Guyana Chronicle E-Paper 05-12-2022

No. 106927

‘We are building a prosperous country’

PM Phillips says country witnessing new, exciting enhancements every day

‘TIS the Yuletide sea son, and as Guyanese celebrate this beloved holiday, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips sought to assure them that there is indeed much to celebrate, as the government is work ing diligently to create a prosperous country for all.

Prime Minister Phillips spoke moments before the enormous Christmas Tree at Rahaman’s Park, Hou ston, Georgetown, was lit

on Sunday night.

Addressing scores of Georgetown and lower East Bank residents ea gerly awaiting the illumi nation of the iconic tree, the Prime Minister posited that Guyana is undergoing a period of exponential development. And accord ing to him, the Christmas season and year-end period present an opportunity to reflect on the strides that were made this year.

Craft plans to support the gov’t in its pursuit of development

THE Liberty and Jus tice Party (LJP) has com mended the Government of Guyana on its recent sale of carbon credits to the Hess Corporation for a minimum of US$750 million.

It was reported that Am erindian communities are set to receive at least US$112 million from Guyana’s first sale of carbon credits.

The share that the Am erindian villages will be receiving comes as no sur prise, as the government had pledged that 15 per cent of Guyana’s carbon-market earnings will be distrib uted directly to indigenous communities for village-led plans and programmes.

Village leaders are look ing forward to the funds being expended to further bridge the divide in the de livery of services between the coastland and hinterland.

“We now call on the indigenous leadership to

carefully craft plans to sup port the government in as similating this support to the people’s benefit and developing transformative frameworks that will foster their communities’ develop

ment,” the LJP said.

The political party said the sale of carbon credits is the actualisation of vision ary leadership and think ing by the Government of Guyana in recognising the importance of sound envi ronmental stewardship, and its importance to sustainable and responsible economic development.

“Having had an opportu nity to contribute to the Low Carbon Development Strat egy (LCDS), the LJP sees the LCDS as one of the most progressive steps forward to supporting indigenous peo ples in terms of land-tenure security, economic develop ment, and governance,” the LJP said.

Within the context of the LCDS, the recent sale of carbon credits and the ear marking of over $23 billion in support for indigenous communities, demonstrates that the government is reso lute in fulfilling its com mitment to the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana.

The initial sale of U$750 million of carbon credits is expected to be followed by a second tranche of another significant quantum.

“These financing will support Guyana’s upward trajectory while main taining our world leading responsibly forest man agement. Very rare it is to see in the global environ ment an oil-producing nation enjoying a carbonnegative economy,” the LJP said.

- LJP urges Amerindian leaders ahead of receipt of over US$112M from funds acquired from carbon credits sale

Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman

‘We are building a prosperous country’

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structural development with the creation of new roads, bridges and buildings. Major projects such as the new Wales Gasto-Energy project and a new Demerara Harbour Crossing are expected in the coming years.

achievements to date is the progress highlighted in a recent report from the United Nations Economic Commis sion for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

national financial institutions like the International Mon etary Fund and the World Bank that highlight Guyana’s noteworthy economic growth and expansion to date.

ity among fellow men.

‘TIS the Yuletide season, and as Guyanese celebrate this beloved holiday, Prime Min ister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips sought to assure them that there is indeed much to celebrate, as the government is working diligently to create a prosperous country for all.

Prime Minister Phillips spoke moments before the enor mous Christmas Tree at Raha man’s Park, Houston, George town, was lit on Sunday night.

Addressing scores of Georgetown and lower East Bank residents eagerly awaiting the illumination of the iconic tree, the Prime Minister posited that Guyana is undergoing a period of exponential develop

ment. And according to him, the Christmas season and year-end period present an opportunity to reflect on the strides that were made this year.

“We are building a prosper ous country and a future for our children and grandchildren, and this is a great opportunity to re flect on how far we have come as a country, and be thankful even as we continue to build,” he said.

Further, PM Phillips told the gathering that Guyana is seeing new and exciting en hancements every day that will add to the holistic growth and expansion of the nation.

Already, the country has witnessed significant infra

Beyond those tangible pro jects, there have been initia tives implemented to cushion the hardships faced by peo ple, particularly as countries grapple with global shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine/Russia cri sis.

Emphasising the govern ment’s sound track record in facilitating development and providing relief to people, the Prime Minister assured the residents that the Dr. Irfaan Ali-led administration is committed to ensuring that prosperity continues for all Guyanese to enjoy and partake in.

He added that this is the time of thanksgiving and celebration, and as such he could not think of a better time to give thanks for all that the country has achieved.

Evidencing Guyana’s

According to the report, Guyana has positioned it self, for the first time, as the leading foreign direct invest ment (FDI) destination in the Caribbean. This builds on successive reports from inter

Meanwhile, as the Christ mas season approaches, the Prime Minister said that he hopes that all will remember the true reason for the season, and live peacefully with oth ers while practising generos

He noted that Guya nese must ensure that tradi tions are kept alive, as these customs and practices are unique, and originate from a myriad of cultures that converge into a melting pot of traditions.

Subsequently, the tree which is reportedly 70 feet tall, was lit at Rahaman’s Park, East Bank Demerara.

Massive cleanup campaign restores beauty to Sophia

LARGE-scale cleanup campaigns have been organised countrywide as part of efforts to beautify Guyana, and, on Sunday, several government min isters joined scores of residents to continue this initiative in suburban Sophia.

Godfrey Phillips, a resident, told the Depart ment of Public Information (DPI) that this community clean-up was long over due.

“We need this clean-up for a good while, and for

the ministers who come in to give us this opportunity, it is good,” he emphasised, citing that Phase Two of the undertaking should be more publicised, so that more persons can partici pate.

Similar sentiments were echoed by Shan Thorne, a fireman who has been living in the com munity for nearly three decades.

Thorne said he has not witnessed a clean-up ef fort involving government ministers raking and cut

ting grass from the road shoulders in years.

“For a long time I nev er see this kind of mo mentum; I think since Mr. President came on board with the One Guyana initi ative, it’s so much activity and positive energy. I have to come out to commend them on it,” the firefighter noted.

He said that he is an ticipating Phase Two of the exercise, and will sacrifice some of his daily hours to gather more community members to lend a helping hand.

Sunday’s exercise saw scores of residents eagerly cleaning their community, all with the hope of beau tifying Sophia.

Rhonda Peters said she feels like a proud Guya nese being able to lend support to the remarkable venture.

“As a resident in the community, I feel it’s a re ally good initiative that the government should host this activity,” the activist for youth and sport said.

Peters added: “I am taking this opportunity to invite all the members of the community; you can

come and participate in the cleanup because cleanli ness is godliness.”

At the cleanup ac tivity, Minister of Pub lic Works Bishop Juan Edghill thanked the Sophia Community Development Council members, Turkey en Police Station officers, and Guyana Defence Force ranks for their strong sup port of the exercise.

“It is called leading from the front; we want this translated into action across every community, in every region, every where,” Minister Edghill said, adding: “But what is interesting about today is that we have been here a couple of hours, and we

have not moved from this spot; we have not moved from one spot, you know why, because of the enor mity of what takes place.

“All around here are shops, but I have not seen anybody provide any sup port in terms of how they dispose of their garbage, so it is clear, I am going to have the Ministry serve notices to everybody, if we cannot get compliance. Shop-owners have to do better; we cannot continue in this state.”

Minister of Human Service and Social Secu rity Dr. Vindhya Persaud said the exercise amplifies the government’s stance on promoting a clean com

munity, especially with the early-morning turnout by community members.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar also com mented on the exercise, stating that the initiative ties into the government’s agenda of enhancing com munities.

“We are in every single community in Georgetown, the coast land communities, and the hinterland; we are everywhere. We are par ticipating at a commu nity level to make sure that we get this work done; rain is falling, and it didn’t stop the work,” the minister noted.

Residents cleaning the roadways in Sophia, Georgetown (Photo credit: DPI)

Residents of Sophia participating in the national cleanup exercise on Sunday morning (Photo credit: DPI)

- PM Phillips says country witnessing new, exciting enhancements every

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips (Delano Williams photo)

A traditional masquerade performance at the Christmas tree light-up ceremony (Delano Williams photo)

Police begin removal of illegal ‘no parking’ signs across Georgetown

THE busy Christmas sea son is upon us, and to miti gate the usual buildup of traffic around Georgetown, Officer-in-Charge of Traffic for the city, Assistant Su perintendent Raun Clarke, along with Inspector Gavin Boyce and a team of traffic ranks, conducted a traffic exercise along Regent Street on Friday, to remove illegal ‘No Parking’ signs and other obstacles.

According to information from the Police Force, the aim of the exercise was to assist in mitigating the usual traffic congestion during the holiday season along the roadways, especially in front of business

places along Regent Street.

Clarke said that his traffic team observed that business owners are erecting illegal signs along Regent Street, which sometimes contribute to major traffic congestion.

“As such, we will be re moving these obstacles to facilitate adequate parking for motorists traversing Regent Street,” Clarke said.

He continued: “We in tend to continue this activity throughout the remainder of the season and beyond, so persons desirous of having any such sign erected in front of their buildings should do so formally through the Ministry of Public Works.”

