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President declares...

EXXONMOBIL HAS NOTHING TO FEAR

- operations will continue in Guyana’s EEZ Prime Minister...

Size of victory isn’t 13 important

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Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo

- truth is, the Coalition won

FLASHBACK: President David Granger (third left) paid his first visit to ExxonMobil’s oil rig, ‘Deepwater Champion’ shortly after he assumed office last month

Bai Shin Lin forestry fraud allegations 3 hit Gov’t radar Page

- those in breach will be brought to account, barring none, says Minister of State

Body of third Page 11 Canal accident victim surfaces Campbellville Septic tank murder…

Number Three Page 15 accused freed on no-case submission

Venezuelan vet held over 'drugs implanted into puppies' Page 5

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Albouystown flooding caused by seepage in Sussex Street sluice - Ministry of Public Infrastructure

LEAKAGE in the Sussex Street sluice door is at the root of the flooding being experienced in Albouystown, Georgetown, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) said. According to a press release issued yesterday by the Ministry, the high water level being experienced is as a result of a damaged gate groove in the concrete sill of the sluice. The release noted that whilst every effort will be made to correct the sluice door defect, this will have to be done in the upcoming dry period, as the inlet and outlet have to be blocked off to facilitate the removal and repair of the damaged door. Sections of Albouystown and surrounding communities woke up to unusually high waters yesterday, despite the fact that there has been no heavy rainfall over the last 48 hours. The Government Information Agency (GINA) contacted the M&CC and spoke with Public Relations Officer, Mr Royston King who apologised to the residents for the inconvenience and hardship caused by the incident. He also reiterated the Council’s commitment to working with the Public Infrastructure Ministry to rectify the problem at the earliest. (GINA)

The state of one of the streets in flood-hit Albouystown yesterday (Photo courtesy of Demerara Waves)

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Bai Shin Lin forestry fraud allegations hit Gov’t radar - those in breach will be brought to account, barring none, says Minister of State CHINESE logging company Bai Shan Lin, long accused of shady practices in and out of Guyana’s forests, is now the subject of intense scrutiny by the Ministry of the Presidency, under whose portfolio the natural resources sector falls. Recent widespread accusations of transfer pricing, which have robbed the nation of billions of dollars in lost revenue, are being investigated. If proven true, the allegations against Bai Shan Lin would have been allowed

to be perpetrated only to the extent allowed by the relevant regulatory bodies, namely the Guyana Forestry Commission, and the Guyana Revenue Authority, including its Customs and Excise department. During a brief interview with the Chronicle last evening, Minister of State in the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, confirmed the administration’s interest in the matter. Over the weekend, the most recent allegations against the logging company

Minister of State Mr Joseph Harmon

surfaced when respected Professor Janette Bulkan accused the company of being in cahoots with the Customs and Excise Department to rob the country of revenue. Bulkan said that export of Wamara logs from Guyana is but one example of the magnitude of the corruption. Wamara logs were exported from Guyana earlier this year at a price of between US$200 and US$220 per cubic metre, but records in China demonstrate US$500 variance upwards in what is being imported

into China. Dr Bulkan has since called on the administration to launch a forensic audit into the affairs of the sector. Minister Harmon told the Chronicle that the matter would be investigated, and those found to be in breach of the law will be brought to account, barring none. In an explosive missive to the media this past week, Dr Bulkan said the US$500 per cubic metre difference in the exports out of Guyana that were reflected as imports into China from Guyana

“provides an indication of the scale of Customs fraud, which was estimated for Guyana at US$84 million in 2003, rising almost continuously to US$440 million in 2012.” Dr Bulkan contends that approximately half of the illicit flows were attributed to export under-invoicing. She also noted that the transfer pricing in Wamara log exports is a very good example of why forensic audits in the natural resources sector are urgently needed. (Gary Eleazar)

Government’s legislative agenda - for the 11th Parliament WITH the General and Regional Elections now over, and a new government elected, it is time for the Executive to settle down to the task of governance, in accordance with the people’s mandate. Already, the stage has been set with the official opening of the Eleventh Parliament, with the highlight, of course, being His Excellency David Granger’s address, in which he has outlined aspects of his Government’s agenda for the next five years, the constitutional duration of the government. It should be emphasised that every government is guided by a legislative agenda, since it is a working guide as to what it hopes to achieve for the nation and people whom it governs. BILLS Immediately, it is evident that there will be a very busy legislative schedule, for the opening stages, given the number of Bills that are expected to be introduced to the Assembly, as announced by the President, during his address to the Parliament. These are: * The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, for granting financial autonomy to Constitutional agencies.

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The Public Buildings, seat of Government’s business

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Islamic State destroys ancient shrines in Syria’s Palmyra city (Reuters) ISLAMIC State militants have blown up two ancient shrines they consider sacrilegious in Palmyra, a 2,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site in central Syria, the ultra hardline Sunni Muslim group said on Tuesday. The report was the first of any damage being done by the militants to buildings in Palmyra since they seized control of the city, also known as Tadmur, in May. Syrian forces have

bombed the city, and the militants camped within it, since then. Before-and-after pictures showed several militants carrying explosives and the shrines, which are not among the city’s monumental Roman-era buildings, reduced to rubble. for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group, said this week that the militants had planted mines in Palmyra but that it was not clear whether it was preparing to destroy the site

Tourists walk in the historical city of Palmyra, April 14, 2007. Reuters/Nour Fourat/Files

or wanted to deter government forces from advancing towards it. Syrian antiquities chief Abdul Maamoun Abdulkarim said, “In all the areas where they spread when they see tombs they destroy them as they see them as sacrilegious and a return to paganism.” Hundreds of statues had been moved from the city to safe locations, before the militants, who control large swathes of Iraq and Syria, took over, he told Reuters. Islamic State militants have blown up dozens of shrines in Iraq and Syria, many belonging to the Sufi sect, a mystical school of Islam opposed by puritanical Salafists from which Islamic State and al Qaeda draws many of its fighters.

Islamic State urges followers to escalate attacks in Ramadan (Reuters) ISLAMIC State urged its followers on Tuesday to escalate attacks against Christians, Shi’ites and Sunni Muslims fighting with a U.S.-led coalition against the ultra-radical group. Jihadists should turn the

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holy month of Ramadan, which began last week, into a time of “calamity for the infidels ... Shi’ites and apostate Muslims”, Isalmic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani said in an audio message. He urged more attacks in Iraq, Syria and Libya. “Muslims everywhere, we congratulate you over the arrival of the holy month,” he said. “Be keen to conquer in this holy month and to become exposed to martyrdom.” Adnani also called on Sunnis in Jordan, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia to rise against “tyrannical leaders” and warned them against advancing Shi’ites, pointing to the treatment of Sunnis under a Shi’ite-led government in Iraq and in Syria under the Alawites, the Shi’ite offshoot to which President Bashar al Assad belongs.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

Venezuela sets December election date

(BBC News) THE National Electoral Council in Venezuela says elections for the country’s National Assembly will be held on 6 December. Delays in setting a date had raised concerns the poll could be cancelled. But the council’s head, Tibisay Lucena, said that was never on the cards and denied the council had bowed to opposition demands. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) of President Nicolas Maduro currently holds a majority of seats. But recent polls suggest that if the election were

The governing PSUV has not lost its legislative majority since the late Hugo Chavez won the presidency 16 years ago.

Ruptured water main causes traffic pile up in Cocorite A RUPTURED water main on the eastbound lane of the Audrey Jeffers Highway, Cocorite has caused a massive traffic pile up. Last night the water main broke on the eastbound lane obliquely opposite West Shore Medical Hospital in Cocorite. This caused a large amount of water to fill the road. Up to 11:00 am workers from the Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) were working on repairing the main. Doodnath Bhola, director of customer care from Wasa informed T&T Guardian that the repairs should be completed by midday today. “We understand that the three lanes of traffic have been merged into one. We are trying to work as swiftly as possible to repair the pipe,” Bhola said. He apologised for the inconvenience caused and stated that the main that broke was an old water main that was laid more than 20-years ago. Residents in Diego Martin/ Cocorite area are currently without water. However, Wasa has supplied truck-borne water to the nearby West Shore Medical and the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital.

leader Leopoldo Lopez, has been that the government set a date for the elections and that they are supervised by international observers. Ms Lucena said the UNASUR group of counties, which is generally considered to be friendly towards the Venezuelan government, would be allowed to observe the polls. It is not clear whether Mr Lopez, who has been on hunger strike since May, will now end his protest. He has been in jail for more than a year, accused of inciting violence during anti-government protests last year in which more 40 people died.

Venezuela vet held over ‘drugs implanted into puppies’ (BBC News) SPANISH police have arrested a Venezuelan vet who allegedly tried to smuggle drugs from Colombia to the US. by implanting them into puppies. The veterinarian, on the run for 10 years, is wanted by U.S. authorities for extradition on drugs charges. He had been in charge of a veterinary clinic in the Colombian city of Medellin in which police found a number of puppies with bags of liquid heroin implanted into

Wasa workers waist deep in water trying to repair a broken water main on the Cocorite Highway. Photo: David Wears

held now, the opposition coalition would win in a landslide. Venezuela’s rampant crime, the drop in oil revenues and chronic shortages of basic goods have hurt President Maduro’s approval ratings. Ms Lucena announced that the official campaign period would run from 13 November to 3 December. The opposition coalition the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) - had accused election officials of dragging their feet because of the governing party’s poor showing in opinion polls. One of the key demands of the imprisoned opposition

their stomachs. He was detained in north-western Spain. ON THE RUN Colombian police found the Labrador and Rottweiler puppies with the drug implants in 2005 in a Medellin veterinary clinic. They said the puppies had been due to be shipped to the United States “as pets” to avoid arousing the suspicion of the customs authorities. The Venezuelan man was

arrested by the Spanish authorities once before, in 2013, but disappeared while awaiting extradition to the United States. Before his 2013 arrest he had been on the run from police for eight years. Spanish police said this time he had hidden in the town of Santa Comba in La Coruna province and broken off all communication with his wife and children in order not to be located by the authorities.

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EDITORIAL

GUYANA

We need to keep good music alive SUNDAY was International Music Day, and at the National Cultural Centre in Georegtown, the Guyana Music Teachers’ Association presented Musicians on Stage, their annual showcase of students who did very well at the London School of Music Examinations. The progamme was rewarding, featuring vocal, trumpet, violin, guitar, piano and saxophone solos, with the National Steelband Jazz Ensemble and two offerings by the National School of Dance thrown in for good measure.

The Music Teachers’ Association must be commended for its work in keeping alive an interest in good music here. There is so much today that passes for music, not that the today brand of compositions are all bad; it is just that there is so much that is mindless and sheer nonsense, that the discerning listener is smothered in a torrential blast of sound. But all is not lost. We commend parents for seeking a classical music education for their children, a pursuit with

a string of benefits, including discipline and the joy of creating something beautiful. However, the Association speaks of a shortage of music teachers. There are not enough teachers to cater for all children desirous of joining classes. There is a shortage in just about every discipline offered by the Association. “I have my hands full with piano students, and, lately, my husband has thrown in his lot by offering guitar lessons,” says Association secretary, Marilyn Dewar. The Ministry of Culture and our corporate citizenship could play a part in assisting the Association and it would be more than worth the while. Last Sunday, it was a joy to listen to the budding musicians, many of them performing with that irrepressible quality that is the preserve of the very young, glossing over their occasional faltering as if it never happened. We owe it to our next generation to keep good music alive, and if there ever there was a time to start, that time is now.

Nagamootoo did not repave road when he was Minister THE road leading to the home of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has been repaved leading to criticism of preferential treatment for the P.M The charge is unjustified. The PM should have unimpeded access to his home, especially as he entertains guests at his home with the official residence not accessible. Moses comes from a working class background and has consistently dis-

played humility towards others. I do not think he is one to seek or demand special treatment or view himself as above others. I can ascertain that the road where Moses home is located was in disrepair prior to 1992. The condition of the road was beyond description at that time. It was neglected. It had deep pot holes; much of the road in front of his home and most of the stretch was like a trench when it

rained. Driving required careful navigation and even so, cars were damaged. The bridge in front of his home was also in terrible shape. Yet when he became he became a Minister of government back in October 1992, the road received no special treatment for upgrading or repaving. It remained that way for years. No Minister of Government was given special treatment in terms of infrastructure work in their residential commu-

nities – not even where Cheddi lived in Bel Air. I remember Moses lamenting that he could not have the road re-paved and he told me he was embarrassed to face immediate neighbors and others from his neighborhood for being unable to get the road or the bridge repaired. He did not have answers to queries on when the road would be fixed or repaved. He was not one to seek or demand special favors, not the Mo-

ses I knew, although we have not interacted much in recent years. That was the nature of the man I knew. Perhaps he has changed from then to now given he is the P.M I hope it is the same humble Moses who helped countless poor working class people of all racial background. I do not know if the road was repaved because Moses requested it as the new PM. But the road should be repaved even if

he did not request it. And I do not think it was done for selfish reasons or because of self-interest. For God sake, what image to the world would be projected if the road leading to the PM’s residence is in disrepair or laden with potholes. Besides Moses and his family, others also traverse the road and benefit from its repaving. All the roads should be properly re-done. VISHNU BISRAM

Zeeburg school needs change I WISH to highlight the undesirable manner in which students of Zeeburg Secondary School are being treated. Last term students were forced and blackmailed into buying BarB-Que tickets, and when they could not pay for those tickets, they were further insulted and degraded by senior teachers in front of other students. I am com-

pelled to write this letter because this is not the first time for such an occurrence; in fact it is now the means used to sell tickets and to raise money. In some cases, those who refuse are victimised by these teachers. They are reminded that they will need recommendations from the office and subsidies. The reasons for these fund raisers are unknown since many

departments of the school are lacking resources, and as far as I know, the Ministry has expressed its disapproval of teachers selling tickets, collecting and demanding monies; and the abuse our children is prohibited, be it physical or emotional . Recently a grade eleven student preparing to write examinations was suspended for three weeks for having a tattoo on

his arm. The very first day of school he was wearing a long sleeve shirt to conceal the tattoo; he was told that when the tattoo is removed he would be accepted at school, at such a critical time, when teachers would have been doing revision, working on the weaknesses of students and doing remedial classes. How sound is the advice of the guidance councillor to

send home the child and that he should only be accepted when the tattoo is removed, not an easy task for an adult, much less a child. Teachers are there to protect and mould our children, no one is perfect but it is important that we make sure that we learn from our mistakes. As such, this student should have been counselled rather than deprived of an educa-

tion. Every child has a right to an education regardless of his race, religion, nationality and a tattoo should not deprive that child of his right. The Ministry of Education should investigate these matters since I am sure that these are not the only abuse measured out to our students at Zeeburg Secondary School. M. ALLI

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

President declares...

