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PPP/C launches Manifesto ‘Guyana 2.0’…

President Ramotar assures nation: ‘We will deliver!’

By Vanessa Narine

IN grand style at the newly opened Marriott Hotel, major and notably realistic and achievable goals were outlined by the leadership of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) as the incumbent party launched “the best plan there is” – Guyana 2.0, yesterday. And an audience in the hundreds that undeniably represented the diversity of Guyana was assured that the PPP/C “will deliver” once it is returned to office. “This manifesto is our pact with the Guyanese people,” said incumbent Head of State and PPP/C presidential candidate, Donald Ramotar.

development thrust that will ensure growth on all fronts, supported by infrastructural advances, which will in turn see the generation of wealth, which will then support efforts to advance better quality of living for the Guyanese people. Taking a jab at some of the plans of the political Opposition, in particular the proposal to develop Information Communication Technology (ICT) labs in public schools, Mr Ramotar blurted out: “We already did it!” The President underscored the fact that education, health, housing and other social sectors will see greater advances. There are also plans in place to ensure that Guyana meets international standards and measures to “root out” corruption. “We are committed to governing justly and fairly,” he

‘We will deliver’, says President Donald Ramotar

PPP/C Prime ministerial candidate, Mrs Elisabeth Harper, stresses that her party is ‘ready to deliver’

He made it clear that the PPP/C does not promise the Guyanese people the “moon and stars” but sets out a plan for the future that is strategic. According to him, growth, job creation, generation of wealth, the boosting of the manufacturing and tourism, among sectors, a focus on food and energy security are plans that will be bolstered by several transformational infrastructural projects. Among those listed are the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), an all-weather road to link Guyana to Brazil, bridges across the Corentyne and Demerara Rivers and a deepwater harbour at the mouth of the Berbice River. “We will do it…we will deliver,” President Ramotar declared. He added that Guyana 2.0 is no “public relations gimmick,” rather, it represents an interconnected plan – a

promised. Mr Ramotar said ‘Guyana 2.0’ is a comprehensive document that touches on every sector in Guyana and does not detail simply what a future PPP/C administration intends to do, but explains the rationale for the measures proposed and specifics of those measures. “We have come a long way…this manifesto is built on accomplishments,” the President said, adding that Guyana 2.0 will take the country further to realise a vision that can be shared and embraced by all Guyanese. The current Administration’s track record, the President said, has influenced the confidence of PPP/C that the plans outlined in Guyana 2.0 will be realised over the next five years.

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‘We aim to live in a united, vibrant, prosperous country, proud of our cultural, religious and ethnic diversity. We will be better educated, healthier, live longer, live in our own homes, make optimal use of information technology, and work in better-paying jobs. As a nation, we are committed to pursuing economic and social justice for all, committed to gender equality, family values and protection of the welfare of our women, children, the elderly and the poor, and providing opportunities for our people to develop their talents in sports and culture. Our country will be proudly playing a leadership role in the global effort for a better hunger-free world, a safer and more sustainable environment, and promoting better options for managing climate change.’ – Guyana 2.0

VISION 2020

* A united country where all our people regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or religious affiliation can continue to reach new heights in peace and harmony. * A proud country playing a leadership role in regional and hemispheric cooperation and integration. * A beacon of environmental stewardship for the rest of the world and a leader in charting a new developmental path for green growth. * A country that is a model of cultural and religious tolerance. * A country where our people respect hard work and honest living. * A democratic country governed by the rule of law and where the Constitution is sacrosanct; where the rights and freedoms of the individual are safeguarded and where there are effective and efficient law enforcement and judicial systems in place. * A nation where poverty is eliminated and where the fruits of economic growth are fairly and equitably distributed. * A globally respected, sovereign and independent Guyana with secure borders, enjoying friendly and good relations with our neighbours. * A country with a sustainable, expanded, modern and diversified economy with new frontiers of economic growth, job-creation programmes and transformative infrastructure. * A Guyana with modern industries, innovative technologies, attracting investment, improving the competitiveness of our goods and services and a Brand Guyana boosting growth. * A nation linked through markets and communications to the rest of the world, a gateway to South America and a hub for markets to the North and South. * A country where transparency and accountability are principles that guide our work. * A country with equal opportunities for all; where people can access opportunities to pursue their goals as workers, farmers, entrepreneurs and professionals in a safe and secure environment. * A country where children can work towards and achieve their dreams. * A country providing world- class healthcare and educational services to all its people; technical and tertiary education for all to meet the needs of Guyana. * A caring and responsible society in which the needs of the elderly and retired are taken care of so that they can spend their golden years in even greater dignity. * A Guyana where the security services are properly resourced to guarantee internal security and so be able to protect our territorial integrity. * A nation that ensures the social, emotional and mental well-being of its citizens, particularly the most vulnerable groups ( women, children, disabled, elderly and youth) * Implementing a governance model of empowering and devolving greater responsibilities and autonomy to local government authorities; deepening inclusivity and bringing decision making closer to the people. * Support development of the Amerindian peoples’ quality of life, so as to ensure cultural preservation and social advancement.

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President Ramotar assures nation ...

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“We have never promised what is beyond us…we never deceived the Guyanese people and we deliver on our promises…we will deliver on what we have promised in this manifesto,” President Ramotar said.

positioning of Guyana on a platform where it can take advantage of new frontiers of growth and development. Partnerships, according to her, are quintessential to the successful implementation of Guyana 2.0. “We are prepared to deliver,” she stressed.

COMMITTED TO GUYANESE PPP/C prime ministerial ‘NO PIES IN THE SKY’ candidate, Mrs Elisabeth Meanwhile, the PPP Harper, stated that the General Secretary, Clement A large audience at the Manifesto launch commitment to ensuring Rohee, made it clear that the that Guyanese realise their ruling party’s vision for the T h e P P P G e n e r a l the right direction and assured potential and also enjoy future offers no “pies in the Secretary posited that the that the party is committed to c o n s i s t e n t l y i m p r o v i n g skies,” rather it is grounded choice offered by Guyana 2.0 utilising all the “creativity” quality of living has driven in the Guyanese reality and is whether Guyanese want and “intellectual capacity” the policies, programmes and in considerations of moving to be “economic and social possessed by Guyanese. legislative advances made by towards a future filled with dinosaurs” in a “Jurassic park “Issues of national the ruling party. opportunities. of our own making” or in a importance, individual, “We want to advance “This manifesto is not village and community this,” she declared, adding interests are all wrapped that particular focus is being into a national platform placed on vulnerable groups. for development,” he said, A better life, according adding that, as was in the first to her, involves improved days of the PPP, the working access to social services and, class remains at the centre of to this end, Harper stated that the party’s agenda. Guyana 2.0 sets out a clear The PPP/C General path to achieve this objective Secretary was confident in a manner whereby gains made in the last two decades are consolidated. In addition to detailing the measures to be taken in the education, health and housing sectors, the PPP/C prime ministerial candidate also addressed the plans for PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee, addressing Guyana’s indigenous peoples, the gathering at yesterday’s manifesto launch

New and young members of the PPP/C at yesterday’s Manifesto launch at the Marriott Hotel youth, sport, culture, support for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, the tackling of teen pregnancy and domestic violence and the fight against crime, among others. Harper said her party’s vision also addresses the

the be all and end all,” he stressed, adding that the PPP/C welcomes all Guyanese to come on board to realise the visions outlined in the 55-page document. “I appeal to all to come and join us,” Rohee said.

nation that is progressively moving forward. “This PPP/C 2015 manifesto builds on a solid record of deliverables to the people of Guyana,” he stressed. Rohee contends that, led by the PPP/C, Guyana is headed in

that by 2020 Guyana will represent a stronger economy in which its people are safe and secure and enjoy stability. “This manifesto delivers opportunities for all Guyanese,” he said. Rohee stated that the ruling party stands firm on a solid track record, which was an uneasy feat particularly considering the extra-parliamentary and parliamentary challenges in the last three years. “We have to move on,” he declared. In his view, the PPP/C is

the most influential political party because of the influence of the thousands of Guyanese who support the party. As such, moving forward, Rohee made it clear that the PPP/C Manifesto is inspired by the people of Guyana. “Those who have doubts, wait and see on May 11,” he said confidently. An excerpt of Guyana 2.0 was first made public two weeks ago and has since received commendations from a wide cross-section of Guyanese society.

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PPP/C ‘Guyana modernisation plan’ to be financed with no new taxes

WITH a promise of the creation of thousands of jobs; 5,000 turnkey homes; a number of mega transformational projects; development funds for a number of geographical Regions and a complete overhaul of a number of Government institutions and systems, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), yesterday launched its 2015-2020 Elections manifesto, all to be bank rolled with no mention of new taxes. Outlined by Presidential and Prime Ministerial Candidates, Donald Ramotar and Elisabeth Harper, the PPP/C’s Elections Manifesto, ‘Guyana Version 2.0’, sets out how the incumbent party seeks to continue serving all the people of Guyana, “so that our country is one where the next generation does even better than the past, with current transformation and modernisation.” This Manifesto highlights the next phase of the party’s long-term economic plan, which builds on the progress that Guyana has made under successive PPP/C Governments. “It also highlights how we will stay true to our own core values, and the deep enduring values of the PPP/C – to ensure that nobody get left behind as our country progresses.” The party outlines its vision for Guyana over the course of the next five years to be pursued if elected to Office, as follows:

VISION 2020 * A united country where all our people regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or religious affiliation can continue to reach new heights in peace and harmony. * A beacon of environmental stewardship for the rest of the world and a leader in charting a new developmental path for green growth.

* A country that is a model of cultural and religious tolerance. * A democratic country governed by the rule of law and where the Constitution is sacrosanct; where the rights and freedoms of the individual are safeguarded and where there are effective and efficient law enforcement and judicial systems in place. * A globally respected, sovereign and independent Guyana with secure borders, enjoying friendly and good relations with our neighbours. * A country with a sustainable, expanded, modern and diversified economy with new frontiers of economic growth, job-creation programmes and transformative infrastructure. * A Guyana with modern industries, innovative technologies, attracting investment, improving the competiveness of our goods and services and a Brand Guyana boosting growth. In its quest to ensure a progressive economy, the PPP/C says: “Our vision for the future is one of an economy that is vibrant, resilient, and that will generate enough wealth to ensure that the aspirations of all our people can be realized in the shortest possible time.” In its multi-pronged approach to the development of Guyana as outlined in its 2015 Manifesto, the party is seeking to strengthen the tradition sources of growth. According to the 2015 Manifesto, captioned ‘Our Vision’, the PPP/C says once elected it will Improve Productivity and Competitiveness by: * Reducing bureaucracy * Simplifying the tax system * Improving access to financing * Promoting the use of technology * Promoting a highly skilled workforce * Providing energy security * Marketing the Brand Guyana * Expanding infrastructure and polices conducive to business development The PPP/C said, too, that its economic plan is consistent with key and critical outcomes namely: Strong Economic Growth; Fiscal and Monetary Management; Economic Diversification; Job Creation; and a Strong Private Sector. In order to catalyse new frontiers for transformative growth, under the next PPP/C Government, once elected, the party says the new economy of Guyana will be driven by buoyant growth and the expansion of the following sectors: * Environmental and Climate Services * Large scale mineral, oil, and gas exploration and extraction * Energy Development, including renewable energy * Large scale agriculture, agro-processing and agro-business * Information and Communications Technology Services * Tourism and Hospitality * Transformative Infrastructure As it relates to improving living standards and quality of life for Guyanese, the party in its manifesto documents, said that it “has always argued that the real test of the success of any development process lies in the happiness of all the people.” According to the PPP/C, “The resources and wealth of Guyana belong to all of us…Social and economic growth must reach all citizens, wherever they live and must lead to greater equity.” As a result, the party says in order to support growth and new employment generating sectors, the following Infrastructural Developments will be pursued: * Amaila Falls Hydro Project

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* Deep Water Harbour * New Demerara River Bridge * Airport Modernization and Expansion * Corentyne River Bridge to Suriname * Lethem/Brazil Road Corridor * East Bank Road Corridor * East Coast Road Corridor * Sustainable Urban Transport The PPP/C in its manifesto said: “Our highest priority will be to create a Guyana where every person of working age is able to obtain gainful and fulfilling employment and/or become self-employed…For this to be realised, we will ensure that educational opportunities expand, placing special emphasis on better alignment with the skill requirements of the new productive sectors.” As a result, the job creation agenda would be further supported by: * Strengthening the efficient and transparent delivery of targeted poverty alleviation programmes to end poverty in Guyana * Identifying the most vulnerable villages of the country for special developmental programmes * Gainfully employing rural poor in agriculture and allied industrial activities * Reviewing the impact of taxes and other factors on cost of living * Periodic review of the regime business taxes to encourage greater investment by large, medium and small scale businesses * implementing measures to improve financial intermediation and expand opportunities for “development type” finance * Revitalising existing Industrial Sites, Establish Regional Industrial Sites and provide incentives for job creation opportunities * Focusing on downstream, value-added industries in agriculture, forestry, and mining sectors * Incentivising foreign investment specific to employment creation The PPP/C has also placed emphasis on governance and improved and efficient access to Government services and has placed as priority its vision for all Guyanese to enjoy the goods and services offered by the Government so that the quality of their lives will be consistently improving. “We need to engage more young people in the benefits of our public service and civic life, while achieving greater diversity at all levels of governance…We aim to restore trust in Parliament and its members, and reform the institutions of our Government to bring people in, not shut them out…We will devolve power from Georgetown down to our regions, towns and local communities.” The PPP/C holds the view that Guyana is on a journey to a brighter future and “the 2015 Elections provide us with an opportunity to keep moving forward on a development trajectory that guarantees a better and longer life for every citizen. We invite you to join us with Our Vision: Guyana Version 2.0 so that Guyana stays on course to become an upper middle income country.” According to the PPP/Cs Manifesto, a country is at its best when the bonds between its people are strong, stable, secure, and the sense of national purpose is clear. “We have never been clearer about what we want – ONE GUYANA, ONE FUTURE: PEACE, PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY. This is Our Vision: Guyana Version 2.0. We can realise it together.” Over the coming days, the Guyana Chronicle will be providing in-depth analyses of the PPP/C’s Election Manifesto, ‘Guyana Version 2.0’. (Gary Eleazar)

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Police on countrywide alert for campaign saboteurs – all instances will be dealt with seriously

– PPP/C faces brunt of destruction of campaign paraphernalia By Vanessa Narine UNFORTUNATE goings-on in the political arena have caused ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to adopt a posture of enhanced alertness as they look out for campaign saboteurs in the run-up to regional and general elections, which are to be held on May 11. Crime Chief Leslie James

The morning after APNU+AFC activists were seen tearing down PPP/C flags between Cornelia Ida and Blankenburg. Pictured is a section of the Hague public road, where only APNU+AFC flags remain Dr Bharrat Jagdeo

One of the many PPP/C campaign posters that have been defaced on the West Coast of Demerara

URP Leader, Vishnu Bandhu

made this disclosure to the Chronicle in an interview on Friday, and assured that all divisions of the GPF have been put on alert for campaign saboteurs in response to official complaints from at least three political parties. “Any report that we receive that campaign paraphernalia are damaged will be taken seriously. This is a position adopted by all the divisions, something all the divisions are alerted to,” he told the Chronicle. He added that increased

Crime Chief Leslie James

police patrols are part of the GPF response. “Patrols are part of our response; and if, during the patrols, anyone is caught in the act, [he/she] will be dealt with according to law -- taken into custody and charges will follow,” the Crime Chief assured. POLICE REPORTS Most vocal of the affected

APNU+AFC leader, Brigadier (rtd) David Granger

political parties is the ruling People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), which, in the last week alone, has lost a number of campaign billboards, had its posters defaced, and had its party flags torn down and thrown away. For instance, late into the night on Monday last, activists aligned with the political Opposition were seen on the West Coast of Demerara, between

The scene at Crane, West Coast Demerara, where both the PPP/C billboard and party flag have been torn down. The APNU+AFC flag has, however, been left to fly

Cornelia Ida and Blankenburg, removing flags of the ruling PPP/C in less than 24 hours of their being put up. The PPP/C flags were being replaced with those of the coalesced A Part-

nership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). The PPP/C Region 3 (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara) representative, Mr Irfaan Ali, told the Chronicle that, on the night in question, four Turn to page 13 ►

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EDITORIAL

GUYANA

Women’s rights also comes with responsibilities WOMEN have been clamouring for equal rights within societal constructs, with a great deal of justification. However, some activists have taken their right to those rights to a whole new level, whereby they presume those rights confer on them unlimited privileges without responsibility. Within the hostile socio-political dynamics preluding any elections in Guyana, some media operatives and activists affiliated to Opposition groups accosting and accusing Government Ministers and other public officials in highly offensive, bordering on abusive language, has become a norm. Taken within this context, Government Ministers and officials, as well as supporters of the ruling party are cognisant that they are within constant public scrutiny; thus it is paramount that their behaviour at all times reflect the guiding principles of the political party and Government they represent. The recent imbroglio involving Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran and a known character could have been avoided, because the Minister knows well this character and her motives and agenda. He was well aware of the contretemps that would be precipitated from his engaging her at any level,

much less to the abusive level her harassment engendered, which was probably the intent behind Sherlina Nageer’s attack while he was being interviewed by media operatives – on camera at that. Having been long in the political fray, Minister Ramsarran was aware of the impending consequences to himself and the Government he serves when he allowed himself to be provoked into responding to what amounted to Nageer’s rude interruption of his interview and her badgering – tantamount to bullying pejoratives and accusations instead of walking away from the situation that was so fraught with negative implications for a Government Minister. The abusive language with which Minister Ramsaran responded to Nageer’s tirade of accusations, that reportedly continued with incessant aggression even after the Minister had provided the answer on maternal deaths at public health institutions, was inexcusable and unacceptable, unbecoming of a public official, especially the Minister tasked with responsibility for Guyana’s health sector. A murderer is viewed with more sympathy in the courts of law and the court of public opinion if he is proven

to have committed the extreme act because of provocation. In such instances, the human equation and consequential reaction are taken into consideration. However, the minutest transgression of social norms and expectancies by Government officials have no hope for understanding and/or forgiveness in Guyana’s socio-political landscape. While women are conferred in this country, by way of legislative processes, with rights equal to male counterparts, like every right there are corresponding responsibilities. Accosting public officials, indeed anyone, in discourteous, offensive ways with unproven accusations that can impugn their character is no-one’s right. Minister Bheri Ramsaran has received much censure, especially from the leadership of the governing party, including the President himself, for his abusive language to Sherlina Nageer, because his party has always espoused and propagated women’s rights in social constructs, and he has been a frontline fighter in his party and is fully aware of the core principles guiding his party and its adjunctive arms – the PYO and WPO. That the adversarial conduct of Sherlina Nageer provoked his response is therefore no valid excuse for his re-

sponding abusive language. However, one would hope that women in the society would act with some propriety and decorum and respect the fact that everyone has rights in this country we all call home. Women should be aware that the rights they today enjoy also come with responsibilities – one of which is to appreciate and respect the rights of other citizens, regardless of whomever they are. The society needs to take cognisance that men are also victims in many instances and that females are sometimes the aggressors and catalysts of confrontational, adversarial engagements. But we repeat that it is also incumbent on public officials to respect the office they hold and behave in ways that can bear public scrutiny at all times. The brickbats being thrown at Minister Ramsaran for his descent to the use of abusive language toward a female are well-deserved, as are the kudos he has received in the course of his service to this nation. Minister Ramsaran has paid a high price for his loss of control in this instance, which has over-ridden all the many good things he has done – in an out of the health sector, to advance the cause of women.

We must respect each other’s political views

FOR any country, an election is of paramount importance. It forms the core of the future of that country. As a citizen of Guyana, it is the civil right of an individual to endorse a political party of his or her choice. It is also the right of an individual to attend public meetings and rallies, as well as to be a part of an electoral campaign. The subject of elections may be quite

sensitive, however, as each individual will have their own opinions and views as to why they support a particular party. And for that, we should respect each other’s views. At no point in time should an individual be abused for supporting a political party of their choice, whether mentally, verbally or physically. Such acts should be condemned. They should not be encouraged. As these acts can have detrimental effects, I appeal to persons

in authority to look into such matters and ensure they are put to a stop. After the excitement has subsided and the results have been declared, regardless of whichever party emerges victorious, we must bear in mind that we still have to continue to co-exist. We have to work with each other in the same office, sit next to each other on the same bus, stand behind each other in a line at the supermarket;

our daily routines will continue. So I urge you, my fellow Guyanese, let us respect and honour the outcome. Let us remember our country’s motto: ‘One People, One Nation, One Destiny’. Let us work as one, for a better and brighter tomorrow. Let us work together for a better and brighter Guyana. DEVICA UDITRAM

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015

Major contradictions in APNU-AFC Manifesto - Opposition’s policy positions also verbose, lack coherence

THE Opposition party APNU-AFC recently released Manifesto of its policy positions is certainly verbose, contradictory and lacks coherence. However, the tone of its content is the least of its problems, as the content, replete with contradictions, is clearly intended to obfuscate more than illuminate its take on solving the country’s sociopolitical problems. At least four major contradictions emerge at first reading and dissecting each one briefly underscores the Manifesto’s overall problematic nature. The first contradiction concerns financing APNU-AFC’s proposed incentives, subsidies and free benefits, or, ‘goodies.’ The critical issue is the lack of an articulated plan about how to generate and earn the revenue needed to fund these programmes. There is clarity about offering disbursements but virtually nothing about financing the generous budget that would be needed. In fact, the only specific initiative mentioned was lowering the Value Added Tax (VAT). This is, in simplest terms, a recipe for disaster. Government income is mostly generated from taxation, borrowing and foreign direct investment sources. No doubt, a significant problem emerges if one decides to eliminate the primary revenue generator, which is the VAT, and then offers no plan to

replace it. The second contradiction points to a po-

CLINTON URLING tential violation of international rules, which would limit market access and promote trade distortion. In the Manifesto’s foreign policies

provisions there is talk about “re-energising” and “commitment” to regional integration processes (CSME, Caricom Single Market and Economy) as well as a commitment to international multilateral organisations, but then the party then adds that only locally assembled computers will be purchased by the Government. The proposed laptop buyback programme would violate the internationally recognised principle of National Treatment (that is, equal treatment of both imported and locally produce goods and services). Similarly, the proposed local content requirement of a minimum number of indigenous labour participation – where one would put a quantum, percentage or proportion of inputs (for example, labour material, parts) as derived from the domestic economy – would encourage new Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) which directly contravene the spirit of the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on TRIMs, formally adopted in 1995. The third contradiction points to the absence of a long-term development plan in the Manifesto. The document is curiously revealing because on the one hand we are told they have a plan that would result in significant economic growth but within the document they also tell us that the APNU-AFC does not have a long-term na-

tional development plan nor a coordinated tax policy (except to cut the VAT and increase the income tax threshold). It is clear from reading the Manifesto that the party’s only plan is a promise to develop a plan only if it is elected to run the government. This raises a legitimate question: What were they doing in Opposition all along? These plans should have already been developed for Guyana’s developing economy. Why would one wait until after elections to host consultations and develop plans, especially when they are intended to benefit the whole of the country’s populace? The fourth contradiction calls into question the party’s so-called genuine commitment on Public Private Partnerships (PPP). The Manifesto calls for the reduction of the Berbice Bridge toll on an investment that truly represents a PPP. This brings into question the party’s sincerity regarding its stated commitment to PPP projects. The only way one can start price controls in PPP projects is to do so arbitrarily and forcefully, hardly productive or advisable for a country’s economy that is seeking to compete in today’s global marketplace. CLINTON URLING

Marissa Nadir, TUF are the new order

MARISSA Nadir is the youngest political leader in Guyana today, the youngest presidential candidate in Guyana, a qualified attorney at law who came through TUF’s youth arm, the Guyana United Youth Society (GUYS). I, as the oldest (in membership) serving member of the TUF am proud to have the young patriotic youth coming out to give our young people a voice in Parliament – yes, young people of all walks of life, of all races, of all religions, especially the growing youths out there. When Marissa enters Parliament after the next elections, it would not be Marissa alone in Parliament, and all the other youths of our party, but it would be tens of thousands who for the first time will be having a say in matters concerning them. In the past, as a young teenager, Marissa would sit at our executive meetings, she would draw the chairs away from us and listen attentively to our debates which were not only about party matters,

but also matters of the nation. When her father was not too keen on having her at a particular discussion, he would tell her to ask the chairman to leave. Marissa’s elevation to leader and presidential candidate of the TUF was done at an executive meeting when I nominated her for that post. If voters could remember well, there was a lot of commotion as to who would benefit well in the 2011 elections amidst all the challenges. Valerie Lowe had switched and immediately became a member of the AFC (Always Fooling Citizens). Lowe got into Parliament after that election. Today, as Marissa and her party enter the 2015 elections, we have been telling our supporters that these elections are not about race versus the other as in the past “apanjat,” or the rich versus the poor; this election is about YOUTH VERSUS THE PAST. It is the first time and praise to God the young people out there will be able to hold their heads really high and proclaim title. This can only be realised by supporting a party like TUF. Our

young people have, for too long, been only pawns in the political game. I, as an elderly person with my family will be voting for Marissa and TUF on elections day, May 11 and when those are counted, I as an elderly person can say I on my own have made a contribution to the future. Youths, you too can contribute to the development of young people. This can only be done by voting for the SUN, symbol of the United Force (TUF). Marissa Nadir and company need your support, young people and those of us who would live to see youth leading our land will be proud. Marissa is not of the bourgeois class; she, like her father was born in Albouystown (at the corners of James and Hogg Streets.) Her door is always open to anyone with problems; I know when my children had she was always there for them. I first met her as a child of eight years old when I went to see the Nadirs. At that time they were living opposite Sophia in Garnett Street. I came up on my cycle and went to the yard; she was at the

pipe and I asked this child, does Mr. Nadir lives here? With that she shut the pipe and shouted ‘daddy someone is here to you’. Now here was this middle-aged black man whom this child had never seen, she did not run up the stairs in fear nor did she look at me with suspicion or question; she treated me like a human being. Today that child is the same race and gender-neutral person, a political gift to you. Young people have been offered and Guyana accepts Marissa Nadir and party. For the first time a Real Change is being offered, accept Marissa and her party, they are the new order. No, Manzoor Nadir and her mother had nothing to do with this. It is we the members of TUF. Let’s stand, as TUF stands with Marissa - the youth leader and the new order. We of the TUF family stand alone, before and after elections and we will stand alone in Parliament. MURTLAND ‘SLUGGER’ WILLIAMS

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015

The big ‘runaway’ from live Presidential debate - Why is Granger so scared to debate Ramotar? Analysis by Rickey Singh

FOR all their double-speak, the leaders of the APNU/AFC coalition are evidently running away from a live televised and radio broadcast debate ahead of the coming May 11 National and Local Government elections. This much could also be obvious to their own thinking supporters. The litany of excuses, rationalisations and their recurring pathetic semantics -- as reported in various sections of the local media -- all point to Mr David Granger, the retired GDF Brigadier and presidential

A question of relevance is why the reluctance, or fear, by the PNC-controlled APNU plus AFC alliance over a live broadcast Presidential debate?

