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Minister Dr. Ashni Singh

PSC, GMSA welcome reduction in fuel prices UNASUR 17 Secretary General to visit Guyana today

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Overwhelming support among Guyanese for prorogation – Rohee 9 Page

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Finance Minister: Budget to be ready within constitutional deadline - external reserves strong, qualify for €25M EU grant

By Raymon Cummings

MINISTER of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday assured that his Ministry will be ready to present the National Budget for 2015 before the required deadline. The question on Government’s preparedness to present the Budget was posed to the Minister during a press conference called to announce the reduction in the price of fuel at the pumps. The Minister said that, “work continues to honour that constitutional obligation,” and he further stated that the Ministry is guided by the Constitutional deadline which gives him 90 days after the commencement of the fiscal year to propose a Budget to the National Assembly. “We will be ready within the deadline when called,” he stated. BUDGETARY SUPPORT GRANT With regards to the European Union €25M in budget-

ary support grant, the Minister assured that Guyana has met its obligation and had received written confirmation from the body assuring that the obligations and benchmarks were achieved and as a result Guyana has qualified for the disbursement. He acknowledged that no funds were disbursed to Guyana as yet but no credible reason has been forwarded as to why this was so. “We implemented the agreement, we achieved the indicators … they wrote us and wrote to say we had qualified for €25M. The payment is dictated by the agreement and they have not offered any reason in the agreement,” the Minister said. Questioned further on the status of Guyana’s external reserves, the Minister explained that despite the challenges facing the economy as a result of the reduction in the price of gold, rice and sugar, the “external reserves remain strong

beyond any doubt.” He reminded that the external reserves are affected by many factors including trade; production and export; commodity prices, loan disbursement and the movement of world market prices, among others. SUGAR INDUSTRY Further questioned on the possibility of Guyana diversifying from sugar, given the inefficiencies in the industry, the Finance Minister cautioned against taking a simplistic look at the challenges facing that sector. He reminded that in as much as there are challenges with regards to the cost of production, the economy of entire communities depend on the sugar industry. The Government will continue to work with the industry to address the challenges and reduce the cost of production to ensure that the viability and productivity of the industry is achieved, he assured.

PSC, GMSA welcome reduction in fuel prices THE Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) have joined in welcoming Government’s much appreciated intervention in reducing the price of fuel. The PSC, in a statement yesterday, said it “wishes to express its appreciation to the Minister of Finance for his timely intervention in reducing the price of fuel by almost 30%”. The Private Sector Commission said it had appealed for an adjustment in local prices at the pump as world market prices plunged and is grateful that its appeal was heard.

“This move will provide a significant boost to industry, especially our manufacturers, and comes at a time when the effect of weak commodity prices are impacting the economy,” the PSC said. The Private Sector Commission said it is hopeful that the reduction in fuel prices will be passed on to the average consumer in the form of lower costs for transportation and other goods and services. Meanwhile, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), in a statement last night, said it would like to applaud the Finance Minister’s decision to lower the price of fuel products. The GMSA noted that it, too, has been calling on Government to put mechanisms in place that will lower the production costs

for the manufacturing sector. “The bold move to lower these costs following (yesterday’s) announcement is indicative that Government has been listening to our concerns and has taken appropriate measures to address our needs,” the GMSA stated. To this end, the GMSA acknowledged that it is grateful for this timely intervention. One of the most common problems faced by the manufacturing sector of Guyana is the high cost of energy to power large and small scale manufacturing operations. However, with the lowering of fuel prices, the manufacturing sector is now in a position to compensate for the heavy cost of the energy with the savings incurred by the reduction of fuel cost. The GMSA looks forward to continued Government support via initiates such as the one now taken to reduce the cost of fuel to the manufacturing sector and public.

Rice sector stakeholders welcome reduced fuel price THE reduction in fuel prices, announced by Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, yesterday was welcomed by the Head of the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association (RPA), Dharamkumar Seeraj. And in an interview with the Guyana Chronicle he explained that the reductions will assist rice farmers, as well as other sector stakeholders in their operational undertakings. “For farmers in particular, the reduced prices

will help when it comes to their work with land preparation and transportation, among other things,” he said. The reductions in prices for gasoline, diesel and kerosene are applicable at all Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) Stations. Gas price will be reduced from $995per gallon to $695, representing a 30 percent reduction; diesel price was also reduced by 30 percent, from $985 to $694; and kero-

Dharamkumar Seeraj sene saw a reduction of 42 percent, from $850 to $496. Seeraj lauded the fact that the reductions will take fuel prices to their lowest since 2009. Prior to the Finance Minister’s announcement, the RPA had called for a reduction of the prices, given the global trends. The reduction is expected to take full effect from today, January 20.

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Gov’t cuts gasoline, diesel prices at GUYOIL outlets by 30%, kero by 42% By Clifford Stanley

GOVERNMENT yesterday announced a 30% reduction in the price of gasoline and diesel and a 42% per cent drop in the price of kerosene at all GUYOIL outlets with effect from last night. At a media briefing yesterday afternoon, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh disclosed that the price of gasoline has been reduced from $995 per gallon to $695 per gallon; the price of diesel reduced from $985 per gallon to $694 per gallon and kerosene from $850 per gallon to $496 per gallon. The new prices mean that prices have dropped to where they were in 2009. The Minister explained that in keeping with the mechanism to adjust taxes on fuel, gasoline will now attract excise taxes at a rate of 50% and diesel at a rate of 42% with effect from January 20. There will be no excise taxes charges on kerosene. During the media briefing at NCN’s office on Homestretch Avenue, Dr. Singh disclosed that the price reductions had been made by Government within the context of falling prices of crude oil in recent months. He said that Government had been initially hesitant in reducing the prices because of the known volatility of crude oil prices. “We had to be assured that it was a sustained reduction. We don’t move prices on every occasion when there is

The Private Sector Commission is hopeful that the reduction in fuel prices will be passed onto the average consumer in the form of lower costs for transportation and other goods and services.

a rise or a drop on the international market,” he said. He explained that traditionally Government has been operating a long-standing and well-functioning mechanism under which the price of fuel is regulated so that the ad valorem tax rate is adjusted downwards when the world market price for fuel moves upwards. The system adjusts upwards when the world market price for fuel moves downwards.

with the regulatory mechanism over that period.” This has led to stability in prices over recent years. Dr. Singh expressed optimism that other fuel outlets other than GUYOIL will follow suit with similar reductions on the prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene. GUYOIL outlets will now get the rush but the hope is that the market forces will force the other distributors to follow suit,” he said.

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This mechanism has cushioned consumers from spikes in the world market price, protecting them from exorbitant price fluctuations when the world market prices reflect high volatility. He said, for example, that

He also expressed hopes that operators in the land and river transport sector will reduce the rates charged to commuters in keeping with their reduced costs of operations. He said that Government

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh has expressed optimism that other fuel outlets other than GUYOIL will follow suit with similar reductions on the prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene. between December 2008 and March 2012 the world market price for crude oil had increased by 184% but the price for a gallon of gasoline in Guyana only increased by 77%. “This was achieved by Government lowering the tax rate on gasoline in keeping

has no appetite for price controls at the moment but he would not rule out this possibility.

He said that the emphasis will be placed on persuading operators and businesses

Minister Dr. Ashni Singh benefiting from the price reductions about their moral obligation to reduce their rates to commuters and customers. Many of the stakeholders in the business community and other productive

sectors such as the gold mining sub-sector were unavailable for comment last night. But the Private Sector Commission which has been lobbying for this development since November last has welcomed the reduction in fuel prices Chairman of the PSC, Ramesh Persaud said last night that the Private Sector Commission wished to express its appreciation to the Minister of Finance for his timely intervention in reducing the price of fuel by almost 30%. The Private Sector Commission, he said, had appealed for an adjustment in local prices at the pump as world market prices plunged and is grateful that its appeal was heard. SIGNIFICANT BOOST This move will provide a significant boost to industry, especially our manufacturers, and comes at a time when

the effect of weak commodity prices is impacting the economy. The Private Sector Commission is hopeful that the reduction in fuel prices will be passed onto the average consumer in the form of lower costs for transportation and other goods and services. Crude oil was being sold for less than US$50 per barrel on the world market yesterday. Reliable sources disclosed that the sharp decline in the price for crude oil on the world market is primarily due to a current state of oversupply propelled by the massive increase in the US shale-oil production; Libya’s quick return to o i l p ro d u c t i o n ; I r a q ’s steady supply of oil for the market, and the refusal of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), led by Saudi Arabia, to reduce production.

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Tributes, protests mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day

(Reuters) - TRIBUTES to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. were held around the United States on Monday as protests over the treatment of minorities by law enforcement rolled on across the country. Observers of Martin Luther King Jr. Day have this year linked the federal holiday to a rallying cry in recent months during demonstrations over police brutality: “Black lives matter.” In a pre-dawn rally in Oakland, California on Monday, about 40 people converged on the home of Mayor Libby Schaaf, calling for harsher punishment of police who use violence against civilians. They chalked outlines of bodies on the treelined street, played record-

ings of King’s speeches and projected an image of the slain civil rights leader with the words “Black lives matter,” on the mayor’s garage door. Protests were planned in major cities such as Dallas and New York, where the family of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a police chokehold, was set to lay a wreath on the Brooklyn street where two uniformed officers were ambushed in December by a gunman claiming to avenge Garner’s death. Decisions by grand juries not to indict officers in the deaths of Garner and Michael Brown, an unarmed black man shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, touched off months of

protests across the country. The sentiment resounded even at traditional events honoring King that were under way elsewhere, including a King commemoration at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where King once preached. “We all need to remember him this day because we still don’t have complete freedom,” said Kelly Pongee, 50, of Jonesboro, Georgia, who was among hundreds of people who waited for hours to attend the service. “Look at what they’re doing to the voting rights. Look at Ferguson and those other places. Black people and poor people are still treated differently,” Pongee said. Fellow churchgoer Arthur Williams, 60, of Atlanta, said King was a guiding light in the ongoing efforts toward equality for minorities in the United States. “The struggle hasn’t

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Black rights protesters gather near illuminated letters spelling “DREAM” outside a house which they identified as the residence of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, in Oakland, California January 19, 2015

stopped,” Williams said. “Even with a black president in the White House, people of my hue are still the recipients of injustices.” Actor David Oyelowo, who portrays King in the new movie “Selma,” about the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery,

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Alabama, was a featured speaker at the church event, which was held a day before King’s children head to court in a legal fight over King’s Nobel Peace Prize medal and Bible. Across the country in northern California, tickets sold out for the final run

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on Monday of the Freedom Train, the last of the more than two dozen official train services launched 30 years ago by Coretta Scott King in honor of her husband, according to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Association of Santa Clara Valley.

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Murder convicts seek new hearing ( Tr i n i d a d G u a r d i a n ) RELATIVES of 10 men sentenced to death for the beheading of a drug baron’s brother protested out the Hall of Justice yesterday morning seeking to re-open the case. On August 7, 2001, Michael “Rat” Maharaj, Samuel Maharaj, Damien “Tommy” Ramiah, Bobby Ramiah, Seenath “Farmer” Ramiah, Daniel “Fella” Gopaul, Richard Huggins, Leslie Huggins, Mark “Bico” Jaikaran and Junior “Heads” Phillip were all convicted of Thackoor Boodram’s murder and sentenced to hang. Boodram was kidnapped and beheaded in 1997. He was the brother of Nankisoon Boodram, also known as Dole Chadee.

Chadee, a notorious drug baron, and his gang was executed by the State in 1999. Ye s t e r d a y m o r n i n g , close to 50 people gathered at the headquarters of the judiciary calling on President Anthony Carmona to use his powers to direct the Appeal Court to review the safety of their convictions after the main witness against them admitted he lied. Protesters bore placards declaring, “Mr President justice is denied,” “Free the condemn men” “Justice should not be for the rich and famous but for the poor as well” and chanted, “We want justice.” Moonia Ramiah, whose three sons—Damien “Tommy” Ramiah, Bobby Ramiah and Seenath “Farmer”

Ramiah—are among the convicts were among the protestors. Another son, Joey Ramiah, was executed, along with eight other men, by the State in 1999 for the murder of the Baboolal family. “It have innocent men in jail, they not doing anything for poor people,” one protestor shouted. The protest comes almost four years after the State’s main witness in the trial, Junior Grandison, admitted he fabricated evidence against the men. After Grandison gave a sworn statement admitting his false testimony in July 2011, the men’s relatives and lawyers petitioned former president George Maxwell Richards.

Education Ministry in support of mandatory religious exercises in schools KINGSTON, Jamaica: JAMAICA’S education ministry says it supports schools that make it mandatory for students to attend religious and mainly Christian activities. About 40 per cent of Jamaica’s schools are either owned or sponsored by a Christian denomination. Many schools that are not, generally make it mandatory for students to participate in religious exercises. In an interview with The Gleaner, Education Minister, Ronald Thwaites, said despite growing secularism and the intensification of globalisation, Jamaican life is fundamentally based on a Christian heritage. He says religious exposure is important to reinforce social values, build ethical structures and keep the society together. The education minis-

ter, who is a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church, says if there is what he calls a conscientious objection from parents, schools should accommodate different beliefs. According to Thwaites, the ministry is not pushing any particular denomination but he asserts that Jamaica will not be shedding its religious history and Christian emphasis. In a controversial article published in The Gleaner in 2013, youth development and human rights advocate, Jaevion Nelson, argued that devotions in schools are problematic, claiming that it’s impossible to cater to all beliefs and the many Christian perspectives. According to him, the Government and school administrators should not force children to pray to a Christian God, an activity

that ignores one’s right to religious freedom and the faiths of minority groups. The issue of devotions in schools was also raised in public discussions after the Jamaica Urban Transit Company ruled that preaching on its buses was violating regulations. In 2013 a report by the International Human & Ethical Union found that Jamaica was the only country in the Caribbean that upheld the freedoms of religion and expression and showed no discrimination against non-religious groups. According to that report, most of Jamaica’s religious schools are affiliated with either the Catholic Church or Protestant denominations. There is also at least one Jewish school and at least two schools run by the Islamic Council of Jamaica.

Students to protest for grades at UWI St Augustine campus

Mona Guild supports planned action KINGSTON, Jamaica – STUDENTS of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago campus were expected to stage a protest at 10:00 am yesterday over their grades being withheld in an ongoing wage dispute between lecturers and the university’s administration. The Guild of students on the weekend urged students to wear blue and to assemble outside the Campus Registrar’s Office ahead of a planned meeting between Guild officials, lecturers and campus administrators. Mona Guild President Lerone Laing told OBSERVER ONLINE ahead of the planned protest that his team stands in solidarity with their colleagues in Trinidad. “The St Augustine Guild has my full support and the support of my council in their protest action,” he said. He told OBSERVER ONLINE that he is in constant dialogue with the St Augustine Guild, but as it relates to physical action to show their support, Laing said the Mona Guild has not decided as a council yet. On Saturday, the St Augustine Guild posted a state-

UWI, Mona Guild President Lerone Laing

ment from Professor Clement Sankat, pro-vice chancellor and principal of the St Augustine Campus to it’s Facebook page. “I know that some of you may be anxious about the situation as it pertains to registration for Semester II, but let me assure you that the campus management team has been working feverishly towards a solution with all the stakeholders involved including the Government, the West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) and the Guild of students,” Sankat said.

While assuring students that attempts are being made to pay outstanding salary arrears to academic, senior administrative and professional staff, he advised them that the registration process will continue despite the impasse. Instead of grades being posted, Sankat said the faculties have been “encouraged to publish a pass list but no grades will be made available to students”. The St Augustine Guild on Saturday pledged that it would be pursuing all options available to it, including legal action, in order to bring a “satisfactory resolution” to the issue of grades being withheld as a bargaining tool. Laing last Thursday called for lecturers at the St Augustine campus to release students’ grades immediately. “Students should not be held ransom as a result of an impasse between the university administration and the lecturers,” Laing told OBSERVER ONLINE then. “It should be the intent of all involved in the teaching/learning process to protect students’ interest and we are more than disappointed that this is the route taken to have concerns addressed.”

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, January 20, 2015

EDITORIAL

Georgetown: A microcosm of Guyana under PNC administration

MAYOR Hamilton Green and his supporting members in the Georgetown City Council seemingly have brought the de structive, deconstructive PNC administrative style to the City Council construct; and the results are evident, as they were under the governance of Guyana under the PNC for decades of deceleration in Guyana’s socio-economic developmental paradigm. Peace-loving Dr. Cheddi Jagan, who normally addresses public affairs with great rectitude, in both language and actions, was once provoked into describing the cabal as “A bunch of rascals.” The Clean-Up-MyCountry campaign would have no long-term effect on the environment if there is no sustainability; and everyone knows

that with the current City Council, this is a vain hope. Of recent years, Guyana’s Tourism Sector has been increasingly accelerating; thus it is imperative that Guyana’s Capital City is once again being transformed into the pristine, beautifully-landscaped, glorious and charming city that was justifiably called ‘The Garden City’. Under the PNC and Hammie Green’s watch, the nation agonised as the city inexorably devolved into a huge, noxious garbage dump, prone to flooding and infestation of disease-carrying wildlife, and now notorious as ‘The Garbage City’. However, the government has been working in collaborative efforts with the Private Sector to create joint-venture initiatives in restructuring policies

and programmes geared toward the re-introduction of the high standards of yesteryear that were once an integral part of the Guyanese consciousness. To quote our national poet, Martin Carter, “All are involved; all are consumed.” And consumed we will be if we do not, with celerity, find a common ground where all the forces in this country work together towards the common goal of building this country of ours into a cohesive unit, striving toward national prosperity. And our Capital City of Georgetown should take precedence as a matter of urgent national priority, for reasons of both health and national income-generation concerns. In 1994, a civil society group comprising Bish Panday, Tony Xavier (then representing the

Fernandes Group of Companies), Beni Sankar, Bert Carter, Sheila George, Leila Ramson, Rocky Mann, Fitz Edwards, Andy Moore, amongst others, formed the Interim Management Committee (IMC), with Dr. James Rose as Chairman. Within a short durat i o n , G e o rg e t o w n w a s transformed into, if not a pristine city, at least a city from which the garbage had been cleared, and systems implemented for the smooth functioning of the Council. That is, a Council that was prepared to work with commitment and honesty. However, that proved to be a pipe dream, bec a u s e t h e C i t y, l e f t again in the hands of the Georgetown City Council, has once more become a massive dumpsite reeking of filth and decay, de-

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spite periodic injections of substantial subventions from Central Government, along with huge revenues collected through normal channels. Consistent revelations of misconduct anent the financial arrangements of the Council exposed the circuitry and conduits by way of which the money was siphoned away from works in the city into areas for which it was not intended; areas from which the city cannot benefit. The IMC had assumed responsibility of the city with an overdraft of $38 million. When it disbanded, the City had a credit of $6 million. Mr. Hamilton Green became Mayor of Georgetown. And the rest is history. Until Local Government Elections are held, there is need for another interim management committee, comprising dynamic figures as those

in the IMC of yesteryear, to coordinate the Herculean task of restoring this city once more to some semblance of its former glory days. This latest initiative of Government to involve communities in the environmental clean-up exercises is a step in the right direction; now there should be a programme to ensure sustainability; and an educational component, beginning in homes and schools, whereby the training begins and is developed. Wi t h C a ro l S o o b a overseeing the affairs of the City, and a functional management structure, there could be hope that Guyanese could once more boast about their Garden City and that Guyana could become a primary tourism destination, with our Capital City being the major attraction.

