Chattergoon of Number 62 Village, Corentyne, told the Guyana Chronicle that he has been out of work for the past three weeks after losing a toe while at sea.
“I’m happy, it means a lot to me, I have been out of work. Look, see here, I lost my toe while at sea. I’m diabetic. I noticed a numbness and then swelling and when I visited the doctor, it was in a bad state so they had to cut it off.
17th S eptember, 2022 SATURDAY No.106848 PAGE 03 $100PRICEVATINCLUSIVE'
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So right now I’m recovering and this money is a big help for me,” said Chat tergoon, who is still grieving the death of his wife last year.
Cricket Carnival kicks off !
Cricket Carnival kicked off at the National Park, Guyana National Stadium and Port Mourant Community Centre Ground on Friday (DPI photos)
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$150,000 one-off fisherfolk grant rolled
Guyana to CARICOMwrite –– on Suriname’s harassment of local fisherfolk, failure to honour agreement to grant 150 licences $8.6B inroadsignedcontractsinforworksRegionSix PAGE 10 PAGE 02
Speaking to hundreds of fisherfolk at the Port Mourant and Skeldon Community Centre grounds on Friday, where the $150,000 grant for them was launched, the Vice-President said Guyana has had enough from its Dutch-speaking neighbour. “We recognised the injustices that are meted out to fishermen from Guyana. We recognise the capricious nature of the Suri namese Government and the corruption in Suriname that is preventing this issue from being resolved,” he said. out in Region
VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said Guyana will be writing CARICOM on the harassment of local fishermen by Surinamese authorities and that country’s failure to honour a written agreement with Guyana to provide 150 licences to local fisherfolk.
Six
OPTIMISTIC
THREE months after President, Dr Irfaan Ali announced that the gov ernment will give a oneoff grant of $150,000 to fisherfolk across Guyana, the initiative was finally rolled out in Region Six on Friday.
By Tajeram Mohabir
Jagdeo explained on Friday that the names submitted to receive the grant fall into three cate gories: persons on the voters’ list with identification card; persons without identifi cation card and have to be verified; and persons who are neither on the voters’ list nor have any form of identi fication.Over 90 per cent of the listed persons to receive the grant fall in the first category and will receive the grant without hesitation. Once the
ment might not be able to weed out all the unwanted elements, it is certain that the list of beneficiaries for the fisherfolk grant is the cleanest yet.
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The grant is intended to bring much-needed re lief to fisherfolk who have been feeling the squeeze occasioned by the increase in cost of living caused by COVID-19 and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
The children’s school uniform vouchers have also been increased from $2,500 to $5,000; old age pension has been increased by 40 per cent; some 20,000 scholar ships have been made avail able to Guyanese, and this number could increase to 50,000; the end-of-year bo nus for the Joint Services has been restored; VAT has been removed from water, elec tricity, machinery, agricultur al inputs, among others; un just D&I charges have been resolved and concessions have been granted to miners to make their operations more profitable; corporate tax on healthcare and educa tion has been removed; more than 11,000 house lots have been distributed thus far and the government is now helping persons with private lands, who do not have the capital, to build their homes.
The heavy vetting of the names of proposed benefi ciaries, Vice-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said was necessary because some unscrupulous persons had exploited loopholes in the flood and cash grants which were distributed earlier.
A fisherman for close to 20 years, Jaimangal said the industry has experienced ups and downs but he is optimistic that it will make a full recovery with the help and support from the gov ernment.Over at the Skeldon Community Centre Ground where another few hundreds gathered to uplift their grant, Sanjay Chattergoon, seated comfortable in a chair a short distance from the distribu tion point, waited patiently for his name to be called.
Sanjay Chattergoon
At the Port Mourant Community Ground, Sunil Jaimangal, a father of three
$150,000 one-off fisherfolk grant rolled out in Berbice
Dr Jagdeo also said that education at the University of Guyana will be made free before 2025; 1,000 homes will be built in Lin den and electricity cost is expected to be reduced by 50 per cent by 2025, with the coming on stream of the Wales gas-to-shore project and other major energy projects.
OTHERTIONSINTERVEN
Chattergoon of Number 62 Village, Corentyne, told this newspaper that he has been out of work for the past three weeks after losing a toe while at sea.
Sunil Jaimangal
The extended time to launch the programme was due to systems put in place by the government to ensure greater scrutiny of names submitted as valid beneficia ries for the grant.
Through the added lay er of scrutiny which in volved the watchful eyes of residents and fishermen themselves, Dr Jagdeo said the authorities were able to flag farmers who became fishermen overnight. While admitting that the govern
The government has ini tially estimated that it will be paying the grant to about 5,000 fisherfolk but after the verification process, this number has topped 6,000.
abetic. I noticed a numbness and then swelling and when I visited the doctor, it was in a bad state so they had to cut it off. So right now I’m recovering and this money is a big help for me,” said Chattergoon, who is still grieving the death of his wife who died last Vice-Presidentyear.
from Sheet Anchor Village, Canjie, was among hundreds who turned up to collect their grant. He told the Guyana Chronicle that grant is a big help to him and his family. Recently, he said his fishing pen was destroyed by a big boat and the money collected will be used to rebuild the structure which he depends on for his livelihood.
“I’m happy, it means a lot to me, I have been out of work. Look, see here, I lost my toe while at sea. I’m di
identity of the others is veri fied, they too will receive the grant, said Vice-President, Bharrat Jagdeo.
Other interventions by the government include the restoration of the children’s cash grant that was stopped by the former APNU+AFC Government, and increased the sum from $10,000 to $25,000. This grant has since been extended to learners in private school, and there is a promise to further increase it to $50,000 by 2025.
The government has also created over 11,000 parttime jobs to supplement in come at the household level and is providing building materials for persons build ing their homes.
ICOManaBharratVICE-PRESIDENT,MohabirDrJagdeosaidGuywillbewritingCARontheharassment
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which would allow Guya nese fishermen to ply their trade in Suriname’s Ocean waters.Minister Mustapha re called the earlier discussions
Addressing a well-at tended gathering at the Skeldon Community Cen tre Ground, Dr Jagdeo did not mince words in airing his concerns on the matter.
A section of the gathering at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground on Friday (Office of the Vice-President photo)
“The Minister of Ag riculture [of Suriname] seems to be more power ful than the President of Suriname and what has happened since some of the corruption in Suriname has been exposed, where a small group of people con trolling these licences and then trying to rip off Guy anese fishermen by renting the licences to them, once that was exposed they have now dug in, they seem to want to punish the people who have exposed them in this regard.”
He said Guyana had similar issues with Trinidad and Tobago whereby that country would not allow local agricultural produce to enter its market by putting up a range of phytosanitary restrictions, even though their companies operate freely in Guyana. Guyana demanded reciprocal be haviour from Trinidad and Tobago and will be doing the same with Suriname, the Vice-President said.
Guyana, he said cannot
During the November 2020 visit, Agriculture Min ister, Zulfikar Mustapha had met with Agriculture, Live stock and Fisheries Minister of Suriname, Parmanand Sewdien, and requested the issuance of 150 SK licences
He said for too long now Guyana has been “tip-toeing” around the licences and ha rassment issues by working at the diplomatic level, but the commitment of Suriname seems not to worth the paper it is written on.
vessels [being] stranded in Suriname and cannot return to Guyana for fear of losing their licences, as it calls on Suriname to honour its com mitment to issue the licences.
In July of this year, three Guyanese fishermen were detained by Surinam ese authorities for fishing in that country’s waters and their vessels were seized. The men detained were identified as Ramesh Ram chand and Mahendra Bis sessar of Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and Troy Tyrell of Lusig nan, ECD.
Recently, he said Presi dent Ali had informed him that President Santokhi promised that the fish catches would be landed in Guyana, but this is yet to happen be cause the Agriculture Minis ter of Suriname seems to be more powerful than anyone in the neighbouring country.
any longer trust Suriname at the bilateral level to resolve the issues on licences and ha rassment of local fisherfolk. On this note, he said Guy ana’s strategy will change, CARICOM will be written to on these matters and Guyana is going to “play hard ball.”
Guyana to write CARICOM
Vice-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo speaking at the meeting at Port Mourant on Friday (Office of the Vice-President photo)
–– on Suriname’s harassment of local fisherfolk, failure to honour agreement to grant 150 licences
“So we cannot continue like this forever. We know that they control fishing in their waters and they have a right to licence whomever they wish to,” the Vice-Pres ident said, pointing out that Guyana also has a right in this country to deal with Suri namese businesses operating here on a reciprocal basis.
of local fishermen by Suri namese authorities and that country’s failure to honour a written agreement with Guyana to provide 150 licences to local fisherfolk.
they can negate a promise made by the President of Suriname.”
Speaking to hundreds of fisherfolk at the Port Mourant and Skeldon Community Centre grounds on Friday, where the $150,000 grant for them was launched, the Vice-President said Guyana has had enough from its Dutch-speaking neighbour.
