Kaieteur News

Monday May 28, 2012

Kaieteur News

DHB changes western hydraulic ramp two days ahead of schedule

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Ed Ahmad’s Attorney wants more time …cites complicated, recently emergent issue

Recent works being carried out on the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

The operation to change the western hydraulic ramp of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) was successfully completed yesterday, two days ahead of schedule. The bridge could once again accommodate two-lane vehicular traffic and retract for ocean going vessels.

On May 26, management of DHB commenced operations to change the western hydraulic ramp, weeks after it concluded changing the eastern hydraulic ramp. This operation was slated for four days but owing to effective time management it was completed in two days.

For those two days

vehicles were restricted to one-lane traffic by the retractor span and marine traffic.

According to General Manager of DHB, Rawlston Adams, at 17:30 hrs yesterday the operation was completed and by 18:00 hrs traffic was flowing like usual.

He related that on both days the contractor, InFAB and the bridge engineers commenced work at 6:00 am.

There was little obstruction from the vehicles traversing the bridge since it was a holiday.

Although the change to the eastern hydraulic ramp was also completed ahead of schedule, managing

resources differently allowed the western ramp change to be quicker. To facilitate the western change the components were transported via the river on a pontoon instead of a truck via the bridge. In fact, all the materials were loaded and off-loaded on the pontoon.

Adams added that the weather was favourable for the operation. He explained that the environment was not heated and so workers were not quickly tired and dehydrated.

He stated that the bridge administration took the opportunity to replace 42 deck plates, which were unchanged for 15 years.

Police hunt drug addict in female security guard murder probe Detectives are still trying to locate a male acquaintance of 45 year old Donna Thomas who was found murdered in her home at 6-9 D’Urban and Cross Streets, Werk-en-Rust on Saturday morning.

She was found lying in bed in a pool of blood with several stab wounds.

Police sources yesterday said that the suspect is a “drug addict” who had several minor brushes with the law. The source said that they have made several checks around Georgetown trying to locate him.

One man who was arrested on Saturday is still in custody assisting with investigations.

This newspaper was told that relatives of the woman are yet to come forward and identify the body. Kaieteur News was told that although neighbours had given the woman’s name to the police, no blood relative has come forward to verify the information. Several efforts to contact relatives proved futile yesterday.

Thomas was once attached to the Professional Guard Service (PGS) and is said to be the mother of three.

This newspaper was told that Thomas, who hails from Corentyne, Berbice, had been renting the apartment at D’Urban Street for the past eight months. The woman’s body was discovered by colleagues who went to look for her after she did not turn up for work.

It was noted that upon arriving at the woman’s house, the colleagues saw the front door to her apartment ‘slightly opened’. Several shouts went unanswered and this prompted them to enter the house where they saw her lying on her bed motionless with several apparent stab wounds about her body.

The landlord for the apartment, Randolph Yaw,

said that the woman was living with a drug addict and from time to time they would have arguments. The man said that the last time he heard the woman’s voice was on Friday evening about 23:00h, just before he retired to bed.

He said that from information gathered, the woman collected her wages on Friday. Yaw said that the man with whom Thomas was living asked for money but she refused to give him any.

The landlord opined that this may have triggered the man, whose name was given as ‘Anthony’ to commit the act.

The defence attorney for Guyanese Businessman Edul Ahmad indicted in the US has requested a month adjournment to address what he calls, “a complicated, recently emergent issue.”

Ahmad was scheduled to appear before Judge Dora Irizarry in a New York Court for a final pre-trial hearing before his jury selection process begins.

Ahmad’s defence lawyer, Steven Kartagener made the request of Irizarry last last Friday just days before his client’s court appearance.

Ahmad’s lawyer indicated to the Judge that the request is being made with the consent of the Prosecution Alexander Solomon.

According to Kartagener, the matter is grave enough to the point where a motion will be filed in respect of the “emergent issue.”

Kartagener indicated to Judge Irizarry that, “The concomitant press of other matters makes it impossible for me to file my papers prior to that date.”

He was referring to the date which was scheduled for the pre-trial hearing, hence the request to adjourn.

Jury selection is now set for November 5, 2012 at 9:30

AM and the trial will begin immediately after.

The prosecution estimates that the trial will take one week.

The US prosecution had previously indicated that it would need some two weeks to complete its case against Ahmad.

Ahmad who is currently free on a bond had applied for permission to leave the New York jurisdiction to attend a separate trial he is involved with.

Judge Dora Irizarry had acceded to his request for permission to travel to the District of New Jersey “so that he may appear in court on a civil matter.”

His trial has already had to be adjusted due to scheduling conflicts.

In December last it was reported, that the Queensbased Guyanese businessman Ahmad had entered into “extensive plea negotiations” that had been slated to last for several months.

Ahmad was arrested last July on charges of operating a $50 million mortgage-fraud scheme in Queens. He faces a maximum of 30 years in jail.

He is out on $2.5 million bail.

According to the Post

Edul Ahmad article, court records also revealed that three alleged coconspirators — Ahmad’s cricket pals and employees were also indicted in an associated case last month.

Queens-based brokers, Qayaam Farrouq, Mohamed Gurmohamed and Steve Massiah were charged with defrauding banks and mortgage companies by falsifying mortgage-loan applications to make borrowers appear more creditworthy to financial institutions, the US newspaper reports.

The federal authorities later dropped charges against Massiah.

Kwame Mc Coy scheduled for court today The criminal matter against Information and Press Liaison to the President, Kwame McCoy, is scheduled to resume in court today.

McCoy is facing two charges of assault causing actual bodily harm. It was said that he maliciously and unlawfully wounded Clifton Stewart and Natalie Ross in two separate incidents. He was also charged for the use of threatening language

towards Stewart.

The last time the matter was called before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, it was put down for another date since the court was said to be swamped with other pressing matters.

Stewart, one of the victims in the matter, had expressed his concern with the delay in the case since it was keeping (Continued on page 10)

Kwame McCoy

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Editorial

Rio-20: Another Take Ben Pile, convenor of the Oxford Salon takes a second look at next month’s Rio-20 Summit.

“Forty years ago, two ideas about humanity’s relationship with the natural world caught the imagination of the richest and most influential people. The first was that the demands of a growing population were taking more from the planet than could be replaced by natural processes.

The second related idea was that there exist natural “limits to growth.” These two reinventions of Malthusianism became the basis of a new form of global politics, which has sought to contain human industrial and economic development ever since.

Fears about the possibility of global environmental catastrophe and its human consequences became the ground on which a number of organisations established under the UN were formed. In 1972, the UN held its Conference on the Human Environment, and began its environment programme, UNEP. In 1983, the World Commission on Environment and Development was formed. Its publication of its findings in 1987, also known as the Brundtland Report, became the bible of “sustainable development.”

Having established sustainable development as an imperative of global politics, more organisations and programmes under the UN were formed to deliver it. In 1992, the UN Conference on Environment and Development, the first “Earth Summit,” was held in Rio, leading to the Agenda 21 “blueprint for a sustainable planet,” UN conventions on climate change and biodiversity, and the creation of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNSCD). Since then, an entire ecosystem of global, national, governmental and non-governmental organisations has emerged to advocate and implement the closer integration of human productive life with knowledge about the environment: to observe the “limits to growth.” The most notable of these is the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), under which a global agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions is being sought.

Forty years on and those predictions of doom have not been borne out. The average life expectancy of a human has increased by 10 years, and the number of infants dying before their fifth birthday has fallen from 134 per thousand to 58.

Thus, the human population has nearly doubled, and global GDP has risen threefold.

There are more of us, we are healthier, wealthier and better fed. There is vast disparity between what the advocates of political environmentalism have claimed and reality. So why are world leaders set to meet next month in Rio at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development?

The conference, known as Rio+20, aims to bring together “world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups” to “shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an even more crowded planet to get to the future we want”.

But these apparently noble ends belie some shameful means. It is not for you or I to decide what “the future we want” will look like by participating in democratic processes.

Instead, “world leaders” from governments, businesses and NGOs are to decide it for us.

What happens then, if we do not believe that an emphasis on sustainability is the best way to approach the problems of poverty and inequity? What happens if we think that progress in the world has been achieved, in spite it not being “sustainable”? And what if we do not think that the Great and the Good are doing anything other than serving themselves by this new form of politics?

There is, of course, no opportunity for the expression of such ideas. The Rio+20 conference will be a meeting to extend the reach of supranational institutions that are already beyond democratic control. By design, the meeting precludes public engagement.

And any recalcitrant “actors” who do make it to the meeting can expect to be made pariahs. Environmentalism is a form of politics that exists apart from the demos, promising to solve the problems of the poor. However, this promise comes at a price: the world can be fed, clothed and housed at the cost of autonomy.

Monday May 28, 2012

Letters... Where your views make the news

ORGANIZED CHAOS AT CPCE!

DEAR EDITOR, The Stabroek News of May 18th, 2012 carried a letter to the editor in which, it appears, a current trainee teacher of the Associate Degree Programme highlights a number of inadequacies of the programme and in general of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE).

I am very disappointed that the trainee teacher chose not to include his or her name. Speaking the truth, as this individual has done, should cause no fear. Please permit me some space to make some observations as it relates to CPCE. Firstly, I would say that CPCE and NCERD are the most troubled sectors of the education system in Guyana.

Interestingly, both are responsible for training teachers in Guyana.

Yet, there is no link between the two when one looks at the organizational chart of the Ministry of

Education.

It is solely for this reason that there is always a conflict of ideas and theories when a trained teacher attends an NCERD workshop. The only relationship between the two is that the two heads meet at Education System Committee meetings.

Secondly, the Associate Degree Programme (ADE) should never have started.

CPCE was not ready. A list of courses was presented but modules for all the courses were not available. Here is an example. All trainees in the ADE programme were required to do a math course called ‘Mathematical Thinking’ in their first semester. This course was never done.

Instead, trainees were subjected to do a course called ‘Mathematical Sequencing and Prediction’ which is supposed to be done in the second semester. In the first batch, all trainees, except math majors did this course.

In the second batch, all trainees including math majors did this course.

This is a clear indication that the plan in place is not being followed. Several courses did not have modules when the ADE programme started. To fix this problem, CPCE took many of the modules from the older programmes and changed the cover to reflect the ADE programme.

Apart from this, many of the modules are riddled with errors. I remember some students had to write a Literature examination three times because CPCE kept setting an examination for the wrong novels.

This observation must be taken into context.

