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Female warders smuggle P. 2

ganja into Camp St. jail … to join inmates in cell

Where are the stray catchers?

P. 14

Eastern end of the Berbice bridge

President not a puppet of - Attorney National Assembly General P. 10

- Legislators must ensure that the laws are in keeping with the executive's policies

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Saturday June 23, 2012

Female warders smuggle ganja into Camp St. jail

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here's been a drug bust at the Camp Street Prison--and two warders were the traffickers.

Officials found this out on Wednesday after two female prison officers implicated each other in the smuggling of 125 grammes of marijuana into the penitentiary.

One of the ranks is a 36year-old Corporal, who was in charge of the Wednesday

… to join inmates in cell night shift. The other is a 28year-old recruit. Both ranks are in custody.

Director of Prisons Dale Erskine confirmed yesterday that two ranks were being questioned in connection with narcotics in the prison.

He did not specify the location where the drug was found.

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understands that the marijuana was smuggled into the prison for an inmate who is serving a three-year term.

Investigators are getting two stories as to which one of the ranks acted as the drug mule.

According to one report, a woman who is related to the inmate gave the recruit

the marijuana. The recruit then stashed the drug in an office at the prison.

A source said that the inmate who had to collect the narcotics began to suspect that the warders had made off with his stash.

“He start to threaten the shift (prison warders on duty). He said that he know that his 'thing' come in, and

if he didn't get his 'thing' he would create a scene.”

It is alleged that the female Corporal who was in charge of the shift searched the office and found the drugs stashed in a bag. She initially opted to throw the narcotics away, but then handed over the bag to a prison official.

However, Kaieteur New

understands that the recruit alleged that it was the Corporal who had given her the drugs.

Police were informed and both ranks were detained at the East La Penitence Police Station on Thursday night. They were still in custody yesterday and charges are likely to be laid soon.

US Embassy staff makes blood donation

US Ambassador D Brent Hardt donates blood The Ministry of Health in association with the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) and the United States Embassy on Thursday held a blood drive at the Embassy in Kingston.

They altogether donated 31 units of blood. Each unit of blood is divided into three components which have the potential of saving three lives.

All blood collected by the NBTS would be screened for eight main diseases before being used.

Those are Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, HTLV, syphilis, malaria, microfilaria and chagas. This is to ensure safe blood and blood products.

On June 14, Guyana joined with the rest of the world to celebrate World Blood Donor Day under the theme ‘Every blood donor is a

hero.”

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the need for blood is driven by surgical procedures, road accidents and severe bleeding in women during or after child’s birth. WHO further said that a significant amount of deaths due to the need of blood, occur in developing countries.

The Ministry of Health and the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) has launched several campaigns in the past all aimed at convincing people to donate blood.

The local health system is in need of an average 12,000 units of blood each year. The NBTS depends on blood drives, walk in donations and call backs to reach their target.

To date the NBTS have recorded small number of religious groups, academic institutions private and public sector organizations who regularly donate blood. More needs to be done by the population to increase that number.

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Three East Demerara police stations recommissioned Three new police stations on the East Coast Demerara were commissioned yesterday.

These police stations are the Mahaica, Beterverwagting and Sparendaam stations which have all been refurbished and renovated through funds of the Citizen’s Security Programme (CSP). The CSP is a project between the Government of Guyana and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, told the gathering at the commissioning ceremonies yesterday afternoon that the repairs and remodelling of the police stations have been completed to suit a more “user friendly environment.”

He explained that there are six police stations in Region Six that have benefitted from the said exercise and 12 in Region Four inclusive of the three commissioned yesterday.

While the Mahaica, Beterverwagting and Sparendaam stations are the first of the 12 in Region Four to be rededicated, there are three other police stations scheduled to be recommissioned before the end of this month.

Works executed at the Mahaica Police Station added up to $19M, while $17M and $24M, respectively, were spent on the Beterverwagting and Sparendaam Police Stations.

According to Rohee,

Region Four has always been an important focus for his Ministry, emphasising that the “C” Division is a main artery for law enforcement on the East Coast to ensure peace and order.

It was noted that as the population size continues to increase and more people enter into businesses and other activities they demand better security.

If this is not provided, this would hinder the further development in the area, especially for locals to invest and develop the country on the whole.

“The remodelling of any police station to bring it to this must be seen as an effort on the part of the Government to modernize the Guyana Police Force… These buildings belonging to the force is a face to the public which presents an image. People draw conclusions when they see a dilapidated police station or building and ask questions,” said Rohee.

Kaieteur News understands that the Home Affairs Ministry along with relevant authorities from the GPF will be monitoring and evaluating the services provided at the police stations which have been rededicated since this is to ensure value for money.

It was noted that the main advantage of the remodeling is that police ranks will be able to document reports and complaints electronically and both the Ministry and Headquarters of the GPF will be

OP says geotechnical works ongoing at CJIA The Office of the President, noting the media statement that the execution of the CJIA Inc improvement Project has been halted is issuing this statement to correct that inaccuracy.

Note must be taken that preparatory site geotechnical investigative work for the project’s final design continues at the site.

The media was informed that the Project execution construction work at the site awaited the conclusion of ongoing engagements of the

Chinese authorities and those of the representatives of the stakeholders, Government of Guyana/Ministry of P u b l i c Wo r k s a n d t h e Embassy of the Peoples’ Republic of China/the Chinese firm who are all engaged in an examination of the World Bank action against the firm.

During this current period, the media should know that construction work by the firm at the site await the conclusion of those ongoing deliberations.

Beterverwagting Police Station

able to receive copies or access the reports as soon as they are documented.

“The facility is to provide rapid transmission of data so that the police and the policymakers can intervene. We are hiring 60 data entry clerks to work at these stations which are all civilians so that they can have the data stored and transferred to Eve Leary and such.

“One of these clerks has already been hired for the Mahaica Station and in all we have hired 15 thus far following advertisements in the papers.”

Commissioner of Police (ag) Leroy Brumell stated that this modernization process that is occurring is making the stations “user friendly” and as such the ranks are expected to behave in a more professional manner and accept the reports that come to the stations.

He alluded to the fact that on numerous occasions people are afraid to visit police stations and make reports for fear that they will be ridiculed by the ranks on duty.

He urged police officers to display a level of professionalism especially on instances when men want to make reports of abuse (verbal or physical) against women.

Brumell also said that policemen on duty should keep their locations in order meaning that they must ensure that the rooms and the building are kept clean.

He added that the ranks

An external view of the Mahaica Police Station should exemplify professionalism at all times and take care of the furniture

and various rooms in the building since a lot of money was spent to ensure that they

benefit from an advanced and proper workplace.

(Kristen Macklingam)

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Letters... Where your views make the news

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

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

EDITORIAL

From pillar to post The government seems to be wandering from blunder to blunder and getting itself mired in situations that it really should not be. At present the most strident call has been for a serious effort to address corruption, which is said to be endemic. At the other end of the spectrum there are the people who have clear evidence of corruption but who remain silent because as they put it, they are afraid of victimisation.

Scarcely a day goes by without the news media carrying some report on corruption, highlighting the various practices and actually pointing to the source of the corruption. More recently, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran, a former Speaker of the National Assembly, was among those issuing a call on President Donald Ramotar to wake up to the fact that the reports and allegations of corruption were not helping his government.

There have been questionable contracts, all of which have incurred the ire of various sections of the populace but nothing has been done by way of a commission to investigate these contracts. Things have gone past the days when the focus was on those contractors who did shoddy work at exorbitant prices. For example, neighbourhoods complained about roads that deteriorated almost as soon as they were rehabilitated; kokers leading to nowhere and reports of payment for works that were never undertaken.

On those occasions people could have blamed the incidence of fraud and corruption on poor supervision by those paid by the government to monitor the various projects. The conclusion was that those paid to monitor were in cahoots with the contractors and actually encouraged the frauds. There were no investigations and certainly no prosecutions.’

The media reports have gone beyond the contractors; they are now focusing on the government itself. They reported on a building constructed for the National Insurance Scheme for a whopping $69 million when there was evidence that such a construction should not have cost half as much. Claims that someone pocketed the money went unanswered because of arrogance and a knowledge that there would be no independent investigators.

Now the accusations of corruption have become more strident and they involve major contracts involving foreign contractors. And there have been some large ones. What causes the concern is that these major contracts were never made known to the people in whose interest they are executed.

Governments are supposed to act on behalf of the people they lead. The money they invest is the people’s money.

Indeed, governments would often act on behalf of the people whom they consider to be mindless and who really do not understand the bigger picture of national development.

This is what happened when the government undertook the largest investment in the history of the country to construct the large Skeldon Modernisation Plant. Sadly enough, this plant that was supposed to change the fortunes of the sugar industry is underperforming to the point that the country is producing less sugar than it did in twenty years.

That was not so bad but when the government undertakes the Cheddi Jagan International Airport project without even a whisper to the people, and then other projects like the Marriott Hotel project, the people do have a need to get answers to the questions they ask.

The airport expansion project is perhaps the most secretive and therefore the one attracting the most attention.

In the first instance, the nation was never aware that there would be an airport expansion. They got wind after the contract was signed in Jamaica.

Then allegations of corruption involving the parent company of the contractor surfaced. The government, in the face of the allegations, said that it was putting the contract on hold. Lo and behold the project gets underway even as the government says that it is on hold.

Then there are the pharmaceutical contracts that have caused the major supplier to proclaim that he prices his drug supplies and it is up to anyone to buy. The government has options but insists on remaining with this supplier.

Surely the people have a right to smell and to see a rat.

Nothing vindictive in Electricity Reform in Linden

DEAR EDITOR, I would also like to assure Mr. Lincoln Lewis and all who might have read his letter in SN and KN of 2012-06-22 captioned “Linden highlights the PPP’s vindictive and discriminatory nature” that there is nothing vindictive in Electricity Reform in Linden.

Our PPP/C Government has always sought to have Linden and indeed all of Region 10 share equitably in the fortunes, whether good and bad, of our country.

As I have said at an earlier occasion, I wish we had on record a Google street map view throughout Linden in 1992 which could be compared with Linden of today. Great improvements, similar to what have been accomplished all across Guyana, would be evident.

At a Press Conference I held on Wednesday, 20th June, I sought to present Government’s case for the intended reform of the provision of electricity in Linden, clarify some apparent misconceptions and respond to the widest range of questions regarding the provision of electricity across Guyana.

I sought the assistance of the media to challenge and encourage citizens of Linden to treat electricity differently - carefully, like their fellow citizens on the GPL grid, 50,000 of whom (one out of every three) manage their electricity consumption at an average of about 46kWh per month, and the larger 100,000 residential consumers manage their consumption at an average of about 150 kWh per month.

The new prices in Linden are still very much subsidized.

Everyone receives the first 50kWh at

existing prices of $5 and $7 per kWh for residential customers; that is, residents in Linden who take hold of and manage their electricity consumption like the smaller 50,000 residential customers of GPL, would pay no more than G$250 or G$350 per month. This should be manageable.

The new rate for residential customers, for every kWh of electricity burnt beyond 50kWh in a month, is G$50 per kWh, still significantly subsidized compared with the full-cost price of G$75-80 per kWh in Linden.

Even with this increase, residential customers in Linden who manage their electricity consumption like the larger 100,000 customers on the GPL grid, and average about 150kWh per month, will be billed no more than about G$5,500 per month, averaging about G$36 per kWh. Many Lindeners will find this manageable.

I acknowledged that the greatest challenge would be for residents in Linden to change their habits in using electricity; to manage their consumption and stay within their individual budgets like all people must do; like the rest of the country’s citizens have been doing.

I did notice the following day a report in the print media, which regrettably, whether intentional or not, portrayed a completely opposite tone on the press conference – a tone, which at a minimum was not intended, which Mr. Lincoln Lewis has seized upon.

I refer to the article in SN of 2012-06-21, captioned “Linden power tariff hike to

go ahead” and would like to point out that the statement attributed to myself in the first paragraph in relation to the people of Linden, specifically that they “will have to manage the best way that they can manage” was taken out of context. In fact, what was published was in effect an abbreviated form of what I said.

Readers are asked to refer to the Guyana Times report of 2012-06-21, captioned “Hinds lays out tariff reform for Linden”, which carried the

All of our politicians should read Mahatma’s writings DEAR EDITOR, I want to compliment KN for the ad which quotes the Mahatma with his picture; all Guyanese should adopt Gandhi’s statement in KN as it would serve the nation much better. I would like to add a few quotes from that great man’s works which will live on for all time: “Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side. We shut the doors of reason when we refuse to listen to our opponents or, having listened, make fun of them. If intolerance becomes a habit, we run the risk of missing the truth.

Whilst with the limits that nature has put upon our understanding , we must act fearlessly according to the light vouchsafed to us, we must always keep an open mind and be ever ready to find that what we believed to

An obvious miscarriage of authority

DEAR EDITOR, The announced reduction of annualised vacation leave from 42 days to 21 days (KN, Friday, June 22, 2012) is obviously a miscarriage of authority to which even the Ministry of Home Affairs would appear to be sensitive, having carefully arranged for the circular in question to be signed by a lowly ‘Human Resources Manager’.

Leave conditions (like others) in the Public Service have never been at the domestic discretion of a particular budget agency, who should in any case have arranged for their ignorance on such a subject to be enlightened by the Ministry of Public Service, who if itself in doubt would be required to seek advice from the Public and Police Service Commission.

Even a cursory examination will reveal the invalidity of the purported circular, since the Estimates for the year 2012 presented to the National Assembly does not show any post ‘Human Resources Manager’. Instead the position recorded is titled ‘Principal Personnel Officer’.

The Ministry concerned should therefore be asked to explain when this very substantive ‘official’ change was effected and to provide proof that the new post was approved by the Public Service Commission, on the recommendation of the Public Service Ministry.

The reason such an enquiry is necessary is that the post of Principal Personnel Officer applies to all Ministries (check the 2012

full quotation: “I am saying, the people in Guyana whether in Linden or other parts of Guyana have to manage the best way they can manage and I am further saying that I don’t think we have a significant difference in people situation in Linden taken as a whole and in the rest of Guyana taken as a whole.”

