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The Ministry of Education is working feverishly to address what they believe are glitches in the system, hampering the smooth functioning of the nation's education mechanisms. On the instruction of Education Minister Rupert Roopnarine a Commission of Inquiry (COI) was conducted to ascertain the state of the country's education system. handed over to the minister last week by COI Chairman Ed Caesar, many issues were unearthed from policies, programs, government/parent/teacher commitment to infrastructure and its maintenance. Technical Adviser to the Education Minister, Vincent Alexander told the Guyana Chronicle (NY) that the ministry, as it carries out its functions, is at the By ZENA HENRY

collecting a salary. While an administrative investigation is expected it was related that these cases have turned up where a teacher is listed to be paid under a school but was transferred to

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ings were built and schools transfened, even their names changed, but never gazette, yet teachers are being paid under a school that legally, does not exist. The chairman said that some schools, particularly in the Hinterland region were uncomfortable for learning since they lacked proper ventilation, and adequate space, while other hazards exists. The chairman called for a school design committee that would oversee the construction and maintenance of schools'

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same time reviewing its policies and modes of operation. "Our aim is to look at all the policies and their implementation." Alexander said that administrative capabilities and execution styles are also being looked at in-depth to prevent inconsistencies that would have occurred in the past, while providing a comfortable and sustainable environment for educating the nation's children. Among the specific issues identified by the COI chairman were; the appearance of none existent teachers

grams, as they called for more wholesome foods, rather than the biscuits and box juices they say children complain so much about. The chair said that education stakeholders have questioned whether government is getting value for money, based on what the food contractors are supplying. Parents and teachers also had problems with the Automatic Promotion program which was implemented by the last government. This allowed students to

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move on to the next class even if they had failed the grade. The idea was somewhat patterned off the US's "no child left behind" policy given the similarity. But Guyanese parents and teachers have described the program as a total failure saying students are going to higher classes without the basics from the ones before. The COI warned the current government to be prudent in their administrative policies to see less of the current issues arising. At last year's Education Month Rally, President David Granger said that Guyanese children must become 'A' students. They must have access to education, attend school regularly and they must strive to attain the highest possible level of education. The theme was, "Each child matters: stakeholders unite for the enhancement of education". The President said that the only way that Guyana's children will be able to fulfil their responsibilities to themselves, their families, their communities and to the nation as a whole is if every single citizen embraces this (education) mandate." The President said that Education under Guyana's Constitution is an entitlement to every child. He said they must be provided with the opportunity to attend school and have a full education.

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...for surpassing declaration THE Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has congratulated small and medium-scale miners for surpassing their gold declarations in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016. "All miners should be commended for continuing to play their cracial role in bolstering Guyana's economy in this time of reduced investment and economic slowdown. The gold-mining sector continues to be the only shining beacon in our economy, without which the

country would traly be in a dismal state." the GGDMA said in a release. However, the body claimed that while the gold and diamond-mining sector is recognised by Government for its importance in bolstering the country's economy, many of the needs of the small and medium-scale operators continue to be ignored by the powers that be. This, the GGDMA said, has brought a lot of unease to the minds of miners in recent times, pointing out that miners are hardworking, risk-taking individuals, whose contribu-

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tions have proven vital to the growth and development of Guyana. It has noted that despite the execution of agreements since December last year with the Government to allow tax-compliant miners to benefit from certain welcomed concessions on fuel and materials utilised in the sector, none of these benefits have been realised by any miner to the best of the association's knowledge. The GGDMA contends that this is mainly as a result of bureaucratic bottle-necks experienced at the level of GGMC and other agencies. "Given that approximately over four months have elapsed

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paganda purposes? We truly hope that this is not the case and wait to be proven wrong. "Also, despite our efforts to educate miners on the new tax regime and their obligations to GRA. we do not believe that the majority of small and medium-scale operators truly grasp what we

are now faced with as regards record-keeping, remittances of the higher tributor's tax. filing of returns in 2018. etc. We believe that many miners are operating in a 'business-as-nsnaT fashion and they will not feel the brant of their ill-advised activities until they have to make up their books and file tax returns come 2018." In light of the foregoing, the GGDMA is advising ah small and medium-scale miners to immediately seek advice from a reputable accounting firm, so that they put their affairs in order to be fully compliant with the new tax regulations.

Gmgetm to consider return of Green conference and Expo The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is considering the return of its ambitious Green conference and expo which was held to promote the city's "new" attitude toward helping Guyana become a green state. According to information com-

longer-term goal being encouraged for the larger observers of Earth Day is to see every student around the world graduating high school as an environmental and climate literate

David Granger, has brought greater enthusiasm to what was relatively a dormant eco-based discussion. He had said that, "Guyana emphasizes the need to build greater awareness

citizen.

of the adverse effects of climate

ing out of the municipality, discus-

This year's Green Conference and Expo will seek to promote in-

To ensure eco-literate citizens, new innovative ideas on environ-

change, and its threats to planet earth."

sions are being held to have the event hosted in tune with this year's

creased eco-education in keeping with the Earth Day theme which is

mental consciousness and self -ex-

He reminded that humanity has

pressions of love and dedication to

Earth Day theme which is ""Environmental and Climate literacy."

dedicated to the ambitious goal of achieving global climate and envi-

the natural environment is required.

no other home but 'earth and its ecosystems' and urged harmonious

ronmental literacy in the space of

The M&CC said it is especially cognizant of the need to inform and col-

collaborations between humans and

The Guyana Chronicle (NY) was told that the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is maintaining its path of revitalizing the City of Georgetown and fulfilling its mission to

Since the aim is to provide as much information as possible and

reenergize eco-consciousness and friendliness amongst inhabitants of

educate as many as possible, the municipality is looking forward to

the capital. The Georgetown Municipality said it has pledged its efforts to rebrand, renew and revitalize the capital based on the Presidential order

nature. He said the effort must be made to cover all bases on the national environment and its conservation.

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programs be done in a comprehensive, green framework.

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on school children. The M&CC has also expressed

more educational and interactive ac-

three years, by Earth Day 2020.

laborate with commercial entities to

tivities are needed to ensure the best eco-literate correspondences are

"Events that will educate people about the issues of our natural

ensure they conduct their businesses within the confines of environmen-

held between the municipality and citizens."

environment are being particularly encouraged this year, and one

tal protection. The M&CC

said President

its intention to seek the participation of overseas Guyanese who are associated with this aspect of study and expertise. A date has not yet been set for the event.

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Every political party has its loyalists. It does not matter whether their reasons are based on race, financial gain, or other personal agendas. These persons are the everyday people we meet and interact with. They are your doctors, barbers, health workers, accountants, etc. A person that is politically inclined usually has their party of

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Sprouts might say that it depends on the actions of the individual, and the manner in which they execute their duties. In Guyana however, it seems that even when evidence is provided, it apparently makes no differ-

choice, which of course is who he/she are loyal to. Let's take, for instance, state workers; they are employed to serve the country and not the political party whether they are in power or not. State workers also have the right to their political preferences. When identifying with a political party, it is often that a person has been a supporter of that party for a long time. And in Guyana for example, it is more than likely that a person supportive of a political party is a generational supporter; having grown up knowing their parents supported that particular party. One cannot ignore the fact however that it is almost impossible mentally to extract your personal biases and preferences when dealing with matters that could be affected by political association or affiliation. One may try their utmost to remain neutral and moral in the execution of one's duties and that is commendable. But what about those persons who have no interest in keeping their biases out of the execution of

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ence, because in some cases loyalists are defended by the party heirarchy, especially if they are in power, if they are in the opposition, the popular term being used to defend them is "witch-hunting." There are a lot of arguments still ongoing about some of the government workers who remain in the system and are alleged to be loyalists of the opposition party. In fact, the frank argument is that the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) government is being sabotaged. Within this very argument are statements that external forces were helping to control the flow of the economy by spending less, hoarding foreign currencies and decreased production levels, among other markers of an alleged deliberate and structured external interference. Now, the talk of the internal penetration is getting louder. Earlier it was found out that the government's budget plans were being leaked by opposition loyalists inside

the Finance Ministry. It was also said that opposition loyalists still employed by the Attorney General's office were also leaking time-sensitive information to their party. The latest matter which might become the next topic of possibly an internal sabotage is the "poor management" of the country's Central Bank. The word is getting out that the Finance Minister personally attended one of the Bank of Guyana's Board meetings to express his utter dissatisfaction with the way in which the bank is being managed. The foreign currency shortage and management of commercial banks among other issues are not being handled competently, the charges laid by the Minister stated. A court case is ongoing after a massive multi-million dollar money laundering ring was discovered with key players being state employees that worked in the system before the new government took charge. In fact the report is that when the present government came into power, the ring was paused in case anyone was removed from their post. When they were not removed, the activity went full speed ahead on duping the country's financial system. Commentators are saying however that it is only now that the new government is realizing that listening to the claims of witch hunting and their maintaining opposition loyalists in key positions, could translate to bad governance and possibly, the cost of their leadership. It might not be a pleasant sight to see persons joining the bread line, but any wise and prudent government, would eliminate all forces that seek to hinder the smooth functioning of their implemented systems and thereby hamper the country's progress. It would be hard to understand why any government would want a 'Trojan Horse' standing in their courtyard.

