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Letters... Where your views make the news Letters... Where your views make the news
Aircraft Owners have a responsibility to Guyanese DEAR EDITOR, I must formally highlight the hypocrisy of the Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana. Citing the article ‘Aircraft owners slam Denbow’s double standards’ in the Guyana Chronicle on Thursday October 1, 2015. I find it distasteful for the Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) to throw stones when their houses are made up of glass. The Aviation business environment in Guyana can be likened unto a Mafia where three or four families control the entire industry. This matter I will address in another letter, for now let the focus be on infrastructure and safety development. The AOAG stated that they have in the past made themselves available to provide expert advice for the development of aviation in Guyana, but this is useless as it is not advise that is need but financial means. Over the many decades that the Corriea and Ally families, the two biggest air operators locally have been in business their measurable contribution to aviation safety development in Guyana has been minuscule at best. All the contributions that these ‘owners’ have made were in their own self-interest and not that of public safety and love for country. The revenue that is brought in on a daily basis by the pilots, maintenance and operations staff is astounding and yet the only major development that has been done is the upgrading of the Ogle Airport whose main shareholders are the Corriea’s, Ally’s and Mekdeci’s. Pilots are sent out to brave harsh weather conditions, with heavily laden aircraft doing approaches in instrument meteorological conditions with no nav-aids other than their compass and GPS units for point to point navigation.
For too long have the masses at Ogle been quiet due to fear of retribution from the ‘owners’. The main reason why the statements of Mr. Denbow are being brought into focus is not to promote any positive onward development but only as a rebuttal for him throwing shade at the Beech 1900 D aircraft that Trans Guyana recently commissioned. Let’s take this into focus, with a take off configuration at seal level of flaps 17 degrees, 16000 lbs weight and temperature of a standard day in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards the Beech 1900 D needs 3470 feet of runway for takeoff. There are a few out of the many bush airstrips in Guyana that can accommodate this comfortably and safely. Some of these strips include Mathews Ridge, Imbaimadai, Lethem, Kamarang and a few others along with the two international runways located on the coast. In addition the average temperature and humidity factors in Guyana on any given day are above standard ICAO International Standard Atmospheric(ISA) conditions of 15 degrees Celsius, 1013.25 hectopascals with a lapse rate of 2 degrees Celsius at sea level. In fact most of the hinterland runways are higher in elevation than that of sea level, have high humidity and temperature coupled with them being unpaved. All these environmental factors diminish your aircraft’s ability to take off in a short distance and climb out of mountainous terrain efficiently with weight. With this very broad synopsis of the Beech 1900 D’s performance I believe Mr. Denbow was within rights to state that the aircraft is not suited for operations in Guyana’s interior. But I
digress. The AOAG needs to look inward at the massive financial resources that they have collectively, and continue to amass on a daily basis to not just offer advise but to offer financial assistance to a government which inherited a fiscally raped nation so as to build the safety infrastructure that is needed to ensure not just public safety but the safety of the pilots and workers of the aviation industry in Guyana. Let us not allow the Dwayne Jacobs’, David Bisnauth’s, Blake Slater’s and Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Persaud’s of our industry to have died in vain. Let us make a commitment to better aviation safety through simple acts as fencing our airstrips, donating solar powered marker beacons for obstacles, installing precision approach path indicators lights (PAPI) and functioning lighted wind socks to start. Let us work on gaining international funding to set up an air navigation and approach system for our mountainous areas. For too long has there been corporate profiteering in Guyana’s aviation industry, where the men and women on the front lines are victimized, mistreated, and undervalued as they carry the few bosses on their shoulders. It is time to do more acting and less talking Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana! Willfred Read
The alleged degradation of services provided by this estate is nothing new DEAR EDITOR, It is usually of interest that many who pontificate on specific issues to a largely under-informed public, appear to assume that amongst the latter there is not a body of knowledge better informed about the subject than they. One could not help but react to reported political support for cane farmers on the Upper Corentyne in their reported brouhaha with the Skeldon Estate management. The impression given is that the alleged degradation of services provided by the estate only just now erupted, when in fact it had to be a hangover from previous dispensations. Not many of the public will know that the relationships between the cane farmer and estate (the Manufacturer) are prescribed in detail in the National Cane Farmers Committee Act Chap 69.04 of 1965. Regulations to the Act constitute of a contract to be executed between the parties – a condition that has been honoured in the breach throughout this century. Successive subject Ministers, rather than implement the provision for the establishment of District Associations who would elect farmers’ representatives to the National Cane Farming Committee, with official counterparts appointed by Government, latter dealt selectively with (favoured) farmers. The travesty became so entrenched that the
organisational lapse continues, albeit without the sensitive appreciation of the current administration of its existence. Consequently, GuySuCo has continued to adhere to the well entrenched habit of not concluding contracts with cane farmers, the current generation of whom know little about the governing legislation which obviously has long required amending. While habits of any kind die hard, the newly appointed directorate has tried to be renovative (if not wholly innovative). At the same time some farmers, who have endured years of peremptory decision-making, have found themselves in a financial and operational quagmire – very much like the estates themselves. No strategic effort was made over the past years to ensure farmers’ sustained viability, again as has been the experience of GuySuCo itself. So that from the perspective of those who have been closely involved with the development of small cane farming, including through their formation as cooperatives, since the 1960s, and have monitored and regularly reported to the press on the vicissitudes of their existence, can recognise
the current dissemblance being publicly perpetrated. Surely the earnest of the current GuySuCo administration would have resonated amongst cane farmers and other stakeholders at the conference recently held at the Convention Centre, which allowed for structured discussion on the very problems that impact on the production, productivity and viability, not only of private cultivations, but on the sugar industry as a whole. The exercise was aimed at providing a mutually agreed basis for greater cooperation in the future. Recrimination can hardly make a positive contribution to achieving such an objective. On the other hand, it may be too much to expect that with a track record of noncompliance with the relevant legislation, the erstwhile management group can rise from their insularity to congratulate GuySuCo and farmers on the achievement of the first 10,000 tons week production since 2009. E.B. John
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RPA yet to repay $100M Bomb scare disrupts classes from GRDB since 2014 at St. Margaret’s Primary ‘borrowed’ …no record of reason or collateral for loan found- Sharma
Persons gathered outside the school. Classes were yesterday disrupted at the St. Margaret’s Primary School following a bomb scare. This resulted in pupils and teachers having to exit the building in pursuit of safety. A teacher who wished to remain unidentified related her belief that the call was just the idle threat of an extremely wicked person, “I sure they ain’t get anything in deh, that person who call is just wicked,” she said. Kaieteur News was reliably informed that a student received a call from someone around 14:00hrs, claiming there was a bomb in
the building. The student then reported the call to a teacher and the Headteacher of the school, who subsequently called the police. Police arrived on the scene within minutes as did a fire tender and an ambulance. The building was evacuated under the supervision of firemen. However, a bomb squad took close to 40 minutes to arrive on the scene while pupils, parents and teachers all stood on the street opposite the primary school. Pupils appeared to be unaware of the reason for their
displacement and were seen standing idly by as searches were made in the school. Bomb experts, however, found the claims of a bomb to be untrue and deemed the building safe to re-enter after their search. A police officer on the scene related that calls of this nature are usually made by idle persons who thrive on disaster. Over the years, Guyana has seen an increase in the number of bomb threats received. These threats mainly occur in the Georgetown area and usually targets government buildings. The most recent bomb scare occurred in May of this year at the Guyana Revenue Authority building, which brought a halt to the entity’s operation on the day in question.
The audit into the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has revealed that Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA) General Secretary Dharamkumar Seeraj is still to repay a $100M loan that he acquired from the GRDB in 2014. According to reports, Seeraj, a serving People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/ C) Member of Parliament, signed for the ‘loan’ in July, 2014, with the understanding that it would have been repaid in October 2014. Exactly one year later, that money is yet to be repaid. Reports went on to indicate that the loan was approved by former GRDB General Manager, Jagnarine Singh. At the time Seeraj was serving as Vice President of the GRDB, a position he relinquished in July of 2015. Also signing on to the agreement was then Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. Junior Finance Minister Jaipaul Sharma yesterday confirmed that the transaction had indeed raised eyebrows, as the only collateral for the loan was a promissory note. He told Kaieteur News that there was no formal structure surrounding the transaction. He also stated that Seeraj has been formally requested to provide an explanation for the transaction. In an interview with Kaieteur News yesterday Seeraj confirmed that the transaction had indeed occurred, but stated that it
RPA General Secretary, Dharamkumar Seeraj came about through a collective decision between himself, Ramsammy and then GRDB General Manager Jagnarine Singh. The decision, according to the MP, was made in order to alleviate the financial situation of several farmers who supplied paddy to the Ruimzeight Rice Processors Inc but would have to wait for extended periods to be paid. According to Seeraj, the Quality Rice Co-op was formed in mid-2013 by a group of farmers to sell their paddy. Seeraj stated that the farmers came to the RPA and after consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture and the GRDB, it was decided to assist each farmer that was owed money with ‘partpayments’ (payments on a percentage basis), with a
focus on the smaller farmers. The RPA, Seeraj stated, was thus used as an intermediary and the money was supposed to be repaid when the rice was shipped. He related that as the relationship between the miller and the farmers deteriorated, their situation was further compounded when GRDB’s quality control section conducted tests last year and found that the rice being stored was of poor quality. Co-Chairman of the RPA Jinnah Rahaman has however denounced the entire transaction, noting that the GRDB was not a lending agency. Sharma, who bears oversight for the ongoing forensic audits, also told this newspaper that at the time the auditors uncovered the loan, it was found to be suspicious since no record could be found of what the loan was for, and what collateral was given. Since coming to office, forensic audits have been launched into several other statutory agencies, including the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO), National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd. (NICIL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Jagnarine Singh, General Manager of GRDB proceeded on leave in July; around the same time that Seeraj also relinquished his position as Vice President within the GRDB.
Saturday October 03, 2015
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Obama warns Russia’s Putin of ‘quagmire’ in Syria Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama warned Russia yesterday that its bombing campaign against Syrian rebels will suck Moscow into a “quagmire,” after a third straight day of air raids in support of President Bashar al-Assad. At a White House news conference, Obama frequently assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he accused of acting out of a position of weakness to defend a crumbling, authoritarian ally. Friday prayers were cancelled in insurgent-held areas of Syria’s Homs province hit by Russian warplanes this week, with residents concerned that mosques could be targeted, according to one person from the area. Putin’s decision to launch strikes on Syria marks a dramatic escalation of foreign involvement in a more than four-year-old civil war in which every major country in the region has a stake. It also gives fuel to domestic critics of Obama who say his unwillingness to act on Syria has allowed
Moscow to stage its biggest show of force in the Middle East in decades. But the U.S. president warned that Russia and Iran, Assad’s main backer in the Muslim world, have isolated the majority of Syrians and angered their Sunni Muslim neighbours. “An attempt by Russia and Iran to prop up Assad and try to pacify the population is just going to get them stuck in a quagmire and it won’t work,” Obama said. The Syria campaign is the first time Moscow has sent forces into combat beyond the frontiers of the former Soviet Union since the USSR’s disastrous Afghanistan campaign of the 1980s, a bold move by Putin to extend Russia’s influence beyond its neighbourhood. It comes at a low point in Russia’s relations with the West, a year after the United States and EU imposed financial sanctions on Moscow for annexing territory from Ukraine. Obama yesterday offered to work with Russia to bring peace to Syria, but he took several digs at Putin, with
whom he has a frosty relationship. A meeting between the two at the United Nations this week seems to have done little to produce a thaw. “Mr. Putin had to go into Syria not out of strength, but out of weakness because his client Mr. Assad was crumbling and it was insufficient for him to send arms and money,” Obama said. He played down international support for Moscow’s strategy, saying it paled in comparison to the number of countries backing U.S. air raids on Islamic State. The U.S. president has been deeply reluctant to use more military force in Syria, after America’s experience of long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama also hit back at critics who say his Syria strategy of bombing Islamic State and supporting moderate rebels is failing. The U.S.-led coalition that is waging its own air war against Islamic State called on the Russians to halt strikes on targets other than Islamic State.
