November 13, 2016 by Guyana Daily News

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Rohee: Granger Must Ensure PNC Account for Missing Weapons

General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee has noted that President David Granger should ensure that the People's National Congress (PNC) account for the 237 weapons that it was issued by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). Speaking during a press conference on Monday, Rohee said that the weapons were issued to the Ministry of National Mobilization and Development during the PNC's term in office. According to Rohee, the ammunition were signed for by a “Comrade Sketee” and include 50 Pistols, 100 Magazines, 20 Beretta SMC'S and accessories, 15 M70 rifles, 10 879 guns, 4 x ha's, and 11 Light machine guns. Additionally, seven Smith and Wesson were issued on May 18, 1976 to Parliamentary Secretary to office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Robert Corbin. The General Secretary also stated that the in 2009 when police seized a quantity of submachine guns from criminals who were killed in a shootout at Mahaica, it was discovered that the weapons were among those that were issued to the PNC that was never returned. Rohee is questioning whether this practice is once again happening. “We too are hearing stories and maybe this is what is happening again”.

Weapon Log Book (Freedom Radio Photo)

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EDITORIAL SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The Unruly Horse

Pradoville #2 By: Mohabir Anil Nandlall, MP. Attorney-at-Law Over the last few years, much have been said about the Sparendaam Development, better known in the Press, as Pradoville#2. In this public flow of information a lot of inaccuracies have been peddled, and have been repeated so many times that they are now considered “facts”. For the public record, it is important that these inaccuracies be identified and debunked. I will now endeavor to do so. It has been repeatedly stated that the Governments' transmission tower was removed to facilitate Pradoville#2. This is simply not the truth. In terms of time, this tower was removed long before any work had begun at Pradoville#2. Its removal had nothing to do with Pradoville#2. The European Union had funded the expansion of Ogle Airport, which included extension of its' runway to facilitate greater traffic and larger aircraft. It was determined by those in charge of that project and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority that this transmission tower was in the flight path of aircrafts leaving the airport. They requested the removal of the Tower. The Government agreed to do so. That was the reason for the removal of the Tower. As part of the misinformation, the costs and expenses in relation to the dismantling, removal, transportation and

installation of this tower at another site are all erroneously included in the calculations by those whom have attempted to assets the value of the developmental works at Pradoville#2. This is obviously wrong and has led to exaggerated sums of money being peddled in the public domain as part of the costs of the developmental works which were done at Pradoville#2. All manner of formulae have been employed by those who have attempted to calculate the value of the lands at Pradoville#2. The fact is that the price for which the land was sold, was similar to, or comparable with, the price at which the Government sold lands under its housing program to individuals as well as developers at that point in time. At or about the same time, the Government sold, by way of public tender, a block of land at Liliandaal that is much closer to the City at a price of five million dollars ($5,000,000) per acre. This was the highest offer produced by a public tendering process. Similarly, the Government sold several hundred acres of land on the East Bank of Demerara to private developers at about 45 million dollars per acre. When one calculates the value of a middle income household, hundreds of which the Government sold for one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000), it approximates to just under five million dollars ($5,000,000) per acre. This is the approximate price at which Pradoville#2 lots were sold. Pradoville#2 has been described as, “ocean front lands” and this has been used to boost its value. An objective assessment would be obliged to take into account, the distance between Pradoville#2 and the City, as well as the fact that one has to access it by driving through underdeveloped areas, using access roads. But these factors are deliberately omitted from the equation by those who are bent on painting a particular picture. It has been argued that the then Cabinet approved a decision to give its members lands at Pradoville#2 below the market

value of those lands, and therefore, the Cabinet and those who received the lands did so, unlawfully. Applying the same legal logic, did the current cabinet and its members not act unlawfully, when they gave themselves a 50% retroactive increase in salary, thereby guaranteeing to each member, a pension of seven-eighths (7/8) of that salary, when the public sector employees were paid a mere 5% increase? In principle, state lands and public monies in the treasury are from the same genus and are all state assess. Therefore, would these Ministers be charged as well? And would the Special Prosecutors who are likely to be hired to prosecute the owners of the lands at Pradoville#2, be unleashed upon these cabinet members also? Or will private criminal charges have to be filed? I cannot imagine that the DPP would enter a nolle prosequi to any private criminal charges filed against current ministers having authorized the institution of charges against the Pradoville#2 landowners. Will criminal charges be instituted against the Forbes Burnham family, who received 5 acres of prime land, east of Sheriff Street, in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens, given to them by transport, by former President Bharrat Jagdeo? Will these Special Prosecutors be directed to prosecute these charges? What is certain is that interesting times and a lot of work for lawyers lie ahead.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS OP:ED- What A Trump Presidency Means for Guyana the contrary, the PNC has a track record Many Guyanese at home and abroad PAGE 4

are in total shock at the results of the US elections. They have expressed fear of some sort or the other. President elect Donald Trump's slogan during his campaign was “Make America great again”. This rhetoric could have consequences for the Granger administration, in that, they (APNU+AFC) are relying heavily on the ABC countries for guidance in many political and economic aﬀairs, but this may be short lived. President David Granger had recently noted that the Burnham socialist ideology is alive but this may not go down well with Trump's foreign Policy. Trump may augur well for the PPP, it can be seen as a blessing in disguise. Without international interference in Guyanese Politics, as in the case of the May 2015 elections, the PPP may do well for the Guyanese People. Their track record of a more prosperous economy, spending conﬁdence and a clearer structured path to the future; on

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of dictatorship, mismanagement, rigged elections, dilapidated infrastructure, high inﬂation and highest among highly indebted countries in the world. A recent opinion poll conducted by the Guyana Daily News revealed that a larger percentage of Guyanese, including many Government supporters are fed up with the increasing crime situation, ailing economy and the constant investigation rhetoric, instead of uniting Guyana and moving the country forward. In other words they are not seeing any light at the end of the tunnel. According to a known Political Commentator, the likelihood of Trump selecting Newt Gingrich as the next Secretary of State (foreign minister), the US could push harder for “regime change in Venezuela” and for retightening of the embargo on Cuba. “If Gingrich becomes Secretary of State, we may well see a more hawkish

foreign policy than under Obama and I can see Newt Gingrich being even more hostile to the regime in Venezuela than Obama has been and Gingrich might not be too open in expanding relations with Cuba and to some extent Guyana.”

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President Addresses Strategy for Fighting Crime

President David Granger With a visible increase in the number of crimes, President Granger continues to reiterate that his administration is bent

on the reduction of serious crimes and that is a priority in the eyes of the Government so as to ensure the safety of all citizens in the country. In order to do this the president said that several changes need to be instituted, such as the tightening of border security and control to prevent the transport of illegal guns and narcotics, more street patrols, the presence of mounted police in the hinterland and riverine areas of the country, collaboration between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Community Policing Groups (CPGs), provision of assets such as drones for border monitoring, aerial surveillance, reduction of cash transactions and the implementation of a 'Smart City' programme, which will see cameras being installed along strategic points across the country, the yearly review of gun license and security sector reform, as reported by the Government Information Agency. To rid the country of its current state of crime the president spoke of attacking

the problem at its root so as to ensure effective long term results, and as such he further spoke of cross border crimes since many of the items such as guns and cocaine which are involved in major crimes are not manufactured in Guyana. As such he said certain sectors of the problems will have to be addressed on an international level. Not limiting the problem to international influences the President spoke of individuals who have grown up in bad conditions or areas and as such they have grown up with a mentality that “the solution to their problems or whatever they want to achieve in their life is through the barrel of a gun....”, the President said. As such the President spoke of a strategy to curb the events stating,“We have a strategy and part of that strategy is to limit the inflow and impact of transnational crimes by securing our borders and by working with communities.

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Sugar Workers Bemoans Sugar For Oil.

Sugar workers from the LBI area are calling on the government not to forsake the sugar industry for the promising oil finds. In a recent interview with this newspaper, a cane harvester of LBI on the East Coast of Demerara, said that the government is placing a lot of emphasis on the oil finds and is failing to find solutions to the ailing sugar industry. The father of four further stated that the government is closing the Wales estate but hasn't implemented any viable economic plan for the workers of that estate. The harvester stated that Guyana's chances of failure in the oil sector are very high under this present regime because of corrupt practices. “The

country cannot afford another stint as was under the PNC regime. With Guyana's new found wealth, we might be able to benefit, but not at the cost of the sugar industry. If the government continues in its current from we will be the next Venezuela.” He said, the government must stop playing Russian roulette with sugar. Guysuco was high on Cabinet's agenda recently, according to Minister of State J o s e p h H a r m o n . Mr. Harmon told reporters at this week's post cabinet media briefing that some decisions regarding the sector will have to be made by year end. When asked to state what are some options that was presented to the government by the GuySuCo team and if one of those included the closure of

more sugar estates, Harmon said, “There were a range of options that have been presented to Cabinet and I would not want to be very speciﬁc with these options but I gave you what I call the continuum of opportunities and that is to say from doing nothing which is maintaining the status quo to diversiﬁcation.”

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Government Mustmuscle Focus On Preventative Health Care pain, joint swelling, and a rash Many Guyanese have complained to PAGE 8

the Guyana Daily News that the country lacks a preventative health care system and the curative system is limited in its scope. One patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital related her experience to this newspaper, explaining that she contracted the Chikunguna virus and went to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for treatment and was given Ibuprofen and Naproxen and was told to go home and take bed rest. She further related that it has been quite some time and she is not feeling any better with the drugs she received. Chikungunya is an infection caused by a mosquito and symptoms include fever and joint pain, which typically occur two to twelve days after exposure. Other symptoms may include headache,

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and most people are better within a week; the risk of death is around 1 in 1,000, the very young, old, and those with other health problems are at risk of more severe disease. Many economists in Guyana have expressed concerns over the large amount of the Ministry of Public Health's budget that is spent on curative care the government should focus on more preventative measures. The economist expressed his views stating that, some evidence do suggest that there are opportunities to save money and improve health through prevention health care, preventable causes of death, such as tobacco smoking, poor diet and physical inactivity, misuse of alcohol should receive more attention by the government.

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Hopeful Boost in Tourism following “FAM Tour” As the marketing of Guyana as one of the most underrated tourist destinations around the world continues, Guyana has recently beneﬁtted from a visit from a team from the National Geographic Magazine who after a ﬁve day tour of the country has described it as “one of the nicest, unspool countries in the world” as reported by the Government Information Agency. The two person team from the magazine arrived in Guyana on November 7 on a 'Familiarization Tour or FAM Tour which has been set up by the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) which is supposed to see the country being featured in magazines and catalogs around the world as a Prime Nature Tourist Destination.

Speaking to sections of the media was Journalist for the Magazine, Marco Barnveld who described Guyana as “one of the nicest unspoiled countries we have been to…” Talking about how it is they ﬁrst got to know about Guyana, Barnveld credited t h e A l c o h o l P r o d u c t i o n s e c t o r, speciﬁcally the Rum Production, stating that they were “seduced by the rum” to visit Guyana after the taste was introduced to them by a Guyanese while back in America. Barnveld however pointed out that while this was not their main reason for visiting Guyana, it sure played an important part. After being mesmerized by tours of the Garden City of Georgetown and the Interior Regions, the team described

Guyana as unspoilt and beautiful, sounding out their exasperation as to why more tourists are not visiting the country more often, sending praises towards the people that they would have met and the service they would have been treated with. According to the GTA's Logistic Manager, Carla Chandra, the country is set to beneﬁt as it has beneﬁtted before from tours of similar nature.

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Bartica in Pursuit of Cleanliness Goal The Mayor and Council of the recently commissioned town of Bartica have revealed that it has set its sight on becoming the cleanest ward in the country and as such it plans to launch an Integrated Solid Waste Management Program as part of its clean up and awareness program before the end of the month. The program will not only beneﬁt the environment but it will also see the creation of jobs for youths as Town Clerk, Pheobe Wallerson revealed that following the implementation, there will be training programs held, which are expected to educate those who are willing to be a part of the program so

that they can and educate others. Wallerson in explaining said, “We will equip them with relevant identification badges, clothes and more importantly the skills to deliver an impacting, interactive, learning session with households.” Following the recent works carried out on the landfill site in Bartica, the Mayor and Council are looking to capitalize on the high spirits of the residents of the town and for them to understand the “need for residents to take ownership and responsibility for their environment and to add to our efforts.” The Council has already expended $15

million towards the landﬁll and are expected to spend another $5 million on this initiative in an eﬀort to make Bartica “Clean and Green.”

