September 21, 2016

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

High Crime Rate Is An Obstacle To Guyana’s Tourism Many businesses in the tourism sector are complaining that the lack of visitors could cause the closure of their businesses.

According to former Tourism Minister under the APNU+AFC government Cathy Hughes, the tourism sector’s contribution to Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been valued at between US$64M to $220M annually or up to 8.8%. She recalled that the World Travel and Tourism Council in 2013 reported that the direct effects of traveler tourism locally amounted to some $16Billion or US$87.9M with a wider effect of $44 Billion or 8.9% of the GDP. The Ministry of Tourism has not spend 50% of the budget allocated to the agency. However, very little efforts are being made to boost the tourism sector.

Currently the Ministry of Tourism does not have a policy to foster the marketing of Guyana’s tourism and as a result there is very little investment in the sector. There is also failure to implement a regulatory body to ensure compliance with standards and safety practices in the country’s tourism sector.

Apart from the lack of a viable tourism marketing strategy, the government has failed to curb the ongoing crime situation in the country. Because of the perceived increase in criminal activities in Guyana, the percentage of visitors have drastically decreased. Some governments would warn their citizens against traveling to some countries when they believe it is unsafe to do so. This was the case when the Canadian government advised its citizens against travelling to Guyana due to the crime situation. A connection between tourism and crime does not tell us whether the victims are visitors or residents, but it indicates the presence of a link between tourism

and crime as a potential source of negative indication for visitors. Knowing which group of people is more affected by crime may give essential information to better understand possible solutions. For instance, criminal activity that mainly target tourists would impact on the image of a tourist destination as a whole, if on the other hand, the crime is largely committed against residents, this affects the quality of life of locals. Visitors must feel safe when travelling to a country, the government must do more to curb the crime situation in Guyana, and the resultant effect would be increased tourist travel. Business are not investing in the industry because of the lack of visitors, which is a result of poor marketing strategy by the government and the spate of criminal activities in the country.

Mother Of 5 Jailed For Stealing Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan today sentenced Malinda Beaton to 18 months in prison after she appeared before her in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with stealing $280,000 from Kurt Steel. Unrepresented in court, the 31 year-old resident of "A" Field Sophia, pleaded guilty to the charge. In mitigation to the crime, the single mother of five stated that she only stole the money since she needed it to provide and buy things for her children who are still in school. It was noted that on the September 5, 2016 at Independence Boulevard, Beaton, while having a conversation with Steel inquired whether he would like to purchase her cellphone for $6,000. The virtual complainant would have responded in the negative but stated that the pair could involve themselves in sexual activities after which he would give her the $6,000.

However after the two took part in the activities Steel feel asleep and it was then that Beaton stole the money from his pocket.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

High Profile Prisoners To Be Moved To New Prison “Brick” Block

High profile prisoners housed at the Georgetown Prisons, Camp Street, will soon be transferred to a high security, brick prison constructed at a cost in excess of $80M. Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, speaking to media at the Cecil Kilkenny Prison Officers’ Training School, Lusignan, recently, said the “brick block” of the Georgetown Prisons, to house high profile prisoners has minor corrections to be done before being commissioned.

“The brick block is completed with the exception of the doors… I didn’t want to risk putting any prisoners there (in its current state) because it was the hard core prisoners who were supposed to go there, into that brick prison,” Minister Ramjattan explained.

The faulty door, the Minister said, would be fixed shortly as the contractor has to get back some of the locking system apparatus and paraphernalia from overseas. The brick prison which was built in the compound of the Camp Street jail to house more than 300 high profile prisoners was scheduled to be completed by the end of July. The decision to construct the high security prison block was made following the findings of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the March prison riots at the Georgetown prisons.

During the sitting of the COI into the prison riots, Attorney-at-law Selwyn Pieters who represented the Guyana Prison Service said Government needed to invest financially in constructing a brick prison, since the main prison is housed in the country’s capital city, which is also the country’s business capital. Further, Pieters pointed out that Superintendent Kevin Pilgrim, Officer-in-Charge of the Georgetown Prisons, in his testimony, had said the old wooden structures make it easy for inmates to hide contraband, and pose challenges for officers assigned to the living units.

“Wood buildings at the Georgetown prisons…have their place, and their place now is ‘historic relics’; those are not places to house prisoners,” Pieters told the commission at that time

3 Years Jail, $25M Fine For Woman Caught With Cocaine Forty – four - year old Tricia Elizabeth Loo was today sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $25M by Chief

Magistrate Ann McLennan after she pleaded guilty to being in possession of 9.510 kg of cocaine with the intent of trafficking. The mother of four hails from New Amsterdam and at the time of the discovery of cocaine, she was an outgoing passenger on a Caribbean Airlines flight.

It was noted by the prosecution that on September 20, 2016, Loo was preparing to depart Guyana for New York and following standard operating procedure, Loo placed her suitcase on the scanner and it was there that officers noticed the

package of the substance. Upon suspicion, Loo was questioned and she admitted ownership of the suitcase. A search was then conducted on the suitcase and it was revealed that the suitcase had false compartments in which the drugs were stowed away. She was then arrested and escorted to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit of the Guyana Police Force where the drugs were weighed and she was charged.

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UK Backed Security Action Plan To Commence Soon Following a bilateral meeting with with Baroness Joyce Anelay, efficient police force.” He explained In reiterating the need for Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN, at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, President David disclosure that Guyana’s Security Sector Reform Action Plan (SSRAP) will soon be operationalized. “We are now on the brink of receiving a team; a team came to do the scoping and another team is going to come to actually do the implementation of the first phase. So I would say that in the last 16 months we have covered a lot of ground to restore the Security Sector Reform Action Plan, as fast as we could and within weeks it is going to be happening,” he said. The US$4.7 billion SSRAP, began in 2007 and was scrapped in 2009 after the British Government had requested to have oversight of the programme, citing reasons being they would like to have ‘value for money’. The former People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Administration had disagreed with the manner in which the British Government had wanted the programme to be run, and had stated that the British had sought to intrude upon Guyana’s sovereignty. However, the British Government had said that the Government of Guyana had submitted a different proposal — this one focused more on police modernization rather than employing a general approach to reform, as was originally requested. Admitting that Guyana lacks border security and that there is illegal activities currently in that hinterland region , President Granger believes that after the implementation of the SSRAP Guyana’s security sector will be strengthen. “We know that there is not only illegal migration but there is also the smuggling of narcotics; there is also contraband; there is also gun running; there is also trafficking in persons and these offences, these crimes are going to be stamped out with a more

border security the president referred to the discovery of an aircraft in at the Yupakari airport, Rupununi, Region 9, President Granger said, “Guyana still does not have the capability to protect its long borders and its vast hinterland from being penetrated by illegal aviators and this emphasises the need for security sector reform… I would like to see a better equipped police force; I’d like to see policemen better paid and I want to see police units with boats, with all-terrain vehicles and with aircraft. We are obviously losing a lot by not being able to protect our hinterland.” President Granger also participated in several other bilateral meetings, including with Fiji, Ghana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. He is expected to meet with other world leaders before returning to Guyana.

Jamaican Charged For Overstaying Time In Guyana Jamaican National, Marlon Brown today appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrate's Court charged with failing to comply with Guyana Immigration rules and regulations by overstaying his permitted time in the country. Brown however pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of $60,000 and is slated to return before the court on October 07, 2016. The court heard from the unrepresented 35-year-old Jamaican national that he was in Guyana visiting his father who is Guyanese and who works in the interior. He further noted that whilst in Guyana he was staying with family in Linden. There was an objection to bail by the prosecution as they raised the concern of Brown fleeing the jurisdiction, however upon giving the court a fixed address, bail was granted. It is alleged that after entering Guyana on May 4, 2016 and between then and September 20, 2016, Brown, a mechanic, was given a period in which he was permitted to stay in the country, however the accused breached those terms and as such overstayed his time in Guyana.

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GUYANA DAILY NEWS Guyana Is A Reliable Partner In The Fight Against Climate Change -President David Granger PAGE 6

New York, United States – (September 21, 2016) Guyana’s ‘green agenda’, the Venezuela border controversy and security are at the top of the agenda for a series bilateral engagements being conducted by President David Granger on the sidelines of the United Nations’ 71st General Assembly.

Even as the Head of State represents Guyana’s cause with regard to the 50year-old threat to Guyana’s sovereignty, the push to transform Guyana into a ‘green’ state has also resonated in meetings with President Hage Geingob of Namibia, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama of Fiji and Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Baroness Anelay. “The message of Guyana has been consistent in all of these bilateral [meetings] and we feel that the visit so far to the United Nations’ General Assembly has served Guyana’s national interest and has given Guyana an image, in the international community, as a reliable partner on the entire green agenda and on the climate change agenda,” President Granger said in an invited comment. The President noted that Guyana’s ‘green agenda’ policy comes at an opportune time as the world has begun to recognise the serious nature of the effects of climate change and the signing of the historic signing of the Paris Agreement at COP 21 has created the international will to act to mitigate impact. He said, “I discussed Guyana’s ability to fulfil its obligations under the Agreement. So the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs are central to our development and we have extracted from the SDGs, the green elements, which in my view can satisfy Guyana’s need for economic development, for energy, for environmental protection and also for the employment of young people. It is the right time because the United Nations has thrown its weight behind that programme and the adoption by Guyana of the ‘green agenda’ coincides absolutely with what the United Nations is doing.” Guyana, the President believes, is set to receive more international support from those countries, which generate a lot of green house gases. “Because the line we have taken is that our forests actually help the earth to breathe… Guyana is an asset to Mother Earth and being part of the Guiana Shield gives us greater leverage in making that argument,” he said. Security During the meeting with Baroness Anelay, President Granger iterated the importance of the advancement of the Security Sector Reform Action Plan even as she indicated that the United Kingdom, under new Prime Minister Theresa May, even with the BREXIT vote, remains committed to Guyana and CARICOM as a whole. Following that meeting, President Granger disclosed that the implementation phase of the Action Plan is imminent. “We are now on the brink of receiving a team; a team came to do the scoping and another team is going to come to actually do the implementation of the first phase. So I would say that in the last 16 months we have covered a lot of ground to restore the Security Sector Reform Action Plan, as fast as we could and within weeks it is going to be happening,” he said. The Head of State emphasised the importance of reform in the security sector, noting that Guyana has extensive borders and hinterland areas that are difficult to police. He added that the police force needs to be well equipped and trained and this Action Plan is part of what is needed to ensure security. Referencing the discovery of an aircraft in the Rupununi, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region, President Granger said, “Guyana still does not have the capability to protect its long borders and its vast hinterland from being penetrated by illegal aviators and this emphasises the need for security sector reform… I would like to see a better equipped police force; I’d like to see policemen better paid and I want to see police units with boats, with all-terrain vehicles and with aircraft. We are obviously losing a lot by not being able to protect our hinterland. We know that there is not only illegal migration but there is also the smuggling of narcotics; there is also contraband; there is also gun running; there is also trafficking in persons and these offences, these crimes are going to be stamped out with a more efficient police force.” During bilateral meets,

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President Granger also used the opportunity to update the Heads on the status of the Venezuela border controversy and iterated Guyana’s call for a juridical settlement. The President also expressed his appreciation for the level of engagement demonstrated by Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon.