Shame on the GTUC! I HAVE seen the reports in the Sunday papers on the reaction of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) to the statement by CARICOM Ministers, criticising the blatant interference and the mis-leading/untruthful remarks made by the British High Commissioner in Guyana in relation to prorogation of the Parliament and democracy. I was immediately reminded of the old saying:

“History tends to repeat itself, first as a tragedy and second as a farce...” I also reminded myself that this is the problem with the GTUC; it does not exist to represent workers, but to support foreign interests. In 1953 when the Constitution was suspended, the British also disbanded the Guyana Trades Union Congress that was a genuine organisation for workers. They replaced it with pliant leadership to support the

British actions in the then British Guiana. The TUC was one of the organisations that supported the suspension of the Constitution; they stood on the side of our former masters. Today, they are doing the same thing, now criticising the statement by CARICOM Foreign Ministers who were defending the integrity of the country; its right to self-determination. This was a defence not only of Guyana, but the region; they

were defending an important principle in International Relations. They are on solid ground because President Ramotar’s action was legal/constitutional; it cannot therefore be undemocratic or unconstitutional. Indeed, prorogation came from the British model of parliamentary democracy; it is in all of the Constitutions of the Commonwealth countries and has been used by other countries up until

recently. Canada, under the Harper Administration, prorogued Parliament without a peep from the British. Another form of double standard and “monkey knowing what limb to jump on”. The sad thing is not just that the British High Commissioner seems to still believe that his country is a colonial power, but the fact that an organisation in Guyana, like the TUC, will continue to support the co-

lonial behaviour of a High Commissioner. This action by the TUC leaders tells the story of why this organisation is rotting from its head; why it is losing all relevance and creditability among workers. The TUC needs to be democratised; only then can it speak for workers of our country. Shame on the colonial-minded leaders of the TUC. ROGER CONSTANCE

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Pope Francis: The President was The Pontiff for within his rights all seasons I FOLLOWED with interest Pope Francis’ recent visit to Asia. I was highly impressed with his message of peace and reconciliation, which is so relevant in today’s world in which there is so much tension and conflict. His visit to Sri Lanka and the Phillipines generated extraordinary mass appeal, and seemed to have resonated with Catholics and people generally, in particular his call for greater concern for underprivileged children, and for the poor and needy. According to media re-

ports, over six million people attended Papal Mass in Manila, which is a record number for any Pope. Tens of thousands of people lined the route to get a glimpse of the Pope as he made his way to and from the airport in Manila. Pope Francis will certainly go down in history as someone who has championed the cause of the ordinary people, and as someone who never lost the common touch. It was so refreshing to see the Pope driving in an open-air vehicle, and using an ordinary transportation

mode. His simplicity, humility and pro-poor stance has connected with people all across the globe. His call for a New Global Human Order, which put people ahead of profits, is most timely and relevant in contemporary society in which the income gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider; and where nearly half of the world’s population is condemned to a life of poverty because of the capitalist mode of production and distribution.

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IN catechism class, we were instructed that the Pope was infallible, as he was the direct representative of the Supreme God. Later, we learnt that His Holiness was the Head of the Vatican, the smallest nation in the World with all the political and diplomatic entitlements incidental to a Sovereign State. Guyana is a Sovereign State, having gained its independence in 1966, and declared itself a Republic in 1970. Its current Constitution provides for a President with supreme executive authority, bearing a topless empyrean of impunity from any civil and criminal action, during and after the Presidency, for acts done or executed during his incumbency. Not unlike the Pope, he is Head of State and Government, and is duly elected in pursuance of the Consti-

tution, which confers upon him powers to which he has unabridged access. As an incident of their Election, His Holiness and His Excellency are entitled to a level of respect above and beyond that accorded to lesser mortals, but both remain essentially human. In a direct reference to the unpardonable Charlie Hebdo tragedy, His Holiness was adamant that freedom of expression was violated by those who insulted Prophet Mohamed by their scatological caricaturing cartoon. He drew a comparison with a national scrofulous reference to his mother, and indicated he would punch the violator, even if he was his closest ADC. To date, there has been no public condemnation of His Holiness, both here in Guyana and the world over. However, there have been rabid outbursts in a section of

the media, not unknown for its daily criticism of the government, against His Excellency for his alleged reaction to an intoxicated Guyanese who was persistently heckling President Ramotar, and was heard making insulting remarks about his predecessor, the sanction for which was a mere notional slap. Any informed lexicographer would confirm that a punch is a more severe penalty, and it would be expected that even our recently appointed Ombudsman would be constrained to decline jurisdiction should there be a complaint! But this is Guyana, where double standards are the outcrop of the new journalism, under the guise of freedom of expression.

IT is so shocking and appalling to read about the intense level of ‘personal attacks’ in so many of the writings (and even in some of the news items) in the daily newspapers in Guyana. Why should we call people by so many foul, contemptuous, ill-mannered, highly offensive and disgusting, malicious and just downright nasty names because we do not approve of what they do, write or say? And the people who often pen this willfully destructive language so proudly, like to present themselves to the world as intellectuals decorated with so many degrees. And so the attacks and counter-attacks continue unabated, that readers are forced to ask themselves: Is this all these guys have to write about? There is absolutely nothing to gain from tearing down other people. As Al-

fred Tennyson wrote, “No one ever got very high by pulling other people down.” When a person viciously attacks another, it does not advance our knowledge of the issue, and, more importantly, it doesn’t advance the effort towards a solution.

and stop these personal attacks. It is so tempting to think that we got the upper hand over someone whom we have maligned and denigrated. The reality is that we have just revealed, by this action, our own weakness and personal vindictiveness. Writing, in whatever form, is a vital medium of communication, and, in so many ways, it reveals so much of our inner self and personality. A pen (now the keyboard) in the wrong hands can provoke so much ill-will, and even violence and destruction; in the hands of an enlightened soul, it can inspire people; build bridges of hope and fulfilment; and remove superstition, ignorance and fear. In no other way do we reveal to the world so much of who we really are than in our writing.

Parliament should remain prorogued Attack ideas and – until after elections in 2016 issues; not people MR. EDITOR, please permit me to express the following thoughts: I am 74, and the United States has been my home for the past 33 years. My patriotism is now more for America than for Guyana, but, I do follow the Guyana news Online, and I am truly amazed to read of the daily negative remarks about the government. I am not inclined to list these unwarranted attacks, since these criticisms have been ongoing for many years. Those who state that the PPP Gov’t is ten times worse than the PNC regime, and that there is no democracy in Guyana surely do not know, or cannot remember, what went on during the PNC regime. The PNC lost power 22 years ago, and we do forget things as we grow older; but no one who experienced the three decades of the PNC regime can truly forget the hardships and the sufferings, unless they are out of their minds. This reminds me of Moses and his people. He freed them from slavery and severe hardships in Egypt, and from the tyranny of the

Pharaoh and led them safely across the Red Sea. But the people quickly lost faith in him; rebelled against him; and turned to idolatry and paganism when he was away on his mission. They quickly forgot what Moses did for them. Similarly, it was the PPP that brought food to the people after many years of severe hardships and starvation; and it was the PPP that restored democracy to the people. How can anyone in their right mind forget this? I have not visited Guyana for many years, but have spoken with many who have made regular trips, and was informed about the many large grocery stores with abundant food items. I see daily news of infrastructure projects developed under the PPP, which includes construction of roads, sea defence, housing projects, hospitals, schools and many other proof of genuine progress all over Guyana, including among the Amerindian communities. The last I heard was that the 2011 elections were free and fair, which gave the Joint Opposition a one-seat majority. But the critics who yearn

for political power say there is no democracy in Guyana. Really? In 1992, there was change in Guyana, from BAD to GOOD. Now, the demand is being made by a few for change again. This time from GOOD to BAD. Sometimes we get what we wish for; and if this is what the people want, then so be it. But I do not think it will ever happen. The PNC stole power and ruled illegally for almost three decades, and they blew it. The PPP won every free and fair election since 1992, and I think that it will continue to do so. Freddie, Moses and those in the AFC and PNC are living in Wonderland. I say, dream on. Guyana has indeed moved forward. Those who have eyes can see progress and prosperity everywhere, including in the Amerindian communities. I say that there should be no premature elections. The PPP won the free and democratic elections in 2011, and it should rule out its full term. Parliament should remain prorogued until after elections in 2016. MOHAMED MAJEED

Our newspapers should not reflect the toxic, crude, malicious, distasteful and hate-filled writings that are so common on the Internet. It is time that we move on the higher ground, and deal with the ideas and issues

JUSTICE CHARLES. R. RAMSON, S.C.,O.R (Retired Attorney-General & Minister of Legal Affairs)

CECIL RAMKIRATH

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 20, 2015

Islander aircraft search ...after 21 days of multiple sorties no called off sighting of aircraft with 2 on board AFTER 21 days of multiple sorties by helicopters and fixed winged aircraft, complemented by seven ground search parties totalling forty seven persons, all to no avail, the search for the missing Islander aircraft was yesterday formally called off. Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn and officials of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) extended their sympathy to the immediate family, relatives and friends of the missing pilot Captain Nicky Persaud, and Cargo Loader David Bisnauth in their time of distress. 8R-GHE disappeared on a routine shuttle operation from Mahdia to Karisparu on 28th December, 2014. On board were Captain Nicky Persaud, 27, and cargo loader David Bisnauth, 51. The location of their suspected crash site in the densely forested Siparuni/Potaro area and their remains have not been found and probably never will be. A media release from the GCAA disclosed that over the past three weeks the search for the missing aircraft 8R-GHE and its occupants had engaged a varied and substantial number of resources, including, personnel, aircraft and specialised equipment among others. The Rescue Coordination Centre was established and supported by Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, Ma-

jor Mike Charles, Captain G. Gouveia, along with several agencies, including the GDF, Guyana Police Force, GGMC, CDC, Ministry of Health, Guyana Forestry Commission, Air Services Ltd, CJIAC, Civil Aviation Department â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Suriname, CGX and the GCAA. Over 230 hours were flown by the helicopters and fixed winged aircraft over the Blackwater Creek basin, North Fork, Konawaruk River, Ebini, Eagle, Mowasi, Glendor mountains, Kurungiku mountain range, including Toucan Face, Twin Towers and Toucan Valley. The helicopters conducted multiple sorties over the Captain Nicky Persaud Blackwater Creek and North Fork areas, including locations where damaged trees and crows were observed. Ground searches complemented the aerial searches after day three and intensified thereafter with seven ground search parties totalling forty seven persons from the Guyana Forestry

Commission, St. Cuthbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mission, villagers from Mahdia and Chenapau, twenty Special Forces Officers, family members of Captain Persaud and volunteers. Approximately twenty insertions and extractions of ground search parties were done at nine landing areas to trek along the treacherous and densely forested terrain. Areas where potential images captured by the Canadian Twin Otter with capability of picking up large metallic objects were also combed. Later in the search, several attempts to pursue an additional lead from a camp owner were made by the Rescue Coordination Centre and the aircraft company; however, after over one week, the person failed to take officers to the location from which he said the aircraft was seen. Using this information, the GDF Special Forces Officers combed the mountainous area. Over the last weekend, another team including, Captain Gouveia, continued the search efforts; however, once again there was no sighting of the aircraft. But all leads, the GCAA said, have been exhausted without success. As a result, the Minister of Public Works, in collaboration with the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC), took a decision yesterday to bring the search to an end.

Persons who usually gather along the East Coast highway to witness the drag races

Drag racers using East Coast highway unchallenged By Leroy Smith

ON Sundays a section of the East Coast Highway is converted to a drag racing speedway for CBR motorcycles and cars, starting from the junction of University Gardens and concluding in the vicinity of the Ocean View International Hotel. The races occupy the southern section of the highway and usually draw a good turnout of spectators, supporters and those who bet huge sums on a particular driver or rider and

his machine. This practice now mirrors the horse cart races along Homestretch Avenue each Sunday morning and which the Traffic Department is still to bring under control. It is widely believed that the persons involved in the exciting but dangerous and illegal drag races have found a way to ensure that each time the races are set to take off the police are not aware. While there are claims that the police are being socialised

to turn a blind eye to the practice, this newspaper has no evidence to confirm this. In fact, this publication is aware that the Guyana Police Force Sunday scrambled to have its ranks swoop down on the East Coast highway drag racing procession but by the time the police arrived at the location, all the races were concluded. The police in the past have issued advisories to persons on how they should use the roadways and would from time to time highlight the many negative spinoffs of accidents.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 20, 2015

PPP ‘election machinery’ activated – Rohee THE ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has activated its “election machinery” in anticipation of President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of a date for early general and regional elections. “The Party is well underway with its preparations for the imminent elections, already we have started to mobilise volunteers and activate our elections machinery,” said PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee. He made the disclosure at the party’s weekly press conference yesterday at Freedom House, Robb Street. According to Rohee, the PPP is ready for a move to general and regional elections. “We have never been afraid of elections,” Rohee declared. The PPP General Secretary added that having gauged the sentiments of the Guyanese people, the ruling party is confident of regaining its majority Mr. Clement Rohee PPP at the next elections. General Secretary WINNING COMFORTABLE MAJORITY He said, “The mood was one of optimism with encouraging signs that the PPP/C would win a comfortable majority of the votes whenever elections are held, thereby being in a much better position to continue with its development agenda without let or hindrance by Opposition parties.” SHOW OF SUPPORT Rohee highlighted that the Party’s community meetings

in all 10 Regions of Guyana, up to the end of last year, were encouraging. “The People's Progressive Party is encouraged by the show of support it has been receiving from Party members,

“The mood was one of optimism with encouraging signs that the PPP/C would win a comfortable majority of the votes whenever elections are held thereby being in a much better position to continue with its development agenda without let or hindrance by opposition parties.”

– PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee

supporters and members of the wider community during the several party outreaches conducted by the Party before the holiday season,” he said. The Party’s General Secretary stated that, in addition to the encouraging show of support, Guyanese who turned out to the meetings used the opportunity to express satisfaction with the Party’s role in ensuring their concerns are addressed. Consequently, he added that party members and supporters, during those meetings and outreaches, pledged their continuing support to the Party and their commitment to work untiringly to realise a complete victory for the party in the upcoming elections. “The PPP will soon re-commence its countrywide outreach programme with a series of bottom house and community meetings planned. Party leaders will fan out to coastal and hinterland regions in the coming weeks,” Rohee concluded.

Overwhelming support among Guyanese for prorogation – Rohee THERE is “overwhelming” support for the decision taken by President Donald Ramotar to prorogue Parliament following the attempt by the political Opposition to advance a ‘Confidence’ motion against the current Administration. This was the sentiment expressed by People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Clement Rohee, who added that this conclusion was arrived at following several community meetings and outreaches done by the Party. “Party supporters condemned the role played by the AFC in collaborating with the APNU to destabilise the PPP/C Administration, and their combined efforts to slow down the pace of economic and social progress,” Rohee said at the PPP’s weekly press conference held yesterday at Freedom House on Robb Street. ABUSE OF ONE-SEAT MAJORITY Addressing the disposition of the combined Opposition prior to the President’s decision to prorogue Parliament, Rohee made it clear that Guyanese are not unaware of the fact that the combined Opposition has abused its one-seat majority in the National Assembly. “The Guyanese people are politically enlightened….(they are aware of) the obvious abuse of the National Assembly by the one-seat majority of the combined Opposition to settle personal scores and stymie the developmental thrust of Guyana,” Rohee said. He contends that APNU and AFC have together shot down all the major transformational projects, such as the Modern Airport, Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, and the Specialty Hospital, among others. “(These are) projects that would have created thousands of jobs for young people due to the much improved education system under the PPP/C,” the PPP General Secretary said.

DIALOGUE INTENDED Given the posture of the APNU and AFC, President Ramotar has always maintained that the need for dialogue was uppermost in his mind when he made his decision to Prorogue Parliament on November 10. Paving the way for greater dialogue among political parties, Rohee contends, would have kept the 10th Parliament alive to address critically important issues currently before the House. The effect of ending the first session of the 10th Parliament by way of prorogation is the suspension of the business of the National Assembly. As a result of that move, the Alliance For Change (AFC) sponsored ‘No-Confidence’ motion was not considered. A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) had, prior to November 10, signalled its intention to support the motion. Had it not been for the proclamation to prorogue Parliament, if the no-confidence motion had been approved by the political Opposition, Guyana would have been headed to early general elections within three months. However, President Ramotar has made it clear that if these efforts prove futile, there will be a move to early general elections. Since the prorogation, APNU and the AFC have made it clear that they will not engage the President in talks unless the prorogation is lifted and Parliamentary work resumes. The rejection of talks was also formally communicated by APNU Leader Brigadier (rtd) David Granger in a December 2 letter responding to the President’s November 18 invitation for talks. The most recent contention of the current Administration following these positions is that the prorogation objectives have been lost. Consequently, President Ramotar has since indicated that Guyana will head to early general and regional elections, just over three years since the November 2011 polls.

PPP Executive Committee continuing discussions on date for general and regional elections TALKS of protest actions to push President Donald Ramotar to set a date for general and regional elections have been bandied about, in addition to the political Opposition’s call for the same. And yesterday General Secretary of the ruling Party, Clement Rohee, disclosed that discussions on the matter, at the level of the party’s Executive Committee – of which Ramotar is a member – are continuing. “Discussions are continuing on that and other issues as well,” he said at the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) weekly press conference, which was held at Freedom House. He added that, as it relates to a call to protest actions, peaceful protest actions, is a right that Guyanese have. “Until a date is set the PPP is moving into elections mode,” Rohee said. NO FALLOUT At a previous news conference the PPP General Secretary noted that the Party expects no fallout as a result of a date not being named as yet. “I do not expect a fallout at all. Some people describe it in different ways, but I think the President was tactful in taking that approach,” he had said. Rohee explained then that President Ramotar’s announcement was a “practical” one, considering the current circumstances. “Politicians in different countries adopt different tactical and strategic approaches in dealing with local elections. Is there anything wrong with the President and the ruling party adopting certain tactical and strategic approaches with respect to the electoral process in our country? No! So long as it is not unconstitutional,” the PPP General Secretary stressed. Also, once the President announces a date to go to general and regional elections, constitutionally, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has three months within which to deliver; and the Commission is still to complete its Claims and Objections period, following the end of the seventh cycle of continuous registration. Ramotar, last December, indicated that Guyana will be headed back to the polls, more than a year early. The Head of State expressed confidence in his party regaining the parliamentary majority it lost in the 2011 general and regional elections by one seat. At the last elections, the combined Opposition gained control of the National Assembly by a one-seat majority in a 33-32 split. President Ramotar credited his confidence to the Government’s performance in moving the country forward for the benefit of the Guyanese people, and to the experiences of the Guyanese people in the last three years.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 20, 2015

Guyana Gov’t, Private Sector commits to resolving Suriname minibus issue By Ravin Singh

THE Guyana Government and the Private Sector are currently leading the way in negations to resolve the issue regarding minibus operations between Guyana and Suriname, against the backdrop of a number of impositions by Surinamese authorities. According to a release issued by the Guyana Foreign Affairs Ministry last Thursday, the Embassy of Guyana in Paramaribo was informed by four minibus operators that the Surinamese authorities had instituted new requirements for buses plying the route from Guyana to Paramaribo. These new requirements imposed on the minibus operators a duty to transport the identical passengers they would have brought from Guyana on their return from Suriname. However, the Foreign Affairs Ministry immediately rejected this, and deemed the requirement as being “impractical”, given that persons have varying lengths of stay and passengers might also be travelling one way only. As a result, the Guyanese Embassy immediately contacted the Surinamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had promised to speak with their Customs authorities pertaining to the issue. The issue was, however, not resolved.

DIALOGUE

Commitment was made by Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett who vowed to press her Surinamese counterpart through dialogue to recognise the good neighbourly relations that exist between Guyana and Suriname and adopt

CROSS BORDER PROTOCOL

President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) Ramesh Dookhoo)

Following this, the Ministry was then made aware that another imposition had been instituted. This time, the Surinamese authorities were requiring that Guyanese operators needed to apply for a licence to operate from Guyana to Paramaribo. Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry quickly rebutted this, stressing that these requirements were inconsistent with the Cross Border Protocol of October 22, 1998.

a swift resolution to the issue. This commitment was then echoed by President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), Ramesh Dookhoo, last Friday evening, when he pledged the Private Sector’s support in continuing to pursue the issue with the aim of bringing about a quick resolution.

