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now transporting arms, ammunition – says Crime Chief
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Cops caught Page driver ferrying 14 13.3 lbs ganja under car bumper
Police ranks recovered two high-powered weapons, with telescopes affixed to them, which were stolen from a businessman on the East Bank of Demerara; as well as a pistol with nine live rounds, in separate searches on Friday (Photos, courtesy Police Force)
Suspect in Sophia Police murder dies after destroy two vigilante assault marijuana Page 3 fields Page 3
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Muslims exchange Eid Mubarak greetings - at end of Ramadan
Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally; Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence; and Chairman of Demerara Bank, Yesu Persaud, at Eid prayers at the Peter’s Hall Masjid, yesterday
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Two brothers exchange Eid Mubarak greetings yesterday at MYO on Woolford Avenue (Delano Williams photo)
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Muslims exchange Eid Mubarak greetings - at end of Ramadan
By Rebecca Ganesh “BAD habits waste valuable time and cripple faith and productivity.” This was the message delivered yesterday morning, during the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, by Shaykh Moeenul Hack of the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) to the many Muslim brothers and sisters who congregated at the Muslim Youth Organisation’s (MYO’s) Woolford Avenue, Georgetown headquarters. He noted that this is the day to reap the fruits of their efforts during the holy month of Ramadan. “Our challenge now is to maintain this devotion we achieved during Ramadan. We must maintain a strong connection with our Creator, and our understanding of
Muslim worshippers participating in prayers at the Muslim Youth League on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown (Delano Williams photo)
Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence; Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan; and Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally; among those who participated in Eid celebrations at Peter’s Hall Masjid, yesterday (GINA photo)
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt greeting CIOG President Fazeel Ferouz the Quran must continue”, he urged all. Shaykh Moeenul Hack emphasied that very much has been attained during the sacrifices made, and he highlighted that now, “Let us promote love instead of hatred, let us promote unity instead of disunity and division.” “May Allah almighty bless us with strength of character to promote justice, peace, love, unity and racial harmony”, he concluded as he wished all his
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Women now transporting arms and ammunition
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– says Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum
By Leroy Smith THE emerging crime trend in Guyana is one in which women are now transporting illegal arms and ammunition. This was revealed to the Chronicle yesterday in a telephone interview with Chief Crime Wendell Blanhum, who expressed the deep concern of the Guyana Police Force at this emerging trend. According to Blanhum, what the Police have found is that there are several cases wherein women would be in the company of males in vehicles, and when the Police stop and search those vehicles, nothing is found. Further moves to check the males would come up empty-handed; but when attention is turned to the females, weapons are found in their possession. Blanhum was, however, quick to point out that females are not frisked by members of Police patrols, who are most often males. On Friday evening, the Police conducted a search on two occupants of a car in D’Urban Street, Lodge. When the police searched the male, and later carried out a search on the vehicle, nothing was found. But when the Police instructed the woman to empty her bag as part of the search, they discovered that she was carrying a pistol with nine live rounds. The two persons were promptly arrested and were, up to late last evening, still in Police custody assisting with the investigations. The items some women conceal are not restricted to arms and ammunition, but also include illegal substances, the Crime Chief added. Reference was also made to women who were searched at road blocks and found to be in possession of illegal substances, while the men were carrying nothing. Also on Friday, Police ranks recovered two high-powered weapons which were stolen from a businessman on the East Bank of Demerara, sometime ago. One of those weapons
was described as an AR Rifle, and the other a shotgun. Both of the weapons had telescopes affixed to them. The Crime Chief confirmed recovery of the weapons, and disclosed that one man was arrested and two others were being sought in connection with the recovery of the weapons. Blanhum explained that females carrying arms, ammunition and illegal substances, or those for whom they may be working, are of the perception that the Police do not focus on women whenever they are encountered at road blocks. He has warned that this is not the case, and has pointed to roadblocks across the country where there are female police ranks, including inspectors and other ranking officers, who are on standby to carry out searches of women whom the Police desire to search whenever they ‘roll up’ to a roadblock. It has been suggested that with the growing trend of women now being used to transport illegal arms and ammunition, female PoPolice ranks recovered two high-powered weapons, with telescopes lice ranks must now be placed on affixed to them, which were stolen from a businessman on the East patrols. While the Guyana Police Bank of Demerara; as well as a pistol with nine live rounds, in separate Force has a standard operating prosearches on Friday (Photos, courtesy Police Force) cedure that female civilians are not to be searched by male police ranks, ing a female, or inviting her down to a Police station, as there is no law prohibiting a male police rank from arrestis erroneously perceived by many members of the public.
Suspect in Sophia murder dies after vigilante assault
JOEL Dalrymple, the suspect in the Wednesday, July 15 stabbing death of 40-yearold ‘D’ Field, Sophia resident Janice Paul, has died. Reports state that Dalrymple, 35 years old, was handed over to ranks at the Turkeyen Police Station on Friday night at 11:15pm. There were visible injuries about his body and he was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Investigations later revealed that Dalrymple was assaulted while being held
by public-spirited persons who handed him over to the police on Friday. A man, whose name was not given in the Police press release, has since been arrested in connection with the assault, and is assisting the Police with the ongoing investigations.
Janice Paul was fatally stabbed by a man outside her home on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Reports indicate that Janice was in the company of her husband, 39-year-old Eusi Paul, who also suffered injuries during the attack but was treated and discharged.
Police destroy two marijuana fields - in Mahaica Backdam
TWO fields of cannabis sativa, also known as Marijuana, were destroyed yesterday by police ranks after a drug eradication operation uncovered the find in the Mahaica Backdam, on the East Coast of Demerara.
About 200 ‘ganja’ plants ranging in height from one foot to ten feet, along with a quantity of dried marijuana were also uncovered and destroyed, a police press release noted yesterday. No arrests have
since been made in relation to the find.
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PPP/C signals intention to attend next sitting of National Assembly - indicates willingness to work with Gov’t to address ‘alleged’ rise in uncertainty in society
By Navendra Seoraj COME July 30, members of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) are expected to take up their seats in the National Assembly as the Parliamentary Opposition, in an effort to curb the alleged rise in uncertainty in society. This was hinted to members of the media on Friday by Former Head of the Presidential Secretariat, long-lasting member of the Party, Dr. Roger Luncheon, during a press briefing at Freedom House. Dr. Luncheon said, “PPP could return at earliest on the 30th…I wouldn’t be definitive, but I wouldn’t be surprised
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if they did,” as it would be an ideal forum to discuss matters which the PPP/C needs to have addressed as soon as possible. According to Dr Luncheon, the public is aware that the party has resolved to take up its seats in Parliament, but he said that pertaining to when they would actually attend has a lot to do with the routine of the National Assembly. UNCERTAINTIES IN SOCIETY Moving forward if the PPP/C heads to Parliament, there are some issues that they intend to address immedi-
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Statement delivered by
His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
- on the occasion of the Mercosur Summit in Brasilia, July 17, 2015 Excellency, Madame Dilma Rouseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil; Other Heads of State and Government of MERCOSUR; Ministers of Foreign Affairs; Heads of Delegation; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Ladies and Gentlemen; Madame President, The delegation of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is delighted to be in Brasilia today. We share not only the warm hospitality which makes this country such a special place, but we are also happy to be part of this rich culture of cooperation between member States and associate member States of MERCOSUR. We thank President Dilma Rouseff, the Government and people of Brazil for their gracious welcome and for the excellent arrangements put in place for this conference. We are confident that the outcome will bear testimony to the hard work done by the Government of Brazil in its capacity as Pro Tempore Chair. My presence here today is very special for me as it marks my first official engagement with the Region since assuming the Presidency of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana just eight weeks ago. It is a demonstration of my Government’s commitment to the process of Regional integration, to the promotion of friendly relations with all countries of the Region and to the production of an economic system that will enhance the prosperity of the continent. Guyana is a small State, one of the smallest on this continent. We are part of the mainland of South America. We have the distinction of being the only English-speaking country on the continent. We are fraternal members of the South American family of nations. Guyana is committed to pursuing its continental destiny as an active member of MERCOSUR. Guyana, an associate member, brings diversity to this common market. Guyana is also a founding member of the Caribbean Community. Our presence here represents our dual commitment to both the continent and the Caribbean. Guyana believes in integration. We are committed to the infrastructural integration of the continent. We are negotiating for a road access between Guyana and Brazil through a bridge link which has already been built. The construction of a highway will intensify trade and investments with Brazil and the other countries of the South. We are also examining the feasibility of a bridge between Guyana and Suriname to the East. Madame President, Guyana’s strategic geographic location on the northern shoulder of the continent has the
potential to allow easier and cheaper access to the larger markets of the Americas, Africa and the Caribbean. Guyana is a natural gateway to these larger markets. We are an asset to MERCOSUR. We will foster the development of our country and this continent. The linking of our countries through roads, bridges, rail and other forms of air, land and sea communication will improve trade between the Caribbean and the continent. International trade is indispensable to economic integration and to MERCOSUR. This conference is taking place at a propitious time in the evolution of the global economy. - From the North came the conquistadores and explorers 500 years ago. They created a new Atlantic mercantilist economic system. - From the West arose a new dynamic, ‘ dollarised’ market-driven economic system which also gave rise to the Inter- American system of which we are all a part. - From the East, most recently, came an aggressive industrialist powerhouse of the ‘Asian Tigers’. - We are the South. This is our time! This must be our century! We will succeed, as the other Regions have succeeded, however only if we are integrated, only if we are united. Guyana shares with MERCOSUR the strong emphasis on issues that go beyond commerce. We recall the commitment of MERCOSUR to the promotion of democratic norms and institutions. We recall, also, the stance taken regarding breaches of constitutional order within its membership. We note the recognition that MERPresident COSUR has accorded to David Granger smaller States through mechanisms such as the Structural Convergence Fund. Madame President, Guyana subscribes fully to the ideals of democracy and constitutional order. We understand their importance to security and stability in South America. We embrace the principle of regional solidarity and the need to reduce political and economic asymmetries within the Region. It is, therefore, in the interest of closer integration and in the spirit of solidarity that we appeal to MERCOSUR to continue its vigilance to safeguard the sovereignty and security of small states on this continent and to eliminate inequalities and controversies that separate them.
Violations of borders could degenerate into conflict and could derail integration. When borders which had been determined definitively settled by international agreements are disregarded by one State, other States may do the same. Chaos will ensue. This continent must be a ‘zone of peace’ if it is to progress. In the case of the claim on the territory of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, we wish to make it clear that a full, perfect and final settlement was made in 1899 - 116 years ago by an international tribunal. - Borders were demarcated; - Boundaries were delimited; - Maps were drawn; markers were set in stone; - The entire world recognises our borders. Guyana, never the less, has been obstructed in the development of its territory. In October 2013, a naval corvette forcibly expelled an unarmed exploration vessel from our waters. Investors have been intimidated; the economy has been paralysed. Decrees have been issued in 1968 and 2015 claiming a large portion of Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone. These decrees are a ‘fishbone’ in the throats of our people. We are underserving of 50 years of unrelenting provocation and obstruction of our development. Guyana is a small State of fewer than a million persons. We seek cordial relations with all States. We commit to: -mutual respect for each other’s territory, - mutual non-aggression between States, - mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs; and - mutual cooperation for peaceful co-existence amongst States. Madame President, Guyana will continue to contribute to the economic development of the peoples of the South American continent. If our strategic geographic advantage as a gateway is diminished, our contributions will be degraded. Guyana reasserts its respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other States. The Commonwealth has issued a statement expressing concern and support for Guyana’s territorial integrity. The Caribbean Community has also expressed support for Guyana’s territorial integrity. We call on MERCOSUR to consolidate the integration of this continent by recommitting its support to the territorial integrity of this small State. The Cooperative Republic of Guyana wishes to once again, express our gratitude to the President, Government and people of Brazil for their hospitality. At the same time, we wish to convey best wishes to the incoming Pro Tempore Chair, Paraguay, in the execution of their mandate. I thank you. Muito obrigado!
PPP/C signals intention to attend next ... From page 4 ately, as thus far they have discovered that there is a high level of uncertainty that prevails in Guyana’s society today. Dr Luncheon said, “It is no doubt that (the uncertainty) has some genesis in the change in Government, because it has been occurring after the May 11 elections, as our party’s contention is that the level of uncertainty has been influenced further by specific actions made by the Granger-led Administration, and importantly, some omissions of the Administration.” Three areas that the party insists have been contributing to the level of uncertainty are non-disclosures, discrimination, and the “creeping” dictatorship (authoritarianism) that is being practised by the Government. NON-DISCLOSURES Elaborating more on these areas, Dr. Luncheon said the
non-disclosures contribute to many things that are happening, because, by custom and practice, information that would be normally provided is not being provided. Dr Luncheon said that during the tenure of the PPP/C at the helm of Government, that party was held to the same standards and adhered to consultations but, he said, “those standards have apparently been swept aside”, because the Government is not informing stakeholders and the general public about specific information that is important to the public. This, he said, in turn allows “spit press and social network” to get involved in deep conjecture; therefore, disclosure is an important aspect of Executive power, because it leaves to the imagination little of what comes next. “We have to address this uncertainty, and there are things that can and must be done if this level of uncertainty is not to prevail; as also it can be addressed by incisive action by the Government,” Dr. Luncheon opined.
His own suggestion is that, in order to address the alleged rise in uncertainty in society, there must be some type of collaborative effort between the Government and the PPP/C; but this offer, he said, was not made lightly. The offer is made in the context of coherence, he said. The Government should understand that the PPP/C’s inputs are based on those plans and projects which are above board and are consistent with the PPP/C’s Former HPS, programmes. Dr. Roger Luncheon
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Guyana
A generous offer by T&T T
HE Governments of our Caribbean Community are expected to stand firmly behind Trinidad and Tobago’s bid to host the Secretariat for the United Nations designed ‘Small Arms Trade Treaty’. Currently the headquarter secretariat for CARICOM’s Crime and Security arrangements, that country’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has been consistent in her Government’s initiatives to ensure regional and international support for the Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat based in that twin-island State. The latest offer to ensure success for this objective was the announcement made public by T&T’s Foreign Minister, Winston Dookeran, last week in New York, that T&T stand committed to providing rent-free furnished accommodation for fifteen years, plus payment of fifty (50) percent of the cost of utilities for five years. Perhaps only Trinidad and Tobago, among all Carib-
bean Community states, plus some in Latin America, -- if not beyond the rest of small, poor and developing states, could make such a generous offer at this time. Apart from the important factor of geo-politics and issues related to the war against illegal arms and drugs trafficking, the offer by the Government in Port-of-Spain quite seems worthy of support by both the rich and powerful as well as small and vulnerable States. As the Caribbean Community partner State that was the birth place of CARICOM, now in its 42nd year of operations, Trinidad and Tobago is, at this time, seems as an objective contender among small and developing states and ideally located between the two Americas’ as location for the UN Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat. As recalled by Foreign Minister Dookeran who, incidentally, is bowing out of party politics and, by extension, would not be a candidate for his country’s coming September general
elections in February this year, T&T had hosted the first ‘Preparatory Meeting’ for some 300 delegates from some 90 member countries of the UN participating states. That venue and occasion had contributed significantly to his Government’s subsequent decision to request objective consideration as headquarter secretariat of the Small Arms Trade Treaty. Dookeran, an academic by profession, contends that financial contributions for the Secretariat should not be “too onerous on account of financial difficulties many countries are currently facing”; and his country was, therefore, quite willing to “provide the enabling environment to reduce the financial burden of State parties to the Small Arms Treaty…”.
THE PRIVY COUNCIL: A KEY TO JUSTICE
AS one who has been in and out of (Trinidad and Tobago’s) High Court, Magistrate’s courts, police cells, and who has been subject to over 10 arrests and innumerable charges, I am convinced that Government is the key to injustice; and the Privy Council is one of the keys to it. The following are seven reasons why. Party politics came to Trinidad and Tobago in the immediate aftermath of post-World War Two. The ironies and absurdities of electoral party politics are well chronicled in V.S. Naipaul’s novel, ‘The Suffrage of Elvira’. Dr Eric Williams made it known that the party was the thing. It was the ultimate moral or Manichean vehicle to propel us into a post-independence future. Williams was in turn satirised in Sparrow’s calypso for his dictatorship over the party: “PNM is mine, lock, stock and barrel” (Get to Hell Outa Here). Party dictatorship came into being; a benign variant of the conception of party supremacy practised in Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, Franco’s Spain and Peron’s Argentina, for example. The Party was the ultimate vehicle for mobilisation, rule, execution and storm-trooping - or jibing – of opponents. Partisan ideology binds us lock, stock and barrel. An ideology is a shared mania; it is radioactive. It permeates the society through and through; our institutions, cultures and economic and political systems. It is an equal-opportunity virus; transmuting governments, states and eras. Many crimes in Trinidad and Tobago go undetected and unpunished. Two or three high-profile assassinations involving members of the legal profession, occurring over the last two decades, have remained unsolved. A well-meaning judge may easily become intimidated and alter his decision; judgments containing abysmal non sequiturs, selective use of facts, inattention to the pertinent facts, self-contradiction, a sudden break at the end where conclusion does not match proposition or analysis, are tell-tale signs of external pressures. The text, gaps in the text, tells it all.
