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Belle Vue beat St Cuthbert’s Mission by 4 wickets
September 15, 2016 By
Belle Vue Sports Club journeyed to the Amerindian settlement of St. Cuthbert’s Mission and beat the hosts by four wickets in a hard fought 25-overs a-side match on Indigenous Heritage Day 2016.
The match was specially arranged by the Rockaway Group of Companies whose Chairman, Hafeez Ali has adopted Belle Vue Sports Club and has a sporting interest in the Indigenous community of St. Cuthbert’s Mission.
Ali and his family were special guests of the community on the auspicious day and celebrated the occasion with the feature cricket match and donations to the community where all visitors were given a meal while being entertained.
The day started in brilliant sunshine with the visitors winning the toss and bowling. St Cuthbert’s began cautiously on the two paced track and heavy outfield which was sandy and lacked grass for most parts. In the fifth over with the score on 23, Julio Ferriera was caught at mid-on off Dyal Rajpat for four. Rayon Ganpath came at number three and immediately stamped his authority by blasting two sixes and two fours in an attacking 26 to give the innings some momentum. He witnessed opening batsman Stallone Simon, who is a school teacher in the village, bowled by the lanky Royston Austin for 15 at 45/2 at the end of the eight over.
When the attacking Ganpath was adjudged LBW to medium pacer Krishna Singh at 67/3 in the 10th over, Belle Vue were back in the game and put the brakes on the home team. Another school teacher, Avenash Poonsammy became Austin’s second victim at 77/4 in the 12th over. Captain Timothy Andrews came and stabilized the middle order but found the going tough and was soaking up deliveries and not scoring freely due to tight bowling. At the other end, Clinton Wong (02) and Alfiaz Dundas (0) were removed in the 17th over which was bowled by seamer Sarfraz Baksh with the score on 88/6 before a sharp shower sent the players off for about an hour.
Upon the resumption, Belle Vue wrapped up the hosts tail with only Andrews, 11 showing fight. Anand Persaud bowled after the rain to claim 3/7 from two overs and five balls to see the home team limited to 105 from 22.5 overs. Persaud was well supported by Singh with 3/10, Austin 2/10 and Baksh 2/20 with Rajpat claiming one.
The eventual victors were made to work hard for their runs as the home team showed great fight in defending the runs on the board and their home territory. Belle Vue eventually scrapped home with four wickets and 11 balls to spare as St Cuthbert’s used six bowlers smartly with Andrews returning to take 2/12 with his medium pace while there was one each for Alfiaz Dundas (1/10), Ronnie Simon (1/14), Julio Ferriera (1/18) and Avenash Poonsammy (1/20).
It took a brave innings of 36 not out from Man of the Match Kerwin Benntte to guide Belle Vue home after they were struggling at 30/4 in the ninth over with Rockaway boss Hafeez Ali (0), Sahadeo Hardaiow (3), Colin Boucher (6) and Krishna Singh (2) all back in the hut. Dyal Rajpat (14) and Bennette added a crucial 26 for the fifth wicket from 35 balls to put the run chase back on track. When Rajpat was dismissed at 56/5 in the 14th over Imran Khan stroked 10 and added 40 runs with Bennette in eight overs before Royston Austin came and blasted a maximum to seal the deal after it was getting too close for comfort.
At the presentation ceremony that followed, Bennette received a cricket bat for his efforts while Persaud was named best bowler and collected a trophy. The Rockaway Group of Companies presented cricket gears and uniforms to the male team from St. Cuthbert’s while the female team got uniforms and four softball bats. Hafeez Ali also presented the St. Cuthbert’s football and volleyball teams with uniforms and balls while the Belle Vue Sports Club received tee-shirts.
The St. Cuthbert’s community through their male cricket captain, Timothy Andrews, presented the Chairman of the Rockaway Group of Companies, Hafeez Ali with a hand carved ornament in the shape of a bird while Mrs. Floretta Ali was presented with handmade jewellery and a knitted shoulder bag. Andrews thanked their special guests for the memorable day while an emotional Ali (Hafeez) thanked the wonderful hosts for the opportunity and said the day’s event will not be the last.
Woman robbed at gunpoint on Regent St
September 15, 2016 By
A woman was on Wednesday robbed at gunpoint outside Hanson Trading on Regent Street, Georgetown.
In the midst of a bustling day, two armed bandits jumped out at the woman as she was exiting the store and demanded she hand over her belongings.
She handed over her handbag which contained an undisclosed amount of cash and other valuables.