ROAD TRANSPORT AGREEMENT Dookhoo was quick to highlight the violation of the road transport agreement between Guyana and Suriname which the Surinamese authorities have chosen to ignore. “It is a breach of that agreement,” he stressed. What this kind of action demonstrates, Dookhoo said, is the kind of mentality that needs to be eliminated as the two neighbouring countries head into a new dimension of trading within the Region. “It demonstrates the thinking we have as small nations in the CARICOM. We are afraid of someone else entering our country. I do not blame our friends in Suriname. Every single island jurisdiction in the Caribbean has the same approach that these same gentlemen in Suriname who objected to our buses have,” Dookhoo said. To this extent, he commended the efforts of Suriname which he described as a country which has always demonstrated an open-door policy in relation to trading with Guyana. “They have never blocked any Guyanese going into their country to trade,” he noted, adding that Guyana too has never blocked any Surinamese company wishing to operate here. Also having an input on the issue was President of the Private Sector Commission Ramesh Persaud, who noted that if the impositions continue it is definitely going to impact the movement of people, in particular tourists and the movement of goods and services between the two countries. Additionally, the cost of handling goods will also be increased. He assured the media, however, that currently efforts are being made to resolve this issue, with the Government and the Private Sector leading the way in negations.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Declare all gold production in a …a visionary who believed in the human timely manner as spirit and non-violence prices improve …the Gold Board advises

THE Guyana Gold Board wishes to bring to the attention of gold producers and other holders of gold, specifically raw or unrefined gold, amalgam, slimes and scrapings containing gold and/or smelted gold that the gold market is currently at an all-time high since the beginning of September 2014. While 2015 began with the price of gold quoted by the London Fix at US$1,184.25, the market prices initially fluctuated within the US$1,200 to US$1,220 band before showing increased volatility and pushing past that band upwards. It should be noted that for the year so far, gold price has appreciated by 7.9 percent with 4.5 percent of that growth occurring over the week ended January 17, 2015. The Guyana Gold Board is encouraging producers and other holders of gold to sell and declare the gold in their possession. To encourage increased declaration, The Government of Guyana has approved for there to be duty free waivers for the importation of various required vehicles for gold producers. That waiver is dependent on the declaration of gold by producers. The GGB wishes to remind producers and traders of their legal obligation to declare their production and transactions in accordance with the Guyana Gold Board Act.

AMERICANS on every third Mon- a threat to justice everywhere. We are day in January honour the life and caught in an inescapable network of achievements of the Rev. Martin mutuality, tied in a single garment of Luther King Jr., (1929–1968), the destiny. Whatever affects one directly, 1964 Nobel Peace laureate and the individual most associated with the triumphs of the African-American civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s. As political organiser, supremely skilled orator and advocate of non-violent protest, King was pivotal in persuading his fellow Americans to end the legal segregation that prevailed throughout the South and parts of other regions, and in sparking support for the civil rights legislation that established the legal framework for racial equality in the United States. Dr. King, like South African President, Nelson Mandela, was a visionary who believed in the human spirit and chose non-violence to armed resistance. Martin Luther King Jr. Like Nelson Mandela he suffered greatly, but he converted his suffering into inspiration for millions of people affects all indirectly.” in the United States and throughout the The civil rights movement was world. In his famous Letter from the driven by acts of courage – by indiBirmingham Jail written in April 1963, viduals who stood up for what was he wrote that “Injustice anywhere is right. Despite the threats and acts of

intimidation, leaders like Dr. King, Rosa Parks, and Thurgood Marshall stood their ground and fought for their beliefs. It is because of their courage and perseverance that historic legislation including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were passed. With four words, “I Have A Dream,” Dr. King inspired thousands of people to stand up and fight for equality, peace and justice. His universal words were not just inspiration for African Americans; they gave hope to the poor and disadvantaged all of over the world. By honouring Dr. King, we honour all people, past and present, who stand up for equality and justice. These are common values that the United States shares with Guyana. We lost Dr. King in 1968 far too early at just 39 years of age, but his spirit lives on in the hearts and minds of millions of children and adults around the globe. Dr. King’s writing and speeches of more than 50 years ago still resonate today. Let Freedom Ring! United States Embassy Chargé d'Affaires, Bryan Hunt

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, January 20, 2015

No change in PPP 17-yr-old student commits suicide position on foreign ‘interference’ – Rohee

AN attempt to compare the ruling party’s disposition, relative to foreign involvement in domestic affairs, prior to 1992 and currently was rubbished by the Party’s General Secretary, Clement Rohee. Speaking, yesterday, during the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) weekly press conference, he said, “I don’t think that prior to 1992 it was meddling. If it was meddling, it was justified meddling.” Rohee made it clear that the state of affairs in Guyana prior to 1992 was one that is much different from the status quo. “In those days you had an undemocratic regime that held on to political power by rigged elections and, therefore, regime change, even though the phrase was not coined in those days, was applicable,” he said The PPP General Secretary’s comments follow several tense incidents between with members of Guyana’s own diplomatic corps and the current Administration. The most recent such occurrence saw British High Commissioner, Mr. Andrew Ayre, commenting on Guyana’s political status quo at a news conference, where he made statements that drew the ire of the Government. These areas of tensions were what was matched against the PPP’s engagement of the United States of America’s Carter Centre, which, according to the party, assisted in the return to democracy.

Rohee made it clear that what is applicable in one situation is not always applicable in another. “Having lobbied US Congressmen and Senators and having a US Embassy here, they were sympathetic on the need for change,” he said, stressing that the operative word was ‘need’, given the prevailing state of affairs at the time. Rohee added that, “(If you take the opposition line) that this country has sunk to the lowest level, obviously you would agree that there is cause to meddle for change, but that is not so when you look at Guyana today. This fact, he underscored, was recognised only last Friday by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Community Council of Ministers, which held its 35th meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. The Council of Ministers, in a statement, called for resident members of the diplomatic corps in Guyana, as well as in other CARICOM Member States, to adhere to diplomatic proprieties and stressed the need for members of the diplomatic corps to ensure that there is non- interference in the domestic affairs of Member States. The PPP General Secretary concluded that Guyana is a sovereign country, where the principles of democracy are upheld, and there is no contradiction in the ruling party’s positions, relative to ‘interference’ from the diplomatic corps.

Regional bloc far from fiscal harmonisation

– CAIC President – trade laws modification needed W I T H I N t h e re g i o n a l sphere, particularly the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the diverse nature of each country’s economic stability has landed the regional bloc in a state wherein it is far from fiscal harmonisation. This sentiment was expressed by President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), Mr. Ramesh Dookhoo, last Friday evening at the Guyana-Suriname Trade Mission’s press conference, held at Park View Hotel. Loosely translated, the term ‘fiscal harmonisation’ refers to the process of implementing across a geographic region taxes that are similar in nature by increasing taxes in lower-tax areas to match those in higher-tax areas.

Pointing to the Surinamese call for “open borders” with Guyana to facilitate trade, Dookhoo noted that, as a trading bloc, “open borders means that we must harmonise our taxation systems; we must harmonise our monetary systems; we must harmonise our products and services, and we must harmonise all the other regimes that go with the manufacturing and exporting of goods and services.” The reality, however, is that “we are far from fiscal harmonisation”, Dookhoo related, as he added that the issue of taxation harmonisation within the Region seems to have totally come off the bloc. “It is no longer on the table,” he stressed. Highlighting the integral role of the Private Sector,

Dookhoo further elaborated on the fact that the private sector should aim primarily to create business activities within CARICOM, thus pushing governments within the Region to force fiscal harmonisation. Dookhoo also called for modification of trade laws, collectively and as individual jurisdictions within CARICOM. For this to happen, he contended, serious political commitment must be made by the government of each country. As the currency exchange rate currently stands, one United States Dollar (USD) is equivalent to 6.34 Trinidad & Tobago dollars, two Barbadian Dollars, 115.10 Jamaican Dollars and 207.21 Guyanese Dollars.

A 1 7 - y e a r- o l d s e c ondary school student has committed suicide on the Essequibo Coast. According to reports, the student Ravindra Lall, of Hoff- Van - Aurick village, who attended the Abram Zuil Secondary, school ingested a quantity

of deadly herbicide some two weeks ago . Reports said he was preparing to write the CXC examination and left his parents and relatives in a state of shock after consuming the poison without no known reasons. According to reports

the student was always known to be very quiet, studied hard and did well at school. He died on Sunday at the Suddie hospital. His death has caused sadness and grief among students and teachers at the Abram Zuil Secondary School.

23-yr-old miner hangs himself in Essequibo A 23-year-old miner, Leroy Cornelius, of Lima Sea Dam, Essequibo Coast, ended his life by suicide Sunday morning. According to reports, the miner who was an excavator machine operator in the gold mining industry in the interior, hanged himself Sunday morning after attending a church service.

Reports said the miner, who was owed a large sum of money by his employer, probably became depressed and confused after not being paid and decided to end his life by hanging. According to relatives, the miner, after returning from church took his clothes off and left them on his bed before going to the back of the yard,

where he hanged himself with a piece of rope in a fowl pen. Reports said after he was missed from the house by relatives, a search was conducted for him and his body was discovered hanging in the fowl pen. The Police who was informed rushed to the scene and conducted investigations.

Toll Stations for Linden/ Lethem/Kwakwani roads – Minister Benn THE Ministry of Public Works, in a bid to secure a much needed revenue stream, will during the course of this year implement a toll booth system on a number of roads in Guyana. Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn, gave the reaffirmation this past week when he fielded questions during a media engagement at the Ministry’s Kingston offices. Benn identified the more than 200 kilometer long Linden to Kwakwani stretch of road, one that has been badly deteriorating in recent years as a result of increased trucking activities in the region. The Ministry of Public Works, having assumed maintenance of the roadway, has been spending an average of $100M annually along the Kwakwani to Linden road over the past five years. The Minister announced too that the more than 500 kilometer Linden to Lethem road, which attracts a hefty

annual maintenance bill, will also see toll stations being erected. According to Benn, the Ministry has been expending quite large sums of monies on hinterland roads. He told media operatives that one of the problems that obtain with the use of the roads is that of weight control in relation to the vehicles traversing them. This, he said, is compounded by extended wet seasons, coupled with over-laden motor vehicles/ lorries leading to resultant damage to the roads. “We got to put some measures in place, some tolls…to be able to regulate the traffic and regulate the weight and uses of the road,” said the Minister with responsibility for public infrastructure. The intention, according to Minister Benn, is to have toll stations erected on the Linden to Kwakwani and the Linden to Lethem Road. He identified also the road that leads to Mahdia in

Robeson Benn

Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni), Puruni/Itaballi in Region 7(Cuyuni/Mazaruni), among some other roads still to be identified. “It will have to be tolling with security,” stressed the Public Works Minister who reminded that with a toll station on an interior road, there are inherent security issues. He projected either a first or second quarter (of the year) roll out for the toll stations.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 20, 2015

Before start of Claims and Objections…

Completion of operational undertakings necessary P U B L I C AT I O N o f the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE), as well as several other operational undertakings, has to be completed before a date for the claims and objections period is announced. This was according to the Guyana Elections

Commission (GECOM) Public Relations Officer (PRO), Richard Francois, who spoke to the Guyana Chronicle yesterday via telephone. SEVENTH CYCLE The claims and objections period is the next step

after a continuous cycle of registration, the last one being the seventh cycle of continuous registration. Some 6,003 persons took advantage of the seventh cycle of registration, which ended on December 31, 2014. There were also 1,163 changes and corrections

to existing registration information that was done during the seventh continuous cycle of registration, as well as 1,248 transfers. The seventh cycle of continuous registration commenced on November 30th, 2014, and allowed persons the opportunity to register for the first time, conduct transfers and make changes to their registration details. The claims and objections period is necessary to finalise the Official List of Electors (OLE), which will facilitate voting on Elections Day, the date for which is still to be announced by President Donald Ramotar. Early last December, the Head of State ended the

wait of the Guyanese people with the much-anticipated announcement on the way forward to bring an end to the current political impasse – a move to early general and regional elections. AFTER DATE IS SET A move by the President to set a date will have a bearing on several processes. Once a date is set, it will translate into the dissolution of Parliament, which currently still stands suspended under the November prorogation proclamation; political parties will then kick into campaign mode. Also, once a proclamation announcing a date is made by the President to go to general

and regional elections, GECOM will have its timelines with which to work. Meanwhile, the GECOM PRO, in a prior statement, disclosed that logistical and administrative preparations have long begun in “earnest” for the professional and transparent management of the impending general and regional elections. “The Commission now awaits the announcement by His Excellency, The President, of the date for General and Regional Elections, after meaningful collaboration with GECOM,” François stated. The last general and regional elections were held in November 2011. (Vanessa Narine)

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Eighteen shortlisted for 2015 Carib Soca Monarch

WITH the festivities of the 2015 Carib Soca Monarch looming just ahead folks at the Ansa Mc Al entity have declared the lucky eighteen shortlisted for this year’s competition.

Thirty-two persons entered to be a part of the 11th annual CARIB SOCA MONARCH competition; however, eighteen persons were chosen as semi-finalists as they met the criteria

The reigning Carib Soca Monarch, Kwasi ‘Ace’ Edmondson

of requirements based on the lyrics, diction, originality, rendition and musical arrangement. These eighteen vibrant artistes are promising that the competition will be feisty as they plan to raise the bar for Soca music in Guyana by way of thrilling performances and lyrical sensations. The Semi-finals are scheduled for January 31st, 2015 at New Amsterdam, Berbice, and the Finals on February 14th, 2015 at the National Park, Georgetown. The CARIB SOCA Monarch champion will win One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, with Five Hundred Thousand and Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars for the second and third place prizes respectively. The CARIB SOCA MONARCH was first hosted in 2004.

UGSS to host ‘Mr. & Mrs. UGSS’ pageant in February AMIDST a small gathering in the Education Lecture Theatre (ELT) at its Turkeyen Campus, the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS) yesterday officially launched a scholarship pageant titled “Mr. & Mrs. UGSS”. The idea of such a pageant was birthed to expose students’ talent and promote students’ involvement along with enhancing students’ confidence and awareness, particularly on matters related to the University. Themed “King of Erudition, Queen of Elegance - True Beauty is intelligent”, the pageant is slated for February 7th at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), and a panel of prestigious judges would ensure efficiency in the competition. The 11 contestants in the pageant, five males and six females, are all students at the University of Guyana. The UGSS has said that

The delegates of the Mr. & Mrs. UGSS pageant at the official launch yesterday

once individuals ranging in age from 18 to 33 are attending the University, they are eligible to contest the pageant. The contestants stood on stage at the launch of the pageant, and each provided a synopsis of themselves. Most come from the faculty of social sciences, technology, health, and education and humanities.

Gracing the occasion was Ms. Paulette Paul, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the University of Guyana, who expressed her concerns in relation to the pageant: “I was indeed very impressed with the performance of the young people, and I must congratulate the UGSS for putting on such a pageant with such a significant focus,” she said.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Mobile pump clearing flood water on Essequibo Coast …President’s promise becomes reality within hours at Hampton Court, Windsor Castle and Sparta

PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar’s promise to residents of Hampton Court, Windsor Castle and Sparta that a mobile pump will be installed to bring relief to them has become reality within hours of the announcement. Chief Executive Officer of the NDIA, Lionel Wordsworth said the pump promised by the President was deployed immediately to the Essequibo Coast from Georgetown, and set up at Hampton Court near the sluice. The CEO said the pump is in full operation to drain flood water from residential and farming areas at Hampton Court and other surrounding villages. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, George Jarvis, who visited the Hampton Court and Windsor Castle sluices yesterday said the NDIA, under the direction of the CEO is conducting an operation to ensure that water accumulated on the land is moved off. The PS said the areas affected by the flooding are suffering from the deposition of mud on the foreshore that is hampering the flow of water through sluices and channels. The Permanent Secretary said the hydro flow pump that is installed near the sluice is a temporary measure. He assured that the two excavators on the pontoon in the Atlantic Ocean

President Donald Ramotar in discussion with residents at Devonshire Castle sluice

will continue to clear the outfall channels at Hampton Court and Devonshire Castle. Mr. Jarvis said the NDIA has been very proactive on the ground since the flood started. Region 2 Chairman, Parmanand Persaud, who gave

an update on the flood situation between the villages of Walton Hall and Devonshire Castle, said the flood water has receded by some five inches in two days. The Chairman said if there is no rain for the next two days, the water will recede off the land very quickly. He how-

The mobile pump that President Ramotar promised at work at Hampton Court

ever pointed out that water is flowing down from the high lands very quickly. Mr. Persaud commended the NDIA for getting hydro flow pumps very quickly to the Essequibo Coast to bring relief to residents in flooded villages. The Chairman also com-

mended and thanked residents of Hampton Court, Windsor Castle, Sparta and Devonshire Castle for coming out and assisting to help stir the sling so that the channels of the sluices can be cleared. The Windsor Castle sluice is back in operation

after residents volunteered to help stir the mud that had blocked the channels. Reports said several women of the villages also cooked food and supplied it to the men who helped to clear the channels. (Rajendra Prabhulall in Essequibo)

Water being pumped into the Atlantic Ocean at Hampton Court

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Amerindians and national education initiatives A GINA FEATURE

Students of the Assakata Primary, Region 1

WITHIN the list of ‘neglects’ that the Amerindians of Guyana had to endure, during the years of the People’s National Congress (PNC) regime, was access to quality education. And this was so, despite the establishment of the Amerindian Scholarship Fund in 1962, which was not properly supported by adequate funding. This meant that there was no efficaciousness in catering for the educational tuition of the many Amerindians eligible for

this accommodation. What this translated to was that Amerindians were continuously at a disadvantaged position as far as obtaining quality education, thus rendering them incapable of competing for desirable employment opportunities. This hopeless scenario, however, was predestined to change, and in retrospect, it is evident that a drastic one did take place. The reason inheres in the reality of huge investments and innovative interventions that were met-

A Massakenari youth using a computer to do his homework

A section of the Kato secondary School in Region 8

ed out over years, since the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) administration took office in 1992, as it embarked on an Education Strategic Plan, which saw the implementation of many programmes and policies, and the rehabilitation of schools and the construction of new ones where none had previously existed.

HINTERLAND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

The Hinterland Scholar-

ship Programme (HSP) that affords academic opportunities, at both the secondary and tertiary levels, took centre stage of this great revitalisation of Amerindian education. In 1963, six scholarships were offered under this programme. However, since 1992, the programme has undergone an expansion that is allowing it to be more comprehensive. This programme, which allows for the integration of hinterland students into the wider Guyanese society, and

which provides them with quality secondary and technical education not accessible in their communities, offers two types of scholarships: the regional and national scholarship. The programme is supported by the Government, through the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, and provides students with a monthly stipend, school necessities, accommodation and meals. For the regional aspect, students are required to obtain 470 marks at the National Grade Six Examination, while for the national level, students are required to obtain more than 480 marks to be awarded schools in Georgetown and its environs. It has thus far benefitted more than 1000 students, and has produced nurses, midwives, medex, engineers, teachers, and agriculturalists, who, after their initial training, returned to their respective communities to share their development skills. There are also Amerindians in Cuba, on scholarships, ranging from medicine to agronomy and Information Technology. In 2014, $66.6 million was allocated from the National Budget to the Hinterland Scholarship Programme.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Prior to 1993, there was hardly any proper educational infrastructure in Amerindian communities, and students had to travel long distances, either by foot or canoe, in order to attend school. As a result of this discomfort, many children did not attend school regularly, and it led to a huge number of drop-outs and absenteeism. However, recognising this injustice, the PPP/C administration began building schools wherever feasible, to ensure that children attend schools close to their communities. Today, there are over 250 schools, spread across the regions, 116 nursery, 139 primary, and 12 secondary schools, thus adequately catering for a wide spread of students.

SECONDARY EDUCATION

At the secondary level, the administration ensured several institutions were constructed in the hinterland areas. Up to year 2003, less than 13% of the households in the rural interior had access to secondary education. From one secondary school that existed in Region 2 decades ago, scondary schools now exist in communities such as, MabaruTurn to page 16 ►

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From page 15

Education Minister Priya Manickchand with school children in Region 9

ma, Port Kaituma and Santa Rosa, Region 1; St Cuthbert’s Mission, Region 4; Waramadong, Jawalla and Three Miles, Region 7; Mahdia and Paramakatoi, Region 8; and Annai, Aishalton, St. Ignatius, and Sand Creek, Region 9. Moreover, works are ongoing on the construction of the state-of-the-art $780M secondary school at Kato, Region 8. This school is expected to house 1000 students and is schedule to be completed this year.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Guyana has achieved Universal Primary Education, which means that every child, regardless of his location, now has access to a primary school. To this end, a number of primary facilities were constructed in many hinterland communities, with the most recent being the Lower Kaituma Primary and Mabaruma Primary, Region 1; Bethany Primary, Region 2; Mora

Point Nursery and Karamat Primary, Region 5; Quebanang Primary and Nursery, Region 7; Paramakatoi Primary, Region 8; Arapaima Primary, Baitoon Primary, Semonie Primary, and Rockstone Primary, Region 10. ACCOMMODATION In order to accommodate students who attend school far away from their communities, a number of dorm facilities have been constructed and renovated in Regions 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9. The $95.4 dor-

Region 7 residents at the launch of the HEIP at Kamarang

mitory facility at Liliendaal facilitates students who are studying on the coast.

