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EDITORIAL
Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage There were expressions of outrage expressed by elements in the mining community at the ongoing exercise, under the auspices of the UNDP, to demarcate the lands of the Indigenous peoples of Guyana. Full-page ads were taken out in the newspapers opposing the requests for extensions to the already identified 14,000 square miles allocated to the nine indigenous tribes. It was claimed that these extensions would confer 30% of Guyana’s territory to a group comprising only 10% of the country’s population. One pertinent factor that seemed to have been lost in the shuffle in this new concern over Indigenous peoples’ rights is that many of those rights have been enshrined in international treaties to which the state of Guyana is a signatory. In the case of the land issue, on September 10 (Amerindian Heritage Day) we commemorated the day (in 1957) that Stephen Campbell became the first Indigenous peoples’Member of Parliament. It was on account of Campbell’s unflagging advocacy, that the Indigenous Peoples right to the land that they occupied became an integral condition under which we were granted independence. The Indigenous peoples can bring a good case in international law if we were to renege on our commitment, thus deny them the right to the land they occupy. It is rather ironic, however, that more than five hundred years after Columbus, there are still individuals who evidently hold the view that the people who occupied the “New World”, did not own it all. Do they still not have all their commensurate rights? Additionally, there are the international treaties, including those of the UN system. On Sept 13, 2007, Guyana was among 143 UN member states which voted in favour of adopting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Four countries – the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand voted against. The article that the latter four refused to accept stated that “indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired.” Guyana, to its credit, acknowledged at the UN the principle which had been part of its independence package with Britain. That principle, of course, could potentially put in question most of the land ownership in countries, such as those that opposed the declaration, whose present population is largely descended from settlers who took over territory from previous inhabitants. The Guyanese who published the ads recently seem to be placing themselves in this camp. The overall declaration, which outlines the rights of the world’s estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlaws discrimination against them, has been in the making for over 22 years, with several drafts written and rewritten. For instance, the declaration sets out the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples. These include their rights to culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and other issues. It emphasizes the rights of indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions, cultures and traditions, and to pursue their development in keeping with their own needs and aspirations. It also prohibits discrimination against indigenous peoples and promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them, and their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own visions of economic and social development. Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights applies to minorities and recognizes, inter alia, an individual right to enjoy one’s culture in community with other members of the cultural collective. The UN Human Rights Committee has interpreted this article to include the “rights of persons, in community with others, to engage in economic and social activities which are part of the culture of the community to which they belong.” When crafting the Low Carbon Development Strategy, the government had acknowledged the right of the Indigenous communities to participate or not in the scheme. However, the government also had pledged that indigenous communities would receive US$8 million out of the US$30 million to be received from the Low Carbon Development Strategy revenue, whether they ‘bought in “ or not.
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Letters... Where your views make the news
NCN and its corruption debate DEAR SIR, T h e N a t i o n a l Communication Network is currently hosting a series of television programmes based on corruption. On the same theme I would like to use your newspaper to bring to the nation’s attention something that has been allowed to go on for too long i n R o s e H a l l To w n , Corentyne. A non-existent group calling itself the Rose Hall Town Anniversary group for over eight years has been abusing the township’s anniversary every September to fill the pockets of a few unemployed individuals who sadly are not even born residents of the township but who dropped in as visitors a few years ago. I have been living in Rose Hall Town for over fifty years and I can say without fear of correction that no anniversary committee has ever existed in Rose Hall Town and has no record of activities and achievements. The Committee is a front for one individual who calls himself a “popular promoter” and a few friends and only comes alive every July/August in time to organise the Town week activities in late September. I recently asked my granddaughter to research the “activities” of this
nonexistent group as it r e l a t e s t o t h e t o w n ’s anniversary and her research shocked me. It is surely the time that the relevant authorities including the Office of the President, Ministry of Local Government and the Region Six RDC intervene and put a stop to this nonsense. Using the daily newspapers for the last seven years, especially reports from Ms. Melissa Johnson from the Kaieteur News, my
granddaughter was able to find that the anniversary committee had promised Rose Hall Town residents the following projects from funds raised from the town week activities – feeding of the poor programme, educational sponsorships, repairs to the kiddies corner, library, street signs for every street, evening classes for less fortunate students, water connections and the construction of benabs on the Rose Hall beach, repairs
to the Area “H” ground old pavilion and the opening of a gym for residents. Sadly, all of these promises have remained just that, despite the raising of millions of dollars from years of hosting of town week activities including the popular wash down event at the Area “H” ground. We were even informed that the equipment for the gym was already purchased and would be available to (Continued on page 5)
Ignorance at its best DEAR EDITOR, Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth. For being correct for being you. Never apologise for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. As long as you are right, and you know it speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one the truth is still the truth. The Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana Police Force have proven to be ignorant and senseless as their leaders in this 21 century age. The behaviour displayed during the recent stand off by the people of Linden and the P.P.P administration shows clearly they are lost for direction, and something must be done immediately to address this situation. Guyana’s military and their leaders are lost for direction of the way forward for this country. In all my life on earth I’ve never seen such senseless behaviours display in our society. Our officers are PROGRAMMED, NOT TRAINED. Shame on those who are managing our military shame, senseless leaders, blind people leading the blind.
The Guyana people call for a civilised police force and a properly trained defence force. Our tax dollars are begin wasted to raise clowns to protect us. How shameful. Our leader does not know this type of behaviour is wrong, inhumane, according to the laws of nature, international laws and conventions. Are we in Guyana still living in the mud age? How uncivilised to see an officer in arrogance kick a woman in her tummy in order to arrest her without a cause, just being ignorant. Our officers are begin programmed, not trained. We the people of Guyana demand that we have civilise officers to manage our beautiful country. The Minister of Home Affairs is a waste, the acting commissioner of police is incompetent for his position. Imagine he is just quiet all the time. The Commanders of the Guyana Defence Force are lost along the way not remembering the higher office in any country is held by the leaders of the Army, who must give directive to the political leaders not vice-versa. Godfrey Isaacs
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Corruption debate and the public servants
DEAR EDITOR Please allow me to share my views on the NCN debate. Since the debates started it is very frustrating for Guyanese to look at. It sounds like a rum shop debate on the government side. Wednesday night’s debate was a caser in point. How can we the Guyanese listen to people who raise their voices, sound like drunkards and have no behavior and say that they represent the people of this land. Mr. Irfaan Ali needs anger management classes and most of all he needs behavioral training as a public servant.
I asked Mr. Nandlall a few months ago in Berbice on a TV programme with Romel Roopnaraine some questions which he failed to answer. I am asking those very questions again. When last was NICIL audited? How much money is in the coffers of NICIL? If NICIL only has $750M (as claimed by Mr. Nandlall and Mr. Brassington), where has the billions come from to build the Marriott Hotel? How much money has NICIL invested and where are the investments being made? How much profit has NICIL made over its investments over the years? Where are the profits?
And by the way Doc. We at Austin’s did not “lose out” (to use your own words) because we were not invited to bid and would not have taken part in such a nefarious scheme. Leila Austin. Director Austin’s Book Services.
DEAR EDITOR, When I received an email from a colleague inside the TUC in London informing about tomorrow’s demonstration outside South Africa House in London, in support of the mine workers killed in South Africa and the dismissed bauxite workers in Guyana, my first thought was, why no mention of the slaughtered three at Linden. Today, we are outraged at the slaughter of young Shaquille Grant. He was gunned down by members of the Guyana Police Force at Agricola, in Guyana. He would have celebrated his 18th birthday a day later. One ponders the effect of demonstrations at home and worldwide intended to bring to the attention of the global community, the human rights atrocities perpetrated on innocent citizens in Guyana. As we brave the South American sun or the bitter cold in the UK, Canada and the USA, in solidarity with our battered and bruised communities at home, we are given the reminder that the
State murder of young Shaquille Grant sends home strongly the message that a dictatorship is alive and well; that our struggles have reached the highest peaceful peak seem to fall on deaf ears and eyes that refuse to look up. Today, fellow human rights activists at home and abroad are questioning the roles and responsibilities of the APNU and AFC, the two key parties that make up the joint opposition and hold the majority seats in parliament. Justifiably, our concerns must be made before the people of Guyana and the wider world that our opposition leaders more than the government must be held responsible and accountable for the present human rights atrocities happening in Guyana. The 2011 national elections saw how the will of the people forced the hand of change to save Guyana. In 2011 history recorded for us electoral unity and victory between the two fragmented races; Africans and Indians as
they look beyond traditional race based politics to save Guyana from corrupt and brutal rulers. We said enough is enough and handed power, majority power to our opposition leaders. That our government holds a minority status and continues with violations unchecked tells us that opposition politicians are either compromised or are unwilling, because of reasons only known to them, to hold the government genuinely accountable for its continued bad governance. Tomorrow, outside South Africa House, in London, our anger and protest must be directed at the opposition movement in both South Africa and Guyana. Today, we grieve for young Shaquille and send our condolences to his family and loved ones. Today, maybe the time has come not to march or call for justice but to fight with every strength and courage we could muster to see justice. Norman Browne London
From page 4 residents soon but five years on – no gym. The only activities that I am aware of were the painting of a few road signs, the dumping of two loads of mud in the Rose Hall Primary School compound and a donation of a meager $5 000 towards the construction of a sanitary block at the Area “H” ground. What happened to the remainder of the town weeks funds garnered from the years is a $64,000 question that residents of Rose Hall Town deserve to have
answered. To his great credit and approval of the great majority of residents, former IMC Chairman Mr. B Somrah disassociated himself and the Council from the Anniversary Committee and banned the group from being part of the township anniversary celebration. Mr. Somrah who eventually was involved in a heated newspapers battle with the committee accused the groups of being non-existent, of corruption, of not accounting for funds and of failing to
fulfill promises made to residents on community projects. Mr. Somrah’s position was supported by the entire council, including me and Presidents of the township. It was therefore a great shock when I learnt that the town council under new leadership had once again associated itself with the same group which one year ago it had described as corrupt and nonexistent. The prime mover of the council’s decision is the senior opposition councilor who is the head of the
council’s town day committee. Rose Hall Town deserves better. A broad-based committee should be formed as was done in 2007 under the IMC Chairman Bevon Sinclair leadership. It went on to organise the best ever town week celebration and provided financial statements to residents. Name withheld
This debate seems to be corrupt because 98 per cent of the feedback comes from PPP supporters alone. I have send several feedback messages but none has ever been read and this is the NCN Corruption Debate. I will ask the private businesses to come together and have a better debate by tasking those government ministers to reach and answer questions from the public. Have a live audience and stage the debates in Berbice at UGBC and UG campus. Invites students and private sector persons to ask the questions and then we will judge from there. Abel Seetaram
Defending the indefensible DEAR EDITOR, I often wonder how Dr. Roger Luncheon deals with his conscience when in his quiet moments he recalls all the untruths and half truths that he spews out in defence of a government whose only use for him is to put him out there in the line of fire to try to confuse citizens with empty words while Ministers of the Government and other Government officials shelter in the safety of their offices. I refer here specifically to his recent comments in both the Kaieteur News and the Stabroek News of September 13 in which in his usual circuitous manner he tried to justify the government’s stealing of other people’s intellectual property. In trying to convince the citizens of Guyana that it was alright for the government to reproduce a large number of school texts for distribution to primary and secondary schools, Dr. Luncheon said that the laws of copyright would have to be ignored because Guyana could not afford to buy the original texts. This leaves me to wonder
why is Guyana the only one among all of our Caricom sisters, many of whom are just tiny islands, that is so impoverished. Further, it worries me that our children are witnesses to this immoral behaviour at the very top, which makes Guyana a rogue state. Dr. Luncheon, how would you advise the proprietor of one of the stores that sell pirated books to deal with a shoplifter whose excuse for stealing a pirated text is that she is a single mother with many children and cannot afford to buy all the books? My response to such an incident would be to say, “tief from tief mek God laugh.” Think on these things Doc. and encourage your colleagues to do the same, for beware. the time is surely coming when you will have to answer to an entity far greater than your political bosses.
