30th AUGUST, 2022 TUESDAY $100 No. 106830 productionupRampingfood - gov’t to work with hinterland communities to maximise food production systems - massive projects earmarked for Amerindian development, says President Ali President, Dr Irfaan Ali shares a drink during his recent visit to Region Nine (Office of the President photo) Itel 500recruitingGuyanese Brahman bulls in Guyana by September month end CPCE students shine in SparkNurseryProgrammeschool to be built at Parabara Over $100M in payment vouchers unaccounted for by Coalition’s presidency ministry ‘Report persons with signs,Monkeypoxsymptoms’ PAGESEE2 PAGESEEPAGESEE45PAGESEE2 PAGESEE9– urges Health Minister as Guyana records second case PAGESEE3 PAGESEE5
Itel recruiting 500 Guyanese educated young talent pool to support the inflow, Guyana is set to become the ‘go-to destination’ for all major players in this sector,” said Country Manager Kailash Rao. itel, who acquired Emerge BPO in 2021, has continued with its USD$4M business-ex pansion plans, offering new upgrades and infra structural developments. These improvements will pave the way for mas sive external and inter nal modifications includ ing modern fixtures and designs, millionsinquiredinternalworkspacesstate-of-the-artandavibrantcompanyculture.itelInternationalacaGuyaneseBPO2021andisinvestingofdollarsintothe facilities and building an engagement culture.
CPCE students shine in Spark Programme
The CPCE group called “Service over Wealth” included students Crystal Cramer, Joel Bunbury, Tagedevi Roopnar ine, Deborah Darlington, Crys tal Johnson, Grace Hutson and Junita Rampersaud won prizes for the “Most inspirational Leadership Presentation” and “Most Dedicated Team on the Leadership Track” and “The Best Innovative AI Project.” They were awarded US$150 each for the first two categories and a laptop for the otherNewcategory.Amsterdam Second ary School student, Sarvesh Tahal won the prize for “Most Passionate Student on the lead ership track”, which has a prize of US$50.Hutson, from CPCE, won a laptop for “Outstanding student on the leadership track” while Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) student, Othniel Anthony won “Most Promising Innova tive TheInfluencer.”students were pre sented with prizes based on their participation in the Spark Programme, which was im plemented by the ministry in collaboration with the LEAD Mindset, JASECI Labs and BCS Technology. The pro gramme was launched in March.Atotal of 136 students participated in the programme, which ran for eight weeks with two tracks: one that focused on developing the leadership and innovative mindset, while the other saw participants exposed to the AI technical track. The programme was also aimed at equipping young peo ple with the skills to leverage technology to spark innovation and economic opportunities, and also to equip young peo ple with a leadership mindset called the LEAD Mindset, which fosters thinking outside the box.The AI track taught the learners how to code and use the same instruments used by the biggest companies in the world to build Artificial Intelligence (AI) products and services.Theparticipating students were from Christianburg-Wis mar Secondary School, Mc kenzie High School, Queen’s
2 GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, August 30, 2022 ITEL, an award-win ning business process outsourcing provider (BPO) founded in the Caribbean, has an nounced plans to recruit more than 500 employ ees in the next few weeks to support its expanding operations at its centre.customer-engagementGuyana According to a release, the company has already started to recruit, and will have a job fair on 3 Sep tember from 09:00hrs to 15:00hrs at itel’s offices on 81-82 Camp & Robb Streets.These new hires will assist itel in fulfilling the needs of some of North America’s most renowned brands in Retail, Tech Support and Healthcare. itel, the release said, is known for its serviceneselivery,customer-experienceoutstandingdeplanstohireGuyawhoarecustomer-orientedandwho have a desire to learn. “itel’s retention cul ture fosters career growth and development through training and mentorships, while offering employees the opportunity to ex plore various career paths within the Guyana.foundroots,and,inlievesreleasetiatives.socialvalsaid.programmes,”incentivisedwillinsurancesalaries,willSuccessfulorganisation.candidatesreceivecompetitivetraining,healthbenefits,andalsohaveaccesstoemployeethereleaseitelalsohasplanstoparticipateinarangeoflocalactivities,whichwillincludeCricketCarniandseveralcorporateresponsibilityiniThecompany,thesaid,stronglybeinimmersingitselfthecountry’sculturewithitsWestIndiantheorganisationhasitsperfectnicheinitelhasteamedup with influencers, Feliz Robertson and Curtis “Casual” Armstrong, to bring awareness to the company’s key messages and “Guyanabrand. is poised at a very crucial junction be tween untapped talent and explosive growth in the coming years, especially in the BPO sector; itel is optimistic about bringing top international brands to the country, and with an investor-friendly govern ment coupled with a well-
A GROUP of students from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) won three prizes in the Ministry of Education (MoE) Spark Programme, which held its closing ceremony on Monday at the National Centre for Education Resource Develop ment (NCERD), Kingston, Georgetown.
