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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Female Brazilian National Remanded For Ammunition Possession PAGE 2

Brazilian National Mikaay Souza Meres appeared before Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, charged with the being in possession of ammunition without being the holder of a valid firearm license. Meres pleaded not guilty and was remanded until September 08.

Meres, 26, from Boa Vista, who was unrepresented in court heard the charge read and translated to her.

She revealed that she “found” the ammunition and that it does not belong to her. The woman further told the court that she was visiting Guyana, specifically Aishalton when she was hired as a

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cook at a camp in the area. The court was unable to grant Meres bail since there was an objection by Prosecutor Deniro Jones, who stated that the woman has no ties to Guyana since her address was listed in Brazil. According to the Prosecutor, the Brazilian national was on a motor lorry that was exiting Aishalton, destined to Haruni Backdam when the vehicle was stopped at the Aishalton Police Outpost. The court heard that a black bag which was in her possession was searched and the ammunition was found. -By- Jarred Singh, Guyana Daily News.

GuySuCo Records $6B Deficit In Just 6 Months The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) has in in first half of the year recorded an enormous $6 billion deficit in its accounts, but this is being masked by a $9 billion transfer from the Government to the struggling entity’s finance operations. The $9 billion transfer was held in reserve to be distributed to the Corporation for the entire year, but according to a recently released mid-year report on the nation’s financial accounts by Finance Minister Winston Jordan, all the money has already been transferred.

In the report, the Minister said the reason the entire $9 billion earmarked for GuySuCo for the whole year was disbursed in its entirety by the end of June 2016, is due to a deterioration in the entity’s cash balances that was due to a severe shortfall in production and that “this shortfall was reflected in a decline in export sales, from a budgeted amount of 58,272 tonnes to an actual of 49,278 tonnes, compared with 77,000 tonnes realised in the same period last year.” The subsidy which was transferred to GuySuCo has allowed the company to record in its books an operating surplus of $2.9 billion, down from an operating surplus of $3 billion for the same period last year.

“This surplus is inflated by a $9 billion transfer from the Central Government to finance operations. Without this transfer, GuySuCo’s true position would be a deficit of $6 billion.”

The mid report from the minster indicated that “In the future, all Central Government transfers will be shown as financing, instead of being included as part of revenues.” The minster also noted that the industry is plagued with problems such as decline in sales, the El Niño weather phenomenon, and delays in tillage, planting, and crop husbandry operations. According to the report, GuySuCo has taken several steps to address some of the challenges it current faces, including this includes “negotiating with Tate and Lyle [UK based companies] for better prices for sales to the EU market; pursuing studies to inform diversification into areas such as other crops, fruits, aquaculture, rice, dairy and livestock to reduce dependence on sugar; and rationalising its operations for increased efficiency and productivity.”

The dismal performance of the sugar industry has since flagged as a domestic risk to the real, external, and fiscal sector. It was also noted that the rice and sugar industries make up a large portion of Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), so the industry’s performance has important implications for economic growth. He said too that the two industries also make up a large share of exports, and reduced export earnings from these industries could negatively affect reserves and the balance of payments. According to the minster, “GuySuCo in particular, poses a large risk to the Government’s fiscal position.”

He said if sugar production fails to improve in the second half of the year, GuySuCo may face financial strain that see the entity requesting the Government for further transfers, on top of the $9 billion it has already received. However, the Minister pointed out that despite the risk posed by the rice and sugar industries, the agricultural sector still holds the potential for development, and the Government is working to improve the vigor of the sector by improving the competitiveness of both crops and increasing diversity in these industries. -By- Pablo Cupido, Guyana Daily News.

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By Mohabir Anil Nandlall, MP, and Attorney-at-Law The appointment of the Deputy Registrar of Deeds fiasco

Article 199 (1) and (3) and Article 226 (1) of the Constitution provide as follows: “ART 199 (1) the power to make appointments to the offices to which this Article applies and to remove and exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices shall vest in the Judicial Service Commission…

ART 199 (3) this article applies to the o ffi c e o f C o m m i s s i o n e r o f Ti t l e , Magistrate, Director of Public Prosecution, Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, Registrar of the High Court, Deputy Registrar of the High Court, Registrar of Deeds, Deputy Registrar of Deeds…”

ART 226 (1) “…in its exercise of its functions under this Constitution a Commission shall not be subjected to the direction or control of any other person or authority” I wish to congratulate the Deputy Registrar of Deeds, Ms. Zanna Frank, for challenging the unlawful interference by the Attorney-General in attempting to frustrate and prevent her from discharging the duties of her office. This young woman has demonstrated that she is possessed of the courage and fortitude to challenge authoritarianism and defend the Constitution and the rule of law. She has done her profession and gender proud.

The response of the Attorney-General has been characteristically untutored. It is obvious that, initially, he was unaware of the provisions of Article 199 of the Constitution. This is evident by the fact

that he purported to appoint someone to function in that office. This by itself speaks volume. Upon learning that the power to make this appointment resides with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the learned Attorney-General proceeded to make a series of wild and reckless allegations. Firstly, the Attorney-General claims that he was not consulted by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). This may be true. There is no obligation placed upon the JSC to consult with the AG or any other person in respect of this appointment. Secondly, he alleges that “the JSC was acting excessively and out of their jurisdiction”. This contention is incomprehensible. A tribunal acts in excess of and without jurisdiction if it makes a decision that it has no lawful power to make. Article 199, clearly, vests in the JSC the power to appoint a Deputy Registrar of Deeds. The JSC has done so.

How can it be said to be acting without and in excess of the jurisdiction?

Thirdly, the Attorney-General describes Ms. Frank as a “pawn”, “hapless” and “inexperienced” and contends that she was “set up as a sacrificial lamb, knowing fully well that she would not be accepted, because she simply does not have the qualifications”. One must ask, “accepted” by whom? Based upon the aforesaid constitutional provision, a decision of the Judicial Service Commission requires no one's “acceptance”. Ms. Frank possesses a Certificate in Industrial and Social Science; a Diploma in Public Management; a Bachelors of Law Degree; and a Legal Education Certificate. In fact, Ms. Frank may have been overqualified for that position. In any event, it is the JSC and no one else, who is empowered to assess her suitability for the job. They have done so. One is left to wonder whose “pawn” and “sacrificial lamb” is Ms. Frank? In the end, this outburst by the Attorney-General amounts to a most uncouth, unethical and unprofessional onslaught upon a young female Attorneyat-Law by a person considered to be the

head of the Bar. The learned AttorneyGeneral demonstrates no regard for the sub judice principle, publicly, expressing his views on the merits of a case that is pending in the Court. I note the silence of the Guyana Bar Association and the Guyana Women's Lawyers Association on these gross transgressions.

According to press reports, the AttorneyGeneral finds the power vested in the JSC to make this appointment, objectionable.

He wants these powers away from the JSC. This is an expression of the authoritarian's intolerance of a divergence of power by the Constitution away from the Executive into an independent commission over which the Executive has no influence.

The Attorney-General professes his unawareness of the origin of this authority of the JSC. I believe him. For his information, this new measure was introduced among the nearly 200 odd recommendations generated by the 1999/2001 Constitutional Reform Commission, which were all unanimously incorporated by Parliament into the Constitution. Therefore, the AttorneyGeenral's contention that it “was introduced by the previous Administration” is indeed correct, but the addendum, that it was supported by the PNC, at the time, is necessary for one to get the full picture.

Finally, for the record, the AttorneyGeneral rantings that he inherited a “mess” at the Deeds Registry is hereby rejected. I will furnish the details on another occasion. Suffice it so say, that he inherited a modern, well-equipped and properly staffed Commercial and Deeds Registries consolidated into a singular unit, the Deeds and Commercial Registry Authority, a statutory body corporate managed by a competent Board of Directors nominated by important stakeholders, along with an additional and renovated building which formerly housed the New Building Society Limited on Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown.

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Man Granted Bail On Robbery Charge Magistrate Fabayo Azore today released Jason Howard on GY$75,000 bail after he appeared before her in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with the robbery of Charmaine Charles and also charged with making use of personal violence towards the same person on August 10, 2016. Howard will return to court on September 12.

Howard, who was unrepresented, pleaded not guilty to the charges and the prosecution did not object to bail but asked that it be granted in a substantial amount. It is alleged that on the day in question in Georgetown, Howard robbed Charmaine Charles on one gold chain valued at GY$75,000. It was further alleged that on the same day in question, after or during the robbery Howard made use of personal violence towards the virtual complainant. -By- Jarred Singh, Guyana Daily News.

Ramjattan, Police Force Has No Authority To Revoke Gun Licenses In statement made to an online news outfit about there being too many guns on the streets, Third Vice President and Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Sunday said the process to repossess the licenses of those who are no longer eligible to have a weapon will commence in the coming months. The repossession initiative which was derived from weekly Cabinet discussions is supposed to target those persons who no longer need a firearm, are mentally unfit, or were wrongly issued firearm licenses under the former PPP government.

But former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee has made it clear that the Minister nor the Guyana Police Force has the authority to revoke the gun licenses. Rohee noted that while he is in support of the periodic reviews of gun licenses issued to civilians, it must be done by the legal authority, which is the Firearm Licensing Approval Board. “The Minister is in no position to revoke anything. The Minister in collaboration with the Police Force is not in authority to do so.

You would know that the Firearms Act was amended to put in place a board (Firearm Licensing Board) and that board has the authority to recommend either repealing a license or otherwise. The Court, however, can rule that a license be

granted to one person or another based on a petition made by a license holder to the courts,” Rohee said. Meanwhile, Ramjattan had noted that, “You have people who are depressed shooting themselves and others; you have people who had large sums of money but have gone bankrupt; people who stopped hunting and are no longer in agriculture, or have gotten very old. What do you do? They still have their firearms.”

Minister Ramjattan, who is aware of concerns about the process, noted that a clear process would be observed to determine who keeps their firearm and who does not. When questioned about concerns of discrimination, Ramjattan said he is “absolutely certain” that the process would be clear. “We are not discriminating on the grounds of race or political reasons, but on the grounds that the circumstance would have changed for a person, and the reason why they needed the gun is no longer the same.”

Persons who are undeserving of a firearm license could include those with criminal records acquired before or after receiving a firearm license and maintained possession of their firearm and those who used a shortcut in legally acquiring a weapon. There are allegations that the full application process was not being utilized and that persons were making money off the sale of gun licenses. The issue of reviews and possible revocation of some firearm licenses has been in discussion for years now but gained immense support last week after 73 year old miner Theodore Adams, called “Totie”, of North Road, Georgetown, used his licensed shotgun to shoot his wife, Sarojini Warnauth, 42, in her mouth, before taking his own life with the weapon. -By- Pablo Cupido, Guyana Daily News.