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Education Minister sends clear warning to errant contractors By Latoya Giles Minister of Education Priya Manickchand sent a clear warning to errant contractors yesterday as she met with top education officials and key stakeholders of the University of Guyana. The minister issued a stern rebuke to all contractors undertaking works on her ministry’s behalf as she outlined a new dispensation for the future. Manickchand explained to the gathering that the decision was taken after complaints about slipshod works at various facilities were reported. The Minister stated that she taken the decision to make available the contract documents with specifications and details of works to be undertaken to concerned stakeholders. She noted that government and all stakeholders need value for money and urged that any apparent attempt to execute substandard works be reported urgently to remedy the situation. A plea was made for consultants to ensure that works are performed satisfactorily and as specified. It was pointed out that it is difficult to seek redress after consultants sign off on works which are not up to standard. The minister sought to assure participants that some of the defects on recently rehabilitated buildings at the university would be addressed, where possible.
Education Minister, Priya Manickchand Many of the stakeholders lamented the fact that many of the infrastructural works were substandard and complaints were not addressed. Minister Manickchand pledged to look into these matters. Faculty Member Ms Patsy Francis raised several issues which she said she had witnessed, including the damaged sewerage system at the University. Another faculty member, Mr. Patrick Etwaroo, who is from Natural Sciences department, made the suggestion to have the Ministry, consultants and faculty members discuss contracts. The Minister noted his observation and said that it was a good initiative, while suggesting that the Building and Works Committee at UG has to meet more often. Manickchand stressed (Continued on page 7)
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US$840M Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project…
Pakistan investigates Chinese firm over railway project The Pakistani government has refused to approve a major railway tracks project that was awarded to the Chinese company which earlier this week signed a US$506M contract to construct the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project (AFHEP) in Guyana. The Pakistani project, worth Rs.13.6B (US$143.6M), was reportedly awarded to the overseas subsidiary of China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC), without a tendering process. According to a report of the Business Recorder, the cabinet recently “considered the proposal ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ …and decided that the case may be placed before the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet.” T r a n s p a r e n c y International Pakistan (TIP) has also written a letter to Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, protesting the awarding of the contract to the Chinese firm without a tendering process. TIP noted that Pakistan Railways’ adamant attitude of trying to award procurement contracts without tenders for railway engines, railway tracks and other items, has resulted in over Rs120B in losses by that governmentowned company in the last four and a half years. The situation is that the railways’ operations are at a standstill with a closure of all cargo trains and half of passenger
- Poland severed highway venture in 2011 - Company says collapsed bridge not its work trains, the news report said. CREC, known more popularly as China Railway, and its subsidiaries, have been embroiled in a number of international controversies in recent times. Last year, also, in an embarrassing scandal, Poland reportedly cancelled a multimillion highway contract with the same overseas subsidiary in the middle of construction, the UK’s Financial Times said. China Overseas Engineering Group (COVEC), was awarded the contract to build a 50km stretch of highway between Warsaw and the German border in 2009, after presenting a bid so low that rivals brought allegations of price dumping to Warsaw and Brussels. It was the first Chinese company to win such a large European highway contract and the company hoped to use the project to gain more business in the region. According to the report, the Chinese firm quickly ran into financial difficulties once construction got underway and work was halted in May 2011. Poland’s road construction authority cancelled the contract on June 13, 2011. Some media are reporting that COVEC walked off after
finding itself in a cash situation. Financial Times reported that the collapse of the contract became an embarrassment for Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, because he had pledged to complete the highway before this year’s summer’s European football championships, which Poland co-hosted with Ukraine. Opposition parties had seized the opportunity to attack the Prime Minister. COVEC won the contract after presenting an extremely low bid, coming in at less than 50% of the US$1B budgeted by the government. According to the report, the bid prompted complaints from rivals, who said the Chinese company was price dumping because it was impossible to build so cheaply. Germany’s Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, an industry body, had alleged in 2010 that stateowned Chinese companies were securing contracts in the region “via price-dumping, aggressive financing and generous risk guarantees.” Warsaw and Brussels dismissed the objections, but COVEC quickly ran into financial difficulties, delaying payments to subcontractors and claiming the road building authority was itself late in paying. The agency had denied the claim. COVEC tried to renegotiate the contract, saying that raw materials were unexpectedly expensive and that it had been unfairly treated. The Polish government rejected the claim, however, saying it could open the way for similar negotiations from companies building
hundreds of kilometres of roads around the country. On June 13, 2011, COVEC issued a statement and said that it was ready to resume work, but at a cost. Speaking on local television, the deputy director of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways, Andrzej Majewski, said “one has to finish the contract which was agreed, for the price that was agreed, with the conditions that have been described.” Financial Times said that the agency was demanding 741 million zlotys (US$270M). Guyana is currently in preparation to start construction of a US$840M, 165 megawatts hydro-electric project that government says will vastly reduce the country’s dependence of fossil fuel for energy. There has been worry over what will be Guyana’s most expensive project ever. On Tuesday, a US$506M contract was signed in China between the developer of the Amaila Falls project, Sithe Global, and China First Railway Group (CFRG), another subsidiary of the Chinese company. Meanwhile, in response to a New York Times story carried in Kaieteur News yesterday on last month’s collapse of a part of China’s Yangmingtan Bridge, the Chinese firm yesterday said that news reports were incorrect. In a release, CFRG said that the collapsed ramp was not under the same contract as the Yangmingtan Bridge which was undertaken by China Railway First Group Co., Ltd., and the information has since been verified in the media.
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Mabaruma residents protest power outages, bad roads and teacher shortage Weeks without electricity, poor infrastructure, and understaffing at the North West Secondary School were some burning issues residents of Mabaruma and surrounding communities protested yesterday. From around 09:00 hrs until late afternoon, residents gathered in front of the Regional Democratic Council office with placards demanding that their needs be met. In the end, they were advised by the Regional Chairman Paul Pierre that the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud would be meeting with residents today. During a telephone interview with Persaud last evening, he related his willingness to listen to their concerns and find feasible solutions. However, he was unable to provide an immediate temporary relief to the power outage situation that sparked the protest actions. Persaud said that measures revealed to the public during his press conference on Wednesday were the only solutions available for the electricity woes in Mabaruma. He stated that Cabinet is seeking to provide financial resources to accelerate the procurement of the various components required to facilitate the installation and working of the new generator. In addition, the old generator that is inoperable has to be repaired in Georgetown. Residents who came out in large numbers had the united view that the prolonged power outage was unacceptable. They emphasised that the protest is not politically motivated, since all residents are frustrated with this situation. According to a resident, it is becoming quite costly for residents to sustain generators. Storage of food items is also hindered and this is a major problem for the business community. The resident related that there may be a shortage of
Residents of Mabaruma and surrounding communities protest power outage and deplorable road conditions kerosene in the area since none was shipped in yesterday. She said that while government is seeking to resolve this situation, measures should be put in place to provide the area with 24-hour electricity. It was noted that the area only receives five hours of electricity, commencing at 18:00 hrs daily. This limited time is insufficient for students to study and families to carry out their nightly tasks. Persaud related that progress is sometimes slow and the community has come from “having zero hours of electricity to five hours daily”. Speaking on the other challenges affecting the district, the resident noted that the North West Secondary School, which is the main secondary institution in the area, is understaffed. The resident added that the school building is in need of repairs. The woman blamed these conditions for students’ poor performances at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate. It was noted also that the roads in the area are deplorable. The resident pointed out that this is unacceptable since Mabaruma is the central
administrative district in Region One. She added that the erosion of Kumaka landing has resulted in the washing away of the roadway and this is hazardous to vehicles traversing the stretch.
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APNU calls on Lindeners to reject COI lawyers To prevent the “biased” flow of information to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) regarding the July 18 killing of three men in Linden, A Partnership of National Unity (APNU) is advising residents of the community not to deal with the two Attorneys appointed for the Commission. APNU Member of Parliament, James Bond, confirmed this during a press conference yesterday. He revealed that on September 6, APNU wrote to the Secretary of the Commission of Inquiry stating that the Party found the appointments of Mr. Euclin Gomes and Mr. Ganesh Hira, both Attorneys-at-Law attached to the Chamber of Nandall and Associates, as lawyers for the Commission of Inquiry as unacceptable. Bond indicated that though this letter was acknowledged and a promise was made to forward it to the
Commissioners for direction, one week has elapsed, and APNU received no response to concerns raised in the letter. “We are confident that Attorneys from APNU and other political parties, who are interested, can and will provide legal services to the community pending the response from the Commission. As we speak, Mr. Basil Williams, MP of APNU and Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform, and other officials are in Linden doing legal work in this regard,” Bond revealed. According to APNU Member of Parliament, Joseph Harmon, who was also present at the press conference, “We have alerted the Attorneys connected to the APNU to be prepared to take these statements. In fact Mr. Williams and other Attorneys and other officials are in Linden doing exactly that. “
Education Minister sends clear... (From page 6) that the University has to ensure that everyone is a part of its meeting so that there is input from all sectors. She further stated that while a lot of people may be unhappy with the quality of work which is done at the University, the onus is on the stakeholders at campus to highlight and report it so that better could be done. Manickchand also pledged to have a hotline number to assist in this regard. They were several issues raised about the safety of
students and workers at the university while construction works are ongoing. There was the suggestion by the minister that the contractors should inform faculty members and ensure that signs are placed around so that persons know there is construction going on. Another faculty member highlighted the space issue at the university stating that there is the need for larger classrooms. The minister has since promised to look into that. A call was also made for
better student representation on the Building and Works Committee, which is tasked with overseeing infrastructural works at the institution. The minister warned contractors that they face blacklisting for poor work and urged them to ensure that safe practices are implemented.
He noted that APNU believes that the Commission is taking too long to respond to APNU’s concerns. In addition, there are other Attorneys that are willing and able to conduct the work of these two Attorneys. “So it is not a question of unavailability of that skill. People are available and they are willing. The connection of these two attorneys to Mr. Nandlall (Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall)’s office is something we have a problem with,” Harmon stated. He related that Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe, who is one of the Commissioners, has said that the findings of the Commission would be based on evidence, and that is the key to it. “What you have now is a filter between the citizens and the commission itself. This filter is these two attorneys and we do not want any filter that could be tainted by any level of bias to affect what comes before the Commission. The commission cannot pronounce on something that it doesn’t have, so if you have information coming to it that is not complete, the commission can only rule on what it has before it, and that is why Chief Justice Wolfe said that this will be an evidence-based inquiry,” Harmon asserted.
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Mentally unstable man shot in Buxton after injuring two cops A man of unsound mind is presently nursing a gunshot wound to his right foot after he attacked two police ranks in the village of Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara early yesterday morning. Police said that they had to use force while attempting to arrest 51-year-old Brian Blair who is reported to be mentally unstable. The police had responded to a report made by a woman of Barnwell Street, Buxton, who claimed that her brother was attacking her and other neigbouring residents with a knife that was attached to a mop-
stick. According to a police press release, upon arrival at the scene at around 06:00 hours, the ranks tried to arrest Blair, who attacked them with the knife and a piece of wood. “This resulted in injuries to Corporal 16961 Andrews who was wounded to his right hand and head, and Constable 21153 Nicholson who was struck to his right hand and shoulder. The police was forced to resort to the use of force and Brian Blair was shot and injured to his right foot,” the statement said. This newspaper was reliably informed that the ranks, who were
part of the East Coast Demerara anti crime unit, went to a shack which is occupied by Blair at the back of a yard and called for him to come out. The man refused and the police proceeded to kick down the door in an effort to get him out. This angered the already volatile Blair who began pelting the ranks with stones that he had piled up in the shack, causing them to retreat. The ranks again called on Blair to come out and again he refused, this time hurling pieces of wood which struck the two ranks. Eventually, Blair emerged from the shack and as he was attempting to inflict more injuries to the ranks, one of them discharged a round, hitting him on his right foot. Even as he lay wounded on the ground, Blair still appeared threatening, and it took his brother and another man to subdue him and put him into the police vehicle. He was then taken to the Georgetown Hospital where he remains under guard.
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Agricola killing…
Firearms handed over to ballistics team The Force’s ballistic experts are now in possession of firearms used by ranks who were involved in Tuesday’s fatal shooting at Agricola. They are also said to be in possession of an unlicenced gun the ranks allegedly retrieved from the youths following the confrontation. According to an official, two Glock semi-automatic pistols, two MP5s (machine pistols) and a .38 revolver were submitted for ballistic tests yesterday.
