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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

PPP Wants Speedy Hearing Of Election Petition; Protest Outside High Court

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), led by General Secretary Clement Rohee, held a peaceful picketing exercise outside the High Court in Georgetown, calling for a date on the hearing of the Elections petition that was filed by the PPP/C. According to Rohee, “Justice delayed is Justice denied”. He is calling for the hearing of the elections petitions to be expedited and is blaming the justice system for the willful delay in the hearing. He noted that the PPP will use the necessary avenues to challenge the May 2015 elections results, including protests and in the courts.

On June 24, 2015 the PPP filed an election petition in the High Court, challenging the results of the May 11 General and Regional Elections, in which the APNU+AFC coalition was victorious. The petition is asking for the High Court to rule that the elections were null and void. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) had subsequently filed a summons to strike out the summons, allowing the petition to go to trial. GECOM has petition. That hearing will be held on September 06, 2016. however appealed the ruling of the former Acting Chief Justice.

Former acting Chief Justice Ian Chang had quashed the counter

PRESIDENT: ONE MORE MINISTERIAL PLANNING UNIT FOR BUDGET 2017 At the opening ceremony of the N a t i o n a l To s h a o s Council (NTC) on Monday, President David Granger announced that the 2017 National Budget will be presented on December 5 2016, but did not mention the budget amount. This 2016 budget was estimated at $230B, with the Ministry of the Presidency receiving – $4.8 billion, Office of the Prime Minister – $6.5 billion, the Guyana Elections Commission– $3.5 billion, Ministry of Social Protection – $13.9 billion and the defunct Ethnic Relations

Commission receiving– $81 million, among others.

The President further stated that in order to maintain a pattern of preparation, the government will be considering the establishment of a ministerial planning unit. Currently the Budget office which is responsible for the planning and preparation of the annual budget is part of the Ministry of Finance. According to the Ministry, the objective of the Office of the Budget is “to foster strong economic development through effective management of the economy and more specifically public finances”.

This is facilitated through the preparation of the country’s annual revenues and expenditure estimates, effective and efficient management and monitoring of resource allocation and utilization combined with the formulation of constructive and effective economic policy. Additionally, the office plays a pivotal role in the preparation and analysis of macroeconomic information, economic and fiscal policy generation which informs the national decision making bodies. The core responsibility of the office is to effectively and efficiently manage the budget of the Government of Guyana.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Business Owners Concern About Smuggling Of Styrofoam Products Government had announced that the ban will the ban will take

Some business owners have raised concern about the presence of Styrofoam products in Guyana even though there is a ban in effect. Most businessmen/women who prefer to remain anonymous out of fear of victimization, told the Guyana Daily News that they have been abiding with the law by importing alternative products but this is proving to be counter-productive since there are other entities that are smuggling Styrofoam into the country. Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman at an August 11 post cabinet press briefing had revealed that the government is investigating reports of the illegal item being smuggled via Suriname into Berbice. He had noted that the Guyana Revenue Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency were notified and are in the process of making plans to seize and sanction those responsible. The Ministry of the Presidency had announced that it is placing a ban on Styrofoam products in keeping with the vision of a green economy and environment. The ban will be enforced through a collaborative effort between the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Ministries of Business, Legal Affairs, and Finance, through the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). The

effect January 1, 2016 and a three month’s waiver on the importation of Styrofoam containers will end on March 31.

Penalties for crimes committed against the ban include a fine of no less than GY$50,000 for importation and manufacture and if businesses are found prepackaging food in said ‘Styro’ products, they can be issued a warning or a fine.

Human Rights Association Continues Tirade Against State Assets Recovery Agency The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) says that Guyana does not have the right constitution or political environment to handle the consequences of a State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA). The GHRA in a statement issued on Tuesday noted that the SARA Bill proposed by government should not be passed until there is constitutional reform in Guyana. “Our current constitutional and legal systems in which the SAR Bill will operate have been fundamentally flawed since the 1978 Constitution was approved by a turn-out of 14% of the population. No amount of tinkering and prevarication can disguise its deformity. The Constitution was fashioned to reflect the powers accumulated in the hands of the then President Forbes Burnham. The party flag flown over the Court of Appeal symbolized the end of politics as a process of prudence, conciliation and pluralism. Both confirmed the entry of Guyanese politics into an era of power struggle rather than that of a political contest,” the Association noted in the statement.

The statement further noted that the Constitutional Reform Commission recommendations of the late ‘90s were largely axed by the Parliamentary Oversight Committee (under the chairmanship of the current Prime Minister), reflecting a disturbing capacity of Parliamentarians to suppress reforms aimed at weakening the over-weaning powers of the Presidency to their own benefit. “The legitimacy of the SAR Bill rests on ignoring this structural deformity of Parliament. No Parliamentarian can challenge the Bill (from the Government side) nor welcome it (from the opposition side) without risking expulsion from Parliament by their party leader.” According to

the GHRA, the Government is not seeking all-party support on the merit of the Bill but is relying instead on its Parliamentary majority - a power struggle without politics. “Instead of mechanisms to ensure moderation, candidates for the Directorship of SAR are required to possess the qualities of sainthood, essentially the same argument used by Dr. Jagan. The GHRA has issued numerous statements and organized several civic coalitions since the mid-1990s calling for constitutional reform of the electoral and parliamentary processes. In light of this experience, the GHRA has no realistic expectations that the current incumbents will go further than their predecessors without sustained civic and public pressure. Our releases and our actions will continue to be focused in this direction,” the statement concluded.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

GPL Is Working Assiduously To Return Cable To Operation On Thursday, August 18, 2016, a GPL team with assistance from a team of submarine cable experts from China r e t r i e v e d G P L’s submarine cable from the Demerara river bed in order to assess the extent of the damage to the cable.

GPL had conducted a comprehensive test on the cable subsequent to a total shutdown on Tuesday, July 12 which attributed the incident to faulty insulation at the connection or “Pot Head” linking the 69KV submarine cable to the overhead transmission lines at Kingston; based on a preliminary distance readings obtained from the protective devices at our substations

at Kingston and Vreed-en- Hoop and concluded that the tests indicated damage to the cable.

An inspection of the cable was necessary in order to determine the extent of the damage. Having established the degree of damage the submarine cable experts have since recommend a remedial course of action, that is to remove the section of the damaged cable and to joint the cable using a special submarine cable jointing kit which GPL is currently pursuing in order to bring the cable back into operation in the shortest possible time.

In the interim the Company has confirmed that there is sufficient capacity within East Demerara and Berbice to meet the electricity demands of its customers. GPL remains committed to serving you.

Guyana Power and Light Inc. Press Release

City Hall To Take NICIL To Court Over Massive Debt

THE Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is in the process of commencing legal proceedings against the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) for monies owed by the company, Town Clerk Royston King has revealed.

King made the announcement on Monday during the Council’s statutory meeting at City Hall, and noted that NICIL owes billions of dollars to the M&CC in rates and taxes for the

Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated (GNIC) which owes $172M, Central Garage Inc. and West Ruimveldt Industrial Site which owes $33M and state lands in the vicinity of the Oil Mill in Kingston which owes $179M. In a previous engagement with the media King said that business owners ought to be “ethical” in the way they manage their affairs and advised businesses to in come in an settle any outstanding debt they may have as he disclosed that the City Council recently received 14 judgments in its favour. King also noted that Council has a payment plan for those who are finding it difficult to discharge their liabilities to the M&CC in one payment. King related that the city is in a strained financial position, and is hopeful that all citizens will visit the rates and taxes division of the municipality and pay their outstanding balance.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Minister Allicock To Sanction Indigenous Leaders Who Cause Division

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock, while speaking at National Toshaos Council (NTC) conference told Indigenous leaders that he will work with them to ensure they abide by the laws, but those who thrive on causing division and those who seek to cause conflict among their peoples will face sanctions. Minister Allicock expressed concern over the lack of respect shown for elected toshaos in the various villages and likewise the disrespect that some

toshaos have for the villagers.

“The same people who elected their leaders, show scant regards for those leaders as they manage the day to day affairs of the villages. Likewise, disrespect by some toshaos for the citizens of their villages is alarming. We cannot continue to operate in this manner if we are going to move forward, if we want to have a good life,” Allicock stated. The Minister also expressed concerns over the behaviour of the toshaos, some of which are using their office to enforce unlawful rules and punishment unheard of.

“There are some leaders who seek to use their elected offices to their own self-interest and to the frustration of villagers… Expelling councillors from meetings for disagreeing with a toshao, threatening councillors with dismissal, making arbitrary decisions and entering into agreements to exploit village resources without council or village approval cannot be allowed to continue,” Allicock explained. The Minister urged the NTC to take its responsibility seriously, and the Community Development Officers (CDOs) to be more proactive. He said the laid back attitude by CDOs will no longer be tolerated, and their reports must be timely and specific.

Meanwhile, Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe said the 10-point plan unveiled by President David Granger last year, is ongoing and stated that the youths are making full use of the HEYS programme which has currently been introduced in 106 communities.

Minister Garrido–Lowe also commented that such an events such as the NTC conference is very important to Government in pursuit of a good life for all Guyanese.

(Source: GINA)

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Hotel Owner Remanded For Attempted Bribery Of Investigator Veersammy Narine today appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after he was arrested and charged with corruptly offering an agent employed by the Government of Guyana $400,000 GYD as a reward or inducement. Narine was remanded until August 29, 2016 where he will reappear before the court for report into the matter. Narine, 52, owner of Novo Hotel located at Robb and Cummings Street, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to the charge and was represented by Attorney Glenn Hanoman, who made an application for bail, stating that Narine has been in police custody since Saturday and had to be rushed to the hospital to receive medical treatment. The Attorney said his client has been unwell for the past few months as he did a surgery recently.

Prosecutor Corporal Kerry Bostwick made no objection to bail but stated that the court considers special conditions seeing as though based on the nature of the offence the accused might be inclined to recommit the offence.

Magistrate Latchman upon hearing both statements said that she considered all that was said, especially the claims of health issues and the closeness of the offence to

obstruction of Justice, therefore at the time the court will be unable to grant the accused bail. It is alleged that on August 20, 2016 at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary, Veersammy Narine, offered a rank attached to CID, Suraj Singh, $400,000 GYD as a reward or inducement to show favour of Dennis Veersammy. -By- Jarred Singh, Guyana Daily News.

Duo Granted Bail On Armed Robbery Charge

Renol Frisko and Wavel Anthony today appeared before Magistrate Delon Best in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court jointly charged with robbery under arms which they allegedly committed on August 17, 2016. The two men were granted

$20,000 bail each and are set to return to court on September 6, 2016 for continuation into the matter.