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terloo plantations. The remaining 80 ers arrived after May 5. On January lin the history of this South American country — Indian Arwere taken to Belle Vue Estate in De- 26, 1845 the 'Lord Hunger' left Calrival Day. I learned in elementary school that Indians were merara. At the time, both Berbice and cutta with 162 passengers on board brought to the country to supplement the depleted labour force on Demerara were separate colonies. Of and arrived in Georgetown on May the sugar plantations. However, the event was never celebrated and the number who arrived on the 4, 1845. On July 21, 1845, the "Sucthere was no public holiday. Commemorating the day as a public Whitby there were 233 men, 5 cess" arrived with 231 passengers. The "Nester" arrived 26 December holiday began in 2004. An article in Daily Chronicle (May 6,2007) women and 6 children. The Hesperus left Calcutta on the same year with 233 passengers. observes that, "even though the holiday takes on more significance Persons who came on the same 29 January, 1838 with 165 passengers for East Indians, who celebrate the arrival of the first batch of workand arrived in Guyana on May 5. ship were considered ship brothers ers on May 5,1838, it is also meant to reflect on the life of the PorThirteen of the passengers died during (jahajis) and ship sisters (jahajins). It tuguese, Chinese and Africans who came under the indentureship the journey. The remaining 135 men. must be noted that at the very beginsystem." ning, indentured laborers labelled BACKGROUND f themselves East Indians, not M After slavery was abolished in "coolies." Parbattie Ramsarran says L British Guiana (now Guyana) on 1 fi that: "East Indians was a milder form August, 1834, slaves abandoned the 1 of departure from the category of inplantations in droves. Consequently, dentured laborers when compared to plantations were shut down at alarmI •G Y. the more disparaging label of Coolie." ing rates and agriculture production The labourers were mainly fell drastically. The planters sought Hindu and Muslim; but their interways to solve the problem. At first, faith unity prevented rivalry. This they brought labourers from the unity has served their descendants exBritish Caribbean and Africa to augtremely well over the years. ment the small supply of ex-slaves A further contributing factor to who continued working on the planthe unity was the belief that the caste tations. However, the number proved system (categorizing of people into inadequate and between 1834 and socioeconomic levels, based upon 1839 workers were brought from Ger- ik; t V their occupation and income, wealth many, England, Scotland, Ireland and FLASHBACK: Guyanese celebrating 'INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY' and social status), would disappear by Portugal. They were known as "Gladstone 6 women and 11 children were dis- their migration. Through the years, This did not solve the problem Coolies" tributed between the 8th and lOlh of the spirit of unity has manifested itself and plantation owners sought other When the ship arrived in May, to the plantations Vreed-en- in various situations — forming sources. John Gladstone, father of Guyana, it sailed to Berbice, where stein, Vreed-en-hoop and Anna groups singing Ramayan, Bhajanas William Ewart Gladstone (British 164 of its passengers disembarked Regina. reading of the Holy Quran and obPrime Minister 1892-94) and the and were taken to Highbury and WaOther ships with Indian labourowner of West Demerara plantations. (continued on page 22) Vreed-en-Hoop and Vreed-en-Stein, requested permission from the Secretary of State for permission to recruit Jj. Boston Shipping •rv labourers from India to work in Guyana for a 5-year period. After completing this term (known as in* , Inc. dentureship) they could return to India. His request was granted. We Make Shipping Overseas as Easy as Shipping Next Door He wrote a letter dated January TO WE SHIP 4, 1836, to the Calcutta recruiting firm of Gill cinders, Arbuthnot and Co. inquiring about the possibility of obtaining Indian immigrants for his estates. The firm replied that Indians were already working in Mauritius and they did not foresee any problems in recruiting them to Guyana. Other plantation owners joined in the "Gladstone's Experiment." The first recruits came from from Calcutta (now Kolkata). They were transported by two ships, the Whitby and the Hesperus. The former left Calcutta on January 13, 1838 with 249 "coolies" and arrived in Guyana May 5,1838. (The word "coolie" is a corruption of the Tamil word "kuli" and refers to an unskilled labourer.)

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Labour struggle THE trade union movement in Guyana continues to struggle to unify its members, a reality that was on full display at Monday's annual Labour Day parade. And though the tw o main umbrella unions- Federation of Independent Trade Union of Guyana (FITUG) and Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) were able for the second consecutive year to hold one rally and one march, they are really not paying attention to their members.most of whom yearn for new leadership. Any casual observer would have noticed that apart from the revelry and perhaps the occasion to interact.workers who showed up at the rally had little interest in what their union leaders had to say. which was evident by the hundreds who opted not to go to the rally following the march. And even those who attended the rally, for most part were too busy catching up with their colleagues to pay any heed to what was being said. Such a response should not be seen as disrespect but rather a show of anger from workersmany of whom have seen little for being part of a union. The annual May Day event has its genesis in workers losing their lives and suffering injuries during strike action to protest for just working conditions, notably an 8-hour work day (4th May 1886. Chicago. USA). This act by the workers, which is consistent with the universal right to self-determination, freedom of association, collective bargaining and involvement in management and decision-making processes that affect one's wellbeing have shaped universal declarations, charters, conventions and local laws. While the right to freedom of association respects the right not to associate, those who choose to associate and work as a collective should be allowed to do so. However, when the workers participated in activities yesterday they did so in an environment that had markedly changed. The vast majority of workers do not see their unions as capable enough of representing them, which has led many to give up their membership. May Day rallies were used in the past to galvanise workers to promote their rights and also lobby for better working conditions. It is the one day when workers and their representatives have the country's leaders' attention, but instead the occasion over the years has been used to settle political scores. The result is that not much is achieved for workers on Labour Day. There is no denying that most of the heads of trade union organisations here have been in those positions for the past three decades- some even longer. Their presence has effectively killed the spirit of young activists raring to make a significant contribution. There needs to be sweeping changes such like being attempted at the Guyana Public

...as border controversy mediation intensifies MINISTER of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge on Wednesday announced that as the mediation continues on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, UN Secretary General,Antonio Guterres' appointed personal representative, Dag Halvor Nylander of Norway, would be "in and out of Guyana over the next few weeks quite frequently." The Norwegian envoy who dealt with the Colombian peace process has been assigned to try to settle the longstanding border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela by the end of the year. If that process fails, then Guyana will be on its way to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for hnal settlement. Speaking at a press conference held at his Ministry's conference room. Greenidge who was accompanied by Director General. Ministry of Foreign Alfairs.Audrey Waddle.said the border controversy remains on the front burner and noted that Guyana will abide by the decision of the UN Secretary-General to

Norwegian Diplomat, Dag Halvor Nylander have another try at mediation this year. "The dialogue with the partners at the international level takes place... the UN Secretary- General continues to dialogue with us through his personal representative and we expect that he will be in and out of Guyana over the next few weeks quite frequently." Greenidge disclosed too that the border controversy was also discussed with British Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Rt. Hon. Baroness Anelay of St. Johns DBE.during her meeting with President David Granger and other government officials on Tuesday.

He said among other issues, the Baroness and President Granger spoke of the challenges as it relates to the controversy. Guyana has long resolved that the only way to settle the controversy is by way of a juridical settlement at the ICJ. Baroness Anelay after departing Guyana will be visiting Venezuela and Trinidad. The Foreign Affairs Minister reminded that the Arbitral Award of 1899 was an award that arose from United States' pressure on Britain in 1895. It was reflected in a treaty of 1897 and the 1897 treaty was signed by the United Kingdom. "The award was accepted by the Venezuelan government just as it was accepted by representatives of the United Kingdom and in 1966 when the Geneva agreement was first signed.it was signed by Venezuela and Britain... in February of 1966." Greenidge noted when Guyana became independent in May. 1966 the agreement was signed. "So it (Great Britain) was the principal signatory to that agreement and in that regard it has a

responsibility and a role. So that is why that arose and we spoke a little bit of what might be required." he said in relation to the role the British Government has in the controversy. Meanwhile. Guyana had welcomed the announcement by the UN Secretary-General of the appointment of the Norwegian diplomat as his Personal Representative on the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela. "We welcome the appointment. We feel it's a positive move. We are confident that the appointee can do his job and we will abide by the Terms of Reference and the conditions that have been laid down by the United Nations' Secretary-General," President David Granger had said. He said too that the threats Guyana has experienced over the years to its territorial integrity have been a disincentive for foreign investors and noted that the move by the UN to try mediation once again is an indication that the matter will be resolved by the end of this year.

Businessman chnrged wilh allemiited murder A BUSINESSMAN, who was nabbed by police after stabbing a man with a knife in the vicinity of Parliament Building, was remanded to prison on Wednesday. Denzel Wilson. 24. appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday, charged with attempted murder; he was not allowed to plead to the indictable offence. It is alleged that on May 2. 2017 at Hadfield and High Street. Georgetown, he wounded Ceon Wright with intent to commit murder.

The unrepresented accused of Costello Housing Scheme. Georgetown told the court that he is unemployed and would 'buy and sell' items. Prosecutor Arwyn Moore told the court that on the day in question. Wilson saw Wright sitting outside of a general store at Hadfield and High Street and confronted him about giving information to the police about him [Wilson] being involved in criminal activities. Wilson reportedly dealt Wright a slap to his face, causing the man to ran

Service Union. President David Granger was right when in addressing the Guyana Trade Unions Congress (GTUC) 4th Triennial Delegates conference late last year, he made it clear that while the GTUC should be proud of its historical record.as it was a vanguard of the straggle for a good life for workers, the union's model now needs to be re-examined and that members must now look at its role and redefine itself. President Granger said that trade unions ought to consider the changes that are taking place not only in Guyana but around the world. He said too that the trade union movement must position itself to promote self-employment amongst workers as a means of reducing unemployment. Mechanisms such as credit unions ran by trade unions can help the unemployed with credit to

away. It is alleged that Wilson pulled out a knife from the waist of his pants and chased Wright after which he cornered him in the vicinity of Parliament Building. The accused dealt the man several stabs about his body and made good of his escape. The victim was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital by the Guyana Fire Service ambulance and is still in a critical condition. Bail was denied and he was remanded to prison until May 25,2017.

launch their own businesses.and he urged the GTUC to examine ways to provide seed capital, skills training and mentoring to encourage job creation through entreprenemship. Labour's history in shaping universal rights, freedoms and conditions of work that are taken for granted ought not to be ignored. Where workers of this country first distinguished themselves as an organised force in 1905 to stand up to the employer and demand a say at the table to influence their conditions of work,is enough for them to fight to save their unions. While governments are expected to set the tone and standard for how citizens will be treated, workers who are part of the trade union movement must now demand more from their leaders or lire them.

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There is a Sisyphus in the United States White House. And he bears an eerie resemblance to the one most known in Greek mythology for being condemned to rolling a large boulder uphill then watching it roll back down again. Sisyphus was founder and king of Corinth, or Ephyra as it was called in those days. He was notorious as the most cunning knave on earth. A really bad Dude. And I know that President Donald Trump must be miffed at this reincarnation as his political boulders keep rolling downhill after each of his efforts to end the thing. Now after 100 days into the someone explained to the President that Trump Administration, and one 100 the government is set to shut down on days after he loudly proclaimed that his much-ballyhooed 100th day in of"we going to be tired of winning," I feel fice. It worked. The President relented, compelled to ask how and when is this withdrew his wall funding demands, "winning" thing is going to commence, so Republicans in Congress can celebrate their Trumpian winnings.

