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The members of the CoI are retired Justice of Appeal Stanley John,
THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Wednesday disclosed that it will extend the ongoing Claims and
GECOM extends Claims and Objections exercise by seven days
who will chair the CoI; acting Justice of Appeal in the Eastern Caribbean Godfrey P. Smith, S.C.; former Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Carl Singh, OR, CCH; and former Chair and Chief Elections Commis sioner of India Dr. S.Y.
Additionally, the findings will be used to hold persons account able, especially if they are found to have been involved in illegal ac tivities.
The Attorney-Gener
The Claims and Ob jections Exercise com menced on August 22, 2022. According to a GECOM release, the new dates will allow persons who are desirous of mak ing a claim to be included in the Official List of Electors (OLE) to do so up until Wednesday, Sep tember 21, 2022; while persons who intend to object to the inclusion of names in the OLE have until Sunday, Septem ber 25 to submit their objection(s).
Attorney-General Anil Nandlall
more than 500 persons. They lost the elections by 15,000 votes. But 300 or 400 would make a differ ence?”Minister Nandlall noted that Government remains committed to ascertaining the truth re garding any fraud alle gations during the 2020 elections, and is open to dialogue with the opposi tion. However, the oppo sition has outright refused to follow the rules and laws designed to govern investigations into this sensitive“Anytimeissue.there is an attempt to ventilate their concerns, they are not participating or they are incompetent to partici pate,” he stated.
GECOM Headquarters, High Street
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al also pointed out that claims raised by the op position were already as sessed by the CARICOM recount team, which found them to be without merit.“The CARICOM re count team that they ap pointed, that they said is the most appropriate in terlocutor, they chose the CARICOM team, they chased away the Carter Center, they chased away the OAS, and they said they want the CARICOM team. And the CARI COM team listened to them and examined their documents, and then de termined that their allega tions lacked credibility; that they were concocted and fabricated, and that they did not bring the
Inconsequential but follow the rules
of voter impersonation at the March 2, 2020, General and Regional Elections.Nandlall stated that while the Government is committed to fewtionstheletdeadwhomtotalwhattoorimpersonationwereonwouldliticalclaimsinvestigationsfacilitatingintotheraisedbythepoopposition,therebenorealimpacttheofficialresults,theclaimsofvoteranddeadforeignvotingfoundbetrue.“WhenIexaminedtheysubmitted,thenumberofpersonstheyclaimedwereornotinGuyana,usassumethatitwastruth,thattheallegaweretrue,it’sahundredpersons,not
The Attorney-General issued the reminder dur ing his programme, ‘Is sues In the News’, on Tuesday in response to claims by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton that GECOM has failed to act on official con firmation of evidence
- Attorney-General advises APNU+AFC in response to their latest elections fraud claim
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evidence to establish any of the wild, reckless al legations that they were making there,” Nandlall said.Meanwhile, in keep ing with its commitment to investigate claims of fraud, the Government on Tuesday swore in three commissioners who will preside over a Commis sion of Inquiry (CoI) into the protracted March 2, 2020 General and Re gionalTheElections.members of the CoI are expected to ex amine the post-polling day period and alleged in terference in the process by persons associated with the APNU+AFC.
Quraishi.Theinquiry is also expected to provide a foundation upon which the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) could repair the electoral system.
Objections Exercise by seven days, in a bid to allow further participa tion in the process by eligible persons.
fraud.withConstitutionestablishedtoChangeUnity+AlliancenershipershiphasAffairsandATTORNEY-GeneralLiddellMinisterofLegalAnilNandlallremindedtheleadoftheAPartforNationalFor(APNU+AFC)followtheruleoflawbyGuyana’stodealclaimsofelections
GECOM in preparation for the upcoming Local Government Elections.
The bids, according to Vice-President, Dr. Bhar rat Jagdeo, ranged from US$450 million to US$900 million. The Vice-President was at the time speaking on the Glenn Lall show on Tuesday.According to the Min istry of Natural Resources, the scope of the project covers combined cycle tur bines; multiple-fuel con sumption (including rich and lean natural gas, natural gas liquids and diesel), and a power plant to generate up to 300 MW of power with net 250 MW delivered into the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) grid at a substation located on the east ern bank of the Demerara River.Itwill also include a 230 KV substation, and back-up fuel capacity, and a NGL plant with the capacity to process 60,000 cubic feet
The A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) had com plained that the voters’ list is bloated but Justice Singh assured them that any name on the list is thereShelegally.hadalso informed the Coalition that the claims and objections pe riod would give persons a chance to object to those who are not supposed to be on the list.
per day (MCFD) in the first phase, and up to 120 MCFD in the second phase, capable of conditioning the gas, and removing heavier hydrocar bons in the liquid form.
The gas will be trans ported to the facilities at Wales through a pipeline from the Liza Phase One and Liza Phase Two Float ing, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessels.ExxonMobil’s local af filiate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has guaranteed the government that a minimum of 50 mil lion standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) will be transported through the pipeline by 2024. The pipe line, which is expected to cost US$1 billion, will have a maximum capacity of 130 mmscfd.Theconversion of natu ral gas from ExxonMobil’s offshore operations to elec tricity is a key component of the People’s Progres sive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government’s objective to lower energy costs by at least 50 per cent through an energy mix which incorpo rates gas, solar, wind and hydro power.
“What this brings is long-term stability to the price, so we are immune from future market fluc tuations, especially the upward movement of the cost of the Bunker C and other fossil fuels,” the Vice-President had said.
Five companies bid for milestone gas-to-energy project
“At US$1.7 billion, we will build this project; we will pay back for that pro ject, and we’d be able to generate power at five cents per kilowatt hour, while paying back every cent, because the gas is coming free,” the Vice-President said.
He went on to say that with the project, the to tal generating cost, which stands at over US30 cents, will be reduced signifi cantly.Dr. Jagdeo, according to a previous report, had said that Guyana may save roughly US$150 million annually on power genera
Objections can also be made by approved scrutineers of politi cal parties provided that any such scruti neer has said.tionuponingatcateoriginaldocument(s)Theobjectedwhichdivision/subresponsibilitiesmonitoringforthedivisioninthepersonbeingtoislisted.relevantoriginalsuchasandeathcertifimustbepresentedthetimeoftheheartosupportthebasiswhichtheobjecismade,GECOM
records such as changes or corrections to their names and occupation, or to apply for a transfer in relation to their addresses are advised that those transactions would also be facilitated during this exercise.”Therelevant source documents such as an original marriage certifi cate, deed poll with birth certificate, or a new birth certificate reflecting the changes must be pre sented in the case of an application for a change or correction.Therelease noted that, objections against the inclusion of names in the PLE can be tendered to the Registration Officer of the Registration Area.
