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GUYANA WANTS BILATERAL, NOT BORDER TALKS WITH VENEZUELA

- Foreign Minister corrects media errors on Guyana/Venezuela controversy

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CARICOM/ VATICAN DIPLOMACY ‘TANGO’

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Pope Francis

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Prominent Gov’t VENEZUELA: A ‘FISHBONE’ IN critic and radio host 11 THE THROAT OF GUYANA assassinated Page

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97-yr-old woman burnt to death - as fire destroys two houses at Pouderoyen

By Michel Outridge CHILDREN in the upper flat of a dwelling house at Bella Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara are suspected to have started a fire which very quickly and completely gutted that building and the neighbouring property of Puran

Brothers Waste Disposal Service, in the process claiming the life of 97-year-old Princess Tinnamon, called ‘Sister P’.

The conflagration started at approximately 10:00 hrs yesterday, and 71-year-old Vivian Thomas, who jointly occupied the upper flat of the house with ‘Sister P’, sustained burns and other injuries and is a patient at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH).

The lower flat of the building was reportedly occupied

by Sharon Thomas and her son. Thomas told this publication that she did not get to save anything, because the heat was so intense she had to exit the building. The woman added that she tried going upstairs to get her elderly relatives, but the heat was too intense, so she had to save herself.

DEAD: Princess Tinnamon She said she had first smelt as if something like grass was burning, then she saw thick smoke billowing from the upper flat of the house; and within minutes, it was totally engulfed, with fire spreading to the building next door.

Owner of Puran Bros Waste Disposal Service, Lakenauth Puran, said his losses are in the millions, since the building housed a small-scale fuel depot, an office, and a mechanical workshop with equipment and several parked vehicles, all of which were destroyed by the fire yesterday morning.

Office Manager Kalesh Puran told this publication that ‘Puran Brothers’ has about 15 employees. Kalesh said he was inside the office when the fire started, and managed to save only some documents, but he had ensured that the workers vacated the premises.

He noted there was nothing that could have been done apart from his moving some important documents and urging employees to vacate the premises. He said he was in distress at the passing of the elderly woman who perished in the blaze.

The Purans reportedly used to support the deceased woman with a regular supply of groceries, and they deemed her demise as very unfortunate. They say it has left them traumatised, since

Homeless: Sharon Thomas they had become emotionally attached to the senior citizen and had always tried to make her comfortable.

The Purans pointed out that they have suffered a tremendous loss of more than $80M, but they are trying to restart the operation and are seeking a building to occupy. Their losses notwithstanding, the Purans would like to express sympathy to the relatives of the 97-year-

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The saga continues…

GPL’s Deputy CEO transfers cash to U.S. account - requests time to repay funds

Aeshwar Deonarine, GPL’s Deputy CEO

AESHWAR Deonarine, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO Administration) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), is currently seeking time to repay the Gy$27M which was transferred from the PetroCaribe fund to his personal bank account.

This information was revealed during a press conference yesterday hosted by Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, in the boardroom of his ministry.

“I am aware that a letter was sent in by the DCEO. He wrote the letter saying he does not believe his actions were wrong.

However, he will refund the money, but is requesting some

time, because the cash was transferred to his United States (U.S.) account,” Patterson told reporters.

Minister Patterson indicated that the forensic audit into the financial affairs of GPL had concluded, and the files were sent to the Ministry of Public Security and the Attorney General, who, after a review of the findings, will advise on the way forward.

In late July, a forensic audit revealed that $28.748M was transferred from the PetroCaribe Fund into the personal accounts of FITUG President Carvil Duncan and Deonarine, with $27.8M going to Deonarine’s account and $948,000 to Duncan’s.

GUYANA WANTS BILATERAL, NOT BORDER TALKS WITH VENEZUELA - Foreign Minister corrects media errors on Guyana/Venezuela controversy

V I C E - P re s i d e n t a n d Foreign Affairs Minister C a r l G re e n i d g e h a s c o m e o u t t o c o r re c t a number of wrongs being bandied around the local and regional media regarding the G u y a n a / Ve n e z u e l a border controversy.

The first was that President David Granger had “changed his mind about meeting with and holding discussions pertaining to the border controversy with Ve n e z u e l a n P r e s i d e n t Nicolás Maduro.”

In a statement released by the Foreign Ministry y e s t e r d a y, M i n i s t e r Greenidge was quoted saying “this is not the case.”

The statement sought to challenge headlines by two named media houses which stated the President had a “change of mind.”

However, there was no mention in the body of those articles about the President making such definitive statements.

“His Excellency merely said that he is willing to speak to President Maduro on a variety of issues of common interest, separate and apart from the border issue,” the statement continued.

“President Granger

rightly observed that there is much else of importance to be discussed, including trade and stability in the Region. That position is a longstanding one and is captured in diplomatic and other correspondence between the two countries.”

Both Presidents Granger and Maduro have

UN General Assembly i n S e p t e m b e r, w h i c h would be an opportune time for addressing the issue between the two neighbouring countries.

“Guyana has accepted that approach.”

O n the concern of misconceptions regarding the mediation between the two countries, the release

President David Granger

Minister Carl Greenidge

approached the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki moon requesting that he fulfil his role mentioned in the Geneva Agreement.

While the Secretary General has indicated that he is looking into the matter, he inquired if both Presidents will be attending the upcoming

stated “several other entities have also offered to mediate in the matter.”

While acknowledging the interest taken by other entities, the statement said “it is only a negotiation problem if one assumes that no international law governs the issue.”

The Foreign Ministry has given all assurance that “Guyana will work

with the United Nations and the United Nations Secretary General as set out in Article V (2) of the Geneva Agreement.”

The statement sought to clear the air that Guyana has “never attacked Venezuelan civilians or seized vessels operating in Venezuelan waters or territory.” Similarly, the Foreign Ministry maintains that no maps have been published which are not in keeping with international treaties and laws.

This, according to the Foreign Ministry, is in contrast to the position taken by the Venezuelan President “who has been campaigning across the world with a message that Guyana has been committing acts of

aggression against The Bolivarian Republic.”

The ministry is concerned that these statements by Venezuela h a v e b e e n re g a r d e d as fact. “Neither in English nor Spanish is a speech defined as more aggressive…than the actual use of a corvette or a gunboat,” the statement continued.

“The recent Decree i s s u e d b y Ve n e z u e l a has not been issued out of the blue; it is part of a well-rehearsed Ve n e z u e l a n c y c l e o f combined illegal and diplomatic actions.”

While the Geneva agreement allows both parties to address the controversy brought about

by Venezuela’s rejection of the 1899 Arbitral Award, it does not alter the land

boundaries between the two countries, mention the maritime borders, nor does it grant Venezuela the power to send vessels or quasi-military groups into the sovereign space of Guyana.

It was only in 1962 and then again in 1966 that Venezuela objected to the awarded settlement. This controversy, according to the release, can only be settled “if Venezuela either makes a legally acceptable challenge on the nullity of the Arbitral Award or drops it.”

If Venezuela makes a successful case, the country would not be awarded the Essequibo Region, but instead Guyana would reclaim the land that was given to Venezuela after the 1899 Arbitral Award.

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97-yr-old woman burnt to death old woman, whom they had grown accustomed to and with whom they had developed a good relationship.

A neighbour, Robert Singh, said he resides directly aback the gutted properties, and was at home when he heard loud shouts of “Fire!” He said he went to see what was happening, and saw fire emanating from the top flat of the wooden house. The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was summoned whilst neighbours tried to save the elderly occupants trapped inside the building.

Residents said that it was very heart-rending hearing the screams of

97-year-old Princess Tinnamon, but they could do nothing to help her. Her charred remains were found under a zinc sheet inside the burnt out house after the flames were doused.

Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle told the Chronicle that the GFS received the fire call after 10:00 hrs, and immediately dispatched two fire tenders from Central Fire Service and were backed up by one from Leonora and the GuySuCo Landrover Light Tender.

He said firemen contained the blaze to the two buildings, and discovered the remains of the elderly woman among

debris after the fire was extinguished by more than a dozen firefighters.

Gentle noted that a probe has been launched to determine the cause of fire.

It was observed that, after the fire, surviving occupants of the house were arguing among themselves. It was reported that there is a property dispute among relatives.

The land belongs to the Purans and was leased to the homeowner by request, since the Purans grew up with the family next door, including the two elderly women.

Owner of Puran Bros Waste Disposal Service, Lakenauth Puran, at the fire scene

The Puran Bros property after the fire

Firemen dousing the flames

Aftermath of the fire

The razed dwelling house

Lindener dies when lorry topples AN Amelia’s Ward resident was killed when the motor lorry he was travelling with, laden with lumber, toppled and he was pinned.

Police reported that at about 18:15 hrs on August 7, 2015, a motor lorry with a load of lumber and four persons seated on top of the lumber toppled while descending a hill along the Upper Demerara trail.

Sydney Higgins, 64, of South Amelia’s Ward, Linden, who was one of the four persons, was pinned under the lumber. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Linden Hospital Complex.

Investigations are in progress.

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PM & TUC renew Labour Bonds

PRIME Minister Moses Nagamootoo, on Friday last, met with a high-level delegation from the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) comprising Messrs Leslie Gonsalves, President; Lincoln Lewis, General Secretary; and Executives, Ivor English and Phillip Walcott at his office on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

The hour-long meeting was cordial and both Government and the TUC re-

newed bonds that commit them to work together for the good of the Guyanese working people.

Prime Minister Nagamootoo took the opportunity to explain to the TUC leaders fulfillment by the Coalition of the key promises made in the APNU+AFC Manifesto’s 100-Day Plan, and highlighted increase in minimum wage and old age pension.

Speaking for the labour movement, Mr Lincoln

Lewis reassured that the GTUC “will continue to uphold its social responsibility to society and stands ready to work with the Granger/ Nagamootoo Government” to realise common promises to the people.

The Prime Minister undertook to raise with line ministers specific concerns of the labour movement, and hoped that a review could be made periodically on approaches to labour issues. (GINA)

Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo

GTUC President, Leslie Gonsalves

GTUC General Secretary, Lincoln Lewis

Turning Point owner sustains gunshot injuries - in tucville shootout

By Michel Outridge COLIN McEwan, called ‘Fat Man’, owner of Turning Point Snackette and Bar in Tucville, Georgetown, sustained gunshot injury during an armed robbery attempt at his business place in tucville, Georgetown on Friday at about 22:35 hrs, and is currently hospitalised.

Police report that the licensed firearm holder was in a yard engaged with patrons in a game of dominoes when he was confronted by three men armed with firearms.

An exchange of gunfire ensued, during which the 57-year-old businessman was allegedly shot to the body multiple times whilst

his attackers managed to escape.

Shot and injured: Colin McEwan This publication visited

the Turning Point business yesterday and received a cold response as relatives, including the man’s son, refused to talk about the incident.

According to reports, McEwan’s condition was listed as serious up to press time. After sustaining the injuries, the businessman allegedly ran onto the road seeking help, and eventually collapsed and was conveyed to the hospital for medical attention.

On Wednesday last, Colin McEwan spoke to Capitol News and highlighted his plight. He said his business place at Turning Point, located at Arapaima and Jackson Streets in Tucville, Georgetown, was being painted as a

Colin McEwan’s business place ‘place of shootings’ and it is hurting his business.

The man was very vocal in the television interview, detailing that Turning Point has been in operation for the past 10 years and crimes do not occur inside that business place, although crimes

admittedly occur in the vicinity. He debunked reports that his business is a crime hotspot.

McEwan said he felt his business place was getting bad publicity which would ultimately affect his family, especially his children. He reiterated that the area is

relatively quiet except for gang-related crimes, which he said the police need to investigate to disband.

He added that there are no petty crimes or robberies in the area, but noted that some of the shootings near his business place may be gang-related.

Police SWAT team dispatched to Region 6 - to confront escalation in crime

Members of the SWAT team

By Michel Outridge THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday announced in a one-line press release that a team of ranks from the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Unit

has been dispatched to the ‘B’ Division (Berbice) to lend support to the policing strategy.

Within recent months, there has been a sharp spike in incidents of armed robbery, especially on the Coren-

tyne corridor. Homes have been invaded by a gang of heavily armed bandits who have managed to pull off some very successful armed robberies, by which they have carted off millions of dollars from several families.

The most recent such incident occurred last Wednesday morning, when armed robbers on the Corentyne invaded the home of a family of six after cutting a hole in the wooden wall at the side of the house. They carted off

$100,000, but the police have said they have arrested two suspects and are hunting a few others.

The home invaded belongs to a rice farmer. The building is said to be the former childhood residence of Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, at # 48 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

After gaining entry to the two-storey wooden building, the eight heavily armed bandits demanded money and valuables from the occupants: three children, an elderly woman and the couple.

Using the cover of darkness occasioned by a power outage, the men divided themselves into groups, one of which stood on the roadway as lookout persons while the other went into the house.

They threatened to set alight the rice farmer’s wife,

Indranie Takean, after dousing her with kero as they demanded money; but they fled the scene into the backlands of Number 48 Village when the police showed up and traded gunfire with them.

The armed robbers managed to elude capture whilst the police were forced to seek cover after their vehicle had been damaged by bullets from the group.

Residents in that region have expressed concerns in regard to police response to incidents of crime, among other things, and they are reportedly left with a great sense of unease as they have to curtail their night movements and retire indoors before dark.

‘B’ Division Commander, Christopher Griffith, was yesterday unavailable for comment.

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Editorial The 100-Day Plan

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UCH has been said in various sections of the media about the bold and unprecedented ‘100-Day Action Plan’ that was promised by the coalition partners, when in Opposition.

The 21-point plan features prominently in the APNU+AFC coalition’s manifesto for the 2015 elections.

Broadly speaking, the Plan consists of a string of promises of what the coalition in Government would do to address major concerns of the Guyanese people.

Foremost among those concerns was pervasive corruption and the new Government has lost no time in setting up a Task Force to unearth fraud at several State agencies and to recover stolen or hidden assets.

This is an ongoing exercise which has already seen prosecution of at least one high Government official who was

associated with the former regime, and on which we cannot make further comments at this time.

The coalition Government has announced both a Code of Service for ministers and a Code of Conduct for all office holders that bind them to high standards of integrity in public life and prescribes punishment and/or sanctions for misconduct in office.

Coupled with this was the passage in the National Assembly of the reformed Anti-Money Laundering Law that had brought proceedings in the 9th Parliament to a standstill.

President David Granger has since given his assent to this Law which, when fully implemented, would put a halt to dirty money in the economy.

So, the coalition was off to a grand start, on a race towards the 100-day mark, which was strewn with hurdles such as

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a near bankruptTreasury, a boycott of Parliament by the Opposition, then the resurrection of the false controversy

by Venezuela over Guyana’s sovereign territory and cyclical floods that devastated most parts of our coastland.

But the prize that most people attach to the fulfilment of the 100 Day Action Plan would be the granting of wage and salary increases to public servants, the increase in old age pension, the reduction of the Berbice Bridge toll and lowering of taxes and duties payable by working people.

From early pronouncements made by Finance Minister Winston Jordan, it seems that the coalition Government is riding pretty well and closing in on all challenges to get past the winner’s tape.

It is without any doubt that this Government has done much in a short time

and the evidence of this has been the almost beehive of activities in all spheres of public life by our new ministers.

There would be areas in which a 100% result has not been achieved but we must concede that this 100-day sprint would have challenged the best of any Government. Looking back after August 24, when the 100 days will end, we are sure all Guyanese will breathe with relief and say “It was not easy!”

WHAT POPPYCOCK! These persons need to stop pretending they are the new messiahs on a crusade against corruption

- and the airwaves need to be balanced MY pursuits since the 2015 elections campaign have taken me on a different course, and thus I do not pay much attention to verbal emissions from Freedom House or, in particular, the pedantic nonsense associated with their leader, Bharrat Jagdeo.

But I was sent a piece from the Guyana Times, captioned “Jagdeo unveils massive corruption scandal”, dated August 6th, 2015. It cannot be logical that persons within a crooked institution, who siphoned off billions of State resources for over a decade in a-corrupt manner to lavish on their best friend by way of single-sourced pharmaceutical contracts, now have the brass to pretend that they are the new messiahs on a crusade against corruption.

The essence of the statement was that he (Jagdeo) believed the forensic audits were “initiated in an illegal nature”. He pointed out that the APNU/AFC Government provided these audit contracts to its staunch supporters, namely Dr Anand Goolsarran and Mr Christopher Ram. What poppycock!

The Procurement Act 2003 states clearly that a procuring entity may single-source

when: “Owing to a catastrophic event, there is an urgent need for the…service…making it impractical to use other methods of procurement because of the time involved in using other methods of procurement”.

The Minister of Finance was totally in order to use the services of anyone to conduct these forensic audits using sole-sourcing, because it would have been financially imprudent to take over the financial books without establishing the closing balance sheets and income statements at each entity, after over a decade of PPP financial skullduggery.

If full tendering processes were used, the earliest these audits would have commenced would have been the end of July 2015. That would have been too late for the new APNU/ AFC Government, and would have provided enough time for the PPP operatives who are still in the system to cover their tracks.

Today, we would not have had a former PPP Minister and potential PPP MP in front of the courts for a serious allegation of fraud.

What I cannot support is the single-sourcing of the annual audits, since that is a pro-

grammed activity that is planned for well in advance. However, these forensic audits are a one-off emergency, and thus qualify for single-sourcing.

