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EDITORIAL
From Sir/Miss with Love It is not often that we publish two editorials in the same week on the same issue. But the subject of how we discipline our children in our schools (and in our homes for that matter) is important enough for traditions to be tweaked. In its latest consultations on the use of corporal punishment as a means of instilling discipline on schoolchildren, it was reported that the Minister of Education was exhorted by teachers and a principal not to outlaw the practice. Even its controlled and limited use at present, according to the interlocutors, has encouraged a breakdown of discipline and an emerging chaos. Poignant and at the same time frightening, anecdotes were recited to illustrate their caution. But it is very clear that while the Ministry has evidently been gradually easing our educational system into a ‘no corporal punishment’ mode, it has not introduced an alternative method to ensure that discipline is inculcated into our children. We seem to be throwing out the baby with the bathwater. No one has ever said that children must not imbibe discipline; the point being made is that we must not use corporal punishment as the instrument for delivering the same. Its effects are more harmful than beneficial. The purpose of discipline is “to encourage moral, physical, and intellectual development and a sense of responsibility in children. Ultimately, older children will do the right thing, not because they fear external reprisal, but because they have internalized a standard initially presented by parents and other caretakers. In learning to rely on their own resources rather than their parents or teachers, children gain self-confidence and a positive self-image”. As part of their natural development, children sometimes challenge or test parental and adult expectations and authority. Oftentimes, children simply choose to misbehave in order to gain something (e.g. attention, an object, power, peer approval). This is a significant part of the growth process of children, yet it should not be without consequence. Discipline is how children learn right from wrong, acceptable from unacceptable. From the comments of teachers, educators and other commentators, it would appear that the choice that confronts us in the instilling of discipline is either corporal punishment or nothing. This is not so. In our editorial “Corporal Punishment” from last Monday, we suggested that, “Physical and psychological punishment can be replaced by techniques of positive discipline”. We would like to expand on one technique of positive discipline that was beautifully described by a famous Guyanese, ER Braithwaite, in his book, “To Sir with Love”. Braithwaite described his experience of being thrown into an inner city school with students as tough as nails. Braithwaite, however, succeeded against all the odds predicted by other more ‘experienced” and jaded teachers in getting his students to learn without corporal punishment. Ironically, Braithwaite is presently visiting Guyana but we do not think he has been asked to share his methodology with the teaching profession. We believe that the movie of the same name, based on Braithwaite’s book, starring Sidney Pointer, should be required viewing at Cyril Potter College and should be revisited every semester by teachers in the field. Braithwaite used a technique that appears foreign in our pedagogical repertoire: love and caring for students as a tool for instilling discipline in children. To accomplish this, teachers must listen and communicate while focusing on the behaviour and not the child. They must set boundaries yet be realistic while relating disciplinary measures such as ‘writing lines” to the offending behaviour in duration and severity. In making every interaction a learning opportunity, teachers must respond immediately to infractions, but be calm and be absolutely fair in response. Most importantly, teachers have to become role models. Children are watching us – all the time – and they will grow up to be like us – whether we want them to or not. Teachers have to practice the “Demonstrate Respect Principle”: Treat the child the same way they do other important people; the way they want students to treat them. Students must be validated by showing them we expect them to be successful.
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Confidence and trust erode when the law becomes an instrument of injustice DEAR EDITOR, Mankind’s troubled past, even more troubling future, and the peculiarities of the human condition are all dealt with extensively in the scriptures (The Holy Bible).Those of us who believe that a day of judgment will come in which mankind must give account to God for their sins, are thankful that God in his infinite wisdom has prepared for believers a way to escape the raging hell fires to come. It seems as though many of our leaders are happily spiraling downward to the barbeque pit. They have either underestimated the magnitude of this coming event or they simply do not care. Whatever their agendas it might be beneficial to take heed and hasten to change their wicked ways. God-fearing leaders would not suffer, rob and kill their people neither would they permit others to do so. Here are some noble values which are sadly lacking in our leaders honesty, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, truthfulness, warmth, considerate, and merciful. Could such noble values be attributed to men like Adolf Hitler, Jozef Stalin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Papa Doc Duvalier, Osama Bin Laden and a long list of murderers whose ineradicable effect still
resonate within the hearts and minds of those who suffered or witnessed their horrific and brutal genocidal acts against mankind? How did these men become such monsters? How did they become unfeeling, uncaring, uncharitable, unmoved, unsympathetic, untouched and hard? The following scriptural passage gives an insight; ( E c c l e s i a s t e s 8 : 11 ) “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” There must have been evidence of a predisposition towards evil, something that was indicative of sinister intent. Was it greed, lust for power and wealth, falseness, ruthless ambition? Whatever the cause, the effect was a trail of devastation. Anyone who has thought beyond a blind allegiance to wickedness would recognize similar disturbing patterns developing here in Guyana. We have in our midst all of the above and then some. Why is it that Guyanese are experiencing all these terrifying atrocities? The answer to that is simple; our leaders speak with forked tongues. Their insincere preachments make a mockery of any vision of rebuilding this country’s image. They lie and deceive and it has spread like a
cancer throughout our nation, infecting many. From the moment we failed to ensure that citizens’ constitutional rights were protected and upheld and law enforcement restrictions did not infringe upon these basic rights, the die was cast and lawlessness was inevitable. The citizens of this country have now become the clay pigeons of law enforcement gone mad and trigger-happy policemen. People are dying in this country at the hands of police officers who are sworn to “protect and serve”. What a sickening state of depravity engulfing our nation’s protectors. When the law becomes an instrument of injustice instead of justice, and is brought into contempt in the eyes of the people, confidence and trust in the systems erode, and no good can come from venturing down this road. The general sentiments of terror which already afflict us whenever policemen with big guns roll up into our communities would be immeasurably increased if their crimes committed whilst hiding behind a badge go unpunished. As the verbal sword play continues within the confines of parliament and our leaders sit glaring motionlessly at each other like catatonic tortoises with
nothing to say to each other or anyone else, the people will continue to be deceived and fed their regurgitated bile. The poor, suffering, unsuspecting citizens can await more grief, because no measure of intellectual legislating can successfully defend us against an evil work or protect us from this sinister one-way scourge that threatens to ensnare us in its web of deceit, lies and injustices. Whilst we take time out to ponder upon this dilemma, which seems insoluble so long as present attitudes and values are maintained, we should reflect upon these lyrics from this old song from the sixties which begs the questions: How many years can some people exist Before they’re allowed to be free? How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn’t see? How many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? How many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind. Let us hope and pray that it is not so. C. Graham
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Important steps to commence building operations in Georgetown DEAR EDITOR, Within recent times, the Public Relations section of the Council has been receiving numerous calls from citizens with questions about building operations in Georgetown. Some building contractors have had their plans approved by the City Engineer but do not know how to proceed or begin works. Here are seven (7) steps to commence building operations: 1. Every person who has received the City Engineer’s approval to begin building must give seven (7) days’ notice, in writing, to the City Engineer of his intention to commence such operations. 2. Those who intend to do any building operations or to cause same to be executed shall, where any thoroughfare will be obstructed or rendered inconvenient by means of such operations ¯ a) before commencing the same, unless the City Engineer otherwise consents in writing, cause sufficient close-boarded boards or fences, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, to be put in order to separate the building where such operations are to be carried on from the thoroughfare; b) if the City Engineer so requires, make a convenient platform and handrail to serve as a footway for passengers outside of such board or fence; c) continue such board or fence with such platform and handrail as aforesaid standing and in good condition to the satisfaction of City Engineer, during such time as he may
be required by the City Engineer to do so; d) cause the same to be properly lighted every night from sun setting of the one day to sun-rising of the next succeeding day; e) remove the same when required by the City Engineer. 3. No one shall put any board or fence in such a way as to obstruct or impede the surface drainage over or through any thoroughfare. 4. No one has the right to place any materials, rubbish or other thing upon, or to make any hole in, a thoroughfare without the permission, in writing, of the City Engineer, and the person causing any materials, rubbish or other thing to be laid upon, or any hole to be made in, a thoroughfare with the permission of the City Engineer shall, at his own expense, cause a proper light to be fixed in a proper place upon or near same and continue such light every night from sun-setting of the one day to sun-rising of the next succeeding day while such materials, rubbish or other things or hole remain, and then shall also, at his own expense cause such materials, rubbish or other things and such hole to be sufficiently fenced and enclosed, until they are removed or the hole filled in or otherwise made secure. 5. Any plan of any building or part thereof approved according to the Georgetown Building byLaws, by notice in writing to the builder, to be declared by the Council to be of no effect if the building operations to which the plan relates are not
commenced within twelve (12) months after the date of the approval thereof. It must be noted that if any building operations commenced within twelve (12) months after the date of the approval of the plan thereof, the City Engineer may cancel his approval thereof and the building operations described on that plan shall not be commenced or executed by any builder until a new notice to commence operations is given and a new
plan is laid over, under the building regulations. Every person who commences building operations shall complete them within twelve (12) months after the commencement thereof, unless that period has been extended by the Council for good cause shown by that person. Also, where any structure erected in the course of building operations which have not been completed