Some of the students from the CPCE Group “Service over Wealth” (Elvin Croker photo)
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“itel is a Jamaicanborn BPO founded on the values of quality, integrity, reliability and family. They are bring ing their fun, engaging culture to Guyana, while tapping into the coun try’s pool of talent,” the release said.
President Ali announced that the government will help in developing a mixed farm to aid in their food production; the community was tasked with identifying 10 acres of suitable land for thisAdditionally,purpose. the 70 households there will also each receive two pairs of Brazilian Black Giant chick ens. Government, he added, will assist with training in honey production, which he said was another “great opportunity” for residents to enhance food production. While in Shea and Ru punau villages, President Ali assured residents that several investments will be made to improve residents’ livelihoods.InShea, he said the gov ernment will assist with the marketing of peanuts and farine from that community, while it will supply Rupunau with 20 breeding rams and 10 breeding bulls. He reminded residents during the outreach that the Government of Guyana has committed to allocating $3B to improve Amerindian communities following the 2022 National Toshaos Con ference.“Never in the history of this country, with an in digenous population, did a government ever make such a decision after consultation with the leaders of the indig enous nitiesequipmentoverThecommunities.”Presidenthandedagricultureandsportingtoallthecommuhevisited.
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Learners from the Govern ment Technical Institute and teacher trainees from the Cyril Potter College of Education alsoTheparticipated.projectalso featured a competition element that saw the participants being tasked with producing a video that en couraged young people to be come influencers and change makers in the world.
The Head of State was joined by Minister of Am erindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai; Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dhar amlall and Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodri gues, along with techni cal staff from the various ministries. (Office of the President)
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PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali told residents across a number of hinterland com munities in Deep South and Central Rupununi that his government will continue to maximise in vestments, particularly to strengthen the foodproduction systems of their communities. The Head of State made this pledge as he addressed thousands of residents dur ing a three-day outreach at Lethem, Shulinab, Sand Creek, Aishalton, Masake nari, Parabara, Achiwib, Shea Village, Rupunau and St Ignatius in Region Nine. “I can tell you that you can expect a massive invest ment in this region in your food- production system because what the world has taught us in this pandemic and this global food crisis and cost-of-living crisis, is that we must produce more, we must produce more with in our communities. And, we are going to work with all of the communities in developing plans and pro grammes to ensure that our food-production capacity is improved.”President Ali pointed to the global crisis affecting the price of food, which he said is a result of things the government cannot control, including the invasion of Ukraine and climate
DEVELOPMENT, PRO GRESS AND PROSPER ITY FOR ALL President Ali assured the thousands of residents he met across the region that the advancement of their communities is a top priority for his “Today,government.themessage is regardless of which regions you are from in this beau tiful country of Guyana, regardless of your social, religious, or political per suasion; let it be very clear that development, progress and prosperity will come to every single home and every singleHisfamily.”administration, he reiterated, is “on a focused journey of delivering pros perity and building a ‘One Guyana’ for all.”
Ramping up food production
massive projects earmarked for Amerindian development, says President Ali College, the Bishops’ High School, St Joseph High School, St Rose’s High School, St Stanislaus College, President’s College, Berbice High School, New Amsterdam Secondary School, West Demerara Sec ondary School and the Anna Regina Secondary School.
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The participants were judged on originality, inno vativeness, commercialisation potential, level of complex ity in engineering and level of completeness.Speaking at the closing ceremony, Chief Education Of ficer (CEO) Dr Marcel Hutson commended the programme, saying it equipped participants with a number of vital skills.
“This initiative provided participants with the oppor tunity to improve their com munication skills, build con fidence, recognise leadership potential and to utilise STEM skills to their developmental advantage,” Dr Hutson said.