Frisko and Anthony, who are residents of La Penitence, were unrepresented in court and pleaded not guilty after hearing the charge read to them. Magistrate Best in the absence of a lawyer asked the men various questions to aid in a bail application, which the prosecution did not object to. It is alleged that on the day in question in Georgetown the two accused while armed with a gun robbed the unnamed Virtual Complainant of one iPhone valued at $60,000, one Aspire Tablet valued at $25,000 and $25,000 cash, total value of $110,000. -By- Jarred Singh, Guyana Daily News.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

President Celebrates Raksha Bandhan With Brahma Kumaris -Says It Has Potential To Foster Social Cohesion Two representatives from the Brahma Kumaris, today, visited and celebrated Raksha Bandhan with President David Granger and his staff at the Ministry of the Presidency, an event which, the President said, has the potential to bridge gaps and promote social cohesion in Guyana. “I would like to thank you very much for thinking about us… Thank you for your thoughtfulness and bringing these blessings for us. Although it is a Hindu ceremony mainly, it is one that has universal relevance,” President Granger said.

The two women, Sister Jean Ramnauth from the Guyana Chapter and Sister Bharti Khetwani, who is on a three-day visit to Guyana, tied ‘Rakhis’ or a sacred thread on the President’s hand, while offering prayers on his behalf, as is the custom of the observance. “All of us here are, of course, government servants but we believe that we have an obligation, not just to ourselves but a whole country and this ceremony helps us to understand how people of different ethnic and religious groups could come together. I think ceremonies like this would help to promote understanding and also brotherhood and sisterhood among us and of course, reverence to God. This is a good place to start in helping to spread the message of the festival,” the President said. In tying the sacred thread on President Granger’s right hand, Sister Bharti explained the relevance of the occasion. She noted that while the popular belief is that a sister should tie the thread on an individual she considers a brother; there is deeper meaning, one, which involves every person. “Raksha Bandhan is when a sister ties the sacred thread on her brother’s hands and prays to God that he will be protected and the brother takes the Oath for the sister, that he will protect her through her life.

However, it has a more spiritual meaning. It is not the brother or sister, who requires protection only.

It is all the human beings in the world. Whatever may be the relationship now requires a protection.

It is the festival of the bond of love,” she explained.

This occasion she said, must therefore serve to promote peace, unity and love and in so doing, a better world will be achieved.

Several Ministers of Government including Minister of Social Protection, Ms. Volda Lawrence, Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ms. Simona Broomes, Minister within the Ministry of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Ms. Valerie Garrido-Lowe and Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Ms. Annette Ferguson, also participated in the ceremony.

MOTP Press Release

Sister Bharti Khetwani ties a 'Rakhi' or sacred thread on the right hand of President David Granger, in observance of Raksha Bandhan.

Sister Bharti Khetwani applies the chandan tika to the forehead of President Granger before she ties the Rakhi thread.

President David Granger (centre) is flanked by (from far left) Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs, Ms. Valerie Garrido-Lowe, Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ms. Simona Broomes, Minister within the Ministry of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, Sister Bharti Khetwani, Sister Jean Ramnauth, Minister of Social Protection, Ms. Volda Lawrence, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Ms. Annette Ferguson and Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Mr. Keith Scott, after the simple ceremony, today, at the Ministry of the Presidency.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

GPHC CEO To Be Sent On Leave Again

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Michael Khan will be asked to take his accumulated annual leave to facilitate a review of investigative reports by the government into the affairs of the hospital. Khan was sent on administrative leave last year to facilitate a forensic audit which had a primary focus on scrutinizing the financial operations and functioning of the hospital. After the audit was completed, Khan resumed his duties at the institution which caused conflict between the Board of Directors and the government over whether he is fit to continue in the position.

Cabinet then appointed Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams as the mediator to intervene and make

recommendations to resolve issues between the Ministry of Public Health and the GPHC. Reports are that Khan would be asked to take his annual leave which according to his three-year contract began on the 1st of August 2014 and expires in August 2017/ He is permitted to have a 42 days’ vacation leave per year.

According to the findings of the audit conducted by the Chartered Accountants of Ram and McRae, Khan deliberately broke the law when he refused to pay taxes on income earned.

Mr. Khan was paid $100,000 per month for managing the department of Administrative Services after the transfer of Mr Leslie Cadogan to the New Amsterdam Hospital. Khan in a handwritten note to the Director of Financial and General Services, stated that the “allowance should be paid tax free.”

The audit report said that Mr. Khan must have been aware that the Board made no decision on the tax implications of the payment to him of a responsibility allowance, that the payment by law is subject to PAYE (Pay As You Earn), and that the tax is deducted from responsibility allowances paid to other members of staff of the corporation.

The responsibility allowance was paid with effect from January 1, 2011 an ended in September 2014 bringing the total amount paid to $4,400,000 thus attracting taxes of approximately $1,413,240. The report also found that he condoned questionable procurement practices at the institution especially Finance and Pharmacy departments where the CEO permitted sole sourcing without any adequate justification.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Michael Khan

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

President To Further Green Agenda On SideLines Of Upcoming UN Meeting President David Granger, today, met with senior officials of the various agencies that are responsible for the protection and management of the environment. During the meeting, the President requested that the group prepare a document, which details the priority areas, opportunities and other relevant information regarding Guyana’s biodiversity. He explained that this information will be used to inform his bilateral talks with heads of states on the side-lines of the 71st Regular Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York next month. The Meeting was held at the Ministry of the Presidency and included Head of the Guyana Forestry Commission, Mr. James Singh, Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Indarjit Ramdass, Head of the Wildlife Division, Ms. Alona Sankar, Commissioner of the Protected Areas Commission, Mr. Damian Fernandes, Iwokrama’s Consultant, Ms. Vanessa Benn, Mr. Nikolaus Oudkerk from the Ministry of the Presidency, Head of the Office of Climate Change, Ms. Jenelle Christian and Advisor on Climate Change at the Ministry of the Presidency, Ms. Ndibi Schwiers-Ceres. Noting that he will be seeking to advance his administration’s green agenda, during bilateral talks, the President said that, “this is a country we love. It has tremendous wealth and we can share that wealth for generations to come… We have poverty around us and we need to make our wealth work for us.”

He informed that the Government will be establishing a department of environment to better coordinate the work of the different agencies that deal with the environment and help to address some of the challenges. The Head of State explained that as it stands, there are problems with deforestation, a decline in and smuggling of wildlife species and little to no mention of biodiversity, zoology and botany in schools’ curriculum. The President also spoke of the vast potential of

the Guiana Shield and said that Guyana cannot wait for other counties within the Shield to act. It must move ahead with its own plans and demonstrate leadership with the furtherance of its green agenda. “Our responsibilities are massive to this and future generations of Guyanese… Guyana is poised to play a dominant role in making the Guiana Shield central,” President Granger said. He also spoke of the need for children to be taught about the Guyana’s unique flora and fauna at an early age in order for them to develop a greater appreciation for the natural beauty that the country possesses. This he said, will help to attract more young people to the sciences, where they will develop viable careers and, at the same time, emerge as strong advocates for environmental protection.

MOTP Press Release

From left: Mr. Nikolaus Oudkerk, Mr. James Singh, Ms. Jenelle Christian, President David Granger, Ms. Ndibi Schwiers-Ceres, Mr. Vanessa Benn, Ms. Alona Sankar, Dr. Indarjit Ramdass and Mr. Damian Fernandes at the Ministry of the Presidency

PSC Stalling Implementation Of Container Fees – Mayor Chase-Green

Mayor of Georgetown, Patrica Chase-Green

Mayor of Georgetown, Patrica Chase-Green has accused the Private Sector Commission (PSC) of stalling the implementation of the container fees. During the statutory meeting on Monday at City Hall, the Mayor said, “I don’t understand if this is a way of stalling what is happening at the City Council. I am asking the Town Clerk to write to the PSC to find out what is happening with the tripartite meetings. We are coming to the end and my understanding of the meeting that we had was that we were supposed to meet and complete at least by the end of this month.” The tripartite meeting was held between the Government, the Mayor and City Council and the Private Sector Commission which saw an agreement being made over the terms and conditions that will surround the implementation of the fee. After a meeting with the Georgetown Chamber and Commerce and Industry and the Public Sector Commission, the Mayor and her team made the decision to set up an interim period where there would be a decrease of the fee from $25,000 to $5,000. It was further reported that upon the completion of the period a secondary meeting would be held to further cement the by-laws surrounding the container fee.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Second Time Drunk Driver Fined $15,000

A second time drunk driver who got caught up in a police roadblock, scoring more than four times the legal alcohol limit, was fined $15,000 yesterday and banned from driving for two years. Suraj Borilal, 28, a labourer, appeared in the San Fernando Traffic Court for the second time in a year charged with driving under the influence. He, however, claimed he did not deliberately set off to drive under the influence of alcohol but the designated driver was ill. Borilal, who was arrested by PC Sujeet Ramcharan on Sunday, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Taramatie Ramdass. Prosecutor Sgt Anil Manick said Borilal was stopped by the police around 1.15 am at La Plaisance Road, La Romaine, and the officer detected a strong scent of alcohol on his breath.

When asked by Ramcharan if he was drinking, Borilal said: “I had two beers to drink.” However, the field sobriety test recorded a reading of 166 microgrammes and two further tests recorded readings of 148 and 146 microgrammes. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. Borilal admitted that in February last year he was charged with driving under the influence and paid a fine. “The only reason I drove the car was because my friend who was suppose to drive... she was vomiting and feeling sick.

There was no one else to drive so I took the responsibility (to drive).” However, the magistrate told him he should have called someone to pick them up, called a wrecker and the ambulance.

Borilal claimed he drank “a good bit” of light beer.

Advising him the second offence carries a penalty of $22,500 fine and/or jail up to five years and a disqualification from driving, she said: “You tell me why I should not send you to jail

for five years because this is no joke reading.” He replied: “I know the first time I said I not going to do it again but this time I was not suppose to be drinking.” Admonishing him for his alcohol intake, she asked him whether he wanted to end up with organ damage. Borilal claimed he went to a fete. If he fails to pay the fine in two months, he will serve three years in jail. As she disqualified him from holding or obtaining a permit for two years, she warned him he could be jailed if he was charged with a third breathalyser offence. (Trinidad Guardian)

Suraj Borilal fined $15,000 and banned from driving for two years

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Man Accused Of Rape, Attempted Murder On $85,000 Bail

A second time drunk driver who got caught up in a police roadblock, scoring more than four times the legal alcohol limit, was fined $15,000 yesterday and banned from driving for two years. Suraj Borilal, 28, a labourer, appeared in the San Fernando Traffic Court for the second time in a year charged with driving under the influence.

He, however, claimed he did not deliberately set off to drive under the influence of alcohol but the designated driver was ill. Borilal, who was arrested by PC Sujeet Ramcharan on Sunday, pleaded Jesse Kangoo guilty before Magistrate Taramatie Ramdass. Prosecutor Sgt Anil Manick said Borilal was stopped by the police around 1.15 am at La Plaisance Road, La Romaine, and the officer detected a strong scent of alcohol on his breath.

When asked by Ramcharan if he was drinking, Borilal said: “I had two beers to drink.” However, the field sobriety test recorded a reading of 166 microgrammes and two further tests recorded readings of 148 and 146 microgrammes. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.

Borilal admitted that in February last year he was charged with driving under the influence and paid a fine. “The only reason I drove the car was because my friend who was suppose to drive... she was vomiting and feeling sick. There was no one else to drive so I took the responsibility (to drive).” However, the magistrate told him he should have called someone to pick them up, called a wrecker and the ambulance. Borilal claimed he drank “a good bit” of light beer.