65-member Parliament, this is the FIRST occasion, as far as I can recall, that a major Opposition party, or alliance of parties, seems desperate to avoid a live televised/radio presidential debate UNLESS there is also one for prime ministerial running-mates.

(PNC)APNU/AFC coalition for next month’s crucial elections. Regrettably, for Nagamootoo, he has already said more than enough publicly to betray his hunger for personal power. This would include his abusive diatribe against President Donald Ramotar’s Prime Ministerial running-mate, Elisabeth Harper. She is widely regarded as a most decent and competent public servant during many changing PNC and PPP/C-led administrations over many years, and well respected by regional and foreign diplomats who had to deal with her at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is certainly NO ‘yard-fowl’ politician, as Barbadians would wryly refer to some of their own - in and out of elections. For his part, the APNU/AFC Presidential candidate seems locked into a political arrangement from which he cannot now escape until AFTER May 11. ELISABETH HARPER

For now, the AFC’s Nagamootoo should perhaps consult with even a handful of the many decent and informed Guyanese who are really familiar with the integrity and competence of Mrs Elisabeth Harper, the noted public servant who has chosen to be elected as Prime Minister of a new Guyana Government. candidate of the PNC-controlled APNU plus In the meanwhile, among the AFC alliance, revealing deep reservations diplomatic voices passionately against exposing his intellectual capabilities raised in favour of at least one live even for just a single live TV/Radio pre-election presidential debate Presidential debate. was that of the United Kingdom’s The local Private Sector Commission Gregory Quinn. (PSC), and accredited diplomats In reflecting on the issues of representing foreign Governments in relevance he was quite firm in Guyana, as well as some home-based declaring: “It is very clear that the influential Guyanese have already gone Presidential debate should go ahead, public with their disappointments over the regardless…” PNC/AFC coalition’s refusal to participate Mr Quinn was simply voicing in even a single pre-election Presidential a sentiment with which other PPP/C Prime Ministerial Candidate APNU/AFC Prime Ministerial Candidate debate. accredited foreign diplomats familiar Ms Elisabeth Harper Mr Moses Nagamootoo As a Caribbean journalist who has with multi-party parliamentary covered myriad of national elections politics in our Caribbean across CARICOM, including Guyana’s, the rationale by Community, including Guyana, would easily share. the PNC/AFC election alliance to refuse to participate PERTINENT QUESTION A question of relevance is why the reluctance, or fear, in the presidential debate -- unless there is a similar by the PNC-controlled APNU plus AFC alliance over a live one between the respective Prime Ministerial candidate A question of relevance is whether Granger, the PNC’s broadcast Presidential debate? Could it be their own record of the Opposition and governing PPP/C, namely Mr (APNU) leader and opposition alliance Presidential candidate of obstructions in Parliament that affected some quite high Moses Nagamootoo and Ms Elisabeth Harper -- has NO for the May 11 elections, has fallen victim to the demands of, profile, legitimate fiscal, economic and social development precedents in this Region. and manoeuvrings by, the AFC’s Prime Ministerial candidate, projects and programmes during the last Parliament? For a start, under Guyana’s unique governance system in Nagamootoo? He is still recalled as a once rabid PPP so-called We should soon find out! CARICOM with an Executive President and his/her Prime “firebrand” now jostling with faithful PNC ‘comrades’ to (Rickey Singh is a noted Guyana-born, Barbados-based Ministerial running-mate under the PR electoral system for a show front-seat militancy in favour of the hastily put together Caribbean journalist) PPP/C Presidential Candidate Mr Donald Ramotar

APNU/AFC Presidential Candidate Mr David Granger

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015

Huge voter turnout advantaging the incumbent THIS year’s General and Regional Elections in Guyana remind me of the massive support Barack Obama received from young voters in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections. The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (Pew Center) found that 66% of the voters aged under 30 voted for Obama in 2008, increasing the gap between young voters and other age groups in any presidential election since the commencement of exit polling in 1972. The Pew Center also found that young voters were more active in the campaign for Obama in 2008, and where almost a third of the young voters in battleground States attended a campaign event. The Pew Center also indicated that mobilisation was an important factor electorally influencing young voters, and about a quarter of young voters across the U.S. said they were contacted in person or by phone by the Obama campaign to come out and vote; and, indeed, this percentages were larger for key battleground States, where 54% of voters aged under 30 in Pennsylvania and 61% in Nevada said that the Obama campaign contacted them. The Obama campaign surgically used the get-out-the-vote strategy to woo young voters with great success through decimating the young voter apathy phenomenon. When you consider that almost two-thirds of the voters are under the age of 35 in the 2015 General and Regional Elections in Guyana, it is hardly surprising that political parties would do what it takes to woo these people. Perhaps, for the first time in Guyana’s political history, the extraordinary focus on the under-35 voters has graduated to centre stage; and why not? Parties participate in elections to win, and if it means that the under-35 people would be the trump card for victory, so be it. But any party hoping to win in 2015 must do much more than wooing the under-35s to its side. Wooing is necessary but not sufficient! And against a background of first-time voters, it is now well established in democracies that the very young vote less than the other age groups, as Bhatti and Hansen pointed out in presenting the literature in their 2012 study

‘In terms of the proportions of young voters on the party lists of candidates, the PPP/C outshines APNU-AFC in the 2015 elections’

on first-time voters; they also mentioned the powerful influence of youth abstention and where ineffective youth mobilisation can have damaging effects on election results. In this literature, too, Bhatti and Hansen noted that, in general, young voters go less to the polls than the other age groups; and among younger voters, they showed a strong negative relationship between the first years of eligibility to vote and turnout at the polls; that is, among younger voters, the lowest ages for voting (say 18, 19) tend to produce the highest turnout at the polls, and as the ages creep slightly upward (say 20, 21), the turnout tends to tilt downwardly. But this voting behaviour may have to do with whether or not young voters are living at home with their parents.

Bhatti and Hansen in their literature review further showed that young voters living at home are influenced by parents’ voting habits; if this voting habit is faded when young voters leave home, and they become increasingly influenced by their peers, then their turnout at the polls may not be so great. But peers may exert this negative influence on the turnout because of their minimum or zero exposure

between young voters and their parents. In the end, however, it is the quality of the contact, whether in person or by telephone, that matters at the level of campaign. That is, how much reach the party-affiliated young voters have on the masses of politically-unaffiliated young voters. It is fascinating how Obama’s young campaigners (Democratic Party-affiliated young voters)

to meaningful political party organisation. Nevertheless, this negative correlation between young voters and their turnout to vote may not hold in its entirety

touched the bases of large populations of politicallyunaffiliated young voters. In this context, perhaps, Obama’s get-out-the-vote machine in the 2008 U.S. presidential election may have some relevance. We have some insights from Grunwald’s piece (April 2, 2009) in the Time magazine, where he mentioned that Obama gathered 29 of the leading behavioural scientists in a Consortium of Behavioural Scientists. Obama’s Deputy Field Director Mike Moffo gave some guidelines and a script from this Consortium to the young campaigners, which had this singular message: “A Record Turnout Is Expected.” Grunwald also noted that Psychologist Robert Cialdini and others found that an influential motivator to get citizens to vote was to say that everyone was doing it. “People want to do what they think others will do,” according to Cialdini. The message worked. In addition, Cogburn and Espinoza-Vasquez (2011) showed how the Obama web machine translated online activity to on-theground-activism, with a nationwide virtual organisation of more than 5 million campaign volunteers, thus: “… targeted messages facilitated by social media and Web 2.0 tools, Web-facilitated hosted meetings, the mobilisation of the Obama network of supporters, promoting active civic engagement, enabling peer-to-peer political campaigning, educating the public on issues and organisational strategies, enabling voters to make informed decisions, mobilising the ground game, Web-facilitated canvassing and phoning, and raising money.” In this country, while bringing out young voters to vote may still be a challenge for several contestants, aspects of the online Obama-style get-out-the-vote machine are there for the takings. For me, however, the issue with young voters is to bring them out to vote, and not unduly be concerned about how they will vote. And a huge voter turnout will advantage the incumbent.

‘When you consider that almost two-thirds of the voters are under the age of 35 in the 2015 General and Regional Elections in Guyana, it is hardly surprising that political parties would do what it takes to woo these people. Perhaps, for the first time in Guyana’s political history, the extraordinary focus on the under-35 voters has graduated to centre stage; and why not? Parties participate in elections to win…’

for Guyana. Indeed, sufficient focus and attention by political parties on young voters, living at home or not, in this Guyana election may throw out this finding, as the two main electoral contestants in Guyana, the PPP/C and APNU-AFC, both display visible youth entrenchment within their ranks at the level of party organisation. But in terms of the proportions of young voters on the party lists of candidates, the PPP/C outshines APNU-AFC in the 2015 elections. For this reason, compared to APNUAFC, the PPP/C may have a slight advantage to bring out its young voters. So whether young voters live at home or not, the influence of their peers on their turnout to vote will depend immensely on the impact of party organisation on their young lives. Nonetheless, in Guyana, most if not all first-time eligible young voters living at home may vote in the tradition of their parents as is the case in most democracies; and contrary to some findings here, their voting habits may not change even if they are living away from home because the geographical distances in this country are too small to enable their peers to impact negatively, interactions

(Dr Misir’s new blogsite is: liberalmusingspost. wordpress.com and email address: musingsgy@yahoo.com)

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015

SHAKING OFF THE SHACKLES OF THIS AWFUL - DEPENDENCY SYNDROME Art of Guyanese self-developing today

by Shaun Michael Samaroo UT of the legacy of the “massa” culture that shaped our nation’s birth from slavery and colonial economic servitude and imperialistdriven social inferiority, we today harbour deep in our subconscious a debilitating dependency syndrome. We look up to big authority with a sneer, suspicious, fearing that we’re victims of forces in the world too big and powerful, out to get us. So we perpetuate the feeling in our subconscious that we’re helpless. We depend on fate. Too many Guyanese refuse to perform the personal intellectual effort to plan, design and develop our individual lives. This leaves us crippled in our psyche and unable to muster the confidence and inner courage and deep resolve to even see that we hold our destiny in our hands, that we’re personally empowered today in a thriving, democratic Guyana to make our way in the world. So many citizens sit around idle blaming Government for all and sundry under the sun, not seeing that self-development calls for personal responsibility, active pursuit of individual goals. We live in an organic, dynamic, alive meritocracy, a society open and free, allowing any citizen to read literature to develop the mind, with an abundance of books, and free access to thousands and thousands of classics online, with our landscape such a peaceful, pastoral place, where we could enjoy an active lifestyle, our bodies absorbing the warm sun and fresh air and interacting with vibrant, verdant, colourful nature. Developing the mind, keeping the body active, eating healthy fresh vegetable and fruits, freedom to pursue a spiritual lifestyle to develop morals, ethics and sound personal values, these make for a heavenly life in Guyana. We cannot expect heaven on earth, as the world is prone to all manner of crisis and emergencies and bad stuff, human nature being what it is, fallible, imperfect, many times subjected to wild desires of the heart that lead us down paths of self-destruction. But our Guyanese history is a story of the self-development of ordinary folks into world class, outstanding human beings. Our nation is so young, still forming our national identity, yet designing our way in the 21st century global village having emerged out of troubling times during the Industrial era, now working out our place in this Knowledge Age of robotics and the Internet of Things. To grow and mature as a nation, we’ve got to work on developing the consciousness of our people, to awaken new dreams and profound visions and high aspirations as a national culture in the hearts and minds of our sons and daughters. We accomplish this with our language and literature and originality of thinking. In fact, Nobel Prize for Literature novelist V.S. Naipaul came up with this original insight as he sought to bridge a gap he saw in his father living in Trinidad and Tobago, a descendant of Indian indentured immigrants to the Caribbean. Like Naipaul’s society in the Caribbean, Guyana grew out of the colonial economic servitude of sugar plantations and rice fields and back-bending sun-scorching tilling of the land. So this Naipaulian insight becomes instructive and a serious lesson to us as a nation, on how we see ourselves, how we approach living together as a people culled into nationhood out of an imperial desire for the economic wellbeing of farflung colonial masters. Naipaul relates in a little book he wrote that he thought long and hard of his father in Trinidad and Tobago, working as a Journalist at a newspaper, and struggling to become a fiction writer. Naipaul also contemplated hard on the attitude of his wider social circle, as folks lived and worked in a new land,

upholding aspects of their culture from memory. Later, as a successful writer living in the colonial master’s land in Britain, Naipaul travelled to India, and proceeded to start a conversation with his fore-parents’ relatives in the villages of that vast ancient place. What he found shocked him, and he wrote of it in that little book, which he titled ‘Ways of Seeing and Feeling’. The great thinker found that the way his ancestral people see and feel left much to be desired: like in Trinidad and Tobago, they stared at his questions with blank minds, unable to fathom his search for ‘why’. Naipaul called it a state of unconsciousness. This unconsciousness, this blankness as to our condition, seems evident in Guyanese society today. We sit around idle, too many of us, blaming Government and the State and history and those colonial masters and imperial kings and the world at large, for our condition. The Opposition adopts an attitude in this society that were we to change Government, even if it means removing the freely and fairly elected Government by whatever means possible, things would improve.

Today, Guyanese citizens stand personally empowered, among the most free of nations on this earth, fully, absolutely able to self-develop. We’ve got to become conscious of the opportunities that lie dormant at our feet, and ignore the leaders who want to keep us helpless, unconscious of our abilities. Never, ever do we hear from leaders who blame everything at the feet of the democratic Government a word of advice or encouragement or inspiration, exhorting individual Guyanese to self-develop, to read literature, to live a sound active lifestyle and eat fresh local vegetable and fruits and to enjoy the blessings of our freedom to think and to practice a spiritual lifestyle. Instead, these leaders, with shameless disregard for the opportunity every single Guyanese citizen today holds to self-development and cultivate personal growth and individual responsibility, they just generate a national atmosphere of scapegoating and blaming Government. They make out as if Government and the State operate as god over individual Guyanese citizens. Such grotesque dishonesty leaves too many citizens crippled and helpless in our psyche, particularly the constituents of the Opposition, who look up to their leaders for guidance, motivation, inspiration, advice and good sense. Thus, these leaders who blame everything on Government perpetuate a Guyanese society caught in the trap of that

dependency syndrome. In other words, it’s the poorest of leadership. Leadership is about empowering people, showing Guyanese how to use our freedoms to choose our own

Government, freedom of thought and expression and freedom of movement, these sacred democratic rights, to self-develop. Political leadership is not about stirring up the rabble to cause social unrest and dissent and mass hysteria against Government. Political leadership is about empowering one’s constituency to use the tools of democracy to self-develop and contribute one’s full human capital to the cause of lifting the nation’s wellbeing in the global village. Opposition leaders absolutely fail to inculcate in our people a sense of personal responsibility, whereby self-development is the ultimate tool for national development. This national attitude of dependency, of depending on forces big and powerful that we tell ourselves lord it over us, which causes us to become stunted and myopic and helpless so that we won’t even read literature or cultivate the mind, because we think it’s all useless, as only Government could cure our ills, this attitude cripples us into inactive citizens. But this attitude also causes such vital institutions as the national media to perpetuate the feeling that we’re helpless, that only Government could babysit us and nurse us to our dreams. It’s a vicious circle, and we’re unconscious that we swirl around in it, becoming tired and worn out and unable to face ourselves. We become a nation numb, sitting on our hands and blanking our minds, as we wait for Government to come fix us. So we’ve got to find a way to overcome and conquer this dependency syndrome that may have been foisted upon our way of being in our very formative stage, when we looked to the colonial “massa” to build our slave houses and logies and to serve us food and pittances of pay and to be our landlord and to enslave us on plantations of hard labour. Today, Guyanese citizens stand personally empowered, among the most free of nations on this earth, fully, absolutely able to self-develop. We’ve got to become conscious of the opportunities that lie dormant at our feet, and ignore the leaders who want to keep us helpless, unconscious of our abilities. We’ve got to shake off the shackles of this awful dependency syndrome, once and for all, and it starts with insisting that the national media and other important institutions like the Opposition foster a Guyanese social landscape of citizen empowerment and individual responsibility and personal self-development.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015

BRITISH EMISSARY ADVOCATES...

Presidential debate should go ahead regardless

– meets the press; calls for conducive campaign language By Gary Eleazar GUYANA has healthy bilateral relationships with countries from across the world, most of whom share a common interest with this South American nation. One such bilateral partner is the United Kingdom (UK), previously the colonial masters of this ‘Land of El Dorado’. Diplomatic spats between Guyana and its bilateral partners are not uncommon; and, as such, there was a bit of expected trepidation on the part of some in society during and after the fallout between then British High Commissioner to Guyana, Mr Andrew Ayre, and the Guyana Government over President Donald Ramotar’s decision to Prorogue Parliament. Ayre, for his part, was accused of mingling in the affairs of a sovereign state when he called on President Ramotar to essentially reverse his decision to prorogue the legislative arm of the Guyana Government. TOPICAL Ayre’s sojourn in Guyana has since ended, and now taking up the diplomatic position as lead British Emissary to Guyana is Mr. Gregory Quinn. He has been in Guyana for just about two months now, and this past week he sat with members of the local media corps as part of a meet-andgreet exercise and to discuss topical issues. Ayre’s departure came during the prorogation of Parliament, and his successor, Quinn, takes up his diplomatic posting at yet another crucial point in Guyana’s social workings, namely premature Regional and General Elections. Having praised Guyanese for his first-hand experience of their legendary and world renowned hospitality, the diplomat was not spared pointed questions on the imminent elections, his and his government’s proposed role, his envisioned relationship with whichever government takes office following the May 11 national decision, and a host of other issues, including the Guyana/Venezuela territory dispute. The newly installed

straight-talking British Diplomatic quickly asserted his distinction from Ayre. He quickly pointed out that whatever exchange of words had occurred between his predecessor and Government has had absolutely no negative impact on his transition to Guyana. “I haven’t seen any impact on my ability to do my job as a result of what happened with my predecessor,” Quinn told the media representatives. This, he said, is true from both aisles of the local political divide. According to the newly installed diplomat, “Andrew was Andrew; I’m not Andrew, I do things in a different way.” 15 DAYS On the matter of the elections, scheduled to be held in the next 15 days, Quinn conceded that ahead of his arrival in Guyana, the initial priority for him was always going to be the elections. Quinn told members of the local media corps that, from a British perspective: “The fundamental thing for us is to ensure that the elections are free, fair, transparent, and accurately represent the views of the electorate in this country.” He said that at the end of the day, people must be able to stand up and “feel that they have had the opportunity to cast their vote for the person they want to vote for, without any hindrance.” Quinn explained that this is the overriding goal “of what we all want to see”; the international observers “and the party themselves.” Meeting with members of the media at his official residence in Georgetown’s upscale Bel Air Gardens, Quinn sought to reaffirm that, as it relates to “what we can actually do…it’s encouraging people to ensure that there is an atmosphere that allows you or your brother or sister to feel that they can have that free and fair vote.” The ideal atmosphere surrounding the elections, Quinn opined, should be one in which there is an absence of intimidation and restrictions accompanying that feeling of having a free and fair vote. It is in this context that

Newly installed British High Commissioner to Guyana, Mr Greg Quinn (centre), rapped with members of the local media corps this past week at his official residence in Bel Air Gardens, Georgetown (Adrian Narine photos)

the British High Commissioner advocated caution in the language currently being used on the campaign trail by members of the contesting political parties. “I think everybody, regardless of who they represent —- and we have been saying this to everybody —- needs to avoid any inflammatory or any provocative language,” Quinn said candidly. CONDUCIVE LANGUAGE Shying away from any specific examples, Quinn said both of the main contenders in the 2015 political race have been guilty of using language not conducive “to a proper election campaign.” The British team of observers, Quinn said, will not be focusing on campaign financing, but would be paying attention to issues such as equitable access to the media. “What we want to try and ensure is, for example, (that) the parties have got equal access to the media,” Quinn disclosed. He pointed out, however, that fundamentally, the British Envoy cannot force any media house into giving equitable access to any of the political parties. “We can encourage… Everybody has agreed that what we want to see is free and fair elections, where everybody gets the right to cast the vote the way they want to vote.” During his interaction with members of the local media corps, the British High Commissioner also said that one of the ways to ensuring free and fair elections “is to ensure that

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Quinn, Guyana’s newest British First Family

everybody gets the information that they have; and one of the ways to do that is to ensure equal access to the media.” Quinn said, too, that another very critical facility in ensuring this surrounds the Presidential Debates. The British Emissary said such a forum is an ideal opportunity for both of the presidential candidates “to lay out to people why they should vote for them.” Quinn said he is quite aware of the questions surrounding the proposed debate among the Prime Ministerial Candidates; and in giving his take, he asserted: “Our view is very clear that the presidential debate should go ahead regardless.” The debates are current-

ly at a stalemate, with the political Opposition refusing to engage in presidential debating without first having the prime ministerial contenders square off. Government contends that the Opposition is only looking for an opportunity to disrespect its candidate. GECOM/MMU Nonetheless, Quinn is of this opinion: “There is huge value for everybody -- both the parties and the population -- in having that debate take place.” He said such a forum will provide an opportunity to assess the candidates based on their various proposals. “It will be seen and carried by everyone,” Quinn said in reference to the pro-

posed presidential debate, and he added that “both sides will have an equal opportunity to get the message across.” On the matter of the Media Monitoring Unit (MMU), which falls under the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and recently came in for flak from former president Bharrat Jagdeo, Quinn said: “I think the Media Monitoring Unit is doing a good job.” Quinn also gave a ‘thumbs up’ to GECOM, saying that it is also doing a very good job. He added, “I have every faith in GECOM to deliver what they are meant to deliver, despite the pressures that they are under and the difficulties that they face.”

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015

ELECTIONS CORNER ELECTIONS PREDICATED BY PEACE

Nominations Day has come and is gone. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has already written to eight (8) Political Parties informing them that they are officially eligible to contest the General and Regional Elections on May 11, 2015. Political Parties are in full campaign mode, nationwide. Political advertisements are ubiquitous. And, as is normal during

the political campaigning season in Guyana, heated rhetoric is emanating from politicians on both sides of the political divide as they campaign. This rhetoric is raising the political temperature of the nation. GECOM is noting very carefully the cogent rhetorical overtones during the various campaign rallies being held throughout the country. While politicians and their

supporters have the right to campaign for the party of their choice, GECOM would like to remind them that they also have a greater responsibility to campaign respectfully. While recognising the democratic rights of political parties to enjoy the freedom to campaign, GECOM would like all Political Parties and their supporters to note that everyone – regardless of his or her political persuasion/

Police on countrywide alert for... From page 5

campaign billboards and 60 per cent of the flags mounted by that party were lost. Up to that point, four reports had been made to the police station within the district.

DARK AGE POLITICS PPP/C Executive and Former President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, has denounced the act as “Dark Age” politics. At a recent news conference, Dr Jagdeo said, “I think it is an act of desperation…I say to our comrades, ‘leave them alone!’ It is a kind of intimidation…they [the perpetrators] are doing this around the country. They are intimidating people.” Dr Jagdeo said all political parties ought to be free to campaign in their bid for the country’s leadership ahead of the May 11 General and Regional Elections. “These campaign people should be free to post their campaign paraphernalia and not have them destroyed. People should be able to campaign in every village, whether they get support in that village or not, and not be intimidated like our people were in Sophia.” An earlier statement from the coalesced APNU+AFC also condemned such actions. “APNU+AFC condemn such behaviour, conduct and threats…We urge our supporters to remain calm and focused on the task at hand,” the party said. The United Republic Party (URP), one of the smaller political contenders, has also complained of suffering acts of sabotage of its paraphernalia. URP leader Vishnu Bandhu, in an invited comment, bemoaned the act, and stressed that each political party ought to enjoy space in Guyana’s democratic system to be able to make its bid as effectively as possible at the upcoming polls. Bandhu said the most recent incident was reported in the vicinity of the Demerara Habour Bridge. “Our posters were completely

This man was caught red-handed taking down the PPP/C flag

covered by APNU+AFC posters,” he said. Bandhu has strongly condemned such actions. “Each party must be able to conduct its campaign without having to deal with these kinds of actions,” he said. WARNING The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has, via public advertisements, repeated its warning against such transgressions. The law regarding activities such as removing, damaging, or defacing any election campaign material is clear: those acts are criminal. One of the advertisements states: “Any person found removing, damaging or defacing any electoral notice or election campaign material will be prosecuted; and if found guilty, may go to prison or pay a fine, or both.” For some offences, a person may, for some time, also be disqualified from voting in subsequent elections. “Elections offences are actions and practices that are prohibited by law for the purpose of achieving free and fair elections. Certain actions committed before, during, or after the election could be deemed as election offences,” GECOM has warned.

affiliation – must be able to campaign without threat or fear of intimidation. TONE DOWN THE RHETORIC As the campaign trail gets even hotter, and as political leaders try stridently to outdo each other in persuasively appealing to eligible electors for support, rhetorical exuberance can result in a variety of unintended consequences, if not carefully managed. Therefore, GECOM is appealing to all political leaders and their supporters to stay clear of all and any inflammatory political rhetoric. GECOM is urging all Political Parties to refrain from using oratory that may be provocative, derogatory and insulting. Responsible campaigning must be the order of the day. Political leaders and political party supporters must govern themselves with respect, integrity and dignity. Careful attention must be paid to ensure that no inflammatory behaviour or discourse

emanates from any speaker. Let sober political rhetoric soothe the highly charged political environment that tends to accompany elections in Guyana. GECOM is calling on all political leaders and candidates to make it very clear to their supporters that violence has no place in democratic elections. Political leaders must guarantee the Guyanese citizenry that they will not incite, support or engage in any kind of violence - before, during, or after the votes are counted, and that the final official elections results be accepted peacefully. SUPPORT GECOM GECOM is working unremittingly to ensure it delivers elections that are free, fair, credible and transparent. Every area of elections management is being professionally managed by committed competent men and women. GECOM calls on all stakeholders to recognise and support the hard work being done

by the Commission and its Secretariat. Casting flippant and sometimes frivolous aspersions and doubt about the work being done by the hard working men and women at GECOM without irrefutable facts or evidence is reckless and only serves to cast doubt on the electoral process. GECOM is asking for that kind of behaviour to cease immediately! As responsible citizens, we must commit ourselves to ensuring that we establish, support, and maintain an environment of peace and goodwill during this period in Guyana. We can do no less since each of us, individually and collectively, is accountable for any action that we perform or support. The integrity of the electoral process must be measured by the professional, efficient, effective and transparent electoral management best practices being exercised by GECOM. In the recent past, GECOM has engaged in every action that will ensure that the electoral process is being managed by a cadre of trained professional staff. As a consequence, political parties and their supporters must uphold the request that the May 11, 2015 election is conducted in a peaceful environment. It is the right of every eligible elector to go out on May 11, 2015 and vote as early as possible. All of GECOM’s Polling Stations throughout the country will be open from 06:00h to 18:00h.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015

Mentally challenged man charged with murder of ex-prisoner By Jeune Bailey Vankeric

LERON La Rose, a 21-year-old mentally challenged man of Williamsburg, Rose Hall Town in Berbice appeared on Friday last before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus charged with the unlawful killing of Sean Ricardo Pestano. He was remanded to prison. While the defendant was not required to plea to the charge of murder, he mut-

tered incoherently, which resulted in him being questioned by the Court. Responding, La Rose said he visited the National Psychiatric Hospital on Wednesday last, mere hours before the fatal incident. Additionally, he claimed of being institutionalised at the mental health hospital on four previous occasions. Accordingly, the Magistrate has ordered a psychiatric analysis on the unrepresented defendant.