within twelve (12) months after they were commenced, or within any extended period allowed for completion by the Council, is in the opinion of the Council unsightly or dangerous, the Council may, by notice in writing, require the builder to pull down the same. 6. No building operation should deviate from the plan approved by the Engineer or breach any of the building regulations. The City Engineer may, by notice in
DEAR EDITOR, After years of working and living in the UK, I finally convinced my wife - who has never visited Guyana -to join me on a one-month holiday. I have always told her of my cherished memories growing up in Georgetown and spending my afternoons after school assisting my mother in the Stabroek Market; so most naturally that was a muststop on this visit. Needless to say I was completely embarrassed to see the horrid state of the market. Firstly, the garbage situation was terrible; so much so that my wife and I couldn’t breathe properly. This garbage pile-up poses a serious health hazard to consumers visiting the market. Our first visit was the bazaar, where I was appalled by the conditions of products being offered for sale. To my surprise, I bought a sealed can of juice and found that
the expiry date had already passed. I pointed out this to the vendor, who was completely ignorant, and refused to change it since the entire bunch was expired. Before we got to the other end, I observed that there were almost 12 expired products being traded. My old friend in the market explained to me that the bazaar is a haven for expired products. I find this really unacceptable and urge the relevant authorities to do something about this problem. The Guyanese public deserve better than this and the authorities have an obligation to protect the consumers by ensuring expired products are not sold. One could only imagine the
consequences of using these expired products and its impact it can have, especially for our kids. I do hope there can be a review of the current system and measures implemented to ensure individuals occupying the bazaar stop selling expired products. In addition, consumers should be wary and not be fooled by the ridiculously cheap prices for inferior products.I trust our next visit to the bazaar would be an expiry-free one. Michael Singh
Selling expired products at Stabroek Market bazaar
writing, require the builder involved to rectify that deviation or to comply with the by-laws within the time specified in the notice. 7. Every builder who is executing any building operations shall at all reasonable times afford the City Engineer and all persons duly authorized by him, in writing, free access to the land and premises on which such building operations are being executed. We would appreciate it very much if those citizens with additional questions contact the Public Relations section of the Mayor and City Council. Royston King Public Relations Officer Mayor and City Council
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Goldsmith mistakes robbers for GGMC officers A Leonora goldsmith is thankful after surviving a harrowing robbery ordeal Wednesday. It was the most frightening 15 minutes of his life, which to him seemed like an eternity. Yoganand Singh said when he heard persons calling at his home where his goldsmith s h o p i s a l s o located, his first thoughts were that it was officers from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). “Earlier in the day I saw a GGMC vehicle in the area so when I hear the men calling I say it was GGMC people,” Singh recalled. He was badly mistaken. When he went out to greet the two men, he was held up with guns. The ordeal began to unfold at around 13:15 hours. Singh said the two men ordered him into his
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Security guard bludgeoned to death at Garden of Eden worksite
- loses $1.2M in cash, gold workshop where he met his worker. The gunmen then demanded cash and gold. “I give the gold jewelry and $150,000 which I had in my pocket and they ask me if that is all I have.” The gunmen took both men into the home and demanded raw gold. “I tell them that I ain’t got no raw gold because business li’l slow and they turn and tell me… ‘Well something gon got to happen to somebody today’.” Immediately, the businessman said he directed the men to a quantity of raw gold which he had. The men then made their way into the kitchen where they conducted a search. “After they get that, they still weren’t satisfied so they ask me where my wife deh and
if she gone to collect the children.” The wife was upstairs watching television and unaware of what was unfolding downstairs. “…so I holler and tell me wife don’t scream.” The gu n m e n a g a i n began making demands for cash and gold before stripping the man’s wife of her gold jewelry. The goldsmith and his worker were taken into a bedroom where they tied them up with shoe laces. While in the room, the men began searching and stumbled upon another sum of cash. The robbers then took the businessman’s wife downstairs and tied her up before fleeing. The businessman said his wife sought the help of a neighbor who untied her and called the police. In all, the gunmen escaped with $1.2M in cash and gold. Neighbors said they had noticed a yellow Toyota Raum parked in front of the businessman’s home but had no idea that a robbery was in progress and did not take down the number plates.
The shed under which the security guard’s body was found yesterday. By Romila Boodram A 44-year-old security guard was yesterday found murdered at his Garden of Eden worksite, and it is believed that his killer(s) may have been targeting heavy duty tools and equipment he had been guarding. It is believed that he was killed sometime between Wednesday night and yesterday morning. Dead is Alwin Glasgow of Lot 4 Supply, East Bank Demerara, who was found tied up, beaten and gagged by person(s) who apparently invaded his worksite and carried away a large quantity of equipment which was stored in a container at the front of the building. The dead man’s worksite is located at Lot 35 Garden of Eden.
Kaieteur News understands that the building is owned by a Chinese national who is said to be in Suriname. By the time the newspaper arrived on the scene yesterday, police were already conducting their investigations. The security guard’s face was bloodied and his neck appeared to be broken. His hands and feet were tied and a piece of wood, which appeared to be the murder weapon, was found next to his body. Family members and curious bystanders were shocked how Glasgow met his death. According to Elizabeth Pheix, a relative of the dead man, she was at work when she received a call from someone informing her that “something had happen with Alwin”. She said she was the first relative to arrive at the scene. “He left home at 5pm on Wednesday as per normal to attend work,” Pheix said. Kaieteur News
Dead: Alwin Glasgow understands that the dead man was living alone and had been with the Chinese nationals for a year. The police, in a statement, said that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Glasgow whose body was found with marks of violence around 05:45hrs yesterday. The body was found under a shed at the construction site. Police confirmed that a container used to store equipment at the site was broken and entered, and a number of items stolen. The body is at the Lyken Funeral Parlour awaiting a post mortem examination.
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Unit Commander denies ranks shot at protestors By Latoya Giles Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Patrick Todd has denied that any of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) ranks under his command fired at protestors on July 18, last, at Linden. According to Todd, he was the only officer who discharged tear smoke into the crowd after there were loud explosions, which sounded like gunshots. At the time of his testimony, he was being guided by attorney-at-law Peter Hugh who is representing the state. ASP Todd was another senior police rank who was called to give account of what transpired on July 18, during the protest at Linden which left three men dead and several other persons nursing injuries. According to Todd, the officers in his unit were “afraid” of the crowd since they were throwing bricks and bottles. “They were throwing bottles with substances which seemed to be acid…among other things,” he told the Commissioners for the inquiry. Todd testified that it was around 11:00hrs on July 18, he received a telephone call from then Commander of E and F Division, Senior Superintendent Clifton Hicken, who told him that the unit in which he was in charge of should go to the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge. Todd recounted that after he received the call, he made a call to another rank,
informing him about the instruction he was given by Commander Hicken. Todd said that he was reminded about the Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs). He said that the unit arrived at the bridge about 20 minutes after receiving the call from Hicken. Todd said that he reported to Hicken who gave him certain instructions, which caused him to allow his unit to “debus and go into formation”. He further told the commission that Hicken approached the unit and briefed them. According to ASP Todd, there were about 800 persons on the bridge and most of them were women. He said that the persons on the bridge were chanting against the electricity tariff hike which was imposed to the community. “They were shouting that they were not paying no electricity bill and they would burn down the bridge,” Todd related Todd said that later in the day, he was informed by Hicken that he (Hicken) had received a telephone call stating that there were persons being robbed, while cooking and other illegal activities were happening on the bridge. Todd stated that he was informed that he and his unit should be on standby. It was around 18:00hrs, Todd noted, that he was instructed to report to the bridge since they had received instructions to
clear the structure before it got dark. Todd said that he informed his unit that they should not engage the crowd without instructions. He told the Commission that he arrived at the bridge and saw about 300 persons, who were mainly women. He said that he instructed his unit to go into their approach formation. Todd related that at this time he was using his loud hailer to try and convince the crowd that they should disperse and go home. The ASP said that the crowd was not moving and they continued to chant and block the bridge. Todd further stated that persons began hurling bottles, stones and other items towards the unit. He said that he then informed the unit to go into “line approach formation”. Todd said he made a call to Hicken and informed him about the manner in which the persons were behaving. According to Todd, it was Hicken who told him to use the tear smoke and shotgun,
which is in the SOPs for dealing with crowds. He said that as the unit advanced he heard loud explosions which came from the Linmine area. Todd said that the explosions sounded like gunshots. The officer said that after his unit heard the “explosions” they became afraid. Todd explained that he was still advising the crowd to disperse or they would fire. He said that he took the CP riot gun from one Constable George and fired one 1.5 cartridge tear smoke towards the ground. He said that he then took a CS hand grenade of tear smoke from Constable Mc Bean and threw that onto the ground also. Todd said that at this point he heard another loud explosion and he again called Hicken and informed him what he had heard. Todd said that he was instructed that he should proceed to clear the bridge by using minimum force. The officer said it was then that persons continued throwing bottles with a substance which seemed to
be “acid” at them. Todd asserted that he tried various methods to get the bridge cleared and was informed that another unit from Georgetown was being dispatched to Linden to lend support. He said that later in the evening he was made aware that persons were injured. Attorney-at-law James Bond also started his cross examination of the witness. Bond proceeded to ask the witness about his training in riot crowd control. According to Todd, he has worked with several commanders, and
throughout the election period from 1992 to 2011. He was asked how many crowds he has engaged to which he replied, “about 100”. Todd further told the commission that he had commanded ranks in relation to over 25 riot crowds. Todd was then asked about the experience of the 18 ranks he had walked with to Linden. He said that some of the ranks did not have much experience in crowd control, but generally they were not inexperienced. Bond will continue his cross-examination today.
