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THREE persons have been injured in a two-vehicle collision at the corner of Regent and Albert streets on Tuesday evening. The accident involved a route 48 minibus, BTT 4214, and motor car PEE 8062. One of the injured persons is a child. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred at about 20:00h while the motor car was at the junction of Albert Street and as the bus was proceeding in a westerly direction along Regent Street. “The car man wrong because the bus man had the right of way…The car man put on his trafficator and attempted to speed across the road, but he hit the bus and mek it topple,” an eyewitness told the Guyana Chronicle. The witness noted that the driver of the motor car appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. “When the people see that the car man was drunk, everybody beat him. Is only because the police come and save him, because he would have gotten some serious licks,” one eyewitness related. Up to press time last night, the driver of the motor car was in police custody while persons involved in the accident were being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

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Guyana gets $5.4B for sugar … as part of EU’s support measure

THE European Commission on Tuesday handed over to Guyana the sum of twenty-four million, four hundred and twenty-four thousand euros (€24,424,000) -- the equivalent of five billion, four hundred million, one hundred and fifty-three thousand, five hundred and twenty-seven Guyana dollars (Gy$5,400,153,527) -for the Action Programme adopted by this country under the Accompanying Measures Programme (AMP) for sugar. The disbursement comes at a time when the sugar industry is in deep financial crisis and is seeking a Government bailout of eighteen billion dollars (Gy$18B) next year to keep it afloat. In addition to a twelve-billion-dollar (Gy$12B) subsidy received from the Government in 2015, the Guyana Sugar Corporation received another nine billion dollars (Gy$9B) in 2016, and has said it is seeking an additional $3.5 billion as subsidy for this year. The European Union had, back in 2015, suspended the disbursements when then President, Donald Ramotar, prorogued Parliament to avoid a no-confidence motion against his minority government. The Guyana Chronicle was told that Stefani Manservisi, Director General

for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission, handed over the funds to Guyana. Manservisi made the presentation during the ongoing meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and European Union (CELAC-EU) being held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The EU had, some years ago, set aside 1.2 billion euros to assist the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to reform their sugar sector in order to improve competitiveness or to diversify out of sugar; and Guyana has, over the years, benefited from this disbursement. In releasing the recent funds, the European Commission indicated that the Government of Guyana has made remarkable progress and commendable efforts in terms of budget transparency and accountability. According to the Ministry, Manservisi emphasised that the European Union is committed to continue assisting Guyana in its transformation. Finance Minister Winston Jordan, who is heading Guyana’s delegation at the conference, received the funds on behalf of this country. Jordan is accompanied by David Hales, Guyana’s Ambassador to Belgium and the EU, and

Ms. Vonetta Victor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Georgetown. Meanwhile, during the meeting, foreign ministers of CELAC-EU will discuss the future of their partnership, and address strengthening dialogue and deepening mutual relations, common challenges and means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Foreign Ministers will also take stock of the overall progress made so far. Such discussions should lead to concrete actions that have a direct and positive impact on the lives of citizens in Latin America and the Caribbean. The EU objective for the meeting is to agree on substantial recommendations for rendering the EU-CELAC cooperation more political, operational and visible, to the benefit of citizens. The two sides are also expected to discuss the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean Foundation (EU-LAC Foundation), and sign an agreement that establishes it as an international organisation. The aim of the EU-LAC is to transform and adapt the strategic partnership between the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean, adopted in 1999, into a strengthened and visible reality wherein the respective societies

Stefani Manservisi, Director General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission, and Finance Minister Winston Jordan display the disbursement document in both these regions can actively participate. Its specific mission is to connect the intergovernmental processes with businesses, academia, education, the social sector, as well as in a broader and general manner with the civil society of both regions. The Foundation is also

expected to promote the development of a joint and forward-looking global vision with shared strategies in both regions. The EU and Latin America and the Caribbean have enjoyed privileged relations since the first bi-regional Summit held in BRAZIL IN 199, which es-

tablished a strategic partnership. They are natural partners linked by strong historical, cultural and economic ties. Guyana’s National Coordinator to CELAC is Ambassador Audrey Jardine-Waddell, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Labour Dept. closes 23 cases … secures $664,000 owed to workers

THE Department of Labour, of the Ministry of Social Protection (MSP), has concluded investigating 23 labour-related complaints, and has secured some $664,000 in either wages earned or severance pay owed to workers, Minister Keith Scott, the minister within the MSP who has responsibility for labour matters, has said.

Those cases were settled between October 14th and 20th last, Scott told the Government Information Agency in an interview. He said that of the remaining 270 complaints, 26 have received part-payment; 143 are pending matters; 82 are before the courts, and 19 are being prepared for courts. Disclosing that 293 complaints had been brought for-

ward from the period before October 14, and nine new complaints were received during the period under consideration, Minister Scott said he is satisfied with what the Department of Labour has thus far accomplished for workers. “We are on the ball, and we have been successful in taking employers to court; but not only taking them to

court, but recovering (sums of money) that are due to workers,” the minister said. Scott said the Labour Department is aware of transgressions that take place in the busy commercial area of Regent Street, and labour officers have met with store employers and employees to address those matters. Employers who are

guilty of transgressing labour laws are now seeking out-of-court settlements with the wronged employees, he disclosed. Scott said the Labour Tripartite Committee comprising Government, private sector and trade unions is meeting regularly, and discussions have started on the need to revise the Labour Act. “Most likely in 2017,

you will be seeing a fresh set of laws that will be bought more in line with national and international practice,” Scott said. The minister noted that the MSP and the Labour Department would both continue to fight for workers’ rights and to ensure that they enjoy “the good life” which Government has promised.

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Editorial

Steps in the right direction

IRRESPECTIVE of historical experiences that would have brought the diverse racial groups to Guyana, the fact that we reside here means that here is our home, and we have to work together to make it comfortable. This responsibility is a collective one that requires input from every group and across the spectrum. Whatever we have inherited from our forebears, we have the responsibility to build on it as we pursue constructing a nation that is uniquely Guyanese. Minister of State Joseph Harmon, last week at his post–Cabinet press conference, declared that the APNU+AFC coalition government is opened to ideas from the Opposition PPP/C as to how government can work and improve its performance. While there is the belief that this idea is fresh, it offers opportunity to the Opposition, to table in the National Assembly and other forums suggestions to improve the country for the national good. Positive response(s) from the Opposition to the Government’s call can be seen as encouraging and a discharge of the opposition’s responsibility. Every Member of the National Assembly is paid by the citizens/taxpayers to work in the interest of building a nation by putting programmes and systems in place for the development of citizens and country. The idea of continuous condemnation and wishing failure on the Executive has no place in 21st century politics. The Members of the National Assembly were given their mandate by the people, and while Minister Harmon spoke on behalf of the Executive, the society can facilitate and ensure the process of bringing about inclusionary politics. There is no monopoly by any individual or group as it relates to knowledge. Consequently, it would advance the national good if, as the Government invites the Opposition, it also includes other groups to share ideas in pursuance of the nation’s principal political objective of inclusionary democracy, as is constitutionally required. There are indications that the tenor of our politics is gradually changing for the better; and we, the people, must keep encouraging our leaders to stay the course. The Auditor General (AG), in his 2015 Report to the National Assembly, highlighted concerns about the management of funds by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). The response from the OPM was detailed and respectful of the concerns raised, accompanied by commitment to use the report in improving performance henceforth. This response is a departure from the atmosphere of intolerance exhibited over several years