In 2010, then Chairman of the Board, Olato Sam, now Chief Education Officer, took umbrage when GTU dared to say that Ministry of Education was not ready for the ADE programme. His letter was published in the

Stabroek News of 20th September, 2010 accusing GTU of trying to score ‘cheap political points’. In it Mr. Sam outlines all the steps taken by CPCE to start the ADE programme. Now, one has to question Mr. Sam’s outline in view of the complaints made by the trainee teacher.

The greatest crime at CPCE has to do with examinations. In the first ADE batch, a challenging examination was set for the course ‘Mathematical Sequencing and Prediction’.

It demanded much from teachers.

This was a step in the right direction. The result was that there were large failures across the country. Rather than trying to correct the deficiencies of the tutors or the course, CPCE sets a ‘watered-down’ examination for the second batch.

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When will electricity return to Mabaruma?

DEAR EDITOR, It is with great concern that I wish to bring the attention of the relevant authorities, the problem of the unprofessional and the non commitment of the Region One administration, as it relates to no electricity of the Mabaruma sub region.

As a resident of Mabaruma, and as a very loyal and committed taxpayer to the government of Guyana, I am very unhappy with the way the regional administration has been addressing this matter of great interest or should I say

the manner in which they have attempted to do so.

It has been almost three weeks since the Mabaruma power plant has plunged into severe technical difficulties.

Very little is being done to address the issue.

It has been affecting residents tremendously, especially the business community who suffers the most, along with the CSEC students, whom I know are disgusted with the situation.

I recall reading a notice which stated that “Due to technical difficulties

‘Touting the Dead’ brought back childhood memories DEAR EDITOR, Your recent News item headed “Touting the Dead” took me back to my childhood in the early 1940s, when I had to remain in the public hospital with a fractured arm.

I was placed in a feepaying (50cents-a-day) ward for female adult patients. The bed next to mine was occupied by an elderly woman with a broken leg in a sling. Two touts - always men in those days - from different funeral parlours would visit the ward during the day, to check on patients. One of them, always in a black tunic, kept a close eye on my neighbour, who was mostly asleep, and would take her pulse. One day, as he entered the ward, the sleeping woman suddenly gave a prolonged sigh.

He took her pulse, called the nurse, who pronounced her dead, and he then

scurried away, presumably to transact business.

I remember this incident clearly, not only because of the ‘last breath’ factor, but because as the porters carried the corpse that night down the stairs on a stretcher, the head bumped a few treaders, which caused them to laugh.

A few years previously I had seen touting from a different angle, when an elderly relative who lived with us died. We learnt of her death through two touts ‘crows’ we called them - when they came at the same time, one behind the other, to tell us the news and ‘arrange business’.

Things have not changed that much in 70 years, the difference being that ‘touting’ is now aggressive, and done on hospital premises - by both men and women.

Geralda Dennison

experienced at the Mabaruma Power plant there will be no electricity until further notice”.

It was signed by the REO. Why isn’t any official updating the residents on the progress if there is any?

Mr. Editor, it is only rumored that a new generator will supposedly be arriving on the MV Kimbia, which in itself is another story I don’t wish to mention.

In addition, it is also being rumored that the needed parts were to arrive sometime on the aircraft and I am wondering, has the airplane experienced technical difficulties as well?

This is indeed disappointing, and can only

be described as professional embarrassment of the regional authorities.

Are there not any technicians who can render some service to the old plant while we await the arrival of the new power g e n e r a t o r, whenever that is. Are our taxes not enough for such initiative?

In concluding, all concerned residents wish to know what is the stage of progress or the cause for this long delayed electricity problem from regional officials. It is rather surprising that these same regional officials enjoy the nightmares.

Ronald Cox

Playing ‘ketch-a-koo’ with Guyanese motorists DEAR EDITOR, Our police rightly charge motorists for speeding where speed limits are officially posted.

However, it seems unfair, if not illegal, to ambush and charge motorists using the lonely, bush-lined, often cow-filled road connecting the new Berbice River Bridge with the CorentyneNew Amsterdam highway at Palmyra. This road has no speed limit sign posted, but motorists are charged for allegedly speeding on it. Indeed, one wonders if the speed limit for this road was ever ‘gazetted’.

It must be emphasized that this new road branches off the Corentyne- New Amsterdam highway which, as a matter of fact, has varying speed limits ranging from 40, 50, 65, 80 posted at various points between New Amsterdam and Moleson Creek. Therefore, one must guess which of these or any other speed limit is applicable to this new road, even by extrapolation.

Many questions arise about the modus operandi of our police force, including the misuse of taxpayers’ dollars and undue harassment of motorists.

Also of note is the contrast with the civility in many other countries where motorists are decently forewarned that speeding is routinely monitored as opposed to our police playing “ketch-a-koo” or ‘hide & seek’ with hapless Guyanese.

Nowrang Persaud

Monday May 28, 2012

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Letters... Where your views make the news

I believe David Ramnarine will be chosen in the future for a bigger job DEAR EDITOR, In 2003, in the run-up to the Iraq War, one man stood up to the lies and myths coming out of the White House and the Pentagon.

General Eric Shinseki, Army Chief of Staff, told Congress that a war in Iraq and its aftermath would require several hundred thousand troops and would take at least ten years. Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz his superiors — attacked Shinseki. His superiors forced him to retire.

In 2008, President Obama said Shinseki was right about the war and chose him to head Veteran Administration.

Like Shinseki, Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine was stripped of his Commander posting for standing up to his superiors.

Like Shinseki, I believe David Ramnarine will be chosen in the future for a bigger job. I personally, would recommend that he immediately leave the Guyana Police Force.

In times like these, Guyana could use a leader like him who has integrity, compassion, courage, and good morals. I have never met David Ramnarine, but from

what I read about him in the newspaper, I like him. He sounds like he is a great leader, and he cares more about the men and women he supervises than himself.

He makes sure that his subordinates are taken care of. Most of them have only good things to say about him.

When his officers were not provided money for food during the election, he stood up for them by going public to fight for their cause.

Even though he knew it may cause him his job, which it did. He doesn’t care about protecting his job. He cares more about protecting the police officers he supervises.

That is the mark of a great leader and man. I believe the people of Guyana need a person like David Ramnarine to be their leader.

I enlisted in the United States military because part of the spirit and the culture of the U.S. military is the creed that you don’t leave anyone behind—whether injured, captured, or dead. David Ramnarine wouldn’t leave any of his officers behind.

He reminds me of some of the leaders that I met while serving for 25 years in the United States military. These

leaders cared about their soldiers, and they were willing to die for the men and women that they supervised.

With leaders like that, three times I volunteered to go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Because I always knew that if I was ever captured, they would risked their lives to rescue me. Even if I was dead, they would come to get my body to take it back to my family.

With leaders like that, who wouldn’t want to go to war knowing that your leaders had your back. David Ramnarine sounds like he is such a leader, and I would be willing to let him lead me into war any day.

Even though, I have never met the man, I feel a close connection to him because there are not a lot of leaders like him in the world and especially not in Guyana.

In my opinion, David Ramnarine is a revolutionary leader, and the people of Guyana could use a revolutionary leader to make the country a better place to live. May God bless Assistant Police Commission David Ramnarine and may God bless Guyana.

Anthony Pantlitz

From page 4 hour examination in 40 minutes. I wonder how the University of Guyana feels about this. They will not say but their reason for doing this is that there is political pressure on them to massproduce teachers so that there can be 75% trained teachers in the education system which is in the Education Strategic Plan 2008-2013.

Trainee teachers are subjected to many more atrocities at CPCE than is believable. Only recently trainees of one of the Centre were subjected to write an examination in ‘blackout’.

Few of the trainees completed the examination mainly because they could not see to write.

These geniuses, who decided that examinations should be written from 16:00 to 18:00 hours, never took in consideration that most of the Centers do not have standby generators. An ever greater atrocity is that students write examination in their first year and get results, if they are lucky, in their third year.

Then the Ministry of Education says to teachers that students’ books ought to be marked every day. It would be nice if MOE can tell CPCE to mark trainee’s exams every semester. In some cases, I don’t think that the papers

are even marked.

A good example to substantiate is that fact that 24 out of 78 students passed a Physical Examination recently at two Centers. All trainees are claiming that they did not fail. They have asked for a review. They will not get a review.

This is the dictatorial nature of CPCE’s administration. It would be nice if the administration of CPCE can explain why graduation has been pushed back to November rather than July. I do not buy the reason that it is to have the first batch of the ADE trainees and the other trainees graduate at the same time.

My feeling is that so mismanaged are the programmes that CPCE has now realized that the trainees have not done a particular course.

I would advise the trainee teacher who wrote the letter

to get use to this sort of treatment.

It is what awaits you in the public education system.

We, like you, are still waiting on our clothing stipend. We, like you, are being experimented with daily through ideas like automatic promotion and interventions.

We, like you, attempt to complete impossible tasks and futile records.

We, like you, do not know what lunacy of the Ministry of Education awaits us. We, like you, are waiting representation in many matters from GTU. Although, you should note that Mr. Bynoe is GTU’s representative on CPCE’s board.

We, like you, are hoping that the Honourable Minister of Education and Dr. Solomon (Chairperson of the Board) bring some sanity to this organized chaos.

Mohammed S. Hussain

Organized chaos at CPCE!

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Norton Street man beaten to death

Investigations are continuing into the murder of a 36-year-old man, whose body was found dumped at the back of the old Georgetown Incinerator.

Dead is Keith Bowen of 51 Norton Street, Lodge. Police sources said that the body was found shortly after midday, and from all appearances Bowen was badly beaten.

Sylvia Kishore, the dead man’s mother told Kaieteur News yesterday that she received the news of his death sometime around lunch.

“Someone called me and said they find my son body in de burial ground…so I rushed to see,” Kishore said.

She was accompanied by her daughter and they made the positive identification.

Relatives admitted that Bowen was a habitual drug user. They said that there are

- body dumped in Le Repentir Cemetery

The body of Keith Bowen lying in the Le Repentir Cemetery. reports that Bowen was beaten after he was accused of stealing several pieces of scrap metal from a Norton Street Scrap metal shop.

Up to press time no one

was arrested, but investigators are closely monitoring a prime suspect.

Bowen leaves to mourn his mother, father and nine other siblings.

UN Security Council meets to discuss Syria massacre AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council met yesterday to discuss the killing of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla, a sign of mounting outrage at the massacre that the government and rebels blamed on each other.

Images of bloodied and lifeless young bodies, lain carefully side by side after the onslaught on Friday, triggered shock around the world and underlined the failure of a sixweek-old U.N. ceasefire plan to stop the violence.

Western and Arab states opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad put the blame for the deaths squarely on the government.