So now 100 days into the Trump fandango these blithering buffoons that own the federal government — lock, stock and barrel — a rarity in modern politics, continue with their addiction to self-immolation at a dizzying pace, leaving the American populace awestruck, dazed and confused. Let's just look at this from something that happened recently. Keeping the federal government opened is always a nervous thing when Congress is divided between Democrats and Republicans in whatever ratio. So when this year's continuing resolution — the very simple method to allow the government to function — came around, I for one thought that it would be easy. After all, Republicans control ALL three branches of the government. But nothing, we're learning, is ever easy or clear cut with President Trump and the politically drunk Republicans in the Congress. So Trump's social media addiction kicked in. He fired up his trusty Twitter account and suddenly that simple process and the resolution was in grave danger of failing because the President appeared all too willing to hold the process hostage until he got the funding for his Mexican wall. Congressional Republicans broke into nervous cold sweating and in the Treasury Department near spontaneous pandemonium with uncontrolled giggling broke out. That's until

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and an international embarrassment was averted. Phew! Everyone, I believe, breathed a sigh of relief. But that was short-lived. Ah, the goodly cannon. And the loose ones of historical fame. Perhaps the most jaw-dropping display of such loose-cannonism in the wake of a near catastrophic government shut down and political ignorance in recent times, Trump erratically went off into 17 multiple directions at once. THIS 100 DAYS THING IS SO SILLY I MUST HAVE VICTORIES FOR MY 100

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DAYS EVEN THOUGH IT'S MEANINGLESS, WE MUST WIN BIGLY AT EVERYTHING OR MAYBE JUST ONE THING, SO LET'S BLOW UP HEALTH CARE AGAIN. Oh, God please, please deliver us from nuts and dolts and dunderheads. So King Trump's Mort (Paul Ryan) jumped in again and tried to cobble together a healthcare bill that the Freedom Caucus — the Republican congressional group that scuttled the previous bill — would accept even as it simultaneously became much more toxic to the rest of the House. Mort, er Speaker Ryan, managed to do accomplish this feat of unadulterated ineptitude only to watch his monstrosity die on his doorstep like a writhing earthworm caught on a piping hot sidewalk. The end result? The Frankenstein bill never made it out of the Republican mad scientist lab — it was pronounced DO A — Dead On Arrival. And so a second Trump campaign promise — building the Mexican wall and repealing Obamacare — collapsed on its own weight, heavy like lead. But wait, I'm not finished yet with the 100 day "Trump Wonder." Yes, he's promoted and hyped his first 100 days as the most accomplished in United States history. But political hyperbole aside, this is the world according to

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CRUSE IMS APPLAUD USVIPIANS TO BOOST INDUSTRY MIAMI — After the first meeting between the newly established Ports of the Virgin Islands — Charlotte Amalie Task Force and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) in Miami this month, FCCA President Michele Paige applauded public/private cooperation in the U.S. Virgin Islands and welcomed the stakeholders' resolve to build and improve the industry. "After having lengthy discussions with the Governor (Kenneth Mapp) in March and sharing some of our concerns, (he) has gone back to the Virgin Islands and created a lot of enthusiasm (for) change ... (and) things that are good for tourism," said Paige at Norwegian Cruise Line's offices after the meeting. Members of the task force at the meeting included Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty; Public Works Commissioner Gustav James; the Commissioner Designee of Property and Procurement Lloyd Bough Jr.; the West Indian Company's (WICO) outgoing CEO Joseph Boschulte and incoming CEO Clifford Graham; Design Program Manager of the Department of Pttblic Works Jomo McClean; and local businesspeople Richard Berry of West Indies Corporation and Vivek Daswani of Royal Caribbean, Duty-Free Shopping. Cruise line executives from Carnival, Disney, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean Cruises participated in the meeting. Commissioner James, who presented plans for the debut of transportation in the Charlotte Amalie harbor, described the meet-

ing as "very productive," saying, "J was very pleased with the kind of feedback we got from the cruise lines and the other professionals that were in the room — it was a worthwhile trip and it will add to the quality of our REP (Request for Proposal) and to the results that we will get." Local entrepreneur Daswani echoed his assessment and thought the cruise lines appreciated the USVI presentation. "They were happy to have us here and (we could) definitely see that there's progress being made on all ends from the cruise line side, as well as our local side," he said. "They seem very enthusiastic (and) very supportive of our initiative, and hopefully we will satisfy them, ourselves and our own community, and do what needs to be done," Daswani added. Commissioner Nicholson-Doty thanked the FCCA for its candor, as the USVI recommits to regaining its status as the leading port in the Caribbean with a refreshed product and new experiences for cruise passengers. Cruise line executives will meet with the Virgin Islands community in mid-July for a series of town hall meetings to discuss plans for revitalizing the product and opportunities to increase both cruise passenger and crew disbursements in the Territory. The next meeting of the Ports of the Virgin Islands — Charlotte Amalie Task Force will be held in June. "We must address the concerns raised by our cruise partners," said Commissioner Nicholson-Doty, who explained that it is a priority to improve infrastructure, implement harbor transportation and update product offerings, such as tours and shopping. "If we are not enhancing our product, we will continue to lose ground," she explained, noting that declining cruise numbers are an indica-

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By Michael Derek Roberts For the regions of the Caribbean populated by small nation states the issue of responsible growth and economic development that work in the interest of the people, especially the poor, has always been difficult. And in the context of international trade and sustainable economic prosperity no other issue has so impacted the quality of life for the region. It was Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, the late great Grenadian revolutionary leader, who famously said that when "America [and rich nations] get the common cold, we catch pneumonia." He might just as well been speaking about the much-touted globalization. Set up by the rich industrialized nations of the world, globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. This process has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies around the world. That's a highfalutin and noble sounding set of goals. And, in my humble view, as a layman looking on from the outside, globalization has not been so good for the Caribbean. The region has certainly "caught pneumonia." Indeed, I argue, fully understanding my limited knowledge of economics, that this system of uneven international trade only benefitted the rich, advanced and industrialized nations of the world, and regions like the Caribbean are simply seen as readily available markets to dump cheap products and services. The truth is that for the Caribbean, globalization has been a one-way street of unfettered, forced, dictatorial trade and economic impositions by powerful countries on nations and regions unable to resist or question them. The upshot is that fledgling and weak fiscal sovereignty has been violated by advanced nations, tax competition remains under threat from the strong, economic growth and development have been impeded and hampered by unfair and unequal trade arrangements. And finally, the real and urgent perils of global warming and rising sea-levels now pose and urgent and existential

danger to the very existence of Caribbean islands. Let me outline the real

ers without regard for the development needs of individual countries or local populations

developing countries to attract foreign foreign investments creates a "race to the bottom" in which developing countries dangerously lower environmental and other standards • Cultural uniqueness is lost in favor of homogenization and a "universal culture" that draws lopsidedly heavily from American pop culture characterized by a cultural imperialism that replaces indigenous culture with that of the dominant economic dictator in the region. But we need not throw out the baby with the bathwater just because globalization negatively impacts the Caribbean. Not at all. Carib-bean governments need to LEARN from the lessons of globalization, its pros and cons, and seek homegrown adaptations and economic hybrids that work for the region and are uniquely Carib-bean. WHAT DO I MEAN? For starters regional governments must recognize that globalization can create new opportunities, new ideas, and open new markets that can help develop local entrepreneurship. As a result, there are a number of positives associated with globalization: • Globalization can create greater opportunities for local firms and businesses in less industrialized countries to tap into more and larger mar-

kets around the world, especially because of Internet and telecommunications technology• In turn, this can lead to more access to capital flows, technology, human resources, cheaper imports and larger export and niche markets • It allows businesses in less industrialized countries to become part of international production networks and supply chains that are the main conduits of "new" trade constructs. So it is clear that regional Caribbean governments have their work cut out for them. But now is the time to act. If Caribbean governments fail to act and there is no forwardthinking, long and short term transformation in policy formulation and regional implementation in the Caribbean, the danger of sliding backwards into economic irrelevance will be amplified with each passing year that this vital agenda is put off for next year. And if the international community continues to neglect one of its most loyal trading partners and cast a blind eye on the systemic and structural challenges in the region, then progress will, at best, mark time, as time surely slips away.

effects of globalization on the • Protectionist policies Caribbean region and the fact in industrialized countries prethat regional governments are vent many producers in the either unaware of these dan- Developing World of nations gerous developments and from accessing, for example, their negative impact on the United States markets thus region, or simply are too in- helping to pauperize these nacompetent to seek solutions. tions. But doing nothing is not pol• Competition among icy or for that matter governing. Its' simply criminal and reckless to CASH FOR OLD RECORDS play Neru and fiddle when the Caribbean is burning. An indictment of Interested in all kinds of ANYTHING ... Reggae, globalization's negative records from Guyana, Calypso (no Soca), Gospel, impact on the developing Panama, Peru, Haiti, Brazil, Doo Wop, Blues, Latin, world that includes the and all Caribbean Islands. Jazz, & R&B. EXCEPT POP Caribbean region is stunning: WE BUY OLD RECORDS • The growth of inHOUSE CALLS MADE ternational trade is exacerw* bating income &HC Call CHARLIE inequalities, both between and within industrialized BB anytime @ and less industrialized nations of the world. (516) 612-2009 • The much-touted AMHAMILTOH or e-mail: groupsound@aol.com global commerce is inHE LORD RHA BURN COMB creasingly dominated by 74-10 69 Rd. transnational corporations Middle Village, NY 11379 that seek to maximize profits for their sharehold-

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fWf \ AHMAD ALBERT BALDEO immigrants that they had an American constitutional right not to speak to investigators who were questioning whether they made contributions to his campaign. A coercive instruction from the Judge to his deadlocked jury made sure he was convicted of obstructing an investigation into the use of his own money to finance his campaign, a crime without federal jurisdiction or victims — unlike the others. Many jurists have trouble comprehending why Baldeo was charged, and what was his underlying federal criminal conduct. Others blame it on the same dirty politics that sent mavericks like Dr. King, Gandhi and Mandela to jail before him. Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Mayor DeBlasio and many others did worse than Baldeo, but were not prosecuted. Virginia Governor McDowell and his wife were exonerated by the Supreme Court despite accepting bribes and gifts, including Louis Vuitton shoes, gold Oscar- de la Renta dresses, Giorgio Armani jackets and matching dresses, golf clubs, iPhones, a silver Rolex inscribed "71st Governor of Virginia," luxury vacations and large loans from a wealthy Richmond area businessman who sought special treatment from state government. Baldeo's case has created a dangerous precedent where the FBI can now stretch criminal boundaries, and carry out witch hunts to take down citizens for "conspiring and obstructing" them without any basis in the criminal statutes. We need look no further than Clinton's failed presidential run, where many blame the FBI for her huge Presidential loss. Again, why have prosecutors refused to prosecute opioid and other drug traffickers, the Wall Street fraudsters, national security leakers and major terrorists likewise? These shortcomings reflect adversely on the hypocrisy, integrity and uniformity of our justice system and demand Congressional investigation and hearings. Moreover, government is destroying morale in communities by sending an obvious message that if you cooperate and snitch against others in the revolving doors, instead of fighting your charges on the merits, that you will be treated like royalty in our new "nation of rats and snitches." It is encouraging citizens to spy on each other, report, fabricate, distort and earn brownie points — to avoid jail. "Life, liberty and the pursuit of justice" are no longer American priorities. George Anderson 110-14 Liberty Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11419