Meetings are expected to continue this week.

MOTP Press Release

President David Granger and President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana following a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

President David Granger during a meeting with President Hage Geingob of Namibia

Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Baroness Anelay met with President David Granger at the United Nations in New York, on the sidelines of the 71st General Assembly.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

ABRAHAM POOLE FINDS NO OVERT OR COVERT GENDER BIAS AT NCN COMPANY HOPES ARCHIBALD-HAWKE’S DISCIPLINE WILL RESULT IN CHANGE GEORGETOWN, 21 Sept., 2016 - The Board of Directors of the National Communications Network (NCN) last week requested Communications Practitioner, Mr. Abraham B. Poole to examine the facts surrounding Management’s interactions with two of its employees - Ms. Natasha Smith and Mrs. Jocelle Archibald-Hawke - to determine whether the charges of gender bias and accusations of discrimination are justified.

Additionally, Mr. Poole was requested to convey his findings urgently together with recommendations for the correction, if necessary, and prevention of such occurrences. The Board of Directors embarked on this course of action in consideration of the mission of NCN and its role as a national entity with a responsibility to model the most enlightened policies of media management and to maintaining the trust of its audiences and the confidence of its stakeholders. Last week Mr. Poole met with the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Bish Panday, and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lennox Cornette, and determined an approach to undertaking the task. He was granted free access to the relevant management meeting Minutes having a bearing on the issues. Earlier this week the Communications Practitioner met with the members of the NCN’s Management Team and later with the same Team and employee, Ms. Smith, and inquired and received additional details of the management decision and subsequent issues that emerged in implementing of that decision. Mr. Poole has said, “The camaraderie observed and the commitments expressed by all of the members of the management committee contradict the serious accusations and vehement condemnation that NCN Management has been subjected to in recent weeks. I am surprised that there was absolutely no split in the opinion of all the managers that the management intervention, which unfortunately led to the major misunderstanding, was designed to improve the work of NCN and that there was neither overt nor covert gender bias.”

According to Mr. Poole, the immediate Supervisor of Ms Natasha Smith, who conveyed to her the management decision, affirmed that the pregnancy of Ms. Smith was not the issue of the management meeting nor was it an issue, in her discernment as a woman. “This was of deep concern to me to determine whether a potentially good management decision was unintentionally discriminatory or was being employed intentionally to the detriment of the career of the employee.” He said that while he has not completed and submitted a Report, he has already identified a number of difficulties in the communications chain and these are correctable and preventable. “The diligence of the Human Resource Manager impressed me favorably and the empathy conveyed to Ms. Smith with the assurance that neither herself nor her pregnancy was the reason for the improvement measure in the presentation of the NCN news.” On the circumstances relative to Mrs.

Jocelle Archibald-Hawke, Mr. Poole said NCN is constrained by trust and expected confidentiality from disclosing an employee's details, even if such disclosures would patently justify its managerial actions. This is a fundamental principle because, after the emotions connected to the issue recede, the employee/employer relationship continues. NCN respects that principle. "It is to the credit of NCN, notwithstanding serious and disturbing infractions, that as a good employer it has opted to be hopeful that discipline would result in change. Further, the compassion that has persuaded the Management of NCN to review and modify by attenuating the disciplinary measure must be seen as an investment in the future of the employee and must not be viewed as organisational weakness. "I am respectful of Management's decision, for, should NCN degenerate into an organisation without rules and discipline and is unregulated then it could not fulfill its mission." “I also wanted to discover whether the NCN work environment was inherently unfriendly to pregnant employees. I did not find any such indications. In fact, colleagues who have been pregnant while in the employ of NCN speak of NCN as a supportive environment.” Reacting to the preliminary disclosures, the Chairman of NCN’s Board made it clear that he was not interested in leading an organisation that was guilty in any form of any inhumane practices. He contends that NCN is an ideal platform from which to foster the rights of women and display gender equity in the workplace. “Our policy is visible daily in our programs and presenters.” The Chairman added, “I could go on to speak of a proposal in the next budget for a facility specifically intended to benefit staff with very young children.

And this was all written before the unfounded accusations.” Mr. Poole has been a media practitioner and lectured at the University of Guyana. He holds qualifications in Communications and International Relations and has held several positions while employed by the Government of Guyana, the Guyana Sugar Corporation, and the United Nations Development Program – Guyana, among other organisations.

National Communications Network Inc. Press Release

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

I Don't Get No Respect, Says St Lucia PM

By Caribbean News Now contributor CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet called on members of the media not to disrespect him following a testy exchange on Monday with local journalist, Rehani Isidore. When pressed by Isidore on his frequent travels and a marketing promotion by a local resort run by his sister ahead of a visit to Saint Lucia by Britain’s Prince Harry, Chastanet asked the reporter if he had made any phone calls to substantiate what he was asking.

When Isidore answered yes, Chastanet publicly accused the journalist of lying. Addressing the allegations of excessive and unnecessary travel, Chastanet said that, as prime minister, his travel miles are all relative and should be compared to the travels of other prime ministers. “I scrutinize every single trip that I make and if I am going off to meet investors I make sure that it is being paid by a different source… a prime minister can open doors faster, so if I send another minister it means there’s a follow up with letter, there’s a follow up meeting. When you arrive somewhere as the prime minister it says a couple of things: one it says to the people that the country is serious; secondly, it helps expedite the process because it tells you there’s a priority with the country,” he said.

At a news conference a few hours later, the prime minister said journalists have a responsibility to “vet” questions and ask for relevant information. Chastanet said that he will be open and honest with journalists and members of the public, with any question being a fair question, an apparent contradiction of his earlier reaction to Isidore’s inquiries. “Prime Minister Chastanet seems to be morphing from a wannabe Donald Trump into a Rodney ‘I don’t get no respect’ Dangerfield,” said Saint Lucian commentator Melanius Alphonse.

“Chastanet’s conduct towards the local journalist is indicative of his desire to curb and muzzle the media and censor the flow of information, a paradigm that defines Saint Lucia society today,” he added. The prime minister’s apparent wish to control the dissemination of information in Saint Lucia was highlighted recently in a report that the Cabinet had rejected a proposal from an unnamed minister to end live television coverage of parliamentary proceedings.

This followed a widely ridiculed performance in parliament by Chastanet last month, as leader of government business, in several clumsy attempts to introduce new legislation to the House. According to Alphonse, Chastanet’s remarks may have had the desired effect of subduing the media at the subsequent press conference. “Regrettably, the assembled press appeared undermined and shackled, lacking depth in their line of questions, without supporting documents and follow-up questions. The staged ‘press conference’ was a sham,” he said.

At the media briefing, Chastanet, in a 19-minute prepared statement, dealt with a number of issues:

Airlift Caribbean Airlines is to become Saint Lucia’s national carrier and the island’s Civil Aviation Authority is to be moved away from the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA). “I would like to move our Civil Aviation Authority away from ECCAA – I am convinced that ECCAA cannot be fixed,” Chastanet told the news conference, adding that he believes ECCAA is an impediment to competition in the region because it has not allowed the entry of other airlines. “Moving our aviation to Trinidad will I believe, encourage other people to be able to open up an airline in Saint Lucia or in some of the other islands,” he said. Seaborne Air services will be commencing service to Saint Lucia soon via George F. L. Charles Airport.

Contracts signed by previous government The former government made it difficult for new administration, Chastanet said. There are ambassadors who have contracts with no “out clauses” and investors who were signed up two days before the general elections with no “out clauses” in the contract, he noted. “I have met with some ambassadors, some of whom have recognized that they should resign and have offered to quit, as a result, announcements will soon be made regarding changes in Saint Lucia’s embassies,” Chastanet said. Civil servants were given three-year contracts in May with no “out clauses” and the new government has had to go through a lot of details to work through the situation, he added.

State Boards The prime minister said that some state boards did not want to resign, making the process of appointing new board members more extensive than usual. “I have not had the opportunity of moving quicker because obviously there are legal issues and we have to always follow the rule of law,” he said.

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Prime Minister Allen Chastanet

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I Don't Get No Respect, Says St Lucia PM (Cont’d)

The Judiciary “I knew it was bad but not as bad as it was and that is the judicial system,” Chastanet said, revealing that there is a 4,000-case backlog in the local court system.

Law Enforcement The Royal St Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) needs new vehicles and other equipment. “I have a request for 30 vehicles, we are down to two motorbikes, and no computers,” Chastanet said.

The forensic laboratory was apparently damaged by an earthquake and is in need of EC$300-400,000 to fix that aspect and then re-commission the lab. The appointment of a new director of public prosecutions (DPP) is to be announced soon, at the new salary scale of grade 21 on a one year contract. The DPP office is understaffed with four lawyers vs. the need for ten. The appointment for a special prosecution for the IMPACS report is coming soon. Attorney General Kim St Rose is on a three-year contract from the previous administration up to Jan 2018 with no out clause.

RSM/Grynberg According to Chastanet, the legal dispute is now closed, after government spent $1 million on the case.

Taxes

The promised reduction in VAT will be implemented by the end of October. “It will be replaced with other less burdensome taxes, and by finding alternate ways of taxation,” Chastanet claimed.

Economy According to Chastanet, banana exports by Saint Lucia are expected to increase at the rate of 3,000 boxes a week to Martinique. A new 85-room hotel and golf course is planned and Sandals is planning the construction of four over-water suites and a 300-room expansion. As regards the Desert Star Holdings (DSH) development, there is no deal other than a framework agreement. The terms and conditions will be made known when they are available. “DSH is a very ambitious project, I admit that… but I think…. to be able to jumpstart Saint Lucia and create a buzz about Saint Lucia…that is the kind of project that we need to be able to stimulate,” he said.