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The kingmakers and change Every time a new leader takes over in Guyana, pressure mounts on that person to immediately distance himself from the previous leader. He is told to be his own man, to do things his own way and more importantly to make sweeping changes. This call in part reflects the frustration of some within our society at the pace of progress and the association of the need to hasten that pace with the need for change. The new leader is told that he needs to break with his predecessor. Hoyte was told this; Cheddi Jagan was told this and Jagdeo was no doubt told the same. Already, also, people are saying that the new president is not doing anything. What they really mean is that he is not firing the members of the old government. What the “change� chorus wants is not just any break from the past but a break that benefits them. They see a new president as representing an opportunity for them to feather their nests and they are not pleased with the status quo in terms of the main political players
remaining unchanged under a new President. Unfortunately, if every president was to break immediately with his or her predecessor, then there would be very little continuity. In reality, it is never practical for sweeping changes to take place immediately unless of course the president is courting political failure. There is always a period of political consolidation when the new president seeks to ensure his own political survival and to establish his political base. This happened with Hoyte and it is happening with Ramotar. When Hoyte first took over there were many, especially the Americans, who were hoping that he would immediately banish the old Burnhamite guard. This, however, did not happen until very late in his presidency. In fact for the first years of his presidency, Hoyte surrounded himself with powerful figures from the old Burnham regime, including the wife of Burnham who was promoted to a Vice-President immediately upon Burnham’s death.
This move was intended to assure the party leadership that he, Hoyte, would ensure continuity and that they need not feel threatened by him. It gave him the breathing space he needed to entrench himself and build his power base within the party and government so that when he was ready to rout the Burnham guard, very few persons were able to stand in his way. Over time, Hoyte effectively dismantled the Burnhamite guard from within the government, but it took many years for this to happen. There is another reason why it is not practical for a new leader to make sweeping changes upon assuming the presidency. That has to do with the need to ensure continuity. Every president respects benefits from the rebound of projects that his predecessor would have implemented. Hoyte was credited with changing the course of the economy and for its liberalization. But those who are familiar with the behindthe-scenes workings of the government would relate that the groundwork for most of the changes that Hoyte was
credited with actually began under Burnham. The invitation of foreign investors in the mining and forestry sectors began under Burnham. The introduction of television began with Burnham. And the move towards the IMF and World Bank did not at all start with Hoyte. Since 1983, Burnham had been sending teams to the World Bank and IMF seeking a funding programme. Hoyte should not, however, be deprived of the honor of being credited with the changes that were made under his rule even if those changes took root under Burnham. Every leader inherits something from his predecessor and Hoyte was not the only one to do so. It is no use trying to argue as to who should be given credit. The incumbent takes the credit for what is achieved under his watch and takes the blame for what goes wrong. It takes about three years to negotiate a new loan and longer to conceive and plan a major public project. To therefore simply dismiss everything that went before would be crazy because the country would end up being
at a standstill. This is something that the group of middle class players within our society who wish to control the presidency through exerting influence need to understand. They see themselves as kingmakers. Their main strategy is to apply pressure on the incumbent to break with the past because breaking with the past means that the incumbent will be forced to rely on them for support. In this way, they will wield greater political influence. When Jagdeo was president there was a group that he publicly stated wanted him to break with Janet Jagan. He did not do so immediately. In fact it was not until after his second electoral victory that he labeled her a private citizen. The same thing is happening today. There are persons out there who want to see change but the only change they can envisage is the dumping of Jagdeo and everything that concerns him. Unfortunately change
goes beyond personalities. Those who are plugging for change must state exactly what specific things they would like to be done differently apart from the president firing his entire Cabinet and everyone from Freedom House who is associated with the government or having nothing to do with the man from whom he took over the presidency. It would be impractical and unwise for any new leader to do these things immediately just as it would be foolish of him to simply do away with all the plans which he inherited from the previous administration. Those who want change must come better; they must state what changes they want to see and why.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
The political world of Donald Ramotar The more Donald Ramotar stumbles, the further we move from a solution to our enduring crisis. With each passing day as Mr. Ramotar self-effaces, the opposition will sit back and slow down their activities. APNU and the AFC (and there may be more opposition entities coming up) will say that they will wait until the next election because with Ramotar ’s attitudes to politics and government, there is no way the PPP can win another poll. The PPP has never practiced internal democracy, so Ramotar is quite likely to be its 2016 presidential candidate if he wants it. My opinion is that the PPP will lose. With his kind of approach to governance, Ramotar will get a severe mauling on the campaign.
There is still talk out there that Nagamootoo or Ramkarran or even one of the younger PPP breed would have done better in the national elections, because Ramotar didn’t come across looking good. In other words, Ramotar caused the PPP to lose Parliament. Given the nature of the PPP, Ramotar, if he chooses to run, will get the nod, but that will not prevent others from arguing inside the PPP that they stand a better chance than Ramotar. Humans are complex organisms. Ramotar can break away from traditional patterns and become another Desmond Hoyte. My bet is that he will not; he doesn’t have the chemistry to do so. This means that there will be a rivalry inside the PPP when the next election draws closer.
The latest outpourings from Ramotar tell the story of a too-ordinary President that is going nowhere fast. At his last press conference, Mr. Ramotar must have surprised the entire Guyanese world, both inside and outside of the country, when he reduced governance to the fashion world. He says that he is not interested in a Ramotar brand. Even the gods of ancient Greece can’t explain what this means. Most, if not all leaders throughout history, desired to stamp their own vision of what they wanted for their country. Most, if not all leaders at the moment, want to do just that. No two persons are alike. Mr. Ramotar refers to it as a brand. It is known philosophically as vision. I thought that when Mr.
Ramotar asked me to explain what the “poetic essence of history” was, he was interested in knowing the content of history and how it is shaped by the role of the individual (Ramotar is a devout Marxist who worked for eight years as a Marxist theoretician on a communist magazine in Czechoslovakia, so he must be aware of Sartre’s work on the role of the individual in the working out of the dialectic). It appears he wasn’t when you read about his rejection of vision that he calls a “Ramotar brand”. While Mr. Ramotar has given up on the “Ramotar brand”, others in his party who he has given over control to are in a hurry to stamp their brand, and they are stamping it. What it will lead to and how it will end up
Kevin Joshua called “Joshua Singh” and “Topoo”, 23, of 142 Victoria Street, Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice, who was described as a bully and a known character, was on Thursday committed to stand trial in the next sitting of the Berbice High Court. Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo ruled that a
prima facie case was made out against him at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court. He was facing a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Harlon Rose, a student of Cumberland, East Canje. The offence was alleged to have been committed on July 11th, 2011 at Victoria Street, Cumberland. According to the
Prosecutor, Corporal Orin Joseph, on the day in question, Rose and others were on the street looking on at a commotion that was being caused by Joshua who was reportedly beating his parents. After persons decided to upbraid the man for his actions, he allegedly armed himself with a bottle of acid, which he hid behind his back, and came out on the street. He then allegedly threw the substance on Rose’s face. The student suffered severe burns to his face and other parts of his body. Joshua was
said to have then escaped from the scene. However, he was captured early the next day in a police ambush, near his home. Rose, in the meanwhile, was picked up and rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital, where he remained warded for over a month. A bottle suspected to have contained the acid was subsequently retrieved from the scene by investigators. Joshua, who was granted bail in the sum of $100,000, is being represented by attorney-at-law Rabindranauth Singh.