Russia, which along with China, has vetoed Security Council resolutions calling for tougher action, said the “tragic” events in Syria deserve condemnation and called for a U.N. assessment

General Robert Mood of the violence there.

Russian Deputy U.N. Ambassador Alexander Pankin told reporters Moscow was skeptical about suggestions that the Syrian government was behind the massacre, saying it appeared most of the victims were killed with knives or shot at point-blank range.

British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant disagreed.

“It seems quite clear that the massacre in Houla was caused by heavy bombardment, by government artillery and tanks,” Lyall Grant said. The United Nations believes that at least 108 people were killed, U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous.

Moscow rejected a British and French proposal for a Security Council statement on the Houla massacre on Saturday, demanding a briefing from the head of the U.N. observer mission, General Robert Mood, first.

Security Council diplomats said yesterday they hoped to agree on some kind of condemnation of the massacre, though Russia was clearly at odds with the Western powers regarding who was to blame.

In his public comments so far, Mood called the killings “a very tragical expression” of the situation in Syria, but refrained from apportioning blame.

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Six months later and former Grove/Diamond NDC Overseer still to repay missing funds Residents of Grove/ Diamond East Bank Demerara (EBD) are still awaiting word from the Ministry of Local Government as it relates to the missing funds in their Neighbourhood Democratic Council’s (NDC’s) account and the repayment agreement made by former Overseer, Balraj Budwah.

This newspaper has repeatedly tried to obtain information on the monies already repaid by Budwah.

However, the Ministry has continued to remain silent on the matter.

The Ministry of Local Government continues to affirm that its oversight responsibility to the 65 NDCs across the country embraces the issue of transparency and it is yet to release information about the repayment arrangements by Budwah.

Financial discrepancies arose at the Grove/ Diamond NDC, EBD, and residents in the villages began pointing fingers to Budwah as they became more concerned about the management of funds.

Investigations were launched into the matter and Budwah was sent on “Administrative leave” during this period.

Kaieteur News understands that shortly after

this, Budwah tendered his resignation, although it was unclear if this was done before the investigation was completed.

In a letter to Minister within the Ministry of Local Government, Norman Whittaker, (then Minister of Local Government) on September 26, 2011, Budwah accepted the responsibility of repaying the large sum of money that was discovered “missing”.

“With reference to the investigation carried out between the Minister of Local Government and the Local Government Department of the Regional Democratic Council, Region #4, Please be informed that I am in agreement with the facts presented in the report. I will refund the sum of Two million six hundred and fifteen thousand and twenty four dollars ($2, 615, 124) to the Council’s account on or before 26th October, 2011,” stated Budwah in this letter.

Kaieteur News understands that while six months have passed, Budwah has failed to stick to the above mentioned agreement.

“Why they can’t answer and tell us what happening with Balraj and our money? It isn’t right that they ain’t keeping we in the loop and we don’t know what happening. If someone had taken their money then they would have said something but they talking about transparency and clarity and they hiding Balraj dirty story,” one man argued.

More villagers from Grove expressed dissatisfaction with the way in which the Ministry conducted its investigations and dealt with the matter.

Another man opined that if the Ministry was indeed aiming for transparency and accountability they should publicly make a statement on the issue.

“If they flaunting transparency talks in we face then they should walk the walk if they want to talk the talk. They need to tell us something or issue a statement; they need to let us know what is happening.

Does this mean that anyone can take money from a government office and build fancy homes and get away with it?” questioned the concerned man.

Minister Whittaker had earlier told this publication that his Ministry will continue to provide oversight on the relevant offices throughout the country to ensure transparency.

“The Ministry continues to guide and to provide oversight over the 10 Regional Democratic Councils, the 65 NDCs, six Municipalities and several Committee Development Councils (CDCs) across our country. This oversight responsibility embraces the issue of transparency,” Whittaker had said.

However, residents are concerned whether this may actually be the case since Budwah’s case seems to be pushed aside as if to be “hidden under a rug”.

A mini health check is the first step to donating blood

Monday May 28, 2012

GUYSUCO sugar woes put refinery plans on hold The woes that have plagued the Guyana Sugar Corporation for more than a decade now, have led to the Government-owned company, shelving a plan to establish its own refinery, with the hope that by 2015, it could be placed back on the front burner.

This was revealed in 2010 by former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sugar Corporation, Errol Hanoman, during a hearing before the Economic Services Committee of the last Parliament.

At the time, he along with then Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud and Guysuco’s Deputy CEO Raj Singh appeared to be interrogated by the Parliamentary body on the state-of-affairs of the Sugar Industry. This newspaper only recently managed to obtain a copy of the transcript of that hearing.

The Parliamentary Committee was chaired by Government’s Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira and also included the late, Winston Murray, Dharamkumar Seeraj and Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman, Khemraj Ramjattan among others.

Hanoman told those in attendance at the February 4th, 2010 sitting of that Standing Parliamentary Committee that “By 2015, we are looking at an ethanol plant and getting that refinery project back on the table.”

He had explained to the Committee members that “with the ethanol, the excess molasses that we produce at the moment, and by that I mean the molasses above and beyond what is required by the local distillery, is enough to provide gasohol. Let us say a ten per cent mix of all

Former Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo Errol Hanoman

Chairperson of the Economic Services Committee of the 9th Parliament Gail Teixeira

petrol driven vehicles in Guyana.”

He went on to tell the Committee that GuySuCo, had done a feasibility study for refinery, and it did indicate that a refinery in Guyana will be feasible.

Hanoman did lament that “It has been put on the back burner at the moment because what is essential is that we get our basic sugar operation back up to a level that will allow the feedstock that is needed for the refinery.”

He said that with the anticipated progress in the industry, “we are going to bring the refinery studies back on the front burner and, all being well; I would like to hope that we could see a refinery being commissioned by 2015.”

The Guyana Government, one year later, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Regional Conglomerate Ansa McAl Group of Companies.

That agreement was inked in Trinidad and Tobago, unknowingly to the Guyanese people.

After reports of a secret deal surfaced, the company’s executives flew to Guyana and conceded a delay in making the announcement.

It was pointed out that the multi-national company is putting TT$17M into the feasibility study for the establishment of a world class ethanol facility.

This was one year after the GuySuCo, CEO made the

pronouncement on ethanol production at GuySuCo. If the Ansa McAl study demonstrates that the project is viable, the company said that it would be willing to put between TT$250M and TT$300M to get the project up and running.

Currently, the company said they have no partners.

In doing so, the company would need a huge expanse of land to plant whatever crop they choose with sugar cane being the preferred option at this time. It was the Trinidad Guardian that announced that the MoU was signed between the Government and Ansa McAl on September 30th, 2011.

The Guyana Government did not make the signing of the MoU public prior to that announcement in Trinidad and Tobago. A statement by Ansa McAl said that the agro-energy industrial project will be built on 110,000 (approx. 425 square miles) hectares of virgin land.

However, Ansa McAl’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Aneal Maharaj emphasised that the government has given the company no commitments thus far.

Anthony Sabga 111, the Business Development Executive emphasised that Ansa McAl could not at this time say definitely that it would go ahead with the project; that question could only be answered when the feasibility study is completed at the end of November this year.

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Impeachment trial for Philippines’ top judge to end The landmark impeachment trial of the Philippines’ top judge is expected to wrap up today, bringing down the curtain on more than four months of divisive political drama that has gripped the nation.

Members of the 23member Senate will rule on the fate of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona after hearing final arguments from prosecutors and the defence.

A verdict will be handed down either today or tomorrow. President Benigno Aquino has said removing the chief justice is a crucial step to cleaning up the government.

Corona, 63, is accused of protecting graft-tainted former president Gloria Arroyo from prosecution.

He is also accused of lacking integrity and of amassing a personal fortune above the limits of his salary - which he failed to declare as required by the constitution.

Prosecutors say his actions amounted to “culpable violation” of the constitution and betrayal of public trust.

A guilty verdict on any of

Renato Corona the three charges would lead to his removal from office and could see him face criminal prosecution.

“We feel we have presented a very solid case against the chief justice,” lead prosecutor Niel Tupas told reporters Sunday.

“We have covered everything and I think the senators have already made up their minds.”

Corona’s removal was sought by Aquino, who was elected to the presidency in 2010 on a platform to end corruption he claimed reached pervasive levels during Arroyo’s term. (AFP)

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IMF chief riles Greeks as crisis election looms Political leaders in Athens rounded on IMF chief Christine Lagarde yesterday for branding Greeks taxdodgers as parties went on the campaign trail for next month’s elections.

Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos accused Lagarde of trying to “humiliate” the debt-stricken country, which is facing its second election in six weeks seen as crucial to the future of the eurozone.

Radical left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras, whose Syriza party is one of the two top contenders for the June 17 vote, insisted “Greek workers pay their taxes, which are unbearable”.

The comments by the

French IMF head came as parties squared off for the election that could determine whether Greece continues to receive EUIMF funds as part of a multi-billion euro bailout package and stays in the eurozone.

Lagarde told Britain’s Guardian newspaper in an interview published Friday that Greeks must “help themselves collectively” by all paying taxes, saying she was more concerned about subSaharan Africans in poverty than Greeks hit by the economic crisis.

The International Monetary Fund managing director responded to thousands of angry

Christine Lagarde messages on her Facebook page, saying she was “very sympathetic to the Greek people and the challenges they are facing”.

“That’s why the IMF is supporting Greece in its endeavour to overcome the current crisis.”

Tsipras seized on her comments to assert his stance as a defender against economic cuts, which drove many Greeks to vote for him in an inconclusive election on May 6, putting him second ahead of Venizelos’s Pasok party.

“The last thing we seek in Greece is her sympathy.

Greek workers pay their taxes, which are unbearable,” Tsipras said in a statement, taking a swipe at Pasok and the conservative New Democracy party which came first in May. (AFP)

Iran not ready for visit to suspect nuclear site DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has not yet given good enough reasons to visit an Iranian site where it suspects there may have been experiments for developing nuclear weapons, Iranian media said.

The Parchin complex is at the centre of Western suspicions that Iran is developing a nuclear weapons capability despite Tehran’s repeated denials of any such ambition. A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last week said satellite images showed “extensive activities” at Parchin.

Iranian officials have refused access to the complex, southeast of Tehran, saying it is a military site.

“The reasons and document have still not been presented by the agency to convince us to give permission for this visit,” the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Fereydoun

Abbasi-Davani, was quoted as saying by Fars news agency on Saturday.

Six world powers failed to convince Iran last week to halt its most sensitive nuclear work, but they will meet again in Moscow next month to try to end a stand-off that has raised fears of a new war that could threaten global oil supplies.