In our long and brutal system of slavery, immigration and settlement of our territories, many of our ancestral systems of justice were abandoned, truncated, banned or forgotten. Many of our peoples arriving on our shores came from village communities, hinterland ethnic groups in Spain, Africa, Portugal, Ireland, India, China for example. We have shifted away from their time-worn localised systems of justice to the bureaucratic centralisation of our justice system. A plethora of disputes - land, marriage, neighbour, theft, praedial larceny, drugs and gun usage - bedevil our local communities. The bureaucratic, centralised system cannot handle these. Our failure to protect or develop local, community-based systems of juridicial rule, local courts run by elders for example, panchayaats, is patently evident; this exerts ruinous, fractious, flagellating pressure on community life; it exhausts the centralised bureaucratic judicial system. The centralised bureaucracy itself isn’t working well. The New Rules campaign has tried to reform court processes themselves. But contiguous cogs in the wheel of justice remain broken. Day after day, hundreds of Remand Yard prisoners file into cages at district courts for stealing a whacker, alimony payments, a few grams of weed, resisting arrest, minor traffic violations, and they are sent back to the Yard, ordered to come back, in two, three, four months. All because they lack a lawyer, or money or judicial smarts. The proverbial dotish “lil” boys, dem stupid man, and dem. The prison officer, the police, the magistrate, the stand-by improvising lawyer cannot help the system. It is the Government which must intervene. Government has continuously failed to reform. The penal system remains primitive, callous and brutal. Political populism has become the drumbeat at the heart of our democracy. This happens when political leaders and administrations dole out token subsidies, reliefs, goods and
services, the 10-day job, the grant, the fund. A continual recycling of a system of patronage and dole. This is harmful to the long-term interests of the nation; it is not sustainable; it fools the people and is anti-developmental. Superficial decisions are made by our leaders to impress, to secure future electoral victories. An Attorney General and a Government might wish to rush the Caribbean Court of Appeal agenda two months before an election, in order to claim that they have “done something good”; without careful thought and consultation. In an era of renewed globalisation, the globalisation of cricket, finance, technology, communications, weapons, and culinary – dog meat – habits, it is imperative to secure the advantages of globalisation, while protecting the local, the village, the community. The system of Privy Council is a global system, well advanced in years and well advanced before its time. We ought not to be calling frenetically for globalisation, yet disband a working system of global justice. We ought not to hastily mess with the global without fixing the aborted, abysmal systems of local, village and community justice. I was chatting with a senior inspector of police on Brian Lara Promenade two years after the Dana Seetahal assassination (in Trinidad). He told me that this crime would only be solved if Government wants it to be solved. The inspector has a clear understanding of his role in the system. Not to shake the system, shake down the system, unless the Government says so. Not in kickback, a ganja find, cocaine in the orange juice, or assassination. Government remains the main obstacle to justice in the Caribbean. The Privy Council remains one of the key working parts of our justice system. DR. WAYNE KUBLALSINGH
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Congratulations due to the Guyana Police Force IS it me or has the Guyana Police Force within the last two months solved a number of crimes which most likely would have been unsolved under the prior Government? Against the backdrop of the remark that “crime was never out of control” from the Police Commissioner at a recent media briefing, it is indeed telling. Not only because of the comparison between a 15% reduction in crime at this time last year which is being used as the yardstick to measure current levels of crime, but because it seems that political interference as well as rogue elements in the Police Force tarnished the integrity of the Force’s intelligence and crime-fighting capacity. Congratulations are in order to the Guyana Police Force. In the space of two months, the force has solved or made significant inroads into several high- profile crimes, notably the assassination of Courtney Crum-Ewing; the killing of Regent Multiplex Mall proprietor, Ganesh Ramlall; the robbery of M. Ali and Son Supermarket in Berbice; and the burglary and assault committed against a land court judge and her husband. These are much-needed and welcomed signs that the Guyana Police Force minus political interference and with the right leadership can and has the capacity to solve crimes similar to those listed above. Now the Force has to work on its ability to prevent crime, in particular situational crime. Another facet that requires significant strengthening is solving white-collar crime, which usually involves well-known Guyanese elites and elite want-to-bees. Keep up the good work ladies and gentleman of the Guyana Police Force and continue to grow from strength to strength in your duty to serve and protect. MICHAEL ARCHER
CONSULT US, DON’T INSULT US! The little ‘untouchable’ dictators in hinterland communities must be exposed
THE residents of some Amerindian communities in Region 2 are crying out for just and competent leadership. For the past 23 years, our communities have waited. Many of those who opposed the former Administration may have been the victims of power-drunk leaders who made no bones about going after the weak and the voiceless; some were suppressed, oppressed and discriminated against. But we were hopeful. Finally it came. The change we all looked forward to is here. We all welcome the change, Mr Editor, but this change must be reflected from our small villages, up. In our hinterland villages, our towns, everywhere, there must no longer be tolerance for corruption. There must no longer be tolerance for incompetent leaders, there must no longer be tolerance for dictatorship in our communities. Yes, there are little dictators, untouchables if you like, even in our little communities in the hinterland of this country. They have to be exposed, and they will be exposed! Let us sound a warning to them, too, who will become leaders of our communities at the upcoming Toshao and Councillor elections during this month. Let them understand that it would not be business as usual. No elected leader or leaders should be afraid to lead so long as they work in the best interest of their communities. However, at the same time, no one should ever think of holding a leadership position for the expressed purpose of seeking personal gain. He/she will be detected early and the chips will fall where they may. Of course, persons must be held accountable now. His Excellency, the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Mr David A. Granger himself said it: “Business will not be as usual.” And these words must reverberate throughout the entire country for residents NOT to allow business to be perpetuated as usual. Many have been experiencing what every villager is calling a “one-man show,” whereby all the major decisions were being made by the head of the village. Now it must
not happen. Let the residents of the community be consulted through C.G.Ms and let them understand their responsibilities. We must allow them to speak. Their voices must be heard because there will be times when tough decisions will have to be made; made by the casting of ballots, perhaps, for or against. This is a community thing, Mr Editor, and we all have to bear the responsibility of deciding on the major issues, one way or the other. No, it is not a one-man show. Consult us, don’t insult us! Yes, Mr Editor, it is time for our hinterland villagers to seek change for the better, not for the worse. Let us elect those who are competent, those who have the interest of their communities at heart, and those who are trustworthy. It is time to launch activities that will make our villages attractive, places where tourists may want to come. There may be times during the year when we can attract visitors to engage in Sport Fishing? Do we have a lake nearby? Do we have canoes in which to paddle them around, safely? And so on. Let us put our country first, let us put our communities first and yes, let us seek growth and development for all, not for a few, but for all. The challenge is ours, let us accept it. The change is here. Let us embrace it. JOSEPH ATKINSON Concerned resident of Lake Tapakuma Village, Essequibo
UG Vice Chancellor Opadeyi inherited untenable situation WHEN Professor Jacob Opadeyi became the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana in February 2013, he inherited an untenable situation characterised by malpractices in financial management, cost over-runs, and spending beyond the income of the university, creating an inherited deficit of over $500M in 2013 and reduced to $300M in 2014. Financial audits by the Auditor General’s Office discovered financial irregularities and transactions at the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), whose annual income is $30M but spends $60M. There was also the payment of $1M annually without supporting documents and not for the approved, designated purpose. Generally, poor work ethic, minimum work, not fulfilling contractual working hours, and general lack of accountability permeated the university working environment. The MAD approach (maximum administrative delay) was employed in implementing or frustrating decisions, even some Council decisions. A few examples would give the public and the responsible university community some insights into the reasons the unrepresentative and unrecognised University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) is instigating attacks on the integrity of the Vice Chancellor. It is primarily because the Vice Chancellor dared to challenge and correct these bad practices and replace them with comparative international best practices; he is seen by the leadership of UGSSA as a “sell out,” upsetting the status
quo, and bringing an “end to the good thing they had going.” In a special audit commissioned by Council under his leadership, it was discovered that the Bursary (prior to the appointment of the current Bursar) was functioning without standard operating procedures; failed to practise basic accounting principles; reconciliation of accounting activities once a year instead of on a daily or weekly basis; maintained no accurate or current balance sheet; and shockingly using DOS-based accounting software that permit changes to accounting records with no records of who made the changes, what was changed, when it was changed or who authorised the change; payment receipts can be changed or cancelled and the receipt number re-used; unclaimed salary cheques are neither reported nor queried; writing cheques when there is no money in the account to support the payment; permitting overdraft without authorisation; using student lab fees to support staff travels; unwillingness to collect debts owed to UG; withholding payments to Credit Unions, NIS, GRA after deducting same from employees’ salaries; overpayment due to errors in salary software; payment of salaries without signed contracts; and providing cash advances with no record of spending accounts and receipts. These are what he inherited. I dare say that there may be need for a forensic audit for the full recovery of the university’s financial assets, which were paid and received without authority and entitlement by staff over the years prior to the appointment of this Vice Chancellor and the current Bursar. Professor Opadeyi
brought accountability into the university. UNDER FUNDING: It is widely known that the university is underfunded; needs infrastructural and staff and student facilities upgrades; needs assured annual subventions and increased fees to cover fully the operating cost of some $350,000 annually per student; need scholarships for staff development; needs a more healthy working and classroom environment for staff and students, and not unmindful of the need for attractive remuneration, benefits and conditions of service for staff with due regard being had for national and regional comparative context. Changes at UG (over the last 28 months), since the Vice Chancellor was appointed, at his initiative and with the approval of the University Council, include increasing the retirement age from 60 to 65 years, so as to retain high-quality lecturers and professors; introduction of technology/facility fee of $50,000 per year for all students; acquisition of a 30-seater bus for field trips; senior management to be responsible for the hiring of UB and UA staff at the level of Lecturer I and A.O.; senior management to be responsible for disciplinary matters of both staff and students; generally no programme with See page 19
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The President’s ‘diplomatic walk’ with Venezuela Analysis by Rickey Singh PRESIDENT David Granger has wisely moved away from an apparent angry, competitive shouting match with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to a mature, diplomatic offensive in defence of Guyana’s territorial integrity and political sovereignty. Against the backdrop of mixed responses and the relevant text of the communiqué issued by CARICOM on the Heads of Government Conference in Barbados earlier this month, President Granger has openly declared his interest in pursuing the path of “friendship” with President Maduro in relation to Venezuela’s continuing claim to vast areas of Guyana’s recognised demarcated territory. It was in this “friendship” mood that PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA, PRESIDENT he had travelled to the just-concluded NICOLAS MADURO DAVID A. GRANGER Mercusor summit in Brazil, where he urged that relatively new bloc of states to condemn Venezuela’s latest act of territorial aggression CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean against Guyana by President Maduro’s ‘decree’ annexing States); UNASUR (Union of South American States) - to demarcated Guyanese territorial waters in the Atlantic all of which Guyana and Venezuela are members — as they are, of course, to the United Nations and the Organisation of Ocean. Undoubtedly, blocs of Caribbean and Latin American American States. Guyana has much to gain and nothing to lose in pursuit of states need to be fully apprised of the surprising renewal of diplomatic initiatives at all levels. Inevitably, these initiatives hostility by Venezuela in relation to an historic 19th century must include direct bilateral talks between the Governments accord (“The Paris Award” of 1897) deemed to be “a full, of Guyana and Venezuela, that ideally include few carefully perfect and final settlement”. chosen observers from Regional organisations, like, for a start, Consequently, the need for disciplined diplomatic initiaCARICOM and CELAC. tives that extend to all hemispheric organisations, including
The WPA factor Of course, President Granger would be advised to also appropriately address the political problem that has surfaced by a segment of his A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), namely the Working People’s Alliance (WPA). Specifically, that is, over what that party has described as CARICOM’s “watered-down” statement on the Guyana/ Venezuela territorial dispute. Further, its “dismay” over the expressed “satisfaction” by both President Granger and Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge with the Community’s end-of-summit communiqué must be addressed. What was remarkable about the WPA’s response is that, small as it is in terms of membership and/or popular support, it is the best known segment, other than the dominant PNC, of what comprises APNU. After all, while the Alliance For Change (AFC) has developed as the most readily identified accompaniment of APNU, which basically revolves around the PNC, the significance of the comparatively small WPA should not be expediently ignored. It certainly has an engaging history of its own. Therefore, while now contemplating wider and more challenging diplomatic peace initiatives with Venezuela with the objective to maintain Guyana’s territorial integrity -- ‘every blade of grass’, as the saying goes --President Granger would perhaps need to also avoid unnecessary political schisms within his coalition administration. At some stage, he may need to offer a response to that careful post-CARICOM Summit release from APNU’s partner -- the WPA.
(Rickey Singh is a noted Guyana-born Caribbean journalist based in Barbados)
Forget side effects…
GIVE ME THE DRUGS!
By Keith Burrowes
FIRST of all, let me put forward a disclaimer about this week’s article. Not only is it going to be a little lighter than usual, but it is also going to be a little more adult as well. “What happened to the man who got the Viagra stuck in his throat? He got a stiff neck for four hours.” That’s one of several jokes that someone recently forwarded me online. When I’d figured it out and finished laughing, it actually started me thinking. So many of us take drugs on a day-to-day basis, but we give no thought at all to the side effects. * VIAGRA With VIAGRA, the most common side effects are headache, facial flushing, and upset stomach. VIAGRA may also briefly cause bluish or blurred vision or sensitiv-
ity to light. If you experience chest pain, nausea, or any other discomfort during sex, or an erection that lasts longer than four hours, seek immediate medical help. Take Viagra, itself, for example. After reading the joke, and not at all for personal reasons I can assure you, I went on the official website for the drug to see some of the actual side effects. “Like all medicines, VIAGRA can cause some side effects. These are usually mild to moderate and usually don’t last longer than a few hours. Some of these side effects are more likely to occur with higher doses of VIAGRA. I tend to think that the person who wrote that last part had a good personal laugh, and probably still do. I mean, s e r i o u s l y, h o w
many emergency room cases featuring that last side effect have been recorded, considering the hundreds of thousands of men across the world who have been taking the little blue pill since it was first launched? I am yet to hear of a single story or read about a single recorded case of it.
Of course, that’s not the only drug with notable side effects. I know many men, and women, will argue that the benefits of Viagra outweigh the side effects and at least one side effect may be a benefit, but there are other drugs which you need to consider, whether the risk of certain side effects outweigh the possible positives. For example, almost anyone who watches TV regularly would remember seeing an ad talking about something called “Restless Legs Syn-
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drome.” Now outside of the fact that it sounds like some completely made-up condition, you needed to consider if it were something you should concern yourself with. * REQUIP What sort of drug would you need to take to stop you from doing what every other person engages in, particularly if a catchy tune is playing somewhere near them
– apparently there is a drug for it, it is called ‘Requip’. While Requip will stop your legs from shaking, you are not only warned to look out for “nausea, vomiting, constipation, dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, unusual sweating, headache, and dry mouth…” but also “difficulty moving or walking, mental/mood changes (e.g., confusion, depression, See page 13
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A NATIONAL PLAN - for more equitable and inclusive growth By Sase Singh
time to be diplomatically demure. We have to leverage every possible relationship to open big doors at the Department of Agriculture, which manages the U.S. Foreign Agriculture Import Programme. With Venezuela in the equation, there is a view that if a diplomatic request is made for President Granger and President Obama to meet on this geo-political development in the Western Hemisphere and its adverse economic and military impact, it shall be favourably considered. Rice is now gone; Venezuelan oil will be next; that is a given. BUT we are not going to roll over and die!
THE story of Guyana is interwoven in the story of a nation struggling to feed, clothe and house its people mostly on a thin stretch of coastal lands. One of the biggest challenges in this story is how to drain that piece of land to keep it productive and habitable. The story of the success of this new Granger/Nagamootoo Administration rests on the construction of a 10-year development strategy filled with progressive public policies that allows more of our people to access and develop more SO WHAT IS NEXT BEYOND 2015 AND of our lands, especially the county of Essequibo. Over a VENEZUELA? series of several articles, I hope to add value to this national conversation that has to start - like yesterday. We must plan for the construction of a solid Guyanese Guyana was fortunate to experience a far-reaching economy with noteworthy private investments in value development programme called the ERP (developed under added agriculture, manufacturing (agro-manufacturing, light Hoyte/Greenidge), which was instrumental in placing the manufacturing, jewellery manufacturing and a whole host of nation back on a path of economic growth. related enterprises), mining and housing. Trying to grow an The ERP with its associated poverty alleviation proeconomy on the back of ‘entrepot’ trading and Government gramme was able to create the conditions to facilitate substantial private sector investments while at the same time targeting the most vulnerable population groups to provide for their partial economic rehabilitation. In those days, growth rates of above 6% were the norm, not the exception. Somewhere along the line after the departure of Dr Asgar Ally, the principles of the ERP were put to pasture. It is time to return to those days of above 6% growth rates, in spite of a hostile developmental environment where an external Harvard University aggressor is exacting seBusiness Tycoon, graduate, Dr Cecil Rajana vere economic punishDr Yesu Persaud ments on Guyana for not yielding to their indecoexpenditures as tried by the Jagdeo/Ramotar Administration rous extra-territorial ambitions. But this entire strategy cannot be realised until and is a fickle strategy and can lead to unsustainable long-term national debt. More than unless we urgently reach ever, Guyana needs to out to our friends in the bring life to the fact that ABC countries, CARICOM It is time to return to those days of above 6% the private sector is the and Brazil to more actively growth rates, in spite of a hostile developmental environment where an external aggressor is engine of growth. support a mechanism that The manufacturing, exacting severe economic punishments on will increase their volumes mining, housing and agGuyana for not yielding to their indecorous of imports from Guyana. ricultural sector remained extra-territorial ambitions. This is the time for bold relatively under-develand courageous diplomatic oped using elementary moves to open the necessary technologies. To comdoors. And it all starts with pound this challenge, the appetite of the local financial secthe United States. tor towards some of these industries especially agriculture remained satiated. It is thus imperative that the Ministries of WHY THE UNITED STATES? The United States has the market depth and breadth to Finance, Business and Foreign Affairs urgently present a set buy everything that Guyana produces today, next year and of bold and creative action plans that foster an environment five years from now, without placing the buyers or sellers where the international and local private sector would want to actively collaborate with the stakeholders to take these at any material disadvantage. Speaking to the facts, the USA is set to import some industries to the next level. The tenacity of our people both in Guyana and in the 1.1 million MT of raw sugar and some 0.8 million MT of Diaspora to mobilise private investments must never be raw rice (for the ethnic markets) for fiscal year 2015. Both discounted. I remember that trip that President Hoyte of these U.S. markets will experience a shortfall, which is made to Washington DC in 1988. Those were very tough within Guyana’s capacity to satisfy. days for Guyana but we did it within three (3) years and The Obama Administration has the power to re-allocate we can do it again. I remember the excellent work done and create opportunities for emergency imports. But very by that Harvard University graduate, Dr Cecil Rajana little will happen if we do not proactively engage. There is as a key member of the Hoyte Administration. We have a powerful lobby in Washington DC funded by ExxonMothe indomitable entrepreneur, Dr Yesu Persaud, ripe and bil. Right now they think much of Guyana and we have to primed with his well-established global business networks. utilise them to open the right doors for us. Now is not the
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Why not engage people with these experiences to add their value to the equation? However, this time those foreign direct investments must be more anchored in equity, inclusiveness and more advantageous for the workers (more training and better paying new jobs). We however, cannot do this on our own and thus we have to ask our international friends for help and fast. It is extremely important that the United Nations be engaged in securing skills of retired industrialists from countries like Canada, Singapore, India, South Korea, Chile and Malaysia. These retired experts will be engaged to share practical ideas from practical people who have made millions out of brilliant ideas; not theoretical adventurism. The revised 10-year NDS must be populated with policy actions that clearly map out the investment environment so that real project ideas can be incubated swiftly to create real jobs and real profits. The positive outcome from such an alliance between the State and the private sector is poverty reduction and reward for risk taken; in summary “a good life for all”. A RE-FOCUSED GUYANA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (GIA) But at the centre of this idea is a re-focused GIA that is built from scratch and fully empowered. It has to be led by well-trained and committed professionals like the names I mentioned above, who are “logged-on” to the idea that the GIA is a one-stop service to all investors and “NO” is not an answer to any investor. All that matters should be: 1. Is the source of the funding legitimate? 2. Is the track record of the investor sound? 3. Can the risks associated with the project be mitigated? 4. What is the environmental impact of the investment? In summary, the focus should always be – “Guyana is open for business and how can we help?” Once vetted and found to be good for Guyana, all doors must be broken down to ensure that those ideas are continually supported by the State, so that investors can cultivate businesses and stakeholders (including the workers) can reap benefits. But more importantly, the State should also become the hunter. It is recommended that “Economic Desks” be established at every Embassy, High Commission and Consulate like yesterday. These desks must not be jobs for the boys, but managed by established business people with deep roots in the respective Diaspora communities. Their jobs are to network and connect business people to business people, business people to the GIA, but most importantly showcase Guyana. Exciting times ahead! CONCLUSION Next time I shall be continuing this conversation on the question of an Industrialisation Policy for the Rice Industry as a tool for new wealth and new jobs.
