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Eyewitnesses say police C’bean Airlines now charges wrong to shoot 17-year-old US$1,400 for NY round trip - Teen remains in a critical condition

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hile 17-yearold Quinn Neblett, who was shot twice by a police rank Thursday night, remains a critical patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), his family has hired a lawyer to prove that the teen was wrongfully shot.

Neblett, of Sussex Street, Albouystown was reportedly shot to his abdomen and left leg around 09:15 hrs on Thursday in an unoccupied house at Lot 21 Independence Boulevard.

He is a patient in the hospital’s High Dependency Unit.

Attorney at Law Nigel Hughes and the injured man’s relatives met with eyewitnesses yesterday at the scene to discuss what really transpired that night.

“I met with the eyewitnesses and what I understand is that around 04:00pm on Thursday, a police officer, who was in civilian clothes and off-duty, got into a fight with one of the residents. During that fight, the officer was injured.

He left and returned later that evening with his squad, which is not the regular squad in this area,” Hughes explained.

He continued, “There was a driver and five police officers armed with semi and fully automatic weapons.

When they came here (where the officer was injured), there were a few persons along with Neblett

Injured: Quinn Neblett around here. When Neblett saw the police, he clearly said, ‘He aint tekking any lock up tonight’ because he hadn’t done anything and he left and went west of that yard.”

According to Hughes, he was told by eyewitnesses that the five officers searched the building and then left and went through the passageway where the 17-year-old ran. “They went down there and shot him at point blank range. There are six bullet holes through the walls, clearly from semiautomatic weapons.”

“It is clear from those circumstances that Mr. Neblett could not have been a threat. After shooting him, they took him to the hospital and returned to the scene in a different vehicle 45 minutes later and picked up the spent shells,” the lawyer stressed.

Hughes said that the move made by the police officers to remove the spent shells from the scene was an

Hughes pointing to the bullet holes on the wall

attempt to cover up their wrongdoings. He added that no police officer visited the scene or met with the injured man’s relatives since the incident.

Eyewitness recalled Around 04:00pm on Thursday, an eyewitness, who refused to give her name, explained that the injured teen and some friends were liming next door to where the incident occurred. “The police officer and another guy had some problem some time back and (Thursday) he (policeman) saw the boy in the unoccupied house and choke he.”

According to the eyewitness, after the officer choke the guy, they started to fight. “After we see that, we run in the building to part and the boy juck the officer with a knife. When Neblett see, he run away and people in the area see and they thought it was him who juck the police.”

She said that later that night, the teen returned and about seven persons from the neighbourhood sat on a bench (next door to where the incident transpired) and they were discussing what went on earlier in the day when they saw a police vehicle pull up.

“After he (Neblett) see the police, he and some other boys run to the back and the police them go in the building and search then they went to the back where them boys run and start to s h o o t r a p i d l y, ” t h e eyewitness related.

She then explained that she saw the police officer bringing the teen out from the pathway with blood pouring from his abdomen.

They put him in their pickup and took him to the hospital.

Police statement Police in a statement said that on Thursday, Police Constable 21510 Thorne, who was dressed in civilian clothing, was attacked by three men armed with knives during a robbery attempt at Hunter Street, Albouystown.

“Constable Thorne put up a resistance during which he managed to escape but was wounded to his right arm and left leg. He was treated at the GPHC and sent away,” the release stated.

It further explained that later that day, Thorne, while being taken home in a police mobile patrol vehicle, (Continued on page 29)

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overnment yesterday again b l a z e d Caribbean Airlines over its high fares and warned that it is working with a number of other carriers, including Panamanian-owned Copa Airlines, to fly the Georgetown/New York route.

Responding to questions over continuous complaints by fliers that they are being forced to fork over thousands of dollars more for tickets, Tourism Minister, Irfaan Ali, warned that Government’s tolerance is fast running out.

“There are two things that are provoking me right now. One is that Guyanese still have to come off the aircraft (in Trinidad)… go downstairs and recheck in back. That is absolutely ridiculous and contrary to the arrangement we have with Caribbean Airline. We are not going to tolerate this nonsense much longer.”

Ali said that he has seen a statement from CAL which said that fliers paid high prices after waiting on the last moment to book.

“Well, let me say this to you... if you book late, early or half late, there is no way you would be paying US$1,400 for an economy class ticket to the US. There is no way you should pay US$500 for an economy class ticket to Trinidad. The Trinidadians do not pay it…we should not be asked to pay it. It is as clear as that. I will be very frank. I can’t wait for the competition to come in.”

According to the Minister, Government has received calls for the Trinidad-owned airline to be taken to the Caribbean

Tourism Minister (ag), Irfaan Ali Competition Commission.

“I am very upset… We have to congratulate CAL in certain ways too. When the gap was created by Ezjet and Delta’s exit, CAL put on four/five additional flights… they triple up seats to come to Guyana.”

However, the airline, which earlier this year was granted flag carrier status for Guyana, has started to capitalize in a harsh manner.

“We have a high demand of traffic coming to Guyana and CAL should be trying to build loyalty among customers. But you have

created an atmosphere where the prices are ridiculously high that people lose trust and faith just because of your fares. I don’t know what their business model is.”

Ali made it clear that Guyana has gone past the stage of being “anybody’s eye pass. We have equal say with anything in the region.”

He said that the flag carrier status granted to Caribbean Airlines earlier this year was not a bad idea as it allowed the airline to fly directly to New York.

Newly established Fly Jamaica was recently granted permission to fly the Georgetown/New York route and the inaugural flight should be sometime next month, the official said yesterday.

Copa Airline, Panama’s flag carrier is also being courted with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in talks with officials of that airline.

Representatives are to come to Guyana, he said.

Another airline has also expressed strong interest in serving the route and should be coming to Guyana before the end of the year, Ali said.

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Letters... Where your views make the news Kaieteur News We have made significant progress in Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana.

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EDITORIAL

FIGHTING REGIONAL INTEGRATION In 1972 Guyana hosted what was the first Carifesta, a cultural exposition that featured the various aspects of the culture from across the Caribbean. This came about because some regional leaders, foremost among them, Guyana’s Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, decided that the region had its own identity which should be showcased.

These regional leaders were aware of the imposition of foreign culture on the region. Young people in the region were being inundated by the imported music, the dances by way of the movies because there was no television in those days, the way of dress and even some of the slangs these foreigners use. The regional leaders were aware that what was in the region was not being promoted.

It was not all a one-way street because there were people who left the region for the diaspora and they took with them those things with which they had grown up and had become accustomed. In this manner the music of Jamaica soon gained international recognition. But this recognition highlighted the very things that the founders of Carifesta realized. Things from the region had to gain international acceptance before they could gain regional acceptance.

And so it was that the first Carifesta was staged. Not only was it a blessing for the region, it was a development experience for Guyana. An entire community sprang up because Burnham tied in the hosting of the cultural event to a housing drive. The houses used to accommodate the visitors for Carifesta were later sold to Guyanese.

For the first time the region saw up close and personal what was actually happening in countries that were a few miles apart. Guyana saw the Djukas of Suriname and the French creole of Martinique. It saw the power of the steelband and got to appreciate the calypso. These were staples of Trinidad and Tobago. In the end, the countries of the Caribbean recognized that they were more similar than different. They undertook, each of them, to host Carifesta every four years.

Sadly, that is no longer the reality because we now find that many of the countries care less about hosting Carifesta.

From the first hosting in 1972, Guyana once more played host in 2008 after the Bahamas had indicated that it was not able to host the event as it had promised. This happened after Suriname had played host to the event four years earlier.

Now Suriname is hosting the event again, suggesting that other countries of the region have indicated that they have no interest in hosting the event.

When Suriname became a member of the regional organization known internationally as the CARIBBEAN Community and Common Market, the then Secretary General was forced to note that while it was not an English-speaking country, Suriname seemed more committed to regional integration that some of the original members who all had more in common that they had with the Dutch-speaking country.

And so we see that an event that appears to be heading for extinction is being kept alive by Suriname. This is worrying and happens at a time when regional integration should be pursued. This is a time when the world is being divided into economic blocs. There is the European Union which is holding all of Europe together and funding certain countries in that corner of the world that market those things that the Union finds important.

There are the military blocs that police the world and ship weapons to those who are seeking to change the status quo in their corner of the world. In this region where the countries are all primary producers, where they export their raw products and import the finished food there is need for integration. Yet it would seem that the feeblest attempts are being frustrated because the regional leaders appear to be among the most disinterested.

How else can we explain the rush to import from extra regional sources those things that we produce within the region? Carifesta affords a chance to highlight these things but even this event we seem to ignore.

terms of reducing poverty and hunger DEAR EDITOR, Guyana has come a far way in terms of reducing poverty and hunger. This fact was acknowledged by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) when it presented the country with an award at its headquarters in Rome recently.

Guyana was also lauded by the United Nations bodies in Guyana as well on its achievement of the first of a number of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) namely, to reduce the proportion of hunger and undernourishment by half or more by the year 2015.

Guyana was one of scores of other countries that signed on to the MDG goals over two decades ago aimed at reducing poverty and improving the quality of life of the global population.

With two years to go before the set deadline, Guyana along with 38 other countries, had already met the internationally established targets in the fight against hunger. Guyana and St. Vincent and the Grenadines were the only two countries in CARICOM to have satisfied that goal. The evaluation of Guyana’s performance was done during the periods 1990-1992 and 20102012 against benchmarks established by the international community at the United Nations General Assembly.

In addition, Guyana has also met the World Food Summit goal of reducing by half the absolute number of undernourished during the same period of review. That goal was set in 1996, when 180 countries of the world met at the Food and Agriculture Organization Headquarters in Rome to discuss ways of ending poverty and hunger.

This is by any standards a signal achievement for the country, in particular for our farmers and fishermen who should be commended for such an achievement. The country was recognized for the progress made, at a

high-level award ceremony in Rome, along with the other countries.

Receiving the award on behalf of Guyana was Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues -Birkett.

Fittingly, the United Nations bodies in Guyana lauded the outstanding achievement made by the country in meeting these targets and praised the g o v e r n m e n t ’s c o m m i t m e n t t o investment in the agriculture sector as well as to regional food security.

According to a statement released the “FAO is pleased to have partnered with the government in its efforts and will continue to work closely with them, and other development partners to eradicate hunger and promote food and nutrition security not only in the country but in the wider Caribbean.”

Similar sentiments were expressed

by UNICEF Guyana representative Dr. Suleiman Braimoh who said that Guyana’s achievement of the MDG is a significant step in positively impacting on the lives of children since a disproportionate share of the burden of poverty often falls on them.

Ending hunger and malnutrition requires collaborative and interagency approaches involving key stakeholders more particularly the Ministries of Agriculture, Health and Education. In this regard, the support rendered by the Health Ministry in terns of providing breast feeding support and nutritional support for babies and their mothers both at the pre-and post natal stages of stages of development should be acknowledged.

Millions of dollars are being spent annually under the Basic Nutrition Programme of the Ministry in support of pregnant mothers throughout the country which have had a positive impact on the health and nutritional status of both mother and child.

The School Feeding Programme offered by the Ministry of Education has also impacted well in terms of providing nutritional support to school children, especially those in their early formative years. It is pertinent to note that following the removal of Guyana from the list of countries in need of assistance for nutritional food supplement some years ago by the World Food Programme, the Guyana government continued with the programme of providing meal supplements for school children at significant financial cost.

Guyana is well poised to meet its other millennium goals, especially in the areas of education and health. In relation to education, the country has already attained the goal of universal access to education at the primary level and every effort is being made to upgrade the quality of education delivery at the secondary and tertiary levels. The same can be said for the delivery of health care even though some challenges still persist in terms of the reduction of maternal deaths and infant mortality rates.

There can be no doubt that considerable progress has been made over the years to reduce poverty in Guyana and to upgrade the quality of life of the Guyanese people.

From the second poorest country in the western hemisphere during the 1970-1980 period, the country has advanced progressively along the development continuum and is now ranked among the lower middle income countries.

The per capita income has more than quadrupled since the assumption to office of the PPP/C administration, a dramatic reversal of fortunes after nearly two decades of economic and social decline prior to the restoration of democracy in October 1992.

Hydar Ally

No one in their reasonable mind will believe this nonsense DEAR EDITOR, The statements from the CEO of GPL and the Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS)affirming that the Directors of the Board at GPL offer their services “pro bono” is ludicrous.

No one in their reasonable mind will believe this nonsense.

First, GPL is in crisis and needs guidance from its Board to navigate through

the “storm” it has put itself in. One would have thought that the current condition of GPL would necessitate the “best” brains knowledgeable persons who have proven track records of saving electrical generating companies from collapse.

Even if these professionals have to be brought in from overseas to save the company, that would be justifiable.

I believe that every board member appointed should have their résumé published.

For too long the politicians put their friends and comrades in position that is way beyond their comprehension.

In the cold war era this may have worked, but today, smart politicians who are determined to succeed have moved away from “petty” politics, and have

established professional boards to run public corporations, even if those board members are of different political persuasion.

All board members should be adequately compensated for their services. Can the HPS tell the nation which other board(s) in Guyana is/are working pro bono?

Charles Sugrim

FRUSTRATED WITH LANDLINE WOES

DEAR EDITOR, More than two weeks have passed since I made a complaint to the GT&T Customer Fault-reporting section through 097 about my two landlines and to date, no technician has visited to check the problem.

My landlines 327-7334 and 3272287 have been experiencing numerous problems from time to time. The first landline is ‘crossed’ with another

landline in the area and comes on and off at times (more off than on), and the second landline is being interfered, too, with another landline.

GT&T gave me two reference numbers more than two weeks ago. I called twice within that period to enquire and all that the person on the phone could have done was to say that she will “remind them”. How sad it is for this company to neglect its landline

customer base and services at this point.

I am hoping that, by the publication of this letter, it will create an awareness to have someone from the company visit my location and rectify the problems.

It is sadder that customers have to resort to writing letters to newspapers to get attention from GT&T to fix their landline services.

Leon Suseran

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Rodney’s killers have no moral or legal defence DEAR EDITOR, Minette Bacchus has written many letters criticizing my position that the facts support Burnham played a role in Walter Rodney’s assassination. For some strange reason, Kaieteur News has failed to publish my rebuttal to Bacchus.

I wait to see if this letter will be published. Bacchus’ blind zealotry on this issue must be confronted factually and morally. In this letter I will examine the moral danger of Bacchus’ soulless positions.

I will present my factual research in a later correspondence.

For Bacchus, Burnham had nothing to do with Rodney’s death.

She further contends that

Rodney’s death was payback for his revolutionary activities and his murderers are morally and legally absolved because Rodney was plotting to overthrow the PNC with guns.

This is morally and legally abominable. It misses the point on proportionality where the self-defence must be proportionate to the force faced. Under the doctrine of proportionality, any proper court will convict a citizen who shoots and kills in cold blood an unarmed attacker who is physically incapable of subduing or harming the citizen.