As to Dr Goolsarran, I personally know of situations wherein he was asked to join the campaigns both in 2011 and 2015, and on both occasions he politely refused, stating that he really enjoys and values his work in civil society, especially what he was doing at the Guyana Chapter of Transparency International.

I personally engaged Dr Goolsarran on many issues of a technical nature, and on every single occasion his advice was always technically clear, and never political.

So it is most dishonest to brand this brother as a political supporter of any political party. He lives a simple life and just wants his homeland to be a mecca of good governance. He sees himself as one of the custodians of good governance in Guyana, and therefore you will never find him building any Taj Mahals by the seaside on two massive mansion-lots with taxpayers’ money. He shops at the market just like the ordinary people, with his own money, and does not run around the world living like a Caesar on the resources of the ordinary taxpayers.

It is grossly immoral that a paper Maharaj, who feasted off of the people for years, now wants to attack this almost Gandhian figure just because he is doing good work at exposing the financial skullduggery of the PPP King Kongs.

In conclusion, I observed of late that the PPP operators have launched a campaign of extreme misinformation through several mediums, be it the Guyana Times, Citizens Report, Progressive News or the Mirror. Clearly, GINA and NCN are ill prepared to respond to this barrage of misinformation on the actions of the APNU/AFC Government emanating from Freedom House.

Yet, to date, the independent news houses like Kaieteur News, Stabroek News and Capitol News cannot secure a radio and TV licence to bring balance to this situation.

This topic of the issuance of radio and TV licence to the professional news agencies has to be urgently revisited, so that we can empower the professionals to bring greater balance to the airwaves.

SASE SINGH Washington, DC

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RESPECT THE ROAD - Speed and stupidity are a deadly combination; add alcohol and peer pressure and we begin to see the complexity of Guyana’s road use culture

THE problem with Guyana’s chaotic road use culture is not lack of driving knowledge and skills; it is that most drivers do not understand how to properly use the road.

I’ve been sitting on this letter since the latter half of 2014 with the intent to observe road use patterns which contribute to the gruesome, costly and unnecessary accidents on our roadways.

Let me also say that I have not driven in any other country where the road use culture is comparable to the level of dangerous driving, inconsideration and prevalent clear breach of laws like I have experienced in Guyana.

And it is not me alone. I’ve talked with visitors, resident Guyanese and non-Guyanese who all feel the same.

What is hard for me to understand is that our road network is very small, the distance between town or city centres for the average Guyanese is not far, yet some drivers, especially minibus and taxi drivers, operate like they are always late, always in a rush.

Newsflash: If you are late, plan use of your time better; do not drive dangerously on the road and bring misery to the lives of people just like yourself, who are also working hard to make a daily bread.

Before listing the patterns I alluded to earlier, I must say that, promoting and rewarding proper road use must involve: (1) Greater enforcement of fines and penalties for even the smallest of driving offences, including failing to signal before a turn, illegal overtaking, double-parking, and so on; (2) Modernised training and testing for driver’s licences. For example, the book one has to study in order to obtain a driver’s licence in Guyana focuses on understanding road signs, speed limits, and in general laws pertaining to road usage. Little actually speaks to proper road use behaviours based

on best practices and actually result in chaos and frequent accidents, (3) A points-based driver’s licence system ought to be implemented. I know drivers who have killed and have permanently injured persons and property but have received a slap on the wrist and either paid a small fine or settled the matter out of court. These drivers continue to drive on our roadways today.

(4) Reduce opportunities for bribes to be paid to traffic cops, either to turn a blind eye or compromise the integrity of an investigation. I fully support increasing the salaries and qualifications of law enforcement personnel and introducing performance-based salaries and other types of incentives for traffic police in particular.

What follows is a list of road use behaviours which I have personally observed and recognise as some of the main contributing factors of the alarming rate of accidents and road rage in Guyana: (a) Excessive speeding – I have seen persons speeding to be the first in line at a red light, or speeding to get in front of a car the speeding driver perceives is moving too slowly, only to end up right in front of the slow driver and begin moving at the pace they were moving when they were behind the perceived slower driver.

This is one of the most imbecilic observations I have come across. (b) Failure to stop for vehicles reversing into oncoming traffic – time and time again, I have seen cars reversing and drivers speeding past the reversing car instead of waiting 3-5 seconds for the car to complete reversing and drive off. (c) Driving through red lights – I cannot count the number of times I’ve seen mini buses, car drivers, and even drivers of police and government vehicles driving straight through a red light without any

indication that there was an emergency or need to. How can drivers be expected to follow the rules of the road and practise good road use behaviours when those entrusted with upholding the law are the very ones breaking the law? (d) Failure to stop within reasonable distance of an intersection or corner before proceeding straight or turning. In other words, many drivers ‘poke out’ the front of their vehicles at these junctions in hope of getting the oncoming traffic to slow and stop so the driver can proceed to turn or drive straight across the road.

These drivers are the causes or many fender-benders and further traffic delays. (e) Parties that have spilled over into the street, therefore disrupting the flow of traffic. There’s no need to expand on this, it is self-evident and obvious to each of us. (f) Accelerating through blind spots.

This I can never understand. Blind spots are created when someone is unable to see the end he/she is preparing to make, or if the drive cannot see the completion of the manoeuvre he/she intends to make.

Therefore, the said driver is unable to see if another road user is proceeding into the driver’s path either from the side, opposite direction, or from an angle. (g) Illegal and risky overtaking. Some drivers just need to speed, but speed and stupidity are a deadly combination. Add alcohol and peer pressure and we begin to see the complexity of Guyana’s road use culture, in particular on the coast. I’ve seen overtaking around turns and overtaking by drivers who decide that the road shoulder or parapet is part of the road. (h) Unnecessary use of car horns.

Guyanese are funny creatures. We call for, and expect, development; yet many of us, by way of our behaviours and thoughts, contribute to the underdevel-

opment of our families, homes and communities. There is no need to use your horn just before or as soon as the light is changing from red to green. There is no need to use your horn multiple times in a traffic congestion; everyone wants to get out of it, not just you.

I list this here because use of horns distracts drivers, which causes them to react to the horn and lose focus, albeit briefly.

Editor, there are a number of other behaviours which reveal that there is a grave lack of consideration on the part of many drivers. I believe if we were to encourage and promote specific behavioural change involving the above-mentioned improper road use behavioural patterns, we would see less accidents and more consideration applied by drivers.

In time, the road use culture in Guyana would improve, even in the absence of a points-based driver’s licence system, increased penalties for erring drivers, and so on.

It is my hope that the relevant ministries and agencies would see this problem as a national problem. And if they are serious about getting to the root and reversing the dangerous road use culture in Guyana, I also suggest that more research is needed, and I would propose launching of a behavioural change campaign called ‘Respect the Road’, which focuses on engaging all road users, not only drivers, in shaping our understanding of their road use experiences, and how we can prevent and mitigate road use behaviours that lead to high death rates, high incidences of vehicular accidents, injuries, and damage to persons and properties.

R. SMALL

MAKE NO MISTAKE Guyanese may have different political views internally, but we stand united against Venezuela’s illegal threats

I HAVE read many articles and opinionated letters in the newspapers relating to the Guyana\Venezuela territorial integrity issue. In doing so, I would have observed that many writers are labelling the issue as a dispute. I believe it is more of a controversy rather than a dispute.

Editor, I was taught that the word “dispute” means a disagreement or an argument where one of the parties involved will strive to win or compete for something. In contrast, “controversy” means a prolonged public disagreement or a heated discussion on a specific issue from one party involved.

Guyana is not competing for Essequibo, hence she is not in an argument with Venezuela, where she will be judged as to which party should win Essequibo. Rather, Guyana is in a controversy with Venezuela, because Essequibo belongs to Guyana, as was cemented in the arbitral award of 1899.

Venezuela is in a prolonged public disagreement with the arbitral award, and we all know their arguments are baseless, senseless, and unfounded.

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CARICOM/ VATICAN DIPLOMACY ‘TANGO’

Analysis by Rickey Singh

IT has been long in coming, but as the cliché goes, better late than never. I am referencing last week’s official announcement that our 15-member Caribbean Community and the Vatican have finally established diplomatic relations!

U.S. President Barack Obama

Pope Francis

Irrespective of nationality or religion, our Community’s estimated 15 million citizens (with Haitians comprising more than half), would be aware that as part of a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural Region that bridges the ‘two Americas,’ CARICOM deserves commendation for its forward diplomatic march, amid complex challenges for survival and relevance in a rapidly changing international environment.

The world has undergone fundamental political, economic, social and cultural changes since the inauguration of CARICOM in Trinidad and Tobago 42 years ago, followed by the phased dismantling of British colonialism over 53 years, first in Jamaica and some three weeks later for Trinidad and Tobago.

‘FRIENDSHIP MESSAGES’ The Pope’s popular, dynamic leadership and inspiring commitment to human rights, social justice and world peace were already in evidence, globally, prior to his recent role in enabling Presidents Barack Obama and Raoul Castro for resumption of diplomatic relations between the USA and Cuba.

The first pontiff from Latin America, Pope Francis was also the first to have two Caribbean nationals from

two small and poor nations of our Region - Haiti’s Bishop Chibly Langlois, and Dominica’s Bishop Kelvin Felix (formerly Deputy General Secretary of the CCC) - among his first batch of 19 Cardinals.

The CCC’s first and long-serving Secretary General was a dynamic Presbyterian theologian, Rev. Dr Roy Neehall of Trinidad and Tobago.

Of relevance is that the Christian denominations

Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, in presenting his credentials has noted: “I wish to reiterate the Holy See’s commitment to collaborate closely with CARICOM, sharing the hope that this will contribute further to the well-being of the Caribbean Region…”

For his part, the Community’s Secretary General, Irwin LaRocque, observed that Pope Francis had stressed how “the developed, industrialised countries are mostly responsible for problems like climate change and are obligated to help poor nations confront the crisis…”

LaRocque also took the opportunity to draw the attention of The Vatican’s accredited envoy to

CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque of our multi-lingual, multi-religious Caribbean Region had launched the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC), back in the 1970s, in Jamaica as the first ecumenical movement in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC) with a troika of presidents and a Secretariat in Port-of-Spain actively working with the Vatican in cooperation with the world body.

Modalities or structures for collaboration between the Vatican and CARICOM had, therefore, long preceded our governments’ decision for formal diplomatic ties decades ahead of last week’s welcome diplomatic relations.

It is a development that could well prove quite useful in enabling our 15-member integration movement to more effectively deal with some pressing, sensitive issues, such as regional security, human trafficking, territorial disputes, disrespect for political sovereignty, as well as the preservation of fundamental human rights and sustaining multiparty democratic governance.

ROLES INVOLVING CUBA The Pope’s accredited representative to CARICOM,

Cuban President Raoul Castro

CARICOM to “a looming crisis from the plight of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent who had been rendered stateless by The Dominican Republic’s (DR) Constitutional Court ruling on nationality….” (The DR has observer status in CARICOM).

It is of some significance that The Vatican/ CARICOM diplomacy was formally established within a few months after the renewal of diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana that was some 53 years in coming, and with Pope Francis playing a key role along with Presidents Barack Obama and Raoul Castro to make it a reality.

Neither would Presidents Obama and Castro, nor Pope Francis’s representative to CARICOM be unaware of the vital roles played by our small regional economic integration movement in helping to end the “dread,” unprecedented blockade and diplomatic isolation of Cuba that’s so much a proud part of our post-independence history as a small Region that bridges the two Americas.

(Rickey Singh is a noted Guyana-born Caribbean journalist based in Barbados)

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SUNDAY CHRONICLE August 9, 2015

HINDS’SIGHT

Forbes Burnham and the politics of Good versus Evil

By David Hinds

has to be analysed and evaluated within the context of his times and his challenges. To try to understand him outside of his time is the ultimate in political dishonesty.

Burnham was part of the immediate post-colonial generation that took over the reins of power from the colonial masters. The colonials were leaving, but they left behind the colonial state.

Our new post-colonial leaders were, therefore, granted enormous powers by an inherited political system that was created for kings and conceived to dominate.

In addition, since they were the ones who had led the children out of bondage, the followers were less vigilant and more accommodating of their political frailties. It is no accident then that the leadership in Guyana, the rest of the

AUGUST 6, 2015 was the 30th death anniversary of former President of Guyana, Forbes Burnham.

Although his party, the PNC and the Burnham Foundation marked the day with activities, the country as a whole did not celebrate his life and contribution to Guyana.

The truth is that despite his large place in our country’s recent political history, Burnham is hardly known by most of the younger citizens who were born after 1985.

And many of those who know of him, their knowledge is confined to a name.

This is a sad commentary on where we are as a country.

Burnham, like all of our political stalwarts, has become a victim of our continuing divisive politics. We have not yet been able to dispassionately relate to our political leaders outside of the political narratives we have constructed for the purposes of political advantage and the attainment and maintenance of political office.

The consequences is that the full worth and contributions to our national tapestry of four of our great political leaders - Forbes Burnham, Cheddi Jagan, Eusi Kwayana and Walter Rodney - are lost in the rough and tumble of our politics of ethnic insecurity and partisan hegemony.

Those who love Burnham construct him as a visionary saint with no faults, while his detractors present him as the worse evil who destroyed Guyana. Both characterisations are patently wrong. While Burnham was indeed a visionary and a most able leader, he was by no means a saint.

Conversely, while he was a leader who made his fair share of mistakes, he was not the devil he has been made The Mausoleum, located in the Botanical Gardens which out to be by some of his detractors. The problem is that houses the remains of former President Forbes Burnham our ‘good vs evil’ political discourse traps us in a place from which we have been unable to extricate ourselves.

I do not intend to do an analysis of Burnham and his Caribbean, Africa and Asia succumbed to the authoritarian politics here. But I hasten to point out that Mr Burnham trappings of power. In the end, political power was

Leader of the PNC and President of Guyana, David Granger, pays tribute to the late founder of the PNC and first Executive President of Guyana, L.F.S. Burnham, last Thursday

Dr. David Hinds personalised and became absolute. This is a crucial aspect of the making of a Forbes Burnham, a Cheddi Jagan, an Eric Williams or an Eric Gairy.

Yet, these were men who were deeply invested in doing something to lift the lot of their peoples. They were acutely aware of the scourge of poverty and marginalisation. In Burnham’s case, the fact that he was dark-skinned in a world that privileged white and brown made him even more sensitive to the reality of the social bottom.

These concerns would be reflected in some of the policies he enacted and in the general socio-economic thrust he championed. Redistribution of wealth as a means of lifting up the powerless was a central part of his praxis.

In addition to the above, Burnham and his generation were nationalists. Burnham’s fostering of Guyanese, Caribbean, Pan-African and Third World nationalisms was peerless. In the process he brought a sense of national dignity to Guyana.

Burnham, then, was a paradox - the visionary defender of the poor and the nation who succumbed to the lure of authoritarian rule. But the Burnham paradox is a Guyanese and Caribbean paradox that must be worked through and properly explained. We do Burnham and ourselves a disservice by succumbing to the ‘good vs. evil’ paradigm. In the end, we sink deeper into the dangerous politics of them and us.

(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)

Immediate past leader of the PNC, Robert Corbin, pays his respects to L.F.S. Burnham, on August 6, 2015

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SUNDAY CHRONICLE August 9, 2015

EXPENSIVE & UNRELIABLE ENERGY - one of the main hindrances to Guyana’s economic success

By Sase Singh in Washington, DC

all because their greed was greater than our need. For a deal like this to work, it cannot be shrouded in lack of transparency and total disrespect for ‘value for money’ to be spent.

A clean track record from the project aggregator is a pre-requisite. Clearly as a result of their poor track record at good governance, the Ramotar and Jagdeo administrations could not claim that they had the integrity to see this through to the end and that is why Amaila failed in 2012-2013.

As Lee Kwan Yew said: “No Government is infallible but

AS a Guyanese, I’ve become rather hopeful since the Jagdeo days about this concept of unleashing the nation’s hydroelectric potential. Reliable, cheap and sustainable renewable electricity supply is a pre-requisite if this country is to be taken to the next level from a subsistence, raw material producer to a value-added supplier of “higher priced and much sought after” products.

The challenge is even more valid, considering that the nation’s main source of energy inputs (Venezuela) has become one of its most potent economic threats. That is a dangerous and incongruous position.

Is hydro power one of the answers?

In the last decade, as Guyana attempted to harvest its “green potential”, considerable progress was made on the conversation around the construction of a hydropower plant.

In 2012, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), hydropower generated 17% of the world’s electricity.

Guyana does not have any active and operational coal mines, natural gas plant or nuclear energy at home that is being harvested at this point in time and thus our option are clear – renewable energy or continuing to surrender our the people must believe that whatever decisions are arrived energy security to foreign power. at, they were made in the interest of the community.”

Let us not be fooled by these current low levels of oil This Granger/Nagamootoo-led government is better prices. Anyone with any understanding of the oil market suited to assemble such a big deal and if properly done it will be aware that the current average price of approximately should not come in at more than US$700 million for a 165 US$60 a barrel is not going to last forever.

MW hydropower plant. It is time!

Any policy-maker with any modicum of commonsense will realise that these low oil prices provide the perfect opWHY? portunity to plan for the next wave of higher oil prices and they are coming; let us not live in “la la land.”

1.

From all the technical reports I have read, a And when they come, if we have a renewable energy well-structured hydropower deal is the most economically plant in place, especially one in which we have a natural viable, environmentally sensible and socially responsible advantage such as hydropower, we will be ready. mode of electricity generation in Guyana.

