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Editorial

Hypocrisy in Education

Today being “International Youth Day” the focus is on youths. The theme for this year’s commemoration is “Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth”.

But if youths are to make their contribution towards building a better world, it is even more important that they are given the education necessary to most fully develop their potential. It is not a coincidence that ‘education’ is now regarded as the most vital component in development.

Here in Guyana, following CAPE, the CSEC results are now trickling in. The Ministry of Education felt it necessary to ask the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to release the names of those students who passed more than eight subjects with Grade One. From the approximately 13,000 that sat the last CSEC exams, 175 names were submitted.

This is a shame and a disgrace from several angles.

Firstly why does the Ministry continue with this farce of focusing only on the one percent “high flyers” that would do well in any random sample?

Do they want to take the credit for their success?

We’re sure they do. Has the Ministry taken note that every one of the ‘high flyers’ from Queen’s College – the premier school in the country , collecting the top 1% from the 6th Grades – mentioned that they had to resort to ‘outside lessons”?

How then could there be talk about the curriculum being completed in schools? Has the Ministry taken time to do a survey?

The bitter fact is that especially at CAPE – but also in most CSEC subjects – teachers still do not complete the curriculum in school, forcing most students to resort to their or other lessons.

The Ministry should take note of the practice of Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN), which placed very well in the Ministry’s top 1% list, to have their teachers offer extra tuition on the school premises at no extra cost to the students. Overall SVN received a pass rate (Grade 1-3) of 97% and 91% in the key areas of English and Maths.

But most pertinently, what about the remaining 99% of CSEC students that still do not know how badly they did? We know it is ‘badly’ because they did not make the Ministry’s cut-off criterion for what is a ‘good’ result. Absolutely no consideration is shown for the distraught students that are now imagining the worst.

No matter how the Ministry slices and dices the results, the overall abysmal pass rates in Mathematics (29.69%) and English (37.02%) says it all about its performance.

If we are failing in basic literacy and numeracy a decade after so many billions were spent and so many innovations were introduced, then there is something rotten in more places than the state of Denmark. Let us start with the Ministry of Education.

Our youths deserve better. We will all have to take a deep breath and quit with the gamesmanship. The fundamental problem, as we have pointed out in this space, is one of leadership from the Ministry at the top and the heads of schools at the bottom.

These officials have to ensure that the curriculum for each subject taught is completed within the school premises at least one month before exams are to be taken.

Youths have to be treated as what they are: our most important resource and the raison d’être for our entire national effort. Of what use is all the storm and fury if we are not equipping our youths with the necessary equipment to make the best use of what they will inherit?

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The tear-gassing of Linden protestors might have dashed all hopes for a peaceful resolution DEAR EDITOR, We refer to an article in the press captioned Private Sector criticizes Region 10 Chairman ….”. While it is the right of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to express their view they must be reminded that for conflict resolution to be successful in Guyana, civil society bodies must remain and preserve their independence and impartiality to be treated with the respect they justly deserve. The performance of the PSC under the immediate past President Mr. Ramesh Dookhoo and others like Mr. Gerry Gouveia has rendered the PSC into an extension of

the Jagdeo/Ramotar regime and thus it can best be deemed as a pro-PPP organisation. Proof of this lay in the fact that the PSC has gone out its way to shower praise on the corrupt Jagdeo/ Ramotar regime in its quest to “solicit favours” for a select few. This same PSC never came to the rescue of its members like Yesu Persaud and Robert Badal who chose to expose the PPP corruption.

So how can the PSC now want the Lindener’s to trust them today as mediators when many in their leadership are compromised?

So if Mr. Sharma Solomon

is speaking to the PPP leader, President Ramotar; there is no vacancy for more pro-PPP leaders to join the conversation under the disguise of the PSC. To bring balance to the discussions, Mr. Solomon quite justly demanded that if the PSC is invited, then the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other civic groups must also be present at the talks. And while we are at it, why not the Church leaders especially those who have congregations in Linden (Oh please spare us from that blasphemous so called PPP Bishop!). We would even go so far as to ask the

Transparency International Guyana Chapter be asked to act as observers at these deliberations since even APNU and the PNC cannot be trusted. One only has to look at the just completed Terms of Reference (TOR) crafted by Joseph Harmon on behalf of APNU and Roger Luncheon on behalf of the PPP. That TOR was a grave injustice to the people of Linden.

Did the APNU and the PNC authorize this incomplete TOR crafted by Joseph Harmon and Roger Luncheon and if so, then the word sell out of the dreams Continued on page 6

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We will match this hostility with our resoluteness to remain steadfast until justice prevails

Failure to send representatives to forum caused postponement

DEAR EDITOR, It is with much sorrow I learnt of the fore-dawn invasion of Linden, executed by the Joint Services at 2:00a.m Friday, August 10, 2012. The reports that I received on the said morning were heartrending (as I was in Georgetown preparing for further engagements with the President). I am disappointed by the insidious manner in which President Ramotar seeks to intimidate and frustrate the efforts of this community of Linden to abandon its legitimate civil and human rights of seeking to represent their community’s concerns to the Central Government.

While the Region Ten delegation has entered into talks with Central Government in good faith and trust, all would agree that a military operation to preempt a fair and reasonable and amicable outcome of our current dilemma in Linden now threatens the atmosphere of negotiation, and begs for the urgent and speedy resolution of the problems confronting us.

I had spent the greater part of Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Georgetown working on putting the finishing touches to the documents to be submitted to the President and his delegation in efforts to resolve the impasse. Thus, while intelligence had informed us that the Armed Forces were planning an invasion into Linden, and we went public with the information on Wednesday, ours was the hope that good sense would prevail. It was our expectation that while negotiations were taking place, the government, as any other conscientious Party to these negotiations would respect the principle that such discussions would be done in an environment of mutual respect, and that they would resist any temptation to engage in any activity that would ultimately undermine our deliberations and/or incense the rather tense situation on the ground.

We want resolution to the

plight of the Lindeners. We want the rights of Lindeners and the People of Region Ten to be respected. We want a return to normalcy, which we thought we were moving closer too. But, the Central Government, in its efforts to stymie the Linden Community legitimate exercise of its fundamental human and civil rights, has invoked the horrible specter of July 18th once again in the psyche of our residents by the introduction of the Armed Forces into the mix, unmindful of their previous criminal experience. It is apparent that restoration to normalcy, according to the Government, is a return to State terrorism of our community, of our residents, of Linden.

We are now even more concerned that there exists within the thinking of Central Government and the Armed Forces that they stand to benefit from this abominable behaviour. We ask the question –what next? Will leaders be attacked, harmed or gunned down? But we say to them, while they are deploying their weapons of mass destruction, we will match such hostility and destruction with our resoluteness to remain steadfast in the face of challenges, until justice prevails. While we are weak from the standpoint that we have no weapons (which we do not need); nor the State on our side (which we need), we are convinced that we are stronger in the presence of our resilience and our quest for justice. For while the government has declared war on us, we have declared for Freedom! The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has declared on our side of justice and human rights. President Ramotar Government has declared that the IACHR are biased for supporting our legitimate aspirations and the exercise of our legitimate and fundamental rights. The Private Sector Commission has urged the Government to meet with our Administration,

our Leaders and our residents in an effort to secure an early and acceptable resolution of this crisis. President Ramotar has declared that the Private Sector Commission does not run his office!

We are now compelled to believe that it is the strategy of the Office of the President to allow Lindeners and the wider society to suffer. We believe that they hope to benefit from an insidious and despicable public relations campaign intended to turn public opinion and support against us.

We take this opportunity to call on all Guyanese, particularly those who are directly and indirectly affected by the civil rights movement in Linden to bring pressure to bear on this government to respect the rights of the people of Linden/Region Ten. We remind this nation that our state of inter dependency makes it crucial for all parts to be in harmony and not just some. Each region, each sector of our economy, each group is best served when all is served.

Your peace and comfort is assured by our peace and comfort. We urge you to safeguard your interest by ensuring that ours are satisfied by this government and that you do not allow the usual divide and rule practice by those who are responsible for denying Linden and causing Lindeners to embark on a Civil Rights Movement.

We experienced the loss of lives and injuries on July 18, tear gas, pellets, and live ammunitions; now with the Continued on page 6

DEAR EDITOR, The Women and Gender Equality Commission presented on August 6, 2012 a public forum on ‘Access to Justice for Women‘ at Bush Lot Secondary School West Coast Berbice. It was a fitting time to engage members of the various communities across Region Five on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of obtaining justice for abuses experienced by women and children, since it was recently reported in Stabroek News, Demerara Waves and Kaieteur News on August 5, August 6 and August 7, respectively, of a fourteenyear-old girl who was raped and murdered at Woodley Park West Coast Berbice. It was a sizeable gathering with persons representing various groups namely, the Women‘s Progressive Organisation (WPO) and Women For Change (WFC), among others.

The intention of the forum was to seek representations from the various institutions that are responsible for the protection and promotion of women’s rights as human rights. The commission therefore formally invited representatives from the Legal Aid Centre, Guyana Police Force, and the Probation and Family Welfare Department of Region Five. It was not surprising at all that none of the aforementioned sent any representative to the forum, since it is a regular occurrence, especially where the Region Five Probation and Welfare Department and the Guyana Police Force at Fort Wellington are concerned.

The Right of the child committee and Education committee of region five is

always absent of a representative from the Guyana Police Force Fort Wellingtion and the Probation and Family Welfare Department of region five.

The fact is that while the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and other concerned organizations spend a great deal of money on programmes which are intended to educate and help persons become more conscious of ways by which they can acquire access to justice, the institutions that are in place to help in the process are dysfunctional, hence there is a need for their immediate strengthening.

These institutions need to understand their roles and responsibilities and the seriousness of their inputs in solving the problem.

Justice institutions enable people to protect their rights against infringement by other people or bodies in society, and allow parties to bring actions against government to limit executive power and ensure government is accountable. If people are unable to access these institutions to protect their rights, respect for the rule of law is diminished.

Our judicial system is not effective to the extent that everyone can understand and afford it. Therefore to

improve the quality of dispute resolution, justice must be maintained in individuals’ daily activities, and dispute resolution mechanisms must be situated within a community and economic context.

I stress again the importance of institutions like the Legal Aid Centre, Guyana Police Force and the Probation and Family Welfare Department. I call on the subject ministry to conduct a thorough analysis of the functioning and management of the institutions responsible for the protection and security of our women and children. I also call on the subject ministry to ensure that officers in charge of these institutions perform their duties and responsibilities as recommended in their job descriptions.

The absence of these institutions mentioned above from the forum, during which they had to make known their duties and responsibilities caused a postponement of the activity which is now scheduled for August 22, 2012. I do hope on the fixed date we will have an informative public forum discussion on ‘Access to Justice for Women.’

Cindy Sookdeo, Regional Councillor

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The tear-gassing of Linden protestors... We will match this hostility with our...

From page 4 and desires of the Lindeners would be an apt description?

At least the AFC was in order for exposing this document for what it is and quite rightly so!

So coming back to the PSC, they are out of order to criticize Mr. Solomon Sharma, the Region 10 Chairman since technically, ideologically and principally, they cannot be seen as independent peacemakers. Many in the opposition forces see the PSC as damaged goods.

SOLUTION FOR LINDEN 1. With immediate effect President Ramotar should engage groups of Church leaders who have congregations in Linden to act as plenipotentiaries to work with the people since it is clear the people do not trust the PPP and by extension the PSC. As an incentive to that act, maybe the Government should declare Linden a disaster zone and send in some temporary food supplies under the auspices of these Church Leaders to help ease the pain and suffering of the people; 2.

The Ramotar government should engage Bosai, Rusal, the Bauxite Unions, the University of Guyana (Institute of Development Studies) and the Region 10 Leadership to devise a sustainable development plan for Region 10. We know that this is a very difficult task for the PPP leaders because they failed to

ground with the people and thus they are intellectually bankrupt on the Region 10 issues. The evidence over the past decade reveals that the Jagdeo/Ramotar regime has not only neglected and marginalized Lindeners, but has also embarked on a starve and feed strategy to break the people into supporting the PPP. The 2011 electoral results tell the story of what the Lindeners think of the PPP. 3. As part of the sustained development plan, the PPP regime should provide resources to the people of Linden to revitalize the infrastructure of the town on projects such as trimming of the parapet, collection of all roadside garbage including the old logs, the planting of trees, developing of play parks for the children, repainting and repairing of all government buildings, and repairing the Roads etc. All these contracts should be given out to Lindeners to immediately create jobs for hundreds of young men and women in Linden and thus ease their financial burden.

4. The PPP should develop a house parts industry in Linden to provide low cost building materials such as building blocks from lateritic bauxite waste material, wooden house parts such as sawn and plain lumber, windows, doors, roofing material etc and provide the market on the coast by way of the New GMC to sell these products to contractors. Again jobs!

5. The PPP government should engage the services of

a team of professionals and specialists to visit some of the major economic and financial capitals of the world to try to get some funding to build the Tiger Falls Hydro electric project and an alumina plant at Linden to process the bauxite produced by both Bosai and Rusal into ALUMINA. In addition, the Brazilians must be aggressively pursued to cultivate the intermediate savannah area and rear chicken, sheep, pigs, cows and other small ruminants on a large scale for the Brazilian market using modern technology and local labor.

Again more jobs!

This is what the Ramotar/ Jagdeo regime should be doing rather than using the security forces to terrorize the people of Linden while pretending to be in talks with the Leadership of Linden.

How can those talks be successfully if they are being conducted with a gun pointed at the heads of the Lindeners?

We remain surprised that Mr. Solomon is still in talks with the Ramotar/Jagdeo regime.

So in conclusion, rather than spending so much time serving the PPP’s interest, the PSC should restore its unenviable reputation it once had under business leaders like Yesu Persaud and focus on how to structure the business deals for their members to revitalize the economy in Region 10 and the rest of Guyana. Linden and by extension the entire Guyana are in economic, political and social crisis and the PSC should be leading with the new business deals to create the new jobs and stop pandering to the whims and fancies of the PPP. Dr Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh

From page 5 invasion at 2:00 on Friday morning, tear gassing, and continued brutality that have forced, men, women and children out of their homes and onto the streets, will see us matching such violations with intensified steadfastness.

This is a People’s Struggle for their Civil Rights. It encompasses persons from across the racial spectrum, religious beliefs and socioeconomic status. It has within its midst those who are supporters of the APNU, AFC, PPP and the nonaligned. And we will keep it this way.

I was not born in the 1960s and what I know of the problems of that era is what has been told to me or what I have read. President Ramotar was of that era and I would like to say to him ‘Linden will not return to 1964, however much forces are trying to push us there. We are resolute in this struggle as a people who fervently believe that the Laws of this Land were also written for us and we too must have our rights respected, and a say in decision making that impact our selves. That the

people of Region Ten too have the right to self determination and are also protected by the national motto ‘One People, One Nation, One Destiny’.

We remind this nation what we are struggling to have: 1. The withdrawal of the electricity tariff; 2. The resignation of the Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, together with the interdiction of the squad that participated in the attack of July 18, 2012 with a view of identifying those who must be charged for murder and attempted murder; 3. The establishment of a Technical Committee to examine the electricity sector in Linden and Region Ten to make recommendations to the National Assembly. This committee shall comprise of seven persons, three appointed by the government, three appointed

by Region Ten and the Chairman agreed upon by the two parties; 4. The provision of funding for a committee to carry out a study and develop an economic program for the region. The participants for

this committee will be arrived at by the RDC, Region Ten; 5. The immediate appointment of the Regional Land Selection Committee based on the composition of representation on the RDC, which will see representation from the APNU, AFC and PPP. This will terminate the Office of the President’s imposition as to who are to be given lands in Region Ten; 6. The immediate return of the television operation in Linden which was a gift to the community (received in 1980) and seized by the PPP government after their ascension to office (1993); 7. The issue of the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry into the July 18, 2012 shooting of peaceful protestors, discussion must take place with the Region that has responsibility to address its citizens’ concern. It must involve all the Parliamentary groups together with the Region. In the absence of such involvement it speaks to the imposition and disrespect that led to the current protest in Linden.

Sharma Solomon Regional Chairman, Region 10

This private school is withholding CSEC results from its students DEAR EDITOR, After a seemingly endless wait and months of apprehension, the CSEC results of students who sat the exams earlier this year have finally been released.

And thanks to our technologically advancing society, students are finally able to access their results in a quick, efficient, and, mostly notably, convenient manneronline.

The process of receiving

one’s CSEC results is now a significantly improved process. It reduces time consumption and stress for students. Certainly this accomplishment is commendable. Unfortunately, some educational institutions are prohibiting its students from taking advantage of this development, particularly one private school.

For some obscure and possibly farcical reason/s, the school is withholding the results of its students from the students themselves. In fact, the school has been guilty of this practice for years, ever since its establishment, in fact.

Consequently, the latest batch of students are not able to access their CSEC results.

This reprehensible practice is, to say the least, an abhorrent infringement on the fundamental rights and privileges that all citizens of a

democracy are entitled to, namely, the right to access to personal information, among others. These CSEC results are the property of the students, not the institution.

In fact, it is common knowledge that the school is staffed by megalomaniacs and extortionists who vigorously control every facet of students’ lives.

To conclude, I would like to reaffirm my position as being strongly opposed to this school withholding the students’ CSEC results in this manner, and I call on them to grant students access to their results online. In addition, a public announcement of the results is extremely unnecessary. Also, the fallacy that stringent rules and academic excellence are not mutually exclusive should be dispelled by the administrators/ teachers of that institution as soon as possible.

Congratulations to all students who have written the CSEC exams this year.

Your results are by no means testimony to your fullest capabilities. We all have the potential to do so much more.

I would also wish the best of luck to the students of this private school who, obviously, have not received their results yet.

Name withheld

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Iran earthquakes kill 180, injure 1,300

Injured persons wait to be taken to hospital.

(REUTERS/Kamel Rouhi/Fars News Agency) DUBAI (Reuters) - Two strong earthquakes killed 180 people and injured another 1,300 in northwest Iran where rescuers frantically combed through the rubble of dozens of villages (Sunday) today.

Thousands fled their homes and remained outdoors after yesterday’s quakes, as at least 20 aftershocks hit the area.

Casualty numbers could well rise, Iranian officials feared, as some of the injured were in critical condition, others were still trapped under the rubble and rescuers had yet to reach some of the affected villages.

Some 60 villages had sustained more than 50 percent damage, Iranian media said.

Iran is straddled by major fault lines and has suffered several devastating earthquakes in recent years, including a 6.6 magnitude quake in 2003 which turned the southeastern historic city of Bam into dust and killed more than 25,000 people.

The U.S. Geological Survey measured yesterday’s first quake at 6.4 magnitude and said it struck 60 km (37 miles) northeast of the city of Tabriz at a depth of 9.9 km (6.2 miles). A second quake measuring 6.3 struck 49 km (30 miles) northeast of Tabriz 11 minutes later at a similar depth.

Provincial official Khalil Sa’ie said 180 people had been killed and some 1,300 injured, the semi-official Fars

news agency reported.

The second quake struck near the town of Varzaghan.

“The quake was so intense that people poured into the streets through fear,” Fars news agency said of the town.

About 210 people in Varzaghan and Ahar were rescued from under the rubble of collapsed buildings, the official IRNA news agency reported.

“Since some people are in a critical condition and rescue workers are still trying to rescue people from under the rubble, unfortunately it is possible for the number of casualties to rise,” IRNA quoted Bahram Samadirad, a provincial official from the coroner’s office, as saying.

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U.S., Turkey to explore imposing Syria no-fly zone ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - The United States and Turkey indicated yesterday they were studying a range of measures, including a no-fly zone, as battles between Syrian rebels and President Bashar al-Assad’s forces shook Aleppo and the heart of Damascus.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said after meeting her Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul that Washington and Ankara should develop detailed operational planning on ways to assist the rebels fighting to topple Assad.

“Our intelligence services, our military have very important responsibilities and roles to play so we are going to be setting up a working group to do exactly that,” she said.

Asked about options such as imposing a no-fly zone over rebel-held territory, Clinton said these were possibilities she and Davutoglu had agreed “need greater in-depth analysis”, while indicating that no decisions

were necessarily imminent.

“It is one thing to talk about all kinds of potential actions, but you cannot make reasoned decisions without doing intense analysis and operational planning,” she said.

Though possible intervention appears to be a distant prospect, her remarks were nevertheless the closest Washington has come to suggesting direct military action in Syria. No-fly zones imposed

by NATO and Arab allies helped Libyan rebels overthrow Muammar Gaddafi last year. Until recently, the West had shunned the idea of repeating any Libya-style action.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are believed to be arming Syrian rebels, while the United States and Britain have pledged to step up non-lethal assistance to Assad’s opponents.

Davutoglu said it was time outside powers took decisive steps to resolve the humanitarian crisis in cities such as Aleppo, where Assad’s forces have fought rebels for three weeks.

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Suriname PA R A M A R I B O , Suriname –The Organisation of American States (OAS) will present its conclusions regarding the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Suriname, within a month, Deputy Secretary General Albert Ramdin has reported.

The Truth Commission was suggested after the controversial Amnesty Bill that would pardon suspects of murders committed in December 1982 - was passed

by Parliament in April.

The December 8 1982 murders are characterized as one of the darker pages of

Suriname’s history.

Accused of antiGovernment intentions, 15 opponents of the then military Government were rounded up from their houses and killed in the historic Fort Zeelandia.

Even before it had officially been passed by the National Assembly, the Amnesty Bill caused an even wider rift between supporters and opponents of President Desi Bouterse – the main suspect of the murders.