No matter what guns the WPA was allegedly accumulating, the WPA and Rodney never posed a

serious threat to overthrowing the PNC, especially not after Burnham shook up the leadership of the military in July 1979 to install his loyalists in all the top posts. No rational analyst could argue the WPA had the critical mass, weaponry and capacity to wrest power from Burnham or even get close to attacking Burnham.

In fact, the PNC had infiltrated the WPA and knew all of Rodney’s plans, so it was never under any threat from the WPA. The PNC had the means to charge, try and convict Rodney of sedition, for it had previously charged and jailed Rodney before.

So, the murder of Walter Rodney in cold blood was

egregiously, morally and legally disproportionate, and a gravely sickening act by the PNC. Nothing more absurdly exposes this myopic and nasty intellectual fabrication

by Minette Bacchus than the fact that the apartheid regime jailed but did not assassinate Nelson Mandela whose ANC forces killed many apartheid forces, but the PNC regime killed Walter Rodney who was supposedly accumulating weapons.

The moral depravity in Bacchus’ reasoning has wider implications. If replicated and applied liberally, it immorally shreds the entire historiography of the struggles of oppressed people. This position would sinfully mean that because

Cuffy, Damon, Quamina, Enmore Martyrs and Devonshire Castle resisters took revolutionary action against their oppressors, their oppressors were justified and morally absolved in killing them in self-defence or retaliation.

Using this same shameful moral deceit, if Oliver Tambo or Nelson Mandela was killed by the apartheid regime by a

walkie-talkie bomb, the apartheid regime would have been justified and morally blameless because Tambo or Mandela was nothing but a revolutionary who played with fire and got killed.

The same defunct moral transference applies to the killers of the scores of innocent young African men who were killed during the (Continued on page 6)

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Rodney’s killers have...

From page 5 death squad heyday in Guyana. Their killers could rely on Minette Bacchus’ apocryphal reasoning and get off scot free.

The moral shamefulness of Bacchus’ reasoning utterly rapes and laughs at the entire history of mankind’s struggles against oppression, terror and dictatorship. It vaunts the oppressor and despot above the freedom fighter. It decimates and mocks the vehement struggles of Africans from the time of slavery to present.

This moral denigration cannot be allowed a free pass

in our country, for in trying to morally absolve a single despot, it threatens to make a colossal mockery of the bitter battles for betterment and freedoms of this nation of oppressed and enslaved peoples If Bacchus’s skewed moral reasoning is now allowed, is the government of the day in Guyana at any time in its past and future allowed to assassinate rather than prosecute any senior political figure it contends is engaged in revolutionary activities and walk away with impunity?

If society is to be ordered on Bacchus’ savage primitivism of ‘I should kill

GANGA TIME

DEAR EDITOR, Based on information I received, the Ministry of Education staged a show entitled ‘Ganga Time’, at 18:30 hrs, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Theatre Guild.

Apparently, the show which included dance, drama and music, was in honour of the Caribbean Teachers’ Project.

The word ‘ganga’ (to talk/ gyaaff) is not popularly used in Guyana, but does exist in a few parts of the country.

There is no Guyana ‘ganga time’ phrase handed down by the ‘ol people’. I created ‘GANGA TIME’ as the name of my folklore GBC

radio show which began in 1980 and lasted up to 1993!

While I’m glad to see that ‘GANGA TIME’ is now part of the Guyanese vocabulary, I object to my phrase being used by other artistes as the title of their production. I have alerted the Ministry of Education about this.

One of my major concerns is that I’m currently preparing folklore material to be published as GANGA TIME. I, therefore, would like all artistes to be aware that the phrase ‘GANGA TIME’ originated with me and I plan on using it.

Roy Brummell

you because I believe I think or you are plotting to kill me’ without resorting to the rule of law and the criminal justice and law enforcement system, then any mere suspicion or even knowledge of a plot, no matter how unworkable and unattainable, is good enough for one citizen to kill another.

This debased vigilantism is not only self-destructive but morally reprehensible, for it demands us to return to misplaced Neanderthal selfpreservation without the rule of law. Do those on the right side of morality automatically lose any moral and legal protection because they resist or take up arms in the name of freedom, justice, democracy, betterment and hope?

Because if we are to cloak ourselves in Bacchus’ terrifying morality, the people of this country, including the Africans whom Burnham falsely claimed he cared about, should quit complaining about their corrupt, dictatorial and uncaring government because they lack the moral or legal right to do so.

Heaven forbid if they resist or become revolutionary, because their oppressors will be justified to obliterate them under the bizarre rules of Minette Bacchus’ very own twisted moralism.

M. Maxwell

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Rohee says opposition threatens peace and good order Backlash grows against Brazilian …as he seeks to justify control of leave for Senior Officers Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, says that fear over the country’s peace and good order is what has caused him to manage how senior police officers go on leave.

“It is to be noted that the current political and public order climate needs to be monitored closely as threats to the maintenance of peace and good order in Guyana continue to be made by the political opposition.

“This is demonstrated by their support for the call made

by Mr. Mark Benschop to ‘begin finding ways to shut the country down, either by blocking all roads, highways, bridges, airports’, in his protest against the proposed increase in electricity rates,” Rohee said in a statement last evening.

He was responding to a Kaieteur News report in which senior officers accused him of “abusing his civilian oversight functions” by dictating the timing of their leave entitlement.

Some officers complained that their leave was being arbitrarily cut down by the Minister.

Rohee agreed that senior officers of the Guyana Police Force are indeed eligible for 42 days Annual Vacation Leave, but that consideration must be given to maintaining adequate levels of command in the Guyana Police Force at all times.

According to Rohee, the reality is that currently there are nine Assistant Commissioners, four of whom

are substantive Commanders and five of whom are based at the Police Headquarters.

There are six Senior Superintendents of Police performing the role of Commanders; three at Divisions and the remaining three at Police Headquarters.

He said these Commanders all applied for Annual Vacation Leave during the period June to September 2013.

“If this situation is not properly managed, there could very well be an instance where at some point during this period, all the Commanders will be on vacation leave,” Rohee stated. He said that it was for this reason that it was considered wise for the annual leave to be staggered so that an adequate number of senior officers are available in the event of any “unforeseen situation.”

In this way, he said, officers can be granted annual leave at various periods during the year rather than all at the same time.

Apart from ensuring the preservation of peace and good order, he said the crime and traffic situation also needs to be kept under tight control. “There must be a high level of proficiency and response capability within the Force in case of any eventuality, since given the experiences at Linden and Agricola, the political opposition cannot be deemed trustworthy in so far as the maintenance of peace and good order in Guyana is

concerned,” Rohee charged.

Rohee said that at the Police Change Team meeting to which reference was made in the Kaieteur News article, there was no discussion on Annual Vacation Leave for Police Officers, although it is known that Assistant Commissioner Josiah has strong views on the subject.

The Minister claimed that what arose at the meeting was a status report on a proposal by the Ministry of Home Affairs for consideration by the Guyana Police Force on the establishment of Cops and Faith Community Network.

The objective of this programme is to have the police and pastors working together to prevent violence in communities instead of the police picking up youths and charging them for certain minor offences, Rohee said.

He said that the Pastors would counsel and mentor the youths in an effort to help them to move away from their deviant behaviour.

However, at the meeting with the Minister, Rohee said a certain senior rank aired his differences with the Ministry on the matter and the Minister indicated that he would discuss the matter further with the Commissioner who was not present at the said meeting.

Rohee said that at no time during the meeting did he sought to deny retired officers their benefits or make them “beg” for it, as is being bandied about.

protests after violence

A riot policeman fires his weapon while confronting stone-throwing demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon River. REUTERS/Ney Macondes SAO PAULO (Reuters) A popular backlash against Brazil’s nationwide protests took hold yesterday after widespread rioting overnight, as even the leftist group at the movement’s core said it was done organizing marches for now because of growing discord and violence.

President Dilma Rousseff was meeting with top aides yesterday morning to figure out how to respond after more than 1 million Brazilians in over 100 cities took to the streets.

The protests blossomed over the past week, catching Rousseff and other politicians off guard as Brazilians vented anger over issues from

corruption and poor public transport to billions of dollars being spent to host the soccer World Cup next year.

The marches have contributed to a selloff in Brazilian financial markets and deeply embarrassed the country as it hosts the Confederations Cup, a warmup tournament for the World Cup taking place in several cities hit by the protests. TV images have shown terrified fans and tourists running past clashes between police and demonstrators to get to stadiums. World soccer body FIFA said yesterday it condemned the violence, but had not considered cancelling the tournament.

Most of the demonstrators have been peaceful. But social media buzzed yesterday with condemnations of violence after widespread scenes of masked youths looting stores, setting fires and defacing buildings including the foreign ministry in Brasilia, which had its windows smashed.

The Free Fare Movement in Sao Paulo, an activist group that was instrumental in the rise of the protests, said it would stop organizing new demonstrations for now after street fights broke out among some protesters with different objectives and political views on Thursday.r

Six Caribbean countries to benefit from IDN crime initiative Venezuela detains tax official WASHINGTON, US- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it will provide a US$1.1 million donation to bolster the capacity of six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in gathering and processing data on crime.

The Washington-based financial institution said the beneficiaries, Barbados, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname, will “conduct victimization surveys in an effort to improve the scope and depth of their crime statistics with the aim of securing better information to implement evidence-based policies that combat violence”.

It said the programme will also determine where the data gaps are and, if needed, conduct additional surveys to fill these gaps.

The announcement came as top officials from the

ministries of security and health gathered for a two-day seminar here to discuss using data to design, implement and evaluate public policies on crime prevention.

The IDB said violence has become a “key obstacle” to human and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and is cited by citizens in surveys as a “top concern for their well-being, surpassing the jobs, healthcare and other issues”.

The IDB said while it has provided over US$90 million to support citizen security programmes in the Caribbean region in recent years, countries lacked the data to design programmes “whose effectiveness can be measured and corrective steps taken if necessary.

“The availability of survey data, and of data that is harmonized among countries, is limited and difficult to

obtain,” said Nathalie Alvarado, who coordinates the IDB’s citizen security programmes.

“Victimization surveys and data from hospitals, for instance, can complement traditional datasets from the police.

This will give us a much better picture of the causes of violence and its impacts, including intra-familial violence.”

Alvarado said the initiative will provide data that allows policy-makers to take into account gender and age issues in their programmes to prevent violence.

“While crime in general is a major challenge for the Caribbean region, women and youths have been disproportionately impacted and will be a central focus of this project,” said Gerard Johnson, the manager of the Caribbean Department of the IDB.

in corruption probe

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A top official at Venezuela’s tax collection agency has been arrested on suspicion of corruption and cash worth hundreds of thousands of dollars was seized from an apartment, President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday.

Maduro said in televised comments during a visit to the western state of Lara that the National Integrated Service of Tax Administration official was detained Wednesday evening.

He did not identify the person by name but said a search of a “luxurious” flat in eastern Caracas turned up the equivalent of about $630,000 in bolivares, Venezuela’s currency.

Maduro used a phrase that translates roughly as “caught with their hand in the

Nicolas Maduro cookie jar.”

“I am announcing a battle against corruption. ... Do you think we can move toward socialism ... with corrupt people like this?” Maduro said.

Two weeks ago an official at the agency that oversees pricing was also arrested, on suspicion of extortion and illegal weapons possession.

Maduro’s government has said entrenched corruption is one of the nation’s biggest problems over the decades.

However, opposition leaders charge that graft only got worse during the 14 years that the late President Hugo Chavez was in office, and accuse authorities of doing little combat it and even profiting themselves.

“They want us to believe there’s an iron hand against corruption,” recent opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said on Twitter. “If that were the case, there would be no government! It’s pure appearance!”

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WHAT RIGHT TO BE HEARD? APNU is confusing itself over the recent decision by the court that it is no longer a party to the action brought by the Attorney General against its leader, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Minister of Finance.

APNU is confusing a ruling to the effect that it cannot be sued or be joined to the action with its own interpretation that this excludes it as an interested party.

It was APNU which has always maintained that the Courts are ousted from inquiring into the actions of the National Assembly. It even expressed concerns over the decision of the Attorney General to constantly approach the Courts to challenge decisions made by the National Assembly.

One would have felt that given this stance, the opposition would have been relieved that the Chief Justice has ruled that its leader cannot be sued for the

Budget cuts because the Constitution of Guyana immunizes the members of the National Assembly from being sued for actions they take as parliamentarians.

It is entering into dangerous waters for any political grouping to announce that it is not going to be bound by any specific decision of the court before knowing that decision. That is dangerous territory that APNU is threading into and will require clarification as to where it stands in respect to the rule of law in Guyana.

It is meaningless, also, for APNU to say that it will continue to make cuts to the Budget. That is not a decision for APNU. It is the Speaker that will have to allow such action to be taken and if the Speaker in the future sees himself bound by any decision of the court to the effect that the Budget cannot be reduced, then APNU really would not have much of a choice because any move to reduce

appropriations would not be allowable.

It is still puzzling why APNU feels that it is necessary for the Head of the Presidential Secretariat to be cross examined. That person is merely contending in his sworn affidavit that there have been cuts to the proposed estimates of expenditure presented by the Minister of Finance in his Budget and these cuts have had certain effects.

That these Budget cuts have affected the original plans of government seems indisputable. In this regard, the cuts have had effects.

This is a fact. Is APNU suggesting that the cuts have

no effect and therefore it wishes to challenge the notion that the cuts have had had effects?

So what really is the basis for APNU wishing to cross examine the Head of the Presidential Secretariat?

Whether or not the cuts had effects is of no material bearing to the fundamental questions that the Court is being asked to address. The court is being asked to address the issue of whether the Court has jurisdiction to inquire into the actions of the National Assembly. The court is being asked to determine whether the constitution allows for a reduction in the proposed estimates of

expenditure. The court is being asked other questions and these questions are going to be answered regardless of the magnitude of the effects of the Budget cuts.

Admittedly, if there are no effects of the Budget cuts, then that would constitute an abuse of the system of justice for the court to be approached to seek remedies.

But surely the opposition cannot be saying that the effects of its cuts have had no effect. Or is this what they are saying?

Presenting the recent decision of the court as an exclusion of the opposition’s right to be heard is ridiculous.

Continued prevalence of acts of armed robbery and piracy on ships at berths on the Demerara River Harbour

is a major concern for their organization, officials of the Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG) have said.

An official said that reports of instances of armed persons boarding ships in the harbour, mainly at nights, and stealing ships’ stores and items such as paint and ropes, are being frequently made to members as well as the Harbour Master.

The attacks are mainly surreptitious, but in some cases brazen, executed by men armed with weapons who approach the ships in wooden boats during the hours of darkness.