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Oregon gunman may have killed more if not for hero student Reuters - The gunman who went on a deadly rampage at an Oregon college was heavily armed and equipped with extra ammunition, authorities said yesterday, and he might have killed more people were it not for the heroism of a military veteran in an adjoining classroom. A day after the shooter killed nine people and wounded nine others at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, authorities sought a motive for this year’s bloodiest mass shooting in the United States, where such massacres have grown all too common. Local broadcaster KOIN reported yesterday that the gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as Chris Harper-Mercer, 26, was a student at the college and enrolled in the writing class where the shooting took place. The television station did not state the source of the information in its Twitter post. Reuters could not immediately confirm the information. The gunman, who was killed by police, carried six guns, body armour and five magazines of bullets with him to campus, according to
Chris Mintz Celinez Nunez, assistant special agent of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Nunez said seven more firearms were found with a significant stockpile of ammunition at the apartment the suspect shared with his mother just outside Roseburg, a former timber town about 180 miles (290 km) south of Portland. All the guns were purchased legally, she said. The gunman stormed into a classroom on campus, shot a professor in the head and then ordered cowering students to stand up and state their religion before shooting them one by one, according to survivors’ accounts. As the gunman moved
toward an adjoining classroom, Chris Mintz, 30, a U.S. Army combat veteran who served in Iraq, tried to stop him, Jamie Skinner, the mother of Mintz’s 6-year-old son told Reuters. The gunman opened fire, striking Mintz. “When Chris hit the ground, he told him it was our son’s birthday yesterday. He took a couple more rounds after that,” Skinner said, adding that the gunman then changed direction and entered a different room. “The assailant was not able to make it into the classroom, because Chris stopped him,” she said, noting that Mintz was hospitalized with two broken legs and seven bullet wounds.
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Rice farmers’ protest misplaced - President Granger - Says it’s a farmer to miller problem not a farmer to govt. issue By Kiana Wilburg President David Granger believes that the protest over the last few weeks by rice farmers against the nonpayment for their rice is misplaced. Speaking at a press conference, the President said, “My information is that farmers sell their paddy to the millers and the millers produce rice which they try to sell to the market. So it is a private arrangement— farmer to the miller and then to the market. It is not a government arrangement.” Granger said that there are problems within the rice community which are not to be blamed on the government. He said that the rice sector is largely a private enterprise. The Head of State continued, “I met the President of Senegal (Macky Sall) and I am looking for
markets for rice. I said that the main focus of Guyana’s Foreign Affairs ministry is economic diplomacy. “I want to sell rice, I want to sell rum, I want to sell plantain chips, and I want to sell stuff. But as far as this protest is concerned it is misplaced.” The President said that the paddy farmers should be protesting against the people who owe them their money. He emphasized that there are elements instigating protests to create the illusion that the coalition government is at fault. The President insisted that he wants the industry to survive and prosper. He concluded that if one were to examine the internal dynamics of the industry, it would be clear that it is a “farmer to miller problem” and not a “farmer to government” matter.
Angry farmers and representatives of the Rice Producers’ Association have been taking to the streets since early last month claiming that the current administration has failed to honour promises made to them. They contended that $23 Billion would have been allocated to pay over 7000 rice farmers. In one case, more than 400 farmers protested in front the Ministry of Agriculture in Georgetown. There were also farmers in another instance from Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice, who protested in front the Regional Democratic Council’s Office Region Six, for promises that were made to them by the newly appointed Region Six Executive Officer, Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya. According to an RPA representative, outreaches
Dem boys seh...
A man calling Jagdeo bluff If Jagdeo come out de limelight he gun get sick and dead. He too full of heself. It look like if he don’t get de limelight he gun get sick and dead. Dem boys don’t want him get sick outside. Dem want he get sick in prison. Soulja Bai address de United Nations Tuesday and while he talking he hear that Jagdeo deh in de compound. Dem Guyanese reporter see him in de compound walking like if he head ain’t good. Dem boys hear he tell somebody that he don’t want nutten to do wid Soulja Bai but when he step outside he telling de security at de United Nations that he is part of de Guyana Government. Dem boys seh that he so accustom to doing illegal things that when de security brackle him he first thing he seh is that he is de president. He try a bluff. De security ask him “President of what? Guyana got two presidents? Because we know one of dem deh inside”. Then he seh he is president of Climate Change. Dem tell him that he got to wait till de real president step outside. Then dem gun allow him to go in because dem got nuff other presidents around. Dem got presidents of de scamps,
presidents of thieves and de like. You got to wait till de real president come out. Then de security ask if he was not de same man who promise to sell a man in Guyana one chandelier? Jagdeo start to stammer. Then de security ask him if that is why he beat out de place. De security then ask him if he ain’t got to go back to Guyana. Dem boys seh that he can run but he can’t hide. Dem boys seh that he should know that he can’t bluff de Waterfalls boss man. Rob de Earth did try that and when de Waterfalls boss man call he bluff he run and lef all dem reporter in Parika back dam. He did threaten to show dem reporters de bridge wha he build fuh $3 billion—some at Parika Back dam and some at Den Amstel back dam. Dem boys want an investigation fuh that project. De Waterfalls boss man intend to call Jagdeo bluff wid de chandelier. He done write de check. He waiting fuh Jagdeo come back. He gun wait outside de VIP exit and wait but knowing de man who he is he might change he plans and use de gate wha de cash jet man use before he get ketch. Talk half and watch out fuh another bluff
were conducted with farmers across Berbice. The farmers said that things are not as they should be since they are faced with a lot of difficulties, such as low prices for their paddy. Some of the farm roads are not being prepared and fixed as promised on the campaign trail by the current administration, they contended. One rice farmer had said, “Farmers protested countrywide and nobody came out and talk to us at the Ministry. Then we get to hear that the Minister gone on 21 days’ leave. The man wuk two month and get three week leave, so we don’t know what going on.” “One of them who get big position now, who promised the farmers $6000 per bag of paddy, hiding from the farmers.” Another irate farmer also
said, “I am pretty disappointed about the promises made by this government when they were in opposition, especially to the rice farmers, wooing them to vote for them. “The people believed them and the people who voted for them? That is irrelevant now. But what is relevant now is the reality, that they are in office today and we want to see those promises that were made to the people come to fruition. Region Six Chairman, David Armogan, he had said, “What they (the rice farmers) are saying to me is that quite a lot of them voted for the coalition, and that the coalition promised $5000 and $6000 per bag of paddy… “Ramayya who has now been appointed the REO did promise them on television that he is going to see to it that they get $6000 per bag of paddy.”
President David Granger “He was the one who made the promise; you can’t make empty promises, fool the people, get them to vote for you and then turn your back on them, that’s irresponsible behaviour.” But the electoral count showed that the farmers did not vote for the coalition; they did not vote for the promised increase.
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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==
Things about Guyana which are inexplicable A man inserts his vagina into a child. Under the Sexual Offences Act, that is defined as rape. Three weeks ago, he was sentenced to 45 consecutive years in jail. A man saw his girlfriend talking with another fellow. In a jealous rage he beat her to death with a piece of wood. That is a cruel death. He was given twelve years on Thursday by a Judge. I find it inexplicable how the legal system in this country works.
On the same day the media reported this 12-year sentence, the Minister of Public Security is quoted as expressing concern at overcrowding in prison. Has anyone done a research on the persons who are in prison and the type of crimes committed? A Government cannot provide a solution to over-crowding in the jails if such research is not done. Why that research is necessary is because the survey may reveal that the over-crowding consists of convicts who should not be in jail at all. It means we should re-look at the sentencing structure of the courts. Another inexplicability of this country is the bail system. This is a poor country where
wages and incomes in the entire public sector, meaning all spheres where people are paid from state funds, are shocking compared to Caribbean standards. It becomes unimaginable when the comparison is done with developed states. Yet in a poor country like this, enormous bail is set by Magistrates on lower income accused who simply cannot afford to acquire such sums. In the Magistrates’ Courts, high bail may be a deception. Is one of the explanations that Magistrates want to remand the accused but to avert criticism the Magistrate goes for a very high bail? Bail has become an obsession in the lower courts. Why was former Minister, Jennifer Westford not put on her own recognizance? It defies elementary reasoning to think that Westford would flee the jurisdiction and not appear for her case. Whoever was the Magistrate that imposed that
huge amount of bail on Westford, he/she had to believe that bail was a deterrent. The reason why bail was put for Westford was simple – there is no legal, intellectual distinction on the part of the lower courts on the type of people that come in front of them. For the lower courts, bail must be set in monetary terms. So Parliamentarian, Dharamkumar Seeraj was put on $40,000 bail for dangerous driving. Can anyone in this country envisage that this man would abandon the Rice Producers’ Association that he heads, abandon his parliamentary seat and flee Guyana rather than appear in court? It is a foregone conclusion that since there were no deaths or injuries and as a first offender, he certainly will not be jailed if found guilty. Why then would he flee Guyana? Why wasn’t he put on self bail? The answer
is simple; bail has to be assigned no matter who is in front of the Magistrate. There is the spectacle in this country that every week the press reports on the Chief Justice awarding bail after petitions were presented. There isn’t a week that passes without the Chief Justice acting on bail petitions. Here is an obvious connection with over-crowding. At the time of writing, this writer doesn’t know what the holding capacity is of the various jails in Guyana and the holding capacity for remands prisoners. But I would like to think the disparity is gargantuan. I would say if a holding facility was built for a thousand prisoners that very receptacle probably has three thousand. What is the solution? Build more prisons or look at the sentencing structure? Why jail young first offenders for stealing a bicycle or car part or possession of a joint of marijuana. V. S. Naipaul lives in mental turmoil over the fact that he comes from a region that refuses to be innovative. Over-crowding in prison should galvanize us to be
Frederick Kissoon innovative. We can sentence young offenders to community work in the public sector. Instead of jailing them where their future is assured of destruction, put them to clean up stink Georgetown. Put them to clean up the jungle that is Georgetown. Put them to clean up one of the most disgraceful sites on the globe – the hundreds of rotting cars in the compound of the police headquarters at Eve Leary, some of which date back to the era when flour was illegal to import. Put them to clean up the stink toilets that the public have to use at police stations and at the courts. Can Guyana ever be creative? We are nearing fifty years of Independence.
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No guarantee against further Barbados and Guyana aggression from Maduro discuss key issues …as Guyana banks on Intl. support for its territorial integrity - Granger Despite a subsiding of the tension between Guyana and Venezuela over the border controversy, there are no guarantees from the Nicolas Maduro administration to Guyana’s unhindered and continued pursuit of its development of the disputed Essequibo County. Guyana’s Head of State, President David Granger, said yesterday that while there were commitments made on
appearance at the largest gathering of world leaders. He spoke to the four broad agreements undertaken between the two countries following a meeting that was facilitated by UN Secretary General, Ban KiMoon. According to Granger, Maduro agreed to have the Guyana nominee, Cheryl Miles, assigned as the Ambassador to Caracas while
The President was adamant that the meeting with the Venezuelan leader can in no way be misconstrued as bilateral negotiations. On the matter of Guyana’s development of the Essequibo region in the interim, the President said it was not a case of Guyana being “allowed” to develop the Essequibo. “As far as I am concerned this territory belongs to
“As far as I am concerned this territory belongs to Guyana and any attempt by Venezuela to use armed force to prevent Guyana from exercising its sovereignty over its land or sea space or airspace is illegal.” the part of the Venezuelan leader on the matter of installing ambassadors between the two countries, Maduro gave no guarantees that there will be no further provocation or aggression, should Guyana continue to seek to pursue development possibilities in Essequibo ahead of any solutions to the border controversy. Any such solution is to be arrived at by the Special United Nation’s delegation tasked with investigating the situation. Granger yesterday met with the local media corps at the Ministry of the Presidency and provided an update on his maiden
the Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana, Reina Diaz, would return to Guyana. Maduro, he said, agreed to receive the delegation nominated by the UN Secretary General. Granger said that when the team had visited Guyana, the Venezuelans had said that the timing was inconvenient. He said, too, that the Venezuelan troops that were deployed in the Cuyuni area in western Guyana have been withdrawn, “so we feel that those four matters were to Guyana’s advantage.” He said the agreements do bode well for the restoration of normalcy on the border. NO GUARANTEE
Guyana, and any attempt by Venezuela to use armed force to prevent Guyana from exercising its sovereignty over its land or sea space or airspace is illegal.” He continued, “It is our territory; we are a sovereign nation and that is why I called on the international community to guarantee the rights of small states like ours.” Granger said that Guyana is not in possession of gunboats or corvettes that could be used to expel “persons who intrude into our territory.” On the matter of developing the Essequibo, Continued on page 12
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (left) greets President David Granger at the start of their meeting. (GP) Prime Minister Freun Stuart and President of Guyana, David Granger, recently held a bilateral meeting on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss matters of mutual interest. President Granger took the opportunity to update Stuart on developments regarding the territorial dispute with Venezuela since August. He said he met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, and President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, during the course of the General Assembly. Granger said the two countries had agreed, among
other things, to ensure their respective ambassadors took up their posts in Georgetown and Caracas. He reiterated his country’s view that the controversy could only be usefully addressed by a juridical settlement. Prime Minister Stuart stated his understanding of Guyana’s position, whose entire development had been threatened for over 50 years by the intermittent recurrence of the border issue. He said that Barbados fully understood Guyana’s preference for the settlement of the controversy with Venezuela, and he had
communicated this view to the Vice President of Venezuela when the latter visited Barbados in August. Stuart underlined Barbados’ and CARICOM’s continued support of Guyana as it sought the best way to address the controversy, and Granger indicated that he greatly valued this support. The President a l s o a g r e e d t o continue updating Barbados and CARICOM countries on the border controversy. The two leaders went on to discuss bilateral matters, and both agreed the relationship between Barbados and Guyana was on a good footing. (BGIS)
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Granger welcomes Jagdeo’s interventions overseas on Climate Change - Says the Opposition Leader “has seen the light”
President David Granger
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, is currently in the USA holding talks with world leaders on climate change, a topic which is high on the agenda of the APNU+AFC government. But President David Granger is not the least bit threatened by this. In fact, he welcomes the interventions by the former President. Yesterday he told media operatives that Jagdeo “has seen the light.” During a press conference at the Ministry of the Presidency, the President said, “We are happy he (Jagdeo) has come over to our side…Guyana is one state, one leadership and we welcome Jagdeo’s support for our climate change agenda.”