Ultimately the suggestion was made to establish the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was suggested, for Suriname to be able to

close off this part of its past.

The OAS offered assistance and sent a delegation to Suriname last week to meet with political parties and other actors.

Ramdin stressed that the final decision whether to establish the Commission is with Suriname’s Government.

He said the OAS is an independent party in the process and could only go as far as offering technical assistance. He gave no insights into the conclusions of the mission. “Let’s wait for the formal report,” he told journalists.

Ramdin also reacted to an

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British legislator backs region stand on APD tax

Albert Ramdin announcement by Dutch Lawyer Gerard Spong that he would lodge complaints against Suriname’s Government at the Inter American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CMC - A British legislator has voiced support for the position of the Caribbean over London’s decision to increase a controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD) tax even as the region said it would continue to advocate for the removal of the measure.

“I understand the UK government’s position. I recognise that with the deficit we have to raise revenues as do many other countries and taxation is a key part of that.

But, having said that, the APD as it currently stands is not a level playing field and it should be reviewed in a way that alters it,” Mark Pritchard, who is visiting Barbados for a first hand view of the effect the APD is having on the local industry.

“Also, with the potential to increase in November there is a short window of opportunity with those that share my view to remind the Treasury of their own admittance of the impact of the APD on the Caribbean. I will continue to do what I can also

Mark Pritchard with other colleagues that have the similar view to lobby for APD to be changed,” he told reporters.

The British Member of Parliament for The Wrekin, said “it is important to do all we can to get the UK government to recognise that whilst revenues do need to be increased, whilst we need to do as much as we can for the environment, there needs to be a holistic approach of the impact on APD on the Caribbean.

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Hugh Cholmondeley’s passing evokes great memories

- Veteran broadcaster fondly remembered

By Latoya Giles Veteran broadcaster Hugh Cholmondeley, who passed away on Friday evening in a New York Hospital is being fondly remembered by those who knew him well.

Yesterday the Working People’s Alliance noted that the country has lost one of her most accomplished public servants whose skills and advice on several areas of public policy will be severely missed. “Although he has been ailing in recent times, his death still comes as a shock.”

The WPA said that Cholmondeley will be best remembered as a pioneer of radio broadcasting in postindependent Guyana. “As broadcaster and general manager of the then Guyana Broadcasting Corporation, he was instrumental in injecting a nationalist outlook to radio broadcasting while maintaining a strong sense of professionalism. Many of the broadcasters of the period credit him with having a strong influence on their professional development.

He would later make his skills

available to several local, regional and international agencies as media specialist, diplomat and public servant.”

“It may not be common knowledge that Brother Hugh was a committed advocate of National Reconciliation and Ethnic Unity and worked tirelessly, mostly behind the scenes, to advance the process. He was appointed

by CARICOM to act as facilitator in the negotiations that resulted in the Herdmanston Accord of 1998 and devoted much of his time and energy in pursuit of that national solution that continues to elude us. WPA extends its condolences to his wife, children and other sorrowing relatives.”

The Guyana Press Association (GPA), meanwhile, said that Cholmondeley’s contribution to the world of broadcasting in the region has been legendary and his indefatigable work in the United Nations System has been exemplary.

The GPA said that it was happy and proud that Cholmondeley “paid so much

interest in the development and growth of the media, not only in his home territory of Guyana but in the Caribbean Region and the world. Indeed he was a visionary. Through his initiative the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) and his commitment to the regional body rightfully earned him the well-deserved and respected position in the CBU’s Hall of Heroes”.

“Hugh Cholmondeley brought class, finesse, and pizzazz to post Independence radio and latterly Television Broadcasting in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

He was a pioneer in sharing and executing regional radio and television programming and broadcasters. He helped to establish the Caribbean News Agency (CANA) and CARIMAC. He showed the rest of the world including colleagues in the C o m m o n w e a l t h Broadcasting Association what the islands and countries of the Caribbean can produce,” the GPA stated.

“For the Post Independence media workers

Veteran broadcaster Hugh Cholmondeley and those who followed, Cholmondeley served as a Mentor, Teacher, Guide, Mediator and Example. His managerial and organizational skills were incomparable. He was meticulous in planning and suave in production.”

“The GPA shares the view of so many of his colleagues and contemporaries that his work as a media expert was outstanding. He served as UNESCO’s first Representative to the Caribbean opening the Kingston, Jamaica office. In Continued on page 11

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Dem boys seh

Tight fist could mek yuh lose contract Dem boys always sayin’ dat one day somebody gun get vex and start talk out all de dutty story, because it hard fuh so much runnins going on and something ent go wrong…Well dat day was yesterday.

A kantractor seh dat dem Ministry people eyes pass he fuh close off he contract, so he decide dat he gun leh everybody know wha going on.

De man seh he do nuff wuk fuh guvment and was no problem, but is when he get de contract fuh broaden de road wha’ run ‘longside de seawall, is den when all de trouble start, everybody eye suddenly get red.

De contract was fuh nearly five hundred million. De man seh everytime he walk in de two ministry wheh he had fuh sign de paper dem, people wha he never know suddenly tellin’ he good morning and good afternoon. He seh he know all dat look lil funny, but is when one man call he one side and whisper in he ears ‘bout four percent of de big money, and another man ask he fuh a minibus, and a engineer ask he fuh pay fuh he wedding, is den he realize why everybody smiling broad wid he.

He seh he ask de four percent man if is mad he mad, and dat man go and report back to de ‘Big Man’ how de kantractor got tight fist.

De ‘Big Man’ get suh vex he stop payment and done wid de kantractor right away. He get some people fuh seh dat all de test wha de man engineer do pun de road is bogus.

Well dem boys hear who is de ‘Big Man’, and dem boys ent surprise. Is all ah dem eye does full when big money involve. If yuh want fuh know is who is de ‘Big Man’ when yuh drivin pass de Waterfalls Paper in a minibus just holla out a name from through de window, and dem boys gun whistle.

And talkin’ bout whistle, everytime labba lip Kwame pass

by Camp Street, a whole set ah whistle comin’ from inside from dem ‘Big Man’. He cuttin’ up he eye pun dem, but wha’ miss yuh doan pass yuh. Anyhow Kwame due fuh ah extension.

Talk half and watch out for dem four percent man!

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Contractor rejected bribery...

(From page 3) did about 20 concrete tests from the University of Guyana, which the Ministry accepted and presently has in its possession.

The engineer informed that it was the Ministry that did not carry out the test procedures correctly.

“They don’t know to do the test…it was not properly done…the methodology they used was poor,” he explained.

The Ministry had also reviewed invoices for material on site which were submitted by the contractor, claiming that they were not above board. This, the contractor said, was another attempt to find unnecessary fault with his contract.

“They claimed that the invoices that I obtained from Gafoor were duplicated. But Gafoor gave an explanation for the appearances of the invoices. The Ministry could have easily verified it by just making a phone call or even contacting Gafoor, but they are too important to do that,” the frustrated contractor told this newspaper.

He stated that the Ministry refused to acknowledge a document from Gafoors authenticating the bills.

According to the contractor, the same invoices were approved by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) when he made claims for a refund of his Value Added Tax. “These bills went to GRA and were checked…and I was refunded the VAT from it. It was accepted by GRA as authentic,” the contractor said.

It was on these perceived discrepancies that the Ministry wrote to the contractor informing him that his contract

was terminated. He noted that it took the Ministry five months after they queried the discrepancies to terminate the contract.

“They said that I did not reply to their queries, but I did,” the contractor stated, producing a copy of a letter to the Ministry. The contractor said that he has been doing contracts for the government since 1993 and there was never a problem with his invoices and quality of work.

“It’s because of the bribery…I don’t want to give them the money…because the ‘big man’ was dissatisfied,” he stated. The ‘big man’ the contractor referred to is an official at the Ministry of Finance who had demanded a kickback on the contract sum.

The messenger, he said, was dismissed from his job after the contractor blew the whistle on him.

He disclosed that a Ministry of Works supervisor on the site had requested that the contractor purchase a minibus for him. “In December, the supervisor on the site, he told me personally if I can buy a minibus for him. I told him ‘you have to work for that’,” the contractor told Kaieteur News. He also revealed that the Ministry of Works Engineer had asked him to fund a part of his wedding, which he also refused to do.

According to the contractor, because of the back and forth queries, the project deadline was extended by the Ministry to October.

“They admit in their time extension, that I have suffered 68 days delay. It took them 68 days to correct their designs. You putting a contract out and while the con-

tractor is working, you correcting numerous mistakes,” the Engineer said.

He disclosed that the design presented by the Ministry’s engineers catered for four feet wide drains on both sides of the road.

But the engineer said that when the contractor surveyed and looked at the existing drainage system, it was discovered that the size of drain that the Ministry recommended would cause flooding, since it was inadequate for a four-lane highway.

“It took them months to correct it. We imposed on them that we would not accept their design and we suggested that it should be six to eight feet,” the Engineer said.

The contractor said that several requests for a meeting with the Ministry to iron out the perceived problems were brushed aside.

He claimed that it was not until he suspended work on his part of the project that the Ministry responded by terminating his contract.

The contractor’s firm has done a number of sea defence and road works for the government, including the subcontracts on the Essequibo Coast road; 6.5 miles of farm to market roads at Parika; road works and culverts in La Parfait Harmonie; construction of road drains and bridges in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara; and maintenance of roads on the West Coast and East Coast of Demerara.

In fact, in 1994, the firm was the first to rehabilitate roads and drains in Region Three.

The contractor is hoping that President Ramotar, who has expressed a zero tolerance approach to defaulting contractors, would reconsider the position taken by the Ministry of Public Works since in this case, the contractor is not at fault.

“The King’s counsellors are not good to him and so his reign would not be peaceful,” the contractor stated.

He noted that if for standing up against corruption one can be victimised, then there will no end to the current state of affairs.

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Ramotar says Lindeners being misinformed by representatives - believes “totality” of situation not being communicated President Donald Ramotar is adamant that he will only visit the town of Linden when the roads are cleared, saying he has instructed the security forces to do the job.

What started out as a fiveday protest against electricity rate hikes in the impoverished town is now stretching into its fourth week, and has resulted in the death of three Lindeners, the burning of several government offices and Lindeners agitated about the heavy presence of the military.

In an interview on state TV National Communications Network (NCN), Ramotar said Lindeners are being misinformed about the government’s intention regarding electricity tariffs.

He charged that the town’s representatives in talks to counter the unrest have not been communicating the “totality” of what has been happening and there seems to have been a lot of “distortions.”

Region Ten Chairman Sharma Solomon is the leader of the team representing Linden. He has said that the military operation in the town pre-empts a fair and reasonable resolution to the issues.

Ramotar said that it is important that the roads are cleared for use by all the people of Linden and for other communities to use the road freely. The President, who is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, said he has instructed the security forces to clear the road and he will only go after that is done.

The President said that the electricity issue has been on the agenda even before the PPP came to Office and that even President Forbes Burnham had spoken about the necessity of merging Linden electricity with the

rest of Guyana.

He said that electricity consumption in the town has been rising, given expanding communities. And since the electricity rate is “very, very low” there is no incentive to conserve, the President noted, adding that the average household consumption in Linden is therefore almost three times that consumed by the rest of the country.

The President said that the subsidy to provide electricity was becoming unsustainable and therefore the government decided on a phased approach to increasing electricity tariffs to bring it on par with the rest of the country.

The increases have been put on hold following the July 18 shooting death of three Lindeners. The Head of State had said that the Terms of Reference for a Commission of Inquiry would be finalized

by August 2, but that has not yet happened.

The Region Ten negotiating committee has asserted that the proposed conditions for the return to normalcy are: “the withdrawal of the electricity tariff; the resignation of the Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, together with the interdiction of the squad that participated in the attack of July 18, 2012 with a view of identifying those who must be charged for murder and attempted murder; the establishment of a Technical Committee to examine the electricity sector in Linden and Region Ten to make recommendations to the National Assembly.

This committee shall comprise of seven persons, three appointed by the government, three appointed

by Region Ten and the Chairman agreed upon by the

President Donald Ramotar two parties; the provision of funding for a committee to carry out a study and develop an economic programme for the region.

The participants for this committee will be arrived at by the RDC, Region Ten; the immediate appointment of the Regional Land Selection Committee based on the composition of representation on the RDC, which will see representation from the APNU, AFC and PPP. This will terminate the Office of the President’s imposition as to who are to be given lands in Region Ten; the immediate return of the television operation in Linden which was a gift to the community (received in 1980) and “seized” by the PPP government after their ascension to office (1993); the issue of the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry into the July 18, 2012 shooting of peaceful protestors, discussion must take place with the Region that has responsibility to address its citizens’ concern.

It must involve all the Parliamentary groups together with the Region. In the absence of such involvement it speaks to the imposition and disrespect that led to the current protest in Linden.”

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Lab techs benefit from safe blood transfusion training

ImmigrationTALK

Establishing the ParentChild Relationship

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram In current times, the dynamics of the family unit has changed. It is a norm to see children born to unwed parents and children raised by stepparents.

In these situations, the U.S. Immigration laws impose requirements on proving the parent-child relationship when a sponsorship petition is pending.

The U.S. Immigration laws define “child” as an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is a child born in wedlock, step-child as long as the child was under 18 when the step-relationship was created, child legally legitimated before 18, child born out of wedlock where a bona fide parent-child relationship exists, and child adopted before 16 and having two years legal custody and residence with adopting parents.

STEP-CHILDREN: In the situation where a step-parent wants to file a family-based sponsorship petition for a step-child, this can only be done if the steprelationship was created when the step-child was under age 18. Thereby, the step-parent must have married the child’s biological parent before the child reached age 18.

If the child was under 18 when his/her biological parent married the stepparent, then the step-parent

can file a family-based sponsorship petition for the child. If the step-parent is a U.S. citizen, then a visa is available as the child is an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen. If the step-parent is a lawful permanent resident, then a visa is available under the 2A preference category and the backlog is at August 2010.

In the same light, a stepchild may file a family-based sponsorship petition for a step-parent if the step-parent married the child’s biological parent before the child was age 18. An immigrant visa would be available for the step-parent as the step-parent would be considered an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen. For purposes of obtaining automatic citizenship, a step-child is precluded from receiving citizenship through a naturalized step-parent.

LEGITIMATED CHILDREN: The issue of legitimation arises where a child was born out-of-wedlock or born to unmarried parents.

Legitimation is the act of putting a child born out-ofwedlock in the same legal position as a child born in wedlock.

The U.S. Immigration laws provide that a child born out-of-wedlock can obtain immigration benefits through a natural father if a bona fide parentchild relationship existed when the child was under 21

Gail S. Seeram and not married. In the case where a natural father is a U.S. citizen of a permanent resident and wants to file a family-based sponsorship petition for his child (born out-of-wedlock) then the natural father would have to prove an active concern for the child’s support, instruction and general welfare. Such evidence to prove legitimacy may include money order receipts showing the father’s financial support, medical records, school records, notarized affidavits from family and friends, correspondences between the parties and photos.

Typically, when a father submits a family-based sponsorship petition for a child born out-of-wedlock, the U.S. Immigration will ask for such documentation to prove that the father legitimized the child before the child was age 18.

In both cases, proving the step-relationship and the legitimacy of a child require complying with specific statutes and regulations. It is advised to speak with an immigration attorney if you need further advice on these issues.

Hugh Cholmondeley’s passing evokes...

From page 9 that job he also opened numerous opportunities for those involved in the media, science and culture in the Region. He continued to make a sterling contribution as a Director at UNDP and in numerous other international assignments.

His return to Guyana reignited and re-energized media and other issues including his brilliant work in helping to formulate a Media Code of Conduct in Guyana.

Never the one to back down from making his well-informed opinions known, Cholmondeley plunged into the maelstrom of Guyanese Affairs, elections management and communications as if he were someone who never left. He drew from his long experience

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in conflict resolution and development matters internationally.

The GPA also remembers his insightful pronouncements on current issues delivered in his inimitable style, remarkable voice and with sophisticated wit.

The GPA expresses its

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sincere condolences to his wife, children, all his close relatives, friends and colleagues. The Caribbean has lost one of Broadcasting’s Finest!”

The 73-year-old Cholmondeley is survived by his wife and five children, one of whom is AFC Member of Parliament, Cathy Hughes.

Aimed at helping to reduce maternal and general mortality in Guyana, laboratory technicians from across the country were on Thursday able to benefit from Safe Blood Transfusion Training.

The training took on the form of a workshop which came through collaboration between the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO) and the Ministry of Health. The venue was Cara Lodge located in Quamina Street, Georgetown. The forum targeted in excess of 25 lab technicians drawn from both public and private health facilities in Regions One, Two, Three, Four, Six and Seven.

According to PAHO/ WHO, in Guyana, the data from 2009 indicate that blood availability has increased from 56.56 in 2003 to 98.44 units per 10,000 inhabitants, and this is considered low.

However, more efficient blood collection systems will result in immediate increases in blood availability and better use of national resources, including blood for transfusion to mothers.

Moreover, it has been deduced that efficient collection and distribution of blood for transfusion can only be done after a precise estimate of the requirement for blood in each hospital or health care facility. In order to ensure the availability of

adequate blood for transfusion for pregnant women and the general population, support was requested from PAHO/WHO. The one-day workshop was facilitated by an International Consultant, Dr. Ana del Pozo, who engaged the participants in interactive sessions as she sought to amplify the importance of blood safety.

According to a PAHO/ WHO official, the workshop was in fact a follow-up of a previous workshop held last November, to train the same level of health personnel. The purpose of the training, the official said, is to improve the process of estimating the need for blood and blood components at both public and private hospitals in Guyana.

The objective of the undertaking was to assess the level of blood collection and distribution at regional and national hospitals, and to conduct training of national and regional health care personnel in the use of the blood transfusion record books.

PAHO/WHO has been making various recommendations over the years that are usually extended to various countries, with the record book recommendation being based on the guidelines contained in PAHO/WHO’s ‘Recommendations for

Estimating the Need for Blood and Blood Components’.

It has been recognised that efficient collection and distribution of blood transfusion can only be done after a precise estimate of the requirement for blood in each hospital or health care facility.

It was against this background that support was requested by the Ministry of Health to determine the annual requirements of blood that should be available for transfusion to pregnant women and the general population, thus reducing maternal and general mortality.

Over the years, PAHO/ WHO has been rendering technical cooperation to the Ministry of Health, which is not limited to safe blood transfusion, but also includes cooperation in Health Systems and Services, Malaria, Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and even Tuberculosis, among other areas.

PAHO, which celebrates its 110th anniversary this year, is the oldest public health organization in the world. It works with its member countries to improve the health and the quality of life of the people of the Americas. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of WHO.

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Military maintains heavy presence in Linden - NAREI building destroyed by fire The military yesterday maintained a heavy presence in Linden, setting up camps at several strategic locations, including at the Mackenzie/ Wismar Bridge in close proximity to where the now burnt-out toll booth stood, and at the Five Corner and Kara Kara Bridge.

This follows the burning of six buildings on Friday and then the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) yesterday morning.

Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy called the burning of the NAREI building not only arson and a criminal activity, but “loathsome” saying the intellectual leaders of such loathsome acts must take responsibility for these

actions.

He said that besides the eight people that worked directly out of the NAREI building in Linden, serving all the people of Region 10, dozens of other agriculture professionals from the Central Ministry of Agriculture contribute their services through this building. The destruction of the agriculture building will affect the delivery of agricultural services to Linden and Region 10, he stated.

He said the Ministry of Agriculture will look for interim arrangements “to continue the important work of promoting agriculture in Region 10 and around the country.”

Meanwhile, by dusk last evening, the Police and Army

had cleared most of the roads in Linden.

On the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge a jeep load of soldiers kept watch, while residents maintained their position at the Wismar end of the bridge, which was blocked by a huge log.

An old fuel tanker, and another log remained a little further down across the road on Burnham Drive, while a few residents milled around, discussing the current situation.

There was more activity on the Wismar shore, with some persons going about their usual business, but the Saturday morning shopping at the more popular groceries was not prevalent.

Mackenzie on the other hand, remained desolate, devoid of activity except for the few persons who ventured out to do a little shopping.

All businesses, including the two banks, remained closed.

A few businesses on the Mackenzie wharf were opened, but not much activity was observed there. Only about three boats were observed at the riverfront,

A jeep load of soldiers kept watch on the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge which is usually a hive of activity on weekends.

Those were private boats which came from the Upper and Lower Demerara river communities, with a few persons to do their shopping.

The regular ferries remained anchored on the Wismar shore. These have not been working ever since the

protest started almost a month ago.

Only a few private boat owners provide sporadic service to the community. This service is greatly appreciated by many who would otherwise have to take the long way around the Mackenzie/ Wismar Bridge.

Even with all the current

hardship residents have to face, including not being able to ‘draw’ their weekly and in some cases monthly paychecks, Lindeners have indicated that they are still determined to persevere until the Government withdraws the increased electricity tariffs, against which they have protested.

Hundreds jobless as mining camps close operations in Regions 7, 8 With traffic blocked for prolonged periods, to and from Linden for almost four weeks now, roughly 300 gold mining operations in Regions Seven and Eight are closed leaving hundreds jobless, due to the high cost dredge operators incur transporting fuel and food via air, river and the Bartica to Mahdia trail.

According to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, Government is hoping that Linden, which is the main access to the interior, would return to normalcy soon, hence, reviving mining in adjacent communities.

He recalled that at the

beginning of the Linden protest about 200 operations were closed but as the situation worsens, more operations have “shut shop”.