Additionally, Clarke and his team met with hire-car drivers at the Stabroek Market Square, where they discussed several issues and concerns, including care and considera tion of other road users.

One of the complaints raised by the hire car drivers was the issue of private-hire cars plying their trade in the same vicinity as them, fre quently causing a conflict.

Inspector Boyce men tioned to the hire car drivers that they should report such cases and allow the Police to do their part to eradicate this behaviour.

The drivers were all grateful for the visit from

Clarke and his team, and committed to adhering to the traffic laws and creat

ing a more organised and structured working envi ronment.

Inspector Gavin Boyce and a team of traffic ranks removing obstacles along Regent Street, to mitigate the usual traffic congestion during the holiday season

‘My career as an educator could have ended disastrously’

AFTER being cast aside by the former A Partner ship for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administra tion, Dr. Marcel Hutson, has finally broken his si lence about the coalition’s attempts to stifle him by sending him on extended leave for simply doing his job.

“My career as an educa tor, and more so as Chief Education Officer (CEO) spanning more than 33 years could have ended disastrous ly after being sent on extend ed leave for doing what I do best: Serving the children and people of this nation. There was a deafening silence on this matter by those with a penchant for talking,” Dr. Hutson said.

There was much specula tion over Dr. Hutson’s re moval from the post since December 2019, and as word got around, the Education

Ministry, which at the time was under the authority of then Minister of Education Nicolette Henry, issued a press release saying that he was “statutorily expected to retire on September 1, 2020,” and had to his credit 230 days of annualised leave, which he was, therefore, required to take.

As such, he was made to proceed on early retirement leave to enjoy all of his out

standing leave and benefits. The Ministry had further not ed in that release that by the time Hutson’s leave was up, “he would have attained the requisite statutory age of re tirement, in accordance with the Public Service rules.”

Although not naming the former minister, Dr. Hus ton, in a letter to the editor, said: “It remains a mystery why someone without a deep understanding of education

delivery would attempt to malign their greatest human resource asset at the nation’s children’s expense upon the pandemic’s arrival. But a good man can never be kept down.”

After August 2020, still shaken by what the coalition did, Dr. Hutson’s flagging spirits were revived by a call from President Dr. Irfaan Ali.

“One night,” he recalled, “I was going through my or deal, still grappling with why someone would perform such a dastardly act. I was asleep around midnight when my wife brought my cellphone, saying the President wanted to talk to me. Out of sheer compassion, I heard Presi dent Ali say: ‘You cannot finish like this. Go to Priya.’ I did, and she welcomed me with open arms. The President and I had no prior relationship, yet he reached out to me. Others tried to bury me but did not know I

Mocha residents condemn APNU+AFC MP’s ‘dunce thugs’ remark

THE Mocha Women on Track has vehemently con demned the “abusive com ments” and “shameless behaviour” of APNU+AFC parliamentarian Nima Flue-Bess, who referred to residents of the East Bank Demerara community of Mocha-Arcadia as “dunce thugs”.

According to the com munity development group, Mocha Women on Track, “We wish to register our grave disappointment over the recent abusive social me

dia post by Flue-Bess, who refers to the hard-working residents of our community as dunce-thugs.”

The group went on to say: “We are encouraged by the swift response and bravery of residents to protest against the continued confrontational and crass behaviour of FlueBess. This is a worrying sign of sustained aggression against the residents.”

The APNU+AFC MP’s social media post follows her recent attempts to intimidate a NCN cameraman, who is

APNU+AFC MP Nima Flue-Bess

also a Mocha resident and was executing his duties by providing coverage of a public APNU+AFC event at Mocha.

“We wish to place on re cord that our group of 40-plus women, including mothers, is also deeply disappointed by the continued vilification of our young men and women by Flue-Bess and others, be cause they refuse to join the APNU+AFC’s bitterness to wards the development of our community,” the group said.

It went on to state that as a community, residents have suffered “enough humilia tion” in the past, and can no

longer afford to sit on the sidelines and be dominated by the “self-serving political interests” of a few misguided individuals.

“Our group remains apo litical and open to construc tive engagements with vari ous groups that will lead to the upliftment of residents of Mocha Arcadia, and lead to development for all residents of the community,” the group said, adding:

“We call on all the resi dents of our community to continue their rejection of the foolish attempts by Flue-Bess to divide us with derogatory labels and threats.”

The group is also calling on Flue-Bess to issue an un reserved apology to the resi dents of Mocha Arcadia for her ill-advised classification of the community’s youth as “dunce thugs.”

“Such behaviour has no place in our discourse, especially at this time of our developmental history. Our community is stronger together,” the Mocha wom en’s group related.

was a seed.”

Dr. Hutson was reinstated as CEO, and helped sig nificantly to steer the country through the pandemic, and return the education sector to some level of normalcy up until last week, when he called it a day from that posi tion and took up the mantle as Executive Director of the National Accreditation Council.

“During the extra two years given to me, I was able to impart years of accumu lated wisdom, knowledge and skills to the younger officers in the ministry that have been a contributory force to their efficiency and effectiveness in the execution of their roles, particularly during the pandemic,” the educator said

He added: “I left the CEO’s office, not in despair but with a smile. As an Ex ecutive Director of the Na tional Accreditation Council,

I am at the heart of education delivery at the level of postsecondary and tertiary insti tutions such as universities and colleges, a job I relish. Thanks to all my supporters and those who offered kind and encouraging words.”

Cognisant of the oppor tunities granted to him by the PPP/C and the contra dictory statements regard ing Guyana’s direction cir culated by the APNU+AFC, Dr. Marcel Hutson said: “I close by asking these ques tions of every citizen of this country. What do you want to be remembered for? What will your legacy be when you die? Is it one who thrived on chaos and controversies, or one who brought enlightenment, peace and goodwill to the brothers and sisters of our country? The time for heal ing in this nation is now. Together we can do the extraordinary.”

Popular Catholic priest, Fr. Malcolm Rodrigues passes on

THE Roman Catho lic community is left to mourn the passing of Fa ther Malcolm Rodrigues, a popular priest who also wore many other caps.

Father Rodrigues, who was bestowed with the Cacique Crown of Honour in 2018, has served as a Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Guyana (UG).

The Guyana Chronicle understands that he also lectured at the Universidad Iberamericana in Mexico while studying Theology there.

Further, he served as Director of the Environ mental Studies Unit at the University of Guyana, and

also held the post of Dep uty Vice-Chancellor at the university.

Additionally, he has served as Chairman of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a mem ber on the National Com mission for Indigenous Peoples, the Board of the National Art Gallery, and a member of the Justice & Peace Commission of the Diocese of Georgetown.

Father Rodrigues was also a committee mem ber of the Guyana Media Proprietors Association as the Catholic Standard representative. He is also known for his Human Rights activism in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dr. Hutson breaks silence on former APNU+AFC administration’s attempts to ‘bury’ him expresses gratitude to the PPP/C for recalling him, giving him the opportunity to pass on wisdom, skills

Executive Director of the National Accreditation Council Dr. Marcel Hutson

Father Malcolm Rodrigues

Eradicating Hate

WHEN one thinks of Christmas, festivi ties, decorated Christmas trees, pepperpot and other scrump tious meals, joy and love come to mind. It is a time when families gather to reflect on the birth of Jesus Christ and the highs and lows of the year.

Many people in plan ning for the year ahead, set resolutions, some un realistic and some that can easily be achieved through commitment and support.

This time around, the season is no different, expect that President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, has given the

people of Guyana a task. He has implored all to love more and hate less.

His message at the launch of the inaugural “One Guyana” Christmas Village last Friday even ing, was an inspirational and heart-warming one. It was one that has no doubt given many people hope that Guyana is on the right path and that all will be well.

Since being elected to office, he has repeatedly said that Guyanese are a part of “one big fam ily” and as such should live in unity and love. He repeated this at last Friday’s event.

President Ali seized

the opportunity to fuse his “One Guyana” mantra with Christmas, which among, other things, em phasises the importance of love.

This was a brilliant move which again, dem onstrates that he is com mitted to leaving a lasting legacy of togetherness and love; that he wants what is best for every Guyanese and Guyana as a whole.

In his address to the hundreds gathered before him, he emphasised that there is no room for hate in Guyana, only love.

“Those who love must love more and those who hate must learn to love,”

is probably the most pow erful line in his message.

What is more remark able is that he had clearly caught the attention of his audience, as everyone –the young as well as the old – listened attentively as he spoke.

He didn’t end there. President Ali used the occasion to single out the importance of the family in spreading love and ending hate. For him, this starts with togetherness.

Included in the Christ mas Village are spaces for family-oriented ac tivities. Aside from tak ing family portraits with spectacular backgrounds which include thousands

of lights and Christmasthemed décor, there will be a fun park for chil dren and an area where Christmas movies will be shown. Families can stroll along the entire tree-lined avenue which stretches from Bank of Guyana to Lamaha Street.

This message and its delivery in the most fitting environment, is probably President Ali’s most impactful message since taking office. It is one which has undoubt edly confirmed that he is not just all talk, he means business.

All leaders should fol low in the President’s

footsteps. As we all know, this a herculean task which requires the involvement of everyone.

President Ali has started an important con versation. He has also laid a foundation which can be used to bring about the changes that will ensure a better Guy ana.

