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THURSDAY JULY 3, 2014
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Acting Foreign Affairs Minister, Priya Manickchand during the delivery of her scorching commentary that seared outgoing US Ambassador Brent Hardt
Prime Minister urges Hinterland scholars Page to aspire to greatness 9 - To help their country achieve greater socio-economic success
Caught-on-camera robbery…
Woman in custody said to be part of gang of serial robbers Page 17
Destitute found murdered, with bottle and wood stuck in anus Page 9
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- to also observe diplomatic norms, professional behaviour
Depressing state of ‘crime and security’ in Caribbean on agenda of Heads Region - foremost of Gov’t meeting 2 Page
Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar (3rd right) and other CARICOM Heads at the 35th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda
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Depressing state of ‘crime and security’ in Caribbean Region - foremost on agenda of Heads of Gov’t meeting
Analysis by Rickey Singh WITH Tuesday’s formal opening of the 35th CARICOM Summit in Antigua behind them, the leaders of the 15-member regional economic integration would now be immersed in closeddoor sessions to deal with a range of sensitive and challenging issues before the curtains come down tomorrow (Friday) on their four-day conference. Foremost among such issues would be crime and security. And it seems quite safe to observe that no Head of Government, or Minister of National Security of the Caribbean Community would wish to be in the position of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, when she addresses in a closed-door session, her colleagues on the depressing state of ‘crime and security’ in this Region. As the Community’s Head of Government with lead portfolio responsibility for matters pertaining to crime and security, Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar would have the unenviable task to present her assessment amid frightening rates of murders - including awesome gang-related assassinations and general criminality - at the domestic level. There was a period when Jamaica - bearing the then unflattering media-created image as “murder capital” of the Caribbean - would have been most reluctant to catalogue its murder rates and gang-related gun-killings and robberies. Currently, with Guyana in an also unenviable third spot among CARICOM’s crime-plagued states, Trin-
idad and Tobago bears the horrible burden of at least a murder a day, counting some 213 for the year by this past weekend with the shooting death on Sunday night of a 32-year-old soldier of the Defence Force, Lance Corporal Kayode Thomas. Truth is, on a per capita basis, all 14 independent member states of CARICOM are being afflicted with hitherto unknown levels of gun-related-killings, armed robberies and other acts of criminality . POLICE ASSOCIATION’S CONCERNS The situation is troubling enough for the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) to make a spirited call at its annual general meeting in Port-of-Spain this past May to become “fully engaged” with the Region’s governments and judiciary to, among other objectives, “expedite court appearances” by those charged with various crimes. The ACCP has passionately argued that victims of crime as well as witnesses are suffering from the mounting backlog of cases and it needs to be borne in mind that both “are at the heart of the criminal justice system…” Question of relevance at this time is whether there has been any specific initiative, either at the level of CARICOM’s Crime and Security mechanism - located in Portof-Spain - or, at a national level between the Minister of National Security and Police Commissioner to reflect on the outcome of the ACCP’s May meeting? It would also be useful to learn whether an information-based updated
assessment of crime and security challenges has been prepared for discussion and action at the current Heads of Government Conference in Antigua. After all, with the spectre of gangs-related assassinations and murders and other menacing acts of criminality reducing a few CARICOM states to so-called “killing fields”, where women, policemen and soldiers are among the victims, this is not viewed as a time for mere angry threats from either Ministers of National Security or the high command of the Region’s Police Services. Rather, the populace at large seem anxious for well-executed responses nationally and regionally to methodically combat the gun-killers and perpetrators of armed robberies and criminal violence. OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES Apart from the burning issue of regional crime and security challenges, the current CARICOM summit would also be expected to come forward in its communiqué by tomorrow, with some precise information on the extent of progress made since last year’s 34th conference to make the Community less far off from achieving the much vaunted promises to transform the 41-year-old integration movement into the
envisaged seamless regional economy (the CSME). Additionally, there needs to be some new specific details that offer practical substance to the oft-expressed official commitment to hassle-free intra-regional movement by citizens of the Community. This, moreso, against the backdrop of the 2013 his-
toric ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the case of the Jamaican national Shanique Myrie vs. Barbados Government. Foreign policy issues would, of necessity, require some clarity in CARICOM-USA relations in view of frequent allusions to unnecessary interferenc-
es from Washington and, relatedly, the repeated call for a long sought request by Community leaders for a summit meeting in Washington with President Barack Obama. Therefore, the 35th Summit communiqué would be anxiously awaited.
Guyana’s Head of State President Donald Ramotar in conversation with Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Attorney General Anil Nandlall at the CARICOM Summit in Antigua
President Donald Ramotar, Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett at the 35th CARICOM Summit in Antigua
Guyana’s Head of State President Donald Ramotar chatting with Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit during the ongoing 35th CARICOM Summit in Antigua. Also in photo, as part of the Guyanese delegation, are Attorney General Anil Nandlall, Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Director General at the Foreign Ministry Ambassador Elisabeth Harper (Sandra Prince photos)
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Gov't cautions diplomats to stay within boundaries of conventions - to also observe diplomatic norms, professional behaviour
By Vanessa Narine THE commemoration of the 238th Independence Anniversary of the United States of America (USA), held at the Cummings Lodge residence of outgoing US Ambassador, Dr Brent Hardt last evening, was the stage for a major showdown between himself and the Government of Guyana. Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Priya Manickchand, despite being heckled at the instigation of local PR man, Alex Graham, and denied the use of a nearby speaker by Alliance For Change (AFC)’s Nigel Hughes, pressed on with her presentation,
in an eight-and-a-half-minute speech in the wake of a blasting of the Government from Hardt on the delayed hosting of Local government elections. Manickchand said there exists a red line in diplomatic relations, and Hardt has crossed that red line. She made no bones about the fact that diplomatic relations demand a commitment to accuracy, referring to misconceptions peddled on the hosting of local government elections.
Ambassador Brent Hardt with a group of youths who attended last evening’s event (Photos by Adrian Narine)
‘For a professional service officer to make such declarations, allegations and accusations and innuendos about the Executive President of Guyana, or of any country for that matter, is, to our minds, totally unacceptable’
US DOMINATION The Acting Foreign Affairs Minister underscored what she termed the “US
‘The rule of law and democracy is not only about local government elections, which I am confident the Guyanese people will resolve in the very near future; but must be practised by all who preach it at all times’ in which she took Hardt to task for “creating tensions” between Guyana and the US, and for the position he takes on many a local issue, positions she deemed hypocritical, considering the position taken by the US itself. “The rule of law and democracy is not only about Local Government Elections, which I am confident the Guyanese people will resolve in the very near future, but must be practised by all who preach it at all times,” Manickchand said
hegemony” and its consequences, which she said were lived by the Guyanese people. She said, “Guyana has been at one stage where US hegemony (domination) has played out, and the 1950s and 1960s events live long in the memory of Guyanese. “ … l e s s t h a n t h re e years ago, the Ambassador
(Hardt) was made welcome in Guyana. In those three years, Ambassador Hardt has contributed to a tension-filled relationship with the Government of Guyana. These areas of tense relationship have
US Ambassador Brent Hardt, speaking at last night’s event, where he again called for local government elections
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Government rejects Opposition misinformation on ECD highway tender THE Government of Guyana has noted the blatant misinformation being peddled by the Opposition on the recent tender for the East Coast Demerara highway project. It said in a statement yesterday: “The facts will reveal that the Government at all times followed an open and transparent process aimed at protecting the national interest in this matter. These facts are as follows: “Given that the ECD highway widening and improvement project is a candidate for financing by China Eximbank, in October 2013, Government invited expressions of interest from Chinese companies interested in participating in this project. Eight companies submitted expressions of interest. Following a rigorous prequalification process conducted by technical officials, and in which financial and technical capacity among other factors were taken into consideration to determine eligibility to bid, six companies were prequal-
ified. On 12 February, 2014, these six (6) prequalified companies were invited to submit bids for the project. “The tender closed on 13 May 2014, and, on closing, four (4) bids were received. The bids were opened in the customary public manner and the tendered prices were reported extensively in the national media. Of the four (4) bids received, China Railway First Group was the lowest at US$46.994 million. It would be recalled that the latter company has already established a track record of road building in Guyana, being currently engaged on the construction of the road to the Amaila Falls hydropower project. “A technical evaluation panel evaluated the bids received and recommended that the tender be awarded, not to the lowest or even to the second lowest bidder, but to the third lowest (or second highest) bidder, China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd., who tendered US$60.418 million. It would be recalled that the
latter company is engaged on the airport expansion project. “The justification given by the evaluation panel for not awarding the contract to the lowest bidder was that the panel had reservations about the bidder’s ability to complete the works at the tendered price. “The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) transmitted the recommendation of the evaluation committee to the Cabinet for its no objection, whereupon the Cabinet withheld its no objection. The Cabinet’s reservations were based on the fact that all of the invited bidders were prequalified and therefore judged to have both the financial and technical capacity to execute the works, the fact that the lowest bidder had an established and demonstrated track record of road building in Guyana including in difficult terrain along with a resident road building equipment fleet, and the fact that the tendered price offered by the lowest bidder was
some US$13.424 million (equivalent to G$2.8 billion) lower than the recommended bidder. The matter was therefore returned to NPTAB in view of the withholding of Cabinet’s no objection, for reconsideration. “The same evaluation panel then reconsidered the matter, and revised its recommendation in favour of the lowest bidder, and that revised recommendation was resubmitted to the Cabinet and received its no objection. The contract was therefore awarded to the lowest prequalified bidder, China Railway First Group, a company with a track record of road building in Guyana and a suitable resident fleet of equipment. “Cabinet’s principal concern was the absence of a basis for disregarding lower priced bids received from prequalified bidders. Once bidders are prequalified, they are evaluated to be capable of performing the works, and price competitiveness becomes the principal criterion.
In this instance, the fact of the matter is that the bidder with the lowest price from amongst all the prequalified bidders also happens to be the one with the most demonstrable track record. “The Cabinet therefore acted perfectly appropriately in withholding its no objection in the first instance and, throughout the process, Government acted in strict conformity with the Procurement Act 2003. “Instead of addressing the real issues, the Opposition has instead proceeded on its usual tirade of spurious and baseless accusations and reckless finger pointing. The Chief Spokesperson for the Opposition on this matter, Mr. Joe Harmon, has gone so far as to insinuate wrongdoing on the part of persons associated with Government. “ W h a t M r. H a r m o n should publicly declare, instead, is whether he or any other MP from his party has ever travelled to any overseas destination, and to Jamaica and China in particular, as
a guest of or to meet with any of the companies that tendered on this project, and who met the costs associated with these trips. “This represents just the latest example of a Parliamentary Opposition willing to use its parliamentary position to advance special and vested interests. The people of Guyana are called on to express their outrage at this Opposition for being barefaced enough to challenge an attempt by the Cabinet to save the nation nearly $2.8 billion, and instead for trying to advance its own special interests by foisting on the nation a bill for an additional $2.8 billion. “This incident also drives home clearly the importance of retaining the Cabinet no objection to contract awards above a certain level. Had this Cabinet right of no objection been denied, as is the Opposition’s wont, the nation would have been $2.8 billion poorer for the absence of Cabinet oversight.”
Stolen pensioner’s cycle found at scene of tailor’s robbery-murder By Leroy Smith CRIMINAL Investigations Department police are now narrowing their search area for the men
who robbed and murdered 26-year-old Golden Grove tailor, Bharrat Pitamber, on Tuesday evening while he was heading home.
Pitamber, of 1401 Section ‘C’, Block ‘Y’, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, was stabbed and slashed about his hands while fending off two bandits. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Diamond Hospital. Yesterday, the Guyana Chronicle was informed that sometime last week, a pensioner, who is into cattle rearing, had his pedal cycle stolen while he was supervising his cows in the Diamond ‘backdam’area. The man, who is said to be 75-years-old, however, did not report the cycle as missing. Meanwhile, investigators are now working on the theory that the two
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persons who robbed and murdered Pitamber, the father of a six-month-old baby, are the same persons who stole the cycle from the pensioner in the ‘backdam’. They are also considering that it was the same cycle that they used to follow Pitamber and rob him. It is also being suggested that the men would usually pounce upon unsuspecting persons entering and leaving the community. Police sources told this publication also that it is believed that the men who committed the robbery-murder are persons from the area, who are familiar with the pensioner and the tailor as well as the community.
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Speaking with this publication at the Diamond Hospital Tuesday evening, the deceased’s wife Menedai Persaud said that she was at home when she got the news. She said that her husband who she only married a year and a half ago telephoned her to say that he was selling his bird for $45.000 and that he would be purchase another one for $15,000 less. At the time he met his demise he had already sold the bird but was not yet able to buy the other bird, the woman related. She said that after he called her to tell her that he was coming home she waited a while for him but did not see him. The woman said that she then began
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calling his cell phone and it rank out before going to voice mail. Shortly after two of the man’s friends came to her house in a taxi and informed her that there was a party of police at the location next to where her husband works and she joined them in the car and went to the location. There she was told that the man was robbed and stabbed and she rushed to the hospital. Persaud related that when she arrived she entered the accident and emergency room and was confronted with the news that the man had passed away due to the wounds he suffered when the robbers attacked him.
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World Cup tickets: Brazil police bust ‘touting gang’ (BBC News) POLICE in Brazil say they have arrested 11 people and broken up an international gang that was involved in the illegal sale of World Cup tickets. The scheme is said to have earned the gang as much as $90m (£52m) per tournament and could have been operating for four World Cups. Some of the tickets seized were meant for sponsors, while others had been allocated to Brazil team officials. Police believe some of the tickets were sold to foreign tourists. Lucrative business Police said the man they suspect of being the leader of the gang was an Algerian national who “had free access to restricted Fifa areas.” Fabio Barucke, a senior police officer involved in the investigation, said that there were “clues which
Police believe the tickets were sold illegally to unsuspecting fans lead us to believe he could have ties to someone from Fifa.” “His car had a sticker which gave him access to any private Fifa event,” Mr Barucke explained. According to Mr Barucke, the suspects had confessed to
running the scam at four World Cups. “The gang goes to the host country. It’s possible that they only work during the World Cups as their profit is so large they can sit back in between Cups.”
Study finds 30% Caribbean children obese and overweight BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – A STUDY done in four Caribbean countries has found that 30 per cent of children aged 11 to 13 were overweight or obese, a senior official of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has said. Dr Audrey Morris, the advisor on Food and Nutrition at PAHO, told a workshop to review and refine a draft policy document on Nutritious and Healthy Foods in Barbadian schools that the number of overweight and obese children in the region has more than doubled over the last decade due primarily to unhealthy diets and inadequate exercise. Dr Morris said the consequences of overweight and obesity in children were serious, including breathing difficulties, hypertension, early signs of cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance and psychological effects.
She noted the easy access to fatty and salty foods in school canteens and revealed that up to 80 per cent of the children in the Caribbean study admitted to drinking a carbonated soda every day. The countries in the study were not disclosed. The PAHO official said in addition to drinking carbonated soda daily, children were allowed to easily opt out of physical education classes at school, especially when preparing for examinations. In addition, the children spent many hours watching television and playing computer games at home. Dr Morris said countries like the United States had placed limits on sugar, fat and sodium in all foods and beverages sold on school compounds. In addition, Brazil has mandated that 30 per cent of the input in school meals must come from local ag-
riculture, and Panama has banned fried foods and sodas from school premises. She said what is needed in the Caribbean is a multi-faceted, multi-sectoral approach to reinforce the message of healthier eating and active living. Senior Medical Officer of Health, here, Dr Kenneth George, said that while Barbados was not included in the PAHO study, statistics show that the situation was very similar on the island. According to him, the most recent survey conducted in 2012 and involving 1,600 secondary school students, revealed that 31.9 per cent of students aged 13 to 15 were overweight, and 14.4 per cent obese. “These are frightening statistics because there is a higher propensity for the obese child to become an obese adult, with all the associated chronic diseases.”
Among items seized during the arrests were 100 tickets, computers, US dollars, mobile phones and documents. Those arrested could face charges of money laundering, criminal association and illegally selling tickets.
East Port-of-Spain residents: Masked soldiers assaulting us (Trinidad Guardian) THE investigation into the murder of Lance Cpl Kayode Thomas continued yesterday with residents of the Beverly Hills and opposing Desperlie Crescent and St Paul Street, East Port-of-Spain, pointing fingers at each other for the crime. Residents of St Paul Street told CNC3 news Tuesday following Thomas’ killing soldiers, wearing masks, came into the area and assaulted them. T h e y s a y t h e masked men could be anyone and were fearful for their lives. The residents claimed they could not be behind the shooting as they could not go into “enemy territory.” Their claim that they were abused had not been reported to the regiment as of 7 pm last
night when the T&T Guardian contacted the Regiment communications officer Captain Stefan Affonzo. Affonzo said no report was made to them about the alleged beating and called on anyone who may have suffered at the hands of regiment officers to come forward. Affonzo also denied soldiers were patrolling the area by themselves but were with police. However, shortly after 6 am, when the T&T Guardian visited the St Paul Street area a group of soldiers were seen on patrol by themselves. Speaking with the T&T Guardian yesterday, residents of Beverly Hills where Thomas lived denied they were responsible for the shooting and blamed rival gang members.
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EDITORIAL
GUYANA
Child sexual abuse
- A dark perversity and monstrous social evil Without contradiction, the genie is out of the bottle as it relates to the horror of child sexual abuse in Guyana. What Guyanese would have known earlier about this monstrous social evil, would have been gleaned via television, and newspaper reports, of such acts occurring primarily in western industrialised countries. Suffice it to say that such a dark perversity was an almost daily occurrence in that geographic region of the world, that resulted in perpetrators when caught, being dealt condign sentences by the Court. Guyanese generally seem not to have been that fully cognisant that such a dastardly act had been taking place in Guyana, but had been taboo, because of the respective victims and their families’ reluctance to discuss such a criminality. For reasons such as family status, societal standing, etc., there was stony silence. But there were whispers, especially from within the communities about such dirty acts being perpetrated within families by relatives, as well as by other persons who preyed on the unsuspecting young. Perhaps, the fact that such paedophilic acts began to be publicised in Guyana, may very well have been because of the bravery of persons who began to file complaints on behalf of the young victims, and the advent of television that brought to Guyanese, the accounts of victims of all ages of this brutal crime. Then began the commencement of awareness programmes. Thus began the avalanche of victims’ reports and allegations that have since constituted a significant percentage of court cases. We recall the ‘Stamp It Out’ campaign, an initiative by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, that invited the most comprehensive participation by Guyanese as it related to legislation for the Sexual Offenders Act, that makes it very difficult for offenders once charged, to escape sanction. Shockingly, while the
victims included right down to even infants, and the very young as the monsters were brought to court to answer for these horrendous acts; the perpetrators are drawn from the mix of teachers, religious functionaries, and other categories. More shocking is the fact that those accused, charged, and eventually convicted have been persons known to the victims – relatives and close friends whom the victims trusted. Such is the balance sheet as it is related to this dismal act of child sexual abuse or molestation. But one would not expect such deviant acts to be committed in a place of refuge such as an orphanage, as reported in a daily newspaper, recently, in the instance of such an institution’s caretaker being accused and appeared before the court, charged with sexually molesting an under-aged child. This is more than shocking, since an orphanage becomes the home of children whose parents have died, as well as those abandoned by their parents. It means that these children, brought to such a place for a second chance of a home, care and guidance, would be committing their lives and trust in the hands of those who become their guide/role models. Therefore, for such a child to become victim to such abuse is to further undermine his/her mental growth and development process; especially the recovery aspect due to the loss, whether permanently through death, or estrangement, from parent. It is a most cruel infliction that any child can suffer, given those peculiar circumstances. There have been reports surrounding similar acts taking place in such homes, from time to time; but enquiries are met by the usual denials. This strategy would seem to negate any police investigation that may follow. Incidents such as these, highlight just how crucial the role of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) is, since it is the primary agency charged with the responsibility,
among others, of ensuring that institutions responsible for the care and protection of children of circumstance, are managed in conformity with laid down rules. As far as these homes are concerned, the CC&PA are known to make inspections. We have no doubt as to the pro-active approach which this Agency has
brought to its daily functions, as evidenced by the many successful interventions made in rescuing abused children, while concomitantly ensuring that their abusers are placed before the Court. Truly, they have been doing a magnificent job in exposing child molesters.
However, given the wall of secrecy that is known to be erected around such incidents in such places, which includes coercing victims into silence, great-
er vigilance will have to be the watchword of the CC&PA inspection team on visits, in detecting any child who is a victim to any perverted act.
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A section of the gathering at last night’s event held at the US Ambassador’s Cummings Lodge residence
attracted considerable effort on our part to address multiple times, without much success.” Manickchand referred to comments made by Hardt at a recent event hosted by the local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Blue Caps, where he lashed out at the Head of State, President Donald Ramotar, stating that President Ramotar said the reason for not assenting to one of the Local Government Bills was because it was unconstitutional, but at the same time the Guyanese leader was not upholding the constitution as far as those polls are concerned. “He cannot be an inconsistent defender of the Constitution, ignoring the Constitution’s very clear requirement to hold Local Government elections and, for that matter, to return Bills to Parliament no more than 21 days after they are sent to him,” the US Ambassador had said at the time. For Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Manickchand, he had gone too far this time. “He has, in our view,” she said, “gone beyond the boundaries of professionalism and diplomacy. For a professional service officer to make such declarations, allegations and accusations and innuendos about the Executive President of Guyana, or of any country for that
matter, is, to our minds, totally unacceptable; this situation is intolerable. “The ambassador has been associated with a dedicated attack on the President and on the Government…. The Ambassador has been supported in this ill-conceived venture by the Opposition section of the media and (by) his colleagues in the diplomatic corps.” She also stated that Hardt seems plagued by a misunderstanding of the Bill, and noted that he ought to have consulted the experts in the area, rather than make blind statements. “The Ambassador’s behaviour is totally unacceptable. It is this Government’s pledge that it will not accept this,” Manickchand said. She maintained that while the Ambassador, at the same Blue Caps event, lauded the focus placed on principles of democracy by the US, Guyanese know better. “All of us here are duly reminded of America’s move to democratize the world…. The people of Guyana lived those consequences until today. Those consequences question the ambassador’s moral correctness in lecturing Guyana,” the Acting Foreign Affairs Minister said. Manickchand was unapologetic in stressing that the ambassador’s actions warrant “immediate repudi-
ation” HYPOCRITICAL POSITIONS The Acting Foreign Affairs Minister also stated that, for all the positions advanced by Ambassador Hardt, the positions taken by the US indicate another story. She said, “For a very long time we have lacked free and fair elections. Thanks to your (the US), good record keeping and the declassification of documents, we have confirmed that those elections were intentionally prevented by external forces, effectively retarding the development of Guyana’s democratic process for many decades. “Unfortunately, we had few Brent Hardts back then, who would speak with the same passion against the governments who undermined the democratic process in Guyana. “…we have a situation today where the international rule-making by powerful countries is anything but democratic. The Securities Council is an excellent example of the lack of democracy. There appears to be little appetite for democracy by those who control that Council for reform.” Manickchand pointed out that the US indeed has established itself as a global superpower, and makes use of that advantage in its dealing
with other nations – a practice that represents nothing democratic. “Even though we (Guyana) are an independent nation, not a colony of any state, laws made in the United States of America apply in our country. We are advised that if we do not comply we will be sanctioned,” she said. The Minster referred to the recent law passed by the US, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which was passed by the US and requires compliance from countries like Guyana. “There is no consultation with any of our countries before that law was passed, but we have to comply. Our banks in Guyana will soon have to provide information to the United States Government on bank accounts held by US citizens in this country. We do not have the strength or the power (to fight)…we have to comply,” she said. Manickchand highlighted that threats of sanctions accompany non-compliance with this law, when the US itself refuses to abide with international rulings. “She said, “The law-abiding Antigua and Barbuda has secured a ruling against the US by the WTO, the World Trade Organisation, but is still waiting for the United States of America to abide by that ruling. (It is) needless
to say that the small Antigua and Barbuda cannot apply sanctions.” The Acting Foreign Affairs Minster was unapologetic in reiterating that Hardt, with his many controversial comments, has advanced tension between the US and Guyana, and has peddled hypocritical positions from a platform no less than that of an Ambassadorial office. At the end of her sting-
ing assault, Hardt responded, “What a sendoff.” Soon after, Manickchand who was accompanied to the event by Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira, left. In attendance were other Members of Parliament (MPs), members of the diplomatic corps, members of the private sector and a cross section of representatives from local NGOs and civil society.