“The mining sector is under severe pressure. There is loss of employment, capital cost of down-time, missed opportunities for miners as well as suppliers.

Operators are pulling out at a time of high gold prices which could limit our hard miners’ abilities to garner returns,” Persaud said.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission is currently doing an assessment to ascertain the impact the closures are having

on gold production. Persaud asserted that before the Linden protest/ blockades gold declaration to the Guyana Gold Board was above target for the year.

Blockades to Linden roadways have shown the necessity to have proper alternative access to mining districts.

According to Persaud, his Ministry has been engaging the Public Works Ministry for the rehabilitation of certain roadways from Bartica to Mahdia.

According to one Mahdia businessman, many miners are leaving the “bush bottom” but life on Mahdia Landing

remains busy.

He said that transporting perishables to Mahdia is being done via air at high cost. To help reduce food costs many businessmen are hiring trucks to transport groceries from Bartica to Mahdia.

Fuel price in Mahdia is almost back to normal with consumers paying between $53,000 and $60,000 per drum of diesel.

Electricity has been restored to Mahdia with the Power Company accessing fuel for $52,000 per drum of diesel through an arrangement with a businessman from the community.

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M&CC, GPL debt PPP thrives on chaos; Linden is a issues still exist diversion from corruption - Ramjattan - $30M cheque exchange delayed State-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has signaled its intention to begin “selective disconnection” of power, through Mayor and City Council (M&CC) properties, if attempts aren’t soon made by that entity to balance outstanding payments.

GPL’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bharat Dindyal disclosed that the amount owed by City Council exceeds the initial figure presented in the recently disclosed investigative report done by Ramon Gaskin.

The probe which was launched in March of this year was orchestrated by Chairman of the Implementation Committee, Keith Burrowes.

Gaskin’s report resulted in six persons being sent on leave to facilitate further investigations based on the findings of his report.

The report had indicated that M&CC owes GPL $682M. However, Dindyal said that the figure is now “almost a billion, it’s about $925M;” while sources at City Hall gave a direct figure of $924,169,735. Dindyal said that the indebted figure is an accumulation of monies owed over the last 10 years approximately.

The CEO divulged that as recent as three weeks ago, he and top members of the council engaged in a meeting that resulted in the decision for “proposals” to be made so as to systematically settle the account. However, Dindyal said, the proposals are yet to

materialize.

He said that if City Hall does not begin to make payments, GPL will be forced to take “due actions” that would result in “selective disconnections.”

Acting Town Clerk, Carol Sooba, confirmed that there was a recent meeting for negotiations but indicated that “too much one-sided reports are being made.”

Sooba said that GPL also owes C i t y H a l l f o r outstanding rates and taxes that GPL would have inherited from Guyana Electricity Corporation (GEC).

Faced with the question as to what is the direct figure owed by GPL, Sooba said that she is not equipped with the direct figure, but estimated it at over $780M. According to the official, an exchange of cheques was scheduled for this week, however, the fact that the Treasurer who was sent on leave did not do the necessary handing over, coupled with the hustle to pay out salaries following the recent protest, is what caused the delay.

She indicated that the agreement was for a $30M cheque exchange. She said that the council is committed to settling the account.

However, “corruption is too much.”(Abena Rockcliffe)

The ruling PPP government thrives on chaos and is triggering delaying tactics in settling the Linden unrest to keep corruption off the front pages, Khemraj Ramjattan, the leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) said yesterday.

Ramotar charged that the government is aggravating the unrest in Linden instead of seeking an early resolution, because, as far as Ramjattan is concerned, the PPP is playing on the thought that insecurities and hostilities could help to win back its disenchanted supporters.

He said that in prolonging the negotiating process and delaying a resolution of the crisis, the government is intent on taking the public’s gaze away from massive corruption that the press and the opposition have been exposing.

By now resorting to blaming social media and internet news networks, Ramjattan warned that the government is setting up grounds for the suppression of freedom of expression.

He said that the Linden crisis could become a national crisis if the issue is not dealt with speedily. The AFC has welcomed assurances by the Guyana Defence Force of their commitment to abide by international standards with regards to the Linden situation and said it was looking forward for similar assurances coming from the Police Force.

Khemraj Ramjattan In this regard, the AFC urged the Government to ensure that members of the joint forces operating in the area do so with the highest level of professionalism and with due regard for the civil rights of all citizens, those residing in the area and those traversing through.

The AFC also urged the people of Linden to ensure that their legitimate protest is not hijacked by criminal elements.

The Party condemned extortion and other criminal activities and condemned the destruction of property and all attacks.

“The people of Linden must be mindful of and guard against any destruction of property, as this would tarnish the credibility of their cause,” the AFC stated.

The AFC said it considered it most

unfortunate that at a time when significant progress was finally being made to address the legitimate core issues of the community of Linden, “that the government would initiate actions that were calculated to inflame fresh tensions.”

The party said that given the present circumstances, it is critical that the negotiating parties, namely the Government and Region Ten, conclude their negotiations quickly and in good faith, and with the clear intention of acting in the best interest of the

people of Linden and others who are affected by the situation.

Further the AFC stated that they are deeply concerned that after four weeks there has been no attempt at the highest level of Government to engage Lindeners directly.

“Linden is hurting, adjoining regions are affected, the nation is at risk that the situation could be exploited to reintroduce traditional fears, insecurities and hostilities...Every day that the President fails to visit Linden is a day lost in resolving the situation”.

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Members were Cathy Hughes, Dominic Gaskin, Gerhard Ramsaroop, Sixtus Edwards, Cindy Sookdeo, Valerie Lowe, Veerasammy Ramaya, Trevor Williams, Dr. Rohan Somar, Denise Walcott and Michael Carrington.

From left: Outgoing AFC Leader, Raphael Trotman, new Leader Khemraj Ramjattan and Vice-Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo SUNDAY RACEAGAINST TIME FORAGING HARBOUR BRIDGE… APNU SAYS – NEW BRIDGE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MARRIOTT HOTEL The recent shocking collapse of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, which left thousands stranded and severe losses to especially farmers and businesses, should be a wake-up call for government to immediately re-prioritise its projects.

And, according to the main Parliamentary Opposition, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), finding the money should be simple – go to the same source where monies were found for the planned Marriott Hotel, the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project and the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. At around 07:00 hrs on July 23, a temporary pontoon at the westernmost end of the bridge sank after it broke loose from its connections causing the structure to buckle at its linkages.

A minibus filled with passengers headed for

New AFC Chairman, Nigel Hughes Georgetown was barely steered from rolling backwards into the waters that covered the spans. The bridge was closed for three days…three days in which the country’s vulnerabilities regarding the uses of that critical link were glaringly exposed.

RAMJATTAN NEWAFC LEADER, HUGHES IS CHAIRMAN -AS TROTMAN STEPS ASIDE The Alliance For Change

(AFC) has named attorney-atlaw Khemraj Ramjattan as that party’s new leader following elections at its Third National Conference on Sunday.

This was following an address earlier in the day by Raphael Trotman who indicated that he will not be contesting the elections after being at the helm of the party since its formation prior to the 2006 General and Regional Elections. However, Trotman, the Speaker of the National Assembly, made it clear that he is not retiring or leaving any time soon.

He will continue serving as a Committee Member.

Prominent attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes, will be the party’s new Chairman.

Both Hughes and Ramjattan would have run unopposed during the conference held at Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara.

Ramjattan was the former Chairman. Former topranking member of the People’s Progressive Party, Moses Nagamootoo, is the new Vice-Chairman. David Patterson is the party’s new General Secretary after a close contest with Sixtus Edwards.

Also elected as Committee The calls have been increasing for a new bridge across the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

MONDAY HUSBAND ROBBED, WIFE RAPED The Guyana holidays for a young Canadian-based couple got off to the most horrible start thanks to bandits who attacked them, hours after they had arrived in the land of many waters.

The two who are stopping at a West Coast Demerara address were on their way home from a barbeque last week Saturday night when three bandits robbed them of cash and jewellery before subjecting the female to a savage sexual assault, while her husband watched helplessly. Reports reaching this newspaper stated that the 27-year-old male visitor was driving his brother’s minibus heading home with his 29year-old wife when another car bumped into the back of their vehicle.

Thinking that it was a normal accident, the visitor and his wife stopped and came out of the bus to examine the damage, with a view to settling with the other motorist. Within seconds they were pounced upon by three men who were carrying guns. The men held up the visitors and bundled them into their car, while one of them took control of the mini bus. The gang proceeded to a deserted spot where the assault took place.

During the attack, the men stripped the bus of its music set, valued at $1.5M. This was after they had relieved the couple of their cellular phone, $2000 in Canadian currency and jewellery to the value of

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$6000 Canadian dollars.

LINDEN PROTESTS TO CONTINUE UNTIL ELECTRICITYTARIFFS WITHDRAWN -REGIONAL CHAIRMAN Chairman of Region 10, Sharma Solomon said Sunday that major stakeholders within the mining town have resolved that the weeks-long protest action will only cease when the increased electricity tariffs are withdrawn.

He said that the resolution was made during a meeting last week Saturday with major stakeholders in the Bauxite Mining community. It came on the very day that President Donald Ramotar indicated that he will not visit Linden until the blockades are removed. “The resolution was put forward by the chairperson of the meeting, Pastor Selwyn Sills, and at the end of the meeting the stakeholders stood strongly in solidarity with the actions taken so far - that there must be a withdrawal of this imposition (increased tariffs) that came about on the 1st of July, and that is the decision that we continue to advance with,” Solomon told media operatives during a press conference last week Sunday.

He added that the protest action could have been called off Monday if Government withdraws the increased tariffs. “We dealt with the removal of assault rifles on the streets, and ensuring that there are small arms being carried by police officers. We also dealt with the information on the inquiry into the shootings, and the economic advancement of the region.”

TUESDAY GOVT. NOT READY TO WITHDRAW LINDEN TARIFF INCREASES President Donald Ramotar has signaled

government’s readiness to negotiate and gradually increase electricity tariffs in the town of Linden to bring the community on par with the rest of the country.

Ramotar’s stance is in opposition to the demand of Linden, which entered weekthree of its protests against the increases.

On Sunday, Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon said the protest would not end until the increased electricity tariffs are withdrawn.

On July 18, residents of Linden began what was supposed to be a five-day protest against intended electricity tariff increases.

On the first day of the protest, three men were shot dead by police and the President promised an independent investigation. “I hope that a speedy end would be brought to the situation there (Linden) because of the fact that it is affecting the lives of the many Amerindian communities south of that area, but most of all it is impacting on the lives of the people in the Linden community,” he asserted at the opening of annual meeting of Amerindian leaders.

Defending Government’s decision to increase electricity rates in the community despite arguments of the need for economic improvement in Linden, he stressed that that argument could be applied to other parts of Guyana.

LINDEN PROTESTS CRIPPLE INTERIOR MINIBUS, TRUCK OPERATORS Mini-bus operators and the owners of trucks taking goods to mines and interior communities are now becoming agitated at the ongoing protest in the town (Continued on page 37)

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Ravi Dev Column

(We offer the following assessment of LFS Burnham, written in 1988, as a counterpoise to the ‘exemplary’ conclusion of David Granger.)

The personality of the leader is a most crucial variable in the determination of the precise form the oneparty system will assume.

Burnham’s overriding characteristics were his ambition and his intellect.

These qualities, along with his oratorical virtuosity and tactical skills earned him the label “charismatic”.

A member of the communist party, while a student in England, he was recommended by that group to Jagan as a “suitable” African, who tactically could rally the African section for the soon-to-be formed nationalist P.P.P. He became Chairman of the party under the leadership of Jagan; whose position he craved and fought for from the beginning.

Other ethnic leaders were recruited, as the party yet attempted to define itself as a “revolutionary” party exploiting the cleavage of “class” - with the British ruling class and its small local representative as the “enemy”.

The ambiguities and contradictions inherent in this approach were myriad but were masked by the electoral mobilization in the first general elections under universal franchise in 1953.

They were exposed as soon as victory was won and the “spoils” were to be distributed; they are exemplified by Burnham’s persistent pursuit to be the leader from 1953 to the formation of the P.N.C. in 1958.

Burnham craved to be leader for three reasons: -His undeniable personal ambitions; -His realization that Jagan and other “extreme” leftists

I did say that things would reach boiling point in Linden. There is no turning back. More people would die and there is going to be a hue and cry.

Sadly though, the political parties have no control over what is happening because they allowed things to slip from their grasp. And there is no pulling back because a recent event in the capital effectively caused one leader to withdraw his support.

These are trying times. **** The prowlers are

had a very naïve apprehension of the geopolitical realities of the era - He considered himself the representative of the African and Creole sections, who were increasingly seeing themselves in danger of being overwhelmed by Indians.

The last reason stemmed from several factors. Firstly, even though the P.P.P. thought it had addressed the racial cleavages by recruiting leaders from each racial/ethnic group, the dominance of the Indian top leadership, the aggressive entry of Indians into positions formerly dominated by Creoles, the economic development plans that stemmed towards agriculture, and the generally jingoistic response of this previously politically backward but numerically largest section, raised concerns in the other sections as to the implications of their “minority” status.

While the P.P.P. had defined itself as a “revolutionary” party, which would eliminate the “ruling class” and fuse the rest of society with the “working class”, the minority group began to perceive themselves as potentially permanently dependent on the beneficence of the “major group”.

The P.P.P. was being defined, both by its supporters and its detractors, as an exclusionary party with its constituency (Indians) and excluded group (Africans and Creoles) racially defined.

Secondly, the discomfiture of the African and Creole sections was exacerbated by the implications of being dominated by a group with a completely different culture one they had been taught to consider as “heathen” and “inferior”.

The national ethos had defined Guyana as a “Creole” nation and the Creoles and Africans, as the guardians of

becoming desperate. They want money and fast because that is the life they know. The new situation would now see them heading east to prey on the hapless people there.

One disturbing fact is that policemen are going to be

this ethos, naturally presumed they were to be the inheritors of the nation on the departure of the British.

It was unthinkable to permit power to fall into the hands of the group who were considered to be ambivalent about their national allegiance.

Burnham, as a consequence, did not have much difficulty in legitimising his drive for power by articulating the fears of the African and Creole sections, when he launched the P.N.C. and provided a vehicle to address those fears.

In fact Burnham was promised help by Manley and Bustamante of Jamaica, Adams of Barbados and Padmore of Trinidad if he formed a party to prevent Jagan from creating and “Indian State” in Guyana.

The formation of the United Force (U.F.) in 1960, representing the White and near-white bloc, further increased the paranoia of the African and Creole sections.

In a plural society, where one section is over fifty percent of the population, “democratic elections” are not very comforting to minority groups.

It is simply a prescription for permanent exclusion from power and the perquisites thereof, which issue from the exclusionary politics practiced, once a group acquires power.

There is no question that the fears of the minority

providing information to these prowlers. **** The fires are not confined to any location; they will occur with increasing frequency in the outskirts of the capital. In one case, the pursuit of insurance claims would be suspected and the police would mount an investigation. **** Beware. The people would discover a fraud of alarming proportions in a city bank. This discovery is only days away.

groups can be, and have been, heightened by demagogic politicians like Burnham, but one can assert with as much certitude that the fears are rational and real, based on the experience of minorities the world over.

Unless these fears are addressed, minority groups will continue to be receptive to mobilization by ambitious politicians.

Burnham then, received increasing support from Africans and Creoles as he strove for power because, to reiterate, they perceived their interests and his, as coincident.

Burnham’s attempt to wrest control of the P.P.P. between 1953 and 1955 resulted in a spilt of the nationalist movement.

The ignominious defeat of his faction in the 1957 general elections persuaded him that he could not win over Indian support by merely utilizing Jagan’s tactic of fielding prominent candidates from the “other” group. Jagan had pre-empted the field.

Burnham’s fusion with the United Democratic Party (U.D.P.) - the political offshoot of the League of Coloured People - in 1958 to create the P.N.C., was a natural development.

It combined Burnham’s

support among the lower class rural Africans with the strategic support of the urban based Creole and African middle class.

The subsequent defeat of the P.N.C. in the 1961 elections demonstrated to Burnham that the P.N.C. could not win office under the existing electoral rules.

Presented with opportunity to change those rules, he joined the C.I.ATrade Union-U.F. sponsored violent destabilization of the P.P.P. government between 1962 and 1963. The Trade Union Congress, (T.U.C.) dominated by Creole and African middle class leadership, provided both the external links to the U.S. and the internal support to paralyse the P.P.P. government. Burnham, to whom politics was the “science of deals”, moderated his socialist rhetoric to obtain the support of his new partners.

His first priority was removing Jagan: to him it meant becoming leader; to his external supporter (the U.S.) it meant removing a communist threat in its “backyard”.

Installed into power in 1964, Burnham resumed his drive for absolute control over the polity. This control,

Ravi Dev

as he and other totalitarian leaders have recognised, cannot be achieved through sheer will alone: individuals and organisations are needed.

To the dictator, however, he is now presented with a dilemma: the individuals and organisations that he must use will also be strategically positioned to accumulate power and therefore become potential competitors to his rule. The totalitarian leader addresses this concern by simultaneously publicly building his instruments of rule - the party, the army, the bureaucracy, etc., while privately manipulating them to ensure their complete dependence and loyalty, and forestalling any existence outside of his “beneficence”.

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The pastor with a sordid past

- is this unsolved murder a revenge killing?

By Michael Jordan It was some 20 years after his wife’s murder that the killers paid Pastor Motielall Persaud a visit.

They say it was raining heavily that Saturday night of July 31, 2011, when Persaud, known as ‘Brother Martin’, closed his internet café at Lot 22 Armadale.

He then entered his car and drove to his home at Lot 36 Railway Dam, Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice. Arriving there at around 22:00 hrs, the 51-year-old climbed his stairs.

Perhaps it was the heavy downpour that prevented Pastor Martin from realizing that he was not alone, that two men, reportedly masked and clothed in black, were hiding nearby.

Pastor Martin was just opening his door when the men pounced…

At around 20:15, Persaud’s brother-in-law, Roopchand, who was also his next-door neighbor, heard an unusual noise. On peering outside, the brother-in law saw the pastor struggling with two men. One was choking Persaud.

During the struggle,

Pastor Motielall Persaud and his second wife, Gita Persaud managed to scream out to his brother-in-law that he was being robbed. He then managed to break free from his attackers and open a gate that separated his yard from his brother-in-law’s.

The pastor then fled for his life to the brother-in-law’s backyard, where the men caught up with him. Although the pastor put up a fierce fight,

the men stabbed him repeatedly about the body.

Roopchand alerted his neighbours who then called the police.

When they arrived, they found Persaud lying in his brother-in-law’s backyard, bleeding profusely from wounds about his body.

He managed to tell his brother-in-law that the men

had made off with his cell phone before succumbing.

The keys to the house were found in the yard and blood stains were still evident in the grass when this newspaper visited the scene yesterday.

Persaud was the sole occupant of the home at the time since his wife, Geeta and six-month-old son, MJ had left for vacation in Trinidad.

Checking back further on Persaud’s movements that night, police learned that he had been among family and friends hours prior to his death. One of his relatives said that Persaud joined with them on Saturday afternoon at Cotton Tree. Persaud had hugged and kissed them before leaving at about 18:30 hrs.

Detectives scoured the dead pastor ’s house but found that it was not ransacked and from all appearances the men had not entered.

This suggested that Persaud’s killers had not intended to rob him.

Persaud’s wife, Gita Persaud, also said that her spouse had no enemies.

“He is such a loving

person; he got along with everybody. He brought so much happiness into our lives.” The couple had been married for eight years.

So who could have wanted ‘Pastor Martin’ dead?

A week before his death, his fellow worshippers at the Bush Lot Assemblies of God Church had elected him to be the Assistant Pastor.

A possible motive emerged a few days later.

It turned out that he had not always been ‘Pastor Martin.’

Back in the nineteen seventies, Motielall Persaud had lived in the Bronx at 161 St and Walton Avenue, in a building housing several Guyanese.

He was also married, but the relationship soured and the two separated. However, it is alleged that the spouse would still visit Persaud to collect money from him.

It is alleged that sometime around 1986, Martin gave his spouse a large sum of money.

She reportedly returned the next week and demanded more. However, Persaud and his wife reportedly got into an argument over her relationship with another man.

In a fit of rage, Persaud strangled her and dumped the body in a garbage dumpster and later pled guilty. He was

sentenced to 15- years at Ossining Prison. After 12 years, he was released on good behavior and deported.

On his return to Guyana, Persaud remarried and settled down in Berbice. According to reports, he turned to rice farming and poultry rearing, while also operating an internet café.

He also served as deputy pastor for an Assembly of God Church.

In a letter to Kaieteur News, one of his friends said: “He had paid his debt to society and was fully redeemed. Why, would anyone want to avenge for that long dead ex-wife from 25-years ago? Another murder to avenge for an earlier one takes us back to the medieval age. The police have a responsibility to find Martin’s killers. Every angle of this murder should be investigated. The knifestabbing killers must be tracked down not so much for Martin but for a civil way of life in Guyana. We cannot have people running around killing others. The Guyana police should solve Martin’s murder quickly – or else risk turning Guyana into a haven for revenge killings.”

But more than a year later, the murder of ‘Brother Martin’ remains unsolved.

If you have any information about other unusual cases, please contact Kaieteur News at our Lot 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown location. We can be reached on telephone numbers 225-8465, 2258491 or 225-8473. You need not disclose your identity.

