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GUYANA No. 103787

THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2014

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Vanessa Kissooon

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Opposition unable to separate Party from Gov’t

GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday April 3, 2014

‘SAFARI WORTHY’ - Vehicles slated to participate in adventurous Pakaraima Safari checked and branded

– says Minister Edghill as he defends GINA

By Rebecca Ganesh-Ally

MINISTER within the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill yesterday made a strong defence of the Government Information Agency (GINA), an entity whose budget allocation was threatened even before the presentation of the 2014 National Budget.

Speaking during the debate of Budget 2014 last evening, and pointing to the accusations made by the opposition that the agency is simply a mouth piece for the ruling Party, Minister Edghill stated that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has the ability to represent itself through its own Party organs.

He pointed out a list of countries which have Government Information Agencies to which they are entitled, similar to Guyana. The Minister explained that the role of GINA would be affected if its budget is cut since it would result in the loss of jobs.

The non-functioning of the agency would also curb the constitutional rights of thousands of Guyanese to receive the information needed on the work of Government and their programmes and projects planned.

The Minister also added that cutting GINA’s budget Minister Juan Edghill would be a direct attack on the press freedom of the agency, curbing its right to perform its function.

The opposition using their one-seat majority cut GINA’s budget in 2012 and 2013, along with other allocations for major projects and entities.

VEHICLES that will be taking part in the 2014 Pakaraima Safari scheduled for April 12 to 20 were given a final inspection yesterday by officials at the office of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) at the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia.

Some 24 vehicles were registered and checked for compliance with the requirements for the adventurous 600-miles journey.

The vehicles were checked for durability, model, tyres, fuel containers, camping equipment, spare parts and air compressors among other pre-requisites.

This inspection was necessary to ensure that the vehicles are well-prepared and fit for the rigorous journey.

At the inspection, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) handed over t-shirts and caps to the safari’s organiser, Mr. Frank Singh to outfit all the participants. Mr Singh said “there are 24 vehicles that have been registered in Georgetown and another 16 vehicles out of Lethem with the one truck from GTA.” Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Mr. Indranauth Haralsingh expressed

thanks to GINA (Government Information Agency) for producing a post-event documentary on the 2013 Safari, noting that this has helped others to see what the experience is like so that they can make the decision to take part in the safari. He also disclosed that the truck for the Safari 2014 will be launched soon.

The excursion is also set to coincide with the Rupununi Rodeo in Lethem, affording the option of returning to Georgetown for Easter Monday or remaining in Lethem for the grand event.

This safari is being sponsored by GT&T, Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL), Marketing & Distribution and Mekdeci Machinery and Construction (MMC).

Mr.Indranauth Haralsingh (left) and Mr Frank Singh are branding vehicles as ‘safari worthy’.

Mr. Indranauth Haralsingh (5th from left) and Mr Frank Singh (3rd from right) flanked by participants for the 2014 Pakaraima Safari.

APNU MP falls ill during budget debate

- rushed to hospital by one of two ambulances on standby at Public Buildings

By Vanessa Narine REPRESENTATIVE for Region 10 and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament (MP), Vanessa Kissoon, was rushed from the National Assembly shortly after the resumption of the sitting at 6:00pm, last evening.

The MP who reportedly has a sickle cell condition was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) via one of the two ambulances that was on standby at the Public Buildings.

One of the two paramedics who assisted Kissoon to the hospital told the Guyana Chronicle

that her condition is stable.

This was confirmed by APNU MP, Dr. George Norton, who has assisted his colleague out of Chambers after she complained of being unwell.

Leader of the party, David Granger, also spoke to the Guyana Chronicle and expressed his thanks to Government MP, Dr. Vishwanauth Mahadeo, who offered his support.

According to him, the cause that triggered a change in her condition has not yet been confirmed.

Granger noted that Kissoon will be back in Parliament today, as the 2014 Budget debates continue.

Ironically, the fact that

Vanessa Kissooon Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, took the initiative to have the a three-person medical team and two fully equipped ambulances on call in case of an emergency was joked about among Opposition MPs during day one of the debates.

Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman, on Monday had extended the House’s appreciation to the Health Minister for the provision of these services and invited MPs to make use of the services provided if they so desire.

During last year’s debates similar provisions were made following the collapse of APNU MP, Richard Allen.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday April 3, 2014

President responds to WPA on Rodney COI PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar has reiterated his position with regard to the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (COI), via a letter to the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) leadership, namely Professor Clive Thomas and Dr Rupert Roopnarine.

The President stated, as he has done several times in the recent past, that the decision to launch the inquiry stemmed from a personal request made to him by Dr. Patricia Rodney, having regards for the antecedents of this matter including calls for such an inquiry immediately after the death of Dr. Walter Rodney, from many quarters.

The PPP publicly made commitments by former Presidents’ Dr. Cheddi Jagan and Bharrat Jagdeo, while there were international calls and the National Assembly passed a resolution for the COI’s establishment.

It was explained that Dr. Patricia Rodney, widow of the late WPA historian, stated her past experiences when meeting the Head of State to request the COI and indicated Dr Walter Rodney that she had no wish for the terms of reference or the selection of commissioners to be the subject of any consultations with any political parties.

Given the views expressed by her, the president said that he used his “deliberate judgment” and accepted her request. He further explained that Head of the Presidential Secretariat, and the Attorney General liaised with the Rodney family, in respect of the formula-

tion of the terms of reference. It was also indicated that Head of the Presidential Secretariat and the Attorney General were exclusively responsible for the commissioners’ selection.

President Ramotar explained that the terms of reference were crafted to recreate as far as possible, for the commissioners, the po-

Professor Clive Thomas

Dr Rupert Roopnarine litical environment, and atmosphere at the time of Rodney’s death. He added that it would be myopic and self-defeating if the inquiry was circumscribed from venturing beyond June 1980. He emphasised that the killing of Dr. Rodney was not an isolated incident; it had its genesis in his public and political activism after he was refused employment at the University of Guy-

ana, and culminated in his death on June 13, 1980.

It was described as strange by the president that the WPA, which was once led by Dr. Rodney would seek to oppose it now.

He expressed hope that all the public statements, documents, and publications made by the WPA’s newspaper ‘Day Clean’ would be made available to the commission, along with every member or supporter with any information.

“I have no doubt that this information would greatly assist the commission in discharging its mandate,” he stated in the letter. He also gave his fullest assurance that the COI is not driven by any political agenda or any inspired sinister motive.

“It is intended to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of one of Guyana’s brightest stars, a man who has won international acclaim for his prodigious scholarship, as well as his social, political and working class activism, and coincidentally and fundamentally one whom you once embraced as your leader, a brother and a comrade. I reiterate my hope for, and expectation of your fullest participation in the commission of inquiry.”

Concerns about the appointment of Senior Counsel Seenath Jairam, were also dismissed as being without merit and a statement issued by the Attorney General with regards to this, was also enclosed, according to President Ramotar for “ease of reference”.

The letter by the Head of State is in response to a letter sent earlier by the WPA’s leadership expressing several concerns.

According to President Ramotar, it was never his intention to ignore the initial letter since he deliberately made several pronouncements in the public domain to address the issues of concern raised by the WPA representatives. He also pointed out that Attorney General Anil Nandlall was instructed to issue a statement responding to the concerns and do a television programme on the same. All of these were done, as he had instructed. (GINA)

Philadelphia man dies after struck during rum shop brawl

By Leroy Smith THE death of 38-year-old Mahendra Singh of Philadelphia, East Bank Essequibo, is now being treated as a murder as police ranks conduct investigations following reports that he was allegedly struck by another man while drinking when an argument ensued.

Singh, who works with a family in the rice production business, met his demise after resting at the home of his employer at Philadelphia, EBE, where he sometimes reside.

Yesterday Bissoondai Sammy, Singh’s sister, related to the Guyana Chronicle that her brother was in the village drinking with his good friend when an argument broke out between them and they got into a fight.

The woman said that when her brother came to her home on Tuesday afternoon he was bleeding from the head and another sister

cleaned his wound and he had a bath before going to his employer’s residence a few villages away.

This publication was told that his employer visited relatives of the dead man early yesterday morning and informed them that Singh was frothing and advised that they should take him to the hospital.

While the employer was still at the house, he reportedly received a call from his wife telling him that the man was now motionless.

Sammy explained that when she arrived at the home of Singh’s employer she saw her brother lying on his back and when she turned him over she realised that he was lifeless. An alarm was raised and the police were called in.

This newspaper understands that the man with whom he had the quarrel and fight is now in police custody. Police are also questioning a number of persons who were said to be in the rum shop with the deceased and main suspect when the incident occurred.

A police vehicle is seen here as cops pursue their investigations in the Zeelugt area yesterday. (Leroy Smith photo)

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday April 3, 2014

Outgoing ACP Vyphuis calls on all police ranks to respect civilians OUTGOING Assistant Police Commissioner George Alexander Vyphuis yesterday admonished ranks who have a nasty approach to the job and to members of the public, urging them to be professional at all times and to be aware of the fact that it is those very members of the public (taxpayers) who are responsible for their salaries at the end of the month.

He also urged junior ranks to display a high level of honesty and trust, and to let courtesy be their hallmark and passion to

Assistant Commissioner Vyphuis inspects the parade

serve the public.

Vyphuis made these comments while addressing senior officers of the Force and ranks during a farewell parade in his honour at the Tactical Services Unit Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, after serving 35 years in the GPF in a number of capacities, and executing a number of programmes.

Yesterday was ACP George Vyphuis’s last day on the job, and the Guyana Police Force held a parade in his honour in appreciation of his thirty-five years of service he had given to that institution.

Vyphuis had mentioned to reporters on Tuesday that he had hoped to have departed the Guyana Police Force at the rank of a Deputy Commis-

sioner, but he understands that appointments are arranged by the Almighty.

Vyphuis’s wife and entire immediate family members were present to witness his passing out parade, even as several retired senior police officers also returned to witness the Assistant Commissioner proceed into retirement.

Following yesterday’s event, held at the Drill Square at Eve Leary, a cocktail event was hosted last evening by Vyphuis for close friends and members of his family.

Just last week, Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell proceeded into retirement after a poignant farewell parade held in his honour. (Leroy Smith)

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) George Vyphuis and family members after the farewell parade held in his honour yesterday (Sonell Nelson photos) Something laughable catches the attention of outgoing Asst. Commissioner Vyphuis and Acting Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud. Seated at right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ms Angela Johnson.

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Dad dies trying to save son

Lifeguards, assisted by other beachgoers, help to take Phillip Babwah to an ambulance at Maracas Beach on Monday. Babwah (inset) was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. PHOTO: ROBERTO CODALLO

(Trinidad Guardian) FAMILY man Phillip Babwah sacrificed his life as he dived into the rough Maracas Bay waters when he heard his daughterin-law Wendy Jairam scream for help and saw his 25-yearold son Ronnie struggling to stay afloat. However, the heroic attempt by Babwah, the father of two, led to his own

Chile soldiers hunt escaped inmates in quake-hit Iquique (BBC News) CHILE’S army has been deployed to the northern city of Iquique after some 300 inmates escaped from a women’s jail following an 8.2-magnitude earthquake.

More than 100 prisoners have returned, many of them voluntarily, since fleeing the jail in the chaos that followed Tuesday evening’s quake.

Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet is in Iquique to assess the damage. She has declared the regions of Arica and Parinacota and Tarapaca disaster areas.

There have been six reported deaths.

Nearly a million people were evacuated across the country amid fears that the quake had triggered a tsunami.

But although there were power cuts, fires and landslides, the worst-hit areas appear to have avoided suffering significant damage.

Some 40,000 people in Tarapaca remain without power, said Ricardo Toro of Chile’s National Emergency Office (Onemi).

The women inmates reportedly escaped from the prison after a wall collapsed when the quake struck at 20:46 local time (23:46 GMT).

Mr Toro said that of the 293 who had escaped, 131 had now returned voluntarily to jail.

In the hours after their escape, Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo said 100 anti-riot police had been flown in to Iquique to help the 300 soldiers already in the city.

As well as hunting for the prisoners, they were also there

Fears of a tsunami prompted many people to seek refuge away from coastal areas, as tremors continued throughout Tuesday night to prevent “looting and disorder”, the authorities said.

The quake struck about 52 miles north-west of Iquique, a mining area.

The tremors set off landslides that blocked roads, hit power supplies, damaged a number of homes and caused fires in some businesses.

Kurt Hertrampf, a hostel owner in another town, Arica, told the BBC there had been a blackout after the quake and he was surprised the telephone line was still working.

“Downtown looks like a ghost town,” he added.

Officials said the dead included people who were crushed by collapsing walls or who had died of heart attacks.

Several people were seriously injured.

The tsunami alert sent communities fleeing coastal areas of Chile. Television

pictures showed traffic jams as people tried to head for safer areas.

Dozens of aftershocks - including a 6.2-magnitude tremor

- continued through the night.

But although waves of up to about 6ft hit some areas, most tsunami warnings have now been lifted.

death, as he drowned after strong currents pulled him underwater on Monday.

His family was among scores who took advantage of the public holiday for a beach outing. The Claxton Bay family had planned a day of sea, sand and bake and shark. Now Babwah’s widow, Naranganie, vows never to take her family back to the beach. Babwah, a supervisor at United Engineering Services Ltd, Point Lisas, died before reaching the Portof-Spain General Hospital. “I wasn’t even sure I was going to make it,” Jairam said as she fought back her tears at the family’s School Trace home yesterday.

The Babwahs would have celebrated the 25th anniversary of their marriage this October and Phillip would have turned 50 on July 25. Now all Naranganie has are memories. “He was a loving father, husband, brother. He was everything to everybody. I will remember him spending all his time with me going to the garden, doing the housework, doing everything together,” Naranganie said. Babwah’s mother, Violet, said she was still in shock, as she saw her son leave home a healthy and happy man.

“I never expected my child to go. I cannot come to accept it, because he left here as a healthy person. He stood right here and said, ‘Grams, I am going, eh.’ I said, “‘Ok, safe ride,’ and they went,” she said.

Naranganie said the family reached Maracas Bay around 8.30 am and after taking a short dip, they decided to return to

shore because the water was cold and rough. “All four of us went in the water to bathe and I told my husband I was feeling cold, so I came back out. “When I looked back at Ronnie and Wendy to tell them to come out, I saw they were going further. I told Phillip to call them, don’t let them go in further.

“The current was pulling them and when the wave pushed them in, they kept going under.” After the family called out for help, she said, two surfers went into the water with their boards and Babwah followed. But by the time these good samaritans rescued Ronnie and Wendy, by putting them on the boards, her husband had already gone underwater. Naranganie said, “I ran to get to the lifeguards but I could not see any. I went to look at another station and by the time they brought my husband out I saw that a lifeguard came.

“The lifeguard helped us a lot, but when they came, Phillip was already out of the water and I gave him CPR. There were two doctors on the beach.

They helped a lot until the ambulance came and took him to the hospital.” She said it was the first time in four years the family had gone to the beach.

Her husband was an average swimmer. “My son told me, ‘Ma, let us go to the beach. Let us go and take a little dip, and come back before 2 pm.’

“He had to go to work for 3 pm at Petrotrin. We cut up sweetbread, I took some soft drinks and water and I said we will buy bake and shark,” she said.

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GUYANA

EDITORIAL

Guyana under siege

PARLIAMENT is comprised of the President, the Speaker, the Clerk of the National Assembly, and the National Assembly.

The National Assembly is made up of 65 Members of Parliament, elected under a mixed Proportional Representation electoral system, with 25 seats coming from the 10 Administrative Geographic Regions, and 40 from the National Top-Up. The Prime Minister is the Leader of the House, and Ministers of the Government must be Members of Parliament.

The President, as provided for in the Constitution, may appoint an additional four (4) technocratic, non-voting Ministers, and two (2) non- voting Parliamentary Secretaries to the National Assembly.

The Constitution explicitly defines, and provides for, the division of power among the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches.

The PPP had always intended to revise the Constitution, except that the process, which was time-consuming and lengthy, had been placed on the back-burner while the new government invested all its time, energies and resources into trying to put Guyana back on its socio-economic track, because the needs of the people were paramount and extant in urgent ways in every sector.

It was a Herculean task to even put a dent in the then countrywide devastation that the PNC had left in this country; but their murderous and destructive rampages, through Hoyte’s “slo’fiah, mo’ fiah” strategy, that razed dozens of businesses, destroyed private and public properties, with innocent citizens, especially entrepreneurs, and policemen being wantonly robbed and slaughtered; and even babies asleep in their beds and a sitting minister of government and his family being butchered, forced the government to curtail developmental imperatives and bend to the Opposition’s will, as Dr. Cheddi Jagan was forced to do with Duncan Sandys when the nefarious ‘X-13 Plan’ was unleashed on his people.

Member States of CARICOM, which shared a ‘buddy-buddy’ relationship at Heads-of-State level with Forbes Burnham, and at the governmental level with the PNC -although it was widely known that the PNC was keeping itself in power through rigged elections combined with internal terrorism -- never once, during that legendary and infamous 28 years of despotic PNC rule, interceded to provide support to Dr. Jagan’s just cause; but their intercession when the PNC was on its “slo’ fiah, mo’ fiah” rampage was mainly on the PNC’s behalf, and forced concessions inimical to the PPP/C administration, which, again, as in the Duncan Sandys farce, was forced to make concessions

GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday April 3, 2014

Where are the fathers?

JOSEPH Hamilton has charged that Carl Greenidge, ‘the food banner’, had failed miserably to present any alternative as the Opposition’s pointsman on finance.

Carl ‘the food banner’ Greenidge, proved very clearly to be deficit at finances, math and addition, but very good at minus as in taking away. Carl ‘the food banner’ Greenidge and the PNC know perfectly well how to minus, since they banned (minused) food from Guyanese. Some people in the National Assembly need dunce caps.

On the criticism of the social sector, Joseph Hamilton underscored the fact that fingers are quickly pointed at the Government, particularly as it relates to children and the social ills they are exposed to such as teenage pregnancy, alcohol abuse, drugs, etc. But he posited that the real questions are not being asked, which is: What of the parents.

“Completely divorced from this discussion (are) the persons responsible. Where are the fathers and mothers?”

Hamilton asked. Thank the Lord! At least one person knows and tries to expose the real deal with the PNC when it comes to lawlessness.

All those black mothers and teens with babies and no fathers around become Government’s child/children. PNC encourages this lawlessness in order to perpetuate black

population growth, which means votes for PNC in the future.

I could understand the PNC blasting Government when it comes to old age pensioners’ payments. The money for Linden electricity subsidy and the money spent on the GDF are a total waste of taxpayers’ money. All those things should be banned, and the money go to old age pensioners and public education, and to build large jails to ensure terrorists are housed for life where they will never rain terror on the innocent citizens again.

PNC will forever cry for more money for Police, Army and Public Service people, because most of these people vote PNC; but when PNC was in Government, they never raised their salaries, but froze wages instead, and terrorized their union leaders so there was no collective bargaining possible; plus they had to work for free, cutting cane and doing labour duties at Hope Estate and the pig farm.

It is strange how people are fighting to return to those days, even though today they own homes with nice furnishings, vehicles, modern conveniences, have more disposable incomes, and life is way better than the days of hunger and beggary under PNC rule.

T. KING

Shubh Navraatri!

MAY this period of Navratri, dedicated to the Divine Mother, usher in the spirit of bliss.

Navratri is a time when Hindus adore the Supreme in the form of the Universal Mother called by many names: Durga, Kali, Ambika, Jagdamba, Uma, Gauri, Lalita and Chamundi. These names allude to the different aspects of the single Shakti or power. It occurs twice in the year associated with the seasons of spring and autumn.

We are currently observing Vasant Navratra, which concludes on April 8, 2014. It emphasises the Hindu perception of God as male (Shakta) and female (Shakti). “Twam Stri, Twam Pumanasi”: Thou are Mother, Thou art Father.

The nine-day period is divided into sets of three days, during which time the Universal Mother is worshipped in her three principal forms: Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. She is the personification of the creative energy, who also possesses the power of preservation and destruction. Although she may be seen in three different forms, we nevertheless seek to invoke the blessings of the different aspects of that one Supreme power of Maha Shakti.

As Durga, she is known to have conquered all her foes, and is portrayed as the source of power and force. Prayers are done to her, and she is invoked in this aspect to destroy all negative tendencies.

The power aspect of the Mother is to protect the devotee from danger, disappointment and pitfalls. Invocation of Durga, or Kali, is not done to harm anyone. The worship in this form should be “satwick”, or pure, and does not involve sacrifice or blood. There is no room for superstition.

In the divine form of Lakshmi, she is symbolic of prosperity and abundance. Devotees pay homage, and pray that their lives may be filled with every happiness and abundance. inimical to its own interests, such as truncating its term in office by two years.

Consequent to these concessions, the 1999 - 2001 broadbased Constitutional Reform Commission and the resulting constitutional reforms were unanimously agreed by the parliamentary political parties through an extensive, inclusive consultative process that included communities across the 10 Administrative Regions, and civil society.

This was then followed by an intensive parliamentary reform process (2002-2006) which created an expanded committee system, and enhanced oversight of all facets of government, supported by revised Standing Orders in both 2006 and 2011.

Thus was created one of the best parliamentary models in the world, which gave the parliamentary Opposition great sway and great say in the governance of the country, especially in the economic affairs, through the Public Accounts Committee, the permanent chair of which the government conceded to the opposition, even when the PPP/C had majority in parliament.

This was a perfect model for shared governance, because every minister, including the Prime Minister, and head of every governmental institution and department is subject to minute scrutiny by these parliamentary committees.

The idea here is not only to pursue material prosperity, but also spiritual exaltation and peace, or shanti.

We seek the manifestation of Maha Lakshmi Devi to assist us in our transition from the dark recesses of ignorance unto the sublime; indeed, to cultivate the nobler sentiments; the inner wealth of our hearts.

The final phase of Navratra is dedicated to the Goddess, Saraswati, who is the giver of intelligence. In this aspect, worship is necessary to achieve knowledge, consciousness and self-illumination.

As we worship the Divine Mother, let’s not forget the plight of our women and girl children who are continually abused and violated and are victims of violence. Let us pledge to advocate against such heinous practices, and use this period to strengthen our resolve to work for a safer environment for our females. Our female folk should be respected as mothers, sisters and daughters. I pray that Durga Mata blesses them with fortitude to withstand and triumph over the vicissitudes of life.

I would like to encourage all Hindus to attend their mandirs across the country, and take the opportunity to invite all to the Rama Krishna Dharmic Mandir’s special Navraatri satsanghs every evening at 6:00 pm, and to the Shri Krishna Mandir in Campbelville on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 7:00pm. On Sunday, there will be a special satsangh in memory of Pt. Reepu Daman Persaud at 8:00 am; all are invited.

May Shakti Maa shower Her infinite blessings on you and your family. Shubh Navratri!

DR. VINDHYA PERSAUD President of Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha However, all these constitutional norms and processes, including the Parliamentary Standing Orders, have been violated in a multiplicity of ways over the years subsequent to elections of November 2011, which has now made the National Assembly a farcical and comical blot on the landscape of such august Houses anywhere in the world.

A continuation of this farce is the AFC’s walkout of Parliament prior to the presentation by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh of Budget 2014, on what could best be described as farcical and puerile grounds, which, of course, is driving its own agenda of destabilising the country to make the PPP/C government fail and/or look bad.

This is also the situation with the PNC/APNU combo, with the nonsensical pronouncements being uttered by Opposition leader, David Granger.

This is a forewarning that the government and the nation would once again be subjected to the joint Opposition’s debilitating and destructive anti-developmental utterances and actions as occurred post-2012 and 2013 Budget presentations.

The writing is on the wall for all to read.

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It is easy to criticise but to be criticised is quite another matter A tour d’horizon of Guyana’s political landscape would show it strewn with political hasbeens, wannabe’s, failed presidential aspirants, victims of red carpet fever, political charlatans and narcissuses I HAVE always maintained that the PPP is not a perfect political party. In fact, no political party is perfect. The Party is not in Heaven, it is on earth. Usually it is those who leave the Party for one reason or another who would pontificate and seek to find fault with the Party , which they themselves once belonged, but having left opted to expose what they deem to be faults in the public domain.

We, who continue to soldier on with the Party, and to battle with the fault lines and trip wires do so because we want a better Party. We are committed to overcoming the challenges that arise from time to time within and outside the Party.

Life itself throws up challenges in the Party, in Government, the Parliament and wherever the Party wields influence in society.

In this regard, there are two choices available, either you stay and deal with the challenges or you walk away either because you didn’t get your way or you simply didn’t have the staying power.

When the PPP was in Opposition, the challenges were many; those challenges grew into tendencies within the Party; some members have a predisposition to gravitate towards leaders, who articulate a particular viewpoint that appear to be attractive.

Those individuals would eventually form themselves into factions or cliques. When this happens such developments pose a danger to the unity and solidarity within the Party. It can be more damaging when factions become organised within the Party structure thus the necessity to guard against factionalism and cliquism within the Party.

The PPP’s Code of Conduct discourages such negative formations within the Party.

The existence of political and ideological tendencies within a political party is nothing new; it is a natural evolution of the extant political and ideological thinking influenced by the social, economic and political dynamics obtaining in society. A political party such as the PPP with close connections to all classes and social strata in society will obviously be affected by the way they perceive and react to political, economic and social developments in society.

Their thoughts, perceptions and reactions will no doubt spring from their class interests which is influenced by the way events unfold in the wider society.

The PPP has never been and cannot be immune from these social, political and economic phenomena since, in the first place, it remains a Party with a large mass following and growing influence in Guyana. Secondly, it is the Party that holds office and thirdly, it is the Party whose programmes and policies, vis-à-vis Government impacts the lives of every section of the population and perhaps every single Guyanese.

Mr. Clement Rohee, PPP We know from experience that the struggle to General Secretary win political power is difficult but the struggle to hold political power is even more difficult.

There are only two political parties in Guyana that have this experience, the PPP and the PNC. A Party holding power will be under greater scrutiny than a Party in the Opposition not that the Opposition parties do not come under scrutiny at all on the contrary, while the Party in office will come under greater scrutiny with respect to issues pertaining to its governance, and all that that entails as well as for its programmes policies, and above all, upholding the Constitution; the Opposition Parties will come under scrutiny as regards, law and order issues, their pre-disposition to acts of subversion as well as in respect to their programmes and policies.

In Guyana, the PNC and its surrogates in the APNU have come under little or no scrutiny by sections of the Media whose editors and senior journalists support the political opposition.

