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GUYANA DAILY NEWS

LOCAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016

Jagdeo: Country Was Not Left Bankrupt

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Many persons are questioning the APNU+AFC’s government’s rhetoric that the treasury was left in a bankrupt state following the May 2015 elections, but the budget estimates for 2016 indicates that the treasury was not left in a bankrupt state, 1. Under ‘Other Spending’ which increased from $43.8M in 2015 to $196M in 2016 Harmon explains that $68M is for Presidential broadcasts; $5M for cable services; $1.5M for

phones and accessories; $6.5M for advertising & $42M for climate change consultations. He could not however, say when and where these consultations are to be held.

2. Electricity charges which was $14.2M in 2015 is now being catered for to the tune of $119.69M. Harmon could not state the additional locations being covered that could have caused such an increase in light of the drop in fuel prices.

3. Fuel and lubricants rose from $17.6M in 2015 to $64M in 2016. When quizzed Harmon stated that it was as a result of new vehicles that were acquired.

4. Refreshments and meals rose from $10.6M in 2015 to $28M this year; print and non-print materials from $11.6 to $30M while office supplies increased from $3.9M to $23.5M, This view came on the backdrop of the recent announcement that repairs are being carried out at the Ministry of the Presidency and more recently at the home of the Prime Minister.

Several persons were quoted as saying “the government is in the business of self- interest” there is a lot of work that’s needs to be done around the country that should take precedence over rehabilitating the Ministry of the Presidency, many presidents came and worked in the what used to be called the Office of the President and lived in the State House without repairs, why is it important now to repair these places.

Also condemning the government’s action is Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo who said that the APNU+AFC is spending large sums of monies on “comfort issues” after claiming the treasury was left bankrupt instead of focusing on problems that is affecting citizens on a daily basis such as unemployment and security. He further stated that hundreds of millions of dollars have already been spent fixing the State House and the Prime Minister ’s residence.

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APNU+AFC Avoiding Scrutiny With Early Budget there are established planning units and the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs will have such a planning unit,” he said However the opposition PPP is not too pleased with the move by the government since there will be transparency issues arising.

Many political commentators are of the view that an early budget spells corruption to the highest extent and that the government is avoiding scrutiny.

President David Granger announced December 5, 2016 as budget 2017 date, where he noted that the government is contemplating the establishments of ministerial planning units. “We can only maintain that pattern of preparation if

At a press conference on Monday, PPP Member of Parliament and former Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Juan Edghill, said that the accounting period comes to an end on December 31, 2016 and that while debating the next budget, the figures of the present budget will not be available for comparison.

“We will be debating and examining a budget where a current budget is being

executed and we don’t know for sure actuals.

For example, between December 21 and December 31, do you know what the expenditure of this country can be? If the books are not closed, we don’t know how much they spent, how much is their capital expenditure, how much is their current expenditure to find out what we are doing for 2017; so we will be at a disadvantage,” he explained. He further stated that “We are very concerned if this is another three-card trick that is being played out in the public where we are going to be duped. Is this another form of corruption to hide underperformance and create opportunities for greater levels of corruption?”

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Vickram Bharrat Replaces Ramson Jr. In National Assembly Vi c k r a m O u t a r Bharrat Following the resignation of Charles Ramson Jr. from the National Assembly to pursue a Masters in Oil and Gas at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPP/C) Vi c k r a m O u t a r Bharrat was today sworn as his replacement.

Bharrat took the oath of office before the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs after his name was extracted from the PPP’s list of candidates through the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Speaker of the House, Dr. Barton Scotland welcomed Bharrat to the National Assembly and invited parliamentarians from both sides to wish Bharrat well in his tenure as a new addition to the law making body.

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Local Police Receive Training In Human Trafficking From INTERPOL

Following an assessment in April by the Ministerial Task Force in collaboration with INTERPOL on Trafficking in Persons, officers from the Guyana Police Force have now benefited from training provided by the international organisation. INTERPOL is currently in the training phase of its project to combat H u m a n Tr a ffi c k i n g a n d M i g r a n t Smuggling in the Caribbean. A number of Caribbean governments have joined with INTERPOL with the aim of improving the Caribbean’s institutional capacity to combat trafficking in persons.

From September 5-9, 2016, Superintendent E.

Wray and Inspector P. Harris of the Guyana Police Force’s Immigration Department and W/Sergeant 19981 Castello, Corporal 19822 Pitama and W/Constable 21232 McBean of the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, Major Crimes Unit attended a ‘Victim Identification, Referral and Assistance Training’, with regard to trafficking in persons, in Trinidad and Tobago. This Tr a i n i n g C o u r s e t a rg e t e d l a w enforcement agencies who worked with victims of trafficking in persons in their daily operations. Trainers sought to equip participating Officers with enhanced skills in effectively detecting potential victims and responding to cases of trafficking in persons.

Additional training targeted judicial authorities engaged in the prosecution of human trafficking cases with the aim of facilitating an increase in the capacity to successfully prosecute these types of cases in the Caribbean. From September 12-15, 2016, Assistant Superintendent V.

Hunte, W/Inspector A. Solomon and Corporal 18351 D. Jones – Prosecutors with the Guyana Police Force – attended a Training Course entitled ‘Human Tr a ffi c k i n g Tr a i n i n g f o r L e g a l Authorities’, also in Trinidad and Tobago.

Stemming from the aforementioned training from INTERPOL , the Commissioner of Police (ag), Mr. David Ramnarine, DSM organized a local two (2) day Training Course for thirteen (13) Officers from the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, Major Crimes Unit which was held on September 26 and 27, 2016 at the Guyana Police Force Officers’ Training Centre, Camp and Young Streets. Presentations at this Training Course were delivered by the Officers who benefitted from INTERPOL Training along with representatives of the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, including non-governmental organizations.

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Telecommunications, Mining And Trade On Chile/Guyana Bilateral Agenda

President David Granger President David Granger has described his official State visit to Chile and meeting with President Michelle Bachelet as highly successful and one that needed to happen, as not only does it open the door to deepened cooperation between the two countries but it solidifies linkages between Chile and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). According to a release from the Ministry of Presidency, the last day of sectoral bilateral meetings saw discussion in the areas of trade, mining, telecommunications and management of maritime zones.

Aiming to advance the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector, by t h e p a s s a g e o f t h e Telecommunications Bill, Bill No. 15 of 2016, the Government of Guyana is currently in negotiation with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT) to bring an end to the monopoly in the sector in keeping with the new legal framework. The Government has said that it is keen to learn from Chile,

which has what is described as one of the most developed telecommunications sectors in Latin America.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Carl Greenidge, who accompanied the President on the visit, met on Monday with Undersecretary of Telecommunications, Mr. Pedro Huichalaf at the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications. The minister related that chile has offered to provide technical assistance for the strengthening of the capacity of Ministry of Public Telecommunications as well as the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to ensure efficient and seamless implementation of the new framework.

Following a meeting with Undersecretary of Mining, Mr. Ignacio Moreno Fernandez at the Ministry of Mining on Wednesday, Chile has also offered to provide technical assistance for geological mapping, which would allow for a scientific determination of the location of mineral wealth deposits in Guyana. Chile has already issued a call for project proposals in the area of Geological and Metallogenic maps and Petrographic Studies from Guyana which is being reviewed by the Ministry of

Natural Resources and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission.

The president noted that not only is cooperation important to Guyana in this area, but noted that CARICOM states have already received disaster management and response support from Chile. Speaking of the issue of maritime space management the president said that there were meeting with the Chilean Navy. “We went to the Navy to discuss ways and means of providing support for the Caribbean Maritime effort.

“I think that is very important, not only in terms of search and rescue, but also in terms of training and collaboration and ensuring that anti-narcotics operations are given support from the Chilean Navy, which is a very strong Navy,” he said.

When its comes to business investment, the assessment on the Chilean side is that Chilean investors do not really know enough about Guyana to make a judgment and it was there view that the first step ought to be, apart from the provision of general information, to arrange for private sector engagement.

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Government Can Move Against Duncan – Attorney General

Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams “We don’t have to wait for no criminal matter to be completed to move administratively against anybody; that’s always been the rule,” Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams said during a press conference Wednesday. The Minister who recently returned from Paris, is adamant that the government does not have to await the conclusion of Carvil Duncan’s criminal matter in the court to move administratively against the public servant.

Carvil Duncan, who is the head of the Public Service Commission (PSC) and is a member of several other constitutional bodies, is currently facing fraud charges in the Magistrate’s Court. Last month, President David Granger appointed a Tribunal to investigate Duncan’s removal from his post following the charges. Duncan and his Lawyer, Former, Attorney General and attorney-at-law Anil Nandlall was recently successful in presenting their case to the High Court, which saw Justice Franklin Holder issuing an order to have the tribunal blocked while his matter is before the court.

The High Court order stated that the tribunal was set up based on unconstitutional advice given by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to President David Granger.

However, the Attorney General said the Tribunal does not have to await the decision on Duncan’s criminal matter. “If you are a public servant and you are charged for any offence in Guyana what happens to you? You’re interdicted,” AG Williams pointed out. “Any lawyer worth his salt will know that if you have a criminal offence and you are working with an employer the employer doesn’t have to wait to see whether you are convicted before the employer can decide whether you are good for his employment or not because administratively you could proceed,” the AG explained.

Minister Williams said that he will be taking custody of the matter. The Attorney General pointed out that the High Court ruling did not give the Prime Minister an opportunity to respond to the Order Rule Nisi. “Not because you go for an Order Nisi it inexorably follows that the judge’s hand is tied and they have to plant this order,” the AG said. It was Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who made the recommendations to the President to set up the Tribunal.

Duncan had previously stated that no hearing was afforded him by the Prime Minister prior to the PM advising the President to launch an investigation into his removal from office according to Article 225 (4) of the Constitution. However, AG Williams pointed out that, “Were the Prime Minister given that opportunity it would have been shown from the record, look evidence of receipt.” “It means then that if it is shown that they receive the notice that’s the end of the case. The Prime Minister has indicated to me that he will give me instructions and so we will file our answer,” AG Williams said.

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LOCAL MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016

Michael Khan: The Lecturer, The Dramatist ‘Ole Man Pappie’ Michael Khan: the Lecturer, the dramatist ‘Ole Man Pappie’ Michael Khan, better known for his creative personality, his impersonations of ancestral beings using the raw version of lost tongues, or ‘creole’, is a proud son of this land. Mr. Khan is an ‘Ole’ Man Pappie’, the definition given to those in charge to keep the beautiful tradition of storytelling. The art of the patient and avid orator that masters the technique of narrating a tale enchanting the audience. Reciting verses that mix history, customs and folklore, a tradition almost entirely consumed by the age of technology. But Mr. Kahn is reluctant to let it disappear on his watch. Michael Khan was born on March 1st 1957, in Lot E’ Klien Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, to a humble family. Since small, Michael was attracted by the mystery and faded colors of the story told by the elders. How they talked about lost times, years now in ‘sepia’ that they could only kept alive through the oral history. This simple, but beautiful tradition called the attention of the young Michael.

