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GUYANA No. 104278

TUESDAY AUGUST 11, 2015

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$221B BUDGET PRESENTED Page 3

-Public Servants’ salaries, Pensions increased • $33B for education -Berbice Bridge toll reduced • $25B to pay rice -VAT on some commodities eliminated

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• $23B for health • $21B for security • $8B for sugar

Gov’t promises to smash red tape in doing 9 business

Finance Minister Winston Jordan, delivering his maiden budget presentation in the House yesterday (Delano Williams photo)

Economy expected to grow Budget 3.4 % - Finance Minister Page 2

- sees encouraging signs for recovery in many sectors

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Economy expected to grow 3.4 % - Finance Minister - sees encouraging signs for recovery in many sectors

By Tajeram Mohabir FINANCE Minister Winston Jordan yesterday reported that the economy is expected to grow 3.4 % at the end of 2015, below the ambitious 5.3 % that was predicted by the former Administration.

Delivering his maiden budget presentation, Jordan explained that growth in the first half of 2015, substantially a period when the former Administration controlled the economy, was a miniscule 0.9 %. “The failure of the economy to realise the planned growth rate in 2014, and the below par performance in the first half of this year, is conclusive evidence that the economy had slowed down long before our Gov-

ernment's entry into office.

There are, however, encouraging signs that there will be recovery in many sectors that will allow us to achieve the 3.4 % revised growth rate,� the Finance Minister told the House.

He noted that over the last two months, the Government has been assailed with talk of a slump in the economy, with some commentators attributing blame for this on the new APNU+AFC Administration.

SLOW DOWN “We have all heard and read the dire warnings of some previous officials of the former Administration pontificating on the slowdown in the economy, as if this occurred since our assumption to office; as

though they did not recognise the clear slowing of growth last year when they were in office, as borne out by the GDP [Gross Domestic Product] growth figures; as if they did not know that sugar was broke and needed a substantial lifeline from the Government; as if they did not know that the Venezuelan rice deal would not have continued beyond this year; as if the they did not know that their proroguing and dissolving the Parliament and their post-election antics would heighten uncertainty, causing businesses to withhold investment. And so the stories continued. I had to take a moment to review the realities of the previous year

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan delivering his maiden budget presentation

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Finance Minister Winston Jordan with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, at right, and Minister of Governance Minister Raphael Trotman at Parliament yesterday

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$221B BUDGET PRESENTED -Public Servants’ salaries, Pensions increased -Berbice Bridge toll reduced -VAT on some commodities eliminated

By Ravin Singh CONTINUING along the chain of actions of fulfilling promises detailed in their ‘100 Days Plan’, the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) coalition yesterday successfully added four additions to their list of fulfilled promises when the 2015 Fiscal budget was presented by Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan in the National Assembly.

PUBLIC SERVANTS’ SALARIES Touted heavily during the May 11 General and Regional Elections campaign by the coalition was the increase in Public Servants’ salaries which was even detailed in their ‘100 Days Plan’. Proposed in the plan at that time was: “Significant salary increases for government workers, including nurses; teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary education; security personnel; and civil servants on the traditional payroll.”

Delivering on this promise, Minster Jordan yesterday announced to the House a five per cent salary increase to all public servants, whose gross basic monthly salaries were greater than $50,000. However, persons with salaries that were equal to or lower than $50,000 were given an eight per cent increase.

Reflecting on the words of President David Granger during his address at the opening of this 11th Parliament, which were, “there will be moderate increases in salaries paid to public servants and pensions paid to seniors”, Jordan revealed that there would be an increase in the minimum basic salary of each public servant to $50,000, effective July 1, 2015.

This, he said, translates to a 26.4 percent increase for those still earning the old minimum wage of $39,540 and 17.1 percent for over 4,000 public servants earning the current minimum wage of $42,703.

Additionally, he explained that effective July 1, 2015, “all other public servants will receive a five percent salary increase plus an additional $5,000 monthly.”

The Minister reasoned that this would allow for a greater increase in the lower income brackets since a worker currently earning $50,000 will have a monthly increase of $7,500, or 15 percent; a person currently receiving a salary of $100,000 would get a 10 percent increase.

“Since the bulk of the public servants earn $100,000 and below, these are substantial increases, more than was promised to these categories of workers” he said, adding that these increases are payable to workers who were employed on or before January 1, 2015.

Underscoring the role of ‘Part-time Sweeper Cleaners’, in preserving cleanliness within classrooms and school facilities, some 1000 sweeper cleaners within the education system, with effect from September 1, 2015, will also receive $312

per hour, reflecting a 54 percent increase.

But not limited to the increase in salaries , the Minister also proposed an amendment to the Income Tax Act Chapter 81:01 for workers to no longer pay income tax on their national insurance contributions. What this simply means is that the traditional practice of deducting income tax on NIS contributions will be replaced, allowing the income tax only to be deducted after the NIS contribution would have been made.

This, he said, will result in a loss of revenue of about $1.3 billion annually, but importantly, it would result in a net increase in the disposable income of all workers. This measure will be effective from Year of Assessment 2016, Jordan stated.

PENSIONS Facing heavy criticisms as the expiration date for the ‘100 Days Plan’ draws nigh, Jordan defied the odds and announced to the House last evening that 42,397 beneficiaries of old age pension will now equally benefit from a monthly pension of $17,000 - a 30 percent increase on the present amount of $13,125.

This was due to the fact that, “Significant increases in Old Age pension” was also listed in the coalition’s 100 Days plan.

Divulging further on additional benefits which senior citizens stand to profit from, the Minister stated in no uncertain terms that discriminatory practices must end.

He explained that currently, only 30 percent of pensioners benefit from an electricity subsidy, since it requires either proof of ownership of property or registered tenancy of property. A similar discriminatory practice, he said, is in the provision of the subsidy for water services; only 62 percent of the registered pensioners benefit to the exclusion of over 16,000 pensioners.

Maintaining that “this must end,” Jordan told the National Assembly that all pensioners must benefit equally from whatever is being shared. But not limited to pensions, he revealed that the Government has not forgotten or neglected those who are in difficult circumstances due to disabilities. This group, he noted, will see a 10 percent increase in their public assistance, rising from $5,900 to $6,500 monthly, effective September 1, 2015. Over 9,360 men and women who are disabled or economically and medically disadvantaged will benefit from this.

Meanwhile, he explained that the Government has undertaken a forensic audit of the old age pension system, with a view to determining the accuracy of the register of pensioners.

“There is an on-going project to improve the processing, recording and monitoring of pension payments, with the objective of streamlining its operations. The Government commits to examining the pensions of retired public servants who retired in the 1970s and 1980s, and whose pensions are substantially less than those paid to recent retirees of similar

pay grades or positions” Minister Jordan said.

BERBICE BRIDGE TOLL A highly anticipated move was also adopted by the David Granger-led Administration after it was disclosed by the Finance Minister last evening that the Berbice Bridge toll will be reduced from $2,200 to $1,900, which takes effect from September 1,2015. This represents a 13.6 percent decline which will benefit over 150,000 Guyanese living in Regions 5 and 6.

The reduction, which has been in the pipeline since the coalition’s assumption to Governmental office, took into consideration socio-economic factors influencing the daily lives of these citizens. However, at the same time, the toll for all other types of vehicles will be reduced by 10 percent.

VAT As for another campaign promise that the Government, upon assuming office, would, "immediately implement a phased reduction of VAT ...," Minister Jordan noted that this assumption to office revealed a tax system that is “characterised by high tax rates”, resulting in innumerable requests for tax exemptions and concessions, which totalled $55 billion, in 2014; an unacceptable level of tax evasion that is clearly unlawful, discriminatory and stifles competition; widespread discretionary elements, which have been used to favour and reward friends, rather than encourage development; and low and/or no compliance.

As a result, this tax system which is seemingly broken, must be fixed in a comprehensive manner, the Minister told the House, adding that it is for these reasons that a delayed phased reduction in VAT will be experienced.

However, assurance was given to the public that a Tax Reform Committee will be established to undertake a detailed assessment of the tax system. But since major work has been completed in this area recently, Jordan opined that it is expected that the Committee will complete its work by the end of the year.

Notwithstanding this, the Finance Minister proposed an amendment to the Value Added Tax Act 2005 Cap. 81:05 to add the following items which will now attract zero VAT: yogurt, cereals, fresh carrots, Milo and Ovaltine, Nestum, mustard and mayonnaise, locally-produced fruit juice, locally-made chow-mein, vinegar, locally-made uncooked pasta, ketchup, chicken sausages in packets, locally-produced Chinese sauce, baking powder, liquid detergent, household cleaning agents, rolls of paper towels, liquid detergent, household cleaning agent, and computer printers for non-commercial use.

The estimated loss of revenue as a result of the elimination of VAT on these items is approximately $680 million.

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before proceeding to set out what can now be realistically expected for this year,” the Minister said.

Mr Jordan said on assumption of office in mid-May, there was significant preparatory work done on the expectations for the economy’s performance this year. This, he said, had been accomplished as early as the end of January.

The initial profile of the economy showed that the previous Government was projecting a resurgence in growth to 5.3 %, following the 3.8 % achievement last year. Except for four sectors - sugar, bauxite, gold and wholesale and retail - modest growth was targeted for all sectors of the economy.

In the World Economic Outlook update, given in July 2015, the global economy is forecast to grow by 3.3 % in 2015.

SETBACK This, the Finance Minister said, represents a slight reduction on 2014's growth, as a consequence of a setback in economic activity, mostly in North America, in the first quarter.

An unexpected contraction in output in the United States had spillover effects in Canada and Mexico. Additionally, one-off factors such as the harsh winter weather and port closures, as well as a strong downsizing of capital expenditure in the oil sector, contributed to the weakening of US economic activity.

But, he stressed, in spite of this small decline, the under-

lying drivers of global growth remain intact.

Meanwhile, at the end of 2014, Guyana’s total external debt stock stood at US$1.2 billion. Guyana was able to secure debt relief from the Caricom Multilateral Clearing Facility in the sum of US$35.9 million, under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.

Jordan said two debt compensation agreements were concluded with Venezuela, for a total value of US$124.5 million.

Total external debt service amounted to US$50.9 million, 10.9 % higher than in 2013, owing to increased principal and interest payments to multilateral creditors, especially, he said, pointing out that the domestic debt stock stood at $78.4 billion at the end of 2014.

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U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills 9 (Reuters) TWO women shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least nine people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish and far-left militants.

The NATO member has been in a heightened state of alert since starting its “synchronised war on terror” last month, including air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq. It has also rounded up hundreds of suspected militants at home.

A far-left group that killed a Turkish security guard in a 2013 suicide bombing of the U.S. embassy in Ankara claimed it was involved in Monday’s attack.

The Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front (DHKP-C), considered a terrorist organisation by the United States and Turkey, said one of its members was involved, and called Washington the

will have to shoot you’, and the woman said: ‘Shoot’.”

One of the two women was later captured wounded, the Istanbul governor’s office said.

The Dogan news agency said the injured woman was aged 51 and had served prison time for being a suspected member of the DHKP-C. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

“We are working with Turkish authorities to investigate the incident. The Consulate General remains

consulate in the Sariyer district on the European side of Istanbul.

Ahmet Akcay, a resident who witnessed the attack, told Reuters that one of the women fired four or five rounds, aiming at security officials and consulate officers.

“Police were shouting ‘drop your bag, drop your bag’. And the woman was saying: ‘I will not surrender’,” Akcay said.

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killed during the bombing, while two others and a police officer died in a subsequent firefight, the Istanbul governor’s office said. Broadcaster CNN Turk said the officer was a senior member of the bomb squad who had been sent to investigate the attack.

Shooting continued into Monday morning in the Sultanbeyli district on the Asian side of the Bosphorus waterway, which divides Istanbul, as police carried out raids.

Islamic State claims Iraq car bombs that kill nearly 60

Two members of the police special forces patrol outside a police station after an attack in Istanbul, Turkey, August 10, 2015. Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir “arch enemy” of the people of the Middle East and the world.

Turkey’s foreign ministry condemned the attack and said security at U.S. diplomatic missions was being tightened. Police with automatic rifles cordoned off streets around the U.S.

closed to the public until further notice,” a consulate official said.

The attack came a day after the U.S. sent six F-16 fighter jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey as part of coalition efforts to fight Islamic State.

On the other side of Istanbul, a vehicle laden with explosives was used to attack a police station, injuring three police officers and seven civilians, police said.

One of the attackers was

(Reuters) AT least 58 people were killed and more than 100 wounded on Monday in two blasts in eastern Iraq claimed by Islamic State in a province once considered mostly free of them.

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An explosion at a market in Huwaidar, about 4 km (2.5 miles) north of the provincial capital of Baquba, killed 51 people and wounded at least 80, police and medical sources said.

“The attacker managed to pass a checkpoint by lining up with a wedding motorcade and then split off with his explosives-packed vehicle to blow it up in a crowded marketplace,” said Diyala police captain Mohammed al-Tamimi.

Islamic State, which controls large parts of northern and western Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attack in the mixed Sunni-Shi’ite Muslim province and said the target was “rejection-

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ists”, as the group refers to Shi’ites.

A separate blast to the east of Baquba killed a further seven people and wounded 25. Islamic State said it had targeted a checkpoint manned by the army and volunteers from the Hashid Shaabi - an umbrella group for mainly Shi’ite militias fighting the radical jihadist group.

The attacks took place less than a month after a bombing claimed by Islamic State in the nearby town of Khan Bani Saad, which killed more than 100 people and prompted riots by distraught mourners.

Security forces and militia groups are currently focused on routing Islamic State from the western province of Anbar, where they have been gearing up for an offensive to retake the sprawling Sunni heartland.

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Fistfights, sporadic reports of fraud in Haiti elections PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — FISTFIGHTS and sporadic reports of voter fraud marked weekend elections that saw Haitians choose lawmakers for the next Parliament in a contest that was delayed for years.

The legislative elections had been postponed for nearly four years because of a political showdown between Haiti’s executive and opposition. They have been billed as a crucial test of the country’s electoral system ahead of a presidential vote in late October.

Sunday’s first round sought to fill two-thirds of the 30-member Senate and the entire 119-member Chamber of Deputies in the

A man is detained by the police for allegedly casting his vote twice, during parliamentary elections in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, August 9, 2015. Haitians are electing legislators to Parliament after a very long wait. It’s been roughly eight months since the legislature was dissolved and nearly four years since the vote was supposed to be held. (Photo: AP)

nation still struggling to recover from a 2010 earthquake that devastated the capital and surrounding areas.