‘REMANDED’: Leron La Rose

Particulars of the offence said, on Wednesday 22 April 2015, Larose murdered Sean ‘FLASHBACK’: The Late Sean Pestano accepts a Certificate of Appreciation from Region 6 Vice Chairman (right), during the recent BRHA awards ceremony

Pestano under the Common Law. The matter has been transferred to Albion Magistrate’s Court, where it is fixed for hearing on April 28. Meanwhile, Police Sergeant Phillip Sherrif told the court that Pestano was drinking with friends, including the defendant killer, when they were engaged in a heated exchange of words. The heated spat escalated, resulting in derogatory remarks concerning the suspect’s mother were uttered

by the now deceased. Sheriff said that, as a result, the defendant left the scene but returned with a cutlass which he used to inflict an incised wound to Pestano’s left leg. The injured man was subsequently rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital where he died. A post mortem report records death as shock and haemorrhage due to a severed femoral artery. Prior to his death, Pestano was described as a

model prisoner. He served a three-year sentence for a trafficking in narcotic charge. During his period of incarceration, he participated in various environment enhancement projects outside the prison walls. Amongst the organisations Pestano had lent his services was the Berbice Regional Health Authority where he had received a certificate of appreciation at the BHRA’s recently held awards ceremony.

T&HD’s Urgent Notice The general public is advised that the MV Kimbia, which plies the Georgetown to Kumaka (Region One) route, will depart Georgetown at 11 am today Sunday, April 26, 2015.

Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 11:00 hrs Monday, April 27, 2015 - 12:30 hrs Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 13:30 hrs

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015

Glamourous, prim and proper…

Cicely Harding is 94 and doing great! By Shirley Thomas

GLAMOUROUS, prim and proper, as well as alert, witty, and very vocal is 94-year-old Mrs Cicely Harding of Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara whom the Sunday Chronicle interviewed last week. One does not often come across a nonagenarian (a person who is between 90 and 99 years old) enjoying such good health as would allow her to travel at will -- frequently and unaccompanied -- from the West Side’s Pouderoyen in Region Three to busy Georgetown in Region Four. And incredibly, she possesses such determination and energy that, whenever she has a mind to, she would walk the entire length of the Demerara Harbour Bridge if needs be, and dare you try to dissuade her! And so, today, the Sunday Chronicle says “Hats off!” to well known ‘Lady of the Hats’, Mrs. Cecily Harding, known for ‘running away’ with the first prize for best designed and modelled hat in the Inner Wheel’s annual hat show. Sagacious and of calm demeanour, with a regal aura that commands attention and a pleasant attitude that is infectious, she spoke convincingly in a brief self-introduction when she proudly rattled off: “My name is Cecily Harding. I am 93 years, 11 months (old), having been born on June 2, 1921. I was born at 94 Second Street, Alberttown (Georgetown), where I grew up with my parents -- Mary Victoria Miller and Charlie Miller. “I attended one school in my early days – Comenius Moravian in Anira Street, Queenstown. In those days, my schoolmaster was C.J. Richmond and later R.C.G. Potter. Around there, I had many schoolmates. Mr. Forbes Burnham, who later came to be our Prime Minister and President, used to attend Queen’s College, but he used to come to

Comenius Moravian to do art; and so he would sit behind me and take art from a man named Charlie Burrowes, who lived in Kitty with his family, and he used to smoke a pipe. He eventually set up the school called the Burrowes

One would be hard pressed to realise that Mrs Cecily Harding is heading for 94 School of Art.” Cecily recalled that after leaving school, she took tutoring in dressmaking; but being a fashion-conscious person, she found she needed money to buy fashionable clothes, and so be able to maintain her standard. She said she checked a few stores around Water Street and made enquiries for a job. She was interviewed by the management of a store named A. Majeed and Sons, and the interview included an arithmetic test. Fortunately for her, she liked arithmetic and was good at it, and so she got the job.

She said she worked there for some time, earning a princely sum of ten shillings a week. “I enjoyed receiving my ten shillings at weekends, and it went a long way. I was able to purchase my home groceries and, as an employee of the store, I got discounts.” But, in time, she found that she needed more money to upkeep her wardrobe. “Yes, I was always a fashionable lady, and so my closet always had to be well stocked,” she recounted. Other stores at which she worked included the Colombia, situated at Lombard and Princes Streets and owned by Morris P. Fernandes; and the Bazaar Store at Camp and Regent Streets, which is now a parking lot. Throughout the years, she had always been a member of St. Andrew’s Kirk on Brickdam and what was then called High Street (Avenue of the Republic). And then, when she considered herself to be of age, she began listening to the sweet whispers of the man of her fancy. As a young woman, she attended church regularly; and so, naturally, the voice that lingered on her ears was that of Mr. Harding, the Sexton of St. Andrew’s Church. They got married in 1955 but, sadly, he passed away in 1979. However, she recalls having had a very big wedding. They were married at St. Andrew’s Kirk, and the reception was kept at the Labour Union Hall on East Street. Their union brought forth one child – a girl -- and she is now a grown woman of 54, with many children of her own. Cecily now lives in the comfort of her daughter’s home at Pouderoyen, and cherishes every moment she shares with her daughter and grandchildren. As time went by, she was introduced to tea parties and hat shows, and was encouraged to participate in such activities. Her friends who travelled abroad would bring back pretty hats

for her, which gave her inspiration, and so she came up with creative designs and kept winning the hat shows. The majority of her friends and workmates have passed away. “But fortunate for me, I am still around, and I get my NIS pension along with the Old Age pension. Jesus is here!” she declared gratefully. To date, Cecily continues to attend St. Andrew’s Kirk, and travels all the way from her daughter’s home at Pouderoyen to attend service every Sunday, religiously. I marvelled at this disclosure, and asked: “At your age, you travel that distance every Sunday?” She clearly did not take too kindly to such a remark, and almost impulsively retorted: “But why persons should think that because of age you’re feeble? You cannot say that of a person! You could just born and you’re not able; and you could be a hundred and able. So that is how life goes. The Maker is there to judge; let Him judge!” Asked whether she is looking forward to seeing 100, she replied, “Of course! I’d like to be there, naturally. And the Maker is going to make it happen.” Cecily is blessed with good sight and hearing. She has an incredible memory, and has no communicable disease. She eats almost anything. And just what is responsible for her good state of health to date? She credits her daily talk with her Maker, and being true to Him. She added: “You can’t fool the Maker.” And of her diet, she had this to say: “I didn’t grow on too much chocolate and green tea. I grew up with bush tea; and I used to drink cow-heel soup, no chicken foot. I used to play dolly house with chicken foot, and so like that -- don’t laugh at me -- I am enjoying the chicken foot now; Ah can’t run away from it. Praise Jesus and God bless.”

Empty containers ready to store Ballot Boxes - ahead of May 11 polls

AS the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) prepares for the May 11 General and Regional Elections, trucks can be seen lining Cowan Street with empty containers which will be used for storage

of ballot boxes. Meanwhile, persons are warned that from High and Cowan Streets to High and Fort Streets is officially closed to vehicular traffic (Delano Williams photos)

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‘STAY THE COURSE, REALISE YOUR DREAMS!’ - Army Chief of Staff encourages new recruits

CHIEF of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips, has urged more than 300 recruits to stay the course and become worthy protectors of Guyana, at the formal opening of the first Basic Recruit Course (BRC) for 2015. “You have chosen this noble institution, the Guyana Defence Force, as the place where you wish to build a career. I am happy that you have. Now that you are here, I urge you to stay the course, successfully complete your training and realise your dreams as a soldier;

when you become soldiers you will stand as men, wearing with pride, the most significant uniform in Guyana.” The Chief of Staff empathised with the recruits, saying that he understood the difficulty of their training, because the process of converting from a civilian and becoming a soldier demanded a total shift in mindset and attitude. “I too dreamed the dream of serving my country and I once trained as you are training now. You have to be determined to succeed. The training will not get easier, but

you will become tougher as you surmount every challenge brought before you. You will discover that you can do things that you never before thought that you are capable of, when your spirits get low, lean on each other; support each other. In this environment, you will be making friends who will become your friends for life!” he said. “The central focus of your training is discipline! Without discipline you will not grow, you will not achieve, you will not excel. I challenge you to demonstrate the highest levels of discipline in everything

you do,” he entreated. The recruits for the current BRC are being trained in two cohorts, one posted at the Colonel John Clarke Military School at Tacama and the second at Base Camp Seweyo on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The recruits who have commenced training were culled from the hundreds of applicants seeking to establish a career as soldiers and, following the 10-week BRC, are scheduled to be promoted to Privates on June 5.

One of the several Platoons of recruits with the Chief of Staff, Senior Officers of the Force and members of the Course’s training staff

Guyana to host CXC Visual Arts Exhibition –– 250 pieces of art from around the Region to be on display?

AFTER first hosting the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Visual Arts Exhibition 11 years ago, Guyana will once again host the annual showcase of Caribbean secondary school students’ best visual arts works. Over 250 pieces of art including regional top award pieces will be on display during the one-week exhibition. They will include pieces from all options in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Visual Arts programme: Drawing, Leather Craft, Graphic and Communication Design, Painting and Mixed-Media, Sculpture and Ceramics, Fibre and Decorative Arts, Textile Design and Manipulation and Print Making. The exhibition opens tomorrow (April 27th) at the Castellani House in Georgetown,

‘FLASHBACK’: This 2-D Visual Art – Portrait by Aimee De Montbrun of Holy Name Convent (Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago was featured at last year’s Visual Arts Exhibition at the Rodney MacArthur Rey Auditorium in Anguilla

Guyana, and will run until Saturday 2 May, from 9:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs daily. It will also feature art pieces of students from schools in Guyana. The objectives of the Visual Arts Exhibition are to highlight the creative works of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Visual Arts students to the public; to expose students in the host country to what examiners consider to be art of a high standard; to promote the visual arts as a feasible career choice; and to promote CSEC Visual Arts as a subject. “The CXC Visual Art Exhibition has become an annual feature on the calendar of CXC, and Participating Countries look forward to hosting the exhibition as it gives their students and the public the opportunity

to view the very best art produced by former students,” explained Mr Glenroy Cumberbatch, Registrar of CXC. “The creative industries continue to receive significant attention from regional governments and CXC wants to make its contribution to this area, and the art exhibition is a great start to expose the works of budding artists.” Among those slated to speak at tomorrow’s official opening ceremony of the 2015 edition of the CXC Visual Arts Exhibition will be the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand; Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam; and Cleveland Sam, Assistant Registrar – Public Information and Customer Services at CXC. The speeches will be punctuated with two performances: a dramatic poetry and a steel pan rendition.

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First Swami of the West

By Parvati Persaud-Edwards

THE Guyana Sevashram Sangha (Cove and John Ashram), is today honouring and celebrating the life and contributions to humanity of one of the most beautiful and evolved souls to have emerged from this country with the publication of a book dedicated to his life, works and achievements. Several years ago, Guyana’s Honours List included one of the most dynamic spiritual leaders and an outstandingly successful educator in the western hemisphere, His Holiness Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj (lovingly called Guruji by all those whom he has mentored over the decades of his spiritual journey). He has shaped or guided the direction of countless lives, including that of Guyana’s former President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who began his working life as a teacher at the Hindu College under the auspices of Guruji, and until today Dr. Jagdeo, who has himself achieved greatness in his homeland and in the international sphere, still retains deep respect and reverence for the administrative and spiritual head of the Guyana and New York branches of Bharat Sevashram Sanghas. The genesis, and one could also say the catalyst, of Guruji s lifelong tapasya (penance) and seva (service to mankind) lies in the circumstances of his birth. His very young mother, after a series of stillbirths and miscarriages, had made supplication to Mother Ganga and was subsequently blessed with the birth of an only son, whom she named Seecharran. His father, who was a sardar (foreman) at the Albion sugar estate, was not particularly religious. However, his mother observed all the ancient traditions of the Hindu religion, even moreso after being blessed with her son. So little Seecharran grew up in a home steeped in the rites and rituals of the cultural and religious mores that had kept alive and thriving the continuum of Hindu values and philosophy, even in the grimmest of circumstances circumscribing the dynamics of the Indian indentured labour system. Every Friday the young boy paid obeisance to the deities of his forefathers with offerings and prayers. He says Friday must have been chosen by his mother because he was probably born on a Friday – the 3rd July, 1926. AN ORPHAN BEFORE AGE TEN However, when Seecharran was a mere ten years old tragedy struck the happy little family when his mom succumbed to illness at the relatively young age of thirtynine. Nine months after, at age

fifty-two, her husband followed, leaving their pre-teen son an orphan. Rather than living on charity, especially since life was singularly hard for his relatives, who were themselves living in the pecuniary circumstances that coloured a drab grey the lives of Indian indentured labourers and their descendants living in logies on sugar estates, and feeling belittled by the insignificant weekly sum offered him by the estate following the demise of his parents, Seecharran opted to join the workforce, initially as an odd-job boy, then as a gate-checker. At one time he even cut cane. He continued fending for himself in his parents’ logie, but work-

‘FLASHBACK’: His Holiness Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj and His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo, with donor Dr R. Ramroop, President of the Ramroop Foundation and other special invitees at the unveiling ceremony of the Kaashi Dhaam crematorium in Region 3

Guyanese-born monk, His Holiness Swami Bhajananandaji Maharaj of the Pranav Ashram of Toronto (left) and formerly of the Guyana Sevashram Sangha and Swami Devpriyananda of New York with Mother Indranie, a devotee of the Sangha

foretold that the Guru would come in the right time.

Jagad Guru Acharya Swami Pranavanandaji Maharaji, Founder Member of the Cultural Mission of Bharat Sevashram Sangha

ing at back-breaking labour for twelve hours then returning home to prepare meals was extremely difficult for the little orphan, who was still a very young child, just on eleven. However, his feat of endurance and perseverance in situations of great hardship, honed and ingrained in his formative years, hallmarked and shaped his character, which was to stamp its imprimatur on thousands of young persons and mould their destiny – collectively and separately, over decades. Guruji says that he vividly remembers a strange and fright-

ening dream that he had when he was merely 4 to 5 years old, in 1941, in which he clearly saw a robbery taking place. He woke up screaming until he was hoarse. In the morning it was discovered that a real robbery had taken place at a Chinese restaurant not far away at the same time he was dreaming. This incident prompted his mother to take him to a Yogi who, upon checking the Patra, predicted that Seecharran would die at the age of 25 unless he lived the life of a Sanyasi. However, when questioned about the improbability of someone embarking on such a spiritual journey without a guru (teacher and mentor), the Yogi

A BLESSING FROM MOTHER GANGA Whether it was because of his mother’s influence, his knowledge that he was a blessing for his parents from Mother Ganga, or his ordained future, Seecharran remained a vegetarian like his mother, even when he had to cook for himself; and he was never tempted to explore worldly adventures like other young men of his association at the estate. At the age of fourteen he began working in the sugar factory, where he honed his skills in various aspects of sugar production, thereby acquiring the considerable scientific knowledge in the exquisitely minutely-detailed processes unique to the production of sugar, which is a coveted skill until today, one that no degree can confer. When he was eighteen years old, the Constitution had been suspended and Guruji said conditions became so dangerous and

deplorable that life became even more difficult for employees in the sugar industry. Guruji’s spiritual journey, which began as a process from the circumstances of his birth, took a significant turn when Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj first came to Guyana in 1955. Up until then he had kept true to his mother’s teachings through meditation and prayers, while his recreational activities included amateur boxing, wrestling, and body-building, which were then popular sports. He was also an excellent cricketer and played for the county team. After his mother passed away, Guruji meditated every day and one day, while gazing into the light of the diya, Guruji fell into a trance where he found himself enveloped in a cave-like but holy ambience, with a voice resounding in his consciousness, saying “Come – come to me.” Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj had been sent by the Bharat Turn to page 18 ►

First Swami of... her son-in-law, who sponsored the construction of the first two buildings on the land, which were the dormitory and the Hindu College, with a small library and the first temple being erected almost simultaneously. One Trinidadian oilfield foreman of African descent by the name of Mr. Gibbs, who had been so impressed by the work done by Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj in Trinidad that he became a Hindu,

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into the legendary place for learning and worship and pilgrimage that it is today. Guruji said that the vegetarian diet made Mr. Gibbs’ skin almost transparent and that his demeanour and actions were so serene and peaceful that anyone could discern that this was a greatly spiritual person who lived a clean life dedicated to the upliftment of the human soul. The Guyana Sevashram Sang-

Shivatri Night at Cove and John Ashram

Sevashram Sangha to Trinidad, where he was working when he was sent an invitation to establish a mission of the Sangha in Guyana. He came for a brief visit on a one-way ticket but never returned. He had just been gifted land in Cove and John by great devotee, lovingly and respectfully called ‘Big Maie’, the wife of businessman Resaul Maraj, to build the Ashram. Guruji said he immediately recognised that this was his predestined Guru reaching out to him, as was ordained by the Yogi when he was just four years old, so he wrote to the learned monk, who replied and invited the young Seecharran to meet him at Pt. Tiwari’s home in Cumberland, Canje in Berbice. At that meeting Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj invited him to join the Sangha, promising nothing but hard work and sacrifice, but Guruji said that this was the moment and the mission for which he was born, so he gave up life as he knew it and journeyed to begin a life of service so intense and meaningful that his influence and breath resounds in the very walls of the buildings of the Guyana branch of the Bharat Sangha, and in the fulfilled aspirations of thousands of persons whom he taught lessons and moral values in sync with his existential application to prayerful work in education and the social revolution of the times. One of his many achievements was the catalysation of a reformed thinking by rural Hindu parents on educating their daughters, for which he lobbied untiringly from house to house. According to Guruji, conditions when he arrived at the site of the Cove and John Ashram were extremely basic and bordered on the primitive, with a couple of lean-tos for shelter and no bridge to cross the canal. The land was swampy and bushy and had to be accessed by canoe. SAINTHOOD EARNED The backbreaking toil of clearing and filling the land before any building could be erected would

room, teach science – the most difficult of subjects, and produce world-class scholars who straddle the world in various spheres of achievement. His diction and fluency of language, as well as his knowledge of the ancient languages and scriptures of India is so mellifluous that he enthralls, influences, and motivates listeners worldwide, and I, easily bored and supremely intolerant, am no exception. Guruji says that this transformative miracle is a natural progression of his absolute faith which drove his complete surrender to his Guru, because he believes that he was born and routed to this mission in this country by Divine ordination of Founder of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha – Acharya Srimat Swami Pranavanandaji Maharaj, who is in essence an incarnation of Lord Shiva, who adjured his disciples to go all over the world and ‘gather my children’. Guruji is absolutely convinced that he is a manifestation of an earlier birth, with ingrained, inherent knowledge and wisdom, which can be the only explanation for his ability to transcend his circumstances and fulfill the Sangha’s quest for the production of scholars of excellence that have hallmarked the continuum of successes in this endeavour at the Ashram. The incandescence of absolute faith is a primal phenomenon, not subject to human equations and reasoning, and this is manifest in the life of Guruji, who surrendered his all to his Supreme Guru.

His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo always tries to make time to visit the spiritual guide of his youth, His Holiness Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj (Guruji), especially on the occasion of Shivaratri. MYSTICAL TRANSMISSION Seen in picture with President Jagdeo and Guruji are, from left, Pt. Krishna, Dr. Ramroop, Housing OF KNOWLEDGE Minister Irfaan Ali, little Ashley Alfred, Administrative head of the Cove and John Ashram, His Guruji says that all his acHoliness Swami Shivashankaranandaji Maharaj, former Finance Minister and dorm student of the Hindu College, Saisenarine Kowlessar, former Tourism Minister Manniram Prashad, and Principal of quired knowledge is transmitted knowledge, which was imparted the Hindu College, Ms Rajkumarie Singh

have daunted anyone with a faint heart, but everyone involved, including a multitude of volunteers and the patrons, were filled with zeal and, despite the discomforts that bordered real suffering, the pioneers of the Guyana Bharat Sevashram Sangha persevered. Everything had to be accomplished using the most basic and rudimentary tools, with boulders pounded with sledgehammers and hammers to make ingredients for concrete. Today, the Guyana Sevashram Sangha and its various arms in Guyana stand testimony to the courage, determination and commitment of Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj and his disciples, especially young acolytes Guruji, then Bramchari Seecharran, and current spiritual head and administrator of the Canadian Sangha, Guyanese spiritual leader His Holiness Swami Bhajanandaji Maharaj, to make a difference in the lives of their fellow humans. They have indeed earned their sainthood. What is even more amazing is that everything done at the Sangha was by way of contributions and voluntary work. He spoke specially of Mrs. Resaul Maraj, who donated the land, and

Founder of the Guyana Sevashram Sangha and Hindu College; Late Srimat Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj with prominent Leaders of Guyana. Backing camera is Sir Patrick Renison, Right of Swami Purnananda is young Dabi Dial Barrister & Solicitor; Left Pandit S.P Sharma of Kitty, and far Left Pandit Doobay of Annandale

continuously supported the Guyana Sevashram Sangha with financial and other help until he died. He also donated the first vehicle owned by the Sangha, which was a Volkswagon. Mr. Gibbs even sent his son, Ansel, to help with the labourious work being done to convert twenty acres of marshy swamplands and bushy hillocks

ha was established by an Act of Parliament in 1956. Bramchari Seecharran began teaching at the Hindu College when it was opened. This is the most amazing transformation that can best be described as miraculous. An unschooled orphan could go straight from the fields into the class-

silently through the medium of his Guru. He describes it as an evolutionary process of growth and rebirth and development, and said that his journey in this life was predicted by the circumstances of his birth and the Patra as interpreted by the Yogi when he was yet little more than a baby. Although he honed his knowledge with some time spent at Queen’s College, an institution that was almost impossible to enter without requisite qualifications, the basic knowledge was inherent within him through Divine grace. Apart from being Principal of the Hindu College he gave tuition in physics, chemistry, biology, human anatomy, physiology and hygiene, botany, Literature, Latin, Hindi, Sanskrit, et cetera. Guruji imbibed all this knowledge himself without formal education, but only through his faith in his Guru and the philosophy that education is the manifestation of the cosmic trajectory of the atma (soul) over eons – from birth to re-birth, which is the transmigration of souls from one incarnation to another. The belief that the Guru has the power to silently transmit his inhered knowledge created the Turn to page 19 ►

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First Swami of... gurukul system in India, and the Guyana Sevashram Sangha has based its educational policies and methodologies on that gurukul system.

NO COMPROMISE ON STANDARDS Guruji described his Guru as being very stern and serious, and a strict disciplinarian who did not compromise on standards, and whose expectations were very high. However, they also had to employ other teachers, so in the little spare time that the monks had they planted rice, another labourintensive enterprise, and engaged in other activities to garner enough funds to enable children of indigent parents to be able to attend school. A nominal fee was charged the wealthier boys. Guruji said that the Hindu College did not turn away anyone and that the school took in students who could not gain admission at the public schools because their grades were below average. At a time when education for girls, or even for boys, was not a priority, the monks went from house to house to encourage parents to have their children attend school. The school was also a boon to Indians who were earlier disallowed entry to other schools because they refused to convert to Christianity and/or change their names. Guruji said that those, whose entry level exams were low, were given special tutelage to enable them to graduate with their peers. TEACHING PROFESSION Guruji lamented the lack of commitment of many modern teachers, most of whom do not have a vocation for teaching, which he considers a mandatory prerequisite to motivating students to achieve optimum success. He said the transitory stages to develop a child and maximise potential through individual interventions no longer underpins teaching methodologies as of yore, because today it is like a one-stop-shop, with a general system to address the needs of every child, without consideration that each child has different peculiarities and different needs. He also regrets the lack of discipline in schools today, because he ascribes to a field of thought that dictates discipline in a school system. As Guruji describes it, ‘discipline’ is a derivative of ‘disciple’, which a child is until he evolves through a systemic process to become a master of his own destiny. He reiterated that his knowledge is transmitted knowledge and said that he cannot himself explain how it was acquired, because there was no systemic educational process leading to his academic development, to the extent where

he can hold his own at any forum in the world. Guruji said that even while they were teaching at the school they were also farming the rice lands and simultaneously building the superstructure of the grounds and the several buildings that comprise the Guyana Sewashram Sangha, and that it was all done by manual labour. He said the LBI estate helped with the drainage system, but that the monks and volunteers worked with only faith and the most basic implements over many years, and even until today, to create the physical structures and the ambience and ethos that are peculiar only to this haven that has become a place of pilgrimage for Hindus, and even many non-Hindus who were educated at the Hindu College and periodically return to pay homage to their alma mater. GOD’S WORK DONE THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS However, Guruji said that he planted the coconut trees and most of the plants with great difficulty, because the soil was not arable. He made mention of the continuum of God’s work through various channels and conduits and cited the inputs of countless contributors over the years, as well as those who serve the Ashram on a daily basis, such as the recently-deceased Seeram Persaud (Bhaiji Scouta), who dedicated the latter part of his life to the service of God through his voluntary work at the Sangha, Bhaiji N. Rampersaud, and Hindu College Principal, Ms. Rajkumarie Singh, former student of the Hindu College and protégée of Guruji, among myriads of others scattered all over the world. He said that, of the many who worked and contributed, His Holiness Swami Bhajanandaji Maharaj stood out after he joined the Ashram and, like Guruji, remained in the Mission. LIFE OF AUSTERITY Speaking of the life of austerity, where one sacrificed all earthly things in order to serve the Lord, Guruji said that he did countless hours of meditation as a Bramchari. After teaching in the school, then labouring in the fields, then performing Guru seva (service to Guru), then preparing lessons for the next day for his various classes and marking books, the young Bramchari said he finally went to his altar, or to the mandir to commune with his inner self and his Lord before retiring to bed. After a mere couple hours of sleep Guruji would then arise and help to prepare meals for the children living in the dormitory. Subsequently, Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj went to London for a lengthy stay and Guruji was left with overarching responsibil-

ity for the Ashram, during which time Guyana’s Constitution was suspended, British troops landed in Guyana, and the PPP Government was forcibly ejected from office. Guruji said that, although the Mission is a “purely philanthropic and charitable Organisation, with non-sectarian, non-communal, non-political character and outlook, and that there were many ecumenical engagements and services held on the premises, with children from every walk of life attending classes at the institution, the Indian-based Organisation was viewed as a hostile one and treated accordingly, with raids and searches periodically carried out in the buildings.