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Local agent explains glitches in Dynamic Airways inaugural flight - says company now free to operate from JFK
By Rebecca Ganesh-Ally “NO passenger was left stranded,” was the message communicated by Captain Gerry Gouveia, Chief Executive Officer of Roraima Airways, at a press conference yesterday. Roraima Airways are the ground-handling agents of Dynamic Airways, and Captain Gouveia was addressing a press conference held to discuss Dynamic’s inaugural flight between Guyana and the USA. The airline had experienced technical, administrative, and ground handling issues which caused its flight to be delayed at the JFK Airport in New York. The aircraft subsequently departed out of Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey. Captain Gouveia reiterated that Dynamic’s passengers were never left stranded; that they were communicated with every step of the way. He related that he wanted the airline to have a Guyanese flavour, and indicated also that a lot of persons had begun making contact with him concerning catering and ground handling, to name a few openings, after it had been indicated that Roraima
Airways was in partnership with Dynamic Airways. “Because I want this airline to have a Guyanese flavour -- and I still do, and I am still committed to doing it -- I spoke to the principals of Dynamic, and we were going to use Guyanese handlers at the airport. On the first flight out of New York, when the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) did their baggage audit, it was found that about four pieces were not tagged, and therefore all baggage had to be rechecked with the passengers,” Gouveia explained. He said the TSA then called upon the airline to take appropriate action against the handlers, thus Dynamic Airways fired the ground handlers moments before the flight was scheduled to depart for Guyana. And although placed in a vulnerable position, the airline negotiated with Fly Jamaica to use their airport ground handlers and parking ‘slot’. “When the flight was being checked in at CJIA (Cheddi Jagan International Airport), the officials from Dynamic in New York were in discussion with Fly Jamaica officials; and about five
minutes before the aircraft was scheduled to land at JFK Airport (John F. Kennedy), Fly Jamaica cancelled the
pounded; it was never seized, nor were the pilots ever arrested. “The US authorities wanted to question the pilots,
which is some two hours’ drive from JFK. Alternative arrangements have been put in place to accommodate
Roraima Airways CEO, Captain Gerry Gouveia, affords the media a glimpse of the Letter of Permission by JFK authorities. With him is his wife, Captain Debbie Gouveia (Photo by Adrian Narine) arrangement that was put in place, leaving Dynamic Airways without a ground handler or a gate to go to; and this caused some more challenges,” Gouveia said. Captain Gerry emphasized: “I want to make it clear that this plane was never im-
and they were able to produce all relevant documents, and allowed to leave.” Gouveia indicated that by Monday, July 7, all arrangements would be finalised to have the aircraft land at JFK Airport instead of at Bradley International Airport,
passengers already booked to fly from Guyana to the Bradley Airport. They would be shuttled to the JFK Airport Gate Four to be received by their relatives. “All passengers were informed of the arrangements that were put into place. Most
had no issue with the arrangements, but a few asked to be placed on another flight that would be flying directly to JFK,” Captain Gerry said. He informed the media that Dynamic Airways has since been issued the official letter authorizing it to operate at the JFK Airport, so the airline would no longer experience the problems it did on its inaugural flight. “Today, I was given the official letter that permits the airline to operate out of JFK, and as we speak now, the company is finalising the contracts with the terminal and new ground handlers,” Gouveia said. Dynamic Airways flights start at an introductory cost of US$499 for persons travelling from New York to Guyana, but persons flying from Guyana to New York would pay US$575. Passengers would be allowed two pieces of luggage at 55 pounds each, and one hand luggage at 25 pounds. There will be four scheduled flights per week: on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Dynamic Airways, founded in 2010, operates six 767 aircraft, but two aircraft are for the movement of cargo.
Seven cases of chikungunya confirmed in other parts of country
- Health Minister urges residents to keep surroundings clean THE chikungunya virus has made its way to other parts of the country, with seven of the 12 newly confirmed cases emanating from Regions Three, Four and Five, and the City. Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran during an interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA) yesterday, said there were three cases from West Berbice, namely Bath Settlement, Bush Lot, and Number 9 Village; one each from Mahaicony and Ithaca; one from North Ruimveldt; and one from Crane, on the West Coast Demerara, in Region Three. According to the Minis-
ter, on July 1, upon receiving the results of samples that were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago, it was confirmed that the disease has spread. The 12 more cases of the mosquito-borne disease have brought the total number of cases to 31 thus far. The Minister said that at the moment, it is unknown whether these individuals contracted the disease in Berbice, where it first originated, but epidemiologist, Dr. Morris Edwards, is analysing the data. Prior to the new confirmations, there were 19 con-
firmed cases, all originating in the Canje, East Berbice area, in Region Six. In late May, Guyana recorded its first cases of the chikungunya virus, these being a toddler and a woman in her 40s, both from the Canje area. The Ministry’s vector control services immediately sprang into action and began conducting extensive fogging and spraying exercises in the area. The Minister said that due to the increase in the number of cases, heightened control methods will be put in place, but individuals will have to keep their surroundings clean, so that the mosquitoes
will have little or no ground in which to breed. He said that these types of mosquitoes do not only breed in dirty water, but also fairly fresh and clean water, so one of the best solutions is to ensure all containers that can retain water and act as a breeding ground are disposed of, and drums and tanks used for storing water for household purposes are covered. Further public health measures are still ongoing across the City to eliminate adult mosquitoes, including both indoor and outdoor fogging. Chikungunya is transmitted to humans by way of the Aedes Egypti mosquito. It
can result in some long-term effects, primarily joint pains. Depending on an individual’s body reaction, after the incubation period, persons may experience pain even after seeking medical attention. This period can last from two to six days, with symptoms lasting four to seven days after infection. Individuals experiencing any such symptoms are asked to visit a health facility as soon as possible. According to information from the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) as of June 27, 2014, a total of 259,723 suspected and 4,721 laboratory-confirmed chikungunya
cases had been reported in the Caribbean, Central America, or South America. The disease was first reported in the Caribbean in December 2013, and has since touched Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Maarten, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. (GINA)
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Prime Minister urges Hinterland scholars to aspire to greatness -To help their country achieve greater socio-economic success PRIME Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of President, last evening urged hinterland youths schooled under the Hinterland Scholarship Programme to be the impetus of greater socio-economic growth for the country. The occasion was the programme’s 52nd graduation exercise, which was held at the Amerindian Village, Sophia, and saw 67 youths graduate, having completed their secondary education under the programme at various schools in the city. “Improve on what we did; do better than what we did, cause we are giving you a higher level to start from,” Prime Minister Hinds said. He noted that his generation laboured to bring progress to Guyana, and if youths join together when it is their turn, then they could consolidate and bring greater advancement to this country. He urged that the youths not underestimate the challenge that developing the country would bring, noting that the contributions of his generation are being impeded by not rising to this challenge of coming together. He added that if in the future the present day youths can rise to the challenge of building the country, and simultaneously rise to the challenge of coming together as a people, then growth and development in Guyana will be unparallelled. Minister of Amerindi-
The 2014 graduates of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ Hinterland Scholarship Programme an Affairs Pauline Sukhai dubbed the exercise another in line of those that manifest the benefits of Government’s investment in education. The Hinterland Scholarship Programme provides support to 427 plus students today, when in the beginning a mere 6 youths were awarded scholarships to attend schools in Georgetown. “This programme is a manifestation of Government’s commitment to increase equal access to education among hinterland students,” Minister Sukhai said. Through investments in expanding access and improving the delivery of secondary education, Government is strengthening and
improving the quality and the capacity of the country’s human resource capital to ensure the country’s future, she said. Minister Sukhai also briefly addressed the issue of the Youth Entrepreneurial and Apprenticeship Programme (YEAP) which aims to enhance the competence and capabilities of those youths who were not successful in gaining scholarships. She noted that there are many that will not benefit from the programme this year, since the initiative was ‘put to rest’ by the Opposition. The parliamentary Opposition cut the Ministry’s $1.1B capital budget that caters for several initiatives for the upliftment of the Amerindians including
the YEAP programme. Minister Sukhai said that the government and the ministry however, remain undaunted and will continue the programme even as it seeks to implement similar initiatives. In this line, the Minister mentioned Government’s partnership with the University of Guyana, which will come online in September 2014 and by which distance tertiary education for bachelors’ degrees in Maths, Physics and Computer Science will be offered to the hinterland. The project which will be available to students in Regions 1, 7, 8 and 9 will see those eligible being provided with student loans and
Destitute found murdered,with bottle and wood stuck in anus PERSONS making their way to work in Linden yesterday discovered, at approximately 06:30hrs, the body of 49-year-old Andrew Dey, a Linden destitute, lying behind the car park with his head badly lacerated and a piece of wood and a bottle sticking out of his anus.
The Guyana Chronicle was reliably informed that Dey, who used to do odd jobs for persons in that Region 10 community, had an argument with someone at the market place on Tuesday night; but since everyone had known him to be a non-confrontational destitute, everyone had ignored that incident. One person in
the area said that Dey had usually been a quiet person who had avoided offending anyone. Investigators are working on the theory that Dey had been murdered at the market place and his body was dumped by the car park. They are also looking at the possibility that the
argument which had started at the market place ended up at the car park, where Dey got into a physical exchange and was murdered. The police confirmed late yesterday that nobody has as yet been arrested in relation to the matter, but they made it clear that intense investigations are still ongoing. (Leroy Smith)
A proud graduand receives her certificate of achievement from Prime Minister Samuel Hinds a tablet (pre-programmed for the course,) the Minister explained. “Whatever it takes, do not let the struggles of your parents and your providers go in vain,” Permanent Secretary, Nigel Dharamlall implored in his charge to the graduands. The Permanent Secretary noted that whilst the day is a celebration of a milestone in the graduates’ lives, it is not the end of their education, but the beginning. He urged that they aim for the sky. He pointed out that he grew up in different times when the country and people was treated with disrespect and disdain. “Today you live in a country that abounds with freedom, justice, equality and
relative prosperity...do not let the freedom you have, the schooling provided and the opportunities that beckon get lost,” he said. The Hinterland Scholarship Programme has provided students with the opportunity to study at secondary, technical and tertiary levels in the region and in Georgetown. This programme, which has produced numerous hinterland students, is supported by a $100M dormitory that was constructed under the PPP/C Government at Liliendaal, to provide housing for the Hinterland Scholarship students. The students are also provided with a stipend. (GINA)
Police announce new traffic restrictions in Kingston ward WITH effect from July 04, 2014, vehicles will not be allowed to proceed east along Young Street between High Street and Parade Street, Kingston, Georgetown between Monday and Saturday of the week. This traffic restriction is in order to facilitate rehabilitation works being conducted at the US Embassy in Georgetown, and will be in force for an indefinite period of time. Motorists are asked to be cautious when travelling through the Georgetown ward of Kingston, and to comply with the instructions given by way of signs placed there or by police ranks.
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RODNEY’S DEATH: AN ENIGMA BEING ANSWERED Special Report on the Rodney Commission of Inquiry by Shaun Michael Samaroo
Ogunseye denies armed rebellion, - To rid Guyana of repressive PNC Government, justifies civil resistance which rigged elections to stay in power
- Dr Westmaas details how paramount PNC Government controlled distribution of basic food items GUYANA suffered from the sinister plot to hoist upon Guyanese the People’s National Congress as the paramount force in the country, with dictatorial powers over Government, State institutions such as the Police Force and Army, and the Judiciary. Testimonies from senior members of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) over the past two days at the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry in Georgetown exposed the repressive role of the PNC rule in Guyana. Both Dr Nigel Westmaas and Mr Tacuma Ogunseye testified of the repressive and oppressive rule of the PNC during the period when several Guyanese political leaders were assassinated, including Dr. Walter Rodney, who died in a fatal bomb blast as he sat in his car on a dark night outside the Camp Street jail in Georgetown on June 13, 1980. Dr. Westmaas, on a break from his job as Professor at Binghamton University in New York, USA, appeared at the Presidential Commission this week to testify about how and why Dr. Rodney was assassinated. The historic Commission is probing the atmosphere and circumstances in Guyana during 1978 to 1980 that caused brutal political turmoil and repression of civil liberties in Guyana, when the PNC Government controlled even the distribution of basic food items, resulting in several persons assassinated. WILLIAMS’ SUBTLE TACTIC Counsel for the PNC at
Nigel Westmaas testifying before the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry
the Commission, Mr Basil Williams, sought to discredit Dr. Westmaas’ testimony with the same tactic he used against other witnesses, including ex-Police Intelligence double agent Robert Allan Gates and ex-PNC executive and notorious exreligious hoodlum Joseph Hamilton. In cross examination, Williams repeatedly put to these witnesses his contention that they lied and fabricated facts related in their witness statements. Williams contended this week that much of Dr. Westmaas’ testimony lacked credibility as it was based on research rather than first-hand experience. Westmaas’ testimony drew heavily upon his research over the years into the life and times of Dr. Rodney, who was a world famous historian, brilliant scholar and staunch defender of oppressed peoples across the world, including Jamaica and Africa. Westmaas is also an academic historian with keen interest in African liberation studies. Williams said Westmaas’
Tacuma Ogunseye in stand
testimony lacks credible basis, despite the Professor’s thorough research for several academic papers he wrote and published, dealing with Dr. Rodney and the period under probe at the Commission. Dr. Westmaas also published a book dealing with events on the era, and is writing another book on the subject. Williams adopted a different tactic with Ogunseye, who appeared as a pleasant, amiable witness. He works as Vendor at the Kitty Market, describing himself as a leader of the WPA and a member of a former closeddoor Security Committee within the Party, which was formed to defend WPA leaders and activists against the PNC Government’s growing harassment and threats against the WPA. Williams sought to establish from Ogunseye that the WPA was bent on an armed rebellion against the PNC Government, a contention that Ogunseye denied with much benevolent frustration at Williams’ subtle questions.
Westmaas gave as example of the paramount nature of the PNC: the existence of the Knowledge Sharing Institute (KSI), which operated as a grocery store, but engaged in importing and distributing basic food items, selecting the beneficiaries of that essential food. While the PNC Government had banned the importation and distribution of these basic food items, the KSI, under the paramount nature of the PNC, was allowed to engage in this activity. Westmaas said. Counsel Williams interjected that the KSI was “just a cake shop”, but Westmaas ignored the comment, noting that it was spread across the country and was the sole importer and distributor of essential food items, with the PNC Government controlling the distribution of basic food to the Guyanese people.
Ogunseye said the WPA launched a civil resistance that grew and spread against the PNC’s repressive rule, and denied Williams’ assertion that the civil resistance was an armed rebellion. Commission members, Chairman Sir Richard Cheltenham of Barbados, Seenath Jairam of Trinidad and Tobago and Jacqueline Samuels-Brown of Jamaica, intervened several times to assist the witness against Williams’ subtlety and intricate way of trapping Ogunseye into providing answers that established that the WPA was engaged in an “armed rebellion”. Ogunseye kept trying to divert Williams from this tactic, providing qualifying statements to answers, with Williams insisting he didn’t ask for qualifications, only “to answer the question, and nothing else”. LESS ABRASIVE Eventually, a less abrasive than usual Williams gave up, informing the Commissioners that he would stand down and allow for an adjournment of this the third sitting of the Commission, which takes a break and resumes July 28 next. Williams has sought to defend the PNC’s role in Government during the period that Dr. Rodney was assassinated against some serious witness statements that implicate the PNC with its declaration of paramountcy and its authoritarian rule over the Guyana State machinery, including the Guyana Defense Force (GDF), the Police Force and the courts, in the assassination of Dr. Rodney. Williams sought yesterday to establish through his cross examination of Ogunseye that Dr. Rodney was leading a violent rebellion against the PNC Government, based on Ogunseye’s testimony that the WPA possessed handguns. Ogunseye said in his Witness Statement that he had “caused the distribution” of handguns to 25 WPA cells in Georgetown, and insisted that this
Ogunseye said the WPA launched a civil resistance that grew and spread against the PNC’s repressive rule, and denied Williams’ assertion that the civil resistance was an armed rebellion. was a defensive move, because of the growing violence and threats the WPA faced against the oppressive PNC Government. In the period leading up the death of Dr. Rodney, Westmaas research detailed the assassination and killing of several other persons, including Catholic Priest Father Darke, a photographer for the PNC Governmentrepressed publication of the Catholic Church, the Catholic Standard. Several WPA members and supporters were killed, while others suffered death threats, intimidation and harassment. Witnesses paint the period of the PNC Government in Guyana as a dark era where Guyanese lacked civil liberties, freedom of the press, freedom of movement, and suffered from the banning of essential food items. Westmaas gave as example of the paramount nature of the PNC: the existence of the Knowledge Sharing Institute (KSI), which operated as a grocery store, but engaged in importing and distributing basic food items, selecting the beneficiaries of that essential food. FOOD DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLED While the PNC Government had banned the importation and distribution of these basic food items, the KSI, under the paramount nature of the PNC, was allowed to engage in this activity. Westmaas said. Counsel Williams interjected that the KSI was “just a cake shop”, but Westmaas ignored the comment, noting that it was spread across the country and was the sole importer and distributor of essential food items, with the PNC Government controlling the distribution of basic food to the Guyanese
people. Ogunseye testified that WPA members and supporters suffered from “trumped up charges” and he himself faced the courts charged with false criminal activities. Westmaas detailed how paranoid and draconian the PNC Government acted, relating an incident involving ex-Intelligence boss of the Joint Forces Intelligence organ of the PNC Government, Mr Laurie Lewis. Westmaas said he practiced jogging in the morning on the seawall from his home in Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, and Lewis, a senior Police Officer at the time, who lived a couple houses away on his street, would follow Westmaas in his car, gesturing to him every morning. On one occasion, Lewis drove his car in a threatening manner to Westmaas, following him at close proximity to his gate. Lewis stopped when Westmaas got to his home. Lewis proceeded to sit in his car staring at Westmaas. Westmaas, who worked as a leading activist for the WPA, and whose father was a leading member of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), said he saw this as an effort at intimidation and causing fear. Westmaas’ testimony highlighted the PNC’s declaration of itself as paramount over Guyana, with Williams’ cross examination referring the PNC document, known as the Sophia Declaration, to dispel that idea. Ogunseye’s testimony, on the other hand, highlighted the WPA’s civil resistance as the “chosen” method of the WPA to push back against the impact and effect of the PNC Government’s repressive role in Guyana.
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GECOM not extending registration cycle
– says persons will have opportunities in next round By Vanessa Narine THE ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) called last week on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to extend its sixth cycle of continuous registration, which ended on Saturday, June 21. The call was so as to accommodate an estimated 8,389 transfers which had not been done in the last five continuous registration cycles, and are yet to be done. But GECOM has decided at its weekly meeting on Tuesday not to accommodate the request, since it was made after the process had been closed. In a comment invited by this publication yesterday, GECOM’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Vishnu Persaud explained that an extension could only have been considered during the sixth registration cycle, not after the process had ended. He said the ruling party’s call for an extension was made by letter dated June 20, and was delivered at the resi-
dence of GECOM Chairman Dr. Steve Surujbally. “The Chairman was out of the jurisdiction at the time the letter was delivered, and the Commission does not meet in the absence of Dr. Surujbally; so the request could not be entertained,” Persaud explained. As such, the sixth registration cycle ended as scheduled, on June 21. Persaud confirmed that at the end of that registration cycle, some 14,981 new persons had been registered, 14,942 of whom have already been verified. He also told this newspaper that, of the total, there have been 2,004 transfers owing to issues related to change of address, and 2,747 changes/corrections to existing registration information. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY Persaud made clear that the decision not to extend the sixth cycle of continuous registration would have no material effect, as another
Shoala Gilgeous murder trial begins at Demerara Assizes By George Barclay JUSTICE Diana Insanally yesterday began presiding over the murder trial in which Paul Anthony Lohing stands accused of murdering his girlfriend, Shoala Gilgeous, by manual strangulation on August 26, 2012. Defended by Attorney-at-law, Mr. Huckumchand, Lohing has pleaded not guilty to the offence of murder. But DPP lawyer Miss Natasha Backer, prosecuting, told the jury in her opening address that she intends to introduce evidence to prove that Shoala Gilgeous was killed by Paul Anthony Lohing,
her lover. The prosecutrix also said she would lead evidence to show that Gilgeous and Lohing had been living together as boyfriend and girlfriend when the tragedy occurred. According to the prosecutrix, a sister of the deceased will testify to knowing that Lohing and the late Shoala Gilgeous had been friends; and would also testify that when she saw her sister on the bed, she had believed her to be sleeping, but later realised that she was dead. The post-mortem examination revealed that death was due to manual strangulation. Hearing of this case is continuing.
GECOM PRO, Vishnu Persaud
such cycle will commence shortly. “The decision (not to extend the registration cycle) was taken with the consideration (that) opportunities for people will be provided during the next registration exercise, which is imminent,” he said. When the next registration cycle has been announced, persons who are eligible for registration would be required to visit the Regis-
tration Office that is responsible for their area of residence to apply for registration. “The Commission will be writing (the) PPP accordingly,” Persaud said. GECOM also advises that persons wishing to make use of the continuous registration process must be in possession of the relevant source documents necessary to support their applications for registration. These are: original birth certificate issued by the General Registrar’s Office, or a valid Guyana Passport; original marriage certificate (and original birth certificate) in the case of a name change by way of marriage; original deed poll and original birth certificate in the case of any change of name by deed poll; and original naturalisation certificate issued by the Home Affairs Ministry and original birth certificate/ valid passport in the case of naturalisation. Evidence (photocopy/ duplicate) of an application having been made for naturalisation will not be ac-
cepted. Baptismal certificates; expired passports; photocopies of relevant documents; or letters from priests, elders, headmasters, village captains/toshaos and Justices of the Peace, or existing ID cards will not be acceptable as source documents for registration. Persons who had already been registered could, if necessary, apply for a name change in the case of that having taken place by mar-
were last registered. Additionally, persons who are already registered could request that their photographs be retaken if the quality of the photograph on their ID cards is unacceptable; or they could collect their new ID cards if they have not done so as yet. There are 28 permanent GECOM registration offices located in the 10 administrative regions, and a person is required to visit the one that is responsible
‘The decision (not to extend) was taken with the consideration (that) opportunities for people will be provided during the next registration exercise, which is imminent’ – GECOM PRO Vishnu Persaud riage or deed poll since they had been registered; or they could apply for correction(s), if there is incorrect information on their National ID cards; or they could apply for a transfer if their addresses have been changed since they
for registration in their area of residence to apply for registration, or uplift their National Identification Card if they had previously been registered and had not yet uplifted their ID Card.
Family feud leads to farmer being bludgeoned By Shirley Thomas POLICE were Tuesday hunting the suspect alleged to have bludgeoned and attempted to drown a 50-year-old farmer at Mahaica River backdam. But the victim, Bhagwan Persaud, of Little Biaboo, Mahaica River, even though in a critical condition, was rescued and has lived to tell the harrowing tale. He said that on his way to work early Tuesday morning, he was pounced upon by his aggressor who was hiding behind a tree on the road to the backdam, and brutally attacked with a piece of wood, about three feet long, bursting his head in several places. The cuts were deep and bled profusely. Under severe pain, the victim fell to the ground bleeding. The attack took place about 300 rods away from Bhagwan’s home and another 300 rods short of reaching his farm. But when Bhagwan thought that that was all, he had a surprise coming. The
The injured Bhagwan Persaud at the GPHC
irate attacker then struggled with him, dragged him to a nearby trench and threw him into the water, attempting to drown him. But just at that moment a tractor was heard approaching. On spotting the tractor, his attacker released him and he fell unconscious. He ‘bolted’ before the men could arrive on the scene. The vehicle drove up and aboard were Bhagwan’s son Mirzaad, (the attacker’s sonin-law) and other co-workers who were on their way to the backdam to shy fertiliser.
The men hurriedly jumped off the tractor and rushed to Bhagwan’s rescue. Appalled at his condition, they first took him to a nearby police station and lodged a report then rushed him to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital. After being stabilised and given initial treatment at that hospital, he was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital by ambulance and admitted to the Accident and Emergency unit. Persaud who was seen by this newspaper around noon
Tuesday, told the Guyana Chronicle that the attack stemmed from an old family feud, and that he was accosted the day before by his son’s father-in-law, who turned up at his home and threatened that he would ‘deal with him’ in the backdam. However, Bhagwan did not dwell too long on the threat and early the next morning set out for work as usual, but was brutally attacked by the same person who had threatened him. He recalled that his son got married to the aggressor’s daughter just over a year ago, but from the time of their marriage, trouble began brewing since his son’s father-in-law and mother –in-law were very domineering and would always make decisions for the couple. “Dem married but she parents still in control and everything that happens in their home, she would carry and give them,” he admitted. As the situation became unbearable, Bhagwan intervened, but incurred the wrath of Mirzaad’s fatherin-law.
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CARICOM Chair plugs country-to-country cooperation on hydropower PRIME Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, dance of wealth, he said, “Together, our countries possess who took over the reins of Chairmanship of the Caribbean gold, diamonds, oil, gas, bauxite, forestry, abundant agriculCommunity (CARICOM), at Tuesday’s 35th meeting of tural products and fisheries, tourism and financial services. the Region’s Heads, stressed the need for more focus on Our Region is by no means resource poor.” renewable energy sources and noted Not recognising this potential, that this is a possible area of cooperthe new CARICOM Chair contends, ation between regional governments. contributes to “pauperisation” by the He said, “I think here particularly of Caribbean Region itself, when it fails renewable energy projects that are hyto integrate our resources in joint prodro or geo-thermal related in, say, Guyduction and joint ventures. ana, St. Kitts and Nevis and Dominica. “Is it not time that we stop cling“One or two governments might ing to limited possessions with liminvest in a project in a country with a ited returns in the name of national natural resource that could be develsovereignty, when such clinging does oped into a viable project that would not improve our circumstances? Is create an income stream not only for it not better that we pool our rethe government in which the resource sources to give us all ownership of resides, but also the governments that joint enterprises from which we all invest in the enterprise.” derive a greater benefit?” Browne According to him, renewable enquestioned ergy projects have “high front-end” capital costs, but financial studies that MORE SUPPORT have been done indicate significant Mr Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of returns once they are up and running. Antigua and Barbuda The Prime Minister of Antigua and “While one government might lack Barbuda is the latest regional head the credit standing to raise money in that has plugged the renewable energy the capital market, if two or more governments approach the potential of Guyana. market together with equity stakes in the projects, they have President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), a better chance of success,” Browne said. Warren Smith, at the Bank’s 44th annual meeting in the latter He made it clear that the Region is by no way a re- part of May this year, noted the possibility of Guyana being source-poor collective. able to export surplus hydropower to the Caribbean, as well “We must always recall that together we have an abun- as the potential benefits for the local economy.