Advising him the second offence carries a penalty of $22,500 fine and/or jail up to five years and a disqualification from driving, she said: “You tell me why I should not send you to jail for five years because this is no joke reading.” He replied: “I know the first time I said I not going to do it again but this time I was not suppose to be drinking.” Admonishing him for his alcohol intake, she asked him whether he wanted to end up with organ damage. Borilal claimed he went to a fete. If he fails to pay the fine in two months, he will serve three years in jail. As she disqualified him from holding or obtaining a permit for two years, she warned him he could be jailed if he was charged with a third breathalyser offence. (Trinidad Guardian)

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Dog Pound Shut Down After Graphic Video A video of malnourished stray dogs being euthanised at the San Kuruvilla said. Meanwhile, vice-president of Animals Alive.

Fernando pound through lethal injections, has prompted San Fernando Mayor Kazim Hosein to close the pound temporally.

Although the facility remained locked yesterday, three whimpering stray dogs were seen lying inside the steel cages.

Hosein’s decision to postpone all killings at the pound took place after footage of the dogs being euthanised were circulated on Facebook. In the video the stray dog handlers were seen hurling a bucket filled with puppies into a net. It also showed a fully grown dog was then placed stretched out on a table where they were administered the lethal injection. As one of the dogs crawled on the ground dying, three pups were seen licking her face.

The dying dogs were then tossed on a pile one on top the other in a heap. Contacted yesterday president of the T&T Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TTSPCA), Sita Kuruvilla, said she supported the permanent closure and relocation of the dog pound. Under past mayor Dr Navi Muradali, Kuruvilla said her group had a joint venture approach to manage the stray dog population with the city corporation.

“We worked with the city engineer and our plans were to rebuild a new shelter in another location. A MOU was drawn up to cover the management of that facility,” Kuruvilla said. Saying too many animals were being abandoned, she said there was a need to have proper animal welfare legislation.

“We have a very old Dogs Act and it focuses on picking up stray dogs. We have a Dog Control Act which gives little consideration to animal welfare. The time has come to look at legislation, embark on public awareness programmes which support low cost spaying and neutering for the animals,”

Stray dogs in a kennel at the San Fernando dog pound which has been closed by San Fernando Mayor Kazim Hosein until Wednesday. PHOTO: KRISTIAN DE SILVA

Jowelle de Souza, said she was appalled by the video. “For years I have been begging the corporation to work with us to rescue these animals. They are often left there with no food or water. I used to go every weekend to feed them but they threatened to lock me up if they see me anywhere near the pound,” De Souza said.

She said instead of euthanising the dogs, it should become a criminal offence for pet owners to abandon the animals. De Souza also said owners should be mandated by law to spay and neuter their pets. She also revealed that the Animals Alive shelter at Ralph Narine Trace, South Oropouche, had over 600 dogs and each week new pets were being adopted. Find a more humane way—Hosein In an interview Mayor Kazim Hosein said yesterday he did not know that the animals were being starved and euthanised.

Agreeing that it was better to have the dogs placed in a shelter, Hosein said he planned to embark on a proper upgrade of the pound. “I really did not know what was going on in there. One of the first things I did when I became mayor was to hold meetings for the relocation of the pound but they said we have no money for that. This year the Ministry of Local Government allocated some money to upgrade the pound,” Hosein said. He said he was also liaising with veterinary surgeon, Dr Kriyaan Singh, a former Independent Senator, who has offered his services free of charge. Hosein also said he planned to hold a meeting tomorrow at the corporation to discuss the issue.

Singh in an interview said he was willing to go to the corporation once weekly to euthanise the dogs humanely.

“Although I do not support the inhumane slaughter of animals I do support humane euthanasia as a form of animal control and humane cessation of pain and suffering,” Singh said. Admitting that not enough is being done to rehome the strays, Singh said every dog that was picked up by the corporation could be published on social media so its owner or a new owner could be found. Euthanasia, he said, should be the last resort. He said the management of the pound should be adjusted so citizens could easily go and adopt an animal at the pound without any hassle. (Trinidad Guardian)

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Security Ministers For Terrorism Talks

the operational activities of the Defence Force and police.

“I am not aware that the police in Central is understaffed and/or underresourced. We have added resources to the Central Division, in particular in the Enterprise area, over the last period and there has been a reduction in terms of criminal incidents,” Phillip said. He said a request was also made for police officers to give extra hours of work and promised that they will be paid overtime. Dillon, in weighing in on the topic, gave the assurance that right now Acting Commissioner of Police Harold Phillip, right, they were treating with the issues of fiddles with his phone as National Security Minister Edmund Dillon, left, speaks during yesterday’s launch crime and criminality and areas are still of the 12th Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas (XII CDMA) at the International Waterfront safe and secure. “The agencies of the Centre, Tower C, Wrighston Road, Port-of-Spain. Also in photo is Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier General State will continue to be outside there Rodney Smart. PHOTO: NICOLE DRAYTON on the streets doing their investigations and operations and again we present a secure environment for T&T citizens,” Dillon said. (Trinidad he upcoming 12th Conference of Defence Ministers of Guardian) the Americas, which will be held in T&T in October, will be used to discuss terrorism and terrorist threats related to Isis, the trafficking of arms and ammunition, drugs and human trafficking. All discussions will, however, take place in “side bar meetings,” T&T’s National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said yesterday during the media briefing about the three-day conference. The budget for the conference, where an unprecedented number of Ministers of Defence and delegates from the 34 nation states representing the Americas will be attending, is estimated to be at $9 million, but the majority of costs will be covered by corporate sponsors.

He said they will be holding meetings on the issue of terrorism and terrorists within “our security landscape” and they will be looking at sharing information and intelligence gathering.

“The sidebar meetings will also deal with how do we treat with the inflow of arms ammunition, drugs and human trafficking.

The conference allows us to do that type of networking. Also, the trading of experiences and best practices,” Dillon said.

He said there are three topics the meeting will be addressing: Security and Defence of the Americas in a Changing International Environment: The Evolving Role of the armed Forces, Environmental Protection and Resilience; and Hemispheric Security and Defense Cooperation Policy: Beginning with Strengthened Humanitarian Emergency Assistance. Cop asked to do overtime Questioned by the media about claims that the Central Division was understaffed and under-resourced at the same press conference, acting Police Commissioner, Harold Phillip, said he had full confidence in

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Another Oil Spill Off Trinmar’s Platform

More crude oil has spilled into the already polluted Gulf of Paria after a Petrotrin discharge line from an oil to shore pump of Trinmar’s Platform 17 developed a leak. It is uncertain how much crude oil spilled into the sea. A source said the oil spill occurred between Thursday night and Friday morning and was cleaned up within hours by Petrotrin personnel before it came to shore. The State-owned company did not issue an immediate public notice about the spill and it was only yesterday that the company acknowledged the leak when asked by the media.

The source said the discharge line which pumps crude from Platform 17 to Trinmar’s Tank Farm is located about four miles from shore. It is uncertain what caused the line to leak but speculation is rife that the offshore infrastructure was in dire need of upgrade. Already two leaks have been plugged close to Trinmar’s S-20 platform by Petrotrin personnel which caused a shutdown of fishing operations along the villages of Bamboo, Bonasse, St Marie, Bois Bourg, Granville, Icacos and Fullerton.

More than 1,200 fishermen and their dependents are relying on Petrotrin to provide compensation.

Some of the fishermen said they lost more than two weeks of work because of the spills. Weeks before the oil spill became public, hundreds of dead fish began washing ashore on the western coastlines. Contacted yesterday, president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union Ancel Roget said he did not have details of the oil spill but will investigate. President of the Icacos Fishing Association Esook Ali said the entire fishing industry was closed down because many people have stopped buying fish. He said although the oil spill was minor, hundreds of fishermen were facing hardship.

In response, Petrotrin’s communications manager Gillian Friday acknowledged that there was a leak. “On Friday, August 19th while conducting routine field checks, a leak was observed on one of our platforms in our marine operations. Corrective actions were taken by operations personnel and the situation has been normalised. The Environment Management Agency and the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries w e r e informed. Shoreline checks reveale Flashback...A Petrotrin crew during a clean-up exercise in the Gulf of Paria following a oil spill last month. Photo: RISHI RAGOONATH

d that there was no oil sighted along the beaches.

Ongoing monitoring will continue.” In an earlier statement, Petrotrin said it was continuing to maintain constant vigilance and surveillance of all its land and marine installations. The company denied that chemicals were used in the cleanup, saying that primarily the use of absorbent materials achieved restoration of the affected areas. It also said it will continue to hold discussions with the fishermen and will work with them to resolve their issues. (Trinidad Guardian)

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Mother Of Nine-Year-Old Murder Victim: No Drug Link In My Son’s Killing “My son was not a drug dealer.”

These were the words of Safiya Wi l l i a m s yesterday as she spoke out about the death of her n i n e - y e a r- o l d son, Cyon Paul.

Cyon was shot and killed while walking along the Southern Main Road, La Cyon Paul Romaine, on Friday night. He had left his Byron Street home minutes before to buy hotdogs at a nearby food truck. His cousin, Kenika Smalls, was with him at the time but was not hurt. At her home yesterday, Williams denied rumours her son’s death was linked to an ongoing drug war in the area. Police had said on Sunday the child’s death seemed to be a hit and said then he was shot several times.

An autopsy yesterday by forensic pathologist, Dr Valery Alexandrov, showed he was shot once, the bullet entering and exiting his left arm before re-entering the right side of his chest.

Alexandrov said the bullet pierced the boy’s lung and heart before exiting through the right side. Given the circumstances of the shooting and the angle he was shot at, he said that differed

from an execution-style shooting. Whether medical assistance came sooner, Alexandrov said his injuries were non-survival as he lost a lot of blood which flooded his chest cavity quickly.

“My son never sell no drugs. He never had anything to do with drugs.

He was just a baby, he used to give me half of anything he was eating. even if it was one chewing gum, he would share it in half and give me. “You see running and playing? That’s what Cyon was into. He would play until dark and still ask to play more,” Williams said. She admitted to having shortcomings as a single parent but said: “I may not be the best mother but I always try to make my children happy. I never turned my back on them or leave them. My child didn’t do nothing to deserve this.”

Williams, who also has a seven-year-old daughter, Tyra, wept as she recalled her fond memories of her son. She said Cyon would have turned ten on September 25. “He would say ‘Mommy, eight more years and I will be 18. What you think I should be?’

He used to tell me he wanted to be a policeman or a lawyer but we will never know,” she added. She said her son’s death was senseless and made a plea for justice for him.

“I just want some kind of justice. My child didn’t deserve this.