ExxonMobil has nothing to fear

PRESIDENT David Granger has assured United States oil company, ExxonMobil, that it has nothing to fear in terms of its current operations in Guyana’s waters, as it not only has the backing of the Guyana Government, but international law on its side as well. He made the observation during a recent interview, whereby he said he’s already met with ExxonMobil officials and reassured them that they can carry on with their exploration. He said, too, that he’s already notified the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of the latest development in the Guyana/Venezuela border rift, and that he’s confident that Secretary-General, Dr. Irwin LaRocque has filled Heads in on the situation. He, however, noted that CARICOM Heads will be formally briefed at the upcoming 36th Heads of Government meeting, which is slated for July 1 to 5 in Barbados. In addition, all the countries of the 35-member Organisation of America States (OAS) and 12-member

--operations will continue in Guyana’s EEZ

Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) have been notified of Venezuela’s latest claim by way of a decree crafted by Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and published in the Official Gazette of May 27. Reacting to this latest aggravation of Venezuela’s, which he aptly describes as “a legal absurdity,” President Granger said it is the worst intrusion on Guyana’s sovereignty. “It is an affront to the nation, and it collides with internal maritime law; it is completely in breach of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” he said. The decree at reference purports to claim sovereignty over Guyana’s territorial waters in the Essequibo region of the Atlantic Ocean. Maps created since the decree by Venezuela’s National Organisation for Rescue and Maritime Safety (ONSA) indicate that the claim would include a large

part of the Stabroek Block, where ExxonMobil discovered oil recently. ExxonMobil, on May 20 disclosed that it found a deposit of ‘a significant’ amount of oil in the Stabroek Block, about 120 nautical miles offshore Guyana. The company said this discovery was made in one of the two wells it dug in the Liza-1 drill site, which realised more than 295 feet of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone. ExxonMobil, the largest public trading international company in the world, is an industry that is the leading inventory of oil and gas projects, and the world’s largest refiner of petroleum products. The total area allotted to Exxon for exploration (the Liza Area or the Stabroek Block) covers 26, 806 square kilometers. It has a long history of using science and innovation to find safer and cleaner ways of bringing energy to the world. (GINA)ce last month

Some 6,000 scientists headed --for biennial AIDS to Vancouver conference next month

THE International AIDS Society (IAS) announced on June 10 that the Government of Canada, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), has committed almost Cdn$400,000 in funding for the 8th Biennial IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) that will be held in Vancouver, Canada from July 19 to 22, 2015. This year’s conference, hosted in partnership with the University of British Columbia’s Division of AIDS, is expected to bring together more than 6,000 scientists, researchers and advocates from over 125 countries, and will focus on moving scientific advances into practice. The combined funding from DFATD and PHAC, totalling Cdn$390,000, will support the development of a high-quality conference programme, highlighting recent critical developments in HIV science. It will also support the International Scholarship Programme, one of the largest of its kind, which enables delegates from resource-limited nations, sectors or communities to attend the conference; and ensures equitable participation of those populations most affected by, and most directly contributing to, the response to HIV. “We are proud to support the IAS 2015 both as a host nation and donor. This is a critical opportunity to not only bring together leaders in the global response to HIV, but also to highlight the work Canada has done in the effort to end this epidemic,” the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Develop-

ment and La Francophonie, said. “Canada’s top development priority is improving maternal, newborn and child health. Sadly, children account for more than 3.2 million of the people living with HIV, and the greatest rate of new infections is occurring among adolescents, especially young women. It’s these statistics that drive us to continue our efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, whether through our support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -- which has saved an estimated 8.7 million lives since its inception in 2002 -- or through our current support for IAS 2015.” The support continues Canada’s leadership in HIV, and longstanding partnership with the IAS. The 1996 Vancouver International AIDS Conference was a watershed moment in the history of the epidemic. It was there that the results of the first trials of triple antiretroviral therapy were announced, an event often looked back on as the beginning of our current era of effective HIV treatment. “Canada has demonstrated its dedication to the fight to stop the spread of HIV time and again, and the Government of Canada is pleased to help support this important meeting,” added the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health. “As one of the largest platforms in the world for sharing the latest research and science by some of the most prominent thinkers in the field, IAS 2015 will provide invaluable insights into the future of HIV prevention, treatment and care; and its focus on implementation ensures that what is presented at the meeting

will have real world applications that can quickly be put into practice.” ABOUT THE IAS Founded in 1988, the International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world’s largest association of HIV professionals, with members from more than 180 countries. IAS members work on all fronts of the global response to AIDS, and include researchers, clinicians, policy and programme planners, and public health and community practitioners. The IAS organizes the world’s two most prestigious HIV conferences, each convened biennially in alternating years. The IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention features the latest HIV science, including basic, clinical, and prevention research. It brings together a broad cross-section of HIV professionals from around the world with a focus on implementation — moving scientific advances into practice. The International AIDS Conference is the largest conference on any global health or development issue. First convened during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, the conference continues to provide a unique forum for the intersection of science and advocacy, and an opportunity to strengthen policies and programmes to ensure an evidence-based response to the epidemic. The next International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) will be held in Durban, South Africa from 17th to 22nd July 2016.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

Wife killer gets 15 years for manslaughter By George Barclay

ANDREW Ketwaroo, who used to beat his reputed wife, 42-year-old Radika Ramjattan, was drinking with friends on August 23rd 2011 when his reputed wife joined him. She had gone there to collect her clothes, but she, too, began drinking. An argument arose between the couple, and he slapped her and then stabbed her once in her abdomen with a knife. Later, her sister saw him lying in bed hugging the deceased, who had blood on her body. The doctor who performed the post-mortem gave her cause of death as perforation of the aorta and lungs due to stab wound.

The accused was charged with murder, but to prevent wastage of the court’s time, midway in the trial, he pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Accepting the plea, the judge thought it had factual basis and so directed the jury to return a formal verdict of the lesser count of manslaughter. In mitigation, defence counsel Mr. Dexter Todd told the judge that the accused was 34 years old. According to Todd, the accused and the deceased had been deeply in love. One of his problems is he fully admits he was a very hard drinker, which caused him to take things beyond his control. He has very little memory of what transpired that day, defence counsel said.

Counsel also said his client was remorseful, and urged the court to use its discretion in awarding sentence. Prosecutrix Miss Narissa Leander, who along with Mrs. Judith Mursalin is representing the State, asked the court to consider the case as another domestic violence case, and pointed out that another woman had lost her life at the hands of the man she had loved and trusted. Justice Navindra Singh began his sentence with a base of 30 years. He deducted 6 years for the plea, seven years for time already served, three years for genuine remorse, and two years for being a model prisoner. The consequential sentence was 15 years’ imprisonment.

on behalf of the government, are expected to be introduced: *The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, by the Attorney General-This Bill is intended to amend the Third Schedule of Article 222 A of the Constitution, thus providing financial autonomy to certain entities. * The Former Presidents’ (Benefits and other facilities) Bill, by the Minister of Finance, which will provide certain benefits and other facilities for former Presidents. * The Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill, by the Minister of Finance, which will effect amendments to the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act. * The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, by the Attorney General, for amending the AML/CTF Act and *The Local Government (Amendment) Bill, by the Minister of Communities. All of the above stated Bills, are extremely important to the well being of the nation, and perhaps, explain their early tabling in the House.

House, over proposed amendments. However, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Basil Williams, has underlined the importance of the Bill. He has assured that all the necessary amendments have now been made, in accordance with the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) and Financial Action Task Force (FATF) stipulations. These are in addition to such inclusions, as recommended by the Americas Regional Review Group (ARRG) which had conducted a targeted review of Guyana’s financial tapestry, pertaining to its anti-money laundering status, last September. This means that a fully compliant Bill is now ready for legislative passage in the House. Guyana has a stipulated deadline of legislating its AML/CTF Bill, by September, for submission to FATF before its meeting in October, 2015.

Government’s legislative agenda From page 3

* The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly Bill, for independence in the appointment of Parliament staff. * The Fiscal Management and Accountability Bill, for granting independence to certain institutions, as well as freeing them from executive interference with their budgetary allocations. * The Former Presidents’ (Benefits and other Facilities) Bill, to cap benefits. * The Constitutional Offices Commission Bill that will allow for the periodic review of salaries, pensions and conditions for persons who hold constitutional offices *The Anti-Money-Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill. *The Telecommunications Bill, that will liberalise the telecommunications sector, making it competitive. *The Public Utilities Commission (Amendment) Bill that will facilitate equal treatment to all investors, and ensure quality service to consumers. *The Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill, to allow greater independence to the National Broadcasting Authority and to ensure standards of fairness, balance and accuracy on matters of public interest. *The Local Government (Amendment) Bill, to allow for the setting of the date for local government elections. PRIORITY BILLS For the second sitting of the National Assembly of the first session, on June 25, 2015, the following pieces of legislation by their respective ministers,

ALL-IMPORTANT AML BILL Given its centrality to the country’s credibility when conducting financial business with the international community, and the national economic well being, the AML/CTF Bill will be introduced to the National Assembly, when it convenes on Thursday. It should be recalled that this important piece of intended legislation, had not been successful during the last Parliament, because of a lack of agreement between the two sides of the

OTHER IMMINENT BILLS Another Bill that will also engage the Assembly’s attention is the Former Presidents’ Benefits and other facilities Bill, which had previously been approved, but was not assented to, by the former President. Then there is the Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2015 that will settle the issue of the holding of Local Government elections, last held in 1994. This Bill will seek to amend the Local Government Act. Parliament is the domain, where the nation’s business is represented, and advanced by the Representatives of the People. Guyanese can look forward to a very busy National Assembly, in this the 11th Parliament.

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Former cop, other committed to stand trial - for Whim businessman murder A FORMER cop is one of two persons committed to stand trial at the Berbice Assizes for the slaying of the Whim, Corentyne businessman, Winston Ragnauth. The 57-year-old businessman and father of three was found on November 7, 2012, with an incised wound to his throat in a room aback his home at Lot 2, North Whim Public Road. His son, Emmanuel, a detective attached to Whim Police Station, had made the discovery. Former Mounted Branch cop Elton Haynes, known as “Bush Bull” and “Ton,” of Manchester Village, along with co-accused Carlton Akeem Bourne, also of Whim Village, were committed to stand trial at the next sitting of the Berbice Assizes.This, after Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh ruled that a prima facie case was made out against the duo. The case was initially heard by former Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, before it was transferred before Magistrate Sing, who listened to the testimonies of several witnesses.

- but leaking roof has to be fixed

Deceased: Winston Ragnauth

Shot Rose Hall ex-cop died from sepsis

- pathologist

EX-policeman Ravi Outar, who was fatally shot outside his business premises at Rose Hall Town on June 10, 2015, died of sepsis caused by gunshot injuries. He also suffered from shock and haemorrhage. The findings were made during a post-mortem by Forensic Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh, at the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary on Monday. Medical researchers have noted that sepsis is a serious

or more organs fail; in the worst cases, infection leads to a life-threatening drop in blood pressure, called septic shock. This can quickly lead to the failure of several organs -- lungs, kidney, and liver, causing death. O n We d n e s d a y, June 10, 2015, at around 20:00hrs, the ex-policeman, along with his wife, Meschell Outar, were sitting around a table in front their shop when two men, one of whom was armed with a gun, ap-

Spacious Skeldon clinic to be fully utilised

has since been charged with attempted murder. Investigators have revealed that the police are now seeking further advice from the director of public prosecutions, and it is expected that Mc Lean,who is currently a remanded prisoner, will

make another court appearance when the capital offence charge will be read to him. Meanwhile, Outar’s body has since been returned to his hometown, where a funeral service is expected to be held this weekend.

THE spacious Skeldon, Berbice clinic is to be fully utilised since it has ample room to provide more medical services, said Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton during a visit to the clinic on Saturday. According to Dr. Norton, the facility is very spacious, and apart from being used for just maternity health, it could be used for other medical purposes. So far the clinic offers individual counselling for mothers, such as ways in which they could care for their newborn or unborn children, as well as persons are taught how to practise safe sex and so forth. However, some of the nurses pointed out to the Minister that the building which was renovated in 2012, has a problem which needs to be sorted out before anything is done there. The roof, they noted, leaks whenever it rains, forcing them to remove the children’s corner which the Minister has already identified as a key aspect at other medical centers. Apart from that, they observed also that the leaking roof also causes damage to documents and makes the environment uncomfortable to work in. However, Minister Norton assured the nurses that the problems will be fixed and the facility will be up and running in an efficient and proper manner.

NA mother pays $100,000 in compensation - for jewellery, raw gold theft

Jamaican Ralvin McLean

Ravi Outar

medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection. Chemicals released into the blood to fight infection trigger widespread inflammation,which may result in organ damage. Blood-clotting during sepsis reduces blood flow to limbs and internal organs, depriving them of nutrients and oxygen. In severe cases, one

proached the victim and discharged five rounds at him that caused him to receive injuries. However, he managed to wrestle with one of his attackers and, it was during the altercation that Outar observed a parked motorcar, a few rods away, and in the driver’s seat he allegedly saw Jamaican national Ralvin Mickey Mc Lean, who

A MOTHER of three was ordered to pay $100,000 compensation after she was found guilty of stealing gold jewellery. Renetha Barton of Angoy’s Avenue, had initially denied a charge of larceny from a dwelling house, on her appearance before Magistrate Sherdel Marcus-Isaacs at the New Amsterdam Magistrates Court, on Tuesday. However, Candayce Adams, the virtual complainant(VC), narrated that she was at home on Saturday, September 27, 2014, when the defendant visited and asked for something to eat. She was allowed to make some bakes. But afterwards, the defendant requested clothing, and the complainant invited her into the bedroom where pieces of garments were handed over. While they were in the bedroom, Adams noticed that her gold jewellery and pieces of raw gold were at the bed head. However minutes later, the valuables went missing and she enquired of the visitor if she had removed the articles. Barton became annoyed after being questioned, and asked whether she was a thief, before running out of the house and into the yard, where she was accosted by the VC. An altercation ensued, during which Barton was seen removing the valuables from her underwear. Adams managed to retrieve some of the stolen property, but pieces of the raw gold she was unable to recover. Meanwhile, the defendant in a fit of passion, ran into Adams’s home and returned with a knife which she brandished, threatening to injure the woman, who in turn fled with her jewels tightly clenched in her fist. Thereafter the police were summoned, and Barton was subsequently arrested. At the New Amsterdam Court, the complainant expressed pity for the defendant and was not inclined for the court to impose a custodial penalty. She was nevertheless willing to accept the compensation.

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Mother of three brutally - in serious attacked at Cato condition at GPHC A THIRTY-two-year old mother of three is in a serious condition in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after being brutally attacked by a seemingly psychopathic individual in her home at Cato, Region 8. The victim, Koreen Samuel, was beaten on the head and face with a heavy-duty torchlight and suffered a fractured skull, broken nose, and injuries to both eyes. She is now unable to see properly out of the eyes. The woman’s husband, Jeremiah Samuel, a farmer, recalled that the vicious attack occurred on Sunday, June 9th, shortly after 22:00hrs. It was the same night that a police rank from the Cato Police Station was having a birthday bash. Jeremiah said that he and his wife had been invited to the party and returned home to find his home was broken into. He said the two of them got up and went to enquire what was going on when they were confronted by a man and his wife, known to them and both drunk. The house was dimly lit, he recalled, adding that it was powered by a 12-volt solar system, which was already run down. However, they were able to recognise the intruders, whom they identified as Colin Sebastian 36, and his wife, Francelani, about 32. Jeremiah said that the male intruder beat his (Jeremiah’s) wife with the object until she fell to the ground bleeding. Samuels’ three children were at home at the time and were forced to witness and endure the brutal attack levelled against

their mother. Jeremiah tried to keep the intruder at bay, but was also threatened. The hapless husband said that as the intruder entered the home, he threatened he would sodomize his (Jeremiah’s) wife and kill him and their children. Soon after, the couple left the home hurling a string of expletives at them. Jeremiah said he placed his badly injured and bleeding wife on his motorcycle and transported her to the Cato Cottage Hospital, where she was treated and kept for observation. He made a report to the Cato Hospital, and the man, having been pursued by the police, was found hiding somewhere near a relative’s home. The police allegedly took him into custody for the remainder of the night, until he was sober and set him free. He is now left to walk freely and at liberty to perpetrate the same or similar crimes. Meanwhile, the affected family as well as other concerned families in the neighbourhood are adamant that the police han-

Former marathoner in semi-conscious state - after motorcycle crash at Nismes

A FORMER marathon and grass track runner-turned-biker is in a semi-conscious state in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after being injured on Sunday night in a motorcycle crash at Nismes, West Bank Demerara. Injured: Peter Howard, former marathon runner

Peter Howard, 55, of Diamond, East Bank Demerara was riding his motorcycle along the Nismes Public Road, going to a shop, when he crashed. However, although details are sketchy, relatives said they were informed that the accident occurred shortly after 21:00hrs on Sunday. They were however unable to say how the accident happened. Howard suffered injuries to his head, left knee and shoulder. He also suffered abrasions to his left temple and was bleeding from his left ear. Late yesterday he was unable to communicate with anyone at his bedside. This is the second time that Howard has sustained life-threatening injuries in motorcycle accidents. Around 2000 he crashed somewhere at West Demerara and suffered severe injuries to his left leg, including a fractured knee. To date, he remains with steel implanted in his leg.

The seriously injured Koreen Samuel

dled the matter unprofessionally. They claim they are fearful for their lives, especially since Sebastian allegedly threatened to kill them and has already waged a vigorous onslaught against Jeremiah’s wife. The couple claims that they are terrified and deeply concerned about the safety of their children who are left at Cato, now that they (the parents) have to be in Georgetown throughout Koreen’s period of hospitalisation.

Former NOC inmate charged with receiving stolen jewels EIGHTEEN-year-old Ricardo Welch wept after being informed by Magistrate Sherdel Marcus-Isaacs that he would be remanded to prison on a charge of receiving stolen articles. At the New Amsterdam Court on Tuesday, the teenager was not required to plead to the indictable charge laid by Detective Constable Eustace Lynch. The defendant confessed to leaving the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) two years ago, and also to having two other charges, namely using abusive language and unlawful wounding, currently engaging the attention of the court. Further, he acknowledged that his absence was due to his inability to compensate the victim in those matters. However, the court in advising him noted that he should have attended his court hearing, and explain his difficulties, instead of being repeatedly absent. In the current case, the police said on Monday, June 1 2015, at Levi Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, he received from Delroy Paul a gold chain, two rings and two bangles, property of Harris Richard, knowing same to be stolen or unlawfully obtained. The case has been fixed for hearing on Monday.

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Mahaica granny murder...