SANGHA TARGETED BY AUTHORITIES During the period of unrest in the country in the 1960’s, at the height of racial conflict, the Sangha was specially targeted by the authorities because, true to its charitable Mission, it had rescued and provided shelter to many of the victims of the massacres and riots that were devastating Guyana at that time. The school’s science lab was the special focus of attention as a result of unwarranted and unsupported suspicion that bombs and other incendiary devices were being made in that facility, and many times the chemicals used for experimental and demonstration purposes were seized, because the military considered the chemical elements dangerous material. Guruji said it was a time of threats, attacks and fears and that, after a hard day, they had to stay awake at night on alert for attacks from the roaming gangs, especially because there were children in their charge, but the Sangha always responded to the violation of their sacred premises and the persecution by the authorities with silence, and without protest of any kind. The monks cooperated fully with the military personnel during the raids and searches of their persons and the Sangha’s premises. MANY MIRACLES AT ASHRAM Guruji said they witnessed many miracles whereby the Sangha and its inhabitants were divinely protected during those times of terror in the country. He cited an example where, after prayers one evening he was about to venture into the dark compound but was forcibly restrained by a dog, which came out of nowhere. The dog was so insistent that the other monks advised him not to leave the building, when there was a loud explosion in the yard. The army tried to blame the explosion on the monks and questioned the children of the dormitory, showing them bullets et cetera, but Guruji said the children had no exposure to incendiary devices because there was never any violence perpetrated by the inhabitants of the Ashram.

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Once, when the Ashram was under threat from attack by the “chain-gang”, Guruji encountered their scouting party of two in the dark compound. He shouted out “Who is there?”, upon which they immediately panicked and ran helter-skelter away. One Mr. Budhu, who lived on the perimeters of the Ashram, said he overheard the two relating to the waiting gang that they had seen a huge, monstrous figure with a thunderous voice in the grounds. That figure had only been Guruji in the dark, but that was a religious place and Guyanese, violence-driven or otherwise, are superstitious people, but the Ashram was once more fortuitously saved from attack by what Guruji is convinced was divine intervention. Guruji said that no transgressor ever managed to penetrate the sanctity of the Ashram because of this Divine protection. Ultimately, even the army realised that the Ashram was devoid of any threat and left them alone.

HINDU COLLEGE NATIONALIZED Stating that it is a policy of the Bharat Sangha that the various branches of the Sangha in each part of the world worked along with the Government of the country, and that, when the PNC Government nationalised the private schools in the country that had been aided by the Government, Guruji said that, although the Ashram’s schools had never been aided by the Government, they were forced to relinquish the Hindu College and the Swami Purnananda Primary School to the authorities because they were warned that refusal would incur forcible seizure of the buildings. Initially the schools of the Sangha were closed by the administration and the students assigned elsewhere, but that was not in keeping with the mission of the Bharat Sangha, which was three-pronged, with the provision of an education and impartation of learning being primary focal points, so Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj issued instructions for Guruji to hand over the buildings to the authorities so that the educational component of the Mission could continue. But he continued to teach and help the students without accepting a salary from the Government, and although no rental was paid for the use of the Sangha’s school buildings, the name was changed to the Cove and John Secondary School, because the authorities said the original name connoted racial distinction, although children of mainly Afro-Guyanese communities of the Sangha’s neighbourhood attended the Hindu College because of the disciplined environment and the level of teaching that were trademarks of that institution. HIGH LEVEL OF EDUCATION AT ASHRAM SCHOOLS Guruji said parents of the students did not care about the name of the school, nor the fact that it was run by Hindu monks, only about the quality of education that their children were

receiving. He said the personal care that they took over each child was also appreciated by parents, because they visited homes if children were absent or had a problem, or even to discuss the progress of the children. Guruji said that, although as monks they remain detached from worldly things, yet the subsequent desecration of an institution they had worked on labouriously, with unremitting toil, was somewhat unsettling, but they had to accept the deterioration of standards in the school consequent upon its acquisition and administration by a governmental construct. However, Guruji said that within the dictated constraints they provided support to the students, without accepting anything from the administration, because they were sanyasis, sworn to serve without reward, although the monks resisted the administration’s diktat that all teachers had to give voluntary labour to the Hope Estate farm and other public institutions. CORE GUIDING PRINCIPLES The Government of the day allowed an unwritten concession to the monks that allowed them to retain authority and thus some degree of the original standards in the primary and secondary components of the school. However, it never again achieved the pristine record it was originally famous for, although the current principal, Ms. Rajkumarie Singh, is working hard to re-establish those core guiding principles that the monks had set. Subsequently, the secondary school was restored to the Sangha by the current administration and re-named the Swami Purnananda Secondary School, popularly known as the Hindu College. Guruji is currently based at the New York branch of the Sangha, while newly ordained monk, His Holiness Swami Shivsankarji Maharaj, formerly Bramchari Vidur, is current administrator of the Guyana Sangha, although Guruji remains spiritual head of both institutions. WELL-DESERVED NATIONAL AWARD However, Swami Shivsankarji Maharaj was brought up at the feet of his Guruji and brings a fresh dynamism to continue the wonderful work begun by the young monk from India, Swami Purnanandaji Maharaj, and ably continued by Guruji, with support from many other sanyasis, as well as secular persons who are devoted to keeping alive the precepts of the supreme Acharya, who said to his disciples: “Go ye to each corner of the world and gather my children.” The conferral of the Golden Arrow of Achievement on Guruji His Holiness Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj by then President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who travelled to the New York branch of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha to bestow this award on his spiritual guide and mentor is well-deserved, even though Guruji places scant importance on such accolades, valuing instead the lives he has moulded and guided unto spiritual journeys and unto pathways of attaining the prerequisites that shape good human beings made in the form of God.

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PPP leads in Geographical seats - according to latest NACTA poll

THE ongoing tracking opinion poll being conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) shows the incumbent PPP/C leading the Opposition alliance and the minor parties in its projected outcome of the distribution of Geographical seats in the lead up to the May 11 General elections. Of the 25 seats up for grabs in the Ten Administrative Regions, the PPP is on course to winning a slight majority of them. The party could capture up to fifteen seats if it can win several marginal Regions. Because of close contests between

the PPP/C and the Opposition alliance in some of the Regions, it cannot be determined precisely how many seats each party would win. The NACTA poll, conducted by Dr. Vishnu Bisram, interviewed some 2,000 voters since February to represent the demographic composition of the population – Indians 42%, Africans (31%, Mixed 17%, Amerindians 9%, and others 1%). Based on the findings of the poll, the PPP is certain to win 12 of the 25 geographical seats up for grabs and is leading in one more that could give it a total of 13 seats and in close

contests in two others. The Opposition PNC-led alliance is certain to win ten seats and is leading in one more that could give it 11 geographical seats. The two parties are in a dead heat for one seat that could go either way with the alliance having the edge. No other party has a chance of winning any geographical seat though they are polling votes that would impact on how many top up seats each party would win and how many regional councilor seats each party wins. The poll’s findings are projecting a 13-12 or a 14-11 outcome in favour of the PPP/C. There is also a slim possibility of the PPP winning 15 seats, though such an outcome is highly improbable. Because of the racial polarisation of the voting, except for Indians splitting their votes, and the ethnic demographic distribution of the population, the chance of the Opposition winning 13 geographical seats is remote with 12 being a more realistic outcome. However, with the Indians splitting their vote, the alliance has a chance of picking up a seat in Essequibo (Region 2), in what would be a historic feat. That outcome, however, is not assured as PPP has a huge lead in the Region. Analogously, Africans are not splitting their votes. And as such the PPP has no chance of winning a seat in the PNC stronghold of Linden (Region 10). Winning a majority of the Geographical seats does not guarantee a plurality (presidency) or a majority of the overall 65 seats. The election is turning out to be a battleground between the two dominant parties (alliances) with the minor parties making little headway into the historical traditional pattern of voting. The election is very close with the PPP/C slightly ahead in popular support. The poll’s projections relating to popular support and overall total seats will be released in a subsequent report. NACTA will continue its tracking poll to determine final projections.

Moonlighting Court Marshal’s car disappears at Chicken outlet HIGH Court Marshal, R o y d e n P o m p e y, became flabbergasted after exiting the Churches’ Chicken Outlet in New Amsterdam, Berbice, on Thursday last and not finding his vehicle. The Berbice-based Marshal, who ‘moonlights’ as a taxi driver, had minutes earlier parked his ‘Silver Grey Toyota 212’ Royden Pompey motorcar outside the fastfood business entity, where he had gone to buy a few pieces of chicken. But, lo and behold, as he exited the building at Strand and Trinity Street, his vehicle was not in sight. A subsequent report was made at Central Police Station where ranks are investigating. Up to late yesterday there is still no trace of the vehicle. (Jeune Vankeric)

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GNBS awards Medical Laboratories for commitment to standards implementation Laboratory professionals representing the Georgetown Public Ho s p i t al C o rp o rat i o n and Quest Medical Laboratories shared testimonies of the challenges, successes and benefits of being certified medical laboratories. Without a labo-

GNBS officials and representatives of the Medical Laboratories that received awards

THE Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has awarded eight certified medical laboratories which continued to demonstrate their commitment towards the implementation of standards in Guyana. This initiative was taken by the GNBS as it joined with those in the Medical Profession to commemorate Medical Laboratory Professionals Week during the period April 19 to 25, 2015 under the theme: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Laboratory Professionals - Get Resultsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The laboratories that received awards a r e t h e D r. B a l w a n t Singh Hospital Laboratory, Georgetown Public H o sp i t a l Cor por ation Medical Laboratory, Eureka Medical Laboratories Inc. (Georgetown), St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Laboratory, Georget o w n M edical Centre Laboratory, Quest Medical Laboratory, Medical Arts Centre Laboratory and the Woodlands Hospital Laboratory. The GNBS also awarded two laboratory professionals for their dedicated support and contributions towards the development, implementation and maintenance of Laboratory Management Systems within laboratories. Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Evadnie Enniss, Executive Director of the GNBS, emphasised the importance of establishing a certified

laboratory management system within laboratories so as to ensure that the results provided are accurate and reliable. Ms. Enniss also reminded laboratory professionals that the sky is the limit and they should not just stop at certification to the national standard but continue to strive to become accredited to international standards which would allow local and overseas clients to use their services and be confident of the results provided. Meanwhile, Ms Candelle Walcott-Bostwick, Head of GNBS Conformity Assessment Department, in outlining the Laboratory Certification Programme, highlighted requirements to be fulfilled by laboratories to qualify for certification. She emphasised the need for management commitment to the process of implementation in order to ensure that the quality system is maintained. Dr. Morris Edwards, Director of Chronic Diseases, Ministry of Health, in his presentation reminded laboratory professionals of the very important role they have to play in ensuring that the various tests they are required to undertake for their clients are accurate. He stated that physicians are heavily reliant on these results to diagnose and treat patients and hence laboratories cannot afford to err.

ratory management system, laboratories have no recognised way of assuring their customers who include doctors, patients, insurance companies, embassies, regulatory authorities and other interested parties that the results they pro-

vide after conducting the required tests on a sample are reliable. The GNBS has the expertise to work with potential and currently certified laboratories to ensure they implement and maintain a laboratory management system.

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Small projects to be exec

– President assures hinterland r GOVERNMENT is moving to create more income-generating opportunities for hinterland communities, and the Cabinet has started by taking an initiative to give Village Councils opportunities to execute Government projects below $5 million in their communities. “I know (that) in areas like this, sometimes because of lack of employment, people leave to go to other areas where they can find work. We want to create the condition where we can create more jobs in your communities, so that you can enjoy the same quality of life as any other Guyanese; and that is what we are working towards,” President Donald Ramotar told residents of Phillipai, Jawalla and Kamarang, when he visited Region Seven on Thursday last. The President said this latest initiative is to capitalise on the skills of the hinterland residents while, at the same time, aiding income generation to stimulate their village economies. “I know that, among you, you have a lot of skilled people, and we have to give you more of the work from your communities, and not to bring in contractors in these areas to do all the work,” the President said.

“At one time, the Government had a policy of giving the work to the community when it is below $1.5 million. Well, we increased that at the Cabinet to $5M. So, for contracts (worth) $5 million and below, we are saying don’t bring contractors in, let the Village Council do it, so that more money can be retained in the village, and you can develop the village economy in a bigger way,” he explained. The President told the residents -- who turned out in their numbers -- of the many initiatives aimed at improving the quality of their lives. He said his Government has been working on those initiatives, including connecting many villages via roads, providing solar panels for electricity, and educational opportunities and grants to develop the communities and for residents to earn an income. “We are working to build the physical infrastructure in the interior, and working to develop the people’s capacity by giving them more educational opportunities, so that they will be able -- more and more -- to perform more difficult tasks, and to improve the economy in the village, improve their own lives, and have a better quality of life in the future,” he said.

In this regard, the President pointed out that 33 doctors from hinterland communities have graduated, and many of them are now serving in their districts. To continue this trend of academic development, a new hostel will be built in the city for hinterland students pursuing studies at the University of Guyana, in an effort to reduce the hardship on parents who have to support those students on the coast. The President said that a highly educated

President Donald Ramot residents of Phillipai, Re

President Don ed being escort President Donald Ramotar greeting students of the Jawalla Primary School

President Donald Ramotar addressing a large gathering of residents of Jawalla, Region Seven

Kamarang residents paying keen attention to the messages relayed by President Donald Ramotar

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cuted by village councils

residents of greater inclusivity to earn more money, so that we could have spent more on our people -- all of that they tried to cut out of the budget! Over the last three years, they tried to cut $89 billion from the budget,” President Ramotar told the residents. He explained that the cuts targeted the Amerindian Development Fund, which aims to stimulate growth in the communities through various grants and projects that are decided upon collectively by the Toshaos and Government. Another area targeted was the funding to provide loans for students attending the University of Guyana, and solar panels for Amerindian communities, but the President said Government restored those monies, as the projects were essential to improving people’s lives. Speaking about the Opposition’s attitude towards Amerindian development, the President reminded that the PNC had vehemently opposed using President’s College, the only secondary school in Region Four, to accommodate Amerindian students attending schools in the City.

tar speaking to egion Seven

population is the way forward for Guyana, and that is why Government is building secondary schools with dormitories and providing food and accommodation to ensure that children stay in school. “We provide free textbooks for the children. We provide uniforms for the children, and we pay to have them sewn. Nowhere else in the world does that happen! The Government gives you free electricity, with solar panels, so that you can develop yourselves; and we are constantly working with you to see what we can do to improve the economies within the communities. “But we have an Opposition that is determined to block these things… nald Ramotar They have the mentality that, if they i d into Phillipa can make things bad in the country, they can make people dislike the PPP; and this is how they can get into the Government. They are not thinking about the welfare of the people,” the President declared. President Ramotar told his audience that this election is about the record of the major parties, the future of the country, and the character of the persons vying for leadership. “The PNC (are) now calling themselves ‘APNU’, but it’s the same old PNC! They have been in government for 28 years; what have they done for the people?” he queried, adding that there were limited schools, hospitals and infrastructure development, and the economic situation was bleak, with the country paying more than it earned to service its foreign debt. “Hospitals had no medicines (and) had shortage of doctors. The PNC closed down the Ministry of Housing. No water; no wells were dug in interior communities. That is why they changed their name!” the President declared.

A welcome from Kamarang residents for President Donald Ramotar

Speaking about his Government’s record, the President noted that the debt servicing payment has been drastically reduced, and the number of teachers trained has grown tremendously; while more than 1000 schools have been repaired or built, and primary education is now universal, while the country is not far away from attaining the Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal secondary education. “We have been investing in interior communities…We are constantly trying to improve the quality of life… Now we want to give the villages opportunities to earn more money to do things economically,” the President assured. The Opposition has been blocking these investments, and that is why the elections have been prematurely called, as they were not due until the end of next year, the Head of State explained. “Over the last three years, in Parliament, they did everything to stop our country from moving forward. All of our developmental projects -- that could have helped the country

“They (were) saying that the PPP wanted to bring down the standards at President’s College,” he told his audience. Mr Ramotar said his Government is working on other initiatives to enhance people’s lives and open up new sectors to create opportunities. However, he noted, whichever project affects the Amerindians, they will be consulted before any work is done. Addressing concerns about the possibility of building a hydro-power station in Mazaruni, the President said: “I am committing now to you that we will build nothing without your agreement on these matters…. If ever we decide that we have to build a hydro, it will not flood any village…You will have to benefit from that project in a real way -- in employment, (and) in getting electricity so that it can stimulate your economy and you can grow; but it will not be done if you do not want it. It will be done in full consultation with you,” the President promised. (GINA)

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Large masses of a strange seaweed floating in Atlantic Ocean off Essequibo Coast

Fishermen on the Walton Hall seawall, Essequibo Coast, clearing the strange seaweed from their seines

– disrupting fishing activities By Rajendra Prabhulall FISHERMEN on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two are calling on the authorities for help to combat an unfamiliar seaweed floating in large masses in the Atlantic Ocean off the Essequibo, Pomeroon and Moruca sea coasts. This seaweed is reportedly causing serious problems to fishing nets, and affecting fishermen’s respective catch of fishes. Fisherman Mr Deoram Ramanand, known as Vinesh, has suffered losses in excess of $300,000 because of this problem. Ramanand said he loaded his two fishing boats with ice, fuel and groceries and sent them out to sea to fish, but his seine got entangled with the seaweed while drifting in the Atlantic, and became rolled up in the water, resulting in no fish being caught. Ramanand said the two boats had to return to shore and the nets had to be cleared of the sea weed, which took a lot of labour to remove. After the exercise had been completed, he again loaded his

boats with fuel, ice and groceries and sent them back to sea, only to experience the same problem again. Other fisher folks are reportedly experiencing difficulty conducting their activities at sea because of the floating weed. One fisherman said his pin seine operation is also affected, and so is his livelihood. The floating seaweed, suspected to come from the deep Atlantic Ocean floor, has caused a steep drop in the catch of fish in Region Two, and this is affecting the fishing industry on the Essequibo Coast. Fishermen are calling on the Ministry of Agriculture’s Fisheries Department for help in investigating this strange seaweed and in enabling them to resume their livelihood. Fishermen had first observed this seaweed in the Atlantic some two months ago.

The strange seaweed at the Walton Hall village foreshore on the Essequibo Coast

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Although still to reach its peak…

Guyana has much to offer in Ecotourism, Nature-based tourism

From Fareena Alli-Narine, EPA

MANY times when we think of tourism, we tend to visualise blue waters, sandy white sun-kissed beaches with palm trees, and hotels towering over the skyline. What if I tell you there’s scenery even m o re b re a t h t a k i n g ? Imagine nature in its undisturbed and pristine state, an abundance of flora and fauna, nature’s critters crawling on the forest floor and winged exotic creatures navigating through the canopy of giant trees reaching to the skies. This is just a glimpse at the wonders that nature/ecotourism has to offer. To u r i s m i s n o t just limited to fancy architecture, blue waters and white sandy beaches so highly advertised

in magazines and on television. These features in fact, exist in only some parts of the world. For countries that are not

blessed with white sandy beaches, but have virgin forests and abundant wildlife, it is all about smart marketing and promotion of our unique

who realise and recognise the intrinsic value of the environment. Tourism is a booming industry in many parts of the world regardless

business. The ecotourism industry itself takes special consideration of building, design and construction of resorts, hotels, and

natural treasures to draw tourists to our neck of the woods. Our many rivers and thick forests provide an ideal setting for nature and ecotourism which appeal not only to those who seek pleasure, relaxation and

which form it takes. According to the World Tourism Organization, in 2014 the industry raised approximately US$1.5 Trillion dollars. Besides the money, Ecotourism/Nature tourism is not just about lucrative profits and mere pleasure, even though one of the aims is to get ecotourists to spend more on trips. It’s more than that; it’s a form of tourism with the environment being its main interest. It’s a form of low impact tourism, with little to no impact on the physical and socio-economic environment and seeks to give back to the locals a n d t h e c o m m u n i t y. Ecotourism is all about utilising the natural environment in its pristine state without harming or having any major negative impacts on the environment – since the environment is the product and the environment is its

inns or whatever the establishment. Natural materials from the environment are utilised in building design and construction with no major alteration to the built environment. So instead of constructing large swimming pools and installing air conditioners

a change in scenery, but also to tourists who crave a sense for adventure, and are nature lovers. Nature/ Ecotourism is for those

and solar heaters, building design utilises features like natural springs and creeks, benabs and small thatch roofed huts, and is constructed in such a way that the use of natural lighting, breeze and heating can be maximised. Also, special emphasis is placed on education of workers and visitors, management of the operation, and also tour operations to ensure effective function. This is done since ecotourists are responsible consumers interested in social, economic and environmental sustainability. Guyana, a country with so much to offer in ecotourism, is still to reach its peak. Just like our neighbour Brazil one of the top five listed eco-tourist destinations according to National Geographic in 2007, has so much to boast about. Take our virgin

f o re s t w h i c h c o v e r s approximately 76% of the country and the majestic rivers running like snakes for miles through it. What about power falls like the mighty Kaieteur shining like jewels in nature? For any eco-tourist venturing here, adventure and thrill awaits. As the ecotourism sector advances in Guyana it will move closer to realising its potential to generate millions of US dollars to contribute to our developing economy. It is just a matter of time before ecotourism in our country becomes the one to watch. Let us, as individuals, give impetus to this sector and take conscious action to plan a trip for ourselves and our contacts overseas to visit one or more of the many eco-tourism destinations within Guyana – it will be an adventure of a lifetime.

Litter Unit continues enforcement exercise - in Central Georgetown at bus parks IN keeping with Regulation 5 of the Litter Regulations 2013, the Litter Unit of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted an awareness and enforcement exercise focusing on minibus operators on the

routes 41, 42, 44, 45 and 48 bus parks. A total of 258 minibus operators were sensitised on the requirement of owners of public transportation to provide receptacles for litter disposal in their vehicles, and

given two days to comply. Any bus owner found not complying with the law will be made to pay a fine of $15,000. To date, the Unit recorded 79 non-compliant buses, and is in the process of identifying the respective errant bus owners. Those in compliance with Regulation 5 were the UG/Industry and Vryheid’s Lust bus parks. During the first two weeks in April, the following citations and notices were issued:

Dumpsite in Charlestown

* Notices to attend Court ($50,000 fine) – Pamela Daniels of Sophia for littering a public place, and Richard Anthony Marks for illegal dumping of domestic waste. * Fixed Penalty ($15,000) – Chavez Allicock of Albouystown and Kim Mason of Charlestown for illegal dumping of domestic waste, and Orin Clarke of Madewini, Linden Highway, for unsanitary, unsightly and unhealthy private premises. To report cases of illegal dumping, contact the Litter Enforcement Unit on 6000620, 219 2630, 225-0506, or email greenguyana@ gmail.com.

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GRA warns…

Mini Vans imported but not registered by May 15 will lose tax concessions THE Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has noted with concern the lackluster manner in which some taxpayers, especially auto dealers and importers, are approaching the importation, modification, and registration of certain mini vans to be used as public transportation and which are registered in the ‘B’ Series. Based on an agreement between the GRA and the Guyana Police Force (GPF), small passenger type mini vans such as the Toyota Noah and the Toyota Voxy were allowed to be registered in the ‘B’ series for use as public transportation for a period of five years. This concession was allowed on vehicles imported up to

December 31, 2014. Further, this tax concession was granted with the condition that the vehicles would have been modified to accommodate 10 persons including the driver, within two weeks from the date that the Tax Exemptions/ concessions were granted. GRA said while most of the beneficiaries have complied with this stipulation many importers are now defaulting on this agreement. This has led to several hiccups and delays in the processing and finalisation of these concessions with the GRA’s Tax Exemptions, Processing, and Verification Division and information shared with the GPF. As such, all importers and owners of these mini vans who would have imported such

vehicles prior to December 31, 2014, are advised to have their vehicles registered on or before Friday May 15, 2015. Any request to have these vehicles registered after May 15, 2015 will be denied by the GRA and the importer/owner will be required to pay the full difference of taxes owed to the state. Persons should note that vehicles which have already been registered for use as Public Transportation will be allowed to continue operations for a maximum period of five (5) years. Moreover, owners of these vehicles are reminded that under the terms and conditions of this agreement, they are required to submit their Income Tax Returns annually to the Post Approval Section of the Law Enforcement and Investigation Division of the GRA, to confirm that they are using the vehicle for public transportation and that they are tax compliant. Failure to comply will result in the non-issuance of future Road Service Licence and the pro-rated taxes will become due and payable. As was previously stated, in cases where Motor Vehicles which fall under the above category were already registered by the GRA, they must be fitted with not less or more than ten (10) seats. These vehicles will be examined by the GRA before any renewal of their Motor Vehicle Licences, to ensure that they are in conformity with the required standard. GRA said persons who require additional information can contact the Tax Exemption, Processing, and Verification Division on telephone numbers: 2276060 Ext. 3500, 3501, and 3502.