But a number of polling stations across the Caribbean country of 10 million people had to wait for ballots a few hours after voting was supposed to start at 6:00 am (1000 GMT). In sections of Port-au-Prince, voters also grew exasperated after being told they couldn’t cast ballots because their names weren’t on official voting lists.

“This is very frustrating.

Are they trying to discourage voting?” gardener Gerald Henry complained after election workers turned him away.

U.S. says ‘deeply concerned’ by arrests in Cuba WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — THE United States is “deeply concerned” about arrests of dissidents in Cuba but this will not affect a landmark visit to Havana by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the State Department said Monday.

About 90 activists, some wearing masks in the image

of U.S. President Barack Obama, were briefly detained Sunday during a march in Havana led by the Ladies in White, a dissident group founded by wives of political prisoners.

All were released after about four and a half hours in custody, the dissident group said.

“We are deeply concerned

by this round-up of peaceful activists by Cuban authorities,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

“The United States will continue to advocate the right for peaceful assembly, association and freedom of expression,” Kirby said, adding that Kerry would nevertheless travel to Havana on Friday.

Some activists have reacted angrily at the U.S. decision to normalise relations with Cuba, which was announced in December

by U.S. President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro.

In the crowded capital, at least three voting centres were shut down by authorities after fistfights broke out as partisans attempted to stuff ballot boxes and engage in other visible irregularities. At one voting centre in downtown Portau-Prince, groups of young men ripped up paper ballots as heavily armed police shot into the air to re-establish order. Rocks were thrown in response before authorities closed the polling station.

Local media also reported the closure of numerous polling places in other sections of the country and scattered arrests of people accused of voting more than once. Observers from various political parties complained election officials did not give them access to voting centres.

Still, Haitian Prime Minister Evans Paul said the government was satisfied with how the legislative elections were handled, “despite the incidents that we would like to firmly condemn.”

Voting was extended for

two hours at some polling stations due to ballot delays earlier in the day.

After voting ended, Pierre-Louis Opont, the head of the country’s Provisional Electoral Council, told reporters that 54 polling stations, roughly 5 percent of the total, were closed Sunday amid violence and other disruptions. He also disclosed that a council staffer stole some of the elections material and vanished, but Oponte declined to provide more specifics other than the police were looking for him.

“We still don’t know what his intention was,” Oponte told reporters.

Authorities were also trying to confirm reports of one election-related fatality. “We know that there were instances of violence throughout the country,” Oponte said.

The vote took place roughly eight months after Haiti’s legislature was dissolved because the terms of lawmakers expired before new elections could be held.

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Editorial

Guyana

The 2002-2008 Violence-The country needs to know P RESIDENT Granger on Sunday reiterated his plan to mount an inquiry into the violence which gripped Guyana between 2002 and 2008.

The Head-of-State was at the time addressing The State of African Guyanese Forum organised by the African Guyanese organisation, Cuffy 250. The victims of the violence of that period came from all ethnic groups, but African Guyanese young men were hit hard. Thus that community would obviously have an interest in such an inquiry.

We support such an inquiry. This nation needs to know who the players behind that deadly period were in our recent history. Hundreds of African Guyanese lives were lost. The community of Buxton was virtually dislocated. Policemen were shot down. Innocent Indian Guyanese were killed and attacked. A Government minister and his family were murdered. Outside of the violence of the 1960s, this was the most violent period in our recent history. What was behind

the violence? Was it politically motivated? What was the agenda of the players?

These and other questions are unanswered. The previous Government sought to make mileage out of the murders of Indian Guyanese. It refused to properly investigate the murder of its own minister. There are hints that some of the then rulers were connected to the operations. If so, who were they? And to what extent were they involved and why? Was the then Opposition involved? We are now hearing of death squads with connections to high places. Who were the members of these squads and who their handlers were?

The once proud village of Buxton was transformed into a killing field. People were randomly murdered. Women were raped. Children were turned into child soldiers.

Under-age girls were bought by gunmen. Schools were disrupted. Even today, a decade later, the scars of that ex-

perience are still fresh. An entire generation of Buxtonions is negatively affected. Parents, children and relatives still mourn their loved ones. The village is still to shake off the image of violence. Some people are still afraid to go there.

Guyana has had too much bloodshed, too much state-sponsored violence. It is time we learn what really happened so that we can correct the wrongs done to ordinary working class folk. We are behind you Mr. President.

GPL would have paid US$130M annually to Amaila operators

By Derwayne Wills UNDER the previous arrangement, the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) had been mandated to pay a grand total of US$130 million per year to the operators of the Amaila Falls hydro electricity facility; and that sum did not include the US$160M contributions from Guyana to the project.

In his four-hour inaugural budget presentation to the National Assembly yesterday, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said that while Government continues to explore options for reducing Guyana’s energy cost, “it would not only be irresponsible, but a downright criminal act of deception were we to proceed with the Amaila Falls [Project].”

“Our investigations have revealed that, at the current cost of almost $1B, the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) would be required to make annual payments amounting to US$130 million to the operators of the hydro facility,” Jordan disclosed.

He added that those monies would have added

up to a “total of US$2.6B over the 20-year commitment period of the power purchase agreement.”

Jordan said those monies that were to be paid from GPL over the 20-year period did not include the other contributions from Guyana, which ranked in the millions of United States Dollars.

“This does not include Guyana’s contribution of at least US$160 million… and the garnishing of US$65 million of our foreign reserves.”

The US$160M which the Finance Minister mentioned was paid as US$45M for the access road to the site and another US$80M equity through the Kingdom of Norway.

Speaking to his budget presentation, entitled “Vision 2020,” Jordan said that, over the next five years, the Government will be examining traditional and non-traditional sources of energy. “We will examine all sources of energy - fossil fuels, wind, solar, bagasse, and of course hydropower.

“We will commence feasibility studies for a large hydropower development in the Mazaruni

… says Finance Minister Winston Jordan region,” Jordan said, adding that this will be done in collaboration with the Government of Brazil.

Jordan said the aim is to “encourage independent power producers and suppliers to construct energy farms and sell energy to the national grid.”

Additionally, the administration, according to Jordan, will “construct and/or promote the construction of small hydro systems in areas such as

Moco Moco, Kato and Tumatumari.” These are expected to power new townships like Bartica with alternative energy sources.

On the issue of GPL paying monies to the Amaila operators, Jordan called it “delusional” to assume “GPL has the competence to handle such a financial burden.”

“The GPL is known to have a poor operational, financial and technical capability,” he said.

Jordan raised concern that the initial arrangement for the project would have required massive tariff increases. Additionally, the arrangement would have been met with some transfers from the Treasury, with monies provided by taxpayers.

While plugging the need for the Amaila Falls as a hydropower centre, as was identified 40 years ago, Jordan said its development must “make financial

sense.”

Jordan renewed the commitment of his Government to diversifying Guyana’s energy sector, but he said: “As configured currently, the cost of financing is too high.

Unless the price tag can be substantially lowered, we cannot proceed.”

Jordan said experts from the IDB who considered the project as being too risky to attract the Bank’s financing have supported his opinion.

School uniform voucher increased to $2000

PARENTS of school-aged children can now look forward to an increase in the school uniform voucher, as this has been increased from $1,500 to $2,000. This was the disclosure from Finance Minister Winston Jordan when he presented the 2015 National Budget, yesterday in the National Assembly.

This is expected to benefit more than 167,000 students, and will cost the Government over $337M. The Minister also disclosed that those students in the hinterland areas will also receive an increase, thus benefiting an additional 33,000 students in the hinterland, and “Persons receiving payment for sewing uniforms in remote hinterland locations will now receive a 25 percent increase on the amount, that

is from $800 to $1,000” Minister Jordan stated.

This will raise the income of those hired to sew, and so create more monies for circulation at the local/community level.

The School Uniform Voucher initiative was established with the aim of improving student’s attendance rate in schools. It is believed that education is the way out of poverty and the only way of moving a country forward.

It is against this background that this programme continues to be given focus, since it will ensure children attend school and be provided with a quality education.

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Budget measures

THE 2015 National Budget presented yesterday by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan covers 18 measures for the benefit of pensioners, motor vehicle and house owners, and medium and small scale miners, among others.

The measures under the budget themed: ‘A Fresh Approach to the Good Life in a Green Economy” are as follows:

1. AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE CUSTOMS ACT: The 2015 Budget proposed an amendment to the First Schedule of the Customs Act Cap 82:01 for exemption on custom duties for the following: · Fishing boats, spare parts, equipment for fishing boats and equipment and supplies for use in the processing plant which the Commissioner-General is satisfied are imported for use in the Fish/Seafood and the Aquaculture Industry. · Exempt from Customs duties on motor vehicles and ATVs for Toshaos in approved Amerindian Communities.

2. AMENDMENT TO THE EXCISE TAX REGULATIONS 2005: An amendment to the Excise Tax Regulations 2005 for the following persons to be exempted from the payment excise tax for motor vehicle: · Eligible members of the Joint Services, qualifying under Section 23 of the Customs Act Cap. 82: · Toshaos in approved Amerindian communities (for motor vehicles and ATVs.) · A supply of motor vehicles under a Government contract entered into on behalf of the Government with taxable persons in accordance with that contract.

3. AMENDMENT TO THE INCOME TAX ACT CAP. 81:01: An amendment to the Fifth Schedule to the Income Tax Act Cap. 81:01, in keeping with representation by the fishing industry for shrimp to be made eligible for the export allowance granted to non-traditional exports.

4. AMENDMENT TO THE VALUE ADDED TAX ACT 2005: The following items will now attract zero VAT: yogurt, cereals, fresh carrots, Milo and Ovaltine, Nestum, mustard and mayonnaise, locally-produced fruit juice, locally-made chowmein, vinegar, locally-made uncooked pasta, ketchup, chicken sausages in packets, locally-produced Chinese sauce, baking powder, liquid detergent, household cleaning agents, rolls of paper towels, household cleaning agent, and computer printers for non-commercial use.

5. TAX EXEMPTIONS TO MEDIUM AND SMALL SCALE MINERS: Eligible gold miners to be exempted from the payment of custom duties on fuel, matting, ATVs, jack hammer drills, flex hoses, expanding metals, pumps, pump housing, impellers, shaft and engines.

6. MORTGAGE INTEREST RELIEF: Repeal of Section 8 of the Regulations of the Income Tax Act Cap. 81:01, and the amendment to Section 3 of the Regulations by the insertion of the following: “In ascertaining the chargeable income of a person who is eligible for Mortgage Interest Relief there shall be allowed a deduction against his chargeable income, the amount of the interest paid to the Financial Institution in the year preceding the year of assessment.” Chargeable income shall have the same meaning as defined in the Income Tax Act.

6.9 In ascertaining the amount of the refund payable on the eligible relief, the Commissioner General will ascertain the chargeable income of the taxpayer. If it is determined that the chargeable income is not sufficient and will result in reducing the chargeable income below zero, then the refunds paid on the mortgage interest relief to the taxpayer will be reduced accordingly and he will not be eligible for the full relief. The other change is that lending and licensed financial institutions will not be required to provide a statement of interest paid on the mortgage annually.

7. AMENDMENT TO INCOME TAX ACT CAP: Amending the Income Tax Act Cap, so that workers will no longer be paying income tax on their National Insurance contributions.

8. REDUCTION IN THE BERBICE BRIDGE TOLL: With effect from September 1, 2015, for the toll for passenger cars and buses to be reduced from $2,200 to $1,900, a 13.6 % decline. At the same time, the toll for all other types of vehicles to be reduced by 10 %.

9. INCREASES IN OLD AGE PENSION AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: Effective from September 1, for every pensioner to benefit equally from a monthly pension of $17,000, a 30 % increase on the present amount of $13,125. Effective from September 1, 2015, a 10 % increase in public assistance, rising from $5,900 to $6,500 monthly.

10. SALARY INCREASE: Effective July 1, 2015, an increase in the minimum basic

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salary of each public servant to $50,000. While, all other public servants will receive a 5 % salary increase plus an additional $5,000 monthly. These increases are payable to workers who were employed on or before January 1, 2015.

11. HOURLY RATES FOR PART-TIME SWEEPER CLEANERS: With effect from September 1, 2015 for every part time hourly paid cleaner to receive $312 per hour, reflecting a 54 % increase.

12. WITHDRAWAL OF NIS SUBSIDY: The withdrawal of the NIS subsidy with effect from September 1, 2015.

13. TRADE UNIONS: An allocation of $11 million to strengthen the capacity of the trade unions to better represent the rights of workers.

14. UNIFORM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME: An increase in the uniform allowance voucher from $1,500 to $2,000. Additionally, for persons receiving payment for sewing uniforms in remote hinterland locations to receive a 25 % increase on the amount, from $800 to $1,000.

15. GEORGETOWN RESTORATION PROGRAMME: An allocation of $300 million for the Georgetown Restoration Programme, encompassing an intense clean-up campaign, while enforcing laws on littering.

16. COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (CIIP): An allocation of $542.7 million to fund a remodelled Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) aimed at enhancing the aesthetics of communities and preserving and maintaining critical community infrastructure.

17. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT (SLED): An allocation of $115 million, for the next four months, for the re-introduction of the Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) initiative aimed at stimulating community growth opportunities at the grassroots level.

18. LINDEN ENTERPRISE NETWORK: An allocation of $155 million, to support this venture in an effort to re-energise business activity in Linden and its environs.

Guyana’s tourism product to be significantly enhanced – 1,500 new jobs to be created in Government’s 2020 vision GUYANA’S tourism sector is set for massive enhancement as Government’s 2020 vision allows for the creation of over 1,500 direct new jobs in the sector over the next five years. This is to facilitate an increase of visitor arrivals with an expanded menu of tourism products and services.

“It is our intention to double the tourism marketing budget over the next five years, in an effort to scale up our presence in targeted fora and media,” Finance Minister Winston Jordan told the National Assembly as he presented the $221 B 2015 National Budget yesterday.

Emphasis will be placed on the development and enforcement of standards and hospitality training to boost the quality of the sector and experience of the visitors. A project, with funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

will be initiated and an appropriate model of a tourism hospitality school will be executed.

In its efforts to further bridge the coastland-hinterland divide, Government will accelerate efforts to implement the Hinterland Tourism Development Plan and aim to generate vibrant and sustainable livelihoods within communities across the country.

“The cost of internal travel, as well as the cost of airlift to Guyana, will also be reviewed, to improve accessibility among our Regions,” he said.