Police to send human flesh found under victim’s nail for testing By Leroy Smith ZAHIR Mohamed, who on Sunday was arrested by the police after he’d forced his way into the shop of a female pensioner at Cane Grove, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, may have more serious trouble coming his way. Police sources confirmed to the Guyana Chronicle yesterday that when a post-mortem was performed on the body of another female pensioner who was killed last month in her home, investigators and doctors had observed that she had human flesh under some of her fingernails. Those samples were retrieved and kept by the investigators as evidence as they continued their investigations into the murder of the woman, whose body had been found bound and gagged in her bed. Upon forcing his way into the Cane Grove pensioner’s shop on Sunday, Zahir Mohamed had tied up the woman and had forced cloth into her mouth before robbing her of $5000.

After he had been arrested, police examined his body and found that he had a stale scratch on one of his forearms. The investigators are now of the view that the man might have had something to do

firmed that the police had indeed found human flesh under the fingernails of the woman when the post-mortem was done in May. Blanhum also confirmed that the police are making efforts to have those samples

offence. Of recent, there have been several cases where pensioners, particularly women, were killed in their homes; and most of those victims were found with their hands bound, while in

Body of third Canal accident victim surfaces By Leroy Smith AT the break of dawn yesterday, the body of 19-yearold Ganesh Sookcharan of 788 Belle West, Canal No. 2, West Bank Demerara was spotted floating, face down, close to a koker, as the tide was taking it towards the Demerara River. The police were called to the scene, as were relatives of the deceased. Sookcharan had reportedly been the driver of the ill-fated car that plunged into a canal and claimed his life and those of his two other friends during a drinking spree. He had allegedly taken the vehicle without permission of his parents, and had driven it away while members of his family were asleep. New reports are beginning to surface that the young men might have been heading to commit some form of illegal act when they met their demise. One of the men whose bodies had been found trapped in the car reportedly had a knife in his waist, while the other was said to have had two bottles of pepper spray in his possession. Persons in the Belle West community are reportedly contending that the men had been a trio which would team up and discomfit persons of the community by committing robberies and other illegal acts against residents. The bodies of 20-year-old Premraj Bhola of 661 Belle

The house in which Chandroutie Persaud was found dead in May of this year with the strangling, gagging, binding and murder of 68-year-old Chandroutie Persaud, the River View Squatting Area, Mahaica resident who had been found murdered back in May. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday con-

taken out of Guyana for DNA testing to determine whether they had come from Zahid Mohamed. Should those tests prove that the flesh found under the woman’s nails had come from Mohamed, he would be heading to court to answer charges for the capital

other cases cloth had been stuffed into their mouths. In some cases, they had been found semi-nude, while in others they had been battered. The police did make some arrests in some of the cases, but others are still under investigation.

Four arrested with guns, ammo, ‘weed’ - in house at Upper Demerara

RANKS of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters at Eve Leary yesterday swooped down on a property in the Upper Demerara area and confiscated an unlicensed .32 pistol along with nine live matching rounds; one unlicensed .38 revolver, and close to two pounds of marijuana. Four men have been arrested following the find. The Guyana Chronicle was informed that the ranks

involved in the operation acted on information provided. The items were discovered in the house, in a workshop and in a yard respectively. The .32 pistol was the first weapon to be found, discovered in a bedroom inside the house; while the .38 revolver was found in a mechanic shop located in the yard, and the marijuana was also found stashed in the yard.

Ganesh Sookcharan, whose body was recovered early yesterday West Housing Scheme, Canal No.2, West Bank Demerara and 19-year-old Aleem Sulaman of 788 Belle West Housing Scheme, Canal No.2, West Bank Demerara were on Monday morning found trapped in the Toyota Fielder wagon after the submerged vehicle had been pulled from the main canal in the area. Up to late Monday evening, residents and family members of 19-year-old Ganesh Sookcharan of 788 Belle West, Canal No. 2, West Bank Demerara had been searching for his body in the canal in which the vehicle had plunged, rightly suspecting that he had drowned.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

PM says...

Bipartisan team re-examining Cummingsburg Accord - posits there’s a practical, pragmatic and legal side to how things are done By Ravin Singh JUST over one month after assuming Executive office, the APNU+AFC coalition has employed a bipartisan team to re-examine the Cummingburg Accord which cemented the existing coalition between the two political parties, and that team is currently so

engaged. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo made this disclosure on Sunday’s broadcast of Hard Talk, aired on 90.1 Love FM. The Cummingsburg Accord, signed on February 14, 2015, cemented the current coalition between A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance

For Change (AFC) following weeks of intense high level negotiations. However, the public’s attention was recently attracted by a few deviations from the accord, two of which were the awarding of two Vice Presidential posts to APNU when the accord stipulated one; and President David Granger chairing Cabinet instead of the Prime

Minister. Responding to speculative assumptions that have plagued the political environment, the Prime Minister related that the model upon which the accord was built is one which does not focus on “I”, but is instead focused on “we”, “us” and “abe dis.” “This is how the approach towards the accord has to be,” he explained. He explained that while there will be some ‘irritants’, the idea is for the coalition to fulfil the “spirit of the accord.” Prior to this announcement, however, Nagamootoo disclosed that a bipartisan team is currently in the process of reviewing the accord with intention to see that it is fully implemented. Leading the AFC ticket in this regard is Nigel Hughes, while Joseph Harmon represents the APNU. According to the Prime Minister, two persons were identified as arbitrators -- referees to whom the individual parties could take “contentious issues” that they themselves cannot hammer out. “If we in fact reach some intractable issues that would be contentious, we will take it to them,” the PM explained. While some names have surfaced in this regard, Nagamootoo related that he was unsure whether any names were agreed upon, even as he noted that, “they are not active in politics.” Though not immutable, the PM suggested, “implementation of the accord could help us achieve the understanding that we have arrived at.” To this end, he noted that, “the accord itself is not something that is cast in stone”.

He explained: “Things are going to be dynamic as we go along, and we will have

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to look at the dynamics of the situation.” In regard to speculations making the rounds recently, opining that his post was ceremonial, the Prime Minister explained: “I cannot allow myself to fall into a modus of pettiness where I just say ‘oh I was promised this and I was promised that and I didn’t get it’.” The Prime Minister explained that the accord is observed as a ritual with the view to helping people have “the best face” when they leave home daily to attend work. “In life,” he explained, “you abide by certain rules; but it’s not just about the rules, it’s the role you play; it’s the ritual you abide with that makes you go through the day in an orderly way. “In following the accord, we observe it as people observe rituals -- with a view to help you to have the best

face when you come out of your house to go to your workplace. There is nothing written (in stone) about it,” the Prime Minister explained. And while he noted that this approach has been working, the PM detailed the circumstances surrounding one of the “very contentious” issues that have demanded attention of recent. That issue is the chairing of Cabinet by the President, as opposed to him. It was specifically outlined in the Cummingburg Accord that the Prime Minister was the person designated to chair Cabinet. However, when the President is present, this arrangement goes contrary to Article 106 (3) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. That Article reads: “Cabinet Meetings shall be presided over by (a) the President; (s) in the absence of the President, the Prime Minister; (c) in the absence of the President and the Prime Minister, such Minister as the President may designate.” Weighing in on the issue, the PM explained that while discussions were ongoing prior to the inking of the Cummingburg Accord, he was aware that his name was floated and strongly supported by the AFC to be the coalition’s Presidential Candidate. “This was the desire of the AFC, that I should become the next presidential candidate; and I said to them, ‘please don’t mention it anywhere’,” the PM revealed. But after being awarded the Prime Ministerial Candidacy, an informed Nagamootoo explained, “When I saw the accord and it said that the Prime Minister would chair Cabinet, I felt that what had happened there was that if I was there I would have probably given a different input at that.” “I said at the time that people were trying to make me look good; that they took away the Presidency from this guy, so what would make him look good? Let’s make him Chairman of Cabinet” the PM said. But fully acknowledging and comprehending the circumstances, PM Nagamootoo asserted that he was not bothered, since he is well aware that there is a “practical, pragmatic and legal side to how things are done.”

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Prime Minister declares...

Size of victory isn’t important - truth is, the Coalition won By Ravin Singh WITH the recent release of the official results of the 2015 General and Regional Elections by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has addressed the fact that the Alliance for Change did not manage to provide 11% of the total votes to the APNU+AFC coalition at the May 11 polls. On February 8, at a meeting in New Amsterdam, Nagamootoo had indicated that the APNU would easily win 40% of the votes, while the AFC was expected to deliver the additional 11% needed to clinch the majority at the elections. The official results of the 2015 polls released by GECOM recently revealed, however, that a reduction in votes for the coalition was recorded in traditional strongholds of the AFC in Region 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne). In the village of Bath for instance, a 2% reduction was recorded, while for Whim and Crabwood Creek, an 11% and 7% decline respectively was noted.

But according to the Prime Minister, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the AFC, analyzing how many votes each party within the coalition would have contributed is not important. In fact, he highlighted that the size of the victory was not important but “what is important is the truth and the truth is right now that the coalition won.” These statements were made last Sunday on ‘Hard

a rainbow coalition in the AFC but you have to see the impact of the AFC in Linden, Georgetown, in Essequibo and the Amerindian areas,” the PM said in response to the reduction of votes in Region 6. He noted also that all factions within the coalition have worked as a partnership and the “magic of David and Moses” is not about how many votes David had brought in and how many

‘It [the PPP] has paid a big price; it’s a pyrrhic victory in that sense because it could no longer redeem itself as the party for national unity. It’s going to be going downhill as the party that has appealed to racism to deal with their political arithmetic and it has failed’

-Prime Minister Nagamootoo

Talk’, broadcast on 90.1FM where Nagamootoo asserted that it is his belief that the AFC has delivered on its promises and commitment. RAINBOW COALITION “We didn’t set out to say we’re an Indo-party. We’re

Moses brought in. Rather, it’s what the combination was able to achieve at the polls. RACIST APPEALS As it relates to the campaign, it was Nagamootoo’s conviction that it was “fiercely polarized by the PPP” even

as they “appealed to the racist sentiments.” The Prime Minister added that it was a “brutal campaign,” which one would not wish to remember, and the PPP has paid dearly for it because they felt that if they resorted to this ‘Apaan Jaat’, that they would be able to secure a

victory. “My point is sometimes it’s better to look not at the sweetness of victory but the price you pay for that,” the Prime Minister pointed out, since allowing the party to descend into a mud fight and racist mudslinging has tarnished the image of PPP.

“It [the PPP] has paid a big price; it’s a pyrrhic victory in that sense because it could no longer redeem itself as the party for national unity. It’s going to be going downhill as the party that has appealed to racism to deal with their political arithmetic and it has failed,” Nagamootoo said.

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Delayed psychiatric reports stall Bobb-Semple, Ali Mohammed murder cases THE cases of Ryan Bobb-Semple, accused of sodomizing and killing a nine-year-old boy, Shaquan Gittens and Ali Mohammed, who allegedly had beaten his bedridden father to death with a piece of wood, have stalled because of their delayed psychiatric reports.

In April, Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry had remanded Bobb-Semple and had ordered that the he undergo a psychiatric evaluation, after his attorney stated that he was not competent to stand trial. However, three court appearances later, Bobb-Semple’s

case has stalled once again because the prosecution was unable to present the court with the report on his mental state. On his last appearance on Monday, June 15, before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, Prosecutor Bharrat Mangru had revealed that the report is not yet ready, although it was ordered by the chief magistrate over one month ago from Dr. Bhiro Harry. Bobb-Semple was then remanded once again and ordered to

Murder accused, Ali Mohammed

Alleged child-killer, Ryan Bobb-Semple

return to court on Tuesday, June 30,2015. According to reports, Semple had seen Gittens walking during the night at Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt, between Wednesday, April 1 and Saturday,April 4, 2015, when he grabbed him and took him to an uninhabited area where he tied the victim’s hands and sodomized him while choking him until he passed out. The accused then slept with the child under a tree until he awoke next morning to the child’s motionless body. The man is accused of severing the child’s penis before raping him again and dumping the body. Ali Mohammed, of Lot 38 Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara, had made his first court appearance on Monday, January 19, 2015, before the chief magistrate and was remanded for allegedly killing his 83 – year – old father Mohamed Suleiman on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Providence, East Bank Demerara. The chief magistrate on that court appearance had ordered a psychiatric report for Mohammed at the request of his lawyer, Mr. Paul Fung-a-Fat,stating that his client was “sick in his mind” and needed to be examined by a psychiatrist to ascertain whether he is fit to stand trial. The matter was transferred to Magistrate Azore Mohammed made several subsequent court appearances and was further remanded, yet his psychiatric report has not yet been presented. On his last court appearance before Magistrate Azore, Mohammed, who seemed shaken but responsive, had nodded and told the magistrate the he has been taking the medication that was prescribed to him by Doctor Harry. He, however,said that he had not been examined. He was then ordered to return to court on Monday, July 13, 2015. According to reports, on the day in question Mohammed armed himself with a piece of wood and dealt his sister several lashes causing her to run out of the house. The prosecutor said that the accused went into the bedroom where his father, who had been bedridden after he suffered a stroke, and dealt the elderly man several lashes with the piece of wood.The man was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He subsequently died.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

Campbellville Septic tank murder…

Number Three accused freed on no-case submission - State gives notice of appeal in open court

By George Barclay ATTORNEY-At-Law Mr George Thomas has been able to have his client Ralph Kevin O’Neil freed, at this stage, of the murder of Colleen Forester, whose body was fished out of a septic tank at 55 William Street, Campbellville, in the county of Demerara. The lawyer was able to prove that his client was a spectator and not a participant in the deed. Prosecutrix Ms Stacy Goodings, representing the DPP, gave notice of appeal in open court, and argued that O’Neil should be placed on bail pending filing of the appeal; but Madame Justice Roxane George permitted the accused to leave the court after signing his own recognizance. The accused left the dock in chains but was released after signing the recognizance. The other two accused -- Ralph Tyndal, also called ‘Nick’ and Anthony De Paul Hope, called ‘Papa’, whose no-case submissions were overruled, were called on for a defence. Represented by Attorney-at-law Mr. Madan Kissoon, Tyndal elected to begin his defence with an unsworn statement from the dock. Represented by Attorney-at-law Mr Melvin Duke, The number two accused, Anthony De Paul Hope, called ‘Papa’, also elected to make an unsworn statement from the dock; but his lawyer was able to dissuade him from so doing, and as a

Prosecution to close case today

- in Timothy Noel murder trial A JUDGE and jury at the Demerara Assizes heard that Delwin Mc Queen had a heated argument with Timothy Noel, who struck him with an eight-foot board with nails, thus resulting in his death. Police investigations into the June 11th, 2008 incident in Adelaide Street Georgetown resulted in Timothy Noel being arrested and charged with murder. The murder weapon was tendered in evidence by the prosecution yesterday. The final witness for the prosecution, Government’s Forensic Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh, will testify today, after which the State will close its case. Attorneys-at-law Messrs Hewley Griffith and Lawrence Griffith are defending. Prosecuting are Ms Mercedes Thompson, Ms Orinthea Schmidt and Mr. Michael Shahoud.

consequence, he made a sworn statement from the witness box. Up to late yesterday, he was still giving his evidence-in-chief amidst interruptions from leading prosecutrix Miss Diana Kaulesar, who asked the court to find that the lawyer was involved in leading questions.

These two accused are charged with having, between December 27, 2007 and January 6, 2008, murdered Coleen Forester and dumping her body in a septic tank at a house in William Street, Campbellville. The hearing is continuing.

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Tourism Ministry to target Diaspora, European markets By Tajeram Mohabir

THE Ministry of Tourism will be strategically targeting the Guyanese Diaspora and the European markets in a bid to

Tourism Minister, Cathy Hughes attract more tourists to these beautiful shores. The Diaspora has been identified as an area of much promise and every effort will be made to capitalise on the opportunities

available through aggressive promotion of local festivals and other major events. Tourism Minister, Cathy Hughes told the Guyana Chronicle that her ministry is also looking to create new events on the Tourism Calendar. “If we create events, then we will get people who will come, we have been able to and we can even target more Guyanese in the Diaspora.” She believes many will come to Guyana because of family connections, particularly since a large number has not visited Guyana in decades. At a recent APNU+AFC victory rally in Brooklyn, New York, Minister Hughes said the Government team that attended the occasion was swarmed by thousands of

not yet been able to experience the tourism products the country enjoys today. DIASPORA TARGET “We have great resorts in the interior, Rupununi areas; we have a lot more tourism products that our visitors can come and enjoy. So, definitely, we want to continue to push the Diaspora,” the Tourism Minister said. But she noted that the focus will be wider. “We recognise that there are some European markets that hold a lot of potential. Here we are talking about things such as bird watching (Guyana has over 500 species of birds); the Rupununi Savannahs; Iwokrama, that whole area of flora and fauna; the Rodeo, the biodiversity, the

We recognise that there are some European markets that hold a lot of potential. Here we are talking about things such as bird watching (Guyana has over 500 species of birds); the Rupununi Savannahs; Iwokrama, that whole area of flora and fauna; the Rodeo, the biodiversity, the canopy walkway. These are aspects of our tourism product that a visitor would want to come and experience and we just have to market it’ -- Tourism Minister Guyanese. Many of them inquired about the local tourism product, and how they can return and invest in Guyana. Quite a number of persons who would have left Guyana in the past 20 years have

canopy walkway. These are aspects of our tourism product that a visitor would want to come and experience, and we just have to market it.” Minister Hughes, who has been in the

tourism sector for the past 20 years, is of the view that this country has not been able to put ‘Destination Guyana’ out into the regional and international markets. Traditionally, Guyana’s target market has been the Diaspora. And the Minister believes that given the local investment in tourism, and the fact that there are hotels, resorts, tour companies and other services that go with

With over 500 species of birds, Guyana can be a main attraction for European tourists tourism, more emphasis has to be placed on attracting more people to Guyana, and to promote Guyana more aggressively around the world. “We still have a scenario where, in many parts of the world, people do not know that Guyana exists; they think Guyana is Ghana.”

