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GUYANA No. 104215

TUESDAY JUNE 9, 2015

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Not a blade of grass Page 2

- Gov’t, Opposition tell Venezuela

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PRESIDENT DAVID GRANGER

DR. ODEEN ISHMAEL

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Not a blade of grass - Gov’t, Opposition tell Venezuela

By Tajeram Mohabir MAIN Opposition party, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has thrown it support behind the Government as it dismissed the decree by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on a new claim to Guyana’s territory as spurious.

The main Opposition party, in a statement, said when in Government, it resolutely defended Guyana’s territorial integrity, and in Opposition, the fervour has not waned.

“The PPP maintains its rejection of the Venezuelan spurious claim and condemns, in the strongest possible terms the May 27, 2015 decree of the Venezuela Government,” the party in a terse statement declared.

President Maduro on May 27, issued a decree creating the “Atlantic coast of Venezuela”, which now includes sovereignty over Guyana’s territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean off the Essequibo Region.

It covers the area where US oil company, ExxonMobil, recently announced it has made a significant oil discovery.

A map, issued to coincide with the decree, indicates that Venezuela is now claiming all the territorial waters within the 200 miles range and blocking Guyana’s access to its resources in this area of the Atlantic Ocean.

The new extension of Venezuela’s claim to Guyanese territorial waters was made official in the Presidential decree, No. 1787, and published in the Ordinary Official Gazette No. 40,669, dated May 27, 2015.

Former Guyana Ambassador to Guyana to Venezuela, Dr. Odeen Ishmael, writing in online news outfit, Caribbean News Now, explained that the decree is the second from the neighbouring country asserting a claim to Guyana’s territorial waters.

The first, he noted, was issued by President Raul Leoni in July 1968, some 47 years ago, which purportedly claimed sovereignty over a 12-mile strip of Guyana’s continental shelf along the Essequibo coast.

The Maduro decree is set amid Venezuela’s objection over oil exploration and concessions granted by Guyana to ExxonMobil, to explore 23,000 square kilometers of the Stabroek Block located within the area, and a recent announcement by that company that it has made a significant oil discovery in that area.

The neighbouring country had earlier this year objected to ExxonMobil drilling in Stabroek Block, claiming that it is part of Venezuelan territory.

Last month, ExxonMobil announced a significant oil discovery on the Stabroek Block, located approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana.

“By this decree, the Venezuela Government has also created the so-called ‘Areas of Integral Defence of Marine Zones and Islands,’ thus ratifying its maritime sovereignty over the waters of the parts of the Caribbean and off the coast of Guyana. In doing so, it now claims sovereignty over the continental shelf and a projection of the Atlantic Ocean off the Essequibo Region of Guyana, and even stretching into part of Suriname’s maritime space,” Dr. Ishmael pointed out.

FLAGRANT VIOLATION The Government of Guyana said Decree No. 1.787 is a flagrant violation of International Law and is inconsistent with the principle that all states should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other states, large and small.

“The Cooperative Republic of Guyana rejects this illegality which seeks to undermine our efforts at development through the exploitation of our natural resources off-shore.

The Government noted that the land boundary between Guyana and Venezuela which was defined by

In October 1899, the tribunal made its decision known, and though it very much agreed with Britain’s case, the borders of then British Guiana were defined in such a manner that Venezuela gained some 5000 square miles of land, an award it hailed as a victory. The tribunal also gave Venezuela control over the mouth of the Orinoco River, which it always wanted.

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DR. ODEEN ISHMAEL

the Arbitral Award of 1899 is recognised by all states.

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

in the final stages of her struggle for independence, Venezuela notified the United Nations that she no longer accepts the finding of the tribunal, claiming to have found evidence of a deal between Russia and Britain.

Declaring the tribunal award null and void, Venezuela notified the UN of re-opening her claim to the Essequibo. As British Guiana was proceeding to Independence in May 1966, Venezuela intensified her claim to Essequibo, and against this backdrop, the United Kingdom and British Guiana signed an agreement with Venezuela, called the Geneva Agreement.

The agreement signed in 1966 set up a Guyana-Venezuela Mixed Commission to find “satisfactory solutions for the practical settlement of the controversy”.

It was given four years to complete it work, but during these meetings, Venezuela did not even try to prove her contention that the 1899 Arbitral Award was null and void, but instead, wanted to find out how much land Guyana would give to her and talked about “joint development”.

Guyana, as noted in booklet “Never This Land”, refused to consider these approaches when it realised that Venezuela was just planning strategies to control the territory of Essequibo.

The action by Venezuela comes at a time when Guyana has elected a new Government, and the announcement by ExxonMobil of a significant oil discovery in Guyana’s waters. The Maduro Government has been plagued by a host of problems, including rising inflation, shortage of basic food items and a spate of protests.

Making it clear, the Government of Guyana yesterday declared that Decree No. 1.787 cannot be applicable to any part of Guyana’s territory, and any attempt by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to apply that instrument in an extra-territorial manner will be vigorously resisted.

THE GENESIS The unjustified claim by Venezuela to Guyana’s territory can be traced to rivalry among European nations during the period of the 16th and 19th Centuries, as noted in the booklet “Never This Land” by Allan A Fenty, published in 1982.

Spain, Holland, Britain, France and Portugal, all fought against each other for the right to establish and own colonies in North, Central and South America, many of which later fought and gained independence.

In South America, in some cases, boundaries and borders were not properly defined and had to be done after the nations had gain independence.

Great Britain, by 1814, had won the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice from the Dutch, but during the 19th Century, both Venezuela and Britain claimed each other’s territory.

At that time, there was no properly-defined border and Venezuela claimed nearly all of what was the original Dutch colony of Essequibo, while Britain claimed much of what is now the eastern and northern regions of Venezuela.

As stated in the Fenty booklet, and widely reported, both Venezuela and Britain agreed to settle the matter by international arbitration, and on February 1897, both parties signed the Treaty of Washington, agreeing that the tribunal would define the boundary between then British Guiana and Venezuela and the results and findings of that body would be accepted as “A full, perfect and final settlement of all the questions referred to the arbitrators”.

RECANT In 1941, Venezuela through her Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the territorial matter was “judged and finished”; but in 1962, when British Guiana was

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ExxonMobil reminds oil search contract is with Guyana … as Gov’t responds swiftly to Maduro’s threats

By Gary Eleazar VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro, in a glaring about turn of foreign policy from predecessor Hugo Chavez, has signed an official Presidential Decree, in the neighbouring South American country, claiming just over two thirds of Guyana’s territory, including its offshore jurisdiction.

The Guyana Government has since swiftly responded to Maduro and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s attempt to annex maritime spaces pertaining to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana as downright illegal, and an act that will be resisted.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the David Ganger-led Administration, yesterday, by way of public missive, dismissed the Maduro decree, saying it “cannot be applicable to any part of Guyana’s territory and any attempt by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to apply that instrument in an extra-territorial manner will be vigorously resisted by the Cooperative Republic of

Guyana.”

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

by Venezuela.

Maduro issued the decree on May 27 last, which seeks to violate Guyana’s territory.

The Guyana Government has since dismissed the Maduro presidential decree as a flagrant violation of international law.

The Guyana Government maintains that the decree “is inconsistent with the principle that all states should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other states, large and small.”

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, “The Cooperative Republic of Guyana rejects this illegality which seeks to undermine our efforts at development through the exploitation of our natural resources offshore.”

Mere days before the Maduro decree, ExxonMobil, an American company contracted to search for oil

offshore Guyana, in its Stabroek Block—now claimed

by Venezuela—announced a significant discovery of the

the position of the company when Venezuela had initially objected to its search.

James reminded that Exx-

Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge

President Nicolas Maduro

crude.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that a high level meeting was arranged between senior Government officials and the Exxon Mobil team yesterday, but this was cancelled.

Calrton James, Exxon Mobil’s Public Relation’s Officer, told this publication the reasons for the cancellation were not communicated to him, but reiterated

Sparendaam boy crushed by house beam

By Leroy Smith A BEAM from a house under construction yesterday fell and crushed ten-year-old Tyrese Isaacs of 135 Sparendaam Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara.

Poor supervision by relatives is being blamed for his death. This newspaper was informed that Tyrese was in his house when he left to go into the yard, even as his mother and other adults were at home. It was reported to this publication that the family had, some three years ago, begun constructing a frame for a new house around an existing house, but, to date, construction is still incomplete due to financial constraints the family is experiencing.

The child’s mother was inside the home when she heard her son scream and made a strange sound; and when she went to check, she found him pinned on the ground under a beam from the structure which was under construction.

The woman immediately raised an alarm, and persons rushed to her assistance. Together they removed the huge beam from resting on the child’s head, placed him in a vehicle and rushed him to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The child suffered extensive damage to the left side of his face, and a gaping wound caused by the beam close to his left side ear.

The police have since launched an investigation into the matter, and the child’s mother was asked to give a statement in connection with the incident.

It is not clear if the Ministry of Social Protection will be looking into the matter, and if the parents of the child would be sanctioned for any level of negligence.

onMobil is under contract with the Government of Guyana and pronouncements by Venezuela do not change this.

He further stated that

ExxonMobil will not pronounce on Government to Government relations.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in its missive yesterday, said Guyana will continue, undeterred, to access and develop its resources in accordance with its Constitution and laws in keeping with the principles of international law.

“Guyana denounces this decree which is a violation of international law…It is international law that must reign supreme, and not the ambitions of a larger state which wishes to trample upon the rights of a smaller country in order to obstruct the sovereign right of Guyana to develop its natural resources.”

Government maintains that the land boundary between Guyana and Venezuela, which was defined by the Arbitral Award of 1899,

is recognised by all states.

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

Guyana says it is concerned that the decree disregards international law, constitutes a threat to regional peace and security, and breaches the Geneva Agreement of 1966.

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

Meanwhile, the recently ousted People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday joined in condemning the actions on the part of the Venezuelan President.

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Hong Kong sets ‘serious’ response to South Korea’s MERS outbreak

(Reuters) HONG KONG upgraded to “serious” on Monday its response to an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea, where the number of cases jumped and fears grew about the economic impact of the disease.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said the progress of MERS, which has been spreading in South Korea since last month when a businessman brought it home from a Middle East trip, had to be halted, a day after authorities began using mobile phones to trace people who violate quarantine.

With a surge in the number of cases to 87 from 44 the previous day, South Korea has the second highest number of infections after Saudi Arabia, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Tourists wearing masks to prevent themselves from contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) arrive at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, June 7, 2015. REUTERS/Park Ji-hye/News1

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MERS is caused by a coronavirus from the same family as the one that caused SARS. The World Health Organization (WHO) has not recommended travel restrictions and its director-general, Margaret Chan, said she believed South Korea would be able to control the spread.

But alarm is growing and about 25,000 people cancelled trips to South Korea between June 5 and June 7, the Korean Tourism Organization said.

Hong Kong raised its response level to “serious”, from “alert” on its three-level system. The third is “emergency”.

The “serious” level means tighter controls at points of entry to Hong Kong, greater coordination between authorities and swifter test results for suspected cases.

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U.S. lacks ‘complete strategy’ to help Iraq fight IS: Obama (Reuters) PRESIDENT Barack Obama, reprising a phrase that caused uproar in Washington last year, said on Monday the United States does not yet have a “complete strategy” for training Iraqi security forces to reconquer territory seized by Islamic State fighters.

Speaking to reporters after meeting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on the sidelines of a Group of Seven (G7) nations summit in Germany, Obama said more progress was needed to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Syria and Iraq.

All countries in an international coalition waging an air campaign against the Sunni Islamist militants were ready to do more to train Iraqi security forces if that would help.

“We want to get more Iraqi security forces trained, fresh, well-equipped and focused and (Prime Minister) Abadi wants the same thing so we’re reviewing a range of plans for how we might do that,” Obama told a news conference.

“We don’t yet have a complete strategy because it requires commitments on the part of the Iraqis as well about how recruitment takes place, how that training takes place and so the details of that are not yet worked out.”

Obama was flayed by domestic critics last September after saying “we don’t have a strategy yet” to combat IS fighters in Syria after they beheaded a U.S. journalist on camera.

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Western strategy in Iraq has come under fire again in recent weeks after Islamic State militants captured the city of Ramadi despite coalition air strikes designed to halt their advance and reverse their gains. Witnesses said Iraqi government forces abandoned their arms and fled.

However Obama and Abadi both said at their meeting they were confident that Islamic State’s success in Ramadi would be just a short-term tactical gain.

Abadi said Iraq and its allies had won many rounds against IS and the loss in Ramadi was only temporary.

He urged the international community to help prevent the militants from profiting from oil smuggling.

Obama deflected questions about sending U.S. ground troops back into Iraq, focusing instead on training Iraqi forces. Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Iraqi Shi’ite militias trained and supported by Tehran have joined Iraqi government forces in the fight against the militants.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking at a separate news conference after the G7 session, said Britain would also expand a military training mission in Iraq in the coming weeks.

The United States and Britain were the main powers that invaded Iraq in 2003 to overthrow President Saddam Hussein, leading to prolonged civil conflict and a withdrawal that inflamed public opinion in both countries.

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Prakash urges Jack to head to US: Face trial so we can get truth (Trinidad Guardian) CONGRESS of the People leader and Justice Minister Prakash Ramadhar Sunday urged former Fifa vice president and Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner to go to the United States to face trial in connection with the ongoing corruption scandal, insisting that the country’s reputation has been tarnished.

“This is the battle for truth and T&T has to have its image repolished so that the true beauty of the nation be seen and not be identified by the actions of Mr Warner and those around him. I think it is so important for him to save the reputation of this country,” Ramadhar told local and international members of the media during a press conference at the COP’s Flagship House in St Clair Sunday.

Warner is one of 14 people wanted by the United States on suspicion of soliciting bribes worth millions in his Fifa dealings. He has been charged with multiple offenses, including racketeering and bribery, but has denied the charges.

Jack Warner

Warner, currently on $2.5 million bail after his arrest locally, is expected to reappear in court on July 12.

However, he has threatened to reveal secrets regarding “resources” he provided for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s 2010 general election campaign, which are purportedly linked to Fifa.

Scoffing this Sunday, Ramadhar said if Warner was innocent as he claimed he should not have a problem going to New York to face the courts. “Go to your trial so that we will hear what the facts are and not what you

say they are. And when you go we hope that what you speak will be the truth and not further allegations, as what we have had with you over the last couple of days.

“This is a problem for all of Trinidad and Tobago and the solution rests in the heart, conscience and in the hands of Mr Warner. If it is that Mr Warner cares about this country then he should go to the US and have his trial there.” He added, “At the end of the day we don’t want technicalities. We want truth. As a lawyer, and I will tell you that for many years the innocent always rush for an early trial, so as a patriot I am asking for him to do so.”

On details of the questionable transactions made

by Warner, Ramadhar said due to the judicial process it would be inappropriate for him to speak on matters before the court. “These are charges that emanate from the United States and therefore the conduct of this Government is only to ensure that the judicial process for extradition is engaged. The Attorney General has done what he has to do,” Ramadhar said.

Mutual desire to deepen relationship BARBADIANS are being encouraged to learn and speak Chinese.

Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Barbados, Ms. Wang Ke, made the call Sunday morning at the 14th Chinese Bridge-Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students Preliminary Competition in Barbados, under the theme ‘My Chinese Dream’, which took place in the Arts Lecture Theatre at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus.

She maintained that the ability to speak her language will give them a competitive

edge in their future career.

The Ambassador said that if more Barbadians, especially of a younger generation, can learn the language, it would help to solidify the bilateral relationship, collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the two nations.

With that in mind, she said her Embassy, in considering how to advance this need, has been giving some thought as to how they can encourage students of the UWI to learn the language and is thinking about setting up an Ambassador’s Scholarship to assist the UWI students who choose to in-

clude Chinese as part of their curriculum.

Meanwhile, the competition, which was organised by the Chinese Embassy and the Confucius Institute at the UWI, Cave Hill Campus, in collabora-tion with the Faculty of Humanities and Education and the Chinese Association of Barbados, saw six students vie for an opportunity to travel to China this July and compete against other students from across the world in the semi-finals and finals. The top two winners of the competition will be the lucky recipients of that trip.

UTech Gets Teaching Hotel (Jamaica Gleaner) THE University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), has made yet another stride in its ongoing development with the addition of a learning-teaching hotel (lodging and culinary-training facility) that will be fully equipped with state-of-theart equipment and gadgets to train students in its School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM).

The 10-bedroom facility (eight rooms and one suite) is the culmination of efforts from the university, the Government of Jamaica and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) as part of its Caribbean Development Enhancement Project. Also in development is the Kier Shared Facility Building, which will house many faculties and disciplines within the school. Estimates project a final cost exceeding $300 million.

The building covers an elegant, sprawling 20,000-squarefoot space meticulously designed to mimic the layout and aesthetics of a real hotel. In an attempt to align the standards and capabilities of the university’s training and teaching facilities in the art of culinary preparation, the new building has 8,000 square feet of culinary labs where students will receive first-class, hands-on instruction.

Also in the building are lecture theatres with their own entrances that cater to the disabled and with a seating capacity of 70, a walk-in fridge, butchery, delivery area, styling

Dr Gaunette Sinclair-Maragh, associate professor and head of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, College of Business and Management, at UTech

area, demonstration lab, bathrooms, and more.

Gaunette Sinclair-Maragh, PhD, head of the SHTM, said the greatest challenge being faced at this time is the inadequacy of teaching laboratory space for culinary, dining room and baking modules.

“Over the past five years, there has been an increase in the number of students applying for the Food Service Management course of study.

This course comprises the majority of practical classes which posed a major challenge to the existing facility.

Furthermore, the students have a preference for the culinary arts and management major.

This trend is driven by global

interest in related areas such as gastronomy tourism, food styling, food shows, and culinary tours, among other emerging interests, Sinclair-Maragh told The Gleaner during a recent tour of the facility.

In addition the lodging and culinary training facility now positions UTech as having the most advanced institution of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean. “No other institution in the English-speaking Caribbean has the extent of these facilities. There is no need to go to culinary schools in North America; everything here will be first class,” said Nigel Cooper, lecturer at SHTM. Sinclair-Maragh, head of SHTM, further stated that, “Many of our students will receive opportunities to work all over the world, and we want them to be trained to handle these situations. She explained that the new hotel will allow the SHTM to compete with any university in the Region, and will be better able to provide a comprehensive, world-class culinary and service-oriented education to students.

She told The Gleaner that the new accommodation and culinary facility would definitely ease this challenge of space and would allow the school to further increase its intake. Alongside this is the need to have current and state-of-the-art equipment and other resources for the demonstration laboratory, the dining room and bar, and the bedrooms and suites.

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EDITORIAL Malaise in the Public Service THE British left a tradition of impeccable codes of conduct and work ethic in a public service moulded after their own patterns; but decades after Guyana attained independence from Great Britain the attitudes and malaise in that sector have degraded to such an extent that efficiency and attention to a work ethic have become exceptions in a new normal.

The former Government, which tried to curb the ills in the sector but found its efforts stymied by labour unions, had to resort to employing persons in contractual capacities in order to get their work done in an efficient and timely manner.

However, those seeking essential services from employees of State institutions almost always complain that if no reward – in cash or kind, is forthcoming, then it is like trying to get past a brick wall to get any kind of service.

This trend has been endemic for decades, to the extent where the ordinary Guyanese is resigned to paying a ‘raise’ in order to get their business tended to in a time-

ly and effective manner.

Health workers moonlight at private institutions and render the minimum of work in their areas of employment with the state, where they enjoy remuneration and benefits with incremental annual increases. The complaints from the public are endless but the complainants almost never receive redress.

One young man who was bedridden for a while after a horrific accident was pelted with a plastic soda bottle by a nurse when he interrupted her chat on her phone with his insistent requests for a bedpan. The terrible stories of newborn babies and mothers dying senselessly during delivery because of carelessness or inattention by hospital personnel; as well as stories of malpractice and other factors render healthcare delivery in State institutions a thing feared by the general public.

One wonders what the nursing school teaches, because the standards of today in healthcare delivery are far from the standards of yesteryear that are still being practised in Great Britain. Long

ago nurses had patients bathed, their beds made, their medication issued, and the wards spick and span before the visit of doctors and relatives.

Today if a patient does not have a relative to take care of his/her needs then that patient is many times left to suffer. Relatives are not trained in patient care and can cause unnecessary hurt and retrogression in the patient’s recovery.

The ills plaguing the security sector have been expounded on ad nauseum, with no end in sight.

Students in public schools complain of many days going to school and being left on their own devices because teachers – on one pretext or another either do not turn up for classes; or are a no-show until nearly the end of the period.

The malaise is extensive and leaves a public in utter contempt and frustration. Many public servants turn up to work at their own whims and fancies, then proceed to the washroom to fix makeup before regaling fellow staff members about the latest gossip,

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the last episode of a television programme, or their own and the activities of others. Only then – probably in the mid-morning or nearing lunchtime, do they turn their attention to their work; and woe betides anyone who insists on engaging their attention before they are ready.

The general attitude of State employees to those whom they have to serve is that of arrogance and haughtiness, especially in the rural areas, which cows into silence the simple country folk.

Essential services like water sector employees cannot be accessed after three o’clock on Friday until the following week.

They are completely inaccessible during weekends and on public holidays, which sometimes extend for long weekends.

One householder on the East Bank returned home last Thursday afternoon from a trip out of town to find her yard inundated with water from the pipes leading to her meter having become loose.