The Head of State added, “It is known that during his tenure in office, he did advance certain initiatives in terms of climate change and where useful we will embrace those initiatives.” Granger said that his administration is not in the business of rejecting things or projects in a whimsical manner. He reiterated, “As far as Mr. Jagdeo is concerned, his intervention is welcomed.” Jagdeo recently joined world leaders in New York, as the international community accelerates preparations towards reaching a historic global climate agreement in Paris in December. As well as meetings at the United Nations and elsewhere in New York, the former President attended the Clinton Global
Initiative, now in its tenth year under the leadership of former US President Bill Clinton. At the United Nations, former President Jagdeo emphasized how people from developing countries around the world continued to be united in their desire to provide solutions to climate change. He noted the immense progress made by countries such as Brazil, which has just set out ambitious climate goals to 2025, building on its remarkable success with the Amazon. Jagdeo also joined former New Zealand Prime Minister and current Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme at the launch of a report by the Center for Global Development. The report focused on world-leading national global models for low carbon development, and highlighted Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy, and the fact that the Guyana-Norway partnership on forests is the world’s second largest forest payment for performance mechanism, after Brazil’sAmazon Fund. On November 30, global leaders will gather in Paris to conclude the Paris Agreement. Former President Jagdeo urged developed and developing countries to raise their sights towards an ambitious agreement to stabilize the planet’s climate. (Kiana Wilburg)
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No guarantee against further... From page 11 the President said, “We would certainly like to proceed and this is the undertaking which we have given foreign investors; we are calling on the international community to preserve the security of our country, our territorial integrity.” MORAL SUASION The President also used the opportunity to inform media operatives that the newest US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, presented his Credentials, ahead of the press conference. “I called on the United States with whom we are partners in something called the Caribbean Security Basin Initiative (CBSI) which was established by President Barack Obama, to guarantee the security of small states…The majority of states in the Caribbean are small and they have to be protected.” According to President Granger, “We cannot establish 15 defense forces for 15 states in the Caribbean; there must be some international system for protecting small states.” Granger, in driving home the point to media operatives present at the Ministry of the Presidency said, “There is no guarantee, there is an undertaking from Mr Maduro, but what I asked is that the international community will give us that guarantee; we cannot do it ourselves.” He said Guyana has embraced the diplomatic course of action to prevent, forestall or inhibit Venezuela “from behaving in a lawless manner.” Granger did concede that
because of the US’foreign policy, that country is unlikely to become more deeply involved than it is at present. He did seek to point out however, “I do believe that the United States and Brazil on the North American Continent and the South American Continent respectively, have what I would like to define as moral suasion; they have influence and they can exert that influence.” According to Granger, “Whether they want to deploy that suasion to restrain Venezuela is another matter.” He said while the controversy with Venezuela over the border has persisted for 50 years, there has been no full scale invasion of Guyana and as such, such influence by the Americans have probably worked in preventing the controversy from degenerating into violence. CARICOM’s Priority While some have questioned the level of solidarity for Guyana from regional blocs such as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the President said he was not disappointed and does recognize that individual states will have their own priorities. President Granger said, “From the time of the independence of many of the smaller Caribbean Island States, Venezuela has pursued an aggressive programme of establishing Embassies, Cultural Centers, extending loans and grants and more recently, under President Hugo Chavez Frias, the introduction of ALBA….also PetroCaribe.”
He said while Guyana has been a beneficiary of PetroCaribe as is the case with numerous Caribbean states, “I don’t believe any of our Caribbean colleagues are in a trade-off between Guyana and PetroCaribe.” The President sought to drive home the point that Venezuela over the past 50 years has been working to build friendships but stressed, “We feel that the friendships must not be at the expense of Guyana’s territorial integrity.” Granger said that the Caribbean has always sided with Guyana with regards to its controversy with the Venezuelans. “They have not let us down and I don’t expect them to let us down.” Confronted with the assertion of a lack of individual support from CARICOM leaders in favour of Guyana and its call for a judicial settlement, President Granger said, “ There is no place for disappointment in international relations; you have to be realistic.” According to the President, “Every state has its own national interest and I expect that the Caribbean states will behave in a manner consistent with their national interest.” He said that CARICOM as a bloc has expressed its support for Guyana and while it may not have been as forceful as some would have expected, “we are satisfied that the Caribbean community wants to see the Caribbean remain a zone of peace and is on the side of Guyana and Belize in the resolution of these two disputes.”
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Facts coming out of GuySuCo's COI spell doomsday for Sugar Industry, unless… By Abena Rockcliffe
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uySuCo is bankrupt; sugar i s b e i n g produced at a price that knocks Guyana off of the competitive market and factories countrywide are operating at a loss. This is the dire situation that the Commission set up to examine the state of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has found. With such facts, observers are saying that nothing short of divine intervention can save the sugar industry. All this was laid out yesterday during a press conference held by Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder at his Ministry. He was accompanied by Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry (COI), Vibert Parvatan and other experts including Professor Clive Thomas. Parvatan indicated that the Commission has not been able to submit its report at the end of September as it had anticipated. He owed this to the fact that an enormous amount of work still had to be done. Parvatan said that the Commission had completed taking submissions but had to make a few exceptions, all of which contributed to the delay. Because the Commission is yet to complete its work, Parvatan was reluctant to m a k e c e r t a i n pronouncements and declined to answer pertinent questions. However, he was keen to note some of the overall findings that are being taken into consideration. Perhaps one of the most stunning revelations was the fact that the Commission was able to confirm that no factory in Guyana is recording profits. “Every estate, without any exception, from Uitvlugt to Skeldon is operating at a loss,” said Parvatan. He added that the sugar industry has been losing billions of dollars annually. The Chairman told the media that this has been a trend for several years starting as early as 2005. According to Parvatan, last year alone, the industry's losses amounted to about $17B. He said that each year the figure continues to climb; suggesting that this year's loss is greater than the previous one.
Parvatan, a former Minister of Agriculture, also noted that the unit production cost for sugar continues to increase yearly. He said that sugar is currently being produced in Guyana US45cents per pound, while the world production price of sugar stands at US 13 cents per pound. Therefore, Guyana is producing sugar at a cost three times that of other countries. As a result, Guyana is being pushed off of the competitive market as the country will have to sell its sugar higher than others in order to make a profit. The Commission also has to consider that GuySuCo is bankrupt and the government is saddled with the task to repay a $200M loan for the Skeldon factory. “In essence, the accountants will say that GuySuCo is insolvent.” In this regard he noted that the past government as well as the present government have been “committed and compelled to inject funds under the caption of bailout or subsidies to keep the company afloat.” E v e n a s h e acknowledged those subsidies; Parvatan was keen to note that subsidies or occasional bail out is not new and is not unique to Guyana. He said that the governments of Brazil and India made similar financial interventions. H o w e v e r, P a r v a t a n pointed out that these interventions cannot be never-ending or further strain will be placed on the economy. “While subsidies are not new to sugar industries, the administration – the government of the day, conscious of its sympathy and support for the industry, acknowledges that they have their own limits in terms of funding.” Parvatan explained that the sympathy of the government is what is keeping GuySuCo alive. “If GuySuCo was seen as just a business, there would have been a very simple obvious solution. But to the government GuySuCo is more than just a business, it is complex, it is complicated but not insurmountable,” he stated. He declined to divulge whether all of the estates will be retained. Parvatan said that the Commission has already
received several recommendations from persons who appeared before the Commissioners. However, he said that some of these had to be dismissed because they are impractical. Nevertheless, Parvatan declined to state some of the suggestions that found favour with the Commission. The Chairman said that there had been interaction with former Chief Executive Officers of GuySuCo as well
as former Directors of GuySuCo's board. Also, Parvatan said that the Commission benefitted from the view of several “outstanding businessman.” Parvatan said that the Sub-committees' reports were submitted this week and each is being placed before the Commission for presentations and discussions. He said that that Commission is working to ensure that all the reports harmonize.
"We are trying to find a path that will be in the interest of the industry and Guyanese." He added that there is no “magical solution” and therefore, “whatever we do cannot and will not satisfy the expectations of every one.” But the Commission is trying to find the best option for Guyana, Parvattan said. Parvatan noted that he received no directions from the Minister of Agriculture on anything pertaining to the
Vibert Parvatan inquiry “so there is no foregone plan.” The final report, according to Parvatan, will be submitted to the Minister on October 17.
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Visa Application: U.S.A, Canada & UK; Guyana Passport application. Graphics design, Advertisement. Tel: 626-7040; 265-4535. PARTY DECORATING: balloon creation, back drops etc. for weddings, birthdays, anniversary etc. Make your event extra special! Tel Maya: 642-6664 REPAIRS AT LOW COST: FRIDGES,AIR-CONDITIONERS, WASHINGMACHINES,TVS, MICROWAVES,FREEZERSCALL: 629-4946 OR 225-4822 REPAIRS & SPARE, FRIDGE, FREEZER, A/C, WASHERS, STOVES CONTACT NICK: 6831312, 627-3206 Floor sanding & Lacquering House plans, Estimate & painting, Boat for Santa Mission - Call: 650-4362 Repairs at affordable prices: fridge, air conditioner, washing machines, dryers, TV, microwaves & freezerCall: 610-5846 or 661-8158 Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building. visadocumentsgy@yahoo.comCall : 225-6496, 662-6045 Eagle’s fridge re-gas @ 99-100 New Market Street - $8,000 & washing machine repairs. Phone: 697-2969, 223-5818 Landscaping: Palms, largest varieties of plants, Used in every one of our unique landscapes- Call: 648-1821/ 219-0468
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A family person to work on a farm to look after Cow & Sheep-Call: 619-9143/ 6148857
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SALON -Make Up Courses with Mac, Bare Minerals, Black Opal, Mabelline. -Nail Technician Course Call: 647-1773/660-5257 Affordable salon services: pedi, mani, wash & blowout, facials, etc $2,500 each. Vogue @ Kalyan Mall, Lamaha Street. Tel: 647-1773/660-5257
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IT technicians; send your CV or info to jobs@awngy.com Housekeeper/cook must be 30yrs & older- apply in person to 173 Sheriff Street, Campbellville-Call: 227-5286-9 One Supervisor to work at Hotel in Charity Essequibo contact 223-5273/4 One ice machine operator to work at ice factory on Meadow Bank Wharf, please Call: 231-1408; 642-9191 between 8am-2pm Live in housekeeper 35-45yrs to care for child, Call: 656-1284 One Waitress contact 2235273/4 One Delivery rider contact 223-5273/4
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VACANCY Work from home earn $5,000-$20,000 monthly. Call monday-friday (9am-5pm): 233-6517; 638-0595 or www.jobfairworldwide.com One maintenance worker with at least 5yrs experienced to work @ ice factory meadow bank wharf –Call: 231-1408; 642-9191; between 8am-2pm
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Concrete fenced land in residential high income area at Republic Park, Water, light, etc-Call: 233-0570 Parfaite Harmonie -$1.5M, 1.3M, 1M, Tuschen 8th street -$1.5M, Tuschen 2nd Street -$5.5M corner lot – Call: 604-6724 33 Acres prime agriculture land located at Plantation Flensberg W.B.D-price negotiable-Contact Erick Boodhoo: Call: 654-6229; 627-0556 1500 Acres Transported land 4 Miles from Bartica, 2 Miles River front, sand, loam, forestry, rock quarry, farming, resort-Call: 603-1266; 625-9788 One plot of land for sale situated at 3167 Spurwing Drive, South Ruimveldt (corner lot)-Call: 625-3056 Land for sale in Schoon O’rd next to New Road Junction 56X100 $5.5M- Call Ryan: 6972492 or 270-6800 Guyana’s 1st 5-Star Community, modern amenities, luxurious, recreational & business facility, security entry and more- land @ US$ 7.2SqFtCall: 650-0978 Two (2) Lot in Parika Contact # 650-0402
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FOR SALE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY$19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754.