Starr Computer Inc donates IT equipment to GTI ––to boost Institution’s IT facilities STARR Computer Inc yesterday donated a variety of Information Technology (IT) equipment to the Government Technical Institute (GTI). At the presentation, Starr Computer’s General Manager, Rehman Majeed said that the company has always partnered with the technical institutes in Guyana offering seminars on renewable energy, security and other IT-related topics. “STARR Computer has been using renewable energy for over six years and harnesses its energy needs from the sun,” he said. He also referred to STARR Computer’s Smart

Starr Computer General Manager, Rehman Majeed hands over IT equipment to GTI’s Revon Thorman (Photo by Samuel Maughn)

Lab that allows IT labs consisting of up to 30 monitors to be powered by one computer, saving on initial costs, electricity and technical support. According to Majeed, there are over 50,000 installations of this technology throughout the world, and the GTI is one such location that utilises this cost-saving technology. Starr Computer is committed to continue working with the educational sector and looks forward to strengthening its partnership with the technical institutes in the future, he added. (Navendra Seoraj)

IICA sponsors training in website building GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

––for Caribbean rural women’s organisations By Clifford Stanley REPRESENTATIVES of CANROP, the umbrella organisation that embraces National Chapters of Rural Women’s Associations in the Caribbean, are currently being trained on how to build and manage their own website, with support from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The Caribbean Network of Rural Women Producers (CANROP) is a network of women agricultural processors and producers working together to improve the economic, social and environmental standing of themselves, their families, their communities, and the Caribbean as a whole. The training is taking place at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, and participants have been drawn from CANROP representatives from five Caribbean States, namely the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. Communications from and among CANROP members had hitherto been limited to social media such as Facebook and Twitter. The three-day training programme commenced Monday, and at the end, the women will be able to create the website www.canrop.com. Since there are representatives from only five countries undergoing the training, the website will eventually incorporate pages with content from the women’s associations in other Caribbean countries which

were not present. The website project is part of a CANROP communication strategy for increasing awareness of its social and economic achievements and potential, whilst increasing market access of members and increasing access to resources, capacity development, and market opportunities. The main resource persons on the training programme are David Thomas and Jessica Ball, both of the British Management Training Company Danaqa Limited. IICA facilitators are Mr Kervin Stephenson, Regional Project Specialist; and Ms Valerie Anne Donat, Programme Secretary. Stephenson said yesterday that the IICA support for the women of CANROP was based on its recognition of their role as the major driving forces of the economies of their respective countries. Stephenson said a beneficial result of the imminent communications platform is that the women would be able to tell their stories to each other and to the world. CANROP will communicate the stories of the people and processes behind CANROP and its products, the quality and unique selling points (USPs) of the products produced, and the achievements of individuals, chapters/clusters and member enterprises. “They will share experiences and best practices. It will be a powerful forum for the communication and exchange of information for rural women,” he said. (END)

Learning how to create a website: CANROP participants at the IICA training programme held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre

Anna Regina Town Council inviting bids COUNCILLORS of the Anna Regina Interim Management Committee has taken a decision to invite bids from interested companies, groups or individuals to purchase the rights for the Anna Regina Town Day celebrations which is celebrated in August this year. Reports said the matter was raised at the IMC statutory meeting on June 4th and a decision was taken to sell the rights of the Town Day celebrations only for this year after it was hotly discussed by Councillors. Town Clerk Ms Diana Critchlow said the bids must state the proposed activities and must reach her office

––for Town Day celebrations rights this year

FLASHBACK: Last year’s Town Day celebrations. First ever Princess Ms. Venisha Lall and other winners in the Little Princess competition

by 30th June. She said this year’s activity is the third since the council began celebrating Town Day. According to the Town Clerk last year’s activity lasted three days and brought thousands of Guyanese together to celebrate the achievement and growth of the Town. She said although Region 2 does not have a functioning Chambers of Commerce with the business community the Town Day celebrations for the past two years brought several businesses together which participated in activities that helped to make the event

successful. The Town Clerk said last year’s event was very successful and she is confident that Essequibians especially those from overseas are looking forward to Town Day again in August. The activity last year was held on the tarmac just in front the council’s office and lasted three days. She said children also enjoyed themselves with games and different rides. She said for the first time Essequibians had a time to lime and enjoyed themselves late into the night at last years Town Day celebrations. (Rajendra Prabhulall in Essequibo)

ETI has new board of governors THE Essequibo Technical Institute [ETI] has a new board of governors. According to a release from the ETI at Anna Regina, the new board is headed by retired Regional Executive Officer Mr Nankishore Persaud.The release said other members of the new board of governors are Mr Omesh Yugeshwar , Mr Esie Bourne, Mr Banie Persaud, Mr Naresh Ramdial, Ms. Rameeza Mullah, Mr. Ameer Baksh, Mr

Todar Doobay, Mr R. Marslow, Mr. Rajendra Prabhulall,Ms.Portia Jacobs, Ms Shondell Belfield, representative of the ETI staff,Ms Desrie Van Leuin, student representative of ETI and as representative of the Guyana Police Force(GPF). Ex-Officio members on the board are Principal of ETI Mr Michael Turner and his deputy Mr M. Jagenauth, along with a representative of the Education

Department, Mr Deodat Singh. At a meeting of the board on Monday, Mr Nankishore Persaud was unanimously elected to serve as chairman, while Mr Omesh Yugeshwar was elected vice-Chairman and Mr Rajendra Prabhulall,secretary. The life of the new board is two years. The ETI was established by the Guyana Government through the Ministry of

Education in June, 2000 and the institution opened its doors to 160 students on March 12, 2001. The development of the institute is a direct result of the demand for skilled manpower, persons of high standing, and people who are able to contribute to innovations, assume responsibilities and be members of the supervisory force in business and industry. (Rajendra Prabhulall)

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

Favouritism in granting concessions will not be tolerated - Business Minister, Dominic Gaskin

By Tajeram Mohabir MINISTER of Business, Dominic Gaskin, says that while energy will not be channelled into reviewing all concessions granted under the previous Administration, any brought to his attention that results in unfair competition would be examined. Gaskin told the Guyana Chronicle that his focus is not to go back, but to go forward; and the aim is to attract more investors and to promote more exports. He said corrective measures will be taken to weed

out unfair practices wherever and whenever found. “I think we have a duty to examine those cases; and at the Ministry of Business, we do not have the authority to revoke or to change those concessions that were previously granted,” the Minister said. “However, what we can do is to have very clear policies based on fairness, and have a system whereby unfair competition, assistance from the state to certain companies to the detriment of others, is addressed,” he added. Currently, the Ministry does not have the capac-

ity to extensively review the voluminous number of concessions granted to decide which is fair and unfair. But in a bid to eliminate favouritism, all potential investors will have to go through GO-Invest. There have also been allegations of Government interfering in the day-to-day running of GO-Invest under the former Administration. Instead of some investors’ application being processed by the investment agency and other lawful organisations, the potential investors went to higher authorities

and caused instructions to be passed down to Go-Invest and other agencies to see their applications through. GO-Invest has been fully aware of some of those instructions. WORK CLOSELY GO-Invest, the Minister said, would also be required to work more closely with other state agencies, such as the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the Lands and Surveys Commission, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), to ensure emergence of a common interpretation of the laws regarding concessions. Minister Gaskin said the Ministry of Business will not turn a blind eye to unfair competition, as it does not want investors to operate in an environment where some in the same line and scope of business have more concessions than others. “We need to look at this and have a level playing field for investors. A lot of what attracts investors has to do with investors’ confidence, which is brought about by fairness, transparency, good governance, and respect for the law. Respect for these contributes to a more investor-friendly climate,” he noted. Last year was bright for Guyana in terms of investments. GO-Invest reported that the country was able

to attract some $196 billion in investments from 234 projects, and created some 15,868 jobs. According to GO-Invest, of the 234 projects, 162 were piloted by local businesses, while the remainder constituted foreign direct investments. INVESTMENTS The areas that attracted

Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin the investments were agriculture, energy, information and communication technology (ICT), light manufacturing, mining, services, tourism, and wood products. Investments in local projects totalled some $107.5 billion and created some 7,254 jobs, while foreign direct investment amounted to $88.4 billion. Chief Executive Officer of GO-Invest, Mr Keith

Burrowes, had said the successes achieved last year were due to Guyana being more aggressively marketed. He pointed out that the marketing and promotional campaigns will intensify this year, both nationally and internationally. Minister Gaskin said he welcomes this move, and is fully behind it. Last year, GO-Invest participated in the Agriculture and Food Fair in St. Croix; the Foire Expo in Martinique and Guadeloupe; the University of Guyana Job Fair, and GuyExpo. It also participated in a meeting to assess the export of products from Guyana and Suriname to Brazil; consultation on market intelligence; and development of a regional export promotion strategy; continuous match-making between importers and exporters; and outreaches in Anna Regina, New Amsterdam, Rose Hall Town and Linden which targeted persons who were interested in starting a business or expanding their businesses. In addition, GO-Invest collaborated with GuyExpo to host the Investment Forum in 2014; signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase co-operation and foster collaboration with the Barbados Investment and Development Co-operation (BIDC); and collaborated with the Guyana Consulate in Miami to host the Guyana Trade, Tourism and Investment Expo 2014.

Second sugar crop harvesting to commence in early July - weather permitting

HARVESTING of the second sugar crop is set to commence at the beginning of July, provided there is enough sunshine for the next two weeks. Mr Komal Chand, President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), disclosed the foregoing to the Chronicle Monday. He said factory workers have begun their maintenance works so as to get their factories up and running, and that things may flow smoothly when harvesting begins. “So far,” he said, “GuySuCo has not released their target as yet, so we are still awaiting the schedule from the (Guyana) Sugar Corporation.” The 2015 first crop target was 83,000 tonnes.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

Independence Day fatal accident claims another life By Clifford Stanley

THE West Coast Berbice fatal accident which occurred on Independence Day last, causing the death of one person, claimed another life on Monday. Twenty-six-year old Myrtland Richmond of No. 28 Village, West Coast Berbice, who had been severely injured, succumbed to his injuries around 05:00 hrs. His mother Joan Rodney told the Guyana Chronicle that he had regained consciousness after being hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) but had been ailing since then. “They said he had internal injuries. He never really catch back heself.” Richmond is survived by his parents and five siblings. Richmond, who was employed as a caretaker at No. 27 Village, West Coast Berbice was a passenger in the ill-fated minibus which was taking other villagers from West Coast Berbice to the Guyana National Stadium for the inauguration of President David Granger. Reports are that the vehicle was travelling west through Seafield Village on the southern side of the road when the left front wheel ‘blew out’, causing the driver to lose control. The vehicle toppled several times before resting against a fence of a house on the northern side of the roadway. Mrs. Lucking Rodney, a passenger who was seated behind the conductor’s seat, suffered a severe injury to her neck, and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Fort Wellington Hospital. The police are expected to press additional charges on the driver who has already been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, regarding the first fatality.

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Miner remanded for possession of cocaine, marijuana for trafficking FORTY-year-old Roy Dundas, a miner of Lot 64 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared Monday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on two drug-trafficking charges. He pleaded not guilty to the offences, one of which alleged that on June 18, in the Mazaruni River, he had 26 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The other charge detailed that on the same day, he had 90 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. Attorney Latchmie Rahamat, who represented Dundas, noted that the charges instituted against her client are fraudulent. She explained that Dundas was being blackmailed by some interior soldiers because he was robbed by the said ranks and they became annoyed when the matter was reported, so they had vowed to get back at him. Rahamat applied for bail for her client, stressing that Dundas strongly denied any knowledge of the drug, and citing that he had been arrested and taken to the station and then shown the strange drug. Police Corporal Bharat Mangru, prosecuting, told the court that on the day in question, police were on patrol in the area conducting routine searches. They searched a speedboat and its occupants, including the defendant, and became suspicious after Dundas was observed acting in a suspicious manner. The officers searched him and unearthed a black parcel hidden in his pants crotch. In it was suspected to contain the leaves, seeds and stems of the cannabis-sativa plant. A further search was conducted on him, and the cocaine was discovered. The prosecutor objected to bail because the reasons for its grant advanced by both attorneys were not enough to satisfy the court. The miner was refused bail, and the matter has been transferred to the Kamarang Magistrateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Court for September 21.

Teenager accused of simple larceny sent on own recognizance till June 26 NINETEEN-year-old Wayne Peter appeared Monday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, accused of stealing a mechanical alternator from a hardware store. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which alleged that on June 19 at Industrial Site, Georgetown, he stole from National Hardware an alternator valued $57,000. Police Corporal Bharat Mangru did not relate the facts to the court, nor did he object to the defendant being granted bail. The magistrate placed Peter on $25,000 bail, but he explained to the court that he was penniless; thus he was released on self-bail, but has to return to court on Friday.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 24, 2015

Magistrate to rule in Colwyn Harding assault case Friday TWO police constables accused of assaulting Colwyn Harding, will on Friday make their last appearance before Magistrate Leron Daley at the Providence Magistrates Court, when she will rule in the matter. Police Constables Devin Singh,of Lot 125 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and Roselle Tilbury- Douglas of

Alliance Road, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, have been jointly charged with assaulting Harding during the period November 1 to November 13, 2013, at the Timehri Police Station, so as to cause him actual bodily harm. Devin Singh was also slapped with an additional assault charge, separately. The constable had made their first appearance be-

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fore Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and strongly denied the allegations. Singh was released on $200,000 bail, while his colleague was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 The matter was subsequently transferred to the Providence Magistrates Court and is being prosecuted by Police Inspector Michael Grant, while the duo are being represented by Attorneys Glenn Hanoman and Leslie Sobers. Harding has alleged that the two police officers, who were based at the Timehri Police Station, pushed a condom-covered baton up his anus in November,2013. Harding, who was at the time a prisoner on remand for allegedly assaulting the cop and resisting arrest, had suffered a ruptured intestine. Harding later underwent two private examinations, one at a private hospital here and the other in Jamaica and the conclusion from both was that a foreign object had been inserted into his anus. City Magistrate Judy Latchman, on April 10, had dismissed a violent robbery charge against Harding after she found that the virtual complainant was indeed showing no interest in the trial which had been ongoing for months. She found the defendant not guilty and ordered him cleared of the charge.