Not only narrative but all the different manifestations of art were captivating his eyes. His creative side started to bloom, reflecting his innovative ideas on paper, wood and building his own version of broken toys. As a young student, Michael would often be seen taking part of the school plays. This continued during high school. After completing his basic education he joined the Burrowes School of Art, where he obtained a ‘Diploma in Art Education’. After meeting a vagrant that was known as the ‘Ole Man Pappie’, due to his ability to tell stories, Michael was inspired to pursue his passion for drama and oratory, he just needed an exclusive, still traditional way to explode it. With his admirable narrative skills and creativity there was only one thing left to do, perform. Michael created a ‘team’ of puppets, fictional characters that helped him with the story line. Becoming a ‘one man band’ capable of bringing laughter and knowledge at the same time. He would perform in educational institutions and theatres, gaining local recognition as the ‘Ole Man Pappie’. Between the stages and the classroom, Michael graduated with a Degree in Art, from the University of Guyana. Cementing his foundation as an artist after receiving a Masters Degree in the International Education from Framingham State College. Today Michael is an art lecturer of Art Education, Textile and Graphic at the University of Guyana, School of Education and Humanities, Department of Language and Cultural Studies. He has represented Guyana as a storyteller, puppeteer and dramatist in different international cultural festivals. Through his work he encourages the youth to investigate and learn from their past, their base and origins and to love it in the process. For the last two decades Michael has served not only as an outstanding professor and dramatist, he has also become one of the last ‘anchors’ between past and present. The life support of tongues no longer spoken, the vessel of lost stories.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/michael.khan.1656

Guyanese Lecturer and dramatist Michael Khan better known as 'Ole Man Pappie’

Mr. Khan during a story telling session at Mc. Gillvary Primary School, West Bank Demerara, On September last

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PPP Diwali Message

The People's Progressive Party (PPP) extends Diwali Greetings

to all Guyanese More Particularly Our Hindu Brothers And Sisters.

Diwali which is known as the Festival of Lights is symbolic of the triumph of good over evil. This is indeed a message that resonates with humanity throughout the world especially where there exists social and economic injustice and the suppression of the fundamental human rights.

The PPP fully embraces the message and symbolism of Diwali and takes this opportunity to assure all Guyanese that the darkness which now pervade this

land will be replaced by a more enlighten dispensation, one in which the full creativity and the expressed will of all Guyanese will prevail.

The PPP is aware of some elements in our society who are seeking to distort the true meaning and signiďŹ cance of Diwali out of narrow partisan interest and calls on them to desist from playing politics out of this sacred festival. Once again Happy Diwali Greetings to one and all.

OďŹƒce of the General Secretary Press Release

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Traffic Task Force Continues To Clamp Down On Drunk Drivers

Photographs of the individuals charged with the offence Officers of the Guyana Police Force Traffic Task Force continue their campaigning exercise and as a result The following persons have been charged by the police for driving under the influence of alcohol: 1. Neranjan Paludhari of No. 72 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was stopped and tested with a breathalyzer on 2016-08-11 while driving motor vehicle HC 1878 on the No. 79 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. He was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol. He was charged and appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court on 20160815 where he pleaded ‘guilty’ and was fined $7,500.00.

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Halim Omed of Lot 91 Bushlot Village, WCB, was stopped and tested with a breathalyzer on 2016-08-14 while driving motor vehicle PVV 1903 on the D’ Edward Public Road, WCB. He was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol. He was charged and appeared at the Blairmont Magistrate Court on 2016-08-15 where he pleaded ‘guilty’ and was fined $7, 500.00.

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Imran Hoosain of Lot 11 Belvedere Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was stopped and tested with a breathalyzer on 201608-14 while driving motor vehicle PHH 8575 on the No. 36 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. He was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol. He was

charged and appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court on 2016-08-15 where he pleaded ‘guilty’ and was fined $7, 500.00.

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Chandra Ramsingh of Lot 85 Belvedere Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was stopped and tested with a breathalyzer on 2016-08-14 while driving motor vehicle HC 4686 on the No. 51 Village Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. He was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol.

He was charged and appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court on 2016-08-15 where he pleaded ‘guilty’ and was fined $7,500.00.

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Kevindra Neerahoo of Lot 2 No. 46 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was stopped and tested with a breathalyzer on 201608-28 while driving motor vehicle PNN 1854 on the No. 60 Village Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. He was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol. He was charged and appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court on 2016-08-29 where he pleaded ‘guilty’ and was fined $7,500.00.

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Nivash Beharry of Lot 90 No. 76 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was stopped and tested with a breathalyzer on 201608-27 while driving motor vehicle PRR 8636 on the No. 75 Village Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. He was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol. He was charged and appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court on 2016-08-29 where he pleaded ‘guilty’ and was fined $7,500.00.

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Imran Williams, of Lot 5 ‘C’ No. 74 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was stopped and tested with a breathalyzer on 201608-27 while driving motor cycle CE 1870 on the No. 74 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. He was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol. He was charged and appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court on 2016-0829 where he pleaded ‘guilty’ and was fined $7,500.00.

8. Shakurdeo Samaroo, of Lot 6 No. 76 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was stopped and tested with a breathalyzer on 201608-27 while driving motor vehicle PTT 1624 on the No. 70 Village Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. He was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol. He was charged and appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate Court on 2016-08-29 where he pleaded ‘guilty’ and was fined $7,500.00.

Guyana Police Force Press Release

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US Abstains For First Time In UN Vote On Ending Cuba Embargo

The UN General Assembly meeting to consider the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard NEW YORK, USA -- In a near unanimous action, the United Nations

General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution underlining the need to end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba, while also welcoming progress in the relations between the two countries. But, for the first time in the 25-year history of the annual vote, the United States, rather

than opposing the text, cast an abstention, along with Israel.

This year, 191 of the Assembly’s 193 members voted in favour of the text, which welcomed the progress in the relations between the two countries as well as the visit of US President Barack Obama to Cuba in March 2016. Noting of the steps taken by the US administration towards modifying some aspects of the implementation of the embargo, the Assembly deemed such steps “positive, [but] still limited in scope”.

The Assembly further reiterated its call to all UN member states to refrain from promulgating and applying laws and measures not conforming to their obligations under the UN Charter and international law, which reaffirm freedom of trade and navigation. The Assembly “once again urges states that have and continue to apply such laws and measures to take the necessary steps to repeal or invalidate them as soon as possible,” the resolution added.

(Caribbean News Now!)

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Marijuana Being Traded For Weapons In Caribbean Drug Trade

By LK Hewlett BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) -- Criminals involved in the Caribbean drug trade are increasingly using marijuana to buy weapons, according to Juan Gonzalez, deputy a s s i s t a n t s e c r e t a r y f o r We s t e r n Hemisphere Affairs in the US State Department during a recent press briefing to give updates on the sixth Caribbean Basin Security Initiatives (CBSI) dialogue. Gonzalez said, “We’re also seeing an increase in incidences of trading marijuana for weapons, and so one of the areas where we are also cooperating with the Caribbean, is to making sure that we’re actually expanding the proliferation of the automated fingerprint identification

systems, which allows law enforcement to share information on fingerprints for criminals, but also ballistics information.

So that if somebody commits a crime in another island, the databases on other islands can actually catch that individual and also trying to share information on illegal firearms that are coming from the United States.” Gonzalez went on to note that a lot of the firearms in the Caribbean are actually being cross-traded and not necessarily coming from the US. St Kitts and Nevis is one of the eight Caribbean states that benefit from the CBSI. The government and police have come under fire recently for the eradication of large amounts of marijuana plants across the federation.

Some sectors of the community are calling on the government to legalize or decriminalize marijuana possession.

Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris spoke on the issue recently: “Some people will say well they are just growing some marijuana, marijuana is illegal in the country and the law is the law. Those who are involved with marijuana need guns to protect their turf to impose their discipline on other young people, that is why a number of them in their gangs they can’t go out because they know what their masters have and that is why we have to stamp it out. Some of them will say well in the States it has been legalized in some areas for medical use, well we are not the States and while it is being done in some of the States, I was in a meeting with President Obama and he said in his lifetime the federal government will never legalize marijuana.

“Jamaica has made some effort to do that and I would say they are regretting it so I have said to them at home the law is the law and we have to uphold the law. So it is a big, big issue to be discussed and time needs to be taken on it. I have said to my cabinet we will not be hustled on this matter, so if you have some rastaman walking around saying ‘legalize the herb, legalize the herb, this is God’s herb’, a lot of things that God tell them to do they’re not bothering with God and that but you must legalize the herb.”

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Poor Transportation Hampers Growth Of Regional Agriculture

N i s a S u r u d j b a l l y, P ro g r a m m e M a n a g e r, A g r i c u l t u r e a t t h e CARICOM Secretariat. Photo Ivan Cairo

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands --

Wastage of agricultural produce in the Caribbean will continue due to poor transportation a top official of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), said on Tuesday during the opening of the Agricultural Trade and Transport Seminar at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture being held in the Cayman Islands. Acting sub-regional FAO Coordinator, Lystra Fletcher-Paul, lamented the wastage of especially tropical fruits she experienced in Guyana. She noted that, if there was an adequate intra-regional transport system for agricultural produce, the food import bill in the region of over US$5 billion, could be scaled back.

However Caribbean Community (CARICOM) adviser, Desiree FieldRidley said in an interview that producers and transporters both have a different take on the transportation issue.

“Actually the transportation people will tell you it’s a production problem,” said the CARICOM official. “They claim that there are no regular supplies in large quantities hence the lack of adequate transportation arrangements for the sector.

On the other hand farmers are saying that since there are no reliable transport facilities they are not inclined to increase production.” Field-Ridley said that currently CARICOM is looking into a study involving shippers, exporters and producers to identify the bottlenecks and make recommendations for the policymakers. According to Nisa Surujbally, programme manager, agriculture at the CARICOM Secretariat, part of the Caribbean’s transportation issues date back to the colonial era when there was a system in place that catered to the logistics of the traditional commodities rice, bananas and sugar.

“They had everything well mapped out.

There was an assured market with good prices and a full infrastructure was developed,” she said. Other crops didn’t have the same level of institutional and infrastructural support and policy support to address the constraints, Surudjbally noted. Part of the solution, according to her, is the establishment of linkages and the involvement of service providers to build a platform between suppliers and transportation providers.

(Caribbean News Now!)

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Jamaica Shares Experience In Reducing Food Import Bill

President of the Jamaica Agriculture Society (JAS), Norman Grant, says agriculture “is not the Cinderella of the economy of the region; it is the lifeblood”.

