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Head of State, President Donald Ramotar and Brenda Durham, Senior Vice President and Regional General Counsel for Marriott International, share a light moment after the historic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, marking the opening of the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown (Photos by Adrian Narine)

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Regent St businessman found stabbed to death – in his Nandy Park backyard By Leroy Smith FIFTY-six-year-old Farouk Ghanie of 97 Collingswood Avenue, Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara was found dead at the back of his yard with a suspected stab wound to his chest. There were no visible signs of forced entry to the man’s

house, and the police are not treating the death as a robbery. According to information reaching the Guyana Chronicle, the man’s common-law wife paid a visit to the house after she tried calling his phone and did not get any response. When the woman showed up, she found that

the door to the man’s home was open, and after checking upstairs, she realised that he was not inside although his vehicles were still parked outside on the road. After deciding to check

around the yard, she found him lying motionless on his back with the suspected stab wound in his chest. He was clad in the same clothing he wore to work on Wednesday. One employee said that he followed his boss to purchase dog food, and from Turn to page 17 ►

Ghanie’s home in Nandy Park (Photos by Samuel Maughn)

The businessman’s common-law wife (centre) being comforted by persons at the crime scene

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Former US President ELECTIONS FLASHBACK First elections under proportional representation Jimmy Carter to lead observer team – Six more medium-term observers expected this week

CARTER Centre’s preliminary three-man team of election observers, currently in Guyana, will be joined by a team led by none other than former United States president Jimmy Carter in May, ahead of the upcoming polls. “I look forward to leading our delegation to observe Guyana’s elections on May 11. The Carter Center has a long history in Guyana and great respect for the Guyanese people. These will be the fourth elections we have observed there since 1992, and we trust they will be peaceful and inspire hope for the future,” the former president said in a statement released by the Carter Centre yesterday. Assistant Director from the Carter Centre’s Global Development Initiative, Mr Jason Calder, is heading the team presently in Guyana. The other members include Mr Pedro Teixeira and Mr Bartek Lech. Ahead of Carter’s arrival, an additional six medium-term observers, from nine countries, are expected to be in the country this week. According to the Carter Centre, its observers will meet regularly with representatives of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), political party candidates, civil society organizations, the international community, and citizen election observers to assess electoral preparations and the pre-electoral environment, including election administration, campaigning, voter education, and other issues. The full team is expected to be involved in assessing the voting, counting, and tabulation processes. “With the Guyana mission, The Carter Center reaches an important milestone: its 100th election observation. The first took place in Panama in 1989 during a hotly contested race that the Center declared fraudulent. Since then, the Center has observed elections in 38 countries,” the Carter Centre said. It added that, “The Carter Center’s election observation mission is conducted

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in accordance with the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and Code of Conduct that was commemorated at the United Nations in 2005 and has been endorsed by 49 election observation groups. The Center assesses the electoral process based on Guyana’s national legal framework and its obligations for democratic elections contained in regional and international agreements.” The Carter Center ’s fielding of an international election observation mission for Guyana’s May 11 elections was in response to an invitation of the Government of Guyana. Additionally, the Private Sector Commission (PSC), in the latter part of March, wrote to US Secretary of State John Kerry requesting his assistance to have the Carter Center field a full observer mission for the elections. The move is part of its ongoing quest to ensure that the May 2015 elections will be free and fair. Foreign observers, according to GECOM’s observer protocols, will be expected to adhere to more than 35 guidelines. In addition to the guidelines, the rights and privileges of accredited election observer groups were also outlined in the protocol. Similar rights and guidelines apply to local observer groups, which were detailed in a separate document seen by this newspaper. (Vanessa Narine)

ON October 31, 1964, Secretary of State for the Colonies Duncan Sandys announced that British Guiana’s electoral system would be proportional representation (PR), which was the system supported by the opposition PNC. General elections were subsequently held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964. Parliamentary elections were held on December 7, 1964, and the PPP won 24 out of 53 seats in the House of Assembly. The PNC won 22 seats in the House of Assembly, and the United Force (UF) won seven seats in the House of Assembly. This would be the last free elections held in what would eventually become Guyana until 1992. Pictured is a vociferous Dr Cheddi Jagan, while his party was seated in the Opposition.

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‘We are going to win the May 11 elections resoundingly’

-- Ramsammy assures PPP/C supporters at La Penitence meet have a woman leader because of the PPP/C…and we will also lift the cup up as we will re-elect Donald Ramotar to continue as the President.” Dr.Ramsammy stated that he believes in a PPP/C victory because the party has a track record of development and making Guyana a better country, although Guyana still has a long way to go; without a doubt, Guyana is a far better country than it was under the People’s National Congress (PNC). He added that “Guyana is a free country where we all have a choice, and gone are the days when we went and voted and somebody stole our vote…today we can go to the polls and have a choice of any political party.” In the last 20 years, Dr. Ramsammy said, they had

“WE have an important duty on May 11, as we march to the polls, but one thing is for sure is that the people of Guyana will reelect the PPP/C, as I am confident that we are going to win the May 11 elections resoundingly.” Expressing confidence in the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Administration in the presence of a sizeable Middle Road, La Penitence crowd, was PPP/C stalwart Dr. Leslie Ramsammy last evening during one of the party’s public meetings. Dr. Ramsammy stated that “on May 11 the people of Guyana united in development will make Elisabeth Harper the next prime minister of Guyana, as for the second time in history we will

PPP/C stalwart, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy during at last night’s meet in La Penitence taken a broken, bankrupt developments which have country and made it into a been achieved over the years middle- income developing under this administration, country, and this is also an- while highlighting the fact other reason why they will that the A Partnership For continue to win elections. National Unity and Alliance In high spirits, he called For Change (APNU+AFon the crowd to check the C)’s presidential candidate, PPP/C’s records, and look David Granger, told persons at the advancement and to forget about the past; but this Dr. Ramsammy stated could never happen, because persons need to know how the PNC brought poverty and destruction to Guyana. “We will move forward BUSINESSMAN Barry Dataram, his reputed wife and two other persons were last eveunder the PPP/C, but we must ning arrested by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit following a raid on a house at never forget the past struggles Diamond, East Bank Demerara. which Guyana faced under the The Guyana Chronicle was informed that the ranks had been monitoring the house, which PNC,” said Dr.Ramsammy. is being rented to two of the four persons arrested last evening. Meanwhile, apart from According to additional information, CANU officers during a swoop on the premises stumthat, Dr. Ramsammy stated bled upon a quantity of cocaine in frozen food, while some amount of cocaine was discovered that the APNU+AFC has loose. An undisclosed amount of local and foreign currency and a quantity of high-powered promised the people of Guyammunition were found in the house. ana better education, hySources close to the investigation disclosed that the cocaine which was discovered inside the dro-electricity and so on, but house was tested and weighed to be more than one hundred kilos. according to the Agriculture Barry Dataram several years ago engaged the courts in Guyana to block an extradition to the Minister, all their promises United States of America, where he was wanted for trafficking drugs into that country. are based on initiatives which Meanwhile, over the past few months there have been several drug busts at local and interthe PPP/C had already comnational airports involving Guyanese who have been employing all means to conceal the illegal menced, and they had even substance, in an effort to get it out of this country. boycotted some of these iniA latest development which was brought to the attention of this newspaper was that tiatives by cutting the budgets several young people from a village on the East Coast of Demerara have found themselves allocated for them. before the courts locally and abroad for smuggling cocaine out of Guyana or attempting He highlighted progress in to do so. In all the cases it was found that the young people are all connected to a certain education, health, agriculture, church in that community.

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his dynamic address and in the economy just to list a few, which the PPP/C Administration has made over the last 23 years, while also touting the PPP/ C’s Manifesto, ‘Guyana 2.0’. The full list of issues includes: Economic Growth: Jobs, Income & Wealth Creation; Transformative Infrastructure; Enhancing the Well-Being of Our People; Fighting Crime & Protecting Our People; Fair Governance; and Guyana in a Modern World. The preview of the PPP/C manifesto details a vast number of policies and measures that are centred on these themes, which will be pursued. YOUNG PEOPLE AND WOMEN Dr. Ramsammy also stated that the PPP/C brings more opportunities for the young people and women of Guyana, reminding the gathering of the number of young people listed on the party’s list of candidates, compared to that of APNU+AFC, who claim to be advocating for more youths but yet their list of candidates display another image. “Since under the leadership of the late President Dr. Cheddi Jagan, the PPP/C has been giving the younger generation

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a chance to be leaders, and as we go along we will continue to do so once we win the May 11 elections,” he said. The younger generation apart, they have also given women a fair chance to contribute to the development of Guyana and again he noted that their list of candidates shows that 37% of the persons listed are females. While according to Dr. Ramsammy, when the APNU+AFC presented their list of candidates just recently on Nomination Day, there was only 25% of females included in their list, while the law requires that 33% of the candidates on any political party’s list of candidates must be women. This, according to Dr.Ramsammy, is an offence under the law. Therefore, the APNU+AFC ought to have been disqualified from contesting the elections but he noted that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) gave them a chance to correct the deficiency. He noted that the PPP/C consists of women with standards and quality, who are more than capable of contributing to the development of Guyana, and are not just women who were picked randomly. On that note, Dr. Ramsammy disclosed that the PPP/C has shown its commitment to not only the young people and women, but also to the entire Guyanese population. Therefore, he stated, “we are calling on all Guyanese to walk with us as we lift the cup high in the air and march on to the upcoming General and Regional Elections.”

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PPP condemns Opposition supporters’ vandalism, terrorism THE People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has again vehemently condemned the actions of persons who have launched a campaign of vandalism and terrorism against the party’s efforts to engage the population in meaningful participation. “The party would like to bring to the attention of the general public the wilful and malicious destruction of the PPP/C’s billboards, flags and posters, particularly in Region 3(West Demerara-Essequibo Islands). “This behaviour has continued unabated, despite reports and repeated appeals to the relevant authorities to intervene. These acts of terrorism and vandalism can only benefit the Opposition alliance; and their participation, support, and/ or encouragement strikes at the core of our democracy. “We shudder to think that these acts represent a return to the old days of terror and repression. Their attempts to instill

fear and the use of military- style intimidation have not gone unnoticed,” the party said in a statement. Only recently, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Region 5 representative and Education Minister Priya Manickchand called out persons for their destructive behaviour, noting that campaign materials such as PPP/C flags, posters and billboards were completely destroyed, ripped down or tampered with throughout Region 5 (Mahaica-Berbice). During the recent Linden rally, Minister within the Finance Ministry Bishop Juan Edghill expressed the same sentiments as he told the crowd that supporters of the PPP/C are a disciplined and well organised group and he is confident that his party supporters

will not retaliate against such behaviour. At the same rally, President Donald Ramotar echoed the words of his ministers, noting that he has full confidence that his supporters will not take part in such activities. The President said that this sort of destruction will not diminish the party’s resolve and urged his supporters to vote solidly on May 11 for the PPP/C. “We in the PPP/C would like to encourage all right -thinking persons who put Guyana first, to resist these attempts and renounce this reign of terror on May 11th 2015,” the party urged.

PPP/C’s cup was destroyed and thrown into the nearby trench at De Kinderen

Another billboard destroyed at Uitvlugt and the remains left on the ground

The billboard at Stewartville was destroyed

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EDITORIAL

GUYANA

Everyone’s life has a price tag THE landscape of Guyana is littered with human bodies from coast to coast and in the hinterland regions, through violent means. Apart from crimes of passion, most of these lives were snuffed out by murderous bandits who refuse to earn through hard work and sacrifice, preferring instead to wrest by force the wealth and properties accrued by others, even if they deprive the victims of their lives in the process. However, the devastation they leave in their

wake can never be counted like cash. If the breadwinner is taken, as well as the family wealth, then mortgages cannot be paid and homes and shelters are lost, children being sent to private schools, with the best of care, suddenly lose all the privileges a loving father provided, as well as many basic necessities for their survival. Mothers have to become breadwinners, and if they have no skills, qualifications or experience, the best they could hope for is working long, backbreak-

ing hours doing domestic chores for others, leaving their children virtual orphans, with no one being home when they return from school, leaving them open to the predators that predominate in society. Old parents are left hungry, with no one to pay their medical bills or provide for their needs; and the cycle of devastation of lives spirals downwards. Today persons who never worked a day in their life, and their mothers, girlfriends, wives and other relatives live in

the most prestigious residential neighbourhoods, in fabulously appointed houses, drive the latest luxury vehicles, their children attend the best schools, and their lavish lifestyles make many of those who work and sacrifice to accumulate their wealth look like paupers; and they have achieved all of this with a gun through their own peculiar methods of wealth acquisition – robbing and killing the hard-working citizens of the land. Forty-one-year old Bri-

djlall Persaud was shot in his head in a hail of bullets and he seemed to have died instantly as a result of the massive injuries he sustained. The perpetrators absconded with a bag containing $1M. This was rush hour in Lombard Street, where traffic moves at a snail’s pace. He was murdered for his hardearned money while he was at the wheel of his vehicle on his way to work. No one sought to pursue the murderous thieves, because heroes are scant in Guyana, and it was merely another episode of theft leading to cold-bloodedly

murder after all. None of the usual suspects – the professional protesters came out in their numbers like they normally do to protest when a thief and murderer is killed while committing criminal acts; because for them only the lives of thieves and murderers seem to have any value. And the price of the lives of victims? Well, for Bridjlall Persaud, his wife, their four young children, and all his dependents, that price was $1M; less or more for others, depending on how much the thieves manage to get from their forays.

AFC failing miserably to tell Berbicians how they will improve their lives

IMMEDIATELY after Valentine’s Day this year, the AFC’s Leaders began using various tactics in Berbice to prevent their Party from being transformed into ‘dead meat’ status. They have been using these tactics both in their TV presentations and on their political platforms across Berbice, but to just a handful of curious onlookers who soon dissipated. Their campaign strategy is devoid of any essence and they are failing miserably to tell Berbicians in a specific and detailed manner how they will make their lives better. So far, they have only succeeded in convincing Berbicians how they will make their own lives better, namely, by dreamily outlining what positions they are going to get after winning the 2015 Elections, and trying to convince them that by achieving those positions, they will then

make Berbicians’ lives better. Their campaign strategies also comprise the following: - Attempting to convince Berbicians that the AFC+APNU coalition is Dr. Jagan’s vision and dream. They have now included Burnham in the equation, but I am yet to hear their APNU counterparts echoing this. Freddie Kissoon has now become a historian like Granger, but he is seeing things in a way that only Ramjattan can see them. Freddie and his buddies in the AFC should at least study Jagan’s West on Trial if he so loves Cheddi Jagan. At least the PNC in APNU is not that stupid to talk about Burnham’s vision of a National Unity Government! They have realised the absurdity of such a claim. - Attempting to convince Indians in Berbice that they are not Indians, but Guyanese. I am yet to hear the Afro-Guyanese in APNU de-

nying their African ancestry or ethnicity. - Attempting to convince Indians that they are racial since they are no longer attending AFC public meetings, which clearly indicates that they will not vote for them in the upcoming General Elections. The bridegroom side has not seen this novel revelation and has never mentioned this as part of their campaign strategy, since they know that they have been rejected for what they have done to the bride’s people in the past. But the ‘dulahin’ is insisting that the ‘dulaha’ did no wrong. Love is indeed blind, but I have never heard that it is that stupid! - Attempting to convince Indians that they should vote for Granger as President, since the Afro-Guyanese buy rice, greens and fish from the Indians. The AFC has seen trade as beneficial to Indians only. Again, APNU has nev-

er tried this as its campaign strategy, since it knows that this is fallacious reasoning. It is only the ‘Indians’ in the AFC saying this. - Attempting to convince Indians that they owe the propagation of their race to the Afro-Guyanese midwives who quelled the hollering of the Indian mothers in the hospitals and in so doing, saved their lives. APNU has not seen this since they know that people are being paid to do a job and they have a moral and legal obligation to do so professionally. - Attempting to tell Indians in Berbice that Granger is a ‘gentleman’, since he went to school with Moses and Ramayya. I am yet to hear Granger saying that he and his bride crossed paths at primary school and looked at each other and fell in love at first sight. Moses and Ramayya overlooked this when they were accusing Granger

and the GDF of rigging the General Elections in Guyana. - Attempting to convince Berbicians that the AFC will never close GuySuCo, yet insisting that aquaculture is the way forward. Rajendra Bissessar made this revelation on April 11th, less than a week ago. APNU’s Stanley Ming has made it clear that GuySuCo should be deleted from the economic landscape of Guyana. He said that Guyana can do better without GuySuCo but this is in direct contradiction to Granger’s ‘too big to fail’ postulation. - Attempting to convince Indians that the 23 years under the PPP/C is far worse that the 28 years under the PNC dictatorship. I am wondering why Dr. Rodney lost his life in 1978 and what was the purpose of his assassination by the PNC. Every social and economic aspect of this country was destroyed under the PNC.