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certificate, valid passport, adoption certificate, or naturalisation certificate/ certificate of registration to beTheregistered.releasestated that existing registrants are also advised to check the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) posted at two prominent build ings in their respective Electoral Division / Sub Division, at the registra tion office responsible for their areas of residence, at GECOM’s Head Of fice, or on GECOM’s website at www.gecom. org.gy to verify the accu racy of their registration information.“Inthisregard, per sons who are required to update their registration
Objection(s) can be sub mitted by an elector who is listed in the same Divi sion list /Sub Division list in which the person being objected to is listed.
A diagram highlighting how the gasto-shore project is intended to work (taken from the project summary document submitted to the EPA)
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to-energy project.
tion as a result of the pro gramme.
This is crucial, since Guyana is thought to have one of the highest electric ity production costs, glob ally, which has deterred many companies from mak ing investments here.
“In view of the fore going, the Commission is urging all eligible per sons to ensure that they use this extension to en sure that they are regis tered for inclusion in the Revised List of Electors (RLE) and ultimately the Official List of Electors (OLE) as it is a prereq uisite to be eligible to vote. Persons are also encouraged to object to the inclusion of the name of any person whom they believe should not be in the list, based on the legal provisions,” the release said.The Claims and Objections exercise is among the final phas es being undertaken by
The claims and objec tions exercise is used as a mechanism to sanitise the list to prepare an Of ficial List of Electors (OLE) for the upcoming
During Tuesday’s inter view, Dr. Jagdeo reiterated that Guyanese will benefit significantly from the gas-
elections.During the exercise, any person who will be 18 years and older by October 31, 2022, and is a Guyanese citizen by birth, descent, or natu ralisation, or is a citizen from a Commonwealth country living in Guyana for one year or more, can make a claim by the new close date to be included on the OLE, providing that he/she was never previouslyGECOMregistered.saidalleligi ble persons who intend to make a claim are required to visit the GECOM reg istration office respon sible for their area of residence with the appli cable source document(s) such as original birth
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MORE benefits will soon be derived from Guyana’s burgeoning oil-and-gas sector, as five companies have placed their bids to construct the power plant and the natural gas liquids (NGL) plant as part of the gas-to-energy project, at Wales, West Bank Dem erara (WBD).
Commissioners Sase Gun raj, Clement Rohee and Manoj Narayan, in a letter, were re sponding to a letter by Alexan der published on Wednesday in Stabroek News headlined “The GECOM Chair voted against an extension of GECOMclaims”.inastatement on Wednesday said no such deci sion was made.
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“The allegations levelled by Commissioner Alexander against the Chair of GECOM are another unjustified and unwarranted attack on the integrity, impartiality and professionalism of the Chair,
Commission received a response from the PPP/C.
On September 14, 2022, GECOM held another meeting of the Commissioners where deliberations continued on the issue of the request by APNU + AFC and it was reported by the Chair of GECOM that the
PPP/C nominated commissioners tell Vincent Alexander
THE PPP/C nominated commissioners at the Guy ana Elections Commission (GECOM) have slammed their APNU+AFC counterpart, Vincent Alexander, for his unjustified attack on GECOM Chair, Justice (ret’d), Clau dette Singh.
“For the record, we were all present at GECOM’s statutory meeting on the 13th of Septem ber, 2022, when the Chair of GECOM informed the Commis
ber, 2022,” the PPP- nominated commissioners said.
sioners that the Chief Elections Officer received a letter dated the 13th of September, 2022, from A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) requesting an ex tension of claims in the ongoing Claims and Objections process. The Commission thereafter held discussions to determine wheth er the request should be granted. It must be stated for the record that the Chair of GECOM, at no time whatsoever during these deliberations, voted against the grant of the extension of claims sought. In fact, the delibera tions on the issue of granting or refusing the request for an exten sion were not concluded at the statutory meeting on the 13th of September, 2022. Therefore, the headline of the letter is blatantly false and misleading,” the PPP commissioners said.
Stop attacking GECOM Chair, spreading misinformation
They noted that the decision taken by the Chair of GECOM is that the Chief Elections Of ficer immediately writes to the governing political party, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), and other par liamentary opposition parties informing them of the request of APNU+AFC and soliciting their“Thisviews.decision was not done to have the “PPP/C determine whether citizens can realise their rights”, as contended by Com missioner Alexander in his letter but was done in the interest of fairness and transparency and to inquire whether other stakehold er political parties experienced similar issues during the claims process as those experienced by APNU+AFC. This letter was dispatched by the CEO after the meeting on the 13th of Septem
PPP/CClementCommissioner,nominatedRohee PPP/CCommissioner,nominatedManojNarayan PPP/CCommissioner,nominatedSaseGunraj
The PPP/C-nominated com missioners said that,at the close of the deliberations, the Chair of GECOM voted in favour of granting the extension of time as requested by APNU + AFC, pointing out that at no time prior to that did the Chair of GECOM vote against the extension sought or made any decision that was adverse to the grant of such a request.
all designed and intended to intimidate the Chair. In fact, such tactics are part of a re cent scheme of intimidation utilised by several leaders of APNU + AFC and the Com missioners appointed by that party to influence the deci sions of the Chair of GECOM. We feel compelled to protect the integrity, the independ ence and the autonomy of GECOM as a Constitutional Commission, its Chair and by extension all officers and em ployees of GECOM’s Secretar iat against such intimidatory tactics, obviously designed to undermine its independence,” the commissioners concluded in their letter.
that they cannot spread any thing; they have been in isolation with us for the req uisite period, so we are quite satisfied. So, at this point in time they would not be able to spread anything,” Dr An thony clarified.
PRESIDENT, Dr Ir faan Ali, on Wednesday, departed Guyana for a series of engagements in the United States (US), including theinterfaithgagementmeetings,discussions,roundtablebilateraladiasporaenaswellasanforum,overnextfewdays.
Both persons were ad mitted to the Infectious Dis eases Hospital, Liliendaal.
THE second person diag nosed with monkeypox in Guyana has been released from the hospital.
dent Joseph Biden and Vice-President Harris’s commitment at the recent Summit of the Ameri cas to partner with the Caribbean to promote energy security, access to finance, and food se curity.On Saturday, Septem ber 17, President Ali is slated to travel to Orlan do, Florida, for a diaspora engagement, and, from September 18-21, he is scheduled to participate in a number of bilateral engagements and address several high-level events,
tion.“The second patient has also been discharged and we have checked in with the person’s close contacts and again there have been no signs or symptoms of any rash developing so they are
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, confirmed Wednesday that family members and other close contacts of the patient are also free of the viral infec
also cleared,” Dr Anthony said.So far, Guyana has re corded two cases of monk eypox with the first being confirmed on August 22, and the second a week later.
Last week, the first pa tient was discharged from the hospital. Both persons are now non-infectious and will be able to return to their normal lives, follow-up is not “Werequired.are quite satisfied
The health minister had noted that he does not
foresee a lot of monkey pox infections in Guyana due to the nature of the disease which requires being in close contact with an infected person for an extended period.
