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Bandit killed in

Pg 7

shootout with police A wounded Odel Chase minutes before he died

Dead: Odel Chase

NCN scandal…

Cop on bail for Monies from Trawler offalleged rape cricket deal with loading fuel of girl, 14 NTN 69 missing explodes Pg 6

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Pg 9

Govt. pays New GPC six times retail cost for pharmaceuticals ...

- APNU’s Dr George Norton

Probe needed into all drug supply contracts Pg 17

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Tuesday June 12, 2012

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Trawler offloading fuel explodes The injured Venezuelans at Ogle

Four Venezuelan seamen were badly burned on Sunday at Morawhanna, N o r t h We s t D i s t r i c t following an explosion aboard a trawler.

The injured men were

identified as Domingo Ruiz, Antonio Zabala, Gonzales Angol and Zaul Eli. They have been admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

There are reports that the

men were involved in an illegal fuel transaction when the mishap occurred.

Kaieteur News understands that three other crewmen were unhurt.

According to reports, the

crewmen were in the engine room pumping fuel onto their trawler last Sunday morning when the pump began to malfunction. They were reportedly attempting to rectify the problem when

an explosion occurred in the engine room.

The injured men were rushed to the Mabaruma Hospital before being transported by plane to Ogle around 17:00 hrs yesterday.

Kaieteur News observed that three of the men had sustained burns to there faces, upper bodies and limbs. Two ambulances then transported them to the GPHC.

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Letters... Where your views make the news

Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana.

Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: Adam Harris Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210

EDITORIAL

Failing the expectant mothers Every woman who dies in childbirth is a case worthy of investigation. Childbirth is one of the most natural things in the world. There may be complications and even in the most advanced countries people die. However, it is not by accident that the developed countries record fewer maternal deaths than the developing countries.

Similarly, babies born with complications have a greater chance of life if they are born in the developed world. And so we come to a recent statement by Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran that there is no cause for concern because the number of maternal deaths at this time is on par with the figure for last year.

Back in 2010, there was a spate of maternal deaths. The records would show that about thirty per cent of the women who went to the Skeldon Hospital to give birth died during the latter quarter of the year.

This should have set off the alarm bells and it did. The government mounted an investigation, the details of which remain a state secret, probably of the damning finds.

Although promised, the media are still to get any detail of that investigation.

Of what little is known from the reports out of Skeldon, the findings reveal that there were improper record keeping; nurses appeared to be among the least interested in the delivery of babies; patients were neglected because nurses slept rather than attend to the expectant mother and of course, the speedy presence of a doctor should a crisis develop was lacking.

Skeldon was not alone. Maternity cases came from Linden where the government spent millions of dollars to build a brand new hospital that would have been the main referral hospital in that corner of the country. However, it would seem that the hospital has not been upgraded to the level of a referral hospital largely because of the quality of staff that operates there.

The result is that maternity cases have had to be transferred to the city. Some died along the way. When the government examined the reports, and it must be noted that the first reports from the Linden Hospital were long in submission, the findings were no different from what operated at the Skeldon Hospital.

The government says that there must be monthly reports that should be forwarded directly to Cabinet. Knowing that Guyana is never big on enforcement, one must wonder whether these reports are routinely submitted to Cabinet.

If that is indeed the case then the government is no nearer to ascertain the reasons for the spike in maternal deaths.

Dr Ramsaran does not see a problem once the figures are no higher than last year. But those figures were high enough, in fact, too high. If one were to examine the statistics as these relate to maternal deaths one may very well find that more women are dying these days. This may be an indictment on the quality of medical service on offer.

At one time, clinics were capable of determining the ability of women to deliver naturally. If they found that the women had developed ante natal diabetes or elevated blood pressure they were able to advise the mother on things like diet. We would like to believe that the older staff members at the clinics may still be able to do this but not all these clinics have these senior staff.

For example, one senior nurse must monitor clinics between La Bonne Intention and Paradise. East Coast Demerara. At the same time the government is boasting that its nursing programme is churning out more nurses than ever before. This statement has already attracted more than a fair share of criticism. Suffice to say that the training programme has been likened to preparing people for work in a killing squad. And mothers are dying.

Just two days ago there was a report that doctors at a private medical institution were called on to perform a hysterectomy on a woman who had given birth at the country’s main referral centre. Whether such cases are on par with last year and therefore reason for the Minister to exhibit no concern is cause for alarm.

Whither the Caribbean Civilization?

DEAR EDITOR, As I watched West Indies cricketer, Denesh Ramdin, celebrate his century at Edgbaston with a scrawled note addressed to Vivian Richards, I experienced multiple emotions—dismay, hurt, shame, anger.

I wondered aloud about the conditions of our Caribbean. Even as I willed myself to condemn Ramdin, my intellectual and political instincts steered me in another direction. Whither the Caribbean Civilization?

Fifty years after the beginning of our formal independence from centuries of human degradation, have we done justice to our independence?

I spent all of Sunday searching our historical narrative, trying to find the origins of Ramdin’s moment.

Is it somewhere in the bowels of those cruel plantations, which have been so overpowering in shaping our collective impulses?

Is it located in our more recent post-colonial collisions with the demons of that plantation past? Does it lie in what some think is our collective retreat from our responsibility to our own freedom tradition?

Despite recent attempts at discourses, devoid of historical consciousness, the linkage of cricket to Caribbean self-definition, survival and socio-cultural affirmation seems to be still widely

acknowledged. But we have been haunted these last two decades by the inability of the West Indies teams to continue the tradition of overcoming.

In some respects we have allowed the lack of success to dull our better instincts.

For some of us it’s the fear that we may after all not be up to the task of freedom.

If our triumph on the cricket field in the period of decolonization and early independence signaled to ourselves and the rest of the world that we are capable of moving beyond the imposed limits on our humanity, then what does our prolonged plunge tell us about our sustainability as a society in meeting harsh challenges of past-coloniality.

If the lack of success on the cricket field is often too difficult to bear, the tone and content of the recent discourses have been more troubling. A visitor from another planet would be hardpressed to believe that he or she is observing the product of a society, which has been central to the production of a global knowledge and culture.

From scholar to politician to journalist, we seem incapable of articulating a narrative of our cricket condition that offers us the space to re-define the freedom quest and resume the freedom march. The empty, simplistic celebrationdeification and assassinationdemonization of our cricketers

A case of one step forward and two backward DEAR EDITOR, I read two letters of frustration about the quality of life in present-day Guyana, one about a village called ‘Paradise’, which, according to its state as described, should be renamed ‘Purgatory’.

It was depressing to read in one letter that “we have made giant leaps to nowhere”, and there seem to be no signs of a possible solution. In fact, we have a contrast of haves and have-nots, coupled with a racial divide.

Analysing our predicament, we find a curious succession of leaders since 1966. First, a coalition of PNC and UF - a mixture of socialism and capitalism.

A few years later there was a falling out which resulted in a split. The PNC, under the leadership of a charismatic man and gifted speaker, eventually introduced measures which caused great hardship to the population - one section of which had never before experienced such hardship.

Some years later, another leader was in place, and tried

to moderate or reverse some of the harsh policies and implement gentler ones. This involved a devaluation of the currency, when people’s money became confetti overnight, and it was downhill from then on.

A few years later, came a regime change of an entirely different complexion, led by an elder statesman, a dedicated patriot.

Five years later, he was no more. Apparently, taken by surprise, the leadership seemed to try its best at first to keep things on an even keel and then lost its way, with the ‘new kids’ doing their own thing.

They are still trying. A case of one step forward, two backward.

No one so far seems to have a clue how to stop the rot, let alone restore the community to what it once was, a country with a relatively fair and stable government.

We continue to plod on, or as Shakespeare put it “And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe and then from hour to hour we rot and rot - and thereby hangs a tale”.

Geralda Dennison

and administrators have become the substitute for sober reflection, deep analysis and intellectual and cultural production.

The daily diet of commentaries about whether the captain merits a place in the team or whether Chris Gayle should return to the team or how clueless the WICB is, though useful and necessary, have combined to create the most unimaginative narrative to emanate from our region. It is quite in order to root for your favourite cricketer or question a cricketer’s place in the team or champion the victimhood of one side of conflict. But when those become the ultimate of our collective wisdom, we are past the stage of crisis. We have stopped trying to imagine.

We have marginalized our creative instincts to the point of re-enslavement of the collective mind. Despite moments of historical memory and romance with our history of overcoming, we seem to have surrendered.

Vivian Richards and a few other voices such as Professor Hilary Beckles have attempted to critique the descent into un-imagination and to craft an alternative vision. But the rhetoric and reality of nothingness, of form rather than essence, of vulgar

individualism, of abject surrender seems to have taken strong root.

When a few weeks ago the intellectual newspaper of the region, Guyana’s Stabroek News, carried an editorial on cricket that attacked Professor Beckles in the most in-intellectual manner, it confirmed for me that we had crossed the line. And now,Denesh Ramdin’s antics.

But it’s not about Ramdin or Gayle or Sammy or Hillaire or Hunte or Gibson. It is something bigger and more fundamental. It’s not simply indiscipline or defiance or arrogance or disrespect.

Ramdin’s action is to my mind a clear manifestation of how far we have strayed from our quest for freedom.

When the primary motivation to score a century is not to propel your team to win or to intimidate or contain your opponent, but to settle scores with one who paved the way for you, we are in deep, deep trouble.

If Ramdin’s performance is the new model, then Darren Sammy should have had scores of notes to display when he reached triple figures at Trent Bridge. That he did not, should clarify for us why despite his limitation of skills, he is a thread of hope for another way.

David Hinds

Apparently nothing of historic value in Guyana is worth saving DEAR EDITOR, Where is the National Trust and what exactly is their mission? I ask these questions because it has become very apparent that nothing of historic value in Guyana is worth saving.

Nothing is sacred, nothing is worthy of preservation for future generations, and the current regime seems content to sit idly by as our history is destroyed through neglect or the wrecking ball.

My present disgust comes from seeing the picture in your newspaper of the New Amsterdam Town Hall tower being dismantled.

Purportedly this had to be done because the tower was structurally unstable. What a shame! This type of insensitivity to the historic and cultural monuments that are at the heart of who we are as a people is almost criminal.

In no other country in the world would iconic buildings of great architectural value be neglected and destroyed without some effort being made to preserve them for posterity.

When the great Cesar

Castellani’s masterpiece (the New Amsterdam Hospital) was destroyed there were many voices raised and many questions asked.

I would like with your permission to ask some of those questions again.

What are the criteria if any, for a building to be put on the national register for preservation? Why do we wait for structures like the New Amsterdam Town Hall, City Hall, the Victoria Law Courts and Saint Georges Cathedral to start falling apart before “half-hearted” attempts are made to fix them?

Many cities around the world are known for their distinctive skylines, their unique and iconic architectural wonders, and they go to great lengths to preserve and protect them as national treasures.

Unfortunately, no one seems to care in Guyana. No one seems to think that far ahead, and our government behaves like a bunch of shorttimers with utter contempt for historic and cultural values.

What a shame!

Mark Archer

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Letters... Where your views make the news Letters... Where your views make the news

That letter writer’s motive is definitely sinister

DEAR EDITOR, I must express disappointment that your publication would print such serious allegations as ‘massive corruption in the Berbice Regional Health Authority’ without any sort of investigation or investigative journalism.

Even the heading is serious.

I am sure that the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) was not given a chance to answer any of these allegations.

I do hope that my letter will be published, and given at least the same prominence as the letter signed by one A. Tahal in last Friday’s edition of the Kaieteur News.

I will try to briefly explain what even a simple investigation can reveal.

(1) In the letter it was stated that ‘There is a certain vehicle that is out of order and still receiving fuel’.

No vehicle can receive fuel if it is out of order since all vehicles have to go to the Gas Station to be fueled.

The Gas Station that is used is the Guyoil Gas Station at Palmyra, Village. When the vehicle goes there the vehicle number and the amount of fuel

is recorded. This is done by the BRHA personnel and the staff at the Gas Station – in Triplicate. A receipt is issued based on the above. This is stapled onto the page left in the book for later verification and audit.

(2) It was also stated in the letter that ‘Stuff purchased for the mental asylum, only a certain amount goes there.

The rest is being diverted to certain individual homes.’

Whenever items are needed for the National Psychiatric Hospital (Mental Aslyum), a Purchase Order is prepared and same is approved by the Regional Executive Officer, Region No. 6, and a copy is given to the supplier.

When the deliveries are made, two staff members (Storekeeper and Clerk) would check and verify the items (type and quantities) along with the representative of the supplier and same is recorded in the stores ledger.

Routine checks are done by the local administrator, spot checks by the RHA Finance Dept and Audit checks are done on a regular basis by the Auditors from the Region.

(3) It was also stated in the letter that ‘Millions of dollars in drugs are being sold to privately owned drug stores.’

First of all, the system is an integrated one, and the Region 6 bond is fully integrated with the system in the main bond.

All supplies received are verified received and as they are sent to the different facilities, the documents are updated. Combined Received and Issued Vouchers (CRIV) and Internal Stores Requisition (ISR) are used to

document the collection and sharing of the medication to all the facilities.

In addition, there are: (a) All combined received and issued vouchers (CRIV) and internal stores requisition (ISR) approved by the relevant department, and prepared, approved before issuing. (b) Monthly stock verifications done by the Superintendent of Pharmacies (c) Yearly audits by the external auditors from the RDC.