Minister Jordan, in his presentation, urged the participation of all stakeholders, Government, private sector and civil society, to ensure a visitor experience that results in repeated visits and positive stories here and abroad.

“We can all agree that no one wants to visit a garbage-strewn city. As we put our houses in order, I invite all Guyanese to take pride in their surroundings, since our image and mindset must be to enhance and preserve the beauty of our native land.”

The need for accurate data to inform the marketing strategies and resource allocation to the industry is critical and the Government plans to improve this by adopting the tourism satellite accounting system before 2020.

Since the private sector has lobbied for this, the Minister explained that it is his expectation that the body will be equally enthusiastic in providing the data needed.

Government’s overall objective is creating Guyana as a must-see tourist destination.

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Gov’t to spend $21 billion on domestic security - GDF, Police, Prisons and Fire Services in focus

By Leroy Smith ACKNOWLEDGING that crime is the most depressing problem facing Guyanese here today, Finance Minister Winston Jordan, in his maiden budget presentation yesterday, announced that the Government has allocated $21B for the security sector.

The Finance Minister told the National Assembly during his speech, streamed via the internet and broadcast live, that the former Administration had failed to arrest banditry, piracy and criminal violence, among other crimes.

The allocations for the security sector were done under the subheading: “Reducing Crime, Rebuilding Public Trust, Reforming Public Security Systems”.

Of the $21B allocated to the sector, $11.9B will support operations of the

Guyana Police Force, Guyana Prison Service, Guyana Fire Service, and the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) while $9.1B has been budgeted for the Guyana Defence Force.

There has also been an allocation of $9.7 million for the acquisition of specialised equipment for the production of machine readable passports.

Overall the allocations to the security sector are to cover expenses that include improved physical infrastructure, upgrading of the security fleet, acquisition of tools and equipment and upgrading the security features of the machine readable passports.

PASSPORT DECENTRALISATION Within the funds allocated for the acquisition of new machine readable passports,

the sum is also expected to finance the decentralisation of the application and issuance of passports, the Finance Minister noted.

And in the plan for the security sector also is the implementation of the recommendations of the Disciplined Forces Commission as well as seeking help from friendly nations and international crime fighting agencies.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM The Finance Minister said that it remains the firm view of the Government that radical actions to reform the criminal justice system are needed. He pointed to the need for a Guyana Police Force that is more accountable to the public and better able to deal with crime and anti-social behaviours which are a curse to the good life.

In that light the Administration is now fine-tuning a comprehensive Public Security Plan in which emphasis is to be placed on combating crime, regaining the trust of the Guyana Police Force, improving police investigative capabilities and rebuilding an efficient and effective criminal intelligence system and Criminal Investigation Department.

The 2015 budget also seeks to strengthen the security sector by ensuring improvement on recruitment standards and training by revitalising the Cadetship Scheme, countering human, drugs and arms trafficking, all of which will be financed from the allocation of the $21B. Focus is also being paid to acquiring vehicles and equipment for modern policing to fight banditry, piracy, terrorism and other violent crimes, Minister Jordan also

noted in his presentation.

Under the Citizens Security Programme, the Government will commence the implementation of several activities to support the security sector and one key aspect of that programme involves evidence-based interventions associated with interpersonal violence.

The Administration will also implement another aspect of the Citizens Security Programme which speaks to the training of selected community members to support economic inclusion through vocational and remedial training, literacy programmes, job readiness, job seeking and job replacement actions.

Focus is also to be placed on the issues of entrepreneurship, mentoring, counseling and psychological skills training which will aid communities in identifying community problems and

developing bottom-up solutions to crime and violence.

Budget 2015 in addressing the security issues also outlined the need for support in targeting and strengthening the Guyana Police Force crime prevention and investigative capabilities through application of information technology methodologies in crime detection and inter-agency co-ordination.

The Government is now looking to take its CCTV feeds beyond the city as part of the plans to enhance the crime response capabilities.

At the moment the Government is manning several CCTV feeds situated around the city but it is now looking to extend these all the way to Timehri, East Bank Demerara, as well as improve and fix the very contentious 911 emergency phone number countrywide.

Dept. of Int’l Economic Cooperation to be set up at Foreign Ministry

By Derwayne Wills IN efforts to advance Guyana’s right to defend its lands and promote greater international unions, Finance Minister Winston Jordan announced in his budget presentation yesterday in the National Assembly that a Department for International Economic Cooperation is to be set up at Guyana’s Foreign Ministry.

Jordan’s budget presentation centered on ensuring the “good life” for all Guyanese. “For nearly 50 years, Guyana’s development has been threatened by, or held in abeyance because of Venezuela, whose spurious claim to two-thirds of our landmass and, more recently, all of our sea space, has

been a drain on our nation’s resources.”

Jordan said in the presence of Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge that the country will move to defend its national interest through sustained diplomatic initiatives.

In doing so, he continued, “We will be guided by our stated positions of mutual respect for states’ territory, mutual non-aggression between states, mutual non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, and mutual cooperation for peaceful co-existence amongst states.”

“Our Government believes that Guyana must continue to be an active member of the global community, promoting our national interests, while standing up for the values of freedom, fairness and responsibility,” the Finance Minister stated.

ENGAGING DIASPORA In attaining “the Good Life” for all Guyanese, Jordan said too that Government will be engaging the diaspora “to get them to contribute to the economic development through investment and the transfer of skills and expertise.”

Jordan said Government will be working along with international agencies like the United Nations, the Commonwealth, and the Organisation of American States (OAS) to promote peace and stability, respect for human rights, the sanctity of borders and the peaceful settlement of border disputes and controversies.”

$ 1.9 billion for housing development

THE Government has set aside an amount of $1.9 B in the 2015 National Budget to facilitate its vision of “a nation housed in cohesive and sustainable communities,” Finance Minister Winston Jordan says.

Minister Jordan, presenting the 2015 National Budget to the National Assembly yesterday, noted that the allocation will provide opportunities for all Guyanese to improve their quality of life by owning their own homes. “The discriminatory allocation of prime high-income house lots, at bargain basement prices, to favoured friends and family, is over,” he told the House.

Minister Jordan said, “No longer will people suffer exploitation from the guardians of our housing sector and our housing stock. No longer will communities be set up without adequate infrastructure, essential support facilities and amenities to facilitate easy living and orderly development.”

According to Minister Jordan, the new Government will instead embark on a comprehensive layout of community planning and design, community infrastructure development, land divestment and squatter regularisation. He said that in this holistic approach, all Guyanese will have access to serviced lots and housing. He said that Government intends to pursue a number of financing options to realise these objectives.

Further, he stated that Government will aim to regularise squatter households and will improve the availability and quality of housing in the hinterland communities. Minister Jordan also noted that Government is in the process of reviewing and preparing urban development plans for new towns, and that these four existing communities, namely Bartica, Lethem, Mahdia and Mabaruma,will become townships before the end of 2016.

Minister Jordan explained too that the Government will commence the planning phase for the establishment of a new, cohesive community and the consolidation of the 1,000 homes project at Perseverance on the East Bank Demerara, and additionally will focus on the construction of the fifth batch of fifty two-bedroom houses at Perseverance.

Further, a total of two hundred serviced lots will be allocated at Diamond/Grove, Farm, Covent Garden, Herstelling and Providence, he said.

Of the $1.9 billion provided for housing development, $1.6 billion has been allocated to continue infrastructure works, including roads, drains and structures, in housing areas such as Providence, Farm, Little and Great Diamond, Eccles, Sophia, Adelphi, Bloomfield and Cumberland.

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Gov’t promises to smash red tape in doing business -- Small Business Development Centre to be established

By Tajeram Mohabir WITH Guyana ranking 123 of 189 countries in the World Bank’s Doing Business Index, 2 points lower than its 2014 ranking, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said the Government will smash the suffocating red tape that stifles businesses and stunts national growth.

Delivering his maiden Budget Speech, Mr Jordan told the House that this will be facilitated by the computerisation of the licensing section of the Ministry of Business, which would allow for more timely and efficient processing of import and export licenses.

“A help desk for businesses will be established; it will act as a single point of contact for information and tailored advice among businesses, traders and the Government - for example, implementing measures to reduce the time taken to get electricity and construction permits; encouraging greater and wider compliance with international standards; and making the entire institutional framework transparent, so as to reduce corruption and enhance overall efficiency,” Mr Jordan said.

He said the Government is committed to making it easier for people to set up new enterprises, and this will be done via the implementation of strategies to reduce the time and steps necessary to start a new business.

The Ministry of Business intends to establish a Small Business Development Centre, which will facilitate the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in research and document preparation, and reduce the requirements necessary to access the Micro and Small Enterprise Development grant.

Initiatives are also planned to make Go-Invest the single stop when registering a new business, which would greatly reduce the burden placed on the

At the National Assembly yesterday: note the empty PPP/C seats at the left investor.

“This will also be coupled with a reduction in the number of forms needed to be completed in the entire registration phase and more towards a ‘oneclick’ registration system.

Moreover, in a bid to foster improvements in the trading environment in Guyana, the Ministry will be strongly involved in laying the foundation for a Single Window Automated Processing System (SWAPS),” Mr Jordan said.

He said SMEs are pivotal to enhancing economic livelihoods and stimulating competitiveness, and in this regard, the Government plans to provide added stimuli to small businesses to spur their growth and contribution to the development of the country.

This will be done through activities such as administering a Credit Guarantee Scheme through Partner Financial Institutions, administering an Interest Payment Facility (IPF) for micro loans through Partner Micro Financial Institutions, and administering the Low Carbon Grant Scheme for working capital and asset acquisition for micro and small businesses, just to name a few.

Minister Jordan also said that the Ministry of Business, through its Small Business Bureau, plans to advance the SME 20 % procurement initiative as early as 2016, so that SMEs can have a fair chance of being awarded Government contracts.

“Economic growth

and social development ultimately depend on efficiency and dynamism of the private sector within a healthy and competitive environment. For this reason, the Government plans on ensuring a level playing field between small and large businesses and between foreign and domestic enterprises. The Government plans to aggressively enforce compliance with the Consumer Affairs Act and its provisions through the operations of the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC).

The Commission will target offences such as price fixing, conspiracy, bid rigging, misleading advertisements, anti-competitiveness, abuse of dominant position, resale price maintenance,” he said.

PRIVATE SECTOR The Minister also told the House that the Government has recognised the importance of the private sector in fuelling economic development.

It creates job and entrepreneurial opportunities; establishes inter-firm linkages; facilitates the transfer of technology; builds human capital as well as physical infrastructure; generates public revenue via taxes; and offers a variety of products and services to consumers and other firms.

Notably, each of these impacts has multiplier effects on both social and economic development, and being aware of its significance, the Government plans on

making private-public partnerships the avenue through which issues are identified and policies implemented to remedy them.

This will be done via regular engagement of private sector bodies at various levels of decision making.

“Our Government intends to make Guyana the ideal place for doing business, and our comprehensive and sustained economic proposals will lay the foundation for a stronger economy, sustainable jobs and higher incomes for all. It will pave the way for Guyanese businesses to take advantage of the many emerging opportunities and withstand global shocks which may come our way,” Jordan said.

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Budget 2015 outlines plan to restore Local Government Authorities

MINISTER of Finance, Winston Jordan, has announced a series of measures in pursuit of President Granger’s challenge of building “strong regions” for a “strong nation.”

Presenting the 2015 Budget to the National Assembly yesterday today, Minister Jordan explained that the goal will be on the enhancement of local democracy to foster conditions for social cohesion, deepening democracy and advancing development in the regions and the country

as a whole. To this end, Government will be promoting decentralisation, democratic engagement and empowerment, and will end the era of top-down governance, he said.

The Finance Minister said that Government will employ a multi-stage approach to rehabilitate and make fully functional the “present rotten, deficient, nonexistent system of Local Government.”

This approach will entail the following: the early holding of Local Government Elections, which are

GTUC’s preliminary reaction to the National Budget GTUC so far has taken note that some consideration has been given to its contributions made in the preparation of the Budget. At a preliminary glance, GTUC takes note of the increase in minimum wage, the promised appointment of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal, and the establishment of an Industrial Tribunal.

The GTUC has continuously fought for the return of the State grants to itself and the Critchlow Labour College and these only happened after collateral damage where the Jagdeo and Ramotar Governments had to be put out of office. GTUC looks forward to the restoration of the Women Advisory Council’s grant in 2016.

GTUC’s proposal to the Minister of Finance for a $55, 000 minimum wage, though $50, 000 has been budgeted, expects forward movement as the Government commences collective bargaining with the public sector unions.

GTUC takes note of the absence of attention being given to the Cooperative sector in the Budget.

This nation is reminded that the country is named the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and this was not done by accident but out of recognition and acknowledgement of the role the cooperative has played in this nation’s historical development. Cooperative is a pillar of our tri-sector economy and deserving attention must be given to it.

The attention paid to put systems in place to activate constitutional commissions is a commendable step in pursuit of good governance and GTUC expects these programmes to be implemented soonest.

Guyana is a nation of laws and Guyanese must return to a state where the rule of law takes precedence in pursuit of creating a just society.

expected to take place by December 2015; the institutional strengthening and the building of capacity within the 71 local organs, to enable and empower them to discharge their responsibilities; and the reform of the financial support structures of the councils.

As part of building cohesive, empowered and sustainable communities, President David Granger had taken the first step by amalgamating the Ministries of Local Government and Regional Development and Housing, to form the Ministry of Communities.

Minister Jordan, in his budget presentation, said the President’s vision to create

a Ministry of Communities goes beyond the mere provision of basic serviced house lots to that of cohesive and sustainable communities, from disjointed and episodic local community services, to integrated and coordinated sustainable community services.”

He explained that the vision embraces the notion that citizens’ satisfaction is best met at the community level, by local democratic organs and not Central Government. Minister Jordan said too that the vision also encapsulates a plan of action for communities, municipalities and regional development “to boost socio-economic growth, by increasing job

opportunities, and supporting existing as well as encouraging the creation of new micro, small and medium enterprises.”

According to Minister Jordan, the other focal points of the Ministry will be to promote integrated management of waste (solid waste and wastewater) as well as the reduction of non-revenue water to improve efficiency. According to the Minister, “Ultimately, this would increase the quality of service delivered to the Guyanese people, within a sustainable environment framework.”

He said to achieve this vision, the Ministry of Communities will strive to install, equip, train, retool

and empower local democratic organs, to better serve their communities, to create jobs for themselves, to become involved in community-based economic ventures and investments, and to provide for their own infrastructure and community development needs.