This was GWIs water being wasted, apart from the inconvenience of not getting any water through

her taps. Early on Friday morning she reported the loose pipe to the Peter’s Hall branch.

She only got through after trying several times on the three numbers provided. It seems inconceivable that such lengthy reports were being made that tied up three telephone lines for such a long time. A member of staff promised to send a crew to effect repairs. When no-one turned up the woman called the office again at about 14:30 hrs but the phones remained engaged, with one going to voicemail; then after 15:00 hrs the phones rang out.

All during the weekend the water was gushing and the woman had to depend on bottled water for household use and ablutions.

The aberrations in the public service have been like a plague for decades.

If the newly-installed Government is to succeed in managing the business of the State then they have to devise ways and means to curb and eventually eradicate the malaise and corruption in the Public Service.

Prerogative of Mercy HISTORICALLY, the prerogative of the Sovereign was emblematic of residual powers inherent in the dispensation and devolution of the justice system.

Post-Independence Constitutions and more particularly, the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, articulated that extra-judicial component to be given expression on appropriate occasions.

Compendiously and justifiably described as the ‘Prerogative of Mercy’ in the marginal note to Article 188 of the aforementioned Constitution, this power is exercisable by the President of our Republic by way of a comprehensive range of relief; viz, by way of Pardon,

respite, a reduction in severity, a remission of the whole or part of punishment or forfeiture due to the State.

In the exercise of this prerogative, he is required to consult with “such Minister as may from time to time be designated by him” (Article 188(2)).

The exercise of this constitutional power has in the recent past become a matter of some public commentary and for this purpose it may be useful to observe that in 1996 during my first experience in the Office of the Attorney-General, an initiative was undertaken to bring some measure of relief to the justice system, creating undue stresses caused by over-population

of the Prisons.

At that time, quarterly Reports of the population of the Prisons, specifying the types of offences, sentences, remand prisoners, etc, under the hand of the Director of Prisons, were sent to the Attorney General for his information and consideration.

The compiled list made me feel a sense of judicious unease. It is my recollection that the Camp Street prison housed three times the constructed capacity. This gave rise to my concerns as the principal legal advisor to the Government, which had responsibility for the justice system. On my initiative, it was determined that the then Deputy DPP, Ian Chang S.C., Cecil Kilkenny, the

Director of Prisons, the Minster of Home Affairs Mr Feroze Mohamed would meet at the building in Camp Street, west of the Prisons.

Some hours after, consensus was reached that a proposal for the remission of the remaining sentence of prisoners with six months or less to serve pursuant to Article 188(d) would be taken to Cabinet for discussion and recommendation to the President. It was collectively agreed as well that persons convicted of violent, sexual and narcotic offences would not be considered for relief and the proposal, once approved, would be a bi-annual feature.

The first batch consisted of at least 100 persons but shortly after I

demitted office and am unaware of Cabinet’s decision.

For the purposes of completion, the Minister designated under Article 188(2) need not consult the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy before so advising the President but he may do so if he is so minded.

The power, executive in origin but extra-judicial in execution, is nonetheless constitutional. In the final analysis, to the extent that the constitution is empowered, the Courts become empoldered.

JUSTICE CHARLES R. RAMSON, S.C.,O.R. (Rt’d Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs)

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Can the Government deliver on its promises?

IT is about high time for the PPP leadership to come to grips with the pronouncement of the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM), accept the results and concede victory to the APNU+AFC Coalition.

From all accounts from both local and overseas observers, the election was conducted in a fair manner, so for the oligarchy of the PPP to say that they were cheated and not defeated and that they do not have confidence in the Chairman of GECOM, Dr. Steve Surujbally, speaks volumes to their integrity and character and about the decaying state of the PPP. They can blame everyone else for their defeat, but many of their supporters believe that the blame should lie squarely at their feet.

After being in power for 23 years, the leaders of the PPP are sore losers as they now find themselves in Opposition.

They are concerned that the new Government would deny them access to information and State enterprises just as they have denied the Opposition access to the state owned media. At his swearing in ceremony, David Granger has assured the nation that he will be the President for all the people and that

his Government will not conduct a witch hunt or be vindictive against anyone.

And while the PPP continues its brutal criticism of the Government and has predicted doom and gloom for the country, the newly elected Government has embarked on a strategic road map to move the country forward and guide the people towards achieving the goals of sustainable and human development and prosperity within the next five years.

This is in line with the Coalition Manifesto development goals of improving the lives of the people by providing them with food, clothes and shelter, integrate the standards and principles of democracy and human rights and unite the races through participation, non-discrimination and social harmony.

The Government believes that with such great prospects, there will be no need for migration of the nation’s best and brightest.

More importantly, President Granger has orchestrated a cleanup campaign to make Georgetown the Garden City it once used to be and this has spread throughout the country. The overall aim and vision of the Granger led-coalition

Government is the national and human development of Guyana and to make the country of choice for all Guyanese to live, work, raise families, worship and do business peacefully and without fear.

These are elements of a country’s basic existence that the people have yet to master. It therefore begs the question: Is the strategic road map a pipe dream, or will it be a reality check on good governance as promised by the coalition?

It is guided by seven principles as outlined in the Coalition Manifesto that firmly place the people at the forefront of the nation’s social and economic development strategy.

These are: 1.) Transformational leadership; 2.) Partnership; 3.)

Transparency and accountability; 4.) Social cohesion; 5.) Equity; 6.)

Sustainability; and 7.) Sustainable urban and rural development.

For the development plan to be successful, everyone, irrespective of race, ethnicity, creed or political affiliation must be involved in the process. Transparency and accountability, which reflect good governance, must not be mere buzzwords; they must be put into action. Also crime and violence, which are on the increase, must be

brought under control. Corruption, which is rampant in the society and in almost all Government ministries, state agencies and corporations, must end. The courts must be updated with modern technology and all personnel involved in the development process must be professionally trained.

President Granger has made a commitment that if elected to office, his Government would adhere to the practice of good governance; characterised by the principles of participation, accountability, transparency, responsiveness, effectiveness and efficiency, equity, inclusion of all and respect for the rule of law.

Good governance assures that corruption is minimised, the views of minorities are taken into account, and that the voices of the most vulnerable in society are heard in decision-making, especially in the allocation of the country’s resources.

Whether or not the Granger led Coalition Government would live up to these ideals is a matter which the voters will eventually have to pass judgement on at the next election.

At present, the country has a number of serious problems that

Congrats to Moses Nagamootoo I CONGRATULATE newly elected Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who has shown his critical value in the politics of the nation through the elections of 2011 and 2015.

While he was dismissed as a non-entity by the now Opposition PPP in 2011, the party lost Government without his being part of it.

The PPP leadership (Central Committee and Executive Committee) should never have let him go. The party underestimated his strength and popularity among rank and file supporters. He was unwisely forced out of the PPP/C and the party paid dearly at the polls in 2011 and 2015.

In 2011, after the election, I penned that the estrangement and departure of Moses cost the PPP/C its majority.

In fact, surveys I conducted prior to the election showed Nagamootoo taking a sizeable chunk of support from the PPP/C’s traditional base. The PPP/C dismissed the poll’s findings. In 2015, the refusal by elements in the leadership to reconcile with Moses cost the PPP/C Gov-

ernment. And surveys I conducted prior to the election showed persistent support for the erstwhile former PPP leader among the disgruntled base.

Has it dawned on the leadership of the PPP that Nagamootoo was critical to its electability and maybe even its viability?

Clearly Moses has shown his significant value both to the PPP and PNC (APNU).

When he left the PPP, the party “lost” and when he teamed up with the PNC, that party “won”. He is the common denominator in both results.

There is much blame to share around on why Moses left the PPP and why he was forced to link up with the APNU. But this much cannot be challenged - as a veteran PPP politician, journalist and grass roots activist, few (if anyone) among those currently in the party contributed as much to the PPP as Moses. He was there as a youth during the independence struggle.

And he, like others including Clement Rohee, Ralph Ramkarran, and Donald Ramotar, Navin Chandarpal, Harry Nokta, etc.) played a sem-

inal role in the struggle for the restoration of democracy during the PPP’s 28 years in the political wilderness.

Like many of us, he suffered tremendously (lack of employment, etc.) during the dictatorship and like many of us, he was unrelenting in the battle for free and fair elections. In Government, he was Dr. Jagan’s (and to a large extent Janet’s) right hand man and both Jagans depended on him for so much especially when it came to information and research. He wrote and reviewed a lot of Cheddi and Janet’s speeches. Like others, he tried to bring about internal change in the PPP/C, to democratise the workings of the party. But like others, he too failed in this noble effort and left unhappily.

Prior to the 2011 elections, there was an unwarranted attack on this illustrious son of the PPP. Moses suffered the worst derision, ridicule, insult, humiliation and indignity of any politician after giving almost 50 years of service to it. Pandit Ramlall and myself protested in vain against the attacks and the ill-treatment meted

out to him and prior to that Khemraj Ramjattan. Like Khemraj, Moses was called a maverick and at one time was even told to leave. As Pandit Ramlall remarked then, “it appears the PPP/C wants to leave Government. It wants to expel itself from office by side-lining every good person”. I could not agree more.

‘Mo’, as he was fondly called, decried what he called the subversion of internal party democracy. He accused the party of drifting away from its moorings describing its functioning as a betrayal of the working class and the grass roots. All he asked for was the upholding of a democratic value that he felt was denied to him (there was more to what he said in public) when he announced his intention to contest for the nomination as President; he wanted an open election among party members or delegates to select the Presidential nominee. He claimed he offered various proposals for joint candidacies and rotations and all were rejected.

Moses was pilloried for leaving the party. The long-suffering servant of the

must be given the highest priority by the Government.

There is an ever-growing import bill that is not being countered by any growth in local production or increase in exports and an over drawn treasury.

Also, corruption is rampant; crime, especially murders and armed robberies, are on the increase, unemployment is extremely high among the youths, and poverty is on the rise. Further, after being bullied by the PPP for more than a decade, the people are depressed, oppressed, and demotivated to do the right thing.

They have looked around and seen those who obey the laws and play by the rules have not experienced success of any kind. Moreover, the stench of murders and uncollected garbage in the city and their neighbourhoods are their reality, albeit with some progress, since the clean-up campaign started.

Can the APNU+AFC coalition Government convince the people that change is on the way and that they will have a bright future in Guyana? Can the Government live up to its promises?

Only time will tell.

people felt he had been repeatedly violated and would not take insults any more. But he still did not respond to the attacks. He endured the abuses in stoic silence. However, he left the PPP. Facilitated

by AFC activist Lionel Peters (as he related to me), he joined the AFC which openly embraced him and it paid the party handsome dividends.

Today, AFC is in Government in a partnership and Moses deservingly is our Prime Minister; he would have been President had PPP/C selected him as the candidate in 2011 or if the APNU+AFC coalition had selected him as its Presidential candidate.

He also would have been PPP/C Prime Minister in 2011 or 2015 had he been selected and he was never averse to a coalition with the PPP/C and even today he has been calling for an inclusive Government with the PPP/C. Even a week before the May elections, confident of victory, in a brief conversation with me, Moses urged the formation of a Government of national unity.

After the 2011 elections when the PPP/C lost its majority, several surveys I conducted found that party supporters wanted reconciliation. But the party leadership would have none of it, and

DR. ASQUITH ROSE in fact attacked the findings of the surveys describing the pollster, myself, as “an AFCite” as revealed to me by party insiders. Instead of reaching out to Moses to reconcile differences, elements in the party’s leadership attacked him openly and privately. Suffice it to say that while I am not at liberty to divulge confidential information, various efforts at reconciliation and addressing simple demands (of accountability and other insignificant requests) were rebuffed.

Moses doesn’t have personal animosity towards members of the PPP leadership. And I do not think he will be vindictive as Leader of the House (after Parliament’s opening on June 10).

When we last spoke, he was not bitter. And in fact he asked me to join the coalition’s campaign (which I could not do because of my professionalism as a pollster). But he did say he wanted a broad based Government that so far is not (probably because the PPP/C does not want to be a part of it). Moses will be assessed on his success at promoting a national unity Government and delivering to his former party supporters.

VISHNU BISRAM

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I support the Government of the day I, like any other Guyanese citizen who has been providing quality service to the people of Guyana in excess of 25 years in various areas of expertise, will apply or tender for contracts with the Government and I am assured that being awarded is due to my company qualification, ability, knowledge, experience, equipment and other resources necessary to carry out prompt and reliable service.

And based on these aspects, I am happy to report my company was chosen as a service provider to maintain, service, repair and install air conditioning units, refrigerators, freezers, morgue freezers, washing machines and gas ranges at health facilities across Region #6, also waste water sewage pumps, attached plumbing and electrical in the 14 septic tanks at New Amsterdam hospital.

So it is with great humiliation

that my company was mentioned in an article in the Sunday Kaieteur news (June 7, 2015) under the caption, “Rampant corruption uncovered at Berbice Health facility,” even as I and team, work six days per week and is on call 24 hours including Sundays and holidays. We have even refused new clients due to our obligation with the health sector.

I pray that this low quality of publicity is not due to my sup-

port of any political party as I am a very public spirited person who support and contributes to community development, be it pledging of garbage bins to New Amsterdam Town council, donations to NGOs, schools and of recent paving of over 200 feet of roadway with reinforced concrete within the Municipality complete with decorative light posts to the benefit of many at my personal expense.

I would also take this opportunity to inform that, as a patriotic Guyanese, I support the Government of the day and will continue to exercise diligence in the execution of my professional services and patriotic duty as a citizen of this beautiful country of ours.

ROGER A. GREENIDGE Owner and General Manager, Greenidge Refrigeration Services

Guyanese welcome recent news of significant oil find by ExxonMobil INDEED, there appears to be an understandable hype about the prospects and the anticipated ensuing benefits of this precious resource to the country as a whole.

But exporting oil by itself does not transform poor countries into flourishing economies.

Still, the discovery of oil in commercial quantities could cause us to rethink our economic development and the way we approach the natural environment. For me, the natural environment is really vital to not only our survival but our very existence.

Notwithstanding that, this hype should be tempered with a deep sense of environmental responsibility and an ethical approach to the way we exploit this natural resource.

At the moment, there is a curious trend that economists refer to as resource curse. It seems to be the case that on average resource-rich nations have underperformed against countries with smaller resources but of course not all resource rich countries have underperformed.

But there are some notable examples of natural resources appearing to ruin a country: Sierra Leone’s diamonds negatively affected the fabric of that society; Nigeria’s oil facilitated corruption of the political class. But Botswana managed its diamonds to produce the fastest growing economy in the world and Norway used its oil to achieve the world’s highest living standards.

This view of a resource curse is perhaps the most troubling one for countries that are really struggling to transcend poverty. The revenues that they could garner from natural resources are enormous - dwarfing any conceivable flow of aid. These

assets could assist such countries to escape the evil grasp of poverty.

Perhaps, the difference between those resource-rich countries that underperform and those that do well is the approach to environmental management, and governance.

Environmental governance is particularly concerned with the processes of decision-making with respect to the control and management of the environment and natural resources. It also has to do with the steady interaction, formal and informal, of main actors including but not limited to state, market and civil society to make and implement policies, to achieve environmentally-sustainable development.

Some of its key principles include embedding the natural environment in all levels of decision-making, seeing cities and local neighbourhoods, communities, economic and political life as a part of the total environment and placing emphasis on the connection of people to the ecosystems in which they live.

Understanding that, Guyana, in this period of our history and in the context of the global environmental situation, must pay keen attention to, at least, three vital things: First, good local environmental governance: Clearly, the protection and preservation of the integrity of our natural environment must be based on solutions and initiatives at the local level designed with, and by, local communities. Heavy community awareness, participation and strong partnership supported by decentralisation of powers to local communities are very crucial components of local environmental governance. This is a shift from earlier approaches, which was propelled by state agendas and resource control and top-down approach. In es-

sence, it puts the public back in the picture at the grassroots level. This would allow for a new institutional framework which permits communities in decision-making regarding access to and use of natural resources. This could be encouraged by formal and informal regulations processes such as consultations and participative democracy, and social interactions. This could be supported by conditions of access to social capital, including local knowledge, leaders and local shared vision, and democratic access to information and decision-making.

Again, good governance is really about democracy. Democracy generates accountability. Citizens’ votes enhance their opportunity to hold Governments accountable and to allow them to do what is best for voters. This includes, among other things, putting in place sound economic and environmental policies.

These are vital to the connection between revenues from natural resources and transcending poverty, in poor countries. Therefore, democracy can raise standards of governance, which in turn could banish “resource curse.”

Second, good environmental awareness and education: This is vital to empowering citizens to take appropriate action to secure the environment and its resources.

Informed citizens make strong, healthy and active communities.

Such communities are likely to be very active in decision-making and processes that are connected with the exploitation and use of resources in and even beyond their boundaries. This would encourage transparency, accountability and an ethical approach to the use of revenues from such natural assets.

Further, our nation’s future

relies on a well-educated public to be wise and prudent stewards of the very environment that sustains us, our families and communities, and future generations.

It is environmental education which can best help us as individuals make the complex, conceptual connections between economic prosperity, benefits to society, environmental health, and our own wellbeing. Ultimately, the collective wisdom of our citizens, gained through education, will be the most compelling and most successful strategy for environmental management.

I believe a good place to start is in our schools, particularly at the primary level. Two reasons: It is a good entry point to begin to mould the minds of our children and inculcate in them a sense of deep environmental value. Second, the flow of different energies, at different levels, allows our children to come up with solutions and initiatives that could help with some of the environmental challenges we now face. Children too have a view on the way the world should be managed. They may surprise us, if we include them in our effort to keep intact the integrity of our natural world.

Third, good environmental stewardship: This is a very nebulous concept but it is vital to sustainable development of our economy. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is predicated upon the pillars of economic, environmental and ecological, economy and equity and governance.

Again, good environmental

stewardship is concerned with transforming natural resources into value for both the present and future generations. Mankind’s task is not to be curators of our natural assets but transformers of value.

It is in this context; President David Granger’s action to set up a National Sovereign Fund, to save and invest a portion of the revenues from our natural resources is particularly relevant and vital to the wellbeing and future of our next generation. What really matters is not that we have found oil but exactly how the revenues generated from it is shared and utilised.

Also, we have to enact strict and enforceable laws to protect our natural environment. This calls for the Government improving the competencies, capabilities and technological capacities of appropriate institutions to ensure compliance to environmental laws, regulations and standards. The few environmental agencies, we have, here in Guyana, do not have the competencies to even do proper tests, impact assessments and other related activities.

The recent unfortunate incident, in our hinterlands that claimed the lives of gold miners is a good case in point. Poor environmental practices resulting from a stark inability, on the part of relevant institutions, bodies and agencies to effectively enforce even minimum standards.

Finally, it is important that we strike a good and necessary balance between our push for prosperity and an ethical approach to our natural environment.

ROYSTON KING Executive Director, Environmental Community Health Organisation

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PPP/C still undecided about heading to Parliament

By Navendra Seoraj

pertains to the current debate in respect to the aftermath of the elections.”

When asked about the

the appropriate time by the party’s legal representatives to the court.

As it pertains to an inclu-

“We trust that better sense will prevail and that they will understand the importance of taking up their seats in the National Assembly” - Harmon

PPP General Secretary, Mr. Clement Rohee

Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon

not decided on that as yet,” said the PPP’s General Secretary, Mr. Clement Rohee yesterday during a press conference at Freedom House.

According to Rohee, no

petition for a recount, Rohee added that data and evidence have been collected and included in the petition as more evidence is being collected, and it will be submitted at

sionary Government on the other hand, the PPP’s General Secretary asserted that they had received a letter from Mr. Joseph Harmon in his capacity as General Secretary of A

THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) remains undecided on whether or not they would be occupying their allotted seats on the first meeting of the 11th Parliament set for Wednesday, June 10.

“I can’t say if the PPP/C’s list of MPs will be ready for Parliament - as no we have

decision has been taken as yet in respect to the extraction of names of persons that will be going to Parliament, as they are still in consultations among party members in order to decide who will be the 32 persons to occupy the seats.

He said that their members and supporters are in regular contact regarding their decision on heading to the National Assembly. “We

have been travelling around the country, and our leaders have been consulting with members and supporters… we intend on making our supporters part and parcel as it

GNBS joins in celebrating World Accreditation Day, 2015 … Accreditation: Supporting the Delivery of Health and Social Care TODAY, June 9, is World Accreditation Day, 2015, and the focus is on the support accreditation gives in the delivery of health and social care.

The successful provision of health and social care is one of the greatest challenges today and will only grow in its magnitude and complexity. Whether caused by expanding global population growth, or increased life expectancy, the need to provide reassuring, consistent, cost-effective health and social care grows every day.

The following is a joint statement by Pete Unger, Chair ILAC, and Randy Dougherty, Chair IAF. Accredited inspection for social care drives up standards, and provides assurance and confidence to customers and the public that the care provider has been independently inspected in their specific fields of expertise in social care such as dementia, learning difficulties, nursing, mental health, and domiciliary care, and is compliant with the rigorous standards used by the accredited inspection body.

A growing number of case studies, independent research and supporting information from around the world, illustrate the value of accreditation in the health and social care sector.

With expanding global markets, especially for medical devices, the systems of the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) and ILAC’s Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) help all patients, regulators and other stakeholders understand the credentials of health and social care providers which holds accreditation or accredited certification. Regardless of geography, those organisations which are linked

to the IAF MLA and ILAC MRA systems, demonstrate a commitment to excellence and assurance vital in health and social care. In addition to delivering assurance, this system also delivers efficiency.