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Regional Executive Officer (REO) of the Regional Democratic Council #Six, Dr Veerasammy Ramayya has tendered his resignation. Dr Ramayya’s resignation was tendered on August 10 to Minister of Communities Ronald Consequent to his resignation, the ministry acknowledged receipt of the notice and expressed heartfelt gratitude to Dr Ramayya for his service to the Regional Democratic Council and the Although his tenure at the region was short-lived, it has been a remarkable one.

The Ministry wishes to assure the people of Region Six that no effort will be spared to ensure the region is provided with a replacement with the administrative skill to deliver the effective The Ministry of Communities also wishes to announce that three prospective candidates have since been shortlisted and the process of selection will commence shortly.

Dr Veerasammy Ramayya

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Wauna Climate Metrological Stations To Be Reactivated The Hydro meteorological Department which comes under the Ministry of Agriculture has reactivated the Wauna Climate Meteorological Station in Barima-Waini, Region One and several other weather stations across the country. The station, which has been inactive for over twenty years was recently re-operationalized as part of the agriculture ministry’s efforts to ensure weather changes and climatic conditions are recorded in order to promote improved agricultural practices.

Works on the station concluded on June 25 of this year and trial tests have commenced to ensure the effective use of the new state of the art technologies implemented at the station. This station is now fully equipped with the instruments to effectively measure a number of weather related activities such as temperature, rainfall, wind speed and direction, evaporation, soil temperature, sunshine hours, etc.

Additionally, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) was able to carry out works on its AgroMet station which will work collaboratively with the Climate Met station.

The stations are scheduled for commissioning in October as part of this year’s Agriculture Month calendar activities. Another weather station is also set to be re-established at Kato in Region Eight. This weather station has also been down for more than twenty years and thus has made it difficult to determine the weather patterns in the region in the lower part of Guyana which has had a direct effect on the agricultural related practices and the resident.

The Chief Hydromet Officer (ag) Dr. Garvin Cummings in a quote on the Ministry of agriculture’s website stated that the projects will be

greatly beneficial on hinterland’s agriculture. “With the operation of these stations we will be able to conduct water quantity monitoring and also monitor the Chiung Falls which has hydro power potential.”

It was reported that the hydromet arm of the Ministry is also in the process of procuring tidal stations to provide tidal data and the first will be stationed in the Berbice River in the vicinity of the Berbice River Bridge. -By- Pablo Cupido, Guyana Daily News.

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Prison Instructor Charged With Possession Of Ganja Shawn Koulen appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown M a g i s t r a t e ’s Court on Tuesday charged with possession of Cannabis with the intent of trafficking on August 11, 2016 at the Georgetown Prison, Camp

Street. Koulen was remanded and will return to court on September 12. Koulen, who lives in Parfaite/Harmonie, West Bank Demerara was unrepresented and pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution objected to bail citing the gravity of the offense.

It is alleged that on the day in question at the Georgetown Prison, Camp Street, Koulen, 41, who usually teaches steel pan at the Prison, had in his possession 400g of Cannabis with the intent of trafficking.

According to reports, police officers at the prison acted on information they received and carried out a search on the said man.

They found three yellow parcels in the haversack he carried and it was suspected to be Cannabis. The contents were tested and found to be cannabis at which point he was warned of the offense, arrested and charged. -By- Jarred Singh, Guyana Daily News.

Pokémon Go In Guyana A global phenomenon has been taking over the daily lives of teens and adults all over the world; it is known to have the power of moving the masses, in a spontaneous and almost hypnotic way. Pokémon Go is already making history. Released on July 6, 2016 in the United States by American software development company Niantic. Inc. the game has rapidly expand its domain to the rest of the globe like the fastest and most successful military campaign ever made.

Denominated by many as the imposition of the technology era, or the reflection of the demeaned human ‘interaction’, but adopted by others as the friendly reminder of past and lost lives, Pokémon go has come to stay.

The last time a video game had such a massive repercussion and global impact, was ‘Super Mario Bros’. Released in September, 1985

by Nintendo. Owner of the highly influential title as the ‘most successful game of all times’, and most popular platform video game genre of the early 1980s. Its prestige stands high still today, especially among the 90s kinds, as the generation of this decade like to be called.

In denial of the reality that adulthood represents, the ‘Millennial’ generation (denomination for those born in the early 80s till the early 2000s) have seen the reflection of their long crafted dreams of never growing up, come true.

As a self-encounter with your inner child, Pokémon Go allows not only younger gamers to enjoy of its features, but also adults to satisfy their not forgotten cravings of becoming ‘Ash Ketchum’. Pokémon go, is based in on the Japanese Series Pokémon, released in 1997, series that rapidly gained in popularity among the young generation.

The series develops in the Pokémon world, with Ash Ketchum as a main character. The 10 year old Ash on his dream to become a great Pokémon master has to catch as many as possible, research them and train them, making them obey his commands.

Similar scenario staged in the free-to-play, location-based augmented reality game. A revolutionary way of interaction with the real and artificial surroundings, this game

have been mercilessly, taken the self-control of helplessly enthusiastic fans of the franchise. Not only allows you to finally get your own Pikachu, but to be responsible of your ‘pocket monsters’ evolution, and fight for domination. A principle alike to the handled digital pet called ‘Tamagochi’, viral Japanese game released in 1996.

However in Pokémon Go, as Ash, you also have to ‘explore’.

This becomes the main goal of the game, get to make you know your surroundings through the search in virtual reality, a subtle way of making the young generation motivated to go to land marks, where you can find the ‘Poke-stops’ , unconsciously exercising by stimulating the player to walk a certain amount of distance to accomplish a purpose. No more than a month ago, the game expanded their serves to South America, reaching Guyana and becoming an instant blast.

Crowds can be seen gathering in landmarks such as the 1763 Koffi or Cuffy monument, and the conical palm thatched hut, Umana Yana. In just a couple of weeks the Pokémon invasion have taken over Georgetown, transforming the demographic scenario in one big virtual party. Reaching to one of this venues, the absorbed players can be seen mostly quietly enjoying their ‘hunting’, while others will make sure that their competitors know their latest catch.

“I get a Charmander, show what ya’ll have!” can be heard in a cheerful tone while others observe with laughter. “Is a fun game, helps you to get out, meet new people and learn about your country” Anthony Drayton said while throwing a Poke-ball. Vendors aware of the phenomenon taking place, update their destinations towards ‘Poke-stops’ as an opportunity to increase their sales, taxi services have already tagged the land marks as the source of the most common calls received after a certain hour.

Is directly reaching to all the corners of the city. The PokeComunity is taking shape in Guyana. A new type of group in development, which has slowly become a category for those with juvenile heart that pursue a different and exiting kind of amusement, category proudly worn as an armor. Army growing in quantity determined to ‘Catch them all’. source: http://www.pokemongo.com/ -By- Rocio Perez, Guyana Daily News.

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New Roads Being Built In Mackenzie, Wismar –Bridge To Come On Stream Shortly

Residents of the communities of Mackenzie and Wismar, Region Ten will soon have better access to their homes. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is currently constructing several roads in the communities. Speaking to the Government Information Agency (GINA), Avinash Dyal Suresh, contractor from Jagmohan Construction said that six internal roads along with the drains will be done. The works commenced recently.

Suresh explained that the $4.5M project will be completed soon

despite the challenges faced as a result of the inclement weather. “We are doing for both Wismar and Mackenzie and so far, we’re doing well in terms of timing. The only thing we had set back with was the weather condition, but we are on schedule,” Suresh said.

Additionally, Mackenzie and Wismar will also benefit from a$2 billion bridge across the Demerara River which will replace the current one. The bridge will ease traffic congestion.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Self Reliance Workshop Will Empower You To Transform Your Lives And Region -First Lady Tells Port Kaituma Participants Georgetown, Guyana – (August 16, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Mahdia, Sub-Region Two, Potaro-Siparuni Region. Deputy Regional PAGE 12

Granger, yesterday, encouraged the latest batch of participants in the Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop for Women to capitalise on the opportunity to learn new skills that will empower them to better manage their homes, businesses and contribute to community development. “The aim is to empower you as women…

When women are empowered, they take their families with them.

Their economic situation will improve and this workshop aims to give you the tools to be successful business persons,” the First Lady told the 31 women assembled at the Port Kaituma Community Centre, Matarkai Sub-Region, Barima-Waini (Region One) for the workshop.

Recognising that women play a central role in their families, the First Lady said she sought financial support from the Social Protection and the Indigenous People’s Affairs Ministries to take the workshop across the country to help them to enhance their lives. The sessions are held in collaboration with Interweave Solutions – a nongovernmental organisation that helps local entities in developing countries to reduce poverty through capacity-building training and the facilitating organisation for the work shops in Guyana. “I am very firm in my belief that once you give women opportunities there is a ripple effect; their families benefit as well … It helps you to plan and to become not only empowered financially, but empowered [personally],” Mrs. Granger said.

Member of Parliament, Mr. Richard Allen, who chaired the programme, shared similar sentiments and implored the women to make good use of the chance to learn. “You have an opportunity… to change your life that will change the community of the Matarkai SubRegion. We won’t have to say we don’t have resource personnel; you’re the resource personnel from now on… See yourselves as being empowered. See yourselves, as from today, as equipped to take Matarkai Sub-Region and Region One to the next level,” he said.

Meanwhile, Regional Chairman, Mr. Brentnol Ashley praised the First Lady for hosting two such capacity building workshops in the region, which he said, had become “fragile” and “broken”.

The Regional Chairman told the participants that as pillars of the community, they have a responsibility to learn all that they can from the sessions and to take that knowledge back to their communities. “I want to encourage you that after [these] five days of training, of empowerment that you go back to your communities and you become instruments that will help to propel the Government,” he said.

Mr. Yohann Sanjay Pooran, Facilitator, Interweave Solutions, said his organisation is again pleased to partner with the Office of the First Lady to host the sessions. “From the time [that] she saw the programme and the benefits that would be accrued [by] women in communities all across the country she…considered the material…and moved forward without any reservations,” he said.

The participants in the week-long workshop hail from Arataka, Four Miles, Matthew’s Ridge and other areas.