According to the Finance Minister, “The objective is to break the stranglehold, domination and usurpation of local democratic organs and their statutory functions, as practised by the last Administration.”

The 2015 Budget was presented under the theme “A Fresh Approach to the Good Life in a Green Economy.”

$2.9B earmarked to improve water delivery in 2015 - hinterland areas to benefit FINANCE Minister Winston Jordan yesterday stated that $2.9B would be spent in 2015 on increasing and improving the quality of water supply across the country.

Focus will be on the construction of new treatment plants to supplement existing production capacity, and addressing the gaps in potable water availability, in the far flung reaches of the deep hinterland neighbourhoods Finance Minister Jordan, in presenting the 2015 National Budget to the National Assembly, said that the sum of $422M will cover the completion of wells at Goed Fortuin, Hope and Cotton Tree, while drilling and interconnection works for new wells at Port Mourant and Wakenaam will commence this year.

He said that another $950M will realise the construction of more wells, and the installing of ground storage tanks, transmission mains and water meters in Uitvlugt, Diamond and Sheet Anchor. In addition, the extension of distribution-transmission mains will be done in areas such as Hope Housing Scheme, Stanleytown, Williamsburg, Kildonan and No. 59, 66 and 69 Villages. Under this same provision, rehabilitation works will be done to the Timehri and New Amsterdam Water Treatment Plants, he said.

Further, a sum of $592M will go to the Amelia’s Ward and Wisroc interconnection systems, even as the upgrading

of service connections and metering continues within the same service areas. Meanwhile, for the hinterland areas, a sum of $130M will cover improvement of the water supply systems in areas such as Koko, Mabaruma, and Port Kaituma in Region 1, and Mahdia, Monkey Mountain, Princeville and Campbelltown in Region 8.

As the Minister pointed out, “water is life” and in this regard, Government will work to ensure that, “Guyanese have access to reliable, safe and quality potable water in every tap, in every town and in every rural and hinterland community.”

But, even as the Government works to establish the infrastructure to deliver potable water, it also recognises that critical to the sustainability of providing a high quality of water service is a change in the national approach to managing water resources in Guyana to one of an integrated water resource management.

In this regard, Minister Jordan said that the 2015 Budget also makes provision for the re-establishment of the National Water Council and the implementation of a new Non-Revenue Water Reduction Plan and Dakoura Creek Watershed Protection Plan.

It also provides for the entire reticulation system of the City of Georgetown, along with substantial overhaul of the Shelter Belt facility, which should commence shortly.

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133.1 M budgeted for improvement of GPHC’s Maternal Unit

MINISTER of Finance, Winston Jordan, announced that $133.1 million has been allocated for the expansion of the Maternity Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. He made this announcement during the presentation of the $221 B 2015 Budget.

“We can all agree that no woman should die giving life,” the Minister said.

According to the Minister, “By 2020, our women will be able to boast of our patient-friendly care facilities and our mothers and babies will be safe from preventable deaths.”

In an effort to achieve this aim, emphasis will be placed on maternal health by adding more resources towards the expansion, rehabilitation, maintenance and equipping of maternal and child health facilities countrywide.

At the GPHC, the maternity unity will have an additional 50 beds which should eliminate the present situation where two or more mothers share a bed.

Additionally, this year’s allocation will also facilitate the purchase of equipment that would see an improved quality of service being offered at the institution’s maternal and child care facility.

Meanwhile, works will also continue at the maternity waiting homes in Lethem and Bartica.

The maternity ward at the GPHC

Over $23B allocated for payment of over 7,000 paddy farmers in 2015 Budget

GOVERNMENT, in its continued effort to support and sustain Guyana’s rice industry in wake of continuous market challenges, has allocated in its 2015 $221 B National Budget over $23B to support further payments to over 7,000 rice farmers.

Presenting his first budget to the National Assembly yesterday, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan explained that this allocation was done in the context of the current inability of the PetroCaribe Fund to meet these payments.

The Government is of the view that it is imperative that the rice market be sufficiently diversified so as to reduce the dependence and vulnerability implied in the concentration of a large share of Guyana’s rice being exported to one market.

“We are actively searching for new markets for our rice. We are encouraged by the productive discussions during the national conference held with rice farmers and millers, and by the proactive response of those who have already begun to source additional markets,” Minister Jordan advised.

Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder, during his address to the rice farmers and millers at the National Rice Farmers and Rice Millers Conference held on July 27, 2015, had indicated his Ministry’s intention and support for the development of research in creating new rice varieties and the introduction of improved technology in the Rice Sector. This is also supported in the 2015 budget.

Government has promised to provide incentives to producers who add value to rice, for it

European Union approves 2.4 billion euros funding for migration crisis (Reuters) THE European Commission on Monday approved 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion)

of aid over six years for countries including Greece and Italy that have struggled to cope with a surge in numbers of immigrants.

Italy is to receive the most aid - nearly 560 million euros, while Greece will receive 473 million.

Tensions have escalated this year as thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa try to gain asylum in the European Union.

Calais, a bottleneck for migrants attempting to enter Britain illegally through the Eurotunnel from France, has seen several migrant deaths this month.

Britain has already received its 27 million euros from the commission in emergency aid funding, which it applied for in March. France will receive its 20 million euros later this month.

However, neither country has requested additional aid for security in Calais and will not receive funds from the aid programmes announced today.

“We are now able to disburse the funding for the French national program and the UK has already received the first disbursement of its funding,” Natasha Berthaud, a European Commission spokeswoman, told a news conference.

“Both of these programmes will, amongst other things, also deal with the situation in Calais.”

is believed that a diversified industry will adequately accommodate the increased production anticipated from higher yields.

The July engagement between Government and stakeholders of the rice industry was the fulfillment of a commitment made during the campaign period.

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Great expectations for the industrial gold mining sector - Governance Minister Trotman

AFTER visiting the Guyana Gold Fields Incorporated, Aurora Gold Project and the Troy Resources, Karouni Project, both in Region 7, Governance Minister Mr Raphael Trotman, whose portfolio includes Natural Resources, is optimistic about the prospect for industrial gold mining in Guyana.

Minister Trotman recently led a team that included Permanent Secretary (Natural Resources) Mr. Joslyn McKenzie; Technical Officer - Mining (Guyana Geology and Mines) Ms. Euilene Watson; Advisor to the Minister of Governance, Mr. Clayton Hall; and other senior officials from the Guyana Geology and Mines Department on a familiarisation tour of the two entities.

On completion of the tour, Minister Trotman complimented the management of both companies, and expressed optimism that the future of industrial gold mining in Guyana is full of great potential.

The Minister said, “These operations are coming on stream at the right time, and will have a significant impact on the economy…” Both Troy and Guyana Gold Fields have invested heavily in the training and employment of Guyanese workers, and are contributing to development in the Cuyuni- Mazaruni Region.

AURORA GOLD PROJECT Minister Trotman and team visited Guyana Gold Fields Aurora Project on August 9. They were met by several high

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ranking officials of the company, including Country Manager Ms. Violet Smith, who, along with General Manager Mr. Victor Rozon, presented the minister and team with an operational brief, and conducted a tour of the mine and plant. The plant, already operational, has a capacity to produce 5000 tons of ore per day.

Rozon told the team that the mine plan for the Aurora Gold Project was designed to produce 3.29 million ounces of gold, averaging 194,000 ounces per year. The mine is projected to have a 17-year mine life.

The Aurora project has a probable reserve of 3.48 million ounces of gold. Already Guyana Gold Fields has invested, as initial capital expenditure, over US$200 million. The company, which currently employs more than 800 Guyanese, has set a September 15 official start date for the Aurora operations.

TROY RESOURCES KAROUNI PROJECT In the week prior to the minister and team visiting the Aurora operations, the same team visited Troy Resources, Karouni Project on August 6.

At that site, Minister Trotman and his team were greeted

by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Ken Nilsson. The

team was given a comprehensive operational brief and a tour of the facility.

Troy Resources announced the results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for development of the Karouni project on January 21, 2014. The PEA considered a combination of two open cut and one underground mine feeding a conventional carbon-in-leach gold plant with a nominal capacity of 750,000 tons per annum.

Chief Executive Officer Mr. Ken Nilsson said the plant is scheduled to be fully operational by September, and will have an operational capacity of 137 tons per hour.

Nilsson said the total cost of the project would be US$100 million.

Troy currently has over 500 employees; approximately 96% of the workforce is Guyanese.

Troy Resources is projecting that a total of 5.2 million tonnes of material will be processed, with a recovered gold production of 633,000 ounces over a seven-to ten-year mine life.

The CEO informed that, with a seven-year mine life, the company projects an annual average gold production of 90,000 ounces, with production in the first 12 months being 102,000 ounces of gold.

One accused in Meadow Brook murder refused bail on attempting to escape charge CLIFTON Gibson of ‘K’ 18997 Perry Street, Tucville Georgetown, one of three men implicated in the murder of Meadow Brook accountant Jason Cort, was yesterday refused bail by Magistrate Ann McLennan on a charge of attempting to escape from the police.

When Gibson was read the indictable charge, Prosecutor Deniro Jones requested that the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) be applied, after which the defendant strongly denied the allegation.

The court heard that on June 29 last, at Lamaha and Parade Streets Georgetown, while Gibson was in lawful custody and was being escorted to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) pending a murder investigation, he escaped from the police.

Police Prosecutor Sergeant Neville Jeffers, in his address to the court, explained that the defendant is currently on remand, along with two others, on the indictable charge of murder. The file is incomplete, he said, as he requested that the case be called for a report on Friday.

The magistrate remanded Gibson until August 14, when statements would be available.

Gibson, 27-year-old Stancy Rodney of Lot 24 Guyhoc

Park, and 23-year-old Linton Eastman, a miner, also appeared before Magistrate McLennan, but had to be further remanded because the prosecution was not in possession of the file, which still has outstanding statements, explained Sergeant Jeffers.

The matter has been transferred before Magistrate Judy Latchman for August 24. The trio first appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan on July 29 and was not required to plead to the indictable charge of murder, which stated that on June 17, at Meadow Brook Gardens, they murdered Jason Cort in the course of committing a robbery at his home. His gold chain, a bracelet worth $500,000, his licensed firearm, an Xbox gaming console and his smartphone were stolen.

Guyana Chronicle had reported that 27–year-old Jason Cort of Jamoon Drive, Meadow Brook Gardens was gunned down in his home shortly after he had returned from an outing with his girlfriend.

The murder of Cort, an Accountant of the Rubis Gas Station at Providence, EBD, occurred at approximately 22:30 hrs. He was immediately rushed to the Balwant Singh Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Fisherman fined $50,000 for break and enter

FISHERMAN Anil Basil, 40, who confessed to “living on the streets”, was yesterday fined $50,000 by city magistrate Ann McLennan after pleading guilty to breaking into the Albouystown dwelling home of Odessa Williams on August 2, and carting off therefrom a play station, a pot set, a perfume set and shampoo to the total value of $111,000.

The Administration of Justice Act (AJA) was applied by request of Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones, and Basil pleaded guilty as charged.

The prosecution’s facts are that, on the day in question, the accused was cleaning Williams’s yard when she discovered

that the said items were missing from her home. When she confronted Basil about the missing articles, he admitted to the offence. The court heard that only the pot set was recovered.

In his defence, Basil asked the magistrate if he could work and repay the complainant, and Williams happily agreed. The complainant requested that the defendant be given another chance, because she had already forgiven him; at least he confessed to her.

The fisherman was fined $50,000, and the magistrate informed him that failure to pay would result in two months’ imprisonment.

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Eight-year-old girl publishes book

Young author, Anaya Lee Willabus interacts with the press

- delivers 500 copies to primary schools in Guyana

By Shivanie Sugrim

AT eight-years-old, Anaya Lee Willabus, born to Guyanese parents, has stunned the literary industry by publishing her first book, titled, ‘The Day Mohan Found his Confidence’.

Over 500 copies of the book were presented to the Ministry of Education yesterday in the presence of Education Minister, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine and media operatives.

The idea behind this presentation is to channel the books to primary school students so as to encourage them

to read as it will ultimately aid in stimulating Guyana’s literacy arena.

The 45-page book takes readers through the life of a Guyanese boy who dwells in the United States and is faced with domestic challenges that hinder his studies. Using the world of realistic fiction to tell a story, the book captures the family life theme while focusing on the urge to excel academically.

While receiving a copy of the book, Dr. Roopnaraine’s facial expression underscored how impressed he was with the achievement of the eightyear-old.

During an interactive session with media operatives, Anaya said she was always interested in reading various genres of books as she would normally challenge herself to read above her age level. The young author said she was thrilled by the traditional way Guyanese celebrate Easter after a visit last year. It was then she decided to pen her very first book.

A proud Rajmatie Willabus, mother of Anaya, said she worked step by step with her daughter to ensure her goal was attained. She said Anaya was immensely committed towards the book and dedicated time towards pen-

Education Minister Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine receiving his copy from young author, Anaya Lee Willabus. (Photos by Samuel Maughn)

ning the book everyday for a year.

Anaya said that she is fortunate as “an eight-yearold to have an opportunity like this,” and credited her family’s support in assisting her in realising her dream,

from the book is being channeled to charity.

The young author is now on a world tour to promote her book and enlighten children like herself of the necessity of literacy in today’s society.

Education Minister, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine is impressed by eight-year-old author Anaya

Police now monitoring traffic light breaches via CCTV cameras

THE Police Traffic Department has disclosed that during this month it will be intensifying its campaign against a number of traffic offences, including the breaching of traffic lights, with the aid of CCTV cameras across the city.

According to acting Traffic Chief, Superintendent Dion Moore, the CCTV cameras mounted at junctions where there are traffic lights are monitored by persons at all times.

Whenever there is a breach of a light there is a mechanism that sends a signal to the control centre to alert the monitors of the breach, even if they were not looking at that particular camera at the very second.

Moreover, the camera also records the registration number

since many children are not so favoured.

The book was first published in May 2015 in Brooklyn, New York and has been sold to over 2,000 persons in approximately two months.

The majority of the funds

of the vehicles which are found to be in breach of the regulation and the police can then enforce the law by way by sending a summons to the errant drivers to have their day in court.

The police traffic campaign this month will also focus on other offences such as driving under the influence, speeding, breach of the new diagonal parking arrangement in the city, and the use of cellphones by motorists while driving.

The Traffic Chief noted that these offences do contribute to lawlessness and road accidents and sometimes death.