One commercial property at Sheriff Street, one double lot @ Cummings Lodge –Call: 1 Complete sound system, 1 Vyper Sound, interested 638-8930; 653-8226 Wortmanville, bottom flat, bar, persons- Call: 265-3586 -$120,000 per month Reduced Prices: Dell/HP negotiable @ B&G’s Realty- laptop & desktop computers Tel: 617-9717 or 682-4094 or complete, from $55,000, free 227-4125 games and educational Transported Property @ software @ Future – Call: 231Grove/Diamond, 3 2206 bedrooms, 1 self-contained, 1 CB2 Motor Cycle; excellent concrete fence, grilled store – only 16,000 KM- $140,000room & Shed, (45X26) – Call: Call: 676-0190 660-1353, 216-4338 Brand new 2 storey concrete Shepherds, Rottweilers, BV building in 5th Avenue, building, cooker spaniel, Diamond, E.B.D, all modern boxer, pug, schnaunzer amenities –Call: 662-9335; dogs-Call/Whatsapp-Call: 664-5401 or 680-6426 612-3244 Pile Driving Hammers, weight Property for sale, Grove $20M / Rent: $50,000 per 3 & 4 tons, 10 tons double steel wheeled roller, month. Tel: 625-5461. pneumatic roller -9 wheels2 Storied transported Call: 275-0538 or 683-7225 concrete property upstairs 2 bedrooms, downstairs 2 2,500 GLS, steel tank, 1-428 bedrooms, fully grilled, block ‘8’ cat back-hoe, D4H cat MonRepos, E.C.D -$18M- Call: bulldozer, 1 Leyland Daf 55 625-1514; office 231-7255 Tipper truck- Call: 275-0538 or 683-7225 1 Flat house on 1 acre land with chicken pen & fruits tree 20. Lengths-Plastic Sheet at Unity E.C.D- $11M-Call: Piles, 1-930 CAT front end 642-7898 loaded, all in working 2 Storey 45x35 concrete condition-Call: 275-0538 or property, lower flat 683-7225 incomplete- Land 65x120 @ PIT-BULL PUPPIES – Diamond N/S 5th Avenue, CALL: 667-0338 E.B.D- Call: 664-5052 2-Two Storey Houses, one One church & two storey newly constructed, 3 minutes house @ 180 Charlotte Street away from the National Bourda-Call: 624-7341; 227Stadium -$16M, $22M –Call: 6817 628-1079; 642-7711; 233-5292 Largest Selection of Pearl: Well Built 1,995 Sq. Ft Computer Games-$1,000 concrete structure 45X165 Each- Call: 675-2239 lot, formerly meeting hall Queen & Full Sheet Sets, 13.5M. Call: 649-1670 baby pampers, bed liners, #53 Village: East Berbice, sweat suit, clothing @ 455 concrete house and land for Aubrey Barker RD, By sale, please submit offers, Tucville Bridge-Call: 626-6335 Call: 674-2155 Samsung Galaxy S6 Replica Albouystown- 3 Bedroom $35,000 and S6 edge Relica upstairs, downstairs parking for $50,000-Contact:612and suitable for business- 3696; 691-3409 $9M negotiable-Contact: Mag Lite LED: 2D-$7,500, 3D227-0583 $8,000, 3D Camouflage House & Land with garage in $8,500-Call: 612-3696; 691Dartmouth Essequibo Coast 3409 Best Reasonable offer-Call: Continued on page 23 646-0300; 684-5074
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Letters...
The PPP/C needs to rid itself of selfish people DEAR EDITOR, In my letter captioned “Jagdeo should give Granger the benefit of the doubt” I have stated that President David Granger has positive character attributes which give him strength of character. So, what are some of these positive character attributes. Generosity, humility, kindness, patience, tolerance, compassion, love, mercy, modesty etc. These are called virtues. While I do not wish to suggest that President David Granger is a paragon of virtue as I am sure, like most of us, he has his faults, I would also like to point out that Cheddi Jagan also had positive character attributes (virtues). The point I am trying to make here is that since Cheddi Jagan’s death the PPP/C (of which I am a supporter) has been listless to the point that it has become self deluding and self destructive. This can only have happened because of certain individual/s in the PPP/C who are selfish. One man, in particular, built himself a mansion while Guyanese suffered. Yet, the PPP/C saw it fit to give such a person unheard of “ retirement benefits”. This is selfishness to which Cheddi Jagan and President David Granger do not ascribe to (that is, President David Granger and Cheddi Jagan are not selfish people). The PPP/C needs to rid itself of such people, whether they are Leader of the Opposition or not, so that it can become a political party that all Guyanese can be proud of again. Sean Ori
Dr. Ramharack is not a PPP propagandist From page 4 to stop attacking people and focus his comments on their arguments with supporting evidence. This is the only way Freddie can command respect of readers – respect that have been earned (from penning facts) by commentators like Ramharack and me. Vishnu Bisram
LEGALNOTICE 2015 —HC-CIV-DEM-P IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OFCATURE DECLARATION OF TITLE. In the matter of Sub-lot lettered ‘A’ being part of the north half of south half of lot numbered 1 (one) section ‘A’ Plantation Den. Amstel, situate on the West Coast of Demerara, in the County of Demerara, Republic of Guyana, the said sub-lot ‘A’ containing an area of 0.1121 (nought decimal one one two one ) of an acre and being shown and defined on a plan by D.C.JESSIMY Sworn land Surveyor, dated the 13th day of October, 2014 and recorded in the Department of Lands and Surveys on 30th October, 2014 as plan NO. 60029. -and In the matter of the Title of Land (Prescription and Limitation) Act, Chapter 60:02 of the Laws of Guyana. - and ‘In the matter of the Rules of the High Court Cap:3:02 (Declaration of Title). - and— In the matter of a Petition by ROBERT EVERTON ADAMS for a declaration of title to the above land. ............................................... NOTICE OF PETITION ...............................................
LEGALNOTICE 2015 HC-CIV-DEM-P/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE DECLARATION OF TITLE NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that ROBERT EVERTON ADAMS of 436 Warwick Street, Brooklyn New York, 11207 and also of lot 1 Den Amstel, West Coast, Demerara, have presented a Petition for Declaration of Title by Prescription to the property described in the schedule hereto. ANY PERSON intending to oppose the said Petition must within one (1) month after the date of the first publication of this notice file in the Registry of the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Georgetown notice of his/her opposition and an affidavit in support thereof upon the said ROBERT EVERTON ADAMS. The said Petition is accompanied by a plan of the property which may be inspected at the said Registry during office hours
GEM I. SANFORDJOH SON Attorney-at-law for Petitoner. Dated at Georgetown Demerara. This 2nd day of September, 2015 SCHEDULE
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Sub-lot lettered ‘A’ being part of the north half of south half of lot numbered 1 ( one) section ‘A’ Plantation Den. Amstel, situate on the West Coast of Demerara, in the County of Demerara, Republic of Guyana, the said sub-lot ‘A’ containing an area of 0.1121 (nought decimal one one two one ) of an acre and being shown and defined on a plan by D.C.JESSIMY Sworn land Surveyor, dated the 13th day of October, 2014 and recorded in the Department Of Lands and Surveys on 30th October, 2014 as plan NO. 60029. MEMORANDUM: The Petitioner’s address for service and place of business is at the chambers of his Attorney-at-law Ms. GEM I. SANFORDJOHNSON of lot 154 Charlotte and King Streets, (Sharon’s Bldg. 3rd floor suites 309 & 311) Lacytown, Georgetown.
LEGALNOTICE 2015 NO.D-200 DEMERARA IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE DIVORCE AND M AT R I M O N I A L JURISDICTION DIVORCE BETWEEN:(SINGH), SADHNA nee MORTIMER Petitioner -and (SINGH) MAHADEO Respondent CITATION TO: MAHADEO SINGH 291 Tuschen (North), East Bank Essequibo, Guyana WHEREAS, SADHNA SINGH nee MORTIMER, Teacher, of 291 Tuschen (North), East Bank Essequibo, Guyana, claiming to have been married to you has filed a Petition against you in the Registry of the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana praying for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of malicious desertion. UPON APPLICATION in person or by letter to Mrs. Kamini Parag-Singh, Attorney at Law, whose address for service and place of business is at 160 ‘A’ Waterloo Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown, a copy of the said Petition will be delivered or sent to you. If within, 28 (twenty-eight) days after the date of the second and final publication of this Notice no application has been made nor appearance entered the Court may proceed to hear the said Petition and pronounce judgment therein in your absence notwithstanding. AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that for the purpose aforesaid you are to attend in person or by your Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of the said Court at the Law Courts, Georgetown, and then and there to enter an appearance in a book provided for that purpose without which you will not be allowed to address the Court either in person or by Attorney-atLaw at any stage of the proceedings in this cause. Dated a Georgetown, Demerara, THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2015
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FOR SALE IMPORTED AMERICAN BULLY PUPS –CONTACT HARRY: 220-7933, 6674845, 610-0068 (WHATSAPPAVAILABLE) BBM PIN 52E62193 1-6" Dredge Complete-Call: 667-7512 Wall Divider, single & double bed wardrobe, 7pcs Dinette Set & More –Call: 622-6334 1-3 Bedroom Splashmin’s Resort House, Fully furnished with all modern conveniences –Call: 611-0200 or 662-1124 One imported pools table 2235273/4 Just Arrived! Yamaha Outboard Engines –various sizes –Call: 698-7047; 6817737
TO LET Space for office, stationery, cosmetic store, salon etc @ Star Central Mall, Leonora, W.C.DCall: 227-1876; 695-0246 Three bedrooms executive concrete top flat in South Ruimveldt Gardens –Call: 218-1949 Space for office, internet café, stationery & like business @ Nandlall’s Building, ground floor, 217 South Road, G/Town-Call: 227-1876 or 695-0246 One bedroom apartment Grove, EBD -$36,000 –Tel: 6421956 1 – Self contained room to rent; preferably bachelorCall: 223-4545 EDUCATION Princeton College Forms 1-5 CXC Adults Classes, Grade 1-6 Lessons: Phonic lessons @ East Street-Call: 690-5008; 619-7911 Individual tutoring available for CXC Accounts, for guaranteed excellent graderCall: 654-1723 -$2000 monthly Mathematics Lessons in Trigonometry 5th-8th October (8Hours) or 10th October (6 hours), Trigonometrical Ratio, Sine & CoSine rule, worded problems-Call: 690-9378
VEHICLE FOR SALE 1 Mazda Axela, PTT series, low mileage, e x c e l l e n t condition -owner migrating Tel: 649-0956 We buy & sell vehicles for cash, also parts available & 30 seater buses; Extra Cab pickups; 2006 TacomaCall:680-3154 Toyota Noah & Voxy -$1.7M ‘G’ Series, never registered – Call: 617-2891 One Honda CRV Immaculate Condition 17" mags, CD, AC, price -$1,850,000 negotiable – Call: 626-2884 One Toyota L Touring Wagon HB 99/2, price -$750, 000 –Call: 663-2882 Two Hilux Pick up, one 3RZ, one Vigo-Call: 638-8930; 6538226 Pitbull minibus-Call: 6886316; 603-4494 AT192, 212, Allion, unregistered Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN, RZ & Pit-bull, 7 seater super custom. Cash / terms- Call:680-3154 Super G.L Buses, VVTI stick gear buses, pit bull goods van (from Japan)-call: 6167635 Unregistered Fielder Wagon, Spacio, fully loaded, rims, camera, bodykit, HID, dark interior-Call: 617-5536 Toyota Hilux Surf, PGG4437, 4 door, automatic transmission, V6 gasoline engine, 4 wheel drive – price $2.0M-Call: 681-8040; 6005398. Toyota Rush, AT212, AT192, Starlet Raum, Hilux 4 Runner, Tundra, Fielder & L-Touring Wagon, Nissan March & 4Door Pickup Call:644-5096; 697-1453 Honda Civic ES2-$1M or $700,000 down payment: DVD/CD/Bluetooth/USB/ AMP/ subwoofer, PMM Series-Call: 664-7014 One Mitsubishi Lancer 2002 Model, price- $950,000, leather seats, music, rims etc, good condition-Call: 6640000 Land Cruiser Prado in Mint condition, fully loaded, PNN Series-Call: 601-0053; 2750264 Recently registered Suzuki Escudo. Excellent condition. Lady driven.$4.6M negotiable. Contact: 609 8425.