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theseple,ThefollowMinistryrepresentativestive.Blackprogramme,initiative,efitnitysuredDuringChambermembersPresidentacrosstheofiser“doneinghasedgethatNotwithstanding,change.hesaidcitizensmustacknowlthatthegovernmentbeenresponsiveinfacthesechallengesandhaseverythinginitspowtoensurethattheimpactminimisedonthepeopleourcountry,includingreliefmeasuresdeployedthecountry.”WhileinLethem,thealsoengagedwithoftheRupununiofCommerce.thismeeting,heasthebusinesscommuthattheregionwillbenfromthehatching-eggsthecattle-breedingaswellastheBellySheepinitiaThePresidentsaidthatfromtheofAgriculturewillupandcoordinate.inclusionofyoungpeoheadded,isintegralininitiatives. of Shulinab villages, Ali is better.” He announced several interven tions in the community for agricultural development, including the delivery of farming equipment for pea nut farmers. President also presented four tractors to the villages of Shulinab, Parikwarunau, Katoonarib andTheSawariwau.President announced too that in an effort to re duce the cost of transporta tion for receiving food, the government will look into acquiring a canter that will transport goods. “We want to launch this to help further reduce the cost of Presidentgoods.”Ali also used the opportunity to invite residents to present their proposals for agri-projects in theHecommunities.alsoindicated that the government will work to wards strengthening systems to increase honey production in Sand Creek. He said too that representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture will return to work with the community on agricultural ofthediversification.WhileinMasakenari,delegation’sfourthstoptheoutreachexercise,
President Dr. Irfaan Ali had officially declared Guy ana to be in a state of disaster in June 2021. At the time, a total of 28,228 households were affected by flooding, some with water in homes, while, for others, their do mestic animals and livestock were in distress and farm landsTheinundated.Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) had also implement ed a 24-hour pontoon service A Brahman cow
SOME 60 Brahman bulls have been ‘identified’ for importation into Guyana from Texas, United States by the end of September. These replacement bulls are part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s breed improve ment programme to rebuild the country’s livestock sector. Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Sun day evening, told the Guy ana Chronicle that the pro gramme is one of many inter ventions being undertaken by the Government of Guyana to address the effects of the 2021 and 2022 floods which saw many farmers suffering tremendous losses. “60 of those bulls will come in the country by the end of September. When we had the floods, we had budgeted money for genetic improvement and we are us ing that fund to improve our genetic stock in the country and that will cost roughly about $70 million to bring in those bulls,” he Additionally,said.he noted that other small ruminants will be imported as the coun try moves ahead with im proving its livestock pro duction and meeting market demands.Hesaid: “We will also bring in some other small ru minants so we will continue to increase our stock and improve the genetics in our livestock.”
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Brahman bulls in Guyana by September month end - local shipping company being engaged to transport remaining Black Belly sheep from Barbados to transport animals from the flooded areas. BLACK BELLY SHEEP Meanwhile, Minister Mustapha disclosed that the government is currently working to secure an agree ment with a local shipping company to transport the remaining 1,000 Black Belly sheep from Barbados to Guyana.“They [Black Belly sheep] are ready and I am working with Barbados, so, hopefully the next batch will be all. I am hoping that, within a week from now, we will have a deal with a local shipping company, so that we can send the ship to Barbados and bring all the sheep back,” Mustapha said. Earlier this month, 20 rams and 112 ewes arrived in Guyana as part of the first shipment.TheMinistry of Agri culture is also be looking to spearhead a cross-breed ing project using the Black Belly sheep and the locally bred sheep. Under the breed im provement programme, genetic insemination, em bryo transplant and crossbreeding will be done.