Henry Jeffrey in his “Future Notes” would from time to time offer feeble and weak-kneed criticisms of Granger and his APNU while feature writers and columnists in the opposition media are afforded daily and weekly space to launch scurillous and baseless attacks against the PPP – the objective being to turn the minds of people against the PPP, and to make the Party look bad with the hope that people would not vote for the PPP/C at elections.

But this is nothing new. Our critics have been legion from time immemorial. If it wasn’t race, it was ideology; if it wasn’t ideology, it was personal grouses and if it wasn’t personal grouses, it was sheer bitterness because the losers did not get their way in the Party so they left or as they claim were “driven out” only to proclaim themselves the “true ones” while those who remained were deemed the “sychophants” and the “subverted and stilled”. One is left to wonder what were the roles of these “true ones” when men like Vincent Teekah, Ranji Chandisingh, Halim Majeed among others “were driven out” from the Party while those who chose to remain with the Party as the “true ones” eventually found themselves being “driven out” by others. What a turn of events!

These developments are not unique to the PPP, such has been the case with the PNC and other political parties in Guyana, a tour d’horizon of the political landscape would show it strewn with political hasbeens, wannabe’s, failed presidential aspirants, victims of red carpet fever, political charlatans and narcissuses.

The PPP has always been and continues to be a Party in which intense internal debate and discussion take place on a wide range of issues. Throughout the lifetime of Cheddi Jagan as General Secretary of the Party he had to convince members of the Central Committee and the

Executive Committee at separate meetings whenever he wanted to introduce new and innovative political or ideological thinking and initiatives within the Party and by the Party.

This was the case as regards participation or non-participation in the 1973 elections, the 1978 referendum and the 1980 elections; the decision to launch the Civil Resistance and Non-cooperation Campaign; the policy of Critical Support, the policy of alliances, the National Patriotic Front, and National Front Government, and later, the formation of the Civic component of the PPP. The same obtains today. Neither the General Secretary, the President nor former President can impose a policy initiative on the Party’s leadership simply because of the position they hold, what matters is how convincing, sound and logical their arguments are in the view of other Members of the Executive and/or Central Committee. Therefore to say that any single leader has a “grip on the throat of the Party” is total nonsense. The makeup of the current leadership of the Party and the way the Party works makes this almost impossible. With Comrades Cheddi and Janet gone; we do not profess to have any primus interpares within the leadership of the Party.

What we are witnessing in the unfolding situation, is an attempt to weaken not strengthen the Party. Our attackers do not have any interest in a stronger PPP. These masqueraders blame Ramotar for Jagdeo’s abiding political influence in the country, while they blame Jagdeo for damaging the Party’s political fortunes, pretending to have the Party’s interest at heart. And as if this was not enough the “Core Leadership” of the Party is accused of “succumbing to the personal ambition of Jagdeo”.

Since the PPP in a previous statement already expressed its views on Jagdeo’s tenure in Office; there is no need to repeat it once again, suffice it to say however, that at some point in time Jagdeo will break his silence to deal with the political barnacles. It is to be assumed that he will have much to say and to expose. Who he will target and what he will say is anybody’s guess, but this much we can expect; instead of saying things to divide the Party or to undermine President Ramotar, as some are wont to believe, Jagdeo will certainly have the last laugh. His critics should therefore be on the look out and keep in mind that it is easy to criticize but to be criticized is quite another matter. They just can’t take it.

CLEMENT J. ROHEE General Secretary, People’s Progressive Party

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Health Ministry poised to build on its achievements with $21.5B budget allocation – Dr Bheri Ramsaran

By Clifford Stanley HEALTH Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran has said that the $21.5 billion allocation to the Health Ministry in the 2014 budget would help that ministry to build on its achievements of previous years, and ensure that health services continue being accessible, acceptable, affordable, timely and appropriate.

Speaking on the allocation, he described the budget as an enlightened budget, particularly with respect to an additional $50M allocation which has been given to the Health Ministry to promote health literacy and to carry our outreach programmes to areas where health services are not readily available.

He said the Ministry of Health had made significant achievements in ensuring the well-being of the physical, social and mental health status throughout the life cycle of Guyanese in 2013.

He said that women’s health and that of their children remained on the front burner. In addition, the general population, including able-bodied persons, has been found vulnerable to four main diseases, namely hypertension, diabetes, cancers, and pulmonary (heart) conditions.

He said that prostate cancer in particular was identified as the number one killer of men in Guyana.

Dr Bheri Ramsaran, Minister of Health The strategy for effectively dealing with these diseases has been outlined in a five-year plan recently released by the Health Ministry, which had launched massive campaigns in fighting certain diseases, including cervical cancer, establishing visual inspection with ascetic acid (VIA) clinics countrywide, and giving free examinations to over 30,000 women to date.

There has also been a satisfactory degree of control over vector-borne diseases such as malaria. Dr Ramsaran said Guyanese enjoy as much as 98% coverage in vaccinations for vaccine-preventable diseases, while child -hood infectious disease such as diarrhoea and dysentery have been overcome.

He said, however, that the main health threats against

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children under five nowadays were accidents, violence and fires; and there was need for these causes of mortality to be brought under control.

He said that, for example, it was unacceptable for any child under the age of five to be walking along any road -- whether in the town or countryside -- without supervision.

He disclosed that the Health Ministry had placed heavy emphasis on continuing education and training, to enhance the effectiveness of health personnel, mainly with the help of international centres of excellence.

“We have been able to invest heavily, over the past period, into human resource development and management. Not only did we think of creating a cadre of graduate doctors, but even before they were graduated, we were crafting post-graduate programmes.”

Notable achievements were the successful training of Emergency Medicine Specialists and the creation of an Ambulance Authority.

Commenting on a recently publicised high failure rate among nurses at the Nursing School, Dr Ramsaran said the

issue is being analysed at the moment, and the thinking is that it may be a fault in the curriculum, rather than an indication of poor ability of the students.

He said a private nursing school had reported similar percentages of passes and failures, strongly suggesting that the process may be at fault.

Dr Ramsaran disclosed that the Health Ministry had written to the chairperson of the regional nursing body for a review of the curriculum, and the Ministry of Health will also conduct its own in-house investigations into other factors, including al-

legations of instances of chronic absenteeism by lecturers at the school.

Further, he disclosed that the Ministry of Finance will be giving financial assistance to the Ministry of Health to review the process.

Addressing the issue of expired drugs, Dr Ramsaran said a large number of gift items to the hospitals have been coming into the country with short shelf lives, and the Health Ministry is aggressively addressing the issue of expired drugs, with a view to ensuring that they are safely disposed of.

More focus on health sector training this year - Minister Ramsaran says on Day Three of Budget debate THE Ministry of Health is a learning organisation, continually involved in training so that health professionals can further develop themselves, and this year is no exception as more emphasis will be on training health sector staff, Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran said, during the third day of the 2014 National Budget debate.

The health sector has been allocated $21.5B, of which $428M has earmarked to train 20 post- graduate resident doctors and upgrade 4000 providers.

Minister Ramsaran said his Ministry, through this year’s budget, will continue to grow from strength to strength and strive to ensure the nation’s health is kept at a satisfactory level whilst making collective efforts to move forward.

“I must encourage everyone to endorse this budget, it is an enlightened budget and this budget is well synchronised with previous years’,” he said.

Responding to the APNU’s Shadow Minister of Health Dr. George Norton for interventions on the issue of suicide, Dr. Ramsaran said the Government has recognised the need for capacity building in this area and is working on doing same.

Dr. Norton in his presentation spoke of the increasing number of suicides and attempted suicides countrywide and called on the government to place emphasis on this issue.

Dr. Ramsaran informed the National Assembly that over the past few months his Ministry has been hosting workshops in areas, which it has been found to have high suicide, and attempted suicide rates.

According to Dr. Ramsaran, while his government recognises the need for more interventions, he invited the opposition parties to become more involved in dealing with this issue.

“It is sad that we have to deal with suicides and attempted suicides which in all instances are the end results of a series of events in a person’s life, this is why we have been hosting workshops and training sessions on depression and its signs,” the Government MP stated.

Dr. Ramsaran said specialists from overseas have been giving their expertise at the workshops and training sessions which have been held in Berbice and Georgetown.

The Ministry of Health has plans to continue along this path

in 2014 as other workshops and training sessions are planned for other regions.

“Suicide is not only the business of the Ministry of Health, it involves all of us, and we all should become more involved.”

Touching on the topic of delivery of health services at the primary health care level, the Minister said Guyana has made strides in this area.

Again responding to Dr. Norton’s comment about poor ambulance services, Dr. Ramsaran said, “At one stage in this country there was only one ambulance that was functional and that was the St John’s ambulance, today right in our Parliament compound we have two on standby.”

This year the sum of $117M has been budgeted for an ambulance fleet of 12 which will increase the national fleet by 40 percent. Medical personnel will also be trained to go along with the ambulance services.

“I am happy that although we are not significantly increased we are adequately increased so we can address some other challenges, this is a budget, it is a plan, it must not be looked at in isolation, we should look at it as an integrated something.”

To this end the Minister added that the allocation for the University of Guyana will give much support to the Health Ministry with its soon to be introduced post-graduate programmes.

Additionally, the Public Works Ministry’s allocation will aid in the continued provision of primary health care services in hinterland locations.

The sum of $2.4 billion has been budgeted for the construction and upgrade of health care facilities countrywide in the 2014 budget.

These include rehabilitation works at the Port Kaituma District Hospital, Linden Hospital Complex and Kwakwani Hospital.

The sum of $50M was budgeted to commence the extension of the maternity facility at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation to boost bed capacity, while $22.6 M has been allocated for the establishment of maternity waiting homes in the Lethem and Bartica to cater for antenatal high-risk mothers.

The sum of $382M has been allocated for the purchase of medical equipment, while the Specialty Hospital, has been allocated $910M. (GINA)

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Old Kai: Chronicles of Guyana...

Double standards in the House

OLD Kai is puzzled as to why Speaker of the National Assembly, the AFC’s Raphel Trotman, decided to impose a ban on Education Minister Priya Manickchand during the budget debates on Tuesday, April 1, because she refused to heed his order to apologise for allegedly heckling APNU MP, Jaipaul Sharma.

Bear in mind that this is the very Speaker who, only the previous day, was encouraging members on the government side of the house to have a ‘thick skin’ after Housing Minister Irfaan Ali demanded that AFC Chairman Moses Nagamootoo apologise to the people of Leguan for likening them to ‘grass cutters’.

It appears that the very Speaker does not have a ‘thick skin’ as I nearly fell off my chair when I read of the reason why he requested an apology from Manickchand. According to Internet news site, iNews, “the Speaker had asked the minister to apologise after she heckled, ‘Ask the APNU member, Sharma’ while MP Volda Lawerence was addressing the issue of rape in the society…”

We are informed by the article that Trotman, in response, stated, “I deem it to be highly improper, and if you don’t apologise, I will not recognise you to participate in this debate.”

This has to be an April Fool’s joke!

What was so improper about the minister’s comment, especially when the very news site reported that Trotman was basically encouraging ‘heckling’, by telling Government MPs to have a ‘thick skin’. So, what about the Opposition? Should they also not be told by the Speaker to have a ‘thick skin’?

Old Kai should not be surprised by what appears to be double standard on the Speakers part. The Speaker now needs to explain to this nation what was so wrong with the comment by the PPP/C Member of Parliament to justify such an illogical decision of requesting an apology. If he does not, it will simply bring his position into further

disrepute. Maybe the Speaker does have reason for justifying his action, but we have not seen any forthcoming in the press.

Let us not forget this is the very Speaker who has allowed the combined Opposition of his current and former political parties to cut successive National Budgets since they placed him there. The High Courts have now pronounced that these Budget cuts were unconstitutional;

but, for his part, the Speaker has appealed the decision of which he is entitled to.

“Ask the APNU member, Sharma” is a very vague statement. Again, what is there to apologise for in such a statement? Some have speculated that Ms. Manickchand was making reference to Jaipaul’s father, C.N. Sharma, who has been charged with carnal knowledge, and that case is presently before the courts.

More collaboration needed to combat societal ills, says the IAC ... concerned at incidents of murder and suicide THE Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) is deeply concerned over the recent incidents in which children died allegedly at the hands of their mother; where a number of senior citizens, predominantly women, were murdered, and the continuous cases of suicide.

A statement issued by the IAC yesterday said, “With regard to the suicides, the IAC is gravely concerned that it is seemingly becoming unconfined to adults, as some children are unfortunately taking their own lives.

“The IAC has in the past repeatedly expressed its concern over such incidents of suicide, and called for a national intervention and to declare the current situation of suicide a national priority. The IAC would like to reiterate this call and to note that despite some mechanisms to provide assistance, there has been a deficiency in this regard by public entities and private organisations.

“The organisation once again urges the Ministries of Human Services and Social Security, Health and Culture, Youth & Sport, to collaborate in an effort to derive a meaningful plan of action which will lead to the provision of education and related counselling with the aim of reducing, and hopefully, eliminating incidents of suicide.

“On the matter of the deaths of senior citizens, the IAC calls on the relevant authority to work assiduously to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice. All “Guyanese must be able to live freely without having their security compromised.

Further, the IAC calls on the authorities and all religious and non-governmental organisations to work to identify and address the circumstances which may lead to someone taking his/her own life.

“Moreso, the IAC urges these organisations to endeavour to be cognisant of what’s happening in their communities so that relevant assistance, including counselling, can be extended to mitigate these societal circumstances. The IAC stands ready to support any initiative/programme that will result in meaningful changes in society,” the IAC concluded.

In May, 2013, Sharma was committed to stand trial in the High Court for having carnal knowledge of a sevenyear-old girl between July 23, 2003 and July 23, 2004.

Media reports had indicated that during the preliminary inquiry, investigators spoke with girls aged five, nine, 18 and 21, along with a cousin, aged 12.

The reports had also revealed that the victim, who was then 13, reported that she and her sisters were repeatedly raped by Sharma, who would give them $2000 per week after their sexual encounters. It was further alleged by the eldest sister that the television station owner and political leader of the Justice for All Party is the father of her child.

How can the Speaker establish that the minister was making reference to this sad episode which is engaging the attention of our courts? And even if she was, this is not a figment of anyone’s imagination!

Old Kai personally bears no resentment against the Speaker, but actions such as these simply make the public question his ability to make sound judgments, especially given his prominent role in the State. He must at least try his best to appear impartial.

However, I support the minister in her decision not to offer an apology, and as a result, the Speaker has found himself in a difficult position to justify his actions in banning Ms. Manickchand. It places him in a rather embarrassing position of having to admit that he may have acted out of a rush of adrenaline in seeking to protect his fellow Opposition colleague.

Old Kai cannot think of a plausible excuse right now, but I am confident that the Speaker can come up with a palatable one to quickly put this issue aside and allow the Honourable Minister and Member of Parliament to make her contribution during the debate, especially bearing in mind that her ministry received the largest portion of the budgetary allocation once again this year.

More than 15,000 to sit National Grade Six Assessment … preparations well underway

THE National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will be held on Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17, 2014, at centres across Guyana. Approximately 15,500 candidates are registered to write this examination, according to a statement yesterday from the Education Ministry.

Four subjects will be assessed. These are English Language, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Each subject will consist of two papers. English Language and Science will be administered on April 16, Mathematics and Social Studies on April 17.

Timetables for the candidates were prepared and distributed last month to schools across the country.

Seminars are being held to train supervisors and invigilators in the administration of all examinations and to enlighten them on the new procedures for these examinations. To date training has been concluded in Region 7 - Kamarang and Bartica, Region 8 -Paramakatoi, Region 2 - Essequibo, Region 9 – Lethem, and Region 10 – Linden. Seminars will be conducted in all the other regions prior to the administration of the NGSA. Other logistical preparations are ongoing in the various Regional Education Departments for the successful administration of the examinations.

The Ministry of Education wishes to advise that all cellular phones and other electronic devices will be disallowed in the exam.

“We are therefore asking candidates to leave such devices at home. Any candidate found with such devices during the examination will be disqualified,” the ministry said.

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AG files multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Stabroek News, Christopher Ram ATTORNEY Sase Gunraj, on behalf of Attorney-General, Anil Nandlall, has commenced High Court proceedings for libel, following the failure of Stabroek News to apologise for false charges in a letter penned by Lalbachan Christopher Ram. The legal action follows a letter sent to the Stabroek News requesting a retraction of a letter, “It is the President’s duty alone to appoint three members of the Judicial Service Commission”, which was published on March 19, 2014.

The AG requested a retraction within seven days and warned that failing to do so would result in legal action. The request was not complied with.

Ram’s allegedly said Nandlall is careless about details, cavalier about the Constitution and the law, mischievous and obfuscatory, irresponsible, unfamiliar with basic provisions of the Constitution of Guyana and guilty of a grave dereliction of duty.

According to legal documents seen by this newspaper, Ram and Guyana Publications Inc., publisher of the Stabroek News, were listed as defendants.

The AG is claiming damages in excess of $10M for libel contained in Ram’s letter, and aggravated damages in excess of $10M, as well as orders as the Court deems just and proper.

The court documents stated that the plaintiff, the AG, was at all material times an Attorney-at-Law duly admitted to practice law in the jurisdictions of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, a member of the tenth Parliament of Guyana and was a member of the ninth Parliament of Guyana the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs and the Principal Legal Advisor to the Government of Guyana, a member of the Cabinet of the Government of Guyana, Chairman of the Law Revision Commission, an Executive Member of the Council of the Legal Education of the West

Murder trial of stepfather Albert Andries…

Voir dire being held to determine admissibility of alleged confession statement

AG Anil Nandlall

Indies, and a member of the Central Committee of the ruling People’s Progressive Party.

The Stabroek News is widely read and circulated throughout Guyana and published online where it is read widely worldwide, more particularly, by the Diaspora community in Europe, North

America and the Caribbean.

To this end, the AG contends that the said words in their natural and ordinary meaning meant and were understood to mean that the Plaintiff failed to advise or properly advise the President on his duty “to appoint the Judicial Service Commission” [sic]; that the Plaintiff, in his attempt to divert blame from himself, blamed the National Assembly for failing to initiate the process for nominating members to the said Commission; that the Plaintiff is careless about the discharge of his high constitutional and professional responsibilities; that the Plaintiff is cavalier about the Constitution and the law; that the Plaintiff is mischievous; that the Plaintiff is obfuscatory; that the Plaintiff is unfamiliar with the basic provisions of the Constitution of Guyana; that the Plaintiff is ignorant about the proper name of the Council of Legal Education; that the Plaintiff is unfamiliar with the provision of the Constitution in respect of appointment of the members of the Judicial Service Commission and the appointment of judges including, the appointment of the Chief Justice and Chancellor of the judiciary; that the Plaintiff is unprofessional and incompetent in the discharge of his professional and constitutional duties and functions; that the Plaintiff is irresponsible in the discharge of his professional and constitutional duties; that the Plaintiff is guilty of grave dereliction of duty; and that the Plaintiff is unfit to hold the position of Attorney-General and Ministry of Legal Affairs.

“The said letter was written and published falsely, maliciously and libelous of and concerning the Plaintiff…(it was) calculated to cause and did cause the Plaintiff public embarrassment, humiliation, ridicule, odium both nationally and internationally, both personally in his official and professional capacity,” the court document said.

The defendants are expected to appear in court within 10 days of being served the writ, inclusive of the day of such service.

(Vanessa Narine)

Three-vehicle smash-up stall traffic at North Road & Shiv Chanderpaul Drive

By Shirley Thomas

THREE shiny motor cars were yesterday involved in a horrific ‘smash up’ outside ‘Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church’ at the corner of North Road and Shiv Chanderpaul Drive in Bourda, Georgetown.

At least one of the vehicles – a hitherto immaculate Toyota Carina 212, # PSS 2550, was badly damaged. The other vehicles involved in the accident are a Toyota Town Ace, # GMM 7966, and a black Nissan Bluebird, # HC 3796, driven by Christopher Williams.

The other drivers have declined to give their names.

Williams, a Stabroek taxi driver, says his car has been on the road for only about one month now. He claimed his vehicle was in a stationary position -- facing north at the corner of North Road and

Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, waiting to cross North Road -- when another vehicle, # PSS 2550, suddenly appeared almost from nowhere, proceeding south at a fast rate and hit his stationery vehicle, spun around and hit the wagon, # GMM 7966, which was proceeding west along North Road.

The wagon ended up on its side almost in the middle of North Road, and Williams’s vehicle ended up about fifty feet away from the point of impact, and remained nestled at the North Road entrance to Our Lady of Fatima Church.

Fortunately, all three drivers survived, but in the process, the driver of wagon GMM 7966 sustained injuries and was rushed to hospital.

The police were called in, and they have commenced their investigations.

By George Barclay JUSTICE Dawn Gregory is in the process of conducting a voir dire (trial within a trial) to determine the admissibility of a confession allegedly made by murder accused Albert Andries, 75, who is on trial for the alleged murder of Lakeram Persaud, called ‘Bojo’, reputedly committed on July 27, 2012.

Represented by Attorney-at-law Miss Sonia Parag, Andries is said to be stepfather of the deceased.

The judge decided to conduct the voir dire after defence counsel objected to the prosecution tendering an alleged confession in evidence on the ground that it was not obtained in accordance with the Judge’s Rules.

The ailing accused, who is said to be experiencing difficulty in walking, is allegedly suffering from a stroke which he contracted years ago.

The prosecution is being conducted by Attorney-at-law Miss Mercedes Thompson, in association with new lawyer Mr. Lloyd Mark Conway. At the substantive trial, before the voir dire began, evidence was led to show that the accused was the stepfather of Lakeram Persaud, now deceased; and that the accused was arrested and charged with the offence of murder following an argument which he had with Lakeram Persaud, 34, (now deceased) which ended with Persaud being fatally injured.

The hearing is continuing.

Motor vehicle GMM 7966 was hit by PSS 2550.

Back and side views of the wrecked Toyota 212, # PSS 2550.

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PRIYA MUZZLED - refuses to apologise to C.N. Sharma

- says she cannot abandon victims in the name of keeping Parliament happy MINISTER of Education Priya Manickchand has been muzzled in Parliament for making a passing reference to C.N. Sharma’s alleged proclivity for raping little girls with whose mothers he has affairs, but she was promptly gagged by the Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman.

Minister Manickchand should stand her ground. To do otherwise would be to say to all those who have been wronged in society that their leaders have abandoned the mandate for which the electorate empowered them – giving voice to the voiceless and vulnerable.

It seems reference to C.N. Sharma is out of bounds as the Speaker seemingly subsumed his impartiality to fraternity.

While C.N. Sharma is the father of APNU’s Jaipaul Sharma, he is also a public figure and where in the National Assembly Standing Orders does it state that a member of the public who has been accused of grave crimes should not be referred to in a matter under public debate in the House.

Priya Manickchand is a strong woman who recognises that heinous acts perpetrated on voiceless and vulnerable children should be a matter for condemnation, whatever the forum, and public figures who commit such acts are just as open to censure and villification as the average citizen, whether he is a relative of a Member of Parliament or not.

This ban about references to relatives in Parliament should only apply to private citizens who lead exemplary lives.

Many are the times that Opposition MPs have castigated Government Members of Parliament and hurled accusations about their relatives without any objection by the Speaker; so why this protection for the ‘good name’ of C.N. Sharma?

As the Speaker ranted at the Minister she was stunned,

represent the Government on her Ministry’s performance and projections in the National Budget Debate.

Priya Manickchand has thus been effectively barred from participating in Budget Debates by the Speaker of the National Assembly, who threatened to disallow her from participating in the Budget Debates – 2014, if she does not offer an apology to APNU Member of Parliament Jaipaul Sharma for making passing reference to statutory rapes allegedly committed by his father, C.N. Sharma.

The Speaker had demanded that the Minister apologise after she heckled while MP Volda Lawrence was addressing the issue of rape in the society during her presentation.

Trotman said, “I deem it to be highly improper and if you don’t apologise I will not recognise you to participate in this debate.”

Manickchand stood to her feet after the objection was raised

This double standard is replicated even in the wider society by ostensible defenders of the voiceless and scrutineers and upholders of social conscience, such as WPA/APNU’s women’s arm - Red Thread, which have held demonstrations, protest actions and candlelight vigils in support of C.N. Sharma.

The National Assembly is where the leaders of the nation give voice to the vulnerable and the voiceless; and five vulnerable and voiceless girls found voice through Minister Priya Manickchand, who is now in the esteemed company of Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee and the Liberator of Guyana, Father of the nation and Mahatma of the Western Hemisphere, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, who gave voice to the Guyanese nation; all of whom had/have been muzzled by PNC Speakers in the forum of advocacy for justice - Guyana’s National Assembly.

Minister Manickchand was seated and speaking, which constitutes ‘heckling’, an accepted practice in Parliament. When Government MPs protested the Speaker’s AFC party member Moses Nagamootoo calling residents of Leguan “grass-cutters” he advised, conversely, that the Government MPs grow a “thick skin”; so this advice can be retorted to the joint Opposition, because what is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, but it seems as though there is one rule for the Opposition side of the House, and a more disadvantageous one for the

Manickchand was seated and speaking, which constitutes ‘heckling’, an accepted practice in Parliament. When Government MPs protested against AFC party member Moses Nagamootoo calling residents of Leguan “grass-cutters”, the Speaker advised, conversely, that the Government MPs grow a “thick skin”; so this advice can be retorted to the joint Opposition, because what is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, but it seems as though there is one rule for the Opposition side of the House, and a more disadvantageous one for the Government side.

Government side.

Minister Manickchand should not be dismayed, because she walks in the path of the greatest patriot of this country, who created the synergies for freedom in Guyana, which the PNC continues to wrest from PPP officials as what seems to be a ritualistic rite of passage of PNC speakers. But yet his voice cannot be silenced, because it resounds through the corridors of Guyana’s history - now and for all time to come.

Minister Manickchand is following in the footsteps of her great leader, giving voice to those who have been si-

APNU’s Member of Parliament Volda Lawrence holding up a copy of the porn DVD ‘Guyanese Girls Gone Wild Part Two’ in the National Assembly on Tuesday. (Adrian Narine photo)

by Sharma and the Speaker and, while not refusing to apologise, attempted an explanation, but was obviously stunned into silence by the Speaker’s rants and refusal to let her give voice to her thoughts, even though she said she was in no way hitting at MP Sharma.

Apparently commission of the most dastardly crimes is not mentionable in the National Assembly if the alleged perpetrators are related to a member of the Opposition, but relatives of Government officials are considered fair game in the cut, parry and thrust of parliamentary debates.

APNU MP Jaipaul Sharma

C.N. Sharma

lenced. She should stand her ground. To do otherwise would be to say to all those who have been wronged in society that their leaders have abandoned the mandate for which the electorate empowered them – giving voice to the voiceless and vulnerable.