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THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS By Sase Singh What is the strategy to sustain growth, reduce poverty and curtail dependence on imported oil post June 2015? The comprehensive answer depends on how well we understand the world’s economic condition, where we are situated today in the global economic value chain, how well we have measured the state of our competitiveness and how well we comprehend its relevance to our future and our clarity behind the factors that drive the economy. My attempt at answering
all the parts of the questions will have to await future columns but keep your eyes on this question since how we interpret it will make or break Guyana. But let us attempt to first flesh out our understanding of the importance of having cheap and reliable electricity supply and why the Amaila Falls Hydro Project (Amaila) is extremely important to Guyana’s future. Generating electricity is entirely fossil fuel-based, with the bulk of the generation being sourced from “old school” power plants utilizing heavy fuel oil or diesel. The
likelihood of these plants breaking down incrementally over the next five years remains extremely high. To complement such inefficient operations, we are faced with technical and commercial line losses quantified at 28.5 percent. In the United States, that loss is less than nine percent; in Jamaica it is more like 22 percent. Rich or not so rich comparators will generally reveal the same – we will continue to lose billions of dollars because we do not have cheap and reliable electricity production. We also have a relatively
inefficient network. How do we compensate for such inefficiency? By bringing down the production cost and enhancing the reliability of the electricity production system, our inability to more aggressively progress the idea of cheaper and more reliable renewable energy will directly contribute to economic stagnation, especially in time of economic anemia (using His Excellency’s word). On paper, solar and wind looks sexy but the rubber hits the road when we try to convert those designs to implementable projects. The land of many waters has a natural advantagehydropower. This is not the time for the policy team advising His Excellency to play games and mis-advise the President. Guyana has significant hydropower potential, but we are yet to effectively tap this low cost and reliable resource on a commercially viable basis, unlike our neighbour Suriname. We hear Guyana will construct three small hydropower systems at Moco Moco, Tumatumari and Kato. But these small-scale initiatives do not answer the need of the coastlanders; the manufacturers and the entrepreneurs who represent more than 90 percent of the people that consume the bulk of the electricity. These stakeholders continue to absorb one of the highest electricity rates in the Western Hemisphere. Why are our policy makers, past and present, in the land of many waters, struggling with this idea of tapping our hydropower potential estimated at over 800 MW?
The closest we came to unleashing this potential was the Amaila Project with a capacity of some 165 MW. However, because of the “rapacious energies” exhibited by a group of PPP cronies, who placed their personal greed in front of the national need, the entire idea had to be temporarily parked. But what I am observing today is that this commercially viable idea is not being parked anymore. Rather, the engine has been turned off and the driver out to lunch while the people of Guyana continue to pay for one of most inefficient electricity systems in the Western Hemisphere with tariffs averaging US$0.32 per kWh. From all appearance, the Amaila Project has been abandoned, at least in its present form. Failure to re-design and relaunch will prove to be a very costly decision for Guyana. First there is the loss of $5,578 million that was already invested on the Access Road. These funds could have built over 1,000 low-income houses and even have some left over. What is even more disconcerting is that the window to tap into the Norwegian money is closing and fast. It is an ill-advised path to tout solar energy when there are no bankable projects designed and ready for implementation. A redesigned Amaila Project remains an excellent idea once we can scrape all the fat out of the project that was reserved for the pockets of the PPP cabal. We must never ignore this
Sase Singh bankable project that can be served up to protect the nation’s energy security for the next 100 years. The IMF has shown that the baseline scenario that illustrates this Amaila Project will add six aggregated percentage points to the GDP during construction phase (estimated at four-years) and will apply a GDP bounce to the economy of about one percent per annum over the next 20 years after construction. This is logical as we spend fewer dollars on fuel and more on investing in enhancing our productivity. The arithmetic makes sense since the world fuel prices will not stay low forever. We cannot continue to play games with our energy security since GPL generators cannot be expected to be a long term solution. We can stop this impending national tragedy. I am of the firm opinion; a portfolio of renewable energy solutions led by a redesigned Amaila Project is the answer to driving our economic growth, reducing poverty and curtailing the importation of fossil fuels.
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Brazil president shuffles Cabinet, combines ministries
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff and Vice President Michel Temer arrive to announce reforms at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, yesterday. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff reduced the size of her Cabinet yesterday and announced spending cuts to shore up support for her government’s efforts to introduce fiscal reforms. The changes also appear to be aimed at countering efforts to impeach her. While the Cabinet was slimmed to 31 members from 39, Rousseff made no changes to the economic team headed by Finance Minister Joaquim Levy, which is battling a recession. She said Defense Minister Jacques Wagner will become her chief of staff. He’s believed to have better relations with lawmakers than outgoing Aloizio
Mercadante, who was shifted to education minister. Wagner is a former governor the northeastern state of Bahia and a close ally of Rousseff’s predecessor and mentor former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “It is almost certain this will stop any impeachment process in the short run, but we have to check how well those reforms will be implemented,” said Luciano Dias, an analyst at the Brasilia-based Institute of Political Studies. In addition to consolidating ministries, Rousseff announced a 10 percent cut in ministers’ salaries, a 20 percent cut in ministry expenses, the elimination of 3,000 positions
and spending limits on telephone calls and travel. The government has estimated that the measures will save about $50 million, a tiny sliver of the budget Rousseff submitted a budget to Congress in August with a built-in deficit of about $10 billion. By giving the Democratic Movement Party, known as the PMDB, a seventh cabinet post, Rousseff was seeking to ensure the party’s support for the fiscal reforms and block the efforts of some congressmen to initiate impeachment proceedings. The PMDB is Brazil’s largest party and it controls both houses of Congress. It has been the glue that’s held together the ruling coalition led by Rousseff’s Workers’ Party since 2003.
Daily Nation - Barbados will strengthen its social safety net for its poorest citizens and improve labour market training opportunities with a US$10 million loan approved by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB). The programme seeks to reduce extreme poverty and
high unemployment rates. It will be structured in three components: reduce extreme poverty through the expansion and consolidation of the Identification Stabilisation Enablement and Empowerment Bridge Programme; reduce unemployment through improved employment
services and demand driven technical training; and create an efficient management information system that connects programmes executed by various Government agencies. Although Barbados has a Human Resource Development Strategy (20112016), further consolidation with its social policies is needed. The existing labour market programmes have limited coverage and the relevant government units lack the tools to adequately target beneficiaries, monitor programmes’ implementation, and improve inter-agency coordination and with the private sector. This programme will cover 250 additional households or approximately 2 000 individuals during a four-year period, focussing on the following pillars: personal identification, education and human resources development, family dynamics and health promotion.
US$10M loan to reduce poverty, unemployment
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A solar cooker crafted by TVET students on showcase at a recent exhibition The getaway car Two robbers landed smack into the hands of the police yesterday after crashing their getaway car near CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, allegedly while quarreling over their loot. The bandits and an accomplice had moments before carried out a brazen robbery at the Elite Mobile Cell Phone Store on Parade Street, Kingston, where they had carted off cash and 15 high-end phones worth some $3M. An employee at the cell phone establishment said that he and a colleague were in the store at around 14:00 hrs when a man entered and asked for credit. Shortly after, another man entered, drew a gun and pointed it at the staff. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said that a third man was also involved and that the bandits relieved a customer of a mobile phone. The employee said that the robbers locked the door to the business premises, while the one with the handgun demanded valuables. They then collected several high-end phones and money. Crime Chief Blanhum said that at that point, two of the bandits
apparently panicked and ran to their car, leaving their accomplice behind. But as fate would have it, greed reportedly got in the way and a quarrel broke out between the men over the illgotten gains. So heated was the row that the robbers ended up crashing into a concrete garbage bin on the seawall road and landed smack into the canal on the Kingston seawall just outside of the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters. Senior police ranks looked through the windows and saw that the two men who exited the car were acting suspiciously. One of them had whipped out a gun and amidst shouts of “he got a gun,” Felix Austin Police Training College trainees ran in the direction of the robbers. “About 50 to 60 trainees run out on the road. Them bandits see them coming and they ran in opposite directions and one pelt he gun by a tree on the seawalls but he get ambushed,” an eyewitness said. A second robber was also apprehended. However, Blanhum said that the third
robber escaped after fleeing into a nearby yard. The Crime Chief said that police recovered a 9mm pistol with two rounds, as well as a mobile phone that the men had taken from a customer. He revealed that the vehicle bore fake number plates PHH 6532. The car’s licence number was actually PLL 5217. Kaieteur News understands that the vehicle is linked to a car rental service, and that another vehicle from the same service was recently linked to a robbery suspect. When Kaieteur News arrived on the scene, ranks were busy trying to pull the vehicle from the drain. The suspects, identified as Adam Mc Donald of Amelia’s Ward and Jermaine Dailey of Norton Street, Lodge, were heard pleading their innocence. The robbery victims eventually turned up at Eve Leary and reportedly identified the suspects. (Mondale Smith)
Chairman of the Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, (TVET), Clinton Williams, has said that there is an immense challenge in creating and fostering an environment that will allow increased appreciation of technical and vocational skills. These combine to form a vital component for increased productivity, international competitiveness and increased economic development in Guyana. Williams was at the time addressing the TVET and Career fairs, held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre on Wednesday. The event featured a number of secondary schools from across the regions and showcased their innovative skills using various materials such as wood, paper, metal and organic paste. The Chairman related that technological fairs are not new. They have always been considered a vital input of the TVET system in countries whose productivity and
competitive advantages rank highest with respect to Gross Domestic Production (GDP), economic growth and development. Such systems, he added, are prevalent in Malaysia, Germany, the Nordic Countries (Sweden, Norway and Finland) and closer to home in Brazil. “In fact we have been invited to participate by our Brazilian Counterpart “SENAI” in their national competition earlier this year. We were of the view that it will be advantageous to gain experience by mounting our own Technological Fair, and contribute to the development of the level of preparedness needed to compete at that level.”Underlining the immense challenge of creating and fostering an environment that allows for TVET to be vital to international competitiveness and economic development, Williams asserted that improved collaboration and effective coordination among the formal and non-formal training institutions can
reduce the high level of duplication in the delivery of many occupational skills programmes. “We have long recognized that there exist gaps between the Occupational Skill demand by both the Private Sector and the Public Sector; and the occupational skills being supplied by the formal and non-formal training institutions. “This phenomenon is occasioned by factors such as migration, poaching, new technology and/or new emerging sectors such as ICT, Oil and Gas, Eco Tourism.” In this context, the TVET Chairman said that the council recently completed a Labour Market Intelligence Survey, through collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection with funding from the InterAmerican Development Bank. “The intention however is the ultimate development of a permanent institutional mechanism to continually address this dilemma,” he explained.