You can also contact Michael Jordan at his email a d d r e s s mjdragon@hotmail.com

SEEKING HELP TO LOCATE RELATIVES OF EIGHT CHILDREN KILLED BETWEEN 1969-1970 Michael Jordan is trying to contact relatives of eight children who were murdered between March 20, 1969 and June 1970, by Harrynauth Beharry, also known as Harry Rambarran, Charles Bissoon, Charles Pereira, Anant Persaud and Maka Anan.

Some of the victims are Basmattie, an eight-year-old schoolgirl from Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara. David Bacchus, 15, of Tucville, 11-year-old Mohamed Fazil Nasir, of Number 78 Village, Corentyne, Mohamed Faizal, of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Jagdeo Jagroop, Mohamed Nizam Ali; Paulton of Hogg Island, Essequibo; Orlando Guthrie, of Grove Village, East Bank Demerara.

Please contact him via his email address mjdragon@hotmail.com., or on telephone numbers 22-58458, 22-58465, or 22-58491. HeI can also be contacted on 6452447.

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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==

I am pleading with my country to protect me In a conversation with Lincoln Lewis, Aubrey Norton, Dr. David Hinds and Sharma Solomon, I made the point that after Walter Rodney, I may be the second most molested victim of state oppression in postindependent Guyana. Of course, Mark Benschop went to prison for five years.

The targeting of me by state actors is relentless. I have requested that David Hinds arrange a meeting for me with the Opposition Leader. And I have asked Gerhard Ramsaroop to raise my situation with the AFC. I am hoping that other stakeholders like Red Thread, the Guyana Human Rights Association and the Private Sector Commission make a statement on what is happening to me and my family.

In 2010, I was attacked in the night and a bucket of miasmic substance thrown on me. No one can be so barefacedly foolish to think that state actors were not the prime conspirators. I could have been seriously harmed if that substance was tainted with violent viruses. I took an AIDS test the next month. In 2011 just before the national elections, my wife was hounded out of her job at GOINVEST, a state company.

She worked there for fourteen years. I wrote about this before and I accused then President, Mr, Jagdeo and Mr. Ramotar of involvement in what happened to her. I have the evidence.

There was nothing secret about what they did to her.

They didn’t hide their action.

The Stabroek News has sought to interview me on exactly what transpired at GOINVEST. My response is that I will not do so until my wife gives me permission to go public. After all it is her story I will be talking about. I respect her views. She is a very private person that has no interest in politics.

My wife lost her pension because of the CLICO collapse. This was the

deliberate targeting of my wife. A certain blog associated with the ruling party posted very scurrilous things about my daughter two years ago. This year, my contract at UG was terminated on January 18, two weeks before resumption of classes.

My contract had five months more. I lost out on a salary that I used in paying my mortgage.

It is known all over Guyana because of the extensive coverage given by this newspaper that when the Ministry of Works cleared the long stretch of trench on the Railway Embankment, only the direct section outside my home was left with the bushes intact.

I live in a gated community next to CARICOM. All the residents there have voiced the opinion that the Government refuses to repair the horrible road because I will benefit. Peter Ramsaroop moved in a few houses from me and in a conversation told me that he understands that the road is left like that because of me.

Now, last Tuesday, I was informed by letter that I was cheating on my taxes because I have not declared what I get for my columns in the Kaieteur News. It must be remembered that I was ordered a year ago by the Guyana Revenue Authority to submit property taxes.

The question that must be asked and needs to be asked is should I be afraid for my life. Is there another critic since Walter Rodney and the jailing of Mark Benschop that has been so singled out for political repression than me?

In the oppression of a human rights activist, the society must take into consideration the traumas it brings to one’s family.

My daughter saw her father assaulted in 2004 and my car stolen and found just near to Kaieteur News. My daughter saw her father attacked with a stink substance in 2010. She saw mother chased out of her job.

The next year she saw her

father lose his job. Now we have this tax pursuit. My wife of course, like her daughter, has to endure all of this, and all because of me she became a victim. Where is this going to end?

How can this country stand by and allow this relentless persecution of me?

Why is the state so obsessed with me? What am I doing that is more devastating to the state, the PPP and the Government than opposition politicians? Am I a superman that will single-handedly remove the PPP from power?

And who says that I am engaged in activities to bring down the government. I am not. I am critic of the Government like so many others. I am a human rights activist like so many others.

I write an analytical commentary that the Government frowns upon.

But there are pro-government commentators all over Guyana and I don’t see the opposition targeting them and harassing them. There is the Peeping Tom in this newspaper. He/she writes in favour of the state. My

concern is for my life. Could one day this relentless pursuit of me, end in my murder?

It is something that logically I must reflect on. As the Sunday editorial of the Stabroek News asked; why couldn’t my contract be allowed to just run out its five months duration and then the Government was free not to renew it. Are we seeing an obsession with me? I will wait to see what the political parties and other stakeholders do over my cry here. In the meantime, I thank Aubrey

Frederick Kissoon Norton, Sharma Solomon, Dr. David Hinds and Lincoln Lewis for their promise of support. I end by asking my country to protect me.

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Salute to a hero

The champ poses outside Kaieteur News

Guyana’s lone Olympic medalist Michael Parris is a Special Person

By Michael Jordan He doesn’t strike you as someone who is a national hero. No trophies or plaques adorn his home in Shirley Field-Ridley Square. He doesn’t flaunt the medal he won 32 years ago, or the national award he got last year.

These days, he’s just another hard-working taxi driver hustling to provide for his family.

But it’s when he speaks about boxing that you see the fervour and passion that made him who he is—Michael Anthony Parris, former national bantamweight champion, and the only Guyanese to have won an Olympic medal.

Boxing was his legacy from the time he was born on October 4, 1957, into a family of six boys and six girls, to Ralph Parris, a stevedore, and Doreen Parris.

He grew up in tough Princes Street, in Lodge, near to the D’Urban Park, where he would watch the likes of Maxie Sergeant and Mark Harris brawl in illegal streetfights on Sundays.

By the age of nine he was already lacing on boxing gloves, and he literally grew up in a boxing gym.

“My old man used to box and he set up a bottom-house boxing gym,” the boxing icon

recalled. Eventually, the six brothers joined the Save the Children Boxing Gym, which was located at Freeburg Primary School in Norton Street. Aside from his father, his first coaches were Cedric Williams and Joseph Spencer, both now deceased.

That period can be considered the golden era of amateur boxing in Guyana.

“There was Salem Gym, Bauxite Bombers, Ricola Gym, the Republican Gym (where the boxers were mainly

liked to show that they were rough…they never wanted to make the kind of sacrifices that I used to make. I would train early in the morning and afternoon, whether there was a competition or not. I would train every other day because I used to say that I have a goal to achieve.”

His dedication paid off. At 15, he won the Junior Amateur Championship while competing as a featherweight (125 pounds). He then began competing in the

“It was a joyful feeling…just standing there and seeing the Guyana flag in the air. I think I got cold sweat from joy, and seeing so many people…I don’t think I could get that feeling again...” tough men who were serving time) the Police Force and Guyana Defence Force Gyms,” Parris reminisced.

“There was stiff competition back then, especially when you competed against the Republicans.”

His brothers, who were regularly getting into streetfights, considered him the weakling of the pack. He preferred to do his fighting in the ring, and if he was the ‘weakest,’ he was also the brother who trained the hardest.

“My brothers always

bantamweight category.

Back then, there was a stronger emphasis on sports and when he gained employment at the Guyana Marketing Corporation, he was given time-off to train.

He also competed in road races. It was there that he met Ursula Perreira, who would later become his wife.

“Even before we married she was always supportive of me. Without her help I could not have achieved all that I did.”

The fighters he remembers competing against during this era are

Canada-based Guyanese Cleveland Denny (who died from brain injuries after a professional bout), Walter Smith of the Bauxite Bombers, Paul Wiltshire and Darius Forde, nephew of Reginald Forde and the late Patrick Forde.

“With me and Darius Forde it was always a big showdown. He was young but I had dedication. I beat him twice as an amateur and twice as a professional. I also competed in the US, Canada, Jamaica the Bahamas and Cuba, so the experience was there.”

Except for the Cubans, Guyana dominated practically every Caribbean amateur boxing championship. “We used to dominate back then. The government was really dedicated to sports. I got great support from the government at the time, but you yourself have to make the sacrifice.

“My goal was to be at the top, and obviously the highest stage is the Olympics.”

That opportunity came 1980, with the Olympics in Moscow.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association selected several boxers, including Parris, to participate in a tournament for a place on the team to Moscow. Parris

Michael Parris, his wife, Ursula (centre) children and grandchildren

defeated Darius Forde to secure his berth on the Olympic team, along with Alfred Thomas of the Guyana Defence Force, Barrington Cambridge, and Dansford Brown of the Bauxite Bombers. The coach was the late Courtney Atherly.

In chilly Moscow, the young boxer went to almost fanatical extremes to attain his goal.

“When I go to cold countries (to fight) I would exercise half-naked. I locked myself in the room (at Moscow), and turned up the air conditioning. I did not go to the (Olympic) march-past, I just stayed in my room and trained.”

But he admitted that he was intimidated by the presence of so many great athletes and by the atmosphere of the Olympics.

“There were so many people, but you would not see anyone from Guyana.

Security was tight.

Everywhere you went there were soldiers.

“I never saw so many athletes together at one time.

When you go into the training camps and see athletes training and hitting the boxing pads you get nervous. I was the smallest of them (in the bantamweight category); even though we were the same weight, they were more muscular, so it was scary seeing them. Of course that fear is within you until you enter the ring.

“Dansford Brown (from the Guyana contingent) was the first Guyanese to win a fight at the Olympics, and I told myself that I had to do better than that.

“I had to fight three boxers before I got the bronze medal; a Nigerian (Nureni Gbadamosi); a boxer from the US Virgin Islands and a Mexican ( Daniel Zaragoza).

The Nigerian tried to scare me...he was muscular. At the weigh-in, he popped (flexed) his chest; but in the ring, I was skillful.

“He was coming with one punch to kill me, but I wasn’t there (when he punched).”

The elusive Parris easily defeated the Nigerian. “From then, I won the support of the crowd.”

He was also encouraged by other athletes from the Guyanese contingent, which included track stars James Wren-Gilkes and June Griffith.

Parris said that he then defeated the boxer from the US Virgin Islands.

On August 6, 1980, Michael Parris fought Mexican Daniel Zaragoza, defeating him in two rounds.

He then fought Cuban Juan Hernandez, but lost what the Guyanese considered to be a close decision.

However, by defeating the Mexican, Parris had earned a bronze medal; Guyana’s first and still only Olympic medal.

He also received an award from Cuba.

“It was joy,” he said, smiling at the memory. “Joy, because some felt that other boxers should have gone in front of me. Just standing there and seeing the Guyana flag in the air. I think I got cold sweat from joy, and seeing so many people…I don’t think I could get that feeling again.”

Unfortunately, back then, television was a novelty here, so very few Guyanese were able to witness the historic feat and share in the boxer’s elation of standing on the podium to receive his medal.

When he finally returned to Guyana, Michael Parris, along with Patrick Forde who had won a Commonwealth title, were paraded around the city in a motorcade. The government also rewarded him with a house. Of course, he was also voted Sportsman of the Year.

The accolades, somewhat belated in some cases, have continued. Last year, he was awarded the Medal of Service (MS) for his contribution to the sport of boxing. The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has established the Michael Parris Boxing Championships in his honour.

But Parris still feels somewhat slighted by the (continued on page 27)

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My column

We ignore available technology In the coming days many parents will be celebrating with their children over the examinations results. They will sit back and say that it was worth every cent they spent. Some will say that they now have to look even further ahead.

For most others, the issue would be about textbooks and other accessories to get their children to school, some for the first time. Indeed, at this time there are those parents who are so excited that their children would be leaving the home for the first time that they pull out all the stops.

The sad thing is that this enthusiasm does not continue throughout the child’s school career.

Clothing these days is not so much a problem because the government aids with the school uniform. What started out as a voucher for needy parents has now spread to every parent with a child at school. It has helped but I saw those parents who allowed their children to modify whatever uniform was given.

I can only assume that there were parents who were more concerned with how their child looked when compared to the fashion conscious.

I could not help remarking at the large number of subjects the children write at the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Council examinations. The top student demonstrated her proficiency with 16 Grade One performances. Later in life she would not be pursuing studies in more than two or three of those subjects.

Recently, one of my old friends said that it is nice to know that the children are proficient in so many subject areas and that they would be in better standing later in life.

However, another colleague said that the time wasted on what he called extraneous subject areas could have been spent on more meaningful studies.

Just this past week I came to the conclusion that our students could have done so much better had the authorities really concentrated on the resources at their disposal.

Textbooks are the key to any

academic pursuit and these days, given the technology, there is no need for children to be walking around with book bags weighing tons.

There are e-books.

I found out that just about every book is on line. I was sitting with my brother-in-law and he was preparing some Maths programme using his laptop. The book was there, every page. And each could be accessed with the click of a mouse.

When President Bharrat Jagdeo announced money for what he called the One Laptop Per Family programme there were those who found the programme far-fetched.

President Jagdeo put some of these thoughts into words when he accused me of contending that the children would use the computer for video games.

However, I distinctly remember saying that the computer would replace the textbooks.

With the government giving each child a computer the scope for learning would be enhanced.

But if the truth be told parents would have had to be playing an important role and for many, this would not be the case.

A few days ago the House voted $170 Million for IT development but it voted even more for textbooks. We have teachers who concentrate more on lessons and parents chasing after these teachers. I saw how the computer could have all but eradicated this drive for extra lessons.

There was my brother-inlaw from his living room using this e-book to set questions and forwarding them to the student. What is more, he explained that given the technology, he could flash whatever he has on his computer onto a television screen. I was impressed.

Of course, this calls for rigid supervision. The teacher must be prepared to work and the student must be prepared to learn. I then said to myself that if there were these things in my day at school I might have been a better person.

But then again, I might not have been. I did not have the distractions of television and Face Book and the

Internet.

This could be the defining moment in the education sector. Teachers would be easily monitored because the interested parent would know if his or her child is getting an exhibition.

Three things would be achieved. There would not be the sizeable expenditure on the textbooks, the need for storage and distribution.

There would be no child who could say that he or she forgot a textbook or even homework.

What is even more appealing is the fact that

children from the confines of their homes could actually share knowledge with each other. They could even access teachers outside the classroom.

These things made me realize how underdeveloped we are in our little country. At present failure in Mathematics and Science are going through the floor. There are simply not enough teachers. It is here that I saw the benefit of the computer. I was at a regional meeting of Queen’s College alumni and they all wondered why it was

that Guyana was not resorting to online teaching.

For them, online teaching is as common as a cold. But for Guyana it is as remote as Mars on which the Americans recently landed a probe. With all the people whom we have recruited with IT specialization the computer should have been more prevalent.

Minister Priya Manickchand is a modern person. It may do well for her to really push her colleagues in the Cabinet. Guyana, in this modern age, can ill-afford the

Adam Harris ridiculous low pass rates in Maths and Science.

But then again, the teachers should have been making use of the smart phones that proliferate.

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Rohee, at the helm, will continue to damage the Police Force’s reputation

“I refer to him as the Chief Security Officer in Guyana because he fights anywhere he goes– if he is with the army, fire or anything, and he is discussing security, he always wants them to know that ‘I am the person’ and he ain’t telling them ‘I am in charge’, but how he talks– you know that he is the man!”

This is how Acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell introduced Minister Clement Rohee in June of this year at

a gathering of police ranks in Berbice. Brumell left no doubt in the minds of anyone as to who is in charge of the police force and more than that, he also made it clear that while the Minister may not actually use the words, “I am in charge,” everyone knows that when Rohee speaks he does so as ‘the man in charge’.

This is important in understanding the role the

Minister plays in the conduct of police work. The government may want you to believe that the minister has no direct involvement in the operations of the police force, but the words of the Acting Commissioner paints a different picture. These words make it clear that what Rohee says – goes! Now, balance that against what Rohee himself has been saying in

relation to the use of live fire at Linden on July 18, 2012.

The Minister, on television, announced to this nation that he discussed with senior officers their plans for Linden and he made it clear to them that there was to be no use of live rounds.

We can now make two clear deductions 1- Regardless of how much Rohee thinks he is in charge of the police force, he is obviously not; or 2- Rohee is in charge of the police force and what transpired on the evening of July 18 was with his approval.

Let us examine the first position: If the police force, having discussed with their subject minister that no live rounds will be used at Linden, then they went off and did just what they told him they will not do, it is obvious that the police have no regards for their minister of government.

They would have shown total disrespect and would have totally disregarded any agreement they made with the

Minister. This of itself should be considered insubordination and the Minister should have had heads rolling. The Minister has made no effort to find out why his direct orders were disobeyed. Could this be because he is afraid the police would treat his demand for explanations with even more contempt?

Now to examine the second position: Let us agree with the Acting Commissioner that Rohee is ‘the man in charge’. Then, Rohee must have known what was going to take place at Linden, and even if he did not give the approval to use life fire, he obviously did not prevent or stop it. This is an extremely dangerous approach to be taken by a Minister with responsibility for national security.

The murders at Linden were the most extreme action taken by the police force under Rohee’s watch but it was not the first. Just after the 2011 Elections, protesters at the Square of the

Revolution were shot at by the police. Rubber pellets were used on that occasion, they have now graduated to deadly bullets.

Couple this with the absolute lack of public confidence in the police force, the constant complaint of police harassment and brutality, torture of a teenager by the police force, allegations of rape made against the former Commissioner, persons dying while in police custody and so many other complaints against the police force, and we see the total failure of Rohee as Minister of Home Affairs.

While there may be no legislative arrangement under which the opposition can call for the removal of a minister of government, the nation expects that ministers of government will hold themselves morally responsible.

How can a minister of government effectively function if he does not have the confidence of his colleagues in the National Assembly? How will such a minister secure the support needed for legislative arrangement that will see his/ her ministry better serving the people? How will a minister of national security who does not enjoy the support of the people be able to encourage support for the branches he oversees, such as the Guyana Police Force? With Rohee ‘in charge’ the police force has no hope of ever having the confidence of the people of this country.

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Guyana’s lone Olympic medalist Michael Parris is a Special ...

From page 24 present administration, which he feels is not investing enough to sports and boxing in particular.

The Olympian said that a few years ago, he approached a senior female Government official in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, seeking duty-free concession to buy a car. “And she said ‘it’s more or less for Government officials,’ and I

said ‘I’m not a government official but I’m a national hero. ’” He didn’t get the dutyfree concession.

And attempts by the former champion to attend the London Olympics have also been ignored by sports officials.

According to Parris, when he approached a senior member of the Guyana Olympics

Michael Parris during his triumphant return from the 1980 Moscow Olympics

Association, he was told that he would be given a berth, “once the (Guyanese) boxers qualify.”

“The boxers did not qualify and nobody got back to me,” Parris said.

The father of eight, who now makes a living as a taxi driver, also discovered that his feat has been forgotten even by some in the sports fraternity.

A few years ago, the Olympian visited the gym at the National Park, which had been set up for national athletes. While there, Parris saw that his portrait had been hung in the building.

“I asked whose picture was up there, and someone said ‘is somebody name Michael Parris.’”

Watching the London Olympics leaves him despondent at the sorry state of boxing and other sports here.

“You can’t wait until the Olympics to start preparing.

Imagine we didn’t send a cyclist (to the Olympics); we don’t have a synthetic track.”

H e ’s especially disturbed at how the quality of amateur boxing has deteriorated from the time when Guyana dominated the Caribbean.

“What I think has happened is that too many amateur boxers are turning professional; they are looking for a dollar. Some of them are fighting professionally but they are still amateurs (in terms of their quality.)” “We back home need the facilities.

You have to have the tools to work with; you just can’t pick

A close-up view of Parris’ Olympic bronze medal yourself up and go.”

If this investment is made,

the time may very well come when more young

Guyanese stand proudly on the Olympic podium.

A Tribute to Hugh ...

(From page 18) UNESCO and in that position, he presented projects for funding that aided communication throughout the region. His paths and mine crossed again at that time while I served on the Executive Board of UNESCO and on the Board of the International Programme for the Development of Communication.

Hugh was an indefatigable champion of Caribbean communication causes at every meeting. Eventually, he moved on to do work for the UN in Somalia at a time of grave conflict. Always fretful about Guyana, he also played

a role in assisting the three CARICOM negotiators (Sonny Ramphal, Alister McIntyre and Henry Forde) when the “Herdmanston Accord” was fashioned in 19971998 to secure a peaceful resolution of a political conflict that followed the 1997 general elections.

To his death, he remained a Guyanese patriot deeply concerned about the need and importance for official machinery that would ameliorate party political discord and set the country on the path of public peace, racial tolerance and equity of treatment of all Guyanese.

Guyana and the Caribbean have lost an outstanding son who will long be remembered by those whose lives he touched indelibly.

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A single Caribbean sports academy to ensure future world champions

By Sir Ronald Sanders On the basis of the size of populations and medals won, the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada would be ranked in first place in the 2012 Olympic Games in London with another Caribbean island, Jamaica, in second place – though with a larger number of medals.

Officially, Jamaica is ranked at 18 and Grenada at 42.

At the time of writing at the end of Day 13 of the 16days Olympic Games, the United States is officially ranked number one with China in second place. But the medal haul of the US and China is drawn from populations of 312 million and 1.3 billion respectively, while Grenada’s medal – a gold for Kirani James in the 400-metre race - comes from a population of a mere 110,000 and Jamaica’s outstanding nine medals (three golds, three silvers and three bronze) from a population of 2.8 million.