I note Lincoln’s reference to the PUC. Yes, the PUC is there to approve increases in the prices to be charged by utilities and such other service providers as are designated. The PUC has powers to fine and discipline (Continued on page 5)

Estimates), and it would therefore be implausible for the relevant authorities to restrict an important policy change to a single Ministry.

Apart from the above, the Police Officers affected may be assured of an appropriate ruling on the matter from the Police Appellate Tribunal.

Once again the above reflects the confusion which endemically obtains between sterile power and authentic authority.

What indeed is intended to be achieved by the compunction to further marginalise the energies of an already emasculated law enforcement agency is a matter for further discussion!

This submission is being copied to all the named parties for appropriate commentary.

E B John

be truth was, after all, untruth. This openness of mind strengthens the truth in us and removes the cross from it if there is any.”

“I would like to say to the diligent reader of my writings and to others who are interested in them that I am not at all concerned with appearing to be consistent.

In my search after Truth, I have discarded many ideas and learnt many new things.

Old as I am in age, I have no feeling that I have ceased to grow inwardly or that my growth will stop at the dissolution of the flesh.

What I am concerned with is my readiness to obey the call of Truth, my God, from moment to moment, and, therefore, when anybody finds any inconsistency between any two writings of mine, if he still has faith in my sanity, he would do well to choose the latter of the two on the same subject”.

Guyana has had the misfortune of abandoning Matahma’s vision and writings for the likes of Lenin and Marx whose theories have no resonance for our people.

Remember that Martin Luther King was a disciple of Matahma (the only picture in King’s dining room in his house was of the Matahma) and recently President Obama was asked if he could spend an evening of dinner and serious discussion with someone from the past who would be that person and he, without any hesitation, identified Mahatma Gandhi.

While a Senator from Illinois, Mr. Obama hung a portrait of the Mahatma in his Senate office.

All of our politicians should read Mahatma’s writings which were wideranging and very much relevant to our situation.

Cheddi (Joey)Jagan (Jr.)

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The Preamble to the Constitution was written to capture the thrust and spirit of public submissions to the CRC

DEAR EDITOR, I confess to paying only intermittent attention to the exchange in the letter columns between Messrs Eusi Kwayana and Sultan Mohamed on the role and importance of the Preamble to the Guyana Constitution. I never expected their debate to stretch this long.

I therefore likely missed several of the points. But as one of the persons who sat “around the table” during the constitution reform process to draft the preamble, and who can lay claim to having a significant hand in its text, I am familiar with the intentions

of the drafters of the current preamble. I intervene in the discussion, therefore, to make public an important record, and not to take sides.

First, some background.

After the Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) submitted its report to the National Assembly in 1999, reflecting the wishes and demands of the Guyanese people and other society stakeholders, the Assembly established several “Task Forces” to begin the process of translating these wishes and demands into detailed constitutional mechanisms and provisions.

The task force on which I sat as the PNC representative was charged with redrafting the preamble, among several other tasks such as devising the mechanics for the Public Procurement Commission.

The team was headed by Dr Rupert Roopnaraine and included PPP MPs. In looking at the preamble, we were quick in agreeing that the wording must accomplish three objectives: first, to capture the thrust and spirit of the public submissions as embodied in the report of the CRC; secondly, to set the broad context for, and to inform, any future changes to

the constitution; and thirdly, to simplify and shorten the text of the preamble to make it recitable and more familiar to the general public as our National Pledge andAnthem are.

Though we borrowed some of the wording and ideas from the preamble to the original 1980 constitution, we considered its wording too dense and dry. Instead, each stanza of the new preamble begins with an infinitive clause of purpose (to forge, celebrate, demonstrate, etc) to make it more rhythmic and emphatic.

And in line with the first two objectives above, ideas

Females taking top positions in the region’s judiciary, UWI leads the way DEAR EDITOR, It seems as if females are taking over the top positions in the judiciary in the region.

Reports state that Janice M. Pereira has been approved as Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean by the Heads of Government at the recently concluded meeting at Buccament Bay in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Pereira, who was known as Janice George Creque, is from Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands and was a partner of the law firm of Farara George Creque and Kerins in Tortola before she was appointed a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) She was elevated shortly to the Court of Appeal. She replaces Nevisian Sir Hugh Rawlins who leaves the judiciary on August 1.

Both Sir Hugh and his successor hail from comparatively small islands in the region with a population

less than 10,000.

There are nine circuits of the ECSC: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat. St. Kitts/Nevis.

St Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Pereira will join Zeila Mc Calla Chief Justice of Jamaica, as the two sitting female Chief Justices in the region, but Bahamas’ Dame Joan Augusta Sawyer served both as Chief Justice and President of the Court of Appeal in her country and over in Bermuda Norma Wade-Miller acted as Head of the Judiciary on several occasions. Desiree Bernard, who is the only female judge in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), was the first female to be appointed Chief Justice of the region. She was appointed Chief Justice of Guyana in 1996 and Chancellor of the Judiciary in 2001.

Turks and Caicos has unprecedentedly appointed two female judges: Jamaicans

Joan Joyner, and Margaret Ramsay-Hale, Perhaps I should point out most of the Heads of Judiciary were educated by the Caribbean Council of Legal Education including Trinidad and Tobago Ivor Archie, Carl Singh of Guyana, Cayman Islands Anthony Smellie, a Jamaican by birth, Belize’s Guyana-born Kenneth Benjamin, as well as Sir Hugh and his successor

Janice Pereira.

Three Prime Ministers are also West Indian-trained lawyers: Dean Barrow of Belize, Grenada’s Tillman Thomas and Kamla PersadBissessar of Trinidad and Tobago. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, was also educated at UWI in political science, and studied law in the United Kingdom.

Oscar Ramjeet

such as “broad-based participation in national decision-making”, “reconciliation” and “collective quest” were duly enshrined.

Of note, the paragraph in the preamble that begins with the words “Acknowledge the aspirations of our young people who, in their own words, have declared that the future of Guyana belongs to its young people” was a

submission made by youth groups to the CRC and was proudly included in the preamble verbatim.

Maybe the debate between Messrs Eusi Kwayana and Sultan Mohamed could serve the useful and important purpose of raising the public profile of the Preamble of the Guyana constitution.

Sherwood Lowe

Nothing vindictive...

From page 4 providers, but no less importantly, the PUC is required to ensure that the utility or service receives enough income to sustain itself. For that very reason, it is not appropriate to designate utilities and services which require significant subsidies.

Additionally, PUC is expected to be vigilant against preferential treatment.

As often stated, the costliest electricity or service is the electricity or service that is not there when we want it. We experienced much of that from the end of the 1970s when, no doubt with good intentions, an expectation of low, subsidized prices, or free service, prevailed.

However, the costs incurred in providing goods and services have to be met.

Everyone would be worse off

with a service that is not sustained and which eventually collapses. How are prices to be kept at the lowest sustainable? How are we to have enough money?

Our focus must be on working at whatever we can find and doing it better day by day, improving productivity, quality and timeliness, effectiveness and efficiency.

The reform of electricity provision in Linden, and its incorporation into the national grid in a phased manner, is the last step in the transformation of Linden from a company town to a regular Guyanese town. There is no vindictiveness inherent; there is only maturing and timely normalizing.

Samuel A.A. Hinds, Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Energy

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Guyana to upgrade key YCT calls for boycott of roads with US$66.2M Jamzone Summer Break financing from IDB The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved US$66.2M in financing to Guyana for a programme to upgrade and maintain key road corridors and improve safety conditions of its national main road network.

According to the IDB, yesterday, the Guyana Government has invested heavily over the past two decades to develop the country’s transport infrastructure.

Most main roads in the 3,995-km road network are in fair condition but there are few sections that require extensive maintenance. The capital of Georgetown and sections of the main road network faces increasing traffic congestion due to the vehicular fleet’s growth and the expansion of housing in the outskirts of the city.

The IDB-backed programme, which includes resources to strengthen the executing agency, the Ministry of Public Works, is

- city streets targeted expected to enhance urban and suburban mobility and safety by reducing travel times, vehicle operation costs and accidents along key roads such as the Sheriff Street-Mandela Avenue corridor, which crosses the city.

The bulk of the programme’s resources will finance civil works to rehabilitate, improve, expand or construct roads and streets; rehabilitate bridges and culverts; build sidewalks, bicycle paths and bus stops; widen road shoulders and incorporate parking lanes and other features that will help traffic flow more easily and increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists, including medians, traffic lights and road signage.

The programme will also finance a comprehensive study of urban transport in and around Georgetown.

Besides diagnosing current

and projected traffic conditions, trends and problems, the study will make specific recommendations on options to allocate road space more efficiently among users, and promote the use of cleaner and more sustainable modes of transportation, such as buses and bicycles.

In addition, the programme will support the design of a road safety action plan that will diagnose the current situation, and identify key risks and opportunities for improvements that will help bring down traffic accidents and fatalities.

The IDB financing consists of $33.1 million, with a 30–year amortization period, a 5 ½-year grace period as well as a LIBOR-based interest rate, and $33.1 million, with 40year bullet repayment and a fixed annual interest rate of 0.25 percent.

The Guyana Government will contribute $3 million to the program’s budget to finance routine maintenance of main roads and safety features, such as, signage and line markings.

The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) has, since the last elections, been appealing for young people to boycott all Kashif and Shanghai and Hits and Jams events because of the entities close affiliations with the People’s Progressive Party.

Yesterday a press conference was held at the City Council to reinforce the call for continuous boycott until “better is done.” Further, the NGO called, “more importantly”, for conservative spending for all who feel that “more can be done for Guyanese.”

Tibitha Sarabo, executive member of YCT, said that as long as National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited, NICIL isn’t independently audited and all necessary information requested by the opposition isn’t handed over, the call for conservative spending will continue.

Until the government recognizes that the Lindeners cannot afford a hike in electricity and as long as the University of Guyana remains under the stranglehold of the political council, the call will be continued, the YCT also stated.

Further, the YCT contended that unless the obvious corruption revealed leads to the arrest of and prosecution of the perpetrators and unless the call for Constitutional Reform and a government of National Unity is heeded “we will continue the call for conservative spending.”

The YCT said that they have decided to intensify the call for conservative spending because at the end of the budget debates, “what was clear to the majority of Guyanese is that there was nothing in the budget for them.”

Sarabo said that the people of Guyana asked for a decrease in the 16 per cent Value Added Tax, for public servants salaries to be raised and for an increase in old age pension. However, none of the sort was seen in the budget,

the YCT stated.

“The fact is that nothing was in the budget for the majority of working class people should be an indicator that there is nothing to celebrate and there is no need to spend lavishly on things we don’t need,” said Sarabo.

“Without you the business cannot survive and that is where your power lies.

We have to pressure the government to listen to the people by tightening our purse string.”

Further she said that conservative spending means that more emphasis should be placed on the purchase of text books and school clothes. “It means saving your money, budgeting and planting crops in our backyards to avoid the high market prices.”

Sarabo said that the joint opposition has tried and continues to try the parliamentary route to make “significant changes” to the way the country is governed.

However, “the masses need to play their role.”

During the November 28, 2011 elections, H&J and Kashif and Shanghai openly supported the ruling party.

The YCT holds the belief that youths should not support the entities because of its affiliation with the political party that give little to the same section of youths who dominantly support the events that these entities promote. Therefore, a boycott was called.

Kashif and Shanghai felt the brunt of this notion with most of its football matches that used to be sold out seeing a turnout which proved that the call was adhered.

Yesterday Phill said that since the call for boycott, Hits and Jams had a choice to find ways to change the public perception. Instead, “they decided on a cloak and dagger mission by disguising itself as something new while producing the same result.

Hits and Jams decided to either omit their names when advertising events or coming under the pretext of other organizations. We do not condone this, as this shows

that you are determined not to listen to the mass of people who indicated that they want change.”

However, she said that Jamzone cannot be hidden and as such the YCT would like to urge the Guyana public to boycott Jamzone as it believes, it will send a message to the organizers that “we mean business.”

“We will not support any entity whose sole purpose is to give the illusion on behalf of the government that all is well with Guyana because we can bring international artistes to Guyana.”

The organization made it known that their intention is not to ask youths not to party or involve themselves in whatever form of recreation that is meant to relax their minds “since we do have a lot to worry about… but we are asking that they do so wisely and be watchful of who they support.”

Asked about the “domino effect” that is likely to affect small business owners if the events are to be boycotted, Sarabo responded that the group recognizes that some of their supports may be affected through the call. However, “if we want betterment some sacrifice have to be made and we all will benefit in the long run as opposed to only one section of society being enriched.”

Faced with the question “why a top executive of YTC was seen partying at cooler fete?” Sarabo responded that all individuals need some form of recreation and the call is to boycott HJ, not all entertainment.

“This is the second strike against Hits and Jams who have decided to put on a mask to hide its true appearance, a second strike against all those businessmen who told us to shut up, accept the results and move on with our lives and finally, this is the first strike against the government who refuses to listen to the will of the people through our representatives in parliament,” said Sarabo in closing.

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Engineers estimate $32M to Under-fire UN meet to issue rehabilitate Kumaka San Jose Bridge environment, poverty plan Under the Regional Democratic Council rehabilitation of the Kumaka San Jose Bridge (RDC) Barima/Waini Region One, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) opened three bids for the

and Revetment Moruca Tuesday last.

With an engineer’s estimate of $32, 053,580 the bids were:

Another project for the RDC was for the rehabilitation of Kumaka District Hospital Moruca.

The engineers estimate was $9,999, 875 and the bids were:

Still in the RDC, there were also two bids for the construction of a Medex/CHW living quarters, Baramita.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Local Government received bids for the Procurement of 25 solar panels. The bids were:

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Agricultural Sector Development Unit (ASDU) received two bids for the supply delivery, installation and commissioning of Prime Rated Diesel Generator (280 KVA) with canopy and related services for New Guyana Marketing Corporation.