(d) Standard operating procedures set out by the Ministry of Health which are followed. (e) Visits by the Superintendent of Pharmacies to all the Health Facilities to check stock level and expiry dates of medications.

I do not know the motive(s) of the individual (if indeed it is Tahal who wrote the letter), but it is definitely sinister.

A simple visit to the RHA Office would have sufficed to get the answers, or if they

spoke to the managers of the 31 different facilities or even the staff at the Bond in Georgetown.

Anyone who has a complaint or proof of any wrongdoing in the RHA can contact the management of the RHA, the Chairman and Board of Directors of the RHA or the REO, and that is just within the region.

Melissa Ramdeen Special Projects Manager Berbice Regional Health Authority

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NCN scandal …

Monies from cricket deal with NTN 69 missing

CEO, Mohamed Sattaur

NCN’s Berbice Manager, Faizal Jaffarally

The scandal at the stateowned National Communications Network (NCN) within the last few days has now expanded to include at least one other television station.

There are also questions being asked how advertisers paid millions of dollars in cheques that were made out to high-ranking individuals attached to NCN to sponsor programmes.

Kaieteur News is now being told that the Board of Directors, which is spearheading the probe into NCN’s finances, is looking at how NTN Channel 69 may have benefitted from showing cricket matches broadcasted on Sportsmax.

Sportsmax is a Jamaicabased television channel that has the rights to sporting events transmitted throughout the Caribbean.

According to officials close to the ongoing probe, which has been prompted by widespread wrongdoings at the network, the local representative for the Sportsmax channel is NCN. This newspaper

understands that NTN Channel 69 had struck a deal with NCN to show cricket being transmitted

by Sportsmax, including the recent IPL and other games.

A probe of the payments made by NTN to the state network’s accounts has unearthed hundreds of thousands of dollars not yet paid over to NCN, months after the games would have been aired on that privately-owned station.

On Friday, NCN’s Production Manager, Martin Goolsarran, was sent on leave pending investigation.

Also under probe is Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Sattaur. The investigations are being headed by Board Chairman, Prem Misir. Goolsarran’s job would be performed by Michael Gordon, who is now Programme Coordinator.

Questions had risen over NCN’s finances after it was revealed during the 2012 National Budget debate in Parliament that the network raked in more than $500M last year. Yet it was depending on $80M in subsidy from Government this year to pay

NCN’s Chairman, Prem Misir

Sent home: Martin Goolsarran

salaries and other expenses.

Management and workers, including Sattaur, had staged a public protest after the opposition parties, AFC and APNU, reduced the $80M to $1.

prepared to speak on the matter. His office said he was in all-day meetings.

Efforts were also made to contact NCN’s Berbice Manager, Faizal Jaffarally yesterday. A female about to connect the call, slammed down the phone after learning that it was Kaieteur News.

Another male later answered and promised to relay the message to Jaffarally, a PPP/C Parliamentarian. There were no return calls from that station.

Over the weekend also, observers and concerned staff members urged the removal of the entity’s Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Sattaur, in order to facilitate the independent probe.

Kaieteur News understands that the board questioned the amount of money NCN made on the recently held GT&T Song competition.

There are reports that some of the revenues such as production costs cannot be accounted for. In fact while the NCN charged the telephone company production costs, somewhere in the vicinity of $7M, staff members who worked on the production are alleging that they were not paid.

Then there is the purchase of a multi-million-dollar outside broadcast vehicle, which is at present lying unused in the compound following its acquisition several months ago.

This newspaper was reliably informed that the vehicle which is to be used for outside radio broadcast is down for the want of several important components. The old radio Outside Broadcast vehicle is currently gathering moss in another section of the NCN compound.

According to the source, an independent investigation will also reveal that the company may have also have purchased reconditioned cameras instead of brand new ones as documented in their budgetary requests.

BACK AT WORK Over the weekend also, it was revealed that the corruption and wrongdoings at NCN, which has extended coverage in the three counties, may have reached the New Amsterdam operations.

In one case, a hire care driver, brought on for the November general elections, had ceased working in December yet every month NCN head office was sending a cheque for over $40,000. The money was being pocketed by a senior official at the station, this newspaper was told.

Staffers at the NCN Berbice office had told this newspaper that it had no driver by that name.

Yesterday, the driver, whose name was given as Zabarally Armogan was back at the station, with his car parked in the compound.

Kaieteur News has photographs of Armogan working his hire car at New Amsterdam, during the days he was supposed to be working at NCN. He is also on tape saying he stopped working at NCN since December.

Following the publication of the story on Sunday, night staffers said they had met with the station’s management at the Berbice location on Sunday where they were “threatened” with dismissal if it was found out who “secretly leaked” what was viewed as internal business of that state-owned entity.

There were also allegations of money taken in for ads, being pocketed by a senior official of that Berbice location.

DEAFENING SILENCE Yesterday, also Chairman of the NCN’s Board of Directors, Prem Misir, was not

Gloomy outlook for Brazil’s climate conference … but Guyana wants to make its mark The world’s largest environmental forum is to be held from June 20 to June 22 in Rio de Janeiro but it is unlikely that developed countries may want to agree on concrete measures that will mandate them to reduce carbon emissions.

Guyana’s team will be led

by President Donald Ramotar.

The country will be using the opportunity to press home its case of using its forests to help reduce the impact of climate change, said to be one of the world’s biggest challenges facing Governments.

Yesterday, during a key stakeholders’ meeting in preparation for the conference, government admitted that there is an air of gloom leading up to the conference.

Already, it is not likely that the US President, Barack Obama, will be attending, although U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and newly elected French President Francois Hollande, are slated to join 60,000 persons in Brazil.

According to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, there will be lessons to be learnt at that environmental forum although there is a gloomy feeling pervading the international community.

Past similar United Nations conferences at Durban, South Africa and in Copenhagen, Denmark have taken on “aspirational tones” with countries with critical issues of emissions failing to commit to measures that will help reverse the problems associated with climate change, Persaud said.

However, Guyana remains committed to sustainable development, he told the gathering of stakeholders at the Guyana International Convention Centre, Liliendaal.

Also there were Prime Minister Sam Hinds, Presidential Advisors, Navin Chandarpal and Shyam Nokta, among others. The

forum was set to be addressed by President Ramotar but he was engaged in a meeting with the Chinese Vice Premier and was unable to attend.

According to the PM, Guyana remains committed in its course of the Low Carbon Development Strategy, with the issue forcing levels of cooperation for the world to become one.

Nokta noted that climate change remains one of the biggest challenges facing governments. The problem is getting more intense and facing catastrophic proportions. Experts are projecting a temperature rise of between four per cent and six per cent by 2050.

Efforts to mitigate the emissions are far below what should be, Guyana, he said, has a plan and through its Low Carbon Development Strategy has already earned Guyana US$70M and the country may be eligible for more this year, thanks to the Norway/Guyana US$250M deal. Guyana, he said, is one of the few countries to be receiving monies to avoid deforestation.

The Rio+20 is organized by the United Nations.

The goals of the Rio +20 are essentially to safe guard the planet during the exploding global economic growth and to ensure environmental policies and procedures, become globalized in step with industry and economic growth, and addressing the “potentially catastrophic” gap between the ecological footprints of rich and poor nations.

Peripheral issues like burden on the wealthy vs. poor countries, human rights, water access will also be discussed.

Many are hopeful the conference will lay the foundation for sustainable goals, set targets for consumption and production and governance policies.

Others are dismissive, comparing it to the failed Kyoto Protocol attempt to manage climate change.

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Bandit killed in shoot-out with police A 22-year-old bandit with a long string of criminal offences was shot dead around 21:00 hrs last night following a robbery at America Street.

Odel Chase, called ‘Nines,’ of James Street, Albouystown, was wounded during a confrontation with police ranks in Sussex Street.

He succumbed to his injuries before he could receive medical attention but not before he had named his accomplices in the America Street robbery.

Kaieteur News understands that before passing away, Chase confessed that he and three accomplices robbed an America Street moneychanger of $2M earlier in the evening.

He identified his accomplices as ‘Omar’, ‘Cow’, and ‘Buck.’ They are said to be known to the police.

Police were told that they were armed.

The ranks also recovered a stolen white Toyota Sprinter which the gang had used in their getaway. However, the stolen cash was not recovered.

According to reports, the moneychanger was in America Street around 20:00 hrs when Chase and his accomplices held him at gunpoint and relieved the victim of a bag containing $2M. They kept the crowd at bay by shooting in the air.

People in the vicinity alerted the police but there was no response to the scene. They said that after waiting for some time the money changer simply walked away.

But a squad had received a message and, acting on information, raced to Humphrey’s Bakery in Ketley Street, where they tracked down the white AT192 Toyota Sprinter which the bandits had used in their getaway. It

- names three accomplices before succumbing

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Canadian banking consultant goes missing after leaving Georgetown hotel Local police are trying to locate a Canadian banking consultant who has been missing since Saturday.

Kaieteur News understands that the official, identified as Ian Parris, disappeared after leaving a well-known Georgetown hotel.

According to reports, Parris came to Guyana about a week ago and was staying at a city hotel. He was scheduled to return home on Saturday.

On Friday, the consultant left the hotel in the company of friends but did not return.

Sources said that on Saturday, security staff from the Bank of Guyana arrived at the hotel with the intention of taking Mr. Parris to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

They were then informed that he was not there, and he has not been heard from since.

A report was subsequently made at the Brickdam Police Station and investigators are trying to locate the official

The body of Odel Chase at the Georgetown hospital bore the number PNN 124. The cops trailed the vehicle up Sussex Street. Kaieteur News understands that on seeing the approaching cops, the gunmen opened fire.

In the vicinity of the ‘Island’, located near Costello Street Housing Scheme along Sussex Street, two of the gunmen exited the vehicle and fled into Le Repentir Cemetery. However, police opened fire, wounding Chase.

The mortally injured man fell into the Sussex Street canal.

The ranks hauled him to the parapet and it was during a brief interrogation that he confessed to the America Street heist. He also told the ranks that his accomplices had fled with his firearm.

Close inspection of the car revealed that the number PNN 124 was in fact false. It had been pasted over the original number PMM 2122, a car that they had hijacked earlier in the evening.

Chase has been implicated in armed robberies since he was a teen.

In April, 2009, Chase, then 19, and Ade Doobay, 25, allegedly robbed a group of students as they were studying in the Botanical Gardens. The two wounded Samantha Hollingsworth on April 25, that year with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or cause her actual bodily harm.

Reports are that Hollingsworth, 16, of Kitty, was with several other students when they were attacked by two men on a motor scooter – CE 4573. The robbers demanded the girl’s laptop computer, and shot her when she resisted.

Their lawyer, James Bond had applied for bail on the grounds that his clients were innocent of the charge and that the offence was a bailable one.

He stated that the two men were also previously

charged for robbery under arms and discharging a loaded firearm. He also disclosed that Doobay was granted bail in the sum of $350,000 when the bail application was made at the High Court. Chase was also granted bail.

During their court appearance, Doobay was identified as a tennis coach of “E” Half, Hadfield Street, Wortmanville and Chase as a fisherman of James Street, Albouystown.

Both men pleaded not guilty and were released on $75, 000 each.

Last December, Odel Chase was charged with robbing Nikita Jones of her handbag containing articles worth $168,000 while she walked on Peter Rose Street, Queenstown.

He was charged and granted bail. That matter was still pending in the courts when he died last night.

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Diamond/Grove residents Physicians, technologists to benefit want refund from NDC from Calgary University Medical Team Several vendors from the Diamond/ Grove East Bank Demerara (EBD) area are requesting that the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) reimburse funds that were paid as fees for space at the market tarmac located in their New Housing Scheme.

While issues have recently been highlighted at this NDC concerning mismanagement of funds, the residents are now concerned that the sums of money which they paid to the office for vending space, have either be squandered or used for different purposes.

One man told Kaieteur News that he used to vend along the roadway close to the entrance of the Diamond/ Grove New Housing Scheme.

He was forced to close his business because the Ministry of Local Government deemed the location an unsafe spot for vending.

“I used to sell greens and eggs right at the front here for a few months and business was good for me but the Ministry of Local Government says how it isn’t safe for me or drivers and told us that we getting a new market in Diamond/ Grove.

“At first we didn’t want to move ‘because we won’t get much business there but they start putting up a tarmac and we all start paying money for space in there to sell. To date we don’t know what happening or what happen with our money but we want it back cause this thing flop,” said the man.

He explained that most persons, who vended along the main road, quickly paid the fees in advance for spots at the market tarmac before its construction was completed.

“What we don’t

understand is that so much time has passed and people moved on and yet they can’t do what they take our money for. Since it is a financial transaction and they are obligated to give us a service which we paid for and didn’t get they need to refund us our money.

“The NDC just can’t sit back with our money and do what they want,” he stated.

Almost three years ago, contracts were signed by Government for the establishment of market tarmacs in rural communities mainly to allow safe vending and provide space for those who were literally fighting for it to make a living.

They proposed to institute a new market in the Diamond/ Grove New Housing Scheme where vendors would be comfortable and benefit from a spacious and secure vending environment.

On November 20, 2009, contractor Khemraj Nauth inked a $24.5 M contract with the Ministry to establish a 4,600 square meter market tarmac located between the first and second bridges on the southern side of the scheme.