Dr Jagdeo added: “There are officials in Suriname who are totally corrupt and do not want to see this matter resolved because it affects their pockets…. It seems as though that these individuals whoever they are — are so powerful in Suriname – that
OnCONDEMNATIONSeptember5, the Government of Guyana in a statement condemned the harassment of Guyanese fisherfolk by the Surinam ese Government, inclusive of its failure to grant li cences to local fishermen in keeping with the commit ment made to President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on November 26, 2020, during a visit to Suriname.
between President Ali and the President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, that there should be an agree ment on the issuance of the number of licences requested by Guyana.Minister Sewdien, the statement said, also indi cated that his government would form a company that will deal with the issuing of licences to the Guyanese fishermen.Atthe last meeting of President Ali and President Santokhi in Georgetown, it was agreed that by January 1, 2022, arrangements would have been put in place to facilitate the issuance of the 150 SK licences to Guyanese fishermen.Thestatement noted that taking into account this de cision, Minister Mustapha, via a letter dated November 16, 2021, submitted to his Surinamese counterpart the names of the persons interest ed in being issued licences.
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“We recognised the in justices that are meted out to fishermen from Guyana. We recognise the capricious nature of the Surinamese Government and the corrup tion in Suriname that is pre venting this issue from being resolved,” he said.
The Government of Guy ana has not yet been advised on the status of the establish ment of the company referred to, nor on the issuance of the licences.Guyana said in the ab sence of the issuance of these licences, local fisherfolk con tinue to face harassment at the hands of the Surinamese authorities, including fishing
described as a very willing person.
Residents who heard a loud impact rushed out and
‘Greens boy’ killed in hit-and-run accident at Adventure
His body is currently at the Suddie Mortuary awaiting a examination.post-mortem
when he was struck down by the Alicar.was a popular vendor in his community and would usually buy and sell vegeta bles. He lived alone and was
He was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital
A relative of the deceased told this publication that Ali had just eaten his dinner and was going to meet a friend
Dead is Ameer Ali, popu larly known as “Greens boy”. The driver of the car was apprehended on Friday and remains in custody pending charges. At the time of his
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A 63-YEAR-OLD vegeta ble vendor of Adventure, Region Two, tragically lost his life on Thursday night after he was hit by a speed ing hire car while walking on the Adventure Public Road.
arrest, he was operating his hire car which had visible damages.According to information reaching this newspaper, Ali was walking on the parapet around 18:20 hrs. when he was hit by hire car, HD 2994. The driver was reportedly speeding and was under the influence alcohol. After hit ting Ali, he fled the scene.
The spot where the car collided with Ameer Ali
found Ali lying motionless on the ground with a broken leg and injuries to his head
where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The car that was involved in the accident
Eshika and her parents
The former Anna Regina Secondary School student copped the 6th position in the country at this year’s CSEC examinations with 18 GradeSinghOnes.recently told this publication that while grow ing up she never knew the importance of doing well in exams and never really paid attention to any of her endof-term exams.
In Georgetown, she at tended the Graham’s Hall Primary School on the East Coast of Demerara where she struggled to adjust to a new lifestyle. Singh added that during her stay at the primary school, she learnt and experienced many things from the intelligent pupils and her new sur roundings.“Inmy sixth year, I was transferred back to Esse
Eshika Singh
She recalled that in year two of her primary edu cation, her parents parted ways. Thereafter, she and her two older siblings ac companied their mother to Georgetown where she was pursing her degree at the University of Guyana. She said her father remained in Essequibo to tend to his rice field.
ESHIKA SINGH, of Zorgen-Vlygt, in Region Two, is in need of a scholarship to pursue studies in petro leum/chemical Engineer ing.
Zorg-En-Vlygt girl wants scholarship to pursue petroleum/chemical engineering studies
SinghShesaid.said that the disap pointment only motivated her to do better as she com menced secondary school, copping the 1st - 4th place in her class during her five years“Attendingthere. high school, I have encountered many challenges. Financial diffi culties being the biggest one apart from the private family [issues] that were occurring,” SinghSheexplained.saidher father, Syl vin Singh, who is a hire car driver, has been the one to sacrifice his time and ener gy to take her to and from school and extra lessons everyHerday.mom, Chandradai Singh, a high school teacher,
Singh said that she will be thankful if given a schol arship. She intends to con tinue making her family, community and country proud.
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quibo where I attended the Fisher Primary School in Golden Fleece. This transi tion, however, was a major setback in my NGSA perfor mance since I had very high expectations of becoming the top student. This expec tation was dimmed a little as I landed in the fifth place,”
“Nowfees.that I have com pleted my secondary edu cation, my parents are not financially capable of send ing me to a university. This is because they are already funding my two older sib lings’ tertiary education. Hence, having known the fi nancial status of my family, I have made every sacrifice in my name to succeed at all 18 subjects,” Singh ex plained.
handled all the finances as sociated with her schooling, including paying all of her lesson
What is evidenced, however, is that an all-of-government approach has been taken to ensure that education delivery in Guyana is solid, but also to ensure that even outside of traditional institu
In spite of challenges UG has progressed well in recent years
Education And Technology
It may be fair to say that the univer sity has not made the kind of fast-paced progress it has been undergoing over the last couple years ever since its founding some 59 years ago.
thousands of students.
It is to be noted that during the height of the pandemic, UG was one of the first educational institutions in the region to go online to ensure that learning contin ued uninterrupted. Many students who were in their second year and needed two more years to finish off their degrees would not have been able to graduate if decisive and prompt action was not taken by the institution to take its programmes online. The VC, Dr Paloma Mohamed, should be commended for leading the way in ensuring that all of this was done.
Additionally, I am told that UG has initiated a university press and has started publishing materials. Many experts and other academics will have the opportunity to have their work published.
As a Guyanese who writes extensively on varied subjects including on the dias pora, I am also very much interested in collaborating with the UG Press to have some of my works published there.
WORLD leaders will converge in New York City, New York, for yet another session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which commenced a few days ago.
Minister Manickchand raised the concern that even before the pandemic, one out of three adults globally had low digital literacy. The minister had said that following the pandemic, it became apparent that technology as a solution to all learning deficiencies was a myth. She recognised, instead, that there is value in face-to-face learning, which is complemented by technologies, but the issues of equity have to be addressed. She called for a change to the financial architecture of how education is fund ed, which must be a priority for the world and for institutions that respond
There’s another UN forum happen ing alongside the UNGA which, consid ering the dire effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education delivery glob ally and especially in countries such as Guyana, will have major questions to answer.The Transforming Education Sum mit, according to the UN’s website, is: “Convened in response to a global crisis in education – one of equity and inclu sion, quality and relevance.”
Dear Editor,
While there have been some short comings at UG from time to time, some of which have been reported in the press and that I also observed, the successes achieved have been many. All Guyanese should be proud of this noble institution and offer support.
tions, learners have access to technology that will inevitably be central to Guy ana’sThefuture.
As I learn from staff and students, UG is moving towards delivering education in a hybrid format – a combination of face-to-face and online. The university is reaching more students today than ever before, especially because of online in structions, thereby, increasing access for
Guyana must be able to comfort ably boast, within the next 10 to 30 years, that the digital literacy rate has climbed so high that the government’s agenda to connect the country digital ly would truly see people’s lives being ultimately bettered because they are readily equipped to maximise the technology available to them, thus contributing also to the country’s overall prosperity.
Industry and Innovation Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister has been instrumental in bridging the digital-divide gap that exists across physical and social borders. Just recent ly, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) summer camps were facilitated across Guyana to expose the nation’s youth to advanced areas such as coding and robotics. And this is but one such example of the work being done by this and other government agencies to increase technology availability and use across Guyana.
the platform given to her, Minister Manickchand had plugged the importance of the Guyana Learning Channel, for which content was owned by the Education Ministry and also published on YouTube. This, she said, is important to minimising both the learning loss and the harms which were caused by school closures.
At the summit, Guyana’s is repre sented by Murtland Haley as the educa tion ministry’s Public Relations Manag er, and supported by Bhedesh Persaud and Loiselle Robinson, according to a post on the ministry’s official Facebook page. In July, Education Minister Priya Manickchand presented at a similar ed ucation summit in Paris, France, where she recognised that globally, even before COVID-19, two/thirds of the world’s children have no digital connectivity at home.
well as students of UG, and many of them have expressed that the foundation that they received at UG has put them in a good position to do extremely well.
Minister Manickchand begged the question of how to encourage and promote innovation that comes with motivation from the private sector, and balance that with the global recognition of education as a public good. Surely, these are complex issues that should be answered at the summit. Even before that stage, Guyana has made, evidenced by compelling grades from learners at local and regional examinations, signif icant progress for 2022 as was recorded in a previous editorial of this newspaper.
“Often slow and unseen, this crisis is having a devastating impact on the futures of children and youth worldwide. The summit provides a unique opportu nity to elevate education to the top of the global political agenda and to mobilise action, ambition, solidarity and solutions to recover pandemic-related learning losses and sow the seeds to transform education in a rapidly changing world,” the summit’s explanatory note read.