By Kenton Chance GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- The head of Jamaica’s largest farmers association says the rest of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can draw on his country’s experience as the region continues to battle with its US$5 billion annual food import bills. Norman Grant, president of the Jamaica Agriculture Society (JAS), an umbrella association of farmers, noted that Jamaica, through its “Grow What We Eat and Eat What We Grow” campaign has over the last decades made some progress in curbing the amount of money leaving the country to buy food overseas.

He told a session dubbed “Sustainable and Profitable Value Chains in the Caribbean” during Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), taking place in the Cayman Islands this week, that developed countries celebrate the fact that they attained that status through agriculture. Grant told regional stakeholders that the campaign, which was launched in 2003, appealed to Jamaica’s 2.7 million citizens and its more than 220,000 farmers. “And the achievement is just remarkable,” Grants said, adding that the campaign was

launched at a time when his country -which along with Trinidad and Tobago are CARICOM’s largest importers of food -was importing a weighted average of US$100 million in food yearly.

“Our domestic crop production was somewhere in the region of just over 400,000 metric tonnes,” Grant said, telling participants that, just ten years later, Jamaica has reduced its weighted average annual food import bill by US$60 million “And let’s do the maths because, by extrapolation, the campaign, the work of the farmers, has saved the Jamaican economy close to US$500 million,” he said, adding that domestic crop production has increased from 400,000 metric tonnes to over 600,000 metric tonnes.

He told the gathering, which included representatives of farmers’ organisations, farmers, and policymakers, that within a period of 10 to 12 years, Jamaica has increased its domestic crop production by 25 percent. “This means that the sector grew by a weighted average of 2 percent per annum, which makes it the only sector within the Jamaican economy that has grown by as much as 2 percent over the period of time, when you find that even the economic growth rate in the United States is less than 2 percent.”

Grant said that this shows that the agricultural sector has a tremendous role to play not only in Jamaica but also across the region. “And I share this example because in this Caribbean Week of Agriculture … we want to establish the reality that the agricultural sector is not the Cinderella of the economy of the region. It is the lifeblood. It is our reason for survival, it is our way to economic transformation and prosperity for our people.” Grant said that Jamaica has been able to reduce food import by increasing production of certain commodities, to the point where it is self sufficient in poultry and eggs. “One time, we were importing 90 percent of the Irish potato [consumed].

Again, spearheaded by efforts of CaFAN (Caribbean Farmers Network), assistance of CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation), IICA (InterAmerican Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture) and other agencies, including

the ministry of agriculture, in particular, we are now producing close to 95 percent of the demand for Irish potato as a result of the support we are giving to our farmers.

And that, we think, is tremendous,” Grant said. He said that Jamaica also produces a lot of the pork consumed there. “So we have a lot more to gain,” he said, adding that the country is doing well because the farmers have responded to an important need. Grant, however, said that finance is “an important plank” in the progress his country has made in the agricultural sector.

“This conference needs to ensure that we come out of it with some clear solutions as it relates to … financing that is accessible,” telling participants that in Jamaica, the development bank has loan guarantees for farmers. “What you find is that a lot of our farmers do have great ideas but the lack of collateral makes it very difficult for them to access loans. So that is an important gap that we need to fill: the question of pushing from where we sit in this region to ensure that we accelerate the issue of land reform and the whole question of land titling, where our farmers are on lands for several years and they are cultivating on those lands, but they are not able to use those lands as collateral.”

He said the impact of Hurricane Matthew on Haiti shows that the issue of insurance needs to be put on the table and he called for a review of the catastrophic insurance programmes in the region. “We need to commit those to discussion so that when we have disasters, you don't find that our farmers, who have invested their own equity and their own time into developing their own programmes has to start from ground zero.”

H e u rg e d p a r t i c i p a n t s t o u s e t h e opportunity of CWA 2016 “to ensure that we have clear alignment for the right siding and the correctness of the agricultural landscape in the region. “If we are going to become an independent region, not only economically, but with our food, it is certainly going to be driven by a framework where our farmers have a critical role to play and we in the region are very excited about supporting that,” Grant said. (Caribbean News Now!)

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IDB Ready To Accelerate Jamaica's Transition From Stabilization To Stronger Economic Growth is a vote of confidence in both your A w a r d s f o r F i n a n c i a l a n d

IDB President Luis Moreno MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica -- President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, Luis Moreno, has assured the prime minister and government of Jamaica that the IDB stands ready to help the country accelerate the transition from financial stabilization to stronger and more inclusion economic growth. “That’s why we’re supporting everything from expanding access to microcredit in rural communities to developing psychometric tools to enable banks to evaluate loan applications from womenowned small businesses, or putting together Jamaica’s first angel investor networks,” the IDB president said.

Moreno was speaking at the inauguration of the 19th staging of Foromic 2016, Latin America and the Caribbean’s most important conference on microfinance and entrepreneurship in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on October 24.

Moreno also extended congratulations to the government of Jamaica on securing a new standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund. “This

sound economic stewardship and in Jamaica’s prospects, now that it has achieved a more solid foundation,” he said, adding, “This is no small feat in this volatile global economy, and we at the IDB are proud of whatever modest assistance we were able to provide your country in getting to this point.”

Given the instability of the global economy, the IDB Group president further noted that the IDB is working with Jamaica and other government across the Caribbean to address the problem of de-risking, “which casts a dark cloud over the region’s chances of a recovery.” “We’ll work closely with your banking regulators and financial institutions to strengthen your knowyour-customer rules and practices.

We’ll also knock on as many doors as necessary in capitals around the world to defend the Caribbean’s links to the global banking system,” Moreno said.

The IDB has been Jamaica’s main development partner for over 45 years and the Bank’s sovereign guaranteed portfolio as of September 2016 amounts to US$348 million, comprising eight active loans in areas including water and sanitation, fiscal management, social protection, citizen security and public sector efficiency. Prime Minister Andrew Holness in turn expressed gratitude for the support of the IDB, noting that the partnership with the organization has been “amazing”. He also welcomed the staging of Foromic 2016 in Jamaica which has been effective in supporting the growth and development of entrepreneurs across the region.

The Foromic inauguration event also recognized innovative initiatives focused on financial inclusion and the development of SMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean. This year, the categories for the Inter-American

Entrepreneurial Innovation were: Innovation in Financial Services to Promote Inclusion and The Local Innovator Award. The Inter-American Aw a r d s f o r F i n a n c i a l a n d Entrepreneurial Innovation in the category of Innovation in Financial Services to Promote Inclusion recognizes organizations that have innovated in financial services and improve the quality of life of traditionally underserved populations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The winners in this category were Banco Estado Chile and Acceso Crediticio from Peru.

The Local Innovator Award recognized a micro, small or medium sized business that has created a product (good or service) or process, new marketing method or new organizational method that has significantly improved or changed its market segment on the Jamaican landscape. The award focused on the following categories: i) agriculture, ii) food and agroprocessing, iii) environmental sustainability and energy, ix) and engineering and manufacturing.

The Local Innovator Award this year was coordinated by the Jamaican ministry of finance and public service in collaboration with the Scientific Research Council and a local multisectoral team. The winner of the Local Innovator Award was Bio-Tech R&D Institute. All the winners were warmly congratulated by Moreno and Holness.

Spearheaded and organized by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) through its Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), Foromic 2016 was staged from October 24 to 26 under the theme: “Creating Opportunities through Financial Inclusion.” (Caribbean News Now!)

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Cayman Islands Sports Minister Says National Lottery Significant

Osbourne Bodden

By Fred Sturrup GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -The clamour for a national lottery is sounding louder in the region. While in the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman to be exact, this past weekend, I engaged in an interesting conversation with Osbourne Bodden, the minister of community affairs, youth and sports for t h a t c o u n t r y. A c k n o w l e d g i n g d i p l o m a t i c a l l y, b u t w i t h o u t a n y

reservation whatsoever that at this time, in comparing our two countries, the financial challenge the sports program in the Cayman Islands has, is not “likely” as great as The Bahamas, he indicated that a national lottery is the answer for both sister Caribbean nations.

“Since 2000, when I got into (mainstream) politics, I have been lobbying for a national lottery in the Cayman Islands. I am a strong supporter of a lottery and I understand that there is a great need for such a means of consistent money to assist the development of youth and sports. “It’s an issue though that I admit is a tough one. I have not been able to push it further. In the Cayman Islands, the religious sector has so much influence,” explained Bodden. He readily was upfront on another factor.

Bodden was quite frank in stating that views on a national lottery differ with his colleagues and those opposed to the government of the Cayman Islands. Such is the case in The Bahamas.

There is a strong feeling that the government of The Bahamas, headed by Perry Christie is leaning towards a national lottery. This is the government that pushed through the Gaming Act even though the referendum and the religious fraternity, for the most part, opposed legalizing the numbers game. This time

around, a senior Cabinet minister, Obie Wilchcombe, has come down publicly on the side of a national lottery.

He has been loud and clear about his view on the matter in the House of Assembly. In the official opposition, Free National Movement, Member of Parliament Dr Andre Rollins, a former Gaming chairman, favours a national lottery also. Perhaps the climate is more favourable to test the market in a meaningful way, at this moment in time. I see it as something quite necessary.

There is nothing un-Godly about a national lottery, I submit. At a time when the nation is struggling financially, the national debt is mounting because of the need to borrow, sticking one’s head in the sand just won’t do. A national lottery would foster a greater funding base for sports, culture and youth. Those areas within our society are essential to nation building. The truth be told though, if they are not financially fortified significantly, there will be lost opportunities for development. Wilchcombe sees the light.

So does the loquacious one, Rollins.

Across the way, the sports czar in our sister island group of the Caymans, is a proponent of a national lottery. In The Bahamas, today, that is the way to go.

(Caribbean News Now!)

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Alleged Child Predator Denied Bail

Source: winnfm.com

St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): A man charged in relation to an alleged attempt to lure a school boy into an isolated area has been denied bail and is now remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison. Greg Boyden, a Jamaican national, was charged last week for Indecent Assault upon a Male Juvenile. A bail hearing slated for Monday was delayed until Tuesday at which time police registered their objection to bail.

Boyden was picked up by Defence Force personnel in the heart of Basseterre on October 15th. WINN FM understands that he was taken into custody on Fort Street, and handed over to Police at the

nearby Basseterre Police Station.

Boyden was charged in relation to a report of a man attempting to lure a school boy into a field by asking for help to carry some heavy bags.

The incident took place in the vicinity of a Primary School in Basseterre. WINN FM has received reports that there had been at least two such incidents in the vicinity of primary schools. However, Head of the Criminal Investigations Department Superintendent Dian Mills has told WINN that up to the time when Boyden was taken into custody, police had only received one formal report.