East Canje man to face trial for dousing school boy with acid
is the guess of most Guyanese, but one thing is bright as a tropical day in the Arab desert - by his own confession at his recent press conference Mr. Ramotar is not interested in coining his vision. At that very press conference we got the answer as to why there will be no Ramotar vision. Mr. Ramotar has embraced all that went on under Mr. Jagdeo as the will of his party and said that Mr. Jagdeo was merely carrying out the will of the PPP. And that he Ramotar is supportive of what Jagdeo pursued and would not depart from that direction. This would put further pressure on the PPP when the next election comes around. If Ramotar keeps speaking like this there may be a move to gag him. First, Mr. Jagdeo’s tenure was characterized by blinding corruption that caused the daughter of the Jagans to feel nauseated and drove Mr. Ramkarran to speak out. Secondly, that the
Frederick Kissoon creation of a super-rich class was the policy of the PPP that Mr. Ramotar embraced as General Secretary of the PPP is bound to hurt the PPP in the sugar belt. Thirdly, Mr. Ramotar ’s continued existence in the shadow of Mr. Jagdeo is going to further weaken the PPP as local government elections draw near. On the question of local government elections, one wonders what Mr. Ramotar will do if his glorious PPP is devastated at the polls. He will say what Robert Persaud uttered - they thought we would win anyway so they didn’t bother to vote. Funny, eh?
Dem boys seh...
De Rat pension lef NIS bruck Dem boys know when you tek a poor man outta nowhere and put he in charge of plenty money, he gun eventually mek he hand fast. Is a natural thing. In Guyana, dat deh all ‘bout. A lot of dem big boy go in wid no money, no house, and couple years later, dem got massive house, pool, Mercedes, Lexus and bank account in India and China. Nuff odder things dem boys know ‘bout. Is dem same people does cry de crocodile tears and tell de people how dem got Guyana at heart and how dem really love de people. As a matter of fact, dem boys seh dat they love de people so much dat they coming up with all kinds of programme and scheme fuh mek de people better in dey old days. Dem create a ting call de National Insurance Scheme or what dey call NIS. If yuh want a glasses or you fall down in one of GuySuCo field, NIS gun pay you some money. Dem had plenty billions. De Rat and the Bees including Shaatie doan like hear ‘bout nobody wid more billions than dem, so dey sit down and decide how dem could use up de NIS money. Dey put some in de Bridge to the mad house. Dem send a whole set over to Bahamas Clico and dat lost. Dem invest big in Stanford and everybody know wah happen to he. Dem do all kinda ting. Well de straw wha bruck de camel back was De Rat pension. Dat alone is more than three million a month. When NIS had money dat was nutten fuh dem pay, but as de years go by de cheese start fuh run down. And de worse ting yuh could lef round a Rat is cheese. He doan care who lef widout. He cleanin’ up. De Rat give NIS a new meaning – No Insurance Safe wen he deh round. Talk half and stop yuh damn contribution.
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Burnt Sophia woman dies, spouse arrested One week after she was allegedly set alight by her reputed husband, Latoya Jones on Wednesday succumbed to her injuries in the Burns Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Jones, 25, of ‘B’ Field Sophia, was badly burnt about her body last week, reportedly by her reputed husband, following an argument over a pack of milk which she claimed was given to her by a female friend. According to information, the mother of four succumbed at around 20:00 hrs Wednesday. She had received severe burns on her
neck, hands, back, abdomen, and right foot. On Monday, when Kaieteur News visited Jones at the hospital, she was pleading with the authorities to put her husband behind bars. She claimed that her husband thought that the pack of milk was given to her by another man. She claimed that her husband was a constant abuser. She said that last week, after several nights of quarrels and threats, her husband allegedly forced her to hold a lighted lamp and then threw gas on her. The reputed husband has since been arrested and is likely to face charges.
A badly burnt Latoya Jones at the GPHC, earlier this week.
City Hall fraud probe to conclude shortly - Ganga Persaud Investigations into fraud involving six senior officers of Georgetown Municipality may soon conclude, depending on findings of the Auditor General’s report. The officers have been issued additional leave to facilitate the investigations which began several weeks ago. The six officers sent on leave are Town Clerk, Yonette Pluck; Treasurer, Andrew Meredith; City Engineer, Gregory Erskine; Personnel Officer, Paulette Braithwaite; Assistant Town Clerk, Harry Munroe; and Solid Waste Manager, Hubert Urling. Investigations by the Guyana Police Force began at the behest of the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud, following revelations of massive irregularities at City Hall. The irregularities were pointed out in a report prepared by Ramon Gaskin, on behalf of a
special committee to probe the troubled City Council. The matter is also being investigated by the Auditor General Office. According to Persaud yesterday, the Auditor General Office may be in the position within the next nine days to conclude its report on its investigations based on issues raised and identified. However, the Force may take some time after because they will have to interact with the findings of the Auditor General’s report. Persaud noted that that will help the force determine whether they need to followup additional issues or go deeper into current issues that they would have focused on. He related that officials of the Ministry and operatives of the Council are becoming impatient with the length of the investigations. However, discourses with the Guyana Police Force and the Auditor General Office have pointed
out several complexities of the investigations. Some complexities include ready access to previous records at the level of the Council; proper documentation of records from one office to another; and issues with ascertaining who are being paid, their locations and overtime record keeping. He emphasized that there is also discrepancies in the payment of salaries - some junior officers are being paid higher salaries than their superiors. “And as such we wish to commend the Guyana Police Force and the Auditor General’s Office for the thoroughness with which they have approached the investigations thus far. And I use the plural because while the police force and Auditor General Office work collaboratively, there are instances where they worked independently,” Persaud said.
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President urges review of copyright laws at UN forum President Donald Ramotar yesterday urged the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to examine the possibility of reviewing the copyright laws regarding educational materials, especially text books, if the world is serious about making education accessible to all. A GINA release said that the Guyana President made the remarks while speaking during the launching of the ‘Education First’ initiative by United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon. The initiative is aimed at increasing access to, and the quality of, education for children worldwide and for which $1.5 billion has been garnered. According to the GINA report, speaking at the 67th session of the General Assembly in New York, Ramotar, who sits on the UN committee to oversee the initiative, highlighted the challenges developing countries like Guyana face, especially in making educational materials accessible to poor children. “I am very happy to hear the investment that businesses are making towards education, but there is another area that maybe the UN can look at. It’s the
question of copyright, which makes books and educational materials for children in third world countries and countries like my own extremely expensive…this is one area, if we are going to make education attainable for all, that we have to look at. We have to look at the question of copyright so that we can make children, under privileged children have the material that they can study on as well,” GINA quoted the Head of State as saying. Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon recently admitted that Government has been buying pirated books from printing firms and companies that photocopy books to offset costs. Five companies had tendered bids worth millions of dollars for the procurement of the pirated books. But printing was halted after Attorney-at-law Andrew Pollard, on behalf of the British Publishers’ Association, filed an injunction in the High Court stopping all local publishing houses from printing and selling the pirated books. According to GINA,
Head of State, Donald Ramotar Ramotar also said that Guyana, despite being a small developing nation, has made significant strides in its education sector by already achieving universal primary education, and is now working towards universal secondary education. “It is difficult, because our country has some remote areas, huge forests, because we are a part of the Amazon and to reach children into the remote parts is not so easy and not cheap.”
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Amelia’s Ward pupil is Spelling Bee champ After a near three-hour long spelling showdown, it was Waynewright Marshall of the Amelia’s Ward Primary School, Region 10, who was declared winner when the
Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Spelling Bee Competition came to an end Wednesday. The 11-year-old Grade Six pupil was able to beat out his
10 rivals drawn from the various education districts, securing for himself a trophy, an Ipad and a cellular phone, among other prizes. Though the event kicked
GT&T Spelling Bee winner, Waynewright Marshall celebrates with Major General (rt’d) Joseph Singh. off at the National Cultural Centre with 11 enthusiastic pupils, all of whom seemed quite familiar with the words initially presented by the moderator, Ron Robinson who is a local veteran broadcaster, it was Marshall and the District Five representative, Priya Singh, who shared the finale. However, it took several rebound rounds before Marshall was able to spell two words correctly in succession, ahead of Singh. Robinson, ahead of the final face-off, advised the two that whoever spelt two consecutive words correctly would be declared the winner. Marshall secured the win comfortably when he spelt “prism” and then “photosynthesis” correctly. For placing second, Singh won for herself a Kindle, a cellular phone, a trophy and other prizes. The other competitors also received prizes including a $20,000 voucher for books. This is the second year that the event is being hosted through GT&T’s
collaboration with the Ministry of Education, according to GT&T representative Nadia DeAbreu. Efforts were made last year to partner with the Ministry with a view of bringing on board all primary schools. She related that not only was the response heartening from the Education Ministry, regional education officials, teachers and students, but a number of other sponsors showed immense interest by embracing the initiative last year, DeAbreu said. The continuing sponsors this year included Cellphone Shack, Giftland Office Max, Gizmos and Gadgets, Austin’s Book Services, Air Services Limited and the Georgetown Reading and Research Centre. Referring to the participants, DeAbreu noted that they were certainly not handpicked but rather were selected in a clean, fair and competitive manner. They came from as far as Mahdia, Arapaima in the Rupununi,
and Number 68 Village on the Corentyne. GT&T’s Chief Executive Officer (ag), Major General (rt’d) Joseph Singh stressed that one of the gauges to measure the success of an initiative is the level of participation. He was happy that the participants came from across the country, noting that the level of interest of both pupils and sponsors was heartening. He also expressed optimism that other corporate entities would seek to participate in ventures which he regarded as very important. He also revealed that his company has plans to continue the competition next year. Relating her appreciation for the telephone giant’s support, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that the company has been able to find innovative ways to reach students. She admitted that it is not easy for the Ministry to undertake such tasks alone.