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Aries The key to being successful today is to maintain an air of stability. If others see you as too flighty and off the wall, they will hesitate about putting their trust in you. Make sure you do those things in your power that will help boost your clout. You will need this support from others later. Make a solid base to build on. Taurus Today is a very expansive day for you. Your emotions can lead you into favourable situations with others. The pace of the day may seem a little slow, but this can be used to your advantage. Examine every detail with care and try not to leave any piece of the equation unaccounted for. You should enjoy a stable, caring mood that radiates out and draws others toward you. Gemini You may feel like you’re coming up against a brick wall. Your emotions are a bit stifled and you may find that you’re more stubborn than usual. There is a large and beneficial force that you can tap into today, as long as you keep your intuition open. The less you search for it, the more likely it will come to you. Something may spur you to act. Cancer Smile at the world today. Be thankful for the things you have and the people around you. Amplify the cozy, warm feeling inside and spread this love to others. This is a very expansive time for you in which you can get quite a bit accomplished if you set your mind to it. Radiate your true nature through every cell in your body and watch as the opportunities come your way. Leo Today isn’t the best day to play practical jokes, so put away the disappearing ink. Stick close to home. Find security in doing things you know how to do best. Hang a painting and cook a scrumptious dinner. You can inspire others with your smile, so use it. Don’t get down if your thoughts aren’t flowing well with the group. This is a sign that you should spend some time alone. Virgo There may be a great deal of opposition in your way today, but try not to dwell on it. The key is to stay level-headed and maintain a positive outlook. This is a day in which you can bring a great deal of balance to issues by understanding and respecting the other side. Have charity for those who are making sacrifices so that you may have a more comfortable ride. Libra The pieces of today’s puzzle may not fit into place, and it’s possible that you have no idea why. Don’t stress over something you don’t quite understand. The key to making things work out is listening. Adjustments will definitely be needed on both sides, but this can only happen if both parties are willing to open their ears and understand one another’s perspective. Scorpio Today can be an extremely productive day. You’re in a good space from which to work and this will aid you in all your endeavours. Today is also excellent for looking at some of the long-term trends moving through your life now. Consider the next five or ten years and think about how your actions will affect your future. Plan ahead to get ahead. Sagittarius There may be a battle between old and new in your world today. A reserved and old-fashioned perspective has a strong hold on the prevailing sentiment. This feeling is likely going to hit you square in the face as you lean toward the unconventional and more revolutionary approach to life. See what sort of past lessons you can learn from as you build the future. Capricorn People may seem a bit stubborn today. Your powers of adaptation may be put to the test. The people around you are likely to call on your tender, sympathetic nature. Offer a nurturing ear and strong shoulder for others to cry on. Keep things low key and steady. The more grounded you are, the easier it will be to get along with the energy of today. Aquarius When you go up a flight of stairs, take one step at a time today. Skipping up the staircase two at a time could result in you falling back to the bottom. Trying to rush things today will leave holes in your projects. Finish jobs completely by making sure that every step is thoroughly taken care of. Don’t ignore the details. Pisces Today is a terrific day for taking the plunge or making an investment. Luck and prosperity are in your favour, and you have the opportunity to make some very profitable financial decisions. Your intuition is right in line with what you need to do. Make the best deal possible and provide a fair and secure future for you and your investment.

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 Spiritualist: resolving all problems, blockage, love, and money, etc - Tele: 223-6834, 600-7719.  help: You suspect something is wrong but you are not sure, I will seek God's divine leading to help you. Whatever is wrong, God has an answer for every problem. Call mother 661-2456, 219-1141. , a high science spiritual healer solves all purpose problems such as reuniting lovers, husband/wife, marriage, blockage, prosperity, pregnancy, overseas, court, land, removal of evil, enemies, jobs, money, bad luck, visa, sickness, clearing of and dredge operation, etc. Tel: 671-3204.

VACANCY

      driver and porters. Salary and commission. Tel: 2265473.  & semi-skilled w e l d e r / f a b r i c a t o r. Te l : 2 2 0 4165, 623-1001. car drivers to work and keep cars. Contact 654-7510 for more information.  person determined for success and prosperity or freelancer. Call 225-2626.  Must be attractive and between the ages of 18 and 30, to work at a bar on the East Coast. Tel: 685-0511.  moulder and rip saw operator, chainsaw owner, any operator. Call Richard, 6097675, 233-2614, 674-1705. : Apply in person at SuperBet with written application, 21-22 Hinck Street, Georgetown.  Sales Clerks. Apply with written application to 2J's General Store, Lot 148-149 E½ Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown. Phone 2252350.

 Clerk highly motivated and energetic person with 3 subjects CXC and 2 years min. experience in retail sales. Must be computer literate. Apply to Lens 136 Sheriff Street, G/town. Call 227-2486.

VACANCY  Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond Clerk. Interested persons must have at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Please send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a passport-size photograph to Roy's Pharmacy Stall #32-33 & #64-65 Bourda Market, Georgetown. Also Packing Clerk/Cleaner, age 35-50 years. Please c a l l 2 2 3 - 6072. Land For Sale

LAND FOR SALE

    $11M. Contact 600-0762, 6040459.         on East Coast Public Road. Tel: 673-0591.  Street, Georgetown lot with incomplete fence. Call 663-1728.  female Accounts Clerk, must have 4 years working experience. Apply in person with handwritten application to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling, Stabroek. Contact 225-5800.  experienced security guards, supervising site inspectors, qualified vehicle drivers, speed boat operators. New wage structure in force, applicants must be between 20 and 45 years old. Apply to: GEB HQ, 10 Providence, EBD with (2) authentic references & Police Clearance. LORRY LICENCE REQUIRED,  TO SELL COOKING GAS,    WORKING 12 HRS FOR UP TO $4,000 PER NIGHT, PART TIME             266 4427  staff (maids). Apply in person with written application and one passport-size picture. The Manager Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.  & local employment, guest relations officers, front desk staff, printers, cooks, cleaners, housekeepers, waiters, bellboys, carpenters, electricians, etc. Contact Professional Recruitment Agency, 231-6296, 650-9880, www.plzrecruitme.com .    - Minimum subjects Mathematics, English Grades 1-3, knowledge & experience with Corel 15, Adobe CS5 Suite, National ID, TIN Certificates, NIS card, Two character references including one from last employer.       Minimum three years experience as Heidelberg KORD Operators, Minimum subjects of Mathematics and English with Grades 1-3, two character references. Must have Police Clearance.  materials stores.  three years experience in Materials Stores handling, issuing and preparing Materials Consumption reports, Maths and English Grade 1-3 CXC- F & H Printing Establishment 9092 John Street, Campbellville, Greater Georgetown. Tel: 225-7114 to arrange for interview 09:00hrs - 16:00hrs daily, Monday to Friday.

, and Versailles WBD, gated compound     at Parfaite Harmonie, size 45x80. Price $3M neg. Contact 693-3317, 660-0171, 216-0094.   land, 5 minutes drive from circuit area, Timehri. For information, call 626-7684 (Ally).  1200ft x 40ft. La Grange, Unity Street. Price $7.5M. Call Amar 621-6037.  lots available at Eccles, EBD - $14M Tel: 592-227-2913, 592-689-3033.  Street: Commercial land near Nigel's Supermarket. Call 654-1382.  single cab pickup, needs engine. Asking $1M, bush truck $4M. Contact 654-1382.   Residential lots 50'X100'. Interested persons can contact 2251787, 231-5359  EBD $7M, $5M, Non Pareil $3M, Diamond $8M. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.  Pradoville 2, five lots together, large lots $60M. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.   Parika (market area) 50x105 size. Price neg., Contact 644-9520, 223-0816.  Street business spot 120x45. Price $70M neg. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Street, Alberttown 45x110. Price $17.5M. Contact Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  transported land at Belle West, Canal No.2 Polder. Price $1.5M neg. Tel: 689-9059.  Providence 55x100 $4.5M EBD, $3M Friendship. Contact 604-0459, 698-2064. businessspot, land 350x40 - $48M. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Street land between Alexander & Camp, big land 83x130 - $3.9M. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Ocean View lands. All located in Triumph, ECD. 622-7097, 624-7111, 220-2130.  double lot (on a corner) at the front of Canaan Gardens, secure gated community. 668-0306. $15M.

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TO LET   10 acres $2M neg., Long Creek 20 acres $9.5M neg. Tel: 220-8596, 6439196, 686-1091, 610-7998.  Diamond Third Avenue/ Providence, land with concrete fence, land filled to road height, size 110x60 & 100x50. Tel: 624-7684.  lots at Republic Gardens very close to main entrance, 50x100 - $12M. Call 624-6069.   land at Princetown, Corriverton. Ideal for any commercial business, church, bond etc Price neg. Contact 638-5993.  land at Continental Park/Republic Park, a high-income residential area. 233-0570.  location land Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park. 166 ft. frontage x 34ft Tel: 225-4413, 225-0283, 6212677, 669-1113, Agents welcomed.  Westerbeck, Mazarunni & Cuyuni River for living & farming, cleared land, Mahaica 100 acres $10M, $7M 231-2199, 618-7483.   transported land 4½ miles from Bartica, 2½ miles river front, rock, quarry, sand, forestry. Contact Mark 6031266, 625-4788  $12M, $8M, Diamond $12M, Ogle $30M, Kingston $85M, Dennis Street $21M, D'Urban Backlands, Sheriff Street $180M, Charlotte Street $75M. Contact MK's Realty 676-3405.  in Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park for apartment, 166x39 $60M. Phone 692-3831, Ms Sookdeo 610-5350, Ms Mohan 6440408, Mr Mohan Lall 660-2600, Mr Boodram 626-4180, Mr Pereira 2252626, 225-3068, 226-1064.  junction. Prime commercial land 58'X86';    single and double lots. For serious enquires please call 269-0020 during office hours.  Coghlan Dam, WBD: Size 50 x90 - $3M neg. Elaine's Ville, EBD (gated community) size 5 000 sq. ft. $9M, 9th Avenue Diamond EBD, size 50x85 - $6M neg. Prestige Realty and Consultancy 6140166, 601-6639.  invite you to purchase the followinge land for bond , Chandra & Gange 125x120 corner lot $65M, William Street, 120x45 foefr bond, Gange 1 25x62 in Prashad Nagar for bond. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 6232591, 669-, 226-1064, 225-3068, 225-2626, 225-5198, 225-2709.  away land East and Quamina Streets corner 120x100 US$1.7M neg., Hadfield Street opposite new expected GGMC $115M, South Road close to Wellington Street 30x112 $65M, Newtown 75x32 $14.9M, William Street 114x45 $28M, Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 Blygezight box 80x75 $32M, Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 225-3068, 226-1064.

       apartments Westminster. Call 654-4122.

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 upper flat in Kitty. Contact 225-9967, 623-3443.  property in Subryanville. Contact 225-9967, 623-3443.  place, Coldingen Road. Contact 6972501.  Property for rental/sale.Tel. 220-5095, 6281242.  bedroom apartment with parking - $65,000 per month.  2-bedroom house in Kitty area. Contact 644-8074.  large self-contained apartment in Triumph. 220-2760.  business place to rent in Regent street .Call : 665-6453.  spaces at the corner of Albert and Fifth Streets. Contact 690-0213.  executive apartments US$700 and US$900. Contact 604-0459, 698-2064.  executive US$800, Lamaha Springs. Contact 604-6459, 698-2064.  property in Hadfield Street, behind Brickdam Station. Call 654-1382.  space $35 000, Duncan Street, Bel Air Park 225-2709, 2312064, 227-6949, 225-2626.

 shop & hair salon, 245 Sheriff Street, Campbellville $100 000/monthly Call 671-2543, 225-3805.  executive apartment US$750 per month, electricity included, Lamaha Park. Contact 604-0459, 698-2064.  bottom flat in Diamond, First Bridge. Contact 684-0051, 676-4061. -bedroom unfurnished apartment in Thomas Street, Kitty. Price $40 000. Contact 639-2728.  spot North Road & Orange Walk. Price $85 000. Tel: 220-8596, 643-9196, 6861091, 610-7998. -bedroom apartment, Plaisance Public Road, ECD $60 000. All amenities included. Parking available. 673-1445.  Da Silva Street, parking for 2 cars, fully grilled - $80 000. Call Eric 616-5914.  3 BEDROOM top flat, $90 000. Call 226-1064, 2276949, 669-3350.  upper flat on East Bank by Harbour Bridge near M&M Snackette, $55 000 monthly. 642-8436.   Albert Street, East Street, Kitty.    : 2-bedroom apartment, $65 000. Light street (office space) $75 000. Diana 227-2256, 626-9382.

 house Diamond EBD $14.5M. Contact 6040459, 698-2064.

 Margot: Unfurnished house, furnished house with 2 bedrooms, toilets and baths. Tel: 660-0943 Arjoon.

 Business space to rent on Regent Road. Tel: 6412419.

 built,: 2-bedroom house & apartment in safe and healthy environment. Call 698-6496.

 Park 2-bedroom, nice - $80 000 Call Eric, 6165914.

 Sheriff Street furnished $90 000, 3-bedroom Sheriff Street, furnished $120 000. Call Eric 616-5914.

 furnished two-bedroom apartment, next to UG. Tel: 680-7622, 222-4635.  Gardens 2-bedroom, furnished US$800, nice. 616-5914, Eric.   - $150 000 monthly. Contact 600-0762, 6040459.  apartments, spacious $45 000 & $60 000. Contact 600-0762, 604-0459.  Street Campbellville 3-bedroom US$500. Eric 616-5914.  bottom flat furnished at 226 Good Hope ECD. Contact 661-9193, 234-0641.  2-bedroom furnished & unfurnished $75000 $90 000. Eric 616-5914.  upper flat at Vryheid's Lust Public Road $65 000 monthly. 220-4243.  and unfurnished apartment at LBI. Call 624-6772.

              Georgetown $25M (1 acre) Crane New Scheme $6M, (Foundation 45x110), Yarrowkabra 16 acres include 3-bedroom house and one maid's quarters $20M, Herstelling 60x120 $14M, Herstelling Fourth Bridge 50x100 $5M, Republic Gardens (2 lots) $20M, Railway Embankment (Better Hope) $15M 6863153, 225-8101, 225-8103, 6783230.

 apartment, fully furnished, Atlantic Gardens, ECD. Call 621-1738.

Y Babb Street Kitty $48M vacant, Sophia 120x60 $4M, Diamond 4th Street $5.5M, Alexander & Pike Street corner $55M, Da Silva Street 80x32 $14.5, South Gardens $7M, Middle Road La Penitence 140x60 $11M, Meadow Brook $12M, Sukhdeo 610-5350, Budram 692-3831, 669-3350, Miss Lall 227-6863, 669-0943, 623-2591, 226-1064, 225-2626, 231-2064.

-bedroom self-contained flat, laundry and storage room, big yard space. Tel: 2278661. Call 09:00hrs - 16:00hrs.

 bottom flat apartment. Call 225-0441, 6240335.  new two-bedroom apartments at Block 8 Mon Repos. Contact 652-5668.  furnished two-bedroom apartment for overseas guests. Contact Ms Dee, at 6617354.

 bedroom apartment at 248 Area J Industry, ECD, Two-bedroom apartment at La Parfaite Harmonie. Tel: 666-8585.  apartments from US $900, US $1000, US $1200 and upwards . Tel:6461712, 693-8532.

 Acres US$2000, Atlantic Gardens US$5000, Bel Air Park US$3000, US$500 Contact MK's Realty 676-3405.  apartment situated in Section 'A' Diamond H/ Scheme, EBD. Contact 658-9986 between 09:00hrs and 16:00hrs.  furnished room for single working female $20 000 monthly, Sheriff Street, Georgetown. Call 621-7707.  constructed short-term apartment/rooms in Herstelling, EBD. Contact Handel on 621-6862, 655-3065, 514-430-7764.    2 - 2-bedroom apartments, 32 Earl's Court, LBI, ECD, AC rooms, parking space Tel: 616-1914.  5-bedroom house at C6 Happy Acres, ECD. Large parking space, AC, hot & cold, alarm. Tel: 616-1914.  Office/ business space 400-6000 sq. feet, available parking etc from US$350 neg. Tel: 624-4225.  vacant business place at Alexander Street and Shell Road, Kitty. Call 227-5637, 6724104. Interested persons only.  houses/apartments and commercial spaces and Building to rent. Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.    furnished and unfurnished apartments $85 000 to $160 000. Business space.     places suitable for office, snackette, salon $100 000, $90 000, $60 000. Contact 600-0762, 604-0459.  10ft. x 45ft for boutique, office, beauty salon, snackette etc. Prepaid meter. $50 000. Contact 685-7566.  Repos: One-bedroom bottom flat, inside toilet & bath, single person preferred. $20 000 monthly Tel: 613-4536

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 self-contained apartment, telephone & parking, situated at 2nd Avenue, Diamond $35 000 monthly (rent). Contact 604-0819.

 ST MALL - $4M MONTHLY, NEW HOME $US1000, HOUSE $1000, TUSCHEN HOUSE$45,000, TEL:223-1765/615-8734.

 furnished apartment, AC, hot & cold water, internet US$25 daily & also monthly. Call 621-1524, 231-6061.

 fully furnished Kitty $60 000 - $80 000, 2-bedroom fully furnished Kitty $100 000, 3-bedroom fully furnished Kitty $120 000. Call Eric 616-5914.