The stated and verified equivalence gained through the global MLA and MRA systems allows health and social care providers to use manufacturers and suppliers which have tested products once, rather than multiple times, both in the process of seeking regulatory approvals and moving it across borders. Maybe more than any other service, having confidence in the delivery of health and social care is of paramount importance to those using and regulating it. Accreditation of laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies ultimately provides assurance to patients and all stakeholders.

Through the standardisation and regulatory process, coupled with accreditation, health and social care is provided at the right quality, efficiently, and using the most appropriate resources from around the world.

Major events, press campaigns, workshops and seminars will take place in conjunction with the celebration of World Accreditation Day in over 90 countries to raise awareness of the value that accreditation plays in providing confidence in supporting the delivery of health and social care. For further details, contact your local accreditation body.

To mark the occasion, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will be hosting a half day symposium for organisations and individuals involved in health and social care today, from 09:30 hrs at De Impeccable Banquet Hall, Brickdam and Sandyman Street, Georgetown.

Partnership For National Unity (APNU) and as a Minister of State and as a political party he announced that they are soon to respond to the letter.

However, Rohee highlighted that APNU is not referring to a Government of National Unity but mostly referring to Parliament.

Meanwhile on Sunday last Minister of State Mr. Joseph Harmon said that “Thousands of persons voted for the (PPP/C), and it is their duty to ensure that those persons are represented in the National Assembly.”

He explained that this is not the first time the PPP/C will not be taking up their allocated seats in the National Assembly.

“The PPP/C has been known for doing this; they have done it before. This is

not the first time they will do it.” However, with some optimism, he disclosed his hope that “good sense prevails”.

“We trust that better sense will prevail, and that they will understand the importance of taking up their seats in the National Assembly.”

Minister Harmon explained: “I have written, under the directions of President David Granger, to the PPP/C in my capacity as the General Secretary of the APNU (A Partnership for National Unity) and also with the approval of the AFC (Alliance For Change). I have written to the General Secretary of the PPP, inviting them to conversations and to have some discussions as to how best we can move this country forward.”

Mayor to meet Chinese doing business in the city

THE Mayor of Georgetown will on Friday meet with all Chinese doing business in the city.

The purpose of the meeting is to explain what the Council is attempting to do to make Georgetown a better place and their role in this massive effort.

Over the last few years, there has been an upsurge of businesses own by Chinese nationals in the capital. Many are renting spaces and doing a variety of businesses in the main commercial centres.

This meeting follows on the heels of a stakeholders’ meeting the Mayor had with representatives of corporations, businesses, government and other agencies, community development groups and others, last Friday.

Also, a series of meetings have been slated for later this month in all 63 wards in Georgetown.

The Council anticipates full participation from Chinese operating in the city.

Chief Justice grants 11 petitioners bail totaling $5.4M CHIEF Justice, Mr. Ian Chang, S.C., last Friday granted eleven petitioners bail in the sum of $5.4M pending the hearing of their cases.

Following is a list of the offences, the names of the petitioners and the amount of bail granted to each of them.

Possession of Narcotics: Ricardo Cato - $400,000; Donette Conway - $350,000; Carlton Ryon - $200, 000; Elaine Kingston - $50,000; Zaniah Mohammed - $1,200,000; and Damalis Claslie - $800,000; Assault: Suraj Latchman - $800,000; Causing death by dangerous driving: Balgobin Persaud $1,000,000; Robbery under arms: Andrew Fields - $250,000; Break and enter: Andrew Fields - $150,000; and Escape from lawful custody: Charles Olliville - $200,000

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Chang orders AFC Williams to validate appointment as Youth Director

…PYO Executive claims this is injurious to welfare of young people

By Gary Eleazar CHIEF Justice (ag) Ian Chang has directed that the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) Trevor Williams, who has been named to be posted as Director of Youth at the Ministry of Education—which has since absorbed the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport— to produce a warrant of his employment and further show by what authority he is purportedly now holding the Office.

Williams’ appointment was yesterday challenged when Executive Member of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Progressive Youth Organisation, (PYO), Saleesha Gafoor, moved to the High Court.

In the motion filed before Chang and drawn up by former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, Gafoor claims

Trevor Williams

the AFC’s Williams to be “a usurper and a trespasser in the office of Director of Youth, a public office in the pensionable establishment of the Public Service of Guyana, and which falls with-

in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.”

Gafoor, in court documents seen by the Guyana Chronicle, said she is advised by Nandlall, and verily do believe, Williams’ appointment not only violates the Guyana Constitution but is “arbitrary, capricious, unlawful, null, void and of no legal effect.”

The arguments put before Chang, as drawn up by the former Attorney General, points to the fact that the post of Director of Youth in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, is a pensionable one; and further, an appointment that must come by way of the Public Service Commission, which was not adhered to in the case of the appointment of Williams.

Chief Justice (ag) Chang, following a reading of Gafoor ’s application which was presented to the court by way of a motion, ordered

that Williams produce “a warrant of appointment and authority by which he holds the said office.”

He has also ordered Williams to show sufficient cause why he shouldn’t be ousted from the office by way of a court order.

Gafoor, in her petition to the court, said she is a 26 year-old PYO executive, which is one of the largest and oldest political organisations in Guyana representing young people and youth welfare within the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

Gafoor highlights too, the fact she was a candidate on the PPP/C List of Candidates on the list for the recently held General and Regional Election, and that “as a national youth leader, my interest and mandate is to ensure that youth welfare and the interest of young people receive paramount consideration by the State.”

In her motion against Williams, the PYO Executive highlights her awareness of the existence of a Public Service of Guyana with a Commission that is constitutionally independent, tasked with the responsibility and power to make appointments to public offices within the Public Service and to remove and to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices.

She contends that the Office of Director is a public office on the pensionable establishment of the Public Service of Guyana and falls within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

Gafoor points too to the fact that the post is one advertised within the public sector and that, “Williams neither applied, nor was interviewed by the Public Service Commission.”

According to Gafoor,

“Additionally, I verily believe that the said Trevor Williams is not qualified to hold the said office as per the job description issued by the Public Service Commission.”

Gafoor said she learnt of his appointment by way of media publication enjoying national daily circulation within the State of Guyana.

Upon learning of his purported appointment, Gafoor claims to have “inquired from the Public Service Commission and was duly informed and do verily believe that this appointment was not made by the Public Service Commission.”

As such, she believes, and has since sworn in the court documents that “Trevor Williams’s appointment and functioning in that office is injurious to the welfare of young people and indeed injurious to the national interest.

Jamaican confesses to ‘Make youth a priority’ murdering Manu Durant – Ambassador Ramdin

By Leroy Smith DONALD Anthony Malcolm, 33, a Jamaican national who was arrested on Sunday for the murder of Guyanese Manu Durant, has since provided the police with an oral confession to his crime.

This newspaper has been informed that the Jamaican detailed briefly to the police what led to the incident, but made it clear that he will only be documenting his statement in the presence of his attorneys at law, Latchmie Rahamat and Peter Hugh, and that should be sometime today.

This publication has also been informed that sometime today the Guyana police is expected to check with the local Interpol Office to see if Malcolm is wanted in Jamaica or any other country for any crimes.

On Saturday, the police reported that they were able to arrest the man at Eteringbang in the Cuyuni River

area on Saturday as he was about to flee the country. He was promptly brought to the city where he was kept in custody.

On Friday morning Manu Durant was shot in the chest by the suspect after he, Durant, threw a glass of liquid at the suspect before whipping out his weapon and firing a shot close to the man’s ear inside the strip club on North Road.

Malcolm took a few steps back and opened fire on Durant causing him to fall to the ground. Durant was rushed to the Balwant Singh Hospital where he later died.

In the past, Durant, who was always involved in some conflict, mostly gun-related, would check himself into private hospitals, unknowing to the police, and then receive his discharge. When he was taken to the Balwant Singh Hospital on Friday, the hospital did not report the incident to the police, nor did they later inform the

police when the man passed away.

Manu Durant was the person who was accused several years ago of exiting a minibus and slitting a man’s throat, but was never charged as eyewitnesses failed to come forward with their testimonies.

It was also the same Durant whose name was being called in the kidnapping of the girlfriend of one time most wanted man Rondell “Fineman” Rawlins. There were several killings which followed that abduction and which were being regarded as a retaliation by Rawlins for the disappearance of his girlfriend.

Durant was no stranger to controversies and the gun as he survived an execution attempt on his life while liming at the Wild Berry Sports Bar at Bar Street Kitty. Two men on a motorcycle reportedly approached him and while one waited, the other carried out the failed execution style killing.

By Derwayne Wills “ANY Government in the hemisphere should make youth a priority, and the simple reason for that is that [if] we do not work with the youth, which is the majority of our population, we will have severe problems on our hands in the coming years.”

This is according to the outgoing Assistant Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, who gave an exclusive interview to this publication at the Pegasus Hotel on June 4.

Ramdin, a Surinamese national who served in the OAS since 2005, was at the time responding to the question of the importance of youth and the fact that Guyana is still working on a national youth policy after 20 or so years.

Ramdin pointed to the reality that if the youth are not given direction “in terms of education about care, about upbringing, about social norms [then] we will see many of them end up in criminality.”

He reasoned that youth are not inherently crimi-

nal but are railroaded into that position because of circumstances. The senior OAS official spoke further to the need for providing education and job training for youth who are now pushed into “disillusionment, marginalisation, and in the end, frustration” because of limited employment opportunities.

The Guyana National Youth Council has long advocated for a national youth policy to address the issues which are detrimental to youth participation, empowerment, and engagement in Guyana. A policy of such a nature was started some 20 years ago but has remained in draft since.

Meanwhile, newly-appointed Education Minister Dr. Rupert Roopnarine has given assurance that under his watch the policy “is not going to remain in draft for very much long”.

While the Minister could not specify a time for the launching of the national youth policy, he said, “I can assure you it will not be 20 years.”

Youth unemployment remains one of the major concerns in the western hemisphere and specifical-

ly for Guyana. A recently released report by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) showed that youth unemployment in Guyana sits at 40%.

“Youth have to become the productive part of our population,” Ambassador Ramdin stated in his interview. He cautioned against a small productive population in the face of a private sector that is not consulted on how to boost youth employment and training.

Ramdin recognised that unless young people are given an opportunity at economic development, they will continue to burden the state’s resources.

“We have to be careful that we don’t alienate a generation of youth and create a problem for the future because the cost will be enormous.”

The OAS Assistant Secretary General, during his interview with this publication called for Governments to recognise that the absence of opportunities, education, social norms, and stable homes, all contribute to the situation of youth in criminal activities, and he asserted that Governments should recognise these factors and address them.

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Gov’t to return power to Local Democratic Organs Bulkan - hinterland regions to benefit from infrastructural development

By Rebecca Ganesh

JOB CREATION

THE Government will be phasing out central Government’s domination and usurpation of Local Democratic Organs powers practiced by the former Administration, says Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan.

The Minister highlighted this vision to staff members during a recent introductory meeting at the Ministry’s Kingston boardroom.

He informed them that “the Ministry sees its task as equipping and empowering the local bodies to manage their own affairs and better serve communities.” The Ministry’s future role would be one of oversight in keeping with the laws governing Local Government.

Bulkan emphasised that “the authors of the 1980 Constitution were aware out of experience that Guyana is too large to be effectively and efficiently managed from the centre and vested powers in the Local Democratic Organs.”

“These regions are blessed with spectacular natural beauty and are rich in resources but lack opportunities and poverty overshadows the population. As such, Government will be focusing on job creation via sustainable economic ventures,

HONOURED IN BREACH However, particularly over the past 15 years provisions relating to local democracy were honoured in the breach.

The Minister related that the Ministry of Communities will be devoting its attention and resources to help develop the four hinterland regions.

“Public servants cannot be politicians and pointed out the need for administrative neutrality and devotion to their job and duties”

- Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan

infrastructure and community development to ensure residents have a good life.”

The sorrowful state, he noted, of the Local Democratic Organs and the hinterland regions are reflected in the conditions under which the staffers of the Departments for Local Government and Regional Development operate. “The workers were vocal about their

poor cramped working conditions that were ignored for years and interference in personnel matters,” he stated.

Bulkan related that central to the vision of the David Granger’s Administration is improved working conditions for public servants, payment of decent wages and salaries, and permanent employment rather than contract employment. He added that “there will be no interference in personnel matters and public servants would be given the opportunity to function as professionals.”

Reflecting on President Granger’s charge to the country’s most senior public servants, Bulkan said the public service would be the engine to bring development to Guyana. He explained that “public servants have to address the growing inequity and inequality in society. They must be responsive to the needs of the people as well as resourceful, relevant and reliable.”

Bulkan reiterated that “public servants cannot be politicians and pointed out the need for administrative neutrality and devotion to their job and duties.” He noted that they must give impartial advice and the central focus of public servants must be to serve the people.

Bulkan stressed that “corruption would not be tolerated and accountability and transparency must be embedded in every transaction.” In addition, public servants must perform their duties with impartiality, intelligence and integrity.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan, Permanent Secretary, Emil Mc Garrell, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Abena Moore and staff of the departments for Local Government and Regional Development

New Task Force to be set up to address issues at NOC

IN the wake of her recent visit to the New Opportunity Corps (NOC), Onderneeming, Essequibo, Minister within the Ministry of Education, with responsibility for the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport, Nicolette Henry, declared that she will set up a Task Force to address the issues currently existing at the institution.

Speaking with the media yesterday, Minister Henry, who visited the institution on June 4, and had a first-hand look at what currently obtains, said, “There is some work to be done there, but it needs to be done in a strategic manner.”

She said a Task Force will be put in place to address not only issues currently existing at the institution, but also to identify areas for improvement and bring those improvements to the fore.

Under the previous Government, a special commission was set up in response to disturbances at the institution on August 22 and 23, 2012, resulting in damage to the tailor shop and one of the female dormitories.

“After visiting the NOC, I thought I needed to see what the report of the Board of Inquiry would be,” Minister Henry said, clarifying that though she has had the opportunity to look

at the report, she has not been able to review it to “the extent that I would want to elaborate on those recommendations coming out of it.”

The Minister did however say that the Ministry will be having some follow up almost “immediately” to look at what was not addressed under the report.

“Like other institutions that have had their fair share of problems, there are opportunities for improvement and we intend to address those very speedily,” the Minister said.

She identified broad areas for redress as those of education, skills training and discipline. (GINA)

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of Maternity Guyana cops MDG Extension Ward moving apace award for – Dr. Norton reducing hunger – Agriculture Minister receives honour in Rome while attending several meetings

GUYANA was bestowed an award for achieving the distinction of meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG), relating to hunger.

Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder was in attendance in Rome, Italy, for three specialised meetings, as well as for issues regarding Guyana’s membership of various agriculturally related organisations. The Minister also received the prestigious award for Guyana’s success in meeting the MDG in relation to hunger.

The first meeting he attended was the Thirty-ninth Session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations’ (FAO) Biennial Conference, the General Meeting of FAO. This meeting’s agenda included the appointment of the Director General of the Organisation,

Minister Noel Holder

Dr. Jose Graziano da Silva.

The present Director General was returned unopposed almost unanimously. The count showed that of the 179 countries eligible to vote, 177

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voted in his favour.

Guyana’s presence at these forums is very significant. The country, because its topographical and geographical setting in a coastal zone being below sea level and thus prone to flooding, is a member of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

Prudent watch is therefore always necessary as rising sea levels, increasing air and sea surface temperatures, and changing rainfall patterns, as well as the impact of natural disasters and the degradation of coastal and marine ecosystems, are always matters that impinge on the ‘Sustainable Development’ of these types of countries.

The second meeting was vital as it provided an opportunity for SIDS to share experiences and highlight priorities to achieve sustainable development for ‘Food Security and Nutrition.’ Guyana’s success thus far in this area is universally accepted. Guyana has made outstanding progress in MDG1, particularly in the area of halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.

Guyana is also among 38 countries which have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, ahead of the deadline set for 2015. In addition, the country has also met the more stringent World Food Summit (WFS) goal, having reduced by half the absolute number of undernourished people between 1990-92 and 2010-2012.

The final meeting was a Special Event ceremony on June 7, entitled “Completing the Millennium Development Goals Round: recognising achievements in the fight against hunger.”

The occasion saw Guyana, as one of four countries in CARICOM, receiving special honour for having achieved the distinction of meeting either the “World Food Summit (WFS) targets and/or the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)” in relation to hunger. (GINA)

PUBLIC Health Minister, Dr. George Norton says that the extension of the Maternity Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is moving apace and will be providing improved services for mothers and their newborns.

The Public Health Minister in a recent interview with Guyana Chronicle expressed his dissatisfaction over recent issues faced by mothers and their newborns.

This expansion, he said, is a great necessity since the sharing of a bed by two mothers must be “something of the past” and the situation would be improved once this expansion continues to “move apace”. $235.9M PROJECT BUDGET The budget for this project stands at $235.9M and was approved in early January this year. The extension is expected to see 40 additional beds, offices, a neonatal clinic, ‘doctor-oncall’ rooms, two operating theatres, a birthing room, and a remodeled ground floor with training rooms as well as a Neonatal Intensive

Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton

Care Unit on the top floor.

Speaking with this publication yesterday, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael Khan of the GPHC said that so far works on the expansion of the ward are ongoing quite well and it is expected to meet its deadline in February 2016 once the weather permits.

GPHC is regarded as the national referral hospital where it caters for high-risk pregnancies among other emergency cases. The hospital delivers approximately

60 percent of the babies born in Guyana each year.

Last year the hospital recorded its highest birth rate with a figure of 6,085, and the services of this institution is always in demand by an abundance of patients.

In light of this, Minister Norton has noted that once the revival of health centres across Guyana is realised, it will ideally aid in reducing the traffic of patients at the GPHC as they can then refer to other health centres/ hospitals.

In reference to the completion of the Maternity Ward project, the Minister noted that GPHC will be able to cater for the needs of referred patients as they will be provided with better and improved services.

Many have shared their experience at the GPHC and highlighted the issue of the lack of equipment and tools.

In addressing this matter, Dr. Norton said that he aims to have a oneon-one sit-down session with every specialist in the Maternity Ward and the hospital as a whole to garner their inputs on a range of issues. (Shivanie Sugrim)

Council warns against horses, cattle roaming around Georgetown THE Mayor and City Council continues to encourage all citizens to get involved in the massive on-going clean-up campaign in Georgetown.

The Council is very pleased that more corporations, community development groups and individuals are participating in activities in different sections of the City.

One of the challenges the Council is dealing with is the provision of receptacles, in certain areas. Lack of receptacles is encouraging a few citizens to litter the areas that were cleaned.

Another source of concern is the attitude of some owners of animals who continue to allow horses and cows to roam and dung freely on parapets, thoroughfares and open spaces, much to the discomfiture of residents in local communities. The law stipulates that owners of animals must have the appropriate accommodation to keep such animals, and to prevent owners from impinging upon the rights of others in their neighbourhoods.

According to the law: “Every cattle-byre shall, for every cow, heifer, ox or steer or other animal kept therein,

contain not less than 40 square superficial feet floor area, and 300 cubic feet capacity of air space, or less than two square feet ventilating space in window, jalousie, lattice or other opening to the external air.

Every cattle-pen shall, for every cow, heifer, ox steer or other animal kept therein contain not less than 40 square or superficial feet floor area.

Every cattle-byre or cattle-pen shall be floored with concrete, tiles, bricks laid in cement, or asphalt, so graded towards the “grip” or channel gutter at the back, that no liquid matter can remain on the floor. The “grip” or channel shall be formed with a proper uniform fall, discharging into the yard drain or sub-main drain of the district.

The walls, if any, shall be made of impervious material other than wood for a height of four feet from the floor. The walls, if any, and drains shall be adequately and regularly flushed with water and properly constructed and water-tight roof.

Every cattle-byre or cattle-pen shall be provided with a proper receptacle or dung stead for the reception of dung

or other refuse. Every such receptacle or dung stead shall be not less than 10 feet distance from the cattle-byre or cattle-pen and shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the inspecting officer. The dung shall be cleaned up as often as may be necessary, and removed from inside the cattle-byre or cattle-pen at least once daily.

Every cow-keeper shall cause each cattle-byre or cattle-pen to be kept thoroughly clean and disinfected with lime wash containing 5 per cent of crude carbolic acid to the satisfaction of the inspecting office. Such disinfection shall be done at least once every three months.

Also, Council is putting in place a maintenance plan to secure the integrity of the environment and to prevent all the hard work of citizens from going to waste.

Those corporations and groups that wish to donate bins and other related items can contact the Public relations section at telephone number 225-2218 or visit the office at the Mayoral Complex, City Hall Compound.

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Tango event showcases seductive choreography, scintillating music

By Alex Wayne THOSE who attended the Argentine Embassy’s Tango event last Sunday were caught up in an intoxicating whirlpool of seductive dance fantasia, coupled with pulsating

music that set the soul on fire.

From start to finish the audience became engulfed in the rich, stirring strums of the guitars as legendary guitarists Rodolfo Gorosito, Jose’ Cataldi and Armando De la Vega

worked exquisite magic with their fingers, as the strumming ignited long lost memories, and weaved its spell on excited senses.

And Tango Dancers Alicia Orlando and Claudio Barneix were an enthralling blur of

steamy moves and pulsating routines, with smiles that mirrored their happiness on stage.

The Argentine Embassy event was promoted in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and was staged at the National Cultural

Centre on Sunday. The show was entitled ‘Sutil Tango’ and there was no admission fee.