He was the sweetest child, like an angel, he never disrespect anyone,” she said. She said Cyon’s death was also taking a toll on Tyra. “She can’t sleep at night. She doesn’t really understand that he gone but when she asks I tell her Cyon in heaven. I don’t know how we going to handle this,” she added. Tentative arrangements are being made for a funeral service on Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian)

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Leaders Show Off Arsenal

A video depicting known gang leaders, some of whom are in currently in jail, is engaging the attention of Criminal Gang and Intelligence Unit (CGIU) and the Strategic Services Agency — this country’s main surveillance unit, as they gather information on suspected criminals. Police said last night that the video, which is being shared on WhatsApp, clearly identifies Rasta City gang leaders from Beetham Gardens, Sea Lots, Maloney, L’eau Place in Port-of-Spain, Maracas, Point Fortin and Caroni, among other areas.

Police said the video was used primarily as a recruiting tool to lure new members by giving the impression of a glorified life of crime. In the video, gang members display a host of high-tech guns from their arsenal, including the Mach 10, Uzi, Tec-9, AK47 and AR15 rifles. Gang warfare between the Rasta City gang and what police have labelled as the Muslim gang has claimed lives of scores of young men from major crime hot spots across the country. Homicide Bureau officers said yesterday the war was mainly among young black men for control of drug turfs, Government contracts and the right to extort money from legitimate business people in exchange for protection.

Statistics from the Crime and Problem Analysis Unit of the Police Service have shown over the years that gang murders accounted for the majority of the people killed each year.

Between 2008, when there was a record high of 550 murders, and to date, close to 3,300 people have been murdered, with the detection rate well below the accepted standard. Police admitted they have stepped up patrols in known crime hot spots, identified in the video and have been carrying out sweeping raids with “varied success.” The extortion racket has grown over the years, particularly in central Trinidad, after a wave of kidnappings for ransom between 2002 and 2007 sparked fear and panic among members of the business community, police said.

One of latest causalities in the ongoing war was Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis, who police said controlled the Central region with the help of crooked cops. Alexis, 52, was shot dead one month ago outside his Enterprise car wash and mini mart. Kevin Escayg, of San Juan, and Escayg’s fouryear-old son were also shot in that incident. The boy alone survived, while one of Alexis’ assailants, Thomas “Hamza” Sharpe, was also killed in the gunfire. Suspects under watch The video

at the beginning identifies slain gang leader Merlin “Cudjoe” Allamby, 40, as the general of the Rasta City gang.

Allamby was shot dead in July 2008 with two other people during an ambush in Aranguez, San Juan. Unlike other videos of a similar nature, the men in the video made no attempt to conceal their identities. Police said the men in the video appeared to be posing with authentic assault weapons in known locations in Trinidad, while other guns featured in the twominute, 12-second video were taken off the Internet. CGIU officers said yesterday the video first appeared last year and recently resurfaced. Officers said the people identified in the video by their aliases are being monitored and profiles are being built on them.

They insisted, however, that the information being compiled was not sufficient to convict them for any crime. A soundtrack accompanying the video describes methods of murder, including the dumping of bodies in Caroni. It also shows a decapitated corpse with what appears to be bullet wounds to the chest area. Police could not immediately confirm the authenticity of the body. Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Stuart Young, who was provided with a copy of the video yesterday, said: “Material of this nature is obviously cause for concern. It has been passed onto the relevant authorities for verification/authentication and any investigation that is deemed to be necessary.” (Trinidad Guardian) A member of the Rasta City gang displaying his assault rifle.

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JTA Spends $34m, So Far, To Recoup Stolen $100m ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Jamaica Teacher’s Association (JTA) reported that $34 million has been spent in its quest to recover more that $100 million that was siphoned by an employee in 2013.

General Secretary of the association Byron Farquharson said much progress has been made in recouping members’ funds. “We can only trust that, the struggle and the cost will be worth it.

We have gone too far to turn back now,” he said. “We note the long expensive and frustrating experience we have in trying to recover

what is ours, we have made some progress through the courts but the legal maze is still ongoing,” Farquharson said as he reported to delegates attending the JTA Annual Conference in Montego Bay, St James. The JTA delegates, according to a release, have been told that the association spent more than $10 million to cover legal costs and another $7 million to complete a forensic audit.

Added to that, at one point $6 million was used to pay for crime and security consultations in tracking a former junior accountant believed to have defrauded the association. Farquharson noted that the absence of the main suspect from the process has complicated JTA’s efforts to restoring members’ funds. He said, “there are appeals and counter appeals and we are going through that, but based on what we know and what we have, it’s going to be difficult for them to get it away from us because it was duly awarded through the courts”. The JTA secretary general added that “one of the key players in the process is still missing and therefore it’s going to be difficult to fight without this persons being present.” (Jamaica Observer)

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Venezuelan Gov't Workers To Lose Jobs Over Recall Petition

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro is ordering retaliation against managers in government agencies who signed a petition to recall him from office. Socialist party leader Jorge Rodriguez said Monday that Maduro had set a 48-hour deadline for ministers to fire high-ranking public workers who added their name to a petition seeking a new presidential election.

The sackings would affect the ministries of food, finance, work and basic business, as well as workers in the office of the president. Hundreds of public workers have already said they were fired this summer after signing the petition. The order recalls widespread official retaliation against those who signed a petition to recall former president Hugo Chavez in 2004. (Jamaica Observer)

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Tropical Wave Approaches Eastern Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — A tropical wave located about 750 miles east of the Lesser Antilles is producing disorganised shower and thunderstorm activity. Based on this, the Miami based National Hurricane Centre has advised interests in the Eastern Caribbean to monitor the progress of this system.

The National Hurricane Centre says while dry air is expected to slow development during the next few days, environmental conditions could become more conducive for development late this week when the system is expected to move near Hispaniola and the southeastern and central Bahamas.

An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system on Tuesday.

The system has a 50 per cent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone during the next five days. Meanwhile, a low pressure area associated with a tropical wave was centred about 300 miles southwest of the southern Cabo Verde Islands. The associated showers and thunderstorms are well organized.

Recent satellite data suggests the system has not yet developed a well-defined circulation. A tropical depression could form on Tuesday as the system moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean. (Jamaica Observer)

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Paris Tourism Hit By Militant Attacks, Strikes And Floods

Attacks by Islamist militants, strikes and floods have caused a big fall in tourism in Paris. There were a million fewer visitors between January and June compared with the same period in 2015. Paris welcomes 16 million visitors a year and is one of the world's top tourist destinations. The drop is estimated to have cost about €750m (£644m) in lost revenue. One senior official described it as "an industrial disaster". France relies heavily on tourism, which generates more than 7% of its annual GDP. About half-a-million people in the Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris, have jobs linked to tourism, making it the biggest employer in the area. France's tourism industry has dipped sharply since gunmen from the so-called Islamic State killed 130 people in the November Paris attack. The city was only just beginning to recover from an attack in January 2015 on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Tourist board figures show that nightly hotel stays were down 8.5% in the Ile-de-France region in the first half of 2016, with an 11.5% decline in foreign tourists and a 4.8% decline in French tourists.

The board says that even the staging of the European football championships failed to arrest the decline. The Ile-de-France figures also show: A 46.2% decline in Japanese visitors compared with the same period in 2015 A 35% decline in Russian visitors A 19.6% decline in Chinese visitors A 5.7% decline in visitors from the US "It's time to realise that the tourism sector is going through an industrial disaster," Paris region tourist board head Frederic Valletoux said in a statement. "This is no longer the time for communication campaigns but to set up a relief plan." Mr Valletoux called for major

investment to protect jobs in the tourism sector and government and trades union action to address the problem.

Ile-de-France regional President Valerie Pecresse told Le Figaro in an interview (in French) that the decline in the number of tourists had worrying economic implications and that recent attacks were the main reason for it. But she said Paris must also work out why tourists were spending less time in the city compared with London and "improve the quality of our offer".

France's tourism sector was also damaged last month when a gunman drove a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the Riviera city of Nice. Two weeks later, two men suspected of belonging to the so called Islamic State group killed a priest in a small town in Normandy. Strikes and floods have also taken their toll. (BBC)

Pavement portraits - part of the Parisian tourist experience(REUTERS)

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34kg Pearl Found In Philippines 'Is World's Biggest'

Philippine officials believe they may have recovered biggest natural giant clam pearl in the world - weighing a whopping 34kg (5.2 stone).

The pearl was found 10 years ago by a fisherman who was unaware of its value and kept it as a good luck charm, Palawan official Aileen Amurao said.

"We were amazed when he brought it to us," she told local

media. Officials are awaiting confirmation from gemologists that the find is indeed the world's largest pearl. The pearl is 61cm (2ft) wide and 30cm long and, if confirmed, will easily beat the current record holder, the Pearl of Lao Tzu, which weighs 6.4kg. (BBC)

Philippines War On Drugs: '1,900 Killed' Amid Crackdown

The head of the Philippines police has said more than 1,900 people have been killed during a crackdown on illegal drugs in the past seven weeks. Ronald dela Rosa was speaking at a senate hearing into the sharp rise in deaths since Rodrigo Duterte became president. He said police operations had killed about 750 people, but the other deaths were still being investigated. Mr Duterte won the presidency with his hard-line policy to eradicate drugs. He has previously urged citizens to shoot and kill drug dealers who resisted arrest, and reiterated that the killings of drug suspects were lawful if the police acted in selfdefence.

He also threatened to "separate" from the UN after it called his war on drugs a crime under international law. The US has said it is "deeply concerned" by the increase in drug-related killings. The senate joint inquiry is being conducted by Senator Leila de Lima, who has called on authorities to explain the "unprecedented" rise in deaths. It is also hearing from the relatives of some of those killed. Faces of the crackdown The family members of some of those killed are getting the chance to tell their stories to the inquiry. Wearing dark glasses and draped in a shawl, Harra Besorio said policemen raided her home in The inquiry will also hear from the relatives of those killed(AFP)

Pasay City without a warrant and stripped her infant daughter to check for drugs. Her partner, who she admitted was a small-time dealer, and his father were beaten up in front of them, she told the inquiry on Monday.

They were later taken to a police station and allegedly killed there.

The two police officers accused claimed an attempt had been made to grab one of their guns, but this was refuted by the Philippines Commission on Human Rights. It said they had been badly injured and were shot three times. The two officers have been charged with murder. Mr dela Rosa told the inquiry on Tuesday that a total of 1,916 deaths had been recorded during the crackdown, 756 of which were during police operations. He said the number had gone up even since he gave evidence on Monday, where he gave a figure of 1,800 deaths.

“Not all deaths under investigations are drug-related," he told news agency Reuters, saying about 40 killings were due to robbery or personal disputes. However, Mr dela Rosa said there was no declared policy to kill drug users and pushers, saying police were "not butchers". The police director-general also added that about 300 police officers were suspected to be involved in the drugs trade, warning that they would be charged and removed from their positions if found guilty. Nearly 700,000 drug users and peddlers have turned themselves in since the launch of the campaign, Mr dela Rosa said.