President, Dr Irfaan Ali during his recent visit to Region Nine (Office of the President photo)
Over $100M in payment vouchers unaccounted for by Coalition’s presidency
Parabara
MONEY will be set aside in the 2023 National Budget for the construction of a nursery school at Parabara, Region TheNine.small community, which is located within the Deep South Rupununi district, cur rently has almost 20 children that meet the age for nursery education. President, Dr Irfaan Ali made the announcement when he met with several residents in the community on Saturday. “To ensure we have a facili ty for nursery school children… what I can assure you is that in next year’s budget, we are go ing to set aside money to have an additional extension of your school to cater for the nursery school children, so that they can have a specific classroom,” the head of state noted. Major repairs are also in the pipeline for the teachers’ quar ter in the village. The building will be fully furnished by the end of September, the President disclosed.DrAli assured that during the first quarter of 2023, every household in the Parabara vil lage will benefit from the sup ply of solar electricity. This will be made possible through an agreement inked between the Governments of Guyana and India back in 2021. The pact entails the govern ment providing solar electricity to 30,000 homes. 300 BLACK GIANT
The Audit Office recom mended that the Head of Budget Agency put systems in place to ensure that there is adequate accountability for payment vouchers and supporting documents, so that these could be provided for audit in a timely manner; and to ensure all unpresented payment vouchers are located and submitted for audit ex amination. ministry school to be built at the village and this will involve persons from the community. He had previously contend ed that the innovative project could guarantee fisherfolk close to $8M“Thisannually.ishow your govern ment work: we come to you, we listen to you and we make the decisions in your inter est,” President Ali emphasised. Furthermore, the medical outpost in the Parabara village has since received a computer, while a printer, which was requested, will be donated sub sequently.
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CHICKEN PROJECT Meanwhile, through the Guyana Livestock Develop ment Authority (GLDA), the community will also receive 300 Black Giant chickens to commence a poultry pro gramme in that part of the region.The President said the ag riculture ministry will also work with residents who have an adequate amount of land above flooding areas to create a mixture of farms. The planting technique could see the growth of food or cash crops, feed crops, and livestock on the same field. Additionally, Dr Ali dis closed that a trial in marine cage farming will be done in Eighty payment vouchers to talling $47.320M for 2020 and 250 payment vouchers total ling $85M for the years 2017 to 2019 were not presented for audit verification by the then Ministry of the Presidency. This is according to the Auditor General’s 2020 report, which noted that “as a result, the completeness, accuracy and validity of the transactions could not be determined” dur ing the audit for the respective years.However, in responding to the issue, the Ministry of the Presidency noted that most of the vouchers are for the agen cies for which it has oversight responsibility, particularly the Department of Citizenship, and Department of Social Cohesion. The Auditor General report noted that by September 2021, some of the missing vouchers were“Thirty-twolocated. vouchers out of the 113 were located. The Department [of] Social Cohe sion acknowledges that at the time of the audit, 155 vouchers were not presented; however, 114 vouchers have since been found for audit verification. The process is still ongoing to clear the remainder for 2017, 2018 and 2019,” the report said. Under the Public Service Management (APNU+AFC pe riod), there were five payment vouchers outstanding.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS Through the Guyana Water Inc., significant works and as sessments will be conducted for residents to receive potable water. The money to offset the project will be made available through an allocation from the 2023Respondingbudget. to further requests, President Ali said Parabara will soon receive an aluminium boat, while a 25 x 25 boat engine will be delivered to the community by the end of September.President Ali said notwith standing the many challenges faced over the last two years, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic, the government was still able to deliver on its prom ises to the citizens. He noted that his govern ment is crafting its develop ment plans aligned with the Low Carbon Development Strategy.Itis in that plan the gov ernment wants to implement measures and programmes that would enhance the livelihood of residents there, and provide better opportunities, especially for the children. “… that would make the village more prosperous, that would give these children the best possible future that they could even have,” the head of state said.
Moreover, under this govern ment from 2020 to now, there has been massive develop ment in all Black populated areas and all across Guyana. No area has been neglected in the President’s ‘One Vision’ for Guyana.DrHinds in that article made a revealing statement concerning the Coalition Government’s incompetence when he pointed out that, ‘the average African Guya nese knows full well that after three years in office, this government has not im plemented a single policy initiative aimed at addressing the structural socio-economic problems of that commu nity’. Let us now compare this with what the PPP/C Government has done for Afro-Guyanese. During its tenure in office, the Coalition literally snatched bread from the mouths of each and every Guyanese, its own support base was not spared. Today, billions in infra structural and housing de velopment works are taking place in Linden, Georgetown, New Amsterdam, Albouys town, Ithaca and Buxton, among other communitiesAfro-Guyanesenationwide.