Still in the Agriculture Sector, three bids were opened for the supply of motor vehicles for the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA.) The bids were:

The Ministry of Public Works (Work Services Group) received four bids for the LindenLethem Bridge Rehabilitation-selected bridges outside Iwokrama concession. The engineers estimate is $11, 708, 500 and the bids were:

Still in the Public Works sector, two bids were opened for the street lighting Corentyne Highway-Installation of street lights along the Corentyne Highway from number 61 Village to number 74 Village. The engineers estimate for the project was $19, 396, 200 and the bids were:

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) under the Ministry of Agriculture received four bids for the supply of one mini hydraulic excavator. The estimate cost was given at $14,000, 000 and the bids are as follow:

In addition two bids were opened at NPTAB for the Supply of two aluminum boats and two 15HP engines to the NDIA. The estimate cost was given at $4, 600, 000 and the bids were:

Seven bids were also opened for the supply of pump discharge pipes to NDIA. The estimate cost was given at $29, 000, 000 and the bids were:

A global summit to root out poverty and fix Earth’s worsening environment was set to wrap up yesterday, issuing a roster of promises that many critics have already branded as pallid or gutless.

The gathering of 191 UN members crowned a 10-day forum marking 20 years since the Earth Summit, where leaders vowed the world would live within its means.

In a sprawling 53-page statement, the three-day summit will voice dismay that more than a billion people live in extreme poverty on a planet strained by ecological overload, and outline the plan for a cure.

“We... renew our commitment to sustainable development, and to ensure the promotion of an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future for our planet and for present and future generations,” the document says.

It highlights a range of perils facing a world with a human population set to surge from seven billion today to 9.5 billion by 2050.

The long list includes desertification, fisheries depletion, pollution and deforestation, and the danger that thousands of species will go the way of the dodo.

But a special status is reserved for global warming, described starkly as “one of

Ban Ki-moon the greatest challenges of our time.”

“We are deeply concerned that all countries, particularly developing countries, are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change,” the statement says. “(They) are already experiencing increased impacts, including persistent drought and extreme weather events, sea-level rise, coastal erosion and ocean acidification, further threatening food security and efforts to eradicate poverty.” “ S u s t a i n a b l e Development Goals” will replace the UN’s Millennium Development Goals from 2015, although defining the aim will be left for future talks — a process likely to be long and fiercely fought.

The strategy also promotes the green economy,

a concept that breaks new ground in official UN terminology.

But despite the demands of developing countries for $30 billion in help, it stipulates no funding figures to achieve sustainability goals.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the statement as a blueprint for making the world a brighter, safer place.

“This is a very good document, this is the vision on which we can build our dreams, our visions and it is important that the member states are united and work together,” Ban said on Thursday.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesday said the document “marks a real advance for sustainable development. We know this is one of the most pressing matters of our time.”

Ban set the Conference on Sustainable Development as the cornerstone of his plan for fairer, cleaner growth, the “No. 1 priority” of his tenure.

But talk of a summit that would draw as many 130 heads of state or government to give a push to his goals was way off the mark.

In the end, less than half of the UN’s rollcall of countries sent their leader, with the remainder represented by deputies, ministers or simply chief negotiators. (AFP)

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IDB funds to boost exam Give T&T a dose of its own medicine if it continues to block Barbadian exports performance, technical education Barbados Nation - In an uncharacteristic display of frustration with the island’s biggest CARICOM trade partner, managing director and chief executive officer of Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) Richard Cozier yesterday charged that all the milk products and some juices produced by subsidiary company Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) were being deliberately blocked from entering the Trinidad market by its food and drug agency.

Cozier, who heads one of the island’s largest conglomerates, said he was at the end of his tether with the Trinidadian stonewalling and had called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade to aid the company.

“As true Barbadians we take our time and build our case; we look for diplomacy as a means of discussion and negotiations. But how long should this go on before you need to take a definitive stand to say enough is enough?” a disappointed Cozier asked at a Press conference yesterday at PHD’s The Pine, St Michael office.

In the case of PHD’s fresh, flavoured and evaporated milks, Cozier said he was convinced the barriers were designed to protect the Nestle operations in Trinidad where it is the dominant player, producing products mainly from powdered milk.

The BHL boss said the matter started back in 2010 with juice products when PHD started selling its Caribbean Pride “not from concentrate” juices sourced from its Belize subsidiary that owned substantial orchards.

While labelling adjustments were made to some juices that the Trinidadians insisted on,

Cozier said PHD had not been able to sell a drop of milk to Trinidad in the past 18 months and it had nothing to do with product quality.

Furthermore, Cozier said the conglomerate was not prepared to incur the costs of relabelling all its milk to meet standards that Trinidad’s authorities were only imposing on Bajan products.

“We have been trying to work with our [people] in Trinidad to see what can be done. We wanted to know whether they would give us a window of opportunity to use out the packaging that we had and then come with the new packaging.

WASHINGTON - CMC – The InterAmerican development Bank (IDB) said yesterday it has approved a 20 million US dollars in loans to help Barbados improve secondary and post-secondary education and ensure that graduates develop skills needed to either pursue further education or enter the labour market.

The Washington-based financial institution said yesterday that Barbados has achieved universal access to primary and secondary schooling, with high completion and negligible dropout rates and outstanding tertiary level enrollment.

But it said the Caribbean country still faces challenges in raising the quality of education and preparing its young people for the transition from school to work.

“One key stepping stone on Barbados’ path to a better education is improving literacy and mathematics skills,” the IDB said.

Therefore, it said one of the main goals of

the four-year programme is to help boost the percentage of students passing secondary education completion exams in reading, writing and mathematics from 43 per cent to 50 per cent.

The IDB said another key goal is to ensure that at least 900 secondary students complete the A Ganar programme.

The programme, which has trained more than 6,000 youths, aged 16 to 24 in 14 countries since 2005, combines sports, life skills and market-driven vocational training to improve young people’s employability.

Evaluations show that 70 per cent of participants obtain formal jobs, continue their education, or start a business within one year of completing the training, the IDB said.

The IDB said the programme will target students who have failed the entry examination due to weak academic skills and give them a second chance to get into the SJPP, which offers a variety of certificates of one year or less and two-year diploma courses.

Paraguay’s leftist president ousted by Congress ASUNCION (Reuters) Paraguay’s Congress removed President Fernando Lugo from office in a lightning-quick impeachment trial yesterday that he said was tantamount to a coup and triggered angry protests by the leftist leader’s supporters.

Lugo, a silver-haired former Roman Catholic bishop who quit the Church to run for the presidency, was found guilty of mishandling armed clashes over a land eviction in which 17 police and peasant farmers were killed last week.

In line with Paraguay’s constitution, Lugo will be replaced by Vice President Federico Franco, who has been a fierce opponent of the

president.

Lugo’s rivals firmly control both congressional houses. The Senate voted 39-4 to remove him the day after Lawmakers in the lower house agreed in a sudden, near-unanimous vote to impeach him.

Several thousand Lugo supporters gathered outside Congress in the capital, Asuncion, and tried to break through police lines as the verdict was given. Police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.

“This is an ‘express’ coup because (lawmakers) have done it in the wee hours of the night,” Lugo told television station Telesur late on Thursday.

Lugo had refused to

resign, resisting pressure from Church leaders to step down to ease mounting tension in the soy-exporting nation of 6 million people, one of the poorest and least stable in South America.

The next presidential election is in 2013 and Franco had been expected to run for office.

It was not clear whether Franco would be able to run next year if he assumes the presidency now because the constitution limits leaders to a single term.

Re-election has been banned since the constitution was overhauled following the 1989 fall of General Alfredo Stroessner’s brutal 35-year dictatorship.

The quickness of the

Fernando Lugo impeachment trial raised concern among South American governments, which dispatched their foreign ministers to Asuncion late on Thursday. Some warned of possible sanctions if Lugo was ousted.

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THE PARTIES SHOULD MEET APNU is a national party.

Like the PPPC it contested every administrative region in Guyana during the 2011 polls.

It did particularly well in Region Ten regaining much of the ground that it had surrendered in the 2006 elections when it only secured one of the two regional seats in an area which has long been regarded as its stronghold.

The AFC was buoyed by its 2006 showing in RegionTen and was no doubt hoping to do better in last year’s elections. The PPP was also hoping to do well in that Region of which Linden is the centerpiece.

Both the AFC and the PPP however took a thumping in Linden and in Region 10 in the 2011 elections. APNU swept all of the seats.

But APNU support was not confined to Linden. It did credibly nationwide with considerable improvements over its 2006 performance being recorded in Region Four where the bulk of the national population resides.

Linden however seems to be a little special to APNU and as is now evident, APNU seems to be prepared to allow the agenda of Linden to so dominate to the extent of disadvantaging the rest of the population.

During the Budget debates, the government signaled that it would have to reduce the heavy subsidies that are applied for electricity

in that town. So heavy were the subsidies that not only was electricity cheap, it was almost a giveaway. As a result, the household consumption was three times the national average. This clearly shows that because the electricity was so cheap, there was only limited conservation taking place.

It was only when the government took this decision that the rest of the country fully understood just how much the government was discriminating in favour of the people of Linden.

The extent of the favoritism showed to Linden was reflected but confined to the price paid for the electricity with households paying as little as $15 per kilowatt, which was less than one-third that which was being paid by citizens in other areas.

On top of this, the government revealed that each household was being subsidized for electricity alone to the tune of about $200,000 per year.

Some poor families do not earn this amount in most parts of the country. Yet here was the government positively discriminating in favor of the people of Linden to this extent per household.

Linden has been the pampered community in Guyana under the PPP. It has never been a depressed community. For years, the government kept jobs afloat

Dem boys seh ...

Bobby running out of nought Believe it or not, Bobby file another lawsuit against de Waterfalls paper. This time he claiming only $100,000. Dem boys seh that he run out of dem nought. By de time he done file lawsuit he gun ask fuh one dollar and even then he gun got to worry if dem got any nought lef fuh mek a dollar.

But de Waterfalls boss man seh that he talk too much fuh shut up now and since he, Bobby, targeting Uncle Adam, he got to realize that Uncle Adam too old and he forget how fuh shut he mouth. Suh poor Bobby gun got to bring wedding suit.

But while he looking fuh bring suit he got to prepare fuh tek de pumpkin jumpsuit. And talking bout suit, dem boys notice that Leslie get in de act and he might get a suit too. He run fuh defend Bobby and put he mouth wheh he shoulda put he foot.

He get like dem prison warden who get ketch wid de ganja in de jail. Dem suppose fuh keep de drug out of de jail but dem bring it in and now dem got to share de same cell wid de people dem suppose to guard.

Now dem got to wonder if de prisoner gun holler pun dem or even beat dem like how dem use to beat dem same prisoner.

Dem just like de people in de government who thief de money from de airport project.

Thiefing is against de law and dem is de people who breaking de law. Dem gun end up in jail.

How dem can put de airport project pun hold and still deh wukking pun it? Somebody get pay fuh mek sure de project continue and that is wheh de trouble deh.

De contractor got to keep a secret because China does execute all dem who get involve in bribery. But dem Guyanese people gun talk because somebody gun feel that he get a wrong deal and he gun talk. And de Waterfalls paper gun be right there fuh report it.

Talk half and wait fuh de spill

in the bauxite industry by doling out billions each year.

It has invested billions more in infrastructure in that community, including roads, a new housing scheme, a technical institute and a hospital.

It successfully negotiated a two-billion-dollar project with the European Union to promote investments in the advancement of Linden.

On a per capita basis, Linden is perhaps the most subsidized community ever in the history of this country and has benefited more in terms of investment per capita than any other part of Guyana.

There are areas far poorer than Linden which the opposition PNCR had in its dialogue process with the PPPC classified as depressed communities.

When it comes to electricity, these depressed communities are paying on average three times what the people of Linden are paying.

It is simply not fair to these communities. It is simply not fair to the rest of Guyana that they should be paying more than $50 per kilowatt hour while the people of Linden pay $15. This is discrimination against the rest of the country.

It is also not fair that bauxite pensioners should be paying $5 per kilowatt up to the first 50 kilowatt when other pensioners throughout Guyana are paying the normal tariffs.

The economic situation in Linden cannot also be an excuse because there are numerous communities in far worse shape than Linden and many communities have not been pampered the way Lindeners have been by the PPP/C administration.

One, however, understands where APNU and the AFC are coming from by trying to stop the government from increasing electricity tariffs. Both parties have congresses coming up soon.

Persons within those parties are vying for leadership and they want to be seen as being supportive of important constituencies in the mining town.

But what about the rest of the country? Are the interests of electricity consumers in the rest of the country as important as that of the people of Linden?

When APNU was negotiating with the PPPC Government before the AFC made its foray into Linden and scared the living daylights out of the leadership of APNU, there was progress made on the issue of electricity tariffs.

Then the AFC jumped in to the talks and upturned the talks about the Budget.

No one is saying that the people of Linden should suddenly be burdened with an astronomical hike in electricity tariffs. The government is also not proposing this.

The government is saying that there will be a phased increase in tariffs as the high subsidies are reduced.

APNU as a national party should have no problems with the principle of unifying electricity tariffs.

It should also have no problem with each household in Linden enjoying a subsidy equivalent to the average subsidy per household or per kilowatt which is enjoyed by the rest of the country.

It should also have no problem with the people of the mining town enjoying further reductions if their cost of generation is less than the national average and if the technical losses are less than the national average.

APNU should also have no problems with the principle that electricity rates should be

hiked incrementally so as to cushion the effects on the people of Linden.

What will unacceptable is if the position is adopted that the people of that town cannot bear any increase at all.

Once there is agreement on these principles, the only question to be settled should be the specifics as to how the hikes are to be implemented.

There are political issues shadowing this issue and the government has to understand that APNU has to be seen as coming out with some victory out of this process. This victory however cannot be at the expense of consumers in other parts of the country.

The government therefore should approach APNU and the AFC to agree on the principles that should inform the removal of the subsidies and to jointly reach an agreement on how the tariffs in Linden are going to be unified with the rest of the country.

If APNU and the AFC are however saying that there should be no unification of tariffs, then there cannot be any basis for talks because it would mean that reason has been thrown out of the window and these parties are simply playing politics.

But once APNU and the AFC can agree that there is a

need for unification of tariffs and a phasing out of subsidies that are higher than the national average; if they agree that Lindeners should enjoy the benefits of any efficiency gains in their power generation that is better than the national average; then a mutually agreeable arrangement can be arrived at by the parties.

What the Donald Ramotar administration has to understand when it is dealing with APNU and the AFC is that they want to be seen as being part of major policy decisions.