Last November, an IAEA report found Iran had built a large containment vessel in 2000 at Parchin in which to conduct tests that the agency said were “strong indicators of possible weapon development”.

In last week’s report, the IAEA did not elaborate on what activities it believed were happening there, but Western diplomats suspect Iran is trying to remove any potentially incriminating evidence. Tehran rejects this charge.

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Trinidad seeking regional support to host major forum of the Americas GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - CMC Trinidad and Tobago is bidding to host the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) in 2014, Planning and Development Minister Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie has announced here.

Tewarie told the recently held board of governors meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) that Port of Spain is seeking the support of all its Caribbean neighbours in hosting “a unique annual regional forum”.

“This forum which is being hosted in Colombia this year and Panama in 2013, brings together representatives of countries to foster dialogue, exchange experiences and adopt initiatives to strengthen and

Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie promote competitiveness in the Americas.

He told the meeting that among the principles include the establishment of effective institutions responsible for promoting competitiveness within the private sector; prioritising the development of human capital and the

acquisition of new skills and positioning innovation and high impact entrepreneurship as a determining factor for competitiveness.

Tewarie in outlining a rationale for the forum said that the region may be facing serious development challenges including a limited number and range of products and markets with concentration on natural resources or service-based products, inflexible labour markets and lower levels of productivity and export competitiveness.

“This would enable the region to compete successfully in international markets, while improving the living standards of our citizens,” he added. In 2009, Trinidad and Tobago hosted the Summit of the Americas.

$700m food bill

Barbados has a whopping food import bill in excess of $700 million and Barbadians are being asked for their input to reduce it.

Government is inviting public discussion of a draft White Paper on Agriculture on which there will be a national consultation Wednesday at the Savannah Hotel. This will be followed by a series of town hall

meetings around the island at which Minister of Agriculture Dr David Estwick hopes farmers and other interests will make useful submissions.

At a Press conference at the ministry’s Graeme Hall headquarters Wednesday, Estwick said there was an urgent need to restructure and reposition the agricultural sector to reduce the threat to the island’s food

security.

He said over the years Barbados’ agricultural sector had become “increasingly marginalized” with the growing level of imports and he questioned whether the health of the island could be compromised as a result of preference for some imported foods over more wholesome, traditional, locally-grown food. (Barbados Nation)

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Cash-strapped CLICO seeking to recover control of CEL from Barbados-registered company PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC - The cashstrapped CL Financial and its subsidiary, the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) are seeking to regain control of the CLICO Energy Limited (CEL) from the Barbados registered German owned Proman Holdings Ltd. The Sunday Express newspaper said that preaction protocol letters were sent to Proman Holdings Ltd last week as the companies seek to recover 51 per cent of CEL. According to the newspaper, CLICO wants to recover its 17 per cent interest while CL Financial is seeking to recover the 34 per cent interest it had in CEL. CEL was sold to the Barbados-registered

company on February 4, 2009, three days after the Patrick Manning government signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) with former CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey on January 30 to provide an initial five billion (US$833 million) to rescue the Trinidad-based regional insurance company, the CLICO Investment Bank and other financially troubled subsidiaries of CL Financial.

The Sunday Express reported that after almost three years and just two weeks short of the expiration of the Agreement, the CEL sale has not been reversed.

The evaluation of CEL and its sale has been featured extensively in the ongoing Commission of Enquiry into

Lawrence Duprey CLICO with the company’s former finance director Michael Carballo saying that CEL was valued at over US$200 million, but had been sold for a paltry US$46.5 million, with the knowledge of three CLF directors including Deprey.

New ride for CAL boss In the face of a $339 million loss, State carrier Caribbean Airlines is now paying $20,000 a month to local company Triple D Rentals to lease a Toyota Prado vehicle for chairman Rabindra Moonan.

The Sunday Express understands that Moonan initially requested an Audi Q7 to be leased for the chairman’s use but subsequently changed his preference to the Prado.

The Sunday Express was told that it actually cost the airline more to lease the PCLlicensed Prado than the Audi Q7.

Moonan requested the vehicle be delivered on the first day of his board meeting on May 9.

It was authorised by CAL’s legal department.

Contacted yesterday, Moonan asked why this issue was news.

“CAL may have leased a Prado for themselves and they have used it to transport me to various events. If there are any events which I attend on behalf of the company, the company provides me

Rabindra Moonan with transport,” he told the Sunday Express.

When it was pointed out that former chairmen did not enjoy such luxuries, Moonan defended the lease: “The last chairman was George Nicholas III. I live in San Fernando. At times, I have to go to three meetings in one day.”

CAL sources explained that it was an unusual development in the company as only board fees have traditionally been paid to the directors.

But the State Enterprises Performance Monitoring

Manual titled: “Improving The Corporate Governance Framework for State Enterprises” published by the Ministry of Finance in July 2011 and given to all State appointees states under the Car Loans section: “Company cars of car loans should not be granted to chairmen or directors.”

Further the manual lists exactly what chairmen are entitled to: a monthly fee and a travelling allowance.

The Sunday Express understands the chairman of CAL is paid a meeting fee of $7,000 and is entitled to $1,000 in travelling.

Moonan explained that his focus was on the “bigger picture” at CAL. At the moment, the airline is facing “operational risk” with its debt challenges.

Finance Minister Winston Dookeran had said Government will have to intervene to keep the airline flying even as it faces some US$140 million in bills—$40 million to various entities and US$100 million to France’s Aviones de Transport Regional. (Barbados Nation)

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A DISSERVICE TO NATION-BUILDING Today we republish an edited and revised column about the Guyana National Service.

National Service was a monumental failure that achieved nothing, absolutely nothing. National Service failed without any resistance.

The PPP never destroyed National Service. It had no need to do so.

National Service had little to do with national development. It was part of an experiment intended to militarize the population so as to reorient national values in the pursuit of an ill-suited model of socialism. It was intended to reconfigure the thinking of Guyanese through political indoctrination.

The public was however fed the usual diet of nationalist sentiments. They were sold the idea that National Service was a part of the national development process. This was all part of the brainwashing.

In order to justify this massive failed experiment which sucked the energies out of the society and burdened the government with a bill that it could not afford, National Service was advertised as helping to address the situation of unemployed youths, by providing them with an outlet

to learn skills, contribute to national development and create the new Guyana.

That new Guyana was never created. That new Guyana was an experiment that went wrong. Whatever skills National Service provided to the unskilled could have been had much cheaper and more efficiently through alternative skillsdevelopment schemes. No one needs National Service to provide skills.

The PPP has been blamed for the demise of National Service. There are still many who are not willing to accept that Burnham and company did not know what they were doing when they introduced this scheme, had no clue about how to reorient the society towards socialist values and in the end were prepared to use National Service as a means of social control.

National Service was on its death bed when the PPP came to power. National Service died of financial starvation because during the Hoyte administration, there was simply no money to keep the camps going.

Rather than contributing to national revenue, National Service became a liability. It was downscaled and downsized so that by the time the PNC exited power,

National Service was a skeleton of its former self.

The PPP merely administered the final rites.

National Service went into decline under Desmond Hoyte but he must not be blamed because it was National Service itself which brought about its own demise. It had become an unproductive and unaffordable burden to the state.

We live in different times.

Natio n a l S e r v i c e i s n o longer about donning a uniform, joining a platoon of green uniformed groups and heading to an interior location to live in barracks, plant cotton peas, eat subsistence meals and learn how to march and use a weapon.

If that is the price that one has to pay to impart skills to the unskilled, then Guyana is never going to develop.

There are better ways to achieving the same objective.

What exactly are these skills that National Service turned out? And why could other ways not be found to teach the unemployed these same skills without placing them in a paramilitary organization?

Since when does skilltraining require persons to have to be forced into a form of servitude?

Albouystown man slapped with armed robbery charge after buying new car Kevin Nelson of Lot 66 Barr Street Albouystown was on Friday last placed on $400,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave- Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for the offence of armed robbery.

Nelson’s charge read that on December 21, 2011, he was armed with a gun, and while in the company of others, he robbed Hardial Harry Persaud of $1,685,000. The incident reportedly took place at Meadow Bank Georgetown.

Nelson was not required to plead.

Attorney-at-law Melvin Duke appeared for Nelson in association with George Thomas.

Duke requested reasonable bail for his client.

He said that the 26 –year- old accused is a licensed tobacconist at the Stabroek Market where his family also operates well

established businesses.

Duke went on to say that the only reason his client was arrested is because he bought a new car. The lawyer continued that the police are alleging that the car was purchased with proceeds from the December heist.

Duke also said that his client was arrested in last year for the offence and later released.

He added that due to the new vehicle that his client subsequently purchased, he was rearrested and charged.

The accused was also no stranger to the Magistrate having appeared before her previously.

The Prosecutor did not object to bail but requested a large bail sum for the accused.

Nelson was also requested to report to the Criminal Investigations Department at least once weekly.

There is a need for a new type of National Service but not in the form which we had.

The best National Service is for people to become productive citizens.

A skilled citizen, productive and earning, will develop the economy of Guyana. When someone contributes to productive activities, when those activities contribute rather than act as a drain on national resources, that is a better form of National Service because the productive citizen is contributing to the expansion of the economy.

Guyanese must serve themselves first by becoming

skilled and proficient. They must make something of their lives and in so doing contribute to nation-building.

The old model of National Service that we practiced will not return. Those days are gone forever.

The youths of Guyana are not going to be led astray like previous generations were into believing that national development means that you have to join a paramilitary unit.

The youths of today have different priorities. They are not interested into reintroduction of National Service. University students are now paying for their

education- not paying much, but still paying. No one is going to convince them that because they received a subsidized education, they have to give back something to the state.

Even with all the funds now at the disposal of government, no political party in Guyana is going to reintroduce National Service, whether compulsory or voluntary because it will fail again. National Service is history.

Dem boys seh

Brazzy brother join Moses Moses save the Israelites; the Good Lord save de world and Brazzy brother save Hand in Hand.

Dem boys didn’t know that Brazzy brother had such powers. And de same Brazzy claim how he didn’t do nutten wrong.

In fact, when he talk, people believe that he didn’t know nutten bout de shares that he brother buy in Hand in Hand Trust. Is now he talking and dem boys seh that de more he talk de more dem gun learn. Dem might hear that he brother did own Hand in Hand from de start.

Was de same Hand in

Hand that get con wid Sanford who now in jail.

De shareholders didn’t get no notice that dem money was going in Sanford but dem now hear that is Brazzy brother who save de day. And de boy got to be rich because since he put in he money he ain’t get one cent as dividend. NICIL ain’t get no dividend too.