Under the PNC, we were reduced to a nation of beggars and we were so impoverished that we could not have afforded three square meals per day; children, mothers and adults were severely malnourished. Children went hungry to school. Smuggling of food from neighbouring countries was a thriving business. The infant mortality rate was extremely high. Malnourishment-related diseases were prevalent. Even adults had ‘white-mouth’. The ban of basic food items seriously affected the cultural and religious practices of Indians. Sourcing of food items became a criminal activity. Houses were in disrepair, materials were unaffordable and even paint had to be smuggled from Suriname. Moreover, even basic kitchen utensils such as cups and plates had to be repaired

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Teixeira at Bel Air

‘Time to say goodbye to APNU+AFC, RIP’ By Rebecca Ganesh

“IT is time to say our final goodbyes to the APNU+AFC, rest in peace,” was the message delivered by PPP/C stalwart, Ms Gail Teixeira to the residents of Bel Air on Tuesday evening. Alicia Takurdin, a youth and a member of the Bel Air Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO) related that she has lived the progress and have been given many educational opportunities as she is now a student at the University of Guyana. “As a young member of PYO, I experienced massive progress. Youths are empowered in numerous skills and the young people are the driving force of the future.” Takurdin also noted that under the PPP/C for the last 23 years the youths of Guyana were under firm leadership. University of Guyana students, Takurdin noted, over the last few months were very traumatic and the Opposition have only mounted a blame game without assisting in any way. “What they have done was fill the minds of per-

sons with negatives but how can you care about the students if you cut the student loans which make tertiary education accessible.” She said further that the PPP/C Government fought for and continued with the student loans so as to give all Guyanese the access to a tertiary education. “The PPP/C has plans and projects for the continued progress for this country, young people come out on May 11 and vote for the PPP/C,” Takurdin urged. Another youth within the PPP/C, Charles Ramson Jr., a lawyer by profession, spoke extensively on the attacks and destructive behaviour of the Opposition supporters. He made specific mention of a group of persons who took to throwing potatoes at the PPP/C vehicle as they were announcing their public meetings in Sophia. He urged “for us to get the future we desire it is only through the PPP/C.” “We will get the chance to not vote for them (APNU+AFC) on May 11 to pay them back for cutting the budget,” Gail Teixei-

ra declared as she took the podium to educate her supporters on issues and achievements in the country.

MOST CRITICAL DAY She explained to the persons gathered that May 11 will be the most critical day in our history where you the people have the power in your hands to decide whether we will go forward and progress or go backwards with the APNU+AFC ( A Partnership of National Unity and Alliance for Change). “We come to you with a track record, we are the party that fought for Independence and fought for the right for our people to vote and have free and fair elections,” she stressed. The high-ranking PPP member urged that with this focus in mind, the May 11 polls represent a call for Guyanese to “do a reckoning” and weigh the improvements in their lives. “Sit down with a piece of paper and a pencil and check. What has changed from 1992 to now for you? What have you been able to accomplish? What are the

Let a million ideas bloom IN the marketplace of ideas, no single individual or political party enjoys a monopoly. This is why all political parties must be given that right to be heard, regardless of how we as individuals may feel or wish to interpret that message. It is our right to accept or reject what is being said; but at the very least, the right to free speech must be respected. This is why the hostility displayed by supporters of the APNU/AFC and the vandalising of campaign materials in support of the PPP/Civic must not be condoned, and must be condemned by all those who cherish the ideals of free and open speech. Let us keep the campaign clean and civil. The

pelting of vehicles with bricks and other missiles and the breaking up of meetings as reportedly happened in Sophia is not consistent with the norms of acceptable behaviour, and every effort must be made to prevent it from happening again. We must never allow a situation to develop where politicians are being harassed, beaten and in some cases, forced to run for their lives for daring to appear on Opposition platforms. The days when hooligan elements from the House of Israel and other rogue elements broke up political meetings with impunity must never be allowed to rear its ugly head again in this beautiful land. Political meetings are

an integral part of our political culture. It is also an effective way of communicating with the electorate. This form of communication was recognised over twenty three hundred years ago by the Greek philosopher Aristotle who, in his writings on politics, established that humans are political animals who are gifted with the faculty of reason and that politics and communication go hand in hand, because they are essential components of our human make-up. As we approach voting day on May 11, let a million ideas bloom. In the final analysis, it is the Guyanese electorate who will have the last word on voting day. HYDAR ALLY

PPP/C stalwart, Gail Teixeira during the Bel Air PPP/C public meeting Tuesday elections and what the pro- the luxuries of a television, challenges? If it is the pos- cedures were going to be. fridge, microwave and comitives that you are checking She spoke extensive- puter - 61% was below off then it can only be the ly about the Opposition poverty line prior to 1992.” PPP/C that you vote for,” speaking of change and they The MP also educated she said. have little youth and women the crowd on the rules and “The rigging of elec- presence in the party. regulations for voting on tions affected all Guyanese; Teixeira alluded to all Election Day and the prothe right to choose a Gov- the achievements under cedures of voting by proxy. ernment was stolen from us, the PPP/C Government and She emphasised to all that it and by persons who wanted explained that the youths of is of the utmost importance to hold power at any cost,” today were born under the that you keep your ID cards she said. In addition to PPP/C and have seen this safe. rigged elections, the then growth. “This country was “Come May 11, if you People’s National Congress in shambles when we took want more progress vote (PNC) took four years to over in 1992. Now 80% of for the PPP/C… vote for decide whether they wanted the Guyanese people have the cup,” she urged.

AFC failing miserably to From Page 6 by the ‘solder man’. Even iced-water was a luxury and refrigerators were only afforded by the very rich. Television was also a rich man’s appliance and the kerosene stove was only afforded by the rich. The masses cooked on ‘fire side’, with wood. Pregnant women could not have afforded maternity dresses and had to wear their mother’s big dress. Old bed sheets were torn and used as napkins for the baby and old rags were used as beddings. I could write volumes to substantiate that Guyanese were traumatised and starved for 28 years. The treasury was empty and the country was severely indebted and even loans from foreign lending institutions and donor countries had dried up. - Attempting to get us to suffer from amnesia so that the coalition could get into power. But if the AFC leaders do some research, they will know that even the ants used

past experience to live a better life in the future (Nature World News). So if the ant can do that with only one brain cell, then why must we, human beings with billions of brain cells, forget the past? In conclusion, the AFC’s campaign strategies have failed miserably to convince

the Berbicians that they have done what is best for this country and her people by forming a coalition with the PNC who had destroyed this country. The AFC has already become dead meat and the carrions are hovering! HASEEF YUSUF

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Marriott symbol of enigma of our arrival

WE open a new chapter in our nation’s inspiring human story today with the grand, luscious opening of the Marriot hotel on the edge of that intimidating Atlantic Ocean. Our society’s crème-dela-crème came together last night to rub shoulders at this lavish event. Opening the Marriott marks a stunning turning point in the history of our socio-economic development. The Marriot puts Georgetown on the world map as a serious destination, as a place where the world could come to play and enjoy world class hospitality. One stands astonished that some folks demean this brilliant moment, denouncing the Marriott’s opening because they want to see Guyana remain small and undeveloped. The Marriott sits on a piece of real estate property that transforms not only Georgetown’s Atlantic skyline, but that also shows what’s possible: we took this piece of virtual waste land and turned it into a world class wonder. The beach area is a revelation to the nation, of what we could do with our extensive foreshore, how we could make the edge of the Atlantic and our vast rivers places of play, amusement and recreation. The Marriot’s opening is an unfolding of our potential, a true, real coming into being of the immense Guyanese dream. Who would have thought Guyana would ever house a Marriott hotel? For those who travel abroad to luxury destinations, a Marriott in Georgetown always looked a distant impossibility. Now it’s here, real. The detractors who shout all manner of objections to its development kick against history. It’s astonishing so many

vocal folks kick against development in Guyana, slamming from the Marriot to the Amaila Falls hydro project to the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. They knock down every single development project in this country, and today they steam and scream and throw a massive tantrum because of the success of the Marriott. Whatever teething problems we face in our efforts at pulling Guyana out of its socio-economic devastation of the 1980’s, and in building modern 21st century projects that benefit our nation, we tackle the journey with determination, courage and deep resolve. Despite the rabble rousing to stop the Marriott’s progress, here we are today, Guyana owning a Marriott, operating a top class hospitality centre. This act would become the catalyst for us really believing in ourselves, that when we set our minds to achieve our dreams, we could be confident we would do it. The Marriott becomes a symbol to us, for who we are as a nation, that we could dream big and achieve great things. It’s a brilliant symbol, a shining star on our landscape. It lifts our vision and our consciousness. We no longer walk with our heads bowed under the weight of our mediocrity. We lift our heads high, confident, assured, progressive: we could do the big things we dream of, now, not tomorrow, but today. With the Berbice Bridge, the Providence development, the Marriott, the Hope Canal, the Olympic swimming pool on the East Coast of Demerara, the international athletic track on the West Coast of Demerara, the four-lane East Bank Demerara road expan-

sion, with these and other projects, including several housing communities, Guyana leaps ahead. Our decade of continuous socio-economic growth is producing stunning results across the nation. Of course, we’ve still got crucial repairs to carry out, for the decades of devastation under the dictatorship left a society falling apart in its wake, and we’re still re-aligning broken structural systems and repairing crucial foundation cornerstones. But we’ve come a far way, so much so that today our nation celebrates the Marriott’s opening. We ought to congratulate those who stared down the dreaded Opposition that we saw to this project, those who, with determination and persistence, saw through the whole thing. It must have been trying and a constant stress to shake off the narrow-minded folks who wanted it torn down before a stone was laid. Those who yet made sure the walls rise in defiance and in glory to the magnificently enterprising spirit inherent in the Guyanese soul, these we applaud today: they make us believe in ourselves.

Today, we launch the tallest building in the land. We declare to the world, with that landscape skyline symbol visible across the vast sweep of the Atlantic Ocean, whereby ships traversing the horizon could look at us seeing not just the seawalls and mangroves, but this tall straight sturdy structure pointing to the heavens, we declare our rise as a global people. The Marriott causes a quiet leap of joy in our breasts, stirring our hearts with the euphoria of our arrival. We dreamed the impossible, and we made it happen, seeing our possibility coming alive before our eyes. To use a V S Naipaul thought, the enigma of our arrival, the exotic mystery of how we did this, of how we transformed Providence and remade D’Edward Village with the Berbice Bridge and redesigned our Atlantic Ocean skyline with the Marriott, leaves us feeling a sense of awe at our accomplishments. Yet, humbly, with the confidence and resolve and deep determination of knowing that we could dream big and make it happen for our land, we plough on, cultivating this new spirit in our nation’s

psyche, lifting our people’s vision to look beyond what we see, to what’s possible, to what we could dream of and aspire to and create in our imagination. This Marriott, this real, living, breathing, tall, elegant, modern world class building that redesigns our Altantic Ocean coastline, once laid a mere virtual dream as a drawing on a piece of paper, the dream a faint thing in its creator ’s imagination. It took immense creative skill and that exotic human power of the mind and the will to bring it to reality, to convert that piece of waste land into the country’s most prime real estate asset. It took self-belief and serious work. It took imagining what Guyana could be, dreaming of what’s possible, and translating this into physical reality. The Marriott showcases the immense imaginative will and creative power of the Guyanese nation, and it shall become the catalyst for us to aim high and dream big and set ourselves deep aspirations, fully confident that we would achieve what we set out to build.

Marriott Guyana opens for Business

GUYANA CHRONICLE Friday April 17, 2015

AGAINST ALL ODDS...

By Gary Eleazar

INTERNATIONAL and local business tycoons, members of the diplomatic corps and a number of Government officials yesterday joined Head of State Donald Ramotar, and Ms. Brenda Durham, Senior Vice-President and Regional General Counsel for Marriott International Inc, for the historic opening of the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. All stood to attention as the patriot pulse, “Dear Land of Guyana” reverberated, signalling the arrival of the Head of State, Donald Ramotar and also heralding the beginning of activities to mark the historic occasion, no doubt to be favourably recorded in the history books. CRÈME DE LA CRÈME The President was greeted by Atlantic Hotel Inc (AHI), Chairman and Deputy Chairperson, Winston Brassington and Marcia Nadir-Sharma, along with Marriott Guyana General Manager, Robert Grisi, for a red carpet entrance for the festivities to follow. The list of dignitaries reflected the crème de la crème of Guyanese business and social class, executive power, foreign relations and international partners. An international media contingent also descended on the Georgetown Marriott to join their Guyana counterparts in reporting on the opening of the world-class facility, built and opened to the world despite an obstinate Opposition front. Against the odds, those that joined the President for the historic occasion included: PPP/C prime ministerial candidate Elisabeth Harper; Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh; Ministers of Government, Irfaan Ali, Priya Manickchand, Dr Frank Anthony, Norman Whittaker, Juan Edghill, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Robeson Benn and Jenifer Westford. Members of the diplomatic corps in attendance included US Charge d’ Affaires to Guyana, Bryan Hunt and Canadian High

Commissioner to Guyana, Dr Nicola Giles. Other members of the business community in attendance included Private Sector Commissioner (PSC) Chairman, Ramesh Persaud; PSC Board Member, Ramesh Dookhoo; Economist, Dr Peter Ramsaroop; and former Republic Bank (Guyana) CEO, John Alves. Other persons in attendance also were Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira; former Government Minister, Manzoor Nadir; Auditor-General, Deodat Sharma; Director of Tourism, Indranauth Haralsingh; and New Guyana Marketing Corporation Director, Nizam Hussain among a host of other notable VIPs.

PRESIDENTIAL SEAL Beaming with what can only be interpreted as an appreciation of the occasion, the President, after exchanging a few brief pleasantries, made his way to unveil the plaque, his Presidential stamp of approval, which bears his Presidential Seal. Next on the agenda was the symbolic ribbon- cutting ceremony. For this, the President was joined by the Marriott Senior VP, Ms Durham, and both, armed with “Golden Scissors” in hand, declared open on the 16th Day of April, 2015 the “Guyana Marriott Hotel, Georgetown”. Following a deserving round of applause in appreciation of the round of events marking the occasion, President Ramotar was “welcomed to the Guyana Marriott” by yet another beaming, beautiful Guyanese smile, which adorned the face of the first smartly uniformed young lady to accompany the President and guests to the entrance of the “Great Room” overlooking the lobby, for the toasts and symbolic handing over of the “Keys to the Marriott” before a chic reception and some chit-chat. TOASTS President Ramotar was joined by Rahul Vir, Area Turn to page 12 ►

THE SYMBOLIC RIBBON-CUTTING: Helping President Ramotar do the honours is Marriott Senior Vice-President Ms Brenda Durham

The Opposition in action

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Marriott: A citadel of Guyana’s tourism product

– positions Guyana as a ‘must see’, ‘must visit’ destination By Tajeram Mohabir THE grand $51M Marriott Hotel was officially opened yesterday, becoming a catalyst for further development of Guyana’s thriving tourism sector. The imposing edifice at Alpha Block, Kingston, Georgetown, overlooking the Mighty Atlantic Ocean, provides a picturesque view of Central Georgetown and the ocean, unassumingly yet gracefully meeting the Demerara River. As the first hotel of its kind in Guyana, and the second in the English-speaking Caribbean, Marriott Guyana stands out unarguably as a symbol of grace and luxury combined. Director of the Guyana Tourism Association, Indranauth Haralsingh said the Marriott is the new charm of Destination Guyana, raising the bar of excellence in quality services. The 197-room Marriott boasts a large ballroom, a conference centre, casino, nightclub, restaurant, a concrete walkway, and all other amenities of a world-class hotel. TRNSFORMATIVE PRODUCT “Marriott is part of a transformative project, it will help to raise Guyana’s profile as a tourism destination; it will boost our room staff; bring quality five-star service; it will help to bring more tourists to Guyana; it will boost our competitiveness in the Caribbean as a place for meeting, conferences and exhibition,” Haralsingh told the Guyana Chronicle. Guyana has been aggressively marketing its tourism sector under the new label Guyana South America Undiscovered. Under the programme, strong attention is being placed on community-based tourism, cultural rhythms, Guyana as a birder’s paradise, the natural wonders of Guyana and nature and adventure. Tourism plays an integral role in the development of a country, and as Guyana continues to gain international attention through its

diverse blend of cultures, efforts are being made to develop community-based tourism. Community-based tourism is a growing niche market, and several communities, especially in the hinterland with their low-carbon lifestyle, are taking advantage of this tourism feature, with many of them not only creating local employment, but contributing as well towards the protection and preservation of the country’s natural and rich environment. RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE This is fused with the promotion of Guyana’s rich cultural heritage, truly unique, and full of energy, life and diversity. “With our cultural melting pot of different peoples, Guyana offers you a taste of delectable cuisine, from cassava bread and pepperpot to cookup and fried fish,” the Tourism Ministry said. In addition, Guyana’s diverse natural regions have a range of wonderful habitats, from more than 870 species of bird from 79 different families. Visitors to the Marriott can take a trip to experience the thrill of birding in Guyana’s wild tropical forest, ruggedly beautiful mountains, rare coastland and fascinating savannahs. There, they will observe some of the larger families of Herons, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Caracas, Rails, Sandpipers, Gulls, Turns, Skimmers, Parrots, Nighthawks, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Woodpeckers, Ovenbirds, Woodcreepers, Tyrant Flycatcher, Cotingas, and many others. And if this is not enough, there is the marvel of the many unspoilt and pristine nature destinations. Coupled with natural beauty and biological diversity, Guyana is home to some of the world’s largest and rarest creatures. Guyana’s natural beauty is unsurpassable with 75 per cent of the country covered with rain forest.