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday October 26, 2016

Ownership of the Sanata Well

Dear Sir,

I WORKED at the then GS&WC, now the GWI, situated at Vlissengen Road, Bel Air Park, Georgetown, for seven years, 1979 to 1986; during which I was attached to the Treatment Plant. At the time of my resignation, I was a Grade ‘C’ Plant Operator, which enabled me to operate most of the outstations (Wells) -- North & Central Ruimveldt; Turkeyen and Sanata. In relation to the Treatment Plant, as I was the only Grade ‘A’ operator at the time, I also undertook the function of a Grade ‘B’ operator. That aside, the Kingston Well, with the adjacent Luckhoo Pool, along with the other at the former residence of the late President Burnham, were Grade ‘B’. Visitations to both pools weren’t frequent, as it only entailed delivery of chemicals and servicing of water treatment-related equipment. All water-treatment facilities (plant & wells) were manned by three shifts daily. Suffice it to say that Textile Mill was the first outstation I worked at as a Relief Operator from Thursday to Saturday during the period 6am to 2pm. In the event of an operator reporting sick, being on annual leave or doing jury service, an assignment was made. E d i t o r, i t r e m a i n s mind-boggling to have read in your publication that the ownership of Sanata Well is now in the hands of a private business entity. Wouldn’t protocol and transparency in pursuit of prudent financial accountability dictate that GWI be made aware of the intended sale by the executing agency? Continued maintenance and operation of the Well, along with the consumers’ interest, would have been addressed! It is very absurd that the fate of approximately 9,000

residents in the surrounding communities, along with those of numerous day care centres and schools, now lie in the hands of a business entity. Why is there a continuous deafening silence from the beneficiaries of the well, moreover those in the manufacturing sector? Readily coming to mind are Continental Group of Companies; Twins Manufacturing, and Kissoons, the pioneers of Industrial Site. BACIF of West Ruimveldt and the Fire Station are both also customers of long standing during my time of employ. There are, additionally, the residents of the community of Alexander Village. A pertinent question regarding the Sanata Well is: Does the well still come under the jurisdiction of GWI in relation to operators, chemicals and maintenance? If not, who are the operators, and are they competent enough? What is the capacity of the Well in terms of gallons of water per minute? Is it 900 or thereabout? Are consumers being billed correctly on a monthly basis, and is it compatible to monthly operational costs? Or is it being subsided? To the GWI CEO Dr. Richard Van West-Charles: As a former employee of GS&WC, I can attest to your competence, efficiency, and knowledge of water treatment and distribution, and to your professionalism. Going down memory lane, while you were the Health Minister in 1983, I can recall taking you on a guided tour of the Central Ruimveldt Well/Outstation. Editor, what had impressed me most was his attentiveness as a keen listener, workers’ plight included. As a consequence, Dr. Charles is competent enough to function as CEO. That aside, also in 1983, which was after our brief interaction, you stood as a colossus against the might of

on reports that highlighted any level of intransigence by public officials, elected and appointed. As crime continues, particularly in instants where persons are robbed of their cash and lose their lives -- which is heightening the level of fear in the society -- public criticisms and calls have been made on the Minister of Public Security to find solutions to stem the crime wave. Minister Khemraj Ramjattan’s idea of encouraging citizens to rely more on the use of credit and debit cards in transacting business is a remedial proposal and is deserving of support. A greater reliance on cards will require an enhancement in our financial sector, where businesses, irrespective of size, work closely with the banking system. The business community has suffered tremendously through robbery, and the minister’s recommendation should galvanise the business community to make a shift in money transactions. Last week the International Financial Action Task Force removed Guyana from the “High risk and Non-cooperative jurisdiction.” The significant progress made by Guyana in improving its laws (regime) in combating the financing of

the late former Mayor Mavis Benn, completely ignoring the role of “party paramountcy of the day”. Her Worship was furious that Sunday afternoon when the constant blowing of the horn of her chauffeur-driven car wasn’t responded to almost immediately. For public consumption, the location of the old Central Ruimveldt Well was at a virtual four-corner, with vehicular traffic going east, west, north and south. Further, upon assuming the 2-10 shift on that Sunday afternoon, the chlorinator was leaking and there was no record made of this in the Report Book. Expressing my dismay, I told the preceding operator: “Include it your report and inform the authority by way of landline”. Thereafter, I proceeded to rectify the problem, devoid of safety equipment, and this was conveyed to Her Worship. First and foremost, distribution of potable water for residents was taken into consideration. Apart from not foregoing my responsibilities, it was the security’s duty to respond! The Tuesday morning, appearing in front of the Chief and Deputy Engineer; PRO, Treatment Plant Supt: and Union (reducers) definitely not representatives, I presented my side of the story upon request. After being asked to be excused, the employers’ verdict unanimously was “Sorry, Comrade, the 7 days’ suspension imposed by the Mayor for malingering on duty would stand.” Crestfallen, cheated but not defeated; almost being brought to tears, upon receiving the letter, I tore it up. Speaking aloud, I said, “Mice, but not men”, since they offered not one iota of redress/industrial action to an unjust situation. Nevertheless, the personal intervention of Health Minister Dr. Van West-

Charles turned the suspension to compassionate leave with pay for the corresponding period, with no problem to my personal file. This was in defiance of the late Mayor’s political authority. In retrospect a few years earlier, devoid of a party card, I was denied opportunity to attend UG to pursue a Diploma in Analytical Chemistry. Brother Charles, please keep up the good work you have started; namely: ensuring the waste water from filters washing on a nightly basis is discharged into the sewage system, which it was designed for, thereby reducing the buildup of sediment in the canals at Church and Irving Streets. Further, please re-examine installing the 10-12” gate valve between the Clarified and Filtered Water Chambers as an emergency measure to significantly enhance firefighting capabilities! If memory serves the former Chief Engineer well, he may have a faint recollection and enable a feasibility study to be undertaken for the establishment of a Water Treatment Plant on the East Bank, within close proximity of the Land of Canaan Conservancy, as the main source of water; since it is discharged into the Demerara River via a five-door sluice. In relation to filtration, the outdated mode of sand, with natural element zinc filings as a replacement. Oh my, in the 80s at Shelter Belt from Monday to Friday on the afternoon shifts: It was always a pleasure working along with a UG Senior Lecturer, Yusuf Ally, and an assistant, conducting experiments. My only regret is that I didn’t take up his job offer when he was setting up a Water Consultancy. Respectfully yours, LESTER SEALEY

terrorism and money-laundering has earned us a place among compliant and low-risk countries. While the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/ CFT) Amendments have been passed into law, it now requires will and commitment to administer same. Failure to do so can cause the country to attract condemnation and return it to the monitoring status. Keeping Guyana in good staid is reliant on the vigilance of the citizens and holding those tasked with the responsibility to manage the AML/CFT laws accountable. The month of October is few days from being over. The society will look forward with much anticipation to having the members of the Public Procurement Commission and Local Government Commission appointed. This was a commitment given by President David Granger earlier in the month. Examination of these issues indicates that there are efforts to improve the governance system with the support of institutions and involvement of the political opposition. The opposition is urged to seize the opportunity to establish more meaningful relationship with the government. We have a nation to build, and all hands on deck will make the efforts rewarding.