President, Dr Irfaan Ali US Vice-President, Kamala Harris
High on his agenda is a meeting on Thurs day, September 15, in Washington DC, between Caribbean leaders and the US Vice-President, Ka mala Harris. The meeting is a follow-up to Presi
Second monkeypox patient discharged President Ali to meet VP Harris during US visit
President Ali will be joined by Minister of Foreign Affairs and In ternational Coopera tion, Hugh Todd and Foreign Secretary, Rob ert Persaud. (Office of the President)
including the 77th ses sion of the United Na tions General Assembly (UNGA) on September 21, 2022.
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Vice-President proved and corrected on his show; that he will facilitate a more diverse and balanced debate on the subject matter in his news paper. For example, Glenn Lall never published any of my articles that deal with oil and gas-related subject matters simply because they are contrary to his views and position. I must say though that he has published other letters I wrote to the media that are unrelated to the oil and gas sector.
With the concerns of reported learning loss as a result of online school ing which seemed to be the only solution globally as the world wrestled with the deadly COVID-19 pandem ic, the Education Ministry here, with Minister Priya Manickchand leading many of the community outreach es, has adopted a number of innovative approaches to not only return children to the classroom, both virtu ally and physically, but also ensure that proper planning is in place for any unfore seen eventuality that could disrupt learning. The focus, now more than ever, has been on education equity. With these young ambitions minds leading the charge, the country is certainly in good hands.
for the gas-to-shore project will pretty much guarantee the return on their investment and more so the rate of return they are seeking.
GUYANA recently witnessed releases of the preliminary Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advance Proficiency Ex amination (CAPE), and the official National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results, all for 2022. The nation re mained glued to screens to catch a glimpse of the top performers, as is customary annually. But there are other stories to be told, and this newspaper has taken much pride in ensuring that stories of not only success, but also stories of perseverance, re silience, and ingenuity take centre stage in print and online coverage.
For 17-year-old Daniel Dowding, one of the coun try’s top performers at the CSEC exams, he credited his successes to strong support systems including his family, friends, community, and his church. Surely, it could never
in Canada. With nine grade ones and three grade twos, the 17-year-old, who was raised mostly by her aunt but still re ceived support from her father and two brothers, recounted wanting to give up, but urged the need to keep one’s head high even in the most difficult situations.At11 years old, Hakim Hawker of Philippi Village, Region Six (East BerbiceCorentyne) wants to be a judge. With a spot reserved for him at Queen’s College after a stellar performance at the NGSA exams, Hakim recounted having to lessen the distractions around him like his gadgets and overall screen time in order to focus on his studies. A Roblox video game fanatic, this was a major step for him. Also the child of a school teacher, Hakim
without subsidies the IRR averaged around 25 per cent. In the case of Guyana, based on some recent analy sis conducted by the under signed, the average IRR for the four approved projects so far is about 22 per cent based on an average oil price of $60. This simply means that in those coun tries where windfall taxes are applied, the impact for the oil companies would be minimal considering the fact that they benefit from substantial amounts of gov ernment subsidies that, in turn, result in much higher rates of return for their
A nation’s persevering future
Dear LASTEditor,evening, September 13, 2022, Vice-President, Dr. Bharat Jagdeo hon oured his commitment to appear on the Glenn Lall radio programme to engage Mr. Glenn Lall on some burning issues Mr. Lall re gurgitates almost on a daily basis in his newspaper and his radio programme.
Hopefully Glenn Lall will now facilitate a more balanced debate on the O&G sector
In this respect, a binding contract between the govern ment and any private investor
On the issue of the windfall tax, apart from the points the Vice-President made about those countries, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States be ing mature oil producing
On September 14, Sa rah Baharally of Kabakaburi Mission, along the Pomeroon River, Region Two (Pome
Over in Region Three (Es sequibo Islands-West Deme rara), Hemwantie Sahadeo, of Uniform village aback Leguan Island, recounted the difficult financial toll of lessons fees on the family’s income. Los ing her mother at the age of six, Hemwantie feels that she (her mom) would have been proud of her. The daughter of a farmer, Hemwantie hopes to remain on Leguan Island to work, but has hopes of studying at Humber College
asked the question – “will they get a binding agree ment” to that effect. The Vice-President responded with a loud yes. On the other hand, Glenn Lall has a prob lem with the ‘stability clause’ in the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) and refuse to comprehend and / or ac cept the Vice-President’s ex planation on the importance of this clause and the ramifi cations. The inference drawn, nonetheless, in which Glenn Lall unhesitatingly asked for a binding contract, is no different from that which is obtained, inter alia, the stability clause in the PSA.
dreams of helping people to solve problems and ensure that justice is served. He’s also a fan of Judge Judy.
countries, where they do not have stability clauses, the oil companies pay their regular taxes, and that the situation in those countries are altogether different in comparison to Guyana. Another important reason to note is that in the Unit ed States for example, the oil and gas companies are heavily subsidised by the government which in turn allows for the oil companies to enjoy a higher internal rate of return (IRR). To substantiate this view, the average IRR as of 2019 for oil companies in the United States with subsidies aver aged around 40 per cent and as high as 49 per cent in the case of Mexico; and
Of course, one can ar gue that Glenn Lall is just “gyaffing” and therefore not serious; so, he may never take this up. Glenn Lall must be commended, however, for taking on the Vice-Pres ident. More importantly, the Vice-President must be commended for taking the time to sit with Glenn Lall and answer his questions in the spirit of transparency and accountability and subject ing himself and the govern ment to public scrutiny. One would now expect that given the misinformation that the
roon-Supenaam) was featured. Sarah, an aspiring astrophysi cist and the daughter of a primary school teacher, landed a spot at Queen’s College. Moving and resettling can be a daunting experience for some families, but despite a few relocations, sometimes across administrative regions, Sarah managed to remain grounded and focused on her studies. She will be oriented also to the University of Guyana Region al Acceleration for STEM Stu dents Readiness (UG-RASSR) where her passion for science will be nurtured.
While the list of featured success stories is not yet ex hausted, for the sake of col umn inches, attention will be drawn to one other shining star featured by this news paper, and that’s 12-year-old Felicity Ram, an entrepre neur of Port Mourant Primary School, Berbice. Felicity jug gled studying for the NGSA exams while also filling orders for her customers which were mostly self-care and personal hygiene items. The ambi tious learner will attend The Bishops’ High School, but certainly will have to put plans in place to ensure that her business, which she started with the help of her mother and grandmother, survives.
be an easy feat to secure 22 grade one passes, and three grade twos. However, Dan iel, who said he wasn’t ‘tech savvy’ at all, said he adopted unconventional methods like developing accents for dif ferent countries when he read about the history of those spe cific countries. Daniel aspires to be a marine biologist.
investment.Yoursfaithfully,JoelBhagwandin
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Emerging out of this very interesting exchange, at one point the Vice-President of fered Glenn Lall the oppor tunity that if he can bring together a group of private investors to participate in the gas-to-shore project that can generate electricity for US$ 0.03 cents per kwh as he claimed he can; Glenn Lall
I guess uncertainty about the pudding awaits the eating
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fuel extraction and production. Altogether, the book contains a wide range of opinions, con jectures, analyses and futuristic speculations.