The time is now for hate to end and for love to prevail in this beau tiful land of bountiful resources and beautiful people.

Let’s all help Presi dent Ali in his quest to make this country one that we can all be proud to be citizens of.

President Ali, his government allowed me to grow after I was buried by others

Dear Editor,

THE worst life one can live is one of ingratitude.

Against this backdrop, I publicly thank His Excel lency of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and, by extension, his govern ment for recognising my gifting and allowing me to serve for two years be yond retirement as Chief Education Officer.

My career as an educa tor and, more so, as Chief Education Officer spanning

more than 33 years could have ended disastrously af ter being sent on extended leave for doing what I do best: serving the children and people of this nation. There was a deafening si lence on this matter by those with a penchant for talking.

It remains a mystery why someone without a deep understanding of edu cation delivery would at tempt to malign their great est human resource asset at the nation’s children’s ex

pense upon the pandemic’s arrival. But a good man can never be kept down.

One night, I was go ing through my ordeal, still grappling with why someone would perform such a dastardly act. I was asleep around midnight when my wife brought my cell phone, saying the President wanted to talk to me. Out of sheer compas sion, I heard President Ali say: “You cannot finish like this. Go to Priya.” I did, and she welcomed me with

open arms. The President and I had no prior relation ship, yet he reached out to me. Others tried to bury me but did not know I was a seed.

During the extra two years given to me, I was able to impart years of accumulated wisdom, knowledge and skills to the younger officers in the ministry that have been a contributory force to their efficiency and effectiveness in the execution of their roles, particularly during

the pandemic.

I left the CEO’s office not in despair but with a smile. As an Executive Di rector of the National Accreditation Council, I am at the heart of educa tion delivery at the level post secondary and tertiary institutions such as univer sities and colleges, a job I relish. Thanks to all my supporters and those who offered kind and encourag ing words

I close by asking these questions to every citizen

of this country. What do you want to be remem bered for? What will your legacy be when you die? Is it one who thrived on chaos and controversies or one who brought en lightenment, peace and goodwill to the brothers and sisters of our coun try? The time for heal ing in this nation is now. Together we can do the extraordinary.

Much love.

Yours truly, Dr. Marcel Hutson

Incendiary remarks that are devoid of evidence are dangerous

THERE has been a plethora of letters in mainstream media blaming the PPP/C administration for allegedly practicing race discrimina tion, and for engaging in the furtherance of margin alisation and thus creating deeper levels of poverty, and with the victims belonging to one ethnic group.

These critics and advo cates have the right to defend and promote the welfare of their ethnic group if they perceive that such rights are being threatened or eroded. However, if they do not pro duce evidence to buttress their cause, this will not play

reported in the IMF Article IV Consultation: 2022). As tonishingly, the Amerindian poverty rate (of 73.5 per cent) was double the national rate of 35 per cent. It should be noted that the poverty rates cited by these organisations were based on a baseline of $(US) 2.15 per day.

The World Bank (WB) report does not carry an eth nic breakdown of poverty. What is known, however, is that during the period 1993 to 2006 the national level of poverty declined by 7.1 per cent with an ethnic break down as follow: Afro-Guy anese rate declined by 11.4

than Jamaica with a score of 46 and Suriname with a score of 53.

However, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados scored better than Guyana (39 and 40 respectively). While an ethnic breakdown is not available, there is greater disparity in income between urban and rural/hinterland areas, with

the latter having higher levels of income inequality than urban areas.

While ethnic-based data on income inequality is not available, it is logical that cur rent research would show that income inequality would nar row and that the poverty levels across all ethnic groups would decline, given the rapid expan

sion of investments in both the oil and non-oil sectors and the growing wealth of Guyana (GDP more than doubled be tween 2014 and 2022).

This growth allows for fairer distribution of state resources through several ongoing regional empower ment projects in education, health, housing, physical

infrastructure, job crea tion, and neighborhood re vitalisation. The 2022 Cen sus might provide insights into poverty and income inequality as well as other critical issues. Rhetorical flourishes are no substitute for evidence.

Yours truly, Dr. Tara Singh

to their advantage. To make claims that Afro-Guyanese experience twice the rate of poverty than any other ethnic group in Guyana is not only false and alarmist, but also insipid.

Mr. Nigel Hinds, for ex ample, asserted in a letter to Stabroek News (11/29/2020): “A country cannot be gov erned in a multi-racial man ner, when the poverty rate of one group is double the poverty rate of any other race group, it simply means that the governance is not multi-racial but instead the governing administration is implementing racist policies, projects and programmes.”

The ethnic group that has the highest poverty level is not Afro-Guyanese but the Am erindians.

Making incendiary re marks that are devoid of evi dence is dangerous. There has not been any systematic study on poverty beyond 2006, except for the World Bank’s (WB) study of 2019 for which details are not yet available.

Economist, Dr. Tarron Khemraj referring to the “Household Income and Ex penditure Survey” in 2006 noted that Afro-Guyanese had a poverty rate of 31.6 per cent; Indo-Guyanese had a rate of 30 per cent; Mixed Race had a rate of 33.7 per cent and the national rate was 35 per cent. (This national rate was also

per cent; Amerindians ‘rate declined by 12.5 per cent; In do-Guyanese declined by 3.7 per cent, and Mixed by 11.0 per cent. When translated into raw figures, it shows “89,248 Indo-Guyanese lived below the poverty line compared to 69,041 for Afro-Guyanese, 58,869 for Amerindians and 50,055 for Mixed people.” (Gampat: 2021).

Whether the declining trend in poverty reduction across all ethnic groups has continued beyond 2006 is not known, but at the national level, the WB report indicates a poverty reduction rate dur ing the period 2006 to 2019 from 61 per cent to 48 per cent (using a new baseline for poverty at $(US) 5.50 per day consequent upon Guyana being reclassified as an upper middle- income country).

It is noted that the differ ent poverty rates as shown in the chart are due to different methodological approaches.

Closely related to poverty is income inequality for which some data is available. A pop ular method of measuring in come/consumption inequality is by the Gini coefficient. Dr. Khemraj citing a CIA report, noted that Gini coefficients were calculated on 2007 data on a scale of zero to 100, with zero representing perfect equality and 100 representing extreme inequality. Guyana’s score of 45 was slightly better

Why children don’t listen

MANY parents despair when they talk to their children, and the young sters don’t listen. They end up saying things like: “It go through this ears and come out the next side” or “this child hard ears; if you can’t hear, you gan feel.”

There could be several reasons why children ig nore the advice or infor mation parents convey. The most apparent cause is a breakdown in commu nication between the adult and child, which could be amended if dealt with in the early stages.

Nonchalance: For ex ample, the parent tells the child to come straight home from school, but the child lingers at the cor ner shop with his friends and comes home late. The parent points out, “but I told you to come straight home, you must do as you’re told,” and the mat ter is left there, with no follow-up, no reprimand, no explanation of why children must adhere to parental instructions etc. Thus allowing the situa

tion to fester rather than be corrected.

Subliminally, the child realises that it is not im perative to do as told; it is optional. His parent’s message has little weight, and the words have hardly any influence. Children who are the apple of their parent’s eyes or over-in dulged can play around with adults in this manner. They can have their way to some extent - which isn’t too problematic while they are at primary school. Still, it can have serious consequences during preadolescence when parents must keep children on the right track and steer them away from delinquency, peer pressure, promiscuity, and other teenage dangers. Parents who want to help children must mean what they say, and ensure that children pay attention –they must be trustworthy and stick to arrangements; especially those made for their safety and well-be ing.

Building a good rap port while the child is young - one where parents

show mutual respect, love, and attention will make communication easier as they grow.

Deception: On occa sions children do not lis ten to their parents due to a lack of respect. Once children lose respect for a parent, it is very hard to salvage. Some parents take the standpoint that children must do as they say but not as they do. It is difficult for children to understand this complex message as parents are their role models. Children pick up gestures, manner isms, language, morals, values, and outlooks on life from the folks around them.

If their role models are deceitful, dishonest or underhanded, they may emulate them while young without realising the perils of their behaviour. But as they grow and inter act with peers and others, children form ethics, ideas and standards. Instead of watching and imitating what parents do, they be gin to judge and question what goes on around them.

Children can become dis respectful if parents fall short and do not set a good example.

Children do not un derstand why grown-ups cheat on each other, and the knowledge that dad dy has a “sweet woman” or mummy has a ‘sweet man’ can feel like the ul timate betrayal. The child will find it hard to hold a “cheating” parent in high esteem and may not be lieve or care about advice or information the parent may wish to share. It is hard for a child to trust or believe in a deceitful parent.

Parents who tell barefaced lies can also cause embarrassment and dis tress to children. The child may not have the courage to confront the parent, but they will remember that their parent lies. Children may behave disrespect fully and adopt a “don’t care” attitude. On the oth er hand, the child might adopt lying, cheating or deceitful behaviour as part of their style and strategy to get by in life.

Nagging: Children can hear their parent’s voices from the womb, and when they are born, they hear the same voices every

day. In time, they become accustomed to the voices and appreciate them un less the voices are irritable and somewhat nagging. Parents might be warning them about what may hap pen if they don’t do this or that, or threaten them, scold or berate them. In other words, children tend to “switch off” when they hear the exact words and phrases; and receive the same negative reactions from parents consistently.