However, Kaieteur News was told neither the hands of the lawmen nor those of the youths have been swabbed for gunpowder residue. A source said that testing the hands of the alleged suspects and their dead colleague would have helped to either verify or disprove allegations that the young men shot at the police. Shaquille Grant, 17, was shot dead and Romel Bovell, 20, wounded during a confrontation with police in
Caesar Street, Agricola last Tuesday. Three others were arrested. Police have alleged that they were responding to reports that the youths were planning a robbery when they were shot at. The police said that they returned fire, killing Grant and wounding Bovell. However, persons claiming to be eyewitnesses have alleged that the Grant was shot dead as he lay on the ground.
U.S. embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed SANAA/CAIRO (Reuters) Demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassies in Yemen and Egypt yesterday in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam, and American warships headed towards Libya after the U.S. ambassador there was killed in related violence this week. In Libya, authorities said they had made four arrests in the investigation into the attack that killed ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americas in Benghazi on Tuesday. President Barack Obama has vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the Benghazi attack, which U.S. officials said may have been planned in advance, possibly by an al Qaeda-linked group. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Washington had nothing to do with the crudely made film posted on the Internet, which she called “disgusting and reprehensible.” The amateurish production, entitled the “Innocence of Muslims,” and originating in the United States, portrays Mohammad as a womanizer, a homosexual and a child abuser. For many Muslims, any depiction of the Prophet is blasphemous and caricatures or other characterizations have in the past provoked
violent protests across the Muslim world. Demonstrations spread further yesterday, with U.S. embassies again the targets of popular anger among Muslims questioning why the United States has failed to take action against the makers of the film. Hundreds of Yemenis broke through the main gate of the heavily fortified U.S. embassy compound in the capital Sanaa, shouting “We sacrifice ourselves for you, Messenger of God.” They smashed windows of security offices outside the embassy and burned cars.A security source said at least 15 people were wounded, some by gunfire, before the government ringed the area with troops. In Egypt, protesters hurled stones at a police cordon around the U.S. embassy in central Cairo after climbing into the embassy compound and tearing down the American flag. The state news agency said 13 people were hurt in violence which erupted late on Wednesday, following initial protests on Tuesday. Around 200 demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Kuwait shouting slogans such as “God is great.” They hoisted banners, one of which bread in English: “USA stop the bullshit. Respect us.”
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While the opposition is fighting for democratic IMCs... The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, the head of the Privatization Unit, Mr. Winston Brassington, and a consultant, Mr. Steven Grin, were reportedly in China as part of the government’s team to ink the contract for the construction of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project. These individuals may as well have been joined by the combined opposition in Guyana, because by their protracted silence on this project ever since the Budget Debate, the opposition has effectively given the government a green light to sign the contract. Any criticisms that the opposition will now muster will ring hollow. They should not even think about speaking out now. For months they hardly said anything that would have deterred the government from proceeding. From all indications, the government must have felt that the opposition was on board the signing of this contract. The opposition has been very ambivalent when it came to this contract. On the other hand they were vociferous and forceful in their opposition to the Marriott Hotel contract. They made compelling arguments as to why this hotel project should not go forward. They have not, however, done the same when it comes to the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project. It would seem, therefore, that the opposition has abdicated its responsibility as a watchdog for the people in so far as this contract is concerned. The Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project is the
single, largest investment ever in the history of this country, even dwarfing the combined investments that occurred under Desmond Hoyte. The government, therefore, mindful that they have a minority in the National Assembly, would not have proceeded unless they were confident that they could count on the future support of the opposition. After all, this is not a NICIL project. The funds will have to pass through the Consolidated Fund and therefore opposition approval will be necessary. The fact that the contract was inked means that the government feels that it has or can obtain this support. The government, of course, did not do anything behind the opposition’s back. They made known all the facts by having a special briefing for the opposition, with the investors. It can now only be inferred that the opposition was impressed with this briefing, because ever since that meeting, this project seems to have fallen off their radar. They simply were not publicly opposing it. One would have expected that even if they did not feel inclined to oppose this project, they would have at least tried to justify their apparent non-opposition by explaining to the Guyanese
people just why they have been so muted about this project. They should also have tried to explain to the Guyanese people whether they are satisfied about the cost at which electricity will be supplied to their homes. They should also explain to the Guyanese people what explanations were given to them about the sudden steep increase in the project cost and whether they felt this was justified. Surely, the opposition owes the people of Guyana an explanation of whether they undertook any technical assessment of their own, based on what they were told at the briefing, and any documents that the government would have released to them. If they felt that there was
not sufficient information available to provide answers to the burning concerns that exist about this project, then the opposition was dutybound to make a statement indicating this fact. They have not, and no doubt the government feels that none will be forthcoming. As such, effectively, the government may have felt that when it comes to the opposition, they have nothing to worry about this project which was negotiated under the Jagdeo administration and sealed under the Donald Ramotar presidency. And to think that the opposition mouthpieces are saying that since he became president, Donald Ramotar has done nothing. They perhaps are so pulsed by their own illusions of importance
following their one–seat majority in parliament that they are missing all the action. They are expecting Donald Ramotar to be making changes and reversing things. Not seeing these things, they are deluding themselves into believing that nothing is happening and that what we have is a lame-duck presidency. Well, they are dead wrong, because it is clear that the Donald Ramotar administration is moving forward with all of the major projects that it said it would develop. The Marriott Hotel is under construction. Within three years that hotel will be up and running. The deal for the Amaila Falls Project has been inked. Within five years, Guyana will have hydroelectricity. The cable
from Brazil being run by another Chinese company is continuing. Within two years Guyana would be high tech when it comes to information services. The airport at Timehri is about to begin. That will be finished within two years also, as will the specialty hospital. And while all of this is happening, the opposition is preoccupied with interim management committees. The art of effective opposition seems beyond them. They just do not get it and probably never will.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
From Buxton to Agricola: People never learn The story of torrid resentment by Buxton youths against the police force was inevitable. These young men were a school of deeply bitter people just waiting to explode. The saga began in the seventies when the Working People’s Alliance through Walter Rodney and Buxton’s famous resident, Eusi Kwayana, had established an enduring relationship with the Buxton communities Harassment in Buxton was official police policy. Under the Burnham Government, Buxton youths were a pursued lot. But it never went away after the decline of the WPA. It continued until the
explosion after the Mash Day jailbreak. Ill-mannered police intrusions into certain villages accompanied by humiliation of the youths in those areas have not abated since Independence. It is a recipe for disaster, has been disastrous, and if modern policing does not come to the Guyana Police Force, the tragedy may take a nasty turn in the not too distant future. It is primitive methodology that has long gone out in the world, where police run into certain depressed or working class communities and behave in brutal, cruel ways. The first casualty of such
unprofessional conduct is the loss of dignity by the villagers. It is the fundamental source of resentment by people of the police. In Guyana, this seems to be standard police procedure. When the Guyana police run into these targeted villagers, they reduce man, woman and child to humiliated creatures. They abuse the youths, they physically manhandle them, and their parents and relatives come in for their share of brutality when they defend the victims. This is wrong and should never be tolerated in the modern world. In Guyana, such nasty police operations have gone on for too long, and the Agricola incident on Tuesday should mark the end of this bestiality. It is simply illogical. The police need citizens’ cooperation, not their hate. If the police raid villages and constantly denigrate their residents, then nothing but disaster will be the consequences. You would think that after Buxton, the PPP Government and the top brass of the police force would have learned the lessons of history. My honest opinion is that the PPP as a
collective group is incapable of that philosophical feat. My honest opinion also is that Mr. Rohee, who has Cabinet jurisdiction for the police force, is a politician that is simply incapable of a deep understanding of modern politics. My experience in living in this country is that too many police officials refuse to abide by professional ethics, have little respect for professional values, and have internalized a dislike for anyone accused of a crime, never mind if those persons are yet to be proven guilty. In my life as a human rights activist in my country, I have seen police abuse of innocent people. That would never be tolerated in democratic societies. The most enigmatic thing about the Guyana Police Force is how the senior officers throw away the education they have obtained from university training. Most senior ranks attempt to go to university to have a degree. Some even go on to post-graduate learning. As soon as they return to Eve Leary, they revert to the primitive thinking as when they were recruits who never
dreamt of seeing a university hallway. The ranks that went into Agricola and shot to death a seventeen-year-old kid have a commanding officer. I am sure that senior personnel may have passed through a higher college of learning where he/she would have been exposed to some form of philosophical training. All the senior police and army officers who entered the Social Science programmes at UG had to do at least one course in philosophy with me. What do they do with this type of education? Should it not instill some kind of professional morality in them? There must be an investigation into what happened to have caused the death of that seventeen-yearold youth. And the police must not be allowed to investigate itself. This is a tradition by the police force
Frederick Kissoon that is absolutely contemptuous of the people of Guyana. It is an insulting process that the people of Guyana must put an end to. How can the police force select policemen to probe a shooting by its own? It defies every area of reason and logic. It is this writer’s position that the instances of persons gunned down by the police without violent resistance in this country is of such a magnitude that the entire society is guilty of condoning such barbarity without protest.
Dem boys seh...
Jagdeo can’t be forgiven All dem holy book seh nuff things. Dem seh good, bad and indifferent things. In some cases some of dem things does confuse mankind. Some of dem does got to get a reminder. One good book seh that thou shalt not steal and that same book seh that God does provide. He does provide fuh de birds in de sky, de fishes in de sea. One pirate like he read that book, but he didn’t read de part wha seh thou shall not steal because he thief a man engine. When de man beg he nah fuh tek de engine because he owe de bank for it, de pirate tell he don’t worry wid de bank; God gun provide. Dem boys hope and dem gun pray that when de magistrate done hand down de sentence that same magistrate gun tell he “Guh in deh, don’t frighten, dem boys gun provide fuh you.” Dem boys waiting fuh Jagdeo too. He provide fuh dem Bees and Irfaat, Shaatie, Rob Earth and Gerry, and all dem kavakamites. De jail ketch Kerik already and he was a con man. De good book seh forgive yuh brother seventy times seven. That equal to 490. But Jagdeo ain’t got no brother suh none body ain’t deh to forgive him. After Jagdeo come out of office dem boys was considering fuh forgive he, but when dem check he ain’t do wrang things seventy times seven. He do seventy times seventy. That is 4,900. Now who can forgive a man wid that record? Talk half and wish dem Hell.