He also said that there was a decrease in overall crime, though the number of homicides and murders had increased. On Monday, Mr dela Rosa told the inquiry: "I admit many are dying but our campaign, now, we have the momentum." Senator Frank Drilon told Reuters that the number of deaths was "alarming" and had "a chilling effect". In his previous role as mayor of Davao, Mr Duterte built a reputation for blunt speaking and supporting the extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals. Crime rates in Davao decreased while he was in office, though human rights groups estimate than more than 1,000 people were killed with no legal process. (BBC)

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Germany Considers Return Of Conscription For Civil Defence Germany may reintroduce a form of national service for water, the advice is to stockpile five days' supply - two litres civilians to help the army deal with a future disaster. The role (3.5 pints) per person daily. of civilians is part of a new civil defence strategy to be A public health manager with the German Red Cross, discussed by the government on Wednesday. Since the Wolfgang Kast, told the broadcaster ARD (in German) that strategy was leaked to the media there has been intense debate the intense debate about stockpiling showed that "people about stockpiling food and water. In a crisis civilians might be have become less and less prepared for an emergency". obliged to help direct traffic or provide fuel and "We've got accustomed - not least because of the internet - to accommodation for the military, German news agency DPA having everything available at all times," he said. He listed as reported. Germans appeared generally unfazed by what some key emergency provisions: water, noodles and tomato sauce, MPs have called government "scaremongering" but the word along with any required medicines, a torch, spare batteries "Wehrpflicht" (conscription) was trending on social media on and candles. On its website the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) gives citizens Tuesday.

The topic of civil defence also boosted the popularity of a survival list for emergencies, enough to last two weeks. hamsters on social media, as Germans, with more than a hint The list includes: 28 litres (6.2 gallons) of drinking water of irony, adopted the hashtag "Hamsterkaeufe", which means 4.9kg (10.8 pounds) of bread, noodles, rice, potatoes 5.6kg panic-buying or hoarding like a hamster. Germany's Die (12.3 pounds) of vegetables and pulses (preferably preTageszeitung daily sported a big picture of a hamster on its cooked) 3.6kg (eight pounds) of fruit and nuts (in jars or tins) front page, with the headline "The End is Nigh" - which was About 2,000 public bunkers and shelters were built in West widely tweeted. A satirical article in Die Welt (in German) Germany, with federal funding (former East Germany had its joked that "Hamsters are sold out in Germany". It said the lack own communist network of shelters) There was a wide mix of of hamsters presented the nation with "an unprecedented shelters - eg in garages, schools, private cellars Special humanitarian disaster". The article was bylined, in English: government nuclear bunker was built in Bad NeuenahrAhrweiler, 30km (19 miles) from Bonn Law says Cold War"Jean Gnatzig, Head of Silly Content".

Die Welt hamster pic - screenshot Threat of 'hybrid' conflict era shelters must not be converted into new types of building The government said a national disaster was "unlikely" but Germany still has stockpiles of food - eg milk powder and preparations were needed in case of a future terror attack or beans - at secret locations, for a national emergency "hybrid" conflict involving cyber warfare, which could Inventories are regularly checked and renewed Emergency damage key infrastructure. Russia's military intervention in offices to issue food and fuel stamps, under national rationing Ukraine in 2014 - the clandestine seizure of Crimea and system in a disaster support for separatist rebels - has been widely described as Sources: Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster "hybrid warfare". Germany scrapped compulsory national Assistance (BBK); Sueddeutsche Zeitung; Schutzbautenservice in 2011, but provision for it remains in the Stuttgart.de (BBC) constitution, so it could easily be reinstated, DPA says.

During the Cold War, national service meant that West Germany could mobilise 495,000 soldiers and boost the numbers to about 1.2m if necessary by calling up reservists.

School leavers had the option of doing 18 months' civilian service - for example in a hospital - instead of nine months in the military. But at the height of the Cold War - in the 1960s and 1980s - conscripts had to spend 18 months in the military. Women were exempt from conscription. Stocking up The new civil defence plan includes advice for citizens to store enough food to last 10 days, because emergency services might be fully stretched dealing with a major disaster. On drinking Until 2011 German conscripts had to do military service, like these cadets in Marienberg(GETTY IMAGES)

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Turkey Shells Both IS And Kurdish Positions In Syria

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that the attacker was between 12 and 14 years old, saying this could not be confirmed. The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) said the wedding was for one of its members, and IS have targeted Turkish Kurds in the past.

Many of the victims were children - the two youngest were four years old. Sixty-six people are still in hospital, 14 of them in a serious condition, Turkey's Dogan news agency reported.

A disproportionately large number of women and children were killed in the attack because it targeted henna night, a part of the celebration attended mainly by women and children, says BBC Monitoring's Turkey analyst Pinar Sevinclidir.

Where is Assad in all this? Syrian government forces are not directly involved in the battle for the border at Jarablus, having gradually lost ground in the north over more than five years of civil war. Turkey's long-time position has been that President Bashar al-Assad must be ousted as a condition for peace in Syria. However, Prime Minister Yildirim acknowledged this week that he was one of the "actors" and suggested he could play a role in an interim leadership.

urkey has bombarded so-called Islamic State (IS) targets across the border in northern Syria ahead of an expected ground attack on an IS-held town. Some 1,500 Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have also gathered in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, poised for an offensive to drive IS out of Jarablus. Turkey has also shelled Syrian Kurdish forces nearby, apparently to deter them from taking Jarablus themselves.

(BBC) Gaziantep was hit by a suicide bombing on Saturday which killed 54 people. The BBC's Mark Lowen in Gaziantep says the attack on a wedding in the city, blamed on IS, may have been spurred by reports of the imminent Syrian rebel offensive. More victims of the blast are being identified and our correspondent says the wave of bombings in Turkey could intensify as the country becomes ever more embroiled in the Syrian war. Why is Turkey shelling both IS and the Kurds?

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that IS should be "completely cleansed" from areas in northern Syria near its border.

Turkish forces have been exchanging shellfire with IS positions in the Jarablus area since Monday. However, Turkey is also wary of moves that might bolster Syrian Kurdish forces, known as the YPG, which it views as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a Turkish-Kurdish rebel group fighting for autonomy since the 1980s. On Monday, Turkey shelled YPG positions near Manbij, a town they took from IS this month. The 1,500 fighters poised to enter Syria from Gaziantep are believed to be Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.

A senior rebel official quoted by Reuters said they were fighting under the banner of the Free Syrian Army. How the wedding attack in Gaziantep is connected The identity and motive of the suicide bomber who attacked the wedding party have yet to be revealed. Soon after the attack, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said IS was the likely perpetrator but Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Monday that investigators actually did "not have a clue". He downplayed earlier reports

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IS Conflict: UN Warns Of 'Huge Impact' Of Mosul Assault

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he humanitarian impact of a planned offensive by Iraqi been drawn up to provide shelter for up to 120,000 people pro-government forces to retake the city of Mosul is fleeing Mosul, while the agency looks to set up six new camps expected to be "enormous", the UN says. Up to 1.2 across northern Iraq. "Progress depends on both the million people living in and around Mosul could be affected availability of land and of funding," Mr Edwards said. by the operation to drive out jihadist militants from Islamic The UNHCR's appeal for $584m for displaced Iraqis is only State, it warns. More than 120,000 people have already been 38% funded, and many private landowners are unwilling to displaced by fighting since March as troops clear territory to lease land to the agency. More than 3.38 million people have the south. Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, has been under IS been forced to flee their homes in Iraq since 2014, when IS rule since June 2014. Earlier on Tuesday, elite troops militants overran large parts of the country's north and west launched an operation to recapture the key town of Qayyarah, and proclaimed the creation of a caliphate stretching into neighbouring Syria. An additional one million Iraqis were 60km (40 miles) to the south.

A spokesman for the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), displaced as a result of the sectarian conflict that followed the Sabah Numan, said its forces were battling IS militants on the US-led invasion in 2003. "Worse is yet to come," said the town's outskirts and were working in co-ordination with UNHCR's representative in Iraq, Bruno Geddo. "We predict armed residents inside. Pro-government forces have been that it could result in massive displacement on a scale not seen preparing to move on Qayyarah for weeks, after recapturing a globally in many years." (BBC) nearby airbase that will be used as a logistics hub for the wider offensive on Mosul. The town's mayor, Saleh al-Jubouri, said an estimated 15,000 civilians were trapped there, but that most of the militants had fled or been killed.

‘Worse to come' Once the battle for Mosul begins, a further 400,000 people are expected to escape to the south of the city, 250,000 to the east and another 100,000 to the north-west.

"The humanitarian impact of a military offensive there is expected to be enormous," UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman Adrian Edwards told reporters in Geneva. Contingency plans have Thousands of people fleeing fighting near Mosul have been arriving at camps in northern Iraq(AP)

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Ramen Noodles 'Are Most Valuable US Prison Commodity', Study Suggests Ramen noodles have other food items, clothing, hygiene products and even overtaken tobacco to become the most valuable commodity in some US prisons, a new study suggests.

The research said the shift was a response to a decline in the quantity and quality of food on offer. "Because it is cheap, tasty, and rich in calories, ramen has become so valuable that it is used to exchange for other goods," said study author Michael Gibson-Light. US prison data shows spending has not kept pace with the number of inmates. How the US will end its 30-year history with private prisons Although the research is based on anecdotal evidence from fewer than 60 inmates and staff from one male state prison, the author points to other findings indicating that the trend toward using ramen noodles for exchanges is evident in other prisons.

The shift was taking place across different groups within prisons and was not a response to bans on tobacco products within the prison system, Mr Gibson-Light said. Barter economy The noodles are exchanged for goods including Noodles can be exchanged for goods and services, the research found(GETTY IMAGES)

services such as laundry and bunk cleaning, Mr Gibson-Light said. Others use them as bargaining chips in gambling when playing card games or participating in football pools.

They are also replacing other traditional forms of prison currency, such as stamps and envelopes, the study found. The US spent $52.4b (£39.7bn) on prison services in 2012. But expenditure has not kept up with a growing state prison population, which saw a rise of 343% between 1980 and 2013, although it has now declined slightly. Mr Gibson-Light said staff and inmates at the prison he visited said the amount of food being provided had decreased steadily over decades and warned the shift could have serious implications.

“Prisoners are so unhappy with the quality and quantity of prison food that they receive that they have begun relying on ramen noodles - a cheap, durable food product - as a form of money in the underground economy," he said. "The form of money is not something that changes often or easily, even in the prison underground economy; it takes a major issue or shock to initiate such a change," he added. He called for more research into what the reduction in food could mean for the care of prisoners. (BBC)

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Boko Haram Crisis: Nigeria Air Strike 'Kills Commanders’

Nigeria's army says it has killed several commanders of the earlier this month, when the Islamic State group, to which Islamist group Boko Haram in an air strike and seriously Shekau had pledged allegiance in 2015, said he had been wounded its disputed leader. An army spokesman told the replaced as leader by Abu Musab al-Barnawi. Al-Barnawi is BBC's Hausa service that Abubakar Shekau's shoulder was reported to be the son of the group's founding leader, badly injured in the strike on Friday in north-eastern Borno Mohammed Yusuf, who was killed in police custody in 2009. state. There has been no independent confirmation of the In the last 18 months Boko Haram has lost most of the strike. Claims by the army that it has killed Shekau have territory it had controlled after being pushed back in an turned out to be false on previous occasions. The reports offensive by the forces of Nigeria and its neighbours. should therefore be treated with caution, says the BBC's Boko Haram at a glance: Founded in 2002, initially focused on opposing Western-style education Launched military Africa Security correspondent Tomi Oladipo.