REOPENING OF SCHOOLS This month also the department will be looking to repaint

several pedestrian crossings prior to the reopening of schools countrywide. The police will also conduct a number of road safety talks at schools and via the media and public service announcements.

Superintendent Moore noted that the aim of these initiatives is to reduce the number of accidents and road deaths in comparison to the corresponding period last year.

Meanwhile, added focus will be placed on the manner in which police ranks from the traffic department interact with members of the public. According to Moore, police ranks should not only feel the need to speak politely to persons who are neatly dressed and when it comes to minibus drivers, taxi drivers and other road users the manner of communication degenerates.

That approach has to be a thing of the past, the Traffic Chief stressed. He assured that any report of incidents to the contrary that comes to his office will be investigated and ranks will be hauled over the coals once they are found culpable.

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First round of music lessons for primary teachers concludes - students to start the school day with singing, says Education Minister THE four week music training, which started on July 13 at the Theatre Guild Playhouse, concluded on Friday.

The closing ceremony featured musical renditions, starting with the National Anthem, which was played by an auditorium filled with teachers on the flute or what is commonly known as the recorder. Ms. Desiree Ogle, Administrator-Allied Arts and Coordinator of the workshop, in her opening remarks, said that the arts must be nurtured from childhood and music is one way in which teachers can gainfully engage their students in the classroom.

She thanked the teachers for staying the course and completing the four weeks of training.

Following Ms. Ogle’s remarks, teachers were given an opportunity to offer their reflections. They expressed gratitude for the way in which the facilitator, Mr. Paul Cort, conducted the sessions, making it fun and interactive. The more than 140 teachers were exposed to sessions in silence and sound, major scales, hand classification, voice production and music curriculum planning.

The Chief Education Officer, Mr. Olato Sam, noted his satisfaction at the manner in which the teachers were able to learn to play a musical instrument in just four weeks. He explained that it is important for teachers to take this new- found enthusiasm for music into the classroom, as it is essential for the development of better pupils.

The music workshop was initiated by Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, who, in his address to the teachers, said that he intends to sustain the programme as it is his ambition to see the public school system produce complete, multi-dimensional human beings. He acknowledged the role of teachers in the country’s development through the moulding of model citizens.

The Minister added that

music is enrichment; students must start the school day with music as it was in years past. He reflected on his own childhood and how impacting music and sports were on his learning.

One hundred and forty-eight primary school teachers from Regions 3, 4, and Georgetown Education District, and eight Trainer of Trainers from Regions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 have participated in the workshop.

The workshop is the first of a series of sessions designed to build capacity and equip teachers with the necessary skills to effectively deliver music programmes in primary schools.

The key objectives of the training in music are to train and maintain a cadre of primary school teachers in Music Education, to resuscitate and support singing in Primary schools, and to enrich the education process by the introduction of an artiste experience in the field of music.

Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnarine presents a certificate to a primary teacher

Primary teachers play the recorder

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday August 11, 2015

President David Granger in light conversation with sisters, Leanna Mc Kenzie and Vaneicia Henry, and their parents, Geoffrey Robert and Vanessa Henry, upon the girls’ request for a meeting with the Head of State.

President commits to setting up ‘reading room’ in Albouystown … following meeting with two sisters from that community

AFTER a brief meeting with two sisters, ages 9 and 11, who reside at Barr Street, Albouystown, President David Granger has committed to setting up a “reading room” in that area.

Yesterday, President Granger took time out from his hectic schedule to meet the two sisters, Leanna Mc Kenzie, 11, and Vaneicia Henry, 9, along with their parents, after they had written a letter requesting the meeting.

During their brief conversation with the President, both girls spoke of their keen interest in reading as they are both

members of the National Library. Encouraged by their interest, the President made a commitment that a “reading room” will be set up in their community. President Granger also assured the sisters that his office will ensure that all the necessary reading materials are made available for the setting up of the reading room. In addition, a team is expected to visit the area soon to identify a suitable site for the reading room.

Having written a number of publications himself, the President also presented the young girls with some of his own work as he encouraged them to continue along the line of wid-

ening their scope by reading. Both young ladies were elated to meet with the President and were promised an invitation to his home at a later date, as they were both eager to know what is it like to be a country’s president.

A few weeks ago, the two sisters, one of whom has just completed Stella Maris Primary, and is moving on to St Mary’s High, and the other, a Grade 5 student, penned a letter to President Granger requesting a meeting with him.

To their surprise, their request was granted and the sisters were not prepared to let the opportunity pass them by.

PPP/C will support probes into 2000-2008 killings - welcomes establishment of a CoI

Navendra Seoraj THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has declared that they welcome the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) which would probe a large number of killings between 2000 and 2008, during the tenure of former president Bharrat Jagdeo.

Making this disclosure yesterday to members of the media, PPP/C’s General Secretary, Clement Rohee highlighted that, “the PPP/C welcomes the establishment of a CoI into the said events providing that its terms of reference is broad enough to take into account the involvement of the PNC, and how

its operatives supported the criminal enterprise resulting in the people and village of Buxton being held under siege by the criminals.”

The party, he stated, shares a keen and equal interest in what took place during that era and will remain supportive of any investigations into the killing of members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and particularly the assassination of former Agriculture Minister Satyadeow Sawh.

Rohee observed that the GPF has in their possession statements about who killed these persons, and that several members of the GPF and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were directly and actively involved in the

operations, and persons who led investigations during that period are currently serving in the current Administration.

Apart from that, the PPP/C is of the view that the CoI must seek to reintroduce the tape recording which included the now Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix and the Attorney General, Basil Williams, conversing with each other and discussing the diversion of tension from the People’s National Congress (PNC) with respect to its involvement in the Agricola, East Bank Demerara massacre and the planting of drugs on a passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

Meanwhile, President Da-

vid Granger told a gathering on Sunday at the Cuffy250 Third Annual State of the African-Guyanese Forum at the Critchlow Labour College that during the period 2000 and 2008, Guyana was hit with one of the most murderous so-called crime sprees in its history, with the reign of drug lords and hitmen, corrupt police, phantom squads and other death squads who almost brought the country to a state of anarchy.

The period saw the deadly Mash Day 2002 Camp Street jail break, gunning down of unarmed youths, execution-style killings of policemen, murders of businessmen, disappearances of individuals, kidnappings,

PPP/C General Secretary, Clement Rohee high profile robberies, hijackings and shootouts between criminals and Joint Services ranks.

Subsequent tales by an informant at the time placed Government officials at the centre of some of the underworld activities, but that informant, George Bacchus, was subsequently gunned down.

The killings have left many widows, orphans and other individuals with emotional scars.

President David Granger President Granger also said on Sunday that, “When you have young men being shot in the back of their heads with their hands tied, when you have so many deaths which have not been investigated, when a Minister of the Government has been assassinated and you don’t even have an inquest into his death, it is something stink, something stink and we are going to investigate those deaths.”

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Corentyne Chamber President calls for ‘freeing up’ of sugarcane industry PRESIDENT of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, Abraham Subnauth has renewed his call for the freeing up of the sugarcane industry.

According to Subnauth, legislation should be put in place to allow the private sector to grow, process and market sugarcane and sugarcane products, be it ethanol, bagasse or molasses.

He also noted that the industry should not be referred to as the ‘sugar industry’ but as the ‘sugarcane industry’.

The Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce President said cane farming in many parts of the world is big, lucrative business, and it is being done by the private sector and not the state.

He noted that one acre of sugar cane will produce a very realistic average of 8,800 pounds of sugar or 2,800 litres of ethanol, pointing out that at current market prices, this will give gross annually revenue of US$1,400 per acre with sugar and US$1,600 per acre with ethanol.

“Sugarcane has a very unique advantage as compared to other crops. With sugar cane you plant once and harvest 8-10 times, depending on your crop husbandry skills. So you only have tillage, land preparation and planting costs once in every 8 or 10 years.

“Just to make a comparison with rice, on the high side, the farmer currently gets around US$900 gross revenue annually for 1 acre of land under rice, and to get this,

land preparation and planting has to be done twice. (Two crops per year) “We should not make the same mistake by privatising the industry the way GPL was privatised, in my view, the power company should have been privatised in such a way so that every consumer be given an opportunity to become a shareholder,” Subnauth said.

The primary objective of any Government should be to empower and enrich the citizenry, he said, and on that note, he called for GuySuCo lands to be converted into schemes like Black Bush Polder and be given to the sugar workers and medium and large scale farmers.

The Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce President said by doing this, sugar workers will be able to make choices as to whether they will continue to farm sugarcane or rent their plots to other farmers.

“This will also open up new areas and ventures for the local private sector to provide harvesting and transportation services among others to farmers.

I would also recommend that factories be divested to local and foreign investors with conditions that local farmers and factory workers be given the opportunity to become shareholders. With the opening up of the industry, more new and improved processing facilities for sugarcane will spring up around the country and this will ensure a secure future for sugar cane,” Subnauth said.

THE Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce President says cane farming in many parts of the world is big, lucrative business, and it is being done by the private sector

U.S. Embassy hosts blood drive to support national blood supply THE U.S. Embassy in Georgetown partnered with the Ministry of Health last week to conduct a blood drive at the Embassy.

The Guyana National Blood Bank relies on voluntary donations of blood from generous civic-minded people to ensure safe blood is available when needed to save a life. A near record 45 units of blood were donated. As in previous Mission blood drives, the dip-

lomatic community, including the Mexican Ambassador and the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer, donated much needed blood.

The Embassy is pleased to continue this twelve-year partnership with the Ministry of Health as we work together to combat HIV/AIDS under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s (PEPFAR). A major component of the success of this partnership is the development of an ade-

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City Constabulary urged to ‘pull your socks up’ - King promises to repair City Constabulary Training School

TOWN Clerk Royston King says the City Constabulary is underperforming but the City Council needs quality work for money earned.

And Personnel Officer of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Paulette Braithwaite noted that some constables of the City Constabulary Department operate as though they are unclear of their duties and responsibilities.

She made this observation recently when she, along with the Town Clerk and acting Mayor Ranwell Jordan, met with all the officers of the City Constabulary.

During the meeting, Braithwaite reminded the Constables that their department is the oldest law enforcement agency in Guyana and they have a duty to enforce the City by-laws, secure the assets of the Council and serve the citizens of the City.

Meanwhile, King said that the Constabulary cannot operate in the manner it is currently doing but must provide a service that is exemplary.

He noted, however, that the Constables were deprived of the basic tools and equipment for some time, but the Council is putting systems in place to provide training, tools and equipment to enhance their performance.

He said the Constables must respect themselves so that they can be respected by citizens. He noted that policing organisations have joined the fight against domestic abuse, and therefore sexual harassment would not be encouraged. Officers found guilty would be dealt with accordingly.

King promised to repair the City Constabulary Training School that has been in a state of disrepair and to provide a gym which will help to enhance their work performance. The officers were also encouraged to lift the profile of the department.

The acting Mayor concurred that the Constables need to return to a state of discipline. quate, safe supply of blood for the people of Guyana. Over the past twelve years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided technical support to the Guyanese Ministry of Health on blood safety activities. Key initiatives include enhancing blood collection procedures and policies in Guyana, recruiting and retaining low-risk blood donors, and ensuring the testing of all donated blood units for HIV and other transfusion-transmissible infections. Physicians and other clinicians engaged in transfusion services receive education on proper utilisation guidelines to reduce inappropriate use of blood as a clinical therapy, preventing shortages.

Thanks to this ongoing partnership and other efforts made throughout the country, Guyana will move closer to achieving the goal of collecting sufficient blood supplies to meet national needs.

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Must have a pleasant personality and excellent communication skills.

Send application to 16 Mudlot Kingston or rtilak@adamantiumholdings.com

 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.  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.

Land For Sale

LAND FOR SALE

 Park, 100x125 $60M. Tel: 611-0315, 690-8625.

 to work as Sales Representative in Computer Store between 18-25 years old. Send Application to The Manager at 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown.

 at Parfaite Harmonie, size 45x80. Price $3M neg. Contact 6933317, 660-0171, 216-0094.

/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 6182020.

 for sale at Mahaica Creek, river side five acres 6003171, 648-3171.

 Junior Clerk. Applicant must be computer-literate with CXC passes in English and Mathematics. Please bring written application to Mike' s P h a r m a c y, 56 Sheriff Street, Georgetown.  Employment - Waitresses, waiters, housekeepers, bellboys, bar attendants, cooks, carpenters, and receptionists. Contact Professional Recruitment Agency, 231-6296, 6509880 www.plzrecruitme.com .

 WCD, 8 0 x 4 0 . Te l : 2 7 6 - 1 8 2 6 , 6 9 6 7706.   ft, Earl's Court LBI, ECD. Contact 676-8827, 629-6584, 697-4800, 645-6828.

Research assistants, transcriptionist. Information, contact pdc-research.org.

 for waitress, cashier, all-rounder (girl), delivery boys. The New Thriving Restaurant, 32 Main Street, Georgteown.

 in Providence, in gated community. Price $10M neg. Call 628-0972.

 in gated community Republic Gardens. Contact 6891618, 617-8636.

 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. 6389116, 669-4713.  of Canaan, EBD, transported land Tel: 266-0014 & 6698139.

: Schoon Ord, WBD, gated community, house lots available for $6M, Leonora $3M, Parika $12M. Tel: 2253737, 651-7078.  lot strategically located in East Berbice close to Berbice Bridge. Asking price $23M. Call our sales agent, 663-1728.  60x120 New Scheme $6.5M neg., Providence 60x100 $4M, Diamond 60x120 5th Avenue $6M. Troy 626-2243.   , West Coast Berbice, five adjacent house lots along the public road.

One building (workshop) on two of the lots 689-5858.  Westerbeck, Mazarunni & Cuyuni River for living & farming, cleared land, Mahaica 100 acres $10M, $7M 231-2199, 618-7483.   Harmonie, corner lot, main road (130ft x 46 ft) - $2.7M, $1.2M & $1.5M, Herstelling $3.5. 6117223, 604-2207.  lot, Parcel No. 100, Block XV, East Coast Demerara, part of Granville Park, Beterverwagting. Tel: 227-1905, 645-4492.  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. 685-872 7.     : 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, 651-7078.

GUYANA CHRONICLE CHRONICLE, TUESDAY AUGUST 2015 GUYANA Tuesday August 11,11, 2015 LAND FOR SALE  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,  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.  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.  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 $ 3 2 M , P h o n e M r 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 692-3831,2261064, 227-6949, 225-2626.