TRAINED TEACHERS

Recognising the large number of untrained and unqualified teachers in the Hinterland schools, Government

quickly embarked on a number of initiatives to facilitate distance training for teachers, one being the Guyana Basic Education Teacher Training Programme. Thus far, over 1200 teachers and 400 principals in Regions 1, 7, 8, and 9 have benefited from this important intervention. Of note also is an amazing reality: 90 percent of the schools also now have teachers’ houses; 90% are equipped with sanitary blocks; 45% with electricity; and 83% with water facilities. Social assistance programmes Government embarked on a number of initiatives, in order to improve students’ attendance, as this is basic where education is concerned, so the efforts were directed at providing them with a better opportunity to complete school, thus receiving a sound and full education. There are now the school uniform and school feeding programmes; more recently, an education grant was added. The National School Feeding and Uniform programmes are aiding thousands of hinterland students, providing them with hot meals, and uniforms. These have positively impacted students’ attendance and performance. Further, the Government’s “Because We Care” $10,000 cash grant programme was a timely addition; it was launched in 2014, and saw each student in the public school system, benefiting from it. Hinterland Education Improvement Programme While Government has

been able to put in place the necessary infrastructure, it was concerned about the quality of education that was being delivered, and hence the implementation of the Hinterland Education Improvement Programme (HEIP). This programme targets specific areas that need Government’s intervention, and is to be implemented in Regions 1, 7, 8 and 9. It is a fiveyear plan to improve education delivery in the hinterland and riverine areas. Among the targeted components are: improvement of quality of teacher education; aligning teaching-learning resources to improve students’ outcome; improving physical facilities; fostering community alliances; and strengthening management supervision.

EDUCATION CHANNEL

The Education Channel is another initiative which allows for students to have access to numerous educational programmes in areas such as mathematics, chemistry, the English Language, physics, biology, social studies, debates, spelling, examination tips, preparing School Based Assessments (SBA), sign language, foreign language, cultural documentaries and Guyanese history. This channel has about 200,000 viewers and is being received in remote areas such as Mahdia, Region 8; Aishalton, Annai, and Lethem, Region 9; and Port Kaituma, Region 1; and more recently, Moraikobai, a riveine community in Region 5.

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UNASUR Secretary General to visit Guyana today THE Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Dr. Ernesto Samper Pizano, is expected in Guyana

today. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during his visit he will meet with President Donald Ra-

Aries Some great news could change your life forever. It might involve a new partnership of some kind or opportunities in your community. At the least, it could involve changes in your outlook and attitudes about life. You could spend a lot of time on the phone with friends and acquaintances. You will probably want to schedule a romantic evening with your partner. Taurus Some changes regarding your career could make a difference in your resources. This could involve a pending raise or promotion or opportunities for freelance work outside the job. It might imply a new job, perhaps in a creative field. Whatever work you do is likely to seem more emotionally rewarding than it has been. This should boost your spirits considerably. Gemini Today you're likely to feel especially romantic and sexy, and anxious to get together with a love partner. This doesn't mean you aren't in the mood for socialising in general. In fact, you may look forward to meeting with friends. You should be feeling especially creative, and you could spend a lot of your day either planning or working on projects. Cancer Some deeply buried feelings about your mother and family could come up from the past today and need release. Don't be afraid to show your pain and anger. If you're embarrassed to do it around others, stay home and deal with it. This is a positive development. By the end of the day you might feel as if a large weight has been lifted from your shoulders.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 05:00 hrs

Dr Ernesto Samper Pizano

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 05:00 hrs

motar and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, on issues of importance to this regional integration process. Dr. Pizano is being accompanied by two officials of the General Secretariat of UNASUR, located in Ecuador. The former President of Colombia was appointed for a two-year term in August, 2014 as Secretary General of UNASUR.

Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 05:00 hrs

Leo Group activities in your neighbourhood could lead to positive changes in your community. You will enjoy exchanging ideas and information with others, and could come away from these activities feeling exhilarated. It might be a good idea to walk home, or perhaps go for coffee or a movie afterward. If you let the ideas buzz until bedtime, you might not be able to sleep. Virgo Today you might find yourself in the public eye. Acknowledgment for work well done could come your way. It might also involve an increase in income. This could be job related or simply a community project that you've been working on and accomplished successfully. Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame, even though you might find it a bit disconcerting. Libra Expanding your horizons is the key for today. Communications received from distant states or foreign lands could have you entertaining the idea of travelling to those places. Learning is very much on your mind. You're probably curious about different cultures, ideas, and perspectives. Even though you might not make definite plans for travel now, you're apt to at least consider it. Scorpio Some very intense dreams could take you back to the past, perhaps your childhood or past lives. Write down any dreams you remember. They might not make sense to you now, but if you go back and analyse them later, you're likely to find that they reveal a lot about you that you weren't previously aware of. They might even inspire new projects of some kind. Think about them carefully. Sagittarius An old friend you haven't seen for a while could suddenly reappear, and you might view this person in a different light as a potential business partner, source of inspiration, or even a romantic possibility. If this is your inclination, don't write it off without giving it some careful consideration. Partnerships formed today are likely to lead to success. Capricorn You're a service-oriented person by nature, and today the opportunity to spend time serving those in need could well present itself. This could be in a professional capacity or helping someone close who's having troubles of some kind. This particular situation won't last long, but it's likely to change your life in a positive way. Don't resist. Go with the flow. Aquarius If you've been hoping for a lucky break, this is the day it might come, especially if it involves love and romance. Or you might have been hoping for acknowledgment on the job, in the field of education, or by someone who means a lot to you. Whatever breaks come your way are likely to move you emotionally. You won't be the same. Have a great day. Pisces Changes in your home could take place now. These are positive, though they might seem a bit overwhelming. Some could even be described as upheavals. Perhaps someone moves in or out. It could even involve moving to a new place, redecorating, refurbishing, or perhaps adopting a pet. At the very least, expect some emotional changes within yourself.

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 Clerk senior/junior CXC English/Mathematics, computer knowledge an asset. Call 219-5354.

 Junior Office Clerk/Assistant to work in office at Meadow Bank. Must have CXC passes in Maths & English. Accounts would be an asset, send applications via email to rambarransenterprise@gmail.com or contact: 226-0772 for further information.

                                                                               Spirituality SPIRITUALITY  of Swami Dayaramdas. Contact Pandit Indar for all our poojas, yantra, mantra, tantra.- 604-4760, 628-1964.  spiritual help in removing evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, bringing prosperity to businesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 220-0708, 6875653.  reading, other works done. For fast results - reuniting lovers, removing evil and all blockages, etc. Call 696-8873, 6731166.  works done to bring peace, finance, success, enhance prosperity, remove evil, blockage, reunite families, lovers, etc. 610-7234, 644-0058.  - a high science spiritual healer, solves all purpose problems, such as reuniting lovers, husband, wife, marriage, blockage, prosperity, pregnancy, overseas, court, land, removal of evil, enemy, jobs, money, bad luck, visa, sickness, clearing of land dredge operation, etc. Tel: 671-3204. PEN PAL PENPAL  Indian male, age 44 years, seeks female between ages 30 and 44 for a serious relationship. Must be living in Georgetown. Call 686-5886.

VACANCY

 FILLER MAN - 6178757, 227-8659.  hiring - security guards, shift work. Call 698-7376. Guards and Cleaners for apartment complex. Call: 222-6681.         between 18-35 yrs. Apply at Lens Decor, Sheriff Street, Georgetown. Tel#: 227-0176.

 Clerk: Must be computer-literate and have knowledge in Payroll, PAYE and NIS preparations. 656-2350.  Guard/Night Watchman: Able-bodied male individual Accommodation provided, if needed. Call 226-9810.  Attendants/Porters, evening shift cashier. Apply with written application & passport size picture. Survival, 173 Sheriff Street, 227-5286/9.  18-25 years old, to work in computer store,. Persons with experience preferred. Send application to the Manager, 105 Regent Road Bourda, Georgetown.  cashiers and waitress at Junyue Restaurant, 13 Main Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Apply in person. Contact 3333258, 641-1822.  Gas Station - Pump Attendants required. Send applications to: The Manager, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.  Chef & Cook and Male Stock Clerk. Apply in person with written application to Regency Suites Hotel, Hadfield Street, Georgetown. Tel:226-0550  and assistant cook, Carnegie training or grilling experience would be an asset. Call 6007388, 225-7933 or visit us at 173 Sheriff street.  General Store, 116 Regent Road, Bourda - Handyman, must know to handle dog. General domestic to work in Eccles, must know to cook.  experienced able-bodied security guard to work night shift. Apply in person with handwritten application to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling.  Assistant - Middleaged male individual with secondary education, to assist in managing store. Accommodation available if needed. Call 226-9810.  female Office Clerk, must have passes in Maths & Accounts. Must have 3 years working experience. Apply in person with a written application to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling.  Cruise Lines: Waiters, waitresses, cooks, cleaners, receptionists, electricians, carpenters etc. Professional Recruitment Agency, Contact 2316296, 650-9880.

 operator for excavator, tractor and skid steer equipment. Must have basic mechanical knowledge and experience in servicing and maintaining equipment. Valid driver licence required. Apply in person with written application to May's Shopping Centre, 98 Regent Street, Georgetown.  Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond Clerk. Interested persons must have at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Please send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a passport-size photograph to Roy's Pharmacy Stall #32-33 & #64-65 Bourda Market, Georgetown. Also Packing Clerk/Cleaner, age 35-50 years. Please call 223-6072.  opportunity for the New Year, at a popular hotel/club, on the Essequibo Coast for a Manager. Must have past hotel management experience, entertainment/promotion experience, able-bodied/good health and able to work late hours. Accommodation provided etc. Contact 226-9768.  wanted for Managers, Chef/Kitchen helpers, Bartenders, Waitress, Stock Clerk, Accountant, Security Guard - Persons between the ages of 20 and 40 years, on a shift system, CXC English/Maths. Kindly apply in person at Mid Town Hotel, Restaurant & Bar, 176 Middle Street, Georgetown between Camp and Waterloo Streets. No phone calls.  ladies 18-40 years. Earn US$2000 monthly to work at overseas massage centre and salon. Work permit, training, free accommodation and air fare inclusive. Email resumé to globalvacancy33@gmail.com for more information, text/whatsapp 868-318-3604, 668-3412. Land For FOR Sale SALE LAND  in the city, corner lot 125x130 - $10M, 684-6266.       house lot: Belle West Plantation, $1.6M - 618-2317 - Must sell.  Commercial lots at Eccles, EBD. Tel: 227-2913, 683-3033.

 Executive Assistant must be able to travel freely, innovative, a people's person, work efficiently under little supervision. Call 226-3099 for more details. email mariskainfo@gmail.com.

 land, Agriculture Road, 600ft x 36ft. Tel: 220-0430.

for interior location. Must know to cook and bake a wide variety of items. Strictly, nonsmoker. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references and must be at least 40 years old. Others need not apply. Call 6182020.

with 2-storey columns structure, location Grove Housing Scheme. Price $4.3M neg., - Contact 600-2032, 610-1410.

 hairdresser with 2 years experience in manicure & pedicure. Qualified spa person with 2 years experience in all types of waxing massages and acrylic tips. Contact Angie's Dominican Salon & Spa on 2310770, 601-1626 for more information.

 land 120x48 with 39x36 ft foundation at Soesdyke. Serious enquiries only, $1.4M neg., 673-7600.

   of roadside land - 18 acres suitable for rice, the rest is reef, sand with easy access. Call 689-5858.  in Republic Gardens, Peter's Hall, EBD. Interested persons contact 231-5359, 672-7189.  Street, 40x100, between Light & Albert Streets $65M. David 231-3690, 6490329. No agent.

GUYANA CHRONICLE CHRONICLE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2015 GUYANA Tuesday January 20,20, 2015 LAND FOR SALE  house lots, located at Beterverwagting near seawall. 223-8479, 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy.   in Kurupung diamond and gold, most verified. 685-9402, 643-7693.  Lamaha Gardens, size 112x61 ft. Price neg. Contact 625-2483.  60 x 90 ft Boodhoo Housing Scheme $9.8M Contact 624-0058.  ST, Newtown: Size 135 x 31.- $31M..Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 6657400.  for sale by owner 60 X 90 Boodhoo Housing Scheme $9.8Mil. Contact: 227-0176 or 225-3048  SQ. FT. in Republic Park (front section) prime location. Interested persons, kindly contact 6768827, 629 - 6 5 8 4 , 6 4 5 - 6 8 2 8 , 697-4800.  $4.5M neg., Pearl riverside 9 acres at $45M neg., per acre and Timehri farmlands. Tel: 688-3873.  Gardens, EBD (gated community) - Size 5000 sq, ft. $9M, $11M and $13M. Royal Real Estate on 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street: Double lot prime business spot (Size 12 500 sq. ft) US$1.3M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665 -7400.  Road, Bourda corner lot $42M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  EBD: Land with concrete fence. Size 110 x 64 $7.5M..Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.  EBD: Land size 55 x 110 (gated community). $14M. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.  EBD: Land with foundation and columns. Size 110 x 64. $9M..Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  $8M, Ogle 2 lots $28M, La Grange $6M, Diamond $7M, Mon Repos $5.8M, Montrose $7M. Troy 626- 2243, 694-3652.  183 William Street, Kitty 113'x38' suitable for bond, apartment building, etc., reasonably priced - Tel: 664-0829.  - $3M, Diamond $8M, Annandale ECD $5M, 30 acres s a n d p i t o n L i n d e n Highway $15M, 140 acres with mining perm i t $ 40M, Eccles $50M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  lots, barter agreements accepted, Triumph, East Coast Demerara, sea wall Atlantic view. 624-7111, 6227097, 220-2130/2254.  and Watson Mining have mining properties for sale or rent in Northwest, Cuyuni, Mazaruni, Potaro, Rupununi Berbice districts. Contact 231-9488.  Street well-developed, fully fenced land measuring 100 feet x 62 feet next to Scotia Bank - $150M. Serious enquiries only - Call 227-5407, 658-2686.  double lot, 110x117, $20M neg. D'Urban Street 50x120, 50x80 - $20M & $17M, Nandy Park 58x80.5 $20M neg. Queenstown 162x32 - $46M. Contact Mr. Pereira 6690943, 623-2591. - Eccles east of Industrial Site, developed area, land 50'x100'. Price $5M. Land at Sophia, fenced, concrete bridge with small wooden house. Price $5M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Gardens semigated 42x80 $3.6M neg., 54x90 $4.3 neg., Charity Housing Scheme $2.8M neg., Kuru Kuru residential 100x200 - $2.6M, 623-4790, 222-5116, 624-4790.

LAND FOR SALE

TO LET

 House lots in one of Guyana's top luxury, gated communities, conveniently located at Eccles, EBD, 60x100, lots at $7.5M. Special pre-construction prices for a limited time only. Tel: 227-2913, 683-3033.

 will you buy one house lot in the heart of Meadow Brook Gardens , the executive area $12.5M neg., size 4,538 sq. ft. Lord and Reid Realty 225-2626, 227-6863, 225-3068, 661-1952, 226-1064, 669-3350.

 1- and 2-bedroom furnished upper flat apartment from US$25 per day. 679-0757, 681-2499.

  St Newtown . - Land with concrete fence. Size 135 X 31. $23 million. Royal Real Estate on 225-7276, 665-7400.

 Realty Granville Park 3-room, AC $100 000, 1-room $50 000, Eccles 2bedroom $70 000, bond space Campbellville $300 000. 6765537, 612-3501, 646-1334.

TO LET

 furnished 2-flat house, at Lot 6 Section 'D' Non Pareil, ECD, US$2500 monthly. Please call 2204804, 662-1893.

     , LOT 185 CHARLOTTE & KING STREETS, MARAJ BUILDING - TEL: 227-0265, 227-1881, 627-8057 - Land: Hadfield Street - South, Friendship land size 115x450 (wharf side), Non Pareil.   of land situated at Plantation Sarah on the East Coast of Demerara, suitable for housing and agricultural purposes, 10 acres laid out in lots for housing. Price neg. Phone 6295293, 227-1322 for further details.   Robb Street land $65M, Enmore public road double lot $30M, Good Hope ECD 15-ft driveway from public road, land 50'x300 - $65M, D'Urban Street land $16M, Diamond corner lot $10M, Atlantic Ville $20M. Tel: 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.  Diamond 2nd Street $8M, $10M, Herstelling $6M, $7M, Linden Highway 45 acres $15M, gold claims Sherima 1200 acres $20M, Mazaruni 1200 acres $20M, Winiperu 800 acres $20M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.  business land 125x50 neg., in S m y t h S t r e e t o p p o site Jumbo Jet. Valuation $85M Asking price $75M, 3% refund on agent commission earned. Call Lord and Harold Anthony Reid's Realty 627-0288, 667-7812, 2253068, 225-2626, 231-2864, 2255198, 225-2709, 669-3350, 2261064, 227-6949, 646-1712.  invite you to purchase the follow ing land for bond , Chandra & Gange 125x120 corner lot $65M, William Street, Kitty 120x45 for bond, Gange 125x62 in Prashad Nagar for bond. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 6232591, 669-0943, 226-1064, Lady Hercules 225-3068, 225-2626, 225-5198, 225-2709.  away land East and Quamina Streets corner 120x100 US$1.7M neg., Hadfield Street opposite new expected GGMC $115M, South Road close to Wellington Street 30x112 $65M, Newtown 75x32 $14.9M, William Street 114x45 $28M, Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 Blygezight box 80x75 $32M, Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, 225-2626, Mr Pereira 2253068, 225-3068, 226-1062.  date are you going to buy these lands that are 28%, 28%, 28% discount? Cummings Lodge 120x60 - $4.5M. Smyth Street 125x50, reduced from $65M to $56M. Newtown with 3storey plan 70x33 - $14.9M. Section M Housing Scheme $14.5M. Mandela Avenue 7 000 sq. ft. reduced $65M to $58M close to Chinese embassy, Turkeyen behind PNC 1½ acre reduced from $75M to $60M, Da Silva Street 140x33 reduced from $28M to $22M, 8½ acres of land at Little Diamond for developer $4.5M an acre, 1 gated compound land 120x60 - $38M at Turkeyen, Republic Park land $12M with fence, Oleander Gardens $9.5M, Republic Gardens 100x90 - US$550 000, South Road 118x30 - $65M, C h a r l o t t e St r e e t 11 8 x 3 1 $55M, D'Urban Street by M a n d e l a Av e n u e 6 0 x 5 0 $16M, for 3-storey apartm e n t / h o t e l o r s t o r e . Middle Road La Penitence 130x60 $12M, Duncan Street 140x32 $29M, Duncan & De Abreu Streets, Newtown $38M. John Street 100x50 $30M, Queenstown 50x80 - $30M, in New Garden Street Queenstown, Forshaw Street 236x80 US$510 000, Lamaha Gardens house $48M, Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, 669-0943, 226-1064, 2252626, 225-3068, 667-7812.

TO LET  three-bedroom, top flat house. 690-9948, 653-4366.  rooms for single working male. 613-2647.  Restaurant Coldingen Road, ECD. Call 6972501.  buildings 223-8479, 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy.  2-bedroom apartment in Triumph Agriculture Road. Call 698-3854, 220-7937.  bottom flat in New Amsterdam. Berbice. Contact 6383636.  stations to rent, great location call Adeola 6946964, 629-1406.  2-bedroom apartment at Farm EBD. Call 685-5306, 6435220.  Office space available now (22' x 12'). Tel: 2261308, 655-0897.  top flat with parking, Lamaha Gardens. Tel: 226-7380, 647-5635.  restaurant and bar - Enmore Hope West. Call 6278000.  large bottom flat for business, Cornelia Ida, WCD. Please call 602-5332.  unfurnished top flat in Meadow Bank, 6238496.  grilled spacious twobedroom apartment. Tel: 6023387.  space - 2500 square feet, Lamaha & Carmichael Streets. Call 225-8915 (office).  concrete apartment, WCD. Price $55 000. Tel: 687-1628,  floor massive open place in Hadfield Street. 6922521, 231-6322.  two-bedroom fully furnished house Queenstown. Contact 638-8269.  Furnished onebedroom apartment, AC US$120/ week, long term neg. Tel: 6034646. self-contained semi-furnished room in Norton Street, Lodge, $18 000 monthly. Tel: 225-8149, 687-2825. -built three-bedroom upper flat apartment, in Grove $80 000 monthly. 642-4429, 6398056, 671-3237, 675-8578.   3-bedroom available in South, Kitty and Industry, fully furnished $160 000 and $80 000 - 684-6266.  one-bedroom apartment at Block '8' Mon Repos, ECD with parking. Tel: 686-1368.  fully furnished apartment, 115 Thomas Street, Kitty. 225-0071, 674-7420, 6005473.  house in Kitty, extra toilet and bath, grille, parking for one car, water day and night. Tel: 227-6178.  Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from US$20 daily. 2275852, 638-4404.  property in Eccles, high income area, with all mondern amenities. Contact 677-3350/6034751.  2-bedroom secure flat, Duncan Street, Bel Air Park, $80 000 monthly. Contact 616-6789 after midday.