(Antigua Observer)

US Embassy Seeks Proposals For Cultural Preservation Fund States’ commitment to preservation and protection of cultural heritage around the world. Since 2001, the fund has awarded $55 million in support of more than 870 projects in more 125 countries. For more information on the program and creating a valid proposal, click here. (Caribbean News Now!) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The US Embassy to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS has issued a call for project proposals for the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) for 2017.

Proposals must be submitted by February 2, 2017, for projects to preserve cultural heritage in Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Through the AFCP program, the US Department of State supports projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three areas: 1. Cultural sites: Such as, but not limited to, historic buildings and archaeological sites. 2.

Cultural objects and collections: From a museum, site, or similar institution, including but not limited to, archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculptures,

manuscripts, and general museum conservation needs. 3. Forms of traditional cultural expression: Such as traditional music, indigenous languages, and crafts. Applicants must meet the following requirements to be eligible: 1. Must be non-commercial entities, such as non-governmental organizations, museums, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations. 2. Must be able to demonstrate that you have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.

All eligible applicants must submit their proposals via email to bridgetowngrants@state.gov no later than February 2, 2017. Any proposals submitted after this time will not be accepted.

The Department of State established the AFCP at the request of the US Congress in 2001 to demonstrate the United

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Global Internet Giant Backs Caribbean Technology Development

Albert Daniels, Senior Manager of Stakeholder Engagement for the Caribbean at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers delivers remarks at the organisation's LAC-IRoadshow in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, October 24, 2016 PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten -- A global Internet giant is partnering with a Caribbean-based group to advance regional technology development. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is joining forces with the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) to build the capacity of the region’s technical community. ICANN coordinates the Internet’s system of unique addresses.

The global nonprofit organization is dedicated to ensuring an open, stable and secure Internet. “When we started working to develop capacity in the region, we soon realised that CaribNOG had the same goals, and so we quickly decided that by working together, we could accomplish more,” said Albert Daniels, senior manager of stakeholder engagement for the Caribbean at ICANN. Daniels was speaking at the joint opening of ICANN’s LAC-I-Roadshow and CaribNOG’s twelfth regional meeting,

held in Philipsburg, St Maarten, from October 24 to 26. The spirit of collaboration goes far beyond ICANN and CaribNOG. It includes several other major players in the global Internet landscape, such as the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) and the American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN).

LACNIC and ARIN are the two regional Internet registries that share responsibility for the Caribbean subregion. “We are pleased to be working together with Carlos Martinez, chief technology officer of LACNIC, and Mark Kosters, chief technology officer of ARIN, to deliver training on critical issues such as domain name system security,” Daniels said.

The US government helped create ICANN in 1998 with the goal of building a stable, multi-stakeholder organisation that could take over the management of the Internet’s naming and number system. To accomplish this goal, the US Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration partnered with ICANN to transition important coordination functions, known as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions, to the private sector.

On October 1, the IANA stewardship function was formally transitioned to the global multi-stakeholder community. At LAC-I-Roadshow, Daniels presented on technical issues like cyber security, and policy issues such as the IANA stewardship transition. The slate of international experts conducted handson sessions covering a broad range of topics, including Internet exchange points. The LAC-I-Roadshow and CaribNOG 12 are part of Internet Week St Maarten, a five-day conference focused on developing the Caribbean Internet.

The three-day gathering was supported by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union; the American Registry for Internet Numbers; Packet Clearing House; ArkiTechs and The BrightPath Foundation. Internet Week St Maarten ends with St Maarten on the Move, a twoday event jointly hosted by the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses registry (LACNIC). The weeklong conference is coordinated by the St Maarten telecommunications regulator, BTP. It is open to the public and free of charge, with a live video stream for remote participants. (Caribbean News Now!)

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BET Founder Proposes $14 Billion Revenue Solution For Puerto Rico

Robert Johnson SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and majority owner of

Caribbean CAGE LLC, in a letter dated October 25, 2016 to the Puerto Rican Control Board, outlined a $14 billion revenue plan over the next 20 years that the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury can immediately implement.

The proposal calls for the elimination and conversion of approximately 100,000 illegal gambling machines to be replaced with approximately 30,000 fully regulated and government authorized video lottery terminals (VLTs) connected by a system to the Puerto Rico Treasury Department for tax transparency, compliance and collection purposes. Johnson's letter details the financial capability and professional expertise of the CAGE team, which includes four of the largest gaming companies in the world – Scientific Games, IGT/GTECH, Aristocrat Gaming, and Inspire Gaming. In addition, the CAGE proposal includes local Puerto Rico firms including Banco Popular and telecommunications

company Claro.

Johnson stated, "The CAGE team has spent several years researching and developing a legal VLT-gaming platform and operational system for Puerto Rico, much like those that exist in 12 states in the United States. Not only is the CAGE team committed to investing in Puerto Rico and the people of Puerto Rico, we are also encouraged by the political and business leaders in Puerto Rico who recognize the necessity for Puerto Rico to rid itself of its underground economy, like non-taxable gambling, and deploy a legal system that would generate muchneeded revenue for economic development, job creation, and improve education and social services. I am convinced that the government of Puerto Rico is committed to a transparent and accountable economic and financial system and will welcome the business opportunity we propose." (Caribbean News Now!)

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EU-Canada Trade Deal: Belgians Break Ceta Deadlock Belgian political leaders have reached a consensus in support of the Ceta trade deal between the EU and Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel has said. He said an agreement had been found at the latest round of negotiations with Belgium's French-speaking communities who had been holding up the deal. A signing ceremony on Thursday was cancelled after the region of Wallonia vetoed the agreement. A Belgian deal would still have to be approved by the other 27 EU members. Under Belgium's federal system, the national government cannot sign the deal unless all six regional parliaments approve it. French-speaking Wallonia, a staunchly socialist region of 3.6 million people, had been leading objections to the deal, demanding stronger safeguards on labour, environmental and consumer standards. But after the latest round of marathon talks, Mr Michel tweeted: "All parliaments are now able to approve by tomorrow at midnight. Important step for EU and Canada." He said the heads of the regions had drawn up an addendum to the agreement that answered regional concerns over the rights of farmers and governments.

The addendum still needs the approval of Canada and other EU states. Canada's Foreign Minister Stephane Dion welcomed the announcement. "If it materialises, it's excellent news," he said during a visit to Paris, adding he was "cautiously optimistic". European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted, "Only once all procedures are ďŹ nalised for EU signing CETA, will

I contact PM @JustinTrudeau". Tweet saying Tweet saying Image copyrightTWITTER The deal was welcomed by the head of the Walloon government, Paul Magnette. "Wallonia is extremely happy that our demands were heard," he said. "If we took a bit of time, what we achieved here is important, not only for Wallonia but for all Europeans," he added. It took seven years to negotiate Ceta, the EU's most ambitious trade deal yet. A major stumbling block had been the plan to create new commercial courts to handle disputes between companies and national governments. Wallonia had feared they would give too much leverage to multinationals. It also wanted more protection for Walloon farmers, who would face new competition from Canadian imports. The Ceta wrangling has raised new concerns about future UK negotiations with the EU on a Brexit trade deal. (BBC)

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel called it an "important step for the EU and Canada"(JOHN THYS)

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Italy Earthquakes: Widespread Damage In Historic Towns Historic buildings in central Italy have been badly damaged by two strong tremors. Locals here are worried, however, that the PAGE 30

two strong earthquakes that forced hundreds of residents out of their homes. It was "miraculous" no deaths had been reported, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said. Dozens of people were treated for shock or light injuries. Rescue teams have been struggling to reach some areas but officials say the situation is not "catastrophic". A quake rocked the same region in August, killing at least 298 people. Wednesday evening's 5.5magnitude quake struck near Visso in Macerata province, followed by a 6.1 magnitude tremor in the same area two hours later. The first tremor sent people running out of their houses, potentially saving lives when the second stronger quake struck.

Numerous smaller aftershocks followed. Many houses have been badly damaged, forcing out hundreds of residents, who spent the night in cars and emergency shelters. Temporary shelter was being offered to people whose homes were at risk.

The quakes were felt across central Italy, including in the capital, Rome, where buildings shook and doors and windows rattled. The mayor of Ussita, 5km (3 miles) west of Visso, told Sky Italia: "Many houses have collapsed. Our town is finished."

In Visso itself, Mayor Giuliano Pazzaglini said about twothirds of buildings were unsafe and there was a shortage of drinking water and adequate sanitation. He said most of the buildings damaged had already been weakened by the 24 August earthquake. Police were reported to be restricting access to Visso's historic centre after the quake brought boulders down on to nearby roads. The town of Camerino is also thought to have been badly damaged. In Campo, near Norcia in the Umbria region, the 15th-Century San Salvatore church collapsed. It had been weakened by the earthquake in August. The light of day after a night of torrential rain has allowed emergency workers here to get a better picture of the damage. The scenes in the affected areas are nothing like the devastation we saw in the town of Amatrice just over two months ago. That also explains the lack of casualties after the

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damage to tourist attractions in the area, like some centuries-old churches, may badly affect the coming winter tourist season.

And the series of strong aftershocks overnight is making people anxious here. But Italy's civil defence chief, Fabrizio Curcio, said the situation was not "as catastrophic as might have been expected" despite the problems caused by boulders. As teams worked through the night, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi tweeted: "I want to thank those working in the rain in the earthquake zones. All of Italy is wrapping its arms around the communities that have been hit once again." Visso is 70km (45 miles) from Amatrice, which was badly damaged in the 6 magnitude quake in August. The new tremors are linked to the quake of two months ago, Italian officials say. "Aftershocks can last for a long time, sometimes for months," AFP news agency quoted Mario Tozzi of Italy's National Institute of Geophysics as saying. (BBC)

This church in Campi di Norcia collapsed(REUTERS)

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Russia Syria: Battle Group 'Refuels Off North Africa’ A battle group including Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is reportedly refuelling at sea off North Africa en route to Syria. Plans for some of the ships to dock at a Spanish port were cancelled after Nato allies voiced concern.

Nato is concerned planes form the carrier could be used to attack civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The naval battle group has been sailing for the past week from Russia to the Mediterranean. The Kuznetsov can carry dozens of fighter bombers and helicopters. The BBC's Jonathan Marcus reports from Brussels that the battle group is currently at anchor off the North African coast and taking on fuel. The group has two "oilers" (tankers) with it and its is not clear which of the vessels is actually refuelling, our world affairs correspondent adds. The Russian embassy in Madrid formally withdrew a request to Spain for refuelling after being approached by the Spanish foreign ministry. "Given the information which appeared on the possibility that these ships would participate in supporting military action in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the ministry of foreign affairs requested clarification from the embassy of the Russian Federation in Madrid," the Spanish foreign ministry had said on Wednesday in a statement to the BBC. It added that permission had been granted in September for three Russian ships to dock in the port of Ceuta between 28 October and 2 November. It said such stops for Russian naval vessels had taken place for years in Spanish ports. Map showing route of Russian flotilla Nato had said the final decision on resupply rested with Spain. "We are concerned and I have expressed that very clearly about the potential use of this battle group to increase Russia's ability and to be a platform for air strikes against Syria," Nato's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told journalists on Tuesday. The naval group also includes a

nuclear-powered battle cruiser, two anti-submarine warships and four support vessels, probably escorted by submarines. The battle group is expected to join about 10 other Russian vessels already off the Syrian coast. Some 2,700 people have been killed or injured since the Russian-backed Syrian offensive started last month, according to activists. Western leaders have said Russian and Syrian air strikes on Aleppo could amount to war crimes, an accusation rejected by Russia. About 250,000 civilians who live in Aleppo have been trapped by the fighting.