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Former magistrate Election Day ballot

Fazil Azeez shot at Eccles F O R M E R M a g i s t r a t e a n d A t t o rney-at-Law, Mr Fazal Azeez, was late yesterday nursing a gunshot wound to the abdomen after being shot by a lone gunman at Eccles, East Bank Demerara. The incident occurred around 11:55 hrs as Mr Azeez was in the area known as Eccles New Scheme. The gunman is said to have escaped on foot after discharging the round. The Police Force, in a subsequent statement on the incident, confirmed that Mr Azeez, of Dowding Street, Kitty, was at Eccles, EBD, when he was held up by a man armed with a firearm who demanded cash. The Police said Mr Fazal Azeez resisted and was shot to his abdomen by the armed man who escaped after persons in the area came out upon hearing the discharge of the firearm. Mr Azeez, who was also General Manager of the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation, suffered internal injuries and is said to be in a stable condition at a city hospital after emergency surgery. APNU+AFC CONDEMNS ATTACK Meanwhile, the Opposition alliance (APNU+AFC) has condemned the attack on the former magistrate. The Coalition, in a statement yesterday,

– condition said to be stable

Fazal Azeez

said it “wishes him a complete and speedy recovery and also offers words of comfort and support to Azeez’s family, relatives and friends.” The Coalition claimed it has received credible reports that Azeez was not robbed during the attack. “Azeez is known for his principled stance against corruption, crime and poor governance…and was a friend of APNU+AFC and is especially close to Prime Ministerial candidate Moses Nagamootoo,” the APNU/AFC stated.

papers in Guyana BALLOT papers printed in Canada, to be used at the upcoming General and Regional Elections, were slated to have arrived in the country at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), in the wee hours this morning, at around 1:45 am. The shipment of ballot papers were brought over in the company of two Commissioners from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Messrs Charles Corbin and Sase Gunraj, who were in Canada overseeing the printing of ballot papers. Under heavy security, the shipment was slated to be transported to a secure location. Some $66.8M for the

procurement of the ballot papers, as well as sensitive materials, to be used by GECOM at the upcoming polls were approved by Cabinet last Tuesday, April 14. The other sensitive materials to be procured include ink, ballot boxes, security seals and such like. This is the second contract green-lighted by Cabinet for the procurement of Election Day materials. In early January, a contract worth in excess of $35.2M for the procurement of sensitive materials for GECOM was also approved. Meanwhile, in a prior comment, GECOM Chairman Dr. Steve Surujbally was emphatic in declaring the Commission’s readiness for the

General and Regional Elections. “There is nothing to stop us now,” he told the Guyana Chronicle. Dr Surujbally added, “The non-sensitive materials are here [in GECOM’s possession].” Sensitive and nonsensitive materials are dispatched to the various districts prior to Election Day. Sensitive materials including ballot boxes are checked, labelled and properly secured in respective containers. Private security is arranged to attend to the containers. Members of the disciplined forces will be voting this weekend, May 2, while the rest of Guyana head to the polls on May 11. (Vanessa Narine)

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Devika Samad-Ram: A young professional in ICT

By Michel Outridge THERE is a young professional engaged in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, where she has distinguished herself for her competence. She is no other than Devika Samad-Ram, Programmer-cum-Analyst at Banks DIH Ltd. This 22-year-old, who has held the post for the past two years, is responsible for software development, software testing, user document, business international queries, dashboard for business usage, design and analysis of software

systems, and generating reports. Having written ICT at the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exams, Samad-Ram pursued a Diploma in Computer Science at the University of Guyana, and went on to attain a Degree with credit in the same field. She told this publication that she never considered her job as a man’s preserve, since she was always interested in computers, even at CXC level; and knew she wanted a career in that field and so pursued it. Samad-Ram said she found it very exciting and competitive, even at that stage, and decided that was the

career she wanted in life, and so qualified herself accordingly. The married mother of one said she does not label ICT as a man’s career, but anyone interested in pursuing a career in ICT should adopt the right attitude and determination. There is, at her workplace, no discrimination, even though most of her colleagues are male. Samad-Ram said females can make an impact in ICT if there are systems in place. She opined that this does not currently happen because most females fear the forefront stance; but she said that can change in the determination to move forward, because, regardless of the challenges, the world

Devika Samad-Ram is a young professional in ICT of ICT is very exciting. She described her job as a daily learning experience, and said it is a job that keeps her in tune with technology and the ‘know-how’ of her profession. Moreover, she said, she has to keep abreast with improvements in technology in order to stay on top of her game. Her advice to those females who want a career in ICT is to ‘do it’. Set goals and work towards them, knowing that success is on the horizon and anything is possible. She said with that kind of mindset, there will be maximum achievement. Samad-Ram explained that she does not want to be stuck at a first degree stage in Computer Science, and is working towards achieving her Masters; but since that is not offered locally, she plans to pursue studies overseas. The part-time tutor at Global Technology said more girls and women need encouragement to take up ICT careers, and there is a need for UG to host more seminars that highlight the benefits derived from Computer Science studies. The only other field Samad-Ram is willing to be engaged in is Business Management, and that as a worst-case scenario. She does not envisage changing her career at any time in the future. ‘International Girls in ICT Day’ is an initiative that was launched by members of the International Telecommunications Union at its 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference. The idea behind the launch was to create a global environment that would empower and encourage females to consider careers in the field of information and communications technology (ICT). The day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every April. This year, International Girls in ICT Day was observed on April 23, 2015. The National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU), in collaboration with other stakeholders -- including the Ministry of Education, the Guyana National Broadcasting Corporation, E-Government Unit, One Laptop Per Family, Digicel, Qualfon, GT&T, NT Computeac, the Brainstreet Group, Global Technology, Guyana Society for the Blind, and the University of Guyana -- planned and organised several activities for the 2015 observance of this auspicious day.

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ACCOMMODATION

RENTAL/HIRE

SERVICES

VACANCY

 rooms & apartments: 1-, 2-, 3-bedroom at Fifth Avenue Subryanville. Call 2272199, 227-2189.

 affordable, bouncy castles and trampolines in April, and get an additional hour free. Call Fun Park Rentals, 617-0173.

 Between 1835yrs. Police clearance is required. Apply at Len's Decor 8 Sheriff Street Georgetown call 227-0176.

 Inn: Finished apartments/rooms hot & cold, with AC. Price $5 000 and $6 000 daily. Tel: 218-1400, 668-0306, 694-7817.

 tools rental specials, concrete saw, jack hammer, sanding machine, compactor ransom and more. Call 675-0767, 627-5098.

 & Associates Financial Services. Services: Taxation (VAT, Income & Property Tax, Cash Flow projections, Business development plan, Personal financial adviser & Accounting & Consultancy. 190 Church Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown Guyana (two buildings east of Austin's Book Store) Tel: 223-2105, 662-7467, email: joseph.je75@gmail.com.

  Highly motivated and energetic person with secondary education, 2 years min. experience in retail sales.Must be computer literate. Knowledge of Daceasy will be an asset. Apply to LENS 136 Sheriff Street, G/Town. Call: 227-2486, 227-0176. Email: michelle_lensdecor@hotmail.com

       Inn Apartments. With Jacuzzi, kitchen and hot and cold from $3 000, AC $5 000, Eccles. Tel. 679-7139, 639-4452, 619-3660.

BUSS/JOB OPPORTUNITY BUSS/JOB OPP

 give you a free website to earn, guaranteed US$$$$ monthly. Registration is FREE Email: proconsult_cba@yahoo.com e EDUCATIONAL d uc a t i o n a l   Support worker/ caregiver (to live and work in Canada under the Canadian live in care giver Program). Care for the Elderly, care for the Children, First Aid and CPR.  Training College 227-4881. A registered institution with the Ministry of Education Accreditation Council.                        Subjects offered: Mathematics, English A, P.O.A, P.O.B, O.A, Human & Social Biology, Biology, Integrated Science, etc. Contact us at 194 Camp Street between Church and Quamina Streets. Classes commence on June 1, 2015. Register now for morning, afternoon, evening/night classes. Call 2230604, 683-5742.  LEARN TO DRIVE Driving School, 287 Alberttown, Queenstown. Tel: 650-4291, 610-1710.

PENPAL

PEN PAL

          

 businessman looking for a slim female for a serious relationship, between ages 32 and 42. Call 659-7465 from 17:00hrs to 20:00hrs. servic e SERVICES  , DVD, microwaves, stereo, amplifiers, washer etc. Tel: 693-2683.  welding, grille work, vessel, aluminum welding, cast welding. Tel: 666-2101.  & spares, fridges, freezers, AC, washers, stoves & microwaves. Contact Nick: 683-1312, 627-3206. /unavailable? We look after your elderly family members at their own home. Call 609-1981.  Jewellery and Pawnshop, Lot 1 D'Urban Street, Werk-enRust between Camp and George Streets. Call 223-6331, 227-2307.   For all construction, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, painting and home/commercial needs, contact 679-7869.  all general construction, contact Mohamed. Specialised carpentry, masonry, plumbing, power-wash, painting, troweltex, varnishing. Call 233-, 667-6644, (office), 216-3120.

             

 selling, renting property or land? Contact Zinctop Homes Realty. Tel: 231-4041, 684-2244, 2263595. Lot 95 Hadfield Street, Werken-Rust. - www.zinctophomes.com

 Enterprise, 2 Croal Street Stabroek: Enquire about our discount driving package and international driver's permit. Join us on facebook. Tel: 227-3869, 622-8162, 644-7052.

 Iphones/ipad, cables, computer repairs, phone unlocking, ink refilling. Call :6158734/223-1765

's Institute of Motoring Learn to drive at an affordable cost. Professional, Courteous and Patient Driving Instructor. For more details contact Annmarie/Vanessa at 172 Light and Charlotte Streets, Bourda. Te# 227-5072, 226-7541, 226-0168. www.rksinstituteofmotering.webs.com\ MASSAGE

MASSAGE

 MASSAGE. Call for appointments, out calls only. Anna 661-8969.        DivintySpa,245 Sheriff St., specialise in relaxation and therapuetic massages, facials. Call 661-6694, ask for Dianna.

RENTAL/HIRE RENTAL/HIRE  Inn Apartments Premio, Vitz. Eccles New Scheme. Tel. 679-7139, 6394452, 619-3660.

 of 6 construction workers looking for day/job work - carpentry, masonry, tiling, painting, troweltex, labourer. Call Eric 6165914.  efficient repairs, refrigerators, dryers, washing machines, blenders, etc. Tel: 227-0060, 694-1778, 609-8550 - Freezezone Enterprises.  Chowkai Construction: Building of homes, building, renovations, carpentry, masonry, tiling, lacquering, painting. Call: 682-4533.  Sanding and Lacquering Service for quality sanding & lacquering of floors, doors, walls etc. Contact us at 150 Sukhai Street, Better Hope ECD, Tel: 220-4897, 650-4704. course in Beauty Care (3 days, all materials provided), Facials make-up Artistry - Natural, Bridal, Dramatic, Nail Care: Manicures, Pedicures, Acrylic nails, Nail designs. Ann's Beauty Salon. Crash courses in Hairdressing also available. Tel: 629-4497, 223-8452.

 General Store, 116 Regent Road Bourda: Maid must know to cook and clean, handyman to care for dogs.  Officers, excavator/skid steer operator, kitchen assistant, waiter, waitresses. Contact 603-4094.

 male, age 42 years, seeks single female age 35 to 40 years old for marriage. Contact 277-0491.  East Indian male seeks female 30-40 years and over for friendship leading to marriage. Call 675-9156.

 in the fast food industry - cooks, cashiers, etc. Send applications to 70 New Road, Vreeden-Hoop, WCD. Call 645-8518.

   Visa Service. Professional Visa applications to the US and Canada. Fees USA VISA $3000, Canada $4000, Plaza Computer Service, 245 Sheriff Street, C/ville. 225-7390, 6180128, 688-1874. Open Monday to Sunday 09:00hrs 21:00hrs   Building Contractor: Carpentry, masonry, tiling, plumbing, painting, drawing of plans, etc, free estimates, general home maintenance, prompt, affordable and dependable. Lot 1232 6th Avenue Section "A" Diamond New Scheme, EBD. Tel. 2160671, 622-0267, 692-8464, Email klakeram.construction@gmail.com

SPIRITUALITY

Spirituality

 reader/adviser for reading advice baths etc. Call 609-3655. Ask for Mother.  Spiritualist: resolving all problems, blockage, love, and money, etc - Tele: 223-6834, 600-7719.  spiritual help in removing evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, bring ing prosp e r i t y t o b u s i nesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 2200708, 687-5653. works done to bring peace, finance, success, enhance prosperity, remove evil, blockage, reunite families, lovers, etc. 610-7234, 644-0058.  captain, Kromanti & other spiritualist are now available for removal of bacoo, other evil spirits, curses, sicknesses, bad luck, guards, reuniting lovers etc. Tel: 689-3324. TAXI SERVICE

TAXI SERVICE

         

VACANCY VACANCY  roti cook at Roti Plus, 48 Sheriff & William Streets. Tel: 227-0643, 227-0627. Gas Station - Pump Attendants required. Send applications to: The Manager, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.  to clean & wash; honest, reliable in Georgetown. Tel: 622-6335, 223-4598. , hauler 4 x 4 driver, Woodmizer operator grant manager. Call Richard 609-7675, 674-1705, 233-2614.  cashier/salesgirl at Energy Plus Service Station, Area 'P' Chateau Margot, ECD, to work shift. Contact 220-2821.

 Point Snackette and Bar, 42 Orange Walk, Bourda. Phone: 226-7147, Waitress (working day shif t& night shift) kitchen assistant, supervisor for a shift. Apply in person.  and Supervisor, DEV Grocery and Variety, 152 Albert and Sixth Streets, Alberttown, Apply in person with written application. Tel: 625-5322.  611porter and driver. Experience will be an asset. Apply in person with written application to: The Manager, Household Plus, 131 Regent Road Bourda.  hiring: Servers, pastry-makers, drivers with bus licence, cashiers roti/doubles maker, delivery guys, cleaners, waitresses, bartenders. Call 603-4444 for more information.  guards to work at locations in Georgetown/ lower East Coast & Republic Gardens on the East Bank. Call 2251787, 231-5359 for appointment during office hours. /Trainee to operate offset printing press, must be 20-25 years, qualification 3-5 subjects (CXC). Apply in person to 21 Seaforth Street, Campbellville. Tel: 226-1877.  Restaurant: Waiter & waitress, experience will be an asset, one cashier. Lot 50 Public Road, Herstelling, ECD. Apply in person with written application.  Cruise line and Cargo - Cooks, waiters, waitresses, receptionists, storekeepers, cleaners, etc.. Contact Professional Recruitment Agency. 231-6296, 650-9880.  guard: Apply in person with written application and one passport-size picture: The Manager, Regency Suites/ Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werken-Rust, Georgetown.  responsible couple to live/ work as caretakers at private resort in Present Hope, Parika. Experienced handyman and female shop/bar workers for Ekereku 231-0363 Monday - Friday, 09:00hrs - 16:00hrs.   Medical Clinic, Internal Medicine Board Certified USA. Vacancy for Medical Assistant/Secretary in Berbice. Please call 622-6355. For clinic visit/call for appointment. /Baker for interior location. Must know to cook and bake a wide variety of items, strictly nonsmoker. Applicants must be experienced, have verifiable references and must be at least 40 years old. Others need not apply. Call: 618-2020.  and male janitors/ cleaning staff needed by international company. Previous experience working in hotels, factories, hospitals etc. is highly desired. Must be physically fit and must possess recent Police Clearance. Excellent pay offered. Call 618-0085, 627-3822.

 Office Assistant Highly motivated and energetic person with 5 subjects CXC including Maths and English - Min grade 3 Working knowledge of MS Office, plus 1 year experience is needed. Send application to LENS 136 Sheriff Street, G/ Town. Call: 227-2486, 227-0176. Email:maxm3power@aol.com - Energetic person with seconary education including Maths and English. Minimum 2 years experience. Must have a valid driver's licence.Police clearance is required. Apply at L e n ' s  D e c o r 8 S h eriff Street Georgetown call 227-0176 or Email: mitchelle_lensdecor@hotmail.com  female Manager to manage mall between ages 25 and 45 years, must be computer literate, knowledge of Quickbooks and preparation of VAT and NIS, must be able to work with little supervision and multi-task when the need arises. Pleasant personality and customer-friendly. Contact 621-2677, 671-8883, 225-4413, email - sharonsbuilding@aol.com  Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond Clerk. Interested persons must have at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Please send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a passport-size photograph to Roy's Pharmacy Stall #32-33 & #6465 Bourda Market, Georgetown. Also Packing Clerk/Cleaner, age 35-50 years. Please call 223-6072.   "Have Faith in Christ, Today" 2271988/623-6431/657-8887/6680238 jewanalrealty@gmail.com -(4th Avenue- Built up) $8-6 M/ 21st Avenue -$3.5M;   - 40 Acres- $9M per acre, Ideal for Resort/ Housing/ Recreation Park/ Golf Course, etc; C     - Double lot -$32M/ $14M; 3rd lot with driveway- $15M; GOOD     commercial $70M/ residential $5.5M;  back dam- $2M.     227-1988/ 623-6431; jewanalrealty@gmail.com Land ForFOR Sale SALE LAND       . Price neg. Call 614-1170.  house lot at La Parfaite Harmonie $1.1M neg. Call 604-4174.  and diamond lands in Potaro.- Tel: 609-2815, 231-8702.  land at Great Diamond, Block X, EBD. Tel: 337-4298, 654-6350.  at Parfaite Harmonie, size 45x80. Price $3M neg. Contact 693-3317, 660-0171, 216-0094.      60 X 90, Boodhoo Housing Scheme, 7.5 mil.Contact: 2270176, 225-3048, 651-4578  Located on the First Half of 12 St. Foulis,East Coast Demerara. Price 5M Neg.Tel No. 652-3667 or 643-2928 .

LAND FOR SALE  double lot (200x200) at Yarrowkabra. Tel: 6651123. house lots in Soesdyke, size 50x100. Contact 261-5027, 670-8282.  lot at La Retraite in the Stanleytown Village District, West Bank, Demerara. Phone 641-9342.  Gardens, residential lots 50'x100'. Interested persons can contact 225-1787, 231-5359.  Third Avenue/ Providence land with concrete fence, land filled to road height, size 110x60 & 100x65 - 624-7684. : Melanie Damishana, ECD, Cinema Road, land 45'x110' developed area, great deal $4M. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.  lettered 'E' being part of east half of Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg, in the city of Georgetown. Contact: 603-9767.  14 acres lot No. 1566, 1567, 1571, 1572, 1695, 1696, 1702, lots 147 & 152 No. 72 Village Corentyne Berbice. Call 660-2215. X      Parfaite Harmonie, Vreed-en-Hoop, Cummings Lodge, Cornelia Ida, Alberttown, Coldingen ECD - 629-8253, 615-3728.  Street: Well developed, fully fenced land measuring 100 feet x 62 feet, next to Scotiabank - $150M. Serious enquiries only. Call 227-5407, 658-2686.  land 45x200, located at 64 Norton Street, Lodge, good for bond, hotel, church or any type of business. Call 231-5255, 718-830-5003.  First 5 Star gated community - community mall, pool, underground irrigation, swipe card entry, shock fence etc. Reserve your land Now! Contact 609-0783, seroj_26@yahoo.com.  junction p r i m e c ommercial land 58'x86', corner lot Parika opposite market tarmac 120'x147', Ruimzeight Gardens double lot. For serious enquiries please call 269-0020 during office hours.  Gardens semi-gated 42x80 $3.6M neg., 54x90 $4.3 neg., Charity Housing Scheme $2.8M neg., Kuru Kuru residential 100x200 - $2.6M, 623-4790, 222-5116, 624-4790.  both close to Public Road and both with creeks, 18 acres at Kuru Kururu 3rd creek, 7 acres cleared with passion fruits, hot peppers, 15 acres at Long Creek next to highway. Call 673-5030, 624-6589.  Diamond 2nd Street $8M, $10M, Herstelling $6M, $7M, Linden Highway 45 acres $15M, gold claims Sherima 1200 acres $20M, Mazaruni 1200 acres $20M, Winiperu 800 acres $20M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  house lot just behind the Princess Hotel, gated community, size 55' x 100' $14.5M. This is currently a booming Guyanese community with malls, water, park, Providence Stadium etc.Call 647-4997, 645-9266.  invite you to purchase the followinge land for bond , Chandra & Gange 125x120 corner lot $65M, William Street, 120x45 foefr bond, Gange 125x62 in Prashad Nagar for bond. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 6232591, 669-, 226-1064, 225-3068, 225-2626, 225-5198, 225-2709.

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 business land 125x50 neg., in Smyth Street opposite Jumbo Jet. Valuation $85M Asking price $75M, 3% refund on agent commission earned. Call Lord and Harold Anthony Reid's Realty 627-0288, 667-7812, 2253068, 225-2626, 23 1 - 2 8 6 4 , 225-5198, 225-2709, 669-, 226-1064, 227-6949, 646-1712.

        

 away land East and QuaminaStreetscorner120x100- US$1.7M neg., Hadfield Street opposite new expected GGMC $115M, South Road close to Wellington Street 30x112 $65M, Newtown 75x32 $14.9M, William Street 114x45 $28M, Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 Blygezight box 80x75 $32M, Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-, Mr Pereira 2253068, 226-1064.

         

 transformation of Guyana be our conversation equal 360 degrees turnaround and the 83 000 square miles space be filled with dynamic leaders and entrepreneurs with divine creative implemented ideas now today, East and Quamina Streets 120x120 plus reserve US$1.6M, Waterloo Street 40 000 sq. ft. land for hospital US$2.9M, Carmichael and Quamina US$1.1M, Coverden 600x100 residential land for retirement residence condo style $40M, Smyth Street for 6-storey school, hotel opposite Jumbo Jet vacant $68M, Hadfield Street 300x90 for any purpose close to Cultural Centre plus reserve $65M, Turkeyen 1¼ acre for bond $69M, LBI/BC 10 acre for gated retirement homes US$1.2M, Land of Canaan 200 acres for gated executive posh home US$1.9M, Lamaha Street 10,000 sq. ft. US$1M, New Market Street 15 000 sq. ft. $1.4M, 2 acres of land in Bel Air Park for financial and technology centre US$3.9M, Earl's Court 120x67 $13M, Phone Lord & Harold Anthony Reid Realty Mr Budram 692-3831, Mr. Shaw 6281361, 669-3350, Ms Mohan 6440408, Ms Harte 627-0434,Mohan Lall - 225-2626, 225-3068, 667-7812 after hours 225-2709, 225-2626, 2253068, 669-3350.

TO LET TO LET  in Regent Street. Phone 665-6453. -bedroom apartment. Tel: 687-1662.       house with all amenities. Call 222-3059.  2-room apartment Tel: 602-3387.  South Road $60 000. Call Eric, 616-5914. -bedroom apartment. Tel: 687-1662. -bedroom apartment at Parfaite Harmonie. Tel: 666-8585.  to rent at Uitvlugt, WCD. Contact No. 6662442.  Westminster: Four twobedroom apartments. Call 6544122.   furnished, Craig Street $100 000. Eric 6165914.  3-bedroom upper flat. Contact Derrick 622-3296, 2239162.  2-bedroom house in Crane, 2 doors West of Alleyne & Son Meat Shop. 654-4122.  one-bedroom bottom flat apartment, EBD. Call 216-0644, 668-8403.  business place on Regent Street. Contact: 6412419. -bedroom bottom flat in residential area contact 6671310.  furnished, Sheriff Street, $140 000. Eric 616-5914.  3-bedroom top flat, Yubani Street $90 000. Eric 616-5914.

         

 apartment on UG Road, 2 bedrooms, toilet and bath and parking 621-3707.  land space at Supply, EBD. Call 227-1744, 6579237.  apartment at Atlantic Ville Tel: 644-9088 after 18:00hrs.  business place $40 000 - $60 000 Contact: 627-1893, 694-4148. - and two-bedroom apartments at Industry, ECD. Tel: 666-8585.  New Scheme: 3bedroom bottom flat. 664-9062, 622-9248.

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 space for supermarket and living quarters, Lot 22 Public Road, Covent Garden, EBD. 682-7490, 685-9284.

 flat in Cummings Street near Middle Street, suitable for office, school, church or any business, vacant. Contact: 233-2692.

 3-bedroom apartment in close proximity to UG & Teachers Training College. Call 685-9127. -bedroom, fully furnished apartment with AC, in Campbellville for overseas guest. Tel: 648-0303 .          fully-furnished 2-bedroom apartments in Queenstown, US$600.Tel: 6389116, 669-4713.  new furnished and unfurnished studio apartments in Queenstown from $60 000 monthly. Call 638-9116, 669-4713.  upper flat three bedrooms, one master room, at first bridge, Grove New Housing Scheme. 642-0550.  unfurnished, Alberttown $90 000, 2-bedroom Da Silva $85 000, 2-bedroom, Kitty $100 000. Eric 616-5914.  2-bedroom upper flat $100 000, new 1-bedroom & business $120 000, Norton Street. Call Eric 616-5914.

 house, fully furnished, diplomat rental, residential at US$2500. Call 664-5105.

 apartments with hot & cold, AC etc. Mon Repos, ECD. Price $60 000 & $80 000 Tel: 618-0626.

 for rent/for sale: Newly built 3-storey, Lot 39-40 Broad Street. Tel: 6234706, 226-3810.

 house, 2 full baths, large kitchen located at 54 Bent Street, Wortmanville. 2315380, 663-8500.

 centrally located in Georgetown, suitable for business. Call 225-7131, 664-7525.

 place in Cummings Street & North Road and living flats. Tel: 612-5063.

           - $US 1000,KEY HOMES. TEL:2231765,641-2664.

 bottom flat apartment unfurnished at Eccles. Contact 668-5741, 233-2272.

 apartments, Lot 7 -8 Plantain Walk, Vreed-enHoop. 264-2639, 264-2743.

 Margot: 2 2-bedroom furnished, 1 - two-bedroom unfurnished with toilets and baths 660-0943.

-bedroom downstairs at Lot 6 Cherry Plot, LBI, ECD - 6772814, 699-1541.  3-bedroom house located at B/Hope, East Coast Demerara. Contact 220-4897.  furnished flat, Middle Street, Cummingsburg, Georgetown. Call 662-6875.                                1- and 2-bedroom furnished upper flat from US$25 up. Call 681-2499, 679-0757. -storey building located on Robb Street next to Bourda Market. Tel: 623-7731, 629-0636.  for a single, decent, responsible working female. Call 622-5371, 602-1076 .  space $60 000, business place $60 000, boutique/ internet café. Tel: 642-0636.  and furnished executive top flat, with parking Tel: 225-0545, 642-0636.  place, Robb Street: Large and fully secured ground floor Tel: 642-0636.  building: Large twostorey concrete with parking. Price US$1300 - Tel: 642-0636.  three-bedroom, top flat with parking and all conveniences. Tel: 225-0545. -bedroom apartment at Lot 41 Truimph Village, ECD. Tel: 220-7937, 698-3854.  furnished 2-bedroom executive apartment for short & long term. Call: 2261458.

 space 10ft x 30ft in central Georgetown. For enquiries, contact: 226-2833 asking $90 000.  house, toilet and bath $50 000 monthly. Industry. Contact 222-3194.  furnished, D'Urban Street & Louisa Row $90 000, Da Silva Street $100 000. Eric 616-5914.  top flat house with self-contained room, kitchen and living room space. Call 6117138.          fully-furnished 2-bedroom apartments in Queenstown, US$600.Tel: 6389116, 669-4713.  new furnished and unfurnished studio apartments in Queenstown from $60 000 monthly. Call 638-9116, 669-4713. - "AA" Upscale property US$1500; "BB", "CC" 3 bedrooms property $80,000/ $75,000. : 227-1988/ 623-6431.  - Ideal for Resturant,Church, School- Above Sankars jm -Upper-US$1200/ Lower Back US$800.  furnished Kitty $65 000, 1-bedroom unfurnished Kitty $45 000, 1-bedroom South Road $60 000. Eric 616-5914.  apartments from US $900, US $1000, US $1200 and upwards . Tel:6461712, 693-8532. -bedroom bottom flat apartment, self-contained, working couple or single person preferred $35 000 monthly Tel: 672-3699.  apartment, newly renovated, 136 Fifth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown. Tel: 6640829. Price $60 000 monthly.

 and living quarters on the WCD. Call 648-4903, 2761826.

 located, space suitable for doctor, insurance, consultant, classes or other. Call 227-3064, 628-7589.

 constructed, spacious 2-bedroom apartment at Eastville, Annandale. Call 6186859, 664-4206.

 houses/apartments and commercial spaces and Building to rent. Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.