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HINDS’SIGHT
Dr. Walter Rodney: A light that shone so brightly By Dr. David Hinds JUNE 13, 2015 marked the 35th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Walter Rodney, the renowned Guyanese scholar-activist. Much attention was not paid to marking this occasion as this year’s anniversary came in the midst of the excitement generated by the change of Government after more than two decades. But Walter Rodney is too important a phenomenon to be forever lost in the shuffle of things. This column is targeted especially to those of the younger generations who are most likely unaware of Rodney’s significance to Guyana and the wider world. When Walter Rodney was born, the Anglophone Caribbean had just experienced a decade of protests which highlighted the miserable conditions under which the majority of people lived. These protests forced the British Government to send a commission to investigate the causes and to make recommendations for a solution. The commission’s report led to the granting of limited self-government to the Region, which speeded up the decolonisation process. Rodney, therefore, grew up with the decolonisation movement. His father was an active member of the colony’s nationalist party, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which brought Rodney into contact with radical politics while he was still in primary school. Rodney won a scholarship to attend the elite Queens College (QC), an opportunity made possible because of changes made to the education system by the PPP Government, which won the country’s first election held under adult suffrage. While at QC, Rodney excelled in academics and athletics but he maintained a keen interest in politics. His years at QC coincided with the split of the PPP into two ethnic factions in 1955. However, he traced his interest and receptiveness to Marxism back to this period. He explained that the PPP’s openness on the issue was an advantage which he and other Guyanese noticed when they arrived at the University of the West Indies. Rodney entered the UWI in Jamaica in 1960 to study history at a time of growing Caribbean nationalist sentiments. The Region was in the middle of the Federation experiment and the imminence of independence excited Rodney’s generation. He had left a Guyana which had begun to show signs of ethnic confrontation and would not return permanently for fourteen years. It was during his undergraduate years in Jamaica that he became inter-
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‘ASSASSINATED’: Dr Walter Rodney
ested in African history. He recounted how when given an assignment on the relevance of Africa and Europe to the Caribbean, he could articulate the relevance of Europe but could not do the same for Africa. It was at that point that he decided to study Africa. As he puts it “I couldn’t articulate why Africa was relevant. So eventually it was necessary to move in that direction.” (Rodney 1990:14). It was also while at the UWI that he became closely acquainted with the work of CLR James, particularly through his book, The Black Jacobins. James’ use of Marxist methodology to explain the Haitian revolution had a big impact on the young Rodney and help to crystallize his attraction to Marxism. He also credited his travels to the USSR and particularly Cuba with helping in some small way to propel him in the direction of Marxism. So, as he left to pursue graduate studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in England in 1963 he was already armed with an interest in African history and Marxism - one the subject the other the methodology -- which would
form the basis of his intellectual work. He quickly completed his PhD within three years; his dissertation was on the slave trade on the upper Guinea Coast in West Africa. While in England he sharpened his political consciousness and moved closer to an embrace of Marxism. He attended a study group conducted by CLR James and his wife Selma, who had returned to England following CLR’s falling out with Trinidad’s Prime Minister, Eric Williams. His first teaching assignment was at the University of Dar Es Salam in Tanzania. Although his preference was West Africa, given his academic specialisation, he felt the unstable politics of Nigeria and Ghana at that juncture would not have facilitated his quest to effectively learn the African society and its politics. He also ruled out Guinea because of the language difference. After spending two years in Tanzania he returned to the University of the West Indies. But after just one term he was banned from Jamaica. The Government considered him a security risk on account of public lectures he had been giving off campus to many Rastafarians and the urban youth. There were huge demonstrations following his expulsion that came to be known as the “Rodney Riots.” After a short visit to Cuba, he returned to Tanzania in 1969 where he taught for the next five years. In 1974 he left for Guyana expecting to get a job he had applied for at the University of Guyana. But the Government overruled the decision of the Academic Board and denied him the job. Contrary to the Government’s expectations, Rodney decided to stay in Guyana. He joined the newly formed Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and became immersed in the struggle against the authoritarian regime. Within six years he had inspired a broad based mass movement that put the Government on the defensive. On June 13, 1980 he was assassinated in Georgetown, bringing the physical end to a life that shone so brightly while it lasted.
(Dr. David Hinds, a political activist and commentator, is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Caribbean and African Diaspora Studies at Arizona State University. More of his writings and commentaries can be found on his YouTube Channel Hinds’ Sight: Dr. David Hinds’ Guyana-Caribbean Politics and on his website www.guyanacaribbeanpolitics.com. Send comments to dhinds6106@aol.com)
Taxi driver who molested schoolgirl to serve six months in jail By Jeune Bailey Vankeric LEONARD Bristol, a 22-year-old former soldier of Lot 37 Bristol Street, Cumberland, East Canje Berbice, was on Thursday sentenced by New Amsterdam Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to six months’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl. The hire-car driver had initially appeared before the Reliance, East Canje Magistrate and was not required to plead to the charge alleging that he had fondled the vagina of a twelve-year-old girl. Detective Woman Constable Keisha Deane-Smith had sworn to the accuracy of the information gathered in the police file, which had resulted in the defendant being arraigned. And Police Sergeant Phillip Sheriff, prosecuting, said the virtual
complainant, a now second-form student, had boarded the defendant’s vehicle with expectation to be taken to the Berbice Educational Institute; but after the defendant had dropped off the other passengers, he diverted from the intended route and drove to a desolate area at Palmyra Village, East Canje, where he allegedly fondled the juvenile’s private parts. He subsequently took the teen to her school, where an observant teacher noticed that the child was late and questioned her about the reason for her lateness. The virtual complainant then confided in her class teacher, who in turn contacted the child’s mother, who then reported the matter to the police. Bristol had been ordered to lodge bail in the sum of $100,000 as well as his Guyana passport.
‘ACCUSED CHILD MOLESTER’: Leonard Bristol
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Progress made in recovering State assets said. He, however, added that there are certain individuals and a company that have been written to about the actual collecting of fuel by vehicles that did not belong to the State. “There is one company that we attempted to serve documentation, only to discover that the company had shut up shops. By the time we got to the registered office of the company they had moved to some other location,” the Minister of State reported. According to the min-
Minister of State, Mr Joseph Harmon
THE State Asset Recovery Unit set up by the Government, is making significant progress in recovering assets of the State. This is according to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. The Minister who was at the time updating media operatives on the various initiatives implemented by Government which are aimed at creating a more accountable and transparent public system, explained that the unit which is headed by Presidential Advisor,
Head of the State Asset Recovery Unit, Professor Clive Thomas
Professor Clive Thomas, was engaged in a lot of ‘behind the scenes’ work. This has resulted in the recovery of several assets that were held by individuals. “The important thing is that we recover those assets, we are going to go after those persons who have them but I am advised that it is better that we take certain steps before you actually publicised the names and the companies that are involved,” Minster Harmon
– Minister Harmon ister, the Government’s resolve to recover State assets and to penalise those found guilty remains sharp and its operations have widened. “But now we are more fortified, in fact we are now operating on a wider scale…in relation to the inter-agency collaboration on crime, we are having a greater level of coordination by agencies of the State in this regard. We are now in office,
it’s the middle of July and you would recall that our elections was only in May but in that short space of time we have benefitted from a wide level, a wide degree of consultation and information from agencies that we have not had access to initially,” he said. The Minister explained that things are now much clearer to the Administration and it is in a better position to take public action. “The
work which we are doing to recover these assets is not just collecting it but strengthening the institutional arrangements.” Government, since its ascension to office has indicated its intention to create a transparent and accountable functioning public system. It has so far implemented several initiatives in this regard one of which includes audits of several key State agencies.
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Shared governance, national unity and inclusionary democracy are constitutionally guaranteed - they require political will and demanding citizenry to make them work By Lincoln Lewis
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ONSTITUTION and laws are dead at their hearts unless they are activated by the people. Be it known that both instruments are derived from the culture of the society they are made for. This nation should be comfortable that power is being shared between the Government and Opposition in the regions, local government and the nation’s highest decision-making forum, Parliament. What the nation must demand is respect for and implementation of constitutional provisions that guarantee shared governance, inclusionary democracy and national uni-
ty.
What is required is that the relevant Government allows what is mandatory in the Constitution to be effected. Some pertinent articles that attend to such realisation are as follows: (a.) Article 13 which outlines the “Objective of the political system” stipulates that the nation’s principal political objective is inclusionary democracy, requiring participation of citizens and their organisations in the management and decision making processes of the State, particularly in areas that impact their wellbeing; (b.) Article 149C secures the “Right to participate in decision-making processes of the State,” specifically allowing for the trade union,
cooperative and other socio-economic organisations of national character to play a role in management and decision-making processes of the State; (c.) The “Supreme Organs of Democratic Power” (Chapter V) ranks the order of the supremacy of the nation’s democratic power (Article 50), vesting such accordingly to (i) the Parliament; (ii) the President; and (iii) the Cabinet; (d.) Attending to the “Composition of Parliament” Chapter VI allows for the President and National Assembly to work together; and (e.) Local Democratic Organs which allows for the devolution of power to the grassroots in the task of managing and developing the communities in which
they live through Local and Regional Governments, are enshrined in Chapter VII. In examining the constitution vis-à-vis what happens in the society today, inclusionary democracy is being practiced at the regional, national and local levels where the people are able to elect their leaders. What may be necessary is that the mechanism that has been put in place for identification of contestants and arriving at the List of Electors which has opened itself to being skewed, that such be revisited through the attendant laws. The post 1992 elections made the demarcation more evident in the distribution of power at regional and national governments and the National Assembly, where the political power has been shared among contesting parties, evident in the allocation of seats in the Legislature, who controls the Executive, and distribution of seats in the Regional Democratic Councils and election of chairpersons. Local Government elections in 1994 saw similar distribution of power in the towns, districts and villages. The 2011 General and Regional Elections saw an Opposition-controlled National Assembly and the Executive with minority seats (33:32). In the Regional Government the PPP secured the plurality of votes for six (6) Regions and held the chairmanship. Between the APNU and AFC, then Opposition, they secured the plurality in four (4) Regions and held the chairmanship. In 2015 the APNU+AFC alliance won the Executive and has control of the National Assembly retaining the configuration of 33:32 seats. In the Regional Government, of the ten (10) Administrative Regions, the PPP won seven (7) and the alliance three (3) with corresponding chairmanship. What the Central Government has control of is the nation’s finances but this must be managed in a manner that allows the regions and local government authorities to function effectively.
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Article 77 requires that each Region’s development programme be integrated into the national development plans and funding allocated by Government to enable the regions to implement their programmes. The spirit and intent of this article have suffered at the hands of vindictive governments as seen in the instance of Region Ten that has been denied significant State financial input based on per capita. The National Budget which is prepared by the Executive includes submission from the ten Administrative Regions and is brought to the National Assembly to be discussed through sub-committees that include members from both sides of the House, debated, approved and signed into law. What we need in 2015 and going forward is growth where both sides of the House must be prepared to examine proposals tabled by either side and where there is merit embrace and arrive at decisions favourable to the Regions based on the resources available. Efforts must be made to ensure evenhandedness consistent with the principle of equality under which the Regions and citizenry are constitutionally protected. Notwithstanding Article 77, the strengthening of shared governance is reinforced through Article 76 that grants Parliament the authority to “provide for the regional democratic councils to raise their own revenue and dispose of them for the benefit and welfare of their areas.” This article awaits legislations to empower the people to manage their affairs. Meaningful legislations
can reinforce fairness in the system and allow the Regions to deepen the thrust for self-determination. This aid the people cultivating greater appreciation for the need of working together for their collective development rather than having to depend solely on Government, a practice that has been subject to abuse and narrow partisan political interest. Arriving from ballots cast, the Constitution makes provision for assigned roles and responsibilities. To bring the Opposition into the Executive makes elections pointless. National election determines who goes into Parliament, sits in Opposition or Government benches and who leads the Executive. Regional and local government elections determine the distribution of seats and the chairmanship based on the popular vote cast. The weakness is not the structure but the absence of political will to respect the will of the people, develop laws to empower the Regions and local democratic organs and moreso to recognise the privilege of being elected requires service to all the people. In its present form, the Constitution makes provision for sharing of power, national unity and inclusionary democracy at the national, regional and local levels. The realisation of these requires the people holding elected officials accountable to give true meaning to constitutional guarantees.
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GIVE ME THE .... From page 8
hallucinations, memory problems, trouble sleeping), muscle cramps/spasms, decreased sexual ability, unusual urges (e.g., increased gambling or sexual urges).” * INSULIN Insulin may cause minor and usually temporary side effects such as rash, irritation or redness at the injection site. Too much insulin can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). The symptoms include cold sweat, shaking, rapid heart rate, weakness, headache and fainting which,
if untreated, may lead to slurred speech and other behaviours that resemble drunkenness. Too little insulin can cause symptoms of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) which include confusion, drowsiness, rapid breathing, fruity breath odour, increased urination or unusual thirst. One of the more common drugs people are aware of and some are familiar with is Insulin. You may have heard of some of the common brands such as Humulin, Iletin I NPH and Novolin. Those who have heard of insulin will know the drug is used to treat “diabetes mellitus” or diabetes for short, as it is commonly called. The main use of the drug is for controlling high blood sugar which helps prevent heart disease, strokes, kidney disease, circulation problems and blindness – the prescribed method of application is by injection. Sleep deprivation and sleeping disorders are other common issues with many persons, most often affecting the older demographic. Having problems or disorderly patterns of sleep more often than not causes people to turn to medication which brings relief to them in their time of need. Some of the more common names you may have heard of include, Lunesta Oral, Halcion Oral, Ambien Oral and to a lesser extent, Valium. These are all drugs used to treat persons with sleeping disorders.
Taking Lunesta may cause withdrawal reactions, especially if it has been used regularly for a long time or in high doses (such as anxiety, abdominal cramps, vomiting, sweating, or shakiness) can occur if you suddenly stop using this medication. Though it is very unlikely to occur, this medication can also result in abnormal, drug-seeking behaviour (addiction/habit-forming). You may have trouble falling asleep the first few nights after you stop taking the drug. This is commonly known as rebound insomnia. It is normal and usually goes away after 1-2 nights. * VALIUM The most common side effects of Valium include drowsiness, impaired motor functions, impaired coordination, impaired balance, dizziness, fatigue, depression, anterograde amnesia and reflex tachycardia. Rare side effects can include nervousness, confusion, constipation, diplopia, dysarthria, headache, hypotension, incontinence,
jaundice, changes in sex drive, nausea, changes in salivation, rash, slurring of speech, tremor, urinary retention, vertigo, irritability, insomnia, muscle cramps, and in severe cases, rage and/or violence. I would like to end this week’s article by advocating that the relevant authority – the pharmacy association or some other body – have small cards printed and distributed with some of the common drugs that are issued to patients warning them of the side effects. Some of the time a doctor or even a pharmacist may, for various reasons, not be able to inform their patients about the effects and causes of the use of a particular drug; while I’m
sure most of the times this is done, it will be beneficial to all parties to have that bit of extra information available. One can also argue that the internet and computers are there and you can basically find anything you’re looking for online. However, not all of us are so fortunate to have that luxury and hence the usefulness of the cards can be the difference between a patient deciding to use a drug to have some mild relief and determine if it is really worth taking the drug after considering the side effects.
For Sunday July 19, 2015 - 5:30 hrs For Monday July 20, 2015 - 5:00 hrs
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Cops caught driver ferrying 13.3 lbs ganja under car bumper
The car in which five kilos of compressed marijuana were found concealed in its back bumper
POLICE on mobile patrol in the Cummingsville Housing Scheme area of New Amsterdam were, on Friday morning, alerted to the sound of scotch tape being used presumably to tape parcels. At the time, motor
car HD 7421 was parked in front of a house, and ranks were continuing their search for the bandits who had robbed the business place of M. Ali and Sons and had hitherto eluded their dragnet. The suspect exited the house as ranks surrounded the car, but on
seeing the Police, he threw a bulky brown bag over the nearby fence. The bag was retrieved and found to contain a taped parcel, which, when opened, contained leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be from the cannabis sativa plant (marijuana) . The suspect and his vehicle were escorted to the Central Police Station, where a search carried out on the vehicle unearthed, under the back bumper of the car, an additional five taped parcels containing dried compressed marijuana weighing six kilogrammes, or 13.3 pounds. The suspect remains in police custody. (Jeune Bailey Vankeric)
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Guyana will look to secure France’s support -in several sectors says PM Nagamootoo THOUGH challenged by natural disasters and limited resources, the Government of Guyana is determined to ensure the safety of its people and to improve their lives. In this regard, it will continue to count on the support of its developmental partners, including the Government and people of France, says First Vice-President and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who is performing the duties of the President while President Granger is in Brazil. The Prime Minister was at the time addressing the commemoration of the National Day of the Republic of France (Bastille Day) which was held last Friday evening at Cara Lodge, Quamina Street, Georgetown. In his address, the Prime Minister expressed Guyana’s appreciation to the Government of France for its support over the years, especially in providing for debt-relief and for offering economic and technical cooperation in several areas. He noted that all of these meaningful efforts have contributed significantly to Guyana's well-being. “We hope that in the near future, we could secure opportunities for training in ‘weather forecasting,’ as well as humanitarian assistance for flood victims,” he said. PM Nagamootoo stated, too, that the Government is looking forward to further enhancing cooperation with France, particularly in the areas of trade, foreign economic investment and crime-fighting. He expressed the hope that formalisation of Guyana’s Honorary Consulate in Cayenne, French Guiana, would help to boost these efforts. The acting President reiterated the Guyana Government’s support in the fight against climate change, both domestic and internationally, while acknowledging the crucial role that France has played in the global process. “Our future depends on a comprehensive, holistic approach to global-warming and climate change,” the Guyanese Prime Minister said. “If we are to leave behind a world for the benefit of future generations, we must ensure its sustainable existence, and this should remain the primary goal of the international community,” he added. To this end, the Prime Minister expressed the hope that the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNCCC,) scheduled for Paris, France, in December, results in “a balanced outcome representing the concerns of both the developed and developing countries.” The Prime Minister also stressed that this country will count on the friendship of France and the French people, “as we stand up resolutely against coercive attempts to frustrate our development and to threaten our territorial integrity.” Meanwhile, France’s Ambassador to Guyana, Michel Prom, assured the gathering that Guyana’s contribution at the UNCCC summit will be, “important to the success of the conference.” He took the opportunity to thank the authorities and the people of Guyana for the solidarity shown earlier in the year with regard to the Paris bombing and to this end, reiterated cooperation in the field of security. Noting the attention that President Granger has been giving to the opening of the Guyana Consulate in Cayenne, the French Ambassador said this move would facilitate greater re-
Prime Minister, First Vice-President and President (acting) Moses Nagamootoo addresses the reception to commemorate France’s National Day (Bastille Day) at Cara Lodge, Quamina Street gional integration. Also present were Minister of Governance and acting Foreign Affairs Minister, Raphael Trotman; Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan; and Minister of Business and Investment, Dominic Gaskin. Bastille Day, the annual celebration, known to the French as “La Fête Nationale,” is a nation-wide holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of
France marked by the storming of Bastille. The medieval prison called Bastille, was where political prisoners were held for capricious reasons and had no chance of appeal at the hands of Louis XVI’s royal government. Bastille became a symbol of the monarchy and was targeted by the people of Paris, when they stormed the fortress on July 14, 1789. (GINA)
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and France’s Ambassador to Guyana Michel Prom share a toast at France’s National Day (Bastille Day) commemoration at Cara Lodge. Also in photo are Ministers Raphael Trotman and Khemraj Ramjattan
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Scenes from Friday night’s CPL match between the victorious Guyana Amazon Warriors and the St Lucia Zouks at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence (Adrian Narine photos)
Prime Minister and President (acting) Moses Nagamootoo with Minister of Governance Mr Raphael Trotman (who is also acting Minister of Foreign Affairs) and Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson (left) showing their support for the Guyana Amazon Warriors cricket team during Friday’s CPL match at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence (Adrian Narine photo)
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Female Muslim worshippers at the MYO yesterday U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt speaking during yesterday’s Eid programme at the MYO
Muslims exchange Eid Mubarak ... From page 2
Muslim brothers and sisters a blessed day. Delivering brief words to the congregation, United States Chargé d'Affaires, Mr Bryan Hunt, wished all present ‘Eid Mubarak’, and noted that he brings wishes of a blessed day from President Barack Obama. He said: “Not only did you spend a month in fasting, but you have spent a month doing good deeds for one another, and it is our hope that the world recognises the Muslim community for all the works they have done. “It is our responsibility to care and, most importantly, to love one another”, he urged all. On behalf of the Government of Guyana, Michael Carrington, Member of Parliament (MP), said: “We wish all our Muslim brothers and sisters Eid Mubarak! Eid Mubarak! Eid Mubarak!” He said that being a member of the newly elected Government, “it is our aim to work together with all our people for a better Guyana.” Mr Carrington explained that if one reads the Quran properly, “it teaches you to fight against the wrong, to fight against hypocrisy. So I ask you to join with us, and correct us when we are wrong, so we can take this beautiful country of ours forward.” In a message, CIOG President Fazeel Ferouz stated: “On this auspicious occasion, the end of the holy month of Ramadan, I extend on behalf of myself, family, and the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana, to all Guyanese, and especially our Muslim brothers and sisters, Eid Mubarak!! Eid Mubarak!! Eid Mubarak!! “Let us lead by example, and join with all of them in our country who have similar beliefs, to try our best to wipe out corruption and crime at all levels of society; violence against women, rape, sexual molestation of children, alcohol abuse, suicide, and racial discrimination. We have been trained and fortified in Ramadan, now is the time to put the lessons we have learnt into practice”, he urged all.