PPP to host symposium at Red House tomorrow THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is inviting the general public to a symposium tomorrow in observance of the 50th Anniversary (1964 - 2014) of the ‘detention of Party leaders’ at Sibley Hall (Mazaruni Prison). The symposium, which is slated to be held at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (Red House) at 4 pm, will be addressed by Cde. Clement Rohee, PPP General Secretary; Cde. Clinton Collymore, PPP Central/Executive Member; and Cde. Philomenia Sahoye Shury, PPP Central Committee Member. Clement Rohee
Clinton Collymore
Philomenia Sahoye Shury
Also, the Chair of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Ramesh Persaud, recently called for the development of Guyana’s hydropower capacity, particularly given that cheap energy supply can increase Guyana’s competitiveness in the several emerging sectors, since it is more economical to establish “energy farms” as compared to paying “significant costs” for fossil fuels. Slated to be this nation’s most ambitious undertaking, the Amaila Falls Hydro Project (AFHP) is touted to be able to provide Guyanese with a cheaper, reliable and sustainable electricity supply. It involves the construction of a hydropower plant in the area of West-Central Guyana, where the Amaila and Kuribrong rivers meet. Electric current produced there would be delivered to Georgetown and Guyana’s second largest town, Linden. The AFHP is anticipated to result in substantial savings to the nation’s coffers, particularly in terms of foreign exchange and the purchase of heavy fuel oil. Additionally, the potential benefits of a more stable and reliable source of energy through the advance of hydroelectricity was also targeted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), last December, as an area for continued focus. On July 18, 2013, the combined Opposition in Parliament defeated the Hydroelectric Power (Amendment) Bill in the National Assembly and, in August, the Government took the legislation back to the House Assembly and received the backing of the Alliance For Change (AFC), but A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) voted down the bill and motion. However, the current People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Administration has since made public its commitment to ensuring that hydropower is a realisation for Guyana.
Investigations into Trevor Rose execution meets dead-end - but police continue, regardless
By Michel Outridge POLICE investigations into the Eccles ‘stop-light’ shooting on January 26 last, in which popular designer Trevor Rose, 32, was gunned down execution-style, has reached a dead-end. Crime Chief Leslie James said there is nothing further to report; and although several persons were initially questioned, no one has been arrested for that crime, which claimed the life of the father of eight in a hail of bullets in the vicinity of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, whilst he was making his way home in a taxi. However, James has said that the case is still being investigated. Trevor Rose had been a fashion designer/events coordinator, and had served as president of the Georgetown
Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) prior to his demise. Ta x i d r i v e r Tr e v o r Nieuenkirk and the design-
Executed: Trevor Rose er’s female partner, Latoya
Towler, with whom he reportedly had a child, were also injured in that incident. Reports are that a heavily tinted vehicle had pulled up alongside the vehicle in which Rose was travelling, PMM 8113, when it stopped at the traffic light at the entrance to Eccles; and following a heated exchange of words between the driver of Rose’s taxi and the occupants of the other vehicle, someone exited the tinted vehicle and opened fire on the taxi, hitting Rose in the upper body and neck, Towler in the buttocks, and the driver in the shoulder. Thereafter, the dark-tinted vehicle and its occupants fled the scene, leaving the injured taxi driver to seek medical attention for himself and his passengers at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).
Rose was pronounced dead on arrival, while Towler and the driver were treated for their injuries and questioned by the police. Police, according to a release they had issued, were able to recover a 9mm pistol with 19 matching rounds at the scene of the shooting. Rose had, some time ago, made the headlines when he was robbed of a large sum of money that was supposed to be used to design costumes and a float for Mashramani festivities that year. Rose had been married to fashion icon Michelle Cole, another top Guyanese designer, and had fathered three or four children with her. The couple had gone on to form the now defunct company Facts and Roses. Rose would have celebrated his 33rd birthday on July 1, 2014.
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Wakenaam – a paradise indeed By Parvati Persaud-Edwards WHAT strikes the firsttime visitor to Wakenaam are essentially the wide expanse of verdant spaces and the simple friendliness of residents: and oh, the fruits, every variety of fruit peculiar to Guyana, and then some - abundantly adorn branches of trees that are surely the largest that any part of Guyana can boast. Food for the Gods lov-
olden days. A medical outreach and provision of food hampers organised by the Guyana Sevashram Sangha of Cove and John in its continuing calendar programme of providing service and aid to vulnerable members of communities, was undertaken last Sunday in collaborative efforts with the Ministry of Health. Dr. Mohanlall spearheaded the medical team, which comprised specialists and aides, who conducted
beauty that is Guyana; and the Essequibo is the most exquisite and richest of all her adornments; not least is the lushness of her bountiful harvests, because the soil is so productive and fertile the trees grow like towering skyscrapers, reaching out its bountifully laden arms to touch the skies. Essequibo is no longer the Cinderella of the three Guyanese sister counties, but a majestic crown princess of grandeur and magnificence, and the
Wakenaam is an emerald diadem in the jeweled circlet crowning the glorious beauty that is Guyana; and the Essequibo is the most exquisite and richest of all her adornments; not least is the lushness of her bountiful harvests, because the soil is so productive and fertile the trees grow like towering skyscrapers, reaching out its bountifully laden arms to touch the skies. Essequibo is no longer the Cinderella of the three Guyanese sister counties, but a majestic crown princess of grandeur and magnificence, and the Essequibo Islands are her children of wondrous glory. Truly Guyana is wonderfully created with God’s own hands. ingly cooked and proffered to visitors by Auntie Daisy and her team with such old world charm that one is beguiled into eating like a glutton; and no epicurean can taste better fare anywhere in the world, because the cooks had excelled themselves to gourmet standards, with the peculiar urban flavour reminiscent of
examinations, did testing and provided prescriptions and/or referrals according to diagnoses. Medication and vitamins, along with other health boosters were provided by New GPC Inc., while Food for the Poor donated food hampers. Wakenaam is an emerald diadem in the jeweled circlet crowning the glorious
Essequibo Islands are her children of wondrous glory. Truly Guyana is wonderfully created with God’s own hands. While Dr. Phil laments the fact that in the great USA in excess of sixteen million children are in danger of starvation every day, with food banks having to provide
meals for the destitute; in Guyana, evident in Wakenaam alone, the harvests are of amazing bounty, so much so that much produce falls from the trees to generate
loss despite their hard work and investment of millions into rice crops. The alleged exploiter continues his merry way, exploiting new victims every year.
tances to reach destinations, along with the healthy food so abundant on the island, is the fact that people well into senior age are amazingly healthy and look extremely
Coconut Grove in Wakenaam (alltravels.com photo) mulch that enriches and nurtures the soil in an endless cycle of natural, organic, completely healthy food production, making this nation absolutely food secure. But of course Paradise has its serpent, and Wakenaam is no exception. In this instance it is a rice miller and exporter, who has reportedly owed rice farmers millions of dollars for years, with no redress provided to the farmers, who have to bear the
Another bugbear is the long distances the children of the island have to walk to reach schools; and this should be addressed by the Government, with a couple of buses provided for their transportation to their respective schools, without their starting their school day physically fatigued and drained of energy. A plus to the transportation woes is that the need to walk and/or ride long dis-
well, with their looks generally belying their ages. As one departs Wakenaam, even after a first-time visit, it does not seem that one is any longer a stranger, because the warmth and hospitality of the residents gives one such a sense of belonging that even if there is never a return visit, this wondrous slice of Guyana that is Wakenaam remains like a precious pearl in one’s treasury of memories.
IMC for Georgetown municipality still on the cards - Local Gov’t Minister
By Derwayne Wills LOCAL Government and Regional Development (LGRD) Minister, Mr. Norman Whittaker, has disclosed that the possibility of installing an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to run the affairs of the Georgetown municipality is “still being explored.” In comments invited by this publication, Whittaker said that although the option of an IMC is an ideal one, such an undertaking must be “discussed at the level of Cabinet,” because neither the LGRD Ministry nor the incumbent minister has the power to “unilaterally and independently determine”
such an outcome. Asked how effective an IMC would be compared to the current M&CC, the minister said: “An IMC couldn’t perform worse than the City Council.” He opined that composition of an IMC should come out of meaningful discussions with relevant stakeholders. “The political parties that are presently on the Council must have representation [on the IMC]”, Minister Whittaker said, adding that there should similarly be representation of the “private sector”, and “Civil society.” PERMISSION GRANTED Contrary to the Mayor
and City Council’s (M&CC) assertions, Minister Whittaker said allegations that the Central Government intruded on the City Hall statutory
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Mr. Norman Whittaker
meeting are untrue. The minister noted that, with Cabinet’s support, he opted to engage the Council at the statutory meeting of June 13 last, because his intervention was necessary, since the Council had not
Mayor Hamilton Green
been holding statutory meetings because of the mayor’s failure to recognise Ms. Carol Sooba as the designated Acting Town Clerk. Minister Whittaker recalled that the aim of the meeting was to “discuss some of the ‘irritants’ [and] some of the concerns that the mayor would have expressed over time”, such as release of fuel for the mayor’s vehicles and the withholding of stipends. The minister said he had sent an email to Mayor Hamilton Green requesting permission to be present at the statutory meeting, and within 24 hours the mayor had responded, confirming that he had the blessing of
the Mayor to address the Council’s statutory meeting. In a bizarre turn of events, the mayor’s reaction to the presence of the Local Government Minister had been contrary to his initial response when he gave his blessing. Recalling those events, Whittaker disclosed, “When I got there on the Monday, I was taken aback first by his late arrival, and secondly by his failure or unwillingness to recognise my presence. “At that stage, there was no reason why I should remain, and that is why I departed with my team”, Minister Whittaker stressed.
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Agreed priorities, holistic involvement critical to success of CARICOM’s Strategic Plan THE success of the Strategic Plan of the Caribbean Community hinges on agreement on the priority activities, the steps to implement them, and a multi-sectoral involvement to which the private sector is essential. This is the firm belief of Caribbean Community Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, who addressed the opening of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Dickenson Bay, Antigua and Barbuda, on Tuesday, July 1. An agreement on the priorities of the Plan will be “a sign that we are truly on the way to achieving that mature Regionalism,” which is required to guide the future of our Community. “We must now harness and channel our resources optimally, to get the results that will benefit the people of the Community,” Ambassador Secretary-General LaRocque told Irwin LaRocque the opening ceremony. “This is a plan for the Community, and all of the Community must be involved. To succeed would entail a level of co-operation and co-ordination involving our Member States, all the Institutions of the Community and the Secretariat operating within a responsive
- Secretary General LaRocque governance structure with clear lines of accountability under the direction of our Heads of Government.” Another important facet, he added, was a governance structure that was premised on forging partnerships with all stakeholders, including the private sector, labour, civil society and youth, to drive the course of integration along an agreed path. Emphasising the importance of the business community’s involvement, he said a private sector that was vibrant and committed to providing a platform for economic growth was critical. “This partnership must be forged with an understanding of the reality of the economic and social challenges that we all face. As partners, they have a prominent role to play in the successful implementation of our Strategic Plan. Ownership of the Plan by all stakeholders will be the basis upon which it will succeed,” Ambassador LaRocque stated. Describing the backdrop against which the Plan was commissioned, he said that it was in pursuit of a united Regional resolution to the challenges being grappled by the Community and geared towards refocusing, redirecting, reorganising and repositioning CARICOM. The Strategic Plan, which was prepared after extensive consultation through the Community, is one of the prime considerations of the Conference and is expected to set the course for the immediate future and beyond, Ambassador LaRocque
said. He explained that it involves building resilience in the economic, social, environmental and technological areas, strengthening governance and the spirit of Community, as well as the other essential elements of co-ordinating foreign and external economic relations, research, development and innovation. As the Heads contemplate the way forward for CARICOM, Ambassador LaRocque said a critical factor in delivering the potential benefits of the Strategic Plan was how the Community organised itself to make the delivery of those benefits possible in an effective and efficient manner. Coupled with the preparation of the Strategic Plan to re-engineer the integration movement, the Secretary-General noted that the Commission on the Economy, which was established September last, was another critical component in the pursuit of a draft action plan for the sustainable growth of the Community. The Commission, he said, has seen the amalgamation of “some of our best minds” in the areas of economy, transportation, information and communication technology and human resource development. The Secretary-General also reported on the successes that have been derived from work ongoing in those respective areas which is expected to see increased collaboration and co-ordination of services in transportation, a ubiquitous ICT landscape and an education system responsive to economic competitiveness.
CARICOM Heads of Gov’t to meet business leaders … as work continues to revitalise regional economy
AS the Region continues to take steps to respond to the economic challenges confronting it, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government are placing increased emphasis on the private sector as the engine of sustainable growth. Heads of Government, on the second day of their four-day meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, will engage captains of industry and commerce on implementing the Community’s growth agenda. The decision to meet with the private sector at that level was made at the Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of
Government, held in St Vincent and The Grenadines in March 2014. The centre-piece of the March deliberations was the economic situation facing Member States and ascertaining appropriate ways to get back on track following the
lenges. Those discussions were held in the context of the Commission on the Economy which was established in 2013, following the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads held in Trinidad and
The consultations between the CARICOM Secretariat and representatives of the private sector of Member States began in Guyana and continued, via video-conferencing, with Grenada and Suriname, and in at least four other Member States. global recession of 2008-10 and other exogenous chal-
Tobago. The Commission has as
its overarching goal the recommendation of short to medium-term actions that would restore growth in Member States’ economies. Since it was established, the Commission has begun the analysis of priority issues identified by the Bureau of Heads. It has taken on board the decisions emanating from the Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting and has prepared a Work-Plan to advance initiatives agreed by the Heads of Government in March. The Commission is also expected to serve as coordinating mechanism to carry forward the output from ongoing regional initiatives directed at driving growth in
Member States. These initiatives include Community projects such as the: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Growth and Development Strategy, Draft Strategic Plan for Regional Development (SPRD) and Aid for Trade Strategy, the Caribbean Convergence Model proposed by the Honourable Winston Dookeran Minister of Foreign Affairs Trinidad and Tobago, the World Bank-led Caribbean Growth Forum, Inter-American Development Bank-led Compete Caribbean Initiative, and the International Monetary Fund-led Caribbean Forum.
TIME IS RIPE Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados, Senator Darcy Boyce, head of the Commission, stressed that the time was ripe for a meeting with the Region’s captains of industry as it is they who make decisions on investments. It was time, he said, to ascertain from them their thoughts on how a better environment could be created for them to invest. Areas that are likely to form the core of the high level consultations with the private sector include the partnership between
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LaRocque calls for collective solutions to Region’s challenges
EVEN as the present cohort of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders returned to the place where political leaders in 1965 defined the integration ideals, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on Tuesday, stressed the urgency of finding solutions to the economic conditions that threatened to erode gains the Community has made. Ambassador LaRocque made this appeal at the historic
Dickenson Bay, Antigua and Barbuda, the venue of the 35th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, urging political leaders of today to find collective solutions to the serious challenges the Region faced. The vulnerabilities of the small economies of CARICOM and the lingering effects of the global economic and financial crisis have combined to impede the Region’s ability to compete internationally and have resulted in “stubbornly
The historic Dickenson Bay in Antigua and Barbuda, the venue of the ongoing 35th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM
low” growth rates, Ambassador LaRocque told the opening ceremony of the 4-day Conference. Strengthening the call for urgent collective action, the Secretary-General said that heavy debt burden and falling fiscal revenues, leave CARICOM governments “with precious little room to manoeuver” in the face of what
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Shell Service Station at Mahaica, ECD reopens for business By Michel Outridge AFTER a year-long shutdown to upgrade facilities, Shell Service Station at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara re-opened for business Saturday with an upgraded building and a full complement of staff. And the business is rearing to serve the community! Sol Guyana Inc. General Manager, Mr Orlando Boxill, attended the opening ceremony, which attracted a fair-sized gathering to witness the ribbon being cut, signalling the official opening of the service station. In remarks, Boxill said the Shell Service Station has been in operation for 27 years, and after its shutdown for a year, the decision was taken to re-open the business, since the location is just right for business. And the Retail Contractor, Atamdeo Persaud, is a community-oriented person who is also a resident of the rice and cash crop farming community. He added that the building was constructed with the community in mind, and the entity provides gas, diesel, LPG, lubricants, and a mini shell shop to cater to the needs of the residents. Boxill said that since
The cutting of the ribbon Saturday signalled the official opening of the outlet (Photos by Michel Outridge)
the Shell V-Power high-performance fuel for Ferrari Formula One vehicles was introduced in the market in 2006, it has remained the preferred fuel for Guyanese consumers. He pointed out that the re-opening of the Shell Service Station at Mahaica took some time, but it was realised; and he is happy about it. Atamdeo Persaud, the retail contractor, yesterday said he has adopted a
professional approach to business, and that the business would keep its high standards. He said, “I know that by running this business I would be getting into trouble with my wife, by serving the community; but she knows it is what I enjoy doing, and she supports me in this endeavour.” Renee Armstrong, Retail Sales Executive of Sol Guyana Inc., welcomed the gathering.
Retail Contractor Atamdeo Persaud at the Shell Service Station at Mahaica Saturday
New GPC and Jiffi Lubes join Guyana Festival ...amidst outpouring of corporate support CORPORATE Guyana continues to show its support in promoting all things Guyanese, through the Guyana
Festival. New GPC Inc. and Jiffi Lubes are the latest entities giving financial assistance for the staging of the
inaugural Guyana Festival billed for the National Stadium, from August 8-10. At a symbolic handing
over ceremony in the boardroom of the Tourism, Industry and Commerce Ministry on South Road last Friday, the
At Friday’s Festival update are, from left, Minister of Tourism (ag), Irfaan Ali; Guyana Festival Cookout Coordinator, Looknauth Persaud; Jiffi Lubes Manager, Irfaan Kalamadeen; and Guyana Festival Coordinator, Tameca Sukhdeo Singh
New GPC Inc.donated $1.5M towards the successful staging of the festival. New GPC Marketing Manager Trevor Bassoo said that his company has confidence in the staging and success of the event. Manager of Jiffi Lubes, Irfaan Kalamadeen also expressed enthusiasm at being a part of the Guyana Festival, noting that the event holds great potential in showcasing Guyana and all that we have to offer to the world. Jiffi Lubes also presented a $300,000 cheque to the Guyana Festival Committee. The committee reiterated that persons and groups interested in participating in this exciting and novel event can access registration forms from the website www.guyanafestival.gy, or visit the Facebook page: Guyana Festival. Interested persons can pick up their Guyfest passports at a cost of $3000 or US$15 at the
following locations: Nigel’s Supermarket, Ashmins Store, Courts, N and S Mattai, Survival Supermarket, KK Gas Station (Mahaica), M and M Snackette, Courts at Parika, Churchs Chicken at Linden, Essential Care Pharmacy, G3 Building at Diamond Housing Scheme, Fat Boy Discount Store (Stelling Road Vreeden-Hoop), the Ministry of Tourism, South Road Office, and the Guyana Tourism Authority at the Sophia Exhibition Centre. The Guyana Festival covers three days and will feature our most celebrated legends in sports, culture, art, music, food, entertainment and much more. Day one will feature an airshow and national concert, day two the audience will experience the night of the legends, and day three will feature a national cook off with food from every culture followed by the Generation X concert.
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Caught-on-camera robbery…
Woman in custody said to be part of gang of serial robbers By Leroy Smith THE Guyana Police Force is confident that it will bring to justice all the players in the brazen Tuesday morning robbery on a young woman who had just done a bank transaction. Last evening, investigators
close the doors. This publication has been informed that the police have since sent a file to the Director of Public Persecutions for advice on the way forward, given the circumstances, information and facts available at this time. Reports reaching this
very motorcycle into the shop. The business premises accommodate a grocery and cosmetic shop as well as a hair salon. On Monday the woman who is now in custody reportedly locked the motorcycle in her shop after two men rode it there after robbing a woman in downtown Georgetown
have since been able to recover those two items which have been lodged as evidence. The police promptly arrested the woman on Tuesday as she claimed not to know the men who had parked the bike in her shop. She said, however, that the man who was driving the car that left
covered extensively by this publication. On Monday Andy Mohamed the victim’s companion told this publication that he noticed the men when they pulled up at the pharmacy and one entered the store. He exited his vehicle and went into the store since he had
the men rode the motorcycle into a shop, ripped off the number plate, installed an auto dealer number plate, joined a waiting motorcar and made good their escape. The name of the business establishment is the Rising Sun Grocery and Beer Garden, which also operates the
confirmed to this newspaper that the woman who is in custody is likely to be charged. The woman, however, is denying that she has any association with the men who stashed their motorcycle in her shop after they had robbed a woman at gunpoint in a pharmacy. She subsequently exited the shop and proceeded to
publication suggest that the woman is among several persons who systematically rob persons after tracking them around the city and pouncing on them at an opportune time. According to persons in the area, this is not the first time that they have seen a duo arriving at the location and either riding or pushing the
where she visited a business place moments after exiting a city bank. After parking the motorcycle in the shop the two men exited and entered a waiting car which sped off with them. Prior to entering the car, the bandits dumped the victim’s bag into a garbage bin along with her umbrella. The police
her business place is related to her. The police are yet to locate that man who is wanted for questioning in the matter. The entire ordeal of how a man entered the store and robbed the woman of the bag containing the cash while brandishing a gun at her was caught on camera which was
suspected that the men were up to no good. However, when he entered the store the bandit had already robbed the woman and was exiting the premises. Mohamed said that he quickly jumped into his car and trailed the men on the motorcycle to a location on D’urban Street, Lodge. There
Step In Style Boutique. The police cordoned off the shop and began searching for clues. The black Honda CG motorcycle was found parked in the shop bearing Auto Dealer number plate M.R. 4. The shop sells confectionery and clothing, among other things.
‘Politically motivated’ attacks against NICIL have no basis THE National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has come down strong on what it terms a “calculated, ill-informed, politically motivated” assault on its operations and senior management. And, in a statement, the company stressed that these reports, driven in the media by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), have no foundation or basis in fact, but are made with the clearly deliberate intention of undermining and discrediting the major development projects initiated and led by the company. “NICIL’s operations have always been subject to public scrutiny and NICIL is accountable and answerable to the Cabinet for its financial transactions made on behalf of the country. NICIL’s
finances are subject to full public disclosure,” the body said. It added that the company is audited by the Audit Office of Guyana and has received unqualified audit opinions each year, since 2002, an opinion that acknowledged that its financial statements are true and fair in all material respects, up to December 31, 2012. “This unqualified opinion also endorsed that the financial performance and cash flows of the company are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the IAS Board,” the company said. NICIL stressed too that copies of its annual reports, as well as other reports, are available on NICIL’s website: www.privitisation.gov. gy for public scrutiny and
have also been tabled in the National Assembly. NICIL was incorporated under the Companies’ Act in July 1980, but began functioning as a Company in July 1991. In 2002, NICIL and the Privatisation Unit were operationally merged. A Management Cooperation Agreement (MCA) was signed appointing the Privatisation Unit as exclusive manager of NICIL and reaffirming that privatisation of NICIL’s assets would be conducted in accordance with the Privatisation Policy Framework Paper of 1993 (White Paper on privatisation). NICIL is a holding company owned by the Government of Guyana, and functions as a commercial company which does not benefit from tax concessions and is expected to be and is, in fact, financially self-suffi-
cient. The primary objectives of NICIL are to subscribe or acquire or dispose of Government shares, stocks, debentures or other securities of any company, cooperative societies or corporate bodies. NICIL’s privatisation transactions from 1993 to 2011 have been published in a report released by President Ramotar last year, listing every privatisation in the period and identifying the buyer and the proceeds from the sales. NICIL’s operations, contrary to the repeated complaints of the parliamentary opposition, are subject to parliamentary oversight. The Minister of Finance has laid the Annual Report, including the Audited Financial Statements of NICIL for the year 2012, before Parliament. Since 2002, NICIL has successfully en-
deavoured to bring its own and the accounts of its subsidiaries up-to-date. In doing so, the company has filed in Parliament, to date, 149 sets of accounts representing the accounts of its various subsidiaries in the various years since 2002. NICIL owns a number of subsidiaries, including Guyana National Printers Limited, the National Communications Network, Guyana National Newspapers Limited, Guyana Oil Company Limited, Guyana National Shipping Corporation Limited, Property Holdings Inc., Kwakwani Utilities Inc., and Lethem Power Company Inc. NICIL also holds minority investments in a number of companies. NICIL’s subsidiary companies are managed and operated by independent Boards and are financially independent, except the
National Communications Network, which provides a combination of commercial and public programming and its satellite electricity utilities, where subsidies are used to compensate for lower tariffs in the communities in which they serve. The NICIL Group of Companies employs a substantial number of persons, between them, making a considerable contribution in company and employee taxes to the economy of the country. NICIL has, from 2002 to 2013, paid into the Consolidated Fund $11.9B in dividends from the profits of its operations and its various and ongoing investments. The company is a net contributor to the Treasury and its operations remain fully accountable and transparent.
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TV technician struck down by minibus DALE Roach, 50, a television repair technician of Rosehall Town, Corentyne, is in critical condition in the male Surgical Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck down by a minibus on the Portuguese Quarters Public Road, also on the Corentyne, last Friday. He has sustained injuries to his head, neck and shoulders; his jaw is fractured, face bruised and battered, and his teeth have been knocked out. He is being fed intra-veinously. His sister Debra Gilkes, who lives at Linden, recalled that shortly before midnight last Friday, she received a phone call informing her that her brother was involved in an accident on the Corentyne and was badly injured and in the New Amsterdam Hospital. Debra said the following day she travelled to Georgetown and was devastated to see her brother’s condition. The woman said she learnt that her brother was walking
The injured Dale Roach on his hospital bed
along the public road when, around 19:00 hrs, he was struck down by a speeding minibus and landed on the grass parapet. Gilkes was picked up in an unconscious state and first taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was stabilised and given first line treatment. But as his condition appeared to be getting worse, he was evacuated to the Georgetown Public Hos-
pital by ambulance around 03:00hrs Saturday morning. The matter was reported to Whim Police Station, Corentyne. But the perturbed woman said she understands that even though her brother is unable to speak and police have not yet been able to get a statement from him, the driver of the motor vehicle which struck him down has been released on $300,000 bail.