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Dominica hails UK leader’s aid package to Caribbean as “Godsend” ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the multi-million-dollar aid package British Prime Minister Dave Cameron has announced for the Caribbean is a godsend for his country and the rest of the region. He declared Thursday that “God did not come, but He sent Dave Cameron” to aid Caribbean countries grappling with sluggish economies and, in the case of Dominica, the ravages of natural disasters. During a stop in Jamaica as he visited the Caribbean for the first time as prime minister, Cameron announced an aid package for the region that includes: £300 million (US$454.8 million) for a new UK-Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund to build vital infrastructure such as new ports, roads and bridges to boost trade and growth; £30 million (US$45.4 million) to make health facilities more resistant to natural disaster; and £30 million (US$45.4 million) for new programmes to support economic growth. Skerrit said the timing of that gesture “could not have been more opportune”. “While we were not daunted by the task ahead, the reality is that these countries needed a generous cousin, if not a big brother, to step in and assist. This development fund announced by Prime Minister Cameron is the lifeline that several countries in the region were quietly hoping for,” he said in an official statement. Delivered in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank, the
infrastructure fund will use money from the UK’s existing aid budget, to provide grants over the next few years for a range of projects that will help boost growth and trade across the region, creating jobs and opening up new market opportunities for British businesses. It will be available to eight Commonwealth countries in the region eligible for UK Official Development Assistance: Jamaica, Guyana, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda and St Vincent & the Grenadines; as well as Montserrat as an eligible Overseas Territory. The news was especially welcomed by Dominica which is still trying to rebound from the ravages of Tropical Storm Erika, which dumped more than 12 inches of rain on the island, causing flooding and
landslides that resulted in the deaths of more than 30 people. Hundreds more are homeless and the country’s infrastructure and other physical development has been set back by more than 20 years. Just last Monday, the World Bank issued a report on the effects of Tropical Storm Erika on Dominica, saying just under US$350 million will be required to return a semblance of normalcy to the island. And only last Tuesday evening, in an address to the nation, Sk e r r i t s a i d t h e c o u n t r y ’s vital agricultural sector had e f f e c t i v e l y b e e n wiped out, with hundreds of millions of dollars of farm lands and equipment having to be rebuilt and replaced. “It is against this backdrop that we welcome the announcement by Prime Minister Cameron. This is not exclusively for Dominica, but we are delighted that we can benefit. We are happy for other beneficiary countries, because developmental challenges have been besetting small and large states alike, particularly since the global economic meltdown of 2007,” Skerrit said. “I look forward very much to meeting with officials of the British government and garnering details o f t h e operation of the fund. But, the very fact that it has been established in the first place is very good news for the Caribbean,” the Dominican leader added. (Caribbean 360)
stipulation as to which leader a question can be put, is unduly restrictive. The PAJ also notes that Jamaica House has taken the disgraceful position of restricting media access to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. It notes that Simpson Miller has given very few indepth interviews during her
term in office which would allow individual journalists to adequately probe her ideas and policies. It says the Prime Minister has, for over two years, refused to hold any press conferences for the wider press corps. The PAJ says the Prime Minister’s steadfast refusal to face the media is unprecedented in modern times, and is contemptuous of, and dismissive of the Jamaican press to an unbelievable degree. It’s urging Jamaica House to begin to pay the local press the respect it deserves, and to immediately begin to schedule regular press conferences with the Prime Minister, for the benefit of the public.
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PAJ says greater media access needed to PM, visiting Heads
The Gleaner - The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) is reiterating calls for local journalists to be given greater access to visiting heads of government. There are conflicting reports as to why Jamaican journalists were initially prohibited from asking questions of British Prime Minister David Cameron earlier this week. The PAJ did not take a public position on the situation. However, it said it was pleased that both offices appear to have recognised that the lack of access was an issue. According to the association, the allowance of one question per press contingent, along with the
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Rugby World Cup 2015: New Zealand beat Georgia 43-10 to reach quarterfinals BBC Sport - New Zealand qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals with an underwhelming win over a committed Georgia. As expected, the All Blacks had too much for Georgia in the first meeting between the sides, scoring seven tries, but numerous errors cost them more. Julian Savea scored a hattrick, with Waisake Naholo, Dane Coles, Kieran Read and Malakai Fekitoa also touching down. Georgia had a moment to savour when Beka Tsiklauri crossed to briefly level the scores after Naholo’s opener. ERROR-STREWN ALL BLACKS MAKE IT 10 IN A ROW The All Blacks’ win is their 10th in a row in the World Cup, equalling their best ever
run, which saw them go undefeated to win the inaugural event in 1987 before losing to Australia in the semi-finals in 1991. This current series of results stretches back to the start of their victorious 2011 campaign and includes their three Pool C wins in the current competition, over Argentina, Namibia and now Georgia. At times on Friday, they produced some scintillating, flowing rugby but often their ambitions exceeded their execution, with 18 handling errors and some uncharacteristically poor kicking from Dan Carter - who missed three of his first four conversions - costing them points against a hard-hitting but limited Georgia side. However, the holders still
managed to secure the bonus point just after the 20-minute mark courtesy of a superb solo effort from Naholo, Savea’s double and Coles finishing off a wonderful passing move. There was more frustration for New Zealand in the second half with Read’s close-range score the only addition to their tally before Savea collected in space out wide to complete his hat-trick and replacement Fekitoa outstripped the Georgia defence to go over in the last 10 minutes. NAHOLO BACK IN THE GROOVE One of 10 changes by the All Blacks, winger Naholo was back in the side for the first time since suffering a hairline fracture to his fibula 50 minutes into his debut,
Saturday October 03, 2015 ARIES (MAR. 21APRIL 20) Socializing will be more than just entertaining. Do not react too harshly when dealing with partners. Limitations will set in if you haven't followed the rules.
LIBRA (SEPT. 24 -OCT. 23) Chronic health problems are likely to surface if you are keeping your problems locked up inside. You will be highly entertaining when in contact with your lover.
TAURUS (APR. 21MAY 21) Make sure that you get legal matters checked out thoroughly. You will have the stamina and the know how to raise your earning power.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24 NOV. 22) Don't let relatives get the better of you. You can't lock your partner up and if you keep restricting their freedom you may be left out in the cold.
GEMINI (MAY22-JUNE 21) In-laws or relatives may oppose your personal intentions. Call siblings or old friends to catch up on recent news. Don't let your emotions interfere with your professional integrity.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 -DEC. 21) Get involved in activities that will be fun for the whole family. Travel and communications will not run as smoothly as you had hoped.
CANCER (JUNE 22JULY 22) Payoff all your debts before you go out and celebrate. Group endeavors will provide you with entertainment. LEO (JULY 23-AUG 22) Lend an ear to children; it can make a difference. Be discreet with private information. Pleasure trips will promote romance. Try not to get upset or angry without having all the facts. VIRGO (AUG. 23 SEPT. 23) You might have a problem juggling your time. You may think gifts will win their heart, but it could add stress from lack of funds.
CAPRICORN (DEC 22.- JAN. 20) Romance is likely if you can bring yourself to go out with friends. Don't hesitate to visit someone who hasn't been well. AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 FEB. 19) Moves or the possibility of having someone different living with you may be difficult at first. Do you really want to start something with someone you can't reason with? PISCES (FEB. 20-MAR. 20) Someone you work with may be trying to make you look bad. Problems with peers is apparent. You can make reasonable bids on real estate or large items for your home.
Julian Savea scored a hat-trick of tries for New Zealand. (Getty Images) against Argentina in the Rugby Championship on 17 July. He showed no signs of rustiness, showing superb pace and power to break a series of attempted tackles to score the opening try in just the second minute. Understandably, he did not last the full game, departing in the 52nd minute, but his opening salvo further underlines the attacking talent the All Blacks have a t their disposal. GEORGIA’S MOMENT TO SAVOUR Georgia made 11 changes to the side that lost 54-9 to Argentina a week ago as they focus on trying to win their last pool game against Namibia on 7 October but Milton Haig’s chosen men did he and their country proud.
They were disciplined in defence, hit hard and pressurised the All Blacks throughout. Their reward came in the shape of the early try from Tsiklauri, who collected his own opportunistic kick and ran clear to score his
country’s 12th, and most significant, World Cup try. In addition, the biggest cheer of the night greeted the announcement of Mamuka Gorgodze as man of the match for his battling contribution to an impressive Georgia display.
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Superior kicking leads Ravens past Steelers in OT Pittsburgh, PA, USA; (The Sports Xchange) - Justin Tucker stood at the podium, faced the media and cracked a joke while cradling the game ball under his right arm. “You probably don’t want to hear some kicker stand up here and give a detailed explanation about a kick,”
Baltimore’s kicker said on Thursday after the Ravens beat the Steelers 23-20. “I’m sure you’d rather hear about guys throwing touchdowns passes or catches.” Not on this night. The pinpoint kicking of Turner and the scattershot performance of his Pittsburgh
Steelers counterpart, Josh Scobee, made a big difference. Tucker’s third field goal of the game, a 52-yarder with 5:08 remaining in overtime, gave the Ravens their first win of the season. The Ravens drove 32 yards in eight plays for the field goal. The winning march
came after the Steelers drove to the Baltimore 33-yard line on their second possession of overtime but eschewed a gamewinning field goal attempt by Scobee on fourth-and-1. Scobee missed two fieldgoal tries, from 49 and 41 yards, in the last 2:24 of the fourth quarter. Steelers quarterback Michael Vick threw incomplete to give the ball back to the Ravens (1-3), who erased a 13-point, second-half deficit and
avoided their first 0-4 start. “In this league, most games come down to three points,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. “We have a great kicker.” ‘WASN’T MY NIGHT’ Scobee, acquired in a trade just before the start of the season after spending the first 11 years of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, said he felt awful about his performance. “I feel like I let the team down, and it’s not something that I ever want to remember
NSC pumps $250,000... From page 34 Independence with part of the funds raised to be distributed to charities. The event normally forms part of the calendar of events of the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and the Regional Administration, Region No 6 Independence celebrations. The board’s senior executive said that the Berbice Cricket Board’s business is the public’s business and their accounts and works are available for scrutiny. He added that despite the challenges faced by the board, sponsors’ confidence is high
and that is all that matters. Beharry took the opportunity to thank all the sponsors that have supported the BCB over the years. He also thanked Hilbert Foster and The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club for the role they have played in securing this sponsorship. The competition will start shortly. The board is also pleading to private individuals, businesses, current and former cricketers and administrators to come on board and support this important venture. Contact can be made at the board’s office on 3332375 or any other executive.
Venus downs Vinci to... From page 35 earlier this week, took command in the second set, racing ahead 5-1 before forcing the decider. An early break put the American up 3-1 in the third set but she stumbled when serving for the match at 5-3, with the Italian, chasing a best ever world ranking of 11th this week, breaking and then holding her own serve to make it 5-5. It was then Vinci’s turn to wobble when serving for the
match. The doubles specialist, who lost the U.S. Open final to compatriot Flavia Pennetta, failed to convert a match point and was broken as Williams forced a tiebreak. Williams secured an early mini-break as she wrapped the match in just under three hours to reach her 77th career final and first at the fledgling tournament staged in the home town of China’s first grand slam singles champion Li Na.
doing,” Scobee said. “It’s a bad feeling. I wish I had been able to come through, but it just wasn’t my night.” Ravens running back Justin Forsett rushed for 150 yards on 27 carries while quarterback Joe Flacco completed 20 of 33 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Baltimore wideout Kamar Aiken had five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown. “One of the greatest feelings in the world is winning a game in the National Football League because it’s so hard,” Flacco said. “This one was extra special because we were staring 0-4 in the face. You’re together so much as a group. You work so hard. It’s tough to lose but great to win.” Vick was 19-for-26 passing for 124 yards and a touchdown in his first start for the Steelers (2-2). The four-time Pro Bowl selection replaced Ben Roethlisberger, who sat out after sustaining a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Sunday in a win over St. Louis. Roethlisberger is expected to miss at least four weeks. “This probably the toughest loss of my career,” said Vick. “We had our chances to win the game. I had plays that I could’ve made but didn’t, and it’s disappointing.” Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell rushed for 129 yards and a score on 22 carries. Last season, he managed a combined 79 yards against the Ravens in two games. Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown was limited to five receptions for 42 yards, ending his NFL-record streaks of 35 consecutive games with at least five receptions and 50 yards, and 14 games in a row with at least seven catches.
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MP calls for FA chairman Ansa McAl’s Lucozade handicap squash tournament to explain Platini support David Fernandes, Susie DeAbreu turn back clock on day three
LONDON (Reuters) English FA chairman Greg Dyke should explain his support for Michel Platini’s FIFA presidential bid following the latest twist in the crisis engulfing world football’s governing body, British MP Damian Collins said on Friday. “I think many people want to know why the FA have nailed their colours to the mast backing Michel Platini before even the presidential nominations have closed,” Collins told Sky Sports. Collins said Dyke needed to explain the FA’s support for the UEFA president, whom Swiss authorities said had received two million Swiss francs (£1.3 million) from FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2011. Blatter is under criminal investigation by Swiss authorities but remains in office ahead of a scheduled February election. Platini is being questioned about the payment but has not been accused of any wrongdoing, although he admitted the development had damaged his chances of replacing Blatter as FIFA president. In a statement issued to Reuters on Friday, the FA said Dyke had long ago agreed to speak to the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Select Committee, on which Collins sits, and was waiting for the committee to give him a date for the meeting. “I’d like to know what Greg Dyke’s view is of the current situation, this latest turn in the FIFA crisis,” said Collins, one of the founders of the NewFIFANow reform group. “There are a lot of outstanding questions Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter need to answer.” The CMS committee cannot influence the way the FA votes but Collins said it was a forum for the FA to explain publicly what they believed was happening at UEFA and FIFA. “Greg Dyke sits at the FIFA Congress representing the FA and has relationships with senior people at UEFA. “Why have they given Michel Platini their support? Is it unconditional and what would it take for that support to be withdrawn? “Is the reason the FA are backing Michel Platini just to curry favour at UEFA rather than because they think he is the best candidate?” The FA were quick to respond, telling Reuters: “Greg Dyke is more than happy to meet the committee and has had a standing invitation for some time.
