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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Teixeira: Government Took Away Jobs, Monies And Giving It To 3B’s Initiative

Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira told a news conference on Friday that since the APNU+AFC Coalition took office in May 2015, jobs are being replaced with booths, buses, bicycles and boats. Teixeira stated that the ethnic group with the largest dismissal rate in Guyana under the present Administration is the Amerindians, making reference to the staff at the Amerindian Land Titling Unit who were terminated in July 2015/ Approximately 1,952 persons of Amerindian descent were fired as Community Service Officers (CSOs) when the new government took up office.

According to Teixeira, the former PPP Government had a very strong vision for transforming all of Guyana not just one set of people. She stated that the PPP had funneled monies in developing the lives of the Guyana’s Indigenous people through the GRIF program. The Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) is a multi-contributor trust fund for the financing of activities identified under the Government of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). Pending the creation of an international REDD+ mechanism, the GRIF represents an effort to create an innovative climate finance mechanism which balances national sovereignty over investment priorities while ensuring that REDD+ funds adhere to the highest internationally recognized standards for financial, environmental and social safeguards.

According to Teixeira, the APNU+AFC Government cannot give account for US$8.2 million from the Amerindian Development Fund, (ADF), reasons for the dismantling of the Youth Entrepreneurial Apprenticeship Program (YEAP), the one Laptop per family and the Solar homes system distribution program. Former Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai, has stated that there is little evidence of development in Amerindian communities, since the APNU+AFC Coalition took office.

The PPP claims that youths in the hinterland areas are being profiled by the Government and are being called “the red brigade”, “the PPP politician” and the “red and dread Gail Teixeira team”.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

The Unruly Horse SETTLEMENT OF COURT CASES: LEGITIMIZING INCOMPETENCE AND CORRUPTION By: Mohabir Anil Nandlall, MP. Attorney-at-Law

There is no other Gov't in the Commonwealth that has settled more cases and paid out more public funds, as a consequence thereof, over a sixteen month period than the coalition Government. In this regard, the Administration has demonstrated such an incomparable proclivity and haste to dole out public funds and write off debts owed to the State, that it puts a strain on the rational mind not to conclude,that either incompetence overwhelms or, that there is a corrupt motive, or both In this piece, I will examine three (3) of such cases to demonstrate my point.

1.The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) case.

This case involved a legal challenge launched in the High Court by DDL in 2002, to the Commissioner General's of the Guyana R e v e n u e A u t h o r i t y, a s s e s s m e n t o f consumption taxes owed by that company in a sum exceeding $1 billion, for the period January 2001-September 2002. This assessment by the Commissioner-General was eventually quashed by the High Court on the 1st of February, 2005. GRA appealed that decision to the Court of Appeal. On the 31st of July, 2008, the Court of Appeal dismissed this appeal on the ground that the Commissioner-General had used a wrong formula for the calculation of the consumption taxes. The Court prescribed a formula to be used. In 2009, the Commissioner-General, utilizing the Court recommended formula, assessed DDL's consumption tax liabilities for the period 2001-2007 (since after 2007 Consumption

Tax was abolished with the introduction of VAT). The newly assessed liability of DDL for that period was in excess of five billion dollars. Again, DDL filed legal proceedings challenging this assessment. GRA retained external Senior Counsel and was steadfastly defending this challenge when this Gov'ttook office. Instead of continuing to defend GRA's assessment done in accordance with the Court of Appeal's formula, this Adminsitration settled these proceedings, for the paltry sum $1.5 billion and gave DDL more than a year to pay. So, after fifteen (15) years of litigation, with DDL having the use of several billion dollars of State funds, interest free, this Gov't settles for $1.5b. The Oppoistion Leader, an expert in the financial field, pegged the loss to the treasury by this settlement, at approximately $20 billion. The reasons publicly proffered by the Minister of Finance for this settlement are equally preposterous. Among the reasons he advanced, is that the company's tax liability to the State declined with the passage of time!

Up until that time, like me, most people thought that debts increase with the accrual of interest, with the passage of time. A significant consequence of this settlement is that Banks DIH Ltd, who in like circumstances, paid billions of dollars in consumption taxes, assessed by the Commissioner-General, utilizing the same method used to calculate DDL's Consumption Tax liabilities, has signaled an intention to claim a refund of consumption taxes paid. Banks paid far more consumption tax than DDL as their production line is larger.

Therefore, the refund that will be sought will be several times the $5 billion for which DDL was assessed. To sum it all up, the settlement of this one case is likely to cost the taxpayers over $50 billion.

2. Haags Bosch/BK International settlement A ten year contract in excess of US$10m signed between BK International and Puran Brothers (a joint venture), with the Gov't of Guyana in 2009, for the construction and management of a garbage disposal site at Haags Bosch. From on or about 2013, the

Gov't began to complain to the contractor about sub-standard works being done under the contract. Notices and letters were sent identifying these defects and calling for their rectification. Several meetings were held, chaired by the President, to persuade the contractor to correct the breaches. All efforts proved futile. In 2015, the international funding agency of the project gave the Gov't an ultimatum to terminate the contract. As a result of several fundamental breaches of the contract, the PPPC Administration made a decision to terminate the contract, remove the contractor from the site and to sue for compensation for breach. A termination notice was issued in February 2015, terminating the contract. In March 2015, BK launched legal proceedings in which a number of prerogative writs were sought, quashing the termination notice and prohibiting the Gov't from removing the contractor from the site. Upon the change of Government, the coalition Government made great hue and cry in the press about the state of the dump site. Ministers Patterson and Bulkan led teams of public officials on site visits. For days, they publicly lambaste the sloppy and sub-standard works done at the site. They publicly criticized the contractor for negligent works. Minister Bulkan and Mr. Brian Tiwarie had exchanges in the press. In November 2015, the Court quashed the termination notice and restrained the Gov't from ejecting the contractor from the site.

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The Unruly Horse...cont...

The Attorney-General appealed. One must assume that he had good grounds to do so. In my view, he did. The Court erred in using public law principles to determine a private law contractual dispute. Having publicly castigated the contractor for shoddy works and having appealed the aforementioned Court ruling, one would have expected that the Attorney-General would have prosecuted his appeal and then sue the contractor for damages for breach of contract for the substandard work about which his Gov't complained. Instead, and to the public's absolute surprise, this Gov't negotiated a “settlement” with the contractor, whereby, rather than the Gov't receiving compensation for the contractor's breach of contract, the Gov't agrees to pay to the contractor US$5.7M. It is as if the Gov't is rewarding the contractor for the same shoddy and substandard works about which the Gov't itself publicly complained. When questioned about this bizarre settlement, three Gov't Ministers conveyed the clear impression that the contractor had sued the Gov'tfor compensation in the sum of US$10m, and that the Gov't managed to persuade the contractor to accept just over 50% of the claim. Indeed, the Attorney-General, on the 8th of August, 2016, in the Committee of Supply, expressed great fear that if the case is not settled, then the Gov'tmay be forced to pay a huge judgement. He cites, the Rudisa judgment in support of his argumentation.

My inquiring mind propelled me to get a

copy of this “case”, because I wanted to examine the claim of the contractor. I diligently searched the Supreme Court Registry for the years 2015 and 2016, but could not find any case filed by BK against the Government, claiming compensation in the sum of US$10M as was alleged, or at all.

So, again, the nation was misled. This $1.7b of taxpayers' dollars, which is being paid, is in relation to a non-existing case. To sum it up: this contractor received hundreds of millions of dollars under the PPP with respect to this contract; that it breached the contract, there is no doubt; rather than demand from or sue the contractor for compensation, this Gov'trewards the contractor in the sum of $1.7b and allows him to exit in 2015, a contract that was to end in 2021. In the end, when all the monies paid to this contractor under this contract are totaled, this contractor would have received the full contract price of US$10m for less than 5 years of sub-standard work under a 10 year contract. 3. The Rudisa cas This case was filed by Rudisa in the Treaty Jurisdiction of the CCJ claiming a refund from Guyana, of monies paid under a section of the Customs Act, which was found to be in violation of the Treaty of Chaguaramus. While these proceedings were pending, the Attorney-at-Law for Rudisa, indicated to the Court, his client's readiness to withdraw the proceedings if the offensive section of the law is repealed. The Court adjourned the matter for several months to allow Guyana to repeal that provision. Twice,

we piloted bills in the APNU/AFC controlled tenth parliament to do so. On each occasion, I detailed to the House the facts of the pending litigation and the consequences that will flow if the section is not repealed. On both occasions, my pleas fell on deaf ears. On both occasions, the APNU/AFC rejected the amendments. Judgment was eventually granted against Guyana in sum of G$1.2b.

Had the APNU/AFC supported the amendments, Guyana would have been saved this money. As an aside, what can be only described as unparalleled sophistry, the Attorney-General still blames the PPP for this debt. Significantly, during the hearing of this matter, a senior functionary of the distributor of Rudisa's products in Guyana, admitted under cross examination, that these products were under-valued by Rudisa before shipped to Guyana, in order to compete with Guyanese products. By this admission, Rudisa was guilty of underinvoicing and, therefore, never pay the correct amount in taxes on these products. If an assessment is to be done, using the market value of those products, Rudisa would be indebted to Guyana in the billions. These monies can be set off against the judgment. In the end, Guyana would not have had to pay a cent and Rudisa may still have been indebted to us. This was our plan. Although, it was made known to thos Gov't, rather than pursue this course and save the country over $1.2b, with bewildering alacrity, they paid the judgement.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Embattled Linden Town Clerk Speaks Out The controversy continues about the performance of Linden Town Clerk, Joneller Bowen and the measures taken by the Mayor Carwyn Holland and Councillors. In July, Councillors passed a noconfidence motion against Bowen. The motion which was proposed by Councillor Deron John and seconded by Councilor Neola Rogers, gathered the support of 10 councilors, while Councilor Lennox Gasper and Councilor Fern Mckoy abstained. The Town Clerk is being accused of leaking incorrect financial information to the media and the public.

However, Bowen has denied such allegations during an interview aired by online broadcaster, News Room. Bowen, in reference to the two noconfidence motions passed against her, both in the past and present council, maintained that there are irregularities in the procedure with the moving of the present motion since it was not done in accordance with the Municipal and District Council Act. Chapter 2801 Section #8. Bowen said she will not make any speculations related to the Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan’s response to the no-confidence motion against her, highlighting that the premise used to forward the motion is “baseless.”