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Govt. lacks action plan to combat child prostitution, labour - US report
Children in Guyana are victims of “the worst forms of child labour”, including forced prostitution of girls as young as 12, according to a recently released US Department of Labor (DOL) 2011 report on International Child Labor and Forced Labour. It blamed the situation partly on the absence of legislative gaps and lack of a national action plan to combat child labor. The report, which was released last Tuesday, stated that Guyana made a minimal advancement in 2011 to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. It said that in collaboration with the ILO, the Government conducted a Child Labour Rapid Assessment Survey to gather current data on child labor. The Government also
launched a program to reduce child labor and increase access to quality education in rural areas. The program includes components to improve numeracy and literacy, provide nutritional support and raise awareness among parents. “However, Guyana still has legislative gaps and lacks a national action plan to combat child labor. Commercial sexual exploitation of children is a problem in Guyana, including instances of forced prostitution,” the report said. It added that there is limited evidence that children in Guyana are victims of both internal and international trafficking, with Amerindian girls being particularly vulnerable, as they are often trafficked to work in prostitution or domestic service.
“Human trafficking is prohibited under the Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act of 2005, with the trafficking law criminalising child trafficking for exploitation in prostitution or pornography, but Guyana does not have legislation that addresses these issues outside a trafficking context. Though the Criminal Law Offences Act prohibits the selling, publishing and exhibiting of obscene material, it does not explicitly proscribe child pornography. Research found no evidence of other laws that would protect domestic servants or street children.” VENDORS/BEGGARS In focusing on child labour, the report said that many Guyanese children work in domestic service and on the streets, typically as vendors or beggars.
UN passes resolution in favor of journalist safety Austria - The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council yesterday affirmed for the first time the importance of journalist safety as a fundamental element of freedom of expression, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced. The 47-member body passed by consensus a resolution sponsored by the Republic of Austria that called on states to “promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently” and to fight impunity by ensuring “impartial, speedy and effective investigations” into
acts of violence against journalists. Austria has championed press freedom since its election to the Council in 2011. Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger explained last month, “There is currently a protection gap. Austria is working together with civil society on specific measures to improve the protection of journalists. The focus of [this] initiative ... will be the struggle against impunity and the prevention of future attacks.” At an event hosted by the Austrian foreign ministry on journalist safety last
November, the IPI provided input on the drafting of the Council resolution, which also reminded states of the importance of a free press to democracy and development. “We are very pleased that the UN Human Rights Council has highlighted the impact of journalist safety on the right of citizens in all countries to be informed,” IPI Executive Director, Alison Bethel McKenzie said. “We urge UN member states to implement the terms of the resolution, and thereby put an end to the global scourge of impunity for crimes committed against journalists.”
“The practice of sending children from poor rural families to live with wealthier relatives or friends in urban areas sometimes results in domestic servitude. Children employed as domestics may work long hours and are isolated in private homes, where they are susceptible to physical and sexual abuse. Children working on the streets are vulnerable to severe weather, traffic accidents and crime.” According to the report, children working in agriculture in Guyana may be exposed to hazards, including lifting and carrying heavy loads and working with pesticides. It added that although evidence is limited, reports indicate that some children work in other dangerous occupations, including fishing, construction, forestry, welding and mining, including gold mining. “Children working in fishing are susceptible to risks such as drowning. Children working in forestry are believed to engage in both logging and the preservation of lumber. Logging may require children to use dangerous tools and carry heavy loads, while preserving lumber can expose them to toxic chemicals. In mines, children work with unsafe equipment and toxic substances. “ The report noted that Guyana’s Employment of Young Persons and Children Act and the Education Act both set the minimum age for employment at 15. Children younger than age 15 may be employed in family businesses or technical schools, provided such work is approved and supervised by the public authority. The
Act also prohibits the employment of children under age 18 in industrial work at night and any work that may jeopardize their health, safety or morals. “However, the law makes an exception for night work for children between ages 16 and 17 who are engaged in continuous work through day and night, including certain gold mining processes and the production of iron, steel, glass, paper and raw sugar.” NO CHILD LABOUR HERE The report also noted that Guyana’s Occupational Safety and Health Act prohibits children under age 15 from working in factories and stipulates that persons under age 18 may be removed from factory work if authorities or inspectors determine that they are engaged in activities that are hazardous to their health or safety. The Government has issued a list of 22 hazardous occupations and processes that could threaten the health, safety, moral or personal development of children. The list includes work such as mining, construction, factory work and certain agricultural activities. The report noted that Government has established a National Steering Committee
on Child Labor (NSCCL), a committee within the Ministry of Labor, Human Services and Social Security (MOLHSSS), which is tasked with recommending policies and programmes to eliminate child labor in all its forms. However, the NSCCL has reportedly stopped meeting on a regular basis, potentially limiting its ability to carry out its mandate. According to the report in 2011, the MOLHSSS conducted over 4,000 workplace inspections, none of which revealed child labor violations. “Throughout the reporting period, MOLHSSS also received several complaints of possible child labor, but targeted investigations revealed no violations. It is unknown why inspections did not find any child labor violations. Though MOLHSSS collects information on child labor cases, it does not make such data publicly available.” The US report observed that the Ministry of Home Affairs, Guyana Police Force, MOLHSSS and the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs can each play a role in prosecutions. However, capacity to carry out prosecutions is limited. With only 43 justices and magistrates, the courts have a backlog of cases on all matters of law, with more than a two-year waiting period.
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By Zena Henry Lindeners committed acts that threatened the lives of the police ranks deployed to the area, Senior Superintendent of Police, Clifton Hicken, said yesterday. The former Divisional Commander was at the time responding to questions during the ongoing hearings of the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18th protests in Linden which led to the shooting death of three persons. Hicken said that he received reports from the commander of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) ranks, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Patrick Todd, that the crowd was being disorderly and he instructed the riot squad leader to use his necessary training to clear
the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge of the protestors that had congregated there. Hicken was answering questions posed by Commissioner K.D. Knight (SC), who is part of the fivemember team appointed to address the Linden events where three men were killed. Earlier, Hicken had said that at no time did the protestors act in a manner warranting the use of lethal force. He later claimed that he could not say whether the situation in Linden had called for the use of such force, but concluded that from reports, the protestors’ actions justified the use of weapons. Hicken opined that a shotgun was not a lethal weapon, but had earlier stated that he could not say whether the gun was deadly. The Commander later changed his mind when Senior Counsel
Knight alluded to a statute defining a lethal, barreled weapon. The former E&F Commander explained that based on his experience, the use of that weapon would have been justified, given the threatening reports. NO RANKS SHOT When asked about the threats, Hicken said firearms other than those of the police were being discharged while the crowd chanted. He explained that around 17:05 hours on the day in question, the unit commander (Todd) claimed that there were explosions, presumed to be gunfire, and he thus used tear smoke against the crowd. Hicken, however, revealed that none of the ranks reported being shot at. Hicken later stated that bird pellets were used during the Linden protest and that police ranks, because of their
Friday September 28, 2012 ARIES (March 21 - April 19): You need to lend a hand today -- someone really needs you, and you can get a lot more done helping others than you can on your own projects. ******************* TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Your deep emotional intuition is boosting your mindreading powers today, and while you may not develop spooky ESP, you can still divine facts about those you know well. Listen and learn! ****************** GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Can you speak clearly today? It's usually really simple for you, but right now you find it hard to force the words out in the right order. ******************** CANCER (June 21 - July 22): You should have fun doing almost anything today, so see if you can find a friend to share all this great energy with. ********************* LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): You should avoid trying to get much done today -- except for creative work, that is! Your energy is better spent puttering with paint or poetry than dealing with inventories or spreadsheets. ******************* VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): You can't really cope with the details today -- and that's usually your specialty! Try to pass them off on someone else, but the odds are that you're just going to have to
deal with them in the future. ********************* LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): You're keeping up with your yoga, right? You need to be as flexible as can be today -- mentally, physically and even spiritually -- if you want to keep up with the twists and turns the day provides. ********************* SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): You can make things happen today that nobody could have seen coming a week or month ago. ******************** SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): You've got good people all around you, and you need to make sure that you're better able to just listen and let them lead. .********************* CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan. 19): Let loose your social vibe and make sure that you're mixing it up with new people today. ******************** AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 Feb. 18): Reach out and lend a hand to that one person in your life who drives you absolutely insane -- even if they aren't asking! ********************* PISCE S ( F e b . 1 9 March 20): Go big today -you need to make sure that you're dealing with people who know your needs and can accommodate them. That might not be easy, but your energy is so great that you can make it work.