Motor cyclist, pillion rider injured in smash-up M O T O R - C Y C L I S T, Michael Anderson, 23, and pillion rider Clovis Drepau, 24, both of Mibicuri South, Black B u s h P o l d e r, C o re n tyne, are warded at the Male Accident Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital, suffering fractured and smashed right legs after being involved in an accident with a motor car on the Mibicuri Public Road. But ironically, even as they writhe in pain and grieve over their injuries on hospital bed, Ronald,
Clovis Drepaul
Michael Anderson
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government and the private sector in driving growth, and in particular, creating the enabling environment for doing business in Member States, lessons from business success stories, and the pursuit of public private partnerships to ensure the production of critical economic services to improve the competitiveness of CARICOM firms. In the run-up to the Heads of Government Meeting, a series of meetings between the Regional business sector and Community Organs and offices was conducted. In keeping with a decision made by Trade Ministers, the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) met representatives of the Regional private sector in May. That engagement was aimed at establishing a formal structure within which the private sector and the trade policymakers could interact. The wide-ranging discourse between COTED and representative bodies of the private sector covered integration at work through the private sector; the establishment of a con-
ducive environment for business, trade and growth of the private sector, and by extension the development of the Community. Public-private partnerships were also discussed. Focus was placed on key issues such as transportation for people, goods and services to move throughout the Region; ease of doing business in the Region, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve efficiencies and competencies, and the effective utilisation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as a single space. The development of the CSME, a flagship programme of the Community, is intimately linked to the work of the Commission on the Economy. The pursuit of the CSME, Heads of Government acknowledged, would be illusive if the Commission’s focus of getting the economies back on track was not undertaken. Regional engagement with the business community, ahead of the Heads of Government Meeting, continued with consultations that were
aimed at shaping a policy for Regional micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The consultations between the CARICOM Secretariat and representatives of the private sector of Member States began in Guyana and continued, via video-conferencing, with Grenada and Suriname, and in at least four other Member States. The consultations are being conducted to fulfill the urgent need for a legislative and policy framework in which to nurture MSMEs. The MSME sector is considered a critical pillar of the economic development of CARICOM, as it contributes considerably to the GDP of some Member States and often employs more people than large businesses across the Region. It is anticipated that a draft policy will be completed by September and presented to CARICOM Member States for review. A final draft, which will be presented to the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), is expected to be completed by October month-end.
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he described as a “misleading criterion” of per capita income applied by International Financial Institutions, to graduate CARICOM countries from access to “much needed” concessionary development financing. “Never before in recent history have so many of our Member States faced such challenges at the same time for such a protracted period,” he said, adding an important footnote that neither the economic and financial crises nor the causes of climate change, another major challenge, originated in the Region. Adding an element of hope in the face of those trials, however, he said that as formidable as the challenges were, the Community’s history clearly showed that it has never been daunted. “It is now, in this period of acute economic stress faced by our Region, that the spirit of unity which brings us together in all forms of adversity, is infusing our actions as we seek to build the Community’s resilience to withstand the shocks, whether they are economic, social or climatic,” Secretary-General LaRocque stated. He said that the Region was looking to consolidate and reposition the integration process in an ever changing environment, as he welcomed the Hon. Gaston Browne, new Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda to the helm of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. “Our initial exchanges have demonstrated to me quite clearly your personal commitment to the advancement of integration which is in keeping with your country’s prominent historical role in the pursuit of Caribbean unity,” he told the new Chairman, adding his profound commendations to the Honourable Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and The Grenadines, for his stewardship over the past six months. “Prime Minister, as Chairman, you guided us with dexterity and skill during your term and I express heartfelt gratitude to you on behalf of the Community,” he said. The Secretary-General also offered special commendation to Ms. Marion Bethel of The Bahamas, recipient of the 11th Triennial Award for Women, and to Ms. Michele Henderson, the winner of the CARICOM Song competition who performed a rousing rendition of her song ‘Celebrating CARICOM.’
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wheel at the time of the accident. The victims say that the vehicle involved in the accident was a wagon, and the driver at the time was not licensed to drive a wagon, and being afraid of the consequences for such an offence, identified another motorist to the police, as having been the driver of the wagon. His friend was said to have taken on the respon-
sibility. However, when the police took a breathalyzer test on Ronald’s ‘volunteer’ driver, he was found to have alcohol on his breath also. According to the injured Anderson, he was riding his motor cycle going to a shop, with Clovis as the pillion rider, when suddenly the driver of the wagon drove out of his lane and into Anderson’s
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lane, braced him in the corner and crashed headlong into them. On impact the two were hurled into the nearby bushes while their bike was thrust in another direction. Anderson’s instep was badly crushed and his toes broken, while Drepaul’s ankle was broken. They will be unable to use their legs for a long time yet, doctors say. Following the collision, the driver of the vehicle ‘Ronald’ got out of the wagon, but on witnessing the extent of the injuries and the amount on blood on the ground, he jumped back into his vehicle and drove away, Anderson and Drepaul said. Thanks to the cellular phone, Anderson was able to make a phone call to his parents and alert them about the accident. On arrival of their parents, the injured men were first taken to the Black Bush hospital, then later to New Amsterdam, before being finally transferred to t h e G P H C . T h e y a re awaiting the arrival of the police to give their statements on the accident.
Aries - March 21 - April 19 Why limit yourself? Today offers wonderful experiences for every one of your senses -- including your sixth. Take full advantage of every opportunity and keep your eyes and ears wide open. Not only will you be handsomely rewarded, but you will discover a few new playful obsessions. The best way to find new stimulation is by experimenting, so step outside your comfort zone and investigate some intriguing new flavours, sights and sounds! Taurus - April 20 - May 20 It may be slow going at the start of the day, but don't let yourself get discouraged too easily. The people around you have some excellent ideas to share with you, and will be looking to you to put the finishing touches on things. It's collaboration that will give you the energy you need -- not going out on your own. Stick close to controversial folks who always get a reaction -- they may inspire you to take more risks. After all, you're entering a very lucky phase. Gemini - May 21 - June 21 There's no time like the present to grab the bull by the horns. Whether you need to move things forward at work, school or in a relationship, now is the time to give it your best shot! Temper your fiery passion with a subtle dose of your sweet charm and you will have a much better chance of getting exactly what you want. As the saying goes, you can attract a lot more flies with honey than with vinegar. So step up into a more powerful position and don't worry about ruffling a few feathers. Cancer - June 22 - July 22 You're all about giving -- or at least you should be if you want all the joy that's due to you. People will be reaching out for some advice or help that's easy to give, so give it. Your words of encouragement, extra few dollars or donated items will make all the difference in someone else's life. The sense of accomplishment you'll feel will be unlike anything you've ever felt before, and you might just get bitten by the altruistic bug. Leo - July 23 - August 22 Fanciful ideas and romantic wishes have been blooming inside your head. They're all so pretty, and it's a waste that no one sees them but you. The time is right to share them with a person who loves you the most: They really want to know more about what makes you tick, and they can tell you've been working on something in your mind. Give them a glimpse of what you're thinking, because their reaction will delight you -- and bring you closer together. Virgo - August 23 - September 22 An exciting opportunity could be coming your way soon -- but are you prepared to take it on? Clear out your busywork to make sure. Run those errands and take care of the little things you've been putting off. You need to get ready to move into a massive planning stage -- a lot of research and scheduling will be required. Don't fret if you're dealing with conflicting dates; things are all going to settle down later, and you'll be able to plug everyone in to where they need to be. Libra - September 23 - October 22 There has been a steady progression of your passions: First they started in your rational brain. Then they took up residence in your heart, growing into something that you truly believed in. But they will move into your gut. Now, more than ever, what you believe in will give you the sense of direction you may be looking for. Use your voice to inspire others to action. A stronger power is coming into your life soon -- someone who can help you make a bigger impact. Scorpio - October 23 - November 21 Today will be all about feeding your brain, so explore the things you don't know much about. If a conversation drifts toward political issues or world events, keep up with it. Even if you're not exactly current, that doesn't mean you don't have opinions to offer -- and new things to learn. The brain is a muscle, and yours is capable of getting a bodybuilder's physique. You just need to feed it nutritional things and make it work out on a regular basis. Sagittarius - November 22 - December 20 Everyone doesn't have to be your favourite person, but right now you should get to know a difficult personality a little bit better. Observe their actions closely and you may notice that they're much more complicated than you initially thought. Their odd behaviour has some reasonable explanations. Accepting the people you don't like will ultimately free you from their influence. Treat others as you would like to be treated and always take the high road. Capricorn - December 21 - January 19 A work or school drama is carrying over into your free time, and this is growing into a problem. The fact is, people are demanding too much of you right now. It's time to be clear about what you can (and cannot) do for them. This applies to both your personal and business lives, but it's much more relevant to work or school right now. Shocking, thoughtless remarks will come from a surprising source; don't take them personally, though. Aquarius - January 20 - February 18 Every choice you've made in the past has helped create the wonderful person you are, so be proud of the lessons you've learned. Show that pride by sticking to your guns and living up to the reputation you've created. People always rely on you to do the right thing, and that's an incredibly valuable (and flattering) position to be in. Don't dilute your point of view to appease other, more powerful people. They'll respect you all the more for being true to yourself -- and that's the goal. Pisces - February 19 - March 20 The pace of the day will be fast -- but you'll love every minute of it. For a while now you've been itching for the people around you to pick up the pace, and you will definitely get your wish now. You will be in the middle of the action, playing conductor to a mad bunch of musicians who won't always follow your lead. Humour will be a useful tool for getting what you want from people who don't want to appear to be under your thumb. Reverse psychology will work wonders with a younger friend.
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CAR RENTAL
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Inn Apartments and Car Rental. Premio, Vitz. Eccles New Scheme. Tel. 679-7139 , 639-4452, 6 1 9 3 66 0 .
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classes for Grades 6, 5 and 4. Special Language and Maths classes for students. Place your request now! Call: (592) 651-5220, 680-0632, 679-5321 a Musician. Have a great career in the entertainment industry. Call THE FULL BENEFIT MUSIC ACADEMY (592)-6795321, 680-0632, 6515220. available, at your convenience. Hire a tutor, experience the difference. We provide solutions! Call experts now.:(592) 6515220, 679-5321. the difference! Register now at Full Benefit Academy for school - Nursery, Primary, Secondary… Remedial and Normal classes. Registration now! (592) 651-5220, 680-0632, 679-5321 and secure a space for Summer Programmes. 5 weeks in a skill. Courses offered: Sewing clothes designing, curtain making, interior designing, business development etc. Programmes for ages 16 and up. Registration $2 500, complete cost $15 000, certificate on completion. Course begins July 14. Tel. 694-6825.
SERVICES
Driving School. Cell No. 650-4291. We operate on the East Coast and Georgetown.
you single? Need a live-in male caretaker, cook, housekeeper for the even i n g s . Te l . 6 5 8 - 4 0 5 5 .
Sons and Outar Driving School, 185 Charlotte and King Streets, Maraj Building- 622-2872, 644-5166, 689-5997, 615-0964, 660-7511.
done to all laptops & desktop computers, computer installations & configuration of DVRs security cameras, 699-3615.
's Institute of Motoring Learn to drive at an affordable cost. Professional, Courteous and Patient Driving Instructor. For more details contact Annmarie/ Vanessa at 172 Light and Charlotte Streets, Bourda. Te# 2275072, 226-7541, 226-0168. www.rksinstituteofmotering.webs.com
married or have a birth anniversary or event, need a perfect wedding or event planner? Catering, dress-making and many other services provided at affordable rates, call: 669-1662.
FOR RENTAL/HIRE for rent/hire and mini excavator for rental. 626-7127. cars to rent. Contact K. Shaw on 644-9992. storage-Facility available at BM Enterprise I n c . Contact: 227-8175/8176 rentals and pro audio at an affordable price. Call Rocky on 276-0299, 602-3364 Anna Catherina WCD.
you a busy person and wish to have your clothes washed, night or day, sun or rain. Call Shemika 667-9737 and get your clothes back looking clean and smelling as fresh as ever. provide s q u a l i t y, d e s i g n s a n d construction of terrazzo also regrinding, cleaning and polishing of existing terrazzo. Call Mr A. Bacchus, 660-7486, 6422289. Designs: Kitchen cupboards, closets, living room suites, etc. made t o o r d e r, a l s o r e - u p h o l s t e r ing of sofas and suites. Transportation and estimates absolutely free. 6641470.
MASSAGE MASSAGE Divinty Spa, 245 Sheriff St., specialise in relaxation and therapuetic massages, facials. C a l l 661-6 6 9 4 , a s k f o r D i a n n a
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NOTICE notice of Nismes, West Bank Demerara, Guyana, witness to the execution of Will dated 27th day of August, 2010 of Duke Whittington Wong, deceased, who died on 10th October, 2010, is hereby requested to attend the Chambers of Mr Euclin Gomes, Attorney-at-Law, Mohabir A. Nandlall & Associates, "Bhagwati Chambers", 217 South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown, Demerara within (fourteen) days from the date of this publication for the purpose of swearing the Affidavit of Attestation.
SERVICES service you looking for a tailor? Then c a l l 6 2 1 - 6 2 1 - 7 9 1 4 . any domestic for your office or household cleaning? Please call 672-7822. all your catering/ culinary needs please call: 226-4001,225278 0. professional repairs to crashed vehicle, change nose, cut front half, etc. Call 680-3020. for your hands and get your toes done for free, any colour and style. Call 667-9737. Building Maintenance, Renovation and General Construction Company. Tel. 615-5734, 616-5914, 220-0109 (fax). , spares and servicing to refrigerators, freezers, AC units, coolers, washers and gas stoves. Tel. 683-1312, 627-3206 (Nick). cards starting at $4 each. Many professional choices. Several full colour and 1-colour options. May - special offer. Alert Printing 2272679.
SERVICES all general constru c t i o n , contact Mohamed. We speciali z e in carpentry, maso n r y, plumbing, po w e r - w a s h , painting, t r o w e l t e x and varnishing. C a l l 2 3 3 - 0 5 9 1 , 6 6 7 - 6 6 4 4 , (office) 216-3120.\ - I M MIGRANT Vis a S e r vi c e . P r o f e s s i o n a l V i s a app l i c a t i o n s t o t h e U S a n d C a nada. Fees USA VISA $3 0 00, Canada $4 0 00, Plaza Com p u t e r S e r v i c e , 2 4 5 S h e r i f f Street, C / v i l l e . 225-7390, 618-0128, 6 8 8 - 1 8 7 4 . O pen Monday to Sunday 09:00hrs 21:00hrs
businessman seeks slim female between 40 and 50 years for lasting relationship. Call 678-6699 after 16:00hrs. a young Swiss and I'm very interested in Guyana. That's why I'm looking for pen friends form this wonderful country. Please write me in English or German to the following address.
TOURS TOURS Weekend/ day tours to Suriname. Call Kanuku Tours: 226-4001, 225-2780 for more information.
VACANCY
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handy man. Salary $22 000 weekly. Call: 223-0595.
& Associates Financial Services, Taxation (VAT, income and property), cash flow projections, business development plans, pers o n a l f i n a n c i a l a d v i s e r, A c counting and ConsultFancy, 190 Church S t r e e t, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Tel. 223-2105, 662-7467.
domestic cleaner. Salary $20 000. Call: 223-0595.
Buildi n g C o n t r a c t o r : C a r p e n t r y, m a s o n r y, t i l i n g , p l u m b i n g , painting, drawing of plans, etc, free estimates, general home maintenance, prompt, affordable and dependable. Lot 1232 6th Avenue Section "A" Diamond New Scheme, E B D . Te l . 2 1 6 - 0 6 7 1 , 6 2 2 0267, 692-8464 E mail klakeram.construction@gmail.com .
i n L i n d e n $6.5M neg. Contact 680-3771, 694-7210
SPIRITUALITY SPRIRITUALITY works done to enhance success, remove evil, bring prosperity and bond lovers, etc. 661-3457, 641-1447. , 111 A r e a ' H ' Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. We do rep a i r s t o : C . V. s t e e r i n g ends, rack ends, ball joints, power steering, shocks, mechanical rep a i r s , e t c . Te l . 5 9 2 - 2 2 2 6507, 592-625-3318.
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reading, other works done. For fast results - reuniting lovers, removing evil and all blockages, etc. Call 696-8873, 673-1166. works done to bring peace, finance, success, enhance prosperity, remove evil, blockage, reu n i t e f a m i l i e s , l o vers, etc. 610-7234 , 6 4 4 - 0 0 5 8 . work done in S u r i n a m e - l o v e , m a r riage, sickness, pregnancy, remove evil, prosperity, business and readings. Call 674-8603, 5 9 7 -851-9876.. D i s c i p l e o f S w a m i Dayaramdas (Ind i a ) , s p e c i a l i s t i n Ta n t r a , M a n t r a , Ya n t r a , P o o j a s a n d Ya g i y a s ; s o l v e y o u r p r o b l e m s t o d a y. 6 0 4 - 4 7 6 0 , 628-1964. Science spiritual and your healing done in Dutch Guiana (Suriname). Husband and wife re lationship, uniting lovers, m a r r i a g e , p r e g n a n c y, p r o s p e r i t y, r e m o v a l o f e v i l from home/person, bad l u c k , p r o s p e r i t y, u p l i f t i n g f or business, clearing of land dredge gold mines operations, reading, etc. Tel. 671-3204.
table-hand, baker. Call between 09:00hrs and 16:00hrs. 222-3478. and apprentice to do body work. Contact: 642-1070. Kara, 3 Acres in Linden $32M neg. Contact 6803771, 694-7210.
your own boss! Independent travel agents needed. Register n o w. bonitagarr@yahoo.com Clerk: Send resumé to david_mohamad@hotmail.com or mail to 19 Public Road, Diamond, EBD. Apply with written application to 2J's General Store, 148149 E½ Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown. Phone 225-2350. clerk Senior/Junior CXC English and Mathematics, Computer knowledge an asset. Call 225-0188/225-6070. exists for handyman. Apply in person at the Regency Suites/ Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werk-enRust, Georgetown. , p o r t e r s , bond clerk and sales girl. Send application to D. Singh Trading, 36 Delph Street, Campbell Avenue, Campbellville. 225-9052. and porters. at Best Buy Food Supplies, Lot 1'E' Middleton and Dennis Streets, Campbellville Attractive salary, supermarket experience. Apply in person with application. Contact 227-3432. Cruise Line Recruitment: Urgently needed cooks, waiters, waitresses, front desk staff, cabin steward, bell boy, utility cleaners, computer operators, purser officer, nurses, carpenters, plumbers, electricians. Make your dream job a reality and contact 650-9880.
LAND FOR SALE Land For Sale Scheme, EBD. Tel. 685-5074. Harmonie 42x600. Tel. 698-1791. Riverside land $40M. Call Carol 612-9785 land at Ekereku top. Contact: 691-7690, 601-7132
LAND FOR SALE Nagar 3 lots $70M neg. Call Carol 612-9785. Air Park 50x80 - $45M. Call Carol 612-9785. Public Road $35M. Call Carol 612-9785 95x123 $70M. Call Carol 6129785. Road Kitty 123 b y 3 8 . 4 , $ 11 M n e g . P h o n e 678-0752. at Land of Canaan, road to river, E. B Demerara. Call 615-2346. BRIDGE Diamond/ Grove. Price $3M. Tel. 643-9196, 686-1091. Coast Demerara size 50x100, $2M neg. 220-8596, 643-9196, 686-1091. 40 Public Road, Kitty, size 123x44 ft. Price $11M neg. Contact 679-4242. in 6th Street Diamond 65ft x 110ft. Price $6.5M. Contact 682-3677. No.2, 138 ft x 1750 - 5.5 acres - $15M, Phone 227-7734. at Versailles WBD. 225-0351, 227-2174, 666-3659, 652-3707. Fifth Avenue, transported, size 110' x 60' very breezy. Priced for quick sale $7M. 652-5601. land opposite seawall in the vicinity of Bel Air Springs, 3 lots starting from $34.999M each. Call Shiv on 600-6681. land 68.431 acres (excluding reserves) on the East Bank of Essequibo River. Contact 639-0077, 601-1231. Park, LBI 55x100 - $35M, 27 acres at Land of Canaan $4.5M per acre. Tel. 610-3666, 684-1893. Staff/Cashier to work in a Food Court. Experience with CXC Maths and English. Tel. 227-3880. 'C' Enterprise 40x80 - $3.5M, Lamaha Park 40x80 - $13.5M. Contact: 6846266. intersection D\Urban and Lime Sts, 100x100 approx., Lots of potential for any business $80M. Mincom Realty 6718494. Estates, EBD lots, authorised agent De Freitas Associates. 609-2302, 609-6516, E m a i l : defreitasassociates@gmail.com house lot at 4th Street, Martyrsville, good road, close to line top road, ready to transfer. Pr i c e $ 4 . 5 M n e g . Te l . 6 2 9 530 0. $7M,Pradoville$60M, Atlantic Gardens $60M. Keyhomes 223-1765, 615-8734. Parfaite Harmonie $1.2M, Grove with foundation $2.6M, Herstelling 110ft by 60ft $3.2M, Call 218-5591, 675-7292. land, Linden Highway 152 acres road to river $36M, Kitty Public Road $19M. Tel. 592-609-2302, 609-6516, 645-2580. PARIEL, Section D, North, seawall side, 50x100, roads, electricity, water, drainage in place. Price $4.5M neg. Tel. 628-6819.
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55x100 $6.5M neg, Providence 5400 sq. ft - $8M, Diamond $55M neg 130x100. Contact 628-8012.
Road, La Penitence 130x50 for bond, apartment and several divine purposes, with reserve $15.5M front Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, Mr Pereira 669-0943, Lady Hercules 225-3068, 615-0069, 225-5198, 226-1064, 227-6863, 227-6949.
acre s of land in the city for hotel, and any complex Main Street 2 ½ acres US$5M, Water Stre e t 4 acres for hotel, hotel on 5 acres of land overlooking the sea US$5M; ano 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; Republic Park $8M, Diamond $7M, Sec. 'K' $20M , B e l Air Par k $ 2 5 M , G a r nett double lot $ 4 2 M , Phone 225-2626, 2312064, 225-2709, 226-1064, 227-6949, 227-6863, 667-7812. 619-7945
bottom flat, light, phone, water, proper security and transportation ready. 6144554.
business place to rent. Contact Morgan's Furniture Store, Charlotte Street Georgetown. Tel:226-4229/618-4576
two-bedroom apartment, 27 Liliendaal ECD. Contact Shim. Tel. 222-3475, 660-3377.
rental: Furnished rooms and apartment at Julian's Guest House $3 500, $4 000, $5 000 and $6 000. Contact 6384505, 225-4709.
spot could b e u s ed as boutique, bond, church, mini mall, cell shop, snackette, shop, drink shop, pharmacy, cell shop, internet café, e t c . C o n t a c t 6 4 6 -0668, Call 15:00hrs - 18:00hrs only.
(gated compound), opposite Grand Coa s t a l 7 h o u s e l o t s t o g e t h e r. Ve r s a i l l e s W B D , b a c k o f A r a c a r i Te l . land is going to solve your business needs, located in Chateau Margot, ECD, three-flat concrete building at a three-corner junction with 4 lot spaces 412 x 322. Contact owner 220-3595, 609-0480. CLOSE to Brickdam, $75M suitable for 5-storey complex, hotel Mr Ramsohoye 6180000, Mr Pereira 226-1064, Mr. Darindra 615-0069, 225-2626, 2 2 7 - 6 8 6 3 , 2 2 5 -5198\ only remaining triple lot in God Bless Agricola A is #1 for parking truck, bond. Security is the best in the world $19M. Phone Lord Budram 692-3831, Pereira 669-3350, 623-2591, Alexander 661-1952, Hercules 661-1952, 2261064, 225-5198, 227-6949, 2252626,2 31-2064, 693-9131, Cameron 225-5184, 7 d a y s a w e e k 2 4 h o u r s. Plaisance land $6.8M neg, vacant possession. Lady Khan 623-2591, Mr Darindra 615-0069 Lady Herculese 661-1952, 2253068, 225-2626, 225-2709, 226-1064, 227-6949 6232591, 669-0904, 698-3231.
only remaining Industrial land in Smyth Street 124x50 for 4storey office complex reduced from $68M to $62M. Mr Budram 6923831, 225-2626, Lady Hercules 2253068, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 6150069, 225-5198, 226-1064, 2276863, 227-6949. executive Continental Park land for your dream house 104x103, plus reserve of 3 000 sq. ft, reduced from $22M to $19M. Mr Budram 692-3831, 225-2626, Lady Hercules 225-3068, Mr Pereira 615-0069, 669-0943, 226-1064, 227-6863, 227-6949, 225-5198. lot in Dennis St, with driv eway 20 feet $17M, Sec. 'M', 80 x 60, plus reserve for bond $19M, Da S i l v a S t 8 0 x 5 0 $13M, Ki tty Railway Emb a n k m e n t 8 0 0 0 s q . f t $20M, land has 20 ft driveways. Vice President Drandia 615-0069, Vice President Alysious Pereira - 623-2591, Vice Pr e s i d e nt Ramsayae 618-0000, Vice President 225-2626, 226-1064, 667-7812.
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apartment BB Eccles. Call 600-5236, 603-8558. office space (top flat 48' x 22') Tel. 226-1308, 6550897. flat in Albert Street for business, close to Lamaha St. 223-3933. place, 234 E½ South Road, Lacytown, $300 000. 616-0312. space, 2500 sq. feet, Lamaha and Carmichael Streets. Call 225-8915 (office). bedroom for overseas guest, self-contained, in D'Aguiar's Park. 642-8860.