Government’s Chief Whip in Parliament Ms Gail Teixeira and House Speaker Raphael Trotman in conversation immediately following the ruckus in the House. (Adrian Narine photo) because she was not even allowed to speak as he issued an immediate ultimatum – apologise for her remark or stay silent, even as she attempted to explain that it was a matter of ethics, her conviction that the criminal acts allegedly committed on innocent children made vulnerable by their poverty by C.N. Sharma deserved public condemnation at every forum on which such issues are raised, but she was discourteously shouted down by the Speaker who refused to allow her submission that apologising for her remark would create an ethical dilemma for her.

Minister Manickchand is known for conceding to the Speaker’s ruling, and it is quite possible, had she been allowed to explain and the Speaker had yet demanded an apology she might have issued that apology, bearing in mind her mandate to

‘MUZZLED’: Education Minister Priya Manickchand attempts to speak but was promptly gagged by Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman during Tuesday’s session. (Adrian Narine photo)

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During ongoing Budget Debate…

Minister Anthony outlines wide ranging plans for sports development

- also highlights numerous activities in culture and youth this year

By Clifford Stanley MINISTER of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony has hailed increased budgetary allocations to his Ministry as good investments, which will ensure that every Guyanese, particularly youths, have equal access to cultural and sporting experiences.

He added that they can have positive impact on self-esteem, attitudes and capacity for contributing to national development.

Speaking during debate on the National Budget 2014, in the National Assembly, he commended the Government for substantive spending increases on education, health, housing, sanitation and water.

“It is clear that there is something for everyone, whether you are young or old, whether you are school age or middle age, whether you are from the hinterland or the coastland, whether you are employer or employee.

“All of these investments will benefit our young people in a direct or indirect way. This budget is about you,” Dr Anthony insisted.

Noting that cultural expression is multi-faceted and all-encompassing and, in numerous ways, giving meaning to life and civilisation, he said: “We, in the ministry, are working hard to ensure that we realise the full potential of our cultural assets.”

Dr. Anthony lauded the many youth specific investments in the 2014 Budget, including the National Training Programme for Youth Employment (NTPYE), the Apprenticeship Programme, the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) Programme and the Youth Entrepreneurship and Apprenticeship Programme (YEAP) in the hinterland, all of which will continue.

The President’s Youth Award Programme and the Youth Volunteer Platform Programme will be continuing the opportunity offered to young people to be positive role models in local communities and would be expanded.

POSITIVE ROLE Successful young people who have played a positive role in their communities will be recognised when the National Youth Award Scheme is inaugurated later this year, Minister Anthony also announced.

He said the National Youth Policy, which will give rise to a number of new initiatives for youths, would come on stream this year, too, with the promise of other good things for young Guyanese and, with that under consideration, the ministry has placed and will continue to place a lot of emphasis on cultural education through dance, art, music and drama schools that are training future choreographers, dancers, artists, musicians and dramatists.

Church in Leguan and commence work on the site of the indentureship monument at Palmyra.

In addition, Cabinet has given its approval for Guyana to accede to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage and to the Convention on Intangible Heritage.

Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture Youth and Sport

This year, as well, the E.R. Burrowes School will offer fresh courses in fashion design and photography and, apart from specialised art education, a course in art appreciation will be available to the general public.

In 2014, too, the second visual arts competition and exhibition, under the patronage of President Donald Ramotar, will be staged in November and is expected to be one of the highpoints in the cultural calendar.

The ministry, together with various stakeholders, will launch a project to teach film making in Guyana and prominent Jamaican Professor, Dr. Denis Howard, will assist in formulating a strategy for development of the creative industry.

Another announcement made by Dr Anthony is that the Walter Rodney National Archives will be fully digitalised and placed online and, through the Walter Roth Museum, a draft Archaeological Development Plan has been crafted for implementation in the Berbice River area, where critical related sites are identified.

He said the process of researching this location and carbon dating the artifacts will continue with the University of Florida during 2014.

With respect to national monuments, the National Trust is to spend approximately $12M on the 1763 Monument site, restoration of the armoury at Fort Zeelandia, work on the windmill at Hogg Island, restoring the roof of St. Peter’s

TWO CONVENTIONS “During this year, we will accede to these two conventions and this will open the door to technical and other assistance in heritage protection,” Minister Anthony stated.

He said the Caribbean Press will continue to publish books about Guyana, both past and present. With respect to sports, he expressed hopes for cricket legislation that would assist the game to grow and develop, and which he said will be passed this year.

The minister said, too, that by the end of this year, the National Synthetic Track at Leonora, West Coast of Demerara will be partially operational and the football field, the two Northern Stands, the parking, access roads and the Club House will be fully completed and, with those sections completed, the facilities can be put to use.

Development of the Guyana National Stadium will proceed this year and, within the next few months, the lights at Albion, Corentyne, will be ready to facilitate night games there.

Dr Anthony told the House: “We are, once again, pleased that $300 million has been allocated to the development of community grounds.”

He informed that the Government will also provide ten acres of land to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to build a training facility, using resources allocated through the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Goal Project.

The projected investment over the next five years would be approximately US$6.5 million.

Meanwhile, the Guyana Karate College will begin construction of its Dojo on the one acre of land that Government has allocated to it and that would create a permanent home for that sport in Guyana.

He said: “We will also urge the Guyana Olympic Association to do the same.”

Minister Anthony noted that, last year, the Guyana Motor Racing Club (GMRC) became a full member of the Federation Internationale de Automobile (FIA), a very favourable development for that sport and that body has given the local affiliate a grant to develop a master plan for the Timheri Circuit, with the aim of making it into a Class Three Track.

A team, headed by Mr. Abed of the FIA was, recently, in Guyana to start discussions on the design of the facility.

CDB’s climate change focus for Guyana

IT is of significance that the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has chosen to place a special focus on the climate change phenomena for its forthcoming annual meeting in Guyana scheduled for May. Guyana is recognised regionally and internationally for the high priority it invests in climate change to enhance sustainable development. And former President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has played important roles and continues to do so as he remains focused on this nation’s involvement at various high-level international fora.

For its scheduled May 28 - 29 meeting in Guyana, the CDB has arranged for the 15th ‘William G. Demas Memorial Lecture’ to be delivered by the Executive Director of the ‘Green Climate Fund’, Ms Hela Cheikhrouhou.

A Tunisian national, she has spent more than a decade working in multi-lateral development banks in Latin America and Africa. The lecture has been named after the CDB’S distinguished second President who was also a long-serving

former Secretary General of the Caribbean Community.

In a statement announcing the CDB’s meeting in Guyana, the Bank’s President, Dr Warren Smith, noted that the regional institution “is placing very high priority on addressing climate change concerns in the interest of safeguarding the sustainable development of our region. We, therefore, welcome Ms. Cheikhrouhou”, he said, noting that her “experience in the area of climate finance will Executive Director of the be well received as the Region ‘Green Climate Fund’, Ms Hela Cheikhrouhou. intensifies its efforts to build resilience to climate impacts….”

The ‘Demas lecture’ traditionally takes place on the evening prior to the official start of the Bank’s annual meeting which involves participation of the Region’s Ministers of Finance along with Governors of Central Banks, economists, executives and academics to discuss issues of concerns to the regional institution’s 19 borrowing member countries This year’s meeting in Guyana will also include a series of seminars dealing with public-private development partnerships; the ‘green economy’; agriculture and climate change as well as a multi-dimensional approach to “country poverty assessments”.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh is Guyana’s long-serving representative on the CDB’s Board of Governors.

Established in 1969 with headquarters in Barbados for the purpose of contributing to the “harmonious economic growth and development of member countries of the Caribbean, the CDB had total assets of US$1.45 billion at the end of 2013. (Rickey Singh)

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In first rice crop for 2014…

Over 100,000 tonnes harvested to date

By Vanessa Narine SOME 29 per cent of the first rice crop for 2014 has been harvested, according to Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in an invited comment yesterday.

He noted that this crop, like consecutive crops, the yield has improved.

“We are reaping 5.2 tonnes per heactare, which is about 35 bags per acre,” Ramsammy said.

Asked about prices, he noted that with the assurance of the Venezuelan market, millers are paying farmers between $3,500 and $3,700 per bag.

Following his assurance of the market in the neighbouring country, the minister had called on millers to pay farmers a fair price.

Additionally, Dr Ramsammy stated that some $370M was paid to farmers who were owed by millers.

The agreement to have the ministry facilitate payments to farmers followed engagements with both rice farmers and millers in Guyana’s rice producing regions.

Dr Ramsammy explained that the ministry is in a position to make the payments since the millers who owe famers are suppliers to the Venezuelan market, and once shipping to the neighbouring country commences the monies paid will be recouped.

The minister pointed out that Guyana is competing with a set

world market price and does not have much influence on changing those prices.

In terms of new markets, Guyana has already commenced shipping to Haiti, which is taking some 60,000 tonnes, compared to only 1,000 last year, and a shipment of 4,000 tonnes has been made to Belize.

“By any standard, the work we have done to improve our exports is impressive…in the last four years our exports have increased by 100 per cent,” Ramsammy said.

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Minister of Agriculture approach to improving access Dr Leslie Ramsammy to markets is centred on a threepronged approach: increasing the market share in countries that have agreements with Guyana, re-entering old markets where the country once had a meaningful presence, and securing new markets.

Some 250,000 tonnes is expected to be reaped in this crop and the ministry’s engagement with farmers and millers is continuing.

APNU, Government MPs disagree over city clean-up

By Vanessa Narine A PARTNERSHIP for National Unity (APNU) frontbencher Ronald Bulkan, on Tuesday, decried the allocation of $500M to undertake a clean-up campaign in the capital city, charging that it is an elections drive.

However, he was flayed by Government Members of Parliament (MPs) as the original motion to restore Georgetown to its former beauty was Opposition sponsored and passed in the National Assembly last year.

During last year ’s debate, APNU MP Volda Lawrence, who introduced the measure, had noted that, despite the many interventions to keep the city clean, it is not in the condition it ought to be, as she APNU MP Ronald Bulkan made reference to the piles of garbage on the pavements outside the Public Buildings.

She had declared: “As an elected body, we have a mandate to restore the splendour of the ‘Garden City. Today, we must let our voices be jointly heard in support of this motion titled ‘Restoration

Gov’t announced that $1 billion has been allocated in the 2014 National Budget for a countrywide cleanup initiative. Of this amount, $500 million will be used to undertake a clean-up campaign in the capital city of Georgetown which is currently dubbed by many as the ‘garbage city’.

Georgetown.”

The motion accounts for the expansion of the boundaries of Georgetown over the last four decades in the first ‘whereas’ clause.

It calls for the support of a number of stakeholders through the es-

tablishment of a committee consisting of MPs, the Mayor and City Council and the Ministries of Transport and Hydraulics and Local Government.

Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker said, while it was a welcome move, it did not take into account the lack of responsi-

City Mayor Hamilton Green

Minister Norman Whittaker

bility on the part of the agency overlooking the management of the city, the Mayor and Council.

Since the announcement of the $500M part of a $1 billion countrywide programme, Mayor Hamilton Green expressed similar sentiments as Bulkan, in particular the point of electioneering.

But, in the same breath, the Mayor declared that the $500M is only a “drop in the ocean” and much more will be needed to address the works to be done.

Government, through the $1 billion initiative, is expected to spearhead an effort that will result in the capital city, all other towns and rural villages implementing a ‘Clean Up My Community’ action plan that will address the collection and removal of garbage, as well as the reporting of residents who irresponsibly dispose of their garbage.

Citizens, businesses and institutions will be tasked with ensuring that their waste is properly discarded in appropriate receptacles and efforts will be made to enlist the support of the Private Sector and other bodies to assume greater involvement in helping to maintain the environment in which they operate.

The minster explained that the ministry is working with millers to reduce their input cost and increase their efficiency to ensure they can get better prices, while work is ongoing with farmers to increase their yield per acre.

“We are producing rice and we have rice to sell, good quality rice to sell….we have to continue our work to ensure that farmers improve their yield and millers access additional markets,” Dr Ramsammy said.

Last year, Guyana exported 398,000 tonnes and this year exports are expected to stand at 475,000 tonnes – a 20 per cent increase.

The production for 2013 was 535,212 tonnes, which was far above the original target of 413,000 tonnes, and reflected a 27 per cent increase over the production in 2012. The average production per hectare is five tonnes.

Stray catching units impound 334 animals last month … 1,080 animals impounded during first quarter of 2014 THE Georgetown and Berbice stray catching units, during last month, conducted operations on the main roadways along the East Bank of Demerara in ‘A’ Division, the West Coast of Berbice and Corentyne in ‘B’ Division, the East Coast of Demerara in ‘C’ Division, the West Bank and West Coast of Demerara and the East Bank of Essequibo, in ‘D’ Division.

A monthly report issued by the Home Affairs Ministry said a total of 334 animals were caught, comprising 95 cows, 95 goats, 38 horses, and 106 sheep.

The Georgetown unit accounted for 52 cows, 43 goats and 40 sheep, and the Berbice unit accounted for 38 horses, 43 cows, 52 goats and 66 sheep.

For the first quarter of the year a total of 1,080 animals were impounded. This comprised 87 horses, 434 cows, 291 goats and 268 sheep.

The Georgetown unit accounted for 450 animals and the Berbice unit accounted for 630 animals.

Animals were impounded at the Divisions as follows: ‘A’ Division: - 69 ‘B’ Division: - 630 ‘C’ Division: - 198 ‘D’ Division: - 183 The Ministry of Home Affairs said it wishes to remind cattle owners to ensure that their animals are branded so as to facilitate their smooth redemption when they are impounded.

Failing in this respect would be a contravention of Section 8 of the Cattle Stealing Prevention Act, Chapter 9:03 which states: The owner of every horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, mule, pony, ass, buffalo, bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer and calf shall cause it to be branded in the manner herein after provided within six months of its birth, or within 28 days after becoming owner of it, and everyone who makes default in so doing shall be liable to a fine of not less than $7,500 nor more than $15,000.

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Parfait Harmonie house stripped of newly-erected windows overnight

By Shirley Thomas

A PROPERTY owner whose home is nearing completion at Onderneeming, Parfait Harmonie on the West Bank of Demerara, is counting her losses and probably ‘crying blood’, after the shocking discovery that almost all the windows installed in her home had been stolen overnight.

Approximately 18 to 20 windows and two doors are now missing, and the windows were valued at more than $400,000, an informed source said. However, while the windows were all taken, the two doors offering entry and egress to the building remained untouched, and this more than likely is because the doors were sealed off, unlike the windows.

This newspaper was unable to meet with the woman who owns the home but learnt that the windows were installed earlier in the week and last Thursday night they had been unscrupulously removed.

“They finish putting in the windows Thursday and before next morning, all gone,” a resident said.

Unconfirmed reports say that a resident saw a white canter vehicle parked opposite the house on the Thursday night, but was unable to observe any movements since that part of the street does not have street lights.

However, it was also observed that at least four pairs of scaffolds remained erected outside the building, even after the windows had been installed, giving easy access to trespassers.

The owner is said to be in a state of complete shock, but the matter was reported to the police and investigations are ongoing.

Following the theft, one street lamp was installed outside the home of the beleaguered homeowner, but it is not clear who did the installation.

Meanwhile, other residents in the expansive housing scheme have expressed concern about the spate of robberies in their neigh-

bourhood. They claim that home invasions are prevalent as residents go off to work and school during the daytime.

Thieves then loot electrical appliances and whatever they could get their hands on. A neighbour, who lives not far from the house that was stripped of its windows, recalled suffering losses at the hands of bandits about two years ago.

Residents are calling on the authorities to urgently consider installing street lamps in unlit wards in Farfait Harmonie, especially since school children who attend extra lessons have to walk the streets after dark, making their way home.

Meanwhile, elderly residents in the neighbourhood are advising persons building homes or effecting repairs to existing properties that, at no time at all, must they leave ladders or scaffolds erected outside their buildings, or it would facilitate the entry of criminals.

“Even to ladder, don’t ever leave one in your yard. If you don’t have a storehouse, find somewhere in your house to store your ladder,” an elderly uncle advises.

Approximately 18 to 20 windows and two doors are now missing from this house that is currently under construction at Parfait Harmonie. The windows are said to have cost more than $400,000.

Veteran cyclist killed Jury hears accused dealt by speeding minibus the fatal blow on Carifesta Avenue - in Carl Thomas murder trial

By George Barclay PRESIDING Justice Navindra Singh and a mixed jury yesterday heard that the accused, Renwick Alexander, was the person who had used a knife to inflict the fatal injury on Carl Thomas on November 3, 2010.

Lear Porter, the bother of the deceased Thomas, yesterday testified that he was present when the accused, whom he had known for 45 years, came to his shop on November 3, 2010, and started “calling my brother Carl Thomas a cross”.

“My brother told him he is a bigger cross. My brother, who was in the shop, was leaving when Alexander whipped out a knife from his waist and stabbed my brother in the chest.

“My brother made two steps backward and he fell on the Tennessee bench. My brother got up and said to me ‘Pompey just stab me’. My brother’s intestines were protruding; he was bleeding. He was taken to the Public Hospital. Subsequently, my aunt who is a nurse at the hospital called me and told me that he had died.”

The prosecution is being conducted by senior state counsel Mrs. Judith Mursalin. Attorney-at-law Mr. Huckumchand is appearing for the defence. The trial is continuing.

By Leroy Smith A MINIBUS driver is now in police custody assisting with investigations after he allegedly struck dead 67-year-old pedal cyclist Roy Mendonca yesterday morning onCarifesta Avenue.

Chronicle has been informed that the driver of the minibus hit the cyclist while trying to overtake another vehicle. The pensioner was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Speaking with this newspaper at her lot 218 Forshaw Street, Queenstown residence yesterday afternoon, the dead man’s wife Maureen Marks said that her husband was killed while on one of his regular fitness training rides.

The woman said that each morning she and her husband would ride from their Queenstown home to the National Park for an early morning workout. She explained that normally she is a slower rider than her husband and she would leave before him and he would catch up with her.

However, yesterday her husband left before her and rather than riding along Thomas Road he used Irving Street and turned onto Carifesta Avenue. She said that she used Thomas Road and reached the National Park before him.

The wife said that at the park she kept waiting for her husband at their usual spot but he did not show. She then decided to call his cell phone and when it was answered, a police officer broke the tragic news to her.

The minibus, licence plate BNN 6492, has been detained while the driver remains in custody.

The widow related that her husband loved cycling and only last week he was awarded for being the top ‘over 60s’ rider.

After the man was struck by the minibus he was placed in another vehicle and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The man leaves to mourn his wife and one child. The two have DEAD: 67-year-old pedal cyclist Roy Mendonca been married for 14 years now.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2014

Ships being arranged MV Makouria expected to commence rice to be back on Monday trade to Venezuela

By Vanessa Narine CONCERNS over the stability of Guyana’s rice trade agreement with neighbouring Venezuela were put to rest after the Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, assured that there are no problems with the market.

And yesterday, he told the Guyana Chronicle that with the agreements concluded, ships are being arranged to move the rice and paddy from Guyana to Venezuela.

The rice importing authority in Venezuela had concluded the purchase orders and shipping schedules for Guyana to begin shipments last week.

Guyana and Venezuela have agreed on the amounts and price for Guyana’s paddy and rice. Based on the agreements, Guyana expects to ship close to 200,000 tons at a price that is similar to last year’s prices.

In addition to looking to expand Guyana’s share in global rice markets, the Ministry of Agriculture is making advances with new strains of rice.

Scientists at the Burma Rice Research Station have been instrumental in the past in releasing new lines of rice varieties, which have proven not only to enable farmers to harvest more bags of paddy per acre, but can withstand harsh climatic conditions.

Research to improve yield levels and tolerance to changing climate conditions are ongoing, with the Rice Research Station expected to introduce new rice varieties soon.

G R D B 9 , 1 0 a n d 11 , which were released over the last three years, have become the star of the industry, the consensus from rice farmers across the country, reaping yields of up to 60 bags per acre.

Apart from tests being done to have more varieties released, the Research

Station has also developed pedigree nurseries where testing for resistance to pest and disease, tolerance to lodging and blast resistance varieties are ongoing.

“The Research Station has come a long way over the years, and its work, coupled with investment and farmers input, has seen the industry propelling…it is the hope of the government to continue to work with the Research Station through the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to have the station evolve by incorporating new techniques,” Minister Ramsammy said.

One of the focal issues in agriculture is climate change, and cognisant of its effects, the developments of new rice varieties are necessary.

Climate change impacts negatively on the availability, stability, access and utilisation of food security, and according to Minister Ramsammy, the

development of rice varieties which are blast resistance and have high milling qualities can be not only beneficial to millers and farmers, but to the industry as a whole.

“Food security is most vulnerable, and as such, it is important that we (Government) continue to push for the right varieties of rice to be developed, hence the reasons for pushing for climate smart agriculture,” the minister said.

The GRDB has also incorporated the use of the six point practice which has also proven successful with farmers across the rice growing regions adopting. The six improved crop management practices include date of planting, density, treatment of seeds, weed control, fertilisation and water management.

These techniques fall under the Ministry of Agriculture’s programme of having farmers adopt proper farm husbandry.

The MV Makouria in dry dock

TRANSPORT and Harbours Department (T&HD) has injected approximately $135M for rehabilitation works on MV Makouria, which is expected to be back in operation from Monday.

The vessel, in dry dock for 30 days, plies the Parika/Bartica route.

According to General Man-

ager Marclene Merchant, significant parts of the vessel underwent major repairs, including its hull, internals and superstructures.

“We also did works on the shafts, propellers, rudders, rudder stocks and everything pertaining to brushings,” Ms. Merchant said.

A new canteen was installed as well.

“The plumbing system has been remedied, and we have repaired all domestic and sanitary pipelines….all defective electrical works were also corrected,” the T&HD General Manager added. “I must say the works were done to our satisfaction.”

E.C. Vieira Investment Limited was contracted to carry out the works.

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‘Stand Against Transphobia’ photo-exhibition at National Library until Saturday

Trans activist and member of the Guyana Trans United, Twinkle, giving the keynote speech

ON Monday last, Guyana Trans United (GTU) and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) launched their ‘Stand Against Transphobia’ photo exhibition in celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility at the National Library’s conference room.

Observed globally on March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility is a day to visibly celebrate being transgender.

It’s a day to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by transgender individuals and to highlight accomplishments. It is also an important day for allies and stakeholders to show their support for transgender people. GTU and SASOD joined

these global celebrations in an effort to raise awareness of the issues and showcase Guyanese transgender people through this photo-exhibition.

The ‘Stand Against Transphobia’ photo-exhibition is the first of its kind in Guyana.

Giving a brief overview of the photo-exhibition, photographer and curator Ulleli Verbeke, SASOD’s Co-Chair, shared that, “each photo portrays a trans-woman and is annotated with a brief quote on their lives and accomplishments.

She expressed that, “the women featured in this exhibition are fearless and I am honoured to have had the opportunity to work with each of them on this project.” She thanked them for

participating and for allowing her to share their stories.

Openly sharing about her life as a trans-woman, and highlighting some of the many acts of discrimination and human rights abuses meted out to her and many other transgender people, was trans activist and GTU member, Twinkle. She chronicled her life from the time she discovered that she was “a woman trapped in a man’s body” and the discrimination she experienced from family and peers. She spoke about the many acts of stigma and discrimination experienced by other transgender Guyanese from their families, employers, healthcare workers and the general population.

Also speaking at the photo-exhbition was Mr Derek Lambe, who spoke in the capacity of Chargé d’ Affaires

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Participants viewing the photo-exhibition

for the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and for the Dutch Overseas Countries and Territories. He noted that, “For the European Union, human rights and fundamental freedoms are the ‘silver thread’ running through our actions both at home and in our external relations. The EU’s position is that the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons are protected under existing international human rights law and that transgender, and LGBI persons have the same rights as all other individuals — no new human rights are created for them; but neither should any be denied to them. These rights include: equality before the law, right to privacy, freedom of association, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, right to work and the right to health. The EU, similarly to the United Nations, is committed to the principle of the universality of human rights and reaffirms that cultural, traditional or religious values do not justify any form of discrimination, including discrimination against transgender and LGBTI persons.”

The European Union also encourages the Government of Guyana to repeal the laws criminalising same sex intimacy and cross-dressing, Mr. Lambe stated, “We fully support SASOD and Guyana Trans United in their efforts in this area. The EU demonstrates its support for LGBTI issues in relations with the government, in public statements, in international fora, and also in providing funding to assist civil society organisations. The European Union Delegation in Guyana is proud to have been able to provide funding to the Equal Rights Trust and SASOD to support them in their efforts to combat discrimination and to advocate for legal reform, and to address societal prejudice,” he added.

He concluded that “one of the reasons for the international Transgender Day of Visibility is also to focus on all the good things in the trans community. This has been done beautifully in this excellent photographic exhibition, which gives a face to transgender Guyanese persons, both literally and symbolically. I congratulate Guyana Trans United and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD).”

The participation of transgender Guyanese in this photo-exhibition is particularly courageous in the local context, where the laws criminalise cross-dressing and there have been police crackdowns against working-class transgender women.

In a September 2013 decision, Chief Justice (ag.) Ian Chang ruled that cross-dressing in public is only a crime if it is done for “improper purpose.”

The learned judge did not clarify what the term “improper purpose” means, nor did he indicate what improper purposes gave rise to the February 2009 police crackdown against cross-dressing.

SASOD and the four trans litigants are appealing this and other aspects of Chang’s decision.

The notice of appeal was prepared within the six-week deadline of the judgment and filed. The next step is now up to the Court of Appeal. The court will fix what essentially a case-management date is, after which a date will be set for arguments.

At the launch, cutting the ribbon declaring the “Stand Against Transphobia” photo-exhibition officially open, was Dr. Shanti Singh, Programme Manager at the National AIDS Programme Secretariat of the Ministry of Health.

Also in attendance were Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Dr Nicole Giles; Deputy Chief of Mission U.S. Embassy Mr. Bryan Hunt; Diplomatic Attaché of the Mexican Embassy Alejandro Martinez; Public Affairs Officer U.S. Embassy Tabatha Fairclough; Chief of Party for the USAID/International Republican Institute LEAD project Glenn Bradbury; PAHO/WHO Family and Community Advisor Dr. Rosalinda Hernandez; civil society partners and other supporters.

Schemel Patrick, SASOD’s Advocacy and Communications Officer, in her remarks, noted that, “Guyana Trans United and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination aim to utilize this photo-exhibition to continue to empower transgender Guyanese to “stand against transphobia” by ‘visibilising’ them in their own images and words. For us, visibility is key to empowerment.”