6 GUYANA CHRONICLE Saturday, September 17, 2022 See page 7
In the diaspora and in Guyana, I in teract from time to time with Alumni as
IN spite of funding issues, the difficul ties of in-person instruction attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenge of providing education to an ever-increasing number of students, the University of Guyana has been making significant strides over the last few years under the tenure of current VC Dr Paloma Mohamed.
Given my decades of experience as an editor and media columnist, I would
I am informed that UG has designed and is now fully implementing an inclu sion policy. An Inclusion Unit is now functioning to ensure that the policy is
to needs.Using
not just on paper, but that it serves the purpose for which it is intended. This is unprecedented for UG and for any univer sity in the region.
first for the university, allowing teachers to be trained without leaving their regions or locations, since it is done fully online. It is also noted that UG is expanding its scope in learning by providing distance education with expansion of IDCE cen tres.The university management an nounced that the university is currently focused on achieving the goals set out in the 2040 Blueprint. I am excited in particular about the one that is related to achieving One Graduate Per Household. Wouldn’t this be great for all of Guyana if this target is met?
The entire country and all Guyanese should rally around the institution to ensure that we keep the flag of this noble institution flying high and for it to expand.
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like to assist in this endeavour where practical.
Two decades ago, a group of us, inclusive of Ravi Dev, Baytoram Ram harack, and myself, among others, cham pioned the need for a UG campus on the Corentyne to cater to the marginalised in Berbice. After much resistance, the government caved in to the demands and
Yours truly, Dr Vishnu Bisram
Important to note too is that based on statistics available, UG has a higher rate of enrolment as well as graduates in various specialised courses. And I am advised that over the past few months, UG has started several new masters and PhD programmes. And I have been told that these offerings will continue to be expanded to the benefit of students in Guyana and the region.
Again I say everything is not perfect at the university, but I am optimistic that based on what I see happening at the mo
UG is the country’s only state-funded, degree-granting institution. It is for ward thinking and has been producing graduates who have gone on to do great things. Graduates are recognised around the world. A recent example is the Pfizer Scientist, Vidia Roopchand, who was involved in discovery of the COVID vac cine. He put Guyana on the map. Several others are also doing great things with all bringing accolades to the university as well as to the entire country.
ment, the institute is in good hands. Guy anese are fortunate to have UG that was founded by the country’s first democrat ically-elected leader, Dr Cheddi Jagan, in 1963. The university has come a long way since then. UG is getting high ratings and its image is gradually changing. The university needs to expand branches and scope to educate all.
Guyana is now an oil economy and UG has led the way in designing pro grammes that will boost the human resource capacity of the country. In a relatively short space of time, UG set up the Institute of Energy Diplomacy, and several new programmes are being rolled out to cater for the needs of the sector. All of this will help to achieve President Ali’s vision of creating a highly skilled workforce to service the traditional and emerging sectors.
I was told that just recently, the uni versity launched the “International Centre of Excellence in Educator Innovation, Learning and Development” to expand the number of teachers receiving special ised training across the country. It is a
In spite of challenges UG has ...
agreed to open a campus in Tain, Port Mourant. We have been championing establishment of a similar campus on the Essequibo Coast and other areas to allow easier access to a university education to Essequibians and others. Also, there should be outreaches on adult education.
By Earl Bousquet
The Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) & Exhibi tion, hosted by Guyana, is described by organisers as “a platform of choice for oil and gas executives, govern ment stakeholders and in dustry experts in Guyana.”
ops to serve Regional Food Security first and foremost, while also helping to reduce the region’s sky-high Food Import bill.
The upcoming Guianas summit will allow the par ticipating nations, sharing resources and markets that continue to attract the inter ests of related big players globally, are also building their technical and human resource capacities at mul tilateral and bilateral levels, while building their own in dividual bases, to meet and keep with the new and vast changes in CARICOM’s two largest territories by land mass and South Amer ica’s biggest by both popu lation and curitybilltoICOMservemegacludingondunderstandingco-operationterastheirthearemany,andgroupsdobinedco-operation,ofchangesuctsovercountriesTogether,geography.thethreehaveamarketof216millionforprodandservices,tradeexandotherformsnecessaryneighbourlyandtheircomnaturalresourcesoutallothertrilateraltradeinSouthAmericatheCaribbean.Thechallengesarebuttheopportunitiesmoreandit’snowlefttooil&gastriotodeepenareasofco-operationtheyinchclosertobetlevelsofneighbourlyandmutualattheirsecsummitandexpo,inexamininghowthisalliancecanandwilltherestoftheCARregionasitstrivesreduceitsfood-importandenhancefoodsewhilesearchingfor
Guyana continues to prepare for the many streams of co-operative de velopment that come from what was said by Senior Minister for Finance in the
distances created during the competitive era between slavery and colonialism, including very limited inter action between citizens and colonial governments.
Three Guianas taking second steps to walk and work together
two emerging -- discussing how to work together to attract and share invest ments to the world’s new investment frontier, with two of the fastest-growing CARICOM economies and the wider region’s largest, by then assuring the rest of the world they were open for Butbusiness.thesecond GBS & Exhibition will be hosted this year as a physical event
Office of the President, Dr Ashni Singh, at last year’s inaugural summit.
at the now-open Pegasus Suites & Corporate Centre from October 4 to 6.
By Earl Bousquet
He also correctly noted: “Guyana’s strategic loca tion, with advantageous links to Brazil and Surina me and the Caribbean” and that Guyanese investors would have “easy access to a market space much larger than the domestic Guyanese market,” which would also be accessible to other CAR ICOM member states.
Chronicles of a ChronicChroniclerGuyana
The first edition, under the theme “Driving Invest ment, Growth & Prosperity across the Guyana- Suri name Basin,” was hosted online on March 18, 2021, with the three neighbouring oil & gas powerhouses –one already established and
and finding new solutions for old problems no longer as insurmountable or unap proachable as before.
They have been exam ining new possibilities of co-operating in energy and developing non-oil sectors, especially agriculture and natural resources in their vast interiors, including diamonds and gold, bauxite and manganese – and end lessBoundedtimber. by rivers and roads, the three former Eu ropean colonies also share common history, but insti tutional co-operation has been hampered by historical
THREE continentalneighbouringSouthAmericannationsandterritories,alsowashedbytheCaribbeanSea,arepreparingforthesecondroundofanewinitiativetoenhanceco-operationandcollaborationamongthem,inajointmarketof216millionpeople,acrossaborder-to-borderlandmassofalmost3.5millionsquaremiles.
To this end, all of CAR ICOM has an interest, one way or another, in next month’s Guyana’s Sum mit and Exhibition and Guyana and Suriname’s 12 fellow member states -- all of which also have ties with Brazil -- will be looking forward to sharing the fruits of the beneficial businesses waiting to be planted, nurtured and grown across rivers and mountains, seas and skies, between the three neigh bouring Caribbean and South American nations, in this potentially fruitful and lucrative trade and economic alliance between close neighbours and will ing partners.
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Oil & Gas business al ways transcends geographic boundaries and, in these three cases, they assem ble at the highest levels to plan how to continue doing business across language and other barriers that have never hindered business.
Dr. Singh said his coun try’s participation is guided by the government’s recog nition of “the importance of strong, sustainable, broadbased real economic growth, driven not only by the oil sector but also by a strong non-oil economy including agriculture, agro-processing and food production, given our vast capacity for largescale agriculture, tourism and hospitality, the remark able endowment of nature in the Amazon rainforest, flora, fauna, spectacular rivers, waterfalls, logistics and our strategic location with overland access to both Brazil and Suriname -- and close connections with the rest of the Caribbean.”
Under the theme of “Re sponsibly Developing the Region’s Resources for a Prosperous and Sustainable Future,” the 2022 summit will provide platforms for government, major oper ators, licence holders, ti er-one contractors, service companies and the entire value chain in Guyana’s emerging hydrocarbons sec tor.,Hosted across three days, the event will also offer a strategic summit during the three days, with four exhibition halls and two seminar theatres inside the trade exhibition, where the organisers say they ex pect over 100 exhibitors and as many speakers, over 500 delegates and some 3,000 tradeAccordingvisitors. to the plan ners’ website: “The strategic summit offers a wealth of content for strategically minded companies look ing to capitalise on invest ment, development and project opportunities in one of the world’s Oil & Gas hotspots.”Thesummit and exhibi tion, through seminar the atres, will also offer “the perfect platform for inter nationals to meet with local partners, buyers to meet with suppliers and dedicat ed areas to present project, product and technical ex pertise.”Brazil is a member of the powerful BRICS (Bra zil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group that represents the most people on planet Earth, with an equal-sized market for the Guianas.Suriname holds the chairmanship of CARICOM currently and Guyana is leading the region’s quest to ensure Agriculture devel
of Inquiry (CoI) into the pro tracted 2020 General and Regional Elections.