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UG Vice Chancellor Opadeyi ... From page 7
fewer than 10 students; establishment of Ph.D programmes (a first at UG); and establishment of an Audit Committee of the Council. The Vice Chancellor, in spite of the challenges and constraints, further achieved significant improvements in the financial accounting and management systems; reduced the deficit through negotiating additional Government funding to the tune of $800M; reduced expenditure on commuting lecturers; improved financial discipline through spending along budgetary lines; marked improvement in physical infrastructure; establishment of online degree programmes in four (4) disciplines (a first at UG); establishment of a MPH programme (a first at UG); increased graduate enrolment; increased revenue streams from $1,092M in 2013 to $1,342M in 2014; a decreased deficit from $619M in 2013 to $334M in 2014; Gifting of 2000 classroom desk/ chair combinations by the private sector and acquisition of additional 1100 classroom chairs, thus end-
ing the chronic lack of classroom chairs that had plagued the university over the past 10 years or more; and 3400 student lockers (a first at UG); efficient use of capital grants that saw the acquisition of over 200 personal computers in two years; technological investments - Software for statistical analysis of student assessment, Smart ID card system, timetabling software, smart classrooms, free Wi-Fi for staff and students, electronic message board; installation of projectors and white boards in classrooms; establishment of Confucius Institute at UG; revision of promotion
criteria that saw unprecedented promotion of staff for three new professors, eight senior lecturers and 20 lecturer IIs, all achieved within two (2) years in office. Other achievements during this first two years of appointment include establishment of an honorary degree programme: investment in campus-wide CCTV cameras (a first at UG); naming of university streets after former Chancellors; effective and efficient management of the UG Science and Technology Support Project of US$10M of the World Bank facility; improved sporting facilities
through construction of basketball/lawn tennis courts (a first at UG); introduction of a conflict-of-interest declaration for staff who have family members enrolled in the classes; with the support of the Ministry of Health, ensured the posting of a medical doctor to the UG medical centre (a first at UG); upgraded the terms of employment of 33 Maid/Cleaners who have been working for 13 years as part-time staff to fulltime staff with full benefits; support the introduction and use of the Moodle teaching support system; financial audits that unearth financial irregularities and transactions at IDCE; and stopped
the payment of $1,000,000 annually without supporting documents. Professor Jacob Opadeyi has served the staff and the university very well as Vice Chancellor over a short period of
time with an outstanding performance of excellence, which deserves the nation’s gratitude and vote of confidence. SAMUEL J. GOOLSARRAN
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Some suggestions to tackle Crime THE crime situation is getting out of cont ro l . E v e r y d a y we have reports of robbery assaults, shooting and even murders. It is very worrying and people are living in fear. We need action by the Police. It has to be stopped. Here are
some suggestions : 1) Increase Police patrols all around the city and in towns and country areas. Mobilise vehicles from other ministries and even the private sector and have these vehicles up and down, especially at nights. They must have radio communication or at least cellphones, constantly making contact with the stations.
2) Stop-and-search operations must be carried out by all major Police stations along the coast such as Providence, Sparendaam, Mahaica, Albion, Leonora and other places. Vehicles must be stopped and searched. There must be clear signs that it is a Police operation. Suspicious vehicles and persons must be fully checked out at both the Demerara and Berbice Bridges after the
peak hours of the day. Checks must be done on one side of the crossing. 3) Joint patrols between the Army and the Police must take place. 4) 9 1 1 a n d t e l e phones at stations must be in working order. 5) Quick response. There must be a working vehicle with armed officers at Police stations to respond and not ask for transportation.
6) The Community Policing Groups must be more active and visible. 7) Groups of people loitering must be broken up or the people arrested. The crime situation is stopping Guyanese visiting Guyana and making many persons thinking of leaving. This is not good enough. A special programme must be worked out for motorcyclists and for special radios on places where criminals hang out. We need action now! CHANDRA NARINE SHARMA Managing Director of CNS Channel 6 Leader of the Justice for All Party Former Chairman of CPG
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ACCOMMODATION
EDUCATIONAL
Inn furnished apartments/rooms, AC, wifi. Long-term packages available, $5 000, $6 000 daily. 218-1400, 668-0306, 694-7817.
Singh massage, therapeutic mass a g e - Te l : 6 1 5 - 6 6 6 5 . Divinty Spa, 245 Sheriff St., specialise in relaxation and therapuetic massages, facials.
Inn Apartments. With Jacuzzi, kitchen and hot and cold from $3 000, AC $5 000, Eccles. Tel. 679-7139, 639-4452, 619-3660.
Call 661-6694, ask for Dian na. PENPAL
PENPAL
Villa: Furnished rooms and apartments - 1, 2, 3 bedrooms, 95 Fifth Avenue, Subryanville, Georgetown. 227-2199, 227-2186.
white male age 65 seeks slim female between the age 25-35 years for serious relationship. Send information to northguyana@yahoo.com .
BEAUTY SALON
BEAUTY SALON Special!! July 3 - August 15, 2015, 16-18 years acrylic, nail + design - $2 500, 0-18 years hair cuts $1 000, 514 years hands & toes nail design $1 000, 15-18 years nail design $2 000, 9-14 years manicure/pedicure $2 000, 15-18 years manicure/pedicure $3 000, 8-18 years 30% off on all festive colours. Call 226-2124.
BUSS/JOB OPPORTUNITY BUSS/JOB OPP
land to invest in processing plant, storage etc. Conditions apply. Contact 602-6477. I n n A p a r t ments Premio, Vitz. Eccles N e w S c h e m e . Te l . 6 7 9 7139, 639- 4 4 5 2 , 6 1 9 - 3 6 6 0 your income filling 100 envelopes for US$500, information, send stamped self-addressed envelope. Nathaniel Williams, PO Box 12154, Georgetown, Guyana..
a Friend! Get educated! Get Married! Migrate!..through the CFI. Telephone Friendship Link. Call 592-261-5079, 654-3670, 6888293, 261-6833 twenty-four hours. s e r vSERVICES ice
School of Cosmetology is enrolling students for 3 months day and 6 months evening courses in Cosmetology beginning July 13th, 2015 Mond a y s to Fridays, also evening and weekend classes in barbering. Basic & Advanced hair cutting, acrylic nails & airbrushing, manicure, pedicure, facial, make-up artistry and body massage, Limited spaces. Body massage on Sundays only, 10AM - 2PM. Visit us at 211, New Market Street, North C u m m i n g s b u r g, Georgetown or call us on 226-4573.
EDUCATIONAL
a certificate in Cosmetology or Nails alone. Call 219-3686, 687-7566.
classes: Age 4-17 years ($5 000). Congratulations to my top Grade 6 students Aselah Najab with 518 marks. (Queen's College). CXC Adults, classes for January 2016 exams. Phonics classes/ computer classes. 231-1209, 6905008, 657-7398, 619-7911.
jeweler: Testing, repairing & cleaning. Call Gemologist 225-8560, 629-8007 for an appointment. United States & UK - permanent/visitors. Contact Esther at 654-2420 for reliable service.
reloading $6 000, computer sale Dell laptops ($25 000), internet café setup at Cummings drug store. 622-8969. 2-cylinder engines $850 000 each, Mazda pickup B2000 (1993) $500 000. Call 604-8817.
Customs Broker certificate training course for all importers and others. August 4, 2015, 3 weeks. Register now and save. Call 681-7567, 694-8322, 223-1506.
School Summer Makeup Class - 14-18 years, July 14 2015, 10:00hrs - 11:30hrs $7 000, 4 days of contouring/shading, highlighting + shadowing. Materials supplied. Call 226-4573.
repair fridge, AC, freezer, dryer and washer. Contact Omar 231-0655, 683-8734.
you want your home and your jewellery to be protected from thieves? Call 688-0183.
a certificate in cosmetology nails, wig designs & hair-cutting. Register now, limited spaces. 619-7603, 666-5240.
2016 Exam Accounts Lessons 100% Grade 1 Passes. Saturday 09:00hrs - 13:00hrs @ 336 Cummings Street, Georgetown Tel: 609-5186. Limited space available.
& spare parts for fridge, freezers,AC, washers, gas stoves etc. Call Nick 683-1312, 627-3206.
plan drafting & estimate done starting from as low as $10,000. Call David 601-7399.
success in Mathematics? Private tutoring is now available for the summer. Call 6916827 for more details.
summer, learn to play keyboard, guitar, drums, recorder, saxophone & train your voice in 2 weeks. 2251151, 617-6200, 663-2988.
custom brokerage & break bulk cargo to USA, Canada & UK etc. 223-6056, 231-7185.
efficient repairs, refrigerators, dryers, washing machines, blenders, etc. Tel: 227-0060, 694-1778, 609-8550 - Freezezone Enterprises.
e d uc a t i o n a l
stationery, 135 sheriff & fourth streets call: 226-1252. Educational Supplies for Teachers & Students (preschool to University).
MASSAGE
and servicing gas stoves, washing machines, electric stoves, deep fryer, Call 688-0183.
LEARN TO DRIVE Driving School, 287 Alberttown, Queenstown. Tel: 650-4291, 610-1710. '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 # 2 2 7 - 5072, 226-7541, 226-0168. www.rksinstituteofmotering.webs.com\ MASSAGE
MASSAGE
on earth: Massage service. 678-7499. MASSAGE. Call for appointments, out c a l l s o n l y. A n n a 6 6 1 - 8 9 6 9 .
of 5 construction workers looking for job work or day work - carpenter, mason, tiler painter, troweltex. Call Eric 616-5915. you have a property to rent or sell, we have ready clients. Contact 660-7672, 225-1230, 626-4487. Jewellery and Pawnshop, Lot 1 D'Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust between Camp and George Streets. Call 223-6331, 227-2307. & phone repair, internet browsing & calls, flash drives & external drives Printsmart stationery, 135 Sheriff street & fourth Sts. 226-1252. repair, unlock information and repair all computers and pads and phones, website building. cellphone unlocking, 223-1765, 615-8734 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.
SERVICES
VACANCY
Land For Sale
LAND FOR SALE
VACANCY all general cons t r u c t i on, contact Mohamed. Specialised carpentry, masonry, plumbing, power-wash, painting, troweltex, varnishing. Call : 667-6644, (o ffice), 216-3120 . provides quality designs & construction of terrazzo also regrinding, cleaning & polishing of existing terrazzo. Call Mr. A. Bacchus 6422289, 660-7486. Chowkai Construction: Building of homes, building, renovations, carpentry, masonry, tiling, lacquering, painting. Call: 682-4533. Electrical Services providing quality electrical wire installation to domestic and commercial residences, maintain and install plugs and other electrical fixtures Contact Morvin 218-0126, 687-6369. vacancy exist for the positions of waiter, waitress, bill clerk, kitchen assistant and cleaner. Send applications with passport-size to Kamboat Restaurant, 51 Sheriff Street, Campbellville, Georgetown. NGOs, International Organisations are welcome to rent classic home at (gated) Greenfield Housing Park, fully furnished, three bedrooms, with lawn. Call our sales agent on 663-1728. -the-spot repairs and servicing to washing machine, stove, dryer, refrigerator, air condition unit, treadmill, pressure pump, convection oven, deep fryer etc. Call Technician for appointment and quotation 6842119. construction: Professional Caribbean to international construction, specialised in general work from start to finish, homes, roofing, pool, carpentry, plumbing, tiling, painting, masonry, electrical. Office 256-0180, 613-2964, 6751510. 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 $ 5 0 0 0 , C a n a da $60 00, UK $8000, Plaza Computer Service, 245 Sher i f f Street, C/ville. 2257390, 618-0128, 688-1874. Open Monday to Saturday 09:00hrs 21:00hrs Spirituality
SPIRITUALITY
Spiritualist: resolving all problems, blockage, love, and money, etc - Tele: 223-6834, 600-7719. spiritual hel p i n removing evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, bringing prosp e rity to businesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 2200708, 6 8 7 - 5 6 5 3 . , 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. help: You suspect something is wrong but you are not sure, I will seek God's divine leading to help you. Whatever is wrong, God has an answer for every problem. Call Mother 661-2456, 219-1141.
caregivers and housekeepers. Contact 609-1981.
Tel: 603-9767.
day & night shift cleaner. Club Monaco. Call 604-0844.
lot in gated community - $4.2M neg. 668-0306, 694-7817.
station, nails station, barber station. Call 219-3686, 6877566.
land, Vreed-enHoop, WCD.. Contact 666-6839.
person determined for success and prosperity or freelancer. Call 225-2626. : Must have CXC subjects with good communication skills. Salary neg. Contact 611-3802, 684-6245. : Apply in person at SuperBet with written application, 21-22 Hinck Street, Georgetown. for salesperson, young and brilliant, computer savvy, and creative. email tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com . for fast food Restaurant. Must have Experience Send application to 16 Mudlot Kingston or rtilak@adamantiumholdings.com Assistant: Female, computer-literate, English, Maths. Preferably Georgetown/East Bank resident Tel: 233-2734, 609-9830. (07:00hrs - 09:30hrs). Pharm a c y A s s i s ta n t t o w o r k a t a reputable pharmacy in Georgetown. Interested persons, please call 681-1901. Services Representatives for fast food Restaurant. Must have a pleasant personality and excellent communication skills. Send application to 16 Mudlot Kingston or rtilak@adamantiumholdings.com /Customer Serv i c e Representative: Requirements - 5 subjects CXC, passportsize photo. Experience would be an asset, Apply in person. 79 Albert & Laluni Streets, Queenstown. Tel: 231-7023, 231-7002. able-bodied labourers and one female office clerk to work in PVC ceiling store. Apply with applications to Why Pay More Trading, 7 Houston Public Road, EBD. No phone calls please. /BAKER for interior location. Must know to cook and bake a wide variety of items, strict nonsmoker. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references. Others need not apply. Call 618-2020. to work as Sales Representative in Computer Store between 18-25 years old. Send Application to The Manager at 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown. Clerk: Candidate must have post-secondary qualifications, at least two years working experience, excellent IT skills, knowledge and intuition, Quickbooks is an advantage. Please submit resumé and CV to info@guyanaqualifyseafoods.com Tel: 266-3247. Junior Clerk. Applicant must be computer-literate with CXC passes in English and Mathematics. Please bring written application to Mike's Pharmacy, 56 Sheriff Street, Georgetown. & local employment, guest relations officers, front desk staff, printers, cooks, cleaners, housekeepers, waiters, bellboys, carpenters, electricians, etc. Contact Professional Recruitment Agency, 231-6296, 650-9880, www.plzrecruitme.com .
Attendant, driver for water truck, porter. Call 680-3863. at Parfaite Harmonie, size 45x80. Price $3M neg. Contact 693-3317, 660-0171, 216-0094. Block X, Diamond, EBD. Price $7.5M neg. Tel: 625-9900. bank of Bonasika Creek, above Twp Mouth Creek, 25 acres. 218-2072. Gardens, WCD: Commercial & residential, double & single lots. Financing available. Tel: 269-0020. in gated community - Republic Gardens. Contact 6891618, 617-8636. lots $50M, Enmore Estate Road next to Bibi Khan. Call 231-4172. land at Continental Park/Republic Park, a high-income residential area. 233-0570 land in Coldingen, Tract A - $4M neg. 629-5922, 233-2811. at Cummings Lodge 10th Street near UG $10M. 674-5019. of land, Providence 55x100 and 150x300, Crane Village 40x200 - $11M. Call 604-0459, 600-0762. /Triumph, Agriculture Road, size 32x560. Price $3.2M each neg. Owner leaving country. Tel: 629-1500. - Diamond Third Avenue, Providence, land with concrete fence, land filled to road height, size 110*60 & 100x65. Tel: 624-7684. - bond, LBI 55x150, Good Hope 200x60 Land of Canaan $4.5 per acre, transported. Tel: 684-1893, 610-3666. lots in Diamond EBD, one plot of land size 40'x1200' in La Grange WBD. Call 621-6037 Amar. lot strategically located in East Berbice close to Berbice Bridge. Asking price $23M. Call our sales agent, 663-1728. land situated at Laluni Soesdyke Linden Highway 80 acre (60 acre cultivated with fruit trees and surrounded by black water creek). Contact 261-5027, 670-8282, 675-1711. transported land 4½ miles from Bartica, 2½ miles river front, rock, quarry, sand, forestry. Contact Mark 6031266, 625-4788 Gardens residential lots 50'x100'. Interested persons can contact 225-1787, 231-5359. ft, Earl's Court LBI, ECD. Contact 676-8827, 629-6584, 697-4800, 645-6828. farm land at Lighttown Macaw Village, East Bank Berbice. 333-4002, 6784148. Street kitty prime location suitable for commercial or residential purposes contact: 676-8827, 629-6584, 697-4800.