The bandits then escaped in a white vehicle with registration number PJJ 1106.
The woman, who asked to remain unidentified, is pleading with the public to help her in recovering her important documents.
Specifically, she needs her record books entitled “Marcia Flight Services”, which contain important data. She can be contacted on 699-1300.
Changing coaches is not the answer
September 15, 2016 By
Dear Editor,
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has made yet another change when it fired Phil Simmons after only 18 months on the job. It seems that the Trinidadian was an excellent coach, but he had difficulties with his employers when he criticised the manner of the selection of the players.
The WICB has changed more than 15 coaches within the past two decades from Rohan Kanhai, Andy Roberts, Clive Lloyd, Malcolm Marshal, Roger Harper, et al – all outstanding cricketers and good coaches. They even tried Australian Bennett King, who never played first class cricket and who failed to deliver to a failing West Indies team. He resigned after three years on the job, mainly because he had a difficult relationship with the players. Ramnaresh Sarwan, who was captain, said he was aggressive and vocally abusive to certain players to the point where he even threatened them.
West Indies cricket is now at rock bottom – now ranking 8th in Test and 9th in ODIs, but second in T20s, from the leading team in the world between the mid-1970s to early 1990s. It is not only a large number coaches it has changed, but captains as well – from 1928 Carl Nunes to 2016 Jason Holder – it recorded 36 captains, including Clive Lloyd the most successful captain, Rohan Kanhai, Carl Hooper, Alvin Kalicharan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and Sarwan among them.
The selectors constantly change the players so much so, that fans like me hardly remember the names of the players as compared to yesteryear in the like of the three Ws; Worrel, Weekes, Walcott, Wesley Hall, Charlie Griffith, Lance Gibbs, Brian Lara, Gordon Greenidge, Malcolm Marshall, Vivian Richards, Andy Roberts, Courtney Walsh, Curtley Ambrose and others. A large number of fans have lost interest in the game – especially Test cricket, and the WICB and its affiliates have to work out ways and means to improve the summer game which was once a job to hundreds of thousands.
Sincerely,
Oscar Ramjeet
Golden Jaguars’ squad for CFU 3rd round games announced
September 15, 2016 By
Head Coach of the Men’s National Team (Golden Jaguars), Jamaal Shabazz has announced a provisional list to face Suriname and Jamaica in the 3rd Round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) 2016 Scotiabank Caribbean Men’s Cup Championship on October 8 and 11 respectively.
The squad consists of 55 players including 19 over-seas from various countries including Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, England, Finland, USA and Australia.
The national team will commence weekly training on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 16:00h to 18:00h and on Saturdays, 09:00h to 11:00h at venues to be announced. However, the first training session was held on Wednesday at the GDF Ground, Camp Ayanganna.
Guyana will face Suriname in Suriname and the Jamaica game is scheduled for Guyana but due to the unavailability of the Guyana National Stadium on the date of the match, the National Track and Field Facility is being considered. A CFU team of inspectors is scheduled to visit Guyana to certify the National Track and Field Facility.
The Third Round commences on October 5 and in addition to the Guyana match, the other matches to be played on that day are: Haiti vs French Guiana at the Stade Sylvio Cator Stadium (Haiti); Curacao vs Antigua and Barbuda at Ergilio Hato Stadium (Curacao) and Trinidad and Tobago vs Dominican Republic at a venue to be announced.
Fifth Place playoff will be held from November 7 – 15 and the Final Round in May 2017. The top three of this tournament will qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Guyana Provisional Squad; Guyana based players – Andrew Murray (Alpha United FC), King Solomon Austin (Alpha United FC), Richie Richards (Alpha United FC), Kester Jacobs (Slingerz FC), Eon Alleyne (Fruta Conquerors FC), Vernon Mills (Slingerz FC), Gregory Richardson (Pele FC), Devon Millington (Slingerz FC), Daniel Wilson (Alpha United FC), Dwight Peters (Alpha United FC), Quincy Adams (Slingerz FC), Trayon Bobb (Slingerz FC), Dellon Lanferman (Alpha United FC), Colin Nelson (Alpha United FC), Dwain Jacobs (Alpha United FC), Tichard Joseph (Slingerz FC), Pernell Schultz (Alpha United FC) and Hubert Pedro (GFC).