Using medals per head of population as a measurement, the US would be number 36 and China number 60. When Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is added to this analysis, Grenada and Jamaica performed even better. The United States and China are rated by the International Monetary Fund at first and second respectively as the two largest economies in the world, while Grenada and Jamaica are ranked at 172 and 113 of 182 nations.

As I write, there are 3 more days to go and more medals

will be won by several countries, including the two leaders, the US and China, and also Jamaica.

In track and field, Caribbean athletes have shown that they are among the world’s best. This is cause for much pride by the people of these two Englishspeaking Caribbean countries and their partner-countries in the Commonwealth Caribbean whose total population is just about five million people. The phenomenal Usain Bolt, who has spectacularly won two gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres events, and Yohan Blake, who took silver, behind him are as much heroes of their neighbouring Englishspeaking Caribbean countries as they are of their native Jamaica. So too are Warren Weir who gave Jamaica a clean sweep in the 200 metres by taking the bronze, and Hansle Parchment who won bronze in the 110 metre hurdles. The Jamaican women Shelley-Ann FraserPryce (gold and silver in the 100 metres and 200 metres respectively) and Veronica Campbell Brown (bronze in the 100 metres) are also special heroines upholding the prowess of Caribbean womanhood and taking on the best of the United States.

It should be noted that, of the English-speaking Caribbean countries, Trinidad and Tobago also won a bronze medal through Gordon Lalonde who was third in the Men’s 400 metres event.

Other Caribbean athletes, such as Antigua’s Daniel Bailey and Barbados’ Ryan Brathwaite,

creditably made it to the finals and semi-finals.

But beyond the marvellous performances by these athletes is a reality that, apart from Jamaica, the development of sports persons in the Englishspeaking Caribbean countries is woefully poor. Neither governments nor the private sector in the region are contributing to the development of sports in the quantities that they should.

Yet, everyone basks in the superb accomplishment of Caribbean athletes who triumph largely because of their natural talent and dedication.

Caribbean countries have been lucky to have unearthed persons with natural talent, but that talent alone will not sustain them in the future against competition from athletes from other countries whose governments and private sector are investing heavily in them precisely because they want glorious results at the Olympics and other international games.

For any athlete, while a substantial part of his or her capacity resides in natural talent, they will fail if they are denied financial support, good coaching and tireless training.

This has been the basis for China’s success. Once identified, its sports persons are taken out of their homes and away from their families to spend years in rigorous training and coaching camps.

This is the extreme position.

No country has to go as far as separating sports persons from their homes and family

for the inordinate length of time that China does, but all countries that want their sports people to do well because of the pride it brings to their people and the joy of seeing them win, have to invest in the facilities they need to become world champions.

Jamaica in the Englishspeaking Caribbean has invested more than any other country in the development of its athletics and sprinting, and it is reaping the benefits.

In the case of Kirani James of Grenada, it should be recalled that he is a student at the University of Alabama in the US, where he has benefitted from the skills of a remarkable coach, Harvey Glance, and facilities that are far superior to anything in the region.

Even as the London 2012 Olympic events were in full swing, with the host country achieving a record collection of medals, leading sports persons warned the British government not to cut

spending for sport. They cautioned that any cuts would have dire consequences for the performance of British sports persons in the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. It is significant that since London was awarded the Olympic Games seven years ago, the national lottery contributed US$390 million to support elite athletes. Little wonder that with a population of 59 million people – a third of the size of the US population and a fraction of China’s numbers, Britain is third in the medal winners.

The people of the Englishspeaking Caribbean have every reason to be proud of their athletes and of the impact they are making on the world, but this pride will not be sustained unless governments and the private sectors invest in the facilities these gifted athletes need. To ensure future champions, how about a single sports academy manned by

Sir Ronald Sanders outstanding coaches, located in Jamaica and funded by all the governments and private sectors of the Caribbean Community, for the region’s elite athletes?

(The writer is a Consultant and former Caribbean diplomat) Responses and previous c o m m e n t a r i e s : www.sirronaldsanders.com

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From page 20 of Linden and want an audience with the authorities so they can go back to business.

The operators must pass through Linden to get to Regions Seven, Eight and Nine, but with the roads blocked for three weeks now, they are stuck on both sides of the town.

Since the protests began, operators have been “squatting” at the parking lot of the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara. The men have tied hammocks between trucks to sleep at nights, but when it rains, they find escape in the truck cabins.

They cook at the parking lot as they keep guard of the trucks laden with fuel and goods. The operators say that they were prepared to endure what was supposed to be a five-day protest. However, they say they can no longer bear up. “We have no problems with the people of Linden and we don’t want to get into the reason for their protest, all we want is to be able to carry out our business, even if on a limited basis,” said Marlon Joseph of Takutu Holdings. He said that he is already one-month behind on his loan repayment. John Peters, who has been a minibus driver to Mahdia for the past seven years, said that he could no longer afford not to work.

WEDNESDAY PRESIDENT PLEADS TO LINDENERS FOR NORMALCY IN OPEN LETTER President Donald Ramotar, on Tuesday night, pleaded with Lindeners to return the bauxite mining town to a state of normalcy, as the community entered its fourth week of protest actions over a hike in the electricity tariffs there.

In an unusual move, the Head of State issued an open letter to the people of Linden, insisting that the government has the mining town at heart, and blaming ‘desperate extremists’ for misleading them. Ramotar also touched briefly on the deaths and injuries to protesters, while expressing his commitment to a Commission of Inquiry into the tragedy. “I am aware of the great hardships and difficulties that you people are facing as a result of the blockading of roads and bridges within your community,” the letter stated.

“Through no fault of yours, you are being subject to unnecessary and needless suffering. I also share in your pain and grief and the pain caused by the tragic incidents of July 18 when three of your citizens were killed and many others wounded.”

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KWAME MCCOY CONVICTED FOR GUNBUTTING MAN, FINED $70,000 Information and Press Liaison to the President, Kwame McCoy, was Tuesday found guilty of assault and threatening language after making an appearance before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. McCoy was charged after he assaulted and threatened an opposition party worker, Clifton Stewart, on November 12th last year, days before National Elections.

McCoy was fined $70,000$20,000 for the offence of threatening language and $50,000 for the offence of assault. Failure by McCoy to pay the fine will result in him facing four weeks imprisonment; two weeks on each offence. McCoy’s lawyer did not make an appearance and the court went ahead to sentence him.

The court said that Stewart was able to identify McCoy on the day in question. The Magistrate spoke about the number of times Stewart would have seen McCoy and the close proximity in which Stewart was in relation to getting a good view of McCoy’s face on the day of the incident.

McCoy was unable to present any witnesses in the matter with his defence only being that he had never seen Stewart before the court date and that the allegation against him was politically driven, as he described “a trail of political concoctions, lies and theatrics.”

THURSDAY US$$M CHINESE FERRY DOCKS FOR FIRST TIME AT PARIKA One of the multi-milliondollar Chinese-built roll on roll/off ferries ‘Kanawan’ Wednesday made its maiden docking at the Parika Stelling, which had to be specially modified to receive it.

According to reports, the inaugural mooring has been declared “very successful” despite a minor snag as the crew members attempted to secure the vessel. The ferry took just over half hour to be properly moored at the facility but this has been described as to no fault of structural failures or inadequate preparation. “It was the first time…It’s not an easy thing to moor a vessel that size for the first time,” explained an informed source.

The vessel remained moored all day as inspections were made on the facility’s structural integrity among other checks.

This publication understands that

the ‘Kanawan’ will make several such moorings in the coming days utilising the “falling and washing tides.”

The vessel can be moored from either end, where it can load or offload, and this too will be tested in the coming days utilizing the varying river conditions.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER DIESAFTER GIVING BIRTH A 22-year-old immigration officer died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Wednesday, shortly after she had given birth to a healthy baby girl.

Omadara Anthony of Calcutta, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) died around 10:00 hrs at the hospital, a little over one hour after undergoing a caesarean section.

The GPHC claims that the woman suffered a heart attack after the baby was born. The woman’s mother, Hatty Anthony, told Kaieteur News that her daughter was admitted to the institution on Tuesday afternoon, after complaining of continuous abdominal pain.

She was taken to the theatre around 08:45 hrs Wednesday. “I took her there to the hospital on Tuesday and we were continuously calling her to make sure she was okay and she was texting and talking good, good; I don’t know what happened,” the elder Anthony recounted.

The weeping mother, who became a grandmother Wednesday, said that instead of being happy, she now has to mourn for her daughter.

“She was okay, she was healthy, I don’t know what happened with her all of a sudden,” the woman shouted as she was leaving the hospital’s compound.

FRIDAY OPPOSITION DENIES RETURN OF MONIES TO OP, GINAAND NCN On July 18 last, three demonstrators were shot and killed in Linden, as they

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protested against the increase in electricity tariffs. But, according to Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds Thursday, the nation is now facing an impending electricity tariff increase. Hinds, was at the time defending a $1B Supplementary request which was being debated in the House for the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL).

The $1B was being held in abeyance following its gutting from the 2012 Budget but was approved Thursday.

Monies for Office of the President, the Guyana Information News Agency (GINA) and the National Communications Network (NCN) were all denied by the combined Opposition.

Shortly before the vote, Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan, wanted to know whether the ‘Harry Parmesar’ report which was commissioned following a financial falling out, related to monies payable from GT&T to NCN, had surfaced.

This report reportedly triggered the suspension of the Programme Manager, Martin Goolsarran and the resignation of Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed ‘Fuzzy’ Sattaur.

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, explained that the report was commissioned by the Auditor General and as such he could not commit to releasing such report.

AFC Vice-Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo, along with his party leader also sought answers to several queries related to NCN and GINA but according to the Prime Minster he had not anticipated the questions and was not in a position to provide responses.

This response did not find favour with the Opposition. And the monies were voted down.

Nagamootoo insisted that “we will not permit taxpayers money to go down the drain.”

PRESIDENT: PSC DON’T RUN MY OFFICE President Donald

Ramotar has not committed to visiting Linden soon and has brushed aside calls made by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) for him to do so. Speaking to reporters Thursday Ramotar bluntly said: “The private sector don’t run my office.” He was at the time being asked if he would heed the Commission’s request for him to visit the mining town. Linden is the main link between Guyana’s capital city, Georgetown and the hinterland communities.

On July 18, residents of Linden began what was supposed to be a five-day protest against intended increases in electricity tariffs.

Three persons were killed and several injured in what is being reported as a police shooting. The protest action is now in its fourth week and has crippled several operations in the interior and halted life in the bauxite community. No Government official has visited the community since the protest activity began last month. A planned visit by Ramotar was cancelled as residents there defied police and soldiers and continued to block roads and bridges.

SATURDAY “FIERY FRIDAY” AT LINDEN Anger at a surprise tear gas offensive, smoldering debris from buildings burnt to the ground, and a battle to keep the streets clear, characterized the town of Linden yesterday as the government put off a key meeting intended to hammer out a deal and return the town to normalcy.

The protest against electricity tariff increase in the town is now into its fourth week and Lindeners are maintaining their demand – for the increases to be withdrawn and for President Donald Ramotar to meet them and thrash out the events that followed the first day of the protest when three residents were shot dead by Police.

Palpable tension gripped

the town in the wee hours of the morning as conflagrations raged on both sides of the Demerara River.

A total of six buildings and two vehicles were destroyed.

Residents claimed that the mayhem started when ranks of the Joint Services swooped down on the community in an effort to remove barricades, using teargas to disperse those present, and even throwing canisters with the pungent substance into people’s yards.

A nurse at the town’s main hospital confirmed that one of the tear gas canisters was hurled into the office of the Chief Executive Farouk Riyastat, and he had to be rushed to the emergency room along with his secretary.

The Joint Services Coordinating Council (JSCC) denied that it was involved in any operation to clear barriers in the early morning hours yesterday at the western end of the Wismar Bridge.

In a statement, the Council said that at approximately 02:20 hours, protestors raised an alarm that the Joint Services were on their way to clear barriers, “but that was not the case at all.”

COPS SHOOT SUSPECTED BANDIT, WOMAN STRUCK BY STRAY BULLET Police shot an armed motorcyclist at around 20:00 hrs Friday during what sources said was a botched robbery in Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg.

A 41-year-old woman who was standing nearby was accidentally shot in the leg.

The man, said to be of African ancestry, was shot at least four times in the chest and upper body. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) but a source said that his chances of survival are slim.

Police reportedly retrieved two handguns from the wounded man and also impounded the CG motorcycle he was riding. One of the handguns was reportedly stashed in the man’s underwear.

A police source said that an accomplice of the wounded bandit managed to escape.

Also injured was Yonette Cummings, a Thomas Street resident. She was struck in the right leg.

Cummings told Kaieteur News that she was standing on the roadside when a motorcycle and a minibus suddenly stopped nearby.

She said that the occupants of the bus then opened fire.

The woman said that she felt a ‘stinging’ on her right leg and fled back to her residence.

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Gonorrhea becoming 9 Surprising Ways to Prevent a Heart Attack resistant to only treatment left Did you know that taking a vacation, going to the beach, eating chocolate, and watching funny YouTube videos are all prescriptions for better heart health? A variety of easy, often enjoyable actions and simple lifestyle changes can provide remarkably powerful protection against a heart attack, cutting risk by up to 800 percent. Here’s a look at nine surprisingly effective ways to protect your ticker.

1. Take a few days off from work—and your heart will rejoice.

An analysis of Framingham Heart Study data found that women who take vacations once every six years, or less often, were almost eight times more likely to suffer heart attacks or die of cardiac causes during the 20-year study than those who vacationed at least twice a year, even after risks like diabetes and smoking were taken into account.

2. Floss your teeth.

People with periodontal disease have double the risk of suffering a fatal heart attack or stroke. One theory is that chronic bacterial infection of the gums may spark inflammation inside the blood vessels—a condition that’s recently been shown to actually cause both cardiovascular disease and heart attacks.

3. Get a flu shot.

Adults who get vaccinated for flu are nearly 20 percent less likely to have their first heart attack in the next year than those who skip the shot, even when other risks, such as smoking and family history, are taken into

account, according to a study of 78,000 people age 40 or older.

4. Go to bed an hour earlier.

Snoozing less than six hours a night more than doubles heart attack and stroke risk, compared to catching six to eight hours of Z’s a night, a new study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting reported.

Another new study found that in the fall, heart attack risk drops 10 percent during the days after we set the clocks back (and gain an extra hour of sleep), while risk peaks by the same amount when we lose an hour of slumber due to the start of daylight savings time.

5. Nibble dark chocolate.

Amazing, but true: Eating dark chocolate could actually save your life. People who eat the most chocolate are 37 percent less likely to develop heart disease and 29 percent less likely to suffer a stroke, compared to those who eat the least, according to an analysis of earlier studies involving 114,009 participants.

6. Hit the beach.

Basking in the sun boosts vitamin D levels, while a deficiency of the sunshine vitamin boosts the threat of a heart attack or stroke.

A recent study also linked low levels of D to higher levels of triglycerides and blood sugar, a higher BMI (body mass index), and lower levels of heart-protective HDL “good” cholesterol in women.

7. Watch a comedy.

Laughter enhances blood vessel health, a University of Maryland study found.

When volunteers were shown a funny movie, the lining of their blood vessels (endothelium) widened, increasing flow.

When the same volunteers were shown a stress-inducing movie, their blood vessel lining had an adverse reaction called vasoconstriction, lowering blood flow. The endothelium, sometimes called “the brain” of the arteries, plays a key role in the development of cardiovascular disease.

8. Eat eight servings of colorful fruits and vegetables daily.

For each extra serving of fruits and vegetables people eat per day, the threat of fatal cardiovascular events dropped by four percent, a recent study of more than 313,000 men and women reported.

9. Stand up to heart disease.

Too much sitting can be just as dangerous to your heart as smoking. However, even if you have a sedentary job, standing up frequently can have surprisingly powerful benefits, a new study suggests.

Those who took the most breaks from sitting—even for a minute—had, on average, slimmer waists (by nearly 2 inches), lower levels of Creactive protein, blood fats, and blood sugar, and other indicators of reduced risk for heart disease and diabetes, compared to those who took the fewest breaks.

The sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhea, colloquially known as “the clap,” may soon have no drugs left to treat the infection.

Lab studies are showing an increasing resistance to the type of drugs that doctors use to treat gonorrhea, called cephalosporins. That leaves only a few options, which are not as effective.

“Cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea could potentially mean untreatable gonorrhea,” says Dr. Gail Bolan, director of the Division of STD Prevention at the CDC. “Untreatable gonorrhea is a real possibility.”

Gonorrhea has already become resistant to every other class of drug used to treat it. For that reason, the CDC is urging doctors to immediately change their practice and begin treating with an injectable cephalosporin and adding one of two oral medications — azithromycin or doxycycline.

Certain patients will need to return to the doctor in a week for a repeat test to ensure

the medications worked. Any partners in the 60 days prior to diagnosis should be treated as soon as possible.

Gonorrhea is transmitted through sexual contact with the penis, vagina, mouth or anus of an infected partner, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ejaculation does not have to occur to pass the disease. It can also spread from a mother to her child during childbirth.

Over 300,000 cases are reported each year in the US, and it’s estimated that the number is closer to 700,000, since many people go undiagnosed or untreated, and continue to pass it on.

Untreated, gonorrhea has major implications for women, causing infertility, ectopic pregnancy — a lifethreatening condition where the pregnancy is outside of the uterus — and a deeper infection that spreads into the uterus, fallopian tubes and the pelvis.

Contracting gonorrhea makes it more likely to transmit and become infected with HIV

as well, for both men and women.

The CDC currently recommends annual gonorrhea testing for women with more than one partner, or in communities where gonorrhea is rampant.

While the rates of gonorrhea have been at recent lows, AfricanAmericans are still affected disproportionately. For every one white man or woman with gonorrhea, 20 AfricanAmericans are infected. The rates have more than doubled since 2006 among young black men ages 20 to 24.

The CDC says higher rates of resistance are seen in the Western part of the United States and among men who have sex with men.

Researchers are actively looking for adequate treatment options for this highly contagious disease, according to Bolan.

“There is one promising treatment in the pipeline,” she says, adding that researchers are also looking at new combinations of existing drugs. (thegrio.com)

Don’t Drink Your Sugar!

Regular consumption of sugary beverages (fruit juices, sodas, coffee drinks, sports drinks, etc.) contributes significantly to the average American’s sugar intake each day. Cutting back on these beverages is a simple way to lose some extra calories and, possibly, weight.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly onethird of children and teens are overweight—and being overweight increases the risk for many health problems, including heart disease and diabetes.

What’s the problem with these beverages? · They contain what we call “empty calories”; that is, they

offer no nutritional value but add calories that, over time, can cause weight gain. And, yes, this goes for fruit juices, too—if you want nutrition, eat a piece of fruit. · Another problem: Research has shown that people don’t cut back on how much they eat just because they’ve drunk a sugary drink.

Apparently, many people’s brains don’t account for calories taken in through a drink. But many people do eat less if the last thing they ate was something big such as a big piece of cake or a large meal.

How can we cut back?

Cutting back requires that the whole family get involved. · Don’t buy 2-liter bottles or cases of soda. If these

drinks aren’t there, you and your child won’t drink them. · Encourage your kids’ schools to eliminate vending machines that contain sugary beverages. · Discuss these facts with your children and educate them about what’s involved. · Continue to encourage regular exercise. · A note on sports drinks: for a child exercising in extreme heat or for more than 60 minutes duration, these drinks are recommended for hydration.

Cutting back on anything that has become a habit is hard.

But with consistency and time, it becomes easier, especially as people start to feel better and healthier in the process.

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Born Loser

GOLF GUN Two Mexican detectives were investigating the murder of Juan Gonzalez.

“How was he killed?” asked one detective.

“With a golf gun,” the other detective replied.

“A golf gun?! What is a golf gun?”

“I don’t know. But it sure made a hole in Juan.” ************** DRUNKEN IRISHMAN A drunken Irishman is driving through the city of Dublin on St. Patty’s Day and his car is weaving violently all over the road. An Irish cop pulls him over.

“So,” says the cop to the driver, “where have you been?”

“I’ve been to the pub,” slurs the drunk.

“Well,” says the cop, “it looks like you’ve had quite a few.”

“I did all right,” the drunk says with a smile.

“Did you know,” says the cop, standing straight and folding his arms, “that a few intersections back, your wife fell out of your car?”

“Oh, thank heavens,” sighs the man. “For a minute there, I thought I’d gone deaf.” ************** THE CANDLE Mrs. Donovan was walking down O’Connell Street in Dublin when she met up with Father Flaherty.

Aren’t ye Mrs.. Donovan and didn’t I marry ye and yer hoosband two years ago?’

She replied, ‘Aye, that ye did, Father.’

The Father asked, ‘And be there any wee little ones yet?’

She replied, ‘No, not yet, Father.’

The Father said, ‘Well now, I’m going to Rome next week and I’ll light a candle for ye and yer hoosband.’ She replied, ‘Oh, thank ye, Father.’ They then parted ways.

Some years later they met again. The Father asked, ‘Well now, Mrs. Donovan, how are ye these days?’

She replied, ‘Oh, very well, Father!’

The Father asked, ‘And tell me , have ye any wee ones yet?’

She replied, ‘Oh yes, Father! Two sets of twins and six singles, ten in all!’

The Father said, ‘That’s wonderful! How is yer loving hoosband doing?’