The ‘Stand against Transphobia’ photo-exhibition is being hosted with financial support from the Equal Rights Trust (ERT), the Delegation of the European Union to Guyana (EU) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS).

The exhibition will close on Saturday.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday April 3, 2014

Oronoque boutique owner refused bail on narcotics trafficking charge FACING a drug possession charge before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday, 32-year-old Clifton Anthony of Lot 89 Bagotstown, East Bank of Demerara pleaded not guilty but was refused bail.

Particulars of his offence state that on March 28 at Port Kaituma, Region One, he had in his possession 10 grammes of cannabis sativa (marijuana) for the purpose of trafficking in narcotics.

Anthony’s attorney, Mr. Paul Fung-a-Fat, told the court that his client, who operates a boutique business at Oronoque, Port Kaituma, was not present when the prohibited substance was

Narcotics trafficking defendant Clifton Anthony found, but was locked up for six days. Police Inspector Michael Grant, prosecuting, said the facts are as charged, although he did not object to bail. The case was put off to April 30.

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Man apologises to court for escaping from lawful custody

By Geeta Rampersaud MAGISTRATE Faith McGusty denied Ignatius Caravio (no address given) bail on an escape from lawful custody offence, but granted him $25,000 bail on a drug charge, last Tuesday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

On March 11, Caravio was in lawful custody after being charged with possession of narcotics, but he escaped from the said custody. Caravio pleaded guilty to that charge, but denied that, on the same day, he had five grammes of cannabis sativa (marijuana) in his possession for the purpose of trafficking in narcotics.

Police Corporal Seon Blackman, prosecuting, said

Unrepresented trio granted bail on break & enter charge PATRICK Dundas, 22; Leon McKenzie, 41; and Michael Chabrol, 34,(no addresses given) appeared before Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty yesterday, charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Hemdatt Kumar at Garden of Eden, East Bank of Demerara between Wednesday, March 19, and Saturday, March 28, and stealing one Honda generator, two grass cutters, one chain saw, three water pumps, three fans, one CCTV system, two ornaments, one bracelet and two gold rings, among other articles together valued at $3,691,000.

Police Sergeant Tracy-May Gittens, prosecuting, said the VC is an overseas-based Guyanese who owns a one flat concrete structure at Second Dam, Garden of Eden, wherein he housed the articles mentioned in the charge.

On March 19, at around 14:00 hrs, the caretaker checked the VC’s premises and found everything intact; but on March 28, the caretaker returned and discovered the articles mentioned in the particulars were missing.

The prosecutor said Dundas and Chabrol were twice seen proceeding with others to the VC’s home, which they had burgled.

The unrepresented men denied the allegations and were each initially granted bail in the sum of $400,000, which was reduced to $350,000. The case was transferred to the Providence Magistrate’s Court for June 4.

police on mobile patrol arrested the defendant and escorted him to the Ruimveldt Police Station because they had found the prohibited substance in his pants pocket. Although he was handcuffed to the railing of a bench at the police station, Caravio had still managed to make good his escape. But ranks on mobile patrol again saw Caravio on

Saturday, March 15, on Regent Street in Georgetown, and again they arrested him.

The defendant apologised for having committed the offence, explaining that he was afraid upon being arrested on the first occasion.

Caravio was represented by attorney-at-law Mr. Paul Funga-Fat, who requested that his client be admitted to reasonable

bail; but the prosecutor objected to bail, citing the nature and prevalence of the offence. He said that since the defendant had escaped the first time and had to be rearrested, it clearly shows that, if granted bail, Caravio may pose a flight risk.

Caravio will return to court on April 16 for statements in relation to both cases.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday April 3, 2014

Port Kaituma labourer charged for attempting to murder truck porter - in fracas after argument

By Geeta Rampersaud TWENTY-ONE-year-old Steven Belle, a porter of Water Front, Port Kaituma, NWD, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry last Tuesday, charged with attempting to murder Brandon George Edward on March 29 at Turn Basin, Port Kaituma.

Belle was not required to plead to the indictable offence and police prosecutor, Inspector Michael Grant, detailed that on the day of the offence, at around 19:30 hrs, the accused and his victim were at a shop when Belle confronted Edward because Edward did not want Belle to work with him on a truck. An argument ensued and the accused became annoyed and kicked the victim to his face, precipitating a scuffle wherein Belle dealt Edward several stab wounds to his abdomen.

Whilst Belle escaped, the victim was picked up in an unconscious condition and rushed to the Port Kaituma Hospital, from where he was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) as a result of his serious condition.

Attorney-at-law Mr. Euclin Gomes, defending Belle, told the court in a bail application that his client is in a common-law union. He was nevertheless remanded to prison until today (April 3) for consideration of the bail application, since his victim is still hospitalised.

Robbery-with-violence accused each granted $150,000 bail TRAVIS King, 23, a driver (of undetermined address); Akeem Stanley, a 19-year-old carpenter of Lot 120 Golden Grove, EBD; Curtland Stanley, a 19-year-old construction worker of Lot 39 Providence, EBD; and Godfrey Lynch, a 20-year-old of Lot 161 Cowan Street, Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, all on Tuesday last, before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, pleaded not guilty to using personal violence in robbing Stephan Phillips of one gold chain and one Samsung Galaxy cellular phone, together value at $370,000.

The offence was allegedly committed on Friday, March 28, at the Food Palace Restaurant at Hincks Street, Georgetown.

AKEEM STANLEY Police Inspector Michael Grant, prosecuting, said that at around 23:15 hrs on the day in question, the virtual complainant was leaving the Food Palace Restaurant when he was confronted by the four men. One of them dealt him a lash to his forehead, causing a wound to be opened

TRAVIS KING

CURTLAND STANLEY

up, and Phillips was subsequently relieved of the articles mentioned in the offence.

The four men were still assaulting the victim when police passing on mobile patrol saw what was happening and give a

gun chase.

The four men were apprehended, and the cellular phone was recovered in King’s possession.

The prosecutor did not object to bail for the men, and they were each granted $150,000 bail. The case was put off to April 30.

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Below rates for April 2, 2014

Currency G$/US$ G$/GBP$ G$/CAD$ G$/EURO$ G$/BDOS$ G$/EC$ G$/TT$

Buying 205.98375 342.61277 186.92298 283.92800 101.86969 75.45903 31.72226

Selling 208.43594 346.89993 189.07962 287.51654 102.89094 76.21551 32.04028

Aries March 21 - April 19

Your financial accounts have become rather tangled recently, so don’t pretend to yourself that everything is just peachy. Blindly ignoring the issues just makes things worse for you, but if you roll up your sleeves, you have the chance to get back on the road to fiscal well-being. Forget about risky investments, get-rich-quick plans and silly spending. Focus on saving money and safer investments to get back on track.

Taurus April 20 - May 20

You know you’ve still got it -- but did you ever really doubt it? It’s actually possible that you might have been doing just that, because some recent flare-up has left you feeling that your charm might be ion decline. Fortunately, you can rid yourself of that attitude and get back to causing mischief. Your energy is pumping your charisma back to where it used to be -- maybe higher!

Gemini May 21 - June 21

A bit of haziness may be clouding your mind, but it’s nothing that a little rest and relaxation can’t take care of. Focus on yourself -- it’s almost always the case that any time you feel that you mustn’t take any time off is exactly when you need that break the most. If you work yourself to the point of exhaustion, you do nothing but hurt yourself in the long run, so walk off the job and get right again.

Cancer June 22 - July 22

You need to jump right in and take on any major tasks at work or at home that you’ve been putting off for too long, because when you feel the need to socialise -- like you do tonight -- you don’t want to be stuck at work catching up. Enjoy play time with a clean conscience by making sure everything is where it should be -- including any odd details.

Once that’s all taken care of, get out there!

Leo July 23 - August 22

You’re on fire now -- angry dogs quiet down and relax, your worst critics start to see the truth and good luck practically lights your way. It’s all quite dramatic, and you should feel no shame in enjoying it thoroughly. At the same time, try not to rub it in anyone’s face!

Remember to use your power wisely, or it could all go south before you realise what’s happening.

Virgo August 23 - September 22

Someone who wasn’t barely visible until now triggers an intense wave of interest in you.

Who could have known that they were so talented -- or that they could complement your own strengths and weaknesses so well? Follow up on this new link and make sure to tell this person how you’re feeling. A casual friendship might turn into something a lot deeper, if you want.

Libra September 23 - October 22

Could you be ignoring your primary relationships in favour of your career? A few of your people certainly think so! It’s way too easy to get snagged by key projects, but it’s called the rat race for a reason. Reprioritise, making sure you pay attention to what’s really essential.

When you’re looking back on your life, are you going to wish you had spent more time at the office or hanging out with friends and family?

Scorpio October 23 - November 21

If your people are spinning off on crazy tangents? You need to give up trying to drag them back to reality -- it’s like trying to herd cats. Let them indulge in erratic behaviour and just tend to your own business. All this madness may be a golden opportunity, actually, if you can get yourself moving. Leap on new opportunities and seize control. When people wander out of the fog, they should be shocked at what you’ve accomplished.

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21

Don’t save pennies if it just means wasting dollars! Making your own lunch all week doesn’t mean anything if you end up blowing your cash on one huge, fancy dinner. Observe your cash flow and spending habits carefully for now, especially if your emotions are high-strung -- you don’t need retail therapy to feel better. Find some other alternative when it comes to dealing with stress.

Capricorn December 22 - January 19

Changes are coming soon, and you may feel as if you’re just about to start a new chapter in your life. You should be excited, but you might also feel a bit queasy. Transitions are hard for you -- you almost never jump in headfirst, so give yourself a break and give yourself credit for working through this rough patch. If you try to foresee problems, you just make yourself crazy -- let it ride.

Aquarius January 20 - February 18

Relations centred around a deep core of trust are impossible to beat. You and someone close have been through a tough (maybe traumatic) emotional event together, but now, you’re proud of the fact that you’re together by choice, not just because of inertia. You’re able to stick together from a position of strength and genuine affection. It keeps growing and getting better, too!

Pisces February 19 - March 20

Some inspiring and wonderful times lie just ahead, so keep smiling, even if you feel like Eeyore right now. Take a break from stressing out, no matter how big the stress is, and let yourself wallow in something you love. It could mean a cup of chai or a brisk walk around the lake -- whatever it is that makes you happy inside, do it to cheer up almost immediately.

Personal issues are soon repaired, which gives further cause for celebration!

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ACCOMMODATION ACCOMODATIONS

 Inn Apartments.

With Jacuzzi, kitchen and hot and cold from $3 000, AC $5 000, Eccles. Tel. 679-7139, 639-4452, 619-3360.

BEAUTY SALON BEAUTY SALON  Salon for the best in facials, manicure and pedicure. Call 225-7722.  Salon 254 Thomas St, Georgetown specialises in all your hair nails and skin care needs. Call us 225-7722, 6459266.

BUSS/JOB OPPORTUNITY  your income filling 100 envelopes for US$500, information, send stamped self-addressed envelope. Nathaniel Williams, PO Box 12154, Georgetown, Guyana.

CAR RENTAL

CAR RENTAL

Rental Contact 6716051. Inn Apartments and Car Rental. Premio, Vitz.

Eccles New Scheme. Tel. 6797139 , 639-4452, 6 1 9 - 3 3 6 0 .

COUNSELLING



 you cursed, depressed, demon-possessed or need finance? Call Apostle Randolph Williams - (592) 2616050 20:00hrs to 23:00hrs.

EDUCATIONAL

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 our continuous class in cake decoration. Contact 6989075.  Electronics course beginning April 7, Abdul Elect r o n i c s . Te l . 2 2 6 - 6 5 5 1 , 225-0391.  classes: Dolphin swimming club, Thursday 05:30hrs 06:30hrs and Saturday 06:30hrs to 07:30hrs. All a g e s . Te l . 6 6 9 - 3 7 5 7 , 6 4 1 2571, 690-1559.  a professional Accountant, avoid crowded classrooms by enjoying personal tutoring for CXC, FIA and ACCA. 6908207.  a certificate in Cosmetology or Nails alone. Call Miss Jenny 225-5360, 2265904, 625-7844, 6877566.  the following courses the professional way by interacting with professional tutors - curtain designing, home furnishing, Interior Designing, Garment Construction, Web Page Designing, Massage T h e r a p y, C u s t o m e r C a r e .

Contact 694-6825, 6884042, 227-2782.  improved grades!Individualised Tutoring for both adults and children. Register for Home Schoo l i n g or A f t e r s c h o o l Classes-Phonics, Reading; Composition Writing; Handwriting; Mathematics; Music Classes-play instruments, sit exams.

E x a m p r e p a r a tion-CSEC, NGSA, ABRSM. Call: Experts6515220.

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HEALTH/FITNESS

SERVICES

SERVICES

SPIRITUALITY

 or gain weight, f a t r e d u c t i o n p o w e r, p r o t e i n p o w d e r. C a l l 6 6 0 2686, 625-7073.

 REPAIRS, DVD, Amp, microwave, washer, dryer, stereo, etc. Tel. 693-2683.

 you have a clean Allion or Premio? Driver needs clean Allion or Premio to work and keep, $21 000 per week. Tel. 686-2350.

 spiritual help in removing evil spirit, bad luck, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, bringing prosperity to business, etc.

Tel: 612-6417, 220-0708, .6875653.

 doctoring stroke, asthma, burns, ERD problems, nasty faces need cleaning. contact 231-0774.

LEARN TO DRIVE LEARN TO DRIVE  Driving school offers efficient tutoring at affordable rates. 661-2273.  Driving School.

Cell No. 650-4291. We operate on the East Coast and Georgetown.  Driving School, 2 Croal Street: Enjoy 20% discount, you could also obtain an International Driver's Permit covering over 123 countries. Call 227-3835, 2273869, 227-7560, 622-8162.  Institute of Motoring Learn to drive at an affordable cost.

Professional, Courteous and Patient Driving Instructor. For more details contact Annmarie/Vanessa at 172 Light and Charlotte Streets, Bourda. Te# 227-5072, 226-7541, 2 2 6 - 0 1 6 8 . www.rksinstituteofmotering.webs.com

 Services: Rocots buildings by design, over 30 years US experience. 6672535, 639-8101.            m a s o n with own scaffold available, on job work basis 678-9043. services: Need assurance that your accounts are correct and internal controls working effectively?

Then call 690-8207.

 Visa Service. Professional Visa applications to the US and C a n a d a . Fees USA VISA $3 0 00, Canada $4 0 00, Plaza Computer Service, 245 Sheri f f Street, C/ville.   . Open Monday to Sunday 09:00hrs 21:00hrs

Fans, come enjoy tour to Bon Fin Moco Moco Falls, etc. April 17 to 21. 644-0185, 639-2663, 665-5171, 227-8290.

VACANCY

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Attendant. Tel. 625-5322.    Guard at Sunset View Hotel, Lot 1 David St, Kitty.

Tel. 223-6416.  and spares to refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, air condition units, car AC and stove repairs and servicing. Contact Nick 683-1312, 627-3206..\

 Service: Swedish deep tissue, therapeutic, prenatal. All massages done by qualified therapist. For appointment. call Samantha 661-2219.

                                    

       Divinty Spa, 245 Sheriff St., specialise in relaxation and therapuetic massages, facials. C a l l 6 6 1 - 6 6 9 4 , ask for Dianna

 Theatres showing April 7, 8 and 9 47 Ronin, Anchorman 2, Nothing Left To Fear, Pirate Fairy, Scorned, Lone Survivor, Fright Night, Piranha 3DD and Wrath Of Titans, Clash of titans and Saw. Call 227-7828, 222-2558.

NOTICE notice    hereby gives Notice to all members that its Biannual General Meeting will be held on 30th April 2014 at the Wales Community Centre. The meeting will be called to order at 18:00hrs sharp. By order of the Executive Committee. Sajwattie Ramrattan, Secretary.

RENTAL / HIRE RENTAL HIRE        

PAWNSHOP



 Jewellery and Pawn Shop, Lot 1 Durban Street Werk-enRust between Camp and George Streets. Tel: 223-6331, 227-2307.

SERVICES

  

 Construction! We build, we repair. Have to pay for estimates.

Contact Devon - 654-1997, 665-7946.

TOURS

 , Labor Day, Indian Arrival Holiday, May 1 to 5. Book early. 644-0185, 639-2663, 665-5171, 227-8290.

     specialise in tap and die, hot and cold water systems, bathrooms, toilets, sinks and gutters, etc. Call 653-0422, 682-6004.

 .        

MOVIES MOVIES

 work done in Suriname. Love, marriage, sickness, pregnancy, removes evil, prosperity, business. Readings.

Call 674-8603, 597-851-9876.

TOURS

 Designs: Kitchen cupboards, closets, living room suites, etc. made to order, also re-upholstering of sofas and suites. Transportation and estimates absolutely free. 664-1470.

MASSAGE MASSAGE

 Cuban masseuse, full body massage, along with chakra reading for healing.

Great introductory price. Call 6695466 Michel.

 works done to bring peace, finance, success, e n h a n c e p r o s p e r i t y, r e m o v e evil, blockage, reunite families, lovers, etc. 610-7234, 644-0058.

 PEN PAL : We build your dream homes, we repair. Have to pay for estimates.

Contact Mark - 689-6033.  a tow truck to move your car? Call us on 610-8005.  Services: Computer reloads, repairs/services and antivirus. USA and Canada Visa Forms prepared. Call 626-5740, 226-3383.  Project Management: Electrical Installation and Maintenance Services by certified and experienced electrician. Tel. 231-5876, 646-0336, 675-6647.  Pressure washing: you won't believe the difference, 592-696-5424 (Kevin Blyden).We clean homes, driveways, decks, gutters, parking lots, businesses, equipment, machinery, cars and anything else with dirt and grime.  car detailing and carpet cleaning: wash, polish, wax, interior steam cleaning, vacuuming, all sizes of carpet and rug cleaning, lawn mowing (prepared lawns only), brush cutting. House calls available on all services - 6263126 Mervin.  Building Construction: We specialise in building, repairing, painting, plumbing, sanding, varnishing. We also build low-income houses. For more information, call Husain 675-9107, 642-3478. Monday to Saturday 09:00hrs - 17:00hrs.

Indian male from USA looking for a female for friendship.

Please email to ksuresh78@yahoo.com  you match: find lifelong partners, friends; confidential rules apply Tel. 592-223-8237, 592-6486098 8:30 am - 5 pm daily; both phones same hours.  of worldwide pen friends. Information? Send stamped self-addressed envelope: EFI, PO Box 12154, Georgetown.  a Friend! Get educated!

Get Married! Migrate!..through the CFI. Telephone Friendship Link.

Call 592-261-5079, 654-3670, 6888293,261-6833 twenty-four hours  male seeks mature female. Must be of good personality. Write to M.D. 7475 Goreway Dr. #47 - MIS Sauauga ON L4T 3T3 Canada with photo. Only those will be answered. Include your phone number.

SPIRITUALITY

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  Disciple of Swami Dayaramdas (India), specialist in Tantra, Mantra, Yantra, Poojas and Yagiyas; solve your problems today. 604-4760, 628-1964.       reading, other works done. For fast result s - r e u n i t i n g l o v e r s , r e m o v i n g e v i l a n d a ll blockages, etc. Call 696-8873, 6 7 3 - 11 6 6 .

 table-hand with knowledge of baking. Call between 09:00hrs and 16:00hrs 222-3478.  and kitchen assistant. Day and night shifts (female only). Tel. 231-5108. Guards for apartment complex, must have previous experience in security sector $18 000 weekly. Please call Patrick, 639-7211,. . Between 18-35yrs.

Apply at Lens Décor, 8 Sheriff Street, Georgetown. Tel#: 2270176  and Marketing specialist to market Guyana. Must be prophetic (positive). Send email to tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com  Operator for interior location. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references. Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.  Desk Clerk. Apply in person with written application to: The Manager Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werk-enRust, Georgetown.  Guard (male), handyman. Apply Guyana Fisheries Limited, Houston, East Bank Demerara.  urgently. Professional seamstress, experienced heavyduty sewing machine operators, Floor Girl. 622-4386, Roxie's Fashion. you want to live and work in Canada? Get trained, (Canadian standards) as a live-in caregiver also care for the elderly and care for children.

Training available. 592-227-4881, 416-674-7973.  Press Operator: Requirements - minimum subjects, Mathematics and English with Grades 1-3, two character references. Must have Police Clearance. P.O. Box 10501.         . Apply in person with written application and one passport-size picture. The Manager, Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.

VACANCY    . Apply in person with written application and one passport-size picture. The Manager, Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.  Clerk. Must have five subjects CXC including Mathematics, English and Accounts.

Knowledge in QuickBooks would be an asset.

Send applications and CV to CFO@adamantiumholdings.com Contact 223-5273/4  Store Assistants to work in PVC ceiling store. Apply in person with application to: Why Pay More Trading, 13 McDoom Public Road, East Bank Demerara. No phone calls.  soon, Singh's Roti Shop! We are looking for individuals to fill the positions of cooks, cleaners, helpers, servers, cashiers, pastry chef and Chinese cook. Please call 680-7999 for details.  male Pharmacy assistant to work in pharmacy located at Mahaica. Person applying must have experience working in a pharmacy. Interested persons please call 641-3240, 609-9829 for more information. Graphic Artist: Requirements - Knowledgeable and experienced with Corel 15, Adobe CS5 Suite, National ID, TIN certificates, NIS Card, two character references, including one from last employer. Apply PO Box 10501.  Representatives for Regent Street and Mon Repos locations, 2 passport photographs, written application, age 25-30 years.

Apply to Cell Point 120 Regent Street, Lacytown. Tel. 226-3950, 645-4900, 698-0000. Staff for a dine-in restaurant. Knowledge of food and beverage service a plus. Good command of English and Mathematics necessary. Must be well groomed and possess a pleasant personality. Apply to Dutch Bottle Café, 10 North Road, Bourda between 10am and 3pm. To schedule an interview, telephone: 2269648 or 231-6561.  for interior location. Must know to cook and bake a wide variety of i t e m s . St r i c t l y n o n - s m o k e r.

Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references and must be at least 40 years old. Others need not apply. Call 618-2020.

LAND FOR SALE Land For Sale   45' x 80' $9.5M. Call Carol 612-9785.  36 x 145.

227-6949, 623-2591. with property, located 810 Fort Ordnance, Berbice. Tel. 694-0110.  road side land for sale. Contact 671-1997.  in Dowding Street Kitty. Serious enquiries only. Call 662-9660.  in Lethem for business and residential purposes, $13.5M neg. Call 614-1170. St, Wortmanville, 31' x 7' - $10M, Industry 40' x 50' - $12M. Call Carol 612-9785.  cultivated citrus, house, fish pond, storage, 2 acres cultivated, ACRE cultivated Parika. Contact 226-7968.

GUYANA CHRONICLE CHRONICLE,THURSDAY , APRIL 3, 2014 GUYANA Thursday April 3, 2014 LAND FOR SALE

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  100 x 50 only $14M, Call 231-2064, 225-2626, 2276863, 615-0069, 627-0288, 226-1064.

 x 70 at Ogle for bond $24M. Phone 227-6949, 225-5198, 225-2626, 231-2064, 225-3068, 227-6863, 225-2709, 226-1064.

  , Highway and East Bank Demerara Junction.   house lot at 4th Street Martyrsville, Mon Repos (not far from public road). Price $4.8M neg. Tel. 629-5300.  in Queenstown 165 x 60 over $100M. Phone Vice President Alysious Pereira 6232591, Vice President Darandia 615-0069, 618-0000, 225-2626 $7MN, Eccles $9.5M, South Ruimveldt $12M, Thomas Street 38' x 244 - $70M and many more Call Carol 612-9785. Street business 30' x 100 - $59M. Call Carol 6129785.  ocean front property (20 acres) - $120M. Call Carol 612-9785. near stadium - $60M. Call Carol 612-9785.  Parika Stelling near GBTI Bank, land Enmore road side 200x200 land and hours Bonicka Creek. 688-7224. business (1 acre) - US$5M. Call Carol 6129785. developed land US$1.2M. Call Carol 6129785.  St. 43' x 171' $40M neg. Call Carol 612-9785.  St 33' x 60' - 22M. Call Carol 612-9785.  ACRES of riverside land with sawmill and finished wharf US$4.5M. Call Carol 612-9785.  Parfaite Harmonie $13M, $1.5M, with foundation and columns Schoon Ord $2M, (100ft x 50ft) Herstelling $3.2M. 675-7292. -bedroom apartment for decent working person - $45 000.

Two-bedroom upstairs $65 000 neg. 618-9117, 227-1354.  house, 3 bedrooms, garage, very secure in residential area US$1000 Georgetown. Ask for Dr Alexander Pereira 669-0943, 231-2064.  available, perfect for store, bond, office US$1300, 3 bedrooms furnished/unfurnished apartment US$700/US$500, AC, with cable TV. Ask for Dr Alexander Pereira - 669-0943, 231-2064. land deal! Adventure, Linden Highway, road to river 152 acres, $240 000/acre.

Norbert A De Freitas Associates.

592-609-2302/6516, 645-2580 E m a i l defreitasassociates@gmail.com Street: Commercial, between Camp and Alexander Streets 117' x 31' $53M neg.. Norbert A. De Freitas Associates 592-609-2302/6516, 645-2580 Email defreitasassociates@gmail.com than 600 acres of land located on upper ECD, caretaker's quarters, storage for seedling, paddy and fertiliser storage canal. Serious enquiries only. Tel. 609-8452, 678-1454.  for bond, hotel, apartment complex, Blygezight 120 x 60 - $36M, neg, Austin St. 134 x 56 - $36M, Kitty 8 000 sq ft - $22M, Phone Vice President 225-2626, 6180000, 225-2626, 623-2591, 2261064, 227-6863, 615-0069  land in Duncan St. for 4-storey office complex, bond, school, apartment $40M. Phone 627-0288, Mr. Ramsayoe 6180000, Mr Alysious Pereira 6232591, Mr. Darindra 615-0069. to Brickdam, $75M suitable for 5-storey complex, hotel Mr Ramsohoye 618-0000, Mr Per e i r a 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4 , M r.