This, he said, has been accepted by the US, Europe, and several other nations.
Once it had landed in the United States, its $12.3 million value would have
“There is unlimited de mand,” the Vice-President related.
The cocaine found in biscuits wrappers
Unique Sunshine London of Haslington, East Coast Demerara, appeared before
According to a release from the Customs Anti-Nar cotics Unit (CANU), on September 14, London was
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Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken
VP Jagdeo challenges Glenn Lall to justify claims
She was remanded to prison until November 11, 2022.
It was only after the legal challenges and inter national intervention that a national recount of all votes cast was convened and the figures showed that the People’s Progres sive Party/Civic (PPP/C) received 233,336 votes, while the APNU+AFC Coalition got 217,920 votes.
Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S.C.
One of his claims was that it is possible to produce electricity at just three US cents per kilowatt hour with larger renewable energy proj ects, and it has been achieved in other parts of the world.
Electors observed what
price and further have stable power,” Dr. Jagdeo said.
THE Guyana Police Force is expected to conduct an investigation into the data supplied by the APNU+AFC during the national recount of ballots cast in the 2020 General and Regional Elec tions.
Dr Jagdeo went a step fur ther to challenge the Kaieteur News publisher to deliver on what he said and build three 10-storey hospitals at the aforementioned cost.
AG writes ‘Top Cop’ requesting probe into APNU+AFC’s ‘voter fraud evidence’
Former District turning(Demerara-Mahaica)FourRe Officer, Clairmont Mingo; former People’s National Congress/Reform Chairperson, Volda Law rence; PNC/R activist, Carol Smith-Joseph and four oth ers are currently before the courts for electoral fraud.
A 59-year-old woman, was, on Friday, remanded to prison for allegedly at tempting to smuggle co caine hidden in biscuit wrappers out of Guyana through Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
The Vice-President went on to say that it is clear that the world cannot achieve “net zero carbon emissions” without gas being used as a transitional fuel.
He said that the impres sion being conveyed is that the documents and data were obtained from specific bodies such as the Immigration De partment and General Regis trar’s Office.
have decided to monetize this gas and are making an in vestment that would be paid back from the liquids from the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant, and will gen erate enough power which will allow the government to sell it at half of its current
In an immediate response, the Vice-President urged Lall to compare the prices of hos pital beds in countries such as Europe and the United States.
Last Tuesday, three com missioners were sworn in to preside over a Commission
Lall, however, said that he is capable of building three 10-storey hospitals at a cost of $48 million.
an outgoing passenger des tined for the United States of America.
The inquiry is also expect ed to provide a foundation upon which GECOM could repair the electoral system.
by the Guyana Elections Com mission (GECOM) Chair, Jus tice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, following a request made in light of allegations made in the public domain by leaders and representatives of the politicalNandlallopposition.hadprevious ly claimed that the doc uments established that deceased persons purport edly voted at the elections; that the elections were tainted by multiple voting, and that persons who were overseas on “Voting Day” purportedly voted at the elections.
While at the airport, her carry-on luggage was searched by CANU officers and a quantity of cocaine concealed in biscuit wrap pers was found.
Guyanese, after casting their votes on March 2, 2020, had to endure a five-month wait for the results as they witnessed alleged unlawful acts and a slew of legal chal lenges.
bean, Godfrey P. Smith, S.C., and former Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Carl Singh OR TheCCHmembers of the CoI are expected to examine the post-polling day period, when there was alleged interfer ence in the process by the APNU+AFC and persons purportedly associated with the coalition.
–– find investor to produce cheap electricity; interview Opposition Leader; build three 10-storey hospitals for US$48M
The members of the com mission are retired Justice
He also handed over the documents which were sent
He reiterated that net zero could never be achieved without a transitional fuel and the world has accepted that gas will be that fuel.
Lall, during the radio pro gramme, claimed that many projects could be done dif ferently and at a lower costs.
Lall was also challenged by the Vice-President to produce information to support many other claims made in his newspaper.
Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo
Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magis trates’ Court and denied traf ficking 11.188 kilogrammes of cocaine on September 14.
Woman remanded for allegedly trafficking cocaine in biscuit wrappers
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of Appeal, Stanley John, who will chair the CoI; At torney-General, High Court Judge and acting Justice of Appeal in the Eastern Carib
The Vice-President fur ther disclosed that his gov ernment has put resources into enhancing the well-being of citizens, and has invested in building more hospitals and schools, and provid ing more scholarships and learning opportunities for
VICE-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday evening challenged Kai eteur News publisher Glenn Lall to deliver on several claims he made during his show on Kaieteur Radio.
gas supplies to compensate for the resources lost as a result of sanctions imposed on Russia.
In a correspondence which was seen by the Guy ana Chronicle, Attorney-Gen eral and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., on behalf of the government, wrote to Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken requesting that a “special in vestigation” be launched by the police force.
The Vice- President ex pressed his satisfaction at being able to “clarify” the government’s position and set the record straight, espe cially regarding oil and gas.
In Guyana’s case, we
Additionally, the findings will be used to hold persons accountable, especially if they are found to have been involved in illegal activities.
was described as attempts by the then APNU+AFC admin istration to rip the democratic fabric of the nation, with “delay tactics” which were openly criticised by a wide section of society.
“What you’re speaking of is dated information, you’re talking about eight months ago before COP26. All of this has changed,” Dr Jagdeo said, adding that many of the nations that have attempted to dissuade Guyana and oth er developing nations from going into this have also begun to invest more in the transition.
Guyanese.Morespecifically, Dr Jag deo noted that a lot of funds have been invested to devel op hospitals for Guyanese.
Kaieteur News publisher, Glenn Lall
UniqueLondonSunshine increased to (approximatelyUS$336,000GY$67.2 million).
In response, the Vice- President said that Lall’s recommendation is not feasible, since many coun tries are building more gas power plants and exploring the market for more oil and
The investigation will be conducted to determine the “veracity of the data” con tained in the documents, as well as the authenticity of some of the documents them selves and all matters and actions of persons connected.
Dr. Jagdeo, however, chal lenged Lall to invite Opposi tion Leader Aubrey Norton to be a guest on the Kaieteur Radio programme to answer some of the same questions as they relate to the opposition’s position on oil and gas.
Appeal Court reduces Maurice Arjoon’s $59M award to $18.8M NBS granted three-month stay to decide on CCJ appeal
of Appeal comprising act ing Chancellor didshownmoney.forthatcellor,al…”towassuchmisconducteddencefailedjudgementdeliveringJusticeticeCummings-Edwards,YonetteJusFranklynHolderandPersaud.Thechancellor,whiletheunanimoussaidthatNBStoshoworleadevitoshowthatArjoonhimself.“Theabsenceofanyevidencemeanstherenoseriousmisconductjustifysummarydismissshesaid.AccordingtothechanNBSfailedtoshowArjoonwasresponsiblethetransferofKhan’s“Instead,whathasbeenisthatArjoonalonenotdealwiththetransactionandthereappearstobeotherclerksandotheroperativeswhowerecol
Arjoon had sued the financial institution back in 2011 for dismissing him wrongfully in 2007. He was fired after being accused of conspiring with two others to defraud NBS of $69M –a case which went to trial and was subsequently dis missed. The money report edly belonged to Bibi Khan.
“We want a major four-lane road from Mole son all the way to New Amsterdam. So that is what we are now looking at, but already contracts to the cost of $10 billion have been awarded to do 99 bridges on the main road to widen them. If we are going with the four lane, we probably have to amend those contracts to widen them even fur
The region’s leaders were also called upon to ensure that the resi dents get value for their money.
ther so we can accommo date the entire four-lane road,” Dr. Jagdeo said.
RESIDENTS of Region Six (East Berbice-Coren tyne) will soon benefit from $8.6 billion in road works, as 268 contracts were signed on Friday at the Albion Community Centre, to pave the way for the commencement of this transformative project.
Arjoon’s attorney, Ed ward Luckhoo S.C., argued that his client was wrong fully dismissed and is there fore entitled to the full $79 million in thatLuckhoodamages.alsocontendednoevidencehadbeen presented by the financial institution to substantiate that Arjoon had committed any misconduct and should not have been dismissed.
$8.6B in contracts signed for road works in Region Six
In 2017, High Court Judge, Brassington Reyn olds, found that Arjoon was wrongfully dismissed and was owed his pension benefits
The court reduced Ar joon’ s pension benefits from $59,033,281 to $18, 817,432. This sum will be subjected to any indebted ness to Additionally,NBS. the finan cial institution was ordered to pay Arjoon $800,000 in court
The case was heard by the Full Bench of the Court
ment of infrastructure in the Heregion.also disclosed that $10 billion in contracts have been awarded to fa cilitate the widening of the main access road to four lanes. However, he said the government is still ironing out some kinks to make the transformation possible.