She replied, ‘E’s gone to Rome to blow out yer damn candle.’ ************** KANSAS TRAFFIC STOP Seems a Kansan makes a rolling stop at a stop sign, and gets pulled over by a Lenexa policeman. Guy hands the lawman his driver’s license, insurance verification, plus his concealed carry permit.

“Okay, Mr. Smith,” the policeman says, “I see your CCW permit. Are you carrying today?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Well then, better tell me what you got.”

Smith says, “Well, I got a .357 revolver in my inside coat pocket. There’s a 9mm semi-auto in the glove box.

And, I’ve got a .22 magnum derringer in my right boot.”

“Okay,” the officer says. “Anything else?”

“Yeah, back in the trunk, there’s an AR-15 and a shotgun. That’s about it.”

“Mr. Smith, are you on your way to or from a gun range...?”

“Nope.”

“Well then, what are you afraid of....?”

“Not one damn thing!”

Garfield

Non Sequitur

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Natural Hair Care

If you have done enough to your hair and is damaged, natural hair care is the best. The right shampoo has to be used always based on the hair type. Changing shampoos often can develop immunity and notice if there are any changes.

Nourishment to the hair with balms and hair packs once or twice in a week is advisable. Hair dryers can be avoided as it will increase dryness and thus lead to dandruff.

Damaged ends should be removed by trimming regularly.

Homemade hair-conditioners can increase the effect.

Banana hair pack with a mash of ½ banana, lemon juice and honey of 1 tablespoon each can be applied to dry hair and washed after twenty minutes with shampoo. Using milk to wash your hair by leaving it for 10 to 15 minutes, after wash, and washing it with warm water is good.

A sour cream hair pack with sour-cream, wheat germ oil of 2 and ½ teaspoons respectively and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice can be applied for 10 to 15 minutes and washed off. Mixture of 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1 egg when applied to the hair for 10 minutes and washed with warm water helps in shiny hair.

The white of one egg can be beaten and applied to dry hair to make it oily. For damaged hair, lemon juice, 2 egg yolks and 1 white of an egg with 1 tablespoon honey can be applied for 10 minutes and washed off with shampoo.

Olive oil and honey of 3 and 2 tablespoons respectively should be applied to the hair and a shower cap has to be wrapped and left for 15 minutes and then rinsed off.

To increase hair volume, to ½ cup of warm water, add vinegar and honey of one teaspoon each. These can be mixed well and shaken and used on the hair after shampoo.

This can be applied to the scalp when the hair gets dampened. This will serve as an after wash conditioner.

Add coconut oil and sour cream by taking 1 and 3 tablespoons respectively and apply on hair and wrap a towel around. Leave for 30 minutes and rinse. Adding lemon to your shampoo will avoid greasy hair. Oiliness is also controlled with this.

SOLUTION FOR LAST WEEK’S SEARCH & FIND

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Country profile: OVERVIEW The Maldives is an Islamic republic which lies off the Indian sub-continent. It is made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands, most of them uninhabited.

None of the coral islands measures more than 1.8 metres (six feet) above sea level, making the country vulnerable to a rise in sea levels associated with global warming.

With its abundant sealife and sandy beaches, The Maldives is portrayed by travel companies as a tropical paradise.

The economy revolves around tourism, and scores of islands have been developed

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MALDIVES

President Mohammed Waheed Hassan

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

for the top end of the tourist market.

Aside from the island capital Male, outsiders are only permitted onto inhabited islands for brief visits, thereby limiting their impact on traditional Muslim

communities.

Tourists insulated Most tourists are taken straight to their island hideaway by seaplane or speedboat, where they are free to drink alcohol and get luxurious spa treatments,

insulated from the everyday Maldives, where alcohol is outlawed and skimpy beachwear frowned upon.

Many Maldivians live in poverty. However, the country has developed its infrastructure and industries, including the fisheries sector, and has boosted health care, education and literacy.

The Maldives was hit by the December 2004 Asian tsunami. Homes and resorts were devastated by the waves, precipitating a major rebuilding programme.

There is a fear that as sea levels rise, island countries such as the Maldives, and some Pacific territories, will simply be swamped and

disappear.

Political troubles The Maldives held its first multiparty elections in 2008, following decades of autocratic rule.

The first democraticallyelected president, Mohamed Nasheed, resigned in 2012 in the wake of opposition protests, and after a mutiny by police and the military. He said his resignation had been forced on him at gunpoint.

Political unrest has also seen demonstrations by Islamic fundamentalists.

There are fears that hardliners are gaining influence, especially on more-remote islands.

FACTS Full name: Republic of Maldives Population: 313,900 (UN, 2010) Capital: Male Area: 298 sq km (115 sq miles) Major language: Divehi Major religion: Islam Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 79 years (women) (UN) Monetary unit: 1 rufiyaa = 100 laari Main exports: Fish GNI per capita: US $4,240 (World Bank, 2010) Internet domain: .mv International dialling code: +960 LEADERS President: Mohammed Waheed Hassan Mohammed Waheed Hassan stepped into his predecessor’s shoes when he resigned amid opposition-led protests in February 2012.

Mr Hassan had been vicepresident to Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first democratically elected leader who came to power in 2008 and who says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in what he described as a military coup.

Mr Nasheed says he doesn’t recognise the new

government and has called for new elections.

He resigned on national television following weeks of protests over the arrest of a top judge.

Maldives introduced democratic elections in 2008, ending President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s 30-year autocratic rule.

Mohamed Nasheed had long been at the forefront of efforts to push Mr Gayoom towards democratisation, organising the Maldives’ main opposition party while in exile in Britain.

Before seeking refuge abroad, he was repeatedly jailed for his political activities, and says he was tortured twice while in prison.

MEDIA The government operates TV and radio networks. A handful of private TV and radio stations have been licensed.

Broadcasters and newspapers carry criticism of the state, but officials have powers to close outlets. Selfregulation means that little official action is taken against journalists.

The constitution protects freedom of expression, but places curbs on speech deemed “contrary to the tenets of Islam”, notes US-based Freedom House.

“Religion is becoming a taboo subject,” warned Reporters Without Borders in 2012. It cited the case of journalist Ismail Rasheed, who was targeted by officials on the grounds that his blog contained anti-Islamic material.

Months later, Mr Rasheed nearly died in an attack outside his home. He blamed hardline Islamists for the assault.

There were 114,000 internet users by December 2 0 1 1 (Internetworldstats.com).

The government generally does not interfere with the internet, says Freedom House.

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From the Diaspora ...

It’s time to enforce law and order in Linden

By Ralph Seeram I decided to glance at Saturday’s headline news before I proceeded to do my weekly column, which was going to be on a different topic.

There on Kaieteur News was the headline “Fiery Friday” accompanied by pictures of blazing buildings, the work of arsonists. There were roads lined with rocks and burning tyres. The first line of the article, “anger boils over Police pre-dawn tear gas offensive”.

I was boiling over with anger when I saw the pictures of those buildings in flames, thanks to “peaceful protesters”.

Two columns ago when I wrote that the opposition was creating a monster it could not control, and could take us back to the sixties, the antigovernment letter writers and e-mailers came out in full force, blaming the police and government for the situation.

The situation in Linden has deteriorated into hooliganism, lawlessness, robbery, extortion and banditry, yet the opposition (APNU and AFC) has not seen it fit to condemn the disorder that exists in Linden

today. People are openly challenging the Joint Services.

It would seem as if they are inviting the joint forces to react.

This is all happening just when the Government has agreed to most of the requests from the opposition and groups claiming to represent the people of Linden. I think the first mistake the Government made was to negotiate under duress. That just emboldens the lawless.

Imagine the AFC not wanting a Commission of Inquiry to look at any role opposition forces have in the protest leading to the shooting deaths of the three young men and the aftermath.

What is the AFC afraid of?

That its role in agitating the protesters will come to light?

If APNU and the AFC have political maturity I challenge them to come out with a clear and unequivocal statement condemning the destruction of private and public property and the blocking of public roads, especially the one leading to the main hospital at Linden.

Imagine paving the road to the hospital with huge boulders to prevent the sick and injured from getting

medical attention. How cruel and inhuman can that be?

Yet those in the opposition see no harm in these actions by so called “peaceful protesters”.

Those of us who lived through the sixties know that is how the PNC operates. It’s all too familiar.

It keeps quiet while its supporters cause unnecessary destruction, hoping to gain some leverage with the government and score cheap political points.

Those so called political activists who were running to Linden urging them to reject the gradual increase in the electricity, are strangely quiet on the mayhem and destruction. It is my opinion that they are encouraging the

hoodlums in Linden.

I am sure the majority of people of Linden do not agree with the actions of the hoodlums, arsonists and bandits. Right now everyone at Linden is hurting.

The mining company has been closed for some three weeks; economic activity has come to a standstill. The action has also affected the mining sector in the interior.

The people of Linden probably lost more money in wages than what they had to pay in increased electricity rates.

The opening lines in the Kaieteur News article made it look as if the security was wrong to use tear gas to disperse hooligans bent on destroying public property

and convenience. Just look at the pictures of the boulders on the road and the logs across the streets! I must admit there are some pretty strong people in Linden. It’s taking heavy machinery to clear what those “peaceful protesters” laid by hand.

The time has come bring an end to this lawlessness.

The rule of law must be maintained. If David Granger and Khemraj Ramjattan believe in the rule of law they should immediately call on their supporters to stop the destruction. I challenge them to issue the appeal.

These are your supporters, and after all you are negotiating on their behalf.

But I know how the PNC operates as I said before. You

will not hear any such call from those politicians; it’s all about getting at the government and nothing to do with the death of the three persons.

At the end of the day the Joint Forces will enforce the law, they will do it professionally and firmly. So far they have been very restrained and have been appealing for cooperation.

But the time has come to end the lawlessness.

Any further incident resulting in the enforcement of the rule of law lies squarely on the opposition’s shoulders. You are negotiating on their behalf and you can’t have it both ways.

Ralph Seeram can be reached at email: ralph365@hotmail.com

Guyana and Suriname to participate in Islamic Cooperation Summit

By Ray Chickrie MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia — Guyana and Suriname will participate next week in a special heads of government summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, commonly known as Mecca.

The leaders of Guyana and Suriname have been invited by Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz to participate in the 4th Extraordinary Islamic Summit in Makkah from August 14 to 15. George Hallaq, ambassador and special envoy of the Guyanese president to the Middle East, will represent President Ramotar at the Makkah summit. Dr Odeen Ishmael, Guyana’s ambassador to Kuwait, who was also part of the delegation, suffered an injury and is under medical care and will not be able to participate.

Henry MacDonald, Suriname’s ambassador to the United Nations, will head his country’s delegation to the summit, according to the foreign ministry in Paramaribo.

The summit has been called due to major unrest in the Islamic world.

“This requires a unified stand by all Muslims. OIC is a great opportunity to reconcile sectarian differences, meet challenges and benefit from

George Hallaq (L), Guyana’s ambassador and special presidential envoy to the Middle East, at an earlier meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan opportunities. These are the reasons behind King Abdullah’s call for the summit in Makkah on August 14-15, as the 14th of August falls on ‘Laila-tul-Qadr’ [one of the holiest nights in Islam] this year,” according to Jamal Khashoggi, a leading analyst on the Arab world.

Guyana and Suriname will use the event to expand multilateral ties with the OIC and also to advance bilateral ties with member states.

Guyana and Saudi Arabia recently established

diplomatic relationship and are on the verge of appointing honourary consuls in their respective countries.

Over a dozen heads of state have confirmed attending the summit, and among them are President Asif Zardari of Pakistan; the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad; Jordan’s King Abdullah and Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

Ahmadinejad attending the summit is a significant development that could lead to improved Iran/Saudi relations, which is also key in Tehran’s effort to establish diplomatic ties with Egypt and make way for Egypt’s President Morsi to attend the upcoming NAM Summit in Iran at the end of August.

A tense to explosive atmosphere is expected that will certainly add more heat to the Arabian summer, especially given that Syria will dominate the summit’s agenda.

Also, expected to top the

agenda of the summit is the persecution of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya citizens and the now dead peace process between Israel and Palestine.

George Hallaq is Greek, and speaks Arabic and English as well. He was a cabinet member of former Greek Prime Minister Papandreou. At the request of former President of Guyana, Dr Cheddi Jagan, and at the recommendation of Prime Minister Papandreou, Hallaq was appointed Guyana’s Middle East Ambassador. He is well known in the region and has accomplished much for Guyana in Middle East diplomacy.

Guyana and Suriname are members of the OIC, a 57member multilateral organisation. Suriname is also a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO).

(Caribbean News Now)

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Gone, but not forgotten...

A noble cause in memory of loved ones

By Gary Eleazar Death of a loved one is never an easy thing for any family to come to grips with, but at least one woman has learnt to transform this tormenting anguish into an annual and most rewarding memorial tribute.

Each year Mrs. Lorraine Parvatan, would, on the death anniversary of her husband, the late Magistrate Oscar Parvatan, extend a helping hand to a cause she feels passionately about.

The impoverished “Plastic City” has over the years come to hold a special place for Mrs. Parvatan, ever since she read of the plight of its dwellers (especially the children) via the Kaieteur News.

Mrs. Parvatan has made it a solemn duty to at least ‘fête’ the children in this settlement and share some much needed goodies, annually.

Mrs. Parvatan took the tradition to another level when she visited “Plastic City” last week. This time she

included the memory of her late brother Fenton Singh.

‘Fenton’s Fête Time’ was scheduled for mid-afternoon and as she trekked into Plastic City she wondered if there had been any development since her previous visit.

“I wonder,” she asked, as we made our way along a recently resurfaced loam road.

But we were still a little distance from Plastic City.

The small gathering on each occasion would take place just at the entrance of this depressed community where the “The Rock” disco serves as a staple.

Within a few minutes the team had settled in, all ready for the young ones.

A tantalizing “curried chicken” aroma permeated the atmosphere with a loud splash of dhal.

I was later told that this was a special request by the children. There were cakes, sweet meats, ice-cream and loads of goodies.

Mrs. Parvatan was always sure to remember to walk with

a few books, toys and some clothing.

There was singing, as the young lads within minutes transformed the venue into a festive atmosphere and various melodic verses and rhymes were belted out.

“This is the day that the Lord has made....Its bubbling in my soul....Love in the Holy Ghost” and “Jesus loves the little children,” were but some of the songs, even the toddlers were gleefully singing along to.

Mrs. Parvatan would usually take along family members to assist in what has become a family tradition.

This time around the team, including Mrs. Parvatan’s mother Bissoondai, sister Susan and a cousin, with their spouses and eight-year-old nephew Vipraal Budhram, managed to blossom scores of precious smiles as the youths of ‘Plastic City’ expressed their appreciation for the gesture.

According to Mrs. Parvatan, the family decided

Life’s challenges are stepping...

(From page 49) pointing out that she has had quite a few “scrapes” in her attempt to fight for what is right.

“Everyone is not fairminded and I have encountered all sorts of things, from racism to unhelpful people. I have met a lot of nice and not so nice people.”

It was some of the nice people who helped her with the publication of her book; faithful among them is her husband Franklin Bishop. He served as the graphic artist for her publications.

It is her expectation that

persons who come across her books, which can be found at the National Library, would be able to learn that life’s challenges should merely be viewed as stepping stones.

The preface to ‘Scorpio’ outlines that the stories encompass human frailty, desire, strength, wisdom, camaraderie and the challenges faced by many.

It outlines that “Love, angst, truth, cunning and war play a central role in the trying to understand and address issues relating to the human psyche and the coping mechanisms used to sal-

vage some self-esteem and hope.”

According to Mrs. Bishop it is important that persons seek to maintain the balance and work towards getting things accomplished.

“I am happy that I had the chance to retreat and put my views on record because the psychological trauma that some people face can be quite devastating...”

As such she is hopeful that her publications would help to ensure that people do not continue to suffer in silence and stand up for what they believe in.

‘Fenton’s Fête Time’ in full swing at Plastic City that the best way to remember Fenton, would be to treat the children as against having a memorial replete with just speeches.

“He would prefer this,” she remarked.

Not much is known about “Plastic City” despite the fact that it is nestled away at a location among the mangroves in Vreed-enHoop, literally on the

foreshore where they manage to eke out a living.

Yesterday Mrs. Parvatan and family made their way to the Red Cross’ Convalescent Home where they continued with her tradition of

remembering fallen family members.

Dozens of children were again gleefully surprised as they completed their meal and were met with a variety of toys and goodies.

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The Abigail Column A tale of the ‘intolerable’ DEARABIGAIL, I am 25, living alone, and in a relationship with a pretty girl. My problem is my past.

At the age of 19, I married a woman who made my life miserable most of the time.

We are now separated Although my marriage was on the rocks for most of the five years, I tried my best to keep her happy. During the last year of my marriage, my wife became pregnant so now I am a father of a beautiful baby girl.

When my daughter was born, my wife’s behavior was intolerable. I decided that I couldn’t live with her anymore so I moved out and went by my parents.

While by my parents, I would go and see the baby two to three times per week. I take care of my daughter’s need. Within the past six months living with my parents, I started a relationship with a girl. At first, I hid my past from her

but I eventually told her and I was surprised to find her so understanding.

The problem is my past again. My wife does not want to give me a divorce and my girlfriend is on my back to get the divorce. So please tell me what to do. I really love my girlfriend and want to be with her but my wife on the other hand would not give me a divorce.

Frustrated Kevin Dear Frustrated Kevin, Your letter is a bit confusing. First, it is unclear what estimation you give to women, and indeed the woman you are now with. If the introduction of your current love interest is “a pretty girl” then you have some issues you need to sort out.

What attracted you to the woman who became your wife? Was she “a pretty girl” too? A relationship is not about a pretty girl, and maybe when you realized that you found your wife

“intolerable?”

It doesn’t work like that dear Kevin. You take time to really get to know the person you intend to spend the rest of your life with. Of course, things will not be perfect, but there has to be some understanding that when there are difficulties you would both seek to settle it, and as the Good Book says “before the sun sets.”

You did not say what the problems with your wife are.

A good suggestion is for you to work out the problems with your wife, and then instead of walking out, be a man and put your hand into solving the problems.

Your attitude is, to use your word, intolerable. Your current girlfriend is “on your back?” What kind of language is that? Is she a pest, Kevin? It seems she has already come “intolerable to you. Sounds like you will walk out on her too! Don’t jump into another relationship if you can’t sort out what was wrong with the first one.

Sunday August 12, 2012 ARIES (March 21 - April 19): It doesn't matter whether you are actively looking to add some romance to your life right now or not -- today you will be unable to escape the flirtatious energy that is flowing all around you. ****************** TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Today, a jolt of new life will be injected into one of your older relationships. ******************** GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): If you are feeling a bit down in the dumps, the best way to get yourself out of that mood is movement! ******************** CANCER (June 21 - July 22): You will want to play it safe today -- there is a lot of confusion in the air right now, and your communication could be what's causing it. ******************** LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): You're feeling generous today, and you should spend your resources accordingly. ********************* VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept.

22): Your logical side is coming out in a big way today.

Make sure that you're dealing with issues that are important - not just the stuff that is easy to break down into small pieces. ********************** LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22):

When you're navigating some unfamiliar territory today at work or school, rely on your good energy to give you solid footing and a sense of direction. ********************* SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Be very careful about doing any business transactions with friends or family members right now, no matter how much said business transactions seem like a sure thing. ********************** SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 Dec. 21): You can make a difference in someone else's life today, and you don't even have to do anything special - just be yourself. ***************** CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan. 19): Being concise is extremely important today, because it will help you get to the heart of the matter without wasting anyone's time (including you own). *********************** AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): Your creativity is calling all the shots right now, and it wants nothing to do with mainstream actions or thoughts. *************** PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20): You've got creative energy every day of the week -but today, it's especially fired up.

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UFA&C hosts Inter-Faith...

(From page 15) strategize a way for this nation to shine.”

The religious leader said that if social ills are not addressed, “they will keep nagging us and deter us from walking the path of prosperity.”

Vishnu Bandhu, president of the United Federation for Arts and Culture disclosed that a march led by the security forces in Guyana will take off from Vreed- en-Hoop and will end at the Pouderoyen Tarmac (opposite West

Demerara Secondary School) where a service will be hosted from 09:00hrs.

The service will include acknowledgements and contributions from each religion in Guyana. The march will begin at 8:00 hrs

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From page 62 respective goalkeepers who were made to make some crucial saves to keep the game on a knife’s edge.

The opening period failed to provide an upper hand for both teams and it closed without a goal scored.

The second half was just as competitive as the first, but the visitors were gradually coming into their own and showed enviable fitness with Henrito constantly tormenting the defensive line of Waramadong and it was a sure bet that she would score.

She ran on to a cross from the right side that landed inside the penalty area and lashed in a right-footer past the scrambling Waramadong goalkeeper.

In the Men’s final, Paruima looked technically superior, but superb goalkeeping kept Kamarang in the game in what was a very

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exciting game.

Even intermittent showers shortly before a torrential downpour could not dampen the lively exchanges, except that no goal was scored in the first half.

Coming out in the final stanza, Kamarang went on a relentless attack and had a minimum of two good chances to score, but Crammer and Cirilo George were both slow to react to crosses and Paruima were able to escape.

However, their luck ran out when the same two players combined to score the only goal in the match when George collected a pass from the centre and dribbled a defender, before firing a fierce shot at goal which necessitated a parry from the Paruima goalkeeper which landed into the path of Crammer, who swiveled and hammered a cracking left-footer past the outstretched hands of a surprised keeper in the 78th minute.