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Agricola teen’s fatal shooting…
APNU expresses distrust in Force’s ability to conduct inquiry A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has expressed distrust in the Guyana Police Force’s ability to conduct an inquiry into Tuesday’s fatal shooting of an Agricola teenager, Shaquille Grant, by its ranks. This, the opposition alliance explained, is premised on the length of time the force is taking to present ballistics reports on the killing of three men in Linden on July 18, allegedly by the police, while residents of that community protested intended electricity tariff increases. “Since they are taking lengthy time to give us ballistics reports on Linden, we don’t trust them at this point to conduct such an inquiry,” James Bond, APNU Member of Parliament said yesterday during a press briefing. Bond said, “Unequivocally they (police) are saying that Grant was not the shooter. I spoke to one of the ranks on the raid and he clearly said Grant was not one of the shooters. This was no escape. This ought not to have happened. The police ought not to have fired in the first instance. They are running through tracks, running through alleys, seeing groups of men and then shooting. You will hit other persons… you will hit unarmed persons, and this
has been the case.” Three of the men who were in the company of Grant when he was killed were taken into police custody but were released yesterday. Acting Commissioner of Police, Leroy Brumell, has promised a thorough investigation into the shooting. Brumell stated that he has activated the force’s internal organ, the Office of Professional Responsibility, with former Crime Chief Heeralall Mackenlall to head investigations into the complaints against the police. Bond, who is also the legal representative for the four other Agricola men, said APNU is assessing how this matter will be addressed to avoid giving the police too many hints as to how to conduct their investigations. He stated, “Whether or not their men were justified… yes, they said they found a gun, but then you can’t say you found a gun and then you hear a shot fired. You have to do some amount of checks and show us ballistics as to where this shell is and go a step further to show that any of the five men fired that shot.” Bond related that talks with both the officer on the raid and the Senior Superintendent revealed that the young men were suspected to have been planning a robbery that was
supposed to be executed at an establishment in the vicinity of the Guyana National Stadium. As a result they (police) booked them for robbery under arms and possession of firearms and ammunition, he added. He assured that APNU will continue to be committed to ensuring and enforcing respect for the Human Rights of all Guyanese citizens, as espoused by Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger. “The people of Guyana, like the village of Agricola, have had their basic human rights to life, as well as freedom of assembly and association, trampled upon and run roughshod over by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic regime and the GPF.” “It is, therefore, not surprising that APNU has committed its legal officers to assist the victims of this latest instance of police brutality in every way possible, as is the case with regard to the incidents at Linden. We believe that the use of deadly force, as declared by the then President Bharrat Jagdeo, has now become the culture of the Guyana Police Force. As a consequence, the average Guyanese citizen can no longer feel safe in Guyana,” Bond said. According to Joseph Harmon, APNU Member of
APNU Members of Parliament, Joseph Harmon (left) and James Bond Parliament, supporters of APNU believe that the Commissioner of Police needs additional guidance on how to command his force. Supporters are urging that APNU assist the Commissioner on the preparation of a policy document to help him conduct the operations of the force. Harmon noted that the feeling is that Government is
not giving Mr. Brumell proper guidance, hence the Opposition’s reason for moving the no-confidence in Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee. “We see there is no move
on the part of the Government to have Rohee removed from office so whatever directions are given to Brumell will be directions tainted by Mr. Rohee’s incompetence,” Harmon said.
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Trio remanded for weekend T rampage at sea
hree men were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with several counts of robbery under arms at high sea. Richard Mangal, Gary Joseph and Eon Sampson appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Before the charges were read to the accused, the court was informed by the police prosecutor that five persons have been charged, with two having eluded capture. A request was made by the police for an arrest warrant to be issued for those individuals. It is alleged that on Saturday, September 8th, at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara, while on board a vessel named Sir Leonard, and being armed with a gun, the accused robbed Jameer Khan of two 48 Horsepower (HP) engines valued $1.8M and 40 lbs of fish glue worth $234,000. It is also alleged that between Friday, September 7th and Saturday September 8th, being armed with a handgun they robbed Muni Lall of a fishing boat, valued $400,000. Further it was put to the
Eon Sampson (foreground), Richard Mangal (centre) and Gary Joseph (with vest) being escorted out of court, having been charged with several counts of robbery under arms at high sea. three men that on September 8th, while being armed with a handgun, they robbed Ryan Bhagwandin of a 15 HP engine, property of Mohammed Odeen. Also in the Pomeroon River, the three men are accused of committing the same crime on Shameer Saffee and his crew members. It is alleged that the accused relieved Saffee of one 48 HP engine valued $125,000 and $60, 000 worth of fish glue. Also in the North West District, it is alleged that the accused attacked and robbed Vi b e r t S i n g h a n d h i s
crewmembers of one 48 HP engine, cell phone cards, a quantity of fish glue, and other items. The other charges read that on the same day the men, being armed with a handgun, robbed Robert Boodwah and his crew members of articles valued in excess of $1M. They are also accused of robbing Geewan Singh and his crew members of a boat engine, a radio set and fish glue. And again on September 8th in the North West District, the men robbed Ramdeen Mangru of similar items.
The charges are indictable and the accused were not required to plea. None of the men had legal representation in court.
Attorney-at-law Paul FungA-Fat indicated to the court that he was looking after the interest of two of the virtual complainants. Meanwhile Prosecutor Stephen Telford requested that the police photograph the stolen items so that they can be given back to their owners. The court granted the request. Telford told the court that during the dates given to the court, the three men along with two others went out at sea where they committed these crimes. Acting on information received, police went to a house in the Waini area where they found the five men. HHowever, two made good their escape. The police were then led to
another house where they found the stolen items. Telford asked that bail be denied as statements are yet to be taken from the other victims and other charges are likely. Bail was denied and the matters will be called again in their respective jurisdictions. For the crimes which were allegedly committed on the East Coast of Demerara, those will be called again on September 18 at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court. The crimes reportedly committed in the North West District will be called on October 2 at the Acquero Magistrate’s Court and the Pomeroon matters are slated for the Charity Magistrate’s Court on September 24.
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Superbike rider dies in drag racing accident The path which the bike travelled before the man met his demise
Dead: Jarvis De Freitas
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he rider of a Y a m a h a superbike died early yesterday morning in a gruesome accident at the Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice, while drag racing with another biker. Dead is Jarvis De Freitas called ‘Jarvy’ of 5 Strand, New Amsterdam, and of Theatre Alley, N/A. The 28-year-old father of one (four-year-old Melinda De Freitas) was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, at around 01:00hrs. De Freitas was employed as a seaman with the Branken Towing and Salvaging Company (BTS). His relatives stated that he has been a seaman for a number of years and was expected to return to his job today. A c c o r d i n g t o information, De Freitas and some friends were drinking at a beer garden at Cumberland, East Canje
when they decided to indulge in drag racing. The men took off at a terrific speed and De Freitas was unable to properly negotiate the treacherous Canje turn. His bike literally flew between two lamp posts, jumped a drain, crashed through a fence, and ripped apart a wooden shed before coming to rest aback of a Chinese Restaurant, with the body of the rider nearby. There were body parts and blood all over the scene, where several persons had gathered following the crash. De Freitas was picked up and rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Residents in the area said a number of superbikes were traversing the area throughout the night, travelling at high rates of (Continued on page 23)
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Superbike rider dies... From page 19 speed and disturbing the neighbourhood. Relatives stated that the bike that De Freitas was riding was not his own. Over at his mother’s residence, his siblings said that they received a call at around 01:30 hrs informing them that he had been involved in an accident and was at the New Amsterdam Hospital. According to De Freitas’ mother, Jean Elizabeth Persaud, she thought that she was going to see her son with a few bruises in a ward. She never expected to see what she saw, her son’s mangled remains. The woman collapsed frequently and cried uncontrollably. She had to be constantly consoled by relatives. The man’s mother stated
that she was told that he had borrowed a friend’s bike. His relatives stated that according to his friends they tried to persuade him not to ride, but he insisted. De Freitas’ relatives described him as quiet and not one known to give problems. He leaves to mourn his father, mother, three sisters, two brothers, his daughter and other relatives. Several of his friends were taken into custody for questioning.
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Correia Group facilitates overseas pilot training for two more employees By Zena Henry
As a means of remedying the current shortage of pilots and the lack of adequate flight training available in Guyana, two persons under the Correia Group of Companies are headed for Miami, USA, to participate in the company’s annual overseas pilot training programme. Yesterday signaled the launch of the one-year-old programme which has so far seen two company employees earning certificates in the field of aviation and flight operations. According to company official Christopher ‘Kit’ Nascimento, “the initiative started on a trial basis last year, and had two pilot trainees receiving licences. They are now at the second phase of their training.” Nascimento emphasised that the company in this
regard has prided itself for offering the pilot training course within its organization. He explained that it was the idea of the Chief Executive Officer, Michael Correia Jr., that the pilot vacancies be filled by employees within its organization to fulfill the 24pilot requirement to meet the Trans Guyana Airways fiveyear expansion project. Trans Guyana Airways, an arm of the Correia Group of Companies, has eight planes flying 22 domestic flights daily and servicing hinterland communities all over Guyana. There are also two daily flights to Suriname. Nascimento explained that the flight routes within Guyana are no ordinary ones. He stressed that, “a staff of highly trained, fully experienced pilots dedicated and committed to delivering a safe and efficient service under special conditions is required for hinterland
flying.” Nicole Correia, the Chief Financial Officer of the Correia Group of Companies, detailed that the company sought to recruit within its organization to meet the challenge of developing new pilots. She pointed out that there is a shortage of pilots and a lack of flight training available in Guyana. Correia mentioned that foreign pilots were hired, but that had not proved feasible for the company in the long run. She added that it was then the initiative of developing Guyanese in the area of aviation came about. “There is a current shortage of pilots and a lack of adequate flight training available in Guyana. We had looked at hiring foreign pilots that had the experience and qualification to fill an immediate need, but over the long term, this was really not a viable solution. We wanted
Chief Pilot Andre Farinha (seated) is flanked by, from left; Peter Dos Ramos, Cleon Melville, Paul Ramdat and Jonathan Mohamed. to have committed Guyanese who were already committed to our company; who were looking for further growth and development within the company and felt that we could provide this to them for a win-win solution.” Peter Dos Ramos and Jonathan Mohamed will be the second batch to head to Florida in October for training at Flight Safety International, which, according to Correia, is rated among the best pilot training schools in the United States. Ramos and Mohamed had joined the company as a Management Information Systems (MIS) technician and an Aeronautical engineer, respectively. Both men told media personnel that they were thrilled to be heading on such a venture, never knowing how they would have personally been able to fulfill their dreams of becoming pilots had it not
been for the opportunity granted by their place of employment. Andre Farinha, Chief Pilot, started off his career at the Correia Group of Companies as an accountant. He explained that the trainees go through a strict process before they could command an aircraft. He said that after the one-year of the foreign programme, the trainees receive their recognized pilot licence. He, however, said that training does not stop there as the returning pilots go through another year of supervision where they get additional experience in the aviation field. “The trainees are seated on the left side while the captain or senior pilot sits on the right. They must go through another year of training to gain the experience before they could command an aircraft.” The company, however,
expressed the need for more funds to be invested by Government on the improvement of interior airstrips. Nascimento was at the time pointing out that the aviation industry feeds off the mining, agriculture and tourism sectors. He said that Guyana is growing and developing so there is a need for more pilots for transportation to interior areas. He further mentioned that aircraft companies will focus more on arguably the most lucrative sector which is mining, and thus investing their private capital for the benefit of that sector, as they had invested in the Ogle Airport. Nascimento advised that mechanisms should be put place to address the brain drain situation of pilots in Guyana. He argued that continued training and dedication would alleviate the situation.
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Results of essay competition signal need for more work in classrooms An urgent call has been thrown out to teachers to incorporate essay writing, reading and other measures to help develop research skills in the daily teaching and learning process. This appeal was made by Tutorial High School teacher, Ms Shandrina Lee, as she delivered the judges’ report at a prize-giving ceremony at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD), Kingston, Georgetown, yesterday. The activity marked the end of the 2011 edition of the Ministry of EducationGUYAID essay competition. This is the 19th year that the competition has been held through the Ministry’s collaboration with Guyanese Assisting In Development (GUYAID), which is a United States-based charitable organisation created by Guyanese with a passion for seeing development in Guyana, particularly in the
area of education. The competition which is divided into three categories – Under-12, Over-12 and Over-14 - saw Bibi Famela Ghanie of Saraswat Primary School, Vijay Shivkarran of Diamond Secondary and Oma Devi Nanku of Bygeval Secondary copping the top prizes in the respective categories. Although the performances of the winners and the runner-up pieces were described as “a job well done”, Lee noted that many pieces submitted have left much to be desired. According to her, some students did not quite master the writing skills that would have enabled them to write a sequenced and effective essay. In fact many of the essays, she said, lacked effective introductions and some had no conclusion. A total of 269 essay pieces were submitted with 93 entries in the Under-12 category, 88 entries in the Over-12
category and another 88 entries in the Over-14 category. Commenting on the Under-12 category, Lee said that too many essays revealed that basic writing skills and proper sentence construction were lacking. She said too that spelling and word usage were poor in many entries. It was also discovered that at one school two essays were submitted that had the same information. “It means that the teacher had two different students copy the same information. We seem to be teaching our students that cheating is normal. We must be careful with the models we give to our students,” Lee cautioned. Interesting to note, the topic for the Under-12 essay was ‘The teacher I would like to be’. Though a higher quality of writing was exhibited in the Over-12 category, Lee disclosed that in many cases they lacked any input from the students themselves since
Friday September 14, 2012 ARIES (March 21 - April 19): The amount of work you put into something is directly proportional to the quality of said work, so try not to cut any corners today. ******************* TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Sometimes privacy is a luxury, and you might have to sacrifice some of yours today. Your presence is in high demand. People want you, left, right and center. ****************** GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Someone who's pulling an 'aw shucks' attitude around you today is full of beans -- although you don't have to call them on it if you don't feel like it. ******************** CANCER (June 21 - July 22): Things are improving in your work or school life -- you are taking a bigger and better initiative and letting your curiosity lead you in new directions. ********************* LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): Your heart has been sending you in the right direction, but now it's time for you to let your gray matter weigh in on the current situation. ******************* VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): Moving from place to place will be effortless for you today -- you are in an extremely flexible phase right now, and to top it all off, the universe is moving in such a way that all the pieces are falling into place right where you need them. *********************
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): Pull back your focus a little bit, there -- you are only seeing one small aspect of a huge (and growing) situation. ********************* SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): As illogical as it sounds, your heavy mood can be lightened by heavy thoughts. If you face whatever is troubling you head-on and process it with as much honesty as you can, your worries will eventually fade away to nothing. ******************** SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): It's funny how someone can say something that is fairly meaningless to them but acts as a huge trigger for you. .********************* CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan. 19): If you think you can fake it when it comes to an intimidating situation today, you're way off base! You cannot bluff your way through things right now, so don't even try. ******************** AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 Feb. 18): A hot, trendy nightspot might not seem the best place to get a new business venture started, but doesn't mean you shouldn't try. ********************* PISCE S ( F e b . 1 9 March 20): Today, beating the odds isn't about getting the best hand of cards or picking the right sequence of numbers -- it's all about exceeding expectations!