Overseas based players – Akel Clarke (Central Couva FC), Walter Moore (FF Jaro FC), Samuel Cox (Wealdstone FC), Christopher Nurse (Puerto Rico FC), Sheldon Hiolder (Caledonia AIA FC), Neil Danns (Bury FC), Brandon Beresford (Rhoster Rhinos), Anthony Whyte (Sigma FC), Kadel Daniels (Dulwich Hamlet), Marcel Barrington (Margate FC), Jake Newton (Walton and Hersham FC), Shaquille Agard (Durham United FC), Julien Edwards, Adrian Butters (York Region Shooters), Amos Ramsay (Caledonia AIA FC), Kai Mc Kenzie-Lyle (Barnet FC), Warren Creavalle (Philadelphia Union FC), Sherif El-Masri and Corey Thomas.
Impasse in Region 3 needs to end for the good of the citizens
September 15, 2016 By
Dear Editor,
Kindly permit me a space in your daily newspaper to respond finally to the issue captioned ‘The real story behind the Region 3 Regional Democratic Walkout’ published in the letter column of the Kaieteur News, dated September 10, 2016.
Firstly, I wish to state that the writer is fictitious, uncouth, wicked and naïve in his writings. He should be bold enough to put his name so that he could be identified and should not write as a concerned citizen or a People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Councillor. No PPP Councillor would write such a baseless article.
Secondly, the Regional Executive Officer (REO) is the Clerk of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and by law he is mandated to give pertinent information as requested by the Council. At the July 2016 meeting of the RDC, he was mandated to request from the Business Minister, a copy of the report on a survey which he had reported at a subsequent meeting which was done by the Business Ministry.
Please note that at no time was any report sent to the RDC from the Business Minister as was stated by the malicious writer.
Thirdly, the REO when asked to respond to the issue under “matters arising” pertaining to the letter to the Business Minister, requesting a copy of the report as was stated in a previous meeting, he stood up and said that he had nothing to say since a perpetrator was on the television the night before speaking about the issue. I subsequently asked the REO to respond to the specific issue that was before the Council. He again mentioned that he had nothing to say then he picked up his books and walked brazenly to the leader of the APNU/AFC Councillors and told her to leave the meeting with her team. He then went to the Heads of Department who were seated at the back of the room and instructed them to leave also.
According to Public Service rules, the REO is the head public servant inside of any region and should not take political sides when dealing with issues inside of any region.
Mr Denis Jaikarran has been practicing political biasness since his appointment as the REO of Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), on October 1, 2015. He would have openly said to me that he is not here to work with the Regional Chairman of Region Three and had also instructed all Heads of departments to stay away from the Chairman’s monthly meetings, and for them not to submit any reports to the Regional Chairman.
The Government is promoting social cohesion and the REO is not propagating this at the administrative level of the region. He continues to carry out the duties and function of the Chairman without his knowledge. Many letters have been written to the President, Minister of State and the Communities Minister on all the issues affecting the Regional Chairman.
To date, all the promises made by Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan to visit the region and to deal with the issues have proven futile.
I am publicly appealing to the Honourable President of Guyana, Mr David Granger to make an early intervention into this matter so that Region Three can move forward for the betterment of all its citizens.
I must bring to the attention of the public that this month is designated ‘Education Month’ and the Regional Chairman is not aware of the activities planned for the region, since the Heads of Department are afraid of the REO and hence, no reports have been forthcoming from them.
All Heads of Departments are mandated by the Local Government Act, Chapter 28:09, to report to the Regional Chairman so that policy issues can be addressed in a timely manner. This is not happening in Region Three but is happening in other regions in Guyana.
Is this the person the writer compares to God, who is denying the Regional Chairman from his roles and responsibilities as mandated by Region Three?
Fourthly, the writer stated that if the clerk leaves the meeting, there should be no official meeting. I wish to tell the fictitious writer that he knows nothing about conducting a meeting. When the Clerk/Secretary is unavoidable absent from the meeting for some reason or the other, the meeting can decide to continue as long as there is a quorum. The writer should equip himself with the necessary knowledge before he attempts to write on issues he is ignorant about.
Fifthly, The REO never asked to leave the meeting as the writer stated. He left in a haste saying “I have nothing to report on, to anyone”.
In closing, I wish to state that everything that was mentioned, I have supporting evidence to substantiate. As the Regional Chairman for three consecutive terms, I am willing to work in the best interest of all the citizens of Region Three and the country at large, but, Mr Denis Jaikarran is not allowing me to fulfil my obligations.
Julius Oliver Faerber
Regional Chairman
Region Three
Where is the transparency, accountability we were promised?
September 15, 2016 By