I believe that your readers will find enough material in the book to substantiate whatever views they already hold and still find enough contrary ma terial to force some re-evalua tion of what they believe. For readers not so encumbered, there is something on which to build foundational opinions about a facet of life that will dominate their existence for at least the next 30 years and per haps well beyond. It is impera tive that Guyanese take control of the risk and the opportunity now. This book should help at the personal level and I hope at the political level and the policyTulsiYourslevel.faithfully,DyalSingh, MD.
John has continued to place a question mark in the title, implicit it seems, of his continu ing uncertainty about Guyana’s black gold. I was hoping that by now, after nearly three years of oil production, currently at a rate of over 350,000 barrels per
day and with projected revenues of over a billion US dollars for Guyana for this year, that he would have considered dropping the question mark. But I guess uncertainty about the pudding awaits the Editor,eating.forfull disclosure, I am one of the contributors to the book. My article, Guyana will be transformed by Oil and Gas Revenues is the first chap ter and my second article, Les sons from Midland, Texas is the concluding chapter. May I also inform your readers that I do not receive any compensation for theseTherecontributions.are26other chapters written by several well-known authorities on oil and gas, on Guyana, it’s business climate, environmental conditions and protections, its place in the Car ibbean oil and gas sphere, the Production Sharing Agreement and about the fears around fossil
Dear Editor,
THE fourth edition of Oil Do rado? A compilation of es says edited and published by John Mair will be launched in Georgetown this week. The book contains several new ar ticles dealing with the rapidly evolving Oil and Gas industry in Guyana, and it retains some of the articles that were in ear lier editions of the same title. The combination of new and old articles and the fact that this is the fourth edition in a span of less than three years give readers a sense of how fast Guyana is moving.
Nevertheless, the ministry must be ap plauded for the effort to produce food and make the country self-suffi cient in food production. With the right technol ogy and utilisation of science as the Berbician farmer has informed me, food production can be boosted especially, of grains, vegetables, and fruits and other minor crops like dried edible beans. Sham is willing to lend a helping hand gratis.Yours
I am currently in Min nesota visiting a Guy anese-American, Sham Moteelall, a Berbician, in the farm country. He is the only Guyanese largescale farmer I know of in the USA. He is the only Guyanese farmer in Minnesota. He gave up a professional career in crop sciences and agronomy and business manage ment to grow food. He
must be less than 14 per cent moisture for adequate storage. The Guyana yield for soya at 45 bushels compares with an average yield of 50 bushels in the US at less than 14 per cent moisture. Guyana may have used less science in cultivation and harvesting. So comparing 45 bushels with yield of 50 bushels in the USA is not bad.
is made to “Processing plant for soya bean production by February 2023” (Sep 9). I wish to commend the Agriculture Minis try and the Minister for its /his experiment on growing soya and corn with the expectation of moving into commercial production to feed the country and the region.
To determine whether it is good investment, one must also look at input costs — fixed and variable costs as those of us who study economics and busi ness would know and un derstand these concepts. How much was invested and cost per acre. In the USA, cost per acre for soya is $400 inclusive of land rent. Rent has been going up in the USA at about $250 to $300 per acre. Cultivation costs are about $250 inclusive of fertiliser and seed and
Vishnutruly,Bisram
Willing to lend a helping hand gratis
focuses on crop sciences to grow food sustainably. He has been a successful farmer— running profit annually when others may lose money. I learn a lot about farming from a sci entific perspective from this Guyanese scientist and business management specialist, Sham.
Overall,half.for Guyana, it is not bad yield if it is soya. It seems like the writer and the minister were both speaking of soya. If it is corn, one would expect close to 150 bushels per acre.
Dear REFERENCEEditor,
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provided by the ministry, there is relatively good yield if it is soya, not bad for Guyana which is experimenting with this new crop. With the right agronomic sciences, from people who study the sub ject, the yield can be sig nificantly increased.
having not taught or as sociated with biology and chemistry for some 35 years.The Agri Ministry says it experimented with 125 acres (2.4 acres per hec tare), and yielded three tonnes per hectare. It is not clear if it is corn or soya. The write up is not consistent with usage of units— it must be in all hectare or all acres. Three tonnes per hectare is 6,000 pounds (one tonne is 2,000 pounds). This would work out to 2,500 pounds per acre. In the US, the standard of meas urement is bushel. One bushel is approximately 56 pounds — this depends on density of the grain or fruit.In Guyana, the yield is near 45 bushels (of soya) per acre — I specu late it is soya beans as the article is not clear. In the US, both corn and soya
labour. A few years back, cost of production and rent was
I studied Biochemistry for my first undergraduate degree. The field require ment also includes a lot about Botany and Agron omy and soil in addition to human sciences. Sham boosted my knowledge of agronomy and plant sciences. I also learn a lot of farming measurements like acres and hectares, a refresher from Sham
In light of growing shortage of various foods, accompanied by rising demand and prices, the country must grow more foods. Food prices have been going through the roof.Based on the numbers
relocation will ultimately im prove the quality of life for the squatters.“You will be relocated to an environment in which you will be able to benefit from a title for your land when you’re finished; you will be able to get the water and electricity in a legal manner and you will be able to have an environment that you want your children to be proud to occupy […] and for you to have a safe space for your family,” said the minister.
HOME construction for 15 informal settlers at Annan dale North, East Coast Dem erara, is expected to begin in the coming weeks.
were also present at the meet ing, which was a follow-up to a recent visit by President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali.
Croal noted that the inventory and house lot registration process com menced on Saturday through CHPA and urged the families to be cooperative, as the agen cy aims to wrap up this process in the next week.
Government and Regional Development and Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, the community’s playground will also benefit from signifi cant upgrades; and works for the improvement of the drainage and irrigation sys tem are expected to start soon. (DPI)
He emphasised that the
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Construction of the low-in come units is expected to start in October and be completed in approximately three months.
As part of infrastructure development, the minister
Moreover, to improve security in the commu
The 15 families have been occupying 14 structures on the sea defence reserve. Such pos es a threat to both the squatters and their community. The Government has since offered low-income homes to each family.Minister
nity, installation of street lights at critical points will commence by Wednesday through CHPA. Command er Pareshram will also be working closely with resi dents to find a strategic location for a police out post. Through collaboration with the Ministry of Local
This announcement was made by Housing and Water Minister, Collin D Croal dur ing a community meeting at the Annandale Primary School on Monday.LocalGovernment and Re gional Development Minister, Nigel Dharamlall; Commander of Regional Police Division 4 ‘C’, Khali Pareshram; Director of Community Development at the Central Housing & Plan ning Authority (CHPA), Glad win Charles; and several other senior government officials
Homes for Annandale squatters soon
A resident raises a concern at the meeting on Monday
stated that all roads in the area will be rehabilitated by the Ministry of Housing & Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority, Ministry of Public Works and the Min istry of Local Government and Regional Development.