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Teen charged with murder

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Teen dies due to delayed dialysis treatment at GPHC -father A 19-YEAR-OLD resident of West Ruimveldt, who had been battling with lymphatic disorder for most of her life, has succumbed, and according to her father, doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital are to be blamed. Crystal Gibson, who had been coping with the disease since three years old, died on

Monday October 17. However, shortly after laying her to rest, her father Obed Gibson told Guyana Chronicle that her life was cut short by the doctors at the GPHC. He explained that after attending the Medical Clinic at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Friday October 14, she was admitted into the hospital because

her kidney was failing. Gibson said that upon admitting his daughter, the doctor (name given) had explained that it was important for the 19 year old to be placed on the dialysis machine given the severity of her illness. “Friday nothing happened, Saturday nothing, Sunday nothing. Just after lunch Sun-

day, she call me saying daddy I vomiting blood, I can’t urine, I can’t do nothing,” he recalled. However, it was not until Monday October 17, at around 17:30h that the West Ruimveldt resident was placed on the machine. But according to Gibson by then, it was too late. “Her body started rejecting the saline, start rejecting the

blood, rejecting the dialysis,” he explained. At around 22:15h on Monday, Gibson said he received a call from his daughter, stating that they had removed the oxygen mask from her face. “She said daddy I can’t make it, I can’t make it.” Those were the last words spoken to him by his daughter. She subsequently died. Now, Gibson is of the opinion that had his daughter received urgent medical attention she would have been alive today. “Is negligence nothing but negligence. If you want dead fast go public hospital,”

he opined. He said to compound the situation, when a request was made to have his daughter’s medical record, he was met with major objection from the doctor, who reportedly said that an application must be first made before the documents can be released. “What they trying to do, is cover it up. I ain’t make no complaint because if I do, they will say they will launch an investigation and then they will cover up any mistake but is negligence killed my daughter,” he maintained.

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â€“ oil and gas expert

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Food and Drug Dept. hamstrung by lack of staff

GIVEN its challenges addressing approximately 600 importers for its seven inspectors, the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) is working to collaborate closely with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in order to effectively carry out its mandate. For years, the GD-FDD has faced challenges in undertaking its work as a result a lack of human resources and Director of the agency, Marlan Cole noted at an importation awareness session at the Grand Coastal Inn on Tuesday morning that the body cannot physically undertake aspects of inspection, including those relative

he said that “we are inundated, we are subjected in the department to look at some (documents) which are forged and we are sometimes flooded and sometimes we cannot go out to do inspections”. He added that the agency is severely understaffed. To this end, he said that the session on Tuesday, where almost all the staff of the GA-FDD was present along with several GRA staff that the two bodies “ought to work in collaboration with each other.” He said that the discussions on Tuesday centered on importation of goods including food, cosmetics and drugs. “Ultimately the health of the nation is the wealth of the nation but the aspects

drugs and cosmetics must be ascertained before being placed on the local market. Cole said that the GAFDD is staffed by 18 analysts, seven of whom are inspectors and they operate in 5 laboratories, including the food chemistry lab, drug chemistry lab and the water chemistry lab. ”They (the labs) are really supposed to be functioning in such a way that eventually should we flag any particular container, any one of those labs should be able to pronounce,“ Cole said. He said that the mandate of the department is set out in the two pieces of legislation, the Food and Drug Act of 1971 and Food and Drug Regulation of 1977.

Participants at the awareness session on Tuesday to prescription drugs and cosmetics because of a lack of staff. Under the circumstances,

of the things we are dealing with are relative to consumption”, he said. He noted that the value and quality of

He noted that the legislation caters for the future of the agency. “Archaic as the age of the piece of legislation

Gov’t rebuffs RUSAL over union-busting move MINISTER Keith Scott, the subject minister within the Ministry of Social Protection who has responsibility for issues of labour, has said that Government will not condone any attempt by the Russian-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) to derecognise the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU). “Union-busting will not be condoned,” Scott said, after a report was carried by the Guyana Chronicle on Monday indicating that workers of the BCGI are being coerced into signing a document aimed at derecognising the GB&GWU. He told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the situation has been brought to his attention, and under no circumstance will the Government condone the derecognition of unions. “This thing has a process, we have laws; (GB&GWU) has to be respected. As long as I am here -- I have no problem with the negotiating

and conciliating between the union and workers and employers -- I would not countenance any union-busting; any law breaking. And not in any

Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott way can we allow workers to continue suffering. If there is any attempt to derecognise the union, I would view that as union-busting. I would not look kindly on such a course of action,” Minister Scott has told GINA. He stressed that all work-

ers have the right to choose their representatives, and that choice must be respected by their employers. BCGI has long said that it does not recognise the GB&GWU; and as such, BCGI workers have been without union representation for a number of years. Guyana Chronicle has been informed that the BCGI has issued contracts to its permanent employees who are not in favour of the BCGI derecognising the GB&GWU. A source has told the Guyana Chronicle that these contracts give the company the right to terminate an employee with just a month’s notice, and clearly state that the new agreement between the BCGI and those employees “replaces and supersedes all contracts of employment previously entered into by the parties”. Workers are reportedly intimidated and threatened to sign the new contract, and are fearful that they would lose their jobs should they resist the desires of the BCGI management.

may be, but those who sat and crafted this piece of legislation were way ahead of the time relative to ensuring that we are protected from substandard food , cosmetics and medical devices”, Cole added. He noted that the first line of defence utilised by the department is documentation, namely a free sale / health certificate. However, he said that there are occasions when importers may attempt to trick the system. “Some people come to us with a free sale document from November lasting until December next year “, he said, noting that many importers would at times photocopy the documents. Cole explained that the

Director of the GA-FDD , Marlan Cole speaking at the event on Tuesday importer would have to ensure that the prescribed documents cover the product which has to be freely sold and subject to regulatory oversight in the country of production before it is placed on the local market. “We would be unable to examine every container - do an analysis of every product “, Cole said, noting that “it would be virtually impossible so our first line of defense is to ensure the importer has the current documents”, he added The importer would have to have registered with the GA-FDD and Cole noted

that only 50% of importers are actually on the department’s register. While not naming the entity, Cole said that only one company in Guyana presents importation documents, which are readily in order. “If you come to the department and your document is not right, we say request a waiver from the country that the product is shipped from “, he said. However, in many cases persons would abuse the measure put in place, “and so have problems with authenticity of products,” he added.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday October 26, 2016

Mining officer’s testimony takes CoI by surprise By Avalon Barclay

THE Commission of Inquiry into the death of Keon Wilson, which occurred in a mining pit accident at Whitewater Backdam in the Puruni mining district of Region Seven last month, continued on Monday, and quite a few surprises emerged. One of those surprises came after the break yesterday, the second day of the hearing, when Senior Mining Engineer Dharampaul Chandan of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) declared: “Diaries are sometimes submitted via electronic copies. It was submitted so that information for

the third quarter can be registered. The diary was done in a tabular format.” Chandan’s statement was in response to a query from the Commission’s head, former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Presidential Adviser on the Environment, Rear Admiral (rtd) Gary Best, who wanted to know why he had been given an electronic copy rather than a hard copy of a certain document; and Chandan’s comment clearly took Best by surprise. Best responded: “I’m astounded to know that there is a part of the GGMC that allows the flow of electronic documents from one officer to another, since the infor-

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mation can be tampered with when in the hands of the supervisor.” The question at reference had to do in part with how Chandan, as the officer responsible for the area in which the accident occurred, had come to learn of the accident that claimed the life of the 33-year-old Wilson. Chandan replied that while he was not on site at the time of the accident, he was informed of it by Eventon Daly, Wilson’s boss, who told him that a mining pit had collapsed in the Puruni mining district. The other surprise occurred earlier in the day, when the Acting Commissioner of the Guyana Geology

