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Happy 50th Independence Anniversary Guyana!
Fifty years ago on May 26, 1966 the Golden
Arrowhead, Guyana's national flag, was hoisted
and unfurled for the first time ever to celebrate the
country's birth as an independent nation. The
Golden Arrowhead's May 26, 2016 hoisting, at
Toronto's City Hall, will kick start the GuyaneseCanadian Community's celebration of their
homeland's Golden Jubilee!
The May 26, 2016 midday flag raising ceremony
will be the first of a series of events that the
Guyana 50th Independence Anniversary
(Canada) Inc., in conjunction with the Guyana
Toronto Consulate, will be staging to
commemorate Guyana's 50 years of
Independence. Immediately after the flag raising
there will be a short Reception at City Hall.
In addition to the Flag Raising, celebratory Soccer and Cricket Tournaments will
also take place on July 2 at Littles Park, Sewell's Road, Scarborough. The annual,
immensely popular, Guyana Festival will be held
on July 3 at the CNE Bandstand, 100 Princes' Blvd,
Exhibition Place.
An International Walk-A-Thon to support youth
education in Guyana has also been planned for
September 10 in Scarborough. Later this year there
will also be an essay, poetry and art competition,
open to youth of Guyanese heritage.
Local Guyanese organizations have also planned
events to mark the occasion.The St.Joseph's High
Toronto Alumni Association will host a Spring
Dance on June 11, 2016.
To culminate celebrations, a grand Jubilee Awards
and Gala will be held on October 1, 2016 at the
Brighton Convention & Events Centre, 2155
McNicoll Ave, Scarborough. Guyana's Head of State, President David Granger is
expected to deliver the keynote address.
York Region Hosts 5th Annual
Caribbean & South Asian
around the globe,” said Ranji Singh, CEO of RSF. “It's an opportunity to learn about,
and celebrate, our rich ethnic diversity, as well as share in the opportunity for arts and
cultural development.”
From July 9-10th, the CASAS Festival will celebrate with two days of food, fashion,
music, And dance that showcase not only the rich artistry and cultural expressions from
the Caribbean and South Asia, but from around the world. New to this year' s festival is
the addition of cultural performances from Russia, Korea, China, the Mediterranean and
Latin America. The artistic lineup includes award-winning Pan Fantasy Steelband,
Broken Dance, South Asian classical and Bollywood dancers, Calypso Queen Macomere Fifi, the Destiny Band, Glenn Marais Band, Ballet Creole, fire limbo, and DJ
Jus Flow, among others.
There will be fashion and craft
vendors, yummy island foods,
South Asian curries, fresh coconut
water and a cash bar. Community
engagement will be
fostered
through children' s activities,
interactive music and dance, and
informative demonstrations and
workshops.
Photo from Left to Right: Ranji
Singh, Regional Councillor John
Taylor, Police Inspector Paulo
DaSilva, MP Kyle Peterson,
Cricket Coach Oswald Jones, Leila Singh, MPP Chris Ballard, Alex Persaud, Geeta
Persaud, Wasim Jarrah and Mayor Tony Van Bynen
The Ranji Singh Foundation (RSF) is thrilled to announce the 5th Annual Caribbean &
South Asian Showcase (CASAS), which includes a two-day festival in Newmarket and
a community day of cricket workshops and music in East Gwillimbury. On May 21,
local MPP Chris Ballard met with members of RSF to congratulate them on the two
grants it has recently received from Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to help with the
two projects. When combined, funds from the two grants total $469,500.
Additionally, the grant RSF received for its Cricket in Schools initiative, will help youth
in York Region develop stronger social skills and learn a popular sport. RSF gratefully
acknowledges its OTF grant of $440,000 over three years for the delivery of CASAS to
strengthen the local communities through celeb rations of cultural diversity, and
enriching peoples lives through arts, culture and heritage. In a separate funded project,
RSF is currently piloting cricket in three schools in northern York Region to support the
positive development of children and youth, and for them to develop strong physical,
emotional and social skills again thanks to an OTF grant of $29,500 over 12 months.
In June, the CASAS Cricket & Community Day will engage local youths in interactive
cricket workshops conducted in partnership with York Regional Police. Music and other
activities will be included off-field to engage families. Bring a picnic basket and a chair,
and enjoy the day. Admission is free.
CASAS Cricket & Community Day will take place on Sunday, June 26th from 12:00
p.m. – 6:00p.m. at Harvest Hills Park, 145 Harvest Hills Blvd, East Gwillimbury.
“CASAS provides a powerful platform to nurture and acknowledge communities from
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Volume 10 • Number 10 • May 25, 2016
De Karibbean King: A Guyanese
Owned Eatery Restaurant & Bakery!
Nestled in a corner
spot of the elevated
strip mall, at the
southeast side of the
Weston Rd & Finch
intersection, is De
Karibbean King's
Eatery Restaurant,
Hot & Fresh Guyana
Bakery. Enter its
unpretentious
interior and you will
find Baker King Raj Ramrattan and his
lovely wife Sharon proudly presiding
within their modestly decorated
establishment.
There aren't too many places in Toronto
where you can go and enjoy restaurant
style cooked meals of curry goat, jerk
chicken with rice and peas, chow mein,
fried rice or any of the other popular
Caribbean dishes, while simultaneously
having access to freshly baked bread and
pastries! These are indeed De Karibbean
King's rather unique offerings.
On a recent visit we were treated to
minute samplings of De King's very
tender curry goat and chicken with
dhallpuri, as well as the jerk chicken with
rice and peas. We were also provided
with a plate full of their pastries. These
included a quite rich, 100% blackeye
Chinese cake, pine tarts made with
pineapple jam straight from Ramrattan's
farm back home in Canal, Guyana, a no
eggs coconut cake and some cheese rolls
which the duly impressed, attending,
Resident Love Goddess described as the
“very best she's ever tasted!”
Having now been at the 2300 Finch
(Weston Rd) location for just over four
years, De Karibbean King has
established an ever growing clientele of
regulars who frequent the establishment
to enjoy its extensive menu of dine in and
take out dishes, as well as its pastry
offerings. Owner Ramrattan boasts a
“seek and find” policy which allows all
newcomers to sample first and buy later.
As a source for one stop shopping De
Karibbean King's Eatery, Restaurant Hot
& Fresh Guyana Bakery also offers a host
of grocery style products including
achars and seasonings. It is definitely
worth a visit if only as a means of
satisfying one's curiosity and sense of
adventure!