Boko Haram is fighting to overthrow Nigeria's government operations in 2009 Thousands killed, mostly in north-eastern and establish an Islamic State in the north. An army Nigeria, hundreds abducted, including at least 200 spokesman said warplanes struck as the militants met for schoolgirls Joined so-called Islamic State, calls itself IS's Friday prayers last week at a village deep within the Sambisa "West African province" Seized large area in north-east, forest in Borno State. The army's announcement coincided where it declared caliphate Regional force has retaken most with the arrival of US Secretary of State John Kerry in Nigeria territory Group splits after rival leaders emerge (BBC) on a two-day visit. Speaking in the northern city of Sokoto, Mr Kerry urged Nigeria to address the root causes of the Boko Haram insurgency.

“Building public trust in government also requires cooperation from the military and law enforcement.

Extremism can't be defeated through repression or fear," Reuters news agency quotes him as saying. Grab from Boko Haram video The Sambisa forest, which covers a vast area, is thought to be one of the places where the more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls are being held by the group.

A split in Boko Haram emerged Abubakar Shekau is in a power struggle for leadership of the group(AFP)

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Obama To Tour Louisiana Amid Criticism That He's Late

President Barack Obama has touched down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday and will tour the floodravaged city that quickly became a political football.

Obama is set to see firsthand the damage in the state's capital that has caused more than 106,000 residents and households to register for assistance from Federal Emergency Management Agency. More than 60,000 homes were damaged, officials said, and 13 people were killed. Obama is expected to meet with family members of police officers killed in last month's Baton Rouge attack, a source with knowledge of the President's schedule told CNN. According to the source, the families are expected to meet with him at one location during his trip. Three Baton Rouge area police officers were killed last month when they were ambushed by a gunman. That gunman, Gavin Long, was shot and killed by police. Given the financial and human cost that has already taken its toll, the President's visit is too late for some Republicans -- and some Louisianans. The city's newspaper "The Advocate" originally criticized the President for not ending his vacation in Martha's Vineyard immediately to visit the region. His reluctance to do so made for offensive optics in the eyes of some Republicans: Obama enjoying rounds of golf with comedians like Larry David and basketball stars like Alonzo Mourning, while a state thousands of miles away faced devastation.

But the editorial board praised his decision to arrive Tuesday.

"We welcome news of President Barack Obama's planned visit to Louisiana today to survey flood damage, which should help to advance relief and recovery in the disaster area as a national priority," the editorial board wrote. Press secretary Josh Earnest said on Air Force One that Obama will be visiting a neighborhood in East Baton Rouge Parish, and defended the timing of the trip, saying the "President is used to people trying to score political points even in situations where they shouldn't." Earnest said that $120 million in aid has already been approved and is starting to be paid out to flood-impacted residents. Trump, who visited the state shortly after the floods, called Obama's visit "too late."

“Tuesday's too late," Donald Trump, told Fox News this weekend. "Hop into the plane and go down and go to Louisiana and see what's going on, because it's a mess." That's exactly what Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, did late last week as part of a visit meant to fill what they saw as a leadership vacuum. The Republican ticket toured the flood damage, met with church groups, and distributed supplies at a nearby high school. The visit was well-received by local officials, and for a moment it gave Trump a chance to reveal a presidential timber

that he insists he has. "Because it helped to shine a spotlight on Louisiana and on the dire situation that we have here, it was helpful," said John Bel Edwards, the state's Democratic governor.

Edwards had previously said that he hoped Obama would wait a few weeks before making his visit to the state, given the entourage and Secret Service personnel that comes with presidential trips that would have strained resources while officials were coping with the floods. Baton Rouge's city newspaper last week had called on Obama to cut his vacation short. "A disaster this big begs for the personal presence of the President at ground zero," read a editorial in The Advocate on Thursday, a day before the Obama trip was announced.

“The President's presence is already late to the crisis, but it's better latter than never." Hillary Clinton, Trump's Democratic opponent, said Monday that she too plans a trip to the flood site - but used similar reasoning to delay her trip. Her campaign said in a statement that she would come to the state at an unspecified time in the future. "This month's floods in Louisiana are a crisis that demand a national response," she said. "I am committed to visiting communities affected by these floods, at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response, to discuss how we can and will rebuild together."

Obama's vacation ended Sunday, and the White House has maintained that he has been regularly briefed by senior staff on the situation on the ground and top administration officials also were sent to the Louisiana. Yet his response has earned some comparisons to how George W. Bush handled another natural catastrophe in a Louisiana city, New Orleans, during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Obama has traveled to disaster sites in recent years, touring communities in Oklahoma and Arkansas destroyed by tornadoes along with New Jersey towns hit by Hurricane Sandy. (CNN)

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Found You! NASA Re-Establishes Contact With Missing Spacecraft Despite almost two years of silence, NASA never stopped searching for its long lost spacecraft STEREO-B. This week that determination paid off. NASA announced Sunday that it had re-established contact with STEREO-B after communications were lost in October 2014. Contact with the spacecraft -- which works in tandem with a second spacecraft STEREO-A to study the sun -- was lost during a test of one of its timers.

Scientists had been testing the timer when STEREOB's line of sight and communication to Earth was blocked by the sun. Meanwhile STEREO-A was unaffected by testing, and continued working normally over the past 22 months. ...and found STEREO-B was recovered using NASA's Deep Space Network -- an array of giant radio antennas that tracks interplanetary missions. Now contact has been reestablished, the STEREO team will continue monitoring the spacecraft to see what kind of state it's in.

What is the STEREO mission? Launched in October 2006, the STEREO mission includes two spacecraft --

one ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other behind -- tasked with monitoring the flow of energy and matter from the sun to Earth.

The spacecrafts have already successfully revealed the structure of coronal mass ejections, which are eruptions of matter from the sun so powerful they can disrupt satellites.

(CNN)

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

A Day Like Today The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact was signed a day like today in 1939 by leader of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler and leader of the Soviet Union Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. As the fierce force of Germany kept threatening with its hunger of expansion in the Eastern Europe, the surrounding nations started to feel the pressure to keep the peace, and the Nazi wave away. This was the case of the Soviet Union, a union of multiple subnational Soviet Republics in the denial to be occupied.

Stalin looking to avoid a conflict with Germany, intended to reach a collective-security agreement with Britain and France.After this one turned infertile, Stalin made a major move and started dialogues with Hitler, reaching to the consensus of signing such pact. As a result Western Europe was divided into Germany and Soviets. The formalities of the pact consisted in the non-aggression of both countries, and not to support any third power that might attack the other party. This way, Germany and The Soviet Union became the most powerful powers of the region. The Pact was signed adjoin to a secret protocol. Stalin followers never expected a coalition with Germany, while Germany had all intentions of using this agreement as a freeway for its occupation to Poland, avoiding like this, the unification of the West. With confidence in his hands, and no threats on the way, Hitler invaded Poland the 1rst of September that same year. Twenty nine days later the partition of Poland was effected, being beneficial for the expansion of the German borders. This being one of the main detonators of WWII. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hitlerstalin-pact -By- Rocio Perez, Guyana Daily News.

Leader of the Soviet Union Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin and leader of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler

Signing of The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

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RECIPE OF THE DAY: TRINIDADIAN DOUBLES

Bara (flatbread) 2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon curry powder or ground turmeric 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon yeast 1/3 cup warm water 1/4 teaspoon sugar 1 cup COCAMAR* cooking oil (for frying) Preparation In a large bowl, combine the flour, curry powder or turmeric, and cumin. In a separate small bowl, mix the yeast, sugar and warm water. Set aside for about 5 minutes, until it foams. Add the yeast mixture to the spiced flour mixture and enough additional water to form a slightly firm dough. Cover with a damp cloth and place in a warm place to rise until doubled in volume, about 60 to 90 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the chickpea filling (recipe follows). After the dough has risen, punch down and then allow to rest for 10 minutes. Then dampen hands with water or oil and pull off tablespoon sized pieces of dough and roll into 4 1/2 inch rounds. Repeat until you have used up all the dough and have an even number of rounds. Heat oil in a deep frying pan over medium high heat (should be about 3 inches deep). When oil is ready, fry the baras until puffed an golden, about 15 to 30 seconds on each side. Drain on paper towels or a wire rack.

Curried chickpea (channa) filling 1 14 oz can FARMFRESH* chickpeas, drained and rinsed with cool water 1 tablespoon SPICIA* curry powder mixed with 1/4 cup water 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium onion, minced 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon Scotch bonnet or Habanero pepper sauce 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon COCAMAR* cooking oil 1 cup water Preparation Warm a large frying pan or skillet, add oil and warm until shimmery. Add garlic, onion and the curry mixture and sauté for a few minutes. Add the drained chickpeas and stir to coat with the spice mixture and cook for another five minutes. Add cumin, salt, pepper and another 1 cup of water and stir. Then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes, covered, until the chickpeas are very soft. There should still be sauce. If not, reconstitute with enough water to form a medium-thick sauce. Add pepper sauce and stir. Finally, assemble your doubles by placing one bara on a plate, spooning one tablespoon of the chickpea filling on it, topping with additional condiments as desired (see my notes above). Enjoy at once! *Imported and distributed by SUPERFOODS

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Ralph Lauren Joins Speedo In Dropping Lochte

Less than 24 hours after the close of the Rio Olympics, Ryan Lochte took a major financial hit Monday for a drunken incident he initially tried to pass off as an armed robbery. In quick succession, four sponsors announced they were dumping the swimmer, who has since apologized and conceded that he embellished what happened during a now-infamous stop at a Rio gas station. Swimsuit company Speedo USA, clothing giant Ralph Lauren and skin-care firm SyneronCandela issued statements less than three hours apart, all with the same message: Lochte is out. Before the day was done, Japanese mattress maker airweave followed suit, essentially wiping out Lochte's income away from the pool.

Before the day was done, Japanese mattress maker airweave followed suit, essentially wiping out Lochte's income away from the pool. In addition, Speedo USA said $50,000 that would've gone to the 12-time Olympic medalist was being donated to Save The Children to benefit needy youngsters in Brazil. "While we have enjoyed a winning relationship with Ryan for over a decade and he has been an important member of the Speedo team, we cannot condone behavior that is counter to the values this brand has long stood for," the prominent swimsuit company said. "We appreciate his many achievements and hope he moves forward and learns from this experience."

Ralph Lauren, which provided the Polo-branded attire worn by the U.S. team at the opening and closing ceremonies, said it would not be renewing the contract that provided Lochte with financial support leading up to Rio. The statement from airweave said it had a similar arrangement with the swimmer. Both stressed they would continue their support of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams. SyneronCandela offers a line of skin-treatment products that deal with issues such as wrinkle reduction. "We hold our employees to high standards, and we expect the same of our business partners," the company said.