Guyana has already sunk some Gy$4.4 billion into this 2. Based on the financial structure I have seen, conAmaila Access Road and therefore it would be financially sumers can immediately benefit from a drop in electricity imprudent to let all that money slide into the forest without rates to around US$0.25 per KWH from day one after the launching a fighting chance at developing this project. plant starts generating “juice”. Then after 10 years, a further This project is well advanced with the nation now having drop in the rates to about US$0.18 per KWH is envisaged a fair understanding of the environmental studies, the compo- as the payback model materialises. But the key to the deal nents of the project (hydropower, plant, the transmission line is the financial structure and the down payment being made and interconnection into GPL and this access road). by the Government. After 20 years, after the investors have But on a bigger scale, the intangible benefit would be a tangible investment in a region that is being claimed by our neighbour. This is Guyana sending a strong message to the world – we are serious about our territorial integrity and we shall take every measure to develop every 83,000 sq. miles of Guyana.

In 2014, GPL utilised some Gy$25 billion of the total fuel imports into Guyana of Gy$115 billion.

That translates into a trajectory whereby the consumers can be asked to pay on average some US$0.32 per KWH for the foreseeable future and if the world oil prices escalate, then God help us. We do not have a choice. The natural potential remains readily available only waiting to be harnessed at an expected cost of some US$0.03 per KWH after 20-year payback An artist's impression of the Amaila Falls Hydro-electric Project compared to what we are paying now – US$0.31 per KWH. We also have to consider that some of these GPL gener- been fully repaid, power should be delivered to the grid at ators will be up for renewal within the next 10 years, which US$0.03 per KWH. This will be Guyana’s very own industranslates into significant capital investments. All the indica- trial revolution in the making – US$0.03 per KWH tomorrow tors arrive at the conclusion that developing our hydropower vs. US$0.31 per KWH today. potential merits immediate support; it is a no-brainer.

3. Any hydropower project usually comes with a low A national project – integrity is a pre-requisite. maintenance 100-year life cycle, which means we can have While acknowledging the effort from the previous Ad- electricity being delivered to GPL for 80 of the next 100 ministration on the Amaila Falls Project, it was extremely years at the negligible sum of US$0.03 per KWH. Thereexcruciating for me to observe how that deal got bungled fore I am imploring the policy makers to not disregard this

All the indicators arrive at the conclusion that developing our hydropower potential merits immediate support; it is a no-brainer.

Sase Singh Amaila project because it was conceived by the previous administration, but to rescue it, restructure it and let us do this deal in a more transparent and sensible manner this time around.

4. But first things first. Where is the IDB due diligence study conducted by their panel of experts into the market, financial structure, technical construct and economic details on this project? The IDB’s decision to back this project in a syndicated deal will be essential since their decision not only brings money to the table, but the reputation of a multilateral institution that can be the “calling bird” for other institutions like the World Bank to join the deal.

5. With hydroelectricity in the game plan, Guyana can then harvest other sources of renewable energy including other hydropower sites to feed the needs of an economy that is expected to expand with such a cheap and reliable source of energy. We can even start exporting energy as a source of income for the nation.

Until we sort out these opportunities to better position our nation to be weaned off of electricity supply derived by fossil fuels, we shall always be under economic threat and will be stuck with one of the highest cost of energy in the Western Hemisphere at some US$0.32 per KWH. What is absolutely clear to me is that Guyana remains very energy insecure at this time and this has manifested itself as another reason why potential investors can be deterred from doing business with us. This is not a next-year issue; this a yesterday issue.

Whichever State agency is in charge of securing the IDB study and assembling this deal needs to start outlining the agenda of the new Government. The people need to know the broad game plan. This should not be another opportunity for more speeches and abstract statements but real concrete milestones and commitments. We cannot have a situation of bureaucratic sclerosis on this national project – not this time. This is our third time at this (Upper Mazaruni and Amaila being the previous attempts). This time we must be successful.

CONCLUSION Our people have always dreamed about lower-cost energy options. Too many poor people are spending too much of their earnings on light bills. The poorest 20% of Jamaicans spend 12% of their incomes on light bills; in the United States it is 8%; in Guyana it is 22%. So the evidence is clear, we cannot continue on this energy path. It is time to bring true meaning to the “land of many waters” and let that water work for the people.

Next time I shall be continuing this conversation on the question of where are the prices going for the commodities that Guyana trades.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE August 9, 2015

VENEZUELA: A ‘FISHBONE’ IN THE THROAT OF GUYANA

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By Ifa Kamau Cush

VENEZUELA’s disdain for smaller nations populated by formerly enslaved and oppressed people can be traced back to its founding, and its founder, Simon Bolivar.

In 1816, Bolivar with his tail tucked between his legs after a humiliating defeat by Spanish forces, landed on the shores of Haiti. Haitian revolutionary leaders who a few years earlier had routed France’s slave-owning army and established an independent African state, gave him boats, arms and soldiers.

That assistance enabled Bolivar to eventually defeat Spain, creating the country we now call Venezuela.

After defeating Spanish forces with the arms, material and men provided by Haiti, Simon Bolivar’s Venezuela refused to recognise Haiti, thus hastening that country’s capitulation to France’s 21.5 billion dollar extortion. It took Haiti over 150 years to pay France. The country never recovered!

Eduardo Galeano, the Uruguayan author of the seminal work, ‘The Open Veins of Latin America,’ said this about

Ifa Kamau Cush interviewing President David Granger, recently VENEZUELAN AGGRESSION AGAINST GUYANA

Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan military and political leader who was instrumental in the establishment of Venezuela

Ifa Kamau Cush

Bolivar’s perfidy in a 2004 article in the Progressive Magazine: “Not even Simon Bolivar recognised Haiti, though he owed it everything…Haiti gave him everything with only one condition: that he free the slaves [in Venezuela] – an idea that had not occurred to him…The great man triumphed in his war of independence…Of recognition, he made no mention!”

THE BORDER CONTROVERSY The provenance of Venezuela’s aggression against Guyana is its 1841 protest of Great Britain’s delineation of Guyana’s western boundary, eponymously known as the Schomburgk Line [named after Robert Schomburgk, a British surveyor and naturalist]. At the time Guyana was a colony of Great Britain.

Incapable of confronting the British militarily, Venezuela asked the United States to arbitrate the dispute. The U.S. Government convened an American boundary commission in 1895 in which Venezuela participated “enthusiastically,” according to historical records. The British Government participated under protest. Venezuela was enthusiastic because America was its ally; thus, it expected a favourable outcome.

On October 3, 1899, the American boundary commission rendered its decision: the Schomburgk Line will stand!

Venezuela ratified the commission’s decision.

For 63 years following that decision, official Venezuelan maps showed the Essequibo Region as belonging to Guyana, said Francisco Toro, writing in the June 12, 2015 edition of the Caracas Chronicles.

According to Toro: “If you know anything about international law, you probably know that accepting territory as belonging to someone else in official maps puts a serious dent on any attempt to convince people that, oh wait, that land is mine.”

Immediately after Guyana gained independence from Britain in 1966, Venezuela, taking advantage of Guyana’s small size and population, began plotting to seize the country’s Essequibo territory. In 1969, Venezuela-trained and equipped Guyanese secessionists declared an “Essequibo Free State.”

Guyana’s President David Granger, wrote about that insurrection in his 2012 book, ‘National Defence’ in which he stated: “Armed with rifles, machine-guns and anti-tank bazooka’ weapons, the rebels easily seized Lethem, the District centre and all outlying areas, killing several policemen and imprisoning “coastlander” government employees in the process.”

However, within 24 hours, the rebels were routed by soldiers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). All rebel property was destroyed and order was restored.

Where blatant military aggression failed, Venezuela tried bribery and resorted to economic sabotage. In 1978, during a state visit to Guyana then Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez, offered to finance the upper Mazaruni hydro-electric project if the Guyana Government ceded 31,000 square kilometres of territory to his country. Guyana’s president, Forbes Burnham, rejected that proposal outright!

Venezuela subsequently opposed all efforts on the part of Guyana to obtain the financing needed to exploit its hydroelectric potential, frustrating the country’s industrialisation programme and thus stultifying its economic growth.

Fast forward to 2015 and the same strategy from Venezuela of military threats, bribery and “co-option” of Guyanese citizens still prevails. Over the past several years, the Venezuelan Government purchased rice from Guyana at obscenely exorbitant prices – paying almost twice the world market price. Political observers saw this as a gimmick on the part of Venezuela to build a constituency of Guyanese rice farmers and their beneficiaries to pressure the previous Administration in Guyana to accede to Venezuela’s territorial demands, similar to the strategy employed in 1969 when Venezuela organised Rupununi ranchers to secede from Guyana.

However, with the election of the David Granger Administration on May 11, 2015, observers believe that the new Government comprises individuals who are more patriotic and committed to the preservation of Guyana’s territorial integrity. Soon after the May elections, Venezuela stopped purchasing rice from Guyana, hoping, experts believe, to trigger unrest in the rice-producing areas to destabilise the country.

Additionally, with the announcement by ExxonMobil of

the discovery of oil in Guyana’s territorial waters, Venezuela has once again invoked, what Francisco Toro describes as, a “childish fantasy” that is a “threat to world peace.”

Last May, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, reacting to the oil discovery in Guyana’s waters, issued a decree claiming that area as Venezuela’s. Maduro is fighting for his political life and experts believe that his braggadocio – ranting in his country’s parliament that Venezuela’s sun “rises” in Essequibo – is simply political prestidigitation; a clumsy attempt to distract his people’s and the world’s attention from the fact that his country’s economy is imploding and that Venezuelans are killing each other over food, because of chronic food shortages in the country.

THE WAY FORWARD A well-placed source at the Washington D.C.-based Organisation of American States (OAS) urged Venezuela to respect international law in its dispute with Guyana. The source, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, noted that President Maduro’s decree “affects Guyana as well as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Columbia,” raising tensions and contributing to the destabilisation of the Region.

While President David Granger sees Venezuela’s decadesold aggression as “a fishbone in our throats,” choking his country’s economic life, he, nevertheless, is committed to a diplomatic solution. In that regard, his Government has reached out to several regional and sub-regional bodies, including the United Nations, the African Union, CARICOM, and the Commonwealth to build global opposition to Venezuelan pettifoggery and aggression.

“We are a small nation of less than one million people.

Venezuela has a population of over 25 million. A military confrontation between our two nations will not be in Guyana’s best interests,” President Granger observed.

Legal experts believe that a settlement must be imposed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). However, the Maduro Administration, bolstered by support from what is described by Dr. Gerald Horne of the University of Houston as a “feisty and combative” racist elite in Caracas, is reluctant to take this matter before an impartial panel of judges of the ICJ, fearing an 1899 result – 116 years after his country ratified the American boundary commission’s ruling which established the western border of Guyana.

(Ifa Kamau Cush, BA, MA is an international correspondent for New African Magazine. Mr. Cush was a Ph.D. candidate at NYU University)

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SUNDAY CHRONICLE August 9, 2015

Injustice meted out to citizens, workers by BCGI must be corrected forthwith

By Lincoln Lewis

AS a people we have overcome the brutal and abominable systems of slavery and indentureship.

We have fought colonialism, gained our independence and republican status, which means that we are responsible for making our own laws and determining our destiny.

No longer those who oppressed us or those of like mind exercise the prerogative to determine for us what is right and wrong, or when we must have what is justly ours.

History has shown that those who reside in the Upper Berbice River - Kwakwani, Aroaima and Hururu areas - have always stood up against injustice.

For it was this group of workers, as a matter of principle, who in 1963 at the conclusion of the 80day strike, struck for 10 days more demanding that those who broke the strike must not continue to work among them, and succeeded in having their demand met.

Having struggled for a number of years, today the residents of these communities and workers employed by foreign companies within the communities are being deprived of their rights under the laws of this land. These communities are made up of strong and determined citizens, proven in a history that records their construction of the current road between Kwakwani and Ituni through self-help.

Workers utilised their days-off from the normal job and evenings to complete this arduous task.

The building of this road resulted in vehicles moving between Kwakwani and Ituni, covering the distance at times within 30-35 minutes. Today it takes as much as one hour to an hour-and-a-half to complete this journey due to the destruction done by the equipment of the foreign logging company, and the bauxite mining company.

Just over a fortnight ago, I journeyed to the community and it was observed that the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) still has a security checkpoint at the main road in Aroaima.

Security at this checkpoint is demanding from citizens their names, addresses and destinations. It is obvious that a company that is managed by foreigners

and co-owned by the Government of Guyana is prepared to continue transgressing the fundamental right to protection of freedom of movement in this society (Article 148-Guyana Constitution), and a signal is being sent to this nation that it is business as usual in some quarters.

Rights and the rule of law are sacred and form the cornerstone in civilised society. These are nonnegotiable. If Guyanese cannot have their rights respected in the land of their birth, then the question must be asked: What next?

Journeying from Aroaima to Kwakwani on a road that was built by a local sawmiller, that road is in better condition than the road that was built by the BCGI which runs from the Kwakwani/ Ituni road to their compound. It is interesting to note that the BCGI has abandoned the road that it ought to be maintaining and is instead using the road that was built and maintained by the local sawmiller. The roads in Kwakwani are the worst ever seen. In every community where a business exists that business shoulders a corporate responsibility to make appropriate contribution to the community’s existence and development, yet the BCGI is being allowed to abrogate its responsibility with impunity.

A resident of the Kwakwani community felt compelled to remind the audience that in 1969 then Prime Minister Forbes Burnham in a meeting held at the Workers Club described the foreign-owned Reynolds Bauxite as a modern-day indenture master.

This assessment was made in a period when garbage was properly disposed, roads were maintained, the playground properly mowed, but the overriding issue of workers’/citizens’ rights in the community was still questionable. Burnham saw Guyanese rights as supreme and moved to ensure they were respected.

There and then, he laid down his Government’s position to realise the removal of discrimination in the community. He mandated that with immediate effect, every citizen must have access to the services of the Kwakwani hospital. The special days for shopping at the Commissary and the Jim Crow “pass system” to enter the community were ordered removed, with immediate effect. Cheddi Jagan, then

Leader of the Opposition, supported the position of the Burnham Government.Today, discrimination has returned under the BCGI management.

In 2009 scores of workers were suspended and dismissed by the company for exercising their right under Article 147 of the Constitution. This transgression had the support of the Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar Governments. Such has been the level of governmental support that for almost six years the workers’ cry for justice has become like a voice in the wilderness. Other atrocities have also been meted out to these workers, including threats by a spade-wielding foreign manager, risks to health, safety and lives, the consequence of which has seen some fall ill and some have died.

If in 1969 Burnham and Jagan stood up as patriots to ensure Guyanese received their deserving respect, such can again happen in 2015.

The act by these gentlemen sent a clear message that no foreign company or individual will have their support in trampling the citizens. Now that we are a republic, making our own laws and determining our destiny, and rights are integral to development, it is expected that the newly elected officials will stand up to make sure that they build on the foundation prepared by these gentlemen and deliver the required leadership.

The BCGI is co-owned by the people of Guyana through the Government of Guyana. This company pays no tax on royalties but is given the privilege to dig out the bowels of this country and cart off our non-renewable resource to develop another country.

This was the type of buccaneering investments the Jagdeo and Ramotar Governments were involved in.

The APNU+AFC are called upon to correct such injustice, since citizens’ rights are enshrined in the laws they have sworn to uphold. Workers and citizens can no longer wait or should have to suffer more to have their rights respected, to enjoy what have been guaranteed them. Their expectations are consistent with the Constitution that is devoid of time frame to enjoy the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, which in itself means that these are immediate and continuous.

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SUNDAY CHRONICLE August 9, 2015

SELF DESTRUCTION Why do we go down this road?

(PART ONE)

By Keith Burrowes

THERE is the old saying, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal published a study looking at this very issue, and this is what prompted me to examine the issue.

What the study found - and this is largely through an article by the Wall Street Journal’s Jonah Lehrer - is that there is no personality trait in people that shows any predilection towards corruption, nothing you can immediately spot, like Caesar in Julius Shakespeare saying how Cassius has a “mean and hungry look.”

Indeed, it may just be the opposite. The study, undertaken by psychologist, Dachner Keltner, found that it is the genuinely good people, people who care about others, who are the ones that ascend to the top of the social groups.

An article from Keltner himself, entitled ‘The Paradox of Power’ sums it up: “…studies show that once people assume positions of power, they’re likely to act more selfishly, impulsively, and aggressively, and they have a harder time seeing the world from other people’s points of view. This presents us with the paradox of power: the skills most important to obtaining power and leading effectively are the very skills that deteriorate once we have power.”

Substitute the word “achievement” for “power” and I think you are going to find virtually the same thing, with some variations.

A few months ago, in an article entitled ‘Schadenfreude and Public Life’, I took a look at how some leaders fail, to the delight of their opponents, citing the case of former

Bill Clinton

sportsman in the world, with hundreds of millions of dollars in endorsement deals, in his 30s and on top of a game in which the best peak in their 50s and he engages in behaviour so morally incorrect as to alienate even the most sympathetic of his fans, as well as costing him a hefty chunk of his endorsement deals, and perhaps most importantly destroying his family life.