They have long felt left out and abandoned from the decision- making process.

They want to be involved and more so since coming up soon is the fact that many of them are facing electoral competition within their parties.

There is no reason why there should be a dog fight over this issue. The parties should meet and hammer out a deal on this one.

The principles are straight forward; it is just the mechanics that need to be agreed upon.

Health Ministry to deal with increase in suicide attempts The Ministry of Health to boost efforts to deal with an increase in suicide attempts.

For the first quarter of this year, the West Demerara Regional Hospital dealt with 39 suicide attempts. The youngest person was 17 years old while the oldest person was 39 years old.

This is according to Mr. Robert Singh, Social Worker attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital and also the focal person for the suicide programmes at the Ministry of Health. The statistics for the April – June

period are still being compiled.

Mr. Singh noted that there has been an increase in the number of attempts as compared to last year at the West Demerara Regional Hospital and that these attempts have been seen among secondary school students, with the majority being of East Indian descent.

The most commonly used method was the ingestion of pesticide.

In general, he said, the Ministry of Health is not in the position to deal with this increase since the resources

are not available. As such, the Health Ministry will be looking to involve a number of stakeholders over the next few months to boost their ability to address the issue country wide.

Singh said that the Ministry would be working along with members of the community, religious organisations, the Ministries of Education, Human Services and Social Security and Home Affairs to develop collaborative programmes to tackle the issue of suicide. He (continued on page 17)

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President not a puppet of National Assembly - Attorney General - Legislators must ensure that the laws are in keeping with the executive’s policies Attorney General Anil Nandlall has refuted comments made by Alliance For Change (AFC) Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan, that if the President intends not to sign any Bills put forward by the opposition it would create a constitutional crisis.

“Mr. Ramjattan has always evinced a tendency to sensationalize matters, and of taking a very superficial view of a very complex and complicated constitutional issues; his pronouncements at his press conference is yet another one of such manifestation,” Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall said.

Ramjattan’s comments came during his reply to statements made by President Donald Ramotar who threatened not assent to Bills passed in the National

Assembly by the combined opposition, and which have no Government input.

Ramjattan also noted that such a position by the President would demonstrate contempt and disdain for the National Assembly, which is tantamount to holding the National Assembly hostage.

However, the Government’s Chief Legal Officer, Anil Nandlall, said that Mr. Ramjattan’s recent comments on the president creating a constitutional crisis are simplistic and superfluous.

“They are expressed without any regard for the constitutional provisions which govern the issue, and it is highly irresponsible and reckless for a political party to pronounce on such important issues without taking into account the provisions

expressed by the constitution dealing with the issue.”

Noting that when a Bill is presented to the president for his assent, the president shall signify that he assents or withholds, Nandlall said there can be no constitutional crisis as mentioned by AFC

constitution says “subjected to the provisions of this constitution Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Guyana. Mr. Ramjattan is confusing the National Assembly with Parliament, since the national assembly is

“It would be irresponsible for a national assembly to pass a law which would collide with executive Policies and programmes which the executive is pursuing, because it is the exclusive responsibility of the executive to craft, implement, promulgate and administer policies. So you cannot make laws that would be contradictory to those policies, so it is recommended that the National Assembly is consistent with implementing laws to develop the country in line with Government policies.”

Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan, since article 170 in the constitution says very clearly that the president can refuse to assent to any Bill.

“Subject to provisions 164, the power of parliament to make laws shall be exercised

by Bills passed by the National Assembly and assented to by the president.

There is a two-pronged process; it does not mean that once it is passed by the National Assembly, that ineluctably (inescapably) it must be assented to by the President.”

He added that the constitution is the document that prescribes how laws are made and how laws are passed in Guyana.

The Attorney General explained that article 65 of the

only a component of Parliament.”

He further explained that Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President, “so there cannot be any law which can be made without the Presidential assent, since the framers of the constitution contemplated a situation where the National Assembly and the President would be complicit in their actions and not inconsistent in their actions, so both components require complicity in the National Assembly.”

Underscoring the components of the National Assembly and the President, Nandlall said article 170 of the constitution explains how the President can treat a bill which emerges from the National

Assembly.

“Where the President withholds his assent to a Bill he shall return it to the Speaker of the National Assembly within 21 days of the date that it was presented to him for his assent with a message stating the reasons why he has withheld his assent….However, where a Bill is so returned it shall not again be presented to the President for assent, unless within six months, the Bill being so returned upon a motion supported by the votes of not less than twothirds of the elected members of the National Assembly,” the Attorney General underscored.

When questioned if the president was badly advised and made the comment out of frustration, Nandlall said that politicians especially those who are lawyers must ensure that they consult the relevant laws and the constitution before they make grand pronouncements Assuming that the National Assembly needs to pass a law, Nandlall noted that the legislative must ensure that the law is in keeping with the executive policies upon the issue which the law relates.

“It would be irresponsible for a National Assembly to pass a law which would collide with executive policies and programmes which the executive is pursuing, because it is the exclusive responsibility of the executive

Attorney General Anil Nandlall to craft, implement, promulgate and administer policies. So you cannot make laws that would be contradictory to those policies, so it is recommended that the National Assembly is consistent with implementing laws to develop the country in line with Government policies.”

He said that the President would be proper in refusing his assent to a law which he believes the executive cannot enforce and cannot administer.

“If the National Assembly pilots a Bill using its majority, in which the executive does not have an input, and which the Government benches in Parliament is opposed, because the executive is not in a position to enforce or administer the law, or the law is inconsistent of extant government policies on the issue, the President would be obliged in those circumstances to hold his assent as the constitution permits him to do,” Nandlall said.

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Collision leaves Sophia man hospitalised An accident in Charlestown, Georgetown last evening left a 23-yearold carpenter from lot 641 'B' Field South, Sophia nursing injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The accident took place around 17:45 hrs in the vicinity of Saffon and Sussex Streets, Charlestown.

A c c o r d i n g t o eyewitnesses, a motor car, PPP 3629, which was proceeding along Sussex Street, was about to cross the road when it hit the CG motorcycle ridden by Jermaine Warrick. Warrick was traveling south along Saffon Street when the accident occurred.

Warrick lost control of

Accident victim being assisted

his cycle and skidded off the road and ended up in a nearby gutter. Public spirited citizens rushed to the young man's assistance and pulled him out of the gutter and onto the sidewalk.

Some Kaieteur News staff members, who were on the scene of the accident, summoned the ambulance.

The driver of the motorcar claimed that the motorcyclist was wrong. He said he was about to cross the street when another driver gave way for him to proceed and the motorcycle came out of nowhere and hit the front of his vehicle.

The man seemed very upset as he viewed his damaged vehicle.

According to the injured man's uncle, Wesley Adams, his nephew was returning home from the East Bank of Demerara, where he is doing construction work. Warrick sustained a broken leg.

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Canada Police seize 170 kilos of - cocaine was hidden cocaine from Guyana in wood pallets A total of 170 kilograms of cocaine was seized in two separate drug busts at the Port of Saint John, Canada Border Services Agency officials announced Friday.

The drugs have an estimated street value of more than CDN$21 million, officials said.

Eight Ontario men, ranging in age from 31 to 70, have been charged with importing, conspiracy to import and possession for the purpose of trafficking, according to the RCMP. The drugs were discovered in shipments arriving at the port on May 29 and June 5.

The cocaine was hidden in hollowed-out wood pallets used to transport food products from Guyana, said Don Collins, CBSA director of the southern New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island district.

"These were grooved out on both sides," he said, holding up one of the boards for reporters during a news conference.

Slim, plastic packages, each containing about one third of a kilogram of cocaine, were then glued inside the boards, said Collins.

Although the cocaine came from Guyana — where cocaine-stuffed pineapples seized at the port last year also originated from — officials don't believe it was manufactured there.

It's unclear where the drugs came from, but the shipping containers were destined for the Toronto area, they said.

"This is a very significant seizure here in our region," Andrew LeFrank, regional

The cocaine was hidden in hollowed out pallet boards. (CBC) director general for CBSA, Atlantic region, stated in a release.

"We have kept hundreds of thousands of doses of this dangerous drug off our streets, and kept the profits out of the pockets of drug smugglers," he said.

An RCMP officer stationed in Trinidad got a tip about the drugs from someone in Guyana and border officials were advised to be on the lookout, said RCMP Supt. Rick Penny, drug enforcement commander for the greater Toronto area.

On May 29, while conducting a secondary examination of a marine container, CBSA officers using X-ray technology detected anomalies with the wooden pallets in a shipment of sauces, seasonings and noodles destined for Mississauga, officials said.

The pallet boards had been hollowed out and filled with bags of cocaine, totalling about 121

kilograms.

Five men have been charged in connection with that seizure and are scheduled to appear in court on July 9.

On June 5, CBSA officers discovered similar concealment methods in another shipment of food products destined for a business area in North York

and a total of 49 kilograms of cocaine was seized.

Three men are charged in that case and are scheduled to appear in court in Toronto Friday.

New Brunswick RCMP Federal Operations West, CBSA, the RCMP in the Greater Toronto Area and Saint John police participated in the seizures.

Last year, RCMP and border officials intercepted cocaine-stuffed pineapples at the Saint John port.

There were two seizures between August and O c t o b e r, t o t a l l i n g 2 8 kilograms.

"It exits through Guyana and it enters into Canada. It's not that Guyana is a problem, it's part of the route," said Penny.

The estimated street value of those seizures was $3.5 million.

. The pallet boards had been hollowed out and filled with bags of cocaine. The container which also contained food products was destined to Ontario.

On June 16, 2012, five men were arrested in Ontario and charged with importing narcotics, conspiracy to import cocaine and possession for the purpose of trafficking. Police have charged 40-year-old James Joseph Buttazzoni and 41year-old Gary Glen R a m o u t a r, b o t h f r o m To r o n t o , 3 7 - y e a r - o l d Rampersaud Ramlall of Whitby, Ontario, 50-yearold Lawrence Fitzpatrick Dalloo of Ottawa, and 31year-old Sean Mohammed Hussain of Mississauga.

All five men are scheduled to appear in court in Canada on July 9, 2012.

(CBSNEWS)

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Where are the stray catchers?

Stray- catching is back in full swing in Berbice. This time, the authorities intend to make it work to deal with the problem of animals that roam the many roadways across the region.

Region Six Chairman, David Armogan, has revealed that the mechanisms have been put in place and persons sought.

The exercise will begin very shortly in the region. The initiative, this time around, is being done in conjunction with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

“You would have noticed, over the last two or three months, that the Ministry has been running newspaper ads, warning persons or owners of animals to make sure they keep them off the road”.

Armogan noted that the exercise was tested and tried in times past but that the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils used to carry it out.

He revealed that there was a lot of talk about it before.

“This has more or less been done by NDCs contracting stray-catchers and having them catch animals where there were reported cases of destruction of crops.

“But in terms of the road, I don't think any serious exercise was carried out in this region.”

This time, however, the Ministry of Home Affairs and police, along with the Regional Administration are getting involved.

So far, he said, 12 persons have come forward, indicating their willingness to be a part of the straycatching exercise. “We have a leader and 12 other persons and right now they have applied for their Police Clearance. Once they get that, the exercise will start”.

He added that the reason for asking the stray- catchers for a Police Clearance is because “we don't want to have criminals catching animals and so on; we want people with clean police records because you may have some people rustling cattle and so on, and we don't want to get them on this 12member team...We want to make sure they are clean people, who have not been previously involved in any encroachment with the law”.

The stray-catchers will also be accompanied by police officers who will go around with them to catch

Stray cattle by the Berbice River Bridge

the stray animals on the roads. He added that the Ministry of Home Affairs has given the initiative a truck “which is made specifically for the collection of strays on the roads. That will be coming down and we have identified a driver, so we can do this kind of work”.

All animals picked up will be impounded at the nearest pound, he revealed.

The fine to the owner for each animal is $10,000. “It's quite a lot of money. We don't want to be punitive but

we have to take steps to ensure that our roads are clear of animals.

“In the past, we have had lots of accidents and people have lost their lives and limbs as a result of these animals on the road, so we have to take a step in this direction.”

H e s tated th at th e government does recognise the importance of the cattle industry to the economy and “we want to encourage people to get into cattle rearing, but we don't want animals and cattle on the

road-- they must be on pasture lands-- or outside of the road area.”

Armogan stated that it is not intended to take the initiative into every single dam and street in the region to catch animals, “because people have been asking whether this exercise will entail us running in to all the streets and dams and picking up cows; we will not do that in the initial stage. Rather we will concentrate on the public road, but if NDC's and Town Councils request our

assistance to pick up strays that are causing nuisances to their environment, then we will have to be able to respond to these requests”.

For every animal a straycatcher impounds, the group will be paid $5,000. “It can be a pretty lucrative business if people continue to leave their animals on the road, so I am hoping that in a very short while, we may not have work for these people (the stray- catchers), because people will comply with the rules and laws.”

Saturday June 23, 2012

Kaieteur News

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Drivers with Lorry licence.Apply Wieting & Richter Ltd

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The second Inter Guianas Cultural Festival will be hosted in Guyana from August 23 to August 26, under the theme “Celebrating our culturebridging our friendship” At the Festival, the three Guianas (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana) will showcase the best in their cultural traditions and contemporary artistic offerings. Venues range from the International Convention Center, and the brand New Craft Association facility in Kingston, North Georgetown.

Chairman of the Inter

The University of Guyana yesterday announced that Professor Compton Bourne has been re-elected to serve another three years as Chancellor.

In a statement the UG officials said, “The University Administration, in response to questions raised by a few media houses about recent calls by the University of Guyana Workers Union and Senior Staff Association, for the resignation of Chancellor Professor Compton Bourne, advises that it does not support the call for his resignation.”

At a recent meeting of the University’s Council, Prof.

Bourne was re-elected Chancellor for a period of three years and “the Administration looks forward

Kaieteur News

Guianas Cultural Festival Committee, Dr. David Rose, said yesterday that this year’s festival will see a number of additions. However, a main focus will be placed on “film” as the major addition for this year.