Lochte issued a statement through his public relations firm thanking Speedo USA for its long support. He did not immediately address the other companies dropping their endorsements. "I respect Speedo's decision and am grateful for the opportunities that our partnership has afforded me over the years," Lochte said. Initially, Lochte said he and three teammates — Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and Jimmy Feigen — were robbed after their taxi was pulled over by armed men posing as police just hours after the swimming competition ended in Rio de Janeiro. That version quickly unraveled when police said the swimmers, who had attended a late-night party, never reported the incident to authorities and there was scant evidence of a robbery.

Video surveillance emerged showing the athletes getting into a confrontation with armed security guards over alleged vandalism at the gas station when their taxi pulled over to let them use the restroom.

While there have been conflicting versions over whether the guards pulled their weapons on the swimmers, Lochte has since acknowledged he was highly intoxicated and that his behavior led to the confrontation, which resulted in the swimmers paying some $50 in U.S. and Brazilian currency before they were allowed to leave. The incident caused a furor in Rio, where street crime was a major issue heading into the games.

Paul Swangard, managing director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing

Center at the University of Oregon, said he wasn't surprised by the decision since most of Lochte's marketing value was tied to campaigns prior to the Olympics. "I would think it was an easy decision to cut ties now," Swangard said. "For someone like Lochte, he's really destroyed almost all of his short-term marketability. Brands can easily seek out other athletes for the next Olympic cycle." The financial costs of losing Speedo and Ralph Lauren are likely to be only the first sanctions that await Lochte, whose antics tarnished a powerful showing by the American team and dominating news away from the stadiums and arenas in the final days of the Rio Games. Both the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Swimming have indicated that Lochte will be punished, perhaps endangering the 32-year-old's hopes of competing in a fifth Olympics at Tokyo in 2020. He could also face criminal charges in Brazil, where the other swimmers were initially barred from leaving the country until they were interviewed by authorities. Feigen wound up donating just under $11,000 to a Brazilian nonprofit sports organization to settle any potential legal action. Bentz issued a statement saying Lochte tore a sign off a wall at the gas station and got into a heated exchange with the security officers, though Bentz denied the swimmers did any damage to a locked bathroom as authorities alleged.

In the last of three interviews with NBC that included ever-changing accounts of the incident, Lochteapologized and acknowledged he "over-exaggerated the story." He made a similar mea culpa to Brazil's main broadcaster, Globo. Long one of the most popular U.S. athletes, the laid-back swimmer is known for his trademark saying "Jeah!" and such antics as wearing diamond grillz on the medal stand and dying his hair a silvery color before the Rio Games.

Lochte also starred in a short-lived reality television show after the 2012 Olympics. For these games, he qualified in only one individual event, finishing fifth in the 200-meter individual medley, far behind longtime rival Michael Phelps. Lochte did help Phelps and the Americans win gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay. (SportsMax)

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Milan Reject Chelsea Bid For Romagnoli

Chelsea's hunt for a centre-back goes on after AC Milan knocked back their attempts to sign Alessio Romagnoli. Chelsea have had a bid in excess of €25million for defender Alessio Romagnoli rejected by AC Milan, the Italian club have confirmed. The Blues are in the market for a new centre-half with John Terry and Gary Cahill the only fit, recognised players in that position currently on the books. Kurt Zouma is targeting a September comeback from a serious knee injury, leaving coach Antonio Conte short of numbers in the interim.

Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly is another reported target and Conte may opt to step up his interest in the Senegalese having been knocked back by Milan. The Rossoneri announced via their TV channel they had rejected an offer "higher than the fee they paid Roma" for Romagnoli last year. The 21-year-old came through the ranks at the Stadio Olimpico before an impressive loan spell at Sampdoria in the 2014-15 season led to a move to San Siro. Conte, speaking after Saturday's 2-1 win at Watford, highlighted the need to strengthen his squad prior to the closing of the transfer window at the end of the month.

He said: "If you look now at the Chelsea squad you can see we have only four defenders, and these four defenders started today. "[But] if [we have] one injury we are in trouble. "The club and me we know this and we are talking every day to

improve the squad but we know also that it's very difficult in this market because it's crazy. "I don't want to buy just to buy, I want to buy the right player for Chelsea, for the present, for the future, with a good prospect. It's important we have a good investment for the future."

(SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: Russia Ban Can Drive Change, But Not Cause To Celebrate - IPC president Sympathy for Russian athletes banned from the Paralympic Games was expressed by IPC chief Philip Craven, who hopes change will soon come. Philip Craven, the president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), hopes the upholding of Russia's ban from the 2016 Paralympic Games "acts as a catalyst for change", but insists it is "not a day for celebration". The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) was suspended on August 7 following revelations of state-sponsored doping in two independent reports commission by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) The RPC lodged an appeal against the ban with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but their claim was dismissed on Tuesday as the independent body found the IPC "did not violate any procedural rule in dealing with the disciplinary process leading to the RPC's suspension".

Craven was pleased the ruling had been upheld but expressed sympathy for the affected competitors. The IPC president hopes the decision can help drive change in Russia and says the organisation will work with WADA to establish the criteria for the reinstatement of the RPC. "We are greatly encouraged that the CAS Panel has upheld the IPC Governing Board's unanimous decision to hold the Russian Paralympic Committee accountable for its membership responsibilities and obligations," said Craven in a statement. "Today's decision underlines our strong belief that doping has absolutely no place in Paralympic sport, and further improves our ability to ensure fair competition and a level playing field for all Para athletes around the world.

“Although we are pleased with the decision, it is not a day for celebration and we have enormous sympathy for the Russian athletes who will now miss out on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. "It is a sad day for the Paralympic Movement, but we hope also a new beginning. We hope this decision acts as a

catalyst for change in Russia and we can welcome the Russian Paralympic Committee back as a member safe in the knowledge that it is fulfilling its obligations to ensure fair competition for all.

“Beyond Rio 2016, we will work with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to establish the criteria the Russian Paralympic Committee needs to meet in order to fulfil all its membership obligations and have its suspension lifted. "We will also continue to work closely with the IPC Anti-Doping Committee and WADA on the measures to be taken to address the athletes implicated as part of the McLaren Report, including advice on results management." The IPC confirmed it will now work with other international federations to redistribute the 267 Paralympic Games slots that had been secured by Russian athletes before the event commences on September 7. (SportsMax)

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Dortmund Know How To Treat Gotze - Ballack

Mario Gotze has returned to Borussia Dortmund and Michael Ballack believes they will get the best out of the Germany international.

Former Germany international Michael Ballack believes Borussia Dortmund are better placed to handle Mario Gotze after the attacker's disappointing spell at Bayern Munich. Gotze won two Bundesliga titles and the DFB-Pokal during four years at Dortmund, before departing for fierce rivals Bayern.

Despite lifting three more league titles and two Pokals during his stay at Allianz Arena, Gotze struggled for regular playing time under Pep Guardiola and his return to Dortmund was confirmed earlier in the transfer window. And Ballack, who spent four years at Bayern between 2002 and 2006, winning three successive Bundesligas, feels Dortmund are more likely to make the most of Gotze's considerable talent.

“I can't judge that move, just like most of us can't. He grew up in Dortmund and he is for sure one of the most gifted players we have at the moment," Ballack told Omnisport. "There a few players like him who know what to do in every situation, just like he does. If he is able to perform on his highest level there are few others who are able to always make the right move like he does. But he has to feel good and he has to bring it. "That he was not able to do so in the recent past, neither at Bayern nor the national team, is probably for many different reasons.

“Maybe it was trust, there were a lot of speculations, but I think

Dortmund knows best how to treat him. Three years have passed, he has developed, his personality changed. "But I think Dortmund knows how to handle the situation. If it is the best option for him to already return to Dortmund, I don't know. But he made the step and we have to accept that. "It is a top club, and the he has to give us all the remaining answers on the pitch." (SportsMax)

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Shevchenko: Bacca Must Improve Consistency

Carlos Bacca enjoyed a stunning start to the 2016-17 season, and now Andriy Shevchenko wants him to deliver those performances regularly. AC Milan legend Andriy Shevchenko has called on Carlos Bacca to deliver on a regular basis for the fallen Serie A giants following his superb performance against Torino. Colombia international Bacca made a stunning start to the 2016-17 campaign, netting a hat-trick as Milan prevailed 3-2 at San Siro.

Having joined from Sevilla prior to last season, Bacca scored an impressive 18 goals in 38 league appearances for a struggling Milan side that toiled to a seventh-placed ďŹ nish. And Shevchenko, who won Serie A and the Champions League during a seven-year stay at the club, has called on Bacca to display even greater consistency to ďŹ re Milan back to the top of Italian football. “It's a great advantage for a club to have a striker who can solve the matches," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. " After a few bad seasons there is much to rebuild and to have one with the goals is essential for a coach. "But Bacca needs to do more, better read the collective situations, improve the team play. Only in this way will he make another leap in quality. "Now it is early, he still needs continuity. The qualities are good and started well this season with a new coach, but the continuity is a necessary skill to make way in football. Continuity and ability to help the team. "However, he is a striker who I really like and I

also enjoyed last season.

He is good at attacking the spaces, is good inside the area and has a sense for the goal." And Shevchenko thinks Milan's relative fall from grace means there is a lessened burden of expectation on new players arriving at San Siro. "Well, maybe now the Milan shirt weighs a bit less," he added. "Before, you arrived in a team full of champions who fought for many titles, so maybe you could be intimidated. It is no longer so, but also to rebuild and start over is a complicated undertaking, for the attackers and for any other player." (SportsMax)

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Rio 2016: CAS Dismisses Russian Appeal Against Paralympic Ban There will be no Russian athletes at the 2016 Paralympic Games after CAS dismissed an appeal against their blanket ban from the IPC. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed Russia's appeal against a ban from competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games. Russia was banned from competing by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on August 7 following allegations of state-sponsored doping made in an independent report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

While the International Olympic Committee opted against a blanket ban on Russian athletes at Rio 2016, handing responsibility to individual sport federations, the IPC took the firmer stance. Following an appeal to CAS from the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC), the IPC's ruling has been upheld.

A CAS statement read: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal filed by the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against the decision rendered by Governing Board of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on 7 August 2016. As a consequence, the IPC decision is confirmed.

“Following revelations related to the doping system in Russia, the IPC Governing Board suspended the RPC from IPC membership due to its alleged inability to fulfil its responsibilities and obligations to comply with the IPC Antidoping Code and the World Anti-doping Code. "The CAS Panel in charge of this matter found that the IPC did not violate any procedural rule in dealing with the disciplinary process leading to the RPC's suspension and that the decision to ban the RPC was

made in accordance with the IPC Rules and was proportionate in the circumstances.

“The Panel also noted that the RPC did not file any evidence contradicting the facts on which the IPC decision was based. "In making its decision, the CAS Panel did consider the particular status of the RPC as a national governing body but did not determine the existence of, or the extent of, any natural justice rights or personality rights afforded to individual athletes following the suspension of the RPC." The build-up to the Paralympics has also been marred by budget cuts by the Rio 2016 organising committee and disappointing ticket sales.