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The Deadly Long Island Express THE STORY OF A NEW YORK DISASTER This is not about a railway train or a railway system, but about a deadly hurricane that visited Long Island, New York. On the morning of September 21, 1938, there was a brisk breeze, overcast skies, and the temperature was in the 70s on Long Island's Westhampton Beach. There was no hint of what was to come. The early afternoon changed to heavy rains and rough seas. Then swiftly and without warning the wind had turned to gale force. By 3:00 pm the wind was gusting at 150 m.p.h. A hurricane had come ashore on Long Island. In 1938 there was neither weather radar nor weather satellite, and although the U.S. Weather Bureau, as it was then known, knew of a powerful storm that had reacheThe Deadly Long Island Express 'D' category 5 strength on September 19, the Bureau predicted that the storm would curve out into the Atlantic before reaching New York. The hurricane, formed in the east-

ern Atlantic, at first seemed headed straight for Florida, but unexpectedly changed course to Long Island. Caught up in a jet stream, it raced to Long Island at the incredible speed of over 60 m.p.h. By the morning of the 21st it was 100 to 150 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, making landfall over Long Island and Connecticut that after-

noon as a Category 3 hurricane. That day, the Atlantic Ocean surged on to Long Island's beaches with waves between 30 and 50 feet high with 10-foot breakers, dwarfing most of the houses. They swept the houses off the sand strip, some of them all the way to the mainland. Many people were drowned. The hurricane had done its work in less than

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By Rabindra Rooplall PERSONS charged with causing death by dangerous driving will now have their licence suspended until the case against them has been dismissed, Public Security Minister,Khem raj Ramjattan said. He made the announcement at the launch of the National Road Safety Action Plan 2017-2019 at the Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday. Ramjattan said he will be submitting to Parliament an amendment to the law for mandatory revocation if a person is found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. "I have started the process that if you're charged with causing death by dangerous driving, we are now going to. under the section where the minister has the power to disqualify those charged during the period of awaiting their trial, these drivers will be suspended." Ramjattan said, adding that: "The power that I have is only prior to sentence being passed, and I can disqualify and suspend;if convicted.the magistrate or the judge will then deal with the case."

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PRESIDENT David Granger on Tuesday was paid a courtesy call by British Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBF. The British Minister, who is visiting Guyana for the first time, is on a three-country tour of the Region and also met with the Guyanese Head of State last week in London, the Ministry of the Presidency said in a release. President Granger first met Baroness Anelay on the sidelines of the United Nations 71st General Assembly in September 2016. when they discussed the revival of the Security Sector Reform Action Plan (SSRAP). The President had also been in discussion with for-

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ness as if some other person is at fault or the Government is at fault." he noted. Minister of Communities.Ronald Bulkan said drivers should show more respect for the pedestrian crossing and those found wanting should be dealt with condignly by the police. Bulkan called for a campaign to raise awareness on pedestrians' rights to safety on the pedestrian crossing and said undertaking and driving out of one's lane should never be tolerated. "Paying attention to these small things can help make

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the senior advisor and in January of this year. British Senior Security Sector Reform Advisor Mr Russell Combe arrived in Guyana. The programme had been scrapped in 2009 by the People's Progressive Parly Civic

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mentation of the plan, stating that security sector reform is important to ensuring that Guyana's borders are properly protected and that its police force is strengthened. During her visit. Baroness Anelay will also meet with the Leader of the Opposition Mr Bharrat Jagdeo and members of the private sector. The British minister had announced that she would be visiting Guyana from May 1-3 at the Caribbean Council's House of Lords Annual Reception on April 25. At the reception, she also said that the United Kingdom's commitment to strong relationships in the Caribbean is demonstrated by the fact that it is the largest bilateral donor to the Region and noted that Guyana is a beneficiary

of that commitment. "Our regional programme for the Caribbean, led by the Department For International Development (DFID) amounts to £400 million for the period 2015-2020 and that support includes the £300M pounds UK Caribbean Infrastracture Fund announced just three years ago. which will fund infrastmcture projects to support economic growth and prosperity." Emphasising the importance of maintaining strong bilateral relationships between the UK and Caribbean States, Baroness Anelay said that even as the country prepares to leave the European Union (EU), it remains absolutely committed to its relationship with the Caribbean.

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By Svetlana Marshall THE SHORTAGE of drugs, medical supplies and human resources continue to plague the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) but the government has maintained that these deficiencies do not affect the delivery of patient care. The shortages were among issues raised during a tour of the facility by the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services, led by Dr. Vindhya Persaud on Wednesday. Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings; Minister of Indigenous People's Affairs, Valerie Garrido Lowe, and Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo were among committee members present while GPHC was represented by its Board Chairperson Kessaudra Alves; the Chief Executive Officer, Allan Johnson and Director of Medical Services, Dr. David Samaroo. As part of the onsite visit. Accident and Emergency, Surgical Outpatient, Cardiac ICU and the Paediatric Units were among key areas visited.

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_ _ Chairperson of Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services, Dr. Vindhya Persaud and other members of the committee, interacting with Dr. Zulfikar Bux at the Accident and Emergency Unit At the Accident and Emergency Unit, Dr. Zulfikar Bux told the parliamentary officials that the department is faced with a serious case of overcrowding which is compounded by a shortage of both doctors and nurses. The hospital operates on a 24 hour basis. He noted that the hospital not only treat patients from Georgetown and neighbouring communities but from across the entire country through a system of referral. He said on any given day.

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the 18-bed department sees between 60 to 100 patients. "The biggest challenge lies in the overcrowding. We have an 18 bed department, and at any point in time we would have between 60-100 patients in the department, so it is a very limited space in terms of taking care of patients," he explained to the officials. According to him, the hospital is currently working on a plan to tackle this issue. But the situation he lamented is further compound-

ed by the shortage of nurses and doctors. Given the quota of patients seen on a daily basis. Dr. Bux contended that the department would need approximately 30 doctors to deliver timely and efficient patient care, however it only has 16 doctors. The situation with the nurses he posited is even more dire. DRUG SHORTAGE Over at the pharmacy, the Senior Pharmacistjenelle Welch disclosed that they

are short of several drugs and medical supplies but explained that these drugs only ran out within last few days and weeks. "It's on and off, there are some stuff that's not in supply right now but we still get medication coming from time to time," she posited, while pointing out that the patient load ever so often is hard to keep up with. "In terms of medication we don't have immunoglobulin. We don't have midazolam.

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fortum;insulin not available for a few weeks," she disclosed. The pharmacy is also out of aspirins, metoprolol and atorvastatin. It was noted that the pharmacy would order drugs and medical supplies three months before they are exhausted but the procurement system is often a lengthy one. Director of Finance, Ronald Charles said in times of emergency, the hospital would request needed supplies from four main primary suppliers which include Ansa McAL and New GPC. However, it was noted that there is an annual contract. At the end of the tour. Dr. Persaud noted that the procurement system remains a problem in the country, noting that similar problems existed at other hospitals visited. "I think it is a serious shortage and certainly they have not been able to get a handle on it," she posited. "We have visited many hospitals and what we have found is that there are many doctors there who are enthusiastic, who are doing their work, who are working above and beyond the call, even here, and there are still drug shortages and at the end of the day we are not looking at anything more than making sure that the patients out there get the medication," Dr. Persaud added. According to her, a lot of the medications that are in short supply are critical for patients with certain diseases. However, Minister Cummings objected, noting that though there maybe shortages within the system, the delivery of services at GPHC and other hospitals are not severely hindered. "I think that we do have some shortages of course but it is not affecting care or the quality care that our doctors and nurses are giving to the patients;so of course we know where the gaps are, and we have made efforts and will continue to make efforts to address this," she assured. Based on the visit, the parliamentary committee will make the necessary recommendations and a report will be submitted to parliament.

Guyana Chronicle New York Edition Week-ending May 5, 2017

Trans

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Georgetown NICHOLAS Kissoon, known as 'Beyonce,' was slated to appear at the Georgetown Magistrates Court on Tuesday to answer charges of abusive language and attempted suicide, however, she could not make it past the gate. The transgender woman was wearing a polka dot capsleeved dress, but was told by a police officer at the gate that she could not enter the compound after he searched her bag. Kissoon told the Guyana Chronicle that she was scheduled to appear in Court Six and alleged that the police rank had "pushed" her out. "When I entered the court yard, the officer asked me to search my bag. I allowed him to search my bag and then he told me that I can't come into the court and he pushed me out of the court yard." Kissoon related. The charges stemmed from an incident which occurred on April 27. 2017. at the Georgetown Prison, following an altercation between Kissoon and a female prison officer. On that day. Kissoon said she visited the prison to take "support" for a family member and got into an argument with the female officer at the gate. "She cuss me first, so I cuss her back and they took me to Brickdam Police Station." Kissoon said, as she noted that while at the police station, she was beaten by police ranks. "They took me to the [Brickdam Police] station to have a seat; they beat me and start discriminating my lifestyle I live... they are finding a lot of charge because they lash me to my head and bust it." the trans woman related. As it relates to the issue of attempted suicide. Kissoon said that it is a "trumped-up" charge and she has no knowledge as to why the police would charge her with such an offence. "I have no knowledge about that, that's a false allegation made against me by the police." CROSS-DRESSING RULE THE Court of Appeal in February 2017, upheld a 2013 ruling by former Chief Justice Ian Chang, that cross-dressing is not a crime, once not done for "improper purposes." In 2010. a group of transgender men had asked the Supreme Court to strike down laws that left them open to arrest following a police crackdown the year before on male cross-dressers. While Chang's subsequent ruling allowed men to dress in women's clothing, it did not say what constituted "improper purpose." which led to concerns about interpretation. Subsequently, an appeal was filed by members of the lesbian, gay. bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

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Magistrates'Court seeking clarification on what constitutes "improper purpose." However, Chancellor of the Judiciary at the time, Carl Singh, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, and High Court Judge, Justice Brassington Reynolds, unanimously upheld the decision made by Justice Chang in 2013. Singh reasoned that an improper purpose would be a man dressing as a woman and using this female image to solicit the service of a taxi driver, after which he robs the driver.