Perhaps the most poignant case of self-destructive behaviour – at least personally touching to me – is the case of Michael Jackson. I’ve written about Jackson more than once before, and as a huge fan of his, there are questions that still linger concerning why he drove himself

A young, rich, powerful good-looking man, resorting to call girls over a period of years, in my mind, shows not the exercise of strength but the succumbing to a personal weakness. so hard, even while knowing the potential consequences of his actions. Why go so far to hire a doctor to administer the drug that would accidentally take his life, when the very fact of hiring a doctor to do so indicated the risks associated with taking the drug?

I want to know what drives people to do often meaningless and pointless things that end up costing them their entire life’s work in many cases. I keep going back to

Michael Jackson

New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer.

Spitzer rose to power with his self-avowed mission, as Attorney-General, to clean up Wall Street and curb corruption, scoring a string of successful indictments along his way. There was talk of an eventual bid for President at one point, until the entire thing crumbled because he chose to jeopardise his career by patronising a prostitution ring.

This is a textbook case of self-destruction at the peak of achievement.

And so is that of Tiger Woods. The highest paid

Tiger Woods

Bill Clinton’s ultimate answer, in his interview with Dan Rather, for why he cheated.

According to the President, he did it “Because I could.”

It’s easy to say that this sense of impunity lies at the heart of self-destructive behaviour – as it clearly did in the Clinton case – but I don’t think it can easily be said in the case of Spitzer, Woods or Jackson.

In Spitzer’s case, the hiring of the call girls over a period of years, had nothing to do with power being an aphrodisiac and all that. A young, rich, powerful good-

KEITH BURROWES looking man, resorting to call girls over a period of years, in my mind, shows not the exercise of strength but the succumbing to a personal weakness. When it comes to Woods, in my mind it was a similar thing, but Woods’s case was different in that - and I’m not excusing his behaviour - is that he was marketed as a sex symbol while expected to behave like a saint.

Condemn him all you want, but I don’t think I know of anyone who could live up to the duality of image that was expected of Woods, and it is in that context we should probably be seeing his behaviour, again, bad as it was.

With Michael Jackson, the potentially career-ending scandals of the 90s behind him, his self-destructiveness I believe came from his ongoing desire to please his millions of fans and supporters the world over. It’s an ironic tragedy that Jackson’s self-medicating by his doctor turned out fatal when it was done as a result of him trying to live up to the tremendous achievements that he had built throughout his career.

So far, I’ve used examples of three men, and so might have opened up myself to some accusations of bias. But the examples are only incidental, in that I’ve dealt with them in my writing before. Anyone having read about the antics of Britney Spears, or the ongoing drama facing

Britney Spears Lindsay Lohan would clearly see that self-destructive behaviour doesn’t favour one sex over the other.

In closing, I didn’t start this article expecting to come to any position on why high achievers often seemingly deliberately self-destruct, because I don’t think any one answer exists. It could be weakness; it could be over-confidence; it could be the desire to build upon their legacy no matter the personal cost; it could be one factor, or a combination of factors. All we can ever really know, perhaps, that it’s a fact of life.

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Music school graduates 30

By Shivanie Sugrim RECOGNISING the need for music in today’s society, the Foundation Seven, one of many music schools in Guyana, has graduated nearly 30 persons from a two-week music programme.

Established in 2008 with a strong mandate to train persons in the fundamentals of music, Foundation Seven has managed to invest the Guyanese society with versatile musicians who are all on the quest to lift Guyana’s standard of music.

SUNDAY CHRONICLE August 9, 2015 the Republic Bank under its ‘RightStart’ Pan Minors Music Literacy Programme, graduated 130 youths from several regions across Guyana.

Additionally, the Ministry of Education has launched a four-week music workshop for primary school teachers with the aim of building capacity and developing the necessary skills to effectively deliver a music programme in primary schools.

These institutions are all geared at lifting the standard of the local music industry, since much focus is not being placed on the delivery of music in today’s society.

The small graduation ceremony saw the graduands “lifting” the audience with their thrilling performances.

During the course of the two-week programme, participants were given piano training as well as guitar, drum and voice training.

The graduating class was a mixture of children and elders; and Sharon Sulaman, Administrator of the Foundation, believes there is no age limit to learning music.

The Foundation is, however, not the only organisation that aims to embed musicians in the Guyanese society. Recently,

The graduands perform various musical pieces learned during the two-week music programme (Delano Williams photos)

In Brazil…

Prominent Gov’t critic and radio host assassinated - during live broadcast A BRAZILIAN Radio host who was openly critical of his nation’s Government has been assassinated during a live broadcast.

Gleydson Carvalho, from the north Brazilian state of Ceará, was an outspoken personality who frequently railed against official corruption on Rádio Liberdade FM.

During his most recent show on Thursday afternoon, he was killed in his chair by two gunmen who forced their way into the radio station.

According to local media, the assassins overpowered a receptionist before forcing their way into Carvalho’s recording studio, where they shot him three times, once in

the head and twice in the chest. He reportedly died a short while after, en route to hospital.

Mr Carvalho was playing music at the time of the shooting.

“Today they silenced one of the most important voices of our region, in a tragic and unnecessary way,” said a statement posted online by the Brazilian city of Camocim, from where Mr Carvalho broadcast his show.

The host had previously received death threats on his Facebook page and had told friends of receiving death threats while at work. He was highly critical of the local government and commonly spoke of political corruption during his show.

His murder is the third killing of a Brazilian journalist this year, and the 16th assassination of a reporter since 2011, according to The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). (news.com)

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President Granger to address ‘State of the African-Guyanese Forum’ today - hosted by Cuffy250 organisation

PRESIDENT David Granger will deliver the keynote address at Cuffy250’s Third Annual State of the African-

PRESIDENT DAVID GRANGER Guyanese Forum to be held today (Sunday) at the Critchlow Labour College.

Cuffy250 is an AfricanG u y a n e s e o rg a n i s a t i o n dedicated to the revitalisation of the African-Guyanese c o m m u n i t y. F o r m e d i n 2013 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Berbice Revolt by the then enslaved Africans, the organisation has been holding lectures

and workshops on AfricanGuyanese history and culture and other issues of interest to the group. It has also been mobilising the communities to revive their organisations and to come up with development plans.

This year ’s Forum is being held under the theme, ‘Guyana's Renaissance: The 50th Anniversary of our Independence and the Positioning of the AfricanGuyanese.’ The Forum brings together AfricanGuyanese to talk about conditions in the AfricanGuyanese community and to discuss the way forward.

It also hopes to lay the groundwork for charting an African-Guyanese cultural and socio-economic agenda as part of the larger national thrust. The Forum would also hear a report of Cuffy250’s work over the last year in communities across Guyana.

In addition to President Granger, other speakers include Nigel Hughes, Audreyanna Thomas, Royston Peters, Realene Andrews, Vincent Alexander, Comica Johnson, Osafo George, Elsie Harry, Dr. David Hinds and African-

CJ grants seven petitioners bail amounting to $2.3M ACTING Chief Justice Mr Ian Chang, SC., on Friday granted seven petitioners bail in the sum of $2,395,000, pending determination of their cases.

P a r t i c u l a r s a re a s follows: For possession of narcotics, Mark Prass was placed on $245,000 bail; Kelvin Benn was granted $225,000 bail, and Dwayne Morelis, $225,000 bail.

Acting Chief Justice Mr Ian Chang, SC

For robbery under arms, Kary De Silva was granted $500,000 bail.

For robbery, Devon Benticle was bailed in the sum of $400,000, and Nigel Quelling, $400,000.

Finally, for manslaughter, Christopher Lyte was granted $400,000 bail. (George Barclay)

American civil rights activist, Faya Rose.

The Forum begins at 10 hrs at the Critchlow Labour College. Registration is $200. To pre-register call 663-1549.

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Amerindian Ministry planning activities to celebrate Heritage Month 2015 THE rich and diverse culture of Guyana’s first inhabitants, the indigenous peoples, is significantly showcased during the annual Amerindian Heritage Month celebrations, which are observed every S e p t e m b e r. T h i s y e a r ’s activities will be celebrated under the theme: ‘Preserving Indigenous Customs and Traditions.’

Amerindian Heritage Month has its origin on September 10, 1957, when Stephen Campbell became Guyana's first Amerindian selected to

be Member of Parliament.It is for this reason that Amerindian Heritage Day is celebrated on September 10th every year.

Fast forwarding to 1995, it is recorded that Guyana's then Prime Minister, Dr Cheddi Jagan, officially designated September as Amerindian Heritage Month, giving the Indigenous population a chance to showcase their way of life.

Apart from the distinctive languages of the Warraus, Arawaks, Wapisianas, and the Caribs, Amerindians are known for their craft-making skills and

unique array of foods that are usually made from cassava and other ground provisions. As such, the heritage celebration allows the wider Guyanese populace to experience the indigenous culture in a profound way.

Apart from the celebrations in the various villages, activities planned for this event include a heritage launch; food & craft exhibitions; cultural presentations; sports and family fun day; an inter-faith service; a fund-raising event and Reflections on the Life of Stephen Campbell.

Traditionally, these activities are launched at the historic U m a n a Ya n a , a n h i s t o r i c building which was destroyed by fire in the midst of celebrating Amerindian Heritage Month in 2014. The Umana Yana represents the recognition of Amerindian culture in Guyana.

According to Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous P e o p l e ’s A ff a i r s , Va l a r i e Garrido-Lowe, the ministry is in full preparation mode for 2015 activities. Minister Lowe emphasised that the Guyanese population can expect a “bigger

and better Heritage celebration, as the wonderful diversity of the rich indigenous culture will be showcased in the form of dance, music, poetry, art, food, fashion and sports.

During a recent interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), Minister Lowe explained that rehabilitation of the Heritage Village located at the Sophia Exhibition Centre, is one of the major projects under way in preparation for this event.

This project, she said, includes the renovation of the roof and walls of the main benab and the construction of two additional benabs in the compound.

The activities will commence on August 31 with the customary inter-religious

service at the Heritage Village, followed by the Heritage ceremonial launch on September 1, where President Granger will give a feature address.

From September 2-6, there will be the food and craft exhibition, along with a cultural extravaganza at the Heritage Village. The cultural extravaganza will see a number of cultural groups from Santa Rosa, Kabakaburi, Sand Creek, Surama, Karadaranau, Karasabai, Orealla and Masakenari, among others, participating.

“There will be dances, poems, storytelling and skits.

There are fascinating tales of tiger attacks and escapes. We want it to be exciting, instead of someone just telling a tale, we want the viewers to listen and then ask questions, so we will

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SUNDAY CHRONICLE August 9, 2015 have the full participation of the audience,” Minister Lowe further explained.

For sports, Minister Lowe explained that archery and swimming will be added to the usual cricket, football and volleyball competitions held at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Georgetown. There will also be the fund-raising dinner on September 18; this will be in the form of a cocktail and the Heritage pageant on September 26.

As part of the national celebrations, a National Heritage Village is selected, and this year Santa Aratack, a riverine community in Region 3 was chosen. Residents will plan two days of activities to share their way of life, traditions, cultures and achievements with the rest of Guyana.

Amerindian Heritage Month has its origin in September 10, 1957, when Stephen Campbell became Guyana’s first Amerindian selected to be Member of Parliament

Minister Valerie Garrido-Lowe

‘FLASHBACK’: An Amerindian group does a cultural item during last year’s Heritage Month celebrations [GINA Photo]

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Deficiencies in Post Office Corporation to be addressed - Minister Ferguson

MINISTER within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Ms Annette Ferguson has indicated that the major deficiencies that currently plague the Guyana Post Office Corporation will soon be addressed.

Minister Ferguson, in a recent interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), pointed out that customer service is the backbone of the Post Office and, as such, she intends to ensure that the staff be adequately trained to provide a better quality of service.

Additionally, staff from the Human Resources Department will undergo specialised training, to ensure they possess the requisite skills, which will help them to adapt to the changing environment.

Minister Ferguson noted that since she assumed office, she had the opportunity of meeting with the Board of Directors and Management, and was able to ascertain the immediate deficiencies which are to be addressed. “…the main problem is security…you would recall Minister just before the 2015 Elections, the Post Office was hit by Annette Ferguson banditry…millions (of dollars) which were to be used to pay old age pension were taken”.

In this regard, Minister Ferguson intends to solicit assistance from the Guyana Police Force for security, specifically where the transporting of large sums of money for the payment of pensions is concerned.

Scotiabank to host auto fair on August 15

SCOTIABANK will be partnering with several popular auto dealers to host an auto fair on Saturday (August 15) at the Demerara Mutual parking lot, Robb Street, Georgetown.

The bank, in a statement yesterday, said persons interested in purchasing a vehicle can visit the auto fair between 10:00hrs and 16:00hrs to learn about the special offers from the auto dealers and how they can access financing for the vehicle of their choice.

Customers who make a purchase from any of the dealers at Saturday’s event will get special discounts on the price of the vehicle and special interest rates if they take a Scotiabank Auto Loan to finance the vehicle purchase.

Loan applications will be processed during regular banking hours from Monday August 17, 2015.

Scotiabank launched its exciting ‘Jump in and drive’ auto loan campaign midJune of this year leveraging partnerships with popular auto dealers throughout the country. Customers who obtain an auto loan during

the campaign period, which ends August 31, 2015, will benefit from a number of incentives, including free gas, a chance to win one year’s full comprehensive insurance coverage and low interest rates.

The bank also indicated that the second drawing for the insurance coverage will take place at the auto fair on August 15 rather

than on August 12 as was previously announced.

National Task Force to host first meeting August 13 MINISTER of Public Infrastructure, Mr David Patterson, has indicated that the National Task Force, headed by Major General (rt’d) Joe Singh will host its first meeting on August 13, in the boardroom of the Guyana Forestry Commission.

Minister Patterson at a news conference yesterday, explained that the first meeting will see just over 50 invitees in attendance and they will include technical personnel and the Diplomatic Corps.

“Phase One of their reports will be delivered in May 2016 and will comprise short-term measures to the drainage problems. Phase Two, which is the final report, will be presented in May 2017 and will contain a completed, comprehensive, The National Task Force n a t i o n - w i d e d r a i n a g e i s h e a d e d b y M a j o r Minister David Patterson works.”

General (rt’d) Joe Singh The National Task Force was established by the current Administration to oversee the effective functioning of Guyana’s drainage and irrigation system and to make recommendations for its upgrade. Recently, the Force was awarded $36M by Cabinet to execute its mandate.

The Task Force is slated to have representatives from various ministries and committees, including the commemoration committee which is handling Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary celebrations. The overall objective is to restore Guyana to a land of great attractiveness and prosperity, and one which offers a good life for all its citizens and its visitors.

The Task Force, headed by Major General (rt’d) Joe Singh, will include Charles Sohan, Malcolm Ally, Egbert Carter, Andrew Bishop, Stanley Ming, Joseph Holder, Charles Ceres and Dr. David Singh.

It will also include members of the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE), the private sector, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) as well as representatives of various ministries. (GINA)

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MAKE NO MISTAKE From page 7

recognise that this controversy is hampering the development of a small country that has the ability to better the lives of its people. Every nation since creation wants a better life for its people, and Venezuela should spend more time utilising the vast amount of

resources present in their borders to better the lives of their people, and allow Guyana to do the same.

Guyanese may have different political views internally, with racism being the primary reason for political alignment to a specific political party; but make no mistake, we all see this issue with one eye. It is Venezuela that is trying to steal, in broad daylight with many eyes looking, a rich piece of land and water that belongs to Guyana.

Even though the international community knows that Essequibo belongs to Guyana, and they have all the information to support this fact, I cannot seem to comprehend why the slothfullness in telling Venezuela to back off and stop being a bully.

Again, I call on all my Guyanese brothers and sisters, more specifically my fellow Essequibians, to stand united alongside His Excellency President David Granger and his intelligent, astute team against Venezuela’s notorious behaviour.

Remember: ‘Together we stand; divided we fall’.

Let us join together and sing with one voice as Dave Martin beautifully puts it, “We ain’t givin up no mountain, we ain’t givin up no tree, we ain’t givin up no riva, Dat belongs to we. Not one bluesacki, not one rice grain, not one curass, NOT A BLADE AH GRASS!!”

GANESH MAHIPAUL

Both hands are needed to clap THE appointees to the different ‘State Boards’ in Guyana do not truly reflect the gender, skill and ethnic balance in Guyana. This action by the Government brings exclusion, lack of recognition, and inequality to Guyanese society.

First, exclusion of certain groups of citizens is a way of bringing about social injus-

Sunday, August 9, 2015 –– 13:30 hrs Monday, August 10, 2015 –– 14:30 hrs

tice. We must not ignore the conditions that brought about the injustices in the first place; the ‘social structures and institutional contexts that produce inequalities of power and resources. To overcome this, it is important to look beyond ‘existing social arrangements’ and to focus on the wider context – ‘action, decisions about ac-

tion’ – through which social injustices are perpetrated.

Second, it is not about the distribution of material goods, but also the ‘provision of the means’ to develop and exercise capacities; that is, to participate fully in society.

The so-called “level playing field” is not just about who has access to resources

and opportunities, but also relates to whether people are recognised as being of equal worth, and are treated with dignity and respect.

Such recognition depends not only on how individuals treat each other, but also on how groups are represented in decision-making. Recognition, then, is ‘cultural’ and ‘symbolic’.

Lack of recognition and respect may create the conditions in which different forms of discrimination and abuse may flourish, and (re)create a range of social harms. For how long will we suffer this harassment?

Lack of recognition or respect for particular kinds of people may engender discrimination against them, thus preventing the wider society from benefiting from their capacities, talents and skills.