TO LET

TO LET

       $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  for mature single person. Phone 612-8305, 661-5563, 223-2742.  stations, one nail desk, in beauty salon. Call Marcia 6822604.   4 bedroom house to rent in BB Eccles, please call 694-3338.  2 bedroom apartment in Atlantic Gardens students preferable contact 667-1310.  and unfurnished apartments located on the East Coast. Tel: 624-6772.

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TO LET

TO LET

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

 renovated: 2 houses in Bel Air Park (semi-furnished).

Call 231-7839, 231-4172, M-S, 08:00hrd- 16:00hrs.

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

 two-bedroom home in Grove/Diamond area.

One fully furnished room. Contact 625-3705, after 16:30hrs.

-bedroom apartment, at 1916 La Parfaite Harmonie. Tel: 666-8585. -bedroom apartment, grilled, telephone, internet & parking - Tel: 660-5999.  constructed apartment in safe and healthy environment. Call 698-6496.  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.  apartments from US $900, US $1000, US $1200 and upwards . Tel:6461712, 693-8532.  bottom flat Alberttown $38 000. No parking space in yard. Pre-paid meter.

Contact 683-4026.  3 BEDROOM top flat, $90 000. Call 226-1064, 2276949, 669-3350. -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.  Three-bedroom unfurnished bottom flat, fully grilled with parking. $70 000. Tel: 616-0537.  Street: New 2-bedroom $65 000, Sophia apartments starting at $30 000. Troy 626-2243.    Furnished executive top flat with generator.

Mr Bobby Khan 26-27 Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park.  bottom flat furnished at 226 Good Hope ECD. Contact 661-9193, 234-0641.  Lamaha Gardens unfurnished 2-bedroom, all modern amenities. 600-2220, 226-0253.

 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.  apartment includes AC, cable, TV internet etc. Short term available, overseas visitors, others. Call 233-2770.  2-bedroom, unfurnished lower flat apartment, 6th Street, Cummings Lodge (UG area). Tel: 222-4913, 222-2718, 694-1499.  lower apartment in Kitty, fully grilled, with parking, no flooding. Phone 6647945, 641-1852.  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, 2273064.  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.  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 6392728. 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.

TO LET  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. 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.  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.  K, Campbellville: Executive 2- and 3-bedroom apartments US$1000 and US$1500. Utilities included. Call 604-0459, 226-0012.  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.          , o ff i c e space and roof gardens, Republic Park and Charlotte Streets. Tel: 628-1203, 6513402, 227-4263.

TO LET  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, 615-0069.  Avenue, 3-bedroom semi-furnished upper flat, with parking US$650. Kitty 3, 2- & 1-bedroom furnished apartments. Call 220-8596, 643-9196.  $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/ 6236431/ 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. -bedroom apartment, with inside kitchen, toilet and bath. back and front verandahs, located at Leonora (concrete strip) WCD. Tel: 638-7904, 679-2066.  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 airconditioned bedrooms, fully furnished, grilled, internet.

Single person/couple only US$800. Contact 227-2252, 603-4283.  bottom flat apartment at '2' Land of Canaan, EBD, 2-bedroom bottom flat apartment at 60 Costello Housing Scheme. Tel: 652-6720, 6657670. , spacious 2-bedroom apartment, bottom flat, l o c a t i o n i n P r a s h a d N a g a r.

Call to view and more information, 08:00hrs - 20:00hrs, Nanda Dennis, 223-5934, 648-9226.

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TO LET  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 3-bedroom $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, 2-bedroom fully furnished, David Street.  Twobedroom 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.

U S $1200 monthly. Call 2269929.  in gated compound fully furnished with fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave etc, air condition and hot & cold water. Move in with your suitcase & groceries e m a i l oceanicvillas@yahoo.ca for further details or visit Block 'Y' Liliendaal, ECD (opposite the seawall). Call: 678-6881.  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, 2257338, 226-7074.    W o r l d # 1 R e a l t o r M i s te r Terry Redford Reid 667 - 7 8 1 2 , 2 25 - 6 8 58 , 22 57164, 226- 1 0 6 4 , 2 2 5 - 26 2 6 , 2 3 1 - 20 6 8 , 6 1 9 - 7 9 4 5 . H a v e t h e execut i v e r e n t a l r e d u c e d by 35%, Prashad Nagar U S$1000, J a c a r a n d a Av e .

Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$18 0 0 , Bel Ai r S p r ings US$1000, la r g e b o nd for r e n t a l office s mall form U S $ 3 75 , 1 0 000 s q f t 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, 22551 98, 22 6- 106 4 , 6 2 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 669-3350.   apartment $120,000; BEL AIR VILLAGE-semi furnished water & electricity included $120,000; DIAMOND- semi furnished $90,000/ unfurnished $70,000; REPUBLIC GARDENS-one bedroom $65,000; KINGSTON-3 bedrooms upper, no parking $75,000;CAMPBELLVILLE-furnished 3 bedrooms $150,000; BETTER HOPE-upper $100,000/ lower $80,000; LA PENITENCE-3 bedrooms upper $150,000; MON REPOS $90,000/ $80,000;LUSIGNAN/GOOD HOPE $40,000; L.B.I- 3 &2 bedrooms with A/C $80,000/$60,000; CUMMINGS STREET-business $100,000; CARICOM GARDENS,TURKENYEN (1 bedroom semi furnished)-$70,000.  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, 592225-2222, 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, 592-6269006.

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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.

-storey wooden house and land at 47 Seafield, Leonora, WCD. Tel: 689-3881.

-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.

 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

PROPERTYFOR SALE PROPERTY FOR SALE  BB, FIRST STREET - $25M. Call 226-9929.  corner property in Charlestown. Contact 223-5512. : 5 bedrooms $30M neg. Must go!! Contact 658-1523.  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: 610-3666, 684-1893.  concrete 3-bedroom upper flat, 14th Street, Diamond $18M. Contact 609-3215.  business property at Quamina Street $32M, neg. Must go. 638-3622, 658-1523.   Park, LBI $11.5M. Contact 664-1865, 6985713, 627-1250.  William Street, Plaisance, ECD $45M neg. Must go!! Contact Merle 658-1523.  Street, Kingston, by American Embassy $26M neg.

Must go!! Contact 658-1523.  Park gated community, 4-bedroom $31M neg., Must go!! Contact 658-1523.  Gardens double lot with house serious enquiry only 696-6886.   $25M, Guysuco Garden $35M. Tel: 6110315, 690-8625.  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. -storey wooden building situated at Lot 9 Seaforth Street, Campbellville. Contact 657-7226, 678-4579.  Park (gated): 2-storey, 4-bedroom concrete house - $25M. Call 220-8596, 643-9196, 686-1091.  on Duncan Street, Bel Air Park, new, lowered price.

100x300 -223-8479, 647-3768.  new office building in Kingston, move in, ready - 2238479, 647-3768.  on Duke Street between Cowan & Barrack - $40M neg. 223-8479, 647-3768. -bedroom flat concrete house, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 697-1269, 684-3375.  empty land lots, Prashad Nagar & Queenstown. Prime location.- 223-8479, 647-3768.  lot commercial area property on Regent & Albert Streets 81x113 - 223-8479, 647-3768.  & land, Public Road, Grove 130x40 - $42M, neg. 223-8479, 647-3768.  2-storey, 3bedroom concrete house with garage space for 3 vehicles. Tel: 628-0532.

 executive Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park. Mr Boodram 692-3831, 226-1646, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 667-7812, 669-0943, 681-2997.    t the corner of Hunter street & Independence Bpoulevard. Contact 650-5112.  $35M, Alberttown $30M, Mandela Avenue $20M, Charlotte Street $20M. Tel: 225-0545.  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. -unit apartment complex in Georgetown, currently grossing millions monthly. 223-8479, 647-3768.  ACRES land plus property located No.19 Berbice, comes with machinery 223-8479, 647-3768, www.spaceseek.gy.  located Lamaha Gardens, roof garden, three bedrooms, garage -223-8479, 6473768, www.spaceseek.gy. -bedroom house in Oleander Avenue, Bel Air Park 2238479, 647-3768, www.spaceseek.gy .  $27M, $35M, Georgetown $45M. Text Eric 616-5914 or call 652-4514.  place: Light Street transported front building, vacant possession. Price $30M. Tel: 225-0545.  609-8233: 2-bedroom $6M, 3-bedroom with master $8M, 3-bedroom without master $7.5M, 4-bedroom with master $13M.  property Golden Grove (EBD), property Leguan also property Wakenaam property Bonasika Essequibo 225-2319, 688-7224.  3-bedroom, 3½-bath house in Republic Gardens with or without extra lot. Serious Enquiries phone 686-3504.   Street, Alberttown, Georgetown" Large 4-storey concrete building 6,617 sq. ft business, storage, residential, vacant. Contact 2267968.  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: 6427370, 602-9415.      , Beach Road on 3 plots of land. Lot sizes 36.1x139.0, 54.0x139.0, 36.1x139.0 - $45M neg. Contact 231-2052, 615-5893, 673-9892.  STREET, CAMPBELLVILLE 4- bedroom unfurnished executive concrete house.

Price $75M neg. Prestige Realty and Consultancy, 614-0166, 6016639.  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.

 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.   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 Gardens $28M, Garnett Street $30M, land in Grove $5M, Charlotte Street $55M. Many more at reduced prices. 638-9116, 669-4713. -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.  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.  executive house on 10 285 sq. ft of land situated in a gated community in Versailles, West Bank Demerara Call 592-624-8704 for further details.     properties (commercial/domestic) in Eccles (wooden/concrete) Agricola, Alberttown Garnett Street, Nandy Park, Diamond etc. Tel: 216-3120, 667-6644.   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..  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, 6-bedroom 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 twostorey 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$599,000Agents are welcome. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 669-3350, 669-0943, 2252709, 227-6863, 225-2626, 225-3068.  this giveaway business and residence, fully concrete property in Duncan Street Newtown, 70ft. at the back for bond - $39M Phone Mr Budram 6923831, Pereira 226-1064, 669-3350, 6690963, 6391367, 225-2626, 225-3068, 227-6949, 225-2709.

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-made flatbed trailers & 40-ton lowbed, etc. Call 656-2350.

, 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, 6690943, 623-2591, 226-1064, 227-6949, 225-2626, 667-7812, 231-2064.

 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.

 in New Amsterdam (with modern conveniences and semi-furnished, 4-bedroom 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 2314172. 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: 2253737, 651-7078.  discount ply 2 % commission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete on double lot in D e l p h Avenue $36M. Join t Services new 4-bedroom concrete $21M was $28M, New Haven on 7 000 sq.. ft land $52M, Bel Air Park two-storey $52M, Bel Air Park. Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, 623-2591, 225-2626, 669-0943, 225-3068, 627-0288, 667-7812.  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 692-3831, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 623-2591, 669-0943, 2252626, 225-3068, 227-6863.                                                           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 $ 1 3 . 5M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La P e ni t e n c e , new c onc rete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Street 85x35 Land $15.9M, Campbellville Scheme 80x50 plus reserve $15M, Hadfield Street east of Cuffy 120x50 $18M, Republic Park $14M, Continental Park 104x54 plus 3000 sq. ft reserve all land to bu i l d dream house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Cent r e 2 8 0 0 0 0 s q . f t , Lamaha Gardens $58M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey Barker Street.

Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831,2255198, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 226-1064, 669-0943, 225-2709, 225-3068,2276863, 225-2626

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 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.    

 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.

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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. EX 4000 amplifier, excellent condition $300 000. 613-0103.  breed Rottweiler pups, 8 weeks old. Call 671-7450, 6265306.  Etrex 10 GPS, new. 603-1266, 625-4788.  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.

 brand new Cannondale bicycle. Miss B. Mangal 2266824, 623-8940.  furniture.

Contact Marcelle. Phone 6294448, 682-0385.  double lot with house. 612-8305, 661-5563, 223-2742.  model Honda XR150 bike only 400 km. Call 611-7031, 667-7963.  Petter ACI 6BHP generator 4KW 110/220 volts on wheels - Tel: 684-1068.  Harmonie 2 yards next to the new road junction 66x100 $3.5M, Corolla 350 contact 270-6800.  & land 60'x242', in East Canje Berbice. Owner l e a v i n g c o u n t r y. 6 8 5 - 3 8 3 2 , 332-0205.  German Shepherd pups, fully vaccinated and dewormed. Call 624-8195, 2207259.  STIHL weeding machine in great condition, equipment included. For information, call 661-2888  at Morgan's Furniture Store. Reduced prices. 167 Charlotte Street, Lacytown, MondayFriday. Tel: 226-4129. FT CAT 5e plus cables, 7 boxes available $20 000 per box. Call 677-4757, 614-3569.  360 Playstation 2, PSP consoles and game discs available. Contact 684-3025, 256-3640.  SECOND-HAND chairs and two 20x20 tents, table, two XT 44 horns, two built tweeters Tel: 229-6533, 613-2798.  table model machines. working condition. Attractive prices Tel: 220-4910, 6727643 - Singer.  desktop computers, CPU only, 4GB memory, dual core CPU etc., Windows 7 - $50 000. Tel: 613-0502, 681-6613.  Jet Ski for sale, Can-am ATV, Evinrude outboard engine, life jackets 600-3171, 648-3171. , pool cue, balls, amp, meters, multi-meters, 14" TV, tools, cordless drills, computers monitors. 220-2968, 6299920.  engines - Perkins 6354 with irrigation pump 6 in 6 out, Perkins 4108 completely bedded for mining Call 696-1439, 602-3906, 689-0092.  dump canter $1.8M, 1 double-axle boggy $350 000.

Prices are neg. Contact 612-1893.      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.

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CHRONICLE, AUGUST GUYANAGUYANA CHRONICLE TuesdayTUESDAY August 11, 2015 11, 2015 FOR SALE  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 CPU $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.           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.  Perkins engines 4&6-cylinder also engines on bed, portable diesel welders & ListerPetter engines & spares. Contact Baksh Auto Spares 649-0755.  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.  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.  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.  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.  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 6262884, for further information.  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.  Caterpillar D7F bulldozer, one 966 G Caterpillar reloader, one Titan Jeep, fully equipped with music, one 6-cylinder Perkins engine & one 4cylinder Perkins, one 6-cylinder Cummins. All foreign-used. Tel: 699-6690, 625-0416, 638-1256.   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.  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, 6049202.

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VEHICLES FOR SALE

VEHICLES FOR SALE

 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.

 Hilux Vigo in excellent condition. Price $4.8M neg.