Some instances , particularly those in which the thieves escape with their booty unnoticed, are not reported to local authorities

but shippers often complain at other fora outside of Guyana about their prevalence on their vessels while loading or off loading in the Harbour.

“This gives the country a bad name,” the source said.

The official added that the waterfront piracy also contributes to higher costs for goods brought into Guyana since the ship owners are now recruiting security guards to safeguard their vessels during their stay in the harbour and are adding the cost of security to their shipping charges..

“The importer pays and then the cost trickles down to the ordinary Guyanese in terms of higher prices for imported consumer items .”

The Maritime

Piracy at the Demerara Harbour a major source of concern - SAG

Dem boys seh...

Irfaat got to be an idiot Ole people seh that when you hand in tiger mouth you got to pat he head. Dem same old people seh that when you got something good tek care of it. Guyana had Delta. That was a good airline and woulda been de best in a lifetime. De airline big and got nuff plane all over de world.

De Rat and Irfaat chase out de people because dem had dem own aim wid Sonny and he Easy Come Easy Gone.

Dem got no choice but to use Caribbean Airline. Dem try wid Jet Blue, John Blue and Boy Blue and nobody ain’t coming. Fuh bribe Caribbean Airline dem give de airline flag carrier. Dem believe that de airline gun stay.

Now Irfaat threatening de people. He tell dem that he don’t tek eye-pass, that we ain’t gun tolerate this nonsense any longer. He talking bout de high fare. Wha he don’t understand is that if de people pull out Timehri gun get grass pun de runway. Rob

How can there be a right to hearing when the opposition is exempt from being sued? A right to be heard is only acquired if one is a defendant in a matter.

The court has ruled that the leader of the opposition cannot be sued in this matter.

If he cannot be sued then he is not a defendant in the matter and since he is not a defendant there is no right to be heard.

Earth gun use it as a drying floor like wha he build all across de country.

De airstrip gun look like de one at Wakenaam wha dem spend how much hundred million pun.

Dem boys seh that he got to be an idiot.

He talking bout Caribbean Airline need to build loyalty wid de Guyanese people. Dem don’t need Guyanese. Dem don’t need to build loyalty. We should build loyalty right now because if dem pull out he got to swim wid a belly band.

He is de same man who tell de world that Guyana got equal say wid everything in de region.

He right not to include Uncle Sam because dem does pull he in and keep he fuh hours every time he land. Dem boys want to know how fat he does talk. Why he don’t open he mouth and tell Guyana bout that?

Talk half and get ready to swim to Trinidad

Administration Department (MARAD) is responsible for security of the Harbour.

The SAG is once again calling on MARAD to resuscitate the Maritime Security Committee (MSC) which is currently dormant, to address urgent issues of port security and develop a coordinated response to reduce or eliminate such attacks on ships when they are berths in the Harbour.

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Saturday June 22, 2013

103 exhibition booths for International Building Expo 2013 - Ali-Presents opportunities for businesses and consumers With 28 large sponsors already onboard, international companies pledging participation, and registration of 103 exhibition booths, the Housing Ministry is gearing to host its fourth International Building Exposition.

From July 5 to July 7, the tarmac of the National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara would be transformed into a market place for goods and services offered in the building and construction industry, home furnishings, and financial sector.

This is according to Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali, at a press conference, yesterday, held at the National Stadium, three full scale houses are being constructed for the grand event. Ali, in the presence of four corporate sponsors emphasized the numerous opportunities International Building Expo 2013 presents for both businesses and consumers.

The exposition, which was launched on May 31, last, at the Princess

International Hotel, Providence East Bank Demerara has attracted the participation of 10 companies from Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Brazil, Venezuela, United States of America, Canada, China, and Malaysia.

“It is geared to fulfill the expectations of the thousands of persons, who would pass through the Expo.

It would highlight both investment and building opportunities available for the general public-- not only in the building and construction sector but home furnishings,” he added.

Guyana’s financial sector has been aiding the housing boom with the provision of loans for potential homeowners. Republic Bank Limited and the New Building Society, two sponsors of this year ’s event, have been partnering with the Housing Ministry to erect houses.

The New Building Society (NBS) has been partnering with the Ministry in financing the construction of the $4.9M turn-key homes.

Besides, this collaboration

the Society has reduced its interest rates across the board.

According to Noel Fernandez of NBS, the Society would be showcasing its products and services to consumers. He said that NBS is offering low interest rates. For instance, a $4M loan would attract 4.25 percent interest and that translates to $19,880 monthly.

Consumers accessing loans from $4M to $10M would attract 6.15 percent interest rate and make repayments less than $70,000 monthly. Meanwhile, those accessing $10M to $12M loans would have to make repayments of less than $80,000 monthly.

According to Ali, Republic Bank Limited is the Ministry’s sole partner in the Professional Group Building Development. The bank has developed a special package for the professional group for persons to qualify for house lots and houses, he said.

The Minister said that the bank has helped the Ministry to complete the first phase of the project with the construction of 55 houses.

The bank is fully onboard and ready for the further expansion of this initiative.

He said that over the past few weeks the Ministry has been experiencing a “mad rush” with persons seeking to transfer their house lots for turn-key homes or the professional group homes.

Ali stated that there are different levels of

Full scale houses being constructed for International Building Expo professional houses being developed to meet the pockets of the young professionals. The Ministry recently introduced a third level of houses which cost between $18 and $19M for those professionals who earn between $400,000 and $500,000.

The beneficial partnership between Republic Bank Limited and the Ministry was further emphasized by the bank’s Marketing and Communication Manager, Michelle Johnson. Being part of Building Expo from its conception has helped to expand the portfolio of the bank. According to Johnson, at last year’s event 30 mortgages valuing over $100M were initiated in Republic Bank Limited’s booth. In addition, more than 200 contacts were created that led to the processing of loans resulting in the construction and renovation of homes.

The entity is looking forward to sharing its competitive rates with patrons

and providing them with the opportunity to receive prizes.

After the construction of a person’s dream house the next step is furnishing. The other corporate sponsor for this year is Courts.

According to the Minister, the Ministry is trying to work out an arrangement with Courts to have different layers of furnishings available to the Guyanese public. This approach is aimed at making homeowner and family developments easier.

“We are moving from the allocation of the land, provision of the homes and now going into furnishing.

We ensure we use the old economic model of economies of scale and demand and supply to bring the cost down and make it more affordable to the general public,” he said. According to Molly Hassan, Courts’ Marketing Manager, Courts has been participating in the International Building Exposition since its conception four years ago.

This event is an extension of the Ministry’s One Stop Shop events across the country, which the furniture giant has been part of. She related that Courts would use the expo to showcase that it is the market leader.

This year a new private land developer, Sunshine Villas, has come onboard as sponsor.

Ali said that the Ministry has been observing a dynamic shift of the private sector focus on the development of gated highend communities. This is born from the growing middle and upper classes.

According to Mohamed, Managing Director of Sunshine Villas, the company is focusing on developing a well landscaped community with proper drainage and hybrid street lights. However, Sunshine Villas is just a land development project rather than one for housing development.

Already, four lots have been sold to persons wanting to re-migrate.

Kissoon libel case deferred The lawsuit brought against Kaieteur News columnist, Freddie Kissoon, by former President Bharrat Jagdeo has been postponed.

Kissoon is being sued for what is believed to be offensive and defamatory remarks made against then President Bharrat Jagdeo,

under a Kaieteur News column titled “King Kong sent his goons to disrupt the conference.” The article was published on June 28, 2010.

According to the article Jagdeo practised ideological racism during his term as President of Guyana.

Apart from the writer,

Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall and Editor- inChief, Adam Harris, are also named as respondents.

So far, Kissoon has presented his personal study to support the allegations he made.

The information was tendered as evidence through his Attorney Nigel Hughes. When the case resumes, Kissoon will still be under cross examination.

The matter, which is before Supreme court Judge, Brassington Reynolds, has been deferred to July 12.

Kissoon is represented by a panel of Attorneys which includes Christopher Ram, Nigel Hughes and Khemraj Ramjattan.

On the opposing side, Attorneys –at- law, Bernard De Santos (SC) and Sase Gunraj are providing legal representation for Jagdeo.

Jagdeo is suing Kissoon for $10 million.

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Saturday June 22, 2013

New Guyana Shop hosts successful Coconut Expo - Roofing tiles, wine, flakes, butter, jewelry, all displayed as byproducts

GSA students displaying their items-coconut butter and coconut flakes.

A number of persons involved in the coconut byproducts were yesterday given the opportunity to showcase their items at the Grand Coconut Exposition hosted by the Guyana Marketing Corporation, on the lawns of the New Guyana School.

Some of these products included roofing tiles made from coconut husk, extra virgin coconut oil, coconut base wine, coconut butter, coconut flakes, ornaments, jewelry, and coconut-base chemicals that are used to make cosmetics and pharmaceutical products.

Exhibitors included members of the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC), National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute, the Guyana School of Agriculture, the Craft Producers’ Association, Institute of Applied Science and Technology, the Carnegie School, Local Agro-Processors of Coconuts, and a few private sector companies.

The exhibits varied from craft to eateries made by various parts of the coconut.

In speaking with Kaieteur News, Mrs. Lois Rickford, one of the exhibitors of extra virgin coconut oil explained that she had been making the product for herself and friends for many years before she recently decided to turn it into a business, which has been thriving thus far.

She declined to explain the process of her work, but said that unlike many similar products, hers is not made with the application of heat. This would mean that the nutritional value of the oil has not been altered.

Rickford, the Manager of the South American Coco Company, added that extra virgin is good for many illnesses including cancer, and has lots of good cholesterol.

Some of the kitchen utensils on display.

On display also was coconut butter, the thick version of coconut oil. While the butter contains the meat of the coconut, the oil does not. This was showcased by the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA).

Students explained that this is extremely good for dry skin; it can either be applied to the skin or eaten to get the same good benefit. This product has been in research for over the past two years, and has not yet been released on the local market. However, the exposition saw the official launching of coconut flakes. Similar to the corn flakes that many know and love, coconut flakes can be eaten as a topping to ice cream, cookies, as a snack, and with milk, the GSA students explained.

Other coconut base eateries were also on display- some of these were the popular coconut “choka”, coconut pone, coconut buns, “salara” (coconut roll), canned coconut milk and cream, and packaged grated coconut.

Apart from the pastries, coconut was also used to make wine-one of the strongest, the exhibitor describes it.

Bernice Trotz did not want to reveal her money making procedure, but explained that while the wine comes in many flavours, it is always made with coconut water as the base.

Trotz noted that her family company, Phoenix Enterprises Guyana, is the pioneers of bottled coconut water in Guyana.

The company has been involved in bottling and selling coconut water since 2004. And in 2006, their business evolved to include the production of the coconut wine.

Trotz said that while food is a must in every celebration, good wine proves to be the crowning of the festivity.

The woman said that while the response to the wine has been extremely encouraging, the bottled coconut water has

always received overwhelming responses.

Also on show were roofing tiles made from coconut husk and plastic bottles by members of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus.

They have also been making bio-diesel from oils, included that extracted from coconut, and high value chemicals that are used to make a whole host of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. These items are also, not yet on the market.

Some of the other coconut byproducts on display were coconut craft, jewelry; earrings, bands, chains, etc.

There were also purses and kitchen utensils which were made from coconut shells, and covered with leather. These also received desirable responses from the public, the exhibitors said.

Meanwhile, over the past few years, Guyana’s coconut has been on vast demand, especially on the international market. Early this year, Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy had announced that specific emphasis will be placed on the thriving coconut industry.

Dr Ramsammy had explained that the demand in Guyana’s coconut is mostly because of its quality, as it contains one of the thickest kernels in the world.

The Agriculture Ministry is currently conducting training of farmers, particularly in Mon Repos, Wakenaam and Leguan, on how to properly fertilize coconut trees in order to get better results and more nuts, to supply the local, regional, and international markets. It was noted that at least 100,000 water nuts are required weekly to supply just the local market.

UG student robbed after evening class A Social Work student of the University of Guyana (UG) is now terrified of attending her evening classes after her purse containing $46,000 was snatched on campus Wednesday evening.

According to reports, around 19:30 hours after her Social Work class, the student was walking to the bus park at the entrance of the facility where she normally waited to be picked up by her father.

It was then that a yellow taxi drove up beside her and grabbed a small purse containing the money that she was carrying, in addition to a hand bag.

It was reported that the

handle of the purse was tangled with her arm and as the bag snatcher, a man, kept on driving; the girl was dragged some distance by the car before she was freed.

The girl reportedly sustained bruises to her shoulder, hands and knees while the Hijab that she was wearing came off and her pants ripped.

She said her head almost nearly came into contact with the back wheel of the car. “He dragged me and after then he just speed out of UG gate. He turned going back to Sophia side,” the student said.

The girl cannot recount any other detail of the car, besides that it was yellow.

Still, her father intends to solicit the help of the police to arrest the criminal.

According to reports, at the time of the incident, no one else had been on campus besides security personnel who were unaware of the robbery. The Social Work class had ended at 19:00 hours after which other students left promptly.

“That man scarred me for life,” she said.

Meanwhile, after learning of the incident, students who are attending evening classes are advocating for improved security measures on campus in addition to lighting facilities, since “the place is very dark at night”.

Her bruised leg

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Bidding process overlooked

By Rehanna Ramsay The political party, Alliance for Change (AFC), is demanding answers to queries on Government policies in regards to the procurement of medical supplies as corruption and wastage continue to plague this section of the Health Ministry.

Recent investigations conducted by the AFC have revealed that the bidding process for procurement of drugs to the health sector has been overlooked once again, as New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation, (New GPC) continues to be the sole supplier of drugs to state owned health facilities.

Leader of Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, on Thursday said that the discovery was made after it was noticed that “there has not been any advertisement to bid or tender for medical supplies in the daily newspapers.”

“We understand that New GPC has been delivering medical supplies to hospitals, and Government health institutions throughout the country….”

- New GPC continues sole distribution of drugs to health sector Ramjattan explained that according to investigations the sole distribution by New GPC is conducted by means of $4 billion, which was approved in this year’s national budget for the purchase of medical supplies. “ We w a n t t o k n o w whether the procurement process is not applicable to the medical supplies anymore, notwithstanding the commitment made by the Minister of Health during the last budgetary debate,” Ramjattan said Ramjattan added that findings revealed that the quantity of expired drugs at medical institutions have been due to a breakdown within the health sector.

“We have found that these drugs are being supplied based on instructions from the Ministry of Health, although there is no need for the drugs and despite the demand for other required drugs …In this case overstocking is deliberately

Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop

AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan

done adding to the wastage.

We would like to see quality drugs placed on the shelf with long shelf lives.”

Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran stated that he is not directly responsible for the acquisition of drugs and therefore could not offer any clarification on the issue. He directed queries to the

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, who was in a meeting at the time.