& Mines Commission, Mr. Newell Dennison, told the Commission, inter alia, that other than a cease-work order (CWO) which has since been issued for the site where the accident occurred, no other measures have been put in place to preserve the integrity of the area for investigation purposes. “The area is not preserved using tapes or by any sign, but persons are not allowed to work on the site because of the CWO,” Dennison replied when the question was put to him by Commissioner Best. Pressed into saying what he thinks is happening at the site right now, Dennison replied: “No GGMC work is currently in progress, and the

area should remain the way the officers left it.” Asked next why someone had not been physically posted at the site to preserve its integrity until the investigations were completed, Dennison replied that that was not necessary; as the GGMC, like the police, had in its possession documents to substantiate what had occurred at the site at the time of the accident. He, however, added, “There are photos of the accident which we at GGMC are preserving as a form of evidence.” Commissioner Best then revealed that the post-mortem done on the body of Wilson showed that he died

of asphyxiation, a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body, which arises from abnormal breathing. Best, in closing yesterday’s hearing, noted that the storage of data is very important; and that if data is being sent around via electronic medium, avenues for tampering are inevitably created. Noting that “the heart of Man is desperately wicked,” Best said that when the hearing resumes, he would like to receive from the GGMC copies of the field books, check lists, and diaries of the mining officers who had been in charge of the area at the time of the accident.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday October 26, 2016

Brickdam lockups need to be completed ... From page 20

Georgetown is part, deals with close to 60 percent of the reports of serious crimes. Commissioner Ramnarine said that it is

challenging for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to find holding facilities for offenders in the division. “You have to eke out scarce mobile resources and manpower every day to traverse

long distances to detain suspects at other facilities,” the Commissioner explained. Commissioner Ramnarine explained that there is need for an increase in the number of holding cells at the Brick-

dam lockups. “They need to make it more efficient, they need to make it more accommodating and they need to address human rights issues,” Ramnarine explained. The Acting Commis-

sioner said that these concerns have been raised with the Ministry of Public Security, which has oversight responsibility for the GPF. “There needs to be more effort in terms of expediting,

enhancing that process. It’s a key facility (and) it should be given the requisite attention of more attention as the case demands,” Commissioner Ramnarine said. (GINA)

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WICB attacking Windies senior players, claims Pollard

WEST Indies A’s bowlers combined to pick up a 165run win in the first unofficial ODI against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla. The win was set up by their new-ball pair of Ronsford Beaton and Delorn Johnson, whose early strikes broke the back of Sri Lanka’s chase of 268.

Jon-Russ Jaggesar Offspinner Jon-Russ Jaggesar then accelerated Sri Lanka A’s slide with wickets

of the middle and lower order; he finished with career-best figures of 4 for 29 as Sri Lanka A were bowled out for 102. After electing to bat, West Indies A compiled 267 over two days, as rain intervened to push the match into a reserve day, just 12.5 overs into the innings. The innings was built around three important contributions. Opening batsman Kyle Hope set up the platform by holding his end amid frequent strikes. He top-scored with 81. West Indies A captain Jason Mohammed and Rovman Powell provided the late thrust with half-centuries. West Indies A began the reserve day on 69 for 2. Hope resumed on 28, with Andre Fletcher, on 7, for company. The two added another 42 for the third wicket, before Fletcher fell to the left-arm spin of Milinda Siriwardana. Hope added 63 with Mohammed for the fourth wicket be-

fore being bowled by Amila Aponso, the left-arm spinner. By that time, he had got to his second half-century and his List A career-best score. Powell then joined Mohammed and slammed 55 off just 35 balls, hitting three fours and as many sixes. Both Mohammed and Powell fell in the last over, but their efforts had helped West Indies A slap 93 in the last 10 overs. Beaton and Johnson took the first four wickets within seven overs of the chase to leave Sri Lanka A reeling at 26 for 4. Jaggesar entered the wickets column when he broke a 23-run fifth-wicket stand - the highest Sri Lanka A could put together - by dismissing Minod Bhanuka. He added the scalps of Chartih Aslanka and Dasun Shanaka to his name as the slide continued. Shehan Jayasuriya top-scored with 24 at No. 8, but that was of little significance to the result. Beaton finished with 3

Ronsford Beaton for 26 in 6.3 overs - his best in List A - and Johnson finished with 2 for 19 in four overs. The second match takes place in Kurunegala tomorrow, before the series concludes with the third and final game on Sunday in Colombo. (ESPN Cricinfo)

Road-kill Australia will lift at home, says Smith Australia captain Steven Smith has shrugged off his team’s lamentable form on tour and is adamant his side will lift for the test series against South Africa. Formerly top-ranked Australia have slipped to third in the world test rankings since being whitewashed 3-0 away to Sri Lanka and their one-day international team was belted 5-0 by the Proteas on tour. Australia’s squad for the three-match series against South Africa remains up in the air, with a number of struggling players given only one domestic Sheffield Shield match to find form ahead of the opening match in Perth from Nov. 3. “I’ve let that go,” Smith told Australian media of Sri Lanka, where Australia lost their first series in August. “It wasn’t a great tour and I’ve thought quite a lot about it since coming back home, ways we can improve in those conditions. “Results haven’t gone our way in the last couple of months but that’s the game of cricket sometimes. You have to move on and try and improve.”

Australia sent an under-strength team to South Africa for the one-day series and paid the price with the unprecedented whitewash. South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said he felt the tour might leave a mental “scar” on Smith’s side ahead of the test series. But Smith was having none of it. “It’s a completely different format of the game. We’ve got our two big guns back with (Mitchell) Starc and (Josh) Hazlewood,” he said of the pace duo. “The batters were a little bit disappointing ... but I’ve moved on from that now and it’s about focusing on this summer and test cricket.” Starc will be eased back into bowling this week in New South Wales’ Shield match against Queensland after suffering a bad gash on his leg during a freak training accident. Questions remain over Australia’s third seamer and who will open the batting with David Warner, as Shaun Marsh races to recover from a hamstring strain.

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DISCARDED West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has labeled his recent axing from the team as part of an attack on senior players by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in retaliation for the 2014 walkout of the India tour. “It’s an attack on senior players. Look at the team right now. Only Marlon Samuels is a senior guy around in most formats, others are ineligible outside of T20s because of their selection policy which inadvertently targets us. You could say our axing is the final puzzle of removing the seniors and they have come up with any reason that suits them to get certain KIERON POLLARD individuals out of the set-up,” Pollard told Espncricinfo. The 29-year-old Trinidadian was axed from the team earlier this month after chief of selectors Courtney Browne expressed concerns with not only the player’s form but attitude towards the game. During the tour of Pakistan, Pollard scored 43 runs and bowled only two overs in the three T20Is in September. In the three ODIs that followed, the all-rounder made 42 runs and took one wicket in 12 overs. West Indies lost both series 0-3 to Pakistan. Pollard was, however, quick to reject any notion that he put out a lack of effort during the tour. “A lot people tend to say Pollard and many of us are mercenaries and have given nothing to West Indies cricket. While it’s clear I don’t have the stats or the figures of a Brian Lara, nobody, as some were trying to suggest, can ever question my commitment or integrity while playing. Why would I wake up one morning and just decide I wouldn’t want to try? Scoring runs is how I survive.”(Sportsmax.com)

GFF inks MOU...