An aerial view of Marriott Guyana

GTA Director, Mr Indranauth Haralsingh

NATURAL WONDERS It is home to the world’s largest single drop falls, Kaieteur Falls, situated in the Kaieteur National Park, a sanctuary for an abundance of flora and fauna. Visitors can also take a trip to the 1,700 million-years- old Mount Roraima, and for nature and adventure lovers, the Kanuku Mountains is one of the many places of natural and serene beauty. The Kanuku provides a spectacular backdrop to the vast Rupununi Savannahs with its sculptured crowns peaking just below clumps of thick white clouds. And for those looking for a natural jacuzzi, there is the Orinduik Falls. Rolling over steps and terraces of solid jaspers, with a backdrop of grass covered hills of the Pakaraimas Mountains; the Orinduik Falls is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful of Guyana’s hinterland. The Marriott Hotel, Haralsingh said, is a huge shot in the arm for the tourism sector, since aside from providing a world-class service, and modernising the image of Georgetown, it fittingly compliments Guyana’s tourism package. BOOST FOR TOURISM “This is a historic moment. It is truly a historic occasion for us to have a hotel of such high reputation and quality in Destination Guyana. It is indeed a big boost for tourism in Guyana. It is a welcoming addition to Guyana and we will continue to work with

The Majestic Kaieteur Falls in all its glory

the Marriott to position Guyana as a must see, must visit destination.” The Marriott is located a short distance from the historic Light House, which serves as a beacon for ships coming to port Georgetown, and for Haralsingh, the international hotel will serve as a flagship for standards in the local hotel industry. “It will attract Marriott Club members and the local hotel can earn Marriott points with club members

coming here. It will help to position Guyana in a different way; it will help to make us more competitive. Guyana will benefit from their best practices and shared experiences from across the world,” Haralsingh told the Guyana Chronicle. The Marriott, a five-star brand, is known around the world as one of the most prestigious and quality hotel brands. The hotel chain is present in 72 countries,

comprising more than 3,600 hotels, and a staff complement of 129,000. Executive of the Private Sector Commission Ramesh Dookhoo said that the private sector cannot be more proud to have a world famous Marriott brand hotel here. And for Marriott Hotel Guyana Marketing Manager Denisse Olivo, the staff at Marriott cannot wait to begin their service in Guyana.

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Transmission line One dead, two injured in confrontation repairs completed –GPL over grass fire

THE police yesterday reported that a probe is under way following the death of Patrick Boodie, 38, of Levi Dam, Angoys’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, which occurred around 17:20 hrs on April 15, 2015, at Angoy’s Avenue. Calvin Charles, 44, the brother of Patrick Boodie, was involved in an argument with a man over a grass fire

that had spread from Calvin Charles’s land to the neighbouring premises. However, the argument escalated into a confrontation among the man and his brother, who were armed with a cutlass and a handgun, and Calvin Charles and Patrick Boodie. Calvin Charles was chopped to his head and shoulder, while Patrick Boo-

die was shot several times to his body and succumbed to his injuries. Calvin Charles has been admitted to hospital. Another man, Jason Nicholson, 28, of Levi Dam who was in the vicinity, was shot and injured to his right hand and has also been admitted to hospital. The two suspects have not yet been arrested.

THE Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) yes terday said that following the accident on the night of April 12 ,when a Canter crashed into and broke a 69kV transmission line pole at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, the power company immediately undertook temporary remedial action to restore power to

all customers. The transmission line is an integral part of the network that connects the Demerara and Berbice grids. However, on April 15, the company replaced the damaged pole and ancillary materials. The replacement of this pole and other maintenance work on the same transmission line lasted from 08:30hrs until

Marriott Guyana opens... Vi c e - P r e s i d e n t , S o u t h America, Marriott International Inc; Senior VP, Ms Durham; Tourism Minister, Irfaan Ali; Finance Minister,Dr Ashni Singh; Marriott Guyana General Manager, Mr Grisi; AHI Chairman and Deputy Chairperson, Brassington and Nadir-Sharma for this leg of events. The Marriott International Senior Vice-President, who flew into the country along with a slew of executives for the occasion, in toasting success to the partnership, said that the International Brand is proud to be associated with Guyana and opening its doors here. President Ramotar, in his toast of success for the Guyana Marriott, remarked on the historic nature of the accomplishment, which will surely reap its intended benefits for Guyana.

REPSOL Country Manager, Giancarlo Ariza, the first international guest to be registered at the hotel, was ecstatic at the service being rendered by the Guyanese staff, and told the Guyana Chronicle that the facility is comparable to that of similar facilities the world over. He was in high praise, too, of the Guyanese flair brought to the edifice, right down to the tiniest detail, even in the carvings on the wall. LOCAL CULTURE AND TANG Ariza, who has checked into the hotel as its first guest, has been with REPSOL in Guyana for the past four years, and jumped at the opportunity to stay at the Guyana Marriott as soon as it presented itself. The international guest,

who checked in for a longterm stay during his tenure in Guyana, was also high in praise for the Guyana Marriott’s cuisine, which he reported was infused with the local culture and tang. The events, however were not unaffected by the Political Opposition, which made good on its threat to disrupt the proceedings. Ahead of the scheduled 10:00hrs start, members of the Opposition, including A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s Ronald Bulkan and Alliance For Change (AFC) General Secretary, David Patterson among others, began assembling outside of the nearby Pegasus Hotel. DISTASTEFUL Barricades had been erected along the roadway outside of the Guyana Mar-

riott, with police ranks at every corner since Bulkan had publicly threatened to protest the event. Minutes before the arrival of the Head of State, waiting guests were treated to a “distasteful display” as remarked by one international visitor that, “this cannot be good.” Ranks of the Guyana Police Force that had positioned themselves along the perimeter of the hotel were scampering eastward toward the direction of the Pegasus Hotel by which time it was made clear. A group of placard-bearing protestors had broken through the police barricades making their way to the entrance of the hotel voicing various chants in opposition to the US$52M project. The small band of protestors by this time was joined

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by City Mayor, Hamilton Green, and social activists Sherlina Nageer and Freddie Kissoon, among others. Green claimed to be on a walkabout of the city following a high-tide warning, but questioned as to why he would need a placard to conduct such a walkabout, Bulkan made it clear, “We are here to protest the Marriott.” Having put on a display for President Ramotar as he was escorted into the Marriott Courtyard, the protestors settled into a simmer and dallied, placards in hand, a while longer before slinking away. NEW-SMELL FEEL The activities to mark the opening of the hotel continued in earnest and unhindered into the night with revellers basking in the “new-smell feel” of Guy-

14:30hrs. During this period the electricity supply to customers along sections of the East Coast of Demerara and West Coast Berbice was interrupted for brief intervals to allow their power supply to be transmitted via alternative sources, and was then restored through the New Good Hope Substation. ana’s very own internationally branded Marriott Hotel. The 197-room Marriott Hotel, Casino and Entertainment Complex was built at a cost of just over US$50M since its sod-turning ceremony in November 2011. Located at the convergence of the Demerara River and Atlantic Ocean, the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown boasts a Presidential Suite, Family Suites and Standard Rooms. Guests of the hotel have at their disposal the state –of- the- art fitness centre, again with the accompanying ambience of the Atlantic Ocean, Conference Rooms, Pool Facilities and a number of dining restaurants. The 10-storey edifice sits on seven acres of prime ocean- front property, and was constructed primarily by Shanghai Construction Group (SCG).

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Post-Mortem on Lethem police detainee confirms death by hanging A POST-Mortem done by Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh Wednesday on the body of 36-year-old Roy Bovell of Tabatinga, Lethem has given the cause of his death as asphyxiation due to hanging. The late Roy Bovell was found hanging in the lockups at the Lethem Police Station on April 12, 2015. He had been in custody in a matter that was under investigation. The Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating

Bovell’s death. POLICE PRESSER A police press release has said that at about 08:00 hrs on April 12, 2015, the body of Roy Bovell of Tabatinga, Lethem, who was in custody at the Lethem Police Station, was found hanging from the grillwork of the station lock-ups. The release added that when the police had visited the lock-ups at 06:15 hrs that day, Bovell was alive and well. Roy Bovell was the only

prisoner in the lock-ups at the time. He had been arrested at Tabatinga at about 19:45 hrs on April 11, after he was found in possession of 60 grammes of cannabis sativa (marijuana). PRECEDENT When 28-year-old Zaharadeen Razan of Cornelia Ida, WCD was found dead in the Parika Police Station lockups on February 25 last, the police OPR had similarly investigated the incident. Police had reported that Razan had been alive but

was lying on the floor of the lock-ups when ranks had earlier visited the lock-ups. After other prisoners in the lock-ups had been questioned, Razan had been taken for medical treatment at the Leonora Cottage Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival there. It was noted that Razan had been arrested and taken into custody at about 21:10hrs on February 24, following a report of damage to property made against him. A few years ago, another prisoner had been found dead in the lockups at the police station at La Grange, West Bank Demerara. (Michel Outridge)

Driver in Golden Grove road-fatality remanded TWENTY-four-year-old Devon Pydanna, facing an allegation of dangerous driving that resulted in the deaths of three of his friends on the Golden Grove Public Road, West Coast Berbice on March 30 last, was refused bail and remanded to prison by Magistrate Rhondel Weaver at the Blairmont Court, West Bank Berbice. The defendant, of Lot 39 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, was not required to plead to the three counts of

dangerous driving with which he has been charged. The accuracy of the information in the police file was sworn to by Lance Corporal Davindra Nagassar. Particulars of the charges are that on March 30, 2015, at Golden Grove Public Road, West Coast Berbice, Pydanna drove motor car PRR 1163 in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the deaths of Tommy Thomas, Jeron Gregory James and Andrew Doris.

The accident occurred just after midnight, while the now deceased persons were seated in the trunk of a white Toyota Raum which had a total of nine occupants. Prior to that tragic incident, the group of friends had been observed at a bikini and ballerz pool party which was held at ‘The Pool’, in Angoy’s Avenue, on the eastern fringe of New Amsterdam. At just after midnight, the crew had been seen going to the Castle Club at Chapel Street, before

leaving for the popular Te Amo night club at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice. They were reportedly hungry, and had left the night spot in search of food; and it was during their return trip that the driver allegedly lost control of the rented vehicle. The three persons were confirmed dead at the Fort Wellington Hospital. Pydana is expected to appear before the Fort Wellington Magistrate on April 22.

Accused child rapist freed 11 years on – now-wed VC offers no evidence ALLEGED sexual offender Jagdeo Deodat was spared a jury trial after the virtual complainant testified that she is now happily married, and is the mother of a ninemonth-old boy. The 45-year-old fisherman of Cromarty Farm, Corentyne, in East Berbice/ Region 6, faced two counts of rape, wherein it was alleged that during the period January 1 to December 31, 2004, he had sexually violated a female while she was only eight years old; and that he had engaging in penetrative sex of the child when she was just 13 years old, this latter act having been committed between January 1 and December 31, 2009. The complainant, a petite woman now aged 19 and expecting her second child shortly, told Justice Brassington Reynolds and the mixed jury that she has been happily married for now 18 months. Accordingly, she has submitted a statement to Corporal Dawn Chesney at the Police Outpost at the Berbice High Court indicating that she does not wish to give evidence against the accused, who is personally known to her. “I have moved on with my life; I am married and have a child. No one forced me; I was not pressured in any way. My husband agreed

Jagdeo Deodat

that I take this decision,” she declared. Consequently, the Assistant Director of Public Prosecution, Ms Judith Mursaline, informed the court of the state’s wish not to offer evidence in the matter. Prior to directing the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty, Justice Reynolds told the witness, “I wish that you continue to enjoy a happy life; I wish you get a boy.” Turning to the man in the dock, the judge asked whether he had anything to say, to which he replied, “Thank you.” “Mr. Deodat,” remarked Justice Reynolds, “the jury, following my direction, has returned a formal verdict of not guilty. You are free to go; you are excused.”

Witness in detective murder Miner accused of attempting to commit felony case charged with perjury EIGHTEEN-year-old Azim Shivgobin, who allegedly committed wilful and corrupt perjury in order to procure the conviction of Salim Bacchus, alias Black Salim, has been charged with perjury. He appeared before New Amsterdam Magistrate Charlyn Artiga, but was not required to plead to the charge, and was ordered to post $500,000 bail. The case has been transferred to the Springlands Magistrate’s Court, where it is fixed for a May 15 report. The charge against Shivgobin was instituted after he had appeared at the Berbice Assizes as the main prosecution witness in the case of the State versus

Salim Bacchus, his uncle, who was accused of murdering Police Detective Constable Jirbhand Diamanand, who had been assigned to the Narcotics Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department in Berbice. Between December 6 and 17, 2012, during the preliminary inquiry into the death of the constable, the defendant had told the court that he had been in company with his uncle, Salim Bacchus, when the latter had walked up to the now deceased policeman who had been seated in a car, and, shortly afterwards, two gunshots had been fired. However, during hearing of the case before Justice Franklyn Holder, the teenager alleged that he had given

evidence at the lower court, and, at the conclusion, he was told by the magistrate to add, alter or correct anything in the evidence. However, he said, he had opted to neither correct, alter nor add anything, but had subsequently signed those documents declaring the contents to be true and correct. But under questioning by State Prosecutrix Ms Natasha Backer, Shivgobin said police had forced him to relay the events which led to the fatal incident. Subsequent to his testimony, Shivgobin was arrested and had his charge instituted at the New Amsterdam Court. He is yet to post bail.

A MINER, charged for attempting to commit a felony, was on Wednesday granted $50,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after pleading not guilty to the charge. Jomo Jordan (no address given), denied the allegation that on April 12 at Jeep Landing, Kwakwani, Upper Berbice River, he attempted to commit a felony, that is to say he attempted to break and enter the home of Julius Shakespeare. According to the prosecution, Shakespeare lives in a one- storey house with a verandah. On the night in question, Shakespeare was looking out the window

when the suspect was seen on the verandah trying to gain access through a door. The court heard that since Jordan is known to Shakespeare, an alarm was raised, after which Jordan made good his escape by jumping off the verandah. Bail was opposed on the grounds of the seriousness and prevalence of the offence by Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru. He further objected that Jordan has a pending matter of indecent exposure and if granted bail, he may not return to court for trial. T h e p ro s e c u t i o n ’s objection was overruled and the matter was re-assigned to the Kwakwani court for today.

Defendant: Jomo Jordan

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WITH CLESTINE JUAN

Man threatens to shoot woman with unlicensed gun

– fined $100,000, jailed TWENTY-three-year-old labourer Joel Johnson appeared Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to answer charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, wherein it was alleged that (1): On April 12, at Arakaka in the Barima-Waini Region, he had in his possession seven live rounds of .38 ammunition when he was not a licensed firearm holder; and (2): On the same day at Arakaka, he also had in his possession one .38 pistol when he was not the holder of a firearm licence. The prosecution’s facts

are that Johnson is employed at a shop in Arakaka, and on the day in question, he visited a nearby shop to meet his female friend. After an argument had ensued between the two, Johnson pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot the woman. The fearful woman then made a report to the police, and ranks visited the shop where the father of one works and unearthed the firearm and ammunition after a search was conducted. The unrepresented Johnson related that the gun was given to him by his employer, Rhonda Samuels, for security purposes.

He alleged that the police had assaulted him during the process of searching, and had allegedly told him they would continue assaulting him if he did not surrender the gun. He also contended that he had given his female friend one of the rounds, and she had given same to someone, who had then taken the ammunition to the police. Johnson informed the court that he had previously faced an assault charge, but was not convicted for the offence. The magistrate sentenced Johnson to two years’ imprisonment on each charge, which will run concurrently, and fined him $100,000.

Tout placed on $50,000 bail for simple larceny TWENTY-eight-year-old Orandy McClean, also known as ‘Limpy’, A tout of Brush Dam, Buxton, East Coast Demerara, appeared Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry charged with simple larceny. Particulars of the charge detailed that on April 8 at

Water Street, Georgetown, he stole one Samsung Galaxy S5 cellular phone valued $185,000, property of Nalinie Moonsammy. Represented by Attorney-at-law Mr. Paul Funga-fat, Mc Clean denied the charge; and his attorney told the court that Moonsammy had left her phone in the bus, and when she returned and

discovered it missing, she had accused him of stealing it. Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru did not object to bail, and the magistrate put Mc Clean on $50,000 bail. The matter has been transferred before Magistrate Annette Singh for report and fixtures on April 20.

Known convict remanded for assaulting two police officers KNOWN convict Kevon Alfred appeared Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to answer charges of assaulting two police officers. Particulars of the offences he faced are (1): On February 20, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court, Avenue of Republic, Georgetown, he unlawfully assaulted Police Constable Visram Ramjattan, a peace officer acting in the execution of his duty; and (2): That same day, at Georgetown Magistrates Court, he assaulted Police Constable Christopher Elvis, a peace officer acting in the execution of his duty.

The prosecutor explained that on the day in question, Alfred was sentenced to prison by Magistrate Judy Latchman for unlawful possession of firearm. Whilst being escorted by Constable Elvis, Alfred dealt a cuff to the said officer’s head. He then spat on Constable Ramjattan who went to the assistance of Elvis. Alfred pleaded guilty with explanation. He confirmed that he had been sentenced to prison on the day in question, and explained that an officer, whom he described as tall and black, had pulled his handcuff, causing him to hit himself.