In recent years, the procurement of drugs by Government has come under intense evaluation with New GPC at the center of criticisms.

Government in a bid to justify the continuous supply of billions worth of medical

Ex-Coast Guard ranks murder trial...

Pathologist explains post mortem report to court Twenty-four-year old Dweive Kant Ramdass died of asphyxiation due to drowning. This was the finding of Government pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Bridgemohan. Bridgemohan was another witness who was called as the Ramdass murder trial continued before Justice Franklyn Holder at the Suddie High Court.

The doctor who was called by Senior Prosecutor Judith Gildhaire-Mursalin was deemed an expert of forensic pathology based on an application which the prosecutor had made to the judge.

Former coast guard ranks Sherwin Hart, Devon Gordon and Deon Greenidge are all accused of murdering Ramdass in 2009. The doctor testified that Ramdass’ body was in an advanced state of decomposition. He explained that some of the internal organs including the lungs, liver and spleen were in the advanced stage of decomposition.

The doctor was asked by the prosecutor whether he could have determined how long Ramdass’ body was in the water. Bridgemohan explained that due to the country’s temperatures and humidity decomposition steps in rapidly.

He added that those factors combine with the

water to accelerate decomposition. In all, the doctor said that he could not determine exactly how long Ramdass was in the water.

Under cross examination the question was put to the witness whether asphyxiation or drowning could have happened intentionally or accidentally and he said yes.

One of the jurors also questioned the doctor. The juror asked whether someone could have intentionally “drowned” himself. The

doctor in reply said that it would be almost impossible and very difficult to do since the natural reaction would be for self preservation.

The accused, Sherwin Harte, Delon Gordon and Deon Greenidge, are charged with the August 2009 murder of Dweive Kant Ramdass which took place at Caiman Hole, East Bank, Essequibo.

The three accused are being represented by Attorney Latchmie Rahamat.

The former army ranks

were manning the Coast Guard RC 12 motor boat in the Essequibo River, when they allegedly confronted Ramdass in a boat at the Parika Stelling. They allegedly forced him into their boat and took him to another location in the river where they relieved him of $17M in cash, which he was carrying in a box to Bartica for his employer.

That employer operated a gold and diamond business in the city. The matter will continue on Monday.

drugs from New GPC, said that its not convinced that its practice of handling billions of dollars in drug supply contracts to New GPC, which is controlled by Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop represents sole-sourcing, even if no one else is involved in bidding for the contracts.

Earlier this year, Head of the Presidential S e c r e t a r i a t , D r. R o g e r Luncheon, sought to e x p l a i n G o v e r n m e n t ’s stance on the subject. Dr. Luncheon said that at no time are pharmaceuticals procured without the p r o c u r e m e n t a g e n c y ’s knowledge on the competitive prices for the items.

Dr. Luncheon indicated that anytime a local provider is “selected” that provider’s submission has to be competitive in relation to international providers that

actually provide drugs to Guyana and other developing countries. The agency he referred to is the IDA Foundation, the world’s leading not-for-profit supplier of affordable pharmaceutical products.

This Luncheon says is what makes the procurement of medical drugs from New GPC not sole sourcing. He said that matter of comparing prices is a “competitive component of the procurement process.”

The single source method for the procurement of goods is set out in Section 28 of the Procurement Act 2003.

For single sourcing to take place, it must be a case where the goods are available only from a particular supplier or contractor, or a particular supplier or contractor has exclusive rights with respect to the goods and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.

Student of St. Johns’ College missing Since Wednesday last, 14year-old Tiffany Scott of Westminster, West Bank Demerara, has been missing.

The mother claimed that she last saw Tiffany when she left the home at about 16:45 hours.

Tiffany was last seen wearing her St. John’s College uniform, a dark green skirt, khaki dress and white slippers.

A worried mother is pleading with members of the public to be vigilant and anyone with information on the missing teen are kindly asked to make contact with Tiffany’s mother on 697-9391, 687-7400 or her aunt on 622 4892.

Tiffany Scott

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Doctors amputate injured GPL technician’s hand

Rayon Henry Surgeons at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation have amputated the left hand of badly injured GPL technician, Rayon Henry. The surgery was carried out early yesterday morning. Henry has since been re-admitted to the High Dependency Unit and his condition is said to be stable.

The 29-year-old technician suffered second and third degree burns to his left hand, face and shoulders on Tuesday when he came into contact with electrical wires while installing a prepaid meter.

According to a GPL source, Henry was equipped with all his safety gear, including gloves, helmet and tool belt. The source said that the technician came into contact with high-voltage wires and the ensuring sparks burned through his glove. It is believed that the equipment saved his life.

According to reports, on Tuesday afternoon, the technician accompanied by two colleagues, was installing pre-paid meters in the Hubu community.

They had already installed five and were installing a sixth when Henry accidentally came into contact with live wires on the pole.

Kaieteur News was told that Henry had sent a colleague to collect something from the GPL vehicle after which they heard wires sparking and saw “a large ball of fire”. Henry, who had been struck unconscious, was then seen dangling from the pole.

Provided with a rope by residents, the technicians clambered up the pole and lowered Henry to the ground.

He was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital before being brought by ambulance to the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Saturday June 22, 2013

Budget cuts case…

Granger denied constitutional right - APNU

By Abena Rockcliffe A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is saying that irrespective of whatever decision Chief Justice, Ian Chang, hands down as his final ruling in the ongoing 2012 Budget Cuts case, the party will cut any budget in the future to protect Guyanese from the “greed” of the government.

APNU took that stance in light of Justice Chang’s decision to exclude party leader, Brigadier David Granger, from further participation in the case “without giving him a hearing.”

Shadow Attorney General, Basil Williams, said during a press conference yesterday that Justice Chang’s decision came on the heels of the allegation by Attorney General, Anil Nandlall in relation to the appointment of Chang as substantive Chief Justice.

Just a few weeks ago, Nandlall alleged that Granger had refused to agree to the appointments of both Justice Chang and Justice Carl Singh, as Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary respectively.

G r a n g e r subsequently came out saying that Nandlall lied and noted that the Attorney General wasn’t even at the meeting between the APNU and the government where the issue of the appointment was discussed. Granger also stated that he hadn’t any objection about either of the two appointments but merely wanted a transparent process.

Granger is now prevented from having legal submissions made on his behalf in support of his contention that the National Assembly has the lawful power to cut the yearly budgetary estimates.

Acting Chief Justice, Ian Chang

Opposition Leader, David Granger

Attorney General Anil Nandall

The case will now proceed with the contribution of only the Alliance For Change (AFC) in the National Assembly and the government.

Ye s t e r d a y, Wi l l i a m s said that Justice Chang claimed that Granger, being a Member of Parliament, had immunity from both civil and criminal proceedings under the constitution, but that Speaker of the National A s s e m b l y, Raphael Trotman, could be sued even though he is a Member of Parliament.

Williams told media operatives that Justice Chang’s decision was of his own motion since it was never raised by Nandlall, at any stage of the matter.

He said that just like Members of Parliament, diplomats have immunity and they can waive their i m m u n i t y. “ S o c a n a Member of Parliament.”

He pointed that Article 175 (2), which read - No civil or criminal proceeding may be instituted against any member of the Assembly for words

spoken before or written in a report to, the Assembly or to a committee thereof by reason of any matter thing brought by him therein Petition, Bill, Resolution Motion or o t h e r w i s e — i s discretionary as it used the word “may”.

Wi l l i a m s s a i d t h a t Article 175 (2) is unlike Article 127 (1) of the Constitution which says that the Chancellor and Chief Justice shall each be appointed by the President acting after obtaining the agreement of the Leader of the opposition. “May is discretionary while shall mandates.”

The attorney at law lamented that the Chief didn’t even give APNU a hearing. He said that when he sought to be heard he was told to sit down.

Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deborah Backer, said that the Chief Justice couldn’t see the need to give the party a hearing in his court because he had already made his concrete decision.

She said that that move was not done in the spirit

of the same constitution that Chang referred to as she claimed he didn’t acknowledge the constitutional provision for each to be given a hearing.

Williams said that there shouldn’t be only one judge in the constitutional court. “No one judge should be dealing with matters concerning the same parties over and over.

It will then bring about the obvious question of the likelihood of the judge being biased.”

In agreement, Backer added that the reason for a court is to ensure administration of justice “and having one judge in a constitutional court is wrong.”

Asked if the party has an ominous feeling about the outcome of future cases before Chang, Williams replied that the APNU is by no mean afraid “of anybody” but said that the party notes that “this situation” sends a signal to the Attorney General that he can just “run” to the court with some form of security.

Saturday June 22, 2013

Foul smell at Eccles landfill…

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Govt. targets BK’s management, recycling to fix problems Development advised that efforts are being made to reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill.”

The Ministry said that it is working on a “recycling programme and has invited and received expression of interests from recyclers to start a massive recycling programme that would see a significant volume of waste being used as inputs in the recycling operations”.

Additionally, the Ministry

A new housing scheme located in the reduced buffer zone of the Eccles landfill site will not be affected by foul smell, once the site is properly managed.

A government-hired consultant has found that a new government housing scheme behind Eccles will not be affected by the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill (HBSL), once the site is properly managed.

Residents of the upscale Republic Park and Eccles residential areas, on the East Bank of Demerara, had raised complaints on Monday during a public hearing on the landfill’s updated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

Residents complained that the smell of the new landfill is affecting them.

During the hearing at the Eccles Primary School, residents also complained that the site was badly managed by the contractor, B.K International.

The landfill is located behind the Eccles Industrial Site. Between the landfill and the industrial site, in what is called the buffer zone, the Ministry of Housing had opened new lands to

housing.

Currently several homes targeting young professionals are being built.

The concern was that, if residents of Eccles and Republic Park located even further away are being affected, then it is highly likely that residents of the new housing scheme would also suffer from the foul stench.

However, the Ministry of Local Government which manages the landfill, said that Exp Services, Inc., a consultant it hired, found that HBSL can perform satisfactorily with the reduced buffer zone, provided that it is operated in an environmentally sound manner with “commensurate increases in the frequency and scope of monitoring. A number of specific items need to be implemented before a hazardous waste cell is implemented,” a statement from the Ministry said yesterday.

At the meeting were approximately 50 persons,

including persons from Republic Park and Eccles; Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development; Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) from the East Bank and East Coast; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), and the contractor/ operator; BK International Inc. According to the Ministry, the residents were expressively vocal on the issue of “objectionable odour emissions from the landfill and the intent to have Hazardous and Healthcare Waste” placed in a special cell designed to receive such waste at Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill.

“Issues of inadequate compaction of waste and the delivery of waste above the designed amount were raised as concern was expressed that this will significantly reduce the life of the landfill.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional

Friendship man accused of raping daughter Police have not yet arrested the 52-year-old Friendship man who repeatedly raped his 17-yearold daughter, at their Friendship Canal home. The recent in an alleged series of sexual assaults on the teen occurred Wednesday last.

Emerging reports are suggesting that Wednesday night last, the man was caught in a compromising position with his eldest daughter in her bedroom.

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The report added that a younger daughter who saw what transpired between the teenager and her father, related the ordeal to her mother, a school teacher.

The report further stated that the father after being caught, beat the 17-year-old and threw gasoline on her, in an attempt to set her alight.

The teenager, the report added, escaped by crossing a canal.

The mother, daughter and younger sister have since

abandoned their Friendship home.

The teenager is in the custody of her aunt.

The 17-year-old has since had a miscarriage.

In a most recent instant, a pastor of Lima Sands was arrested and released on $25,000 bail after his 14-yearold granddaughter accused him of raping her.

Police have since resorted to seeking the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution.

says it has recognized the challenges at the landfill site and is meeting with BK “continuously” to find solutions and to ensure that the firm complies with the environmental and social requirements.

“In this regard also, the contractor and the Ministry have agreed on major areas of operation improvements to move the project forward.

These include a revised list of equipment, revised list of personnel and performance

indicators.”

However, these performance indicators were not disclosed.

The IDB-funded contract for the Haags Bosch was awarded to BK International and Puran Brothers, at the cost of US$9.7M, and these two were tasked not only with constructing the landfill, but also with operating the site over a five to nine-year period.

BK is now handling the operations. It was opened in 2011.

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Saturday June 22, 2013

Fighting gastroenteritis is no easy task G

l o b a l l y diarrhoeal diseases remain the leading cause of death among children under five years of age. This deduction was recently made by Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran.

He was at the time responding to deliberations

by Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, David Granger, who at the most recent sitting of Parliament brought a Motion to the National Assembly for the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into a gastroenteritis outbreak in Region One earlier this year.

But despite the widereaching threat of diarrhoeal diseases, the Minister asserted that his Ministry is in no way “attempting to use this as an excuse...it is a statement of fact.”

Moreover, he noted that anyone seeking to move a Motion to probe the gastroenteritis outbreak which affected the Kaituma and surrounding environs, must bear in mind that “sometimes once the disease starts it is the devil’s own job to fight it even in the best conditions.”

Gastroenteritis is a medical condition characterised by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that involves both the stomach and the small intestine resulting in some combination of diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain and cramping.

It has also been referred to as gastro, stomach bug, and stomach virus. Although unrelated to influenza it has also been called stomach flu and gastric flu. The outbreak earlier this year, which was reportedly caused by the presence of E. Coli, surfaced less than three years after one which occurred in Arakaka, also in Region One, which claimed the lives of seven adults. And it was at least three children under the age of two that succumbed to the disease on the most recent occasion with more than 500 adults falling ill.

In his attempt to amplify the known impact of the disease, the Minister explained that it is because of the weakened physiology of babies that they are most vulnerable. “They pick up things and don’t wash their hands...and because the

- Health Minister hygiene there may not have been the best...the disease can be successful in ending their lives,” said the Minister.

Similarly, he said the elderly are known to be vulnerable to the disease as their physiology too is likely to be weakened as well. But according to the Minister, “fortunately because we intervened we did not lose the older weakened folks.”

The Minister added that the epidemiology of a disease does not start and finish “when we would have thought that it is over...there might even be a double dip...” he asserted.

He stressed the importance of surveillance, adding that since diseases can be very capricious, the only way to manage them is through good surveillance.

He said that the existing surveillance system of the Health Ministry is not only aimed at tracking childhood diseases or diarrhoeal diseases but also at other

prevalent diseases such as malaria.

The Minister said that the gastroenteritis outbreak earlier this year was one that saw the Ministry not only heightening its response in the affected areas but similar interest was shown to other areas as well.

“Even after this incident, this unfortunate development that faded from the front pages and the media, the Ministry of Health was still sending teams out...Teams went to Kaituma...” he told the National Assembly.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud had insisted that it was through the Ministry’s surveillance system that the surge in gastroenteritis cases was observed. The surveillance system, he said, collects

information on a weekly basis on all the surfacing syndromes.