‘Seek co-operation not competition’
GUYANA’S rapid ad vancement and eco nomic diversification has warranted a paradigm shift among local trade unions, according to former President, Donald Ra motar.
The former Guyana Head of State, in his address at the recently held Clerical and Com mercial Workers Un ion’s (CCWU’s) fifth triennial delegates’ con ference, said that labour unions could advance through partnerships and strong awhereing:tation,”hardlyareganised.workerscountry,ploitation.areprotectedthatcollaborationstradeofanatartheunitingmustyourmergingalliances“Unionsalliances.mustseekathome,eventoincreasestrengthandwetaketheleadintradeunionsinCaribbean,”Ramorelated.HeaddedthatGuyhasseenaninfluxforeigninvestors,sounionsmustseektoensureworkers’rightsareandthattheyguardedagainstex“Wehave,inthisthousandsofthatareunorThoseworkersexploitedandhaveanyrepresenhesaid,add“Thisisanareathemovementaswholeshouldconcen
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trate on. All our unions should seriously inter rogate this matter; seek co-operation and not competition to bring the unorganised into your ranks.”According to Ra motar, the Guyana Agricultural and Gen eral Workers’ Union (GAWU) has taken the lead in seeking alli ance with the Oil Field Workers’ Union of Trinidad and Tobago; this is a move he is sup portive impor tant and immediate is sue is the unity of our trade union movement. Comrades and friends, speaking frankly, the private sector are much more united than labour and they are wielding great influence in our society,” Ramotar said. He went on to state: “On the other hand, labour has grown weak er. The reason for this must be sought and dealtWithwith.”this being the case, Ramotar said mere calls for unity are not enough, as unions must create an enabling environment to chart a course for
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- greater alliances could enhance capacity of local trade unions, Former President Ramotar says
Little Diamond, Herstelling roads to get $80M facelift
lion was also signed for the construction of 650 metres of pavement at Cemetery Road, an extension of the Burnham Boulevard.
Additionally, the sum of $3.1 billion was spent to advance the rehabilita tion and construction of several community roads in Regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and 10 under the Miscellaneous and Urban Roads Programme.
Specifically, Minister Indar, in an invited com ment on Wednesday, said that the project will target five roads within the com munities.“Weare doing five roads in the groundbilizing;andcontractscommunities…thehavebeensignedthecontractorsaremotheywentonthewiththeengineers
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STREETS in Little Di amond and Herstelling are slated for upgrades valuing more than $80 million, according to Min ister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar.
The report also stated that some $1.2 billion was expended on a number of projects under the Hinter land Roads Programme.
Minister within the Ministry of Public, Works Deodat Indar, engaging contractors during a recent inspection exercise in the Little Diamond/ Herstelling communities
already and works will be starting this week,” Minis ter Indar Oversaid.the weekend, President Dr. Irfaan Ali led a high-level team which included Minister Indar, to Mocha/Arcadia for the commissioning of the Burn ham Drive Road and the announcement of several otherFurther,projects.Minister Indar, while in the community, signed a contract valuing $46.2 million for the Barn well Road in Mocha/Ar cadia.Meanwhile, a contract to the tune of $49.1 mil
The investment in in frastructure, Minister Indar said, was one of the gov ernment’s top priorities in developing bridges.spentaacrossandspentsomeFinance’scentlyAccordingcommunities.totherepublishedMinistryofmid-yearreport,$12.3billionwasontherehabilitationconstructionofroadsthecountry,whilefurther$1.8billionwasontheconstructionof
Bascom, who was hauled before Chief Mag istrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Mag istrates’ Court, denied
Businessman Azruddin Mohamed has also filed a $200 million lawsuit against Bascom in rela tion to claims the latter
Police Sergeant Dion Bascom
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combined members and executive that are called the union,” Clarke said.
have t he potential as national institutions with creative power to influence, construc tively, the direction and quality of national de velopment.However, the poten tial, Clarke said, would remain underdeveloped if those bodies con tinue to fail to organise
not pose a flight risk; that rather, he is fearful for his life, as he has been receiv ing death threats. Bascom
is currently on official sickTheleave.defence is con tending that with respect to Section 17 of the Pro tected Disclosures Act that puts a restriction on certain information, there would be some difficul ties in proving the claims made by HughesBascom.disclosed that on Wednesday, Bascom filed private charges against Crime Chief Wen dell Blanhum for an al leged cybercrime offence. Blanhum will face this charge on September 21.
POLICE Sergeant Dion Bascom was on Wednesday released on $300,000 bail for three cybercrime charges. Bascom alleg edly accused two senior officers of covering up the murder of Ricardo Fagundes, known as “Paper Shorts”.
Dion Bascom gets $300,000 bail for alleged cybercrime offences
The Chief Magis trate released Bascom on $300,000 bail, and adjourned the matter until SeptemberBascom21.was ordered to lodge his passport at the court, and report to the Criminal Investiga tion Department (CID) Headquarters every other
During his bail appli cation, Hughes told the court that his client does
In the now-deleted Fa cebook video, Bascom claimed that he believed his detention had to do with his work on the case in the murder of Fagun des.A
The State was repre sented by Police Legal Adviser Mandel Moore, while Bascom was rep resented by Attorney-atLaw Nigel Hughes.
Ricardo Fagundes known as” Paper Shorts”
The RSS agreed to facilitate the request from the Government of Guy ana and a former Detec tive Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police Service, Serious and Or ganised Crime Command of the United Kingdom (UK) was deployed to provide assistance.
upon how well we can organise ourselves to give responsible leader ship, represent properly the views of workers and conceptualise and implement programmes that are practical and continuing benefit to our members,” Clarke said.He added that unions
made regarding Fagundes’ murder. Mohamed has contended that the allega tions made by Bascom are ThefalseRegional Security System (RSS) recently reviewed the probe into the murder by the Guyana Police Force. The RSS confirmed that there was no evidence to suggest that there was any attempt to cover-up Fagundes’ murder and there is also no evidence of corrupt practices as alleged in the public.
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the three charges, which alleged that he, during Au gust, used a computer sys tem to transmit electronic
The RSS review re vealed that the brib ery allegations made by Bascom against the sen ior officers were “hear say”.
Moore, on Wednesday, strongly objected to Bas com being granted pretrial liberty, contending that the charges are of a “seri ous”Henature.further contended that Bascom poses a flight risk, since he is the holder of a passport and visa.
Friday.Back in August, Bas com posted on social me dia a live video which he later deleted. In the video, he named several persons and senior officers while making a series of allega tions.After deleting the vid eo, he made a written post.The social media post ings by Bascom were in retaliation for getting ar rested on August 8, during a Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) raid of a home in Norton Street, Georgetown. Bascom was eventually released.
themselves for effective action.“Successful unions require more than mem bers’ money. It requires their time, their ener gies, and their talents,” he Herelated.added that mem bers cannot expect their unions to do their best for them or to achieve a
popular gold dealer and biker, 42-year-old Fagundes was gunned down on Main Street, Georgetown, on March 21. Fagundes was shot more than a dozen times.