During the interview with News Room, she maintained that she was sent to an Administrative Leave, locked out of the Council and personally escorted out of the Town Council by the Deputy Mayor. However she noted that only Minister Bulkan has the power to send her on leave, so she remains on duty at the Linden Town Council, in accordance with the Municipal Councils Act, Chapter 2801.

Mrs. Bowen also denied claims made by Mayor Carwyn Holland, concerning her alleged accusation towards him and the Deputy Mayor of spending more than $500,000 for the already depleted coffers for the Linden Town Council (LTC).According to reports, Mayor Carwyn has threatened with taking legal action against Bowen for defamation of character.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

CITY HALL ANNOUNCES: TAXES! TAXES! AND MORE TAXES! Finance Secretary of the Mayor and City Council, Oscar Clarke, at yesterday’s press conference held by City Hall, stated that more taxes will be implemented by the Council in the 2017 budget. Mr. Clarke who is also the PNC’s General Secretary, stated that persons who uses the city’s space, will have to pay for it. He said that the space in the city belongs to the city and so anyone who wishes to use it, a cost will be attached to it. Mr. Clarke was at the time addressing vendors gathered at City Hall.

Mr. Clarke did not state the specifics of the new taxes. The Council backed by the APNU+AFC coalition Government has also proposed a 10% across -the board hike in rates and taxes. Clarke said the across-the-board rate hike, which would also form part of the 2017 City Budget, would not include new and improved properties whose market values are being determined by the Ministry of Finance Valuation Division. Recently, when suggested that new taxes will drive up the cost of goods and services, Mr. Clarke did not respond to the suggestion.

The Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green is considering changing the by-laws of the city to include transportation and discharge of containers along city streets. It is alleged that a tax of $30,000 will be charged on any person wishing to Transport or Discharge a 20 foot container on any street or parapet within the City. It is also alleged that the tax will be $45,000 if the container is a 40 foot one, failure to pay the tax will result in a fine of $60,000 or $90,000 respectively.

It is further alleged that if anyone does not pay the tax then an additional $2500 will be charged for every day after and if persons refuse to pay any of the tax or penalty, the Mayor is contemplating the laws be changed to seize the containers. However, the council has reduced that fee to $5000 until the necessary laws are in place. The Council has introduced a parking meter for vehicular traffic in the city.

Many drivers are not optimistic about this move by the council, they are of the opinion that this will place additional burden on them. Businesses continues to complain about the state in which the council is managing the affairs of the city, they are not optimistic about the future of their investment in Guyana. Only recently the Council implemented a number of additional and new fees for businesses in the City.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Limited Scholarships Opportunity To Attend UG As the University of Guyana prepares to commence the new academic year 2016-2017 there are multiple students who are still awaiting their offer of acceptance amongst other necessary ‘go ahead’ which will see them commencing classes on the 29th of August. One of the major issues students have been crying about is the availability of student aid in Guyana as there still seems to be doubt over the student loan controversy. However this may not be true as the Government of Guyana has recently recommenced the distribution of limited Scholarships to the locally based University.

A few years back the Government had stopped this practice of the distribution as rumors of scholarship awardees not keeping their end of the bargain, became the reason. The scholarship will be issued to a limited amount of prospective and current students who will or would have chosen to study in any of the 28 programs that the Ministry has indicated ranging from Civil Engineering to Economics to Agriculture.

As the Scholarship is not for everyone the government has set up certain requirements which applicants will have to possess if they wish to be granted one, including current students will have to possess a minimum GPA of 2.7, applicants must be the holder of a valid Guyanese passport and applicants must be 35 years or younger. The University of Guyana over the past years has been issuing few scholarships under the Scholarship for Advanced Guyanese Education or SAGE program.

This program would have seen ten (10) applicants per academic year being chosen and awarded the four year scholarship. Over the past few weeks there has been much publicity over the availability of jobs in Guyana and this has caused much doubt in the minds of students who would have had hope that when they graduate jobs will be available.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Omar Shariff Sues Travis Chase And HGPTV

Embattled Permanent Secretary (PS) Omar Shariff has journalist Travis Chase and HGPTV – Omar Farouk Inc. According to reports emerging from a local online media house, a writ has been served to the journalist Travis Chase, HGPTV- Omar Farouk Inc. and Omar Farouk who are listed as the defendants. Shariff is claiming damages in excess of ten million dollars (G$10M) for defamation and slander by uttering of the following words on a television broadcast, “Shariff liquid assets stands at just about ten billion dollars”, among other defamatory remarks issued on HGPTV. In addition, there is also a further ten million dollars (G$10M) damages claim. This is for the defamation in relation to the publication of the news broadcast on the social media platforms, including the popular Facebook.In breaking his silence over the controversial matter during a press statement last weekend Mr. Shariff condemned sections of the electronic, broadcast and print media, claiming that the reports were “a series of vile, sensationalist, untrue, propagandistic, and, in substantial and material respects, misleading news reports.”This was after a copy of the embattled PS’s banking and assets information were leaked to a local newspaper via a “document” which is said to be misleading and likely erroneous.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Brazilian Operator Fined For Illegally Mining In Kaieteur National Park

Ceso Alves De Alcantara, a national of Brazil, was fined after a raid by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) in the Kaieteur National Park Buffer area found equipment in the form of a dredge No. 9827 and a Doosan excavator engine No. DHKCEFALTB which belonged to him operating within the restricted park lands.

The illegal mining was found in April 2016 and the culprit will pay a fine of $7 million to the GGMC as the agency, together the Ministry of Natural Resources, continue to demonstrate its seriousness about meting out the measure of the law to those bent on breaking it. Mr. Alcantara’s mining equipment was detained and charges were prepared against him. According to the release, in discussions on the 4th and 5th of August, Mr Alcantara indicated that he fully regretted the situation, that he was almost ruined and has become ill with worry since the situation unfolded.

“In an understanding between Mr. Alcantara and the authorities, the equipment is to be removed from the buffer area to Grass Falls, granted that there are no future issue arising from his operation working near prohibited areas or without permission.” The Ministry of Natural Resources and the GGMC believe that Mr. Alcantara’s case can be used to send a strong message that there is a zero tolerance approach towards mining in protected areas and outside the confines of the law and that stern action can and will be taken against those found doing so. In recently months, the Ministry of Natural Resource together with the GGMC has moved to end illegal mining activities that have been on the increase in and around the Kaieteur National Park. -By- Pablo Cupido, Guyana Daily News.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Two Charged For Possession Of Cannabis

Daniel Smalle and Clifford Brackette today appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with possession of cannabis. The men were both fined GY$2000 and GY$3000 respectively and are set to serve six months of Community Service each.

Smalle, who appeared unrepresented and Brackette, who was represented by Attorney Mark Conaway both pleaded guilty to the charge and pleaded with the Magistrate for leniency in her decision. The men will have to report to the East La Penitence Police Station at 05:00 hrs every Monday for the next six months. It was noted that on August 16, 2016 in Georgetown, Smalle and Brackette were found to be in possession of 2g of cannabis each. -By- Jarred Singh, Guyana Daily News.

President Plugs National Unity And Celebration Of Guyana’s Diversity -At Lord Hanuman Murti Consecration At Blairmont President David Granger has urged residents of Blairmont, West Coast Berbice to use their religious faith to promote peace, unity and harmony even as the administration continues to work to transform the country into a more cohesive society. The President was at the time speaking at the prana pratistha or consecration ceremony of a 4.5 metre tall ‘murti’ (statue) of the Hindu God, Lord Hanuman at the Blairmont Mandir. Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, Regional Chairman, Mr. Vickchand Ramphal and other regional officials were also present at the ceremony.

President Granger said that he was extremely happy to receive an invitation to worship with them on this important occasion, which he said is evidence of the deep roots of Hinduism in Guyana. He reminded the gathering of his oath to serve as President of all of Guyana and said Guyana is a strong country because each ethnic group brings different strengths and is necessary for national development. “The Blairmont Mandir stands on sacred ground. It is central to the spiritual life of residents on the West Bank of Berbice. Devotees assemble there to worship and to enrich their spirituality so that they can learn and live according to the precepts of Hinduism... [This mandir] provides services to the community and brings residents together to improve their own lives. It must continue to be a beacon to guide this community,” the Head of State said. Speaking of Guyana’s culturally diverse society, the President said that he is of the firm view that the different ethnic and religious groups in Guyana need to develop a greater understanding of each other, so as to fully appreciate the richness of the nation’s diversity and strength of the country as a whole. “We cannot be strong if we are ignorant. We cannot be strong if we misunderstand each other, but through understanding we will be better able to combine our energies and our strengths and ensure that our children live in an age of enlightenment rather than n age of darkness,” he said. He also spoke of the importance of Hinduism in Guyana, which dates back 178 years. It was brought to the country by Indian indentured labourers in 1838 and today constitutes a significant demographic element.

“This magnificent murti of Lord Hanuman is a public manifestation of private devotion. It is a physical expression of a divine spirit. It can be seen far and wide by anyone approaching Blairmont. It is proof that the adoration of Lord Hanuman is widespread.

It is a reminder that his own grace is cast over the entire community,” President Granger said. Meanwhile, officiating priest, Pandit Rajin Lallaram in his remarks said that the erection of the murti must serve as a source of motivation and strength for people as the deal with the everyday challenges that life presents.

“Everyday we awake we are greeted with some trial, some difficulty for which we have to be in the unending process of finding solutions. So today with this establishment of this murti, I am sure that it will give us an opportunity to reflect on the strengths that lie within us and to use that strength, courage, inner will and power to contribute to a better society, a better nation and the world by extension,” Pandit Lallaram said. The murti, which stands on a concrete platform immediately next to the mandir, was constructed at the cost of over $900,000 by a privately owned company, located at Strathspey Village, East Coast Demerara.

MOTP Press Release Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally assisting in the cutting of the ribbon to officially mark the unveiling of the Lord Hanuman Murti at Blairmont.

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“AMERINDIAN” COULD EVENTUALLY BE REPLACED IN GUYANA’S LAWS. A list of suggestions for amending the 2006 Amerindian Act were amongst several issues that came up at the 17 th General Assembly of the Guyanese Organization of Indigenous Peoples (GOIP) held at Wakapoa village, Region 2, on 31 st July, 2016.

Misnomers such as grant of land title and Amerindian in the Act could be replaced with return and first Guyanese respectively.

The Gathering also condemned the practice of a Cabinet Minister exercising powers to dismiss an entire elected village council, amongst other shortcomings in the present Act. Additional laws, backed up by effective law-enforcement, it was felt, are also needed in Guyana’s Constitution to make life tougher for human traffickers, of which indigenous females are prime victims. A mild seismic shift in the GOIP’s leadership also took place at Wakapoa, when Mary Valen- zuela of the Warau Nation replaced Colin Klautky as Chief.