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Essequibo Rice Miller Sues GRDB For Almost 100 Million Dollars 2016-HC-DEM-CIV-CDIN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL DIVISION BETWEEN: ARNOLD SANKAR trading under the title, name and style of ARNOLD SANKAR AND SONS RICE MILL of Lot 22 Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast. Plaintiff -andGUYANA RICE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, a statutory body corporate. Defendant TO: G U Y A N A R I C E DEVELOPMENT BOARD Lot 117 Cowan Street Kingston Georgetown Guyana YOU ARE COMMANDED that at 9:00 o' clock in the forenoon on Thursday the 19th day of January, 2017, you do appear before the High Court, at the Law Court, Georgetown, in an action at the suit of the above-named Plaintiff. AND TAKE NOTICE that in default of your so doing the Plaintiff may proceed therein and judgment may be given in your absence. FOR REGISTRAR Dated at Georgetown, Demerara This day of November, 2016 N.B: If the Defendant desires to defend this action it shall not later than 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon of the day (not being a Sunday or Public Holiday) immediately preceding that fixed for its appearance, file an affidavit at the Registry at Georgetown setting forth its defence and serve a copy of such affidavit forthwith after filing the same on the

Plaintiff. STATEMENT OF CLAIM 1. The Plaintiff is and was at all material times a person of full age and capacity and engaged in the business of buying and drying paddy for export. 2. The Defendant is a statutory body corporate tasked with the performance of certain statutory functions. 3. In addition to the said statutory functions, the Defendant was engaged in the business of purchasing paddy for the purpose of exporting same in bulk to various overseas markets including to Venezuela. 4. During the first rice crop of 2015, Mr. Jagnarine Singh, the General Manager, Mr. Peter Ramcharran, the Accountant, and Mr. Madanlall Ramraj, the Deputy General Manager, of the Defendant, and acting for and on behalf of the Defendant, requested the Plaintiff to purchase as much paddy available on the market at a price of between $3000 to $3,300 per bag and thereof warranted, guaranteed, promised, undertook and agreed that they will purchase ALL of the said paddy from the Plaintiff at the price of four hundred and ninety United States dollars (US$490) per metric tonne. 5. In pursuance thereof and as a part performance of the said agreement, the Defendant advanced to the Plaintiff the sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000). 6. The Defendant deposited the said sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) in the Plaintiff's account at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited and shortly thereafter, at the bank's location at Anna Regina, the Plaintiff, in the presence of the officers of the Defendant referred to in paragraph four (4) above, paid by cheque the said sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) to some of the farmers from whom he purchased paddy under the aforesaid agreement. 7. However, the said sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) advanced by the Defendant was not adequate to pay for all

the paddy purchased and this was known to the officers of the Defendant who accepted and acknowledged delivery of all the paddy purchased by the Plaintiff under this agreement. 8. Pursuant to and as a part performance of the said agreement, the said officers of the Defendant requested the Plaintiff to fully pay the remainder of the farmers and warranted, guaranteed, promised, undertook and agreed to repay the Plaintiff from the proceeds to be received from the sale of the said paddy by the Defendant. 9. Acting and relying upon on the said warranty, guarantee, promise, undertaking and agreement, the Plaintiff purchased a total of thirty two thousand, six hundred and twenty-two (32,622) bags of paddy, equivalent to 2121 metric tonnes, at the purchase price of ninety million, seven hundred and forty nine thousand, two hundred and fifteen dollars ($90,749,215). 10. Acting and relying upon on the said warranty, guarantee, promise, undertaking and agreement, the Plaintiff applied for and obtained overdraft facilities from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited and from that facility the Plaintiff paid to the unpaid farmers the balance of thirty million, seven hundred and forty nine thousand, two hundred and fifteen dollars ($30,749,215). 10. In breach of the said agreement, on the 5th May, 2015, the Defendant only accepted delivery of eight hundred and thirteen (813) metric tonnes of paddy, leaving a balance of one thousand, three hundred and eight (1308) metric tonnes of paddy. 11. The value of the eight hundred and thirteen (813) metric tonnes of paddy was the sum of twenty one million, four hundred and forty seven thousand, four hundred and sixty seven dollars ($21,447,467).

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Essequibo Rice Miller Sues GRDB For Almost 100 Million ... (Cont’d) 12. The Plaintiff's several requests to the Defendant to accept delivery of the remaining one thousand, three hundred and eight (1308) metric tonnes of paddy were futile. 13. As a result, the Plaintiff was forced to sell the one thousand, three hundred and eight (1308) metric tonnes of paddy to CRice Inc. of Water Street, Georgetown, at the price of two hundred and twenty five United States dollars ($225) per metric tonne because the paddy was on the verge of spoiling. 14. As a result of the Defendant's aforesaid breach, the Plaintiff suffered loss and damage. Particulars of Special Damage To t a l c o s t o f p a d d y p u r c h a s e d $90,749,215 Value of paddy delivered to the Defendant $21,447,467 Value of paddy not accepted by t h e D e f e n d a n t $ 69,301,748 Had this paddy been accepted by the Defendant The Plaintiff would have been paid the sum of $131,388,600 Sum recovered from sale to C-Rice Inc. US$285,662.92 × G$205 $58,560,899 $72,827,701 Expenses incurred as storage as a result of the Defendant's non-acceptance of delivery of paddy (G$3,845 per ton × 1,308 tonnes × 5 months) $25,146,300 Interests paid to Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry Limited for use of overdraft facility ($259,166.76 + $141,060.61 + $365,287.91 + $308,144.53 + $622,612.00) $ 1,696,272 Loss and damage suffered by Plaintiff $99,670,273

15. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff claims from the Defendant the following: (i) the sum of ninety-nine million, six hundred and seventy thousand, two hundred and seventy-three dollars ($99,670,273); (ii) interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of filing to the date of judgment and thereafter at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum until fully paid; (iii) costs fixed in the sum of two hundred and forty-nine thousand, three hundred and sixty-three dollars ($249,363); (iv) such further or other reliefs as the Court may deem just. ………….…………………………. MOHABIR ANIL NANDLALL Attorney-at-Law for the Plaintiff Dated at Georgetown, Demerara This 7th day of November, 2016 A N D T H E S U M o f $ (or such sum as may be allowed on taxation for costs), if the amount claimed is paid to the Plaintiff or his Attorneys-atLaw or agent within four (4) days from the service thereof further proceedings will be stayed. This Writ was issued by MR. MOHABIR ANIL NANDLALL, MR. MANOJ N A R A YA N , M R S . S A S H A S . M A H A D E O - N A R AYA N & M R . RAJENDRA R. JAIGOBIN, Attorneysat-Law for the Plaintiff and whose address for service and place of business is at their Chambers, Mohabir A. Nandlall & Associates, 'Bhagwati Chambers', 217 South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown, Demerara. MOHABIR ANIL NANDLALL Attorney-at-Law for the Plaintiff Dated at Georgetown, Demerara This 7th day of November, 2016 AUTHORITY TO ATTORNEYS-ATLAW

I, ARNOLD SANKAR, of Lot 22 Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast, Guyana, the above-named Plaintiﬀ, do hereby authorize Mr. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, Mr. Manoj Narayan, Mrs. Sasha S. MahadeoNarayan & Mr. Rajendra R. Jaigobin, Attorneys-at-Law, to be the Attorneys-atLaw in this cause and to do all acts and things necessary therein on my behalf and to collect all sums of money payable to me and to give good and valid receipts therefor and my address for service and place of business is at their Chambers, Mohabir A. Nandlall & Associates, 'Bhagwati Chambers', 217 South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown, Demerara. ARNOLD SANKAR Dated at Georgetown, Demerara This 7th day of November, 2016 2016-HC-DEM-CIV-CDI N T H E H I G H C O U RT O F T H E SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL DIVISION BETWEEN: ARNOLD SANKAR trading under the title, name and style of ARNOLD SANKAR AND SONS RICE MILL of Lot 22 Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast. Plaintiﬀ -andGUYANA RICE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, a statutory body corporate. Defendant AFFIDAVIT VERIFYING CLAIM I, ARNOLD SANKAR, of Lot 22 Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast, Guyana, being duly sworn make oath and say as follows: 1. The facts and matters hereinafter deposed are within my personal knowledge save and except where otherwise stated. 2. I am and was at all material times a person of full age and capacity and am engaged in the business of buying and drying paddy for export.

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Essequibo Rice Miller Sues GRDB For Almost 100 Million ... (Cont’d) 3. The Defendant is a statutory body corporate tasked with the performance of certain statutory functions. 4. In addition to the said statutory functions, the Defendant was engaged in the business of purchasing paddy for the purpose of exporting same in bulk to various overseas markets including to Venezuela. 5. During the first rice crop of 2015, Mr. Jagnarine Singh, the General Manager, Mr. Peter Ramcharran, the Accountant, and Mr. Madanlall Ramraj, the Deputy General Manager, of the Defendant, and acting for and on behalf of the Defendant, requested me to purchase as much paddy available on the market at a price of between $3000 to $3,300 per bag and thereof warranted, guaranteed, promised, undertook and agreed that they will purchase ALL of the said paddy from me at the price of four hundred and ninety United States dollars (US$490) per metric tonne. 6. In pursuance thereof and as a part performance of the said agreement, the Defendant advanced to me the sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000). 7. The Defendant deposited the said sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) in my account at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited and shortly thereafter, at the bank's location at Anna Regina, I, in the presence of the officers of the Defendant referred to in paragraph five (5) above, paid by cheque the said sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) to some of the farmers from whom I purchased paddy under the aforesaid agreement. 8. However, the said sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) advanced by the Defendant was not adequate to pay for all the paddy purchased and this was known to the officers of the Defendant who accepted and acknowledged delivery of all the paddy purchased by me under this agreement. 9. Pursuant to and as a part performance of the said agreement, the said officers of the Defendant requested me to fully pay the remainder of the farmers and warranted, guaranteed, promised, undertook and agreed to repay me from the proceeds to be received from

the sale of the said paddy by the Defendant. 10. Acting and relying upon on the said warranty, guarantee, promise, undertaking and agreement, I purchased a total of thirty two thousand, six hundred and twenty-two (32,622) bags of paddy, equivalent to 2121 metric tonnes, at the purchase price of ninety million, seven hundred and forty nine thousand, two hundred and fifteen dollars ($90,749,215). 11. Acting and relying upon on the said warranty, guarantee, promise, undertaking and agreement, I applied for and obtained overdraft facilities from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited and from that facility I paid to the unpaid farmers the balance of thirty million, seven hundred and forty nine thousand, two hundred and fifteen dollars ($30,749,215). 12. In breach of the said agreement, on the 5th May, 2015, the Defendant only accepted delivery of eight hundred and thirteen (813) metric tonnes of paddy, leaving a balance of one thousand, three hundred and eight (1308) metric tonnes of paddy. 13. The value of the eight hundred and thirteen (813) metric tonnes of paddy was the sum of twenty one million, four hundred and forty seven thousand, four hundred and sixty seven dollars ($21,447,467). 14. My several requests to the Defendant to accept delivery of the remaining one thousand, three hundred and eight (1308) metric tonnes of paddy were futile. 15. As a result, I was forced to sell the one thousand, three hundred and eight (1308) metric tonnes of paddy to C-Rice Inc. of Water Street, Georgetown, at the price of two hundred and twenty five United States dollars ($225) per metric tonne because the paddy was on the verge of spoiling. 16. As a result of the Defendant's aforesaid breach, I suffered loss and damage. Particulars of Special Damage To t a l c o s t o f p a d d y p u r c h a s e d $90,749,215 Value of paddy delivered to the Defendant $21,447,467

Value of paddy not accepted by t h e D e f e n d a n t $ 69,301,748 Had this paddy been accepted by the Defendant The Plaintiff would have been paid the sum of $131,388,600 Sum recovered from sale to C-Rice Inc. US$285,662.92 × G$205 $58,560,899 $72,827,701 Expenses incurred as storage as a result of the Defendant's non-acceptance of delivery of paddy (G$3,845 per ton × 1,308 tonnes × 5 months) $25,146,300 Interests paid to Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry Limited for use of overdraft facility ($259,166.76 + $141,060.61 + $365,287.91 + $308,144.53 + $622,612.00) $ 1,696,272 Loss and damage suffered by Plaintiff $99,670,273 17. As a result, on the day of November, 2016, I caused to be filed High Court Action No. of 2016, in which I am claiming the following: (i) the sum of ninety-nine million, six hundred and seventy thousand, two hundred and seventy-three dollars ($99,670,273); (ii) interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of filing to the date of judgment and thereafter at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum until fully paid; (iii) costs fixed in the sum of two hundred and forty-nine thousand, three hundred and sixty-three dollars ($249,363); (iv) such further or other reliefs as the Court may deem just. 18. I repeat and rely on the matters contained in the Statement of Claim filed herein and I say that the matters contained therein are true and correct.

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Essequibo Rice Miller Sues GRDB For Almost 100 Million ... (Cont’d) 19. I have been advised by Mr. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, Attorney-at-Law and do verily believe that the Defendant has no defence to this action. 20. WHEREFORE, I respectfully pray that this Honourable Court grant the reliefs more fully set out in my Statement of Claim herein. 21. This Aﬃdavit was drawn upon my instructions and on my behalf by Mr. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, Attorney-at-Law. 22. I hereby authorize Mr. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, Mr. Manoj Narayan, Mrs. Sasha S. Mahdeo-Narayan & Mr. Rajendra R. Jaigobin, Attorneys-at-Law, to be my Attorneys-at-Law in this cause and to do all acts and things necessary therein on my behalf and to collect all sums of money payable to me and to give good and valid receipts therefor and my address for service and place of business is at their Chambers, Mohabir A. Nandlall & Associates, 'Bhagwati Chambers', 217

South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown, Demerara.

SANKAR AND SONS RICE MILL of Lot 22 Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast.

ARNOLD SANKAR Sworn to at Georgetown, Demerara This day of November, 2016

Plaintiﬀ -and-

BEFORE ME

GUYANA RICE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, a statutory body corporate.

A COMMISSIONER OF OATHS TO AFFIDAVITS

Defendant ----------------------------------------------------AFFIDAVIT VERIFYING CLAIM -----------------------------------------------------

2016-HC-DEM-CIV-CDI N T H E H I G H C O U RT O F T H E SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL DIVISION BETWEEN: ARNOLD SANKAR trading under the title, name and style of ARNOLD

MR. MOHABIR ANIL NANDLALL MR. MANOJ NARAYAN MRS. SASHA MAHADEO-NARAYAN MR. RAJENDRA R. JAIGOBIN ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW FOR THE PLAINTIFF

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GCAA Consults With Operators, Pilots On New System To Enhance Aviation Safety The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority industry it is necessary for the GCCA to (GCAA) on Friday hosted a consultation on Performance Based Navigation (PBN) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Implementation with operators and pilots to bolster safety in the aviation sector. The consultation which was held at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle saw GCAA's Director-General, Col. (Rt'd) Egbert Fields and Director of Air Navigation Services and operator from Air Navigation Services, Rickford Samaroo making presentations. Fields said that safety is paramount in the aviation industry, explaining that the GCCA will be cooperating with the operators. “I expect their cooperation in return because that is the only way to enhance safety. It is the only path that you and I can take to ensure that the business of aviation continues with Guyana in a safe light,” Fields explained. The Director General pointed out that in order to enhance safety in the aviation

not only listen to the operators, but also seek advice from them. He noted that the GCCA will use the feedback to provide a safe zone in the aviation industry. “We're looking for your ideas to blend with ours, and that blend can only lead to one item, safety. We are moving onwards, we are moving technology to make this industry safe. The ADS-B system will be helpful in knowing where you are, to space you properly, and also in the event of emergencies we will be able to find you quickly,” Fields explained. Fields noted that this system being implemented is costly. He urged the operators to learn as much as they can about it so that it can be utilised efficiently and effectively. Meanwhile, Samaroo presenting on the ADS-B and PBN, told the operators that the PBM system will help with better spacing (of aircraft) in the air. He said air traffic is growing rapidly and there is need to increase capacity of air space

because the air space does not grow. “While we can grow the airport on the ground we can't grow the airspace so ADS-B or surveillance is technology that is used to separate and reduce the spacing of aircraft, and we hope to implement this in its full dimension so we can utilise all its potential and all its benefit that it offers.” Samaroo also noted that the system allows air navigation to have the traffic management system, (an alerting system) be used as a minimum safe altitude for short – term conflict resolution. Following the presentations, several of the operators shared their thoughts on the system.