Over the past few years, Guyana and Argentina have had a fruitful relationship which has seen cultural groups coming here to share

Some of the action at last Sunday’s ‘Sutil Tango’ show at the National Cultural Centre

their knowledge and skills. Only in October last year, popular Argentine folklore singer Nestor Basurto visited the country on a 10-day tour, and taught music to students and performed at several concerts across the country.

The audience thoroughly enjoyed the seventeen-item programme and expressed their conviction that there is a need to have more shows of this nature on local shores.

They opined that it was a breath of fresh air from the more costly and somewhat mediocre events which seem to be rapidly enveloping our society as promoters are more intent on making fast money than offering healthy and satisfactory entertainment.

There was resounding applause after every performance and the fusion of legendary Argentine folk song, the electric strums of guitar and the alluring dances certainly had a vivid effect on the attendees.

The promoters should certainly be applauded for their programme, since it afforded a rich serving of music and dance, generating bliss and satisfaction.

Based on movements from Argentina, Tango findings have dictated that this dance form helps to develop firm body tone, improved posture, better balance, general fitness, and graceful movement.

It's sensual, energetic and combines elements of aerobics and tango for those who want to get fit and toned, while doing something a bit more interesting and stylish than jogging on the treadmill.

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Minister Broomes checks GPL, police station in Bartica

– finds atrocious amenities THE hazardous conditions under which Government staff is forced to work were condemned

by Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes, during an impromptu visit to Government institutions in the Bartica Sub-district, Region 7, over the weekend.

T h e M i n i s t e r, a l o n g with a team of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Officers, visited and inspected the work space at the Bartica Police Station and the Bartica Power and Light.

At the police station, the officers complained of having to sleep on very uncomfortable beds, of no washroom facilities, and a kitchen area that is not only unhealthy, but lacks a refrigerator and a stove.

One officer said that he has to purchase his own groceries and even had to purchase a stove to cook his meals. The officers had to join and buy paint to give the barrack room a face lift. The staff also purchased their own drinking water, because the water from the storage tank is not healthy to drink as it is located close to a leaking septic tank.

The female lockups are also in a terrible state, with food boxes and bottles on the floor.

“I would never believe that the Bartica Police Station doesn’t have a washroom area, and to even see the condition of the kitchen.

You don’t even have a wash room area to say that this is the laundry area or so, not

even a stove in the kitchen.

This Government is not the past one, so we are going to do things differently,” Minister Broomes told the officers.

She said that in order for the Administration to meet that mandate of ensuring that all Guyanese have a good life, “we, the ministers, have to go around ourselves and get the surveying done.”

It is indeed a sad situation, she said, to see where the very people who have to protect citizens are dwelling. “I am embarrassed, had I been a policeman or woman to live in this condition, I don’t think I would have endured it. For the first time I have to take my hats off to the police,” Minister Broomes stressed.

She added, “… it is time that the police got some privacy and do away with the word ‘barrack room’, and move to living quarters to make police officers more comfortable.”

She said she is now in a better position to take up the matter having witnessed the situation at first hand. She added that she has made a commitment to represent the people, noting that, “this is a Government that is committed to all Guyanese.”

She also encouraged the police to serve with pride and dignity as the new Administration seeks to better their lives.

Meanwhile, at the Bartica Power and Light, the workers, who work for eight to twelve hours daily, complained of working under very hazardous condi-

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated at Bartica, Region 7

tions, with no proper safety gear. The lunch room can be described as abysmal, as it is unfriendly and not conducive for staff to comfortably have their meals.

Situated in an environment that is primarily surrounded by oil and batteries, the lunch room resembles that of an unkempt place, with no chairs in sight. The lavatory area is in need of sanitation.

Minister Broomes noted that the building itself is in a deplorable state and that “this is a mockery… this is total neglect, and I condemn this. The previous Administration had no interest in what is taking place, they did not care.

The change that we are talking about is here.”

Meanwhile, Region 7 Chairman, Gordon Bradford, said that the regional administration is looking urgently to locate a suitable plot of land to re-locate the power station.

Meanwhile, the Minis-

The workshop of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated

Inside the barrack room at the Bartica Police Station

ter also made a visit to BK Quarries Inc., where she expressed satisfaction with the working conditions.

However, there are some things that need to be approved in terms of safety and ensuring that staff work reasonable hours and get adequate leave.

The Minister was pleased that the officers were allowed to interact with the workers. The managers were also happy with the visit which highlighted where there were faults and singled out areas that can be improved.

The Minister has been

visiting work sites to inspect conditions under which workers are executing their duties with a view to ensuring conformity with labour laws.

Among the places visited are the Enmore sugar factory and Bosai in Linden. (GINA)

The kitchen area of the male quarters of the Bartica Police Station

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First Assembly of God hosts Men’s Conference

THE Men’s Ministries Department of First Assembly of God, Wortmanville, will be hosting its Men’s Conference from June 17th – 20th, 2015, at First Assembly of God Wortmanville.

The theme for this year’s Men’s Conference is, “Understanding the purpose and power of the man”.

The featured speaker is Reverend Murtland Raphael Massiah. He is a wellknown, highly respected leader in Guyana, the Caribbean and wider world. As such, he has a local and international platform, where he addresses varying issues.

Reverend Massiah is the Assistant Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Guyana, and Senior Pastor at First Assembly of God. The call to men is to understand the Purpose and Power of the Man - the call, for men to find their original

Pastor Raphael Massiah

place as priest in the family, in the community and the nation. During these three days of conference, men will have the space to listen, hear and come into their sphere of influence as God intended.

“As we look into our society we find men involved in a host of social ills and activities that many believe they have no control over,” according to a release from the church. This conference

will seek to bring perspective to the original purpose God intended for men.

We believe that men are the foundation of the family, the community and nation. As men begin to understand the Purpose and Power of the Man, this knowledge will have a direct and positive impact in their homes, the community and the nation; we will begin to experience order,” the release said.

Other Initiatives: ● “Man Talk” On Friday, June 19, from 18:00 hrs. The panel discussion will be in the form of an outdoor event at the church’s parking lot at the corners of Louisa Row and D’Urban Street. ● “Men’s Health and Fitness Expo”, where free health checkup/tips will be done. This will be on Saturday June 20, @ 10:00 hrs - 14:00 hrs at the church’s parking lot.

Mexico pledges to strengthen relations with Guyana

President David Granger and Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Ivan Sierra-Medel

THE Mexican Government, through its Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Ivan Robero Sierra Medel, has assured that the two countries’ long standing relations will continue.

The ambassador yesterday paid a courtesy call on President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

According to Ambassador Medel, Guyana and Mexico have shared past experiences in development cooperation, and this will continue under the new Administration.

Areas of cooperation between Guyana and Mexico include agriculture, (exploring greater use of coconuts) and training. Mexico provides Guyanese with schol-

arships in several areas two of which are engineering and health. “…We also spoke about future initiatives. There is a large potential for new initiatives, and we hope that we can work, not only bilaterally, but also in forums such as CARICOM.” Ambassador Medel was accredited in April of this year.

Port Mourant double-murder accused makes court appearance

Another Essequibo teenager attempts suicide ANOTHER teenager of the Essequibo Coast, Region 2, has attempted suicide over the weekend, reportedly drinking several Piricon (sleeping) tablets because she was experiencing personal problems.

Reports are that the teenager, who at-

tends a private school, was rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital and admitted on Saturday.

She has reportedly recovered from her ordeal after receiving medical treatment, and was discharged from the hospital yesterday.

Wakapao father remanded for having sex with underage daughter A 38-YEAR-OLD father of Wakapao, Lower Pomeroon River was remanded to prison on Friday, June 5, when he appeared before Essequibo Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Suddie court to answer to a charge of having sexual intercourse with a child who is a family member.

The father was not re-

quired to plead to the indictable charge, which stated that between January 1 st and 31st, 2015, at Wakapao community, he engaged in sexual activity with his 14-year-old daughter.

Prosecutor Haimraj Ramsewack, in opposing bail, said the victim is presently hospitalised and is five months pregnant. He told the court that the of-

fense is very prevalent although of a serious nature, and should the defendant be granted bail, there is a likelihood of him tampering with the victim.

Before a courtroom packed with curious persons, Magistrate Sunil Scarce refused to grant the father bail, and put the case down for July 26.

(Rajendra Prabhulall)

Dead: Ramdat Persaud, alias ‘Buddy’

Double-murder accused, Ian Boodhoo

Dead: Parbattie Vyrauen, alias ‘Nicki’

DOUBLE-MURDER accused, Ian Boodhoo made his initial appearance at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court to answer to two indictable charges of murder before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga.

His court appearance occurred two days after the partly clothed bodies of his reputed wife, Parbattie Vyrauen, and her naked lover, Ramdat Persaud, were found with several incised wounds at a house at Johns, Tain Settlement, Corentyne.

Particulars of the offence read to the 26-year-old Boodhoo are that between June 2 and 3, he unlawfully killed 37-year-old Parbattie Vyrauen, called ‘Nicki,’ of Lot 1 B Kilcoy, Corentyne; and 56-year-old Ramdat Persaud, called ‘Buddy,’ of Lot

62 Tain Village, Corentyne.

The mason, who gave his address as No.3 Settlement, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, was unrepresented by counsel and was remanded to New Amsterdam Prison until July 13. The matter has been transferred to the Whim Magistrate’s Court.

Last Wednesday, hours after discovery of the double-murder, the defendant confessed to killing his reputed wife and her lover at Johns, Tain Village, Port Mourant, Corentyne. Boodhoo told investigators he was fed up at being ‘put on wait’ while his reputed wife of two years carried on a relationship with the overseas-based Ramdat Persaud. He consequently premeditated the horrendous act, as he waited until the couple had retired

before mounting two buckets; broke a western window, through which he crawled; and lingered for hours in the lower flat which housed the kitchen until he was certain that the couple had retired.

Armed with a cutlass which he grabbed from Persaud’s kitchen, he then crept up an inner stairway, entered a north-eastern bedroom where the couple lay asleep on a mattress, and fired the first blow at Parbattie Vyrauen’s neck. He then dealt her lover an incised wound to his head.

Blood spilled across the freshly painted walls of the new house even as the injured couple was unable to leave the bedroom. Rigor mortis had already stepped in when sleuths visited the scene.

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Land distribution to indigenous people of paramount importance

By Rebecca Ganesh

MINISTER of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock asserted that land distribution to the indigenous people is of paramount importance for his ministry as well as the Government.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle from his office at the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Minister Allicock explained that land distribution in communities is an ongoing exercise and it has been long overdue.

“We recently acquired support from the UNDP (United Nations Develop-

- Sydney Allicock

ment Programme) - we intend to continue to hasten this distribution process.”

The Minister noted that this issue of land distribution to our indigenous people is one of importance should these communities develop and become economically viable.

“We need to see how best we can bring a closure to this land demarcation process. We are hoping that within the next five years we can have this all settled.”

“We have issues in mining and lumbering that presently affect these communities where land was allotted to persons

to either mine or conduct lumbering. So we will have to work along with all parties concerned to be able to bring these issues to a peaceful closure.”

This, he noted, has been an ongoing issue that was reported. Some residents have explained that the community was allotted state land and then private stakeholders were given land to either mine or lumber, the Minister noted with much concern as he assured that this matter will be investigated.

With the proper allocation of land to these communities, residents will

have the comfort of their allocated land and will be better able to plan. At the

Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs Sydney Allicock moment some communities cannot plan because they do not know their boundaries.

“It is a very tense situation. I know this will be a challenging project since there are many stakeholders that will be involved, some of which are the GGMC (Guyana Geology and Mines Commission), the Forestry Commission and other private business persons.

I am hoping for an early meeting with all the stakeholders and hopefully we can come to a resolve,” Allicock stressed.

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS He also noted that some communities in Region 8 are utilising state lands and are currently asking for these land titles to be extended.

“We realised that there are some serious legal implications but now we are having with us David James, who is one of the only indigenous lawyers that is very much au fait with the issues affecting Amerindians.”

Minister Allicock further explained that the ministry needs to educate the indigenous people on their rights since many of them are not very familiar with what their rights entail. “We need them to know what their rights are and what the international laws that govern our first people are.”

“We would be guided by those laws and within the confines of the law we will be looking to grant these extensions.”

He stressed that this is the right of our indigenous people.

He alluded to the fact that if more was done to educate the indigenous people of their rights, “they would have been able to be in a better position to negotiate or discuss matters pertaining to their land and its allocation.”

Valerie Garrido-Lowe, Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs echoed Minister Allicock’s views and reiterated that the land distribution is very important.

She noted too that “we have instances where GGMC would have allocated lands for mining purposes within titled land of a community. We will need to have a meeting with all stakeholders so as to iron out these issues.”

City Council begins registration at Municipal Day Care Centres

THE Georgetown Mayor and City Council has commenced registration for the new school year at its four Municipal Day Care Centres. The centres are on South Road, Industrial Site, East Ruimveldt, and Queenstown.

The centres were established to provide support to City Council workers who were having difficulties finding care givers for their children. The service was subsequently extended to other parents in the wider community.

Bourda Market closed tomrrow

THE Georgetown Mayor and City Council has advised that the Bourda Market would be closed tomorrow to allow for sanitisation of the area.

This forms part of the massive clean-up exercise started about three weeks ago in Georgetown. The exercise is to be replicated at other municipal markets.

The Council regrets any inconvenience caused.

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Call (592)651-5220, 680-0632  your Composition, Mathematics, Grammar and Handwriting Skills. Call Full Benefit Academy on (592) 6515220.  schooling individualised tuition and whole day school. Call Full Benefit Academy on 651-5220, 6800632. in studying in the UK? We can help with all preparations. Contact us locally. Call 627-4566. Full and detail information :Face book page - "Coming to the UK"  classes for students/ adults, slow learners for January examinations 2016, Grades 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 lessons. Phonics classes for children. Call 231-1209, 6905008, 619-7911.   - Repeaters & adults, get prepared now! CXC/CSEC January & June 2016 exams, subjects offered Mathematics, English A, P.O.A, P.O.B, O.A, Human and Social Biology, Integrated Science, Biology etc. Contact us at 194 Camp Street between Church and Quamina Streets. Register now for morning, afternoon, evening/night classes, Tel: 6835742. Contact us on (whatsapp, facebook, viber, instagram).    Support worker/caregiver (to live and work in Canada under the Canadian live in care giver Prog r a m ) .

Care for the Elderly, care for the Children, First Aid and CPR.  Training College 227-4881. A registered instituti o n w i t h t h e M i n i s t r y of Educ ation Accreditation Council.     

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HEALTH

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 immediate herbal relief from diabetes, hypertension, burnt stomach and gum pain. Special sex enhancement for men. Tel: 6962957.

 efficient repairs, refrigerators, dryers, washing machines, blenders, etc. Tel: 2270060, 694-1778, 609-8550 Freezezone Enterprises.

 LEARN TO DRIVE  Driving School, 287 Alberttown, Queenstown. Tel: 650-4291, 610-1710.                         Enterprise, 2 Croal Street Stabroek: Enquire about our discount driving package and international driver's permit. Join us on facebook. Tel: 227-3869, 622-8162, 644-7052. 's Institute of Motoring Learn to drive at an affordable cost. Professional, Courteous and Patient Driving Instructor. For more details contact Annmarie/Vanessa at 172 Light and Charlotte Streets, Bourda. Te# 2275072, 226-7541, 226-0168. www.rksinstituteofmotering.webs.com\ MASSAGE

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

Call 661-6694, ask for D i a n na.

RENTAL/HIRE RENTAL/HIRE .  light aluminum scaffolding to rent Tel: 624-5857.  Inn Apartments Premio, Vitz. Eccles New Scheme.

Tel. 679-7139, 639-4452, 619-3660.  tools rental specials, concrete saw, jack hammer, sanding machine, compactor ransom and more. Call 675-0767, 627-5098.

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PENPAL

  male seeks female from USA/Canada between 30 and 40 years old for a serious relationship. Must be living in Georgetown. Call or text 686-5886.  a Friend!

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Telephone Friendship Link. Call 592-261-5079, 654-3670, 6 8 8 8293, 261-6833 twenty-four hours.  intelligent young at heart, sincere 50-year-old Canadian Guyanese businessman of East Indian descent is seeking an attractive fond-loving caring Guyanese female between the ages 35 and 45 years for friendship that may lead to marriage. Serious applicants only contact 416-414-7104 emailtccrepairs@gmail.com . service

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 & altering on all types of clothing for males & females. 667-1111.  to fridges, washing machines, gas stoves, air condition units etc. Contact Kirk 6662276.  to Plasma, LCD, LED TVs, amplifiers, home theatre systems etc. Abdul Electronics 2250391.

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 driver/salesman and one lorry and van driver, licence required, salary plus commission Tel: 226-5473.

 all your electrical installations and building wiring, commercial, industrial or domestic. Call S. and T. Electrical, 6222080, 670-8449.

 selling, renting p r o p e r ty or land? Contact Zinctop Homes Realty. Tel: 2314041, 684-2244, 226-3595. Lot 95 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust.

- w w w. z i n c t o p h o m e s . c o m  applications: Visa - USA, Canada, UK passport forms & GRA forms, location Vreed-enHoop, same building with Royal Castle. Tel: 264-3055, 642-2972, 647-8821.  information on any device hard drive flash drive, memory card and even ipad,C omputer repairs phone unlocking ink refilling. Website building, email setup, facebook, twitter, instagram ,whatsapp magic jack etc. Call 615-8734 223-1765.  course in Beauty Care (3 days, all materials provided), Facials make-up Artistry Natural, Bridal, Dramatic, Nail Care: Manicures, Pedicures, Acrylic nails, Nail designs. Ann's Beauty Salon. Crash courses in Hairdressing also available. Tel: 629-4497, 223-8452.  Visa Service. Professional Visa app l i c a t i o n s t o the US and Ca nad a . Fee s U S A V I S A $3 0 00, Canada $4 0 00, Plaza Computer Service, 245 Sheri f f Street, C/ville. 225-7390, 6180128, 688-1874. Open Monday to Sunday 09:00hrs 21:00hrs &AssociatesFinancial Services. Services: Taxation (VAT, Income & Property Tax, Cash Flow projections, Business development plan, Personal financial adviser & Accounting & Consultancy.

190 Church Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown Guyana (two buildings east of Austin's Book Store) Tel: 223-2105, 6627467, email: joseph.je75@gmail.com.

 distribution truck driver. Must also have valid licence to drive hauler. Apply in person to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling, Stabroek.

 experienced Pharmacy Assistants to work in a reputable pharmacy in Georgetown. Interested persons please call 6032859.

 air condition, re-gassing+ repairs to car AC. Cheap rates. Phone 603-3384.

 all general cons t r u c t i on, contact Mohamed.

Specialised carpentry, masonry, plumbing, power-wash, painting, troweltex, varnishing. Call 233 - , 667 - 6 6 4 4 , ( o f f i c e ) , 216-3 1 2 0 .

  contact Ramroop's Trading at 1 'C' Orange Walk, Bourda. Call 227-1451, 2255998.

 Apply with application and NIS card to May's Shopping Centre, 98 E Regent Street, Georgetown.

and domestic building designs from $10 000. Estimates available. Contact Sean on 667-2189.

 and service - 181 Plantation Enmore, ECD. - TVs, laptops, CD & DVD players, washing machines, gaming system, stereo set, amplifier, vacuum, microwave, tablet etc., Call 592-658-5688.

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 truck driver, must be able to drive and operate HIAB truck Tel: 220-4165, 623-1001.

 to LCD, LED Plasma TV also microwave, washing machines and stereo sets - call 602-9183, 647-2677.

 General Construction: Renovations, building homes, carpentry, masonry, tiling, painting, lacquering, plumbing, electrical etc. Call 617-3642, 220-8329.

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 moulder and rip saw operator, chainsaw owner, any operator. Call Richard, 6097675, 233-2614, 674-1705.  Children Academy, 176 Crown Street, Queenstown is the place for your little ones.

Our experienced caring staff offers top-notch quality care to all our babies, toddlers and students from Day Care to Grade 1 and if you have no place safe to put your grade schoolers we offer that service at an affordable cost.

Come in and see us or call us on 231-0446. Space is limited.

Spirituality SPIRITUALITY  Spiritualist: resolving all problems, blockage, love, and money, etc - Tele: 223-6834, 600-7719.  spiritual help in removing evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, bring ing pros p e r i t y t o b u s i nesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 2200708, 687-5653.  spiritual help in removing evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, brin g ing prosp e r i t y t o b u s i nesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 2200708, 687-5653.  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 powers 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 VACANCY        store coordinator with cashier experience. Tel: 2162502.  Salesman for Real Estate with computer skills e m a i l tonyreidsreaty@hotmail.com.  & semi-skilled welder/fabricator. Tel: 220-4165, 623-1001.  Secretary/Clerk Contact T. Ferguson on Tel: 6802198, 625-4282.

 to work in computer store, 18-25 years, Send application to 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown. cashier and cleaner.

Interested persons can come for interview 50 D'Urban & Haley Street, Wortmanville.   Clerks: 5 subjects CXC, 2-3 years experience, Apply to GT&T Phone Cards Investment, 171 Mandela Avenue, Thirst Park.  to work in computer store, 18-25 years, Send application to 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown.   from East Coast of Demerara.Salary from $20,000 up.