Exclusion may produce new categories of ‘problem population’ that become the scapegoats for a range of social ills, and give rise to new lines of social division and potential conflict.

Poverty, discrimination and inequality, then, produce potential harms for society as a whole, as well as for the individuals directly affected.

Our movement wants to encourage the Government to review its methodology used to select persons that are appointed to the different State Boards.

Guyana cannot move forward with half of its population. Both hands are needed to clap.

SARA KHAN Chairperson Feminist for Life Network (Guyana)

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Zulfikar’s embarrassing cry reveals how ‘favoured’ he was I AM reading that “Another member of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party has sued the APNU+AFC Government over the wrongful termination of his contract.”

This gentleman is Zulfikar Mustapha, Executive Secretary of the PPP/C. In a writ filed in the High Court against Attorney General Basil Williams, Mr Mustapha is claiming that “he [Mustapha] was the Community Relations Liaison Officer for Region Six, and had a three-year contract with the previous Government, earning a monthly salary of $356,086.

Further details highlight that the contract commenced from January 30, 2013 and was scheduled to end on January 29, 2016. However, according to Mustapha, on May 29, he received a letter from Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, informing him that his contract was terminated with immediate effect.

The end scenario, as far as Mustapha is concerned, is that the Government owes him in excess of $500,000 in damages for breach of contract. The PPP/C Candidate is thus claiming that his contract was terminated with immediate effect, and therefore he has not been given the three (3) months’ notice to which he is contractually entitled, nor was he permitted to take his vacation in accordance with clause five (5).

So he is saying that he is entitled to the three months’

salary in lieu of that notice, and pro-rated pay in lieu of his vacation.

Mr Editor, there are a few minutiae that are not necessary, and so, not to be consumed with minor details, I quickly state that this man’s highlighting of his salary is enough to make good people puke. Honestly! His salary is absolutely gigantic, and is way beyond our teachers and lecturers; way beyond our nurses and high-level health care workers; and I can add a few other classes of employees.

Mr Mustapha was quick to highlight his now ‘missing money’, but I am wondering why the absence of a ‘list of duties’ and a summary of his qualifications/experience for the post of a Community Relations Liaison Officer for Region Six? I want him to justify his suitability for the position that he was in all likelihood ‘gifted.’

Another thing, Mr Editor, I am all for examining ‘highend high-paying’ positions of many who were inextricably connected to the People’s Progressive Party/Civic during its tenure of 23 years as Government of Guyana. The likes of Mr Zulfikar Mustapha were too many, and if this ilk (of the favoured and unqualified) must be dealt with, so be it.

This is all about good governance and equality.

MAHASE DEODATT

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   United States & UK - permanent/visitors. Contact Esther at 654-2420 for reliable service.  to LED, Plasma, LCD TV and all other audio equipment, microwave ovens, CD, DVD etc. Abdul Electronics, 225-0391.  of 5 construction workers looking for job work or day work - mason, carpenter, tiler, painter, troweltex. Text Eric 6165914 or call 652-4514.  efficient repairs to refrigerators, freezers, auto AC, domestic AC etc., contact Mikhail Tel: 695-9298, 2661047 Intercool Enterprises.

 Jewellery and Pawnshop, Lot 1 D'Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust between Camp and George Streets. Call 223-6331, 227-2307.  repair, unlock information and repair all computers and pads and phones, website building. cellphone unlocking, 223-1765, 615-8734    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 .

 Research assistants, transcriptionist. Information, contact pdc-research.org. : Apply in person at SuperBet with written application, 2122 Hinck Street, Georgetown.  Apply at Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling.  lorry drivers, excellent salary/commission. Tel: 226-5473, 226-2623.  for salesperson, young and brilliant, computer savvy, and creative. email tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com .  dispatchers for new taxi service. Please contact 223-8294, 223-8925 for more details.

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.

 for waitress, cashier, all-rounder (girl), delivery boys.

The New Thriving Restaurant, 32 Main Street, Georgteown.

 efficient repairs, refrigerators, dryers, washing machines, blenders, etc. Tel: 227-0060, 694-1778, 6098550 - Freezezone Enterprises.

for fast food Restaurant. Must have Experience Send application to 16 Mudlot Kingston or rtilak@adamantiumholdings.com

 Bus Service: Need an affordable school bus service? Then call C&A. Call now to make arrangements. Tel: 6287405, 617-5643. provides quality designs & construction of terrazzo also regrinding, cleaning & polishing of existing terrazzo. Call Mr. A. Bacchus 6422289, 660-7486  Electronics Repair shop specialises in all types of TVs, microwaves, DVDs, stereos, computer repairs, laptop and desktop etc. at 74 D'Urban and Haley Streets, Wortmanville, Georgetown 622-7550, 6826326.  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, 6132964, 675-1510.  & spare parts for fridge, freezers, AC, washers, dryers, stoves, microwave. Nick 6831312, 627-3206.  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  readings, advice, baths, cleaning spirits from homes etc., call Mother 609-3655.

  exists for a person as Customer Representative must be at least 18 years old, qualifications - 3 subjects, experience - Computer literate, at least one year work experience. A vacancy exists for a Cashier, must be at least 18 years old, qualifications - 4 subjects at CXC inclusive of English & Mathematics and/or Principles of Business and Accounting, experience - minimum 4 CXC passes at grades 1-3 inclusive of English and Mathematics/ Accounts. All applications should be addressed to the Manager Zintec Printing 6th Street Industry & UG Road, Turkeyen or 19 Prince William Street, Plaisance and can be submitted via email at zincopycentre@yahoo.com or in person at the above address. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted at least 18 years old.

 salesman with excellent computer skills and great customer service, gift and speaking skills email tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com .

  Pharmacy Assistant to work at a reputable pharmacy in Georgetown. Interested persons, please call 681-1901. , Sales Clerks. Apply with written application, 2J's General Store, 148-149 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown. Phone 225-2350.  Marketing/Sales Personnel for tourist desk. Apply in person with written application & passport-size photo to Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.  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  to work as Sales Representative in Computer Store between 18-25 years old. Send Application to The Manager at 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown. /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.  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.  Employment - Waitresses, waiters, housekeepers, bellboys, bar attendants, cooks, carpenters, and receptionists. Contact Professional Recruitment Agency, 231-6296, 650-9880 www.plzrecruitme.com .

 Spiritualist: resolving all problems, blockage, love, and money, etc - Tele: 223-6834, 600-7719.

 Education: Instant employment exists for secretaries/office assistant. Vacancy for Primary trained teachers. Vacancy for CXC/CSEC business & science teachers. Apply with written application to the Director 22 Atlantic Gardens ECD Tel: 220-6139.

 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.

 Education instant employment vacancies exist for able bodied handy-man, canteen seller and for school cleaners apply in person with written application at 22 Atlantic Gardens, ECD - Tel: 220-6139.

Land For Sale LAND FOR SALE  Park, 100x125 $60M. Tel: 611-0315, 690-8625.  single land in West Coast Berbice. Tel: 644-5931.  55' x 100' - $4.5M & $14M. 604-0459, 226-0012.  at Parfaite Harmonie, size 45x80. Price $3M neg. Contact 693-3317, 660-0171, 216-0094.  in gated community - Republic Gardens. Contact 6891618, 617-8636.  for sale at Mahaica Creek, river side five acres 6003171, 648-3171.  in Republic Gardens gated community 50x110 contact 658-8270.  Creek, 30 acres for farming etc. $6.3M neg. Call 220-8596, 643-9196, 686-1091.  Gardens residential lots 50'x100'. Interested persons can contact 225-1787, 231-5359.  land in high income area at Continental/Republic Park 233-0570.   on highway.

638-9116, 669-4713.  of Canaan, EBD, transported land Tel: 266-0014 & 669-8139.  in Providence, in gated community. Price $10M neg. Call 628-0972.  bank of Bonasika Creek, above Twp Mouth Creek, 25 acres. 218-2072.

24 GUYANA CHRONICLE, SUNDAY AUGUST 9, 2015 LAND FOR SALE  Avenue Diamond, 120x60, transported $10.5M. Contact Jason 619-8000. Serious enquiries only.  ft, Earl's Court LBI, ECD. Contact 6768827, 629-6584, 697-4800, 6456828.  and property previously Enmore Ice Factory, almost 2 acres. Call 231-7839, 2314172 also for rent. at La Parfaite Harmonie, size 50x100 price $3.8M neg. Contact 266-3348, 681-4779.

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 land for hotel, Ogle Airstrip Road, 240x70, US$800 000. Phone Mr Budram 692-3831, Mr. Pereira 226-1064, 623-2591, 225-2626, 225-3068, 227-6863, 667-7812, 225-2709, 231-2064.

 for mature single person. Phone 612-8305, 661-5563, 223-2742.

 Three-bedroom unfurnished bottom flat, fully grilled with parking. $70 000. Tel: 616-0537.

 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.

 Gardens, WCD: Commercial & residential, double & single lots. Financing available. Tel: 269-0020.

  Harmonie, corner lot, main road (130ft x 46 ft) - $2.7M, $1.2M & $1.5M, Herstelling $3.5. 611-7223, 6042207.  lot, Parcel No. 100, Block XV, East Coast Demerara, part of Granville Park, Beterverwagting. Tel: 227-1905, 645-4492.  coconut estate and house located at Orange Nassau along the public road just 17 miles from Georgetown call 231-3560.  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. 685-8727.  - Diamond Third Avenue, Providence, land with concrete fence, land filled to road height, size 110*60 & 100x65.

Tel: 624-7684.  : LBI $25M neg., Good Hope $60M neg., Land of Canaan $4.5 neg. per acre transported. Tel: 684-1893, 610-3666.  lot, Parcel No. 100, Block XV, East Coast Demerara, part of Granville Park, Beterverwagting.

Tel: 227-1905, 645-4492.  Annandale ECD Courbane Park, large two-storey concrete building on double lot, concrete fence, tiled yard enclosed parking benab at back. Price $35M. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.  Coldingen ECD $3M, Non Pareil $4M, Grove EBD $6M, $5M, Diamond $9M, Canaan Gardens EBD double lot $10M, just off Eccles public road, 50x200, nice for bond $36M. Tel: 225-3737, 6517078.  for office space at Carmichael Street opposite Bishops' High School. large three-storey historic building at Crown and Albert Street, Queenstown. Contact 676-8827, 6456828, 629-6584, 697-4800,

   Furnished executive top flat with generator.

Mr Bobby Khan 26-27 Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park.

 2 bedroom apartment in Atlantic Gardens students preferable contact 667-1310.

 bottom flat furnished at 226 Good Hope ECD. Contact 661-9193, 234-0641.

 and unfurnished apartments located on the East Coast. Tel: 624-6772.

 2-bedroom flat in Festival City, with inside toilet and bath, custom-built kitchen cupboards.

Asking $80 000. Call 619-4121.

-bedroom apartment, grilled, telephone, internet & parking - Tel: 660-5999.  constructed apartment in safe and healthy environment. Call 698-6496.

  transported land 4½ miles from Bartica, 2½ miles river front, rock, quarry, sand, forestry. Contact Mark 625-4788  ACRES of gold land in Diamond, running from Berbice River to Suriname border approximately US$3 billion of materials plus after production celebrity executive mansions development, joint venture also email omgold2015@yahoo.com .  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. . FT of prime, road side land by Chinese Embassy for 4-storey complex. Reduced from $58M to $48M, Smyth Street 125x60 reduced to $58M, the only remaining land in prestigious Subryanville 110x50 - $38M. 2 corner lots in Newtown Kitty $35M, also upper South Road $70M. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, MrPereira 226-1064, 623-2391, 669-3350, 225-2626, 227-6949, 225-3068, 225-2709, 231-2064.   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 692-3831,226-1064, 2276949, 225-2626.

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       $100 000. Keyhomes, 698-3617.  upper flat at Vryheid's Lust Public Road $65 000 monthly. 220-4243.  for a decent working person. Tel: 227-0485. -bedroom furnished apartment. Call 648-9521.  commercial property in Regent Road, Bourda. Call 665-6453.  2-bedroom apartment in Campbellville, fully grilled. Tel: 225-4803

 Street: New 2-bedroom $65 000, Sophia apartments starting at $30 000. Troy 6262243.

  4 bedroom house to rent in BB Eccles, please call 694-3338.

-bedroom apartment, at 1916 La Parfaite Harmonie. Tel: 666-8585.

 lot strategically located in East Berbice close to Berbice Bridge. Asking price $23M. Call our sales agent, 663-1728.

 Westerbeck, Mazarunni & Cuyuni River for living & farming, cleared land, Mahaica 100 acres $10M, $7M 231-2199, 618-7483.

 three bedroom top flat with all conveniences K. Raghubir - Tel: 642-0636.

bottom flat to rent in Section K, Campbellville please call 694-3338.

: Schoon Ord, WBD, gated community, house lots available for $6M, Leonora $3M, Parika $12M. Tel: 2253737, 651-7078.

   , West Coast Berbice, five adjacent house lots along the public road.

One building (workshop) on two of the lots 689-5858.

 stations, one nail desk, in beauty salon. Call Marcia 682-2604.

 spacious fully grilled 2bedroom apartment situated at Lot 6 Alexander Village, Ruimveldt $45 000 Tel: 648-3374.

 lots available at Plantation Schoon Ord, WBD, 1 minute from bridge. Call Rayman, 615-2346, 263-5300.

 60x120 New Scheme $6.5M neg., Providence 60x100 $4M, Diamond 60x120 5th Avenue $6M. Troy 626-2243.

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 apartment for long- or short-term guest. Call Ms Dee 661-7354.  two-bedroom apartment located in Cummings Lodge (UG).

Tel: 222-8983, 688-6910. street business space $40 000 and $50 000. Call 6944148, 627-1893.  studio, Sandy Babb Street - $35 000. Call Eric 652-4514 or text 616-5914.    Better Hope $45 000, $55 000. Text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514.  upper flat, AC, hot & cold, parking etc. Section K Campbellville. Price US$600.

Tel: 628-1023.

 Lamaha Gardens unfurnished 2-bedroom, all modern amenities. 600-2220, 226-0253.  renovated: 2 houses in Bel Air Park (semi-furnished).

Call 231-7839, 231-4172, M-S, 08:00hrd- 16:00hrs.   upper flat, 79 Lamaha Alberttown. Contact Bhaniram 231-6110.  two-bedroom home in Grove/Diamond area.

One fully furnished room. Contact 625-3705, after 16:30hrs.  space, opposite old KFC

by Harbour Bridge 800 sq. ft. Tel: 6717114 $120 000 monthly, neg.  two-bedroom bottom flat, at 11 Thomas Street, Kitty.

Contact Miss Khan Tel: 226-7948, 688-8860. : New apartment, 2 bedrooms, preferably mature couple. No small children.

656-7274.  furnished and unfurnished apartments available for long and short term 600-3171, 648-3171.  Street: Big 2-bedroom, fully furnished US$700, Diamond house big 3-bedroom US$600. Troy 626-2243.

 apartments from US $900, US $1000, US $1200 and upwards . Tel:6461712, 693-8532.

 apartment includes AC, cable, TV internet etc. Short term available, overseas visitors, others. Call 2332770.

 bottom flat Alberttown $38 000. No parking space in yard. Pre-paid meter.

Contact 683-4026.

 2-bedroom, unfurnished lower flat apartment, 6th Street, Cummings Lodge (UG area). Tel: 222-4913, 222-2718, 694-1499.

 3 BEDROOM top flat, $90 000. Call 226-1064, 2276949, 669-3350.

 lower apartment in Kitty, fully grilled, with parking, no flooding. Phone 6647945, 641-1852.

-bedroom flat in Mocha Village $32 000 monthly. Contact 668-9973, 691-2702 Chucky.  2-bedroom house at Friendship EBD - $65 000 monthly.

Phone 266-3992, 672-9212.  three-bedroom top flat, South Ruimveldt Gardens. $55 000. 676-3713, 697-7842.  Street US$3000, Church Street US$3000. Tel: 6110315, 690-8625.  Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from U S $ 2 0 daily.

227-5852, 638-4404. Margot, ECD: Unfurnished two-bedrooms with toilets and bathrooms. 660-0943           Campbellville - $85 000. Text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514. , Kitty - $75 000. Text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514.  furnished, William Street - $85 000. Call Eric 652-4514 or text 616-5914.  three-bedroom top flat with all conveniences and parking. Tel: 225-0545.  two-bedroom bottom flat Montrose Public Road 2207724, 675-1299.   3-bedroom apartment, furnished, overseas only. 266 Atlantic Gardens 220-3735.

 (apartment) $50 000, Campbellville US$1100. Have properties to let or sell? Then call Diana 2272256, 626-9382.  concrete, unfurnished house in Providence with parking, fully grilled, light, water $70 000. Contact 616-9363.  top flat, 31 Public Road, Agricola, opposite Police Outpost. Multiple parking available. 690-8729.  self-contained room for decent working person, 25-35 years. Call 6737476, 227-3064.  top flat, Sheriff Street, furnished, grilled, parking, verandah - $100 000. Text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514.   , Mon Repos, AC, hot & cold $80 000 $60 000. Call Eric 652-4514 or text 616-5914.  located space, suitable for storage, insurance, customs brokers or other. (No flooding). Call 673-7476, 227-3064.  furnished apartment, secure and comfortable, from $65 000 monthly. Call 627-2981, 6040054.  apartment, residential area at Section B, Non Pareil. Price $45 000. Contact 604-3814.