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Guyana To Vote For Nuriyyih Gerrard At The People's Choices Award

Miss World Guyana 2016 Nuriyyih Gerrard Miss World Guyana 2016 Nuriyyih Gerrard is preparing to start her ﬁnal journey to the Miss World Coronation and seeks for the support of followers and fans, to help her win the People's Choices Award. The 66th edition of Miss World Beauty Pageant 2016, will 'kick oﬀ' from November 26 to December 18 in which the competition

will see its final round of competitions at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland, USA. Through this 'voyage' the participants will go through a number of challenges, in which they will be required to show their abilities in singing dancing, poetry and a varied number of stage performances, showing their potential on becoming a 'herald' of international beauty. The audience will be the main judge of this displays, and will vote accordingly to their fascination with the participants' performance. The public is entitled to vote for their three favorite contestants. Each ballot carries the same weight so the order in which the audience votes does not affect the competitor. All votes cast counting towards the Peoples' Choice Award. Once the finalist are on stage, the vote closes, and the winner of the People's Choice Award is announced. If the winner did not make the final cut, they are brought back into the competition, to face the final round of judges' questions. During her presentations Miss Gerrard is expected to amaze the audience with a rich and varied display of Guyana's

colorful diversity. Gerrards stage agenda consist on a subtle combination of her African-Indigenous heritage, highlighting the unique taste of 'mix' races that this fertile land provides. Gerrard was crowned Miss World Guyana on May last, becoming a suitable candidate for the competition. Persons interested to show support for this beautiful and talented lady, are welcomed to cast their votes at the 'Miss World 2016' webpage, look for 'Miss World Guyana and 'mark' their ballots. The las vote will be submitted on December 17th. The following night, Miss World 2015, Mireia Lalaguna of Spain, will crown her successor. The Great Pageant Community, guarantees an exclusive online coverage of the contest, along with regular updates and reviews about the progress of the participants. S o u r c e : http://thegreatpageantcommunity.com/ 2016/11/10/miss-world-2016-votemiss-popularity/

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Human Traﬃcking Alarmingly High In Guyana watch list of the U.S State department expressed alarm at increase cases of

According to Guyana's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act of 2005, human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, or the giving or receiving of payment or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation, sexual or otherwise. The number of cases of TIP in Guyana is increasing and has been on rise for the last four years. Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence, speaking at the Launch of the State of the World Population Report 2016 earlier this week at Umana Ya m a , K i n g s t o n , G e o rg e t o w n ,

TIP seen by her ministry's Counter TIP unit. According to records of TIP cases seen by the Unit, TIP cases have almost doubled when compared to four years ago. Records show that between the months of January to October 2016, there were 103 alleged victims, six of whom were males and 97 were females. According to the Social Protection Minister, the number of alleged cases of TIP was fairly constant from 2012 to 2015 but 2016 has seen unprecedented surge. In 2012 the alleged cases of TIP amounted were 54, in 2013 it was pegged at 56 and then 59 in 2014. In 2015 alleged TIP cases reached 65. “Something is happening because for the period January to October 2016 there has been a signiﬁcant increase almost doubling, what obtained in 2012,” she explained. However, the Minister cautioned that the data is only suspected cases. “This data refers to the number of suspected cases referred to the Ministry of Social Protection's Counter TIP Unit and not actual conﬁrmed cases within Guyana.” Guyana has been placed on the tier 2

to monitor and combat Trafficking in Persons. The assessment of Guyana was that “The Government of Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Despite these measures, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing antitrafficking efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore, Guyana is placed on Tier 2 Watch List for a third consecutive year.” The Office said that Guyana was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, and it has committed to devoting sufficient resources to implement that plan. The government released its anti-trafficking action plan in June 2014; however, the government made uneven efforts to implement it during the reporting period.

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Ministries Should Work Towards Mending Gaps In Vulnerable Communities – First Lady

First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger has stated that an inter-ministry approach should be fostered in lending effective support and multi-sectoral education to teenaged girls and mothers. Ministries should work together towards targeting young females of particular communities, educating them of sexual and reproductive health, the First Lady proffered. Mrs. Granger pointed out that key ministries must play an integral role in ensuring that necessary systems are in place for educating these teenagers. The First Lady has started a number of programmes, working with the various ministries to roll out different projects.

H o w e v e r, i n s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e foundation among the target group and community, a collaborative eﬀort is needed. “I started to think that maybe (the) Communities Ministry can get involved so that they can have the centres where young people can learn about sexual and reproductive health, learn life skills, get some educational training… Social Protection, Social Cohesion and Public Health, all these ministries can plan how they can strengthen communities so you will have less vulnerability,” the First Lady remarked during a recent interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA). Mrs. Granger said, “When you think about these young people with their lives before them, what they are going to be and how this mother will impact her child, she can't do it if she is working (for) a minimum wage. Maybe she goes to work as a guard, she works at three (pm), 'oh X didn't turn up, so you have to stay until tomorrow morning' so what is happening to her kids, you know (so), we have to be realistic.” The First Lady is a patron of the NonGovernmental Organisation (NGO), Women Across Diﬀerences (WAD), and an advocate for its Mothers for Change programme for adolescent mothers. She has been working with NGOs targeting

these young mothers, creating support groups within the respective communities, as well as obtaining donations which will help mothers who struggle to find jobs and other sources of income. Speaking about teenaged mothers who may not have completed their education the First Lady said, “Some of them want to go back to school to finish their education, and we help them with that, some of them want to do cosmetology, child care and care for the elderly and we facilitate that, as well,” Mrs. Granger Lady explained. Mrs. Granger's Self-Reliance and Success in Business Certificate Programme is also another avenue for these young ladies to benefit. At the end of the programme, they should be able to know how to run a business, how to keep records and to examine the business market among other principles. The First Lady has recognised that Guyana has one of the highest rates of teenaged pregnancy within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) while the grouping carries the second highest rate in the world. “The largest concentration of teenage mothers is in the Sophia area, so we really have to see what we can do to help these girls,” Mrs. Granger said.

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Pensioners To Receive Allowances Through New Electronic System

Pensioners will now be able to access their allowances with ease through the Social Protection Ministry's automated system. Assistant Chief Probation and Social Services Officer, Ricardo Banwarie told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that through the automated system, checks and balances will be carried out to ensure the pensioners are receiving their pensions faster. Banwarie explained that it is a system where pensioners will sign on the coupon booklet and access their cash. The pensioners' information will be entered into the data base for the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) to keep record of pensioners in the system. “Added to that, we will be having the agents, for persons who are shut-ins, persons who are not capable of going to the Post Office to uplift their pensions. We will be able to have the names of the persons who are going to be authorised

to uplift the pension on behalf of the pensioner in our data base,” Banwarie explained. Banwarie noted that the schedule for the new system will be in the print media this weekend. Pensioners can also check with the distribution centres in their region for more information. Banwarie pointed out that there are offices in all 10 administrative regions and there are officers to serve them, especially in the hinterland communities. “Those areas are serviced by probation social officers and we can access information through the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) because officers will be liaising with the Toshaos and the councillors and other volunteers in these communities to get the message out,” Banwarie explained. This new system will not take away the coupon booklet system, but will run parallel with it. Banwarie explained

that, the system will be more transparent. He added that if a pensioner has to relocated, he or she must inform the Post Oﬃce. “They would not be able to uplift the coupon booklet where they relocate to if they don't inform us, so it is important that when they move, they let us know so we can document it.” The Ministry will distribute the updated pension booklet on Monday. Banwarie pointed out that pensioners must uplift their nine digit Identiﬁcation cards or they would not be allowed to uplift their pensions.

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Racism in Guyana

With the victory of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States of America, citizens have erupted in a frenzy of deep-rooted hate and racism that was always there but never showed its face until a man who publicly and openly supported racism, discrimination against women and list of applauding behaviours that has left most of America in shock. Reports are flying in from social media of the publicly displayed racism and discrimination against Gays, Latinos, Blacks, and Muslims. Social media websites are full of photos and comments of how gays are being beaten and Muslims women being constantly harassed and having her hijab pulled off. So as Guyanese we have to ask ourselves, “Can this happen to us? Is racism that much of a problem in Guyana?” Guyana celebrates its 50th Independence Anniversary this year. That means fifty years ago the people of Guyana inherited a conical power structured British Guiana. A political structure based on racial division as that was the politics practiced at the

time by the European. In High School history we learned that the Europeans played the race card eﬀectively to stop the blacks and Indians from uniting against them, give preference to Portuguese and Chinese as they shared similar skin colour. All this happened just prior to ﬁfty years ago but even though Guyana gained independence, the trend did not stop. Sixteen years ago, Professor Moses Seenarine in May, 2000 in his book “Intro to Caribbean History: wrote: “Caribbean history comprises of a long and tumultuous colonial past. Guyana and Trinidad both have a rich cultural past, however, it is a history that has been marred by its own people its adopted natives. Much of both countries' history has been soiled: First by the race issues created by the Europeans ten secondly by petty jealousies each race, East Indian and African, had towards each other. But let my point about the ethnic divide be put with more focus: the two races are the two main groups in these two countries a r e E a s t I n d i a n a n d Blacks. My country Guyana's motto is "One People, One Nation, One

Destiny" and likewise Trinidad's motto is "Together we Aspire Together we Achieve" it is indeed ironic that this is far from true.” Professor Seenarine said that ethnic perception among these separate groups has emerged from the divisions of color, religion, place of residence, and occupation. The problem started with the white colonists and was further perpetuated by early leaders. In 2016 not much has changed. Like in America's situation, it may have been sunk to the bottom of the metaphoric “cook up pot” but it is still there, just heat is needed to stir it up.

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Sophia Residents To Start Receiving Water In the upcoming week approximately 20,000 individuals of Fields “D” and “E” of Sophia are set to receive water supplied from the Guyana Water Cooperation after a plethora of years without, said Managing Director of GWI, Dr Richard Van-West Charles. According to Charles this is due to the diligent works of the ground staﬀ, the water suppliers were able to carry out refurbishing works on two wells located at Turkeyen and North Ruimveldt to which the areas in Sophia will be attached. In addition to the refurbishment works done, Charles revealed that works are expected to commence on another well in the area so as to strengthen the water which will be

supplied. Works will also be done on the well located at Cummings Lodge as Charles said “we are about to sign a contract for the rehabilitation of Cummings Lodge and once that becomes successful, that whole corridor would be adequately served.” The eﬀorts made by GWI are a part of their plans to eliminate water woes of citizens around the country starting in

the mentioned area and in hinterland areas where they are currently distributing ﬁlters.

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Tomorrow Is World Diabetes Day

Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day (WDD) which was first introduced in 1991, and founded by both the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization. In reaction to the rise in cases of Diabetes worldwide, it was decided to choose a day of the year to raise awareness of Diabetes and related causes. The day chosen was the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, a medical scientist who codiscovered Insulin and was the first person to use it on humans. The theme of World Diabetes Day regularly changes. For example, the theme for the day between 2009 and 2013 was education and prevention, and in the past such themes have been used such as human r i g h t s , l i f e s t y l e , o b e s i t y, t h e disadvantaged and vulnerable, and children/teenagers. Various events around the world mark the day including raising awareness in the media, lectures and conferences, sporting events, and leaflet/poster campaigning. “Going blue” is another global event to mark the

day, where people wear blue and landmark buildings and monuments around the world are lit up in blue, to help spread awareness of the day. Diabetes is the common name for a range of conditions including diabetes mellitus type one and diabetes mellitus type two, diabetes insipidus and gestational diabetes. These are all conditions, which aﬀect how the pancreas (an organ in the digestive system) secretes insulin or how the body reacts to this hormone. Depending on the type and severity, diabetes is controlled by dietary measures, weight loss, oral medication or injected or inhaled insulin. There is a wide range of short and long-term complications of diabetes including foot and eye problems and vascular diseases. It is estimated that one in three residents of the United States will develop diabetes at some point in their life. On December 20, 2006, the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution to designate November 14 as World

Diabetes Day. The occasion aimed to raise awareness of diabetes, its prevention and complications and the care that people with the condition need. Governments, non-governmental organizations and private businesses are encouraged to increase awareness of the disease, particularly among the general population and the media. World Diabetes Day was ﬁrst commemorated on November 14, 2007, and is observed annually. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/w orld-diabetes-day/

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Former Haitian President Accused Of Inciting Election Violence "In accordance with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Electoral Decree, which deals with the electoral campaign, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) invites you to come … in order to shed light on certain statements made during your electoral campaign in recent days,” stated a letter addressed to the candidate, dated Wednesday and bearing the signature of Léopold Berlanger, the president of the CEP. Haitian law stipulates that "Throughout the electoral process, candidates and their supporters must observe a correct attitude.

Former Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- Following statements regarded as incitement to violence issued by former Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide, as part of the election campaign of Maryse Narcisse, presidential candidate under the banner of Aristide’s Parti Famni Lavalas, in Cité Soleil last Sunday, the

Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has summoned the Lavalas candidate to appear and explain the statements. Aristide had called on his supporters to resort to dechoucage (violent protests) if the elections did not take place on November 20, calling such violence a means of self-defence against those who oppose the victory of Famni Lavalas, HaitiLibre reported.