While parents may drift along managing to the best of their capabilities, to the child, it may seem like the “same old same old” - empty threats, meaning less words, and constant badgering - bordering on harassment. When com munication breaks down considerably, it can take a long time to repair. Restor ing or building a meaning ful relationship can only take place if parents real ise the problem (which is usually them) and aim to make amends. Some par ents never examine their parenting style or find fault in their actions and behaviour.

As soon as conveni ently possible, the child may (want to) leave home to get away from the op

pressive manner in which they were raised. But even then, the emotional pain or upset of a toxic child hood will remain unless the individual consciously recognises what happened and attempts to self-heal.

Instead of talking “at” children, parents should to speak “to” them and listen to their ideas, thoughts and opinions. Children expect parents to be steadfast and clear, whether setting a reprimand for untoward behaviour or promising a treat for accomplished achievements. Parents must stick to what they say and carry it through.

When parents chop and change on a whim, they confuse children with mixed messages. Children need sureties, security and dependable, trustworthy adults in their lives, who they can talk and listen to in times of need. Adults who set good examples.

If you are concerned about the welfare of a child, call the CPA hotline on 2270979 or write to us at childcaregy@gmail.com

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHILDCARE AND PROTECTION AGEN CY, MINISTRY OF HU MAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY

$50M contract signed for construction of ‘Blacka Bridge’

ture of the bridge, we went to restrictive tender, and the best contractor, based on the tender submitted, won,” he said.

Residents of Sophia ex pressed their relief at the time ly intervention.

Constituency Council lor for Region Five, Clayton Hinds, lauded the initiative, noting the importance of the bridge in linking constituen cies five and 12.

PERMANENT Secretary of the Public Works Ministry, Vladim Persaud, on Sun day, signed a contract with Modern Construction and Trucking Services for the emergency construction of an improved ‘B’ Field So phia Bridge (Blacka Bridge).

The contract, valued at some $50 million, will span a period of three months, and will see a brand-new bridge built to replace the previous one, which had been in a di lapidated state for some time.

Following a recent visit by ministers of government, a commitment was made to have a sturdy and efficient bridge in place of the current one, which has been in a de plorable state for some time.

Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Re sponsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, who was pre sent at the signing, reassured residents of the government’s continued commitment to de livering quality service to all residents of Guyana.

“This is demonstrative of your government working for all the people. Whether you reside in Sophia, Enmore,

Buxton… in any community, we are for all the people, in every country across the re gion. And as we move forward as a government, we look forward to your partnership in making these things hap pen. Because the represen tation from the community was important in bringing us to this point where we are actualising emergency works on this bridge… So, you have to continue to work with us as a government, because we want to continue working with you,” he said.

Minister within the Pub lic Works Ministry, Deodat Indar told residents that the construction of the bridge would be of good quality. He reminded residents of the gov ernment’s recent commitment to building the bridge and the timely intervention.

“Ministers Oneidge Wal rond, Kwame McCoy, Collin Croal, and myself came here a few weeks ago. We made the commitment, the President of Guyana and Vice President said let’s go out to tender. I want to let you know that it’s emergency works, and because of the emergency na

“I am so happy that only recently we complained about this bridge, and already we can see that action that is be ing taken. I am so happy, be cause I live here, and I know how important this bridge is,” he expressed.

Melissa Peters, a resident of Sophia, said, “I’ve lived in Sophia for over 28 years, and I’m very impressed with the work that has started so soon, because last month we had a meeting, where I raised [concern] about the bridge and it was actually looked into. I want to say thank you for the great job that you have been doing… all the ministers, thank you so much for looking into Sophia. We’re grateful, thank you. Keep up the good work.”

Joseph Jordan, another resident from ‘A’ Field, also expressed his happiness at the news, “I feel very good about the bridge, because I am from ‘A’ field Sophia, and most times I’m using this bridge, it does always be a congestion, especially most mornings that you have to come through. And two times already I’ve

been in an accident on this bridge, so I would just like to say thank you for everything that has been going on, and I would like to say this is one of the best things.”

“Right now, I want to say thanks to the VP, and thanks

to the ministers and the peo ple in government that are doing something for Sophia. Because the previous govern ment that was in power didn’t do anything for Sophia, and these are things they could have done for Sophia. So,

I want to say thanks to the president, thanks to the VP, and thanks to the ministers… I want to say thanks to them, for the things that they’re do ing not only for Sophia but for the things that they’re doing right away around Guyana,” Sherwayne James said.

Other residents expressed similar sentiments.

Construction of the new bridge is set to begin within the new week. (DPI)

The dilapidated Blacka Bridge (DPI photo)

Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy addresses residents, while Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond and other officials look on (DPI photo)

Sophia resident, Melissa Peters

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residents commend swift action by gov’t

Awareness campaign seen as key element in upcoming LGEs

By Cindy Parkinson

AS preparations for the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGEs) intensify, finance offic er of the National Co ordinating Coalition, Adeola Dorris, believes that there is need for an aggressive countrywide awareness campaign.

In a recent telephone interview, she told the Guyana Chronicle that

civil society plays a “vital role” in meeting, sensitis ing and educating Guy ana’s grassroot population.

According to her, the non-government organisa tion (NGO) has done and continues to do a good job and she is confident that they will do the same for the upcoming elections if given the opportunity.

Dorris acknowledged that there has been a “gradual move for aware

ness,” and she sees “lots” of efforts being made to inform eligible voters about the importance of these elections, particu larly how it benefits them and their communities.

However, she said much more work is needed to get people to a stage of acceptance.

“I recognise the effort that the government is making. Awareness is key and I see that we are mov

ing in that direction,” she told this publication.

According to Dorris, people are familiar with LGEs, but many don’t take it seriously. She said that more people are now paying attention to the elections as they have recognised their impor tance.

She used the opportu nity to remind Guyanese that “your community and my community are also our responsibilities.”

Meanwhile, Chair man of the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC)’s governance and security sub-committee, Gerry Gouveia, has emphasised the importance of these elections to Guyana’s democracy.

Gouveia, who is also a prominent businessman and the National Security Adviser to the President, shared his views with the Guyana Chronicle during a recent interview.

According to him, LGEs are important be cause of the separation of powers between the central and local govern ment organs and the fact that it allows people in the country to actually touch and feel democracy in their homes and com munities.

He expressed his be lief that it is vital that the elections be treated with the same level of priority and importance as the gen eral and regional elections.

According to Gouveia, the governance and secu rity sub-committee which he heads, has always played an important role in Guyana’s democracy.

According to him, the sub-committee has actu ally contributed in a tan

gible way.

“In the last elections, we had a thousand local observers deployed across the country because we [understood] the impor tance of having free and fair elections that reflect the will of the people and so the PSC is involved step by step in the pro cess of our elections with GECOM in terms of the national data base and in terms of the voters’ list. We are very involved with it,” he added.

Gouveia singled out the Alliance For Change (AFC) party for its deci sion not to participate in the elections which will be held on March 13, 2023.

“I was quite disap pointed when I heard the pronouncement that they were not going to partici pate in elections and the reason that they gave is one that is based on igno rance, but it is their loss,” he said, adding: “Even if the party doesn’t win the elections, I will want them involved because I would like that their voices re flect my voice.”

He used the opportuni ty to call on all Guyanese to go to the polls and cast their votes for the people of their choice.

Later, he said that he is “very optimistic” about where Guyana is and he asked those who refuse to participate in the process to “stop the attempt to destabilise our country with cheap political rheto ric.”

DEMOCRATIC RIGHT

Pastor Quacy Henry of Kildonan Village in Re gion Six also spoke with this publication.

He too described the elections as important and encouraged all Guyanese to go and exercise their right to choose the people who will represent them at the community level.

Pastor Henry, who is also the former ViceChairman of the Bush Lot/ Adventure Neighbour hood Democratic Council (NDC), explained that one of its main purposes is to equip local representa tives with the power to plan and make recom mendations for improve ments in their respective communities. These com munity leaders are also expected to oversee de

velopment projects and to address the concerns of residents.

He said he is happy that the government has set a date for LGEs and that it is going ahead as planned.

Pastor Henry stated that it is “giving the lo cal people a chance to exercise their democracy and to choose people that they want to lead them and I will like to tell the members of my commu nity to go out and vote, go out and exercise your democratic rights.”

While noting that he is happy to see the increased efforts to raise aware ness, he called on those in authority to do more so that citizens can better fa miliarise themselves with these elections.

He expressed his ad miration for President, Dr Irfaan Ali for all he is doing for the country and its people.

“I don’t care who says what, but I am an admirer of the President of the Co-operative Re public of Guyana and what he has been doing and trying his best to implement. He has a very high passing grade on my part; he is right up there in the A’s, and I highly commend the work that he is doing. Our President, being from the particular re ligion that he is from, I think that he is doing everything genuinely from his heart and what he is doing will reap tre mendous reward. I am asking all Guyanese to reach out to our presi dent as he continues to reach out to all Guya nese,” he added.