Norman Sue Bakery Ltd.
Thanks for your loyal and much appreciated continuing support.
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FuhFun Still Rocking
Community Events!
The Guyana Christian Charities
Association hosted its Annual Spring
Dance on Saturday, May 21, 2016. As
usual, the ever popular event was well
attended by hundreds of party lovers
who have over the years become
accustomed to the Charity's superbly
hosted, well organized events!
From all reports satisfaction was of the
highest this year as the Dance was
rocked by superlative live music sets
from FuhFun. Still reigning as the
Canadian Caribbean Community's
most exciting and dynamic live music
band, FuhFun seemingly reinforced
that very reputation with
some energy charged
sets that kept the dance
floor full throughout the
evening.
The Christian Charities
Annual Spring Dance is
just one of the many
Community events
FuhFun graces
throughout the year with
its immensely enjoyable
multi genre blend of live
music. Whether it be
soca, reggae, rhythm &
blues, soul or even soft rock, the five
member FuhFun comprised of Wayne
Dalmada (guitar, vocals) Rick DaSilva
(drums, vocals), George DeSilva (lead
vocals), Brian Irwin (percussions) and
its lone female member Ingrid
Veerasammy (keyboards, vocals)
invariably sounds good.
During the course of the year FuhFun
also hosts its own events, including its
Annual Caribana Weekend Jam. This
year's Jam will be held on Sunday,
August 31.
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Guyanese-Canadian Eden: Yellow and green, the Guyana national flag's dominant colors are
also fittingly featured in the Eden Section's costumes for Island Vybz' 2016 Toronto
Caribbean Carnival presentation Geneze. Not to mention the beautiful Indo-Guyanese
model here featured as our Caribbean Jewel.
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Volume 10 • Number 10 • May 25, 2016
Reflections On Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary
And The Passing Of Two Much Admired Gentlemen!
May 26, 2016 marks Guyana's 50th Independence
country still finds itself unfortunately mired in
of 75 was greeted by a deluge of glowing tributes
Anniversary an occasion meriting celebration by
race driven politics that has functioned to maintain
from cricket players, current and former,
Guyanese around the world. Yet as Guyana's
the developmental stymieing divisions of its two
administrators and fans from around the world.
leading resident newspaper Columnist Freddie
largest ethnicities, the Afro and Indo Guyanese
Their words, written, tweeted, posted and spoken,
Kissoon has noted, the past fifty years has been
communities.
Rather than spending any more time reflecting on
were sufficient to convey the high esteem held for
Cozier as indisputably one of the best radio and
one of ups and downs for Guyana's developmental
progress as an independent nation.
While Guyanese may have been reflecting on their
such a source of depression, I would prefer to
television cricket commentators the world has
instead to honor the lives of the aforementioned
ever seen and one of the finest writers the sport has
homeland's developmental progress, or lack
two gentlemen who recently passed. In the now
ever had. To those I would now simply add that I
thereof, those of us who were so privileged to have
nine years since I first met Errol Judd, as the father
was honored and privileged to have known him
known them were left saddened by the loss of two
of my then girlfriend Liz, I was always impressed
personally and his “excellently written” reaction
much admired and outstanding gentlemen,
by wonderful warmth of his personality. The
to the article I once wrote for his Caribbean
Toronto's Trinidadian-Canadian Errol Judd and
glowing tributes given by three of his five sons
Cricket Quarterly Magazine shall henceforth
the “Doyen Voice” of Caribbean Cricket,
during his May 18th funeral were testimony to a
remain as the most cherished compliment my
Barbados Tony Cozier.
As far as Guyana is concerned, according to
life well lived. He will ever be fondly remembered
writing has ever received.
Rest In Peace fine gentlemen and Happy 50th
Kissoon, very little meaningful progress has
actually been made within the past fifty-years. The
and sadly missed by all who knew him, especially
his loving wife JJ.
The news of Tony Cozier's May 11 death at the age
Guyana!
Worth Repeating: Guest Editorial
Guyana at 50: Dyslexic, Dystopian, Dysfunctional
In my heart I believe Forbes Burnham
had something to do with Walter
Rodney's death. In my heart I know
Burnham was driven by power lust. But I
deeply concede that Burnham was
committed to the removal of the ordained
privileges, divine rights and social
supremacy of the semi-rich and moneyed
classes in Guyana.
From the time Burnham died, every
succeeding government pursued policies
that were not cognizant of the economic
and political rights of the labouring
masses and the list includes the Coalition
Government of 2015.
I make no apologies. This is not
personally directed to any leader in the
AFC and ANPU. It is my objective
analysis based on my studies on politics
and society. I remember I was a teenager
during the early years of the Burnham era
when a man from the middle class named
Claude Vieira, who was the Chief
Principal Officer (next to the PS) in the
Education Ministry, was charged and
jailed for fraud.
That would never happen in Guyana
under any post-Burnham administration
from 1985 onwards. That would never
happen in 2016. I remember when I was a
teenager during the Burnham years when
a very rich, propertied man from
Mahaica, Mustapha Ali, was charged for
death by dangerous driving and jailed for
five years and the Court of Appeal upheld
the High Court decision.
It is virtually impossible to have these
convictions in Guyana since the passing
of the Forbes Burnham epoch. Which
policeman, magistrate, judge, ruling
politician would allow persons from the
upper classes to suffer such a fate? This is
a tenth rate banana republic where
money buys justice and it does so openly
and barefacedly. I see two Guyanese men
of European extraction who ride all over
this place (meaning parts of Region 4)
without helmets and not a traffic cop dare
to stop them. Dale Andrews (of this
newspaper) and I went to Ruimveldt
police station after we saw the son of one
of these men passed the station without a
helmet. The ranks told us they don't
know about this guy and/or any guy
riding without a helmet. We see the
“eyepass” when we are outside Kaieteur
News, but the police don't.
This is Guyana after 50 years of
Independence. Here is what we haven't
learnt in those fifty years and perhaps
never will. People say rocket science is a
complex subject, but street lights
technology in Guyana (only in Guyana),
is far more formidable. I was coming
home on the UG Road on Monday
afternoon when I saw the technicians
fixing the street lights from the Beharry
Residence right up to the Cyril Potter
College of Education. On Tuesday night,
lights eventually came to that important
roadway. On Wednesday night, the lights
died. They are still dead as I write. This
incredible ancient rite has been going on
all over Guyana. The guys fix the lights
one day; the next day the lights are gone.