They must refrain from any incitement to violence and any act jeopardizing the life and property of the population subject to penalties under the Penal Code.” The CEP may remove anyone convicted of a breach of the law from the list of approved candidates and suspend political parties or political groups for up to ﬁve years. Several members of Fanmi Lavalas believe that this decision of the CEP to summon Narcisse proves that some members of the CEP are always hostile to the party. Printemps Belizaire described it as "a plot to pass the recent statements of former President Jean Bertrand Aristide as an incitement to violence." (Caribbean News Now!)

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St Lucia Government To Address 'Gross Mismanagement' Of Tourism Board

Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia’s minister for tourism, Dominic Fedee, spoke at length in Parliament on Tuesday concerning what he described as the perilous state of affairs at the Saint Lucia Tourist Board (SLTB), resulting from “gross mismanagement”. He said that the SLTB is now entering a period of significant transition, which explained why government was compelled to make some pivotal moves to restore the viability of the island’s main economic driver and foreign exchange earner -tourism. He noted that the government of Saint Lucia aims to achieve greater results from the tourism sector in the areas of visitor arrivals, cruise tourism and yachting. The minister told the House that the emerging statistics on visitor arrivals for the island along with a diagnosis of the financial standing of the SLTB both present dismal findings. Fedee surmised that some of the responsibility can be apportioned to a lack of clear direction. “There seems to

have been a focus on the land based tourism sector and there wasn’t any clear mandate to promote the island as the destination of choice that it should be for cruise passengers,” he said. “Cruise passenger arrivals year to date to Saint Lucia records a 19.6 percent decline,” the tourism minister added. Fedee said it is very concerning that the SLTB fell below its target figures in several key areas, including the UK and Canadian markets, cruise and visitor arrivals. “We also found our main entity to market our destination, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board, in a very bad financial state. In fact, the financial statements are showing that the Board started the financial year at 2016 – 2017 with payables from 2015 to 2016 of over $6 million. So while the Board had to contend with dwindling budgets because of policy decisions made by the previous dispensation, we saw that they were starting flat-footed with a debt of $6 million,” he explained. The 2016/2017 budget of the SLTB, the minister disclosed, appears to have been almost exhausted by September. “With a

budget of $34 million for the financial year 2016/17, the Board had already spent $26 million by the end of September and so, of the remaining $8 million, $4.8 million was allocated for administrative expenses and $3 million was committed to contracts to UK airlines to operate as marketing, creative and public relations agencies. “No allocation was made in the budget to cover the payables, which continue to be of much concern to the functionality of the Board. Eleven million dollars was allocated to the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival and in actual expenditure was in excess of $14 million. “This represents gross mismanagement and did impede the Board from carrying out its main function of marketing Saint Lucia as effectively as it should,” Fedee said. In the circumstances, he announced that the government will take the bull by the horns and usher in a period of transition and transparency to address the perilous state of affairs at the SLTB. The minister said the time has come for change and the industry has begun to take steps to rescue the island’s mainstay from suffering further losses. Fedee said that, when the financial audit of the SLTB is completed, he will report on the findings and make the results public. (Caribbean News Now!)

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Strong Relationship Between UK AndHenry BVI Encouraged Bellingham, and Lindsay Hoyle, PAGE 33

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deputy speaker of the House of Commons, the premier was able to brief the British MPs on the British Virgin Islands.

BVI All Party Parliamentary Group lunch co-hosted by Premier Dr Orlando Smith and Sir Henry Bellingham By Natalie Hodge LONDON, England -- British Virgin

Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith highlighted the importance of strong links with the UK Parliament during his recent visit to London for the Joint Ministerial Council. At a lunch hosted by former overseas territories minister, Sir

During the lunch, Smith gave an overview of the BVI economy and society and in particular the contribution that tourism and financial services make to the economy. The premier said, “There has always been a strong relationship between the UK Parliament and the BVI and I was happy to have the opportunity to reinforce those links. On financial services in particular, it is too easy for misconceptions to arise especially when only one particular perspective is articulated.” Smith also discussed challenges faced by the global financial system and the role the BVI plays within international standard setting bodies to help ensure that both the system and the regulatory framework that governs it is fit for purpose. (Caribbean News Now!)

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Jamaican Parliament Debates Bills To Facilitate Development Of Horse-racing Industry term lease of 30 years of Caymanas Park. The government, PAGE 35

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subject to these legislative changes, also gave approval for allisland exclusivity to be granted to the Preferred Bidder for a period of 15 years. “Any further period of exclusivity will be determined by the government of the day,” Shaw said.

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on November 1. Photo: Donald De La Haye By Latonya Linton KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Debate began on two Bills in Jamaica’s House of Representatives on Wednesday, to establish a regulatory framework that will attract and support investment in the island’s horse-racing industry and facilitate the development of Caymanas Track into a modern world-class racing complex. The Bills – Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act and the Jamaica Racing Commission (Amendment) Act – were piloted by minister of ﬁnance and the public service, Audley Shaw. Shaw said Caymanas Track Limited, being the sole promoter of horse racing in Jamaica, has over the years been aﬀected by inadequate funding to invest in improving its infrastructure and facilities for better revenue generation. He noted that as a result of the recognition of the need to modernise and transform the horse-racing industry in Jamaica, the decision was taken to privatise the entity. “The process of divestment is far advanced, as the negotiated terms of the divestment transaction have been approved by the government. The passing of these two pieces of legislation, the provision of which would enhance the process, is necessary,” Shaw said. The minister noted that one of the main policy objectives these amendments seek to achieve is to provide the legislative support for the grant of geographic exclusivity with respect to the racing promoter’s licences. Shaw explained that the issue of an investor being provided an exclusive licence is not unusual in a divestment, as investors will want to be assured that they can recoup their investments. “Among the terms of the divestment transaction is the long-

He added that the Bills, as drafted, would facilitate all-island exclusivity, as the legislations allow for the terms and conditions of the grant of the licences, such as duration and area covered, to be speciﬁed in the licences. The minister further said it is important to note that the licences to be issued by the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission and the Jamaica Racing Commission would be subject to periodic reviews by the regulator. In terms of the Betting Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act, it enables the regulator – the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission – to grant to any promoter, a licence to carry out track betting in prescribed geographic areas. For the Jamaica Racing Commission (Amendment) Bill, it proposes to give the minister the power to grant a licence to operate a racecourse in respect of exclusive geographic areas. “The passage of these Bills is imperative as the ﬁnal terms have been negotiated for the long-term lease of Caymanas Park in St Catherine and the sale of all personal property owned by Caymanas Track Limited to Supreme Ventures Limited, the preferred bidder,” Shaw said. (Caribbean News Now!)

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InterCaribbean Airways Increases Airlift From Antigua To Tortola ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- Turks and Caicos Islands-based passenger carrier interCaribbean Airways will increase service connecting Antigua (ANU) and Tortola (EIS) beginning November 14, 2016. As part of the winter schedule, the airline will increase connectivity between both islands to daily service. interCaribbean Airways passengers will continue to have the ability to connect with British Airways service to London. Trevor Sadler, CEO of interCaribbean Airways, said, “We remain committed to the Antigua market while we look for ways to better serve the needs of the market, while maintaining a proﬁtable operation.” interCaribbean Airways, founded 25 years ago, is based in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). The company operates a ﬂeet of EMB 120, Twin Otters and BE99 aircraft providing service from the TCI to Antigua, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. International services also

include ﬂights between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and domestic ﬂights operated in the TCI and Jamaica. (Caribbean News Now!)

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JetBlue Continues To Grow Cuba Presence With New Service To Holguin

NEW YORK, USA – JetBlue has announced the start of new daily nonstop service between Fort LauderdaleHollywood International Airport (FLL) and Holguín’s Frank País Airport (HOG) in Cuba. Holguín becomes the third city served in Cuba from the airline’s south Florida focus city. With service to Holguín, JetBlue now operates 42 nonstop flights each week between the two countries and more coming in late November with the launch of Havana. “Each time we launch a new Cuba destination we expand affordable, customer-friendly air service further between the US and Cuba,” said Robin Hayes, president and CEO, JetBlue. “These historic flight launches are great news for those traveling between our two countries.” Situated in eastern Cuba, Holguín is the fourth largest city on the island and is located more than 400 miles from Havana. The city center features colonial buildings, plazas and several notable museums. The broader Holguín province is made up of national parks, mountains, nature reserves, beaches and scenic cays. “We commend the work of both US and Cuban officials for making today possible. We also commend the Cuban Ministry of Transportation, IACC, and the Holguín Airport for entrusting us to operate this route and look forward to our long-term partnership as we continue to grow our presence in Cuba,” Hayes added. Affordable fares: JetBlue offers a low starting fare to make Cuba more accessible to those visiting family members or traveling to Cuba for cultural, business or group travel. Health insurance included: JetBlue includes Cuban government-required health insurance coverage for all travelers on all Cuba-bound flights so that customers do not have to worry

about obtaining the insurance separately. Affidavit in a few clicks: Under US regulations, every customer traveling to Cuba must complete an affidavit affirming the customer is going for one of 12 reasons of approved travel from the US Department of Treasury. JetBlue has built the completion of the affidavit right into the booking process so it can be finished in only a couple of clicks. Day-of-travel Cuban Tourist Visa (Tourist Card): Separate from the USregulated 12 categories, Cuba requires visitors to obtain an entrance visa onto the island. For customers who qualify for a Cuban Tourist Visa (Tourist Card), JetBlue will make those available for purchase upon check-in at one of its gateway airports or at the gate for connecting customers on the day of travel. All travelers to Cuba should make their own determination with respect to the appropriate type of visa required by Cuba for their purpose of travel. In addition to Santa Clara, Camagüey and Holguín, JetBlue will launch service b e t w e e n H a v a n a ’s J o s é M a r t í

International Airport (HAV) and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Orlando International Airport (MCO), and Fort LauderdaleHollywood later this month. With up to seven daily ﬂights between the US and Cuba, JetBlue is committed to investing in and growing new Cuban markets. JetBlue’s commercial service follows nearly ﬁve years of successful charter service operating multiple routes between Cuban markets and US cities. In that time, JetBlue has built strong relationships with airport authorities and worked closely together to make the launch of commercial service possible. (Caribbean News Now!)

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Barbados: Protests Could Mar Royal Visit are continuing to bring in our members to sensitize and educate them on the issue. We are having a meeting tomorrow for the immigration and customs oﬃcers,” Smith said. Although the NUPW General Secretary had initially indicated that the union was only prepared to wait until yesterday for a favourable response from the PAD, Smith indicated today that her union would extend that deadline to next Tuesday, following the regularly scheduled Monday meetings of the Public Service Commission.

Representatives of this island’s trade unions, including Mary Redman of the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (left), Pedro Shepherd of the Barbados Union of Teachers (fourth from right) and Toni Moore of the Barbados Workers Union (second from right) attended today’s meeting called by the top brass of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) in support of embattled president Akanni McDowall (centre). Also pictured is the NUPW General Secretary Roslyn Smith (third from left). Barbados Today:-Britain’s Prince Harry’s visit to Barbados for the 50th anniversary of Independence celebrations could be disrupted as the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is planning to lead a national strike in an escalation of its dispute with Government over the reversion of its president to an entry level position. A source familiar with discussions held today between the NUPW and top brass of sister unions told Barbados TODAY the unions are considering a number of incisive actions ahead of the prince’s scheduled arrival here on November 29. According to media reports in the UK today, Prince Harry will meet Barbados’

international superstar Rihanna at the Golden Anniversary Spectacular Mega C o n c e r t t o m a r k t h e c o u n t r y ’s Independence Day. While not disclosing what action would be taken or who would be involved, the source said if these actions fail to produce the desired result, industrial action could escalate to a national strike to coincide with the royal’s arrival. The unions represented at today’s two-hour meeting at the NUPW’s Dalkeith Road, St Michael headquarters included the Barbados Workers’ Union, the Unity Workers’ Union, the Barbados Union of Teachers and the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union. Following the closeddoor talks, NUPW General Secretary Roslyn Smith revealed plans for a meeting with customs and immigration oﬃcers tomorrow to discuss the next move. However, as has become the norm during this dispute, she declined to divulge further details about the strategy. “When we last met I did indicate that I would be meeting with the sister unions and we had our discussions today as we continue to strategize towards the outcome of Monday’s meeting with the Personnel Administration Division. We

“They meet on Mondays and we would expect an early response by Tuesday, but in the meantime we are continuing with the education of our membership and we are bringing them on board . . . . This would be the second Monday since we made our submissions. So we would expect an early response by Tuesday . . . . [However], if the response is not what we are looking for, we already have a strategic plan in place to continue. And as usual I am not going to leak any activities, but we will see the outcome,” Smith warned. She also said all of the unions “are supporting us one hundred per cent”. “Each and every one has membership that this matter can affect them somewhere down the line. So we are very cohesive in this operation because as I said, if it affects one, it could affect all,” she added. The NUPW sees Akanni McDowall’s reversion as an act of victimization against its president for taking the fight to the Freundel Stuart administration in a number of industrial relations battles, including over the Sanitation Service Authority and the National Conservation Commission. The union has already said it would settle for nothing less than McDowall’s reinstatement to the senior post in which he acted between June and October this year. (St. Lucia Times)

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Outspoken Human Rights Activist, Mary Francis, has called for the appointment of a special commission to appoint Saint Lucian diplomats. “I am not saying that the political parties when they form the government they cannot select the persons of their own persuasion, but to ensure that we get the best type of representation we should have a committee or a commission in place ,” Francis told the Times. The Attorney at Law explained that the body could select from a cadre of persons who are nominated. She noted that in the United States, the Senate has to conﬁrm some appointments. Francis asserted that the time has come when the persons who represent Saint Lucia overseas are trained in international relations and international trade. According to her, appointments should not be based solely on political

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party affiliation. Her comments were made against the backdrop of the appointment of former National Security Minister, Guy Mayers, as Saint Lucia’s High Commissioner to London. The appointment came despite concerns expressed via an opposition letter to the Prime Minister that was copied to the British High Commission, calling attention to the former Minister’s alleged role in Operation Restore Confidence, an anti crime campaign that resulted in the alleged extrajudicial killing of twelve suspects. The Coordinator of the National Centre for Legal Aid and Human Rights observed that Saint Lucia’s overseas representatives may have to act on behalf of Saint Lucians whose rights are violated by immigration authorities. She disclosed that Saint Lucians overseas are seeking her help and she is unable to assist. “Right next door in Martinique there is a Saint Lucian who is a suspected case of trafficking – she actually sought the assistance of our Consulate in Martinique; up to now I have written the Minister of Foreign Affairs in recent times – not a word,” Francis told the Times. The Human Rights Activist noted that with the heightened spate of criminal activity in Saint Lucia persons who are

witnesses to crime and are afraid of reprisals are “running” overseas to places like England and Canada to seek refugee status. However she said that was not a basis for gaining refugee status. “I am trying to assist a woman in England right now who was a witness to a crime and only recently – in July I think, her brother was murdered,” Francis revealed. She said the British authorities are wondering whether the woman qualiﬁes for residence in the UK. Francis spoke of cases in Canada where gay persons were seeking refugee status, claiming they were victims of persecution. The Attorney at Law told the Times that those were important issues – the protection of citizens at home. “We need Witness Protection schemes so that Saint Lucians will not have to run overseas and try to invoke some kind of refugee status to gain residence in the UK or Canada – these are issues that we have to ﬁnd solutions to, so I am saying that we have to be careful when we appoint those persons so that we can get credible representation overseas,” Francis declared. She spoke of the need to ensure that government serves the people. (St. Lucia Times)

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Bail Granted To Suspect In 2011 Murder Of Former St. Lucia Carnival Queen Contestant Alisha Hunte was found stabbed to death in her home. The man accused of murdering Alisha Hunte, a former St. Lucia Carnival Queen contestant, was granted bail in the sum of $100,000, when he made an appearance at the Criminal Court on Friday. Tristan Francis, the boyfriend of the deceased, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Leslie Mondesir was charged with the capital oﬀense.

