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- environs has about it ‘an era of newness’

Representatives of the M&CC and the Horticultural Society of Guyana join hands and hearts to bring about a massive environmental beautification of Public Buildings and its environs (Photo by Samuel Maughn)

Maduro talks tough as age-old border spat escalates

-finds Guyana’s latest stance ‘disrespectful, provocative’

Granny caught trying to ‘stash’ ganja Page 5

Mon Repos shop-keeper found dead in home Page 4

- was stabbed Page 3 about six times

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 10, 2015

Team spirit helps restore Public Buildings, environs to former glory - ahead of today’s ‘red-carpet’ affair

By Shirley Thomas THE last two days leading up to today’s historic first sitting of the National Assembly under a new government have seen heightened preparation for this auspicious occasion, with key stakeholders joining hands and hearts in a profound and selfless display of team spirit as they worked to beautify the Public Buildings and its environs.

There was an almost infectious demonstration of public spiritedness yesterday, and this was coupled with amazing energy and drive as the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) teamed up with the Horticultural Society of Guyana to roll out a massive beautification exercise targeting the parapet in foreground of the Public Buildings and its environs.

A team of officials from the M&CC, headed by Deputy Mayor Ms. Patricia Chase-Green and comprising Deputy Town Clerk (Ag) Ms Sharon Henry; Director of Solid Waste Management, Mr. Walter Narine; and City Engineer (Ag) Mr Ron Eastman, joined forces with representatives of the Horticultural Society of Guyana (HSG) in the environmental clean-up. The HSG team was headed by its president, Allison Noord, and included First Vice-President Cecilia McAlmont and Past-President Barbara Persaud.

The M&CC did a thorough cleaning up and landscaping of the parapet and streets in the vicinity of the Public Buildings, while representatives of the HSG planted flowers, around which they placed tyres which they painted immaculately white.

At the same time, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, in collaboration with the Police Traffic Department, set about repainting road markings outside of the Public Buildings on Brickdam, at the end of which exercise the environment took on an immaculate appearance. Heading the safe-traffic initiative were Constables 21640 Roydel Leitch and 21330 Kevin George of the Guyana Police Force ‘A’ Division (Traffic).

The area outside of the Banks DIH complex on Brickdam was also thoroughly cleaned, and the company put in place brand new bins to curtail littering.

The initiatives served to complement a fantastic job of beautifying and neatly manicuring the lawns in the forecourt of Public Buildings. Workers also expended great time and energy on washing the driveway and parking lot in the compound.

The M&CC posse: From second left are: Deputy Mayor Ms. Patricia Chase-Green; Deputy Town Clerk (Ag), Ms Sharon Harry; Solid Waste Director, Mr Walter Narine; and City Engineer (Ag), Mr Ron Eastman

NOTHING LEFT UNDONE From all appearances, there was no task left undone, both on the interior and exterior of the building, in preparing for today’s momentous occasion.

A technical team from the National Communications Network (NCN) was already setting up transmission wires, and two huge television screens had already been mounted to the eastern and western sides of the building for the benefit of members of the public whom space constraints would not allow to be entertained in the Parliament Chamber, according to Public Relations officer Ms. Onecka Alphonso-Walton.

Several pots of lush green palm plants adorning the stairway and catwalk leading to the Chamber added life to the hallowed halls of the magnificent edifice called the Public Buildings, one of the first structures erected by the Dutch as they settled along the Demerara River in the 18th Century.

This building is still standing resplendent in its majesty for just over 180 years.

RED-CARPET AFFAIR The Public Buildings were retained by the French when they briefly occupied the colony of Essequibo and

Please turn to centre

Willing and energetic, this employee washes the walkway outside Public Buildings (Photo ny Samuel Maughn)

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Maduro talks tough as age-old border spat escalates -finds Guyana’s latest stance ‘disrespectful, provocative’

By Gary Eleazar

THE diplomatic fallout continues to escalate between Guyana and Venezuela, with the Maduro Government yesterday accusing the Granger Administration of a disrespectful response to its attempt to annex Guyana’s maritime space, supported by the imperial power of a U.S. multinational.

A Presidential decree, under the hand of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, on May 27 last, now claims just over two-thirds of Guyana’s territory, including its offshore jurisdiction.

The Guyana Government swiftly responded by dismissing the Maduro decree, saying it “cannot be applicable to any part of Guyana’s territory, and any attempt by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to apply that instrument in an extra-territorial manner will be vigorously resisted by the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.”

The Guyana Government said it will spare no effort in bringing to the attention of the international community this aggressive and illegal act

by Venezuela.

The Maduro Government has since responded by calling Guyana’s response dangerous and provocative, and a threat to Venezuela’s diplomacy of peace.

The Venezuelan Government is of the view that it is unacceptable for the newly-elected Coalition Government to adopt such a position “regarding a territory that is subject to controversy.”

In fact, the Venezuelan Government maintains that the territorial issue between the two countries dates back more than a century, “when, through colonial and imperial deals, our country (Venezuela) was deprived of a vast territory, subject since then to claim.”

Their contention is that “based on its groundless legal

origin, Venezuela maintains its position to consider the Arbitration Award of 1899 null and void, and calls on the Government of Guyana to stand within the regulatory framework of the Geneva Convention.”

Guyana, however, is holding firmly that the land boundary between Guyana and Venezuela was defined by the Arbitral Award of 1899, and has been internationally recognised ever since.

Guyana has, over time, also pointed to the fact that Venezuela has also recognised its border with Guyana as settled for over 60 years, having also participated in the demarcation of this established boundary which was completed in 1905.

It is on this basis that Guyana has denounced the Maduro decree as a violation of international law, and declared that “it is international law that must reign supreme, and not the ambitions of a larger State which wishes to

vision tasks and maritime security within the framework of its unlimited jurisdiction and constitutional exercise (which cannot affect the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in any way) is exploited in order to scandalise and with the purpose of

DIPLOMACY Venezuela also sought yesterday to advocate diplomacy in resolving the dispute, saying the only appropriate channels would be those in International law, namely the Geneva Convention and continuing with the

President David Granger

President Nicolás Maduro

trying to create an artificial crisis, making irrational situations against a sister country like Venezuela using highly offensive language.”

‘According to reports in the Venezuelan media yesterday, its Foreign Affairs Minister, Delcy Rodriguez, also called on Guyana to halt the oil exploration being carried out by ExxonMobil’ trample upon the rights of a smaller country in order to obstruct the sovereign right of Guyana to develop its natural resources.”

Venezuela yesterday, however, sought to downplay the implications of the Maduro decree, while still maintaining ownership over Guyana’s sovereign territory.

The Venezuelan Government said it regrets “that an administrative rule aimed at organising, with the assistance of new technologies of information, daily super-

The Guyana Government’s reaction to the Maduro decree was to immediately put on record its concerns that the declaration disregards international law; constitutes a threat to regional peace and security; and breaches the Geneva Agreement of 1966.

“It is therefore imperative that Venezuela adheres to the principles of international law in seeking to delineate its maritime boundaries with neighbouring states, pending actual delimitations,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.

‘The Venezuelans also reaffirmed yesterday that it has extended an invitation to Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge to meet as soon as possible, “so that through political dialogue, the two nations can work towards cooperation and overcome the historical dispute which originated from the fraudulent actions of former colonial powers against Venezuela’

Good Officer mechanism through the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Lashing out, however, at the Guyana Government, the Venezuelans said, “It is an offence to the libertarian tradition of the people of Simón Bolívar to accuse Venezuela of being a threat to the region, using imperial language, when, in the last Summit of Americas, the fraternal nations of the region issued a declaration unanimously recognising and supporting Venezuela’s Foreign Policy of peace and solidarity.”

In fact, Venezuela, in its continued attack against the Granger-led Administration,

went so far as to accuse it of being in collusion with the United States of America against them.

According to the Venezuelan Government, “It is regrettable to confirm that the unprecedented and astonishing aggression that the new Guyana Government has allowed ExxonMobil, a powerful multinational, to venture into the disputed territory between the two countries, which in no way seeks to address Guyana’s right to development.”

The Maduro-run Venezuela Government yesterday pointed to the foreign policy of predecessor Hugo Chavez, which it says was based on co-operation, and led to boosting stability and energy security in the region under the Petrocaribe deal.

Venezuela now believes that the newly-elected Government of the Republic of Guyana is out to set “a dangerous policy of provocation against the peaceful Bolivarian Venezuela, supported by the imperial power of a U.S. multinational, ExxonMobil, which must be rectified in a short time.”

Venezuela said it believes “this hostile policy of provocation will be defeated by the force of reality itself, by Venezuela’s Foreign Policy of peace and friendship, and by the people of Guyana themselves.”

INVITATION TO GREENIDGE The Venezuelans also reaffirmed yesterday that it

has extended an invitation to Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge to meet as soon as possible, “so that through political dialogue, the two nations can work towards cooperation, and overcome the historical dispute which originated from the fraudulent actions of former colonial powers against Venezuela.”

According to reports in the Venezuelan media yesterday, its Foreign Affairs Minister, Delcy Rodriguez, also called on Guyana to halt the oil exploration being carried out by ExxonMobil.

The American Oil Company reported last month that it had made a significant find of commercial quantities of oil, immediately spurring complaints from Caracas that Guyana is unfairly exploiting a disputed territory.

"Until there is a resolution of the issue of territorial reclamation ... there can be no unilateral use of these waters," the Venezuelan Foreign Minister reportedly said in televised comments yesterday.

She was quoted as saying too: "The new Government of Guyana shows a dangerous political provocation against a peaceful Venezuela, supported by the imperial power of an American transnational, ExxonMobil."

The American Oil Company has since reiterated that ExxonMobil is under contract with the Government of Guyana, and pronouncements by Venezuela do not change this.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 10, 2015

Mon Repos shop-keeper found dead in home

By Michel Outridge

FIFTY-nine-year-old Pooran Lalchand’s bloodied body was yesterday morning discovered in the lower flat of his residence at Lot 511 Block 8, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.

It bore approximately six stab wounds, believed to have been inflicted by a knife that was found just beyond the confectionery shop he operated in the lower flat of his home.

Although he had taken a reputed wife after the death of his legal wife some time ago, he was reported to be living alone,

and locked in a bitter court battle with said reputed wife. She is reportedly one of a trio of persons who discovered him dead, and had gone to the Beterverwagting Police Station to report that “something” had happened to him.

Lalchand and the trio were locked in a court battle, reportedly because they had sold the house with him still residing there, and he had moved to the High Court to prevent them throwing him out of his own house.

The trio, which also includes one of his sons, was arrested after the police had gone to the home and had conducted pre-

--was stabbed about six times

The house belonging to Pooran Lalchand, which is at the centre of a bitter court battle stab wounds. liminary investigations publication that Lal The body is at the into Lalchand’s murder. chand was a very quiet Lyken Funeral Parlour The arrested persons are person who used to go awaiting a post-morcurrently assisting the about his business in a tem. police in their investiga- normal way. They said Two men and a womtions. he was seldom seen be- an have been arrested, S l e u t h s s a i d L a l - cause he was mostly and are in police custody chand and the trio, one in his shop, and they assisting with the investiof whom lived in the expressed shock at his gations. same village, were not murder.

Police said there were getting along and were They reported that no signs of forced enalways quarrelling over they did not hear anything try into the building, and the property. It is be- unusual, nor did they ob- whoever committed the lieved that their dif- serve anything out of the homicide was allowed ference escalated into ordinary. into the place and was murder, and the police Police in a press re- known to the victim. are about to find out lease said at about 10:30 who knifed Lalchand hrs on June 9, 2015, the The edifice was corto death early yesterday body of Pooran Lalchand, doned off by the police, morning, and why this 59, of Mon Repos, ECD, some of whom were still was done. was found in his house at the scene up to last Neighbours told this with several suspected night.

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Four suspects arrested following West Demerara robberies

By Leroy Smith UP to late last evening, investigators in the police ‘D’ Division were grilling four men in connection with two separate robberies in which they were fingered yesterday morning, coupled with the recovery of one .38 revolver and two live rounds.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that early yesterday morning, two men, one armed with a gun, invaded the home of 54 –year-old Wazim Khan of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara by forcing their way through an open door and holding up Khan at gunpoint; they then made good their escape with a

mobile phone and video camera.

The suspects who were arrested yesterday have been identified as Ryan Anthony Shaw, who was captured by the police and Ryan Bannister and Jerrold DaSilva, who were nabbed by public-spirited citizens.

Ryan Anthony Shaw and Jerrold DaSilva are

Granny caught trying to ‘stash’ ganja in mattress

By Leroy Smith MELVINIA Devonshire, aged 69, was yesterday arrested while attempting to hide a quantity of weed inside her mattress when, acting on a tip-off, the police swooped down on her home.

Reports are that the police received information that the home, located at Lot 13 Hibiscus Housing Scheme, Brandenburg, West Coast Demerara, is owned by Devonshire.

The woman, a housewife, was caught red-handed by the police attempting to conceal the illegal substance inside her mattress after having placed it into a Ziploc bag.

Persons close to the investigation revealed that when the cops swooped down on the house, the woman’s 40year- old son, Telbert Devonshire, a miner, jumped through a window and attempted to flee.

In the process, the ranks observed that the man had in his possession a bag containing a substance but he tossed

the bag into a nearby trench which is located behind the house. The police however managed to recover the parcel and upon examining it, found that the parcel contained marijuana.

It was while the police were busy trying to track down the fleeing man that his mother used the opportunity to “stash” the remaining amount of weed that was left in the house, inside her mattress when she was held by the ranks.

The two separate parcels of marijuana were tested and weighed by the police and amounted to

639 grams. Meanwhile, three other persons who were at the house during the raid were also taken into police custody but were later released.

They were identified as Aderia Trim, a 19year- old student; Tessa Devonshire, a 38-yearold caterer who was identified as Devonshire’s daughter; and Derrick Roberts, a 46-year-old miner who is said to be the pensioner’s nephew.

The woman and her son are expected to be charged with possession of narcotics, and placed before the courts shortly.

from the village of Coverden, East Bank Demerara, while Ryan Bannister is said to be from Herstelling.

According to information from the police, the trio left Coverden after 23.00hrs on Monday evening and travelled to Hague Backdam, where they slept on a mud dam before pouncing on the businessman just after 05:00hrs yesterday morning.

After robbing the man the bandits also discharged a round in the air as they attempted to make good their escape.

Subsequently, around

09.15hrs four men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, held up Rasheed Ramesh of Hague Backdam at gunpoint and robbed him of a pedal cycle. The man raised an alarm and residents from the area came out in their numbers and were able to capture Bannister and DaSilva.

After responding promptly to the call from residents, the police with the assistance of residents were able to nab three of the suspects and in the process recovered an unlicensed .38 revolver with the two matching rounds mentioned earlier above,

in addition to the stolen pedal cycle.

One of the suspects arrested yesterday was identified as Ryan Anthony Shaw and after capturing the three men, the police launched a manhunt for the fourth suspect who, according to information reaching this publication, was hiding out in a cemetery at Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara.

Up to late last evening, the men were being held at the Leonora Police Station where they were being processed for court.

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EDITORIAL

GUYANA

The 11th Parliament and things new EXPECTATIONS of Guyanese are running high as the 11th Parliament convenes today.

The 10th Parliament heralded a new dispensation where the incumbent Government held a minority seating in the National Assembly. However, the 11th Parliament is an entirely new configuration, because not two political parties make up the majority, but a coalition of several parties, which has become the new Governmental construct, whilst the former Government structure would now occupy the Opposition benches.

The nation is hoping that the Opposition would decide to occupy their seats to use this forum for public debates and decision-making that would give voice and developmental impetus that would redound, not only to the good of their own constituency, but the benefit of the entire nation.

The National Assembly is a powerful lobbying forum; and even if there are calls for voting on a particular

issue, the PPP/C’s dissent, and arguments thereto, would be recorded for posterity in the Hansard; whereas if they forego this opportunity for lobbying for their concerns to be addressed at the foremost platform for national issues, the National Assembly, it is likely that their voices would be like chaff blowing in the wind, and their constituents would have no power-based lobbying forum.

This is the conundrum facing them. Their argument for boycotting Parliament is premised on their contention that the Granger Administration is a ‘de facto’ Government, because they claim that the general elections were fraudulent and rigged by GECOM in favour of the coalition; thus they argue that if they participate in any national event held under the aegis of the incumbent, they would be giving legitimacy to what they believe is an illegal governmental construct.

On the other hand, unless they occupy their allocated seats, the voices of their supporters would be effectively silenced in the highest law-making forum in the land.

The PPP leaders have always reminded Guyanese of their long tradition of putting the general good of the nation above any other consideration, and one hopes that this would be the defining factor that would convince them that boycotting Parliament would be counter-productive to the struggle they are currently waging.

Today, President Granger would, for the first time, be addressing Parliament. This is history in the making, because no other Executive President of Guyana has faced the National Assembly with his maiden speech in Parliament. Every other Guyanese Head-of-State has had extensive exposure in the august House before facing the nation’s Legislative as a President. However, the nation is hoping that the contentious issues that dominated the considerations of the 10th Parliament would find common ground for debate, and that the President’s speech would be conciliatory instead of confrontational, thus paving the way for consensual positions that would redound to the general good.

This nation needs to bask in the refreshing air of the newly spruced-up city and its environs; and there is no better start to this new configuration than a coalition, not merely between governing parties, but among all leaders in the land.

We need to transcend the ad hoc arrangement of garbage disposal A FEW days ago, we observed World Environment Day under the theme: “Seven Billion, One Dreams, Consume with Care”. It is very clear that the rate of consumption of the earth’s resources is worryingly unsustainable. Presently, the human race consumes resources equivalent to one and a half planets. It is believed that by 2030 we will need two planets to sustain our life styles if the current consumption and production trends remain the same. A very troubling thought indeed.

This year’s theme sought to raise awareness about the challenges involved in striking a good balance between

sustainable economic development, consumption and environmental impacts.

In so far as reducing environmental impact is concerned, we need to take a closer look at the way we are managing our solid waste nationally, but especially in the City of Georgetown, because it is the hub of government, commercial and other activities. We need to transcend the ad hoc arrangement of garbage collection and disposal to embrace, perhaps, an integrated solid waste management system.

Looking specifically at solid waste management in developing countries, there is no doubt that for

many reasons, poor waste management practices and related public health issues continue to be very problematic in many developing countries a century and a half after the European sanitary revolution, despite increasing globalisation.

Developing and poor countries are seriously affected by the twin problem of the combined effects of the diseases of affluence and communicable diseases. In such countries, people are so preoccupied with survival that waste management is not particularly a priority.

When SWM is on the public agenda in poor countries, it is driven by public health; the main push is still get-

ting the waste out from the immediate surroundings. .

Nevertheless, there are a number of drivers that propel solid waste management in developing countries. These include climate change, and the cultural and economic aspect of local communities.

Climate change has acted as an environmental driver since the early 1990s, leading to a move away from landfilling biodegradable waste, which is a major source of methane emissions, and a stronger focus on the recovery of energy from waste.

This driver was encouraged by the global concern about climate change issues, which led to pressure and

advocacy around the world.

This led to a policy stage focused on waste prevention and target achievements, and characterised by a series of preventative policy measures, including laws and targets for compost and recycling goals, diversion from landfill, extended producer responsibility, and landfill bans for recyclable materials.

Cultural and economic aspects of local communities: The structure and functioning of SWM systems are predicated upon the behaviour trends and underlying attitudes of the general population – factors that are influenced by the local cultural and social circumstance.

Also governance. All over the world, in urban areas, any form of environmental management is a political task, because different interests compete for the best locations, for the ownership or use of resources, and for publicly provided infrastructure and services. Many of these conflicting interests contribute to the degradation of essential resources and urban environmental health if good environmental management is absent.

However, as these factors have gained recognition, there has been a shift in the urban development litSee Page 7

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 10, 2015

Gun-toting bandits invade, rob Waterloo Street family

--reward being offered for their capture

By Tajeram Mohabir

ABDUL Saif Kadir told the Guyana Chronicle that at approximately 03:00 hrs on Sunday, June 7, his family was robbed of cash and valuables in the passageway to their Waterloo Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown home.

He said that he and two neighbours had returned from a routine check on stores owned by the Kadir family in the city, and as they got on the passage way to his home, three armed and masked men held them up and searched them. The men found his house keys on him and got him to open the door to his house, but not before duct-taping his neighbours and making them lie in the passageway to his house.

When they got inside his house, they held him at gunpoint as they demanded cash and valuables, but he told them he did not have any. Surprisingly, the young man said, he was not assaulted while the men in their search found nothing, until they reached his mother’s room. His mother was sleeping at the time.

The robbers, Kadir said, forced him to knock on the door, and when his mother opened, they also held her at

Abdul Saif Kadir gunpoint as they demanded cash and valuables. Kadir said his traumatised mother, Bibi Nafeesah Kadir, did not know what to tell the men, and they proceeded to ransack the room.

During the ransacking, the thieves found a bag containing G$1.5 million. The bag also had the passports belonging to his mother, him and another relative, Adul Zulfiekar Kadir (deceased) as well as the US visas of the latter two. The bandits took that bag and its contents.

The family has since made a report at the Brickdam Police Station, and an investigation has been launched into the robbery.

The family is also offering a reward to anyone with information that will lead to the capture of the robbers.

Government wants to eliminate need for back-track routes to Suriname

By Michel Outridge DESPITE there being a legal route for ferry travel from Moleson Creek to Suriname, Guyanese have, for years, preferred the ‘back-track’ route when travelling to or from that neighbouring country.

Minister Winston Felix of the Ministry of Citizenship told the Guyana Chronicle that Government is seeking to create newer points of entry and exit for travel to or from Suriname, thereby obviating the need for backtracking routes.

He said that Government would examine the issue and see what benefits can be derived from establishing new points of entry and exit in regard to travel to or from Suriname.

IMMIGRATION With regard to Guyanese being stigmatised when travelling abroad, especially to Caribbean countries, Felix pointed out that when citizens leave Guyana, they must comply with the laws of the country to which they are going; because, if they do not, the authorities in those

An Insurance Company that cares I AM an old but agile man who usually walk the length and breadth of this country looking for the best deals; after all it is my money.

I have always been afraid of insurance companies for two reasons : 1) I always feel they look out for their interest alone and not that of their clients, and 2) that they never give you what you claim for in an accidents. There is always some legal clause attached.

So like most of my older peers, we decided to keep our money and only insure when necessary.

A few weeks ago I met

some young ladies from Hand-in-Hand insurance company; they were doing a walk about in my area and I decided to engage them in conversation.

Given that I’m a straight up person, I said what do you people ever do for customers? Mr. Editor, I swallowed my ego for a very eloquent young woman proceeded to give me a little history, not only of the company, but of the many things there have been doing to give back to customers. I was impressed.

So impressed was I that I volunteered to be a part of their team when they took to the street to participate

in a clean-up exercise; and I did join them, though I knew the young lady didn’t recognise me.

As recommended by her, I also joined their Facebook page and was amazed at the various events/promotions they do to give back to customers.

When I am wrong, I openly admit it. Hand in Hand is changing the way companies such as these interact with customers.

Now only if I can get the others to follow suit, and for all insurance companies to also offer excellent cost reduction to customers.

O. BACCHUS

Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix. countries have a right to take appropriate action.

Asked about the ‘Guyanese benches’ in some countries, such as Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, he said there have been “horror stories” regarding the arrival of Guyanese nationals at the points of entry and their being treated unfairly. Felix said once Guyanese create immigration offences in those countries, it unfortunately stigmatises all Guyanese.

Felix pointed out that the Guyana Government should be treating nationals of other countries the same way its nationals are being treated abroad -- rounding them up and having them deported -– but the Guyana Government does not adopt that approach.

He said Guyanese who have overstayed their time in other countries are promptly detained and sent back to Guyana, and those who have committed criminal offences are also sent back after they would have served their sentences.

Felix disclosed that the Government is hoping to establish linkages with other countries to work out arrangements to receive Guyanese citizens who are facing deportation. He added that linkages with counterparts will be created to work out arrangements which would inform the Guyana Government of its citizens who are in process of being sent back home because of their illegal presence in another country.

The minister said, “We ought to be able to move towards that, so that it is the responsibility of the state… arrested when and deported when, so we can receive them. …some sent back for non-criminal offences, and those that commit crimes as well.”

The minister said the aim is to re-organise the whole immigration process to make the ministry user-friendly for citizens who are seeking

information.

Felix told this publication that an agreement exists between the Ministry of Citizenship and that of Foreign Affairs whereby stigmatisation of Guyanese resident abroad and other matters of the free movement of skills, immigration documentation etc. would be addressed. He said the Ministry of Citizenship was created to guide citizens on matters of citizenship, and he intends for that ministry to be user-friendly so the public would be able to have information on their needs and to have guidance as well.

Felix disclosed that an office of the Ministry of Citizenship would be established at the Ministry of the Presidency. As it is, the staffing needs of this ministry are being addressed; afterwards, the ministry would be located in another building.

He said, “It is my wish that the Ministry (of Citizenship) would bring enlightenment of what is required of citizens, and (I am) hoping also (that) we would be able to educate citizens on their duties; and we are working to ensure the ministry gives the type of quality services to citizens.”

We need to...

From Page 6 erature from government, which focuses on the role, responsibilities and performance of government bodies, to governance, and good governance, which additionally considers the relationship between government and civil society.

Good governance facilitates the active participation and collaboration of all stakeholders, including government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community groups and the private sector. The four main elements of good governance are accountability, participation, predictability, and transparency.

Good governance allows low-income groups to influence policy and resource allocation, and therefore it is important for equitable, ef-

fective, and efficient SWM. Also, good governance is concerned with the degree of decentralisation, i.e. distribution of authority, functions, and responsibilities between central and local governmental institutions; the structure of institutional systems responsible for SWM and how they interact with other urban management sectors; organisational procedures, for planning and management; the capacity of responsible institutions; and involvement of other sectors, including the private sector and community groups.

Focusing on Georgetown, and the struggles we continue to face with solid waste, it is worth it for the authorities to give some consideration to using the integrated solid waste management system

Integrated solid waste management (ISWM), the current SWM paradigm that has been widely accepted throughout the developed world, emerged from the policy shift away from landfilling and the push for a broader perspective that began in the 1990s. However, ISWM encourages a good balance between three dimensions of waste management: environmental effectiveness, social acceptability, and economic affordability. It is concerned with the integration of the many linkages, processes and units that make up a waste management system.

ROYSTON KING Mayor and City Council Georgetown

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 10, 2015

Another chapter of history set to be written - with today’s opening of the 11th Parliament

TODAY, June 10, 2015, is a significant date for Guyana.

It marks the opening of Guyana’s Eleventh Parliament.

Every opening of a nation’s parliament is historical, since it is primarily precipitated by national elections, which either occasions the return to office of the incumbent, or if defeated, being succeeded by a new government.

TRULY HISTORICAL For Guyana, this particular occurrence is indeed historical for the uniqueness of the occasion, apart from the fact that it will be conducting business as a result of a change in government, with the latter constituting the first coalition

ceremonial Guard of Honour on the forecourt of the Public Buildings. The President’s address is expected to set the tone of the National Assembly.

The first sitting of the National Assembly is strictly invitational; however, the proceedings will be streamed live, via the Internet, and shown on two large screens on the eastern and western sides of the Public Buildings. Tents and chairs will also be set up on the forecourt where persons can follow the proceedings as they occur in real time in Chambers.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS Guyana’s Parliament is housed in what can be described as an imposing structure, de-

vided into offices for the Registrar and staff. The central portion of the buildings consisted of apartments for barristers, the Administrator-General, Financial Representatives and the Governor of the Colony. The lower floors housed offices of the Administrator-General, Auditor-General, Provost Marshal, Deputy Provost Marshall, Deputy Post Master General, Financial Accountant, Receiver General and other functionaries.

The flowered, cast-iron picket fence was constructed in 1873, and previously, the entire compound was open. The forecourt of the building was used at the time for the execution of criminals. Slave rebellion leader, Damon, was executed in the yard for his role in the Essequibo Uprising in 1834. His

The Mace-the symbol of the Speaker's authority

The Speaker’s Chair of political parties that contested a national election, and emerged winners. The six-party coalition was declared the winner of the May 11 general and regional elections, which is itself another historic feat, and got 33 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.

signed by the architect, Joseph Hadfield, and built at a cost of 50,000 pounds sterling.

Completed in 1834, this august Assembly is housed in a well-maintained structure known as the Public Buildings, and occupies an entire bloc, bounded on the south by Hadfield Street; on the north by Brickdam; on the east by the Avenue of the Republic; and on the west by Water Street.

The buildings, done with slave labour, were used to house several government offices of the colony’s administration. The need for other buildings resulted in a Court Hall and Registrar’s Office being constructed. Upon completion, the offices of the Public Buildings were arranged as such: The Court of Policy Hall with offices for the Governor’s secretary, assistant, and clerks. The Supreme Court of Criminal and Civil Justice were in the western upper wing, with the lower floor di-

TODAY’S OPENING Today’s session of Parliament, when called, will begin with a proclamation summoning the session, and a roll call by the Clerk of the National Assembly. This will be followed by the election of the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the Deputy Speaker. Members of Parliament will then be administered their Oath of Office, after which the order of business will be read by the newly-appointed House Speaker.

There will be a short recess around 15:00 hrs. (3 pm) to cater for the arrival of President David Granger, who will address the National Assembly, after inspecting a The chamber setting of Parliament

revolt was against the apprenticeship system introduced by the planters after the freeing of slaves in that same year.

In 1875, Maltese-born Cesar Castellani completed the installation of a sunken panelled ceiling of the Parliamentary Chamber in the eastern wing. The carved teak chair of the Speaker, an Independence gift from the Government of India, is sited in these chambers. A table and three chairs for the Clerks and the Sergeant-at-Arms were given as Independence gifts from the United Kingdom’s House of Commons. A gilded clock from the Demerara Company Limited hangs in the Chambers, the walls of which are panelled with mahogany.

The Public Buildings are described as an excellent example of 19th Century Renaissance architecture, and is one of two domed buildings still remaining in Georgetown.

The forecourt of the edifice has two canons, relics from the Crimean War, and a statue of Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow, OBE (1884-1958), regarded as the Father of the Trade Union Movement in Guyana.

ITS EVOLUTION The current Parliament traces its colourful history back to the time of the Dutch, with the earliest parliamentary bodies established by this coloniser, known as the Council of Policy, the Court of Policy, the Court of Justice, and the College of Keizers. With the arrival of the British, modifications began, constitutions were introduced, that eventually bring us to what is definitely a modern parliamentary system, modelled after the Westminster system.

The current Parliament came into existence by the 1966 Constitution of Guyana, as embodied in the Schedule of the Guyana Independence Order, of the Independence Act, 1966.

THE FIRST PARLIAMENT The first sitting of the National Assembly of the First Parliament was held on May 26, 1966.

Before Guyana achieved its independence, the policy speech that outlined government’s policies and plans, was read in the Chamber of what was then described as the legislative Assembly, by the Governor, who was the representative of the British monarch.

This practice came to an end when Guyana changed its status to that of a Republic, with the Head of State, of

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All set for 11th Parliament - environs has about it ‘an era of newness’

THE stage is all set for the ceremonial opening of the nation’s 11th Parliament which begins at14:00 hrs.

(2 pm) today. Externally, the lawns, forecourt and general surroundings have been given a facelift, courtesy of the Guyana Horticultural Society, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown and many volunteers.

The Horticultural Society basically volunteered its services towards the beautification of the area, in keeping with its mandate to foster an aesthetically pleasing environment.

According to Vice-President, Ms Cecelia McCalmont, “This is an opportunity, with this new clean-up fervour, to get that aesthetic environment; it’s part of the idea to get Georgetown back to being the Garden City of the Caribbean, and this is one of the ways in which we thought we could help.”

A special touch will be the planting of flowers in the shape of the Golden Arrowhead, Guyana’s National

Standard, which McCalmont hopes will be maintained.

“Part of the problem in this city,” she said, “is the lack of maintenance, and we are hoping that once we do this job, it will be kept up.”

Deputy Mayor, Ms Patricia Chase-Green spoke of City Hall’s input and also its appealing to persons to respect the revamped surroundings. She said: “We are appealing to citizens that when they use these pavements, they use them properly. No littering, no loitering, no hanging of bags on the fence and so on...” She added that efforts are underway to relocate the present bus park, and vendors on the southern side of the Public Buildings.

“This is the highest decision-making forum, and it must be so respected,” the deputy mayor said.

The 11th Parliament will formally begin with a Proclamation summoning the session, followed by a roll call by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Sherlock Isaacs. This will be followed by the election of

Outside the Public Buildings late yesterday, freshly planted flowers and all the Speaker of the House, as well as the Deputy Speaker.

Other Members of Parliament (MPs) will then take their Oath of Office, and after the swearing in ceremonies are completed, the day’s business will be read out by the House Speaker.

There will be a short recess around 15:00 hrs. (3

pm) to cater for the arrival of President David Granger, who will address the National Assembly, after inspecting a ceremonial Guard of Honour on the forecourt of the Public Buildings. The President’s address is expected to set the tone of the National Assembly.

It is widely felt that

going forward, President Granger is likely to continue stressing the need for unity and cooperation to advance the development of the nation and its citizens.

The first sitting of the National Assembly is strictly invitational, and will not be open to the public. However, the day’s proceedings

will be streamed live, via the Internet, and shown on two large screens on the eastern and western sides of the Public Buildings.

Tents and chairs will also be set up on the forecourt, from whence persons can follow the proceedings as they occur in real time in Chambers. (GINA)

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ceremonial type, performing the task of announcing government’s policies.

However, in 1980, the national Constitution was amended.

This created an Executive President as both Head of State/ Government, who, on the opening of every new Parliament, goes to the National Assembly, and addresses its members. In accordance with this Constitution, the Sitting of the National Assembly is only referred to as Parliament when the President visits. On all other occasions, it is referred to as the National Assembly.

It is against this background that today’s special opening of Parliament will be held, amidst the heightened preparations that have seen a complete beautification of the forecourt of the Public Buildings, where the President will inspect a Guard-ofHonour before he is escorted to the august Chamber.

PROROGATION The 9th Parliament ended in September 2011 and the 10th was convened in February 2012. This was prorogued by then President Donald Ramotar and dissolved on February 28, 2015, thus paving the way for the May 11 General and Regional elections.

PARLIAMENT’S FUNCTIONS The functions of the National Assembly revolve around the Speaker, the Mace and the Sergeant-at-Arms.

Beginning with the Speaker, in the Guyana context that person is often elected by the sitting government, from among its Members of Parliament, while the Deputy Speaker is traditionally chosen from the Opposition side of the House.

THE SPEAKER The fact that the Speaker sits in an elevated, middle position, with both sides of the House flanking his chair, underlines his authority.

His entry into the Chamber is preceded by the Sergeantat-arms, who carries the Mace, the symbol of the Speaker’s authority. The entire chamber rises on his entry, and takes their seats after him/her. The Sergeant-at-Arms then places the Mace on the table in front of the Speaker. This means that the House is in session. Whenever he leaves the Chamber, the Sergeant-at -Arms removes the Mace. This signals that the House is no longer in session.

The Speaker ensures the orderly conduct of matters within the House. He can be described as a referee, interpreting rules in an impartial manner; and defending the rights and privileges of

members, including the right of speech. He does not participate in debates, and can suspend a sitting in the case of serious disorder.

THE MACE The Mace is the symbol of the Speaker’s authority. It is borne on the shoulder by the Sergeant-at-Arms, who walks in front of the Speaker as the latter enters the Chamber.

When the Mace is placed on the Speaker’s table, the House is in session; out of the House, matters cannot be addressed.

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Apart from bearing the Mace, the Sergeant-at-Arms’ main function is being responsible for security matters. He can escort a Member of Parliament out of the House by order of the Speaker.

THE CHAMBER SETTING The Guyana Parliament comprises 65 seats elected through the system of proportional representation.

Twenty-five (25) of the Members are elected from the 10 geographical constituencies and therefore represent the people from these regions. The 40 other seats come from the national top-up list. (GINA)

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Army says...

Alleged rapist not a Guyana Defence Force member - officer who assaulted ‘child-mother’ detained

THE man who has been identified as a soldier in the alleged rape of an elderly woman in Berbice is not a serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), and the army officer who has been charged with assaulting his child-mother has been detained pending investigations and any ensuing disciplinary action, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said Monday.

An Army statement said that the article carried on Page 60 of the Sunday, June 7 edition of the Kaieteur News alleging that a “soldier” was held on alleged rape

charges is inaccurate, to the extent that the suspect held is not a serving member of the GDF. The suspect had been embodied as a reservist to work at the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), and was subsequently disembodied on June 2, 2015.

Further, the Force states that contrary to the report, the man was not harboured on any of the GDF’s bases.

Additionally, the GDF said, the officer who had allegedly assaulted his child-mother has since been detained, and remains under arrest in Base Camp

Ayanganna to facilitate investigations and any ensuing disciplinary action.

The army statement said the GDF continues to provide counselling to abusers and victims of abuse in this and other cases, and maintains a firm stance against interpersonal violence.

Police Citizens mount protest outside hierarchy gets officer Venezuelan Embassy - in wake of new claim violating int’l law reposting

A GROUP of concerned Guyanese citizens yesterday staged a protest outside the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown, in the wake of the May 27 decree issued by Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro extending his country’s claim to Guyana’s territorial waters.

A map accompanying the decree shows that the claim includes the area where the U.S. oil company, Exxon-

Mobil found a significant oil deposit last month.

Among the protestors was leader of the Independent Party, Mark Benschop, who held a placard which said: “Oil of Guyana is we own”, while other protestors had placards declaring: “Not a blade of grass…”, and “It is time for them (Venezuelans) to choose a new President.”

Moreover, the protestors urged the

Guyana Government to take a more thorough approach in dealing with the issue, given the fact that diplomatic attempts in the past seemingly proved futile.

The issue of Venezuela’s claim was settled by an international arbitral tribunal which sat in Paris in 1899.

The boundary which was laid down in that award has been internationally recognised since that time.

Protestors outside the Venezuelan Embassy yesterday (Photo by Samuel Maughn)

THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) said on Monday that, following consultations with the Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Mr Khemraj Ramjattan, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has proceeded with the transfers of senior officers which had previously been put on hold.

The postings of the senior officers are as follows:

Assistant Commissioner Christopher Griffith, who was Commander of ‘C’ Division, has been posted to command ‘B’ Division, replacing Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph, who is now heading the Presidential Guard.

Assistant Commissioner Marlon Chapman, who was the Divisional Commander of ‘D’ Division, now commands ‘C’ Division, replacing Assistant Commissioner Christopher Griffith.

Senior Superintendent Stephen Mansell, who was the second in command of ‘D’ Division, is now commanding that Division, replacing Assistant Commissioner Marlon Chapman.

Assistant Commissioner Leslie James, who was the Assistant Commissioner, “Law Enforcement”, has been posted to the Office of the Commissioner of Police.

Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum, who was second in command at CID Headquarters, has been posted as Head, Law Enforcement (Crime Chief), replacing Assistant Commissioner Leslie James.

Senior Superintendent Whitney Bacchus, who was at the Commissioner’s Office, has been posted as second in command at “Operations”, replacing Senior Superintendent Lyndon Alves, who is now second in command of the Presidential Guard.

Senior Superintendent Errol Watts, who was Officer in Charge of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU), has been posted as second in command of ‘B’ Division.

Superintendent Hugh Denhert, who was the second in command of ‘B’ Division, has been posted as Officer in Charge of the TSU, replacing Senior Superintendent Errol Watts.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 10, 2015

Region One miner on holiday robbed, murdered in the city

By Michel Outridge

YOUNG Keith Daniels had recently journeyed from an interior location where he worked as a miner to spend some time with his relatives at Public Road, Kitty, Georgetown; but he met a dreadful end when he was fatally stabbed multiple times by one of three men whilst with his brother in the passageway to his aunt’s residence, after an outing at the Kitty seawall on Sunday night.

The motive behind Keith’s life being savagely snuffed out has been given as robbery.

The victim’s brother, Neil Daniels, told the media that he and Keith had left home for the seawall at about 21:15 hrs on Sunday night, to spend some time liming; and as they were returning to their relative’s home, they saw three men in the passageway, but they did not attach any significance to the men’s presence.

He said that when they passed

the group, one of the men called out to them by way of “Yo! Yo!” and his brother turned back. He was

Murdered: Keith Daniels grabbed by the shirt and stabbed repeatedly as the men helped themselves to his cell phone and what

cash he had on his person.

Neil said that when he saw what was happening, he ran home to get help, but by the time he returned with relatives, it was too late. Keith lay on the ground in a pool of his own blood. He was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

It is strongly suspected that the robbers had trailed Keith and his brother from the seawall. The brothers are from the Yarakita River community in Region One, and because of the rainy weather they had suspended work in the hinterland to spend some time in the city.

A police press release said that at about 01:50 hrs on June 8, 2015, miner Keith Daniels, 18, of Public Road, Kitty Georgetown was walking along the public road when he was confronted by three men, one of whom stabbed him to the chest and they escaped.

Keith Daniels was taken to the GPHC, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Bourda Green closed today for general cleaning ––recent flood exacerbated unhygienic situation THE Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday decided to have ‘Bourda Green’ closed for the entire day today to facilitate major clean-up work that has become necessary since the recent heavy rainfall.

‘Bourda Green’ refers to the area west of the market, the place where vendors conduct business on Bourda Street. Mostly ground provisions and ‘greens’ are sold in this area.

Following a proposal by acting Town Clerk Sharon Harry-Munroe at yesterday’s statutory meeting, it was agreed that this area alone would be cleaned today, although the intention is to have the entire market cleaned eventually.

“It (Bourda Green) is a small area with plenty work,” one officer of the council told this newspaper.

It was Councillor Ranwell Jordan who initially raised the matter, urging that the market be closed for cleaning and removing of flood waters. He pointed out that notices will have to be issued

so that stallholders can be properly notified about the closure.

“We need to return to the practice of closing once a week or once a fortnight, so that the market can be cleaned,” he observed.

This prompted Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green to question why the practice of regularly closing the market for cleaning was discontinued.

Clerk of Markets, Simone McKend, subsequently explained that the practice was discontinued due to a court case that established that nothing in the by-laws stipulates the closing of the market on Wednesdays. There will have to be an amendment to the by-law before Wednesday closures can be reinstituted, she noted.

Deputy Mayor Patricia ChaseGreen stood up to recommend that a public notice be immediately placed in the newspapers about the closure today due to the emergency situation at Bourda Market.

Councillor Oscar Clarke sup-

ported the temporary closure of the market, and noted that this will be sufficient in the interim.

Councillor Junior Garrett similarly supported this recommendation, and observed that it is a good thing that an epidemic has not as yet been started. “We have to arrest the situation immediately; we can’t wait on the by-laws,” he said.

“Let’s nip it in the bud. Why are we waiting?” other Councillor Hector Stout commented.

Mayor Green noted the consensus achieved to proceed with cleaning the Bourda Market today, and observed that legal advice will have to be sought for a long-term decision to be put in place so that the market can be closed each week for cleaning. He is also rooting for the same system to be put in place at all of the other markets.

Bourda Market has, for years, been susceptible to flooding, with stallholders often complaining about damage to their property and loss of goods. (Telesha Ramnarine)

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Store in Anna Regina market suffers $3M break-in A BUSINESSMAN and stall-holder at Anna Regina Municipal Market has suffered some $3M in losses after thieves early Sunday morning broke into his stall and stole a quantity of cell phones, tablets and lap top computers.

According to the businessman, Anil Singh, who lives at Lima Village, he secured his stall with padlocks and security cameras and left it Saturday afternoon but was informed Sunday morning that his stall was broken into after persons next door saw that some boards had been removed from the back of the stall.

The businessman said he rushed to his stall and discovered it broken into and all his electronics equipment stolen.

He said the police were informed and the security cameras in the stall were checked. According to the busi-

The late-night ‘shopper’ caught red-handed on CCTV camera nessman the cameras revealed that the stall was broken into at approximately at 01:30 am Sunday and the thieves removed the electronics items from the shelves.

He said the thieves ripped the boards from the back of the stall to gain entry although there were two guards on duty.

Meanwhile, Town Clerk of the Anna Regina Town Council Diana Critchlow said the council was scheduled to hold a meeting yesterday to address the break-in at the stall despite the presence of two guards on duty. She said although the stall was broken into during the shift of the two guards it was not discovered until the 7:00 am guard came to take over the shift.

The Town Clerk said the entire security system will be reviewed.

Onderneeming man remanded over child rape LEROY Fredericks, 35 years, of Onderneeming Sand Pit Housing Scheme on the Essequibo Coast was remanded to prison last Friday when he appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce in the Suddie Court to answer a charge of rape of a girl under the age of 16.

According to the charge, on May 31 Fredericks engaged in sexual penetration with a child under the age of 16 at his Onderneeming house.

Prosecutor Haimraj Ramsewack objected to bail on the grounds that the offence was a prevalent one. He said the child had been hospitalised and discharged.

However Attorney-at-Law Haimraj Rajkumar who represented Fredericks said his client, who is a carpenter, was before the court for the first time and was not a flight risk. He said Fredericks has a permanent place of adobe. Magistrate Sunil Scarce refused bail and remanded Fredericks to prison. He will make the next appearance in the Charity Magistrate’s Court on June 26. (Rajendra Prabhulall)

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Water vendor execution…

Suspected shooter spotted Monday

By Leroy Smith

POLICE investigators on Monday confirmed receiving information on the person who may have carried out the execution-style gunning down of 27-year-old Colin Kendall, also known as ‘Bow Foot’, in Pike Street, North Sophia, Georgetown on Sunday evening.

Reports reaching this publication indicate that the police received information on the whereabouts of the possible suspect, but by the time ranks arrived at the location, the suspect had vanished. It is unclear if he was aware that ranks were heading his way.

This newspaper was told that the assailant arrived on the scene in a white car bearing a PMM series number plate and

accompanied by four persons, but only one person exited the vehicle and opened fire on the water vendor.

Police sources confirmed that Kendall was shot 15 times about the body, and that the weapon used to carry out the execution-style killing was a 9MM pistol. Up to late Monday the police were reportedly examining several spent shells which they were able to recover from the scene of the killing.

There is thus far no clear motive available to the police on what may have led to Kendall’s killing, although there are reports that it might have stemmed from him being a bad paymaster, or him being fingered in a rape story last year. Police have confirmed that the motive behind the killing would be

Charlestown housewife remanded over ganja trafficking A 27-year-old housewife of Charlestown, Georgetown was yesterday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Fabayo Azore on a narcotics charge.

Latoya Fraser pleaded not guilty to the charge, which alleged that on Friday, June 05 at Princes Street she had in her possession 28 grams of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

The mother of one was represented

by Attorney-at-Law, Mr Mark Waldron who applied for bail, stating that his client has a fixed place of abode.

Waldron provided special reasons on the grounds that his client was on a bike with another female who is still

in police custody, and on the day in question Fraser was being towed by the unknown female when they were stopped by police and it was alleged that the narcotics was found on the ground.

The lawyer said that his client was not found in possession of the drug, neither does she have any knowledge of it.

Meanwhile, Police Prosecutor Sharon Payne did not relate the facts to the court. She said that the investigation is incomplete.

Bail was refused and the matter was adjourned until June 30 for report and fixtures.

East La Penitence miner remanded on attempted murder charge A MINER of Lot 91 East La Penitence Housing Scheme was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge of attempting to murder a man by stabbing him with a knife.

Eon Archibald was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of attempting to commit murder.

The allegation is that on June 4 at

Durban Street, Georgetown, with intent to commit murder he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Dwayne Wallace.

Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru did not relate the facts to the court. However he noted that the victim received a puncture to the left side of his lungs and also a laceration to his arm and he is still hospitalized.

The miner was remanded to prison until June 22 for report and fixtures.

known only when the suspect is apprehended and questioned.

Persons in the North Sophia community related on Sunday that Colin Kendall had been a menace to the community for the short time he had been living there. They spoke of his propensity for creating issues with almost everyone over small matters, and said he would usually behave like a bully.

His mother, June Watts, was also asked on Sunday if her son had any run-in with the law, and of her take on the issue of him being fingered in a rape incident last year, said her son had, in the past, been picked up by the police for several spiteful allegations which had been levelled against him. She denied knowledge of the rape story, and said she had no knowledge that her son’s

name was being called in that story or that his name had ever been mentioned in a rape matter.

Kendall was sitting at a shop playing cards with several friends on Sunday night when a car drove through the street and the gunman exited and pumped more than a dozen bullets into him before leaving him slumped on the ground.

The gunman then re-entered the car, which reversed out of the street and exited the area. Persons rushed to his assistance after initially ducking for cover, but they found that he was already apparently dead.

Also injured in the shooting was another resident from the community who was at the shop playing card with Kendall and his other friends.

Accused in $5M gunpoint robbery of airline staffers remanded A MAN accused of robbing two Fly Jamaica employees and carting off over $5M at gunpoint was on Monday remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Kurt Kendell, 27 years, of 474 Section ‘B’ Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara, who had been convicted three years ago on a robbery under arms charge, stood yesterday once again in the prisoners docks and pleaded not guilty to two armed robbery charges.

It is alleged that on May 29 at Thomas Lands, Kendell being armed with a gun robbed Elizabeth Seepaul of $1.2M, property of Wings Aviation and $2.5M, property of Fly Jamaica The court also heard that on the same day he robbed Christopher Ali of $1.6M, property of Fly Jamaica.

Kendell’s lawyer, Mr. Paul Funga-Fat explained that his client simply rented a car at Vick Taxi Service and was fingered in this ordeal. The lawyer argued that on the day in question his client was not present at the scene.

However Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru stated that his facts differed.

Mangru explained that on the day in question at about 10:30hrs the two Fly Jamaica employees boarded a company bus with the said cash to conduct business. Upon reaching Thomas Lands near Queen’s College, in Georgetown, a car drove up and blocked the path of the bus and two men, one of whom was armed with a gun, exited the car.

The men quickly entered the bus and relieved them of the said cash before making good their escape in the car. The matter was reported to the police and following investigations Kendell was arrested and he was positively identified as one of the men who had robbed the two employees.

Mangru objected to bail on the grounds of the seriousness, prevalence of the offence and the fact that it was alleged that a gun was used in the commission of the robbery.

The prosecution’s objection to bail was upheld and Kendell was remanded to prison until June 22.

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PPP/C objects to sacking of GuySuCo CEO, Board

By Navendra Seoraj

THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has voiced concerns over the re-

PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee cent sacking of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Raj Singh

and members of its Board of Directors (BODs).

According to PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee, “The political victimisation by the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) regime against persons perceived to be sympathetic to the previous PPP/C Administration must stop.”

He further asserted that the firing of Singh and members of the Board is particularly worrying, and speaks of an ominous intention on the part of the Granger Administration to dismiss and humiliate the hard-working professionals who they consider close to the PPP/C. He said: “We condemn the selective attacks of our professionals, and we will not sit passively by and allow this dismissing to continue against office holders simply because of their ethnicity or political persuasion…this is a dangerous precedence condemned by all fair minded

individuals and groups.”

However, when questioned about Raj Singh’s performance during his tenure as the CEO of GuySuCo, Rohee disclosed that there was no question of non-performance, as his calls for a further $16B to be pumped into the industry is a statement that is not new.

“Everybody knew about that, when the Opposition at that time (APNU+AFC) voted against a bailout of GuySuCo… Now they are acquainted with the information, there is a turn-around.”

According to the newly-installed Government in a recent statement, “Over the years, GuySuCo has been sinking further into debt due to ineffective operations both at the financial and production levels.”

It said, “…to ensure that the Corporation continues to survive, the Government has put in place an Interim Management Committee (IMC) which will oversee

the Corporation for at least six months.”

According to the Guyana Government, before

Former CEO of GuySuCo, Raj Singh the end of this month, it will establish a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to look in to the operations of GuySuCo and chart a way forward.

Human blood was found at septic tank murder scene ––but no DNA analysis was done

By George Barclay HUMAN blood was found at the septic tank murder scene but no one could say whose blood it was, since no DNA analysis was done, the jury heard when the septic tank murder trial continued Monday before Justice Roxanne George and jury at the Demerara Assizes.

The mixed jury is trying to determine whether or not three young men are the ones responsible for the death of Colleen Forrester whose body was fished out of a septic tank at 55 William Street, Campbellville between December 27, 2007 and January 6, 2008.

Those charged with the murder of the 45-year-old woman are Raiph Tyndal, also called ‘Nick’; Anthony De Paul Hope, also called ‘Papa’; and Kevin O’Neil.

The disclosure came during cross-examination when Superintendent Stephen Greaves was being cross-examined by Attorney-at-Law, Mr. George Thomas.

Mr. Greaves said that after analysing the exhibits sent to him for what appeared, under the naked eye, to be blood stains, the examination proved that the stains were human blood.

And when asked which human the blood had come from, the witness declared that he did not know.

It was at this stage that the witness declared that Guyana was not equipped with DNA equipment, which could determine whose blood it was. According to him, they utilise DNA services from overseas in some cases but was not asked why it was not done in relation to the current trial.

Representing the prosecution are Miss Diana Kaulesar, Miss Stacy Goodings and Miss Shawnett Austin.

The hearing is continuing.

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Team spirit helps restore ...

From page 2 Demerara in 1782.

Today’s sitting of the National Assembly will be a red-carpet occasion, and there will undoubtedly be much fanfare attending the occasion. Following the election of a Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and the taking of the solemn oath by all members of Parliament, His Excellency President David Granger will make a ceremonial appearance, and inspect the Guard of Honour in the forecourt of the Public Buildings.

The Guyana Police Force Steel Orchestra will then perform the musical honours, and there will be horses from the Police Mounted Branch lining the corridor of the Lower Chamber, PRO Ms. Walton said.

Commenting on yesterday’s special beautification project, Deputy Mayor Chase-Green noted with glee that everybody is catching on to the clean-up and beautification of the city of Georgetown. She recalled that the Horticultural Society had signalled its interest in playing a part on Monday, and after meeting with key functionaries at City Hall, commenced work at 10:00 hrs yesterday, preparing the environment and putting down plants.

Chase-Green said the initiative entails a short-term, medium-term and long-term plan for doing the beautification. The medium- and long-term components speak to the beautification of the eastern and western ends of the building.

OF SOME CONCERN She said the only concern at this time has to do with the buses which park on the side of Public Buildings along Hadfield Street. “The Linden, Mahdia and Lethem buses being parked there do not lend much to the beauty and aesthetics of Public Buildings, so we are looking at areas where we can have those buses relocated,” Ms. Green said.

She also mentioned the vendors who occupy the pavement outside Public Buildings, adding that they ought not to be there. “We do not want to put people out of bread, but we’re trying to relocate them into other areas so that we can look at this area. And Public Buildings must remain a prestigious building, as it ought to be,” Mrs Chase-Green stressed.

She described the response the team has been getting from citizens as they passed that way during the morning and saw what was happening. “Everybody now feels a sense of belonging,” she said. “Everybody now identifies with it with pride and a sense of ownership that Georgetown and this country belong to us, and so we will take it on. Come tomorrow and you will see a beauty and rare elegance transcending Public Buildings,” Mrs Chase-Green said.

Even though the ramifications of relocating the buses and vendors have not as yet been worked out, the matter is being addressed, the deputy mayor said. She is hopeful that when the Government would have settled in, it can collaborate with the Police Traffic Department, the M&CC and all other stakeholders to get that matter sorted out; but by all means, she said, the buses should be parked away from the Public Buildings.

And about the vagrants slowly increasing their presence on the pavements to retake residence outside Public Buildings, the Deputy Mayor said: “No! No! No! We will make sure that this place is properly policed by our constabulary to prevent a recurrence.” She was categorical in stating: “As I said to you, Public Buildings is a prestigious building, and so there should be no vagrants sleeping outside of Public Buildings…. We’ll ensure that the whole place is beautified and remains that way,” she said.

Public Buildings: The Pride of Brickdam

The Public Buildings looking all resplendent after the joint efforts of civic-minded Guyanese

The clean-up continues behind St. Andrew’s Kirk

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Horticultural ladies doing their bit in front of the Parliament Buildings

Members of the Horticultural Society of Guyana: Standing from left are: Lo-Ann Joseph; Cecilia Mc Almont; Allison Noord ((back centre); Juliet Manbodh (front); Barbara Persaud, and Nola Sinclair

The stairway leading to the Parliament Chambers

Today’s weather watch...

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies - with light to moderate showers

ALL Regions can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers; isolated thundershowers are likely over some areas.

Rainfall is expected to range between 0.0 mm and 15.0 mm.

(0.59 in.), while winds are expected to be from the northeast at 02 to 04 meters per seconds

Constables Roydel Leitch and Kevin George of the Brickdam Traffic Department assisting with painting road markings on Brickdam

The well manicured lawns (Photos by Delano Williams)

The immaculate transformation of Brickdam, between Public Buildings and St. Andrew’s Kirk. In the background is the Stabroek Fire Station (4.47-8.94 miles per hour), gusting over some areas and becoming calm in the early morning over inland areas.

High Tide is at 21:51 hours (9:51pm) at a height of 2.64 meters (8.66 ft.), and low tide is at 04:14 hours (4:14 am) at a height of 1.07 meters (3.51 ft.).

Marine users and sea bathers are advised that slight to moderate seas can be expected, with swells reaching heights of 1.5 to 1.8 meters (4.92-5.90 ft.) in open waters.

Above-normal High Tide is not in effect. The next period will begin Friday, June 12, 2015. (GINA)

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Port Mourant backlands shooting…

Suspect says victims were fowl thieves

A POULTRY farmer’s assistant, who is at the centre of a fatal shooting incident that occurred at the Port Mourant backlands last Wednesday, was arrested early Sunday morning at

Eversham Village, Corentyne, where he had been hiding at a relative’s home.

That relative has also been detained for questioning.

Following his arrest, the suspect, who assists in rear-

ing poultry at the Port Mourant backlands, claimed to have fired the shots to scare away fowl thieves whom he alleged to have been caught ‘red handed’ in his employer’s pen. He claimed to be

unaware that his shots had been fatal and had resulted in the death of Saisnarine Baljit, called ‘Frying Pan’.

A post-mortem conducted on the body of Baljit by Government Pathologist, Dr.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 10, 2015 Vivikanand Brijmohan on Saturday revealed that his death was due to shock and haemorrhage occasioned by multiple gunshot injuries.

Saisnarine Baljit, called ‘Frying pan’, aged 40, of Tain Village, along with his co-worker Navindra Permaul, aged 38, of Miss Phoebe -- both Port Mourant villages -- were shot at a camp site about ten miles north of the main road allegedly following an altercation with the shooter. The shot men were employed by rice farmer Sheldon Laso, aka ‘Shelly’, a rice and cattle farmer who is reported to have said that after he received a telephone call from the Albion Sugar Estate informing him of a shooting incident, he rode his motorcycle to the camp site, where he saw Permaul lying in a hammock with blood stains on his trousers.

Upon questioning his employee, he was told that, at 21:00 hrs the previous

evening, Permaul and Baljit were together when they were shot and gun-butted by the identifiable suspect, who was armed with a shotgun.

As a result, the injured men ran away, but the suspect pursued them, discharging several shots in the process.

Permaul sustained a gunshot injury to his right foot, and was taken to the Port Mourant Hospital, where he was seen by a medical doctor, who thereafter transferred him to the New Amsterdam Hospital, where he remains a patient. Efforts to locate Blajit proved unsuccessful, until Friday morning, when a gang of cane harvesters making their way to work saw a decomposing, bullet-riddled body floating in a canal, description of which fitted that of the missing Saisnarine Baljit. The police were alerted and a post-mortem was conducted.

Investigations are continuing.

Six years for attempted rape of 86-yr-old granny FORTY-six-year-old Jerry Jugmohan ‘threw in the towel’ after spending the previous night deliberating on the evidence of an 86-year-old woman whom he was accused of raping on February 25, 2009 at Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.

After pleading not guilty to the offence, and after listening to the evidence of the victim, the accused, who was unrepresented by counsel, was granted an adjournment by Justice Franklyn Holder to facilitate his cross-examining the witness.

On resumption of the trial, Jugmohan had a change of heart and pleaded guilty to the lesser count of attempted rape, which was accepted by State Prosecutrix Natasha Backer.

After a tongue lashing from the Judge, he was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for the offence.

Before the adjournment, the petite elderly victim, who lived alone, was led in her evidence by Ms. Backer. She told the mixed assizes jury that she was asleep when she was awakened by a noise from her front window at about 02:00 hrs on February 25, 2009. The pensioner had known the accused for several years prior to the incident, and they had conversed before.

As she got up to investigate, she met Jugmohan in the hallway. Her electric lights were on, and she recognised him instantly. She shouted in an effort to alert her daughter, who lives a house lot away, but Jugmohan muzzled her mouth before dragging her down the stairway and raping her beneath the house.

Prosecutrix Backer revealed that the medical certificate was not tendered into evidence to support the allegation of rape; thus the plea of attempted rape was accepted.

When the case was initially heard at the Mibicuri Magistrate’s Court, it was discharged; but, in 2013, Jugmohan was recharged. And after a prima facie case was made out against him, he was granted pre-trial liberty but was unable to post bail, and had been a committal prisoner from December 2013 until he was convicted last Thursday, June 4.

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Human trafficking at Bartica…

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Eleven foreign women fined for immigration offences

ELEVEN women from Columbia, Venezuela and The Dominican Republic were on Monday brought before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to answer charges of illegal entry and overstaying in Guyana.

Six of them, Franchelys Delas Nieves Torrealba Tores, Yeenia Paola Vasenia Ariza, Maria Eugenie Monsalve Rivera, Yourlenny Valderrana Hernandez, Mary Del Carmen Monsalve Rivera and Melanie Grace Cox Rodriguez, pleaded guilty to the charges.

Details of the charge stated that between February and May, 2015, at Charity, Essequibo, they entered Guyana by sea and disembarked without the consent of an immigration officer.

They all pleaded guilty and were each fined $30,000 with an alternative of two weeks imprisonment.

Meanwhile, five others, Nagalu Infantie Perez, Genchi Valentina Perez, Natalie Tavaraz Acosta, Ana Christina Nejia, were charged with overstaying their permitted time in Guyana.

The quintet also made their appearance before the chief magistrate and accepted the charge that was read to them. Particulars of the charge stated that between February and May, 2015, they overstayed the period they were permitted to stay in Guyana.

They were also fined $30,000 with an alternative of two weeks imprisonment.

The women were apprehended after a raid was conducted at Bartica by the Counter Trafficking in Persons Unit of the Social Protection Ministry and the Guyana Women Miners’ Organisation (GWMO).

An investigation was launched into human trafficking and was headed by the newly appointed minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes.

Murder accused duo gets adjournment ––to retain lawyer

Wednesday, June 10, 2015: 11:30hrs Thursday, June 11, 2015: 13:00hrs Friday, June 12, 2015: 14:00hrs

JUSTICE Franklyn Holder adjourned a murder trial after prisoners Marlon Fordyce and Troy Stewart appeared before him on a joint indictment for the murder of Rajmohan Phaskanram, called Cowboy, and they had not properly retained legal counsel.

The men are accused of committing the act between July 18 and 26, 2012. Initially, Fordyce had told the court that he had retained a female lawyer who, incidentally, was a former magistrate; but when contacted by State Prosecutrix Ms Natasha Backer, that lawyer claimed not to have been properly retained.

Meanwhile, co-accused Troy Stewart, responding to questions by the court, said he did not have the means to retain counsel, although he knew that his case would have been heard at the assizes.

Justice Holder informed the duo that their case is likely to start at the commencement of the June Assizes, on June 16. The prisoners were instructed to properly retain counsel, and to access their respective depositions, where necessary, in event the trial commences.

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Lewis sorry for ‘wrong choices’ following prison release FORMER England all-rounder Chris Lewis was released from prison yesterday and admitted fearing for his future after finishing his playing career led him to make “wrong choices”, which ended in a jail sentence for drug smuggling.

Lewis, who was born in

Guyana but played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals for his adopted nation, was sentenced to 13 years in prison after being convicted in 2009 of smuggling more than £140 000 worth of cocaine into Britain inside his cricket bag.

The 47-year-old has served less than half his

sentence but has now been released, and he revealed what prompted his fall from grace.

“I became afraid of what the future held and at that point the thinking actually went awry,” he said in an interview with the Professional Cricketers’ Association

(PCA).

“I thought about things and made choices that I shouldn’t have made and those were the wrong choices and that, in the end, I should say sorry for because they were the wrong choices, and I do say sorry.”

Lewis believes his own

Chris Lewis played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals for England. downfall was partially down to a lack of understanding over what he would do once his playing days were over.

“You are playing cricket, perhaps even hoping to get back into the England team, and within the space of a few months it’s actually all over,” he said.

“There wasn’t a great deal of information around (then) for young players about what they should be doing or trying to do. Yes, you heard the stories about having to plan for your future because cricket doesn’t last forever but what does that mean?

“At the time I thought that planning was taking out a pension or taking out a life insurance which are things that I actually did. Standing here now you know planning is a lot more and it takes a lot more time and effort.”

The PCA has always stood behind Lewis following his conviction and he is now determined to help other cricketers avoid the mistakes he made.

He added: “The PCA has been extremely supportive right from the beginning of this situation let’s say.

“They have been extremely helpful and certainly, going ahead, I would like to become a part of that whether it’s giving advice or whether it’s just tugging on the grey matter to find out what happened at this particular time.

“If any of that can help any young player going ahead I am in. I am in 100 per cent.” (PA Sport)

GBA sees positives from Pan Am Qualifiers GUYANA’S four-member team who recently competed at the Pan American Boxing Qualifiers in Tijuana, Mexico to make the cut for the Pan Am Championships did not achieve their goal, but displayed encouraging signs for the future of boxing locally.

Dennis Thomas was the lone member to register a win before he was defeated in the quarter-final round by Raul Sanchez of the Dominican Republic.

His teammates were Delon Charles (bantamweight), Jason Phillips (junior welterweight) and Dewani Lampkin (lightweight) while Sebert Blake was the manager/coach. All are expected to return to local shores today.

According to p re s i d e n t o f t h e Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Steve Ninvalle, despite the results, some positives did come out of the competition.

N i n v a l l e s a i d , Dennis Thomas was the “The team that went lone Guyanese boxer to to the Pan-Am Qual- register a win at the Qualifiers was more or ifiers. less a young team.

Dewani Lampkin is 18 years old, Jason Phillips is 19; it’s a team that we want to mould. Maybe not for the upcoming Olympics in 2016 but for 2020.”

He disclosed too that he spoke with Blake following the completion of the tournament and he advised that the team be kept together.

Comparing the quality of local and regional tournaments to what existed at the Pan Am Qualifiers, Ninvalle believes Guyana is technically and tactically sound.

“We still need to have these guys at other competitions of this level, so as to expose them and to build their confidence. We want to ensure when they get back here, we keep that nucleus of boxers - maybe four or five, that we would keep together that would be the core from which we will select for further international competitions,” the GBA head told Chronicle Sport.

He explained that the association is looking to eradicate the attitude synonymous with local sport, which is, to disband a team or stifle athletes’ career because they lost at the international level.

“It is a costly exercise but unfortunately that is the only way to the top. If we don’t invest we might as well divest,” he added.

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Over the past few years, Hero MotoCorp has rapidly augmented its global presence to over 22 countries across Asia, Africa, Central and South America. Hero MotoCorp has plans to be present in 50 countries by the year 2020. By that year, the company plans to clock 12 million units in annual sales.

Since its inception in 1984, Hero has sold well over 60 million motorcycles and scooters in cumulative sales.

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France beat England 1-0 in World Cup opener (REUTERS) - Speedy forward Eugenie Le Sommer struck with a superb long-range goal in the first half to set up a 1-0 victory for France over England in their Group F Women’s World Cup opener in Moncton yesterday.

Le Sommer, the French League’s top player, took advantage of a defensive mix-up

by Katie Chapman and Laura Bassett and fired in a thunderous shot from the edge of the area in the 29th minute.

England struggled to create chances in wet and windy conditions while Les Bleues,

who finished fourth at both the 2011 World Cup and 2012 London Olympics, posed a continual threat with Le Sommer leading the way.

England’s best scoring opportunity came late in the first half when France goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi misjudged a cross by Alex Scott but midfielder Chapman’s attempted lob sailed wide.

France, ranked third in the world, will next play Columbia while sixth-ranked England take on Mexico in Moncton on Saturday.

France forward Eugenie Le Sommer (9) celebrates with midfielder Elodie Thomis (12) after scoring a goal against England during the first half in a Group F soccer match in the 2015 FIFA women’s World Cup at Moncton Stadium. (Mandatory Credit: Matt Kryger-USA TODAY Sports)

NOTABLE DATES JUNIOR welterweight Derek `Teacher’ McKenzie lost a six-round contest to England’s Peter Ahmed on June 9, 1982.

The fight was held at the Locarno Ballroom in Bristol, England and Ahmed was leading on points when the final bell sounded.

It was the first of two fights between the two.

In November of the same year the 25-year-old McKenzie also lost by points to Ahmed. McKenzie had left Guyana early in his career to reside in the United Kingdom and campaigned mostly there, but would return home for his final fight.

McKenzie had a rare victory on February 14, 1983, following a decision over Englishman Delroy Pearce at the Concert Hall in London, England. The

victory was the third in 11 fights for the Guyanese who had taken up residence in Fulham, England.

He drew against Winfield Braithwaite on his professional debut in 1979. His second time in the ring ended in a defeat at the hands Trinidadian Michael Parsons in the Twin Island Republic. McKenzie claimed his first professional scalp in the third fight.

In May of 1980 the `Teacher’ gave Clifford `Piggy’ Griffith a lesson to win the 10-rounder on points but lost the next five successive fights, one being to Lloyd Honeyghan. McKenzie had his last of 15 professional fights on June 15, 1986 when he suffered a TKO in round eight to a youthful Marcelle Daniels.

IT COULD be said that Terrence Alli forced the retirement of American junior welterweight Othal Dixon. Alli TKOed Dixon in the penultimate round of a scheduled 10-rounder on June 10, 1990. The fight was held in Nevada, USA and the referee pulled the plug at one minute and 22 seconds of the ninth round.

The bout ended up being the last for Dixon while Alli stumbled in his next encounter. In July, 1990 the Guyanese tackled Roger `The Black Mamba’ Mayweather and lost by unanimous decision.

The event was refereed by Steve Smoger and Judge Tom Kaczmarek scored it 98-92 while Debra Barnes and Al DeVito had it 90-100 and 93-97 respectively.

Alli, born Terrence Halley, commenced fighting as a professional in December 1979, had his first two bouts on home soil and the next nine in Trinidad and Tobago.

He defeated Theophilus James on points in an eight-rounder on March 1, 1981 in Trinidad. Alli had one more fight in Trinidad before moving to Canada where he had three. By September, 1982 Alli had his first contest in the USA and earned a unanimous decision over American Norberto Velez.

He made two unsuccessful bids for world titles as a lightweight and one as a junior welterweight. Alli’s career spanned 18 years and he boxed a total of 549 rounds for an average of 30 rounds per year.

Rapinoe brace helps USA beat Australia at Women’s World Cup …Wins also for Japan and Cameroon MEGAN Rapinoe scored twice as the USA started their Women’s World Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over Australia on Monday.

The number two-ranked team in the world are early leaders of Group D, following Sweden’s 3-3 draw with Nigeria.

Rapinoe opened the scoring for the USA and - despite Lisa De Vanna’s equaliser for Australia - she had her second after the break, before Christen Press put the game out of reach in Winnipeg.

In Group C Japan beat Switzerland 1-0 while Cameroon thrashed Ecuador 6-0.

Reigning champions Japan, who beat the USA in the 2011 final, secured three points through Aya Miyama’s first-half penalty in Vancouver.

The USA are pre-tournament favourites in Canada, alongside Germany, who recorded an emphatic 10-0 win over Ivory Coast on Sunday night.

Jill Ellis’s side have not been handed a straightforward group though, with this

victory over 10th-ranked Australia coming before Friday night’s game with fifth-best team in the world Sweden.

“We were a bit nervous. We couldn’t play a lot worse at times,’’ said Rapinoe, 29.

“But we settled in a bit and we were able to get some goals. Three points, that’s most important, especially in this group that’s shaping up a little weird.”

The Swedes, third-place finishers in 2011, are also among the title contenders, but they made hard work of their opener.

They were 2-0 up after a Desire Oparanozie own goal and Nilla Fischer’s strike, and even though Ngozi Okobi and Asisat Oshoala brought Nigeria level, Sweden led again through Linda Sembrant, only for Francisca Ordega to equalise late on.

A Gaelle Enganamouit hat-trick helped Cameroon easily see off Ecuador, with Madeleine Ngono Mani, Christine Manie and Gabrielle Onguene also on the scoresheet. (BBC Sport)

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Buttler, Root centuries lead England rout of Kiwis BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Jos Buttler and Joe Root thrashed brilliant centuries in England’s highest oneday international score on the way to a 210-run rout of New Zealand in the first game of the series at Edgbaston yesterday.

Adil Rashid hit 69 in newlook England’s total of 408 for nine, which included 14 sixes, and the leg-spinner claimed four wickets as New Zealand were bowled out for 198 to secure England’s highest victory by runs in ODIs. Buttler walloped a blistering 129, his hundred coming off 66 balls, the second fastest ever for England and five deliveries more than the 61 he took to make a ton against Sri Lanka last year.

Buttler shared a world record seventh-wicket ODI stand of 177 with Rashid as England, who dropped stalwarts Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ian Bell for the series, put memories of their dismal World Cup this year firmly behind them.

The omens had not looked good for the hosts when opener Jason Roy fell to the first ball of the day.

But an aggressive Root, first with Alex Hales (20) and then

Eoin Morgan (50) led a recovery, taking the attack to New Zealand with the ball flying to all parts of Edgbaston.

Root’s hundred came off 71 balls before he fell for 104, one of four wickets for Trent Boult.

Buttler and Rashid then took over, their partnership surpassing the previous best seventh-wicket ODI stand of 130 by Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower and Heath Streak against England in 2001.

New Zealand, who thrashed England in February on the way to finishing as World Cup runners-up, made a stuttering start to their reply when Steven Finn bowled Brendon McCullum (10) and the paceman also accounted for Martin Guptill (22).

Kane Williamson (45) and Ross Taylor (57), who needed treatment after Morgan hit him on the hand with a shy at the stumps, tried to carry the fight to England.

But needing to keep up with a growing run-rate, New Zealand lost Mitchell Santner and Luke Ronchi to successive deliveries from Rashid and any lingering hopes of an unlikely victory ended in the

ROME/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Businessman Alejandro Burzaco, one of three Argentines wanted by U.S. authorities over the FIFA bribery investigation, surrendered voluntarily to police in northern Italy yesterday.

U.S. prosecutors say Burzaco, 50, along with Argentines Hugo Jinkis, 70, and his son Mariano Jinkis, 40, conspired to win and keep lucrative media rights contracts from regional

football federations by paying bribes. The whereabouts of the father and son are unknown.

Police in the city of Bolzano said they arrested Burzaco after he turned himself in at the police station accompanied by his lawyers.

The arrest adds to the list of suspects implicated in the corruption scandal that erupted last month when police descended on a luxury hotel in Zurich and arrested seven FIFA officials,

next over when Finn trapped Taylor lbw.

Rashid completed a memorable match with a googly which flummoxed Matt Henry to return figures of four of 55 and Finn claimed four for 35.

ENGLAND innings J. Roy c Guptill b Boult 0 A. Hales c Henry b Boult 20 J. Root c Ronchi b Boult 104 E. Morgan lbw b McClenaghan 50 B. Stokes b Boult 10 J. Buttler c Henry b McClenaghan 129 S. Billings lbw b Santner 3 A. Rashid c Guptill b Elliott 69 C. Jordan c Boult b Elliott 2 L. Plunkett not out 13 S. Finn not out

0 Extras: (w-8)

8 Total: (for 9 wickets, 50 overs) 408 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-50, 3-171, 4-180, 5-195, 6-202, 7-379, 8-394, 9-394.

Bowling: T. Boult 10-0-55-4, M. Henry 10-0-73-0 (w-3), N. McCullum 7-0-66-0 (w-1), M. McClenaghan 10-0-93-2 (w-3), G. Elliott 5-0-57-2 (w-1), M. Santner 8-0-64-1.

NEW ZEALAND innings

England’s previous best one-day international total was 391 for four against Bangladesh in Nottingham in 2005.

The next game in the fivematch series is at The Oval on Friday.

M. Guptill c Buttler b Finn 22 B. McCullum b Finn 10 K. Williamson c Root b Rashid

45 R. Taylor lbw b Finn 57 G. Elliott run-out 24 M. Santner c Jordan b Rashid

15 L. Ronchi b Rashid 0 N. McCullum c Jordan b Finn

5 M. Henry lbw b Rashid 0 M. McClenaghan c Hales b Jordan

2 T. Boult not out

0 Extras: (lb-10, w-8) 18 Total: (all out, 31.1 overs) 198 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-52, 3-94, 4-160, 5-185, 6-185, 7-190, 8-195, 9-198.

Bowling: S. Finn 7-1-35-4 (w-2), C. Jordan 5.1-0-33-1, L. Plunkett 5-0-37-0 (w-2), A. Rashid 10-055-4 (w-1), B. Stokes 4-0-28-0 (w-3).

Umar Akmal signs deal Argentine sought by U.S. in FIFA with Guyana Amazon Warriors for CPL scandal surrenders in Italy … replaces Sri Lankan

CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Wednesday June 10, 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 yesterday’s quiz: (1) Rodney Marsh (2) Dennis Atkinson-219 (Barbados, 1955) Today’s Quiz: (1) Who is the first Australian to make a Test debut ton against the WI? (2)How many West Indians have now played Test cricket against Australia?

Answers in tomorrow’s issue

Jos Buttler takes the applause for his century against New Zealand at Edgbaston.

batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan

Alejandro Burzaco walked into a police station in northern Italy. pending extradition to the United States.

Burzaco is also being investigated by Argentina’s tax authority, AFIP, which suspects him of tax evasion.

That means extradition from Italy, which is often slow and complicated, could be sought by both the United States and Argentina.

Burzaco gave no explanation as to why he was in Bolzano. Local media said he had rented a house outside the city and planned to request that he be given house arrest.

Burzaco was president of Argentine sports marketing firm Torneos y Competencias (Torneos), when the United States issued its indictment.

Hugo and Mariano Jinkis are controlling principals of Full Play, another sports media and marketing business headquartered in Argentina.

The Argentine judge who ordered the three men’s arrest on May 28 said at the time that he did not know if they were in the country.

Burzaco went to ground after the FIFA arrests in Zurich. Argentine media widely published a tweet sent from his Twitter handle five days before the hotel raid in which he wrote that he was in London on his way to Zurich.

Burzaco’s Twitter feed was hastily removed after the United States disclosed its graft charges.

PAKISTAN’S explosive batsman Umar Akmal has signed a deal with Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2015 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) tournament.

The 25-year-old replaced Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan, according to Teams Operations Manager, Omar Khan yesterday.

Akmal, who has to his credit an impressive 1 293 runs in 58 innings in his Twenty-20 career, will join the team in July 4 in St Kitts after finishing his stint with Leicestershire in the ongoing NatWest T20 Blast.

However, Chronicle Sport was reliably informed that if Akmal is picked for the Pakistan limited-overs side he will have to proceed to Sri Lanka on national duty for the five ODIs and two T20Is, with the first ODI on July 11 and the second T20 on August 1. The CPL runs from June 20 to July 26.

This would be his second spell in the tournament as he had previously played for Barbados Tridents in 2013.

He had a disappointing return of 49 runs from six games before he suffered a seizure on a flight to Jamaica and was called back to Pakistan by the PCB for medical examination.

Further, Khan pointed out that Akmal will be a great asset to the team, giving his vast experience in this format of the game.

“Definitely he (Akmal) will be a great asset to the Warriors makeup. He is in extremely good batting form and is also an attacking batsman, who will fit in the middle order perfectly,” Khan, the former West Indies Team Manager, declared.

Akmal was quoted from the PakPassion website that he is really looking forward to playing in the CPL again, adding that cricket is always fast-paced in this format.

(Rajiv Bisnauth)

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 10, 2015

Scholarships for swimmers as GASA inks MOU with Colombian University

By Tamica Garnett THE Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) is set to finalise a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Colombian University that will see swimmers being offered scholarships to study in the Spanish-speaking country.

This was yesterday confirmed by president of the GASA, Ivan Persaud, who shared how honoured he felt to be able to extend such possibilities to the swimmers.

“What we want to do is to send swimmers on swimming scholarships, where they are going to be swimming and studying,” Persaud told Chronicle Sport yesterday.

The initiative, which is a bilateral agreement that will also see students of the University coming to train in Guyana, has already begun to bear fruit with one Guyanese swimmer, Jamila Sanmoogan, already stationed in Columbia learning the country’s native tongue ahead of beginning her studies in August.

GASA president Ivan Persaud (right) with scholarship awardee Jamila Sanmoogan (centre) and Director of Colombia’s National School of Sport, Jose Fernando Arroyo Valencia The University in ques- he approached the Univertion is La Escuela Na- sity’s Director, Jose Fercional del Deporte (the nando Arroyo Valencia, to National School of Sport), develop an agreement with a University “structured the University that would to perform with a special- see scholarships offered to isation in sport”, accord- Guyanese swimmers. As a ing to the University’s result Sanmoogan is being selected as Guyana’s first website.

Persaud, a product of scholarship recipient of the the same University, said proposal.

“I approached them he has kept up ties with the University since leaving with respect to having and it was last year that swimmers from Guyana

CONCACAF cancels Under-15 Boys’ Championship MIAMI, (CMC)-CONCACAF has cancelled its Under-15 Boys’ Championship scheduled for Cayman Islands and Jamaica in August.

The regional body made the announcement in a release that did not include a reason for the cancellation.

The statement said the Under-15 development tournament has been postponed until further notice but made no mention of the bribery scandal which has engulfed the game worldwide.

“By decision of the CONCACAF Executive Committee, CONCACAF regrets to advise of the postponement until further notice of the CONCACAF Under-15 Boys’ Championship 2015,” the statement read.

The news is seen as not just a blow to youth football

Jeffrey Webb in the region but also to the Cayman economy, as the tournament was expected to provide a late summer boost to hotel and service sector.

Over thirty regional squads as well as squads from Brazil, England and the Oceania Football Confederation’s Vanuatu were among teams down to compete in the regional competition.

“CONCACAF is committed to restoring a full slate of complementary youth devel-

opment tournaments in the shortest possible time,” the release said.

“This includes our objective to re-schedule the Under-15 Boys’ Championship, at the soonest opportunity”.

The Under-15 Boys’ Championship is part of CONCACAF’s grassroots programme, which has been championed by Jeffrey Webb, the former FIFA Vice President and until recently president of both Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) and CONCACAF. Webb is among several FIFA officials imprisoned in Switzerland fighting their extradition to the United States, accused of being involved in a $150 million bribery and racketeering scheme.

take up scholarships there, and good luck for our side that they accepted. We sent out invitations to all of the clubs asking them to send in names of swimmers that they think are ready for scholarships; we got replies.

Orca said they had one swimmer but that she’s not ready for a scholarship and Dolphin said they had three swimmers. But the University needed a female swimmer, and it was only one female name we had,” Persaud explained.

Through this bilateral agreement Guyanese swimmers will be offered full-time four-year scholarships to the sports-based University, while from the University end Guyana will be receiving students who will undergo a component of their final year training in Guyana.

The first of the Columbian University trainees is set to arrive in September.

“The University will send to Guyana students who are in their last semester over there to come and do physical conditioning programmes and also

coaching programmes here in Guyana. It’s a four-month stint that will be one of their course work, either coaching swimming or doing physical preparation.

“We will take care of boarding, and internal transportation, while the University will take care of salaries and travel arrangements. One is coming in September to December.

Another one will come again next year. We can only take two a year, so far, “ Persaud noted.

Following completion of the scholarship, the swimmers can come back and be not only an asset to themselves and the country, but to the sport of swimming as well. Beginning August Sanmoogan will be studying for a Degree in Physiotherapy - a critical area not only in swimming, but in sports overall.

While attending the University the scholarship awardees, who will continue their training concurrent to their studies, will still be considered for selection on teams to represent Guyana

at international meets; as is the case with Sanmoogan who will be representing Guyana at the 16th FINA World Championships this year in July in Kazan, Russia.

“Jamila is not gone from swimming, Jamila has gone to enhance her swimming, to enhance G u y a n a ’s s w i m m i n g .

Jamila is training about 8 hours a day, she is under the guidance of the national team coach of Columbia, Mr Fabio Toro, who is also a lecturer at the same University.” Persaud said.

In the case of future awardees, Persaud commented that with most of the swimmers being in their junior years it may be a while before another potential awardee reaches the appropriate age. Meanwhile, Persaud advises that swimmers who are looking to utilise the scholarship should consider taking up Spanish as a subject in school to be better prepared for studies in Colombia.

The MOU in its draft stages is set to be completed before August.

Campbell to lead Berbice women’s Inter-County team THE Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday named a squad of fourteen for the women’s Inter-County competition.

Returning as captain is West Indies Women’s all-rounder Shemaine Campbelle, while her West Indies team-mate, pacer Tremayne Smartt, has been named vice-captain.

The team, which includes three West Indies cricketers that toured Sri Lanka recently, was selected after several intense sessions.

The full squad reads: Shemaine Campbell (captain), Tremayne Smartt (vice-captain), Melanie Henry, Katana Mentore,

Shemaine Campbelle

Natasha Gangoo, Tamesha Cort, Trishanie Cort, Shenetta Grimmond, Plafianna Millington, Erva Giddings, Sabrina Munroe, Sherika Campbell, Steffi Rodney and Devona Frank.

The standby players are: Nagama Budhu, Shana Vanderstoop, Shabika Gajnabi, Erica Batson, Diana Prahalad, Christine Quintyn, Monet Crandon and Aleema Arokium.

Former national player Andre Percival and Abena Schultz return as coach and manager respectively.

The players will be met by members of the board before departure to Georgetown. (Rajiv Bisnauth)

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GFF awaiting AG’s approval of citizenship for key players ... Late replacements for Golden Jaguars

WITH the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) still battling Government for the approval of citizenship of English quartet Neil Danns, Matthew Briggs, Marcel Barrington and Sam Cox, head coach Jamaal Shabazz called up replacements Kris Camacho, Pernell Schultz and Kevin Beaton ahead of today’s 2018 World Cup Qualifier against St Vincent and Grenadines.

The Golden Jaguars will face the ‘Vincy Heat’ at the Arnos Vale Stadium from 15:30hrs but will have to do so without the services of four key components of their squad.

The approval of citizenship for the players is now in the hands of newly appointed Attorney General Basil Williams.

Following consultation with Minister of State Joseph Harmon and Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix, it was recommended that the matter be looked at by the Attorney General

who would further advise on the processing of the documents.

The aforementioned players qualify to represent

PERNELL SCHULTZ Guyana through their grandparents; something that’s not unique in sport and is not in isolation actuality as in the case of the Golden Jaguars.

In fact, a number of Guy-

ana’s female women football team members, popularly known as the ‘Lady Jags’, have all qualified to represent Guyana at the world stage through their grandparents and had done so with outstanding success, following their participation at the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup in Cancun Mexico.

According to Laws of Guyana Citizenship Act, Chapter 14:01, Section 4 (1) “A Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, being of full age and capacity, may, on making application, therefore under this subsection to the Minister in prescribed manner, be registered at the discretion of the Minister as a citizen of Guyana if he satisfies the Minister that he: (C) has had partly such residence and partly such service, throughout the period of five years ending with the date of his application, or such shorter period so ending as the Minister may in the special circum-

stances of any particular case accept”.

Section 9 of the Act also states that “the Minister may at his discretion, if application therefore is made to

der the Second Schedule for Naturalisation grant him a Certificate of Naturalisation, and the person to whom the certificate is granted shall, on taking the oath of alle-

KRIS CAMACHO him in the prescribed manner be any alien or British protected person of full age and capacity who satisfies him that he is qualified un-

giance, become a citizen of Guyana by naturalisation with effect from the date on which that certificate is granted”.

The World Governing body of the sport – FIFA – allows a player to represent any national team, as long as the player has citizenship of that country, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a “clear connection” to any country they wish to represent. FIFA has used its authority to overturn results of competitive international matches that feature ineligible players.

Meanwhile, Shabazz pointed out that “given the family ties and what FIFA allows and the Guyana Constitution, I think it’s an opportunity to reconnect Guyanese in the Diaspora with home.

Don’t be fooled these lads are all Guyanese and there is precedence”.

The Golden Jaguars head coach believes that “this is indeed a test from Allah because we want our best possible team. Guyana is for Guyanese home and abroad, but we will go forward whether lightly armed or heavily equipped, putting our trust in Allah”

Hero Motocorp is new title sponsor of CPL THE Caribbean Premier League (CPL) yesterday announced the appointment of Hero MotoCorp Ltd, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, as the new Title Sponsor of the Caribbean Premier League for a period of one year.

With this sponsorship, the much-awaited third season of CPL will be known as the ‘Hero Caribbean Premier League’.

Synonymous with some of the marquee sports partnerships in India as well as globally, New Delhi (India)-headquartered Hero MotoCorp has for long had a steadfast commitment

towards promoting various disciplines of sports including cricket, golf, football and hockey.

Hero has been associated with cricket for over two decades in various capacities.

In 2007, Hero was the Global Partner of the ICC World Cup, held in West Indies. In CPL 2014, Hero MotoCorp was the Presenting Sponsor of CPL teams, St Lucia Zouks, and defending champions Barbados Tridents.

Pawan Munjal, Managing Director and CEO of Hero MotoCorp Limited, disclosed, “Hero MotoCorp has been associated with sports, and particularly

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cricket, for well over two decades. The game of cricket has for long remained the most popular sport in India, and also in the Caribbean.

As Hero rapidly expands its global footprint, we have been forging strong associations with sporting icons and events as part of our global brand building initiatives. Caribbean cricket and cricketers have always been highly popular in India and in many other parts of the world, and our title sponsorship of the CPL is a logical extension of our long-term association with the game.

We look forward to a highly

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exciting month of cricket in the Caribbean.”

Chairman of Hero Caribbean Premier League, Richard Bevan, said, “It is our pleasure to have the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp, as Title Sponsor of CPL. Hero has been one of the leading sponsors of cricket throughout the game’s history, and it is a testament to CPL’s growing success that the event will now be known as the ‘Hero CPL.’ We look forward to Hero’s ‘The New Insignia’

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