Darindra 615-0069, 2252 6 2 6 , 2 2 7 - 6 8 6 3 , 2 2 5 -5198\

  Street double back lots with 4-ft walkway. Price $7M, Bagotstown EBD Public Road back lot with 4-ft walkway $10M, Providence EBD one house lot. Price $3M. Tel 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078  Public Road double lots $35M, Diamond EBD land for $11M, $8M, Annandale ECD Marshall Street land $5M, Oil Mill Road Cove and John ECD $5M. Tel. 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078   Linden highway 30 acres land $15M, Annandale ECD double 'lots in front market $15M, Buddy's Scheme double lots $22M, Eccles 'AA' Victoria Street land $19M, Goed Fortuin WBD Public Road land 300×55. Price $28M. Tel 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   Public Road near Demerara Harbour Bridge, back lot 38x90 with 6-foot walkway. Great deal $8M. Tel 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   land in residential area-Price $38M, land in Dowding Street 25' x 120'. Price $15M. Tel. 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Acres double lot 38 LBI Earl's Court $16M, Le Resouvenir 3/4 acre $85M, Felicity ¼ acre $38M, Campbellville 125 x 50 for hotel bond. $49M, Phone Mr Budram 692-3831, Lady Abundance 661-0952, Mr. Darindra 615-0069, 623-2591, 618-0000, 225-2626, 2312064,225-5198, 225-3068, 2261064.    land in Bel Air Village for hotel, bond, 5stor e y, s t u d e n t s ' d o r m $42M. Phone Vice President Patrick Pereira 669-3350, Vice P r e s i d ent Ramsohoye 6180000, 623-2591, 227-6863, 2252626, 667-7812.  land with reserve in the famous gated area Continental Park, 102 x 54, plus almost on lot reserve $22M neg. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Ramshoye 618-0000, Lady Abundance 661-1952, Darindra 6150069, 231-2064, 227-6949, 2252626, 225-3068.  Court LBI $16.5M and $24M. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Lady Abundance 6611952, Patrick Pereira 226-1064, Sir Darindra 615-0065, 2312064, 225-2709, 227-6949, 226-1064, 227-6863, 225-3068, 225-2626.  'M' 80 x 50 plus reserve for residence, parking, work spot $16M. Phone Mr Boodram, Lady Abundance 6611952, Darindra 615-0069, 6232591, 618-0000, 225-2626, 2276863, 225-3068, 226-1064.  only remaining High Street land opposite the proposed GGMC new complex. Position yourself early now 90 x 80 with 4storey foundation US$590 000.

Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Alex Pereira 23-2064, Lady Abundance 661-1952, 225-2709, 2276949, 227-6803, 225-2626, 2253068, 226-1064. 6.2 x 33 South Road front land for 3-storey office complex, close to Wellington Street $38M, Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr A. Pereira 623-2591, Sir Darindra 615-0069, 225-2709, 227-6863, 231-2064, 225-2626, 225-3068, 661-1952, 226-1064.  to Duncan Street, Bel Air Park Da Silva Street 80 x 31 with approved 3-storey business and residence $14.9M. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Alex Pereira 669-0943, Mr Dsarindra Lady Abundance 6611952, 225-2709, 227-6949, 2252626, 227-6863, 225-3068, 2261064.

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sq. ft for bank, hotel, office, in New Market Street US$1.3M, 120x6. Sheriff Street for 5-storey $58M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre $588M, Phone Mr Boodram 692-0943, Mr Darindra 615-0069, Lady Abundance 661-1952, 227-6949, 2252709, 227-6863, 225-2626, 2253068.

  ABREU Street corner lot, price $30M, Bel Air Village residential area land price $25M, 2 acres land facing Demerara River width is 800, length is 1 000 feet. Nice for wharf, factory or other large scale business. Needs access to land and sea transportation, Price US$2.5M neg. Tel. 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.

Housing Scheme, plot of land $1.5M, Providence plot of land $2.8M. Tel. 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.   lot for 12M, Enmore ECD 200x200 $30M on public road, Crane Public Road $35M, Parika side of stelling $ 1 2 M Te l 2 2 5 - 3 7 3 7 , 2 2 5 4398, 651-7078.  wish to advertise all land was made by the creator for different purposes. Go as high as you can to enjoy economy of height. Earl's Court LBI double lot 120 x 90 - $17M, Happy A c r e s pa r a l l e l t o t h e Main Road 100 x 50 - $16M, for business or 4-storey apartment land for bonds on the East Coast $28M, Kitty 8 000 sq. ft $20M, Da Silva St 70 x 35 - $14M, 9 000 sq. ft on Main Road 500 yards s o u t h o f C h i n e s e E m b a s s y, Tu r k e y e n 1 . 4 a c r e s $38M, Campbellville 80 x 60 w i t h l o t s o f reserve $ 1 6 M , Republ i c Park $16M, Continental Park double l ot $35M, Croal Street 75 x 50 - $32M, 3 lot s a t ' A A ' E c c l e s with massive unfinished s t r u c t u r e $98M, plus reserve.

Friendship $3.5M, Pearl 5 acres for gated c o m m u n i t y $ 4 5 M n e g . P hone , 225-3068, 2261064, 227-6863, 227-6964, 2252626.  land is going to solve your bus i n e s s n e e d , i n Smyth close to Brickdam 120 x 60 the only land available for $55M neg All lands that wou l d g i v e y o u the same re t u r n o n y o u r i n vestment $95M, talking of 5-sto r e y complex.

P h o n e Lady Racel Jones 688-3431 , Master Darindra 615-0069, 618-0000 , 6 2 3 2 5 9 1 , 2 2 5 - 2 6 2 6 , 2 2 5-3 068, 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4, E mail : tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com  businesses must think out of the box. They must adopt a new strategy. The Chinese are moving in some locations that land for bond/factory is cheap, 20 000 sq ft land close to the Chinese embassy for bond. $58M, 8 000 s q . f t o n the main road close t o t h e C h i n e se Embassy $54M for 4-storey fast food/ super m a r k e t 2 0 0 - c a r p a r k ing. 1½ acres of land in Turkeyen for hostel, school, university, bond, Buy now, be decisive. Present, you hav e a boss, n o w d e c i d e . P h o n e M r.

Danhand r i 6 1 5 - 0 0 6 5, M r.

P a t r i c k P e r e i r a 6 6 9 - 3 3 50, M r. A l y s i o u s P e r e i r a 6 2 3 2591, 225-2709, 225-2626, 225- 3 0 6 8, 226- 1064, 227-6863, 225-5198 Seven days of h o t m ail: tonyreidsrealty.com.  with 20ft driveway Dennis Street $17M, Sec. 'M' 90 x 50 plus reserve $17M, Kitty 8 000 sq. ft - $19M, one house in McDoom close to main road $9M. Pho n e M r Darindra 615-0069, 6180000 V i ce Preside nt Alysious Pereira 623-2591, 227-6863, 2261064, 225-2626.  lot in Dennis St, with driv eway 2 0 f e e t $ 1 7 M , Sec. 'M', 80 x 60, plus reserve for bond $1 9 M , D a S i l v a S t 80 x 50 $13M, Kitty Railway Embankment 8 0 0 0 s q . f t $ 2 0 M , l a n d has 20 ft driveways. V i c e Pre s i dent Drandia 615-0069, Vice P r e sident Alysious Pereira - 623-2591, Vice P r e s i d e nt Ramsayae 6180 0 0 0 , Vice President 225 2 6 2 6 , 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4 , 667-7812.

TO LET to let  apartment, parking located 194 Anaida Avenue. Tle.266-2547.  Rooms, selfcontained and furnished $75 000 monthly. Call 226-9798. Gardens: 3-bedrooms apartment exclusive. 6139033.  at 70 'B' F i e l d , S o p h i a Te l . 2 2 6 7600.  Furnished house US$1000. Tel. 611-0315, 690-8625.  Air Park US$300 and US$1000, Queenstown - US$500 and others. Contact 628-8012.  four-bedroom house to rent at Grove EBD. Tel. 682-4493, 646-1403.  space, Peter Rose St: Large executive office space with parking. Tel. 642-0636.  2-bedroom, self-contained apartment located in 2nd Avenue Diamond. Secure parking available $45 000 monthly.

689-4642.  one-bedroom, two-bedroom, furnished apartments $60 000 and $120 000 neg. 622-8109.  room and apartment $3 500, $4 000, $5 000, $6 000 daily. Call Julian 638-4505, 225-4709.  Avenue: Furnished four-bedroom executive concrete building with all modern facilities. Tel. 642-0636.  Avenue: Furnished executive apartment with internet access and generator. Tel. 2250545.

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 rental or sale approximately 3 acres land and building at Enmore Estate Road. Seriously enquiries only. Call 231-4172, 231-7839.

 ground floor for business $75 000, ideal for doctor\s clinic, money transfer, teacher\s lessons, electronic gadgets, boutique, barber ship and hair salon, etc. Call 225-0571, 638-0787.

 concrete bond 87'x32, lots of yard space suitable for CarMart, etc. Public Road McDoom 233-0570 (No agents.).  Palace and Restaurant, 344 and 345 Middle and East Streets. For sale by owner only.

Contact 656-9835, 1-908-456-/ 6683.  Street: One & twobedroom furnished apartments, hot & cold, AC, Internet, US$20 daily. Rates neg. for monthly visitors. Tel: 2275852/638-4404.  furnished 3-bedroom house, fully meshed and grilled, large yard space and office space at the bottom. 6108351, 697-5492.  2-bedroom apartment, fully grilled with AC, Enachu Street Section 'K' available from April 15 - $90 000 monthly. Contact - 227-4992 between 08:00hrs and 17:00hrs.  Newly renovated one-bedroom apartment, fully grilled, 24 hours water and surveillance camera, daily and monthly. 650-1471.  fully furnished apartment situated in a secure and gated compound. Suitable for a single person or couple. Call 6996891.  Gardens semi furnished 3 bedroom house, AC, security system US$950 Norbert A De Freitas Association -609-2302, 609-6516, 645-2580, Email: defreitasassociates@gmail.com  three-bedroom bottom flat and top flat, front house, hospital vicinity, on East Street, fully grilled, has air conditioner, overhead tank, parking facilities, phone line. Phone 225-3756, 678-1913.          apartment in Bent Street, Wortmanville, US$30 per day. Contact 2263309, 218-1033, 678-4267.  to rent close to U G, s h a r e d a c c o m m o d a t i o n call: 625- 8585 also to rent, one five bedroom house .

 furnished, tiled apartment, AC, hot and cold, internet, US$25 daily. No private calls. Tel. 231-6061, 621-1524.

 bottom flat 2 bedroom apartment, Betterhope ECD Tel:609-3311, 614-4841.

3-storey building, very spacious, ideal for school, offices, storage, etc. Call 685-5728, 656-0812.

 located, 175 sq. ft space suitable for salon, office or other. Call 227-3064, 6287589.

 apartment, Diamond Scheme $12 000 monthly, suits couple or single female. 611-3802, 684-6245.  Street store Charlotte Street store space Berbice car park, property Jacaranda Avenue, Bel Air Park owner 688-7224, 225-2319.  furnished apartment in gated compound, 1-, 2- and 3bedroom self-contained AC, with fridge, stove, washer, dryer, hot and cold water, 24 hours security.

Tel. 222-6681, 685-5940.  and clean oneand two-bedroom, fully furnished apartment at Seaforth Street, Campbellville US$35 and US$60 daily, $80 000 and $100 000 monthly. 650-5354, 621-3094. - and two-bedroom unfurnished apartment at Cummings Street $60 000 and $80 000 monthly.

Call 650-5354, 621-3094.  space, North Road/ downtown. Top floor. Price $70 000, Tel 619-2525   upper flat to rent in Eccles, price $80 000.Contact 639-2728.

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 apartment at Triumph Village ECD. Tel: 2207937, 625-5257. - and three-bedroom concrete and tiled apartments, with hot and cold, AC, self-contained etc, location, Mon Repos ECD. Price $80 000 and $100 000.

Contact 618-0626. -bedroom lower flat at Lot '5' Block '4' Cornelia Ida, West Coast, Demerara - $45 000 monthly. Tel. 610-1083. Call after 16:30hrs. new 2-bedroom, toilet and bath, $50 000 neg. Tel. 618-2840.  one bedroom apartment to let $50 000, $45 000. 650-6231, 697-0480.  friends & relatives from overseas? Don't have enough space? Call 629-5138 for accommodation. -bedroom apartment furnished or unfurnished, hot and cold, AC, Bel Air Park. Tel. 6691114, 614-0949.

 bond $500,000.

Large Storage space Regent St. $500 000, monthly. 626-1150, 231-9181.

: Unfurnished executive apartment with all conveniences.

Contact Krishnadat Raghubir. Tel. 6420636.

 spacious 3 bedroom apt. upstairs in residential area, $120,000 monthly and more apartments. 2227986, 638-7232.

 concrete cottage at Block '/8' Mon Repos, ECD, alone in yard, working people $40 000. Tel. 643-5797, 2317568 after hours.

 concrete 3-bedroom bottom flat, spacious living quarters, telephone, parking, toilet and bath, EBD. Decent working couple.

Tel. 668-5384, 648-3342.  and rooms daily, weekly, business space. Tel. 621-5282.  room, semifurnished, in Crane for elderly working bachelors. Call 6198683.  2-bedroom family house, fully furnished in Enterprise ECD. Tel. 651-3156, 646-2939.  Furnished 2-bedroom flat, suitable for overseas visitors. Tel. 227-1871, 646-2939.  vacant stations, located at 81 D'Urban Street, Lodge and Wortmanville. Tel. 684-2064, 687-7149. office, business space 500 - 6 000 sq. feet, available with AC, etc, from US$500 neg. Tel. 624-4225. -bedroom bottom flat apartment at LBI, fully tiled, fully grilled, secure parking. Contact 220-3066, 647-3311.  furnished room also one completely furnished apartment, self-contained. Reasonable rate. Tel. 683-7410, 2274422. concrete bottom flat, bathroom and toilet enclosed, Tucville East La Penitence. Tel. 698-4898.  furnished 3 bedroom (self contained with hot and cold shower) Omai Street, Prashad Nagar, garage for two cars - US$1,100 monthly.

Phone 642-0325. -  3-bedroom apartments, close proximity to UG and Teachers Training College. Preferably students or working. Call 685-9127. , fully furnished upper flat at 36 Dadanawa Street Campbellville, Georgetown, 3 bedrooms, 1 master room, kitchen, dining and living rooms, US$1500. Call 6999912.  space at 136D (north half) Albert and Fifth Streets, Alberttown, Georgetown.

Call 699-9912.  kitchen at Julian's Restaurant, Bar & Guest House $35 000 per week. Call 638-4505,, 225-4709.  room and apartment $3 500, $4 000, $5 000, $6 000 daily. Call Julian 638-4505, 225-4709. : Residential, large one-bedroom, selfcontained apartment furnished or unfurnished with parking from US$400 neg. Tel. 624-4225.  of a countryside get away? Fully furnished 3-bedroom house for short term rental at Adventure Essequibo Coast. Call 2226864, 695-1750.  and unfurnished 3-bedroom top flats in Queenstown and South Ruimveldt Park. Call 6442099.   2 bedrooms upper flat house at Tuschen, two-bedroom apartment BB Eccles, two-bedroom apartment 4th Street, Craig. Tel. 600-5236, 603-8558.  prime three-storey commercial building with car park, located on North Road, between Oronoque and Albert Streets. Contact 626-6909, 6427963, 669-0855.

24 24 TO LET            3 bedroom (self-contained with H/C shower) Omai Street, Prashad Nagar, Garage for two cars US$1,100 monthly. Phone 6420325 : Happy Acres, Bel Air Springs, Atlantic Gardens, Kitty, South Ruimveldt, Eccles and Diamond, Cummings Lodge. Call 2273582, 642-7613, 600-7613.  spot: Could be used as boutique, bond, cell shop, church, snackette, wholesale/retail shop, drinks shop, pharmacy, internet cafe, etc. Contact 646-0668. Call from 15:00hrs to 18:00hrs. , ECD: One 3bedroom upper flat apartment with all conveniences, quiet and secure neighbourhood, with space for parking. Decent Indian or Amerindian family preferred, $35 000 monthly. Tel. 229-6691.  $55 000, $85 000, Paradise (house) $40 000, Bent Street $40 000, South $80 000, Republic Park (house) US$1200. Diana 2272256, 626-9382.   HOUSE 2bedroom apartment, unfurnished. 2 apartments Bel Air Park and Subryanville. 1- and 2-bedroom furnished apartments BUSINESS SPACE East Street and Kitty. TEL. 226-8148, 625-1624.  wooden house $70,000, Agricola Public Road. 2 b e d r o o m h o u s e i n Diamond $90,000. Brand new 5 bedroom house in D i a m o n d $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , various business space, $100,000 Tel. 216-3120(office), 667-6644.              3 bedroom furnished US$800, Lamaha Gardens 2-bedroom furnished US$800, Oleander Gardens furnished US$900, US$1500, Alexander Village furnished $60 000, $ 7 5 0 0 0 . Te l . 6 5 5 - 8 3 6 1 , 699-6811.  furnished 1-bedroom Alexander Village $65 000, Campbellville fully furnished house US$800, Henry Street $80 000, $70 000, Brickdam (business) US$1000 neg, Lamaha Gardens US$800. Alicia, 6161442.  furnished house in immaculate condition at Lamaha Gardens suitable for residence and office US$2500, AC, hot and cold, parking, etc, one modern 3bedroom apartment at Campbellville US$1300, AC, hot and cold, parking, etc, one bond 135 000 sq. foot at BV US$10000. Call 219-4535, 661-7169.  Street 1 bedroom $50 000 neg, Duncan Street 2 bedroom $120 000, Alberttown 3 bedroom unfurnished $100 000, Durban street furnished $120 000 and 1 bedroom $45 000. Call 6628969, 644-5128.  influential neighbourhood, 5 minutes outside of town, has very lovely one and two bedrooms, fully furnished with wifi, hot and cold, AC suitable for expatriate overseas companies Caricom staffers, NGO executives. John 609-8233.  609-8233: Fully furnished one-bedroom US$900, 2bedroom fully furnished US$1500, Ogle with pool US$4000, Prashad Nagar US$2000, UG Guysuco Gardens US$2500, D'Urban Street 3-bedroom $80 000 two 2-bedroom $65 000 each.

TO LET       B S c h a s more than 20,000 hrs in Real Estate Investment and Economic Transform a t i o n of People Economic Gr o w t h . We have rental from US$1500, in Bel Air P a r k , a m b assador's residence in University Gardens Le Resouvenir, Lama Ave with pool, Jacaranda Ave. with large lawns US$2000,Prashad Nagar US$100 0 , a p t . f r o m U S $ 7 0 0 , b o n d 8 0 0 0 sq ft, small and large o f f i c e s pace up to 1500 0 sq foot; state of the art hote l a n d o f f i c e c o m p l e x w i t h inc o me o f U S$40 000 monthly; 2 acre s o f l and in the city for hotel, and any complexMainStreet 2½ acresUS$5M, Water Street 4 acres for hotel, hotel on 5 acres of land overlooking the s e a U S $ 5 M ; a n o t h e r o verl o o k i n g t h e s e a US$1.5M , income US$15000; riverside land residential land at LBI - $10M; Republi c Park $8M, Diamond $7M, Sec. ' K ' $ 2 0 M , B e l A ir P a r k $ 2 5 M , G a r n ett double lot $ 4 2 M , Phone 225-2626, 2312064, 225-2709, 226-1064, 2276949, 227 - 6 8 6 3 , 6 6 7 - 7 812.

619-7945. have rental from US$800 in    beautiful 2-storey concrete property, 4 selfcontained rooms, large den , l a r g e living room, family room, t e l e v i s i o n r o om, beautiful kitchen, fully air conditioned, h o t a n d c o l d f a c i l i ties, land space. Price US$ 2 5 0 0 , u n f u r nished.    2-storey concr e t e p r o p e r t y, m a s t e r r o o m , 2 b e d rooms, kitchen, family room, den, verandah, hot a n d c o l d f a c i l i t i e s , semifurnished, security came r a s, l a nd spac e US$1500.    2-storey concrete property, fully air conditioned 3 bedrooms, unfurnished US$2000, (neg).  2-storey concrete property l a r g e l i v i n g area, 4 self-contained rooms hot a n d c o l d f a c i l i t i e s , g e n e r a t o r, u n f urnished US$1500 neg.        middle floor suitable for business $175 00 0 . : Beautiful 2storey concrete property in perfect con d i t i o n , 4 b e d r o o m s , h o t a nd cold facilities, master room, family room, den, air-conditioned, parking sp a c e for vehicle US$2500. D o c a ll u s o n Te l . 2 2 5 - 6 8 5 8 , 2 2 5 - 7 1 6 4 , 6 8 8 - 1 8 8 5 C a l l Te r rence 667-7812. We are situated at 247 'D' Forshaw &Oronoque  St Campbellville: 2storey 4-bedroom concrete house, master room, AC, parking, etc. ideal location for only $200 000. Naresh Persaud 2259882, 681-2499, 664-2916, 6600023. /executive rental: Wonderful 7-bedroom property for office & residence at Atlantic Ville, East Coast Demerara. Price US$2000. Call Mr Darin 6150069, 225-2626, 225-5198, 2253069, 225-2709, 231-2064. World #1 Realtor Mister Terry Redford Reid 667-78 1 2 , 2 25-6 8 5 8 , 2 2 5 - 7 1 6 4 , 2 2 6 1 0 6 4 , 2 2 5 - 2626, 231-2 0 68, 619-7945. Have the executive rental reduced by 35%, Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jacaranda Ave. Bel Air Par k U S $ 2 0 0 0 , B a r ima Ave Bel A i r Park US$1 8 0 0 , B e l A i r S p r i n g s U S $ 1 0 0 0 , l a r g e b o nd for rent a l o f f i c e s m a l l f o r m US $ 3 75, 10 000 sq ft office space for technologybusiness, Lam a h a G a r d e n s U S $ 1 5 0 0 , Lama Ave, Bel Air Park US$1800, Bel A i r P a r k o n t he round about US$1000, Prashad Nagar US$1500, land from $11 million, riverside land hotels with US$35 0 0 0 m o n t h rental a nd office space US$40 000 month properties from $14 million. 225-2626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 623-2591, 669-3350

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 wooden house $70,000, Agricola Public Road. 2 bedroom house in Diamond $90,000. Brand new 5 bedroom house in Diamond $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , various business s p a c e , $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 Te l . 2 1 6 3120(office), 667-6644.

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 to rent, sell, buy?

Room, house, floor space? Call 687-8168.  in Alberttown, corner lot. Price neg. Tel. 6178255.  property at 220 Lamaha and Thomas Streets, Kitty $36M neg. Tel. 688-4771, 227-0173.  house, 6 self-contained rooms on EBD, swimming pool, roof gardens, etc, US$600 000 neg. Tel. 623-9015.  EBD: Two-storey concrete and wooden property.

Tel. 655-3817. Front land with a small wooden house in East Coast Demerara. Contact 657-8086. 2 flat house in Eccles, 3 bedroom upper flat, 2 bedroom lower flat $30M. 639-2728.  in Charlestown $10M neg. Serious enquiries only, no agents. Tel. 627-3902.  Hope:: 2-storey property with 2 income apartments $32M neg. Call Carol 612-9785.  concrete 5-bedroom house 2191 Tuschen Housing Scheme, EBD. Call 670-8865, 616-7463.  2-storey concrete building (30x40) land (50x80). Price $7.6M neg. Contact Sanjay on 662-3842.       Parfaite Harmonie: Brand new property in best location $7.5M neg. 227-3961, (09:00hrs 15:00hrs) 604-3568. -BERDROOM,                property, prime location (land 200' x 50') store front 72' x 24', bond 87' x 32', extra space for 15 cars Public Road, McDoom. Tel. 233-0570 (No agent).\ -, 2-storey house at Good Hope ECD. Price neg. Tel. 699-9636, 234-1182.  land and small house 100' x 50' Tuschen Scheme EBD $5M. 611-3802.  Nagar $70M and Lamaha Street. Tel. 611-0315, 690-8625. concrete 2 flat house at 47 Happy Acres ECD, fully furnished 3 bedrooms top flat, hot and cold bath, big yard space. Call 2252902, 673-1095.  3-storey Robb Street store, 4-store store Charlotte Street, 4-storey store North Road Lacytown. 2252319, 688-7224. Owner.  3 lots $26M, Providence $30M and $29M, Land of Canaan $15M, New Grove $20M no repairs Queenstown $65M. Call 6628969, 644-5128.  two-storey concrete 5bedroom property, parking for 3 vehicles, in Georgetown $48M neg. Contact Mr Alexander Pereira 669-0943, 231-2064 or Mr Louie Pereira 623-2591.

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 'M' 2-family with store below $18M, Phone Mr. Boodram 692-3831, Lady Abundance 666-1951, Lord Darindra 615-0069, 623-2591, 225-5198, 231-2064, 618-0000, 225-2626, 227-6868, 226-1064.

 property, house size 20x30 land size 110'x60' Third Avenue Diamond Housing Scheme. Priced for quick sale $12M. 652-5601.

PROPERTY FOR SALE  $8.5M, Good Hope $13.5M, Enterprise $13M, land Mon Repos $5.5M, South $19M, Kitty $25M, Campbellville $21M, Regent Street US$1.3M, Diamond $13M, Sea side land $15M. Troy 626-2243.

-STOREY, 4-bedroom, concrete house on double lot. No agents. Serious enquiries only.

614-7929, 681-6066.

 20% on all executive properties $60M, 30% discount on $24M, and below, 15% discount on land $18M. Phone 6677812, 225 - 6 8 5 8 , 225-2626 Terrence Reid.

 Hope (swimming pool) - $33M neg, Providence, South Ruimveldt, North East La Penitence $19M neg, and others. Contact 628-8012.

  in one yard, 13 fully furnished apartments.

Price US$750 000. Interest persons only. Duncan Street. Contact 645-0787.

 2-storey business property, 3 1-bedroom apartments, 2-bedroom apartment, 5 rooms in upper, flat shop at lower flat, transported $39M neg.

Naresh Persaud 225-9882, 6812499, 660-0023.

 (2 buildings) $25M, Lamaha Gardens $55M, West Bank $19M, Continental Park $62M, Quamina Street $75M. Many more. Diana 227-2256, 626-9382.

'S Lust 2 houses on lot $9.5M, Campbellville back house, 6 bedrooms, $22M, North Ruimveldt 3 bedrooms $10M, Kitty back house $16M, 6558361, 699-6811.

 concrete building bordered by 3 Main Streets in central Georgetown. Ideal for offices, school, bond, etc., 4 flats 130ft x 35 ft each, land 250ft x 50 ft. 227-0190, 6935610.

$16M, Wortmanville $17.5M, Meadow Brook $14M, brand new 2-storey 4 bedrooms overlooking Atlantic Ocean $66M. Bargains for Easter also for Dr. Alexander Pereira 6690943, 231-2064, 225-5198.