The three top performers in the essay competition. From left: Vijay Shivkarran, Bibi Famela Ghanie and Oma Devi Nanku the pieces saw students blatantly engaging in plagiarism. “The students copied information wholesale from the internet and presented it as their own. This is a very serious offence,” Lee warned, adding that a similar trend was observed among many entries in the Over-14 category. Many of these, she said, lacked originality and creativity. “We have to be careful what we as educators endorse when materials are presented by students,” Lee said, as she pointed to the use of technology as commendable, but an avenue of information that students must be taught to use wisely. She stressed, too, that while ‘big words’ do have their place at times, they must not be used when they do not clearly reveal students’ ideas. The topic for the Over-12 category was ‘The harmful effects of plastic bottles and bags’ while the Over-14 topic was ‘My country, a tourist’s dream’. The winner of each category was given the privilege to read their piece before a gathering of education officials, teachers and students who were gathered at NCERD to be a part of yesterday’s ceremony. The annual competition is aimed at enhancing students’ literary and research skills, and usually targets students from all 11 education districts,
according to Assistant Chief Education Officer (Secondary), Ms Doomattie Singh. However, she noted that while Regions Eight and Nine did not submit entries this year, Region Six was disqualified since entries were submitted late. The first place winner of each category of the competition is eligible for a $20,000 cash prize, a certificate and the school he/ she attends is bestowed with a plaque of recognition. In addition to a certificate, the second and third place winners are eligible for a $15, 000 and $10,000 cash prize respectively, while runnersup are offered $3,000 gift
vouchers to procure books at Austin’s Book Services. All prizes are provided by GUYAID. According to Chairman of the GUYAID Guyana Chapter, Mrs. Bernice Mansell, GUYAID owes its existence and growth to the continued generosity and support of the Guyanese community based in Washington, as well as the local Guyanese community. “We owe a debt of gratitude to the Ministry of Education, the teachers, the parents and schools...to our students, your reward and ours is to know that we had a hand in helping you to believe in yourselves,” Mrs. Mansell added.
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Leading Auto Unregistered Allion, Premio, Spacio, Runx, IST Call: 677-7666, 610-7666
Porters, Apply Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling Stabroek. 1 experienced cook, must be over 35 years, 2 waitresses, contact: 638-3925 1 Handyboy to work in the interior Call: 688-0197 One live in/ live out Maid 668-3985, 253-3149, 264-3356 One COWMINDER , Age 40 and over to work around Clonbrook/Unity ECD area. Call 623-3231 1 accounts clerk. Must know to prepare monthly VAT, NIS and PAYE. TSI, Eccles. Call 614-4358
Responsible hire car drivers Call: 226-0765
Live in waitress, age 18-25 yrs, salary $50,000, boarding & lodging free Call: 6105043
FOR SALE
Refrigeration Technician, Wieting & Richter Ltd Call: 226-6150-7
1 General Domestic- Must know to cook also, East Bank area, call: 614-4358
One house lot or unfurnished house in Diamond or Grove Call: 6601353
VEHICLES FOR SALE
Canter for sale GPP Series, very good condition Call: 682-4224
One shop attendant, one Baire for interior location. Call 642-0176
1 cook, able to prepare a variety of foods. Experience mandatory. Food handlers required, age 30 & over Call: 225-0125
CAKES & PASTRIES
WANTED 1 male to look after layer birds in the interior Call: 688-0197
Porter to work on van from West Bank area Call: 2672207, 672-2632
Attractive females who are interested in becoming waitresses and bartenders Call: 226-7054
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One kitchen assistant. $9,000 weekly. Call 225-3700 3 wash bay attendants for immediate employment. Must be living in Georgetown. Call 227-5169 1 male shop assistant to work in general store. Valid driver’s licence will be an asset. Call 274-0424
FOR RENT Nandy Park fully furnished US$1,500, Subryanville apartment $90,000 Call: 6872806 Land and building for rent 13,000 ft at Peter’s Hall Public Road Call: 233-6161, 651-8870 Property Lot 15 New Heaven, Bel Air for US$2,500 and Lot 198 Lamaha Gardens, Bel Air for US$2,000 Call: 600-4664, 644-1300 Durban Street 3 bedrooms, fully furnished $150,000, Section ‘K’semi furnished US$1,800 and US$2,000 Call: 687-2806 Paulines Hair Salon, 177 Charlotte Street, Hairdressers barbers chairs & nails tables to rent Call: 679-1579, 680-1969, 233-5495 Spaces for Business at Vreed-en-Hoop Junction, Top flat Call: 264-2515, 6897569, 684-5561 or 678-4892 3-bedroom top flat, 24 Industry Front. Call 6898033, 665-9994, 222-0976 2-bedroom apartment for overseas guests. Call 665-2548
One minibus driver. Call 6644945 Excavator operator & land dredge worker. Call 675-2253
One experience hire car driver contact Mrs. Marques 226-7948 or 686-6648
Porter $17,000, ½ day cleaner $12,000 weekly. Call 684-8231
Live in couple, driving an asset Call: 610-2978 after 6pm.
Drivers to work labour lorry at L.B.I estate. Call 628-1756, 228-5655
Male/Female (domestic) to live in/live out, must be able to take care of dogs Call: 2275500
Handy boys to work, $35,000 per month. Living accommodation and meals free. Call 628-1756, 228-5655
Female to assort goods, Apply Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling Stabroek.
Skilled carpenters and mason. Call 615-7526 Females to work in furniture shop. Call 226-6297
One salesman with driver’s licence, salary plus commission Call: 614-4626, 220-1500
1 diesel mechanic, 2 handymen from Berbice or Georgetown for work in the interior. Call 226-3799
Unregistered Tundra tt 100 and Tacoma Call: 265-2103, 645-9860 Sale! Sale! 2 & 3 ton canter, open back & enclose, unregistered Call: 220-2345, 642-7295 1 Mitsubishi Lancer, 3.5 ton open back canter Call: 6269254, 264-2582 Leading Auto Unregistered, Toyota Tundra 2004 Loaded Call: 677-7666/610-7666
Ship 200 ft in length, selling as scrap, Ocean going Barge sold as is Call: 227-5500 Spares for washer, microwaves, fridges, stove timers, gear boxes, pumps etc Call: 225-9032, 647-2943
Deal on Blackberry Torch 1 & 2, Memory cards 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, Stihil chainsaw No:310 Call: 699-6911, 6859497
Just arrived 2 Toyota Tacoma extra cab, 1 manual & other automatic/ year model 2006 Call: 263-7166, 660-1269, 6166007
One 150 Jailing Scrambler, Price $140,000 Call: 642-1305, 264-2954
Toyota RAV4 1998 Model PLL Series Call: 663-8556
New Classes in Cosmetology, nails & makeup Call Abby 216-1950, 6665241, 619-7603
1 Toyota Harrier $3.5M, 1 RAV4 2002 Model ACA21, 4 doors $3M Call: 231-7837 8am-4pm
1 Nissan Long Base Canter GNN Series Call: 653-6098
1 EP71 Starlet, 1 Toyota 192, 212, Ceres, G-Touring wagon, AT 150 Corona, 1 Nissan E24 Van , Alteeza PMM Call: 6445096, 697-1453
Experienced driver, counter servers, roti & puri makers. Apply Hack’s Halaal with written application, 5 Commerce Street.
Baby chicks available weekly, fully vaccinated. Best prices anywhere. Mr.D.Lallbeharry, Craig Public Road, EBD. Call 626-9589.