IT is now public record that Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has endured a quan tity of threats against her character and her person. It says something about us as a society when the first woman to assume the of fice of Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission is subjected to veiled, albeit vitriolic, jabs at her profes sionalism and her integ rity which, considering the possible tensions brewing beneath the surface, could open the floodgates for the unthinkable. Quite recently, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, called out the “bullyism and intimidation tactics” of Op position Leader Aubrey Nor ton and operatives of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), which en dured since the 2020 Gen eral and Regional Elections (GRE). The political opposi tion has never taken to con demn the threats of violence against Justice Singh, includ ing the threats against her life. A pillar of strength, the GECOM Chair, the first woman to hold that posi tion, remains unfazed by the threats against her in the dis patch of her public duty. Her service to the growth of this nation spans decades, but this cannot be the gratitude that befalls her. In 2020, media reports quoted Justice Singh as eerily saying: “There is a bounty on my head from Friday night. I am not afraid because death is inevitable, and I believe in God.” It should be recalled also that during the daunting 2020 elections process, several individuals and groups had signed an unofficial peti tion aimed at the removal of Justice Singh as GECOM’s Chairperson. This was days before former President David Granger had con ceded that his incumbent APNU+AFC coalition had lost the election. It begs the question of what was the expectation of the agents of the peti tion when the removal of GECOM’s Chairperson at the time would have prevented the official declaration of the results, and deepened the al ready-existing constitutional crisis in the country at the time. These demands cannot be in the best interest of the country.Repeatedly, President Granger said during the elec tions cycle that he has no plan to remove Justice Singh from her post, according to another media report, but other mem bers of his party had taken a more hardened line. “She should do the honourable thing and step aside for Guy ana’s sake. The recount pro duced fraudulent results,” one prominent coalition member said in 2020. In a further desperate at tempt, this time weaponising access to legitimate institu tions, three private criminal charges were filed against the GECOM Chair for three separate incidents, including a claim that she disregarded the advice of GECOM’s legal officer and the Chief Par liamentary Counsel that the recount of votes of the March 2nd elections was unlawful. Mr Anil Nandlall, then part of the opposition Peo ple’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), had said: “These private criminal charges are the latest installment of abuse of the judicial system with hopelessly misconceived and vexatious litigation, this time, in the criminal jurisdiction by the APNU+AFC, as they con tinue their relentless efforts to derail the electoral process. “There is no doubt that they intend to bully and in timidate the Chairperson of GECOM. It is a frontal po litical ploy to intimidate an autonomous, constitutional officeholder in the hope that they can compromise her integrity, to produce corrupt election results to their lik ing.”The memory of the threats is still fresh. It could be re called that in July 2020, an activist of the APNU was criminally charged for threat ening to kill Justice Singh. What was even more sinister and provoking to the fragile social fabric of Guyana is that the activist of the APNU had allegedly used a fake Fa cebook profile under a name largely associated with IndoGuyanese ancestry to make the threat. The implications of this is worthy of many think pieces.Even after the official declaration of the 2020 elections which saw Dr. Ir faan Ali emerging as Presi dent, and the PPP/C being named the government, the APNU+AFC, occupying op position benches, continued to lob attacks against the GECOM Chair. It could also be remem bered that in late 2021, there was no secret that Norton campaigned for Leader of his party on his distrust of Justice Singh. In December 2021, he was quoted in a media report saying: “The infamous Clau dette Singh voted to make Vishnu Persaud Chief Elec tion“WeOfficer.do not believe that the best person got the job. We believe that the appoint ment was collusion between the Chairman of the Election Commission and the PPP Commissioners to put a PPP hack as Chief Election Of ficer. We will oppose it and I have said it before, that we have to fight for a new voters list. We now have to fight for a new Chairman and a new Chief Election Officer”. After the internal imbro glio of the PNC ended in Norton’s success in his bid for party leader, albeit from a dismal voter turnout, and the eventual resignation of Joseph Harmon as Opposition Leader, Norton continued the tirade against Justice Singh. In his first address to his par ty’s General Council earlier this year, Norton continued to accuse the GECOM chair of political partisanship, and even spoke about raising his concerns with representatives of the international commu nity furthering advancing his attack against her integrity. The most direct of the at tacks, however, was recorded by this newspaper earlier this month when Norton deliv ered a veiled threat to Jus tice Singh during his weekly press conference. From his own mouth: “And there are many things we can do to put the pressure on the elections commission and Claudette Singh.“But we had first given her the opportunity to tender her resignation as a decent judge who would have served and to recognise that you can not claim to be independent and, on every issue, you are voting with the People’s Pro gressive Party and you seem to have no interest in finding consensus on these issues. “And so, we have left the door open. We hope we don’t have to close it and Claudette Singh will do the decent thing and resign”. The elections commission has come out recently to declare that it can only make decisions that are within the confines of the law. This came in direct response to many spurious claims about the voters’ list emanating from the camps of the political opposition. The actions demanded are not only illegal, but run counter to a matter already settled by Guyana’s High Court. As a former judge herself, Justice Singh has maintained she will be guided by the law. It is the right thing to do. The public attacks against Justice Singh are gendered, they are political, and they warrant immedi ate police investigation. This continuous harping puts Justice Singh’s very life in danger, as had occurred just a few years ago. It is for the Opposition Leader to rec ognise the consequences of his actions and the actions of his political party, and to respect constitutional office holders, allowing them to carry out their functions with the independence so guaranteed them by the su preme law of the land. One would hope.