Chairman of the PSC’s governance and security sub-committee, Gerry Gouveia

Former Vice-Chairman of the Bush Lot/ Adventure Community NDC Pastor Quacy Henry

Region Nine residents

equipped with welding, commercial food preparation skills

following completion of BIT programmes

SOME 36 residents of Bina Hill and surround ing communities in the North Rupununi, Re gion Nine obtained their certifications in welding and fabrication and com mercial food preparation during a graduation cer emony held at the Green Enterprise Centre, on Friday last.

According to a press release, Camillia Williams, a Community Service Of ficer (CSO) in charge of agriculture, informed the

ment’s objective to fasttrack the country’s devel opment to enhance the lives of all Guyanese.

Ze Bartholomew, a welding and fabrication graduate who is the pro gramme’s best student, told the BIT representative that he decided to take advantage of this training opportunity to raise his family’s living standards.

To this end, Bartho lomew believes those like him need life skills to bet ter themselves.

A section of the gathering of persons who are now certified in welding and fabrication and commercial food preparation, during a graduation ceremony held at the Green Enterprise Centre, Friday last

graduates that the skills they learned will enable them to meaningfully contribute to the nation’s growth as envisioned by the PPP/C Administra tion and mandated by the Board of Industrial Train ing.

He said that this was made possible by their dedication to growth and development, and as a result, the agency is dedi cated to supporting more training initiatives in the hinterland, coastland, and riverine regions.

Maughn also encour aged them to advertise to get a job or start a busi ness.

that these training oppor tunities would continue to be provided with the hope that more women would participate in such programmes by 2023.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage the training of individuals was signed earlier this year by the BIT, the North Rupunu ni District Development Board (NRDDB), and the Bina Hill Technical Institute.

Board of Industrial Train ing (BIT) representatives that she wanted to develop the welding and fabrica tion skills required to work in the typically male-dom inated field.

She expressed grati tude for her experience and hoped other women would take up the cause to draw opportunities from Guyana’s oil and gas in dustry.

The eager graduate plans to launch her own company to benefit her community.

Like Williams, Yona Moses, a CSO in charge of health, developed an inter est in welding and fabrica tion due to the shortage of workers in her area.

She said that this expe rience will enable her to participate in the govern

He will soon consider other training opportuni ties to expand his knowl edge base and skill set to advance his blossoming profession.

Chief Executive Of ficer (CEO) of BIT, Rich ard Maughn reminded the

Labour Minister Jo seph Hamilton, in brief remarks, said that the cer emony was aligned with the government’s “One Guyana” effort to give every Guyanese an equal opportunity.

It also supports efforts to increase the nation’s labour force and develop the hospitality and tourism industries to draw more visitors.

Therefore, he promised

Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton hands over a certificate to one of the 36 persons who completed their courses under the Board of Industrial Training

Sterling leaving World Cup squad after family home break-in

RAHEEM Sterling is leaving the England World Cup squad in Qatar to return to London after armed intruders broke into his home while his family were in.

Manager Gareth Southgate confirmed the news after Sunday's 3-0 last-16 win against Senegal.

"Sometimes football isn't the most important thing and family should

come first," said South gate.

It is understood the incident happened on Saturday night. Sterling has three young chil dren.

"We want to give him that space and we will see over the next few days how that devel ops," Southgate added.

Speaking after the Senegal match Ster ling's team-mate Declan Rice said: "I saw him at

breakfast this morning then the manager said he had the difficulties at home so we've all sent him a message."

England's next match at the World Cup is against France in the quarter-finals on Sat urday.

Sterling is the second player to leave the En gland squad after Arse nal defender Ben White, who returned to the UK on 30 November for

personal reasons.

Two years ago, three burglars who targeted a number of homes in the north west of England, including an attempted break-in at Sterling's then-home in Cheshire in November 2018, were jailed.

The Chelsea forward, 27, started and scored in England's 6-2 win over Iran in their opening group game before be ing called on again for

CWI/JCA coaching-development course for Jamaica starts today

Cricket West Indies (CWI), in partner ship with the Jamai can Cricket Association (JCA) will be delivering a week-long series of coach-development events across the coun try this coming week.

The aim of the initia tive is to provide accessi ble, ongoing personal de velopment opportunities for local coaches to fur ther prepare and inspire them to have a positive impact on the players within their communities.

Former West Indies Captain and current CWI Director of Cricket, Jim my Adams will be in volved in the delivery of all events, alongside CWI Coach Development Manager, Chris Brabazon and local Coach Devel opers Philip Service and Gibbs Williams.

The events will in clude several two-day practical coaching com ponents of the CWI Com petition Coaching Course

(Level 1) which will be held at both the Trelawny multi-purpose stadium on the island’s north coast on 5 and 6 December and at the historic Sabina Park in the capital Kings ton on 8 and 9 December.

“It has been a massive year for our CWI Coach Development programme with over 40 face-to-face and online courses and workshops delivered to over 730 coaches,” said Brabazon.

“To now be heading back to Jamaica to con tinue the work alongside such a high calibre lineup of presenters is very exciting and I am sure that the participants, the panel ourselves, and ul timately the local players will gain plenty from the interactions.”

Four CWI Coach De velopment Workshops will also be held each evening following the preceding accredita tion courses. These free workshops are open to

all previously accredited coaches and will cover both “Spin Bowling” and “Batting against Spin” on alternate nights.

Former West Indies and Jamaica spin bowl er, Nikita Miller and current CWI Academy Head Coach, Andre Co ley will also be involved in the delivery of these events which will utilise some talented young spin bowlers and batters from each locale.

“The upcoming week is part of CWI’s strategic objective to raise coach ing standards across the region through a rigorous coach education and de velopment programme,” said CWI Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams.

“On top of delivering the face-to-face component of the CWI Level 1 course, the specialist workshops will con centrate our efforts to address specific issues affecting our regional game.(Sportsmax)

the 0-0 draw with the United States.

Southgate opted in stead to play Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden either side of Harry Kane for England's 3-0 win over Wales.

The England boss has often relied on Sterling during ma jor tournaments; he started all seven of England's Euro 2020 matches.(BBC Sport)

RACING TIPS

English Racing Tips

Lingfield

08:25 hrs Jack Hyde

08:55 hrs Bonttay

09:25 hrs Urabamba

09:55 hrs Flat White

10:25 hrs Achille

10:55 hrs Mark Of Gold 11:25 hrs Echo Watt

Musselburgh

08:10 hrs Made For You

08:40 hrs General Officer

09:10 hrs Gaius

09:40 hrs Masked Crusader

10:10 hrs Socialist Agenda

10:40 hrs Court Dreaming

11:10 hrs Get With It

Wolverhampton

12:20 hrs My Boy Jack

12:50 hrs Spanish Angel

13:20 hrs Jahidin

13:50 hrs Guitar

14:20 hrs Shabs

14:50 hrs Beggarmans

Road

15:20 hrs Tothenines

15:50 hrs Haku

16:20 hrs Mafia Power

American Racing Tips

Turf Paradise Race 1 Assets Included

Race 2 Perfect Dude

Race 3 Tales Of Makenna

Race 4 Swamp Souffle

South Africa Racing Tips Greyville 08:30 hrs Rise

09:05 hrs Warship

09:45 hrs Warship

10:20 hrs Joshua Hot Snake 10:50 hrs Zinkele

England’s daring declaration brings life to Rawalpindi Test

ENGLAND’s daring dec laration set up the poten tial for a thrilling final day of the first Test in Rawalpindi, with Paki stan requiring 263 more runs to win with eight wickets remaining.

England dangled the carrot and set Pakistan 343 runs to win on a very flat deck, having scored 264 runs in just 35.5 overs in their second innings at a run rate of more than 7.5. At the close, Pakistan were 2-80.

England had stressed their desire to entertain and force a result before the start of the series and this was in evidence in the af ternoon session on day four, as they used all the tricks to pile on runs as quickly as possible to give themselves the best chance to secure what would be only a third Test victory in Pakistan.

The declaration has slightly reduced the poten tial for a draw on the runheavy surface, with Ben Stokes continuing to be a bold captain in his approach to batting, fielding and de cision-making.

The visitors’ attacking form carried on into the field, where they perse vered with a short-ball ap proach, and claimed two wickets for their efforts, despite Stokes being hit for

successive fours in his first deliveries of the innings.

England made two ear ly inroads, with Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam falling victim to the short

four runs before getting out caught behind off Stokes to an under-edge as he at tempted to play a short ball. Stokes’ side almost had a third wicket in one of the

before reverting to his usual stance.

Brook then brought up his second half century of the game, and briefly threatened to break Gil bert Jessop’s 120-year-old record for the fastest-ever century – 76 balls – by an England player in Test matches.

The Yorkshireman was on 87 from 65 when he was bowled trying to score yet another boundary by Naseem Shah, who was the pick of the Pakistan bowl ing attack.