Contact Ramroop's Trading at 1 'C' Orange Walk, Bourda. Call 2271451, 225-5998.  chefs, servers, cashiers, kitchen assistant, cooks, waitresses in fast food and bar. For more information, call 691-6348, 227-8542.  Bond Attendant/ Porter: Apply with written application & passport-size picture. Survival, 173 Sheriff Street, Campbellville 227-5286/9.  Sales Clerks. Apply with written application to J's General Store, Lot 148-149 E½ Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown. Phone 225-2350.  in Trinidad $16 per hour, Can earn $1 150 weekly, live in shared furnished apartment $1 100 monthly rental. 15 minutes walk from work. Call 7 to 7, Hardware Ltd. 1-868-637-2113.   Manager for Xenon Hotel in Essequibo, must have experience, good communication skill and be a self starter. Send application and resume to r t i l ak@adamantiumholdings.com  Cruise Lines - receptionist, cooks, waitresses, housekeepers, storekeepers, electricians, carpenters.

Contact Recruitment Agency 231-6296, 650-9880, www. p l z r e c r u i t m e . c o m  for interior location; must know to cook and bake a wide variety of items. Strictly nonsmoker. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references. Others need not apply. Call 618-2020. female Accounts Clerk. Must have 4 years working experience. Apply in person with handwritten application to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling, Stabroek.

needed. Experience preferred. Send application to: Lens Decor, 8 Sheriff Street, Georgetown.

E m a i l : sasha_lensdecor@hotmail.com. Tel: 227-0176.  experienced mature clerk to work at Middleton Street, must be computer-literate and be able to do NIS and taxes. Free medical benefits available, age 25-45 years old. Send application and CV to email rambarransenterprise@gmail.com.  Clerk highly motivated and energetic person with secondary education. Math and English required plus 2 year experience in retail sales. Send application to: Lens Decor, 8 Sheriff Street, Georgetown.

E m a i l : sasha_lensdecor@hotmail.com.

Tel: 227-0176. /Cook: Housekeeping for family in Georgetown with children aged 6 & 13, plus small dog. Honest, non-smoker, reliable. preferably 45-60 years old Must be able to prepare a variety of dishes, 5 days a week, Sunday to Thursday, a long-term job Tel: 231-8813, 625-7677.  DJ, preferably a person who lives around Georgetown. Two bar persons, two waiters/waitresses, one cleaner for day. Apply in person with an application to: The Manager, Blue Martini Club, Lamaha and De Abreu Streets, Newtown, Kitty any day between 17:00hrs and 18:00hrs. Please note the time.                     Assistant highly motivated and energetic person with 5 subjects CXC including Math and English. Working knowledge of MS Office, plus 1 year experience is needed. Send application to: Lens Decor, 8 Sheriff Street, Georgetown.

E m a i l : sasha_lensdecor@hotmail.com.

Tel: 227-0176.                                                    

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LAND FOR SALE

                                                                                                    

  land, 5 minutes drive from circuit area, Timehri. For information, call 626-7684 (Ally).   Harmonie, 80ft x 50ft - $2M, Tuschen $2M. We buy all low-income house lots.

611-7223, 675-7292.

Land For SaleSALE LAND FOR  house lot at La Parfaite Harmonie $1.1M neg. Call 604-4174.  in Campbellville Housing Scheme -$15M. Tel: 682-3677.  Park 100x125 $60M. Call 611-0315, 690-8625.  Gardens house lot, 50x100. Call 600-2031.  land. Serious enquiries only. Contact 6730591.        Street, Georgetown lot with incomplete fence. Call 663-1728.   ECD, and Versailles WBD, gated compound Tel: 226-8148, 625-1624.  at Parfaite Harmonie, size 45x80. Price $3M neg. Contact 693-3317, 660-0171, 216-0094.  ft, Earl's Court LBI, ECD. Contact 6768827, 629-6584, 697-4800, 6456828.  land at Block X, Section A, Great Diamond Tel: 337-4298, 654-6350.   Corner lot overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, also property at PARIKA. Call 269-0020.  Bank double lot l a n d , $ 9 . 5 M - e m a i l rnarine64@yahoo.com - Tel: 551-482-1026, 592-681-9928.  lots available at Eccles, EBD - $14M Tel: 592-227-2913, 592-689-3033.  lot at La Retraite in the Stanleytown Village District, West Bank, Demerara. Phone 641-9342.  in Sheriff Street, western side, 10 000 sq. ft, fully developed and fenced. 672-4611.  house lot situated between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. Call 615-0329, 612-9013.

LAND FOR SALE  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.                   

          Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond C l e r k . I n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s m u s t h a v e at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Please send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a p a s s p o r t size photograph to Roy's Pharm a c y S t a ll #32-33 & #64-65 Bourda Market, Georgetown.

Also Packing Clerk/Cleaner, age 35-50 years. Please call 2236 072.   - 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 90-92 John Street, Campbellville, Greater Georgetown. Tel: 225-7114 to arrange for interview 09:00hrs 16:00hrs daily, Monday to Friday.

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 business land 125x50 neg., in Smyth Street opposite Jumbo Jet. Valuation $85M Asking price $75M, 3% refund on agent commission earned. Call Lord and Harold Anthony Reid's Realty 627-0288, 667-7812, 2253068, 225-2626, 231-2864, 2255198, 225-2709, 669-, 2261064, 227-6949, 646-1712.

  for business, hotel storage, bond, gas station or house lots, must sell. Call 688-1855.  Gardens Residential lots 50'x100'. Interested persons can contact 225-1787, 231-5359.  Concrete fence, concrete columns that can take a 3-storey building.

For more information, 643-4001, 628-0747.  Diamond Third Avenue/Providence, land with concrete fence, land filled to road height, size 110x60 & 100x50.

Tel: 624-7684.  Gardens EBD (gated community). Size 5 000 sq ft - $9M, $11M and $13M. Royal Real Estate on 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street: Double lot prime business spot, size 12 500 sq. ft US$1.3M. Royal Real Estate on 225-7276, 665 -7400.  Road, Bourda corner lot - $42M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

 away land East and Quamina Streets corner 120x100 US$1.7M neg., Hadfield Street opposite new expected GGMC $115M, S o u t h R oad close to Wellington Street 30x112 $65M, Newtown 75x32 $14.9M, William Street 114x45 $28M, Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 Blygezight box 80x75 $ 3 2 M , P h o n e M r B o o d r a m 6 92-3831, 225-, Mr Pereira 225-3068, 226-1064.  Street, Newtown whole lot $30M, Sandy Babb Street $30M, Queenstown 242ft by 65ft - $115M, Kitty 140ft by 140ft - $100M, Regent Street double lots US$3.8M, South Road $40M, Kingston double lots $60M, Parade Street 170ft by 55ft - $100M, East Bank Public, Garden of Eden area, four lots together for bond $20M, riverside land available Parika four and a half acres $11M, Mentore/Singh Realty 225-1017, 623-6136.

TO LET TO LET  house with all amenities. Call 222-3059. place and apartment. Call 621-5282.     

  Diamond EBD - land with foundation and columns. Price $9M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

 to rent at Uitvlugt, WCD. Contact No. 666-2442.

 EBD: Land size 55x110 (gated community).

Price $13.5M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

 2-bedroom house in Eccles, EBD. Call 681-8754.

 Street, Newtown: Size 135 x 31. Price $31M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

and 3-bedroom suitable for foreigners. Contact 650-0892.

 Street, Newtown: Land with concrete fence. Size 135x31. Price $23M. Royal Real Estate on 225-7276, 665-7400.  45x140 approximately, $3.5M, Ogle public road 110x86 plus 50ft reserve $56M, Ogle 50x180 - $50M. Zinctop Homes Realty 231-4044, 2263595, 661-1952, 639-9693, 6274273.  $30M, $50M, Kingston $85M, Eccles $12M, $8M, Diamond $12M, Dennis Street $21M, D'Urban Backlands, Charlotte Street $75M. Contact MK's Realty 676-3405.  house lot just behind the Princess Hotel, gated community, size 55' x 100' $14.5M. This is currently a booming Guyanese community with malls, water, park, Providence Stadium etc.Call 6474997, 645-9266.  Diamond 2nd Street $8M, $10M, Herstelling $6M, $7M, Linden Highway 45 a c r e s $ 1 5 M , gold claims Sherima 1200 ac r e s $ 2 0 M , Mazaruni 1200 acres $20M, Winiperu 800 acres $20M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.

-bedroom apartment.

Tel: 687-1662.

 business space on Regent Road. 641-2419.

 business spot at the corner of Albert & Fifth Streets 690-0213.                furnished 3-bedroom, with parking downtown, residential 667-1111.  upper flat in Campbellville. Contact Derek 223-9162.                 top flat apartment, Kitty Georgetown. Call 6631728.  business place $40 000 - $60 000 Contact: 627-1893, 694-4148.  Restaurant at Coldingen Road. Contact 697-2501.  upper flat at Vryheid's Lust Public Road $65 000 monthly. 220-4243.

TO LET  2-bedroom apartment, fully grilled, in Campbellville. Tel: 641-8241.  house for $US500 Key Investment. Tel: 615-8734 223-1765  space for Real Estate in Bel Air Park. email carlosbudram@yahoo.com.  house, fully furnished, diplomat rental, residential at US$2500. Call 664-5105.  centrally located in Georgetown, suitable for business. Call 225-7131, 664-7525.  place in Cummings Street & North Road and living flats. Tel: 612-5063.  furnished flat, Middle Street, Cummingsburg, Georgetown. Call 662-6875.  1- and 2-bedroom furnished upper flat from US$25 up. Call 681-2499, 679-0757. : Furnished apartment includes cable, internet etc.

Call 233-3974.  business place on Sheriff Street to rent only for office - Tel: 627-6740. -bedroom apartment opposite UG, for single person. Tel: 222-9123.  barber shop located in Mon Repos. Contact 220-7315, 626-0020.  and unfurnished apartment at LBI. Call 624-6772.  front property at Enterprise Gardens, ECD. Call 6908962.  Regent Street US$3000, Church Street. Tel: 611-0315, 690-8625.  spaces, Regent Street $160 000, $300 000, $500 000, $800 000 & $1M monthly.

Call Eric 616-5914.  Park two-bedroom apartment, AC, hot & cold, parking space. Price $80 000. Tel: 233-6374.  furnished three-bedroom top flat Campbellville. call 225-7900.  Estates gated community: 3-bedroom house, semi-furnished. Tel: 600-7031.  furnished two-bedroom apartment for overseas guests. Contact Ms D, at 661-7354.

TO LET bedroom furnished secure flat in Prashad Nagar, also available parking for car in safe neighbourhood. Call 222-4529.  Office/ business space 400-6000 sq. feet, available parking etc from US$350 neg. Tel: 624-4225.  1-bedroom cottage on lot by itself, between 4th & 5th Streets, Diamond Housing Scheme. Call 648-6311.  vacant business place at Alexander Street and Shell Road, Kitty. Call 227-5637, 6724104. Interested persons only.  self-contained, studiotype apartment situated at 62 A/ Ville $35 000 monthly. Contact 697-8116, 220-7454.    furnished and unfurnished apartments $85 000 to $160 000. Business space.     apartment situated at 352 Non Pareil, ECD, with modern amenities, plus parking.

Contact Nalini, 222-2729, 664-6685.  and office space for rent US$0.40 per sq. ft. available immediately call 226-4421, 626-5945, 624-0321 for more information. -bedroom bottom flat apartment, self-contained, working couple or single person preferred $35 000 monthly Tel: 672-3699.  houses/apartments and commercial spaces and Building to rent.

Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.  10ft x 44ft for business at V/Hoop office, lab, beauty salon, snackette etc.. Rent $60 000. 685-7566. - & one-bedroom apartments in Kitty with parking facilities, $65 000 & $35 000.

Decent individuals. Call 6189117, 227-1354.  spot formerly mining trading Bagotstown: opposite former KFC outlet. Call owner, 671-7114, 233-6987.  floor, Camp Street area. Ideally suited for office or business. Call 609-7675, 6741705, 233-2614.  Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from U S $ 2 0 daily.

227-5852, 638-4404.

-bedroom bottom flat Dennis Street Campbellville, US$500. Tel: 617-9918

-contained rooms and apartment, daily $3 500 to $8 000, rooms weekly $18 000. Julian's Guest House 226-3552, 638-4505.

 constructed apartment/house in healthy and safe environment, WCD. Call 6986496.

 apartment, newly renovated, 136 Fifth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown. Tel: 6640829. Price $60 000 monthly.

 one & twobedroom, clean & grilled, walking distance to UG & Caricom.

Call 623-3404.

 2- & 3-bedroom apartments in Diamond $60 000, $80 000, $180 000. Call Jason 619-8000. Serious enquiries only.

 ground floor business for any kind hair salon, pharmacy etc., Alexander Street, Kitty $75 000, Call 225-0571, 6380787.

Park house US$600, Republic Park house US$750, Bel Air US$2000, Diamond 5-bedroom, Eccles 231-2199, 618-7483.

 10ft x 12ft for business at V/Hoop office, lab, beauty salon, snackette etc.. Rent $60 000. 685-7566.  for rent/for sale: Newly built 3-storey, Lot 39-40 Broad Street. Tel: 6234706, 226-3810.  apartments from US $900, US $1000, US $1200 and upwards . Tel:6461712, 693-8532.  - Ideal for Resturant,Church, School- Above Sankars jm -Upper-US$1200/ Lower Back US$800.  constructed short-term apartment/rooms in Herstelling, EBD. Contact Handel on 621-6862, 655-3065, 514-430-7764. spacious 2-bedroom apartment at Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD, with parking Tel: 651-6988, 686-1368.

-bedroom self-contained flat, laundry and storage room, big yard space. Tel: 2278661. Call 09:00hrs - 16:00hrs.  Margot: Furnished and unfurnished two-bedroom apartments. Serious enquiries only. Call 660-0943.  Park two-bedroom apartment, AC, hot & cold, parking space. Price $80 000. Tel: 233-6374.    Price US$500-US$750.

Contact 610-7558, 225-8382, 638-6883, 225-0018. E three-bedroom house, master bedroom included, recently renovated and available immediately. Contact 651-2478. -bedroom apartment situated at Eccles Housing Scheme, single person preferred.

Contact 668-5741, 233-2272.

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TO LET  Brook Gardens: Two apartments $25 000, $35 000. All bills included. Single working individuals. Call 6899373.  furnished apartment, AC, hot & cold water, internet US$25 daily & also monthly. Call 621-1524, 2316061.  office space at Lot 239 Quamina Street, central Georgetown. Parking available in private yard. Tel: 592-227-2973, 592-689-3033.  2 bedroom apartment (top flat, front view) in residential Land-of Canaan. Decent couple preferred. Price:$45,000.

Tel#.652-6720  bedroom apartment at 248 Area J Industry, ECD, Twobedroom apartment at La Parfaite Harmonie. Tel: 6668585. .  3-bedroom fully furnished top flat at 158 Da Silva Street. Contact Geeta 661-2082, 227-8651.  located space, suitable for salon, computer, insurance/custom brokers, classes. Call 227-3064, 6287589.  self-contained onebedroom apartment Lot 122 Section D, Turkeyen, Sophia - $30 000 monthly. Tel: 592-676-4087, 592-668-7296.   modern 1-, 2- & 3- bedroom, starting from US$400, fully grilled, semifurnished, air-conditioned & secure parking. Contact 623-4861.  unfurnished bottom flat in Da Silva Street, Kitty. Parking for 2 cars, overhead tanks, fully grilled. Price $80 000. Call 625-5897.    2-bedroom unfurnished lower flat apartment, 6th Street, Cummings Lodge UG area Tel: 222-4913. Students or couple preferred.  house, large kitchen, 2 full baths, move-in condition, located at 54 Bent Street, Wortmanville. Contact Marion 231-5380, 663-8500.  3-bedroom upstairs, grilled, toilet and bath inside, telephone, parking, spacious living quarters at EBD. 6685384, 648-3342.  self-contained apartment, 2nd Field Cummings Lodge $35 000, preferably couple or UG student. Call 222-2974, 613-3671.  2-bedroom, semi-furnished bottom flat, South Sophia $45 000 monthly Tel: 697-7842, 222-5541.  furnished apartments Vryheid's Lust, ECD $60 000 monthly, 5 minutes from Ogle International Airport.

Tel: 694-6825.  four-bedroom upper & lower flat Somerset Court at Buddy's Housing Scheme, Herstelling, EBD. Call 455-2518, 629-0992.   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.  fully furnished $100 000. Unfurnished $75 000 on the East Coast fully grilled with light, water etc. parking for 3 vehicles. Contact Mr Khan 603-7411.  house, Eccles, EBD fully furnished, security grille, master room, study room etc., parking. US$3000 monthly Tel: 641-3595.  3-bedroom, newly constructed house with large yard space at Non Pareil Public Road.. fContact 592-6006023. Price US$600 monthly.

20 20 TO LET   luxury houses in Bel Air Park, master rooms fully AC, brand new kitchens/baths US$2200, US$1600 monthly.

Please call 231-4172, 231-7839.  1-bedroom flat (kitchenette) newly built between 9th & 10th Avenues, Diamond, hot & cold, AC, parking from $50 000 monthly.

Tel: 612-9061, 673-7589.  Road: New 3-storey 10-room hotel, restaurant and bar. US$4000. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street, Alberttown: Secure concrete bond. $250 000 neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Furnished 4-bedroom executive house with modern amenities. US$2300 neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400. Road, Lacytown: Large top flat with eight spacious private rooms and reception areas suitable for attorneys, accountants, consultants etc.

Price $400 000. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  Gardens: Furnished executive 2-bedroom apartment with modern amenities.

Price US$950. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887. : Fully furnished 2- bedroom executive apartment with modern amenities. Price US$1450. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400, 685-7887. : Unfurnished 3-bedroom executive house with modern amenities Price US$2000 neg. Royal Real Estate225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887. Junction: Business place, grocery shop, bar & hotel, big canteen, workshop, fuel bond, 2 generators, 3 flat screen TVs, music set, 9 freezers etc. Call for more information 643-4001, 628-0747. -bedroom apartment, semi-furnished A37 Barima Avenue, Bel Air Park, internet access etc. Overseas or working couple preferred. Contact 6552404, after 18:00hrs 225-5904.              Fully furnished 1- & 3-bedroom apartments, AC hot & cold, internet, parking etc.

Suitable for overseas visitors, short term 226-5137, 227-1843.  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.  3-bedroom house in Republic Park, 1 master bedroom spacious living and dining rooms, library, kitchen on ground floor, fenced yard, car parking space for more than one vehicle asking US$2500 monthly.

Contact 619-2141. , EBD: Unfurnished 2- and 3-bedroom apartments. Price $70 000 and $100 000 neg. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  for office space at Carmichael Street opposite Bishops' High School. large three-storey historic building at Crown and Albert Street, Queenstown. Contact 676-8827, 645-6828, 629-6584, 697-4800, : Fully furnished two-bedroom $100 000, one-bedroom fully furnished (shortterm) $80 000, two-bedroom fully furnished (short-term) US$600. Call 658-2667, 692-3238.  Lodge $55 000, Bel Air Park US$500, US$1500, US$2000, Lamaha Gardens US$2000, US$1000 and other properties for offices etc., Call us at Goodwill Realty, 223-5204, 225-2540, 223-8059, 628-7605.

GUYANA CHRONICLE, GUYANA TUESDAYCHRONICLE JUNE 9, 2015Tuesday June 9, 2015

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                       

   Norton Street 3-bedroom $70 000, Diamond 3-bedroom $80 000, Sophia 1-, 2- & 3-bedroom $30 000, $45 000, $50 000, Ogle 5-bedroom with pool US$2500, Bel Air 3-bedroom fully furnished US$1200, Alexander Village 1-bedroom fully furnished $75 000.

 for sale at 3rd Bridge, Diamond Scheme. Tel: 683-4014.

 Street, Bourda: Fully furnished 20-room hotel, restaurant and bar.

US$1.2M. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400.

   apartment ($80 000 to $120 000) in Kitty, Georgetown. Executive property from US$800 to US$2500 in Kitty, Bel Air Park, Lamaha Gardens, Prashad Nagar etc. 222-2300, 6180000, 615-0069.  3-bedroom house in Republic Park. 1-Master bedroom, spacious living, and dining rooms, library, kitchen on ground floor.Fenced yard with car parking space for more than one vehicle.Asking US$2,500 monthly. Contact 6192141.     Atlantic Gardens split level two-storey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained. Meadow Brook Gardens two-storey, 3 bedrooms.

Both with all modern conveniences.     spacious 2storey, 3-bedroom furnished house, Section A, Block X, Diamond, one master bedroom with AC, 2 living rooms, study room, garage, dining room, car parking for multiple cars, modern kitchen with granite counter top.

Rental price $150 000. Please contact us at 225-9527.  apartment Kitty fully furnished $100 000, 1-bedroom Atlantic Gardens $55 000, 3-bedroom Atlantic Gardens $120 000 & 2-bedroom Alberttown $85 000. Zinctop Homes Realty.

Tel: 231-4041, 226-35-95, 6725403, 654-9464.  houses from USD$1200-USD$4000, furnished 2 bedrooms USD$500, 1-2 bedrooms aprtment USD$800USD1,000 and office spaces $75,000 - $USD$2,000. Tel: 2263595, 231-4041, 661-1952, 6725403, 684-2244, 654-9464. (Gardens) $65 000, Diamond $80 000, West Ruimveldt $50 000, D'Urban Backlands $140 000, Bel Air Park $120 000, Kitty top flat semi-furnished US$1100, 2-bedroom US$850, 1-bedroom $90 000, Kitty $65000, Providence $75 000, business spaces $80 000, US$500, US$600, US$1000 Zinctop Homes Realty 231-4041, 226-3595, 639-9693, 661-1952, 627-4273.  Street 3-bedroom $70 000, Diamond 3-bedroom $80 000, Sophia 1-, 2- & 3-bedroom $30 000, $45 000, $50 000, Ogle 5-bedroom with pool US$2500, Bel Air 3-bedroom fully furnished US$1200, Alexander Village 1-bedroom fully furnished $75 000.