He said he asked the officer why he had assaulted him, but the officer did not respond, so he defended himself by pelting a cuff to the officer. He added that another officer pushed him down the chute, causing him to fall all the way to the bottom of the shoot. A not-guilty plea was recorded for Alfred, although he was remanded to prison, and the matter was transferred before Magistrate Fabayo Azore for an April 17 trial. Alfred had been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by Magistrate Latchman on February 20 last.

Mason placed on $100,000 bail on break-and-enter charge E I G H T E E N - y e a r- o l d Edmando Adams, a mason of Lot 462 A, Third Field, Kaneville, Grove, East Bank Demerara, appeared Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry charged with a breakand-enter offence. Particulars of the charge allege that on April 9 at Kaneville, he broke

and entered the dwelling place of Kerwin DeCunha with intent to commit a felony. The prosecutor alleged that on the day in question, DeCunha secured his home and left to conduct business. On his return at about 21:10 hrs, he discovered a heavy breeze coming from his bedroom. Upon checking, he discovered six lou-

vre panes missing from his window, and Adams sitting in a corner of the room. The police were called in Adams was arrested and charged. He was on Tuesday granted $100,000 bail after denying the offence, and is scheduled to make his next court appearance before the Providence Magistrate yesterday.

Brazilian national charged for failing to declare excess foreign currency A BRAZILIAN national was on Wednesday granted $100,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for failing to declare excess money while departing Guyana. Marisa Silva Cardosa, a housewife who resides at Ituni Street, Bel Air Park, Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to her.

The charge against Cardosa stated that on December 4, 2014 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, East Bank Demerara, she failed to declare $11,000 USD, which she had in her possession, to an immigration officer. The Brazilian woman was represented by attorney-at-law Mr. Mark Waldron, who requested that his

client be placed on her own recognisance. According to the lawyer, the Specially Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has the money. A SOCU prosecutor objected to self- bail and asked that the national be placed on substantial bail. The prosecution’s request was upheld, and the matter was adjourned to April 23, 2015.

FORTY-eight-year-old Fizal Mohamed was on Tuesday, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by Magistrate Annette Singh for fraudulent conversion. He was found guilty of the charge,the details of which said that on October 13 at Shopping Plaza, South Ruimveldt Park, being solely entrusted by Anastacia James with an Acer laptop computer and a pair of gold

earrings together valued $227,000, he fraudulently converted same to his own use and benefit. Mohamed,who was not represented by counsel, pleaded not guilty to the charge and was refused bail when the matter was brought to the court for the first time. The prosecution’s facts against him stated that Mohamed and James are known to each other and on that

occasion, he borrowed her laptop to off-load music. James had also entrusted Mohamed with a pair of her earrings to clean and safely return to her, which he failed to do. James subsequently made efforts to contact Mohamed, but her efforts were futile. The matter was then reported to the police and Mohamed was arrested and charged.

Duo each granted $100,000 bail on robbery allegation Man gets 18 months for fraudulent conversion D AV I D A l e x a n d e r, a 26-year-old miner of Lot 66 Hadfield Street, and G l e n D e y, a 2 7 - y e a rold construction worker of Lot 284 East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and denied that on April 10 at Cornhill Street, Georgetown, they together robbed Michael

Layne of a BLU cellular phone and cash $10,000. T h e p r o s e c u t i o n ’s facts are that on the day in question, at about 23:30 hrs, Layne was confronted by both defendants, who relieved him of the articles mentioned in the charge. The matter was reported and an investigation was carried out. Police Prosecutor

Bharat Mangru objected to bail on grounds of the seriousness and prevalence of the offence. He added that if granted bail, the duo would not return for their trial. They were nevertheless each granted bail in sum of $100,000, and the matter was transferred before Magistrate Judy Latchman for calling on April 27 for statements.

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Leguan farmers to benefit from new plantain/juice factory THE new plantain/juice factory at Blenheim, Leguan,which will benefit scores of farmers on the island, may miss i t s A p r il m ont h- en d opening deadline, but is still very much on stream. In fact, reports are that the project is halfway completed. Vi c e - c h a i r m a n o f the Leguan Neighbour-

hood Democratic Council (NDC), Mr. Inshaan Ayube, told this newspaper that the new factory is an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce. He said that another one of its kind will also be constructed at Wakenaam, another island in the Essequibo River. Ayube did not have

at-hand information pertaining to the cost of the edifice, but noted that approximately 20 persons will be employed while farmers will have plantain as an alternative crop to produce. H e s a i d To u r i s m Minister Irfaan Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention is to enhance the livelihoods of Leguan residents.

Work progressing on the site

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Dr Luncheon: MMU not independent of GECOM ‘As a logical construct, Cabinet held strongly to the view that in the presence of facts, inferences about the same matter could not be inconsistent and if it were so it would be illogical. In this case, the statements that the (former) President made were undisputedly credited to others’ – HPS, Dr Roger Luncheon

Dr Roger Luncheon

Dr Bharrat Jagdeo

Dr Steve Surujbally

“THE MMU (Media Monitoring Unit) in its exercise of its monitoring mandate should not act independently of GECOM (Guyana Elections Commission),” according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon. Addressing the contentions in the MMU’s first report, which covers the month of March, at his post- Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday, he added that the MMU is a creation of GECOM. “It is felt that their output must and needs to be drawn to GECOM’s attention prior to its publication,” he said. Dr Luncheon added that the MMU’s function of media monitoring is “intricately caught up” in the functions of

the Commission, relative to its constitutional mandate. “It is indeed intricately caught up in GECOM exercising its constitutional mandate,” he said. The HPS also reiterated the Cabinet’s concerns over problematic “inferences” made by the MMU, relative to comments made by former president, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, at Babu John on March 8. “In the case of this inference, Cabinet is contending that there were material facts that those statements alluded to were acknowledged as statements made by others originally for which the former President disclosed the likely response, were those statements to be made by a member of the governing party, he said

we will kick them out,” Dr Luncheon said. At an event at Babu John last month, Dr Jagdeo, while stressing that there is no place for divisions in the Guyanese society along racial lines, pointed to an example of what was done during the 2011 General and Regional Elections. He said: “They shout about racism of the PPP, but they practise racism. They whisper campaigns. In the last elections they went to some of the Afro- Guyanese villages and beat some drums at 6 O’clock in the morning and say let us throw out these coolie people. Get up, go out and vote, throw out the coolie people. That’s the kind of language they use. Anybody from our party who uses that sort of

language, we will kick them out. This is our approach.” The MMU concluded that his comments were “racially divisive” – although the Unit did say that this was “probably” not intentional. The Unit said: “Taking into consideration the historically and politically influenced divisions that persist up to now between Africans and East Indians in this country, and which are usually more pronounced during elections periods, the Unit came to the conclusion that the anecdotal illustration used by Dr. Jagdeo to make his point about racism, boomeranged disastrously,

since it came over as a calculated exploitation, for political purposes, of the known fears and insecurities of one section of the population: East Indians. “It is within the foregoing context that the Unit verily concluded that the remarks made by Dr. Jagdeo were racially divisive[though] probably, not intentionally.” Dr Luncheon said, “As a logical construct, inference about the same matter, could not be inconsistent, and if it were so, it would be illogical in this case, the statement that the former president made, was undisputedly (a) statement accredited to

others and repetition of the statement, a disclosure of how it would be treated had it been made by a member of the governing party, PPP/C, and the ejection from membership could hardly, in a logical way, lead to an inference that those remarks were racially divisive.” The HPS disclosed that these concerns will be communicated to the GECOM Chairman, Dr Steve Surujbally who, in an invited comment, told the Guyana Chronicle that he would address those once he receives such correspondence. (Vanessa Narine)

Regent St businessman found stabbed... From page 2

‘Chetty’ found guilty of murder – probation report, sentencing set for May 14 By George Barclay A DEMERARA Assize jury yesterday found 74-yearold Donald Mopp, called ‘Chetty’ guilty of murdering 34-year-old Winsel Roger Edwards at a vulcanizing shop on February 15, 2013. Some witnesses had said that Chetty who was a ‘limer’ at the Greenidge Vulcanizing Shop on the day in question had been exhibiting signs of drunkenness, and was walking unsteadily and on one occasion had to be guided to his seat. Earlier that morning on that fateful day Chetty and Roger, now deceased, were hurling demeaning remarks at each other. Roger was calling ‘Chetty’ an old ‘anti-man’ while Chetty was referring to Roger as a ‘fagot’, who dressed with his underwear exposed. A witness also said that

following the row between the men that morning, Chetty took a car and went away but returned later with the same vehicle that he had hired. He was walking unsteadily and had to be guided to a chair which he normally used when at the shop. Soon after Roger was standing some distance away from him when Chetty moved quickly towards him, grabbed him from the back, and both of them got entangled with two tyres and fell to the ground. At this stage Roger shouted that Chetty had bored him. Roger was taken to hospital and later died. Following police investigations, Chetty was charged with murder. Among other things, he told the police that he did not know what had happened. However, one witness said that a knife blade was found on the ground and following

the injury to Roger, Chetty was seen with a knife handle which he threw onto a grassy lawn. At his trial before Presiding Judge, Madame Roxanne George and a mixed jury, Chetty was represented by Attorney-at-Law, Miss Deborah Kumar and he pleaded not guilty. Miss Stacy Goodings prosecuted. In an unsworn statement from the dock, the accused said that Roger was his good friend, who had done nothing to him, and therefore he had no reason to hurt him. After the jury returned the unanimous verdict of guilty of murder, defence lawyer Kumar requested that a probation report on the accused should precede sentencing. The judge agreed and the 14th of May was fixed for the presentation of the report and the passing of sentence.

Ghanies’ employees assembled in his yard yesterday

all appearances, Ghanie was about to feed his dogs when he was attacked on Wednesday evening, as the dog food was still untouched. Persons in the area said they did not see or hear anything unusual on Wednesday evening, and there was no unusual barking from the dogs. There are suspicions that the assailant might have been waiting for the businessman to arrive home, or he may have gone home with the person. However, his employees said that he is not someone who would

entertain guests at his home, once he is not familiar with them. On Thursday morning while speaking with the media, the dead man’s brother, Fazil Hamid, said that he was not aware that his brother had any enemies. He did, however, state that it was reported to him that a former employee at his brother’s store had an argument with the man. Police yesterday took away a crowbar from the scene of the crime and other items which they intend to dust for fingerprints. They

were also seen searching the perimeter of the premises for any clues that may aid in their investigations. The police also spoke to persons in the community to see if any useful video footage was recorded by surveillance cameras. T h e b u s i n e s s m a n ’s workers turned out in their numbers at his home to offer their condolences to his relatives and friends. The man’s body was removed from the scene by undertakers from the Memorial Gardens and Crematorium.

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Jagdeo fingers Bulkans in commercial --says Granger being plot against Region 10 led by the nose By Gary Eleazar FORMER President, Bharrat Jagdeo, hit the proverbial nail on the head when he recently accused Opposition Leader, David Granger of being coerced by Party financiers into proposing a ban on log exports. It happened over the weekend during the Peo-

Opposition Leader, David Granger

Ronald Bulkan

Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo

ple’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) National Rally in Linden when Jagdeo took to the stage and warned of the plot by the Political Opposition to ban the export of logs which would in turn see the Bulkans and their ‘furniture business’ reaping the windfall. An opposition insider, who spoke to the Guyana Chronicle on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, said it is the same case as with the financiers from the automobile industry which are now pushing national policies that would literally destroy the lives of thousands of Guyanese for selfish gains. Former President Jagdeo, addressing the hundreds that gathered for the rally said, “They promise to manage your resources; our forests so beautifully.” This he, contrasted to the PPP/C developed Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), now adopted as a world model.

members of the Political Opposition. “Listen to them,” Jagdeo said, adding that Granger is being “led by the nose by Bulkan.” Managing Director of Precision Woodworking Ltd, Ronald Bulkan, was absorbed into the Opposition fold for the 2011 General and Regional Elections, and was later rewarded with a seat in the National Assembly in the 10th Parliament. He was later elevated in the Opposition ranks to the position of Shadow Minister with portfolio for the Local Government sector. According to Jagdeo, “Bulkan and the others were doing furniture until they became bankrupt. They tried to get us to invest in their bankrupt company; we refused to do that. They went to the PNC (People’s National Congress) because they want logs banned; the export of logs banned so that they will get cheap logs here for their furniture.”

THE LCDS Under the LCDS, according to the former president, the PPP/C has proposed to preserve 99. 5 per cent of the nation’s immense forests in a sustainable manner that has already seen the Kingdom of Norway agreeing to pay US$250M to Guyana. Under this plan, instead of a ban on logs as Granger has proposed, there can still be a sustainable increase in logging the remaining 0.5 per cent of forests. This Jagdeo said, “will ensure more people have income,” but they, the coalesced A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC), “plan to ban logging; they plan to ban the export of logs.” The former President asked rhetorically of the animated crowd, “You know what will happen to Region 10?” According to Jagdeo, the tens of thousands of people whose lives depend on forestry from the region would no doubt be adversely affected. He urged Lindeners to pay keen attention to the words being uttered by the

WHOEVER PAYS THE PIPER On Wednesday, the Guyana Chronicle reported that financiers, lobbyists and other supplicants in the political Opposition camp were beginning to rear their heads, giving weight to the age-old adage, ‘Whoever pays the piper calls the tune’. At the time it was reported that Granger, at a Town Hall- style meeting at the Theatre Guild last Monday was confronted on his proposed tax policies, and his proposal to increase import duties on reconditioned vehicles while at the same time reducing the taxes paid on the higher-end luxury vehicles imported for sale in Guyana. The Opposition insider revealed to the Guyana Chronicle that the move by Granger is demonstrative of his caving in to pressure. This pressure, according to the APNU+AFC insider, is being brought to bear by party financiers in the automobile and trade industries, particularly those involved in the sale of the newer, high-end luxury vehicles.

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Obama tells Caribbean leaders...

Venezuela no security threat to the US that his administration is not involved in any scheme to overthrow President Maduro. But he said that there may be elements within the Maduro Government who may be doing “clandestine activities”.

By Tajeram Mohabir ST VINCENT and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has said US President Barrack Obama has assured CARICOM leaders that his administration does not see Venezuela as a security threat. The US President recently met with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica, where he had discussions on energy and security co-operation, and committed to funding an entrepreneurship programme targeting youth in Latin America and the Caribbean. Last month, the US Government sanctioned several Venezuelan officials, and in an executive order, said the situation in the South American country is an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.” The neighbouring country has been hit by protests, shortages of basic items and high inflation, all of which

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

ISLAMIC STATE THREAT President Obama, Dr Gonsalves said, however that the Islamic State (IS) is a threat to the United States.

President Nicolas Maduro said have been engineered by forces hostile to his Government. Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle after delivering the annual Cheddi Jagan Lecture at Red House, Kingston, Georgetown, on Monday, Dr Gonsalves said President Obama related that he has bigger issues on his plate to deal with. US NOT INVOLVED The prominent CARICOM leader said the US President also made clear

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves

Missing ASL aircraft…

Private search for missing pilot,cargo handler continues

Nicky Persaud’s wife and three- year -old son By Rebecca Ganesh PHASE One of the private search by family of the pilot of the missing Britten-Norman Islander which disappeared around midday on December 28 2014, has been completed, and Phase Two will commence shortly. Speaking with the

Guyana Chronicle, Frank Singh, Managing Director of Rainforest Tours and fatherin- law of Captain Nicky Persaud, explained that the search which began in February of this year was expected to last one month, with an estimated budget of just over $6 million and a 20-man search team. He noted that they are

optimistic about finding the aircraft and the new phase appears as though it will be fruitful. Singh explained that some of the men on the search team have contracted malaria and the search was paused for a little while. “We have been getting assistance from a lot of persons and big companies like New GPC, Mattai’s Supermarket, Survival Supermarket, Starr Computers and also the Government of Guyana, among others. We decided to start the search because we met with the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Transport and they said they have exhausted all their resources,” Singh said. “We are getting a tremendous response from the public and had we not received such assistance we could not have entered into phase two of this

Islamic State terrorists are infamous for their extreme ruthlessness, such as their broadcast decapitations, crucifixions, mass murder and forced conversions.