Tel: 621-0427, 675-4457.

 Land Cruiser Prado, DPL-used, mileage 55 000, manual.

Price $6.8M. Call 623-4790.

 Nissan Pathfinder, stick gear, in good condition. Call 227-6048.

   gear and modify, Toyota Ceres, Ford F150 and Mazda RX8. Contact 6117639, 220-4922.

VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLE FOR SALE  minibus, BRR series. 229-6533, 613-2798. VVTI Toyota Hiace minibus. 664-5593.  Toyota Avensis, excellent condition phone 227-3540.  AND TRAILER. Contact 639-6701, 602-2518.  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.  Runx, G-Touring wagon.

617-8757, 625-7416, 227-8659.  G-Touring Wagon. No reasonable offer refused. Tel: 691-7167.  Corolla Fielder fully loaded 617-5536.  new model, alarm, mag rim - $1.45M. Tel: 641-1883, 623-4441. Toyota RAV 4, excellent condition, lady-driven/ Tel: 669-1375.  RZ Super GL van, GSS series. Tel: 229-6250, 618-2882.    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  Honda Civic (EK3) (engine required) not in working condition. Contact 648-5542. king cab and others starting at $1.5M. 665-5776.  Def 4-door pickup $2M, Hilux Kingcab pickup $1.8M, all neg. Call 665-5776.  extra cab, excellent condition - $3.5M Tel: 641-1883, 623-4441.  X-Trail 2005 model, rims, music, original side design, PSS series. 689-3881.   , 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: 222-4763.  TOYOTA Raum HID, alarm, sound system $1.7M neg.

Tel: 659-6932, 667-3630. , PJJ series - $750 000 neg. Contact 695-2679, 621-9837.   $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 220-5946. Mitsubishi 2-ton canter, GTT series, excellent condition. Call 6299861.  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.

minibus, stick shift gear, BPP series Tel: 234-0706, 693-2174.   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.  truck $6M neg. Must go!!

Large Canter $5.9M neg., Must go!!

Contact 658-1523 (Merle).  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.  Mitsubishi Fugo Canter crane truck, big crane, 3-ton 6 lugs, excellent, GTT series. Price $4.5M. Call 622-6746.  Toyota HIACE minibuses, 1KZ, turbo EFI. No reasonable offer refused. Contact 6281342, 226-6071.  2005, 2007 & 2010 MANUAL & AUTO 4 X 4, FULLY LOADED CALL: 227-1511, 668-5171.  Fit, PNN series, good condition. Price neg. Going cheap - household furniture. Contact 6287528, 614-9188, 626-5182.  Civic EK3, great condition, AC, mag rims, zero engine problems, $850 000 neg.

Call 613-7344. Sale!! Unregistered Toyota IST $2,050,000, body kit, TV, spoiler, fogs, alloy wheels, crystal lights, alarm 643-6565, 226-9931..   Raum HID,  alarm, sound system $1.7M neg. Tel: 659-6932, 667-3630.  RZ minibus good condition. Price neg. Tel: 609-9479, 654-1153.  Ferguson tractor, in immaculate condition. Call 671-7450., 626-5306.  Tacoma, 4x4, stick shift, AC, bull bar, tool kit, high lift, in immaculate condition. Call 671-7450, 626-5306.  Hilux 4x4, Solid Def, YN100 chassis, 3Y engine.

Price $2.5M neg. Call 623-4790.  Toyota RAV4 Jeep, excellent condition. Contact owner 621-4375, 695-5881.  one 192 Carina in excellent condition owner leaving country. Contact 627-6645, 220-7378. wagon, PRR series, mags & music, excellent working condition, lady-owned & driven $950 000 neg., Call 6846996, 229-7242.  Fortuner 2012, 16 000 km, automatic, gas, 7-seater, 2700cc, PPP series, fully loaded. $16.5M. 688-5554, 600-0979.  DAF 45 flat bed $3.5M neg, dump $3.6M neg., Perkins engine, manual fuel pump. Contact 623-4790.  AT 212, AC, CD, mags and alarm, in excellent condition, never worked hire. $1.150M. 619-1047.

  CARINA, good condition, AC, mags, music, leather interior. Price $900 000 neg. Tel: 675-6061, 621-2520.  RZ, GRR series, excellent condition, reverse camera, mag rims, AC. Call 627-2981, 604-0054.  Raum recently sprayed, AC, excellent condition, new series $1.1M neg. Contact Lisa 685-7728.  model Nissan Frontier (Navara), excellent condition, like new.

Price $2.2M. Tel: 626-2466, 220-5105.   special antique car, everything factory original, low mileage, hardly used.

Tel: 226-9931, 643-6565. 192 Carina , alarm, AC, (PLL/ HC now) music deck. Price $750 000 negotiable. Owner leaving country.Serious inquiries only! Tel: 687-3241.  minibus (Pitbull) 2008 model, AC, DVD, navigator, excellent condition, BSS series $2.7M neg. Serious enquiries only. Tel: 690-4373, 639-4165.  Allion, sports/body, kit, mag rims, music, a/c, alarm immaculate condition.

Price: $1,950,000. Call: 626-1032.  Fielder NZE wagon, PNN 8657, year 2002, mags, AC, fully powered - $1.3M neg. Tel: 615-1111, 266-2779.  Ford F150 FX4 limited fully loaded many extras to list excellent conditions. Price very negotiable. Tel: 684-1634  Toyota Avensis, black, DVD, chromes, HID, fully loaded, one owner, low km,, like new. Price $2.6M neg. Tel: 626-2466, 220-5124.  Benz CLK, 200 compressor, showroom condition, PRR, 2005, pearl white, mileage 70 000. $3M o.b.o. 623-5492.  Custom RZ minibus, BSS 6673, in excellent condition, hardly worked - $2M. Call 690-7323, 226-0244, 08:00hrs to 17:00hrs daily.    Ford pickup truck, double axle, diesel, ideal for bush, never registered. Contact 6435306, 659-7034, 226-7855.  hard-to-get spare parts for Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda, BMW, etc - Call 645-7800.  Tundra in very clean and excellent condition, unregistered, 4-wheel drive, going cheap.

Tel: 645-5306, 226-7855. Carina AT 212 fully loaded with CD, rims, AC very excellent condition. Must see, going cheap. Contact 643-5306, 685-0299, 226-7855.  model 'M' truck with winch, 1 - 3645 Massey Ferguson double drive tractor contact 6830632.AE 100 SPRINTER $400 000 negotiable contact 619-8283.  Pitbull minibus, fully loaded, stick gear, low mileage also Pitbull track & glass. Price reduced 668-8911. -driven Toyota Runx PPP series, remote start, excellent condition. 610-0991, 6011067. Price $1.6M neg.  Toyota Raum, old model, PPP series, excellent condition, with alarm, AC and mag rims. Price $1,05M. Contact 653-0120.  192 Carina, mags, AC, music, fully loaded, good working condition. Price $1M neg.

Contact 602-5811.  New model Allion $3.2M, loaded Belta $2.5M, Bluebird Sylphy $2.5M. We beat or match any price 621-4190, 639-7101.  6640 NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR & TRAILERFOUR WHEEL DRIVEPRICE: $4.5 MIL NEGOTIABLE CALL: 227-1511, 6685171

VEHICLES FOR SALE    - $1.6M neg.

2RZ BPP 2961 - $1.8N neg., Toyota IST PSS 3057 - $1.8M neg., No reasonable offer refused. Contact Marvin 612-3111, 689-5000.  Tronics Mitsubishi Lancer recently sprayed over, 16" rims, flair kit, spoiler for $600 000 neg. Please call 638-7904, 679-2066.  Toyoace (canter) truck, double axle 3-ton, in excellent condition $1.3M 647-0856, 668-4781.,  wagon unregistered 4-wheel drive, mags, spoiler, roof rail, CD. Price $1 900 000.

Tel: 227-0613, 645-7248.  Z3 red Convertible, in good condition, beautiful car $3M or any reasonable offer. Call 603-4283.  Cami, in excellent condition - $2M neg or any reasonable offer. Please call 603-4283.  Cooper Supercharged, six forward manual 17" rimsm leather seats $3.5M neg. or any reasonable offer. Call 603-4283.  black Tacoma, 2011 model, 4x2 rear wheel drive, fully loaded, new interior design, excellent condition Tel: 225-4413, 621-2677, 669-1113.  Land Cruiser TZ-2982cc, 7-seater, automatic, diesel engine (1KZ), colour silver grey, PHH series, sun roof, sound system, alarm, back-up camera and more. Price $5M. Tel: 2332546, 688-5554.   Hilux Vigo Champ (brought new, GSS series) 19k km, black, manual transmission, snorkel, LED bar light, lift kit, reverse camera $7.2M neg. Call 645-9888.  DEALS: Unregistered Premio $2.2M, 05 Allion $2.4M, 07 Allion $3.1M, 06 Bluebird $2.6M, Fielder (Sunroof), Axela Sports - 616-3413.  Auto Sales, 38 Alexander Street, Kitty. Cheapest rates, get $100 000 discount on pre-orders, 2010 Mitsubishi RVR, 2008 Nissan X-Trail, 2007 Suzuki Escudo & new model Premio & Allion. 611-1833.  Ferguson at $2M. Prices are neg. 2 - 290 Massey Ferguson at $3M. Prices are neg. Tractors can be viewed at De Hoop, Mahaica.

Contact Rayman Alladin, home 2635300, cell 615-2346 Contact owner Paul in N/York, 718-843-2785.   Buggy 250cc, manual clutch-4 gears & reverse, full LED lighting/4 spots/stop/blinkers, electric starter - 25x10-12' & 20x8-12" grip tyres, disc foot break &front drums, front & back luggage racks, new brand attractive price, as gift integral helmet 679-2899, 220-4910 call now 672-7643.  & Son Auto Sales. Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj Building.

Tel: 227-0265, 227-1881, 629-5178, 627-8057. USED: Tacoma, (GRR series), AT 192, Toyota Rav4, Raum, Allion, Marino, AE110 Corolla, 212 Carina, RZ bus, Hilux, 4 doors. eater,, automatic diesel engine (1KZ) colour silver grey, PHH series, sun roof, sound system, alarm, back up camera & more. Price $5.2M.  in stock Mazda Axela, new model Raum, new model Fielder wagon. press start, DVD player, IST, Premio, Allex, Funcargo 4Wd, 29-seater Coaster, Hilux, Navara, much more.

Trade your car for a new one, offer ends soon Tel: 626-2466, 220-5105.   Street Bourda, Georgetown. Tel: 629-5178, 223-8655. We buy and sell used cars and trade-in your car for another. All prices are neg.

USED: Alexa, NZE Corolla, Toyota Rav 4, Raum, Premio, Marino, New model AT 212, AT 192,Ao il n,AE110Coroa l ,HondaAccord, Cedia Lancer, Tacoma (GRR series), Range Rover DES 5L eng. Solid DEF and RZ bus.  92 Duncan Street, Campbellville.

We buy and sell used Vehicles. We do trading yours for another, RZ buses, Premio, Allion, 212 Carina, Mark II, Ceres, Marino, Ipsum, AT 192 Carina, AE100 wagon Corolla, AE110 Corolla, Raum.

We have all models of used vehicles.

We do compliances. Tel: 231-1841, 223-1239, 649-0329 David.

VEHICLES FOR SALE  Massey Ferguson from Canada MF 165 $1.8M, MF 265 - $2.2M, MF 135 $1.2M, Ford Ranger pickup sports - $1.5M 682-5230, 628-9596.

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      crashed vehicles.

Call 656-0812, 625-8847.      work upholsterer for factory on East Coast. Contact 227-7995, 623-8732.  sincere bus driver for 30seater bus. Call 222-5224, 222-5225.  domestic maid to live in and cook for a bar. 220-0641, 667-6662.  maid, age 25-40. Salary $2 000 per day. Contact 654-4977.  to buy, all Internet stuff. 223-1765, 615-8734.  Operator. One Handyman/Gardener. Contact 223-5273/4  property for sale or rent on Essequibo Coast between Lima & Suddie 692-3022, 601-5095  & female to work in factory aged 18 years and above. Call 223-0090 for more information.  female kitchen assistant, one female domestic/maid.

Call 602-2144, 08:00 - 17:00hrs  to work in kitchen - Success, ECD. Call 677-1230, 220-4719.  cashier to work at Supermarket every other day, on the East Coast. Tel: 624-6772. domestic and male worker to work in shop out-of-town Tel: 6142464, 672-4546, 225-1276.  buy land in Herstelling, Eccles & La Parfaite Harmonie 611-7223, 604-2207.  at Golden Coast Restaurant, 62 Main Street. Age 25 years and over. Tel: 231-7359.  experienced cook, Must be able to work unsupervised. Must have Food Handler's Certificate and reference. Call 683-1134.  or live-out babysitter/domestic 219-5354.

Call Monday to Saturday 08:15hrs - 16:15hrs.  Porter/Waterboy, Nimbus Water Systems, 79 Albert & Laluni Streets, Queenstown. Tel: 231-7002.  apprentice between ages 18 and 25 years. Must have practical experience. Call 621-2992, 644-8911.  salesman with secondary education, must possess sales skills, sharp, smart, customer friendly. Key Food, McDoom Village.  Office Clerk/Foreman: Must be computer-literate and have knowledge with Word, Excel & Payroll. Must have Management skills. Call 656-2350.  to do hair, nails etc. at Bella Vita Hair Salon. Contact Alizia at 2235655, 682-4015.  buy residential house lots in La Parfaite Harmonie, Eccles, Herstelling, Farm and elsewhere. 611-7223, 675-7292.  Hardware, 244 Regent Street, Lacytown - drivers, sales clerks, porters, accounts clerks. Please apply in person with written application.  to fill the positions of accounts clerk between the ages of 19 and 30 years. Must be computer-literate, knowledge of Quickbooks would be an asset. Call 223-0090 for more information.  Salesboys, salesgirls, porters. Apply with handwritten application to Regent Household Electronics, 143 Regent Road, Georgetown (big blue building between Albert and Light Streets) Tel: 227-4402, 225-2792.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday August 11, 2015

GSSF to stage Jamaica grab inaugural Archery first win, T&T remain unbeaten Development seminar

CALIFORNIA, Trinidad (CMC) – Title-holders Jamaica crushed North Windwards to post their first win while hosts Trinidad and Tobago carved out a steady victory over Guyana, in the third round of the Regional Women’s Super50 Cricket here yesterday.