Michelle Lewis 617-6917.  rentals Lamaha Gardens US$1500, Bel Air Park US$3000, Bel Air Springs, University Gardens US$2700, Ogle, Queenstown, office building, Kingston Main Street three-storey, Main Street, New Market, Carmichael Street, Camp Street, central Georgetown bond. Apartments furnish or unfurnished. Mentore/ Singh Realty 225-1017, 6236136.   W o r l d # 1 R e a l t or Mister Terry Redford Reid 6677812, 225-6858, 225-7164, 2261064, 225-2626, 231-2068, 6197945. Have the executive rental reduc e d by 35%, Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jac a r anda Ave. Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$18 0 0 , Bel Ai r S prings US$1000, large bond for rental office small form US$3 75, 10 000 sq ft o f f i c e space for te c hn o l o g y b u s i n e s s . 22 5 2626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 6232591, 669-3350.

  Gardens E.C.D, Fully furnished, 2 bedrooms Serviced Swimming pool and generator and maintained compound Excellent for Diplomats and Overseas Business personnel Serious Enquiries only.  226-7541, 226-0168 Mon to Fri 8am to 4:30 pm or 641-9888.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

 two-bedroom house and land at Hope Lowlands, ECD - $4M, Tel: 643-3822, 658-2234, 220-5516.  building, Lamaha Street. Can be used as fast food, hotel, office, clinic etc. $85M. 623-9015.  Berbice opposite University - three-bedroom wooden building. Price $10M. Tel: 2253737, 651-7078. unfinished concrete house at Better Hope South. Price $13M Tel: 642-7898. No agent please.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

 investment hotel $75M neg., 611-0315, 690-8625.

 in Alberttown.

Contact 624-8074.

  Street, Alberttown, Georgetown" Large 4-storey concrete building 6,617 sq. ft business, storage, residential, vacant. Contact 226-7968.

 acre land and house, Unity, ECD Tel: 259-3446, 689-7424.   Street, Kitty Georgetown - $25M. Call 6579013, 628-2044.

 Ruimveldt 2-bedroom flat concrete house and a storage bond $13.5M neg. Prestige Realty & Consultancy 6140166, 601-6639.

-storey building at Lot 58 Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust. Contact 616-1567, 693-8700.   business property at Quamina street $30M. must go!

638-3622, 658-1523.

 at Tushen $10M neg. Call 675-3438.  three-storey building in Queenstown. Call 601-2926, 6156594.  two-storey house in Eccles $32M. neg. Tel: 611-1018, 639-1216.  lots and houses at Eccles, EBD $7.5M. Tel: 592-227-2913, 592- 689-3033.   William Street, Plaisance, $13M neg. Call 2316733 between 09:00hrs and 16:30hrs, Monday-Friday.  Backlands: 2-family concrete house $33M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400. EBD: 4-bedroom concrete house $30M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street, Bourda investment property, suitable for business. US$1.2M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400. Avenue, Diamond, EBD: Incomplete house on corner lot $25M neg. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400.  La Penitence: 5-bedroom furnished executive concrete house. $48M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  2-bedroom 3rd property, 1st Street Alberttown $12.5M, Tel: 692-3831, 225-2626, 225-3068, 227-6863, 626-4180.  in Sheriff Street, western side, 10 000 sq. ft, fully developed and fenced. 672-4611.  Berbice opposite University - three-bedroom wooden building. Price $10M. Tel: 2253737, 651-7078.  for sale at 3rd Bridge, Diamond Scheme. Tel: 683-4014.  . Serious enquiries only. No agents.     Realty, We value, buy, sell or rent your property.

Tel: 694-3875, 654-6198, 649-0353.  and concrete twobedroom house at Lusignan, ECD. Price $5.5M neg. 610-8833.

/Dwelling: 2-storey wooden and concrete, in Georgetown $50M. Land South Ruimveldt Park $10M neg., Buxton $1.5M neg., Call 645-5938.

 two-storey house and land at Goed Fortuin Housing Scheme. Price $13M neg. Tel: 216-5057 between 19:00hrs 21:00hrs.

, Success Line Top. Lusignan ECD. Contact 638-3636.

 Street: Two buildings south of OMG Call 654-4129, (08:00hrs - 17:00hrs).

 Backlands: 3-bedroom concrete house. Repairs needed. $13M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

      R o a d p r o p e r t y $45M neg. BEL AIR $80M, Hotel on Broad street $65M, Properties on sheriff St. Key Investments 641-2664/ 223-1765

 acre land and house, Unity, ECD Tel: 259-3446, 689-7424.

 62 Bent Street Wortmanville, Georgetown. 6605019, 629-6101.

 EBD:: 6-bedroom executive concrete house $36M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400.

 22x55, at Herstelling New Scheme, fourth bridge. Asking $14M neg. 688-1657. -storey house, Vreed-enHoop Public Road, 4th house in.

Call 614-8848 Monday-Saturday, 09:00hrs -17:00hrs.  and concrete 2storey house in 118 Cowan Street, Kingston. Tel: 686-1368, 6773005, 677-3956.  newly built two-storey house at Success, 2 master rooms, AC, fully grilled, garage for 3 vehicles 624-3187, 649-0755.  Brook $68M, Lusignan $17M, 6M, Craig $28M, Kingston $27M, Sheriff Street US$1.7M, Alberttown (land) $18M, 618-0000, 615-0069, 222-2300.   Street, Kitty, double lot, vacant possession. Ideal for business or commercial purposes.

Call Zeena 220-3348, 611-8222. two-storey wooden and concrete property in Norton Street, five buildings from Camp Street $19.M neg. Call 628-0972. EBD: Executive concrete house, 3 bedrooms up and 2 apartments downstairs $53M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Road, Kitty: commercial/residential property $45M. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 6657400. , ECD: Modern 4-bedroom concrete property $30M. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 6657400.  Road: New 3-storey concrete building with roof garden. Can be rented as hotel and bar $120M .Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street, Kitty - commercial/residential property on corner $63M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Hope, EBD (gated community) - Executive four-bedroom concrete house with swimming pool. $33M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400  EBD: 2-family house, 4 bedrooms upstairs, two-bedroom apartments downstairs. Repairs needed. $13.8M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  investment property: 3 bedrooms upstairs and 2 two-bedroom apartments downstairs $34M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

  require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 $44M was $60M. Phone Alysious Periera 623-2591,225-2626, 2252709,225 - 3068 , 66 9 - 0 943 Mr. Pereira.  potential for hotel: 12-room hotel. Owner leaving country, 3rd Avenue Diamond corner lot $24M or best offer. Call Lese 660-8775.  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.  $30M, Newtown $20M, Republic Gardens $65M. Lands - Sparendaam five lots $70M, Eccles Flour Mill road $36.8M Contact 658-2667, 6923258.  St (close to Camp St) 2- storey concrete back building, suitable for attorney, accountant, broker, etc. Price $16M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400, 685-7887.    -storey properties (com mercial/domestic) in Eccles - (wooden/concrete) Agricola, Alberttown G a r n e t t S t r e e t , Nandy Park, Diamond etc. Tel: 216-3120, 667-6644. residential property at 19 Strand, New Amsterdam, Berbice approximately 3 acres overlooking the Berbice River $80M neg. Contact 626-0017.  concrete property, Lot 458 Block '8' Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara: top flat 2 bedrooms, bottom flat 2 bedrooms $20M. Tel: 625-1514.  2-storey concrete house, 3 bathrooms, fully fenced, tiled yard, concrete drains, 4 water tanks, Mon Repos.

Phone 623-9713, 638-0689.  building ground floor, business 1 & 2 floors, 15 bedrooms, suitable for guest house.

Phone 225-5639 - 40. MondayFriday, 08:00hrs to 17:0-hrs.  and land, length 560x33 ft,. one-storey, 3-bedroom wooden house at Triumph Agriculture Road, ECD - $14M or double land for $19.5M. Tel: 6427370, 602-9415.  front, ocean property for rent or sale, at Enterprise Gardens. No pollution and highly healthy. Barter agreements accepted. Don't delay, Call today, 673-0826.

PROPERTY FOR SALE  Hope Public Road, road to Railway Embankment, ideal for auto sales and foreignused parts. Asking $200M Town of Lethem $10M, 5 ½ acres in Craig $14M. Call 696-4297, 6745911.  for lawyers' office & bond South Road $45M, Smyth Street 125x60 $56M, Charlotte Street 100x50 $55M. Mr Boodhoo 692-3831, 669-0943, 623-2591, 669-3350, 225-2626, 225-3068, 226-1064, 231-2064.  $50M, North Road $140M, Sheriff Street $150M, Cummings Lodge $35M, Good Hope $13M, $8M, lodge $18M, Land of Canaan $15M, Da Silva Street, Kitty $55M. Contact MK's Realty 676-3405.  Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens - fully concrete, 6-bedroom giveaway. P r i c e $14.5M. Phone Mr Pereira 6232591, 226-1064,225-3068, 6693350, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, 667-7812, 669-0943..  Park $55M neg, double lot in Da Silva Street, Newtown $25M, Duncan Street $32M, Bel Air Park $50M neg., Lamaha Garden $60M neg., Enmore $9M neg., Coldingen $6M neg. Foundation Realty 618-0000, 615-0069, 222-2300.  investment property, highly residential and commercial, suitable for any business such as bond or storage for containers or 3- or 4-storey building overlooking the East Bank highway and opposite D'Aguiar at Rahaman's Park. Barter agreements accepted and going cheap, Don't delay Call today 690-8962.  property on Brickdam: 2-storey, 5-bedroom house with all amenities including separate servant quarters located in residential area. Call 643-6073, 2238704.  Ruimveldt $8.5M, South $18M, $20M, $26M, Bent Street $15M, $20M, Lodge $20M, $16M, $9.5M, Bel Air Park $45M, $60M, $70M, Section K $65M, Lamaha Gardens $25M, $45M, $70M and other properties. Call us at Goodwill Realty 223-8059, 225-2540, 2235204, 628-7605.  & Son Real Estate, Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj Building. Tel: 227-0265, 2271881, 627-8057. PROPERTY: Republic Park, McDoom Public Road, Robb Street, D'Urban Street business spot, Charlestown, Queenstown, Diamond, North Ruimveldt, New Road West Coast 65. LAND: Croal Street, Non Pareil, George Street, Hadfield Street-South, Friendship land size 115 x 450 (wharf side), Diamond.  fully concrete, executive building in Bel Air Park, requires minimum improvement, reduced from $56M to $39M. Owner leaving the country.

MrBoodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 667-7812, 225-2709, 227-6949, 225-2626, 225-3068.      Meadow Brook Gardens two-storey, 3 bedrooms, modern conveniences. Atlantic Gardens split level two-storey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained, 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, Madame Harte 225-2709, Mohan Lall- 227-6863, 225-2626, 225-3068.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE, TUESDAY GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday June 9, 2015 JUNE 9, 2015 PROPERTY FOR SALE  property, situate on a double lot, Public Road, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, Guyana. For further information please contact Kamta Persaud on 220-6634 or Bibi at 226-2885 or 657-0902. No agents please.  fully concrete business and residence in Garnett Street close to Lamaha Gardens reduced from $44M to $34M. Mr Budram 692-3831, 626-4180, 225-2626, Mrs Mohan 644-0408, 225-3068, Mr Pereira 225-5198, 667-7812, 610-5550, 660-2600, 669-3350, 226-1064.  good. Caneville $2.5M, EBD Diamond 6-bedroom $40M, Little Diamond highway,, Grove concrete 19x40 building $2.5M, Pearl EBD concrete $8.5M, Agricola land 1st Street (big) $6M. Bagotville WBD 37x600 $5M, La Parfaite Harmonie $15.5 $5.8M, Albouystown $12M, South Ruimveldt. Contact 231-2199, 618-7483 GME Realty.  Ruimveldt Gardens $24M, Diamond $55M, Republic Gardens $50M, Melanie $9M, newly built $9M, Guyhoc 2- storey $24M, Eccles New Scheme $34M, Kingston $28M, Providence $28M, Bel Air Park $50M, Happy Acres $60M, Montrose $55M - Zinctop Homes Realty 231-4041, 226-3595, 639-9693, 661-1952, 627-4273. discount ply 2 % commission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete on double lot in Delph Avenue $36M. Joint Services new 4-bedroom concrete $21M was $28M, New Haven on 7 000 sq.. ft land $52M, Bel Air Park two-storey $52M, Bel Air Park. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 623-2591, 225-2626, 669-0943, 225-3068, 627-0288, 667-7812. Georgetown, Bel Air, New Haven, 3-large bedrooms, large self-contained master bedroom, with full en-suite bathroom, fully air-conditioned, upper and lower levels. Inline German engineered water heater, 2 ½ bathrooms, hardwood floor upper, ceramic tiles lower level. Wrap around balcony, private patio and gazebo, pressurised water system, wired in security - MMC. Call 647-8851.  Garnett Street, excellent $45M, Lamaha Gardens concrete wooden $45M, Lamaha Gardens $120M, Bel Air Park $75M, Kitty with extra lot $41M, Queenstown $80M, Republic Park $60M, Continental Park $65M, Robb Street 90% complete three-storey concrete $75M. Others. Mentore/Singh Realty 225-1017, 623-6136.  invite you to buy these bargains Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding Street was $42M now $32M, Pere Street Kitty $34M, Section M ranch-type was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $10M, Roxanne Burnham G a rdens $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 669 - 0 9 4 3 , 6 232591, 226-1064, 225-3068.   in April, 2storey Punt Trench Dam $9.5M with large land reserve for any type of business. Business & Residence Bent Street $16.5M, 2storey 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, D a S i l v a S t reet 85x35 Land $15.9M, Ca mpbellville Schem e 8 0 x 5 0 p l u s r e s e rve $15M, Hadfield Street east of Cuffy 120x50 $18M, Republic Park $14M, Continental Park 104x54 plus 3000 sq. ft reserve all land to build dream house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 2 8 0 0 0 0 s q . f t , Lamaha Gardens $58M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey Barker Street.

P hone Mr Boodram 692 3831,225-5198, Mr Pereira 6232 5 9 1 , 226-1064, 6 6 9 - 0 9 4 3, 225-2709, 225-3068,227-6863, 225-2626

PROPERTY FOR SALE .5bedroom $28M, Charlotte Street $32M, New Amsterdam land 1000 x 70, huge property Tucville $14M, $26M Eccles land $6M neg.           Executive Ogle - $115M, Diamond $35M, Queenstown $65M, $75M, $90M, $150M, $70M, Plaisance (2-storey concrete) $23M, Mahaicony $22M, $65M, Light Street Alberttown $30M, Prospect $20M, Mon Repos $15M, Enterprise $10M, $14M, South Ruimveldt $15M, $30M, La Parfaite Harmonie $6M, $15M, Callender Street $ 12M, New Amsterdam $1.2M, Soesdyke $4M, Tuschen $50M, $15M, Lamaha Gardens $80M, North Ruimveldt $32M, $40M, George Street $30M, Norton Street $9M, Chateau Margot $140M, Sophia $4M, Mahaica $15M, Glasgow H/ S $9M, Edinburgh Public Road $1.8M, Diamond $28M, Essequibo Hotel $116M, Bartica $12M, $9M, Timehri (business place) $85M, Fyrish $500 000, North E/La Penitence $20M, Garnett Street, C/ ville $50M, North Road $40M, Meadow Brook Gardens $18M, Eccles $34M, Cornelia Ida $27M, Continental Park $50M, Leonora $15M, Lima Sands Essequibo $25M, Nismes $5.2M, Albourstown $35M. Land for sale - 157 acres river to highway, Linden Highw a y $ 3 0 M , g a r d e n of Eden $3M, Bel Air Park $60M, Eccles $16M, Pouderoyen ½ acre $5M, P a r i k a $ 9 5 M , Q ueenstown $40M, South Ruimveldt $8M, Paradise WCD $18M, McDoom $6M, Alberttown $19M, Robb Street, Bourda $75M.   Ogle 5-bedroom furnished, swimming pool US$4000 monthly, 5th Avenue Diamond 3-bedroom $90M monthly, Newtown Kitty US$1000 unfurnished, Coldingen bond $150,000 monthly, new oneand two-bedroom apartments in Georgetown US$800, US$1200, US$1500 monthly, New Amsterdam US$5500, US$6500 Charlotte Street 3-storey building US$4000, South Road 2-bedroom apartment $65 000 monthly.

All prices are negotiable.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

and sign frames in all sizes. More offer. 639-2000.  40 outboard, Yamaha 15HP. Call 662-2445.  German Shepherd pups Tel: 333-4130, 663-3495.  Contact 600-3399.  tyres 16, 17 & 18 inches.

Contact 690-4357.    Hauler for parts.

Call 656-2350.  Generator. Tel : 670-9993, 613-3846  new & used CAT 312 final drives. Call 656-2350.  Jewellery stall, Stabroek Market 690-0213.  breed Rottweiler pups.

Call 671-7450, 626-5306.   312B CAT Excavator. Call 656-2350.  female 10-week-old Rottweiler pups. Contact 227-8028.           2 & 3 Xbox 360 with games call: 684-3025, 256-3640.  gas: 407C-25 LBS. Phone 233-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.   generator going cheap, owner leaving country. Call 628-6160.  plywood pools table, one 2 ft aquarium, one five-piece circle set. 223-1453, 666-6788.

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FOR SALE

 Pitbulls, make & female, 7 months old. Call 616-8928 anytime, 220-5139 after 17:00hrs.

 cooler fridge (Premier), hardly used, works excellently and looks new. For information, call 231-9086. Price very reasonable.

-made flatbed trailers & also one 40-ton lowbed trailer .

Call 656-2350.s  Mixed breed Mastiff, vaccinated & de-wormed, Call 644-8958.  German Shepherd dog. Good for breeding and guard purposes 669-9674.   swimming pool tablets. Phone 223-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.

  clean $2 000, 212 new model $1.85M, Lincoln welding generator, gas needs clean up. Contact 625-7662.  gas: 22, 410, 134A & 404A, also argon gas and helium gas for balloons. Phone 2330608 (08:00hrs-16:00hrs, Monday to Friday

 Race horses Price negotiable. Tele: 686-0328, 917-545-7502

 stoves (new), 2 sets bar lights, 1 5000 BTU, AC 110 volts, 624-7906, 641-3018.

  very good condition. For more information, 6267684 (Ally).

 Kinlow J-410 motorcycle and a Yamaha Rava 125 motor scootor. Contact Sheldon 615-6474, 682-3942.  freezer in immaculate condition, 17 cubic feet.

Price $110 000. Contact 6774757, 614-3569.  12 000 rare and expensive stamps, old documents,/ old coins and money etc. 2276817, 226-5183, 624-7341.  chickens best quality, affordable price, any quantity. Call 622-7026, 661-3671 for booking.   boat complete with 40hp Yamaha. 350 lb. banga seine, 3 000 lb ice box, Tel: Jack 668-6624, 672-8939.  new - $315 000, 6 BNC 18" speakers $75 000, power amp $200 000, Peavey CS 4000. Call 623-3240.  road roller, heavyduty welding set on wheels, 3 Caterpillar backhoes call 623-3404.  Knight Rider Scrambler motorbike, digital speedometer, less than 1 year old $400 000 neg. Call 643-6947.  top cone machine, can be used as portable or a van $400 000. Price neg. Call 643-5838.

 and Acetylene gases, fast and efficient service, 10-11 McDoom Public Road, EBD. Phone: 233-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.  soda 55 lb, soda ash: 50 lb, Sulphuric acid 45 & 5 gals, Granular chlorine:100 lb, Alum 55 lb.. Phone 233-0608, 08:00hrs16:00hrs, Monday to Friday.   Bold (new) $6 000,Blackberry Bold 4 $20 000 flash camera, Iphone 3 $15 000, Sony camcorder $10 000. Call 682-2861.  brand refrigerators, gas stoves, barbecue grills, bicycles. Kenmore, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Maytag Call 2250571, 638-0787.         SDMO 28KVA silent (John Deere) missi n g AV R , f u e l p u m p , d i g i ta l panel, almost new, sold as is, $750 000. 639-2000.   Box 4x4, Toyota Solid Diff Springs, Steering Grass Knife, Rear Driveshaft, Wheels, Lights, Fenders - Sale. Tel: 691-2077.  Ford backhoe in working condition. Any reasonable offer accepted. One Gates cramping machine. Call 220-1543, 697-6167. truck all sizes, barbecue grill, sand blasting tank, 2 2-inch water pumps Honda (not working).

Everything must go Tel: 627-7835.  32" TV, $35 000.

Sylvenia 13" combo with DVD TV $18 000, Sharp 13" combo with VCR $15 000. All in good working condition. 639-2000.

15 000 watts, gas model, on wheels, 110-220, in excellent condition - $325 000. 6392000.

 generator 7750 XL, press and pull start, 3400 DeWalt pressure washer PSI Honda, power tools etc. Call 644-0744.

Diesel 5000 watts generator, 110-220, on wheels, in good working condition. $120 000, 639-2000.

 aluminum boat (Hull) 30ft. x 10ft., one 340 Yanmar engine (perfect condition), one trailer.