(SportsMax)

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'If You Heed 100 Idiots You Will Go Crazy' - Bauza On Messi Return

Lionel Messi confirmed his Argentina retirement U-turn this month and Edgardo Bauza revealed details of the talk prior to the decision. Argentina head coach Edgardo Bauza says he advised Lionel Messi to block out the "idiots" prior to the Barcelona superstar changing his mind on international retirement. Messi announced his plans to step away from national-team duties following Argentina's loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario - their third major final defeat in as many years.

But earlier this month, the 29-year-old confirmed he had gone back on that decision, with Bauza then selecting the forward in his first squad, for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela. And Bauza, appointed as a replacement for Gerardo Martino at the start of August, says he told Messi to shrug off any external criticism. "I went [to speak to Messi] not to convince, I went to talk football," Bauza told La Nacion. "We were almost two hours talking about football and naturally it came out [from that] that he would be on the list.

“I told him that in Argentina there are 100 idiots, who speak and criticise, but I told him that people want much, and if you are still heeding 100 idiots who criticise, you would go crazy. "Then came this statement, which I found very natural, and that tells you about his desire to be in the selection and win something with the national team. "Having the best in the world does not

guarantee you'll win the game, but you are guaranteed a great threat to the opponent.

We need to better take advantage of Messi. "I imagine him in two or three positions, something we already talked about with him, but let's see. It depends on the team. "He has that pressure naturally by who he is. And he knows it. And we all know that when the ball goes through him, he can make something different happen. But we need help from the team." (SportsMax)

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Eels Extend Norman Contract Until 2019 Corey Norman will remain at Parramatta Eels for the next three years after singing a long-awaited contract extension.

Parramatta Eels have tied star five-eighth Corey Norman down to a new contract running until 2019. Norman, serving an eightweek suspension from the NRL following his drug possession conviction and a sex-tape scandal, was only contracted until the end of the 2016 season.

The Eels were penalised by the NRL for salary cap breaches in July, but have now been able to reach an agreement with Norman that keeps him on board for a further three years. "The club now has a clearer picture of its salary cap position allowing it to finalise a number of player negotiations that had been placed on hold over the past couple of months," said Eels chairman Max Donnelly in a statement.

“We have been pleased with how Corey has responded to the personal challenges of this year and we look forward to his contribution to the club's success over the next three years. "I am pleased that we can now start to bring positive announcements to our Members regarding our playing squad for 2017." Coach Brad Arthur added: "Corey has progressively improved his game over the first three years at the club and in 2016 showed

how valuable his contribution is in the success of our team.

“Through today's [Tuesday's] announcement Corey has showed his commitment to the future direction of our club and I have no doubt he will play a major role in moving our team forward over the next three years." Since debuting in 2014 following his transfer from Brisbane Broncos, Norman has made 64 appearances for the club. (SportsMax)

Angelo Perera Replaces Injured Pradeep For Sri Lanka Nuwan Pradeep has been replaced by Angelo Perera ahead of Sri Lanka's second ODI against Australia in Colombo. A hamstring injury aggravated by Nuwan Pradeep has resulted in Sri Lanka calling up Angelo Perera to the one-day international squad for the second match against Australia.

Sri Lanka trail 1-0 in the five-match series after suffering a threewicket defeat in the first match in Colombo on Sunday, but Pradeep, who missed the last two Test matches due to the injury, did not feature. With no improvement the seamer has been replaced by Perera, and coach Graham Ford said the all-rounder could be involved.

"Nuwan Pradeep is injured which is a big blow to us.

[He is] an important part of the side and has done really well over the past, but at the moment he's struggling with a hamstring injury, has done for a little while, so at the moment he's out for the time being," said Ford. "The selectors have called him [Angelo] into the squad, I think they felt he played really well [for Sri Lanka A] in England. He's a very capable player. He has a chance of playing, he looks in good nick."

Captain Angelo Mathews suggested there could be changes to the Sri Lanka XI, but Dinesh Chandimal – who hit his fifth successive ODI fifty in the first match – and Kusal Mendis have been cleared after injury

concerns. "We still haven't decided on the final 11. [It's] possible, if needed, there might be a couple of changes. We will have a chat with the selectors because we are not quite sure about the wicket," said Mathews. "Injury concerns have now been cleared by the physio. Chandimal is clear to play and also Kusal Mendis, so they are fine." (SportsMax)

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Guyana Win West Indies Regional Under 19 Championships Guyana are the West Indies Under-19 50-over champions following their five-wicket win over the Windward Islands in St Vincent on Sunday. Chasing 143 for victory, Bhaskar Yadram, 41 not out, and Raymond Perez, 24, guided the Guyanese 145 for 5 for a comfortable victory with seven overs to spare. Sherfane Rutherford, 21, added to the scores of Yadram and Perez, as the Guyanese repelled the Windwards’ bowling, led by Johnathan Taylor, 2-16, and Alick Athanaze, 2-27.

Earlier Keemo Paul, 3-16, and Looknauth Chinkoo, 3-32, ran through the Windwards' batting, reducing them to 142 all out off 42 overs and four balls. Only Johnel Eugene, who scored 42, and 22 from Emmanuel Stewart saved the Windwards from total collapse. Windwards did not walk away without some consolation though, as they were named the Most Disciplined team during the competition. Guyana however, walked away with the bulk of the sectional prizes. Keemo Paul with 15 wickets at an average of 13.67, with a best of 4-37, was the Best Bowler.

He was also voted the Best Allrounder, having scored 194 runs at an average of 27.71. Meanwhile, Joshua Persaud was the Best Wicketkeeper with 12 dismissals – eight catches and four stumpings. Tyrone Williams of the Leeward Islands scored the

most runs in the tournament – 278 at an average of 46.33. He scored one century,132, the highest individual score of the tournament. He also scored a half century for his country.

Barbados, with four wins and two losses, finished third while Jamaica, with three wins and three losses, finished fourth.

Trinidad and Tobago, with two wins and four losses, was fifth, just ahead of the Leeward Islands, who had one win, four losses and one no result. The ICC Americas team lost five of their six matches to finish at the bottom of the table. (SportsMax)

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Cancelling IAAF World Under-18 Championships A Bad Idea - Boldon

Olympic bronze medallist Ato Boldon doesn’t believe any good will come from the IAAF’s decision to end the World Under18 (Youth) Championships come 2018. IAAF president Sebastian Coe made the announcement in Rio on Sunday, following the conclusion of the governing body’s conference on Saturday. "It is not the best pathway for young athletes," Coe said in explaining the decision to do away with the championships that have provided a pathway for many of the world’s best athletes.

The last edition of the event will be held in Nairobi, Kenya next July 12-17, 2017. Boldon doesn’t see anything positive coming from this. “[It is] bad thing. The earlier you get aspiring championshipcalibre kids in a world championship atmosphere, the better,” he told Sportsmax.tv. “I couldn't disagree more with this move.

Kirani (James) and (Usain) Bolt are two living reasons why the championships should be kept.” James and Bolt, who came up through the youth development system ended their campaigns in Rio with one silver and three gold medals respectively. James is the 2012 Olympic 400-metre champion while Bolt was winning three gold medals for a record-setting third straight time.

Olympic women 400-metre bronze medallist Shericka Jackson, as well as two-time Olympic champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand are on a long list of current athletic stars who came up through the World Youth Championships. Boldon was unable to proffer a reason behind the decision but sources have told Sportsmax.tv that the loss of sponsorship caused by the sport’s ongoing doping scandals could be behind the decision.

In January 2016, the BBC reported that global sportswear manufacturer Adidas was withdrawing its sponsorship agreement valued at an estimated US$32 million from the IAAF. According to the report, published on January 25, the BBC said the move will cost the IAAF and its commercial partner Dentsu tens of millions of dollars in revenue. In response to the report.

Adidas issued a statement in which it said they were in ‘close contact’ with the IAAF as it underwent a process of reform but said they had not withdrawn their sponsorship.

However, the ongoing fall-out that included the IAAF’s decision to ban all Russian track and field athletes from the justconcluded Olympic Games in Rio and several related issues that have proven to be embarrassing to the IAAF, would not have given Adidas reason to stay. Whatever the reasons, however, Boldon doesn’t see the decision to end the championships as one that will help the sport.

“Suddenly they don't think the meet is worth it after all the great meets and alumni of it? I don't know [how exactly it will hurt] but it certainly doesn't help the sport, in my opinion.” Jamaica topped the medal table at the World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Poland in 2013. The Caribbean island, dubbed the sprint factory, ended the championships with eight medals including six gold. The first U18 event was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland -- the site of this year's U20 Championships-- in 1999 and held again every two years. (SportsMax)

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Jamaica’s GC Foster College To Introduce Wrestling To Its Scholastic Programme

When school begins next month the GC Foster College in Spanish Town, St Catherine will introduce the sport of wrestling. The process began at the sports college on Monday, August 22, with a workshop which is being staged in collaboration with Future Champs of Texas, following the recent signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding between the organisations.

The one-week workshop will run from August 22 to Friday, August 26 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day. The various sessions which will be conducted by international instructors as arranged by Future Champs of Texas. The workshop is aimed at students of primary schools, high schools, colleges/universities as well as individuals wanting to become instructors. In addition to formally introducing persons to the sport, there will also be some focus on strategies that they will need to be familiar with in order for them to become instructors.

“We want to give our students as many choices as possible, to prepare them to teach various sports in the school system,” said GC Foster principal Dr Joyce Graham Royal. “We are happy for

the collaboration with Future Champs of Texas to deliver this programme at this time." Chester McCarty, sports director at GC Foster, said he was expecting between 50 and 100 persons to participate in the camp. Wrestling is an Olympic sport.

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Guyana Cycling Coach In Hot Water After Missing Disciplinary Hearing

Randolph Roberts, Guyana's coach to the Junior Caribbean 19th and Yearwood 28th. The performances were considered Cycling Championships in St Lucia recently, has heaped more poor, bearing in mind their abilities. (SportsMax) hot water on his head. The coach was summoned before the Guyana Cycling Federation's disciplinary committee to explain his absence during the Junior 31, Caribbean Road Race, however, he did not show up.

Reports are that on July 31, Christopher Cornelius, Raphael Leung, Jornel Yearwood and Andrew Hicks, were left without water along their route and suffered dehydration.

Roberts was said he felt unwell on the day, complaining to team manager, Marc Sonoram, about a headache that would stop him from following the race. Part of the coach's job is to follow the race and feed water to the racers. Cornelius finishing 16th, Hicks 18th, Leung

Jamaican Jockey Makes History, Winning Canadian Derby Shamaree Muir is 21 years old and the winner of the Grade III favourite, Ready Intaglio, while another Jamaican, Dane Nelson Canadian Derby. His age means he is the youngest jockey to ever finished in close attendance aboard 13-1 chance, Solve. The win the CDN$150,000 event. The Jamaican won aboard Canadian Derby was an all-Caribbean affair as third in the race was The Accuser, ridden by Barbadian Damario Bynoe.

According to Muir, he got some help in achieving the feat.

"He's the smartest horse I've ever ridden. This is a very classy horse. I think he's going to go places," said Muir.

The pace of the race was quick and Muir held his charge at the back of the pack, making his move just before the final turn. "He was relaxed and I just waited for the right time to make my move," he said. (SportsMax)