 3-bedroom upstairs, grilled, toilet and bath inside, telephone, parking, spacious living quarters at EBD. 668-5384, 648-3342. -bedroom apartment in Campbellville area, available immediately. No parking & no pets. Contact 610-2251.  apartment situated at 352 Non Pareil, ECD, with modern amenities, plus parking. Contact Nalini, 222-2729, 664-6685.  office space at Lot 239 Quamina Street, central Georgetown. Parking available in private yard. Tel: 592-227-2973, 592-689-3033.  Furnished two-bedroom apartment, self-contained, AC, fully grilled, parking area. Price $120 000 monthly. Tel: 2253737, 651-7078.  21 McDoom, EBD: 3storey concrete building, strong security 35x100 size, fully steel door window. Call 619-4483, 667-8841.  modern 1-, 2- & 3- bedroom, starting from US$400, fully grilled, semifurnished, air-conditioned & secure parking. Contact 623-4861. -flat apartment, single room, toilet and bathroom. 6 Seaforth Street, Campbellville. Tel: 227-8073, 670-1537.  2-bedroom US$800, 3-bedroom US$1000, 1-bedroom US$400, Prashad Nagar 3-bedroom US$2000. Tel: 220-8596, 610-7998, 643-9196, 686-1091.  apartment situated at 68 Campbellville, Royal Drive $100 000 monthly. Contact 650 6515, 222-2070.  2-bedroom apartment furnished/unfurnished, fully tiled, water & electricity. Readily available. Contact 611-0777, 231-1876.  semi-furnished APARTMENTS. Price 1 bedroom - US$500, 2 bedroom US$900. Contact 610-7558, 2258382, 638-6883, 225-0018. bedroom front building, furnished bottom flat apartment, fully grilled, internet, AC, parking place. US $600 monthly US$40 daily .Lot 1 Station Street, Kitty, 227-6046, 621-7519.  apartment, semi-furnished, situated at AA, Eccles, peaceful and quiet for couple./Price US$600 neg Call Pete's Real Estate, 227-2487, 226-9951, 623-7805.   furnished 3bedroom house including one master room, hot and cold water system, yard space and parking, located at Eccles Young Professional H/S, EBD. Tel: 623-2035, 220-4804.  3-bedroom, newly constructed house with large yard space at Non Pareil Public Road.. fContact 592-600-6023. Price US$600 monthly.   luxury houses in Bel Air Park, master rooms fully AC, brand new kitchens/baths U S $ 2 2 0 0 , U S $ 1 6 0 0 m onthly. Please call 231-4172, 231-7839.  -Spacious 3 & 2 bedrooms apartment. Back building, no parking $80,000/ $60,000.       Fully furnished 1- & 3-bedroom apartments, AC hot & cold, internet, parking etc. Suitable for overseas visitors, short term 226-5137, 227-1843.  3 bedroom apartment (upstairs) self-contained, in Atlantic Gardens, un-furnished, A/C. Tel.: 690-3484, 226-5351, 697-3621

  2-bedroom furnished $120 000, Meadow Bank furnished US$1500, houses between $80 000 and $200 000. Executive rentals available. 686-3153, 225-8103, 658-3928, 225-8101, 678-3230.  Mining 231-9488: Mining positions to operate or mine. Mabura, Monkey Mountain, Merume, Semang, Imbaimadai, Chi Chi, Yarakita, Berbice - 10% rental.                                       on Regent Street (next to City Hall) 2 Storey Rental Units: 1000 sq. ft, 1450 sq. ft, 1350 sq. ft. Suitable for Retail/Wholesale Store & Warehouse For more information: 2262344 between 8am to 5pm Covent Garden, EBDm large two- storey concrete building, nice for supermarket or other business. Price $300 000. Church and Thomas Streets large top floor, good for office or business. Price $200 000. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.  UG and Teachers Training Training College students, one 2-bedroom with built-in toilet and bath on a lower flat at 16 Area Q Turkeyen, Guysuco Gardens. Price $40 000 to $45 000 monthly. Can negotiate. Contact 222-0335, 6449613, 663-3958.  in gated compound fully furnished with fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave etc, air condition and hot & cold water. Move in with your suitcase & groceries email oceanicvillas@yahoo.com for further details or visit Block 'Y' Liliendaal, ECD (opposite the seawall). Call: 678-6887.    Atlantic Gardens split level twostorey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained. Meadow Brook Gardens two-storey, 3 bedrooms. Both with all modern conveniences .                     , spacious 2-storey 3-bedroom semi-furnished house, Section A, Block X, Diamond, one master bedroom with AC, 2 living rooms, study room, garage, dining room, parking for multiple cars, modern kitchen with granite counter top. Price $140 000. Please contact us at 225-9527, 223-4184 email sizwe9890@yahoo.com.   W o r l d # 1 R e a l t or Mister Terry Redford Reid 667-7812, 225-6858, 225-7164, 226-1064, 2252626, 231-2068, 619-7945. Have the executive rental reduce d by 35%,Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jacaranda Ave. Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$1800 , Bel Air Springs US$1000, large bond for rental office small form US$375, 10 000 sq ft office space for technology business. 225-2626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 623-2591, 669-3350.

TO LET  Public Road: 2storey concrete building each floor 90ft x 35ft with existing supermarket, Western Union, snackette etc. $1M monthly neg., Naresh Persaud, 225-9882, 681-2499. - Just over embankment. Huge 6 bedrooms 2 apartment property with independent store/pump room and washing area. Grilled, Safe neighborhood; Parking for 15 vehicles. Ideal for Students/ Auto body workshop/ Mechanic/ Auto Sales rental,etcSale:$35M neg.        fully furnished 2-bedroom executive apartments with modern amenities. Subryanville 3-bedroom furnished top flat with modern amenities. Price US$1200, Republic Gardens EBD (gated community) modern one-bedroom semi-furnished bottom flat. Price $60 000 neg., Meadow Brook Gardens executive 4-bedroom furnished house with modern amenities. Price US$2500 neg., Prestige Realty and Consultancy, 614-0166, 601-6639. PROPERTY FOR SALE

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 FOR SALE $26M. TEL:223-1765/6158734. -flat concrete and wooden house in Annandale. Call 613-0557.  when buying, selling or letting. Call 644-6551 anytime.  two-storey house in Eccles $32M. neg. Tel: 611-1018, 639-1216.  . Serious enquiries only. No agents.     with land 100x50, ideal spot for any business on East Coast Demerara. Call: 694-6932.  building situated at 51 AA, Eccles. Contact 621-7603.  lots and houses at Eccles, EBD $7.5M. Tel: 592-227-2913, 592- 6893033.  $26.5M Granville Park $26M neg. Tel: 220-8596, 6107998, 643-9196, 686-1091.  business spot, 216 Public Road, Montrose, ECD. Call 621-0140.  Street, Newtown, $19M neg. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  newly built two-storey house at Success, 2 master rooms, AC, fully grilled, garage for 3 vehicles 624-3187, 649-0755.   NO.48 Village, Corentyne formerly Dazzling Diamond Liquor Restaurant. Tel: 325-5205.  Brook Gardens: Executive 4-bedroom furnished house with modern amenities. Price $60M neg. 614-0166, 6016639.  Ruimveldt Festival City, two-storey concrete unfurnished house $14M. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Realty, We value, buy, sell or rent your property. Tel: 694-3875, 654-6198, 649-0353.  house Crane Scheme, WCD $6M. Contact 6040459, 698-2064.  - 100 acres Mahaica Creek, bank security, tourism, cattle rearing, aquaculture. Call 644-6551.  & wooden building in Campbellville, sold by owner. Tel: 225-1376, 613-9461.  Backlands: Twostorey concrete house, well kept $31M. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.

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 Park: Two-storey house, big yard, needs repair $40M. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.

$55M, Diamond $50M, North Road $140M, Cummings Lodge $35M, Good Hope $13M, $8M, Lodge $18M, Land of Canaan $15M, Da Silva Street, Continental Park. Contact MK's Realty 6763405.

 properties Albert/Charlotte street $40.5M, Alberttown $26M, $30M, Bel Air Park $110M, Campbellville, William Street $47M, Liliendaal $23M, Chateau Margot (steal) at $26M, Montrose $22M, BV $28M, Cummings Lodge $28M, South $12M, $30M, 2nd Avenue concrete $16M Somerset Court, Diamond 6-bedroom, verandah circles house $45M, $35M, Grove incomplete flat $2.7M, La Grange WBD $42M, $22M, La Parfaite Harmonie $15.5M, Bagotville (land) 36x700 ft, Goed Fortuin $25M, GME Realty 231-7199, 618-7483 Shawn.

 outboard engine 1-4 inch dredge contact 683-0632.

  Fully Automated and Turn Key water purification systems supplied and installed. Call us now for a quotation and start selling drinking water on 623-7212.

 model Spacio, PSS series. Contact 625-0345.

-storey concrete and wooden house, Alberttown, big yard, double lot $35M - Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Flat concrete house, 3 bedrooms, new house $14.8M. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Flat house, super condition with extra land at side, must be seen - $35M. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Scheme, EBD: Flat house 3 bedrooms, newly built $17M. Contact Town to Country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Park: 2-storey concrete house, 4 bedrooms $39M. Contact town to country 672-7390, 616-3200.  Embankment near CARICOM: Two-storey concrete/wooden building. Price $50M. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078. two-storey wooden and concrete property in Norton Street, five buildings from Camp Street $19.M neg. Call 628-0972. 4-flat commercial concrete building in central Georgetown 130ft x 35ft x 4 flats. 693-5610, 2270190 Ext. 100, 616-9727.  investment corner lot at 3rd Avenue Diamond. Incomplete building for 20-room hotel, 10x17. Price $24M. Call 660-8775.  Park, LBI: 3-bedroom 2-storey wooden house. Price reduced from $16M to $12.5M. Naresh Persaud 225-9882, 681-2499.  WCD, Corner property overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Also property at      Call: 269-0020  executive house on 10,285 sq. ft. of land, situated in a gated community in Versailles, West Bank Demerara. Call 592624-8704, for further details.  property at Good Hope, ECD, property at Anna Catherina, WCD, property at Diamond/Grove, EBD, proeprty at Ogle ECD. Contact 622-6448, 673-5546, 222-3066.  Junction: Land 40-350, Robb Street 45-115. House & land, Robb Street 40-115, 2 properties. 6262689, 692-3124.  F-G Vryheid's Lust ECD Better Hope double lot 10 000 sq. ft. good for factory. Lot 37 Better Hope South, Lot 48 Light Street Alberttown. Call 619-4483, 667-8841 anytime.   require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 - $44M was $60M. Phone Alysious Periera 623-2591,225-2626, 225-2709,2253068, 669-0943 Mr. Pereira.  Public Road, EBD: 2-storey wooden and concrete building for commercial/ residence - $21M neg. 614-0166, 601-6639.  Street, Campbellville: 4-bedroom unfurnished executive concrete house. Price $75M - Prestige Realty and Consultancy 614-0166, 6016639.  Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens - fully concrete, 6-bedroom giveaway. Price $14.5M. Phone Mr Pereira 623-2591, 226-1064,2253068, 669-3350, Mr Boodram 6923831, 225-2626, 667-7812, 669-0943... -storey properties (commercial/domestic) in Eccles - (wooden/concrete) Agricola, Alberttown G a r n e t t Street, Nandy Park, Diamond etc. Tel: 216-3120, 667-6644.  and land, length 560x33 ft,. one-storey, 3-bedroom wooden house at Triumph Agriculture Road, ECD - $14M or double land for $19.5M. Tel: 642-7370, 602-9415.

 income property Craig Street $42M, lawyer's office 5 rooms $26M, South Gardens flat house $11M, South Park $15M, West Ruimveldt flat concrete Mr Budram 692-3831, Mohan Lall 227-6863, 669-0943, 623-2591, Sukhdeo 610-5350, 226-1064, 225-2626, 669-3350.  supplies, we specialized in building homes, Real Estate services, residential land & properties located on EBD, land located on West Bank Demerara.. Attractive prices and they are neg. Call us now 675-2147, 669-2030. E-mail builderssuppliers2015@gmail.com.

     Meadow Brook Garde n s two-storey, 3 bedrooms, modern conveniences. Atlantic Gardens split level two-storey, 4 bedrooms, all selfcontained, fully air-conditioned, water reservoir. La Bonne Intention ground floor business, first floor 3 bedrooms, lots of land space.  this business & residential complex: Fully concreted with room for expansion over 10 000 sq ft, suitable for insurance complex gold complex located in Bel Air Park US$599,000 Agents are welcome. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 669-3350, 6690943, 225-2709, Mohan Lall227-6863, 225-2626, 225-3068.  fully concrete business and residence in Garnett Street close to Lamaha Gardens reduced from $44M to $34M. Mr Budram 6923831, 626-4180, 225-2626, 2253068, Mr Pereira 225-5198, 6677812, 610-5550, 660-2600, 6693350, 226-1064.     discount ply 2 % commission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete on double lot in D e l p h Avenue $36M. Joint Services new 4bedroom concrete $21M was $28M, New Haven on 7 000 sq.. ft land $52M, Bel Air Park two-storey $52M, Bel Air Park. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 623-2591, 225-2 6 2 6 , 6 6 9 - 0 9 4 3 , 2 2 5 3068, 627-0288, 667-7812.

 birds, ducks, ducklings Lot 1 L'Oratoire, Canal No. 1, WBD. Call 655-1284.   very good condition. For more information, 626-7684 (Ally).  5sp. Turbo quad lights - $850 000 neg., One owner. Contact 609-1905.

 M 35 tractor and plough ; No reasonable offer refused. Contact 691-7167;  PC galvanise decking 14ft x 39". Tel: 621-2677, 6691113, 225-4413.  360 with 50 games, PSP, PS2 systems w/3 games @ $19 995. Contact 684-3025, 2563640.

 this business & residential complex: Fully concreted with room for expansion over 10 000 sq ft, suitable for insurance complex gold complex located in Bel Air Park US$599,000 Agents are welcome. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 669-3350, 6690943, 225-2709, Mohan Lall227-6863, 225-2626, 225-3068.

  Service Scheme $75M neg., La Parfaite Harmonie Schoon Ord $20M neg., Zeelugt Scheme WCD $15M neg., Republic Park $22M, Aubrey Barker (main road) $28M, North Ruimveldt $15M, Newly built 3storey building $70M Charlotte Street, Mandela Avenue (property & land) $30M, Montrose $65M. Tel: 686-3153, 225-8101, 225-8103, 678-3230, 658-3928

 pups, vaccinated and dewormed. Contact 226-0931, 619-0585.

-ton road roller, diesel welder/generator on wheels, good for interior Call: 623-3404.

 & Son Real Estate, Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj Building Tel: 227-0265, 2271881, 627-805., Croal Street, Robb Street, D'Urban Street, Non Pareil, Norton Street. Land: Friendship, Diamond, Plaisance, Truimph, Queenstown.

 new 3-bedroom twostorey concrete building situated in Fifth Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme. All modern amenities, furnished kitchen, AC, hot & cold water supply, fully grilled & fenced, spacious yard for parking with external security, washroom and storage bond - $49M. Contact 662-9335, 612-3244 for inspection.

made Perkins engine and diesel welder. Baksh Auto Spares 649-0755.