Healthcare The new Owen King Hospital will require EC$20-30 million in current expenditure. “The St Jude hospital is another matter – the current health care system is not sustainable, health care insurance is a necessity,” Chastanet claimed. (Caribbean Nesws Now!)

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Court Orders St Kitts-Nevis Tourism Mnister To Pay Election Debts

By Caribbean News Now contributor BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has ordered St Kitts and Nevis tourism minister, Lindsay Grant, to pay election consulting fees owed to BuzzMaker, an international political consulting firm that has worked on hundreds of high profile political campaigns across the Caribbean and the world. In 2009, as political leader of the People’s Action Movement (PAM), an unregistered political party in St Kitts and Nevis, Grant entered into an agreement with BuzzMaker to provide political consulting services in the runup to the 2010 general elections but failed to pay for the services rendered.

Buzzmaker invoiced Grant for services rendered during the period July 2009 through December Tourism Minister Lindsay Grant 2009 for a total of US$28,841.20. Grant paid a total of US$18,235, the last payment being on be paid, no matter how powerful the client may be.

November 14, 2011. Buzzmaker therefore sought judgment This decision paves the way for our company to not only receive against Grant in the outstanding sum of US$10,606.20 plus payment but also gives hope to anyone else that has found interest in accordance with the terms of the agreement at a rate of themselves in a similar predicament with powerful forces.

5% for every 15 calendar days the outstanding sum remains Agreements deserve to be honoured and work deserves to be unpaid. compensated, no matter how powerful the client may be." In its BuzzMaker's attorneys successfully argued that Grant was liable decision, the court considered and ruled on a number of points of for the debts incurred and the court agreed. Master Fidela Corbin law, including the enforcement of contracts with unincorporated Lincoln struck out Grant's defence, paving the way for associations; the liability of individuals who expressly or BuzzMaker to apply for a summary judgment against the former impliedly authorise such contracts; and the requirement to plead PAM leader. BuzzMaker CEO Matthew McMillan remarked, and prove foreign law. (Caribbean News Now!) "When you sign a contract and provide services, you deserve to

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Developing Nations At Caribbean Summit Call For Greater Say In UN Reform

MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela -- Caribbean, Latin American and other developing nations across the world are appealing for more say in the process of reforming the United Nations (UN). And they also want more say, too, in the selection of the next top officer at the world’s most important body. Heads of state and government of the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) met on Saturday and Sunday for their 17th summit on Margarita Island in Venezuela, where they called for more consideration of developing countries in how and when changes are made at and to the international body.

In a Declaration issued to the press on Monday morning, the NAM leaders “reiterated the need to recover and strengthen the authority of the General Assembly as the most democratic,

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is the new President of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM), delivered the closing address at the two-day NAM Summit on Margarita Island on Sunday evening, promising his nation will proudly lead the world body for the next three years

accountable, universal and representative body of the Organization.” “In this regard,” the declaration added, “they encouraged the establishment of a harmonious and balanced relationship between the main bodies of the Organization, on the basis of the prerogatives provided in the Charter of the United Nations.” It continued, “They further called for the reform of the Security Council, in order to transform it into a more democratic, effective, efficient, transparent and representative body, and in line with contemporary geo-political realities.”

The NAM leaders also addressed the matter of the selection and appointment of the secretary general of the United Nations. A process has started that seems to have excluded candidates and views of developing nations that constitute the vast majority of UN member-states. The developing nations also have problems with the mechanisms being used to select the next UN chief. In this regard, according to the Declaration, “They underlined the central role that corresponds to the General Assembly in the process of selection and appointment of the secretary general of the United Nations.”

However, the NAM leaders also went on to reaffirm “the need for greater transparency and inclusiveness in the current process of selection and appointment, with due regard to the principles of geographical rotation and gender equality, in the process of selection and appointment of the Secretary General of the United Nations.” The NAM leaders issued the declaration just as world leaders are also gathering in New York for a High Level meeting to discuss the Global Refugees and Migrant Crisis. (The Diplomatic Courier) (Caribbean News Now!)

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Suriname Mining Company Signs Multi-million Dollar Export Contract

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean News Now contributor PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Suriname’s state-owned mining company Grassalco recently secured a multi-million dollar deal to supply crushed stone for the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana. Grassalco and Zhong Da International Engineering Company will deliver the material in partnership to the client, China Harbour Engineering Company in Guyana. The contracts were signed by Grassalco’s chief executive officer, Sergio Akiemboto; Wu Qiong, generalmanager of Zhong Da International Engineering Company; and

A barge being loaded on Tuesday in Paramaribo for the first shipment of crushed stone to Guyana for an airport expansion project

Sun Wei, project-manager of China Harbour Engineering Company. According to Akiemboto the lucrative US$7.5 million deal comes on the heels of Grassalco’s 45th anniversary on August 30, 2016.

He noted that the 300,000 tons of crushed stone is being exported over a period of 12 months. The signing was preceded by an intensive process of negotiations that started in December 2015.

The first shipment of about 4,000 tons was expected to take place on Tuesday. Grassalco's CEO Akiemboto further noted that this deal will pave the way for the mining company to secure more deals in the region and Grassalco will eventually play a major role in the economic development in the Caribbean as a supplier of crushed stone.

So far, the Guyana deal is the largest contract the stateowned company has signed with a foreign contractor.

However, this is not the first regional contract for Grassalco. Several months earlier the company supplied boulders to Barbados for the construction of a sea wall at the Sandals hotel construction project. While Grassalco is the largest supplier of crushed stone in Suriname, the company also produces other building materials such as different types of sand and shells. In November 2014, the company also started a gold production plant where gold is being produced in a sustainable manner without the use of mercury.

Grassalco also owns exploration concessions for gold and other natural resources and minerals in Suriname.

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Venezuelan State Oil Company Will Not Renew Curacao Oil Refinery Lease In 2019

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao -- Venezuelan state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA), will not renew its lease with Curacao's government to operate the 325,000 b/d Isla refinery when the current lease expires on 31 December 2019, the energy ministry said late on Monday. But PDVSA expects that Isla refinery's new operator from 2019 onward will continue to refine, blend, store and ship Venezuelan-sourced crude to the company's export clients mainly in Asia.

Venezuela's energy ministry confirmed that negotiations with Curacao's government failed to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement after Curacao's Prime Minister Dr Bernhard Whiteman announced on Monday that a memorandum of understanding was signed with Guangdong Zhenrong Energy.

Under that deal, the Chinese state-controlled commodities trader would invest up to $10 billion in upgrading and modernisingizing the century-old facility.

Guangdong Zhenrong would finance 100pc of the capital expenditures needed to modernize the refinery, storage facilities and shipping terminal, build a new gas terminal, and also upgrade the refinery's power and water services infrastructure.

"All efforts to reach a new contract with Venezuela did not yield positive results," Whiteman said in a video posted on the Curacao government's website on Monday.

"We had to look at other alternatives." PDVSA and the energy ministry "basically ignored all of the Curacao government's efforts in recent months to negotiate a deal to renew the lease under new conditions including a PdV commitment to spend up to $2 billion on environment-related technology upgrades and cleanup at Isla Refinery," said a Venezuelan energy ministry official who disagrees with energy minister Eulogio Del Pino's decision to not seek a new lease. PDVSA is giving up the Isla Refinery it has operated under lease for almost 30 years for financial reasons. "PDVSA doesn't have $2 billion it can commit to Isla's upgrade," the energy ministry official said. (Caribbean News Now!)

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Former Cayman Islands Football Official Seeks Separate Trial In FIFA Corruption Case GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CNS) -- Former Cayman Islands football official Costas Takkas, who was netted in the massive FIFA corruption scandal alongside his former colleague, Jeffery Webb, and numerous other regional

football officials, is attempting to get a separate trial. According to international sports media reports, Takkas is one of eight defendants who have denied the allegations and are due to be tried together in November, but his attorneys and several of the other defendants will be applying for their cases to be severed.

The case was mentioned in a Brooklyn court Monday when Assistant US Attorney Evan Norris also revealed that prosecutors are still in talks with some of the defendants over possible guilty pleas. “We are in ongoing plea discussions with several of these defendants,” Norris said. He told the court that so far, prosecutors have turned over than ten million pages of evidence gathered in the probe to the defendants and new evidence continues to come in. Just last week Swiss authorities provided another two dozen binders of documents relating to the allegations.

The men are among the 42 individuals and organisations charged so far in the massive US probe involving more than $200

million in bribes and kickbacks, which were allegedly sought and received by the soccer officials and market executives in relation to promotions, tournaments and broadcast rights. To date, 16 people and two sports marketing companies have pleaded guilty to charges, including Jeffery Webb, the former president of the Cayman Islands Football Association ( C I FA ) a n d t h e r e g i o n a l b o d y, CONCACAF, as well as a former FIFA vice president.

The former Cayman Islands banker, who is currently under house arrest in Atlanta on a $10 million bond, is due to be sentenced in November for the crimes he has admitted. Takkas, who was arrested in May 2015 in Zürich, is currently set to be tried with former FIFA officials and executive committee members Jose Maria Marin of Brazil, Juan Angel Napout of Paraguay, Eduardo Li of Costa Rica and Julio Rocha of Nicaragua, as well as Miami-based sports marketing executive Aaron Davidson, Hector Trujillo, a judge from Guatemala and exofficial with its soccer federation, and exVenezuelan soccer official Rafael Esquivel. (Caribbean News Now!)

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More Than 50,000 People Demand Solution To Crisis Of 'Ghost Citizens' In The Dominican Republic S A N TO D O M I N G O , D o m i n i c a n Republic -- An Amnesty International delegation and representatives of Dominican civil society will meet the minister of presidency, Gustavo Montalvo, at the Presidential Palace in

the Dominican Republic on 21 September to deliver more than 50,000 petitions from 134 countries urging swift action to tackle the crisis of stateless people in the country. The meeting will take place the week of the third anniversary of a judgement by the country’s Constitutional Court that stripped tens of thousands of people, mainly of Haitian descent, of their Dominican nationality.

The ruling effectively made them “ghost citizens” severely limiting their chances of going to school, finding a job or even travelling freely in their country. “President Medina’s new mandate provides a unique opportunity for the Dominican government to continue to undo some of the many wrongs created with the Constitutional Court’s judgment three years ago.

