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Month of activities planned to celebrate life, work of Dr. Cheddi Jagan

THE ruling’s People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Tuesday an-

nounced a list of activi-ties to be performed in March to commemorate the life and work of for-mer President and found-er of the PPP, Dr. Cheddi Jagan.Those activities would be performed un-der the theme “Cheddi Jagan: His Vision, our Living Guide”. Among the activities planned is the Babu John wreath laying and commemora-tive activity on March 8, which will be preceded by a cycle race from New Amsterdam to No. 54 Vil-lage, Corentyne.

It is expected that thousands of party mem-bers, supporters and friends would participate in this annual monumen-tal activity.

President Donald Ra-motar, former President

Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, and PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee are ex-pected to deliver feature addresses.

Other activities planned are the Annual Cheddi Jagan Lecture, on March 23 at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre; the Cheddi Jagan Fitness Walk, at the National Park on March 15; the Annual Family Fun Day, at State House also on March 15; a book and photographic exhibition, at the National Library

on March 16; a Night of Reflection on March 13, and wreath-laying activi-ties at Lethem and Kara-sabai in Region Nine and Mountain Kopinang and Kato in Region Eight.

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The PPP statement ac-knowledges that both Dr. Cheddi Jagan and his wife Janet died in the month of March, in 1997 and 2009 respectively.

The ruling party cor-dially invites all Guya-nese to participate in these events, aimed at honouring this great leader and statesman whose dedication and commitment to the cause of a better Guyana is un-matched.

Former President of Guyana and founder of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr. Cheddi Jagan

President vows to continue enhancing conditions for public servants –

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PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar has overseen Guyana’s continued devel-opment over the last three years and

intends to ensure that public servants and other workers benefit from the country’s economic growth.He recently shared his thoughts on the programme ‘At Home with the President’ on some of the benefits that government has put in place to better the lives of workers. He said once his PPP/C party is returned to power, focus will be on bettering the lives of public servants.

The President said the decision to in-crease the minimum wage has resulted in more disposable income being available, as has the reduction of the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) from 33% to 30%. The income tax threshold has also been increased to $50,000, and this, President Ramotar ex-plained, has been “a major improvement for low income people in particular” and even for those in higher wage brackets.

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Government is close to finalising this project which was halted by the actions of the joint parliamentary Opposition, and President Ramotar is confident that Guy-ana’s economic development will expand even faster, moving Guyana from a middle income status to that of a developed nation.


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In a style reminiscent of a scene from the movie The Bank Job or one of the Ocean 11 franchis-

es, thieves broke into the M&M Pawn Shop, Henry Street, Port-of-Spain, over the weekend and carried away an estimated $15 million to $20 million in cash and jewelry. They got into the store by cutting out slabs of concrete from the roof, using a drill to access the vault room. Using blow torches and other tools, the bandits then cut the safes and cleaned out gold and other precious metals.

The bandits were so skilled that during the robbery they also cut open a huge safe which protected the video surveillance equipment and stole that too. However, po-lice investigating the case say the thieves did leave one thing behind, the floor plan drawings for the business place and several others in the Port-of-Spain area.

The robbery is similar to one which occurred at Jankie’s Jewelry at Plaza 2001 on the Chaguanas Main Road, Chaguanas, last year. The thieves in that case got away with some $8 million in jewelry. In this latest robbery, when the work-ers showed up for work around 8 am yesterday they noticed the

store had been broken into and contacted the police.

After initial investigations, police said the thieves had to have had inside knowledge of the building, as they deliberately left through the entrance they made. Had the thieves attempted to leave through the entrance of the vault room, the store’s alarm would have been trig-gered. Outside the store yesterday, angry customers demanded mon-ey for their stolen property when they turned up and was greeted with a notice which indicated the business had been robbed and would reopen on Thursday.

The notice also indicated that they would be reimbursed ac-cording to their contracts, which reportedly pays customers only 50 per cent for their items if lost. But some customers complained that they had pawned wedding rings and other valuable and sen-timental jewelry. The store manag-er, who was identified only as Mr Moses, was not present when the media visited yesterday.

In a telephone interview with the T&T Guardian yesterday, head of the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA), Gregory Aboud, said while he had

no direct contact with the owners of the business, he had heard of the incident and was confused at the freedom with which burglars were able to traverse the city at nights.

“It seems that when the cat is away the rats will play. It is impos-sible to conduct any daytime busi-

ness with this risk of night time activity,” Aboud said, adding that businesses in the capital should be monitored by a central securi-ty station as most are only scru-tinised at nights. On December 6 thieves broke into Jankie’s Jewelry in Plaza 2001 along the Chaguanas Main Road. Police said close circuit

television cameras recorded three men entering through the roof of the mall. The bandits then used grinders to cut open four safes which contained gold and diamond jewelry and cleaned out the boxes. One of the showcases containing jewelry was also broken into and cleaned out.

The ransacked vaultroom at the More Money Pawn Shop, Henry Street, Port–of–Spain, yesterday. The shop was robbed of an estimated $15 million in cash and jewelry over the weekend. ABRAHAM DIAZ


The Evening of BonfiresHolika Dahan or the lighting of bonfire takes place on the eve of Holi. The day is also popular-ly called ‘Chhoti Holi’ or the ‘Small Holi’.The bigger event - play with the colour takes place on the next ‘big’ day.

Holika Dahan is an extremely popu-lar tradition and is celebrated with fervour all across the country and

is symbolic of triumph of good over evil. There are numerous legends associated with this ancient tradition and it is diffi-cult to pin-point as to when actually the tradition started.

A BRIEF HISTORY Holikotsav finds a mention in the Vedas and Puranas. It is stated that during the Vedic period the sacred fire of Holi was burnt amidst the chanting of specific mantras which were intended for the destruction of the de-monic forces. It is also said that on this very day Vaishwadev oblation com-menced in which offerings of wheat, gram and oat were made to the sacrificial fire.

Some scholars believe that Holikotsav is named after fried cereals or parched

grains called ‘Holka’ in Sanskrit. These parched grains were used to perform hawana (a fire ritual).The vibhuti (sa-cred ashes) obtained from this ritual was smeared on the forehead of those who participated in the ritual to keep away evil. This vibhuti is called Bhumi Hari. Till date there is a tradition of offering wheat and oat into the Holika fire.

According to Narad Purana, this day is celebrated in the memory of Prahlad’s victory and the defeat of his aunt ‘Holika’. The legend has it that there once existed a mighty demon king by the name of Hira-nyakashyap who wished that everybody in his kingdom should worship him. His son, Prahlad became a follower of Lord Naarayana. Hiranyakashyap instructed his sister, Holika to sit in the burning fire with Prahlad in lap. She was blessed with

a boon, as a result of which no fire could burn her. But the opposite happened, Prahlad survived and Holika was charred to death. Thus ‘holi’ is celebrated to com-memorate the victory of virtue over evil.

It is because of this event, Holika (a bonfire) is burnt every year on Holi. The burning of the effigy of Holika is called Holika Dahan.

Another legend mentioned in the ‘Bhavishya Purana’ is also considered to be related to the festival of Holi. The legend goes back to the kingdom of Ra-ghu, where lived an ogress called Dhund-hi who used to trouble children but was finally chased away by them on the day of Holi. This is said to be the reason why the tradition of Holika Dahan is so popular amongst children and why they are allowed to play pranks on the day. THE TRADITION

There is also a specific way in which Holika Dahan takes place. A log of wood is kept in a prominent public place on the Vasant Panchami day, almost 40 days be-fore the Holi Festival. People go on throw-ing twigs, dried leaves, branches of trees left through the winter besides any other combustible material they can spare, on to that log which gradually grows into a sizable heap. On the day of Holika Dahan an effigy of Holika with child Prahlad in her lap is kept on the logs. Usually, Ho-lika’s effigy is made of combustible ma-

terials, whereas, Prahlad’s effigy is made of non-combustible one. On the night of Phalguna Purnima, it is set alight amidst the chanting ofRakshoghna Man-tras of the Rig Veda (4.4.1-15; 10.87.1-25 and so on) to ward off all evil spirits.

Next morning the ashes from the bon-fire are collected as prasad and smeared on the limbs of the body. If spared by the fire coconuts are also collected and eat-en.

Metaphorically though, the fire is meant to signify the destruction of evil - the burning of the ‘Holika’ - a mythologi-cal character and the triumph of good as symbolised by Prahlad. However, the heat from the fire also depicts that winter is be-hind and the hot summer days are ahead. Next day after Holika Dahan is called Dhuleti, when play with colours actually takes place.

SAMVATSAR DAHANIt may be noted that in some places like

Bihar and UP Holika Dahan is also known as ‘Samvatsar Dahan’. The concept of Samvatsar New Year varies in different provinces of our country. In some prov-inces the month commences from ‘Krish-na Paksha’ while in others it commences from ‘Shukla Paksha’. For Krishna Pak-sha, the year ends on ‘Purnima’ of the month of Phalgun and thus the new year begins the next day - Chaitra, first day of the Krishna Paksha.


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Five women shot, one dead in Negril

KINGSTON, Jamaica – An 18-year-old female is dead and four other women are

at hospital, each in serious con-dition, following a shooting in-cident in Negril, Westmoreland Monday night.

Dead is Ombretta Jackson of Lime Tree lane, West End in the Parish.

The police report that that about 8:45 pm, Jackson was among people at a shop in the area, when they were ap-proached by two armed men who opened gunfire hitting Jackson and four other women. The gun-men allegedly made good their escape on a motorcycle.

The injured were taken to hospital where Jackson was pro-nounced dead and the four other females admitted.

Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police Dr Carl Williams has strongly condemned the shoot-ing of the women and has called on the public to support the po-lice in their efforts to apprehend the criminals.

According to a release from

the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), the commissioner said “no effort will be spared to track, find and bring to justice the cowardly gunmen who seem bent on turning their weapons on the most vulnerable in our soci-ety, our women and children”.

Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of those involved in this shooting are be-ing asked to call the Negril Police at 957-4268, Crime Stop at 311, 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

Theft charges against principal, teacher

By KINNESHA GEORGE

CONFISCATION of a cell-phone from a student has landed the Principal and

a teacher of a Tobago school in court on criminal charges for stealing the device.

The matter forced the early dismissal of classes yesterday as teachers and other staff of Scarborough Secondary School journeyed to the Magistrates’ Court, also in the island’s cap-ital, to rally behind Principal Sherra Carrington James and one of her teachers, Wendy Rogers, who were summoned to the Court to answer the charges.

James who was not present, was excused from attending by Magistrate Michael Broomes who was told she had made travel plans prior to being in-formed of the court case. She was represented by attorney Martin George.

George also appeared for

Rogers, the school’s Safety Officer, who actually confis-cated the phone and logged it in the school’s register. James has been the Acting Principal for years and had the criminal charge laid against her by Rho-na Moore on behalf of her son Reece Solomon, 17.

The teen alleges the principal did unlawfully steal, take and carry away his Nokia cellphone.

Broomes sought and ob-tained consent to try to me-diate the matter and enquired of attorney George whether the disciplinary action of tak-ing away the cellphone was in accordance with established school policies. George indicat-ed those were his instructions.

The complainant, Moore, claimed however the cellphone was confiscated while her son was on suspension. Broomes indicated there were legal is-sues being raised in that regard and also in regard to a submis-

sion which George made as to whether the student’s mother had proper jurisdiction on be-half of her 17-year-old son, to proffer a criminal charge against the principal.

This the magistrate said, was separate and apart from the fact of whether there was any merit, basis or foundation to the charge of Larceny un-der section 9 of the Summary Offences Act, because George submitted there was no such basis.

Broomes indicated in the cir-cumstances he had to adjourn and transfer the matter to an-other court as his attempts at mediation had failed. George asked that the case be fixed for a short date and that the com-plainant and her attorney be ready to proceed.

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IDB signs US$15M security loan with GuyanaThe Inter-American Development Bank on Thursday signed a US$15M security loan with Guyana, on the heels of the announcement of another loan worth US$17.1M for the environment sector.

Announcement of the latter loan has drawn protest from the Working People’s Alliance and the Guyana

Human Rights Association as Parliament is prorogued, among other issues.

A Ministry of Finance statement on the loans follows:

The Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) once again signaled its con-fidence, and commitment to support de-velopment initiatives, in Guyana by con-cluding and signing with the Government of Guyana two major agreements in the citizen security and environmental man-agement sectors.

The agreements, valued at a total of US$32.16M, were signed by the Bank’s President Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno and Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh when the two met last Thursday in Freeport, Bahamas.

“The decision by the IDB to provide these loans is further testimony of the Bank’s confidence in this Government’s commitment to responsible management

and, in particular, to implementing mean-ingful reform in the two sectors con-cerned,” the Minister stated.

One of the two agreements signed pro-vides for a sum of US$15M to finance the Citizen Security Strengthening Project which will fund a number of initiatives aimed at contributing to a reduction in crime and violence such as homicides, burglaries and robberies, and domestic violence, in Guyana.

The specific objectives of the project are to:

(i) Improve behaviours for non-violent conflict resolution in target communities;

(ii) Increase the Guyana Police Force (GPF) effectiveness in crime prevention and crime investigation nationally;

(iii) Improve Guyana Prison Service (GPS) effectiveness in reducing offender recidivism at the national level.

“The programme will go a long way in helping to make our neighborhoods and communities safer and our security agen-cies more effective,” the Finance Minister

noted.Under the Environment Sector

Strengthening Project, some US$17.16M will be provided in support of policy re-forms in the sector. The programme aims to support Guyana in the implementation of its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) with emphasis on climate change initiatives and sustainable natural re-sources management.

The objective of this operation, which is the second in a programmatic series, is to continue the process of strengthening the governance and policy framework that supports the implementation of the LCDS. The loan will further enhance the regulatory, institutional and monitoring structures to of the programme to sup-port the implementation of that strategy.

The Bank approved the loan given Guyana’s full achievement of all poli-cy reforms that were agreed to in 2013 and the Bank’s satisfaction with Govern-ment’s adoption of sound macroeconom-ic policies.

“The reforms contemplated by the pro-gramme make for even more effective discharge of Guyana’s responsibilities in this area, which is of critical importance given Guyana’s established leadership in the area of climate change and sustain-able management of natural resources,” Minister Singh said.

Eight-year-old girl raped,

relative wanted

An eight-year-old girl was raped on Tuesday afternoon by a relative after she was left in his care at

Arakaka, North West.The girl was rushed to the Arakaka Hos-

pital but was later transferred to the city after she continued to bleed profusely. According to the child’s mother, she had left to go to a shop that was five miles away from their home.

She said while she was on the bus she received a call from her daughter, saying: “Mommy come see wah happen to me. Me gon dead.” The woman said the girl relat-ed to her that the relative carried her into a room and began to rape her.