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. Phone Mr Darindra 615-0069, 618-0000 Vice President Alysious Pereira 6232591, 227-6863, 226-1064, 225-2626.
busines ses must think out of the box. They must adopt a n e w s t r a t e g y. T h e C h i n ese are moving in so me locations tha t l a n d for bond/factory is cheap, 20 000 sq ft land cl o s e t o t h e C h i n e s e e m b a s s y f o r b o n d . $ 58M , 8 000 sq. ft on the main road close t o t h e C h i n e se E mbassy $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, s c h o o l , u n i v e r s i t y, bond, Buy now, be d e c i s i v e. Present, you h a v e a boss, now decide. Phone Mr. D a n h a n d r i 615-0065 , M r. P a t r i c k P e r e i r a 6 6 9 - 3 3 50, Mr. Alysious Pereira 6 23 - 2 5 9 1 , 225-2709, 225-2626, 2253 0 6 8, 226- 1064, 227-6863, 2255198 Seven days of h o t m a i l : tonyreidsrealty. c o m ..
x 60 land in Bel Air Village for hotel, bond, 5-storey, students' dorm - $42M. Phone Vice President Patrick Pereira 669-3350, Vice P r e s i d ent Ramsohoye 618-0000, 6232591, 227-6863, 225-2626, 667-7812.
of land in Vlissengen Road close to Sandy Babb Street - $79M for 4-storey complex drive through. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 6150069, 225-2626, 225-5198, 618-000, 626-4180.
land from public road to trench, New Road Vreeden-Hoop WCD, not far from Vreed-en-Hoop Junction, 43ft width by 370ft in depth. Prime location or business. Call or visit Pete's Real Estate, Lot 2 George Street, W/Rust, Georgetown. 2272487, 223-6218, 623-7805, 6565544.
, opposite the Cultural Centre in great Industrial Hadfield Street more than $80M. Phone Mr Boodram 6923831 , M r s B i b i Khan , Lady Abundance 661-1992 Lord Darindra 615-0069, Mr Alex A. Pereira - 669-0943, 618-0000, 62 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 2 2 5 - 2 6 2 6 , 2 261064.
spacious 3 bedroom, more apartments. 2227986, 638-7232.
land for sale by owner with Title documents at Naamryck, Parika. 12.476 acres partly cultivated $6M. Tel. 223-6941, 685-9590.
large Continental Park lot to build your dream palace, plus 4 000ft reserve. Price $22M 661-1992 Lord Darindra 615-0069, Mr Alex Pereira 669-0943, 618-0000, 6232591, 225-2626, 226-1064.
Nagar 2-storey 3b3edroom house (unfurnished) $120 000. Call Carol 612-9785.
land in Duncan St. fo r 4-storey o f f ice complex, bond , s c h o o l , apartment $40M. Phone 627-0288, Mr. Ramsayoe 618-0000, Mr Alysious Pereira 623-2591, Mr. Darindra 615-0069.\
house lots 18 000 sq. ft at the front of Happy Acres, for you $50M. Mr Patrick Pereira 226-1064, Mr Alysious Pereira 623-2591, Mrs Bibi Khan 2252626, 225-3068, Mrs Hercules 661-1952, Mr Alex Pereira 6690943, 225-2709, 225-5198. land is going to solve your business need, in Smyth close to Brickdam 120 x 60 the only land available for $55M neg All lands that would give you the same re t u r n o n y o u r i n vestment $95M, talking of 5sto r e y c o m p l e x . P h o n e Lady Racel Jones 688-3431 , Master Darindra 615-0069, 6180000 , 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 m a i l : tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com only remaining land in Da Silva Street, 80x35 - $14.9M. Mr. Boodram 692-3831, 2252626, Mr Pereira 669-0943, Lady Hercules 225-3068, 615-0069, 225-5198, 226-1064, 227-6863, 227-6949.
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 do u b l e l ot 120 x 90 $17M, Happy Acres parallel to th e Main Road 100 x 50 $16M, for business or 4-storey apartment land for bonds on the East Coast $28M, Ki t t y 8 0 0 0 s q . f t $ 2 0 M, Da Silva St 70 x 35 - $14M, 9 00 0 sq. ft on Main Road 500 yards south of Chinese Emb a s sy, Turkeyen 1.4 acres $38M, Campbellville 80 x 60 wi t h l o t s o f reserve $16M, Republ i c P a r k $16M, C o n t i nental Park double l ot $35M, Croal Street 75 x 50 - $32M, 3 lots at 'AA' Eccles with massive unfinished structure $98M, plus reserve. Friendship $3.5M, Pearl 5 acres for gated community $45M n e g . P hone , 225-3068, 2261064, 227-6863, 227-6964, 225-2626.
furnished 2-bedroom apartment with AC, generator, hot water, parking, etc. Contact: 2180121, 638-9116. furnished 3-bedroom apartment, secure parking for multiple cars Contact: 218-0121, 638-9116. equipped kitchen at Julian's Restaurant and Bar, $35 000 weekly. Contact Julian 6384505, 225-4709. business place in Cummings Street 12ft by 19ft. $80 000 monthly. Contact 6384505, 225-4709. apartment, spacious, unfurnished in Atlantic Gardens. $60 000 monthly. Contact 622-4746, 220-0959. top flat threebedroom house, 80 Albert & Laluni Streets, Queenstown. Tel. 2267452, 226-0178. 1-bedroom apartment in Thomas St, Kitty, Georgetown. Price $40 000. Contact 639-2728.
for salon to rent. Price neg. Contact 227-3626, 2316972.,
3-bedroom top flat with master room located at Republic Park. Semi-furnished, US$900, Tel: 621-6888
apartment $50 000, and $65 000, three bedrooms. Call 663-1728.
bedroom apartment, upper flat Montrose Public Road. No kids. Tel: 220-7724, 675-1299.
3-bedroom furnished apartments, short- and long-term. 677-0402.
bond $500,000. Large Storage space Regent St. $500 000, monthl y. 626-1150, 231-9181.
furnished h o u s e U S $ 1 0 0 0 . 6 11 - 0 3 1 5 , 690-8625. floor and second floor space on Duncan Street. 6218198. 3 bedroom house $100,000 641-2664 Real Estate: Norton Street for office or business. Call 227-2487, 223-6218. Real Estate: South Road business downstairs $160 000. Call 227-2487, 223-6218. self-contained room for female, no children. Tel. 6788141.
-bedroom apartment, 241 Herstelling Scheme, EBD. 226-0315. furnished apartment, air conditioned one bedroom Tel. 623-2923.
Park 3-bedroom top flat (very spacious) $120 000 monthly. Call Carol 612-9785. top flat Campbellville $75 000 monthly. Tel. 648-0303. furnished 1- and 2bedroom apartments. Contact 680-6279, 617-4808. self-contained, twobedroom bottom flat with all conveniences. 677-4866. three-bedroom top flat with all conveniences. Tel. 677-4866. three-storey building, David Street Kitty, size 100 x 30 ft, $1.5M monthly neg. Contact 646-0336, 231-5876. house in La Parfaite Harmonie (Dairy) water, light, etc. Reasonable price. 227-4422, 6837410. BUSINESS APARTMENT/ 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS TO LET IN DUNCAN STREET CAMPBELLVILLE, CALL 621- 3661
3 BR Furnished House A/C, Hot Water, Large Yard, Self-Contained EBD US$1,000 Call 645-0944 new apartments US$600 - US$1000, located in Ogle. Pool, parking, hot water, AC, WiFi. Richard 6227236. : 2 2-bedroom $40 000 & $50 000, Campbellville 2bedroom $70 000. Contact: 6846266 two-bedroom apartment, located in Cummings Lodge (UG). Tel. 222-8983, 68896910. bedroom house, fully furnished, 79 Atlantic Gardens, ECD for a single or couple. No agents. 220-7648, 626-2066. Air or Prasad Nagar 3 BR Luxurious furnished apartment, A/C, Security US$1,500. Call 668-7419 - E N - H O O P, 7 - 8 Plantain Walk: Unfurnished 2 two-bedroom apartments with parking. Tel. 264 - 2 6 3 9 , 2 6 4 2743. top flat Section 'K' Campbellville, US$600, AC, hot and cold, parking, etc. 628-1023. concrete 3-bedroom bottom flat, spacious living quarters, telephone, parking, toilet and bath, EBD. Decent working couple. Tel. 668-5384, 648-3342. 2-bedroom apartments, fully furnished and selfcontained for long- and shortterm rental. Contact Tropical View Hotel. 227-2216. : Unfurnished one-bedroom self-contained apartment with parking. Contact Mr Hing. Tel. 680-5000. Kitty $70,000, 2-bedroom furnished $120,000, 2bedroom North Ruimveldt $60,000. Charlyn 665-9087.
furnished, 1-bedroom apartment with AC in Kitty, for short time visitors. 686-4620, 227-2466. two-flat prime business property at 38 High Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. Call 680-2198, 625-4282. Gardens $200 000, Prashad Nagar US$500, Bel Air Park US$750, Eccles US$800, Contact 628-8012, and many others. -bedroom apartment, prime security and location, working bachelor or couple preferred. Parking space available. Tel. 2269410, 685-2749. $100,000, Kingston US$700, Lamaha Gardens US$1000, AA Eccles US$1200, Business place (Kitty) $60,000, etc. Diana 227-2256, 626-9382. bedroom furnished apartment, fully tiled and secure, AC, hot/ cold shower, internet, US$20 daily, short- and long- term neg. 231-6061, 621-1524. 2-bedroom bottom flat apartment, for overseas visitors. All modern amenities, parking, etc. US$35 daily. Tel. 223-2812, 645-6413, 661-1717. 2-bedroom unfurnished lower flat apartment, 6th Street Cummings Lodge (UG area) $25 000 monthly Tel. 222-4913, Students or couple preferred. unfurnished 3-bedroom, self-contained house at Bel Voir Court with large garden, suitable for diplomat or company executive US$2500 neg. Tel. 6768995, 611-8438. : 2-bedroom lower flat apartment with living room, kitchen, dining, hot and cold bath, WC inclusive parking, overhead water facilities in Section 'A' Great Diamond EBD. Tel. 627-2672. have 2-, 3-, 4-,5- and 7bedroom, in and out of town. Prices range from $90 000 to US$3200. Also rooms for female UG students. Tel. 216-3120 office, 233-0591, 667-6644. two-bedroom top flat, fully furnished with AC, situated at 38 Shell Road, Kitty. Contact R.R. Samuels, 215 David & Lamaha Sts. Kitty Tel.: 225-1514, 669-4984.
floor restaurant in Middle Street for a state-of-theart Re s t a u r a n t & B a r G o o d will go with i t U S $ 3 0 0 0 n e g . M r. P a t r i c k P e r e i r a , 2 2 5 2626, 231-2064, 2276949, 227-6863, 2255198, 225-3068. Apartments available. Self-contained one bedroom, fully furnished and secured. Call Kanuku Apartments: 226-4001, 225-2780 for more information. : Fully furnished one- and three-bedroom apartments, AC, hot and cold, internet, cable TV, parking, etc. Suitable for overseas visitors, short term. 227-1843, 226-5137. - and t w o - b e d r o o m fully furn i s h e d , A C , W i F i , apartment conveniently located at 6 Seaforth St, Campbellville. Long- or shortt e r m . U S $ 3 5 / 6 0 daily. 6 2 1 3094, 650-5354. l o c a t i o n : L a r g e and small spaces for business or office at Vreed-en-Hoop, not far from the junction. Tel. 2274870, 223-0628, 671-5999, from 09:00hrs during the day 26 4-2694 from 07:00hrs to 21:00hrs. 2-storey building situated at Lot 49 Parker Street Providence. Ea c h f l a t c o n t a i n s 3 bedrooms, one self-contained, equipped with airc onditioned living room, water, light and fully secured with grille. Parking also available. Call 6256227. floor restaurant in Middle Street for a state-ofthe-art Restaurant & Bar Goodwill go with it US$3000 neg. Mr. Patrick Pereira, 225-2626, 2312064, 227-6949, 227-6863, 2255198, 225-3068. , Gardens US$1500, Lama Ave, B e l A i r P a r k US$180 0 , B e l 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 h o t e l s w i t h U S $ 3 5 0 0 0 month rental a nd office space US$40 000 month propert i e s from $14 mi l l i o n . 22 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 6232591, 669-3350 and roof garden in Republic Park, EBD. Office space and roof garden in Charlotte Street, Georgetown. Contact 628-1203, 651-3402, 227-4263.
three-room apartments US$600 Top from $60 000 upwards. Phone Mr Patrick Pereira 226-1064, Mr Boodram 2255198, Mr Alysions Pereira 2276949,/231-2064. apartment 1-bedroom US$500 monthly, 2-bedr o o m U S $ 1 0 0 0 m o n t h l y, 3 b e d r o o m U S $ 1 5 0 0 m o n t h l y, semi-furnished, parking, air condition at K i t t y, C a m p b e l l v i l l e , G e o r getown. Tel. 623-4861. bedrooms executive apartment, Industry ECD, furnished ; 1 9 " t e l e v i s i o n , b e d s , s t o v e , s u i t e , r e f r i g e r a t o r, washing machine $85,000 m o n t h l y, C a l l 628-2866 after 5PM." farm in Linden, 3 large pens fully equipped, can rear 12 000 birds. Cheap electricity and water. Can build more pens if you want, nice farm house. Come and see. Call 444-6589, 694-1888.
Street Cummings Lodge, 4-bedroom upper flat house with open lower flat for parking $65 000. Prashad Nagar lower flat for office, business or bond $100 000, Naresh Persaud 225-9882, 681-2499.
24 24 TO LET : World #1 Realtor Mist e r Terry Redford Reid 66 7 7 8 1 2 , 225-6 8 5 8 , 2 2 5 - 7 1 6 4 , 226- 1 0 6 4 , 225-2626, 231-2068, 619-7945. H a v e the e x e c u t i v e r e n t a l r e d u c e d b y 3 5 % , Prashad Nagar U S $ 1 0 0 0 , J a c a r a n d a Ave. Bel Air P ar k U S $ 2 0 0 0 , B a r ima Av e B e l A i r Park US$18 0 0 , B e l A i r S p r i n g s U S $ 1 0 0 0 , large b o nd for rental o f f i c e s m a l l form U S $ 3 75, 10 000 sq ft office space for technology business. 2252626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 623-2591, 669-3350 Real Estate: Furnished one- and two-bedroom apartments Ocean View for rental. Call 227-2487, 223-6218. Camp Street office or business, middle and upper floor 30x40 ft, $2 000 per floor, Croal Street business all open space $7 000 monthly, Barima Avenue, 2-bedroom downstairs US$500 monthly, Subryanville, 2-bedroom, semi-furnished, downstairs US$600 monthly, Bel Air Park fully furnished generator, air condition, 3 bedrooms, garage US$2500 monthly, Broad Street Bond business US$3500. 1&2) US$3500; US$2500/ US$800 (Semi-Furnished property); (furnished) US1500; (fully furnished) US$2500/ US$1000 (unfurnished); US$1000; US$1500; (Executive furnished property) US$800; US$2000, US$800; (fully furnished) US$1800; (house by itself) US$750; (2 bedrooms lower) $80 000; (furnished upper) US$850/$85 000 (3 bedrooms lower with parking); (4 A/C bedrooms, unfurnished upper apartment including 2 self-contained and 2 baths) $195 000; (studio) $80 000; (upper) $60 000. "Spaces at Time Square Mall"Ground Floor US$1000/ 1st Floor US$700/ 2nd Floor US$500; (formerly Chinese Supermarket 3 storeys) US$10,000; (opp. burial ground) 160x40 Building as a whole or in parts ground US$5000, upper U S $ 5 0 0 0 . US$15000; (residence with offices) US$3500; US$5000 neg; (Bank, etc) US$10,000; (bond 200 sq..ft) US$2000; (2 floors for schools, etc) US$2000; US$700; US$6000; US$2000; (business & residence) $160,000. "Have Faith In Christ, Today" 227-1988, 623-6431, 657-8887, 626-5260 jewanalrealty@gmail.com/ jewanalrealty@yahoo.com
TO LET furnished bottom apartment (1 master room), parking, etc US$1000, 3-bedroom furnished house (1 master room) grilled, parking, etc US$1500 residential others. Apartment/houses furnished and unfurnished from US$1000 up. Call 664-5105. A N T H ONY Reid BSc h a s more than 20,000 hrs in Real Estate Investment and Economic Transformat i o n of People Economic G r o w t h . We have rental from US$1500, in Bel Air Park, a m b assad o r ' s r e s i d e n c e i n U n i ve r s i t y Gardens Le Resouveni r, Lama A v e w i t h p o o l , J acaranda Ave. with large lawns US$2000, Prashad Nagar US$1000, apt. from U S $ 7 0 0 , b o n d 8 0 0 0 sq ft, small an d l a r g e o f f i c e s p a c e up to 15000 sq foot; state of the art hotel and office c omplex with income of US$40 000 monthly. 22 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 226-1064, 623-2591, 669-3350
PROPERTY FOR PROPERTY FOR SALE ST $55M, 60x120. .Tel. 611-0315, 690-8625. property US$3M. Call Carol 612-9785. home $30M n e g . 6 11 - 0 3 1 5 , 6 9 0 - 8 6 2 5 . 2-bedroom upper flat wooden house. 688-8856. Residential Two Blgs on Double Lot Sandy Babb Street. Call 645-0944 flat house in gated community, EBD. Move in, ready. Tel. 670-8958 $150M. Keyhomes 223-1765/615-8734 Gardens, corner lot $10M. Contact 680-3771, 694-7210. concrete house on 128 Canaan Gardens, WBD $5.3M. Tel. 603-1845. $65M. Keyhomes 223-1765/615-8734 house $7M, Nismes $13M, Canal #1 $14M. Call 6631728. front building. Te l . 618-8016. $22M. Keyhomes 223-1765/ 615-8734 Three bedrooms upper and two apartments lower $35M. Tel. 676-8233. Street property US$1M or G$200M. Call Carol 612-9785. property on David Street (new) $90M. Call Carol 612-9785 Real Estate: Republic Park, Three-bedroom, residential. Call 227-2487, 2236218. Real Estate: Diamond two bedrooms $7M.C all 227-2487, 6218. Road $70M, Robb Street $70M, Croal Street $100M and many more. Call Carol 6129785. Real Estate: Guyhoc Garden three bedrooms upstairs, three bedrooms downstairs $10M. Call 227-2487, 2236218.
PROPERTY FOR SALE Park: 2-storey 4bedroom house, garage, laundry room, yard space, $24M. 6475914, 699-7239. Real Estate: Lamaha Gardens three bedroom. Call 2272487, 223-6218, 226-5546. Real Estate: Ogle Airstrip $55, four bedrooms, garage. Call 227-2487, 223-6218, 2265546. -storey four-bedroom concrete house on double lot, Republic Park. No agents. Serious enquiries only. (mon - fri 9am 4pm)681-6066, 614-7929. New Scheme business: Huge 3-storey concrete building, 60x90, 2 flats 45x60 top flat. 227-0464, 646-3251. concrete house at 188 Charlotte Street, Georgetown Guyana. Contact 653-2518, 6945026,681-6070. at 139 Lindley Avenue, Nandy Park EBD, size 55x35 ft, $80M neg. Contact 6460336, 231-5876. concrete 4-bedroom house and land at Lamaha Springs, Georgetown. Phone 6141880, 609-2418. Serious enquiries. : $70M, Ogle $70M, Ogle $125M, Shamrock Gardens (with pool) $120M. Call Carol 612-9785. equipment cooler, bar stool, fridge, bar lights, food warmer, stove. Contact: 6917690, 601-7132. 2-storey 3-bedroom, wooden and concrete house in Good Hope with modern convenient, Tel. 234-1188, 693-8113, 615-1774. Ville $19M, hot water heating system and household furnishing options. Call Corretta on Tel. 697-7842, 2317052, 222-5541. St $35M, South Ruimvdldt $20M, Bel Air Park $35M, East Ruimvdldt $20M, Lance Gibb St, $75M. Call 6267159, 610-0065. -storey four-bedroom concrete house on double lot, in Republic Park. No agents. Serious enquiries only. 681-6066, 6147929. and land 560ft, onestorey 3-bedroom wooden house at Triumph Agriculture Road, ECD, $13.5M. Tel. 602-9415. 3-bedroom ranch-style house in Republic Gardens, house 3½ baths, gated compound. Tel. 602-6287, 222-2314. 3-storey building at Lot 61 Station Street, Kitty $32M neg. Contact 680-3771, 6947210. structure, height 35 ft L x 87 ft W x 52 ft - $4M, located in Linden. Tel. 694-7210, 680-3771. 2-storey property at Bee Hive, ECD with 1 selfcontained room, land (100 x 150) $27M neg. Tel. 680-3771, 6947210. in Diamond Fourth Avenue newly built unfurnished house, size 30x44, land 62x110. Asking $17.3M neg. Tel. 680-3771, 694-7210.
Real Estate: Republic Gardens three bedrooms, all self-contained $30M. Call 227-2487, 223-6218.
property, 3 bedrooms upstairs & downstairs, excellent condition at 20-26 Humming Bird St. Festival City, North R/veldt, 628-5798.
-storey concrete and wooden building suitable for business, Shell Road Kitty. Contact 638-3636.
house and land, 2storey building, 3 apartments Cornelia Ida. 610-0514.
Road: 5-bedroom 2-storey property, 1 room selfcontained. Parking. 647-5914, 699-7239, $23M.
Street $35M, upstairs residence, lower flat business. Pete's Real Estate 227-2487, 223-6218.
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Real Estate: Hadfield Street, three bedrooms, garage, fully concreted $45M, Call227-2487, 223-6218, 2269951.
Gardens: One executive two-storey concrete building with all modern conveniences, swimming pool 15x30, land 120x90, $120M. 226-0025, 648-3171, 600-3171.
Real Estate: BB Eccles 3 bedrooms up, 2 bedrooms downstairs, one-family $45M neg. Call 223-6218, 227-2487. New Scheme 20th Street: 1 flat 3-bedroom concrete house. Contact Romel $10.5M. Tel. 623-3348, 2660548. near Regent Street $33M, also double stalls at Bourda Market, facing Regent Street. 641-1800. Street, Albouystown 2-storey, 2-family front building. Vacant possession, $12M. Tel. 618-8016. you have properties in Georgetown or lower East Coast, East Bank to rent or sell? Then call Diana 227-2256, 626-9382. Real Estate: Dowding Street Kitty, 2-family, 3 bedrooms up 2 bedrooms downstairs, yard space, back garage close to Vlissengen Road, income property $36M. Call 227-2487, 223-6218. Real Estate: Republic Park residence, 3 bedrooms, 2 self-contained fully furnished, long yard space $65M neg. Call or visit Pete's Real Estate 2272487, 223-6218. $11M, $12.5M, $15.5M, Campbell Avenue $55M, William St $32M, $43M, Kitty $30M, Alberttown $45M, Seaforth St (land) $33M, Earl's Court $45M, PRADOVILLE $115M Call 6099232. St, N e w t o w n , double lot, twostorey building, size of land 30x116, close to Vlissengen Road. Price $43M neg. Contact 660-8888. $9M upwards. Land in Kitty $14M, Hadfield St.$9M, Punt Trench Dam $M95. Rental from US$1000. Mrs Evelyn Joseph. 644-2870, 629-7460. 5-bedroom $35M neg, Charlestown business and residence $50M neg, Light Street business and residence $160M neg. 220-8596, 643-9196, 6861091. new 55ft x 39ft, 2-storey concrete house, located Fifth Avenue Diamond. Price $45M neg. Huge entertainment living and dining rooms, high ceilings. Land 120ft x 60ft. Tel. 623-3899. Village, Vreed-en-Hoop, WCD 2-storey 3-bedroom wooden/ concrete house on 43ft x 300 ft transported land. Move in, ready. Price $8.5M neg. Call 627-0289. 2-storey concrete building $40M neg, William St 8-apartment building $47.5M neg, Tel. 643-9196, 686-1091 Charlotte St. 4-storey building, $228M neg. Street, Norton Street, Kitty Public Road, Sheriff Street, Republic Gardens, Republic Park, Diamond, Eccles, Hadfield Street. Trival Realty 665-7946. , New Garden St; Newly constructed three-storey, execut i v e c o n c r e t e b u i l d i n g . Va cant possession. Tel. 642-0636. 3-storey concrete Alberttown property was $45M now $31M, Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 615-0069, Ms Jones 227-6863, Mr. Pereira 623-2591, 669-0904, 225-2626, 225-3068, 226-1064. wooden and concrete house and land, 3 toilets/bath inside, for business, renting residence. Parking for 3 vehicles in Parika. Tel. 220-2363, 653-6479.