Following the efforts made in 2014, finding new solutions for the tens of thousands of Dominicans affected by this measure must be a top priority for the new authorities,” said Robin

Guittard, campaigner on the Caribbean at Amnesty International.

Tens of thousands of Dominicans of foreign descent suffer the consequences of this discriminatory ruling. A month ago, taekwondo champion Luisito Pie, a Dominican of Haitian descent, won the only medal for the Dominican Republic in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. But many other athletes, including boxing champion Adonis Peguero, are not even allowed to join the national team, as they were not able to get their Dominican nationality back despite the measures implemented in 2014 to address the human drama created by the 2013 judgement.

“While Adonis could give so much to his country, like Luisito does, the legal maze created by the Dominican authorities prevents him to fully participate in society and his life remains in a limbo.

This injustice must end.” On Friday 23 September at 10.30 am, Amnesty International will join Dominican activists and people affected by the ruling in a protest in front of the Constitutional Court in Santo Domingo. (Caribbean News Now!)

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Caribbean Countries Pledge To Empower Women, Girls women, girls and adolescents.. “Your social protection mechanisms for the

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have pledged their “resolve” to achieve positive outcomes for empowering women and girls in the Caribbean as part of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s global-inspired movement and as a celebration of his legacy.

Speaking on behalf of CARICOM at a special reception Tuesday evening, convened by Ban on the “Everyone, Every Child High-Level Initiative,” Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne praised the outgoing UN Secretary general for his “vision in identifying ‘Every Woman, Every Child’ as a flagship, with its emphasis on enhancing the health and well-being of

initiative inspired the formulation of this ‘Every Caribbean Woman, Every Caribbean Child (ECWECC) Commitment; coordinated by CARICOM and UNFPA, endorsed by the July 2016 Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government and championed

by Caribbean First Ladies,” he added.

Browne said that the “Every Caribbean Wo m a n , E v e r y C a r i b b e a n C h i l d Commitment” places emphasis on achieving a series of goals by 2020. He said these include being the first region in the world to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV; reducing the number of adolescent pregnancies in each country by at least 20 per cent; achieving universal access of adolescents to age appropriate accurate information, as well as access to quality sexual and reproductive health care services and commodities; and implementing ageappropriate gender and culturally sensitive sexuality education.

The commitment also Prime Minister Gaston Browne (OBSERVER media photo) seeks to adapt legal and

prevention of all forms of violence against adolescent girls, and to demonstrate that solutions to women’s health, especially with respect to cervical cancer, rest on an “effective integrated health system, with emphasis on early detection, ‘test and treat’”. Following B a n ’s l e a d e r s h i p , B r o w n e s a i d Caribbean countries have adopted the “He-for-She” campaign involving boys and men as part of the solution.

He said this campaign was launched by UN Women and the Jamaica government “and is championed by two famous men – in no particular order of global importance – The Prime Minister of Jamaica and Usain Bolt.” But Browne said the success of “Every Caribbean Woman, Every Caribbean Child” campaign will “obviously depend on fostering partnerships for this US$15 million commitment.” He disclosed that CARICOM countries have already gained the support of the Clinton Global Initiative and several UN agencies, such as UNPFPA, PAHO/WHO and UN WOMEN, adding that “we have overwhelming endorsement from civil society at country level”. (Antigua Observer)

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ACP Secretary General Calls For Reduced Banking Charges On Remittances

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21, CMC – The Secretary General of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group, Dr. Patrick Gomes has reiterated a call for reduced banking charges and acceptable correspondent banking arrangements on remittances for developing countries.

The Guyana-born Secretary General, addressing a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) round table on migration, said the demands for needed skills in developed countries require well-defined strategies by cooperation between sending, transit and receiving countries. “It is generally agreed that migration has demonstrated positive effects to both sending and receiving countries. The latter receive needed skills in their services sectors.

Some ACP States benefit significantly from remittances.” Gomes told the conference that last year, for example remittances to developing countries amounted to US$432 billion, more than three times the Official Development Assistance (ODA) of that year. “The ACP reiterates its call for reduced banking charges and acceptable correspondent banking arrangements on

remittances for developing countries.”

He said on the issue of human trafficking and smuggling, “the strength of trafficking networks continues to be on the rise and the ACP Group remains committed to partnerships that aim at tackling trafficking in a more concrete and comprehensive way, for example by providing ACP governments and regional organisations with technical expertise to curb the scope of those networks”. In his presentation, Gomes said that the migration phenomena are a pervasive reality of a globalised century.

“However, the upheavals and sheer numbers of forced movements of people, and the attendant humanitarian crises in the last two decades require measures to overcome the negative aspects while strengthening the benefits of migration,” he added. Gomes said this implies attention to multiple drivers of migration -political, economic, social and environmental. “Political drivers, for instance, stem from the prevalence of conflict, wars, persecution and violations of human rights. These contribute to dire consequences for vulnerable populations particularly women and children, the

aged and disabled. “ He said the Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development (SDGs) underscores the imperatives of peace and security as enablers of sustainable development.

“Building peaceful, cohesive and secure societies is therefore a pre-requisite to overcome structural causes of forced migration,” he said, noting that economic drivers include financial instabilities, high rates of unemployment especially youth unemployment, lack of access to health, education and other social services.

Gomes warned that these give rise to growing poverty and inequality that push people to migrate, using legal or illegal networks. “From drought and floods climatic disasters give rise to climate refugees,” he said, adding that the ACP Group supports global initiatives such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction aimed at mitigating risks of disaster and the consequent displacement. But he said to address these drivers of migration requires international solidarity through common efforts for effective implementation of Agenda 2030.

He said that the ACP-European Union dialogue on migration will continue to treat migration from a development perspective, recognising that it needs to be addressed in its root causes of poverty and absence of economic opportunity. “The SDGs would hopefully address some of the factors that predispose the desperate and alienated to mass migration. In the short to medium term, countries may wish to focus on the proximate causes of migration and those factors that trigger or precipitate mass movements, most of which are political in nature,” Gomes added.

(Caribbean News Now!)

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Babies Placed In Cardboard Boxes In Venezuelan Hospital.

An image from a hospital in Venezuela showing new born babies placed in cardboard boxes instead of cradles, has gone viral after being shared on Twitter by Director of Human Rights of the

Democratic Round Table (MUD) Mr. Manuel Ferreira.

According to Venezuelan Newspaper El Nacional, the photo was taken at Hospital ‘Dr. Domingo Guzman Lander’, located in the City of Barcelona, State of Anzoátegui. The raw image shows evidence the decadent state of the economy in the southern country.

National Coordinator of the liberal political movement ‘Vente Venezuela’, Mrs. María Corina Machado expressed her discontent about the image, and the sad reality that this one reflects about the situation in the country. Director of Human Rights of the MUD, Mr. Manuel Ferreira stated that the poor conditions in which this hospital is operating is due to the lack of supplies given to the health care facility.

Source: http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/MariaCorina-Machado-Venezuela-Madur...

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Attack On Current Attorney General ‘Unnecessary,’ Says Pierre

Opposition Leader Phillip J. Pierre has called out government for its attack on the current Attorney General Kim St. Rose whose contract was renewed a few months before the June 2016 general elections. Pierre argued that the attorney general does not have to be in a cabinet meeting when political decisions are taken. “The AG is not a magistrate or a

Attorney General Kim St. Rose

judge. The AG is a lawyer what the AG gives is legal advice based on the law. The AG does not take political decisions,” the opposition leader explained.

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet on the other hand said he is trying to work with St. Rose, even though he thinks she finds it extremely awkward to be able to sit in his cabinet. The AG was involved in two cases that was brought against the U n i t e d Wo r k e r s Party by the p r e v i o u s administration.

One of those cases involves the S o u f r i e r e Constituency matter. Chastanet said, “She finds it difficult to give any advice and has offered no advice on that matter.”

The prime minister further stated that AG is a cabinet position and he believes therefore that it needs to be

somebody who has the confidence of the PM, as well as the confidence of the cabinet. Economic Development Minister Guy Joseph recently stated that although St Rose sits in regular cabinet meetings, the government is not very confident that she will work in their best interest. “Do you think she can properly advise the government on how to proceed with legal matters that she brought against current cabinet members in the time of the previous prime minister?”

Joseph questioned.

The minister said it is normal for government to act on the advice of its AG, but said this is a different situation. “If we are to take advice from the present AG, well, we might as well call Kenny Anthony and ask him how to proceed to court,” Joseph stated on a recent television programme. “We are back again to an attorney general whose advice we cannot trust but who is on contract to the government whether or not we like it.

But this is a problem that will be solved, one way or another.” The AG was appointed by the Public Service Commission and the government does not have the power to fire her. (St. Lucia News Online)

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Global Pledge To Stamp Outexposure Drug-Resistant Infections allows bacteria and other infections, including HIV

The 193 countries of the United Nations are to sign a landmark declaration to rid the world of drug-resistant infections or "superbugs". Six years in the making, the international commitment could prevent 700,000 deaths a year, say experts. It is the fourth time a UN declaration has been reached on a health issue - following HIV in 2001, non-communicable diseases in 2011 and Ebola in 2013. The signatories now have two years to report back with an action plan. Apocalyptic risk Experts say treatment-resistant infections pose one of the biggest known threats to humanity today. Without urgent action, it is conceivable that simple infections could soon become entirely untreatable with existing drugs.

The problem has been caused by over-use of antimicrobial medicines for humans, animals and agriculture. Repeated

and malaria, to learn how to dodge these treatments by mutating and evolving. Unless new effective treatments are found, routine medical procedures such as hip operations and Caesarean sections could become too dangerous to perform. The nations have committed to: Develop surveillance and regulatory systems on the use and sales of antimicrobial medicines for humans and animals Encourage innovative ways to develop new antibiotics, and improve rapid diagnostics Educate health professionals and the public on how to prevent drug resistant infections The UK has been at the forefront of a campaign to get global action on superbugs.

It has pledged £369m to international antimicrobial resistance (AMR) programmes in the past two years. Earlier this year, Lord O'Neill, who led a government review on AMR, called for a $2bn (£1.5bn) investment in global innovation funding for research by 2020. The signatories at the United Nations General Assembly in New York have agreed to pool funding, already totalling about $790m (£600m). The UK's chief medical officer, Prof Dame Sally Davies, said: "Drug-resistant infections are firmly on the global agenda, but now the real work begins.

"We need governments, the pharmaceutical industry, health professionals and the agricultural sector to follow through on their commitments to save modern medicine." The UK has set its own target to reduce inappropriate prescriptions and the incidence of high risk bacterial infections in hospitals by 50% by 2020 and cut the level of antibiotic use in the agricultural sector to 50mg/kg by 2020. (BBC)

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Charlotte Protests: Police Injured After Black Man Shot community deserves answers and full investigation will

Protesters took to the streets after Keith Lamont Scott was shot in a car park outside a block of flats(REUTERS)

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welve police officers have been injured during protests sparked by the police shooting of a black man in Charlotte, North Carolina. Demonstrators destroyed marked police cars around the block of flats where the shooting took place, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tweeted. One officer was hit in the face with a rock, it said.

Earlier on Tuesday, Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot by a black officer and died in hospital.

Police say he was carrying a gun and posed an "imminent deadly threat", but relatives told local media he was not holding a weapon but a book. "He didn't have no gun," a woman identifying herself as his sister told local television. "He wasn't messing with nobody." Protesters outraged over the incident blocked streets and police used tear gas, local media reported.

Mayor Jennifer Roberts appealed for calm, and said the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott would be looked into. "The

ensue," she tweeted. "Will be reaching out to community leaders to work together."

The unrest came a day after police in the city of Tulsa, in Oklahoma, said a black man they had killed on Friday was unarmed. Hundreds of people have been protesting outside police headquarters there. Terence Crutcher was walking away with his hands in the air when he was shot by police, his family said. Video footage showed him walking with his arms raised to the door of his vehicle, but a lawyer for the officer who shot Mr Crutcher said he had ignored officers' commands.

The footage at the moment of the shooting is not clear. In Charlotte, officers had been looking for a different suspect at a block of flats when Mr Scott was killed, police spokesman Keith Trietley said. They saw Mr Scott get out of a car carrying a gun before getting back in, he said. When the officers approached, Mr Scott got out of the car with the gun again and police opened fire after deeming him a threat. He was not the suspect police were originally looking for, Mr Trietley confirmed.

Brentley Vinson, the officer who shot Mr Scott, has been placed on administrative leave as part of police protocol. A woman claiming to be Mr Scott's daughter has contested the police department's account in a Facebook video, the Charlotte Observer reports. She says Mr Scott was unarmed and reading while he was waiting for his son's school bus and was tasered before being shot four times. She also said he was disabled.

Police have not responded to the claims but say they recovered a gun at the scene. (BBC)

Charlotte Protests: Police Injured After Black Man Shot A man wielding a knife has been shot and wounded by security organisation. No-one at the embassy was hurt, Israeli officials officials outside Israel's embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Israeli officials said he had tried to storm the embassy. The office of the Ankara governor said the suspect appears to be "mentally unstable", and no links had been found to any

Riot police guarded the embassy after the attack(REUTERS)

say.

Local reports said staff took refuge as the attack began. Several embassies in Ankara were closed late last week amid reports of a possible militant attack. Turkey has been caught up in a series of deadly attacks in the past year, by jihadist group Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups. How dangerous is Turkey's instability? Bomb disposal experts are examining a suspicious package at the scene.

The Times of Israel reported that the assailant tried to stab a security guard, who then fired a warning shot before shooting the man in the leg. Turkey's state-run news agency, Anadolu, said the man was carrying the knife wrapped in newspaper before taking it out, brandishing it and shouting. It said he ignored warnings from staff. A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Emmanuel Nahson, said the man was wounded in the foot. He said: "We don't know if he was attacking police officers or the embassy itself." (BBC)

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Berlin Pirate Politician Claus-Brunner In 'Murder-suicide’ said Mr Claus-Brunner would be missed.

A German politician has been found dead in his Berlin flat along with the body of another man, in what police believe was a murder-suicide. Post mortem examinations indicate that Gerwald Claus-Brunner, 44, a member of the Pirate Party, killed himself. The second, younger, man, was killed a few days earlier with a blunt instrument. Prosecutors rejected rumours he had been sexually abused. The party said Mr Claus-Brunner had an incurable illness, but gave no details. In a statement (in German) the Pirate Party did not mention the second man who died, but

Gerwald Claus-Brunner's party lost all of its 15 seats in Berlin's state parliament at the weekend(EPA)

It is unclear whether the pair died before or after Sunday's regional election, in which the party lost all 15 of its seats in the Berlin state parliament. The Pirates' share of the vote plummeted from 8.9% to 1.7%. After the party alerted police to a "farewell letter" sent to their offices, firefighters broke down the door of the politician's apartment in Steglitz in south-west Berlin on Monday. They found both bodies there. The second man's identity has not yet been made public but there are reports that he was in his late 20s.

Berliner Zeitung (in German) reported that he may have worked for Mr Claus-Brunner in the past and the authorities said there was evidence that the Pirate politician had been stalking him. He lived in Wedding, 12km (7.5 miles) away and reports suggested that he may have died there before his remains were transported across town to Mr Claus-Brunner's home. Mr Claus-Brunner tweeted for the last time on Friday, saying he had had a "really crap day" and hoped the weekend would be better. In June, he addressed the state parliament with the warning that they would soon have to light a candle in his memory. It is not clear whether he was speaking about his illness, his possible plans for suicide or his party's terrible showing in pre-election polls. (BBC)

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Zimbabwean 'Flag Abusers' Face Jail

Zimbabweans risk imprisonment for abusing the national flag, the authorities have warned in the wake of anti-government protests. Those who bring it into disrepute face a $200 (£154) fine and/or six months in jail, the justice ministry said. Nobody is allowed to sell the flag without prior permission from the ministry, its statement added. The flag is being used as a symbol of the calls for change by protesters under the #ThisFlag movement. It was started in April by a pastor who wrapped a flag around his neck and in a video posted on Facebook calling for Zimbabweans who were fed up with the perceived mismanagement of the country to stand up for themselves.

The #ThisFlag movement began in April and is calling for change in Zimbabwe(AFP)

Evan Mawarire's social-media movement backed a stay-away campaign in July, the biggest strike action since 2005. He was accused of attempting to overthrow the government but a court dismissed the charges. At his court appearance he was draped in the flag, as were many of his supporters. He since fled the country and is currently in New York where he posted a video on Facebook on Tuesday, again wearing the flag around his neck, protesting outside the UN headquarters. President Robert Mugabe is in New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

'Total insanity' Over the last month there have been several antigovernment protests with people wrapping themselves in the Zimbabwe flag - and the police have now banned marches in the capital, Harare, until mid-October.

"Members of the public who engage in any action or activity, which involves the manufacture, sale or use of the national flag in contravention of the law are therefore warned that they are liable to prosecution and are liable to imprisonment if they are found guilty by a court of law," Justice Ministry official Virginia Mabiza said in a statement. Promise Mkwananzi, the leader of young activists who protest under the banner Tajamuka, meaning "we strongly disagree", dismissed the warning. "It is total insanity that government should ban citizens from using their own flag. We are going to continue to make use of our flag. It is our identity," he told the Reuters news agency. (BBC)

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Could India And Pakistan Go To War?

Could India and Pakistan really go to war? It almost seems an absurd question to ask. After all, both countries have long been nuclear powers -- a deterrent that encompasses the lives of a combined 1.4 billion people. Both nations have also seen some years of relative peace along their border, a break from the wars that pockmarked the 20th Century. And yet, hours after 18 were killed in an attack on an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir, the director-general of military operations for the Indian Army announced that the terrorists carried gear which had "Pakistani markings."

An Indian army soldier takes position during an army barracks attack, near the border with Pakistan, September 18, 2016. The allegation unleashed a torrent of fury on social media. "Pakistan is a terrorist state and it should be identified and isolated as such," tweeted Rajnath Singh, India's home minister. Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's Secretary General Ram Madhav took to Facebook.

"For one tooth, the complete jaw," he posted, seeming to imply a disproportionate retaliation.

On India's many TV news channels, a steady drum beat calling for war gained momentum, reaching a crescendo of sorts in primetime.

Arnab Goswami, the host of the country's most-watched English news hour, expressed rage at Pakistan: "We need to cripple them, we need to bring them down on their knees."

One of his guests, a retired army general, went a step further: "We must be seen as inflicting punishment on Pakistan by non-terrorist means ... the nation needs a catharsis!" But what about the ready nuclear arsenals both countries possessed? Surely that would be a deterrent? The retired army man, Major General G. D. Bakshi, had a clear answer: "Pakistan is one-fifth the size of India. If we fire even a part of our arsenal, most of it will be on the Pakistani Punjab, from where the Pakistani army comes: Not a crop will grow there for 800 years!" "Let's stop self-deterring ourselves," he cried. Pakistan put together a terse response.

Sartaj Aziz, the foreign affairs adviser to Pakistan's Prime Minister, issued a statement saying the country "categorically rejects the

baseless and irresponsible accusations being leveled by senior officials in Prime Minister Modi's government." Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman told CNN that India was "desperately looking for ways to deflect the world's attention from the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir," referring to the protests and unrest there.

And emotions have boiled over on the Pakistani side, too. In New York on Monday, an Indian journalist was reportedly asked to leave a press briefing by the Pakistani foreign secretary. "Remove this Indian," were the words an official used in Hindi, according to NDTV, the Indian news channel whose reporter was purportedly forced to walk away. Ground realities "It's easy to get carried away by the public rhetoric we're seeing," says Ajai Shukla, a former Indian army colonel who is now the strategic affairs editor of Business Standard. Sunday's attack is not the first deadly attack on Indian soil that New Delhi has accused Pakistan of having a hand in.

In January, another Indian military base was attacked in northwestern Punjab, not far from the border with Pakistan. And then there were the Mumbai attacks in 2008 in which 164 people were killed. While Indian officials continue to link those attacks to the Pakistan government, Islamabad has consistently denied any involvement. In each of these terror attacks, and others like them, there have been calls for a strong Indian response. "When it makes decisions, the (Indian) government is guided by realities, not by a public outcry," says Shukla. "They realize that if they do attack Pakistan it does not play out in India's favor."

Shukla points out that India is not strategically prepared to launch an attack -- which he says is a "failure of the planning process." One also cannot ignore the fact that Pakistan has the 11th biggest army in the world, says Shukla. "We're in a symmetrical relationship," he says.

"The consequences of any form of attack are far worse than people realize." Perhaps one difference with Sunday's attack, as compared with previous ones, is that some of the calls for an Indian retaliation are coming from within the government itself, which may necessitate action if only to save face. Indian activists burn an effigy of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a protest against Pakistan, in New Delhi September 19, 2016.

Pakistan is watching the rhetoric in India very closely, says Musharraf Zaidi, an Islamabad-based commentator who has previously served as the principal adviser to the country's foreign minister. "The sentiment of hurt and anger in India is understandable," says Zaidi. "But the Indian assertion that the attackers were from Jaish-e-Mohammad, within a mere three to four hours of the attack, and the notion that the group is an extension of P a k i s t a n i p o l i c y, i s c o m p l e t e l y counterintuitive to even the worst, most cynical notions of Pakistan."

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Could India And Pakistan Go To War? (Cont’d) Zaidi says that while Islamabad may once have been supportive of groups that operated in Kashmir in the 1990s, Pakistan had long eschewed that path, with consistent and public statements from the Prime Minister and the army chief. "In 2016, that would be a suicidal policy. Pakistan is a country that is trying to stitch together an economy. It is trying to market itself as a hub of trade for countries like China," Zaidi said. India's tough rhetoric and calls for isolating Pakistan are a bonanza for hawks on both sides, says Zaidi: "It undermines the voices of reason."

Global diplomacy The next steps of diplomacy -- or a war of words -- are likely to play out in New York this week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

New Delhi is expected to call for sanctions on its neighbor, for what it alleges are clear moves to support terrorism. Islamabad, meanwhile, is expected to highlight unrest in Indianadministered Kashmir, where a two-month-old curfew persists after mass demonstrations and violence. India's approach will be crucial. For decades, New Delhi has been resolutely aloof on foreign policy: It was one of the founders of the "Non-Aligned Movement," which kept the country neutral to superpower influence.

But at last week's NAM meeting in Caracas, India was not represented by its Prime Minister for the first time since 1961.

Instead, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a point of cozying up to the United States. He has met with US President Barack Obama eight times since 2014, and three times so far in 2016. Modi's foreign policy is decidedly more aligned and decisive -- perhaps one reason why his supporters expect a muscular move against Pakistan. (On Monday, for example, #MakePakPay was trending on Twitter in India.) But the overwhelming prerogative for both India and Pakistan remains growth, not war.

And in the past few years, India has not heeded public calls for attacking Pakistan and that strategy has served it well.

According to a survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center, 81% of Indians hold a favorable view of Modi and 61% approve of his handling of terrorism. While 73% of Indians hold an unfavorable view of Pakistan, 56% favor talks between the two countries to reduce tensions, according to the survey.

Much of the world will be hoping Modi listens to the polling numbers, and not the fevered rhetoric on social media. (CNN)

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The International Day of Peace or World Peace Day, is a 24 hour period in which international organizations make an emphasis on the need of world peace, highlighting the unnecessary human cost of war.

According to the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) this year’s theme is ‘The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.’ The idea to commemorate such an important date, came to life in the annual session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in 1981. A Resolution was proposed by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica, latter approved by the majority of votes. The goals set since that date have seen adaptations through the years, due to the significant changes in the world order.

But the principles of the resolution stays the same. The international development through peaceful means, eliminating risk factors such as poverty, hunger, diminishing natural resources, water scarcity, social inequality, environmental degradation, diseases, corruption, racism and xenophobia, that stimulate global conflict. In 2001 an ‘appendix’ to the Peace Resolution was proposed in by the original sponsors of this one. The 21st of September was also declared as day of Global Cease Fire and non-violence. The United Nations at an historic summit of the world’s leaders in New York in September 2015 adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, unanimously approved by 193 Member States of the UN. The new ambitious 2030 agenda calls on countries to begin efforts to achieve these goals over the next 15 years. It aims to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Peaceful activities that stimulate the international organizations and community in general, are performed worldwide as the day begins. The day starts with the ringing of the United Nations Peace Bell at UN Headquarters, in New York City. This is followed by a minute of silence at noon, and festivities that include forums, prayers and reading in different religions and languages. Music, dances and meals from different cultures are also included to represent social equality. This programme is followed on an international scale. Guyana joined the celebration with a programme of activities sponsored by the

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Universal Peace Federation in Guyana. Unifying governmental and religious organizations inciting the common civilian to join the celebration, was the main goal of the programme. The UPF's Cycle and Peace Walk 2016 was performed on September 18th at the 15:00hrs in front of the Bank of Guyana, finishing at the Seawall Bandstand. There, national and international leaders of the UPF, members of ISKOM and special guests, expressed their views, wishes and desires for the date in celebration. Highlighting the necessity for peace and harmony. The celebration will continue with the launching of the Musical Festival of Peace, sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation’s in Guyana, on September 24th. The venue to host the festival is still under consideration. Details on the new location will be given as more information is received.

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If I learned one lesson from the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union that I would like to teach Hillary Clinton, it's this: don't take a knife to a gun fight. It is a cliche that politics is a contact sport, but like most clichés, it contains a kernel of truth. Elections are brutal -- and they should be: the winner is the person who ultimately wields power. That means that you have to fight at least as hard as your opponent. Again that makes sense: if you won't fight for your own job, why should voters believe that you would fight hard for theirs?

Someone seems to have sent the Clinton campaign the pro-EU Remain campaign's playbook for the Brexit referendum. Every gutter-trawling gaffe, error and insult from Donald Trump is met with a bloodless rebuttal which outlines what Clinton's campaign sees as the obvious: based on cold, hard facts, Trump is less suitable to take the office of President than Clinton. But the Presidential campaign is not some academic seminar.

Nor is it a game in which a 10 point plan beats no plan by 10 points to nil. The patient accumulation of facts as the basis for rebuttal doesn't work. Facts don't matter emotion does. We learned this the hard way in the UK during the Brexit referendum. Quiet reasonableness didn't cut it. Making the true and factual case that immigration is good for the economy and that globalization has benefited everyone by increasing their wealth wasn't enough. Not nearly enough. In one sense it was simple. A three word slogan like "Take Back Control" is more compelling than a message that seems as though it has been cut and paste from the FAQs page of a website. Half-truths, as the saying goes, are like halfbricks: easier to throw. But the killer blow for those of us who wanted to stay in the EU was that the emotional content of the leave argument overwhelmed the rationality of remain. Emotion repeatedly trumped reason. The same dynamic can be observed in the Presidential campaign. The Clinton campaign -- and its supporters -- often seem to be arguing that Trump is less qualified to be President than Hillary, painstakingly measuring his statements and actions against the metrics of what makes a good Commander in Chief. And, boy does he fail by that measure. Can you trust him with the nuclear codes? Would he stand up for European allies against Putin? Do his economic plans add up? No, no, a thousand times no. Does he channel and further stimulate the ugliest and most dangerous of thoughts?

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Yes! But that - which would be a weakness in any normal candidate - is his strength. Trump knows what he is doing when he is being outrageous - he is stirring up outrage.

Anger is the energy that fuels his campaign. Anger at the elites, at the "other", at the 1%. Whatever the target, the aim is the same: generating a sense of impotent, adolescent frustration and anger among voters, leaving them with only one option : voting Trump. The Clinton campaign seeks to combat this by highlighting the risk of Trump. The problem is that they do this in a dry way when they need to fight fire with fire. The Clinton formula is that Risk = Hazard. The populist formula that Trump exploits is that Risk = Hazard x Outrage. By ranting about the risk he wins hearts and minds then follow. Clinton needs to express outrage - and she should use the forthcoming debates to do this. And she needs to get her proxies out, too. President Obama will have to express the outrage about Trump's repeated statement that Hillary's close protection officers should be disarmed. Perhaps backed up by a victim of political violence, or a relative such as George Wallace's daughter Peggy Wallace Kennedy. The basic point is clear - if Hillary does not engage with the populist politics of Trump on its own terms then she risks losing. The stakes couldn't be higher for Clinton. It's a cruel twist of fate that the most qualified person to ever stand in a Presidential election finds herself running against a populist celebrity candidate. But that's where we are. If Clinton doesn't start taking on Trump directly, she may spend the rest of her life regretting not fighting hard enough or fighting well enough. And as those of us on the wrong side of the referendum result in Britain know, regret is not much fun. (CNN)

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Egypt Migrant Boat Capsize: At Least 29 People Killed At least 29 people have drowned after a migrant boat capsized off the Egyptian coast, officials say. The boat was carrying about 600 passengers, of which about 150 have been rescued, state media reported. The capsize took place off the coast of Kafr al-Sheikh, officials say. Wednesday's incident comes as the head of the EU's border agency recently warned that increasing numbers of Europebound migrants are using Egypt as a departure point. The stricken boat was transporting Egyptian, Syrian, and African migrants, security sources told Reuters. A health ministry official quoted by the AFP news agency said that Sudanese and "other African nationalities" were among the dead. It is not clear where its final destination was, although officials say it was probably going to Italy.

(BBC)

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But who did I kill? Assuming it to be true - 1,700, who are they?

Criminals. You call that genocide," he told officials in Davao.

"Now the EU has the gall to condemn me." The 71-year-old who has previously called US President Barack Obama a "son of a whore" and UN chief Ban Ki-moon a "fool" - also swore repeatedly, and raised his middle finger in a gesture of defiance.

Mr Duterte said on Sunday he needed to extend his crime war for another six months because the drug problem was worse than he expected, adding on Tuesday that he would shield police and soldiers from prosecution. (BBC)

President Rodrigo Duterte has previously called the US president the "son of a whore" and the UN chief "a fool"(AFP)

Philippines' Duterte In Profanityladen Attack On 'Hypocritical' EU Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched an expletiveladen attack on the European Union after it condemned his brutal crackdown on crime. Mr Duterte said the EU parliament was acting out of guilt after it called on him to halt "the current wave of extrajudicial executions and killings".

He said "hypocritical" former colonial powers like France and Britain were trying to atone for their own sins. Since Mr Duterte took office on 30 June about 3,000 people have been killed. They have been killed either by police or vigilantes, after the new president effectively sanctioned the murder of criminals and drugs dealers. The killings have been widely condemned internationally. The European Parliament said it was concerned about the "extraordinarily high numbers killed during police operations... in the context of an intensified anti-crime and anti-drug campaign", and asked Mr Duterte to launch an "immediate" investigation. But the president hit back angrily, saying the European Parliament's colonial-era ancestors killed "thousands" of Arabs and other peoples. "They're taking the high ground to assuage their feelings of guilt.

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Syria Conflict: Air Strike Kills Five Medical Workers An air strike on a medical facility near the Syrian city of Aleppo has killed five employees of an international aid agency, the group says, including nurses. There have been heavy air raids in and around Aleppo as the United Nations prepares to discuss the failed Syrian ceasefire. The attack came a day after an aid convoy was targeted in a nearby raid. Twenty people were killed in that attack, which the US blames on Russia. The assault, on Monday, destroyed 18 lorries and has been described as a possible war crime. Russia has strongly denied involvement of its own or Syrian planes, and said the incident was caused by fire on the ground and not by an air strike.

The Paris-based Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM) said Tuesday's strike on its facility near Aleppo appeared to be targeted. At least nine rebel fighters were also killed, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. The two successive attacks were "not a coincidence," UOSSM's Dr Zaydoun al Zoubi told the BBC. "Somebody is trying to tell us humanitarian workers are not welcome in Syria, that we are a target, that we will be killed," he said. He called for the truce to be restored. Separately, a Syrian warplane has crashed north of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. The so-called Islamic State group said the plane had been bombing its positions but did not claim they shot it down. Buried under rubble It is unclear who carried out the attack on the medical centre in the rebel-held town of Khan Touman late on Tuesday night local time. The Syrian Observatory said either Syrian or Russian warplanes were responsible, Reuters news agency reports. The strike hit a medical triage point, and killed two ambulance drivers and two nurses who had arrived to transport wounded patients to a more advanced medical facility, UOSSM said in a statement (in French). A fifth medic is thought to have died later of their wounds. The triage centre was completely destroyed. More victims are feared buried under the rubble. The rebels killed were from Jaish al-Fatah, an Islamist group not officially part of the Western-

backed alliance but one that works alongside the Free Syrian Army, the BBC's James Longman in Beirut reports. Blame game Speaking about Monday's attack on the aid convoy, unnamed US officials said the strike was too sophisticated to have been carried out by the Syrian army. Later, White House spokesman Ben Rhodes said: "There only could have been two entities responsible, either the Syrian regime or the Russian government. "In any event, we hold the Russian government responsible for airstrikes in this space." Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman said the US government had "no facts" to support its claim. "There are no craters and the exterior of the vehicles do not have the kind of damage consistent with blasts caused by bombs dropped from the air," a statement from the defence ministry said. However photographs show at least one crater, in a warehouse. The UN had earlier said it was "not in a position to determine whether these were in fact air strikes". Monday's attack prompted the UN to suspend all aid convoys in Syria. The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, denounced it as a "flagrant violation of international humanitarian law" and said it could amount to a war crime. It occurred hours after the Syrian military declared the end of a week-long truce agreed by the US and Russia. The UN Security Council is due to discuss efforts to salvage the truce later on Wednesday. (BBC)

The air strike came a day after an attack on an aid convoy in nearby Urum al-Kubra(AFP)

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Daily Horoscope

Be discreet with private information. Pleasure trips will promote romance. You can expect changes in your financial situation as well as in your status. Friendships will be ruined if you let too many people get involved in any disputes.

Look into attending seminars that can expand your perception. Do not expect others to do your work. Everything is moving quickly, just the way you like it.

Make love, not war, and all will be fine. If you take on too much, you will find yourself in martyrdom.

Relax and enjoy what you've accomplished when you're finished.

Your lover will cost you dearly if you let them.

Changes in your home are apparent, and you must be willing to bend if you don't want to find yourself alone. Be innovative.

Don't put all your cash in one place. You can have a great time if you go out with the one you love.

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Be precise in your communications to avoid any misunderstandings and arguments. You will have extra energy; put it to good use. Things may not be as they sound.

Don't put limitations on yourself. Try to curb your habits, or you could find yourself in an awkward financial position. Weigh the pros and cons and make a decision that will change the conditions you've been living under.

The home environment will be unpredictable today. You mustn't give too much to your children.

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St George's Captain Dominic James Dies After Collapsing During Manning Cup Match The local schoolboy football fraternity was plunged into morning on Tuesday afternoon following the death of St George’s schoolboy footballer Dominic James who died after collapsing during a match against Excelsior. The match was just four minutes old when James collapsed on the field at Stadium East, suffering from what appeared to be convulsions.

The stricken player was taken to the Medical Associates hospital where he was later pronounced dead. As new filtered back to the match, close to half-time, which was later postponed, players could be seen crying for the loss of their teammate and the team’s captain.

The midfielder who was handed the armband this season was also a part of Waterhouse and national Under-20 teams. (SportsMax )

Wales Wing James Extends Blues Stay

Tom James said he bit Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson's hand off when he was offered a new contract. Wales wing Tom James has signed a new long-term contract with Pro12 club Cardiff Blues. James returned to his homeland last year following two seasons with Exeter Chiefs and made his first international appearance for over five years in the Six Nations clash with Ireland back in February.

The 29-year-old has played a key role in the region's encouraging start to the season and jumped at the chance to extend his stay. James said: "As soon as I came back from the Wales tour of New Zealand and my agent began talking with Cardiff Blues, I couldn't get the deal signed quick enough. "I left because I wanted to test myself in a new environment and

improve as a player. I was very happy to come back ahead of last season and I feel I came back a better player.

"I've been really pleased with the way things have gone and I bit Danny's [Blues head coach Wilson] hand off when he offered me this new deal. "We are heading in the right direction and really building something here, this is the strongest squad we have had since we were reaching Heineken Cup semi-finals and winning the Amlin Challenge Cup, and I can't wait to play my part." (SportsMax)

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Gundogan Not Ruling Out Dortmund Return Following knee surgery that saw him miss Euro 2016,

He joined Manchester City in June, but Ilkay Gundogan says a return to Borussia Dortmund in the future remains a possibility. Ilkay Gundogan has made a swift impact at Manchester City, but says he cannot discount the possibility of rejoining Borussia Dortmund further down the line.

The Germany international, 25, completed a switch to City from Dortmund i n J u n e , agreeing terms on a four-year contract.

Gundogan had to wait until last week to make his City debut - a 4-0 rout of Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League. A first goal followed in Saturday's 4-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth and Gundogan wants to prove himself away from Dortmund before considering any potential return to the Bundesliga.

"If it was the case in the next one or two years, I would probably not be happy about it," he told Sport Bild.

"Because it would probably mean that I have failed or not developed myself. "If I'm 29 or 30, I do not know if [Dortmund would] still want me. Basically, I would not exclude the possibility, but now I have other big targets." (SportsMax)

Kohli Targeting Number One Spot Ahead Of 500th Test three-match Test series against the Black or 14 that we played. "[It is] because we

Virat Kohli sees no reason why his India side cannot move back above Pakistan in the world rankings ahead of a historic Test match. A confident Virat Kohli said he firmly believes India can soon return to the top of the world rankings on the eve of their 500th Test against New Zealand.

India lost their status as the leading side in the world in the longest format of the game last month when a wet outfield in Port of Spain led to four days being washed out against West Indies, ensuring Kohli's side had to settle for a 2-0 series win.

To add insult to injury, it was fierce rivals Pakistan who replaced them at the summit, having salvaged a 2-2 draw on their tour of England. India now turn their attention to a

Caps, which starts with a historic opener in Kanpur on Thursday, before facing England in five Tests later this year.

Captain Kohli has challenged his side to prove they can be regarded as the leading Test nation in the world on home soil.

He said at a news conference on Wednesday: "We believe we certainly have what it takes to be the best team in the world. "We definitely believe that. One area we have tapped into is belief. It's something that a lot of young players can lack coming into international cricket.

There can be a lot of insecurities, 'Whether I'll play in the next game or whether my position is secure or not'.

"It's all about getting them rid of that feeling. When you step on to the pitch, you need to tell yourself, 'I own this position for the next eight to 10 years in Test cricket for India'. "That's the only way you can go out there, be confident and express yourself. Express how good you are, and that's what this team has done. That's why we've been able to win sevenodd Test matches in the last 13

wanted to go out there and play bold cricket and take some risks.

More often than not if you're fearless, the results will fall your way because you're willing to take that extra risk in the course of the game. "I certainly feel that this team has what it takes to be the best." Black Caps captain Kane Williamson is hoping spinners Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Mark Craig can come to the fore in what should be favourable conditions. "India have got very good spinners, naturally very experienced in these conditions," Williamson said.

"We have got some exciting young talent.

We showed that in the T20 World Cup. That was huge for us. "Yes, the formats are different, but I am hoping we can build on from those experiences. A lot of learning experiences to be had. Certainly this is one of them, being exposed in these conditions. "They are suited to spin bowling so we are hoping they can play a big part in the series." India will be without paceman Ishant Sharma due to illness, while New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has been ruled out after taking a blow to the ribs. (SportsMax)

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Guardiola Phone Call Key In Gabriel Jesus Joining City He attracted attention from some of the biggest clubs in Europe, but Gabriel Jesus says Pep Guardiola persuaded him to join Mancester City. Gabriel Jesus says a phone call from Pep Guardiola was the crucial factor in his decision to join Manchester City from Palmeiras.

The 19-year-old has 16 goals from 30 league appearances for Palmeiras in 2016, and his performances prompted interest from Europe's biggest clubs during the recent transfer window.

Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were all linked with a move for the teenager, but it was City who secured his signature, with

Jesus set to move to the Etihad Stadium in January 2017.

And the forward, who won Olympic gold for Brazil alongside Neymar at Rio 2016, says the personal touch from Guardiola made up his mind prior to signing his five-year deal. "It was a complicated decision, but in the end my desire to learn won," Jesus told the Guardian. "The presence of Guardiola as a manager at City and the fact that it is a great club were very important factors in my final decision. "Guardiola's phone call was a huge part of me deciding to go there. It made me realise that I'd love to work with him.

I don't know him personally yet but he already made me feel very safe about his project there." The likes of Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Nolito and David Silva mean there is fierce competition for City's attacking places, but Jesus is not fazed by the task. "I think I will fight for a place as a winger in the team," he said. "I actually

prefer playing as a left winger rather than a striker, but I just want to be very clear that I'm willing to play in either position.

"All this change does not scare me at all.

My life has always been full of challenges. Obviously this is a bigger one, but the best battles are given to the best warriors. I will listen to the manager's opinion and his advice in order to improve and adapt as fast as I possibly can."

Guardiola is famous for demanding a lot from his players, so the Catalan will be glad to hear his new recruit does not mind doing the hard yards, and he can also rely on another important figure in Jesus' life to come down hard on him if he is not working for the team. "I have always enjoyed working hard and that's why I try to give my best tactically as well as going forward," Jesus said.