US President Barrack Obama IS has become one of the most dangerous jihadist groups, after it gained control of large swathes of lands in Syria and Iraq. Under its former name Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), it was formed in April 2013, growing out of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). In 2014, following disagreements with al-Qaeda, IS became a self-standing terror organisation, with its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi declaring all territories under its control a Sunni caliphate, in which a strict form of Sharia (Islamic religious) law is enforced. search,” he said. The initiative is being supported by local businesses, family members of the two men and several prominent pilots including Captain Gerry Gouveia. “For the first search in the Toffee area, 10 men were used to comb a four- mile stretch… they were placed 100 metres apart, in that case, they cannot miss anything… as we moved towards the more mountainous areas, we increased the search by an additional 10 men,” Singh stated. “If the aircraft was seen, it meant it was flying low and if it crashed, the impact will not be that serious… some minor injuries might be incurred, if it was flying high then the possibility is that they have not survived.” Although it has been a month and more after the suspected crash, he noted that under the pilot’s seat there is a kit that has several pieces of life -saving apparatus including first aid, sparks and food items that can last up to a certain time. Tony Melville, one of the men on the search team

PETROCARIBE Dr Gonsalves also said the US President recognised the importance of the PetroCaribe deal and its positive impact on countries of the Region. Under the deal, Caribbean states purchase oil from Venezuela on conditions of preferential payment. Guyana is a beneficiary of the programme. With regards to Cuba, according to Dr Gonsalves, the US President said he is doing his best, saying that his Government has recognised that the old ways of doing things cannot work, and there is a need for a new approach. The several decades-old embargo imposed on Cuba, the US President explained, is embedded in law and he will have to work with Congress on that, but is doing all that he can. explained briefly that in phase one, “We have covered the White water area and North Falls area which is some 25 square miles.” The organisers of the search mission are calling on the public for assistance in any form, whether monetary or food items. Those who wish to donate monetarily are urged to do so via Scotia Bank account number 114594. The name of the account is: “Searching for missing aircraft pilot, Captain Nicky Persaud and Cargo loader, David Bisnauth”. Contact can also be made with Stephanie on 624-8257; Frank on 624-

The BBC has since reported that President Obama will remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move comes amid a normalisation of relations between the US and Cuba. The BBC said the Caribbean country’s presence on the list alongside Syria, Iran and Sudan was a sticking point for Cuba during talks to reopen embassies. But it noted that Republican Senator Marco Rubio condemned the White House decision, saying Cuba remained a state sponsor of terrorism. Prime Minister Gonsalves told this publication that the discussions with the US President were productive. During the recent visit to the Region, President Obama pledged some US$68million to help young entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean develop their businesses through fellowships and incubators in the US. 3298 or Rainforest Tours on telephone number 231-5661. An Air Services Limited (ASL) aircraft transporting cargo from Mahdia to Karisparu, Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni) reportedly went off radar around noon on December 28.The Britten-Norman Islander, bearing the registration number 8R-GHE, had two persons on board at the time, the captain, Nicky Persaud, 27, and cargo loader, Mr David Bisnauth, 51. Immediately after the spot tracker went dead, a search- and -rescue mission was established, but after one month without success, the search was called off.

Frank Singh, Cecil Persaud and Tony Melville explaining phase one of the search

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Disfigured ex-convict charged in Berbice robbery spree

BERBICE sleuths have instituted eleven charges against Kwame Bhagwandin, who has been numbered among a group of persons accused of carrying out a robbery spree on victims spanning from East Bank Berbice to East Canje, where a surveillance camera caught the image of the suspect. Bhangwandin appeared before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga at the Reliance Court, and was not required to plead to the charges instituted against him by Detective Corporal Darmendra Indarpaul. Police Sergeant Phillip Sherrif objected to bail, citing the nature and gravity of the offence and the allegation that a firearm had been used in commission of the offences. The prosecutor, in updating the court on the offences, said that attempted murder victim Surajeet Seepersaud remains hospitalised; the car has been recovered, and the defendant has been posi-

tively identified by two witnesses during an identification parade. However, Attorney-atlaw Charrandas Persaud, who made a failed bid to secure bail for his client, said that while Bhagwandin had been previously charged, all the matters had been dismissed. Pointing to his client, who is partially disfigured, the lawyer noted that while Bhagwandin had been a remand prisoner at the New Amsterdam Prison, he had suffered severe violence at the hands of inmates, and as a result cannot make a fist; cannot hold a spoon to feed himself; and is unable to hold anything even the size of a ball. “He cannot have a gun or a cutlass in his possession... All the offences are alleged to have been committed in company with others! This man before the court is almost a cripple!” Persaud emphasised. The police allegations against Bhagwandin are as

Kwame Bhagwandin exiting the Reliance Magistrate’s Court

follows: That on April 2 last, at Glasgow Village, East Bank Berbice, the defendant, being in company with others, and whilst being armed with a gun, unlawfully and maliciously wounded Surgeet Seepersaud with intent to commit murder. On the same day, he allegedly robbed Stanley Mc Kenzie of a motor car, a cellular phone and cash to-

talling $2.131M ● On April 2, at Number Two Village, being armed with a gun, he robbed Tessa Ramnaught of golden finger rings valued at $120,000. ● He stole from Melissa Benn, an employee of Caribbean Cuisine, a cellular phone and cash totalling $ 50,740, property of Budnarine Seenarine. ● At East Canefield, East Canje, he stole from Shanezza Singh a 22-carat gold band, 3 pairs of 12-carat earrings, a wallet, cash, an Iphone 6, a Samsung tablet, and wrist watches totalling $1.615,000. ● The defendant forcefully took from Devindra Samaroo cash and a cellular phone valued at $85,000. ● In addition, Imran Singh was robbed of his Samsung Note 2 cell phone, a Nokia note book, a Guess watch, and cash totalling $3.583M ● At New Area Housing Scheme, the defendant allegedly robbed Debin Singh Roopnarine of silver jewelry valued at $8000.

● On March 28, at Cumberland Village, East Canje, whilst being with others, he robbed Parbattie Bemaul of a gold chain and a mobile phone totalling $36,000. ● On that same date, he took from Candacy Bemaul a gold chain valued at $10,000. Mohanie Bemaul was robbed of gold, silver, diamonds and cash totalling $2.340M. Meanwhile, Sherrif said, the defendant, along with others, whilst being armed with a gun and cutlasses, commenced their attack on fifty-year-old Surajeet Seepersaud at Glasgow Housing Scheme, East Berbice. Seepersaud was having dinner when his family was attacked. One of the bandits had climbed to the upper flat of Seepersaud’s home and had commanded his victims to be quiet. However, Seepersaud confronted a bandit, who shot him before escaping. The partially masked robbers then proceeded to

the nearby house, where Courts Manager Stanley McKenzie was parking his motor vehicle. The thieves demanded the vehicle at gunpoint, which they drove to East Canje, where the other robberies took place. Following reports at Central and Reliance Police stations respectively, the police managed to access a surveillance recording in which Bhagwandin was identified. Further, acting on information, sleuths swooped down at a popular New Amsterdam Hotel where the alleged bandit had been seen in a compromising position with a female member of the Neighbourhood Policing Group, who later revealed pertinent information. Bhagwandin is expected to return to the Reliance Magistrate’s Court on April 24, where seven matters will be heard while the remaining cases are being transferred to the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court for hearing on May 6.

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New PAHO/WHO network will monitor women and newborns in the Caribbean and Latin America Brasilia (PAHO/WHO) — ON average, approximately 16 women die every day in the Caribbean and Latin America from complications of pregnancy or childbirth, while 250 babies die each day before having reached 28 days of age. To gather information on the causes of these deaths and contribute to policies for their prevention, the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has launched the new CLAP Network of Latin American and Caribbean Centers for Maternal Surveillance and Research on Women’s and Neonatal Health. “Maternal mortality has been reduced considerably in the last 20 years, but it continues to be unacceptably high, and the majority of its causes can be prevented or treated,” said Suzanne Serruya, Director of the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WRH) of PAHO/WHO, during the launch of the new network in Brasilia. The new CLAP Network will play an important role in helping to further reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the Region by collecting data on the causes of maternal and neonatal death as well as

on the causes of complications that leave women seriously affected following childbirth. Maternal and newborn health are closely intertwined. Approximately two out of three neonatal deaths occur during the first week of life, and the main causes include prematurity, congenital anomalies, asphyxia, sepsis and other infections. Pablo Duran, regional advisor on perinatal health at CLAP/WHR, noted that since 1990 the number of newborns who die in the first month of life has declined 55% in the Region. “But we should make more efforts to prevent these deaths and conditions such as prematurity, retinopathy and asphyxia that can impact negatively on health and quality of life.” “The CLAP Network will help assess the use and impact of cost-effective interventions and will monitor conditions that help reduce preventable deaths that affect the quality of life of newborns,” said Duran. The CLAP Network builds on a collaborative effort in which 22 institutions in 12 Latin American countries began in 2012 to use a new component of the Perinatal Clinical History (HCP), which contains data on pregnant women and their children from the first prenatal visit

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until after delivery. The new component, introduced into the Perinatal Information System (IAPA), makes it possible

to monitor severe maternal health events. The CLAP Network will now try to expand that collaboration to more

institutions and countries. More than 50 hospitals, health institutes, universities and WHO Collaborating

Centers in over 25 countries of the Americas have been invited to become part of the new network.

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SHAKESPEARE’S ‘JULIUS CAESAR’ TAKES TO THE NATIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE STAGE ON APRIL 30TH

and students of the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama. ‘Julius Caesar’ is currently on the CSEC Syllabus, and all schools are invited to attend. Approval has been granted by the Ministry of Education for schools to attend. The play opens on Thursday, April 30th, at 10.00 hours, and continues to Saturday, May 2nd, at 10:00hrs. Tickets for these shows cost $500 each. here will be one evening performance for the general public to attend on Monday, May 4th at 20:00hours. Tickets for this one evening performance are being sold at $2500 (adults/reserved) and $1000 for children below 16 years (unreserved) All tickets are available at the National Cultural Centre.

HE highly acclaimed Shakespeare tragedy ‘Julius Caesar’ will open at the National Cultural Centre on Thursday, 30th April, at 10:00hrs. Staged by GEMS Theatre Productions in collaboration with the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama, the play is directed by veteran theatre personality Derek Gomes, and is produced by Gem Madhoo. The high-profile cast that has reportedly been selected to present this production includes Ajay Baksh, Mark Luke-Edwards, Sean Thompson, Michael Ignatius, Lloyda Nicholas Garrett, Nirmala Narine, Paul Budnah, Max Massiah, Kirk Jardine and Chris Gopaul. Newcomers are John Fraser, Luigi Ferreira, Gibran Azeez, Patrick Chanderban, Stephen Asif Mohamed, Scott Adams, Delon Sancho

Jackie ‘Jazzy Jack’ Hanover

ALL roads will invariably lead to GDF Base Camp Ayanganna’s Playfield on April 30, when the 50th Anniversary Committee will set the pace for the army’s explosive Health Expo and Love Contagious Concert. This much-anticipated event will see sizzling performances from international reggae stars Taurus Riley and the diva Tanya Stephens. Setting sparks to the event will be Guyana’s reggae and dancehall queen, Timeka Marshall; vocal powerhouse ‘Mystic’; and, of course, the newly crowned Guyanese Dancehall Queen, Jackie ‘Jazzy Jack’ Hanover. Also slated to perform is Guyana’s reggae icon, ‘Natural Black’. Gates will be open at 18:00 hrs, and regular tickets are priced at $2,500, while VIPs’ are tabled at $10,000.

You Shouldn’t Do That!!!

You see how she deh disappointing she parents wid dis distraction from she future?

SCHOOL CHILDREN SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH ACADEMICS IT appears to me like all dem school girls want to do nowadays is waste dem parents’ money and dem school teachers’ time. Imagine, the other day I stepped into a snackette at the junction of Light and Lamaha streets, and received the shock of my life. There was this school girl in full view of the public, sitting in her uniform holding hands with a young man who appeared to be older than she was. I sat down and pretended to be having a telephone conversation just to see what was going on. I spent forty-five minutes there, and during that time the two rubbed fingers, traced circles in their palms, stroked the upper arms, and blew kisses. Here, in photo, is the young man caught sticking out his tongue at her suggestively, and she was visibly swooning in delight. I kept wondering, ‘what on earth is going on here?!’ These kids paid no attention to onlookers, many of whom murmured their disgust at the young people’s actions. I would not suggest that that snackette be closed down because the female proprietor just looked on in a carefree manner; but I am also suggesting that teachers at this school try to identify and counsel this young lady in a bid to help her become more responsible in future. And this young man should certainly be upbraided for causing a distraction in the young lady’s educational quest, and his own, not to mention. I hope her parents deal with her accordingly, too. People, alyuh tell me is wha wrang with dem school gyals nowadays.

Joke of the Day!

Timeka Marshall

Boy calls 911 and says, “Hello? I NEED your help!” 911 responds: “Alright, What is the problem?” Boy says: “Two girls are fighting over me!” 911 reacts: “So what’s your emergency?!” Boy responds disconsolately: “The ugly girl is winning the fight.”

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Gomoseley Entertainment presents

Bombshell’s hottest dudes…

BAVIAN KING: A proverbial bull let loose in the pasture

ITHOUT breaking a stride or engendering an argument, we present a hot, fresh and tantalizing specimen of masculinity, coated in the alluring aura of ‘primitive raunchiness’ and just waiting for you ladies to discover and run riot over. Single and proverbially ready to rumble, the very aggressive, eye-catching and irresistible Bavian King raves that his masculine charm and ‘sensual stamina’ are too hot a combination for the ladies to handle. And because I well know that there are out there ladies who truly love a challenge and want to become heroines, I have decided to introduce Bavian King to the equation, to the intent that those ladies might unleash on him their ‘suave charisma’! One never knows where this encounter might lead! But please go “a bit soft” on him my ladies, because poor Bavian is very vulunerable right now and is hurting badly. As the Creolese saying goes: “When some ah dem men ears get hard, dem does really gaffa feel before dem catch dem senses”. For years now, Bavian has been under the clutches of a scheming, manipulative female gold-digger, who was more concerned about raking in his hard earned dollars

under false pretenses. And when she had had her fill, she flippantly informed him that she wanted her space, leaving the poor man crushed and deflated. This dude is looking for the ideal woman; he has got marriage on his mind and is seeking for ‘wife material’. He says he wants someone who would love him for who he is, and not for “the potential of his pockets”. I, however, couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t warn you that getting close to this dude is at your own risk.

For, my Bombshell divas, Bavian raves that “one touch will certainly leave a female addicted”. This dude has nothing against the skinny hotties, but raves that he prefers his dream girl to be “very curvy and ‘bootiliciously covered”. Bavian is presently single by choice, and is awaiting the arrival of his special woman. Ladies, I respectfully encourage the brave and the adventurous to call him now on phone number 679-1442. Trust me, the wild stampede has already begun...

‘Last Shift Construction Party’

S PART of the 2015 Linden Town Week festivities, Gomoseley Entertainment will be staging their smashing ’11-7 Last Shift Construction Party’ On Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Party fans are urged to deck out in their most creative construction costumes and converge at the worksite, Mackenzie Band Stand’, to soak up the musical vibes created by Supreme Sound alongside DJ Shizzle, Gully Ras, Diamond, and DJ Akelo. Come out in your construction gear, folks, and enjoy cocktail bottle specials all night, plus lots of giveaways. All dem party people ah guh deh deh!

‘Kalado Live’

at Club Monaco on April 18

HE heat will be turned up enough to create lava on April 18 at Monaco Night Club, when folks there present ‘Kalado Live’ alongside Gully Ras and Selector Diamond. ‘Kalado’ has vowed to ‘mash up de place’, and fans are urged to come out in their numbers to soak up the fun. With regular tickets at $2000 and VIP at $5000, promoters are predicting a massive turnout of fans. This event is sponsored by August Beverage, Electronic City, Star Party Rentals and Leisure Inn

Bulletin!!! Bulletin!!! Bulletin!!!

FINGER LICKING BARBECUE & LIME YOUR next weekend would never be gratifying if you fail to visit the finger-licking, on-spot BBQ and Lime put on by Leroy Smith at the Carifesta Sports Complex. Music and beverages would be nothing to complain about, as those would be ‘tun up loud’. Call 622-6730 to put in your orders as tickets have almost been completely sold out.

Kishawn Doobay releases hot club single

TALENTED but somewhat secluded, Guyanese singer Kishawn Doobay is certainly chalking up notable points on the entertainment scene with the recent release of his reverberating club single, ‘Drop it down Low’, which he raves is the perfect song to set the girls on fire and have them “twirking in record time”. In about a week’s time, this singer will release his music video to accompany the hit single. WHO IS HE? Kishawn Doobay was born on May 13, 1989 to Carole Fowler and Audie Doobay. He has lived most of his life in East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, but has travelled the length and breadth of Guyana. He describes his childhood experience as ‘awesome’, and says that while hanging with friends, he became involved in music. With nothing to do, he and his friends would gather at a popular liming spot, and it was then that he started to rap. His friends heard him and thought he had a good voice, thus they encouraged him to get involved in music since they wanted to see him on television one day. Growing up, he also recalled a number of drive-by shootings and robberies, but those incidents have helped him to gain some experience in life. His mother, he said, has raised him to be the person he is today. He described her as a loving person who keeps him laughing all the time. She is also strict in her moments, which keeps him well grounded.