Similar workshops have already been held in Lusignan, DemeraraMahaica Region; Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice Region; Lethem, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo; Rosignol, Mahaica-Berbice, Mabaruma, Barima-Waini Region; Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni and in

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Executive Officer, Mr. Tikaram Bisesar, Ms. Crystal Baptiste, of Interweave Solutions, Acting Deputy Regional Executive Officer and Sub-Regional Engineer, Mr. Raul Boyer, representatives from the Post Office Corporation and the Port Kaituma Power and Light (PKPL) also attended the opening session At the close of the session, the First Lady visited PKPL and the stillunder-construction hospital at Oronoque to take a first-hand look at the ongoing works there. Mr. Boyer said the hospital is expected to be completed and open by December 2016. Minor works are still to be done, including the installation of equipment and a generator, both of which have a September 30, 2016 deadline. Mr. Boyer also said the access road from the Water Front area to the hospital will be rehabilitated via a Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) operated by the Ministry of Communities. (GINA)

Ms. Crystal Baptiste, facilitator at Interweave Solutions (first, left) and some of the participants discuss the “six Ps’ of business”, during an interactive segment of the workshop.

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger appeals to the participants in the Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop to use the opportunity to learn new skills.

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Over 200 Jobs To Be Created Through SLED Initiative In The Medium Term 160 Youths From The 10 Regions Graduated From The Programme A young woman, who was given a fresh start in life when she received Government of Guyana for helping me to become self-employed and amnesty under President David Granger’s policy of giving second chances to non-violent, non-cocaine offenders, was able to completely turn her life around and is now a proud owner of a thriving poultry rearing business as a result of the Government of Guyana’s Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Development (SLED) programme. Ms. Tiffany Peters was initially received basic employability skills through the United States Embassy’s Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) and subsequently enrolled in SLED programme where she subsequently received a $200,000 grant to start up her own business.

Describing the pride and challenges that come with having her own business, Ms. Peters said that she has already been able to make a profit and is looking to building on that success. “I was focused on being an employee instead of an entrepreneur; however, in time my position changed…I would like to encourage other youths in Guyana not just to seek to be an employee but to be an employer,” she said.

Ms. Peters is just one of about 160 youths from rural communities in Regions Three, Four, Five , Six and Ten, who graduated from the programme, earlier today, at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre.

The youths received training in information technology and entrepreneurial and life skills after which they were counselled and guided by trained coaches to establish their own businesses, seek employment or further their studies. Another participant, Mr. Akeem Williams, who also benefited from the SKYE project, said that he was unemployed and jumped at the opportunity to become his own boss and initially started out with apiculture (beekeeping) to much success.

“Over the past few months my business has grown and I was able to add new products, namely, peppermint oil, crabwood oil and coconut oil… I therefore thank the US SKYE programme and more so the

giving me a bright future,” Williams said. The SLED initiative, which is being implemented through the Ministry of Communities, is designed to provide support for the expansion of the local economy in communities across Guyana and assist micro, small and mediumscale enterprises and is part of President Granger’s two pronged approach to stimulating youth employment.

President David Granger, who delivered the feature address, said that the SLED graduation ceremony, pointed out that the programme is evidence that contradicts criticisms of his Government’s approach to tackling the endemic problem of youth unemployment. The Head of State noted that the solution to the problem must focus on first, education and second, entrepreneurship.

He explained that only 2,380 or 28.3 percent of the 8,430 public school students, who wrote the Caribbean Secondary Education Council (CSEC) examinations in 2015 secured passes in five or more subjects, including Mathematics and English and are therefore unemployable in many instances. He reminded that the unemployment rate in Guyana rose significantly in 2000 when the Guyana National Service was dissolved and said that his Government has embarked on a comprehensive strategy to prepare youths for the world of work The President reaffirmed his Administration’s commitment to generating employment in the economy and to create the conditions necessary to boost entrepreneurship, particularly among the youth demographic. “The SLED Initiative is part of a programme that reinforces the administration’s efforts to stimulate economic development in communities, especially at the grass root level. It has provided training, mentorship, business development skills and start-up grants to individuals and groups,” he said.

Since the Government took Office, a number of bold initiatives have been taken to drive small business development in the 10 regions.

This includes the launch of the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN) programme and the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS). The President said entrepreneurship will stimulate employment in industries, including agroprocessing and micro-industries in rural and hinterland communities. “The SLED, HEYS and LEN initiatives are all part of that the administration’s grand youth employment strategy. That strategy stands on a bipod of e d u c a t i o n a n d entrepreneurship… These initiatives have all made small but smart starts to overcoming the problem of unemployment..

Seated from left- Minister of Communities, Mr. Ronald Bulkan, Minister of Finance, Mr. Winston Jordan, President David Granger, Ambassador Perry Holloway and Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Ms. Dawn Hastings-Williams and successful participants of the Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Development (SLED) Initiative

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Over 200 Jobs To Be Created Through SLED Initiative In The Medium Term 160 Youths From The 10 Regions Graduated From The Programme (Cont’d) Their impact on employment and enterprise generation has resulted in business start-ups, provided support to several groups and will set the stage to be into all ten administrative regions,” the Head of State said. He added that all of these initiatives are about the future and called on youths to fully capitalise the opportunities that are emerging. “No one can doubt the government’s commitment to ensuring ‘a good life for all’ through education, employment and enterprise,” he said. Meanwhile, Minister of Communities, Mr. Ronald Bulkan in his remarks said that when President Granger, while he was Opposition Leader, expressed serious concerns about the high rate of joblessness among youths, a matter on which he even penned a booklet entitled “Young people, the forgotten majority.”

“Today’s batch of beneficiaries and entrepreneurs are among the first to take advantage of this helping hand offered by the Government…our young people have a champion in this Administration and his name is David Granger,” the Minister said.

Through the SLED initiative, 99 youths, who were trained under the SKYE programme received start up financing for their businesses to the tune of $22.2M. Additionally, several groups benefitted from the SLED programme. These include: the Guyana Mangrove Reserve Producers Coop Society-$6.9M; United Natural Resources and Agriculture Producers-$13.5M; Women for Change-$3.4M; Plaisance/Sparendaam/Goedverwagting Development Association$4.9M and For the Children’s Sake Foundation- $5.9M. Additionally, the project has been expanded to cater for youths in areas such as Bartica and Jawalla in Region Seven, Mabaruma in Region One and Shulinab, Region Nine. Minister Bulkan disclosed that the total amount of money disbursed to these groups is approximately $76.5M with individual grants ranging between $3M and $20M. He added that in the medium term this investment will create about 200 jobs. United States Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Perry Holloway said that the lives transformed under this programme cannot be understated and said that the Government’s efforts will magnify what was started under the SKYE initiative. “I am encouraged and impressed by the Government’s commitment to and investment in its youths… When partners support, adopt and use approaches that have proven to be successful, it increases the effectiveness of development work,” the Ambassador said. SLED

aims to foster opportunities for economic development to create innovative and sustainable local economic development opportunities and create new sources of jobs and economic activities for local communities. (GINA)

Ms. Christina Ramdeholl receiving her certificate from Finance Minister, Mr. Winston Jordan

President David Granger delivering the feature address at the Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Development (SLED) Initiative award ceremony

Ms. Africa Gentle from the Plaisance/Sparendaam, Goedverwagting Development Association receiving her certificate from Ambassador Perry Holloway

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Acting Commissioner On Police Clubs: Leading Youths Away From A Life Of Crime Troubled young people were embraced by the Police Service in achieve peace and in the long run better communities. an effort to lead them away from a life of crime during a youth extravaganza last Saturday. Addressing close to 1,500 children He said the Police Youth Clubs were the pride and joy of the from 29 Police Youth Clubs across T&T at Eco Park, St Helena, Police Service. He had special welcome to the Police Youth acting Commissioner of Police Harold Phillip said the broad Clubs from South Western, Southern and Central Divisions at remit of the Police Youth Club initiative was to engage young the event. “You are all shining beacons of hope, not only for people positively, including “at risk” youths between the ages Trinidad and Tobago Police Service but for the nation of of five-25 years, guiding them to make constructive decisions Trinidad and Tobago,” he said. In 1974, there were only two and positive choices away from a life of crime and criminal police youth clubs, today it stands 112 strong. Phillip was optimistic about the future in maintaining vibrant and behaviour.

He said the youth clubs also focussed on teaching the young functional youth clubs in all nine police divisions. Also people about the ills of bullying and domestic violence. “This attending was the Minister of National Security Edmund quality of engagement provides the opportunity for TTPS to Dillon. (Trinidad Guardian) mentor our youths, thereby assisting them to develop their full potential across several facets of their lives, such as academic, sports culture, arts and life skills,” Phillip said. He promised that TTPS would continue to sustain partnerships with Non-Governmental Organisations to expose young people to programmes which would enhance their conflict resolution skills, ability to communicate with each other and solve problems.

“This in turn will contribute to a reduction in high levels of hastiness, rage, anger and violence, which seems to becoming more and more common in our society. These collaborations will foster and promote solutions which will bring peace and build harmonious relationship,” Phillip said. He emphasised that values, such as love, discipline, respect, volunteerism, tolerance, self- esteem, hard work, trust, confidence, teamwork, creativity, Members of Point Fortin Police Youth Club perform the maypole dance during the T&T Police Youth Clubs’ annual extravaganza at Eco Park, St Helena, on Saturday. PHOTO: RALPH BANWARIE honesty, character, leadership could assist the police

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OJTs Hired To Help At Forensic Two weeks after pathologist Dr Valery Alexandrov walked off the job in frustration at the Forensic Science Centre (FSC), St James, saying he was overworked, three temporary employees have been hired to assist him and other pathologists. The three, all women, are said to be two on-the-job trainees and one intern. The trio was hired following Alexandrov’s two-day standoff. Following his protest action, the Minister of National Security, Edmund Dillon, under whose purview the FSC falls, said the Government was in the process of recruiting more staff.

He admitted that the field of forensic science was not an attractive one but scholarships would be provided and in the short-term there were plans to extend existing contracts

and hire new skilled labour. Alexandrov protested on August 2 after working for five weeks straight since the other pathologist on staff, Dr Eslyn Mc Donald-Burris, was on two weeks vacation. She resumed work yesterday and Alexandrov, who worked six weeks straight in her absence, will pick back up his scalpel next week.

A house officer, Dr Janet Charles, has also been reassigned to work at the Forensic Science Centre to assist in autopsies, sources said. The T&T Guardian was also informed that an additional pathologist was to be employed at the FSC since Dr Hughvon des Vignes expressed his desire not to return unless certain requirements were met to fulfill a new contract. Attempts to get a response from officials at the FSC and the Ministry of National Security has been futile.

Alexandrov complained that he was understaffed based on international standards which required one mortuary assistant for every 100 cases and so far there had been 1,200 cases done at the FSC for the year. To date there are five attendants with three of them being women.