Now Brazzy got to explain dem investment. He ain’t tek people money and put it in something that only swallowing de money and even losing it. He still got to tell people when he gun get dividend from de Berbice

Bridge while everybody getting dem money. Suh is two place it got money that ain’t giving returns.

That ain’t smart investment and Brazzy talking bout smart investment. Is de same thing when he put de people money in Marriott.

Dem boys know that nutten ain’t gun be coming back. It mean hat Brazzy giving way people money.

Dem don’t mind that he giving way he brother money but de people money is a different story.

People does go to jail fuh that in other countries.

Talk half. Lef half.

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Despite the inclement weather being experienced in Berbice, the contracting firm H. Nauth & Sons Civil Engineering Contractors is working towards completing road works at New Forest, East Canje, Berbice, within a few months.

They are expected to complete extensive works along the 14 kilometre (km) stretch of dam at East Canje in a stipulated time frame.

The company has already completed 4.5 km of road works at West Canje.

The US $8.5M project was negatively impacted throughout the past 18 months by unpredictable heavy rainfalls which stalled the workers from progressing at the usual pace.

While several delays were encountered before the initial project completion date, the road at West Canje, Berbice, was completed on schedule.

The entire project deadline had initially been extended due to difficulties encountered surrounding the inclement weather patterns and the deadline has been further extended to the end of June 2012.

Kaieteur News understands that the East Canje land was basically a muddy dam which required extensive works to ensure the road was of quality standard.

Site Foreman Arjune Persaud stated that although works had begun in the area and sand was already laid, the rains badly affected the entire operation.

“Though work had begun we suffered losses with

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materials and such. We had to take off the wet slush and replace all of it with dry sand.

We practically lost around $40,000 per load in order to correct the damages that the rain had done with the slushy sand,” he said.

It was noted that there were at least three instances when the road became flooded during the constant heavy rains. This caused the company to suffer the loss of millions of dollars in road building materials.

“We have about six more weeks to complete the road works in here and that is the official time to finish the project. Truly, we need the weather to hold up in order to meet that time. If we get about three months more we would definitely finish it,” Persaud explained.

He went on to say that prior to works being executed, the stretch which was a mud dam became flooded last year when it rained heavily and the water in East Canje creek overtopped onto the dam.

“Water used to come right over any time it rains and last year the entire area was flooded because the mud dam was very low. We had to build the dam up about 1.5 metres. This road will also act as a sea defense and a road for people to travel on.”

Kaieteur News was told that this project not only catered for the establishment of an asphaltic road but also for several structures to be rehabilitated in both East and West Canje.

A number of high bridges and culverts had to be

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A section of the area at New Forest Canje, where road works are soon to be completed. established so as to facilitate the easy passage of punts in the area.

Also, the company has to invest in machinery such as a crane to complete necessary works and establish a plant that would manufacture components for these bridges. Jerry Lochan, Project Manager/ Engineer, also blamed the weather.

“While most of the work at East Canje is almost finished, we still are hoping that the weather permits us to finish what we started. Right now there is about 2000 feet of subgrade filling to be completed and we have to pave about 2.5 km of the road.

We have all the materials on site for the project completion,” said Lochan.

This newspaper also understands that the

installation of street lights at East Canje, as included in the project, was successfully executed.

“The street lights are already installed at East Canje but we are waiting for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to come do the hooking

up,” Lochan said.

Earlier in the month, residents and sugar workers attached to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) in the area praised the work being executed by this company.

“The road is of good standard and it is good that

they have built it up. We sugar workers would use this route when it was a dam and it was really bad and took hours to get in and out when we needed to. But now the road will serve a good purpose for all,” one man had said.

Kwame Mc Coy scheduled...

(From page 3) him away from his job at sea.

The court took Stewart’s concern into consideration and assured him that steps would be taken to start the court process. Witnesses are expected to be present for today’s hearing.

It is alleged that McCoy, on November 12 a few weeks before the General Elections,

allegedly lashed Stewart with a firearm at Norton Street.

Stewart reportedly spoke to the Presidential official about the erecting of the Presidential candidates’ photos.

The threatening language came when McCoy reportedly told Stewart that he was a “marked man” and he should “watch himself”.

Prior to that incident another exchange of words again over the erecting of photos of the Presidential candidates, landed McCoy in more trouble.

This time he reportedly hit Natalie Ross with his Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) rendering the woman unconscious. Ross had to overnight at the hospital.

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“To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done.

And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.”

This was George W. Bush at his best. Now, as America gallops towards the polls and as the Gallop polls show a dead heat between Romney and Obama, there are many people asking the age-old question, “Are Americans truly that dumb?” Maybe we should ask former Republican Vice President, Dan Quayle who said, “Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It’s the other way around. They never vote for us.”

Expanding on the theme first propounded by George Bernard Shaw that American and Britain are two countries separated by the same language, a British wit remarked, “Americans have different ways of saying things. They say ‘elevator’, we say ‘lift’... they say ‘President’, we say ‘stupid psychopathic git’.” As one observer noted, “Half of the American people have never

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read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.”

We are all fascinated by America and are engrossed in its politics mainly because its television and movies have penetrated deeply into our countries and consciousness. We and our children are growing up in the reality about which it has been said, “By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.... From television, the child will have learned how to pick a lock, commit a fairly elaborate bank holdup, prevent wetness all day long, get the laundry twice as white, and kill people with a variety of sophisticated armaments.”

A late-night comedian pointed out, “I hate this ‘crime doesn’t pay’ stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in the world today.”

Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915), and American publisher and writer, emphasized the point, “The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these

Woman stabbed...

(From page 11) and fighting” is a normal thing for the couple so she tried to ignore them.

Kaieteur News understands that the suspect was arrested on numerous occasions but the 38-year-old woman would often go and plead with the police to release him. The two also went to court sometime last year.

James claimed sometime last year that her mother's attacker stabbed her on her neck, causing her to receive multiple stitches.

She said the matter was reported but she is not aware what had transpired but claimed that the suspect moved in back a few days after.

James said that Rodney's sister had warned her mother.

“His sister tell her that she need to get rid of him because he injure many women be-

fore.”

She further claimed that everybody had warned her mother about the suspect but she never listened.

“She said she get herself in it and she will get herself out,” the daughter declared.

“My mother is from Barbados and she came back here because of some circumstances with us and that is how she end up staying here so long and eventually met him.”

A neighbour, Cranston Johnson and his wife rushed the badly injured woman to the hospital. The woman's relatives yesterday thanked the couple for their support.

“I think the hospital did a great job by putting the Police Outpost there and the police officer was very helpful and kind,” a neighbour stated.

(Romila Boodram)

are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.”

Hubbard died early in the Twentieth Century. Here are some examples from 21st Century America- almost 50% of Americans believe that Judaism did not come before Christianity; a Gallup poll shows that 1 in 4 Americans believe that the USA won its i n d e p e n d e n ce from a country other than Great Britain - many people said France and others said China; one in five Americans believes that UFOs have abducted someone they know; six percent of Americans believe that Elvis is still alive; and twelve percent of Americans think that Joan of Arc is Noah’s wife.

Sarah Palin wrote in August 2009 on Facebook that Obama would institute a ‘death panel’ as part of healthcare reform. It became a major controversy.

In 2010, four in ten Americans believed that the ‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’ created a panel that makes decisions about end-of-life care.

Despite all the denials and corrections, 25 percent of Democrats in America still believed in 2008 that Bush had something to do with the

911 attacks and most Americans still believe that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.

However, when you consider that 20% of Americans believe that the sun revolves around the earth, you realize what you’re up against.

Despite all that has happened and is happening between American and Iraq, 63% of young Americans cannot find Iraq on a map and 90% have no idea where Afghanistan is even if you give them a map limited to Asia. More than 33% cannot tell you on which continent you can find the Amazon River. 18% of Americans believe that Obama is a Muslim.

Author Rick Shenkman in “Just How Stupid Are We?” says, “Even after 9/11, when fresh thinking was needed most, we neglected as a society to confront the harsh truths about the limits of the public’s wisdom. Busy spreading democracy around the world, we refused to reflect bravely on the defects of our own.

Instead of admitting our flaws, we settled, somewhat defensively, on the myth that we a good and great people with noble aims…Of course

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this is highly questionable.

We had just elected two convicted drunk drivers to the highest offices in the land, President and VicePresident.

That alone should give any thinking person pause in considering the wisdom and intelligence of the American people.

We not only elected them, we re-elected them…”

Nobody really believes that all Americans are stupid but when you hear what travel agents say, it is hard to retain any faith in even basic American common sense.

One travel agent recounted, “A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii.

After going over all the cost info, she asked, ‘Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?’”

Another travel agent said, “I just got off the phone with a man who asked, ‘How do I know which plane to get on?’

I asked him what exactly he meant, which he replied, ‘I was told my flight number is 823,

but none of these darn planes have numbers on them.’”

Yet, despite everything, we are still fascinated by America where, as one list puts it, a pizza can get to your house faster than an ambulance, stores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front, people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke, and they have drive-up ATMs with Braille lettering.

On the other hand they use the word ‘politics’ to describe the process so well: ‘Poli’ in Latin meaning ‘many’ and ‘tics’ meaning ‘bloodsucking creatures’.

Unlike other countries where an election can be legitimately described as the “silly season”, in America it seems to be always silly season. *Tony Deyal was last seen repeating that Americans have more food to eat than any other people and more diets to keep them from eating it.

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‘Jr. Gong’ Marley rocks National Stadium at first ever FAM Fest Guyanese came out in their thousands on Saturday night to witness Damian Jr. Gong Marley, the son of the late reggae icon Bob Marley, perform at the National Stadium for the inaugural “FAM” Festival. Marley gave a solid performance which not only proved that he was an artiste, but an exceptional entertainer like his father.

Saturday night’s show got off to a relatively early start since promoters were eager to finish by midnight. Local artistes kick started the programme and had the crowd upbeat before the climax of the show. Local reggae group ‘First Born’, along with Alabama all gave great performances, but it was ‘Mystic’ who really stood out.

Mystic, whose real name is Romeo Nermal, and hails from Port Mourant, Berbice, is one of the fast upcoming artistes out of the Brutal Tracks Studio, and is certainly one to watch.

After the local talent was showcased, it was time for the foreign artistes to take to stage.

As the rain drizzled slightly, Marley’s band was on stage warming up.

His introduction to the stage brought pure excitement as the crowd screamed, ready to be taken away by Marley’s smooth voice.