Moscow announced last week a "humanitarian pause" in attacks as part of a plan to allow civilians and fighters to leave the area. (BBC)

Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, will join Russian vessels already off the Syrian coast(PA)

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Sakharov Prize: Yazidi Women Win EU Freedom Prize Two Yazidi women who escaped sexual enslavement by socalled Islamic State (IS) in Iraq have won Europe's top human rights award, the Sakharov prize. Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar were among thousands of Yazidi girls and women abducted by IS militants and forced into sexual slavery in 2014. But both survived and now campaign for the Yazidi community. The freedom of thought prize is awarded annually in memory of Andrei Sakharov, a Soviet scientist and dissident.

The two women were nominated by the liberal Alde group in the European Parliament. Group leader Guy Verhofstadt described them as "inspirational women who have shown incredible bravery and humanity in the face of despicable brutality". European Parliament President Martin Schulz said it was "a very symbolic and significant decision to support these two survivors who came to Europe as refugees". He went on: "We as [the] European parliament are now supporting them in their fight for, not only the dignity we have to grant to everybody, but also for their fight to give testimony as a witness to these atrocities." Spoils of war' Tens of thousands of Yazidis were forced to flee their homes after IS fighters took the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar in August 2014. Thousands of women and girls were treated as "spoils of war" and openly sold in slave markets to IS militants. They were separated from the men and boys, many of whom were shot dead. Ms Murad was 19 when she was abducted from her home in the village of Kocho, near Sinjar, and taken to Mosul, where she was tortured and raped. She later managed to flee, but she lost six brothers and her mother in the Sinjar assault. Ms Bashar, also from Kocho, attempted to flee her captors several times during her 20 months in captivity before she finally succeeded. She was just 16 when she was abducted. Yazidis, whose religion includes

elements of several faiths, are considered infidels by IS. The UN says IS committed genocide against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria in a premeditated attempt to exterminate an entire community of 400,000 people. A number of Yazidi mass graves were discovered north of Sinjar mountain after Kurdish forces retook the town in November 2015. Since her escape, Ms Murad has become a prominent advocate in highlighting the plight of the Yazidis in the region. Other finalists for the Sakharov prize included Crimean Tatar activist Mustafa Dzhemilev and exiled Turkish journalist Can Dundar. Last year's winner was Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence which includes 1,000 lashes for "insulting Islam" online. (BBC)

Nadia Murad explains how she escaped Islamic State in Iraq more than two years ago

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The UK's service sector helped the economy to grow faster than expected in the three months after the Brexit vote, official figures have indicated. The economy expanded by 0.5% in the July-to-September period, according to the Office for National Statistics. That was slower than the 0.7% rate in the previous quarter, but stronger than analysts' estimates of about 0.3%. "There is little evidence of a pronounced effect in the immediate aftermath of the vote," the ONS said. The stronger than expected growth will further dampen expectations that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates next week. The economy has slowed slightly but by nothing like as much as feared and the Office for National Statistics says that "the pattern of growth continues to be broadly unaffected following the EU referendum". That pattern is however a rather unbalanced one, the only sector of the economy that continued to grow was services up by 0.8%; agriculture, manufacturing production and construction all shrank. Brexit supporters will take these figures as a sign that warnings about the economic costs of voting to leave the EU were nothing more than scaremongering. Remain supporters will argue that they were warning about potential damage over a period of several years. They say that only prompt action by the Bank of England saved deeper damage to the economy and that worse is to come. Welcoming the figures, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond said: "The fundamentals of the UK economy are strong and today's data show that the economy is resilient." However, Labour's Shadow Treasury Minister, Jonathan Reynolds said: "Continued disappointing, sluggish growth shows the failures of the Tories' economic approach after six years in power, especially for the manufacturing sector which shows little sign of benefiting from lower sterling.

Dominant services The economy was boosted by a particularly strong performance from the services sector, which grew by 0.8% in the quarter. Transport, storage and communication was the strongest part of the service sector, growing by 2.2%. That was the fastest pace since 2009 and was helped by a healthy quarter for the UK's film industry.

The latest films in the Jason Bourne and Star Trek franchises were released in July along with other popular productions, lifting takings at box offices. ONS chief economist Jo Grice said "A strong performance in the dominant services industries continued to offset further falls in construction, while manufacturing continued to be broadly flat." This is the first estimate of economic growth

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for the period, using less than half the data that will be used for the final estimate. While growth in the services sector was robust, the construction sector contracted by 1.4% and industrial production fell 0.4%, with manufacturing output down 1%. "In manufacturing, the contraction in output should be attributed to some unwinding of the massive growth spike seen in the second quarter, rather than industry scaling back production for any referendum related reasons," said Lee Hopley, chief economist at the EEF, the manufacturers' organisation. "In line with the raft of survey data the GDP estimates confirm that it has been more or less business as usual but it doesn't tell us, however, if this will continue for the foreseeable future."

Resilient' No in-depth breakdown of consumer spending was released in this set of figures, but Howard Archer, UK economist at IHS Global Insight, said: "It looks certain that third-quarter growth was also heavily dependent on consumers' willingness to keep spending, supported by still decent purchasing power and high employment.

"Consumer spending also clearly benefited from the weakened pound encouraging spending by overseas visitors to the UK. The weakened pound also supported foreign orders for UK goods and services." However, the "resilient" post-referendum performance does not say anything about the UK's ability to perform outside of the EU, said Berenberg's senior UK economist, Kallum Pickering. "Today's data does not alter our long-term view that Brexit will lower UK trend growth, to around 1.8% from 2.2% per year, via less trade, migration and investment with its major market, the EU," he added.

(BBC)

Phillip Hammond described the UK economy as "resilient”

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The owners of Australia's Dreamworld have been criticised for not directly contacting the families of the four people killed on one of its rides. The family of two of the victims was said to be "furious" after the theme park's parent company claimed it had offered assistance. Ardent Leisure's CEO, Deborah Thomas, has promised to donate her bonus to the victims' families via the Red Cross. Plans to reopen the park on Friday for a memorial will now not go ahead. Dreamworld said in a statement that police had advised they needed more time to complete their investigation. partner. Cindy Low was not known to the three. The victims have been named as Kate Goodchild, 32, her brother Luke Dorsett, 35, Mr Dorsett's partner, Roozbeh Araghi, 38, and Cindy Low, a 42-year-old New Zealand citizen who lived in Sydney. They died when their raft on the Thunder River Rapids ride collided with another and flipped over. A 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, who media reports say were related to the victims, were also on the raft. They were thrown free and survived.

Ardent Leisure were scrutinised in the media for proceeding with a scheduled annual general meeting in Sydney on Thursday morning where Ms Thomas was awarded her performance bonus for the past financial year.

At an emotionally charged news briefing afterwards, the chief executive said the company had "finally made contact with the Dorsett family" to offer assistance. But Ten News reporter Melinda Nucifora told Ms Thomas that the Dorsett family was watching on TV and had texted to say they were "furious" at the suggestion. "They say that they've had no direct contact whatsoever. No one's even reached out to them," Ms Nucifora said. Ms Thomas clarified her comments to say the company had been in touch through police, but had not spoken directly to the family "because we didn't know how to contact them" and asked for their phone number. The visibly emotional executive finished the news conference by addressing the family directly, to give her "sincere sympathies for what you must be going through". "Our hearts and our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. And I will be calling you to see what assistance we can offer you." Ms Thomas announced late on Thursday she was donating 100% of her A$167,500 (£100,000; $125,000) annual bonus "directed to support people affected by this tragic event" through the Red Cross. 'Catastrophic event' Ardent Leisure has defended its safety record and added that the Thunder River Rapids ride had recently passed its annual safety inspection. However, legal commentators have already speculated that the firm's directors could face

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serious legal consequences. "Cases like this generally aren't just freak accidents, it's generally a series of events or something has actually gone wrong to result in such a significant catastrophic event," Brisbane-based personal injury lawyer Alison Barrett told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "If Dreamworld is prosecuted, the highest penalty is up to A$3 million for a corporation. So Dreamworld itself, and then the directors themselves can also be held personally liable and face up to five years in jail and other hefty penalties." Worst amusement park accidents Eight teenagers were killed in a 1984 fire at the Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in New Jersey, US. Arsonists are believed to have started the blaze Six people died in a failed simulated rocket launch in Shenzhen, China, in 2010. One of the cars on the centrifuge ride became loose, lost power and the ride fell to the ground in flames with 44 people inside Five children were killed when the Battersea Park Big Dipper malfunctioned in the UK in 1972. Rope hauling cars to the top of launch slope broke and a safety mechanism failed, causing cars to roll into the boarding area Three died at the Galaxyland Amusement Park in Alberta, Canada, in 1986. The last car of a four-car train on the Mindbender triple loop ride came away from the track, throwing off passengers before crashing into a concrete pillar One person died in a rollercoaster accident at Expoland in Osaka, Japan, in 2007; another was killed at the Darien Lake theme park in New York State, US, in 2011 Sixteen people - including two teenage girls who needed leg amputations - were injured at UK's Alton Towers park in 2015. Operators failed to notice a stationary car on the 14-loop Smiler ride and overrode the stop mechanism, sending the next car into it (BBC)

People have been arriving at the park to pay tribute since Tuesday's accident(EPA)

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Calais 'Jungle' Children With Nowhere To Sleep Dozens of unaccompanied minors were left in the children in Calais during the clearance operation "Jungle" camp in Calais overnight, despite French officials declaring the camp now empty. Aid workers say about 100 young people slept rough, but the head of the regional government said it was 68. Fabienne Buccio also claimed some of those who remained overnight were not originally from the "Jungle" camp.

Nearly 5,600 people have been moved to reception centres since Monday, the government said (in French). This includes about 1,500 unaccompanied minors being housed in an on-site container camp, which activists say is now full. The camp has become a key symbol of Europe's migration crisis, with its residents desperate to reach the UK. Demolition crews are continuing to clear remaining tents and shelters from the area, which were damaged in fires reportedly set by departing migrants. Caroline Gregory of Calais A c t i o n , a B r i t i s h c h a r i t y, s a i d a b o u t 1 0 0 unaccompanied children had been left in the camp overnight. "We were begging the French authorities to actually do something about the refugee children and nothing was done," she told the BBC on Thursday.