He appeared before Justice Francis Cumberbatch. Francis is expected to pay half of the total sum of bail in cash and the rest as suitable surety. The 22-year-old woman’s body was discovered lying in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds in the bathroom of her Trouya apartment on May 18, 2011. Hunte was a contestant in the 2009 St. Lucia Carnival Queen Pageant. (St. Lucia News Online)

SLP Says Chastanet’s Actions “Unjustiﬁable, Wicked And for Vindictive” consistently supporting the owned accommodation for the

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet PRESS RELEASE – The Saint Lucia Labour Party has been advised that the Government of Saint Lucia has decided to terminate the construction of the NIC ﬁnanced Administrative Complex in Vieux Fort. This project was commenced by the NIC prior to the General Election and was intended to serve the people of the South, from Soufriere to Micoud, by ensuring Government

delivery of vital government services. Further, the construction was intended to boost the economic recovery of the island and provide badly needed employment opportunities to the people of the south. It seems that this Government has no compunction when it comes to wasting public funds to serve its vindictive and discriminatory ends. To date, at least $10.0 million has been spent on the project in preparing designs and undertaking site preparation and foundation works. Why then, should the project be terminated when such expenditure has been incurred? The Administrative Complex has now suﬀered the same fate of the Soufriere Square which was at least 80% completed when it was unceremoniously stopped by Prime Minister Chastanet. The Saint Lucia Labour Party is fully aware that the action of the UWP is purely to victimise the people of the south

Saint Lucia Labour Party and humiliate former Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative for Vieux Fort South, Dr Kenny D. Anthony by sending a message that “the UWP is now in charge.” According to the Saint Lucia Labour Party, “when the SLP was re-elected to office in 2011, it met plans to construct a financial complex at Pointe Seraphine. Despite its misgivings about the location of the complex and its cost, the SLP did not stop the project because it understood the need to provide employment particularly to persons in the Castries Basin. It is decisions like the arbitrary stoppage of the Soufriere Square and the Administrative Complex at the whim of the Prime Minister that causes, festers and sustains political anger in our country. These decisions by Allen Chastanet are unjustifiable, wicked and vindictive.” (St. Lucia News Online)

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Judicial Process Against Former Argentinian President Begins

Cristina Kirchner Argentinian Authorities conﬁrm the beginning of judicial process against Former Argentine president, Cristina Kirchner, who was formally accused of money laundering and corruption, by federal prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan, on May last. According to El Nacional, she has been

formally accused due to testimonies from Argentinian businessman and accountant, Leonardo Fariña, who gave information about Kirchner's case in search for a reduced sentence. Fariña was arrested in 2014 after finding him guilty of tax evasion. Kirchner isn't the only Argentine president who is suffering corruption accusations. Mauricio Macri is being investigated for omitting his personal links with off-shore companies while being a sworn public official in Argentina brought to light by the Panama Papers. Being identified as one of the global heads of state directly implicated in the 'Panama Papers'. (Panama Papers are 11.5 million leaked documents that detail financial and attorney–client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities). Also named in the Panama Papers was a former personal secretary of both Cristina and her husband Néstor, who on October 27th 2010, while serving as the president of Argentina before his widow. Additionally, Kirchner was also

accused of being involved in dollar future contracts traded by the country's central bank. This last accusations were made by Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio, who rose the investigation against the Argentinian mandatary after allegations that the central bank sold $17 billion worth of dollar futures contracts at artiﬁcially low prices. According to reports, the doubtful operations in the Central Bank wouldn't have been possible without the cooperation of the maximum authorities of the Ministry of Economy and the Executive Power. Along with Cristina, the former Minister of Economy of Argentina, Axel Kicillof and Alejandro Vanoli, former president of the Argentinian Central Bank are also under investigation. Source: http://www.elnacional.com/mundo/Conﬁrmanproceso-judicial-CristinaKirchner_0_956304610.html

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Since the normalization of the bilateral relations between Cuba and the United states, normalization that reached their climax after the historic visit of President Barak Obama to the Island on March last. Cuba have seen an amazing boost in almost all the economic spheres, especially on tourism. On November 10, Cuba's National Office for Statistics and Information (ONEI) reported tourist revenue amounting to over 1.2 billion dollars in the first half of 2016, a 15% increase as compared to the same period last year. According to the ONEI the figure only includes revenue from institutions affiliated with the Ministry of tourism. According to the Cuban Newspaper, Granma, the report notes that 2,147,912 international visitors traveled to the island from January through June 2016, an 11.8% increase from the same period in 2015. Revenue from the tourist industry, calculated by the ONEI,

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includes accommodation, recreational activities, transport, food and retail services. Canada continues to be Cuba's top emissary market of tourists, with 77,678 travelers from that nation visiting the island during the first half of the year. In second place is the Cuban community living abroad, and third, U.S. citizens. Other important markets include Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Mexico, Argentina and Spain, according to the report. In geographic terms the majority of visitors to the island come from the Americas, although travelers from Europe, the Middle East and Pacific also constitute an important number, according to ONEI figures. Despite to the economic restrictions that the island suffers due to the commercial and financial embargo imposed to the

island since the 60s by USA, Cuba has slowly rose from the dust thanks to the signing of mutual agreements between both governments. Agreements heavily threatened by Trumps administration, soon to take the oﬃce in 2017. S o u r c e : http://www.granma.cu/cuba/2016-1111 / c r e c e - a r r i b o - d e - t u r i s t a s - a cienfuegos-11-11-2016-23-11-17

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Trump: Obamacare Key Provisions To Remain US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is open to leaving intact key parts of President Barack Obama's healthcare bill. Mr Trump, who has pledged to repeal the 2010 law, said he will keep the ban on insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. He told the Wall Street Journal that he also favoured allowing young adults to be insured on their parents' policies. "I like those very much," Mr Trump said of the two pillars of the bill. It was his meeting with Mr Obama on Thursday that had made him reconsider his calls for an all-out replacement of the Affordable Care Act, he told the newspaper. Asked whether he would implement a campaign promise to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate his defeated Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server while secretary of state, Mr Trump said: "It's not something I've given a lot of thought, because I want to solve healthcare, jobs, border control, tax reform." Meanwhile, protesters angered by Mr Trump's election gathered in several US cities for a third night on Friday. Thousands took to the streets of Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, voicing anger at the presidentelect's comments about immigrants, Muslims and women. Police in Portland are investigating the shooting and wounding of a protester on a bridge where anti-Trump demonstrators were marching. Officers had earlier used stun grenades to disperse a crowd of hundreds of people in the city centre. In a separate interview with CBS, Mr Trump said the parts of Mr Obama's healthcare bill he was "going to try to keep" were "the strongest assets". He said that while the bill would be repealed and replaced, the changes would provide Americans with "great healthcare for much less money". He made the statement during an interview with the 60 Minutes programme, which is due to air on Sunday Also on Friday Mr Trump put VicePresident-elect Mike Pence in charge of his transition team, replacing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. "Repeal and replace" - with emphasis on the former over the latter - has been the Republican mantra when it comes to Barack Obama's healthcare reform for the past six years. Candidate Donald Trump echoed this when he labelled the programme a "disaster" and promised something much better if he were elected president. Just days after the US public gave Mr Trump the keys to the Oval Office, however, he said there were parts of Mr Obama's signature legislative achievement worth keeping. The challenge for the president-elect is that the Obamacare features he praises - such as its mandate that insurers cover pre-existing medical conditions - are made possible by portions of the law he has condemned, like requiring all Americans to obtain insurance. Keeping the law's carrots while abandoning its sticks could prove difficult. Complicating the matter is that a "revise and reform" effort may not fly with Mr Trump's ardent supporters and the cadre of archconservative politicians in Congress, who want to tear up the law "root and branch". Mr Trump often broke with Republican orthodoxy while campaigning and didn't pay a political price. He may learn that as president he won't get far without his party establishment's help. During the election campaign, Mr Trump said the government-run health insurance marketplace was "a total disaster" and "a catastrophe". "Obamacare is just blowing up," he said only last month, while promising his own plan would deliver "great healthcare at a fraction of the cost". While running for president, Mr Trump did not offer much detail on what he envisaged would be Obamacare's

replacement. The Republican's plan included tax-deductible health savings accounts and allowing insurers to sell coverage across state lines. His apparent change of heart on Friday comes amid a surge in applications to join the plan from Americans possibly fearful it is about to be overturned. More than 100,000 applicants snapped up Obamacare health insurance on the day after Tuesday's election, this year's biggest sign-up, the Obama administration announced. About 22 million Americans would be without insurance if the law was repealed. Congressional Republicans have voted more than 50 times to undo the law. Though the Republicans have maintained control of the Senate, they cannot repeal the Affordable Care Act in its entirety because under Senate rules, the Democratic minority remain in a position to block the move. The Republicans could, however, starve parts of the bill of funding through a budgetary process called reconciliation. The law has not been without its difficulties. Last month, the Obama administration said the average cost of medical coverage under the bill was expected to rise by 25% next year for those Americans who do not qualify for subsidies. And about one in five consumers would only be able to pick plans from a single insurer, it added. Former President Bill Clinton last month called the unsubsidised portion of the law "the craziest thing in the world". In the US - unlike in many other Western countries - private companies, rather than the government, provide health insurance for most citizens. Controversial trade deal Meanwhile, the Obama administration has suspended its efforts to win congressional approval for a Pacific free-trade deal before Mr Trump succeeds him in January. The deal covers mostly agricultural products and involves 12 countries around the Pacific, but not China. Officials said that after eight years of negotiations the fate of the deal, known as the Trans Pacific Partnership, was in the hands of the next administration. Mr Trump has criticised the accord, describing it as a disaster which would send more jobs overseas. BBC business correspondent Joe Lynam says a collapse of the agreement would be likely to increase Chinese dominance of the region and damage America's global reputation. (BBC)

Donald Trump called Obamacare "a total disaster" during the campaign(AFP)

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Bagram Blast: Bomber Kills Americans At Afghan Base A suicide bomber has killed four Americans inside Bagram airbase, the largest US military facility in Afghanistan. US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said two members of the armed services and two contractors had died in the attack. A further 16 US service members and one Polish soldier were injured, he added. The Taliban said one of their fighters had carried out the attack, a major security breach in one of the best protected places in Afghanistan. Bagram has been targeted by militants in the past but this is the first time a bomb has exploded inside the base. Just north of the capital Kabul, it has been used as the main military base and airfield by the US-led forces and Nato over the past 14 years. A local government spokesman said the attacker had entered the base early in the morning and was among Afghan labourers reporting for duty when he detonated his vest. Bagram is a heavily guarded military base with many layers of security and protection. The outermost layer is guarded by Afghan forces and second and more inner layers of security are guarded by US forces. High walls, security cameras, and watch towers on the outer perimeters and inside the base are just some of its formidable security measures. A surveillance balloon also watches the entire area. Every person entering the base is searched, in many cases escorted, and must have a pre-arranged meeting with someone inside. The security measures serve not only to protect military personnel on the base, but also to safeguard expensive state-of-the-art military tools, including fighter jets and unmanned aerial technology. US presidents visiting the country fly into Bagram, one of the most heavily guarded places in Afghanistan, because it is seen as more secure than landing in Kabul. General John W Nicholson, US Army commander in Afghanistan, said in a statement: ''[To] the family and friends of those wounded in today's attack, let me assure you they are receiving the best care possible, and we will keep them in our thoughts today." He said the incident was being investigated. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the attack had been planned over four months. Last December, a Taliban suicide bomber riding a motorbike killed six US soldiers in a village near Bagram in one of last year's deadliest attacks on

foreign troops. The attack on Bagram comes just a day after the German consulate in the city of Mazar-eSharif in northern Afghanistan was hit by a Taliban suicide bomb blast that killed six civilians and wounded some 120 others. The Taliban said on Friday that those attacks were carried out in retaliation for a recent coalition air strike in Kunduz which reportedly killed some 30 civilians. Correspondents say the Taliban are stepping up their attacks before the onset of winter. No confidence' Meanwhile, MPs in the Afghan parliament have dismissed the minister of foreign affairs, public works and social affairs for failing to spend development money allocated to them. A BBC correspondent in Kabul says if the money is not spent, it will have to be refunded to the foreign donors. Mr Ghani's national unity government has been plagued by infighting since it was formed in 2014. Ministers in Afghanistan are nominated by the president, and several more are due to face confidence votes by MPs. (BBC)