The project was scheduled to be completed at the end of three months; however, the time was extended to facilitate “final touches” on the market tarmac.

Though the tarmac has been established for over two years the vendors are yet to be placed there.

Meanwhile, most of them have been removed from the roadways and are unable to vend since they do not have a permanent or appropriate location to do so.

Some residents are calling

it a “waste of taxpayers’ money” since the empty land is serving no purpose that would benefit the communities.

In fact, the youths in the area would use the spot for recreational activities such as cricket, football and other sports.

Some even use the tarmac to set up tables and chairs to gamble during card and domino games/ competitions.

One woman told this newspaper that she has moved her grocery stall near to the car park close to the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and is still awaiting instructions to vacate the market tarmac.

“Many of us had to move from the road side where business was good and now plenty of my friends them can’t sell no more unless is by their house and they aren’t making money like before.

“We all have children to feed, send to school and we need to live. I still waiting to go to the tarmac which lef like it haunted or something but truly Government need to do something good with it soon,” she said.

While it is unclear as to when the communities can see that the tarmac is finally being utilized as it ought to be, stray cows and dogs are often found wandering and sleeping there.

One man opined that if the Government does not use the spot for its original purpose then it should be converted into another project or the land should be rented out.

High Commissioner David Devine, Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran, three members of the Calgary University Team, Guyanese doctors and Ministry officials. Dr. Susan Isaac is on Minister Ramsaran’s right.

High Commissioner of Canada, David Devine, recently hosted a reception in honour of a visiting medical team from the University of Calgary. The team was headed by Professor of Medicine Dr. Debra Isaac.

The group of Canadian doctors and cardiac ultrasound technologist educators will be teaching a course in echocardiography in Guyana for eight weeks.

“As I think of the tremendous impact that this particular collaborative mission will have on the medical arena in Guyana, I am filled with a sense of pride and admiration that the University of Calgary, one of Canada’s prestigious and reputable Universities, is able to play a key role in the process,” said High Commissioner Devine in

his remarks.

High Commissioner Devine also congratulated Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran for facilitating the project, commended Dr. Isaac for her vision and leadership in designing and implementing the course, and encouraged the students benefitting from the course to take full advantage of the training to enhance their skills set and empower them to deliver quality health care in their chosen careers.

The programme commenced on June 4, last.

An eight-week educational programme has been developed and will be taught by a group of Canadian doctors and cardiac ultrasound technologists.

The goal of this programme is to teach public hospital physicians and technologists

in Guyana to perform and interpret echocardiographic studies.

Included in this programme will be educational sessions on management of various heart conditions. Five students, among them, physicians and a radiography technologist, will participate in this programme.

This will provide doctors in Guyana with much needed access to this important diagnostic tool and provide them with the ability to identify cardiac disease and determine the best course of treatment for patients.

Four echocardiography machines have been donated by the Canadian medical team to the Ministry of Health and GPHC for the purposes of education and for ongoing use for patient care.

Mexican Ambassador honours Grove Primary School boy A Grove Primary School student was on Friday last awarded recognition for his participation in the Mexican 16th Children Drawing Contest “THIS IS MY MEXICO”.

The theme of the 2012 contest was titled “5 de Mayo; 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Puebla” All drawings had to depict the epic battle between the Mexican Army headed by a young General Ignacio Zaragoza, and the very powerful French Army in the

outskirts of the city of Puebla in 1862.

The Grove Primary School student, Bradly Changa Jairaj, was the only participant from Guyana.

He copped the first prize.

Countries all around the world entered and successfully participated.

Jairaj depicted in his drawing what was asked of him, and managed to secure praises from the Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, Francisco Olguin.

During an address to the boy at the Mexican Embassy on Brickdam, Olguin said that he is very pleased that the boy took an interest in their culture and wanted to participate.

Young Changa Jairaj was accompanied by his proud parents Jasmine and Kenneth Changa.

While this is Changa’s first international competition, he has been participating in competitions

Changa poses with his proud parents countrywide.

During that time, the young general defended the country and forced the French army to retreat, resulting in many casualties.

That heroic deed is considered a significant national triumph. Since then, May 5 has become a

memorable date for assertion of a Mexican identity.

And it is with the event being so important to Mexicans that they decided to have children from all over the world use their imagination and try to translate such a heroic victory in the battlefield.

Tuesday June 12, 2012

The PPP was originally a Marxist-Leninist party. It is no longer such a party.

From its inception Marxism-Leninism was the PPP’s guiding creed. There are many scholars who wrongly conclude that the PPP changed from a nationalist party to a Marxist party only after it was a victim of US imperialism.

The PPP as a nationalist party always had a Marxist outlook, arguing that what was needed was a change in the relations of production since reforms would not bring an end to colonialism.

Marxism holds that the ruling ideas in any society are the ideas of the ruling class, and in non-socialist societies the ruling class governs in the interest of the dominant capitalist class.

From its earliest days, the PPP made it clear that it was not seeking mere reform. It was seeking radical change.

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Cheddi Jagan was the ultimate radical having the foresight and vision to see the futility of trying to reform the backward colonial system that existed then.

For him there was only one answer towards improving the lot of the working people of Guyana and this was radical change based on the power of the working class. He was betrayed by those close to him and eventually became the victim of an imperialist conspiracy that removed him from power.

When Burnham took over as Prime Minister in 1964, he became instantaneously ingratiated in the foreign elite class that controlled the economy and in the local business class. He was comfortable with this grouping and for the first six years of rule he did not opt for radical change in the relations of production or in the social relations of the country.

Cop on bail for alleged rape of girl, 14 A policeman will have to post $500,000 bail if he wishes to have his pre-trial liberty.

The man, Clinton Conway, a 22-year-old constable stationed at Port Kaituma, was accused of sexual penetration of a girl under the age of 16 on December 29, last year. The accused was not required to plead.

He was represented by Attorney-at-law Latchmie Rahamat who requested bail in a reasonable sum.

The prosecution asked that the accused be made to post bail in a substantial amount.

The policeman will have to return to the Matthew’s Ridge Magistrate’s Court for August 7.

Kaieteur News was told that the accused reportedly had sex with the minor at a police station. According to the information, the child was at the time being kept in the lock ups.

Dem boys seh ...

Counterfeit drugs always cheaper than de real thing. That is wha Bobby announce when dem boys announce that he drugs six times more expensive than wha other people does sell. Well dem boys seh that it got to be that Bobby selling Nike (pronounced Nikee) and everybody else selling Mikey.

Bobby know that people watching he ever since he tie up wid Jagdeo. When he read bout how dem Chinee sentence a man to death and how dem jail another one for crookishness he write in de Hard Times paper that dem story that is old news.

Well dem boys seh that he must know bout old time story but de thing is that it is a reminder of wha guh happen to he.

Dem gun jail he fuh de money he get that he didn’t wuk for.

Shame gone through de window.

That is why dem boys seh that it hard fuh de country go straight especially since it crooked from de top. Hen See Hen only hear bout thiefing. Dem really don’t know how fuh thief and that is why dem get ketch.

Dem didn’t get time to learn from de maestro. Dem just like de four from Gee Tea and Tea. Fudgie, Martin and all dem big ones get ketch but some people trying fuh protect dem. One man actually telling dem boys that people should give dem a chance because is only de first time dem thiefing. He never hear that Fudgie wuk wid two bank and get knock off from all two. Guess why?

Is thiefing all over de place. Even last night one thief but he can’t thief no more. Uncle Donald would like to sing that same tune wid emphasis pun no more. That is why dem boys seh that de airport gun be a test fuh he. People gun decide whether he really want thiefing fuh done of whether he cockish.

Talk half and pray fuh de rest.

All of this changed after the Black Power riots in Trinidad in the early seventies. Burnham realized then that the model that he was pursuing was not delivering benefits to the working class and fearful that he would become victim of internal dissent by his own supporters moved the country towards cooperative socialism.

He moved aggressively against both the foreign and local capitalist classes, who quickly closed shop, repatriated their profits and flew out to New York and Toronto, never to return.

What remained was a diminished class of landowners, industrialists and family owned businesses which combined to form a local bourgeoisie, taking the form of a traditional oligarchy.

Despite Burnham nationalizing the main pillars of the economy- sugar and bauxite- this small oligarchic class still managed to exert great influence on the regime.

And in return for its support, enjoyed benefits and exerted a telling influence in many areas of national life.

However the members were mainly a subservient class and were more interested in self-serving profits and survival than in uplifting the suffering masses and when Desmond Hoyte took over this grouping actually rallied behind his reelection bid.

For twenty-eight years, the local capitalist class wanted nothing to do with Cheddi Jagan and the PPP, preferring to jump into bed with the then PNC. But when it became clear that the PPP was likely to win the elections, there were astute and opportunistic maneuvers.

Not knowing exactly how the 1992 elections would go some family-owned businesses decided to play it safe by having one of their members become chummy with the PPP while the other members of the family stayed close to the PNC. By this time the suffering Guyanese working class wanted change and in Cheddi Jagan’s PPP and with free and fair elections being supported by the international community, they saw the possibility of change.

When the PPP won the

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elections, the local capitalist class dropped the PNC like hot cakes and jumped straight into bed with the PPP. Cheddi saw through all of this but he faced a more serious problem because many of his acolytes were so smitten by the attention and favors that were lavished on them by the local bourgeoisie class that they became entrapped by his class.

The local capitalist class realized that by feting some of Cheddi’s staunchest helpers with drinks and good food, they could win their affection. This eventually happened. The same local capitalist class also, as they did in the early days of the PNC, defected to the PPP. In this way they exercised influence over the direction of the government.

Because this class was small it became known as the traditional oligarchy. It protected its interests by lobbying the government. It thrived under the PPP and gained an important foothold within the government which it would exploit to the hilt after Cheddi Jagan died.

This old oligarchy

survived under the PPP but was to have a rude awakening when a new oligarchy suddenly sprung up. The distinctive feature of this new oligarchy is that it is almost exclusively comprised of cronies of the ruling class and there is even a belief in some circles that some members of the ruling elite are silent partners in many of the businesses run and controlled by the new oligarchy.

Guyana is small economy and two oligarchies cannot co-exist together. What therefore happened is that the new oligarchy saw the opportunity of owning almost all of Guyana.

They have set about carving out important sectors of the economy for themselves.

This has therefore brought them into direct conflict with the old oligarchy and much of what we are seeing today is really a war of the oligarchs.

(To be continued)

Chief finance officer, three others on leave for GT&T audit … CEO denies knowledge of financial irregularities The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) is taking a deep dive into its books and has asked its Chief Financial Officer and three other staff to step aside to facilitate the process.

“This procedure will test our internal controls, test our finances, test our payments, test everything.

“We have a couple of staff that have been asked to stay out of the office to facilitate the process,” Yog Mahadeo, Chief Executive Officer of the company confirmed yesterday.

However, Mahadeo would not say that any particular event prompted the audit. In addition, he would not say that Royston Rachpaul, the chief financial officer, or the other three staff members are culpable of financial irregularities.

“I don’t where, (or) if there is a definite problem. We are concerned about internal controls…if there are any irregularities it will be with controls,” Maha d e o t o l d Kaieteur News and D e m e r a r a Wa v e s i n a shared interview.

According to Mahadeo, the audit is being conducted under Sarbane-Oxley (popularly called SARBOX), the U.S Federal Law that came into being as a reaction to a number of major corporate

and accounting scandals including those affecting companies such as Enron and Worldcom.

GT&T is mostly owned by U.S. telecommunications company Atlantic Tele Network (ATN) with 80% of total shares. The Guyana Government holds the other 20 per cent shares.

“We are the only company that certifies for SARBOX for internal controls,” Mahadeo stated.

But even though the company has been subjected to SARBOX audits before, this is the first time that staff of the company have been asked to stay away to facilitate the process.

“Even if they had asked me I then would have allowed such a process to take place,” Mahadeo stated.

After the SARBOX audit around the same time last year, together with an external audit towards the end of the year, Mahadeo said he was satisfied that the company’s books were in order.

The chief financial officer and the three other senior staff opted for vacation leave while the audit is being conducted.

They were off the job since last Thursday and no timeline has been given for when the audit would be

complete.

“You take your time, because at the end of the day all the prudent decisions, and checks and balances cannot be constrained by time,” Mahadeo stated.

The audit report would be handed to the board of directors.

“I don’t know if you’re testing controls which they are off to facilitate, I don’t know if anybody’s job is at risk,” Mahadeo declared.

Royston Rachpaul GT&T recorded over $4 billion in profits last year with a revenue increase of three percent.

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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

An interesting thought from attorney Nigel Hughes For a majority of people in this country, if there is to be a boycott of the next general election by the combined opposition parties, the Alliance for Change would be the problem. The thinking is that there is more of a boycott philosophy in some influential leaders in the PNC organization than in the AFC. There are many strong views inside the PNC that the time has come to do away with the Westminster constitutional system in this land and continuous elections under it, just perpetuate destructive divisions among the Guyanese population.

The entire leadership of ACDA and the WPA tend to embrace this position. It would not be unfair to the AFC to say that it has shown no inclination to adopt a strategy of non participation

in future elections without constitutional reform.

We could see a change in that attitude that could make for an exciting future for Guyana. Last Sunday three influential opposition leaders were on television. Khemraj Ramjattan and Rupert Roopnaraine faced questions from Christopher Ram while separately Nigel Hughes was interviewed by Yesu Persaud.