Volunteers found shelter for the children in a warehouse where many of the migrants were being processed, as well as a makeshift school inside the camp. Some of the youths slept on the ground outside one of the centres that was being used to register migrants for relocation over the past three days. "I spent the entire night here," one young Afghan told the AFP news agency. "I am in the queue for minors to go to England. I have family there." French police, meanwhile, say they are still finding migrants in shelters who do not want to leave. Ms Buccio, the prefect of the Pas-de-Calais region, said that those who had slept in the camp overnight had travelled from other parts of France. She had earlier declared the operation "mission accomplished". The 68 children found will be moved to centres elsewhere in France, she continued, but there will be no more buses to take migrants to reception centres. The camp could not become a magnet for anyone who wants to get a place in the centre, she warned. She said the site would be completely cleared by Monday. The UK Home Office said French authorities were responsible for "all

including those being assessed for possible transfer to the UK". Fires have been lit during the clearance work this week - one man was reportedly injured when a gas canister exploded in the flames. More than 1,200 police officers have been deployed for the clearance operation. The camp is unpopular locally and has required a large security presence to prevent migrants reaching the UK on lorries or trains heading across the Channel. Since the start of the week, French authorities have been bussing thousands of people to shelters and centres where they will be able to seek asylum. A total of 5,596 people, including children, have been transported from the Jungle for resettlement, the French government says. This includes 234 minors brought to the UK since last week. The camp had an estimated 6,000-8,000 residents. Authorities fear they will return to set up camp again once the clearance operation is over. The Jungle camp is near the port of Calais and close to the 31-mile (50km) Channel Tunnel Officially about 7,000 migrants live in the camp. The Help Refugees agency said the final population ahead of its demolition was 8,143 The camp was halved in area earlier this year but the population continued to rise, and reports of violence have increased Many migrants attempt to hide themselves in cargo vehicles entering the Channel Tunnel The area has been hit by protests from both locals and truck operators (BBC)

Migrants were waiting for buses to move them out of the 'jungle' early on Thursday(AP)

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Hamburg Gang Rape Teenagers' Suspended Sentences Spark Anger PAGE 39

Tens of thousands of Germans have signed a petition demanding a group of teenagers are jailed for a brutal rape. The teenagers were given suspended jail terms last week after the judge decided they had shown "remorse". The boys, aged 14, 16 and 17, sexually assaulted a girl, 14, in Hamburg in February while another girl filmed the attack. They then left the victim for dead in the freezing cold. Prosecutors have already launched an appeal against the sentences. The girl was hypothermic when she was found and had to be rushed to intensive care to save her life. But while the judge said the gang had "thrown her away like garbage", only a 21-year-old was given an immediate sentence of four years in prison. 'A piece of meat' The three teenage boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been given suspended sentences of between 16 months and two years. The leniency of the punishment has sparked outrage in Germany, where a number of high profile cases - including the Cologne attacks at New Year - have pushed the subject of sexual assault and how to punish it to the fore. Rape has previously been hard to prosecute successfully in Germany as a person had to defend themselves physically for it to be called an assault. The law was amended in July, clarifying that just saying no means no. The boys in the Hamburg case admitted their guilt, but a petition demanding their sentences are revised has attracted nearly 90.000 signatures in a week. "The sexual self-determination and integrity of a woman must have more weight here than worrying about the offender," the petition said. "It can not be

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that a quadruple gang rape of a 14-year-old ends with a suspended sentence. Especially when the girl was then placed like a piece of meat and half-naked in the cold," the statement added. In a similar case in the US earlier this year, a judge sparked outrage after giving Stanford student Brock Turner, 20, a four month sentence for assaulting an unconscious woman.

He expressed concern for the impact a jail sentence would have on the swimmer, whose father said should not have been jailed at all for "20 minutes of action". (BBC)

The girl was left outside in Hamburg's freezing February temperatures

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Mosul Battle: IS 'Loses Hundreds Of Fighters' - US Generals PAGE 41

Hundreds of Islamic State militants are thought to have been killed since Iraqi forces launched an offensive to retake Mosul last week, the US military says. Two generals said the jihadist group had suffered the losses as troops and allied fighters, backed by US-led air strikes, advanced on several axes. Up to 5,000 IS fighters were believed to be in Mosul ahead of the assault. Despite the territorial gains, commanders have warned that securing Mosul could take weeks, if not months. About 50,000 Iraqi security forces personnel, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen are involved in the operation. More than 100 US military personnel are embedded with them, advising commanders and helping direct coalition air strikes.

Other US troops are providing fire support from nearby bases. Lt Gen Stephen Townsend, the commander of US forces in Iraq, said on Wednesday that the coalition forces had delivered more than 2,100 aerial bombs, artillery and mortar shells, rockets and missiles since 17 October. "This relentless campaign of strikes has removed hundreds of fighters, weapons, and key leaders from the battlefield in front of the Iraqi advance," he added.

On Thursday, the head of the US military's Central Command, Gen Joseph Votel, told the AFP news agency: "Just in the operations over the last week and a half associated with Mosul, we estimate they've probably killed about 800-900 Islamic State fighters." The Iraqi government informed US commanders on Wednesday that 57 Iraqi soldiers had been killed and about 250 wounded. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are thought to have suffered about 20 to 30 fatalities. Despite the removal of hundreds militants from the battlefield, Gen Townsend warned that IS defences were likely to grow stronger the closer they got to Mosul. The group had "used an extraordinary amount of indirect fire - mortars, artillery and rockets - and an exceptional number of VBIEDs (Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices)," he told reporters during a visit to the Qayyarah airbase. Fierce resistance by jihadists has held up soldiers in the

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Shura area, 40km (25 miles) south of Mosul, prompting elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) forces to pause their advance near the village of Bazwaya, only 6km east of the city. CTS commander Brig Gen Haider Fadhil told the Associated Press his forces would wait for other units to reach Mosul's outskirts before entering the city. But he stressed: "The operation has not been stopped and is proceeding as planned." Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it had trained 90 Iraqi medics in "mass casualty management" as part of its preparations for the Mosul operation, with a special focus on responding to chemical attacks, AP reported. IS has previously used chemical weapons in attacks on Iraqi and coalition forces, and there are fears that it might do so again inside Mosul, where more than a million civilians live. Some 11,700 residents have fled since the offensive began and, according to the UN's worst-case scenario, as many as 700,000 others could follow suit. "There's been quite a dramatic upturn in the last few days," said Karl Schembri of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who warned that there were currently only spaces in camps for 60,000 people. The WHO is working on the assumption that 200,000 of them will require emergency health services, including more than 90,000 children needing vaccinations and 8,000 pregnant women. (BBC)

Iraqi security forces advancing towards Mosul from the south have faced fierce resistance(REUTERS)

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US Election: 'Cruel' Trump Claim Annoys Muslim Family Republican Donald Trump has been criticised by the family of a dead Muslim soldier after saying as president he would have kept him alive. "Had I been president, Captain Khan would be alive today. We wouldn't have been in this horrible, horrible mistake, the war in Iraq," he said. The soldier's father, Khizr Khan, said it was a "cruel" remark. He is campaigning for Hillary Clinton, who makes her ďŹ rst joint appearance with First Lady Michelle Obama later. Mr Khan's son Humayun was killed by a car bomb in 2004 in Iraq at the age of 27. Their grief became part of the presidential campaign in July when Khizr Khan made an emotional speech at the Democratic Convention attacking Mr Trump for anti-Muslim rhetoric, as his wife stood next to him. The Republican candidate's reaction, in which he implied the mother was not allowed to speak up, attracted strong condemnation from within his own party. Speaking to ABC News in an interview aired on Thursday, Mr Trump repeated his insistence that their son would be alive, but added he believed the soldier was a "great hero". In response, Mr Khan said: "This is the most cruel thing you can say to grieving parents, that if I was there this would not have happened." In other campaign development: Mr Trump complained again about media bias, saying it was "the greatest pile-on in American history" Mrs Clinton and Mrs Obama will share a stage in Winston Salem in North Carolina on Thursday Texas Senator Ted Cruz has said Republicans may decline to ďŹ ll the vacancy on the bench of the Supreme Court A former Republican congressman has said he will take up arms if Mrs Clinton wins Former Illinois Representative Joe Walsh tweeted: "On November 8th, I'm voting for Trump. On November 9th, if Trump loses, I'm grabbing my musket. You

in?" He later said he was speaking metaphorically about "acts of civil disobedience". Mrs Clinton's campaign is dealing with more questions arising from hacked emails published by Wikileaks. The Trump campaign has seized on the latest dump to suggest the line between Bill Clinton's personal income and the donations for the Clinton Foundation has been blurred.

Doug Band, a top aide to Mr Clinton, said in an email that he had solicited donations to the foundation and also generated personal income for him through gifts and paid speeches. What happens next? The two candidates will spend the remaining 12 days before the election criss-crossing the country in their bid to persuade undecided voters. Expect to see lots of appearances in battleground states such as Ohio, North Carolina, Florida and Pennsylvania Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday 8 November to decide who becomes the 45th president of the US The new president will be inaugurated on 20 January 2017 (BBC)

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A Day Like Today The infamous Teedie, The Man on Horseback, The Old Lion, T.R, The Happy Warrior or Simply Theodore was born a day like today 1858.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. born in New York City, On October 27th to American socialite Martha Stewart and glass businessman and philanthropist Theodore Roosevelt Sr. He was the second of four children.