According to Dr Persaud although from the start of the year the situation was pretty much stable, it was around week six, that is, the second week of February that an increase in gastroenteritis type cases was noticed.

On February 20, 2013, an evaluation was done by the Region and it was observed that the cases were clustered in a section of the locale of Sebai; hence a team from Georgetown was dispatched.

It was soon discovered that the outbreak was linked to the water and soon after communities closer to Port Kaituma started to report an increased number of cases also.

The Motion for the inquiry brought to the

National Assembly in the name of the Opposition Leader is aimed at determining the cause of the outbreak, the conditions that existed in the Barima/Waini Region at the time and to look at the course and consequences.

In presenting the Motion, which was accepted by the House, Granger alluded to the deduction of Dr Lisa Indar of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) that the public health challenge might not have had severe consequences had there been better data collection and early detection, a notion that was condemned by the Health Minister.

The Opposition Leader also made reference to the need for the Inquiry to (Continued on page 29)

GPL personnel respond to fearful woman’s pleas

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ithout the intervention of Kaieteur N e w s , repeated efforts by a 50 year old woman to convince GPL personnel that her property is in danger of being smashed by a utility pole, would have once again gone unheard.

Indra Persaud, the lone occupant of a Sideline Dam, La Penitence house, reported that a utility pole located outside her yard has been leaning towards her house for the past three years and she is fearful of it falling and causing a fire. The pole is currently being held up by another pole to which it is tied.

The woman said that from the time the pole started leaning, she had been repeatedly contacting GPL offices, explaining her predicament and pleading that the company somehow rectifies the problem.

Each time, however, she was told by the company’s personnel either that they would inspect the pole the following day or that there are no poles available to replace the existing one.

“One time when I call, the people ask me if I got $200,000 to pay for a post,” the woman added.

It was only after receiving a call from Kaieteur News yesterday that steps were taken by the company to address the situation.

Persaud had initially called and was told by a clerk that she was keeping her

The pole leaning against Persaud’s house while tied to another

back from her job. She was then shuttled back and forth between the clerk and a supervisor as both insisted that the other was responsible for helping her.

It was then that Kaieteur News stepped in and after speaking to the supervisor; arrangements were made to have the pole inspected.

According to Persaud, a

GPL representative visited her home just after noon yesterday and agreed that the pole has to be changed. “He said that it needs to be changed and he will see what he can do,” the woman said.

At this point though, the woman is unclear as to when definite measures will be taken to address the situation.

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Saturday June 22, 2013

GMPA collaborates with EU to tell Guyanese ‘Know your rights’

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n a quest to ensure that Guyanese know their rights in order to improve their standard of living, the Guyana Media Proprietors’ Association Inc. (GMPA) in association with the European Union (EU) recently spearheaded very revealing national outreach activities.

The strategic undertaking was designed to focus on a number of issues including factors that affect the Constitution and the fact that the people, the stakeholders with the most c o l l e c t i v e p o w e r, a r e severely handicapped in the decision making processes that affect their livelihood.

The fourth and final outreach was held in Linden, last Tuesday, under the theme ‘Fundamentals to Community and National

Interests – Know your Right’.

Hosted at the Edgar Benjamin Conference Centre, the session took on the form of a dinner workshop, and like previous sessions, it primarily targeted community leaders in hope that they would spread the word to others.

The facilitators included M r. C h a r l e s G r i ff i t h , GMPA’s Special Projects Director and former Associate Professor in Bioengineering and Biotechnology at the Centre of Advanced Studies, Mexico City, Mexico and Local Trade Union Expert, Mr. Lincoln Lewis.

Together they addressed issues such as Public Consultation and Engagement as well as Election Preparedness as integral components of the

EU-funded project entitled ‘Enabling the Media to promote Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Guyana’.

The GMPA approached the referenced components of the EU mandates as providing supplemental tools to the previous and extensive election preparedness education programme conducted by the Guyana Elections Commission in 2011.

This was done by designing a public out-reach programme to fill an obvious void in the consciousness of a significant percentage of Guyanese. It is the view of the GMPA that “it is well known that certain aspects of civics education and especially those that could affect the improvement in standard of living to include improvement of

Mr. Charles Griffith during his presentation employee/employer/ state relationship and specifically pertaining to ‘Know your rights’ are non-existent in Guyana.”

And so in an effort to empower Guyanese with appropriate tools that could be utilised in debates, discussions and other decision-making processes that could affect livelihood, participants were selected to form a permanent corefoundation of a communication network.

Through this network GMPA could interact with the various local and regional communities on matters of their interests, needs, concerns, convenience and good, wrapped in evolving sound democratic practices attached to the rule of law and the Constitution of Guyana. In addition to discussions about the Labour

Act, the facilitators also sought to highlight the role of the media and its special emphasis on its relationship with the people. Efforts were also made to highlight ways to resolve the racial problems in Guyana.

“The specific information presented to the participants may be considered a sample of the necessary tools to be shared with their respective communities, in order that they could engage in the broad based participatory democratic decision making process in an effective and c o n s t r u c t i v e m a n n e r, ” explained GMPA’s Griffith.

He noted that it is hoped that the information provided by the workshop will empower the community participants to facilitate clear but critical thinking dialogue or debate among community groups.

This, according to the GMPA, would fill the void in the Guyanese consciousness that can cogently effect the demands for accountability, timely responsiveness, good governance and transparency from elected representatives, relative to those circumstances that directly affect their livelihood.

The strategic undertaking was introduced at the University of Guyana’s Tain, Berbice Campus and saw participation from individuals of both Regions Five and Six. There was also a similar session at the U n i v e r s i t y ’s Tu r k e y e n Campus catering to participants of Region Four while another at the Double Day Hotel, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, sought to sensitise persons of Regions Two and Three.

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600 Employees to file lawsuit against UG …institution failing to pay NIS, Credit Union dues, PAYE T

he more than 600 employees of the University of Guyana (UG) are preparing to file a class action lawsuit against the nation’s premier tertiary institution over its failure to pay several mandatory contributions such as NIS, PAYE, Credit Union dues and Pension among others.

Vice President of the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA), Dr. Melissa Ifill, made the announcement during an emergency press briefing yesterday after the workers proceeded on industrial action as a result of the nonpayment of salaries.

Dr. Ifill told the media corps that the action stems from the fact that the University staffers on Thursday last were informed that they would not be paid by their due date, but until the coming week.

The class action suit is being filed in conjunction with the University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU).

UGWU Representative, Bruce Haynes, along with Dr. Pat Francis, the UGSSA president met with the media operatives on campus yesterday and deplored what they called the now chronic situation at the University.

D r. I f i l l s a i d t h a t following a staff meeting yesterday, a decision was taken to write the University’s administration with a view to ascertaining the extent of the arrears of the contributions that should have been paid.

She said that the University has been presented with an ultimatum to respond by Friday and should the body not be presented with satisfactory answers the lawsuit will be filed.

Dr. Ifill recalled that word of salaries not being paid by its due date this month sparked a spontaneous protest on campus yesterday.

She said that despite the fact that a memo was received from the personnel department that salaries would be paid, the decisions to continue with the action “is because this is not the first time that this situation is occurring.”

On the matter of the various contributions not being paid by the university, Dr. Ifill indicated that in some cases the backlog is as much as three months.

This she said has resulted in UG staffers being unable to claim for reimbursements

from NIS or being unable to access savings in the credit union among other such problems.

“All of these are not up to date and they have had negative impact on our lives and our ability to receive benefits that we should have been receiving,” reiterated Dr. Ifill.

She said that the full time staffers have also taken a conscious decision to stand in support of the part time employees of UG, some of whom have not been paid since last year.

According to Dr. Ifill, the University has also been failing to pay to its staffers numerous allowances including book and leave passage allowances.

Dr. Ifill said that leave is being approved on a number of occasions but the necessary research cannot be undertaken for which purpose the leave was approved, because the necessary allowances were not approved and paid.

In light of the plight of the UG employees, Dr. Ifill said that the union along with the staff has agreed to take legal action for the nonpayment of the contributions.

She said also that given that the campus continues to be in a deplorable condition, they will also be inviting the Occupational Health and Safety Officer to scrutinize the campus and to pronounce on it.

T h e U G S S A Vi c e President said that the staffing body is certain that following any such scrutiny, many of the departments on campus will have to be closed down and buildings forced to be rehabilitated.

UGSSA Vice President, Dr. Melissa Ifill (Centre), Dr. Pat Francis (Right) and Union Representative Bruce Haynes addressing the media on campus yesterday.

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Saturday June 22, 2013

Plaisance fire…

Blaze was caused - Fire by a lit lamp Chief

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lmost one week a f t e r a destructive fire left seven persons homeless and one security guard dead, it is believed that the conflagration was caused by a lit lamp which was discovered just a few meters away from the victim’s body.

A post mortem which was performed by Government Pathologist Nehaul Singh on Monday revealed that the fire victim, 37-year-old Suzanne McNeil, died from multiple burns.

According to Fire Chief Marlon Gentle, based on the fire service investigation so far it is believed that a kerosene lamp which was found not far from the body was the main cause of the fire which left a trail of debris.

A source close to the investigation revealed that McNeil who was scheduled to remove from the house in August was supposed to

receive compensation of an undisclosed amount which was scheduled to be paid the day after the fire.

It is unclear if the compensation had any connection to the eviction which was ordered weeks before the incident.

Meanwhile, Gentle, in commenting on the fire that gutted two city restaurants Thursday morning, revealed that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause.

The Fire Service was however able to deduce that the fire had started in the upper flat of the Gold Lion Chinese Restaurant located at the junction of Camp and D’Urban Streets, Georgetown.

The fire eventually spread to the Supreme Snacks Food Court situated west of the Chinese restaurant and by the time three fire engines arrived on the scene both buildings were engulfed.

Man gets four years for gun and matching ammunition

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esterday before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, a remorseful Alberttown resident apologized to the court for his actions just before he left to serve the time for gun possession.

Shavon Rodrigues, 22, of 101 Light Street, Alberttown, was sentenced to prison for four years on two charges which will run concurrently and fined $50,000 on each charge.

On March 8, Rodrigues had in his possession a .38 revolver without being the holder of a licence. The second charge stated that on the said date, Rodrigues had in his possession five live rounds of ammunition without being the holder of a valid licence. To both

charges, the defendant pleaded not guilty. His trial concluded yesterday when he was found guilty of the crime. Before the court handed down its decision, Attorney at law, Dexter Todd, stated that in light of the findings of the court, he humbly requested the court’s leniency as Rodrigues is the father of four dependent children and has always been a law abiding citizen prior to his current charge.

Todd begged for his client to be awarded a lesser penalty based on the nature of his client’s situation.

In spite of the Lawyer’s appeal to the court, Magistrate Latchman jailed him and imposed a fine.

Rodrigues then apologized to the court stating that he is sorry and has learnt his lesson.

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Cops demand bribe from residents, arrested after trying to return cash I

n the midst of the numerous reported discrepancies about the sloppy and discredited work of the local police, come allegations that members of the Guyana Police Force have been repeatedly collecting sums of cash from residents for fabricated offences.

It was reported that on 21:30 hours on Wednesday, four ranks clothed in navy blue uniforms forced their way into a Herstelling, East Bank Demerara home and relieved the occupants of a sum of money on claims that they caught the occupants “smoking drugs”.

Satesh Lall, who occupies the house with his brothers, said that shortly after the armed policemen arrived at their residence, they barged into the house and pretended to be looking for something. Lall was then ordered out of the house with eight other young men, his brothers included, who had been “liming on the verandah”.

Janet, an eyewitness, living in an adjacent

building said that after her husband approached the police requesting answers as to why the young men were held, he was told that in order for them to be released they would have to pay a stated sum of money, or else they would be seen on Court Round-up the following day.

Janet said that the police had initially requested $50,000 but eventually settled for $20,000 which was then accumulated by the men and other residents. Shortly after, they were freed.

Other concerned residents, after witnessing the entire event, alerted the relevant authorities by submitting compelling physical evidence of the incident. The superiors were reportedly convinced of the allegations and apparently took immediate action.

Janet reported that shortly after the police left, they returned to give back the money which they confiscated.

“After they could not find the boys, they come to us to give back the money

and tell us not to tell anyone that they took money”.

Reports are that the ranks frantically circled the area several times that night and once on Thursday morning in search of the young men but were unable to find them.

One concerned resident described the matter as “a police culture in Herstelling”. The man said the incident had occurred in the community several times in the past but was never reported. He said that it is the norm of police, regardless of their post, to show up at unsuspecting residents’ homes and demand that they report to the police station on fabricated charges.

In order to escape the charge, the man explained that the people would have to fork out “bail money”, otherwise they are summoned to appear before the courts.

“These are not policemen, these are bandits in uniform!” the man emphatically stated. He said that the responsible ranks need to go to jail for what they

The house the police raided

did because “they themselves jail people innocently”.

It was reported that the ranks were arrested on Thursday while police

gathered statements from the victims and eyewitnesses.

According to a well informed source, subsequent to a successful ID parade

yesterday, the ranks were placed under close arrest at the Eve Leary headquarters pending further investigations.

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ImmigrationINFO... $400M sluice to make Black Bush Immigration News flooding a thing of the past Flooding in the polders at Black Bush will be a thing of the past later this year, after a new mega $400M two-door koker, which is currently under construction at Bengal Farm on the Corentyne, is opened for use.

Region Six Chairman, David Armogan, stated that this new structure, upon completion later this year, will make flooding at Black Bush Polder, a thing of the past.

“And we will dig a new canal from Johanna to Bengal to assist with further drainage. As soon as that canal finishes, we should ease up flooding in Black Bush Polder which should be some time later this year.”

He stated that the sluice is being built at the “mouth of the sea so the siltation will be reduced.”

Armogan has stated that warning letters have been issued to farmers in Black Bush Polder who seem hell bent on continuing the practice of pumping water into the Black Bush irrigation system.

The irrigation systems are owned by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA). The NDIA Chairman stated that legal action can be taken if the farmers of the Kokerite Savannah area fail to desist.

The Kokerite Savannah, located aback of the Yakusari Black Bush Polder areas was originally allocated to farmers years ago for cattle farming; however, some have been using the leased area for planting rice at the moment.

Armogan stated that when the savannah water “gets heavy” they pump water into the Black Bush

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The $400M Sluice at Bengal Farm under construction system, “so in-as-much that we’re taking out water out of the system, more water is coming in from the back, because these rice farmers— about 8 of them—they are pumping water from the Kokerite area into the Black Bush Irrigation canal, bringing water back into the Black Bush Polder area.”

Armogan stated that even though there is gravitational flow and usage of numerous pumps, the water is taking very long to get off the land due to the illegal practice.

Letters have been issued, he stated, to get people to desist from pumping water into the system.