“This is a tough job lifting dead bodies and what not. There is a need for a legal mortuary attendant to handle all the legal documents, instead what we have is a radiologist and on-thejob trainees,” Alexandrov said then. The pathologist has been working in T&T and by extension the Caribbean for the last seven years.

(Trinidad Guardian)

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Under Siege Chinese businesses and residents are under attack by bandits in Santa were being targeted by the criminal elements. “Not talk,” he politely PAGE 20

Rosa Heights, Arima. The latest Chinese victim is a 74-year-old man who was beaten on July 28 and left for dead at his Pinto Road business place, which is located two buildings from the Pinto Road Police Post. Another Chinese businessman, who is situated a mere 500 feet away at Avocado Road, was also relieved of the day’s sales as he closed up his business two weeks ago Yesterday, residents called on the police to do their job, stating they are seldom seen patrolling the crime-ridden community.

The residents said due to the constant attacks they are now living in fear, noting it was only a matter of time before an innocent person is gunned down by the criminals. Some residents, who refused to give their names, spoke emotionally about the beating of the elderly businessman who many described as the friendliest guy in the neighbourhood. One villager said the bandits entered the Chinese man’s preserve business pretending to be customers around 3.30 pm, when the area was relatively quiet. The bandits pulled out their guns, jumped over the counter and started to beat the businessman for his day’s earning. The man was then dragged inside his adjoining home, where he was hogtied and severely beaten by the thieves in the presence of an elderly female relative as they began searching and ransacking the house for other valuables. “The bandits cuffed the old man repeatedly under his chin, face and in his midsection until he got a massive heart attack and collapsed. The bandits just did not care. All they wanted was money and jewelry,” one resident explained.

Residents said it was only after the man became unconscious that the bandits panicked and fled in a waiting car. Residents were alerted to the robbery when a customer went into the store and heard the businessman’s female relative crying for help as she tried to revive the bleeding man. “That’s when we rushed over to assist. The businessman’s entire mid section was bruised and black and blue, while his face was covered in blood,” the residents recalled.

The businessman, residents said, was hospitalised for four days after the attack. When the T&T Guardian visited the business yesterday, an elderly Chinese woman who was behind the counter refused to give her name or talk. “No. Not speak,” she said, as tears welled in her eyes. But the residents said the woman had been severely shaken up and traumatised by the incident, hence her reaction. A resident said after the robbery, the police admitted they felt embarrassed that a crime had been committed 50 feet from the station and they were unaware. Two weeks ago, villagers said the other businessman, who operates a warehouse at Avocado Road, was also targeted.

“Apparently they were monitoring this businessman for quite some time. They waited for the businessman to come out with his day’s sale in the evening and robbed him at gunpoint.” Since the robbery, the business, which stored a variety of items, has not reopened. Opposite to the warehouse, a worker at Kang’s Wok Chinese Restaurant preferred not to speak Joy Mini Mart owner, Dave James, left, sells a customer at his Santa Rosa business yesterday. PHOTO: ABRAHAM DIAZ when asked if Chinese

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said. Assistant Commissioner of Police Surajdeen Persad last night admitted that Chinese nationals have been under attack by the criminal elements at Santa Rosa, but said it was not unique to the area.

“It’s not only at Pinto Road...they have been targeting Chinese nationals throughout Trinidad. This has been going on for quite a while.” Following the robberies at Pinto Road, Persad said they had increased mobile patrols in the area. “The CID department and crime patrols have been paying particular attention to that. We are hoping to make a breakthrough very soon with these robberies,” Persad said, refusing to dwell further on how far police had reach with their investigation. Told that the T&T Guardian had spent several hours on Pinto Road and surrounding areas yesterday and did not see one police vehicle on patrol, Persad said, “We have patrols and I will definitely look into it. I know we have deployed patrols in that area specifically to look at the Pinto Road situation.” Efforts to reach the Chinese Association of T&T for a comment yesterday evening was unsuccessful. Self-imposed curfews In the last two months, residents said they had seen an upsurge of robberies in their community, which have them living on the edge and uneasy. Santa Rosa has approximately 1,800 houses. Streets such as King Orange, Tangerine, Cheery Tree and Plum Rose have been hit several times recently. One resident said one group of bicycle bandits in Santa Rosa work in collusion with another gang from Pinto Road.

The bandits, who ride around on bicycles, would scope and monitor the movements of residents and business owners during the day, they explained. “Then they communicate with another gang from Pinto Road and give them a feedback. Once they know the coast is clear the Pinto Road gang would strike. These Pinto Road gunmen would come in stolen vehicles and put down their work. Many of their getaway cars were stolen vehicles,” a resident said. Tangerine Drive resident, Anne Springer, said the community was under siege.

“Everyone is taking precautionary measures. Some people are putting up towering walls in the front and back of their homes, while others are investing in vicious dogs to guard their properties.

“People are not going out as before. They are becoming prisoners in their own homes,” she added. Springer’s neighbour, newspaper columnist Keith Subero, said other residents were installing burglar proofing and security camera systems to deter the criminals. Subero admitted the officers attached to the post seldom do foot or vehicle patrols. Another resident said many houses were cleaned out in the last few months.

“They would break into your home and steal your computers, television, small appliances and DVD players,” one resident disclosed. “Quiet a few houses have faced this,” another resident said.

“To me, the station is like a resort or hotel for those police officers. We need some visibility. We need the police to protect and serve the community because this is getting out of control.

Are they going to wait until a life is taken before they take action. We need help... and we need it fast,” Subero added. Manager of Joy Mini Mart, Dave James, also disclosed he had observed a new trend developing, in that children as young as nine and ten years old were stealing snacks from his shop. “Their parents don’t even know what they are doing. The area is becoming a hot spot for crime. I am going to invest in some additional cameras outside,” said James, who has seven cameras inside his business. (Trinidad Guardian)

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More Than 200 Confirmed Cases Of Zika Virus In T&T PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago health authorities said that the country now has 254 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The Ministry of Health in a statement noted that the number of Zika positive pregnancies stands at 78.

It said the figures were released after consultation with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and that while four of five infected persons will not show any symptoms of the virus, only ‘high risk’ cases are confirmed by the Trinidad-based regional agency. The Ministry of Health said that it would continue to intensify its efforts to monitor and manage the virus that is spread by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which is also responsible for the disease such as dengue and Chikungunya. (Jamaica Observer) Are they going to wait until a life is taken before they take action. We

need help... and we need it fast,” Subero added. Manager of Joy Mini Mart, Dave James, also disclosed he had observed a new trend developing, in that children as young as nine and ten years old were stealing snacks from his shop. “Their parents don’t even know what they are doing. The area is becoming a hot spot for crime. I am going to invest in some additional cameras outside,” said James, who has seven cameras inside his business.

(Trinidad Guardian)

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016

Grenada Prepares For October 27 Referendum ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Aug 16, CMC – Grenada electoral officials say they have already designed the ballot paper to be used in the October 27 referendum and that more than 69,000 people are eligible to cast a ballot in the exercise. “We have already design the ballot paper and it will be a simple question of asking them if they approved the Bill to amendment the Constitution, the choices will be yes or no while for persons who are unable to read, symbols will be used to guide their voting decision,” said Alex Phillip, Supervisor of Election here.

“So for example, the bills will be on the ballot paper in alphabetical order and the first one is on the Caribbean Court of Justice…and the symbol will be one associated with the justice system, so the person who is unable to read or read properly will know what the number one question is related to the CCJ by the use of the gavel as the symbol,” he added. Last month, the Senate approved the eight bills that would allow for changes to the Grenada Constitution once two thirds of the voter population approve the measures.

Parliament had earlier passed legislation that allows the island to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), as its final court. Grenadians will also be asked to institute term limits for the Prime Minister; ensure that there is always an Opposition Leader; enable Parliament to provide fixed dates for general elections; institute an Elections and Boundaries Commission and require that allegiance be sworn, no longer to

the Queen, but to Grenada.

Phillip told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that his office will be responsible for training staff and officers of the Parliamentary Elections Office (PEO) as part of the preparation process for the October referendum, while the Constitution Reform Advisory Committee (CRAC) will be responsible for educating voters on the issues in the referendum. “We will be responsible for the voting process and the CRAC will be responsible to educate the population about the bills, so we will be working jointly in some areas as it pertaining to the people but there are specific duties for the PEO and the Committee,” he said. (Antigua Observer)

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Opposition Says Cybercrime Law Takes St. Vincent ‘Several Steps Backward’ KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Aug 16, CMC — The main opposition Vincentians to note carefully, and understand that such a thing has New Democratic Party (NDP) is warning that if the Cybercrime Act 2016, passed in Parliament last weekend is assented to, it would take St. Vincent and the Grenadines “several steps backward”. The law was passed amidst protest by the opposition and regional and international freedom of expression advocates that it would have a chilling effect on free speech. The opposition has also argued that the law contains vague language and excessive penalties and some clauses are targeted at critics of the government who use the internet to engage in political activism.

The government has rejected these allegations. The NDP did not participate in the select committee that reviewed the draft as part of its on-going protest of the results of the December 2015 general elections won by the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP). In a statement, NDP’s president and Opposition Leader, Arnhim Eustace noted that for the act to become working law, it must be published in the Government Gazette and assented to by the Governor General.

“If that process is completed, the Ralph Gonsalves regime will have succeeded in taking St Vincent and the Grenadines several steps backward: back to the dark days of colonialist repression; back to the days of failed authoritarianism in the Caribbean; back to the voicelessness of slavery,” Eustace said. “It is inconceivable that in the second decade of the 21st century, an administration that claims to be progressive; an administration that claims to be interested in creating a modern society; an administration that claims to seek to protect its citizens, is forcing through — in the face of widespread, bipartisan and non-partisan international opposition — a backward, archaic, draconian and dangerous law”.

Eustace described the legislation as “a law that is riddled with practical and philosophical inconsistencies and discrepancies; a law that induces fear in the populace; a law that infringes upon, and indeed, damages, constitutional rights and freedoms,” he said..

Shortly after the law was passed last Friday, four regional and international press freedom organisations, including the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), issued a joint statement expressing alarm.

But by Monday, the number of international organisations signing the joint statement had increased to 22 and Eustace said “condemnation of this law has come from far and wide.” He noted that before the passage of the law, the RSF called parts of the bill “extremely damaging. “The Canadian-based Centre for Law and Democracy says the government was ‘rushing ahead with seriously problematical legislation’ which might punish ‘perfectly innocent browsing activity’.

“And the International Press Institute said that the law opens ‘a back door to silencing unwanted opinions or punishing journalistic work that makes… p o l i t i c i a n s , uncomfortable’,” Eustace noted. The NDP leader said he would like

never happened before in the history of the island.. “At no time have we ever seen this level and volume of international condemnation of a law that a government of this country was about to pass.