Bagram is one of the most heavily protected places in Afghanistan(AFP)

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Australia PM Turnbull 'Not Welcome' At Mardi Gras Parade opponents of the referendum were backed by Australia's upper

Australia's prime minister has been told he will not be welcome at next year's Mardi Gras parade because of his handling of the gay marriage issue. Organisers passed a motion on Saturday not to invite Malcolm Turnbull, who was the ﬁrst sitting prime minister to attend the last gay pride event. Mr Turnbull, a supporter of marriage equality, backed his party's calls to allow a national vote on the issue. But the stance has angered some who fear a vote would be divisive. Currently, same-sex couples can have civil unions or registered relationships in most Australian states but they are not considered married under national law. Cat Rose, who put forward the motion at the Mardi Gras parade's annual general meeting, accused Mr Turnbull of using last year's event as a "media opportunity". Since then, she added, he had been "nothing but a conduit for homophobes wanting to derail marriage equality through a vindictive plebiscite". "We wanted to express our disgust at his prime ministership as a community and to say that we don't need his phony friendship," Ms Rose said in a statement released on Facebook. "For this reason we are not extending an invitation for him to attend the parade while we wait for equality." Despite opinion polls indicating that most Australians support same-sex marriage, some believe a plebiscite - which would be expensive - could unleash a homophobic campaign. A survey of 5,500 LGBTI Australians conducted in July by advocacy group Just Equal found that 85% opposed holding the referendum. Instead, they want Mr Turnbull to allow parliament to vote on the issue. This week,

house, which blocked the government's proposal for the national vote. Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is one of the world's largest gay pride events. It brings hundred of thousands of people to Australia from around the world, adding an estimated A$30m ( $22.6m/£17.9m) to the local economy. The ﬁrst march was held in June 1978, on a global day of activism to commemorate the Stonewall riots of 1969, which followed police raids on New York's Stonewall Inn gay bar. But participants were met with police violence. This year, the New South Wales parliament apologised to the group, now known as the 78ers. (BBC)

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Paris Attacks: Bataclan To Reopen With Sting Concert anyone who needs. "The whole world is going to see the

A concert by Sting will reopen the Bataclan hall in Paris for the first time since 90 people were killed by jihadists from so-called Islamic State. Scores of survivors are expected to attend the concert, which is being held on the eve of the first anniversary of France's bloodiest terror attack. Organisers said they decided to reopen the famed Paris concert venue to prevent it becoming a "tomb". Sting will donate the proceeds from the concert to two victims' charities. The Bataclan was the last place the militants targeted on Friday, 13 November 2015. The co-ordinated attack had already struck the Stade de France and restaurants filled with people enjoying their evening. The 130 people who lost their lives that night will be remembered in a series of low-key events over the weekend. But the concert at the Bataclan, where about 1,500 people had been watching American band Eagles of Death Metal when the gunmen burst in last year, is one of the most symbolic. Jules Frutos, who has co-run the venue for the last 12 years, told AFP news agency: "We had to go on after such horror and not leave a mausoleum, a tomb." Mr Frutos contacted British rocker Sting, who first performed at the Bataclan in 1978, about the concert after reading he wanted to help. Sting says he hopes the concert will "respect the memory as well as the life affirming spirit of those who fell". The 1,000 tickets on offer for the concert sold out within 30 minutes of going on sale. Hundreds of tickets were held for survivors, and there will be psychologists and counsellors on stand-by for

Bataclan live again," Jerome Langlet, of the venue's owners Lagardere Live Entertainment, added. The concert venue will be closed on Sunday, the actual anniversary, when a plaque is due to be unveiled in memory of those who lost their lives. The Bataclan, the interior of which has been completely replaced, is opening again on Wednesday for a series of concerts by British singer Pete Doherty, Senegalese star Youssou N'Dour and British Sixties legend Marianne Faithfull. (BBC)

There is a heavy police presence ahead of the concert to reopen the Bataclan(GETTY IMAGES)

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Pakistan Shah Noorani Shrine Bomb 'Kills 30’ At least 30 people have been killed and more than 70 wounded, including women and children, in an explosion at a Sufi Muslim shrine in Balochistan, according to Pakistani media. Emergency services are struggling to reach the site in remote Kuzdar. Worshippers at the Shah Noorani shrine were performing dhamal - a trance-like dance - when the bomb hit. Sufism, a tolerant, mystical practice of Islam, has millions of followers in Pakistan but is opposed by extremists. A BBC correspondent says Sufi devotees have flocked to this popular shrine from all over the country, and from neighbouring Iran. Those critically injured are being transported to hospitals in Karachi 100km (62miles) away, according to local officials. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and called for speedy rescue efforts. Imran Khan, former cricketer and head of the Tehreek-e-Insaf party, condemned the attack that targeted the "core of our society". Extremist groups in the province of Balochistan have frequently targeted civilians this year. In October, dozens were killed in an attack on a police college in the city of Quetta and in August an attack on a hospital there killed 70 people. (BBC)

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Facebook Bug 'Kills' Users In 'Terrible Error’ An unusual bug on Facebook briefly labelled many people as dead. The error on Friday caused the social network to show a memorial banner on user profiles for people who were still alive. Users posted status updates to reassure friends and family they were not dead, despite Facebook's message. "This was a terrible error that we have now fixed," a Facebook spokesperson said. "We are very sorry that this happened." The message, intended for "memorialised profiles", erroneously appeared on the profile pages of a large number of users including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. "We hope people who love Mark will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate his life," the banner on his page read. Technology reporters and Facebook users, however, saw a humorous side to the story. "Why Is Facebook Saying I'm Dead?" asked the New York Times' Katie Rogers. "At first, I was indignant. I was definitely not dead. Then I thought I had been hacked. Then I asked a few of my colleagues. Also dead." "Facebook is capping one of the longest weeks in American history by telling everyone that they are dead," quipped The Verge, a technology website, in reference to the presidential election. The memorial feature was introduced by Facebook in 2015 because of a number of high-profile cases where

family wanted to access the social accounts of deceased loved ones. User can opt to have their account turn into a memorial page upon their death, where Facebook contacts can leave message and share memories. An alternative option is to have your account deleted after your death. (BBC)

Facebook's own CEO was among the "dead" during the bug's brief appearance(FACEBOOK)

Syria Conflict: Aleppo Rebels Pushed Back By Assad's Forces Syrian government forces have retaken areas of the city of Aleppo that were lost to rebels in recent fighting. The loss of the territory on the city's western edges was confirmed by the rebels themselves, as well as state media and UK-based monitors. An estimated 275,000 people live under siege in the rebel-held east, where the UN says food rations are running out. Meanwhile a Russian naval force led by an aircraft carrier is said to have moved into position off Syria. Capt Sergei Artamonov, commander of the Admiral Kuznetsov, told Russian state media the battle group had arrived at its designated point in the eastern Mediterranean and was carrying out "joint tasks". The naval deployment has raised fears that Russia, one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's closest allies in his fight against the rebels, will step up air strikes reported to have caused heavy civilian casualties. 'It has failed' On 28 October, rebels and Islamist militants in Aleppo began what they called an "epic battle" to break the siege, pounding government-held areas with hundreds of missiles. After early advances, their progress slowed but they took over several strategic points in the west of the city. On Saturday, it was confirmed that government forces had regained control of the al-Minian district and advanced into the al-Assad district. "The epic battle for Aleppo has failed," Rami Abdurrahman, of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. The fighting left 508 people dead, including civilians and fighters from both sides, according to his organisation.Ninety foreign fighters were among those killed on the rebel side while 83 Syrian soldiers, 28 Hezbollah militants and 41 other fighters from Iran and Iraq were killed on the government side, the Observatory estimates. "We fought them in every street, house, neighbourhood and schools, and they used mosques to launch attacks,'' a Syrian government commander who identified himself as Nabil told al-Manar TV, the channel run by President Assad's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Zakaria Malahifji, head of the political

office of the Fastaqim rebel group fighting in Aleppo, confirmed the army's advance. "Of course, when the regime takes control, it has a negative effect, but there is persistence," he was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. 'Rations running out' The last remaining food rations are being distributed in rebel-held eastern districts of the city, UN humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland warned on Friday. Without a resupply, there would be no food left to hand out next week, he said. Mr Egeland ruled out airdrops of food, explaining that they were not possible in densely populated urban areas. In other besieged towns like rebel-held Madaya north-west of Damascus, shortages of food, medical supplies and electricity have led to cases of severe malnutrition. Aleppo, Syria's economic hub before the civil war began in 2011, has been divided between the two sides since 2012. Heavy bombardment of rebel-held areas by Syrian and Russian aircraft this autumn provoked an international outcry. Russia's air campaign in Syria, which began in September 2015 using planes mainly stationed at Hmeimim air base near Latakia, has shored up President Assad's position. An air campaign by Western powers has focused on the Islamic State group, which controls large parts of north-eastern Syria. (BBC)

Syrian government troops are back in control of the al-Minian area(AFP)

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Seoul Protest Targets South Korean President Park Geun-hye of dollars from big companies, including Samsung, on the

Hundreds of thousands of protesters have gathered in the South Korean capital, Seoul, to demand the resignation of President Park Geun-hye. Large numbers of police officers are being deployed to prevent demonstrators reaching the presidential palace. Ms Park is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soonsil, to access government documents without clearance. The president, whose approval ratings have plummeted over the scandal, has said she is "heartbroken". Organisers said one million had turned out to protest on Saturday, while police put the number at 260,000. It is the latest in a series of mass rallies against her over the issue. Ms Choi is accused of trying to extort huge sums of money from South Korean companies and is under arrest on charges of fraud and abuse of power. She was detained last week on suspicion of using her friendship with Ms Park to solicit business donations for a non-profit fund she controlled. The protesters are more raucous than they were last week - still peaceful but there's more chanting than there was then. The focus of the protest is President Park Geun-hye, whose presidential compound (known as the Blue House because of its blue roof) is a short distance from the march and the main stage of the rally. If she is at home there, the noise will be inescapable. Between 20,000 and 30,000 officers are on stand-by around the perimeter of the Blue House. Many are in riot gear. Huge barricades have been erected, with water cannon in position. At the moment, President Park does not face any criminal charges, but people close to her are being investigated for corruption. Her close friend of 40 years' standing has been charged with setting up two foundations and soliciting millions

strength of her closeness to the president. Perhaps worrying for President Park is the fact that two officials from her office are also being investigated. She remains untouched but with the investigators circling. So are the crowds. Ms Park has apologised following the revelations, saying she "put too much faith in a personal relationship and didn't look carefully at what was happening". "Sad thoughts trouble my sleep at night. I realise that whatever I do, it will be difficult to mend the hearts of the people, and then I feel a sense of shame.'" She said anyone found to have done wrong would be punished, and that she was prepared to be investigated by prosecutors. Prosecutors have also said they are expanding their official investigation. (BBC)

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India Rupees: PM Modi Says Move Had To Be Secret The plan to withdraw high-value rupee notes in India had to be kept secret, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Four days after the launch of the anti-corruption move, long queues continue outside ATMs as people try to exchange the 500 ($7) and 1,000 notes. "It had to be done suddenly but I never thought I will receive blessings for this," Mr Modi said. He hinted that other measures aimed at fighting corruption and the black economy might follow. Urging people to be patient, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that it would take a few weeks for banks and ATMs to completely replace the old notes, estimated to make up some 85% of the total currency in circulation. Mr Jaitley said that nearly $30bn in the old notes had so far been deposited in banks across the country. But chaotic scenes can still be witnessed outside banks as public patience is beginning to wear out, says the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi. Some traders and small business owners have threatened to go on strike because they have been badly affected, our correspondent says. The opposition has also been critical of the move, saying the rural and urban poor have been hit hardest. But Mr Modi thanked his fellow countrymen who had "accepted the decision in national interest". And he warned that there was "no guarantee" that new measures would not follow after the noteexchange scheme ends on 30 December. He said "no-one would be spared" in the drive against corruption. But "honest people will not face any problem", he added. After Mr Modi's surprise announcement on Tuesday night, the banks were closed on Wednesday. Thousands of panicked Indians have been flocking to banks since they reopened on Thursday. There are limits on cash withdrawals from ATMs and banks. How long have people got to change their old notes? The 500 ($7; £6) and 1,000 ($15; £12) rupee notes are the highest denomination notes in the country and are extremely common in India. Airports, railway stations, hospitals and fuel stations will only accept them until the end of today. People will be able to exchange their money at banks between 10 November and 30 December. How much 'black money' is there in circulation? The actual figure is unclear but correspondents say the issue of "black money" -

which may have been acquired corruptly, or is being withheld from the tax authorities - is a huge problem. India's government hopes to flush out tax evaders and make money that is unaccounted for visible for tax purposes. There have been reports of tax raids in many parts of India. Is there a limit on the amount an individual or household can cash in? An individual can put as much as he or she likes into the bank - but withdrawals are limited so the banking system may end up being flooded with cash. Government guidelines say it is possible to exchange up to 4,000 rupees per day up to 24 November - anything over this will be subject to tax laws. People can also withdraw up to 10,000 rupees from a bank per day and a maximum of 20,000 rupees per week. Are the new notes safer? New 2,000 and 500 rupee denomination notes with new security features are being given to people to replace those removed from circulation. A new 1,000 rupee note "with a new dimension and design" will also be introduced in due course, a senior government official said on Thursday. What will foreign tourists carrying the banknotes do? They can purchase foreign exchange equivalent to 5,000 rupees using these bank notes at airport exchange counters until midnight on Friday. (BBC)

Queues continue to grow amid reports that ATMs are running out of cash(AFP)