THOUGH upholding the High Court ruling, the Court of Appeal on Friday slashed the $59 million judgement that the New Building Society (NBS) was ordered to pay former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Maurice Arjoon, to $18.8 million.
The chancellor said that, as Justice Reynolds had rightly found, there is no place for “Peter to pay for Paul or Paul to pay for all” in theFinally,circumstances.theCourt of Appeal only allowed NBS’s appeal on the issue of Ar joon’s pension entitlement, but dismissed the other grounds of appeal.
tial by the Vice-President, who also made it clear that in the next budget, the government will continue to invest in the develop
He added: “I said we had $4 billion in the bud get for and that we would probably have to increase another $4 billion to get this done. Well, it will be
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region prompted an in creased investment in community roads from $4 billion to $10 billion. It was also highlighted that the investment in the region is to compensate for the neglect the region endured for five years un der the previous coalition administration.“Today,we are here now where over 200 more roads with about over 260 contracts will be award ed. So that will keep the promise that over 300 roads will be done this year,” Dr. Jagdeo said
Contractors executing the works were issued a stern warning by the Vice-President to not only complete the work within the stipulated time but also to produce quality work. This means careful ly following the scope of works as outlined in the contracts.“Ifwhen we test that and we find that any one of those things are not met, you are not getting another contract,” Dr. Jag deo said.
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Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon tions from her client as to whether she should move to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to file a fur ther challenge.
Chasecosts.asked the court to grant a stay of its ruling as she seeks further instruc
Vice -President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who led an outreach to the region, said that, overall, some $20 billion will be expend ed on roads and bridges in the centinfrastructure.countrymandssaidTheregion.Vice-PresidentoneofthemaindethroughoutthehasbeenforbetterDr.Jagdeosaidaremeetingheldinthe
$10 billion that will be spent on community roads in thisTheregion.”investment has been described as essen
The financial institution filed a case in the Appeal Court to overturn Justice
Justice Reynolds ruled in favour of and granted a $79 million award to Ar joon.NBS had attempted to stay that ruling. However, after another court chal lenge, Justice Rishi Persaud ordered that only $59 mil lion of the original judge ment be paid to Arjoon.
NBS, through its attor ney Pauline Chase had con tended that Arjoon had seri ously misconducted himself which warranted his dis missal and as such, was not entitled to severance pay by virtue of his status and con tract and according to the Termination of Employment and Severance Act.
The court granted her a three-month stay of execution.
lectively involved in the transaction,” she added.
Residents of Region Six will soon benefit from $8.6 billion in road works, as 268 contracts were signed on Friday
NBS took a decision to pay Arjoon through his lawyers and representa tives, the $59 million after they secured an order to levy on the bank’s prop erties.However, it later blocked the payment and renewed its arguments that the dismissed manager was fully responsible for his termination.
Reynolds’ ruling.
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OVER 400 residents of Annai, North Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Taku tu-Upper Essequibo), now have access to potable water, following the commissioning of a $26 million water distri bution system.
Through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), water supply systems will also be expanded in Surama and Nap pi.
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, drinks potable water distributed by the newly commissioned $26 million water supply system
The new distribution system for Annai, Region Nine
in his community will provide a significant boost to the liv ing standards of residents, who will no longer have to “fetch water in a bucket” from a single shallow handdug“well.You know where you come from the farm or come from fishing or whatever, you are tired and you still have to go down the hill with a buck et to fetch… now with the system, the water is coming straight into your yard. I am now getting the water in my kitchen to my sink and in my shower,” he said.
Among works completed so far are the drilling of new wells in Shulinab, Shea, An nai and Culvert City Lethem, Parikawarinau, Katoonarib, Potarinau, Sandcreek, Ru pertee, Aranaputa and Wowet ta, to provide an improved level of service and new ser vice to thousands of residents. Upgrades were also done to the system at St. Ignatius.
This year, Minister Croal announced that new systems will be put in place in Ru
villages, as well as in Hiowa, Quatata, Shiriri, Katoonarib and Rupertee villages.
tur, Tiger Pond, Yurong Paru, Parishara, Kumu, Kaicum bay, Cracrana and Bashaid run.There will also be the drilling of a deep-water well and extension of the wa ter supply system in Deep South Rupununi at Aishalton, Awarewarnau, and Maruranau
Housing and Water Minis ter, Collin Croal, and Region al Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Nine, Bryan Allicock, attended the commissioning ceremony at the Annai Village Benab on ToshaoThursday.ofAnnai, Michael Williams, said the establish ment of a potable water source
Over 400 Annai residents to now access potable water
Croal said the new system will see water coverage in the area moving from 40 to 98 per cent. In addition to the individual households, the school and the teachers’ quarters will also benefit from improved water supply.Minister
–– with commissioning of $26M supply system
Croal said that since August 2020, the PPP/C Administration invested over
punau, Katoka, Yakarinta, Sawariwau, Quarrie and Parabara, to provide first-time access and improved service to residents. The ministry will also upgrade and extend the distribution systems within the communities of Meri wau, Sand Creek, Achiwib, Karadarunau (Krowdar), Ma sakenari and Shea.
provide 100 per cent water access across Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine, and riverine communities. It is also in keeping with the Gov ernment of Guyana’s commit ment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal number six -- Water and Sanitation for All.“And that was what form part of our manifesto, up lifting your quality of life… equally important is to ensure that we have programmes for the hinterland that are advan tageous to you because we must bridge the gap between
the coastland and the hinter land,” Minister Croal told the residents.Under the ministry’s 2023 programme, plans are also in place to expand the water systems in Aranaputa, Moco Moco, Karasabai, Wowetta, Quiko, Massara, Baitoon, Potarinau, Crashwater, Kat
$200 million within Region Nine to improve the service to the various communities.
Williams said that with the new development, the village council will now be able to embark on its sanitation proj ect where every household will benefit from sanitary blocks.Minister
Through the RDC, drill ing of new wells and con struction of a distribution network will be done in Semonie, Apoteri, Rewa, Fairview, Tiperu and Ruku muta. (DPI)
The interventions are part of the government’s five-year strategic plan which aims to
With this, it is evident that the company is keen on demonstrating the value of vertical integration.
CARDI targets regional food-import bill
Commercial Services Hub (CACSH) -- involves the cultivation of high-valued crops such as coconuts, soursops, passion fruit and short-term vegetables.
Head of CARDI, Jha man Kundun, has said that approximately 500 acres of land are under different stages of development.
of CARDI, Jhaman Kundun
A VARIETY of annual and perennial crops have been identified by the Caribbean Agricultural
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This initiative, which falls under the commer cial arm of CARDI -- the Caribbean Agricultural
The company has so far secured agreements with local agro processors to transform some of the fruits into juice blends and pulps, among other things.
“We need farmers and processors to re-orient their thinking away from just producing raw mate rials. They need to get into value added product devel opment and enjoy greater
Research and Develop ment Institute (CARDI) to reduce food imports by 25 per cent by 2025.
–– challenges farmers, processors to get into value-added production
The CACSH has also identified markets for ex otic fruits and vegetables in Canada, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Those commodities will be pro duced by the company un der a satellite farm system sourced from farms in the Upper Berbice River.
was established in 2016 as the commercial arm of CARDI. Based in Trinidad and Tobago, the compa ny delivers agri-business solutions to the public and private sectors across the Caribbean.
He also emphasised that CACSH is also look ing to introduce largescale corn and soybean production in Ebini, using CARDI-produced seeds and technological pack ages.This activity is closely aligned to the Government of Guyana’s goal of reduc ing the importation of corn and soybean for the man ufacturing of animal feed by ramping up commercial production.
“CACSH is registered in four CARICOM ter ritories and is working to expand its presence. Among the major objec tives of CACSH are the provision of technical and business advisory support services and the marketing selected agri culture inputs and com modities,” he said.
Kundun said CACSH
CACSH’s activities in Guyana and across the wider Caribbean are based on financial and environ mental sustainability. The company’s aim is to attract investors to accelerate the development of the region al agriculture sector.
He added that hot pep per seeds such as Moru ga Red, Moruga Yellow, Scotch Bonnet and West Indies Red are in high demand.Meanwhile, according to CACSH’s Chief Exec utive Officer (CEO), Mau rice Wilson: “The regional hot pepper industry is a lucrative one with demand for fresh and value-added products rising. CARDI and CACSH are working together to meet the de mand and capitalise on theseEbini,opportunities.”locatedin the Upper Berbice River, he said, has been earmarked for development as the “new agriculture fron tier” by the Government of Guyana.Thisisthe site, Wilson said, which is designated for the 5,000 acres Ebini Integrated Agri-business Project, developed and managed by CACSH. This project, he added, is de signed to develop a com mercially viable integrated food production system for a selected range of food and agricultural products.
A section of the Ebini Farm, Region sixHead
revenue streams along the value chain while gener ating local employment,” Wilson said.
“It starts here – and it starts now,” he said, add ing: “Let us sound the call for a world of peace for all people.”