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strong position of influ ence within society un less they take an active and enthusiastic interest in the work of the union at all“Tlevels.heCCWU is not just about the people working at the Cler ico House, not the building at Quamina Street, either; it’s the
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Sherwood Clarke, said that much more is need ed to be done in ad dressing the rights of workers.“There is enormous scope for us to increase our prestige and author ity in our country. But our ability to seize this opportunity depends
He encouraged un ion members to “wake up” and discharge their duties to the un ion the same way they would expect the un ion to discharge its duties to them.
data with the intent to humiliate, harass or cause substantial emotional dis tress to Superintendents Mitchell Ceasar and Cha binauth Singh.
Dr. Irfaan Ali, in his address at the cer emony, said that one of the most significant relation ships between India and Guyana has been its part nerships in human trans formation.Herelated that there must be a reason as to why India produces such phe nomenal human beings for the world, as one could not simply conclude that it is because of the size of the country and its large hu man resource base.
“It must be something more inherently important that has led to this known fact of India today, produc ing some of the world’s best CEOs (Chief Execu tive Officers) and the im portant issue is that it strad dles different sectors; it is not limited to a particular sector,” Dr. Ali said.
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“These various defence training slots are both of general and specialised nature which include Se curity and Strategic Stud ies, Defence
The alumni association brings together Guyanese who participated in the various Indian scholar ship programmes includ ing the ITEC, Know India Programme, ICCR Com monwealth Scholarships, Hindi, and the newly in troduced defence training courses for friendly foreign
countries.President
development at the highest level.“That is a very impor tant aspect of the ITEC programme, the function ality of the programme. For us in Guyana, one of the important plans of the foundation that we’re building is human resource transformation. We cannot develop at the pace we want to develop with the size we want to develop, with the population, if we do not invest in human resource plans,” the Head of State said.
The ITEC Programme was launched on Septem ber 15, 1964, by the Min istry of External Affairs of India as a bilateral pro gramme of assistance of the Government of India.
are participants of the pro gramme.Dr.Srinivasa related that the ITEC courses are generally meant for civil ians, but the Indian Gov ernment has introduced defence training for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) under the Friendly Foreign Countries Pro gramme.There were 19 slots al located last year and this year 38 slots have been al located for the army, navy and the air force.
navyyoungalsogency,drography,Engineering,Electronics,Management,MechanicalMarineHyCounter-InsurJungleWarfareandfoundationcoursesforofficersfromarmy,andairforce,”Dr.
instance, is expected to offer networking oppor tunities, where graduates could communicate with each other, receive infor mation on future Govern ment of India programmes and plans for Guyana and Guyanese.“Technical and eco nomic co-operation was considered to be one of the essential functions of an integrated and imagina tive foreign policy. The ITEC Programme, fully funded by the Government of India, has evolved and grown over the years,” Dr. Srinivasa said.
Srinivasa said.
THE vasa.Guyana,Highception(ITEC)EconomicIndianmemoratedasrelaunchedAlumniIndia-GuyanaAssociationwasonTuesday,thetwonationscomthe58thTechnicalandCooperationDayduringarehostedbyIndia’sCommissionertoDr.K.JSrini
As it is now, India al ready has plans in place to enhance and advance technical and economic co-operation.According to the Indian High Commissioner, the alumni association, for
He added: “Guyana is an important partner for India in the area of development partnership co-operation and our cooperation with Guyana is purely driven by Guyana’s requirements and its priori ties. India has been able to contribute significantly to Guyana’s capacity building and skill development by training of more than 600 government officials under ITECHeProgramme.”alsomentioned that any private individual ap plicant or person requiring assistance in training or skill development could apply directly to the High Commission, if they are qualified for the particular training course they are interested“Organisationsin. like the chambers of commerce, Private Sector Commis sion, GMSA or even a private company could
nominate suitable candi dates directly to the High Commission. Their appli cations will be considered under our discretionary mechanism.“Thisisto promote pri vate sector in seeking skill development to ensure the availability of a highly skilled ICT workforce and to act as a tool for further ing relations between the two countries in future,” Dr. Srinivasa said.
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Dr. Ritish Tularam, who participated in the ICCR programme, said that he was a two-time beneficiary of the scholar ship which was funded by the Government of India in collaboration with the Government of Guyana during the periods 2013 to 2014 and 2017 to 2020 respectively.In2013,he was award ed a scholarship for a Mas ter’s Degree in Education, at Delhi University.
He added: “One of the central hubs are educa tion engagements and so I used this once in a lifetime opportunity to build, strengthen and foster networking part nerships, collaborations, thereby creating colle gial spaces for continu ous share and delibera tion on new information, ideas, perspectives, views and opinions on various academic matters with looming, everybody’s in stitutions.”
India-Guyana Alumni Association gets new life
President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Indian High Commissioner Dr. K.J Srinivasa (Carl Croker photo)
A cultural dance performance at the ITEC day reception (Carl Croker photo)
A section of the gathering at the reception on Tuesday (Office of the President photo)
He added that this speaks to the system that is designed to ensure there is human resource capacity
“Subsequently, [I] received another award in 2017-2020 for a PhD degree in education. The dissertation focused on continuous development…professionalImustascendtothefactthatthepossibilitiesandopportunitieswerenumerousinthisnewhorizonandacademicspace,especiallyattheDelhiUniversity,”Tularamsaid.
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bwe on October 19 and then Ireland on October 21 with the top two teams from Group B joining the Super 12s, along with the top two teams from Group A which features Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emir ates, the Netherlands and Namibia. The top two teams from each Super12 group will advance to the semi-finals on November 9 and 10. Before the start of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the West Indies will meet home team Aus tralia in a two-match bilateral T20 International (T20I) series on October 5 at the Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast and on October 7 at the historical Gabba, in Brisbane.
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opening batter Evin Lewis has been recalled for the first time since the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. Two uncapped players have been selected - right-arm leg-spin ner all-rounder Yannic Cariah, 30, and left-arm batting all-rounder Raymon Reifer.
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The Most Honourable Dr Des mond Haynes, CWI’s Lead Se lector said: “We have selected a mixture of youth and experience to represent the West Indies. In the selection process, we have been cognizant of the ongoing CPL and we have been looking at the players who have been playing very well. I said at the beginning of my tenure that I would be interested in giving players the opportunity and I think I have been consistent in doing that. I believe it is a very good team we have selected, and it is a team that will compete, given that we have to qualify from Round 1 into the Super12s.”
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Panel yesterday announced the West Indies squad for the up coming International Crick et Council’s (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup. The panel confirmed the fifteen (15) players who will represent the West Indies for the eighth ICC T20 World Cup, which will be played in Australia from October 16 to November 13.
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available to the West Indies since, but recently revealed his desire to rejoin the regional team. Russell has an average of 19 with the bat for the West Indies, which pales in comparison to his franchise average which is in the mid-thirties.