Tundra tray cover, fully loaded, magrims, going cheap, Titan 4x4 tray cover, fully loaded, magrims Call: 227-5500
SALON Make up courses, artist trained & certified in Trinidad: 660-5257,647-1773
Small family live/in, husband handy man duties, wife domestic. Call 227-1830
Granite, various colors, size 2x8 with backsplash, generators & cement mixers Call: 223-0943 Mon-Fri 9am4pm
L 15 HP Yamaha ( Long Foot), Tel: 689-5254/643-0332
One 4 doors Hilux pickup (Toyota) and one mini Cooper Call: 263-7166, 6601269, 616-6007
WANTED
Brandnew American made Crosely 10.5 cu ft Refridgerator for sale $75,000 Call: 697-5677
GX620 Honda Welder Generator, 20HP, 14.9kw, 614cc, 270 amps, 2002 Toyota Tundra Call: 611-5114, 2204495
1- Noah, unregistered $2.5M negotiable , 1- Toyota Wish $2.850 Tel: 648-6869
Attractive waitress, apply to Chilly’s Bar Call: 667-7380 Sales representative for website: computer literate, operate digital camera, Demerara, Berbice, Essequibo. Call 611-7771, 226-0011
Hilux! Hilux! Hilux!. Just arrived Toyota Hilux Solid Axle Pickups. Excellent condition Call: 623-0243
Toyota Premio & Alex, Unregistered, Norpan Auto Sales Call: 269-0432, 686-0323 1 AT 170 Corona $600,000 negotiable Call: 695-2679 1 2003 unregistered Tundra, 70k miles; 2WD (black), fully powered. $3,250,000 negotiable. Call 233-6337 or 662-6024 One AT 192, Price $850,000 Call: 642-1305, 264-2954
Toyota Allion PNN Series, $2.4M. Contact: 600-6464 New family home @ 184 Eccles EBD, two stories, 5 bedrooms, self contained, land area 40’x90’ Call: Pearl Realty 689-9991 Fluffy Pups. Tel: 642-6664. New Model CRV, very reasonable price Call: 6512318, 618-1368 Large broilers (meat birds) Call: 266-2711, 609-4594 6 cars sold as a lot $600,000 Call: 677-0294 Massey tractors 390-185265-265 front end loader Call: 601-9030, 276-3288 Four doors solid DAF, gasoline pickup $2.5M Call: 642-3185 Wedding Gowns from $40,000, Bride’s Maids & Flower girls $4,500, designed wedding cakes $25,000 Call: 684-8088 1 Leyland DAF with winch, 1 ATV Bike 500 Call Kim 6585193 Original Red Nose pitbull pups, 6 weeks old Call: 6381627
Toyota Starlet EP71 Call:6482075 Imported Umbrellas 10ft & 12ft Call: 645-0870 Green coffee 800 and 1000; available wholesale & retail. Call 277-3531 One 6-inch dredge complete & block of land to work in Demerara River. Call 6604733, 226-9358 Male enhancer Viagra $4,000, 4 in pack Call: 638-1627 Land tillers Honda new $160,000, Shredding machine with 11 HP Honda battery start $400,000 Call: 678-0224, 258-0070 19Ft Bass tracker, boat with trailer in excellent condition Call: 223-0943 Mon-Fri 9am4pm Craftsman weeders with 4 stroke engine (new) $50,000, 1-4 HP Yamaha outboard engine (new) $280,000 Call: 678-0224, 258-0070 Massey Tractors- 265 $2,800,000, 275 $3,000,000, 285 $3,200,000, 298 $3,200,000, 399 $5,800,000, Welding generator $380,000 Call: 678-0224, 258-0070 Caterpillar backhoe low hour 426c Model, double jackhammer compressor, briggs, straighten roller compactor Call: 233-6161, 651-8870 ATV Yamaha Raptor 450, fully race ready Call: 6156600 Earth delivery at spot also bobcat & excavator rentals Call: 626-7127 PERKINS ENGINE Foreign used, direct from England, 4&6 cylinder also 6 cylinder cummings Call: 653-7654 Exotic Hibiscus, Roses, Mussaenda, B/Ville, Ficus, Marigold, Periwinkle, Petunia, Herbs, Vegetable seedlings, A.K Plant Shop. Call: 260-0005 Massey tractors, 4x4, model 188 & 290; Honda ATV model 500 4x4 2012 Call 6886274, 691-3851. Starlet Turbo (black). Call Ann, 648-1644 (Continued on page 27)
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TOURS Heritage Day, Santa Mission - 22nd September; Capoey Lake, 29th; St.Cutberth 29th. Call Joy: 218-1285, 649-9059, 6923114, 657-0825 PARTY RENTAL Trampolines and Bouncy Castle Call: 225-2598, 6410784
DRESS MAKING 6 Weeks classes in designing and sewing Call: Sharmela 225-2598, 641-0784 Enid Dressmaking Classes elementary to advance, 66 Sixth Street Albertown Georgetown Call : 223-9106, sewing also done here WANTED One welder fabricator to work in interior. Call 2269768, 669-0855, 642-7963
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FOR SALE One Toyota Corolla NZE in excellent condition with fully loaded chrome rims, music, alarm, etc. Call 264-2870
EDUCATIONAL ACADEMIA: CXC lessons forms 1-5 & Adults. Only $1000 per subject per month. Call: 600-3775
Complete sound system, Hifi sound; 75 KVA Cummings generator. Call 610-1230, 6735828
Princeton College, Forms 15, CXC adults classes for slow learners, reading classes for children Call: 690-5008, 611-3793
IBM Lenovo laptops, $60,000; Acer laptops, $100,000; Toshiba laptops, $120,000. Brand new Call 6812111
Imperial College- Register Now. CXC 2013. Fulltime/ Lessons/Adults classes. Excellent Results Call: 6835742, 227-7627
20 acres farm with house, well and solar at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden. Call 6847957
Introduction to Esthetic course. Pedicure, Manicure & Facial. Basic makeup application by overseas therapist starting Sept. 17th. Call: 696-2295 / 618-8536
Just Arrived!! New Dell desktop & laptop computers, starting at $65,000 each. Call 253-3426 Seadoo Jetski 18ft fiberglass speed boat with 175 Hp Yamaha engine. Call 2336161, 651-8870 Stainless steel meat saw, meat grinder, electric wheel chair. Call 233-6161, 651-8870 1994 Leyland Daf 145/150 with winch, perfect for backdam. US$26,000 negotiable. Call 688-1202
Special Diploma in computers. Packages for 2012 CXC students, $10,000 discount. MicroGraphics Technology, Parika. Call 264-3057
2-60-180 Leyland Daf dump truck in very good working condition. Call 628-1756, 2285655 25’ TV and PSP. Call 2277175, 673-1980 Tibetian Terrier pups. Call 225-4780, 663-3407 Canal # 2 house with three bedrooms. Fully upgrade with chicken farm plus land, 5.5 acres. Asking US$125,000 Call 642-0231 MAC STUDIO FIX POWDERS $7,900; SACHA 2 in 1 $2,000 MAKE UP – top Brands, BLACK OPAL $2,700. Tel 647-1773
CAR RENTAL Premio, Vitz; call: 679-7139 FABS RENTAL, cars & SUV rental, call: 600- 6890 or email fabsrental@yahoo.com
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Alexander Street, Kitty, $49M; Nandy Park, $38M; Duncan Street, $115M. Call 225-0854
HOUSE PLAN DRAFTING FOR ONLY $10,000 CALL: 694-9843, 227-2766
Fully furnished short term apartments, Eccles Call: 6797139
Prospect $12M, Eccles $20M-30M, Lamaha Street $22M, Queenstown $79M120M Diana 227-2256, 6269382
T.B Designs Inc, we offer: Engineering drawings, house plans & estimates. Contact: T. Boodhoo on 6259883 / 675-9296
One 2 bedrooms furnished apartment, parking & Wifi & Short term for foreign Call: 222-7891 or 609-9202
Transported land, wooden & concrete house situated at Lot 18 Zeskendren Mahaicony East Coast Demerara Call: 221-2737
Repairs to refrigerators, gas stoves, washing machines, A/C units Call: Lindon 6411086, 694-2202
PROPERTY FOR SALE
1 property at Diamond New Scheme, price $23M Negotiable Call: 612-2697
Enroll now at Double B’s School for Cosmetology; courses as low as $5,000 each. Call 676-4556,649-2930
Regent Street US$2M, South Road $120M, Duncan Street $120M, Church Street $120M Call: 225-0854 Lamaha Gardens 2 storey building, fully A/C, garage, hot & cold, 5 bedrooms, 2 master rooms, security alarm Call: 223-6218, 649-2366
Be part of our world class customer care team . Phone: 220-0401-3 or email: recruitmentguyana@ qualfon.com One trainee/refrigeration technician Call: 231-0655,6838734 1 Ice machine operator to work night shifts at ice factory, training provided, attractive salary Call: 2203459, 616-2222 R.A Soda Factory: accountant, sales manager & driver for Corentyne bond; male & female workers for No.7 Bakery. Call 623-5920, 330-2399 R.A Soda Factory: live-in checkers & watchman for Good Hope bond; driver, bond clerk. Call 330-2399
Aidan’s car, pick up & canter rental Call: 698-7807
Persons to sew ladies’ uniforms, persons to do hand work & pressing. Call 264-2763, 642-6079
PROGRESSIVE AUTO RENTAL, cars from $4,000 per day Call: 643-5122, 6560087
One female store assistant, pleasant personality. Maths, English, IT. Call Roxie - 6224386, 696-4397
TO LET Fully furnished 1 & 2 bedrooms apartments AC, Hot water, internet US$40 nightly. Contact 231-6721 & 674-8300. Long & short term Top Flat $70,000, Subryanville US$1500, Water Street US$40,000, Ogle $100,000 Diana 227-2256, 626-9382
Republic Park $45M, Queenstown $19M, Nandy Park $35M Call: 687-2806
VACANCY Driver for party rental service, within the vicinity of Parka to V/Hoop, must be able to work flexible hours. Tel # 638-1627
SERVICES Permanent &Visitors Visa Applications Professional Immigration Consultant Sabita - Room E-4 Maraj Building 225-6496/ 223-8115/662-6045. We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer Call:2310655,683-8734 Omar
Earn a Diploma in Computers: Microsoft Office, Windows 7, IT; MicroGraphics Technology, Vreed-enHoop, Parika. Call 264-3057
1 wedding dress, good condition - $8,000; CXC & Alevel text books. Call 2341772, 698-8324 Daschund mix with Tibetian, 6 weeks old pups. Call 2704231, 602-7233, 660-9470. 304 Section B Non Pariel, ECD.
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Happy Acre luxury home $55.5M, South Ruimveldt 2 storey $10M Call: 672-7390, 225-0854 Robb Street business property $58M Call: 6727390, 225-0854 Durban Street 3 bedrooms $21M Call: 672-7390, 2250854 Parfait 2 storey 3 bedroom $19M, Diamond 2 storey 3 bedroom $18M Town to country 672-7390,225-0843 Diamond 1st Bridge 2 bedroom flat $19M, Diamond luxury home 4 bedroom $55M Town to country 672-7390,225-0843 House & Land for sale located at lot 29 Malgre Tout, West Bank Demerara (Residential area). Call: 2642449 Lamaha Garden $48M, Continential Park luxury home US$1M Call: 225-0854
ONLINE SHOPPING NO COMMISSION, WEEKLY S H I P M E N T S , AFFORDABLE RATES, FREE PRIVATE MAILBOX. TEL: 231-5789. FREIGHTLINKEXPRESS@ GMAIL.COM WE FILL OUT PASSPORT & VISA FORMS: USA, UK & CANADA TEL: 231-5789 Repairs to gas stove, washing machines, electric stoves. Call 686-6209 Building and need quality and reliable services Contact Carlos 684-6128 PRESSURE WASH Your home, business place etc Call: 658-9555 for your free low estimate.
American Pool Table Call: 277-0578 Gold and Diamond blocks Call: 668-1620
3 bedrooms, 1 laundry room apartment, fully furnished all amenities US$1,200, Unfurnished US$900, Location Granville Park ECD Call: 609-6890 Diamond 2 bedrooms apartment $40,000, 1 bedroom apartment $25,000, South Road Office space, Church Street US$4,500 Call: 225-0854 One 3-bedroom property at Atlantic Ville. $80,000. Call 628-8667. Space centrally located in Robb Street. Call 233-6281, 619-1334. Atlantic Gardens, 3 bedrooms. $80,000. Call 225-0854.
We refill HP Cartridges for $1800. Call 650-7699 Opening September: ‘Roxie’s’ Gym, Swim & Dance Wear Spot, upstairs Rayon House of Fashion. Call 622-4386
LAND FOR SALE 1 ½ acre, 48ftx1300ft V/ Hoop Call: 627-9351 Charlotte Street $65M, Eccles $36M, NARI ECD 72’X600’Call: 687-2806
MASSAGE American style massage service Call: 609-4036 Need to relax? Looking for treatment massages such as hot & cold stone & aroma therapy? Call Nicole, 6127209
At PLN. Vreed-en-Hoop, W.B.D, Area: 39,382 sq ft. Suitable for business or house lots Call: 264-2515, 689-7569, 678-4892, 684-5561 Nandy Park 60x100 $12M, Diamond land with foundation $5.5M,$3.5M Town to country 6727390,225-0843 Diamond 17 St. corner lot $4.5M, Diamond $4.8M,$3M, $8M Town to country 672-7390,225-0843
1 two-flat family home @ Enterprise ECD: 4 bedrooms, air conditioned, paved yard & properly secured house. Call Pearl’s Realty, 689-9991 FOR SALE / RENT
4 Bedroom house next to new, A/C, Hot/Cold, large parking US$1,800 Monthly, Happy Acres ECD Call: 2317839 8am-4pm.
HEALTH HIV/AIDS! Are you infected? Help is available, Results Guaranteed Call: 6396054, 691-7070
Craig 60x800 $22M, Samantha Point 100x200 $4.5M, Regent Street US$2M Call: 225-0854, 686-9888 FOR HIRE 1 Hilux 4x4 pickup, not for interior Call: 644-8402
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Coach confident as Berbice cycle team Sri Lanka cruise to invades National Park tomorrow nine-wicket win over WI A strong six-man cycling team from the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) of Berbice led by Club Captain Neil Reece, will invade Georgetown in search of honours when the DeSinco Trading in collaboration with the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) presents the Degree Adrenaline Series Cycle race at the National Park, Georgetown tomorrow morning. The Berbicians will participate in the feature 35 lap school boys and invitational event. This is the 12th year of the event and the cyclists will use the forum as preparation for the 6th annual five- stage cycle road race slated to be staged here in October.
Neil Reece and Marica Dick The other members of the contingent are Dwight Holder, Shawn Rasheed, Syborne Fernandes and Wasim Hassnu. Marica Dick is the lone female on the team. Coach of the FACC, Randolph Roberts boasted that his entity was among the
best in the country and his men are ready to endorse this view. Roberts feels that the team will give a good account of itself and go on to procure honours at the aforementioned 5 stage race contest billed for October 1114 next.