From back page is to bring the Guyanese Public along with us for the ride. The only way we could achieve this is by having our plans and works properly reported. We want to own the narrative, and the opportunity that Chronicle has extended to the GFF will help in that regard.” “ On behalf of the Executive, our 22 members, the fraternity and fans of the GFF, this is a ground-breaking opportunity for football and I am very encouraged that it is going to benefit both the GFF and Chronicle’s future.” In his remarks,Mr Williams thanked the GFF for the opportunity to work with the Federation in assisting to promote football, ”We are in a phase of rebranding and changing the face of the Chronicle,so we see this as a great opportunity where we can reach out to the young people who play the sport as well as the general public”. “Football as you know, we call it the ‘grassroots’ sport, and we recognize that as a state-owned newspaper we can play a big role in promoting the game and helping young people to find alternatives rather than getting involved in crime and other deviant behaviors’’. “We will do all that is required to honour this agreement and to ensure that whatever we signed on to,we meet it in both letter and spirit.Thanks for the opportunity to strategically promote football and the development of sport in general.On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff, thanks and I hope this will be a fruitful and beneficial agreement.”

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Friendship Secondary book

place in NSSCL final

... Zeeburg, School of Nations and East Ruimveldt also record wins FRIENDSHIP Secondary School registered a comfortable victory over Camille’s Institute,to book a place in the final of the 2016 edition of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary School Cricket League (NSSCL). It was a huge win for the Friendship lads as Camille’s Institute are the defending East Bank Demerara champions. Playing at Everest ground, Camille’s Institute batted first,but Levi Maggie’s bowl-

ing effort limited them to 103 all out off 21.3 overs. John Pulley contributed 26 as he was the only batsman to offer any resistance .Maggie returned figures of 4/18 as he made sure his team did not have to bigger target to chase. Also among the wickets for Friendship were Orlando Ghisiawan with 2/14 and Jonathan Jagdeo with 2/17. In reply, the confident Friendship team chased down their target with relative ease to finish on 104/4 in 22.3

overs,with Jeremiah Benjamin leading the way with 36. Lallbachan Arjune supported well with 20. Davendra Sankarsing took two of the wickets to fall,bowling for a dejected Camille Institute outfit. Over on the West Coast of Demerara, Zeeburg registered a comprehensive nine wicket victory over Stewartville as the West Coast Demerara zone of the NSSCL got underway last Friday. Batting first, the hapless Stewartville Secondary bats-

men limped to 54 all out in 11.5 overs. Bowling for Zeeburg, Andre Seepersaud took 4/10 while Nathan Bradford had 2/14. Zeeburg then eased their way to 57 for the loss of one wicket with Parmanand Prabhudyal scoring an unbeaten 35. At GNIC ground: School of the Nations won a close match against Richard Ishmael Secondary. Batting first after winning the toss, School of the Nations made 135 before they were dismissed in the 24 th over. Mark Ramsammy top scored with 67,while Christopher Baljeet contributed 20. Bowling for Richard Ishmael, Bryan Bowen took 4/21, Brandon Ramnarine had 2/18 and Juspice Jones also had 2/18.

total. Bowling for School of the Nations, Christopher Baljeet had impressive figures of 4/5 while Ramsammy returned with the ball to take 2/10. At GCC ground: East Ruimveldt Secondary beat North Ruimveldt Secondary in a low-scoring affair. North Ruimveldt, who were asked to take first strike, were dismissed for a meagre 54 in 14.2 overs. Shaquille Dunn was the only batsman to reach double figures, scoring 10. Bowling for East Ruimveldt, Rhasidi Benjamin had 3/5, Brian Fredericks took 3/4 and Manwar Khan claimed 2/14. East Ruimveldt lost six wickets in the process of scoring the 55 runs required for victory in the 12th over. Dequan Bamfield made a

Zeeburg’s Andre Seepersaud took four for 10 against Stewartville.

Rashidi Benjamin bowling for East Ruimveldt in their match against North Ruimveldt

Richard Ishmael then faltered in their run chase as they fell short by five runs,although they only batted 18.3 overs. Extras contributed 43 runs to the

responsible 33 not out to see his team to victory. Matches continue today in Georgetown with Christ Church Secondary battling School of the Nations at the

GCC ground in the North Zone semi-final while defending champions, Chase Academy face St John’s College at DCC ground in the other North Zone semi-final.

(REUTERS)-Ten-man AC Milan missed the chance to take provisional top spot in Serie A as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Genoa with Gabriel Paletta sent off and Juraj Kucka scoring an own goal yesterday. Genoa’s Serbian forward Nikola Ninkovic had opened the scoring after 11 minutes before Paletta was dismissed in the 56th. Kucka put the ball into his own net 10 minutes from time with Leonardo Pavoletti wrapping up the victory late on. Vicenzo Montella’s Milan stay third on 19 points from 10 games, two behind champions and leaders Juventus,

who they beat 1-0 on Saturday, while Genoa jump five places to seventh on 15. Juve host Sampdoria on Wednesday when second-placed AS Roma, who are level on 19 points with Milan, visit Sassuolo. The 21-year old Ninkovic, often in trouble at his former club Partizan Belgrade for failing to control his temper, finally showed a glimpse of his vast potential when he fired Genoa ahead with a diving header for his first Serie A goal. Ninkovic, who joined Genoa in February but was immediately loaned out to Chievo Verona, was replaced

by compatriot Darko Lazovic in the 54th minute moments before Milan defender Paletta was sent off for a lunging challenge on Luca Rigoni. That gave former Red Star captain Lazovic plenty of room to operate on the right flank and from one such raid Genoa doubled their lead when Kucka diverted the Serb’s teasing low cross past his own goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Pavoletti, also a second half substitute, made it 3-0 when he curled an unstoppable shot into the far corner in the closing stages as Milan fell apart at the back.

Ten-man Milan miss out on top spot

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, October 26, 2016

GBA/Terrence Alli National Open Championships Kerber turns on the style

GDF’s boxing strength to be tested beginning Friday evening

THE strength of the Guyana Defence Forces’ (GDF) boxing will be severely tested come Friday when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) stages the Terrence Alli National Open Tournament at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. According to reports coming out of gyms countrywide, the soldiers could very well lose their stranglehold which they have and their title that they successfully defended for a number of years.

Their main rival,the Guyana Police Force gym will be aiming for at least two titles:the middleweight and bantamweight.And they will be hoping that Dennis Thomas (middleweight) and Diwani Lampkin (lightweight) come good this weekend. Thomas is arguably the most experienced amateur boxer in Guyana at the moment, having represented Guyana at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Pan American Qualifiers, South American Games and the Caribbean Development Tournament. He reached the quarter finals of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland and was adjudged Best Boxer earlier that year at the four-nation Goodwill Games held right here in Guyana. Last year,the middleweight boxer was on the verge of winning Gold and was named Best Boxer of the Caribbean Devel-

(REUTERS)-England have named an unchanged squad for their tour of India with their all-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson not included in the initial 16-man list for the five-test series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday. Anderson, with 463 wickets in 119 matches, is recovering from a shoulder injury and has been left out of the squad for the opening Test in Rajkot starting on Nov. 9 and is doubtful for the second Test in Visakhapatnam. A recurrence of the injury forced the 34-year-old out of the current series against Bangladesh and his

availability for the remaining four tests in India, the world’s top-ranked side, will be left to medical staff. That means Jake Ball remains with the squad, which is unchanged from the twotest series in Bangladesh, after he was added to the party. England won the first test by 22 runs on Monday, with the second test beginning in Dhaka on Friday. Squad: Alastair Cook (capt), Moeen Ali, Zafar Ansari, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jake Ball, Gary Ballance, Gareth Batty, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Duckett, Steven Finn, Haseeb Hameed, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes.