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The West Indies are the only team to have won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup twice, in Sri Lanka in 2012 and in India in 2016. The West Indies campaign to win an un precedented third ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title starts on October 17, when they take on Scotland in the first of three Group B fixtures played at the Bellerive Oval, in Hobart, Tasmania to qualify for the Super 12 phase of the tournament.
FULL SQUAD: Nicholas Pooran (captain), Rovman Powell (vice-captain), Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cot trell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akael Hosein, Alzarri Jo seph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Ray mon Reifer, Odean Smith.
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Dr Haynes added: “ There are players who did not make the team and I hope they will continue to work hard and perform to their best in the CPL and the upcoming CG United Super50 Cup; because you never know what can happen in case of injuries or any other unforeseen situations where we might need to call up players as replacements.”Notableabsentees from the World Cup squad are Hayden Walsh Jr, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Fabien Allen and Romario Shepherd.Walsh Jr has been a consistent selectee on the West Indies T20 team having played 26 matches, grabbing 32 wickets at an average of 21.03.Andre Russell who last played for the West Indies at last year's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates has not made himself
vice-captain.Left-hand
Fabien Allen has taken time off from international cricket to mourn the loss of his father. But the leftarm spinner has fallen behind the pecking order due to the emergence of AkealRomarioHosein.Shepherd's bowling exploits at the death did not do him any favours, but despite that, the Guyanese all-rounder has been a consistent player in the team, aver aging 39.60 with the bat and taking 21 wickets from 23 matches.
Sunil Narine is revered around the world for his guile, but the most feared spinner in T20s has not played for the West Indies since Au gust 2019. He recently announced his desire to wear the maroon.
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He played 44 Test matches, scoring 3 104 runs at an average of 43.11 with seven centuries and 16 fif ties.
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Some students pose with school bags and educational materials
A total of 17 electronic tablets were also handed over to cricketers across the county and members of the St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Youth Club of Port
Mourant.Cricketers from several clubs benefitted including Achievers, Bush Lot United, Cotton Tree, Rose Hall Can je, Upper Corentyne, Port Mourant and Edinburgh.
of Providence and Food For The Poor (Guy).
SC, MS, under the fund seek ways to make a positive dif ference in the lives of the less fortunate and youths.
Eight members of St Francis on Sunday during mass received a tablet each.
The items were handed over to the youths over the last week, to mark the 89th birthday celebration of the legendary Test cricketer Basil Butcher, who died in Decem ber Club2019.Secretary/CEO Hil bert Foster stated that the cricket teams of the RHTY
The late Basil Butcher was the fourth Berbician to play for the West Indies at Test level. Butcher was a mentor to cricketers of RHTYSC for over two de cades and is widely credited for the role he played in offering advice in the club cricket development pro grammes.
Ten youths benefitted from the donation of cycles compliments of Dave Narine of Dave West Indian Imports of New York, United States of America.Theten youths included Adrian Kistama, who re
cently excelled at the recent Caribbean Advanced Profi ciency Exams (CAPE).
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The cycles would assist the youths to attend school and cricket practice. Foster urged them to take care of the cycles and to balance their involvement in sports with a solid performance in the classroom. Thanks were extended to Dave Narine for his sponsorship of the cycles.
Youths benefit from RHTYSC/ Basil Butcher Trust Fund
Foster stated that the RHTY SC was pleased to assist members of the youth club which played a major role in the launching of the RHTY SC in The1990.tablets, which were donated by Ramdeo Kumar
of Beacon Cafe and Bruce Butcher, son of Basil Butch er, would be used by the 17 youths to do research in school.The cricket teams of the RHTYSC also donat ed over 400 school bags with educational materials to schoolchildren under the Trust Fund. The school bags were donated to the club, compliments of Beacon Cafe, Pernel Christie, Pixel Guyana Inc, Jason Sripal of J Super market among others. The educational materials were donated by Canadian Surplus
Special emphasis, he stat ed, is placed on the promo tion of sports and education as part of the club's effort to assist youths to fulfil their potential in the classroom and on the cricket field.
Members of the RHTYSC pose with their bicycles after the presentation
DOZENS of youths from the Ancient County of Ber bice over the last week ben efitted from donations of bicycles, electronic tablets and school bags from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club MS (RHTY SC) under its Basil Butcher Trust Fund.
The NBA found Sarver "en gaged in conduct that clearly violated common workplace standards".Itfound evidence of "racial ly insensitive language, unequal treatment of female employees and sex-related statements and conduct".Sarver's treatment of em ployees also "on occasion con stitutedThebullying".investigation, which interviewed 320 people and scrutinised 80 000 documents and videos, was prompted by an ESPN article in November 2021.
Captain Kieron Pollard failed again with six and now has just 30 runs from four in nings, while new big-hitting acquisition Andre Russell also continued his struggles with three. He has scored 34 runs from his four innings.
Donald Sterling, the-then owner of Los Angeles Clippers who was banned for life from the NBA in 2014, after he was re corded using racist language in a private conversation. The league later forced the sale of the team to new owners.
Phoenix Suns owner suspended, fined $10M for misconduct
Robert Sarver’s Phonix Suns reached the 2021 NBA Finals for the first time since 1993, but lost out to the Milwaukee Bucks
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The West Indies whiteball captain then put on 70 for the fifth with Narine –
who blasted two sixes – to revive the innings before the collapse ensued, the last six wickets going down for 25 runs.Cornwall perished to the ninth ball of the chase for one with 10 runs on the board –one of two wickets to fall to South African quick Daryn Dupavillon (2-30)
outing of the tournament, snatched three for 17 from four splendid overs to hurt TKR.He was complemented by off-break bowler Rahkeem Cornwall (2-27) and seamers Jason Holder and Obed Mc Coy, both of whom finished with two for 30.
Left-hander Nicholas Pooran excelled in a new opening role, striking 52 from 43 deliveries, but other than Sunil Narine’s 30 off 31 balls at number six, TKR’s batting lacked real quality.
But Mayers inspired a 98-run stand with Bosch who then anchored a 28run, unbroken third-wicket partnership with fellow South African Quinton de Kock (15 not out) to in crease TKR’s misery.
Kyle Mayers pulls during his half-century against TKR on Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy Getty/ CPL)
Sarver has been an owner of the Suns for 18 years. He will not be able to attend any NBA or WNBA team facility or arena during his suspension or take part in any business activity with the teams. (BBC Sport)
PORT OF SPAIN, Trini dad (CMC) – Left-hander Kyle Mayers lashed his third half-century of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign as un beaten Barbados Royals continued their dominant march through the tour nament with an emphatic eight-wicket win over Trin bago Knight Riders (TKR).
Mayers inflicts misery on struggling TKR as Royals post sixth straight win
THE Phoenix Suns owner, Robert Sarver, has been sus pended for a year and fined $10M after an NBA investiga tion into claims of racism and misogyny.