His father, on the other hand, was never around, but was more or less overprotective. Despite him being in another country, he loves to keep an eye on him. Asked if there is anything in particular in his life he would want to do over, Doobay says if he had the chance he will do everything over the same way. He is the only child for his parents, and is commonly known as “Kamouflage”. He presently lives at Bagotville, on the West Bank of Demerara. While he has a number of tunes that have been recorded and are ready to be released, he is waiting on the opportune time to do so. He is more or less a Hip Hop/R&B artiste who is still to create a stir in the

Kishawn Doobay local music industry. This budding artiste is religious, having grown up in a Christian home and being made accustomed to listening to gospel music on Sunday mornings. The only important date this jovial young man remembers is his birthday, which he spends with his family and friends as a

form of celebrating life. Kishawn spends his spare time playing video games, basketball and, more importantly, writing rhythms for his tunes. He is optimistic that those tunes will “hit the top of the list”. Kishawn is focused on success; he claims that failure is not a word in his vocabulary. As a young man who has a vision and aims high, he appreciates people who are loyal, trustworthy, honest and respectful; he noted that those are the qualities that would lead to a good life. Kishawn is a somewhat shy individual who, despite having someone close to his heart, expresses his feelings in the form of art. He is normally a reticent individual, hence does not attract a plethora of friends. The young man told Gtmemoirs that he is proud of himself and especially of the tracks he has produced. The tunes have gained him a lot of fans in different countries, and those friends have indicated their interest in working with him to advance his career. He is not in a serious relationship as yet, he says, claiming that he got his heart broken one too many times… “After my last relationship, I’m just sitting and looking on for a while before getting into something serious,” he confessed. His favourite food is definitely roti and curry, while his favourite colour is blue in all shades.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Friday April 17, 2015

Hauntingly beautiful, with attributes to die for, Ms Demi Austin has just been unveiled to a lucky world.

AN INEVITABLE OCCURRENCE

This face has been etched on my memory IN MY LINE OF DUTY, I meet many faces, and not many of them leave a lasting impression on me. But when I bump into a personality like the delightful and refreshing Miss Demi Austin, I am bound to remember her face for probably the rest of my life; because of her dynamism, that infectious aura that surrounds her, her dreamy smile, and certainly her mesmerizing beauty. This lass competed at the Miss Guyana Universe pageant not so long ago, and may have failed to grasp the crown, but she certainly blazed a scorching trail that will be remembered for years to come. The charisma and intelligence she exuded, and that palpably intense charm and magnetic sensuality that engulfed her like a garment, certainly created erotic shock waves wherever she ventured. This face will, for years to come, be etched in my memory as belonging to a diva who is surely blessed with everything a woman can possibly ask for.

Excitement rises as ‘Moussy Malt Colour Your Life’ fever continues

NTRIES have more than doubled from last year’s Color Your Life Promotion sponsored by the Moussy Malt people, and everyone is definitely endorsing the Moussy Malt as their number one choice of malt beverage. The 2nd drawing was held on the 4th April 2015 at the Bounty Supermarket on Water St., and scores of people rushed to have their last entries placed in the box before the drawing began. As drawing time arrived, hope and excitement were evident on the faces in the crowd, as the wheel was spun to select the winners of the 40-inch Samsung Smart TV, $20,000 worth in groceries, or US$50 cash! At the end of it all, the first prize winner was Hansrani Mittleholzer of Cummings Lodge, ECD, who got the Samsung 40-inch smart TV; Sheik Khudadin of Mahaicony won the second prize of $20,000 worth of groceries and from Better Hope Naraine Singh Samuels

who won the third prize of US$50 cash prize! They had all submitted multiple entries! That is reason enough why that people are happy to be a part of the Color Your Life Promotion 2015 and the dream of winning the grand prize of $1,000,000 cash in the final draw is the hope of many! You, too, can enter to win! The next drawing is slated for 11th April 2015 at J’s Supermarket in New Amsterdam Berbice. Entry is simple: all you need is 3 Moussy Malt bottle caps with which you would attach your name, telephone number and address on an envelope and place in any of the Color Your Life boxes at any major supermarket or store that has their CYL box.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Friday April 17, 2015

THE LADIES CORNER…

Erotic droplets to appease your sensual desires THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO TEXTING AND MAKING HIM ADDICTED TO YOU IF you have a new guy in your life, and you are in the early stages of courtship, chances are good that you will be texting him and he will be texting you. Flirty texting is fun, but if you aren’t careful, you can unknowingly put a huge

damper on his attraction. Here are five tips on how to be alluring, fun and flirty to a guy through texting: TIP #1: Let the guy chase you by letting him text you first. I know it’s very tempting to just fire away a text message. What’s the harm, right? You’re just being friendly; but it’s the best piece of advice I can give you if you really want to attract a guy and not chase him away.

Why? Because guys are wired to do one primary thing when they meet a girl they are attracted to, and that one thing is to chase them. If you send that cute guy the first text, you’re going to mess around with his natural instincts. You will become the “chaser”, and that will make you less attractive in his mind. You will turn him off and chase him away. TIP #2: Text him only as often as he texts you, or less. Leave him with wanting more. Most girls make the mistake of texting a guy way too much. That’s a big turn-off. TIP #3: When you do get a text from that hunk, keep your texts short. Girls are naturally more talkative than guys. Texting

is not for long conversations, just short messages you can use to build attraction. Leave the conversations for the phone and face-to-face time. You don’t want a virtual relationship, do you? TIP #4: Keep your texts fun and flirty. Yes, you must flirt; flirt and flirt some more! Keep your texts fun and flirty, not dirty. Don’t be overly sexual, because you’ll position yourself as a booty call.

TIP #5: End the text convo first! When you are into texting back and forth, and you suddenly text: “Hey, gotta go. Text me later”, you leave a guy totally off balance. He might be thinking, “Was she upset with me? Did another hot guy approach her? When does she want me to text her?” You become totally in control, and the guy is going to have to step it up a bit to keep your attention. You are a challenge to him, and he

loves it! Use these five texting tips effectively and you will have more guys than you know what to do with chasing you and wanting to take you out on sexy and fun dates. To learn more about the secret of transforming your love life and getting your guy to be ‘yours only’, grab the Bombshell each Friday and devour our molten, juicy clues and ideas on ensuring your love life is made ‘the real thing’.

Oooops!!! There it is……

Some men are just heartless and crude IT’s indeed agonising and appalling to witness the gruesome treatment of the feminine gender at the hands of some men, who can only be called beastly creatures. Let’s take, for instance, the tale of this supposedly ambitious young man from the Central Mahaicony district who took a young virgin from the countryside, married her, fathered two kids and then unceremoniously dumped her soon after for the likes of a ‘she devil’ from ‘C’ Field Sophia. I can recall the days of the young man relentlessly pursuing the modest young girl while she was still at school, and of course the parents were totally against it. He would sneak into the home at nights, since he had befriended her brother, and would manage to get a kiss or two, since the young lady was adamant about keeping herself chaste until she became a married woman. There was that time also when her dad came home and chased this young man with a mortar stick in the middle of the night, much to the amusement of villagers. The minute this young lady left school, the young man asked for her hand in marriage, as any man would do; and although her father objected vehemently, the mother finally persuaded him to ‘soften up’. A lavish wedding followed, and baby number one appeared soon after. This man was certainly not wasting time in the bedroom, because baby number two came when the first had just begun to curiously appreciate the beauty of the world he was living in. This young man, as a musician, would travel around Guyana to perform at various locations for which he was booked to appear. Suddenly, the good wife noticed that he was staying away longer than usual, and was often distracted when he arrived home.

times, but each time he visits, it brings her more pain and torment. Today she is learning to cope with the situation, and is doing her best to move on with her life. You see, she has grown tired of his promises to come home, and she is waiting no more.

Boy, look how you got your family weeping for you. One good day, he left to perform in Georgetown and never returned home. This almost drove the young lady insane, and she suffered a nervous breakdown. After about three weeks, he called her to cruelly drop the time bomb that he was seeing someone else. What a beastly man! Could he not see the pain he was causing his wife? Her tears have scalded her pillow night after night, and her knees became bruised from kneeling in prayer. She could not answer the kids when they looked at her with sad eyes, asking questions about the absence of their dad. It’s been two years now, and her bed is still empty as she yearns for the feel of his touch in the night. He has visited her a few

THE SHE DEVIL Well, dat Sophia gyal who bruk up de people home should be shame ah sheself! Well, alyuh hear dis! Sources seh dat dis bai is victim numbah nine, and when de she devil get tired ah he, she gon just dash he out! You see, folks, this is so popular with what she does that they have named her the ‘globe throttler’, but I would want to say ‘Predator’ would have been a more suitable title for this ‘woman vulture’. For years, this girl has been dressing up in the most provocative and vulgar outfits, and she would go to parties to lure men with her good figure and excellent dancing skills. Dat is: if yuh gon call ‘wining pon she head wid she crotch exposed proper dancing. Villagers have related that after performing her ghetto dance routine, she bravely advances on a man of her liking, and before he knows it, he is in her bed, and soon after would move in with her. Well, hear nah, people: Don’t think de men moving in voluntarily. No way! Dis moving-in thing does happen afta she done throw ah certain powder in de food she does give dem. De gyal is ah obeah queen, and I just wish de obeah can turn back pon she and turn she into a big green toad, suh she gon croak fuh de rest ah she life! And it look like she bewitch dis musician bai tuh; because he wife seh dat many times

“Don’t worry with you; your next destination is the pit of Hell”. he pack up he bags tuh come home, but she would suddenly leave tuh go on a special errand as she family keep he distracted, and in no time he does change he mind and become all ‘lovey-dovey’ wid she again! Sophia gyal, like yuh mumma nuh tell yuh dat what yuh sow yuh does reap! Is only time wid yuh, gyal; only time! When obeah turn back pon he massa, is a terrible thing does happen. I still seh dat de musician is a beast of a man, because, as a married man, one is supposed to be faithful and devoted to he partner. If he was faithful and devoted tuh he wife, no amount ah ‘ghetto dancing’ and feminine advances woulda penetrated he defences. He should have had the integrity of an honourable married man, but he was just a downright cheat!!! Howevah, fuh de sake ah dem children, I just wish dis couple can get back together again. But Miss She Devil, tek warning: Dem devils in Hell just waiting fuh yuh get dere suh deh can welcome yuh by dancing wid deh crotch in de air!

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GUYANA CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015

30 PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

FOR SALE

GREA: Courbane Park, Annandale ECD - Large concrete building on double lots, tiled yard to benab, enclosed car parking area. Price $40M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.

2015 14% + 20% discount ply 2 % commission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete on double lot in Delph Avenue $36M. Joint Services new 4bedroom 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.

BUY this business & residential complex: Fully concreted with room for expansion over 10 000 sq ft, suitable for insurance complex gold complex located in Bel Air Park US$599,000 Agents are welcome. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 6232591, 669-3350, 669-0943, Madame Harte 225-2709, Mr Enmore 2276863, 225-2626, 225-3068.

FREON gas: 407C-25 LBS. Phone 233-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.

GREA: Two-storey concrete building Section 'K' - $38M, Better Hope $32M, Republic Park $50M, $40M, Queenstown $90M, Windsor Forest WCD new concrete $22M, Non Pareil ECD - $18M. Tel: 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078. DON'T say I am buying, just buy, several properties in Kitty, South Ruimveldt, Republic Newtown. Land: Republic Gardens $15M, Miss Mohan 6440408, Mr. Boodhram 692-3831, 225-2626, 227-6863, Mr. Shaw 225-3068, 628-1361, 226-1064. ONE fully concrete, executive building in Bel Air Park, requires minimum improvement, reduced from $56M to $39M. Owner leaving the country. Mr Shaw 628-1361, MrBoodram 692-3838, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 667-7812, 225-2709, 227-6949, 225-2626, 225-3068.

WE invite you to buy these bargains Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding Street was $42M now $32M, Pere Street Kitty $34M, Section M ranch-type was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $10M, Roxanne Burnham Gardens $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 623-2591, 2261064, 225-3068.

REPUBLIC Park $55M 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. 2-STOREY concrete house, 3 bedrooms (including master), 2 ½ baths, secure 2-vehicle garage, 11th Avenue, Diamond. Price $27M neg. 621-9479, 665-4537. GREA: Atlantic Ville double lot with large five-bedroom concrete building, concrete fence, bridges, AC units, solar heater water purification system and pressure system, together with all furnishings (fully furnished). Price $65M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078. BUY this now! One almost new 3-bedroom Lamaha Park $15 M . P h o n e M r B o o d r a m 692-3831, Mr Enmore 2276863, Mrs Harte 225-2709, 2253068, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 2276949, 231-2061, 225-2636. 4-BEDROOM flat concrete house, built-in wardrobes, 1 selfcontained room, tiled floors, grille, overhead trestle with two tanks, front and back patios, concrete yard and driveway, garage for vehicle, back garden, prepaid GPL, spacious house & yard, located at Samatta Point, EBD. Call 6434096 for more information. GREA: Best Offer - South Ruimveldt large two-storey concrete building $20M, Providence flat concrete house $12M, Little Diamond EBD two-storey concrete house $14M, Diamond flat concrete house $11M, Sophia $15M, Providence two houses on land $30M. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078. SALE of portfolio of properties: 4 000 acres on Berbice River (river front land), 5 acres in Abary Creek with large building. Office buildings on Croal Street (opposite High Court), 3 residential buildings, (Section 'K' Campbellville). Contact 638-9116, 669-4713. IN Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens - fully concrete, 6-bedroom giveaway, vacant for Christmas.Price $14.5M. Phone Mr Pereira 623-2591, 2261064,225-3068, 669-3350, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, 667-7812, 669-0943.. TUSCHEN New Scheme, new transported two-storey concrete property sixe (25x51) three bedrooms, kitchen, toilet and bath and AC unit upstairs; three bedrooms, kitchen, toilet and bath downstairs also business space downstairs, back and front upstairs verandah with garage and concrete fence full concrete yard. Price $20M neg. cash or terms available. Call 680-7119, 627-6305.

BRICKDAM $50M, Ogle, Section 'K' Lamaha Gardens $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-enHoop. CALL us at Raphael's Reality, 204 Charlotte Street, Bourda Tel: 225-8241, 227-4950, after hrs 226-7829, Fax 227-1537. Executive Ogle $115M, Diamond $35M, Queenstown $65M, $75M, $90M, $150M, $70M, Plaisance (2-storey concrete) $23M, Mahaicony $22M, $65M, Light Street Alberttown $30M, Prospect $20M, Mon Repos $35M, Enterprise $12M, $15M, South Ruimveldt $30M, La Parfaite Harmonie $6M, $15M, Callender Street $12M, New Amsterdam US$1.2M, Soesdyke $4M, Tuschen $50M, $15M, Lamaha Gardens $80M, North Ruimveldt $32M, $40M, George Street $30M, Norton Street $9M, Chateou Margot $140M, Sophia $4M, Mahaica $15M, Glasgow Housing Scheme $9M, Edinburgh Public Road $1.8M, Diamond $28M, Essequibo Hotel $116M, Bartica $12M, $9M, Timehri (business place) $85M, Fyrish $500 000, Meadow Brook Gardens $18M, D'Urban Backlands $18M, Eccles $34M, Cornelia Ida $27M, Continental Park $50M, Leonora $15M. LAND: 157 acres river to highway, Linden Highway, $30M, Garden of Eden $3M, Bel Air Park $60M, Vigilance $1.5M, Eccles $16M, Pouderoyen ½ acre $5M, Parika $95M, Queenstown $40M, South Ruimveldt $8M, Paradise WCB $18M, Mc Doom $6M. FOR RENTAL: Ogle 5-bedroom furnished, swimming pool US$4 000 per month 5th Avenue Diamond 3bedroom $90M per month. New oneand two-bedroom apartments in Georgetown US$800, US$1200 & US$1500 monthly, New Amsterdam US$5500 & US$6500, Charlotte Street, 3-storey building US$4000, South Road 2-bedroom apartment $65 000 per month. All prices are negotiable..

LAMAHA Gardens $60M, Guysuco Gardens (UG) $80M, Liliendaal public road (business) $150M, Hadfield Street (land) (150x43) - $28.5M, Bagotstown public road $55M, McDoom public road land (100x50) $35M, Providence behind Princess Hotel 5 lots of land together $60M, Republic Park $50M. Call Vish Realty 612-7377. BUY this now! Concrete and wood La Penitence with reserve $8.5M, Bent Street business and residence $16M, Norton Street second building requires repairs $7.5M, Hadfield Street second building $10.5M, Smyth Street 130x60 land $58M, Grove concrete structure $2.8M Mr Boodhoo 692-3831, Mr Shaw 6281361, Miss Mohan 644-0408, Mr Pereira 669-3350, Miss Harte 6951132, 225-2709, 623-2591, 2312064, 226-1064, 225-3068, 2252626, 227-6949. 25% DISCOUNT inApril, 2-storey Punt Trench Dam $9.5M, with large land reserve for any type of business. Business & Residence Bent Street $16.5M, 2-storey Guyhoc Gardens $14M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2-storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $13.5M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La Penitence, new concrete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Street 85x35 Land $15.9M, Campbellville Schem e 8 0 x 5 0 p l u s reserve $15M, Hadfield Street east of Cuffy 12 0 x50 $18M, Republic Park $14M, Continental Park 104x54 plus 3000 sq. ft reser ve all land to build dream house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 280 000 sq. ft, Lamaha Gardens $5 8M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey B a r k e r S t r e e t . P hone Mr Boodram 6 9 2 - 3 8 3 1 , 225-519 8, Mr Pereira 623-259 1 , 226-1064, 6 6 9 - 0 9 4 4 , 2 2 5 - 2709, 225 3068,227-6863, 225-2626 FOR SALE

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SCRAP CAT 312 excavator. Tel: 656-2350. USED zinc sheets 20', Hammer Mill. Call 644-6551. 6640 FORD TRACTOR. Contact 638-4940. ONE complete cabin cruiser $1.2M. Tel: 684-3786. COW MANURE FREE DELIVERY. CALL 625-7057. TWO claw vending machines - Tel: 671-1734. USED tyres 16, 17 & 18 inches. Contact 690-4357. BUCKIE'S plucked chicken, wholesale and retail, really affordable price. Call 667-3118. PITBULL track glass $15 000 each. Contact 269-0534 & 6756401. HUSKY puppies, Boxer puppies, Rottweiler puppies. Tel: 2238033, 621-6002. RED nose, pure Pit-bull, dewormed and vaccinated. Call 6536191. SIX-week-old German Shepherd pups Tel: 233-4130, 6633495. ONE electric mill with motor. Price neg. Tel: 647-7809, 2705116. ONE Mini Marine tanker, capacity 11 500 gallons. 227-1744, 657-9237. SOLAR and Crank waterproof LED flashlights only $1 000. Contact 645-1744, 642-2589. DREDGE operations, Perkins engines. Contact 614-7768, 6686671.