 Kitchen at Julian Restaurant & Bar & Guest House Room $15 000 weekly. 226-3552, 638-4505.

 space Campbellville 10 000 sq. ft, Alberttown 25 000 sq. ft US$2000 & US$1250 - 684-6266.  in Eccles semi furnished US$500, 3 bedrooms unfurnished in Kitty US$$350 684-6266.  Bar, 160 Public Road ECD, for bar or any other type of business. 220-4372, 683-9904  house in Georgetown, Diamond, Republic Park, apartments in Diamond, Georgetown. Call 688-4321, 2162782.  apartment, Eccles BB $60 000 monthly, with parking. Couples preferred. Tel: 233-2607, 644-7089.  top flat on South Road near Cummings Street $75 000. Contact 6441004.  located spaces, suitable for office, printery, salon, mash camp, storage or other. Call 227-3064, 628-7589.              twobedroom bottom flat, unfurnished $40 000, 3 Bedroom top flat $60, 000. Tel. 6 4 6 - 1 7 1 2 , 693-8532.  space on Sheriff Street & Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg 25 000 sq.ft & 8 000 sq. ft US$2 500. 684-6266. -bedroom furnished apartment, fully grilled front building, Lot 1 A Station Street, Kitty. US$500. 227-6046, 621-7519.  upper flat at McDoom Public Road, safe & secure, $45 000 monthly, preferably for a couple 6537654.  space located Georgetown & West Bank 2238479, 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy .  houses & apartment, located on ECD, EBD & Georgetown 223-8479, 6473768 www.spaceseek.gy.Z  fully furnished 3-bedroom house, one self-contained, long- & short-term rentals - 6851037, 218-1107, 685-1869.  four-bedroom house, located Bel Air Park, Republic Park, D'Urban Backlands, Shamrock Gardens 223-8479, 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy

 bedrooms apartment, Industry ECD, parking, Furnished;19” television, beds, stove, suite, refrigerator, microwave, washing machine, $60,000 monthly, Call 628-2866            -bedroom apartments with hot & cold, AC etc. location Mon Repos, ECD. Price $65 000 & 80 000. Tel: 618-0626. -bedroom bottom flat apartment with inside washroom, living and kitchen areas $30 000 monthly, at Lot 207 1st Success, ECD. Call 2204804, 642-3478, 662-1893.  4-storey building on D'Urban Street US$6 000, fully furnished and unfurnished 2- and 3-bedroom apartments/houses from US$500 - 218-0121, 6389116, 669-4713.  three-bedroom upper flat, 2 one-bedroom lower flats. Premises secured with cameras etc. 666-6612, 650-1867, 2252431 - 121 Thomas Street, Kitty.  in Georgetown, modern 2- & 3-bedroom US$800 & US$1000, fully grilled, furnished with kitchen cupboards, stove, refrigerator, air conditioning & parking. Tel: 623-4861.  furnished apartment, secure, AC, internet hot and cold shower US$25 daily (neg.). 2316061, 621-1524.  Springs house $140 000, D'Urban Backlands $110 000, Kitty 3-bedroom $75 000..Troy 626-2243, 694-3652.  Fully furnished 1- & 3-bedroom apartments, AC, hot & cold, internet, parking etc., suitable for overseas visitors, short term. 226-5137, 227-1843.  3-storey concrete building suitable for school. Building size 10 250 sq. ft. US$5000. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street: New executive offices. Size per unit 1 650 sq. ft. US$2200. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Road: New 3-storey 10-room hotel, restaurant and bar. US$4000. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.  Acres: Semi-furnished house with modern amenities. US$2200. .Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.

 new spacious 2-bedroom apartments and townhouse, 6th Avenue, Diam o n d . Te l : 2 1 6 - 2 4 6 9 , 6 4 3 6064.

 Furnished 4-bedroom executive house with modern amenities. US$4500. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 6657400.

 furnished room for single working female - Sheriff Street, Georgetown $20 000 monthly Tel: 621-7707, 2278410.

 Street: Space on ground floor suitable for business, office, restaurant, consultants, $120 000. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.

 two-bedroom apartment in excellent condition located in Pere Street, Kitty. Price $85,000 monthly. Contact 6544510 between 09:00hrs and 18:00hrs.

 Gardens: Unfurnished 4-bedroom house. US$1700. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.

 Street one-bedroom $45 000, Diamond 2-bedroom $50 000, Kitty 4-bedroom $90 000. Troy 626-2243, 6943652.  Furnished, well-secured two-bedroom apartment, self-contained, AC, new furnishings, car parking. Price $120 000. Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.  new 5-storey building on Regent Street suitable for any business, washroom on all floors US$10 000. 218-0121, 6389116, 669-4713.

, EBD: 2-bedroom semi- furnished bottom flat US$700, unfurnished US$600. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 6657400.  Ruimveldt Park: Unfurnished 3-bedroom top flat. $90 000.. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.  Gardens ECE: Unfurnished 2-bedroom bottom flat. $45 000. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 614-0166.  Street, Alberttown: Secure concrete bond. $270 000 neg. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.

 Park: Executive 3bedroom concrete house, fully grilled, $65,000 monthly 6973310, 233-6352. Ask for Mr Muhamed.  apartments Campbellville & Alberttown $60 000; 2-bedroom apartment Eccles $55 000; 3-bedroom house Eccles $70 000. Contact Annie, 615-5734, 616-5914.  house, Lamaha Gardens US$1100, furnished 2-bedroom apartment US$900 neg. AC, Wifi, swimming pool. Contact Mr Pereira 6690943, 623-2591.  or long-term single room, furnished and unfurnished apartments, seven-room furnished bungalow, ideal for senior citizens home/students or family. Tel: 220-2130/2254, 624-7111, 622-7097.  classrooms available, rent as you need, one day a week, two days a week etc. Suitable for day classes, lessons, evening classes etc. Premises do not flood, rates from $10 000 a month. 71 Croal Street, Stabroek. Tel: 624-5741.  2-bedroom apartment for long-term rental, top flat furnisehd, close to seawall, breezy, solar water heater, meshed, fully AC, grilled, secured, telephone, parking, rental US$1300 neg. Call 226-9929, 613-6005.  Road WCD $50 000, Queenstown office space 3 rooms $60 000, Bel Air Park top off 3 bedrooms US$500 monthly rental US$1000, phone 226-1064, 227-6863, 225-2709, 2255198, 227-6949, 623-2591, 6693350.  apartments in gated compound, 3-bedroom, 2bedroom, 1-bedroom, all self-contained, AC, hot/cold water with fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave, living room set, dining room chairs, etc. Call: 678-6887.  properties in Eccles, Prashad Nagar, Lamaha Gardens, Bel Air Park from US$1200 to US$3000, executive apartments in and around Georgetown, $100 000 - $200 000. Foundation Realty 618-0000, 615-0069.  Building, King and Charlotte Streets. Prime location in the business district, office space available, mall & bond available, limited spots. Call 614-0949, 2254413, e-mail sharonsbuilding@aol.com.  and third floors of brand new North Road glassfront building. Never rented before, good parking facilities. Ideal for doctor's offices, lawyer's offices, church, call centres etc. Tel: 669-0855, 626-6909.  apartment Atlantic Gardens $50 000; 3-bedroom newly built upper flat South Cummings Lodge $50 000. 2-bedroom furnished apartment, Industry $45 000; 2-bedroom apartment in Mon Repos $50 000; 2-bedroom apartment Kitty $60 000. Conta c t A n n i e , 6 1 5 - 5 7 3 4 , 6165914.   W o r l d # 1 R e a ltor Miste r Terry Redford Reid 667781 2, 225-6858, 225-7164, 2261064, 225-2626, 231-2068, 6197945. Have the executive r e ntal r e d u c e d by 35%, Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jac a r anda Ave. Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$180 0 , Bel Air Springs US$1000, large bond for rent a l office s mall form U S$ 3 75, 10 000 sq ft o f f i c e space for technology bus i n e s s . 22 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 226-106 4 , 6 2 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 6 6 9 - 3350

20 20 TO LET  Realty: Lamaha Springs 4-bedroom house (by itself) $140 000, Republic Park fully furnished, pool and AC US$4000, Bel Air fully furnished $120 000, 2 - 2-bedroom apartments fully furnished, Section K, Campbellville US$1200. 223-8059, 223-5204, 225-2540, 683-8667, 661-1068, 653-8903. PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE                    n e a r R egent Street, existing parts store. 641-1800, 220 3452.  on Regent Street, size 41x115 - 223-8479, 647-3768.  house situated in Lamaha Gardens. Tel: 647-5635.  and land in Bel Air Park. Tel: 223-8479, 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy. , Kitty, Diamond, West Bank, East Coast. Call 688-4321, 216-2782.         house at La Parfaite Harmonie, Westminster, WBD $4.5M Tel: 601-3469, 661-0618.  property at 52 Pere Street, Kitty. Contact 6622471, 225-6404.  2-bedroom concrete building, minor repairs, land size 49x80 - $14.5M - 684-6266.  Street Campbellville - 'A' class property Price neg. Tel: 690-5047.  wooden building with concrete downstairs, furnished upstairs $16M. Call 602-8833.  for sale by Order of Court, 88 Croal Street, Stabroek, land 75x98 Call: 6501752.  houses located Georgetown, ECD, EBD 223-8479, 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy.  in Robb Street, Charlotte Street and Queenstown. Call: 694-6606.  and residential property, Public Road Friendship, EBD, land size 120x40 building 22x45 - 661-8802. /residential, location 20 North Raod Bourda, Georgetown. Land 40x100 with one front house. Owner 2255727.  in Kitty, furnished US$800, Diamond 3bedroom unfurnished $65 000. 684-6266.  lot corner property on Regent Street size 81x113. Contact 223-8479, 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy.  + business property on Cummings Street. Vacant possession. No agents. Contact 644-1004.  rooms for single working male. 6132647. Houses and house lots in one of Guyana's top luxury, gated communities, conveniently located at Eccles, EBD. Tel: 227-2913, 683-3033. bedroom wooden upstairs & downstairs house, no repairs needed, size 24x58 land 68x115 located at BV, ECD price $25M - 658-6153.  self contained house, three bedroom, fully furnished, AC, parking, Young Professional Scheme, Eccles - 666-4882.  3-bedroom $17.5M, close to public road, Montrose $8M neg., Diamond 7bedroom $28M neg. Raul 6558361, 699-6811.

PROPERTY FOR SALE  Street land $30M, Eccles $20M property, Continental Park $56M, Agriculture Road $20M, Queenstown $28M, Enmore $10M. Foundation Realty, 618-0000, 615-0069.  $3.3M, Grove $3.1M, La Grange Old Road 53x223 land, house 30x60ft. with attic $50M. Call Shawn 231-7805, 618-7483.  sale and removal: 2bedroom greenheart house 20x30, 2000 BM, located at Craig Buzzbee Dam, EBD. Contact 673-2727.  with 3 bedrooms, and land back to build another house EB - $11.5M. Contact 684-1023.  sawmill at Parika on 3.8 acres - waterfront land with building, business property on Water Street (close to DDL), land on Friendship public road. Serious enquiries. 6297611.  business and dwelling $60M, Plum Park $6.5M, La Grange $50M, La Parfaite Harmonie $45M, Hadfield Street, Lodge $25M, Call: 645-5938.  EBD - Executive concrete house, 3-bedroom up and 2 apartments downstairs. $53M. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.  Road Kitty: Commercial/residential property. $45M. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 6657400  ECD: Modern 4-bedroom concrete property. $32M. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 6657400.  Street, Alberttown: 3-storey concrete investment property. Suitable for school, embassy, office complex. $149M. Royal Real Etate 2257276, 665-7400.  Road: New 3-storey concrete building with roof garden. Currently renting as hotel and bar.$110M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400  St, Kitty: Commercial/residential property on corner. $65M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400  concrete house with AC, bathtub, hot & cold bath, camera etc. Tel: 622-3449, 2200612.  Hope EBD (gated community): Executive four-bedroom concrete house with swimming pool $30M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400   2-family house, 4 bedrooms upstairs, two-bedroom apartments downstairs. Repairs needed - $15.5M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400  Street, N/C/burg - land and building on double lot.- $69M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400  Gardens: Executive 5-bedroom house with swimming pool $150M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Investment Property: 3 bedrooms upstairs and 2 two bedrooms apartments downstairs.$36.2M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street, Bourda: Fully furnished 20-room hotel, restaurant and bar. US$1.2M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400. , EBD: 6-bedroom executive concrete house.$36M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  EBD: 5-bedroom concrete house on corner lot (repairs needed) $23M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Backlands: 3bedroom concrete house, repairs needed. $13M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.

PROPERTY FOR SALE : 3-storey Investment Property. Currently renting as apartments and offices $85M. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.  Backlands investment property, 2-family concrete house. $33M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  EBD: Semi-furnished 4- bedroom concrete house $30M. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.  Gardens, EBD: New 3-bedroom bungalow concrete house. $31M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street, Bourda: Investment Property Suitable for business. US$1.2. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street, Bel Air Park: 3-bedroom concrete house $46M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 6657400.  EBD: incomplete house on corner lot. $25M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Gardens: 3-bedroom wooden and concrete house $55M. Royal Real Estate, 2257276, 665-7400.  La Penitence: 5-bedroom furnished executive concrete house. $48M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Gardens: Brand new executive 5-bedroom concrete house $120M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Gardens: Executive 3-bedroom concrete house currently renting for US$2500 per month Price $85M. Royal Real Estate, 225-7276, 665-7400.  Gardens, Bel Air Park, Alberttown, 3 beautiful properties, WBD, Diamond front $16M, Gordon Street Kitty $30M, Broad Street $9M - GME Realty 2312199, 618-7483, 231-7805.     require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 - $ 4 4 M w a s $ 6 0 M . P h one Alysious Periera 623-2591, Lady Khan 225-2626, 225-2709, Lady A b u n d a n c e 225-3068, 2 2 5 3068, 669-0 943 Mr. Pereira.   Vacant possession, owner leaving, Diamond N e w S c h e m e , 2 0 t h Av e n u e , complete 3-bedroom flat concrete house. Price $9.5M neg. Contact 62 3 - 3 3 4 8 , 6 1 2 - 5 6 3 1  Realty: Garnett Street $49.5M, Grove $29M, $10.5M, Diamond 1st Avenue $35M, Independence Boulevard $10.5. 676-5537, 6123501, 646-1334.  6 Adventure, Essequibo, land 352 x 70ft. with wooden building $14M neg. Contact Anwar Essequibo 771-4395, 694-445;, Georgetown Trudy 225-4712.  house 7 bedroom $30M . LAND: William St Kitty - $27M neg, D'Andrade St - $16M, Land of Canaan EBD $4M neg, Enterprise Road ECD - $4M Tel: 611-7004/680-2596  Springs: Transported property,,fully furnished 4 bedrooms (one self-contained), 3 toilets/baths, lots of land space, parking for vehicles. Price neg. Call 625-1684, 226-0891, 651-7538, 218-3827 & 610-1273.  Herstelling EBD, east of public road, Buddy's Scheme two-storey concrete building $46M. McDoom Public Road $35M. Better Hope ECD, two-storey concrete building $45M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  for sale in gated compound opposite seawall, ½ mile from Sheriff Street. Description as follows: Approximately 3 000 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 4 washrooms with all modern conveniences, too numerous to mention. Call Shiv, 600-6681.

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 Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens fully concrete, 6-bedroom g i v e a w a y, v a c a nt for Christmas.Price $14.5M. Phone Mr Pereira 623-2591, 226-1064, Mrs Abundance 225-3068, 6693350, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, 225-3068, 6677812, 6 6 9 - 0 9 4 3 .

 property in Albert Street $60M, Charlotte Street (2 properties) $70M, Craig Street $28M, Queenstown $28M, Duncan Street land $32M, Mon Repos $15M, also Bel Air & Lamaha Gardens Foundation Realty 618-0000, 615-0069.

 Providence flat concrete building $16M, Diamond $15M, Better Hope E C D $ 3 5 M , B r i c kery EBD 5b e d r o o m c o n c r e t e building $20M, Windsor Forest WCD solid concrete building $20M, Lamaha Gardens $75M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Queenstown apartment building, Forshaw Street, four-bedroom house. Lamaha Gardens, Nandy Park and Eccles, country houses WBD, one-family house South Ruimveldt, BV, Ogle, Brickdam $50M. Great Homes & Destination, 663-1728. - Atlantic Gardens, ECD, new two-storey concrete building on double lot with all household furnishings - $65M, Republic Park two-storey concrete building with furnishings, outdoor facility, fruit trees, quiet area, beautiful and secure house. Price $65M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   South Liliendaal/ Sophia 4-bedroom concrete/ wooden building $15M, Little Diamond EBD two-storey concrete building $15M, Non Pareil ECD $15M, Strathspey ECD $15M, Diamond $15M, Shell Road Kitty $16M, Independence Boulevard. $20M, Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078. Market and East Streets US$1.5M, Robb Street US$1.1M, Bel Air Park $125M, Diamond 4th Bridge $26M, Patentia WBD $16M, Vreed-en-Hoop (public road) $70M. All prices are neg. Contact: 220-8596, 643-9196, 610-7998, 686-1091.  $30M, $20M, $16M, Regent Street $90M, Queenstown $80M, $140M, Campbellville $35M, Agriculture Road $14M, Republic Park $32M just to name a few. Contact 223-8059, 2235204, 225-2540, 683-8667, 661-1068, 653-8903.        $ 11 M n e g . , Herstelling $23.5M neg., Imax Enterprise Gardens $12.5M neg., La Parfaite Harmonie 6 bedrooms $23M neg., Kitty Thomas Street $40M neg., Garnett Street $55M neg., Tel: 688-3873.  executive two-storey residential/commercial, situate at Blossom Scheme Enmore. 3 bedrooms and living room fully airconditioned, 1 master. Full kitchen, toilet and Jacuzzi, All amenities, fully secured and grilled. Lower flat business/office ready. Parking 6 cars. No agents. G$40M. Tel 623-0102.  you will be decisive to buy these properties? Middle Road, La Penitence $9.5M, concrete Meadow Brook $11M, Guyhoc Park $12M, Newtown land 70x33 - $14M, Duncan Street land 140x31 - $28M, Middle Road La Penitence land 130x50 $11.7M, Smyth 125x60 - $56M Phone Terrence Reid 667-7812, 225-6858, 225-7164.  invite you to buy these bargains Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding Street was $42M now $32M, Pere St r e e t Kitty $34M, Section M ranchtype was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $10M, Roxanne Burnham Gardens $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 623-2591, 2261064, Lady A b u n d a n c e 2253068, 225-2626, 225-3068.