 3-bedroom furnished house) US$1000, large 3-storey building for bond etc US$2700 Diana 227-2256, 626-9382.  apartment, one bedroom, prepaid meter inside washroom at Cornelia Ida, WCD. Tel: 602-5332.  top flat at 484 Diamond New Scheme, EBD (Tenth Avenue). Contact 2160720, 651-7696, 699-2338.  2-bedroom apartment, fully grilled, inside toilet & bath in Kitty. 1- & 3-bedrooms apartment in Herstelling. 693-0213, 641-3374.  street lodge 2- unfurnished 3-bedroom apartment $ 61,000 No parking. For viewing Call: 617- 0704.  constructed short-term apartment/rooms in Herstelling, EBD. Contact Handel on 621-6862, 655-3065, 514-430-7764.

TO LET  located Bel Air Park, Diamond, Kitty, ECD & EBD - 2238479, 647-3768, www.spaceseek.gy.  and 2-bedroom apartments in Kitty $35 000 and $65 000 neg., parking available. Decent people 227-1354, 618-9917, 234-0579.  3-bedroom upstairs, grilled, toilet and bath inside, telephone, parking, spacious living quarters at EBD 668-5384, 648-3342.  flat, two bedrooms, Campbellville, two months advance (1) Im Serious enquiries 225-2382 & 686-4134. Prefer couple. 09:30hrs - 18:30hrs.                  Nagar US$1500, US$1200, Eccles US$2500, Greenfield Park US$1500, 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms in residential areas from $80 000 to $160 000. 2222300, 618-0000, 615-0069.

 business space 3.5ft x 10ft, 15 Henry Street, Werk-enRust, Georgetown. $10 000 monthly Call 610-7770, 668-9018.

house $75 000 monthly in Providence. 3-storey building with living quarters and business, must see, very good price. 6843718, 610-0575.

 2 bedroom apartment (top flat, front view) in residential Land-of Canaan. Decent couple preferred. Price:$45,000. Tel#.652-6720.

 unfurnished bottom flat in Da Silva Street, Kitty. Parking for 2 cars, overhead tanks, fully grilled. Price $80 000. Call 625-5897.

 flat (kitchenette) between 9th & 10th Avenue Diamond, AC, hot & cold, parking starting from $55 000. Contact 673-7589, 612-9061.

 square feet modern warehouse in the Eccles Industrial Site. Asking price US$5000 monthly. Contact Annie Rooplall 233-3512 or Gimpex@gmail.com

- & one-bedroom apartments in Kitty with parking facilities, $65 000 & $35 000. Decent individuals. Call 618-9117, 227-1354.

bedroom front building, furnished bottom flat apartment, fully grilled, internet, AC, parking place. US $600 monthly US$40 daily .Lot 1 Station Street, Kitty, 227-6046, 621-7519.

 spot formerly mining trading Bagotstown: opposite former KFC outlet. Call owner, 671-7114, 233-6987.       U n f u r n i s h e d 1 - b e d room apartment $30 000. 6140166, 601-6639.  floor, Camp Street area. Ideally suited for office or business. Call 609-7675, 6741705, 233-2614.  Office/ business space 400-6000 sq. feet, available parking etc from US$350 neg. Tel: 624-4225.  place, Camp Street: Large and fully secured ground floor, no renovations needed. Tel: 642-0636. bedroom apartments for overseas visitors, fully furnished, AC, hot & cold water, internet US$25 daily. Monthly also. Tel: 231-6061, 621-1524. -bedroom, front downstairs apartment with parking in Da Silva Street, Newtown, Georgetown Tel: 227-5748, 629-3996.  for residential or business purpose at Carmichael Street, opposite Bishops' High School, thr ee-storey building at Albert and Crown Streets, Queenstown. Contact 676-8827, 629-6584, 645-6825, 697-4800.  Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from U S $ 2 0 daily. 227-5852, 638-4404. -contained rooms and apartment, daily $3 500 to $8 000, rooms weekly $18 000. Julian's Guest House 226-3552, 638-4505.  buildings available in prime areas. 223-8479, 647-3768. www.spaceseek.gy. -bedroom apartment for short term rental - US$60 daily rate. 223-8479, 647-3768. www.spaceseek.gy. - four- five-bedroom houses & apartments available, furnished & unfurnished 223-8479, 647-3768, www.spaceseek.gy.

 Air: 2-bedroom furnished $120 000, Louisa Row furnished $95 000, Courida Park furnished US$2000, Campbellville 3-bedroom furnished $100 000. To rent your property or to find one, call 610-8282, 694-6354.  Street store 500 sq. ft US$2 000; 3-flat concrete building Regent Street, back; 2-bedroom apartments US$5 000 88 Middle Road, La Penitence $48 000 - $60 000. Mr Paul 626-1150.  bedrooms executive apartment, Industry ECD, parking, Furnished; 40" television, A/C in one room, beds, stove, suite, refrigerator, microwave, washing machine, $80,000 monthly, Call 628-2866."   in Bel Air Park, all rooms air-conditioned, immaculate and recently renovated, beautiful kitchen & modern baths US$1600 monthly, US$2200 monthly. Serious enquiries only. Please call 231-4172.  houses from USD$1200-USD$4000, furnished 2 bedrooms USD$500, 1-2 bedrooms aprtment USD$800-USD1,000 and office spaces $75,000 - $USD$2,000. Tel: 226-3595, 231-4041, 661-1952, 672-5403, 684-2244, 654-9464.    Atlantic Gardens split level two-storey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained. Meadow Brook Gardens two-storey, 3 bedrooms. Both with all modern conveniences.      Gardens E.C.D, Fully furnished, 2 bedrooms Serviced Swimming pool and generator and maintained compound Excellent for Diplomats and Overseas Business personnel Serious Enquiries only.  2267541, 226-0168 Mon to Fri 8am to 4:30 pm or 641-9888.          apartment Kitty fully furnished $100 000, 1-bedroom Atlantic Gardens $55 000, 3-bedroom Atlantic Gardens $120 000 & 2-bedroom Alberttown $85 000. Zinctop Homes Realty. Tel: 231-4041, 226-35-95, 6725403, 654-9464.

TO LET  of one newly built bottom flat, 2-bedroom apartment with living and kitchen areas, tiled flooring, cupboard, inside toilet and bath, grille and parking. Located at 645 Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD $45 000 monthly. Tel: 623-2035, 6621893, 220-4804. -bedroom fully furnished apartment Sixth Avenue, Diamond, EBD, telephone, internet, parking, etc, available for long term ,short term rental. - $55,000 per month (negotiable). Short term rental for overseas visitors US$35 per day. Tel:658-1523, 638-3622, 231-8567.   W o r l d # 1 R e a ltor Mister Terry Redford Reid 667-7812, 225-6858, 225-7164, 226-1064, 225-2626, 231-2068, 619-7945. Have the executive r e ntal red u c e d by 35%, Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jac a r anda Ave. Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$18 0 0 , Bel Ai r Springs US$1000, large bond for rental office small form US$375, 10 000 sq ft office space for technology bus i n e s s . 22 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 623-2591, 669-3350.    , 197 Cummings Street, 2232153, 624-7777, 668-7419, Facebook: n e x g e n g l o b a l r e a l t y, nexgenglobalrealty@gmail.com. Furnished and unfurnished Diamond and Grove: 2- & 3-bedroom from $40 000, houses from $70 000. Eccles: 2- & 3-bedroom from $50 000, houses from $120 000. Central Georgetown: 1-, 2-, 3-bedroom from $45 000, houses from $200 000, East Coast Demerara: 2& 3-bedroom from $40 000, houses from $100 000, West Coast Demerara: 1-, 2-, 3-bedroom from $30 000, houses from $80,00, West Bank Demerara: 1- & 2-bedroom newlybuilt apartment for $30 000-$40 000.   "Have Faith in Christ, Today" 2271988/623-6431/657-8887/6680238 jewanalrealty@gmail.com                    (fully furnished)- US$2500;   3 storiedUS$3000/ 2 storied-US$2200;   -US$1500/ US$800/ $55,000;    -US$2000/ US$1500;  Furnished US$2000;       'CC' (house)-US$2500/ $80,000/$75,000;   (Gated community) 3 bedroom upper- $120,000;    Semi-furnished (water & electricity included)$120,000;  (semi-furnished)-$90,000/ $70,000 (3 bedrooms upper);    3 bedrooms- $95,000/ $85,000;     (upscale 3 bedrooms)$70,000;     (1 and 2 bedrooms furnished)$120,000/ $70,000; KITTY New semi-furnished 3 bedrooms$120,000;  (2 bedrooms)- $40,000;   Studio furnished apartment, 1-2 persons, vegetarian $35,000.    (3200 sq ft ideal for Offices, Bank,etc)US$4,200;  (2 floors for schools, etc)US$1500;  Above Sankar's- Restaurant, Church, School)-Upper US$1500/ Lower Back US$800;  (spacious bond): US$2500;  (ground floor)- US$3000  PUBLIC ROAD "Spaces at Time Square Mall"- 1st FloorUS$700/ 2nd Floor-US$500/ RoofGarden-US$2000;   Commercial Public RoadUS$5000;    3 classrooms with A/C US$800;  (Lower flat ideal for bond, restaurant, etc)$100,000;  business$120,000;

SUNDAY CHRONICLE April 26, 2015 35 PROPERTY FOR FOR SALE PROPERTY SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

 Rupa Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown. Phone 673-3601.

 lot with unfinished concrete structure in Sukhu Street, No. 2 Village Berbice. Going cheap. Owner leaving country. Contact 665-5776.

 flat concrete house, built-in wardrobes, 1 self-contained 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 643-4096 for more information.

 waits on nothing, now is a Hindu word for present gift. buy now- Fully 3-bedroom concrete executive in Blygezigh Gardens was $58M now $42, Nandy Park concrete $38M, Lamaha Gardens with pool $65M. Phone Ms Mohanlall 660-2600, Mrs Mohan, Mr Shaw 639-6818, Mr Boodhoo 6923831, 669-3350, 226-4404, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 225-2626, 225-3069, 226-1064.

 Gardens: 2storey concrete house, 60'x100' lot $42M neg. Contact 667-7126.  , Success Line Top. Lusignan ECD. Contact 638-3636.  $35M, Diamond $15M, Cummings Lodge $30M. Tel: 642-0636.   Street, Kitty Georgetown - $25M. Call 6579013, 628-2044.   Diamond Scheme. For more information, call 683-4014.  and an empty lot at D'Urban Street, Lodge. Contact 674-6278, 679-3508.  two-flat concrete property Block '8' Mon Repos, ECD $20M, Tel: 625-1514. -storey building at Lot 58 Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust. Contact 616-1567, 693-8700.  Road, La Penitence (front): Large two-storey concrete. Mr Paul, 626-1150.  Eccles $40M, Kitty $23M., Have properties to let or sell? Then call Diana 227-2256, 626-9382. -bedroom flat concrete house, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 697-1269, 684-3375.    -storey properties (commercial/domestic) in Eccles (wooden/concrete) Agricola, Alberttown Garnett Street, Nandy Park, Diamond etc. Tel: 216-3120, 667-6644.  2-bedroom 3rd property, 1st Street Alberttown $12.5M, Tel: 692-3831, 225-2626, 225-3068, 227-6863, 626-4180. unfinished concrete house at Better Hope South. Price $13.9M Tel: 642-7898. No agent please.  property in Hadfield Street behind Brickdam Police Station - $65M neg. call 654-1382.  Avenue: Large fourbedroom executive concrete building. Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.  place, Sandy Babb Street: Newly constructed two-storey concrete building. Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.  Street: Newly constructed four bedroom executive concrete building Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.  Realty, We value, buy, sell or rent your property. Tel: 694-3875, 654-6198, 6490353. -bedroom flat concrete house, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 697-1269, 684-3375. property on Regent & Robb Streets, & other prime areas - 223-8479, 6473768, www.spaceseek.gy.  Bank double lot land, $9.5M e-mail rnarine64@yahoo.com - Tel: 551-482-1026, 592-681-9928. , 2 flats, 4 bedrooms, land 36x100, in Crane Housing Scheme $25M, neg. Call 644-5314.  & concrete, 2 flats. 3 rooms, land 78x55 in Kersaint Park, LBI $14.5M neg. Call 644-5314.  lot, 2 Zeelugt EBE with concrete house $8M neg. Call 621-4000.  concrete and wooden House and land in Pigeon Island. $3.5 M. Tel: 621-4000.   with house Pigeon Island, large land $6M neg. Tel: 621-4000.   Street, Alberttown, Georgetown" Large 4-storey concrete building 6,617 sq. ft business, storage, residential, vacant. Contact 226-7968.

   for sale in gated community, security system with comfort in your home. Interested persons, please make contact on Tel: 6752147.  House on 4-acre land at Parika, land on Friendship Public Road. Unfurnished 2-storey house at Sophia, Serious enquiries. Call 6297611.  newly built house at Success, ECD, two master rooms with hot/cold shower and AC, garage for 3 vehicles and plenty of land space Tel: 649-0755.

 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 4-bedroom concrete $21M was $28M, New Haven on 7 000 sq.. ft land $52M, Bel Air Park two-storey $52M, Bel Air Park. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 623-2591, 225-2626, 669-0943, 225-3068, 627-0288, 667-7812.

 concrete building bordered by 3 Main Streets in central Georgetown. Ideal for offices, school, bond, etc., 4 flats 130ft x 35 ft each, land 250ft x 50 ft. 227-0190, 693-5610.  concrete building, 3 bedrooms upper & 2 apartments lower flat. 3-storey building in Herstelling H/ Scheme. 693-0213, 641-3374.  Street $8.5M, East La Penitence $15M neg., Queenstown $65M, Diamond $65M neg., Campbellville $36M neg. Selling or purchasing. Call 610-8282, 694-6354.   Harmonie, Diamond, Cornelia Ida, Meetmeer-Zorg, Robb Street, Lamaha Gardens, New Road Vreed-enHoop 41x320 - 615-3728, 6298253.  'A' Diamond: 2storey concrete house, 2 master rooms, excellent condition, fully furnished, fully fenced etc $38M Naresh Persaud. 225-9882, 6812499.   require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 - $44M was $60M. Phone Alysious Periera 623-2591,225-2626, 225-2709,2253068, 669-0943 Mr. Pereira.  commercial property, located on corner of Cummings and Middle Streets, Alberttown, Georgetown. 3 lots, 2 buildings sold as a package $105M neg. Phone: 621-4000.  4-bedroom property in Lamaha Gardens with pool, 3 years old $69M. Mr. Mohan 6640408, Mr Shaw 628-1361, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-3068, 231-2064, 225-2626, M. Pereira 669-3350, 623-2591, 669-0943.  Park $55M, Bel Air Park $50M, Atlantic Gardens $65M, Enmore $9M, Republic Park $65M, Kitty $32M. Land (65x200) $70M in Good Hope, LBI $5M. land in gated compound $12M. 222-2300, 618-0000, 615-0069.  609-8233 Eccles land $6.5M, Providence opposite the stadium 8 bedrooms and 4 bedrooms $30M, Tucville 4 bedrooms $27M, Charlotte Street 4 bedrooms $32M, Coldingen 4 bedrooms $5M, West Ruimveldt 2 bedrooms $3.5M.  property, situate on a double lot, Public Road, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, Guyana. For further information please contact Kamta Persaud on 220-6634 or Bibi at 226-2885 or 657-0902. No agents please.  fully concrete, executive building in Bel Air Park, requires minimum improvement, reduced from $56M to $39M. Owner leaving the country. Mr Shaw 6281361, MrBoodram 692-3838, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 667-7812, 225-2709, 227-6949, 225-2626, 225-3068.  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, 6150069, 222-2300.

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 investment! Property highly residential and commercial, suitable for any business at Rahaman's Park, Greater Georgetown, Guyana. Barter agreements accepted. Price, going cheap. Call Rudy 690-8962.  Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens - fully concrete, 6bedroom giveaway. Price $14.5M. Phone Mr Pereira 623-2591, 2261064,225-3068, 669-3350, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, 6677812, 669-0943..  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.  $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-en-Hoop.     Meadow Brook G a r d e n s t w o - s t o r e y, 3 b e d rooms, modern conveniences. Atlantic Gardens split level twostorey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained, fully air-conditioned, water reservoir. La Bonne Intention ground floor business, first floor 3 bedrooms, lots of land space.  two-storey, four-bedroom concrete house 2 toilets and baths, living room and kitchen upstairs and downstairs, water, electricity and verandah on 0.6502 acres of land in Canal #2. By owner Tel: 685-9590, 223-6941. Price $15M neg.  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 623-2591, 669-3350, 6690943, Madame Harte 225-2709, Mohan Lall- 227-6863, 2252626, 225-3068.  front: Enterprise Gardens, ECD 15 minutes from Grand Coastal International Hotel, with fresh Atlantic sea breeze that cures all health problems with no pollution, keep fit environment and in an upscale, highly residential area and suitable for any business. Barter agreements accepted. Price neg., contact 690-8962.

 invite you to buy these bargains Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding Street was $42M now $32M, Pere Street Kitty $34M, S e c t i o n M ranch-type was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $10M, Roxanne Burnham G a r dens $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 6923831, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 6232591, 22 6-1064, 225-3068.   "Have Faith in Christ, Today" 2271988/623-6431/657-8887/6680238 jewanalrealty@gmail.com                       Gated Community, Furnished -$50M;       furnished$50M/ $95M/ $75M/ $55M/ $45M;      close to Polly Clinic, 10,000 ft land, formerly auto body workshop, ideal for school, supermarket, etc -$45M;  (tenanted)- $32M/ $30M/ $70M (3 storied);    Furnished $40M;             Public Road-$20M;       (2 Properties)-$28M/ $18M;  new scheme unfinished -$15M/ $12M;  $9.5M.: 227-1988/ 6 2 3 - 6 4 3 1 ; jewanalrealty@gmail.com   in April, 2storey Punt Trench Dam $9.5M with large land reserve for any type of business. Business & Residence Bent Street $16 . 5 M , 2 s t o rey Guyhoc Gardens $14M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2-storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $13.5 M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La Pen i t e nce, new c o n c rete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Street 85x35 Land $15.9M, Campbellville Scheme 8 0 x 5 0 p l u s reserve $15M, Hadfield Street east of Cuffy 12 0 x50 $18 M , 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 0 0 0 s q . ft, Lamaha Gardens $58M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey Barker Street. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831,225-5198, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 226-1064, 669-0943, 225-2709, 225-3068,227-6863, 225-2626

PROERTY FOR SALE  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.  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.   Ogle 5-bedroom furnished, swimming pool US$4 000 per month 5th Avenue Diamond 3-bedroom $90M per month. New one- and 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..

FOR SALE

 for sale Tel: 2580394. -week-old German Shepherd pups Tel: 233-4130, 663-3495.  by Heliger. All for $60 000 neg. Tel: 621-4000.   3D with 6 glasses $350 000. Tel: 621-4000.  40 outboard, Yamaha 15HP. Call 662-2445.  watts generator, general $325 000. Tel: 621-4000.  S5 display black & white, $12 000 each. 604-8145.   laptop 2000 Notebook PC. Call 643-0963, Otto.  nose, pure Pit-bull, dewormed and vaccinated. Call 653-6191.  and PV amps, EV driver and more. Call 662-6024. KVA generator (on wheel) 670-9993, 613-3846.   $90 000 698-0582, 225-0630.        F4 Honda 250 Night Hawk 613-1207.      tyres 16, 17 & 18 inches. Contact 690-4357.  plucked chicken, wholesale and retail, really affordable price. Call 667-3118.  800lb, working $180 000 and 100lb, $95 000. Phone: 621-4000.   Maxwell watch batteries, all sizes, from $200. Make offer. Phone 621-4000.   safes 2ft X 2ft Sentry brand $25 000 each also smaller ones. Tel: 621-4000.  for Jetski built locall, strong -$75,000. Tel: 6214000.   forklifts 2000lb, 3000lb, 4000lb, lifting capacity. All, $325 000. Phone 621-4000.  Mini Marine tanker, capacity 11 500 gallons. 227-1744, 657-9237.  gas: 407C-25 LBS. Phone 233-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.  cases all aluminum, different sizes from $10 000. Tel: 621-4000.  equipment: Joe Weilder gym set $55 000, exercise bike $25 000; abs board $12 000. Phone 621-4000.  Kinlow J-410 motorcycle and a Yamaha Rava 125 motor scootor. Contact Sheldon 615-6474, 682-3942.

 modern 2-storey concrete house in Bel Air Park, Georgetown. Very secure and quiet area, 4 bedrooms, master included, large verandah, rooms AC, hot and cold showers, large sitting and entertainment area, modern kitchen, stepup dining, large laundry patio, lots of parking, mosquitomeshed windows and grilled, large store room. Call 615-9928.  & Son Real Estate, Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj Building. Tel: 227-0265, 2271881, 627-8057. PROPERTY: Republic Park, McDoom Public Road, Robb Street, D'Urban Street business spot, Charlestown, Queenstown, Diamond, North Ruimveldt, New Road West Coast 65. LAND: Croal Street, Non Pareil, George Street, Hadfield Street-South, Friendship land size 115 x 450 (wharf side), Diamond.

HEAVY DUTY HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT  110-90 4x4 tractor, Massey Ferguson 175, 275 tractor, Ford 7700, 4 WD tractors, 416 Caterpillar, 4x4 L/backhoe, Cummings Bridge Port Milling machine. Tel; 667-3611, 6992563, 671-1809.

 Perkins engines 4236, 6354 and 1004 also rebuild engines on bed contact: 649-0755.  German Shepherd dog. Good for breeding and guard purposes 669-9674.  dogs: German Shepherd and Rottweiler. Call 2206879.   swimming pool tablets. Phone 223-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.  Land Cruiser 3L four cylinder diesel engine Tel# 670-7178. Price $300,000. -week-old Rottweiler pups, vaccinated and dewormed. Call 227-8028.  sale on appliances, clothing, cosmetics etc. 6484903, 276-1826.  Shepherd pups 1 male, 1 female. Tel: 220-8904, 220-2277, 629-1471.  and sign frame, make an offer, LED signs, 6ft x 3ft $275 000, 36" x 12" $85 000. Phone 621-4000.  360 Playstation 3 & 2 systems and games. Reasonable price. Contact 684-3025, 2563640.

GUYANA CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015 36 FOR SALE  Pitbulls, make & female, 7 months old. Call 6168928 anytime, 220-5139 after 17:00hrs.  aluminum boat (Hull) 30ft. x 10ft., one 340 Yanmar engine (perfect condition), one trailer. Contact 623-1387, 220-4507.

FORSALE   (7-disc) DVD movies, books/students, economics, accounting, electronic, computer etc. 2-240v, wall oven, toppings syrup, powder for ice cream cone. 683-5234.

 - Slatwall panel, cash register, cupboard, shades rack, island display. Contact 611-7893, 674-4796, 609-9089

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 quantities of commercial restaurant equipment, Canadamade freezer, cooler, pastry cases, stove, tables, chairs, food warmer, trays, pots, pans, electric rice cooker, dough mixer etc. patio furniture and household furniture such as dining, bedroom furniture etc. Sale Monday - Friday, May 27 - May 1, 09:00hrs - 16:30hrs. Contact 6262910, 659-6241.

 192, top condition, white - $750 000 Tel: 665-4367, 2750742.

 AE 100 Ceres $625 000, one GX90 Mark 2. Tel: 642-6159.

 Land Cruiser Prado used by DPL, $8M neg. Call 623-4790.

    100 Corolla, AE 91 Corolla. Call 683-8013.

 212, PSS series, $1 850 000. Owner leaving country. Call 600-6282.

 Ipsum in excellent condition. Price $2M. Tel: 6256397.

  E150 Cargo Van, Like new, 79K miles, 3.2 mil, 651-4578, 227-1511 Toyota Avensis in excellent condition, mags, music, etc. Tel: 265-3694, 686-5158.  Cadillac Escalade in immaculate condition. Tel: 6717001, 612-2263.

 T.T.R 230 dirt bike in perfect condition contact: 6826123. Price neg.

 AE 100 Sprinter, auto fully powered, mags, $775 000 Tel: 642-6159.  sale: Unregistered Pitbull minibus, stick gear, fully loaded. Affordable price. Call 668-8911.

 SP200 printer ribbon $650 and genuine Lexmark #20 colour cartridge $2500. Contact 227-1089, 223-0052.  gown and suit $55 000 for both, suit size L, gown L Contact Charles 619-5097, Alleyne 644-5569.  Kinlow J-410 motorcycle and a Yamaha Rava 125 motor scootor. Contact Sheldon 615-6474, 682-3942.  house amp, Yamaha house amp, Honda power washer 3000 psi, Briggs and Stratton power washer 2000 psi.  name ladies/gents clothing and footwear from USA starting at $1 000 a piece, laptop computers starting at $25 000, tablets $25 000. Call 693-6549.  gas: 22, 410, 134A & 404A, also argon gas and helium gas for balloons. Phone 233-0608 (08:00hrs-16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.  engine 5VZ 3400cc V6, 580c hymac parts, track, rams, pump, turntable, scrap D5 bulldozer 621-4862.  and Acetylene gases, fast and efficient service, 10-11 McDoom Public Road, EBD. Phone: 233-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.

 cone machine, 240v, 3PH Belshaw donut machine, Hamilton Beach 3-head blender, 15 - 2x2 table, Bunn coffee maker and 3 drain flasks 6835234.  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.  arrived: wholesale only - area rugs sizes 210x320 cm, 240x340cm, 200x285 cm; special delivery from Georgetown to Rosignol, Georgetown to Parika Contact Te l : R a j i n 6 5 6 - 9 9 5 9 . pressurewasher has a 'CAT' pump with gear box, 50' heavy-duty hose with new gun, looks like new $590 000 661-2953, 332-0128.

 Garden earth and builders waste; also excavating, grading and levelling done. Tel: 627-9977.

 Bold (new) $6 000,Blackberry Bold 4 $20 000 flash camera, Iphone 3 $15 000, Sony camcorder $10 000. Call 682-2861.

 pressure wash 2600 psi, Honda $80 000, new Nakita electrical plane $55 000, used DeWalt angle grinder $25 000. 220-4947, 651-6103.

 cooler with 6 5-gallon bottles, hot & cold $30 000, display fridge 6Ft $ 75 000, freezer $40 000, fridge large $45 000, fridge medium $35 000. Tel: 621-4000.

 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.

 case 8ft x 2ft x 2ft, 10 pieces $60 000 each, 6ft x 3ft x 10", 10 pieces $55 000 each, motorised glass prinet laser $40,000: colour and black and white laser prinet- $ 20,000. Phone: : 621-4000

 Ceres for parts located in Georgetown, for sale and removal. Any reasonable offer acceptable Tel: 628-6819.  boxes for boxes for cars from $5 000, car rims: 22" chrome 6-hole $120 000, 15" rims $45 000. Phone 621-4000.  of 4 original Hummer mag wheels and tyres $100 000. Phone 621-4000.  3ft $40 000, 24" $15 000, 20" with stand $10 000. Phone 621-4000.  2 pieces, 5-ton split system (Midea), like new $200 000, $36 000, cassette a/c $100 000. Phone 621-4000.  monitors from $3 000, Star receipt printers from $20 000. Phone 621-4000.  forklifts 2000lb, 3000lb, 4000lb, lifting capacity. All, $325 000. Phone 621-4000.  disco lights, some need bulbs, otherwise working. All, $90 000. Phone 621-4000.     15" alloy 5 holes $40 000, 15" chrome, 5 holes $45 000, Mercedes original rims 5 holes $35 000 and 3 pieces 23" rims chrome $50 000. Tel: 621-4000.     Solid Def , rear springs, steering grassknife, rear drive shaft, 205/80R16 wheels, lights, fenders. Tel: 691-2077.