Others elected to the new female- dominated Executive include Esther Robinson, (Secretary), Phyl Osorio (Treasurer), Colin Klautky (PRO), together with Natasha David, Lyn Roberts RN, Ann Payne, Claudette Fleming, Brian Chu, former Region 7 Councillor Victor Lawless and former Wakapoa Toshao Seaford Fredericks, as Committee Members. The Wakapoa and other lower Pomeroon indigenous communities bemoaned the gap between promises and deliveries made by past and present Guyana regimes in the quality of Education and Health Care systems afforded to villagers.

However, the community’s conceptualization of a forest preservation/eco-tourism venture at the Moraro area of Wakapoa was widely discussed, with the prospect of much-needed employment for villagers being envisaged. Plans to relocate the Walter Roth Museum were also given the thumbs down, since this could negatively affect many precious ancient pre-Columbus artefacts stored at its present location. The GOIP vowed to continue its advocacy for land rights, a green economy, self-empoerment and basic human dignity for Guyana’s first peoples, some of which has achieved measured successes since the Association’s resuscitation almost three decades ago.

GOIP Release

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PTSC South Workers Want New Management

While PTSC workers in the company’s South office held off on protest action yesterday, they are renewing their calls for the management team to be replaced. In an interview with the T&T Guardian yesterday, Transport and Industrial Workers Union (TIWU) branch representative, Roland Woods, said the current management team could not run the service efficiently. “We have four people in charge who know nothing about running a bus service... they know less than us. Those are some of the problems we have to face here.

“We have some of the best buses and they just have the buses down. This is a gold mine and they just have the buses parked up here and the people who could repair the buses, you trying to fight them down. I told them the hornet’s nest raised and I am ready to deal with that,” Woods said. He said due to an ongoing police investigation about the theft of a bus engine, TIWU vice-president Andy Sinanan advised the workers to halt their protests.

“The workers didn’t come out today to protest because after I spoke to Andy Sinanan he advised me that we should hold off on the lunch time protests because it is in fact illegal for us to protest outside of working hours and he told us to hold off on the protest and let the police do their jobs and conduct their investigation,” Woods added.

He said he was expected to meet with several senior PTSC officials in Port-ofSpain today on the issue. “I was hoping to have a hearing with even the minister (Works and Transport Minister Fitzgerald Hinds) because you ought to have people in places that can get the job done. “That is what needs to be done. You have to change management and we the workers here are adamant that they change management. As long as we can prove that management is not sufficient and they cannot do the job, they need to be removed,” he said. Calls yesterday to the cellphone of PTSC general Transport and industrial Workers Union manager, Roland Forde, went unanswered. branch president, Roland Woods.

(Trinidad Guardian)

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Union Wants Nidco To Settle Unpaid Wages Former employees of Brazilian highway contractor, Construtora OAS, are calling on the Government to clear their outstanding salaries left unpaid by the contractor when it closed its operations last year. The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), which is representing the 1,000 former workers, yesterday met with the representatives of the National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) to discuss the issue as the State-owned project management company was responsible for the still incomplete San Fernando to Point Fortin Highway.

Speaking with reporters outside Nidco’s office in Port-of-Spain before the meeting, OWTU president general, Ancel Roget, said Nidco and the Government had a responsibility to ensure the workers were paid before it embarked on the process of seeking contractors to complete the project. “The Government, through its agent Nidco, would have fired contractor OAS, which owes these workers money.

We feel that there is a duty of care and responsibility on behalf of the Government and Nidco to now make good the payment of the outstandin g wages and severance payments to the workers,” he said. He claimed that the most of the workers were owed almost $30,000 each. “These workers are owed money and they ought to be paid at all costs. Those workers have commitments just like everybody else. Nidco would have fired OAS for whatever reason but our business is ensuring the workers are paid,” Roget added. He also stated he and the OWTU supported Government’s plan to complete the mega-project but maintained those who worked on the project since 2010 had to be paid first.

“We agree that the highway must be completed but the workers who have already done work on it must be paid,” Roget said. OAS was awarded the contract for the project, initially budgeted at $5.285 billion, in May 2010. The several segments of the project had been delayed since it commenced due to protest action by environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh and the Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM), a group of residents who are opposed to the project as they have to be relocated as they claimed it posed a danger to the environmentally sensitive Oropouche lagoon.

The HRM has a lawsuit before High Court Judge James Aboud in which it is claiming that the Government breached its rights by failing to consult with them before starting the project. The lawsuit is yet to go on trial. Last year several of the company’s sub-contractors sued it after it failed to pay them for the services they rendered. The contract was eventually cancelled after last September’s general election, with the project almost 63 per cent complete. Speaking in Parliament in May, Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, Stuart Young, called for an investigation into the project and OAS as he claimed it had cost overruns in excess of $8 billion.

Young also said three days before the last general election the Government “entered into a written agreement with OAS, called Contract Addendum No 2, whereby they expressly recognised that OAS was bankrupt, and stated that they could invoke Clause 15.2 (e) of the FIDIC contract immediately terminating the contract. “However, despite this, they proceeded secretly to give up this right of termination and waived all claims against OAS, thus releasing and discharging OAS from any liability,” he added. (Trinidad Guardian) OWTU president general Ancel Roget speaks to members of the media outside Nidco’s headquarters, Port-of-Spain, yesterday. PHOTO: SHIRLEY BAHADUR

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No Compensation For Crab Catchers Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says oil spills are an environmental issue that has to be dealt with by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and not his ministry. Responding to a list of questions sent via WhatsApp, Rambharat added there would be no compensation paid to crab catchers, fishermen or oyster vendors by the ministry following an oil spill several weeks ago in the southwestern peninsular. “Oil is an environmental issue that has to be dealt with by the EMA. The ministry does not deal with environmental issues.

Those affected must make a complaint to the EMA,” Rambharat stated. After being told the fisherfolk and vendors were reaching out to the ministry for monetary assistance, Rambharat wrote: “There is no compensation to be paid by the ministry. The ministry is paying no compensation. There is no basis for the ministry to compensate fishermen.” He did not respond when asked whether he would be meeting with the affected fishermen and vendors.

On Wednesday, Otaheite crab and oyster vendors sent out a plea to Rambharat, asking for assistance as they had been out of work over the last three weeks. The vendors said oil which washed up in the Godineau swamp killed off the crabs and oysters and they had been unable to make their living. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Otaheite Vendors Association burned tyres and called for a meeting with Rambharat, saying they are being unfairly treated by the Fisheries Division in South.

Over the past few weeks, fishermen and vendors have been complaining of declining sales as they say statements made by secretary of Fishermen and Friends of the Sea, Gary Aboud, has frightened the public away from buying fish. On Tuesday, Cedros fisherfolk also called on the Government for assistance as they said their cupboards were empty and creditors were breathing down their necks. (Trinidad Guardian)

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Workers’ Group Seeks To Oust PM

A new group, involving an Opposition Senator and a United National Congress political activist, and close to 100 workers marched around the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) yesterday demanding the removal of the Prime Minister. The group, the Stakeholders Movement, had to be cautioned by police for using loudspeakers and road blocking. They were steadfast, braving midday rain and walked single file outside the St Clair office as Prime Minister Keith Rowley chaired his weekly Cabinet meeting.

On Wednesday, the organisation was granted permission to protest but it was not clear as to who the organisers were, but the participants were clear as to their purpose, demanding Rowley’s removal from public office. UNC Senator Gerald Ramdeen who arrived at 11 am rallied protesters to begin marching in front the office along Gray Street. However, they were asked to provide a copy of the permit to the police after they were advised to move the demonstration to St Clair Avenue as it had not been specifically stated that they were free to assemble on that particular street.

UNC activist Barrington Thomas was highly critical of the police attempts to break up the protest and disperse the demonstrators.

Addressing supporters around 1 pm, under the watchful eyes of police officers, Thomas said though they were given permission to assemble and also have a public announcement system, they had not been given permission to play it beyond the decibel level of a car radio. Thomas said they would not be deterred from their primary purpose. “PA system or no PA system, our call from our bellies and our voices is that the PNM must go and go now,” he said.

Pointing to the OPM building, he added: “Inside that place where they make wicked decisions to take away your food cards and take away your book grant and take away your milk for your children and take away your jobs and take away your freedom, if they think PA system or no PA system, we want to tell Rowley, Al-Rawi and that cabal in there that today is only the beginning. “We will fight Rowley and his Cabinet till the last man is standing.” The group had been granted permission to march from 11 am to 2 pm, just before the scheduled start time of yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing during which the Prime Minister spoke.

Among the protesters Among the protesters was 80-year-old cane farmer Deolal Mohan of Chaguanas. He said he wished to highlight the plight of the 9,000 workers, like himself, who had been left with rotted tractors and other equipment and were still awaiting payments from Government. Mohan demanded to know why monies released by the European Union since March had not yet been disbursed to the people for which it was intended. The EU reportedly handed over $75 million to Government earlier this year.

The money was part of an agreement between Government and the EU as payment for former cane farmers after the closure of Caroni (1975) Ltd. In April, Rowley said Government intended to pay out $52 million to the cane farmers as he claimed it had not been meant for the farmers but to reimburse the Government for money spent after the industry closed its pension plans and offered enhanced voluntary separation packages. Secretary of the Port Retirees Pension Committee, Herman Hernandez, said they too were calling on government to settle outstanding debts.

He said agreements were reached last year with the previous administration just prior to the general election which halted further negotiations. Hernandez claimed of the 900 members, some had already passed away as the majority of them were aged 65 and over.

Joking that the issue needed some “advertisement,” Hernandez hoped yesterday’s protest would bring some relief to their ongoing plight. Forestry employee, Conrad Eccles, said it was a similar situation as hundreds of employees were still awaiting salary payments for the last five fortnights.

Committee member, Austin Vidal, denied the protest was politically motivated saying: “This is about people, mainly those on the lower social rung of the ladder, coming together who are disenchanted for a common cause. “It is a movement of the people, for the people.” (Trinidad Guardian)

A police officer cautions attorney Gerald Ramdeen during the protest. PHOTO: SHIRLEY BAHADUR

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Govt To Award 400 Scholarships

Cabinet has decided to award scholarships to 400 students who wrote the recent Caribbean Education Secondary Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE). But principals across T&T, who have been identifying their top performing students and assessing how many scholarships their schools may get, will have some more waiting to do. The Education Ministry has not yet received the list of scholarship winners from CAPE and CSEC, Education Minister Anthony Garcia said at yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair.