Theodore grew up in a stable and harmonic environment. His family belonged to the upper middle class socialite, allowing the nucleus to enjoy economic stability. Theodore was schooled at home due to his chronic asthma. At home he received a basic but solid education. He was avid in languages, geography and social studies. Theodore tried as much as possible, to absorb the best out of every classic book he was exposed during his formation, having a slight inclination towards navigation studies. On September 27th 1876 he entered Harvard College. According to biographic documents, his father told him on the day of his departure to college -‘Take care of your values, then your health and finally your studies’. This words would mark the young Roosevelt for the rest of his academic years. His father died on February 9th 1878, leaving an empty space on the young Theodore. His main source of inspiration, guide and support was no longer present. But this instead of causing Theodore to derail from his duties as a student, served as the stepping stone to become one of the best scholars of his year. He published several works in biology, navigation history and was an accomplished naturalist. Theodore was known for being a passionate writer and avid reader, qualities that gave him the position of editor of the college’s newspaper ‘The Harvard Advocate’. He graduated with an A.B. Magna Cum Laude (Latin of great honor) on June 30th, 1880. After graduating he entered Columbia’s Law School, but was soon discouraged by the career, dropping his studies and focusing in politics. At the young age of 22, Theodore married Alice Hathaway Lee. Marriage that was prematurely ended after Alice’s death post-partum. His mother died on the same year. As a way to fight depression, isolation and solitude Theodore turned all his focus in a fight against corruption and restoration of the local order, using all the knowledge acquire from Harvard and Law school. He soon became a member of the New York State Assembly. Between 1886 to 1894 he was an active member of the Republican Party and a growing political figure. In 1886, Roosevelt was one of the Republican candidate for mayor of New York City. Position lost to respected teacher and lawyer Abram Hewitt. He served in the United States Civil Service Commission until 1894, year in which he became New York City Police Commissioner. During this time, the corruption and crime in the city notably decreased. It is said that Theodore would normally walk around the city, at late hours in the night and before sunrise to make sure t the officers were on duty. In 1898 the Hispano American war exploded between USA and Spain. Spain to keep their domain over the Caribbean Island of Cuba, and USA to remove their power from the island. Theodore participated in the confrontation as Captain and Company Commander. Degrees that he earned during his period as a military reserve. Shortly after the war was over, Theodore went back to his home city campaigning as a Republican candidate for the State Governor’s elections of 1898. He was elected. Thanks to his performance as Governor, President William McKinley named him Vice President in 1900. As a tragic turn of events McKinley was killed in 1901, having to swear Theodore as president a day after his death. Becoming the youngest United States President in history at age 42. During his rule he promoted progressive policies and reforms in office. He focused in the fight against corruption and a leadership that rested in the values that his father taught him. But many of his ideas and much of his legislative agenda were blocked in Congress. He stayed as head of state until 1909. Theodore is considered by historians as one of the greatest USA presidents. Qualifying his period as one of the most peaceful and prosperous of the first decade of the 20th century in the country.

His face was carved into Mount Rushmore (a granite batholith formation in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota, USA) in 1919. The Asthma that hunted him through his life, finally took his last breath on January 5th 1919.

Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-born

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. American author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States between 1901- 1909

Theodore during one of his public appearances (photo credit: Library of Congress)

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Be sure to look into travel opportunities that will provide you with mental stimulation. You'll be surprised how much you can accomplish. Don't expect others to live up to their promises and you won't be disappointed or find yourself stuck with delays.

Children may be less than honest with you.

Someone left a real mess for you to sift through. Get together with friends for some competitive physical activities.

Try to calm down and listen to your partner's complaints. Compromise may be necessary. Accept the inevitable, and opportunities for advancement will follow. You can take advantage of opportunities if you are quick to make a move.

Get back down to earth and to basics. You will be able to work with fine detail today.

Opportunities to get together with friends will be enlightening and entertaining.

Go with the flow and don't be concerned about your own job. Your colorful conversation may attract new mates. You will learn valuable skills if you sign up for seminars today.

Changes will not be easy for the youngsters involved.

Don't hesitate to come right out and ask for the pertinent information. Look after financial transactions today.

Someone left a real mess for you to sift through. Your best efforts will come through hard work.

Opportunities to meet new lovers will evolve through your interaction with groups or fundraising functions.

Try to deal with the problems of those less fortunate; however, don't allow them to make unreasonable demands. Children may cause limitations.

Concentrate on spending quality time with children and friends.

Real estate ventures will be to your advantage.

Be precise in your communications to avoid any misunderstandings and arguments. Your partner's a little jumpy.

Uncertainty regarding your mate may emerge; reevaluate what you see in each other. Your personal life will be under the gun and you may want to avoid the questions your lover is going to want to ask you. It might be best to work on your own; if possible, do your job out of your home today.

You may have been trying to do too much, leaving yourself exhausted and open to colds and infections. Sudden changes regarding friendships are likely to occur if you have tried to change others. You are best to work behind the scenes on projects that require detail or precision.

Social activity should be on your agenda today.

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Ranieri Hails 'Special' Ballon D'Or Nominations For Vardy And Mahrez

With two Leicester stars on the Ballon d'Or shortlist, Claudio Ranieri has hailed a "special" achievement for Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez. Claudio Ranieri has revealed his pride at seeing Leicester City stars Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy nominated for the Ballon d'Or. After

helping Leicester to a stunning Premier League title win in 2015-16, the attacking pair both made it onto a 30-man shortlist of the best players on the planet.

Vardy inspired their fine form with 24 top-flight goals and a record-breaking run that saw him find the net in 11 successive matches, while Mahrez contributed 17 goals and 11 assists.

Foxes manager Ranieri described the recognition of their contributions as "something special" for the players and the club. "This achievement is one of the best," he told a news conference ahead of Leicester's trip to Tottenham on Saturday. "To be nominated is something special. I don't know [if they can win it]. I

hope so – but I don't know." Ranieri also reserved words of praise for Shinji Okazaki, who was on target as Leicester secured a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace last weekend.

The Japan international had not started in over a month, and the Italian credited him with stirring the champions from their indifferent form. "He is a hard worker and sometimes he's not so close to goal, but when there is a ball around the box Shinji is always there," said Ranieri. "For me, he is very important for the team because he presses a lot. He is our dillyding dilly-dong. He wakes up all the players, he wakes up everybody. He has the bell!" (SportsMax)

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Emery: PSG Cannot Rely Solely On Cavani Goals

With Paris Saint-Germain trailing Nice by six points in Ligue 1, Unai Emery has confessed his side's problems lie in front of goal. Unai Emery admitted Paris Saint-Germain must improve in front of goal and not rely solely on Edinson Cavani in their quest to win a fifth consecutive Ligue 1 title. PSG have

dominated French football in recent years, but they have been less impressive so far this term and sit six points behind unbeaten leaders Nice in third.

The defending champions have scored 10 goals fewer than second-placed Monaco, with Cavani accounting for just under half of their strikes. Emery has conceded PSG must do better in the final third, with only four other players having found the net in the top flight.

"We need players who can score Edinson, but also others," he told a news conference ahead of Friday's trip to Lille.

"I said to my players that, for me, when we have opportunities, I'm calm.

Whether we score or we don't score, this is the next step of work. "Against

Marseille [a 0-0 draw], we had enough chances to score six. For me, this is a good thing. We must work on our efficiency.

"We need players other than Cavani to score. The players are aware that this needs to be improved." Despite their slow start to the campaign, PSG are now unbeaten in five in all competitions, but Emery is still unimpressed by his team's form. "Our latest results are not the best," he said. "We analyse the games in depth.

We need to improve, that's clear. "But, for me, trusting the players is paramount.

We must remain calm, and have confidence in my team in the game."

(SportsMax)

Kriel, Du Plessis Out Of South Africa's Europe Tour weekends following the clash with the Barbarians at Wembley on Novermber 5. Despite 33-year-old Du Plessis pulling out, Springboks coach Allister Coetzee feels the experienced international will still have plenty of future opportunities.

"Jannie and I had a good conversation on Wednesday evening and he still has a burning desire to be part of the Springboks," Coetzee said. "However, due to his current personal circumstances, he unfortunately had to withdraw from the squad. "Jannie has a wealth of experience, he still has a lot to offer and he stays part of our plans. I want to wish him and his wife well as they are looking forward to welcome a third addition to their family." (SportsMax) Nizaam Carr and Lourens Adriaanse have taken the places of Jaco Kriel and Jannie du Plessis for South Africa's tour of Europe. Flanker Jaco Kriel and prop Jannie du Plessis have pulled out of South Africa's upcoming tour of Europe and been replaced by Nizaam Carr and Lourens Adriaanse, respectively.

Kriel has been ruled out for eight weeks after picking up a knee injury on club duty with Kubota Spears in Japan, while Du Plessis has been granted leave due to his wife expecting their third child in early November.

Both Carr and Adriaanse were already involved in the squad but will now stay on as replacements for the absent duo ahead of matches against England, Italy and Wales over the three

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Mourinho Can Match Guardiola, Insists Ferguson Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is a worthy rival to Pep Guardiola, Alex Ferguson has insisted. Alex Ferguson says Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho can rival Pep Guardiola, even though he rates Manchester City as Premier League title favourites. United defeated rivals City 1-0 in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, although they already trail their rivals by six points in the Premier League and lost at home to them in the top-flight last month.

Former Old Trafford boss Ferguson, who has said he rates City "as favourites from five potential candidates" in the title race,

believes Guardiola cannot be questioned despite his side's sixmatch winless run. But he is confident Mourinho has the skillset to challenge the Catalan throughout his spell in England, despite making a mixed start to his United career having been sacked by Chelsea last season. "Guardiola's skills are beyond debate, [Antonio] Conte is getting Chelsea on track, but Mourinho can also rival Guardiola," Ferguson said to Kicker.

"He has won the Champions League with two different clubs and titles in three different countries. "The rivalry and the experience of Guardiola and Mourinho make for an exciting competition." Even though he admires the City manager, Ferguson feels United's rivals performed very poorly in their 40 Champions League defeat to Barcelona and thinks Guardiola missed a great opportunity to defeat his former club. The United legend warned City they are far from certain of making the knockout stages following the defeat.

Ferguson said: "I was a bit disappointed with Manchester City because Barcelona were not overwhelming in their 4-0 win.

"Sure, whenever Lionel Messi sees a chance he converts it, but the overall system of play wasn't outstanding. City missed a good opportunity there. "Because Monchengladbach, even without several starters, put in a convincing performance at Celtic and got a victory they really deserved. "City still have a big job to reach the knockout stages." (SportsMax)

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Cibulkova Through After Kerber Beats Keys

Debutant Dominika Cibulkova is through to the semi-finals in Singapore after Angelique Kerber saw off Madison Keys in straight sets. Angelique Kerber maintained her 100 per cent record at the WTA Finals by beating Madison Keys 6-3 6-3 to ensure Dominika Cibulkova will join her in the last four. Kerber was already assured of a place in the semi-finals of the lucrative

season-ending tournament in Singapore for the first time as a result of Cibulkova's straight-sets victory over Simona Halep, which knocked the third seed from Romania out.

Keys would have qualified from the Red Group along with Kerber if she avoided a straight-sets defeat, but the clinical world number one did Cibulkova a huge favour with a comfortable win. Cibulkova lost her first two matches this week, but defied the odds to prevail at the expense of fellow debutant Keys. Kerber was not at her best, but the top seed clearly had no intention of preserving energy for her semi-final as she attempts to end a stellar year on a high note.