training, did not shoot directly into the crowd. He said that he could not conclude how the three protestors were shot and killed, since the cartridges used during the protest were bird pellets which “weaken” after reaching certain distances. The senior officer later stressed on the unruly behaviour of the Linden protestors. Commissioner Cecil Kennard questioned Hicken as to where that information was located in his statement. After reading a short insert from his statement, Hicken admitted that he spoke indirectly about the protestors’ disorderly behaviour. On Wednesday, Hicken had made it clear during his testimony that he was not responsible for the ranks that were deployed from the city. This included Assistant Superintendent of Police Patrick Todd. USE SHOTGUNS Hicken had previously claimed that he had no authority over the TSU ranks. It was, however, heard yesterday that he briefed Todd and another officer to use their shotguns if the need arose. During questioning from Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes, the Senior Superintendent said that at his level as Commander of E&F Division, he could authorise the use of lethal weapons. He, however, said that he only told one rank under his command to use the weapon. Hicken went on to say that an officer named English called him to say that a Government building was on fire and that ranks could not access the building because of the protestors. It was at that point, Hicken said, that he told English to discharge rounds in the air to cause persons to remove from the area. “He (English) was the only one authorised to use weapons,” Hicken declared. But after being shown his statement, the senior rank admitted giving instructions
Senior Superintendent, Clifton Hicken, continuing his testimony yesterday to TSU Head Patrick Todd, permitting the use of the shotgun. When asked, Hicken said he was not given authorisation by the Police Commissioner to use the shotgun. He claimed that it was not an order - his instructions - but part of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the force. Meanwhile, Hicken described his workmates, Asst. Sup. Patrick Todd, Commissioner of Police (ag) Leroy Brumell, Officer English and Constable Colin Rodney as being professional policemen. Hicken told Hughes that he would use the word “honest” to describe himself, but said he could not do the same for his colleagues since there are certain procedures to determine whether an officer is honest or not. Hicken denied
commenting to Todd, “What little bit of store (weapons) Linden send y’all with and dem know y’all coming so far.” Hicken claimed that he never said those words despite Todd’s statement being shown to him. Toward the end of his questioning, Hughes suggested to Hicken that between 16:30 hours and 20:00 hours on July 18, he was in contact with Home Affairs Minister Rohee via cell phone at least 10 times. Hicken denied the claim, and Hughes opted to wait until telephone records are brought to the hearing before any further questions on the issue. Government had agreed to the Commission after part of an agreement to end the month-long protests which, in addition to the lives lost, saw several buildings burnt and roads to the hinterland being blocked.
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Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in super... From page 30 with great accuracy at a consistently full length, but was flicked for four by Thirimanne to leave Sri Lanka needing only one from the final delivery. New Zealand’s fielders converged and as, the ball went to point, Thirimanne dived for his ground at the non-striker’s end. The batsman was well short, with Ross Taylor apparently having broken the stumps with his hands. The players shook hands on the assumption that Sri Lanka had won, but numer-
ous replays showed that Taylor had actually deflected the ball onto the stumps, running out Thirimanne and forcing the super over. New Zealand’s death bowling replicated the effort of the Sri Lankans, who had restricted the Black Caps to what looked like a manageable score on a flat Pallekele wicket. Akila Dananjaya, the 18year-old spinner making his first appearance in the tournament after being spotted in the nets by Jayawardene, put the breaks on by having Rob Nicol caught in the deep for 58.
That began a sequence that saw the Kiwis lose five wickets for 41 runs in the final five overs, a slide that looked to be decisive when Dilshan and Jayawardene raced out of the blocks. Sri Lanka were able to eventually claw their way to victory, but only in the most dramatic circumstances after New Zealand’s spirited fightback. Scores: New Zealand 174 for 6 (Nicol 58, Guptill 38) tied with Sri Lanka 174 for 6 (Dilshan 76, Jayawardene 44).
England, Australia fashion crushing... From page 31 out on the first ball of the 11th over triggering a collapse. The score turned from 63 for 2 to 73 for 5 in a matter of four overs. Nagarajan Niranjana (15 off 14 balls) saved India some blushes with a quick 25run partnership with Mona Meshram taking the team close to the century mark. In the end, India finished with 104, with Erin Osborne picking up three wickets for 13 runs. Jess Jonassen threeover spell in which she gave away only six runs and picked
Preparations on target as... From page 31 on the ranges. Meanwhile, Colonel Stuart has joined Mr. Persaud in a plea for support from the corporate community. He said that the organizing committee is staring at expenditure of about $5M. He is grateful for the little acquired so far and extended gratitude to his benefactors including the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Bank of Guyana, and Banks DIH Ltd. He is also awaiting responses from several other business entities. The team has held the Short Range title for four consecutive years but relinquished those honours to Jamaica by a mere 2 points at the last championships. Their primary aim is to recoup this accolade, while adding others to their collection.
up a wicket was also key in slowing India down. In response, Australia made an aggressive start, putting up 43 runs in six overs by the time their first wicket Alyssa Healy for 21 - fell. But Jess Cameron (36 off 32)
joined Meg Lanning in a 49run second-wicket stand in 8.3 overs to bring Australia to the brink of victory. When Lanning was out for 39 to Jhulan Goswami only 13 runs were required which Australia got without much trouble.
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Charles comes up big as Windies outplay England Kandy, Sri Lanka – Johnson Charles announced himself on the world stage with a match-winning halfcentury as West Indies made a great start to the Super Eights at the ICC World T20 tournament. The 23-year-old opener cracked 84 off just 56 balls to set-up a victory by 15 runs over England, in front a sellout crowd at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday night. The result gave the Windies their first win of the tournament and moved them to the top of Group 1 in the second phase of the competition. Charles featured in a brilliant opening stand of 103 off 11 overs with Chris Gayle, who cracked 54 off 35 balls with six boundaries and four sixes, as the West Indies rallied to make 179-8 off 20 overs. Ravi Rampaul started the ball rolling with two wickets in the first over as England made 165-4 off their 20 overs. A remarkable fourthwicket stand of 107 in 58 balls between Alex Hales, who scored 68 from 51 balls, and Eoin Morgan, who made a brilliant, unbeaten 71 from 36 balls, gave England an outside chance of victory, but the pair were left too much to do by another lackluster performance from their toporder colleagues. There was also some good bowling from Chris Gayle, with his quick off-spin, and leg-spinner Samuel Badree, who used the new ball in his first match; and excellent fielding by Andre
Russell and Kieron Pollard on the edge of the boundary. Charles was pleased with his effort, which won him the Man-of-the-Match award. “I’m pretty happy. Getting Man-of-the-Match in this T20 World Cup tournament feels good and what is great about it is the fact that we went on to win the match. This is my first major contribution for the West Indies and I’m delighted that it led to a victory at this stage in the tournament,” he said. Charles made his international debut last September against England and returned to the team for the Digicel Series against Australia in March. He entered the Sagicor High Performance Centre in June and said that has been a great boost to his development on and off the field. “The HPC has helped me very much. Since going there I have improved my fitness and my approach to the game. I have been working on my batting, especially the start of my innings – how to go about my innings, how to build a big score. I have been doing a lot more batting than at any stage in my career and I have placed a lot more emphasis on fitness. It is an allround programme and after just four months I have seen some of the benefits,” Charles said. The knock was the highest score for Charles in West Indies colours surpassing the 37 he made against Australia in Barbados earlier this year. The stronglybuilt right-hander said he relished the chance to play in
front such a large number of spectators and enjoyed bating with Gayle. Throughout his innings Charles played some stunning shots with ten fours and three huge sixes into the crowd. “If you’re batting with Chris Gayle you know his ability, you know what he can do ... you just have to give him the strike, sit back and watch. He’s that type of player, he just explodes ... he keeps it lively, and that takes the pressure off you. Just as Gayle can hit the ball far, I back myself to be able to hit the ball long and far and score quickly as well,” Charles added. “Once he (Gayle) got out I had to take the leading role and take it from there. There was still some work to do as we were looking for a big total, so I knew I had to keep going and set the platform. I will look to build on this start and look to achieve greater things for the West Indies. I always had the belief that I could perform and now I have proven it, it’s time to be consistent and make a contribution all the time.” West Indies will have fitness and planning sessions at the team hotel today as they prepare for tomorrow’s second Super Eights match against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. First ball in the night match is 7:30 pm (10 am Eastern Caribbean Time/9 am Jamaica Time). Scores: West Indies 179 for 5 (Charles 84, Gayle 58) beat England 162 for 4 (Morgan 71*, Hales 68) by 15 runs.