Dennis Thomas

opment tournament.He received a dubious decision in the final of the Pan American Qualifiers held in Tijuana, Mexico last year June. Thomas scored an upset win overTrinidadian Aaron Prince in his first fight, but then lost a close encounter to Raul Sanchez of the Dominican Republic. In March of this year, Thomas suffered injuries in a motor cycle accident but has since recovered. Lampkin will be having his first competitive fight in almost a year after representing the Forgotten Youth Foundation Gym in last year’s Lennox Blackmoore National Intermediate championships ,when he won the best Boxer award after defeating GDF’s James Brisport by a unanimous points decision on the opening night in the lightweight contest, then returned two nights later to defeat GDF’s Akeem Henry in like manner.

The police gym are not the only one seeking to make their presence felt as the Republican Gym (Guyana Prison Service) will also be seeking the scalps of a few soldiers and others, and in this regard, Jason `AK 47’ Barker will read the `Riot Act’ to all comers,being fresh from his successful assault on his Barbadian and St. Lucian counterparts,against whom he captured Gold at the just concluded Carlton Hope/Lionel Hall Tri-Nation Memorial tournament in Barbados. But the soldiers are staking out their `enemies’ and are just waiting to launch their attack and their main hope of a title is their most experienced fighter,Clairmont Gibson,who was named best boxer at the just concluded Tri-Nation tournament in Barbados after he destroyed Ajayi Jones of the Barbados Defence Force on points and was subsequently named Best Boxer of the tournament.

Anderson absent again as England unchanged for India tour

James Anderson

to overwhelm Halep

By John O’Brien SINGAPORE,(Reuters)-Angelique Kerber produced a polished display to claim her second straight win at the WTA Finals with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Simona Halep yesterday the world number one virtually booking a spot in the semi-finals of the elite eight-woman event. In the second Red Group encounter, Madison Keys claimed her first win of the tournament in a battle between debutants when the American used her powerful forehand to overpower Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova 6-1 6-4. Kerber (2-0), who beat Cibulkova in her first match

the early exchanges. HIGH QUALITY The Romanian, however, was showing more patience and opted to keep Kerber pinned on the baseline rather than going for winners, the strategy paying off as she worked her angles beautifully to break back then hold to love for a 4-3 lead. Kerber was feeling the pressure but maintained her composure and consistency to first stave off her rampant opponent in the eighth game and then pressure Halep into a string of errors to cough up a decisive break of serve in the next. The German held comfortably to seal a high quality opening set in 43 minutes and carried the

Angelique Kerber of Germany in action against Simona Halep of Romania. REUTERS/Edgar Su on Sunday, was at her resilient best against Halep (1-1), standing firm when her opponent threatened and putting her foot on the accelerator when she sniffed an opportunity to pull away. The German entered the match trailing Halep, who thrashed Keys in her Red Group opener, 4-3 in their head-to-head meetings but the 28-year-old showed flashes of the form that brought her two grand slam titles in 2016. “I’m feeling very, very good here and it’s just great to win my second match here playing my best tennis,” Kerber said. “I’m trying to enjoy all my matches here and I hope the spectators can enjoy it as well.” Kerber came out flying, pushing Halep all around the court with her pinpoint groundstrokes to manufacture an immediate break, which the German consolidated with a gutsy hold after the Romanian set about attacking her opponent’s second serve. Halep was struggling to contain Kerber’s main weapon, her whipped forehand, and while the world number four’s athleticism and speed around the court kept her in the rallies, the German lefthander continued to dictate

momentum into the second when she reeled off her fifth game in a row to open a 2-0 lead before Halep finally stopped the rot by holding. The Romanian threw everything she had at Kerber in the next game in an attempt to get the set back on serve but the top seed’s remarkable retrieving skills and ability to hit winners while stretched out wide neutralised the threat. Exerting all that effort for no reward seemed to knock the stuffing out of Halep and Kerber pounced again to seize another break against a demoralised opponent to give her the breathing room she needed to seal an ultimately comfortable victory. In the late match, Keys (1-1) looked a completely different player to the one who surrendered meekly to Halep on Sunday when she jumped all over Cibulkova’s (0-2) serve to race through the first set in just 23 minutes. The Slovak improved to make a contest of it in the second set but a single break in the fifth game was all Keys needed to seal the contest, although the permutations available in the final pool games means all four players can still advance.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, October 26, 2016

‘Only basketball has complaints’ - says NSC IGG Organising committee By Daniel Haynes WITH only two days having passed since the completion of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG), the National Sports Commission (NSC) has already been asked to answer some questions posed by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF). The questions were contained in an email sent out by the GABF President Nigel Hinds, and referred to the accommodations as well as stipends for the basketball delegation which the NSC had agreed to. The Guyanese were housed at the Windjammer Hotel with 6 males in a room and 3 females in another room,while the Surinamese delegation stayed at the Princess Ramada Hotel,the email stated. In an exclusive meeting with the Guyana Chronicle, three of the four members on the IGG organizing committee (OC) from the NSC answered those questions. The three members included Lavern Fraser (Chairperson of the OC), Seon Erskine and Gervy Harry,whose names were all copied on the email sent out by Hinds.

The first to speak was Fraser, who outlined irregularities that occurred where protocols were supposed to be followed. According to Fraser “It has always been the policy as it pertains to IGG that it is done in collaboration with NSC and the various parent associations who have the responsibility of preparing their teams for the competition”, she added “The NSC has responsibilities for hosting the competition and handling all logistics that come with it.” Fraser stated that in the protocol,there were specific details relating to how many athletes and officials would be on the team. Fraser also stated “For Basketball, there were 12 males and females and 4 officials stated in the protocol, GABF submitted a list of 12 male and female players and 9 team officials despite several meetings we would have with them.” She added that while they did not limit the amount of officials, they stated they would fall under the purview of the GABF. She also mentioned the thought process involved in hosting the Surinamese at the Princess Ramada. “It was

A photo of one of the rooms

our thought that in an effort to ensure that whenever our team has to travel to another country,we will be afforded the best possible accommodation;and in order to guarantee that,we had to extend an olive branch.” Harry was the next to speak and he opened up by stating “do suh nuh like suh”. “These complaints Mr. Hinds is making he must also remember he owes staff who he agreed to pay for cleaning of the facility for hosting of CBC and DC

Jammers that he agreed to by email,” said Harry. He stated that there were no official handing over of equipment and rooms to the NSC, adding that the NSC is still waiting on the kits, manuals and anything else towards the basketball goals maintenance. The maintenance of the basketball goals was also an issue mentioned in the email by Hinds. “We the NSC have asked for someone to oversee maintenance of the goals and asked

ELITE CLUBS...

The views of the Elite Clubs continued Slingerz FC

“WE are not against any expansion of the League, but the way it was done is our concern. The methodology in this case is of serious concern and shows total disregards for rules governing the sport and once we allow this type of attitude to dictate the sport,we will have to live with the wrong being right thereafter, so we will stand up for what is correct.

“The present situation has had a serious effect on the club economically,since we have been training since last month and travelling to play practice games with the hope that the League will resume.” “Every training session has a cost attached and we cannot be spending money daily and there is no sign as to when we will have a start. This is a tremendous setback for the club in terms of competitive preparation for the CFU club Championship.” “It is also obvious that this stand- off will leave the sport with a void and the fans no doubt will lose interest which consequently will be a high cost to rebuild the trust of the fraternity and the stakeholders. It is a sad day for the sport due to dictatorship which has been rejected”.