At Gilbert Park, the Jamaicans pulled off a resounding 116-run win while at Macaulay Park, the Trinidadians eased to a six-wicket verdict, to record their sec-

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ond win of the tournament.

Jamaica would have been the more relieved with their result, however, after losing their opener to Barbados last Thursday and then suffering a no-result against South Windwards two days later.

Sent in, Jamaica tallied 148 all out off their 47 overs with Chedean Nation and Vanessa Watts top-scoring with 28 and Chinelle Henry getting 20.

They had a shaky start when they lost West Indies players Natasha McLean for ten and Stafanie Taylor for three, to slip to 31 for two in the tenth over.

However, Nation and Watts pulled the innings around in a 47-run third-wicket stand which came from 67 deliveries.

Neither batter managed a boundary.

Chinelle Henry, batting at number five, then arrived to play a busy knock of 20 off 26 balls with three fours.

Seamer Krisani Irish was the best bowler with four for 30 while Qiana Joseph (218) and Swayline William (2-23) picked up two wickets apiece.

In reply, North Windwards slid to 32 all out off 16.5 overs with off-spinner Vanessa Watts wrecking the innings with four for 10 and Taylor taking three for four

with her off-breaks.

Not a single batsman reached double figures with Irish’s five being the top score.

T&T, meanwhile, racked up a crucial second win to follow up their eight-wicket victory over South Windwards last week.

Winning the toss and opting to field, they reduced Guyana to 101 for eight off their 50 overs and then easily overhauled their target off 30 overs.

Opener Amanda Samaroo topscored with 32 from off 75 deliveries with two fours, adding 31 for the second wicket with Shenelle Lord who made ten.

Off-spinner Plaffiana Millington was the best bowler with two for 41.

Earlier, Guyana made heavy weather of their innings and never really got going, despite Shemaine Campbelle’s top score of 25 and Melanie Henry’s 21.

Henry and Lashuna Toussaint (7) put on 28 for the first wicket but the partnership consumed 67 balls and set the momentum for the innings.

Off-spinner Karishma Ramharack (2-14) and slow medium Felicia Walters (2-22) were the wicket-takers.

GTTA to stage Summer Tournament

TABLE tennis players who have been participating in the August vacation camp will be offered the chance to show their skills, as the Guyana Table Tennis Association has announced its ‘Summer Tournament’.

The tournament, which will be held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) and the National Gymnasium, is scheduled for August 21 and 23, 2015.

The tournament will feature 8 categories - the Men’s Singles, B Class Open, C Class Open, 13 Years and Under Boys, 13 Years and Under Girls, 11 Years and Under Boys, 11 Years and Under Girls and Novices Open.

Students of the current vacation programmes will compete in the Novices category. Participants are expected from Linden, Georgetown and Berbice.

Meanwhile the GTTA has indicated that the 11 years and under Boys and Girls categories will be used as a litmus test for possible participation in the Caribbean Pre-Cadet Championships, scheduled for September 2 to 9, 2015 in the Dominican Republic Registration for the competition can be done through the General Secretary Linden (621-7630) or any executive member of the GTTA. It closes on Friday.

Pegasus’ Susan Isaacs (R) hands over the sponsorship cheque to Vidushi Persaud in the presence of Ryan McKinnon.

THE Guyana Sports Shooting Federation (GSSF), in collaboration with World Archery Americas, will be hosting its inaugural Archery Development seminar during this month, to be conducted by international archer/coach Diego Torres of Columbia.

Last Friday, Susan Isaacs, General Manager of Pegasus Hotel Guyana, at a simple handing-over ceremony at the hotel, pledged its commitment to the support of Archery in Guyana.

Torres will be hosted in Guyana by the GSSF for a period of 10 days to conduct the seminar for members of the Federation; the focus of which will be on archery safety, the fabrication of PVC bows and the correct form in archery.

This, according to a release, will give participants the knowledge on how to further develop this longstanding Olympic sport by making low-cost bows which will then be used for training and local competitions.

Shooting practice sessions will be arranged to ensure that members learn the fundamentals of the sport of Archery early on.

President of the Federation, Vidushi Persaud recorded her excitement as to the fast approaching start of Torres’ tour, highlighting the commitment to achieving the goals and fulfilling the objectives of the GSSF by facilitating such seminars related to Sport Shooting.

Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, Ryan McKinnon, noted “as always, sport shooting events demand that safety is always the number one priority. The GSSF has an excellent track record in this regard and we intend to do everything that we can to educate new competitors about being safe and about the rules of the specific sport in order to keep that record unblemished.”

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RHTY&SC ends successful summer camp THE Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC)/ Republic Bank Summer Camp which ended on Friday, has been described by officials of the Club and its cricket teams as the best ever.

Fifty Grade Six students drawn from across Region Six completed the camp which aims to assist them to make a successful transition from the Primary level to the Secondary.

The students were taught several subjects - English A, Maths, Social Studies, Integrated Science and Spanish while they were also exposed to basic coaching in the disciplines of cricket, basketball and volleyball.

Students were also involved in numerous lectures on topics of importance to them including Peer Pressure, Drug Abuse, HIV/AIDS, Suicide, Public Manners, Importance of Education, Table Manners.

Camp Director Rohan Etwaru stated that each student performed exceptionally well and is now fully prepared not only for entrance into Secondary School but also for involvement in sports.

Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster expressed gratitude to Republic Bank for its continued investment in youths and for supporting the work of the RHTY&SC over the years.

Foster urged the students to develop the healthy habits of reading, research and urged them to focus on building an enquiring mind as they strive to fulfil their personal ambitions.

Ezla Moore was named Best Student after achieving an overall pass rate of 93 percentage and also the best Spanish Student.

The other awardees were Best English Student Latchman Sanichar, Best Social Studies Student - Tyrese Rodney, Best Integrated Science Student - Justin Edwards and Most Improved Student - Tatiana Hintzen.

Each of the awardees received a special collection of educational materials.

The camp was organised by the Educational and Sports Committee of the RHTY&SC and the cricket teams of the club - RHT Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Females and Gizmos & Gadgets First Division and Under-21 teams.

The top Awardees pose with Seema Brijmal of Republic Bank and Camp Director Rohan Etwaru.

GCB makes monetary donation to GYO

THE Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday made a monetary donation to Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) to purchase chain link mesh to upgrade their hard court cricket facility.

President of GYO, Surendra Heeralall, thanked the GCB for its timely contribution, as the GYO is in dire need of chain link mesh.

He said he was confident that the GCB would come to their assistance, adding that the relationship between his club and the Board is a healthy one and he hopes for the goodwill to continue for the betterment of cricket.

Treasurer of GCB, Anand Kalladeen said the GCB is happy to be of assistance to GYO, noting that this club has always made itself available to GCB free of cost.

He also hopes that the pleasant and professional relationship between the GYO and GCB continues, as the aim of both organisations is to produce quality cricketers to compete at the highest level.

The current GCB is committed to the development of cricket.

During the second half of last year, the Board had been distributing equipment and other necessities to clubs across the country to equip cricketers to better their skills.

The Board will continue to assist clubs as the need arises.

GCB treasurer Anand Kalladeen (centre) hands over the cheque to GYO president Surendra Heeralall, in the presence of GCB secretary Anand Sanasie.

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Government supports Upper Mazaruni Games PRESIDENT David Granger says that the sustenance of the Upper Mazaruni Games should be of great importance to the upper Mazaruni district Sports Council.

The signature annual sporting event features youths from Arau, Parima, Waramadong, Kamarang, Kako, Quebanang, Jawalla, Imbaimadai, Chinoweng, Phillipai and Isseneru, showcasing their athletic skills.

During a recent visit to the community, the President, along with First Lady Mrs Sandra Granger, indicated that the event should be considered a model for many other communities, because of the unison depicted.

“I’m impressed that no government told you to arrange this. All I would like to ask you is that ten months from now I would like the 2016 games to be dedicated to the 50th Independence celebration,” President Granger said.

A cheque in the amount of $1M was presented to the Council by President Granger who stated that his Government is committed to supporting this event and to making it even bigger since it dovetails his vision for youth development in

President David Granger hands over a cheque for $1M to Chairman of the Upper Mazaruni District Sports Council, Rudolph Wellington, in the presence of Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs Sydney Allicock, Minister within the Ministry of Communities Dawn Hastings, and Director of Sport Christopher Jones.

Guyana.

President Granger also said his administration will be working to establish prop-

er sporting facilities in all regions so that Guyanese athletes can prepare themselves to compete and excel

President David Granger greets the players of one of the female teams.

in whatever discipline they choose.

Minister of Indigenous

People’s Affairs Sydney Allicock, Minister within the Ministry of Communities

Dawn Hastings and Director of Sport Christopher Jones were also present.

President David Granger and Mrs Sandra Granger being welcomed by the participating teams at the Upper Mazaruni District Games which is ongoing at Jawalla, Region 7.

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Guyana finish second at Players Sports U-21 Hockey Tournament in T&T

GUYANA’S National U-21 hockey team finished second place behind Courts Malvern in the recently concluded inaugural Players Sports U-21 Hockey Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Guyanese, who made their way to the final following a 2-1 win over Queen’s Park Cricket Club in the semi-final, were outclassed by the Courts-sponsored team from the Twin Island Republic.

Playing at the National Hockey Centre in Tacarigua, Malvern’s Tariq Marcano and Shaquille Daniels also received Top Goalscorer and Most Outstanding Player awards respectively.

Guyana’s coaching staff expressed their satisfaction with the overall performance of the team considering that they won 7 of their 9 matches played, including two penalty shootouts.

The team also scored, on average, two goals per game and improved their overall play with every match.

There will be no rest for eight members of the team, who are also part of the national senior squad currently preparing

for the Pan American Challenge in Chicklayo, Peru, from October 3 to 11.

Guyana are down to play Uruguay on October 3 and, in what is expected to be a highly-charged affair against Venezuela on October 4.

In the game against Malvern, one of Trinidad’s biggest hockey team, the two teams split their first two encounters and it was obvious from the start of the final that they were going after each other’s weaknesses.

Guyana’s outstanding striker Aroydy Branford undertook individual runs early in the game but was met with an aggressive Malvern defence who gave him very little time on the ball.

Malvern got the early breakthrough when they were awarded a penalty-corner which was slotted home by Christian Emanuel.

Both teams cancelled out each other tactically for most of the game, which meant that a moment or two of individual

brilliance probably would decide the game.

Although Guyana had several goal-scoring opportunities, they were either off-target or could not deal with Malvern’s goalkeeper.

As the fourth quarter began, Guyana seemed to be gaining the upper hand and the stage was set for one of their customary, late-game comebacks.

However, Malvern showed great maturity and played the clock game to perfection by running the ball deep into the corners of the field and maintaining possession.

Guyana conceded a penalty corner just before the fulltime whistle, which meant that Malvern could send all ten of their outfield players up for the set play.

Although the initial stop was fumbled, Emanuel recovered the ball and sent a powerful tomahawk shot towards the goal, which was deflected in by Teague Marcano to end the game 2-0.

‘I had the heart to push’ – Matthew Vieira

MATTHEW Vieira says that his dominant performance in the superbike division at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Race of Champions on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit is due to the determination to win.

Vieira dominated with two wins from as many races on the day to exert his grip on the local champion rider trophy.

Speaking to the Chronicle Sport, the 18-year-old indicated that the ride, aboard his new Triumph Daytona 675 was one that brought him pride.

“I guess I just didn’t give up,” the young daredevil said, while adding “Stephen (Vieira) is an amazing rider. I look up to him. He has helped train me a little bit. He gave me pointers and he is my cousin and I just had the heart to push and keep pushing.”

He noted that the new three-cylinder beast, one of the top bikes being used in the American Motor-Racing and British Super-sport Championship, had been damaged earlier in the week leading up to races but a quick response by his team had corrected the problems.

Matthew is the son of one of Guyana’s most famous racers, Mark Vieira, and the local rider who is currently ruling the sport with an iron grip, added “I’d like to thank my father and my amazing team; My father for training me and pushing me this far, also for financing me. I’d like to thank Stephen De Nobrega for helping me out; Sunil Persaud as well. Without those guys I could not have raced the bike.”

Vieira also thanked his sponsors Truck Masters and Mohamed’s Enterprise. He now set his sights on the third leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) in Barbados where he expects to achieve positive results on his second outing there..

Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis Novices Championships

GDF reclaim National Novices Boxing C/ship title

By Michael DaSilva THE Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Sunday night reclaimed the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis National Novices Champion Gym title, after accumulating 19 points when the curtain came down on the tournament at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre (California

Square).

Boasting a host of contestants in each division, the soldiers dominated the two-night proceedings to win ahead of last year’s champions, Republicans (six points), while the Army’s Colin Lewis was adjudged Best Boxer and referee/judge Marcell Daniels was named Best Official.

Lewis, the nephew of the late Andrew `Six Head’ Lew-

is who won Guyana’s first world title with a knock-out victory over American Greg Page and in whose honour the tournament was renamed, recorded a second-round technical knock-out victory over Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Troy Ridley on the opening night (Saturday), then a third-round technical knock-out victory over his gym mate the very night.

On Sunday, Lewis reg-

istered yet another technical knock-out victory. This time it was a third-round stoppage over another gym mate Milton Isaacs.

In other GDF victories on Sunday night’s card, Michael Worrell secured a walkover from Harpy Eagles’ (HE) Kurt Allicock in a junior flyweight bout in the Elite category.

In the same category, Aluko Venture scored a sec-

ond-round win against Republican’s Ewart Cobis.

Shaquille DeYoung defeated GPF’s Akeem Sutherland, who was disqualified for slapping, in the lightweight division of the Elite category, In the middleweight division, Julius Hanover upstaged his GDF gym mate Kevin Inniss via the technical knock-out route in the first round.

Light heavyweight Mickle Sancho scored a second-round TKO win against his GDF team mate Kevin DeFreitas and Shemar Eastman edged his gym mate Leon Andrews on points to claim the heavyweight division.

In the super heavyweight division, Royden Joseph beat Republican’s Gillian Limerick on points.

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Government supports Upper Mazaruni Games SEE STORY ON PAGE 26

Guyana finish second at Players Sports U-21 Hockey Tournament in T&T

Guyana’s Junior National male hockey team

Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis Novices Championships

GDF reclaim National Novices Boxing C/ship title See story on page 27

See story on page 27

‘I had the heart to push’ Matthew Vieira aboard his Triumph Daytona 675 makes his way around the clubhouse.

(Photo by Samuel Maughn)

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– Matthew Vieira See story on page 27

Tuesday August 11, 2015