Street $7.5M neg, 2-apartment house in South Ruimveldt Park $25M. Many more in various areas and prices available. Call 671-9614, 6108282. Regent Street $28M, Diamond $8M, Nandy Park $21M, Kitty $20M, $32M, $35M, Robb Street $23M, West Bank $20M, Alberttown $25M, Bagotville $21M, West Coast (Hague) $50M, East Coast Public Road $100M, AA Eccles $55M, Diana 227-2256, 626-9382. (57x30) property with auto garage, fully furnished, fridge, stove, washer and dryer, water heater, generator with auto change-over, leather furniture, Granville Park BV, $27.5M. Tel. 629-2404, 623-8172, 2203411 (Vacant possession). Station fully furnished 3 bedrooms La Parfaite Harmony, prime property Mandela Avenue, Public Road Kitty, Diamond Public road, Mining Claims. Contact Ms Liverpool 625-7582. two-storey building located at Success ECD, 2 master rooms with hot/cold shower, fully grilled, with garage to hold 3 vehicles. Land space for swimming pool. Price $50M. Contact 6490755, 624-3187. 2-storey wooden and concrete building, upper flat 5 bedrooms, and lower flat 3. Onebedroom apartment, 2-bedroom apartment and one shop area located at Shell Road, Kitty, Price $38.9M Contact 642-7898.\ DISCOUNT: 20% on all executive properties $60M, 30% discount on $24M, and below, 15% discount on land $18M. Phone 667-7812, 225 6 8 5 8 , 2 2 5 - 2 6 2 6 Te r r e n c e Reid. executive property on double lot in Atlantic Gardens 4 bedrooms, great road, was $42M now $38M. Mr Boodram 692-3831, 6232591, 225-5198, 225-2626, 2276949, 227-6863, 226-1064, 2253068, 231-2064, 225-2709. house, front building on land 34x100, ideal location for commercial/residential, Lot 20 North Road, Bourda, Georgetown. Vacant immediately, when purchased. Sold by owner. Tel. 225-5727. 3-bedroom property in Prashad Nagar reduced from $42M to $34M , P e r e S t r e e t $34M. Phone Mrs Bibi Khan 62 3 - 2 5 9 1 , Mr Darindra 6150069, Mr Boodram. 692-3831, Mr Alex 669-0943, 225-2626, 225-3068, 623-2591. b u i l d i n g , o v e r looking the Berbice River in commercial area and sits on two acres of land. Negotiable, 19 Strand, New Amsterdam. 6260017, 627-1865. Email: CLondon219@hotmail.com concrete buildi n g bordered by 3 Main Streets in central Georgetown. Ideal for offices, school, bond, etc., 4 flats 130ft x 35 ft each, land 250ft x 5 0 ft. 227-0190, 6935610. -storey concrete/ wooden building on Diamond Public Road, EBD, opposite commercial banks, a good deal for business. Contact Pete's Real Estate, Lot 2 George Street W/Rust 227-2487, 223-6218, 226-9951, 226-5546, 231-7432, 623-7805. SALE/RENT NEWLY built bond, located on McDoom Public Road, with office space, upstairs size 120x40. Asking US$650,000. For rental US$6500 not far from the gas station. 680-3771, 6947210
PROPERTY FOR SALE road side concrete and wooden house, (45ft x 20ft) grilled, 5 bedrooms, 3 washrooms, concrete and grilled fence, concrete yard and trestle with 3 - 450 gallons and 1 - 200 gallons water tanks, located at 57 New R o a d Vr e e d - e n - H o o p . Te l . 624-0779. ranch-type executive property in D'Urban Backlands requires upgrading to international standard valued $45M. Buy it as it is for $26M neg. Mr Boodram 692-3831, Lady Hercules 661-1952, Mrs Khan 623-2591, 225-2626, 2253068, 227-6863. Park $17M, BB Eccles $32M, $31M, Nandy Park $38M, Blygezight $56M, South Road US$900 000, Lamaha St US$400 000, Regent St US$900 000, Georgetown going business $36M, Land of Canaan going business $90M. 609-2302, 609-6516. 2-storey building situated at Lot 49 Parker Street Providence. Each flat contains 3 bedrooms, one self-contained, equipped with air-conditioned living room, water, light and fully secured with grille. Parking also available. Call 625-6227. in Providence with parking for 4 vehicles at reduced price to sell $33M neg, 3-storey property with business on the E.B. Demerara, lots of yard space, secured area, suitable for school, supermarket, factory, lumber yard, etc $80M neg. Te l . 6 8 4 - 3 7 1 8 , 6 8 6 - 4 8 9 9. Owner migrating. HOUSES require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 $44M was $60M. Phone Alysious Periera 623-2591, Lady Khan 225-2626, Lord Boodram, 6923831, 225-2709, Lady Abundance 661-1952, 225-3068, 6690943 Mr. Pereira. HOPE $10.5M, $12M, $15M, C H AT E A U M a r g o t $ 28M , A t l a n t i c V i l l e $19M& $26M, Diamond $40M, Alberttown $45M, L/Gardens $65M, Atlantic Gardens $45M, A l e x a n d e r & Robb S t $ 60M, Tel. 219-4399, 610-8332. Ave, $55M, G u y s u c o G a r d e n s $ 75 M , G o o d H o p e $ 1 0 . 5 M, $12M, William St, C/ville $ 3 3M , $43M. C/ville $ 4 5M , Atlantic Ville $26M, Subryanville $150M, Montrose $16M, Mon R e p o s $ 1 0 . 5 M Tel: 2194399, 610-8332 Republic Park $60M, Atlantic Gardens 4 selfcontained bedrooms $54M, J a c a r a n d a Av e n u e $ 5 8 M . Prashad Nagar $36M, Mr Budram 692-3831, 225-2626, 225-5198, 669-0943, 2261064, 227-6863. 2-storey concrete and wooden business and residence, in Bent Street, in great condition front. Mr Budram 692-3831, Lady Hercules 225-3068, 225-2626, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 615-0069, 226-1064, 227-6863, 2276949, 225-5198. to the Chinese Embassy on the Main Highway for 4-storey apartment, car mart, any other creative business, outsourcing centre 8 0 0 0 s q . ft $ 5 8 M . Te l . 2 2 5 2626, 225-3068, 669-0943, 615-0069. 4-bedroiom West Rumiveldt residential park with garden space, reduce from $16M to $13M fully furnished. Phone Tony Reid Realty Mr Alysious Pereira 623-2591, Mr Hercules 661-1952, Mr Ramsahai 6180000, 225-2626, 225-3068, 2255198, 226-1064, 227-6949.
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St land 187x33 - $56M, for 3-storey South Road 118 x 31 - $68M, High Street opp. New GGMC for 5-storey complex with foundation 55 000 sq. ft. Mr Budram 6923831, Lady Hercules 225-3068, Mr Pereira 615-0069, 669-0943, 226-1064, 227-6863, 227-6949, 225-5198.
business and r e sidence w ith reserve for 20 cars $11 M , M eadow Brook old house $12M, Lo d g e $ 1 4 M , Middle Road La Penitence with 20ft dri v e w a y 4 a p a r t m e n t s $15M, second ranch con crete $38M, Garnett St. business and residence $ 3 2 M . P h o n e M r . Budram 692- 383 1 , Mr D a r i n d r a 6 1 5 - 0 0 6 9 , M r. A . P e r e i r a 623-2 5 9 1 , M r s H e r cules 661-1952, 225-2626, 225-2709, 225-5198..
Montrose ECD, 3 air-conditioned bedrooms, including master bedroom, two bathrooms, two toilets, verandah, full concrete trowel text patio, storage area, laundry room, electronic garage, electronic gate panic alarm, monitored by MMC Security fully concrete yard with plants and grilled fence $60M neg. Contact 685-5100.
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N a g a r $ 3 8 M . N ewtown corner land for fast f o o d $ 3 6 M , M a n d e l a Av e 150x60 for Fast food b y t h e Gymnasium $85M with 3s t o r e y c o n c r e t e bui l d i n g , Duncan Street corner l a n d $ 3 5 M , R o b b S t r e e t land $5 0 M , L B I d o u b l e l o t $ 1 5 M , D'Urban Backlands $20M. Phone Mr Boodram 69 2 - 3 8 3 5 , L a d y Abundance 661-1952, 2312064, Lady Cameron 2 2 52626, 225-2709, Mr Ramsohoye 615-0069.
-bred Rottweiler pups, fully vacinnated and dewormed, Tel. 689-1729.
Gardens $65M, $95M, K i t t y $30M, $ 4 4 M , Pike St. C/Ville $45M, David St, $55M. S h a m r o c k G a r d e n s $ 65M. Duncan St. $26M, Mon Repos $35M, D i a m o n d $ 19M , E c c l e s $ 30M , LBI embankment $31M, S h e r i f f S t . $150M, Tel . 2 1 9 - 4 3 9 9 , 6 1 0 - 8332 Av e n u e , D i a mond, 2-storey concrete h o u s e 6 0x32, 4 bedrooms, master, etc, yard space for 15-20 vehicles $38M neg. 3rd Avenue Diamond , l o t wi th foundation $9M, Thomas Street South Cummings b u r g 240ft x 38ft with one building $70M neg. Middle Street prime 3-storey business property $130M neg. Naresh Persaud 225-9882, 681-2499. Residential/ Commerical with property. $90M or Lease $1M monthly negotiable. 'A'- Between 3 & 4th Street. Bridge/ Fence/Structure-$12M. - Residential-$3M. $20M. 227-1988/ 6236431/ 657-8887 , Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj B u i l i d n g Te l . 2 2 7 - 0 2 6 5 , 227-1881, 627-8057 D\Urban Street business spot, Thomas Street, Eccles Public Road $55M, Carmichael Street, Kitty $45M, East Ruimveldt, Sheriff Street, LAND: Charlotte street, Friendship lan d size 115 x 450, wharf side $65M, Non Pareil, South Road $55M, Alberttown. , quiet neighbourhood, prime location at a corner with double lot, Atlantic Gardens ECD. Two-storey, concrete country-style first floor master with huge closet, 4-pc bathroom suite, 2 self-contained bedrooms, study, foyer and patio; ground floor - family, living, TV and dining rooms, open kitchen, laundry and 2-pc bathroom lots of yard space with open car port, comes with 5-pc appliance set, $70M. Mincom Realty 671-8494. % DISCOUNT on all properties for this summer only. UG Gardens $140M, Republic Park $30M, Nandy Park 4 apartments $ 3 2 M , M i d d l e Road La Penitence land size 140 x 60 $17M, seco n d S t r e e t Al berttown business and residence $45M, 5 t h St . A lberttown 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 V i c e P r esid e n t 2 3 1 - 2 0 6 4 , 2 2 5 - 3 0 6 8 , 2 2 7 - 6 8 6 3 , 2 261064, 227-6949, 225-2626. BARGAIN 26% 26% 26% discount: Two-family concrete business and residence in the front of Happy Acres $32M, Dowdin g Street, Kitty w i t h d r i v e w a y $16M, BB Eccles $16M, S o u th Ruimveldt Gardens $!6M, Light Street $21M, Second building with 12 ft drive way $!4M, David Street Subryanville with 14ft driveway $16M, West Ruimveldt concret e flat house $4.9M, Dazell Housing Scheme $11M. 6 9 2 - 383 1 , M r Darindra 615-0069, Mr. A. Pereira 6232591, Mrs Hercules 661-1952, 2252626, 225-2709, 225-5198..
St US$1M, Regent St US$900, South Road US$800 000, Lamaha St. US$400 000, Section 'M' Campbellville US$400 000, Blygezight US$275 000, Somerset Court $22M, BB Eccles $46M, $32M, $31, Land of Canaan business $90M, Windsor Estate Housi n g . Tel. 592-609-2302, 6096516, 645-2580. Sam's Real Estate and Property Management has the most affordable properties. William Street Campbellville $35M, Diamond $3.5M, $35M, $38M, Prashad Nagar $37.5M, $65M, Lamaha Gardens $50M, Bel Air Gardens (with swimming pool) US$1.5M, UG Gardens $55M, Rentals Section 'K' Campbellville US$1200, Prashad Nagar US$1000, US$1400. Tel. 6977842, 231-7052, 222-5541. concrete onefamily 3-bedroom situated at Continental Park for $36M, immediate vacant possession. Robb and Light Streets business 2 nd Street Cummings Lodge $18M, Craig Street old building concrete/wooden, can be repaired on land 50 by 100ft $26M, Eccles four properties. Call or visit Pete's Real Estate, Lot 2 G e o r g e S t r e e t , W / R u s t , Te l . 2 2 6 - 9 9 5 1 , 2 2 6 5546, 227-2487, 223-6218, 231-7432 or 623-7805. Call and find out about what y o u a r e w o r k i n g f o r. W e w i l l try to locate your choice. /residential proper t i e s a t H a p p y A c r e s , Atlantic Gardens, Alberttown, K i t t y, Liliendaal ECD, Mon Repos ECD, Plaisance ECD, La Grange WBD and in many other areas we have properties. Condition and prices vary Contact Pete's Real Estate, Lot 2 George St, W/ R u s t , G e o r g etown on 2272487, 223-6218, 226-9951, 226-5546, 231-7432, 6237805. are your own 20% Bent Street two family business $17M . Land in Da Silva Street 140x33 $16.8M, Meadow Brook ranch $12M, L o d g e S c h e m e $14M, AA Eccles on double lot $78M, Lamaha G a r d e n s 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, D a S i l v a S t L a n d 90x32 $16.5M, Smyth Street Land 120x60 $ 6 5 M , B e l A i r Park need repair $50M n e g . 2312064, Mr. Ramsahoye 225-2709, 2252626, 225-3068, 227-6949, 225-5198, 627 Garden s e x ecutive $68M, Prashad N a g a r 8000 sq ft land $60M, Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park $83M, Bel Air Park $45M Dowding Street Kitty $29M, and $19M , D a v i d Street S u b r y a n v i l l e f r o m $19M, back with 12ft driveway $1 4M, S ection 'K ' Campbellville $40M, G arnett Street ranch concrete $38M, Owen Street Kitty concrete 2-s t o r ey $39M, C a m p S t r e e t busi n e s s a n d r e s i d e n c e . P h o n e M r Darindra 615-0069, Mr Carlos B u d r a m 6 9 2 - 3 8 3 1 , M r. A le x P e r e i r a 2 3 1 - 2 0 6 4 , M r. Ramsahoye 225-2709, 2252626, 225-3068, 227-6949, 225-5198, 627-7812, 226-1064.
IS your year for 28% discount on all properties. Happy Acres 2-storey concrete $24M, Providence Stadium new $16M, concrete Republic Park $36M, Eccles concrete $34M, South Ruimveldt Ga r d e n s $ 1 2 M n ee d s r e p a i r s , Middle Road La Penitence 4-apartment $14M, La Penitence twostorey $11M, D\Urban Backlands concrete $28M, Meadow B r o o k $ 1 2M, D\Urban Street concrete residence and business $28M.Mr Darindra 615-0069, Mr Carlos B u d r a m 6 9 2 - 3 8 3 1 , M r. A l e x Pereira 2 3 1 - 2 0 6 4, M r. R a m s a h o y e 2 2 5-2709, 2252626, 225-3068, 227-6949, 2255198, 627-7812, 226-1064. Bargains in Guyana: F ull concrete D'Urban Street business $19M, business and res i d e n ce Bent S t r e e t 16M, G o r d o n S tre e t b u s i ness & residence $23M. W a terloo Street business a n d resid e n c e ( n e w ) $ 3 5 M . South Road Land $36M, Charlotte Street 2 buildings 2 houses by Light$32M. Land 140 x 60 by Russian E m b a s s y $30M. Land at Turkeyen 140x60 $32M. L0 Ressovenure Land 126x60 $20M. Campbellville flat house needs r e p a i r s $ 13M. Section K $19M needs repa i r s , 3-storey Quamina Street for hotel US$599 000, Bel Air Park $49M Lamaha Gardens valued $85M now $70M. R ental of ap a r t m ents from US$7 0 0, Residence US$1 200 upwards. Phone Lord Pa t r ick Pereira 227- 6863, 225-2709, 227-6 9 4 9 , 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4 , 6 6 9 3350. 7 d a y s a w e ek tonyrei d s r e a l t y @ h o t m a i l . c o m Westminster 0.086 acres flat 3-bedroom house, Cummings Lodge Housing Scheme $14M neg, Campbellville Section '1' $58M neg, Hadfield St Wortmanville b a c k h o u s e $ 11 M n e g , D'Urban St North Freeburg $ 2 2 M , H a d f i e l d St East ½ of East ½ Wortmanville $30M, Roxanne Burnham Gardens $ 1 3M n e g , A l b o u y s St r e e t north ½ of the west ½ of A l b o u y s t owm $ 5M neg, Samaroo Dam Klien P o u d e r o y e n W e s t Bank $8M neg double lot. Diamond $11M neg, Section 'C' Middle Walk Nabaclis East Coast $34M neg, Sheet An c h o r, Cumberland. Land can be surveyed, developed i n t o a h o u s i n g a r ea with a p p r o x imately 125 house lots $100M neg, land C/Lot 9.5 acres, Section 'A' Prince William S t . P l a i sance $15M neg. with AC. Only lawyers, doctors travel service, cust o ms broker ren t a l $ 8 0 0 0 0 monthly neg.
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large GE fridge, very good condition $70 000 neg. Tel. 687-0647 -duty cake mixers, 1 freezer. Contact Cheryl at 2206302. steel supermarket shelves. Contact 225-3391.
Boar 25x8 feet with washroom, trailer. Payment terms offer. Tel. 618-2064. house lot situated on Public Road at Unity Village, ECD. Call 227-3355. and Ridgeback puppies, mixed breed for sale. Tel. 625-0345. energy drink, $3 200 per case, special wholesale price. Tel. 609-0686, 269-0010. yellow Raum with CD player, alarm system, etc, $1.1M neg. 227-0638, 627-9424. new Premier 22 cubic ft chest freezer in box. Cash $190 000. Tel. 688-9597. furnished room for single working female, Sheriff Street, Georgetown $20 000 monthly. 603-7707. -bred Tibetan Terrier puppies. Contact Lady 'J'/Miss Burke - 231-9780, 616-8005, 6611720. sectional, 3-piece sofa, small stove (new), new fridge, dining set, new dining table, used AC unit. Call 610-8282. 1 - belt sander adjustable $160 000, edge sander $60 000. All in good working order. Owner leaving - 614-9432 - Whole plucked available at BM Enterprise Inc. Contact: 227-8175/8176 Delivery also available . pure-bred male Rottweiler, one pure-bred female German Shepherd. Tel. 662-0116. rebuilt Perkins, Deutz engines, Lincoln generator welder, Honda ATV bikes, model 'M' with winch, 320 BL excavator. Call 691-2921. MAC tool parts washer with bin at bottom 110v - $55 000. Owner migrating, 616-5340. Johnson Evinrude and Mercury outboard engines from 35 to 150Hp, 1 Suzuki 220Hp outboard. Contact 625-9960.
FOR SALE computers with 20" LCD $65 000, Laptops from $49 000, Iphone 3GS $35 000, BlackBerry from $8 000. Future Tech - 231-2206. General Electric stove, stainless steel with large oven, 110-240v actually new $80 000 neg. Tel:614-9432 pups, German shepherd pups, 682-2148, 618-2903.. delivery on spot, also bobcat and excavator rentals. 617-5536. closing equipment for sale in excellent condition. Call Jan 645-9266, 647-4997. down sale: Religious & beauty supplies, everything at ½ price. Call 669-1662. plywood Pools table 8x4. Price $140 000. Tel. 6666788, 223-1453. order body parts for Tundra, Tacoma Titan any year. Tel. 227-2835, 227-5381. Cruiser fishing boat $1.05M, Tel. 645-5592, 6164336, 674-2556. and wooden sofa set, unique imported designs. 233-5711, 609-6516, 609-2362. -breed pit bull pups, 7 weeks, and mixed breed Shepherd and Doberman pups. Contact 669-1507. FLOCK OF SHEEP, ONE FLOCK OF GOAT. Reasonably priced Call-619-9000; 2209015 you moving and need a secure truck to transport your valuables? Call Soldier on 6020393, 629-1497, 654-7727. Clark Ranger skidder, 1 - Puma mill with 30 Hp motot or engine. Tel. 269-0603, 609-8041, 662-2508. Air Brush machine for nails, paint and stencils included just $50 000. Call Shemika on 667-9737. Shepherd pups, 12 weeks old, fully vaccinated and dewormed, JG Kennels, Ruimzeight Gardens, WCD. 269-0671, 6881656. paint 5-gal., 2gal pails. Oil paint 1-gal. 5-gal pails all colours, 250-gal. water tank. Tel. 220-1014. your own water business with a brand new water purification system, supplied and installed in a short time. Call 623-7212. Market double stalls, opposite Regent Street also property on Oronoque Street $33M. 641-1800 and plucked chickens in wholesale and retail quantities, also available dog meat in any quantity. Tel. 657-3707, 643-3240. 18.2 cubic (Frigidaire) refrigerator, 54 acres transported land at Northern Hogg Island. Priced to go. Contact 227-0575, 220-9336. BTU AC unit comes with transformer and AC brackets, $100 000 neg. Call Mrs Reynolds. set model D 343, 250 kva, 3 Ph, 415-240, 220/ 127v, AC 60 Hz. Call 227-0190, 693-5610, 616-9727. 2 games, Xbox 360, PSP available, starting at $1 000 each, Mod also available. Contact 684-3025. chair, baby stroller, baby carrier and car seat. Call 646-5261, 618-1706, 670-2653.
Tab 2 $30,000.00, Tab 3 7" $34,000.00.Contact: 6904373/639-4165.
Hymac, truck, pump, rams, Toyota engine 5VZ 3400 cc V6 dragline, helmet and hammer D6 bulldozer. 621-4862.
of Ganaderma Lucidum infused products available. Contact 609-9240 or shop o n l i n e . www.rdurgacoffeehouse.organogold.com
complete dredge, equipment, 6-cylinder, diesel engine, 8" gravel pump, air compressor with diving suit, $1.5M. 662-7425 Malchan.
FOR SALE VEHICLES FOR SALE Shepherds available from July 15. Please contact Joan in Republic Park for booking in advance. 600-7871, 233-5783. Speakers L/2 - 750 YK, QSC amp MX 1500, Peavy CS 4000, Honda 13 000 watts generator, like new. Price neg. 2296363, 623-3240. base Toyota Dyna 666 series, $1.2M, 1 -Mitsubishi short base GHH series, $1.2M. 621-8198, 600-8198. Rebel motorcycle 250cc $350 000, Harley Davidson motorcycle 1350cc $2.3M. Both just imported - 673-7734. Perkins engine 4236/ 6354 also rebuilt engine on bed. Lister Petter engines and spares in stock. Contact 649-0755, 6243187. items: Fridge, fans, food warmers for snackette, stereo, computers, wardrobes, much more. Call 2231885, 642-3722. two-bedroom wooden house, upper flat at Lusignan, ECD. $25 000 monthly neg, Requesting couple or with 1-2 children, Call 653-5327. drugs, hair care & facial products, costume jewellery & brand name cologne, all at bargain prices, Conair hair equipment, 646-7555. : 1-bedroom apartment semi-furnished, bed, washing machine, stove, phone, parking. Single or couple only. Price $60 000. Tel. 619-2525, 668-7230. regulators 2000w 110-240V - $6 000 and 3000w $8000, a quantity of office wall dividers, could set up 2 to 3 offices with glass doors, etc $40 000. Tel:616-5340 Hobart engine welder large machine welds a little over idle speed, $290 000, wood mortice machine $150 000, wood shaper $180 000. Tel. 619-6863, 601-8276. a r m r a d i a l DeWalt slide, cross cut and rip saw 3-Phase current with adjustment and large metal t a b l e $ 3 6 0 0 0 0 . 664-3368 on antenna for all Japanese Car, foreign used $5000 each. Rear view mirror for 212, 192 and Wagon, Honda, etc, original Japanese - $5000 each.Tel:664-3368 car seat $12000, baby basket $12 000, baby pram $15 000. Brands are Evenflo and Fisher Price, small tricycle $5 000, child tricycle $10000. 6165340 surveillance security systems, 4 channels, going cheap only $75 000. All necessary accessories included, also any other brands available. Tel. 609-2815. 3000 new PVC Talbot pushfit fittings for water mains adaptor PF x - F1 25mm SDR 11 x ¾ in ACTL WR 10 at $100 each. Owner leaving 614-9432. 135 HP o u t board foreign-used with remote control new tank, hydraulic tilt, 12v battery start mower used in Guyana giveaway $350000. Tel:621-4928 side by side refrigerator and freezer 110v, excellent condition $180 000 neg, new model hot and cold water dispenser 110v with bottle $20 000. 621-4928 f l a t s c r e e n monitors with cords all $100 000, 10 used APC with and without battery $ 6 0 0 0 0 . Tel:664-3368 louvre doors, Canadamade from $9 000 up, 25% off regular price, 37 Brickdam, East of New Thriving. Call 656-5690 Monday to Friday 10:00hrs to 16:00hrs.
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: 12-½" DeWalt HD p l a n e r $ 1 2 5 0 0 0 , 1 0 " craftsman table saw with stand $40 000 10 amp DeWalt reciprocating saw $25 000. Buy all 3 pieces for $150 000. Contact Osbert 602-5294, Avril on 227-7607.
30-feet Bayliner boat and trailer with 4-cylinder Mer cruiser engine, and Alpha 1 Sterndrive needs reverse cable otherwise good condition, engine starts and runs, one Bombardier Seadoo jet ski, 1 Kawasaki 750 sts jet ski, both working, minor repairs. Call 444-6589, 694-1888. Call to make offer owner leaving.
air conditioner wall units and water pump metal cages with gate to place lock $10 000 each, 1 large snapon parts washer 110v with bin at bottom to hold fluid wash $55 000. Tel:664-3368. A u t o P a r t s Limited: Suspension, lights, body parts, etc. Opening Monday to Friday 08:00hrs to 17:00hrs, Saturday 08:00hrs to 16:00hrs. Lot 106 Unity, ECD, Guyana. Tel. (592) 259-3277, cell (592) 677-6674. equipped mobile food juice bar with generator, water, tables etc. Also suitable for other businesses. Going cheap $1.5M neg. Call: 2180121, 638-9116. Panel Door and Furnitu r e : A r c h d o o r a n d frame, French d o o r, spindles, windows, cupboard furniture and ply boards, purple heart door $28 000, locust door $25 000. Cell 626-8141, 66411 0 9 . computer desks i n box with drawers $12 000 ea c h , 2 5 0 n e w c o m p u t e r boards $500 each, 25 boxes new H P P r i n t e r i n k all $100 000, a quantity of new computer cards, new hard dr ive etc $60 000. Tel:614-9432 photo copying machine large with scanner attached, CD and manual available along with six new cartridges, hardly used, mint condition $350 000 for all Owner leaving 614-9432. window units 5000 BTU Haier new $20,000, 8000 BTU GE with remote $35 000, Bullet Express food processor new $20 000, 4-piece 8ftx12 ft folding grille gate, heavy duty $50 000, steel panel door 30x78 - $15 000, 1- set of 16inch Tundra or Tacoma alloy rims $40 000. Tel. 677-6466. - 355 Hp 3Phase 60 Hz electric Onan generating set Cummins engine in good working condition with 2 24v batteries, fuel tank. Price $3.7M neg. For more information, contact Shawn. 6976715. outboard engine, one 80 Mercury outboard engine, one 60 Evinrude outboard engine, 2 fibreglass boats, Bedford truck spare parts, one sector box, left hand TM truck, electrical tools, one truck winch. Tel. 672-9272, 261-6634. stainless s t e e l with whe e l s v a c u u m c l e a n e r 11 0 v f o r c a r w a s h , commercial use 110v, 60Hz shop vacuum wet and dry $60 000, 5000 new PVC fittings for pipe mains ¾ and ½-inch and metric, cheap. 6 2 1 - 4 9 28
Hymac 580C excavator in working condition, Have a new triple pump worth $800 000 also spare engine, triple pump and control valves, going cheap $1.5M. Call 444-6589, 694-1888, Owner desperate to sell. John Deere engine generators 163 KVA ($3.5M) and 63 KVA, on wheels $2.3M, all enclosed, low hours. Tel. 6393100, 667-1116, 220-5526. in Moblissa with 2 houses, 1 large bond, etc citrus and pineapple. Ideal to raise chickens, access to large creek, only 8 minutes drive from highway, can drive in with car, good road. Owner migrating, must sell. Call 444-6589, 6941888 to negotiate price. sets, music sets and speakers, grass cutter machines and trimmers, brass pipes and shower sets, building paint sprayers, heavy duty rotary and hammer drills, compressors, electric winches (trucks and ATVs), Honda water pumps (2-inch,/3-inch), 48 Yamaha outboard boat engine, vehicle alternators and starters for various vehicles. Tel. 227-8519, 6534287, 618-1839. materials: New l a r g e b l u e b a t h t u b fibreglass made $35 000, 3 hot and cold water sinks, used with fittings. E n g l i s h - m a d e $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 , a q u a n t i t y of used iron grilles f o r w i n d o w, e t c $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . Tel:664-3368 50 5 0 a m p l i f i e r used, QSC 1450 amplifier used, Spin 3300 amplifier n e w, S p i n 3 3 0 a m p l i f i e r used, Dennon 1500S m i x e r a nd pair Dennon 3500 CD player used, DBX 1231 e q u a l i z e r u s e d , D B X 120 x Sub harmonic used, Rane 23A crossover used. Tel. 613-3846, 670-9993. " 5 HP wood planer, 10" 3 hp wood table saw, 8" 3 hp jointer planer, (DeWalt 12" mitre saw, d r i l l i n g m a c h i n e , circle saw, 3 hp plunge router, jig saw, cordless drill) 17" wood ban saw 3 hp, sanding machine, 4" wood planer, biscuit cutter, 5" 3 hp blower, air compressors, welding plant, double door fridge, 3 Perkins diesel engines fully bed for dredge. Tel. 220-3523, 616-1578.
VEHICLES FOR SALE
VEHICLES FOR SALE Toyota Alex. Tel. 6257416. Toyota Town Ace minibus in working condition. Contact 682-3677. Runx with mags and music. Price $1.6M neg. Tel. 6256397. new model car in excellent condition. Price $1.3M neg. Tel. 625-6397. AT 192 Carina, excellent condition. Price $750 000 neg. Tel. 655-7999. Toyota Sera, automatic drive, power window, etc. Price $700 000 neg. Contact 669-1507. Camry in excellent condition. Price neg. Contact 6437218, 265-3607. ST with mags and music. Price $1.6M neg. Tel. 6256397. RZ minibus with mags and music. Price $1.3M neg. Tel. 625-6397. CRV in very good condition. Price neg. Tel. 6696961. Picnic, 7-seater, PLL series, 82 000 km. Tel. 6147403. Tacoma manual V6, fully loaded. $3M. Tel. 622-0445, 685-7659. AC, CD, $975 00 neg, Allion fully loaded, PNN 1750 neg. Call 617-9507. Canter truck, in good condition. Tel. 220-4559, 6552022. Toyota HILUX SOLID DEF. Single owner. Working and in good condition. TEL: 624 6967 RAV4, 2001 model, 60 000km, PKK series, excellent condition, automatic, alarm, MP3, DVD, CD deck, etc. Contact 613-9239. Toyota car, excellent condition. Contact 684-7643. Price $800 000. 4-Runner, great condition, $1.7M neg. 223-9719, 2271028. AE 91 Sprinter, manual gear box, rims, DVD, excellent condition. 675-0174. Toyota RZ Mini Bus PGG series price $500,000.00 Neg. Tel: 663-1776 2005 Ta c o m a , P r i m o , H i l u x , 4 doors. Contact 627-8057, 629-5178. 110 SPRINTER, corporate yellow, in hire $500 000. Call 6111018. model Toyota RAV-4 $2.5M neg. Tel. 225-5034, 6395577. C a r i n a W a g o n , very affordable. 616-2409 Vitz $1.75M, Contact Robin, Tel. 6550647. 8 2 S t a r l e t T u r b o , s t i c k g e a r , D V D , A C . Te l . 6 8 2 0997. Nissan Bluebird SSS $450,000 negotiable. Tel: 6292404
, bed frames and mattresses, bedside cupboards, wall dividers, 4-seater dinette sets and shelves (used) 14' and 15' aluminum boats, used 25Hp outboard and a 35 KVA 3-phase generator (hardly used) for sale. Contact 628-1203, 6513402, 227-4263.
Vigo CRV, Honda Accord. Contact 638-3636.
Toyota Raum in excellent condition. Price neg. Tel. 6129708.
RZ long base bus, Serious enquiries. Price neg. Contact 625-6187
315i fully loaded, in excellent condition, $1.850M neg. Owner leaving country. Tel. 649-7005.
CRV $1.5M neg. Call 657-0482.
Raum, new model, 2005 year. Price $1.3M. Tel. 2205124, cell 626-2466.
Ipad Air, Samsung S5, LG Curve, G2, Canon, Nikon SLR camera, crown, amplifier, DBX driver rack, compressor, Shure cordless microphone, electric, box guitars, m i x e r s , k e y b o a r d s , R C F, Celestion speakers, Pione e r, Denon ju ggler, CD, DVD duplicator. Tel 623-2477.
Tundra, GSS series $2.6M, Call 223-5401, 6443118.
Mazda RX8, excellent condition. Price neg.. 661-4875.
PNN series, $1.6M. Contact 223-5401, 644-3118. Solid Def pickup, never registered. Tel. 641-3812, 220-6770.
truck, large powerful 3-ton open back, bush-ready. Call 687-8168, 231-8417, 231-6560, 658-2948. PMM series, in excellent condition. Price neg. Tel. 6444932. Toyota Lexus car, 2004 model. Price $1.9M, neg. Call 699-8189.
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VEHICLES FOR SALE
VEHICLES FOR SALE
Premio PNN series AC music etc., lady-driven. Price $2.1M. Contact 628-0736.
Toyota IRZ in working condition. BKK series. Tel. 6043333, 692-8709, 621-2863.
Joy Auto Sales just opened! Hilux, pick-ups, Premio, Pitbull, enclosed Canter, 26-seater buses, etc. Tel. 220-3569, 220-5444.
Bush truck, one Major tractor excellent condition. Owner leaving country. Tel. 673-6091. Hilux Surf, Toyota Tundra, one 2RZ minibus. All vehicles in excellent condition. 623-1355. Spacio, Suzuki Vitara. Price neg. Both in immaculate condition. Tel. 629-2371, 694-6027. 330 Bedford dump truck GHH series, one 55 Leyland with crane GRR series must go. Tel. 3320205, 685-3832. 170 Toyota - $200 000. 6981425. model Raum PRR 4759, mag rim, alarm, AC< CD, very clean, $1.65M neg. 233-6337,r 662-6024. LEYLAND Daf truck with hyab, Caldina Wagon. Tel.. 626-5706. new model Raum, excellent condition, alarm start, mags, music, Cell 685-7565. Honda Civic EK3, excellent condition, AC, mag rims, etc. Contact 693-1281, 269-0010. CRV, PJJ series, good condition, $1 39M non-negotiable. Call 657-0482. Hilux 4x4 automatic, enclosed V6 engine. Price $1.2M. Contact 226-7968. (1) Nissan Blue Bird 2007 unregistered CONTACT 656 9476 owner migrating Lancer, pearl white, mag rims, CD player, HID light, AC, alarm, good condition. Contact 649-5258.
new and unregistered Axela car, very low mileage, excellent condition. Tel. 6140726, 663-0819. NZE with flair kit, 17" mags, AC, CD, in excellent condition. Price, $1.35M neg. Cell 6281682. Pajero Jr jeep, black, lady-driven, AC, CD, 4-wheel drive, excellent condition, $950 000. 621-7707. Toyota RZ minibus BMM series, one Mazda Axela PNN series. All excellent condition. Call 229-6694, 650-1570. enclosed canter 3-ton, GGG series 14ft tray. Price $1.4M, Tel: 2262996, 619-3593, 686-1940. TOYOTA Premio W/ TV and back $2.4M, 2008 Premio $3.6M, 2004 Toyota IST $2.2M. Tel. 615-4114. E x t r a c a b p i c k - u p , not registered, (22R engine), manual (EFI) 4x4, G P P s e r i e s , $ 2 .4M. Rocky 225-1400, 621-5902 Toyota Duet (small car) 4 door, 1000 cc, automatic, fully powered, AC, mags, alarm, price $1.1. Rocky. 225-1400, 621-5902.= AE 91 corolla, automatic, fully powered, price $450 000. Rocky. 225-1400, 6215902.
Corolla NZE, PMM series, with flair kit and mag rims. In excellent condition. Call 667-5424.
new model AT 212 Carina automatic fully powered, AC, CD, alarm, remote start, immaculate condition, $1.450M, Contact Rocky 2251400, 621-5902.
Solid Def Toyota 4x4 Pick-up, $2.4M, Isuzu 2-ton dump truck $2.3M. 641-1800, 220-3452.
canter, open back, l o n g t r a y, m a n u a l , d i e s e l , $1.3M C o n t a c t R o c k y 2 2 5 1400, 621-5902.
LX 470 immaculate condition, black on 22-inch rims, fully loaded, Sheriff St, Campbellville. 225-6357.
R Z h a r d l y used immaculate condit i o n , $ 1 . 4M . R o c k y 2 2 5 1400, 621-5902.
3Y, auto, 4x4, P, bull bar, mags, 8 seats, AC, immaculate condition. Sheriff St. 225-6357.
Allion (black), excellent condition, AC< music, 16" mags, fully powered, PMM series. Tel. 622-0112.
Massey Ferguson 699 Tractor 4 wheel drive, One Massey Ferguson 255 tractor with front bucket. Contact: 613-3609.
CRV, Toyota AT 212, AT 192, AE 110 Corolla, L-Touring Wagon, Fun Cargo, IST, Starlet EP 71. Call 644-5096, 697-1453.
Corolla AE 110, crystal lights, mag rims, alarm, CD player, fully powered, very good condition. Tel. 623-2923.
Pajero (junior/ 4dr), automatic, fully powered, ac, (4x4), hardly used $1.5M Contact Rocky 225-1400, 621-5902.
A15, AC, music, mags, excellent condition, solid. Price $1.6M neg.. Tel. 690-7344, 655-7839. Neekoomarie. Toyota Raum, fully powered, PMM, AC, mags, perfect for bank purchase, $1.3M. 612-6693, 689-4330. RZ minibus, BKK series, stick gear, mag rims and working condition. 693-2174, 2340706. High top, extra long, diesel, auto, dual AC, fully powered, new, never registered. Sheriff St. 225-6356. Ace Custom, excellent condition, original seats, 9-seater. $875 000 neg, Call 660-4183, 6258035. 2005 HZ Hummer, good condition, black, located in Canada, Owner in Guyana can ship for you. 625-7425, Malchan. Surf 4-door enclosed, IKZ diesel, automatic, mags, rear seats, bull bar, spoiler, fully powered, CD, rear tyre rack, fogs, Sheriff St. 225-6357. NZE with flair kit, 17" mags, AC, CD, in excellent condition. Price, $1.35M neg. Cell 6281682. TM Double Rear Axle Truck, Excellent Condition, Ideal for mining, fuel, sand etc. 2205163.
Dyna, open back, short base canter, (2 ton), 5 speed manual,gas, 3y engine, excellent condition, $1.3M. Rocky 225-1400, 621-5902 Tundra extra cab, (4x4), automatic, fully powered, AC, alarm $2M. R o c k y 2 2 5 1400, 621-5902 enclosed canter (short base), 5 speed manual, diesel engine, GRR series, hardly used, $2.5M. R o c k y 2 2 5 - 1 4 00, 621-5902 Land Cruiser Prado PMM Series. 225-0188, 225-6070, Monday to Friday 08:15hrs 16:15hrs, Saturday 08:15hrs 13:15hrs. Galant motor car, 2004 model, Pnn series, automatic, fully powered, ac, low milage, hardly used $1.8M C o n t a c t R o c k y 225-1400, 621-5902. IST, PMM series, factory tint, air bag, AC, alarm, electronic start, music. Price $1.6M neg, lady-driven. Tel. 628-6819. Bus - Super Custom, fully powered, sunroof, tv, dvd etc. Price to go never work on road, one month old. late BSS series. Tel:677-8359
Toyota Raum, green, PMM series, excellent condition. Asking $1.35M neg. Contact 6653038, 226-4356. strong 3-ton, open back canter in good condition. 2318417, 226-9648, 643-7666, 6677973, 658-2948. Blue Corolla NZE, PKK 6461 series, mag rims, CD, AC, etc in excellent working condition. Price neg. Contact 694-7730, 6023343. Corolla AE 110, mag rims, CD player, fully powered, excellent condition. Any reasonable offer. Owner leaving country. Contact 651-4985. new model coaster bus, electric doors, captain seats, fully equipped. Price $3.2M neg. Tel. 626-2466, 2205124. Auto Sales, 36 years in business. For the best deal when buying or selling used vehicles. We have all models of vehicles. Call Davi d 2 3 1 - 3 6 9 0 , 649-0329. long base canter, 2001 MOD KK - FE53EE reconditioned, 32 000 km, registered Jan 2014 No GSS 1588, Call 2209572, 617-3642. model 'M' truck with dump, used to fetch sand and dirt. Needs cab. Call 444-6559, 6941888. Asking $1.4M. PNN series, fully loaded, $1.75M, Toyota AT 192 PJJ series $800 000. Tel. 600-3318. Mazda Axela. Owner leaving country. Reasonable offer accepted. Serious enquiries only. 675-6061. ! Unregistered, fully loaded Toyota IST, $2 250 000 and new model Raum $2 250 000. 643-6565, 226-9931. Rover $3.5M, Truck $2.8M, Lancer $1.2M. Serious enquiries only. Contact 225-0351, 2272174, 666-3659, 652-3707. minibus, BLL series EFI long base, 15 inches mag rims, CD and flash drive player, Price $1.2M, Tel 226-2996, 619-3593, 686-1940. Runx 2007 model, excellent condition AC, mag rim, body kit. Toyota Carina, NZE Corolla. Excellent condition. Tel: 656-7900, 688-1718. Leyland DAF 17-18 freighter with 22ft container, suitable for transporting greens, vegetable and valuables in a secure tray. Call Soldier on 602-0393, 629-1497, 654-7727. Touring Corolla Wagon AC, CD, 17" mags, all wheels disc brakes, PPP series never worked hire, $1.050M Tel. 619-1047. Allion, fully equipped TV/DVD player, rims, remote start, alarm, HID headlamp. Tel. 220-7051, 16296202. Tundra, brand new condition 22" chrome rims, V8 $2.9M neg. Mitsubishi Cedia Lancer brand new condition, 17" chrome rims $900 000 neg. Contact 662-2445. Honda CRV, series PMM 1805, PKK 1931 and one BRR 338 minibus Super Custom and one PMM 903 Raum, excellent condition. Call 622-5969. 4x4 Tundra extra cab, AC, CD player, alarm, automatic silver grey, hard cover, bed liner, GPP series, 5 new B.F. Goodrich all terrain tyres. $2.8M Call Eddie -6188016. T/ Tacoma, H/CRV, H/Fit, Sera, Kawasaki Ninja 600 cc, Suzuki 250cc. Both bikes unregistered. Make offer. Call 223-1885, 642-3722
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to 18 points for the Marshall stars... compared eventual winners and closed From back page The Guyanese have only their dismal first quarter performance to blame for the loss, as they trailed 24-19 at the end of the first period. They scored 11 points
the half trailing 42-30. But from the second half, it was an entire different story. It was evident from the first game that the lack of ‘big men’ failed Guyana; giving up 46 points in the paint (same as they did in game one). Thanks to Marshall’s shooting and getting to the free throw line, Guyana were kept in the game and though they (Guyana) outscored the USVI 20-19 in the third quarter, the scoreboard read 66-54 all in favour of the defending champions. Amelia’s Ward Jets centre Shane Webster came off the bench and added 10 points (5-6 shooting) and grabbed seven rebounds yet coach Mark Agard and his assistant Kevin Joseph limited his time
on the floor. Webster had a better showing than Dwayne ‘Brown Sugar’ Roberts (4 points, 2 rebounds) but was still left off the court at a time when Guyana were on a comeback and the USVI men had no stops for the Guyanese centre. Aaron Brown from the University of Southern Mississippi did the damage early on the Guyanese and finished the game with 15 points while Cuthbert Victor netted a team-high 18 points and point guard Angel Rivera had 17 points for the USVI who will now play the BVI today. Guyana also shot poorly from the free throw line, hitting 17 shots from their given 32 whereas the USVI made 10 of their given 14 shots from the charity line. The USVI shot 11 of 30
Ascension come... From back page As they composed themselves, Ascension staged numerous attacks on their opponents’ goal, only to see the chances go abegging, while Cummings Lodge’s Zeemario Johnny sent the first shot for his team to goal in the 22nd minute, only to find a stubborn Hinds in the way. After a see-saw battle, Cummings Lodge took the lead in the 27th minute when DeSales Joseph scored from a goal-mouth scrimmage, beating Hinds to his right, following a poor clearance by the beanpole custodian and his defence a lead which they took into halftime. Spurred by the encouraging words of former national player Dion Barnwell, Ascension came out with a determined attitude in the second half, running at their opponents at will, following which they won a penalty in the 47th minute, after one of their forwards was brought down in the box. Hinds stepped out of his goal and scored the spot
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kick which nullified the Cummings Lodge lead, even as his goal brought renewed energy into his teammates, who fought tooth and nail with their opponents for every loose ball. Not to be outdone, Cummings Lodge made several raids at their opponents’ goal, but a stubborn Hinds was there to prevent them from taking the lead, as he effected several saves off the boots of Johnny and Brandon Joseph within the space of five minutes. A spirited effort from Ascension in the dying minutes of the contest saw them win another penalty following a handled ball in the box from a goal-mouth scrimmage, which was taken by Hinds, who beat Cummings Lodge custodian in the same position as he did with the first spot kick in the 70th minute to seal the victory for his team and place them in the second round. At Camp Ayanganna ground, Morgan Institute, through a Wayne Murray hattrick scored in the 22nd, 39th
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from beyond the arc while Guyana shot eight from 25. Though lacking in size, Guyana did out-rebound the USVI 40-37. Meanwhile, in the other match played yesterday, Cuba defeated St Vincent 86-58 after sailing to an easy 82-56 victory over Antigua on Tuesday. The best scorer for the Cubans was William Granda, who sank 19 points, while for Nyika Williams and John Gardiner recorded 17 points each for St Vincent. Guyana will play Barbados today at 16:15hrs in the second game of the day after the Antigua versus St Vincent and the Grenadines opener at 14:00hrs. In the other games scheduled, Cuba come up against the Bahamas and the defending champs (USVI) face the BVI. and 47th minutes of play, backed by Sherwin Haynes 32nd minute goal, defeated St John’s College 4-0. At the Beterverwagting ground on the East Coast of Demerara, Ann’s Grove on the back of a Darrel Pellew brace which he got in the 10th and 48th minute, along with solitary strikes from Deanie Griffith (5th) and Nikosie Denny (26th) defeated Buxton Youth Development 4-0. At the Number 8 ground in West Berbice, two own goals that were scored in the 45th and 53rd minutes, along with Emmanuel Peters’ strike in the 47th and Keron Arthur 82nd minute goal, piloted Ash Education Institute to a 4-0 win over Number 8 Secondary. At Uitvlugt, Leonora Secondary blanked Endeavour Secondary 16-0 with Gavin Graham (3rd, 38th, 42nd, 66th, 67th); Jamal Ferreira (7th, 51st); Rawle Martin (11th, 20th); Marlon Atwell (15th, 47th); Scottie Leitch (23rd, 58th); Ryan Jack (24th), Lindie Scott (28th) and Daniel Clarke (60th), being the players responsible for Leonora’s goals.
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Murray dethroned as youthful uprising continues at Wimbledon … Bouchard and Halep book women’s semi-final meeting … Djokovic pulls through in five-set battle with Cilic By Martyn Herman LONDON, England (Reuters) - The mayhem created by an Australian firecracker the previous evening was continued in brutal fashion by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov yesterday as he annihilated defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray. With the dust still settling on 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios’ fourth-round demolition of world No.1 Rafael Nadal, Dimitrov caused the second seismic shock on Centre Court in the space of 24 hours by outclassing Murray 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-2. The Briton’s shattering defeat means that two of the so-called Big Four in men’s tennis have departed in quick succession from the grasscourt grand slam, both walloped by members of a brash new generation of big hitters with no fear and scant regard for reputations. “Everyone’s starting to get better,” a downbeat
Murray said. “The younger guys are now obviously becoming more mature and improving all the time.” It’s one thing surrendering your crown, but to suffer such a remorseless beating on your own turf in front of Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, was especially galling. Yet Murray said: “It’s not the toughest loss of my career; that was losing in the final here in 2012 (against Roger Federer). “I’ve had a good run here at Wimbledon over the past few years. Obviously it’s disappointing for it to end like that.” ORDER RESTORED Top seed Novak Djokovic, the man Murray beat a year ago to end Britain’s 77-year wait for a men’s Wimbledon champion, nearly went the same way before restoring order by digging himself out of a hole to beat dangerous Croatian Marin Cilic 6-1, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-2 and set up a
clash with Dimitrov. Seven-time champion Federer may be 32 but will be eager to prove that he can still teach the young guns a thing or two after he advanced to his ninth Wimbledon semi-
With cracks beginning to show in the top echelons of the men’s game, Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard and Romania’s Simona Halep heightened the sense of a changing of the guard in
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov celebrates. final with a 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 victory over fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka. Canadian Milos Raonic, meanwhile, was looking to steal the thunder of Nadal’s slayer Kyrgios in the last remaining quarter-final.
women’s tennis as both reached the semi-finals. Bouchard, 20, beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 while Romanian third seed Halep, 22, continued her fantastic year to overcome last year’s runner-up Sabine
FIFA asks Der Spiegel to hand over match-fixing documents
FIFA head of security Ralf Mutschke By Mike Collett RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - FIFA has asked German magazine Der Spiegel to hand over all the documents it says it has regarding the claims of convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal that Cameroon players threw their World Cup group games. FIFA has refused to make any comment regarding the allegations that some
Cameroon players fixed the results of their three Group A matches, which all ended in defeat, nor would it confirm or deny it was investigating the claims. Ralf Mutschke, FIFA’s head of security, cast doubt on Perumal’s claims yesterday and said the ruling body wanted to see what proof Der Spiegel had. “FIFA has substantial doubts about the allegations published by Der Spiegel,” he said in a statement.
“As such FIFA has asked Der Spiegel to provide us with all the communications with Perumal and any other material they claim to possess in order to prove the allegations they have made in public. “This article has put the integrity of the FIFA World Cup matches in question which is a serious allegation. “We have carefully monitored all 56 games to date and we will continue to monitor the remaining eight matches. So far we have found no indication of any manipulation on the betting market of any World Cup matches.” The Cameroon FA said on Monday that it was to investigate claims of matchfixing by their players, especially the game against Croatia which they lost 4-0. Perumal, a convicted match-fixer, has subsequently denied Der
Spiegel’s claims that he predicted the result of the match before it took place or that a Cameroon player would be sent off before halftime, which is what happened. In a statement issued on his behalf by the company publishing his memoirs, Perumal said he made his comments three days after the match and not before it took place. The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), which works closely with FIFA and police on matchfixing and related security issues, said on Tuesday there were no suspicious betting patterns. “The advice we have received from the legal or so-called ‘regulated’ sport betting industry is that there was no observable suspicious betting on this match,” the ICSS said.