She said the child told her that the man instructed her to say that she fell off a generator while turning it off. The child yesterday underwent surgery for her inju-ries at the hospital but continues to bleed.

The relative is wanted for questioning by the police.


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Burma teacher and students drownedAutopsies per-formed yes-terday on the remains of the Mahaicony teach-er and her six students, whose lifeless bodies were pulled from a car in a canal last Friday, re-vealed that they all drowned.

Teacher Shaundel Duke, 41, and six of her students, who were all residents of

Burma, Mahaicony, were found in a vehicle that was overturned in a trench and they were all subsequently pronounced dead on arrival at the Mahaicony Cot-tage Hospital. Duke, who was driving the vehiclewas trans-porting 10-year-old Asiyah Abel, her eight-year-old broth-er, Joel Justin Abel, their seven-

year-old cousin Rayden Abel, nine-year-old Atesha Woolford, her six-year-old sister, Azaliah Fraser, and their friend, seven-year-old Martina Persaud, from a Mashramani activity at Calcut-ta, Mahaicony.

Mother of the Abel children, Roberta Abel, told Stabroek News that the autopsies were performed yesterday on the seven and the cause of death in all cases was given as drowning.

She said the state has pledged to contribute financially to the wake and funeral for the dead and that that today an official of government will be visiting to discuss what arrangements should be put in place.

The police have stated that it is suspected that Duke lost control of the vehicle. It would appear that they were in the submerged vehicle for some time before it was spotted by a passerby, who alerted residents.

What caused the vehicle to end up overturned in the trench may never be known. However, Burma resident Lakeram Bas-deo, who lives a short distance away from where the accident occurred, had told Stabroek News that while no one can be sure of what actually happened, Duke might have skidded off the road, which has loose brick frag-ments. Also possible, he said, is that the car might have suffered some mechanical defect or Duke may have been tired.

This composite photo shows the children on Friday morning before they left for Calcutta, Mahaicony. Standing from left are Asiyah Abel and Azaliah Fraser, six, while standing from right are Atesha Woolford and Martina Persaud. Kneeling in front row are Joel Justin Abel (right) and Rayden Abel.

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Mom confided lover killed Neesa, helped to poison husbandA former cellmate yesterday

testified that Bibi Sharima-Go-paul had confided that it was

her lover and now co-accused, Jarvis Small, who murdered her daughter Neesa Gopaul by bashing her head in with a piece of wood.

The witness also said Shari-ma-Gopaul implicated herself and Small in the death of her husband by poisoning.

“Neesa deserved to get justice and no matter what, Neesa didn’t deserve to die by the hands of some-one she trusted; someone that was supposed to protect her,” Simone Diane De Nobrega testified yester-day, when the trial of Sharima-Go-paul and Small, called ‘Barry,’ contin-ued in the High Court.

They are accused of killing the 16-year-old between September 24, 2010, and October 2, 2010, at Madewini, Linden-Soesdyke High-way. The teen’s body had been stuffed into a suitcase, which was anchored in a creek at the Emerald Tower Resort with several dumb-bells.

De Nobrega surrendered to police yesterday before taking the witness stand as she had been previous-ly convicted in a lower court in her absence. And after spending most of the day testifying, she was taken into custody at the end of the hearing yesterday.

She told Justice Navindra Singh and the 12-member jury that she met Sharima-Gopaul on October 5, 2010 at the East La Penitence Po-lice Station’s lock-ups, where they bonded over a five-day period. De-scribing her cellmate as pleasant and easy to talk to, De Nobrega said they became friends and would share each other’s meals and talk.

The court heard from De Nobrega that one night after having dinner and chatting, they went to bed. The witness said Sharima-Gopaul was beside her and about an hour later seemed to have been having a bad

dream.According to De Nobrega, Shari-

ma-Gopaul began saying, “No Barry! Barry stop!” She said she woke the woman because she seemed to have been having a nightmare. She said when woman got up, she observed her constantly looking over her shoulders as if something was about to happen.

De Nobrega added that Shari-ma-Gopaul then asked her if some-one had died a year earlier of poison-ing and someone wanted to exhume the body to perform an autopsy, if it would be found out that the person had died of poisoning.

According to De Nobrega, she told her cellmate she had no idea and Sharima-Gopaul in-turn said she did not want to find out either.

Sharima-Gopaul, she added, then told her that she wanted some mon-ey to “dig-up the grave of her dead husband to in order to burn what was left in the grave and she wanted this done “soon, at any cost.”

In a silent courtroom of attentive listeners, De Nobrega said she was confused but Sharima-Gopaul told her, “After I tell you something, then you will understand why I have to do this.

The witness said that it was at that point that her cellmate softly held her hand and said, “It wasn’t me; Barry killed Neesa.”

The witness related to the court that Sharima-Gopaul told her that after Neesa’s father died, the teen became very “rude and disrespect-ful” to her and skipped school and stayed out late. In addition, when-ever she would scold her, she would become upset, De Nobrega recount-ed.

De Nobrega said Sharima-Gopaul went on to tell her that she had met Small, who was a gym instructor, in March, 2010, when she began going to his gym because she was over-weight and wanted to lose weight.

According to the witness, her cell-mate told her she and Small began a relationship and related also that she wasn’t comfortable in her troubled marriage and as a result moved out of her home for two weeks and she and the man rented an apartment.

De Nobrega said Sharima-Gopaul told her she wanted to be with Small because he made her happy. She said the woman told her that she lat-er moved back home because of her daughters but her marriage only got worse.

According to De Nobrega, Shari-ma-Gopaul claimed Small told her that the only way they could be to-gether was if “Javed (her husband), was out of the picture.” De Nobrega said Sharima-Gopaul also told her that Small gave her some rat tablets and instructed her how to administer the poison.

She said her cellmate related that she had been advised that she could put small amounts of the poison in her husband’s food so that he would die “slowly” and no one would sus-pect that he was poisoned.

De Nobrega said the woman claimed Small would call occasion-ally to check-up on Javed’s condi-tion and he would get angry and tell her that she wasn’t administering enough of the poison and accuse her of not wanting the man to die.

Tears occasionally rolled down Sharima-Gopaul’s cheek as her for-

mer cellmate testified. The accused at times looked at the witness and smiled also, while her co-accused sat calmly beside her with a kerchief over his mouth as the court listened to the witness’ testimony.

According to De Nobrega, Shari-ma-Gopaul said Small had given her some poison in a powder form, which she started putting in Javed’s meals. She said the woman told her that her husband began complaining about the taste of the food but she told him it was the side-effect of the medications he was using.

According to De Nobrega, the woman told her that as her hus-band’s condition worsened, she took him to the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, where a number of tests were con-ducted but he was sent home after nothing was found to be wrong with him except for problems he was hav-ing with his kidneys.

De Nobrega said the accused told her that after they returned home, her husband called Neesa and his younger daughter, Merriam, whom she also referred to as ‘Mary,’ and he also requested the presence of a friend of his. The court heard from the witness that the accused told her that once everyone had assembled, her husband told his daughters that he “wasn’t going to make it” and he wanted his friend to marry Shari-ma-Gopaul after he died to assist her in raising the girls.

The witness said that her cell-mate told her that she went to check on Javed about 3am the following day and discovered that he wasn’t breathing, and appeared to have been dead. Afterward, she said Sharima-Gopaul claimed she imme-diately contacted Small, who went over to her house to check on Javed to ensure he was really dead.

De Nobrega said the accused told her that Small left her house short-ly after and she began raising an alarm by screaming. She said Javed was buried the same day and Small

moved into her house about two weeks later, much to the disproval of her parents.

The witness said her cellmate told her that she felt lonely and sad be-fore Small moved in with her and he seemed to be getting along with the girls fine. However, she said she was told that Neesa began “acting-out” again towards her mother and Small later claimed that the girl wanted what her mother had—him.

According to the witness, Shari-ma-Gopaul told her that upon Small’s advice, she lay in bed and pretended to be sleep after the man told her that he was going to prove to her that her daughter wanted him. In the account purportedly given to De Nobrega, the teen then went into the room, appearing dazed as if she were drugged, and began dancing and undressing herself, but Small did not touch the young girl as she had gotten him to promise her that he would not touch her.

‘Trouble for them’De Nobrega said the accused also

claimed that Small told her Neesa had overheard her mother having a conversation on the phone relating how she had poisoned her father.

According to De Nobrega, Shari-ma-Gopaul told her that her daugh-ter later went to the police station to report what she had heard but she later got the teen to tell the police that it was a lie.

The witness said the accused told her that on an occasion when she had cause to scold Neesa, the girl became angry and told her that she knew she had poisoned her father and Small subsequently told her that the situation was getting out of hand and they should get rid of her because she would cause trouble for both of them.

De Nobrega said her cellmate confided in her that Small suggested

Neesa Gopaul

See Mom confided lover killed Neesa on pg. 20


ISLAM Peace / submission to the will of our creator.

Series - part 06

Our guiding Stars The companions of our noble Prophet Muhammad

(S.A.W)

The world once revolved in darkness. The darkness of sin and deviant be-liefs. Spiritual darkness. Filled with

chaos and corruption. Envy and hatred gov-erned the day. Tribal war and petty conflict raged rampant in every society. Despicable customs and shameful practices prevailed. Modesty and morality dwindled away and human life was trivialized. It had been some time since a divine reminder had come, and mankind, in his forgetful nature, quickly digressed from the path of guidance. The future of humanity seemed very bleak and the cries of the rare reformers fell on deaf ears. This condition continued for some centuries. At this point our lord the most compassionate, looked upon us with a look of mercy as He raised up from this darkness a shining light in the form of His messen-ger Muhammad (S.A.W). Guided by nothing more than divine instructions, Muhammad (S.A.W) extinguished the darkness of the world with his life and teachings as a bril-liant example. His teachings illuminated the hearts of those around him and eradicated all falsehood from their lives. They whole-heartedly accepted the new teachings and instilled the pure belief into their souls, thus becoming people of firm faith and out-standing personalities. History has never witnessed such resolute conviction in any teaching, men who devoted their entire lives to a cause in such an extremely fear-less manner, with personal sacrifice and ex-ertion, as it has witnessed in these compan-ions of prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). It was on the strength of this exemplary behavior that these individuals were raised from the pits of darkness to become guiding stars to success for humanity till the end of time.

Asma bint Abi Bakr(May Allah be pleased with her)

In the dark night whilst the two compan-ions prepared for what was the dawn of the new era of Islam, a young lady no more than fifteen years of age, readied the provisions for their journey. She readied the food and was tying it to the readied camels when she realized that she had nothing to tie it

to the animal, in a moment- without hesita-tion she immediately grabbed ahold of her dress and took two pieces to tie the food. In that moment, the Holy Prophet (saw) sup-plicated to Allah to grant her two clothes in Jannah for the two of this world.

That memorable night, in a rush of fear and faith that young woman showed the strength and true steadfastness that was to make her a true Mu’mina. “Zaatun nata-aqatain”, the one of two cloths, Asma bint Abu Bakr. Daughter of As Sideeq and sister to ummul Mu’mineen, Aisha (ra). A woman who in choosing the path of Deen, made the choice every day to Forge on in spite of life’s challenges.

Asma’ was born twenty-seven years be-fore the migration of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Al-Madinah. Her mother’s name was Qatilah bint ‘Uza and her father, Abu Bakr, married her be-fore the advent of Islam; Asma’ was born when he was only twenty-one years old. Asma’ and ‘Abdullah were born of this marriage. For a long time her mother did not accept Islam; finally after the conquest of Makkah she pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Asma’ entered the fold of Islam because of the influence and teachings of her father.

Piety, farsightedness, intelligence, cour-age and integrity and generosity - all the qualities praised by Islam could be found in this one person. When her father and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took refuge in the cave of Thawr after leaving Makkah to migrate to Al-Madinah, it was she who went far in to the wilderness to deliver fresh food to them. As soon as they left on their journey, Abu Jahl came to the house of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq looking for them, breathing fire and fury. He asked her where her father was. She answered that she did not know. He gave proof of his barbaric nature by slapping her hard; but so as not to betray her secret she faced him with steadfastness, courage and tolerance.

Her husband, Zubair bin Awaam out in the path of Allah, she is at home pregnant with her daughter khadija and she has not had a thing to eat for three full days. A

pregnant woman, full of cravings and in-tense hunger when suddenly she smells her neighbor’s meat roasting on the fire, Asma (ra) says to herself, I will go over and ask for a little fire so that perhaps the lady will offer me some food. So she goes over and knocks, her heart full of hope her stomach grumbling in hunger, when the lady simply fulfills her request and she returns home. At this point humbled and filled with hun-ger, she makes duaa and cries and makes duaa and cries. She then goes back twice with the same request, in both instanc-es her extreme faith refuses her to ask, to even make the request fall from her lips, each time returning empty handed. Later that day, the neighbor’s husband returns home, and as they sit down to eat he asks his wife if anybody had been to visit that day. She replies in the negative, and says well except for our neighbor who wanted a firelight. Subahaanallah! Look at how the faith of one woman, makes this man take a vow that he will not eat until some food is sent to his neighbor! And as Asma bint Abu Bakr eats this food in total joy and she says, I have nevereaten more tastier food before or after that day!

This was the caliber of the woman in an era gone by, such faith that forced her to tears and prayer, yet not once did she turn to the creation, her focus always being above..

Making her journey of hijrah whilst preg-nant, she is blessed with a son,Abdullah bin Zubair (ra), the first boy to be born after hijrah, an ocean of knowledge and blessed with an understanding of the tafseer of the Qura’n.

As years go by this woman ages with dignity and honor, she lives until the un-fortunate war between her son and Hajaaj in the city of Makkah. It is at this moment, her son comes to her asking her wisdom and advice, at this point he was afraid that so many sahaaba were falling as shuhadaa and wanted to stop the bloodshed. In that moment, knowing full well that her words

would be the last she speaks to her son, she encourages him to go out, to die a sha-heed. As she hugs him for a last time, this woman of strength she turns away in shock at feeling his armor. “Oh my son! What is this?!” she exclaims in wonder. Her son in confusion says it is my armor. And the answer of the mother in that moment, can only be the result of a faith so strong that it move mountains. She said:”oh my son, this is not the clothes of one who desires to be a martyr! Your clothes should be only suf-ficient to cover your satr, when you fall as a Martyr!

The son removes his armor and leaves his mother, his death a certainty and this mother, a hundred years of age raises her palms to the skies and says, “Oh Allah, most certainly I have submitted him to your com-mand, and I am pleased with your decree for him, so reward me with the rewards the patient ones…

Asma’ would pray with full concentra-tion. Zubayr bin ‘Awam relates that when he came home one day he saw her praying and weeping; she kept on repeating these words from the Quran again and again:

“Allah has blessed us and saved us the torture of the burning winds.” [Noble Qu-ran 52:27]

When he saw her thus lost in the pres-ence of Allah, he left the house and went to the market. He came back much later and still found her still lost in prayer.