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Thousands of jobs have been created by the PPP/C Gov ernment and President Ali has unequivocally declared that it is his government’s responsibility to provide jobs and a better standard of liv ing for all Guyanese. This is quite unlike what former President Granger had said. He had said that, “There is no magic wand. The government cannot provide jobs in the
Dear Editor, I had to again read an in teresting article by Dr Da vid Hinds captioned, ‘The APNU+AFC Govt. and African Guyanese: After three years, no major Policy Initiative that targets Black Empowerment’ in the Kai eteur News dated May 13th 2018. In this article, he admitted that even though the PNC during its 28 years initiated some projects which ben efitted Afro-Guyanese, these benefits were destroyed by the same PNC before they vacated Office. This trend of marginalisation of the Black people trend had continued during the next round of the PNC-dominated Coalition rule from 2015 to 2020 even though Dr Hinds tried to tie the PPP/C Government in this marginalisation agenda he failed, since from 1992 to 2015 Afro-Guyanese and all other Guyanese were living a far better standard of living than they did under the PNC.
Threats against GECOM’s Chair
“When we (the Minister and his team) were asking those questions, those very piercing questions… it was so that you can start to think deeply and more comprehen sively about your projects to start thinking about how you can make changes if you were able to make it to the finals,” he Ministersaid.Ramson said that the finalists made chang es to their projects which showcased innovation. “That’s what we’re doing -- finding solutions to prob lems. It’s about making those innovations where you can make it better, and it’s not a criticism about your project. It’s an examination of how you can make it better,” he related.Additionally, he said, there was also a business element to the science fair because the marrying of sci ence and business is “a very important part of how we live our “Youlives”.have to make the innovation but you also have to make the innovation work from being able to make it in a market perspective and that’s why we brought it into that Expo… so that you, the young scientists, can start thinking about how you’re going to make your science projects become marketable or commercialised, or even start thinking about taking it to the next step,” Minister Ramson said. The Minister announced that it was going to be a sig nature event for the youth department every year.
GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, August 30, 2022 7 government service, in the police force or the defence force. Employment is not something to be provided by the government.” It would now seem that President Ali has the ‘magic wand’. There is more money in Afro-Guyanese pockets than ever before and the same can be said for all Guyanese who now are enjoying a bet ter life.However, when one reads about the hundreds of millions pumped into the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPA DA-G) it is only then that Granger’s ‘magic wand’ can be seen at work but not for the poor Afro-Guyanese. If the re was ever a case of emerging apartheid in Guy ana, it was under the Coali tion Government, so the pro-PNC Cuffy 250 group is barking up the wrong tree. This government has done for Afro-Guyanese that the PNC did in its 33 years in government. His tory has testified to this and the future will make this a lot more manifest as this government continues to reach out and satisfy the needs of all Guyanese in an equitable and just manner. The myth of AfroGuyanese marginalisation by the PPP/C Govern ment has no sales value. Let those who are try ing to divide this nation understand that Guya nese will not fall for such Goebbels propaganda. History has attested that the PNC has marginalised its own people for more than 33 HaseefYoursyears.sincerely,Yusuf The PNC has marginalised... FROM PAGE 6 Attendees at the fair visiting an interactive experiment booth showcasing a volcano (Guyana Chronicle photo)
ULTIMATUS Electicus, a team from the University of Guyana (UG) consisting of undergraduate engineering students, came in first place at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s National Science Fair Finals and Expo, winning $1 million. Their prize-winning pro ject was the wireless fault line indicator project which would help Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to restore electricityInsteadfaster.ofGPL having to wait for someone to report a fault for it to be detected, with the wireless fault indica tor, faults would be able to be detected
theeveryonetheofJr.,andnicationsandthewhowereexhibitedThereimmediately.were30projectsatthefinalswhichjudgedby16personswereknowledgeableinfieldsofenergy,housing,InformationandCommuTechnology(ICT).MinisterofCulture,YouthSport,CharlesRamsonspeakingatthedeclarationthefirstplaceawardeeatsciencefair,congratulatedwhoparticipatedinsciencefair.“Wereallyhavebeen blown away by your intel ligence, your creativity and your innovation and your teamwork, your inspiration… you, by your actions, are go ing to be inspiring a group and maybe even a generation of young people that are go ing to be coming after you.