In the opening match at Queen’s Park Oval on Tues day night, Royals made light work of the home side’s 132, to post their sixth straight win and put one foot in the
In a statement reacting to his fine and suspension, Sarver, who also owns the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, said: "Good leadership
requires accountability. For the Suns and Mercury organisations, that begins with me.
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"While I disagree with some of the particulars of the NBA's report, I would like to apologise for my words and actions that offended our employees. I take full responsibility for what I have done. I am sorry for caus ing this pain, and these errors in judgment are not consistent with my personal philosophy or my values."NBACommissioner Adam Silver described his organisa tion's report as "troubling and disappointing"."Onbehalf of the entire NBA, I apologise to all of those impacted by the misconduct out lined in the investigators' report. We must do better." he said.
Sent in, Pooran counted a brace of fours and sixes in his fifty but lacked support, and TKR found themselves floundering on 37 for four in the seventh over.
points and just one win.
However, while the NBA fined Sarver the maximum amount possible under its rules, the report stated it "makes no finding that Sarver's conduct was motivated by racial or gen der-basedSarver'sanimus".punishment is less severe than that imposed on
For TKR’s part, the loss was their third in five games, leaving them bottom of the six-team league on three
playoffs.Mayers was at the fore front of Royals’ enterprise, top-scoring with 79 from 36 balls. He crunched 10 fours and five sixes, racing to his half-century off just 25 de liveries.South African Corbin Bosch chipped in with an unbeaten 33 from 43 balls, a controlled knock that took Royals over the line with four overs to spare.
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night”.“Hayley (Matthews), Sta fanie (Taylor) with their experi ence and other batters, there are a number of batters there but no one is showing that level of con sistency,” the head coach said during a virtual media briefing.
While saying he was “happy with the balance of spinners and seamers” in the team and ex pressing confidence they could hold their own, even in the absence of the side’s leading wicket-taker and ‘world-class’ off-spinner Anisa Mohammed, who is on a six-month break from duty, Walsh said on Tues day he was “concerned in terms of the batting that we have”.
Walsh also addressed que ries about the omission of Kiana Joseph and Kaysia Schultz.
“She has been very good so far, she’s been tremendous, and all the players have responded very well to her, they’re giving her the support and the coaching staff has been giving her all the support that we can,” he said, expressing the hope that the upcoming series would give her more“She’sconfidence.been doing every thing that has been asked of her. She has just been taking on this responsibility and that’s very good to see,” added Walsh who said Matthews had also been receiving tremendous support from her predecessor Stafanie Taylor.
Identifying Kyshona Knight, Chedean Nation, and Natasha McLean as among those he said he hoped would show their met tle, the former West Indies fast bowler added: “There’s a fair amount of batting around but we want to see other people taking on the responsibility of being consistent and I think that’s what has been lacking in this team for the last couple of seasons, and this is a chance now for people now to put their hands up.”
West Indies Women will be without leading batter De andra Dottin, who on July 31 announced her retirement from international cricket, and Walsh made the point that “you don’t replace players (like her) over
“I think … it gives some other persons some opportunity to sort of establish themselves and develop their own play.
miss those two – whenever you have experienced players of that quality you’re going to miss them – but I’m hoping that others step up to the plate and we can get that level of consistency from them … So it’s giving other players the chance and I’m hoping they grab it with both hands,” he said.
her on that, but she’s someone that we still have high hopes for.”The Matthews-led unit will play their first ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, and Walsh said he was expecting the play ers to fully support the Barbadi an who took over in June.
As for Schultz, the head coach said: “It’s a little bit of consistency in her bowling and obviously she didn’t get to play in the CPL so we couldn’t judge
A match-day squad of 13 players will be selected ahead of each of the three CG United ODIs scheduled for September 16, 19 and 22. The team will then play a five-match T20 Inter national series from September 25 to October 6.
FULL SQUAD: Hayley Matthews (captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Camp belle, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle Henry, Kyshona Knight, Natasha McLean, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Wil liams.
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He said the absence of stal warts Mohammed and Dottin who have done extremely well in the last year has left “a major void that is never going to be easy to fix or fill”.
A 17-member provisional squad was announced on Mon day, which includes wicketkeep er-batter Natasha McLean and right-arm off-break bowler She neta Grimmond, who have been recalled to the West Indies team.
However, the head coach said it was a chance for others to come to prominence.
So I’m (looking at) the posi tive side. Yes, we’re going to
West Indies Women head coach Courtney Walsh
Inconsistent batting a concern for Walsh ahead of ODIs, T20Is against New Zealand
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC)
– The inconsistency of the West Indies Women’s batting department is a concern for head coach Courtney Walsh as they get ready to take on New Zealand Women in three ODIs and five T20Is starting here tomorrow.
He said although Joseph had done well in the recently ended Skyexch 6ixty and Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League tournaments, she had “a fitness“Sheissue”.knows the require ments and we are hoping that she will get there sooner rather than later,” he added.
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Right-arm leg-spinner Yannic Cariah
Kennar Lewis (24)
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Ti tle-holders St Kitts and Nevis Patriots won an important sec ond game to climb into third in the standings, while inflicting Jamaica Tallawahs with their third defeat, in a rainhit contest here yester day.
remained second – like Patriots on six points –but ahead of them on net run rate, with unbeaten Barbados Royals at the top on a perfect 12.
Russell out, Lewis, Cariah, Reifer in Windies T20 World Cup squad
In pursuit of a mod est 140 at Queen’s Park Oval, Patriots had reached 113 for two in reply in the 13th over
Andre Fletcher gathers runs behind square on the off-side during his unbeaten 45 yesterday. (Photo courtesy Getty/CPL)
Barbados all-rounder Raymon Reifer
Sent in, Tallawahs were carried to 139 for five off their 20 overs by left-hander Raymon Reifer, who celebrated his call-up to the West Indies Twenty20 World Cup squad with an un beaten 40 from 26 de liveries at number five.
In reply, the ever-re liable Fletcher lashed three fours and three sixes to lead two part nerships that were to prove invaluable when
Title-holders Patriots climb to third in standings after rainy win
The right-hander, the only Patriots batter to pass 100 runs for the tournament with 198, punched three fours and sixes while adding
the rain arrived.
and Brandon King (22) put on 49 off 34 balls for the first wicket and when four wickets tumbled for 37 runs, Reifer hauled the innings around by anchoring a crucial 39run, fifth-wicket stand with Fabian Allen (23), while striking four fours and two sixes.
49 for the first wicket with Evin Lewis (20) and a further 55 for the second with Bravo who struck three fours and three sixes.
when rain ended the game prematurely with victory already in sight, giving them an eight-wicket win un der tocondemnfromsupportinghander45aheadFletcheris-Stern.Duckworth-LewIn-formAndrehadputthemwithanunbeatenfrom38balls,left-DarrenBravohimwith3921deliveries,totheTallawahsdefeat.However,Tallawahs
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Evin Lewis recalled
Renowned all-rounder Andre Russell was overlooked for selection for the West Indies squad