TO LET  3-bedroom upstairs at Vreed-en-Hoop. Tel: 6128763. No parking. Available viewing only on weekends. -bedroom apartment in Campbellville area, available immediately. No parking & no pets. Contact 610-2251.  Junction: Storage bond, office, lessons place, games shop, others.

Call 680-9905.  one-bedroom apartment in Thomas Street, Kitty.

Price $40 000. Contact 639-2728. built modern 2-bedroom apartment, including kitchen & washroom at Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 652-5668.  three-bedroom top flat with all conveniences. Lot 130 Garnett Street, Newtown, Georgrtown.  furnished apartment, AC, hot & cold water, internet US$25 daily & also monthly.

Call 621-1524, 231-6061.  studio apartment, UG road, available from August. Single person, Call 623-3404.  houses/apartments and commercial spaces and Building to rent.

Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.  for rental - sitting room, bedroom, inside toilet and bathroom etc., Grove, EBD. Contact Savitree 266-0453, 660-8371.  location for bonds and offices available US$0.40 per sq. ft. Available immediately.

Call 225-0849, 626-5945, 6240321 for more information.  top flat in D'Andrade Street $85 000. 6923831, 225-2626, 225-3068, 2255199, 626-4180.  house on the West Coast, 1-bedroom apartment in Georgetown. Tel: 226-5125, 617-7730.  3-bedroom upstairs, grilled, toilet and bath inside, telephone, parking, spacious living quarters at EBD. 668-5384, 648-3342.  newly built apartment, own bath, toilet, kitchen, sitting area on high road, Greenwich Park, Parika. Tel: 6496202, 664-3508.  Three-bedroom unfurnished bottom flat, fully grilled with parking. $70 000.

Tel: 616-0537.  home in Non Pareil, ECD. Spacious parking, fully grilled upstairs and downstairs, toilet and bath. Tel: 679-9844.  Bond space 5000 sq. ft, Price neg. Covent Garden EBD, large two-storey concrete building on public road. Tel: 2253737, 651-7078.  2-bedroom apartment, grilled, walking distance to UG and CARICOM, AC, 2 toilets & baths, parking. Call 623-3404, Available from September 1.  and unfurnished executive apartments with AC, generator, hot water etc US$700 monthly. 638-9116, 669-4713. bedroom house with conveniences, parking included.

Price $140 000 - 226-0012, 6040459.    one- and 2-bedroom apartments, fully furnished, with parking. 604-0459, 226-0012.  top flat, Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt, parking, built-in closets. $100 000.

Tel:604-0459, 226-0012.  business space (10 ft x 35 ft) at 15 Henry Street, Werk-enRust, Georgetown, monthly $10 000.

Call 610-7770, 668-6018.  Street: 2-bedroom $65 000 Subryanville 2-bedroom furnished US$700, Diamond 2nd Avenue 3-bedroom house US$600. Raul 655-8361.

TO LET  Atlantic Gardens furnished US$600, 2-bedroom Atlantic Gardens unfurnished US$450. Text Eric 6165914 or call 652-4514. , Regent Street $120 000 - $160 000, $200 000, $300 000, $600 000. Text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514.  in Diamond: 2-bedroom $80 000 & 3-bedroom $140 000. Business property on Robb & Cummings US$1500.

Contact Jason 619-8000. Serious enquiries only.  K, Campbellville: Executive 2- and 3-bedroom apartments US$1000 and US$1500. Utilities included. Call 604-0459, 226-0012.  properties suitable for any business on Regent Street, D'Urban Street, McDoom Public Road. Many other areas in Georgetown. 6389116, 669-4713.   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.  (furnished) US$1100, East Bank (furnished) US$1000, Meadow Bank US$1500.

Have properties to let or sell? Call Diana 227-2256, 626-9382.  Acres US$2 000, Prashad Nagar US$600, Bel Air Park US$900, Lamaha Gardens US$1900, Section K US$1500, call 618-0000, 222-2300, 6150069. Avenue, 3-bedroom semi-furnished upper flat, with parking US$650. Kitty 3-, 2- & 1-bedroom furnished apartments. Call 220-8596, 6439196.  $75 000, Bourda (house) $100 000, Kitty US$500, US$600, Meadow Brook US$1500, East Bank US$1300, many more. Diana 227-2256, 626-9382.  flat, Bel Air Park, 2 airconditioned bedrooms, fully furnished, grilled, internet. Single person/couple only US$800.

Contact 227-2252, 603-4283.  apartments with hot and cold, AC, etc. Price $80 000 & $60 000, location Mon Repos ECD. Tel: 618-0626.  stations & hair stations.

Only professionals with the customers are welcome. Cocoa Stix Spa & Salon, 251 South Road Bourda. Call 225-2303, 665-4565. properties Bel Air Gardens US$10000, Oleander Gardens US$6000, Diamond US$3000, Courida Park US$3000, Queenstown US$5000. Tel: 685-8727.  2-bedroom apartment at Vreed-en-Hoop with kitchen, toilet/bath, large living room, grille, camera, secured yard. Call 682-5230, 628-9596. - Over Embankment. Spacious 6 Bedrooms 2 apartment building.15 vehicles parking, flood free, grilled. Rental $180,00/ Sale Price $35M neg. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431/ 657-887  in residential area, AC, grilled, parking, internet, cable, hot & cold, generator, pool, from US$1500 - US$6000. Text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514.  you looking for an apartment to rent or a property to buy or do you have an apartment to rent or property to sell? Then text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514.  Babb Street business space: Small cell phone shop, photocopy, salon, internet, has roll up shutter, glass door, wash room. Price $60 000. Text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514.

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-bedroom apartment, with inside kitchen, toilet and bath. back and front verandahs, located at Leonora (concrete strip) WCD. Tel: 638-7904, 679-2066.

 Flat Apartments, 143 B Fifth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown: Fully furnished 1and two-bedroom apartments, available for short- and long-term rentals, amenities - AC, hot and cold water, WiFi, 24 hours surveillance and manned night security. Rates as low as US$40/ G$8 000 - Tel: 592-231-6721, 592-225-2222, and 48 Main Road & Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice: Fully furnished 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments available for shortand long-term rental, amenities - AC, hot and cold water and internet access, rates as low as US$25/G$5 000. Tel: 592-660-4296, 592-626-9006.

Park: 2-storey 3-bedroom concrete house. $34M. 672-7390, 616-3200.

 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.  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, 233-2546.  2-storey concrete house by itself with all modern amenities including AC, master room, security system, etc., $130 000. Contact 660-7672, 225-1230, 626-4487.  flat, Bel Air Park, 2 air-conditioned bedrooms, fully furnished, grilled, internet. Single person/couple only US$800. Contact 2272252, 603-4283.  bottom flat apartment at '2' Land of Canaan, EBD, 2-bedroom bottom flat apartment at 60 Costello Housing Scheme. Tel: 652-6720, 665-7670. , spacious 2-bedroom apartment, bottom flat, location in Prashad Nagar. Call to view and more information, 08:00hrs - 20:00hrs, Nanda Dennis, 223-5934, 648-9226.  built unfurnished, 1bedroom flats (kitchenette) Diamond Housing Scheme between 9th & 10th Avenues, AC, hot & cold, parking. From $55 000. Contact 612-9061, 673-7589.  building: Modern office space for rent, mall space, bond space 24 000 sq. ft. open space available, two-passenger elevator to the fourth & fifth floors Tel: 225-4413, 6212677, 669-1113.  609-8233: Diamond whole house $130 000, Diamond 3bedroom $80 000, Norton and Louisa 2-bedroom $65 000, commercial spaces $70 000, $20 000, Alexander Village $75 000, Sophia 1-, 2-bedroom $30 000, $45 000, 2bedroom fully furnished, David Street.  Two-bedroom upstairs, fully furnished, self-contained, with grille, AC, MMC, generator, overhead tank with pump and water filter and solar system. Very close to seawall and all main roads.

US$1200 monthly. Call 226-9929.  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: 678-6881.  3-bedroom house in Republic Park. 1-Master bedroom, spacious living, and dining rooms, library, kitchen on ground floor.Fenced yard with car parking space for more than one vehicle.Asking US$2,000 monthly. Contact 619-2141.  semi-furnished professional office in commercial area of Georgetown overlooking the beautiful St George's Cathedral, fully equipped with air-conditioning units, standby generator and water pump.. For more information, contact 226-7090, 225-7338, 226-7074.   W o r l d # 1 R e a lt or Mister Terry Redford Reid 667-7812, 225-6858, 225-7164, 226-1064, 225-2626, 231-2068, 619-7945.

Have the executive r e ntal redu c e d by 35%, Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jacaranda Ave. Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$1800, Bel Air Springs US$1000, large bond for rental office small form US $ 3 75, 10 000 sq ft o f f i c e sp a c e for te c hn o l o g y b u s i n e s s . 22 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 2261064, 623-2591, 669-3350.

3-storey state-of-the-art office complex in Middle Street totalling 96oo sq. ft, internal parking for eight vehicles on the inside and 12 on the outside, fully AC, lighting, pressure pump, guard hut, ideal for an embassy or technology centre, 4 lots east of Main Street. Call Mr Budram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 669-0943, 225-2626, 623-2591, Mr Azeeze 639-1367, 626-4180, 225-3068, 667-7812, 669-3350, 225-2709, 231-2064.  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.g

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 BB, FIRST STREET - $25M. Call 226-9929.  corner property in Charlestown. Contact 223-5512.  Investment Hotel $65M neg. 611-0315, 690-8625.  Realty, We value, buy, sell or rent your property.

Tel: 694-3875, 654-6198, 649-0353.  $10.5M & $16.5M neg., Triumph, ECD. Tel: 6103666, 684-1893.

, WBD: 4bedroom concrete 2-storey house. $16M - 672-7390, 6163200.  Bank:$40M-50M Have properties to let or sell? Call Diana 227-2256, 626-9382. -cum-residence, over 7500 sq. ft. call Hamid Mohamed 688-1694, 227-2127.

  $25M, Guysuco Garden $35M. Tel: 6110315, 690-8625.  two storey building with two self contained apartment vacant possession price $20M - Tel: 642-0636.  Street land 65x65, fence, tarmac, prime spot, $155M - 672-7390, 6163200.

 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, 2276949, 225-2626, 225-3068.        e x e c u t i v e house on 10 285 sq. ft of land situated in a gated community in Ve r s a i l l e s , We s t B a n k Demerara Call 592-624-8704 for further details.

 empty land lots, Prashad Nagar & Queenstown. Prime location.- 223-8479, 647-3768.

, 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.

 lot commercial area property on Regent & Albert Streets 81x113 - 223-8479, 647-3768.  & land, Public Road, Grove 130x40 - $42M, neg. 2238479, 647-3768.  2-storey, 3-bedroom concrete house with garage space for 3 vehicles. Tel: 628-0532. -storey wooden house and land at 47 Seafield, Leonora, WCD. Tel: 689-3881.  executive Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park. Mr Boodram 692-3831, 226-1646, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 6677812, 669-0943, 681-2997.  concrete house, 3 bedrooms, 1 self-contained, laundry room, located at Mon Repos, ECD - $32.5M. Tel: 642-2116.

 Street prime spot 65x120 between Camp and Alexander Streets US$3.9M - 6727390, 616-3200.

 Gardens double lot with house serious enquiry only 696-6886.

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

 this giveaway business and residence, fully concrete property in Duncan Street Newtown, 70ft. at the back for bond - $39M Phone Mr Budram 692-3831, Pereira 2261064, 669-3350, 669-0963, 6391367, 225-2626, 225-3068, 227-6949, 225-2709.

-bedroom flat concrete house, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 697-1269, 684-3375.

  Park, LBI $11.5M. Contact 664-1865, 6985713, 627-1250.

 3-BEDROOM CONCRETE $17M. 672-7390, 616-3200.

-bedroom concrete top flat with self-contained studio apartment at bottom, at East La Penitence/Lamaha Park, Georgetown - $15M neg. Call Fenty 218-0452, 622-6843.

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 on Duke Street between Cowan & Barrack - $40M neg. 223-8479, 647-3768.

 $35M, Alberttown $30M, Mandela Avenue $20M, Charlotte Street $20M. Tel: 225-0545.

  in yard, Ketley Street, Charlestown $16M. 6727390, 616-3200.

 3-bedroom, 3½-bath house in Republic Gardens with or without extra lot. Serious Enquiries phone 686-3504.

 new office building in Kingston, move in, ready - 2238479, 647-3768.

 Street big land 65x130 prime spot US$1.5M neg. - 672-7390, 616-3200.

 place at Robb & Cummings, house at Cornelia Ida, WCD, $17.5M Contact Jason 619-8000. Serious enquiries only.

 Gardens $28M, Garnett Street $30M, land in Grove $5M, Charlotte Street $55M. Many more at reduced prices. 638-9116, 669-4713.

 on Duncan Street, Bel Air Park, new, lowered price.

100x300 -223-8479, 647-3768.

 concrete 3-bedroom upper flat, 14th Street, Diamond $18M. Contact 609-3215.

 William Street, Plaisance, ECD $45M neg. Must go!! Contact Merle 658-1523.

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 property Golden Grove (EBD), property Leguan also property Wakenaam property Bonasika Essequibo 2252319, 688-7224.

 Park (gated): 2storey, 4-bedroom concrete house - $25M. Call 220-8596, 643-9196, 686-1091.

t the corner of Hunter street & Independence Bpoulevard. Contact 650-5112.

 WBD, business spot, land 45x220 $42M - 672-7390, 616-3200.

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 WCD: Corner lot overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, also property at Parika and Ruimzeight Gardens.

Call 269-0020.  four-bedroom house in Guysuco Housing Scheme, move in, ready. 2238479, 647-3768.  Ida, WCD, shop in front, 3-bedroom house and rental quarters at the back. 6105830, 276-1826. -unit apartment complex in Georgetown, currently grossing millions monthly. 2238479, 647-3768.  ACRES land plus property located No.19 Berbice, comes with machinery 223-8479, 6473768, www.spaceseek.gy.  located Lamaha Gardens, roof garden, three bedrooms, garage -223-8479, 647-3768, www.spaceseek.gy. -bedroom house in Oleander Avenue, Bel Air Park 223-8479, 647-3768, www.spaceseek.gy .  $27M, $35M, Georgetown $45M. Text Eric 6165914 or call 652-4514.

 Ruimveldt: 4-bedroom concrete house, super condition $35M neg. 672-7390, 6163200.

 place: Light Street transported front building, vacant possession. Price $30M. Tel: 225-0545.

 Road business premises 1 ½ lot large land, space for parking. US$1.5M neg. 6727390, 616-3200.

 609-8233: 2-bedroom $6M, 3-bedroom with master $8M, 3-bedroom without master $7.5M, 4-bedroom with master $13M.

 concrete, 2storey house, 2 self-contained rooms, at Block 8 Mon Repos; yard fully fenced and tiled; concrete drains, Tel: 623-9713, 638-0689.   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.  , Beach Road on 3 plots of land. Lot sizes 36.1x139.0, 54.0x139.0, 36.1x139.0 - $45M neg. Contact 2312052, 615-5893, 673-9892.  STREET, CAMPBELLVILLE 4- bedroom unfurnished executive concrete house. Price $75M neg. Prestige Realty and Consultancy, 614-0166, 601-6639.  South Ruimveldt $8.5M, Railway Line Kitty $42M, East Ruimveldt apartment $6M, Duncan Street $50M, business and dwelling, Georgetown $55M. Call 645-5938.  Street Kitty $35M neg., Bel Air Park $45M neg., Agriculture Road $14M, Atlantic Ville $22M neg. Enmore $9M, Enterprise $16M neg. call 6180000, 222-2300, 615-0069. -bedroom concrete house on 748ft of land at Canal No. 2 plus 12 ½ acres farm land at Parika, as a package or individually, No reasonable offer refused.

Owner 223-6941, 685-9590.  newly built 2-storey house at Success ECD, two master bedrooms, hot & cold shower, bathtub, Jacuzzi, fully AC rooms, garage for 3 vehicles & plenty of yard space. Contact 649-0755.  $3M, $4M, $5.5M, $6.5M, Grove $3.5M, $4M, $5M, $7M, La Parfaite Harmonie $1.5M, $1.7M, $1.9M, $2M, $2.5M, Farm $4M, $3.5M, $4.5M. 672-7390, 616-3200.   house at Zeelugt Housing Scheme, house size 32x60, land size 51x100. Interested persons only. Contact 680-0401.    - For sale located on East Bank Demerara for person interested please make contact Tel: 672-7189.  concrete, 2storey house, 2 self-contained rooms, at Block 8 Mon Repos; yard fully fenced and tiled; concrete drains, Tel: 623-9713, 638-0689

              p r o p erties (commercial/domestic) in Eccles - (wooden/ concrete) Agricola, Alberttown Garnett Street, Nandy Park, Diamond etc.