SCOREBOARD

DARING DECLARATION

ENGLAND 1st 657

Pakistan 1st innings o/n 499 for 7

Abdullah Shafique c Ollie Pope b Will Jacks 114

Imam ul-Haq c Ollie Robinson b Jack Leach 121

Azhar Ali lbw Jack Leach 27

Babar Azam c Jack Leach b Will Jacks 136

Saud Shakeel c Ollie Pope b Ollie Robinson 37

Mohammad Rizwan c Ben Stokes b James Anderson 29

Agha Salman c Zak Crawley b Will Jacks 53

Naseem Shah c Jack Leach b Will Jacks 15

Zahid Mehmood st Ollie Pope b Will Jacks 17

Haris Rauf c Joe Root b Will Jacks 12

Mohammad Ali Not Out 0

Extras 15b 0lb 3nb 0pen 0w 18

Total (155.3 overs) 579 all out

Fall of Wickets : 1-225 Shafique, 2-245 ul-Haq, 3-290 Ali, 4-413 Shakeel, 5-473 Azam, 6-475 Rizwan, 7-497 Shah, 8-554 Salman, 9-576 Mehmood, 10-579 Rauf

Bowling: James Anderson 22 - 4 - 52 - 1, Ollie Robinson 21 - 2 - 72 - 1 –(3nb)

Jack Leach 49 - 7 - 190 - 2, Will Jacks 40.3 5 161 6, Joe Root 16 3 54 0, Ben Stokes 7 - 0 35 - 0 .

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ENGLAND 2nd innings

Zak Crawley c Mohammad Rizwan b Mohammad Ali 50

Ben Duckett c Agha Salman b Naseem Shah 0

ball, although the home side continued to score quickly.

For the first wicket, Ol lie Robinson successfully tempted Abdullah into a pull shot, only to pick out Harry Brook on the deep square leg boundary.

Azhar Ali was then forced to return to the dress ing from after retiring hurt following a blow to the top of his right index finger, and it remains to be seen whether the batter will re cover in time to bat on the final day.

Despite scoring a mas terful century in the first innings, Babar made just

final overs of the day, but Saud Shakeel was dropped by Keaton Jennings at short leg when he was on 22, and he finished day four on 24 not out, well supported by Imam-ul-Haq who fol lowed up a first-innings century with an unbeaten 43.

England’s unconven tional batting approach was epitomised by Joe Root, who briefly switched to batting left-handed for two balls during his innings in an attempt to disrupt the bowler – but was almost caught at conventional point-turned-square-leg

Zak Crawley also scored his second half-cen tury of the match, and Will Jacks added a useful quick fire 24 from 12 deliveries before being caught at midoff trying to score a third successive six.

In the morning session, debutant Jacks claimed a maiden Test five-for, fin ishing with six wickets for 161, becoming the first England spin bowler to take a five-for in the first innings of his debut since Peter Such in 1993.

Pakistan started the day on 7-499 and were also free-scoring – but England took the remain ing three wickets in the first hour and a half of play at a cost of 80 runs.

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Ollie Pope c Naseem Shah b Mohammad Ali 15

Joe Root c Imam ul-Haq b Zahid Mehmood 73

Harry Brook b Naseem Shah 87

Ben Stokes c Saud Shakeel b Zahid Mehmood 0

Will Jacks c Imam ul-Haq b Agha Salman 24 Liam Livingstone Not Out 7

Extras 0b 3lb 5nb 0pen 0w 8

Total (35.5 overs) 264 decl

Fall of Wickets : 1-1 Duckett, 2-36 Pope, 3-96 Crawley, 4-192 Root, 5-192 Stokes, 6-248 Jacks, 7-264 Brook

Did Not Bat : Leach, Robinson, Anderson

Bowling : Naseem Shah 9.5 - 0 - 66 - 2 (1nb), Mohammad Ali 10- 0 - 64 - 2 (3nb), Zahid Mehmood 11 - 1 - 84 - 2 . Agha Salman 5 0 47 1 9.40 1nb

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PAKISTAN 2nd innings

Abdullah Shafique c Harry Brook b Ollie Robinson 6

Imam ul-Haq Not Out 43

Azhar Ali Retired Hurt 0

Babar Azam c Ollie Pope b Ben Stokes 4 Saud Shakeel Not Out 24 Extras 0b 0lb 3nb 0pen 0w 3

Total (20.0 overs) 80-2

Fall of Wickets : 1-20 Shafique, 2-25 Azam

To Bat : Rizwan, Salman, Rauf, Shah, Ali, Mehmood

Bowling : Ollie Robinson 5 - 0 - 22 - 1 ( 3nb), Ben Stokes 4 - 0 - 20 - 1, James Anderson 2 - 1- 4 - 0, Jack Leach 5 - 1- 19 - 0.

‘Legend’: Warne becomes fifth cricketer given prestigious nod

THE late Shane Warne, regarded by many as Australia's greatest ever bowler, has been elevat ed to 'Legend' status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

Nine months after his sudden death aged 52, Warne becomes just the fifth ever cricketer to be awarded the most pres tigious sporting honour that can be bestowed on an Australian.

He joins Sir Donald Bradman, Keith Miller, Richie Benaud and Dennis Lillee as cricketers whose

achievements "are con sidered part of Australian folklore" and was handed the posthumous honour alongside champion dis tance runner Ron Clarke.

Since 1993, just 44 sporting identities have been officially recognised as a Legend of Austra lian sport, and the annual elevation is considered a significant post-career honour.

Warne passed away in March after suffering a suspected heart attack while in Thailand.

The Victorian trans

formed the art of leg-spin bowling throughout the 1990s and took 708 Test wickets across a storied career – the most ever for Australia.

His influence on the game will resonate for years to come

Sport Australia Hall of Fame members must be retired for 15 years before being considered for ele vation to Legend status.

And, given the cel ebrated bowler retired from international cricket in 2007, his elevation was at the earliest possible

opportunity.

"Shane Warne and Ron Clarke are the true defini tion of Legends. Inspira tions to all Australians," fellow Legend and Sport Australia Hall of Fame chair John Bertrand said.

"We are thrilled to announce their well-de served elevation to Leg end status within the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

"They symbolise ev erything that is great about sport in Australia.

Warne was first induct ed to the Hall of Fame in 2009 as an 'athlete mem

ber', an honour which has been handed to just 43 cricketers across the history of the men's and women's game.

Players in this cate gory include the likes of Allan Border, Belinda Clark, Steve Waugh and Karen Rolton.

Ben Stokes dismissed Babar Azam as England made early inroads • (Getty Images)

Shane Warne becomes 5th cricketer elevated to ‘Legend’ status in Sport Australia Hall of Fame

Brazil assistant coach asks people to “send a prayer” to legendary forward Pele

BRAZIL's assistant coach Cesar Sampaio has asked that everyone "send a prayer" to Pele, who is currently in hospital.

Three-time World Cup winner Pele, 82, has been in hospital since Tuesday and on Saturday reassured fans that he is "strong with a lot of hope".

The Brazil great's state ment came after a Sao Paulo newspaper reported that he

is receiving end-of-life care.

Speaking at the World Cup in Qatar, Sampaio said: "Regardless of your religion we ask you to send a prayer."

Sampaio, who played at Pele's club Santos added: "He is a man who has in fluenced me not only as an athlete but as a human being.

"Even being able to talk to him was so difficult be cause of what he represents."

Pele has received regular

treatment since having a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021 and on Thursday said he was at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein for a "routine monthly visit".

The hospital said on Sat urday he had responded well to treatment for a respirato ry infection and was "still undergoing treatment and remains stable".

It added Pele was un

dergoing a "reassessment of chemotherapy treatment".

Messages of support have been sent from across the footballing world and Brazil coach Tite shared his admi ration for the former player on Sunday.

"I was shaking when I greeted him," Tite said.

"My hands were sweat ing, my heartbeat increased and I thought 'wow I'm going to have the opportunity to

greet Pele'.

"It's something all of us feel. It's a difficult moment."

Former Arsenal boss Ar sene Wenger, who is Fifa's

head of global development, described Pele as his child hood "idol", adding: "We wish him to recover quick ly."(BBC Sport).

Miracle from Mehidy as Bangladesh go 1-0 up in first ODI against India

MEHIDY Hasan proved to be the hero of Dhaka after helping Bangladesh to a thrilling one-wicket win over India in the first ODI.

With 51 needed for the fi nal pair to get, Mehidy farmed the strike beautifully with Mustafizur at the other end, and ended up with an unbeat en 38 to help Bangladesh go 1-0 up.

Mehidy mixed taking his chances in every over and picked singles to farm the strike, and did so expertly. India crumbled under the pres sure eventually, with KL Rahul dropping Mehidy once and then the bowlers faltering with no-balls, while overthrows and misfields added to Bangla desh’s gain.

The last-wicket pair stayed together for 39 balls and added the 51 runs out of which Mus tafizur’s contributions was 10 off 11. Mehidy found an ally in the width on offer from the Indian pacers. He hit two sixes an over against Kuldeep Sen with that shot and proceeded to take a few more boundar ies in the same area as India slipped up. He found an able batting partner in Mustafizur, who did his role to perfection, even chipping in with a couple of boundaries himself at the crunch.

The duo’s association had come to be after multiple twists through the match, on a slow surface.

Bangladesh had got off on the wrong foot in the chase when Deepak Chahar struck first ball to have Najmul Hos sain caught at slip. Mohammad Siraj then had Anamul Haque caught to leave Bangladesh in a spot of bother at 26/2. How ever, the rescue act came in the form a solid Shakib Al Hasan, and an enterprising Litton Das.

The latter, through a brisk 43, kept Bangladesh ahead in the chase even if the asking rate was not high.