Lisicki 6-4, 6-0. They will face-off today, when both will become the first women from their respective countries to play in a Wimbledon semi-final. Of the last four standing in the women’s draw, only 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has tasted grand slam glory. Canada, the new force in North American tennis after a poor showing by the United States, could have a second semi-finalist if 23-year-old Raonic overcomes Kyrgios in their battle of the big servers. DISBELIEF A growing sense of disbelief settled over Centre Court and outside on the sunbaked hill, where thousands had assembled to watch on the huge screen, as Murray’s imperious charge towards a second consecutive title came off the rails. Murray had looked impeccable on his way to the quarter-finals, not dropping a set and wasting little energy, but 25 minutes after starting against 23-year-old Dimitrov he was already a set down and in deep trouble. Such was the quality of the 11th seed’s tennis that Murray could have been excused for thinking it was Federer in his prime on the other side of the net. Since winning the junior title at Wimbledon, Dimitrov has been saddled with comparisons to the Swiss maestro, given his smooth movement and elegant strokes, but until last year his real talent had not burst through. With coach Roger Rasheed and girlfriend Maria Sharapova now in his corner, however, Dimitrov now looks ready to jump the queue of those waiting to get their hands on some major silverware - and few would bet against it happening here. “Dimitrov is in a semifinal and he will say, why can’t I beat Federer or Djokovic and win the title?” former champion
Jimmy Connors, who was commentating for the BBC, said of the player who won the Queen’s Club grasscourt title last month. “He played spectacular tennis today. It won’t get easier, so he has to lift his level again. I don’t think he is just satisfied with being in the semi-final.” TORRID START The crowd did their best to lift Murray after a torrid start, but he was clearly having a very bad day at the office. He briefly threatened to turn the tide when he recovered from a break down in the second set to take it into a tiebreak, but Dimitrov rose to the challenge and played two breathtaking points from 4-4. Murray netted a backhand on set point down and any repeat of his comeback from a two-set deficit at the same stage last year against Fernando Verdasco evaporated in the third set as the champion was clinically picked apart by Dimitrov. “As soon as we started warming up I sensed his game was not at the highest level and I was feeling good,” said the Bulgarian after ending Olympic champion Murray’s 17-match winning streak at the home of lawn tennis. “I held my ground through and the tiebreak was crucial.” While Dimitrov will contest his first grand slam semi-final, Bouchard will be appearing in her third this year, determined to go at least one better than she did at the Australian and French Opens. Attacking relentlessly against one of the best defenders in the game, the new golden girl of tennis seized control from 3-3 in the first set and feasted on the Kerber serve, belting winners for fun in the sun. “Yeah, I’m excited to be in the semis,” she told reporters. “But never satisfied, I definitely want to go a step further.”
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State of the World Cup’s last eight By Patrick Johnston
BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) – Twenty-four teams have gone and only eight remain in the hunt to win the World Cup. Some have romped to the last eight, while others have limped. We take a look at the state of the remaining eight sides left in the tournament and their chances of lifting the famous gold trophy at the Maracana in Rio de Janiero on July 13. BRAZIL Played 4 Won 2 Drew 2 Lost 0: Goals For 8, Goals Against 3 Top scorer: Neymar, 4 goals Tournament odds: 3-1 Favourites Hosts Brazil have failed to convince in their four matches so far. Concerns have been raised about the form of striker Fred, midfielder Paulinho and their defensive frailties down the fullback channels, while the coaching staff have acknowledged the squad are feeling the pressure of an expectant nation demanding a sixth World Cup and first on home soil. Still, though, they are only three wins away from lifting the title and in gifted forward Neymar they possess a match-winner more than capable of dragging them over the line. Goalkeeper Julio Cesar put aside a turbulent club season to deliver when his country needed him most in the last-16 penalty shootout victory over Chile. A result greeted with a sigh of relief after their South American rivals came painfully close to an upset. Despite the stresses and struggles there is a sense of feeling that it is only a matter of time before the team ‘click’ and produce a devastating display worthy of the famous yellow shirt. And if not they can always count on history. Brazil have not lost a competitive home match since 1975 meaning they are still the team to beat. COLOMBIA P 4 W 4 GF 11 GA 2 Top scorer: James Rodriguez 5 Tournament odds: 12-1 Arguably the form team of the World Cup with four wins from four matches and boasting the tournament’s top scorer in James Rodriguez. A first quarter-final has been achieved through zippy counterattacks led by Rodriguez and impressive
winger Juan Cuadrado. Greece and Japan were swept aside with relative
Neymar ease, with Rodriguez coming off the bench to score a brilliant fourth against the Asian champions, bettered only by a stunning volley in the last-16 win over Uruguay. But a true test of their title credentials will come in the quarterfinals. There they face hosts Brazil, who they have beaten only twice in 25 meetings and not since a 2-0 win at the 1991 Copa America in Chile. Colombia’s hopes of success will depend on the ability of 38-year-old defender Mario Yepes and Cristian Zapata, who struggled at AC Milan last season, to keep Neymar and company at bay. The duo are the obvious weak links in an otherwise well balanced Colombian lineup more than capable of toppling the hosts. If the backline continues to hold up, they have more than enough attacking options to reach Rio. FRANCE P 4 W 3 D 1 GF 10 A 2 Top scorer: Karim Benzema 3 goals Tournament odds: 8-1 France flew out of the traps with a 3-0 thumping of Honduras and 5-2 thrashing of Switzerland leading to their title odds shortening rapidly. Always boasting a talented squad, coach Didier Deschamps has also made it a harmonious one, a rarity in French dressing rooms of recent times. The box-to-box midfield pair of Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi complements playmakers Mathieu Valbuena and Yohan Cabaye, while the defence has been able to comfortably cope with an injury to Mamadou Sakho. Fullback Patrice Evra also had a strong game against Nigeria, keeping the dangerous Ahmed Musa quiet, but getting the combinations right in attack seems to be the more pressing issue. Benzema notched three goals in his first two games but missed the 0-0 draw with Ecuador and was off form
in the 2-0 last-16 win over Nigeria. Striker Olivier Giroud struggled against the Africans and was replaced by the swift winger Antione Griezmann, allowing Benzema to play centrally and more effectively. A tough draw against Germany and then possibly Brazil awaits but if Benzema can return to scoring ways the French, in this form and serene state, will cause any opposition sleepless nights. GERMANY P 4 W 3 D 1 GF 9 GA 3 Top scorer: Thomas Mueller 4 goals Tournament odds: 4/1 Despite being ravaged by injuries before the tournament, Germany have
Lionel Messi made it through to the last eight for a 16th consecutive time. Mueller bagged a hat-trick in a 4-0 demolition of Portugal but it has been a struggle in their three games since. Ghana caused them problems in the second Group G game before Miroslav Klose came off the bench to bag his record-equalling 15th World Cup goal to snatch a 2-2 draw. They were guilty of missing several chances in the 1-0 success over the United States and were again wasteful in a laboured 2-1 win over Algeria in the last-16 which came after 30 minutes of energy-sapping extra time. Coach Joachim Loew has described his team as a work in process but the knockout stage of a World Cup is not a training ground. Mesut Ozil has been hit-and-miss so far, while the defence was vulnerable against Algeria when holding midfielder Philipp Lahm was switched to fullback to cover for the injured Shkodran Mustafi. Goalkeeper-turnedsweeper Manuel Neuer nullified a number of possible chances with his alertness and rushing out from goal but the spaces afforded by
the German backline will give the remaining seven teams cause for optimism. NETHERLANDS
Thomas Mueller P 4 W 4 GF 12 GA 4 Top scorers: Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie both 3 Tournament odds: 5-1 The Dutch blew the tournament wide open by humbling defending champions Spain 5-1 in their Group B opener with Robben and van Persie bagging doubles. Three victories have followed since but all with less and less conviction. They dug deep to fight back and beat Australia, struck late to down Chile before grabbing victory out of the jaws of defeat against the Mexicans with two late goals in their last-16 clash under the sweltering sun in Fortaleza. The Mexicans may have carelessly backed off after taking the lead but Dutch coach Louis van Gaal deserved a lot of praise for switching formations from a 3-5-2 to a 4-3-3. The bravery of the coach and the flexibility of the squad to switch mid-match has stood out in comparison to the more rigid systems of Brazil and Argentina. The wing wizardry of Robben has also been key to their success with the Bayern Munich forward in devastating form. They also have been handed a kinder quarterfinals draw in Costa Rica, the worst ranked of the eight sides left. With van Gaal and Robben on song, the Dutch will be tough to stop. COSTA RICA P 4 W 2 D 2 GF 5 GA 2 Top scorer: Bryan Ruiz 2 goals Tournament odds: 50-1 The surprise package of the last eight, the Ticos run to the quarterfinals for the first time has been built on a sturdy back five that has dumbfounded three former champions already and poured
scorn on pre-tournament predictions of woe. The Costa Rican defence, who only conceded once in open play in four matches, is aided by the impressive Celso Borges, who provides an intimidating shield in front of them. But the Swedish-based midfielder is also an able linkman to the attacking front three of Joel Campbell, Christian Bolanos and Bryan Ruiz. He has recovered from a dismal club season in England to skipper the side superbly. His efforts, though, fall second to the obvious work of coach Jorge Luis Pinto who has left nothing to chance in his meticulous planning of a well-drilled outfit. They also boast the form goalkeeper of the eight remaining teams in Keylor Navas, whose penalty save from Theofanis Gekas gave them a shootout victory over Greece in the last-16.
James Rodriguez That victory came at a cost, though, with the team looking out on their feet at the end of extra time having been forced to play with 10 men for almost an hour in Recife. Defender Oscar Duarte will be suspended for the quarterfinal against the Dutch, with possible replacement Roy Miller ruled out with a leg muscle injury. The defensive losses and physical exhaustion from the Greek clash leave the Ticos looking vulnerable ahead of the tough task against the Dutch, but the underdog tag is one that has suited them well so far. ARGENTINA P 4 W 4 GF 7 GA 3 Top scorer: Lionel Messi 4 goals Tournament odds: 3-1 Four wins and four goals for Lionel Messi have Argentina well en route for a first World Cup triumph since 1986, but the statistics mask the struggles they have had so far. Bosnia threatened an equaliser before a brilliant solo effort by Messi made the game safe with another majestic strike, breaking
Iranian hearts in the 91st minute of their second group game that looked set to end goalless. Nigeria posed problems before succumbing to a 3-2 defeat with Switzerland undone by a mazy Messi run and assist for Angel Di Maria in the 118th minute of their last-16 clash. While the skipper has flourished, despite frequently being double-marked, the same can’t be said for their other attacking threats. Gonzalo Higuain has yet to score, Sergio Aguero has already gone home because of injury and Di Maria was guilty of giving the ball away routinely against the Swiss before his goal. The defence has looked solid with coach Alejandro Sabella clearly instructing his fullbacks to concentrate on their first duty to protect rather than to break forward. Belgium will provide another step up in class but with Messi in flying form and a fanatical support backing them in Brazil a third World Cup title is a strong possibility.
BELGIUM P 4 W 4 GF 6 GA 2 Top scorer: Six players with one goal Tournament odds: 12-1 The highly-touted Belgium line-up is slowly cranking into gear ahead of a last-eight clash with Argentina. Three sluggish group stage wins were followed by a far more impressive display against the United States in a humdinger of a last-16 clash. However, the 2-1 extra time win should have been settled in 90 minutes with the Belgians deserving as much blame for wasting opportunities as U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard earned praise for saving them. Only Costa Rica have scored fewer goals than Belgium so far with the pre-tournament loss of firstchoice striker Christian Benteke clearly hampering them. However, with a brilliant goalkeeper in Thibaut Courtois behind a strong backline more often than not only one goal is needed to win games. With a dearth of creative midfielders the chances should continue to flow for either Romelu Lukaku or Divock Origi, who have both failed to nail down the sole striking berth. If one of the two can find his feet then the novice but gifted squad can cause a major shock.
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No-confidence vote against GHRA president unanimously supported
Vic Oudit AFFILIATES of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) on June 28 unanimously supported a vote of noconfidence motion moved against its president Vic Oudit by Dennis Deoroop and seconded by Neville Budhan.
According to a release, a meeting of the GHRA was called on June 28 and was chaired by the Association’s 1st vice-president Fazal Habibula in the absence of the president Vic Oudit. Deoroop moved the motion and Habibula seconded it and all members present showed dissatisfaction with the way Oudit was functioning and decided they have lost faith, trust and confidence in him and subsequently, the vote was unanimously supported. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Rising Sun Turf Club, Bush Lot United Turf Club, Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club, Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club and Budhan’s Memorial Sports
Club. Also present were trainers and horse owners. According to the release, reasons for the noconfidence vote are: The GHRA had no meeting since the elections of officebearers for the new term were held more than five months ago; two discussions were held and because it was on a race day, nothing came out of those discussions; the president’s inability to consult and make decisions and his dictatorial behaviour in dealing with critical issues such as race dates; unfair and biased attitude towards some of the clubs and their members. The president’s lack of leadership qualities and his many other weaknesses have caused the members to
lose trust and confidence in him and as a result, he has led the GHRA into disrepute and confusion. A decision was then taken for the removal of the president, and to allow Habibula, the 1st vicepresident to act as president until elections are held next year. The GHRA states that all decisions and approval given by Oudit became null and void as from June 28. GHRA wishes to also advise that there will be a replacement of its legal adviser, Mr Poonai, very shortly. All further correspondence including applications for permission, must be sent to the secretary of the GHRA.
Stokes recalled to England squad for India Test
Ben Stokes (REUTERS) - All-rounder Ben Stokes has been recalled to the England squad for the first Test against India, starting at Trent Bridge next Wednesday. The Durham 23-year-old was one of the few bright spots in England’s 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia but missed the recent series defeat by Sri Lanka, having just returned from a two-month injury layoff after punching a dressing room locker in the West Indies. “He’s done really well over the last couple of weeks,” national selector James Whitaker told Sky Sports. “In particular, he’s probably bowled over 100 overs. He’s really in prime form with the ball, over the last championship match anyway.
“It’s great news for him and England that he will come into a 13man squad, he’s going to bolster the seam attack for Alastair (Cook) and Peter (Moores).” The New Zealand-born Stokes took 10 wickets in his last County Championship outing, and will compete with Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes for a place in England’s seam attack. “Ben held his hand up and did remarkably well for a young player, but he’s been frustrated at the start of the season from what happened at the back end of the winter, and now he comes with full vigour into our squad,” Whitaker said. Stokes is the only player added from the Sri Lanka series, with fellow all-rounder Moeen Ali remaining as the main spin option. Woakes, who did not play against Sri Lanka, also keeps his place in the squad. England suffered for not having a front-line spin bowler in the 1-0 series loss, with Cook, the captain, coming under fire for appearing reluctant to use Moeen at times. Whitaker said it was natural that it would take time for the captain to trust new players, and that they had the balance of the attack right for the English pitches. “Ever since Graeme Swann stood
down, everybody had been used to the success that he brought English cricket over the last three or four years, he was remarkable,” he said. “So to get a like-for-like we knew we were going to have to rebalance the team, look at different options of how we went forward into the summer and beyond. “We think we’ve got a good balance now on the attacking wickets we can play on in England. Moeen Ali will help the spin department, and so will Joe Root. It is a bit of a different way of balancing the team, but with four quality seamers who all bat by and large, as well, we have a lot of depth. “Whenever new players come into a team and a captain takes them on board it will take a bit of time for them to get confidence, to know how they operate and to build a relationship. We’ve got every confidence Alastair will do that. Certainly Moeen’s shown with the bat how he can fit into this environment and be confident.” It is the first time since 1959 that India have played a five-Test series in England. Squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Matt Prior, Sam Robson, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes.
Cheteshwar Pujara
Indians finish Day 2 at 341-6 declared against Derbyshire …. Pujara, Binny hit fifties STUART BINNY and Cheteshwar Pujara led the way with fluent halfcenturies as India ended day two of their threeday tour game versus Derbyshire at 341 for six, enjoying a useful day of batting practice before the first Test begins at Nottingham on July 9. Binny (81 not out off 111 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (13 not out off 40 balls) were together in the middle at stumps, putting on 53 runs for the seventh wicket. This was after Pujara (81 retired out) too had scored a fifty earlier in the day - his second in as many innings on tour so far, continuing his good preparation for the five-Test series. Pujara’s knock contained 13 hits to the fence. Ravindra Jadeja was the only casualty in the final session, but not before he too had made full use of the second life he was given, dropped before he had opened his account.
He scored 45 runs, facing 67 balls, hitting seven fours and a six, before becoming spinner David Wainwright’s (2 for 76) second victim of the day. Among prominent batsmen, only Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma did not get a chance to bat in this innings yet. Earlier, Pujara and Dhoni added 119 runs for the fourth wicket as the Indian captain made good use of the placid batting conditions, and scored 46 runs off 56 balls, hitting four fours and one six. He perished in the same manner, charging Wainwright, only to be bowled. At the other end, Pujara calmly accumulated runs, reaching his second halfcentury on tour so far, off 98 balls and including 9 fours. Along with Dhoni he added 119 runs for the fourth wicket. After Dhoni was dismissed in the 55th over, two balls later Pujara walked off when he was just 19 short of a triple-figure score.
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Harper says players are enthusiastic and willing to work … Paul given permission to leave camp By Calvin Roberts HEAD coach of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Roger Harper, yesterday, told Chronicle Sport the localbased players who have commenced the preparatory encampment period the day before are very enthusiastic and willing to work. “The purpose of this camp is to get the players together, to get them in the best possible shape physically, technically, tactically and mentally ahead of the CPL. “We wanted to get the players together so we could do remedial work on their game and continue to set plans going forward and what is expected of them. “Today is the second day, but things are going pretty well, with the players being enthusiastic and willing to work hard, while being very receptive and that’s all
I can ask for, while we have been very fortunate with the weather being kind to us and I hope that continues,” said Harper. Trevon Griffith, Veerasammy Permaul, Steven Jacobs, Navin Stewart, Ronsford Beaton, Robin Bacchus and Leon Johnson, along with the six Under-19 players in Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shimron Hetmyer, Kemo Paul, Kevin Paul, Daniel Basdeo and Avishkar Persaud, were yesterday going through some warmup drills by the team’s physical instructor. Asked to reflect on the pre-preparatory encampment work he had done with four of the local-based players in Bacchus, Jacobs, Griffith and West Indies T20 all-rounder Christopher Barnwell approximately three weeks ago, Harper said it was advantageous for them
Chronicle Sport photographer Adrian Narine was on hand at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday morning to capture the local-based players along with the six Under-19 players, going through their warm-up drills ahead of the day’s practice session. in many ways. “It means that these players can hit the ground running, as they have been doing some physical conditioning and skill work, while at the same time playing some cricket for their respective clubs, so that should be a plus for them coming into this camp,” stated Harper. Looking at the
composition of the team, which lost last year’s inaugural tournament final to the Jamaica Tallawahs, 10 of the players have been retained, with recently appointed captain of the West Indies Test team Dinesh Ramdin, being handed the reins of captaincy. “We are pretty happy with the team that we have. In fact we think it is one
RBC and NAMILCO launch 11th Annual CARICOM Day Wheat Up programme … Over $500 000 in cash and prizes up for grabs By Calvin Roberts AT A SIMPLE presentation ceremony held in their Eccles boardroom yesterday, the National Milling Company (NAMILCO), through its Wheat Up brand, has again joined forces with the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) to execute their CARICOM Day cycling programme for the 11th successive year Present at the launching were NAMILCO’s Finance Controller, Fitzroy McLeod, Assistant to the Managing Director Autamaram Lakeram, Marketing Consultant Hafeez Khan and RBC president Brian Allen and voce-president Royston Wright. In his brief remarks before making the presentation to Wright, McLeod said his company was pleased to be associated with RBC for another year, even as they strive to make the event more
From left, Autamaram Lakeram, Brian Allen and Hafeez Khan all look on appreciatively as NAMILCO’s Finance Controller Fitzroy McLeod (2nd right) presents the top place trophy for the feature event to vice-president of RBC Royston Wright. interactive as the years go by. “Indeed, it is a pleasure to announce the upcoming event that NAMILCO certainly takes pleasure in partnering with RBC for this event. We are looking to make the event more interactive and appealing across all categories, with both the
spectators and families being involved,” said McLeod. McLeod informed the gathering that this year’s programme which will be held around the Seawall Bandstand on Monday is being sponsored to the tune of $500 000, an increase of $100 000 from last year’s
programme, with the top riders carting off one year’s supply of Wheat Up. He said NAMILCO will do its part to make the event a memorable one, not only for the cyclists, but also for their families and spectators. Lakeram said NAMILCO was approached 11 years ago
that is capable of being successful this time around. I know what to expect and what we have to look for from certain players. Since last year everyone gelled well and showed good team spirit we are expecting a good transition this year”, Speaking on the specific areas of target during the various sessions with the respective cricketers, Harper said, “With individual players they will be areas that we will naturally look to zoom in on, but generally we want to gear the players and the squad as a whole for T20 cricket. “We want to ensure that we do the basic things pertaining to T20 cricket as efficiently as possible and then they are some key areas as well that we think we need to take to a different level.” Harper, who was ably assisted by his elder brother Mark, along with Roderick Lovell and Orin Bailey in the absence of Curtly Ambrose, said the Guyana Amazon Warriors will have two practice games this weekend at the Guyana National Stadium, while their encampment period runs until July 8 before they head off to Grenada
for their opening game three days later against Antigua Hawksbill. Meanwhile, Essequibo Under-17 skipper and allrounder Kemo Paul has been named in the Guyana Cricket Board Under-17 squad which will leave these shores on Sunday for Tobago where they will compete in the Regional Under-17 tournament. Quizzed on whether Paul, would be given the okay to leave the preparatory camp, Harper said, “As you know, it is duties for his country so I am sure there will not be a problem with him leaving and rejoining the team on his return.” Guyana Amazon Warriors comprises Denesh Ramdin (captain), Sunil Narine, Mohammad Hafeez, Lendl Simmons, Martin Guptill, Krishmar Santokie, Christopher Barnwell, Veerasammy Permaul, Ronsford Beaton, Navin Stewart, Steven Jacobs, Leon Johnson, Robin Bacchus, Corey Anderson and Trevon Griffith. The Under-19 players are Shimron Hetmyer, Akshaya Persaud, Kevin Paul, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Daniel Basdeo and Kemo Paul.
to sponsor the programme by then president George Humphrey, who now serves as Patron of RBC. They readily said yes. He pointed out that over the years, the event has grown and hence it has seen an increase in its prize structure, while echoing the sentiments of McLeod when he said NAMILCO is pleased to be associated with the event once again. On behalf of RBC, Allen thanked NAMILCO for its support, while he added that both parties are looking to make the event bigger and better every year, while he added that several of the country’s top riders in their various categories will be on show for Monday’s 12-race programme which pedals off at 09:00hrs. However, last year’s winner of the feature event, Alanzo Greaves, will not be participating, as he is currently in the United States of America fine-tuning his preparations for this month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Allen also said there are doubts surrounding the participation of newly crowned national road race champion Geron Williams, but knows for sure that Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams who placed second to Geron in the road race championships,
will be competing. Cyclists Shaquille Agard, Hamza Eastman, Robin Persaud, Christopher Holder, Michael Anthony, Naomi Singh, Teshawna Doris and Godfrey Pollydore, just to name a few, are expected to be on show, while Allen hopes the likes of United Kingdom-based female national time trial and road race queen Claire FraserGreen, would participate in the event, if she is still here. All of the events will carry trophies and cash prizes to the top three finishers, including the BMX 6 to 9 years two laps race, which for the first time in Guyana would see the top three finishers pedal off with $5 000, $4 000 and $3 000 respectively. The Wheat Up Classic, which will see the riders compete for 30 laps, has a first place prize of $30 000 and a trophy, with the secondto sixth-place finishers taking home $25 000, $15 000, $10 000, $8 000 and $5 000 respectively along with trophies. And while there was a Team Time Trial being held at last year’s programme, it is being replaced this year with a Points Race that will go for 12 laps, with points being awarded at specific laps throughout the race, while points will be doubled for the final lap.
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Marshall stars but Guyana lose second game, to US Virgin Islands 95-75 By Rawle Toney
Captain Rawle Marshall
AFTER a disappointing opening game against the British Virgin Islands (99-63) on Tuesday night Guyana did bounce back, but fell 95-75 to defending Champions US Virgin Islands yesterday on day two of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship. A game-high 23 points from captain and former Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers shooting guard Rawle Marshall was not enough to save Guyana who put on a much better performance than they did against the BVI. Marshall also had eight rebounds and dished out five assists and, along with Andrew Ifill (14 points, 9 rebounds) and Gordon Klaiber (13 points), Guyana were kept in the game. Turn to page 27
Playing ‘D’! Guyana’s Andrew Ifill and Ray Victor smother this BVI player during their opening game. (Gordon French/BVI Platinum News photo)
4TH DIGICEL INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOL FOOTBALL C’SHIPS
Ascension come from behind to defeat Cummins Lodge … Morgan, Ann’s Grove, Leonora and Ash also win By Calvin Roberts
Part of the action between Cummings Lodge (red) and eventual champions Ascension Secondary at the Ministry of Education ground yesterday.
DISPLAYING a never-say-die attitude, the Cactus Street, West Ruimveldt-based Ascension Secondary School came from behind to defeat Cummins Lodge 2-1, in their fourth annual Digicel Inter-Secondary School Football Championship match at the Ministry of Education ground yesterday afternoon. Also recording victories in yesterday matches were Leonora Secondary who swamped Endeavour Secondary 16-0, while Ann’s Grove,
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Ash Educational Institute and Morgan Institute defeated Buxton Youth Development, Number 8 Secondary and St John’s College by 4-0 margin respectively. At the Ministry of Education ground, Cummins Lodge and Ascension started their contest shaggily until the an Obadiah Marks free kick for Cummings Lodge went marginally wide of Ascension’s goal, whose custodian Akeem Hinds was left stranded like a sailor in open waters, on the last post. Turn to page THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014