It is an unprecedented intervention by those parties and agencies who truly seek freedom and human rights as basic human values, given by God and enshrined in our constitution. “But these unprecedented interventions are happening for a simple reason — it is because the law itself is an unprecedented attack on the basic freedoms of citizens in this day and age; an attack by an illegitimate regime, that simply seeks to protect itself from criticism, prevent revelation and scrutiny of its actions so as to continue to rule with impunity — and without accountability.

In the face of these unprecedented condemnations, the bill was slightly modified before its final reading, but the modifications were of no fundamental benefit. Eustace said the Cybercrime Act, as passed, “is still a dangerous, backward and faulty piece of legislation; a law that is repressive, and explicitly intended by a spiteful and vindictive regime, to inflict harm on citizens of this country; a law that would protect and keep a ruling elite, a select few, from being exposed and held accountable, should they break other laws.”

Eustace asked if it was any wonder, therefore, that the Gonsalves government has failed for the past 15 years to bring integrity legislation to Parliament or that the Freedom of Information Act 2003 still has not been brought into force.. “The absence of each is a blindfold over the eyes of the citizen. Is it any surprise that in 2011 this regime amended the Criminal Procedure Code so that citizens can no longer bring private criminal prosecutions, unless they have the permission of the DPP? “What we see from all of this is that this regime has steadily and systematically stacked the weight of the law against you, the citizens of this country.

And with the passage of this Cybercrime Act, with the unprecedented access it gives the regime to your cell phones, your devices and your computers, the regime’s ability to intrude on your lives goes from constitutional, measured and reasonable to invasive, unconstitutional and dangerous,” Eustace said. He said the Cybercrime Act is unacceptable in any modern democratic society, adding that the NDP unequivocally condemns its passage.

“What is the price of the fundamental rights and freedoms of a people? What assault on our selves; on our nation and on our Godgiven rights becomes too much to bear? When do we say: enough – no more!? “These are not rhetorical questions; neither are they questions posed to the NDP supporters among us. These are questions that you, the citizens of this once-free country must consider in your private moments, in your deepest thoughts about the future and what it holds for you and for this nation.

And if you, the citizen, want a free, fair and prosperous country for your children and grandchildren, you will join with those of us who seek freedom; with those of us who seek fairness; with those of us who seek justice – and you will say: ‘Enough. This is also my country.

“This blessed land does not belong to a chosen few. It belongs to us all,” Eustace said. (Antigua Observer)

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PM Reports On Visits Tounsuitable Europe And Morocco for the post given his perceived role in the highly

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Aug 16, CMC – Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says St. Lucia is lobbying Britain to continue financing a justice programme as he described his recent visit to London Paris and Morocco as a success. Speaking at a news conference late Monday, Chastanet, who was accompanied by his Agriculture and Physical Planning Minister by Ezechiel Joseph, told reporters that he held talks with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in London. “These visits were to specific industries, so on our trip to England we had an opportunity to meet with the DPP’s office over there.

“The DDP’s office along with the government of England have been financing a substantial part of our justice programme…and that project is coming to an end and we went to lobby to see if we could get the continuation of that project and also to update them on where we are with judicial matters in St. Lucia,” Chastanet told reporters. “I also did not meet with any of the political authorities in the UK, as you know Brexit is a very hard issue and we had to schedule our meetings very late,” he added.

During the news conference, Prime Minister Chastanet took the opportunity to brush aside remarks by the main opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) over the appointment of former national security minister Guy Mayers as the island’s new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The SLP had contended that Mayers was

St Lucian Prime Minister Allen Castanet (Source: thevoiceslu.com)

controversial period of ‘Operation Restore Confidence’ (ORC), which led to several extra-judicial killings.

Chastanet said that while there are concerns about Mayers alleged involvement with ORC, he had an opportunity to have read the entire report by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) that carried out the investigation into the extra-judicial killings and he did not find Mayers name included in it. “I’ve not read anything or seen anywhere in which anyone has made any allegations that Mayers was illegally or wrongfully involved in anything to do with that. I can say to you in having discussions with other governments as well, when we vetted him, there was absolutely no problems or concerns expressed by anyone as it pertains to that,” he added Chastanet told reporters that Mayers professional background and the developments unfolding in Britain after that country decided to leave the European Union after 43 years makes him well suited to the diplomatic posting.

“If you look at the UK market right now particularly BREXIT and what has happened, he (Mayers) is well informed to be in that market,” Chastanet said, explaining that trade is an important aspect of the diplomatic posting. He said Mayers experience as a former president of the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce and a former minister for trade and commerce, as well as minister of national security, also gives him a great advantage.

Chastanet said on the visit to Paris the delegation met with marketing agents, as the government advances plans to establish a banana export arrangement with France. “We had an opportunity to go and see the places of distribution,” he said, noting that on arrival in Morocco the St. Lucia delegation met with government agencies responsible for the fertilizer programme “and also with regards to the possible linkages with agriculture and also the training component as to what the Moroccan government has been providing”.

Chastanet made it clear that no discussions were held with government officials “or the political secretariat in Morocco” insisting “that is a trip we went into some preliminary discussions about. “There is going to be a mission by the Moroccan government we are hoping by mid-September which will then be followed by a state visit.,” he told reporters. (Antigua Observer)

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Dillon To Keep ‘Eye’ On Accused National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said yesterday Government would put measures in place to monitor prisoners who would secure bail in the wake of the expiration of the Bail (Amendment) Bill and Anti-Gang legislation. There are some 600 prisoners in the system who can now access bail after the Acts expired at midnight. “They are entitled to apply for bail.

Whether they are granted bail or not is another matter,” Dillon said yesterday. “Being proactive, the Ministry of National Security would take the necessary measures to ensure those who apply for bail and who would have been there on several kinds of charges, would take the necessary precaution and the necessary action to do further monitoring if and when bail is granted.” Dillon declined to reveal much more about the ministry’s plans in that area. However, he assured: “We will take the necessary additional measures if and when certain persons are granted bail.”

With the expiration of the Bail Bill, anyone arrested for gun-related offences can now be granted bail once they meet the necessary criteria. This controversial amendment had seen a division in the magistracy, as some magistrate believed that the amended law applied to all gun-related offenders while others viewed the law as applicable to illegal firearm owners. The misconception was cleared up when Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar ruled that the law was to address illegal guns and only those with illegal guns should be denied bail for a 120-day period. Leading up to the expiration of the bills, the Government sought an extension but was not supported by the Opposition, as the law requires a three-fifth majority.

AG disappointed Speaking about the current situation yesterday, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said he was disappointed that the Opposition did not support the move to extend the life of the legislation. Now that the bills have expired, the offence of being a gang leader, member or assisting a gang member are no longer offences under law. He added, however, that it would not be that some offenders would be automatically granted bail but that they could now apply to a judge for bail before 120 days and if they are denied they could re-apply within 28 days.

Government had previously indicated its desire to extend the legislation for another two years, to August, 2016, but failed to get Opposition support on that, hence the lapse of the legislation.

Speaking with the T&T Guardian on the issue yesterday, secretary of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association Insp Anand Ramesar said the expiration of the legislation now removed one of the He added that the system used to deny bail under the expired laws were based on charges and not convictions and given the current tools in their fight against crime. sluggish criminal justice system, the charges route versus conviction He added that the Criminal Gang and Intelligence Unit (CGIU) was a more feasible approach. Al-Rawi added that the full effect of the served two purposes, to rid the country of gangs through arrests and to expiration would be known tomorrow after remanded prisoners apply gather information relating to gangs but with the expiration of the for bail now that the law was defunct. He said that was something that Acts, he said CGIU officers could now only gather information in was advanced with great vigour by two former attorney generals — relation to specific crimes, since being in a gang or any affiliated gang Anand Ramlogan and Garvin Nicholas — along with former offences were now no longer illegal. “This was one of the major tools government senator Wayne Sturge, when the People’s Partnership we had in the Police Service armoury. Now that has been taken away was in government and he questioned why they did not support the amendments now. with the passage of time,” Ramesar said.

Al-Rawi said since the court wis on vacation the Government was monitoring the situation to see whether Chief Justice Ivor Archie would need to call out another judge to assist the lone judge now conducting bail hearings, given that approximately 620 people could now access bail. He said they were now in talks with the Criminal Gang and Intelligence Unit to determine what kind of law they would now need to convict gang leaders. “We have to understand what they are made of, how they operate.

That should have been going on since 2011 when the law took effect. The question asked now is, do we need such a law,” AlRawi said, adding that there is very little data on the effectiveness of the anti-gang legislation. Al-Rawi said the Government was now doing research within other Commonwealth countries on gang legislation and how they have worked in those countries. He added, however, that he was looking at bringing amendments to the laws in the new parliamentary period. (Trinidad Guardian)

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North Korean Diplomat At London Embassy 'Defects To Another Country’ A diplomat at the North Korean embassy in London has defected to another country, BBC News understands. The diplomat left the embassy, based in Ealing, west London, earlier this month for a "third country", reports in the South Korean media say. The diplomat reportedly lived in the UK for 10 years with his wife and family, the BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Robbins said. Neither the Foreign Office nor the embassy has commented. Calls about the issue have not been answered at the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which is the North Korean embassy's official title.

curry house. Their children are in nearby state schools and one is a stalwart of the local tennis club.

The other side of their lives, though, involves keeping tabs on North Korean defectors who often settle in New Malden in south-west London. Two of the officials were probably the men who turned up at a barber shop in London to object to a picture in the window of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, with the caption "bad hair day". They are also thought to have escorted Kim Jong-un's brother to an Eric Clapton concert in the Albert Hall. (BBC)

"A DPRK diplomat in London is going through procedures to seek asylum in a third country," a report in the South Korean daily newspaper JoongAng Ilbo said. "The DPRK Embassy made belated attempts to figure out the diplomat's whereabouts, but has failed," the paper's report added, citing an anonymous source.

The paper said that in this context "a third country" means one which is not either North or South Korea. 'Prove valuable' "A high-level defection, if confirmed, will be deeply embarrassing for the regime," said John Nilsson-Wright, an expert on Asian affairs at the London-based Chatham House think tank.

"London has always been an important diplomatic priority for the DPRK given the amount of personnel stationed there and the considerable resources devoted by the regime to maintaining its presence there," he added. "The intelligence benefits to the UK and its allies from such a defection are likely to prove valuable."