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Egypt Wins Approval For $12bn Loan From The IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a threeyear $12bn (€11bn) loan for Egypt to help the country out of its deep economic crisis. Egypt will receive $2.75bn immediately, with the rest subject to its economic performance and further reforms. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the bailout would "address longstanding challenges". Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is facing high unemployment and a budget deficit of 12% of GDP. The country has struggled to attract foreign investment since the political turmoil in 2011 and the so-called Arab Spring, which saw former president Hosni Mubarak overthrown. Tourism - traditionally a leading source of income for Egypt - has declined sharply over the past five years. Last week Egypt floated its currency in a move that reduced its value by almost 50% against the dollar in an attempt to strengthen confidence in the economy. The government also increased interest rates by three percentage points to 14.75%, and raised the price of basic commodities and fuel. The moves led to widespread criticism of the president and a drop in his popularity. A big security operation was put in place in Cairo to pre-empt mass demonstrations that had been expected on Friday. Ms Lagarde said the latest "home-grown economic plan" was intended to tackle the country's large budget deficit, low growth and high unemployment rate. She said that further reforms, such as reductions in fuel subsidies and legislation to reduce Egypt's

public sector wage bill, were necessary for the country to move forward. "Resolute implementation of the policy package is essential to restore investor conﬁdence," Ms Lagarde said. In 2013, Egypt's ﬁrst democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, was ousted by the military, led by Gen Sisi, after only one year in power. Mr Sisi was later elected president in May 2014. (BBC)

Last week Egypt ﬂoated its currency in a move aimed at strengthening conﬁdence in the economy(GETTY IMAGES)

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A Day Like Today

Whoopi Goldberg Charismatic American actress, comedian, and television host Whoopi Goldberg is turning 60. Goldberg earned an Oscar nomination for her Hollywood feature debut in the 1985American period drama ﬁlm, 'The Color Purple' and went on become the ﬁrst-ever solo female host of the Academy Awards. Whoopi was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in Manhattan, New York City on November 13th, 1955. Her father was a priest of the local church and her mother

a nurse and a teacher. Whoopi had a younger brother named Clyde Johnson, who passed away on May 2015 due to brain aneurysm. Her catchy nickname was given by her family as mockery for her gassy stomach, being often compared to a 'Woopy cushion'. The last name Goldberg was added later to add more personality to the already 'curious' name. She went to St Columba's, a catholic local school when she was younger. After the family moved to Virginia, she started to study at the Washington Irving High School, but dropped her studies soon after. During her teenage years, she battled drug addiction, married at the age of 18, and had a daughter. In the mid-1970s, she moved to California and became involved in theater and stand-up comedy. She eventually developed a one-woman show of character monologues called 'The Spook Show' and began touring the country. German-American film and theatre director, Mike Nichols offered to take the show to Broadway and this one became a complete success. Goldberg was starting to get the attention she needed. In 1985 American Director Steven Spielberg, casted Goldberg to play the role of Celie, in his period film 'The Color Purple'. The film received 11

Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and a Best Actress nod for Goldberg. This became the big outbreak for Goldberg and she took full advantage of it. She focused in harvesting her acting skills, and started to work in a variety of screen productions. She also continued to perform stand-up comedy. Goldberg won her first Oscar, in the Best Supporting Actress category, for her role as psychic Oda Mae Brown in the 1990 blockbuster 'Ghost'. She became the second African-American to collect the Best Supporting Actress award. The first, Hattie McDaniel, won for her performance in 1939's 'Gone With the Wind'. The nineties were a golden decade for Goldberg, ratifying her status as one of the most profitable actress in Hollywood. In September 2007, she signed on as a moderator of the daytime show 'The View', becoming one of the most controversial TV hostess of the time. She has received a number of awards during her career. From Academy awards, Golden Globes, Oscar, Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony Award. S o u r c e : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm000015 5/bio

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Daily Horoscope

Source: www.starlightastrology.com

The stars indicate that love and romance are in your favor, Aquarius. You will ﬁnd that this area of your life is going well. Shower your partner with affection. You honey's ego needs to be stroked. However, don't spoil him or her to the point that your mate becomes self-centered and ends up disregarding all of your wants and needs

You're usually full of energy, Leo, but today you may not feel so vivacious. There's nothing to worry about. In fact, you may have the time to do some thinking about your personal life and what you expect to get out of your relationships. You might also want to think about how you intend to go about getting it! Perhaps some of your motivations have changed lately.

You have a very dynamic day ahead of you, Pisces. You may feel the need to put all your energy into a group project. You will want to roll up your sleeves and get to work. You're usually a meditative, pensive person, but today you're looking for concrete results and actions. Who knows? This hard work might even help you relax a little.

You may have had a hard time lately reaching your objectives. Unfortunately for you, Virgo, today will be no different. You may begin to feel a bit dissatisﬁed with the way your life is going at the moment. You will ask yourself certain questions about your goals. Does your personal life live up to those goals? Can you express your wonderful creativity as much as you'd like? Your sense of responsibility is probably the catalyst for most of your motivation, Libra. But what happens when events are beyond your control and you're powerless to do anything about them? You may have to admit that sometimes you can't control everything, especially your family and friends. Today you should think about letting things happen occasionally. Your life will be a lot less complicated. Most of the time it's good to have strong opinions and be independent and willful, Scorpio. But there are other times when this attitude turns people away you're hoping to draw closer. There's a stubborn yet sensitive attitude in your world of romance that may be difﬁcult for you to deal with. Perhaps you're taking a more rational approach to things while your loved one is taking a more emotional one

Have you ever thought of yourself as a CEO or any other kind of leader, Aries? Today is a great day to begin a project involving other people - with you in charge! The strong, assertive side of your personality will come out in your decision making and charisma. Go for it! After all, this is the ﬁrst day of the rest of your life. There's a lot of tension in the air today, Taurus. Perhaps you feel like no one is listening to you, and that people are draining your energy. You may act defensively and even occasionally become very angry. It's possible that no one has seen in you in such a state before. Don't be afraid to express your anger. Repressed anger is like poison for your body and soul. As a Gemini, you have an innate gift for healing and calming other people in crisis situations. If this isn't what you do for a living, you should think about doing something with this natural talent. The positions of the planets today may be telling you to think about this in more concrete terms. If you're interested in herbal therapy, for example, this could be the perfect time to learn more.

What are you after in life, Sagittarius? Deep down, does the kind of work you do satisfy your most intimate desires? The little problems you encounter in your professional life over the next week could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Take a look around to see if the work you do and the people in your life take your profoundly spiritual nature into account.

You seem to be a specialist at relationships, and you're very sensitive to the ups and downs in your own. But today you may wonder if people love you less than they did before. This is rather an odd question, but another one may be hiding underneath. Do you really have to make such a big effort in order to be loved? Only you can answer that question.

You may feel like the brakes have been slammed in the romance department, Capricorn. Realize that this doesn't mean you have to stop having fun. Laughter and good times are in store for you today as long as you don't get hung up on the slow pace of your love life. You can have a good time while taking things one step at a time. Savor each moment. Don't try to rush to the next.

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Marquez Proud As Mexico Trump USA

Donald Trump's election and incendiary rhetoric about Mexicans cast a shadow over Friday's game, where Rafael Marquez scored decisively. Mexico captain Rafael Marquez hopes his lastgasp winner against the United States will help to lift his compatriots at a "time of intolerance". Friday's World Cup qualiﬁer in Columbus was played out against the backdrop of Donald Trump's shock victory in the US Presidential elections. The controversial Republican candidate used incendiary rhetoric against Mexican immigrants to the United States during his campaign, pledging to build a wall across the 2,000 mile border separating the countries at the Latin American nation's expense and accusing Mexicans entering the US of "bringing drugs, bringing crime… their rapists". Veteran defender Marquez was on hand to glance home an 89th-minute corner from Miguel Layun, whose 20thminute opener was cancelled out by Bobby Wood early in the second half, as

Mexico handed the USA a ﬁrst ever defeat at Mapfre Stadium and the match-winner acknowledged it was a victory that would resonate beyond football. "Maybe now there [has been] a bad time," Marquez said. "I don't know about bad time, but a time of

intolerance. "But now, with this win [Mexicans] can forget a little bit about what happened here in the United States." Mexico lost 2-0 in Columbus during each of the past four qualifying campaigns, prompting the mocking "dos a cero" chant from US fans. Head coach Juan Carlos Osorio was pleased to break the cycle. "As one of our assistants said well, we're not trying to change the history, because it's impossible to change it, but we're trying to make our own history," he said. "In this match, we showed that we have the mental fortitude to compete anywhere, that the team is able to overcome adversity, that it's capable of winning games in the last minute like many good national teams do on the international level." Marquez added: "It was the best opportunity to change this story. It was what we were thinking about the last couple of days. "There were a lot of times we didn’t have a good game here and right now we are very happy. It is very important for us." (SportsMax)

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Final Leg Racing Championship To Take Place Su n d a y to take the ‘wheel’ are Peter Ray

he South Dakota circuit will open this Sunday morning, to welcome local and international drivers to dispute the maximum title at the much-expected Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC). The race track will show the passion

and Doug Hollywood Gore of Jamaica; Bryce Prince of USA, Matt Trulove of Great Britain, Mark Maloney and the local eminence of the concrete, the young Matthew Vieira. The competition is scheduled to start at 09:00hrs on Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit, with a number of races programmed for the day. The ﬁnal race will take place around the 18:00hrs when the track closes for recreational events take place. The CMRC ﬁnal leg is dubbed to be one of the biggest in recent years in a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f t h e Guyana, with our nation battling competitors, while the stands are to win the title once more. An expected to display the craze of event to be enjoyed by the the multitude. Guyanese Family. Renowned Caribbean drivers are expected to participate in the S o u r c e : event, giving the audience a http://www.wherevent.com/det ‘high quality’ performance. ail/Guyana-Motor-RacingBetween the main personalities Seaboard-Marine-CMRC...

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Klinsmann Not Concerned B y M e x i c o D e Mapfre f e aStadium, t the visitors

efeat to Mexico is not the end of the world for United States' Wo r l d C u p q u a l i f y i n g campaign, says head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Jurgen Klinsmann insisted losing to Mexico was "not a problem" for United States in their World Cup qualiﬁer in Columbus. The

German coach opted for a newlook 3-5-2 formation for his side's opening ﬁxture of the Hexagonal stage on Friday but it failed to deliver the result he wanted as Rafael Marquez snatched all three points for the visitors in the closing stages. Mexico's 2-1 win was the ﬁrst time the USA have lost at

having lost 2-0 there in each of their past four qualifying campaigns. Despite seeing that run come to an end, Klinsmann was not worried about their stuttering start and is conﬁdent they can put it right when they visit Costa Rica next week. "The message is very simple: We've got to go down there [to Costa Rica] and get a result, which we will do," Klinsmann said. "It's the ﬁrst of 10 qualifying games. “Obviously Mexico is the biggest one we play, but we always know that with Mexico it goes eye to eye, it's going to be a nail-biter, and sometimes it goes their way and then the other times it goes our way. "So it was not a problem but obviously it's disappointing, no doubt about it — we don't want to lose this game." (SportsMax)

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T&T Begin WCQ Hex With Home Loss To Costaminute, Rica the dangerous Jomal

ristian Bolaños scored a goal and assisted on another as Costa Rica opened play in the ﬁnal round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 win over host Trinidad & Tobago on Friday at Hasely Crawford Stadium. The Ticos remained unbeaten in the competition, improving to 6W-1D-0L, while T&T failed to win in a third straight outing. Costa Rica capitalized on a break down in the Trinidad defense to take a 1-0 lead in the 65th minute. From the right edge of the six-yard box, a determined Cristian Gamboa delivered the ball to the completely unmarked Bolaños, who had time to take

a touch before tapping into a wide open net with his right foot from two-yards out. In the second minute of stoppage time, Ronald Matarrita netted an insurance goal. Joel Campbell lifted a beautifully weighted ball into the path Bolaños. The Va n c o u v e r W h i t e c a p s standout drew in a pair of defenders at the top of the box and then slipped a pass to the right, where Matarrita stationed. He calmly looked up, before poking a left-footed shot past stranded goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams from 12 yards. T&T had opportunities to end a WCQ scoreless streak that was eventually extended to 218 minutes. In the 32nd

Williams blazed just over the crossbar from the top of the box off a spectacular, rightfooted side volley. Eight minutes into the second half, he barely missed on connecting with a lunge after Joevin Jones did well to whip in a cross from the right. With Costa Rica leading 1-0, a leftfooted effort by Carlyle Mitchell looked destined for the lower-left corner, but a diving save by goalkeeper Keylor Navas preserved the clean sheet. The Central American champion also generated other opportunities as Celso Borges nodded wide of the right post in the 17th minute and, with six minutes remaining in the first half, Kendall Waston's bounced header forced a flailing Williams to swat away the ball for a corner kick. Next up for Costa Rica is a Tuesday encounter with the visiting USA. T&T will travel to Honduras for a meeting between two sides looking to bounce back from losses. (SportsMax)

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South Africa 2 Senegal 1: Bafana Bafana Beneﬁt From Bizarre Refereeing Call

eferee Joseph Lamptey was the villain of the piece for Senegal as his penalty call set South Africa on their way to a 2-1 win. South Africa got their World Cup qualifying campaign up and running with a controversial 2-1 win over Senegal in Polokwane. The Group D match was heading towards a listless stalemate at half-time before referee Joseph Lamptey gave a penalty to the hosts for handball, even though replays showed the ball struck Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly on the thigh. Thulani Hlatshwayo converted and a reeling Senegal were not allowed to recover as Thulani