Georgetown Football Club “We were written to by the Federation with proposals for a number of widespread changes, not just the inclusion of two teams, and this was two weeks before the start of the League, before any consultation. It is important that anyone making statements be reminded that it is much more than the expansion of the League. We are not against any expansion but the manner in which it is being imposed after we agreed on an initial 2-year period void of Promotion, Relegation or addition. Our Club has been feeling it financially since we have brought in a Brazilian Coach and player and I know other clubs have

been spending to prepare for the League. If we are serious about building a financially viable and sustainable league,we cannot change the financial goal posts two weeks before kick-off without consultation with those who actually have to pay the bills. This whole scenario is not good for the sport and surely does not reflect well for the current executive of the GFF.

Mr. K.P Thomas, who is the person in charge of maintaining the goals for three weeks,straight to look at the goals and all we got were promises,” said Harry. Erskine helped to put the issue into context by stating that there were no complaints from any other discipline regarding their accommodation and stipend. “To this point we have only received complaints from the GABF, no other discipline has raised complaints and throughout the entire process the only discipline that

has given us issues is basketball,” said Erskine. This year’s IGG saw 7 disciplines,with 5 being played indoors at the two indoor facilities Guyana has. The organising committee stated that taking everything into consideration, they should be given pass-marks for the handling of the games. The committee also came to the conclusion that the contracting of coaches and team managers was done on the part of the GABF and just like in the CBC games earlier in July, the GABF should handle the payments. “We paid the game officials and referees as was our responsibility.” The committee also stated that there were no complaints brought that accommodations affected the performance of the team but that Hinds himself stated there were technical faults. The meeting finished with the committee stating that the NSC is always open to any suggestions on bettering their management and adding “It begs the question why is Nigel Hinds the only one complaining, if the team managers nor coaches have voice any complaints with us?”

Lewis is CANOC interim president Trinidad and Tobago’s Brian Lewis has been made interim president of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC). Lewis, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) received a unanimous vote to replace Barbadian Steve Stoute, who tendered his resignation at CANOC’s Annual General Assembly in Guadeloupe on Sunday. Stoute had stated in 2014 that he would be stepping down two years into his fouryear term. Lewis will serve as interim president until the CANOC

Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for Barranquilla, Colombia, in February 2017. He urged the members to commit to the several important resolutions that emerged from last Saturday’s CANOC Workshop on governance. He said the resolutions serve as the critical roadmap for the organization. Meanwhile, Suriname Olympic Committee’s Astra Singh created a bit of history when she was elected to serve on the CANOC Executive, filling the vacancy left by Stoute. She is the first woman to serve on the CANOC Executive.

CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Wednesday October 26, 2016) COMPLIMENTS OF THE TROPHY STALL-Bourda Market & The City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & AUDREY’S TASTY SNACKETTE-176 Charlotte Street, Georgetown (Tel: 226-4512) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1) May 20-24, Warner Park, St. Kitts (2) 61 Tests Today’s Quiz: (1) How many Pakistanis have now captained against the WI in Tests? (2) Put these in order beginning with the man who has scored most Test runs: Desmond Haynes; Chris Gayle; Gordon Greenidge; Clive Lloyd Answers in tomorrow’s issue

GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday October 26, 2016

Pakistan beat Windies by 133 runs, clinch series

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Leg-spinner Yasir Shah took six second-innings wickets in Pakistan’s crushing 133-run second Test win over West Indies in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday as they took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The wily spinner finished with 6-124 to secure his second ten-wicket haul in Test cricket after claiming four wickets in the first innings as West Indies were bowled out for 322 before tea on a weary fifth and final day pitch at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Shah had deprived West Indian batsman Jermaine Blackwood his second Test hundred when he bowled him for 95 in the pre-lunch session. West Indies, set a mammoth 456-run target for an unlikely victory, still fought hard and batted for 108 overs with Shai Hope also scoring a fighting 41. Hope and Devendra Bishoo fought for 45 runs during their eighth-wicket stand before left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar (2-51) had Hope and Bishoo (26) caught to finish the match.

In between Babar ’s wickets, Shah had Miguel Cummins bowled for nought to finish the match with figures of 10-210, having taken 4-86 in the first

Captain Misbah-ul-Haq showed delight at the series win. “It’s a good win and I am very happy,” said Misbah, who equalled

Yasir Shah celebrates his sixth wicket against the West Indies on the 5th day in Abu Dhabi. (Getty Images) innings. Pakistan won the first Test by 56 runs in Dubai, leaving the third and final Test in Sharjah starting from Sunday inconsequential.

Imran Khan’s record of most matches as Pakistan captain with 48. But this is Misbah’s 23rd victory while Imran had only 14. “The pitch was not help-

ing the spinners so it was tough to get West Indies out even on a fifth day pitch but we have match-winners like Shah who bowled very well.” Meanwhile, West Indian captain Jason Holder was pleased with his team’s fight despite the defeat. “We’ve showed signs of improvement,” said Holder who has now lost eight of his 11 Tests as captain. “Unfortunately we weren’t able to start the game the way we like. They scored too many runs on the first day, we didn’t bat well in the first innings. Pleased with the guys like Blackwood, the way they showed application.” Blackwood defied Pakistan’s spin-cum-pace attack in the first session by adding 63 for the fifth wicket with Roston Chase (20) and another 57 with Hope for the sixth to counter the weary pitch. When it seemed Blackwood would complete his second Test hundred, Shah produced a beautiful delivery which kept straight and hit the batsman’s pad, dislodging the stumps. Blackwood hit 11 bound-

Seaboard Marine CMRC round four…

‘Hollywood’ Gore returns to Guyana

By Stephan Sookram

JAMAICAN speedster Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore will headline a threeman team to Guyana for the final leg of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC)to be held in November. Chronicle sport has learnt that Gore, along with group four two wheel drive competitor Peter Rae and super stock competitor Norman Chung,has shipped his machine to Guyana last Friday. Gore, who currently holds the circuit record at South Dakota, a whopping 33.401 during the 2014 November meeting,was the fastest recorded around the track and his entry to the final round can only serve to add excitement. He will be seeking to rekindle the battle started in Jamaica with two time Caribbean Champion Kristian Jeffrey,who

Flashback;Jamaica’s Doug Gore’s Audi TT leads Kristian Jeffrey’s Evolution and Mark Maloney’s Mazda Rx3 at the first round of the CMRC 2016 at Jamwest.At back are Jamaicas Chris Campbell (BMW M5) and Trinidad’s Franklyn Boodram’s Renault Megane (Stephan Sookram Photo) is expected to go all out having essentially won the all-wheel drive Caribbean Championship title. Meanwhile,things will be totally different with Peter Rae, who is still a contender for the Group four two wheel drive title, where he currently sits third.

Rae, a long- time supporter of the Guyana leg,has a realistic chance at the 2016 title,but Trinidadian Frankie Boodram and Barbados’ Mark Maloney stand in his way. H e , h o w e v e r, h a s a chance to win that elusive title this time around. Norman Chung is the

third member of Team-Jamaica and brings a wealth of experience,having toured the rest of the Caribbean before. The cars are expected here on November 10th in time for practice on the 11 th, qualifying on the 12th and race-day on 13th.

aries during his enterprising 127-ball stay. Shah then trapped Jason Holder leg before for 16 to complete his five-wicket haul, the second in the series. Resuming at 171-4 West Indian pair Blackwood and Chase batted without any problems for the first nine overs, but in the tenth of the day Shah produced a sharp

turning ball which took the edge off Chase’s bat to wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed for an easy catch. Pakistan took the second new ball with the score on 223-5 but Blackwood hit two boundaries in Sohail Khan’s first over. Shah then took two more wickets to derail West Indies’ fight.