North Korea has an embassy in west London. The diplomats there can be charming, particularly over curry at their favourite

North Korea's London embassy is located on a residential street in Ealing, west London

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Syrian Conflict: Russian Bombers Use Iran Base For Air Strikes Russia's defence ministry says it has used a base in western Iran to carry out air strikes in Syria. Tupolev-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi-34 strike fighters took off from Hamedan on Tuesday, a statement said. Targets were hit in Aleppo, Idlib and Deir al-Zour provinces, it added. Local groups said 27 civilians had died. It is reportedly the first time Russia has struck targets inside Syria from a third country since it began a campaign to prop up Syria's president last year. Iran is Bashar al-Assad's main regional ally and has provided significant military and financial support since an uprising against him erupted in 2011.

In recent months, senior Russian and Iranian officials have discussed boosting their military co-operation, reports the BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Moscow. Last week, Russia asked Iran and Iraq to allow Russian cruise missiles to fly through their airspace for attacks on terrorist targets in Syria. Russia has been operating jets and helicopters from bases in Syria for the past year, but this is the first time that Moscow has deployed aircraft to a third country in the region. Reports indicate that up to six Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers known by the Nato codename of "Backfire" - are now operating from an air base in western Iran.

These planes - originally designed as a long-range strategic bomber have already been engaged in the Syrian air campaign but operating from bases in southern Russia. Placing them in Iran dramatically reduces the duration of their missions. The Russian defence ministry says that an unspecified number of Sukhoi-34 strike aircraft have also been sent to Iran. Their deployment marks an intensification of the Russian air campaign - perhaps a reflection of the scale of the fighting in and around Aleppo - and it is a demonstration of the growing warmth in ties between Moscow and Tehran, the Syrian government's two closest allies.

The Russian defence ministry statement said Tuesday's air strikes had killed a "large number" of militants from so-called Islamic State and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a rival jihadist group previously known as al-Nusra Front.

They had also resulted in the destruction of five warehouses filled with weapons, ammunition and fuel, and jihadist training camps in the northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, it added. Three command centres in the

eastern province of Deir al-Zour were also hit.

The Local Co-ordination Committees in Syria said 15 civilians had died in Russian strikes in the Tariq al-Bab district of Aleppo and a further two in the Daret Izza district. Another 10 people died in air attacks in the Ommal neighbourhood of Deir al-Zour, the committees said. News of the strikes comes a day after Russia's defence minister suggested it was close to an agreement with the US on collaborating in attacks on IS militants around the divided city of Aleppo, where fighting between Syrian government and rebel forces has escalated in recent weeks.

"We are moving step by step closer to a plan - and I'm only talking about Aleppo here - that would really allow us to start fighting together to bring peace so that people can return to their homes in this troubled land," Russia's RIA news agency cited Sergei Shoigu as saying. However, US state department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau told reporters: "We have seen the reports and have nothing to announce." The US has conducted hundreds of air strikes against IS and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham militants in Syria since September 2014, but it backs the rebellion.

Also on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch alleged that Russian and Syrian government aircraft had been using incendiary weapons in civilian areas in violation of international law - something Moscow has denied. A review of photographs and videos indicated there were at least 18 incendiary weapon attacks on rebel-held areas in Aleppo and Idlib between 5 June and 10 August, the US-based group said.

Witnesses and emergency workers reported at least 12 civilians wounded in five of the attacks.(BBC)

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South Africa Rape: 'Shocking' Levels Of Violence In Mining Area One in four women living in a key platinum mining area in South Africa has been raped in her lifetime, a survey by medical charity MSF has said. About half of women in Rustenburg had been subject to sexual violence or intimate partner violence, it said. The charity said the findings of its survey were "shocking but not uncommon" in South Africa. South Africa has one of the highest incidences of rape in the world and a low prosecution rate.

Based on its survey of more than 800 women aged 18-49 in Rustenburg municipality, north-west of Johannesburg, MSF said only 5% of the approximately 11,000 women and girls raped each year reported the incident to a health worker. Stigma The research also suggested that a very low number of these women were aware of how to prevent HIV transmission and even pregnancy. MSF said survivors of sexual violence faced numerous other barriers to seeking care.

“Stigma within communities is high and options are few for accessing well-resourced, dedicated sexual violence health services," it said. Despite lying at the centre of South Africa's platinum belt, Rustenburg is home to many poor communities. The area attracts both men hoping to work in the mines and women from across South Africa and abroad who hope to benefit from the local mining economy. MSF said unemployment was particularly high for migrant women "creating conditions that promote dependency on men who are more readily employed by mines in the area".

Marikana anniversary The charity said there was a need to increase

Many women in the Rustenburg area are poor and remain dependent on men, MSF says(AP)

the number of staff trained in sexual healthcare in the area . T h e B B C ' sPumza Fihlani in Johannesburg says the authorities hope ongoing awareness campaigns will encourage rape victims to seek medical attention and even legal recourse. The survey was published on the fourth anniversary of the shooting by police of striking workers at the Marikana mine in the Rustenburg municipality. Thirty-four people died in what was the worst violence in South Africa since the end of apartheid 20 years earlier. The incident led to intense scrutiny over the roles of the police, mining companies, unions and the government. (BBC)

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Radical Cleric Anjem Choudary Guilty Of Inviting IS Support Radical UK cleric Anjem Choudary has been convicted of inviting Supporters of Choudary included: Michael Adebolajo and Michael others to support the so-called Islamic State group, it can now be reported. Choudary, 49, drummed up support for the militant group in a series of talks posted on YouTube, the Old Bailey heard. He was convicted alongside his confidant, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman.

The Met Police said many people tried for serious offences "attended lectures or speeches given by these men".

Counter-terrorism chiefs have spent almost 20 years trying to bring Choudary, a father of five, to trial, blaming him, and the proscribed organisations which he helped to run, for radicalising young men and women. Both men were charged with one offence of inviting support for IS - which is contrary to section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 between 29 June 2014 and 6 March 2015. The verdict on the two defendants was delivered on 28 July, but for legal reasons can only now be reported.

The trial heard how the men decided in the summer of 2014 that the group then known as Isis [Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham/the Levant] had formed a "Khilafah", or Islamic State, that demanded the obedience and support of Muslims. 'Turning point' They then invited others to support IS through speeches and announced their own oath of allegiance to its leader. The oath of allegiance was a "turning point" which meant they could be put on trial, police said. Choudary was once the spokesman for al-Muhajiroun, an organisation that can be linked to dozens of terrorism suspects.

Its leader Omar Bakri Muhammad fled the UK after the London suicide bombings on 7 July 2005. Over the years since, Choudary has become one of the most influential radical Islamists in Europe and a string of his followers have either left the UK to fight in Syria or tried to do so. Jump media playerMedia player help The court heard that in one speech in March 2013 Choudary made it clear that he wanted the Muslim faith to "dominate the whole world". "Next time when your child is at school and the teacher says 'What do you want when you grow up? What is your ambition?', they should say 'To dominate the whole world by Islam, including Britain - that is my ambition'," he said.

Adebowale, the murderers of soldier Lee Rigby Suspected IS executioner Siddhartha Dhar Omar Sharif, a British suicide bomber who attacked Tel Aviv in 2003 Brusthom Ziamani, jailed 12 years later for planning to kill in the streets of London The trial also heard that Rahman - previously convicted of soliciting to murder - went on Facebook to tell his followers that migration to IS territory was a "duty". "Let's be clear, the Muslims in the Khilafah need help," he wrote, after communicating with a British fighter who urged him to find recruits.

“The one who is capable to go over and help the Muslims, must go and help." Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met Police's counter-terrorism unit, said the case which led to the conviction of Choudary and Rahman was a "significant prosecution in our fight against terrorism". He said: "These men have stayed just within the law for many years, but there is no-one within the counter terrorism world that has any doubts of the influence that they have had, the hate they have spread and the people that they have encouraged to join terrorist organisations. "Over and over again we have seen people on trial for the most serious offences who have attended lectures or speeches given by these men.

"The oath of allegiance was a turning point for the police - at last we had the evidence that they had stepped over the line and we could prove they supported ISIS." He said the trial had considered over 20 years' worth of material over more than 333 electronic devices containing 12.1 terabytes of storage data. Sue Hemming, the head of counter terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said the men "knowingly sought to legitimise a terrorist organisation and encouraged others to support it".

"They used the power of social media to attempt to influence those who are susceptible to these types of messages, which might include the young or vulnerable," she added. Choudary currently has more than 32,000 followers on Twitter and his account can still be viewed online, despite requests for its removal in August last year and the following March. He and Rahman will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on 6 September. The flag of Islam will fly over Downing Street, was his favourite prediction, followed by some kind of rhetorical flourish.

“The Muslims are rising to establish the Sharia... Pakistan, Afghanistan and perhaps, my dear Muslims, Londonistan." He would greet the journalists with a smile, and some guile, dressed up as charm. He liked playing games. It gave him a sense that he was winning. Except it wasn't a game. The evidence now shows that Anjem Choudary is one of the most dangerous men in Britain. Not a bomb-maker. Not a facilitator. But an ideologue, a thinker, who encouraged others not to stop and think for themselves before they turned to violence to implement their shared worldview. (BBC)

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Hackers Auction Files 'Stolen From NSA’ A group of hackers calling itself Shadow Brokers claims to have stolen a collection of malware files from a group linked to the US National Security Agency (NSA). The hackers are holding a bitcoin auction and say they will give the code to the highest bidder. Experts said that a sample they have released for verification could be genuine. Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks tweeted that it also had the data.

In a message on file-sharing site Pastebin, Shadow Brokers describes its haul as "cyber weapons" and says it is offering programs "made by creators of Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame" - high profile forms of computer malware said to be government-sponsored. The department Shadow Brokers claims to have stolen it from is named by security company Kaspersky as the Equation Group, which is believed to be linked to the US security services. There is no end date for the auction, but the group says that it will send decryption instructions to the winner "when we feel it is time to end".

It also says it may release the code for free if it receives bids totalling more than one million bitcoins (£438m). But all bidders must pay the full amount up front and will not be refunded even if theirs is not the winning bid. Shadow Brokers' account on Tumblr has disappeared. And it does not commit to honouring any of its promises. In an FAQ about trust, it says: "No trust, risk. You like reward, you take risk, maybe win, maybe not, no guarantees." It also claims the Equation Group does not know what has been stolen.

Cybersecurity expert Dr Steven Murdoch, from University College London, told the BBC: "It is extraordinary that a

government based (or at least government supported) group would get comprehensively hacked, but there is evidence indicating that this may have actually happened," "Now that the vulnerabilities that the group were exploiting have been disclosed, they will be fixed and new ones will have to be discovered, at significant expense.