Everyone was singing along with Marley as he belted out some of his popular songs such as ‘Affairs of the heart’; , Road to Zion, and ‘As we enter’; ‘Strong will continue’; ‘Land of the promise’; ‘Still searching’, ‘Halfway Tree’ and others.

It would not have been a true reggae show if Marley did not show respect for his father by singing a few of his hits.

Songs such as ‘Is this love’; Three Little Birds and ‘Exodus’ sent the crowd into a frenzy. Everyone was hyped, and Marley was obviously enjoying the vibe from the crowd.

Marley briefly invited Jamaican artiste, Wayne Marshall who sang one of his popular songs ‘Messing with my heart’ and ‘Good Love’.

It was shortly after 01:00hrs and Marley was still singing.

Reggae artiste Damien “Jr Gong” Marley in action on Saturday evening.

After singing one of his father’s signature songs ‘Stand up for ya rights’, Marley thanked the crowd for coming out.

However, he returned later for an encore, declaring that he could not leave without singing one of his biggest songs ‘Welcome to Jamrock’. This was the last song of the evening which brought the curtains down on the first night of FAM. The show was undoubtedly a major hit which had patrons fully satisfied.

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley has won three Grammy awards. He is the youngest son of Bob Marley. He was two years old when his father, died.

Damien is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976.

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Linden woman feted for 100th birthday Agnes Beatrice Benjamin, well known as Miss Aggie, was the guest of honour at a special function at the L&L Lounge on Greenheart Street in the mining town of Linden yesterday, to mark her hundredth birth anniversary.

Although Miss Aggie won’t actually achieve this milestone until May 30th, her loving relatives and friends thought it fit to host a grand celebration for her yesterday to afford as many of her relatives and close friends the opportunity to celebrate with her.

Among the distinguished guests who graced the occasion and wished the centenarian many happy returns and continued good health were Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon and Interim Management Committee Chairman, Orrin Gordon.

Opening prayers were said by Father Compton Merabeaux , who Miss Aggie has always referred to as her son. He described Mrs. Benjamin as “a woman of very high standards and quality”. Her niece, Patricia Whyte, who along with other relatives flew into the country from overseas for the occasion, paid special tribute to her.

“My aunt is a remarkable person. Her memory is still as

sharp as a tack. At this age she can recite phone numbers and remember names of family members from her childhood. If we need to know our family tree from the nineteen hundreds, all we need to do is spend a day with her. As a child I remember my aunt as a disciplinarian- for her it wasn’t three strikes and you’re out like my mother used to say, or I’ll let the bucket full then kick it down.

No, it was immediate, you slipped and you had it. Her left hand never failed to make contact whenever she aimed.

She firmly believed in never withholding discipline.”

Patricia reminisced on the days when her aunt managed her business ‘Aggies Cozy Diner” below her residence at Silver City, Wismar. She even continued managing the business long after the passing of her husband in 1979.

She described her aunt as a very hospitable and kind person, who extended her benevolence to persons in need, both relatives and friends. Miss Aggie would probably still be running the business if it weren’t for her failing health, Patricia said.

The woman also extended best wishes on behalf of other relatives, who were unable to make it for the grand occasion and read several birthday

messages on their behalf.

Miss Aggie was also serenaded by veteran singer Dennis Parkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Jordan.

She was crowned by her sister Lucy Anderson, who also assisted her in cutting her birthday cake.

Miss Aggie beamed throughout the proceedings and thanked all those who graced the occasion. She expressed surprise at the sumptuous affair that was planned for her, saying that it took her completely by surprise.

She credited her longevity to a very disciplined and religious life, and to her love for well kept and tidy surroundings. Miss Aggie confided that she abhors filthy and untidy places.

“When I was younger, I was always tending my garden, and keeping my yard nice and smelling sweet.

People used to say they could smell my flowers since they turned into the street,” the centenarian reminisced proudly.

Asked about how she felt to be 100-years old, Miss Aggie said without missing a beat, “I’m very happy and I feel really blessed to be treated like this. I feel special.”

And special and blessed she is! (Enid Joaquin)

Miss Aggie being assisted by her relative Patricia in cutting her birthday cake.

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The Abigail Column Girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend won’t go away DEARABIGAIL, What should I do about my girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend?

Their friendship is getting out of hand. He is consistently telling her how regretful it is for him and he wants her back badly.

He would go out of his way to see and to talk to her.

This is affecting my

relationship. It is affecting my girlfriend emotionally. This has been going on for a year.

I met my girlfriend shortly after they break up. He is now more persistent than ever.

Miserable Dear Miserable, This does not sound like a healthy situation for any of the people involved.

However, you can only be

responsible for your own part in the trio. It can be a wonderful thing when exlovers become friends after they break up, but it’s not always possible.

Neither your girlfriend nor her ex are willing to do the work to achieve a friendship.

You need to decide what you would like to see happen and discuss it with your girlfriend.

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Monday May 28, 2012

Death row inmate on hunger strike (From page 19)

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Death row inmate Ganga Deolall, incarcerated for close to three decades, is said to be on a hunger strike.

Deolall has reportedly taken the action in protest over the lack of proper medical attention he is receiving from personnel at the penal institution.

His relatives are calling on the relevant authorities to investigate what they claim is the unfair treatment being meted out to the diabetic inmate.

Deolall’s brother Mohan Persaud, calling from overseas, told Kaieteur News that for the last four days, his brother has been refusing his meals since he is unable to get medication which he is desperately in need of.

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Ganga Deolall That promise never materialised. The following day, Deolall reportedly requested for a second time to go to the doctor. Again nothing came of the request and that is when the prisoner took matters into his own hands.

Since then, it is alleged that Deolall has not been taken for his medication. It was also revealed that since the hunger strike commenced, prison staffers have not visited the man’s cell.

Persaud said he understands that his brother is hungry and is suffering, and he hopes for some intervention for his brother’s sake. Director of Prisons Dale Erskine told Kaieteur News that he is unaware of the prisoner ’s situation. The senior officer said that he had no idea that Deolall was on a hunger strike.

He however assured that an investigation will be launched as to ascertain the prisoner’s issue.

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It is understood that the prisoner has been suffering from diabetes for the last 14 years. This publication was told that since Deolall was diagnosed with the chronic illness, he is taken to clinic occasionally. “When de clinic date comes sometimes they take him and sometimes they don’t,” the concerned brother said.

Kaieteur News was told that prior to February 15 last, certain recommendations were made relating to the prisoner ’s well being.

According to the family, Deolall is supposed to be getting certain foods and lots of cranberry juice. They however said that these provisions are not being looked after.

Persaud continued that in March of this year, the same recommendations were made and still there were no changes to the prisoner’s diet.

Deolall’s family said that the man had produced the relevant prescriptions to the prison staff and the prison medical officer and the officer-in-charge had promised to look into the matter. But that promise, the relative said, was in vain.

It is however understood that on Wednesday May 16, Deolall woke up with numbness on the left side of his body. He reportedly went to the prison medic who promised that he would be allowed to visit the doctor.

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On Friday last, a resident of North Rupununi received a three year jail sentence after pleading guilty to the illegal possession of ammunition.

The man appeared before Magistrate Hazel OctaveHamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The police said that on May 17 at North Rupununi, Winston Frank had in his possession one 9.1C.B.C. round, although he was not the owner of a licence. The man pleaded guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor’s facts revealed that on the day in question, ranks from the Lethem Police Station, acting on information, went to the defendant’s home and conducted a search. During the search they found a bag next to the defendant’s doorway. Inside that bag, a white plastic bag was found containing the round and one empty yellow 20 gauge cartridge.

The police said that the prohibited item was shown to Frank and he admitted ownership. Frank was later taken to the police station

Winston Frank where he was charged for the offence.

When Frank was asked by the court whether he had anything to say before sentencing, he paused before replying, “I don’t think I want to say anything.”

A three year sentence and a $75,000 fine were then imposed.

Monday May 28, 2012

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Monday May 28, 2012

Parbo Bier Cup Competition…

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars overpower Suriprofs 2- 1 The Golden Jaguars did the nation proud when the defeated Suriprofs by 2 goals to 1 in the Parbo Bier Cup Competition which was played on Friday last at the Andre Kampervene Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname.

Suriprofs is comprised of 8 Suriname Nationals playing professionally in the Netherlands and 10 Local Suriname National Players.

After going down to Vitesse of the Netherlands by 4 goals to 2 on Wednesday 23rd May the Guyanese bounced back like true Jaguars and surprised all, by their level of play.

Playing a more attacking game with perfect passes, excellent running and proper tactical execution, the Jaguars held the upper hand throughout the game with some robust defending by the Crandon brothers and excellent goalkeeping by the youthful Colin Edwards.

As early as in the 16th minute the Guyanese made their intentions known when Travis Grant received a ball at the top of the box after a good build up down the left side and he fired off a shot but it went high. In the 26th minute Suriprofs had Edwards saving a shot from a cross.

In the 27th minute the Guyanese did some good defensive work and in the 28th minute Edwards was back in the picture, blocking a shot at point blank range.

The 40th minute Suriprofs came close in a goal mouth scrimmage but the Assistant Referee flag was ruled their effort was offside.

The half time whistle came with the score at nil all and Guyana looking the better of the 2 teams.

In the 46th minute the Surinamese got a thru ball which saw Edwards coming off the line and was dribbled in the process and the striker hitting the ball towards the open goal only to see Devor Dennis taking the ball virtually off the goal line.

Forward Gideon Payne who was having a wonderful game harassing the defenders and with his pace earned his team a penalty after dribbling a few defenders but was fouled in the process.

Captain Anthony Benfield took the ball and spotted it and as he had done in the previous match slotted the ball in the goal and in the 50th minute the score was 1- nil in Guyana’s favour. Guyana made their 1st change in the 62nd minute when Defender Devor Dennis was replaced by Joshua Brown.

At this stage the Surinamese were coming into their own with some clinical runs which were thwarted by good and tight defensive work. In a counter attack in the 67th minute Gideo Payne was once again fouled about 30 yards from the goal.

Daniel Wilson, who was playing midfield and was having a good game, placed the shot to the top left hand corner which had goal written all over it, Guyana 2-Suriprofs 0.

Guyana made a few

England eye series win...

From back page not out and Kevin Pietersen 72 not out. It was left-handed opener Strauss’s second century of the series after he ended an 18-month wait for a Test ton with 122 at Lord’s.

But whenever he’d been previously been not out overnight on a Test hundred, Strauss had never added more than six runs. It was Pietersen though who was unable to press on Sunday when he was lbw to Ravi Rampaul’s inswinger for 80, ending a third-wicket partnership of 144.