The revelations of both programmes are encouraged from every political standpoint.

First, there was Nigel Hughes’s statement to Mr. Persaud that he does not feel that Guyana should have another general election before constitutional changes are implemented. Mr. Hughes never said that he was speaking on behalf of the AFC. But it is public knowledge that he is a large voice of reason inside

the AFC. This writer would go so far to say that though he is not its leader or Chairman, it is doubtful any major AFC policy would be made without his input. His voice and presence in the AFC are considerably large.

My own personal thinking from my acquaintance with AFC politics is that Hughes may be its next leader. That is a direction this columnist would definitely urge the AFC to reflect on deeply. My honest and genuine feeling is that outside of Eusi Kwayana who has long migrated, there is no current leader in Guyana that comes closest to matching the personal and intellectual qualities of Walter Rodney than Nigel Hughes.

Since self government in British Guiana, I believe only Rodney as an individual as distinct from an organization

(as in the case of the Burnham/Jagan PPP, the original WPA and the current AFC) has been successful in winning cross racial support.

I think at the moment, only Hughes has that distinction among the current leaders.

Can Nigel Hughes persuade the AFC not to compete in another general election without Guyana having constitutional restructuring that is so desperately needed to save this country? I hope he can.

When he begins his persuasion campaign, I will assist because as an academic and political activist, for me, it is the only game in town. It is the only strategy that will save this country from eventual destruction.

As Hughes pointed out to Mr. Persaud, when one side of the divide is in power, the other half is denied.

One has to be morally and

intellectually dishonest to deny this reality. I have been an activist against the two PNC Governments –under Messrs Burnham and Hoyte – and I saw and felt the insecurity, fear and pessimism of East Indians. I say without any apology to anyone, the cries of discrimination from Africa Guyanese in Guyana at the moment have been more echoing and reverberating than when I lived under those two PNC Governments.

In fairness to President Hoyte, I embrace the theory that he remains the most multiracial governmental leader we had had since the fifties.

The only way these divisions are going to be removed and the spirit of development and creativity allowed to flourish in this tragic land is a constitutional system that prevents the control of

Frederick Kissoon absolute power in the hand of an ethnic constituency through the instrumentality of its political party.

This has been Guyana’s modern history. The nightmare has to be exorcized before it is too late. We keep saying that we will survive and this is because things are all quiet and we go on with our lives. It is called the calm before the storm. The storm may take years or decades to come ashore but it will one day.

Over to Roopnaraine and Ramjattan. There were moments of hope when both men promised that the AFC and APNU will seek closer relationships.

Then Roopnaraine said that what the opposition needs outside of parliamentary activities is a national campaign against the Government. Let’s hope we start it before tomorrow comes. It is long overdue.

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Aftermath of Kingston flooding…

One of the beds in a flooded home

Dead rats, garbage, sewage combine to hurt affected residents Days after residents of Kingston woke up to an unusual flooding which caused as much as three feet of contaminated water to invade their homes and caused severe losses and discomfort; they are inquiring why no Government authority visited their abode to inspect the damage.

They say that this should have been the case because the flooding could have been avoided.

It was determined that the koker attendant had slept away Thursday night last after drinking with the foreman, thus the resultant flooding as the koker was left open.

Many residents of Barrack Street who spoke with this publication said that the situation was very

frustrating since they have suffered significant damage.

According to Glen Rossan, of 36, Fort Street, Kingston, the sudden flooding caused his furniture to be damaged.

He was also forced to repair his washing machine and refrigerator, since they were in the water at the time of the flooding.

“Right after I noticed the flooding I ran and pulled out the plugs from the drop cords, since it was on the floor where my children could have been if the water and electricity had met.”

He explained that most of the expensive items could not have been removed from the ground. His furniture was severely damaged by the water which swelled the material.

“The water was rising all

around me at the same time.

It was not like if it was rising in one area...Now when we start to clean up and nearly done, the rains came down hard and the drains were still flooded which caused the house to be flooded again.”

Roberta Grogan of Lot 5, Fort Street, Kingston said that the flood caused undue stress and created unwanted expense, since food had to be ordered, money had to be spent on detergents for cleaning inside her home, and furniture had to be placed on her bed in order for them not to be damaged by the contaminated water.

“The water came up so high that the sewage spreading with the water. My son had to bring long boots (Wellington) for me. I get up 6:00hrs that morning and noticed the water rising up

quickly and I called out to the neighbours who didn't believe me when I said we were having a flood. I thought the seawall had been breached.”

She called the Office of the President, and a security guard answered the call and related to her that he would inform the President about the flooding. However, to date no Government official has visited the area to understand the plight of the residents.

“I hope this never happens ever again. Not

even the Minister didn't even come to see how people doing to help them.”

A female resident of lot 34, Fort Street, Kingston said persons had to even move out of their respective homes because of the stench that came with the floodwaters.

She explained that it smelt as if the water was mixed with lots of sewage in addition to garbage that was floating around. “The garbage truck didn't come for the whole week and when the flood come everybody

garbage just floating around the place, even in people home. The place smelt awful. Even dead rats were found floating.”

Angela Marshall of Lot 7C Kingston said that she was placed in undue expense as a result of the flooding which caused her home to smell rancid.

“The water was smelling real rank and bad, I wanted to vomit the Saturday morning, I had to remove my vinolay and clean up this place and I almost get real sick with the flood water.”

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Fertilizer thieves nabbed after Berbice high-speed chase

The Canter truck in the New Amsterdam police station.

A Canter truck loaded with fertilizer suspected to be stolen from a GuySuCo location in East Berbice was seized by police Sunday afternoon after a hot pursuit.

An eyewitness recalled seeing several bags of the stuff being thrown off the truck during the chase.

Three persons, including the driver, were arrested and

are likely to be charged.

According to reports, police were tipped off and managed to corner the truck.

A chase started at Glasgow, East Bank Berbice after police ordered the driver to drive to the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam. The driver, however, attempted to escape by driving in the opposite direction. A hot pursuit began.

After more than an hour of the commotion that attracted scores of residents, the police managed to apprehend their suspects at Fyrish, Eastern Corentyne.

A c c o r d i n g t o eyewitnesses, during the chase, bags of the suspected fertilizer were being thrown from the tray. During that process a minor who was also on the tray of the Canter fell off and landed into a muddy drain.

The Canter truck is at the New Amsterdam police station.

Tuesday June 12, 2012

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Guyana observes World Day against Child Labour

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the annual World Day against Child Labour. This year’s events will be held under the theme “Human Rights and Social Justice: let’s end child labour.”

Guyana joins the rest of the world in observing the annual event with activities being supported by the International Labour Organisation/International Programme for Elimination of Child Labour, under the Tackling Child Labour Education (Tackle) Project.

According to a press release by the Labour Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) Department, this year’s activities will not only focus on the plight of children around the world who are involved in child labour, but would put the spotlight on the rights of all children to be protected from child labour and other violations of their fundamental human rights.

ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, on June 4, held a series of Parenting Enrichment sessions in Kwakwani, and the Berbice River. On June 13, a media briefing will be held at Regency Suites where the Labour Minister and

Education Minister are expected to attend.

Apart from that, a poetry competition under the theme is also expected to be held among schools in Region three. Coupled with that, several regions have planned a number of activities at the Regional level as part of the observances.

These include school rallies and symposiums with parents and children. The activities are expected to conclude on June 21.

Around the world, at least 215 million children are subjected to forced labour.

More than half of that number is involved in forms of sexual exploitation, slavery and debt bondage. This is according to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO), a group aiming for the eradication of child labour.

Despite that large number of children being exploited, the organization believes that that number is understated.

According to the organization which has offices located in many countries of the world, the goal is to push for ratification by countries of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) conventions of child labour but also to demand action.

“Pick it up Guyana” campaign taken to Linden The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment through the Environmental ProtectionAgency took the “Pick it up Guyana” campaign to Linden on Sunday, after a successful launch on June 5 at the National Park.

The launch coincided with World Environment Day observances under the theme “Green Economy: Does it include you”?

As a continuation of planned activities for World Environment Day, the Environmental Protection Agency under the auspices

of Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment hosted a “Ride for the Environment” last Sunday in Linden. The ride started at the Amelia’s Ward Bus Shed and ended at the Co-op Crescent. At the end of the race the Linden aspect of the “Pick it Up Guyana” campaign was launched.

The “Pick it up Guyana” campaign will continue to expand to include all regions with a collaborative effort of stakeholders towards environmental and community enhancement across Guyana.

A report by the organisation stated that a gap remains between the ratification of ILO Conventions by countries and actual action taken to deal with the problem.

Juan Somavia, ILO Director General, in an address on the issue, said that complacency can’t be tolerated when so many children are suffering in poor working conditions.

“We cannot allow the eradication of child labour to slip down the development agenda — all countries should be striving to achieve this target, individually and collectively,” Somavia said.

The international organisation’s report also showed that lack of action is most heavily seen in informal economies where children in agricultural areas and indigenous peoples are most vulnerable to child labour situations.

The organization stressed for action against crime committed against children, since very few child labour cases reach national courts of law, and sanctions for violations of labour laws are usually too weak to serve as a deterrent, the ILO head stated.

Ratification of ILO Conventions concern the minimum age of employment and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, but the ILO said that its goal is universal ratification by 2015.

Of the 215 million children around the world involved in labour activities, 115 million are in hazardous work, with 74 million being boys and 41 million girls. The labour exploitation of children was highlighted some years ago when major technology companies were responsible for “electronic sweatshops” or used children to manufacture their products.

All children around the world should be protected from child labour, ILO stated.

Tuesday June 12, 2012

The Falkland Islands 30 years later

By Mr Jeremy Browne, Minister of State, UK Foreign Office Thursday June 14, is the thirtieth anniversary of the conclusion of the Falklands conflict. This week I will be representing the British Government at the commemorative service being held on the Falkland Islands.

It will be a very moving and significant event. It is an opportunity to celebrate the liberation of the Falklands and the success of the British Armed Forces. It is also an opportunity for sombre reflections, for the lives lost, on both sides of the conflict.

This week we will remember those 255 members of our armed services who made the ultimate sacrifice for a democratic principle that remains as important today as it was then: that the people of the Falkland Islands have the right to determine by whom they are governed.

During my two years as a Foreign Office Minister I have had official meetings in many Latin American countries, most recently in March when I visited Chile, Peru and Colombia. I have been reminding the Foreign Ministers who I meet that the Falkland Islanders want to stay British, be allowed to live in peace with their neighbours and develop their economic livelihoods without outside interference.

And that the British Government is committed to standing by them and steadfastly defending their sovereign rights as fellow British citizens. I will make this point clear again when I am on the Falkland Islands this week.

And yet, thirty years after the conflict, the Falkland Islands people are being forced to defend themselves once more. In the past few years we have seen a disturbing pattern of behaviour by the current Argentinean Government which is designed to strangle the Falkland Islands’ economy and cast doubts about the Islanders sovereign right to stay British.

This policy of coercion and intimidation, which neither the Falkland Islanders nor the British Government have ever sought to provoke, is an unwelcome departure from the policy of engagement and cooperation we saw from previous Argentinean governments over the last two decades. It also goes against the spirit of international collaboration and economic cooperation which the British Government is actively seeking to promote, not just with Latin American countries but right across the globe, in order to increase trade opportunities, create prosperity and boost employment.

It is important that the Argentinean government is clear about the position of the British Government: we will not allow the Falkland Islanders to be threatened or their freely and democratically expressed views to be disregarded in the international community. To that end, we have been working very closely with the Falkland Islands Government.

Ultimately, this is about the people of the Falkland Islands, some of whose

families have lived there for nine generations. We are supporting their efforts to explain why they wish to continue to be free to determine their own future.

In recent months the Islands’ political representatives have spoken eloquently and persuasively to the world’s media.

They have explained how the Argentinean Government’s policy of economic aggression shows a clear disregard for the principle of settling disputes peacefully, and how it has torn up previous agreements to work together with the Islanders on oil exploration, management of fisheries and improving transportation links.

Throughout this period the Islanders have conducted themselves with grace, dignity and statesmanship in showing the world that they are a hard working, resilient and forward looking community. They just want to be left in peace to get on with their lives.

I was just twelve years old when the Falklands conflict ended. I remember vividly watching the pictures on television. Thirty years is a long time, but for people across Britain those images will still be powerfully clear.

And the reasons why the war was fought and won remain clear today too.

The principles of freedom and self determination remain just as vital now as they were then.

This anniversary provides an opportunity to commemorate both the sacrifice of the past and our enduring values into the future.

Persons have expressed their concerns over the shortage of ambulances and the attitude of the attendants at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

For the past few months, relatives of sick persons have complained that they have been forced to wait for several hours to get an ambulance.

They have also spoken about the lack of attendants at the facility and the attitude of these persons when doing their job.

“First of all, when you go at the hospital it is difficult for you to get an ambulance; you have to end up taking a taxi.

These attendants don’t realize that they are being paid to assist the sick and elderly.

“I was visiting the

hospital for two weeks straight because my mother was admitted there. While there, I observed the attitude of the attendants.

Some of them were cursing in front of the patients, while some bluntly refused to assist,” Alisa Khan claimed.

Kaieteur News was told that on many occasions, when patients have to be transferred to other hospitals, “you can’t get an ambulance.”