Australia v India, World T20 2012, Super Eights, Colombo...
‘We’re ready for Harbhajan’s aggression’ - Hussey Cricinfo - No Australian Twenty20 team has been as aggressive in word or deed as the one about to face India in a critical Super Eights match at the World T20. So there is understandable anticipation about the rejoining of an old battle with Harbhajan Singh, famously provocative in the past but so far this tournament doing more with the ball than with his choice of words. Australia showed plenty of intent in the field in their opening match against Ireland, David Warner and Shane Watson particularly active in their efforts to rile the opposition. Watson later said this was part of how the team “gets up” for a serious contest. Any attempts at a similar approach against the West Indies were momentarily silenced by the blazing bats of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels before George Bailey’s team notched a rain-assisted victory. Harbhajan’s recall was always likely to tempt another encounter with Australia, a team with which he has a history of confrontation and controversy, not least the 2008 Sydney Test match and its aftermath. While his striking
display against England suggested a Harbhajan more focused on his bowling than anything else, the sight of the green and gold may stir that old familiar feeling. Michael Hussey, a witness to much of the aforementioned history, said he expected Harbhajan to resume his famously provocative ways, and counselled his younger teammates to remain true to themselves in dealing with any verbal confrontations. “I prefer to walk away and not worry about it,” Hussey said. “If he [Harbhajan] wants to use his energy up sledging and carrying on, that’s fine. Some other guys really thrive on it. Davey Warner, he likes a little bit of interaction out there and it gets him going. “So I don’t think there is a right way or wrong way to handle it but I think it’s up to the individual to know he’s going to try these tactics so you’ve got to be ready for it, and be sure it doesn’t affect your concentration but handle it in your own way. I just think let him [Warner] go, let him play his way. That’s what has given him success so far.”
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Hand-In-Hand Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition in West Berbice...
Cotton Tree Die Hard defeat D’Edward to earn place in the Final Cotton Tree Die Hard registered a relatively easy 48run victory over D’Edward to earn a place in the final of the Hand-In-Hand Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition which is organized by the Berbice Cricket Board for teams in West Berbice. In the semi-final which was reduced to 35 overs-aside and which was played at the Cotton Tree ground, Cotton Tree Die Hard won toss and decided to take first strike. They had a start of 60 runs from Jagdeo Persaud and Roshan Gafoor before the hard hitting Persaud fell for 41 which included 5 fours and 3 sixes. Gafoor continued with Ishwar Singh and the two of them put on another valuable 40 runs for the second wicket before they both, Gafoor for 30 and Singh for 18, fell in quick succession, leaving Cotton Tree in a good position at 110 for 3. With Fizal Khan slamming 33 and Nashad Gafoor 29, Cotton Tree reached 214 all-out in their 35 overs. Bowling for D’Edward, Derick Narine-
Jagdeo Persaud
Waqar Hassan
Lalsa took 3 for 31, Navendra Rampersaud 3 for 21 and former Berbice all-rounder, Eon Abel 2 for 57. When D’Edward began their response, they lost two early wickets to the opening pacers Nashad Gafoor and Azal Haroon to be 6 for 2. There was a recovery of sorts when Lakeraj Sookra and Narine-Lalsa put on a valuable 42 for the 3rd wicket. After Sookra fell for 31, Narine-Lalsa and Eon Abel rattled up 80 between them to put D’Edward in a comfortable position. However, after off spinner,
Roshan Gafoor removed Narine-Lalsa for 40 and left arm spinner, Waqar Hassan had Abel caught for 49, the innings suffered a decline as Hassan picked up three more wickets that were mainly responsible for D’Edward being bowled out for 166 in 24 overs. Bowling for Cotton Tree Die Hard, Waqar Hassan took 4 for 35 and Azal Horoon 2 for 27. Cotton Tree Die Hard will be meeting with the other winning semi-finalist, Hopetown United, in the final which is scheduled for Sunday at the Bush Lot Ground in West Berbice.
Super Bikers partner with E-Networks to be dunked in the name of Charity Stephen Vieira and Carlos Rodrigues, riding high on their wave of success in Barbados, will team up with E-Networks to give back to local charities as the Company introduces, the “E-Net Dunk Tank” at GuyExpo this evening. According to managing Director Vishok Persaud, the ‘ENet Dunk Tank is the first of its kind in Guyana and patrons attending the GuyExpo will surely be delighted with the new novelty where they will
be given the opportunity to dunk Stephen and Carlos, all in the name of charity. All proceeds of tonight’s venture which runs from 18:00 hrs22:00hrs will go to Women Reaching Out (WRO) and United Women for Special Children (UWSC) organisations. Both WRO and UWSC have been in existence for many years and dedicate their efforts to charitable causes that affect families, women
and children. Persaud speaking of the cause said that, “Charity normally begins at home, but in this case it starts with E-Networks. We were approached with an opportunity to give back to the community; an opportunity that could not be passed upon.” The “E-Net Dunk Tank” will be on display through Sunday as E-Networks continue to entice customers with its “Soak Up the Savings” GuyExpo Special.
Gatorade / Pepsi Sonics B/ball doubleheader on tonight at Burnham Court After an expanded absence of structured basketball, fans who love the sport will be able to rekindle that affection when the Gatorade-sponsored Pepsi Sonics organized ‘Refresh Your Game’ First and Third Divisions Tournaments, which is being run simultaneously bounces off today with a double header at the Burnham Court on Middle and Carmichael Streets. Pepsi Sonics, one of the leading clubs locally has organised the event with the aim of preserving enthusiasm within the sport after a lack of activities had left many players disillusioned and obviously irked with the poor performance of officials. President of the Club Merle ChalmersCasey speaking with this newspaper some while ago had articulated the need for the
restoration of basketball at all levels including both male and female categories, while the poor standard of facilities apart from the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall had forced the cancellation of many tournaments in the past. Chalmers-Casey had disclosed that Pepsi Sonics like so many of the other clubs were deeply concerned about the current situation in relation to basketball in the country, and was therefore taking the initiative to begin the process of re-energising basketball and returning it to its rightful status as being among the mainstream sports on the national agenda. In the opening game which starts at 19:00 hrs, Pacesetters take on Republic Nets and that will be followed by the feature clash between Dyna Ravens and Guardians from 21:00 hrs.