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TO LET
TO LET
apartment, Vlissengen Road - $50 000 monthly. Contact 629-9576, 699-8490.
TO LET Gardens WCD, commercial & residential double & single lots. Financing available. Tel: 269-0020. Westerbeck, Mazarunni & Cuyuni River for living & farming, cleared land, Mahaica 100 acres $10M, $7M 231-2199, 618-7483.
$100 000. Keyhomes, 698-3617. Industry $45 000. Call Eric 616-5914. for decent working person. Tel: 227-0485. of Barney Castle and Trampoline. Contact 623-3679. furnished house. Tel: 612-5078, 226-0689. furnished 2-bedroom flat, AC, grilled, parking, central Kitty. US$650. Tel: 623-2982. apartment at Industry Front. Call 670-9606, 656-1789 apartment in Triumph $24 000 Tel: 220-2760. -bedroom apartment for females only. Contact 2224476. furnished apartm e n t . F o r e i g n e r s o n l y. C a l l 603-6351. : Success & Kingston business spots. Contact 621-5282.
$4M (110ft. x 56 ft.), La Parfaite Harmonie corner lot, main road, 130ft x 45ft - $2.7M, $1.2M, $1.5M. 611-7223, 223-1443. - Diamond Third Avenue, Providence, land with concrete fence, land filled to road height, size 110*60 & 100x65. Tel: 624-7684. Creek 10 acres land. Price $3.9M neg., Long Creek 10 aces cultivated land with chicken pens etc. Price $5.5M neg. call 220-8596, 643-9196, 686-1091. $12M, $8M, Republic Gardens $12M, Diamond $12M, Ogle Public Road $30M, $50M, Dennis Street $21M, Charlotte Street $75M, Sheriff Street $150M. Contact MK's Realty 676-3405. transported land, 72 Princes Street, South Section Lodge concrete fence, bridge 15 lots from Mandela Avenue, 3 house lots, size of land 39x240. Tel: 613-3940. US$900 000, Yarrowkabra 15 acres $15M, Berbice River 15 mining blocks $15M, Ogle $23M, D'Edward Village (Berbice) $25M, Liliendaal $25M, La Parfaite Harmonie $4M, Providence $10M, $4M. 685-8787. of residential and agriculture land at Long Creek, creek passing through land, partly cultivated, with cottage. Price $7M, neg. Contact Michelle Harrinarain 646-5838, 6863794, 261-5547, 261-6119. only remaining land in Subryanville 120x60 with columns. Asking price $45M. Mr Partick Pereira 226-1064, 227-6949, Mohan 2252626, Mr Budram 692-3831, Mr Sukhdeo 610-5350, 669-3350, 2253068, 225-2709, 231-2064, 225-5198. invite you to purchase the followinge land for bond , Chandra & Gange 125x120 corner lot $65M, William Street, 120x45 foefr bond, Gange 125x62 in Prashad Nagar for bond. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 669-, 226-1064, 225-3068, 225-2626, 225-5198, 225-2709. away land East and Quamina Streets corner 120x100 - US$1.7M neg., Hadfield Street opposite new expected GGMC $115M, South Road close to Wellington Street 30x112 $65M, Newtown 75x32 $14.9M, William Street 114x45 $28M, Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 Blygezight box 80x75 $32M, Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 225-3068, 226-1064. for business 100 yards from main road $12M, Republic Gardens $9.5M, Section M Campbellville $14.9M, Newtown close to Duncan Street $15.9M neg. 90x35 South Road $45M, Earl's Court double lot with reserve $17M. Atlantic Gardens $20M, Duncan Street $30M, Da Silva Street 1 ½ acres$60M, Dennis Street 120x60 $42M. Queenstown 160x60 $58M neg. Kingston 160x60 US$450 000, Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park $30M 85x41 Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, Sukhdeo 692-3718, 226-1064, 227-6949, 225-2626.
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property in Subryanville. Contact 225-9967, 623-3443.
independent self-contained room in city. Decent working male 25-35 years. Call 6287589, 227-3064. Street business place US$400, S/ville 3-bedroom US$2000, Robb Street 4-bedrooms US$5000. Tel: 628-5245. Margot, ECD: Unfurnished two-bedrooms with toilets and bathrooms. 660-0943 Furnished executive top flat with generator. Mr Bobby Khan 26-27 Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park. Unfurnished three-bedroom top flat with all conveniences. K. Raghubir Tel: 642-0636. place, King Street, 30ft x 110ft, large and fully secured ground floor. Tel: 642-0636. Street 2-bedroom apartment in Newtown, Georgetpwn. Tel: 222-3014, 673-6168. apartment in Meadow Brook Gardens. Single working person - $35 000. All bills included. Contact 689-9373.
upper flat at Vryheid's Lust Public Road $65 000 monthly. 220-4243.
constructed shortterm apartment/rooms in Herstelling, EBD. Contact Handel on 621-6862, 655-3065, 514430-7764.
lower flat Kitty for working couple, $55 000. Contact 664-7945.
bottom flat furnished at 226 Good Hope ECD. Contact 661-9193, 234-0641.
-EN-HOOP junction, storage bond, office, lessons place or other. Call 680-9905.
in Providence fully grilled with parking. $80 000. Tel: 604-0459, 600-0762.
house located in 2nd Avenue Diamond. Contact 623-3679.
fully-furnished in Queenstown US$900 and US$1500. All amenities included. Call 604-0459, 600-0762.
commercial property in Regent Road, Bourda. Call 665-6453. apartments Lot 7-8 Plantain Walk, Vreed-en-Hoop. Contact 264-2743, 264-2639. 2-bedroom house at Friendship EBD - $65 000 monthly. Phone 266-3992, 672-9212. Airport Road: 5-bedroom, fully furnished house US$1200. Troy, 626-2243. Albert Street, East Street, Kitty. apartments from US $900, US $1000, US $1200 and upwards . Tel:6461712, 693-8532. bottom flat Alberttown $38 000. No parking space in yard. Pre-paid meter. Contact 683-4026. 3 BEDROOM top flat, $90 000. Call 226-1064, 2276949, 669-3350. upper flat in Campbellville. Contact 2239162, 643-9775. bedroom apartment at BB Eccles H/S A couple preferred. Call 692-8000, 626-8991. -bedroom bottom flat apartment in Bel Air Park. Call 223-1447, 619-3364. upper flat, Eccles, newly built bath tub, etc. US$600. Call Eric 616-5914. furnished Atlantic Gardens US$800. Call Eric 616-5914. semi-furnished apartment for living or office, in central city. For details, call 226-2833. Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from U S $ 2 0 daily. 227-5852, 638-4404. : 2-bedroom apartment, $65 000. Light street (office space) $75 000. Diana 227-2256 bottom flat furnished at 226 Good Hope ECD. Contact 661-9193, 234-0641.
new two-bedroom, 1 room self-contained, Festival City entrance $75 000. Call 6040459, 600-0762. apartment includes AC, cable, TV internet etc. Short term available, overseas visitors, others. Call 233-2770. -bedroom apartment in Campbellville area, available immediately. No parking & no pets. Contact 610-2251. 1- and 2-bedroom furnished upper flat US$25 up per day, short term rental. 679-0757, 681-2499. apartment, includes cable internet, AC etc. Call 233-2770. you looking for apartment, business place to rent or property to buy with cash in hand, then call Eric, 616-5914. 2-bedroom semifurnished $140 000, unfurnished $100 000. Call Eric 616-5914. properties in residential area US$600, US$1000, US$2000 furnished and unfurnished. Call Eric, 616-5914. furnished upper flat with verandah Atlantic Gardens US$700. Call Eric, 6165914. unfurnished Atlantic Gardens US$500. Call Eric, 616-5914. fully furnished AC, hot & cold, internet, parking Atlantic Gardens US$700 call Eric 616-5914. upper flat, Garnett Street $75 000. Call Eric 616-5914. semi-furnished Prashad Nagar US$500. Call Eric 616-5914. : 2-bedroom lower flat $60 000. Contact 225-1230, 626-4487, 660-7672. Avenue, Bel Air Park: Furnished two/three bedroom apartments with generator. K. Raghubir 26-27 Lama Avenue. Tel: 642-0636.
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type house for residence, beautiful and is centrally located in Bel Air Spring, Georgetown. Phone 226-6229, 226-5903.
properties Bel Air Gardens US$10000, Oleander Gardens US$6000, Diamond US$3000, Courida Park US$3000, Queenstown US$5000. Tel: 685-8787.
Gardens US$3000, Happy Acres US$1800, Bel Air Park US$2000. Contact MK's Realty 676-3405.
top flat at 55 Canary Street, La Penitence. Short term bottom flat for overseas visitors. For more information, call 627-3953.
unfurnished, air-conditioned, electricity, gas, internet & cable, secured parking. Carol 682-3733.
Three-bedroom unfurnished bottom flat, fully grilled with parking. $70 000. Tel: 616-0537.
Enmore Ice Factory, Enmore Estate Road. Call 231-4172, 231-7839. Serious enquiries only.
furnished and unfurnished apartments $85 000 to $160 000. Business space.
-bedroom flat in Mocha Village, $32 000 monthly, direct access to public transportation and shops. Contact 668-9973 Jade, 603-6488 Dave.
$75 000, Bourda (house) $100 000, Kitty US$500, US$600, Meadow Brook US$1500, East Bank US$1300, many more. Diana 2272256, 626-9382.
concrete house La Parfaite Harmonie, 1 corner from main road. Contact 219-2222, 696-4552.
built 1-bedroom flats (kitchenette) Diamond Housing Scheme between 9th & 10th Avenues, AC, hot & cold, parking. From $55 000. Contact 612-9061, 673-7589.
one-bedroom apartment in Thomas Street, Kitty. Price $40 000. Contact 639-2728. North ECD: Three-bedroom top flat and two-bedroom bottom flat, light, water, For rent or sale. Serious enquiries. telephone:658-1523, 216-3333. bond space located at Ketley Street, Charlestown. electricity, water, telephone included.. Tel: 649-1874. for rental - sitting room, bedroom, inside toilet and bathroom etc., Grove, EBD. Contact Savitree 266-0453, 660-8371. top flat in D'Andrade Street $85 000. 6923831, 225-2626, 225-3068, 2255199, 626-4180. 2-bedroom apartment, grilled, walking distance to UG and CARICOM, AC, parking. Call 623-3404, Available from August 1. 2-bedroom, unfurnished lower flat apartment, 6th Street Cummings Lodge, UG area. Students or couple preferred. Tel: 2222718, 694-1499 - $40 000 monthly. apartment situated in Section 'A' Diamond H/Scheme, EBD. Contact 6589986 between 09:00hrs and 16:00hrs. 2-bedroom apartment, Anaida Avenue, Eccles, EBD $40 000. 2-bedroom apartment Grove 2nd Street, EBD. 6485092, 669-9390. modern 1-, 2- & 3- bedroom, starting from US$400, fully grilled, semifurnished, air-conditioned & secure parking. Contact 623-4861. semi-furnished APARTMENTS. Price 1 bedroom - US$500, 2 bedroom US$900. Contact 610-7558, 2258382, 638-6883, 225-0018. -bedroom, new, self-contained, AC, kitchen facilities, standby generator, daily, weekly or monthly at US$15 per day. Call 226-5546, 227-2487, 223-6218, 623-7805. furnished apartment, AC, hot & cold water, internet US$25 daily & also monthly. Call 621-1524, 231-6061. (furnished) US$1100, East Bank (furnished) US$1000, Meadow Bank US$1500. Have properties to let or sell? Call Diana 227-2256, 626-9382. 3-bedroom top flat, unfurnished $90 000. Tel: 6693350, 226-1064, 225-2626, 2276949, 692-3831, 626-4180. 5-bedroom furnished US$1200 neg., Diamond 3-bedroom house $120 000 neg., Sophia 1-, 2& 3-bedroom $30 000, $40 000 and $50 000. Raul 655-8361.
flat, Bel Air Park, 2 airconditioned bedrooms, fully furnished, grilled, internet. Single person/couple only US$800. Contact 227-2252, 603-4283. 2-bedroom apartment in a secure environment with AC, wireless access for local & overseas visitors. Contact 226-1458. building for rental for embassy 10 000 sq. ft bond 70 000 sq. ft, sale or rent. Call Boodram 692-3831, Sukhdeo 610-5350, 669-3350, 226-1064, 225-2626, 227-6949, 231-2064, 225-3068, 225-2709. Atlantic Gardens split level two-storey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained. Meadow Brook Gardens two-storey, 3 bedrooms. Both with all modern conveniences. apartments (Vlissengen/D'Urban) unfurnished $55 000 - $60 000 monthly, furnished (for visitors) US$500 monthly. 677-9638. furnished two-bedroom upper flat in Garnett Street, Newtown, AC, internet, washing machine, water pump, hot & cold, telephone, parking. Price US$500 neg. For suitable working couple. Phone 227-5852, 638-4404. 1 master room, semi-furnished house, spacious, 2 living rooms, office fridge, stove, microwave, suite, dinette set at US$1700 neg. Others furnished and unfurnished, higher prices. All residential. Call 664-5105. Nagar US$600 (3 bedrooms), Kitty, Turkeyen, Queenstown from $60 000 to $120 000, executive property Bel Air Park US$3000, Prashad Nagar US$1000, Lamaha Gardens US$1500. 618-0000, 222-2300, 615-0069. furnished two-bedroom upper flat in Garnett Street, Newtown, AC, internet, washing machine, water pump, hot & cold, telephone, parking. Price US$500 neg. For suitable working couple. Phone 227-5852, 638-4404. three-bedroom house and master bedroom, indoor garage, parking, hot & cold water. All rooms air-conditioned, Bel Air Park. Tel: 225-4413, 621-2677. (2&3 bedrooms) - $80 000/ $90 000, GOOD HOPE (2 bedrooms lower) - $40 000; BETTER HOPE (2 bedrooms lower back) - $40 000. JEWANRAM: 623-6431/657-8887/668-0238.
TO LET for office space at Carmichael Street opposite Bishops' High School. large three-storey historic building at Crown and Albert Street, Queenstown Contact 6768827, 645-6828, 629-6584, 6974800, Public Road: 2-storey commercial property (next to Ray's Auto) 3 500sq. ft. Ideal for retail or wholesale outlet, bond, restaurant. Call 233-5859, 2332546. new furnished and unfurnished 2-bedroom modern apartments in Queenstown US$500, business place on Regent Street. 638-9116, 669-4713. 2-storey concrete house by itself with all modern amenities including AC, master room, security system, etc., $130 000. Contact 6607672, 225-1230, 626-4487. 3-bedroom upper flat with all necessary conveniences at Enterprise, ECD. Looking for decent Ind i a n o r A m e r i n d i a n f a m i l y. Call 229-6691, 649-1869 for more information. constructed 3-bedroom top flat, location Great Diamond, EBD, Secure. mosquito protected, hot & cold. other modern amenities. Contact 687-2027, 671-1474. spacious, two-storey concrete house, fully grilled on 105 sq. ft by 50 ft land at Fowlcock Scheme, Windsor Castle, Essequibo Coast. Contact Tomesh, 610-4463, 6531516, 626-0316. fully furnished 2-bedroom with wifi, AC - US$55, Alexander Village fully furnished with AC - $75 000, Sophia 3 bedroom with huge yard space 2 full 100-lb cylinder, semi-furnished $65 000, Diamond 3 self-contained bedrooms $130 000, nice home, Ogle with pool US$2500. in gated compound fully furnished with fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave etc, air condition and hot & cold water. Move in with your suitcase & groceries email oceanicvillas@yahoo.ca for further details or visit Block 'Y' Liliendaal, ECD (opposite the seawall). Call: 678-6887. Khan Real Estate office at First Federation Life Building, Croal Street. If you want to buy, rent, sell, we do background check before we give your keys. Also property m a n a g e m e n t s e r v i c e . Te l : 696-9289, 687-3147. Khan Real Estate, First Federation Life Building: Brand new two-bedroom bottom flat $40 000. 3-bedroom house $60 000, onebedroom $35 000. Phone 687-3147, 696-9289. -bedroom $48 000, 3bedroom $65 000, apartment with 2 bedrooms US$500, executive rentals $1200, US$2000, US$1500 10 000 sq. ft. office space state-of-the-art US$10 000 Phone Mr Patrick Pereira 2261064, Miss Rodney 225-2709, 669-3350, Mr Stanton 227-6863, 225-3068, 227-6949, 225-5198, 231-2064. W o r l d # 1 R e a l t o r M i s ter Terry Redford Reid 667-7812, 225-6858, 225-7164, 226-1064, 225-2626, 231-2068, 619-7945. Have t h e executive r ental reduc e d by 35%, Prashad Nagar U S$1000, J a c a r a n da Ave . Bel Air P ark US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$18 0 0 , Bel Air 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 technology bus iness. 22 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 623-2591, 669-3350.
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"Have Faith in Christ, Today" 231 -52 44/623-6431/657-8887/ 6 6 8 0 2 3 8 jewanalrealty@gmail.com 2/1)-US$7000 with pool/US$2500; (fully furnished)US$2500; 3 storied-US$3000/ 2 storied-US$2200/ US$1500; -US$2500/US$1500/ US$800/ US$500; -US$2000/ US$1500; Fully Furnished US$2500; US$2000; (house)US$2500/$1000; Upscale and spacious 3 bedrooms upper with balcony-$150,000; REPUBLIC GARDENS (Gated community) spacious 1 bedroom lower $65,000; Semi-furnished (water & electricity included)$120,000; ,B.V-Furnished US$900. (3200 sq ft ideal for Offices, Bank,etc)US$4,200/ Executive Middle Floor (formerly call centre ideal for office/ business/etc)-US$1500; (2 floors for schools, etc)US$1500; Above Sankar's- Restaurant, Church, School)Upper US$1500/ Lower Back US$800;(spacious bond): ,US$2500; - (ground floor)- US$3000; ideal for lawyer's office $80,000/ Travel Agency US$1000; "Spaces at Time Square Mall"- 1st FloorUS$700/ 2nd Floor-US$500/ RoofGarden-US$2000; Commercial Public RoadUS$5000; 3 classrooms with A/C - US$800; (any type of business)US$800; $100,000; BAGOTSTOWN business- $120,000.
business/ dwelling property, Queenstown $35M. 617-6545.