However, once the ministry gets the lists, its Scholarships Selection Committee would be hard at work, he assured. Giving a breakdown of the results, the minister said in the CSEC 58.1 per cent of the Form Five students who wrote the examination got full certificates or five and more passes. He said while students performed creditably well in subject areas like physical education and sport, religious education and economics, the ministry remained concerned about performances in mathematics and English A. Some 54.1 per cent of the CSEC students passed mathematics in 2016, a slight decline from the 61.1 per cent who passed in 2015.

Of those who wrote English A, 72 per cent passed, an increase from the 64.6 per cent in 2016. In Unit One of the CAPE, written by Lower Six students, 94.6 per cent of those who wrote the exam achieved a passing grade. In Unit Two, written by Upper Six students, 94.1 per cent passed. Garcia said the results showed a slight improvement from 2015. He said last year almost the same number of students achieved passing grades in the examinations. Asked how many students got no passes, Garcia said his ministry was still tabulating the figures but said nine per cent got below the lowest passing grade of five in CAPE. He said “30-something” per cent of those who wrote the CSEC got grades below the lowest passing grade of three. Garcia said the ministry had put strategies in place to deal with its concerns over the performance of students, particularly in the areas of English A and mathematics.

Many students did not read and the ministry wanted to encourage children to get into critical thinking, he said.

He suggested poetry as a good start. Children are also grappling with understanding concepts.

“There concerns with algebra.

When they don’t get a hold on algebra, it militates against them getting good grades,” he said.

Curriculum officers, ably assisted by school supervisors, have been mandated to go to the schools and meet principals and head of departments to make sure what was on the syllabus was being taught and being done in a timely manner, Garcia said. (Trinidad Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, left, looks on as Education Minister Anthony Garcia reviews CSEC data during yesterday’s post-Cabinet press conference Guardian) at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair. PHOTO: NICOLE DRAYTON

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Man Slain Hours After Proposing To Girlfriend

Hours after he proposed to marry his new girlfriend, fisherman David Hinkson was shot dead in front of his house at Sunset Beach, Point Fortin, on Wednesday night. The murder occurred a day before Hinkson, aka “Fatman”, was scheduled to appear at the Point Fortin Magistrates’ Court for maintenance of his three children from a previous relationship. He was a father of six. Hinkson, 37, suffered three gunshot wounds to his head, chest and abdomen and died on the spot. His cousin, Crystal Ward, and his girlfriend, who asked to be identified only as Molly, were inside the house listening to music when a man called out to Hinkson.

Ward said the house was not outfitted with electricity and when the stranger came, she and Molly came out on the porch flashing the light from their cellular phones on David and his visitor, turned assailant. “We did not recognise the man but he told us to stop shining the light on him. David seemed to know him because they were talking for about two minutes. Then we heard him shout out ‘No!’” That was followed by three loud explosions and a thud, they said. “David was a heavy man and when he fell it made a loud noise,” Ward recalled.

She and Molly dashed under the bed and hurriedly called the police. The house is located in a gutter along the steep incline of a cliff off Sunset Beach Road and Molly said it took police half-an-hour to get to the scene. “We came out before they arrived. We do not know who would do this,” Ward said. While Molly stood nearby wiping away tears, Ward said on the day he died, Hinkson had proposed to Molly and asked her to be his wife. “They were on the beach when he proposed. She is the first person he ever ask to get married to him,” Ward said.

She revealed Molly was her friend and she introduced her to Hinkson four months ago.

They moved in together shortly after and Molly said she enjoyed cooking for Hinkson. “He would go out and catch fish and we would go out the road and sell it. We were happy together. He planned to build over the house,” Molly added. Hinkson’s mother, Gloria, who lives close by, said his estranged common-law wife, Melissa Halls, had brought him up for maintenance of their three children —Daniel, five, Aliyah, three and Lennon, seven—and he was due to appear in court yesterday. Gloria said Hinkson also had two daughters—Ornella, 19, and Nikeisha, 18—from another relationship and another child with a woman with whom she was not familiar.

Saying she raised Hinkson’s first two daughters, Gloria described her son as a friendly man. She said she spoke to him two weeks ago but she did not know he was planning to marry Molly. “David was friendly with everybody. If he quarrel with you now he never hold you in mind,” Gloria added. Police said they were looking at surveillance cameras from houses surrounding Hinkson’s home.

His body has been removed to the Forensic Science Centre, St James, where an autopsy will be done today. Anyone with information on Hinkson’s death can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-TIPS. Southern Division Homicide officers are continuing investigations. (Trinidad Guardian) Gloria Hinkson hugs her grandchildren—Daniel, five, Aliyah, three and Lennon, seven—at their Point Fortin home yesterday, hours after where their father, David Hinkson, was killed on Wednesday night. PHOTO: RISHI RAGOONATH

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Belize PM Says No Change In 'Gender Policy' To Result From Court Ruling BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Belize Government says there will be “no gender policy” as a result of a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned the country’s sodomy law, ruling that Section 53 of the Criminal Code which criminalises consenting intercourse between adults of the same sex contravenes the right granted by the Constitution. According to Prime Minister Dean Barrow: “No gender policy will emerge in consequence of the chief justice’s ruling and do or set out some of the things that the churches seem to fear are inevitable consequences. It won’t happen. Nothing will change except, as I said, in this narrow regard."

Earlier this month, the Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LBGT) activist Caleb Orozco and his United Belize Action Movement (UNIBAM) expressed satisfaction with the ruling by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin ruling that Section 53 of the Criminal Code contravenes the right granted by the Belize Constitution. “I can, in good conscience, say to the nation that insofar as the claimants are concerned, they have been given what is without a doubt a shield, they have not been given a sword, and the entire nation must understand this,” Barrow told reporters.

Orozco and the group had in 2010 challenged the law claiming it contravened the country’s constitution of no interference with a person’s dignity and personal privacy, as well as equality and equal treatment of all persons before the law. In a letter written by the Roman Catholic Church to Prime Minister Barrow earlier this week, Bishops Dorick Wright and Christopher Glancy highlighted the urgent need for appeal of the ruling, noting that in other countries decriminalisation of certain aspects of the sodomy law had been successfully challenged.

The church maintains that legalisation gave sudden rise to gay marriage legislation, laws which seriously breach the right of a child to a mother and a father. The church further contends that decriminalisation can allow for the establishment of “a draconian gender agenda in the school system”. But Prime Minister Barrow said, “We will, I repeat, make the rounds to set out Government’s position clearly to try to educate people. “We will continue to appeal for calm and respect to the ruling and for the differences among us. We will not just do the media rounds, if there are pamphlets and bulletins and literature that we have to put out we will do so.

“Cabinet has directed that we meet with the churches so that what I am saying here might be repeated and have the benefit of their forensic questioning of government in order to try as much as possible to clarify this absolutely horribly complicated issue,” he told reporters. But Barrow made it clear that his administration would not be appealing the decision of the Supreme Court.

“The chief justice found that that section, except by reading it down, is against the Constitution of the country which is the supreme law, that is the role of the chief justice, that is the function of the judiciary in our society.” Barrow said that he had been approached by a pastor telling him that the chief justice amended the Constitution. “He did no such thing. He amended Section 53 and he interpreted the Constitution with respect to one provision in a certain way, but again as the attorney general has said that is the role of the judiciary.

That is the function of the courts in our constitutional democracy. “So disagree with it all you like, and that is also your right in a democracy, but please do not say it is what it is not and please do not say that it is the government. We fought the case [and] we have to pay costs you know, not any; that is what I would want to appeal. “The chief justice ordered costs only against the government. The churches which filed these copious, voluminous briefs don’t have to pay anything and then the National Evangelical Association [of Belize] says I must file an appeal on their behalf.”

Prime Minister Barrow said that the question of costs is really secondary “but it is to make this point that we were, the attorney general was the defendant, the government fought to uphold Section 53 whether rightly or wrongly. “The government fought to uphold Section 53 but the courts in pursuance of their legitimate and mandated function found that Section 53 is unconstitutional. Government must respect that but don’t say that that means that it’s the government that changed the law,” he added, Meanwhile, the main opposition Belize Progressive Party (BPP) is calling on the government to make the ruling an issue for a referendum here.

BPP leader Patrick Rogers said "…referendums are used to guide elected members in Government, what the will of the people they are governing is”. According to Rogers, "any responsible administration, after seeing the results of a referendum... if they choose to maintain a stance that is in opposing view to that referendum result... won’t be governing much longer.

Because laws must benefit the population – our Constitution says to make laws that are beneficial to the people of Belize, right? So if the law is not beneficial to us, we have a right to resist that law, okay? If we say we want the law to be this way and the Government refuse to put the law this way, they won’t be governing too long”. The BPP treasurer, Robert “Bobby” Lopez, said the party will go to its financiers to raise at least BDS$300,000 to fund what he termed the “People’s Prime Minister of Belize, Dean Barrow Referendum”. (Jamaica Observer)

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threat of international banks ending their correspondent banking relationships with local financial institutions. In order to reduce reputational risks and be in compliance with international regulations, particularly relating to criminal activity, such as money laundering, fraud and terrorist financing, international banks have threatened to cut ties with banks in the region in a de-risking move.

Holness, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, said he considers the issue “a clear and present danger”. He noted that the Government is working assiduously to lobby banking counterparts in the United States, as well as to engage local banks on ways to mitigate the threat. Holness added that the Government has held a series of consultations with stakeholders and has been working closely with banks to ensure compliance with international standards.

He said he has also met with the Bank of Jamaica and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, to facilitate further discussion on the matter. “At CARICOM, all the leaders agree that we would make a concerted effort to lobby the United States on ensuring that the correspondent banking issue does not de-stabilise the fiscal and economic growth security of the countries,” he said. The prime minister emphasised that countries in the region must move quickly to ensure that their legislative and regulatory frameworks align as much as possible with international banking requirements.

“The process is ongoing and I think that there is an evolving understanding on the part of the US regulators about the Jamaican challenges and the threats that de-risking poses,” he said. Holness also commended local banks for initiatives already taken to mitigate the risks.