The Australian and US Open champion gained the upper hand by breaking to lead 2-1, but let her advantage slip with a double fault in a strange first set and let Keys back in immediately for a second time to be pegged back at 3-3. A fierce forehand winner from the German put her back in front at 4-3 and she showed great defence to earn three set points, winning the second when Keys volleyed into the net. The sixth seed made a promising start to the second by taking a 2-0 lead, but Kerber turned the tide to win five games in a row and Keys' season came to end when she drilled a return into the net. (SportsMax)

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Ferguson Hails Klopp:side Liverpool Are Strong Title Contenders Now sit level on points with leaders training is similar. "He's a strong

Liverpool have become a formidable force in the title race thanks to the work of Jurgen Klopp as manager, Alex Ferguson says. Alex Ferguson says Jurgen Klopp has made Liverpool strong Premier League title contenders. The former Manchester United manager has been hugely impressed by Klopp, whose

Manchester City after nine games in his first full season at the helm.

Ferguson, who has previously praised the ex-Borussia Dortmund boss, thinks there are five teams in with a chance of the title, but makes City favourites and Liverpool major rivals. "He has done a really good job and revived Liverpool's enthusiasm," the Old Trafford icon said to Kicker about Klopp. "It can happen that big clubs lose it. For two decades, Liverpool changed managers without building their own identity.

"You can now well and truly sense that you have to count them in this year. You can see Klopp's dedication on the sideline - I'm convinced his work in

personality. That's absolutely vital at a big club." Ferguson expects a keenly contested title race, but did not mention Chelsea as one of the teams to watch. He added: "It's harder to predict than it was for many years.

"I think there's five potential candidates: Manchester City as favourites, Tottenham and Liverpool, but also Man United are still there if we get some consistency soon. "Even when you are trailing by six, eight points, it's still possible to catch one or two teams. "And you shouldn't forget Arsenal. The team is more sturdy. They've got better and more aggressive. I'm impressed with the young boy Alex Iwobi." (SportsMax)

Halfpenny To Decide On Toulon Future

to play for his country, has not made his mind up over whether to remain with the three-time European champions or move on next year. "For the time being I haven't put much thought into it but I know that decision will be coming in the next month or so," he told BBC Wales Sport. "At the moment, I'm in my last year of contract in Toulon and, for me, at this moment in time I'm just fully focused on being back playing, getting over that injury and not thinking about anything other than playing and putting in performances for Toulon and Wales."

Leigh Halfpenny is unsure where he will be playing his club rugby next season, with his Toulon deal coming to an end.

Toulon and Wales fly-half Leigh Halfpenny plans to make a decision on his future "in the next month or so". Halfpenny's contract with the Top 14 giants expires at the end of this season and the British and Irish Lion has been linked with a return to Cardiff Blues, as well as ambitious Wasps.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) last month announced that only three players who ply their trade outside their homeland can be selected for an international season, so Halfpenny would need a wildcard pick to play for his country if he stays in France.

Halfpenny, whose current deal does not restrict his availability

The 27-year-old added: "If selected [for Wales], I didn't want to miss out on any training or matches, "Having that full release in the contract allows me to play for my club during club time and, if selected, for Wales, which I love doing. It's the best of both worlds. "I signed the contract before the law was in place and I also negotiated full release for every training camp and every game." (SportMax)

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Bayern Optimistic Over Lewandowski Renewal

Talks over a contract extension for Robert Lewandowski are progressing nicely, says Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz

Rummenigge is optimistic Robert Lewandowski will sign a new and improved deal with the Bundesliga champions.

The Poland international's existing deal runs until June 2019, but Bayern are believed to be keen to hold on to the prolific attacker for an additional two years and reward him for his fine performances since joining the club from Borussia Dortmund in 2014. Lewandowski's agent Maik Barthel insisted this week there is no agreement yet, but Bayern seem confident a deal will be struck sooner rather than later.

"Things are looking good," Rummenigge told Sport Bild when questioned about negotiations with Lewandowski. "Talks have been ongoing for a number of days and we have gotten off to a good start. And what goes on for a while usually results in something good... "When we reach an agreement with Lewandowski, we will announce it the day after. We will not be making a spectacle out of it." Lewandowski, 28, has netted 10 goals in 13 appearances in all competitions for Bayern this term. (SportsMax)

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Zubizarreta Appointment Confirmed By Marseille

Following the departure of Gunter Jacob, Andoni Zubizarreta has been confirmed as the new sporting director of Marseille.

Former Spain and Barcelona goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta has been named the new sporting director of Marseille.

Zubizarreta held a similar position at Barcelona between 2010 and 2015, overseeing the arrivals of players including Javier Mascherano, Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic, and replaces Gunter Jacob, who departed the Stade Velodrome on Wednesday.

The Spaniard's arrival comes after Rudi Garcia's appointment as head coach last week, a change which followed American

businessman Frank McCourt's purchase of the club. "I'm happy to be in a club with as much personality as Marseille. I hope I will live up to the trust placed in me," said Zubizarreta upon his presentation to the media on Thursday. "To me, Marseille is a club that breathes football. It is a club with a big heart and soul.

"I know LaLiga very well, but will also look at players in Ligue 1.There is a very good market." McCourt added in a statement: "Few professional athletes has a resume as long and impressive as Andoni Zubizarreta. "With four World Cup participations as a starter for Spain and almost 20 years in big clubs like Barcelona and Bilbao, Andoni brings exceptional expertise to Marseille. "He worked hard to earn the respect and confidence of the greatest players as sporting director. I am very pleased to welcome Andoni. "With [president] Jacques-Henri [Eyraud] and Rudi, we will build together a team to take Marseille to success and new heights." Eyraud said: "Andoni is a football legend in his country and beyond.

In Bilbao as in Barcelona, where he was sporting director for five years, Andoni was able to recruit outstanding players. "He has also developed a unique expertise in detecting and training young talent, he is a pillar of our project for Marseille." Eyraud claimed last weekend Marseille will look to make additions to the squad in January before "striking hard" in the close-season.

(SportsMax)

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Westbrook Leads Thunder As Davis Delights

Anthony Davis starred as his New Orleans Pelicans lost, but the Oklahoma City Thunder were winners in the NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat made winning starts to the NBA season, while Anthony Davis stole the show.

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder past the Philadelphia 76ers with a double-double on Wednesday. The Heat overcame the Orlando Magic, but the day belonged to Davis despite the New Orleans Pelicans' loss. David was enormous with 50 points, 16 rebounds, seven steals and five assists in the Pelicans' 107-102 defeat to the Denver Nuggets.

WESTBROOK IMPRESSES Westbrook will be relied upon even more so by the Thunder with Kevin Durant gone, and he stepped up in a 103-97 win over the 76ers.

He finished with 32 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.

Joel Embiid impressed for the 76ers with his 20 points.

HASSAN'S HEAT The Heat started their campaign with a 108-96 victory against the Magic.

Hassan Whiteside's double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds helped the Heat, who had six players in double digits for points.

DAVIS' DAY Davis was huge for the Pelicans, but his team were still beaten by the Nuggets.

He had almost half of New Orleans' points and went 17-of-34 from the field.

WESTBROOK LEADS THUNDER LAKERS BEAT ROCKETS The Los Angeles Lakers were 120-114 winners over the Houston Rockets, the Indiana Pacers overcame the Dallas Mavericks 130-121 after overtime, the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 122-117 and DeMar DeRozan (40 points) led the Toronto Raptors past the Detroit Pistons 109-91.

The Memphis Grizzlies edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-98, the Charlotte Hornets claimed a 107-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and the Sacramento Kings eased past the Phoenix Suns 113-94.

CLIPPERS HOST BLAZERS The Los Angeles Clippers get their season under way with a clash against the Portland Trail Blazers. The San Antonio Spurs are back in action in a meeting with the Sacramento Kings.

(SportsMax)

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Mushfiqur Hopes Conditions Givespinners.

Bangladesh Spinners The Edge "The rain might have some impact on our plans," he

Mushfiqur Rahim is hoping the weather conditions in Dhaka ahead of the second Test with England catch the tourists offguard. Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim is urging his spinners to use the expected damp conditions to their advantage and wreak havoc when their second Test with England begins on Friday. The two sides produced a tantalising first Test in Chittagong, with the hosts coming within only 23 runs of a famous victory before Ben Stokes struck twice in three balls to put England ahead.

There is an air optimism surrounding Bangladesh despite such a cruel defeat and, while heavy rain just a day before the second Test in Dhaka could affect their preparations, Mushfiqur is quietly confident it could work in favour of their in-form

said. "The wicket is mostly prepared, but if the sun was out today, it would have dried up further.

"If there's a bit of moisture, the ball would be gripping on the surface for the spinners. Shakib Al Hasan, Taijul Islam and Mehedi Hasan combined to take 18 of the 20 wickets to fall, and they will be expected to have a similar effect in this game as well. "Their spinners don't have to attack because of their pace bowlers. For us, the spinners are the main weapon; they have to attack and take the wickets.

"I think in that sense, our spinners are ahead of them. They are natural at bowling with the new and old ball, defensive or aggressively. But I would still say that our spinners have room for improvement." Bangladesh exceeded the expectations of many commentators with how close they ran England in the first test, but Mushfiqur is adamant they should be producing such performances on a consistent basis. "Our challenge will be to play consistently, especially against a good side like England," he added.

"We wouldn't have become the number one team in the world by beating England in Chittagong so our target remains to do well over four to five days in a Test, and afterwards if we get into a winning position, we will push on. "We have many more performers in our side these days, so everyone has expectations from the players. "Our performance and the fight we put up in the first Test wasn't unexpected. We will also try to cope with the pressure of expectation." (SportsMax)

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Burgess Back As Bennett Makes Five Changes Wayne Bennett has made five changes to the England squad for their Four Nations opener against New Zealand. Sam Burgess is set to make his first rugby league appearance for England since 2013 after he was named in a 19-man squad for Saturday's Four Nations clash with New Zealand in Huddersfield.

Burgess, who opted to return to the 13-man format last November after a short spell in rugby union, is in line to captain his country in their opening game of the tournament after sitting

out the win over France last weekend due to suspension.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs forward is one of five players recalled to the squad by head coach Wayne Bennett, with Dan Sarginson, Chris Hill, John Bateman and George Williams also included. James Graham has been passed fit after taking a blow to the head in the 40-6 rout of France. Bennett said: "I was pleased with the way the players conducted themselves last week in France and the hard work they put in.

"There's things we’ve looked at in the game and worked on this week. The boys know the pressure and the intensity will rise as we get closer to Saturday – it's a challenge we're all looking forward to. "We've got a strong squad here who are ready to go and desperate to play to show us what they can do which is good to see. "Sam's also back from suspension and ready to pull on the England Rugby League shirt.

It's been a few years since he played over here and I'm sure the sell-out crowd at Huddersfield will be keen to see him out there." England squad: John Bateman, George Burgess, Sam Burgess, Tom Burgess, Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Liam Farrell, Luke Gale, James Graham, Ryan Hall, Chris Hill, Josh Hodgson, Jonny Lomax, Jermaine McGillvary, Dan Sarginson, Kallum Watkins, Elliott Whitehead, Gareth Widdop, George Williams. (SportsMax)

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