Korösi drew at tention to the Assem bly’s High-Level Meet ing on September 21 to mark the 30th anniver sary of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, de scribing it as an oppor tunity to “recommit to the practice of tolerance, inclusion and respect for diversity.”
of “End Racism. Build Peace,” compels everyone to remember that “racism is still deeply entrenched in our world,” Korösi said.
–– UN Secretary-General says, champions call for peace
LET EQUALITY RING
“And most impor tantly, peace for those millions of people today living through the horrors of war,” Guterres added.
WhileWAGINGDay”.PEACEadvancingpeace
Instead of fighting, “hu manity should be rallying together” to tackle common challenges, stressed the UN chief.
Noting that the con sequences of the Ukraine war are felt “far beyond the region,” he described it as “a stark reminder that peace can always be threatened, and no nation can take it for
He continued advocat ing for peace for the young people who, he said, “will inherit the consequences of the decisions we make – or we fail to make.”
He also paid tribute to the drafters of the Univer sal Declaration on Human
ThisEDUCATIONgranted.”CRITICALyear’stheme
Each year, the Inter national Day of Peace, observed on September 21, is devoted to strength ening the ideals of peace – both within and among all nations and peoples. (UN News)
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WHILE thanking those in attendance for “joining us to sound the call for peace”, Secretary-Gener al António Guterres re minded that “today [Fri day], peace is under as sault.”
is the UN’s primary mis sion, he reminded that “the task of building peace belongs to every person.”
“The poison of war is infecting our world, by jeop ardising millions of lives, turning people against each other, pitting nation against nation, eroding security and wellbeing, [and] reversing development,” he said, add ing: “It is also pushing our shared goals for the future, farther and farther away.”
moment of silence “to re flect on the meaning and necessity of countriescoinsbellrecalledPresident,SOLIDARITYpeace.”NEEDEDGeneralAssemblyCsabaKorösi,thatthepeacewascreatedwithdonatedfrom60in1954.
“We need the same sense of solidarity today to ensure that our work here is relevant and impactful,” he said.
The Assembly Pres ident urged everyone to “end racism and discrim ination in all its forms, once and for all.”
Racism threatens glob al peace, weakens social ties, and renders countries more vulnerable to climate change, conflicts and other crises.“Education and science are critical to tearing down the blinding stereotypes behind racism,” he posit ed, adding: “Diverse ideas inspire creativity and drive innovation – the source of our strength.”
Before ringing the peace bell, he invited those in attendance to observe a
GLOBAL globalhighlightedThe‘STARTSSOLIDARITYNOW’Secretary-Generaltheneedforsolidarity,collectiveaction,commitment,andmutualtrust,“nowmorethanever.”
“Together, let’s wage peace,” Guterres said, not ing: “Peace for our planet... for developing countries be ing victimised by a deeply unfair global financial sys tem…[and] in the name of equality for all – by ending all forms of discrimination, racism and hate speech.”
Beware the ‘poison of war’
The new Assembly President highlighted that global peace is in “grave danger” as more refugees and displaced persons are fleeing violence today than at any previous time in UN history.
Those include pov erty, hunger and in equality; climate change and biodiversity loss; the COVID-19 pandemic - which “continues to dev astate lives and economies alike” - and racism, “the focus of this year’s Inter national
Secretary-General, António Guterres, rings the Peace Bell during the ceremony held at UN headquarters, in observance of the International Day of Peace (UN photo)
Rights.“May the ringing of this bell stand for the freedom and equality of everyone, everywhere,” concluded the Assembly President.
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President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Thursday, attended a protocolary meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC, to welcome the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader Corona. Further, the President attended Friday prayer (Jummah) at the Jama Masjid in Orlando, Florida today. The Head of State is in the central Florida city to meet with members of the Guyanese diaspora, after which he will travel to New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (Office of the President photos)
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Insisting that the selectors had picked “the best team for the West Indies”, Dr. Haynes told journalists who pressed him on the rationale for certain selections that people with potential had to be “given a chance”.
and that’s the reason why he’s in theTheside.”CWI’s main selector also explained that Charles, who was part of West Indies’ T20 World Cup winning teams in 2012 and 2016, earned a recall partly based on his ex perience.According to Haynes, se lectors also took into consider ation his performance for St Lu cia Kings in the current CPL in which he is the second-highest run-getter with 227 runs in six innings at an average of 45.40 and a strike rate of 136.74.
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A 15-strong squad has been named for the three-match ODI series, which will be England's first fixtures in the new ICC
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as well.”“This would be a good opportunity for him to play in a World Cup. I think he’s good enough. I also think that he can do very well for us with a bat as well and I think he deserves the opportunity to play in this big tournament,” the former West Indies batter Cariah’sadded.lastT20 match was during the 2016 CPL and despite his limited experience, Dr Haynes said he was chosen over the more accomplished Hayden Walsh Jr.
"It's another big series, es pecially with points counting towards ICC Women's World Cup qualification, and with the summer ending at Lord's there's a lot to be excited about."
Squad: Amy Jones, Tam my Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Alice WyattKemp,ley,CharlieDavidson-Richards,Dean,SophiaDunkSophieEcclestone,FreyaIssyWong,Danni(BBCSport)
“Judging from this perfor mance in the CPL, his experi ence as well, he had a tour of Australia and he’s done well down there and also we’re looking at somebody who could be the second keeper,” he said, adding that Charles got the edge over Andre Fletcher.
As for the omission of sev eral other players who have been performing well, the Most Hon. Desmond Haynes said there were several “close calls” when the 15-man team was being chosen, and given the limited spaces there would be players who are “pretty close to selection but lose out because of the combination of the side”.
After being bombarded with further questions about Cariah’s selection for a crucial tournament in which West In dies will be aiming to win an unprecedented third T20 World Cup title, the chief selector add ed: “Sometimes you just have to go with a person you feel can do a good job for you…. Just give us a chance. We feel that this guy can do a job for us
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“We believe Yannic is the best person for the leg-spin po sition and he would do a good job for us,” he insisted.
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“We were very impressed with Yannic in the games that we had selected him. It started with the A team. He bowled very well and we gave him a chance to play against New Zealand in the 50-over com petition and we were very im pressed with him,” he said, adding that captain Nicholas Pooran was among those impressed by the 30-year-old Trinidadian who made his West Indies debut in a One-Day In ternational series against New Zealand in August.
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Cricket West Indies’ chief selector has stoutly defended the squad choices for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia as he was grilled about the surprise inclusion of the un capped Yannic Cariah, whom he deemed a potential wild card, and opener Johnson Charles who has not played for the regional side in six years.
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"Today's record-breaking result ... solidifies Michael Jor dan as the undisputed G.O.A.T, proving his name and incompa rable legacy is just as relevant as it was nearly 25 years ago," Wachter said. G.O.A.T is an ac ronym for "greatest of all time".
star Diego Maradona at the 1986 World Cup.
“And I think if it’s one thing a lot of people might not be aware of is that even though yes, he is bowling well for us, he also got a lot of respect for his batting. We think that he’s a guy who can make runs for us
In the case of right-arm, leg-spinning all-rounder Cari ah, who has played only four T20s taking just one wicket and was not selected by any of the franchises for the ongoing Ca ribbean Premier League (CPL), Dr Haynes was adamant that he had proved himself otherwise.
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It was auctioned with a June 1998 Sports Illustrated magazine, which features Jor dan on the cover.
them to carry on what they've been doing," Keightley added.
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missing big name players, other players step up and take their chance and I felt we really did that," said coach Lisa Keightley.
The series begins at Hove this Sunday and continues at Canterbury on September 21 before finishing at Lord's on
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2022: After several knee surgeries in recent years, Federer announc es that he will retire from competitive tennis.
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man.2002: Became the first Swiss man to finish in the top 10 and reach the ATP Finals at the end of the
by the fact that her final match at Flushing Mead ows was the most-watched tennis telecast in ESPN's 43-year history while the 2022 edition broke the tournament's all-time at tendance record.
Williams' emotional goodbye at the U.S. Open earlier this month was followed by Federer's an nouncement on Thursday that next week's Laver Cup in London would be his last professional outing.Both players had taken their sport to new levels and have been proclaimed as the best to ever wield a racquet, with 43 Grand Slam singles titles be tweenTheirthem.departures, along with the fact that Federer's great rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic aren't getting any younger, have left fans looking back wistfully at a glorious pe riod in the sport's history.
struggles with injuries and form, but it was still met with an outpouring of sadness by tennis fans and former players.
The 35-year-old Djokovic is the youngest among the trio, undoubt edly the fittest and appears to be the best bet to keep the flag flying for tennis' olderNadal'sgeneration.message on so cial media for his "friend and rival" Federer echoed the mood of the tennis world.
"I wanted to find the perfect way to say this, as you so eloquently put this game to rest -- perfectly done, just like your ca reer," Williams said in an Instagram post, reacting to Federer's retirement.