(Brief Scores: India 186 all out (KL Rahul 73; Shakib AlHasan 5/36, Ebadot Hossain 4/47) lost to Bangladesh 187/9 in 46 ov (Litton Das 41, Me hidy Hasan 38*; Mohammad Siraj 3-32) by 1 wicket

Bangladesh’s stutter in the middle overs was triggered by offspinner Washington Sundar, who accounted for both Das and Shakib in quick succession. The experienced hands of Mushfiquar Rahim and Mahmudullah stayed put for 71 balls but could add only 33 runs in the process without a boundary. The choke was exacerbated when the duo be came two of the five wickets that fell in the space of eight runs.

India’s turnaround had started on the back of their pacers’ triggering the collapse. Shardul Thakur had Mahmud ullah LBW off a full delivery, and Mohammad Siraj had Rahim chopping on off suc cessive deliveries. This was followed by a double-wicket over from debutant Kuldeep Sen, who had Afif Hossain slashing to third man and

Ebadot Hossain trodding onto the stumps.

Having slumped to 136/9, Bangladesh looked down and out until Mehidy pulled off a miracle.

It also made sure that all the good work that Bangladesh did in the first half did not go to waste. For earlier, Shakib Al Hasan had provided a master class in slow bowling as India were bowled out for a mere 186 after being put in to bat.

On a pitch that was on the slower side, Shakib ended up with figures of 5 for 36, that included the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in his very first over. Bangladesh’s stand-in skipper Litton Das wasted little time in introduc ing spin on the surface, and it paid early dividends from both ends.

Before Shakib got into the act, offspinner Mehidy Hasan won his battle against Shikhar Dhawan, who attempted a reverse sweep after being tied down for a while and ended up dragging it onto the stumps.

Shakib struck with just his second ball when he had Rohit completely missing an arm ball and bowling him through the gate. In the same over, Shakib also had Kohli beaten

in flight and chipping a cover drive in the air, for Litton to complete a stunning diving catch. At 49/3 in the 11th over, India were in desperate need of a partnership.

KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer kickstarted that effort in earnest, but Bangladesh were spot on with their bowling plans. Ebadot Hossain took control of this phase with some well directed short balls against Shreyas. While the duo put on a 43-run stand, Shreyas eventually persihed trying to pull Ebadot and skying one to the wicketkeeper.

Rahul provided some resis tance for India and put on 60 in the company of Washington Sundar as he found runs com ing in sharp bursts. A six and a four off Mehidy and a couple of cuts against Ebadot helped him to his 11th ODI fifty.

But just as India were be ginning their comeback, Ban gladesh brought back their talisman and Shakib struck im mediately having Washington caught off a reverse sweep. As India lost four wickets for six runs, Shakib was in the action right through. He took a good low catch at cover to get rid of

Shabaz Ahmed, before striking twice to send back both Shar dul Thakur (beaten on the out side edge) and Deepak Chahar (LBW off an arm ball). With figures of 5/36, he ended up with the best-ever figures for a left-arm spinner against India.

The collapse notwith standing, Rahul found a burst of boundaries again to push India ahead. But Ebad ot had the last laugh, getting him out on the pull for 73 before wrapping India’s in nings for 186 with another short ball , (Cricbuzz).

Former Reggae Boyz coach Paul Hall appointed interim QPR head coach

been

interim manager of English Championship side Queens Park Rangers. Hall is stepping into the role following the depar ture of Michael Beale, who is taking the head coaching position of Scottish club Glasgow Rangers.

Prior to his appointment, Hall was the B-team manag er at Loftus Road where he had spent more than a decade coaching from the U14 to U23 levels. He assumed the new role on Tuesday after Beale’s surprise exit on Mon day after only six months on the job.

His first match, a friend ly against Scottish Premier League side Livingston, saw QPR winning 2-1 in a behind closed doors encounter.

“It is really important I get this job right, the club

is the most important thing here,” Hall told English me dia. “I’ve been here 10 years and seen a lot of managers come and go. But my focus now is just for us is to attack Burnley.”

QPR play Burnley on December 11.

“We need everyone to fo cus on it, not just the staff but the supporters too, because although these players are resilient, they need everyone

to get behind this team as they have got what it takes.”

Hall represented the Ja maican national side in 48 matches between 1997 and 2003 scoring 14 goals. He was recently in charge as interim head coach during the latter stages of the Reg gae Boyz failed World Cup campaign before he was replaced by Icelandic coach Heimir Hallgrimmson.

(Sportsmax)

Former Reggae Boyz head coach Paul Hall has

appointed

Brazil’s assistant coach Cesar Sampaio

Mehidy Hasan scored 38* off 39 balls © AFP

New Interim of Queens Park Rangers paul Hall

Giroud and Mbappe fire France into World Cup quarter-finals

OILIVIER Giroud became France's all-time leading goalscorer as the World Cup holders coasted past Poland to reach the quarter-finals.

The AC Milan strik er scored his 52nd goal for France to claim the country's outright record, surpassing the great Thierry Henry.

The historic goal came on the stroke of half-time after Giroud controlled Ky lian Mbappe's pass before converting low into the net beyond the reach of Wojciech Szczesny.

But having provided the assist for the first goal, the brilliant Mbappe turned on the style by scoring two fabulous strikes in the second half.

He hit a powerful drive into the roof of the net from 16 yards for his first and curled home a wonderful sec ond in injury time to take the lead in the Golden Boot race with five goals.

Didier Deschamps' side had been left frustrated up

until the opener and could well have fallen behind.

Poland's best opening in the first half came when the ball dropped for Piotr Ziel inski in the centre of the pen alty area, but his strike was straight at Hugo Lloris.

Robert Lewandowski did manage a consolation for the Poles, rolling in a penalty with the last kick of the game.

England and Senegal meet on Sunday (19:00 GMT) for the right to play France in next Saturday's quarter-final.

Giroud and Mbappe set new records

But the 36-year-old scored 14 goals in all competitions last term as he helped the Ros soneri claim the Serie A title for the first time in 11 years.

On his 117th cap, Giroud

was desperately looking for that record goal against Po land, grimacing and shaking his head whenever a chance went begging.

He had a great opportu nity when Ousmane Dem bele flashed a cutback across goal but could not get suffi cient contact on the ball and screwed it wide.

He was presented with another big moment on 44 minutes, and this time he con verted before being mobbed by all his team-mates during the celebrations.

France will see another of their national records broken should captain Lloris line up in the quarter-final to win a 143rd cap that will take him past legendary defender Lilian Thuram.

But it was Poland who had their goalkeeper Szcze sny to thank for just a onegoal deficit at the break. The Juventus stopper dealt with Tchouameni's low drilled strike from range, a Dembele

effort after a weaving run and Jules Kounde's shot from a narrow angle.

However, Szczesny was unable to stop Mbappe from breaking another record as he surpassed Pele's tally of scor ing seven World Cup goals before the age of 24. The 23-year-old, who celebrates his next birthday two days before the final, scored both his goals came from similar positions in the penalty area to take his World Cup goals to nine in 11 matches.

He has scored 16 goals in his past 14 games for France and 33 overall from 63 ap pearances.

Barcelona striker Le wandowski barely had a sniff, but stroked home a retaken 99th-minute con solation from the penalty spot - after Lloris moved off his line too quickly in saving the first effort. The Poles are now winless in their last eight meetings against France.(BBC Sport)

England beat Senegal to set up France quarter-final

ENGLAND will meet France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday after an impressive demo lition of Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium.

Gareth Southgate's side survived a nervy opening in which goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made an outstand ing save from Boulaye Dia to run out convincing win ners with a powerful display of attacking strength.

Jude Bellingham was England's star man, setting up the first goal for Jordan Henderson with a perfect cross after 38 minutes then having a hand in the second

on the stroke of half-time, combining with Phil Foden as captain Harry Kane pow ered home his first of the tournament.

It left Kane just one be hind Wayne Rooney's alltime record of 53 England goals and he now has the perfect stage here in Qatar to write a fresh page in the history books.

Foden was the creator once more as England wrapped the game up in the 57th minute, crossing for Bukayo Saka to show great awareness and touch to flick a delicate finish past Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

It capped the perfect night for manager Southgate, who opted to restore Saka and keep faith with Foden, leaving out Marcus Rashford despite his two goals in the win over Wales. Raheem Sterling was not considered after a break-in at his family home and will now return to England.

England's World Cup taking shape

England took a while to move through the gears against Senegal but when they clicked they showed a level of creation that gives them real edge and makes them genuine contenders for this World Cup.

The early worries came when Senegal attempted to expose Harry Maguire's lack of pace, which they did twice and will be noted by France and Kylian Mbappe, but once Bellingham ex erted his authority over the midfield England were able to take control and cruise to victory.

Borussia Dortmund's 19-year-old has already had an outstanding World Cup but he now has power and production on the biggest

stage to add to his reputa tion.

Bellingham is the iden tikit modern midfield player and the manner in which he combined with Foden for England's second goal, com pleted by a rousing finish from Kane, was a glimpse into a golden future.

Foden has also grown into this World Cup, having scored against Wales and creating two goals here. En gland's midfield and attack is taking shape with per fect timing for what will be the sternest of tests against France and the peerless Mbappe.