On March, 20, last, Andy Hunte, a two-month-old baby died at GPHC, minutes after he was struck in the head with a belt during a drunken brawl between his parents at a rum shop.

The ‘belt buckle’ knocked the baby unconscious.

Doctors at GPHC had advised that little Hunte was required to do a CT-Scan, urgently, at

a private institute.

Sources claimed that the doctor on call that day at the private ho s p i t a l w a s notified about the patient’s critical state and was preparing to do the CT-Scan on the baby at 11:00hrs the same day but because there was no ambulance present at GPHC to transport the baby, the scan was never done. The baby eventually succumbed later that day, while waiting on an ambulance.

Some time last month, there was a body lying at GPHC’s Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E) waiting to be taken to the mortuary, but because of the lack of attendants, the body was not moved until 20:00hrs, after being there since 15:00hrs that day.

Shortage of ambulance can lead to deaths

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Govt. pays New GPC six times retail cost for pharmaceuticals ...

Probe needed into all drug supply contracts - APNU’s Dr George Norton The government needs to come clean; it needs to explain how it decides on drug supply contracts that have largely favoured the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (New GPC), says Dr George Norton.

“The situation needs to be brought out in the open,” Dr Norton, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament told Kaieteur News.

APNU is the country’s main opposition party, and Dr Norton is responsible for health issues from the opposition benches in the National Assembly.

He said that for years now, the opposition has argued that there is not a level playing field in the acquisition of drugs for the country’s hospitals.

Dr Norton charged that because of the government’s one-stop option of New GPC, citizens have been robbed of critical drugs. He said that some pharmacies at health facilities are without some drugs simply because New GPC cannot bring it or doesn’t bring it on time.

“If you can’t get it from New GPC, you just do without,” Norton explained in an interview with Kaieteur News.

He said that for years the opposition saw an unhealthy trend of the New GPC benefitting from most, if not all of the contracts for the importation of medical drugs.

“All the doubts and accusations about the award of such contracts should be cleared up by the government in the interest of the citizens of Guyana,” Dr Norton declared.

Dr Norton recalled the time when it was complained that selected bidders are chosen for contracts. He made mention of International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) whose head, Lloyd Singh, complained that the Ministry of Health is spending taxpayers money and if there was prequalification of tenders and allocation of funds it must go through a level and transparent process.

Singh said that the government cannot claim that it was pre-selecting given that he is confident that IPA provides drugs at a cheaper price. The recent award of a $1.3B contract for the importation of pharmaceuticals is being queried by the other companies that import drugs.

Three major importers, among them IPA, said that they were never made aware

Dr Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop of the contract; that there was no tender and that if there was, they were never allowed to tender.

The New GPC owned by Dr Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop, it is claimed had a monopoly on pharmaceutical imports for the Ministry of Health and for the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Auditor General had cause to criticize the methods used to ensure that the New GPC monopolise the drug imports. He pointed to irregular tender practices which saw the government actually splitting contracts to avoid going to tender for the imports of the drugs.

The law dictates that imports over a certain amount

What remains of the historic New Amsterdam Town Hall Tower

Workers of the Home Design and Engineering Associates construction company in New Amsterdam which has been contracted to dismantle the tower were on Monday busy putting on a shed on top of what is left of the once towering landmark.

The dismantling of the edifice began on Saturday.

The structure was taken down on Sunday. The

estimated cost to replace the tower is just over $16M. It is not known when that aspect of the work will start as there is not enough money available.

A multi-based committee made up of representatives of the New Amsterdam Town Council Tower, the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA), the Regional

Administration, The Government, the Private Sector and other private businesses in the town known as the New Amsterdam Tower Restoration Committee has been in operation for over a year to help raise funds to restore the committee.

The Tower was taken down because it was leaning and parts of the structure were falling apart.

Dr George Norton of money must go to public tender.

Instead, the government always ensured that the contracts were below the range of the tender board and simply offered the awards to Ramroop’s New GPC. The political opposition recognized the very close relationship between Dr Ramroop and the then President Bharrat Jagdeo. Dr Ramroop was identified as Jagdeo’s best friend. They challenged the contract splitting, but the government always used its majority in Parliament to defeat motions

that sought to change the rules that permitted contract splitting.

It was recently revealed that last year, when the government awarded a $311M contract to New GPC importers found that some of the prices put forward by the entity were exorbitant; that the government was paying much more than it should for some of the pharmaceuticals being imported.

They noticed for example that the cream, Ketoconazole, which was imported in 15g and 30g containers, was priced by the importer at $2,000 per tube while the local retailers were offering the cream to the public for $140 and $300, the latter being the retail value.

These items were imported in large quantities and a casual inspection revealed that the importer priced the contract at $50 million more than what it should have been.

Ketoconazole is used to treat fungal infections such as dandruff and athlete’s foot, jock itch and similar ailments.

More recently, an inspection of a shipment of Omeprazole, which is imported in 20 milligram and

28 milligram packets, also found huge price discrepancies.

The importing company, New GPC, is charging the government as much as six times the retail price of the drug on the local market.

Omeprazole is used in medicine to treat Gastro esophagel reflux disease, gastric and duodenum ulceration and gastritis.

Simply put, it treats ulcers and what the ordinary people call ‘burnt stomach’.

A source said that the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation charges $1,909 per tube while International Pharmaceutical Corporation retails the drug at $364 per tube. In response, the New GPC stated that counterfeit drugs are always cheaper, a suggestion that the others were importing counterfeit drugs, Head of IPA, Lloyd Singh, said that he is analyzing the list of imports provided by the New GPC and that in the coming days he is going to make the disclosures.

Singh said that his company, IPA, has largely been sidelined by the government in preference of its favourite, the New GPC.

Friday night’s shooting …

Victim claims he and his assailant had “no beef” Marember (Mark) Pierre, who was stabbed last Friday at the National Cultural Centre’s tarmac, claimed that he and his attacker never had any issues before. There was nothing that could have resulted in his stabbing.

From his hospital bed, the 31-year-old man said that his assailant, ‘Dolphin’ and him, were colleagues in the army.

He said that they both played football together.

“We had no problem,” Pierre claimed.

The father of two told Kaieteur News that he was with his girlfriend at the football match. He said that they reportedly left the tarmac to use the portable toilet which was a stone’s throw away.

“When me and my girlfriend were going back to the tarmac, I heard gunshots so we de hurrying to go back to the match. When I was walking I feel somebody hug me and pierce the knife inside me,” the father of two claimed.

He explained that after the man pushed the knife in the right side of his abdomen, he collapsed.

“As I was going down slowly, another man come and hit me two times in my head

The man, who held on to his ‘guts’

with a bottle.”

Pierre claimed that his girlfriend started to panic and shouted for his cousin, who was standing a distance away. “After they stabbed me, I pull out the knife and was holding up my guts (intestines) and run away from them and I fall in the drain.”

While his attackers escaped, he was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) by his cousin. There, he immediately underwent surgery. He is now said to be in a stable condition at the hospital’s Male Surgical Ward.

When asked if he knew any of the persons who were shot, he claimed that he and Oriley Small are friends but at the time of the shooting, they were not together.

Small was shot in his mouth, neck and shoulder. He is said to be in a stable condition at a private hospital. Lawrence Wayne, who was with Small at the time, was also shot twice. He is also in a stable condition at a private hospital.

Shondell Benn, 30, of Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, was shot in her left arm. She was treated and sent away.

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12-year-old girl E’bo Coast is safest place in Guyana fakes abduction A 12-year old girl faked her own abduction causing two youths to be held overnight by police until the truth was finally revealed.

The girl who hails from Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, went on a rendezvous with the youths, sending family members into panic mode with text messages about her alleged abduction on Sunday evening.

It was not until she was intensely grilled by investigators at the Sparendaam Police Station that she cracked and revealed the truth about her actions.

But even so she kept giving conflicting versions of what really happened.

Kaieteur News understands that about 16:00 hours on Sunday, while her mother was asleep the girl secretly left her home telling her brother that she was going to a friend’s house nearby.

From all indications, the girl planned her scheme well because her brother reported seeing a car pull up alongside her and a man get out and pull her in, then speed away.

This was relayed to her mother, who several minutes later received a text message from her daughter informing that she was abducted and was being held in an “old house over the river”.

By this time the girl’s mother had made her way to the Sparendaam Police Station, where a report was

made.

While there she received another text message this time, her daughter begged her to come and rescue her since her abductors had tied her up and had placed a gun to her head.

It was this message that aroused the suspicions of the police since they were certain that the girl could not be sending text messages if she was being held against her will in the way she described in her texts.

Later Sunday night, the girl in another text message informed her mother that she was on her way home.

But while they waited to see who she was coming home with, the girl was smart enough to catch another ride in order to protect her boyfriend. However, her relatives managed to identify the car that was used to take her away and the driver and another youth were subsequently arrested.

Meanwhile, the girl told investigators that she was never taken over the river, instead she went to the Kitty Seawall where she claimed her friend kept sending the false texts messages.

She was medically examined and although it was revealed that she is sexually active, she was not molested on Sunday.

Eventually the police released the two males on $30,000 bail after the girl continued to give conflicting versions of her experience.

The Essequibo Coast remains the safest police division, recording no murder so far for the year. This is according to figures released yesterday by the Guyana Police Force.

When added to last year’s figures when the division only recorded one murder, that part of the country appears to be the most peaceful.

However, despite the appearance of a spike in unlawful killings, police figures continue to show a decline in the number of murders so far this year when compared with the same period in 2011.

The police have recorded a total of 51 murders as at the end of May this year in comparison to 57 for the similar period last year; representing an 11 per cent decrease.

Of the 51 murders, 23 were of the disorderly type, two were committed during armed robberies, seven domestic related and three execution type, while the other 16 are so far unknown.

The police A Division (Georgetown/East Bank Demerara) has recorded the highest number of murders so far, 14 followed by the East Coast Demerara and Interior Divisions with 12 murders each.

Sources on the East Coast have however informed that only five of the 12 cases have been solved. Berbice with eight and West Demerara with five murders make up the total figure.

Georgetown is the only Division to have had

Three convicted killers removed from Death Row Prison authorities yesterday acted on the decision of Chief Justice Ian Chang and officially took three convicted killers off Death Row. The three, Muntaz Ali, Noel Thomas and Lawrence Chan, along with Vivekanand Singh all had their death penalties commuted to life imprisonment last week following successful applications by their respective attorneys.

However, only yesterday prison officials removed Ali, Thomas and Chan from the condemn section of the prison to another area where they await a possible decision of the Committee for the Prerogative of Mercy (Parole Board) of the President.

At present there is no

Parole Board so their expected release, having served more than a life sentence already, will have to wait a while.

For some strange reason the other commuted prisoner Vivekanand Singh remained in the condemn section up to last night.

Kaieteur News understands that shortly after the Chief Justice’s decision, the men’s attorneys had threatened to return to the court if they were not removed from the condemn block at the Camp Street prison.

Muntaz Ali has been on death row for 27 years, Thomas for 25 and Chan 19.

Meanwhile, Muntaz Ali’s partner in crime Terrence Sahadeo remains on Death Row, despite a request in 2001

by the United Nations Human Rights Commission for the government to commute his sentence to life in prison.

Sahadeo was not among the prisoners who had approached the Chief Justice, claiming that the cost of retaining an attorney was too prohibitive.

Chief Justice Ian Chang in explaining why he commuted the sentences of the four inmates said that all of them had served what is considered to be a life sentence.

He further told Kaieteur News that for the men, there is no death sentence anymore, and that their release is dependent on the Committee for the Prerogative of Mercy.

The Chief Justice stated that if other prisoners on Death Row would follow procedure they now have to make the application. He said that the court is obligated by law to listen to their cases.

COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ROBBERY UNDER ARMS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY TO 31st MAY, 2011/2012

execution style murders with three so far this year. To date no one has been charged with these murders.

Murders committed during robberies showed a significant decline from 12 at the end of May last year to two so far this year.

Meanwhile, there has been an overall decrease of two percent in serious crimes recorded at the end of May this year in comparison to last

year.

The total number of reports of serious crimes made

by May 31, this year was 1616 compared to 1648 at the end of May last year.

Some of the offences monitored are murder, robbery under arms, robbery with violence, larceny from the person, break and enter and larceny, burglary, rape and kidnapping.

According to police

figures, robbery under arms has increased by 23 per cent unto May 2012, with 433 reports compared to 352 for the same period in 2011.

The figures indicate an increase of 17 per cent in the number of armed robberies involving the use of firearms, and a 35 per cent increase in armed robberies where instruments other than firearms were used by the perpetrators.

Berbice Chamber launches first ever Auto and Trade Show The Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pushing ahead with its plans for 2012 to stage yet another marquee event.

Hot on the heels of the successful staging of the independence T20 cricket which was held in collaboration with the Berbice Cricket Board.

The Chamber will now be hosting an Auto Show at the Rose Hall Estate Community Centre ground. The activity is set for Saturday June 30, 2012. It is expected to be the largest Auto Show to be ever promoted in Guyana.

The activities which are billed to drive and stimulate trade and commerce

particularly in the auto and related industry will see a grand outdoor exhibition including garages and auto dealers, banks, insurance companies, spares and accessories dealers, spray and body work shops, tint shops, agents and other exhibitors all converging at one venue, bringing a wide line of products and services to the public.