Fast bowler Rampaul, who missed the first Test with a neck injury, led the attack well with three for 75 in 32 overs.

The West Indies then saw fast bowler Kemar Roach take two for six in 16 balls with the new ball to reduce England to 308 for five, removing Ian Bell and

Jonathan Bairstow, who struggled against anything pitched short.

Strauss found runs hard to come by Sunday, managing just 39 in 98 balls, and he was eventually caught behind off the medium-pace of Sammy.

He batted for more than seven hours in total, facing 303 balls with 22 fours.

England were still behind when Strauss was out at 363 for seven. But West Indies, who bowled well, then had to suffer a frustrating eighthwicket stand of 53 between Bresnan (39 not out) and Broad (25). Part-time spinner Samuels ended the innings with two wickets for one run in nine balls.

Scores: West Indies 370 and 61 for 6 (Bresnan 3-10) lead England 428 (Strauss 141, Pietersen 80) by three runs.

changes in the 68th and 71st minute with Gideon Payne coming off and Calvin Shepherd entering and Marvin Joseph coming off and Philbert Moffatt entering.

In the 80th minute, the Suriprofs got their goal from a free kick. Guyana made a final change putting on Defender Quincy Adams for midfielder Eon Alleyne in the 85th minute.

The final 5 minutes saw the Surinamese attacking relentlessly for the equaliser and the Guyanese defending for all their worth along with some questionable Refereeing decisions but they held out for a deserved win.

The Guyanese players celebrate winning Friday’s encounter in the Parbo Bier Cup.

Kolkata stop Chennai for first IPL title From back page unlikely hat-trick of IPL titles.

Chasing Chennai’s imposing 190, Kolkata were served well by Bisla, who slammed five sixes to vindicate his replacement of Brendon McCullum in the eleven and partnered Jacques Kallis for 136 runs in just 82 balls to power Kolkata ahead, after the visiting team had lost skipper Gautam Gambhir in the first over of the pursuit.

This was the highest successful chase in an IPL final.

Bisla’s dismissal to an Albie Morkel slower ball when 52 were needed to win in a shade over five overs put Super Kings back in the match. And M.S. Dhoni’s team looked to have attained supremacy when Laxmi Shukla and Yusuf Pathan were out soon after.

KKR needed 20 off the last two overs as Ben Hilfenhaus, until then the pick of Chennai’s bowling, returned to bowl. He lured Kallis into a slice off a fulltoss, and on the next ball – another full-toss – appeared to have nailed Shakib Al Hasan. But that delivery was called a no-ball – not only was Shakib not out, he had also scampered a couple as Murali Vijay was busy celebrating the void catch.

The Bangladeshi scooped the last ball of Hilfenhaus’ over for four, leaving KKR with just nine to get off Dwayne Bravo’s last over of the innings.

Consecutive boundaries from Manoj Tiwary took Shahrukh Khan’s franchise home with two balls to spare.

Earlier, M.S. Dhoni finally won a toss and unsurprisingly elected to bat in what was Chennai’s third consecutive IPL final. Once again the defending

champions were aided by an off-color batsman who chose the most opportune time – the summit clash – to come good.

Hussey (54, 43b) and M. Vijay (42, 32b) added 87 for the opening wicket in just 62 balls, and then Suresh Raina roared back into form with a 38-ball 73. The southpaw smashed five massive sixes on his way to partnering Hussey for 73 runs in a shade less than seven overs, as Chennai posted 190, thwarting whatever advantage Kolkata had hoped ‘mystery’ spinner Sunil Narine would gain them.

It was surprising that Gambhir, who had harped on his spin advantage all through the build up, gave Iqbal Abdullah just one over, and did not allow Shakib his

full quota either. Narine, the second-highest wicket-taker in IPL-V, went for a scalp-less 37 in his quota of four as Raina waded into him.

Suspect against the short ball, he acquitted himself well against that delivery on Sunday night.

Raina pulled Jacques Kallis for maximum over midwicket and reserved similar treatment for Brett Lee - L. Balaji’s replacement - biffing him over his head for a morale-crushing blow. Lee finished with 42 runs taken from his four overs. Chennai had begun quietly, taking just six from the first two overs, but as Lee ran in for the third, the carnage started. Hussey lofted the Aussie speedster for four right behind him and then Vijay creamed another

one through mid-wicket.

When Lee returned for the sixth over of the innings, the tempo shifted. Vijay and Hussey struck a six apiece, taking the toll from Lee’s over to 19. Vijay was out to a sensational catch by by Shakib in the deep, giving way for Raina to bat. The lefthander ensured a more than competitive total for his side, and Chennai would have considered the match over and done with at the halfway stage. Little did they know that Bisla and Kallis had something entirely different in mind.

Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 192 for 5 (Bisla 89, Kallis 69) beat Chennai Super Kings 190 for 3 (Raina 73, Hussey 54, Vijay 42) by five wickets.

Suresh Raina lofts a straight six

Manvinder Bisla goes on the attack

Monday May 28, 2012

Kaieteur News

James Krakowsky plays unbeaten to capture Independence Open Scrabble Championship James Krakowsky demonstrated superb word forming skills to amass an impeccable 6 points and a positive spread of 675 to cart off the honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the Wakefield Photo Studio, Independence Open Championship at the Maltenoes Sports Club, Saturday morning last.

Krakowsky returned later on to claim the prize for the highest single play after forming ‘trioxide’ which netted him 124 points Leon Belony also continued his good showing and narrowly missed out from the top spot but for a close 3rd round loss to Krakowsky (30). He finished on 5 points and a positive spread of 610. He also copped the special prize for forming the most bingos (10), edging

out Gafoor and Krakowsky, both with a similar number of bingos, by dint of the tie breaker system.

Moen Gafoor amassed 4 points and a positive spread of 200 to close off the podium spots while Colin Chichester, with 3 points and a positive spread of 35 copped the special prize for the best player outside of the top 10 ratings.

Along with Belony, Krakowsky other victims were Ruby Cummings (47) Gafoor (218), Orlando Michael (143), R O Michael (128) and Chichester (11).

Belony defeated Julian Skeete (205), Orlando Michael (97) during the prelunch session before cleaning up Gafoor (22), R O Michael (45) and Grace Hercules (171) in the post lunch session. Gafoor’s victories came at the expense

of Michael Benjamin (149), Chichester (133), Cummings (60) and Orlando Michael (98).

Meanwhile, the respective winners received beautiful trophies and bottles of champagne compliments of proprietor of Wakefield Photo Studio who also celebrated his birthday Saturday last.

Mr. Skeete said that he was indeed delighted to be able to give back to the sport since he had had joyous moments competing among his colleagues. He said that he was satisfied at the level of play and urged other corporate entities to contribute to the sustenance of the organization and by extension, the development of the sport.

The players would convene once again at the same venue on June 10 next for the GASP Open championships.

B’ce Universal DVD Titans are...

From page 22 and Jams making 11 to which Cavaliers replied with 6.

At the presentation ceremony that followed immediately after. All the trophies were presented compliments of telephone giants Digicel. The Berbice Titans were presented with the winning Digicel trophy and $400,000 compliments of Nand Persaud/Karibee Rice, Ezee Jet, Delmur Company Limited, F&H Printery and Gilgeous First Choice Pawn Shop.

Hits and Jams received the $200,000 runner up money and trophy all compliments of Digicel. The two losing semifinalists received $100,000 compliments of Universal DVD and trophies.

Additional prizes went to Andrew Lyght who received two for scoring the most runs in the finals and the highest individual score during the competition. Veerasammy Permaul received for the best bowling figures of 5-8, wicketkeeper Tyrell Tull the best fielder with catches five. Businessman D. Arjune had put up $5,000 for every boundary struck in the

final, in all 13x6 and 8x4 (21 boundaries) were plundered a total of $105,000. He had also offered to Bishoo $10,000 for each wicket taken in the finals. Bishoo took 2 wickets.

The activity was declared opened by Regional Chairman David Armogan who traced the significance of independence which he linked with Britain and the development of West Indies cricket which ruled the roost during the 70s and 80s. He congratulated the organizers on behalf of Government of Guyana and the Regional Administration.

Under lights, fans were treated to the action on Big Screen Projectors, Fireworks and other entertainment packages. A number of top artistes were also in attendance.

Patrons also had an opportunity to win fabulous gate prizes including cell phones, mp3 players, lazy boy suite, cricket gear, hampers among other tokens from various companies. The day’s activity was played under the theme “Celebrating Guyana Struggles, molding our future through the development of sports.”

Kwakwani extend YBG Conference...

From page 23 and also received the leading scorer and most assist awards. He got support from Golburn December, who had 10 points. The Conference Defensive Player was Trevon Mc Rae from Port Mourant, while for the Tutorial Academy, Jamal Felix had 15 points and 12 rebounds.

In the East Coast or Country Conference, Plaisance played undefeated to capture their second regional title, blowing out President’s College 55-28. The Conference MVP, Nikkoloi Smith had 19 points, 13 rebounds, eight steals and six assists. Smith also received the Leading Scorer and Defensive Player of the Conference Awards. He got help from Nduka Horatio with 18 points and Nicholas Cassius with 12 points.

Conference Most Assist

award went to Kelvin Yorrick from Plaisance Academy while Durvash Roopnarine led President’s College for the second consecutive game with a top score of 10 points.

In the Georgetown or City Conference, Marian Academy finished undefeated to capture their second consecutive City title. They defeated a fighting Government Technical Institute team 40-28 in the Saturday night’s final.

Conference MVP, Marian Academy’s Ruel Ritch ended with 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals.

Ritch also received the Most Assist award. He got help from Taquain Vieira, who had 12 points and six rebounds.

Conference Leading Scorer Award went to Dominic Vincente from Marian Academy and Best Defensive Player to Drexel Amsterdam from the Government Technical Institute. Patrick Reid top scored for the Technical Institute with eight points.

Digicel, Guyana’s Bigger, Better Network, was the main sponsor of the YBG Conference Finals.

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Mark Webber wins for Red Bull in Monte Carlo Mark Webber won the Monaco GP for the second time in three years from Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso.

The Red Bull driver led from the start and controlled the race, measuring his pace to ensure he stayed ahead. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton ran third in the early laps but lost out to Ferrari’s Alonso and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel on strategy.

McLaren’s Jenson Button had a difficult race, running with backmarkers after a poor start and retiring after a spin. The top six, completed by Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, ran nose to tail in a tense last 10 laps, enlivened by intermittent light rain. But all kept their cool on the tricky and tight street circuit and there were no changes before the flag.