Henderson and Declan Rice allow Bellingham to flourish while Saka once again showed his maturity and threat from the wide positions along with Foden.

Kane is the mobile spear head up front and it is a good sign for England that he is now on the goal trail and chasing Rooney's record. He occasionally needs to play his way into major tourna ments, as at Euro 2020, and Southgate will have been de lighted to see how emphati cally he finished the chance

he got for the second goal.

Pickford's vital contri bution

Pickford has had little to do in this World Cup but when called into action he made a vital intervention against Senegal that paved the way for England to get their act together and win with ease.

England were struggling in defence in the opening phase, with Dia missing one big chance before he was presented with another that needed Pickford to make a

strong one-handed stop from his angled shot.

Senegal were soon be hind and England had the momentum which they never threatened to relinquish, Southgate's side closing out the win with plenty to spare following an uneventful sec ond half.

Pickford's place in the England side has occasion ally been questioned from outside but never by South gate, who has total faith in a player who has never let him down.(BBC Sport)

France’s forward #09 Olivier Giroud greets the supporters after the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between France and Poland at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha

Harry Kane celebrates scoring England’s second gold against Senegal

Lyon bowls Aussies to big win in Perth

NATHAN Lyon took six wickets to superbly lead a Pat Cummins-less attack as Australia were made to work against a gritty West Indies before recording a convincing 164-run victory in the first Test at Optus Stadium.

Looming as the attack's talisman in the absence of Cummins, who took to the field on day five but did not bowl after experiencing quadricep soreness, Lyon starred with 6 for 128 off 42.5 overs. He claimed the

Stadium having now taken 22 wickets from three Tests.

(Scores :Australia 598 for 4 dec (Labuschagne 204, Smith 200*, Head 99, Kha waja 65) and 182 for 2 dec (Labuschagne 104*) beat West Indies 283 (Braithwaite 64, Chanderpaul 51) & 333 (Brathwaite 110, Chase 55, Lyon 6-128) by 164 runs Australia seemed set to wrap up victory shortly after lunch but were made to work by Roston Chase and Alzarri Joseph, who combined for an enterprising 82-run eighth

had earlier dismissed Jason Holder, did the trick and he broke the pesky stand by bowling Joseph.

Cummins did not bowl to increase doubt over his availability ahead of the daynight second Test starting on Thursday at Adelaide Oval. Like he did late on day four after starting the innings in the dressing room, Cummins was on the field but appeared to move gingerly at one point in a chase to the boundary.

West Indies started day five at 192 for 3 and needing 306 runs for an unlikely vic tory with their hopes revolv ing around Brathwaite who batted through two sessions on day four.

But the task perhaps pre dictably proved too difficult despite their best rearguard efforts. Kyle Mayers had a fortunate early escape af ter surviving an lbw shout from Lyon with replays later showing that he had inside edged to silly point.

All-rounder Roston Chase celebrates his 10th Test fifty on the final day of the first Test against Australia

boundary over long on.

But Brathwaite's brilliant knock soon ended when he was bowled by Lyon and West Indies' faint chances of avoiding defeat went with him as he trudged off the ground to a loud ovation from the smattering of fans who took advantage of the day's gold coin entry.

Indies' rued sloppy bowling and poor fielding as their at tack claimed just six wickets in 189.4 overs.

They had no answer to Australia's top-order, partic ularly Marnus Labuschagne who made 308 runs for the match to continue a personal run spree at Optus Stadium after he scored 143 and 50 against New Zealand three years ago.

Smith also scored a dou ble century in the first in nings and Australia's dom inance was underlined by allrounder Cameron Green not getting a chance to bat in his first home Test.

A beleaguered West In dies will need to rebound quickly after their 25-year Test drought in Australia continued. Adding to their woes, West Indies have fit ness concerns with spearhead Kemar Roach forced off on day four after injuring his left

thigh, while Mayers did not bowl in Australia's second innings due to a strain in his right teres major muscle.

Top batter Nkrumah Bon ner was on day three substi tuted out of the match with concussion after being hit in the back of the helmet from a Green short delivery.

After limited fanfare in the buildup, crowds were modest with about 40,000 fans attending during the match. There was anticipa tion on how local fans would react over the fallout of excoach Justin Langer's recent inflammatory interview, but there wasn't any visible sign of animosity towards the Australian team.

Despite being pushed perhaps longer than ex pected, Australia ultimately made a strong start to the Test summer after a diffi cult recent period on-andoff the field.(Cricinfo.com)

Nathan Lyon is mobbed by his team-mates after striking early on the final day • (AFP/Getty Images)

final two wickets in succes sive balls late in the second session as Australia claimed the series-opener.

Lyon had earlier taken the key wicket of captain Kraigg Brathwaite in the first session to sink West In dies, who were playing their first Test in Australia since January 2016. He continued his strong record at Optus

partnership.

They swung mightily to ruin Lyon's figures and power West Indies past 300 runs as Australia looked flat without Cummins.

Australia perhaps started to think of the ghosts of their recent inability in bowling out opposition in the fourth innings. But the part-time spin of Travis Head, who

Kiptum

KENYA's Kelvin Kip tum and Ethiopia's Amane Beriso became the third-fastest men's and women's marathon runners in history with victory in Valencia.

Kiptum, 23, complet ed his debut race in two hours one minute 53 sec onds, while Beriso, 31, triumphed in 2:14:58.

Her time pushed Brit on Paula Radcliffe's 2003

London time of 2:15:25 - a world record for 16 years - to fourth in the all-time list.

"I am more than happy. Conditions were perfect for me," she said.

Radcliffe's mark stood until 2019, when Kenya's Brigid Kosgei ran 2:14:04 in Chicago.

Kosgei's compatriot Ruth Chepngetich is the only other woman to run

Lyon had the last laugh when Mayers edged a good length delivery to first slip. It was Lyon's 443rd Test wicket to move him past fellow off spinner R Ashwin and into eighth spot on the all-time Test wicket-taking list.

After aggressive batting late on day four, Brathwaite reverted to his trademark defensive approach in an effort to blunt Australia's at tack. Having effectively col lared Lyon the previous day, particularly countering the bounce with superb sweeps, Brathwaite finally counter attacked with a belligerent

After Brathwaite's dis missal, Jason Holder attempt ed to stonewall but fell rashly to Head with Steven Smith taking a brilliant diving catch at slip and it was just a mat ter of time before Australia sealed victory.

In the first Test match in Perth since December 2019, there was much hype over the surface heightened by 10mm of grass left on it. But despite occasional sharp bounce, the pitch lacked the expected fireworks with bowlers made to toil for wickets.

After gritty batting across their two innings, defying pre-match expectations, West

(nb3), Head 8-1-25-2. Man-of-the-Match: Marnus Labuschagne.

under 2:15:00 with a time of 2:14.18 in Chicago in October.

Beriso looked on track to break Kosgei's record before slowing late in the race.

Kenyan Eliud Kip choge's, who ran to 2:01:09 to break his own world record in Berlin in September, and Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele, with 2:01:48, are the only men

to have run faster than Kiptum.

"This is great. I was very well prepared," Kip tum said.

Kenya recently avoid ed a ban from competi tion and World Athletics president Lord Coe said the country has a "long journey" to rebuild trust following a string of doping violation. (BBC Sport)

Amane Beriso won August’s Mexico marathon in a time that was more than 10 minutes slower than her Valencia performance

BV/Buxton and Tucville book place in Region Four final

TWO teams remain in the Region Four inter-ward leg of the inaugural One-Guyana President’s Cup football tournament following semi-final ac tion yesterday at the GFF National Training Cen tre at Providence. Both matches were played in

overcast conditions ac companied by sprinkling of rain.

In the opening match, BV/Buxton needled Grove/ Diamond through a Dellon Wright effort in the second half (69th minute).

Meanwhile, the feature encounter saw an extremely

comfortable and talented Tucville side ease past Plai sance/Lilliendaal 5-0. At the end of the first half, the score was 4-0 with Shemar Fraser, Nicholas McArthur, Kelsey Benjamin and Sim eon Moore scoring one goal each. In the second half, Fraser added one more goal

Sterling leaving World Cup squad after family home break-in

to his name.

Following yesterday’s matches, the fixtures for tomorrow’s final and third place have been set. The action gets underway from 18:00hrs at the Ministry of Education ground with the third place clash between Plaisance and Grove/Dia

mond. The final kicks off at 20:30hrs and will see Tucville/South Ruimveldt coming up against BV/ Buxton.

This one-of-a-kind tour nament will feature two stages. First, 16 inter-ward teams in each administra tive region of Guyana will

compete for top honours. The second stage will see a 25-man squad com prising the best players of each of the 10 Regions selected for a grand bat tle to decide the victors of the One-Guyana Pres ident’s Cup on January 1, 2023.

England beat Senegal to set up France quarter-final

Dellon Wright scored the winner for BV/ Buxton against Grove/Diamond

Tucville goalscorers (from left): Nicholas McArthur, Shemar Fraser, Simeon Moore and Kelsey Benjamin

Raheem Sterling has played in two of England’s four matches at the World Cup in Qatar

CWI coach Delvelopment Manager Chris Brabazon (left) and CWI Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams