWARDS 1st Innings

TOTAL (4 wkts, 64 overs) 228

(overnight 304 for six)

To bat: *R Emrit, +S Katwaroo, M Richards, A Hosein, D St Clair

D Smith lbw b Richards

*T Theophile c Hosein b Imran Khan

M Bascombe lbw b Imran Khan 65 C Emmanuel c Pollard b Imran Khan

D Polius c wkp Katwaroo b Cariah 31 RCurrencycwkpKatwaroobEmrit 59

Fall of wickets: 1-53, 2-62, 3-79, 4-157. Bowling: Johnson 15-2-67-1, Matthew 13-4-28-0, Peters 11-3-23-2, Shillingford 18-377-1, Polius 7-2-26-0. Position: T&T trail by 122 runs.

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Greaves chalks up first victory of 2015 cycle season

TEAM COCO’s Alonzo Greaves chalked up his first victory of the 2015 cycle season when he won the feature 35-lap event of the Caribbean International Distributers Inc. (CIDI) sponsored 11-race cycle programme in the National park yesterday. Greaves who returned a time of one hour14 minutes 28.97 seconds also copped three of the eight prime prizes that were up on offer. Greaves, Orville Hinds, Raynauth Jeffrey, Hamzah Eastman and Christopher Holder broke from the pack after covering six laps and the quintet was never challenged again, instead, they lapped the chasing bunch with 10 laps remaining. During their lead, the leaders interchanged the lead with Greaves leading after 18 laps were completed. He held the lead at the completion of the 25th lap with Holder, Eastman, Jeffrey and Hinds close up respectively. At the bell lap, Greaves

Caribbean International Distributers Inc) (CIDI) Marketing Manager Alicia Kathadeen (third left) and race organiser Hassan Mohamed (fourth right) strike a pose with the prize winners of the various categories in yesterday’s cycle programme in the National Park. surged ahead and led by two lengths to Holder with Eastman, Jeffrey and Hinds a further two lengths adrift. With 150 metres from the finish line, Hinds attacked from the back, but Greaves responded and he was followed by Eastman, and the duo caught up with the Team Evolution cyclist (Hinds) and

sailed past him in the final 60 metres from the finish line and Greaves went on to win ahead of Eastman. Hinds had to settle for third while Jeffrey occupied the fourth spot and Holder and Robin Persaud finished fifth and sixth respectively. Holder won two primes, while Jeffrey Hinds and East-

George clocks CARIFTA qualifying time in Girls Under-18 1500m 2014 CARIFTA Games gold medalist Cassie George clocked a 2015 CARIFTA qualifying time in the girls’ Under- 18 1500m when the CARIFTA Games trials began yesterday at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna. George finished the race clocking four minutes, 53.8 seconds (4:53.8) to win the event; surpassing the 4:56.0s qualifying time. The Linden base athlete finished ahead of Claudrice McKoy who finished second and ended in a time of 5:01.7s. Natricia Hooper won the girls 400M when she ran 57.7 seconds – a time just milliseconds outside of the 57.7 seconds qualifying time for the event. Kenisha Phillips finished second in the girls 400m clocking a time of 58 seconds, ousting season campaigner Avon Samuels to third place as she crossed the line in a close 58.6 seconds. Also coming close to a

CARIFTA Games gold medallist Cassie George qualifying time was Tevin Garraway who clocked 10.7 seconds in the boys under-20 100m to win first place in his race. Second place was Linton Mentis (10.9 seconds). Jason Yaw was also just outside qualifying time as he finisded the boys’ under 20 400m in a time of 49.4

seconds, while the qualifying time for the event stands at 48.50 seconds. Deja Smartt won the female under 20 100m (12.2 seconds), where she was followed by Aliquha Powley (12.4 seconds). The competition is expected to conclude today at the same venue.

man won one each. In other results, Jonathan Jagedeo won the boys 12-14 three-lap race ahead of Tharan Garbarran; Alexander Leung was the winner of the boys 6-9 years two lap event. Second was Esau Jaisingh. The three-lap race for mountain bikers was won by Seon Budhan. Second

was Joel Angus and third was Nicholos Alphonso. Jamal John won the 10lap event for juveniles, while Andrew Hick and Julio Jackson placed second and third respectively. Linden Blackman won the five-lap race for veterans over 50 years of age, Wilfred Thom was the win-

ner of the five-lap event for veterans over 60 years of age and Junior Niles won the five-lap race for veterans. Jaikarran Sukhai and Shameer Baksh finished second and third respectively in the latter event. Marcia Dick of Berbice was the winner of the boys and girls 12-14 three-lap race. Second was K. Davenand and third was Brighton John. Prior to the presentation ceremony, the event organiser, National cycle coach Hassan Mohamed thanked the participants for making the programme a success because of their participation and noted that they are all winners. He thanked CIDI for coming on board his cycle programme for a second year. CIDI’s Marketing Manager Alicia Kathadeen in her response stated that her company, under the Thrill Beverage brand is thrilled to be associated with the event for a second year and committed her company’s support in the future.

GTTA reschedules AGM and election of office bearers The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has rescheduled its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of office bearers for the period 2015/2017 to next Sunday. The AGM was originally scheduled for today, but according to a release from the GTTA’s General Secretary Linden Johnson, the meeting will now be held next Sunday at the Guyana Olympic Association House, 76 High Street Kingston, Georgetown from 10:00hrs. The notice of motions with regards to the general functioning and administration of the sport must be typewritten, addressed and reach the Hon General Secretary at the aforementioned address not later than tomorrow. Each club registered with the association is entitled to send as many delegates as it may desire, however, only one representative member of each club will be allowed to vote. The entities are asked

to nominate that representative and send the necessary details to the General Secretary. Clubs are also reminded to ensure that their Annual Subscription is paid by tomorrow in order to exercise their franchise. The affilia-

tion fee is $2,000 per year and payments must be made to GTTA. On the agenda are the president’s address, secretary and treasurer’s reports, motions, along with the election and installation of office bearers.

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Cameron, Nanthan re-elected WICB President, Vice-President KINGSTON, Jamaica, (CMC) – Jamaican Dave Cameron has been re-elected president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), after comfortably defeating challenger Joel Garner in elections during the Annual General Meeting here yesterday. In voting that followed anticipated trends, Cameron emerged with an 8-4 victory over the legendary former West Indies fast bowler and current Barbados Cricket Association head. Cameron’s vice-presidential running mate Emmanuel Nanthan was also returned to power by an 8-4 margin, defeating Garner’s ally Baldath Mahabir, of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board. “I am particularly humbled at this point that the

members, the shareholders have decided to re-elect me,” Cameron said afterward. “It has been a very difficult couple of months. Prior to that I think we were sailing smoothly … and it would have been an extremely good year and term in office.” Cameron had come under fire in recent months for his handling of the abandoned tour of India which saw the West Indies team abruptly quitting the fivematch One-Day International series last October, in anger over terms and conditions of the newly agreed Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) subsequently put the blame for the cancellation on the WICB and has made

Dave Cameron and Emmanuel Nanthan will continue at the helm of the WICB. a claim of US$42 million in pay up. damages. Cameron was widely critThey have threatened icized for his handling of the legal action to reclaim the affair, with St Vincent and the monies if the WICB does not Grenadines Prime Minister Dr

Ralph Gonsalves describing his leadership as “poor” and “embarrassing”, and suggesting he should resign or be fired. In recent weeks, Cameron also drew heavy criticism when he re-tweeted a fan comment critical of West Indies opener Chris Gayle, and was forced to apologise. Despite this, however, Cameron received widespread support from the territorial boards, with Guyana, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands and Jamaica all indicating they would support Cameron. Each board has two votes in the election. Following his victory yesterday, Cameron said the India debacle would present opportunities for West Indies cricket to be stronger. “Every time there is a challenge, there is an opportunity and we’ve used that situation in India as an opportunity and the opportunity we see coming out of this is that we’re going to make West Indies cricket better,” he contended.

Jacobs-half bowls Jamaica to first innings lead centuries for Johnson and Chandrika By Calvin Roberts EVEN though their skipper Leon Johnson and Rajendra Chandrika stroked half centuries, it was not good enough for the Guyana Jaguars as leg-spinner Damion Jacobs took 5 for 67 to put the Jamaica franchise in front at the end of the second day of their West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League Regional four day match at the Guyana National Stadium, yesterday. Resuming the day on 35 without loss in reply to Jamaica’s 258, the Jaguars were bowled out for 236, despite 78 from Johnson and 69 from Chandrika, before the Jamaicans who led their host by 22 runs, extended same to 44 for the loss of Shacaya Thomas’ wicket at the close. The Jaguars, who prior to this fixture had won six of their seven matches to lead the points table, started the day with Assad Fudadin and Chandrika on 18 and 16 respectively and posted their 50 from the third over of the day, thanks to back to back fours by Chandrika off Odean Browne. The Jamaicans, who started with a pace/spin combination in Jason Dawes and Browne, removed Fudadin within the first hour of play, when he was caught by Shacaya Thomas at forward short leg off Browne for 29 (91mins, 67balls, 4x4) at 78 for 1. Johnson should have been dismissed in similar fashion to

Fudadin, but Thomas failed to hold onto the offer, when the Jaguars skipper pushed tentatively forward first delivery, before he weathered the storm to drive Browne with authority through extra cover for his first four before the drinks break. Chandrika continued his rich vein of form by posting another half century from 98

Guyana’s skipper Leon Johnson leaves the field for tea, after posting his half century. The Jagauars skipper went on to be dismissed for 78. (Photo by Adrian Narine) balls faced while batting for 119 minutes with seven fours while the Jaguars took the lunch break at 121 for 1, with Chandrika on 64 and Johnson 26, trailing the

Jamaicans by 137 runs. After the break, Chandrika was lbw to David Bernard Jr for 69 (168 mins, 139b, 8x4) in the second over of the session at 136 for 2, before

Singh (05) and Christopher Barnwell (00) were dismissed at 211 for 6. Johnson continued to lead from the front for his team, by

Jamaica leg-spinner Damion Jacobs took for for 67. Johnson drove Damian Jacobs hitting Dawes for two fours before authoritatively past extra cover for he holed out to Mindley at deep his sixth four at 148 for 2. cover off Jacobs for 78 at 230 for Narsingh Deonarine, who 7, with mis-communication being replaced Chandrika, stamped his the reason for Anthony Bramble authority with back to back fours (08) losing his wicket via the off Jacobs, before he was caught run out route, when he refused at forward shortleg by Thomas off to respond to Veerasammy Jacobs for 23 at 171 for 3, while Permaul’s call for a single to wide John Campbell dropped Johnson mid-on. twice at first slip in the over before Permaul was then run out by tea when on 49 off Jacobs, with the a Brandon King direct hit for 2, left handed Jaguars skipper posting before Devendra Bishoo became his 50 from 132balls, with six Jacob’s fifth victim, when he fours struck while batting for 188 was given out lbw sweeping at minutes. 236, leaving Ronsford Beaton At tea, Guyana were 188 unbeaten on 0 as Guyana lost for 1 with Johnson on 51 and seven wickets for 40 runs from Shivnarine Chanderpaul 10 11.2 overs, crumbling from 196 and lost Chanderpaul within for 3 to 236. the first 20 minutes, caught by Asked to bat eight overs wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton before the close of play, Jamaica off Jacobs at 197 for 5, before they lost Thomas (00) lbw to Barnwell posted their 200 off 81.1 overs, at 1 for 1 in the second over, following which both Vishaul reached.

He said he intended to address the “continued governance challenges” and had already scheduled a meeting with chairman of CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial sub-committee on cricket, Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell, to discuss such issues. Cameron also said they were a number of other points of business to address. “I am scheduled to visit with Prime Minister Mitchell next week and we’re going to sit down and talk about the continued governance challenges,” he said. “But very, very first out of the box, is to start putting out the information and even some of the reports that were tabled here [during the meeting]. From today, we really need to start communicating more to our public.” Two years ago, Cameron beat out Julian Hunte to become one of the youngest ever WICB presidents at age 42. Garner challenged for the vice-president’s post then and also lost to Nanthan.

Scoreboard JAMAICA 1st Innings 258 Guyana Jaguars 1st Innings (O/ night 35) R Chandrika lbw Bernard Jr. 69 A Fudadin c Thomas b Browne 29 L Johnson c Mindley b Jacobs 78 N Deonarine c Thomas b Jacobs 23 S Chanderpaul c wkpr b Jacobs 13 V Singh run out (Bernard/Walton) 05 C Barnwell lbw b Jacobs 00 A Bramble run out (Bernard/Jacobs) 08 V Permaul run out (King) 02 D Bishoo lbw b Jacobs 00 R Beaton not out 00 Extras (nb2, lb) Total (all out off 88.2 overs) 236 Fall of wickets: 1-78, 2-136, 3-171, 4-197, 5-211, 6-211, 7-230, 8-236, 9-236, 10-236 Bowling: Mindley 14-8-20-0 Dawes 13-3-48-0 (nb5) Bernard 10-1-28-1 Brown 17-2-53-1 Lambert 11-4-16-0 Jacobs 23.24-67-5 Jamaica 2nd innings S Thomas lbw b Barnwell 00 J Campbell not out 10 J Blackwood not out 08 Extras (lb4) 04 Total (1 wkt off 8 overs) 22 Fall of wickets: 1-1, Bowling: Beaton 3-1-12-0 Barnwell 3-1-3-1 Permaul 1-02-0 Bishoo 1-0-1-0

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Cameron, Nanthan re-elected WICB President, Vice-President See story on page 31 President Donald Ramotar joined by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony and GRFU President Peter Green at yesterday’s match.

Guyana makes successful start to NACRA 15’s title defence -

`Green Machine’ pound Barbados 48 – 22

Guyana’s Blaise Bailey powering his way to score one of his two tries in the game against Barbados yesterday.

Player/Coach Theodore Henry powers his way to score a try for Guyana. (Delano Williams photos)

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