Webber’s victory makes this the first Formula 1 season in history to feature six different winners in the first six races. “I’m feeling incredible,” said the Australian. “It was an interesting race. The first phase of the race was strange. It was hard to get the soft prime tyre warmed up. “Seb had his tyres in and wasn’t wearing them so he was coming back into the picture. I didn’t want him to get the magic 21 second gap and take the lead. “It’s an amazing day for the team, myself and really happy to have won here again.”

The result moves Alonso into the world championship lead , three points ahead of Vettel and Webber, who is classified third on results count-back. Hamilton drops from third to fourth, 13 points adrift of the Ferrari driver.

Webber shrugged off his reputation for

poor starts by leading into the first corner, followed by Mercedes’ Rosberg, Hamilton and Alonso. Up front, Webber pulled out a lead of about two seconds and controlled that gap, with Rosberg a similar margin ahead of Hamilton.

Alonso initially dropped back a little from Hamilton but he was merely saving his tyres so he could use their grip closer to the pit stops.

The strategy paid off, as when Webber and Hamilton stopped on lap 29, two laps after Rosberg, Alonso stayed out for one more lap, on which he put in the two fastest sectors of the race to that point. That allowed him to emerge ahead of Hamilton.

The leaders’ stops left Vettel, who had started ninth, in the lead. The world champion had started on the more durable ‘soft’ tyres as opposed to the ‘super-softs’ on the drivers at the front of the grid. And his race was made by leaping up to sixth place at the start as he took to the shorter escape road at the first corner to avoid an accident triggered by Lotus’s Romain Grosjean spinning after he drove into Michael Schumacher’s Mercedes.

Race stewards investigated Vettel’s move, which was echoed by other drivers, but decided to take no action.

Once he was running at the front, Vettel pulled out enough of a lead to enable him to stop on lap 46 and rejoin ahead of Hamilton he needed to chop across the McLaren on the way up the hill after the first corner Sainte Devote to consolidate his position.

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Kaieteur News

Monday May 28, 2012

B’ce Universal DVD Titans are Independence cricket champions each.

Earlier, the Veerasammy Permaul led Titans had defeated fellow Berbice team Karibee Rice Elephant Boys.

Titans had won the toss and asked the Elephants Boys to take first taste of the pitch.

They reached 117 all out in 14.5 over with Clinton Pestano 28(3x6), Devon Clements 21(2x6), Keith Fraser 20(2x6, 1x4) and Eon Hooper13 (1x4) the main scorers. Permaul had spun webs around the batsmen as he ended with 5-8 bowling for the Titans. Chattergoon had 3-20 with Newland and Rajiv Ivan one each.

During the innings West Indies pacer Brandon Bess was taken off the attack after bowling two beamers in an over which conceded 17 runs and just two legitimate deliveries, one of which went for a six.

In Reply the Titans had a rollicking start between Chattergoon 37(3x6, 2x4) off 17 deliveries and Ramdeen12 (1x6) of 45 in 4.3 overs, but were soon in a spot of bother

The winning Universal DVD Berbice Titans celebrate following winning the T20 tournament over the weekend.

By Samuel Whyte the finals ending in the wee deliveries with support from Bowling for the West Indies opener Berbicians Steven Latcha 3The Universal DVD hours of Sunday Morning.

Berbice Titans are the With the ground heavy Sewnarine Chattergoon 24 15, West Indies leg spinner Inaugural Independence due the persistent rainfall and not out (2x4) as the two Devendra Bishoo 2-17 were twenty/20 cricket champions the heavy dew which made hammered 54 in 4.5 overs. the main wicket takers as when they defeated Hits and scoring difficult. The National opener Richard pacer Michael Newland and Jams Superstars in the final Universal DVD Berbice Ramdeen made 15(2x6) and Chattergoon collected one of the one day mega Titans held their nerves and had earlier put together 25 in competition which was showed their superior quality 2.5 over for the first wicket. organised by the Berbice to defeat arch rivals Hits and There was one wicket apiece Cricket Board (BCB) and the Jams Superstars in a closely for Zaheer Mohammed and Andre Stoll.

Berbice Chamber of contested game.

Hits and Jams in their Commerce& Development The final was further Nottingham, England – Ravi Rampaul said Association (BCCDA) and reduced to a 10 over affair reply, although they lost West Indies were banking on another played on Saturday at the after rain had intervened wickets at regular intervals, miraculous partnership from Marlon Samuels Albion Sports Complex during the second over of the were kept in the game by the and Darren Sammy to revive their fortunes in ground.

Titans innings after they won power hitting by the the second Test against England.

The day’s activity which the toss and elected to take powerfully built Andrew An inexplicable batting collapse got underway around 15:00 first strike in front of the large Lyght Junior who clobbered undermined the Windies, after their bowlers hrs due to the persistent rain and appreciative crowd, 49 (7x6,1x4) off 21 deliveries, – led by Rampaul – brought them back into fall, saw the organisers which braved the weather. losing two balls in process. the match on Sunday at Trent Bridge. pulling all the stops and using The Berbicians compiled a Elton Baker with16 (1x6, 1x4) Batting linchpin Shivnarine Chanderpaul their immense organisational formidable 94-2 with national was the only other batsman and the ill Kirk Edwards were among the skills to pull the day’s activity player Jonathan Foo into double figures as the casualties, as the Windies, trailing by 58 on off. Most of the matches had plundering an unbeaten visitors were dismissed for 85 first innings, crashed to 61 for six at the close to be played under lights with 41(2x6 and 3x4) off 22 in 8.3 overs to lose by 9 runs. on the third day.

But West Indies are hoping that Samuels and Sammy, both century-makers in the first innings, when they linked up for a record seventh-wicket partnership, could produce another significant batting performance to Several teams turned in good These include Media United over Macorp; transform the complexion of the game. performances to advance to the next round J&S Electrical over Neal and Massy; GPC over “It’s tough watching your top six batsmen when action in the Inter Ministry/Corporation Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Republic Bank get out like this after the bowlers worked so Seven-a- side football competition continued over GWI. NIS and Guyana Lotto Co Ltd also hard in the first two sessions, but that’s the way the games goes,” he said. at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground Saturday failed to turn up for their clash.

The action continues tomorrow afternoon evening last.

“The two batsmen at the crease – Samuels Bank of Guyana wiped out the Ministry with 4 other exciting encounters including and Sammy – both scored hundreds in the of Tourism 5-1 following successes by Steve Bank of Guyana up against Ministry of Culture, first innings, so we are still a confident bunch Mclean (8th), Orlando Fredericks (9th), Youth and Sports, Tourism Ministry against of guys.” He added: “Hopefully, Samuels and Marvin Yaw (13th), Quason Fanfare (27th) and Macorp, Guyana Revenue Authority against Sammy can apply themselves and get us out Shem Porter (29th). Travis Griffith saved some GT&T and John Fernandes against Ministry of the spot of bother in which we find face for Ministry of Tourism opening the of Foreign Affairs. The action gets underway ourselves.” “We were hoping to get through at 18:00hrs sharp. the final session without the loss of any scoring with a 5th minute strike.

Activities are staged under the Powerade wickets to be in a position to build an innings National Shipping also registered a 4-1 victory over Ministry of Public Works after brand, a nutritional drink manufactured by and try to get a total that would allow us to Jamal Cozier and Stellon David breached the main sponsors; Banks DIH Ltd. Among those bowl at England again.”

The collapse followed a workmanlike opposition’s goal in the 8th and 29th and the teams competing for a first prize of $250,000 and a trophy are GNIC, GPI, Neal and Massy, fight-back from the bowlers, spearheaded by 16th and 20th minutes, respectively.

John Fernandes defeated GT&T on the Lucky Dollar, Digicel, Amerindian Affairs Rampaul with three wickets for 75 runs from back of goals off the boots of David Britton Ministry, Republic Bank, Courtney Benn 32 overs, as England were dismissed for 428 (7th) and Paul Daniels (20th). Dellon Williams Contracting Company, Guyana Water Authority, in their first innings. scored for GT&T in what turned out to be GPL and NIS among others. The second place Rampaul hailed the work of the bowler, inconsequential. Other winners included finishers win $175,000 while third and fourth places after they pegged the England batsmen back, Banks DIH (4-1) over GNIC after Ike receive $75,000 and $25,000 respectively. after the hosts resumed on 259 for two.

Several other corporate entities have “On Saturday, we were not patient Garraway’s brace for the winners (3rd, 22nd) supported by successes by Seon McKenzie joined with Banks DIH and contributed enough and failed to build pressure on the towards a successful tournament including England batsmen,” he said. “It was tough (6th) and Quacy Alleyne (29th).

Several teams advanced by default after Giftland Office Max, Talk is Cheap, Ross Gas because it’s a hard pitch on which to bowl. their respective opponents failed to show up. Station and Hopkinson Mining among others. Your line and length has to be spot on.”

at 47-3 with the Elephant Boys captain Sean Pereira picking up two quick wickets.

However entered Jonathan Foo who slammed a quick fire 36(2x6, 4x4) and Khemraj Mahadeo an unbeaten 28 (3x6, 1x4) saw Titans to 1186.

The second semifinal between Hits and Jams Superstars and the Hotel Tower Cavaliers was a cliff hanger with the game ending in a tie thus the teams having to play a super over.

Hits and Jams won the toss and reach 83-9 in the 15 overs with Anson Barrington 17(2x6), Robin Bacchus 20(1x6, 1x4) and Wasim Haslim 15(2x4) being the principal scorers.

Andre Percival 3-19, Balram Samaroo 2-9 and Anthony Ifill 2-19 were the top bowlers. Cavaliers in the reply made heavy weather of the total as they ended on 89 all out off 15 overs. Troy Gonsalves 31(2x6, 3x4) led the fight.

The supper over saw Hits Continued on page 21

Rampaul hopes for a revival, urges patience from batsmen Ravi Rampaul

Several teams advance as Inter Ministry/ Corporation football competition continues

“We came on Sunday and decided that we were going to apply ourselves properly as a bowling unit and we got the rewards for our efforts.” Rampaul urged the West Indies batsmen to follow the lead of the bowlers and fight a little harder, easing the workload on the bowling unit.

“It’s not easy bowling 120-odd overs trying to get a team bowled out and then look at your batsmen not applying themselves,” he said. “I do not fault any one of them, but I will do my part to give them confidence and ask them to focus more, apply themselves a little bit more, and eventually they will get to there.”

Rampaul said it was difficult to determine what would be a competitive target and West Indies could only think about survival right now. “I think our batsmen are trying really hard, but I think they need to be a little more patient,” he said. “I think they need to take a page out of the book of the English batsmen, leave a lot of balls and wait for the opportunity to score.”