 Canadian-made ½ x 5' x 8' $7 000. ½ x 5' x 9' $8 000. 5/8' x 5' x 9' $9 000. Call 623-9761, 6164403.  600 F3 motorcycle. Asking $400 000. Contact 622-0216.   new in box, unlocked $80 000 679-7899, 617-6556.   in April, 2storey Punt Trench Dam $9.5M with large land reserve for any type of business. Business & Residence Bent Street $16.5M, 2-storey Guyhoc Gardens $14M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2-storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $13.5M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La Penitence, new concrete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Street 85x35 Land $15.9M, Campbellville Scheme 80x50 plus reserve $15M, Hadfield Street east of Cuffy 120x50 $18M, Republic Park $14M, Continental Park 104x54 plus 3000 sq. ft reser ve all land to build dream house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 280 0 0 0 s q . ft, Lamaha Gardens $58M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey Barker Street. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831,225-5198, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 226-1064, 6690943, 225-2709, 225-3068,2276863, 225-2626 FOR SALE

FOR SALE

     (Diesel). Contact 661-6161.  Deutz welder (diesel). Contact 661-6161.  125 Geele motorbike in parts. Call 629-1659.  medjool & seedless. Call 628-8354.  Contact 600-3399. 8" river dredge. Contact 661-9431.  nose Pitbull, vaccinated and dewormed. Contact 653-6191.  items, combo guitar amplifier. 665-5001, 604-0700.  Jewellery stall, Stabroek Market 690-0213.  breed Rottweiler pups. Call 671-7450, 626-5306. -bred Rottweiler pups Tel: 220-2277, 220- 8904, 629-1471.   65KVA Perkins, 4236 engine - $1.6M. Call 623-9761.  house lot in La Parfaite Harmonie, one Blackberry Bold 9930, Tel: 683-4946.  complete 4" land dredges. Price neg. Contact 6684565, 679-0756.   boats, excellent condition, fully equipped. Contact 661-6161.

 long-foot outboard engine, band saw, 2½ hp motor. Contact 220-3883, 628-6409.  NZE, owner is leaving. Any reasonable offer accepted. Contact 614-8960, 663-2257.  arch door, double frame, double door with glass. 7½ ft height, 6 ft width. Purpleheart. Price $145 000 neg. Contact 685-7566.  gold, Frigidaire stove and fridge, stainless steel. Very excellent condition. Call 660-3753, 688-2944.  new Jialing motorcycle, JL 110-3 free helmet and warranty included. Price neg. 612-3668.  louvre doors, Canadamade, from $8 000 up, 25% off regular price. Call 233-0608, Monday to Friday (08:00hrs to 17:00hrs).. sale/hire: One enclosed canter. Contact Sharma on 2193199, 674-6528.  Knight Rider Scrambler motorbike, digital speedometer, less than 1 year old $400 000 neg. Call 643-6947.  - 25KVA industrial single phase $375 000. Pad mounted 480/240/120V USA. Call 623-9761.

 arrived! MF 290 tractor, MF 390 tractor -4 WD, MF 399 tractor - 4WD, MF front bucket attached, 3-ton Toyota forklift. Tel: 258-0100.  engines - Perkins 6354 with irrigation pump 6 in 6 out, Perkins 4108 completely bedded for mining Call 696-1439, 602-3906, 689-0092.  9" 6 head moulder complete with compressor and extractor. roundamat pattern making machine. 25HP Edger, can edge 30" width 9" thick. 190 KVA 3-phase Cummins generator. All in top condition. Priced for quick sale. 6525601, 613-8740.  110-90 4x4 tractor, Massey Ferguson 175, 275 tractor, Ford 7700, 4 WD tractors, 416 Caterpillar, 4x4 L/backhoe, Cummings Bridge Port Milling machine. Tel; 667-3611, 6992563, 671-1809, 677-7402.  9000 watt remote start generator $500 000, 2 Perkins 4-cylinder engines, bedded $1.8M, 2 DIRECTV system 18" and 36" $40 000, Night Watcher Security camera $60 000, Garmin 76s GPS $90 000, Coleman 10person tents $80 000, Airbed Queen $40 000. 681-2341, 218-4466.        6 3 5 4 , 4236, 1100 and 1004 engines, model M with winch/320 BL and L Caterpillar excavator, Toyota, TCM forklift, pallet jacks, complete 6" land dredge, 4" and 6" fire hose, 4" flex hose, 416 Caterpillar backhoe and Air brush equipment . Tel: 691-2921.    with 250HP inboard engine $1.2M, diesel engine 4-cyl.. - Izuzu (Japanese) $220 000, Mercury 125HP outboard engine $350 000, Evinrude 125HP outboard engine $125 000, truck radiator $50 000, Jacuzzi (used) $50 000, tankless water heaters $190 000, 25 KVA generator (no engine) $225 000, industrial motors various sizes. Contact 623-1392.  of Vintage Home System such as Pioneer, Kenwood, Sansui, Marantz, JVC, Toshiba, amplifier and speakers turners, Pioneer SA 500, 600, 900, 6800, Kenwood K. A. 305, 3500, 7100 AKA1 4000 reel to reel, AKA1 GX82 8-track deck, Pioneer Tuner TX 7800 TX 900. All equipment look almost new. Call 600-7242, 6237242, 226-6527, Leonard.

VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLE FOR SALE

 Titan in excellent condition Tel: 649-8888.

 60' x 110', clear span, 7 metal thrusts with greenheart 4 178 BM, complete with zinc sheets 102 pcs - 30', Price $3.2M. Tel: 623-9761.

 Pitbull bus, new, not registered. Tel: 668-7816.

 pure breed Rottweiler pups (vaccinated)..Tel: 603-5445, 227-2958, serious enquiries only.

  SPRINTER $400 000 neg. Contact 619-8283.

  desktop/ laptop, QSC/Crown amplifier, Pioneer/Denon CD player, Yamaha/ Gibson guitars, Ipad Air, Iphone 5/6, Samsung Note4/S5, Canon/Nikon Pro cameras. Contact 623-2477.  flat bottom wooden boat, 31 feet in length, 300-lb net (bangamary seine), one Yamaha outboard 40 engine. Price $700 000. Contact 694-7143.  used Jacuzzi, excellent condition $85 000, one used bathroom vanity with double sink made by Fibre Tech with faucets, three drawers, 2 cupboards - $145 000. Call 624-6069.  s/steel fridge, steel grills, c/custom wheels, 305 x 40 x 22 - Sony desktop computer, N/ Pathfinder fender flairs, wardrobes, food warmers. 2231885, 642-3722

  Price $250 000. Tel: 698-1425.

   American dump trucks. Contact 661-6161.   Price $600 000. Contact 679-5120.  Integra sports car 649-8888.      model Toyota Axio, unregistered. Call 642-6079. PJJ series. Price $675 000. Tel: 220-8596, 643-9196, 686-1091.  car, working nice - $750 000 neg. 626-1170.   2004 model, Toyota Tacoma. Call 233-2488  Model M truck $4M. Tel: 644-3201, 231-5577. , extra cab, GMM series, excellent condition. 641-1883.  AE 100 Sprinter, mag rims, PJJ. Contact 652-5668.

Allion, PNN series, 74 000 km $2.1M. Contact 616-2126.  Ruckus, 2009 model. Price neg. Contact 6185509. Ceres, PHH series $700 000 neg. 615-8499.  wagon, flair kit, alarm. Excellent condition. 222-4763.  PRR, G-TOURING PJJ. Contact 227-8659, 6257416.  RX300, Toyota Hilux Contact 624-5038.  Model M bush truck with winch, GSS series. $5.8M 220-5946. Mitsubishi 2-ton canter, GTT series, excellent condition. Call 629-9861.  double cab pickup with 3Y engine, excellent condition $3.3M. Call 624-6069.  Premio, 250 Honda Night Hawk, 600 CBR Honda F4.Call: 674-3953.  double cab pickup with 3Y engine, excellent condition $3.3M. Call 624-6069.   unregistered, fully loaded. $2M. Call 6108005, 697-6096.   $2.9M, Honda CRV $1.6M. Tel: 6162733, 220-3935.  RZ bus, long base, in working condition BLL series. Price $1.3M neg. Tel: 645-4141.  tankers GRR 2140, GRR 2129, 20,000 LTR. Owner leaving country. Call 641-0519.   Prado and 2003 RX 8, very clean vehicles. Terms available Tel: 641-8647.  minibus, 15 seats, excellent condition, hardly used. Must be seen Call 678-5311.  Frontier, lefthand drive, V6 engine, black $2.2M neg. Tel: 617-8316.  Civic (2002) 1700 cc, good condition, woman-driven $1.3M neg. Tel: 642-1156.  Mitsubishi two-ton canter, immaculate condition, GSS series. Contact 623-1300.  , PJJ series $750 000 neg. Contact 695-2679, 621-9837. , 150 Carina, AE 81 Sprinter. Call 6838013.  Hilux Vigo, GPP series, 2003 model, excellent $5M neg. Contact 610-3707.  Grand Vitara 2007, Dodge Dakota Sport, BMW 323I, Toyota Picnic. Tel: 650-8393.  2005, 2007 & 2010, manual & auto 4 x 4, fully loaded. Call 227-1511, 668-5171  double cab, never registered, duty paid, 2003,. 4300 km. Price $6M neg. Tel: 627-6000.  Prado year 2001, 150 000km, automatic, white pearl, perfect condition. Price $8M. Call 642-5245.  Toyota Voxy, fully loaded, flair, TV, mags, etc. late BSS series, never worked hire. Tel: 642-6159.   minibus, BPP 6370, excellent condition. Call Nizam on mobile 694-3719, 6491846, 643-3007.  Titan GSS series immaculate condition. Contact 629-4392, 662-1445.     $2.2M. Contact 231-5191, 6440273, 603-1915.  , 212, Allion, unregistered Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN RZ minibuses, Pitbull buses & Super Custom bus. Contact 680-3154.

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Guyana to face-off with Cuba today ... From back page artillery along with Alpha United’s Daniel Wilson, Riddim Squad’s Stephan Ramsey and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) midfield ace Kareem Knights. Defensively, Slingerz FC’s Joshua Brown, Jamaal Harvey and Les Charles Critchlow are expected to lead the charge at the back against the feisty Spanish attackers. On Friday June 26, Guyana will play their second match of the tournament against Antigua and Barbuda and wrap up the competition on Sunday June 28 when they play Aruba. The Squad: Anthony Whyte and Jason Cromwell, Daniel Whyte, Les Charles Critchlow, Joshua Brown, Clive Williams, William Europe, Sherwin Skeete, Stephan Ramsey, Jermaine Junor, Trayon Bobb, Kadell Daniel, Daniel Wilson, Leo Lovell, Kareem Knights, Delon Lanferman, Jamaal Harvey, Shaquel Agard, Domini Garnet and Pernell Schultz.

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Swiss authorities probing FIFA say Garcia report of little help - source By Mark Hosenball and David Ingram LONDON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Swiss authorities investigating whether there was corruption in the awarding of World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar are finding that a report produced by U.S. lawyer Michael Garcia at the end of an internal FIFA inquiry is of little value to their probe, according to a source close to investigations into the soccer governing body. Swiss officials question whether Garcia’s report, which has not been made public, has significant evidentiary value, said the source, who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity. That is because Garcia, who was hired by FIFA, had no subpoena power, did not take sworn testimony, and was operating under FIFA’s own ethical rules, which had little enforcement power behind them, the source added. Switzerland’s Attorney General Michael Lauber told reporters last week that the FBI, which has been conducting its own wide-ranging probe into corruption in FIFA and its affiliates, has not asked him or his office for a copy of the Garcia report, and he hadn’t provided the U.S. authorities with one. A U.S. law enforcement official told Reuters earlier this month that the FBI did not have a copy of Garcia’s report. Garcia, a former top U.S. government prosecutor, was brought in by FIFA in 2012 to run its ethics committee’s investigations, including examining allegations of corruption. The report, submitted to FIFA last

September, has been a mysterious part of the growing scandal because FIFA not only declined to publish it but instead released a summary by FIFA ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert that prompted Garcia to quit

US lawyer Michael Garcia was hired by FIFA to probe allegations of corruption in protest in December. Eckert concluded that any impairment of integrity in the bidding process was only of “very limited scope” and it was far from reaching any threshold that would require reopening the

Blatter to attend World Cup draw in Russia on July 25 By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter will attend the 2018 World Cup qualifying draw in St Petersburg on July 25, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said yesterday. “Of course, he (Blatter) will attend (the draw),” Mutko told the TASS news agency. “The whole of the (FIFA) executive committee will be there, as well as all 209 national federations. Preparations are going as planned,” the minister added. The Russian Football Union (RFS) also said Blatter would attend the draw. “As a person who knows a few things about Blatter, I am in no doubt that he will attend the draw,” RFS general secretary Anatoly Vorobyov told Reuters in a telephone interview. “Blatter has come to Russia 23 years in a row to attend the Commonwealth Cup. However, now there is a very important event in the sporting and social-political calendar. Of course the president of FIFA should attend these events. “I am sure that if nothing unexpected happens, Blatter will visit St Petersburg on July 25,” Vorobyov added.

SEPP BLATTER The Commonwealth Cup began in 1993 as a tournament for the champions of the former Soviet Union republics. Blatter, 79, said on June 2 he would step down from his post after U.S. and Swiss authorities widened their investigations into bribery and corruption at world soccer’s governing body. Blatter has not been charged with any wrongdoing. Swiss authorities are also investigating the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively.

bidding process for the two World Cups. Garcia said at the time that the summary contained misrepresentations and that he had lost confidence in the independence of Eckert. He also criticised the “lack of leadership” in FIFA, and said he couldn’t change the organisation’s culture. Garcia was not available for comment and is declining media interviews about FIFA, a spokeswoman for Garcia’s law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, said yesterday. Spokespeople for U.S. prosecutors and for the FBI declined to comment yesterday. Eckert’s summary stresses that Garcia’s probe had major limitations because of the lack of subpoena powers. For example, several former members of FIFA’s 24-strong executive committee, which made the World Cup decisions, either declined or did not respond to requests for interviews or to provide written answers to questions. In addition, the Russian bid committee only made a limited number of documents available because the computers it had used were leased, then returned to their owner and destroyed after the award, the summary said. The Russian part of the investigation was handled by Garcia’s deputy, Cornel Borbely, because Moscow had banned Garcia from entering the country in retaliation for U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The executive committee voted in 2010 to give Russia the 2018 World Cup hosting rights and Qatar the tournament in 2022. That

was despite a warning from a FIFA evaluation team before the vote that Qatar and Russia carried higher operational risk than the other seven bidders, such as England and the United States. The competition to host a World Cup, which is held every four years, is fierce, as it is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world and carries enormous prestige and the potential for economic benefits. The troubles facing FIFA worsened dramatically on May 27 when U.S. prosecutors unveiled the indictment of nine current and former FIFA officials and five corporate executives for allegedly running a criminal enterprise that involved more than $150 million in bribes over 24 years. Separately, FIFA lodged a criminal complaint with the Swiss authorities last November concerning the “possible misconduct of individual persons” in connection with the awarding of the World Cup rights. Around that time, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who earlier this month announced he would be stepping down, personally contacted Lauber’s office and said he would be sending it the Garcia report, the source said. The report was received not long afterwards. In March, Lauber’s office formally opened its investigation into possible corruption in the World Cup awards. Sources familiar with the investigation on both sides of the Atlantic say they are unsure why the FBI did not seek a copy of the Garcia report, even if it contained little of consequence to the U.S. probe.

Boxing great Oscar de la Hoya could make comeback BOXING great Oscar de la Hoya says he is “very serious” about making a return to the ring at the age of 42. de la Hoya, a former six-weight world champion, retired in 2009 after losing to Manny Pacquiao in his last fight. “The only reason I would come back is because I miss the competition of fighting the very best,” de la Hoya told ESPN. Welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather is expected to fight in September, with Amir Khan a possible opponent. Since retiring, de la Hoya has become a boxing promoter but has also battled alcohol and drugs addictions. He said after losing to Pacquiao: “I just don’t have it anymore. My heart still wants to fight, but when you physically can’t respond, what can you do?” However, the American has now described his chances of fighting again as “50-50” saying he “feels great”. “I don’t have to come back for financial reasons or the lights or the glamour,” he said. “Right now I feel the best I have felt in my life physically, emotionally, mentally because I haven’t touched alcohol

Champion at featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight. (BBC Sport) for I don’t know how long. “I’m training. I feel great. But it has to be worth my while. Would I do it? I don’t know but I wake up every morning thinking that I can.” de la Hoya record: 39 wins (30 knockouts), six defeats

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CPL and Guardian Group give fans a chance - Catch A Million will be the biggest to win US $1million!!! sports promotion ever in the Caribbean CPL fans have been given One Million reasons to get their tickets for this year’s competition, with the launch of Catch A Million, in association with CPL sponsors, Guardian Group. Catch A Million will be the biggest ever sports promotion in the Caribbean. If a fan is the first to catch a six one-handed at a CPL game they will automatically win US$1,000 and a chance to win a trip to Trinidad for the finals. The public will vote on the best catches online at CPL’s official Facebook page to decide who makes the trip to Trinidad. If selected and you repeat the feat at the final, you could win the incredible sum of US$1 million! Full terms and conditions can be found at CPLT20.com. There were 387 sixes smashed during 30 matches in the 2014 Caribbean Premier League, with Chris Gayle and Lendl Simmons topping

Guyana Amazon Warriors Christopher Barnwell and Shivnarine Chanderpaul and CPL Guyana PR & Media Executive Narvini Dewnath the charts, after blasting twenty-four maximums each. With the likes of ShahidAfridi and Kevin Pietersen joining the ranks this year, fans can expect plenty more opportunities to win their prize at CPL 2015! Damien O’Donohoe, Chief Executive, Hero CPL, said: “Tickets are already selling out fast

as excitement ramps up ahead of CPL 2015, and there definitely won’t be many left when fans find out about the chance to win US$1 million! Catch A Million is absolutely massive for the Caribbean, and we’re so thankful to Guardian Group for making this once in a lifetime prize possible. ” Larry Olton, Group

Vice President – Integrated Marketing Communications, Guardian Group, said:“We’re thrilled to be supporting the CPL to introduce Catch A Million, and we wish all the fans the best of luck during the tournament. The League is all about fun and excitement, and Catch A Million is going to take that excitement to whole new level.” At the Hero CPL, global superstars including Kevin Pietersen, Jacques Kallis and ShahidAfridi will join the Caribbean’s finest cricketers, like Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, and exciting up-and-coming local talent. Last year’s tournament attracted a global audience in excess of 65 million and this year is set to be even higher as fans across the world continue to be drawn to the high quality action on the pitch and the unique party atmosphere off it. Hero CPL 2015 kicks off with a repeat of last year’s final, with de-

U.S. eliminate Colombia, Bronze pure gold for England By Simon Evans EDMONTON, Canada (Reuters) - The United States capitalised on Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez’s dismissal to earn a 2-0 win and set up a women’s World Cup quarter-final against China, while England continue to build up a head of steam after coming from behind to beat Norway. England’s reward for fighting back in sweltering conditions to record a 2-1 victory is a last-eight tie against hosts Canada in Vancouver on Saturday. The United States will face China a day earlier in a repeat of the 1999 final but they had to work for their win at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton and only took control of the game with the sending-off of Perez after half-time. Despite a series of unconvincing displays, U.S. coach Jill Ellis was happy with the way her team were finding a way to win. “This is the World Cup, I am really satisfied with advancing,” said Ellis. “It is about finding a way. I thought we stroked the ball around pretty well at times. So I am pleased with where we are.” The game turned the Americans’ way shortly after halftime when Alex Morgan was brought down just inside the area by Perez, who was then sent off. Abby Wambach missed the penalty but the opening goal arrived in the 53rd minute when substitute goalkeeper Stefany Castano failed to deal with a near-post shot from Morgan. The United States doubled their advantage 13 minutes later when Megan Rapinoe was brought down in the box and this time Carli Lloyd was given the penalty-taking duties and made no mistake from the spot.