Dr. Rose noted that at a meeting initiated by Suriname in 2011, the three Guianas agreed that an Inter- Guianas Cultural Festival (IGCF) would contribute significantly to the strengthening of friendly relations amongst the people of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

He added that such a

Professor Compton Bourne to working with Chancellor Bourne, the Council, all university staff and stakeholders, to charter a new course for the institution.”

festival would also serve to promote the cooperative development of the countries’ relations in the field of arts and culture.

He affirmed too that the three-nation festival would be an appropriate vehicle to develop closer cultural relations and understanding by way of the varied intense activities and artistic exchanges among the neighbours.

Like all events, there are challenges and with the IGCF this is no different. The chairman of the committee says one of the major challenges that they are facing is the language barrier amongst the three Guianas.

He said even though this is a challenge it is also an avenue to display the different cultural traditions and richness of their respective countries.

Some of the activities that will be part of this year’s festival are literary arts, visual arts, fashion shows, culinary and craft exhibitions, as well as one night dedicated to each country to display their cultural traditions in different forms such as music, dance, drama and poetry.

Suriname and French Guiana will both have a 50member delegation. The first Inter Guianas Cultural Festival was held last year in Paramaribo from August 2529.

It was decided that the Inter Guianas – Cultural Festival would be an annual event in rotation among Paramaribo, Georgetown and Cayenne.

35,055 applications for new registration The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has received 35,055 applications for new registration and 3,791 applications for change/ correction during the recently concluded third Cycle of Continuous Registration which commenced on March 17, 2012 and ended on June 18, 2012.

Applications for the registration transactions were received at the 27 permanent Registration Offices located strategically across all of Guyana’s ten Registration Districts.

During the latter half of this registration exercise, a temporary Registration SubOffice was set up at Better Hope Community Centre (Lower Flat), Better Hope, East Coast Demerara with the primary objective of providing easier access for eligible persons residing between and including Industry and Triumph, East Coast Demerara, to conduct registration transactions.

The implementation of the third Cycle of Continuous Registration was supported by the deployment of Mobile

Registration Units (MRUs) in a deliberate endeavour targeting eligible persons from far flung riverain and hinterland communities.

This part of the exercise is to accommodate who are faced with extreme difficulties in visiting the established Registration Offices that are responsible for their respective communities, because of the lack of reliable and affordable transportation facilities.

The staff of the various Registration Offices are currently engaged in verifying the residency status of applicants for registration, this being an integral part of the registration process. As at Tuesday, June 19, the residency status of 30,143 applicants had been verified. Failure to verify the residency status of the concerned applicants would result in their applications for registration being put on hold.

Consequent upon the completion of the continuing verification activities, and the sequential encoding of the particulars of the applicants i.e. an ongoing exercise as the

details of verified applicants are received at the GECOM Secretariat, all of the newly captured fingerprints will be dispatched overseas to be cross matched with the fingerprints of all registrants listed in the National Register of Registrants (NRR) to check for multiple registrations.

Subsequently, all of the approved new registrants would be added to the NRR .Thereafter; National Identification Cards would be produced and issued to all of the newly registered persons.

Upon completion of the verification of the residency status of the applicants, all of the permanent Registration Offices will routinely treat with applications for replacements in respect of lost or damaged ID cards, as well as in cases where the photographs on ID cards are found to be of poor quality.

Uncollected National Identification Cards, which were produced from the 2008 House-to-House Registration exercise onwards, could routinely be uplifted from the respective Registration Offices.

Saturday June 23, 2012

Police encourage citizens to stand up for their rights The Guyana Police Force is calling on citizens to stand up for their rights and let justice take its course. This statement came in relation to the numerous allegations of unethical acts being made against some members of the police force.

The law enforcement entity also urged citizens not to be fearful of taking legal action against any member of the force if they have been dealt any injustices.

Public Relations Officer (PRO) Ivelaw Whitaker in a telephone interview with Kaieteur News said Thursday, that every citizen has the right to report any unlawful act committed against them by the police.

In return the PRO said that the police are obligated to investigate and fulfill their duty by offering quality service to the public.

Whitaker said that the police are regulated by a number of methods and are thus expected to conduct themselves and carry out their duties in a specific manner.

Whitaker said that the issue of police being involved in unscrupulous acts could be viewed as one which every organization may face, but there could be a remedy to the situation if the public takes a stand.

The PRO complained that it is essential for citizens to play their role in pointing out and identifying those unscrupulous ranks that disgrace the good name of the force.

According to Whitaker many of the incidents that occur with the police and

citizens are most times known through the media. He continued that when the police call on these persons to give their stories they usually decline to give statements or any form of evidence against the said rank (s) that may have done them wrong.

Whitaker said that citizens need to be brave, since coming forth with their information is the only way to put a halt to the unprincipled behavior of those guilty ranks. When mentioned, the PRO said that persons should not assume that they would be victimized because they make complaints against the police.

He however, acknowledged that that issue may be the plight of many who may have been wrongfully dealt with by the police. He nevertheless urged persons to make the reports and if oppressed, keep fighting for justice and their voices will be heard.

Whitaker said that it is useless to assume that one would be picked on by the police. He however assured that the force is taking very seriously, the numerous complaints being made against some police ranks.

Whitaker said that he is aware that there are problems with some ranks and admitted that there is work that needs to be done in bringing out the integrity of some members, but that Whitaker said, would deal with a person’s personality.

By way of an example, the police spokesperson said that in a class of 50 students, 10 may not learn, likewise in a

bunch of 50 police officers, 10 may not possess that personality that spells pride and patriotism within them.

Whitaker however said that the force have programmes that would assist in molding upcoming police officers to carry out the demanding and skilled jobs of being peace officers. With a briefing of those programs, Whitaker said that all ranks going through the police training course have to go through a certain aspect of their police education that allows them to deal with the public in a professional manner.

In addition, the police PRO said that the force is issued with weekly court orders that stipulate the various issues plaguing the police. That he said, includes the numerous complaints from the public. The orders point out to the police what is refused and unwanted in the force Whitaker said.

Whitaker encouraged citizens to take advantage of the many avenues put in place for better servicing the public.

He pointed to the “open day” events that are hosted weekly by all Divisional Commanders. The purpose of this the PRO said, is for citizens to come in and relate their matters to senior police officers. He also mentioned that in this stride, the Commissioner of Police is also available.

The Acting Police Commissioner, Whitaker said, is available at least once a week for at least six hours to hear the plight of the people.

Government, via a press release on Thursday, announced the names of the 12 businesses that were licensed to import one million pounds of chicken.

The names of the importers were listed as Nova Scotia Manufacturing, Andrea Shalieza Karran, Balkirson Ramdass, Deolall Rampersaud, Winston Roberts, Sewlall Seepersaud, Didco Trading Limited, Lynden Fung, Goolmohamed Bacchus, Friendship Hotel, Ismail Janmahamad and Nigel’s Supermarket.

This revelation follows complaints made by local chicken farmers who said that they were being sidetracked by the government. Some had stated that they were going to close their businesses.

The press release read that the Ministry of Tourism and Commerce wishes to inform the public that chicken importation was never restricted by Government and that the commodity attracts

one hundred percent duty to protect the interest of local producers.

According to the statement the Ministry is always in receipt of license to import the commodity, and that some persons reluctantly undertake to import chicken at the prescribed duty.

But the majority is advocating a sixty percent reduction of tariff to enable them to be competitive on the local market.

It further read that in response to the recent hike in price for chicken on the local market and following the consultation of a major player in the industry Government, on June 13, last, granted an initial approval for all the pending applications, 12 in number, to import a limited amount of chicken for the period of three months to combat the scarcity of the commodity.

The importers were granted a fifty percent waiver on duty instead of sixty

percent that they had requested by way of applications for permission to import eight million pounds of chicken over the next six months. The licenses will expire on September 12, 2012 to prevent hoarding of permits by person who may be inclined on future vagaries of the market.

Local chicken farmers had stated that they were suffering millions of dollars in losses after most of their chicken had a high mortality rate and not gaining weight.

They claimed that the nutritious content of the feed locally manufactured had dropped and that the baby chicks were not being vaccinated at the hatcheries.

In response to the farmers’ claims, the Guyana Livestock Development Authority GLDA said that the preliminary results of investigation launched into the accusations revealed otherwise.

Saturday June 23, 2012

Kaieteur News

Immigration TALK: Questions & Answers By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions.

Many of you have questions on backlog time and eligibility – we seek to clarify these issues and more.

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 want to know if employment-based green card will take the entire family together to the United States.

Answer #1: Y e s , assuming there are no grounds of inadmissibility, your spouse and children will become derivative beneficiaries of your approved employment-based immigrant petition and can come to the U.S. with you.

Question #2: W h i l e completing the application for a visitor visa, I came across the following questions: (a) Do I have any immediate family members in the U.S.? (b) Have I traveled to any foreign country during the past five (5) years?; and (c) Has anyone in the U.S ever filed an immigrant petition on my behalf’?.

If the answer is YES to these questions, would that decrease my chances of being granted a visitor’s visa?

Answer #2: You must answer these questions truthfully or your may be denied a visa based on fraudulent misrepresentation.

on or before January 2010.

Question #4: If you have a B1/B2 multiple entry visa and you get married to a U.S. citizen while your papers are being processed can you continue to travel on the above mention visa?

Gail S. Seeram If you have an immediate relative in the U.S. or a pending immigrant petition, then yes, your chances of being granted a visitor visa may decrease unless you can show strong financial, family and property ties to Guyana.

Question #3: My daughter is a minor. Her father has filed an immigrant petition on her behalf. He is a permanent resident residing in the U.S. He has requested that I send him a notarized letter of consent for her to reside with him. Is this required and how long is the processing time for a permanent resident filing for a minor child?

Answer #3: Yes, when a minor child is leaving one biological parent in Guyana to reside with another biological parent in the U.S., then the U.S. Department of State does require a notarized letter granting permission from the biological parent residing outside the U.S. For a minor child of a permanent resident, visas are being issued for petitions filed

Answer #4: It depends on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer that is reviewing your visa and file when you seek entry into the U.S. If the officer determines you have immigrant intents because of the pending petition for an immigrant visa, then he/she may deny your entry into the U.S. with the visitor visa.

Question #5: My daughter, thirteen years old, has been granted a nonimmigrant visa for vacation in the U.S. Since her father will not be traveling with us (myself and her older brothers who are seventeen and nineteen), is there any form of consent by her father needed in order for her to travel and if so, what is the procedure in obtaining the document and what information must it contain?

Answer #5: It would be a good idea to travel with a notarized letter signed by your husband granting consent for your daughter to travel to the U.S. with you.

The document should c o n t a i n y o ur husband’s phone number and a copy of his Guyana passport page with his photo and biographical information. I’m sure any attorney in Guyana can prepare this notarized consent.

APNU leaders refute PPP/C claims about budget cuts At meetings held in the South and North Savannahs of the Rupununi Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger, Member of Parliament, Sydney Allicock, and Regional Democratic Councillor, Vincent Henry, were able to refute People’s Progressive Party Civic attacks.

They also defended the actions of the parliamentary majority during the recent budget debates in the National Assembly.

The Opposition team corrected several erroneous claims that had been made to villagers by PPP/C representatives shortly after the budget debates in April.

Mr. Granger, Mr. Allicock and Mr. Henry told a large gathering of residents at Sawariwau Village that the PPP/C had deliberately set out

to deceive the indigenous people of Guyana. They made it clear that the opposition did not cut money allocated to the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, or to projects affecting the indigenous people.

The team explained that funding for the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) was a grant from the Kingdom of Norway. The Opposition did not cut funding.

“It was the Government of Guyana’s responsibility to ensure that the projects earmarked for funding by the grant from Norway satisfy the conditions imposed by the UNDP, IDB and the World Bank.”

The “One Laptop Per Family” project was implemented by the PPP/C long before the 2012 budget

debate, the team told the residents. The members explained that some computers which had already been distributed had been presented by the People’s Republic of China but Rupununi villages did not benefit from the gift.

Funding for several other projects –the Amerindian Development Fund, the Solar Panel Project and the Amerindian Land Titling and Demarcation Project – was not affected by the budget cuts and this was also explained to the residents’ satisfaction.

The Opposition team urged villagers to maintain their demands for titles for their lands and to demand that there was free, prior and informed consent by the Government with them on all aspects of development in the region.

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Father gets six weeks for cuffing “wayward” daughter A father of three was yesterday reminded that times are changing and flogging as a means of discipline is slowly becoming a thing of the past. The man was brought before Magistrate Hazel OctiveHamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday and was jailed for six weeks after he gave his 14-year old daughter a sound thrashing for engaging in activities which are usually reserved for adults.

The father pleaded guilty to a charge of ill-treatment of a child.

The police said that on June 16 at the family’s residence the man, who is a vendor, scolded his daughter in such a manner that it caused her physical harm. The police said that on the day in question the child left her father’s house and went over to a friend. That friend was however on her way out when the teen arrived so she decided to go to another friend’s house.

The police continued that the grandmother went for the child at the friend’s house and took her home. Members of the family sought to question the child about her whereabouts but she refused to answer them. It was only after the father spoke to her that she responded.

In that same conversation the child told her father that she wanted to go with an aunt.

The father told the child to go ahead, but the police said that while the child was in the bedroom packing, the father went in and dealt the child several cuffs to the face.

He also used an electrical wire “to manners the child”.

When the father was finished the police said, he ordered the girl to go bathe and she did.

The child however upped herself, and left for the Ruimveldt Police Station where she made a report against him.

The court gave the parent a chance to defend himself and his story contrasted with that of the prosecutor while it detailed a situation which he described as very frustrating.

The father stated that his daughter, since the age of 13 years, would get away from home and engage in sex with older men.

The man said he reported the matter to the Brickdam Police Station and also alerted members of the Child Care Protection Agency (CCPA) which gave him no response.

The father claimed that it had been more than nine times since the child had been getting away to commit such acts.

On Friday last, the father said, he dropped his daughter off at school. On that day, he said due to exams, the child had a half day session. The girl did not return home from school until noon the following day.

The parent said he had a conversation with his child about her whereabouts and she started to lie. He said at that point that he dealt her several lashes with a belt. The father was adamant that he used two belts and no electrical cord was involved.

The father further told the court that he was the sole breadwinner in the home and he also maintains two other girls.