Asma’ had a very sharp memory. If she heard anything even once she would never forget it. Like ‘A’ishah, Umm Salamah and Asma’ bint Yazid bin as-Sakan al-Ansari-yyah, she also has many Hadiths attributed to her. Many Companions and successors would come to her for guidance and verifi-cation of Hadiths.

Asma’ bint Abu Bakr As-Siddiq died in the year 73, after Hijrah. She was almost a hundred years old, but even at that age she had a full set of teeth and a sharp memory.

“Allah will be pleased with them and they with Him.” [Noble Quran 98:8].


US embassy official robbed on Mash nightA US embassy official

was on Mashramani night robbed on three

different occasions with the perpetrators eventually es-caping with his wallet con-taining thousands of dollars in local and foreign currency.

During one of the episodes, the official who asked for his identity to be withheld for se-curity reasons, was left with a bloody ear.

In a Facebook post the of-ficial said that he was robbed

thrice on Mashramani night. Based on what this newspaper subsequently gathered the robberies occurred on Vlis-sengen Road and were com-mitted minutes apart. They occurred just after dusk.

The post warned persons to be careful particularly in large crowds as persons would use such situations to their advan-tage. The official also urged persons to be aware at all

times and “don’t get yourself in a situation where you have no way out”.

Security arrangements have always been a cause of con-cern particularly during pub-lic events and entertainment shows.

The robberies on the of-ficial occurred even though scores of police ranks were seen conducting foot patrols throughout the day.

Harper resigns from foreign ministry

Elisabeth Harper yesterday confirmed to Stabroek News that she has resigned from her post as Director General of

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since she was named on Saturday as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the People’s Progressive Par-ty/Civic for the May 11 general elections.

The party’s PM candidate did not disclose any further information and didn’t say any-thing on Saturday when she was presented to the public.

At a PPP press briefing yesterday, Gener-al Secre-tary Clement Rohee denied that the party was “sheltering” Harper from the pri-vate media with Rohee saying that she will “meet the press at a time that the situation so requires”. He continued that the party’s timeline differed from that of the media.

Rohee said that on Saturday it was not awkward to have both himself and Presi-dent Donald Ramotar announce Harper as the PM candidate while she said nothing.

On Monday, Harper was slated to speak on the National Communications Network in a pre-recorded interview which never aired. Sources say that NCN has cited au-dio-related issues with the interview. The party’s General Secretary also said yester-day that Harper was the only person nom-inated for the position and that the civic component of the party had no actual par-ticipation in the selection process. He said that no names were contributed by the civic component and while Rohee had previously spoken about a list of potential candidates he backtracked yesterday, stating that there was nothing official prior to Harper’s nomi-nations.

For several weeks, Ramotar had said the leadership of the PPP was deliberating on the selection of a potential candidate and many “well-deserving” people had received attention for the post.

“Today, the PPP is proud to announce that we have nominated a Guy-anese as our prime ministerial candidate, who has served our nation with distinction, not a partisan but a patriot, who for her entire career as an outstanding diplomat has dedicated her service to ensuring our great land remains united and prosperous,” Ramotar said on Saturday.

Harper, a career diplomat, had not been mentioned before as a prospective candi-date for the post. In fact, it was her boss, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Ro-drigues-Birkett who had been tipped for the position.

Observers had said that the PPP/C was looking for gender and ethnic balance in re-placing Samuel Hinds. Relatively unknown outside diplomatic circles and not previous-ly associated with the political platform, the choice of Harper will be seen as a huge gam-ble for the PPP/C.

Harper has spent her entire working life in the Foreign Ministry, where she started out in the Registry. After rising through the ranks, she was sent on a one-year course to Oxford University, England, from which she graduated with a Diploma in Diplomacy.

Thereafter, she worked at a senior level in what was then Political Department One, which had responsibility for the Western hemisphere and Guyana’s frontiers. From there, she was posted to Guyana’s High Commis-sion in London. Following her re-turn, she was eventually promoted to Direc-tor-General of the ministry in 2001.


US looks forward to peaceful elections in Guyana

The United States (US) on Sunday- the eve of Guyana’s 45th Repub-lic anniversary said it was looking

forward to peaceful general and regional elections scheduled for May 11, 2015.

“Your nation will hold national elec-tions this year. I am confident that it will serve as an example of the peaceful ex-ercise of the right to vote. Your actions will strengthen the entire region’s com-mitment to democratic institutions,” said American Secretary of State, John Kerry on behalf of US President Barack Obama.

The upcoming polls are expected to be one of the most hotly contested in decades with two parties in the race for the presidency and control of the 65-seat National Assembly.

Both the incumbent People’s Pro-gressive Party Civic (PPPC) and the op-position coalition of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) are optimistic about victory.

For its part, the AFC in its Republic Day message pledged to help create a peace-ful period for general and regional elec-tions. “Towards that final drive, the AFC commits to a campaign that is free from racial intolerance and verbal abuse and the forging of a new Guyana where all will be respected for who they are and what they stand for, so that all of us will bene-fit from this beauty and bounty,” said that party in a statement.

The governing PPP encouraged all el-igible Guyanese to vote and give true meaning and substance to Guyana’s sense of nationhood and sovereignty. “The PPP has full confidence in the ability of the Guyanese people to make the right

choices as they go to the polls on May 11 and overwhelmingly re-elect President Donald Ramotar and the PPP/C admin-istration to the seat of government,” the party said in a statement.

The People’s National Congress Re-form (PNCR) – the largest party in APNU- called on youths to vote in the upcoming polls to help end decades of criminality, violence, corruption and intolerance of views other than those by the PPPC-led administration. “This is an election year and we urge all Guyanese, especially the youth of this nation to vote on Election Day May 11th 2015,” said the PNCR.

The US Secretary of State said the US and Guyana would continue to work together to achieve energy and envi-ronmental sustainability as agreed upon during the recent Caribbean Energy Summit.

The Guyana-Suriname basin offshore the two neighbouring South American countries is said to contain at least 15 billion barrels of largely untapped oil.

Bids submitted for GWI building

As the Guyana Water Inc. contin-ues with water improvements, bids were yesterday opened for

the construction of a new building at its Shelter Belt Compound.

The tender also includes the supply of materials, labour and equipment for con-struction of the building.

Fifteen bids were submitted for the project and they were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Main and Urquhart streets, Georgetown.

The respective companies and their tenders are shown in the table below.

US Secretary of State, John Kerry.

Minister Baksh tells Essequibians - Massive development in pipeline for next five years - including train service between Guyana, Brazil

MINISTER within the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Alli Baksh, has as-sured Essequibians that the PPP/C

Government has massive development in place for the next five years, and develop-ment will continue. Minister Baksh, speaking at the 45th Republic Anniversary flag-rais-ing ceremony at Anna Regina on the Esse-quibo Coast, said a railway service between Guyana and Brazil is one of the proposed projects in the pipeline that will add to the country’s development. The minister said the two countries are already linked by a massive bridge and road network.

Minister Baksh said the country has de-veloped significantly since Guyana attained republican status through collective effort and not by individual effort. He said all Guy-anese have a right to celebrate their coun-try’s republic anniversary and said teachers must be recognised because of the import-ant role they are playing in moulding the nation. The minister said that farmers must also be recognised for their contribution to development and for adding to the coun-try’s GDP every year. He said they are the

ones who put food on the table every day for Guyanese and singled out rice, sugar and cash crop farmers along with poultry and livestock farmers as hard-working people that have added to Guyana’s development over the past 45 years.

The minister said the fishing industry has also contributed significantly to Guyana’s development since it gained republican status and said fishermen who are hardworking and face the high seas to get fish for the nation must be recognised for their work and for contributing to the country’s development. He said the para-military also deserves recognition for its contribution to-wards protecting and securing the country and its borders and for ensuring that there is peace since Guyana became a republic 45 years ago.

Minister Baksh said all Guyanese workers including nurses, doctors, public servants, T&HD workers and the private sector must be recognised for their contribution to na-tional development. He said the private sec-tor which is the engine of growth must be commended for making a massive contribu-

tion towards the development of the coun-try during the 45 years of being a republic.

REGION 2, POMEROON-SUPENAAMMinister Baksh, who served as regional

chairman for Region 2 for some 19 years, said the PPP/C Government has trans-formed the region over the past 22 years. He said there is development in every area, and that the Government has pledged to continue development for the next five years. According to the minister, some $220M was approved by Cabinet for the setting up of a rice crisp factory to add value to rice, which is produced in abundance on

the Essequibo Coast, and added that jobs will be created for young people. Further, he said a call centre will also be set up on the coast and hundreds of jobs will be created for Essequibians.

MARRIOTT HOTELSpeaking about the Marriott Hotel in

Georgetown, Minister Baksh said it is im-portant because of the growing tourism sector in the country. He said because the country is developing, more tourists are visiting. Minister Baksh, who brought greetings from his Excellency, President Donald Ramotar and his cabinet, told Es-sequibians that Guyana has many things to celebrate as a republic. The minister also inspected the guard of honour on his arriv-al at the Anna Regina Fire Station tarmac for the flag-raising ceremony. He was ac-companied by Vice-Chairman, Mr. Vishnu Samaroo and Regional Chairman, Mr. Par-manand Persaud. The programme featured dances performed by the Mainstay group and Ms. Pooja of Walton Hall. Prayers were also said by representatives of the three main religions.

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Man and mother charged over ammo, pistol haul

A man and his mother were yesterday charged over a pistol and a large cache of ammunition that were

found during police searches in the city on Friday.

Satyendra Khemraj and Chandrana Khemraj, 59, faced a total of four charges when they appear-ed before Chief Mag-istrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magis-trates’ Court 1.

They are jointly charged with possession of a 9mm pistol that was loaded with 15 rounds of matching ammunition as well as with the possession of 22 rounds of 9mm ammunition without either being a licensed firearm holder at the time.

Satyendra was charged separately with possession of 1,371 7.62 x 39 rounds of ammunition and 100 .233 rounds of ammu-nition. According to police, on February 20, acting on information received, they went to Austin Place, Campbellville, and search-ed a house owned by Satyendra. The build-ing housed a doctor’s clinic and other busi-ness places. In Satyendra’s presence, they say, a quantity of ammunition was found in a sealed box.

In addition, police say they went to Sa-tyendra’s Subryanville home, where he resides with his wife and where his moth-er was staying at the time. At this location, as police ranks were entering the house along with Satyendra, a woman, said to be Chandrana, was seen allegedly throwing an

object through the window. After investiga-tions, the object was revealed to be a 9mm pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition in a magazine.

Both defendants were represented by attorney Nigel Hughes at their arraignment.

Hughes told the court that at the time of the discovery, Chandrana, who is officially a resident of Fort Island, Essequibo, was stay-ing at her daughter’s place.

He said she was not physically found with the ammunition. He further said he was ad-vised also that no caution statement was given and she had no idea of the allegation laid against her.

Hughes further noted that two other per-

sons were also ar-rested at the same time for the offence but were subse-quently released on bail.

He noted that he did not wish to stress much on Sa-tyendra but rather his mother, who suffers from low blood pressure, which sometimes causes her to lose consciousness. He pleaded with the court to take into consideration the facts stated and grant bail in a rea-

sonable sum.But prosecutor Michael Grant objected

to bail and he said the firearm is currently being tested to see if it was used in any rob-bery or other offences. Grant further noted for bail to be granted in these offences, spe-cial reasons must be advanced to the court.

He also said the other persons who were arrested were released on bail based on a confession made by the two defen-dants. As a result, the magistrate refused bail and remanded the Khemrajs to prison until March 3.

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Man found dead in West

Ruimveldt hotel

The body of a middle-aged man was last evening removed from a West Ruimveldt Hotel.

The man who gave his name on sign-ing in at the hotel as Colin Maughan, had checked in with a female at the Hicksville Hotel located at Lot 79 West Ruimveldt, and died sometime after 6.30 pm yes-terday. A resident who lives nearby told Stabroek News that it seemed the man suffered a heart attack while a guest of the entity.

This newspaper was told by the hotel clerk that she did not have the authority to speak on behalf of the hotel and that no one in that capacity was available.

Investigations into the circumstances of the man’s demise are continuing as an autopsy is expected to be done today.

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Where has my loved one gone?I believe the greatest heartache we can face in mortal life is the grief of losing a loved one. I remember those who have been close to my heart and are no longer around. Some left a long time ago, but I still remember them fondly and I still miss them. Some left more recently and that feeling of loss and hurt lingers. I think of times of when we laughed together, travelled or worshiped together.

We shared moments of disap-pointment or some unpleasant moment when we tried to com-

fort each other. My heart still hurts when they come to mind. Sometimes I want to talk about them. At other times I prefer to avoid conversation about them. I wish at times I could see and talk with them. These feelings are quite normal for all human beings. People grieve in different ways over lost loved ones. The big ques-tion is “Will we ever meet again?”

The grieving process must be given

time and space.When a loved one is gone, the shock

of this tremendous loss can cause peo-ple to react in unusual ways. Many may be able to control their emotions and appear as normal as every other day. On the other hand, it is okay for people to express their brokenness by saying or doing things that may not be normal to them. We should never try to stop people weeping or screaming. A good cry works like a good medicine. If it becomes exces-sive then they may need help. Sometimes, people in grief may become forgetful, say things they are not really responsible for or behave in unusual ways that could be alarming. They should not be left alone while the grief is intense. When the grief lessens, they will show signs of return-ing to a normal way of living. God gives sufficient grace to support our living with memories as the pain subsides.

Grieving people need our support.When we attend to people in bereave-

ment, we think we should explain every-thing and give instructions for their re-covery, and so on. Grieving people do not need lectures. Sometimes, the best way to support them is just a quiet presence. After the funeral and the crowds leave,

they will feel loneliness. This is when they need to know they are not forgot-ten. They feel comforted just knowing you are there. Maybe we can bring food so they don’t have to cook. We can help with house cleaning or child care a few hours. Frequent visits or phone calls are comforting. They remember these efforts to bless them. Whenever our turn comes around, we must have the humility to ac-cept these offers from friends and family.

Who do you turn to?At the pronouncement of the death of

someone in the family, we experience a moment (a long moment) of confusion. We don’t know what to say or what to do. Then we are faced with issues how to handle the affairs surrounding the fu-neral and related matters. It is important to have friends or family members who have a stable mind to provide guidance as well as make us strong in the situation. A caring Pastor is an excellent source and friend in these times. Church lead-ers and your church family are excellent support along with your own family and other friends. This is a wonderful op-portunity to put aside differences and come together. Some experienced per-son can guide you in selecting a funeral director. The funeral director will take a lot of responsibility off your shoulders. Young ministers should prepare for such events. They can consult funeral homes or senior ministers for guidance as part of their training. The minister will help answer some of our questions about our loved one who has passed on. So, let’s get back to the question, “Will we ever meet again?”