Top teams advance as RAF’S/MYO Inter Jamaat T10 Softball Cricket continues Several teams advanced into the next round when the Muslim Youth Organization (MYO), in association with RAF’s Variety Store, 2nd Annual Hajjin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial countrywide InterJamaat 10/10 knock out Softball cricket tournament continued at the Cyril Potter College Ground, Turkeyen and Chesney Ground, Berbice Sunday September 9 last. Farm B mauled Land of Canaan after amassing 153-3 in their allotted 10 overs. Land of Canaan failed to mesh up and crumbled for 57 in 9 overs. Over at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) Ground, Enmore defeated Enterprise by 104 runs after Enmore batted first and made 164-6 in their 10 overs. Premraj Lall lashed 65 with support from Kenan Ranasindo (48). Diamond/Grove won over Providence after posting 115/ 5 with Mansoor Khan, Adbul Salim and Ibraheem Persaud each contributing 24 runs while Imran Khan took 2 for 32 runs in a losing cause for the opposition. In other results: LBI ‘B’ amassed 117 for 7 in their 10 overs against New Mosque
but the latter team made light weather of the total scoring the required runs in 9.4 overs while conceding 9 wickets. Queenstown also got the better of Ogle B in their encounter while Blankenburg won by walkover when Winsor Forest Masjid failed to turn up. In results of matches played at Chesney GroundBerbice, Fyrish B (Shadah boys) won from De Edward after the latter team took first strike and amassed 77-9 in 10 overs. Fyrish B in reply scored 78 for 3 in 5.1 overs with Javed Somal top scoring with an unbeaten 48 runs. Fyrish A then emulated their other village team and defeated Canefield by 13 runs shortly before Cotton Tree lost to Fyrish Small Masjid by 41 runs. Fyrish ‘A’ and Fyrish ‘B’ then clashed and Fyrish A triumphed after scoring 129-8 and then restricting their village mates to 70 all out in 9.3 overs. The third week of the tournament commences tomorrow morning and the fixtures are as follows: Zone ‘A’ (Wakenaam Ground Essequibo): Wakenaam ‘A’ vs Leguan with the winner
Romario Shepherd... From page 28 Centre 112 for 6 in 40.2 overs; Devendra Lalsa 33, Avinash Sewkarran 31*. Bowling for Rose Hall Town, Guyana Under-17 offspinners shailendra Shameer and Arif Chan took 2 for 17 from 10 overs and 2 for 19 from 9 overs respectively. At Cumberland - Port Mourant pummeled Young Warriors by 123 runs. Port Mourant winning the toss and batting first made 182 in 43.2
overs; Raju Singh 33, Boujnarine Persaud 30, Suresh Dhanai 4 for 30, left arm spinner Karamchand Ramnarine 2 for 26 from 9 overs. Young Warriors 59 all out in 18.4 overs; Boujnarine Persaud 4 for 6 from 4 overs, Harrinarine Chattergoon bowling offspin 2 for 10 from 4 overs. The competition continues next Wednesday with second round matches.
opposing Leguan. September 16: Zone ‘A’ Adventure/ Johanna Cecelia takes on Anna Regina while Huist-tdieren opposes Fairfield; Winner of Adventure/Anna Regina encounter will play the winner of Fairfield/Huistt-dieren. Winner of Wakenaam zone tackles the winner of 10:30 am encounter. In Zone ‘C’ (Georgetown/East Coast), at the CPCE Ground Enmore play New Mosque while at 09:00 hrs Lusignan engages Success. Matches will also be played in Zone ‘C’ (Georgetown/East Coast) at the MYO Ground when MYO tackles LBI ‘A’ and Farm takes on Versailles. Farm ‘B’ will then be in action against Blankenburg while in the first match of the afternoon session, at 13:30hrs, the winner of Farm ‘A’/Versailles match will oppose the winner of the Farm ‘B’/Blankenburg encounter. At 13:00hrs, Diamond/Grove play Queenstown while shortly afterwards Diamond/Grove will duke it out with Providence.
A collective bowling performance from Sri Lanka and half-centuries by Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene made short work of West Indies on the first day of warm-up matches for the World Twenty20. Nuwan Kulasekara struck the early blows and West Indies could manage only 132, a target Sri Lanka achieved with 4.2 overs to spare. The West Indies batsmen attacked in spurts, but could not maintain their assaults as Sri Lanka prised regular wickets through disciplined bowling. The low NCC wicket did not help timing, nor did it allow the West Indies’ hitters to achieve the elevation they might have preferred. With Chris Gayle being rested, no sixes were hit during their innings. Even Kieron Pollard, who was at the crease for almost ten overs, could only manage two boundaries, digging out yorkers and patting away the spinners into the outfield. Johnson Charles’ 30 from
26 stabilised West Indies after Kulasekara had removed both openers. Charles scored most of his runs square of the wicket, rising tall on the back foot to punch crisply through the offside for two of his three boundaries, before Sri Lanka placed a sweeper for the shot and adjusted their lengths. Darren Bravo barely played a fluent stroke throughout his stay, his 29 the second highest score for the West Indies - came off 31 balls. Akila Dananjaya could not take a wicket from three overs on a pitch that appeared to have little in it for spinners, but both he and the Sri Lanka management will find an economy rate of less than six heartening. Lasith Malinga’s yorkers were humming nicely toward the end of the innings, and the lack of bounce meant that he was difficult to punish even if the ball pitched slightly short. Kulasekara and Thisara Perera, who are both returning from injury, were the most expensive bowlers for Sri
Lanka. Dilshan Munaweera’s baptism against top level opposition threatened to be a swift one when Fidel Edwards rapped him on the shoe first ball, but having survived the raucous appeal and despite initially struggling to handle Edwards’ pace, Munaweera quickly began to find the square boundary off the other bowlers. He was dismissed attempting to pull Ravi Rampaul from outside off, when perhaps a cut or a dab to third man would have been more appropriate. ( ( Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan progressed smoothly thereafter, punishing only the poor deliveries to begin with, before introducing scoops, reverse sweeps, and in Jayawardene’s case, a reverse pull, into their innings. Sunil Narine was dealt with minimum fuss, while Edwards also lost his sting as the ball grew softer. The West Indies fast men showed hints of rust, with too many deliveries being picked off the pads, and several more being pitched short and wide. Dilshan and Jayawardene both accelerated to their halfcenturies and completed the chase in the 16th over.
NBS 2nd div. final set for tomorrow It seems almost like destiny, but all cricket finals in Berbice seem to be an epic battle between arch rivals Albion Cricket Club and Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club. This rivalry is set to continue on Saturday (tomorrow) at the Area ‘H’ Ground when Albion and RHT Bakewell clash in the final of the 2011 New Building Society / Berbice Cricket Board organized 2nd division 40-overs tournament. Rose Hall Town Bakewell, led by veteran all-rounder Ravi Narine has played unbeaten in the tournament and their batting will be centered on Narine, Eon Hooper, Jason Sinclair, Devin Baldeo, Michael Hicks, James Fraser, Shalendra Shameer,
Albion face Rose Hall Town Bakewell Arif Chan and Nicholas Cameron. West Indies female left arm pacer Erva Giddings will lead the attack with support from medium pacers Jamal Jarvis, Ingram Dey, spinners Eon Hooper, Shameer, Chan, Baldeo and skipper Narine on a pitch which is expected to turn a lot. Even though Albion did not submit their squad despite many requests by the BCB they are expected to field a young but talented side. At the helm will be national Under-19 left arm spinner Gudakesh MotiKanhai, former national Under-19 opener Kandasammy Surujnarine,
Balchan Baldeo, Verapen Permaul and Sharaz Ramcharran. Satesh Dwarka will be the only medium pacer and their spin based attack will depend heavily Moti-Kanhai, Permaul, David Latchaya, Ramcharran and Avinash Wazid. The match starts at 11:00hrs and officials of the New Building Society and BCB will be on hand to meet the teams before bowl off. The winning team will receive $50,000, runner-up $25,000 while the man-of-thematch will pocket $5,000 and a trophy. Prizes will also be given for preliminary matches.
RAMCHARITAR CONSTRUCTION 50 OVERS KO BOWLS OFF TOMORROW The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) cricket season which restarted recently is gaining momentum with the Ramcharitar Construction 50 overs first division knockout competition set to bowl off tomorrow at five venues. The tournament, the fourth to be sponsored by Contractor Anirudh Ramcharitar will involve eleven teams – Albion, Police, West Berbice, Memorex
Bermine, Edinburgh, Bush Lot United, Port Mourant, Universal DVD Young Warriors Cricket Club, RHT Gizmos and Gadgets, Blairmont and Skeldon. Defending champions RHT Gizmos and Gadgets featuring the likes of Assad Fudadin, Shawn Perriera, Rajin Ivan, Khemraj Mahadeo, Delbert Hicks, and Clinton Pestano and Albion boasting players the
caliber of Sewnarine Chattergoon, Narsingh Deonarine, Veerasammy Permaul, Devindra Bishoo, Jonathan Foo and Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai are the two top teams in the tournament. Matches slated for tomorrow are:st round fixtures are as follows: Albion vs Police at Albion West Berbice vs Memorex Bermine at Bush Lot
Edinburgh vs Bush Lot at Edinburgh Port Mourant vs Young Warriors at Port Mourant RHT Gizmos and Gadgets vs Blairmont at Blairmont Skeldon drew bye All matches starts at 09:30hrs and the BCB is reminding all clubs that the tournament will be played with coloured clothing, white balls and black sight screens.
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Elizabeth Styles U-21 50-over KO – Berbice
Romario Shepherd-De Jonge’s 93 steer Bermine to 302
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he inaugural 2012 Elizabeth Styles Under-21 50-over knockout cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) commenced Wednesday last with six first round matches that produced wins for Bermine, Blairmont Community Centre, West Berbice, Port Mourant, Albion and Skeldon Community Centre. Bermine all-rounder Romario Shepherd-De Jonge who represented Guyana this year at the Regional Under-19 level, hit the highest score on the day, slamming 93 (12x4 1x6) to steer his team to 302 for 9 in their 50-overs against Edinburgh who were bowled out for 161; former Guyana Under-15 pacer Nial Smith
taking 4 for 34. Opening batsman Brentnol Woolford batted through the innings and ended on 85* (10x4) for Bush Lot United New Generation but with no support his team could only register 128 in 40-overs against Skeldon Community Centre who struggled but were able to pull off a 2 wicket win in reply. Andrew Dutchin stroked 71 (6x4 1x6) and former Guyana Under-15 batsman Sherwin Mc Pherson 53 (7x4) to help West Berbice to 280 all out in 47.3 overs against Police. Berbice Under-15 pacer Grisean Grant then took 4 for 15 from 5 overs to engineer Police’ demise for 142 in reply. Former Berbice Under15 batsman David
Workshop on for officials tomorrow - submission of registration forms at Burnham Court today
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ead of the G u y a n a Basketball Officials’ Council (GBOC), Cecil Chin is calling on officials, who officiated during the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament last year, to attend a workshop tomorrow at 10:30hrs at the National Gymnasium. Chin told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that the workshop will be to update and refresh officials on the rules of 3on-3 basketball ahead of the commencement of the tournament. He said those who are interested in officiating in this year’s event are also welcomed at the workshop. In addition to the workshop on tomorrow, there will be a campaign to retrieve outstanding registrations forms with teams being given the opportunity to hand in their forms on the Burnham Basketball Court this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon from 5pm. With six Mackeson caps
and the registration form being the entry criteria, teams comprising four players will have a chance to cash in on the $1M first place prize. The games will be played for 15 minutes–7½ minutes per half–with a 30-second timeout in each half. A team must consist of four players, with none being Under-18 years. The rules of the tournament will be reinforced. If any of the competing teams are found guilty of breaching the rules penalties that amount to a disqualification from the tournament could be the result. The 3-on-3 format is an established International Basketball Federation (FIBA) format. The rules for the format include the fact that each basket from beyond the arc (three-point line) will usually count as two points while other buckets count as one point. The first team to reach 21 points will before the 15minutes time expires will be declared the winner.