The man said that his children’s mother died nine years ago and he has been seeing to the needs of his kids. He said he had never beaten any of them before and his relatives could attest to the fact that he is a good father, that he never assaulted his children.

The father asked for leniency from the court. He admitted that he was upset and vowed that he would not make such a mistake again.

The Magistrate was very upset after reading the medical report based on the child’s injuries. She said that the document reported multiple contusions which meant that the child was severely beaten about her body.

The court blamed the father for not using the methods put in place by the system to handle the matter which he described with his

daughter. The court said that it understood how one may feel as a parent, but one must use the avenues put in place by the state. The father also came under fire when he admitted that he did not keep contact with members of the CCPA. The Magistrate said that the CCPA members would have provided advice to the father and counseling would have been available to the child. The parent was made aware that it would have been his duty to keep in touch with the child agents and not the other way around.

Amidst the court speech a CPA agent stood and addressed the court to state that the father, after the initial report, never kept contact with the organization. She alleged that she had been calling the family but the father would not respond. She said the child’s actions were unknown to the agency due to the breakdown in communication.

The court then ordered the sentence and told the pleading father that before he acted he should have remembered that he has two other daughters to care for.

The child care agent was also ordered to monitor the victim and to keep her in check since she would be residing with her grandmother and her aunts. Counseling and continued monitoring was promised to the court.

Outside, the defendant’s daughter was seen crying when she realized that her father would be going to jail for six weeks.

Dressed in her school uniform, the child threw herself to the ground and sobbed uncontrollably pleading for her father. She even attempted to enter the court to address the Magistrate but was told by the orderly to wait outside since the court had made its decision.

She said she was sorry and wanted her father back.

The girl was later seen in the court holding area taking food for her dad. Her eyes were still filled with tears.

Health Ministry to deal with ...

From page 9 added that major focus will be placed on the secondary schools since the suicide attempts are continuing to increase among high school students.

He added that there is a great need for close collaboration especially with the pesticide and control board since the need for control of access to pesticides needs to be addressed with urgency.

Over the past years, the Ministry of Health has developed a number of

programmes in collaboration with the Dalhousie University from Halifax Canada to help decrease the number of suicide cases. One of the major programmes is the Suicide Gatekeepers programme which is focused on training persons to identify early signs of suicidal tendencies in persons and how to get these persons the correct help that they might need.

Over 300 persons have been trained over the past two years from various regions across the country. Some categories of persons trained

are teachers, doctors, religious leaders, members of the Guyana Police Force, nongovernmental organisations and community members.

One of the newest initiatives is the production of training materials for secondary school teachers.

This gives them the tools to identify students who might have suicidal tendencies. The training material has been successfully tested on three schools so far— the Leonora Secondary School, Zeeburg Secondary and the West Demerara Secondary School.

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RCMPs, police investigating Amerindian Captain, miner for land fraud Canadian authorities are in Guyana to investigate a major fraud case involving a Captain of a Region Eight Amerindian Village and a prominent miner.

According to officials, yesterday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Public Prosecution Service of Canada are working with the local fraud department of the police force to probe the allegations.

Kaieteur News understands that the Canadian investigators have requested documentation from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).

It is believed that the Village Captain and the miner claimed that they were in a position to allow a Canadian investor access to mining lands.

However, it appeared as if the Captain did not seek the blessings of his council. The council, upon finding out of the plans by the Captain,

- duo may face extradition turned down a proposal for lands under their control in Region Eight.

But not before the Canadian investor had reportedly paid over millions to the Captain and the miner.

According to officials, the Canadian investor reported the matter to RCMP in that country where a case is currently being built.

Kaieteur News understands that should a strong enough case be built, the accused could be extradited to Canadian to face trial.

This publication understands that Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, had sought international support as part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the organization and to investigate fraud and other irregularities bordering on criminal activities.

There have been calls for a review of GGMC operations with claims of corruption among its officers and lapses with the processing of applications.

In recent times, gold prices have hit record highs attracting a significant problem in the number of Brazilians entering Guyana and working in the hinterlands. A recent meeting between Government and the Brazilians revealed widespread problems of monitoring and corruption and of border security.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment had also expressed concerns over the need to strengthen GGMC in order to clamp down on the smuggling of gold to Suriname and other neighbouring countries to avoid declaration and to evade paying of royalties.

Saturday June 23, 2012

US$7.9 aimed at strengthening linkages among justice institutions - paralegal system introduced in Lethem The Legal Affairs Ministry in partnership with the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) recently launched a pilot paralegal programme in Lethem, Region Nine.

The first component is being implemented at the cost of US $4.7M and entails the strengthening of the Judicial Service Commission, reducing the backlog in cases, enhancing court administration and skills and productivity of judges and magistrates, rehabilitation of court houses, imp r o v i n g criminal justice, institutional strengthening o f t h e L e g a l Aff a i r s Ministry, drafting criminal and procedural laws and improving criminal and other civil law procedures.

The second component which is being done at the cost of US $1.2M is aimed at strengthening the linkages among justice institutions and promoting more efficient interactions.

The third component is related to improving access to justice; ensuring that it is not delayed or denied.

The partnership entails the expansion of legal aid

services, development of public legal awareness, support for informal justice (paralegal programme), and the law revision and legislative framework.

Approximately US $2M is being expended to implement this component.

Country Representative, IDB, Sophie Makonen, said that the Bank is pleased to be part of this programme, which will benefit vulnerable, rural communities and remains committed to lending its support within the framework of the project.

The Justice Institute Guyana Inc. was contracted to design the programme and train the paralegals. Director, Melinda Janki explained that “access to justice means that we solve our disputes fairly with respect for each other’s rights.”

She explained, however, it takes maturity and a certain level of understanding to reach amicable agreements; reminding that the backlog of cases can result in litigants waiting for years for their cases to be heard and of the expenses that accompany court proceedings.

The Lethem Magistrate’s Court sits for a few days once every three months and as such the paralegal system is viewed as a welcoming initiative by residents.

The initial plan was to start the pilot with two communities; however, due to the overwhelming response by residents, 29 communities expressed interest in being a part of the paralegal system, with 51 persons offering to volunteer as paralegals.

The Region Democratic Council in Lethem will be providing the office space for the paralegal system.

Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, said Government has a particular vision with regards to where it wants the country and its people to be.

In this vision, the justice system is an important foundation on which the country’s civility rests, where people turn for the settlement of disputes, and is the institution that overlooks and scrutinises all facts of society including Government itself to ensure that obligations are fulfilled in accordance with the laws of Guyana

Husband remanded for clobbering wife with rolling pin A reputed husband was remanded to jail yesterday after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

He reportedly clobbered his wife on the head with a rolling pin when she could not give an account for his missing pigeons.

Deninnauth Maikoo, of West Ruimveldt, pleaded not guilty to the charge of inflicting grievous bodily

harm. He allegedly committed the act against his reputed wife Shamwattie Arjune.

The police prosecutor said that on June 20, last, at West Ruimveldt, the wife noticed that her husband’s pigeons were missing.

She had her son search for the birds but he did not find them. It is alleged that the husband came home and asked about the birds and when the response was not in his favour, he got a rolling pin

and dealt the woman one lash across the head.

The incident was reported to the police and the defendant was charged.

The prosecution did not object to bail but when the court asked the victim whether she was afraid of the defendant, she replied in the affirmative and the court ordered that he be remanded to jail.

The defendant will return to court next Friday.

Essequibo police nab suspects in Granville robbery Making the presentation Ralph Seeram; G.A.I.L. Foundation Rep., Arnold Sukraj -Allied Arts Unit and BVA President Gregory Rambarran G.A.I.L. Foundation of Florida formally handed over a portable volleyball set to the Berbice Volleyball Association, (BVA) yesterday. The foundation is Florida based.

The presentation took place outside the television station, DTV-8, on Main Street, New Amsterdam.

At the simple handing over ceremony, Ralph Seeram, a representative of G.A.I.L Foundation, explained that G.A.I.L. stands for “Giving Abundantly In Life”. It is a non-profit, charitable organization founded by his

daughter, Attorney-At-Law Gail Seeram, he said. Ms. Seeram practises in the U.S.A. The Foundation, with the assistance and support of the Guyanese Diaspora, strives to provide opportunities for them to invest in the lives of children and young people in Guyana.

Seeram said that last year the Foundation assisted several organizations in Georgetown and the Children of Promise Orphanage in Berbice. He said that he was glad to be of assistance to the BVA.

Seeram handed over the Park and Sun Spectrum 2000 Portable Volleyball Sets plus a pair of antennae to the President of the BVA, Gregory Rambarran, who expressed his gratitude to the Foundation.

Rambarran added that the equipment will be used to promote the sport at parks and playfields across Berbice.

He also noted that it was the second time that the BVA has received a donation from the G.A.I.L. Foundation. The first donation was a “Flip” Scoreboard that was handed over in September 2011.

Two men have been apprehended by police about 100 yards from a recent robbery carried out on former teacher and businessman, Arnold Granville, at his Richmond residence, almost three weeks ago.

The men, Granville reported, were spotted on the sea wall behind his house.

Granville, after observing the men, notified the police who promptly made the arrest.

No charges have as yet been imposed against the men.

Granville participated in a formal identification parade and positively identified the men as those who attacked and robbed him. Police are however maintaining that investigations are continuing.

On May 28, last, Arnold Granville, who operates a hotel at his Lot 22 East Richmond Public Road home, was attacked by two men. One was masked while the other was said to be unmasked.

In the wake of the robbery, Granville said that he was engrossed in viewing a version of the local news when he heard someone calling.

Granville said that a few seconds later, a male presenting himself as a customer, showed up at his door and subsequently made a request for some phone cards.

The former teacher said that before he had fully realized what was about to transpire, another, masked with a small revolver came from behind

of one of his pillars.

Granville said that the men proceeded to push him further in his house, where there was a scuffle between him and both of them. “I kept hollering for thief, thief, help, murder,” Granville related.

Granville said during the scuffle, the masked gunman lashed him in his head with the gun. Granville said that the bandits made good their escape with his gold chain and three finger rings, all amounting to almost$200,000.

The traumatized Granville said he has since received treatment at the Suddie Public Hospital. He added that he needs some form of protection in order to continue his business.

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The Abigail Column When Mr. Wrong’s time is up

DEARABIGAIL, I was in a relationship with a man who was separated and living alone. This lasted nearly two years. I felt he was the person I should have met 20 years ago, that finally everything made sense in my life.

Then one day, without warning, he dumped me, saying he was going to try to reconcile with his wife. I was beyond devastated. I went crazy and tried for two years

to get him back. He cheated on her with me, and I did everything wrong. I still love him.

My dilemma is that I really miss male attention and have been advised to start dating other people. The idea is both intriguing and repulsive. My main concern is whether or not it’s really OK to try to form a new relationship when you are still in love with someone else. I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving this man, and I know I would cheat, given the opportunity.

Ruined Dear Ruined, I would try to work harder to understand why you wish to hang on to this man who is not available, does not

reciprocate your feelings, and is not adding anything to your life except mental commotion. If he doesn’t put a high value on you, then you must put a high value on yourself.

He is using you — with no concern for you as a person.

I think it a form of masochism to imagine you’ll never stop loving this man — an idea that works well only in poems and novels. I would definitely date new people and am betting you will be surprised. I can tell you, though, that you must be resolutely done, emotionally, with the Bad Boyfriend ... for then and only then will you be able to be open to recognising someone of quality.

Saturday June 23, 2012 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Your desire for adventure could be satisfied by taking a glamorous trip to a distant land. If you’re short of funds, you can find discount rates by going as part of a tour group. ************************************* TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20) : Attending a big social gathering makes you feel sexy and desirable. You’ll meet all sorts of people who cast admiring glances your way, provided you take the time to spruce up your appearance. ************************************* GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 20) : A business associate or romantic partner has tremendous influence on your decisions. If you’ve been yearning for a change of pace, schedule a holiday or enrol on a course.

You’ve never been content with staying in one place for long. ************************************* CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): Let a friend expose you to a new environment; you’ll benefit from the change. In fact, you may be so inspired by this fresh vista that you decide to break free of a restrictive relationship. ************************************* LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): Making a glamorous entrance will make you a hot commodity on the romance market. Dramatic colours like gold, red and orange highlight your natural radiance. ************************************* VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): A close partner encourages you to be creative and spontaneous. It’s been a long time since you felt so carefree. If you’ve been thinking of having a baby, get to work immediately.

LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Working in an unfamiliar environment can inspire your creativity. It could also put you in contact with an extremely sexy love interest.

Keep your eyes open for a sensual charmer who has great taste in clothes. ************************************* SCORPIO (OCT 23 NOV 21) : A giant overhaul of your household feels cathartic right now. While most people would shudder at the prospect of having their world turned upside down, you don’t. That’s because you thrive on change. ************************************* SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21) : Breaking a negative pattern of thinking will result in an e n o r m o u s breakthrough.

Stop buying into the cynical views of newsreaders and political pundits. ************************************* CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19): You’re vivacious, fun-loving and playful today; no wonder everyone’s looking at you! Finding a mate should be no problem tonight, especially if you attend a neighbourhood party or cultural gathering. ************************************* AQUARIUS (JAN 20 FEB 18): Your long-term goals and aspirations are undergoing a tremendous change. You’ve always marched to the beat of your own drum, so why should you tailor your dreams to reflect everyone else’s? ************************************* PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20) : An unusual social opportunity allows you to express yourself in exciting ways. The people you’re going to meet have no idea about your previous history.

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Saturday June 23, 2012

Maynard ‘electrocuted’ - pathologist ESPNcricinfo - Tom Maynard, the Surrey and England Lions batsman, whose death shocked the cricketing world on Monday, was electrocuted before he was hit by a train on London underground, British Transport Police have confirmed.

An inquest was formally opened and adjourned at Westminster Coroner’s Court on Friday morning. The circumstances of Maynard’s death will be established later this year.

British Transport Police have appealed for information from residents in Wimbledon Park and confirmed that Maynard, 23, had been electrocuted by the live rail

on the District Line before he was struck by a train shortly after 5am.

The initial results of a forensic post mortem, conducted by a Home Office pathologist have indicated that Maynard suffered burns as a result of coming into contact with the live rail as well as suffering multiple injuries from being hit by the train.