Correspondent banking involves banks in large countries facilitating certain transactions for other banks. This may include wire transfers, business transactions, deposits, and gathering of documents on behalf of the other financial institution. Caricom has indicated that it will be hosting a global conference in the Caribbean aimed at strengthening this advocacy. (Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on August 17. At right is Chairman of the Economic Growth Council, Michael Lee-Chin. (Photo: JIS)

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Over 30 Delinquent Taxpayers Arrested, MOCA/TAJ Target More Parishes KINGSTON, Jamaica — Over 30 delinquent taxpayers were arrested in a joint two-day operation by the Tax Administration Jamaica’s (TAJ) Special Enforcement Team (SET) and members of the Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) in St Catherine and Clarendon. Twenty-two taxpayers avoided further court action by making full payments on spot after they were arrested, while nine others paid down significant amounts with arrangements of settling the outstanding taxes in short order.

According to a release from the TAJ, one man was detained on Wednesday on a warrant of disobedience. His name is Paul Walker. Walker was subsequently brought before the court and offered bail in the sum of $50,000. He TAJ said he was also placed on a monthly arrangement of $50,000 to settle his tax liability of $211,651.02. Walker is to return to court on October 11, 2016. Following the two days of operations in Clarendon, TAJ says it will now shift its focus to other parishes as it continues to ensure the protection of the revenue through enforcement activities.

AJ is encouraging taxpayers to speak with the tax authority to make suitable arrangements, if they are faced with difficulties in honouring their tax obligations, particularly where a judgement has been handed down by the Court. Failure to comply with a Court Order will result in strong enforcement action to recover the outstanding amounts. (Jamaica Observer)

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016

Woman Killed, Husband Critical

A Carenage woman was stabbed to death in her bedroom and her husband critically injured early yesterday morning in a case police were still trying to decipher up to last night. Police reports stated that the couple’s 14-year-old daughter, Keisha Edwards, heard screams in her parents’ bedroom around 2.10 am and later found her mother, Andrea “Hannah” Edwards, 37, dead on the ground and her father, Raul Joseph, 42, with stab wounds. Police said one of Joseph’s sons from a previous relationship later took his father to Westshore Medical where he remains warded in a serious condition.

But police said another theory being offered was that a man in dark clothing entered the house and attacked the two. A man in dark clothing was seen fleeing the house, police said they were also told. What has baffled police, however, is that the house, located at Moya Trace, off Haig Street, Carenage, was described as heavily “fortified,” making it almost impossible to break into the home. Police added they received information that Joseph and Edwards had a rocky relationship.

In 2010, Joseph’s father, Peter Salvary, 65, had his throat slit at Big Yard, Carenage. Salvary, a mason, was killed on January 7. He was attacked around 2.30 am, police reports stated. Joseph, the owner of a party boat named “Top Cat”, had a collapsed right lung and stab wounds to the chest and back, while Edwards, an assistant cook, had stab wounds to the abdomen and chest. On Edwards’ Facebook page, her most recent post was a video of a friend celebrating his birthday. The post was uploaded at 6.35 pm.

On Joseph’s Facebook page, many friends posted their condolences for his wife and get well wishes to him. Speaking with the T&T Guardian near the scene of the incident, Edwards’ younger sister, Sophia, said she was an ambitious woman who dragged that trait out of her. “She was a very loving and giving person and was hardworking. She recently got a job at a food place on Mucurapo Road as a cook and was working Sunday to Sunday. She had a real sweet hand, she could cook anything.

“She was always encouraging me to do the right thing. I will miss her ambition. She had the ambition to make you feel like you could do anything. I could tell you that because I was weak in that area and she always encouraged me. To know that she come from so far, only to go through this. It is like a nightmare,” Sophia said of her sister. Edwards added that she and her sister, despite their ups and downs, spoke everyday except the day before she died as she had no credit on her cellphone to call her.

She said she had been hearing conflicting reports surrounding her sister’s death, with some claiming an intruder did it while other reports suggested a dispute led to the incident. Edwards said: “You see this on TV and you wish that it would never happen to you. Right now I would just like to find out the cause of this. Why did this happen?”

With this killing and three others yesterday, the murder toll rose to 289 for the year. (Trinidad Guardian) A relative of Andrea Edwards is overwhelmed with grief at the scene of her murder in Carenage yesterday. PHOTO: NICOLE DRAYTON

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Mystery Of Missing Indian Plane Continues, 27 Days After Disappearance

Twenty-seven days after an Indian military jet mysteriously vanished times a week for years, and the pilot behind the controls had put in from radar on a routine flight over the Bay of Bengal, authorities are about 500 hours on the route, said Parrikar. The Indian Air Force has no wiser as to the aircraft's fate, Indian officials say. The Indian Air been modernizing its AN-32 fleet, and the missing plane had Force Antonov AN-32 transport plane carrying 29 people took off undergone an overhaul to replace its equipment. But it had flown from the southern Indian city of Chennai at 8:30 a.m. on July 22 for a about 270 hours since the upgrade, he said. three-hour flight to Port Blair, in India's Andaman and Nicobar “It's not that something new was changed, and (the crash) happened Islands. But 42 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft tilted to the left, the next day," he said. While the cause of the plane's disappearance descended swiftly from its cruising height of 23,000 feet and remains unknown, the plane had suffered three technical issues in the vanished from radar, Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar told weeks preceding the crash, CNN affiliate News 18 reported, making a technical failure the most likely scenario. Defense Ministry the country's upper house of parliament in Delhi last month.

“There is no SOS... no transmission on any frequency," he said. "It spokesman Nitin Wakankar said there was no reason to suspect just disappeared." Minutes before the disappearance, the pilot had terrorism was a cause. (CNN) said he was deviating to the right to avoid a heavy raincloud, said Parrikar. At the time it vanished, it was only about 8-10 minutes from reaching the limits of radar coverage in the region. Port Blair is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an Indian territory consisting of more than 500 islands -- only three dozen of which are inhabited -- in the Indian Ocean, about 1,370 kilometers (851 miles) east of Chennai.

‘No clues whatsoever' Since then, search teams have scoured the vast search area for signs of the missing plane, or signals from its emergency locator transmitters, to no a v a i l . T h e p l a n e w a s An Indian Air Force Hercules comes in to land in Chennai after a search for the missing plane. equipped with two emergency locator transmitters, but -- like all the Indian Air Force's AN-32 fleet -- it did not have an underwater locator system, making the work of search teams more difficult, CNN affiliate News 18 reported. Indian Air Force spokesman Anupam Banerjee said that more than 1,000 hours had been flown searching for the missing aircraft, while Indian Navy spokesman DK Sharma told CNN that five ships and several Navy aircraft remained engaged in the search.

The vessels, said Parrikar, include a survey ship using sonar to scan the ocean floor -- four kilometers deep in places -- and a submarine.

But searchers still had "no clues whatsoever" on the plane's whereabouts, said Sharma. Crews have recorded dozens of sightings of debris, but frustratingly, none that comes from the missing aircraft.

Plane had been upgraded The plane was one of the Indian Air Force's fleet of about 100 Antonov AN-32s -- a twin-engine military transport aircraft.

The missing AN-32 flew the same route, to Port Blair and back, three

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US Election: Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Quits The longtime Republican operative was considered a guiding hand in

Paul Manafort, campaign chairman for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has resigned just two months after taking the helm. Mr Trump confirmed Mr Manafort's departure in a statement.

He first took control of Mr Trump's campaign after the businessman's campaign manager was fired in June. Mr Manafort, 67, has come under fire for his ties to Russian interests and former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

But it is not yet clear why he left the team, which was overhauled earlier this week with the addition of a new campaign chief executive and a new campaign manager. Mr Trump has come under pressure in recent weeks after a series of controversial remarks and falling poll numbers. Why he quit - Jane O'Brien, BBC News, Washington Mr Manafort's lobbying connections to pro-Russia politicians in Ukraine are certainly a distraction for Mr Trump's presidential campaign - but unlikely to be the main reason for his departure.

In spite of Mr Manafort's efforts to impose discipline on the Republican nominee, Mr Trump continues to do badly in the polls and has reportedly bristled at efforts to bring him under control.

After all, "being Trump" is how he won the nomination in the first place. His new team now faces the task of allowing him to be himself while making sure he stays on message - attacking his Democratic rival Hilary Clinton instead of sparking controversy with his own verbal missteps. "This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign," Mr Trump said in a statement. "I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and in particular his work guiding us through the delegate and convention process."

Mr Manafort has faced public scrutiny in recent weeks after the New York Times reported that the Ukrainian government had uncovered ledgers pledging more than $12m (£9.2m) in undisclosed cash payments for his work with Mr Yanukovych, who fled after an uprising in November 2013. Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Bureau is also investigating business deals worth millions of dollar that are linked to Mr Manafort.

He has vehemently dismissed the claims and denied any wrongdoing.

Mr Manafort, a former adviser to George HW Bush and Bob Dole, only joined the Trump campaign in March, to help the New Yorker secure the party's nomination. The announcement of new campaign chief, Kellyanne Conway, and campaign CEO, Stephen Bannon, earlier this week raised questions about whether it would diminish Mr Manafort's role.

steering Mr Trump toward a more conventional campaign as opposed to the anti-establishment brand of politics that made his primary campaign successful. A hotel developer with no previous experience of politics, Mr Trump stunned the political world by beating far more experienced figures in the Republican party. He faces Democrat Hillary Clinton, who has faced intense criticism over her email arrangements while secretary of state, in November's election. (BBC)

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Photos Show IS Militants Fleeing Manbij With 'Human Shields’ Aerial photos have been released showing Islamic State (IS) militants using civilians as shields to escape the northern Syrian town of Manbij. The Syrian Democratic Forces said the pictures, showing a convoy of hundreds of vehicles, were taken on Friday. The USbacked alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters did not attack as there were civilians in each of the vehicles and it wanted to avoid casualties.

The militants were thought to have gone north, towards the Turkish border. SDF fighters took full control of Manbij after a 10-week offensive backed by US-led coalition air strikes and special forces personnel.

As it became apparent that the town would fall, some 100 to 200 IS militants gathered members of their families, supporters and civilian hostages, Baghdad-based US-led coalition spokesman Col Chris Garver told reporters on Tuesday. The civilians were then placed with the militants in every vehicle in the convoy that headed north, tracked by SDF fighters and the coalition, he said. "We had to treat them all as non-combatants. We didn't shoot. We kept watching." Hundreds of the civilians were released on Saturday, while others escaped.