According to the Berbice Chamber President, Imran Saccoor, the event which is the first of its kind to be organized locally is themed “Everything Auto, Own Yours Today”. It is expected to encompass all related services that come along in

the Auto Industry.

According to the President, “This event is expected to stimulate and heighten the awareness of people understanding the need to own a vehicle. A vehicle is no longer a luxury but a necessity and convenience.”

It is so much easier to own a vehicle than it was 10 years ago. One can now go to commercial banks and auto dealers with as little as a 15 per cent down payment.

All the relevant agencies including the commercial banks, insurance companies, the accessories store, the tint shops, and the bodywork shops will all be represented.

Kingston flooding …

Koker attendant and foreman sent on leave The koker attendant and the foreman, who were responsible for the koker at Kingston, have been sent on leave to facilitate an investigation.

The two men were on duty at the koker on Thursday last when they both reportedly were drunk, leaving the koker door open.

This resulted in flooding in the Kingston area.

According to Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, he was informed yesterday that the men were sent on leave immediately after the

incident. As it relates to the allegation of the men being drunk, Green said he was so informed but that there may be some difficulty of proving that the men were indeed drunk.

Nevertheless, he said, an investigation has been launched. The Mayor said once it is found that the men erred while carrying out their duty condign action will be taken against them both. Also the Union representing the men has been informed about the investigation.

On Thursday morning last

residents of Kingston woke up to water in their homes in some cases; while others were greeted with flood water in their yards. Most of the streets in Kingston were flooded as were the bottom flats of several government buildings.

Works Minister Robeson Benn had reported that his Ministry suffered severe damages including water soaked documents, damages to air conditioning units and some computers.

Further, residents in the area also suffered damages.

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The Abigail Column Boyfriend is always late Bothered

DEARABIGAIL, My boyfriend is always late when we have something planned. Not just 15 minutes or so, but an hour or more!

I don’t know why I even wait, but I really care about him. He doesn’t realise how much it bothers me. My question is, how can I get him to become more punctual?

you are kept waiting?

Perhaps if he knew how his tardiness affects you, he’d make more of an effort to be on time.

Since you really care about him, an honest conversation about this dynamic could help develop some mutual understanding — he can tell you why it’s so hard for him to be on time, you can let him know how much it affects you when he’s always late. Perhaps together you could come up with some strategies about how to make plans so that the timing works for both of you.

Dear Bothered, It’s frustrating when you rush around trying to get somewhere on time, only to be kept waiting by someone else running late. Showing up on time shows respect for another person, for her or his time, and her or his schedule.

Your boyfriend’s chronic lateness could be due to a lack of time-management skills, or to a lack of consideration for your time and calendar.

Have you clearly and calmly communicated to him exactly how you feel when

Tuesday June 12, 2012 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): A memory prompts you to take a more rational approach to an upsetting situation. In the past, you tended to act before you thought. Now you’re seeing the benefit of mulling over plans before putting them into practice. *********************************** TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): People have accused you of being stubborn and set in your ways. You have a golden opportunity to change that perception today. Reaching out to an offbeat neighbour will teach you a valuable lesson. *********************************** GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 20): Pursuing an unusual career path feels stimulating and challenging. You’ve never been the type to rest on your laurels. Whenever you reach a certain level of achievement, you feel compelled to move to higher ground. *********************************** CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): You can salvage a depressing work environment by adding cosy touches to your surroundings. Family photographs, thriving plants, and soft lighting can soothe your nerves and boost your productivity. *********************************** LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): A creative breakthrough is imminent, provided you discuss your ideas with anyone who will listen. An innocent remark will help you see this project in a whole new light. *********************************** VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): A love of nature could prompt you to transform a drab outdoor spot into the Garden of Eden. This project is a perfect expression of all you hold dear.

Certain friends will think you’re wasting valuable time, money and energy, especially if you’re not working on your own property.

LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Normally, you’re content to take the middle ground in the interests of preserving harmony. Today you have very strong opinions about sex, death and money. Don’t hesitate to speak your mind to a neighbour or close relative. *********************************** SCORPIO (OCT 23 NOV 21): You’re incredibly resourceful when it comes to making and saving money.

Keeping a low profile helps you to avoid temptation. Resist going out to expensive restaurants with friends, and avoid going window-shopping to fill time. *********************************** SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): You’re a virtual miracle worker when it comes to rallying the troops. Take this opportunity to uplift and encourage people who are engaged in a seemingly endless project. Under your guidance, the team could finish the project in record time. *********************************** CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19): Trust your sixth sense, especially when it comes to advancing your career. An authority figure admires your humble attitude, and may reward you for it in the near future. *********************************** AQUARIUS (JAN 20 FEB 18): Your leadership qualities come out in full force today, when you prompt certain members of the group to work harder. Some people need gentle encouragement, while others require stern lectures. *********************************** PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): A strong drive to succeed could prompt you to draw upon hidden resources.

Normally, you are hesitant to express your creativity at work. Today you won’t be able to resist adding an artistic flair to an important project.

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Face the Fire roasts opponents to take feature at Kennard Memorial race meet Face the Fire, a four year old animal out of Trinidad of the Fazal Yunas stable at Alness Corentyne and ridden by champion jockey Ajai Sansarran, created yet another upset in the horseracing circle when it burned its opponent to take the feature event when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club held their annual Post Independence One day horserace meet last Sunday at the club’s entity.

The nine animals were off to an even break when they were sent on their way in the feature D class 7 Furlongs event. As the race progressed into the backstretch the animals were having a ding dong battle. None backed off.

As they hit the far turn Face the Fire was starting to make its move. The animal which is trained by veteran Horse owner and trainer Ivan Dipnarine, with only one previous win in a main event, began to pick up speed.

However into the homestretch it was still an open race as the other animals also started to give it their all.

Face the Fire classified G3, the lowest classification of all the animals in the race and carrying a weight of 106 pounds, was picking its stride with absolute comfort. By then into a full gallop and with Jockey Ajai giving it full reign it started to burnt up the track in a blazing finish to win

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- Picket Pocket top Horse, Wicked Intention also outstanding Fazal Yunas (right) and son, owner of Face the Fire, collect the winning Romney Ramnarine trophy in the feature D class event from the donors.

Mrs. Persaud (left) receives the winning trophy in the H class event for Wicked Intention’s victory comfortable and take the top purse of $500,000 and the Romey Ramnarine trophy.

Ferry landing of the Shariff racing stable landed second ahead of Royal Champion and Marathon man.

The G class 7Furlongs El Dorado Stakes saw another upset with the newly imported Sleep in the Town of the S. Persaud Stable and trained by Grey with Kevin Paul on the perch, winning a close race from Face the Fire, Miss Regina and Weekend Surprise. The win was worth $250,000 and the El Dorado trophy.

The Jamaican Jockey Andron Findley rode Come Dance with me of the

Ashrafalli stable to victory in the three Year old event for animals bred and born in Guyana and the West Indies.

The 7Furlongs event with a winning purse of $250,000 was another competitive race with the animal winning from Happy Choice and Gypsy Rose.

Wicked Intention with Winston Apadhu on its back showed its intentions early as it raced to victory in the H class 6Furlongs event.

Running out of the R. Persaud stable the animal trained by L. Cort was hardly challenged as it romped to an easy win and cart off the $200,000 and trophy at stake. Funny Side, Third World and Quincy were the others that placed.

Extra Heat of the Devanand stable with jockey Richmond in charge was too hot to handle as it blazed to victory in the I2 and lower 6 Furlongs race. The animal won the $180,000 top purse and trophy from Princess Renuka, Modern Cowboy and Speed Vision.

Pick Pocket of the Samaroo stable of No 7 East Coast Berbice and only in its third race, picked its way to championship honours, scoring two convincing victories. Ridden by Champion Jockey Ajai the animal started the day in good order with a win in the day’s first event for the L and lower animals with a first prize of $100,000 on offer from

Wonder Flower, Care Taker and Windy Killer. It then returned to take the K &L event from It’s My Time, Lucky Gamble and Sporting Time worth $120,000.

Pick Pocket was the champion Horse with the Samaroo stable the champion stable. Jockey Ajai Sansarran, a 15 year old secondary school lad, took away the champion jockey award, while veteran trainer R. Matadial “Shine” was the top trainer.

The days even was incident free with Police Sergeant, Maxi Beaton and his charges being congratulated by the organizers for a job well done in maintaining order at the venue. (Samuel Whyte)

Nurse says journey continues with Guyanese...

From back page removed only 2 years ago due to health concerns as it is located 7,200 feet above sea level.

“This is not excuses but bear this in mind, in comparison to our nations national team which still has no national training facility in Guyana, the 3-1 defeat is actually quite a magnificent achievement. It leaves a mark on the football world to state if Guyana were to obtain the facilities of its footballing counterparts across the Caribbean and World, how far can this team and the countries players really go?”

Nurse added that there are six games to play at this stage, “Make no mistake, I doubt any team will go to the Azteca and take any points, so we are still level pegged with the others and given the draw 2-2 between Costa Rica and El Salvador, if we can get

the win Tuesday night we will be in a good situation.”

Urging the crowding to come out and support today’s game, Nurse said that the team needed all the Guyanese fans present at the Stadium to complete the journey as they attempt to advance to the next stage. “The team appreciates your support and we will continue to need your support to advance to the next stage. Mexico had 85,000 + fans behind them, we need all the Guyanese fans as possible to come to the Stadium and get behind the team.”

“I hope to see the stadium packed full of yellow on Tuesday for the game versus Costa Rica and once again to be a victorious night for Guyana,” he continued.

He further stated that there is no time for procrastination at the moment as the team commenced their prepa-

ration for today’s game when the final whistle was sounded at the end of Mexico game last Friday, “The team had an eighteen hour travel day from Mexico back to Guyana, so rest and hydration are very important for the team right now. Let’s stay focused, unified, positive and determined as a nation to achieve our short term goal to get 3 points on Tuesday night, long term to reach the World Cup Finals in Brazil. Belief is the key. Big up to Ramnaresh Sarwan who called me today from training in the UK to wish the team all the best and to let us know he is supporting and following the team and he is a big fan. In return we as a team wish him good luck with his season and it is good to know that Guyanese all over from different sports are supporting the Jaguars quest for World Cup Qualification.”

In closing he expressed his gratitude to the positive supporters that supported the team, “I thank and welcome all the positive support from the Guyanese people all over the world right now, it’s very humbling to see the Guyanese all over the world join together to support the Golden Jaguars and it is a unique situation for most of the teams players, but one that is very welcomed. Thank you to the fans that were able to travel to Mexico (we had a few) and the fans who were at the airport to welcome us home.”

Nurse declared that the players will give there all every time they step onto the field for Guyana. “This is what we dream of achieving, and through God’s grace we will reap success.”

“All things are possible to him that believes.” Mark 9:23.

Tuesday June 12, 2012

Kaieteur News

Exciting action as ‘Simon Pures’ showoff skills in DDL/Andrew Lewis boxing tournament Several action packed encounters thrilled a large audience and supported the view of administrators of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) that remarkable talent is nestled among the various communities only waiting to be unearthed.

The activity was the conclusion of the inaugural Andrew Lewis U-16 Juniors Boxing championships on the northern tarmac of the gym named in honour of Lewis’ 2001 world title achievement, Sunday evening last.

The tournament was organized by GABA with exclusive sponsorship by beverage giants, Demerara Distillers Ltd, under the Gatorade brand. If the first night action was action packed, the finals could fittingly be deemed as scorching.

Indeed several of the pugilists, notwithstanding their slim statures, threw leathers that had the surprisingly large audience shouting and screaming. One such bout was the 65-69lbs affair between Christopher Mansfield of the Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym (HEBG) and his gym mate, Kevin Mullings. The uninitiated would have never believed that these two pugilists were from the same gym.

They went after each with a ferocity that belied this fact and had the crowd roaring in appreciation. Punches rained from all angles as first Mansfield, and then Mullings, lashed out.

The referee was hardly needed but to keep a keen eye on the proceedings. The two continued in this vein and only the sound of the bell managed to separate them. It was indeed a pity that one of them had to lose and in the end it was Mansfield that was adjudged the 2-1 winner.

Jamal Eastman, the puny boxer of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym (PRBG) continued to impress with his sharp jabs and correct techniques.

His opponent, Odeny Moore of the Essequibo Boxing gym (ESSQ) turned in a commendable performance but was way below the skill level of his adversary. Eastman jabbed and used right crosses to full effect and managed to impress the judges who ruled that he was the 3-0 winner.

Meanwhile, Technical Director, Terrence Poole lauded the initiative while expressing satisfaction at the response of Albouystown residents as well as those from outlying areas. He said that he was amazed at the large gathering that attended the function and hinted that

These two youngsters go after each other in one of the better fights on the card

plans are in train to conduct similar programmes in other communities soon.

He also revealed that DDL has committed to three similar tournaments during the year.

The Tournament Director said that such exclusive support was the first of its kind and he was extremely happy that the beverage giants have agreed to render such support.

In all, there were 14 bouts contested among the country’s top gyms including Harpy Eagle (HE), Essequibo (Essq), Rose Hall Jammers (RHJ), Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF), Linden

(Lin), Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym (PRBG), Five Star Boxing Gym (5SBG) and the Young Achievers (YA).