Te l : 216-3120, 667-6644.  properties for rent/sale property A - 896 acres of gold and diamond land in Kurupukari located in 'Frenchman' area. Property 'B' 167 acres located in Northwest bordering Imotai River. For more information, contact 231-7537, 6727910. Serious enquiries only.  Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens - fully concrete, 6bedroom giveaway. Price $14.5M. Phone Mr Pereira 623-2591, 2261064,225-3068, 669-3350, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, 6677812, 669-0943...  Atlantic Gardens large 4-bedroom concrete building on double lot. Price $65M, Eccles two-storey concrete building $35M, Providence two concrete houses on land $30M. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.  Gardens $120M, Nandy Park $45M, Kitty $55M, Diamond Housing Scheme $16M, $14M, $6M, Friendship $5M, Grove $13M, Bourda Market (10 stalls) $6M. Tel: 685-8727.  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 6923831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 669-3350, 669-0943, 225-2709, 227-6863, 2252626, 225-3068.   the Land and Property you Want at the following locations: Ocean Front Enterprise Gardens, ECD, Rahaman's Park, Greater Georgetown, EBD, Property at Banks DIH Area EBD, Bush Lot Village W.C. Berbice; and large double lot ocean front Springlands, Corentyne River Berbice, Property at Liliendaal Ocean Front, Tuschen EBE, Corentyne River Berbice and Providence EBD. All going cheap, don't delay. Call today at 673-0826.

Barter agreements accepted. Financing available..

 in New Amsterdam (with modern conveniences and semi-furnished, 4bedroom 2-½ baths, large landscape (78x120) asking property US$500 000 & US$160 000 for empty lot. Property can be rented also for US$1500 upstairs, US$750 for office space downstairs. Call Lana 917-207-5612 or email lanasattaur@hotmail.com or call 231-4172. Serious enquiries only.                                          : Martyrsville Mon Repos (wooden building on land) $6M, North Sophia two-storey concrete and wooden building $10M, D'Urban Street two-storey concrete building $30M. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.  is the month of giveaways. 2-storey Phase 1 concrete residence in Republic Park $39M, Ogle Airport, land in South Road, land 240 x 70 - $160M, 10 000 sq. ft. land on railway embankment by David Street $31M, Kitty 2nd property $20M, Republic Park Phase 1 concrete $15.9M, double lot Earl's Court $16.9M, Sandy Babb Street Kitty 75x60 $28M. Phone Tony Reid's Realty Mr. Boodram 6923831, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 6232591, 669-0943, 225-2626, 2253068, 227-6863.                                                                  

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  "Have Faith in Christ, Today" 6236431/657-8887/220-8356/ 2315244 jewanalrealty@gmail.com               2/1)-US$7000 with pool/US$2500; GUYSUCO GARDENS (fully furnished)- US$2500; HAPPY ACRES 3 storied-US$3000/ 2 storied-US$2200/US$1500; ATLANTIC GARDENS-US$2500/ US$1500/ US$800/ US$500; BEL AIR PARK -US$2000/ US$1500; QUEENSTOWN Fully Furnished US$2500; COURIDA PARKUS$2000; ECCLES 'AA'/ 'BB' (house)-US$2500/$1000; LA PENITENCE-Upscale and spacious 3 bedrooms upper with balcony-$150,000; REPUBLIC GARDENS (Gated community) spacious 1 bedroom lower $65,000; BEL AIR VILLAGE Semifurnished (water & electricity included)- $120,000; DIAMOND (3 bedroom property with parking)$85,000; KINGSTON (3 bedrooms upper apartment, no parking)$80,000; GOOD HOPE- $40,000

 discount ply 2 % commission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete on double lot in Delph Avenue $36M. Joint Services new 4-bedroom concrete $21M was $28M, New Haven on 7 000 sq.. ft land $52M, Bel Air Park two-storey $52M, Bel Air Park. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 623-2591, 225-2626, 669-0943, 225-3068, 627-0288, 667-7812.

 Petter ACI 6BHP generator 4KW 110/220 volts on wheels - Tel: 684-1068.

          "Have Faith in Christ, Today" 231-5244/623-6431/657-8887/ 668-0238 jewanalrealty@gmail.com SHERIFF STREET-$400M; BLYGEZIGHT-$70M; NANDY PARK$58M/$45M; SECTION 'K' CAMBELLVILLE/ "AA" ECCLES$50M; VERSAILLES Gated Community, Furnished -$50M;HAPPY ACRES furnished-$45M; ATLANTIC GARDENS furnished- $95M/ $75M/ $55M/ $45M;GARNETT STREET close to Royal Castle- $48M; ENMORE near Polly Clinic,10,000 ft ideal for school, supermarket, church, mechanic workshop, bond, etc $45M; BETTER HOPE (tenanted)$32M/ $70M (3 storied); GROVE 3 storied- $70M; LUSIGNAN Furnished - $40M; BEL AIR PARK-$40M; DA SILVA STREET- $20M; MON REPOS Agriculture Road -$28M/ $19M; BLOCK 8 -$28M; IMAX /ENTERPRISE GARDENS-$35M/ $20M;SECTION 'C' ENTERPRISE $17M; PROVIDENCE -$25M; LEONORA (unfinished) -$16M/ $12M; PARFAITE HARMONY$15M; UITVLUGT- $9.5M 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 two-bedroom 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.

 in August, 2storey Punt Trench Dam $9.5M with large land reserve for any type of business. Business & Residence Bent Street $16.5M, 2-storey Guyhoc Gardens $14M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2-storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $13.5M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La Penitence, new concrete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Street 85x35 Land $15.9M, Campbellville Scheme 80x50 plus reserve $15M, Hadfield Street east of Cuffy 120x50 $18M, Republic Park $14M, Continental Park 104x54plus 3000 sq. ft reserve all land to build dream house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 280 000 sq. ft, Lamaha Gardens $58M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt G a r d e n s o f f A u b r e y B a r ker Street. Phone Mr Boodram 692 3831,225-5198, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 226-1064, 669-0943, 225-2709, 2253068,227-6863, 225-2626 FOR SALE

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 table, excellent condition - $175 000. 613-0103.  scoop bass boxes $80 000, 613-0103.  - 15'/20' ZINC sheets, good. Call 644-6551.  Mac lipsticks, $5 000. Call Aly 600-9927.   double lot with house. 612-8305, 661-5563, 223-2742.  EX 4000 amplifier, excellent condition $300 000. 613-0103.  breed Rottweiler pups, 8 weeks old. Call 671-7450, 626-5306.  FIAT 110-90 TRACTOR. Contact 684-4548.  Etrex 10 GPS, new. 603-1266, 625-4788.  - Daewoo, 1 - complete bed. Contact 688-0837.  cows, Bel Air Village.

699-1069, 226-1322.    312B excavator for parts. Call 656-2350.  new and used CAT 312 final drives. Call 656-2350.    CF DAF hauler truck for parts. Call 656-2350.  cone carts 667-2575, 231-8126. -made flatbed trailers & 40-ton lowbed, etc. Call 656-2350.  Cane Corso Mastiff puppy, 6 months, and older dogs.

Contact 625-0345.  pups, excellent lineage Call or whatsapp 676-9101.    - $45 000.

Call 614-3569, 677-4757.  upright freezer, 17 cubic feet, 5.0 amps - $115 000. Call 677-4757, 614-3569.  , 18 cubic feet, 6.5 amps - $115 000. Call 6774757, 614-3569.  Coca Cola cooler, 110 volts. Excellent condition, 30" x 80". Tel: 673-3166.    brand new Cannondale bicycle. Miss B. Mangal 226-6824, 623-8940.  furniture. Contact Marcelle. Phone 629-4448, 682-0385.  model Honda XR150 bike only 400 km. Call 611-7031, 667-7963.   mini $58 000, 1 DVD player $4 000, 1 direct TV receiver $10 000 call 231-3560.

FOR SALE

 Harmonie 2 yards next to the new road junction 66x100 $3.5M, Corolla 350 contact 270-6800.

 German Shepherd pups, fully vaccinated and dewormed. Call 624-8195, 2207259.

 at Morgan's Furniture Store. Reduced prices. 167 Charlotte Street, Lacytown, MondayFriday. Tel: 226-4129.

 G3 32GB Smart phone, new/inbox 5.5 QHD display, 3 GB ram, Android 5.0 lollipop $90 000. o.b.o. 623-5492.  SECOND-HAND chairs and two 20x20 tents, table, two XT 44 horns, two built tweeters Tel: 229-6533, 613-2798.

 laptops & desktop computers from $55 000, free educational software & games, cell phones at low prices.

FutureTech. 231-2206.   Dell desktop computers, HP Laserjet 100 colour MFP M175A printer, Blu Dash JR 4.0K phone, paper trimmer, letter size coloured cardboards. Please contact 616-8570.

 desktop computers, CPU only, 4GB memory, dual core CPU etc., Windows 7 - $50 000.

Tel: 613-0502, 681-6613.

 crimping machine, package includes skiving and cutting machine 638-9116, 669-4713.  machine spare parts (new), timers, motors, capacitors, gear boxes, springs, impellers etc. Tel: 227-0060, 694-1778.  outboard crankshafts for 150, 175, 200 and 225 HP engines and 115 HP Yamaha outboard. 660-5271.  Caterpillar 10 engine short block, does not have ancillaries, one complete 67 G-M engine, one Model M 4-speed gear box. Price neg. Call 696-8657.  330 & 500 engine, complete working condition, springs front & back differential gear box, 4&5 speed starter. Contact 339-2007, 339-3608.   monitor $10 000, OpiPlex CUP $25 000, Dell Laptop $35 000, Laptop i7 8GB $75 000, Optiplex all-in-one desktop and many more call 644-2010.  fridge $160 000 9 cubic Frigidaire, new washing $40 000, new microwave $15 000 new bed and mattress $22 000, wardrobe $40 000, fan $8 000, side glass table $12 000.. 638-6005.              

 acres at Tower Road Yarrowkabra, six acres cultivated, with house and chicken pen. Contact Richard, five-head moulder, 1 band resaw 36 inches, slatted knives, used Groveton cutter, round and square block. Tel: 256-4131, 604-9202.

VEHICLE FOR SALE  minibus, BRR series. 229-6533, 613-2798. VVTI Toyota Hiace minibus. 664-5593.

, pool cue, balls, amp, meters, multi-meters, 14" TV, tools, cordless drills, computers monitors. 220-2968, 629-9920.

        

  lathe, Dewalt Emglow compressor, power tools, Panasonic 5 disc CD system, Yamaha motorcycle 250 cc, Samsung Galaxy tablet, Harley Davison motorcycle 1340 cc, all negotiable 673-7734.

VEHICLES FOR SALE

 Jet Ski for sale, Can-am ATV, Evinrude outboard engine, life jackets 600-3171, 648-3171.

 dump canter $1.8M, 1 double-axle boggy $350 000. Prices are neg. Contact 612-1893.

 X-Trail 2005 model, rims, music, original side design, PSS series. 689-3881.

 Lenovo G500 laptop with Linksys router, modem, laptop bag $95 000, one complete music box system of two 15-inch base speakers and two 10-inch speakers $120 000, One LG mini Hifi system $75 000, one large Royal freezer $80 000, one Daewoo fridge $95 000.

Call 614-7470, 671-1380.

  table model machines. working condition. Attractive prices Tel: 220-4910, 6727643 - Singer.

 engines - Perkins 6354 with irrigation pump 6 in 6 out, Perkins 4108 completely bedded for mining Call 696-1439, 602-3906, 689-0092.

 bulldozer, frontend loader, all types of engines, Hymac and others, tanker and storage tanks, wide range of spare parts and lots more. Must go. Call 626-2884, for further information.

 Caterpillar D7F bulldozer, one 966 G Caterpillar reloader, one Titan Jeep, fully equipped with music, one 6-cylinder Perkins engine & one 4-cylinder Perkins, one 6-cylinder Cummins. All foreign-used. Tel: 699-6690, 625-0416, 638-1256.

 STIHL weeding machine in great condition, equipment included. For information, call 661-2888

 360 Playstation 2, PSP consoles and game discs available. Contact 684-3025, 2563640.

VEHICLES FOR SALE

 Ferguson tractor parts, working condition, complete 248 engine, gear box 4&3 speed complete tractor front and complete square legs, oil breaks and many more. 339-2007, 339-3608.

 & land 60'x242', in East Canje Berbice. Owner leavi n g c o u n t r y. 6 8 5 - 3 8 3 2 , 3 3 2 0205.

FT CAT 5e plus cables, 7 boxes available $20 000 per box. Call 677-4757, 614-3569.

FOR SALE

 Toyota Avensis, excellent condition phone 227-3540.  AND TRAILER. Contact 639-6701, 602-2518.  Fit car (manual). $850 000 neg. Call 600-7223.  Perkins engines 4&6-cylinder also engines on bed, portable diesel welders & Lister-Petter engines & spares.

Contact Baksh Auto Spares 6490755.  imported massage bed, twin washing machine $35 000, new HP laptop $65 000, other household items. Prices are neg Call 618-2116.   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.  sale: Gemini music box, fridges, washing machine, clothing, portable air conditioner, computer items, grille gates, cosmetics, bed frame and dividers.

610-5830, 276-1826.  Frigidaire refrigerator, 10 cubit feet, excellent motor and fairly new compressor. No good offer refused. Old television sets, one 32" Toshiba television, in excellent condition. Call 227-3817.

 Spacio, PNN series.

Price $1.7M neg. Tel: 694-5297.  2004 model, Toyota Tacoma. Call 233-2488  excellent condition. Tel: 229-6870, 696-3787.  fully loaded. Contact 642-4581, 612-5991.  excellent condition price neg. 613-1676.  Corolla Fielder fully loaded 617-5536.  318i in excellent condition PKK series $1.8M call 2313560.    Honda PJJ series, Wieting and Richter Ltd. Water Street - Tel: 226-6150-7.  Toyota Vigo Smart Cab with lift kit already installed contact 658-8270  G-Touring Wagon. No reasonable offer refused. Tel: 6917167.  Honda Civic (EK3) (engine required) not in working condition. Contact 648-5542.

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

  king cab and others starting at $1.5M. 665-5776.

 differentials/axles, tyres, rims, chassis, trailer tyres for rice, D4E CAT dozer and dump trailer. 333-2644, 642-2542, 6712606.

 extra cab, excellent condition - $3.5M Tel: 641-1883, 623-4441.

 equipment 3 used 324DL Caterpillar excavator about 2500 HRS, good condition $25M neg., Bedford Model M truck with winch, GRR series, LED bar light, good condition $3.6M, XGMA 5-ton wheel loader $10M. Call 645-9888.

 Def 4-door pickup $2M, Hilux Kingcab pickup $1.8M, all neg. Call 665-5776.

 new model, alarm, mag rim - $1.45M. Tel: 6411883, 623-4441. Toyota RAV 4, excellent condition, lady-driven/ Tel: 669-1375.  RZ Super GL van, GSS series. Tel: 229-6250, 618-2882.

 Runx, G-Touring wagon. 617-8757, 625-7416, 227-8659.  , HC, yellow, good condition $950 000 neg.

Tel:. 652-1237.  TOYOTA Allex $2.25M, 59 000 km, AC body kit, alarm, DVD deck amp. Call 603-1303.  wagon, alarm, flair kit. Excellent condition. Tel: 2224763.  TOYOTA Raum HID, alarm, sound system $1.7M neg.

Tel: 659-6932, 667-3630. , PJJ series - $750 000 neg. Contact 695-2679, 621-9837.  RAV4, late PMM series, fully powered, first owner $2.5M. Phone 621-6363 anytime.   $2.9M, Honda CRV $1.6M. Tel: 6162733, 220-3935.  150 Carina, AE 81 Sprinter. Call 683-8013.  Leyland DAF truck, driving condition. Price neg., 60 1 litre T.I. Tel: 661-7155. Model M bush truck with winch, GSS series. $5.8M 2205946.  Mitsubishi 2-ton canter, GTT series, excellent condition. Call 629-9861.  lancer. PKK series. 750,000 neg, Good condition, Alarm and music . Call : 629-5204  TIDA, PPP SERIES. CONTACT 689-1618, 617-8636.  Condon canter, GGG 5382 excellent condition.

Tel: 671-7114.  trucks in working condition. Price neg. Owner leaving country. Tel: 646-7777, 667-7010.  Hilux Vigo in excellent condition. Price $4.8M neg. Tel: 621-0427, 675-4457.  Nissan Pathfinder, stick gear, in good condition. Call 227-6048.   minibus, stick shift gear, BPP series Tel: 234-0706, 693-2174.  Bluebird, PEE series, very good condition. Asking $1.1M neg. Contact 619-2141.   Premio $2.2M and 212 $1.8M, 100 Sprinter.

Contact 628-3625, 222-5123.  Honda Civic (EK3) (engine required) not in working condition. Contact 648-5542.  Avensis, immaculate condition, low mileage. Contact 686-5158.  Premio 2007 model, PRR series Price neg.

617-9461, 623-0096.  GX90 Mark II, automatic, good condition - $775 000 neg. Tel: 642-6159.  Toyota RAV4, fully powered, good condition $1.35M neg., Tel: 642-6159.  Allion PRR series excellent condition contact 647-1242, 643-8625.  AT 212 Carina, excellent condition, mags, etc. $1.25M neg., Tel: 642-6159.  NZE, in excellent condition, PLL series - $1.3M neg., 619-8000 Serious enquiries only.  Allion (2004) like new & loaded, late PRR series $1.8M neg. Owner migrating.628-0892.  CRV 2007, femaledriven, PPP series, excellent condition, full works - $2.3M neg., 223-3823, 689-0617.  BMW 318i, fully powered, mags, AC, in excellent condition. Price $2.1M neg. Tel: 2340230, 613-7238.

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Motor Trend/Petama Softball tourney bowls off today GUYANA Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) will play hosts to the Petama Enterprise in the Motor Trend Auto Sales, Spares & Repairs sponsored tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club Ground (DCC).