The heavy rains made the battle more interesting and the respective fans on the edge of their seats as players slithered in the slippery conditions, but the home team held firm, before the final whistle sounded to hand them victory.

The Games also featured Archery, athletics and swimming and the presentation of prizes were done by senior officials within the community.

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“Legendary status at London 2012 Olympics – What a show!”

Colin E. H. Croft Regardless of whatever sport you liked best at London 2012 Olympics – XXX Olympiad – there were just too many absolutely legendary efforts to select just one. The City of London, Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympics Pooba Lord Sebastian Coe, came up trumps. Papa, what a show!

XXX was the full bomb!

For me, the most difficult athletic races must be 400 meters flat, 400 meters hurdles - neither is a sprint or distance race, but hybrids thereof. Not far behind are 800 meters, 3000 meters steeplechase, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters. It brings full body shudders to just imagine the training required for those!

In 400m, Grenada’s 19 year old Kirani James cruised around Olympic Park like he owned it. That all medalists were Caribbean men – silver to Luguelin Santos; Dominican Republic; bronze to Trinidad & Tobago’s until very recently relatively unknown, Lalonde Gordon -

was not just incidental. It showed that ‘quick twitch” muscles, usually for great sprinting, can be elongated to accommodate any race too!

Cricket-wise, Australia’s Sir Don Bradman was often called “White Headley”, while, conversely, Jamaica and West Indies batting legend George Headley was mostly called “Black Bradman.”

When it comes to Grenada’s James and Kenya’s David Rudisha, it is the chicken and egg syndrome. Who will come first?

Rudisha was imperious in not only winning 800m flat, but breaking the world record with a run that defied logic.

He never even seemed to breathe, so relaxed he was.

His new world record, bettering only himself - 800m; 1 minute 40.91 seconds; first athlete anywhere to go below 1:41 for the two-lap battle!

Like another legend Michael Johnson did immediately after winning 400 meters at Atlanta 1996, then subsequently joining CNN broadcasters, after throwing

his golden shoes into the crowd, Rudisha also, immediately after 800m race, like he had been shopping, not running, gave as educated, informative and communicative interview to BBC as if he had just in strolled from Cambridge University. Whew!

“I was well prepared and had no doubts about winning,” said Rudisha. “The weather was beautiful, so I decided to go for it. After two rounds of qualifying, I felt a bit tired for the final. If I can be fresh, then I can still improve on that!” Does he plan to fly?

What a performance and inspiration for young Kenyans!

Lord Coe and Rudisha are great friends. The Peer even invited the Kenyan to view the new park in February last, to look at his pending kingdom.

Coe himself was ‘golden’ at 1500m in both Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984, with silvers in 800m too at both, so David Rudisha is in brilliant, exalted company.

So, if we were proud of

“A chance for Guyana cricketers to shine” Georgetown, Guyana Organizers of Jamzone T20 Masters Cup, Kerwin Bollers and Rawle Ferguson have billed this year tournament as a glorious opportunity for young Guyanese cricketers to shine in presence of high profile West Indian players such has Chris “Gayle Force” Gayle, Kieron “the Beast” Pollard, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith and Suliemann Benn.

Speaking briefly about the competition at their company headquarters in Lance Gibbs Street, Queens town - Bollers and Ferguson articulated the aforementioned point, while also elaborating on what seduced them into involving this T20 cricket competition, which commenced last year, for the 12th annual Jamzone summer break, that traditionally only involves music shows.

“Like most Guyanese, cricket is our favourite sport and we recognize its importance in Guyanese society”, explained Ferguson.

He continued: “We are always thinking of ways to make Jamzone better and before we introduced the Masters Cup last year, we saw it and tremendous way

to make things in Jamzone more diverse and make it more family oriented. Last year’s turnout was excellent, so we had no hesitation this time around have include the cricket again.”

“With regards to players, the ones from Guyana who haven’t had expose at the international level for West Indies etc, it’s a chance for them to shine. We believe Guyanese have talented sportsmen and this is our way of trying to help blood them”, Ferguson reasoned.

The promoters also hinted at potential improvements for Masters Cup in the future.

“In the coming years, to give the tournament even more prestige, we would try to invite high profile players from outside the West Indies.

If we can make that a reality, I’m sure ardent cricket supporters around the Caribbean and especially in Guyana will be very pleased”, stated the two compatriots in a positive tone.

GAYLE CONFIRMATION The duo also confirmed that the superstar, Jamaican opener Chris Gayle will definitely be participating in the tournament with the Hits and Jams Spartans team, even though the 32-year old,

former West Indies captain, had ruled himself out of the inaugural Sri Lankan Twenty20, premier league.

“Gayle is coming, we spoke to him about and 45 minutes to an hour before we did this interview and he is set to come as planned. So we encourage patrons to get your tickets early, they are being sold at Ashmins and the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) for between $1500 - $2000 (Guyana dollars). Cricket is all about seats and just like any major international game, fans need to get them quickly before it’s sold out”, stated Bollers.

The tournament bowls off on August 17 and concludes on August 19, at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Hits and Jams Spartans, Georgetown King’s XI, Hotel Tower New Line Cavaliers and defending champions Universal DVD Club Berbice Titans are the teams vying for the US$10,000 first prize and trophy.

James, Santos and Gordon, what the fast muscles of Usain Bolt, Johan Blake and, “Find of Olympics”, Warren Weir that 200m ‘Jamaican Sweep’ gave us, was everlasting euphoria, reminding greatly of the film ‘Cool Runnings!’

“Where you come from?” All shout: “Jamaica! Rahtid!”

We all know of Bolt and even Blake, expecting nothing less, even though, for maybe once, Bolt was actually slightly worried about his legendary status, but, where the hell did Weir come from, other than, of course, Jamaica?

Built the way he is, and 22, expect him to feature in 400m too, not long from now!

Hey! USA’s medal count is good, not great, given that they have over 300 million people. Most impressive, athletically, was women’s 4 x 100 meters relay. Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmalita Jeter sizzled in many more ways than just winning that race! Whoa; talk about being hot! USA’s new world record

destroyed (East) Germany’s Silke Gladisch, Sabine Reiger, Ingrid Auerswald and Marlies Gohr - 1985 World Record; 41.37s; running that convoluted 400m in just 40.82s, first team below 41 seconds, and, so far, no PED’s mentioned – Performance Enhancing Drugs!

What a thing!

I was actually quite fortunate to have both men’s and women’s road cycling races go pass my hotel’s window, and I know, from experiences on my own bike, that riding with anyone, much less 100 riders next to you, is nearly impossible; it could really kill you. This they did, at 35 – 50 miles per hour! Jeez!

“Wiggo” is another real legend, perhaps the biggest one of the last month, and that includes both XXX Olympiad and 2012 Tour de France.

There are very few words, I think, that could describe Bradley Wiggins, but stupendous, unbelievable, out-of-this- worldly, all come somewhere close to him!

Wow!

Colin E. H. Croft This guy rode a race for twelve days, or was that one race per day each, for twelve days, in the last Tour de France, going over hills, mountains, climbs and flats on a cycle, as we simply walk the streets. Then, after receiving the winning accolade in Paris, he jumped on an airplane to the UK, for London 2012.

“Wiggo” is almost inhuman, like USA’s swimming genius, almost fish, Michael Phelps. For them, and Usain Bolt, that singular status of “Legend” is all that we have. They are easily greater than that! Enjoy!

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Peralta double takes Mexico to gold LONDON (Reuters) - Mexico left Brazil’s long-cherished Olympic dream in tatters again when they scored a stunning 2-1 upset win to clinch the men’s soccer title for the first time at Wembley Stadium yesterday.

Brazil, the hot favourites and desperate to win the only major soccer title to elude them, ended with the silver for the third time after two goals from Oribe Peralta - the first after 28 seconds - sent them crashing to defeat.

Their players, who won all five matches scoring 15 goals on their way to the final, looked utterly crestfallen on the victory podium as their 60-year search for the Olympic gold, which looked certain to end here, continues.

The result threatens the position of coach Mano Menezes, who is also the coach of the senior side and hopes to be in charge when Brazil host the World Cup in two years time.

Brazil’s young side - the Olympics is essentially an Under-23 competition with three over age players allowed - were stunned by Peralta’s first minute goal which came after a mix-up between Sandro and Rafael.

They never really got back into the match until after half-time when the likes of Olympic poster boy Neymar, Oscar and Leandro Damiao began to click. That was largely because of the influence of Hulk, who replaced Alex Sandro after 32 minutes and Brazil were an improved side after the break.

But Mexico, who beat them in a friendly before the Olympics, were never ruffled.

Even without their injured playmaker Giovani Dos Santos, they kept their composure and doubled their lead when Peralta powered in their second with a 75th minute header from a free-kick only minutes after having a goal ruled out for offside.

They conceded late into added time when Hulk angled a shot home and survived a header from Oscar soon after when he should have equalised - but held on for Mexico’s first gold of the London Games and their first major international soccer title.

Their previous best Olympic performance was a fourth place finish at the 1968 Mexico Games and their best World Cup performances came in the two World Cups they hosted in 1970 and 1986 when they reached the quarter-finals.

The attendance at Wembley of 86,162 was also the highest for any event in these Games and took the total attendance for the men’s and women’s tournaments to a staggering 2.18 million.

The only controversy of the afternoon went largely unnoticed by most of those here though.

Only 17 South Korean players were on the podium from their 18-man squad to collect their bronze medals after the IOC disqualified Park Jong-woo for displaying a political banner after they beat Japan 2-0 in the third-fourth playoff match at Cardiff on Friday.

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More Bolt gold as Jamaica smash relay record LONDON (Reuters) Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt won his third gold of the Games when he anchored Jamaica to victory in a blistering men’s 4x100 metres final as they retained their title in a world record 36.84 seconds on Saturday.

It was the same Jamaican quartet of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Bolt that had set the previous mark of 37.04 at the world championships in Daegu last year.

The United States team of Trell Kimmons, individual bronze medallist Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey

won silver in 37.04 to equal the old record.

Canada finished third but were disqualified for a lane infringement, leaving the athletes in tears on the track as Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the bronze in 38.12.

The Canadians have appealed against the decision.

U.S. lead-off man Kimmons got a flying start and the Americans appeared to have the initial edge but by the third leg Jamaica’s 100 and 200 silver medallist Blake came off the bend level with rival Tyson Gay and once Bolt got the baton there was only ever going to be one winner.

To a tumultuous noise, Bolt pulled away from American Ryan Bailey and, for once, kept going all the way to the finish even dipping for the line.

Bolt, who now has six Olympic gold medals from two Games, wanted to keep the baton but track officials would not let him, resulting in boos from the 80-000 strong crowd.

The Jamaicans then went on a lap of honour, high-fiving and kissing members to the crowd.

Trinidad’s Walcott takes surprise javelin gold LONDON (Reuters) Trinidad & Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott completed a remarkable double by taking a surprise Olympic javelin gold on Friday, less than a month after becoming world junior champion.

The 19-year-old, crowned global junior champion in Barcelona on July 13, won gold with an 84.58 metre throw, a personal best. He was the youngest winner of an

Olympic javelin title.

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Pyatnytsya won silver with a 84.51 effort and Antti Ruuskanen of Finland took bronze with 84.12.

Walcott had such low expectations in London that he said he was “surprised I even made the final”.

“I just went out there to relax and enjoy it and it worked for me,” said Walcott, whose second-round effort was good enough for gold.

“It means everything to me. I just train my hardest and try to enjoy every time I come out.”

Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen, bidding for a third successive Olympic gold, was only sixth.

Thorkildsen has struggled with injury and technical problems all season and registered just two throws in the final. His best of 82.63 was way short of the Olympic record of 90.57 that he set in Beijing.

LONDON (Reuters) Allyson Felix claimed her third gold medal of the Games as the United States outclassed their rivals to win the women’s 4x400 metres relay by some distance at the London Olympics yesterday.

Felix, who took the 200 metres individual title and was part of the 4x100m team that smashed the 27-year-old

world record on Friday, ran the second leg to help the Americans cross the line first in the event for the sixth successive Olympics.

There was to be no world record in the one-lap relay, though, with Sanya RichardsRoss powering across the line in three minutes 16.87 seconds, outside the mark of 3:15.17 set by the Soviet Union at the 1988

Seoul Olympics. Dee Dee Trotter, who was part of the team that won gold in Athens eight years ago, got the Americans off to a flying start and was the first in the field to hand over the baton.

Felix, who ran a blistering second leg to set the U.S. on their way to gold in Beijing, extended that advantage to some 15 metres by the middle of the back straight on her lap.

Francena McCorory increased it further and with individual 400 metres champion Richards-Ross waiting for her at the end of her lap, only a botched baton handover was going to stop the Americans.

The transition was smooth, however, and when Richards-Ross entered the home straight, it looked like the American women might break records on successive evenings.

Richard-Ross, who won her fourth Olympic gold, came up just short but was well clear of the Russians, who finished second for silver in 3:20.23, and Jamaica who claimed bronze in 3:20.95.

Syrian expelled LONDON (Reuters) - A Syrian athlete was expelled from the Olympics yesterday after testing positive for a banned substance, taking the gloss off a golden day at the Games when Usain Bolt returned to action and Mexico stunned Brazil to win the men’s soccer final 2-1.

Ghfran Almouhamad, who competed in the women’s 400 metres hurdles, was the 11th athlete to be thrown out since the start of the Olympic period which began on July 16.

The 10-strong Syrian team has attracted

considerable media attention during London 2012, less for its sporting achievements than the bloody conflict raging at home between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

Politics also crashed the party on the penultimate day of the Games when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called for a South Korean soccer player to be banned from a medal ceremony after he held up a poster referring to his country’s long-running territorial dispute with Japan.

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Britain’s “Bolt on water” wins gold

Brilliant Farah surges to golden double LONDON (Reuters) Britain’s Mo Farah produced a sensational late charge to win the Olympic 5,000 metres title in a pulsating race yesterday and claim his second gold medal of the London Games.

Farah became the seventh man to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m events at the same Olympics with a blistering last lap that took him over the line in 13 minutes 41.66 seconds amid deafening roars from the ecstatic home crowd.

“I wanted a gold medal for each of my two girls on the way. They could come any day now! It has all worked out well. Two gold medals. Who would have thought that?”

Farah said as the spectators chanted his name.

Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia, this year’s fastest man, finished in a time of 13:41.98 in silver with Kenya’s Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa in

bronze. Reminiscent of the thunderous roars that filled the Olympic stadium a week ago to pull Farah across the line, the 29-year-old timed his race to perfection once more and delivered a second gold by virtue of another courageous dash to the finish.

Having been pushed about in the qualifying heats Farah had stayed out of trouble at the back of the pack in a slow set of opening laps and resisted the temptation to kick on when the pace picked up at the halfway stage.

With around two laps remaining and showing no signs of the tired legs he had admitted to in qualifying, he made his move to huge roars from the crowd. Farah picked up the pace and worked hard to see off a number of late challenges before accelerating away from Gebremeskel on the home straight to cross the line. An elated Farah began

Mo Farah his celebrations by doing a few sit-ups before running to greet the crowd and hugging his coach Alberto Salazar, who has helped turn Farah into a world-class athlete since he moved to America in 2011 to work with him.

Super bikers stage ‘Invasion’ Party to raise funds for CMRC participation Club Monaco, one of the leading night clubs in the country, is the venue for the ‘Invasion’ Party which is

being organized by six of the leading local Super bike riders who will be using the occasion to raise funds for

MEDAL TABLE Country United States China Great Britain Russia Korea Germany France Hungary Australia Italy Japan Netherlands Kazakhstan New Zealand Iran Ukraine Jamaica Cuba DPR Korea Spain Brazil Belarus

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Gold 43 38 28 21 13 11 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Silver 29 27 15 25 7 19 10 4 16 6 14 6 0 3 5 4 4 3 0 9 4 4

Bronze 29 21 19 30 7 14 12 5 11 8 17 8 3 5 3 7 4 3 2 4 7 5

Total 101 86 62 76 27 44 32 17 34 21 37 20 9 13 12 15 12 10 6 16 14 12

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their trip to participate in the second leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC), at Bushy Park in Barbados.

The event will be held on Saturday, August 18 and motor racing fans all across Guyana are being asked to support the venture as the locals led by defending Caribbean champion Stephen ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira attempt to not only recapture the crown, but showcase their skills and dominate the rest of their regional counterparts.

Apart from Vieira, the other riders selected to represent Guyana are Carlos Rodrigues, Maurice Menezes, Joel Neblett, Ricardo Fagundes and Carey Griffith.

According to a member of the Organisers, the price of admission is $2,000, while a fee of $3,000 will be charged for those desirous of entering the VIP Lounge.

DORNEY, England (Reuters) - Dubbed “Usain Bolt on water”, Britain’s Ed McKeever powered to victory in the men’s K1 200 in front of thousands of screaming fans yesterday to take the first gold awarded in the new shorter and more explosive Olympic distance.

McKeever, a trainee accountant from the southwestern English town of Bradford on Avon, said that having won gold he was now more willing to accept the nickname given to him by the British media.

“Luckily I’ve got the gold medal to go with it,” the unassuming winner told reporters on the side of the lake. “I’m more willing of that

Led by Jaqueline Carvalho, who top-scored in the match with 18 points, Brazil claimed their second women’s volleyball title with a 11-25 25-17 25-20 25-17 victory.

“There are no words for this emotion,” said Brazil’s libero Fabiana Oliveira, who broke down in floods of tears after the match. “We love this, we live this both on and off the court.”

The gold medal was all the sweeter for Brazil, after they

were heavily criticised in the group stages following losses to the United States and South Korea that had pushed them close to elimination.

“The critics that we had at the beginning were important for us to grow,” Oliveira added. “Being second was never an option.

We’re gonna enjoy this a lot.”

Brazil fans were rocking in the aisles of the Earls Court arena as their team completed

hands through the water, before waving to the grandstands.

Spain’s Saul Craviotto Rivero took the silver and Canada’s Mark de Jonge the bronze.

“This morning I woke up feeling like a kid at Christmas waiting to get his presents, and I am going to go and get those presents in a minute,” McKeever told the BBC after his victory, nodding in the direction of the podium.

Clive Lloyd to deliver keynote address as ECCB annual Cricket Academy opens Cricketers along the East Coast corridor will convene at the Lusignan Community Centre tomorrow morning to conform to the registration process as the East Coast Cricket Board launches the 11th edition of its annual Cricket Academy, slated to get underway one day later, on Tuesday August 13 from 09:00hrs.

Former West Indies cricket captain, Clive Lloyd will deliver the feature address and consequently declare the proceedings open. Activities will be held over a 2 weeks period under the theme ‘Cricket - Professionalism and Healthy Life style,’ and are for children 12-16 years old.

Over fifty aspiring cricketers, drawn from Ogle to Abary, are expected to participate in the programme.

Organizers have also intimated that participants will enjoy interaction with senior national cricketers who will grace the forum with their presence.

While there, the seniors will introduce the youngsters to the technicalities of the

Brazil retain women’s volleyball gold LONDON (Reuters) Brazil survived a shaky start to upset the United States and retain the Olympic women’s volleyball title they won four years ago in Beijing.

The U.S., ranked number one in the world, handed their opponents a volleyball schooling in the first set, but Brazil, who saved six match points in their quarter-final against Russia, kept their composure to turn the match on its head.

tagline. “After the start, I was kind of out clean and I just held on. My main emotion was probably relief.”

The sprint over 200 metres and lasting around 36 seconds is designed to increase interest in the sport, with the canoeists taking around three strokes per second in a fast and dramatic fight for the line.

McKeever, who had started the race as a favourite after emerging from the heats as the fastest qualifier, powered off the start in blustery head-wind conditions to take a lead over the rest of the field.

He punched the air as he crossed the line around 0.25 seconds ahead and ran his

a rousing victory that they hope will be the first part of a golden volleyball double with their men’s team playing Russia in the final on Sunday.

“They started serving much more aggressively, in all honesty they were better than us. They were pressing us and we didn’t really respond as well as we should have done,” U.S coach Hugh McCutcheon said.

Japan beat South Korea 30 earlier on Saturday to win bronze.

sport while sharing their experiences on the national field.

Several resource persons will entertain thought provoking discussions on cricket related and other topics during the proceedings.

They include University of Guyana lecturer, Professor Tota Mangar, who will speak on the history of West Indies cricket.

Davtirth Anandjit will discuss the laws of cricket while Sidartha Anandjit will deal with the intricacies of the scoring system.

Officers from the Cove and John Police Station will tutor the aspiring cricketers on road safety practices, while former President of the Malteenoes Sports Club, Claude Raphael, will discuss careers in cricket.

Participants will also receive tutoring in drugs and sports (Darshanand Rampersaud), Importance of Education (Region 4 Regional Education Officer), Leadership and Sportsmanship (Roger Harper), HIV and Teenage Sex

(Runuka Anandjit), Food and Nutrition (Ministry of Health personnel), Social Etiquette/ Grooming (Penelope Harris) and Discipline (Ronald Williams). Daniel Richmond and Latchman Yadram are the coaches.

The organizers are indeed grateful for the support received from the corporate community and wish to express heartfelt gratitude to those individuals and organizations. These include Ansa McAl, B.M. Soat Auto Sales, Rockaway Auto Sales, Trophy Stall, Global Manufacturing Company (Marvex Bleach), NIDECA Investments, Elizabeth Styles, Bissan’s Trading, Daharamchand and Sons, Guyana Beverage Inc., D. Singh and Sons General Stores, Mr. Deodat Sooklall, Mr. Samaroo Jailall and the executives and members of the many clubs along the East Coast.