  Prime properties for sale - Eccles,  Ruimvelddt, Mon Repos, Campbellville, Ogle, Blygezight, Alberttown, D'Urban Street, Pike Street Kitty. Call 227-3582, 6427613, 600-7613.

 Key bar/lounge guest house: 5 bedrooms AC, kitchen, bar and entertainment equipment deal $36M, Norbert A De Freitas Associates, 609-2302, 609-6516, 645-2580 Email defreitasassociates@gmail.com

 & Oronoque Business property between Regent and Robb reduced f r o m $45M to $39M. 641-1800.  Market: Dou b l e , front stalls facing Regent Street, for electronics cellphone pharmacy, jewellery, cosmetics. 6411800.  new 3-bedroom concrete house and land 24ft x 40ft corner lot at Block '8' Tuschen Housing Scheme. Price $16M neg. Call 624-6243, 253-3622, 693-1461. : Huge 4-bedroom house with lots of yard space (near airport) - $75M. Call Carol 6129785.

Ideal for two families. property in Bent St - $16.5M, Phone Mr. Darindra 615-0069, 226-1064, 618-0000, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 225-2626. 225-5198, 231-2064, 226-1064.      A d e l a i d e a n d Evans Streets Charlestown, Georgetown, Georgetown, Lot No. 41 Section 'A', NO. 53 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Contact 233-6811, 679-3448.  St, S/C/burg 2storey house on land 250ft x 38ft, ideal for big investment $72M neg. Nasresh Persaud 225-9882, 681-2499.  Nagar $55M, $60M. Call Carol 612-9785.S  St. business property on land 30' x 100 $59M. Call Carol 612-9785.  PENITENCE Public Road business property $60M neg. Call Carol 612-9785.  Ruimveldt (land) $12M, East La Penitence $20M, South Ruimveldt $27M, Eccles $30M. Call Carol 612-9785.  St. business US$700 000 or G$140M. Call Carol 612-9785.  St, Georgetown business property US$2M. Call Carol 612-9785.  Park posh property with swimming pool $130M. Call Carol 612-9785. Park posh property fully furnished $65M. Call Carol 612-9785.  $30M, $35M, $45M. Call Carol 612-9785.  large oceanfront property suitable for hotel, church, etc. $85. Call Carol 6129785.  Ruimveldt Gardens house on double lot $45M. Call Carol 612-9785.  Park $40M, $45M. Call Carol 612-9785.

 three-storey business property @ Middle Street Georgetown. 2 business properties on Whim Public Road, Berbice. Tel 619-7134, 2256481

  concrete twoflat, 5-bedroom, $30M, Norbert A De Freitas Associates 609-2302/ 6516, 645-2580 Email defreitasassociates@gmail.com

-STOREY concrete house, 3 bedrooms, 1 self-contained with AC, laundry room, located at Mon Repos, ECD $33M. Tel. 642-2116

(2 building) $25M neg, South $20M, West Bank (beautiful house) $20M, Republic Park $35M, Diana 2272256, 626-9382.

            (2 building require work) $25M, near Regent Street $35M, Mc Doom $19M, Lamaha Gardens $55M, East Coast Public Road $130M many more Diana 2272256, 626-9382.  ECD: 2-storey concrete house, 5 bedrooms and 4 toilets and baths, 3 self-contained rooms. Land size 100'x120'. Price $52.5M neg, Tel. No. 220-8596, 643-9196, 686-1091.  concrete and wooden store, between Camp and Alexander Streets in Charlotte St. $45M, Sir Boodram 692-3831, 226-1064, Darindra 615-0069, Lady Abundance 661-1952, Mr Pereira 623-3591, 225-2709, 2252626, 2253-68, 227-6867, 2261064.  Street $25M, Guysuco Gardens (UG) $45M, Bel Air Park $55M, Lamaha Gardens $40M, Brickdam $75M, Thomas Street opposite Prashad Hospital $65M, Sheri f f S t r e e t (business) $155M, Ogle wit h s w i m ming pool $135M, Thom a s S t r e e t l a n d (150x40) $75M, Robb Street land (110x32) $60M, North Road $70M, Camp Street land (200x75) US$1.5M. Call Vish Realty - 612-7377.  and Land for Sale Two Storyed Wooden and Concrete House, Fifth Street Alber t t o w n Georgetown. $40 Million Dollars Negotiable. Contact: Mr. George Tel: 231-6278 Or Dr: Thasa n a Te e k a h Te l : 6 2 6 0993   Park, gated, 3-bedroom flat house was $18M, now $17M for quick sale.

Norbert A. De Freitas Associates 609-2302, 609-6516, 645-2580, E m a i l defreitasassociates@gmail.com  Park corner lot 3 bedrooms upper, 2 bedrooms lower, 53'x25' lot 90'x60', $38M Norbert A De Freitas Associates 609-2302, 609-6516, 645-2580.

E m a i l defreitasassociates@gmail.com : Sandy Babb Street three lots together with two buildings on east lot, one building on west lot and one concrete bond on middle lot. Can be sold together or separately. All together is priced at $175M. Tel. 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  : Flat 3-bedroom concrete building $11M, front transport can pass immediately, good offer. Tel. 225-3737, 225-4398, 651707 8.

'S Lust $9.5M, De Kinderen $6.5M, Rasville $12M, Campbellville $22M, North Ruimveldt $10M, South Ruimveldt $19M neg, Nandy Park $45M neg, Enterprise $13.5M. Charlyn 665-9087.

 OF CANAAN profitable and popular bar lounge/ snackette/store. Building 59' x 50', 111' x 144' - $90M neg.

Norbert A De Freitas Associates 609-2302/6516, 645-2580 E m a i l defreitasassociates@gmail.com  $8M, North $10M, Mon Repos $13M and $32M, Enterprise $13M and $16M, Good Hope $13M, $15M, Lusignan $13M, Chateau Margot $32M neg, Success $20M neg, Industry $30M, land Non Pareil $2.5M, Annandale $6.5M, Mon Repos $5.5M, Diamond 5th Avenue $7.5M. Contact Theresa 648-6033. are ) MARCH bargains: Se c .

'K' $23 million, M e a d o w B r ook $ 2 8 M , a n d $35M , Kitty $23, Alberttown concrete massive for hotel $45M, Bel Air Park in great condition $52M, Happy Acres executive $58M, Alb e r t t o w n $ 3 0 M , S e c .

'M' Campbellville $34M n o w, Phone 225-2626, 2255 1 9 8 , 2 2 7-6863, 227-6449, 225-2709 , 2 3 1 - 2 0 6 4 , 2261064, 667-7812 tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com.  wooden building, Agricola Public Road $9M neg. Land with foundation $6.8M, One domectic/commercial semi- four storey - Albertown $150M. Tel. 2163120(office), 667-6644.  JOHN 609-8233 Campbellville 6-bedroom $22M,, Tucville huge $28M, Alberttown 5-bedroom with two extra lots $55M, Ocean Front lands $15M neg, Campbellville 4-bedroom $22M, Houston Garden US$1.5M, La Parfaite harmonie 3-bedroom $7M. Park 3-storey house, 6 self-contained rooms with Jacuzzi, swimming pool, roof gardens with sauna and semi furnished kitchen with modern amenities $120 000 neg. Call Justin 6647000.  , EBD Old Road - two-storey concrete building 35M, Oronoque Street just off Regent Street two-storey wooden / concrete building -$45M. Tel. 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078. , E.B.D by overhead tank - two buildings on land $30M, Mon Repos large two concrete buildings $35M, Grove New Scheme - Station Street two-storey concrete building $26M. Tel. 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.

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  No. #2 Polder, newly built two-storey concrete building on 8 acres, part cultivated land. Price 24M, wooden building on three acres land $10M. Tel. 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078

 executive concrete AA Ecc l e s 4 - b e d r o o m p r o p e r t y $76M, 4 self-contained Lamaha Gardens executive property $ 6 6 M , S e c . ' M ' C ampbellville $18M. Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr. Ramsahoye 618-0000, lady Abundance 661-6952, Sir Darindra 6150069, 225-2626, 231-2064, 2276949, 225-3068, 227-6863.

 3-storey concrete building, Price $1 00M.  property in good condition. Price $18M.   beautiful 2-storey concrete property 3 self-contained, 1 ma s t e r, l i b r a r y, television room, living room, upstairs back verandah, downstairs den, fully marble stone tile, family room pa t i o , garage parking s p a c e , f o r 3 cars, needs cosmetics, land space Price $90M,Ogle b e a u t i f u l property $90M,  $36M neg,   $120M beautiful home excellent condition in  $55M neg, Queenstown property $100M. Do call us at Joy Reid's Realty. We are located at 247(D) Forshaw and Oronoque Streets, Queenstown. Tel. 225-6 8 5 8 , 2 2 5 - 7 1 6 4 , 6 6 7 78 12, email: joyreid.realty7@yahoo.com

      Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj Builidng Tel. 2270265, 227-1881, 627-8057 D\Urban Street business spot, Republic Park, Thomas Street, Diamond, Eccles Public Road $55M, Carmichael Street, Kitty $45M, East Ruimveldt, Sheriff Street, Robb Street LAND: Friendship land size 115 x 450, wharf side $65M, Non Pareil, South Road $55M, Alberttown.

  Diamond EBD, two-storey concrete building $14M, Dazzell Housing Scheme two-storey concrete building on two lots. Price $14M. Non Pareil ECD two-storey building. Price $14M. Tel. 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078        - two-storey concrete building near Sheriff Street $50M, Subryanville twostorey concrete and wooden building overlooking Atlantic Ocean. Price $110M. Tel. 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Street: La Penitence Public Road: Commercial properties on land 50x200. Price neg. Providence E.B.D just off Public road two concrete buildings on land. Price $40M. Tel. 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   Babb Street Kitty, two-storey concrete building with good land space.

Price $70M, Vreed-en-Hoop concrete building on land on public road, 40x200. Price $35M. Tel. 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  3-bedroom Oleander Avenue, Bel Air Park giveaway, in mint of condition $68M neg.

Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Lady Abundance 661-1952, Lady Cameren 693-9131, Sir Darindra 615-0069, Sir Pereira 623-2591, 669-3350, Master Ramsohoye 618-0000, 227-6863, 225-3068, 225-2626, 226-1064.   : large 6-bedroom concrete building $25M, Dazzell Housing Scheme ECD two-storey concrete building $14M, Paradise ECD twostorey concrete building $14M ECCLES $25M, Diamond $14M, Houston EBD $22M, $28M, Criag EBD $16M. Tel 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078    Harmonie, WBD: Flat three-bedroom concrete building 45' x 26'.

Price $7M Tel. 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.   two buildings on land 45'x 120'.

Price $45M, Cummings Street two-storey concrete and wooden building. Price $40M. Tel. 2254398, 225-3737, 651-7078.   concrete buildings at Graig, EBD $16M, Herstelling EBD two-storey three-bedroom concrete building $14M, Enterprise ECD $10M, Non Pareil ECD $13M, Light Street Georgetown back building with 5-ft walkway. Price $25M. Tel. 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   - Charlotte Street back building with 6foot walkway, flat newly constructed concrete building. Price $13M. Tel. 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   building - Charlotte Street 4storey concrete building, North Road 4-storey concrete building, King Street old building, Robb Street old building..All prices neg.

Tel 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Sam's Real Estate and Property Management has properties in Prashad Nagar $40M, Sheriff Street $45M, David Street $50M, La Parfaite Harmonie $19M, Diamond $3.5M, $19M, Princes St. $11.5M, Shamrock Gardens (Ogle) $50M, Rentals Kitty US$900 - US$1400 monthly.

Kingston $20M, Call Tel. 6977842, 671-6653, 231-7052.  business property in Hadfield Street close to Lime Street $24M, Mr Boodram 692-3831, Lady Abundance 661-1540, Lord Pereira 6232591, 231-2064, 225-5198, Mr. Darindra 615-0069, 2252626, 227-6863, 626-4180.

 street business spot, Craig, Republic Park, Thomas Street, Diamond, Eccles Public Road $55M, Carmichael Street, Kitty $45M, East Ruimveldt, Sheriff Street, Robb Street. Land: Friendship size 115x450 (wharf side) $65M, Non Pareil, South Road, $55M, Alberttown. Tel. 227-0265.  Homes International Realty: Coldingen $14M neg, Rasville $14M neg, Enmore $8M neg, Campbellville $15M neg, Diamond 2 for 1 deal $15M neg, Cove and John 2 homes 5 bedrooms $12M, 4-bedroom $10M, McDoom Solid concrete $20M, North Ruimveldt 7-bedroom fixer upper, Nismes $6.5M, La Parfaite Harmonie $8.5M, 6-bedroom apartment (4 2-br, 2 1-br) only $21M neg), corner lot 89x80 Albouystown. Ready togonow!And many more, call Ahaziah 613-3018  location  Street, Kingston opposite the American Embassy. One (1) huge four storey concrete and steel building, 2 bedrooms on each f l a t , A C < h ot water, refrigerator and stove one ach floor and fully furnished, generator. Can be used for embassy, office, apartments or residence.

Price $180M. Property bei n g sold with all equipment and furnishings inclusive. Serious enquiries 223-8634, 646-3251, 227-0464'  modern Pike North Ruimveldt ranch with master room $17M, Meadow Brook Gardens $35M, Tucville concrete new $27M, Providen c e $ 2 5 M , n e w r a n c h $13M, B e l Air Park $45M, Prashad Nagar $37M, Duncan St. $23M, Sec. 'M' Campbellville requires repairs $14M, D'Urban St. $15M, Bent St. business residence. Phone Lord Johnny Ramsohoye 225-2709, 618-0000, 2276949, 225-2626, 226-1064, 227-6949, 225-5198  on all properties for this summer only. UG Gardens $140M, Republic Park $30M, Nandy Park 4 apartments $32M, Middle Road La Penitence land size 140 x 60 $17M, second St r e e t Alberttown business and residence $45M, 5th St. Alberttown massive concrete $48M, Eccles $14M, Kitty Sandy Babb St. two properties on double lot $38M, Lamaha St Queenstown apartment complex $ 5 8 M . P h o n e Vic e President 231-2064, 2253068, 227-6863, 226-1064, 2276949, 225-2626. WBD: almost brand new 5 bedroom house for sale, master room and all rooms selfcontained with AC and fans, open concept kitchen/dining/living room, large walk-in pantry, office/ library room and a powder room.

B e a u t i f u l l a n d s c ape and wrap around patio. Priced to sell- $75 Million. Tel. 592- 6 2 4 - 8 7 0 4 , 5 9 2684-9203. Bargains in Guyana: Full concrete D'Urban Street business $19M, business and res i d e n ce Bent Street 16M, G o r d o n S t r e e t business & residence $23M. Waterloo Street business and residence (new) $35 M. South Road Land $36M, Charlotte Street 2 buildings 2 houses by Light$32M. Land 140 x 60 by Russian E mbassy $30M. Land at Turkeyen 140x60 $32M. L0 Ressovenure Land 126x60 $20M. Campbellville flat house needs repairs $13M. Section K $19M needs repa i r s , 3 - s t o r e y Q u a m i n a Street for hotel U S $ 5 9 9 0 0 0 , B e l Air Pa rk $49M Lamaha Gardens valued $85M now $ 7 0 M .

R e n t a l of ap a r t m e n t s f r o m US$700, Residence US$1 200 upwards. Phone Lord Patrick Pereira 227-6863, 225-2709, 227-6949, 2261064, 669-3350. 7 days a week tonyrei d s r e a l t y @ h o t m a i l . c o m

     . KITTY- $17M, $32M & $35M, Guysuco Gardens $65M, Good Hope $10.5M, $16.5M, Garnett St $31M, SEC K C/ville $45M, AA Eccles $68M, Carmichael Street $22.5M, Montrose $1 6M , M o n R e p o s Block CC $10.5M & $14.5M, Ganges St. P/ Nagar $58M, Granvill e Park $31M, Fort St. Kingston $17M, Ogle A/ Strip Road $55M, New Market St $55M, Ea s t St $60M, H a p p y Acres $30M, North Road $ 7 0 M , Bel/A/Park $60M, P/ N a g a r $ 2 8 M , $42M, L /Gardens $75M, Diamond $38M, Regent St. $1.2MUS. Tel. 219-4399, 610-8332  .

Lamaha Gardens & Eastern Highway $65M, $95M, K i t t y $ 4 4 M , Pike St. C/Ville $45M, Shamrock Gardens $49.5M , Alexander Village - Business property, 3 storey $55M. Da Silva St (land) $21M. Charlotte St. (land) $55M, S h e r i f f & Enachu Sts. $75M, Sherrif St, $5 0 M , S o u t h R u i m v e l d t $ 1 6 M , D i a m ond $9M , $12M, $ 19M , E c c l e s $ 30M , $ 3 4 M , A / t o w n $ 40M , A g r i c u l t ure Road, Triumph $20M, Sheriff S t . $150M, Subryanville $58M, Ogle brand new $80M, Lamaha St, Queenstown $75M. Tel. 2194399, 610-8332 us at Raphael's Realty, 204 Charlotte St, Bourda. Tel. 225-8241, 227-4950 after hours 226-7829 Fax 227-1537 Executive Ogle $11M, Diamond $35M, $20M, Queenstown $65M, $75M, Versailles $25M, Continental Park (exquisitely furnished) $70M, Breda St, Werk-en-Rust $20M, Plaisance (2-storey concrete) $23M, Dazzell Scheme $27M, Atlanticville $19M, John Street, Campbellville $55M, Water Street, Agricola $18M, M/cony $65M, Light St. Alberttown $40M, Prospect $20M, North Ruimveldt $12M. for sale - La Grange $3M, 157 acres river to highway, Linden Highway $30M, Mon Repos $2.5M, Dowding St $12.5M, Bel Air Park $60M. for rent Ogle 5-bedroom furnished, swimming pool US$4000, Diamind $80 000, $40 000 per month. New one- and two-storey apartments in Georgetown US$1200 and US$1500 monthly. All prices are neg.  are your own 20% Bent Street two family business $17M . Land in Da Silva Street 140x33 $16.8M, Meadow Brook ranch $12M, Lodge Scheme $14M, AA Eccles on double lot $78M, Lamaha Gardens Executive $64M, land in South Road 75x33 $38M, Charlotte Street $19M, S e c . M L a n d 8 0 x 6 0 $15M, Da Silva St Land 90x32 $16.5M, Smyth Street Land 120x60 $65M, Bel Air Park need repair $50M neg, Prashad Nagar $38M. Newtown corner land for fast food $36M, Mandela Ave 150x60 for Fast food by the Gymnasium $85M with 3-storey concrete building, Duncan Street corner land $35M, Robb Street land $50M, LBI double lot $15M, D'Urban Backlands $20M. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3835, Lady Abundance 661-1952, 231-2064, Lady Cameron 225-2626, 2252709, Mr Ramsohoye 615-0069.

 on all properties for this summer only. Sale! Sale!

Sale! Business property immediately: East of Orange Walk in Charlotte Street $28M, 3-storey business propert y i n C r o a l S t r e e t r e q u i r e s repairs $32M, Bent S t r e e t a l m o s t new 2-sto r e y business property $!6M, South R u i m v e ldt Gardens resid e n c e $ 1 6 M , O g l e fully concrete new $49M, Tucville new $26M, Prashad Nagar executive $55M, Bel Air Park $55M, Kitty b u s i n e s s o r residence requires repairs, on 8 000 sq. ft $ 1 9 M , Fors h a w o l d h o u s e $21M, 3-storey business c lose to Main Street $55M, Meadow B r o o k $45M , f u l l y c o n c r e t e D'Urban Backlands $30M, New Section 'K' $42M, Lamah a G a r dens executive $68M, o n e r a n c h - s tyle Section 'M' 3-bedroom suites for el d e r l y $50M, fully concrete with excellent interior work, Bel Air Gardens $130M 2 3 1 - 2 0 6 4 , 22 5 - 3 0 6 8 , 22 7-6863, 226-1064, 227-6949,   26% 26% 26% discount: Two-family concrete business and residence in the front of Happy Acres $32M, Dowding Street, Kitty wi t h d r i v e w a y $16M, BB Eccles $16M, South Ruimveldt Gardens $!6M, Light Street $21M, Second building with 12 ft drive way $!4M, David Street Subryanville wi t h 1 4ft driveway $16M, West Ruimveldt c o n c r e t e flat house $4.9M, Dazell Housing Scheme $11M, La Penitence bu s i n e s s a n d residence w ith reserve for 20 cars $11M, Meadow Brook old house $12M, L o d g e $ 1 4 M , Middle Road La Penitence with 20ft driveway 4 apartments $15M, second ranch concrete $38M, Garnett St. business and r e s i d e n c e $ 3 2 M . P h o n e M r.

Budram 6 9 2 - 38 3 1 , Mr D a r i n d r a 6 1 5 - 0069, Mr. A .

P e r e i r a 6 2 3 - 2 5 9 1 , M rs Hercules 661-1952, 225-2626, 2252709, 225-5198..     . Good Hope PUBLIC Road East Co a s t (land - 675 x 92) $150M , Robb St. - 4 storey building $175M, C h i m n e y R o a d , C h a teau Margot - $ 30M , A t l a n t i c V i l l e $53M, Diamond 2nd A v e $40M, Robb & Ornoque Sts $46M, Alberttown 6th St $45M, Republic Park $40M, L / G a r dens $65M, Atlantic Ga r d e n s $ 45 M , Alexander St $ 50M, Robb St $60M,Barr St $65M , E a r l ' s C o u r t $ 3 5 M , Meadow Brook Gardens $50M, Alexander st. & S o u t h R o ad $ 900,000US. Tel. 219-4399, 6108332.  3-storey concr e t e building, Price $100M.   property in good condition. Price $18M.   beautiful 2storey concrete property 3 selfco n ta i n e d , 1 ma s t e r, l i b r a r y, t e l e v i s i o n r o o m , l iving room, upstairs back verandah, downstairs den, fully marble stone tile, family room patio, garage parking space, for 3 cars, needs cosmetics, land space Price $ 9 0 M,O g l e b e a u t i f u l property $90M,  $36M neg,    $120M beautiful home excellent condition in   $ 5 5 M n eg, Queenst o w n p r o p erty $100M. D o call us at Joy Reid's Realty. We are located at 2 4 7(D) F o r shaw and Oronoque Streets, Queenstown.

Tel. 225-6858, 22 5 - 7 1 6 4 , 6 6 7 7812, e mail: joyreid.realty7@yahoo.com

PROPERTYFORSALE builttwoflatconcrete building at Diamond New Scheme. T h e upstairs consists of two selfcontained bedr o o ms with bu i l t - i n c l o s e t s , a spacious kitchen, dining and living rooms along with a large verandah at the back. The lower flat has a two-bedroom apartment and a large area that could be used as a bond or for any business. The yard has a concrete fen c e w i t h s p i k e s a n d r a z o r wire above it.

There is also a laundry and a generator room downstairs along with a fully tiled carport. A complete water supply is available including six tanks and pump. Asking price: $42M. Interested persons can contact owner at 693 2531.  concrete Section 'K' $44M, 7apartment William St. concr ete building reduced from $60M to $50M, Kitty house requires. repair on 8 000 sq. ft $19M, Mi d d l e R o a d L a P e n i t e n c e $ 16.5M, almost Regent and Oronoque St. $36M, Charlotte Street East of Orange Walk $28M, South Ruimv e l d t G a r d e n s $ 6 6 M , Meadow Brook concrete $45M, executive Re publ i c P a r k $ 4 8 M , L a maha Gardens 3 self-contained $70M, Prashad Nagar 6-bedroom $58M, business 3-storey Quamina Street $85M, Bel Air Gardens on double lot $140M, S ubryanville $58M, Alberttown concrete business $40M, New Haven 4 self-contained $80M, 3-bedroom new concrete Ogle $48M, Bel Air Park $52M, Croal St. 3-storey require repairs $30M, 4 lots in AA Eccles with incomp l e t e c a t h e d r a l s t y l e s t ructure requires $20M to complete, plus reserve and place for l a k e $ 9 0 M n e g . , M r.

Darendra 615-0069, Vice Presiednt Alysious Pereira 623 2591, Vice Pre s i d e nt Jhonny Ramsahoye 225-2709, Vice President Darindra 615-0069, 225-2626, 225-3068, 227-6863, 226-106 4 , 6 6 7 - 7 8 1 2 , f a c e b o o k To n y R e i d R e a l t y 7 d a ys a week 24 hours a day all holidays and all prices are negotiable.  b a r g a i n s N o rton St r e e t - $14 M , B e n t Street business and residence $16M, executive Prashad Nagar mansion double lot - $85M, 8 apt. apartment complex was - $120M, now - $85M, Sec. 'K' Campbellville $23M, Alberttown con c r e t e 5 b e d r o o m s - $46M , other for - $19M, and - $30M, South Ruimveldt Gardens - $19M, Fest i v a l City - $ 1 4 M C h a r l o t t e Street business and residence by Bourda Market - $26M, Cummings Stre e t - $ 3 4 M , Me a d o w B r o ok - $28M, D 'Urban Street for double l o t f o r 5 - s t o r e y $ 2 5 M , P h o n e L o r d Alysious Pereira - 623-2591, 227-6949, 2252709, 231-2064, 227-6863, 226-1064, 227-6 8 6 3 , 2 2 5 - 5 1 9 8 , 667 7 8 1 2 tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com  your year for 28% discount on all properties. Happy Acres 2-storey concrete $24M, Providence Stadium new $16M, concrete Republic Park $ 3 6M, Eccles concrete $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens $12M nee d s r e p a i r s , M i d d l e R o a d L a P e n i t e n c e 4 - a p a r t ment $14M, La Penitence two-storey $11M, D\Urban Backlands concrete $28M, Meadow B r o o k $12M, D\Urban Street concrete residence and business $28M, Lamaha Gardens executive $68M, Prashad Nagar 8000 sq ft land $60M, Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park $83M, Bel Air Park $45M D o w d i n g S t r e e t K i t t y $29M, and $19M, David Street Subryan v i l l e f r om $19M, back with 12ft driveway $14M, Section 'K' Ca m p b e l l v i l l e $ 4 0 M , Garnett Street ranch concrete $38M, Owen Street Kitty concrete 2-storey $39M, Camp Street business and residence.

Phone Mr Darindra 6150069, Mr Carlos Budram 6 9 2 - 3 8 3 1 , M r. A l e x P e r e i r a 2 3 1 - 2 0 6 4 , M r. R a m s a h o y e 225-2709, 225-2626, 225-3068, 2276949, 225-5198, 627-7812, 226-1064.