Police stopped Maynard in Ryford Road, next to Wimbledon mosque, after reporting that he was driving “erratically”. Maynard then fled from the scene, leaving police and BTP officials anxious to discover information about a period of roughly 45 minutes between

his escape and the report of the collision from the tube driver. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, July 4 at Llandaff Cathedral at 12 noon with a service at Thornhill Crematorium at 1.15pm. This will be followed by a gathering at Pentyrch Rugby Club where friends are encouraged by the Maynard family to bring personal photos of Tom to compile a montage. All three events are open to the public.

Surrey will play their first match since Maynard’s death on Friday night against Essex at Chelmsford. The county postponed the Twenty20 game against Hampshire that was scheduled for The Oval on Wednesday.

Horse racing IMC gets down to...

From page 23 trophies compliments of the Trophy Stall and various other donors the event is the H and lower race will be a 1400M affair with a first prize of $300,000.

The animals in the ‘I’ class event will be competing for $180,000 winners money over 1400M. The K&L (Division 2 and 3) event will fetch a winning prize of $150,000over 1400M. So far over 45 horses have taken entry for the meet which will see outstanding individual performers including top Jockey, trainer and stable being presented with accolades compliments of the Trophy Stall Bourda Market and the RCMTC&SF. Interested persons can contact the club’s office at Number 13 Hermitage East Coast Berbice (19 Road).

Bobby Vaughn can be contacted on telephone number 624-6788 or Noresa Saul on numbers 333-0290 or 3330301. Doctor Dwight Walrond on Telephone numbers 6230100 or 220-6557.

The following classifications were released by the GHRA IMC: The highest classification is the B3 and there are two horses in that category namely -California Strike and Jet Set Go. The C 1 Horses are -The Scores Even. The C 2 category are - Grande Roja, Better than Gold, The Clever Cat, Prince Charming and This Trip Is on Me. C 3 Class Donut Prince, The Message, Gillium, Diamond Illusion, One Crazy Cat, Diamond Dazzling, Gold Finger, Reina Del Café, Native Contessa, Dark & Lovely, Experta, Nandani, Brown Majestic, Northern Vision, Who So Ever, Who ‘S Is On Your Case.

D 2 Class are Zelik and Mission King. D 3 Classifications have stormy Flame, Miss

Karina and Fresh Again.

No Horse is in the E 1 Class. Two Horses are in the E 2 class namely Night Crescendo and Got to Go. The E 3 class have - Home Bush Baby, Majestic, and Marathon Man -1, Work Force and Jen’s Pride. The only horse in the F 1 Class is Traditional Man. The F 2 category is made up of Super Cat, Captain Crook, Awesome Warriors, The Girl Dem Sugar and Dubai Duchess.

Those In The F 3 class are Fresh Prospect, Appealing Harvest, Top Of The Line -1, Swing Easy -1,Delmur Gold and Technology. G 1 Class is the Bailiff and Sleep In the Town.

G 2 Class has horses such as Celebration Time, Face the Fire, Stormy Lass, Northern Dancer and Prado’s Gold.

Classified as G 3 are South Sea, Gabriel’s Gold, Maya, Treacle, Intriguing Account, Weekend Surprise, Gold Plated, Summer Classic, Bridle Stone Corner, Spanish Love, Sabrina Jo, Royal Champion, Bio Fuel, Miss Regina, Big Impact, Sweet Miss, Big Show, War Craft, Stormy Deal, Damascus Dream, Peace and Love.

H 1 CLASS animals are Wicked Intention, the Gap and the De Gump. The lone horse in the H 2 CLASS is Funny Sided. H 3 CLASS horses are Dreamy Girl Savion – 1, Finishing Touch, Prospector’s Pride, Quincy girl, Third World and Delyan.

Those in the ‘I’ 1 c lass are Pixie Fire and Extra Heat.

Classified ‘I’ 2 are - Sun Raiser, Sir Balajie, Flying Object, Mr. Cool, Royal Intention and Little Spike.

I 3 class- Pinky, Apostle, Nordon Junior, Speed Vision, Romeo, Silver Kid, Mona Lisa, Try Again – 1, Pick Pocket, Diplomat, Black Water, Royal Time, O So Sharp,

Little Tip Top, Miracle Silver, Kevin , Nobody Knows, Black Beauty and Teck A Taste.

J class runners are -Black Gold, Foolish pleasure, Modern Cowboy, Custom Warrior, She Is a Lady, Black Tricks, Blessed child, Brown Boy, Love Beauty and Harassie – (I Don’t Play).

K class- Mexican, Sporting Time, No Surprise, It’s My Time, Lil Axe, O’ So Sharp Touchdown, Obama, Ruffian, Easy Go, Hustle Star, Mile, Great Prospect, Lucky Gamble.

L class - Mine that Bird, Summer Time, Bright Light, Red Jet, Absolute Star, Lady Secret, Lil Cash, Care Taker, Champ, Sophia’s Choice, Rocky Boy, McGyver, Royal, Windy killer, Prince Bayaya, Wonder Flow, Taliban and Arthur.

3 years old West Indian bred animals which are grouped according to age also have their own classification which appears against their names-Serenity – E3, Come Dance with Me – , Settle In Seattle – F1, Times Have Change – G2, Rosetta – G3, Fly In De Park – G3, Red Gold – G1, Storm In A Tea Cup – F2, It Feels Like Gold – G2,Windy War – G3, Pride And Joy – G3, Sierra Choice – G3,Rock Sonia – G3,Happy Choice – G3, Big Red – G3, Flash Of Melodies – G3, Princess Kiara – G3, Silent Lizzle – G3 and R.J Express – G3.

3 years old Guyana bred animals has similar classifications.-I Want Revenge – H2, New Times – I3, Rotor Vator – I3, Watch My shadow – H2, Zoom Zoom – I3, Golden Reprise – I3, Joyful Victory – H3, J.D Ann – I3, Baby Flyer – I3, Blessing – I2, Sonya Door – I3, Little Tip Top – I3, Cat Thief – I3,Third World – H3 and Speed Girl – I3.

(Samuel Whyte)

Saturday June 23, 2012

Kaieteur News

James reaches new heights after leading Heat to glory (Reuters) - LeBron James was crowned king of the basketball world on Thursday, finally claiming the achievement he craved most when he led the Miami Heat to the National Basketball Association title.

James was unanimously named most valuable player (MVP) of the series after he conjured a triple-double of 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists to boost the Heat to a 121-106 win for a 4-1 series victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The triumph came in his third trip to the finals and brought James, widely considered the world’s best player, a sense of relief and vindication over his decision to leave his home-state Cleveland Cavaliers and join forces with fellow free agents Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.

As the final seconds ticked away, the 27-year-old James jumped up and down for joy, spread his arms wide and roared along with the wild celebrations engulfing the American Airlines Arena.

Confetti rained down from the rafters as James exchanged hugs and broad smiles with his team mates and coaches.

Three league MVP awards, four All-Defensive team selection, and Rookie of the Year honors had already bloated the NBA list of achievements for James, a basketball prodigy whose St Vincent-St Mary High School games were televised nationally.

But it took the selfproclaimed ‘King James’ nine seasons to earn the elusive NBA ring that has now made him an undisputed winner.

“I dreamed about this opportunity and this moment for a long time, including last night,” the 6ft-8in, 250 pound

James said. “My dream has become a reality now and it’s the best feeling I ever had.

“It’s about damn time!”

Rather than universal adulation for his basketball prowess, James has been treated as a villain across much of the NBA landscape since joining the Heat in 2010.

James yearned to improve his chances of becoming a champion when he formed a troika with Wade and Bosh, yet he was branded a traitor by some for leaving the Cavs, whom he had taken from cellar-dwellers to the 2007 NBA Finals during his seven seasons there after they made him top pick of the 2003 draft.

Many wanted to see James stay the course in Cleveland, where the franchise failed to surround him with enough championship material to turn his dream into reality. Then came “The Decision”, an hour-long TV special in which James announced where he would be making his basketball home.

That self-absorbed promotion turned a large segment off and even more were alienated by his declaration he would “bring my talents to South Beach” and form a Big Three with Wade and Bosh. It seemed almost unfair to many NBA followers, who felt players were now dictating the hierarchy of teams.

At a pep rally celebrating the signing of the trio with music blaring and lights flashing, James promised the Miami faithful a bushel of titles, “not four, not five, not six”.

HUMBLEDEFEAT The Heat were booed and jeered at every road game.

Sure enough, James and his cohorts reached the NBA Finals against the Dallas

GERMANY OUTCLASS GREECE IN EURO ZONE BATTLE (Reuters) - Germany crushed Greece 4-2 in a one-sided Euro 2012 quarter-final on Friday and set up a last-four clash against England or Italy with their 15th successive win in competitive matches.

The Germans, who will have to wait until Sunday to find out their semi-final opponents, have won all five European Championship quarter-finals they have played and they have reached the final on the four previous occasions.

In a one-sided contest, Germany took the lead through captain Philipp Lahm late in the first half and survived a scare 10 minutes after the restart when rank outsiders Greece leveled with a breakaway goal from Giorgos Samaras. But the three-times European champions, who had never previously scored four goals in a match at the tournament, were in no mood for an upset and three goals in 13 minutes kept them on track for

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition...

Brickdam marches on - Bladen Hall, B/ce High, Charity, Hosororo among recent winners

LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Finals Championship trophy Mavericks in their first year together. But after taking a 21 series lead, they lost the next three with James accused of shrinking from the challenge of taking charge at the end of the games.

“The best thing that happened to me last year was losing the finals,” James said.

“And me playing the way I played, it was the best thing to ever happen to me in my career because basically I got back to the basics. It humbled me.

“Last year, I tried to prove something to everyone and I played with a lot of hate. This year I played with a lot of love.

“This is the happiest day of my life.”

This season, a more mature James accepted his leadership role and calmed himself before games by reading books in the locker room and relaxing to ease the pressured expectations.

Hailed as the heir to sixtime NBA champion Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls as a Sports Illustrated cover boy 10 years ago while a high school junior, James has now taken his first step in what seemed a preordained path.

After averaging a disappointing 17.8 points in

their first title in 16 years. Greece cut the deficit with a late Dimitris Salpingidis penalty.

“We made it unnecessarily difficult for us,” said Lahm, who has scored for his country once every two years since 2004 to take his tally to five.

“We had huge chances to go into the lead in the first quarter hour. We got into the lead but gifted it away. “We were too slow at times and made too many easy mistakes but the important thing is that we are in the semi finals.

For the Greeks, shock 2004 European champions, it was an expected end to their campaign after advancing to the last eight with a surprise 1-0 win over Russia.

“We could have held the ball more and maybe taken a few more chances,” said Greece coach Fernando Santos. “But we did not manage to breathe. We did not have the space to breathe. They pressed us all the time.”

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last year’s losing bid against Dallas, James averaged 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists against the Thunder.

Heat team mate Shane Battier, a 13-year NBA veteran, said this week that James needed an NBA title to confirm his greatness in the eyes of the sports universe.

“Whether we like it or not, that’s the way we value icons in our society,” Battier said.

“It’s how many Oscars have you won, how many Nobel Peace Prizes have you won.

Have you been published in the Harvard Business Review? What were your earnings last year as a CEO?

Brickdam led by a double each from Travis Brandis, who netted in the 16th and 70th minutes and Captain Eon Sullivan’s 40th and 60th minute strikes booted Cummings Lodge out of this year’s Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition which continued yesterday, at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

It was an inspiring display by the Brickdam team and they must now fancy themselves to progress even further into the tournament.

Speaking with Coach Sven Browne shortly after the match ended, he said that the only major impediment now is the fact that they need to get a proper ground to practice on and balls are also posing a problem to them, but added that those setbacks will not affect the mood of the players and they intend to remain positive ahead of their next engagement.

Brickdam completely outplayed their game, but technically inferior opponents and after a tentative start from both teams, they took the lead through Brandis, who lobbed a ball over the goalkeeper’s

head into the back of the goal.

Shortly after, Sullivan scored from a scrimmage in the penalty area and they strode to the break with a comfortable 2-0 advantage.

After the break, it was all Brickdam as the ball found itself consistently with the Cummings Lodge half and it was only a matter of time, before the lead widened.

Sullivan collected a pass from the right side and all he had to do was dribble past one marker, before hammering a shot past the advancing goalkeeper.

Ten minutes later, Brandis scored from a similar play, before the final whistle sounded.

Nin other results: Soesdyke hammered Dora 152; Hosororo defeated Wauna 5-0; Carmel beat Marian Academy 8-2; Lodge cruised past East Ruimveldt 4-0; Bladen hall beat Institute of Business Studies 3-0; Berbice High defeated Tutorial 2-0; Patentia narrowly lost to Zeeburg 4-5; St. John’s beat Vreed-en-Hoop 3-0; Charity won by walkover from Anna Regina and Cotton Field beat Eight of May 5-0.

Bangladesh v South Africa, T20 tri-series, Harare...

Bangladesh win with a ball to spare Bangladesh pulled off a thrilling coup to stay alive in the tri-series, handing South Africa a second successive defeat in Harare.

Their slew of spin bowlers restricted South Africa to a below-par total in almost subcontinent conditions before Bangladesh’s batsmen, led by Mohammad Ashraful and Mahmudullah, chased it down in nervy fashion.

South Africa chose to bat but found the going tough on a slow, sticky pitch.

Mushfiqur Rahim quickly realised spin was his most potent weapon and used all his options.

South Africa were tied down by both left-arm and offspinners. In contrast, Bangladesh were able to score more easily against an inconsistent South African attack that gave away eight wides and two no-balls despite not having many to defend.

Chasing 130, Junaid Siddique, who replaced Tamim Iqbal at the top of the order, had a short stay. He scored 5 before top-edging Marchant de Lange to third man. Ashraful, however,

played an uncharacteristically mature innings to steer the chase.

Ashraful took on left-arm spinner Robin Peterson and scored three boundaries in his second over, showing off the cut, drive and sweep.

Then followed a bizarre over from Marchant de Lange, which cost 18 runs.

It contained five wides, a short delivery that Anamul Haque pulled for four, a yorker that had Anamul lbw, a peach of an outswinger, and two half volleys that Ashraful hit for four.