Serero added a second before the interval. Substitute Cheikh N'Doye scrambled a goal back but South Africa move ahead of their Group B rivals on to four points from two matches, while Lamptey left the field with a substantial security presence. Liverpool forward Sadio Mane flashed a header over from a ninth-minute free-kick but chances were largely hard to come by during the opening stages, with both teams pedestrian in their build-up. Senegal goalkeeper Abdoulaye Diallo handled a sweetly struck Keagan Dolly effort in assured fashion but he found himself

facing a penalty after widespread confusion. No South Africa players appealed when Koulibaly got in the way of Eleazar Rodgers' header and lengthy protests followed before Diallo got a touch to Hlatshwayo's spot-kick but could not keep it out of the bottom corner. The complaints from the Senegal players were still going on after a wonderfully worked South Africa second – Serero wrongfooting Diallo with a clever first-time finish into the bottom corner when Mpho Makola touched Dolly's low cross into his path. Senegal should have reduced the deficit 11 minutes into the second half but Moussa Konate steered his header wide from eight yards, while Dolly shot wide at the other end. Stoke City striker Mame Biram Diouf headed wastefully wide before fellow substitute N'Doye bundled in with 15 minutes remaining. South Africa were indebted to a superb save from Itumeleng Khune as Mane looked to turn home but they held on to ease the pressure on coach Shakes Mashaba. (SportsMax)

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Conte Reveals 3-4-3 Was His Plan D

helsea have had great recent success in the Premier League with a 34-3 formation, but it has come via lots of tinkering. Antonio Conte has revealed that Chelsea's success with a 3-4-3 formation has come about by accident after actually being his plan D. Chelsea began the Premier League season well as they recorded three successive wins, but a draw with Swansea City and two defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal in September proved they still had a long way to go. Conte's ﬁrst four months in charge of the club have seen him tinker with various tactical set-ups, but following the loss to Arsenal the Italian set on 34-3. It was the fourth system he had tried with his team and Chelsea

this system. “I thought it would improve us offensively as well as defensively and we didn't lose our offensive situation. "In this way we have increased it because we scored many goals and created a lot of chances to score the goals and also if you maintain the clean sheet, I think this is the right way." One particularly notable facet of Chelsea's play so far this term has been Conte's ability to get the best out of his players even when out of position. Victor Moses has enjoyed something of a resurgence, playing 10 times in the have picked up five league wins in league as a makeshift wing-back succession since that humbling at after three seasons out on loan, the Emirates Stadium, becoming a while full-back Cesar Azpilicueta more potent attacking force been shifted around and regularly without sacrificing their defensive deployed at centre-back. stability. Conte told Chelsea's “I think that a manager must official website: "We started the improve his players," Conte season with another system added. "It is important to work because the idea in my mind was with the team but also one-to-one that I wanted to play with the 4-2- to bring out the talent of the 4, and then we switched with 4-3- p l a y e r s , t o i m p r o v e t h e 3 and we played also in the same w e a k n e s s e s a n d b e c o m e way like last year, 4-2-3-1. "But I strengthened. "Here at Chelsea we noticed in some circumstances we have a lot of talent but now we are didn't have the right balance working a lot with these players because when you concede more and I am pleased to see the great goals than your opponent and even attitude and the great will to more chances to score a goal, it is improve, and to play for the team never a good thing. "For this because when you want to win reason, we switched to the new s o m e t h i n g i m p o r t a n t , i t i s system of 3-4-3 and I think this is a i m p o r t a n t t o b e a t e a m . " good fit for our squad because also (SportsMax) we have the strikers adapted for

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Panama Edges Honduras In Hexagonal Opener

anama kicked off play in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 win over host Honduras on Friday at the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano. Fidel Escobar scored the only goal in the 22nd minute, when his right-footed free kick from 22yards out took a slight deflection off Honduras’ Romell Quioto before hitting the back of the net. Although other chances were hard to come by in the first half, both sides were more dangerous after the break and were unlucky to not generate additional goals. In the 57th minute, Panama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo produced two outstanding stops. He made a diving save off a Diego Reyes effort from the right side of the box and, seconds later,

t h e 3 5 - y e a r- o l d c u s t o d i a n thwarted Alberth Elis at pointblank range. Blas Perez had an opportunity to double Panama’s advantage in the 57th minute, only to miss way wide of the near-left post despite being

completely unmarked in the box. Honduras goalkeeper Donis Escober maintained his side’s hopes in the 65th minute. The Olimpia standout ﬁrst blocked Alberto Quintero’s initial attempt and then dived at the left post to prevent the ball from crossing the line as the midﬁelder tried to slot home his own rebound. Elis had an opportunity to equalise in the 89th minute, but was unable to connect from the right side of the box. Panama returns to action on Tuesday by welcoming Mexico to the Estadio Rommel Fernandez, while Honduras will stay in San Pedro Sula for a visit f r o m Tr i n i d a d & To b a g o . (SportsMax)

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Outgoing WICB CEO To Run Stanford Facility

est Indies Cricket Board CEO Michael Muirhead is to manage the Stanford Cricket Ground and Sticky Wicket Restaurant once he demits oﬃce. The facility is to be expanded to house the new headquarters of the West Indies Cricket Board as well as the players' academy. Muirhead will be in charge of identifying funding as well as the overall expansion programme. Already, 12 pitches have been added to the six already in the middle of the Stanford Cricket Ground. The outgoing WICB executive, speaking on the

Good Morning Jojo Sports Show this week, said the deal for him to take over is all but done. “I have not signed a contract yet, but I am moving

towards that,” Muirhead said of the project. “The initiative was totally mine to try and acquire it, and I started this over two years ago. I brought it to the board for the ﬁrst time in September of 2014 and that was after going independently to the liquidators. I saw the opportunity and what could be derived from it.” Work on the ground is expected to be completed by December. Muirhead will relinquish his position as CEO as soon as the WICB ﬁnds a replacement. (SportsMax)

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Consistency Pleases Hard-working Rashid

aving put in a lot of work in the nets, Adil Rashid was delighted to have taken four wickets to keep England ahead of India. A confident Adil Rashid was pleased with his consistency after claiming a four-for on day four of the first Test between England and India in Rajkot. England secured a slender firstinnings lead of 49 runs as India were all out for 488, before the tourists put on another 114 without loss to hold a 163-run advantage at stumps - though a draw looks the likely outcome. Having helped the tourists' cause with four wickets, Rashid was delighted his efforts in the

nets had paid off. "It was the most consistent I've bowled. I felt confident, and it came out of the hand nicely," he said. "I've been working hard in the nets with [bowling consultant] Saqlain Mushtaq. He is not trying to do anything technical with me – just getting me more relaxed and focused. "I felt quite good. It's from a lot of hard work in the nets and then executing those skills in the middle, assessing the pitch, knowing the pace at which to bowl, the lengths, the lines and the field settings. The more you play, the more comfortable you feel." Rashid's haul included the removal of

Virat Kohli on 40, the India captain knocking off a bail when the back of his heel connected with the stumps for a hit-wicket dismissal. "I noticed it first when [wicketkeeper] Jonny Bairstow pointed to the stumps. Virat was in shock. It was a pretty good feeling. That was the first time I have got a wicket that way," added the 28-yearold. A 114-run partnership between skipper Alastair Cook (46) and debutant Haseeb Hameed (62) helped rebuild England's lead, and the 19-yearold has made quite an impression on Rashid. He said: "He's been very good. He's got a good head, he's a clever and solid boy, works hard in the nets and a great talent. He showed that and hopefully he can carry that on. "He's very calm, he's a very organised cricketer as well and he's got a good sense of humour. I think he's fitted very well into the dressing room and hopefully he can carry that on for many more years to come. "He works hard, is very clued up and to see him get the runs here is a good feeling." (SportsMax)

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I Won't Be Like Terry As Belgium Captain - Hazard

den Hazard looks set to be Belgium captain for the foreseeable future, but he does not want people to expect him to be like John Terry. Belgium captain Eden Hazard is keen for his leadership skills to not be compared to his Chelsea skipper John Terry's as the winger prefers not to "talk too much". Hazard was given the armband ahead of Euro 2016 due to Vincent Kompany's injury absence and the Chelsea star will remain in that role for the foreseeable future. Kompany has been back in

contention this season, but he continues to pick up niggling injuries which are forcing him back into the treatment room. Coach Roberto Martinez conﬁrmed on Wednesday that Hazard will continue as captain for continuity even when Kompany is present in the squad, though the 25-yearold will not be looking to develop similar characteristics to his skipper at club level. “It's good for me to be the captain," he told reporters ahead of Sunday's World Cup qualiﬁer against Estonia. "I enjoy it. "But I can't be like

John Terry. As captain, I don't talk too much. I try to talk with my feet on the pitch. "My ambition is to lead Belgium to t h e Wo r l d C u p , t o w i n something for the country. I hope we can do it but it's still far away." Hazard has rediscovered his best form this season after struggling at Chelsea last term, and he has already scored seven Premier League goals under Antonio Conte, three more than he managed during the 2015-16 campaign. And Hazard has suggested that Conte's tactical tinkering is why he is finding the net again. "Maybe the system has helped me to find my form,' he added. "We tried it in Belgium, now we do it with Chelsea. "I said after the 5-0 win against Everton, it means I just need to focus offensively as the wingback is there to defend. My fortunes have changed since the system changed. "It's very good to play with my brother as well. I hope there will be lot o f g a m e s t o g e t h e r. " (SportsMax)

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Bolt Brushes Off Doping Insinuations: I know I've Done It Clean

laims Usain Bolt's success is aided performanceenhancing drugs have been brushed oﬀ by the sprint icon, who knows he is clean. Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is unfazed by insinuations that he is guilty of drug use because he knows he is clean. Bolt burst onto the scene by taking gold in the 100 metres at Beijing 2008 with a world record time of 9.69 seconds, prompting some to claim he did so by illegal measures. The Jamaican has since trimmed that world record to 9.58secs and went on to complete an unprecedented 100m, 200m and 4x100m treble for the third successive games at Rio 2016,

achievements he says will not be cheapened. "I really don't let things like that bother me. It's because, over the years, you know that's going to happen. That's what they're going to ask," Bolt told The Guardian. "I'm going to enjoy this, no matter. When you work so hard for what you have done, and it ﬁnally comes, it should feel good. "I'm not going to let somebody else rob me of that moment. I feel good because I know I've done it clean." Bolt overcame long-term rival Justin Gatlin to take gold in the 100m at Rio, the American getting booed as he lined up at the blocks for the ﬁnal. That reception came as a surprise to Bolt, though he struggled to feel

sympathy following the mudslinging that has occurred between the two. "I was really shocked. In all the years I've been doing track, I've never seen somebody get booed at a championship," said Bolt. "[I felt sorry for him] a little bit. But then, after all the talking that was going on all season, not that much," he added with a chuckle. Given Bolt's superiority in their head-tohead record, he would like to see Gatlin challenged whenever he claims to be capable of winning a race between the pair. "The one thing that always annoys me is when Justin Gatlin always says: 'Oh, I'm going to beat Usain Bolt, blah, blah, blah.'," said the Jamaican. "I'm like, why don't interviewers ask him, why should we believe you? I really want an interviewer, one day, to ask him that question – to say, 'You guys have got up 10 times, you've won one of them. Give me a good reason why we should write that Gatlin's going to beat Usain Bolt?' "People should call you out on it. But if you are actually the best, then I feel as long as you don’t overdo it, it's ﬁne." (SportsMax)

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Mohammed Replaces Bravo, Bishoo For Narine In Windies Squad

he West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) selection panel has named Jason Mohammed to replace Darren Bravo for the upcoming one-dayinternational Tri-Nation series with Sri Lanka and hosts Zimbabwe. The 30-year old, right-handed batting allrounder, recently captained the West Indies A Team in a 3-0 series win over Sri Lanka A in Sri Lanka. He was captain and one of the leading batsmen in the three-match series with scores of 105 not out, 58 and 14. Bravo has been replaced due to inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour, which is contrary to his contractual obligations to the WICB. The clause in his

agreement (in clause 4.7.2.2 of your match/tour contract) states that players are not to make any statement in or to any form of media (which shall include, without limitation, print media, television, radio, Internet or any social networking media), or any other public statement,

which would bring yourself, WICB or any oﬃcial or authorised representative of WICB or the game of cricket into disrepute and your agreement to use all such media in a responsible manner. Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo has been named to replace oﬀspinner Sunil Narine who has withdrawn from the squad for personal reasons. Bishoo was the leading bowler for the West Indies in the recent Test Series against Pakistan in United Arab Emirates – where he took 18 wickets in the three matches. The 31-year-old has so far played 13 ODIs, and taken 20 wickets at an average 23.8; with an economy rate of 4.28. (SportsMax)

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lAl Blacks Bounce Back With Italian Demolition Job

taly were no match for New Zealand in a 68-10 defeat in Rome, the All Blacks running in ﬁve tries in each half. New Zealand responded to their shock defeat against Ireland last weekend by cruising to a routine 68-10 victory over Italy in Rome. The All Blacks were beaten 40-29 by Joe Schmidt's men in Chicago, ending a world record run of 18 consecutive victories by a tier-one nation. But Steve Hansen's side showed no hangover from that setback as they ran in ﬁve tries in each half in a real mismatch of a Test on Saturday.

An All Blacks XV sporting 12 changes to the side beaten by Ireland made a strong start Malakai Fekitoa's fourthminute try a ﬁrst stitch in the Chicago wounds. Carlo Canna got Italy on the board with a kicked penalty, before Charlie Faumuina powered over the line and Aaron Cruden doubled his tally from tee to make it 14-3. Patrick Tuipulotu dived through Italian legs after a driving maul drew the All Blacks within inches of the line, and Israel Dagg exploited a gap in the defence to score New Zealand's fourth try with just 26 minutes on the clock. The

12-minute wait for another try felt like an age following the All Blacks' flying start, but Wyatt Crockett went over under the posts to help the visitors to a 35-3 half-time lead. And it was more of the same after the interval. Codie Taylor popped the ball inside to flanker Elliot Dixon, who showed the pace of a winger to race down the right flank before offloading to Steven Luatua to touch down. It was all too simple for the All Blacks as Fekitoa crossed for his second score of the match, and Dixon followed up his earlier try-making run by going over himself after 62 minutes. Italy did eventually get their try - Tommaso Boni ran from inside his own half following an interception to pull the scoreline back to 5410 with the help of Tommaso Allan's conversion. That joy was short-lived, however, as Rieko Ioane soon restored order, with Waisake Naholo rounding off the scoring three minutes from time. The All Blacks head to Dublin for a second clash with Ireland next weekend. (SportsMax)