    One new constructed building with modern facilities, building 36'x36', troweltex, three bedrooms, bath tub, etc., doublepanel wall, PVC ceiling, builtin cupboards, etc, paved road all round, location - Patentia, West Bank Demerara (15 mins form b r i d g e ) . A s k i n g $ 1 6 M , Photos can be emailed. Tel: 643-3344, 623-9847.   2014 14% + 20% discount ply 2 % commission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete on double lot in Delph Avenue $36M. Joint Services new 4-bedroom concrete $21M was $28M, New Haven on 7 000 sq.. ft land $52M, Bel Air Park two-storey $52M, Bel Air Park. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 6232591,2 2 5 - 3 0 6 8 , 225-2626, 669-0943, 225-3068, 6270288, 667-7812.                                        : Executive Ogle $ 11 5 M , Diamond $35M, Queenstown $65M, $75M, $90M, $150M, $70M, Plaisance (2-storey concrete) $23M, Mahaicony $22M, $65M, Light Street, Alberttown $40M, Prospect $20M, Mon Repos $35M, Enterprise $12M, $15M, South Ruimveldt $30M, Hadfield Street $140M, La Parfaite Harmonie $15M, Callender Street $12M, New Amsterdam US$1.2M, Soesdyke $4M, Tuschen $50M, $15M, Lamaha Gardens $80M, North Ruimveldt $32M, $40M, lime Street $32M, George Street $30M, Norton Street $9M, Hadfield Street $18M, Chateou Margot $140M, $90M, Sophia $4M, M a h a i c a $ 1 5 M , G l a s g o w H / S $9M, Edinburgh Public Road $1.8M, Diamond $28M, Essequibo Hotel $136M, Bartica $12M, $9M.             r i v e r t o h i g h w a y, L i n d e n Highway $30M, Garden of Eden $3M, Bel Air Park $60M, Diamond $5.5M, Church Street, WBD 5 acres $25M, Vigilance $1.5M, Eccles $16M, Pouderoyen ½ acre $5M, Parika $95M, Queenstown $40M, Hadfield Street $ 8 M , S o u t h Ruimveldt $8M, Paradise WCB $18M.    5-bedroom furnished, swimming pool US$4000 monthly, new one- and two-bedroom apartments in Georgetown US$800, US$1200 & US$1500 monthly, New Amsterdam US$5500, US$6500, Charlotte Street 3-storey building US$4000.

PROPERTY FOR SALE  in January, 2-storey P u n t T r e n c h D a m $9.5M wi t h large l a n d r e s e r v e f o r a n y t y p e o f business. Business & Residence Bent S t r e e t $ 1 6 . 5 M , 2 storey Guyhoc G a r d e n s $ 1 4 M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $13.5M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La P e n i t e n c e , n e w c o n c rete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silv a Stre e t 85x35 Lan d $15.9M, Campbellville Scheme 80x50 plus reserve $15M, Hadfie l d S t reet east of Cuffy 12 0 x 50 $18 M , R e p u b lic Park $ 1 4 M , C o ntin e n t a l P a r k 10 4 x 5 4 p l u s 3 0 0 0 s q . f t r e s e r ve all land to build dream house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 2 8 0 000 sq. ft, Lamaha Gard e n s $ 5 8M, Prashad Naga r $34M, South Ruimveldt G a r d e n s off Aubre y B a r k e r S t r e e t . P h one Mr Boodra m 6 9 2 - 3 8 3 1 , Mr D ' A g u i a r 2 2 5 - 5 1 9 8, Mr P e r e i r a 6 2 3 2 5 9 1 , 226-1064, 669-0944, Mr Hercu l e s 225-2709, 2253068, Lady Jones 227-6863, 225-2626. are you going to take action and buy these 30%, 30%, 30% deduction for 2015? Brand new state-of-the-art ranch-type property in Section M in socalled gated compound was $60M, now $44M, Regent Street 3-storey new, can build 20 rooms upstairs, store below, was US$1.2M, now US$800 000, Aubrey Barker Street 140x120 land with house, ideally for fast food, church, bakery apartment complex, was $36M now $28M, Meadow Brook Gardens $14M, now $11M. Bent Street business and residence was $19.5M now $16.5M. Middle Road La Penitence was $14M now $9.5M, North East La Penitence $11M now $8M, Durban Back land was $28M now $19M, Nandy Park $35M now $28M. Continental Park $38M, now $30M. Dowding Street $36M now $28M, Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Lady Boodie 678-3230, Lady Abundance, Mr. Pereira 669-0943, 623-2591, 226-1064, 225-2709, 225-2626, 225-3068, 667-7812.  property in High Street, Kingston by the Red House 260x80, land size US$750 000. Business land 125x60 opposite Jumbo Jet in Smyth close to Brickdam $70M, one land for the purpose for 60apartment complex 10x120 at East & Quamina Streets, corner lot with reserve at the corner and parking in John Ford car/park US$1.7M neg., on Mandela Avenue opposite gymnasium new for offer and business US$640000, one 8 000 sq. ft land by the Chinese embassy for 6storey apartment complex, Donald Trump says you don't have to pay for height anymore and put gloss US$300 000 only for Christmas, Bel Air Springs 5 storey apartment complex 5-apartment overlooking the sea, rental of 2500 each apartment US$800 000 now US$600 000. Phone Amanda Lam 651-5428, 623-2591, 6090943.

HEAVY DUTY EQUIPHEAVY DUTY MENT  Dondi drain digger, 6HP, one cyl Lister plant, 6600 Ford tractor, MF 235 tractor, 3500 Fiat Agri combine, 580 C Hymac - Tel: 616-9402.    175, 275 Tractor, Ford 7700, 4WD Tractors, 416 Caterpillar, 4x4 L/backhoe, Cummings L-10 engine with gear box. Tel: 667-3611, 699-2563, 671-1809.

FOR SALE FOR SALE  large stall at Bourda Market. Call 627-3902.

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 320 buckets and off road tyres contact 621-5907

 arrived: Truck tyres with rim-size 295-80-22.5, 12R-22.5, 11R-22.5, 10R-22.5 and 215-8516. Tel: 600-0342, 222-3538.

   professional camera with Nikon Nikkor 18-55 mm lens, new, in box, 24MP, DX-format. Two memory card slots, three batteries and charger $298 000. Call 610-9533 during working hours.

  in excellent condition mags, AC, CD, crash bar. Price $1.5M neg. Call 628-1682.

 new Bedford lorry, model MJ 4x4, lorry, horse power/ engine capacity 98, year made 1983. Contact 611-7291.

 2RZ BLL series, excellent condition, alarm, remote start, 15" chrome rims, CD deck, no accident, hardly worked, $1 95M Tel: 692-3880, 679-2450.

 Night Hawk motor bike. Price $375 000. Tel: 676-9160.  gas: 407C-25 lbs. Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon Fri.   swimming pool tablets - Phone 233-0608 (8am4pm) Mon - Fri.  yard and earth delivery on spot, also earth from road project. Contact 641-6248.  5 horse power Yamaha out board engine - call: 6109340.  cargo vessel, 1 10 rb dragline, 1- 225 amp portable Lister welder - contact: 687-6174.  and plucked chicken, also liver, giblet and foot. Contact 650-4421, 669-2512.  Coca Cola cooler 30" x 30" x 70", excellent condition. Tel: 218-3105, 621-8055.  Kawasaki, ZXR6 600cc, 2007 model. Price $1.5M. Tel: 625-4273.   Nighthawk Motorcycle 1997 model, Excellent condition. Price neg. Call: 688-0256, 687-4932.   generator Perkins engine, scrap 3Y bus, AA 60 Carina. 681-2343.  Brand name sneakers, Baby Phat, Rocawear, Nautica 675-1003.   mixed Labrador. 3 ½ months old, fully vaccinated Tel: 690-5635, 218-1500.  early for Valentine handbags, shoes, colognes, gifts, floral arrangements etc. Call 6981792.  outboard engine like new. Price $950 000 neg. Contact Tony at 663-6040, 6607888.  and land at Lot 29 Delph Street, Campbellville, Georgetown (double lot). Price $45M neg. Tel: 616-5084.  new cat-gut fishing net, 4-inch and 7-inch snapper and trout. Must see 654-6674, 694-5128.

 doors, fancy glass doors, HADCO on Bagotstown, Public Road next to the Harbour Bridge Mall. 233-6743.  Aluminium Boat (Hull) 30ft x 10ft, One 340 Yanmar Engine (Perfect Condition) and one Trailer. Contact 623-1387, 220-4507.

 outboard engines - 2stroke and 4-stroke, from 9.9 HP, 50HP, 115HP, 150Hp, 200Hp, 225Hp and 250 Hp. Call 660-5271.

 2RZ MINIBUS, BPP SERIES, $1.4M call 654-1382

 puppies $20 000 each, 2 males 7 weeks old, 1 female 7 weeks old. Contact: R. C. Bettencourt at Tel: 225-3739.

 NZE, lady-driven $1.6M. Call 226-1122, 624-3404.

 Tibetan Terrier, small breed, fluffy, cute and adorable. Tel: 697-0014, 220-3318, 690-5362.  Ferguson 1085 tractor imported from USA $1.5M. Make offer. Owner leaving country. 6196863, 601-8276.   watts, Generac Generator, watts 8000. Electric start. Running time - 11hours. Price _$400,000. Tel: 611-7004/6802596   Cat 320DL, Doosan DV-225 excavators in the interior, all machines well maintained. Machines priced to go $7M, $9M, $10M. Tel: 669-0855, 226-9768.   Danby portable A/C Units 12000 BTU $78K,BBQ Grill (4 Burner) $89K,Generac Portable Generator 8000/10000 watt - $480K 15,000 Watt Deluxe Automatic Voltage Regulator, Voltage Converter Transformer - $200K.Call Richard at 687-9352  complete portable systems 110V with 1000w & 300w inverters, battery included, good for chicken farming, homes and remote locations. Call 693-1752, 226-7742.

 breed Tibetan Terriers lively and fun-loving, fully vaccinated, 4 weeks old. 617-9476, 641-7743, 264-2210.

 and acetylene gases, fast and efficient service, 10-11 McDoom, Public Road, EBD - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.

 gas: 22, 410, 134A & 404A, also Argon gas and helium gas for balloons - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.

 Farm Land at Laluni 80 acres surrounded by creek, 3 fish pond, 1 dwelling & 2 Farm Houses, Coconut, Citrus & Fruit trees. 22 & 30 RB dragline, 1 Discrovery Range Rover-Contact 261-5027, 6708282,675-1711.

 dresses and tops for the holiday from the USA, sizes 8-16 - Call 625-5951   Brozz Knightrider Scrambler, digital clock 4 months old $465 000. Tel: 223-7978, 643-6947, 643-6239.  items, children's playhouse with slide, jeep battery-operated etc. Tel: 622-3449, 220-0612.  soda, 55 lbs; soda ash, 50 lbs; sulphuric acid, 45 & 5 gals; granular chlorine, 100 lbs; alum, 55lbs - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.  Smartcase for Apple iPad Air 2 (released October 2014) with Bluetooth keyboard - $9 500. Call 610-9533 during working hours.  bridal outfit $50 000, Indian outfits $10 000 up, E-network internet box$10 000. Contact Annie, 615-5734.

 RZ minibus. Contact 699-8632.

 American thoroughbred brood mare with American (local born) filly, mare has been rebred. Call 689-5858.

 with microrise 3.8 cu. ft - $10 500 per bag. Contact Rayman, 263-5300, 6152346, 628-0200.

 S175, year 2011. Price $5.5M neg. Phone: 6459022.

VEHICLE FOR SALE

     

   Available from January 10;$1,500 Small Truck Load, $3,000 Large Truck Load, Call Adrian - 678-5943, Ramesh - 600-0840, Dindyal - 662-8533, Christian - 6825655.Orders being taken in Advance.

 jogging strollers (prams) seat two kids by side by side. Call 610-9533 during working hours.

VEHICLES FOR SALE

Pro, Samsung 17" (I5) laptops, Ipad Air, Macbook Pro Desktop, Nikon 5100-3100 Canon 40D - 50D SLR, Canon - Sony Pro Video Cameras, Video Projectors. Tel: 623-2477.  New Holland 2120, 4WD tractor front end loader, backhoe, diesel Land Rover Defender, 3-door 110 turbo, good condition. 692-2521, 231-6322.  generator 15 KVA, Kubota engine 3-cylinder, Land Rover with transmission box, Nissan LD 28, diesel 28 L engine, 6-cylinder with transmission box. 692-2521, 231-6322.  arrived: wholesale only - area rugs sizes 210x320 cm, 240x340cm, 200x285 cm; special delivery from Georgetown to Rosignol, Georgetown to Parika Contact Tel: Rajin 656-9959.    For all Authentic Truck Parts and Accessories new and used for Leyland DAF, ERF, Bedford Model M and TM Etc from the UKAlso Foreign Used Cummins, DAF and Perkins Engine TM Transfer and Gear Boxes Please CallDave Rameshwar Tel: 592-660-9152, 592-610-2873

    

   LAND CRUISERS, 1FJ 60, 2 FJ 62 - 616-9402.

 626 car 1995 model, 1800cc - $480 000. 624-6069.  Mark 2 GX 90 $700 000. Contact 626-7983.   Spacio in excellent condition - contact: 644-1712.  Mazda wagon $200 000. -Contact: 675-4066.  Toyota Allion, one RZ minibus. Contact 651-3295, 648-2856.  Mitsubishi Lancer, excellent condition. Call: 679-5046, 690-2593.  unregistered Toyota Premio. Contact 624-0210, 6179918.  black Suzuki Vitara jeep, PKK series. Contact 6490328.  series, selling as is. Price $480 000 neg. Tel: 674-9345.       Toyota Cami fully loaded $1.66M - Tel: 642-6159.  Toyota G-Touring wagon, excellent condition. Contact 625-7416.  wagon, PKK series $1.2M neg., contact; 6842045.  AT 212 new model (stick start), one C-Touring wagon automatic. Call 645-0025.  Tacoma 5UZ engine, stick gear 4WD Price $2.3M neg. Call 617-7113.   minibus (enclosed) for goods - $480 000. Tel: 6436947, 643-6239, 223-7978.  AT 170. Price $350 000 and 1 bobcat $2.5M. Contact 6981425.     Contact 442-4325, 688-5627. Serious enquiries only.   , excellent condition, BRR series 233-2055, 625-9896.   Touring wagon for sale in excellent condition - call: 222-3202, 610-9340.  small enclosed Dyna lorry $900 000 - Call 2250198, 600-7388.  Mazda Axela, excellent condition. Asking $1.85M neg. Contact 665-3038, 226-4356.  Toyota Carina AT 212 car in very good condition. Price $975 000. Call 677-1177.  Sentra, working condition with minor repairs $350 000. Raul 655-8361, 699-6811.  Toyota Tacoma V6, excellent condition, chrome bars, new tyres and rims - 648-0494.  200SX Sports car: turbo, automatic, like new, priced to sell - Tel: 616-0427, 689-3612.  Caldina wagon car excellent condition - contact: 6810465, 610-9159.   212 and Toyota Raum. Excellent condition. Tel: 627-8989.   212 old and new model, excellent condition. Tel: 656-7900, 668-1718.

 Toyota Carina - 6802763. AT 192 excellent condition, 657-4242.  Hiace RZ Super Custom in private original PKK series, good condition. Tel: 6122258.  Mitsubishi Lancer, CD deck, AC, rims, excellent condition. Price neg. Contact 6691852, 696-4670, 642-8908.  Toyota Hilux smart cab stick gear 4x4 low mileage, October 2011 manufacture - Tel 6754453, 677-7592.  Inn Apartments Premio, Vitz. Eccles New Scheme. Tel. 679-7139, 639-4452, 6193660.    wagon,PSS Series excellent condition, AC, mags, CD, power steering - $1 450 000 neg. Tel: 626-2884.  4X4 Ford 550 backhoe in working condition, reasonably priced, one Gates hydraulic hose crimping machine - 220-1543.       Premio, mags, alarm, etc. $2M neg. Must sell urgently, owner leaving country. Tel: 676-6823.   bus, immaculate condition, never worked hire, must be sold. Tel: 615-1643.  Toyota Avensis PNN series, in immaculate condition, mags, music etc Tel: 686-5158.  Sprinter Trueno, PFF series. Price neg. 2-door, 4 AGE engine. Contact 656-0750. Premio PPP series, silver - $1.8M neg., Toyota 212 Carina PMM series new model $1.1M neg. Contact 644-1004.  sell! Owners leaving country. Price neg. One Toyota Picnic (7 seats) PLL series. Tel: 6846938.  model 212 motor car. Price $1.125M, Mitsubishi Lancer. Price $650 000, Phone 268-3953, 665-8517.  old model Toyota Raum, AC, CD, alarm, good working condition, PMM series. Call 6975378. Reasonable price.  loaded new model Bluebird with TV, camera, DVD etc. unregistered. Going cheap $2.6M neg. 638-9116.  Toyota Vios, PMM series, fully loaded, for more information call 667-5596.  Corona AT 170, excellent condition. $450 000. Call Basdeo, 663-0782.  hard-to-get spare parts f o r To y o t a , N i s s a n , M a z d a , Mitsubishi, Honda, BMW, etc - Call 645-7800.  Toyota Voxy, recently registered, immaculate condition, late GSS series. Call 643-0266.   Sales: 1 Mazda Verossa (reconditioned) Tel: 226-4064, 661-3307. Ask for Amanda.  Spacio, 16-inch rims, AC, clean condition, going cheap. Owner leaving country. Contact 642-4265, 220-5476.  CRV PMM 1805, Honda CRV PKK 1931, Super Custom bus BRR 338 - Tel: 6693933, 694-5026, 653-2518.  tankers, double axle, 20 000 and 19 000 litres, GRR 2129, GRR 2140, new condition - Call 641-0519.  forerunner, 4x4 automatic, power steering, AC, bargain price negotiable - 616-0427, 689-3612.  Toyota Belta 2007-2011 model only 85 000km, Price $2M, Tel: 216-2469, 643-6064.   Super Custom BPP series and BSS series, and 110 Corolla PJJ series. 625-7283, 639-5484.

 Mitsubishi canter, GFF series. Excellent condition. No reasonable price refused. Tel: 6715888, 226-0262, 264-2304.  Rush, first owner, TV, DVD, CD player, mag rims. Immaculate condition $2.4M neg. Call 610-1273, 218-3827.  Sale! - Unregistered 2007 Mazda Axela $2,350 000 - crystal lights, alarm, steering wheel audio control - 643-6565, 2269931. Sale!! Unregistered Toyota IST $2,200 000, body kit, TV, spoiler, fogs, alloy wheels, crystal lights, alarm - 643-6565, 2269931.  silver grey Toyota Vigo: fully loaded with crash and tray bars, roof rack, excellent condition - Priced to go - call 623-5550.  Allion, 2008 model, unregistered, fully loaded. Contact 628-3940.  Toyota Avensis PNN series, in immaculate condition, mags, music etc Tel: 6865158.  Toyota Altezza excellent condition, spider, mag rims, flair kit. Price $2.75M neg. Tel: 648-0494, 642-0786.  Benz CLK200 Kompressor, like new PRR series, mileage 70 000, pearl white $3.5M - 623-5492.  4-door Hilux registered and one King cab unregistered. Contact 665-5776.  Premio 2005 TV, reverse camera, clean interior. Call 624-7668.  Premio, fully loaded, immaculate condition. Tel: 226-9316, 617-1505 Leonard.  Tacoma 4x4, stick shift, AC, bull bar, tool kit, high lift; in immaculate condition. Call: 671-7450, 626-5306.  Toyota Premio 2004 model, silver PNN series; excellent condition. Price neg. Tel: 642-7813, 660-5046 - Steve.             Benz E200, very well maintained, PEE series; $2.2M. Call 610-9533 during working hours.  Lancer Evolution, two turbo charge, mag rims, air brush, DVD player, amps, speakers. Call: 626-2095.  Hilux 4x4, 2 doors, manual long base, Solid Def, excellent condition. Tel: 603-3384.  Mark II, Mitsubishi Diamanti car to be sold as is, can be used for spares. Both in good condition. .660-3766, 225-4292.  Hilux 4x4 single cab, diesel, turbo, pick-up - Registration GRR, no reasonable offer refused Tel: 616-0427, 689-3612.  Alex excellent condition, AC, CD, rims $1.55M neg., Toyota minibus excellent condition, AC, CD/DVD rims $1.8M neg. 647-7722.  single axle 10-ton dump truck, Cummins engine, high and low gear box, Rockwell DEF, big dump equipped with new tyres 3.2 - 654-6166.  2006 Toyota Tundra and one unregistered Toyota Tundra. Call 650-5229, 652-5762.  Honda Accord 1984 model, one Honda Civic 1981 model, good working condition. Contact Lennox 226-7838, 6742454.  Sale! Unregistered, fully loaded Toyota IST $2,200,000 new model Raum $2,250,000 & Mazda Axela $2,350,000. 643-6565, 226-9931.