Who can give us a satisfying answer?Our authoritative source of vital infor-

mation is the Bible. Our assurance of its

reliability is in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Although God did not provide answers to every question on our minds, there is sufficient information to bring healing, comfort and hope. The Apostle John wrote an important com-ment addressing this. “Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are writ-ten, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believ-ing ye might have life through his name.” (John 20:29-31). Then John re-empha-sized that thought with “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. (John 21:25)”

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great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Rev. 21:1-4.

It is worth living for Jesus.There is nothing else on earth, past

present or future that compares with the promise of Jesus Christ. He promised it on the authority of His resurrection and exaltation in the Heavens. The world knows Jesus is coming again soon. He will restore everything according to God’s original plan. We will be together forever in His presence. I’m looking forward to seeing my mother and others in Heaven because they lived for Christ and died with Him in their hearts. Your family can be there, too, if you would ask Him to be your Savior and commit to living for Him.

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that they sell Neesa to some of his friends in Venezuela for $2M but that option was later ruled out since they thought that Neesa would probably return when she turned 18 and would cause “trouble for them.”

The witness further told the court that the accused also considered taking Neesa some-where along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway where wood is burnt to make coal and pushing her in and making it appear like an accident.

According to De Nobrega, Sharima-Gopaul told her she did not like this idea since a part of her felt that the man and Neesa would push her over instead. As a result, this option was ruled out also.

The court heard from the witness that Shari-

ma-Gopaul told her that one night she and Small had gotten into a physical altercation af-ter she saw him and Neesa in a compromising position and he sustained a cut to his hand with a knife she had pulled.

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The court further heard from the witness that the accused told her that the next day she and Barry got into an argument over a cell-phone, during which he hit her in the head with it and that Neesa smiled as if she was happy when she saw them fighting.

De Nobrega said the woman told her that

Barry told her that Neesa was causing too much trouble and that she needed to “join her father,” but whenever they planned something there was never any back-up plan.

‘Don’t kill me’According to De Nobrega, Sharima-Gopaul

said a few days later she took the girls to Royal Castle to buy chicken and then to the seawalls and on the way they stopped and picked up Small. She said that according to what the ac-cused told her, Neesa was seated in the front passenger seat beside her mother, who was driving, while Mary sat in the back with Small, who sat directly behind Neesa.

The witness then told the court that Shari-ma-Gopaul told her she asked the girls if they wanted to go for a long drive and after they

said yes, she drove them up to the highway. She said the accused added that it was while they were in the vicinity of Splashmins that Small placed a rope around the neck of Neesa, who began crying, “mummy, mummy, don’t kill me.”

De Nobrega said the woman told her that her daughter began kicking the dashboard of the vehicle and the steering wheel, while she turned into the trail leading to Emerald Tower. It was a trail she reportedly knew because it was Neesa’s favourite place to relax.

Mary, the witness said she was told, was sleeping at the time.

According to De Nobrega, she was told that they drove on the trail for about a mile before arriving at the resort, where Small exited the vehicle and removed Neesa, who was panting for breath. Sharima-Gopaul, the witness said, claimed she stood outside the car to ensure no one was around and she turned up the music so as not to wake Mary.

De Nobrega said Sharima-Gopaul told her that Small took her daughter, who had fallen to her knees on the ground, around to the back of the car and began hitting her to the back of her head with a piece of wood even as the girl stretched out her hand and cried “Mary, Mary, wake up.”

She said the woman told her Small had re-lated to her that while he held the rope around Neesa’s neck, Mary opened her eyes and looked at him and that if she hadn’t gone back to sleep, they would had to have “gotten rid of her too.”

The court heard from the witness that the accused also told her that the last sounds she heard from her daughter were moans as Small continued to hit her with the wood as she lay on the ground before they placed her body into the trunk and drove back home to Leono-ra.

‘RUN AWAY’De Nobrega said the accused told her that

when she got home, Small’s wife, Marcy, was standing at her gate. The woman reported-ly told Sharima-Gopaul to leave her husband alone, or else she would give the police tapes Small had recorded of them discussing the poi-soning of her late husband.

The witness said the accused told her she told Marcy she would leave her husband alone, in order to get the woman to leave.

The court then heard from the witness that Sharima-Gopaul told her that around 5am the next day she went down to the vehicle and opened the trunk and to ensure that Neesa was really dead, she poked the body with a stick be-cause she did not want to use her hands.

De Nobrega said the woman then told her that she took Merriam to her grandparent’s home and later reported Neesa missing. She said the woman also claimed Small assisted her in wrapping the body in a sheet and that they placed her passport and bankcard in the suitcase before driving back to Emerald Tow-er resort, where they used rope the wrap the suitcase and dumbbells to hold it down in the water.

The witness said her cellmate told her that Small said that it would look like Neesa had run away from home once they placed her passport and bankcard with the body. She said Sharima-Gopaul also said he told her that af-ter thoroughly cleaning out her car, which she did, to also buy two pounds of fresh meat and lock the dogs in the trunk with the meat for an entire day so that the police would not suspect anything if they were to check the vehicle.

Asked by State Counsel Diana Kaulesar why she decided to tell this story after she had promised Sharima-Gopaul that she would not tell, De Nobrega in a teary voice said that as a mother with two sons, she would not have been able to live with herself knowing that she had such a weight to carry by keeping such a secret.

The trial continues the morning at 9 when De Nobrega will continue to be cross-exam-ined by Sharima-Gopaul’s attorney, George Thomas.

Small is represented by a team of four law-yers, Lyndon Amsterdam, Glenn Hanoman, Bernard De Santos SC, and Zanna Frank, who declined to cross-examine De Nobrega.

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US court backs family over Bob Marley shirtsNEW YORK, United States (AFP)

– A US court has sided with Bob Marley's family, which sued a

company that sold shirts depicting the reggae legend, in a case with potential ramifications for merchandise of other deceased stars.

The estate of the Jamaican icon had filed a suit after low-cost T-shirts -- featuring a photo of a speaking Marley next to the yellow, green and red colours associated with his Rastafarian faith -- went on sale at Walmart, Target and oth-er major US retailers.

A jury in the western state of Nevada in 2011 awarded more than US$2 mil-lion in damages and legal fees to firms owned by Marley's children that said they had lost an order to sell T-shirts at Walmart as the unauthorised rival was distributing a simi lar product.

The defendants lodged an appeal that was rejected Friday by a federal court, which agreed that the non-family com-panies violated the 1946 Lanham Act, a key US law on copyright infringement.

The court, which heard a survey of 509 customers at a shopping mall, agreed that the T-shirts could create an impression that Marley had endorsed them.

"This case presents a question that is familiar in our circuit: when does the use of a celebrity's likeness or persona in connection with a product constitute

false endorsement that is actionable under the Lanham Act?" asked Judge N Randy Smith of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which is based in San Francisco with jurisdiction across the West Coast.

"We conclude that the evidence pre-sented at trial was sufficient for a jury to find defendants violated the Lanham Act by using Marley's likeness."

The accused company, A.V.E.L.A., had said that recognising such an argument for a dead person would essentially cre-ate a federal right of publicity -- how a person can be used for commercial pur-poses.

Individual US states have established a right to publicity but, despite long-standing debate, there is no law at a fed-eral level.

Marley, who would have turned 70 this month, died in 1981 but his music and advocacy of social justice still carry wide appeal.

"Even now -- more than 30 years after his death -- Marley's influence contin-ues to resonate, and his iconic image to command millions of dollars each year in merchandising revenue," the court ruling said.

The finding is consistent with a rul-ing last month by a London court that agreed with pop singer Rihanna, who accused major British retailer Topshop of selling a T-shirt bearing her image

without her permission.Marley presents a different legal di-

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In 2002, the Ninth Circuit court ruled against the estate of Princess Diana, which had sued The Franklin Mint com-pany for producing jewellery and other merchandise with the late royal's image.

In the latest ruling, the federal court drew a distinction, saying that Diana, unlike Marley, had done little to prevent commercial use of her image when she was alive.

The court heard testimony by Roberto Rabanne, a photographer whose picture of Marley was the basis for the T-shirt.

He said that the chief executive of A.V.E.L.A. pressed him to write an email that falsely said that Rabanne used pic-tures of Marley on merchandise when the musician was alive.

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Missing mom phones homeMOTHER of three

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Ramroop, her sis-ter said, was last seen on Friday leaving her cousin’s house in Ben Lomond Village, near Gasparillo. Ramroop told her cousin she was going to the Gasparil-lo Police Station to file a report against a close male relative. Howev-er, the Gasparillo police said no report was made by Ramroop that day. Ramtahal said on Tues-day: “

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Town. I was concerned, I thought she was in a gutter or something. I thought something went wrong with her. I don’t know what was her sit-uation that made her leave without telling anyone where she was, or anything.” Ramroop is the mother of three

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World News Highlights

NEW DELHI (Thomson Re-uters Foundation) - An Indian court on Thursday ordered Ra-jendra Pachauri, a leading global voice on climate change, to stay away from his Delhi thinktank after a female employee accused him of sexual harassment.

PA R A S K O V I Y V K A / D O -NETSK, Ukraine - Ukrainian troops towed artillery away from the front line in the east on Thursday, a move that amount-ed to recognizing that a cease-fire meant to take effect on Feb. 15 was holding at last. | Video

BRUSSELS - Russia, Ukraine and the European Union will hold talks in Brussels on Mon-day to discuss problems with gas supplies to Ukraine, the EU said on Thursday.

KIEV - The rhetoric is as melodramatic as ever, but this time around Russia’s threat to cut off Ukraine’s natural gas is mostly hot air.

SANAA - Saudi Arabia’s am-bassador to Yemen is moving to the southern city of Aden, an aide to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Thurs-day, in an apparent snub to the Shi’ite Houthi faction that has taken control of the capital Sa-naa.

ARBIL/BAGHDAD - Ul-tra-radical Islamist militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a priceless collection of statues and sculptures from the ancient Assyrian era, inflicting what an archaeologist described as in-calculable damage to a piece of shared human history.

LONDON/WASHINGTON - The masked “Jihadi John” killer who fronted Islamic State be-heading videos has been iden-tified as Mohammed Emwazi, a British computer programming graduate from a well-to-do Lon-don family.

WASHINGTON - White House National Security Adviser Su-san Rice will convene a meeting on Thursday with her European counterparts to discuss Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

BAUCHI, Nigeria - A suicide bomber at a bus station in north-east Nigeria’s Borno state killed at least 17 people on Thursday, a military source and an allied local vigilante said.

JOS, Nigeria - Simultaneous bombs exploded at a bus station and opposite a university in the central Nigerian city of Jos on

Thursday, a witness said.

PARIS - Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said he will stand aside in 2020 if he is elected for one more term in April elections, in an interview published by France’s Le Monde newspaper on Thursday.

KABUL - More than 180 peo-ple have been killed in north Af-ghanistan in some of the worst avalanches there for 30 years, officials said on Thursday, with heavy snow set to last for two more days after an unusually dry winter led to fears of drought. | Video

BEIRUT - A U.S.-led alliance launched air strikes against Is-lamic State on Thursday in an area of northeast Syria where the militants are now estimated to have abducted at least 220 Assyrian Christians this week,

a group monitoring the war re-ported.

LONDON - Pablo Milanes’s latest album is titled “Re-nacimiento” (Rebirth) but an air of nostalgia was in the air at the Cuban singer-songwriter’s con-cert in London on Wednesday night.

KIEV - Ukraine’s central bank sold dollars on Thursday for the same price it had paid for them the previous day, action that appeared to help stabilize its hryvnia currency somewhat after dramatic falls earlier in the week.

AMMAN - Jordan and Israel signed an agreement to go ahead with a World Bank-sponsored project to build a desalination plant in the Gulf of Aqaba and a pipeline linking the Red Sea with the Dead Sea.

Acting CoP on Dana’s murder: Killers still unknown

Who ordered Dana See-tahal’s murder and why? These are the

questions being asked by See-tahal’s relatives following re-ports that at least six men are to be charged with her murder. On one of two Facebook pag-es dedicated to the memory of Seetahal, relatives and friends call for a speedy end to the in-vestigation. One post by Marilyn Seetahal read:

“As the rest of the family, ev-ery time they decide to say ‘any day now’, the tears come tum-bling down.”

Another by Kenrick Seetahal read: “Charge the persons in-volved and then share that info with the media. Do (you) think those involved will be quietly waiting for the police to appre-hend them?” Tonyette Sharpe wrote on the Facebook page: “I just hope that the government and police have their facts cor-rect so that the Seetahal family would not be “set-up” again and AGAIN!

“It would be cruel to family members to keep re-opening this chasm of a wound with no decisive closure and no justice! The main question remains un-answered: Why Dana. Why?” “When will the ‘authorities’ real-ise we are not a nation of idiots?

Do they really think the man who pulled the trigger is responsible for this barbaric crime against a woman who gave her whole life for this country?

“The shooter is disposable and the person who called the hit is untouchable. Once again some illiterate, gun-toting gangster will get pinned with this crime while the big fish swims away happily.” wrote Idorn Medford. On Sunday both the Newsday and Express reported that six men were being sought for the killing of Seetahal and that the Federal Bureau of Investigations had been helping with the inves-tigations.

The articles pointed at an in-sider who is currently in pris-on as a mole in the group who assassinated Seetahal and the police are to approached the Director of Public Prosecutions this week for advice on laying charges. Yesterday acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams denied th

In a media release yesterday Williams said the newspaper reports that the Seetahal mur-der investigation was close to completion with at least six men facing possible charges are “in-consistent with the progress of the investigation” and “obvious distortions with material facts of

the case.”In the release Williams,

through his communications manager Ellen Lewis, said he considered the reports “ex-tremely irresponsible,” partic-ularly the naming of any officer from the FBI who has been as-sisting the police with their in-vestigation. The release adds: “Williams is mindful of the legit-imate public interest attending the investigation and in this re-gard urges restraint in any form of media reporting or commen-tary and calls for an absence of speculation which could possi-bly hamper the investigation.”

Williams said the case was be-ing treated with the highest pri-ority by lead investigator, DCP Glen Hackett. Williams added when the matter was complete the public would be made aware through another media state-ment. Sources close to the in-vestigation said no one was vis-ited by police in jail and no one was co-operating with the police in relation to Seetahal’s killing.

Seetahal was shot twice in the right side of her head, twice in the right forearm and once in the chest on May 4 last year at the corner of Hamilton Holder and O’Connor Streets, Wood-brook. Her killer/s was so close to her that gunpowder residue

was found on her clothing. See-tahal had just left the Ma Pau ca-sino and was on her way to her One Woodbrook Place home.

On August 20 David “Junior”

Baker, 28, who was identified by police investigators as See-tahal’s murderer was killed along with his nephew and neighbour at a house in central Trinidad.

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Former GAWU president dies in New York

PPP STALWART, Albert Boodhoo, formerly of Sheet Anchor, Can-je, Berbice passed away in a New

York Hospital last Friday afternoon. He was 72.

He did a fantastic job for the PPP in the early days, and championed the cause of the sugar workers. He was so dedicated and honest that he rose to be president of the powerful Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), the bargaining agent of the 20,000 sugar workers in Guyana.

He represented the sugar workers steadfastly, with his heart and head at all times, and never went after person-al gains.

His brother, Sam, wrote on his Face-book page: “Albert left school at an early age, hardly reached fifth stan-dard. He was an avid reader, always reading about the political struggles of the working-class people all over the world. His conversations on ‘su-per-surplus’ and ‘super profits’ will leave his audience spellbound and res-olute to action.

“His several visits to Leningrad and Moscow, in Russia, and other East-ern-bloc countries enabled him to net-work with leaders around the world.”

On many occasions he accompanied Dr. Cheddi Jagan to international con-ferences of working-class people in the Eastern bloc countries.

I believe Albert’s life in the 1960s signalled a turning point. His voice, his

protests, and his ideas embarrassed the governing party. And they wanted to muzzle him; to shut him up; to make an example of him to deter the rise of other young protesters.

The government falsely accused Al-bert, Balchand Persaud, and Arnold Rampersaud for the shooting death of a young man named Clifford. All the accused were freed from the charge.

Albert Boodhoo’s purpose was al-ways to serve the people; to find a political solution for every issue; and to find an economic solution for every downtrodden person with dreams of a better life. He migrated to the US in 1990,before the PPP went into power.

Unfortunately, he fell while watch-ing the President Obama swearing-in ceremony in January 2009. He was in a wheelchair thereafter, and developed heart problems. He had a triple by-pass recently, and died last Saturday.

Dozens of persons posted messages of condolence on Facebook, including senior diplomat, Odeen Ishmael, who was his favourite. He was also a friend of mine. In fact, his sister, Mavis, was married to my brother, but both of them died two years ago. He assisted me with valuable information when I was compiling my book, which is now in print, and will soon go into circulation.

Albert is survived by his widow, Leila and three grown children.

Condolences to the bereaved family. May his soul rest in peace.

PPP calls for Granger, Harmon to appear before Rodney CoI – to account for missing army weapons

QUESTIONS over the weapons that were loaned to the Ministry of National Development of the

People’s National Congress (PNC) Gov-ernment during the 1970s and 1980s and are now missing must be answered, according to People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Clement Rohee.

Speaking during the ruling Party’s weekly press briefing, he stated that cur-rent PNC leader, Brigadier (rtd) David Granger, should be summoned to testify at the ongoing Commission of Inquiry into the death of Dr Walter Rodney.

“I am convinced about the need for the Commission of Inquiry to summon Mr. Granger,” he said.

Revelations from testimonies, which given at the CoI, prompted the PPP Gen-eral Secretary’s call.

Last August, Lieutenant Colonel Syd-ney James, who spent three days at the CoI on the witness stand, testified and submitted documentation that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) loaned high-powered military weapons to the PNC’s Ministry of National Development.

The records that Lieutenant Colonel James tendered as evidence to the Com-mission show that the GDF loaned 200-odd weapons to the Ministry, as well as paramilitary organisations and other agencies.

According to Rohee, both Granger and General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Joseph Harmon, should be called to testify at the CoI.

Both men served with the GDF during the 1970s and 1980s.

“It is logical that a summons, because the Commission is free to summon peo-ple, should be issued for Mr. Granger and Mr. Harmon…they must not be allowed to escape scot-free,” Rohee said.

The PPP General Secretary added that the questions that are hanging in the air must be answered.

He said, “They should not be above scrutiny, in so far as the missing weapons are concerned…they worked in the mili-tary, they know what went on.

LEGAL AUTHORITY“…the Commission of Inquiry has the

legal authority, the legal remit, to sum-mon Mr. Harmon and Mr. Granger to appear before the Commission to answer many questions associated with the de-mise of Dr Walter Rodney, as well as with respect to the weapons that have disap-peared.”

Of those 200-odd weapons, 155 are still missing today, with the GDF not en-gaged in searching for them.

INSEPARABLEIn a prior comment on the matter,

when James’ revelations were first made, President Donald Ramotar noted that the Ministry of National Development was “inseparable” from the PNC, as it was the office of the General Secretary of the PNC at that time and so the party can-not escape liability for the return of the weapons.

“When those weapons were given to the PNC, the present leader of the PNC (Mr. Granger) was the commander of the army at the time and now that he is the leader of the PNC, I would expect that he would make some genuine effort to re-turn those weapons,” he said.

According to the Head of State, the

missing weapons have found themselves in the hands of criminals, as indicated by Lieutenant Colonel Sydney James during his testimony.

In 2008, the police found two of those guns, including a grenade launcher, in the possession of notorious criminals at Ma-haicony.

“We have been talking about the links of the Opposition to crime,” the Presi-dent charged.

He pointed out that the issue at hand relates not only to the 155 still missing weapons, but also to other weapons that have gone missing and used in criminal activities, which include the devastating crime wave that gripped the nation.

Guyana’s unprecedented crime wave was responsible for numerous murders, kidnappings, and robberies and dates back to the now infamous February 2002 jailbreak, when five dangerous and armed prisoners escaped and sought refuge in Buxton village, which was widely regard-ed as a safe haven for criminals.

Mr. Ramotar said: “We have said that the situation in Buxton would have never lasted this long, had there not been some political support for them in that area. Clearly we see that these are some of the things we have to fight against. What happened then impact us today, as far as crime is concerned.”

He highlighted that Mr. Granger, on several occasions, called for the estab-lishment of CoIs, but seems to ignore the need for a CoI to address something that is important for the country.

“It is clear, coming out of the Commis-sion, with evidence that these weapons were given to the PNC and they have found themselves in the criminal com-munity. They have the responsibility of getting back those weapons,” the Head of State stressed.

CONTINUED EFFORTSUntil the weapons are returned, the

President has assured that the relevant law enforcement agencies will continue their efforts to recover them.

“We have been making a lot of efforts to get the weapons back, but maybe part of the reason we have not succeeded was what I just said, because of who was heading the army and the police at that time and where are they now,” he said.

Mr. Ramotar stated too that his admin-istration is committed to ensuring that illegal weapons are taken off the streets and out of the hands of criminals.

He said: “Law enforcement agencies continuously will try to recoup those weapons…all the illegal weapons on the road, all the illegal weapons in the soci-ety, all the weapons in the hands of crim-inals, it is the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies to continue their work to try to get them back.”

The Commander-in-Chief accepted his responsibility in this regard and stressed that the recovery of illegal weapons by law enforcement agencies is a standing order.

“This is one of the important functions of the security forces, to get the weapons back. This is a standing order to get the weapons back,” he said.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that the Defence Board has not yet ad-dressed the revelations of the Walter Rodney CoI, as it has not met since.

Sita Ram. My name is Alyissa Rajku-mar. I am a blessed member of the Nauja-vaan Mandalee Youth Group of the Shaanti Bhavan Mandir. Being part of this group gives me the opportunity to learn about my religion and about life.

My favorite holiday is Phagwah. This holiday signifies victory of the good over evil. The name “Holika” is popular in the Phagwah celebration. She was the aunt of Prahalad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Holika tried to kill Prahalad but was destroyed in-stead due to her evil actions. She was the sister of King Hiranyakashipu . The death of her signifies the destruction of all forms of evil and unrighteousness.

Towards the end of January, Hindus grow a castor-oil plant that represents Ho-lika and at the end of a forty day period, this plant is set on fire. The burning of this plant (Holika) represents the destruction of all evil. It represents the destruction of all hate, jealousy and pride. During the Phagwah season, a special song is sung called “Chowtaal. It’s a form of folk song of North India. Chowtaal can be sung in dif-ferent ways. Some of the ways include jhu-mar, ulara, lej, baiswara, dhamar, rasiya, kabir, jogira etc.

On the eve of Phagwah, the castor oil tree is set on fire. It is said that Prahalad upon praying to Lord Vishnu was saved and Holika was burnt to ashes. This also gives us an opportunity to burn away our lust, greed and vanity. This allows us to de-stroy the demon of our worldly ego. Tradi-

tional families go to Temple on the eve of Phagwah. Devotes usually bring grains to offer. While the plant is being burnt, they offer grains and sing chowtaal. The ash is placed on the skin to purity the body.

This is a very happy occasion as righ-teousness and dharma triumph over un-righteousness and adharma.

Jai Ho and Happy Holi!


(March 21-April 19)Think about what you’re going to say, then pick up the phone and place the call. Taking the first few

days of the week step-by-step is the best way to survive the frantic -- albeit fun -- times. Tuesday and Wednesday, if you find yourself f lirting with someone, make yourself clear. This is also crucial on Thursday or Friday, but the people you’ll be dealing with will most likely be family members and the tenor of the conversation might be diffi-cult and emotionally charged. A different kind of charge -- a blast of energy -- lifts your weekend to great heights.

ARIES(April 20-May 20)Monday through Wednesday are not great days to make major decisions about the future of your

cash. In the present tense, cash will be uncharac-teristically flying out of your pockets. More than anything, you’re spending money on entertaining ways to waste time. This is all well and good, but Thursday and Friday strike a deeper note -- your close friends are in the picture, and it’s been a while since you’ve caught up. Hanging out with someone and talking for hours is the best use of your Friday night. Saturday and Sunday, romance and art are prominent themes.

TAURUS(May 21-June 20)It’s not raining, it’s pouring the first half of the week -- meta-phorically, at least. You were in

the mood to meet some new people, and a bus full of new people has just pulled up to your life. (If you’re single and looking, this is an especially wonderful development.) Chatting, handshaking and even flirting take up your week until Thurs-day, when money concerns distract you from your social life. Friday is a high point in your week -- you’ve gotten a lot done -- and Saturday and Sunday are fun, friend-filled and active.

GEMINI

(June 21-July 22)Your wild side is coming through at the start of the week and people

are responding well to it. You are the kind of person who makes an impact. Let your creative brilliance solve whatever conundrums are puzzling the people around you. Toward the middle of the week, your mind fills with possibilities for the future. This is a time for new beginnings. The workweek ends with the spotlight on you, and it stays there throughout the weekend -- a weekend that sees you rewarding yourself with an extravagant purchase.

CANCER(July 23-Aug. 22)A party is a fine place to get some things figured out. You and your

friends have a casual rapport that strikes fairly deeply, shorthand that lets you talk about weighty issues with lightness and humor. You are constantly impressed by these friends, especially on Wednes-day, and Thursday and Friday your chest swells with contentment. Intuition, sensitivity and pride all figure strongly toward the end of the week. This weekend, someone who has heard good things about you will finally get to meet you; and they’ll treat you like a celebrity.

LEO(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)What you need at the outset of the week is the skills of a mathemati-

cian. If you’re not a mathematician, just work extra hard to be logical and reasonable when dealing with whatever comes your way. Emotional investment isn’t paying off at this juncture. That said, be as warm as possible when communicating with others. Thursday and Friday, largely because you’re giving off good vibes, a family event you’ve been dreading turns out to be a blast. On Saturday and Sunday, rely on your flexibility and organizational prowess to get everything done.

VIRGO

LIBRA(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)You’re sick of what you already know. You’d rather wing it in a con-

versation over a subject you’ve hard-ly ever considered. This is related to a desire -- that is strong Monday through Wednesday -- to experience new things. To grow mentally. To expand. Thursday and Friday, you have little time to acquire informa-tion, what with all the things everyone else needs from you; but even in your most trying moments you have an eye on the beauty around you. The weekend offers plenty of time to be around friends and stare up at the sky.

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)As good as it can be to take risks in your life, risks aren’t going to go your way on Monday or Tuesday. Tempt-

ed as you are, you’re best off passing them up. Being careful is key. Don’t let any minor details escape your attention on Wednesday. Thursday, the tension finally breaks and you can rely more on your wits. Sometimes it’s a lot more fun to go along for the ride than to be the person setting the course. Without the stress of be-ing in control, you can open yourself up to worry-free bliss. Worries about work weigh on you this weekend. Modesty and calmness are the answer.

SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Some people like to sit on the porch and talk about their dreams. You’d rather march into the world and

realize yours. But there are a lot of porch-sitters in your life, so for the first half of the week, keep your head down and ignore them. The second half of the week, you’re more open to other people, but you’d still be wise to follow your mood, and if that means building a fort with couch cushions, crawling in with a book and shut-ting out the rest of the world, so be it. Something takes you beyond your sofa this weekend -- a trip? -- and the journey does you tons of good.

PISCES(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)People love chatting with you, but your chatting time Monday through

Wednesday is crowded out by more pressing tasks. Be nice, of course, but don’t let yourself get trapped in a conversation about, say, what was on TV last night. The best way to get through this week is to narrow your aim and strike quickly at everything. As you check things off your list, your momentum will build and you’ll get more done than you ever thought pos-sible. Focus on one person on Friday; lay on the love. Saturday and Sunday, nothing is as it seems.

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)The fires of your romantic life are burning so brightly Monday through

Wednesday that you can’t see anything else. The con-nection isn’t just about physical attraction; it’s deeper and more cerebral than that. If you could spend every hour of the week with this person, you would, but Thursday has something else in store for you: A lot of responsibilities to see through. Friday finds you tend-ing to some long overlooked chores as well, although you find them therapeutic. Saturday and Sunday are marked by creativity and sudden changes.

AQUARIUS(Feb. 19-March 20) You are not charging out of the gate on Monday. Matter of fact, you might not even leave the house. The start of the

week -- and through Wednesday -- you are busy but not particularly ambitious socially. A sense of uncertainty weighs heavily on you, at least until Thursday, when an unexpected romantic development puts a smile on your face. Expect the grin to last through Friday. Saturday and Sunday, you are inspired to go on a new health kick. In addition to ensuring you look good, this will help you feel good, too.

CAPRICORN

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Katrina Kaif reveals secrets behind her glowing skin

Don't take your skin for granted, says actress Katrina Kaif, who believes in the use of sunscreen,

right intake of water and ensures that her makeup is removed well. The brand am-bassador of the skincare range of L'Ore-al Paris also says that women must take care of their body and skin according to their age.

"We shouldn't take our skin for granted, especially since we are often exposed to dirt, heat and pollution daily. We should never underestimate the need for a sun-screen to protect your skin from strong UV rays," the 31-year-old told IANS in an email interview. "Through the day I drink lots of fluids, especially water to have my face feel fresh and hydrated. I always re-move my makeup once I'm home for the day/night and use a moisturiser to not let my skin dry, even when I'm at home," she added.

L'Oreal Paris's Skin Perfect range is backed by 10 years of research at the global and Indian L'Oreal Research and Innovation Labs. The new range from the brand addresses the skincare needs spe-cific to that age. Talking about the need for a range that suits different age groups, she said: "Every decade in a woman's life comes with a changing set of priorities. It also comes with a changing set of skin-care needs. L'Oreal Paris is addressing these needs of every Indian woman who might be prone to skin problems at some point in her life." Katrina agrees that while women are asked to take care of their skin with home remedies and tra-

ditional beauty products in addition to maintaining healthy food habits, from a young age, she stresses on the need to use special products later in life.

"As we grow older, the demands of a hectic lifestyle take a toll on your body and your skin. This is why, it is essen-tial to use products that replenish the vitality of your skin. Through its Skin Perfect range, L'Oreal Paris has per-sonalised skincare for every age group, making it easy for Indian consumers to improve their skin tone leaving it with a healthy glow," she added. The Skin Per-fect collection comprises three ranges to address skincare issues at every age -- 20+, 30+ and 40+. For the brand, Ka-trina has shot for a television commer-cial with Lisa Ray, who has been signed by L'Oreal Paris to endorse the new range. Katrina says Lisa is an absolute professional and full of life.

Amitabh Bachchan: 'Piku' to be promoted in unusual manner

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who surprises his fans

with each film, says "unusu-al works" will back his next movie 'Piku'.

"The shoot for the PR of 'Piku' has begun and there are some most unusual works being done. Today we were a part of it along with Deepika (Padukone) and Ir-rfan (Khan). Unfortunately, I am not permitted to expose them here, but may I just say that they all look rather unusual and hilarious," the 72-year-old wrote on his official blog srbachchan.tumblr.com on Monday.

Big B will be seen playing the role of Deepika's father in the film, which is di-rected by Shoojit Sircar, and majorly shot in Kolkata. Meanwhile, remembering the shooting days of 1976 drama-thriller film

'Do Anjaane', Amitabh also posted a black and white photograph in which he is shooting for the song 'Luk chup luk chup'.

"This is Calcutta 1975 and the shooting of a delightful film 'Do Anjaane'. 'Deewar' had just released the previ-ous day of travel to the city and the reception at Grand Hotel and the city was phe-nomenal...getting in and out

of the Hotel was an army operation, This moment was the shooting of a song 'Luk chup luk chup jaao naa...' with the little kid. It was shot at the famous Botanical Gar-dens across the river Hoogly," he wrote.

Big B says he used to carry a camera with him to capture moments on shoot-ings. In the photograph, he is seen click-ing the crowd on the other side of the lake.

Bollywood celebs invest in expensive, high-end cars!

Considering the big bucks young stars are making these days, thanks to a spate of endorsements follow-

ing box office success, it's not surprising to see them spending big too. While a plush abode is on almost everyone's list, until that dream is fulfilled, a pair of hot wheels is what many of them acquire im-mediately after stardom. Here's taking a look of who bought what after their film struck gold at the box-office.

Alia Bhatt: Following her successive hits in 2014, Alia Bhatt recently gifted herself a new Audi. Although she has owned and driven high-end cars in the past, this is the first time the young ac-

tress has bought a car from her own sav-ings. She bought a grey Audi 6 and is very excited with her new ride.

Salman Khan hit-and-run: Prosecution seeks inclusion of entire

evidence of dead witness

The prosecution in the alleged 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan told the trial court on

Monday that it wanted inclusion of the complete evidence of a crucial witness, Ravindra Patil, who died in 2007. Special public prosecutor Pardeep Gharat said the complete evidence was in the form of the deposition and cross-examination of the witness conducted before the magis-trate court.

Patil, a former bodyguard of Khan, was with Khan on September 28, 2002. He had given two statements to the police about the incident and stood by his subsequent statement where he said he had warned the actor, who was allegedly drunk, to go slow but he had not paid heed. In his statement to the police immediately after the mishap, which claimed one life, Patil had not mentioned that Khan was drunk. In the midst of the trial, he went missing. He was arrested in March 2006 for not reporting to duty and was sacked from the force after eight months.

Defence advocate Srikant Shivde pointed out to the timing of the prosecu-tion. "The delay is prejudicial as it should have been done at the time of the open-ing of the charge and not after almost all witnesses have been examined," Shivde said.

The matter will now be heard on Friday when both sides are likely to argue on the admissibility of the evidence, which also includes that of the doctor who conduct-ed the post-mortem. Last week, a consta-ble had told the court that summons to depose before it could not be delivered as the doctor had moved to the US.

The defence completed the cross-ex-amination of the chemical analyst who

had earlier told the court that the alcohol level in Khan's blood sample was above the permissible level. The witness denied defence's claims that he had prepared a report on the higher percentage of alco-hol on police instructions. He also denied that the report was a lie and that Khan's samples were contaminated.


Christina Aguilera Nails Britney Spears Impression on Jimmy Fallon

Christina Aguilera played a game of 'Wheel of Musical Impressions' with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight

Show last night and wow, did she ever slay! Jimmy played along too, doing a respectable job, but Christina totally nailed her impersonations – and she got some tough ones too!

Christina kicked things off with Cher, who she totally replicated with ease. Maybe that time on the set of Burlesque gave her some time to study the material first-hand?

She also landed on Britney Spears – someone she also has some personal experience with, as the two stars were

on The All-New Mickey Mouse Club to-gether back in the day (plus they had that whole racy MTV VMAs performance with Madonna). Holy wow, Christina managed to get Brit's inflection spot-on, and with the song choice of "This Little Piggy," it was all that more impressive.

Finally, she gave Shakira a whirl and landed some of the Latin singer's sig-nature accent and articulation pretty masterfully. Given that Shakira replaced Christina on The Voice, and Christina has spent time with Cher and Britney, we're kind of questioning just how "ran-dom" this musical impression game is, Jimmy!

Jennifer Aniston Photobombs Jennifer Lopez at 2015 Oscars

Jennifer Lopez just couldn't escape ce-lebrity photobombs this Oscar week-end. After Jared Leto hopped into her

shot at Tom Ford's Los Angeles fashion show, the Boy Next Door star was photo-bombed again Sunday night at the Oscars by none other than Jennifer Aniston and her fiance Justin Theroux.

"Photo bombed by my favorite cou-ple Jennifer and Justin #Oscars," J.Lo captioned a selfie on Instagram, which showed the actor and Cake star popping their heads into her photo and smiling. This was after Jennifer grabbed Emma Stone's butt on the red carpet, proving once again that she was determined to have some fun at the Academy Awards (in spite of not getting nominated).

After cheering for Patricia Arquette's women-empowering Oscar speech with Meryl Streep, J.Lo couldn't help but also snap a pic with iconic actress, posting the selfie to Instagram as well. "MERYL

STREEP #oscars #oscarlegend #need-someofthatoscarjuju lol," she captioned the snap.

J.Lo, who presented an award at the show, turned heads in a low cut, Elie Saab gown at the star-studded event. Who knows...maybe Meryl's "Oscar juju" will rub off on her for next year.

87th Academy Awards: Double Negative wins an Oscar for Interstellar

While Indian films failed to make a mark in this year's Academy Awards, there was an Indian

media services outfit that had reasons to celebrate.

Christopher Nolan's Interstellar won the Academy Award for Best Visual Ef-fects and the studio credited with the win is a subsidiary of the Indian studio, Prime Focus. The Oscars victory was led by Double Negative, the London-based VFX studio, that merged with a subsidi-ary of Prime Focus in 2014 to create one of the world's largest 3D, animation and visual effects outfits. Over 80 per cent of the merged company is still held by Prime Focus. The award was presented to VFX Supervisors Paul Franklin and An-drew Lockley, SFX Supervisor Ian Hunter and New Deal Studios' VFX Supervisor Scott Fisher at the 87th Annual Academy Awards held on February 22 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.

This is the second Oscar for Double Negative and Paul Franklin. They had previously won the Oscar for Christopher Nolan's Inception. Interstellar beat other nominees that included Captain America:

The Winter Soldier, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: Days of Future Past. A week ago, Double Negative had also won the BAFTA for the Visual Effects of the same film.

Reacting to the news, Namit Malhotra Founder, Executive Chairman and Global CEO, Prime Focus said, "This is an incred-ibly proud moment for all of us at Prime Focus and Double Negative. I want to congratulate, Alex (Hope), Matt (Holben), Paul (Franklin) and the entire team of Double Negative for bringing home this exceptional honor. I have always been a great admirer of Mr. Nolan's films and hence it is really heartening for me to see our work on Interstellar being recognized as the world's best. On this joyous occa-sion I want to reaffirm our commitment to help Double Negative continue on its path of creative excellence that is second to none".

Prime Focus has also worked on Hol-lywood films like Gravity, Avatar, Shrek, Tron: Legacy, among others. Avatar and Gravity are both Academy Award win-ners for Best Visual Effects in 2010 and 2014.


Selena Gomez Debuts New, Short Hairstyle at the Oscars

New song, new hair? That's what Selena Gomez is all about these days. The singer is about to drop a new song with her rumored boyfriend Zedd,

and just debuted a cute, new hairstyle...we can barely deal.

Even though they didn't make their big Oscars debut like we all hoped, Selena did manage to stun when she was seen sporting a new 'do. This time she chopped off her long locks, and is going with a short style. It's a big difference from that big, curly hair she had in those topless photos that were released last week.

This isn't the only big thing going down in Sel's life right now. She's supposed to be releasing a brand new video for her single "I Want You To Know" with Zedd any minute now...

What do you think about Selena's latest hair switch up? Prefer her with long locks or short?

Best looks from the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscars after

party

When the clock struck midnight here in New York, the night was still young in Los Angeles.

The stars attending the 2015 Academy Awards were getting ready to hit the after parties -- and they had a lot to celebrate!

Many celebrities changed their dress-es to attend the always glamorous Vanity Fair Oscars Party (we don't blame you, Jennifer Lopez and Felicity Jones - those ball gowns are not conducive to dancing the night away!) and that means we get a whole new round of gorgeous red carpet looks.

The after party dresses are always a little bit sexier, slinkier, and darker. Many women traded in their pale hued gowns for sparkling black dresses with cut-outs and lace. Click through above to see the best looks from the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, and what the stars were wearing!


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Dominica “fully committed” to Caribbean Community Single Market and Economy

Dominica has given its support for closer region-al integration saying that it was necessary in a changing global environment.

Trade Minister Ian Douglas, addressing the start of a two-day workshop for media workers on the Carib-bean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Econ-omy (CSME), said Dominica is “fully committed to the integration process”.

“There are tremendous benefits to be derived for our citizens from the integration movement. The world is increasingly becoming globalised into trading blocs…and as a result, we as vulnerable economies must re-main together so that we can be stronger. We can ei-ther swim together or sink one by one,” he told the opening ceremony here on Monday night.

Douglas said that the single economic space within the 15-member CARICOM grouping has created more opportunities for trade.

“Any Dominican product or any Dominican profes-sional can move within and throughout the region free of any impediments as long as you have the CARICOM Skills Certificate. And these opportunities are being created for hassle free travel and for the establishment of local businesses anywhere in the region without im-pediments,” Douglas said.

The CSME allows for the free movement of goods, services, labour and skills across the region and Doug-las said these were among the “tangible benefits that can be had from the integration process.

“And this is why we in Dominica will support any and every effort towards the sensitization of the public on the elements of the Treaty of Chaguaramas and that is why the media personally and the spokesperson are important to the process,” he said.

The two-day workshop here is part of a series of ini-tiatives being undertaken by the Guyana-based CAR-ICOM Secretariat to sensitize the region to the func-tions of the CSME.

Deputy Programme Manager at the CSME Unit, Phil-lip Mc Claren said that the public awareness campaign is also being undertaken in St. Vincent and the Gren-adines, Grenada, Jamaica, Belize, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, St. kitts-Nevis and St. Lucia.

“Public education is a critical component that is in our view an absolute necessity to inform CARICOM nationals how they can access these rights and partic-ipate in the process of regional integration,” he said.

Fashion designer sentenced to life in prison for 14-year-old school-

girl’s murder

14–YEAR–OLD SCHOOLGIRL SANTOYA CAMPBELL

A 37-year-old fashion designer and photo studio op-erator who pleaded guilty to murdering 14-year-old schoolgirl Santoya Campbell, has been sentenced

to life imprisonment.Cornelius Robinson was told by the Westmoreland Cir-

cuit Court that he would become eligible for parole after he spends 25 years behind bars.

The body of the schoolgirl was found in garbage bags under a bridge, near a river close to the Frome Technical High School, where she was a grade eight student on Jan-uary 27.

Robinson turned himself over to the police two days af-ter her body was discovered.

In court, he broke down, apologising to the family of the school girl.

The court heard that Robinson, who had no previous conviction, admitted to the police and the probation offi-cer that he knew Santoya, who lived in the same communi-ty as himself, since she was attending primary school and that her mother asked him to assist her with lunch money, to which he agreed.

Robinson claimed that the young schoolgirl, who used to visit his photo studio, started to make sexual advances on him to which he finally yielded once between late Septem-ber and October 2014.

He also claimed that he was blackmailed by Santoya who started to make demands, including that he buy her a smartphone, to which he agreed.

Robinson said that before Santoya went to school on the morning of January 26, she visited his business where she aggressively demanded J$6,000 (One Jamaica dollar =US$0.008 cents) to purchase the cellular phone.

He said he told her he did not have the money and she threatened to report their relationship to her mother and his wife.

Robinson said that it was at that time he became frus-trated and held the girl from behind and strangled her to death.

He confessed that he hid the corpse in a back room of his business and later in the night dumped it under the bridge.

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Bus driver dies after injured in Parika lock-upsRelatives of a 38-year-old minibus

driver of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara are seeking the truth

regarding the way he met his death while in police custody after noticing “marks of violence about his body.”

Police sources said Zaharudeen Rozan who was arrested sometime on Tuesday evening appeared sick yester-day morning and was taken to the Le-onora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Rozan, a father of three who lived alone, was arrested sometime on Tues-day night for allegedly damaging a neighbour’s fence and taken to the Le-onora Police Station.

He was then placed in the lock-ups at the Parika Police Station and was said to be sitting in a corner by himself.

He was also “saying all kinds of things” and started banging his head against the concrete wall.

According to the sources, the officers contacted their colleagues at the Le-onora station yesterday morning after noticing that he was sick and they sent a patrol vehicle to transport him to the hospital.

Commander of ‘D’ Division, Assis-tant Commissioner, Marlon Chapman and other officers visited the home of the man’s parents at Hague Backdam around 3:45 pm yesterday to break the sad news.

His father, Abdul Majeed told Stabroek News that after listening to the police’ account of what happened they asked if they can have the body for burial today, in keeping with Islamic teachings.

The man had also told the officers that he did not want an autopsy to be performed on the body but after exam-ining it at the Ezekiel Mortuary he may very well go through with it.

The body bore marks to the left hand, bruises on the stomach and knees, and blood was oozing out of the eyes.

He lamented that his son could not bang his head to the wall and have all those marks. He is demanding to know the truth and said the matter would not be dropped easily.

He said too that his son last spoke to him around 10 pm on Tuesday and he sounded normal.

He was at the time “rolling barbwire” and told his father that some boys were trying to steal his bicycle and the barb-wire.

Majeed said he visited the area and was told by some neighbours that Rozan was not known to have problems with anyone. The fence that he report-edly damaged is located obliquely op-posite and said to be made of steel.

Police said in a release that at about 8:45 am yesterday Rozan was “alive and lying on the floor of the lock-ups…”

Following questioning of other pris-oners in the lock-ups, he was taken for medical treatment at the hospital.

The release said too that investiga-tions are being conducted by the Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).

Rozan was arrested and taken into

custody around 9:10 pm on Tuesday following a report of damage to proper-ty that was made against him, according to the release.

Rozan’s death is the second on the West Demerara that the police have faced questions over in recent months.

Relatives of Asif Rahim Khatoon, the Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demer-ara fisherman who was allegedly killed by police are finding it hard to cope with his death and “looking for answers.”

His wife, Soorsattie ‘Lilly’ Chandra-paul, 35, is disappointed at the snail’s pace at which the investigation is going and feels justice is being denied.

Khatoon who was arrested around 11 pm on November 21 during a domestic dispute with Chandrapaul had report-edly told her that the police had beaten him severely.

As a result, he suffered fractured skull, broken jaw and injuries to his stomach.

His face was also swollen and he was “vomiting blood,” according to Chan-drapaul.

She said all of that could have been avoided and her husband would have still been alive had the police not treat-ed him in such a brutal manner.

“He had no problem with the police

and I don’t know why the police brutal-ized him like that

He lost his life for no reason. This cannot be fair!” the distraught woman cried. “He was a very hardworking fish-erman and was earning for his family. Now it is so hard for us to get by.

We are facing a really difficulty time. My husband left a house yes but we can’t eat this house.”

So far, no charge has been laid against any policeman in this case as the force has said there has been no positive identification.

Over the years there have been other cases of deaths in police lock-ups.


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President issues Dissolution Proclamation – cites enfranchising voters as reason for delay

THE proclamation for the dissolution of Parliament has been issued by President Donald Ramotar, and will

take effect from February 28.Making the announcement last eve-

ning, President Ramotar said: “I issued the Proclamations that identify 28th February, 2015 as the date of the dissolution of the 10th Parliament of Guyana, and the Ten Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs).”

He gave as the reason for the delay in making the move was so as to ensure that all eligible voters are enfranchised in the lead-up to the May 11 general and region-al elections.

“I did not dissolve the Parliament at the same time because, had I done so, the Claims and Objections period, which also allows for transfers would have been truncated. Were the latter to have occurred, thousands of Guyanese vot-ers who changed their place of residence would not have been able to obtain their transfers, and this could have led to them being disenfranchised,” the President said in a televised address to the nation.

This fact was confirmed by senior offi-cials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Also, the Claims subset of the Claims and Objection period ended on Sunday, February 22, while the Objections

subset will end on February 27. To date, the numbers released by GECOM indicate that thousands have taken advantage of the Claims and Objections period.

Parliament had remained prorogued following President Ramotar’s November 10 proclamation in the face of a Confi-dence motion that would have ended the life of the 10th Parliament and move the country to even earlier elections.

The Head of State’s subsequent an-nouncement of a date for elections came after the objective of prorogation (di-alogue in the face of political impasse) failed.

THE EXECUTIVE AND SPENDINGAttorney-General and Minister of Le-

gal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, told the Guyana Chronicle last evening that the President’s announcement is in accordance with the constitutional prescription.

Article 61 of the Constitution states thus: “An election of members of the Na-tional Assembly under Article 60 (2) shall be held on such day within three months after dissolution of Parliament as the President shall appoint by proclamation.”

The Attorney-General said that the Ex-ecutive Government, the President and his Cabinet, will continue in their roles un-til a new executive has been sworn in.

On the question of spending, given that Parliament is dissolved, Nandlall noted that the relative proclamation will activate the provisions of Article 219 (1), com-bined with the Fiscal Management and Ac-countability Act.

Together, they provide that in any finan-cial year, the Government is empowered to spend one-twelfth of the Budget of the preceding year in continuing to provide the normal services of the Government of Guyana, until an Appropriation Act (a Budget) is passed.

“This position obtains whether Parlia-ment is in session or not, or whether there will be elections or no elections. Indeed, if Parliament (were) in session, the National Assembly could not have prevented this constitutional and legal formula in rela-tion to spending during this period (before the new Budget is passed) from being ap-plied,” Nandlall said.

After Elections, Article 219, paragraph 3 of the Constitution, will be activated until a first budget is passed for the 11th Parlia-ment of Guyana.

Commenting of the life of the 10th Parliament, Nandlall said, “The 10th Par-liament slaughtered democracy, where personal political agendas as well as vin-

dictive and vendetta politics trumped na-tional interests, national development, and the people’s welfare.

“This was manifested by the cutting of three successive National Budgets, where important national projects were crippled; the voting down of crucial pieces of leg-islation, among other things. In my con-sidered view, the 10th Parliament failed Guyana and the people of Guyana. We now go to elections now,” the Attorney General posited. Asked which groups of public of-ficials will be affected by the dissolution, Nandlall disclosed that these will include the RDCs and Members of Parliament (MPs).

WORKINGS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLYAdditionally, Clerk of the National As-

sembly, Mr Sherlock Isaacs, in a prior comment, explained that once the proc-lamation of dissolution is issued, prepara-tions for the next Parliament -– the 11th Parliament -– will commence.

“Once Parliament is dissolved, I will write the MPs to notify them that they are no longer Members of the House, and I will also be writing to the Auditor General to stop payments for their services in that post,” he said.

The new 65 members relative to rep-resentation in the House will be decided based on the outcome of the upcoming general and regional elections; and who those individuals are will be based on the names submitted via a candidates’ list submitted on nomination day by the con-testing political parties.

Speaker of the House, Mr Raphael Trot-man, also commented on the dissolution of Parliament after the announcement. He said, “The 10th Parliament has ended, predictably after three years. It was his-toric in so many respects, and will forever be remembered as a crucible that forged a new democracy.”

The 10th Parliament was convened on January 12, 2012.


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Jamaica passes “ganja” Bill

decriminalising small amounts of

marijuana

The Jamaica parliament Tuesday night gave the green light to the amendments of the Dangerous

Drugs Act make possession of two ounc-es or less of marijuana a non-arrestable, ticketable offence that attracts no crimi-nal record.

National Security Minister Peter Bunting piloted the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill that was passed with five amendments in the Senate on Feb-ruary 6.

Opposition Spokesman on Justice and Security Delroy Chuck called for the Por-tia Simpson-Miller government to rene-gotiate international treaties relating to marijuana.

He told legislators that that Jamai-ca should push for marijuana, popularly known here as “ganja,” to be struck from the United Nations list of prohibited sub-stances.

The government has said it intends to cash-in on the decriminalisation of ganja, particularly in the area of medicinal use, which is a US$2.5 billion market in the United States.

The reaction to the news on social me-dia was swift with an outpouring of sup-port via Twitter.

Under the amendment to the Danger-ous Drugs (Amendment) Act a person found in possession of a small quantity of ganja, is a minor, or an adult who appears to be dependent on the substance, they are to be referred to the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) by the police of-ficer issuing the ticket.

Additionally, the Bill prohibits the smoking of marijuana in public places, and makes provisions for the granting of licences, permits and other authori-sations to enable the establishment of a regulated industry for ganja for medical, scientific, and therapeutic uses.

It also provides for the creation of a Cannabis Licensing Authority, which will be responsible for developing the regu-lations governing the medical marijuana industry.

EMA boss keeps info close to chest

The Environmental Management Authority yesterday was explor-ing new leads in the investiga-

tion into the source of the contami-nation at the Caroni Water Treatment Plant.

A team of investigators from the EMA’s Emergency Response and In-vestigations (ERI) unit tested water at schools, watercourses around the Caroni area and areas near the treat-ment plant as the probe continued.

The team used a portable hydrocar-bon detector to analyse the water. The results in all the tests revealed there was zero milligrams per litre (mg/L) for the total petroleum hydrocarbons, meaning the water was safe and showed near zero traces of contamination.

Contacted last evening, EMA chair-man Dr Allan Bachan said investiga-tors were pursuing several good leads. He declined further comment on what the information was, however, saying he did not want to compromise the in-vestigation.

“We have to let the investigation take its course,” he added.

The T&T Guardian yesterday vis-ited numerous areas around Central that were affected on Wednesday by the water contamination from a petro-leum-like substance.

Residents in one of those commu-nities claimed a company that stores diesel on its compound was respon-sible for a leakage which caused the eventual contamination of the water in the Caroni River.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the residents told the T&T Guardian an

accident on the company’s compound last week Friday had led to a storage tank leaking diesel into a nearby drain which eventually flowed into the river.

The residents said a truck was filling the tank with diesel when the accident occurred and diesel started spilling out of the compound and into the nearby drain.

A company source said workers on the compound noticed that there was a leak but it went untreated until after the weekend.

The tank, which was half full at the time of the incident, was moved when an accident occurred. After the tank

was moved, it was refilled and it was only on Tuesday that company offi-cials began to address the spillage.

A resident said on Tuesday two trucks entered their area, one that was marked clearly as a WASA Estate Police vehicle, as well as a helicopter hovering over the company.

The resident added that the com-pound was subsequently cleaned, particularly on the outside where the drains were cleaned out and fresh concrete was placed on top of the area where the spill remnants could be seen.

T&T Guardian’s Rachael Espinet checks the water coming out of a compound in central Trinidad yesterday. The drain feeds into the nearby Caroni River where the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) also conducted tests yesterday.


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Mighty Afghans find their voiceAs their side stumbled towards victory, Afghanistan’s fans helped provide the final impetus and turned Dunedin into a corner of Kandahar

The handful of Afghanistan support-ers who had travelled from around New Zealand - a couple from Aus-

tralia, too - had turned one corner of the University Oval into Kandahar. Most of them now settled in the southern hemi-sphere once lived around the historical city. One among them left Kandahar in 2000 and moved temporarily to Pesha-war, in Pakistan, before finally estab-lishing a base in New Zealand. That was before cricket had taken over as Afghan-istan’s No. 1 sport from boxing, wrestling and buzkashi.

He had flown down along with his wife and two daughters from Auckland to watch the two Dunedin games. The group around him were all friends and family,

dressed in their best kurtas and embroi-dered vests, complete with matching pa-kolson their heads, speaking in Pashto and English together, waving two big flags and delivering their own version of the chant from Remember the Titans to ensure their players did not feel alone.

The first time the chant went up was in the 33rd over of Scotland’s innings whenHamid Hassan, standing at mid-off dived forward to pluck up a low chance offShapoor Zadran’s bowling. Hassan had been signing autographs for the group only a while ago and was quick to respond with a wave. The group, on its feet now, kept repeating the chant know-ing they were being heard. It grew louder as Dawlat Zadran struck four overs later

and directed his celebration towards the supporters. But it was the last time in a while that the chant was heard as Scot-land’s lower order frustrated Afghanistan to stretch the total to 210.

Many things can hurt a newcomer in a big tournament like this. It could be swing, bounce, the wind chill, the qual-ity of the opposition, or just being in a foreign country. Afghanistan had a good start to the tournament in Canberra be-fore Bangladesh fought back strongly; they were much closer against Sri Lanka in Dunedin three days ago only to see Mahela Jayawardene and Thisara Perera shut doors on them.

But today was Afghanistan’s big day. They believed it. And, as they opted to bowl, their fans believed it too.

On the eve of this match, Afghanistan batsman Javed Ahmadi had said people back home wanted to see them beat a Full Member but mid-way through the second innings it appeared that, in aiming for bigger targets, they had taken lightly an opposition not dissimilar to them.

Following a slump from 85 for 2 to 97 for 7, 114 away from a win, things turned rather bleak, enough to send their sup-porters into despair. They hadn’t seen this coming. They didn’t want to see what was coming. For the next few overs, the quiet in that little corner was making its presence felt. It probably helped the two batsmen in the middle. Passion can drive adrenaline, which was exactly what was not needed.

Samiullah Shenwari and Dawlat took the approach that had helped Scotland’s lower order survive - prevent any fur-ther damage. Only 10 runs came as they blocked the next six overs, biding time in hope that there would be a release some-where. So did their fans. They quietly saw the match unfold, felt Shenwari’s agony when Dawlat played an absurd shot to be

dismissed, probably expected the worst at that stage but, throughout, the two big Afghanistan flags stayed up, fluttering in the chilly breeze.

The clouds of despair only showed signs of lifting when Shenwari smashed a six and a four of consecutive deliveries in the 39th over. The six was Shenwari’s first, the four a confirmation of a signal that the chase was on. That sign was read on the grass banks as a call for back-up. Shenwari was going to take control but he needed support. And so they screamed again, “Mighty, mighty Afghans”, for the only the third time in the day. The neutral supporters had come in with the prom-ise of being Scotland’s back-up but they didn’t really care to take sides; they were just loving the fight.

Shenwari would go on to hit three six-es in the 47th over, the third one landing just in front of the Afghan group. He was dismissed in the same over but then the back-up troops took over. They were up and running every single with their last pair. As Shapoor ran towards midwicket after hitting the winning runs, they ran towards him; as he knelt down with his arms outstretched, they were facing him with theirs open. With some 20 yards between them, they were all in one em-brace.

“When we see the crowd, we get more happy, and we feel that we have more company,” Shenwari said after the match. “When we get a wicket, or a boundary, we get a shout, so we feel so good.”

As the rest trickled away, the Afghan supporters walked right by the dress-ing room to get closer to their players, chanting “Mighty Afghans” followed by “Afghanistan Zindabad”. The slick ground DJ, never to miss a trick, was quick to switch to Afghan tunes, transforming this lush corner of the world temporarily to Kandahar once again.

Shapoor Zadran headed towards Afghanistan’s supporters after completing victory


Dhawan hundred sets up big win over South Africa

India 307 for 7 (Dhawan 137, Rahane 79) beat South Africa 177 (Du Plessis 55, Ashwin 3-41) by 130 runs

India showed just why no one was writ-ing them off even after they had spent two-and-a-half months in Australia

without a win. They might not be the strongest team in the field, but on big days in limited-overs cricket they stay calmer than most. In a match to potential-ly decide who finishes top of their group, India sat back and saw South Africa work themselves up into a frenzy, get too funky and wilt under the weight of their own mistakes. This was India’s first win over South Africa in a World Cup match.