PROPERTY FOR SALE PROPERTY FOR SALE at Third Bridge, Diamond Scheme. Call 683-4014. 7-BEDROOM APARTMENT 609-5810. in Alberttown. No agent. Call owner, 622-9951. in La Parfaite Harmonie. Phase 2. Please call 674-9376. Realty, We value, buy, sell or rent your property. Tel: 694-3875, 654-6198, 649-0353. off the line top $18M, Diamond 7-bedroom $30M. Troy 626-2243. and concrete property at 118 Cowan Street, Kingston. 677-3005, 677-3956, 686-1368. two-storey eight-bedroom house located at Success Railway Line. Price $27M. Call 682-4306. Park double lot 100x101 $38M neg. Contact 623-9099, 659-5702. business property at Quamina Street $32M, neg. Must go. 638-3622, 658-1523. Bank:$40M-50M Have properties to let or sell? Call Diana 227-2256, 626-9382. with house, Pigeon Island, large land $7M cash only. Phone 639-2000. lot 2 Zeelugt, EBE with concrete house $8M neg. Cash only. Phone 639-2000. -HOOP Public Road: 2-storey house. Contact 650-5112. located at the corner of Hunter Street and Independence Boulevard. Contact 650-5112. -cum-residence, over 7500 sq. ft. call Hamid Mohamed 688-1694, 227-2127.
on Duncan Street, Bel Air Park, new, lowered price. 100x300 -2238479, 647-3768. new office building in Kingston, move in, ready 223-8479, 647-3768. on Duke Street between Cowan & Barrack $40M neg. 223-8479, 647-3768. -bedroom flat concrete house, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 697-1269, 684-3375. empty land lots, Prashad Nagar & Queenstown. Prime location.- 223-8479, 647-3768.
GUYANA CHRONICLE, SUNDAY JULY 19, 2015 PROPERTY FOR SALE Close to Polyclinic, 10 000sq,ft land. Formerly bodywork shop. Ideal for school, call centre, /supermarket - $45M. MON REPOS Well-appointed concrete property, $40M. PARK, BV, gated community $35M, 4-bedroom property reduced to $26M. Must go. MAIN ROAD, TRIUMPH: Spacious 2apartment, 5-bedrooms property. Parking, fruit trees, etc. $17M. EBD - Buy 1 property get the other free. Residence plus apartments. Income $200 000 - $25M. Estate Road: 4bedroom wooden and concrete property with shop front - $9.5 neg. Street, New Amsterdam (Berbice), prime location, suitable for any type of business. 333-4002, 678-4148. concrete and wooden property on Cummings Street. Vacant possession. No agents. $27M. Contact 644-1004. Street: newly constructed two-storey concrete building. Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.
lot commercial area property on Regent & Albert Streets 81x113 - 223-8479, 647-3768. & land, Public Road, Grove 130x40 - $42M, neg. 223-8479, 647-3768. 2-storey, 3-bedroom concrete house with garage space for 3 vehicles. Tel: 628-0532. on double lot, upstairs & downstairs, 3-bedroom each. Price $18M neg. Contact 602-5896. four-bedroom house in Guysuco Housing Scheme, move in, ready. 2238479, 647-3768. -unit apartment complex in Georgetown, currently grossing millions monthly. 223-8479, 647-3768. ACRES land plus property located No.19 Berbice, comes with machinery 223-8479, 647-3768, www.spaceseek.gy. located Lamaha Gardens, roof garden, three bedrooms, garage -223-8479, 6473768, www.spaceseek.gy. -bedroom house in Oleander Avenue, Bel Air Park 223-8479, 647-3768, www.spaceseek.gy . t the corner of Hunter street & Independence Bpoulevard. Contact 650-5112. : 2-apartment front building - $20M. , BEL AIR PARK: Aged but well kept 5-bedroom property. Double lot 8000 sq.ft $100M. PARK: 3-bedroom corner with two apartments. Repairs needed $45M. PARK: Corner, 4bedroom property with two apartments. $60M.
two-storey building with two self-contained apartment. Vacant possession. Price $20M Tel: 642-0636. $35M, Alberttown $30M, Mandela Avenue $20M, Cummings Lodge $30M. Tel: 2250545. Avenue: Large concrete building with three self-contained apartments. Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636. WCD: Corner lot overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, also property at Parika and Ruimzeight Gardens. Call 2690020. property Golden Grove (EBD), property Leguan also property Wakenaam property Bonasika Essequibo 225-2319, 688-7224. Street, Alberttown, Georgetown" Large 4-storey concrete building 6,617 sq. ft business, storage, residential, vacant. Contact 226-7968. 3-bedroom, 3½-bath house in Republic Gardens with or without extra lot. Serious Enquiries phone 686-3504. Street $32M neg., prime areas, must go. Friendship ECD $12.5M, two houses on property, one lately built. Tel: 6581523. concrete, 2-storey house, 2 self-contained rooms, at Block 8 Mon Repos; yard fully fenced and tiled; concrete drains, Tel: 6239713, 638-0689. house & land, wood & concrete, 18th Street Foulis ECD - $7M neg. Call 6910869. Sophia $8.5M, Paradise unfurnished 4-bedroom $9.5M, Bel Air Park $50M neg. Raul 655-8361. Ida WCD, 2760123, 610-5830 shop in front, rental apartments at the back + 3bedroom house, 2-storey concrete building.
TRUST, VERSAILLES: Gated community, fully furnished 3-bedroom, 8 years old. $50M. JEWANRAM: 623-6431
executive Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park. Mr Boodram 6923831, 226-1646, Mr Pereira 6232591, 667-7812, 669-0943, 6812997.
HOPE SOUTH (Area G) - Well kept 2-apartment property, 3 bedrooms each, Parking $35M. Rental US$900.
-EN-HOOP junction 40'x350' (land), Robb Street 40'x115', Croal Street (prime location), D'Urban Street, Lodge 40'x257.- 692-3124, 626-2689.
PROPERTY FOR SALE concrete house, 3 bedrooms, 1 self-contained, laundry room, located at Mon Repos, ECD - $32.5M. Tel: 642-2116. two-storey, 5-bedroom concrete and wooden house with 2 large self-contained rooms, well secured with concrete fence,.Parking space for 6 vehicles. $60M neg. Tel: 692-8923. require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 - $44M was $60M. Phone Alysious Periera 623-2591,225-2626, 225-2709,2253068, 669-0943 Mr. Pereira. and land, length 560x33 ft,. one-storey, 3-bedroom wooden house at Triumph Agriculture Road, ECD - $14M or double land for $19.5M. Tel: 642-7370, 602-9415. -storey properties (commercial/domestic) in Eccles (wooden/concrete) Agricola, Alberttown Garnett Street, Nandy Park, Diamond etc. Tel: 216-3120, 667-6644. house located at 324 Bee Hive Public Road, East Coast Demerara $12M. Contact 220-5711, 621-9229. Court, Herstelling EBD: Gated community one three-bedroom two-flat concrete house $35M. Call 6579013, 628-2044. and land at Providence opposite stadium: One three-bedroom, two-flat, land 50ft x 120ft - $35M. Call 657-9013, 628-2044. , Beach Road on 3 plots of land. Lot sizes 36.1x139.0, 54.0x139.0, 36.1x139.0 - $45M neg. Contact 231-2052, 6155893, 673-9892. $19M, Kitty $40M, Diamond $50M, North Road $140M, Cummings Lodge $35M, Good Hope $13M, $18M, Lusignan $10M. Contact MK's Realty 676-3405. Commercial property located on the corner of Cummings and Middle Streets Alberttown, Georgetown - 3 lots, 2 buildings, sold as package $10M neg. Phone 639-2000. STREET, CAMPBELLVILLE 4- bedroom unfurnished executive concrete house. Price $75M neg. Prestige Realty and Consultancy, 6140166, 601-6639. . Serious enquiries only. No agents. Albert Street, East Street, Kitty. 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. $23M, Atlantic Gardens $65M, Prashad Nagar $50M, Lamaha Gardens $50M, Eccles $12M, Republic Gardens $28M. Land in Alberttown $18M, Houston $10M-$13M, Mon Repos $28M, Lusignan $30M. Tel: 618-0000, 222-2300, 615-0069. Babb Street, Kitty: 2storey concrete building in excellent condition, building 90ft land 130 ft transported, with existing business and space for expansion $96M neg. Naresh Persaud 2259882, 681-2499.. Gardens $120M, Nandy Park $45M, Kitty $55M, Diamond Housing Scheme $16M, $14M, $6M, Friendship $5M, Grove $13M, Bourda Market (10 stalls) $6M. Tel: 685-8787. & Son Real Estate, Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj Building Tel: 227-0265, 227-1881, 627-805., Croal Street, Robb Street, D'Urban Street, Non Pareil, Norton Street. Land: Friendship, Diamond, Plaisance, Truimph, Queenstown.
PROPERTY FOR SALE concrete, 2storey house, 2 self-contained rooms, at Block 8 Mon Repos; yard fully fenced and tiled; concrete drains, Tel: 623-9713, 638-0689 residential homes on single plot. Sale by owner in Newtown, Georgetown. consisting of two over two bedrooms and three over two bedrooms. Excellent condition, concrete and timber, fully grilled package $75M. Contact Marcia Tel: 643-7061. $20M, Robb Street $60M, $150M, Regent Street $140M, $160, Owen Street $30M, Campbellville $22M, $50M, Kitty $60M, Lamaha Gardens $40M. Call Omar at 602-6516. Street vacant land, David Street vacant land, Diamond EBD 2storey 3-bedroom, Eccles EBD 2-storey 3-bedroom. Tushcen EBE house lot. Versailles, WBD 309 acres land suitable for aquaculture & rice farming. Contact 686-1853 for details. executive house on 10 285 sq. ft of land situated in a gated community in Versailles, West Bank Demerara Call 592-624-8704 for further details.
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PROPERTY FOR SALE 3-bedroom 2-flat $35M, Diamond 3-bedroom 2flat $22M, Bel Vour Court 3-bedroom $90M, Campbellville 3-bedroom $35M, Unity 4 bedrooms $20M, Lamaha Gardens 3-bedroom $68M, Good Hope 3-bedroom $20M, Mon Repos 4-bedroom $35M, Continental Park 4bedroom $86M. Tel: 628-5245, 642-5871. $20M, Kitty $16M, Campbellville $25M, $50M, $40M, neg., Robb Street $60M, $35M, $30M, $120M, $150M, Regent Street $100M, $140M, US$4M, Charlotte Street $65M, $75M, $80M, South $80M, Ogle $28M, Subryanville $50M, Queenstown $55M, $108M, Lamaha Gardens $40M, $85M, Prashad Nagar $65M, Kitty $50M, $45M, Duncan Street $30M, Alberttown $30M, Kingston US$950 000 and others, bond space, office space, stores etc., Call us at Goodwill Realty 223-5204, 225-2540, 6287605, 683-8667.
this business & residential complex: Fully concreted with room for expansion over 10 000 sq ft, suitable for insurance complex gold complex located in Bel Air Park US$599,000 Agents are welcome. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 669-3350, 6690943, 225-2709, Mohan Lall227-6863, 225-2626, 225-3068. , Grace, be unto you. These are just a few bargains from Tony Reid, Blygezigt concrete 2-storey requires repairs $28M, New Haven property $75M, Prashad Nagar 4 -bedroom $36M, Lamaha Gardens $38M, one lot in Lamaha Avenue, Bel Air $29M, Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 669-0943, 6232591, 226-1064, 227-6949, 2252626, 667-7812, 231-2064. 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, 2252626, 667-7812, 669-0943... New 2 storey house located in residential neighborhood, Fully grilled with 4 bedrooms and 4 car parking, Pressured hot & cold shower system, Located in Bel Air Park, $90m For more information call Eyon at 226-0531 or 649-0494. E-mail -regencyhomesguyana@gmail.com 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. the land and property you want at the following locations: Ocean Front Enterprise Gardens, ECD, Rahaman's Park, Greater Georgetown, EBD, Bush Lot Village W.C. Berbice and large double lot ocean front Springlands, Corentyne River Berbice, Providence EBD. All going cheap, don't delay. Call today at 690-8962. Barter arrangement accepted. Financing available. 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 6923831, 623-2591, 225-2626, 669-0943, 225-3068, 627-0288, 667-7812. Management. Call 600-2031, East Coast bond 53 000 sq. ft rent/sale, Courida Park $190M, Bel Air Park $190M, Eping Avenue $120M, Broad Street $85M, Parade Street $85M, Lodge, Jamoon Drive $65M, Crown Street Queenstown $65M, Windsor Estates $36M, Anira Street Queenstown $35M, Eccles $24M.
new houses for sale at Bush Lot Village/Armadale West Coast Berbice Prices set at 9.6m, 13.6m, 14.6m Vacant lots available for 2.6m .Down payments and payment terms negotiable .Located in a growing community, with nearby access to Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools, health center, gas station, supermarkets, as well as auto and machinery stores.For more information call Eyon at 2260531 / 649-0494, or visit our office at 98 Hadfield St. Werk-EnRust, Georgetown Guyana.Email regencyhomesguyana@gmail.com properties Albert/ Charlotte street $40.5M, Alberttown $26M, $30M, Bel Air Park $110M, Campbellville, William Street $47M, Liliendaal $23M, Chateau Margot (steal) at $26M, Montrose $22M, BV $28M, C u m m i n g s Lodge $28M, South $12M, $30M, 2 n d Av e n u e $ 1 6 M Somerset Court, Diamond 6bedroom, verandah circles house $45M, $35M, Grove incomplete flat $2.7M, L a G r a n ge WBD $42M, $22M, La Parfaite Harmonie $15.5M, Bagotville (land) 36x700 ft, Goed Fortuin $25M, GME Realty 2312199, 618-7483 Shawn. Lot 159 Waterloo Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown. Tel: 231-2052, 6155893, 673-9892, FOR SALE: Cane View SRP $25M neg. Hadfield Street $10M, $22M, Mon Repos $33M neg. Providence Parker Street 2 houses in yard $21M neg, Nabaclis Middle Walk, ECD $28M neg. Eccles $29M neg., P/Harmonie $20M neg. Zeelugt N/Scheme $14M neg. Grove Samatta Point $16M, 428M, : Crane N/Scheme. LAND $6M, LAND Creek/Yarakara 5.151 acre $6M neg. Eccles 50x100 - $7M neg. Recht Door Zee 45x80 - $4M neg., Providence 43x80 - $4M neg., Sandpit 18 acres - $20M neg.,
GUYANA CHRONICLE, SUNDAY JULY 19, 2015 26 PROPERTY FOR SALE in July, 2-storey Punt Trench Dam $9.5M with large land reserve for any type of business. Business&ResidenceBentStreet $16.5M, 2storey Guyhoc Gardens $14M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $13.5M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La Penitence, new concrete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Street 85x35 Land $15.9M, Campbellville Scheme 80x50 plus reserve $15M, Hadfield Street east of Cuffy 120x50 $18M, Republic Park $14M, Continental Park 104x54 plus 3000 sq. ft reserve all land to build dreamhouse $22M,7000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 280 000 sq. ft, Lamaha Gardens $58M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey Barker Street. Phone Mr Boodram 6923831,225-5198, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 226-1064, 669-0943, 225-2709, 225-3068,227-6863, 225-2626 u : Executive Ogle $115M, Diamond $28M, $35M, Queenstown $65M, $75M, $90M, $150M, $70M, Plaisance (2-storey concrete) $23M, M/Cony $22M, $45M, Light Street Alberttown $30M, Prospect 412M, Mon Repos $15M, $35M, Enterprise $10M, $14M, La Parfaite Harmonie $6M, $10M, Callender Street $12M, New Amsterdam US$1.2M, Soesdyke $4M, Tuschen $50M, $13M, $16M, Lamaha Gardens $80M, North Ruimveldt $40M, George Street $20M, Norton Street $9M, $28M, Chateau Margot $95M, Sophia $4M, $12M, $15M, Mahaica $9M, Glasgow H/S $6M, Edinburgh Public Road $1.8M, Essequibo Hotel $116M, Bartica $12M, $9M, Fyrish $500 000, $7.5M, North E/La Penitence $20M, North Road $40M, Meadow Brook Gardens 418M, Eccles $34M, Cornelia Ida $16M, Continental Park $50M, Leonora $6M, Lima Sands Essequibo $25M, Nismes $5.2M, Albouystown $35M, Lamaha Park $15M, D'Urban Street $35M, Yeovil (WCB) $4M, 157 acres river to highway, Linden Highway $30M, Garden of Eden $3M, Bel Air Park $60M, Eccles 416M, Pourderoyen ½ acre $5M, Parika $95M, Queenstown $40M, South Ruimveldt $8M, Paradise WCD $18M, Robb Street Bourda $75M, Grove $1.2M, D'Urban Street $16M,La Parfaite Harmonie $1.5M. Ogle 5-bedroom furnished, swimming pool US$4000 monthly, 5th Avenue Diamond 3-bedroom $90 000 monthly, Newtown Kitty US$1000 unfurnished, Coldingen Bond $150 000 monthly, New one-bedroom and twobedroom apartments in Georgetown US$800, US$1200 & US$1500 monthly, New Amsterdam US$5,500 & US$6,500 Charlotte Street 3-storey building US$4000, South Road 2-bedroom apartment $65 000 monthly. All prices are negotiable.
FOR SALE FOR SALE mobile $850 000 neg.. Tel: 625-9900. desks (used), from $18 000. Phone 639-2000. Ipad 16GB $50 000. Phone 639-2000. breed dogs. Contact 625-0345. by Heliger, all $50 000 neg. Phone 6392000. jewellery stall in Stabroek Market. 690-0213. fishing net. Contact 694-5128. breed Rottweiler pups, 8 weeks old. Call 671-7450, 626-5306. 13" colour TV $13 000 (used). Phone 639-2000. and one young bull. Call 231-7706. cooler, hot & cold, slightly used $20 000. Phone 639-2000. glass cases, 6ft x 3ft.x 14", 2 8ft x 3ft x 14" $20 000 each. Phone 639-2000.
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for jet ski, built locally, strong $60 000. Phone 6392000.
conditioner, tablets, computer parts, Lex Mark printer, grille gates, inverter setup, handbags, clothing, DVD players, bus seats. 610-5830, 696-7706.
new model car - $2.9M. Contact 603-6351.
Honda Fit, PKK series $950 000 neg. 614-9188, 6287528.
Toyota Camry SV40, in good working condition. Price $850 000 neg. Contact 642-0068, 683-8565.
, 212, Allion, unregistered Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN RZ minibuses, Pitbull buses & Super Custom bus. Contact 680-3154.
Spacio, late PPP series, very low mileage, excellent condition. Contact 628-0532, 651-1651.
cases 8ft.x 2ft x 2ft $50 000 each, motorized $15 000. Phone 639-2000. 80" Aquos LED Smart TV, almost new, 6" thick - $650 000. Phone 639-2000. birds, ducks, ducklings Lot 1 L'Oratoire, Canal No. 1, WBD. Call 655-1284. clothes dryer front loader, almost new. $110 000. Call 639-2000.
desktop computers, CPU only, 4GB memory, dual core CPU etc., Windows 7 - $50 000. Tel: 613-0502, 681-6613. EXPORTERS: GANG NAIL PLATES! Gang Nail Plates! Sizes in stock 3x4, 4x6, 5x7. Contact 266-4166, 666-2361.
3, 2, Xbox 360, games and consoles. Contact 684-3025, 256-3640. brand new Cannondale bicycle. Miss B. Mangal 226-6824, 623-8940. ROTTWEILER PUP. Tel: 220-2277, 220-8904, 6291471. Ducati 1098 motorcycle in excellent condition. Call 6176934. resaw 100 hrs, Kohler engine. Price $1.5M. Tel: 683-2575. Ducati 796 2010 red motorcycle, latest series CH. Price neg. Contact 602-1650. screen television with wall mount. Mark, 603-1266, 625-9788. for sale, cut and haul in Bartica. Mark 603-1266, 6259788. digital camera (used) $40 000 professional; Sony digital video camera $60 000 (professional) phone 639-2000. TVs 55", 60", 73", Sony, Mitsubishi from $10 000, not working. Sold as is. Phone 6392000. 2 pieces 5-ton split systems (Midea) like new $190 000, $36 000, cassette AC, $95 000. Phone 639-2000. machine Nordic Track Rower $50 000, Ab circle $20 000, stepper $15 000 (all used). Phone 639-2000. 15" alloy, 5 holes $35 000, 15" chrome, 5 holes $45 000, Mercedes original rims, 5 holes $35 000 and 3 pcs, 23" rims chrome $50 000. Phone 639-2000. SECOND-HAND chairs and two 20x20 tents, table, two XT 44 horns, two built tweeters Tel: 229-6533, 613-2798. with bed, MWM Perkins, Duetz, Model M truck, 8810 tractor, 320 CL and DL Caterpillar excavator 638-9116, 669-4713.
wagon, excellent $1.05M. Owner leaving country. Contact 695-0377, 337-2733. gear and modify, Toyota Ceres, Ford F150 and Mazda RX8. Contact 6117639, 220-4922.
ST PMM series, good condition. $1.35M neg. Tel: 670-3971.
Dell laptop $35 000, Dell 17" monitor $12 000, Dell Optiplex GX520 $25 000, Dell Optiplex 3020 desktop i5 Processor 3.2 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB and many more. Call 644-2010. engines - Perkins 6354 with irrigation pump 6 in 6 out, Perkins 4108 completely bedded for mining Call 696-1439, 602-3906, 689-0092. GB Playstation 3, controllers, games, 23"/24" LED HDTV, 1.8 cu. ft refrigerator. Prices neg. Contact 639-7114. 500KVA 3PH pad mount, 13800 Delta/ 480y/227, 260 gal. mineral oil, steel doors and aluminum sliding windows. Call 686-1853 for details. Mark II PRR Series, 6-cylinder, $1.5M neg. One Raum, HC, yellow, good condition $950 000 neg. 652-1237. keyboard YTP 400, flat screen 20" TV, Onkyo subwoofer 75w, Yamaha subwoofer 130w, table saw, fishing rod, keyboard amp, 1 Playstation 3 with five games, Peavey mixer amp and 2 speakers. Tel: 650-0892. 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. tilt trainer never registered, 2-stroke 25 HP Yamaha outboard, 40 HP 4-stroke Yamaha outboard, 100 KVA generator with 6-cylinder air cooled Lister engine on trailer (foreign-used) 953 Bobcat loader. Contact 662-9603, 696-0712, 653-0266. Lenovo G500 laptop with Linksys router and modem and laptop bag $95 000, one large Royal freezer $90 000, one Daewood fridge $95 000, one Hamilton blender $5 000, one LG mini HiFi system $75 000, four-piece music box $40 000. All in good working condition and neg. Owner going abroad. Call 6147470, 671-1380.
VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLE FOR SALE
Mitsubishi 2-ton ice box canter. Tel: 692-4962. Toyota Sienta. Contact 613-6556, 664-8728, 641-4991.. -used model M. Contact 678-8617. Price neg. minibus, BRR series. 229-6533, 613-2798.
wagon, alarm, flair kit. Excellent condition. Tel: 2224763. f/powered with AC & music in excellent condition. Price $1M neg. Tel: 625-6397. COROLLA car fully powered $700 000 or less. 6798122. gear and modify, Toyota Ceres, Ford F150 and Mazda RX8. Contact 611-7639, 220-4922. Toyota L-Touring wagon, HB series - $800 000. Call 629-0106, 615-8889. 2002 Leyland Daf 65 sand truck. Tel: 695-6503, 639-1222. Canter truck, GMM 2809, 2004 model. Call Mr Budram on 628-6409. Nissan Datsun pick-up 2x2, with hydraulic lift GNN series. 679-8122 $1.5M or less. TOYOTA Raum HID, alarm, sound system $1.7M neg. Tel: 659-6932, 667-3630. , PJJ series $750 000 neg. Contact 695-2679, 621-9837. , 150 Carina, AE 81 Sprinter. Call 6838013. $2.9M, Honda CRV $1.6M. Tel: 6162733, 220-3935. 150 Carina, AE 81 Sprinter. Call 683-8013. Model M bush truck with winch, GSS series. $5.8M 220-5946. Mitsubishi 2-ton canter, GTT series, excellent condition. Call 629-9861. minibus, excellent condition. Price neg., 613-1676. lancer. PKK series. 750,000 neg, Good condition, Alarm and music . Call : 629-5204 Allex, PMM series. Excellent condition. Contact 6666680, 617-1777. TIDA, PPP SERIES. CONTACT 689-1618, 617-8636. Carina PHH 6582. East Coast Demerara. Price $650 000, Contact 644-4578.
Raum HID, alarm, sound system $1.7M neg. Tel: 659-6932, 667-3630.
f/powered with mags & alarm PNN series, in excellent condition. Price $2M neg. Tel: 625-6397.
Jialing $100 000, mileage 14 000 plus only. Tel: 610-3965.
, pool cue, balls, amp, meters, multi-meters, 14" TV, tools, cordless drills, computers monitors. 220-2968, 629-9920.
Mitsubishi, GSS series, good condition. Household items. Owner leaving. 6182116.
Tracker Jeep 4x4, good condition, $800 000 or best offer. 663-9219. Owner migrating.
212 NEW model, AC, rims, Pioneer system $875 000 neg., 660-7178.
, Mahaica Creek, large quantity 20' zinc sheets. Call 644-6551.
double cab, 4WD pickup. Ideal for bush run. Tel: 616-9884.
Toyota minibus Super Custom, PKK 691. Price neg. Tel: 612-1718, 325-3057.
4Runner, price neg. Call 600-2765, 6242765
of 4 original Hummer mag wheels and tyres $90 000. Phone 639-2000.
with DVD drive, computer bag $75 000 neg. Contact 650-5240.
Hiluz Surf 20-inch rims, chrome accessories, sun roof, 4-WD, crystal lights. 6228300.
Foden 10-ton double axle truck, excellent working condition - $5M neg. 611-3433.
washing machine front loader almost new $110 000. Call 639-2000.
Coca Cola cooler, 110 volts. Excellent condition, 30" x 80". Tel: 673-3166.
Ninja 650R 2006cc, great condition. Best price accepted. Tel: 648-6567.
buy and sell vehicles for cash. We also do trade-in of vehicles 2006 Tacoma, AE 100. 680-3154.
Toyota 212 PKK series, AC, alarm, mag excellent condition, fully powered. 689-4330.
Pavillion 20 all-inone computer almost new $95 000. Call 639-2000.
nose Pitbull, vaccinated and dewormed. Contact 653-6191.
king cab and others starting at $1.5M. 665-5776.
TOYOTA Allex $2.25M, 59 000 km, AC body kit, alarm, DVD deck amp. Call 603-1303.
disco lights some need bulbs, otherwise working, all $60 000. Phone 639-2000.
motor scooter CE 6994. Good working condition. Contact 622-1080.
Pitbull bus, 691-1514, 687-0431.
Avensis,2006 model, HID rims, etc. $2.6M - 698-7793.
watch batteries all sizes from $200. Make offer. Phone 639-2000.
new LG & EverStart portable AC units, on wheels. Contact 218-0345, 681-0180.
2004 model, Toyota Tacoma. Call 233-2488
Tacoma extra cab, 4wd, GTT series, excellent condition. 622-8300.
CARINA, good condition, AC, mags, music, leather interior. Price $900 000 neg. Tel: 675-6061, 621-2520.
Titan 22-inch rims, chrome accessories, 4-WD, power seat, excellent condition 6228300. Land Cruiser Prado, 20-inch chrome rims, leather seats, 4-WD, rear extra seats, chrome accessories 622-8300. apple red, 24-inch chrome rims, leather seats, lambo locks, chrome accessories 6228300. Premio, PNN series, in excellent condition, with mag, AC, CD, DVD, first owner. Call 6731935. Civic PHH series, alarm, rims, dark interior, excellent condition - $750 000 neg. 647-3998. Cami, PLL series, excellent condition, fully accessories. Price neg. Contact 600-1660. G3 32GB Smart phone, new/inbox 5.5 QHD display, 3 GB ram, Android 5.0 lollipop $90 000. o.b.o. 623-5492.
A l l i o n , s p o r ts / body, kit, mag rims, music, a/c, alarm immaculate condition. Price: $1,950,000. Call: 6261032.
Will VS, brand new, 6 months (front crash). No reasonable offer refused. Call Gaspar 219-1970, 648-9031.
Fielder NZE wagon, PNN 8657, year 2002, mags, AC, fully powered - $1.3M neg. Tel: 615-1111, 266-2779.
Civic EK3, great condition, AC, mag rims, zero engine problems, $850 000 neg. Call 613-7344.
Pitbull minibus, fully loaded, stick gear, low mileage also Pitbull track & glass. Price reduced. 668-8911.
Raum, good condition, female driver. PLL series. Price $1.15M Contact Miss Belfield 627-0571.
Raum with 16" mag rims, PMM series. L-Touring wagon with 15" mag rims. Both vehicles in good condition. Contact 646-9161, 687-2648.
Ferguson 265 tractor, in very good condition, foreign-used. Contact 220-9343, 651-1676. Fielder wagon, year 2004, good, condition, rims and music, PRR 4895. Call 6946157, 216-0209. Premio PNN series, excellent condition. Price $1,850M neg., Contact 676-7583.
CRV, 2004 year, fully powered. Contact 603-9060. Price $3.5M .
Toyota Avensis, one Toyota Dyna canter, both in excellent condition. Call 233-2939, 621-4772.
trucks in working condition. Price neg. Owner leaving country. Tel: 646-7777, 6677010.
Toyota HIACE minibuses, 1KZ, turbo EFI. No reasonable offer refused. Contact 6281342, 226-6071.
2003 Toyota Premio PNN series, first owner, lady-driven, excellent condition Tel: 6484259.
Sale!! Unregistered Toyota IST $2,050,000, body kit, TV, spoiler, fogs, alloy wheels, crystal lights, alarm 643-6565, 226-9931..
Custom RZ minibus, BSS 6673, in excellent condition, hardly worked - $2M. Call 690-7323, 226-0244, 08:00hrs to 17:00hrs daily. hard-to-get spare parts for Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda, BMW, etc - Call 645-7800. Ford pickup truck, double axle, diesel, ideal for bush, never registered. Contact 643-5306, 659-7034, 226-7855. 425 mining truck, CAT engine 3406T, ton 30. Price $5.5M or any reasonable offer. 603-0956. hard-to-get spare parts for Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda, BMW, etc - Call 645-7800.
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CPL Ticket Office remains open on Sunday THE CPL OPCO Guyana Inc Office on Middle Street, Georgetown will be opened on Sunday, July 19 between 09:00hrs and 15:00hrs. Fans can therefore get their tickets early for the Guyana Amazon Warriors versus Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel clash, set for Tuesday, July 21 at 18:00hrs at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara. Ticket holders are reminded to get to the ground early to beat the afternoon traffic, as the Stadium gates will be open two hours before match time.
CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Sunday July 19, 2015) COMPLIMENTS OF THE TROPHY STALL-Bourda Market & The City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & AUDREY’S TASTY SNACKETTE-176 Charlotte Street, Georgetown (Tel: 226-4512)
Answers to yesterday’s quiz:
(1) Shoaib Malik-50 (Tridents vs Warriors, Barbados, 2014) (2) Shoaib Malik (Tridents vs Warriors, Barbados, 2015)
Today’s Quiz:
(1) Where and when was the first ever CPL game played? (2)How many CPL games the Warriors played at Providence prior to the 2015 season?
Answers in tomorrow’s issue
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Cummings earns South African team landmark win, Froome leads BRITISH journeyman Stephen Cummings earned South African team MTN-Qhubeka a landmark victory on Mandela Day when he spoiled a French party to take a surprise win in the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. Cummings beat Thibaut Pinot into second and Romain Bardet into third, powering past the two Frenchmen inside the final kilometers while both were marking each other thinking the race was between the two of them with French president Francois Hollande watching from the race director’s car. Cummings, riding for the first African team on the Tour de France, even had time to raise his arms in celebration after staying within distance of the French rivals in the final climb, a 3-km ascent at an average gradient of 10.1 percent. “We had special meeting this morning (because of Mandela Day) and we had special helmets on, it was a big motivation,” said Cummings. “It was a long shot and luckily I played it well.” Briton Chris Froome retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey after holding off his rivals and even gained further ground at the end of the 198.5-km ride from Rodez. After Cummings had won from the
day’s breakaway, Froome came under fire from his rivals for the general classification. Colombian Nairo Quintana was the
MTN-Qhubeka rider Stephen Cummings of Britain celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 178.5-km (110.9 miles) 14th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race. first to attack in the final climb and he was followed by Spaniard Alejandro Valverde
Pocket Rocket Gym opens in Linden AFTER a hiatus of close to a year, boxing coach Orland `Pocket Rocket’ Rogers has returned to working with amateur fighters. Rogers has shifted attention from Berbice and has now opened a gym in the mining town of Linden. The gym has been growing steadily since its opening earlier this month and now has a membership of 25 youths. President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle said
The gym is located in Victory Valley Wismar and appropriately named Pocket Rocket Gym. It has a membership of 22 males and three females. Rogers would be approaching the association during the course of this week for an official transfer. While the gym was in Berbice, Rogers was credited with uncovering and neutering many of the nation’s top fighters including the talented Ja-
A few young members of the newly formed gym in Linden take a photo opportunity. yesterday that he had met with Rogers on matters relating to the gym. Ninvalle applauded the effort and noted that boxing was on the down swing in Linden for some time and that Roger’s initiative is both timely and welcomed. The GABA boss, however, pointed out that there is need for more gear if the gym is to produce fruit. “We (the GABA) were able to get him off and running following a presentation of some basic equipment. However, that would not be enough to sustain a gym. An approach is being made to the Director of Sport to assist in this department,” Ninvalle said.
and defending champion Vincenzo Nibali of Italy. But the 2013 champion never panicked and came back, eventually distancing them.
mal `The Jaguar’ Eastman, one of the most skillful young fighters in the country. The opening of the gym in Linden has added to boxing activity in the country Ninvalle informed. He disclosed that national coach Wincell Thomas is working with youths in Ann’s Grove. This programme was made a reality with support from the National Sports Commission and the Director of Sport, Christopher Jones. Thomas has been making visits to Ann’s Grove five days a week to have sessions with youths with the intention of opening a gym in that area. He will later shift attention to other locations in Guyana.
He finished one second ahead of Quintana, who climbed to second overall 3:10
behind, leapfrogging American Tejay van Garderen who is now third 3:32 off the pace after losing 40 seconds to Froome. Spaniards Valverde and Alberto Contador are fourth and fifth overall, 4:02 and 4:23 off the pace after losing a few seconds in the finale. On an another hot day on the Tour, a 20-man breakaway took shape in a nervous start as a massive pile-up sent Swiss FDJ rider onto the ground and to the hospital with a broken collarbone. The group of fugitives featured several top names in Pinot and Bardet, third and sixth overall last year, as well as American Andrew Talansky, Briton Simon Yates and Colombian Rigoberto Uran. They opened a 7:30-gap as Pinot’s FDJ team mates Matthieu Ladagnous and Jeremy Roy controlled the group until they ran out of gas. Bardet led on the final climb but Pinot caught him just before the final flat part and it seemed both would contest a sprint for the win. But Cummings was not far behind and, after a furious descent, caught them off guard and powered away to victory on the annual celebration day of former South African president Nelson Mandela.
Ashes 2015…
Australia tighten grip on Lord’s Test against England
ENGLAND face a mammoth task to avoid defeat in the second Ashes Test after Australia turned the screw on the third day at Lord’s. Alastair Cook scored 96 and Ben Stokes 87 as the hosts made an admirable recovery from 30-4, but they were eventually dismissed for 312, still 254 runs behind. Australia opted not to enforce the follow-on, advancing to 108-0 at stumps to lead by 362. David Warner, dropped on nought by Adam Lyth in the gully, has 60, while first-innings centurion Chris Rogers is on 44. With two days remaining, Australia are strong favourites to seal the victory that would level the series at 1-1 with three Tests to play. England need to win the series outright to regain the Ashes urn. Chasing the boundary off Mitchell Marsh that would take him to three figures, he overstretched and got a thick inside edge on to his stumps. It was the seventh time Cook has been dismissed in the nineties, the most by an England player, and only three shy of the least desirable of Sachin Tendulkar’s
many records. In taking two key wickets with his medium-fast seamers, all-rounder Marsh went a long way to vindicating his inclusion at the expense of veteran Shane Watson, who
chance to put early pressure on Australia with the ball when Lyth reacted late to a thick edge from Warner off Stuart Broad and only managed to parry the ball to the boundary.
Mitchell Starc celebrates as England’s Alastair Cook is left with a long stride in after being dismissed in his nineties for the seventh time in his career. went wicketless in Cardiff. Marsh, the 23-year-old son of former Aussie batsman Geoff, pulled off an old Watson trick in breaking a crucial partnership when Stokes chopped a ball that moved in off the seam onto his stumps. When he followed up with the prized wicket of Cook, Australia were into the England tail. England missed the
It is the third catch England have put down in that area after Chris Rogers and Steve Smith were both let off on their way to big hundreds in Australia’s first innings. Warner resisted the temptation to reprise his ultimately costly assault on Moeen Ali as he calmly progressed to his fifty off 71 balls, assisting the inform Rogers in improving Australia’s lead.
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CPL looking at long term relationship with Guyana -Understands Government’s ‘Paperwork’ Request By Stephan Sookram THE Government of Guyana and the Visionaries of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have found common ground for the future of the twenty 20 spectacle. Speaking during a press conference on Saturday at the Marriott, the Chief Operations Officer (COO) Pete Russell indicated that they have sorted out their issues with the Government of Guyana after discussions. “My thing with the Government is that they have done the right thing. They have done their due diligence. They looked at the agreements that were in place and they wanted to make sure that those commitments were delivered by CPL. We were obviously debating or discussing long term future. For us it is very important that CPL is a major factor in Guyana which I am sure it will be for years ahead. It’s an ongoing discussion; I mean it’s a learning curve for everyone. I meant that we have had a change in government now in St Kitts; Antigua obviously changed their government, so we’ve been through the process before. It’s absolutely right that an incoming government wants to see what they are committed to, so that process is ongoing.” Russell reminded that the Guyana franchise forms part of the CPL family and they are intent on keeping it intact, as is the case with Barbados. “I think that it is a sensationalist press headline. For CPL it is important that there is that public/ private partnership.
We feel that this is an important tournament for the governments around the region, there’s a huge amount of economic value that comes into the region and we feel that they should be a partner, just in the same way that sponsors are. Barbados has been a challenge,
the funds until the description of works had been provided. This led to a meeting between the Government and the CPL committee, after which the Government had reaffirmed its commitment to the CPL.
Guyana Chronicle’s Stephan Sookram quizzes the Chief Operations Officer of the CPL Pete Russell (Centre) as the Chief Financial Officer Barrie Corcoran looks on (Photo By Adrian Narine) because we know the economy down there is not as brought as it might be but we are hopeful that we reach an agreement.” The CPL had indicated that the Government owed it US$500,000, a figure which spanned after two years of work. However, the Government of Guyana through Finance Minister Winston Jordan had declined to pay
CPL OWNERSHIP REVEALED Meanwhile, the C.O.O. rubbished rumors being pedalled in the media that the league is owned by GPC Boss Ranjisinghi Bobby Ramroop. Russell at a briefing yesterday (Saturday) indicated that the CPL is a shareholder project. “The league is probably owned by and in collaboration with the WICB. Digicel
F1 driver Bianchi dies nine months after Suzuka crash FRENCH Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died of critical head injuries sustained at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix, his family said in a statement on Saturday. He was 25. Bianchi had been in a coma since the accident at Suzuka last October. He passed away at a hospital in Nice, near his parents’ home in the south of France. “Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but today his battle came to an end,” said the Bianchi family. “The pain we feel is immense and indescribable.” Bianchi was the first driver since Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna, at Italy’s Imola circuit in May 1994, to die from injuries sustained during a grand prix weekend. “We are devastated to lose Jules after such a hard-fought battle,” his Manor F1 team Tweeted. “It was a privilege to have him race for our team.” The Frenchman suffered severe head injuries when, in wet conditions and fading light, his Marussia
slammed into a recovery tractor while it was attempting to remove Adrian Sutil’s crashed Sauber.
JULES BIANCHI Television images of the Oct. 5 accident, which were not publicly broadcast but have since been posted on the internet, showed the Marussia’s roll hoop had been
entirely ripped off in the massive impact. The race was stopped and the unconscious driver was extracted from the wrecked car and taken by road ambulance to the nearby hospital. Bianchi, who was also contracted to Ferrari and was considered to have a bright future in the sport, was initially treated in the Mie General Medical Centre in Yokkaichi. His parents and siblings flew out from France and were a constant presence at his bedside, hoping against hope for a miracle. An International Automobile Federation (FIA) report said in December that the Frenchman had not slowed sufficiently under warning flags before crashing. The report found that Bianchi’s car hit the tractor at 126 kph and said medical services were not at fault in their handling of the aftermath. His family praised medical staff in Nice and Mie Prefecture for their care over the last nine months and asked for privacy as they sought to come to terms with the loss.
are the majority owner of the CPL. There is one or two minority stakeholders but they are individuals and then the WICB (West Indies Cricket Board) obviously has a stake as well. I’ve heard reports that (Ranjisinghi) Bobby Ramroop is the owner of the CPL, that is not the case. Bobby Ramroop is only the owner of the Amazon Warriors Franchise. So he owns the franchise down here and it’s like any franchise ownership. All his investment goes into the team. So there is no money that he gets from CPL. I just want to clear that up. In terms of ownership, it’s very clear.” Recently, rumors on social media had been pitting Ramroop as the owner of the CPL. Ramrooop’s Limacol brand had been the title sponsors for the first two years. CPL IN THE RED Meanwhile, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Barrie Corcoran dismissed rumors published that the entity is carting off bundles of money for itself. He noted that in fact, the tournament on average costs the entity just over 20 million US Dollars per year and is actually in debt in some parts. The CFO has indicated, however, that the reports of the multimillion dollar media rights deals do not necessarily mean profits. “We are in our third year and we have had a huge amount of investment gone into this product from day one. For example it costs about US$25M to run this tournament each year. So it’s important that we get investment from tourism and Government.”
Carl Frampton retains IBF super-bantamweight title on points CARL Frampton recovered from being knocked down twice in the opening round to retain his IBF super-bantamweight title with a unanimous points decision over Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in El Paso. Frampton was forced to drop to his knees twice but gradually gained control over his dangerous Mexican opponent. Two judges scored the fight 116-108 in the Belfast fighter’s favour, with the other awarding him the contest 115-109. Gonzalez was twice deducted a point for persistent low punches.
Carl Frampton goes down during his IBF Super-bantamweight title defence against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr
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Hero Caribbean Premier League…
Red Steel sinks Patriots on D/L Method
AN excellent performance from Darren Bravo with the bat and from Dwayne Bravo with the ball has seen the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel defeat the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Hero Caribbean Premier League at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago. Darren Bravo made a superb 40 runs off just 15 balls to set up a very challenging target. Brother Dwayne then collected three wickets for just 15 runs as the Patriots chase looked to be on and then fell away. The Red Steel got off to a fine start thanks to South African legend, Jacques Kallis. He is the leading run scorer for the Red Steel in this tournament and he continued in that vein here. He was on 25 not out and the Red Steel were 30-0 when rain took the players from the field. When the rain abated and the players got back on the field, the Red Steel lost William Perkins. Promoted to open in the place of Cameron Delport, Perkins managed 15 from 12 balls before he mistimed a pull shot off Sohail Tanvir that was caught in the covers. It wasn’t long before the rain returned and it hung around long enough to see the
game reduced to 14 overs a side. The very first ball after the resumption saw Kallis dismissed, stumped off the bowling of Jomel Warrican for a 29-ball 31. Kamran Akmal smashed a massive six but was out in the next over when he tried to repeat the trick against Tabraiz Shamsi, who was in the wicket taking form once again on his return from his hamstring issues. The fall of Akmal’s wicket brought the Bravo brothers together and Dwayne and Darren combined to produce 26 runs in 11 balls. Dwayne fell in the 13th over for eight runs, but Darren added a brilliant 40 runs that included five sixes. There was drama in the last over when Carlos Brathwaite was removed from the attack for bowling a second beamer. He had already been smashed for a six off the first ball and, when the second was a high full toss, he was handed his cap by the umpire. He was replaced by Afridi who found it no easier to keep the run rate under control as he was hit for four sixes in five balls as the Red Steel made it to 134-5 off their 20 overs.
Ex-FIFA official Webb to enter plea on U.S. charges JEFFREY Webb, one of seven high-ranking officials of soccer’s world governing body FIFA who were arrested in Switzerland on U.S. corruption charges, was due to enter a plea in court on Saturday after being extradited to the United States. A former FIFA vice president and president of the CONCACAF regional
soccer federation, Webb was scheduled to appear and face charges at a federal court hearing in Brooklyn, New York. The 50-year-old Cayman Islands national is among nine soccer officials and five marketing executives charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly exploiting the sport for their
own gain through bribes of more than $150 million over 24 years. He was one of seven soccer officials arrested in Zurich on May 27, two days before FIFA’s annual congress, as authorities unveiled a case that roiled the soccer world. In an email, a U.S. lawyer for Webb declined to comment on Saturday before the court hearing. U.S. authorities say their investigation, paralleling a separate Swiss inquiry, has exposed complex money laundering schemes, millions of dollars in untaxed incomes and tens of millions in offshore accounts held by FIFA officials. Webb faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. He has been provisionally banned from his posts at FIFA and CONCACAF. According to the indictment, Webb used his influential positions to solicit bribes from sports marketing companies in exchange for the commercial rights to soccer matches. One $500,000 bribe payment from Traffic went to build a swimming pool at Webb’s house in Loganville, Georgia, the indictment said. On July 3, Cayman Islands officials announced separate charges against Webb in an unrelated healthcare fraud case.
Red Steel’s Darren Bravo explodes during his 15-ball 40 against Patriots. Once the target had been readjusted, by Duckworth-Lewis-Stern, the Patriots need-
ed 142 runs to win. Evin Lewis opened the batting and was brutal against his former teammates. He was on 35 from 16 balls at the end of the Powerplay that was reduced to four overs. Lewis fell for 40 off 22 balls when he attempted to drive Dwayne Bravo over long off. He was replaced by Shahid Afridi and he and Samuels took up the six hitting mantel. It looked as if they would combine to reach this target with ease, but Samuels was bowled by a brilliant legspinning delivery from Derone Davies. Afridi and Ramon Reifer looked to be edging their side to victory but they fell to successive deliveries off Dwayne Bravo. Reifer went skying a ball into the deep. Afridi was then pinned LBW. Those wickets took Bravo to the top of the wicket taking table in this year’s tournament and put the Red Steel firmly in charge of this chase. Their stranglehold was further increased when Devon Thomas also fell going for a big shot leaving the Patriots 111-6. The Patriots never recovered from that cluster of wickets as the Red Steel won the game with relative ease having been under real pressure halfway through the chase. The loss means that the Patriots are the first team to be eliminated from CPL 2015 having claimed eight points from their 10 games. It has been a credit - worthy first year from the new franchise, but they will be hugely disappointed not to be competing in the elimination games. For the Red Steel this win means they have managed to go from the bottom of the table to third place and, with two games in hand, they are brilliantly placed to finish top when all of the matches have been played.
Go-Kart Derby exhibition postponed THE exhibition planned by the National Go-Kart Derby for today has been postponed according to organisers. According to organisers, the rainfall during the last 48 hours has left the National Park in a flooded state, thereby leaving them without a venue. However, after suitable discussions, the committee has decided to hold the event next Saturday (July 25) at the same venue. During the launch earlier this week head of National Go-Kart Derby, Attallah Wilson, said the initiative seeks to bring back an age-old tradition to Guyanese families and also to use simple materials. The exhibition will feature various karts built by persons and Wilson urged the public to come out and view the work
done. She indicated that potential participants should not limit themselves to what they see next Saturday but be innovative. Admission for the actual derby is free for spectators but participants will be charged $2000 per entrant. There are four classes- the 6-10 years division, 1113 years division, 14-16 years category and the dash-for-cash division which is open to all ages. Among the sponsors are the PAC, Forbes Tyre Shop, GBR Wheel Alignment. It is being held under the theme: ‘Courage, Fun, Tradition’ and is in memory of contractor Aubrey Wilson Snr who was an avid go-kart fan and builder. The first annual Go-Kart Derby will be held on August 9 at the National Park.
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Hero Caribbean Premier League…
Cautious Warriors impaled by Tridents By Stephan Sookram
THE Amazon Warriors were impaled by the Barbados Tridents on Saturday evening in match 28 of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. The home Franchise lost by 15 runs. Brad Hodge and Lendl Simmons got warriors off to the stable start they needed, cruising at 23 without loss after the first 6 overs. Hodge, the 41 year old Aussie found joy in pressuring the Trident fielders, pushing his younger counterpart for quick singles and even quicker twos. However, the often cheeky cut shot that brought Hodge success earlier, would prove to
be his downfall, as he dragged an Imran Khan delivery back onto the stumps, ending his innings of 27 (28b 4x4 0x6). 5 balls later Simmons 15 (31b 0x4 0x6) made the lonely walk back to the pavilion, the victim of a beautiful catch by Khan at short third man off the bowling of Captain Kieron Pollard. Umar Akmal lit up the center with some flashy boundaries but fell prey to the lure of Kieron Pollard who had him caught at deep mid wicket for 20 (22b 2x4 1x6). After the departure of Akmal, Christopher Barnwell came out to the center and continued to turn the strike over, but the partnership was broken by Ryad Emritt just an over and a half later, the Skipper
Ramdin driving into the hands of Misbah at cover, ending his innings at 14 (15b 1x4 0x6). With the departure of Ramdin, the frowns like, the run rate continued to grow. An out of flavour Barnwell and David Weise brought them 11 from the second to last over, but they still needed 22 off 6; no better time for the tridents skipper Pollard to take the ball. Barnwell slapped the first for a 6 and the crowd erupted. Barnwell was back!! A scampering double off the second ball meant the Warriors needed 16 in 4. Ball number 3 - Stumps! Flying! Barnwell completely mistimed Pollard and his stumps paid the price. Sunil Narine came to the crease needing 16 from
‘Lady Jags’ high on optimism AS the ‘Lady Jags’ open camp ahead of their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Group Four Olympic Qualifier, the players are high on optimism of a successful campaign and expect the same from the Guyanese public. The ladies arrived yesterday for their week-long encampment under the guidance of Head Coach Mark Rodrigues and his assistant Sheron Abrams, as they prepare to face-off against St Kitts and Nevis (August 21) and Cuba (August 23) in the Dominican Republic. In 2010, the ‘Lady Jags’ became the first National Team from Guyana to feature in a CONCACAF event when they played in the Gold Cup, hosted in Cancun Mexico. One returning player from the historic squad Donna Joseph, said despite it being five years since the team is playing together, there was some amount of rust to shake off but noted, that this time around, things will be different. “We had the experience from the last time, we know what to expect. This time we are more confident in ourselves, and trust each other and the programme and the coaches to do better this time around,” Joseph noted. Kayla DeSouza, another player from the 2010 squad believes that the players have all matured and are “more experienced and helping to
pass on that experience to some of the new faces that haven’t been a part of the team to share that with them.” But Justine Rodrigues who was also instrumental in the team’s success in reaching the Gold Cup, says that though this time around the girls are entering the Olympic Qualifiers and the goal now is reaching Brazil in 2016, the objective remains the same and they welcome some pressure from the public to perform. “I would only hope that the people can put their trust in us to do well and be confident in us as well. We really wouldn’t want to let our fans down. A lot of people are supporting us; family, friends and we’re carrying a nation as well, so we will welcome the pressure,” Rodrigues said. Group one will be hosted by Puerto Rico and fields Aruba, Puerto Rico, Haiti and Grenada. Group Two features St Lucia, Antigua & Barbuda, the Cayman Islands and Trinidad & Tobago, to be staged in Trinidad & Tobago. The Group Three games will be played in Suriname and the teams in this group are Dominican Republic, Dominica and Jamaica. While the tournament has an age limit of Under-23 for men born on or after January 1, 1993, there is no age ceiling for the Women’s Qualifiers.
3 but that proved a tall task for the spinner, who only mustered a single. Weise looking to make the most of a bad situation held Pollard out to be caught at mid wicket. The warriors were beaten! The Tridents’ bowling - Pollard ended with 4-0-4-30, Emrit 4-0-1-20, Peterson 4-0-0-16, Khan 4-0-1-22. Earlier, in the Tridents batting Stephen Taylor was the first to go, attempting to flick Weise but only skied the ball for Ramdin to take, closing off early with 13 (15b 0x4 1x6). Dwayne Smith tried to accelerate the scoring, and was successful for a bit, hammering a Hero maximum over long on three balls after Taylor’s demise. His flair, however, was short lived as he had to depart two deliveries later after holding one out to Akmal at long off who sprinted from Long on. He ended with 14 (16b 1x4 1x6). Jonathon Carter also had a short-lived stint at the crease, departing 6 balls later for 7 (after nudging an in-swinging beauty from Weise into the outstretched diving arms of Ramdin. A useful little partnership between Pakistani Misbah and South African Peterson began to form in the middle and pushed the Tridents to 56 before the latter had to depart. He slammed Devindra Bishoo for a super 6 over long on and followed it up with a switch hit over mid wicket for 4 but the Guyanese, Bishoo, came back strongly capitalizing on the exuberance of Peterson 13 (17b 1x4 1x6) and sliding one through the front gates. By this time the celebrating Warriors were brought to silence by the entry of Tridents captain Pollard. Misbah departed a 2 balls later softly after spooning one into the hands of Fudadin at short gully for 6 (17b 0x4 0x6). Keiron Pol-
lard, much like Smith looked to get a move on and was successful with a few strikes. A roaring ovation from the approximately 12,000 fans at the Providence stadium in the last ball of the 12th over signalled what the Bajans feared, the dismissal of the danger man Pollard. A ripping delivery from hometown hero Permaul bewildered an advancing Pollard leaving him at sea half way down the track and with a rocked back off stump, and an unimpressive score of 2 off 5 balls (0x4 0x6). Jason Holder and Ryad Emritt came together for a classy partnership that brought up the hundred. Consecutive boundaries, cannon of a six over long on from Holder, followed by a slashing outside edge that passed inches from an outstretched Fudadin at short third man showed that the Bajans were
looking to accelerate at the start of the 18th. However, the Warriors had other ideas. Weise returned to have Holder 30 (17b 2x4 2x6) caught at cover after cramping him with a delivery and the very next ball had Emrit caught at long on ending his 21 ball 21 at the crease. Nurse provided 1 hero maximum and a single before ending his 4 ball stint. The innings ended when Imran Khan slashed Merchant de Lange through the slips for a 4 off the last ball; the tridents 125/9. Wiese ended 4-0-5-28, Bishoo 4-0-2-23, Permaul 4-0-1-27 and de Lange 4-0-1-28. With the loss by the Warriors, the Tridents extend their lead atop the table and the Warriors remain second, the result of a superior net run rate. The Warriors oppose the Red Steel on Tuesday at the same venue.
SCOREBOARD Barbados Tridents Innings DR Smith c Akmal b Wiese 14 S Taylor c Ramdin b Wiese 13 Misbah ul-Haq c Fudadin b Bishoo 6 J Carter c Ramdin b Wiese 7 R Peterson b Bishoo 13 K Pollard* b Permaul 2 J Holder c Narine b Wiese 30 R Emrit c Akmal b Wiese 21 A Nurse c Hodge b de Lange 7 R Rampaul not out 5 I Khan not out 1 Extras 6 Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) 125 Bowling: V Permaul (4-0-27-1), M de Lange (4-0-281), D Wiese (4-0-30-5), S Narine (4-1-14-0), D Bishoo (4-0-23-2) Guyana Amazon Warriors Innings L Simmons c Khan b Pollard 15 B Hodge b Khan 27 D Ramdin* c Misbah b Emrit 14 U Akmal c Smith b Pollard 20 C Barnwell b Pollard 24 D Wiese c Smith b Pollard 7 S Narine not out 1 V Permaul not out 0 Extras 3 Total (6 wickets; 20 overs) 111 DNB – A Fudadin, M de Lange, D Bishoo Bowling: R Peterson (4-0-16-0), I Khan (4-0-22-1), R Rampaul (4-0-23-0), R Emrit (4-0-20-1), K Pollard (40-30-4) Result: Tridents won by 14 runs To s s – Tr i d e n t s , w h o c h o s e t o b a t Points – GAW 0, Tridents 2
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Hero Caribbean Premier League…
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Guyana’s last hope Chris Barnwell is bowled by Keiron Pollard in last evening’s match.
David Wiese took 5 – 30 against Barbados Tridents at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
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