“That is pretty significant for you to understand what kind of impact you’re already starting to create in the coun try. We just provided the plat form,” Minister Ramson said. He related to all the con testants, not just the ones who made it to the finals, that they were very formidable with their responses and they were also very passionate about their projects.
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The case made out by the Kaieteur News journalist clear ly indicated that there is lack of a thorough understanding of what is truly meant by the term “real -time monitoring” in finance and more specifically from a finance-control per spective. This article therefore seeks to lend some degree of clarity in this regard. In so do ing, Guyanese of a non-finance background can have a better understanding and appreciation for the term and what exactly constitutes real-time monitor ing. First, let’s understand what the cited clause from the PSA means when it states that the Contractor (the oil companies) shall prepare with respect to each calendar quarter or on a monthly basis… The term shall prepare with respect to each calendar quarter or monthly basis simply means that the transactions would have al ready been incurred. Hence, this is “after the fact” or a post audit or examination exer cise and therefore does not in any way constitute real-time monitoring by any standard. Second, let’s understand what is meant by “real-time moni toring” from a finance-con trol perspective and what the Vice-president referred to as a co-management arrangement in order to so do – suggest ing that had there been a comanagement arrangement in place, such framework would have allowed for real-time monitoring of costs. That said, to truly understand real-time monitoring, one has to under stand the internal processes from a financial management perspective.
Joel FinancialBhagwandin,Analyst
Reference is made to a Kaieteur News Article dated August 28th, 2022, with the caption: “ExxonMobil 2016 contract contradicts Jagdeo’s claim that Guyana cannot do real-time monitoring of costs.” Guyana’s Vice-President Dr Bharat Jagdeo, in a press con ference in response to a ques tion posed on the audit of cost oil, stated that the “absence of a co-management arrange ment prevents the country from knowing what costs are being racked up by the oil companies early on and to ascertain which amounts are inflated.”
In the practice of prudent financial management and internal control there are certain processes and systems that have to be established and adhered to. To this end, the specific issue at hand con cerns expenditure control and the expenditure-approval pro cess. All expenses have to go through an approval process where for example, different levels of management would have approval limits and over a certain limit would have to be approved by senior manage ment, executive management, and the Board level. In strict corporate governance prac tices, the Board of Directors have oversight responsibili ties through the formation of various sub committees on the various aspects of management of the organisation, finance and procurement being two exam ples of such sub committees. Expense items such as wages and salaries, utilities, officeadministrative expenses are considered routine expenses and are subject to a minimum – management approval. With respect to the procurement of goods and services, a procure ment and approval process ought to be followed. So, for example, the need of the goods or services would have to be determined, the process of determining the need is also a robust process tied to the an nual strategic planning process and budgeting exercise of the company, then the quantity and cost have to be determined and approved.Following the approval of the budget, then the procure ment process will take effect, at this stage an evaluation is conducted based on the price submitted by various vendors, a competitive process – that is, then a decision is made as to which vendor offers the best price and best quality. Follow ing the approval of the vendor, the payment process is then activated whereby the invoice has to be submitted, verified, and approved by the relevant level of management then the final part of processing the payment through whatever method of payment the vendor requests – be it, in the form of a cheque, direct bank transfer, credit card, etc. The above ex planation seeks to demonstrate in the simplest fashion the various processes and levels of approval that an expense has to go through before approval before it is actually incurred. It is these very processes which are all part of the internal con trol and management of the organisation that one would have to be a part of – from the origination stage (planning and budgeting) to the final stage of implementation (the point of processing the payment) in or der to be considered real-time monitoring.Forsimplicity, the dia grams in figures 1 and 2 above illustrate the entire process internally with respect to the procurement cycle and ex penditure management process which the government is not a part of in the current PSA model. Finally, it is worth not ing, however, that to be part of this process – of having realtime monitoring and control or at minimum real-time “input,” this is where the National Oil Company model comes into play and one of the key advan tages of a National Oil Com pany. While the government has indicated that it is actively considering a contemporary version of a National Oil Com pany without being part of the day-to-day management of the company, this model certainly confers the right and obligation upon the government to have a seat at the Board level. At this level, having real-time moni toring will be possible through the adoption of prudent corpo rate governance principles and practices.