During the offensive, the SDF had offered the militants a safe route out of Manbij to avoid civilian casualties, but they refused. Col Garver said the jihadists kept "throwing civilians... into the line of fire, trying to get them shot to use that potentially as propaganda". IS militants attempted to flee the Iraqi city of Falluja in a large convoy in June, but were bombed by Iraqi and coalition warplanes. About 175 vehicles were destroyed. (BBC)

The SDF released the aerial photos a week after capturing the town of Manbij(SDF)

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UK And Australian Citizen Scott Richards Held In Dubai A 42-year-old man arrested in Dubai for sharing a charity post on his Facebook page has been charged. Scott Richards, who holds both British and Australian citizenship, promoted a charity drive to buy blankets and tarpaulins for refugees in Afghanistan. He was held for 22 days then charged with fundraising without permission. Strict new laws prohibit the operation of any charity not registered in the United Arab Emirates. The UK Foreign Office said it was "providing support".

Laws created last year prohibit donations or advertising fundraising campaigns without prior written approval from the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai. Penalties for violating the law include prison terms between two months and one year and a fine of up to 100,000 dirhams (£20,000, $27,000). Extreme stress Mr Richards, who grew up in the Australian city of Adelaide, has been living in Dubai with his wife and two sons while working as an economic development adviser.

His mother, Penelope Haberfield, said he had only been able to change his clothes once every seven days while detained and had to pay for water. "His wife is under extreme stress," Mrs Haberfield told the BBC. "She can only take the clothes to him once a week. She takes him money so that he can buy water and extra food. "She's worried for him, she's worried for herself because if she runs out of money, will she have to leave the country? She's frightened for her children."

Blankets for children Police confirmed that Mr Richards had used social media to recommend a crowd-funding campaign run by a US charity which works in Afghanistan.

The crowd-funding campaign seeks $35,000 for "new tarpaulins, blankets, warm clothes and socks, and sleeping bags" for children at the Chahari Qambar refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul. More than 100 children froze to death at the camp four years ago. Mr Richards was arrested at his home on 28 July and has been held at Al Murraqabat Police Station. He has been able to see his wife once a week and make limited phone calls. (BBC)

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Burka In Germany: Interior Minister Calls For Curbs The German Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, has called for a partial ban on the burka, a day after saying a full ban might not be constitutional. He said the burka did not fit in with Germany's open society and showing the face was essential to social cohesion. "We call on everyone to show their face," he said. The proposal would prevent anyone from wearing the veil in schools, universities, nurseries, public offices or while driving.

It requires parliamentary approval to become law. Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition has been divided over the issue after several attacks in Germany claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS) and amid record numbers of Muslim asylum seekers. "We reject the full veil - not just the burka but the other forms of full veil where only the eyes are visible," said Mr de Maiziere.

“It doesn't fit in with our open society. Showing the face is a constituent element for our communication, the way we live, our social cohesion. That is why we call on everyone to show their face." He added: "Whoever wants to work in public service cannot do so while wearing the full veil."

There are no official statistics on the number of women wearing the burka in Germany but Aiman Mazyek, leader of its Central

Council of Muslims, has said hardly any women wear it, Reuters news agency reports. A study carried out by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in 2009, and reported by Spiegel magazine, found that more than two-thirds of Muslim women in Germany did not even wear a headscarf. (BBC)

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Jewish Man Stabbed On Street In French City Of Strasbourg An Orthodox Jewish man has been stabbed on a street in the French city of Strasbourg by an attacker reportedly shouting an Islamic slogan. Police arrested the suspected attacker who was heard shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great"), according to French newspaper JDD (in French).

A police source said the victim was in distinctive Jewish dress. His life is not believed to be in danger. Local police told BBC News the attack was "not terrorist-related". According to the police source quoted by AFP news agency, the suspected attacker has a history of mental illness. Alexandra Gonzalez, crime journalist for French digital TV channel BFMTV, tweeted (in French) to say that the injured man's life was not in danger.

She also quoted a source close to the inquiry as saying that "no antiSemitic motive had yet been established". Strasbourg is home to a large Jewish community. Jewish people have been targeted by supermarket attacked in Paris in January of last year and a Jewish Islamist militants in France in recent years, with a kosher school in Toulouse attacked in March 2012. (BBC)

Mass Brawl In Bangladesh Over TV Soap Kiranmala An argument about a popular TV drama in Bangladesh erupted into a mass brawl involving hundreds of people, with 15 people badly injured, police say. Villagers in Habiganj district had gathered in a cafe to watch Indian-made Bengali fantasy drama Kiranmala. But when two men disagreed about the plot, others took sides and soon

hundreds of people were fighting with sticks and knives.

Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.

Kiranmala, a sci-fi drama about a warrior princess who saves mankind from evil, is wildly popular in Bangladesh. The brawl erupted in the cafe in Dhol village, 176 kilometres (109 miles) northeast of Dhaka. Local police chief Yasinul Haque told the BBC's Shyadul Islam: "Two men were involved in an argument over the episode, which turned into a group clash. There were hundreds of people attacking each other with sticks and knives.

“Police had to fire nine rubber bullets and five shells of tear gas to control the crowd, and at least 15 people needed hospital treatment."

New agency AFP reported that at least 100 people were hurt during the fighting. Mr Haque said the brawl began on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday morning.

Despite being made in India, Kiranmala is the most popular TV drama in Bangladesh in recent years, and is widely watched, correspondents say. Last year, local media linked the suicides of two Bangladeshi teenage girls to the programme, after their parents reportedly refused to buy them the dress worn by the princess. (BBC)

France Seizes 2,000 Dead Seahorses On Guinea-Vietnam Route French customs officials have seized about 2,000 dead seahorses - a protected species - in parcels from Guinea that were destined for Vietnam. Seahorses are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).

But they find ready markets in Vietnam and China, where they are ground up to make supposed aphrodisiacs. In February 2015 French officials seized some 19,000 seahorses en route from

Madagascar to Hong Kong.

Customs at Chilly-Mazarin, in the Paris region, said several parcels of dead seahorses had been intercepted in July and August. Sent from Conakry in Guinea, they had been stuffed into plastic bags and were bound for Hanoi. (BBC)

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Jewish Man Stabbed On StreAustralia Blocks Ausgrid Energy Grid Sale To Chinese Companieset In French City Of Strasbourg Australia has blocked the sale of Ausgrid, the country's biggest between the two. But the decision should hardly come as a surprise as energy grid, to two Chinese companies over security concerns.

Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison officially rejected the bid by the two firms to buy a 50.4% stake in Ausgrid. The sale had already been put on hold last week, a decision which had drawn much criticism from China. On Friday, Mr Morrison said selling the grid to foreign investors would be against the national interest. "After due consideration of responses from bidders to my preliminary view of 11 August 2016, I have decided that the acquisition by foreign investors under the current proposed structure of the lease of 50.4% of Ausgrid, the New South Wales electricity distribution network, would be contrary to the national interest," he said in a statement.

“This is consistent with the recommendation from the Foreign Investment Review Board." Blocking the sale is expected to widen the rift between the two countries, with China accusing Australia of bowing to protectionist sentiment. After the sale had been put on hold last week, China Commerce Ministry spokesman Shen Danyang had said: "This kind of decision is protectionist and seriously impacts the willingness of Chinese companies to invest in Australia." This rejection by the Australians will only serve to convince the Chinese that they are being messed about.

China is Australia's biggest trading partner, and this will almost certainly strain ties

Mr Morrison had initially raised concerns about the Chinese investment. He said very clearly that he didn't believe it was in the national interest, and the two companies needed to address security concerns. Now he says those concerns haven't been addressed, and that's why he's shut the deal down. That seems - on the surface at least - perfectly logical.

But the Chinese, who have already expressed their dissatisfaction with the way they are being treated, are unlikely to see this as more protectionism from Australia. Privatisation plan Earlier this year, Australia blocked the sale of Kidman & Co - the world's biggest cattle farm - to a Chinese investor. However, Mr Morrison said that the plans to privatise Ausgrid remained in place, aimed at helping the New South Wales state government to raise capital for local infrastructure projects. Australia's decision comes in the wake of the UK government's decision, under new Prime Minister Theresa May, to review the building of a nuclear plant partly funded by China.

“In their quest for global reach, Chinese firms have been acquiring significant stakes in international energy companies especially in emerging and developing countries," said Prof Kamel Mellahi of Warwick Business School. "But in the future firms may ask themselves the question whether the deal would go through just because the investor is from China. That said, such decisions will have little or no effects on Chinese investment in non-critical sectors." China's ambassador to the UK warned that the delay to approving the plant had brought the two countries to a "crucial historical juncture". (BBC)

Today Is World Humanitarian Day

Every day, humanitarian aid workers stand on the front lines of war and disaster, braving tremendous dangers and difficulties to deliver assistance to those who need it most. World Humanitarian Day (WHD), which takes place every year on August 19, recognizes the aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and mobilizes people to advocate for humanitarian action.

The day was designated by the General Assembly seven years ago to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. This World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations (UN) and its partners are calling for global solidarity with the more than 130 million people around the world who need humanitarian assistance to survive.

Under the theme of ‘One Humanity’, World Humanitarian Day will highlight how the world came together in Istanbul for the World Humanitarian Summit earlier this year, and made commitments to support people affected by crisis and ensure that aid workers can safely and more effectively deliver to those in need. Events will be held around the world on 19 August to honor the work of humanitarian workers and to celebrate the theme of ‘One Humanity’.

In New York, a wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the United Nations headquarters, and a high-level event will be held in the General Assembly Hall. In addition a digital campaign will be

launched on the day to raise awareness of the impossible choices that people caught in crisis face. World Humanitarian Day will also feature photo exhibitions and film screenings documenting the lives of those affected by conflict and disaster. [United Nations]

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Photos Show IS MilitantsDonald Fleeing Manbij With 'Human Shields’ Trump mark of a lasting shift in strategy and tone. Trump has repeatedly on Thursday shelved his g u i d i n g mantra -never back down, never apologize -and did what he has refused to do in public in more than a year of campaigning. He expressed regret. Trump, reading from prepared remarks Thursday night, acknowledged that he sometimes says "the wrong thing" in an astonishing act of contrition that signaled Trump's willingness to break from his characteristic brashness and bare-knuckles style that carried him to victory in the Republican primaries, but risks dooming him in the general election.

“Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that. And believe it or not, I regret it. And I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain. Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues," Trump told supporters here. He added: "But one thing I can promise you is this: I will always tell you the truth." The real estate mogul did not say which of his numerous controversial statements he regretted.

Trump's remarks came on the heels of recent controversies that ranged from feuding with the parents of a slain Muslim-American soldier to suggesting "Second Amendment people" could act to stop Hillary Clinton from appointing a liberal Supreme Court. Trump's public expression of regret also followed his decision earlier this week to shake up his campaign leadership, installing a new campaign manager and bringing on a campaign CEO. A senior Trump adviser told CNN the speech was only just written in recent days, suggesting the influence of Trump's fresh team of top advisers.