The so-called men's 'Big Three' revolutionised the sport with their own achievements and rivet ing rivalries. They won a combined 63 Grand Slam singlesFederertitle.played Nadal 40 times while Djokov ic faced the Swiss in 50 matches as the trio boost ed each other and along with it the sport as a whole and brought in new and oldYetfans.in recent years in juries to Williams, Federer and Nadal have brought their retirement into sharp er focus. Fans and pundits have wondered how the sport would cope with the prospect of losing its most marketable athletes.
Roger Federer’s journey to the top of the men’s game
At 36, Nadal is a bit younger, but a chronic foot issue forced the Span iard to contemplate retire ment in 2021 and again this year after he won a men's record 22nd major title at the French Open, playing with numbing in jections before each match in Paris.Aradio frequency treatment eased pain in his foot and allowed him to play Wimbledon, but the left-hander does not know whether the injury will flare up again.
2003: Achieved suc cess at the next year’s Grand Slam at Wim bledon, defeating Mark Philippoussis in the final for the first of his eight titles at the Grasscourt Major.2004: The Swiss flexed his muscles by winning three majors – the Aus tralian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, making him the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to do so in a single season. He also became the first player in the Open Era to win his first of four Grand Slam finals.
interrupted by illness and injury, extends his run of winning at least one Grand Slam title to six straightWonyearsthe Olympic men’s doubles gold medal with Stan Wawrinka at the Beijing2009:Games.Receives his only French Open crown at Roland Garros after legendary rival Rafa Na dal’s 31-match winning streak ended in the fourth round. Won his 15th Ma jor at Wimbledon, sur passing Sampras’ record tally.2010: Started the year by winning the Australian Open for the fourth time
umvirate of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have dom inated their sport for the last two decades.
up to you and admired you. Our paths were al ways so similar, so much the same. You inspired countless millions and millions of people - in cluding me - and we will never"Welcomeforget. to the retire mentLikeclub."the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Williams, who in 10 days will also turn 41, the tri
With the exit of Wil liams and Federer in the space of three weeks, the
Federer, Williams departures bring sport into twilight of golden era
season as Jakob Halsek finished eighth in 1988.
Vijay helped him equal Rod Laver’s record of claiming four majors after turning 30.
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2006: Reached all four Grand Slam finals, win ning between 12 titles and a 92–5 win-loss record at Australia, Wimbledon and the US. Topped the ATP rankings for the third year in a2007:row. Became the first player in history to reach all four Grand Slam fi nals back-to-back with wins at Melbourne Park, Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows.2008:Winning the US Open crown in a season
"I have always looked
2001: Burst on the scene, ending American Pete Sampras’ 31-match winning streak at Wim bledon in the fourth round before losing in the quar terfinals to Tim Heine
Forty-three Grand Slam singles titles between them: Serena Williams (left) and Roger Federer
before Leanne Spell on the big 2012:stage.Won a re cord-expanding 17th ma jor at Wimbledon and also claim a silver medal at the 2012 London Games, losing to Andy Murray in men’s2013:singles.Struggled with a back injury and failed to add to his Grand Slam tally by 2017:2017.Coming back from injury six months to win the Australian Open, and at 35, Australia’s Ken Roswell becomes the old est player since winning a Grand Slam title at Mel bourne Park in 1972 at the age of 37.
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"I wish this day would have never come. It's a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world," Nad al said.
'BIG THREE'
2005: Defends Wim bledon and US Open ti tles, failing to reach finals in first two major tourna ments of the year.
And despite spending so many years on the tour, they continue to lure fans to the stands and televi sion screens while their commercial pull still mes merises brands and adver tisers.Williams’ place in the sport was underlined
With a victory over Marin Cilic in the final, he became the first man to win Wimbledon eight times.2018: Won his sixth Australian Open to be come the fourth player after Margaret Court, Ser ena Williams and Steffi Graf to win 20 or more major singles titles.
The 41-year-old Feder er's decision was not un expected given his recent
answers could be at hand.
(REUTERS)-Roger Fed erer said he would retire from competitive tennis after next week’s Laver Cup in London. The fol lowing is the timeline of the 20-time Grand Slam champion reaching the top of the game:
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Television footage of Westminster Hall showed Beckham, who met the queen several times during her 70year reign, looking tearful
Pakistan T20 World Cup Squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khu shdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Riz wan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, Us man Qadi.
"We have a team that can perform strongly in the T20 World Cup. That's why we
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Fast bowler Mohammad Wasim also returned to the World Cup squad after re covering fully from a side strain he suffered during the AsiaACupknee injury, how ever, saw top-order batn Fakhar Zaman ruled out of the Babar Azam-led squad. Fakhar was instead named in the travelling reserves with Shan Masood included in the side for the shortest format for the first time.
(2) Who is the only man to have won both the Man of the Final and Man of the Tournament Awards in CPL cricket to date?
Three Lions shirts and I had my armband and we sang 'God Save Our Queen,' that was something that meant so much to us and every time that we did it, it was some thing"Probablyspecial. the most spe cial moment for me was when I received my OBE, and to receive my OBE... To step up, to get my honour, but then also her majesty to ask a question and to talk, I was so lucky that I was able to have a few moments like that in my Beckhamlife." made 115 ap pearances for England from 1996 to 2009 and scored 17 goals for his country, ap pearing at three World Cup tournaments.
ineligible."Quietly, we continue to defend what we earned on the field," Francisco Egas, the president of the Ecuadorean Football As sociation (FEF), wrote on Twitter. Egas said in June that they were "humiliated" and "felt trampled by the great media campaign from the Chilean federation".
Pakistan gamble with pace ace Afridi for T20 World Cup
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(REUTERS) - Ecuador will play at the 2022 World Cup after FIFA dismissed an appeal in the case of Ecuadorean player Byron Castillo, whom Chile claimed was ineligible to play during the qualifiers, world soc cer's governing body said yesterday.
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FORMER England captain and Inter Miami co-own er David Beckham joined thousands waiting in line to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state on Friday, queuing for more than 13 hours to pay his respects to the long-serving monarch.
(REUTERS) - Pakistan have included Shaheen Af ridi in their 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, hoping the pace spearhead will recover in time from a knee injury for the tournament that starts next month.
Afridi has travelled to London for rehabilitation and PCB said the 22-yearold is expected to join the Pakistan squad in Brisbane on October 15. "We are re ceiving encouraging reports about Shaheen Shah Afri di, who is likely to resume bowling early next month," chief selector Muhammad Wasim
He talked of snacking on crisps, sweets and donuts with his fellow queuers to keep their energy up.
Beforesaid.travelling to the Queensland capital, Pakistan will play a T20 international tri-series, including hosts New Zealand and Bangla desh, in Christchurch from October 7 to 14.
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Ecuador picked up 14 of their 26 points in matches Castillo played. Losing points for the games in which Castillo appeared would have meant they missed out on a place in Qatar. Chile finished seventh in quali fying with 19 points. Ec uador are in Group A alongside hosts Qatar, Senegal and the Nether lands. The World Cup kicks off on November 20 with Ecuador playing Qatar.
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Beckham, 47, was spot ted in the huge queue which has formed on the streets of London as mourners look to get a final glimpse of the queen's coffin at Westminster Hall before her funeral on Monday.The former Manches ter United and Real Ma drid midfielder said he had been queuing since around 02.15hrs BST when he was interviewed by news crews yesterday afternoon.
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hard."Former champions Pa kistan will begin their T20 World Cup campaign with an October 23 blockbuster against arch-rivals India in Melbourne.
Chile appealed the deci sion on July 1 and recently urged FIFA to speed up the process before they were assigned a hearing on Thursday. Castillo played in eight of Ecuador's 18 qualifying games for the World Cup. Ecuador have denied that the player was
OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to foot ball from the queen in 2003, and he spoke of his pride at singing ‘God Save The Queen’ before matches with England."Igrew up in a house hold of royalists and I was
David Beckham was spotted in the ‘Lying in State’ queue and enjoyed snacking through the night with those around him
Ecuador's Byron Castillo in action with Chile's Jean Meneses at Pool Santiago, Chile, November 16, 2021 (REUTERS/Marcelo Hernandez/File photo)
Left-arm fast bowler Afridi was ruled out of the recently-concluded Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates due to the injury, despite being named in the prelim inary squad by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
have shown faith and confi dence in almost the same set of players who have been part of the T20I squad post the 2021 World Cup in the UAE," Muhammad Wasim added."We have invested in these cricketers and it is fair to them that they get the opportunity to show their mettle in the World Cup, an event for which they have been preparing and training
Beckham queues for more than 13 hours to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin
as he waited to file past her coffin.Stopping to pay his re spects by the coffin at around 15:25hrs BST, Beckham bowed his head and closed his eyes Beckhammomentarily.received an
mains subject to an appeal before the Court of Arbitra tion for Sport (CAS).