If at all, India like going old school on big days. Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli began slowly, made sure India had a solid platform before they began to accelerate. Dhawan went on to score his first cen-tury in three months spent in Australia

- his personal best and also the highest scoreagainst South Africa in a World Cup match. Kohli fell for 46, but Ajinkya Ra-hane scored 79 off 60 to help Dhawan along. India kept the defence simple too: bowl as few bad balls as possible, and once again under pressure South Africa imploded.

The execution of both the plans from India was spot on, but that had a lot to do with how simple the plans and prepa-ration were. South Africa called in Gary Kirsten and Michael Hussey for consul-tation, they picked an extra bowler in Wayne Parnell, they used spinners in un-conventional parts of the innings, but the anxiety showed the most in the fielding. Hashim Amla dropped Dhawan on 53, but anxiety was never more apparent in their trigger-happiness with unnecessary throws at the stumps and fumbles on the ground. It’s hard to remember when South Africa last fielded so badly.

Dilshan, Sangakkara tons set up big win

Sri Lanka 332 for 1 (Dilshan 161*, Sangakkara 105*) beat Bangla-desh 240 (Sabbir 53, Shakib 46, Malin-ga 3-35) by 92 runs

Sri Lanka have finally made them-selves heard, 12 days into the World Cup. Tillakaratne Dilshan-

and Kumar Sangakkara did most of the talking through their bats, hammering unbeaten centuries that set up a 92-run win over Bangladesh at the MCG.

Bangladesh were bowled out for 240 inside 47 overs after they once again shuffled the batting line-up, leaving Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim with too much to do. Both batsmen ar-en’t particularly renowned for stitching together big partnerships during a chase, so aiming to gun down 333 from the 21st over remained an ineffectual exercise.

Contrast that with Sri Lanka who usu-ally have most of their in-form bats-men in the top order. Dilshan was one of them, making an unbeaten 161, his highest ODI score. Sangakkara celebrat-ed his 400th ODI with his 22nd century having come into bat in the 25th over. Sri Lanka also became the only side to lose just one wicket in a 50-over in-nings as they ended with 332 for 1. The Dilshan-Sangakkara partnership added 210 runs in 25.3 overs for the unbroken second wicket, following the 122-run opening stand between Dilshan and La-hiru Thirimanne.

Bangladesh fielded poorly, highlighted by three dropped catches and a missed stumping. Sangakkara was dropped on 23 and 60: Taskin Ahmed fumbled a low re-turn catch, and Mominul Haque dropped a sitter at point. In addition, Anamul Haque dropped a dolly at slip in the first over to give Thirimanne a life, before the bats-

man was reprieved through the missed stumping. Anamul also had a chance to run out Dilshan who was halfway down the pitch after a mix-up, but without a back-up, his throw at the striker’s end was hesitant and ultimately, futile.

Rubel Hossain took the only Sri Lan-ka wicket to fall when Thirimanne lazily guided his short ball to third man where Taskin took the catch. But from there, Dilshan and Sangakkara batted without much worry to ensure a score in excess of 300, adding 115 in the last 10 overs.

Bangladesh’s chase got off to a poor start as Tamim Iqbal was bowled by Las-ith Malinga second ball, beaten by pace. Soumya Sarkar, though, remained un-fazed, immediately striking a full-toss for four. He would hit four more bound-aries, including three off successive de-liveries from Suranga Lakmal.It was the sort of counterattack Bangladesh badly needed at the stage, but Sarkar lasted for only 15 balls, edging Angelo Mathews for 25. Curiously, Mominul Haque was sent to bat at No. 4 for the first time in his short ODI career, and was out three balls later, slashing a catch to Jayawar-dene at slip. More incongruity followed in the Bangladesh batting line-up when Mahmudullah was sent ahead of Shakib at No. 5. The last time this happened in 2013, Shakib wasn’t in the Bangladesh team due to an ankle injury.

Sri Lanka’s decision to play with one less bowler in the absence of Jeevan Mendis ultimately wasn’t tested enough as they had plenty of runs to bank on. Malinga took three wickets and Lakmal bowled with a lot of energy, but two dropped catches meant he didn’t end with better bowling figures. Sri Lanka, nonetheless, have plenty to take away from this resounding result.

West Indies mull possibility of replacing Darren Bravo

Five days after sustaining a low-grade tear to his left hamstring, Darren Bra-vo is still unable to run, which has

forced West Indies’ management to “begin discussions” over the possibility of calling for a replacement player. A team spokes-person confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Bravo is “taking longer than expected to re-cover” and there is a chance West Indies will need cover.

Bravo will sit out West Indies’ next match against South Africa, after also missing Tuesday’s match against Zimbabwe, and he may not be able to make a comeback against India as planned. West Indies have seven days between the games in Sydney and Perth and then another nine days be-fore their final group match against UAE in Napier. It is expected that if Bravo has not recovered in time for the India match, a re-

placement will be called up.After missing the South Africa tour be-

cause of personal issues, Bravo returned for the World Cup with mixed results. He scored two ducks in four innings, includ-ing one in a warm-up game, and was on 49 when he retired hurt in the match against Pakistan.

Jonathan Carter took his place in the starting XI against Zimbabwe but was not required to bat; he may get the opportunity to do so against South Africa. West Indies do not have another extra batsman in the side and will have to look at the rest of their talent pool. Leon Johnson, who was part of the ODI series in South Africa albeit without much success, would be one option. Nars-ingh Deonarine, who also played that series and had a decent score of 43 in one of the matches, may also come into contention.

A team spokesperson revealed that Darren Bravo is taking longer than expected to recover from his hamstring injury

WORLD CUP POINTS TABLE – 02/26/2015 Team P W D L NR NRR PTS

Group A

NZ 3 3 0 0 0 +3.586 6

SL 3 2 0 1 0 +0.047 4

AUS 2 1 0 0 1 +2.220 3

BAN 3 1 0 1 1 +0.130 3

AFG 3 1 0 2 0 -0.760 2

ENG 3 1 0 2 0 -1.415 2

SCO 3 0 0 3 0 -1.735 0

TeamPWDLNRNRRPTS

Group B

IND 2 2 0 0 0 +2.060 4

WI 3 2 0 1 0 +1.339 4

IRE 2 2 0 0 0 +0.338 4

SA 2 1 0 1 0 -0.680 2

ZIM 3 1 0 2 0 -0.827 2

UAE 2 0 0 2 0 -0.175 0

PAK 2 0 0 2 0 -2.260 0


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Gayle, Samuels smash Zimbabwe

and recordsWest Indies 372 for 2 (Gayle 215,

Samuels 133*) beat Zimbabwe 289 (Williams 76, Ervine 52, Taylor 3-38) by 73 runs

An ODI double-hundred should feel monumental. This one felt inevitable. The fastest ODI dou-

ble-hundred should feel exhilarating, like a rollercoaster ride. This felt like a quiet drive home from a suburban Tup-perware party. That’s what Chris Gay-le does. He makes a double ton seem in-evitable after going 19 months without an ODI century.

This was the fifth double-century in ODIs, and it came exactly five years after Sachin Tendulkar first reached the land-mark. Once a year is too frequent a rate for the milestone to be special any more, and since it was Gayle, it answered the question of when rather than if. Inter-viewed right after his dismissal off the final ball of the innings, Gayle himself said a lot of people had expected it from him. “A lot of fans,” he said, “have tweet-ed about it since Rohit Sharma scored two double-hundreds.”

Gayle finished on 215 from 147 balls. He hit 10 fours and sent 16 sixes fly-ing over the straight boundary or into a group of fans dressed as a coven of witches beyond the midwicket bound-ary. At the other end, unnoticed, Marlon Samuels made his highest ODI score and played second fiddle in a partnership of 372, the highest for any wicket in ODIs.

It had drizzled all through the West In-dies innings, but only got heavy enough for the players to go off the field in the third over of Zimbabwe’s innings, by which time they had already lost Regis Chakabva. When play resumed 20 min-utes later, the target had been revised to 363 from 48 overs. Despite losing two more wickets by the end of the eighth over, Zimbabwe made enough of a fist of the chase to make you wonder what might have happened had West Indies only made 320.

The revival began with an 80-run part-nership between Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams, before Williams and Craig Ervine - who had revived Zimbabwe in their chase against UAE - upped the rate of scoring with a 51-run fifth-wick-et stand off just 46 balls. When Williams holed out off a miscued a pull in the 28th over, Zimbabwe needed 186 from 20.1 overs. They had brought the equation down to a Twenty20 chase, just about, but had lost five wickets in doing so.

They just had too much left to do, and when Ervine, having used the stroke productively during his innings of 51, was bowled trying to sweep a darted Gayle offbreak, they were in danger of being bowled out. Gayle had struck four balls after coming on. In his next over, he had Stuart Matsikenyeri lbw, deceiv-ing him for length. This was entirely his day.

PCB asks Moin Khan to return home

The PCB has asked Moin Khan, Paki-stan’s chief selector and a member of the tour selection committee, to

return home after he was reportedly seen in a casino two days before the team’s clash against West Indies in Christchurch. The board has also launched an official investi-gation against him.

The team manager Naveed Cheema con-firmed to AFP that he was heading the in-vestigation, andShaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, said strict action will be taken against Moin should he be found guilty.

“We have launched an investigation over the reports that Moin Khan visited a casino, and action will be taken if the reports are

proven true,” Shaharyar told reporters in Lahore. “As per initial reports, Moin went there to have a meal two days before the match against West Indies and a Pakistani couple photographed him and made a vid-eo. We will not make anybody a scapegoat and will investigate this incident before tak-ing any action.”

Moin has held several positions in the Pa-kistan setup over the last year such as team manager, coach, and head of the selection committee. He was earlier removed as the team manager so that he could travel with the side to Australia and New Zealand as a member of the tour selection panel.

Though Moin isn’t a part of the official

World Cup squad, he has permission to at-tend team meetings and if invited, can even enter the dressing room. While Moin has generally avoided interacting with the play-ers during matches, he has, at times, been seen sitting next to them in the dugout since he holds an ICC accreditation. This latest incident comes just over a week after eight Pakistan players, including Shahid Afridi, were fined 300 AUD each for breaking the team curfew in the days leading up to their opening game against India in Adelaide. Pa-kistan lost that contest by 76 runs, before capitulating against West Indies by 150 runs, leaving them rooted to the bottom of Group B. Their fielding against West Indies, in par-ticular, left a lot to be desired, as the players dropped as many as six catches, before the team’s top order crumbled chasing 311.

South Africa v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, SydneyFebruary 27, 2015

De Villiers 162* off 66, WI 151 all outSouth Africa 408 for 5 (De Villiers

162*, Amla 65, du Plessis 62, Rossouw 61, Holder 1-104) beat West Indies 151 (Holder 56, Tahir 5-45) by 257 runs

West Indies must be sick of AB de Vil-liers and South Africa by now. As if all those records broken in Johannes-

burg earlier this year were not enough, South Africa returned to embarrass them with an-other plethora, this time in a World Cup match. The most significant of those were 261 runs in the last 20 overs, a World Cup record and second only to the Johannesburg loot in all ODIs, de Villiers smashing the fastest 150 in ODIs, and the highest team total on Australian soil, an astonishing 408 on what was – believe it or not – a slow somewhat two-paced pitch. West Indies couldn't even score as much as de Villiers did, registering the joint-worst defeat in World Cups to give Pakistan and Ireland a boost should the final equation come down to net run-rate.

De Villiers now has the fastest fifty, hundred and 150 in ODI cricket – all against West In-dies – and the fastest double cannot be too far away. Some might say West Indies did them-selves a favour by not employing a slip during the stabilising partnership of 127 in 23.4 overs between Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis. Had West Indies been more urgent and less content with the calm before the storm, they could have brought in the lower middle order early. Going by the carnage in the end, that might not have been that good a thing for West Indies.

Amla and du Plessis played important in-nings when the ball wasn't coming on, and when West Indies were bowling well at the top of the innings. Rossouw went one better and refused to slow down when Chris Gayle re-moved both Amla and du Plessis in the same over. He scored 61 off 39. Yet all three shall be consigned to being footnotes on a day that de Villiers showed there is no better front-runner in contemporary cricket.

This whole innings had followed the disturb-ingly frequent norm between bigger teams where the pitch has little in it for the bowlers, nothing happens in the first 30 overs of the first innings, and then the batsmen erupt thanks to the new fielding regulations. The only way to counter it is to keep taking wickets or be ex-ceptionally good with defensive bowling in the

end. West Indies didn't quite go out of their way to take wickets in the initial middle overs, and their bowlers wilted in the end. However, de Villiers' hitting – a triumph of imagination and orthodoxy in the same brief while – managed to bring joy to what is becoming mundane.

The plunder began when Rossouw and de Villiers – batting first as opposed to chasing, which is when their team tends to struggle – showed no signs of the circumspection that was a feature of their defeat to India. The two added 134 in 12.3 overs. West Indies managed to get only 12 dots in during the partnership, including none in the Powerplay that cost them 72 runs. Rossouw and de Villiers matched each other stroke for stroke, and at one moment for statistics too: when the two were 55 off 34 with five fours each and a six each. That's not a double whammy you want to be a part of.

West Indies managed to break the prospect of twin centuries by sending Rossouw back with the score at 280 in the 43rd over, but the real true unadulterated mayhem was yet to be unleashed. West indies had even drawn them-selves some relative quiet by keeping South Africa down to 330 by the end of the 47th over. De Villiers was 95 off 50, and hadn't yet hit top gear.

Now Jason Holder brought himself on. He had bowled two maidens. Taken the wicket of de Kock. Conceded only 40 in eight. At one point only nine in five overs. Now imag-ine the pressure on the 23-year-old captain

of what was once an intimidating side. In a complete meltdown he bowled length de-liveries, two no-balls and went for 34 runs in the 48th over. The intimidation was well justified. De Villiers, though, was just having fun: going down the ground, going over fine leg, reversing over third man deliveries that were pitched in almost identical spots.

Andre Russell got lucky in the next over as he bowled the first three deliveries to Farhaan Behardien, for only nine runs. Holder – poor Holder – again started the last over to de Villiers. He kept feeding that driving slot, and de Villiers kept hurting him for 30 more in that over. He had brought up his 100 off the 52nd ball he faced, two behind the World Cup record held by Kevin O'Brien, but reached his 150 off the 64th ball he faced. And then celebrated with back-to-back sixes to end the innings. Holder had now conceded 104, fifth-worst overall, and the worst 10-over analysis in World Cups.

You can hardly fault a side for being de-moralised after such repeated beatings. Once Kyle Abbott removed Gayle early, with an outswinger that hit the top of the leg stump, the fight was going to be in short supply, which was reduced further by the excellent fielding and the legspin of Im-ran Tahir. There was small consolation for Holder in that his 56 off 48 helped West In-dies avoid the worst defeat in ODIs.


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