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will be extended to the end of July, there is not a specific time frame for above-normal precipitation. "We don't have specific dates per say in terms of what days might have extreme rainfall that would require conhnuous monitoring, which the National Weather Watch does. Based on this mandate however, what we are expecting for this rainfall season is above-normal rainfall, which means that the rainfall quantities that we are expecting are above the long-term average or the 30-year average, so we are expecting a wet season or more above-average in terms of the amount of rainfall that

AMBIGUITY IN RULING Meanwhile, when contacted by the Guyana Chronicle on Tuesday for a comment on the Kissoon issue, Founder and Co-Chairperson of the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) in Guyana, Joel Simpson, alluded to the ambiguity in the court's ruling on the issue of cross-dressing. "Cross-dressing is not a crime unless it's for improper purposes. The court's security are taking upon themselves to bar transgender [persons] from entering the court's compound. "Up to now. although a few months has passed, there has not been a written decision why the cross-dressing matter was dismissed at the Appeal Court." Simpson lamented. With "improper purposes" not being clearly defined, the then chancellor had explained that it is not for the court to define what improper is. since Parliament has not done so. The Summary Jurisdiction Act. which criminalises men and women presenting themselves in attire of the opposite sex. came into effect in 1893. This means, too, that when cases related to cross-dressing arise in the courts, interpretation of the word "improper" will be determined by the magistrate hearing that case.

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THE May-June rainy season in Guyana has commenced and rainfall throughout this period is expected to be above normal, Chief Hydrometeorological Officer Dr Garvin Cummings has said. He is advising that the necessary precautionary measures be taken. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, above-normal rainfall can result in severe flooding along the coast, affecting major economic activities, especially in Regions Two. Three. Four. Five and Six. However. Cummings indicated that even though the rainy period

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we would have." Dr Cummings said. The necessary stakeholders. including the Ministries of Public Health and Public Infrastracture. as well as the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) have been furnished with the necessary data and information needed to effectively address flooding. The information is provided, and it is left up to the relevant authorities to make the necessary interventions. "On Friday (April 28). we held the National Climate Outlook Forum where we shared our seasonal forecast with our major stakeholders

across the country, so I believe all stakeholders are upto-date with regard to what we are expecting for the rainfall season this year." Dr Cummings added. The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture is mandated to observe, archive and understand Guyana's weather and climate patterns, and to provide meteorological and hydrological services in support of Guyana's national needs and international obligations. The department will continue to monitor weather patterns and disseminate information to the public as required.

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A MAN who was recently jailed for 10 years for having sexual activity with a child (a family member), is now a patient of the infirmary at the Georgetown Prison after inmates gave him a severe thrashing, prison sources have confirmed. The prison authorities noted that Alvin Rudder is receiving treatment and the incident is being investigated. On March 30. a 12-member jury found ' him guilty on the first of two counts of sexual activity with a child. fi He was before Justice Navindra Singh in the Georgetown High Court, who handed down the 10-year sentence after the forewoman had declared that the jury found him guilty on the first count and not guilty on the second count. For the first [Flashback] - Alvin Rud- count, the verdict was der being led away to jail in the proportion of 11 guilty and one not guilty; and the second count was also in the proportion of 10 not guilty and two guilty. When asked by the judge what he would like to say to him. Rudder, who was on the brink of tears, said. "Your Honom. I neva do it. I don't know nothing about it." The accused was unrepresented by an attorney, while the state was represented by Tuanna Hardy and Siand Dhurjon. According to the indictment, Rudder on two occasions - April 9,2012 and between July 1 and 31,2013 in the county of Demerara, engaged in sexual activity with a child, a family member.

Guyana Chronicle New York Edition Week-ending May 5, 2017

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Mortgages: What You Need

— Within the scope of President Trump's first 100 days in office and also within the fifth month of this year, mortgage rates are at historic lows. Notwithstanding they are poised to go even lower. Regardless of the rates, it's a great time to purchase a home only if you qualify. With all the concerns and challenges facing good as another since most 30-year loans off in this haphazard rule of the new Trump are bordering around a quarter of a percentadministration, people are waiting with bated age point difference. Today, with the econbreath to decipher whether or not to purchase omy so shaky, lender rates vary as to how a house. You might be surprised to know now much risk they're willing to take in making is the time to get a mortgage, but not if you loans. So it really pays to shop around, behave poor credit. You can get a great deal on cause rates are constantly changing. Any a 30-year, fixed-rate, if you have a solid FICO novice would be attracted and borrow from score, a manageable debt burden, and positive the cheapest offer available. proof of a reliable income. GET A FIXED RATE MORTGAGE The U.S. government is trying to JumpForget what you were told in quieter start the stalled housing market by buying up times about the pros and cons of fixed- rate mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage- vs. adjustable-rate mortgage loans. These backed securities (MBS) are groups of home mortgages that are sold by the issuing banks and then packaged together into "pools" and sold as a single security. This process is known as "securitization," When homeowners make the interest and principal payments, those cash flows pass through the MBS and flows through to bondholders (minus a fee for the entity that originates the mortgages). ( Mortgage-backed securities generally offer r higher yields than U.S. Treasuries, but they also carry a different set of risks. Rates are probably headed even lower this year, raising the question of whether you should borrow now or wait for a better deal. If you're a gambler you can afford to wait, but if you're a wonier and can't sleep at night wondering if rates will go up, take that chance and borrow now. SHOP AROUND In ordinary times, one loan is about as

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...Justices BS Roy, Ramlalnominated OPPOSITION Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday submitted a new list of persons to be considered as the next chairperson for the Guyana Elections Commission to President David Granger, among them being retired justices, BS Roy and William Ramlal. "Today. I submitted to President David Granger, the names of six persons for the appointment of a Chairman of GECOM. pursuant to the provisions of Article 161(2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. The six names are: Justice of Appeal BS Roy (ret'd); Justice William Ramlal (ret'd); Ms Oneidge Walrond-Allicock. attorney-at-law and a former magistrate; Mr Kashir Khan, attorney-at-law; Ms Nadia Sagar. attorney-at-law and Mr Gerald Gouveia. According to Jagdeo in a statement, having regard to the antecedents in relation to

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nationally renowned persons and various important stakeholders and representative organisations, in my efforts to ensure that I present six names to the President who satisfy the requirements contemplated by Article 161(2)

Jonas and Ronald BurchSmith. but all indicated that their current commitments do not permit them to serve in the office of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. at this point in time. "It will be observed.

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of the Constitution." the opposition leader said. Jagdeo also mentioned that he had consulted Madam Justice Desiree Bernard. Madam Justice Claudette Singh (ret'd) SC. Mr Ralph Ramckarran SC. Timothy

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that in respect of the names which I submitted to the President, one(l) is a former Judge of the Court of Appeal of Guyana; one(l) is a former Judge of the High Court of Guyana; three(3) are attorneys-at-law with over ten(10) years of good standing at the Guyana Bar and one(l) is a former magistrate and therefore, quality to be Judges of a Court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in Guyana, in accordance with the Constitution of Guyana; and one(l) is a former Cap-

tain of the Guyana Defence Force, a Pilot, and a Businessman and Entrepreneur." In January. President Granger had made it clear that he will choose someone who is fit to be a judge as the new chairperson of GECOM. During one of his weekly recordings of 'The Public Interest', the President revealed that the Constitution is clear on the required qualifications and it is obvious that what the drafters of the document had in mind was someone who had arrived at the position

Attorney Kashir Khan of a judge. The President made the comments after he had deemed "unacceptable." a list which the opposition leader had submitted. Having had his first list rejected, Jagdeo then requested that the President explain what he interprets as "fit and proper" before a second list could be submitted. The letter he (Jagdeo) received on March 16, 2017, detailed the "qualities that the candidate to be Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission should possess."

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A CHARLOTTE Street, Georgetown resident, who was shot in the foot by a city constable after allegedly robbing a pensioner, appeared before Magistrate Annett Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, moments after he was released from the Georgetown Public Hospital. Mark Moseley. a father of two. was charged with armed robbery and disorderly behaviour; he pleaded not guilty to both charges. It is alleged that on April 28. 2017. at Robb Street. Georgetown, while being armed with a knife, he robbed Jamal Aziez of $1,000. It is further alleged that on the said date at City Constabulary headquarters. Regent Street. Moseley behaved disorderly in full view of the public. During his appearance in court. Moseley was unable to walk on his own due to the gunshot wound he received and had to be assisted by two city constables. According to Prosecutor Quacey Baveghems. the

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Mark Moseley defendant had faced similar charges before and in March, a charge of simple larceny against him was dismissed. Baveghems pointed out that the accused is "known" to the Guyana Police Force and the City Constabulary, since he is accused of committing a series of robberies in the Stabroek Market area. The prosecutor objected to bail based on the seriousness. prevalence and penalty of the offence. According to the prosecutor. Moseley is known to frequently

travel to Suriname and this makes him a flight risk. As such, bail was refused and he was remanded to prison until May 29. 2017. According to reports, on the day in question, the accused snatched the wallet of a pensioner in the vicinity of Robb Street and Avenue of the Republic shortly after 16:00hrs. He had reportedly traced the pensioner from a cambio in the area before the attack. An on-duty City Police Corporal, who was in the area, heard shouts of 'thief! thief!' and observed the accused running. The officer reportedly called out to the suspect to surrender but the man continued running. It was while being pursued by the constable and public-spirited citizens that the suspect was shot in the lower left foot. But before he was taken to the hospital, Moseley was first taken to the City Constabulary, but not without a fight. Pandemonium broke out in full view of the public when Moseley attempted to disarm a corporal.

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Guyana Chronicle New York Edition Week-ending May 5, 2017

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- Lewis urges gov V By Ariana Gordon TRADE Union leaders on Monday called on the government to fulfill its promises to the working-class people of the country. Veteran Trade Unionist and General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC). Lincoln Lewis was the voice behind the call and noted the need for the full restoration of collective bargaining here. On assuming office the APNU+AFC Government has upheld collective bargaining. "Our united voices are calling for those promises to be fulfilled...if his (President

heed the call for this form of unity." said Lewis. The GTUC. he said, affirms that unity in purpose remains more significant and recognises that "unity must run much deeper than a gathering in physical proximity." "Therefore it is for the trade union movement to continue its quest for deepening relationships and forging that unity of purpose that at times evade us. That unity that we advocate is premised on safeguarding and protecting human rights and dignity, equal pay. better conditions for workers, safe environment, respect for the right to freedom of association and col-

which is consistent with the mandate given us in the Guyana Constitution." STRUGGLE Meanwhile. Lewis called on workers to remain constant in the recognition that theirs is a right to struggle and to demand and to ensure that all the achievements are safeguard. "We the workers must remain constant regardless of who is in or out of power. We have to keep our voices united and resolutely on course. We have to keep our eyes on the prize. The politicians don't grant us any favour. You elected them and they are entrusted with the responsibility to work for all. not only the elites at the top." he added amid loud applause.

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der his stewardship things will be different. Our unified voices are today raised, calling for these changes to be manifest." The GTUC. he added, demands that strident action to have a resolution on all outstanding matters between the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) and the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union. "This is the longest running struggle, where foreign force is being allowed to threaten the nation's sovereignty when the laws so protect its citizens." The Union, he said, acknowledges a letter sent by the Ministry of Social Protection to BCGI and GB&GWU with a view at going to the bargaining table. ".. .we will not rest our calls for justice.