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi
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(1) Who is the first player to be dismissed ‘stumped’ in this season’s CPL?
against the FEF," FIFA said in a"Amongststatement.other consid erations, it deemed that on the basis of the documents presented, the player was to be considered as hold ing permanent Ecuadorean nationality in accordance with... FIFA Regulations Governing the Applica tion of the Statutes." FIFA added that the decision re
The Chilean Football Association (ANFP) had appealed FIFA's June 10 decision to dismiss their complaint that Castillo was born in Tumaco, Colombia in 1995 and not in the Ec uadorean city of General Villamil Playas in 1998, as stated on his official documents."Having analysed the submissions of all parties and after a hearing had been conducted, the Ap peal Committee confirmed the decision of the Disci plinary Committee to close the proceedings initiated
brought up that way so if my grandparents (had) been here today, I know that they would have wanted to be here so I am here on their behalf and on behalf of my family and obviously to celebrate with everybody else here," Beck ham told ITV News.
"The number of times that I was able to meet her through my career, I was very lucky ... to represent my country, to be captain of my country."Every time we stood there and we wore those
He won six Premier League titles and the Champions League among multiple honours during a glittering career in which he played for United, Ma drid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain before retiring in 2013.
Ecuador keep World Cup spot after FIFA dismisses Chile's appeal
Dinesh Chandimal, Matheesha Pathirana, Nu wanindu Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama and Nuwan Thushara are the ones from the Asia Cup squad to miss out of the T20 World Cup squad.
weekend’s semi-final, played at DeanMercenary,Park. on the other hand, made light work of Better Hope at the Ashtonbee Reservoir to set up what is expected to be a mouth-wa teringLedclash.by long-standing cap tain and seasoned campaigner Looknauth ‘Colgate’ Ramsuchit, Mercenary boast a strong batting and bowling combination. Opener Avish Rukhram has the distinction of slamming two centuries during the season, including a monumen tal 196 and another knock of 154 - both undefeated innings.
"Their history and
DUSHMANTHA Cha meera and Lahiru Ku mara, who both missed the Asia Cup due to inju ries, have been included in the Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup subject to fitness.
Rovendra Mandolall
Apart from the T20 final, the day’s activities will also include a game for children, youths and women starting at 13:15hrs, fol lowing the playoffs presentation and the OSCL All Stars encounter, featuring the top 22 players during the season.
Mercenary, Carr Tec T20 clash to climax OSCL season
Chameera, Kumara back in Sri Lanka squad for T20 World Cup
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Trevor Bayliss will take charge of Punjab Kings
Boucher, Bayliss take IPL coaching jobs
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take on Namibia on October 16 in their first game of the competition. They face the UAE next on October 18 followed by their match against the Netherlands on October 20. All three games are scheduled to be played at the Simonds Stadium in Geelong (Cric buzz.)
Boucher's remaining time with South Africa in cludes a white-ball tour of India this month, followed by the T20 World Cup in Australia.Punjab are the third IPL team to be coached by Bay liss, who had long stints as England and Sri Lanka coach.He guided Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014 before a erstwo-seasondisappointingstintatSunrisHyderabad.
The rampaging Mercenary were crowned regular season champions, totalling 70 points in the 14-team T20 category, the same as Berbice Vipers but with a superior net run rate. They also carted off the T10 and T15 knock out competitions with comprehen sive wins over Better Hope and Canadian Legends respectively.
HAVING already taken the li on’s share of the top prizes in the 2022 Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) 2022 tourna ment, Mercenary will be aiming to make a clean sweep when they oppose Carr Tec in the Playoffs
Carr Tec, who finished third in the regular season standings, are entering today’s final with the firm belief that they are capable of stopping Mercenary’s winning streak, having easily disposed of Caribbean Sensation in last
victorious campaign.
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Katchay will also double up in the bowling department with the likes of Gavin Glasgow, Pradeep ‘Polo’ Singh, Andy Persaud, Gobin and Yoodhanlall Sukhlall.
(AFP) - Outgoing South Africa coach March Boucher will lead Mum bai Indians and Austra lia's Trevor Bayliss will take charge of Punjab Kings in the next Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the franchises said yesterday.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Cricket named five standby players along with the 15-member squad - Banda ra, Jayawickrama, Chandi mal, Binura Fernando and NuwaninduChameeraFernando.wasruled out of the Asia Cup due to a calf injury while Kumara's last international appear ance came against India in the Mohali Test in March 2022. In their absence, Karunaratne, Madushanka and Madushan handled the pace responsibilities, picking up 19 wickets be tween them in Sri Lanka's
Sri Lanka are grouped alongside Namibia, Neth erlands and the UAE in Group A in the first round of the T20 World Cup. Only the top two teams from both Group A and Group B - which features Ireland, Scotland, West Indies and Zimbabwewill make it to the Super 12 stage.SriLanka
Boucher, 45, will leave his current role once the Twenty20 World Cup wraps up in November, despite having a year left on his contract.Hewill replace Sri Lan ka's Mahela Jayawardene as coach of Mumbai, the IPL's most successful fran chise, when the cash-rich league resumes next year.
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Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shana ka (c), Danushka Gu nathilaka, Pathum Nis sanka, Kusal Mendis (wkp.), Charith Asalan ka, Bhanuka
Troy Gobin
Ramdass and Persaud are members of Enmore Sports Club. Coupled with that, former National cap tain Damodar Daesrath narrowly missed out on a century, having been dismissed for 91.
Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher
The OSCL All Stars’ pre sentation of trophies is set for 16:15hrs.
achievements as a franchise clearly put them up there as one of the most successful sporting franchises in all of world sport," Boucher said in aMumbai,statement.owned by bil lionaire industrialist Akash Ambani, have won five IPL
Injured bowler Dushmantha Chameera has been named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 World Cup squad
He also heads the batting with 559 runs, way ahead of sec ond-placed Steve Ramdass on 364 and Shiv Persaud with 350. Both
opener Richard Dias, who recently starred with a polished 65 in the Canada Cup while representing Softball Cricket Canada (SCC), the hard-hitting Zaheer Allard, Avinash Sookdeo and skipper Ramsuchit.WithSatrohan ‘Blade’ back in the lineup, it makes the bowling attack more formidable. Sookdeo, Amit Rukhram, Rabindra ‘Biscuit’ Diaram and Bholanuth ‘Bunty’ Sukhoo are expected to feature prominently.Nottobe outdone, Carr Tec will counter in the batting with the inclusion of former Guyana Youth players, Rovendra Mandolall and Troy Gobin, whose exploits in the softball arena are well docu mented.
While not excelling as in previous seasons, the prolific Mandolall has a highest score of 86 and will need to play a big role in today’sGobin,encounter.theformer Malteenoes Sports Club player, performed excellently in the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs Over-50
To date, Berbice Vipers are the only team to register a win over Mercenary in this year’s T20, played on July 10 at the Glenoble Public School ground. Winning the toss and batting first, Mercenary were shut out for a paltry 81 in 19 overs with Berbice Vipers achiev
"I look forward to working with a talented squad of players determined to compete for sil verware," Bayliss said in a statement.
The batting also consists of the consistent former Guyana Youth player Shaun Deonandan,
final, set for the Ashtonbee Res ervoir ground, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada today.
ing the winning target for the loss of five wickets in 17.5 overs.
crowns since the league's inception in 2008, includ ing three under Jayawar dene.But the team have dis appointed in the past two seasons, finishing last in the latest competition after los ing their first eight matches.
The remaining 13 members for the T20 World Cup were all part of the extended Sri Lanka squad for the recently concluded Asia Cup which Sri Lanka won by defeating Pakistan.
tournament but will need to trans form that form to this level. Much is also expected of former Guyana Under-19 player Eion Ktachay, Ian ‘Russian’ Baldeo and Mike Kadir.
Federer, Williams departures bring sport into twilight of golden era
against India.
England teenagers Alice Capsey (left) and Freya Kemp
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A JERSEY worn by basketball icon Michael Jordan during the opening game of the 1998 NBA Finals has been sold for a
Michael Jordan, who is now aged 59, hung up his boots for the final time in 2003
T20 game despite Kemp, (17) smashing an unbeaten 51 off 37 balls for her maiden half-century.“Sometimes when you're
Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey fetches record $10.1M
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Yannic Cariah has played three ODIs, but is yet to play T20 Internationals (Photo: Getty Images)
England teenagers Capsey, Kemp earn first ODI call-ups
ENGLAND teenagers, Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp, have earned their first oneday international call-ups for the three-match series
Capsey, 18, hit an un beaten 38 as England won the Twenty20 series 2-1. India won the second
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record $10.1M (£8.8M).
It was reminiscent of a sporting season - chronicled in Netflix documentary The Last Dance - which saw Jor dan win his sixth and final NBAOntitle.Thursday, Sotheby's said Jordan's Chicago Bulls jersey attracted a total of 20 bids.Sotheby's head of street wear and modern collect ables, Brahm Wachter, said
It is the most a piece of sporting memorabilia, worn during play, has fetched in history.Auction house Sotheby's says it drew "palpable excite ment" from collectors.
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