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650-4421, 220-9203

 Samsung Galaxy Phablet 3. Tel. 652-4400.  pools table and HP printers. 233-2488..  Rottweiler pups. 6508496.  flat bottom boat. Call 604-0038.  breed Labador pups.

625-0345. -bred German Shepherd pups. 220-6879.   outboard engine $700 000 neg. Call 220-0376.  . H-2180901.

Call 614-7526.   pups, 1 Golden Retriever pup. Tel. 6216002, 223-8033.  new Skilcraft pool table with cues and balls - $275 000.

Tel. 618-5605, 697-0082. -breed Cane Corso Italian Mastiff puppies, Contact 6654082,612-5203, 623-9099.  Kenmore 32 cubic double door with bottom drawer freezer $250 000. 624-6069.  warn 8 000 lb winch, Toyota Tacoma, $2.4M to $2.8M. 233-2488.  new paint ball gun market set Alpha Black, Spyder Mrx $75 000. Tel. 670-9606.  from as low as $18 000. Tel. 220-6639, 626-8141, 664-1109. box used in mining US$28 000.For information, call 680-7999.  breed imported, Doberman puppies for sale. Call 682-2148, 655-8674.  outboard engine 4 0 Ya m a h a . C a l l 6 8 1 8013.  bred rottweiller pups.

Golden Retriever pup. Tel. 6620116. Ferguson 590, excellent condition, 4 rims and 4 tyres. 771-4418, 626-8429.  Kandial advanced 290 MF plough, cage wheel and chipper. 622-2487.  kitchen 8ft x 16ft, ready to open. Owner leaving.

220-3810, 613-5000.  hold items: stove, dishwasher, antique tables, wicker chairs, closet, dresser. Tel: 2239719, 227-1028.  cooler, industrial oven, hot dog machine, coffee dispenser. Tel 223-9719, 2271028.  962H 2007, 3000 hrs, never used in Guyana US$175 000. For information, call 680-7999  enclosed steel cage suitable for snackette, storage, etc. 12' x 51/2'x7'. Phone 233-0570.  welding plant- Miller big blue 400D- excellent condition. $1.1M, Tel # 220-4791/ 613-0103.  model 'M' truck with winch. Price $5M neg. Tel. 6010763.  : P u r e b r e e d B r a zilian pit bulls. Price $80 000. Contact 626-5621.  set model D 343, 250 kva, 3 Ph, 415-240, 220/127v, AC 60 Hz. Call 2270190, 693-5610, 616-9727.  steel buildi n g s t o y o u r o r d e r. P l e a s e c o n ta c t A n n i e o r R a m . Te l .

233-3512.  earth for sale delivered to spot on the East Coast Demerara. Call 641-6248. Night Owl security camera system - eight cameras, remote DVR, motion censor, night vision, interest access. Tel. 6166711.

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and German Shepherd pups. 6182903.

 pups, vaccinated and dewormed blue bodyline stocky, energetic nice temperament. Contact 618-5557, 6964410.

 91 GLANZA V, GT Turbo, PRR series. Tel. 612-6215.

 desks and benches, office desks and chairs, computers, blackboards, books, lab equipment. Call 685-5728, 656-0812.

 11 GX-90, $650 000 neg, engine repairs needed. Contact 641-0729, 619-5345.

 Massey Ferguson from Canada MF 135 $1.3M, MF 165 $1.9M, MF 265 $2.1M, MF 285 $2.5M Ranger pick-up $1.7M. 6825230, 628-9596.

 ! Large wooden shoe racks, mannequins, doors, kitchen cabinet, roof ridging and lots more. 650-1471.   UK multitool chain saw, hedge cutter, brush cutter, chain saw CS 6500/ 7200.Call 641-2262, 690-8666.   dredge complete with pontoon and spare engine.

322 CC excavator. 661-6161, 609-8989.  Massey Ferguson 699 Tractor 4WD. Also One Massey Ferguson 255 Tractor with front bucket. Contact 613-3609.  bull pups vaccinated and dewormed, 3 months old.

Call 650-0609, $25 000 each.  your own water business with a turnkey system supplied and installed in a short time. Call 623-7212.  Lister engines, 2 generators 75 KVA and 30 KVA, with heavy duty trailer. Tel. 2257732, 610-3043, 688-4771, 227-0173, 622-7402.  computers with 20" LCD $65 000, Laptops from $49 000, Iphone 3GS $35 000, BlackBerry from $8 000. Future Tech - 231-2206.  for D6 bulldozer, fuel pump and alternator, 8/6 water pump and bearing block with hoses and accessories.

Priced to sell. Contact 688-2131, 662-1497.  new trampoline, Sky Walker brand. Tel. 692-6246.   ply $4 000, decking 16", 13', 14 ft - $900 per ft, BRC - $6 000. Tel. 6691113, 671-8883. -used Massey tractor, 2 - 60Hp tractors $1.6M00 each, 75Hp tractor $2.4M. Call 627-4148  John Deere engine, built on tank 63 KVA on wheels, low hours. Tel. 667-1116, 220-5526, 619-5400, for details.  Deere engine 163 KVA, built on tank, very low hours.

Call 619-5400, 667-1116, 2205526 for more details.  hold items: stove, dishwasher, antique tables, wicker chairs, closet, dresser. Tel: 223-9719, 227-1028. cooler, industrial oven, hot dog machine, coffee dispenser. Tel 223-9719, 2271028.  China cabinet and dining set, stove and fridge, pair wing chair, Honda EX generator. 688-7224, 225-2319. Guyana: For your favourite designer fragrances at affordable prices. Parade Street Kingston. Tel. 223-5555/7766.  Leyland (865) Daf, truck, (used). No reasonable offer refused. Contact 592-6911112 or 232-3048 after 18:30hrs.  table, dining set tables, bar stools, restaurant stove 3-burner with hood and used freezers. Contact 669-0366.  Daff long base Canter.

Price $3.3M, 101 Mon Repos Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara. Contact 616-1090, 220-7555, 690-7021, 674-4724.  Chinese seine, both measuring 30 ft, have two 48 5 seine each and all the other working equipment, in working condition Yamaha. Tel. 683-8531.

254-3014. Serious enquiries only.  48 Yamaha engine in working condition. 683-8531, 254-3014. CARS AUTO ACCESSORIES: In stock at blow-out prices - alarms, HID kits, carbon fibre, vinyl fuses, bulbs and many more. Tel. 679-3140, 615-1199.

 rebuilt Perkins, Deutz engines, Lincoln generator welder, Honda ATV bikes, model 'M' with winch, 320 BL excavator. Call 691-2921.   D burner works with any blank CD, Numark mixer DM 1295, Numark CD player CDN 88, 46" Samsung LED smart TV with 3D glasses. 6220503, 689-9932.

ONE Nissan B12 motor car as is. Call Tel. 662-2412.

 SV-40 Toyota Camry in e x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n . Te l . 6 4 4 5931.  Double cab pick up, $700,000 Tel. 216-3120(office), 6676644. Lancer, late PMM series, excellent condition, lady-driven, $2.1M. Call 614-4151.   in immaculate condition, fog lights, AC, music, $1.1M neg. Tel. 621-4038.

250-gallon plastic totes, ideal to transport fuel to the interior also oil paint and concrete paint, 5 gallons and 1 gallon,, marine paint also. Phone 220-1014.

 Raum PLL series, $950 000 neg. Tel. 619-9991, 6862601, 686-2601.

 table (5000w) inverter, nailgun compressor, DeWalt reciprocating saw, Milwaukee sawzall Makita Jackhammer. 225-2319, 688-7224.

 R6 2003 CBR red and black, HID lights. Call 6841622.

 Wear: children tu tus, leotards, tights, stockings, dance shoes and other costumes. Adult apparel and costumes, all types of dances, jazz, modern ballet and ball room shoes. Call 622-4386, 227-8538. sets, sizes from 40" to 73" some working others need checking all sold as is make a cash offer all must be sold prices start from $40,000 check Guyana Variety Store and Nut Centre 38 Cummings Street, Alberttown. Tel: 227-3939 !!! 1 double stall in section C Bourda Market. Recently renovated (ceiling , wall and floor boards replaced, new wiring , panel, lights, points and switches installed, securely grilled, beautifully painted).

Shelves and showcase included.

Just 3.9 mil. Call 623 3933.  Perkins, diesel 12.5 KVA $395 000, ARC WELDER Hobart gas engine $345 000, wood shaper 1¼ - $190 000, wood morticer $139 000, drill press $225 000, pump 3Hp/3Ph extreme duty $85 000. Tel. 601-8276, 619-6863, 226-3883.   amplifier used, QSC 1450 amplifier used, Spin 3300 amplifier new, Spin 330 amplifier used, Dennon 1500S mixer and pair Dennon 3500 CD player used, DBX 1231 equalizer used, DBX 120 x Sub harmonic used, Rane 23A crossover used. Tel. 613-3846.

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2007 model, PRR series. Tel. 661-6161.  Black Raum, PMM 7235. Call 639-2082.  Allex. 6257416, 227-8659.  TOYOTA 4x4 Tacoma, Call 670-3328 for more information.  4 Runner, great condition. Tel 223-9719, 2271028 Hilux 4-door Surf, $2M neg. Tel. 671-1748, 6569990.  Vigo, GNN 429 $3.6M neg. 652-6576, 6097609, 618-0879.  Toyota Hilux extra cab, sold as is, without engine.

642-1070.  Spacio $1.8M, Toyota Passo excellent condition. $1.4M. 624-6069 2RZ minibus Zone 44, hardly worked, very low mileage, excellent condition. 628-0532.  Raum, PLL series, AC< CD, DVD, rims, alarm, auto start. Call 610-0514.

 Toyota Raum, PMM series, AC, mags, Fully powered, $1.3M neg. 612-6693.

 Toyota RZ, EFI, BJJ 8827, in excellent condition. Price $1M neg. Tel. 699-2687.  Allion and Premio, immaculate condition, new 17" wheels, etc. MUST SEE Contact 641-3818.  TOYOTA Ractis, 2003 Toyota IST and Toyota BB fully loaded. Call 614-2331, 697-6096.  212 Toyota Raum, Runx and NZE. All in excellent condition, AC, tape deck, mags. Tel. 6567900.  Auto Sales: Toyota Noah, Voxy, Super Custom, Regius, Spacio. 603-9700.    n e w m o d e l To y o t a Raum, PNN series, with TV, DVD. Contact 218-4802, 610-3969, 655-2388.  Axela, PPP series, $2M, neg. Tel. 623-3726.  AT Carina new model, one Toyota Mark GX100. Owner leaving. 220-3810, 613-5000.   Rav-4, fully loaded, chrome kit, in very clean condition, $2.8M neg. Tel. 6710813.  03 Toyota Tundra 4x4, leather interior, low miles, $3.7M, 139 Garnett Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Tel. 621-7767.  yellow Raum, immaculate condition, with alarm system, $1.1M neg. 627-9424.  AT 192, HB 3910, fully loaded, alarm, mages, etc. Price $900 000 neg. Call 672-0415, 668-0619. , 212, NZE, Fielder, Premio, Allion, Mazda Axela, Fielder X-Trail, CRV, Rav-4, Pick ups and much more. Call 6195784.  Toyota Tundra 2004 square back $4M neg.

Owner leaving country Contact Chris Tel. 621-7767, Georgetown. AT 192, CD, deck, fully powered, must be sold. Tel. 6995396, 610-0418, 220-7885.  Auto Sales, Toyota Premio 2006 TV, DVD. HID, kits.

Priced to go. Tel. 677-2482.  Extra Cab pick up, in excellent condition, 5L diesel stick gear with all accessories. Contact 656-2350.  Camry SV-40 good condition, mag rims, power door and windows, manual transmission.

Asking $750 000 NEG. Tel. 6125467. Avensis, immaculate condition, 18" rims, HID, alarm, AC, leather interior, TV, PRR series, $3.35M neg. 609-7259, 621-7728, 602-5794.  Auto Sales: 2006 Toyota price $2.85M, Belta 2002 $2.3M, Toyota Spacio, 2002 Toyota Premio $2.55M. Price neg. Tel. 6895020, 614-1333.

cab, PFF series 4WD Nissan, pick-up, good condition, first owner. Toyota AE 170, PFF series, AC, very good condition, second owner. Call 223-9636, 623-5321, 687-3146. 2010 Corona $1.1M neg, Red Toyota AE 10-0 G-Touring Wagon $1.3M neg, (recently sprayed), mags, etc. Contact Carter 623-0060, 225-8610.  Toyota Caldina Wagon, one Toyota Raum both vehicles in immaculate condition. Price neg. Contact 337-4544, 626-1525.  F150 V6 in working condition $700 000. Tel. 256-3749, 681-5422, 692-0526.  Toyota Fielder, TV, rims, reverse camera.

654-2036, 663-2700.    R a u m , P M M s e r i e s , $1.2M neg. contact 671-6051.  Raum, PNN, AC, CD, 16" chrome rims, HID, $1.45M. 6500609.  Toyota Premio, $2.5M neg. 693-9246, 6878534.  Raum in excellent condition, PNN series. Price $1.15M neg. Contact 646-9417, 646-6440.  1500 Dodge Ram, Pickup, diesel year 1997. Price $1.2M neg. Needs minor repairs.

Contact 676-9720.  Corolla (silver) 2002, AC, deck fully loaded, in excellent condition. Tel. 693-9980, 663-6158.       t r a c t o r, f o r e i g n used, in excellent condition.

Price neg. Contact 670-9393.  Lancer car, PJJ series $800 000 neg, AC, CD player.

Tel. 692-1195, 622-7558.  black Toyota Lexus 2003/ 2004- IS 200, good condition, Price $2.7M, Tel. 699-8189.   Unregistered 2002 Toyota Reguis minibus, 11 seats, P/S P/W, AC, Navi, TV $2M, 1999 To y o ta R a v $ 2 . 6 M . C a l l 6 2 4 5617 . Honda Civic, fully loaded with mags, excellent condition. Priced to go. Call 600-5550.     G - To u r i n g W a g o n in hire (yellow) 682-5494. 4 Runner, great condition. Tel 223-9719, 227-1028  arrived! 2 Honda 450cc ATV bike with double shock winch, 4-wheel drive. Going cheap. Contact 643-5306, 658-0299.  model Toyota Raum, PPP series, $1.6M neg, Mazda Axela PRR series, $2.8M neg,. Contact Samanta 673-7789.  motor vehicle, in very good condition, PLL s e r i e s . Te l . 2 2 7 - 6 2 8 1 , 6 9 0 8062. Mercedes Benz car, A140 Elegance, PMM 2550, needs minor repairs. Sold 'as is'. No reasonable offer refused. Call 624-5331.  Forester, turbo charged, all wheel drive, sun roof, 6-CD changer, BBS racing rims, $3.9M neg. 654-3235. fully loaded Toyota double cab Hilux with crash tray bars, roof rock, mags in excellent condition. Priced to go. Call 600-5550.  Pickup, excellent condition, 5-speed transmission.

Asking $2.2M neg. Contact 6830658, 693-7635                     

VEHICLES FOR SALE  Titan $2.6M, one Toyota Wills $1.7M, one JVC backhoe $3M, one long base ERF flatbed $3M. Contact 6180626  old model Toyota Raum, $1M, as is, Tel. 6400692..  IST $1.5M, PMM series. Tel. 693-6827, 676-1800, 622-0748.  Honda CRV, PHH 7066. Price $2M, one Rav-4 PMM 5058. Price $4M. Call 699-9912. Mitsubishi Lancer, PJJ 1313. Any reasonable offer accepted. Tel. 223-8955, 2317878.  To y o t a Forchuner, white, PNN series, just finish 60 000 kilometres. Price neg.

Contact 609-1426.   Civic, CD player, AC, mag rims, alarm system, $780 000 neg. Ford Ranger 2003 $2.2M neg. Tel. 658-5400.  Nissan Tiida Latio PPP series, in excellent condition. Owner migrating. MILAGE 58,000, LADYDRIVEN Tel. 617-3834.  AE 100 Corolla working good, mag rims, music, AC, alarm, good for you, clean. Price $875 000. Tel. 626-1170.      11 G X 8 1 f u l l y powered, immaculate condition, $1.2M. 612-6672, 6971141.  MAZDA Axela, low mileage, chrome handles and mirrors, sports grille. Tel. 6445054, 675-7791.      n e w m o d e l PPP series, lady driven, rims, alarm, tv C a l l 6 6 8 5384, 648-3342. Hilux Solid Axle pick-ups, gasolene and diesel engine, Just arrived, in excellent condition. Tel. 6912077.  Allion PMM series, $2.1M neg, 1st owner, in excellent condition. Tel. 6705286, 644-5133.  Camry SV-40 good condition, mag rims, power door and windows, manual transmission. Asking $750 000 NEG. Tel. 612-5467.    H i l u x 4 x 4 pickup 2.4 diesel 2013 registration, like new, with 33/12/ 50 mud tyres. Bargain $2 75M. First to see will buy one.

Tel. 647-5601.  Rover (SUV 4x4) also Jaguar XJ6, BMW 318i like new also Ford Explorer(4x4 SUV) 688-7224, 225-2319.  Jet Ski. 12 000 kva generator, gen set, complete washing machine, 3 sling glass doors 688-7224, 2252319.  318i parts and back lights, Land Cruiser front and back lights Titan front and back lights. 225-2319, 6687224.  IST, PRR Series with AC, CD/DVD, Rear View Camera/LCD, Aluminum Rims, Good interior. Imported and Owner Driven, excellent condition, Price Negotiable Contact 619-5844.  Land Cruiser Prado, new unregistered, HID, 22" rims, $6.9M, one 2005 Chevy Blazer, new condition $ 4 M . Te l . 6 1 8 - 5 6 0 5 , 6 9 7 00 82.  / Company Bus, (80 Passengers) Coach Bus, make: Blue Bird, miles: 15,000 only, excellent condition - 6246464, 665-6061, 686-0900.

Keith. -TRAIL PPP series, leather interior, lady-driven.

Owner leaving country. 6151774.

VEHICLES FOR SALE     C o r o l l a A E 100, green, 15" mag, $570 000. 612-1233, 680-4150. Benz CLK 200 Kompressor 2005, pearl white, PRR series, hardly driven, TV/ DVD, etc. $4M o.b.o. accepted.

623-5492 -OUT SALE Toyota Spacio, Premio, Raum, IST, Vitz, Toyota Belta, Toyota Noah, NZE (2), Hilux Solid Def, RH Auto Sales Blankenburg WCD. 269-0794, 688-4847. Rav-4, 1998 series, excellent condition, Toyota Allion, PRR series, registered 6 months ago, excellent condition.

Owner migrating. Tel. 623-1412, 687-4089.  cold storage Canter, also 4x4 four-door canter, 4x4 pick-ups, 320 BMW, Noah bus and vans. 61 Dennis Street, Campbellville 693-5610, 2270190 Ext 100, 623-5845, 6169727.             t o w truck, aluminum bed, takes 2 trucks at the same time, clean condition. Price $4.5M neg.

Tel. 619-5400, 667-1116, 2203526.  white Mazda RX8, 5door, mags, leather interior, 6-forward, music, PNN series, in excellent condition. Tel. 649-7985.  Mazda Axela, fully loaded, mags, chrome, grille, etc excellent condition. Cheapest price. Tel. 642-6159.  Toyota Raum, AC, CD, PLL series, never worked hire, excellent condition. Going cheap.

Tel. 642-6159.  old model Raum, late HB series, AC. Price $650 000 neg. Tel. 646-4242.  Titan (LE 4x4) loaded, also Toyota Caldina Wagon, Honda DelSol red sport car. Yamaha Chappy. 688-7224, 225-2319. 1 2002 model unregistered Toyota Regius Wagon, colour Black two tone, AC< air bag, alloy wheels powered windows, power ste e r i n g , f o g l i g h t s , T V, navigation price $2.3M. Contact 624-5617.  Toyota Tacoma 2011, 4x2 pick-up extended cab, fully loaded automatic, comes with front and side curtain air bags.

Excellent condition. Tel. 6691113, 671-8883, 614-0949.  top minibus, extra long, Super Custom, dual AC, diesel, power sliding door, high back seats, new $3.3M neg. Ray's One Stop Auto Parts, 74 Sheriff Street, Campbellville. 225-6356/ 7.  Toyota Vios (black), PLL series, in excellent condition with 15" mag, Pioneer deck, spoiler, AC, PW, automatic, dark interior, 4 800 miles, hardly used, fully powered, $1.55M neg. Tel. 6801013, 680-9741.  TL Bedford dump truck 19ft tray $1.8M, AT 192 car, private, $875 000, D4E CAT bulldozer $3.8M, Camico tractor 4x4 powered by CAT 3306 DI engine, $9.5M, parts, axle chassis for 7ton trailer and TK cab parts and many more. Call 333-2644, 6507196, 601-2153.  Price Auto Sales blowout sale on all vehicles: Allion $2.3M, Allex $2.1M, Runx $2.375M (2005 model), Will $2M, Premio $2.4M, Spacio $2.1M, IST $2 05M and many more to choo se from Tel. 619-2431, 650-1369.        industrial Solutions (GPS) - asset tracking service for vehicles, personal cars, vans, taxis, dist r i b u t i o n t r u c k s / v ans/buses.

Machiner y : e x c a v a t o r s , t r a c k dozers, off road vehicles, t r a w l e r s , b a r g e s , t u g s . Te l .

592-691-0940.

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How Windies stole victory from Pakistan, reports Bravo DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) – Advice under pressure to captain Darren Sammy from vice-captain Dwayne Bravo helped craft an uncompromising sixth-wicket stand that snatched the momentum away from Pakistan and propelled West Indies into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 Championship at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, on Tuesday.

As hopes of a semi-final birth began fading with the West Indies 84 for five at the end of the 15th over, Bravo encouraged Sammy to keep his eyes on the ball and hit while abandoning strike rotation.

The two all-rounders launched a ferocious assault in a 71-run stand as the Windies plundered 82 from the last five overs.

“We are powerful enough if we get close to the ball to hit it over the ropes. In those situations, the best of them all go for runs. We had nothing to lose, we were under pressure,” said Bravo, who was voted man-of-the-match for leading the onslaught, blasting 46 off 26 balls with four massive sixes.

“So I said to Sammy, as long as we stay still, don’t worry about picking or trying to rotate, just stay still, keep your eyes on it and hit it.”

Sammy scored a career-best 42 not out as Windies made 166-6 off their 20 overs. They then bowled out the Pakistanis for just 82 to win by 84 runs their biggest margin of victory in a T20 International.

“We were slow at the start and we lost some key wickets,” said Bravo. “Our aim was to get at least 135 to 140 with the start

Dwayne Bravo

we got, but the self-belief we have, the form and the power we have, the momentum went with us, and we finished positively.”

Lendl Simmons chipped in with 31 from 29 balls while Marlon Samuels struggled with 20 from 18 balls, but big-hitting opener Chris Gayle (5) and his partner Dwayne Smith (8) were both dismissed cheaply.

After the batting heroics, Krishmar Santokie took a wicket with the first ball as the Windies bowlers dominated.

Spinners Samuel Badree (4-0-10-3) and Sunil Narine (4-0-16-3) were brilliant while keeper Denesh Ramdin had a record four stumpings.

“If you take the game right down to the end, anything is possible, as long as we don’t give up, and keep faith and have that self-belief that if we bat 20 overs, we’re going to get a decent total. But we have to bat 20 overs, so at no point did we let what happened in the middle overs get the better of us.

That comes with experience and self-belief,” said Bravo.

“It’s good we did not panic.

Cronies first ...

From Backpage

co-sponsor one of those?

As neither time nor space will allow me in one missive to address the co-sponsor in a definitive way, I shall state a few facts as the floor is now open for debate. Can the President of EDFA say what policies at all he has over the years in the GFF General Council piloted for the development of football?

What has become of the Club

that brought him into football?

Of the ten or more clubs in the EDFA only one currently has a coach that is C Grade or above and how he plans to help and whether if he holds a two-round tournament now, if he will have five clubs to complete it? This is

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We showed in the Australia game what the difference can be as long as we have clean hitters at the wicket, so that’s our aim, that’s our strong point and we use it to the best of our ability.”

West Indies will meet Sri Lanka in the first semi-final tonight (today), with the first ball being bowled at 19:00hrs (09:00hrs Eastern Caribbean Time/08:00hrs Jamaica Time).

Bravo also lauded his teammates for their tenacity and professionalism during the tournament so far.

“It is important that we leave our legacy as players, not only West Indian players but cricketers. We have young kids looking up to us. West Indies is a team that you should try not to upset,” he said.

“We don’t step on anyone’s corns ... we have played hard and we play with a smile on our face. We have done well so far but we want to get better in the semi-final and take it to the final. Everyone in the dressing room is happy and we want to share our happiness with all our fans and supporters.” what he should be addressing because a change in GFF leadership will not help him out of his known deficit.

I want to make the point that we all must stand ready to be judged for our doings in football and to this end one needs not worry about the treatment of such a motion but about the prison it builds for the blind with clear vision.

YOURS FAITHFULLY ETON MOSES

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Letter to the Sports Editor Cronies first demanded increased stipends from an organisation in the red MR Editor the last elections for Officers of the GFF saw six diverse individuals from across slates become the Executives of Football in Guyana. All of these individuals had football baggage of varying degrees.

The misconception however, by some, was that the elections were over and that the individuality would have removed itself for the development of the game.

However, those who long for power after years of abusing it have continually worked to ensure that the present GFF administration fails.

Their cronies first demanded increased stipends from an organisation in the red, trivial court cases, the planting of past and present

GFF Executives on Association Boards along with ambushing the mandate of the Executives by wilful abstention. This is an anti-change position set in train by a group of mannequins at a meeting, led by the leader of the old guard.

The result was a slew of letters purporting management differences, which were written for a sitting GFF VP, to give him and the female Committee Member currency to ambush the GFF quorum. The Women’s Association has twice as many executives as there are functioning clubs associated to it.

Guyanese, by now should not be indifferent to the influence exerted by stakeholders in one stratum of Corporate Guyana to regain market shares in

football. Thus, I posit their actions are calculated to engender underdevelopment in football and then to present their candidates as the alternative - Just read between the spaces.

This is allowed to unfold because mediocrity is a cousin to disorder, which has a big following in Guyana. To illustrate the point, let’s survey how many of the hundred-odd football clubs in Guyana have a standard Constitution and who want the situation to remain. Mr Editor, a zero sum game is been played at the altar of regaining power and all shall be consumed.

A glaring example came to light in December 2013; when the president of an association was approached by stakehold-

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ers in Corporate Guyana with a package to sponsor a tournament, he immediately called the executives of a competing interest to solicit a bigger deal under threat. This is the end game and all Guyana should see it for what it is.