“He is ready to meet them as soon as they set a date for the meeting. He has also said that if Platini is accused or found guilty of any wrongdoing, the FA’s
support would obviously be reviewed.” Swiss authorities have said they are treating Platini as somewhere “between a witness and an accused person”.
Three females among successful candidates at GCUC preliminary exam Karen Weatherspoon notched up 85% to be the leading candidate in the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council (GCUC) preliminary examination which was held recently at Demerara Cricket Club. Success was recorded with Yolande Abena Parker 63% and Devika Gobin 60% being the other females. Dexter George 61%,
Ravishwar Latif 61%, Flemroy Lambert 60% and Andre Hurry 60% were the others that took the exam. The GCUC has extended congratulations to the successful candidates and urged them to continue with their preparation for the final written exam which will be followed by the oral and practical.
Selectors should... From page 29 so for me, if Phil Simmons want those two gentlemen and once they are eligible for selection then they should be selected.” Benjamin was speaking following Simmons’s suspension for lambasting the continued non-selection of Bravo and Pollard in the West Indies one-day team. Simmons told media in Barbados last Friday that he and chairman of selectors, Clive Lloyd, had lost their bid to have the two players re-included for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, and he felt “interference from outside” was ultimately responsible for keeping the players out. Both Bravo and Pollard were on Monday announced in a 15-man Twenty20 squad
for Sri Lanka but omitted from the ODI side. Benjamin said while he believed interference in the selection of teams still occurred, clear policy on players needed to be established for selectors. “This thing (interference) still happens in West Indies cricket and that is why we are having these problems now because my thing is, if the board has said let’s finish with them (Bravo and Pollard) then that would have been fine but that should be made clear,” the 48-year-old pointed out. “But once you leave a loophole and the coach wants the players he should get them and quite frankly, I am disappointed in the other three selectors.”
National player Ben Mekdeci made light a handicap of -13 to beat Medhi Ramdhani in straight games in the latest round of matches in the ANSA Mcal-Lucozade sponsored Handicap
Tournament, hosted by the Guyana Squash Association (G.S.A.) sponsored by Cell phone giants Digicel at the Georgetown Club on Thursday evening. Mekdeci made light work of the still fit
Results: Kamir Khan beat Beau Fernandes 2-0 (15/7, 15/5) Jonathan Fernandes beat Thi Fernandes 2-0 (15/8, 15/7) Daniel Islam beat Frankie Vieira 2-0 (15/7, 15/6) Madison Fernandes beat Shiloh Asregado 2-0 (15/12, 15/12) Ashley DeGroot beat Dwayne Yan 2-0 (15/12, 15/13) Maya Collins beat Kirsten Gomes2-0 (15/8, 15/5) Dominic Collins beat Mohryan Baksh 2-0 (15/12, 15/12) Aliyah Persaud beat Chad DeAbreu 2-0 (15/13, 15/11) Jason Gomes beat Geovanna DoSantos 2-0 (15/11, 15/9) Abosaide Cadogan beat Louis DaSilva 2-0 (15/10, 15/11) James Mekdeci beat Liam Carpenter 2-0 (15/6, 15/7) Michael DeGroot beat Jonathan Antzach 2-1 (12/15, 15/13, 15/11) The tournament was scheduled to continue this evening with matches starting at 18:30hrs and is expected to conclude on Sunday afternoon at the Georgetown Club.
Ramdhani, who started with a handicap of 6, to win 15/13, 15/14. Hard working President of the G.S.A. David Fernandes and Suzie DeAbreu returned to the court with an energetic encounter which did not lack youthful exuberance nor excitement as the two veterans exchanged thoughtful blows with well executed winners in a throwback to their competitive days. The much fitter looking DeAbreu took the first set 15/ 12, but the experienced Fernandes returned to take the following two 15/10, 15/8 to win by a 2-1 margin. Michael Atherley took advantage of a 10 point handicap to beat Raphael DeGroot, who started with a handicap of -12, 2-1 (13/15, 15/ -4, 15/-2).
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Duminy powers South Africa to victory despite Sharma ton
Rohit Sharma goes cheeky, India v South Africa, 1st T20, Dharamsala, October 2, 2015 ©AFP
JP Duminy guides the ball behind square, India v South Africa, 1st T20, Dharamsala, October 2, 2015 ©AFP DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) JP Duminy’s batting heroics secured South Africa a thrilling sevenwicket victory in the first Twenty20 International despite Indian opener Rohit Sharma burnishing his limited
overs reputation with a blistering century on Friday. Needing 10 runs off the last over chasing a 200-run victory target, Duminy’s seventh six tied the contest before he took a single to seal victory with two balls to spare
and put his team 1-0 up in the three-match series. Duminy remained unbeaten on 68 off 34 balls, frustrating India who rode Sharma’s century to post a commanding 199-5 at one of the most picturesque cricket
stadiums in the world. As the only batsman with two ODI double centuries to his name, Sharma blasted 106 off 66 balls, highest score by an Indian in a Twenty20 International, as the hosts threatened to go beyond the
200-mark at one stage. After opening partner Shikhar Dhawan perished in his half-hearted pursuit of a non-existent second run, Sharma teamed up with Virat Kohli (43) to lay the foundation for a big total. The duo added 138 runs, an India record, in 12.2 overs and the elegant Sharma belted five sixes and 12 boundaries in his scintillating knock. The Mumbai batsman brought up his century clobbering Marchant de Lange for a six to become the second Indian, after team mate Suresh Raina, to register a century in all three formats of the game. AB de Villiers (51) and Hashim Amla (36) led South
Africa’s robust reply with a breezy 77-run opening stand before falling in quick succession. At 95-3, South Africa looked in trouble but Duminy and Farhaan Behardien (32 not out) refused to throw in the towel. Duminy hit spinner Axar Patel for three successive sixes in the 16th over to turn the match on its head and stayed put till the end to see the visitors home in a manof-the-match winning performance. Cuttack hosts the second Twenty20 International on Monday. Scores: South Africa 200 for 3 (Duminy 68*, de Villiers 51) beat India 199 for 5 (Rohit 106, Kohli 43) by seven wickets.
Petama Enterprise/ Motor Trend Softball
Action continues tomorrow at Carifesta ground Action in the Petama Enterprise and Motor Trend Softball cricket competition continues tomorrow at the Carifesta Sports Complex ground with six matches starting from 09:30hrs. In tomorrow’s action, on Pitch (1) 9:30am- Floodlights Masters vs Regal Masters.12:30pmFloodlights Legends vsParika Defenders. Pitch (2) 9:30amYoung Guns Farms.12:30pmKaribee Strikers vs Wellwoman.1:30pm- Trophy Stall Angels vs Blue Divas.2:30pm Karibee Strikers vs 4R Lioness. Results for Sunday September 27th. Meanwhile in last Sunday’s results, Floodlights Legends def: Park Rangers by 3 wkts. Park Rangers 215-820 overs. R. Rodrigues 90 N.O. Floodlights 218-8-15 overs. S. Ramdin 94 and F. Ally 63. United Brothers def: Herstelling Raiders by 3 wkts. Herstelling 107-11-18 overs. R. Yusuf 26, L. Persaud 4-28, I. Sultan 4-29. United Brothers 112-7-16.3 Overs. K. Manjoor 21, L. Persaud 28, R. Reid 216, B. Cosby 2-16, and R. Hanif 2-24. Wellwoman def: Trophy Stall Angels by 28 runs. Wellwoman 121-5-10 overs. M. Benn 34, L. Smith 27, J. Vansertima 25, A. Roberts 312. Trophy Stall Angels 93 All Out. O. Oneal 39, J. Ogle 32, A. BobbSemple 4-8, L. Smith
3-12 and S. Davenand 2-18. 4R Lioness def: Blue Divas by 15 runs. 4R Lioness 95-5-10 overs. T. Wilson22, S.Sawh 3-10. Blue Divas 80 All Out. G. Stanford 21, S. Goodluck 3-6. Fishermen Masters def: Savage Masters by 120 runs. Fishermen 224-6-20 overs. I. Persaud 82, J. Persaud 30, L. Persaud 20 N.O, W. Joseph 218. Savage Masters 104-1016.4 overs. R. Perreira 35, L. Persaud 3-4 and R. Malone 331. Floodlights Masters def: Enterprise Legends by 4 wkts. Enterprise 134-10-20 overs. N. Roopdeo 40, Mohabir 29, C. Singh 28, R. Singh 2-9 and W. Jones 2-22. Floodlights 1377-16 overs. G. De Franca 50 N.O, R. Narine 28, N. Seebarran 2-21 and L. Latchman 2-25. Wolf Warriors def: Princess Hotel by 4 wkts. Princess Hotel 106 All Out.Wolf Warriors 107-6. Farm def: Brickery Super Stars. In Essequibo, Die Hard def: Young Warriors by 56 runs. Die Hard 193-6-15overs. V. Surujpaul 84, K. Baksh 56 and M. Rampersaud 3-18. Young Warriors 137-10-13.4 overs. C. Walcutt 34, D. Narine 4-18 and T. Persaud 2-20. Adventure SC def: Cotton Field Wild Oats. Adventure SC 137-5-10 overs. J. Azeez 53, E. Baksh 37, D. Bolo 2-31. Cotton Field 89-5-10 overs.R. Kissoon 23, T. Simon 20, B. Dyal 1-8 and S. Grosvor 1-10.
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Selectors should support Solomon elected Simmons’ pick - says Kenny UDFA President ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) - Former West Indies seamer Kenny Benjamin believes once head coach Phil Simmons was in favour of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, the selection panel should have given him their support. Benjamin, who grabbed 92 wickets in 26 Tests between 1992 and 1998, also said a clear policy on the two players needed to be established and communicated to selectors. “If Pollard and Bravo should not be selected there should be a memo passed on to the selectors saying these guys are not eligible, you can’t leave it open and then you have that kind of rift between selectors and coaches so obviously there is
Benjamin
Phil Simmons
UDFA President Sharma Solomon (seated 2nd left) and GFF’s Clinton Urling take a photo op. with the new UDFA Exco and GFF GS Diedre Davis seated left. a problem. If you ask any head coach around the world, they hardly vote these days,” Benjamin told the Antigua Observer newspaper.
Sepp Blatter (Getty Images) BBC Sport - Fifa president Sepp Blatter will not resign despite sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Budweiser and McDonald’s calling for him to step down immediately. American drinks company Coca-Cola said: “Every day that passes Fifa’s image and reputation continues to tarnish.” Fast-food chain McDonald’s said Blatter’s resignation would be “in the best interest of the game”. Blatter was last week placed under criminal investigation by Swiss authorities but denies any wrongdoing. He is accused by Swiss prosecutors of signing a contract that was “unfavourable to Fifa” and making a “disloyal payment” to Uefa president Michel Platini. In a statement released through his lawyers on Friday, the 79-year-old said resigning now “would not be in the best interest of Fifa, nor would it advance the
“Most of the selectors understand that the coach is the one in charge and they normally lean towards him (Continued on page 31)
Coca-Cola and McDonald’s say Fifa boss must go
process of reform”. Blatter was re-elected for a fifth term as president of world football’s governing body in May, but the election was overshadowed when seven seven Fifa officials were arrested in dawn raids at a five-star Zurich hotel at the request of the United States. The US indicted 14 current and former Fifa officials and associates on c h a rg e s o f “ r a m p a n t , systemic, and deep-rooted” corruption following a major inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Blatter later announced he would be stepping down as president, but not until February 2016. On Monday, Blatter had already said through lawyers he would not resign before then, despite criminal proceedings being opened against him. He has said the 2011 £1.5m payment made to Platini, the head of E u r o p e a n f o o t b a l l ’s governing body, was “valid
compensation and nothing more”. Platini, 60, has said he received the payment for work as Blatter’s technical advisor between 1999 and 2002 and has written a letter to Uefa members denying any wrongdoing. The contract described by Swiss prosecutors as “unfavourable to Fifa” is thought to refer to a 2005 TV rights deal between Fifa and Jack Warner, the former president of Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean. According to an investigation by Swiss broadcaster SRF in S e p t e m b e r, t h e d e a l allegedly resulted in a multimillion pound profit for Warner’s company. Meanwhile, a separate Swiss investigation is looking into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, which will be held in Russia and Qatar respectively.