SOLAR panel and accessories, and installation. Contact 697-6412, 347-322-7775. FRESHLY plucked chicken available daily $300 per lb. Tel: 225-4156. CLEAN Garden earth delivered to spot, also road earth. Call 641-6248. ENGLISH Perkins engines 4236, 6354 and 1004 also rebuild engines on bed contact: 649-0755. FINAL drives, brand new and used ones for CAT 312 excavator. Tel: 656-2350. PURE breed German Shepherd pups. Tel: 220-2277, 2208904, 629-1471. 3-YEAR-OLD German Shepherd dog. Good for breeding and guard purposes 669-9674. 3 INCHES swimming pool tablets. Phone 223-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday. FRESHLY plucked chicken daily $280 lb wholesale 100lb. up, Industry. Contact Davika 222-3480. SIX-week-old Rottweiler pups, vaccinated and de-wormed. Call 227-8028. XBOX 360 Playstation 3 & 2 systems and games. Reasonable price. Contact 684-3025, 256-3640. ADULT dogs: German Shepherd and Rottweiler. Call 2206879. ONE aluminum boat (Hull) 30ft. x 10ft., one 340 Yanmar engine (perfect condition), one trailer. Contact 623-1387, 220-4507. SALE! Sale! Sale! - Slatwall panel, cash register, cupboard, shades rack, island display. Contact 611-7893, 674-4796, 609-9089 DEWALT pressure washer 3400 PS1, Generac generator 7750 XL, Lincoln welding plan AC/ DC, lots of power tools - 644-0744. ONE 25 Mariner outboard engine and one 4-inch dredge. Contact 683-0632. 5000 PSI HONDA pressure washer has a 'CAT' pump with gear box, 50' heavy-duty hose with new gun, looks like new $590 000 661-2953, 332-0128. WATER SYSTEMS: 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. INMARSAT Satellite phone comes with minutes, HF-Radio Icom -718, Garmin GPS Map 78f Maglite 2D LED for mining purposes 621-6534. 2L GEARBOX Toyota Hilux Solid Def , rear springs, steering grassknife, rear drive shaft, 205/80R16 wheels, lights, fenders. Tel: 691-2077. FREON gas: 22, 410, 134A & 404A, also argon gas and helium gas for balloons. Phone 233-0608 (08:00hrs-16:00hrs, Monday to Friday. SALON furnished package consisting of shampoo sink and chair, stylist station, pedicure chair and bowl cap dryer, curlers, nails & compressor. Tel: 614-9320 OXYGEN and Acetylene gases, fast and efficient service, 10-11 McDoom Public Road, EBD. Phone: 233-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday. CAUSTIC soda 55 lb, soda ash: 50 lb, Sulphuric acid 45 & 5 gals, Granular chlorine:100 lb, Alum 55 lb.. Phone 233-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday. ONE model 'M' Truck with winch, one Massey Ferguson double-drive tractor and one 25 Mariner outboard engine and one 4-inch dredge. Tel: 683-0632. 200 KVA Cat generator portable, hours 7115, 399 Massey Ferguson tractor, 110-90 Fiat tractor, 14 G3 Jon boat, 25 HP 4-stroke Yamaha, 580c Hymac long boom - Tel: 601-1138.

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VEHICLES FOR SALE

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Scoreboard ENGLAND 1st innings 399 West Indies 1st innings 295 ENGLAND 2nd innings (o/ night 116 for three) A. Cook c Benn b Taylor 13 I. Trott c wkp. Ramdin b Taylor 4 G. Balance c Blackwood b Benn 122 I. Bell run-out 11 J. Root b Holder 59 B. Stokes stp. Ramdin b Benn 35 JC Buttler not out 59 C. Jordan c Bravo b Roach 13 Extras: (b-1, lb-6, w-5, nb5) 17 Total: (7 wkts decl; 86 overs) 333 Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-20, 3-52, 4-166, 5-226, 6-281, 7-333. Bowling: Taylor 15-5-422, Roach 14-1-53-1 (nb-2), Holder 17-5-63-1 (w-1, nb-2), Benn 26-3-115-2, Samuels 15-0-53-0. WEST INDIES 2nd innings (target: 438 runs) K. Brathwaite c Root b Broad 5 D. Smith not out 59 DM Bravo c Jordan b Root 32 M. Samuels not out 2 Total: (2 wkts, 40 overs) 98 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-90. Bowling: Anderson 7-0-260, Broad 9-1-27-1, Tredwell 11-6-14-0, Jordan 4-1-160, Stokes 5-0-11-0, Root 4-3-4-1. Position: West Indies require a further 340 runs for victory.

Ballance century ... Broad also hit Bravo on the point of his shoulder with another bumper before tea but that was one of few alarms for West Indies until Jordan pulled off his spectacular catch. Bravo looked in complete control until he chased a wide delivery from Root and edged to first slip where Jordan dived full-length to his right to pluck the ball out of the air. Part-time spinner Root celebrated in style by running and leaping around the outfield. However, on a docile pitch still good for batting, England will need to combine hard work and patience on the final day to get the eight wickets they need to go one up in the three-match series. James Anderson finished the day one victim shy of Ian Botham’s record haul of 383 England Test wickets.

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Cup team was changed to fill race quota: coach Horn SOUTH Africa assistant coach Mike Horn has said he believes that the Proteas changed their side for the Cricket World Cup semi-final to meet quota requirements. Renowned adventurer and motivational speaker Horn has been working with the Proteas since 2011 as a self-described ‘highperformance coach’ and was part of their World Cup party to provide inspiration as they chased the title. Beaten at the semi-final stage by New Zealand in a thriller, controversy erupted after the team that beat Sri Lanka in the quarter-final stage was changed to include fast bowler Vernon Philander ahead of the in-form Kyle Abbott. Philander’s selection raised the number of ‘players of colour’ – a term which encompasses black Africans, mixed-race people and those of Asian descent – to four, the same quota number that was previously implemented until it was abolished in 2007. A report in South Africa’s Sunday Times the day after

the World Cup final said Philander’s selection came at the direction of the Cricket South Africa board, a claim that was denied by CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat. “There was and is no political interference in our selections,” Lorgat said. A further report by Netwerk24 claimed Lorgat had sent a text message to Proteas head coach Russell Domingo on the morning of the match to pick another ‘player of colour’. “This is utter nonsense reporting with false allegations being made,” Lorgat said in a statement. But Horn, speaking at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Shanghai last night, countered that and said there was political interference that sapped the energy from the team. “What actually happened was the (semi-final) team was the team that played against Sri Lanka,” Horn told Eyewitness News. “We’re not going into any politics, but it had a role to play. “I had to do a little bit of

Vernon Philander’s inclusion was the only change made to the South African side for the semi-final against New Zealand. talk to the guys after the team the way that I believed the four of South Africa’s seven was selected and a little bit of Proteas could win the World World Cup matches before energy was taken away from Cup.” the semi-final after he picked the quarter-finals where the “My job was to basically up a hamstring niggle during right team played.” say that: Listen guys, now we the pool stages. “It is what it is; I take have to give a little bit more Philander took 0-52 it as it is. It doesn’t matter than we gave before. We from eight overs against how politics or the quota have to fill gaps and now we the Black Caps and left the influenced the players. have to make the difference field during the Black Caps’ “I think I failed a bit in with less but give more, in a successful run chase due to my job as motivator or as way.” injury. high-performance coach in Philander had missed After arriving back in

Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets

NEW DELHI, India - Ajinkya Rahane scored a patient fifty to lead Rajasthan Royals (RR) to a close six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to extend their unbeaten run in the 2015 Indian Premier League to four games at Visakhapatnam yesterday. Chasing a modest target of 128, Rajasthan finished with 131-4 in 20 overs to record their fourth win of the season. Rajasthan were off to a solid start with the opening pair of Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson adding 64 runs in 10.2 overs. Ravi Bopara broke the stand with the wicket of Samson who was out caught behind after scoring 26. Next man Rajasthan skipper Steven Smith managed only 13 before being caught by his SRH counterpart David Warner off Karn Sharma. However, Rahane scored 62 with the help of nine boundaries before becoming Bopara’s second victim. In the end, some late strikes and tight bowling by the SRH bowlers pushed the game to the final over. The visitors needed one off the final delivery and James Faulkner hit a boundary off it to seal the deal. Earlier, Rajasthan bowlers put up

Opener Shikhar Dhawan was the first to go after being caught behind off Dhawal Kulkarni (2-9). He posted a scratchy 10-run stay at the crease. Skipper David Warner (21) was unlucky after Rahane ended the in-form opener’s blitz in the middle with a direct throw to run him out. Kulkarni kept the good work going after trapping Lokesh Rahul lbw for two as SRH looked wobbly on their second home ground. SRH nearly lost another wicket India’s Ajinkya Rahane led Rajasthan in the 11th over when Ojha Royals to a fouth successive IPL 2015 win. mistimed a pull to be caught by Sanju Samson, but the TV replays a clinical show to restrict Sunrisers showed that James Faulkner had Hyderabad to 127 for five, the lowest bowled a no-ball. To add to the misery of the team total in the tournament so far. Backing Steven Smith’s bowler, Ojha hit the next ball for a decision to field first on a slowish six and also got a boundary in that track, RR bowlers not only picked over. Ojha, though, was done in by up wickets at regular intervals but leg-spinner Pravin Tambe (2-21) in also bowled a tight line and length the 15th over. Tambe struck in his very next to never allow the SRH batsmen over, after Morgan was trapped lbw get going. SRH did not have the best of while attempting a reverse sweep. In the end, Ravi Bopara (23 not starts after losing their top four batsmen for just 35 runs but a 52-run out) and Ashish Reddy (11 not out) fourth-wicket partnership between did try to get maximum hits in the Naman Ojha (25) and Eoin Morgan bag but the RR bowlers did well to (27) did put a stop to the wicket-fall allow SRH only 37 runs in the last five overs. though only for a while.

South Africa after their World Cup exit, Proteas coach Russell Domingo defended the selection of Philander ahead of Abbott, who took nine wickets in four World Cup matches at an average of 14. “Vernon was fully fit. He had been through all the rehab and fitness tests,” Domingo said. Quota-based selections have long been a topic of debate in South African sport and the Philander case comes after CSA increased racial quotas in domestic cricket. Domestic franchises are now required to have six ‘players of colour’, including three black Africans, in their sides. The Proteas have not had a racial quota since the system of including four ‘players of colour’ in the side was scrapped in 2007. The Sunday Times’ report said the Proteas players were “fuming” over Philander’s selection and captain AB de Villiers was reluctant to play in the match over the issue.

Brazil new CBF boss attacks modernisation law By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Marco Polo Del Nero took over as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) yesterday and immediately hit out at legislation designed to reform Brazil’s failing national game and hugely indebted clubs. Del Nero, 74, replaced 82-year-old Jose Maria Marin and promised to usher in a new period of “transparency, openness and lots of debate”. He added, however, that a decree passed last month aimed at tackling clubs’ astronomical debts “violates the federal constitution, invades clubs’ and federations’ administration and promotes division within Brazilian football”. Under the legislation, which was implemented in March but has still to be approved by Congress, Brazilian clubs are to be given 20 years to pay off their massive debts. They could also face relegation if they do not pay their players on time and adopt more transparent management procedures. The move was supported by players, many of whom are

frequently not paid on time. The country’s top 23 sides have a collective debt of 3.72 billion Brazilian reais (0.83 billion pounds), almost half of that in taxes owed to the government, according to a study by Itau BBA, a Brazilian investment bank. But the CBF is pressuring Congress to amend the bill before it becomes law, alleging that by threatening a loss of points to clubs and potentially putting those who do not participate in administration, it is putting their survival at risk. At a short signing ceremony, Del Nero played up the history of Brazilian football while ignoring the setbacks that culminated in the humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in last year’s World Cup semi-final. The national side, which has bounced back since that loss to record eight wins in eight games under new coach Dunga “makes all Brazilians proud,” Del Nero told dignitaries in Rio. He said Brazil’s national, regional and state championships were the most hotly contested in the world and called the Brazilian Cup, with 80 participating teams “the most democratic tournament on the planet”.

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W-Connection pound debutants GDF 7-1 in Group Two CFU Club opener

HASHIM Arcia scored a hat-trick and strike partner Shahdon Winchester a double, as TT Pro League powerhouse DIRECTV W Connection made easy work of Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship debutants Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 7-1 in a lopsided opening Group 2 match Wednesday night. The comfortable win placed Connection, threetime (2001, 2001 & 2009) Caribbean champions, atop the Trinidad group, which was trimmed to three teams after Jamaica’s Waterhouse FC, who participated at last season’s CONCACAF Champions League, failed to show up for an earlier scheduled match against Antigua and Barbuda’s League champions SAP FC. The revised Group 2 fixtures will see SAP FC take on the GDF today at the Ato Boldon Stadium before the W Connection and SAP FC complete the group on Sunday from 18:00hrs at the very same Couva venue. However, without Waterhouse, the show went on for seven-time Caribbean Club Championship finalists, W Connection, who are now one win away from winning the Group and securing a place in the semi-final round, with the ultimate ambition of gaining one of three available berths at the 2015-2016 CONCACAF Champions League. Connection, last season’s Digicel Pro League champions

and the current 2014-2015 season’s second-placed team, will start with a lineup whose average age is between 18 and 25, with 26-year-olds,

soldiers. It was after a rightside move by Garcia and a squared pass inside the box by Arcia that Winchester controlled then rounded Carter

GDF captain Selwyn Isaacs attempts a tackle on W-Connection’s Jhon Lopez during their CFU Championship showdown in Trinidad last Wednesday. defensive midfielder Gerard Williams and forward Arcia, the eldest players. The DirecTV-sponsored team scored twice in a space of two minutes with 18-year-old Akeem Garcia hitting firmly past Guyana Defence Force goalie Derrick Carter off an Arcia feed for a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute. Two minutes later, 23-year-old Connection prodigy Shahdon Winchester cushioned the hosts 2-0, after seizing a poor back-pass by GDF captain Selwyn Isaacs and letting off a cool finish past a hapless Carter. Winchester made it 3-0 in the 25th minute to complete his double against the Guyana

before hitting into an open net. Coach Stuart Charles Fevrier’s side added two goals before the break and two more from Arcia in the second half before GDF pulled back a consolation item on the fourth minute of stoppage-time given by Barbadian referee Trevor Taylor. Arcia snatched his first goal of the match in the 32nd minute with a well-timed volley at the back post off a Jerrel Britto cross for a 4-0 score. The score-line was beyond GDF by the 40th minute when Britto, who was earlier denied three times by Carter and missed an open net in the second half, executed a half volley past the shot-stopper off a Garcia cross to make it 5-0.

And if for some reason there was the faintest of the hope of a comeback by the GDF, following the half-time dressing room talk by coach Denzil Thompson, Arcia reminded the visitors of the reality by netting his second goal of the night just seconds after the restart as Connection led 6-0. Arcia later completed his hat-trick to put Connection 7-0 ahead in the 82nd minute with a low solid finish past Carter, who had made second half saves to deny substitutes Neil Benjamin Jr and Colombian Jhon Stiven Lopez. But Carter was unable to deny Arcia who hit from the top of the six-yard area off a perfectly-placed right side feed by Benjamin. Connection were later unable to keep a clean sheet and the score-line ended 7-1 after Delroy Fraser scored in the 94th minute for the GDF, even winning a broad smile on the face of forward Eusi Phillips, who saw his much earlier second half attempt cleared off the goal line by the head of Gerard Williams. And to probably ease the disappointment of the GDF, their loss was not the most embarrassing of the 2015 CFU Club Championship opening day. Don Bosco FC, hosts of Group 4 in Haiti, topped Bahamian outfit Lyford Cay FC 10-0 at the Stade Sylvio Cator, following a 2-2 between Helenites Sporting Club of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Unite Sainte Rose of Guadeloupe.

Floyd Mayweather fight is perfect timing - Pacquiao MANNY Pacquiao says the timing is right for his long-awaited fight with American Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather, 38, and Pacquiao, 36, are considered two of the best fighters of their generation and the bout on May 2 is set to generate £162M ($250M). The contest has been more than five years in the making and critics have said the pair have left it too late. “It’s a good thing it is happening now because more people are informed about it than before,” Pacquiao said. Speaking at his open training session in Hollywood on Wednesday, the Filipino added: “What I feel right now is motivation, inspiration and determination. The killer instinct is there, I love it.”

Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao bout on May 2 is set to generate £162M ($250M). Pacquiao’s WBO belt and Mayweather’s WBC and WBA welterweight titles will be on the line at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas And while Mayweather says it will be the penultimate fight of his career because he no longer enjoys the sport, Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie

Roach says his man is in the best shape of his life. “We’ve had a very good training camp. I’ve never seen Manny at this level,” said Roach. “He’s really motivated for this fight. It has really escalated his performance. I think he’s faster than ever and

he’s definitely hitting harder than ever.” Mayweather has a perfect record of 47-0 with 26 knockouts, while his opponent has 57 wins, five losses and two draws to his name. On Tuesday at his boxing club in Las Vegas, the American accused eightdivision world champion Pacquiao of being a “reckless” fighter. But Roach said: “Manny is not reckless at all. Everything we do is planned out and it’s part of the game plan. “Mayweather is a counter-puncher and we have to attack really quick and get out really quick. We can’t stay in the pocket too long. “We know how to beat this guy.” (BBC Sport)

Local track stars to feature at Synthetic Track Opening today By Rawle Toney THE Synthetic Track and Field Facility at Leonora, an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Class II Certified venue, will be officially opened today with a gala ceremony from 10:00hrs. President Donald Ramotar will commission the facility; the first of its kind in Guyana and some of Guyana’s best athletes will be on show according to the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG). AAG president Aubrey Hutson, speaking to Chronicle Sport yesterday, said that today’s event will start after the formal speeches, with the women’s 100m, triple jump, 100m men’s, long jump, 1500m male, and the male and female 400m in that order. “We tried to make sure that everyone is featured,” according to the AAG president Hutson who added, “for example, we’ll have Cleveland Forde in the 1500m and he’s more known for his dominance in the 5 000m. Cassey George will run in the 800 though that’s not her event exactly and Jason Yaw in the 400m. We want them all on show actually.” “I’m comfortable,” Hutson pointed out, speaking of the facility, “the track looks good but we honestly just can’t wait to see the opening come and go so that we can plan our events for it.” The ceremony today will hear speeches from

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony, Director of Sport Neil Kumar, representatives from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) – since it also holds a football pitch – and representatives from the AAG. Kumar had described today’s event as “historical” during a recent interview with this publication, adding, “We are proud to know that we could have built this world class state-of-the-art track, where everything was done professionally.” With the facility, Guyana can now bid to host regional and international track and field events; something Hutson had stated the AAG is anxious about. While today is not a public event, only seeing attendance by schools on the West Demerara area, athletics fans will have a chance when the AAG hosts its Senior Championships on May 7. The over US$5M facility, apart from the football pitch and track, has two stands, each with a capacity to seat 1 500 people. The athletics track, according to the Government of Guyana, adds to a growing list of investment initiatives in sports in Guyana – the Guyana National Stadium at Providence; the Albion Sports Complex, refurbished and fitted with floodlights, the Aquatic Centre in Liliendaal, the Squash Court and Lawn Tennis Court.

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Essequibo stage fightback against Demerara … Berbice beat National U-17 By Calvin Roberts HAVING seen left-arm spinner Keanu Harry restrict the powerful Demerara batting lineup on the opening day with his seven-wicket haul, Essequibo batsmen fought back gallantly at the end of the second day of their Guyana Cricket Board/Raj Singh Insurance Under-19 Inter-county three-day fixture yesterday. Playing at the Everest Cricket Club ground where they resumed the day on 1 without loss in reply to Demerara’s 261, Essequibo posted 226 before being bowled out in the dying stages of the penultimate day yesterday, thanks to Parmesh Parsotam 59 and 46 from Sachin Persaud. Medium pacer Shurfane Rutherford bowled with pace and good rhythm to end with 3 for 45, backed by Malcolm Hubbard and Akshaya Persaud who took 2 wickets each for 13 and 48 runs respectively for Demerara, who were handed a five-run penalty following a fielding infringement by Rutherford. At the Wales Community Centre ground, Berbice defeated the National Under-17 by 10 wickets in a one-sided affair, to

earn a well-deserved rest day on today’s final day. At Camp Road, Essequibo began the day with both Satesh Latchana and Nathan Persaud yet to score and saw them post 19 on the board before Latchana was run-out by Vivian Albert, whose return to wicketkeeper Tevin Imloch found Latchana short in his attempt to steal a cheeky single to point. Parsotam and Nathan Persaud added 59 for the second wicket, with Parsotam hitting Rutherford for three fours in two overs, followed by two more fours in one over, before rain stopped play for 10 minutes at 66 for 1, with Parsotam on 25 and Nathan Persaud 26. A well-judged catch by Imloch low down to his left, off Rutherford, accounted for Nathan Persaud 31 (90 balls, 2x4) when play resumed after the first of two rain breaks, with Essequibo 71 for 2 and Parsotam unbeaten on 25. Lunch was taken with Essequibo 72 for 2 -. Parsotam 25 and David Williams 1. Growing in confidence with every delivery that he faced, Parsotam who represented Guyana at the Under-17 level two years ago posted his 50 from 88 balls and 113 minutes of batting with nine fours,

Essequibo’s Parmesh Parsotam is watched by (from left) Daniel Basdeo, wicketkeeper Tevin Imloch, Travis Persaud (bowler) and Nathan Persaud, as he plays a forward defensive shot during the early stage of his innings, yesterday. (Photo by Samuel Maughn) following back-to-back fours off Demerara skipper Travis Persaud after the luncheon break. Both Parsotam and Williams were dismissed at 117 for 4, with Parsotam going to Travis Persaud’s catch at slip off Akshaya Persaud, who returned the favour in the same position to account for Williams (10) off a Vivian Albert delivery in the following over. Parsotam faced 105 balls during his 134-minute sojourn at the wicket, hitting 10 fours. At their demise, Demerara must have felt they would wrap up Essequibo’s batting lineup quickly. But Sachin Persaud, who swivelled and pulled Akshaya Persaud for six over midwicket, followed it up with two exquisite drives with authority for four through extra cover off his namesake Travis Persaud, drawing a round of applause from his teammates and former West Indies batsman Alvin Kallicharran. In partnership with his skipper

DCC to host fundraiser for Adrian Azeez … Player struck by ball in February LAST February, during a Georgetown Cricket Associationorganised second division cricket match between Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the University of Guyana, young Adrian Azeez Jr was struck on the head by a cricket ball, following which he suffered a fractured skull and required surgery. Such an operation was undertaken at the Georgetown Public Hospital Inc. and was successful, but the extent of his injuries has kept Azeez away from school during his recuperation period which is going well. To that extent, the Lance Gibbs Street-based DCC which is also known as the ‘Home of the Legends’, will on Sunday April 19 host a Special T20 cricket match between DCC and a Georgetown Select XI from 19:00hrs, with names of both teams to be released shortly by the host club. The event is being used to raise funds in aid of Adrian Azeez Jr’s family, as a means of offsetting the cost of medical treatment and home schooling he has to undergo, since he will be away from school for an extended period.

Barbecue, food and drinks will be on sale during the match, while there will be musical entertainment for those who will make the effort to attend and support this worthy and timely venture. As is recognised by the club, the incident was an unfortunate one and in order to minimise a recurrence of such an incident or one similar in nature, DCC has raised the perimeter fence by three feet and is presently erecting a mesh barrier six feet in height on top of the fence. In addition to that, the club, which has produced such Test cricketers as Clive Lloyd, Lance Gibbs, Roger Harper and Travis Dowlin along with several national players in Keith Semple, Derwin Christian, Trevon Griffith and Christopher Barnwell just to name a few, is exploring the expansion of its Insurance coverage to include injury to passers-by and damage to property/vehicles parked in the streets abutting the club. An invitation is extended to all sister clubs, well-wishers, friends, cricket enthusiasts and members of the public to attend the event, as their presence and kind support will go a long way to this worthy cause.

Travis Drakes, the score was pushed to 143 for 4 before rain stopped play at 14:04hrs and when the contest resumed, Hubbard and his skipper Travis Persaud bowled eight consecutive maiden overs, accounting for Drakes who was caught by Travis Persaud at mid-off, when he looked to hit Hubbard over the top at 161 for 5. That became 207 for 9, with the dismissals of Harry (2), Sachin Persaud 46 (141 mins, 126 balls, 3x4; 1x6), Looknauth Chinkoo (0) and Akini Adams 17 (3x4), as Rutherford and Basdeo engaged in a disciplined bowling spell with the second new ball, before Leyland Cadogan 13 (3x4) and Jewmal Hartman 6* added 19 for the final wicket When the action continues today, Demerara who has a lead of 35 runs will start their second innings looking for quick runs, with the aim of securing an outright win. At Wales, Berbice resumed the day on 136 for 6, a lead of 42 with four

wickets in hand after bowling out the National Under-17s for 94. Thanks to the batting of Kassim Khan who struck seven fours and one six in his unbeaten 59, 51 that included eight fours and two sixes from Parmanand Ramdan and 33 (4x4, 1x6) by Leon Andrews, the team from the Ancient County posted 214 all out, for a lead of 120. Richie Looknauth and Timothy McAlmont took 3 wickets each for 33 and 42 runs for the National Under-17, who in their second innings were bowled out for 121 off 75 overs, led by 42 (3x4) from Adrian Sukhwah, 30 (5x4) from Ronaldo Mohamed and 13 from Joshua Persaud. Kahn (4 for 35), skipper Balchand Baldeo (3 for 18) and Ramdan 2 for 23 did the damage with the ball for Berbice, who were asked to score 2 for victory and saw Andrews hit the first ball from Mohammed for 4 to seal off the win.

Old Fort, National under-21’s battle to stalemate in Farfan and as he failed to convert pose the national Under-21 Mendes Hockey fixture however the stroke which was eas- today from 16:45hrs at the ily batted away by competent same venue in the final match Old Fort and the National Under-21 selection battled to a nil-all stalemate on Wednesday when play in the Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) 2014 Annual Farfan and Mendes first division League continued at the GCC ground, Bourda in the penultimate match of the season. While pool leaders GCC with 12 points remain out of reach of all opposition, bragging rights remain as the National under-21’s, which has been improving as the tournament progresses, has been putting pressure on their senior clubs. Old Fort began the match with a depleted side as some team members were late for the 17:00hrs start. While the Under-21 made several raids through the midfield, defensive stalwart Dwight Sullivan and former international Ivor Thompson stifled their attacks before any real threat on the Old Fort net. The arrival of Aderemi ‘Dove’ Simon for Old Fort brought new life to the team and `Dove’ wasted no time in making his presence felt. Mid-way through the first half, Dove made a fine solo run from the left across the under-21 scoring circle only to be brought down by the under-21 deep defence earning his side a penalty stroke. `Dove’s’ heroics were short-lived

goalkeeper Medroy Scotland. While Mark Sargeant and Leon Bacchus put in a solid midfield performance for the under-21, their efforts were matched by Simon and Jason DeSantos of Old Fort. Despite several close shaves, the match ended with a nil-all draw seeing both team receive a point each for their efforts. Meanwhile, GCC will op-

to conclude the 2014 season. GCC having played unbeaten throughout the tournament have only dropped points to the under-21 in their first round clash. In their previous encounter, the Under-21’s had surprised the veteran Bourda selection with two early goals before GCC clawed their way back to a 2-2 draw.

CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Friday April 17, 2015) Compliments of THE TROPHY STALL-Bourda Market &The City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & AUDREY’S TASTY SNACKETTE-176 Georgetown (Tel: 226-4512) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1)

WI vs ENG, Barbados, 1930

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KKR vs RR (Capetown, 2009)

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Today’s Quiz: (1) Who was the WI captain when Brian Lara scored 375 in a Test innings against England? (2) Who scored most runs in the inaugural IPL tournament? How many? Answers in tomorrow’s issue

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Guinness Greatest of De Streets set for Berbice and Linden By Rawle Toney

WITH Georgetown, the West Coast and East Coast of Demerara already participating, the Guinness Greatest of De Streets football tournament now heads to the Ancient County of Berbice and Linden. Berbice will see 16 teams compete in their ‘piece of the pie’ which kicks off tonight in New Amsterdam (NA) at the old Ferry tarmac and will conclude on Sunday. The competing teams are: We Them Boys, Rosignol, Canje, Corriverton, Unruly Gang, East Bank Gunners, Fiesta Boys, Courtland Black Sharks, New Amsterdam (NA) Kings, Manchester Boys, Big Ballers, Courtland Stars, Lochaber Boys, Spartans, Five Yard and UpTop Ballers. In the opening game tonight, in Berbice, We Them Boys match skills with Canje from 18:00hrs while NA Kings tackle Lochaber Boys from 18:30hrs. The third matchup pits East Bank Gunners against Fiesta Boys from 19:00hrs and

Courtland Stars against UpTop Ballers from 19:30hrs. At 20:00hrs, Rosignol will oppose Corriverton while Manchester Boys will tackle Big Ballers from 20:30hrs. The final two matchups will pit Unruly Gang against Courtland Black Sharks from 21:00hrs and Spartans against Five Yard from 21:30hrs. Linden, hosting their fourth installation of the nationwide event, will host their competition from April 22 to May 5, coinciding with the Town’s anniversary celebration, featuring 32 teams, playing at two venues – Mackenzie Car Park and the Silver City Hard Court. The winners of both tournaments will pocket $300 000 and secondthrough-fourth will gain $150 000, $100 000 and $75 000 respectively. Lee Baptiste, Guinness Brand Manager, pointed out his company’s continued support in sports at the grassroots level. With Berbice finally having its say in the national and regional event, Baptiste believes that the time now, is

Region needs special treatment, says Webb NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – CONCACAF president Jeff Webb says the severe economic challenges faced by the Caribbean mean the region should be given preferential treatment in the international football community. He was speaking at the opening of the CONCACAF Ordinary Congress here yesterday, to delegates which included Sepp Blatter, the incumbent president of football’s world governing body, FIFA. “The Caribbean, the heart and soul of CONCACAF, has to be designed and gazetted as a special area for football in the world of football,” Webb contended. “There is no other area in the world with such economic depression than the Caribbean. There’s no other part of the world that when you look at funding for football for a region, there is no other part of the world that has such an economic disadvantage.” He continued: “The smallest single budgets in the entire world for national associations are in the Caribbean. We’re special but in that regard we’re special for the wrong reason.”

Webb, who will be reelected unopposed for his first full term as head of the confederation, said lack of finances was a major hurdle faced by all national associations in the region in their daily administration of the game. However, he stressed it was a test that Caribbean associations needed to deal with. “And that, my friend, must be one of the challenges that we must overcome, because lack of resources, whether financial or human resources is the reality that we live in today,” said Webb, also a FIFA vice-president. “That’s the reality of Caribbean football. That’s the reality that I, as a president of a national association, you as presidents of national organisations live with every single day. Creating that inspiration, that hope, that opportunity for individuals that we would like to but not having necessarily the resources to provide.” Webb took over the helm of CONCACAF in 2012 in the wake of the infamous cash-for-votes scandal which resulted in the resignation of former FIFA strongman, Trinidadian Jack Warner.

right for the popular format of the game to head to virgin territory. Over the last three years, Baptiste said that Linden has played a major role in helping to make the National tournament a success and the Guinness manager also wished the competing teams a successful event and asked that only their best behaviour be exhibited.

Representatives from the coordinating committee from Linden and Berbice, along with officials from Banks DIH, at yesterday’s launching.

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Guinness Greatest of De Streets set for Berbice and Linden See story on page 35

Local track stars to feature at Synthetic Track Opening today See story on page 33

Cassey George

A part of the recently built facility

Jason Yaw

Ballance century puts England in control (REUTERS) - Gary Ballance’s fourth Test century made up for his miserable World Cup as he spearheaded England’s victory bid on the fourth day of the first Test against West Indies in Antigua yesterday. The tourists set West Indies an improbable target of 438 to win by declaring on 333 for seven and the hosts were 98 for two at the close, having lost Darren Bravo for 32 to a stunning catch by Chris Jordan and Kraigg Brathwaite for five. Opener Devon Smith finished unbeaten on 59, his sixth Test half-century, while Marlon Samuels was two not out. Ballance shrugged aside a disappointing 50-over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year and a first-innings failure in Antigua by compiling a painstaking 122 in 250 balls. The left-hander fist-pumped the air in delight and waved his bat to the crowd after going to three figures with a straight four off spinner Sulieman Benn. Ballance almost seemed incapable of hitting the ball off the square as he and his team struggled at the World Cup but, after a slow and hesitant start, he grew in confidence in England’s second innings in Antigua. He was given good support by Jos Buttler (59 not out), Joe Root (59) and Ben Stokes (35) as the tourists made the West Indian bowlers toil. EARLY BLOW Captain Alastair Cook declared when Bravo took a steepling catch on the mid-wicket boundary to remove Jordan for 13. England bowler Stuart Broad then struck an early blow as Brathwaite fended a hostile bouncer straight to Root at short leg on five. Turn to page 31

England’s Gary Ballance celebrates his century. (Reuters/Jason O’Brien)

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