“We have seen some improvement…the water in Yakusari as well as Johanna have been brought to an acceptable level.”

Armogan noted, though, that there is some water in the rice field areas, but this is needed since the plants are growing.

He showed a request from farmers in the Number 5274, Corentyne areas, that “despite all the rains that have been falling, they are now asking for irrigation water. “ As of today, the two pumps at Manarabisi will be put into operation to ensure that water is available. There

were not many cases of flooding like previous, “because we did a lot of work in terms of drainage and irrigation.”

The Chairman stated, too, that more than 50,000 acres of rice are under cultivation.

Figures have shown that this is perhaps one of the biggest crops in the region in terms of production. He stated that more and more people are going into rice cultivation.

“And since we have been able to continue the market we had in Venezuela…a lot of our rice is going to that market at a good price—it’s much, much higher than the world market price.”

Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question that you would like answered in this column, please email: Gail@GailLaw.com.

Question #1: I went in the American Embassy two times for a visitor visa and because I don’t have kids they did not issue me a visa.

But you see my problem is that I have a fertility problem and I can’t have kids. Does this mean that I can never get a visa because I can’t have kids?.

Answer #1: Besides strong family ties (such as a spouse and children), the Embassy also looks for strong financial, property, and employment ties to Guyana before issuing a visitor visa.

Family ties are not the only factor considered.

Question #2: M y grandfather is a U.S citizen.

My mom has no proof that he is her father, only his name on her birth certificate. She doesn’t know anything about him but my grandmother told her when she was born her father took her to the U.S. Embassy and registered her birth. He told my grandmother to take her back to the U.S Embassy when she was 18 years old. My grandmother never did and my mom is now 36 years old. The question is if he did register her what can she do?

Answer #2: Your mother can inquire at the U.S. Embassy

if her U.S. citizen father registered her birth as a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen. If not, then she is not a U.S. citizen. If she was registered then the U.S. Embassy will advise her of the proper paperwork to complete.

Question #3: M y question to you is that I am a green card holder and wish to spend most of my time in Guyana.

What are the immigration issues surrounding this issue?

Secondly, can I STAY out of the USA and still be eligible for citizenship and, if so, how long can this be?

Answer #3: Remaining out of the U.S. for extended periods of time can result in you losing your green card.

You must spend 1825 days continuously in the U.S. (among other requirements) to qualify for U.S. citizenship.

Continuously means no one trip for more than 6 months outside the U.S. – which will break continuity of your residency for citizenship purposes.

Question #4: My mother is a US citizen and she filed for two children and myself under 21 years of age. The date of the interview is very soon; I would like to know what I have to take with me to the Embassy.

Answer #4: T h e Embassy will send you an appointment letter but you will take your medical exam.

The other documents should have been submitted already to the visa center (such as police clearance, copy of passport, certified birth certificates, certified marriage certificate, affidavit of support, etc.).

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N/A Hospital doctor slapped me - says female patient

Yolanda Sutten

Dr. Yacoob

“I feel so brutalized. I really thought I would have been treated well because my nose was bleeding. I never expected the doctor to shake up my head... I went to him and was a patient at that time.

I don’t think I was fairly treated, even though he looked after me, I didn’t permit him to hit me or harass me like that.”

These comments came from a female patient of the New Amsterdam Hospital.

She is claiming that a senior medical doctor slap her to the left side of her face while tending to her on Thursday.

According to the patient, three nurses as well as her friend witnessed the incident.

The traumatized young lady, Yolanda Sutten, 25, of Cumberland Village, East Canje stated, that she was experiencing severe nose bleeding. She decided to visit

Eureka Medical Laboratory in New Amsterdam and met Dr. Yacoob, whom she claimed related to her that he will see her at the New Amsterdam Hospital instead.

She then went across to the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was the doctor who attended to her.

“He told me to come in and have a seat. He sprayed something in my nose to stop the bleeding, because it was getting heavy.

“After he sprayed the stuff in my nose, he had to put something in my nose … and on his first try I jumped and after I jumped, he raised his foot up in the air and said, ‘no little stupid girl will waste his time here today’”.

Sutton went on to state that the doctor “asked me to relax and he come and shake my head and gave me

one slap—literally shake it [her head] up and tell me to sit and relax—sit, relax and he put the stuff into my nose to help the bleeding to stop, and when he finished, he went and run his ward and came back.”

“He asked me and the nurses if the bleeding stopped and the nurses both told him that the bleeding stopped.

The two nurses actually cried—they were crying to see what was going on and how he was behaving; how he was harsh and I cried too.

The other girl told me that she couldn’t take it after he raised his foot and slapped me. She couldn’t take it anymore.”

She then stated that after the slap, the doctor asked her if she needed medical leave and that she can uplift the leave the following morning, and that she should apply some icepack on the forehead and should avoid being in the sun.

“I did not go back to him because I do not like how he treated me.”

Sutten said that she has reported the matter to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the N/A Hospital, Mr. Alan Johnson whom she claimed asked her to keep her voice down so as not to make a scene in the hospital “.

She said that he also asked her to write a statement” She noted that three nurses were present in the clinic and witnessed the incident, along with her workmate. She added that the doctor never apologized for slapping her. “He came back and acted like nothing happened.”

She has since reported the matter to the Central Police Station in the town and the matter will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for further action and advice.

Saturday June 22, 2013

‘City & Guilds’ qualifications return to Guyana The City and Guilds Institute has taken the lead in being the best provider of high quality vocational education.

With over 130 years of experience in crafting qualifications, the courses which are offered in over 80 countries, has been strategically designed to provide students with the practical skills needed to succeed in the modern work place.

The Institute which was in Guyana some years ago is now being resuscitated by the JTW& Associates Management Institute which is managed by a six-member board of governors.

Spearheading the programme is the training supervisor, Montgomery Chester, who said, “The institute allows us the opportunity to be pioneers for the improvement of our young people.

The Programmes being offered not only targets the enhancing of skills but also the transformation of the individual into a well rounded professional in the field they

Joycelyn Williams, Director of JWT& Associates. so desire to study.”

Joycelyn Williams, Director of the Management Institute, stated, “The City & Guilds qualifications are widely accepted by employers around the world.

However, recently the Institute strengthened its commitment to the Caribbean and the Americas with the opening of a Barbados-based Caribbean Office in April

2011. Today, we are proud to have the undying support and approval of the Guyana based centre by the regional office.”

The JTW& Associates Management Institute Inc. currently offers two main qualifications, English for Office Skills and, Customer Service which is based on the demand.

Williams noted that she is particularly excited about the Customer Service programme being offered as it seeks to make a very significant contribution in improving the “service delivered in Guyana.”

Kaieteur News understands that The JTW& Associates Institute at 157 Waterloo Street, Georgetown, is targeting journalists, secretaries, administrative professionals and other persons for whom spoken and written English skills are of paramount importance.

Moreover, anyone over 16 years old can register for classes which are held in the evening hours so as to provide a workable flexibility for those who are employed.

Prosecution closes case against man who killed uncle The prosecution has made closing arguments in the murder case against Fernando Cush. Cush is accused of fatally stabbing his uncle, Andrew Benjamin, four years ago.

The case, commenced at the Supreme Court last Tuesday.

At least four witnesses were called to the stand to give sworn evidence before presiding Judge Navindra Singh. At yesterday’s hearing, Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh

testified. Dr Singh performed the post mortem examination on the body of Andrew Benjamin.

Benjamin, a 41-year-old cane cutter was knifed to death in an alleyway at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, during an altercation, with Cush.

The accused is represented by Defence Attorney Peter Hugh and Latchmie Rahamat.

The matter is being prosecuted by State Attorney, Tishana Lake.

Benjamin, called ‘Mongoose’, of Lot 66 Friendship, East Coast Demerara, collapsed from multiple stab wounds to the upper body and succumbed before he could receive medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Cush reportedly fled the scene, but was subsequently detained and taken to the GPHC with a wound to the head, which he said he sustained during the altercation with the victim.

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Ann Greene investigates circumstances Kuru Kururu the surrounding North Sophia fire next urban centre “Children should not be left unattended...” says Fire Chief

By Kiana Wilburg Thanks to two courageous young men and the prompt action by The Guyana Fire Service, a fiveyear-old girl was rescued from a fire at her home at 93 Block ‘F’ North Sophia on Wednesday last.

According to Fire Chief, Marlon Gentle, the fire was caused by an electrical fan that malfunctioned. “When the fan malfunctioned it caught afire and spread to the bed and clothes nearby, then to the wardrobe and the internal walls of the room,” explained Gentle.

He added that only recently the Fire Department held an awareness programme with members of the Business Community and the Security services in Guyana.

Gentle said that the meeting served to inform the attendees of several issues, one of which dealt with the supervision of children in the home.

“Children should be monitored when at home.

From last year to early this year, we have noted that many children have lost their lives by fire because they were left unattended. I wish to reiterate that people need to be more responsible. It is an issue which requires much concern and we will continue to raise awareness on this matter,” expressed Gentle.

Ann Greene, Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency, stated, “We can’t have children dying like this. It is unacceptable. Nevertheless, investigations have been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding the child being left alone. We will continue to raise awareness about issues of this nature as we continue to stress that children should not be left unsupervised.”

Kaieteur News understands that about 9:45 am on Wednesday last, an eye witness had just arrived home when she heard the cries of a child for help. The child was trapped in the

Wife beater gets three months jail

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arry Jagnarine, 5 9 , o f Overwinning Village, East Bank Berbice, was on Friday fined $20,000 with an alternative of three months in jail by Magistrate Roby Benn. He did not have the money so he went to jail.

The man appeared before the Magistrate at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court and pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife Ramkumarie on June 9, last, at their home.

Prosecutor Sergeant

Phillip Sheriff told the court that Jagnarine became annoyed that his food was not finished cooking when he ventured home and dealt the woman several slaps.

The matter was reported and the accused was arrested and charged.

In court he pleaded guilty and in his plea of mitigation begged for leniency.

He told the court, “Me only beat she me na do she nothing.”

He was unable to pay the fine and was sent to jail.

room where the fire started.

The eyewitness explained that when she looked through her window, she noticed the smoke emanating from the bottom flat of the home.

She added that the grandmother who was upstairs, heard the screams but kept asking, “What happen?”

It was here, two brave young men who were nearby, stormed into the building and broke the door.

The Guyana Fire Service which was contacted by the eyewitness arrived in time to join the young men as they successfully saved the child.

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Ann Greene However, it is believed by a resident who insisted on remaining anonymous that the child was left alone in the bottom flat of the home while other family members were upstairs. He added that the family who has been in a part of the neighbourhood for sometime is not “the social type.”

Mechanic charged for raping 13 year old

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amlall Mc Lean, called “Chris”, a Mechanic of New Area Canefield, East Canje Berbice, was on Friday fined $100,000 by Magistrate Roby Benn when he appeared before him on a charge of sexual penetration of a child under 16 years.

The court was told by Prosecutor Sergeant Phillip Sheriff that between March 1 and March 31 the accused

allegedly had regular sexual intercourse with the child at Edinburgh, East Bank Berbice.

A c c o r d i n g t o information the man and the child were said to be lovers and would usually meet and engage in sexual activity.

However her parents got wind of the situation and reported the matter.Mc Lean was arrested and charged with the offence. He was initially refused bail.

uru Kururu has been identified a s t h e community the Ministry of Housing is hoping to openup for housing and industrial development along the Seosdyke/Linden Highway.

Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali, during a press conference yesterday said that since the announcement of “Silica City”, public response to the concept of a new urban centre away from the Low Coastal Plain has been enormous.

The Minister noted that Kuru Kururu covers an area of 2,700 acres but the Ministry is looking at developing 500 acres of land in the initial stage. This new initiative would be the centre p i e c e f o r t h i s y e a r ’s International Building Expo, where vital information would be shared with the public.

According to Ali, the Ministry will have two boxes at the expo to collect residential and industrial applications.

He explained that persons possessing acknowledgement letters from the Ministry for house lots and desirous of a lot in Silica City could put their letters in the box. And, companies or individuals could place their business plans or proposals in the other box.

The Minister stressed that there are different schools of thoughts of what drives development. He related that some argue that industrial development attracts people while others say it is the people who attract industry. As such, the Ministry is creating the environment for both pull factors to hasten development.

According to Ali, an estimate for the cost of the development has not yet completed. However, it is daring engineering minds since it is a sand base area.

“I think the engineers are researching the most efficient and cost effective option. There are countries that seal the sand. There is a special rubber generated from waste that is remanufactured into a mix that could be very cost effective,” he added.

Ali is confident that the area will possess a beautiful landscape owing to valleys and the rises.

At the recent launch of International Building Expo 2013 Ali introduced Silica City. He said that with limited state land available on the coastland for additional housing development, the Ministry of Housing is eyeing the establishment of industrial, commercial and residential housing on higher grounds.

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Saturday June 22, 2013

TO LET Fully furnished short term apartments @ Eccles call: 689-6668 Secret Villa apartment, fully furnished apartments Landof-Canaan E.B.D- Call:2665243/266-5245 Houses to rent: www. spaceseek.gy: Call: 223-8479 or 647-3768 Apartments & Houses to rent $50,000 upward: www. spaceseek.gy: Contact: 2238479 or 647-3768 Diamond $35,000; Eccles $40,000; Kitty $60,000; Queenstown US$800- Call Diana @227-2256/ 626-9382 Houses & Apartments from $50,000-$150,000-Call:675-7292

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Fighting gastroenteritis...

From page 16 examine the public works as well as the public information aspects within the Region.

Moreover, he noted that an urgent appointment of a Commission of inquiry is crucial in order to seek a solution to what occurred with a view of ensuring that there is no such reoccurrence.

He further alluded to the fact that the state of affairs is one that has been of a repetitive nature so much so that a previous Health Minister had indicated that between December and March there is always a rise in the number of gastroenteritis cases.

“He (the Health Minister) pointed out that this is the deadliest period, the most

Eyewitnesses say police...

From page 3 spotted the suspects at James Street, Albouystown.

“As the ranks approached the suspects, they ran in different directions and were pursued on foot by the ranks.

Constable 21148 Wilson caught up with one of the men who attacked him with a knife and wounded him to his left arm. The rank was forced to resort to the use of force and discharge two rounds at his attacker,” the release explained.

Yesterday, the eyewitnesses along with Hughes and the injured teen’s relatives visited the Ruimveldt Police Station to give a statement.

dangerous period, in other words Mr Speaker, this is something that could have been anticipated because the previous Minister had a less political bend and was able to discern this pattern several years ago.”

Granger was at the time referring to former Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

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Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves.

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Saturday June 22, 2013

Iran state TV lauds new president’s nuke stance

Floods cripple Canada’s oil capital, tens of thousands displaced

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president-elect believes it’s possible to strike a deal that would allow the Islamic Republic to keep enriching uranium while assuring the West it will not produce a nuclear weapon.