The other results are: 4549lbs-Euquancy Wright (Essq) defeated Oxford Moses (HE); Kevon Mullings (HE) lost out to his gym mate Christopher Mansfield in their 65-69lbs bout while Christopher Tinnerman (Essq) earned a 3-0 verdict over Shaqualle Simon (PRBG) in the 70-74lbs class.

Tyron Lashley also won his 85-89lbs bout against Shaeed Hussain after the referee stopped the contest in 1:09secs of the second round.

Ezekiel Accra (FYF) then

Agard continues to impress...

From page 23 drew 3-all with John Fernandes with David Briton scoring in the 8th and 26th and Sherwin Jacobs in the 7th for John Fernandes. Travis Martin (13th), Mervin Beckles (16th). The competition’s leading goal scorer Ken Agard scored in the 21th minute to register his 6th goal in his second game.

Bank of Guyana, lead by Marvin Yaw (11th) and Steve Mclean (25th) beat Mcorp 2-nil.

In the other game of the evening, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports beat the Ministry of Tourism 4-1 with Travis Kato (13th), Simeon Hetymer (18th),

Kenny Reuben ( 23rd) and Keith Blair (24th) scoring for the winners, while Julian Harry scored the consolation goal for the Tourism Ministry.

GNSC got a walk over from NIS, Banks DIH got a walk over from GWI and Republic Bank got a walk over from GPL. The competition continues on Thursday from 18:00hrs when GT&T take on the Ministry of Education.

In the other games slated, The Ministry of Public Works battle G&S Electrical, GRA come up against John Fernandes, Media United oppose the Guyana Lotto Company and GNIC face-off with Republic Bank.

prevailed in the 90-94lbs class when he registered a 3-0 decision over Stefan Green (HE).Travis Hubbard (HE) emulated Green’s feat with a victory by a similar margin in his 105-109lbs match against Matthew Hollingsworth (5SBG) Rewinna David (PRBG) forced Keisha Arokium (RHJ) to retire in just 45secs of the first stanza.

Shawn Michael (FYF) was also in winner’s row, defeating Antoine Branch (HEBG) in their 110-115lbs match shortly before Quincy Boyce (5S) eked out a 2-1 verdict over Kevin Wilson (Essq).

Royan Sumner (5SBG) closed the night’s proceedings with a win in the 125-134lbs category over Shaka Moore (Essq) who retired at 1:42secs of the second round.

Meanwhile, the printer’s devil was at work in a recent report of Saturday night’s activity when it was inadvertently stated that Odeny Moore of the Essequibo Boxing Gym had surrendered his 80-84lbs fight to Elijah Insanally of the Harpy Eagle’s Boxing Gym. In fact, it was Moore who had won the bout by a 2-1 margin.

Trevor Marshall will assume the position of Vice President.

Ivor Sandiford has clinched a double portfolio as Communications Manager and Programme Coordinator, while Michelle Aaron will serve as the Secretary.

Amanda Adams will assume the position of Treasurer with Ronson Ewer as her Assistant. Nazia Hall will be the Assistant Secretary and Ivor Sandiford is the Public Relations Officer.

>>>Letters to the Sports Editor<<<

Deon, Chris Barnwell are the first brothers to represent Guyana in World Cup qualifiers DEAR EDITOR, Guyana first World Cup qualifying encounter was July 4, 1976 against Suriname at the world famous GCC Bourda.

The Maurice Enmore led team won 2 Nil with goals from Vibert ‘Durdy’ Butts and Keith ‘Wiler’ Niles, since then the National team has competed in 27 World Cup Qualifiers including the recent loss to Concacaf Power House Mexico at the Aztec Stadium.

Although Chris Nurse’ men lost 3-1 the match was historical because that was the first time probably a World Cup qualifier was played with a team having three sets of Brothers included in their Squad.

Guyana Squad had Jake and Howard Newton, Carl and Leon Cort and Anthony Abrams and Colin Edwards.

The first time brothers played in the same match for the land of the Majestic Kaieteur falls was April 1988 when Thomas United duo Deon and Christopher Barnwell graced the Arima Stadium against the Soca Warriors in one nil World Cup

qualifier loss.

The next time brothers represented Guyana in a World Cup qualifier was March 1996 when Beacons Mortimer and Martin Stewart played in a 2-1 loss to Grenada at GCC Bourda.

The Stewarts also played in the returned fixture in St. George’s when the Anthony Stanton led team lost 5 nil.

The Grenville brothers Gladstone and Ewart also competed in World Cup qualifiers for Guyana but not in the same match.

Gladstone played against Suriname in Paramaribo in October 1980, while Ewart was Guyana Captain against Suriname in two World Cup qualifiers in 1992.

The Cort brothers were also in the Guyana Squad for World Cup qualifier during the 2008 campaign but strange enough only Leon Cort could boast of scoring at the World Cup qualifying level.

He scored against Trinidad and Tobago at Providence 2011-11-11.

Charwayne Walker

Who or What Constitutes a Football Personality?

DEAR SIR, Now that it has entered the public’s domain officially, via an article published in your newspaper (08.06.12) captioned. “Atzeca baptism awaits Golden Jaguars”, Wherein according to the article’s publication, “Guyana Football Federation acting President Franklin Wilson, Aubrey “Shanghai” Major, Faizal Khan, Mark Phillips of the Georgetown Football Association and Dexter Austin of Western Tigers are some of the notable football personalities from

Executive body appointed as Project Blackwater Soccer Club celebrates tenth anniversary As the Project Blackwater Soccer Club celebrates its 10th anniversary, Chief Executive Officer, Noel Blackman has appointed a competent team of executives to conduct the business of the club as well as coordinate activities to commemorate the event.

Romeo Rockerfeller was recently appointed to the Presidency, while Doreen NgA-Que will serve as the Manager/Director. Lennox Fraser is the Manager, while

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Meanwhile, the club is currently organizing a series of activities to commemorate its 10th anniversary. While the respective dates are still to be announced, some of the activities are a church service, walkathon, bingo and a football match. There will also be a medical outreach where doctors from overseas will attend to patients, as well as a bus excursion. Organizers have also planned a community inspection.

Guyana expected to be at the game”, Editor, since from all indications the individual, who made the release from Mexico City, Mexicoaccording to the publication, was either ill-advised or, mildly put displays a total lack of being au-fait with the structure of local football, to the extent that a conflict of interest have risen in one instance.

In relation to Mark Phillips, the individual along with is fellow executive members and affiliates of the GFA, remains “blacklisted” by the GFF, primarily due to the filing of an injunction in a Court of Law! And by virtue of the Association being unable to attend General Council Meetings, or participate in GFF sanctioned competitions, would automatically rule out any representative of the GFA, to be accredited with that status.

As it relates to Dexter Austin, this individual, who isn’t a member of the Tigers executive, but merely a supporter according to reliable sources. Within this context, both individuals would have had to receive written accreditation from the GFF to be so deemed “football personalities”, albeit, ambassadors of the

sport at large!

In the absence of such no special privileges cannot be obtained overseas. i.e. free access to the stadium; courtesy calls, photo opportunities and social functions etc. With both individuals devoid of any administrative expertise at club or association level, much less national, remains a gross insult to one’s intelligence!

Finally, in a subsequent publication of S.N (11.06.12) captioned “Mark Phillips calls for boycott of Golden Jaguars match against Costa Rica”, How preposterous for a sports enthusiast, who is a Vice President, of the GFA! Why didn’t the individual publicly object, when the entrance fee of $3,000 was advertised weeks ago? Why wait until one day before the match! Isn’t this tantamount to treason?

Of the other issues raised, I do hope it isn’t reflective of the collective will of the GFA in its entirety, if not; a dangerous precedent is being set! Does Mr. Phillips know the additional costs of staging/ hosting a third round World Cup qualifying match, in relation to FIFA’s requirements?

Lester Sealey

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Denesh Ramdin fined for gesture Rain seals England-Windies draw Denesh Ramdin, the West Indies wicketkeeper, has been fined 20% of his match fee for his paper-waving protest directed at Viv Richards after reaching his century on the fourth day of the Edgbaston Test. The ICC charged Ramdin with conduct contrary to the spirit of the game and he pleaded guilty to the offence.

“We all understand the importance of celebrating a milestone, however, one should not use that time as an opportunity to hit out at one’s critic or send messages to the world,” Roshan Mahanama, the match referee, said.

“I hope Mr Ramdin has learnt his lesson from this incident and that we will not see such behaviour by him or any player in the future when celebrating an achievement within a game of international cricket.”

Immediately after he pushed Tim Bresnan behind square for a single to reach his second Test century, Ramdin removed his helmet, and to the surprise of everyone removed a piece of paper from his right pocket and flashed it aggressively towards the pavilion. The message read: “YEH VIV TALK NAH.” After the days’ play, Ramdin revealed he had prepared the note on Saturday morning.

He said it was a response to Richards’ criticism of his deteriorating form after he had scored only 51 runs and kept wicket inconsistently in the first two Tests. Ramdin later admitted his reaction had been emotional.

Darren Sammy, West Indies captain, said the fine was unfortunate, but that his players respected past achievements. “We as a West Indian team have a lot of respect for our past players especially somebody so great as Sir Viv,” Sammy said. “We all take a lot of inspiration from Fire in Babylon which reflects our history. I know Ramdin will probably have a word with him and I hope there is no love lost. And we will move on and continue respecting our great past players.”

Michael Holding, the former West Indies fast bowler, had been critical of Ramdin on ESPNcricinfo, saying that Ramdin had crossed the line and should be reprimanded severely.

Rain had the final say as the third and final Test between England and the West Indies

Sammy settled for backing the ICC fine.

“The ICC match referee has done his part,” he said. “We are all human beings and things do happen and as a team we support our players.

That said we’ve got to do what is right. Denesh realised he probably overdid it a little bit.”

Sammy said he was completely unaware of Ramdin’s celebration plans and was actually expecting the Trinidadian, who is a big fan of Chelsea football player Didier Drogba, to slide on the Edgbaston turf. “I was wondering what the celebration would be. I know he is a big fan of Didier Drogba. So I thought he would probably slide. But none of us knew what was coming.”

Ramdin has had a piece of paper stored in his pocket each time he has scored a hundred, both of which have come against England. In 2009, at Bridgetown, when he scored his maiden Test century, he unfurled another piece of paper, listing three names: Ian Bishop, David Williams and Ramnaresh Sarwan. It was his vote of thanks for playing a big role in his performance.

The fact was not lost on Sammy. “Probably he should bat with more notes in his pocket,” he joked.

West Indies players need county experience - Lance Gibbs BBC Sport - West Indies legend Lance Gibbs has urged more of the current team to play county cricket in England to help revive their fortunes in Test cricket.

Only two members of the Windies side playing against England in the third Test at Edgbaston have played firstclass cricket for a county side, with Darren Bravo playing four times for Nottinghamshire in 2011 and Tino Best nine matches for Yorkshire the previous season.

That contrasts with the glory era of Windies cricket when the likes of Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Malcolm Marshall and Courtney Walsh would all play full summers for English county sides.

“All of our great players have had exposure in English cricket, whether it is league or county, where the ball swings and swerves,” Gibbs, 77, told BBC Sport.

“They put their games together in foreign conditions

Lance Gibbs and became successful.”

Gibbs, who played 79 Tests between 1958 and 1976, was the second bowler in Test history to reach 300 wickets.

He played for Warwickshire between 1967 and 1973, taking 131 firstclass wickets at an average of 18.89 in 1971, a performance that gained him a Wisden Cricketer of the Year award the following year.

“These young players have never had that. In English conditions, anybody

could pick up a ball and make something happen with it and our players need to learn how to deal with that.”

The West Indies, who did not lose a single Test series between 1980 and 1995, have been in steady decline ever since, winning only two of their last 32 Tests and currently sitting seventh in the ICC Test rankings.

England, meanwhile, are top of the table, their victories over the Windies at Lord’s and Trent Bridge making it seven home series victories in a row.

Gibbs, however, believes great teams come and go in cycles, and is confident that the West Indies will one day be a force in Test cricket again.

“Every cricketing nation has ups and downs,” he said.

“If you check the number of Test matches played between England and the West Indies you will see that we are ahead [by 53 to 45].

“You are doing particularly well now but we will return.”

AFP – Birmingham: Rain had the final say as the third and final Test between England and the West Indies ended in a draw at Edgbaston here on Monday.

In a match where three days out of a possible five were washed out, it was no surprise neither side had got in a position to force victory.

And, after yet more rain, the umpires finally called the game off shortly before 3.15pm local time (1415GMT) following no play at all on the final day.

The draw gave England, who’d already retained the Wisden Trophy, a 2-0 win in this three-match series after five-wicket and nine-wicket wins at Lord’s and Trent Bridge respectively.

Overnight, England were 221 for five in reply to West Indies’ first innings 426, a deficit of 205 runs and needing a further 56 to avoid the follow-on.

Ian Bell, attempting to

become the first Warwickshire batsman to score a Test hundred on his Edgbaston home ground, was left on 76 not out and nightwatchman Steven Finn nought not out.

West Indies’ total owed much to Tino Best’s whirlwind 95, the highest score ever by a Test match No 11 batsman. Best faced just 112 balls with a six and 14 fours on Sunday’s fourth day.

Together with wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, who made 107 not out, Best shared a partnership of 143 - the third highest 10th wicket stand in Test history and a West Indies record.

And, before Sunday’s close, fast bowler Best removed both England captain Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Bairstow.