"However, if indeed these techniques were used by the NSA, they will be very worried that there is now enough information leaked that would allow forensics experts to attribute hacking attacks to the NSA, both disrupting ongoing operations and causing embarrassment."

(BBC)

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Nazi Gold Train: Team Starts Poland Dig Despite Doubts Treasure hunters have begun digging at a site in south-western Poland where they believe a Nazi train, laden with stolen gems and arms, is hidden. Experts say there is no evidence that the legendary train exists there. The explorers - led by Piotr Koper from Poland and Andreas Richter from Germany - said ground-penetrating radar results were "very promising". They think the train was hidden in a tunnel in 1945.

The dig, near the city of Walbrzych, may take up to 10 days.

Since World War Two there have been rumours that a train full of loot and guns disappeared into a complex of tunnels - part of a secret military project which the Nazis never ďŹ nished. At the time the Soviet Red Army was advancing into the heart of Nazi Germany. The Nazis had many miles of tunnels constructed near Walbrzych during the war. In December Prof Janusz Madej from Krakow's AGH University of Science and Technology said its geological survey of the site had found no evidence of a train. "There may be a tunnel. There is no train," he told a press conference in Walbrzych.

A spokesman for the treasure-hunting team, Andrzej Gaik, told reporters on Tuesday: "We have to ďŹ nd a railway track, probably the entrance to a railway tunnel and, if the tunnel exists, there should be a train there." Local folklore said an armoured train had been carrying gold from what is now the Polish city of Wroclaw as the Soviet army closed in. It was said to have gone missing near Ksiaz castle, 3km (two miles) from Walbrzych. (BBC)

A yellow bulldozer started digging in woodland near Walbrzych(AFP)

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Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania Top Lawyer, To Face Prison Those embarrassing emails led to the resignation of two state Supreme Court justices, and other top government employees. She will stay on as the top lawyer for the state unless she resigns or until she is formally sentenced, or her term runs out. Several lawmakers have vowed to use obscure legal manoeuvres to remove her if she does not voluntarily step down. "What she did while she was the attorney general, the fact she would commit criminal acts while the top prosecutor, is a disgrace,'' assistant district attorney Michelle Henry said after the verdict. The judge has released Kane on bail after She was found guilty of leaking sealed court documents intended to requiring her to forfeit her passport to prevent her from leaving the embarrass a rival prosecutor, Frank Fina, who Kane believed had country. planted a news story claiming that she had ended a statehouse sting operation. An aide for Kane testified during the trial that she became Before being released the judge also warned Kane that there would be "hell-bent on getting back at Frank Fina", and described her additional consequences if there were any signs that she was behaviour as "unhinged". She instructed her aides to leak the retaliating against witnesses. Several of her top aides testified against information the news media, and later lied under oath when her during the trial in exchange for immunity. Kane, once a rising star questioned by state officials. In her first year as attorney general, of the Democratic Party, assumed office in 2013 becoming the first Kane pursued policies favouring gun control and marriage equality woman, and the first Democrat, to hold the position of attorney During the trial, Kane declined to testify, and her defence team did not general. She had not held an elected position before then. She now call a single witness to the stand. She claims to be the victim of an faces a maximum sentence of 28 years in prison, however a lesser "old-boys" network that are taking revenge on her for revealing lewd sentence is expected. (BBC) messages sent by government employees using state email servers.

The top law enforcement official in the US state of Pennsylvania has been convicted of several crimes after she leaked documents critical of a rival. Kathleen Kane, was found guilty of all nine counts including conspiracy, official oppression and perjury. Perjury, which is a serious charge, can alone carry a penalty of seven years in prison.

Her license to practice law has been suspended and the governor has urged her to resign immediately. Kane, 50, is due to be sentenced within 90 days, and has vowed to appeal.

Pennsylvania politicians are calling on Kane to resign immediately following her conviction(AP)

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China Launches QuantumEnabled Satellite Micius China has successfully launched the world's first quantum-enabled satellite, state media said. It was carried on a rocket which blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China's north west early on Tuesday. The satellite is named after the ancient Chinese scientist and philosopher Micius. The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is "hack-proof".

distances involved. But aside from the tricky physics, there is also the difficult matter of firing tiny sub-atomic particles at precise targets on the ground, across vast distances, while travelling incredibly fast through space. There are good reasons this is the first attempt.

Why China? It has the money. China has allocated vast amounts of money for basic scientific research in its latest five-year development plan. It's also willing to take big risks on some as-yet unproven technologies. But while China is leading the project, officially titled Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), Austria is also involved. The scientist who first proposed the idea to the European Space Agency (ESA), without success, in 2001, is University of Vienna physicist Anton Zeilinger.

But even if it succeeds, it is a long way off that goal, and there is some mind-bending physics to get past first. How does it work? The satellite will create pairs of so-called entangled photons - tiny subatomic particles of light whose properties are dependent on each other - beaming one half of each pair down to base stations in China and Austria. This special kind of laser has several curious properties, one of which is known as "the observer effect" - its quantum state He is now working on the latest project under the man whose PhD he cannot be observed without changing it. once supervised, Pan Jianwei of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

So, if the satellite were to encode an encryption key in that quantum Are other countries also trying this? Yes, but with smaller, less risky state, any interception would be obvious. It would also change the projects. Canada, the US, Japan, the European Space Agency and key, making it useless. If it works, it will solve the central problem of others are also involved in the field. The UK's University of encrypted communications - how to distribute keys without Strathclyde has also teamed up with the National University of interception - promising hack-proof communications. The encrypted Singapore to do quantum experiments on board tiny satellites. But message itself can be transmitted normally after the key exchange. China's is by far the most ambitious project to date. If its attempt fails, Has it been done before? Not from space, making this launch the others' relative caution may seem sensible. If it succeeds, they will be playing catch-up fast. experimental.

But fibre-optic quantum key distribution networks already exist in Europe, the US and China. The signals weaken over distance though, which this project is hoping to minimise by sending the signals mostly through space, keeping attenuation to a minimum despite the

What are the applications? In the face of ever more powerful hacking and surveillance - which could one day also include powerful quantum computers - the security of commercial communications is also increasingly important. "Quantum computing is largely seen as the next big thing in communications," says Marc Einstein, Director of the Information Communications Technology (ICT) practice of Frost and Sullivan, Japan, citing secure transmission of credit card data as a likely early application. The broader technology has applications for precision too, he says, in everything from healthcare to industrial production. "There are millions of applications.

Some people say quantum computing could change everything." (BBC)

The rocket containing the satellite took off from the Gobi Desert(CHINA DAILY/REUTERS)

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Pakistani Girl, Parents Drown In Latest Selfie Deaths

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — An 11-year-old girl drowned on people not to go near the river. "Each year around a dozen people Tuesday after falling into a river in northern Pakistan while drown here," he said requesting not to be named. attempting to take a selfie and her parents also died trying to save her, “This is a tourist spot and people usually come here for picnic and officials said. The drownings occurred in the Kunhar river that flows most of them are outsiders who have no idea about the depth of the through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, at a hilly tourist spot in river," he said. So-called "selfie deaths" have surged with the global Beesian village, some 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of Islamabad. rise of smartphones. On July 5, Peruvian police recovered the body of The deep, rocky and fastflowing river is popular for white-water a South Korean tourist under a waterfall in the Amazon jungle, days after he fell in while taking a photo of himself. A week earlier a 51rafting.

"The girl, Safia Atif, was trying to take a selfie along the river when year-old German tourist plunged 200 metres (650 feet) to his death she slipped and fell," local police official Arshad Khan told AFP, while posing for a photo on a mountainside at Peru's top explaining the incident was witnessed by other tourists. Safia's archaeological site, Machu Picchu. (Jamaica Observer) mother Shazia Atif then jumped in to save her daughter but was swept away.

"Seeing both his wife and daughter drowning, the father Atif Hussain also jumped in to rescue them but he met a similar fate," Khan added. "The dead bodies of the mother and daughter have been recovered while we are still looking for the body of Hussain," he added.

He said the parents were doctors from Punjab province and had taken their family to the area on holiday. They are survived by a nine-year-old daughter and six-year-old son who witnessed the event. "Both of them are in the protective custody of the local administration and they will be handed over to their family members when they arrive," he said. The incident was confirmed by other administration officials and family members of the deceased. One official said the government had put up signs warning A tourist takes selfies as others visit Sao Jorge Castle in Lisbon on July 2, 2016. (Photo: AFP)

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A Day Like Today The Queen of Pop, the ‘Material Girl’, the rebellious blond, the female icon of the 80s or simply Madonna, was born a day like today in 1958. Michigan, United States saw Madonna Louise Ciccone or ‘Nonnie’ crawling, but New York saw her ‘dancing’ towards fame.

The year of 1982 was decisive for the future diva. The single “Everybody”, was launched making the image and her sound contagiously popular. Soon after, she released her first album in 1983 making tracks such as ‘Like a Virgin’, ‘Music’ and ‘Like a Prayer anthems of the decade.

Her name rapidly became common and reference of female power.

Exploding with provocative performances, contagious energy and an unlimited source of innovative ideas on every stage, Madonna took over the 90s like a storm. Her changing hair styles, fashion renovations, attitude, melodic mezzo- soprano voice and strong dance moves, soon gave her the title of one of most successful singers and song writers of the eighties along with Michael Jackson, Prince and bands like Queen.

But music is not the only area that this prima donna has dabbled in.

The silver and big screen has also witnessed her chameleonic talent.

She became the first multimedia pop icon, crossing from danceoriented pop music into movies, television, videos, fashion and books while achieving a level of celebrity comparable to Marilyn Monroe.

Inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 as an important figure in any narrowly defined genre of rock ’n’ roll.

Today her albums sales surpass the 300million worldwide, certified by the Guinness World Record as the best-selling female recording

artist of all time. Her imaginary, autonomy and liberalism have been a direct influence of artist for more than three decades, representing a stepping stone and a reference for success.

Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/madonna-born -By- Rocio Perez, Guyana Daily News.

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RECIPE OF THE DAY: BLACK BEAN CHILI

1 tablespoon COCAMAR* oil 1 pound ground pork 1 pound lean ground beef 2 cups chopped white onion 8 cloves FARMFRESH* garlic, minced 1 fresh pepper, seeded and ďŹ nely chopped (optional) 1 tablespoon SPICIA* chili powder 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1 14 1/2 ounce can petite diced tomatoes 1/2 cup orange juice 2 1/2 cups water 3 15 ounce can FARMFRESH* black beans, rinsed and drained 1/2 cup golden raisins 2 cups chopped mango 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation In a 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the pork and beef; cook breaking into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink. Drain fat. Stir in the onion, garlic and habanero, if desired; cook and stir until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chili powder and allspice; cook 1 minute. Stir in the undrained tomatoes, orange juice and 2 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Stir in the beans and raisins.