Really, after 50 years of Independence
we cannot get street lights to work. It is
only natural to ask what have we
achieved after 50 years of sovereignty.
But it is not only a lack of achievements
but also lack of mental thinking that has
characterized 50 years of failure. This
poor country attempted to spend scarce
foreign exchange to bring CPL cricket.
We were saved only by the wealth of
Trinidad who outbid us. Why would a
piss poor country like Guyana think it
can compete with wealthy Trinidad? We
have a huge cricket stadium just built
eight years ago, but we have spent
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precious millions (even if donated) to
build a bigger structure just to celebrate
the Golden Jubilee.
After 50 years of Independence, the fire
engines roll out of the congested
Stabroek Market Square and as the
drivers accelerate, pedestrians, women
with small children at their side, women
with babies in their arms, itinerant
hucksters with their goods in huge
baskets, have to run like wild animals out
of the machines' pathway to avoid being
mashed to pieces. Yet we can use
D'Urban Park as a place to build colossal
stands instead of putting the fire engines
there.
But there is hope. I heard after the
bacchanalian, carnivalesque escapades
at D'Urban Park are completed, the fire
engines will roll out to D'Urban Park and
will sit on top of the stands which will be
their new home. When there is a fire, they
will roll down the stands. One day the
stands may collapse. Seventeen
prisoners were burnt alive in an
overcrowded prison that has long
outlived its usefulness. What a stark,
tragic reminder of our stagnation over the
past fifty years.
Tony McWatt
Selwyn Baboolal, Chef Phillip Hendricks,
Dr. Richard Lai, Isa Rahamat, Zorena Sawh,
Vegentia Ramkhelawan, Dr. George Traitses
Oumarally and Baboolal
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Julie Rambali
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Entrancing Eden Beckons!
For Island Vybz's Eden Section Designer Crystal
Aming has created some beautifully decorated
costumes, the fringed monokini and bikini tops of
which move effortlessly throughout, adorned with
custom designed jewelry and accessories. Lined
along the edges of the head and foot pieces are
hundreds of glimmering emerald, sapphire and
topaz gemstones, each forged with its unique
blend of unusual cuts and colors. The hand
selected feathers, mimics the vivid colors of the
primal garden, and adds a dramatic accent to these
stunning costumes.
Not surprisingly the frontline package for this
entrancing Island Vibz, 2016 Genese Section is
already almost completely sold out. Given that the
Eden Section costumes predominant green and
gold colours are in keeping with those of their
national flag, this Section will likely be hugely
popular among Toronto Caribbean Carnival
masqueraders with Guyanese-Canadian roots.
Especially those looking to take a Lakeshore jump up as a means of acknowledging
this year's celebration of their country's 50th Independence Anniversary. Calling all
Guyanese masqueraders Entrancing Eden beckons!
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Grenada's Electricity Provider Warns
Of Possible Power Interruptions
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, The Spice
Island's sole electricity provider, the
Grenada Electricity Services Ltd.
(GRENLEC), has claimed that the
country's new energy legislation will
threaten the electricity sector's reliability
and costs.
It has also claimed the Electricity Supply
Bill and Public Utilities Regulatory
Commission Bill are politically
motivated.
But government says both claims are far
from the truth.
In a recent statement, GRENLEC said the
Bills unilaterally scrap the current
legislative and regulatory framework that
has successfully allowed Grenada to
enjoy more than 20 years of world-class
electricity service and growth.
But Minister for Health and Social
Security has responded by saying that he
was appalled at GRENLEC's comments.
“I take issue with that. In fact, I take
offence to that. This is being motivated in
the best interest of our people of Grenada.
Unlike the members of GRENLEC who
have framed this, we have a responsibility
to the people, not to shareholders,” the
minister said.
“It is not an acceptable international norm
to have a legislated monopoly.”
Steele says that, for years, Grenada has not
been able to access any of the benefits of
being a member of the International
Renewable Authority, because of the
legislative monopoly of GRENLEC,
which has been preventing government
from providing electricity to less fortunate
people, or to itself, without first seeking
the permission of the private entity.
The minister says, with the new
legislation, the aim of government is not
to terminate the operations of GRENLEC,
but to bring greater competition into
electricity market for the benefit of the
people.
The Lower House of Parliament on May
11 approved the measures that the
Government said will lead to a
comprehensive reform of the electricity
sector by opening the door for other
investors to generate electricity using
renewable energy resources.
The Upper House was scheduled to make
a final decision on the Bills during its May
24 sitting.
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St Kitts Crime Spikes,
Police Leave Cancelled!
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Police
officers have been recalled to their
stations in response to a hike in violent
criminal activities.The high command
of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis
Police Force took the decision at a May
21 emergency strategy meeting, a day
after two men were killed and several
others injured while they were hanging
out at a popular liming spot.
The deadly shooting reportedly brought
to 14, the number of homicides
committed in the federation for the year.
Deputy Commissioner
Hilroy Brandy
announced that,
effective immediately,
all rest days, vacation,
and leave had been
suspended for officers
and lawmen had been
recalled to their stations
and units.
Furthermore, training at
the Police Training
Centre has been
suspended in an effort to ensure greater
presence on the streets in Basseterre,
Charlestown and in communities.
He added that there will be “stop and
searches of persons of interest,
vehicular check points, increased
patrols, both foot and mobile.”
Deputy Brandy echoed the continuing
call for the community to become
engaged in the fight against crime and
criminal activity in communities.
St Lucia Elections, CXC Clash
Causing Concern
CASTRIES, St Lucia, The National
Students' Council is demanding
answers over the impending clash
between CXC examinations and the
holding of general election on June 6.
In a statement issued following the
announcement of the poll, the council
said examinations for Food & Nutrition
and Additional Mathematics are
scheduled for the same day, based on
the CXC timetable.
The body has questioned the level of
consideration shown to the students of
St Lucia by the Government stating,
“The date selection has left many of our
students along with parents curious as
to the extent to which the general
elections may affect the progress of
such examinations”.
In a statement made in response to
condemnation about the decision on his
Facebook page, Prime Minister Kenny
Anthony, who is campaigning on a
platform of stability, progress and
vision, said he had merely responded to
a deadline given by the opposition.