Activities will be coordinated by former national fast bowler, Robert Adonis with assistance from national cricket coach, Latchman Yadram.

Lashmanova wins gold, sets world record in 20km walk LONDON (Reuters) Russian Yelena Lashmanova won gold in the Olympic women’s 20 kilometres walk in a world record time of one hour 25 minutes two seconds on Saturday.

Compatriot and 2008 champion Olga Kaniskina took the silver seven second behind after being overtaken

by Lashmanova in the final

few metres having led from the start. China’s Qieyang Shenjie was third for the bronze medal.

Three-times world champion Kaniskina had been aiming to become the first woman to retain the 20km walk title but crossed the line in obvious pain and was limping as she congratulated her younger team mate.

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Maurice Enmore is Guyana’s first WC Captain Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his series of features on Guyana’s World Cup Football players. Today we are pleased to share with you information on Maurice Enmore.

The first time Guyana contested a World Cup qualifier dates back to July 4, 1976 against Suriname at the GCC Ground, Bourda and the man wearing the Captaincy armband was Santos player, Maurice Enmore. In that game, Guyana humbled their old nemesis 2-0.

The Santos stalwart’s first match in senior National colours was a 4-1 loss to Suriname in Paramaribo, September 1971 in the CONCACAF series.

His second outing for the National team also ended in defeat this time by a 3-2 margin in the CONCACAF return fixture at GCC Ground, Bourda. The following year, 1972, the Ken Gibbs led National team toured French Guiana and contested four matches.

In 1973 he featured in Internationals against Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, French Guiana, Hull City, Jamaica and Suriname, all these matches were contested locally.

In 1975, Enmore replaced Ken Gibbs as National Captain for two friendly Internationals against Bare of Brazil and Texaco of Trinidad

- former Guyana International 1971 - 1979 & Tobago. His first tour as National Captain was to Brazil with the World Cup Squad in 1976.

His next series as National Captain was against the mighty Cubans in May, 1976.

Enmore’s men then halted Alex Ferguson’s unbeaten Caribbean run when Guyana defeated Scottish Division One team St. Mirren 2-0 at GCC, Bourda.

St. Mirren had earlier defeated Regional Powerhouse Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados before they travelled to Guyana.

His greatest moment as National Captain came in Guyana’s first World Cup match July 4, 1976; a 2-0 triumph against Suriname. His celebrations were however short lived because Guyana lost the return game 3-0 in Paramaribo.

Still shell shocked from the “Knack them three” debacle in Suriname, Enmore’s men then lost a two match International series to Curacao at Bourda.

The following year, playing under the Captaincy of Earl O’Neal, Enmore competed in Internationals against Trinidad & Tobago (3), Barbados (3) and Cuba’s Under-23 against whom they

played four matches.

In 1978, Enmore was belatedly omitted from the National squad that toured Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. His presence was surely missed as Guyana suffered losses in both matches played in Bridgetown, 1-0 and 2-0 respectively. In Port of Spain the National Team was trounced 3-0 and 5-1.

So it was no surprise when the Santos maestro returned to the National fray against Suriname for the Caribbean Nations Cup Series, July 1978. His next International series was against Kwang Tung Provincial team of China at

GCC. The 1978 Caribbean X1 read: Leroy Spann (T&T), Steve Pierre (T&T), Bert Neptune (T&T), Earl Carter (T&T), Siegfried Rustenburg (Suriname), Franklyn Borgia (Suriname), Federick Jarden (Suriname), Roy George (Suriname), Renaldo Entingh (Suriname), Mervyn Richards (Antigua), Clyde ‘Oiler’ Watson (Guyana), Earl O’Neal (Guyana), Clive Nedd (Guyana), Maurice Enmore (Guyana) and Keith Niles ( Guyana).

Enmore’s last International in 1978 was played against the touring Russian Textile Team. He was included in Guyana 1979

Maurice Enmore in the 1970’s

squad but the team withdrew from the Nations Cup Tournament. His final International series was played for Santos Football Club against Trinidad’s Defence Force in the CONCACAF Club Championship, 1981.

International Tours: 1971 Suriname – CONCACAF Series 1976 Brazil - with World Cup Squad 1976 Suriname - World Cup Qualifier 1978 Suriname - Caribbean Nations Cup 1981 Trinidad CONCACAF Club Championship 1986 Canada - Robbies International Under-19 Tournament 1986 Suriname - CFU Under-19 Tournament

Golden Jaguars’ forward Carl Cort signs for Tampa Bay Rowdies FC North American Soccer League Club Tampa Bay Rowdies have announced that they have signed forward Carl Cort, pending League approval. Carl Cort a recent addition to the Golden Jaguars Squad had strong performances against Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico as well as the recent Costa Rica game for Guyana.

Cort (6’4", 172), who hails from London, England, and

has a mother born in Georgetown, Guyana spent five seasons with Newcastle of the English Premier League for £7 Million after being signed by manager Bobby Robson from Wimbledon FC to a five-year contract in the summer of 2000.

He was purchased for £3 Million by Wolverhampton Wanderers over the course of four seasons from 2004-07 and tallied 32 goals. In the 2004– 05 season; he notched up 16

Results from third round of Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament KINGSTON, Jamaica – Summarised scores from the third round of matches in the Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament on Saturday here: At Kensington Park: Grenada beat St. Lucia by three wickets Scores: ST. LUCIA 80 for seven off 20 overs (Yasmine St. Ange 14, Brendalin Alcide 13, Nerissa Crafton 12, Chemeka Abraham 10; Carena Noel 2-20) GRENADA 81 for seven off 20 overs (Afy Fletcher 34 not out, Debbie Ann Lewis 14; Verena Felicien 2-10, Marlene Preville 2-14) At Chedwin Park: Barbados beat T&T by five wickets Scores: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 119 for five off 20 overs (Amanda Samaroo 29, Britney Cooper 21, Deandra Dottin 19, Stacy Ann King 16, Merissa Aguilleira 11 not out) BARBADOS 123 for five off 20 overs (Kycia Knight 42,

Danielle Small 30, Pamela Lavine 16, Kyshonna Knight 13, Shaquana Quintyne 10 not out; Anisa Mohammed 2-21, Alexander 2-26) At Kensington Park: St. Vincent & the Grenadines beat Dominica by 50 runs Scores: ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 127 for five off 20 overs (Samantha Lynch 46, Clea Hoyte 28 not out, Crystal John 16, Cordel Jack 12; Shanita Graham 2-23) DOMINICA 77 off 20 overs (Pearl Etienne 26, Junicar Valentine 10; Latoya Providence 2-11) At Chedwin Park: Jamaica beat Guyana by 24 runs Scores: JAMAICA 109 for five off 20 overs (Stafanie Taylor 49, Jodian Morgan 33 retired hurt; Tremayne Smartt 3-21, Joann Vansertima 2-21) GUYANA 85 for four off 20 overs (June Ogle 36 not out, Shemaine Campbell 26; Shanel Daley 2-16)

goals in 40 appearances and the following season added nine goals in the first 11 matches for Wolverhampton.

Born in London of Guyanese descent, he also played for the England Under21 team and most recently for League One side Brentford. He has also previously played for Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Leicester City, UD Marbella and Norwich City.

Goldenjags.com spoke to Carl yesterday moments after he put pen to paper on his new contract with Tampa Bay. Cort said: “I am happy to be signing with Tampa Bay and am looking forward to testing

Carl Cort myself and play football here in the USA. Playing in the USA has been an ambition of mine and I’m looking forward to contributing right away.

He continued: “I would like to thank my friend and agent Faizal (Khan) for his help as well as my team mate John Paul ‘JP’ (Rodrigues) in helping this move to Tampa happen.”

CFU U20 WCQ...

Guyana lose to SVG 1-3; Suriname thump T&T 3-0 Guyana’s Under-20 footballers suffered their second loss in as many matches when play in the Caribbean Football Union Under-20 World Cup Qualifying competition continued on Thursday evening at Victoria Park, Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

Already losing their opening game to Trinidad and Tobago 1-2, the young Guyanese did not get it right again and went down to the home team in a game that saw the goal keeper blunders costing the team.

Based on reports from St. Vincent, the first two goals by D. John 32nd minute and N. Hoyte in the 43rd were both long range shots from outside the box.

Guyana were able to reduce the deficit in the 69th minute through a goal from Beneakaman Smartt.

But the two goal cushion was restored by the home team with 7 minutes to full time when substitute goalie Romario James was caught advancing off his line and quick thinking from J. Toppin saw the young Vincy Heat player sealing the game for his team.

In the other game played, Suriname upset the young Soca Warriors 3-0, D. Apai scored the brace (49, 77), while S. Eduard opened the scoring in the 33rd minute.

Guyana will play their final game of the group today against Suriname from 17:30hrs with the feature clash between T&T and St. Vincent.

Sunday August 12, 2012

By Edison Jefford Various writers, aficionados, enthusiasts and even concerned citizens have lamented and in some instances, exposed, time immemorial, the tragic natural of sport development in Guyana in so far as it has become seemingly clichéd to lend voice to what appears to be an inflexible phenomenon.

But, in the words of Martin Carter in his poem: ‘Looking at my hands’: “No! I will not still my voice! I have too much to claim-”. Stakeholders, who are seriously concerned about the development of sports, must not still their voices. It is time for widespread demands for change.

It is obvious, following Guyana’s virtual embarrassment at the London Olympic Games that had creditable performances from every other Caribbean country, that there is an absence of a plan to propel Guyana onto international podiums at the highest levels of sport.

We, and when I say ‘we’ I mean all those who are stakeholders in one form or the other, whether writers, enthusiasts, aficionados and/ or entrepreneurs, must collectively renounce what I believed started many years ago and was proliferated in London. General apathy in moving Guyana ahead as a regional and international force in sport must be renounced.

We must no longer still our voices. There is too much at stake, too much to claim; administrators cannot parade on a tour at the expense of

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the embarrassment of a nation. The graveyard of talents is filled with athletes, who given the right impulsion from administrators and Government, could have gone on to repeated success internationally.

In the continued absence of a clear plan and purpose, Guyana’s role in London was reduced to being mere participatory. Any nation worth its national pride and identity, which sport uniquely connects domestically and globally, will not allow this charade to continue.

Tai Payne, who I must publicly express condolences to on the loss of his mother; Oliver Phillips, Kwame Ceasar, Dion Barker, Adlin Ralph among several other track athletes; and Shen Fung, Dorian Massay, Carlton Narine, Christie Campbell, among the field athletes must have watched the London Olympic Games and at least two others before with grave indifference, knowing that with attention from relevant administrators they could have been on an Olympic podium.

Julian Edmonds, Gavin Hope, Colin Boyce, Gem Barrow amid loads of other athletes outside my generation must have also felt that indifference derived from unnecessary self-pity and conferred regret for being unable to maximise their Godgiven potential.

I have referenced athletics because it is the culture I grew up in, being the son of arguably the best sprinter this country has ever produced.

But the graveyard of athletic talents extend to every discipline with individuals who internalise on a daily basis what they could have been if attention was given to them to facilitate their progress and development.

In the height of my father, the late Elton Jefford, career, he toppled the best in the

Caribbean with victories over Trinidad and Tobago’s 100m Olympic Gold Medallist, Hasley Crawford and Jamaica’s Donald Quarrie. He even out-sprinted a top American sprinter, who was the number one printer in the world at the time (Sport statistician, Charwayne Walker will reveal details of these performances in his analysis sometime in the future).

But such was the athletic prowess emanating from Guyana from my father onwards. When my father was injured in the Caribbean, it unfortunately forced the withdrawal of a full scholarship to Idaho State University in the United States of America.

Yes, Guyana has had lots of athletes going overseas to take up scholarship offers.

However, the results returned from those athletes have been untoward because of the regrettable situation that is conferred upon them; a situation that forces them to make the critical choice between athletics and academics in the absence of substantial support from the administration, and in the need to secure a professional future.

It is a choice that always looms, but our athletes are forced to make them too soon. What Jamaica has done, for instance, is to ensure that their athletes in US colleges are supported so that they are able to maximise their athletic potential without the early worry of work; Jamaican athletes train and study without the stress of financial sustenance.

Jamaica has long become the athletic standard of the Caribbean; their models, their attitude, their nationalism and sport culture has permeated other Caribbean countries.

Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and now Grenada are enjoying the

West Indies U-19 summarised scores August 11 Bridgetown, Barbados — Trinidad and Barbados were locked in a good contest, while Jamaica were on top of the Leewards and Guyana and the Windwards were in an interesting position heading into the final day of the game.

Here are the summarised scores on the second day of the fourth round of matches in the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 three-day tournament yesterday: At Kensington Oval: Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 337-8 declared (Ewart Nicholson 110, Stephan Wharwood 61, Anthony Simmons 40; Akeem Jordan 4-78) Barbados 110-1 (Shayne Moseley 49 not out, Clint St Hill 39)

At Queen’s Park: Guyana vs Windward Islands Guyana 147 all out (Shimron Hetmeyer 40, Ricardo Adams 37, Shawn Pereira 31; Preston McSween 4-55, Larry Edward 3-19) and 167-5 (Chanderpaul Hemraj 40, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 26, Shawn Pereira 26 not out) Windward Islands 200 all out (Tarryck Gabriel 80, Keone George 44; Shawn Pereira 5-71, Gudakesh Motie 4-70) At Friendship: Jamaica vs Leeward Islands Jamaica 390-8 declared (Bryan Gayle 134, Kerry Holness 97, Aldaine Thomas 72, Colin Archibald 3-76) Leeward Islands 79-7 (Duane Webbe 26; Oshane Walters 4-26)

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results of establishing meaningful ways in which athletes are supported to become the best they can be.

I have been in many circles during these Olympics and I have heard all the negative comments on our athletes. Some enthusiasts missed the boat completely when they laid the blame squarely at the feet of our athletes, who perform with little or no support from Government. It is a farce to believe that Guyana will get results without support mechanisms.

Aliann Pompey has been to four Olympic Games for Guyana, from Sydney, Australia to Athens, Greece to Beijing, China to London, England over the last 12 years; Pompey could have been a medallist in Athens in 2004, two years after she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in England.

However, following her Commonwealth performance, Pompey was merely the recipient of the ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ award. Unfortunately, that award was not followed with substantial financial support that would have enabled Pompey to avoid having to work in New York, train and compete at blue-ribbon events.

It is not an easy process to work fulltime, train and compete at the highest levels.

It is adverse to professional sports. Notwithstanding the meagre Olympic Solidarity

grant, Pompey never got the kind of sustenance required to ensure she give Guyana an Olympic medal.

Pompey did the best she could have done in the circumstances. She relit hope for Guyana when she won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Yet, there was no support from this administration to ensure she goes out with a last hurrah in London.

Suffice it to say that Guyana’s sport culture or lack thereof is responsible for the death of too many talents.

Suffice it to say that when racial bias, prejudices and preference guide administrators’ investment and interest, the outcome can only be international embarrassment as what obtained in England over the last two weeks.

The dawn of a new era seemed imminent when the sod for the Synthetic Track and Field Facility was turned.

Time has progressed from the sod-turning occasion to the foundation infrastructural works to accommodate the track, but nothing else has happened.

Phase 1 of the facility that was expected to take a few months to be completed has now taken an unprecedented year and a half and counting.

The weather was blamed for the delay. But the track further underlines how sport is approached at the administrative echelons.

Guyana’s first synthetic facility was placed at Leonora,

a non-traditional athletics community to begin with, bypassing options such as the National Park track, which is in need of urgent works and which many athletes frequent for training daily. The National Park or any other location in central Georgetown would have been ideal for the country’s first synthetic track.

If the plan was decentralisation, then Linden, given its rich athletic history, would have also been perfect.

Buts lets accept that ‘half a loaf of bread is better than none at all’, and conclude that the synthetic track will be built after all; it would have been practical to hasten this process so that an ill-fated record can at least see some sort of rejuvenation.

But then again there is not an impressive resume for timely completion of critical sport projects; reference is made to the Aquatics Centre that took just about five years to be completed and still had several important components missing such as the warm-up pool, international lounges for guests and perhaps springboards for diving as standard components.

Lack of serious impetus and widespread apathy toward non-constituent disciplines is preventing Guyana from Olympic medals.

Stakeholders must point their fingers in the right directions.

It is time for the closure of the overfilled graveyard of sport talents.

Digicel recognises support from Kamarang community Recognised as one of the leading corporate entities to assist in the development of sport locally, Digicel last Friday, repaid the Kamarang community for the overwhelming support given, during the staging of the recently concluded Nationwide Schools Football Competition.

Representing the company at the occasion was Events and Sponsorship Manager Gavin Hope, who in his remarks thanked the community for its support during the competition, referring to it as awesome and unrivalled.

Hope told the audience at the Kamarang Community Centre during the staging of the Upper Mazaruni InterDistrict Games that the Company was very appreciative of their support and for that they decided to present them with a Plaque. Regional Education Officer Lemuel Thomas received the Plaque on behalf

Digicel’s Events and Sponsorship Manager Gavin Hope (left) hands over the Plaque to Regional Education Officer Lemuel Thomas last Friday at the Kamarang Community Centre. of the community.

Additionally, Hope, who had promised on a previous visit that Digicel would conduct a feasibility study to determine whether or not the community situated in Region 7 could be provided with the cellular service held true to that undertaking and took two personnel who did a pre-

liminary study of the area and will report on a later date.

Digicel also made a contribution through the provision of a trophy for the winning female team and a cash prize of $50,000 for the football competition.

Hope assured that the relationship between the two will remain and even strengthened.

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Seven Seas/Geddes Grant Nat. Park Cycling Meet...

Raynauth Jeffrey comes up trump in feature & juvenile races

By Franklin Wilson It was all the Raynauth Jeffery show yesterday at the Inner Circuit of the National Park when the 9th annual Seven Seas / Geddes Grant sponsored 11-race cycling programme was held.

Jeffrey scorched the field to win the feature school boys & novices 35-lap contest in One Hour 17 Minutes 29.96 Seconds.

Along with veteran Junior Niles (2nd overall), Paul DeNobrega (3rd) and Kestor Croal who copped the 4th place, they lapped the entire field in what can be described as a vintage performance by the quartet.

Jeffrey, who took 3 of the eight prime prizes, signaled his winning intentions early in the race as he sped out into the lead on the first lap.

Fellow junior DeNobrega was not prepared as is the norm among our cyclists, to sit back and allow Jeffery to build any substantial lead, so he connected with him on lap 2. On lap 10 Jeffrey unfortunately suffered a puncture but his determination and desire to top the field saw him reconnecting back with leader DeNobrega, one lap later. On lap 14, the pair was joined by Niles and Croal and the rest is now history.

Jeffrey, conscious that

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Seven Seas Product Specialist Karen Connell (2nd right) pose with race officials and the top performers yesterday following the presentation. his sprinting ability is still a work in process, did not leave anything to chance and on the penultimate lap (34) broke away from his colleagues and they never pursued him as he crossed the line all alone.

Yesterday’s Meet saw the junior riders dominating the top spots in the feature race taking four of the top 6, Raul Leal and Hector Edwards Jr. were 5th and 6th respectively. Like Jeffrey, DeNobrega took 3 of the prime prizes with Croal pocketing the other two.

Earlier, Jeffrey was the

top rider in the juvenile 10lap contest winning in 22 Minutes 00.91 Seconds.

DeNobrega was again s e c o n d w i t h L i n d e n ’s Michael Anthony 3rd.

Also in winners row earlier was veteran Junior Niles, who won the Under50 5-lap event ahead of Kennard Lovell and Shameer Baksh.

In remarks after the event which saw the top six riders in the feature event and the top three from the other races receiving hampers containing Seven Seas products; Product

Raynauth Jeffrey eases to the finish line unchallenged.

(Franklin Wilson photo)

Specialist Karen Connell expressed Geddes Grant’s commitment to the

continued support of the event and the development of cyclists in Guyana.

Connell also assisted with the presentation of prizes to the cyclists.

Paruima women, Kamarang men crowned champions

Paruima heroines pose for Kaieteur Sport following the completion of the presentation ceremony Friday last.

Hosts Kamarang display their hardware for Kaieteur Sport shortly after receiving the championship trophy on Friday.

By Rawle Welch After walking up and down mountains for three excruciating days from their hometown village of Paruima just to participate in the Upper Mazaruni Inter-District Games, Paruima women returned to their village as true heroines after

capturing the title in dramatic fashion from Waramadong on F r i d a y, a t t h e K a m a r a n g Community Centre ground.

The remote village situated in Region 7 near the Venezuelan border is where the female giants of Amerindian ancestry call home and they stood tall in the face of stiff

opposition against a team that enjoyed partisan support to beat them 1-0 through a goal off the boot of Dualinda Henrito in the 69th minute of play.

They had to survive a brave display by Waramadong to prevail much to the delight of their sprinkling of supporters, who

braved difficult terrain and waterways to be present at their first appearance in the tournament.

Kamarang squeezed past Paruima 1-0 courtesy of a well placed left-foot shot from junior standout McCurd Crammer to claim the Men’s final. Crammer r e p r e s e n t e d Wa r a m a d o n g

Secondary School in the Digicel School Competition recently.

In the Women’s final, both teams looked technically balanced and equal and delighted the large turnout of fans with some wonderful display of skills, but they both failed to penetrate the (Continued on page 56)

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RECORD BREAKERS: Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Nesta Carter and Michael Frater celebrate by their world record time (AP).

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U.S. team pose for photos after they won the women's 4x400m relay final at the London 2012 Olympic Games. REUTERS KAI PFAFFENBACH.

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