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Reus Passes Driving Test - Two Years After A‚¬540,000 Fine For Using Fake Licence

He was fined for using a fake licence two years ago, but Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus has passed his driving test – two years Dortmund star Marco Reus has now passed his driving test. Borussia after he was hit with a massive fine for using a fake licence. The Germany international was found to have been using a counterfeit Dutch licence when he was pulled over by police in November 2014.

A Dortmund court fined him €540,000 for the offence. Reus was forced to sit out Euro 2016 after struggling with a groin injury in the latter stages of the 2015-16 season, but it would appear he has made effective use of his time. According to reports in Germany, Reus passed his theory and practical examinations on Monday and and he collected his licence prior to Dortmund training early on Tuesday.

"Yes, it's true that I've passed my driving test," he told Bild after driving to training, reportedly in an Opel Insignia – a car with a relatively modest price of close to €36,000. "I am pleased that this chapter is now closed." Reus did not feature in pre-season or the DFLSupercup for Dortmund as he continues to recover from his injury.

(SportsMax)

Rio 2016: Paralympic Powerlifter Banned For Two Years the men's up to 80kg class at the 7th FAZZA IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE," read a statement from the IPC. "This substance is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2016 Prohibited List under the category S4.5 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators and is prohibited at all times, both in and out of competition.

"As a result of his violation, Kanat will be ineligible from competition for two years from 17 February 2016, the date of the test, until 16 February 2018. "All Kanat's results obtained from the date of the test and onwards will be disqualified including forfeiture of any medals, points, records and prizes. This includes the bronze medal he won in Dubai on 17 February. "This medal will now be presented to Great Britain's Michael Yule who originally finished fourth." The IPC implemented a blanket ban on Russia for this year's Games.

(SportsMax) Izzettin Kanat will be banned until February 2018 after testing positive for meldonium. Turkish powerlifter Izzettin Kanat has been handed a two-year doping ban by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), ruling him out of the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Kanat was found to have meldonium in his system and will now be banned until February 2018.

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Rio 2016: 200m Fly One Of The Best Races Of My Life - Phelps through these Olympics and it's a true dream come true. "If you would

Reflecting on his success in the 200m butterfly at Rio 2016, Michael Phelps said: "I wanted that gold medal to retire with." Michael Phelps believes his final Olympic Games could not have gone any better and included one of the best races of his life. Comfortably the most decorated Olympian is history, Phelps took his record-breaking tally of medals to 28 at Rio 2016 - including 23 golds - by topping the podium on five occasions and taking silver in the 100 metre butterfly.

ask me if these results would have been good a year ago or two years ago, then I would have said yes. "Being able to win five more Olympic gold medals and one more silver medal... there's no better way to finish a career." (SportsMax)

The 31-year-old American picked out his victory in the 200m butterfly, which saw him edge out Japan's Masato Sakai by four hundredths of a second, as the highlight of his fifth Games. "One of the biggest things I really wanted back was the 200 metre fly victory back," said Phelps, who was beaten in that event by Chad Le Clos at London 2012. "I wanted that gold medal to retire with. I had been in five Olympics in that race and I wanted to finish on top. "I can look at that race and say it was one of the best races of my life.

"But also spending time with the team. We had such a young team coming in with 37 rookies, so being able to get to know them and help them, being elected a captain for the first time ever and carrying the flag, I literally don't think anything could have gone any better

Rio 2016: Taylor Defends Triple Jump Crown For the second Olympics in succession, Christian Taylor topped the podium in the men's triple jump and Will Claye claimed silver. History repeated in the men's triple jump final at Rio 2016 as Christian Taylor again beat fellow American Will Claye to the gold medal. Reigning champion Taylor was unable to challenge Jonathan Edwards' long-held world-record distance of 18.29 metres, which he had come within eight centimetres of at last year's World Championships, but nevertheless earned his second Olympic title with a season's best performance.

centimetre to claim silver with 17.76m as Dong Bin of China (17.58m) took bronze. Taylor was a strong favourite to retain his crown in Rio and emphasised his status as the world's best by producing three jumps superior to Claye's best effort – which also came in round one.

Two jumps of 17.77m followed Taylor's opening mark, but the world and Olympic records (18.09m) remained out of reach.

Taylor, 26, now boasts four major global titles, having also earned gold medals at the World Championships in 2011 and A first-round jump of 17.86m proved enough for Taylor on 2015. (SportsMax) Tuesday, with Claye improving his personal best by one

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Spurs Keeper Lloris Out For Four Weeks

Hugo Lloris will miss France's opening World Cup qualifier and is a doubt for the start of Tottenham's Champions League campaign.

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is set for four weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, the Premier League club have confirmed. Lloris was substituted during the first half of Saturday's 1-

1 draw at Everton on the opening day of the season, with Michel Vorm taking his place.

Spurs tweeted on Wednesday that tests on the France international show he is likely to be out for around a month. Lloris will to miss back-to-back home games against Crystal Palace and Liverpool, while he is also a doubt for September's trip to Stoke City and Tottenham's opening Champions League group game. The 29-yearold was an ever-present captain for his country at Euro 2016, but is now primed to sit out an September 1 friendly against Italy and the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Belarus.

A statement on Tottenham's official website read: "Following further assessment and scans of the left hamstring injury sustained by Hugo Lloris in the 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday, we can confirm he is expected to be out of action for around four weeks. "Our captain left the field during the first half at Goodison Park and our medical team will continue to monitor his progress during his rehabilitation to determine when he will be ready to return to training." Lloris, capped 82 times by France, has not missed a Premier League game since Spurs' 1-0 loss at Manchester United on the opening day of last season. (SportsMax)

Rio 2016: Weertman Snatches Victory From Gianniotis In Open Water world champion after the Greek made a late break for the line, timing

Netherlands were celebrating again on Tuesday after Ferry Weertman won the men's 10km swim. Ferry Weertman completed a marathon swimming double for Netherlands as Spiros Gianniotis suffered a heartbre aking defeat in t h e men's race on Tuesday . The Dutch swimme r reeled in the t w o t i m e

his touch better to snatch victory from Gianniotis.

The 10-kilometre race started in remarkable fashion, with Australia's Jarrod Poort surging clear alone to open up a lead of one minute and 20 seconds. Poort admirably persisted, but was caught with around 1km left to swim and eventually finished down in 21st. With Poort having been caught, Weertman, Jordan Wilimovsky, Jack Burnell and defending champion Oussama Mellouli jostled for position, until a leading group of seven stormed side-by-side into the last 200m.

From that group Gianniotis broke clear, but, despite leading by a length, he was denied the win by Weertman at the last possible moment, with Marc-Antoine Olivier taking bronze. Weertman's gold adds to that won by compatriot Sharon van Rouwendaal in the women's race on Monday. (SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: Cuba's Yaime Perez Leads Caribbean Charge Into Discus Finals Cuba's Yaime Perez threw the biggest in the first round of the women's discus at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today. Perez leads a field that includes her teammate Denia Caballero, in the final tomorrow. The Cuban had an easy day, needing just one throw, launching the implement out to 65.38 to get into the final, while Caballero had two fouls before her throw of 62.94 got her in.

The two are the only Caribbean athletes in tomorrow's final after Jamaica's Shadae Lawrence could not get it right after her initial throw of 57.09 proved to be her only legal attempt. The Jamaican ended the day 22nd. Another Jamaican, Tarasue Barnett, was much closer to qualification but found her 58.09, only good enough for 16th place. Twelve places were up for grabs in the final. Barnett's best mark was also her first. She had a foul for her second throw before a 54-metre offering proved not good enough. A third Jamaican, Kellion Knibb, failed to put down any mark. (SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: Jamaica's Deuce Carter Earns Semi Spot After Re-Run Jamaica's Deuce Carter was a disappointed man after his first round heat in the 110-metre hurdles at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In driving rain, Carter was disqualified after hitting a hurdle and coming through sixth in the race, the event was stopped on account of the rain.

The organisers decided the race should be re run with athletes who were fifth through eight, being given a time of 13.66 to qualify. Carter won the race and was the only person under the marker, finishing in 13.51. According to Carter, it was difficult to get ready to run again, however, he was happy for the opportunity, having trained for four years to make it to the Olympics. (SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: Miller Wins 400m Thriller Shaunae Miller is an Olympic champion, falling over the line to win the women's 400 metre final. Shaunae Miller claimed a thrilling win in the women's 400 metre final at the Rio Olympics, holding off Allyson Felix. The Bahamian sprinter held on for the most remarkable of wins, falling over the line to take gold in 49.44 seconds on Monday. Felix, a four-time Olympic champion, was coming from behind and looked set to catch Miller.

But Miller managed to hold on, take victory following a photo finish ahead of Felix (49.51secs) and Jamaica's Shericka Jackson (49.85secs). She looked certain to be caught after making a blistering start from lane seven, but the world championship silver medallist just held on. The 22year-old's triumphed marked the first medal claimed by the Bahamas at the Rio Games. (SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: Jamaica's Tracey Leads Qualifiers Ahead Of Semis Ristananna Tracey is the quickest of the qualifiers through to the semi-finals of the 400-metres hurdles at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tracey ran the first heat from lane 8 and forced to push the pace early to ensure she was a comfortable qualifier. Her 54.88 put her in front of potential medallist, the Czech Republic's Zuzana Hejnova, who looked comfortable in 55.54.

Cuba's Zurian Hechavarria was seventh in 57.28 seconds.

Janieve Russell of Jamaica was also a comfortable qualifier, finishing second in 56.13 seconds, behind Poland's Joanna Linkiewicz. The heat was too slow though, and led to the demis of Barbados Tia-Adana Belle, whose fourth place finish and time of 56.68 meant she was out. Sparkle McKnight of Trinidad and Tobago was also out, her 56.80 and fifth place finish not good enough. There was to be some good news for the Caribbean though, as Puerto Rico's Grace Claxton finished third in 56.40 to earn an automatic qualification spot.

Controversy surrounded the Jamaica's third qualifier, who ran from Heat 3,

Leah Nugent. Nugent finished in second place in the heat, coming across the line in 55.66 behind Ashley Spencer.

However, at the end of the race, she was said to have been disqualified for carrying her trail leg around a hurdle and lower than that hurdle. However, upon apeal, Nugent was re-instated and is to take her place in the semi-final. Trinidad and Tobago's Janeil Bellille also qualified after finishing fourth in 56.25.

(SportsMax)