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Guyana Chronicle New York Edition Week-ending May 5, 2017

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ISSUE 47 CROSSWORD ANSWER O U A H b A G Ml I IE MO Y C O B

ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Partnerships will be favorable and contracts can be signed. Lowered vitality could affect your work. You can certainly gain popularity; however, don't do it by paying for everyone else. Try to stay calm, and whatever you do, don't nag .Your luckiest event next week will occur on Friday. TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Do your best, but don't make too many promises or you may exhaust yourself. Changes could be overwhelming. Don't let your work and your personal life interfere with each other. Family outings should include visiting friends or relatives. Your luckiest event next week will occur on Tuesday. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Don't let children hold you back from doing things you enjoy. Things at home may be somewhat rocky. Property deals will pay big dividends. Sign up for courses or join fitness clubs. Your luckiest even next week will occur on Saturday. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Some of that extra energy you have stored up might just be put to good use. Sooner or later your partner will have had enough. Don't hesitateto 3*^ enlist the aid of friends or family if you have a big project to finish in your domestic environment. Travel will be most enticing. Consider a cruise. Your luckiest event next week will occur on Thursday.

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LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Don't get upset. You might not accomplish all that you want to at home this week. You may feel that someone at work is holding you back.Erratic behavior may confuse others, and mood swings may result in isolation. Your luckiest event next week will occur on Sunday. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) You're best to avoid disputes. Take time to talk things over. Travel for business or pleasure. Ask those in key positions to help you overcome the delays and to support your concerns in order to move on. Do not jump to conclusions concerning your romantic partner. Your luckiest event next week will occur on Monday. LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Get ready to do some fancy footwork when it comes to taking care of your financial situation. You can complete any projects efficiently, especially if you put the effort in yourself. You may find it difficult to discuss personal matters with family members. Be careful not to consume too many spicy foods, or minor health problems could put you out of commission for the day. Your luckiest event next week will occur on Sunday. SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Set aside any decisions regarding your personal life next week. Sit back and observe, regardless of how hard that might be. Do not force your opinions on others the connections will be short lived. If boredom has set in, find new and unique directions that offer interesting friendships. Your luckiest event next week will occur on Friday. SAGi n ARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) You will enjoy physical activities more than you think. You may attract attention if you get out socially. Opportunities for partnerships are present; but get every detail in writing. Uncertainties about your home may cause tension. Your luckiest event next week will occur on Thursday.

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PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) Travel may be confusing. Things will be emotional with your mate. Your moneymaking opportunities will flourish. Curb or cut out that bad habit you've been meaning to do something about.Your luckiest event next week will occur on Monday.

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i (from page 5) serving the various festivals and holi days. IINini lMTI RI SHIP The system under which the new arrivals worked was known as Indenturship and bound the workers to a 5year contract. However, women and children were not bound by this. Davidson, Barclay & Company, owners of Higbury and Waterloo estates, paid (per month) superintendents 24 guilders, headmen 10 guilders, labourers (men) 7 guilders, and boys 6 guilders. The other estates (in Demerara) paid superintendents 16 rupees, headmen 7 rupees, labourers (men) 5 rupees, and boys 4 rupees. (The value of a rupee was 28 British pennies and a guilder was 17 pennies. The hours of work was generally from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a 2-hour rest period. Guyana received approximately 238,909 East Indians between 1838 and 1917, when Indentureship was abolished. By contrast, during the same period, Trinidad received 143,939; Jamaica 36,412; Grenada 3,033; St. Vincent 2,472; St. Lucia 4,354; and St. Kitts 337. The indentured laborers were treated as horribly as slaves. The only difference was that they were paid. British historian Hugh Tinker de-

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scribed Indentureship as "A new system of slavery." Anthony Trollope, a famous Victorian novelist, described it as "A despotism tempered with sugar." Dr. Walter Rodney, distinguished Guyanese historian talked about its "neo-slave nature." RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT The labourers' movements were restricted by the vagrancy laws. He/she had to get a 'pass' signed by the estate manager to leave the estate of residence. "This pass system exposed the labourer to indignity at the hands of colonial police who were empowered to apprehend those without a 'pass'. Managers used it as an effective control device and also as a means of preventing workers from making comparisons of wage levels at different estates." Indians defied the indenture system. Violent protests erupted due to many specific and localized grievances, such as outrageous behaviour of managers, disagreement over tasks, sexual exploitation of women by overseers and the arbitrary deduction of wages of labourers. DISTURBANCES In July 1869, the first disturbance occurred at Leonora Estate, West Coast, Demerara. The shovel gang complained that wages were un-

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(from page 7) Trump. He lives in an "alternative reality" where less is more, up is down, and facts are what he says they are. So by the time it came to his much-hyped tax "plan" that was unveiled with great fanfare, even his most ardent supporters were holding their noses. And lo and behold! It consisted of just 19 bullet points that explained absolutely nothing beyond "let's blow up the deficit and screw poor people." Even die-hard Red State Republicans balked and very nearly regurgitated. Mr. President, exactly how are you paying for this? Okay, you're not? Well, that certainly explains everything. Mandrake the Magician be damned, he can't hold a candle to you Sir! And you can't make this up! Add another road kill to the Trump pile. But Trump's 100 days while bereft of big accomplishments have been devastating to Obama-era environmental protections that are being erased on daily basis. And that guy who said that he was going to create jobs has gutted

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the State Department and the EPA that have almost ceased to exist. In fact, on Trump's 100th day in office it was announced that the State Department would fire 2,500 of its staff. And worst of all, he's seen how the vainglorious, fickle media have become drunken chickens caught up in their created ecstasy of fluttering and flapping wings whenever missiles or bombs are used as part of US foreign policy. Yep, his 100 days were really, really bad. Lurching from one political fandango to another is not exactly the science and art of governing while in power. Nor are the self-preening, approval-seeking, attention-grabbing kinds of rally events - Trump's reaction to failure and job challenges - going to mitigate the clumsy approach to managing the world's largest economy. You can't ignore the problems faced, just by being President, by running off to some place where you got a plurality of votes and re-live and re-litigate a past election. That only demonstrates your addictive need to soothe a bruised and fragile ego — all the time.

fairly withheld, because they did not complete a job on waterlogged soil. Nothing developed; but the leaders were arrested, convicted and imprisoned at the penal settlement, Mazaruni. The following year, disturbances erupted at Plantations Hague, Zeelugt, Vergenoegen, Uitvlugt, Success and Non Pariel. Magistrate George William Des Voeux wrote a lengthy letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in which he complained about the depressing conditions and numerous abuses facing immigrants. Riots and disturbances continued with regularity in the 1890s and in the early years of the twentieth century. Indentureship was abolished in 1917. By then, 238,909 Indians had settled in Guyana. Approximately 74,645 were repatriated to India. Some of those who remained continued to work on the sugar plantations. Others cultivated rice on a large scale, reared cattle, sold milk and got involved in cash crop farming. Their children made great strides in the 20th Century. Some entered the professions, the Civil Service and opened businesses. Others entered politics. In 1916, Thomas Llood, a merchant and government contractor and Joseph Alexander Luckhoo, a lawyer, con-

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tested elections to the Court of Policy. Edward A. Luckhoo, Mayor of New Amsterdam, and J. A. Veersammy, both lawyers, and Ashraf Ally, a merchant, ran for positions as Financial Representatives. Joseph Alexander Luckhoo was the only one who succeeded and became the first East Indian elected to the national legislature — the Court of Policy. East Indians, the descendants of the indentured labourers, continue to make great strides in my native land. At 44%, they are the largest ethnic group. Guyana's population is 774,000. Indian Arrival Day is a welcome and appropriate celebration to a pivotal event in the land of six peoples. The Guyana Times (April 27, 2016) aptly notes: "But we should be clear about what the celebration entails. It is not only a celebration of Indian arrival or the adverse social and economic conditions and hardships Indians experienced under indentureship between 1838 and 1917. It is more of a celebration of their ability to overcome the many challenges they faced in the country." The New York Edition of the Guyana Chronicle — wishes Guyana and all the Indians from Guyana, both in Guyana and the Diaspora — "HAPPY INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY:'

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For me, the sad thing is that there is a tendency to get conspiratorial when confronted with such unadulterated incompetence. Questions of congressional Republicans secretly running a kind of covert rear-guard action against Trump in order to undo a President they wanted nothing to do with from the start, becomes real. Hmmmm, that wouldn't surprise me at all. Especially when Republicans secretly believe that Donald J. Trump is still going to kill their party. That's because 2018 is looming and there is the chance that Democrats can win the mid-term elections that are seen as a referendum, a political litmus test of the Trump Administration in general, and Donald Trump's fitness to be President of the United States, in particular. Malcolm X said after the assassination of John Kennedy that the "chickens came home to roost." Trump is the modern day chicken now roosting in the White House. When three political generations of Republicans are raised on and fed the lie that "government is the problem," the end result is you get

people who think Donald Trump was actually a viable political choice, and who are ignorant, totally ignorant, of how government really and actually works. In this created environment Republicans, like Trump, campaign like angry mainland gorillas, panting, ranting and screeching at everything, and boiling down complex issues to simple unsophisticated mantras based on "alternative facts." They have proven that in these modern times, and by their actions in Congress, that they can win elections, but not qualified or predisposed to actually govern. President Donald Trump and Paul Ryan, the GOP's anointed Yoda, are menaces to United States democracy and political health. Trump has also shown the American people just how incompetent Paul Ryan is to be Speaker of the House of Representatives — the man could not get a bill declaring water to be wet passed in his own caucus. Meanwhile there's always Twitter — at 5:00 a.m. whatever happened to High Noon?