A Crown Royal Saloon, excellent condition, fully loaded - $2.5M. Serious enquiries. Contact Hack's Halaal Restaurant, 227-4474.  Hilux double cab parts: LN 65L, LN106, LN107, LN166 L and R, RZN 169R, KUN 25R; bodies, chassis, complete doors with glass, suspension parts, 41-9 front differentials - Phone 668-9933.  single axle 10-ton dump truck, Cummins engine, high and low gear box, Rockwell DEF, big dump equipped with new tyres 3.2 - 654-6166.  Number 223-1239, 629-5178 - 92 Duncan Street, Campbellville over Sheriff Street, Lexus RX 300 - $4.5M, AT 192 Carina, AT 212 Carina, Toyota Raum, Toyota Marino, Honda Civic.   4-Runner V8 Sport Edition and 2005 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited Edition, both in excellent condition. Prices neg. Contact 624-2765, 600-2765.  A15, AC, deck, mags,. yellow, excellent condition. Price cheap $1.3M cash, Tel: 639-9914, 690-7344 - Paul.  Tacoma dark blue 4x4, year 2008, fully accessorised with 20" chrome mags $4.8M neg. GSS series, 1 CRV $1.850M neg. excellent condition Tel: 641-5670.  Private RZ bus in excellent condition. Comes with: Brand new Bluetooth CD deck, brand new remote start and alarm system, brand new mag rims & Super Custom seats. Excellent deal. Owner leaving country.Contact # 627-9424/2270638  arrived body parts, engine, Premio, Allion, Corolla, Carina (212), Altezza, Raum new model, Hiace, Pitbull, Avensis and all latest models and used tyres 16-17-18 -        Lexus GX 470, ladydriven, automatic, back-up camera, Mark Levinson audio system and flip down DVD, 6-disc CD changer, power sunroof,/ moon roof, 3rd row seats, wood interior trims, Adjustable height control, cruise control , power tilt & telescopic steering, Leather PWR seats, fully loaded, running boards, Tow PKG, super clean. This is a NON-SMOKER vehicle. Neg. Call 623-0102.   Tel: 227-0265, 227-1881, 627-8057 - We buy and sell used cars and trade-in your car for another. All prices are neg. USED Raum $1M, Marino $750, unregistered Tacoma, Premio, AE 110 Corolla $925 000, Hilux 4 doors, RZ bus $1.2M, AT192 $900 000, Allion $1.8M, Tacoma (GRR series) $2M, Rav4 $2.6M.  Motor Spares & Auto Sales - new shape RAV4, CRV, Rush, all 2008 models  new & old models, Premio, BB, Raum, Prado, Passo, 4 Runner Land Cruiser, Vitz, Allion, Ractis,  Vios, Wish, Axio, 15&19-Seater Pitbull, IST, Cami,  212, 9-seat Voxy, Spacio, Altezza, Picnic, Alex, Avensis, Ipsum, Hilux, Platz, Hilux extra cab, extra cab Pickup, Townace & Liteace Pickups, Vigo & Land Cruiser, Corolla,  121 & Caldina Fielder wagons, : X-Trail, Vanette Van, Wingroad wagon, BluebirdSylphy, Datsun Pickup 2x4, Duualis, Mitsubishi, Mirage, Lancer, Colt, Dingo, Suzuki, Escudo, BMW 318,  Fit, Capa, Civic, Mazda, Demio, RX8, Axela. Also available a wide range of genuine Japanese spare parts for all types of Japanese vehicles. Sheriff Street. Tel: 2272322, Bagotstown. Tel: 233-5151.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 20, 2015

Pele FC launches 3rd ... Each participating team will be outfitted by the organiser and will receive text books and uniform vouchers for the top two teams. President of Pele FC, John Yates, also mentioned that special prizes will be given to players who achieved high performances in the 2014 school year. “It’s important to note that great emphasis will be placed on the academic performance of the players who will participate in this tour-

From back page

nament. The guiding principles of the Pele FC Alumni Corporation are to empower children in Guyana through sports, to help them to overcome their abject poverty by building their confidence, self-esteem, and ambition through the power of sports,” explained Pele secretary Mark Archer. Watson was Pele’s first president. He was 23 years old when he died in a plane crash on December 23, 1973. He was a co-pilot.

CCC Marooners scrape into ... From back page With CCC needing three runs from two balls to win, Powell slammed the penultimate ball straight of long-on that beat the fielder’s dive. Earlier, the Guyana Jaguars limped to 171/9 from their 50 overs. The Marooners bowled tightly and the batsmen were slow out of the starting blocks. The innings only picked up when Veerasammy Permaul (29*) and Anthony Bramble (20) met nearing the end of the innings. At the top of the order, Royston Crandon top scored

for the Jaguars with 39 while West Indies batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul made a patient 33 but fell to a frustrating shot that only managed to make height and reach the non-striker’s end. Ravmon Powell was the most impressive CCC bowler while also being the pick, taking 3-20. Two of his three wickets came from his first two balls of his first spell. He didn’t get the hat-trick but bowled solidly throughout the innings.

Mexico qualify for FIFA Under-20 World Cup AS expected Mexico are the first team from CONCACAF to book their ticket to New Zealand later this year for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after beating a stubborn El Salvador team 3-1 at the Montego Bay Sports Complex to take an unassailable lead in Group B. The win was Mexico’s fourth in a row and takes them to 12 points and assures them of a place in Saturday’s final against the winners of Group A to decide the title. This was the two-time defending champions’ 15th straight win in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, dating back to 2009 and their 14th trip to the Under-20 World Cup. After holding out for more than an hour, El Salvador’s resolve was broken by a persistent Mexico, who got three goals in a five-minute span to knock the fight out of the El Salvador team. Jose Ramires in the 63rd minute, Alejandro Diaz in the 64th and Hirving Lozano in the 68th from the penalty spot got Mexico’s goals while Nelson Moreno got El Salvador’s goal in the 88th minute. Despite the loss, El Salvador are still in contention for a playoff spot and are in second place on five points with Honduras (four points) still to play Haiti (two points) in the third game of the day All four goals came in the second half of the game which was a tactical affair for most of the first. El Salvador showed composure and discipline as Mexico had just two chances at gaol in the first half. The goal finally came when Ramirez looped a ball over the head of the El Salvador goalkeeper. A minute later, Diaz scored with a diving header. Lozano, who was brought down after a dribble into the area, scored the spot kick and the game was over. Moreno gave El Salvador something to cheer for with a powerful header into the goal from close range two minutes from the end of the game.

The former Thomas United youth player and later Pele FC dapper, would oftentimes be the subject of many discussions as he is often referenced whenever an example is needed about how a player could balance academia and sports and still excel on the football field. The former striker’s legacy would live through one of two sons; Clyde ‘Oiler’ Watson, who was also a forward with a distinguished career representing Guyana.

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T Griffith c C Walton b C Powell 2 R Reifer b K Cottoy

Racing Tips South Africa Racing Tips

GUYANA Jaguars R Chandrika b R Powell

Thorne, or as most persons would popularly remember him as, ‘PT Stewart’, was a starter on Guyana’s senior National team that played the first World Cup game at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground in 1976. As a member of Pele FC during the club’s golden era, Thorne’s input to the team and football in Guyana was unmatched.

Turffontein 08:25 hrs Endearing 09:00 hrs Dream Galaxy 09:35 hrs Rake’s Chestnut

S Chanderpaul c & b R Powell 33

10:10 hrs Hawaiian Sun

C Barnwell* c C Walton b R Powell 0

10:45 hrs Tiger Flame

R Crandon c P Palmer b K Mayers 39

11:20 hrs Uletide

S Jacobs c C Walton b K Cottoy 2

English Racing Tips

A Bramble+ b K Mayers

Wetherby

V Permaul not out

08:35 hrs Grand Meister

D Bishoo run out (C Walton)

09:05 hrs Casual Cavalier

P Wintz not out

09:40 hrs Crescent Beach 10:10 hrs Minella Bliss

Total: 171/9 (50 Overs) Extras: (0nb 10w 1lb 0b 0pen) 11 Fall of Wickets: 1-18, 2-33, 3-45, 4-45, 5-99, 6-113, 7-122, 8-166, 9-167. Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners Bowling: K Mayers 7-1-27-2, C Powell 9-1-40-1, R Austin 10-2-25-0, K Hodge 4-0-13-0, K Cottoy 10-0-45-2, R Powell 10-1-20-3.

10:45 hrs Tutchec 11:15 hrs Jack Steel 11:50 hrs Kilkenny Kim Leicester 09:15 hrs Becauseshesaidso 09:50 hrs Murrayana

CCC Marooners (Target; 172)

10:55 hrs Herecomesthehollow

C Walton*+ run out (R Crandon) 7

11:25 hrs Abigail Lynch

S Thomas c A Bramble b P Wintz 1

12:00 hrs Home For Tea

K Hope LBW P Wintz

Southwell

P Palmer LBW D Bishoo

09:25 hrs Red Unico

K Hodge run out(R Crandon)

C Burton LBW V Permaul

K Mayers c C Barnwell b R Crandon

R Powell c Bramble b Barnwell 31 K Cottoy LBW Bishoo

C Powell not out

R Austin not out

10:00 hrs General Tufto 10:30 hrs Scarborough 11:05 Deuce Again 11:35 hrs Thorpe Bay 12:10 hrs Under Approval American Racing Tips Philadelphia Park Race 1 Irish Smarty Race 2 Street Invader

Total: 173/9 (49.5 Overs)

Race 3 Isle of Palma

Extras: (0nb 19w 3lb 4b 0pen) 26

Race 4 Ragtime

Fall of Wickets: 1-10, 2-15, 3-39, 4-44, 5-60, 6-95, 7-95, 8-112, 9-160.

Race 5 So Valor

Guyana Jaguars Bowling: P Wintz 7-0-26-2, S Jacobs 10-2-21-0, V Permaul 10-2-43-1, R Crandon 10-0-30-1, D Bishoo 10-1-19-2, R Reifer 1.5-0-22-0, C Barnwell 1-0-5-1.

Race 7 Adelicate Miss

Race 6 Able Baker Charlie Race 8 Sense of Peace Race 9 Loan Guarantee

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 20, 2015

Federer and Sharapova shine after seeds scattered …Nadal, Murray also enjoy comfortable wins

By Ian Ransom

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MELBOURNE ,(Reuters) - Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova glittered under the Rod Laver Arena lights yesterday, restoring order at the Australian Open tennis after eight women’s seeds crashed out in the afternoon sun on a manic opening day. The evergreen Federer strolled into the second round with a classy 6-4 6-2 7-5 win

GLORIOUS DAY While seventh seed Eugenie Bouchard advanced with a straight-sets victory over 98th-ranked German Anna-Lena Friedsam, half of the 16 women’s seeds in action were swept away before the sun had set on a glorious day. Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic was the highest-profile casualty, the former world number

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return against Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan during their men’s singles first round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne, yesterday. (Credit: Reuters/Carlos Barria) over Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun before fellow second seed Sharapova ruined Croatian qualifier Petra Martic’s 24th birthday with a 6-4 6-1 victory. Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray also enjoyed comfortable wins as three of the men’s ‘Big Four’ shook out the early-season rust. Although the retired Li Na is not defending her singles title, the glowing Chinese stole the spotlight from the players when she announced she was expecting her first child with husband and former coach Jiang Shan. “I think Dennis (Jiang) is doing a good job. He just made one ace,” said the 32-year-old crowd favourite on the Rod Laver Arena, sparking cheers from the terraces. The hole left by the twice grand slam champion’s absence is begging to be filled and a rejuvenated Sharapova, dressed to kill in a smart red outfit, looked the part in a controlled display against the outgunned Martic. Federer joined Sharapova in the winners’ circle at the Brisbane International this month and, on his coach Stefan Edberg’s 49th birthday, the Swiss notched his 1,001st tour win. “Winning in the first round, it’s always a bit of a relief. I thought I played good,” the 33-year-old told reporters after dashing around the court like a frantic teenager against

one falling in three sets to doubles specialist Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic. Ninth-seeded German Angelique Kerber blamed a “bad day” at the office after being dumped out by Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in three topsy-turvy sets. Lucie Safarova (16), Carla Suarez Navarro (17) and twice grand slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova (27) were also among the eight sent packing. It was steadier going on the men’s side where an undercooked Nadal felt the confidence flooding back after thrashing Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny. Coming back after a long layoff from injury and illness, Nadal gloomily ruled himself out of title contention before the event but the Spaniard eased quickly into the grand slam groove with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win. “This first match here was tough mentally for me,” the 2009 champion said on centre court, resplendent in a pink shirt and a fluorescent yellow headband. “I hope this match will give me confidence as I play the next round.” VERY DIFFICULT Sixth seed Murray, bidding for a maiden Australian Open title after three trips to the final, opened up with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (3) win over Indian qualifier Yuki Bhambri, occasionally berating himself but pleased overall with his

display at the refurbished Margaret Court Arena. “The whole match he made it very difficult, he

played very aggressively,” Murray said of Bhambri, the lowest-ranked player in the draw at 317. “He shouldn’t be ranked 300 in the world.” Romania’s Simona Ha-

lep, seeded third and fancied to break through for a maiden grand slam title this year, had few worries in a 6-3 6-2 rout of Italian Karin Knapp. Men’s seventh seed Tomas Berdych went through

without fuss while number 10 Grigor Dimitrov, tipped to rock the tennis establishment after a breakout 2014 season, showed ominous form with a 6-2 6-3 6-2 victory over German Dustin Brown.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 20, 2015

Outstanding Emrit stuns Jamaica as Red Force win again PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Captain Rayad Emrit’s incisive maiden regional oneday five-wicket haul proved the difference, as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force beat Jamaica Franchise by 17 runs to win their second straight game in the NAGICO Super50 here Sunday. The 33-year-old seamer finished with five for 56 to help reduce Jamaica to 215 all out off 49.1 overs, crippling their pursuit of 233 for victory at Queen’s Park Oval. Opener Nkrumah Bonner stroked 51 at the top of the order, Dave Bernard Jr got 40 and Andre McCarthy, 37, while John Campbell hit 26. Seamer Kevon Cooper chipped in with three for 34 to support Emrit. Earlier, T&T were guided to 232 all out off 49.3 overs by Darren Bravo’s 55, with support coming from his West Indies teammate Kieron Pollard with 41. Dwayne Bravo, the discarded Windies one-day skipper, scored 34 and wicketkeeper Steven Katwaroo stroked 31. Fast bowler Derval Green claimed three for 65 while leftarm spinner Nikita Miller (2-18),

speedster Marquino Mindley (2-36) and seamer Dave Bernard (2-48) finished with two wickets apiece. The victory followed on from Friday’s five-wicket victory over West Indies Under-19s. Sent in, Red Force lost the attacking Evin Lewis cheaply for five in the fourth over with the score on eight and required Darren Bravo’s half-century to provide stability. He hit eight fours and a six off 82 deliveries, adding 34 for the second wicket with opener Nicholas Sookdeosingh (19) and 31 for the third wicket with Jason Mohammed (6). Miller struck, prising out Sookdeosingh and Mohammed while Darren Bravo fell to legspinner Damion Jacobs to leave Red Force on 105 for four in the 26th over, but the experienced Dwayne Bravo and Pollard came together in a positive 58-run, fifth-wicket partnership to steady the innings. Bravo faced 59 balls and counted five fours while Pollard struck three fours and two sixes in an up-tempo knock that required just 44 balls. However, once Dwayne Bravo was lbw to Bernard in the 39th over, the last six wickets crashed for 69

runs. Jamaica then seemed favourites for the win when Bonner and Campbell put on 45 for the first wicket but Emrit struck three telling blows – two in the first over of his

Rayad Emrit jumps in celebration after claiming another of his five wickets.

Warner fined over row with India’s Sharma

MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) - Australian opener David Warner has been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after an on-field dispute with Indian batsman Rohit Sharma during Sunday’s one-day international in Melbourne. Australia won a thrilling match by four wickets but the result was marred by another ugly spat between the teams. Warner told reporters yesterday he had been fined half his match fee for breaching the sport’s code of conduct for arguing with Sharma. The incident was triggered when India took a single off an overthrow. Warner thought the ball had deflected off Sharma and the Indians should not have taken the run, in accordance with cricketing convention. Sharma disputed Warner’s claims and television replays later showed he was right and the Indians were entitled to take the run. Warner later admitted he was wrong about the call but defended his actions and telling Sharma to “speak English”.

David Warner “When I went over to say something to him, he sort of said something in their language and I said: ‘speak English’ because, if you’re going to say something, understand that theoretically I cannot speak Hindi,” Warner told Sky Sports Radio yesterday. “I did the polite thing and asked him to speak English, therefore he did and I can’t repeat what he said.” Australia and India are bitter rivals on the cricket field and their matches have often been tarnished by altercations. During their recent Test series, four players were fined for bad behaviour.

“I was in the wrong ... I shouldn’t have engaged him,” Warner said. “(But) If people get on the wrong side of me, I’m not going to back down. “We’re always there to play hard aggressive cricket, but you know what comes with that - sometimes you are going to get fined.” The ICC has pledged to crack down on player misconduct with the sport’s showcase World Cup in Australia and New Zealand starting next month. India are the defending champions while Australia are chasing a fifth title and both teams are currently warming up for the tournament in a threeteam series also involving England. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni played down the latest incident, saying his team paid no attention to Warner’s outburst. “He (Sharma) didn’t react inside the dressing room so I think he was fine. I didn’t even bother to ask what really happened,” Dhoni said. “It was an argument between two grown men. I hope it was sorted out in the middle.”

Scoreboard RED FORCE innings E. Lewis b Green 5 N. Sookdeosingh b Miller 19 DM Bravo c Blackwood b Jacobs 55 J. Mohammed c Bonner b Miller 6 DJ Bravo lbw b Bernard Jr 34 K. Pollard c & b Green 41 K. Cooper c Bonner b Green 5 S. Katwaroo c Miller b Bernard Jr 31 R. Emrit lbw b Mindley 8 S. Narine b Mindley 3 R. Rampaul not out 2 Extras: (lb-3, w-19, nb-1) 23 Total: (all out, 49.3 overs) 232 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-42, 3-73, 4-105, 5-163, 6-170, 7-188, 8-223, 9-227. Bowling: Mindley 10-0-362, Green 10-0-65-3, Miller 10-4-18-2, Jacobs 10-0-62-1, Bernard 9.3-0-48-2. JAMAICA FRANCHISE innings N. Bonner c wkp. Katwaroo b Mohammed 51 J. Campbell c wkp. Katwaroo b Emrit 26 T. Lambert c DJ Bravo b Emrit 0 J. Blackwood b Emrit 14 A. McCarthy c wkp. Katwaroo b Cooper 37 H. Miller lbw b Cooper 4 D. Bernard Jr b DJ Bravo 40 N. Miller b Cooper 4 D. Green b Emrit 6 D. Jacobs b Emrit 3 M. Mindley not out 4 Extras: (b-4, lb-8, w-9, nb-5) 26 Total: (all out, 49.1 overs) 215 Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-45, 3-88, 4-111, 5-118, 6-164, 7-170, 8-176, 9-211. Bowling: DJ Bravo 7.1-0-30-1, Rampaul 7-0-40-0, Emrit 10-1-565, Cooper 10-0-34-3, Narine 10-131-0, Mohammed 5-0-12-1. Points: Red Force 4, Jamaica 0.

spell – to reduce the visitors to 118 for five in the 31st over. He first had Campbell caught at the wicket prodding forward to the second ball and two deliveries later had captain Tamar Lambert taken at slip by Dwayne Bravo without scoring. Bonner and Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood (14) added 43 for the third wicket to defy the Trinidadians until Emrit struck again in his sixth over, claiming Blackwood bowled off the inside edge in the 21st over. Three wickets tumbled for 30 runs until McCarthy and Bernard posted 48 for the sixth wicket to prop up the innings and once again leave the game an open affair. Bernard’s knock included two fours and two sixes and required 50 deliveries while McCarthy hit three fours off 64 balls. However, McCarthy top-edged a cut behind off Cooper to set off a slide where the last five wickets fell for 51 runs. Bernard was still there at the start of the final over with Jamaica needing 18 to win but was bowled off the first ball by Dwayne Bravo, as he looked to improvise.

Australia’s Bailey suspended for over-rate violation BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) - Australia oneday captain George Bailey has been slapped with a one-match suspension for a second over-rate offence in 12 months, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday. In his absence, Steve Smith is likely to lead the hosts, who will seek a hattrick of tri-series match victories against England at Hobart on Friday. Bailey, who is leading the side in place of injured regular skipper Michael Clarke, has also been deducted 20 percent of his match fee, while his players were docked 10 percent of theirs. “(Match referee) Andy Pycroft ... imposed the suspension on Bailey after Australia were ruled to be one over short of their target at the end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration,” the ICC said in a statement. Bailey led Australia in the first ODI against South

George Bailey

Africa in Perth in November, in which both teams were fined for slow over rates. Under the ICC code of conduct, in the case of a second such over-rate offence in the same format within 12 months, the captain receives a one-match suspension.