Trump's campaign shakeup -- particularly bringing on the head of the controversial, far-right Breitbart News -- was widely considered a return to the "let Trump be Trump" mantra that guided Trump's campaign to victory in the Republican primaries. Trump's new campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, suggested in her first days on the job that she favored that strategy, but that she would also seek to "sharpen" Trump's campaign message, in part with scripted speeches like Trump delivered on Thursday.

“We're going to make sure Donald Trump is comfortable about being in his own skin, that he doesn't lose that authenticity that you simply can't buy and a pollster can't give you. And voters know if you're comfortable in your own skin," she told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day" Thursday morning. "And let him be him in this sense: He wants to deliver the speech, if he wants to go to a rally, if he wants to connect with the crowd in a way that's very spontaneous, that's wonderful. And that's how he got here," Conway continued, adding, "But at the same time, we have some really serious, pressing problems in this country that I'm hoping will start to be addressed more by the media."

While Trump's remarks Thursday marked a seismic change in the brash billionaire's style, it is still not clear whether the change was the

hinted at striking a more inclusive and presidential tone, but has also said time and again that he does not want to "change" or "pivot." "I am who I am. It's me. I don't want to change. Everyone talks about, 'Oh are you going to pivot?' I don't want to pivot. You have to be you. If you start pivoting you are not being honest with people," Trump told local Wisconsin station WKDT this week. The Clinton campaign immediately expressed doubt over the sincerity of Trump's contrition, calling it "teleprompter regret" and pressed Trump to go further.

"Donald Trump literally started his campaign by insulting people. He has continued to do so through each of the 428 days from then until now, without shame or regret," Clinton spokeswoman Christina Reynolds said in a statement. "We learned tonight that his speechwriter and teleprompter knows he has much for which he should apologize. But that apology tonight is simply a well-written phrase until he tells us which of his many offensive, bullying and divisive comments he regrets -- and changes his tune altogether."

Outreach to African-Americans Trump also sought to use his speech Thursday to appeal to African-American voters, an important voting bloc in the battleground state of North Carolina. Reading from a teleprompter, the businessman vowed as president to address the poverty and unemployment that has disproportionally affected African-American communities and urged black voters to "give Donald Trump a chance." "The result for them will be amazing," he said. "What do you have to lose by trying something new?" A sharp turn Trump's expressed regrets mark a sharp turn from his strategy of admitting no fault, going back to the start of his campaign 14 months ago.

When asked in interviews about specific instances where others have taken offense, Trump has always pushed back hard. Asked in May whether he regretted denigrating Arizona Sen. John McCain's fiveand-a-half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam last summer -- "I like people that weren't captured," he said -- Trump declined. "I like not to regret anything," Trump told radio host Don Imus nearly a year later.

"You do things and you say things. And what I said, frankly, is what I said. And you know some people like what I said, if you want to know the truth.

Many people like what I said. You know after I said that, my poll numbers went up seven points." The Republican took a similar approach after skirmishes broke out in March at a rally of his in Chicago, which was postponed for safety reasons. Most recently, Trump said he wouldn't change anything about his response to Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of a slain Muslim-American soldier. "I don't regret anything," Trump told Washington, D.C. television station WJLA earlier this month.

He pushed back against the couple for taking the stage at the Democratic National Convention and questioning whether Trump know what "sacrifice" meant. "I said nice things about the son and I feel that very strongly, but of course I was hit very hard from the stage and you know it's just one of those things. But no, I don't regret anything." Trump did, however, acknowledge to The New York Times' Maureen Dowd in April that retweeting an unflattering photo of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi, was "a mistake." "If I had to do it again, I wouldn't have sent it," Trump said. (CNN)

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A Day Like Today The Beatles, one of the most influential rock and roll bands to date, shook the San Francisco’s Cow Palace, a day like today in 1964. Influenced by the music industry in Memphis, United States and following the lead of ‘The King of Rock and Roll’ Elvis Presley, the band was formed. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, would become the reference for the most influential act of the rock era, transforming their songs in anthems of decades to come.

Their music started to gain in audience after their first hit “Please Please Me”, released in 1963. After three tours promoting their first album in the UK, they headed to American Soil. Their appearance on the now immortalized ‘Ed Sullivan Show’, solidified their explosive success in the land of the Kennedy’s.

Their return to England was shortly after, with a bitter- sweet taste due to the impact on the media.

They were referred as the ‘British Invasion’. But this didn’t stop them from coming back couple months after, pleasing thousands of fans giving a tour around t h e c o u n t r y. T h e i r ‘Beatlemania’ was born.

A denomination used to describe the euphoric state of the audience. Their concert couldn’t last more than 30 minutes, due to security matters and the impossibility of a lauder audio that could surpass the screams 17,130 fans.

Delighting the public with tracks such as If I Fell’, ‘She Loves u’ and ‘All My Loving’ the night was memorable, night that marked the beginning of world wide Beatle ‘domination.’

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Daily Horoscope Be sure to keep communication open with those you live with. You could meet potential new mates if you go out with friends or take pleasure trips. Exaggeration or deception coupled with overindulgence might be a problem.

Your reputation will be affected. You may have to explain your actions to your family. Throw yourself into your work.

Changes in your residence will be favorable in the long haul. Not the best day for business trips. Jealous attitudes may lead you astray.

Quarrels will erupt if you get into philosophical debates with friends. You may find that your emotional partner will not be too eager to accommodate you. You may be out of sorts if you have been extravagant or have let children or friends take advantage of you financially.

Compromising could be on the agenda today. If you address those in a position to grant you favors you should get the support you require. You'll feel much better when your slate is clean again.

Ferret out information that will hold them responsible. If you work in conjunction with someone else you may find they're trying to steal your thunder. You should take good care of your health; get lots of rest.

Relatives may be less than easy to deal with. Someone may try to damage your reputation. Dazzle them with your intellectual conversation.

Make sure to arrange in advance to spend quality time together. Ideas may sound good, but be careful if people are just looking for handouts. You can learn a great deal if you listen to those who are older or more experienced.

You will be emotional about your personal life. You will communicate easily and should be able to accomplish all that you set out to do. Sudden changes regarding your domestic scene are probable.

Travel is evident, but be cautious while in transit. Help elders in your family. Your reputation will be affected.

Avoid friends or acquaintances who drink too much. Don't give in too quickly. You can help them more than they can help you.

You should socialize with clients or upper echelons of your industry if possible. Be discreet and don't present your ideas until you're certain that they're foolproof. Catch up on your correspondence and reading.

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RECIPE OF THE DAY: SALSA CHICKEN

8 oz cooked fish 4-8 oz cooked yams, mashed 1 tbsp chopped eschalot 1 tbsp chopped celery lemon juice pinch of nutmeg or mace 1/2 oz PALMBOOM* butter 2 eggs, beaten, for binding and coating 1 1/2 tbsp dried breadcrumbs fried parsley to garnish

Preparation Remove skin and bone from fish and break it up finely. Add the yam, eschalot, celery, lemon juice, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Add butter to mixture together with sufficient egg to bind it together. Turn on to a floured board. Shape into a neat roll and cut into 8 equal portions.

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Today In Rio: D-Day For Bolt, Netherlands Eye Hockey Treble Jamaica are expected to win 4x100 metre relay gold and give Usain Bolt a ninth Olympic title in his swansong at the Games. The time has come for Usain Bolt in his quest to make history by completing an unprecedented 'triple-triple' on what is set to be his final Olympic appearance on the track.

Bolt retained his 200 metres title in Rio on Thursday after also winning gold in the 100m and the sprint king be expected to add a ninth Olympic title when Jamaica go in the 4x100m final on Friday. The 29-year-old sporting great has stated that the extravaganza in Brazil will be his last Games and the charismatic showman will be eager to sign off in style. (SportsMax)

Rio 2016: Lee Finally Defeats Old Foe Lin Lin Dan's reign as Olympic champion has come to an end as Wei finally got the better of old foe Lin Dan at an Olympic Lee Chong Wei overcame his rival at Rio 2016. Lee Chong Games by winning a thrilling men's badminton singles semifinal on Friday. Malaysian Lee has been the nearly man of the Olympics having finished runner-up to Lin in Beijing in 2008 and London four years ago.

But on this occasion Lee came from a game down to earn a 15-21 21-11 22-20 victory to progress to Rio 2016's gold medal match, where Chen Long or Viktor Axelsen awaits. It was almost another agonising heartbreak for Lee as Lin saved three match points, including a scarcely believable recovery in a mammoth rally when trailing 20-19. Lee was not to be denied, though, as he finally settled the contest at the fourth attempt before the two men showed true Olympic spirit by exchanging shirts and a warm hug at the end of the contest. (SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: Australian Swimmers Banned From Closing Ceremony Josh Palmer and Emma McKeon have been disciplined for staying out too late and will not attend to closing ceremony of the Olympics. Australian swimmers Josh Palmer and Emma McKeon have been banned from attending the closing ceremony at the Olympics after being hit with a curfew following a night out in Rio. Palmer claimed he was forced to withdraw money at gunpoint in Copacabana before he was found looking disorientated by two businessmen, having lost his phone and wallet.

McKeon, who won four medals at the Games including a gold, was also out celebrating her success on Tuesday and the duo have been disciplined. Australia's Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller said: "Two of our swimmers, being Josh Palmer and Emma McKeon, to varying degrees, breached our safety and security protocol, which is in place for entire team to make sure that we bring home all our athletes safe. "Both of those athletes breached the protocol, we've considered the ramifications of that and imposed a curfew on those two athletes from 8pm to 8am.

They will not be going to the closing ceremony, they are only allowed to travel to official sporting events during the day.

"Our swimming team management fully supports that sanction, they have also imposed a 2am curfew now on all swimmers during the Games. "It's not a punishment, it's us

ensuring that the safety and security of all our team members remains paramount.

This could have ended up a lot worse and I do not want any athlete to put themselves in a position, we know what goes on it Copacabana "I do not want to have to call up a parent and tell them their child has been robbed, mugged or anything worse." McKeon tweeted: "To clarify, I've followed AOC safety protocol in not travelling to village alone. My error was not texting my team manager. #noclosingforme."

(SportsMax)

Rio 2016: There Was Nothing There - De Grasse

Canada's Andre De Grasse clowned around with Usain Bolt in the semi-finals, but it might have cost the youngster when it really counted. Andre De Grasse lamented being out of gas on the home straight after finishing second to Usain Bolt in

Thursday's 200 metre final at Rio 2016. De Grasse, 21, has emerged as the leader of the new generation of sprinters, his silver medal in the 200m following up a bronze behind Bolt and Justin Gatlin in last weekend's 100m.