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Three some eight months ago has promised to restart nightly checks at the health facility by police which will "send a strong message to the West Demerara community and help us arrest the perception that anyone can come in (to the hospital) and misbehave with impunity" Lawrence said. Beginning immediately. hospital staff will have direct contact with all senior Region Three police ranks "to ensure quick and immediate responses" to enhance their safety concerns. Commander James announced during Wednesday's meeting. James also promised to meet with executives of Home Safe, the firm contracted to provide security at the WDRH and highlight the need for stronger

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physical attacks but they had had enough after Sunday's episode. In addition to the weekly assaults they experience from extremely angry residents, many under the influence of alcohol, hospital workers also disclosed that residents deliberately destroy electricity lamps which illuminate the hospital environment. Dr. Ahmad Ramroop reiterated workers' plea for "enhanced security" at all health facilities in the thriving agriculture Region. "We will feel more secure with police presence" at the hospital. Ramroop said. Meanwhile. Minister Lawrence has personally written WDRH medical staff who were victims of Sunday's vicious verbal and personal attacks. In a letter to the staff. Lawrence noted "I deeply regret the unfortunate incident that occurred at West Demerara

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Peter Haynes Column VEAI1,S1IM EM[ESSAG ES May Day or Labour Day, is a public holiday in many countries worldwide. It usually occurs on May 1, but the date could vary across countries. It is associated with the start of spring, as well as the celebration of workers. Labour Day stems from the efforts of the Labour Union Movement to celebrate the economic and special achievements of workers. Traditionally, May Day is characterized by the gathering of flowers and the fertility rite of dancing around the Maypole. Many, many years ago, the traditional May Day Fairs were held around the country, with the crowning of the May Queen and the platting of the Maypole. I am #5 r not sure how many such fairs are E still held in Guyana. Guyana like many countries around the world, have May Day parades and rallies are held by the trade unions to celebrate and observe economic and social achievement, and of course to deliver speeches making demands on the Government and the Private Sector. Unfortunately, those demands are rarely followed up, so the unions are not taken seriously. One factor which leads to the demands not being taken seriously is because the union's umbrella organization — the Guyana Trades Union Congress is within itself divided along political lines, thus the desired unity among workers is so fractured that shamefully little is achieved. It has been said in this column and many others that the leadership of the largest unions in Guyana arc held by the same individuals for decades. If you add their years as leaders of their respective unions, the total become centuries. These leaders give grand speeches on May Day and very little could be expected of them thereafter, thus their speeches are not taken seriously although they do have some value. Participation by un-ions and their members in Guyana leave some to believe that the workers/members of the unions no longer take their leaders seriously and do not turn out in the tens of thousands. I would like to quote the

tion of workers, it was stated and printed on the front page in bold letters by one of the main speakers at the Rally declaring — "Organising — prerequisite in building a strong United Trade Union". This is not new! If you sit back and wait, this remark will be repeated next year.

Hopefully, next year's column after the May Day observances will not be singing the same tune as it is doing this year. I should mention that I had an enjoyable day as I attended the May Day/Labour Day observances in Barbados. Yes, I marched with the strong Barbados Light and Power contingent. P.S.U. ELECTIONS

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Almost a year ago, this column suggested and gave guidelines how the above statement could be approached to ensure that the death of the movement in Guyana would be later rather than sooner, as it now seems to be the direction in which it is moving. I am convinced that there are tens of thousands of workers who if educated about the benefits of being members of a trade union, would be willing to accept the union. It was suggested by this column that the TUC and its affiliated should engage in a countrywide survey of the young workers — between 18 and 30 years old— to determine the extent of the organising campaign. The TUC was also offered a training programme to train young workers to be leaders of the future, but since there was no movement with the suggestions, it would be reasonable to conclude that the current "Old" leaders have no desire to open the door for their replacements.

It is also not a surprise that the Public Service Union's General Elections is in its current position the day after May Day. According to one newspaper report, the police had to be called in as one group was saying that some skullduggery was taking place with the ballot boxes. Not wanting to sound like a prophet of doom, I hope my prediction that the elections would not be decided by the members and their legitimate votes, but in the courts by an individual who is not associated with the union. At the beginning of the week, both the President Patrick Yarde and his challenger had declared victory. The decades-old President we saw, delivering a blue print for his next term's goals. He also mentioned that there was political interference in the P.S.U. elections, so I am wondering if it was prudent for a high level Ministerial delegation to meet with some of the candidates before the official results were declared.

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Fielding is of great importance to the game and separates the winners from the losers tory over Australia. Three were by Viv Richards, a dynamic 24-yar-old athlete soon to become one of the greats of the game, and who threw out three of the first four in the order. In the slips he was equally at home, providing safe rather than the spectacular hands of one associated with the great Sir Garry Sobers. Such was the catching skill of Sobers that few ever came to appreciate the capabilities of the most gifted athlete in the outfield. Once in a Sheffield Shield match in Australia. Sobers fielding at silly mid-on to leg spin bowler, Rex Sellers observed batsman lan Huntington about to play a defensive stroke. Quick as a flash Sobers stepped forward and snatched the ball virtually off the face of the bat much to the astonishment of the batsmen and surrounding fieldsmen. In the summer of 1963, the late Sir Frank Worrell was asked by a famous cricket writer in what category would he select Sobers on a World XI, if he had to pin him down. Sir Frank replied that he would select Sobers as a fielder. This is how important fielding and catching is in the realms at International cricket.

If, to save your life a cricket ball had to be caught or a run-out made, you could hardly wish for a safer bet than ... You'll get the answer as you read on ... It is often said that cricket is a batsman's game and there is no doubt that batting is the showpiece of the game. Batting is the backbone of cricket, particularly to the casual observer who loves to see the ball sailing over the boundary. There are some however, who love field and a great source of entertainment nothing more than bowling. To see a real whenever the ball moves in his direction. fast bowler in action is their heart's desire. "Magnificent is the only word I can use, Consequently, only a minority pay any at- and this probably underscores his true tention to the fielders except when they are worth on any side. His skills demand that blessed to see a Clive Lloyd, a Colin Bland, others lift their own standards. What statisa Paul Shehan, a Vivian Richards or a tics does not reveal, however, are the runs Roger Harper. he saved in the field and the nervousness The harsh fact is that fielding; a re- the batsmen experienced every time the ball quirement of all cricketers is of great im- was stroked in his direction. The runs he portance to the game and separates the saved were like money in the bank. His exwinners from the losers. There are men who ceptional speed off the mark, balance and have spent a great part of their retirement graceful movements combined with the talking about a catch which they missed and bullet-like throw at the stumps made him a robbed their team of victory. One such weapon to be respected and feared. That player was the late South Africa's prolific run-out of Graham Gooch in MCC's bicenopener Bruce Mitchell. He came into tenary match in 1987 at Lord's was far from prominence against England at The Oval in being the first of its kind. 1947, when he made a century in each inClive Lloyd and Vivian Richards have nings, and was on the field for all but eight thrilled spectators in this department over minutes of the match. This record was subsequently broken by our own opening batsfk man, the dour Leslie Wight, four years later. K *• Wight spent the entire duration of the game between British Guiana and Barbados on ■f u /g, the field. r. * < A plan to have the inimitable Bradman $ caught at slip in the Melbourne Test worked perfectly but for one thing. With Bradman I on 15 he edged a ball from Neville Quinn to Bruce Mitchell who dropped it. 251 runs m later, the mighty Don was Ibw to Cyril Vin: cent for 266. In his home town there is a .V ■JS * cartoon of his banishment to a desert island. He is sporting a white beard and apart from a palm tree is the sole inhabitant of the island. The caption reads; "The man who dropped Bradman." Bruce Pairaudeau, one of the six inKapil Dev mobbed by fans for catching Viv Richards in the 1983 WC final at Lords. ductees in Guyana's first-ever Cricket Hall of Fame made a valid point while reminisc- many years. The long-striding Lloyd ate up The path of International cricket is liting on the performances of the versatile all- the ground in extra-ordinary fashion and I tered with fielding lapses and inefficiencies rounder Cyril Rutherford Browne. had the pleasure of watching him in his that have brought success and happiness to According to Pairaudeau, the thing he al- cricketing adolescence, when he played his the recipients and defeat and frustration to ways remembers about "Mr. Snuffie" as he first Inter-county game at Rose Hall "Oval" those guilty of ignoring one of cricket's was known, was a tip he receive when he Canje in the 1960s. My respect for Clive long standing doctrines: "catches win was about 13 or 14. Browne told him to al- Lloyd improved accordingly and not much matches." If there was a better all-rounder ways make sure he was a good fielder, be- time elapsed before batsmen all over the "catcher", then I have never seen him, alcause when it comes to the difference world were looked upon him with the same though Bobby Simpson as a slip fielder was between two players the edge will always sort of respect. Indeed, Lloyd was rated superb and quite suited to the mantle go to the one who is a better fielder. Simi- among the greatest fielders of his time with "great". As the solitary slip to the slow larly sentiments were expressed by the only South Africa's Colon Bland and Ausbowler he 'poached' where reasonably a great middle giant of the "Ws" formation. tralia Paul Sheahan in his company. second slip might be. Standing with his Viv Richards was an incredible athlete Clyde Walcott who adored a player who could field. Matter of fact, if two players who seemingly could have fielded any- back to the fast bowlers, he allowed the ball were to vie for the same spot, Clyde feels where. It is as an outfielder however, that to strike on the chest and pulled the ball to the one who is a better fielder should get the he is remembered most. When he turns and him with those amazingly safe hands. It runs after the ball he moves with feline may not have been a catch according to the edge. If, to save your life a cricket ball had grace and covers ground deceptively quick. text books, yet it was remarkably effective. The initial Indian side to tour the to be caught or a run-out be made, you A certain two could often finish as a hardCaribbean in 1952-53 led by the late Vijay could hardly wish for a safer bet than Roger run single because of his agility, speed and Hazare was arguably the best fielding side 'The Harpoon' Harper, who was dubbed the lightening-like throws to the stumps. How to visit those parts, especially the ground greatest catcher in cricket history. He never many of you can recall the first World Cup fielding: Madhav Apte, Vijay Manjrekar, set out deliberately to become an accom- in 1975, when West Indies met Australia in Datta Gaekwad, Polly Umrigar, Chanplished fielder; it was his upbringing, com- the final? The value of fielding was repeatdrasekhar Gadkari and policeman Gulabri edly emphasized when the West Indies petitive nature, which made him so. Harper is sheer joy in everything he does on the recorded five run outs in the pulsating vic- Ramchand. Apte was like lightening in the

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ROGER HARPER... Safe hands field. They chased the ball to the boundary as if their lives depended on it, picked it up and hurled it in one motion right above the bails. Effortless, cleanly, all day! The Guyanese journalist Ernest Eytle describes India's fielding as follows: "India's greatest asset was her brilliance in the field. I have never seen any fielding in any part of the world equal theirs of the first Test in Trinidad." Eytle singles out Gadkari, Gaekwad, Apte and Umrigar for their "superb returning to the wicket, and general hostility", but the whole Indian team should take credit for contributing to one of the most exciting forms of entertainment that the game of cricket can offer; a contest between inspired, brilliant, strokemaking batsmen and artful, skilful spin bowlers who are backed up by strategic field placings, fast, clean, often-running pick-ups, and accurate, over-the-wicket throw-ins. Other aspects of cricket have their own appeal, but on a sunny afternoon, under blue. West Indian skies, with a faithful bottle of rum by one's side, the contest of high class stroke-play against high-class spin bowling and high-class fielding will take cricket lovers closer to the portals of heaven than most of us could ever hope to get. The 1971-72, New Zealand's tour to the West Indies was highlighted by their fielding which lifted their game. Burgess, Jarvis and Hastings were particularly brilliant in the outfield, cutting off dozens of runs with their diving saves and sure hands. Graham Vivian, inevitably was the pick of the lot. His throws from the deep and his rugby-style plunge to cut off the boundaries — only in Trinidad's Carl Furlong did we had similar do-or-die plunges to save runs back in the 1960s. Guyana's icon Rohan Kanhai once related that immediately before he went out to bat "Sobers turned paceman (Peter) Loader with immaculate timing and did not even bother to follow the flight of the ball — it looked four written all over it. But (Tony) Lock at leg-slip flung himself full length to his right to pluck the ball out of the air three inches from the ground. As if that was not enough, poor chap. Sobers fell to another touch of Lock's genius in the second innings. Sobers off drove fiercely and called on me for one. But all 1 could do was stand rooted to the spot, gaping like an idiot as Lock fielding at deep point and (continued on page 27)