Former Test spinner MacGill sues Cricket Australia MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) - Former Australian leg-spin bowler Stuart MacGill has begun legal action against Cricket Australia (CA), suing his former employers for more than A$2.5 million ($2.05 million) over lost earnings. MacGill, 43, filed a writ in the Victorian Supreme Court yesterday, claiming injury payments after his retirement from Test cricket in May 2008. MacGill’s lawyers said

he suffered multiple injuries during his career and has some ongoing health issues. According to the writ, CA failed to pay MacGill A$1.6 million while he was injured and unable to play. He also sued for more than A$900 000 in interest. “We are aware of the media reports but aren’t in a position to comment further,” a CA spokesman said. MacGill took 208 Test wickets for Australia at an average of 29.02.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 20, 2015

With revenue, more could have been done – Singh By Rawle Toney AS the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) prepares for its elections and general meeting this Sunday, outgoing president, Michael Singh, believes that he could have done more to help the game in the capital, if he had financial support from the corporate community. Singh, who was elected on January 26, 2013, is considered by many as a saviour of the game, given the fact he took the sport when it was at an all-time low and brought back stability and provided meaningful incentives. Paladin Security Firm’s Singh was unanimously voted in after receiving nominations from Pacesetters

GABA president Michael Singh (centre) is flanked by other Executive members; from left - Ian Andrews, Adrian Hooper, Kevin Amsterdam and Darcel Harris. and Colts basketball clubs of which he is the president.

NOTABLE DATES LIGHTWEIGHT and junior welterweight firebrand Guyanese Terrence Alli won the NABF junior welterweight title on January 20, 1991. The fight took place at the Trump Castle in Atlantic City, New Jersey and was refereed by Steve Smoger. After 12 rounds American John Meekins lost by a unanimous decision. Judges Eugene Grant, Paul Harris and Tom Kalzmarek all scored the fight 117-111 in favour of Alli. The Guyanese had lost to Roger `Black Mamba’ Mayweather in his previous fight, and had tallied three bouts for 1991. Based in the USA, Alli returned home in 1992 to fight Steve Larrimore. The fight, promoted by Lumumba’s McNeal Enterprise, was held at the world-famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground on June 14, 1992 and drew one of the largest crowds ever to witness a boxing event in Guyana. Alli pleased his adoring local fans with a dazzling display of foot and hand speed that produced a fifth-round knockout of Larrimore, a former Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. It was the first time that the quick-fisted Guyanese had fought at home since losing to Walter Smith on March 1, 1980. Alli again returned to Guyana in September 1996 to battle rising star Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis. The fight was also staged at the GCC ground and Lewis needed just two rounds to silence the ageing warrior and his vociferous supporters. Alli had three more fights before permanently hanging up his gloves. His career spanned 18 years and he won 52 fights, lost 15 and drew two. Alli boxed a total of 549 rounds for an average of 30 rounds per year.

But, the now Guyana Amateur Basketball Fed-

eration (GABF) vice-president told Chronicle Sport

yesterday, “I would not be running for re-election, but will complete term with the GABF as vice-president. Should the incumbent fail to maintain activity for the GABA, I can step in from Federation level to ensure no dormancy.” The reasons are not fully known for Singh’s not seeking re-election, though it could be proved that under his tenure as president, the association was the most active of the other affiliates of the GABF. “I think my administration did fairly well to ensure basketball was played every six weeks at all levels. Except for schools basketball, all divisions had an opportunity to play including the masters,” Singh said.

Asked what he would consider a downfall in his time at the helm of the sport, Singh pointed out: “Sponsorship was the major issue. With revenue more could have been achieved - from infrastructure of teams to more benefits for players. With all that said, we proved that basketball could be played competitively if all pull together for the benefit of the game, meaning players and administration”. The former Colts player further said that he is “anxious to see who the next candidate will be, who is willing to work for the betterment of basketball and its players in its entirety. The GABA needs activity to continue”.

Local wheelsmen return to National Park on Saturday By Michael DaSilva MOST of Guyana’s leading wheelsmen will make a welcome return to the National Park’s inner circuit on Saturday when national cycle coach Hassan Mohamed stages the 22nd edition of the Ricks and Sari-sponsored 11-race cycle programme beginning at 09:00hrs. The feature event over 35 laps is expected to involve defending champion Marlon `Fishy’ Williams, Or-

ville Hinds, Michael A n t h o n y, Wa r r e n McKay, Raynauth Jeffrey, Romelo Crawford, Geron Williams and Alanzo Greaves among others. Marlon Williams won the event last year with a time of one hour 17 minutes 09.60 seconds and cycle pundits feel he will be hard-pressed to make a successful defence. Another interesting race will be the 10lap event for juveniles with Michael Anthony being the defending

Marlon Williams champion, and, based on his performance during the entire 2014, he is sure to

make a successful defence of his title. His time for the event last year was 22 minutes 27.93 seconds. Junior Niles will be defending the veterans’ Under-50 five-lap event which he won last year with a time of 11 minutes 41.13 seconds and is sure to be tested by Talim Shaw. Clyde Jacobs will be out to make a defence of the Mountain Bikers’ five-lap race which he won last year with a time of 11 minutes 56.78 seconds. Crawford who shared the podium on a few oc-

casions while competing in the senior category last year is definitely going to be one to beat in the boys and girls 12-14 years fivelap race. He won the event last year. Other events on the day’s programme include BMX races for boys and girls 6-9 years old as well as BMX boys 9-12 years old. There will also be a fivelap race for veterans over 50 years of age. This will be Mohamed’s first event for the 2015 season as well as the first on the country’s cycling calendar. Mohamed organised 42 races in 2014.

Algeria come from behind to beat South Africa 3-1 TOURNAMENT favourites Algeria came back from a goal down to eventually earn a comfortable 3-1 win in their opening game against South Africa in the African Nations Cup. After dominating the first half, South Africa took a 51st-minute lead when Thuso Phala finished a flowing move. Tokelo Rantie missed the chance to double the lead when his penalty hit the bar and Thulani Hlatshwayo headed past his own keeper to level the score. Faouzi Ghoulam put Algeria ahead with a fierce shot and Islam Slimani squeezed the third under goalkeeper Darren Keet. South Africa will feel they missed the chance to cause a shock - especially after having the better of things for two-thirds of the match. It was only Algeria goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi who kept them at bay in a largely disappointing first half. In the 23rd minute he tipped a 35-yard

shot from Doncaster midfielder and South Africa captain Dean Furman on to the bar. Then in the 42nd minute he bravely dived at the feet of Sibusiso Vilakazi as he was going round him and 60 seconds later was called into action again to save Andile Jali’s shot with his knees. South Africa went ahead early in the second half when Phala slotted the ball home from eight yards after lovely build-up play from Rantie and Vilakazi. Three minutes later Vilakazi was brought down in the penalty area by Aissa Mandi - but Bournemouth striker Rantie hammered the spot-kick against the top of the bar and that proved to be the turning point. Algeria levelled when Yacine Brahimi slung in a cross from the left and Bafana defender Hlatshwayo managed to loop a header over Keet and into his own net. Four minutes later Algeria were ahead when left-back Ghoulam powered his way into the left-hand side of the area and hammered his

Yacine Brahimi first international goal past Keet. Slimani made the match safe in the 82nd minute when his shot from the edge of the area trickled through Keet and rolled over the line. The victory puts Algeria top of Group C on goal difference ahead of Senegal who beat Ghana 2-1. (BBC Sport)

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Lewis injury should not affect holding of boxing card - source THE recent injury to Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis will not hamper the staging of the February 21 boxing card, a source close to the Guyana Boxing Board of Control has disclosed. Lewis, a former World Boxing Association welterweight champion sustained a hairline fracture to his collarbone recently while sparring. The injury has forced the 44-year-old southpaw to pull out of the fight against Jamaican Sakima Mullings. The

Lewis/Mullings affair was the main event on the fivefight card and would have heralded the comeback of the former world champion following a six-year layoff. “I don’t think that the injury or Lewis not fighting would affect the holding of the card. There are several other very interesting fights scheduled,” the source said. He pointed to the middleweight clash between CABOFE champion Edmond DeClou and Derrick Rich-

mond as the potential main attraction. DeClou, who hails from Linden, has been absent from the ring since sustaining a broken jaw in a fight with Richmond in October 2013. The bout has attracted much interest locally and is being labelled a grudge match. The card is also scheduled to feature CABOFE flyweight champion Dexter Marques who will come up against undefeated Quincy Gomes. American Lorrissa Rivas

Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis

clashes with Guyanese middleweight Sharon `Stone’ Ward while Travis Fraser makes his debut against Charwyn Estwick. Lewis was first down to fight Mullings on February 28 in Jamaica. However, following discussions between the Guyana Boxing Board of Control and promoters in Jamaica, the fight was shifted to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Lewis won the WBA title in February 2001 with a seventh

round stoppage of James Page. His last fight was in October 2008 and ended in a split decision defeat to Howard Eastman. Since 2011, Mullings has defeated Guyanese Winston Pompey, Howard Eastman, Revlon Lake and Derrick Richmond. The CABOFE and Jamaica welterweight champion has chalked up 18 fights during the time of Lewis’ inactivity.

What Next for New cycle club in the making West Indies Cricket? By Michael DaSilva

I HAVE tremendous respect for the chairman of selectors for his achievements on and off the cricket field, but his recent attempt to explain questionable selections and omissions of the West Indies world cup squad has left me and most of the cricketing world aghast. The question asked is whether it was prudent to rebuild at a major tournament like the World Cup or after in preparation for World Cup 2019? I am sure the overwhelming majority of reasonable thinking cricket fans in the world find the rebuilding explanation unpalatable to swallow. I assume that the selectors were aware of the changes in the rules for this world cup before they selected this squad. They are as follows: First power play for ten (10) overs, with only 2 players allowed outside the 30 yards circle. Batting power play for five (5) overs before the 40th over, with 3 players allowed outside the 30 yards circle. Five fielders within the 30 yards at all times during the course of the innings. Two new balls (one at each end) Rahul Dravid and Graeme Smith opined that it will force teams to play specialist bowlers and not play part-timers for obvious reasons. It would therefore mean that teams will likely comprise five (5) specialist batsmen, a batting all-rounder who is a recognised bowler, wicket-keeper and four specialist bowlers. With this in mind I sought to select

the best team from the bunch selected and arrived at Gayle, Smith, Simmons, Bravo, Samuels, Ramdin, Russell, Holder, Taylor, Roach, Narine. The rest (Sammy, Cottrell, Benn, Carter) will have to be excluded. Be that as it may, anyone looking at the composition of the present West Indies 15-member squad and comparing it with the inclusion of Bravo and Pollard in the place of Carter and Cottrell/ Holder, will admit that it would have been a more balanced side and would have made more sense. And I hasten to add that Mr Holder as captain is scandalous since he could not make the team normally as a player. And vice-captain Marlon Samuels’ method of dismissal in the third Test, the T20 and first one-day international does not require me to comment. It is clear for all to see that apart from the team being better off with Bravo as the all-rounder to Russell, Holder will be out of his debts to handle this situation. As a matter of fact, he may become a liability to the team unless he drastically improves on his control and length. I am sorry, but I am of the firm opinion that at 23 years of age with his height, it is a waste of attributes for him to be bowling at his pedestrian pace. I believe that the selectors should have picked the best players for the World Cup and say to them in clear language what are the expectations. And, if the results were not forthcoming, then restructuring will become absolutely necessary going forward. Despite being an optimist, I will be very surprised if this West Indies team should go past the preliminary rounds. I will be the first to offer a public apology if the reach the finals. Eric Whaul.

A NEW cycle club is in the making as the sport continues to grow with the involvement of many of the country’s youths, who are looking for an avenue to expend their energies in the right direction, while seeking to carve their names into Guyana’s history books. According to former national hockey player Stephen Fernandes, now-turned-cyclist, plans are in the pipeline for the formation of a new cycle club that will be named Team Evolution. Fernandes told Chronicle Sport that the idea of the formation of the club came about sometime late last year when he recognised that a few of the top performers in the sport during the 2014 season were riding unattached and he noticed that they were riding as a team, helping each other during road and National Park events. This he said, caused him to approach these cyclists and enquire if they would like to be part of a unified team with affiliation to the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) and they all agreed. The cyclists so far are Fernandes himself, Michael Anthony, Marlon `Fishy’ Williams, Keith Fernandes and Orville Hinds. Fernandes said he and Andrew Arjoon, known better for Squash, held discussions and they both thought that it would be a positive move in the right direction. Arjoon subsequently accepted to be the secretary of the club and has already drafted a letter to be sent to the GCF seeking the club’s affiliation to the ruling body. This Fernandes said would be done before the end of the week, since he plans to get the members participate in this Saturday’s Ricks and Sari 22nd annual 11race programme in the National Park. Last year. Hinds won 11

Orville Hinds

races and placed among the top five 20 times. He said while he will be out of the country on business for one week, the abovenamed cyclists will don the club’s attire (uniform). Fernandes, who represented Guyana at the junior and senior levels at hockey, said the club’s constitution is almost completed and this would be submitted to the GCF before the end of the week. Fernandes, who is now a veteran (because of his age), competes in the category with Guyana’s leading cyclists and not with veterans like himself.

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Superb Charles hundred eliminates Barbados Pride SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, (CMC) – West Indies batsman Johnson Charles stroked a career-best hundred to help Windward Islands Volcanoes beat Barbados Pride by 55 runs and eliminate the defending champions from the NAGICO Super50 here yesterday. Playing at Shaw Park, the Windwards rattled up an imposing 374 for six off 50 overs, with the right-handed opener Charles blasting 177 off 124 deliveries – the highest ever score in the tournament’s history. Sunil Ambris and Shane Shillingford both stroked 45 down the order while opener Devon Smith chimed in with 37 and Keddy Lesporis, 31. Seamer Javon Searles led for Barbados with three for 60 as the entire attack suffered at the hands of Charles’ onslaught. In reply, captain Kevin Stoute hammered a cameo top score of 82 at the top of the order and though Shamarh Brooks (61) and Shai Hope (58) chipped in with half-centuries, the order was simply too tall for the Barbadians. They finished on 319 all out off 49 overs as left-arm pacer Delorn Johnson with four for 63 and off-spinner Shane Shillingford, with two for 62, undermined the innings. The defeat left Barbados without a win for the competition after their first match against Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners was rained out without a ball bowled, and they lost their second match to Guyana last Saturday. Opting to bat first, Charles and Smith posted a hasty 98 off 67 balls for the first wicket to hand their side the early initiative. Charles smashed 12 fours and 11 sixes as he pounded the Barbados attack while Smith faced 29 balls and counted six fours and a six. Charles raised his half-century off 37 balls with his third six – a hoist over long on off

Opener Johnson Charles. slammed 177-the highest score in the tournament’s history. left-armer Ryan Hinds – as the Windwards headed towards the 100-run mark. When Smith drove Searles to Hope at deep cover to fall in the 12th over, Charles continued his rampage in several other crucial partnerships. He added 46 for the second wicket with Miles Bascombe (12), another 82 for the fourth wicket with Lesporis and 47 for the fifth wicket with Ambris. Charles reached his hundred off 75 balls with a streaky single to third man, and needed only another 33 deliveries for his 150. He eventually holed out to deep

mid-wicket off Stoute’s medium pace in the 41st over but Shillingford and Ambris combined in a 62-run, sixth wicket stand to inflict more misery on the Barbadians. Shillingford, especially, was severe, lashing two fours and four sixes off 28 balls as the Volcanoes gathered 90 runs from the last ten overs. Stoute and Kraigg Brathwaite, who made 38, then handed Barbados a great start to pave the way for a fascinating duel. The right-handed Stoute slammed six fours and three sixes off 71 balls while Brathwaite faced 39 balls and counted two fours and a six. However, Pride suffered two setbacks in successive overs, when Brathwaite was lbw to Shillingford in the 14th over and Kirk Edwards was bowled by off-spinner Liam Sebastien in the following over for one. Stumbling at 99 for two, Barbados recovered through a 47-run stand between Stoute and Brooks, whose knock comprised 59 balls and four sixes. Once Stoute hit a return catch to leftarm spinner Alston Bobb at the end of the 24th over, Brooks and Hope picked up the slack with a valiant 87-run fourth wicket partnership. Hope’s innings was busy, consuming only 49 balls and containing four fours and a six, and Barbados prospered at 233 for three because of his enterprise. Brooks eventually skied seamer Mervin Mathew to long on in the 36th over and his dismissal triggered a slide which saw Pride lose four wickets for 33 runs in the space of 30 balls. Languishing at 266 for seven in the 41st, there would be no way back for Barbados as Johnson finished off the innings with aplomb, taking the last three wickets to fall.

Scoreboard VOLCANOES J Charles c Brooks b Stoute 177 D Smith c Hope b Searles 37 M Bascombe lbw b Searles 12 +A Fletcher c F Edwards b Warrican 6 K Lesporis b Nurse 32 S Ambris not out 45 S Shillingford c Brathwaite b Searles 45 M Matthews not out 6 Extras: (w12, nb2) 14 TOTAL: (6 wkts, 50 overs) 374 Did not bat: *L Sebastien, A Bobb, D Johnson. Fall of wickets: 1-98, 2-144, 3-162, 4-244, 5-291, 6-353. Bowling: F Edwards 6-0-48-0, Nurse 6-0-45-1, Hinds 10-0-83-0, Warrican 10-1-65-1, Searles 9-0-60-3, Brathwaite 2-0-11-0, Stoute 7-0-62-1. PRIDE K Brathwaite lbw b Shillingford 38 *K Stoute c & b Bobb 82 K Edwards b Sebastien 1 S Brooks c Lesporis b Matthews 61 S Hope c Smith b Charles 58 A Nurse c Sebastien b Johnson 10 +S Dowrich b Shillingford 3 R Hinds lbw b Johnson 9 J Searles lbw b Johnson 22 J Warrican b Johnson 0 F Edwards not out 16 Extras: (lb8, w11) 19 TOTAL: (all out, 49 overs) 319 Fall of wickets: 1-96, 2-99, 3-146, 4-233, 5-258, 6-265, 7-266, 8-297, 9-297, 10-319. Bowling: Johnson 9-0-63-4, Mathews 9-0-54-1, Shillingford 10-0-62-2, Sebastien 10-0-55-1, Bobb 8-0-55-1, Charles 3-0-22-1.

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Pele FC launches 3rd Frank Watson and PT Stewart Memorial football

Pele FC secretary Mark Archer (left) and president John Yates at yesterday’s press conference (Adrian Narine photo)

THE Pele Football Club yesterday launched the third edition of the Frank Watson and PT Stewart Memorial football tournament to commemorate their contribution to the sport. The Pele Football Club comprises some of the greats to ever play the game of football in Guyana. Pele FC will be hosting the third Frank Watson and Gregory ‘PT Stewart’ Thorne Memorial Under-15 and Under-17 knock-out football tournaments, which will kick off on February 8 and conclude on February 22, with all games being

played at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground. Matches will be played on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and will involve Western Tigers, Riddim Squad, Santos, Camptown, Black Water, GFC, Fruta Conquerors, Beacons, Houston Stars, Black Pearl, Renaissance and hosts Pele. The top two finishers will receive trophies and medals and the tournament’s best goalkeeper, best defender and most valuable player (MVP) will also receive prizes. Turn to page 22

Mexico qualify for FIFA Under-20 World Cup CCC Marooners scrape into NAGICO Super 50 semis

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PORT-of- Spain, Trinidad - The Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) Marooners pulled off a sensational one-wicket victory over the Guyana Jaguars with Christopher Powell hitting a boundary off the penultimate ball of the match to take his side home at the Queen’s Park Oval last night. Set a small target of 172 runs, the Marooners struggled in their chase,

consistently losing wickets along the way. Paul Palmer kept up the innings with a patient knock of 32 from 94 balls but once he went, the Marooners slipped back into trouble. With a tense finish in sight, Ravmon and Christopher Powell took the Marooners to within touching distance of victory. Powell hit an aggressive 31 from 30 balls but it would be Chris-

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topher that turned out to be the hero. With the Marooners needing 11 runs from the last over, Ryan Austin edged a boundary and then scrambled to Christopher Powell on strike. Raymon Reifer could not hold his nerves, delivering three wides during the last six balls of the match. Turn to page 22 TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015