Contact 623-1387, 220-4507.

 breed Rottweiler, update vaccine, wonderful, cute loving family dog 617-9476, 6417743, 264-2210.

 top loader washing machine, Hoover vacuum, double bunk metal bed frame and an elliptical exercise machine Tel: 216-2502, 654-4726.

 laptop $20 000, Samsung DVD player $15 000, Pioneer receiver player $35 000 650-0892.   parts, track, gearbox, rams, pump, turntable, double axle truck, DS, bulldozer, SRZ V6 engine. 621-4862.  water purification system, retention tank, air, water tank fibreglass, ready to install, new chlorine pump. Call 6848231.

  4 ft wide fibreglass boat, 24ft long wooden boat, 25 Tohatsu engine, 200lb 7-inch, 200lb 6-inch and 200lb 5inch nylon seines. Contact 2202421, 670-9607, 642-0598.

  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.

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

 nose Pitbull, vaccinated and dewormed. Contact 6536191.

  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.

           

 600 amp transfer switch (automatic), one 200 amp transfer switch (manual). Tel: 627-7835.

  mixed pups, vaccinated and de-wormed. Call 6190585, 226-0931.

 furniture, sofa set, microwave, wall divider, dishes, circle saw, brush cutter and so much more. Owner leaving.

Call 615-0329, 612-9013.

 glass luxury boat, inboard engine, industrial table top router & saw, industrial carpet washer & wet dry vacuum, generator. Contact Brian 677-4310, 657-3382.

 55 - $90 000, Iphone 45 - $60 000, Iphone 5 $75 000, Note II Samsung $70 000. Tel: 639-2000.

 laptops and cell phones. Contact 615-6594, 6012926.

FOR SALE

 computers from $55 000, free games & educational software, Blackberry $14 000, laptops screens, memory & hard drives at low prices. FutureTech 231-2206.      chairs, nails table, pedicure unit, glass showcase, flat screen television, overhead dryer, sofa, stereo set, shampoo sink etc. 6416710, 667-5330.

 tables, table lamps, writing desk, antique things also some Nissan parts, a parts washer and brand new pipe fitting adapter and hose.

Tel: 675-8008.   CD players, 2 base music sets, Sony projector, Nikon camera D-100, Kuji film camera, HP printer 385, 10x20 white party tent. Tel: 629-3294.

VEHICLES FOR SALE   Swift, ladydriven, PPP series. Tel: 629-9127.  working condition. Call 677-7580.  212, Toyota Premio. Tel: 622-5755.  Nissan Surf PRR series.

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Tel: 615-4075, 649-0177.

 arrived: wholesale only area rugs s i z e s 2 1 0 x 3 2 0 cm, 240x340cm, 200x285 cm; special delivery from Georgetown to Rosignol, Georgetown to Parika Contact Tel: Rajin 656-9959.

  in excellent condition $1.45M neg.

Call 642-2289.

 Dell laptop $35 000, Dell 17" monitor $12 000 Dell Optiplex GX520 $25 000, dell Optiplex 3020 desktop i5 processor 3.2GHz 4GB - 500GB and many more call 644-2010.

 minibus, 15 seats, excellent condition, hardly used.

Must be seen Call 678-5311.

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Bedford Model M truck with winch, GRR series, LED bar light, good condition $3.6M. XGMA 5-ton wheel loader $12M. Call 645-9888..    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.

VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLE FOR SALE

   CRV, Tel: 616-2733, 220-3935.  192 Toyota Corona, working condition. Call 697-9691, 218-0904.  PSS SERIES. Contact 625-0345.

 - 1986 Nissan D21 GFF series 2WD $400 000. Tel: 233-3025, 690-6946.

 Axela PPP series $1.6M. Contact Munesh 6790009, 256-4163.  Frontier, lefthand drive, V6 engine, black $2.2M neg. Tel: 617-8316.  Avensis, rims, TV, HID lights, $2.7M., PPP series.

Call 698-7793.  Toyota Premio 2003 model, PNN series, excellent condition. Price neg., Tel: 648-4259.  Toyota Allion, one Honda CRV both in excellent condition. Tel: 661-3010.  Mazda Axela, excellent condition 17" rims, Price $1.7M neg. Tel: 226-4356, 665 3038.  female-driven Toyota Raum in excellent condition. Call 660-9926.  2005, 2007 & 2010, manual & auto 4 x 4, fully loaded. Call 227-1511, 668-5171  Titan GSS series immaculate condition. Contact 629-4392, 662-1445. Carina - $200 000. Tel: 667-2361, 668-1690, 220-6222.  enclosed canter truck GPP series $1.7M neg. Call 6692030, 672-7189.  RZ bus, long base, in working condition BLL series.

Price $1.3M neg. Tel: 645-4141.  Nissan Canter truck in very good working condition.

Price $800 000. Call 677-1177.   BLL series, automatic, 4-wheel drive, diesel.

Price $1M neg. 672-8042.    $2.2M. Contact 231-5191, 6440273, 603-1915.  F150 pickup truck, 2004 model, mags, AC, low mileage, 4x4. Price neg. Call 6286819,

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Cavs pushed to OT but beat Warriors in Game Two (REUTERS) - The Cleveland Cavaliers let an 11-point lead slip in the fourth quarter but dug deep in overtime to beat Golden State 95-93 on Sunday and square the NBA Finals series at 1-1.

Matthew Dellavedova made a pair of free throws to put Cleveland ahead with 10 seconds to go in overtime and the injury-hit Cavs held on for the Game Two triumph.

LeBron James again carries the Cavaliers offensive burden with 39 points.

Women’s World Cup …

Germany women put 10 past Ivory Coast

GERMANY began their bid to regain the Women’s World Cup by putting 10 past Ivory Coast in Ottawa. Celia Sasic scored a hat-trick and Anja Mittag netted twice as Germany were 5-0 up inside 35 minutes.

Mittag completed her treble after the break, with Simone Laudehr, Sara Dabritz, Melanie Behringer and Alexandra Popp all finding the net.

“We had judged them to be better than they were today,” said Germany coach Silvia Neid.

Germany fell short of matching the record they set with an 11-0 win over Argentina in 2007.

They went on to defend the trophy they won four years earlier, but failed to reach the semi-finals on home soil in 2011.

Now, the team at the top of the world rankings annihilated an Ivory Coast side who, at 67, are the lowest ranked in the tournament.

“We must forget the score from today, forget the negative points, and learn from this,” said Ivory Coast coach Clementine Toure. “Playing the best team in the world is also the best way to learn for us.”

Germany could have had more had they not wasted a host of chances in a desperately one-sided first half an hour.

Ivory Coast, making their tournament debut, were able to stem the tide for 30 minutes either side of the break and even had chances to get on the scoresheet.

Binta Diakite had a goal ruled out for a foul on German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer and Ange N’Guessan headed over when faced with an open goal.

But as the African side tired, more gaps opened in their defence, and Germany were able to add five more in the final 25 minutes.

Germany meet Norway, who beat Thailand 4-0, on Thursday. (BBC Sport)

LeBron James had scored 44 points in his team’s series opening loss and again carried the offensive burden with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists for the Cavaliers, who lost All Star Kyrie Irving to a serious knee injury in Game One. Irving had surgery on Saturday to repair his fractured left kneecap, a procedure described as successful by the team.

James said it has been a difficult time for the team.

“Very emotional win right here with everything we’ve been through,” he told reporters. “For us to tough it out like this and be able to come back and even the series is big time.”

Cleveland’s relentless defence held Golden State to 39 percent shooting and made it a forgettable night for regular season MVP Stephen Curry.

Curry had just 19 points on 5-for-23 shooting but he capped the home team’s comeback with a game-tying layup with eight seconds left in regulation that forced overtime.

Curry then put Golden State ahead 93-92, with a pair of free throws with half a minute left in the extra session but then fluffed a potential game-tying shot and committed a turnover on the Warriors’ last two possessions.

“Shots I normally make, I knew as soon as they left my hand that they were off,” Curry said. “That doesn’t usually happen. One game isn’t going to alter my confidence.”

Klay Thompson led Golden State’s offence with 34 points.

Cleveland had additional key performances from Timofey Mozgov (17 points, 11 rebounds) J.R. Smith (13 points) and Dellavedova, who led the defensive stand against Curry.

“He’s a courageous kid that plays right,” said Cavaliers coach David Blatt of Dellavedova.

“He played big tonight, and we needed him to.”

Game Three is today in Cleveland. The opening two games have both gone to overtime, a first for the NBA Finals.

Russia, Qatar ‘may have bought votes’ RUSSIA and Qatar may have had to pay bribes to secure their World Cups, Sepp Blatter’s former special adviser has suggested.

Guido Tognoni worked “extremely closely” with the FIFA president during Blatter’s second term.

“In FIFA, for many years, you could only reach your goal by taking dollars in your hands,” Tognoni told BBC Sport.

World football’s governing body was contacted by BBC Sport but it has not responded at the time of publication.

The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments is the subject of a Swiss criminal investigation.

Asked if countries had any choice other than to bribe FIFA during the bidding process, Tognoni replied: “This speculation is permitted, yes.”

Russia and Qatar deny wrongdoing, while Blatter has not been named in a separate U.S. criminal investigation into widespread corruption at FIFA. However, Tognoni, who was Blatter’s right-hand man for a period in the mid-90s and again between 2001-2003, said he did not think the World Cups would be taken away from Russia or Qatar.

“Even if there is evidence that FIFA people were bribed, where is the problem - with FIFA, or the people who had no choice but to get the World Cup with bribing?”

Seven senior FIFA officials were arrested last month in high-profile dawn raids at a Zurich hotel, where they had been staying before the presidential election.

They are among 14 people charged by U.S. prosecutors, who allege that bribes and kickbacks of more than $150M (£100M) had been accepted over a 24-year period. (BBC Sport)

U.S. wants to ensure world soccer operates with integrity KRUEN, Germany (Reuters) - President Barack Obama yesterday made his first comments on the scandal enveloping soccer’s governing body, saying the sport is a “massive business” that needs to be run with integrity.

“In conversations I’ve had here in Europe, people think it is very important for FIFA to be able to operate with integrity and transparency and accountability,” Obama told reporters at a news conference after the G7 summit.

Obama said he could not comment directly on the FBI’s investigation into bribery and corruption at FIFA. But he said soccer is not only a game but a business and “a source of incredible national pride,” and that the United States wants “to make sure that a sport that’s gaining popularity is conducted in an upright manner.”

Sparta Boss claim ...

From backpage with a 17th minute goal.

North Ruimveldt, on the back foot from the inception, finally pulled one back in the 20th minute when Joshua Browne scored, but the side had no more options or chances to find the equaliser.

In the third place showdown, Showstoppers were jubilant after drawing first blood in the sixth minute through a Nathan Allicock strike, but Hubert Pedro levelled things with a goal on the brink of halftime (15th).

However, things went pretty sour for Showstoppers in the second half as they found themselves behind in the first minute when Michael Pedro recorded the first of his double. The score then was 2-1.

Michael Oie made it 3-1 in the 18th minute. Michael Pedro’s second upped the score in the 23rd minute then Randolph Wagner and Jamal Pedro accounted for the fifth

and sixth goals as they scored in the 25th and 26th minutes respectively.

The night began with these four teams billed to play in the semis. North Ruimveldt humbled Showstoppers 3-0 then Sparta Boss made their way into the final with a 1-0 win over West Front Road.

Travis Grant’s double (21st and 29th) and Colin Daniels’ 28th minute goal were more than enough to help North Ruimveldt keep a clean sheet against Showstoppers, while Sheldon Shepherd scored the decider for Sparta Boss in the eighth minute against West Front Road.

The Guinness Greatest of the Street National Championships began on Friday night at Pouderoyen Tarmac with sixteen of the country’s top ‘small goal’ teams competing for the coveted title and continued Saturday at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac before the grand finale on Sunday.

World Cup hopefuls ...

From backpage International Airport said that the squad will be heading into the game tomorrow with only a positive result on their minds.

The Trinidadian Shabazz recollected on the difficulty in choosing the final squad for the first game, noting that all the players have dedicated their time and worked tirelessly for the right to don the colours of the Golden Jaguars.

The Squad: goalkeepers: Akel Clarke and Derrick Carter D efenders : Matthew Briggs, Collin Nelson, Jamaal Smith, Adrian Butters, Samuel Cox and Dwain Jacobs.

Midfield: Vurlon Mills, Ricky Shakes, Brandon Beresford and Christopher Nurse (captain), Konata Manning, Trayon Bobb, Walter Moore, Eon Alleyne and Neil Danns.

Forwards: Emery Welshman, Sheldon Holder, Marcel Barrington and Daniel Wilson.

Head Coach: Jamaal Shabazz Asst. Coach: Wayne Dover Goalkeeping Coach: Andrew Hazel Equipment Manager: Trevor Burnett Managers: Mark Xavier and Faizal Khan Trainer: Anson Ambrose P hysiotherapist : Duane Saunders and Beverley Nelson

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Perry takes sprint double as AAG Senior championships conclude

By Tamica Garnett IMPRESSIVE wins by Running Brave athletic club’s male and female 4x400m teams gave a fitting close to a hyped day that included wins by Natrena Hooper, Rupert Perry and Devon Barrington, as the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) National Senior Championships concluded on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Rupert Perry’s win in the men’s 200m to complete a sprint double was the climax of the day. Saving the best for last, Perry, who was second to his Guyana Defence Force club mate Davin Fraser in the heats, relegated Fraser to second place when the final came around clocking a time of 21.1 seconds while Fraser whizzed in behind in 21.4 seconds. Third place went to Linden’s Compton Caesar who clocked 21.7 seconds.

Perry, who is still getting a feel of things after returning to track from an injury that took him out for two years, continued to let those to come know that he is still in the game and looking to get to the top.

“It was a good comeback for me, knowing that I was injured for two years to be able to come back and win both of my races. This is really good. It took great focus, because I had a lot of critics.

People were saying that I can’t come back and that I’m done with track and field, so I had to focus real hard and train real hard. I’m not up to top shape due to the weather but I’m getting there,” the 25-year-old said.

Natrena Hooper won the women’s 200m in fine style as she clocked 24 seconds flat, ahead of Avon Samuels who finished in 25.1s for second and 100m winner Aniqah Powley who clocked 25.5s.

Hooper also walked away with silver off her performance in the triple jump, with the gold going to 400m champion and Hooper’s sister, Natricia. Women’s long jump gold medallist Cindy Fraser took third spot in the triple jump.

Devon Barrington, who

GDF’s Rupert Perry makes his way down to the finish line to claim his sprint double. brought home Running Brave’s win in the men’s 4x400m, took gold in the 800m where he ousted GDF’s Ornesto Thomas with his time of 1:54.2s while Ernesto clocked 1:55.0s and Mikhail Nelson took third.

Winning the women’s 1500m in a stunning upset over Cassey George on Saturday, Andrea Foster returned and continued her dominance as she clearly took home the women’s 800m clocking 2:19.3s to beat Shantel Hinds.

Yoel Benjamin won the men’s triple jump and Julio Sinclair the men’s dis-

cus. Benjamin recorded 13.95m as his best attempt, while Sinclair covered 38.81m as his best throw.

Second place in the discus went to Police SC athlete Kleon Spellen who threw 32.37m.

Cleveland Thomas, another pillar in the Running Brave’s powerhouse 4x400m team, took the men’s 5000m stopping the clock a 15:48.4s while Winston Missigher was second (16:13.3s) and Matthew McKenzie was third.

The other two pivotal athletes to Running Brave’s win were two-time CARIFTA Games bronze medal-

list Jason Yaw and Quacy Clementson. The team won the event in a time of 3:21.0s just ahead of the Police athletics club which comprised Winston Dummett, Arinze Chance, Tevin Garraway and Kareem Purch.

Well-known distance athlete Alika Morgan was also in the winners’ circle as she took the women’s 5000m in just over 19 minutes.

Athletes were presented with the prizes by AAG president Aubrey Hutson in a simple presentation ceremony at the close of the event.

NOTABLE DATES

CANADA would not go down as a favourite hunting ground for female bantamweight Shondell `The Mystery Lady’ Alfred. Of the five defeats received so far in her career, three have been in Canada. The first occurred on June 9, 2000 in Nova Scotia.

The Guyanese boxer-puncher, undefeated in three fights at the time, faced Austrian-born Doris `The Hammer’ Hackl in a six-rounder. Referee Ken Wood halted the fight at one minute and 14 seconds of the fourth round to save Alfred from ‘The Hammer’.

Lisa Brown picked up from where Hackl left off and TKOed Alfred in round two in September 2000.

That fight was held in Ontario, Canada. In May 2006 Alfred lost by unanimous decision to Danielle Bouchard in Montreal, Quebec. `The Mystery Lady’ only lost once in Guyana the other defeat came at the hands of Brazilian Alexandra Matheus in Aalborg, Denmark on February 28, 2004. However, the Guyanese was able to bounce back and won the vacant WIBA world title in September 2009 following a pointsdecision win over Corinne Van Ryck DeGroot.

Alfred has not been in the ring since defeating Olga Julio on November 6, 2010 at the Princess Hotel and Casino. The mother of two was set to make a comeback in November 2012 against Mexican, Zulina Muñoz, for the World Boxing Council (WBC) female Super/flyweight title.

However, the fight was cancelled when doctors performing medical checks hours before the bout, discovered that the Guyanese was more than two months pregnant.

DILLON `Barcelona’ Carew was 36 years old when he decided to permanently move away from fighting inside the ring. His decision to pull the plug after 15 years of blood, sweat and tears in the ring was prompted by the outcome of his last fight.

Carew had moved through the divisions from a lightweight and late in his career campaigned as a middleweight. On June 9, 2007 he met American Elvin Ayala and was stopped in the second round. Carew had represented Guyana at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain along with the late Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis.

He joined the professional ranks the same year and was crowned national lightweight champion in 1994 when he defeated Glen Forde. The experienced Barrington Cambridge was his next scalp and a win over the veteran allowed Carew to wear the Guyana junior welterweight crown.

In a career that spanned 15 years the southpaw Carew battled the likes of Ricky Hatton, Meldrick Taylor, Diosbelys Hurtado and Leonard Dorin to name a few. He is now a respected trainer in the USA and operates out of the Gleason’s Gym in New York.

England have picked exciting ODI squad, says McCullum LONDON, England (Reuters) - New Zealand expect a new-look England squad to match their aggressive style of cricket in the five-game one-day series, captain Brendon McCullum said yesterday.

Following a dismal World Cup campaign, England are resting key players including fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad, for the series against the Kiwis which starts in Birmingham today.

Young seamer Mark Wood, destructive top-order batsman Alex Hales and wicketkeeper Sam Billings will hope to get the chance to impress.

England captain Eoin Morgan and New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum pose with the series trophy. (Action Images via Reuters/Philip BrownLivepic)

“I like the look of the squad, I think it’s an exciting squad they’ve picked,” McCullum told Sky Sports.

“It’s obviously a little bit raw but it’s full of talented players who are pretty ag-

gressive with bat and ball.

“England have got some really dangerous players and judging by the comments coming out of their camp they’re looking forward to branching out a little bit,” McCullum said.

The two sides fought out a gripping 1-1 draw in the Test series, with England winning the first match at Lord’s before the Kiwis struck back to seal a comprehensive victory at Headingley last week.

“The Test matches were played in great spirit and I’m sure this will be the same,” McCullum said.

“Both teams will relish the opportunity to pit their skills against the other.”

New Zealand reached this year’s World Cup final playing a supremely positive and energetic brand of cricket.

“The way we went about it throughout the World Cup

gives us a good chance and, hopefully, on the back of a pretty good Test series we’ll play a similar style and can continue to build on that,” McCullum said.

England fast bowler Steven Finn said the hosts would be looking to match the New Zealanders’ positive and innovative tactics.

“They are obviously very strong. To get to the final of the World Cup is no mean feat,” Finn told the England and Wales Cricket Board website (www.ecb.co.uk).

“They’re an exceptional one-day side but we’re looking to go toe-to-toe with them and we’re looking to fight fire with fire.”

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Triple Crown winner American Pharoah gets deserved rest ELMONT, New York (Reuters) - Less than 24 hours after joining the exclusive Triple Crown club, Belmont Stakes champion American Pharoah appeared ready for the next challenge.

“Looking at the horse today, he looked pretty darn good for a horse that just ran a mile and a half,” trainer Bob Baffert told reporters on Sunday. “He’s a tough horse. Today he looked like he could run back in three weeks.”

A m e r i c a n P h a ro a h became the 12th winner of the U.S. Triple Crown by winning the $1.5 Belmont Stakes on Saturday, after claiming the Kentucky Derby on May 2 and

the Preakness Stakes two weeks later.

No horse had swept all three since Affirmed in 1978 and Saturday’s triumph sent the Belmont Park crowd of 90 000 into hysterics. As jockey Victor Espinoza walked the colt in front of the grandstand after the race, the cheers were at full volume.

After a career-opening loss at Del Mar, American Pharoah is a perfect seven-for-seven, including Saturday’s commanding 5-1/2-length victory over Wood Memorial winner Frosted.

“Everybody was on board with this horse,” Baffert said of the adoring Belmont Park fans. “This journey with this horse has

Blake makes successful return to competition KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Former World champion Yohan Blake took a huge stride towards his participation in this summer’s World Championships in Beijing, when he made his first competitive appearance in nearly a year, at last weekend’s Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association All-Comers development series here.

The injury-plagued 25-year-old competed in the 200 metres, winning his heat in a cautious time of 21.57 seconds at Yohan Blake the National Stadium.

And while the time was just good enough for 13th overall, Blake said the outing had been a vital one as he looked to make a comeback on the international circuit.

“First I have to give God thanks that I am back on the track,” the 2011 World 100 metres champion said.

“It felt different (because) I was really nervous (and) didn’t know what I could do really. But I feel really good to the get the rust off.”

Blake had a superb year in 2012 when he finished with silver behind Usain Bolt in both men’s sprints at the London Olympics.

However, he was forced out of the World Championships in Moscow the following year due to a hamstring injury and an attempted comeback last July in Glasgow finished in disappointment when he pulled up dramatically and crashed to the track.

With the Jamaica National Championship set to begin June 25, Blake has his sights trained on a positive outing, with qualification for the World Championships in mind.

“I don’t take long to get going, so I am going to come next week and run one more and head into the trials,” the Jamaican said. “I just have to keep it simple and do some speed work and I will be good.”

He remains unsure, however, about his participation in both sprints at the National Championships, and stressed his focus was on returning to competitive shape.

“I am not sure as yet, I am still leaving it for the coach to decide what he thinks is best for me,” Blake noted. “I just want to get back my competitiveness and see what happens, but I would like to be in the top three.”

The World Championships are set for August 22-30.

Jockey Victor Espinoza, aboard American Pharoah, celebrates after winning the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes, as well as the Triple Crown, in Elmont, New York, Saturday. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)

been incredible since we started it - from the Rebel (Stakes) to the Arkansas Derby, the whole (Kentucky) Derby thing.

“There was a lot of pressure, and then there’s the stress. I was really relieved to win the Derby, and I was happy to win the Preakness, and yesterday was very emotional for me.”

Baffert’s three previous attempts to claim the Triple Crown at Belmont Park ended in heartbreak after losses

by Silver Charm, Real Quiet and War Emblem.

“I was starting to believe that maybe it was never going to happen,” he said. “You have to have a superior horse, and he also has to be tough and be able

to handle the grind.”

For American Pharoah’s curtain call, probably in August, Baffert is looking at the Haskell Invitational, the Jim Dandy, the Travers Stakes, or perhaps the Pacific Classic.

But for now, the son of Pioneer of the Nile is getting a well-deserved mini-vacation.

“After we freshen him up, we have options,” said Baffert. “We’ll have time to figure it all out, and right now we just want to love on him and enjoy him.”

The colt’s career will likely end in October at the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.

“We want to share him with the fans. He’s our Stanley Cup,” said Baffert.

Wawrinka climbs to world number four, Nadal down to 10 LONDON, England (Reuters) - French Open champion Stan Wawrinka has moved up five places to number four in the official ATP world rankings released yesterday.

But Spain’s Rafa Nadal, beaten in the quarter-finals, has dropped to 10th, his lowest position for 10 years.

Wawrinka described his four-set victory in the Paris final over world number one Novak Djokovic as “the match of my life”.

It enabled the 30-year-old Swiss to shoot up from number nine, while Nadal tumbled the other way after going out at the quarter-final stage to Djokovic in a tournament he has won nine times.

Maria Sharapova dropped two places in the WTA rankings to number four following her fourth-round defeat at Roland Garros, with the Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova replacing her at number two ahead of Simona Halep.

Kvitova’s compatriot Lucie Safarova, the runner-up in Paris to number one Serena Williams, rose six places to a career-best seventh.

French Open champion Stan Warinka

Brazil extend winning run to nine with win over Mexico

By Andrew Downie

Brazil’s head coach Dunga talks with his players during a friendly soccer match against Mexico in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 7, 2015. Reuters/Jose Patricio

S A O PA U L O , ( R e u ters)-Brazil took their winning run under coach Dunga to nine on Sunday when first-half goals gave them a comfortable 2-0 win over Mexico in Sao Paulo.

A week before they kick off their Copa America campaign against Peru, Brazil dominated a poor warm up match though there was a moment of brilliant by Philippe Coutino when they opened the scoring after 27 minutes.

The Liverpool midfielder dropped a shoulder and wafted past a Mexican defender before slotting the ball home from a tight angle to notch his first international goal.

Diego Tardelli doubled their lead nine minutes later after good work by Elias. The Corinthians midfielder nutmegged a Mexican defender and his pass left Tardelli with the simplest of finishes from six yards.

“It was good to come home and play at home again,” said central defender David Luiz. “We’re happy with the win and way we won.”

The game was played at a slow pace, especially in a second half that had 12 substitutions and hardly a shot at goal.

Mexico were without Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez, both of whom were rested for next month’s Gold Cup in the US. Brazil, meanwhile, were

missing Neymar, who was celebrating Barcelona’s Champions League triumph over Juventus.

The win means Brazil have won all nine of their games since Dunga took over in the wake of their 2014 World Cup 7-1 humiliation by Germany, a run that includes victories over Colombia, Chile, Argentina and France.

Brazil now play one more friendly against Honduras tomorrow before heading to Chile. They kick off their Copa America campaign against Peru on June 14 before further Group C games against Venezuela and Colombia.

Mexico’s first Copa match is against Bolivia on June 12. They also face Ecuador and hosts Chile.

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Wiltshire, Joseph cop Woodpecker junior squash titles FORMER Caribbean junior champions Akeila Wiltshire and Nyron Joseph took home their final national junior titles last Sunday when they won the Girls’ Under-19 and Boys’ Under-19 titles respectively, with sweeping 3-0 victories as the Woodpecker Product Junior National Squash Championships concluded last Sunday at the courts of the Georgetown Club.

Also ending impressively was Makeda Harding whose remarkable performance led her to champion both the Girls’ U-13 and U-15, while in second place in the Girls’ Under-17 category, a feat that earned her the Most Outstanding Girl award at the tournament.

The Most Outstanding Boy award went to a deserving Shomari Wiltshire who concluded the competition with the Boys’ U-13 title and a runner-up position behind Alexander Cheeks in the Boys’ U-15 category.

Alexander Cheeks held off a compelling approach by the younger Shomari

Wiltshire to take their match 3-1, and with it the top U-15 spot, relegating his opponent to second, and the hardworking Daniel Islam to third. Islam earlier beat his twin brother Anthony 3-0, in a highly energetic game.

An award for Most Improved Girl went to Girls’ U-17 winner Rebecca Low, while Most Improved Boy went to Daniel Islam. These players are now expected to carry on the flame, with Wiltshire and Joseph gone.

Three-time Caribbean champion Joseph snagged his victory in a match-up against Boys’ U-17 winner Ben Mekdeci. In a close match, Joseph scrambled to victory in the first game 15-13, before taking the following games 11-7, 11-6 to finish on a high note.

For her part Wiltshire faced off against her sister Larissa to claim her U-19 title. It was experience over youth, as Akeila triumphed 11-9, 11-6, 13-11 over her younger sibling.

The two showed impressive fitness as each hard-earned point was fol-

lowed by another, with a mixture of thoughtful cross court strokes and deliberate drops employed by each, to take the ball away from the other, matched by intuitive court movement.

Akeila and Nyron have now graduated to the senior category, after spending a number of years representing Guyana at the junior level. Joseph won three consecutive titles from 2011 to 2013 representing Guyana at the junior level and will no doubt be missed.

Akeila, who has also been a prominent fixture on the Guyana national junior team for the past few years, which climaxed with a win of the Caribbean Girls’ U-15 title in 2011.

Nonetheless, outstanding performances displayed by a number of younger athletes showed that the Guyana team will be able to comfortably fill the void, even with the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships just around the corner.

“The evidence of more youthful engagement in

… Makeda Harding takes U-13 and U-15 titles

Prize-winners pose with veteran national coach Carl Ince. the sport was apparent as the tournament featured a competitive Under-9 category, which was won

by Beau Fernandes and Mohryan Baksh,” a press release from the Guyana Squash Association noted.

“This, according to GS member Raymond Islam, augurs well for the future of the sport. He also noted the rapid improvement of the younger players, exposed to a strong training programme, experienced coaches and regular

Amazon Warriors to begin CPL training camp on Thursday … full squad to assemble in Barbados

By Rajiv Bisnauth

THE Guyana Amazon Warriors’ training camp for this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) begins on Thursday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, according to Team Operations Manager, Omar Khan.

The training camp will run until June 16, a day before they depart for Barbados ahead of the opening game on June 20 against the Barbados Tridents.

Khan told Chronicle Sport on Sunday that with the franchises having a make-up of regional and international T20 stars, having all the players available for early encampment is not a luxury the territories can enjoy.

However, Khan indicated that veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Christopher Barnwell, Ronsford Beaton and newcomers Assad Fudadin and Paul Wintz, along with the four Under-19 players, Shimron Hetmyer, Kemo Paul, Akshaya Persaud and

Sherfane Rutherford, as well as the ICC Americas Youth Player Satsimranjit Dhindsa, will be available for the start of the camp.

Khan, a former West Indies Senior Team Manager, pointed out that Australian Brad Hodge will join the camp on June 12, while Trinidadians Sunil Narine and Lendl Simmons will join the squad on June 14.

Sri Lankan trio Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga and Thisara Perera will join the squad on June 17 in Barbados, while skipper Denesh Ramdin, Veerasammy Permaul and Devendra Bishoo will be available at the end of the second Test match between West Indies and Australia.

That game ends on June 15.

Guyana will host four games between July 15 and 21. Guyana Amazon Warriors will feature in all four matches, as the organisers have opted to give each franchise four home games.

On July 15, Guyana Amazon Warriors will play 2013 champions Jamaica Talla-

Amazon Warriors Team Operations Manager Omar Khan wahs at 18:00hrs; on July 17 they will come up against St Lucia Zouks at 20:00hrs; on July 18 they will play defending champions Barbados Tridents at 16:00hrs; and on July 21, they will face Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel from 18:00hrs.

Unlike previous years when Guyana hosted matches earlier in the tournament, the South American nation will now stage the final round before the two eliminators and grand final in Trinidad and Tobago.

St Kitts and Nevis will host 10 games, Trinidad and Tobago seven, while Barbados, St Lucia and Jamaica

will be the venue for four matches each.

A total of 33 games are billed for this year’s tournament, which will be contested by Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St Lucia Zouks, and Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel.

St Kitts Patriots will make their maiden appearance in the tournament, replacing the Antigua Hawksbills, who played the first two editions.

Carl Hooper, the former West Indies captain, has been appointed coach of Guyana Amazon Warriors, replacing former West Indies off-spinner Roger Harper, who was the Warriors coach for the previous two tournaments.

Hooper had previously been an assistant coach for Antigua Hawksbills in 2014, and coach at the West Indies Cricket Board’s High Performance Centre in Barbados.

competition as a reason to be excited about Guyana’s chances on the global and regional scale in both the near and distant future,” the press release continued.

In other title wins in the competition, Kirsten Gomes finished with the Girls’ U-11 category where Paige Fernandes finished second.

In the Girls’ U-13 cat-

egory Gomes ended behind Harding after she battled to victory over Madison Fernandes winning 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10. The Boys’ U-11 category was won by Ethan Jonas.

The tournament was hosted by the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its corporate sponsor Digicel.

Limacol renews Caribbean Premier League deal NEW Guyana Pharmaceutical Company Incorporated (NEW GPC INC), under its popular Limacol brand, yesterday confirmed that it will continue as a Principal Partner of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

As part of the agreement, Limacol will become Umpires and Referees Partner, which will see Limacol represented on the Umpires’ uniforms and during the Third Umpire review.

Limacol was the title sponsor of the first two seasons of the Caribbean Premier League, and its support of the tournament has helped the League rapidly become one of the most popular Twenty20 competitions in the world. In that time, the Limacol brand has become the most recognisable brand name synonymous with CPL. New GPC chairman Dr Ranjisinghi Ramroop, said, “We are delighted that Limacol will be continuing our successful relationship with CPL – this year’s tournament looks bigger than ever and we look forward to continuing to provide ‘Genuine Caribbean Cool’ to cricket fans across the region and around the World.”

Caribbean Premier League Commercial director Jamie Stewart was brief in his remarks saying, “Limacol has been the central supporter of CPL since before the first ball was bowled, and cricket fans across the region have the brand to thank for helping to make the CPL dream a reality. We are very pleased to extend the strong relationship with Limacol into 2015 and we thank the company for its continuing support of the Biggest Party in Sport.”

Meanwhile, the Caribbean will once again be treated to Global superstars including Kevin Pietersen, Jacques Kallis and Shahid Afridi who will join the Caribbean’s finest cricketers like Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, as well as exciting up-and-coming local talent.

It is understood that 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.

The 2015 Limacol Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament commences on June 20 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados as the defending champions Barbados Tridents take on Guyana Amazon Warriors whom they defeated for the crown in 2014.

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United States-bound rugby teams hungry for success

By Stephan Sookram A DETERMINED men’s unit under the new leadership of Richard Staglon and a balanced ladies unit departed Guyana Sunday evening bound for the United States, ahead of their North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 7s Olympic qualifiers.

The team will make a pit-stop in New York where they will participate in several warm-up games before heading to North Carolina to play at the WakeMed Soccer Park; the venue for the June 13-14 Olympic Qualification.

Speaking last evening prior to their departure, representatives of the respective teams shared their thoughts on the preparedness of the units. Men’s head coach Theodore Henry said that this is what the guys have been putting in the long hours for. “The guys are very optimistic and pumped-up and ready to go out. We’ve been putting in a lot of work the last couple months so the guys are eager to go out there and represent.”

Meanwhile, ladies captain Carrin Carter heaped a lot of faith on to the unit. “I have a lot of confidence in the team, after coming back from not being present a couple of years. As the coach

Guyana’s male and female rugby teams before their departure for the 2015 NACRA Championship and the Olympic Qualifier in the USA.

says hard work is bitter but success is sweet and we’ve been working hard over the last couple months.”

The team gathered at the Guyana Defence Force base Camp Ayanganna before boarding the bus for the airport. They will be joined by captain Richard Staglon in New York The men’s team reads: Staglon as well as Dwayne Schroeder, Vallon Adams, Claudius Butts, Patrick King, Ronald Mayers, Avery Corbin, Lancelot Adonis, Rickford Cummings, Ryan Gonsalves, Travis Bascom, and Peabo Hamilton. John Lewis is the manager of

the team while Henry is the coach and Phillip Browne, the strength and conditioning specialist.

Guyana are drawn in Pool B alongside Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas while the Pool B features Mexico, the United States, Barbados, Jamaica and St Vincent. The ruggers’ first game is against the Bahamas on May 13 at the Main Stadium.

The ladies’ team comprises Carrin Carter as captain, Collette Hope, Sabola Grey, Carren Skeete, Andrea lashley, tricia Munroe, Helen Jarvis, Alicia Blackman,

Cloetta Dublin, Olana Reece, Alanna Fraser and Ashanti Carrington. Chase is the Coach while Petal Adams is the Team Manager and Abiola Blair is the Physiotherapist.

The ladies are in Pool B with the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico while Pool A has the United States, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Barbados.

The ladies open their tournament with a game against Trinidad and Tobago at the Koka Booth stadium before they play Mexico later and close off against the Bahamas.

Banks DIH on board with annual Zumba Fitness/Exercise Party

BANKS DIH Limited through its Aqua Mist Water brand will sponsor the fourth Annual Zumba Fitness/Exercise Party, being held under the theme ‘Dance out Racism’ tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall starting at 18:00hrs.

The event is organised by experienced Fitness Instructor Noshavyah King of Genesis Fitness Express.

King explained that Zumba fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance party workout, adding “Zumba classes blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, which provide effective, totalbody workouts.”

“Zumba is the perfect way to burn calories while

Thomas loses in Pan Am quarter-final

THE chance of a Guyanese boxer qualifying for next month’s Pan Am Games evaporated last Saturday when middleweight Dennis `The Menace’ Thomas lost to Raul Sanchez of the Dominican Republic.

Thomas went down 3-0 to Sanchez in the quarter-finals held in Tijuana, Mexico to bring an end to Guyana’s participation in the Pan Am Qualifier. Guyana was pinning hopes on Thomas who defeated Trinidadian Aaron Prince in his opening fight.

Earlier in the competition bantamweight Delon Charles, lightweight Dewani Lampkin and junior welterweight Jason Phillips Dennis all lost by 3-0 margins. 18-year-old `The Menace’ Thomas Lampkin is the baby of the team while Phillips is 19 years old.

In an invited comment manager/coach Sebert Blake declared that despite the results, the four-member team performed creditably. Blake said that in his mind Thomas was a clear winner but the judges saw it differently.

“We have suffered loses yes, but I think that these young boxers showed heart, courage and skill against opponents who were much more experienced,” the coach said.

“It is a first for most of the guys. This has shown that we have the technical and tactical ability. However, we need to have frequent attendance at competitions at this level so that our fighters would be exposed to gain experience and confidence.“ Blake pointed out that Trinidad and Tobago sent a 10-member team with many of its members having undergone extensive training in Cuba but was only able to have one boxer qualify. “The boxers who qualified had earned a bye into the semifinals,” the coach revealed while adding that the Twin-Island Republic’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Michael Alexander was thrown out in his first fight.

Team Guyana were encamped at the Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis gym two weeks prior to departing for Mexico. “I would recommend that we keep this present crop of fighters together. They are young, have the technical and tactical ability but need the experience,” Blake noted.

The locals are expected back home tomorrow.

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Aqua Mist Brand manager Errol Nelson presents the sponsorship cheque to Noshavyah King while Banks DIH Limited Outdoor Events manager Gavin Jodhan looks on.

having fun. You get to dance to popular songs and have fun with your friends while burning up to 1 000 calories per session,” said King.

Aqua Mist Brand Manager Errol Nelson said that Banks DIH Limited is pleased to be sponsoring the event for the third year.

According to Nelson,

there will also be sampling of PowerAde Sports Drink and Vita Malta Plus during the evening’s activity.

AUDREY’S TASTY SNACKETTE-176 Charlotte Street, Georgetown (Tel: 226-4512) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: Ritchie Benaud& Sir Frank Worrell (WI vs AUST, Brisbane, 1960-61) Seymour Nurse (WI vs NZ, 1968/69) Today’s Quiz: Who is the first Australian wicketkeeper to score a Test match hundred?

Which West Indian’s only Test hundred was a doublecentury against Australia?

Answers in tomorrow’s issue

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World Cup hopefuls Golden Jaguars depart for St Vincent and Grenadines

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The team prior to departure at the Ogle International Airport (Samuel Maughn Photo)

OLDEN Jaguars departed Guyana yesterday, optimistic of a successful World Cup Qualifier campaign as they kick off their Russia 2018 aspiration against rivals St Vincent and the Grenadines tomorrow June 10 in Kingstown.

Kick-off time is 15:30hrs at the Arnos Vale Stadium in the Island’s capital, while the Jaguars will return on Thursday to prepare for their June 14 home game at the Guyana National Stadium.

The last time the two sides met was at the 2012 Caribbean Championship where the Jaguars lost 2-1 with Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson scoring the lone goal.

However, this time around, once again under the watchful eyes of head coach Jamaal Shabazz, Guyana will look to emulate or even better their previous showing at the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers.

In a change to previous qualification tournaments,

CONCACAF decided that the first three rounds will be played as knockout rounds, with both the fourth round and the final round (referred to as ‘The Hexagonal’) played as group stages.

Of the team that played in the 2014 qualifier that reached the penultimate round, Christopher Nurse, Ricky Shakes, goalkeeper Derrick Carter, Vurlon Mills, Collin Nelson, Trayon Bobb, Walter Moore, Jamaal Smith and Dwaine Jacobs are the only returning players with Shabazz crafting a younger side.

Earning their first international cap are Leicester’s Marcel Barrington and Boreham Wood FC defender Sam Cox while Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) and former Fulham FC and Millwall Defender Matthew Briggs will have their taste of playing for Guyana at the World Cup Qualifiers after debuting on March 29 against Grenada.

Shabazz will turn to Akel Clarke who had a clean

sheet in the two International friendlies played at home and long-serving custodian Derrick Carter between the uprights.

Ricky Shakes, who hasn’t featured for the Jaguars since their 2014 World Cup Qualification, has made a return to the line-up.

Shakes made his debut for Guyana in a 2–0 away win against Barbados on October 7, 2011, before scoring his first goal four days later in a 1–1 draw with Bermuda.

Shakes’ third international appearance came in the 2–1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on the infamous 11.11.11 at the Guyana National Stadium which sealed Guyana’s qualification to the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Shabazz, prior to the team’s departure at the Ogle See page 23

Sparta Boss claim Guinness National Title

By Kizan Brumell GEORGETOWN’S Sparta Boss produced a sterling display of ‘small goal’ football to claim the Guinness Greatest of the Street National Title on Sunday night when the curtain came down at the Demerara Park (Banks DIH).

Sparta battled to a 2-1 win over North Ruimveldt to

pocket the top prize of $500 000 and also snatched the opportunity to represent Guyana at the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Regional Championship in Jamaica, later this month.

North Ruimveldt had to settle for the runners-up prize of $250 000 while West Front Road made certain they claimed the third place prize of $150 000 with a massive

6-1 beating of Showstoppers who walked away with $75 000.

In the final, Sparta Boss went ahead in the sixth minute with the consistent Sheldon Shepherd recording his fifth goal of the tournament then Devon Millington pushed them further ahead See page 23

U.S. wants to ensure world soccer operates with integrity See story on page 23

parta Boss captain Devon Millington collects his team’s winning trophy and the tournament’s $500,000 first place prize.

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