England, with the series already won, controversially chose to rest first-choice newball pairing James Anderson and Stuart Broad from this

match. In their places came fellow seamers Graham Onions and Finn.

Durham quick Onions, who two years ago suffered a career-threatening back injury, took four wickets for 88 runs in 29.3 overs, with Finn managing three for 109 in 32.

After this match, England and the West Indies play three one-day internationals and a stand alone Twenty20, starting with Saturday’s 50over clash at Southampton.

The West Indies will warm-up for the limited overs fixtures with a one-day game against Middlesex at Lord’s tomorrow.

Brief scores: West Indies 1st Innings 426 (D Ramdin 107 no, T Best 95, M Samuels 76; G Onions 4-88, S Finn 3109, T Bresnan 3-111) England 1st Innings 221-5 (K Pietersen 78, I Bell 76 no). Result: Match drawn; Series: England win threematch series 2-0.

Bolt resting after minor car accident KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Double sprint world record holder Usain Bolt escaped injury after he was involved in a minor car crash in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, early Sunday morning.

The Olympic champion crashed his luxury BMW motor car into guard rails at the Half-Way-Tree intersection shortly after 5:00 am. A source close to the star athlete reported that he was not hurt in the crash and was resting comfortably at home.

According to the police, Bolt, who is preparing to defend his 100 and 200 metre titles at this summer ’s London Olympics, was on his way home from a party when he crashed his car.

His friend and fellow sprint rival Asafa Powell was also at the scene of the crash, but was in another motor vehicle. Bolt and Powell had just returned to the island

Sprint star Usain Bolt’s damaged BMW motor car after a minor crash in Half-Way-Tree after competing at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo, Norway on Thursday.

The 25-year-old won the 100 metres there in 9.79 seconds, beating Powell into second. In 2009, Bolt crashed his BMW M3 sports car into

a ditch along Highway 2000.

He sustained minor injuries to his feet in that crash.

Bolt and Powell are expected to feature prominently in Jamaica’s highly anticipated National Championships at the end of June.

Tuesday June 12, 2012

Kaieteur News

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Central McKenzie, Wismar embarrass Nadal wins record seventh French Open Georgetown opposition - Plaisance/Vryheid’s Lust send defending champs packing

By Edison Jefford Guyhoc/Tucville had said they needed just six players to beat Central McKenzie Saturday night in Linden, but they were horribly wrong as the top team from the Mining Town embarrassed the Georgetown opponents at the McKenzie Sports Club court.

It was ironic that Guyhoc/Tucville would turn up with just six players against a quality team such as Central McKenzie. Their green uniforms that mirrored the Boston Celtics that lost the Eastern Conference Finals Saturday night was also another big irony.

It was clear that Central McKenzie wanted to make a statement after their narrow e s c a p e a g a i n s t Diamond/McDoom last Thursday night, and they did so emphatically with a huge 103-24 victory that ensured them the top seed in their group with an unbeaten record.

Centre, Shane Webster had 18 points while sharpshooter, Orin Rose scored 17 points and Rawle Toney 15 points for Central McKenzie, who rested all its senior players after it had established a sizeable lead in the first two quarters of an otherwise crucial game.

Rayon Cummings scored eight points for G u y h o c / Tu c v i l l e , w h o exited the tournament following the defeat. Central McKenzie with three wins, and Diamond/McDoom with two wins are the two teams advancing to the Super Eight round of the contest out of the group.

Central McKenzie went on the offensive immediately after jump-ball

Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy in the men's singles final.

Chris Williams with Steve Neils Jr. nailing consecutive three-point jumpers and the ball making at least five stops before an attempt. Central McKenzie bewildered Guyhoc to go up 22-4 at the end of the first quarter.

It was a shooting exhibition from the top team in the second period with Marvin Hartman and the effervescent Rose landing jumpers from beyond the arc to extend the lead. Toney then scored the next two three-pointers before Rose hit again to drive the nails in the coffin.

Guyhoc/Tucville struggled against the stifling defence of the Central McKenzie unit, scoring just two points in the second period that ended 47-6. The third quarter began with an excellent feed at the top of the paint from Kevin ‘Two Feet’ Joseph to Jason Alonzo.

The move had the surgical precision of a Rajon Rondo assist, which got the full approval of their Central McKenzie base. The period ended 79-14 with supporters shouting “one hundred”, which encouraged their team to become the first in the competition to score 100 points.

Earlier in the night, the other Linden-based team in the National Community Basketball League (NCBL), Wismar had also impressed

Agard continues to impress in Inter- Ministry & Corporations Football

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irst round action in the Inter Ministry and Corporations seven-a side Football continued last Saturday night at the Banks DIH ground Thirst Park with four teams completing victory and three others gaining walk-overs.

In the opening game GRA beat the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 5-nil with Rondell Squires scoring in the 6th and 14th minutes, Sherwin Bailey in the 10th and 22nd minutes and former cricketer Shawn Holder scoring in the 19th. GPC (Continued on page 21)

Marlon Pollydore

Ron Campbell with an 86-56 win over BV/Melanie that ensured that they got to the next round of the competition, which starts tomorrow night.

Harold Adams scored 21 points while Chris Williams had 14 points. Marlon Pollydore and Leon Cameron scored 13 points each for Wismar. Kurtleigh English scored 17 points for BV/Melanie that was also booted from the national competition.

Meanwhile, in G e o r g e t o w n , Plaisance/Vryheid’s Lust sent the defending champions from the last I n t e r - W a r d , Albouystown/Charlestown packing with nail-biting win Sunday that continues to make the NCBL one of the most exciting basketball tournaments.

The game was built as a must-win for both teams and they brought their respective supporters to ensure the added boost, but it was Plaisance/Vryheid’s Lust, who transformed the last 22 seconds of the game into a win that placed them among the last eight teams.

P l a i s a n c e / Vr y h e i d ’s Lust won 72-71 after Albouystown/Charlestown failed to convert both freethrows with 3.5 seconds left in the game. The defeat left the last team to win an InterWard title with one win, a walkover, from their allotted three games in the group.

The game was tied 70-70

Orin Rose

Steffan Gillis with 22 seconds left in regulation time then both teams forced multiple turnovers before Gullen nailed a 15-foot jumper to give Plaisance/Vryheid’s Lust a 72-70 lead in the game. Kerwin Blades missed a clear lay-up to equalise before the missed free-throws.

Ron Campbell scored 20 points with Nikkoloi Smith and Steffan Gillis adding 14 points each for Plaisance.

F o r Albouystown/Charlestown, Blades finished with 23 points, Devon Persaud 10 and Trevor McCleod nine points were the other main scorers for Albouystown.

In the first Game, Nigel Hinds and Associates North Ruimveldt defeated Kwakwani 92-60 as the two teams qualified for the Super Eight.

(Reuters) - Spain’s Rafa Nadal sank to his knees in celebration after beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 to win a record seventh French Open title on Monday.

The number two seed overtook Sweden’s Bjorn Borg, who won six Roland Garros titles, and ended Djokovic’s hopes of becoming the third man to win four consecutive grand slams. “For me it is a great honor,” Nadal said, clutching the Musketeers Cup under his arm, after the presentation ceremony on court. “This tournament is probably the most special in the world and having this trophy with me I am really emotional. It is probably one of the most special moments in my career.”

Play had been suspended on Sunday, because of rain, with the Spaniard a break down in the fourth set, but he broke back in the first game after the resumption, having rediscovered the penetrating fizz that deserted him in the damp conditions of the previous evening.

Then Nadal had moaned vociferously about the wet surface that made conditions underfoot treacherous and the ball hard to see, but he came out refreshed on Monday with the bit between his teeth.

He was back to the player who had raced into a 3-0 lead in the first set on Sunday, managing to generate his vicious top spin on the dry balls.

After Monday’s early break, Djokovic did all he could to resist the Mallorcan’s charge, holding serve until the 12th game when Nadal conjured up a forehand winner after a 10-shot rally to set up match point. Djokovic’s dream ended with a double fault, leaving Nadal to hoist aloft the trophy in front of a packed Court Philippe Chatrier.

“Congratulations to Rafa and his team for another title; he is a great player,” Djokovic said.

“I am privileged to be in this position for the first time. Rafa was a better player and I hopeto come back next year and play even better.”

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Emotional Shabazz hammers boycott call - No injury worries for ‘Jags’

Nurse says journey continues with Guyanese support at National Stadium

- no time for procrastinating right now

By Juanita Hooper Golden Jaguars Captain Christopher Nurse, reflecting on the recent game against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium, said to Kaieteur Sport that despite the 3-1 result, the team showed that they can hold their heads high. “We showed that we can hold our head high and that we are heading in the correct direction as a footballing Nation.”

Whilst a loss is never a The venue all set result to be proud of in any Christopher Nurse for today’s battle sport, in retrospect, Mexico had just beaten Brazil 2-0.

“We lost 3-1 in a game where we had chances to both equalize and possibly win the game. It was the first time we faced a game of this magnitude. Mexico is the best team in the CONCACAF region and ranked 19th in the WORLD.” Nurse continued by saying that the team is extremely talented with Acting President of the GFF Franklin Wilson (second left) shares the Head Table with experienced professionals, TD Jamal Shabazz (third right) along with (from left) WC Coordinator Kirk Douglas, “For a reason, they are a very very clinical in the few Carl Cort, Chris Nurse and JP Rodrigues yesterday, at the National Stadium. v e r y g o o d t e a m w i t h chances they had and we extremely talented and found ourselves 2-0 down in e c h n i c a l D i r e c t o r o f see their heroes against a top opponent, He said the ‘Golden Jaguars’ and the the first half.” experienced professionals.”

Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ never before has Guyana reached this GFF will not be deterred by the According to the captain, Mexico being a country Jamal Shabazz in an far in world football and as a country naysayers, reminding that the critic with a rich football history the Estadio Azteca is the emotional outburst hammered the everybody has to participate because it cannot speak for wider Guyana. has hosted two world cups, in most difficult Stadium to sentiments expressed in one of the is not a national team that is going to According to some persons, the call Estadio Azteca Stadium play at in the WORLD, “This dailies that called for fans to boycott come out of this, it is a country,” made by the GFA official appears to be where Pelé and Diego is not just talk. It is reality. today’s crucial CONCACAF2014 Shabazz vigorously emphasized. an attempt to misguide fans and could Maradona (during 1970 and The conditions at Azteca are World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica, He added, “…this thing is not about be construed as unpatriotic.

1986 FIFA World Cup) lifted difficult. You have around at the National Stadium. talk, it is about a people coming Ticket sales Wilson revealed has t h e t r o p h y. M e x i c o ’s 100,000 Mexican home fans The Briefing which was conducted together.” been good and consistent and he a c h i e v e m e n t s a r e screaming and shouting, then at the National Stadium, before visiting Touching on football related issues, expects a packed Stadium come today. u n c h a l l e n g e d i n the altitude; oxygen is scarce Costa Rica and Colombia journalists, the TD said that Costa Rica is a different Also in attendance at the presser CONCACAF region and at these heights, unless you who joined the local outfit, was called to team, but on the day the situation were ‘Jaguars’ Carl Cort, Captain Chris currently, Guyana sits at 104 are accustomed to living in update the media about the team’s determines the strategy.

Nurse and JP Rodrigues and they too in the World rankings in these circumstance the preparations, but also addressed the “You could plan to play a certain interacted with the media, offering smallest task will leave you comparison to Mexico. charge made by Georgetown Football way, but sometimes the opposition’s comments on the state of affairs within Despite all that Golden with little or no oxygen in Association Vice-President Mark game plan could very well alter yours, the squad and how ready they are for the Jaguars as a team held their your body.”

Phillips, who in a recent interview but what I can say is that we will enter ‘big’ game.

Nurse related the own. The Captain stated that urged the nation to boycott today’s the game on a positive note and play to Cort, who it was mentioned was stepping onto the field, the s i t u a t i o n a s b e i n g a n match due to what he feels is the the best of our ability,” Shabazz suffering a slight niggle, told this team was not sure what quite i m m e n s e h o m e f i e l d exorbitant fee being charged for fans to disclosed. newspaper that he took a day off to expect, “I think we advantage for Mexico as the see the encounter.

Acting President of the Guyana training on Sunday, but was feeling underestimated ourselves players (Golden Jaguars) Shabazz in response crushed the Football Federation (GFA) Franklin good and will be 100% ready for and showed them (Mexico) were suffering throughout idea of a boycott, stating that nothing Wilson in response to the boycott asked today’s game. the training session from too much respect.” should stop this nation from coming to the critic to show where in the world Rodrigues, who was also listed as Nurse prolonged by fatigue, headaches, nose the Stadium to see their heroes perform fans could pay as little as US$15 to see a carrying a slight injury, debunked the saying that when the team b l e e d s w h i c h a r e a l l at home.

WC match, adding that patrons pay that claim, adding that he too is rearing and realized how they were consistent side effects that “Our people have the opportunity to amount and more to witness a concert. ready to go the full 90 minutes. playing they completely comes when someone is not started challenge the used to high altitude. The Pg. Pg. Mexicans.to“The team shape Estadio Azteca Stadium 22 23 was very good, and we kept recently had its ban from their chances to very few, the hosting International Games (Continued on page 20) Mexicans however were Printed and published by National Media & Publishing Company Limited, 24 Saffon St.Charlestown, Georgetown.Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491 or Fax: 225-8473/ 226-8210

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