Grisean Grant Latchaya’s 61 (5x4 1x6) was the foundation for Albion Community Centre’s 170 all out in 46.5 overs against No. 70 Young Star whose leg spinner Omesh Kumar took 4 for 39 from 10 overs. National Under-19 left arm spinner Gudakesh Motie then took 4 for 23 from 10 overs to orchestrate No. 70 Young Star total of 129 in response. Blairmont Community Centre recorded a huge upset over favourites Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets; bowling them out for 111 and then hitting off the runs with 4 wickets to spare to knock them out of the competition. After Port Mourant scored 182 against Young Warriors whose Berbice Under-17 pacer Suresh Dhanai took 4 for 30 from 9.2 overs, Port Mourant’s Berbice Under-19 offspinner Bougnarine Persaud then grabbed 4 for 6 from 4 overs and pacer George Hughes 3 for 23 from 6 overs to skittle out Young Warriors for a paltry 59, recording another upset. Collated scores: at Edinburgh - Bermine beat Edinburgh by 141 runs. Winning the toss and batting first Bermine 302 for 9 in 50 overs; Romario ShepherdDe Jonge 93, Trinson Bynoe 43, Stamon Adams 37, Joemal La Fleur 35, Wazim Latif 2 for 23. Edinburgh 161 all out in 33 overs; Sean Cort 30 and Jerome Andrews 22, Nial Smith 4 for 34, Mark Jackman 3 for 39, Daniel Thuesday 2 for 18. At Skeldon - Skeldon Community Centre beat Bush Lot United New Generation by 2 wickets. In the match which was reduced to 45 overs per side due to a late start, Bush Lot United New Generation lost the toss, invited to bat first they reached 128 in 40 overs; Brentnol Woolford 85*, Glenroy Archibald 20, pacer
Romario ShepherdDe Jonge
Bougnarine Persaud
Sherwin Mc Pherson
Yesendra Angad 3 for 18 from 8 overs, Parmanand Narine 2 for 18 from 8 overs. Skeldon Community Centre 129 for 8 in 25 overs; Mahendra Bhola 38, Parmanand Narine 23, offspinner Navendra Mahadeo 3 for 7 from 4 overs, offspinner Javed Saywack 2 for 36 from 6 overs. At Bush Lot - West Berbice hammered Police by 138 runs. West Berbice winning the toss and batting first made 280 in 47.3 overs; Andrew Dutchin 71, Sherwin Mc Pherson 53, Grisean Grant 23, Lennox Williams 23, Kord Griffith 20; pacer Steffon Haynes 2 for 40, offspinner, pacer Edon Schultz 2 for 48 from 9
overs. Police 142 all out in 32.5 overs; Martin Singh 25, Vidol La Fleur 23, pacer Raun Johnson 3 for 29 from 7.4 overs and Grisean Grant 4 for 15. At Albion - Albion Community Centre beat No. 70 Young Star by 41 runs. Albion Community Centre winning the toss and batting were bowled out for 170 in 46.5 overs; David Latchaya 61, Gudakesh Motie 46, Veerapen Permaul 21; Omesh Kumar 4 for 39, offspinner Ramesh Sugrim 2 for 10 from 5 overs, left arm spinner Mark Lionel 2 for 16 from 8 overs. No. 70 Young Star 129 in 45.2 overs; Mark Lionel 33*, Trevor Thomas 27, Nirmal
Yacoob 20, Guadkesh Motie 4 for 23, Guyana Under-17 offspinner Sharaz Ramcharran 3 for 29 from 10 overs. At Blairmont Blairmont Community Centre upstaged Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets by 4 wickets. Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets lost the toss and were sent in to bat were sent packing for 111 in 38.2 overs; Clinton Pestano 47, left arm spinner Waqar Hassan 3 for 20 from 7.3 overs while legspinners Kevin Jawahir and Berbice Under-17 player Derick Narine-Lalsa took 2 for 20 from 9 overs and 2 for 15 from 4 overs respectively. Blairmont Community (Continued on page 28)
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Friday September 14, 2012
10k to bring real value home By Edison Jefford Courts, under the renowned banner of “Bringing Value Home”, will host the second edition of its resuscitated 10km Road Race on Sunday September 23, starting outside its Main Street Office, at 6am, according to Courts’ Marketing Assistant, Kester Abrams. The race attracted the crème de le crème of distance running last year, competing for cash prizes, which rank second only to the IAAF South American 10km Road Race Classic; there is no doubt that those athletes will return this year, hoping to cash in again. The winner in the Open male and female categories respectively will receive $100,000 each with second place taking home $80,000; third place $60,000; fourth $40,000 and fifth $20,000. In the Masters’ category, the winner gets $60,000; second $40,000 and third $20,000, while the Juniors pocket $60,000, $40,000, $30,000, $20,000 and $10,000 in the top five; trophies will accompany all the cash prizes. The race has five seasoned competitive categories for athletes with the first male and first female Courts staff also getting a financial incentive of $20,000 each. The race will have a 3km ‘Fitness and Health Run’ that is open to staff and anyone willing to participate. Abrams told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that they want to continue to improve the event that was a definite success last year.
Kester Abrams “We were very pleased with the turnout and support we got from those athletes who competed; as such, we think it’s a worthwhile event,” he said. According to the Marketing Assistant, who is a former national junior long and triple jumper, the event is expected to grow since Courts is associated with annual growth. He said that the level of enthusiasm from all the relevant stakeholders is extraordinary. Courts’ Management, including its Marketing department, will be pulling all stops to present one of the most competitive and attractive races on the 10km circuit. The race, which had been on the calendar before
in the 1990s, was one of the best 10k races last year. President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Colin Boyce expressed his delight with the efforts that are being made to help with the development of the sport in Guyana. He said he is pleased that Courts is seeing it fit to aspire to improving their event. “I am grateful that Courts is continuing to show such interest in the development of the sport and athletes on the distance running circuit. I’m happy that this race is already promising to be a very prestigious race on the local calendar and that is good,” Boyce said. The AAG President, who is credited with adding several new events to the association’s calendar since he took office, believes that the next big step for Courts in collaboration with the AAG will be to expand to race to have regional and international participation.
Last year, Guyana’s distance running ace, Cleveland Forde won the male race with United States based Euleen Josiah-Tanner winning the female version. Josiah-Tanner is already in Guyana and will be competing next Sunday. There will be much at stake in the event. The race will start in front of Courts’ Main Street Branch, proceed north to the Seawall road, east along the Seawall road and continue east along Rupert Craig Highway’s northern carriageway to turn at Church Road on the Rupert Craig Highway. It will then proceed on the Rupert Craig Highway’s southern carriageway into Kitty Public Road; south on Vlissengen Road; west on Lamaha Street, south on the eastern carriageway into Main Street, before turning around at the Cenotaph to finish on the western carriageway of Main Street in front of Courts.
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Gordon Spencer wins CAL England women beat Windies return ticket to New York to seal Twenty20 series win
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ecretary of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation Gordon Spencer was the lucky fan attending the Guyana / El Salvador World Cup Qualifying game to win one of the two Caribbean Airline (CAL) return tickets to New York. Spencer correctly predicted that Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson would have been the first Guyanese player to score against the El Salvadorians in the Brazil 2014 World Cup Qualifier which was played on September 11, 2012 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Guyana lost that match 2-3 to the Central Americans. Spencer was one of six fans decked out in yellow that was randomly selected as they entered the Stadium and asked to make the prediction. There was another promotion where six other
Caribbean Airline Sales Executive Dion Innis (right) hands over the ticket to a smiling Gordon Spencer. fans were asked to predict the final score; no one got the correct answer. CAL Sales Executive Guyana and Suriname Dion Inniss who made the presentation to Spencer at the Stadium on the night of
the game said that he was happy with the response shown by the fans and complimented Spencer, an ardent Golden Jaguar supporter for being the luck fan to win.
ngland beat West Indies by 10 runs in the third women’s Twenty20 international to take an unassailable 3-0 lead with two games remaining. The hosts defended a total of 1037 at Northampton to extend their unbeaten T20 run to 20 matches. Slow left-armer Holly Colvin claimed 3-13 and seamer Arran Brindle 3-16 as West Indies were bowled out for 93. Sarah Taylor again top-scored for England with 27, while only two Windies batters reached double figures. “Every game is massive for this team,” said player of the match Brindle. “We want to win every game, so just because we are three games up in the series doesn’t mean we are going to take our foot off the gas.” Dominant in the first two games, England laboured to three figures at Wantage Road after captain Charlotte Edwards, who won the toss, and Laura Marsh shared an opening stand of 33. Shanel Daley, Anisa Mohammed and Shemaine Campbelle took two wickets apiece for West Indies, but they never recovered from slipping to 6-2 in the fourth over of their reply. Despite Deandra Dottin’s 17-ball 24, England completed victory when Anya Shrubsole bowled Mohammed with four balls unused. However, England were dealt a blow earlier in the day after Susie Rowe, a regular in the Twenty20 side, was ruled out of the World Twenty20 with a broken thumb.
The sides meet again in the fourth T20 international at Sussex’s Hove Ground on Saturday (tomorrow), before the final match of the series at nearby Arundel on Sunday.
‘Prince’ Lara for Hall of Fame
Colombo, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies batting genius Brian Lara will be inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame, the International Cricket Council announced Thursday. The former West Indies captain, who retired from international cricket five years ago, will be formally inducted at the ICC Awards ceremony in Colombo on Saturday (tomorrow). Lara holds the records for the highest Test score (400 not out) and highest first-class score (501 not out).
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Stage set for keen sprint contests today K
een contests are anticipated in the finals of the sprint events today when the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) InterDivision Athletic Championships conclude at the Base Camp Ayangana Ground with Defence Headquarters (DHQ) holding a seven-point overall lead. In the female 100m Heats earlier this week, Letitia Myles set up a 100m final showdown with Tiffany Smith after both ran the top mark of 12.4 seconds in separate Heats. Akeem Stewart was the top qualifier in an impressive 100m Men’s line-up with 10.4 seconds. Patrick King was the next best qualifier with his mark of 10.6 while Davin Fraser and Winston Haynes ran 10.7 and 10.9 seconds respectively in their Heats to become the leading
- as GDF Inter-Division Athletic C/ships conclude time in the third Heat. The sprints are expected to electrify today with Cleveland Forde, Jamaul Chisholm and Tyshon Bentick also going neckand-neck in the Men’s
Letitia Myles qualifiers in that race for the finals today. Darren Henry with 49.6 seconds was the top qualifier in the Men’s 400m with Leslain Baird, who is better known for his Javelin throwing, impressing with 49.9 seconds. King qualified third in his pet event with 51.5 seconds, setting up a day
Rupert Perry rumoured for upsets. The sprinters gave a glimpse of what to expect when they also warmed for the 200m final in their respective Heats. In Heat 1 of the male race, Rupert Perry stormed to 21.1 seconds and Baird 21.4 seconds; In Heat 2, Stewart had 21.7 seconds while King had a similar
1500m final. After the completion of finals on the second day, Wednesday, DHQ was on 109 points with First Infantry Battalion/21 Artillery well poised in the
competition with 101 points and Base Camp Ayangana (BCA) on 69 points. 31 Special Forces/Training Corps is fourth on 49 points while Base Camp Stephenson (BCS) was fifth on 40 points and 4 Engineers sixth on 16 points. The Coast Guards are in the cellar position on 14 points. Today will decide the winner.
Team Guyana off to rescheduled Junior C’bean Cycling championships
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uyana’s 4member Cycling Team made up of reigning Junior Road Race Champion Raynauth Jeffrey, Paul De Nobrega along with Juveniles Raul Leal and Michael Anthony left the Land of Many Waters yesterday for the Dominican Republic where they will compete at the rescheduled Junior Caribbean Cycling Championship, September 15-16. The championship was called off last month owing to the threat of Tropical Storm Issac. The Guyanese team under Manager Wayne De Abreu was about to board their flight in the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago when they were told that it was off. Eager to represent their country and bring back gold, the confident team have indicated that they are ready for the challenge of taking on their Caribbean counterparts this weekend. The Guyana team is fully sponsored by Manager of the Miami based Team Cocoas,
Raynauth Jeffrey
Raul Leal
Paul De Nobrega
Michael Anthony
Guyanese Ian Davis aka QB. Davis has invested US$4,500 towards the participation and
encouragement of these junior and juvenile riders for t h e C a r i b b e a n championships.
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