United States midfield duo Rapinoe and Lauren Holiday picked up yellow cards on Monday and will miss the game against China. That game will be a repeat of the 1999 tournament’s final, which the Americans won in a penalty shootout on home soil. Wambach could find herself in trouble with FIFA after suggesting the French referee may have deliberately chosen to give yellow cards to team mates on the verge of suspension. “I don’t know if they were yellows. It seemed like she was purposefully giving those to the players she knew were sitting on yellows. I don’t know if it was just a psychological thing, who knows?” Wambach told reporters. Earlier at Landsdowne Stadium, where the temperature hovered around 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the first half, Norway’s Solveig Gulbrandsen got her head to a corner at the near post and flicked the ball in off the bar to give her team the lead in the 54th minute. England, who lost their group opener to France but have now won three in a row, equalised from a corner in the 61st minute when captain Steph Houghton outmuscled two defenders to score with a fine header of her own. Defender Lucy Bronze then blasted in the winner in the 76th minute to book England’s spot in the quarter-finals. ”We have an excellent record against this Canada team ... the momentum we got from this game will put us in a great place going into the quarter-final,” said England coach Mark Sampson. The remaining last-16 game took place yesterday with Japan taking on the Netherlands in Vancouver. The winner of that game will play Australia for a place in the semi-finals.

fending champions, B a r b a d o s Tr i d e n t s , hosting Guyana Ama-

zon Warriors, at Kensington Oval, on 20th June.

Notable Dates GAIRY St Clair lost by unanimous decision to Australian William Kickett on June 24, 2008 in Melbourne. At the end of the 10-round contest Kickett remained undefeated and took his record to 11-0. The fight was one of the preliminaries on a card that featured former world champion Azumah `The Professor’ Nelson versus Jeff Fenech. Both St Clair (33) and Kickett (21) weighed in at 129 and one-quarter pounds. On July 29, 2006 St Clair joined the prestigious group that included Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis, Wayne `Big Truck’ Braithwaite and `Vicious’ Vivian Harris. The four are the only male Guyanese to have won world titles. St Clair known as `Superman’ defeated South African Cassius Baloyi to snatch both the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and GAIRY St CLAIR International Boxing Organisation (IBO) super featherweight titles. St Clair turned 40 in February and is still active in his adopted country of Australia. He won his last four fights and built a record of 46 victories, 12 defeats and two draws. In the early 90s St Clair was part of a team of boxers selected by promoter Keith Bazilio to train for months under the eyes of Maurice `Bizzy’ Boyce on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Other members of the team were Glen Ford, Eion Bancroft, Andre Purlette, Vincent Howard and Andrew Lewis. GUYANA’S first world boxing champion Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis made his debut in the USA on June 24, 1997. Lewis defeated Stephan Johnson by TKO in Nashville, Tennessee, to move up to 9-0-1 with eight knockouts. The Guyanese power-puncher was sent to North America by Compton Maycock Beckles who had played a leading role early in his career. A southpaw welterweight, Lewis had just mowed down Terrence Alli in his previous fight. Alli was based in the USA, but was brought back to Guyana by the People’s Syndicate Promotion to tackle the young upcoming `Six Head’. A southpaw welterweight, Lewis latched on to the vacant Guyana welterweight title after steamrolling Alli, 11 years his senior, within two rounds at the then world-famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC). Twelve fights later the `Albouystown Cyclone’ was crowned World Boxing Association welterweight champion following a seventh-round TKO of American James Page. The fight was staged at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada and Lewis knocked down Page twice leaving Referee Kenny Bayless with no other alternative but to call a halt at one minute and 13 seconds of the round. Lewis died on May 4, 2015 after he was involved in a vehicular accident on the East Bank of Demerara.

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‘Obeahman’ Jeffrey expected this week to defend national title RAYNAUTH ‘Obeahman’ Jeffrey (Team Coco’s) is expected home in Guyana this week to defend his Guyana Cycling Federation’s National Time Trial title. Jeffrey made a formidable return to racing in New York after being sidelined for a month by injuries he sustained while training along the East Coast Demerara carriageway over a month ago. Last Thursday, Jeffrey placed 7th in the United’s Rubaix Race Series then 21st in the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic last Sunday. The USA-based Jeffrey will be coming up against the local contingent led by longtime rival, Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams, USA-based Geron Williams who is already home and Orville Hinds, among others. Jeffrey will then try to do the historic double once again when he

starts the road race on Sunday.

Raynauth ‘Obeahman’ Jeffrey The defending road race champion is Geron Williams.

Jeffrey won both the time trial and road race in 2013. In 2014, the 20-mile time trial was staged on the Linden Highway from Loo Creek to Long Creek and back and was won by Jeffrey in a time of 38 minutes 32 seconds, while the 100-mile road race, which started at Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown and proceeded to the Linden Highway and back to the place of origin for the finish, was won by Geron Williams in a time of four hours 25 minutes .02 seconds. Last year also, Berbician Romelo Crawford won the juveniles’ category of the time trial in 20 minutes 02.32 seconds. Raymond Newton won the veterans’ category (24 minutes 53.75 seconds) while United Kingdom-based Clair Fraser-Green won the ladies’ category (28 minutes 34.31 seconds).

England take Twenty20 spoils to end with flourish MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Joe Root’s purposeful half-century lifted England to a 56-run victory over New Zealand in a one-off Twenty20 international yesterday to end a riveting contest between the teams in all forms of the game. Root’s determined 68 helped England set New Zealand a testing target of 192, which proved too much for the tourists who collapsed from 89 for three to 135 all out in 16.3 overs at Old Trafford in Manchester. New Zealand made a flying start with Kane Williamson hitting 57 from 37 balls, but wickets fell regularly and when he departed at 131 for seven, England swiftly wrapped up the tail to seal victory. The result continued England’s resurgence in white-ball cricket after they secured a superb 3-2 victory in a pulsating and run-filled one-day series on Saturday. A fluctuating Test series between the sides was drawn 1-1. “Now we have won this game and the ODI series it reinforces to the guys that, it might not always come off, but we can beat the best

in the world in any game of cricket,” England captain Eoin Morgan told

JOE ROOT Sky Sports. He had man-of-the-match Root

to thank for setting up England’s victory after the right-hander came to the crease with his side on 25 for one. Root scored 68 runs off 46 balls, including eight fours and a six, before he mistimed a slower delivery from Mitchell McClenaghan to Martin Guptill in the deep having steered England to 157 for six. Late hitting from Ben Stokes helped England set the tourists an imposing total, but New Zealand came out with all guns blazing. Captain Brendon McCullum smashed 35 from 15 balls, including four sixes, before a yorker from Mark Wood forced him to edge the ball on to his stumps. Williamson took over the batting mantle, but lacked support as England turned the screws. Williamson departed when he was run-out by a direct hit from David Willey and his exit ended New Zealand’s hopes of victory. England wasted little time in mopping up the tail to leave them in a very positive frame of mind going into the Ashes against Australia starting next month.

Visa problem rocks T&T ahead of opening clash SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) - Visa problems have ravaged the Trinidad and Tobago national Under-23 team ahead of the start of their campaign in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) First Round Qualifiers in Puerto Rico today. Only five members of an original 20-man squad announced for today’s opening fixture with Suriname arrived in San Juan on Monday as scheduled, officials have said. Another seven players who did not make the final shortlist were due to arrive yesterday after they were recalled. All 12 players are in possession of United States visas, unlike the players who were originally selected but could not travel to the U.S. territory for the tournament. “We had applied within the regular timeframes. These (Olympic qualifiers) were scheduled for August and our first order of business was the Pan Am Games, which starts in July,” said team manager David Muhammed. “Then, they rescheduled the Olympic qualifying phase and put it before the Pan Am Games and this reoriented our whole plan … the mad scramble started from there.” The Olympic qualifying schedule was adjusted in April leaving officials with eight weeks to prepare and select the squad and sort out passports and visas issues. Muhammed said the Warriors application for visas was made on June 16 just before the players went into a training camp only to be told that no applications could be processed that week. However, a message on the embassy’s website reported “technical problems” since May 26, not restricted to Trinidad and Tobago. “The Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs is currently experiencing technical problems with our overseas passport and visa systems. This issue is not specific to any particular country, citizenship document, or visa category. We apologise for the inconvenience and are working urgently to correct the problem and restore full operability,” the embassy stated. “Passport applications accepted overseas or after May 26, 2015 are affected by this delay. If you applied for a U.S. passport overseas during this time frame and have travel plans within the next 10 business days, please consider requesting an emergency passport.” Following today’s opener against Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago will play St Vincent and the Grenadines on June 26 and hosts Puerto Rico on June 28.

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Answers to yesterday’s quiz:

(1) Herman Griffith (AUST vs WI, Sydney, 1930-31) (2) 12 centuries

Today’s Quiz:

Which Australian wicketkeeper was known as ‘Iron Gloves’? Which Aussie spinner was known as ‘Sounda’?

Answers in tomorrow’s issue

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Persaud elated at T&T performance … calls it motivating factor for Barbados leg (By Stephan Sookram, compliments of Bounty Farm Limited, GMR&SC, Wayne Vieira, Buy Me Auto Sales, Vishal Auto Toy store, B.M Soat, Rent-a-tent) GUYANESE driver Danny Persaud says that last weekend’s performance in the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship in Trinidad and Tobago is a motivating factor to continue onward in the event. Speaking after winning the overall Group 3 champion driver for the day, the Guyanese indicated that he is now more focused than ever. “These wins in Trinidad and Tobago have boosted the team’s morale and we feel that we can go all the way to the Group 3 champion driver. “We worked hard In Jamaica and came away with a trophy nonetheless, but Trinidad showcased the ability of the car and the driver and it’s just two more steps. However, these two steps are not going to be easy but with the team that I have, and their reliability and dependability, then I have confidence in them as mechanics and support staff and they have confidence in me as a driver.” Persaud, who is also the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club captain indicated that the competition was stiff in the Group 3 class. “I had a good rivalry with Paul (Vieira - who now represents Trinidad and Tobago)

in the Group 3 competition. He pulled out of the first race but he came back strong in the second and third. “We had a couple of minor issues in all three races, but Paul is a sportsman. He came over to ask what our issues were and I think this rivalry will set the stage for the remaining legs of the Championship in Barbados and Guyana.” Persaud has a lot of ground to make up if he is to win the Group 3 champion driver trophy at the end of the CMRC 2015 but believes that it is gettable. He also hinted at the way in which he plans to even the score with Trinidad’s Vieira, but declined to go into the specifics. “We’ve seen some areas we can improve on, some areas where we feel we can improve on and looking forward, we have a few tweaks that we want to make. But those secrets remain hidden in the mind of my mechanic Anil Persaud and the rest of my team and I’m sure the difference in performance will be seen in the events to come.” Persaud sits third in the Group 3 standings with 58 points, trailing Jamaica’s Natasha Chang (62) and the lone entrant from the Cayman Islands Gary Barrett (105). He is also ahead of Vieira who is on 50 points. The GMR&SC has a local meet planed for August 9 before the Third CMRC leg in Barbados.

Lewis wants to help youngsters after prison release LONDON, England (Reuters) Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis, recently released from prison, said yesterday that he hoped his mistakes and experiences could prevent cricketers from falling into similar traps. Lewis was jailed in 2009 for 13 years for smuggling drugs into the country from St Lucia but served less than half his sentence. Since being freed two weeks ago he has been working with the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA). Lewis, 47, plans to speak to young county players at the PCA next year and also believes his experiences could help those coming to the end of their careers. He was an outstanding cricketer, playing 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals, but after retiring in 2000 and attempting a comeback for Surrey eight years later, he says he became “a little bit lost”. “Ultimately I got myself in a place where financially, and probably emotionally, I wasn’t in a good place,” Lewis told the BBC. “From

that place I made really bad decisions. “Over the years I have picked up quite a bit of experience through many things and to use that to aid young professionals or young people within my community is something that I would love to do,” he explained. “I started off as an inner-city kid and moved into a sport that is predominantly middle class and the challenges that go with that you don’t always appreciate. That’s a place I can be of use.” The worst of his mistakes was smuggling liquid cocaine into Britain and he was arrested in 2008. “Being in jail can generate an awful lot of stress in many ways,” added the Guyanese-born Lewis. “Sometimes a typical day was 23 hours locked up. That was really challenging. “Work, on a personal level, is important. I have been in jail for a long time and I need to organise my life and put it back in a place where it’s actually manageable. I want to do that and actually be of some real use.” (Reporting by Steve Tongue, editing by Tony Jimenez)

Danny Persaud battles the weather (Photo compliments of Kasey Ramoutar)

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Christianburg whip New Silvercity Secondary to advance … Cummings Lodge Secondary impress

Cummings Lodge strike pose after demolishing Nehemiah Secondary 7-2 yesterday. (Adrian Narine photo)

Part of the action between defending champions CWSS and New Silvercity Secondary in Linden.

DEFENDING champions Christianburg/ Wismar Secondary School (CWSS) and Cummings Lodge Secondary were the latest winners when the 5th Digicel Schools Football Tournament continued yesterday. In Linden, ‘Multi’, as they are more popularly known, overcame arch rivals New Silvercity Secondary 4-0 while in the city Cummings Lodge Secondary dismantled Nehemiah Secondary 7-2. Though the score-line does not reflect how competitive the game was, ‘Multi’ had to dig deep to keep New Silvercity Secondary at bay but the Christianburg community-based school were too strong to keep up with. Kendolph Lewis opened the scoring in the 23rd minute while Omar Brewley netted in the 34th minute to give ‘Multi’ a 2-0 lead at the end of the first half.

Guyana to face-off with Cuba today in CFU 2016 Olympic Qualifier WITH their sight focused on Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Guyana’s National Under-23 football team will kick off their 2016 Olympic campaign against Cuba today at the Antigua Recreational Ground in St John’s from 15:30hrs.

With head coach Jamaal Shabazz at the helm, the Golden Jaguars, coming off an unsuccessful bid in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers, will want to use the Olympic Qualifiers to regain the trust of their home fans. Cuba, according to

the pundits, are heavily favoured to make it out the four-team group even though some would argue that Guyana, based on the talent and experience of the players selected, should cause some trouble. Trayon Bobb, Pernell Schultz and Domini

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Though New Silvercity had their chances, ‘Multi’ were too strong defensively and, on the other end of the pitch, the three-time champions found the net through Amar Jones (54th) and Antwaine Gill (76th) to advance closer in their attempt to clinch their fourth title. Meanwhile, Elroy George scored a hat-trick (58th, 65th, 70th) while Frederick Ketwaroo netted a double (12th and 25th) and Denzie Price (14th), Shaquille Innis (52nd minute) along with Zeemario Johnny who scored a goal to give Cummings Lodge the convincing win. For the losers, Aubrey Gill and Jeremiah Rowe were the goalscorers. With the win, ‘Multi’ will now await the winner between Mackenzie High School and Kwakwani Secondary to play in the final to determine who will represent Linden in the Regional play-off.

Garnett, who all play for Shabazz’s Trinidad and Tobago Pro-League outfit Caledonia AIA, are among the 20 players in Antigua and Barbuda for today’s game. The 22-year-old Bobb, along with Schultz, 21, has had his fair share of time spent playing for the senior National team. Bobb especially, since 2010 was consistent in his selection on the senior team and would be remembered for his two memorable goals against El Salvador in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Garnett, 21, after finding success with Grove

Hi-Tech, earned a callup to the TT Pro-League where he has made a tremendous impact on the Morvant/ Laventille-based club. The National Under-23 team was also boosted by the arrival of England-based, 20-year-old Kadell Daniels. Daniels was on loan at Torquay United from Championship side Charlton Athletic until the end of the season. League1 Ontario unit Durham FC striker Shaquille Agard also adds to Shabazz’s See page 26 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2015