Hasan Rowhani also said his government would look for a win-win deal to resolve disputes with the United States, following three decades of estrangement between the two nations.

His remarks came in an interview recorded four months ago and rerun on Iranian state TV yesterday.

The broadcast appeared to be intended to underline his pledge to follow a “path of moderation” and pursue greater openness over Iran’s nuclear program.

Rowhani, Iran’s former top nuclear negotiator, won a landslide victory in the June 14 presidential election. He is set to take office in August,

when he will replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Although Iran’s president cannot set policy on major decisions such as the nuclear program, he can influence views by the ruling clerics.

Rowhani is considered a relative moderate but also has deep ties to Iran’s Islamic establishment. In his campaign, he said he favors international outreach and efforts to ease sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program.

Hasan Rowhani

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The heaviest floods in decades shut down the Canadian oil capital of Calgary yesterday, closing roads and bringing down bridges across southern Alberta, and forcing tens of thousands of residents to leave their soggy homes.

There were no reports of deaths or injuries, even as people retreated rapidly from flooded areas by road, boat or helicopter.

“The fact that we have to the best of our knowledge not one single injury is nothing short of a miracle,” Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi told a news conference. “Last night I saw the river run faster and higher than I have ever seen in my life.”

Around 100,000 people of Calgary’s 1.1 million residents, were ordered to leave their homes, while smaller communities were evacuated elsewhere in the Western Canadian province.

City authorities said the downtown core of Calgary would be evacuated completely yesterday.

More than 100 millimeters (3.9 inches) of rain has fallen in some parts of southern Alberta in just two days, and forecasters say the rainfall won’t let up until today.

“The flooding situation is very acute in the foothills and the mountains,” said Chris Scott, director of meteorology at The Weather Network, noting that 220 millimeters, nearly half a year’s worth of rain, had fallen in 36 hours near Canmore in the Canadian Rockies.

“Now all that water is rushing downstream and that’s why the situation is so bad in Calgary. This is an unprecedented flooding event.”

Alberta lies to the east of the Rockies, and many parts of the province are normally very dry.

But a stubborn area of high pressure in Alaska and northern Alberta has pulled a stream of moisture up into southern Alberta from the United States, causing the heavy rainfall.

Alberta’s oilfields lie to the north of the flooded areas, and energy output has not been affected.

Provincial Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths said there was no threat to Alberta’s network of oil and natural gas pipelines.

Some agricultural areas were also flooded, and while crops will likely recover, they will be more vulnerable.

North Korea demands dissolution of UN command in South Korea UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea’s U.N. envoy blamed the United States for rising tensions on the Korean peninsula yesterday and demanded the dissolution of the U.N. command in South Korea, saying it is the only way to guarantee peace and stability.

Ambassador Sin Son Ho told reporters at a rare news conference that the most pressing issue is the hostile relations between North Korea and the United States “which can lead to a new war at any moment.”

He reiterated North Korea’s offer of wide-ranging senior level talks with the United States which should include a discussion of replacing the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, dismantling the U.N. command and “a world without nuclear weapons.”

But he warned that North Korea will not give up its “nuclear self-defense deterrent” as long as there are

nuclear weapons in the region and the U.N. command exists.

Sin said the U.N. command in South Korea is merely a tool of the United States whose real aim is to transform it into a new multinational force in Asia similar to NATO. He said it “has nothing to do with the unanimous will of the United Nations.”

The Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, and left the Korean Peninsula divided by a heavily fortified border monitored by the U.S.led U.N. Command.

Washington also stations 28,500 American troops in South Korea to protect its ally against North Korean aggression.

The ambassador’s statement marked the latest twist in North Korea’s relations with South Korea and the United States under its new leader Kim Jong Un. It follows Pyongyang’s surprise offer tomorrow for direct nuclear disarmament talks with the U.S.

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Nadal and Murray in Federer’s way at Wimbledon LONDON (Reuters) Roger Federer faces a tough road to another Wimbledon final after Friday’s draw threw Rafael Nadal and home favorite Andy Murray into the champion’s path and cleared the way for world number one Novak Djokovic.

The third seed could face Spaniard Nadal, seeded only fifth to reflect his current ranking as he works his way back from injury, in what would likely be an epic quarter-final on the grass of southwest London.

Federer and Nadal, the big danger in the draw, played three finals in 2006, 2007 and 2008. If the Swiss seven-times winner gets through the

quarter-final, he faces a potential clash with last year’s finalist Murray in the semi-finals.

World number one Novak Djokovic would be on course to face seventh seed Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals but will avoid any of his three main rivals until the final.

Djokovic plays Florian Mayer in his opening match and also has fourth seed David Ferrer in his half of the draw.

Nadal, the eight-times French Open winner who suffered a shock secondround defeat in London last year, starts out against Belgian Steve Darcis while Federer’s first opponent is Romanian Victor Hanescu.

Second seed Murray’s

opener is against world number 95 Benjamin Becker, the 31-year-old German he beat in the quarter-finals on his way to victory in the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club last week.

If all goes to plan, Murray will face old foe Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last eight having beaten the Frenchman in last year’s semi-finals and at Queen’s this month.

“You don’t look past the first match,” the Scot had said ahead of the draw. “There are a lot of dangerous players out there early in the tournament.”

Murray, Federer and Nadal are all scheduled to play on the opening day on Monday. In the women’s

Saturday June 22, 2013 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19): You may feel like you’re on top of the world now as the pieces of your life begin to fall into place. However, your recent planning isn’t as useful as you hoped.

TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20): Just as you think your life is settling down, everything becomes hectic again.

Fortunately, it isn’t necessarily unpleasant; it’s just that your day may overflow with a variety of activities that don’t allow you to get your much-needed downtime.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20): Someone may have very high hopes for you, but pursuing your desires is more important now than fulfilling anyone e l s e ’s expectations.

CANCER (June 21–July 22): You may feel overly confident about what you can accomplish on the home front today, and your unrealistic expectations could set you up for unnecessary failure.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): You may declare the game of waiting officially over today, but the Moon’s current visit to your 5th House of Spontaneity doesn’t tell the entire story.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): A barrage of domestic distractions makes it challenging to stay focused today. If it’s not friends unexpectedly stopping by to chat, then it may be family commitments that demand your attention.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): You might run around today trying to do a zillion things, which actually could prevent you from doing any of them effectively. However, balancing work and play is more difficult when you can’t catch up on your obligations.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): Building on what you recently started is a good idea in concept, but it will be challenging to actually do until you find your groove.

SAGIT (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): The evocative Moon’s visit to your optimistic sign can quickly work up your enthusiasm to a fevered pitch.

But frenzied excitement isn’t constructive because it’s difficult to follow through on all your promises.

CAPRICORN(Dec.22–Jan.19): Even if you have good reasons to celebrate today, you might not want to tell anyone else just yet.

Instead of announcing your e x c i t i n g news, you may choose to keep it hidden for a while longer because you don’t want to deal with someone’s envy of your good fortune.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): You’re excited about the prospect of spending quality time with friends and dreaming out loud about your ideal fantasies for the future.

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20): You may be more concerned with making a public appearance now that the extroverted Sagittarius Moon is highlighting your 10th House of Status.

(From left) Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal draw, top seed and defending champion Serena Williams will begin her quest for a 17th

grand slam title against Luxembourg’s Mandy Minella.

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Taekwondo athletes perform creditably at 6-nation tourney in Suriname Guyana Taekwondo Association (GTA) Coaches, Ramjeet Ramphal and Roy Bacchus while expressing some degree of satisfaction with the performances of their team, at the just concluded 6th Lie’s Annual Open Taekwondo Tournament in Suriname on June 15 have articulated their disappointment that the team was not able to cop any gold medals.

The tournament attracted top juniors and senior fighters from French Guiana, Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten, Guyana and the host nation.

Guyana was able to secure three (3) medals at this competition. One Sliver in the in the male Under-54kgs from Kawall Ramkiran, one Bronze in the same class (male-54kgs) from Orlando Van-Rossum, and another Bronze in the Male Bantam division from Brian Woolford.

Guyana was represented by an 11 member male and female squad which included: Coach-Master Ramjeet Ramphal, Team Manager La Toya Herbert and 9 athletes; Kawall Ramkiran, Orlando Van-Rossum, Brian Woolford, Wayne Forde, Recardo Narine, Stefan Wong, Saudai Mohamed, Suraiya Mohamed, and Kevin Gomes.

The GTA Coaches were confident that Kawall

Ramkiran and Orlando VanRussum (who are both in the same weight division) could have upset the reigning Surinamese champion in that division for the gold.

However, they were both unable to achieve that objective.

Ramkiran who fought the Surinamese champion last year and lost entered the fight a bit timid and nervous knowing his competitors’ experience level was well above his, and as such he was unable to seal the fight, having to settle for Silver.

However, in Kawalls’ two earlier matches he delivered two resounding wins against his opponents, winning by 14-8 in the first fight and 9-8 in the second fight.

Nonetheless, it was young Orlando Van-Rossum who had earlier shaken up the reigning Surinamese champion.

Van-Rossum entered the ring with determination and a will to win. He has had numerous successes in his early Taekwondo career but had to give up Taekwondo to focus on his academic career – which he has also been successful in, thanks to his mother’s support and presence.

Van-Rossum made a very strong comeback after a two-

year absence from the competition ring when he faced off with the reigning Surinamese champion Kevin Fernald.

Going into the fight, VanRossum appeared nervous in the early minutes of the first round realizing that his competitor was much stronger, more experienced and the heavy favorite to win.

The Suriname champion executed superior aerial techniques and got the better of Van-Rossum. The Guyanese athlete however stated that he’s prepared to train much harder to do better next time.

Brian Woolford who has also been no stranger to the competition ring, achieved a convincing win in his first match moving into a 14-9 lead but was unable to hold onto the gold medal round as he narrowly lost to his Curacao counterpart by a 7-9 margin.

Woolford, who has also had many successes in Taekwondo both as a child and as a young adult, continues to show promise of becoming a great Taekwondo athlete if he trains harder. He is committed to training harder and hopes to bring back nothing but gold at the next competition.

Wayne Forde and Ricardo Narine were matched against

Guyanese Kyle Gomes tops age group at Tri One On Triathlon in US -aiming for U-23 World c/ships this year

His name is not as popular as other athletes but US based Guyanese Triathlon athlete Kyle Gomes is on a mission to reach the highest possible level in this sphere of athletics.

This mission is well on track and the latest in a series of encouraging performances

by Gomes was on Sunday last where he won the 20-24 agegroup at the Tri One On ‘The Hempstead Harbor Triathlon’ held in Port Washington, New York.

In winning his age group, the 23 year-old Gomes who improved on last year’s 2nd place at the Land Rover Triathlon, clocked a time of 59 Minutes 25.00 Seconds.

Overall, he placed 11th out of the 614 athletes who competed and was also 11th among the 388 males that took part, an outstanding achievement.

In the swimming segment, Gomes recorded a time of 08 Minutes 42.98 Seconds and was third after this event. He clawed his way into the lead in the cycling event winning

in 30 Minutes 31.31 Seconds while in the run; his winning time was 18 Minutes 24.18 Seconds.

Second placed athlete 21 year-old Sean Hardick, clocked 59 Minutes 53.00 Seconds which underlines the closeness of the battle between the two athletes.

Gomes’ cycling capabilities was honed while he was part of National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed’s ‘Teach Them Young’ Programme for six years before the former Marian Academy student migrated to the USA in 2006 to attend the York University in Jamaica, Queens.

The natural and gifted athlete continues to turn in many hours of training which is tailored towards him succeeding. His first attempt at Triathlon was in 2010 when he placed 34th. His determination and dedication saw him improving to 7th place in 2012 from a field of 200 athletes.

Gomes would have also competed in the Syracuse

Ironman competitions in 2010 and 2011.

Last year, Gomes again competed at the Hampshire Ironman Mooesman 70.3; the Nautica Triathlon Olympic Distance; New York City University 5k placing 3rd; New York City University Team Medley taking the first place; FDNY 5k copping 12th place; Land Rover Long Island Triathlon – 2nd in his division & 28th overall – and the New York Marathon which he completed in 3 Hours 58 Minutes.

Apart from working to represent Guyana at the 2013 Under-23 World Championships, Gomes has set his sights on this year’s full Ironman where he would have to swim 2.6 miles, ride 112 miles and run a full marathon. Father of Kyle, David speaking with Kaieteur Sport said he is very proud of Kyle’ achievements and is looking forward to seeing him improve even more this year as he continues on his journey to make his homeland, Guyana, proud.

experienced and seasoned Black Belt fighters superior in height but they still displayed a great desire to win but were unable to clinch any medals.

Making their debut performances on the Taekwondo scene were Stefan Wong, Kevin Gomes, and sisters Saudai and Suraiya Mohamed.

They were also matched against opponents who were above their levels but still managed to stand up to them and deliver good performances. Though they were all unable to medal, they still performed credibly.

They Mohamed sisters became the first female fighters under the auspices of

the GTA to fight on the International scene. They both performed above expectations and are hoping to do much better the next time.

The GTA stated that making it to competitions of this standard have always been a challenge financially but they would like to extend appreciation to New GPC INC and K.P. Thomas for their generous donations which helped to offset some of their expenses in preparations for this competition.

The GTA is also appealing to other sponsors to get on board to partner with them in assisting young athletes fulfill their Taekwondo

dreams while putting Guyana on the map.

Gratitude was also extended to Coach/Master Ramphal, Coach/Master Roy Bacchus, Team Manager La Toya Herbert, and all other persons who would have contributed towards making the Suriname sojourn, a reality and success.

Meanwhile, the GTA Coaches are informing that training will begin immediately in preparations for future competitions.

Taekwondo classes are held at Guyana Teachers Union Hall, Woolford Avenue every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 17:00hrs to 18:30hrs.

Sixth Republic Bank 5-week Summer Camp starts next month The sixth annual Republic Bank sponsored 5week Summer Camp organised by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) at its Area ‘H’ Ground will commence on July 8 according to a release from the organisers.

The Camp caters for Grade Six students preparing for entrance to Secondary Schools. Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster disclosed that 60 students drawn from Primary Schools in the Lower Corentyne area will be part of the Camp which would be conducted by Senior Port Mourant Secondary teacher, Rohan Etwaru, a graduate of the University of Guyana.

The subjects that will be focused on are Mathematics, English A & B, Social Studies, Integrated Science and Spanish while they would also be involved in several lectures on topics the likes of HIV/AIDS, Peer Pressure, Importance of Education, Drug Abuse, Public Speaking and Personal Hygiene.

Foster also stated that the students would also be exposed to coaching with a view to becoming better cricketers while they would also be playing several cricket matches during the duration of the camp.