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Reparations Are Not A Side Show, Says Granger
GEORGETOWN, The Guyana
favours but was demanding reparatory justice for the greatest crime
Reparations Committee has
against humanity in the world. He said it was not about money, but a
launched its leg of the
carefully thought out plan that would give Caribbean children a better
International Youth Reparations
future.
Relay and Rally, with President
Chairman of the Guyana Reparations Commission Eric Phillips, in his
David Granger stressing that the
remarks, gave a brief report on the work of the Guyana Reparations
call for reparations is serious
Committee, which he said has completed its reparations claim which will
business and not a side show.
be presented to the Attorney General for a resolution to be passed in
At an event at the Guyana
Parliament. He said the Guyana Reparations Committee believes in
Independence Park, Granger
social cohesion which must be built on justice and economic inclusion.
said the Trans-Atlantic Slave
The international Reparations Relay and Rally series is being hosted by
Trade was one of the “greatest
the CARICOM Reparations Commission in collaboration with the
unnatural disasters of all time”.
CARICOM Members States which have committed to being part of the
“There was a crime but there was no punishment. There was a crime but
reparations movement. The Commission said it recognized that youth
there was no justice,” he said.
engagement was significant in the Reparations dialogue.
“The Caribbean Community has taken a firm and irreversible stand in the
The rallies are being held on days of historical significance in relation to
call for reparations.”
slavery, the slave trade or native genocide in each Member State. A baton
Granger said the Caribbean was not begging for hand-outs, sympathy or
and torch are passed from member state to member state.
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Dangerous Men
KINGSTON, Ninety-four per cent of the 19
drivers killed in private motor vehicle
accidents since the start of the year have been
males. According to the latest weekly traffic
crash report from the Road Safety Unit of the
transport ministry, males also accounted for 92
per cent of the 26 pedestrian deaths for the
period.
The report said, too, that all of the 48
motorcycle fatalities that have occurred up to
May 19 are males.
The overall death toll from fatal crashes since
January 1 and May 19 now stands at 148,
including three multiple fatal collisions which
took the lives of nine people. The vast majority
of those who perished in traffic crashes were
men, who accounted for 89 per cent.
The Road Safety Unit said fatal crashes have
so far declined by two per cent this year, when
compared to last year, but noted that fatalities
have increased by two times that of 2015.
According to the statistics, a quarter of those
who were killed in crashes were passengers,
and roughly the same number of private motor
vehicles that were involved in crashes from
January to May last year have crashed this
year.
At the same time, 17 elderly people died in
fatal crashes up to May 19, a decrease of 15 per
cent over the similar period in 2015. Nearly
half of these senior citizens were on foot at the
time of their demise. Ten children are also
among the fatalities, a 100 per cent increase,
the report stated.
Jamaica, Venezuela Sign Oil Purchase Agreement
KINGSTON, Despite a tense economic and
social crisis enveloping his nation, Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro has come to an
agreement with Prime Minister Andrew
Holness to boost ties through the PetroCaribe
oil-purchasing arrangement under which
Jamaica and other Caribbean nations have
benefited considerably over the past 10 years.
During a whirlwind working visit to the island,
the embattled Venezuelan leader signaled that
the alliance between his nation and many
Caribbean states, to purchase oil on preferential
payment conditions, has been given a new lease
on life.
Though not outlined in detail, the plan for the
decade-old PetroCaribe Agreement was among
the main agenda items during Maduro's oneday working visit.
Although PetroCaribe agreed links with the
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA)
in 2013 – to go beyond oil and promote
economic cooperation – there were concerns
over the last year that the death of Maduro's
predecessor as president, Hugo Chavez, would
bring the curtains down on the arrangement.
But Maduro's pronouncement, during a May 22
joint press conference, put paid to the
speculation while Prime Minister Andrew
Holness promised that Jamaica would be the
voice of fairness and balance in addressing the
snowballing economic and political crisis in the
South American state.
Venezuela's economy has been teetering on the
edge of collapse with widespread food
shortages and inflation forecast to surpass 700
per cent.
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Tourism Minister Wants Arresting
Authority For Courtesy Cops!
KINGSTON, MINISTER of Tourism
Edmund Bartlett wants Courtesy Corps
officers to be more responsive and given
the legal authority to arrest offenders.
“The duties of the Courtesy Corps simply
need an enforcement component, where
they can complement the police by having
power of arrest and where they are more
proactive in crime prevention and the
harassment of our visitors,” the minister
said.
Bartlett was speaking recently with
tourism stakeholders at the Ocho Rios
cruise ship pier in St Ann.
The Courtesy Corps, a security unit that
falls under the Tourism Product
Development Company, was established
in 2009 to enhance the safety, service and
comfort of visitors by strategically
deploying courtesy officers in the resort
areas of Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios,
and Port Antonio.
The minister said it is critical that when
visitors arrive they enjoy their stay in an
environment that is free from fear.
“We have to re-examine the duties of the
Courtesy Corps to see what needs to be
strengthened and how we can create
whatever legislative framework that is
necessary to give them the power to act,”
Bartlett said.
Their duties, the minister noted, include
the provision of patrol services in
designated areas to assist in preventing
the harassment of visitors; the provision
of information and direction to visitors
and local residents, including the location
of attractions, restaurants and places of
interest; and supervising the orderly
dispatch of transportation from cruise
ship piers to selected venues.
They also guide visitors away from areas
likely to be unsafe; advise visitors of the
correct charges for transportation to and
from any part of the island when required
to do so; take action to prevent visitors
from using unlicensed vehicles; and
detain individuals breaching the Tourist
Board Act within prescribed areas.
Happy 50th Independence Anniversary
to all my valued Guyanese-Canadian
Customers, Friends and Loyal Supporters!
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Top Cop Facing Sex Charges
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Suspended Senior
Superintendent Edward Castillo was
hidden by his colleagues when he
appeared in court on May 20 on four
charges, including three sex charges,
committed against two policewomen.
Castillo, former head of the Central
Division, who was not handcuffed, was
granted three sets of surety bail totalling
$30,000 by San Fernando Magistrate
Brambhanan Dubay to cover the four
charges.
Dubay seemed perplexed when they read
the dates of the charges, as the incidents
allegedly took place at three different
police stations between 2003 and 2010.
“These dates correct?” the magistrate
asked when they read the first charge.
It is alleged that on a date unknown
between December 31, 2008, and January
1, 2010, at the Central Police Station in
Port-of-Spain, Castillo indecently
assaulted a woman police officer. It is also
alleged that on that same date and place he
unlawfully imprisoned the woman police
officer against her will.
It is further alleged that on a date
unknown between December 31, 2005,
and January 1, 2007, he indecently
assaulted the policewoman at the Couva
Police Station. It is also alleged on a date
unknown between January 19, 2003, and
October 8, 2003, at the Marabella Police
Station he indecently assaulted another
policewoman.
Castillo, who gave himself up hours
earlier at the San Fernando Police Station,
was not called upon to plead to the
indictable charges.
Attorney Prakash Ramadhar who, along
with Michael Ramroop, represented
Castillo, said there was an “odour”
emanating from the case which needed to
be ventilated as soon as possible.
In asking for bail, Ramadhar said Castillo
had been serving the country
wholeheartedly for 38 years until his
suspension four years ago. A father of five
adult children, two of whom are police
officers, Ramadhar said Castillo did not
pose a flight risk. Prosecutor Sgt Gordon
Maharaj did not object to bail.
Castillo was granted $20,000 bail on two
charges, which were transferred to the
Port-of-Spain Court for June 14. Bail in
the sum of $5,000 was granted on another
charge, which was transferred to the
Couva Court for June 16, while the fourth
charge was transferred to the San
Fernando First Court for June 15.
Venezuela To Buy T&T Goods
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Oil-rich Venezuela,
which is faced with a severe food crisis, will
soon bring relief to its citizens by purchasing
US$50 million in goods from T&T.
Confirmation came from Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro at a joint May 22
press conference with Prime Minister Dr
Keith Rowley at the Diplomatic Centre, St
Ann's.
In addressing the media, some of whom were
from Venezuela, Maduro described his
meeting with Rowley and his Cabinet as
fruitful and successful, promising to
strengthen ties and the relationship with T&T
going forward.
Among the issues both men discussed were
trade, security and repatriation of citizens
who are currently detained in prisons on both
sides.
The T&T Government also signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with
Maduro to purchase gas from Venezuela,
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Kamla Supports Ending
Child Marriages
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Opposition
Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has
expressed full support for ending
child marriages in T&T, saying it was
not a religious issue but an
inappropriate cultural practice which
must be stopped.
Persad-Bissessar spoke about the
issue during a May 22 news
conference of the Opposition in the
Parliament.
The Muslim Marriage and Divorce
Act which allows for girls to marry at
age 12 and the Hindu Marriage Act
which allows girls to marry at 14 have
evoked controversy in recent days
with the Government indicating that
the age limit must be harmonised with
the age for sexual consent, which is
18.
President of the IRO, Harrypersad
Maharaj, and general secretary of the
Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha,
Satnarayan Maharaj, have insisted
that the law should not be amended
but the Roman Catholic Church and
Presbyterians were among those in
favour of harmonising the marriage
age with that of sexual consent.
Persad-Bissessar said the current law
discriminates against girls as “they
can be married off at an earlier age
than the boys and therefore we are in
favour of the standardisation of the
legal age.” She said that the legal age
should be increased.
She said the existing ages under the
Hindu and Muslim Marriage Acts
“cannot be a realistic age that anyone
would want to support.”
She added that while in the past such
ages may be seen to have been
reasonable “we are saying that today
we are in a much more egalitarian
society and those arguments are
irrelevant. We must be brave enough
to do what is right and in this case
what is right is to revise the marriage
age upwards.”
which Maduro said stood to benefit both
countries.
Following Maduro's address, Trade and
Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon spoke
about the arrangements that would be put in
place for Venezuela to obtain much needed
food.
She said the US$50 million fund Venezuela
had established would be used to purchase
manufactured goods from T&T, which would
be sent to the eastern states of Venezuela,
which have been faced with a shortage of
food for months now.
To get the ball rolling, Gopee-Scoon said her
ministry had forwarded a list of all goods
manufactured in T&T to Venezuela.
Gopee-Scoon said the timeline for the trade
to start would begin as soon as the goods were
made available.
Among the priority items Venezuela had
requested, Gopee-Scoon said, were butter,
chicken, pork, ketchup, rice and black beans.
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Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body Part I
This is the first of a series of Kate
Lowenstein articles on the links
between Dental Health and your overall
well being. As Lowenstein illustrates,
the condition of your mouth is closely
tied to your overall health.
Taking care of your teeth isn't just about
having a nice smile and pleasant breath.
Recent research has found a number of
links between oral health and overall
health. While in many cases, the nature
of this link still isn't clear — researchers
have yet to conclude whether the
connections are causal or correlative —
what is certain is that the condition of
your mouth is closely tied to your
overall physical health.
Oral Health and Heart Disease
As with diabetes, the connection
between poor oral health and
cardiovascular conditions has been
recognized — the two are often found
together — but it still hasn't been
determined conclusively whether or not
there is a direct causal relationship
between them. (One reason is that there
are a number of other potential risk
factors — such as smoking and old age
— that can lead both to gum disease and
heart disease.) However, in a 2005
study funded by the NIH, 1,056
randomly selected participants with no
prior heart attacks or strokes were
evaluated for levels of periodontal
bacteria: After removing the effects of
the other risk factors of age, gender, and
smoking, it was found that there was an
independent relationship between gum
disease and heart disease, says Moise
Desvarieux, MD, PhD, associate
professor of epidemiology at the
Mailman School and lead author of the
study. One theory about why this may
occur, says Dr. Desvarieux, is that small
amounts of bacteria enter your
bloodstream while you're chewing.
"Bad" bacteria from an infected mouth
may lodge itself inside blood vessels,
ultimately causing dangerous
blockages. Strengthening his theory is
the fact that when scientists have
looked at atherosclerotic blood vessels,
they have sometimes found fragments
of periodontal bacteria. Meanwhile, a
study published in the New England
Journal of Medicine in 2007 established
that aggressive treatment of gum
disease reduces the incidence of
atherosclerosis within six months.
Source: www.everydayhealth.com –
Kate Lowenstein.
Volume 10 • Number 10 • May 25, 2016
Drinking and Driving Accused Acquitted
Due to Faulty Science and Procedures
In Ontario if you are convicted of a
drinking and driving offence you can
face some harsh penalties. In fact you
can be faced with a 90 day drivers
licence suspension once you are
charged. In other words this penalty is
imposed irrespective of whether or not
you are found guilty of the offence. It is
evident that our legislators have
implemented onerous penalties in an
effort to deter offenders. Alcohol and
operation of a vehicle can land you in
serious trouble. For instance if you are a
new or novice driver who is under the
age of 21 you are not permitted to have
any alcohol in your blood stream while
operating a motor vehicle. If a novice
driver is caught operating a motor
vehicle with alcohol in their blood
stream he or she will face an immediate
24 hour suspension of their drivers
licence. If a novice driver is convicted
of the offence of driving with alcohol in
their blood stream he or she will be
suspended from driving for at least 30
days and face a fine in the range of
$60.00- $500.00. Drivers who are
found to have a blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) of 0.05 -0.08 will
have their licences suspended at the
roadside for 3-30 days. Drivers who
register a BAC of more than 0.08 mg of
alcohol per 100ml of blood or who
refuse to provide a breath sample can be
convicted of the Criminal offence of
Over 80 or Refusing to provide a breath
sample contrary to the Criminal Code.
Related but distinct from the over 80
charge is impaired driving- which
prohibits the operation or care and
control of a vehicle while a person's
ability to operate it is impaired by drugs
or alcohol. In impaired driving cases the
officer who pulled the vehicle over or
other witnesses who observed the
accused prior to being pulled over will
testify as to their observations.
What is most noteworthy is that the
proof of the Over 80 offence requires
the police to follow specific procedures
for taking breath or blood samples and
then calculating backwards (reading
back) what the persons BAC would
have been at the time they were
operating the vehicle. This procedure
and the science and technology has
been routinely employed and accepted
by the courts in the greater Toronto area.
The result is that numerous people have
been convicted for drinking and driving
offences.
However in a drinking and driving case
which was tried in the Ontario Court of
Justice in Brampton recently a
toxicologist, Ben Joseph gave
testimony which identified as faulty the
science, procedures and equipment
used by the Peel Police. Mr. Joseph was
employed by the Centre of Forensic
Sciences and during the trial he testified
that the devices and procedures used by
police in Ontario to prove Over 80 cases
are faulty. Some of the concerns he
raised were uncertainty of
measurements and a lack of proper
maintenance of the machine used to
gather breath samples. The Judge
hearing the case accepted the evidence
of the toxicologist and acquitted the
accused.
This is no doubt a landmark case and if
what Mr. Joseph is saying is correct
then it means that there are numerous
people who have been convicted of
drinking and driving offences based on
faulty science.
The thought that so many innocent
people may have been convicted and
subjected to harsh penalties based on
faulty procedures and science is highly
disconcerting. What is needed is an
immediate review of the devices,
methods and procedures that are being
employed to prove these cases. In my
opinion anything short of a
comprehensive and immediate review
would bring the administration of
justice into further disrepute. This case
should serve as a warning that blind
acceptance of science and procedures
without proper scrutiny are a formula
for disaster.
The foregoing is intended for
information purposes only and you
should consult a lawyer if you need
legal representation or a legal opinion.
Selwyn R. Baboolal is a lawyer at OB
Law Chambers practising in the area of
litigation for the past 21 years.
Volume 10 • Number 10 • May 25, 2016
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
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LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
Customer Complaints
Wish Redemption Formula
A man boards a plane with six kids.
After they get settled in their seats,
a woman sitting across the aisle
leans over to him and asks, "Are all
of those kids yours?" He replies,
"No. I work for a condom
company. These are customer
complaints.”
A few months after his parents
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her doing this several times. One
day, he came home from school
and heard her moaning. When he
Repeat Offender
peeked into her bedroom, he saw a
A bride tells her husband, "Honey,
you know I'm a virgin and I don't
know anything about sex. Can you
explain it to me first?" "Okay,
sweetheart. Putting it simply, we
will call your private place 'the
prison' and call my private thing
'the prisoner'. So what we do is put
the prisoner in the prison." And
they made love for the first time
and the husband was smiling with
satisfaction. Nudging him, his
bride giggles, "Honey the prisoner
seems to have escaped." Turning
on his side, he smiles and says,
"Then we will have to re-imprison
him." After the second time, the
bride says, "Honey, the prisoner is
out again!" The husband rises to
the occasion and they made love
again. The bride again says,
"Honey, the prisoner escaped
again," to which the now exhausted
husband yelled, "Hey, it's not a life
sentence!!!"
man on top of her. Little Johnny ran
into his room, took off his clothes,
threw himself on his bed, started
rubbing himself, and moaning,
"Ohh, I need a bike! I need a bike!”
Male Dominant Culture
An investigative journalist went to
Afghanistan to study the culture
and was shocked to discover that
women were made to walk ten
paces behind the men. She asked
her guide why and he said,
"Because they are considered of
lesser status." Outraged the
journalist went home. A year later
she returned covering violence in
the region and was surprised to see
the women walking ten paces
ahead. She turned to her guide and
this time asked, "What has
changed?" The guide answered,
"Land mines."
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Volume 10 • Number 10 • May 25, 2016
Sponsoring Family Members to Canada – Spousal Applications
Canadian Citizens or Permanent
sponsor another spouse.
Residents may sponsor their spouse,
common-law partner or Conjugal
Partner.
A spouse is a partner of the same or
?
To sponsor a spouse, you need to show that you are in a genuine
relationship.
opposite sex, who is at least 18 years
?
Proof of the relationship may include: Marriage Certificate/Statutory
of age and who is married or has been in a Conjugal or common-law
Declaration of Common-Law Union, Lease agreement, joint account
relationship for at least a year. To sponsor your spouse or dependent
statements, airline tickets to visit the spouse, Western Union/Money
child, you do not need to show a minimum income. If you are sponsoring
Transfers, Greeting Cards, E-mails, Skype logs, photos etc.
a spouse and you were sponsored to Canada after March 2, 2012, by a
spouse, you will have to wait for 5 years after you became a resident, to
?
Your application forms should outline the progression of your
relationship – from when you first met to current status (eg. If married,
detail proposal and wedding information), for common-law/conjugal
detail visits to each other, joint assets etc.
?
You do not have to be married in order to sponsor your partner. For
common-law and Conjugal relationships, you need to be in a
relationship with your partner for at least one year.
If you are currently in a relationship and you plan to sponsor that person,
ensure that you keep your tickets, receipts for outings and other
documents mentioned above. The more supporting documents you have
to show for proof of your relationship, the stronger your chances of
having a successful application.
Nadine Mahabeer is a weekly guest on “Immigration Mondays” on
Nationwide 90FM in Jamaica – Monday mornings at 10am – streaming
live on the Internet.
Happy 50th Independence Anniversary
to all our beloved and loyal fellow
Guyanese-Canadian Customers.
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available.
Volume 10 • Number 10 • May 25, 2016
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Five Home Upgrades That Pay Off
Zorena
SAWH
When it comes to preparing your home
for sale, some home sellers make it their
objective to get the most return on their
homes. Before starting any home
improvement, you should evaluate the
return on investment (ROI). Ask yourself
what renovations will boost the resale
value of the house.
Here are a few renovation ideas that pay
off.
1. Floors
Replacing dated, scuffed floors can give
your house a new sheen and make small
spaces seem larger. Flooring can generate
a payback as high as 75% on investment.
If you have carpet in the family, dining
and living rooms, it is recommended to
change to hardwood and/or tiles. Not only
will it make your home more elegant, but
you will also enjoy the benefits of a
healthier indoor environment, with less
allergens.
According to the Appraisal Institute of
Canada, the ROI on floor upgrades ranges
from 50% to 75%. That means if you
spend $5,000 redoing your floors, you
can expect to recoup anywhere from
$2,500 to $3,800 of your costs. If you’re a
handy person, you can save yourself a few
hundred dollars by installing the floors
yourself.
2. Interior and exterior paint
Painting is an inexpensive and very
profitable renovation project. Rolling on
a new interior or exterior paint colour can
generate a 50% to 100% return on
investment. If you are planning on selling
your house, choose neutral shades over
trendy colours that may not appeal to all
buyers.
3. Kitchen
Instead of spending a bundle gutting this
essential room, think smaller. Counters,
sinks, plumbing and lighting fixtures and
appliances can change their look and cost
far less than a major renovation. From an
investment standpoint, the kitchen may
be the best place to sink your money:
Kitchen facelifts pay back about 80% of
their cost.
Granite is the standard high-end finish for
kitchen counters, but high-end synthetic
stone materials look just as good, wear
better, and cost about the same. Installing
a granite or solid-surface counter, along
with a stainless-steel sink and faucet, will
probably run $5,000 to $8,000.
Your contractor might suggest that, while
you’re replacing the counter, get a new
backsplash, too. Save your money, as
backsplashes don’t get the wear and tear
counters do and can add $2,000 or more to
the cost of your modest upgrade.
4. Bathrooms
You can expect to recapture about 75% of
the cost of a minor bathroom remodel.
Most bathtubs already have showers built
in, so the plumbing infrastructure is likely
there. Replace a dated, rarely-used tub
with a spacious shower and multiple
showerheads. Similarly, adding a decentsized shower to a half-bath makes it a
whole bath — and much more
marketable.
You can purchase a big “rainfall”
showerhead for about $200, or spring for
a fancier handheld showerhead and other
gadgets for $500 and up. Don’t bother
building a niche into the shower wall to
hold shampoo bottles and such (typical
cost: about $300).
5. Closets
Large and organized closets are a big
draw for prospective buyers, though it’s
impossible to put an exact payback
percentage on them. Fitting a walk-in
master closet with drawers, shelves, shoe
racks, hooks and poles can cost $500 to
$2,500 or more, depending on the quality
of the materials and the complexity of the
design. Wood is the most expensive
material, but typically delivers the best
return on investment.
This is a job where it’s easy to overspend.
So decide exactly what you want and need
before you either buy the supplies or bring
in a professional closet organizer, who
will charge $50 to $150 an hour. Make
sure you square reality with the many
options: Will you really sort your socks
into separate drawer dividers?
6. Energy Upgrades
Real estate agents say energy-saving
amenities make a house more attractive to
buyers. New windows, for example,
return 77% of the project cost, according
to Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report. But
there’s another good reason to upgrade
now; you can, in some cases, let the
government help shoulder the cost of
projects to make your house more energy
efficient and more attractive to
prospective buyers.
Zorena is a Broker and Manager for
HomeLife Today Realty Ltd., Brokerage
and a Mortgage Broker with Verico The
Mortgage Leaders Inc. Call her anytime
at 416-854-9062.
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Yours, Mine and Ours
Some more helpful tips for partners
who are merging finances.
Consider a Household CFO
Ideally, a couple reviews their
finances together regularly, but it may
also be helpful to delegate one person
to pay the bills. One partner may be a
better number cruncher, or may
simply have more time to put towards
the task.
Review your insurance needs
Protection requirements can change
significantly in the transition from
being single to cohabiting. An advisor
can help assess a couple's best options
for coverage, such as life, critical
illness and disability insurance, or
even term insurance, especially if
they are relying on both of their
incomes to cover monthly expenses
and maintain their lifestyle.
Update or establish an estate plan
Partners bringing estate plans into a
partnership will want to look at what
combined plan may make sense and
ensure that it evolves to meet the
needs of the relationship and any
dependent children. This update may
involve reviewing the beneficiary of
any insurance policies, investments or
other legal documents to ensure the
legacy is passed on as the partner(s)
intended. If no estate plan exists, an
advisor can help put one in place.
Don't forget the tax
There can be taxation impacts when a
couple's finances come together,
including eligibility to claim medical
expenses, public transit costs and
charitable contributions. It's a good
idea to talk to an accountant or tax
specialist to discover what tax saving
opportunities may be available.
Just like other aspects of sharing in a
relationship, merging finances
effectively takes good
communication and planning. Speak
with an advisor to look at what
financial strategies can best benefit
your partnership based on your
combined plans and goals.
SHOULD YOU CONSIDER A
MARRIAGE CONTRACT OR
C O H A B I T A T I O N
AGREEMENT?
It may not sound romantic, but a
written contract can help ensure both
partners are on the same page when it
comes to how finances are handled
now and in the future. There are a
number of aspects to consider when
drafting a domestic contract. Consult
with a legal representative about your
specific situation.
Isa Rahamat is Financial Advisor with
Manulife Securities Inc. His email is
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Volume 10 • Number 10 • May 25, 2016
CARIBBEAN KITCHEN
Celebrate Guyana's 50th Independence Anniversary , Cook Some Pepperpot!
The best way to engage in a culinary
celebration of this year's Guyana's
50th Independence Anniversary is
to cook some Pepperpot! As
Guyana's national dish, Pepperpot
is Amerindian-derived.
Traditionally served at Christmas
and other special events, it is no less
enjoyable at any time of year!
Pepperpot is a stewed meat dish,
strongly flavoured with cinnamon,
cassareep (a special sauce made
from the cassava root) and other
basic ingredients, including
Caribbean hot peppers. Beef, pork,
and mutton are the most popular
meats used, though some have been
known to use chicken. Pepperpot is
popularly served with a dense
Guyanese-style homemade or
home-style bread, rice, or roti.
This dish is usually reserved for
special occasions because it needs
to cook for several hours. Like the
original Amerindian version it is
usually made in a large pot and can
be reheated and eaten over several
days because the Cassareep starts
preserving the meat. Among
G u y a n e s e t h e w o r l d o v e r,
Pepperpot is also enjoyed as a
special Christmas morning
breakfast dish! Versions of the dish
are also served in several other
countries in the Caribbean,
including Trinidad and Tobago,
Grenada and St. Vincent.
INGREDIENTS
2 lbs stewing steak (pork or beef) or brisket
2 pig trotters or cow's heels (optional: it will make it gooey)
2 lbs ox tail
1 cup cassareep
2 red hot pepper
1 in x 1 in stick cinnamon
3 heads clove
2 oz. sugar
Salt to taste
2 stalks basil
1 bunch fine thyme
1 large chopped onion
3 cloves chopped garlic
PREPARATION
1. Clean the meat thoroughly.
2. Put the heel or trotters in covered pan with water to boil.
3. Skim. When half tender add other meat and hot water to cover cook in hig for 15 minutes.
4. Add all other ingredients and simmer until meat is tender. Add remaining ingredients.
5. Adjust flavor with salt and sugar
6. Simmer gently for about one hour until meats are tender and sauce is relatively thick
DIRECTIONS
Cook cow heel for 15 minutes on high in a pressure cooker is best, as meat gets tender
quickly. Most enjoyable a day or two after it's been cooked. Warm before eating.
Volume 10 • Number 10 • May 25, 2016
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Narine, Pollard Picked For
Windies Tri-Series ODI's
Off-spinner Sunil Narine and all-rounder
Kieron Pollard, who have not played
international cricket since November
2015, have been picked in the West Indies
ODI squad for the first four matches of the
upcoming tri-series against Australia and
South Africa, which starts from June 3.
Allrounder Carlos Brathwaite and
batsman Marlon Samuels, who played
key roles in West Indies' World T20
triumph in India earlier this year, were
also selected. The squad, however, did not
include allrounders Andre Russell,
Darren Sammy, and Dwayne Bravo, and
batsman Chris Gayle, all of whom were
not contracted by WICB earlier this year.
Narine had been reported for a suspect
action during West Indies' tour of Sri
Lanka in November last year and was
subsequently suspended from bowling in
international cricket after his action was
found to be illegal. The offspinnerwas
picked in the World T20 squad butpulled
out citing "insufficient progress in the
rehabilitative work" on his action. The
ICC cleared Narine to bowl in April, days
before the start of IPL 2016. He has taken
seven wickets in eight matches for
Kolkata Knight Riders so far in this
season at an economy rate of 6.94.
Pollard, on the other hand, missed
international cricket due to a knee injury
he suffered while playing the Ram Slam
T20 Challenge in South Africa last
November. The injury forced his
withdrawal from the World T20, after he
was initially named in the squad. Pollard
made his return to competitive cricket in
IPL 2016, and has scored 198 runs in 12
matches for Mumbai Indians so far with
one fifty. He has also bowled six overs in
the tournament.
The tri-series will be West Indies' first
ODI assignment since their tour of Sri
Lanka last year. West Indies play their
first match against South Africa on June
3, followed by a game against Australia
on June 5. Both matches will be held in
Guyana. Their second round of matches is
scheduled for June 13 and 15 in St Kitts.
West Indies squad: Jason Holder (capt),
Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite,
Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Johnson
Charles, Andre Fletcher, Shannon
Gabriel, Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse,
Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon
Samuels, Jerome Taylor.
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Bravo, Gayle, Sammy Question
Windies ODI Selections
Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Darren
Sammy have questioned the selection of the
West Indies ODI squad for the tri-series
involving Australia and South Africa in June.
They expressed surprise at Kieron Pollard
and Sunil Narine being in the squad despite
not meeting what they considered to be one
of the WICB's criteria for selection - playing
West Indies' domestic 50-over competition.
Gayle, Bravo and Sammy did not play the
Nagico Super50 in January because they
were playing the Big Bash League in
Australia at the time. Pollard and Narine also
did not participate in the Nagico Super50,
though. Pollard wasinjured during the Ram
Slam T20 in South Africa in November last
year and only regained fitness in time for the
2016 IPL, and Narine was not allowed to
play because his bowling action had been
declared illegal. He was cleared to bowlby
the ICC only in April.
In a series of tweets and retweets, the players
who had been left out of the squad expressed
their incredulity at the selection.
"@KieronPollard55 & #SunilNarine
selected for WI Tri-Series. How is that
possible @westindies?" asked Gayle on
Twitter. "WICB stop Sunil from playing
super 50 and now they pick him. If
@KieronPollard55 was fit he would've play
the B Bash just like the rest of us!!"
Bravo called the development "magic" on
Twitter. "Joke of the day: WI selectors. One
minute Pollard & Narine were not good
enough & now are perfect for Tri Nation
series? It's like magic! One minute we have
to be available for domestic super 50 to be
selected and the next minute, it seems we
don't. Magic! Get serious people!"
Sammy, while congratulating Pollard, asked
him how he had managed a comeback:
"@KieronPollard55 great to see u back in odi
team but tell me how did u qualify for
selection having not played the super50 or
ODI since 2014."
In response to Sammy and the others, Pollard
seemed to say he did not know why he had
not played an ODI since October 2014:
"Bingo, or I should say Pingo. Numbers
shuffled and up popped P55!! Or should I
[say] lucky days!! Think the truth, or real
reasons of expulsion will finally come out???
Have been baffled for 15 months. Then
Pingo."
Andre Russell was the other high-profile
omission from the West Indies ODI squad.
He too did not play the Nagico Super50 and
played the Big Bash League instead. It is not
known, however, whether the injury he
sustained during the IPL played a part in his
non-selection.
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