De Lange’s over was illustrative of the entire South African attack, which bowled some unplayable deliveries and some very poor ones.

They were guilty of two lengths, too short and too full.

But the spin of Peterson and Faf du Plessis, as well as an improved showing from Wayne Parnell, kept them in the game until the final over.

Ashraful and Mushfiqur added 41 runs for the third wicket and put Bangladesh ahead. Parnell muscled South Africa back into the contest when Mushfiqur gloved an attempted hook and was caught behind, and Nasir

Hossain was caught at fineleg playing the same shot in the same over.

Du Plessis stemmed the run flow and Ashraful gave it away on 40, when he hit the ball to Chris Morris at longon. Mahmudullah had to calm Ziaur Rahman, with whom he shared a 40-run stand for the sixth wicket, and guide Bangladesh to the end. He did not complete the job, though, falling when six runs were needed.

Farhad Reza caused some late jitters when he hit a full toss to deep midwicket but Rahman was on hand to achieve the target.

South Africa had needed a batsman in the mould of Ashraful or Mahmudullah but their line-up was uncomfortable from the start of their innings.

Du Plessis, a replacement for Richard Levi, opened the batting with Hashim Amla for the first time in the tournament but could not replicate his good IPL form.

Scores: Bangladesh 131 for 7 (Ashraful 40, Parnell 218) beat South Africa 129 for 7 (Ontong 41, Sunny 2-21) by three wickets.

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Kaieteur News

Saturday June 23, 2012

Team Guyana firm favourites to win Parents, fans, teachers endorse Digicel inaugural Caribbean Guinness Street Nationwide Schools Football Tournament Challenge Now that the inaugural Caribbean Guinness Street Challenge Futsal Tournament has begun, local fans after witnessing first night action at the National Park are even more convinced now that Team Guyana have an excellent chance of keeping the lucrative first prize right here in Guyana.

Guyana cruised past Antigua and Barbuda 5-1, before squeezing past Trinidad and Tobago 1-0, but that was after missing a few golden opportunities to widen their advantage.

However, it was clear that Guyana, the original exponents of this particular format in the sport in the Caribbean, was the best team on show and barring over confidence or a below par performance should be able to hold off the visiting teams and grab the US$4,000 1st prize, 1st runner-up collects US$2,000, 2 nd runnerupUS$1,500 and 3rd runnerupUS$1,000.

Also, Guinness Brand Ambassador and Trinidad and Tobago Captain and Stoke City star Kenwyne Jones arrived in the country on Thursday evening and met with Banks DIH officials, Acting President of the Guyana Football Federation

Action in the clash between Team Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago which the former won 1-0.

Franklin Wilson, Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Alfred King and teams during the proceedings.

Meanwhile, in the night’s full results: Game 1 St Lucia 0 versus St Vincent 1 Goal Scorer Juma Jilkes 3rd min Game 2 Guyana 5 vs.

Antigua 0 Goal Scorers Daniel Favorite 5th and 14th Bertie Pedro 8th and 19th min Vincent Thomas 10th min Game 3 Trinidad and Tobago 2 vs. St Lucia 0 Goal Scorer Antonio Belfour

The points table after the opening round is as follows: Teams GP W D L GF Antigua 2 2 0 Guyana 2 2 0 6 St Vincent 2 2 0 0 1 St Lucia 2 0 0 2 0 Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 1 2

Game4 Antigua 0 vs. St Vincent 0 St Vincent won 2-1 on penalty kicks Goal Scorers Antigua Omal Henry St Vincent Teon Gordon Kirk Williams Game 5 Guyana 1 vs. Trinidad and Tobago 0 Goal Scorer Bertie Pedro 13th min Meanwhile, last night Guyana continued their unbeaten run with a 2-0 victory over St Vincent , which guarantees them a semi-final spot in results up to press time.

GA 5 0 0 3 1

GD 6 1 -3 1

Points 0 6 6 0 3

GCF National c/ships set to attract all the stars This weekend’s Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) National Championships are expected to attract all the big guns and the emerging stars in all the categories, senior, junior, females and veterans.

Kaieteur Sport was reliably informed that Robin Persaud and Alonzo Greaves, who were involved in unbecoming behavior that brought the sport into disrepute, was scheduled to know of their fate yesterday after the GCF received the race report from the organizer of last weekend’s races where the two riders went at each other, both Saturday and Sunday.

Persaud and Greaves are expected to be seriously reprimanded for their actions but will be allowed to ride this weekend.

Their presence no doubt will add more competitiveness to this weekend’s events but there is no clear cut winner

Persaud & Greaves expected to compete since all the riders have been training hard for this marquee event.

On register, the GCF has about 90 licensed cyclists and while all are not expected to compete, word is that a record number of starters for the Time Trials today and the Road Race tomorrow are expected.

The respective category winners will each receive a medal and championship jersey that they can wear for the entire year of competition to show that they are National champion.

The Time Trials on Saturday will be held from Madewini Hill on the Linden Soesdyke Highway to the Toll Gate and back and will pedal off at 14:00hrs. For the start of the Time Trials, cyclists will assemble at the top of the hill.

For the first time the Road

Race will start and finish in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden, a move the GCF said that is in keeping with their aim of spreading the hosting of events of this nature around Guyana.

The Road Race tomorrow will commence at Amelia’s Ward proceed to Madewini Hill and return to the starting line for the finish. Junior riders will turn back at Kuru Kuru, while the female riders and the veterans will turn back at Dora, all on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. Race time on Sunday is 08:00hrs.

For today’s leg of the c h a m p i o n s h i p s , transportation will depart the National Park at 12:00 noon while for tomorrow’s leg; transportation will leave outside Distribution Services Limited, Mandela Avenue at 05:30hrs for Linden.

Part of the large gathering of fans that attended the match between Kwakwani and Christianburg Secondary Schools.

By Rawle Welch Many parents, fans and teachers witnessing this year’s Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition in invited comments firmly believe that the initiative taken by the Company to sponsor the event is a good one that deserves emphasis.

One such individual is Denise Lovell, an executive member of West Demerara Football Association and an ardent fan of football.

Speaking with Kaieteur Sport recently, Lovell, who was present at the game between hosts West Demerara Secondary School and Leonora Technical Institute (LTI) said that the act of goodwill expressed by Digicel was a good one that allows the exposure of a lot of young talent in the sport and by them doing so the sport and Guyana by extension will benefit in the future.

She pointed out that through the staging of the Tournament, many more students who previously did not know anything about the

game are more familiar with it now and that is a plus for the sport.

“A lot of the young children who were not familiar with the rules and how the sport is played are now excited to be part of it, they’ve now gotten to love the sport of football and I must say a big thank you to Digicel because it all happened due to their involvement,” Lovell said.

What Digicel is doing every year is commendable and I would personally like to thank them on behalf of the West Demerara residents.”

Lovell, who told this newspaper that her primary reason for being present at the match was because of her love for the sport, especially at the junior level, but it was also to see two players Omari Haynes and Akeem Hector, two members of her club play.

In emphasizing how important the step taken by Digicel is, Lovell gave as an example a game between Vergenoegen and Leonora Secondary Schools, citing the contest as a ‘David versus Goliath’ scenario.

Vergenoegen was the smaller team size wise and even though they suffered a heavy defeat, they never gave up and showed a lot of grit and determination.

According to Lovell, many members of the team were around first and second form students and the disparity in size was noticeable, but they fought on and never gave up despite the one-sided nature of the game and that display in itself shows that they’re excited and eager to participate.

She added that what she saw demonstrated there was passion and no quitting from the younger and smaller team and that according to her was one of the positive aspects that the tournament has brought out.

Lovell said she felt that with Guyana’s football on a high, the country and the sport of football will in the near future benefit from what Digicel has done.

A point to note is the fact that more and more females and parents have been attending the matches in droves.

Ministry of Sport/National Sports Commission hosts August swimming programme The August holidays will soon be upon us and parents contemplating how to productively utilize the time in developmental activities for their children would be happy to learn of the initiative planned by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport in collaboration with the National Sports Commission where those officials will be hosting a swimming summer programme to introduce young athletes to the basic rudiments of the sport even as those officials ensure that the facility is adequately and effectively utilized.

Sessions would be conducted at the Colgrain Swimming Pool, Camp Street Georgetown and participants would be taken through their paces while under the tutelage of two qualified coaches, Ms. Kumiko Inuzuka

of Japan and Ms. Isabel Maria Couso Fals of Cuba.

The sessions will be conducted between July 16 - August 22 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The first session will be between 09:00hrs–10:00hrs, while the second session starts at 10:00hrs and concludes one hour later.

Interested persons may uplift and submit application forms at the offices of the Colgrain swimming facility between July 03 –13 between 09:00hrs-16:00hrs. Further enquiries could be made by contacting the Administrator of Pools, Mr. Abraham Watson on telephone #s 222-1306 /649-5562 between 08:30hrs & 16:30hrs or Ms Desiree Cummings (226-0387), during weekdays.

Saturday June 23, 2012

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Gives go ahead for Horse racing IMC gets down to RCMTC&SF Caricom work, releases latest classification Day race meet

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ith several sporting bodies in Guyana not functioning properly due to various reasons including infighting, there are moves by some to get themselves in order.

With the Guyana Horses Racing Authority (GHRA) being one such defunct body, those in the horseracing fraternity has made a move to get themselves in order.

The group recently held a meeting and put an Interim Management Committee (IMC) in place to run the affairs of the Horseracing Fraternity until January when elections are slated to be held.

A number of committees were put in place among them the Classification Committee.

The Committee recently met and released the names of the horses eligible to race in Guyana and their respected classes they are qualified to race in.

This qualification takes effect from 10th June, 2012.

Horse owners are also advised that they can make contact with the following persons if their Horses are not mentioned in the classification listed below.

The persons are Fazal Habibulla on 657-7010, C. Ramnauth on 697-1979, Colin Elcock on telephone number 333-0301 and Dennis DeRoop on 6406396.

Meanwhile, the IMC has stated that the first race meet for the new racing season under their charge is the Ryan Crawford Memorial Tu r f C l u b & S p o r t s Facilities (RCMTC&SF) race meet in collaboration with Banks DIH Limited which is set for July 2 (Caricom Day).

Ten races are listed for that meet which has over $9M in cash and trophies up for grabs. The races are the Private Dancer stakes, which will be the feature B

class event compliments of the Elcock Family of the USA. The event which is cosponsored by Banks DIH Limited will see the horses competing over 1700M for a sumptuous first prize of $1M and trophy with a total purse of over $2M. The E and lower River Dance Spring Classic will see the horses competing for the Ryan Crawford Memorial Trophy compliments of the Elcock family of the USA. The 1200M race will have a first prize of $500,000.

The 3 years old Guyana and West Indies Bred Alness Derby will be run for the 31st time with the Trophy complements of Sunil Tickram of the USA. The winning horse will also race away with $500,000 over 1600M. The 2 years old Guyana and West Indian bred horses will race for $450,000 and the Robbie Tickaram trophy complements of the Tickaram family of the USA over 1100M. The Guyana Bred Three Year old event with a first prize of $400,000 over 1400M will have a trophy compliments of the Elcock family of the USA. The event for Two Year old Guyana and West Indies Bred Horse will have a winner’s purse of $450,000 over 1100M for the Robbie Tickaram Memorial Trophy compliments of the Tickaram family of the USA. The race for the two year old Guyana bred horses over 950M for a winning purse of $400,000 and the Kingsway Memorial Trophy will be with the complements of the Suknandan Family of the USA. The G and lower1600M even will see the animals racing for a $400,000 winner’s money and trophy compliments of Roopnauth Sewsankar of the USA. (Continued on page 20)

t r o Sp Team Guyana firm favourites to win inaugural Final one-dayer Caribbean Guinness Street Challenge washed out See story on page 22

Alastair Cook with the NatWest Series Trophy.

Guinness Brand Ambassador Kenwyne Jones (second right) meets GFF Acting President Franklin Wilson and Guinness officials on Thursday evening at the National Park.

Nationwide Schools Football Competition...

Brickdam marches on

ESPNcricinfo - The final one-day international between England and West Indies at Headingley was washed out as torrential rain lashed Leeds leading to a call-off shortly after 1pm.

It meant England take the series 2-0 following their handsome victories at West End and The Oval.

In 2009 the corresponding fixture was also abandoned without a ball bowled when the Headingley drainage struggled to cope with a morning downpour but this time the weather never threatened to break to allow any action.

This was the fourth day of international cricket lost during the tour following the weather-ruined Edgbaston Test that only had play on two days.

The lack of action meant no opportunity to look at England’s rejigged side after they rested Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann, a decision that provoked another debate about resting and rotation. The three players will be back with the squad for the Twenty20 international at Trent Bridge on Sunday which concludes West Indies’ visit.

Following the Twenty20, England then have five one-day internationals against Australia before the main contest of the season with a three-Test series against South Africa.

Result: England v West Indies - Match abandoned.

Head Coach Sven Browne (centre) poses with Brickdam marksmen Eon Sullivan (left)and Travis Brandis yesterday.

Sammy reflects after ODI series

Part of the action in the clash between Brickdam Secondary School and Cummings Lodge yesterday.

Leeds, England – Persistent rain washed out the third and final One-day International between England and West Indies on Friday.

Not a ball was bowled at Headingley, as the wet weather ensured that the covers remained on the playing area.

The outcome meant that West Indies lost the three-match series 0-2, following a 114-run defeat under the DuckworthLewis Method in the first ODI last Saturday at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton and an eight-wicket loss in the second ODI at the Kia Oval in London.

“All of us were happy with the prospects for the ODI series,” said West Indies captain Darren Sammy. “But this is a perfect case of ‘cricket don’t play on paper’.

“You could have the best-looking team, but at the end of the day, you have to go out on the pitch and perform. We have not done this in the ODI series and England went about doing the job very professionally.”

Sammy said West Indies had one final chance to impress on the tour, when they face the host in a Twenty20 on Sunday at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

“Winning the T20 would be a good way to end and finish on a high note, so we can take that momentum into the series we have against New Zealand,” he said. “Winning would be a good way to finish.”

- Bladen Hall, B/ce High, Charity, Hosororo among recent winners P. 21

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