When that effort failed in 2013 along with the abstentions in 2014, an old move was set in train to bring a confidence motion at the next Congress. What can be so sweet in the GFF that is over $30M in the red that those who graced its halls for the past decade want to return? Maybe we should await the Audit Report and allow the Media to be present for the entire Congress.

It will be subjective not to unmask the flag-carriers, hence the current Secretary of East Bank Demerara (EBFA) and President of East Coast Football Association (EDFA) must be made accountable for their imported status.

The (EBFA)Secretary presided as President of the GFF for approximately two years and during a one-year period April 2012-April 2013 he had to manage US$1.250M or G$200,050,000.

However, when he was retired in June 2013 the GFF did not own a minibus, hadn’t any new B Grade coaches to the about seven that exist in all of Guyana, we have no A Grade coach, had upgraded no new or old playfield, had issue finding training uniforms for the National U-19 team, hadn’t a youth programme as it did not register for the CFU U-15 2013 and was over G$30M in the red.

Observations inform that by the time the Secretary commenced his presidential sojourn, a clang with religious tentacles had cemented its influence in local football and the unassuming.

He was viewed as a welcomed communicant. Mr Editor, I will highlight in narrative what

in part helped the GFF to come to its present sorry state.

The tales that followed continue to erode local football to this day, as the focus was removed from League format to the sports (knock-out) format.

Nevertheless, when one was to examine the resource management of the World Cup qualifiers minus the Mexico Game fiasco, the true measure of this flag carrier will be revealed.

In 2011 around August, the GFF and its overseas coach inked an agreement to pay US$3,000 for 16-20 days of his services and he is to report to the GFF General Secretaries.

Please note that during this time the flag carrier was a VP. It is assumed that this was an Executive decision. However, when the GFF got its US$1M sponsorship in 2012 it was excursion time for the GFF Executive which now had the present EBFA Secretary as the President and Women’s representative on the Committee.

The Executives in April 2012 inked another service agreement with the same coach but backdated payments to February 1, 2012 at US$6,500 per month, three return trips home per month plus a vacation (15 days) for three and a US$50 per day when travelling, for one year . The coach now reports to the president unlike in 2011.

In the same light, starters and used substitutes were given US$350 per WC game & US$150/US$100 per friendly game, team incentive of thousands of US dollars FOR WINS, DRAWS & LOSSES, in instances (US$30,000). Imagine the-then President agreed to pay a Guyana World Cup Team to lose: what manner of leadership is that? This is what the GFF had in 2012/13 and while that was the case it agreed to pay the Asst Coach US$1000 and the trainer who signs when others

write, US$800 for every 14-18 days with the team.

This was also part of the mad rush to expend and to find warm-up matches which included the likes of TT U-23, Tobago United and Surinam among the revellers quickly found, to secure the thousands of US per friendly games against opposition Alpha FC can beat.

The mantra then and just after was Guyana’s FIFA ranking – but one must asked how did that positively affect local football. Did the structure of local football improve at any level? No, so we saw growth but not development.

Mr Editor, it is instructive to note that the ad hoc doling out of scarce resources was accompanied by a missive in April 2012 that alerted the wise that trouble was not far away, and which in part stated that the Executives had a concern of matching income with expenditure.

The powers, however, never exercised prudence, even in the face of non-existent income.

To illustrate the latter point - during one of the away qualifiers, discontent among the team because of indecisive management and misinformation led to open revolt with some players abandoning the team. Like if this was not a bad to worse situation for the country the executives retained the same management and recalled the same delinquent players a few weeks later to play in a Caribbean Tournament and the results were the same all over again.

Throwing good money after BAD! The said players revolted and abandoned Guyana once more. Mr Editor, only a fool will follow the lead of the EBFA Secretary. His leadership of the GFF tells the tale, but they are lots of fools around. Is the

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Grassroots Foundation Inter-ward Knockout Tournament

Mocha Champs shock Alberttown/Bourda FORMER powerhouse of Inter-ward football Alberttown/Bourda got a shocker in their Grassroots Foundation Inter-ward knockout tournament last Tuesday night at the Georgetown Football Club ground, courtesy of Mocha Champs who won the contest by a 4-2 margin.

On the same night, Tiger Bay, known mostly for their

Futsal triumphs, were given marching orders out of the tournament by Charlestown, who struck home a double.

Mocha took the early lead in the 5th minute, through a Steffon Ramsay header but five minutes later, Alberttown/ Bourda snared the equaliser, when Calvin Shepherd found the back of the net easily, after Mocha Champs custodian failed

... Tiger Bay sent packing by Charlestown

to gather the ball.

Teon Jones, who, like Ramsay, is known for his goal-scoring feats for the East Bank side, ensured he did not disappoint the fans by finding the back of the net in the 24th minute, following which

Dwayne O’reilly knocked the wind out of Alberttown/ Bourda’s sails, with his 63rd minute goal.

Despite such, Alberttown/ Bourda made it a one-possession contest, when Shepherd found the back of the net in the 78th

minute with a finish in the right hand corner; but not to be outdone and proving that they were looking to create the upset, Mocha Champs did just that, thanks to Jones’ 84th minute goal.

In the second matchup of the double-header, Cozier

scored in the 5th and 78th minutes of play for Charlestown, whose other goal came off the boot of Leon Yaw in the 20th minute, as they won the contest 3-1, with Joel Barnes scoring Tiger Bay’s lone goal in the 56th minute.

SCOTIABANK/PEPSI FOOTBALL ACADEMY

Hackett nails helmet-trick for Lodge Secondary

SCOTIABANK/Pepsi U-15 School Football Academy action returned to Georgetown with three games played last Sunday at the Ministry of Educat i o n g ro u n d , w i t h Ry a n Hackett nailing home a helmet-trick for Lodge Secondary School.

Playing in the first game, Lodge swamped School of the Nations 10-1, with Hackett finding the back of the net in the 3rd, 6th, 7th and 9th minutes, backed by double strikes from Daniel McAllister (25th and 36th) and Shaquille Grovesnor (40th and 42nd) minutes.

The victorious school also got solitary strikes from King Frank 43rd and Turston Gordon 48th minutes, with David Dias scoring in the 10th minute for School

MVP of the female game Niomi Alsopp receives a prize from Roland Tappin.

That game was played after the opening ceremony in the Linden zone of the competition last Saturday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground

of the Nations.

In the second game, St George’s High, who will face Lodge Secondary in the final of the Milo-sponsored, Petra Organisation-organised Under-20 tournament this Saturday at the same venue, were held to a 3-3 draw by a determined North Georgetown lineup.

St George’s goalscorers were Joshua Williams (18th) and Orin Moore (30th and 40th) even as Nehemiah Gomes got a brace for North Georgetown in the 4th and 53rd minutes, backed by Osafo Matheison’s 55th minute strike.

Game Three saw defending champions Charlestown Secondary playing to a hard-fought 3-2 win against Tucville Secondary, through goals from Omari James 23rd and in the 32nd minute from

Bravo stunned by death of promising cricketer in car crash DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) - West Indies One Day International (ODI) captain Dwayne Bravo says he was stunned by the passing of promising youth cricketer Tevin Robertson, who died in a car crash over the weekend.

Robertson, 19, died instantly after his car crashed into a fence early Saturday morning in Trinidad’s southern town of Gasparillo.

“I knew him as a young boy around the Trinidad & Tobago national team. He was very friendly, very polite, and had a good work ethic and it is just sad to hear he is gone,” said Bravo.

“When I got the news I was stunned. He had a bright future ahead of him. He was a talented young bowler and we all had high hopes for him.”

Robertson was a left-arm fast bowler who had played for the T&T U-19s at the regional tournament in Barbados last year.

He was also part of a training camp for the T&T squad and represented Powergen and Moosai Sports in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board club competitions.

Tevin Robertson,

Brian Price, while for Tucville, Julien Bamfield 55th and Randave Noel 58th were the goalscorers.

The action continues this weekend at the same venue with the females showcasing their talent from 09:30hrs, when Campbellville Secondary and North Georgetown Secondary clash and at 11:00hrs Lodge Secondary will come up against Tutorial High.

The following day, the males will be back in action from 09:30hrs, with Christ Church facing Bishops’ High, Campbellville Secondary meeting with St George’s High from 11:00hrs and Queen’s College and Chase Academy clashing from 12:30hrs to bring the curtain down for the day.

BERBICE: Berbice High School defeated New Amsterdam Multilateral School 2-0 at the Esplanade ground in New Amsterdam, thanks to goals from Rawle Bourne 42nd and Shamar Arrindel in the 62nd minutes, while their action will continue today at the same venue with Canje Secondary opposing Vryman’s Ervin Secondary at 16:00hrs.

LINDEN: The action will continue in Linden tomorrow at the Wisburg Secondary School ground, where the home team will host reigning National schools champions Wismar/ Christianburg Secondary in both a male and female encounter, with the females doing battle from 14:30hrs and the males from 16:00hrs.

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Badree passes Narine KP not alone to become number one in the CPL T20 bowler DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) - West Indies’ leg-spinner Samuel Badree has moved up a place to replace teammate Sunil Narine as the number-one ranked bowler in the latest Reliance ICC Player Ranking for T20I bowlers.

The latest update was released yesterday, a day after the group stage of the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 came to an end.

Badree is currently the third highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 10 scalps from four matches, at an average of nine and an

economy rate of 5.62 and his efforts have helped him gain 109 ratings points to finish on 855, 45 ratings points ahead of teammate Narine.

Before the start of the tournament, Badree was behind Narine by just one rating point.

The player rankings will now be updated on Monday, April 7, after the final of the tournament.

In the other change in the table, West Indies and Australia have swapped positions.

Wes t I n d ies a re n o w ranked fifth with a gain of

Samuel Badree (right) replaces Sunil Narine (left) as the number one T20 bowler in the world. five ratings points and are now on 115. Australia, on the other hand, have moved

down a place to sixth with a drop of five ratings points to end on 110.

Windies Women aim to settle score with Aussies women DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMCWest Indies Women will attempt to end a big-game jinx when they tackle Australia Women in the first semi-final of the ICC Women’s World T20 tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium this afternoon.

The contest is a repeat of the semi-final in Sri Lanka two years ago, which Australia won by 28 runs on their way to securing the trophy as well as of the final of the 2013 World Cup, where once again, the Australians came out on top.

Australia began the defence of their title on a losing note, going under to New Zealand before picking up three wins on the trot to finish top of their group, while the West Indies on the other hand, cemented their place in the semi-finals after three successive wins, before losing their final match to India, to concede the top spot in the group.

Australia has attempted to bolster their batting by replacing Delissa Kimmince with Elyse Villani who made an unbeat-

en 90 - her first international half-century - to set up victory against Pakistan.

West Indies have been relying on Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin who have led their scoring with 236 runs between them.

Dottin also has four wickets in seven overs to her name and her exploits with bat or ball are capable of swinging match momentum in West Indies favour.

While the Australians are keeping a close eye on Taylor and Dottin medium pacer

Tremayne Smartt also poses a threat to their chances of advancing to the finals.

Smartt is currently the West Indies leading wicket-taker with six scalps and an overall T20 economy rate of 5.28.

Windies Head Coach Sherwin Campbell said his side is aiming to repeat the performance which saw them defeat the Aussies in the pre-tournament warm-up match.

First ball is 2:30 pm (4:30 am Eastern Caribbean Time/3:30 am Jamaica Time).

Paris St Germain sink Chelsea, Real ease past Dortmund (REUTERS) - Paris St Germain (PSG) and Real Madrid took big steps towards the Champions League semifinals yesterday as the French club beat Chelsea 3-1 and the Spaniards dismantled Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the quarter-final first legs PSG opened the scoring at the Parc des Princes after four minutes when John Terry’s headed clearance fell to Ezequiel Lavezzi and the Argentine forward thumped a halfvolley past Petr Cech.

Eden Hazard grabbed a crucial away goal for Chelsea from the penalty spot after 27 minutes after Brazilian defender Thiago Silva fouled compatriot Oscar.

PSG restored their advan-

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his goal against Borussia Dortmund at the Barnabeu stoppage time. yesterday.

Real flew out of the traps tage on 61 minutes, however, against Dortmund and took the thanks to a David Luiz own goal lead on three minutes when before Javier Pastore waltzed Gareth Bale collected Daniel into the area and fired a shot Carvajal’s pass and poked the past Cech at his near post in ball under goalkeeper Roman

Weidenfeller.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side continued to swarm all over last season’s beaten finalists and Isco’s precise strike from the edge of the box doubled Real’s advantage on 27 minutes.

The fleet-footed Cristiano Ronaldo added a third on 57 minutes as he skipped round Weidenfeller to give Real a comfortable cushion and equal Lionel Messi’s record of 14 goals in the competition in one season.

In Tuesday’s quarter-final first legs, holders Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw at Manchester United and Barcelona drew 1-1 at home to Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid, with the second legs set to be played on April 8 and 9.

KEVIN PIETERSEN will be joined by three other former England players in today’s Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) draft.

Simon Jones, Owais Shah and Dimitri Mascarenhas have all being nominated for today’s ballot, in which Pietersen is one of the most high-profile names on offer.

The six-franchise competition, which begins its second season in July, is the latest Twenty20 competition to draw star players - past and present - with the likes of Kumar Sangakkara, Shahid Afridi and Chris Gayle set to appear.

Former England and Glamorgan batsman Matthew Maynard will return to coach the St Lucia Zouks, and helped persuade 2005 Ashes-winner Jones to sign up for the lucrative tournament.

“I’ve got fond memories of playing in the Caribbean for England, and Matthew Maynard has told me very good things about last year’s tournament,” Jones said. “I still feel I’ve got a lot to offer in the shortest form of the game and I’d love to sample the unique atmosphere of the CPL.” Following his England axing after the winter’s Ashes whitewash, Pietersen has been freed to pick and choose where he plays around the world.

Pietersen is already signed up to play and captain the Delhi Daredevils when the Indian Premier League begins later this month, while he is set to appear for Surrey in the newly-badged Twenty20 Blast in England.

A clause in his Surrey contract allowed Pietersen to accept an approach to play in the CPL, with some reports that he would be ready to commute between the Caribbean and England for matches.

Pietersen has stated that he would be available for Surrey whenever required, writing on Twitter: “I will be fulfilling ALL my @surreycricket commitments and just flying into the Caribbean to honour this opportunity” With the IPL to begin in the United Arab Emirates, before returning to India after the country’s elections, Pietersen is set for a hectic jet-set lifestyle as he follows the domestic Twenty20 circuits “April - Dubai, May - India, June/July - London, August - Caribbean, September - London, October - Africa. Pretty chuffed with my summer!” he wrote on Twitter.

The Chris Gayle-led Jamaica Tallawahs, who will be coached by former Australia coach Mickey Arthur, won the inaugural CPL last year, while a stellar line-up of cricketers registered to take part in this year’s competition.

Kevin Pietersen The announcement includes the six International Franchise Players (IFPs) chosen by the teams, and all of the players entering the 2014 Draft, which takes place today in Kingston, Jamaica.

The six IFPs will include three returning stars and three newcomers, with Muttiah Muralitharan, Shoaib Malik and Ross Taylor all returning to their 2013 teams, while Saeed Ajmal, Corey Anderson and Brad Hodge, will all make their CPL debuts.

Vying to join the six IFPs in the Biggest Party in Sports in the Caribbean will be global stars such as Pietersen, Shahid Afridi, Kumar Sangakkara and Daniel Vettori, as well as more than 100 Caribbean players, who will all enter the 2014 Draft.

Big-hitting Afridi will feature alongside 26 of his Pakistani compatriots, including Umar Gul, Ahmed Shehzad and Misbah-ul-Haq, while 13 New Zealanders, including James Franklin, Martin Guptill and Jesse Ryder, join former Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori in the draft.

Eleven Sri Lankans including Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan, as well as hard-hitting all-rounder, Thisara Perera, and mystery spinner, Ajantha Mendis are also up for grabs.

Australia has the largest overseas contingent in the draft, with 32 players, including prolific batsmen David Hussey and Adam Voges, pace bowlers Shaun Taitt and Dirk Nannes, and spinners Brad Hogg and Xavier Doherty.

South Africa seamer Vernon Philander who tasted Limacol CPL success last year with the Jamaica Tallawahs, is hoping to return to the competition for a second year alongside Herschelle Gibbs, Robin Peterson and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

They will be joined by the Bangladesh pair of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, Zimbabwe’s Ray Price, Irish World Cup hero Kevin O’Brien, Netherlands World T20 star, Tom Cooper, and Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi.

The LCPL 2014 will give cricketers from across the Caribbean the opportunity to play with and against some of the best players in the world.

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MILO/PETRA U-20 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Both finalists exude confidence ahead of Saturday’s game

By Calvin Roberts BOTH finalists, namely Lodge Secondary and defending champions St George’s Secondary School, yesterday afternoon exuded confidence ahead of Saturday’s final in this year’s Milo-sponsored, Petra Organisation-organised Under-20 Schools football championships.

The action will kick off at 16:00hrs with the third-place playoff between Dolphin Secondary and Christ Church Secondary, before the two finalists, who have whetted the appetites of football fans in Georgetown over the years, following their battle in the Digicel nationwide Inter-secondary School tournament, take the field at 18:00hrs.

Lodge earned the right to face St George’s, when they defeated a hapless Dolphin lineup 3-1, while St George’s were way too good for Christ Church, whom they thrashed 3-0.

At the Lodge playfield yesterday afternoon, the school’s coach Leon Bishop, who guided them to the top podium spot in the Georgetown zone of the 2012 Digicel Schools tourna-

Underdogs or Upsetters! Some members of Lodge Secondary School go through their paces at the Lodge playfield yesterday afternoon, in preparation for their Milo/Petra Organisation U-20 Championship final against defending champions St George’s on Saturday. ment said he is looking to trump the defending champions, but stopped short in disclosing his game plan.

“While I would not disclose my team’s plan for Saturday’s game, I will say that our strategy is to basically shut down their midfield, as we know it is very strong for them.

“We have some very good players in our midfield and we will be looking to match them

stride for stride and mark them out and once we have achieved that, we would be able to shut down the team,” said Bishop, whose players are brimming with confidence immediately after their semifinal triumph.

He added, “The guys are over the moon. This is not just about going to the final alone, but playing against St George’s and I think it would be kind of a grudge match for them, as

they feel they are the best team in Georgetown, football-wise, and coming up against the defending champions would be the ideal time for them to prove themselves.

“As for me, they have given me some good and bad times, but I know their potential and I know that once they play to their full potential, we will be successful as I know it is a good bunch of guys I am working

with, who are eager to bring the trophy back to our beautiful school.”

Even Lodge liberal midfielder Jarred Grannum said he is very confident ahead of the contest, citing as the main reason, the hard work being put in by the team which has players who are not only talented, but ply their trade for clubs in Georgetown.

On the same note, St George’s coach Winston Maynard took time out before his team’s practice session on the rugby field of the National Park, to first thank the organisers for giving the students not only at St George’s, but other schools in Georgetown the golden opportunity to showcase their talent. He said his team, though behind schedule for the week, were still confident.

“Based on what he had earmarked to achieve this week prior to the game, we are behind schedule in achieving that.

However, these boys are highly talented and very skilled and I know that by now and Saturday we would put in the extra effort and achieve our goals.

“We are very confident that we will be victorious on Saturday. Yes, there are natural signs

of nervousness within the team, based on the fact that we are the defending champions, but they do have the adrenalin that they need to play, because it is a big match,” said Maynard.

He added, “I think all the boys are ready and yes, we are confident. We have faced this situation before and the players are comfortable within themselves and each one of them knows his individual talent, something several persons can attest to, the fact that our boys know the game and we know how to conduct ourselves.

“Based on feedbacks we have been getting, which is not much, we have a very good plan in place to counteract whatever threat they may bring to us. We are not overconfident, but we are confident and taking this game very seriously.”

Certainly and judging from the words of both Bishop and Maynard, Saturday night’s game which will be contested under floodlights, will certainly be a humdinger and at the same time the ideal game to bring the curtain down on another successfully organised Petra Organisation tournament.

GCB/IGLOO INTER-COUNTY U-15

President’s XI battling to avoid defeat at Wales DEFENDING champions Demerara were five wickets away from recording a comprehensive victory over perennial whipping boys Essequibo, at the end of the first day of their Guyana Cricket Board/Igloo Ice-cream twoday Under-15 Inter-county contest at the Enmore Community Centre ground yesterday.

At the Wales Community Centre ground, Berbice were

large and in charge against President’s XI, who at the end of the day’s play were battling to avoid defeat, following another pathetic first-innings batting display.

At Enmore, Essequibo, who like the President’s XI were given a grace in their first-round match thanks to the rain, took first strike and managed a meagre 52 before being bowled out off 33 overs, with only Orlando Jailall’s 23 being of resistance to the Demerara bowling attack.

Pacer Colin Barlow took 3 for 3, Anthony Antonio 3 for 5 and national Under-15 left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd 2 for 17 for Demerara, who in reply

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… Demerara five wickets away from win

Darshanand Indar is caught by Joshua Persaud off left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd, in Essequibo’s second innings. reached 201 for 2 from their 38 Skipper Bhaskar Yadram overs, thanks to unbeaten in29 (3x4) and Reaz Ally 16 had nings from Kurt Lovell and the earlier added 46 for the first in-form Alphius Bookie. wicket before Lovell, who

struck eight fours in his unbeaten 70 and Bookie’s 66 which contained six fours, pushed Demerara to their eventual total when their overs ran out, added 149 for their unbroken third-wicket partnership.

Besham Moses and Punraj Coldhar took a wicket each for Essequibo, who in their second innings were reeling on 35 for 5 from 25 overs, with only Govindra Gobin’s 15 being of resistance to Nedd’s 3 for 12 and Barlow’s 2 for 7 for the defending champions.

At Wales, the President’s XI batted against Berbice and were scuttled out for 56 inside 29.1 overs, with Stephon Wilson 11 and Khemchand Hardyal

10 reaching double figures as Steven Kalamudin who took 5 for 19 and Kris Ramnarine 2 for 0 wrecked their batting, before Berbice raced to 129 for 7 from 46 overs.

Daneshwar Budhu topscored with 36 and got support from Alex Algu (24), Kevin Sinclair 15 and Kevon Anderson 10 not out, even as Junior Phillips took 4 for 29 and Hardyal 2 for 20 for President’s XI who reached 45 for 2 off 25 overs at the close of play.

Christopher Campbell is unbeaten on 24 along with Wilson who has 2, as they have so far added nine for the third wicket, after the President’s XI lost Anil Singh (2) and Mark Ramsammy (12) to be 36 for 2 in their second innings.

Play will continue on the final day today from 10:00hrs.,

Griffith and D’Andrade blast half-centuries for ESC BOUYED by his recall to Guyana’s national team prior to their sixth round West Indies Cricket Board regional four-day match against Leeward Islands, Trevon Griffith gave his teammates at the Esmeralda Sports Club (ESC) something to smile about, with another half-century.

Playing in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board National T20 competition for the adopted

club, Griffith, who last weekend blazed a ton against Kieron Pollard’s Queen’s Park Cricket Club, helped pilot ESC to 190 for 9 with his belligerent 60, against Tableland Cricket Club.

He faced 34 balls and struck five fours and a similar number of sixes and got support from his skipper in Bermine Cricket Club’s Anthony D’Andrade, who struck seven fours and two

sixes in his 21-ball 53.

Former Trinidad and Tobago spinner Kenton Thompson took 3 for 28 off 4 overs for Tableland, who in reply raced to 192 for 3 from 16.3 overs, thanks to United States of America opener Steven Taylor’s 86 (10x4, 8x6) and 60 from William Perkins, who struck eight fours and four sixes.

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Samuel Badree

Windies motivated by the lure of history

West Indies skipper Darren Sammy (left) and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo high-five each other, during their 71-run sixth-wicket partnership against Pakistan last Tuesday. and the mission was to win the against Ireland in the Caribbean World Cup. This year the mantra and then the steps that we have IRPUR, Bangladesh is the same: One team, one goal, taken to reach to the semi-finals, (CMC) - Captain Darbut the mission is to retain the we only have two more steps to ren Sammy says defending title. It’s something that no team take so we are going to focus champions West Indies have has done before and we are very on that main step which is the been motivated by the lure of confident that we can do it”. semi-final”. history as they prepare to batSri Lanka and West Indies The two teams boast a tle with Sri Lanka in the first have had similar paths tocouple of excellent bowling semi-final of the ICC World wards the semi-final winning performances - Sri Lanka T20 here today from 09:00hrs three matches and losing one bowling out Netherlands for (Eastern Caribbean time). each in the group stages.

39 and New Zealand for 60, Sammy has revealed that Their overall batting and while West Indies bowled out his men left the Caribbean pasbowling figures are similar with Bangladesh for 98 and Pakisionately charged to successWest Indies having the marginstan for 82. fully defend their title, a feat no ally better batting numbers, with However the scoring patteam has yet accomplished and a slightly higher scoring rate terns of the teams have been today’s first semi-final brings and average, while Sri Lanka different with West Indies retogether the teams that lined have a marginally better bowllying heavily on boundaries, up for the World T20 final two ing average. striking twice as many sixes as years ago.

“We are focused and comSri Lanka.

“When we left the Camitted to the goal we left “Cricket is not about what ribbean, we had that as the the Caribbean with, which happens before,” Sammy said. motivating factor for us,” said is to defend that title,” said “It’s (about) what happens on Sammy during a pre-game Sammy. a cricket field on that present news conference yesterday.

“We broke it down in day. We defeated them in the “In the last World Cup, the phases and it started way back World Cup (2012 final) and mantra was one team, one goal

M

Windies skipper Darren Sammy smiles as he walks with the ICC WT20 trophy on the beaches in the Caribbean, prior to his team’s departure last month for Bangladesh to defend same. (WICB Media) in the practice game here but they have played some good cricket and we have a lot of respect for them.”

West Indies have relied Mahela Jayawardene heavily on their spinners, who have bowled more overs than the seamers, and have accounted for 19 of their 31 wickets.

Spin is again expected to play a prominent role in today’s semi-final with West Indies likely to persist with Samuel Badree at the start of the innings and Sunil Narine through the middle overs.

Sri Lanka’s spin options are Sachitra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis and Rangana Herath who made his tournament debut against New Zealand with impressive figures of 5 for 3.

“Yes, we are aware of the threat they bring but they are also should be aware of the threat we bring,” warned Sammy. “I guess the final will be at the back of their minds, the practice game will be at the back of their mind because they know once West Indies turn up West Indies can be dangerous.”

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