"From an early age, I tried to take in all the instructions of all the coaches I had. I am the same today. After all, it is very important to enter the pitch knowing what I have to do to help the team. "Yes, it's true that my mother has a go at me when I don't track back. We are very, very close and she demands a lot from me, which is great." (SportsMax)

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Umtiti Will Be The Black Beckenbauer - Abidal Former Barcelona and France defender Eric Abidal believes Samuel Umtiti can become "the black Franz Beckenbauer".

Samuel Umtiti has the potential to

become "the black Franz Beckenbauer", according to ex-Barcelona and France defender Eric Abidal. Umtiti made his international debut for France at Euro 2016, stepping into the breach with some composed displays following the suspension of Adil Rami.

The 22-year-old's assured performances helped persuade Barca to sign him from Lyon and, although he will miss Wednesday's crunch LaLiga clash with Atletico Madrid due to a knee injury, Abidal has been deeply impressed by his compatriot. "Umtiti is much

better than Abidal. He will be the black Beckenbauer at Barca," Abidal told RAC1.

One man not enjoying such a good time of it at Camp Nou is right-back Aleix Vidal, who has failed to win over Luis Enrique and was not included in the squad for the visit of Atletico. "It is difficult not play. Aleix Vidal will have to talk to the coach or leave," added Abidal, who says Barca's fearsome attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar makes it almost impossible to defeat them. "It is very difficult to beat Barca, especially now seeing the team with the trident. You have to trust this team." (SportsMax)

Morata Reveals Chelsea Interest Chelsea were linked with Alvaro Morata, and the striker says their bid would have made him "the most expensive Spanish player ever". Alvaro Morata returned to Real Madrid from Juventus during the transfer window, but has revealed how Chelsea attempted to bring him to the

Premier League. Madrid activated the buy-back option in Morata's Juve contract, after they had sold him to the Serie A giants two years prior.

There was some suggestion that the European champions were only resigning Morata in order to sell him on at a

profit, with Chelsea heavily linked with his signature. And Morata confirmed that new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte his former boss at Juve - was interested in a reunion at Stamford Bridge that he claims would have broken the transfer record for a Spanish player.

"Chelsea showed the most interest," he told Sport Bild. "Antonio Conte had already signed me for Juventus. "And it was a very good offer this time. I would have been the most expensive Spanish player ever. "[But] Real said that they have me in their plans, and that was always a dream of mine." Morata has scored twice from six appearances since his return to Santiago Bernabeu.

(SportsMax)

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Southland Battle Back To Secure First Win James Schrader and Elliot Dixon scored second-half tries as Southland climbed off the bottom of the table courtesy of an

elusive first win. Southland produced a stirring second-half fightback to end their wait for a first Mitre 10 Cup victory of the season with a 20-16 success against Bay of Plenty on We d n e s d a y. T h e Stags looked to be heading for a sixth Championship defeat out of six at Invercargill when – after both teams had exchanged penalties tries from Aidan Ross and Joe Tupe gave Bay of Plenty a 13-3 half-time advantage.

Southland turned it around after the break, though, with James Schrader and returning New Zealand international Elliot Dixon going over for tries which were both converted by Wharenui Hawera. Dan Hollinshead's penalty midway through the second half reduced the deficit to just a point, but Hawera took his tally from the tee to 10 points after the Steamers' Solomona Sakalia was sin-binned for a shoulder charge and Southland held on for a win which ensured Northland drop to the foot of the table. Defeat for Bay of Plenty is a blow to their bid to secure a semi-final spot.

(SportsMax)

Misbah Confident Pakistan Will Soon Have Home Comforts Pakistan have not played on home soil since 2009, but captain Misbah-ul-Haq is confident that will change in the near future. Misbah-ul-Haq said he is confident Pakistan will be able to showcase their talents on home soil before long when he celebrated his side's rise to the top of the Test rankings in an official ceremony in Lahore. Pakistan climbed to the summit of the Test rankings for the first time last month after securing a 2-2 draw on the tour of England.

That feat was achieve despite the fact that they have not played in Pakistan for

seven years due to security concerns, with 'home' matches having been played in the United Arab Emirates since then.

Misbah, 42, was presented with the ceremonial mace at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore to mark his team's standing as the best side in the world in the longest format and the Test captain hopes he will be playing on the ground for his country in the near future.

“There can't be a better location to receive the ICC Test Championship mace than this ground," Misbah said. "It is ironic for both the players as well as the fans that the journey to the number one position has been [completed] outside Pakistan. "The players have missed on the crowd support, while the spectators have been unable to watch live some magnificent team and individual performances.

But I am confident that things will change and international cricket will soon return to Pakistan."

Veteran Misbah also spoke of his determination to ensure it is not a fleeting stay at the top of the pile for Pakistan.

"The next target we have set for ourselves is to finish as the number one ranked test side at the April 1 cut-off date," he added. "It is not going to be easy as we have series against formidable sides like the West Indies, New Zealand and Australia. "But instead of getting overawed by our opponents, we need to trust in our abilities, focus on our strengths and try to be as consistent as possible." (SportsMax)

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Spieth Would Take Ryder Cup Triumph Over FedExCup Glory World number four Jordan Spieth is determined to see "champagne falling off the balcony" coming from the bottles of the USA team. Jordan Spieth said wrestling the Ryder Cup off Europe will take precedence over retaining his FedExCup title this weekend. Spieth will tee off in the PGA Tour season-ending Tour

Championship at East Lake on Thursday ranked seventh, knowing his destiny is out of his hands as he eyes back-to-back FedExCup triumphs.

The world number four ended a magnificent 2015 in style by winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta by four shots in a huge payday, but 12 months on he considers winning the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine to be a priority after the agony of losing at Gleneagles on his United States debut two years ago. "I don't have a Ryder Cup," Spieth said. "I think I will have a Ryder Cup at some point.

I think that will be easier to win, easier to have a Ryder Cup than a FedExCup going forward, given you may not play your best and you've got team-mates around you that play their best and win it. "But if you're

saying 2016, right now I've got a choice Ryder Cup. You want something that you don't have. That's a trophy that I’ve watched the other side of [at Gleneagles in 2014] and it hurt. It was tough at the closing ceremony. "We had a good time that evening but when we boarded the plane back home, it was an empty feeling.

We don't want that again. "We remember that, those of us that were there, and the guys that were there in Medinah in 2012.

We want that celebration. We want that champagne falling off the balcony. "I'm pretty confident about how we're going to go about our business. I think we've got a fantastic team this year, one of the best teams I can remember looking back at, and I love being a part of that." (SportsMax)

Andre Russell Doping Case Adjourned Until September 28 The anti-doping hearing of Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been adjourned until September 28.

The case that is being heard by Hugh Faulkner, Dr Marjorie Vassell, and former Jamaica cricketer Dixieth Palmer was adjourned Monday because key witness, Carey Brown, the JADCO’s executive director, could not be present as he was recovering from an accident.

Russell is facing a Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel over three missed doping tests Russell is alleged to have missed within a 12-month period which amounts to a failed drug test. The cricketer could face a two-year ban if found that he deliberately missed the tests. However, on Monday, Russell’s lawyer told the disciplinary panel that the burden of proof was on the Jamaica

Anti-Doping Commission to show that his client was negligent in fulfilling his whereabouts-clause obligations on January 1, July 1 and July 25, 2015, when he was supposed to undergo out-ofcompetition dope tests. (SportsMax)

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West Indies Win Warm Up Match Against Emirates Board XI The West Indies chalked up their first win on their tour of the United Arab Emirates following a 22-run win over the Emirates

Cricket Board XI in their T20 match at the ICC Academy in Dubai. The regional side took first strike and were in trouble e a r l y, l o s i n g E v i n Lewis for 1, Andre Fletcher 17, Chadwick Walton 1 and Johnson Charles 42, to be 74 for 4 at one stage.

However, new boy Ravmon Powell with an attacking 38 from 31 balls, including one four and three sixes, helped to spur the West Indies to 166 for 7.

Trinidadian Nicholas Pooran also weighed in

with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 47 from just 23 balls. The stocky left hander blasted four fours and three sixes against pacer Mohammed Naveed 3 for 20 and left arm spinner Ahmed Raza 3 for 20.

In reply, the Emirates XI could not cope with the spin of Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine, as they could only manage 144 for 6 in 20 overs. Badree bagged 3 for 20 while Narine snared 2 for 21 as only Mohammed Qasim with 46 and Shaiman Anwar 31, posted any real resistance.

Seamer Jerome Taylor picked up one wicket for 20. The West Indies will next face Pakistan in the first T20 on Friday in Dubai. (SportsMax)

Jamaica Football: St George's Coach Bell Hails Deceased Captain As 'Exceptional Leader' St George’s College head coach Neville the Excelsior team doctor also came on. They were very, very good to us and ‘Bertis’ Bell hailed recently deceased school captain Dominic James as an exceptional leader whose presence will sorely be missed among the ranks of the inconsolable ‘Light Blues.’ James left the lines of the team suddenly on Tuesday, pronounced dead at Medical Associates Hospital just minutes after collapsing on the Stadium East football pitch. Just like on two prior occasions this season, the player earlier led his team on to the pitch, but this time the final whistle would come early. Just four minutes into the encounter the player fell to the floor beset by what seemed to be convulsions.

“I was so shocked when I ran out there and I looked at his eyes. I have never seen that before, it’s almost like they had spun around. He was breathing heavily,” an obviously distressed Bell told SportsMax.tv. “His father came immediately and we sent him to the hospital. I think we moved as quickly as we could. There were two doctors here,

across, our team doctor was here and there was another doctor that came from the stands. I am not certain what caused it; in the two years he has been with us I have never seen an incident like that with him or any other players,” Bell added.

James was attended to by medical staff on hand, before being rushed hurriedly past concerned opponents and teammates enroute to the hospital. He would never rejoin them. With only a few minutes to go to half-time, the dreaded news trickled from the St George’s bench, on to the pitch, before eventually flooding through the entire facility. “Just before half-time I asked them to call his father and when we made the call we heard that he had passed. It’s very sad. I thank the officials for calling off the game.

I am not certain we could have gone on. I am not certain the Excelsior team could have gone

we thank them for that,” Bell said.

James, who was also a member of the Waterhouse football club, joined the school two years ago from Jamaica College. The midfielder did not need much time, however, to make a lasting impression. “He was such a wonderful kid he came to us, he played last year and the fact that after one season we named him captain of the team it should tell you the type of leader the type of person he was.” (SportMax)