 6354, 4236, 1100 and 1004 engines, model M with winch/320 BL and L Caterpillar excavator, Toyota, TCM forklift, pallet jacks, complete 6" land dredge, 4" and 6" fire hose, 4" flex hose, 416 Caterpillar backhoe and Air brush equipment . Tel: 691-2921. Perkins generator set com. 35 KVA 60c, 120v-240v, Prime Power, no repair, good condition $2.3M. One air condition evaporator 4 tons, 410 gas, new unit $190 000. One Electricmotor, 3HP 60c-120V-240v - $120 000. Tel: 227-1287.  laptop, Quad Core, 500 GB HDD, 6 GB ram, 15" LED display, webcam, Win 8. Price $85 000 neg. 2 desktop computers, Dual Core 2 GB ram, 250 GB HDD, DVD etc. Win 7. Price $50 000 each. Tel: 613-0502, 681-6613.        For all Authentic Truck Parts and Accessories new and used for Leyland DAF, ERF, Bedford Model M and TM Etc from the UK. Also Foreign Used Cummins, DAF and Perkins Engine TM Transfer and Gear Boxes Please Call Dave Rameshwar Tel: 592660-9152, 592-610-2873  truck parts from England and USA, Hendrickson buffers, leaf springs, bushings, Hyva seals. Call to place order/ quotation for any hard-to-find suspension truck parts/seals. No gimmick, just original. Tel: 664-1205, 256-4133.

 Spacio, fully accessorised. 648-4903, 6967706.  models: Caterpillar Bulldozers, D4, D6, D7, D8. All models: engines and spare parts available for Leyland trucks. Engine, gear box, diff. springs etc. Lincoln welder, 40 000-gal diesel storage tank, 2 stainless steel water and diesel tanks on chassis and 2000gal diesel tanks and a lot more. Call 626-2884, Farm EBD.

 Suzuki car, PDD series, 3-cylinder engine. Phone 6731935.  212, new model, in excellent condition. Price $1.3M neg. Tel: 625-6397.

 hard-to-get spare parts for Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda, BMW, etc - Call 645-7800.

 music system, 60 Evinrude outboard engine, 80 Mercury outboard engine, 40 Tohatsu outboard engine, Yamaha outboard engine spare parts, Milwaukee chopsaw, TM sector box, Hilux fibre glass tray cover, Maudlim spare parts, TK Bedford spare parts, Caterpillar skidder spare parts 2616634, 672-9272.  Samsung Blu-Ray laptop, Macpro desktop, Samsung 55", Smart TV, Bose/ Beats headphones, Bose 901 speakers, Ipad Air, Iphone 5/6, Note4, Crown/QSC 2450/5050, DBX Driverack, JBL/RCF/B&C speakers, EV horns, Yamaha Fender, Gibson guitars, Pioneer./ Denon jugglers, Canon/Nikon professional cameras. Tel: 623-2477.

 in very good condition, selling as is. Price neg. Tel: 689-5254, 256-0504.

 2005, 2007 & 2010 manual & auto, 4x4, fully loaded. Call 227-1511, 651-4578.  Allion, 2008 model, fully loaded, never registered. Call 641-2477, 621-5115.   Massey Ferguson tractor in immaculate condition. Call 671-7450, 626-5306.  Toyota Noah bus, colour silver, year 2000. Contact 6899934.  Civic EK3, remote start, etc. Bid starts at $600 000. Call Julian 615-7473.

 loaded 2010 Nissan Juke, 2007 Blue Bird Silphy, 2006 BMW. Best prices in town. 6389116, 669-4713.  Toyota VIOS, PMM series, one Toyota CAMI both in excellent condition. Tel: 642-6159.  Cruiser, Mercedez Benz, Hilux pick up, 4-door Solid Def and Bluebird. Going cheap. Owner leaving the country. Contact: 665-5776. white Honda CRV in excellent condition, registration no. PMM 6173. Owner migrating. Call 225-8640, 627-3390.  Carina (private) automatic, fully powered,AC, mag rims. Price $960,000. Contact Rocky 621-5902, 225-1400. 212, yellow, HB series, AC etc. excellent condition. Price neg. Tel: 616-0773, 675-2811.  Mazda Axela, excellent condition 17" rims, Price $1.7M neg. Tel: 226-4356, 665 3038.

 Tacoma 4x4, stick shift, AC, bull bar, tool kit, high lift, in immaculate condition. call 671-7450, 626-5306.

car - $590 000 neg. AT Caldina wagon - $650 000. Phone 268-3953, 665-8517.

VEHICLES FOR SALE

- 212 cars, 1 - Vios car, good condition. Owner leaving country. Tel: 615-4075, 649-0177.

 CRV,fully powered, AC, mag rims $2.2M. Contact Rocky 621-5902, 225-1400

 excellent condition, never crashed, teacher-driven. Reasonable price. Call 618-5592.

  going cheap. Call 234-1196.

 Toyota Raum, AC, rim, music $900 000 neg. Credit can be arranged 234-0910, 612-9041.

 F150 in perfect condition. For further information, call 626-7684.

 sports car, 3000cc, 5-speed, 18 mag wheels & alarm. All - $1.2M cash. Phone 621-4000.

 model Raum, fully powered with mags & music, in excellent condition, PSS. Price $1.6M neg. Tel: 625-6397.

 AT 212, Premio, Raum, Hilux 4-Runner, Runx, RZ minibus, Nissan Largo and small bus. Tel: 644-5096, 697-1453.

 BB 2007, 40 000 km only, auto start, 18" rims, triple TV system, back-up camera $2.2M. Phone 621-4000.

 Regius, BNN series, never worked hire, excellent condition. Price $2M neg. Tel: 6115753, 673-2614.

 loaded 2010 Nissan Juke, Bluebird BMW, excellent condition Tel: 638-9116, 669-4713.

 Maxima, need some repairs but selling "as is" with documents $140 000. Phone 621-4000.

  fully loaded , mags, DVD, CD, alarm, Price $1.350 M. Call Rocky 621-5902, 225-1400.

 Benz S300, fully armoured, fully powered, leather, 19" rims and more $1.3M. Phone 621-4000.

VEHICLE FOR SALE

 100 Ceres $625 000, one GX90 Mark 2. Tel: 642-6159.         AT 192 Toyota, PKK series. Call 664-4131. Avensis, PPP series. Price $2.2M neg. 669-3658.  110 PKK series, good condition, Asking price  NZE, lady-driven $1.6M. Call 226-1122, 624-3404.  series, Foden Alpha 3000, 10-ton. Contact 611-3433.  jeep, in working condition. Call 683-4014.   2004 model, Toyota Tacoma. Call 233-2488.  3-ton Nissan Condor open tray. Tel: 671-7114, 233-6987.  new 3-ton Mitsubishi canter, Call 667-0355, 629-7016.  Spacio, $850 000 neg. Call 270-4674, 6219080. series, AC, alarm, 15" mag rim. Price neg. 618-5509.   Allion $3M, 2004 Audi A4 $4M. 642-2713, 231-1762.  192 Toyota Corona, working condition. Call 697-9691, 218-0904.

 Hilux LN 170 with diesel engine 2L, GKK series. Asking $1.7M neg. 254-2123, 614-5142. (No air condition).  wagon excellent condition 15" rims, alarm, CD, AC, etc $1.05M neg. 667-9013, 694-6609.  Toyota Corolla NZE car, PLL series. Owner migrating. Call 670-2608, 616-1422.  fully loaded 2008 Nissan X-Trail $5.5M neg. Call 611-1833.  trucks: one with box and the other with tray. Contact 264-2524, 624-7088.   in excellent condition $1.45M neg. Call 642-2289.  Nissan canter truck very good working condition. Price $825 000 neg. Call 677-1177.  - 1986 Nissan D21 GFF series 2WD $400 000. Tel: 233-3025, 690-6946.

 Canter 4 D 32, long base, 3 tons - $1.6M neg. Tel: 264-2682, 649-0707. Toyota Avensis in excellent condition, mags, music, etc. Tel: 265-3694, 686-5158.  2005, 2007 & 2010 manual & auto, 4x4, fully loaded. Call 227-1511, 651-4578.  Toyota Allion, one Honda CRV both in excellent condition. Tel: 661-3010.   - $395 000 neg. Contact Ruth 684-1023, 2251318.    yellow, working condition - $600 000 neg. Call 646-3777.  buy and sell vehicles for cash. We also do trade-in of vehicles 2006 Tacoma, AE 100. 680-3154.   100 Sprinter, auto fully powered, mags, $775 000 Tel: 642-6159.

 Stealth sports car, 3000cc, automatic, fully powered $1.1M neg. Phone 621-4000.  Toyota Noah, BRR series, fully loaded, lady-driven, never worked hire. Price $2M neg. Tel: 638-2959.  Toyota Hilux Smart Cab, excellent condition. Price $5.5M neg. Contact 675-4453, 621-0427.  owner, one Toyota Spacio, PPP series, blue, black interior $1.8M neg. Tel: 610-9221.  212 Carina, PPP series, $1.5M and PMM series $1.2M. Call 658-4805.   Toyota IST fully customised, aero body kit, leather interior, 16" rims sports Tel: 696-4659.  (open back) canter (diesel), manual, excellent condition, double wheel. Price $1.3M Contact Rocky 621-5902, 225-1400.

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Cook hails outstanding Anderson ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, (Reuters) - England captain Alastair Cook gave the credit for yesterday’s second-test win over West Indies to James Anderson after the seam bowler’s blistering spell in the morning transformed the game. A draw looked the likeliest outcome when play resumed on the fifth and final day but Anderson removed three West Indies batsmen with the second new ball, including Kraigg Brathwaite for 116, as his team claimed six wickets before lunch. “The new ball was really crucial. It was all about trying to put the ball in the right areas and credit Jimmy, what an outstanding spell that was,” said Cook who ended unbeaten on 59 as England, with Gary Ballance making 81 not out, reached their target of 143. “I can’t fault the lads, it was a tough wicket to get any kind of result, slow and flat. To get 20 wickets the way we did was a great effort, down to attitude, character and a lot of skill,” he added after England went 1-0 up in the series. “You can always improve on a performance but the lads were brilliant. The wickets have been slow and hard to force a result on but we’ve put in a lot of hard work and got our reward today.” While the plaudits for Anderson, England’s alltime top wicket-taker in tests, were thoroughly deserved, a superb unbeaten 182 from Joe Root in the first innings won him the Man of the Match award. “We were ruthless today,” said Root. “It is a great win to take forward for the rest of the series and the summer. “There are so many positives for us all to take and it’s fantastic. I can’t wait to get back out there in Barbados,” he added referring to the third and final Test that starts on Friday.

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Tears but no winner for McCoy on emotional farewell By Ian Chadband LONDON, (Reuters) A.P. McCoy, the jump jockey who has created a remarkable sporting legend in Britain, failed to ride one final winner to mark the end of his peerless career yesterday but it hardly mattered to the thousands who flocked to salute the tearful ‘Champ’. McCoy, the 40-year-old who has ridden far more winners over fences than any other jockey, was willed on to a fairytale finish by a capacity crowd of 18,000 at Sandown Park in the London suburbs. He had two final rides on Mr Mole and, fittingly, his last mount was called Box Office. Yet even his famed alchemy could not push either to victory in the green and gold silks of his multimillionaire Irish employer, J.P McManus, nor add to his

A.P McCoy celebrates with the Champions Jockey Trophy (Reuters / Eddie KeoghLivepic) final total of 4,357 victories in Britain and Ireland. Both horses finished third but there was no sense of anticlimax as one of Britain’s most popular sportsmen bowed out to a demonstration of affection from his competitors and spectators alike that few retiring champions will ever enjoy. One of the hardest athletes who ever drew breath was reduced to tears on board Box Office

as the crowd cheered him. On the last day of the jumps season, McCoy was given a guard of honour from fellow jockeys and serenaded by the entire grandstand who sang “For he’s a jolly good fellow” before collecting the trophy for champion jockey for an almost unreal 20th consecutive year. Indeed, organisers let McCoy keep the Cup for good. The crowd, many of them donning paper McCoy masks,

roared they approval as he told them: “I’ve been privileged, doing something I absolutely loved. But retiring’s absolutely the right thing to do. If I’d gone on until I wasn’t as good as I was, then that wouldn’t have been right.” The man from Moneyglass in County Antrim has made a farewell tour of Britain’s courses since revealing his decision to retire 11 weeks ago. On his last day as a jockey, he looked for much of the afternoon as cheerful as a dead man walking. McCoy’s career has been as extraordinary for its resilience and fortitude as for its excellence; seemingly indestructible, he’s bounced back from 13 broken bones, 14 shattered teeth and, twice, punctured lungs. No wonder his wife Chanelle, attending with their two young children, looked so relieved. After 17,630 rides, the only thing that mattered was that she had her hero back in one piece.

Leicester keep up Houdini-style escape, Man City win

By Sam Holden

LONDON , (Reuters) - Leicester City continued to do their best Houdini impression yesterday as they escaped the Premier League drop zone for the first time since November while Manchester City went up to second spot with a thrilling win. A battling 1-0 triumph at bottom club Burnley gave Leicester their fourth consecutive league victory and lifted Nigel Pearson’s side into 17th position, one point above the bottom three. Burnley’s Matt Taylor slammed a 59th-minute penalty against the post. The visitors counter-attacked from the rebound and Jamie Vardy tapped the ball in to give his team their fourth straight win in the topflight for the first time since 1966. At the other end of the table champions Manchester City leapfrogged Arsenal and Manchester United, who both play home matches on Sunday, with a rollercoaster 3-2 home victory over Aston Villa after the hosts had let slip a two-goal lead. Runaway leaders Chelsea, who are nine points in front of Manchester City with two games in hand, visit Arsenal today. A goalless draw for Liverpool at West Bromwich Albion kept the fivetimes European champions in fifth place ahead of Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton who shared a 2-2 draw on the south coast as the battle for Europa League qualification intensified. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard made his 500th league appearance in his final season in England.

after a 1-1 draw at Stoke City. The visitors took a first-minute lead through Connor Wickham but were pegged back by a superb drive from Charlie Adam midway through the first half.

Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring their first goal.Action Images via Reuters / Paul Burrows. LEICESTER RALLY Leicester’s recent rally represents a remarkable reversal of fortunes. They were bottom for 140 days before climbing two places last week. No team has avoided relegation having been bottom for that long since the Premier League began 23 years ago but their scintillating form suggests history could be made. “You’ve got to find ways of winning games,” Pearson told the BBC. “The players have deserved the breaks they’ve got through a lot of honesty, hard work and ability.” Defeat plunged Burnley deep into the relegation mire, leaving them five points from the safety zone on 26 points with four games remaining. It was another tale of a missed penalty in the bottom three as Queens Park Rangers remained 19th on 27 points after top scorer Charlie Austin failed to convert a first-half spot kick in a 0-0 home draw with West Ham United. Sunderland are third from bottom

DIFFERENT THINGS Manchester City showed they were not ready to hand over the title just yet with a last-gasp win over Villa although Chelsea will be crowned champions if they triumph at Arsenal and again at Leicester City on Wednesday. The league’s top marksman Sergio Aguero opened the scoring in the third minute with his 21st league goal this season after a miscued kick from Villa keeper Brad Guzan handed him an open goal. Aleksandar Kolarov’s second-half free kick made it 2-0. The visitors fought back with goals from Tom Cleverley and Carlos Sanchez before Fernandinho stabbed home the winner in the 89th minute. “I was not satisfied with the way we played today but sometimes you need different things to win games,” Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini told Sky Sports. “The results are always more important than the performances but I think we normally play well. Today we showed the spirit and the belief that perhaps we have not had in other games when we have had more possession.” Hull City, who are fifth from bottom, won 2-0 at Crystal Palace but remained only one point above the relegation zone while Newcastle United lost 3-2 against Swansea City, their seventh straight league defeat.

Windies crash to heavy ... The right-handed opener collected another boundary in the following over from seamer Chris Jordan when he tickled a wayward delivery fine. England immediately turned to the new ball when it became available three overs later, and it marked the decline of the West Indies innings. With his first delivery with it, Anderson produced a lifter to Brathwaite who could only fend to gully where Root took a simple catch. All told, Brathwaite faced 252 balls and struck 14 fours, in nine minutes shy of 5-1/2 hours at the crease. Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul’s poor run in the series continued when he perished for just seven four overs later, edging Anderson to second slip where Ian Bell parried the chance for Cook at first slip to take a superb reflex catch. In his next over, Anderson claimed the valuable wicket of Samuels softly to a catch at the wicket and West Indies were really in turmoil when Jermaine Blackwood failed to clear mid-off with seamer Chris Jordan and gave Anderson a simple catch for 10. The slide dramatic slide continued when Jason Holder was run out for two by a direct hit at the non-striker’s end by Anderson and two overs before lunch, Kemar Roach clipped off-spinner

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Moeen Ali to mid-on for Anderson to take his second catch. Rocking at 286 for eight at the interval, West Indies benefitted afterward from a 25-run, ninth wicket partnership between captain Denesh Ramdin, who made 28 and Devendra Bishoo, who was left unbeaten on 15. Hope sprang eternal until Ramdin was trapped lbw by a full length delivery from Moeen who then also claimed last man Shannon Gabriel two balls later without scoring to end the innings, and finish with three for 51. Requiring a miracle to save the contest, West Indies spirits were lifted, albeit temporarily, in the second over of the England innings when Gabriel prised out Trott, bowled playing on without scoring. However, it was to be their last success as Ballance and Cook put on a 142 runs for the second wicket to rule out any already farfetched thoughts of an upset. Dropped twice – on three by Samuels at mid-wicket off seamer Holder and again on 67 by Devon Smith at slip off Samuels’ off-spin – Ballance hit eight fours and two sixes in an innings spanning 126 balls and nearly 2-1/2 hours. Cook, meanwhile, played patiently, facing 121 balls in 157 minutes, and counting eight fours.

SCOREBOARD WEST INDIES 1st Innings 299 England 1st Innings 464 West Indies 2nd Innings (overnight West Indies 202 for two) K Brathwaite c Root b Anderson 118 D Smith b Anderson 2 DM Bravo c wkp Buttler b Broad 69 M Samuels c wkp Buttler b Anderson 37 S Chanderpaul c Cook b Anderson 7 J Blackwood c Anderson b Jordan 10 *+D Ramdin lbw b Ali 28 J Holder run out 2 K Roach c Anderson b Ali 10 D Bishoo not out 15 S Gabriel lbw b Ali 0 Extras (b8, lb2, nb1) 11 TOTAL (all out, 112 overs) 307 Fall of wickets: 1-3

(Smith), 2-145 (Bravo), 3-224 (Brathwaite), 4-238 (Chanderpaul), 5-239 (Samuels), 6-257 (Blackwood), 7-260 (Holder), 8-282 (Roach), 9-307 (Ramdin), 10-307 (Gabriel) Bowling: Anderson 227-43-4, Broad 21-2-71-1, Moeen Ali 24-9-51-3, Jordan 21-6-69-1 (nb1), Stokes 8-0-34-0, Root 167-29-0. ENGLAND 2nd innings (target: 143 runs) *A Cook not out 59 I Trott b Gabriel 0 G Ballance not out 81 Extras (1 wkt, nb3) 4 TOTAL (1 wkt, 41.1 overs) 144 Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Trott). Bowling: Roach 7-1-18-0, Gabriel 7-3-20-1, Holder 1.4-0-11-0 (w1), Samuels 12.3-1-54-0, Bishoo 8-0-320 (nb3), Brathwaite 5-1-9-0.

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McCullum, spinners take CSK to No. 1 Brendon McCullum was at the forefront of a cavalier batting approach, the Kings XI Punjab bowling and fielding withering under his charge, as Chennai Super Kings posted a total substantial enough to take them to No. 1 in the league. (Scores: Chennai Super Kings 192 (McCullum 66) beat Kings XI Punjab 95 for 9 (Jadeja 3-22, Ashwin 2-10) by 97 runs) The 97-run victory brought them level with Rajasthan Royals on ten points, but ahead on net run rate with a game in hand. Kings XI, on the other hand, slipped below Mumbai Indians to the bottom of the competition. These two teams had played each other three times in the 2014 season and on every occasion Kings XI had

made more than 200 to beat Super Kings. This time, however, without Glenn Maxwell who was dropped because George Bailey returned as captain, Kings XI were restricted to their second lowest 20-over score in eight IPL seasons. They stumbled to 95 for 9 as the Super Kings’ rejuvenated spinners Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin shared five wickets for 36 runs in eight overs after an ordinary start to the tournament. From the moment Dwayne Smith flayed the first ball of the game from legspinner Karanveer Singh to the cover boundary, Super Kings were always on top of the contest. It was the beginning of an opening stand of 50 in 4.4 overs, during which Smith

waylaid Karanveer for 22 in an over and McCullum smacked Sandeep Sharma around. McCullum was dropped by Mitchell Johnson on 21, and made Kings XI pay, slashing and pulling to 66 off 44 balls. He had got to his fifty - 32 balls - with two pulls off Johnson: the first not perfectly timed to the midwicket boundary, the second superbly pulled over deep square leg. By the time he was dismissed, Super Kings had got to 116 in 12.1 overs. McCullum had added 66 for the second wicket with Suresh Raina, who had two bits of good fortune. The first was on 8 when umpire Johan Cloete didn’t see an edge to the wicketkeeper, and the second was on 13 when John-

Malinga’s four for 23 helps Mumbai Indians down Sunrisers MUMBAI: Pace bowlers Lasith Malinga and Mitchell McClenaghan came up with stellar bowling display to help Mumbai Indians defend a modest score and beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 20 runs in their IPL cricket match here yesterday. Sri Lankan Malinga grabbed his season’s best four for 23, including three wickets in his last over, while New Zealander Mcclenaghan picked up three for 20 that included top scorer Shikhar Dhawan’s scalp, to restrict the Sunrisers to 137 for eight, chasing a target of 158. The Sunrisers lost their way after a brisk opening stand between left-handers Dhawan, who top-scored with 42 off 29 balls, and David Warner (9). Once these two departed within a short span to leave the Sunrisers reeling at 52 for two in six overs, the other batsmen did not prove to be good enough. Earlier, electing to bat, MI rode on opener Lendl Simmons’s 51 off 42 balls and some useful contributions from skipper Rohit Sharma (24) and West Indian Kieron Pollard (33) to reach a total of 157 for eight. The victory, which was only their second of the season in seven games, helped MI stay afloat in their quest to reach the play-offs. This was Sunrisers fourth defeat in six games. Chasing the target, the visitors set off to a fine start with Dhawan scoring at a fast pace. From the moment he caressed Harbhajan Singh’s first ball of the innings to the cover fence, he looked in fine nick. The left handed Indian opener later struck Harbhajan for three fours and a six in the bowler’s second over to banish the offie from the attack. Warner, watching from the other end, also hit Harbhajan for a four but then holed out to third man off a short ball from Malinga. Then Dhawan departed while pulling Mitchell McClenaghan to short mid-wicket. MI sensed a whiff of a chance with the visitors at 52 for two at the end of powerplay and applied pressure on new batsmen Lokesh Rahul and Naman Ojha with some tight bowling and sharp fielding. Ojha fell to the strategy of the Mumbai Indians, as he needlessly gave the charge to left arm spinner and was consumed at long-off. The going was slow during the next wicket stand between Rahul and Ravi Bopara, both of whom put on just 36 off 37 balls, before the former stepped out to at-

Lasith Malinga tack McClenaghan and was caught at deep extra cover off the leading edge. When Rahul’s wicket fell, the visitors needed just 54 more runs to win from 31 balls. But they lost Bopara, Hanuma Vihari, Praveen Kumar and Steyn for the addition of just one run to the total, to lose the plot completely. From 126 for four, the Sunrisers were reduced to 127 for eight. McClenaghan got the wicket of Bopara while the remaining three were sent back by an inspired Malinga in one over. The wickets of Praveen and Steyn fell in successive balls before Karn Sharma, who remained unbeaten, prevented the hat-trick. Earlier, electing to bat, Mumbai Indians got off to a steady, if not explosive start, with openers Simmons and Parthiv Patel putting on 42 runs. The partnership was broken off the last ball of the sixth over when left-handed Patel flicked South Africa pacer Dale Steyn straight to the deep mid wicket fielder. Praveen then dismissed Unmukt Chand cheaply. But Simmons, who swung leggie Karn Sharma for a six over mid wicket besides hitting six fours, and captain Rohit Sharma (24) added 51 runs to take the score to 100. However, both the batsmen fell in quick succession, within the space of eight runs. Simmons was castled by Steyn while trying for a leg side slog while Rohit was caught in the deep when giving the charge to leg spinner Karn.