The organisers have announced that the tournament which was scheduled to be played on June 28 had to be shifted due to the weather.

The tournament will feature three classes in Male/Female Open and Male Masters.

For the Male Masters, players qualified must be born in 1970 or before.

However teams can include a maximum of 3 players born 1971 and 1972 in their squad of 16 members.

Winners for the Male Open and Male Masters

will pocket $100,000 while runners-up will settle for $25,000 and a trophy.

For females, the winner will receive $50,000 and second place $20,000 and trophy.

Player of the Series in all categories will receive a trophy and $10,000. Player of the Match in Final will receive a trophy and $5,000.

The finals of this will be played on Sunday October 11. Entrance fee is $15,000 for the Male Categories, while Females are free.

Petama Enterprise Managing Director Petamber Maharaj and Motor Trend Managing Director Jailall Deodass expressed enthusiasm ahead of today’s event.

The other sponsors include Trophy Stall, Ariel Enterprise, Mikes Pharmacy, Romeo Oil Seal, Rohan Auto Spares, Ramchand Auto Spares and Powerline Battery Acid.

SOUTH AFRICA RACING TIPS Turffontein 08:20 hrs The Elmo Effect 08:50 hrs Noor Dubai 09:25 hrs Dream Galaxy 10:05 hrs Bee Keeper 10:40 hrs Front Rank 11:10 hrs Golden Man IRISH RACING TIPS Curragh 09:20 hrs Cole Porter 09:50 hrs How High Moon 10:20 hrs Frozen Lake 10:50 hrs Air Force Blue 11:20 hrs Anthem Alexander 11:50 hrs Bishan Bedi 12:20 hrs Know Downpatrick 09:35 hrs Listen Dear 10:05 hrs Children’s List 10:35 hrs Whiskey Galore 11:05 hrs Thanks For Tea 11:35 hrs Ultimate Horseman 12:05 hrs Abarta 12:35 hrs Present Flower ENGLISH RACING TIPS Leicester 09:00 hrs Scarlet Dragon 09:30 hrs Johnny B Goode 10:00 hrs Rib Reserve 10:30 hrs Mulzamm 11:00 hrs Dunnscotia 11:30 hrs Molten Lava 12:00 hrs Racing Angel WINDSOR 09:15 hrs Moojaned 09:45 hrs Jack Nevison 10:15 hrs King Of Dreams 10:45 hrs Mehronissa 11:15 hrs Wekeyll 11:45 hrs Who’sthedaddy 12:15 hrs Kassbaan

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Guyana finishes second at International Karate Daigaku (IKD) World Cup

Sensei Jeffery Wong poses with the 2nd Place IKD trophy and his successful Karatekas HARD work and determination were the key factors behind the Guyana Karate College’s (GKC) second place finish at the recently concluded International Karate Daigaku (IKD) World Cup in Toronto Canada.

The team finished behind Trinidad and Tobago, gaining 38 gold medals in comparison to Twin Island Republic’s 46 while Barbados with 36 gold medals took third.

Overall, the GKC achieved a total of 84 medals.

On day one the GKC gained 12 gold medals in Team Bunkai with 9 more gold in team Enbu on day two. Day three brought nine gold medals in team Kata and five gold in individual katas. Three gold medals were attained in individual Kumite on the final day.

Speaking on the team’s return recently, Sensei Jeffery Wong indicated that he is proud of the unit, further noting that “the standard of the cup was very high this year and as someone mentioned, the IKD is all about researching new techniques.”

Some of the team’s gold medalists were Rebecca Ramlal, Rachael Ramlal, Hannah Farinha (10-13), Alyssa Singh, Alyssa Ramotar (6-9), Jonathan Ramlal, William Grant, Aiden Singh (6-9), Aliya Wong, Alyssa Persaud, Tashanna Wong (14-16), Otto Harris, Yanick Rameshwar, Romeo DeFreitas (14-16), Aubrey Bettencourt, Kenrick Cheeks and Roland Fanfair(40-49).

Individual gold medalists in Kata were Alyssa Ramotar, Aiden Singh (6-7), William Grant (8-9), Aliyah Wong (12-13), Yanick Rameshwar (14-15). In Kumite

gold went to Aiden Singh (6-7), William Grant (8-9) and Aliya Wong(12-13).

Also attaining silver and bronze medals in team and individual events were Alyssa Ramotar, Jonathan Ramlal, William Grant, Jonathan Robinson, Aiden Singh, Ronaldo Persaud, Jayden Hurry, Bruce Yong, Rebecca & Rachael Ramlal, Hannah Farinha, Emily Bettencourt, Danielle Khan, Aaliyah Seeram, Aliya Wong, Alyssa Persaud, Tashanna Wong, John M Grath, Tyler Orderson, Antone Herod, Otto Harris, Romeo DeFreitas, Yanick Rameshwar, Aubrey Bettencourt, Kenrick Cheeks and Roland Fanfair.

The team comprised 33 members from the GKC, and secured the Best Supporting Group honour.

Sensei Wong alluded to the general

parental support throughout the tournament, adding: “Before the tournament we went into classes and we learnt a lot from the classes, we learnt a lot of techniques, changing of katas and things of that nature.

But overall, I think it was an excellent performance.”

The team was sponsored by Fly Jamaica, GT&T, Digicel, Gafoors, Demerara Harbour Bridge, Giftland OfficeMax, Guyana National Bureau of Standards, Republic Bank, C&V Shipping, Pritipaul Singh, MACORP, Guyana Forestry Commission, Engineering and Construction Inc., Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Ltd., Camex Ltd, Bosai Minerals Group, RK Security, Apex Insurance, Citizens Bank, National Hardware, MP Insurance and the Bettencourt’s.

Water Polo holds successful exhibition WATER Polo was yesterday successfully re-introduced to the Guyanese public via an exhibition game and brief seminar at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal.

Prospective fans and potential sponsors were invited to the game which usually last around 50 minutes and were treated to a seminar on the basics of the sport The event comes under the banner of Forte sport, and is being spearheaded

by Nicolas Fraser, who indicated the event’s success.

Water Polo is a team water sport in which the

Part of the action in yesterday’s Water Polo exhibition (Adrian Narine photo)

two teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into their opponent’s goal; the team with the most goals at the end of the game is declared as the winners.

Six field players and one goalkeeper makes up the playing side with substitute field players and one goalkeeper out of the pool for substitution purposes.

The game consists of swimming (with and without the ball), using a special form of treading water known as the eggbeater kick , throwing, catching, and shooting the ball. All this must be done using a single hand.

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12th annual Seven-Seas’ sponsored cycle event

Ambrose defy odds to win the feature race

TEAM Alanis’ Alonzo Ambrose yesterday defied the odds to win the feature 35-lap event of the 12th annual Seven Seas sponsored 11-race cycle programme in the National Park.

Ambrose who returned a time of one hour 18 minutes 49.08 seconds in winning the event along with four prime prizes, made his intention known from the very first lap when the 20 plus riders were sent on their way.

He opened a small lead but was joined by Team Gillette Evolution’s Orville Hinds and Akeem Wilkinson and Team Coco’s Jamal John.

The quartet worked in tandem for the next two laps and in the process, overtook the entire field, but with six places available, the organisers allowed three of the other riders to continue the distance so as to secure a place in

the final top six places.

Ambrose was always in the thick of things leading up, to the final five laps when Hinds staged an attack but was wheeled in by the others.

Ambrose then jumped the others but like Hinds, he was wheeled in also.

With three Laps remaining, Hinds again jumped the leading pack, but was wheeled in. Coming for the finish, the four leaders stuck together until the final 250 metres from the finish, at which time they were like contesting a match sprint, but as they reached the final 22-metre mark, Ambrose sailed from the back of the quartet and by the time the other three could have realised it and responded, Ambrose was sailing around the final turn unchallenged.

Hinds settled for second, while John was

third, Wilkinson fourth, Paul Cho-Wee-Nam fifth and Christopher Griffith sixth.

In other results from the day’s programme, John won the 10-lap race for juveniles ahead of Raphael Leung and Andrew Hicks respectively.

Adele Hodge was the winner of the BMX boys 12-14 years three-lap race. Second was Terhan Garbaqrran and third was Jonathan Jagdeo who won the BMX boys 9-12 years bold three-lap race ahead of Yannick John and Zab James respectively.

Alexander Leung won the two-lap race for BMX boys 6-9 years old. Second was Simeone Chee and third went to Antone Van Den Burgh.

Ozia McAuly won the five-lap race for mountain bikers ahead of Nicholas Alphonso and Seon Budhan respectively.

Eon `Dumb Boy’ Jackson won the five-

lap race for veterans under 50 years of age ahead of Shameer Baksh, while Bochell Samaroo placed third.

Linden Blackman won the five-lap race for veterans over 50 years of age and Ronaldo Narine took top honours in the boys and girls’ 12-14 years three-lap event.

Race organiser Hassan Mohamed thanked the participants and used the opportunity to thank the sponsors Massy Group of Companies for staying on board.

Seven Seas Products Specialist Nirvana Thakur who along with other staff members were on hand to witness the day’s activity congratulated all the participants and said what she saw yesterday was fitness, discipline, determination and good sportsmanship, and pledged her company’s continued support for the annual programme.

Prize winners of the various categories strike a pose with race organiser Hassan Mohamed and representatives of the sponsors after yesterday’s 11-race cycling programme in the National Park.

Javid – a new Rahaman on the block THEIR names are synonymous with Motor Racing in Guyana and the wider Caribbean and today, another driver from the Rahaman clan will be venturing into the sport that has made his family one of the most popular on the circuit.

Javid Rahaman will sit behind the wheels of his Toyota Vitz today in the Group 1 Category at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Race of Champions.

His father (Jad), brother (Ryan) and uncle (Ray), have all wowed crowds through the Region and a highly enthusiastic Javid, believes that his first time out on the track, should mirror that of race with pedi-

gree of a champion.

The recently married younger Rahaman, said that today’s event says that should he dominate the division it will be a perfect honeymoon for him and a perfect start to his career in motor racing.

Having converted a street car into one that will be a winner at South Dakota, Rahaman pointed out that at least 300 lbs had to be stripped from his machine in order for it to become eligible for the division.

Rahaman’s entry into the sport was made possible by Two Brothers Service Station, Gulf Motor Oil, J.R Burgers, Silhouette Restaurant, Altitude and Sushi Bar & Cocktail Lounge.

Javid Rahaman (left) being presented with a sponsor’s cheque from Faiaz Ali of Two Brothers Gas Station and Gulf Motor Oil.

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Every man to his own order – Kristian

A battle within a war will brew today in the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Race of Champions at the South Dakota Circuit. The Jeffrey’s, Kevin the father and Kristian the son, will take the group four starting grid with all family ties momentarily put on the back burner.

Kristian, the 2014 Caribbean Motor Racing Championship’s (CMRC) group 4 champion told Chronicle Sport that he is ready for today’s challenge against his father and long time mentor.

“He’s my father (Kevin Jeffery) and of course I have respect for him, both on and off track, but when I put that helmet on its every man to himself. There is no father or son when it comes to that.”

Kristian, who currently leads the CMRC 2015 group 4 standings, added too that he is looking for a good per-

formance today, admitting that fans can expect high quality racing at the South Dakota Circuit.

The duo has in the past met three different times at three different venues (Jamwest Jamaica, Bushy Park Barbados and South Dakota), but Kevin has failed to complete a lap on race day.

This time, however, the results should be different.

“At the same time, yes we (me and my father) are a team. We are going to race each other hard but we still have to make sure that the cars don’t incur any damages. Nice, clean racing and passing.” said Kristian.

He noted that today’s event is also being used as a test for the car ahead of the CMRC third leg in Barbados next, adding that he had to make changes following the recent meeting in Trinidad where he damaged the engine in the final race.

Today’s event commences at 08:00hrs with the lap of honour.

(Stephan Sookram)

Kristian Jeffrey’s Mitsubishi Evo approaching the club house turn at the South Dakota Circuit.

Barclays Premier League (BPL) Round Up Chelsea 2 – 2 Swansea City

CHELSEA had Thibaut Courtois sent off as they started their Premier League title defence with a 2 – 2 draw against Swansea City at Stamford Bridge.

Oscar ’s free-kick in the 23rd minute put the ‘Blues’ ahead before Andre Ayew, six minutes later, stabbed a close-range equaliser after keeper Courtois had kept out Bafetimbi Gomis’s header.

Federico Fernandez (30th minute) put Willian’s cross past his own keeper before Courtois was sent off after bringing down Gomis. New signing Asmir Begovic came on but failed to stop Gomis’s spot-kick.

EVERTON 2 – 2 WATFORD Arouna Kone’s late equaliser earned Everton a point at home to Premier League newcomers Watford, following their 2 – 2 draw.

Mexican Miguel Layun fired Watford ahead on the half-volley in the first half after Everton failed to clear.

Ross Barkley’s stunning effort brought the home side level before Odion Ighalo’s composed strike gave

the Hornets the lead for a second time.

But three minutes later, substitute Kone snatched a draw with an angled finish across Heurelho Gomes.

The hosts scored three goals in the first 30 minutes, with a deft Jamie Vardy header starting the scoring.

Riyad Mahrez then headed home before scoring from the spot after a Lee Cattermole foul on the Algerian.

Jermain Defoe gave the Black Cats hope but, after Marc Albrighton had

Part of the action between Chelsea and Swansea City yesterday LEICESTER CITY 4 – 2 SUNDERLAND Claudio Ranieri’s tenure as Leicester City manager began with a magnificent opening-day 4 – 2 victory against Sunderland.

struck for the Foxes, Steven Fletcher’s late header was mere consolation.

MANCHESTER UNITED 1 – 0 TOTTENHAM Manchester United held on to start

their season with a lacklustre 1 – 0 win against Tottenham thanks to Kyle Walker’s early own goal.

After Christian Eriksen lobbed over when clean through, United went ahead as Walker poked into his own net when attempting to tackle Wayne Rooney.

NORWICH CITY 1 – 3 CRYSTAL PALACE Crystal Palace started their season with a 3 – 1 win at newly promoted Norwich City, who had a goal controversially disallowed.

Cameron Jerome thought he had hooked in a leveller for the Canaries at 2-1, but it was ruled out for a high boot.

Wilfried Zaha’s volley and Damien Delaney’s finish from a well-worked corner had put Palace two goals up. Nathan Redmond pulled one back for City but Eagles debutant Yohan Cabaye sealed the win in injury time.

ASTON VILLA 1 – 0 BOURNEMOUTH Rudy Gestede came off the bench to score a winner for Aston Villa as Bournemouth was left to rue missed chances on their Premier League debut.

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Race Day! Fireworks expected GMR&SC Race of Champions

SPARKS will fly later today when the green flag drops the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMRSC) Race of Champions at the South Dakota Circuit.

Competitors are expected out in their numbers with the event being litmus for the selection of Team Guyana to the Third leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships in Barbados next month.

Caribbean Champion Kristian Jeffrey will meet his father Kevin for the first time as the pair goes head-to-head in the always exciting Group 4 category that also includes the unpredictability of ‘Rupee’ Shewjattan and Danny Persaud.

No love lost – Caribbean Champion Kristian (L) and his father Kevin will be going head-to-head today for the first time.

Group 3 pits some of the fiercest competition on the block with Persaud expected to come under heavy fire from the starlets of Rameez Mohammed, Adrian Fernandes and the dark horse component in Vishal Sawh as they defend Guyana against the invading forces of Oliver Tjin Liep Shie and his Honda Civic of Suriname and Ravi Singh of Trinidad and Tobago.

The combustible battle in Group 2 resumes between the Hondas of Chet Singh and Shyraz Roshandin along with Shan Seejatan who has been causing quite a stir on the track recently, building a reputation to be a thorn in the sides of many.

The super-stock bikes will be no short of fun as the youth and aggression of the Vieiras, Matthew and Elliot, and the resilience of Kevin Persaud take on their older counterparts.

Elliot and Persaud earlier this year toured Jamaica and reaped positive results while Matthew has been putting down the hours on track to hone his skill.

LAPS INCREASED Meanwhile the Club has confirmed that the Group 4 class will undergo a change in the number of laps run with that 10 laps will be increased to 15.

According to GMRSC Vice President Shairaz Roshandin: “The change in laps is to bring Guyana in line with the CMRC. The Caribbean championship (Group 4) is set to run between 9 and 11 minutes and because of the size of our track, we had to run more laps” Roshandin confirmed that the rule change only applies to the larger group four cars and the other Caribbean classes (Groups 3, 2 and bikes) will not incur changes.

The event is sponsored by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), Valvoline Motor Oil, Fly Jamaica Airlines, Seaboard Marines and South Land International under their Carlsberg Beer brand.

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Every man to his own – Kristian order See story on page 30

Race Day! Fireworks expected GMR&SC Race of Champions See story on page 31

Flash Back! Elliot Vieira out of the gooseneck at South Dakota Circuit

Water Polo holds successful exhibition See story on page 28

Water Polo reintroduced in Guyana

12th annual Seven-Seas’ sponsored cycle event

Ambrose defy odds to win the feature race See story on page 29

– an indigenous encounter

Alonzo Ambrose (left) accepts his winning trophy and other rewards from Seven Seas Products Specialist Nirvana Thakur, while standing at centre is race organiser Hassan Mohamed. At Extreme right is Massy Group of company’s Marketing representative Stacy Henry.

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