The Canadian enthusiastically pursued Bolt to the line in their 200m semi-final, drawing a smile from athletics' biggest star as they crossed the finish line well ahead of their rivals. However, there was no danger of Bolt being challenged when it mattered most, a time of 19.78 seconds enough to earn his eighth Olympic gold as De Grasse came home as the best of the rest in a somewhat underwhelming 20.02secs.

“I'm really happy with two medals, but my race today could have been better," said De Grasse. "I couldn't really tell what happened. I came off the bend and tried to do something, tried to go, but maybe I used up too much energy in the semifinal. "I didn't think I had, but maybe I did. There was nothing there." (SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: 'Greatest' Bolt Wants To 'Be Among Ali And Pele’ expressed his joy at claiming an eighth Olympic crown. Bolt

After winning the 200m final at Rio 2016 to secure his eighth Olympic gold medal, Usain Bolt said: "I don't need to prove anything else." Usain Bolt hopes his history-making performances at Rio 2016 will ensure he is ranked alongside Muhammad Ali and Pele in the pantheon of sporting greats.

Four days on from becoming the first man to win three Olympic 100 metre golds, Bolt repeated the trick on Thursday by comfortably winning the 200m final in a time of 19.78 seconds, ahead of Andre De Grasse and Christophe Lemaitre.

Following his latest triumph, which keeps him on course for an unprecedented 'triple-triple' of sprint successes, the Jamaican reiterated he was unlikely t o compete over 200 metres again at a major champio nship and

said: "I don't need to prove anything else. What else can I do to prove to the world I am the greatest?" "I am trying to be one of the greatest. Be among Ali and Pele. "I hope after these Games I will be in that bracket."

Asked whether he was likely to race in the 200m at next year's World Championships in London, his scheduled swansong, Bolt told the BBC: "I think I'll only do the 100 metres. I definitely feel like that will be the last [200m] for me. "My coach has a way of trying to convince me, but personally I think this is my last one." Bolt did not threaten his world record of 19.19secs on Thursday and added with a smile: "I wasn't happy with the time. I ran hard off the turn but when I came into the straight it was like my body would not respond to me.

“It's just the rounds. I'm getting older. I'm not as young and fresh, but it's just one of those things. I'm just excited I got the gold medal, that's the key thing. "It's something that you work so hard for throughout the years. When this moment comes, you're happy but you're also relieved to have done it because you really want it and so much things could have gone wrong. "The fact that I came here, and I executed well and everything worked out - it's a brilliant feeling."

(SportsMax)

Rio 2016: Bolt Storms To 200m Gold

In eight Olympic finals, Usain Bolt is yet to taste defeat. The Jamaican's victory in the 200m on Thursday never looked in doubt.

The majestic Usain Bolt once again broke new ground at Rio 2016 by storming to a third successive Olympic 200 metre title and the eighth gold medal of his illustrious career. Bolt made history last weekend when he became the first man to win the 100m on three occasions, a time of 9.81 seconds enough to get the better of nearest rivals Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse.

A red-hot favourite over the longer distance, the Jamaican superstar did not disappoint on Thursday as he triumphed comfortably in 19.78secs to maintain his perfect record in Olympic finals and stay on course for a remarkable 'triple-triple'. De Grasse (20.02) and Christophe Lemaitre (20.12) took silver and bronze respectively, the latter recording the same time as Great Britain's Adam Gemili, but Thursday's main event at the Olympic Stadium was all about one man.

Victory as part of his country's sprint relay team on Friday would see Bolt complete a clean sweep of golds in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m, as he did at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Although Bolt did not come close to his world record of 19.19, or indeed the respective winning times of 19.30 and 19.32 he recorded in the last two Olympic 200m finals, his victory never looked in doubt.

By the time he entered the home straight, the defending champion held a commanding lead over a tightly bunched chasing pack, who were reduced to fighting for second. As Bolt cruised home, in his final individual Olympic race, De Grasse edged clear of the rest to add a silver medal to the bronze he claimed in the 100m. France's Lemaitre a bronze medallist in the 200m at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu - claimed third by the narrowest of margins.

Gemili was given the same time as Lemaitre, while Churandy Martina (Netherlands) was a mere hundredth of a second back in fifth.

LaShawn Merritt of the USA finished a disappointing sixth, ahead of Alonso Edward (Panama) and Ramil Guliyev (Turkey).

There was nothing but joy for Bolt, whose position as the greatest sprinter of all time has never been more certain.

(SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: Fraser-Pryce To Part Company With MVP SportsMax.tv has been reliably informed that two-time Olympic 100m gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has officially said she is parting ways with the MVP Track Club at the end of this 2015/2016 season. Fraser-Pryce, 29, who won a bronze medal in the 100 metres last week Saturday night, informed head coach MVP Stephen Francis, Wednesday night of her decision.

She anchored Jamaica through to the finals of the 4x100 metres relay at the Olympic Games in Rio on Thursday and intends to lead the team to a gold medal in the finals on Friday. President of the MVP Track Club, Bruce James, told SportsMax.tv that he could neither confirm or deny that the decorated sprinter, who joined the club in 2007, is leaving at the end of the season following what will be her last Olympic campaign.

Under the tutelage of Francis, Fraser-Pryce won back-toback Olympic titles in 2008 and 2012. She also won World

titles in the 100 metres in 2009, 2013 and 2015. She became the first Jamaican woman to win three gold medals at a global championships when she won the 100 metres, 200 metres, and anchored the Jamaican team to gold at the IAAF World Athletic Championships in Moscow in 2013. (SportsMax)

West Indies Lose Two Before Rain Wipes Out Play

Leon Johnson and Dwayne Bravo were dismissed as India made early inroads before rain ended day one of the fourth Test against West Indies. West Indies faced just 22 overs before rain wiped out the remainder of play on day one of the fourth Test against India in Port of Spain.

India hold an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series after

routing the hosts by 237 runs in the third Test at Gros Islet, and they made early inroads on Thursday. Kraigg Brathwaite and Leon Johnson (9) made a solid start to their innings before Ishant Sharma (1-7) dismissed the latter with his first delivery, Rohit Sharma taking the catch at short leg.

Dwayne Bravo's (10) presence was short-lived, Ravichandran Ashwin (1-22) slinging one down off stump immediately after being sent to the boundary. Brathwaite managed to put on an unbeaten 32 and Marlon Samuels three as the Windies hit 62-2 before play was called 68 overs short amid a heavy deluge.

(SportsMax)

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West Indies Lose Two Wickets In Morning Session, Rain Slows India Charge

The West Indies have continued the trend of not getting the best starts from their opening partnerships on the first day of their fourth Test against India in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The regional side were 62-2 at lunch with opener, Leon Johnson, 9, and Darren Bravo, 10, back in the pavillion.

Johnson fell to Ishant Sharma's first delivery, a shortpitched one that rose giving a chance at short-leg to Rohit Sharma.

Bravo was victim of a good delivery from offspinner, Ravindrachan Ashwin, who bowled the batsman with a delivery that pitched on middle and hit offstump. The batsman was already playing towards leg, failing to account for the natural offspin, and pushed at the delivery to be well beaten. The showers then came down to delay the restart after lunch, with vice captain Kraigg Brathwaite, not out 32, and Marlon Samuels on four. (SportsMax)

Rio 2016: Clement Considered Copying Miller's Dive

After clinging on to secure 400 metre hurdles gold Kerron Clement admitted the idea of diving for the line had come into his head.

American Kerron Clement thought he might finish his 400 metre hurdles final diving for the line like Shaunae Miller as the lactate built up in his legs. Clement led throughout Thursday's final inside the Olympic Stadium and looked certain to take gold as he led going into the last 100m.

The 30-year-old did manage to hold on, but he was pushed all the way to the line by Kenya's Boniface Tumuti and Yasmani Copello of Turkey. While he may have looked in control, Clement admitted he was struggling in the closing stages and thought he may end up copying Miller's dive for victory – the Bahamian having claimed the 400m title in dramatic fashion on Monday. "I came out here with one mindset and that was to execute my race plan and trust my fitness and just believe in myself," said Clement.

“I knew the last 100 metres would be tough and those guys would be coming the last 50 metres. "I felt the lactate in my legs and I thought about diving like the Bahamas runner [Miller] but I dug down deeper to get that win and my first individual gold medal.

"It is a surreal feeling." And Clement was well prepared for his victory lap, having predicted his victory and instructed his mum to bring an American flag for him to celebrate

with.

He added: "It was a great honour for my mum who gave me the flag to run around the stadium because she was here to witness history.

"Before we left the States I told her to bring a flag because I knew I was going to win. "I made a space on my cabinet where I have all my medals and the space in the cabinet reads 'gold medal 2016'. So I knew I was coming here to win the gold medal." (SportMax)

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Celtic Charged By UEFA Over Palestinian Flags Scottish champions Celtic are in hot water once more with Body on September 22. (SportsMax) UEFA due to the conduct of their supporters. UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Celtic after 'illicit banners' were displayed by their fans in the 5-2 win over Hapoel Be’er Sheva on Wednesday.

Around 100 Palestinian flags were held up by supporters in the new safe-standing area at Celtic Park prior to the Champions League play-off firstleg tie against the Israeli side.

UEFA forbids political expressions in football and on Friday confirmed Celtic had breached Article 16 (2) of their disciplinary regulations. It is the second time the Scottish champions have been charged by UEFA for the waving of Palestinian flags, the first coming in July 2014 during a game against KR Reykjavik. The case will be dealt with by the governing body's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary

Rio 2016: Clement Considered Copying Miller's Dive Jamaica's Annsert Whyte is really living the Olympic dream, having fourth in 47.97. UNfortunately for the Caribbean, Puerto Rico's Javier gone faster than he has ever gone, for the second time in two days. The Culson, the most experienced athlete in the field, was disqualified.

Jamaican, running in the 400-metre hurdles final at the Olympic (SportsMax) Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finished fifth, in a personal best of 48.07 seconds.

Whyte, who was never a medal prospect, ran faster and faster each round and by the final, was more than just a competitor, though in the final analysis, the need to break 48 seconds proved beyond him. The race was won by Kerron Clement in 47.73. The United States athlete had to hold off a big challenge from Kenya's Boniface Mucheru, who 47.78.

T u r k e y ' s Ya s m a n i Copello was third in 47.92. Ireland's Thomas Barr just missed out on