Brendon McCullum pulls for six during his innings of 66.

son put down another catch. Raina didn’t punish Kings XI as severely as McCullum did, but after his exit MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, who were sent in ahead of

Dwayne Bravo and Faf du Plessis, finished the innings with a 48-run stand in 28 deliveries. Super Kings had looked on course for more than 200

at one stage, but their total of 192 was a formidable one. The Kings XI chase was a procession. Virender Sehwag chipped Ishwar Pandey to mid-off in the first over, and Shaun Marsh was trapped lbw by Ashish Nehra in the sixth. With the score 39 for 2, Dhoni brought on his spinners after the fielding restrictions and Jadeja and Ashwin ended the contest. Jadeja dismissed Bailey and Miller in single digits in his first two overs, and Ashwin got M Vijay and Axar Patel in his second and third. That left Kings XI 66 for 6 and sinking irrevocably. Dhoni called the victory, “one of the most convincing wins we’ve ever hand in all IPLs.” (ESPN Cricinfo)

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Nicola Ramdyhan is Aussuria ladies singles champion NICOLA Ramdyhan put on a show of her best tennis shots against her own mother and coach Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan to grab the Assuria Ladies Singles Open Championship over the weekend. Ramdyham first had to overcome being down two breaks at 3-0 in the first set before she tactfully absorbed the powerful ground-strokes of her coach and used it consistently to her advantage to win the first set 6-4. In the second set, her mom Shelly again quickly went up 4-1 with tactical full court placement of her shots earning several winners in the process but again it was the younger Ramdyhan who seemed to enjoy the challenge of being down and she slowly gained momentum with confidence to out-rally her mother to win the set and close the match at 6-4. In the Men’s Semifinals, Anthony Downes quickly brushed aside 13-year old Mark McDonald 6-1, 6-0 to set himself up to play Daniel Lopes in the Men’s Open Finals. Lopes’ road to the finals was not smooth as his semi final match against Leyland Leacock was not predictable in that it kept spectators on the

Mother and coach Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan and her daughter Nicola

Melville, Joseph cruise to straight set victories ALEC Melville and Nyron Joseph cruised to straight set victories when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA)/Digicel/Toucan Industries Limited’s Junior Skills Tournament Group continued on Friday evening at the Georgetown Club courts. Melville and Joseph cruised to straight set victories over Larissa and Akeila Wiltshire respectively. In group `B’, Shomari Wiltshire avenged his sibling’s losses by a similar margin with a win over Anthony Islam (11/3, 11/2, 11/6); while Alexander Cheeks overcame a rousing effort from Daniel Islam to complete a 3-0 victory. Rebecca Lowe and Makeda Harding were the sole victors of group C, while in Group D Samuel Ince-Carvahal prevailed in a hard fought encounter over Lucas Jonas 3-2 (11/6, 4/11, 10/12, 11/3, 12/10), while easing past

Ethan Jonas 3-0. Demetrius DeAbreau and Michael Alphonso both went unchallenged in 3-0 victories over Zachary Persaud and Lucas Jonas salvaged some pride on the evening by defeating Dominic Collins 3-1. Jason Gomes rebounded from a first match loss to Madison Fernandes on Wednesday by defeating Kirsten Gomes 3-1 in Group E; as Fernandes extended her current form to beat Abosaide Cadogan in straight sets, three games to none. Group’s F,G and H produced more one sided results as all of Gareth DaSilva, Nathan Rahaman, Chad DeAbreau, Liam Carpenter, Mohryan Baksh, Isabella Ramjohn and Louis DaSilva achieved victory in straight sets. The tournament concludes today at the same venue.

edge of their seats. In the first set both players struggled to hold serve but Leacock prevailed to close the set at 6-3. In the second set, Lopes stepped up his game and unleashed a variety of solid ground strokes from the baseline to win 6-0 never giving Leacock a chance. In the third set, Leacock fought back and was up 3-0 when Lopes being determined broke back and won two games. Leacock then won two games to go up 5-2. Lopes then broke back to take the score to 5-3 and held to 5-4. Then Leacock serving for the match lost his serve to Lopes who delivered several passing shots to even the score at 5-5. At this time both players became more aggressive and held serve to 6-6. In the tie breaker Leacock won the first two points after which it was all Lopes to grasp the tiebreaker at 7-2 to win the set and match. The Veteran categories are owned by the tactical experts Carlos Adams and Godfrey Lowden both of whom traded championships in the past. Both men will face each other in the Men’s Over 35 Singles and Men’s Over 45 Singles Finals.

GHB’s 2015 season to continue today with more action

THE Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) 2015 season swung into full gear yesterday and will continue today at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground from 13:00hrs with Old Fort taking on Saints Stanislaus College. Yesterday saw the start of the 2015 edition of the John Fernandes Insurance Second Division Men’s League, as well as the inaugural Woodpecker Products Ladies League, 2013 champions Hikers. However, Hikers was without the services of their junior stars Aroydy Branford, Andrew Stewart and Jamarj Assanah, for the first time since they made their debuts for the club. The trio have been debarred from competing in second division competitions after making the senior national side, which won a Bronze medal at the 2014 Indoor Pan American Cup in Uruguay. Today’s action will begin at 13:00hrs when Old Fort, led by junior nationals Deheron Wilkinson, Stephon Sprosta and Omar Hopkinson, take on the Ato Greene, Joel Hunte and

Kevin Edwards led Saints side. The match will be followed by the opening encounter of the inaugural Woodpecker Products Ladies League between a Hikers side featuring senior nationals Maria Munroe and Tekeisha Deleon, against a young Old Fort squad full of talent such as Bushani Kaladeen, Minsodia Culpepper and Owinter Henry. The feature match of the day will be at 16:30hrs between Men’s heavyweights GCC and Hikers. All matches will be played at the St. Stanislaus College ground, on Carifesta avenue. The ladies competition will also feature the dominant GCC ladies as well as a national under 20 women’s squad, which will be included to build experience for the 2016 Pan American Junior Championships scheduled for April of next year in Trinidad. This year’s competitions promise to be extremely competitive since a large number of the participants are part of the Board’s junior training programmes.

I want Mayweather or Pacquiao-Brook

BRITAIN’S Kell Brook is hopeful of meeting the winner of the superfight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, which takes place on 2 May.

Mayweather (WBC and WBA) and Pacquiao (WBO) own threequarters of the recognised welterweight world titles, while Brook is the IBF title-holder. The fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao will be the richest ever. “They’ve got enough money, so it’s not about money for them, it’s about legacy now,” Brook told BBC Sport. “I’ve got a welterweight world title, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have the rest. “They’ll want to sail into the sunset with all the belts, I’m available for a unification fight, so absolutely there’s a chance of me fighting the winne “It’s a short-lived career and you want to fight the best in the world.”

Britain’s Kell Brook is hopeful of meeting the winner of the May 2 superfight. Sheffield’s Brook, 28, is undefeated in 34 professional contests and has made one defence of his IBF title, which he won from American Shawn Porter last August. His next defence will be against Birmingham’s former world amateur champion Frankie Gavin, in London on 30 May. Brook believes American legend Mayweather will defeat Pacquiao, although he expects the Philippine great

to run him close. “Manny Pacquiao is an unbelievable fighter and there will be drama, but I’ve got to favour Floyd Mayweather,” said Brook. “Pacquiao is a southpaw and southpaw opponents are more awkward than orthodox opponents. Manny also chucks a lot of shots and comes from awkward angles, which Mayweather won’t be used to. “Pacquiao is a very

active fighter, he’ll pressure Mayweather and make him uncomfortable. “Mayweather will try to counter him while he’s throwing shots, so it will be a chess match. But Mayweather is just too clever, his defence is great and he’ll find a way to win. “It’s got points written all over it, although if Manny thinks he’s losing the fight and starts getting desperate late on, I can see him getting knocked out.” (BBC Sport)

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Benaud the success of World Series Cricket: Bill Lawry LONG-TIME FRIEND AND CO-COMMENTATOR BILL LAWRY SAYS CHANNEL NINE OWES ALL ITS SUCCESS TO THE LATE RICHIE BENAUD. BENAUD passed away recently, aged 84, leaving behind a rich legacy as an aggressive captain that never tasted series defeat and a frugal commentator whose exquisite timing was matched only by the players he called. The dashing leg-spinning all-rounder will be most remembered for his exploits off the field behind the microphone as Channel Nine’s lead commentator for four decades, and Lawry says it was his former Australia captain that made the network the powerhouse it is today. “When we reflect on Richie’s life we’ll think of a great player but I’ll think of him also as the man who carried Channel Nine for 30-odd years as the head man,” Lawry told Radio Sport New Zealand today. “He was the ultimate professional. As Former Australia captains Bill Lawry and Benaud, two of Australia’s all-time greats. (Getty Image) a cricketer you felt safe if he was captain because you knew you were going to be Two years later after Packer obtained the ic approach to calling the game he loved. well led and certainly he carried the Channel rights Test cricket in Australia has remained “If there was a lot happening it was Nine team. on Channel Nine to this day, the commentary great. But if there wasn’t a lot happening “He was the success of World Series team was expanded to six as retirees Tony it could be hard work,” Lawry said on Cricket (WSC). Greig and Ian Chappell joined Benaud’s boys. what it was like working with Benaud in “The players were great, the players While the team was still green around the commentary box. were always No.1 but I think he made the gills when it came to commentating live “If nothing was happening, Richie didn’t Channel Nine what it is today.” speak. cricket, Benaud was already well advanced. When Channel Nine boss Kerry Packer “Here he was ‘I’ll let the pictures show “He first started at the BBC in 1960 when launched World Series Cricket in 1977 as he was still playing for Australia,” Lawry the people at home what’s happening’. a rebel competition against the Australian said. “Well if there was nothing happening Cricket Board who refused to sell the me“He went to England every winter to there’d be blank silence and that’s very diffidia magnate broadcast rights to Test crick- work on the BBC, and he was a great paper cult on commercial television. et, Benaud led the four-man commentary journalist as well.” “So somebody like Greigy and I would And it didn’t take long for the commen- blurt out something completely stupid team that included Lawry, Keith Stackpole tary team to understand Benaud’s econom- and get things rolling but Richie would and Fred Trueman.

not speak. “If there wasn’t something worth talking about he would not talk.” And Benaud’s frugal approach to word use wasn’t restricted to the play-by-play rigours of cricket commentating. Lawry remembers the time spent after a day’s play, particularly in Benaud’s home state of New South Wales. “If we were playing a Test match in Sydney, Daphne and Richie would invite us back to his home,” he said. “Keith Stackploe and I would go, and it might be a Boycott or Barry Knight from England. “I remember Barry being there on one or two occasions where he’d (Benaud) invite us back to his home at Coogee and we’d have a lovely dinner. “Never be a late night, we were gone by about 10 o’clock. “But when we got in the cab to come home we’d all feel tremendous and we’d realise we’d been doing all the talking. “Richie was a great host. He’d be fussing around, pouring a drink for the guys who wanted a drink and we’d be having a great time. They were wonderful. “Keith Stackpole and I, we go out for dinner quite often, we still talk about our nights at Richie’s place. It was just a wonderful experience to be in his company. It was a joy. “He played the game as it should be played. “He lived his life as it should be lived. “And to anybody who knew him he was a great and loyal friend. “And you can’t ask any more than that from anybody.”

Munroe, Fernandes re-elected to respective post in Hikers AGM

THE membership of the Hikers Hockey Club held their annual general meeting on April 11th at the Guyana Red Cross headquarters, Kingston and long serving president, Devin Munroe and Junior Development Coordinator Robert Fernandes were both re-elected to their respective post. The new members of the executive include a cross section of the club’s generations, with veteran ladies’ player Shundel Durant elected to the post of Treasurer while Under 21 player Latacia Chung was elected Secretary. Hubert Forester is the new vicepresident, while Colonel Heywood and Shane Samuels were elected Social and Coaching Coordinators respectively. Front row from left to right: Secretary- Latacia Chung, Vice President - Hubert Forrester, President- Devin Charlette Elliot is the new Assistant Munroe, Treasurer- Shundel Durant, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer- Charlette Elliot. Secretary/Treasurer, while Jamarj Assanah From Back Left to right: Junior Development Coordinator- Robert Fernandes, Female Junior Representaand Nicole Eastman are the new junior tive- Nicole Eastman, Male Junior Representative - Jamarj Assanah, Coaching Coordinator- Shane Samuels, Social Coordinator- Colonel Heywood. representatives.

In his remarks, Munroe thanked the outgoing executive and indicated his excitement to work with the new members of the committee to achieve the club’s stated objectives, which include acquiring its own facility to execute the club’s social and player development programmes. He also thanked the Board of Governors and staff of St. Stanislaus College who have made their facilities available to the club for years, in exchange, the club runs hockey classes for students of the school in addition to maintaining part of the college’s Carifesta Avenue ground.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE, APRIL 26, 2015

Review - Curtly Ambrose Time To Talk

ST GEORGE’s, Grenada Curtly Ambrose’s autobiography has just the right mix of reflection, forthrightness and lists. Curtly Ambrose’s new autobiography, Time to Talk, isn’t lined with revelations akin to those in proliferation across, say, Kevin Pietersen’s or Herschelle Gibbs’ memoirs. The book doesn’t seek to shock, hurt, burn proverbial bridges or dredge through a chequered past. There are no statements to genuinely damage the reputation of recent colleagues, heavily criticise former employers, or undermine predecessors and successors. Ambrose, however, does humbly deliver a series of insightful opinions - as only a character of his calibre, influence, integrity and selfappointed status as a guardian of fairness could. What he was unable to convey with the ball when he played largely went unsaid; more than a decade since his final over in international cricket, though, he has all but insisted on some public reflection now. Pride, professionalism, privacy and justice are common themes throughout the tome, which discloses enough about Ambrose to dispel the urban legend that

alleged “Curtly talks to no man”. A faithful fondness for Richie Richardson and Courtney Walsh are prevalent, while an entire chapter is dedicated to the complexities of comparing Brian Lara with Sachin Tendulkar. Lara, although lavishly credited as a truly great batsman, doesn’t find the same favour with Ambrose as a captain or team-mate. Suggestions that Lara thought he was bigger than the team - and became an insecure leader - are repeated. Ambrose, justifiably incensed at the time, recalls deliberately bowling three beamers at Dermot Reeve and still doesn’t know why Dean Jones inexplicably asked him to remove his trademark wristbands in Sydney in 1993. Being called for throwing by umpire Clyde Cumberbatch in 1988, and 1997’s 15-ball over against Australia too, live long in the memory. Kenny Benjamin, meanwhile, is inadvertently revealed as the antagonist in Ambrose and Steve Waugh’s infamous confrontation in Trinidad, 1995. Ambrose was privy to plenty, positive and negative, outside West Indies cricket in his heyday too. David Boon’s steely resilience,

Mark Waugh’s loopholes, the emergence of Jacques Kallis,

tonshire, who purportedly treated their overseas profes-

and England’s disservice to Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash are all contemplated. Six seasons with Northamp-

sional rather poorly, truly tested his innate loyalty - and willingness to return despite criminally low remuneration.

Other disappointments include a complete lack of Test match experience in India due to injury and circumstance, the inability to win a World Cup in three attempts, and a peculiar dearth of telling contributions at Sabina Park. A milestone 400th Test wicket in his final series, which required Walsh to vehemently convince Ambrose to play and ended in defeat regardless, ostensibly ended the few unsatisfactory occasions. While Ambrose’s general distaste for the “insular” West Indies Cricket Board is particularly evident, he does well not to elaborate on isolated incidents of discontent with Tony Cozier, Clive Lloyd and the late Malcolm Marshall. Readers would have hoped he would have shared more about a fruitful working relationship with Marshall and reverence for Andy Roberts, though. Not one to actively indulge in politics and judgement, Ambrose is still characteristically forthright about the supposed mistreatment of the smaller islands in West Indies, challenging Bajan and Jamaican cricketing authorities to accommodate their geographically inferior counterparts. His propensity to flit between patience and annoy-

ance, widespread across Time to Talk, is epitomised on this subject. The obligatory rhetoric about Test match cricket’s superiority to any limited-overs format seems unbecoming of the great fast bowler, but it is duly balanced with entreaties for West Indies cricket to invest more resources and finance in domestic first-class competition - and lure former greats back as meaningful mentors. No cricketer’s autobiography would be complete without a recollection of the individual on-field highs, of which there were plenty for Ambrose, who lists 1990’s 8 for 45 against England in Bridgetown, 1992’s 6 for 34 against South Africa at the same venue and 1993’s 7 for 25 against the Aussies in Perth among the best. A Test batting average of 12.40, understandably, didn’t bring many crowning moments - but an irrational need to thrash Andrew Caddick’s bowling doesn’t go unmentioned. The book is concluded with Ambrose’s selection of the 13 best non-West Indian cricketers he watched - or played against. Unsurprisingly five Australians and three Englishman crack the nod. Very intriguingly, a certain New Zealander caps the elite collective.(ESPN Cricinfo).

Ramdin confident Holder will recover for Barbados test Notable Dates Lightweight boxer Cleveland Denny was born in Guyana but never fought as a professional at home. A dedicated and skillful fighter, Denny was cut down in the prime of his career, and died in July 1980 from injuries sustained in a fight the previous month. On April 26, 1979 Denny matched gloves with Mexican Ignacio Jimenez. The bout was staged at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and the Guyanese prevailed by knockout in the third round. It was one of two battles he had outside of Canada. The other was held at the same venue in May 1979. Denny had turned professional in 1976 and was undefeated in 10 fights when he met Gaetan Hart for the second time. He won the first, which was held in September 1977, via a point decision. Hart won by split decision to take revenge and Denny’s Canadian lightweight title in the second episode. The two met for a third and final time on June 20, 1980. Referee Rosario Baillargeon stopped the contest at two minutes and 48 seconds of the 10th round to hand the Canadian Hart a TKO victory. Denny died 16 days later. In a relatively short career, Denny secured 10 victories, two defeats and two draws.

(REUTERS) - West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin said he was hopeful that all-rounder Jason Holder will be fit for the third and final Test against England in Barbados on Friday. Holder fell badly in his delivery stride, turning his left ankle, as West Indies slumped to a nine-wicket defeat to the tourists on Saturday. Although the promising Bajan was stretchered off the field, evidently in some pain, Ramdin said the initial analysis was that the injury was not as bad as it seemed. “It’s just a slight injury. Hopefully he can rest up for the next few days and come back stronger,” said Ramdin. It was a tough loss for West Indies who had batted well on the fourth day, with Kraigg Brathwaite scoring a century to set up a chance to save the test and force a second straight draw. But the early loss of Brathwaite and five others before lunch radically shifted the balance of power. “After four hard days of cricket, to lose the match in one session is really hard but that is how it goes,” said Ramdin. “England went out and executed their plans and they had the conditions in their favour as the game went on,” he said, referring to England’s winning of the toss which allowed them to put West Indies in to bat in overcast, humid conditions. England paceman James Anderson took three wickets before lunch with an excellent spell which proved to be too much for West Indies to

cope with. “We fought hard for the first four days but losing six wickets in that session cost us the test,” said Ramdin. “You should take the initiative but James Anderson took it away from us.”

CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Sunday April 26, 2015) Compliments of THE TROPHY STALL-Bourda Market & The City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & AUDREY’S TASTY SNACKETTE-176 Charlotte Street, Georgetown (Tel: 226-4512) Answers to Thursday’s quiz: (1) Albert Padmore and Imtiaz Ali (2) Praveen Kumar (RCB-2008) Today’s Quiz: (1) What is the highest team score in a Test innings at Bourda? (2) Virat Kholi was once dismissed for 99 in an IPL game. When and where? Answers in tomorrow’s issue

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PETRA/BUSTA SOFT SHOE FOOTBALL C’SHIPS

Ballerz handed marching orders at hands of Queen Street-Tiger Bay -Action continues tonight By Calvin Roberts HAVING played through the preliminary round of the inaugural Petra Organisation/ Guyana Beverage Inc. Busta soft shoe football championships unbeaten, Ballerz were last Friday night handed their marching orders out of the tournament, at the hands of a game and determined Queen StreetTiger Bay. On the first night of the round of 16 stage of the competition at the Georgetown Football Club ground, where teams must win or face the axe, Ballerz who topped Group C with a perfect 3-0 record, went under to their opponents who placed second to West Front Road ‘Gold is Money’ in Group A, 7-2. Devon Harris opened the scoring for the eventual victors in the 5th minute before diminutive striker Deon Alfred scored the first of his two goals in the 7th minute, following which Sceyon Hope kept Ballerz’ hope alive with his 11th minute strike, making it a one goal possession for Queen Street. But unlike other teams in the preliminary round of the tournament, who would have scored first against Ballerz then become complacent and allow the Mocha based side, which is made up of players from Rhythm Squad, to reclaim the game, a spirited Queen Street lineup refused to give in.

Even though there s a heavy presence of three defenders from North East LaPenitence (red top), this player from West Front Road ‘Gold is Money’ goes on the attack in search of a goal for his team, during last Friday night’s round of 16 action. Godfrey Powers (14th), James Meredith (18th and 19th), Keyoma Gravesande (28th) and Alfred’s second goal which was scored in the final minute of play, ensured Queen StreetTiger Bay book their place in this Tuesday’s quarterfinal, despite Dorville Stewart pulling one back for Ballerz in the 27th minute. The night’s action began with Cross StreetWerk-en-Rust showing Alexander Village the exit area of the tournament, following their 3-1 win, as Samuel Hunte (5th), Ronaldo Dover (9th) and Dellon David (11th) being the players responsible for Cross Street’s goals. Golden Jaguars’ Jermin Junor responded from the penalty spot in the 27th minute for Alexander Village, who were frustrated by their opponent’s custodian Ronnell Roberts,

who on several occasions thwarted their efforts to score, doing so twice from back to back point blanks shots from Shem Porter who had a miserable night in the field for Alexander Village, but refused to substitute himself. The phrase ‘Constant banging would break down walls’, can be applicable to North East La Penitence’s custodian, who on several occasions, denied West Front Road ‘Gold is Money’, until the 25th minute when Michael Oie breached his defence and three minutes later when Randolph Wagner scored to hand West Front Road the win by a 2-0 margin. The final game of the night saw some spirited efforts from both Festival City and Albouystown, both of whom saw their cus-

todian affecting save after save to keep their team in the hunt for the top prize of $600,000. Always favoured to make it to the final eight and if possible final four, Festival City who were competing without the services of Eon Alleyne and Solomon Austin, saw Dwayne Lawrence convert a gem of a pass from Wayne Wilson on the left flank in the 29th minute, to come away with a 1-0 win. This was after Albouystown’s Denver ‘Jonty’ Dennis did lots of hard work for his side, who on numerous occasions failed to convert their chances, even when they were clear cut and easy as taking candy from a baby, much to the disappointment of their vociferous supporters behind the rails. Meanwhile, the final round of 16 matches would be played at the same venue tonight, with Kitty Weavers taking on Broad Street, North Ruimveldt meeting Sophia, West Back Road tackling Bent Street and Sparta Boss putting their unbeaten record on the line against Globe Yard. Apart from the first-place prize mentioned above, the second- to fourthplaced finishers will respectively pocket $300 000, $200 000 and $100 000, with the highest goal scorer being the recipient of a gold chain, compliments of Junior’s Jewellery and Pawn Shop.

WICB, CARICOM to establish panel to review structure ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – The governance structure of the West Indies Cricket Board will come under review once again, this time as a joint initiative of the WICB and CARICOM. In a joint statement yetserday, the two entities said they had agreed to set up a panel comprising eminent Caribbean persons, to examine the problemplagued structure with the view of “reversing the current negative trends in the sport and its governance.” The move is the latest attempt to arrest a worrying trend of crises in the regional administration of the game, and was agreed upon during last Monday’s high level meeting between the WICB and the CARICOM Cricket Governance Committee held in Grenada. That meeting was attended by CARICOM chairman, the Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin La Rocque and three Prime Ministers – St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Grenada’s Dr Keith Mitchell and Antigua and Barbuda’s Gaston Browne.

Dr Mitchell, who chairs CARICOM Cricket Governance Committee, said the latest move was important in advancing cricket in the

Michael Muirhead, corporate secretary Verlyn Faustin and the board’s directorship. Cameron, who fended off heavy criticism of his

WICB president Dave Cameron is flanked by Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell (left) and St Vincent’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. region. “We were able to meet with the Directors of the WICB to express the view of the necessity for change and I think we have reached a conclusion in that respect… which will chart the way forward,” Dr Mitchell said. “We will be working together with the WICB and all concerned to move West Indies cricket forward.” WICB president Dave Cameron also attended the meeting along with vice-president Emmanuel Nanthan, chief executive

leadership to gain re-election last month, said there was a mutual understanding of what was required to address the issues in West Indie cricket. “I think the meeting was very productive and very positive. We have agreed on a way forward,” the Jamaican said. “I think we have a shared vision and all of us want to see West Indies perform at the highest standard. We are committed to making this happen.” According to the joint statement, the panel will

comprise a member of the legal profession, a legendary West Indies cricketer, a regional academic, someone from within the private sector and an individual with a keen understanding of the WICB. Dr Mitchell and Cameron will consult on the relevant individuals to fill these roles and will also ratify the panel’s terms of reference when they are drafted by La Rocque. The panel will have a lifespan of three months from the start of the review and is expected to submit its findings within that time. “Upon receipt of the report, both sides are intent on collaborating with each other with a view to reversing the current negative trends in the sport and its governance,” the joint statement said. The WICB has come under fire in recent months for their handling of the abandoned tour of India, which saw the Windies oneday team walk out of the sixmatch limited overs series last October. That action forced the cancellation of the subsequent three-Test tour and resulted in the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) lodging a US$42 million compensation claim, while also threatening legal action.

Floyd Mayweather, left, and Manny Pacquiao will go toeto-toe in the most lucrative boxing fight of all-time on May 2 in Las Vegas. (Photograph: ddp USA/REX)

Mayweather, Pacquiao to charge fans to attend weigh-in … Proceeds to go to charity

BOXING fans who hope to attend the weigh-in for the welterweight fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao on May 2 must buy tickets. The vast numbers expected to attend the weighin on the eve of the fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas have prompted fight organisers to take the step of charging for entry to the event. Tickets will cost $6.60 (£4.30) and were to go on sale through MGM Resorts call centre and box office last night at 20:00hrs BST with all funds raised going to the charities chosen by Mayweather and Pacquiao - Susan G Komen and the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

“The weigh-in is always the grand finale of fight week activities,” said the Mayweather Promotions chief executive, Leonard Ellerbe. “And with the massive interest in this fight, the number of fans looking to attend the weigh-in is going to be something we’ve never seen before. We’re excited to be able to use the enthusiasm around this event to provide donations to two very deserving charities.” A mere 500 tickets were made available to the public for the fight. These sold out in less than one minute with resale prices on secondary seller StubHub ranging from $3 900 to $85 000 yesterday morning.

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Windies crash to heavy defeat to give England 1-0 series lead

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, (CMC) – Mediocre batting coupled with a devastating new ball spell from seamer James Anderson combined to help West Indies squander a position of strength and slide to a heavy nine-wicket defeat to England in the second Test here yesterday. Resuming the final day at the Grenada National Stadium on 202 for two – a lead of 37 runs overall – West Indies spectacularly lost their last eight wickets for 105 runs, to be all out for an insufficient 307, 35 minutes after lunch. More tellingly, they lost six wickets for 84 runs in the first session as Anderson blew away the middle order with an inspired spell that saw him finish with four for 43. Opener Kraigg Brathwaite, unbeaten overnight on 101, fell for 118 while his partner Marlon Samuels made 37, after resuming from 22. There was no sign of what was to come when the pair stretched their third wicket stand to 79 with little alarms. However, once the right-handed

Brathwaite fell in the seventh over of the morning with the score on 224, six wickets tumbled for 62 runs in quick time. Set a meagre 143 for victory, England overcame the early loss of Jonathan Trott, to coast to their target with little or no complication. Left-hander Gary Ballance sustained his good series form finishing on 81 not out – his second half- century of the game – while captain Alistair Cook followed suit with a knock of 59 not out, to also post his second 50-plus score of the encounter. Following the drawn first Test in Antigua last week, the visitors will now take a 1-0 series lead into the third and final contest bowling off at Kensington Oval in Barbados next Friday. Starting the day in a fabulous position to save the Test, West Indies’ confidence were given a further boost when Brathwaite pulled part-time off-spinner Joe Root to the square leg boundary off the first ball of the morning. TURN TO PAGE 38

James Anderson took three wickets, two catches and effected a run-out as England rattled through West Indies on the final day. (AFP photo)

Disappointed fans look on as the Windies batting crumbled on the fifth and final day of the second Test at Grenada National Cricket Stadium, St. George’s, Grenada yesterday.(Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography)

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