SCOREBOARD

PAKISTAN 1st innings 452 (Y. Khan 127, Misbah-ulHaq 96, A. Shafiq 68, S. Ahmed 56; S. Gabriel 5-96)

West Indies 1st innings 224 (Y. Shah 4-86) Pakistan 2nd innings 227 for 2 decl (A. Ali 79, A. Shafiq 58no, S. Aslam 50) West Indies 2nd innings (Overnight: 171-4; Target: 456 runs) K. Brathwaite lbw b Nawaz 67 L. Johnson b Shah 9 Da. Bravo c Nawaz b R. Ali 13 M. Samuels c&b Shah 23 J. Blackwood b Shah 95 R. Chase c S. Ahmed b Shah 20 S. Hope c Y. Khan b Babar 41 J. Holder lbw b Shah 16 D. Bishoo c Misbah-ul-Haq b Babar 26 M. Cummins b Shah 0 S. Gabriel not out 7 Extras (b-4 lb-1) 5 Total (all out, 108 overs) 322 Fall of wickets: 1-28 L. Johnson,2-63 Da. Bravo,3-112 M. Samuels,4-124 K. Brathwaite,5-187 R. Chase,6-244 J. Blackwood,7-266 J. Holder,8-311 S. Hope,9-312 M. Cummins,10-322 D. Bishoo Bowling: So. Khan 14 - 3 - 44 – 0,R. Ali 23 - 2 - 69 – 1, Y. Shah 39 - 5 - 124 – 6, Z. Babar 22 - 5 - 51 – 2, M. Nawaz 10 - 0 - 29 – 1.

JFF president, association head go to war after resignation request JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) president, Captain Horace Burrell, is an angry man. The annoyance comes from a letter delivered by president of the St Ann Football Association, Danny Beckford, asking the JFF boss to resign. “The first move is for you as the president and your general secretary to leave the football asministration ASAP,” read the letter from Beckford. According to Beckford, Jamaica’s football has regressed under the leadership of Burrell, inclusive of much wasting of resources, to the detriment of parish associations. Beckford went on to say that Captain’s style of leadership has meant the organisations involved in building the nation’s football do not have a say in the decisions of the JFF, lending to a way forward that is just Burrell’s vision. Beckford and Burrell seemed to have the same ideas about Jamaica’s football until the former broke ranks to back the election campaign of Orville Powell, who went on to lose comfortably to Burrell last year. The St Ann FA president included a threat in his letter, addressed to the president and all members of his executive, saying; “And there will be efforts to remove you if not voluntarily walking away. It is imperative to save our football from you and your aforementioned flawed vision of our sport. The ball is in your half.” Burrell has not minced his words in response to the threat, saying the JFF executive would be dealing with the issue. “This is the second time this man has done that in weeks and almost all the existing (JFF) members have written in and have disassociated themselves,” said Burrell, in a response to the Jamaica Observer. “My official response is that Mr Beckford will be dealt with by the executive committee, as more than 90 per cent (of executives) have expressed their displeasure in the letter and they will deal with him at the next meeting,” said Burrell.(Sportsmax.com)

WICB attacking Windies senior players, claims Pollard See story on page 27

GFF inks MOU with Chronicle See story on page 26

(From L to R): All Smiles!Chronicle’s Akash Persaud(Marketing Officer),Nigel Williams(Editor-in-Chief),GFF’s President, Wayne Forde,GFF’s Technical Director, Ian Greenwood, General Secretary Trevor King(ag), and Marketing Director, Dario Mc Kinnon. (Adrian Narine photo) THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the country’s oldest Daily newspapers, when the Guyana Chronicle was chosen as the official ‘Football Print Publication Partner’ in all promotional material

and fora, controlled by the GFF. The simple signing ceremony of the MOU was done at the Federation’s Boardroom with the GFF’s President, Wayne Forde,and Editor in Chief of the Guyana Chronicle, Nigel Williams,affixing their signatures to the

2-year deal in the presence of other officials of the two entities. The partnership aims to establish an open editorial in the Sunday edition of the Chronicle for perspectives on the ‘Beautiful Game’ as well as a twice-weekly Infomercial Strips during

the football season and once weekly during the out of season period. Forde,in highlighting the benefits of partnering with The Guyana Chronicle,gave an overview of the deal before the signing, ”Today marks a symbolic accomplishment for the

GFF. Football over the past years has not enjoyed the opportunity to have its programmes and plans strategically located within the network of our Print Media and we saw it fit to engage the attention of the Guyana Chronicle, which is traditionally a strong newspaper,

but I think with the presence of football,will get even stronger”. “Over the next couple of years we are going to be very active in the development of the Sport in laying a lasting and sustainable foundation.One of the key objectives

Brazil soccer great Carlos Alberto dead at 72 (REUTERS)-Carlos Alberto, who scored one of the greatest goals in World Cup history while captaining Brazil to glory in the 1970 final against Italy, has died aged 72 following a heart attack. The marauding right back scored his team’s fourth goal in a 4-1 win over Italy in Mexico’s Azteca Stadium, a thumping drive that ended a move involving eight players, before hoisting the Jules Rimet trophy as Brazil won the title for the third time. “I am saddened by the death of my friend and brother Carlos Alberto, our beloved Captain, and I remember the times that we were together at Santos, Brazil and the (New York) Cosmos, where we formed a winning partnership,” Pele said in one of the many tributes from former greats. Carlos Alberto was a

classy defender who played for Fluminense, Santos, Flamengo and the Cosmos

at Fluminense in his home city of Rio de Janeiro.However, his best days were at

The full back was also one of the first major football talents to play in the

(Flashback): Carlos Alberto lifted the Jules Rimet trophy at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico in 1970 and earned the nickname ‘The Captain’ for his leadership qualities. He won his first titles

Santos where, alongside his friend Pele, he won two first division titles and five Sao Paulo state trophies.

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U.S.,when he joined the Cosmos. “We’re deeply saddened by the loss of Carlos Al-

berto, a legendary player and wonderful person,” The New York club said on Twitter. “He’ll always remain part of the Cosmos family.” LEADING ROLE A f t e r re t u r n i n g t o Brazil as a coach, he led Flamengo to the Brazilian first division title in 1983 and Fluminense to the Rio de Janeiro state championship in 1984. On retiring from the game,Carlos Alberto worked as a commentator and brand ambassador, but will always be remembered for his leading role in the 1970 Brazil side, which is often referred to as the greatest football team of all time. He captained a group of players who went to Mexico,with little time to gel,and under a new manager. Carlos Alberto was a nat-

ural leader, even in a side that boasted all-time greats such as Tostao, Gerson, Rivellino and Jairzinho as well as Pele. Many of the players were captains at their clubs but they preferred to be led by Carlos Alberto, who had poise and presence and was not averse to dressing down his more celebrated teammates. Tributes poured in from around the football world with football’s governing body FIFA calling the defender a “born leader” and the Brazilian Football Confederation announcing a minute’s silence before this weekend’s fixtures. “Carlos Alberto Torres was an example of guts and leadership,” Brazil’s President Michel Temer said on Twitter. “I’m saddened by the loss of the captain who led Brazil to their third World Cup win.” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016