In expressing gratitude to the Management and Staff of Republic Bank, the long serving Secretary/CEO stated that the Club was confident that every student at the conclusion of the Camp would be fully prepared for entrance the Secondary school and would be better players with the ability to join various cricket clubs in the Ancient County.

The top students of the Camp would be rewarded with

Republic Bank, Rose Hall Town Branch Senior Supervisor Ms. Seema Brijemal presents the cheque to RHTY&SC Rohan Etwaru trophies, medals and other prizes.

The Club would also be conducting special Mathematics lessons for 60 Grades 9 and 10 students. The classes would be held from July 8 and would last for five weeks.

Newly appointed Head of Department for Mathematics of Central Corentyne Secondary School and a University of Guyana student, Mrs. Vidya

Ramdass-Batson would be conducting the classes which are being organised by the RHTY&SC cricket teams in an effort to assist students who are weak in the subject area.

Interested students for both the Republic Bank Summer Camp and the Mathematics classes can contact the Club on Telephone # 337 4562 for more information and to uplift entrance forms at their Area ‘H’ Ground, Office.

NOC SC to be launched on July 5 The New Opportunity Corporation Sports Club on the Essequibo Coast will be officially launched on July 5.

Cricket Coach Forbes Daniels yesterday told Kaieteur Sport that the main objective of the club is to change the face of sports in the area and

the club will be opened to the public. He said that a number of sports will be played including Football, Table Tennis, Athletics, Volleyball and Basketball. Coaching in all the disciplines will be a priority of the club for its members.

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LEBRON JAMES, DWYANE WADE DELIVER ANOTHER NBA TITLE IN A GAME 7 TO REMEMBER MIAMI – They plopped themselves on the edge of the stage, under a hail of NBA championship confetti.

Dwyane Wade cradled the Larry O’Brien Trophy. LeBron James held the Finals MVP award.

This was the plan three summers ago, a unification of two mega-stars (well, three, but we’ll spare discussion of that for the time being) and a run of championships they might start piecing together here in South Florida.

The clumsy announcement of “The Decision,” the obnoxious pep rally prediction of “not four, not five, not …” titles, the entire sense of entitlement had made this team so easy to root against and, in the end, produced the very fire of criticism that drove it to these heights.

For LeBron, it was 37 points and 12 rebounds. For D-Wade, 23 and 10. Miami 95, San Antonio 88, four games to three, second straight title for the Heat.

And so there they sat in a shared state of euphoria trying to look around and soak it in, wearing goofy hats and broad smiles borne of challenges met as much as championships won. It’s funny how the journey turned out to be more important than the destination.

“Oh man, man, man,” Wade said. “This is sweet.

This is the sweetest one by far because of everything we’ve been through.” “The

NBA Finals 2013 MVP LeBron James

vision that I had when I decided to come here is all coming true,” LeBron echoed.

There’s probably never been a team this great, a duo this dominating, that’s been so ripped apart. Each loss delivers doubt. Each failure produces giddiness from critics. Legacy is constantly being defined and redefined, debated and re-debated – especially on LeBron, despite the fact that he’s just 28 years old.

Heavy is the head that calls himself the King, and, so, yes, that’s all part of it. The Heat bring it on themselves at times. But if it’s fair to demand so much from those given so much, then let them have their moment when Wade rises up through sore knees in such a critical stage.

When James simply takes the game over in the moments that demand greatness.

Both produced nights built not simply from natural

ability but from hours and hours of work and toughness, both physical and mental.

Wade never made his knees an excuse, never sat, never stopped. He just kept pushing and pushing, even pleading with them, he said, to give him one more night.

“I told them, I said, ‘Listen, both of you guys, y’all give one more great game,’” Wade laughed at his conversation with his knees.

And there was LeBron, draining jump shots – making five of his 10 3-pointers – because the Spurs worked so hard to keep him off the blocks and out of the paint.

This was long the weakest part of his game, a skill acquired rather than a strength he was born with.

This was forever his effort in the gym, off seasons and off days.

When you’re making shots like that, LeBron was

asked, you’re totally unstoppable.

“Yeah, I am,” he said with a laugh. “You said it … I just trusted all the work that I put into my game. And to be able to come through for your teammates in the biggest moment on the biggest stage makes me more satisfied than anything in the world.”

This was a moment for these two. And not the moment maybe they expected.

Oh, winning consecutive titles was always the plan, always the inevitable they figured. Only the entire thing has been tougher, harder, meaner than they could have foreseen.

Nationally, fans didn’t embrace this marriage the way they thought. Locally, a super team excited the city, but this was still a fan base that saw thousands bail out of Game 6 with 30 seconds remaining, no faith in their heroes.

And especially across

this last month, back-to-back seven-game slugfests, the road to the title was tighter than ever. They needed every ounce of muscle to fight through Indiana. They needed a miracle comeback to stave off elimination Tuesday. They needed their own greatness and an unexpected 18 points from Shane Battier to prevail Thursday.

The Heat had just five players score in Game 7 and one of them, Chris Birdman Andersen, had just three points. This was a night when there was no margin other than greatness for Wade and LeBron, not with the Spurs coming and coming.

“Last year when I was sitting up here, I said it was the toughest thing I had ever done,” LeBron said. “This year, I’ll tell last year he’s absolutely wrong. This was the toughest championship right here.

“I mean, everything we’ve been through this postseason, we were down 10, we tied it. We were able to take a lead, but then we were down. We were scratching for our lives in Game 6, down five with 28 seconds to go.”

Duncan finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds and this is his first defeat in an NBA Finals series after four previous titles. At age 37, it was likely his last opportunity to win a fifth title that would have moved him into an elite group of legends. He will face the question whether to retire or play on over the off-

season.

The physical effects of such a grueling series had begun to show in Game seven, particularly on the San Antonio Spurs and their star point-guard Tony Parker. He finished with just 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting.

Given the choice, they’d probably prefer to sweep their way to the title. But in the long run, this is what these two covet. Validation.

Wade is a blue-collar kid out of Robbins, Ill. James comes out of hardscrabble Akron, Ohio. For their immense talents and all the glamour of their lives here near South Beach, there is equal parts grit. And getting to display that on this stage will forever be rewarding.

So no, this has never quite gone according to plan.

Tougher critics, tougher competition than maybe they predicted in those heady, naïve days when they first teamed up. To that, even the endless chorus of doubters, they’ll accept.

“Everybody has an opinion,” Wade said. “But without doubt, maybe I’m not here today.”

“Please continue to motivate me,” LeBron said to the media. “I need you guys.”

So there they were, up on a stage, under the confetti, hugging their hardware. The end result was, again, what they expected. Another title.

It was the journey that just happened to turn out sweeter than they could have imagined.

US routed 4-1 by Spain at Under-20 World Cup ISTANBUL (AP) - Spain showed why it is favored to win the Under-20 World Cup, beating the United States 4-1 on Friday in an opening game behind two goals each from star strikers Jese and Gerard Deulofeu.

The Americans’ lone goal was scored by Luis Gil from just outside the penalty area in the 77th minute. France also turned in a strong game in the other Group A match, scoring two second-half goals within

four minutes to defeat Ghana 3-1. France lost to Spain in the semifinals of the Under-19 European Championship.

South Korea came from a goal down to beat tournament newcomer Cuba 2-1 in the Group B opener. In other Group B match, Portugal downed Nigeria 3-2 after squandering a 2-0 lead.

The Ghana-France match drew about 2,800 fans in a 50,000-seat stadium. Before the tournament, FIFA feared

Brazil’s attacking quartet...

From page 39 is the difference in today’s football. Technical and tactical qualities can make a difference only if the intensity of the match is the same for everyone. If you have more experience in quality terms you have a problem only if you have not rested enough.”

Montolivo laughed when reminded that the last two Italy players to give news conferences before a match scored.

“I hope to play tomorrow and follow this tradition and then we will have a fight over who comes to the next press conference if everyone who comes scores,” he said. (Yahoo Sports)

slow sales, with only 300,000 of the 1.3 million tickets sold.

Security has been stepped up at all seven sites following weeks of sometimes violent protests. Riot police had cracked down on environmental activists who opposed plans to remove trees and develop Gezi Park in Istanbul. But the protests this week have given way to peaceful resistance, and there were no signs of protest at the Ghana-France game.

Spain opened the scoring when Deulofeu fired a shot across the goalmouth and Jese volleyed the ball into the net in the fifth minute. The Americans could have tied the score in the 13th minute, but Joaquin Hernandez shot wide when faced with an open net. The U.S. controlled the tempo for the next 15 minutes but could contain Spain’s strikers for only so long.

Deulofeu received the ball

France’s Yaya Sanogo, center, makes an attempt to score against Ghana’s Ebenezer Ofori, left, and Ghana’s goalkeeper Eric Antwi, right.

outside the area, sidestepped a defender and sent a blistering shot just beyond goalkeeper Cody Cropper to make it 2-0 in the 42nd. The European champions caught the defense sleeping two

minutes later.

Javier Manquillo made a great run and passed to Jese, who was lurking in the area.

The Real Madrid striker scored his second goal just before halftime. Spain seemed

to content to sit back for much of the second half, but its counterattack again paid dividends. Deulofeu received a long ball, got around Cropper and scored for the second time.

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Injured Dilshan out of CONCACAF Funding to West Indies tri-series Bolster Confederation Upul Tharanga will replace the injured Tillakaratne Dilshan in Sri Lanka’s squad for the tri-series in West Indies, while Ajantha Mendis also got a recall at Thisara Perera’s expense. Scans after Thursday’s Champions Trophy semi-final against India showed Dilshan had suffered a second-degree tear to his right medial calf muscle and will be in recovery for four to six weeks.

The injury also put him in doubt for South Africa’s limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka, which begins on June 20. Mendis has been increasingly regarded a Twenty20 specialist, and has not played an ODI for Sri Lanka since January.

His inclusion strengthened Sri Lanka’s spin resources on tour, with Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake and Jeevan Mendis also traveling.

Perera’s exclusion was a surprise, though, and Dilhara Lokuhettige, who has been with the team in the UK without having played a match, will remain in the squad as they head to the Caribbean.

Perera has been a fixture of Sri Lanka’s limited-overs sides in the last 18 months, but made only 15 runs in two innings in the Champions Trophy, and bowled eight overs for no wicket.

Tharanga has also been out of the side since January, but had an encouraging season of first-class cricket, in which he averaged 66.66 in 14 innings.

Dilshan tore his calf in the fourth over of Sri Lanka’s innings, after he had struck Umesh Yadav for two boundaries. Though he took painkillers, he was unable to continue batting and retired hurt in the next over. He returned in the penultimate over of the innings, but hobbled between the wickets during his stay, and did not take the field as Sri Lanka failed in their attempt to defend 181.

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Ajantha Mendis

The tri-series in the West Indies will feature India, as well as the hosts, and begins on June 28. Squad: Angelo Mathews (capt), Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal (vc), Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis. (ESPNcricinfo)

Renault unveils its 2014 V6 F1 engine Renault has unveiled its 2014 turbocharged Formula 1 engine at the Paris airshow.

The firm has named it the Energy F1, as it is Renault’s first design for the sport’s new turbocharged, energyrecovery technology era.

Four-time world champion turned Renault ambassador Alain Prost said: “From 2014 we will bring engines to the fore and redress the balance in F1.

An engine is the heart of a car, from next year it

Alain Prost

Miami, FL (Friday, June 21, 2013) The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has announced the next phase of the trail blazing “Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF” program, which provides grants to Member Associations for youth development programs across the Confederation in an effort to build the foundation for a long-lasting legacy of support.

The goal of the initiative, which boasts a CONCACAF budget of $4.1 million dollars for 2013, is to fund grassroots development programs in each of the 41 Member Associations across the region.

Member Associations may apply for grants to fund self-directed grassroots development initiatives, with the Confederation providing up to $100,000 dollars for each individual project. A welldefined and meticulous follow-up process, spearheaded by CONCACAF’s Development Department, will assure that the program achieves lasting and sustainable impact.

In the larger, holistic context of development, the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF projects will target youth and grassroots initiatives at the Member Association level, with the aim of addressing needs specific to each CONCACAF Member.

These resources assure the availability of funding for one sector of the

Jeffrey Webb

Confederation’s multi-faceted development plan, which also includes distinct emphasis on coaching licensing, marketing development, broader grassroots programming, and general coordination with broader FIFA development initiatives.

“The main goal of every initiative conceived at today’s CONCACAF is to continue to empower the region through individual member development, by means of a sustainable strategy that will leave a positive and permanent imprint on our sport and region as a whole,” said CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb. “This program, along with existing FIFA development resources and other developmental aspects addressed specifically through CONCACAF’s integral development program, helps provide a wide variety of opportunities for all Member Associations in our Confederation.”

Central to the design of the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF template are the

follow-up and sustainability elements incorporated into the plan, assuring that funding will go a long way towards building a brighter future for the associations that take part in the program.

The program has kicked off with a series of promising grants to over a dozen Member Associations that have already submitted proposals to CONCACAF, and been approved after a thorough evaluation process by the Development Department.

The funds will be used for grassroots programming such as development of youth leagues and youth coaching initiatives in previously hard to reach or underserved areas of CONCACAF member states.

This weekend, President Webb will visit St. Kitts, where he will personally deliver a check funding yet another well-designed Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF project, set to be implemented in support of that Member Association’s soccer-playing youth.

Softball Cricket For Diamond Ground On June 30 returns to the heart of our sport.”

Renault already has a deal in place to continue supplying its title-winning works partner Red Bull next year, as well as adding RBR’s sister team Toro Rosso, which has so far used Ferrari power.

The French firm will continue to power Caterham, with which it has partnered for road car projects.

Williams is parting company with Renault to run Mercedes engines, and current Renault squad Lotus’s 2014 power unit plans have yet to be announced.

A 10-overs softball cricket competition will be played on June 30 at Diamond Community Centre Ground.

According to organiser Sherwin Crandon, the entrance fee is $10,000 and only the first 12 male and the first 6 female teams will be accepted.

The winning team will take home $100,000, the runner up $75,000 and the third place

$50,000. Only the winner of the female segment will be rewarded, and that prize will be $50,000.

The competition is being sponsored by Trophy Stall Bourda Market, Demerara Distillers Ltd, Ansa Mc Al and Star Party Rentals.

Interested teams can contact Wayne Jones on 650 1790 or Crandon on 644 0733 for more information.

Sentinel Security ‘Gregory Gaskin’...

From page 37 nominations for the awards from the general public and all sports organisations in Berbice and was pleasantly surprised at the enormous response. All four categories received dozens of nominations and a panel of judges

headed by veteran Television News Editor Gregory Rambarran would select the winners. Each of the awardees would receive a trophy, plaque, Certificate of Excellence and a collection of gifts.

The Club on the same

date would also be hosting the Ansa McAl Award of Excellence.

Three Berbicians would be honoured for sterling and outstanding services as administrators in sports, education and community development.