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CRISTIANO Ronaldo has often been described as 'out of this world' but the Real Madrid star has a more terrestrial assessment of his quality. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted. "I am from this planet" after reaching another milestone in Tuesday's Champions League win over Atletico Madrid. Ronaldo hit a hat-trick for the second game miming in the competition to give his side a 3-0 semi-final first-leg lead that puts them firmly on course to reach the final in Cardiff. The 32-year-old was later honoured with a commemorative shirt by club president Florentino Perez for reaching 400 goals in all competitions for the club, although official records say he is on 399. Regardless of the tally. Ronaldo says he feels primed for a cracial ran of fixtures in Madrid's pursuit of a La Liga and Champions

League double, though he says his achievements are simply down to hard work. "The truth is I feel really good." he told Dugout. "I've prepared myself to be fit for this final stage of the league and the Champions League as well. "Obviously there's a bit of luck as well. I've prepared myself and things have turned out well, not just for me. but for the team. too. "That's why I say that with dedication and hard work, as always, things come naturally. I'm very lucky, and I am from this planet! "It's a really big number of goals, something I didn't expect but it's a reflection of the whole team, of my work as well as that of all the people who work at the club, the fans who always support us and give us this extra motivation." Ronaldo signed a new five-year contract last November that will see him stay at Madrid until 2021. when

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cover swooped down and turning, simply smashed the top of the stumps and left Garry stranded at mid-wicket. 1 have learnt early that Mr. Lock is one of those fielders with whom you never take a ran, nay, mess around! There have been a few moments to remember; There was (Bobby) Simpson, caught Kanhai bowled Wes Hall as we won again at Sydney in 1960-61. On that catch Jack Fingleton wrote; "Kanhai took in this match, the best catch I have ever seenT Simpson neatly leg glanced Hall and the ball went low and at a furious pace. Kanhai was standing a fine leg slip and he dived along the ground for a good four yards to catch the ball left-handed while still skidding along the turf. He moved like a black mamba, famished on sighting his first prey. Sir Learie Constantine undoubtedly served as a great inspiration to the West Indies side. His work on the field was even more legendary. This prompted the celebrated writer C. L. R.James to remark; "Constantine is probably the only allrounder in cricket who would win his place in a Test side by fielding alone." There are claims that he would take catches at gully off his own bowling, and it is certainly a

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son. "I'm very happy. It was a match filled with emotion, the team was phenomenal and scoring three goals made it a special night." he said. "We're one step closer to the final in Cardiff and we're really happy.

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fact that he once dismissed a batsman from a purely defensive shot by picking up the catch on his follow through almost at the disbelieving batsman's boots. In the 1930-31 series in the third Test at Adelaide, Don Bradman was dropped off Constantino's bowling on four and went on to make 222.Yet Constantine's own athletic prowess and attitude on the field were predictable talking points. He explained his approach "1 watched the bowler run up watched him deliver the ball and as soon as it was in the air, I followed it to the pitch and then watched the batsman's movements, so that my anticipation took me to where the ball was directed and played by the batsman." His phenomenal catching record was obviously mature too, (by his family's penchant for throwing crockery at each other as they washed up.) In the glory days of West Indies cricket, fielding was the big thing. Sure there was brilliant batting and bowling from men like Sobers, Kanhai, Hunte, Butcher, Solomon, Hall, Griffith and Gibbs. But in the field, where quick singles ended in run outs, and twos became singles. West Indies topped the world. Remember the fantastic catches of Sobers in the slips and the leg slip, the safe hands of Kanhai and Nurse in slips. Fredricks at short leg, Alexander and

i "We play for the shirt. I want to give my all to the club with the time I have left on my contract. I will try to do my best, score goals and work to ensure that Real Madrid win titles. "The team is phenom-

enal. To win 3-0 is huge. The domination the team showed on the pitch shows how fresh our players are. We are very motivated and want to go the final. We have a slight advantage." (Sportsmax)

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Murray behind the stumps. Fielding in the gully is perhaps the most demanding closeto-the wicket catching position, and few players consistently specialize in that area. One exception was the lanky, lurking figure of Lance Gibbs. Later, the new brand of West Indies players seem to epitomize the "old" brigade with Lara, Hooper, Richardson, Campbell, Williams and Chanderpaul, all had proven to be superb catchers. Remember the greatest Test of all at Brisbane in 1960-61? Australia needing only six runs to win and four wickets seemed certain of victory before Alexander took a brilliant catch off Hall's bowling. Three runs to go from three balls. Now, going all out for victory, Meckiff struck the sixth delivery heftily toward the mid-wicket boundary, the batmen started for one, then two and as they started for the third, Hunte miraculously gathered the ball inches from the fence and threw a spectacular return that enabled Alexander to run out Grout a yard out of his ground, 9 for 232! The scores were level with two balls to be bowled. Then Lindsay Kline, the last man stroke to the wicket as Worrell whispered to Hall; "Whatever you do don't bowl a no-ball Wes, or they won't let you in Barbados." With his foot well behind the line.

Hall bowled a blistering delivery which Kline somehow managed to lay back and started off for the victory run. From about 20 yards and at one wicket to aim at, Joe Solomon hit the stumps directly and umpire Hoy had no hesitation to give Meckiff out and secure the first tied match in Test cricket. This fleeting act ingrained Solomon's name in cricketing folklore and his other achievements-the only player to score four consecutive centuries at Bourdathree first-class in as many innings-paled by comparison. It looked a three-in-a-row for the West Indies when India managed only 183 in the final on the Third World Cup at Lord's. If there was one catch that swung the final India's way, it was Dev's catch to account for Richards. Richards had been dominating the Indian attack before he mishooked a Lall bouncer for Dev who ran an unforgettable 30 yards backwards from midwicket to catch Viv Richards's skier just when the West Indies master blaster looked set to take the cup home for the third time. The dismissal changed the course of the game, "Getting Richards out then was the key to us," Kapil said after the West Indies were all out for 140 to hand India a 43-run victory. (More nostalgia next week. |

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Absolute Gabriel (flve-for) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - A rampant West Indies flattened Pakistan for a record-equalling low at Kensington Oval, as they romped to an emphatic 106run victory in the second Test here Thursday, to level the three-match series and set up a decider in Dominica next week. Set 188 for victory on the final day of the pivotal contest Pakistan folded meekly for a paltry 81. about 38 minutes before the scheduled tea interval, to slump to their fourth loss in seven games at the historic venue and maintain their unenviable record of having never won a Test at the ground. The total equalled the previous lowest posted by India 20 years ago here and was also Pakistan's second lowest-ever against West Indies, surpassing their record low of 77 in Lahore. 31 years ago. For West Indies, the victory came just 11 days after they lost the opening Test in Jamaica by seven wickets and marked only their third Test win in 17 outings over the last two years.

"It was obviously a very good game for us. It was a collective team effort." captain Jason Holder said afterwards. "I always thought once we could give them in excess of 170.1 felt we would be in with a very good chance on a day-five pitch, the way it has deteriorated here." West Indies were fired by speedster Shannon Gabriel who turned in a man-of-thematch effort with five for 11 from 11 overs, to claim his second five-wicket haul in Tests and end with match figures of nine for 92. Holder claimed three for 23 while 20-year-old pacer Alzarri Joseph supported with two for 42. Resuming the morning on 264 for nine. West Indies added only four rans before the innings ended, when Devendra Bishoo holed out to Azhar Ali at mid-off for 20. off the fifth ball of the day from leg-spinner Yasir Shah who ended with seven for 94. Gabriel then produced a lethal three-wicket burst to wipe out Pakistan's top order and reduce the innings to

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rabble at 35 for five at lunch. He prised out Azhar in the seventh over of the innings for 10. pulling a short ball to Shimron Hetmyer at short mid-wicket with as many rans on the board and four balls later in the next over. Babar Azam completed a pair in the match when he touched a leg-side catch to wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich off Joseph. West Indies struck a major blow when they got the prized wicket of veteran Younis Khan for five. Ibw to Holder at 27 for three but it was in the fifth over before the break that Gabriel turned the game on its head. With the second delivery, he removed skipper Misbahul-Haq without scoring to a catch at gully by Shai Hope after that batsman edged one into his pads, and was given out via DRS after the initial appeal went unheeded. Two balls later, new batsman Asad Shafiq also fell without scoring, nicking Gabriel to first slip where Kieran Powell held a juggling catch. Needing a virtual miracle after lunch to survive.

Pakistan found themselves in deeper trouble when they lost two further wickets in the first 16 balls on resumption. Opener Ahmed Shehzad. unbeaten on 14 at the interval after being dropped on six by Powell at slip, off Joseph in the 10th over, failed to add when he was Ibw on the back foot in the second over after the break to one from Joseph which kept low. Shadab Khan then followed in the next over for one. caught at the wicket off Holder, leaving Pakistan flailing on 36 for seven and in danger of their lowest Test score of 49. Wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed, who top-scored with 23. briefly raised hopes of a Pakistan comeback, staging the best partnership of the innings by adding 42 for the eighth wicket with tail-ender Mohammad Amir who made 20. Sarfraz. unbeaten on five at lunch, spent just 50 balls and just over 1-1/2 hours at the crease and struck two fours while Mohammad Amir was his usual self, stroking four boundaries in a 34-ball

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Yasir Shah has his off-stump uprooted by Shannon Gabriel as West Indies players celebrate the wicket. (WICB) knock. However, once Amir's enterprise got the better of him and he slashed Gabriel to Vishaul Singh at backward point on the stroke of the first hour, the innings quickly declined as the last two wickets tumbled for just three rans in

the space of 18 balls. Yasir was bowled neck and crop by Gabriel without scoring and Sarfraz was last to fall, holing out to Chase at long-on off Holder. The decisive third Test begins next Wednesday at Windsor Park.

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Jason Holder celebrates with Guyanese Vishaul Singh after West Indies victory. (WICB)