Former Regional Chairman of Region #10; Sharma Solomon has been elected President of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) on Thursday evening at the Len’s Building, in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden. Former National footballer, Collie Hercules will serve as First Vice President while Claude Williams and Keon Josiah were named second and third Vice President’s, respectively. Terrence Mitchell will function as Secretary, while Hansworth Barratt will perform as Treasurer and Dillet Marville is the new Assistant Secretary/Treasurer. Ms. Vanessa Kissoon, the lone female on the committee will serve as Organising Secretary while Victor Wright is the Public
Relations Officer. The three Committee Members are Clive Brush, Patrick Dey and James Trotman. Solomon, addressing the clubs present, pointed out that the executive will work closely to ensure the game of football is developed at all levels, both on and off the field. Chairman of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalisation Committee, Clinton Urling, who along with General Secretary Diedre Davis overlooked the process, lauded the UDFA for being the first affiliate to adopt the new constitution and hold elections. Urling, after handing over a quantity of footballs to the new body, pledged the federation’s financial support to assist the association in its future endeavors.
Wladimir Klitschko v Tyson Fury: 28 Nov. proposed for fight Wladimir Klitschko’s and Britain’s Tyson Fury (right).
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BC Sport W l a d i m i r K l i t s c h k o ’s world heavyweight title bout with Britain’s Tyson Fury has been provisionally rearranged for Saturday 28 November in Dusseldorf. Klitschko, 39, had been due to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO titles against Fury on 24 October in the German c i t y. H o w e v e r, t h e Ukrainian, unbeaten for 11 years, withdrew from the
fight last week, citing a calf injury. Klitschko and Fury await the agreement of broadcaster Sky Sports for the fight to proceed on that date. Bolton fighter Fury revealed on Twitter that his opponent had been declared fit to fight on 28 November. Last week, the 27-yearold had attended a news conference dressed as Batman during the build-up. Fury - who called Klitschko “boring” in July - had taken
his seat at the event in London before he leaped over his table to grapple with someone dressed as Batman’s enemy The Joker. He then turned to Klitschko and said: “This is a fool, just like you are.” Fury - who is undefeated in 24 fights - successfully defended his European title in March and will tackle Klitschko in his recordbreaking 28th heavyweight title bout.
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Atwell at Gleasons; Gonsalves at Forgotten Youth Foundation as preparations intensify Dexter Gonsalves executes a stiff jab to the face of Anson Greene during sparring sessions.
By Michael Benjamin The world famous, Gleasons Gym attracts boxers from all over the word and is usually a hive of activity. Situated on Front Street, Brooklyn NY, this gym has molded a host of world champions and contenders and has earned its reputation as the home of world beaters. Over the past week, Clive Atwell has added his name to the illustrious crew of fighters that seek to hone their skills at this institution in preparation for important fights. The Guyanese champion arrived at the North America based institution last Sunday morning and commenced training sessions two days later. Atwell had utilized the services at this gym when he fought former World Boxing C o u n c i l ( W B C ) featherweight champion, Johnny Gonzalez, for that title and had benefitted immensely despite his eventual loss; he is back to pick up from where he left off. Yesterday Atwell engaged in several rounds on the heavy punching bag as
Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell pounds away on the heavy bag at the Gleasons Gym New York. well as a similar number of rounds engaged in shadow boxing drills. Later, he sat with his coaches, Leon Moore and Dillon Carew for discussions pertaining to his strategic approaches. Atwell said that he is training diligently because he is aware of his opponent’s
Dexter Gonsalves’ ability. “I have seen him in action against (Revlon) Lake and (Mark) Austin and I know that he is a dangerous fighter and I am not taking chances,” said Atwell. Meanwhile, Gonsalves, unable to travel to the Gleasons Gym right now, is
at the Forgotten Youth Foundation and ironically, he was also pounding away on the heavy bag under the tutelage of Sebert Blake and Joseph Murray. He also regards this fight as a very important one and is really digging deep to come out victorious. He engaged in several rounds of sparring and if one is to gauge his intentions from his work yesterday, fans could look forward to a truly entertaining and action packed bout. The irony continues when Murray and
Blake engaged their charge in strategic discussions moments after wrapping up sessions. In other action, Quincy Gomes will match gloves with Anson Greene in a 6 rounds welterweight affair in the main supporting bout. Former national amateur bantamweight champion, Imran Khan will make his debut against David Thomas over 4 rounds in the lightweight category, while Keeve Allicock will go after Stephon Gouveia in a featherweight fight over 4
rounds. There are also four amateur bouts where Republican, Nankumar Singh will be up against Kellon King in a lightweight match while Harpy Eagles representative, Travis Hubbard tackles Orin Bancroft in another lightweight (youth) encounter. Glenroy Smith (EBG) will match gloves with Republican, Clifton Graham in a welterweight bout, while Tefon Green (GDF) and Dexter Wray (REP) will square off in an Elite Flyweight contest.
NSC pumps $250,000 into BCB three day cricket competition for first division teams History was made when the Director of Sports Mr Christopher Jones handed over a cheque for $250,000 to Anil Beharry, a senior executive of the Berbice Cricket Board to assist in the running off of a long awaited three-day first division cricket competition for teams in Berbice. The county continues to be the leader in cricket in Guyana but this so important tournament was missing because of its high cost and lack of sponsorship. At the last election held in December 2014, the executives promised the return of school cricket and three-day cricket competitions. They have already delivered school cricket with the A. Ally and Sons Under-17 Competition in progress and the Dalchand Rambharose Under-15 to
follow. The executives turned their attention to the three-day format and did not depend on sponsorship alone. They started by raising close to $800,000 at the Caricom Cup fundraiser; funds that will go directly to this competition. The Ministry of Sports was approached several times before for help but none was forthcoming. However, under the leadership of Minister Nicolette Henry and Director of Sports Christopher Jones, the board was able to get assistance. At a simple but historical ceremony held at the office of the National Sports Commission, Homestretch Avenue, Jones said that as a sports person, he is a close follower of Berbice cricket and is impressed with the work of the board. As a result, he was willing to
assist in the development of young cricketers and is confident that sports can make a positive difference in the lives of people. In response, the long serving cricket administrator, Anil Beharry of the Berbice Cricket Board thanked the Director of Sports for his timely intervention with this sponsorship. He said that he is really impressed with the enthusiasm and energy shown by the man who has the direct responsibility for sports in this country. He also praised the humility of the Honourable Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Nicolette Henry, with whom he had a brief but fruitful meeting. Beharry mentioned that during his meeting with the Minister, he briefed her of the plans for the annual Independence
Director of Sports Christopher Jones, right hands over cheque for $250,000 to BCB senior executive Anil Beharry. Cup 2016, a joint fundraiser between the Berbice Cricket Board and the Berbice
Chambers of Commerce and Development Association. The 2016 edition will be
part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Guyana’s (Continued on page 30)
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Courts Pee Wee Schools Football kicks off today at Thirst Park
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oday marks the start of the 4th Annual Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition organised by the Petra
Organisation. The competition which is being played at the Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park kicks off with twelve (12) matches, but before play
The full fixtures for the day are as follows: 10:00 hrs St Sidwell’s v/s St. Pius 10:00 hrs Marian Academy v/s Smith Memorial 10:45 hrs Enterprise v/s Winfer Garden 10:45 hrs Comenius v/s St. Ambrose 11:30 hrs F.E Pollard v/s St Agnes 11:30 hrs School of the Nations v/s Sophia 12:15 hrs North G eorgetown v/s Rama Krishna 12:15 hrs South Ruimveldt v/s J.E Burnham 13:00 hrs St. Stephen’s v/s West Ruimveldt 13:00 hrs St. Gabriel’s v/s Stella Maris 13:45 hrs St Angela’s v/s Tucville 13:45 hrs East La Pentance v/s St. Margaret’s
commences there will be a March Past of the twentyfour teams selected to participate. It is expected that representatives of the various sponsors will be present to meet the teams and give short addresses to the young participants. The defending champion is Stella Maris, but word is that they will be hard pressed to retain the crown with Tucville, St. Margaret’s and F.E Pollard among the early favourites to do well. Matches will be staged every Saturday, at the same venue.
(Flashback) - Part of the action in a previous Courts Pe Wee Schools Football Competition.
Venus downs Vinci Mayor Green’s Inter-ward 7-a-Side to reach Wuhan final Football tournament starts Nov 8
(Reuters) Former world number one Venus Williams fought back from a set down to see off Italy’s Roberto Vinci 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) and make the final of the Wuhan Open on Friday. The 35-year-old American, winner of seven grand slam singles titles, will face the winner of the second semi-final later on Friday between fifth seed Garbine Muguruza and Germany’s Angelique Kerber. Vinci, who stunned Venus’s little sister Serena in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open last month, had fought back from 3-0 down to take a topsy-turvy first set featuring five breaks of serve. But she failed to hit the heights thereafter as Venus, who won her 700th match on tour (Continued on page 31)
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Venus Williams (Reuters/China Daily)
ayor Hamilton Green is set to celebrate his 81st birthday anniversary on November 9 and once again former National footballer Lennox Arthur has coordinated the annual 7-a-side three-day Inter-ward Football competition to mark the occasion. The 32-team tournament is scheduled to commence on Sunday November 8 at the Den Amstel ground with the first game billed to start at 14:00hrs. After eight games
Diamond, Craig record victories
Members of the respective teams after the contest. Debutant Diamond Primary School girls and Craig boys recorded victories when the Ministry of Education Department of Sport/National Sports Commission/Al Sport and Tour Promotions host its schools Windball Programme recently at Farm East Bank Demerara. Diamond defeated Eccles by four
runs. Diamond scored 42-2 off their allocation of five overs after they decided to bat. Stanecha Forde struck 21 and Serena Outar made 10. Eccles threatened somewhat but were restricted for 38-0 when their overs expired. Danielle Thom cracked 22. Craig overcame Covent Garden by nine wickets. Batting first, Covent
Garden managed 27-5. Craig replied with 30-1; Jordon Forth made 18. Eccles male overcame Diamond by 25 runs. Eccles posted 47-0, taking first knock. Raphiel Pearson made 23 and Krishan Singh 15. Diamond responded with 22-6. Jarel Corrica and Krishan Singh picked up two wickets each.
Mayor Hamilton Green
on the opening day in West Demerara the actions shifts to the Victoria ground on the East Coast on Wednesday November 11 with eight more games starting from 16:00hrs. The Victoria ground is the venue for the final day on Sunday November 15 when 15 games will be contested including the semi-finals and Finals which will bring the curtains down under lights. Ten teams from West Demerara, nine from East Coast, eight from the East Bank, four from Georgetown and one from Berbice will participate in this annual event which began in 1981. “When we first started this competition Mr Green was the Prime Minister of Guyana and we invited international teams. This year we are holding an event which will accommodate Wards and Villages and played on a Knock-out system,” Arthur said. The first two days of action will see all 10 West Demerara teams on show
with Stewartville coming up against Grove, DeKinderen taking on Agricola, Sara Lodge facing Kuru Kuru, Bagotville opposing South Sophia, Goed Fortuin playing Crane, Pouderoyen battling Wales, Uitvlugt matching skills with Newtown Kitty and host Den Amstel facing off with Kitty. The second day will see the East Coast and East Bank teams in action as Lima Dam face the lone Berbice side New Amsterdam, Haslington playing North Sophia, Golden Grove taking on Mocha Champs, Buxton battling Plaisance, BV opposing Mocha, Mahaica taking on Soesdyke, Victoria hosting Herstelling and Ann’s Grove coming up against Diamond. Arthur is encouraging cooperate Guyana to come on board as sponsors to make this tournament, which should expose talented footballers from all four Associations in Demerara, a resounding success. (Sean Devers)
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David Fernandes kept Susie DeAbreu at bay on Thursday night.
Medhi Ramdhani (right) makes 16-year-old Ben Mekdeci work hard.
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Courts Pee Wee Schools Football kicks off today at Thirst Park
Georgia’s Beka Tsiklauri tackled by New Zealand’s Julian Savea and Sam Whitelock. (Action Images via Reuters / Paul ChildsLivepic)
Mayor Green’s Inter-ward 7-a-Side Football tournament starts November 8
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