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Last year’s finalist, Royals emphatically begin campaign - Linden Zone Final on tonight at the MSC Court
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oyals ensured that they were b a c k i n contention for the $1M first place prize Wednesday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Court in the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3on-3 Basketball Contest when they comfortably topped what was easily the most competitive group in the Zone. Royals, who was a finalist last year against Pacesetters ‘A’, is a youthful combination of Marlon Pollydore, Chris Williams, Harold Adams and Alwyn Rodney. The quartet was clinical against a host of seasoned players and teams in the Mining Town. With five games to play in a group of six teams, Royals opened their 2012 sojourn to a million bucks winner-take-all against Team Hova, beating the team 20-11. Kevin ‘Two Feet’ Joseph and his Jets # 1, who finished second in the group, then dismissed Old
Skool 12-7 to set up a headon collision among the two best teams in group and the game of the night. They both had a lengthy rest as Backcourt Warriors beat Team Hova 21-5 and Old Skool took on Assassins in a game that finished 1313, and had to have a shootout to end a deadlock; Assassins won, handing Old Skool their second straight defeat and the possibility of elimination. Royals and Jets # 1 then battled in a clash of the titans in the group with Adams, a forward, doing an excellent job keeping the mighty Shane Webster of Jets in check in the paint. Royals young guards also kept Joseph off the ball, balancing the entertaining duel. The 15-minute game finished 8-8 setting up a tiebreak. Adams nailed the free-throw and Joseph missed his to give Royals the win. Royals then went 4-0
when they beat Backcourt Warriors 10-9. They lost their fifth game to Assassins in a tie-breaking shootout. Royals finished with a similar 4-1 record like Jets but topped the group because they defeated Jets. Assassins and Backcourt Warriors tied for the third spot with three wins each. With three of the teams advancing from the group, Backcourt and Assassins had to shoot for the third spot with Royals and Jets already through. Backcourt, who were seemingly out of contention, squeezed through when they made their shots at the freethrow line ahead of Assassins. The three teams, along with the top two teams from the group last Friday, will play tonight in the Linden Zone Finals. The top two teams from tonight will move on to the National Round-of-16 drawn from around the country. (Edison Jefford)
South Africa wary of Ajmal threat (Reuters) - South Africa will study video analysis to prepare their batsmen to face Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal, captain A.B. De Villiers said on Thursday, a day before the teams meet in the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights. “He is still a world-class bowler. I don’t think a lot of the guys are reading him. We will watch the video analysis,” De Villiers told reporters. “That’s a different story when you are out there you have got to watch the ball closely and I think even world-class players can’t read him. “We have a good allround team and we’ll just come out
tomorrow and focus on our strengths.” De Villiers believes the pitch will take turn. “Two spinners looks like the way forward. But we obviously can decide tomorrow, there are still a lot of things to think about.” Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez expects South Africa to focus on their experienced fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel. “I think South Africa will rely on their pace attack and we know that it’s all about the strategy of the teams. We really rely on our spinners because we have something very special in our side like Saeed Ajmal with his doosra,” Hafeez said.
AERIAL BATTLE! Jets’ Ruel McKinnon and Royals’ Harold Adams take their battle for possession aerial Thursday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club Court in Linden.
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Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in super over B
BC Sport - Sri Lanka held their nerve to claim a thrilling five-run super-over win against New Zealand in the first Super Eight match of the World Twenty20. Wi t h N e w Z e a l a n d needing 14 from their one over to win, Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga conceded only eight. Earlier, both sides had been level after 20 overs, New Zealand on 174-7, Sri Lanka making 174-6. The
hosts needed one from the final ball, but Lahiru Thirimanne was run out to force the super over decider. Batting first in the eliminator, Sri Lanka opted against opening with Tillakaratne Dilshan, who had previously plundered 76 from 53 balls, and failed to find the boundary. But, crucially, Tim Southee, the New Zealand paceman who had bowled so well at the death to help force the super over, bowled a wide Sri
Lanka were also able to run on, before the final, extra ball of the over yielded three for Thisara Perera. Those five runs proved the difference as the Black Caps also failed to find the b o u n d a r y, t h e i r f a t e effectively sealed when Martin Guptill was caught at long-off from the penultimate delivery. It was a spectacular way to begin the second phase of a tournament that had previously failed to ignite
during a group stage blighted by one-sided contests, poor scheduling and bad weather. At various stages in the match, both sides could have justifiably claimed to have the upper hand, with Sri Lanka finally seeming to have taken complete control when Dilshan was at the crease. He shared an opening stand of 80 with Mahela Jayawardene, but after the Sri Lanka skipper was caught at fine leg and Kumar
Tillakaratne Dilshan goes for the cut (AFP).
Sangakkara was run out, the host nation wobbled to allow New Zealand back in. Dilshan was run out in the penultimate over, but Sri Lanka still looked to be favourites when they
required only eight from the final six balls. Southee, who earlier bore the brunt of the Dilshan-Jayawardene assault, returned to bowl (Continued on page 27)
WICB approves annual development grant for CCC St John’s, Antigua – The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board, at its last meeting in Barbados, approved an annual development grant for the Combined Campuses and Colleges Programme. The grant, to the tune of US$50,000, is similar to what is received by the six Territorial Boards on an annual basis from the WICB for the purposes of aiding the development of cricket in the various territories. The CCC programme has become integral to the development of West Indies cricket since it was conceived in 2007. The CCC participates in the WICB senior men’s tournaments – Regional 4 Day, Super50 and Caribbean Twenty20. “The CCC programme, in a very significant way, aids us in ensuring that some of our best talents do not have to compromise their education for cricket or vice versa,” WICB President, Dr. Julian Hunte said. “The programme has become one which is at the forefront of global cricket as successfully merging formal higher education with cricket,” Dr. Hunte added. “We have seen a number of players spend time in the CCC programme and then graduate to international level or return to their regional teams where they continue to compete at a very high level, and after they would have achieved academically as well. Most notably among them is Miles Bascombe,” observed Dr Hunte. “We have seen too the professionalism and strong competition offered by the CCC in our various tournaments where they are quickly developing into a force to be reckoned with and can no longer be treated lightly by the other regional sides,” Dr. Hunte noted. “I wish to commend CCC for calling on some of the best talent in the region to assist in refining the skills of the players, most notably their recruitment of the legendary Curtly Ambrose as their Bowling Consultant,” Dr. Hunte said. “It is because we recognize the value that the CCC programme lends to regional cricket that the Board has agreed to lend financial support and we are certain that West Indies cricket will reap the rewards in years to come,” Dr. Hunte concluded.
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Preparations on target as local rifle shooters gear up for national duties
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ocal rifle shooters have intensified training activities in preparation for the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships and executive members of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) are pretty confident of carting off the spoils. Several countries will pit their skills over several days, October 7-15, in what should be fierce rivalry for top honours. Executive members of the GNRA have put all the modalities in place for a successful tournament and are beseeching the intervention of corporate Guyana to ensure that the competition is successfully staged. Yesterday afternoon, several members of the executive body of the subject association convened a meeting at Olympic House, High Street, Georgetown to brief the media of issues relating to the imminent championships. The forum was chaired by the entity’s Public Relations Officer, Troy Peters who was joined by Fullbore Captain, Mahendra Persaud, Secretary of the GNRA and the West Indies Fullbore Council, Ryan Sampson and Treasurer of
the GNRA, Colonel Terrence Stuart. Several countries will join the hosts and contest for the top prizes including Antigua and Barbuda, Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o , Jamaica, Barbados and Bermuda. Guyana will field an 8 member contingent that includes top shooters the likes of Paul Slowe, Ransford Goodluck and Persaud. Lennox Braithwaite, an experienced stalwart who had been out of international competitions for sometime is also making a grand return to the ranges. The executive group oozed confidence and Mr. Persaud said that this feeling is derived from the long hours of practice on the ranges. Mr. Persaud said that at first he was a little uneasy of the team’s ability to outshine their competitors but after witnessing the local shooters on the ranges he is breathing much easier. The veteran shooter feels that as in previous competitions, their fiercest rival will most likely be Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. “Trinidad is most likely to field Norris Gomez and Justin Lall while Jamaicans, David Rickman and John Nelson has earned their reputations and could
Women’s World T20, Group A, Galle...
England, Australia fashion crushing wins
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SPNcricinfo Left-arm spinner Holly Colvin picked four wickets as England beat Pakistan by 43 runs in the Women’s World Twenty20 Group A match in Galle. Colvin struck in her first over, followed it up with two wickets off consecutive balls in her second and a fourth one in the last over to return with figures of 3.4-0-9-4. Pakistan - chasing 134 had crumbled to 50 for 4 by the eleventh over even before the introduction of Colvin. Offspinner Danielle Hazell prised out Pakistan captain Sana Mir and then broke a 26-run fourth-wicket stand with the scalp of Nain Abidi before the rest of the batting collapsed. Pakistan’s decision to bowl first backfired as England openers brought up
a quick century partnership. Although Laura Marsh was run out after scoring 54 off 41 balls in the 14th over, England looked set for a strong total. But the fall of Charlotte Edwards (45) to another run out helped the Pakistan bowlers get a grip on the innings and they restricted England to 133 for 6. Mir was the most successful bowler for Pakistan with 2 for 20. Australia chased down the target set by India in the Group A match in Galle with eight wickets in hand to continue the trend of easy wins in the Women’s World T20. India chose to bat first and despite losing their openers in the fifth and the seventh overs, they were comfortably placed midway in their innings. But India’s captain Mithali Raj was run (Continued on page 27)
pose some problems,” said Mr. Persaud. However, he said that the local team has been able to work together over the past weeks, and will gel as a unit on competition days. Notwithstanding his prognosis the Fullbore Captain affirmed that the local shooters would have to let their guns do the talking (Continued on page 27)
The executive team briefing the media yesterday: (from left) Mahendra Persaud, Terrence Stuart, Ryan Sampson and Troy Peters.
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Eoin Morgan finished unbeaten on 71 from 36 balls (Getty Images)
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The Dunk Tank where Super bikers Stephen Vieira and Carlos Rodrigues will be dunked in for a charitable cause.
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