Real-timeCONCLUDINGREMARKSmonitoring of costs is not catered for in the current PSA model by design, which is a universal practice with PSA-type fiscal regimes, wherein it does not allow for a co-management element. Notwithstanding this exclusion, this type of arrangement can be facili tated should the government consider a National Oil Com pany Structure. One way to make an informed decision in this regard would be to examine the findings of the cost-oil audit to determine whether there were material cases of transfer pricing, evi dence of inflated costs, and the inclusion of cost items that should not have been part of the cost bank for recovery.
REAL-TIMESUMMARYtimemonitoringofcostsisnotcateredforinthecurrentPSAmodelbydesignwhichisauniversalpracticewithPSA-typefiscalregimes,whereinitdoesnotallowforaco-managementelement.Notwithstanding,thistypeofarrangementcanbefacilitatedshouldthegovernmentconsideraNationalOilCompanyStructure.Onewaytomakeaninformeddecisioninthisregardwouldbetoexaminethefindingsofthecost-oilaudittodeterminewhethertherewerematerialcasesoftransferpricing,evidenceofinflatedcosts,andtheinclusionofcostitemsthatshouldnothavebeenpartofthecostbankforrecovery.Whilethegovernmenthas
indicated that it is actively considering a contemporary version of a National Oil Company without being part of the day-to-day manage ment of the company, this model certainly confers the right and obligation upon the government to have a seat at the board level. At this level, having real-time monitoring will be possible through the adoption of prudent corpo rate governance principles and practices.BACKGROUND
The Kaieteur News journalist sought to argue that the Production Sharing Agree ment (PSA) does provide for real-time monitoring of costs by the government, inter alia, where section 7.1 of the PSA states that: “The Contractor shall prepare with respect to each Calendar Quarter, or on a monthly basis if requested by the Minister in writing, a Statement of Expenditure and Receipts under the Agreement. The Statement will distinguish between Exploration Costs, Development Costs and Oper ating Costs consistent with the individual categories specified in Sections 2 and 3 herein and will separately identify major items of expenditure within these categories.
The state ment will show the following: (a) Actual expenditures and receipts on a monthly basis for the period in question. (b) Cumulative expenditure and receipts for the budget year in question. (c) Cumulative expenditures and receipts since the Effective Date. (d) Latest forecast of cumulative expen ditures to year end. (e) Varia tions between budget forecast and latest forecast, with expla nations thereof Subject to 7.1, the Statement of Expenditure and Receipts shall be submit ted to the Minister no later than 30 days after the end of such Calendar Quarter or Month as the case may be.”
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Understanding “Real-Time Monitoring of Costs” within the Framework of the Production Sharing Agreement
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PRESIDENT of the Guy ana Oil and Gas Ener gy Chamber (GOGEC), Manniram Prashad, is attending the Offshore Northern Shore (ONS) 2022 conference in Stavan ger, Norway, and is slated to address the august fo rum today. Prashad will be deliv ering a presentation titled “Guyana - The Fastest Growing Offshore Market” which will include an intro duction about the country, oil finds in Guyana, invest ment opportunities, and an outline of the various operators in the oil and gas industry.Theconference opened on Monday and was ad dressed by President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelen skyy; Johnas Gahr Stire, Prime Minister, Norway; and business magnate and investor, Elon Musk, among others.ONS+ brings some of the hottest topics from the conference arenas down town and aims to create a social and interesting arena for the energy indus try. ONS also guarantees high-quality debates and new perspectives from in dustry leaders, influencers, and politicians in an infor mal setting, a release said.
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The previous edition welcomed over 68,000 in ternational trade visitors and more than 1,200 ex hibiting companies. The leading offshore and gas industry trade fair con cludes on September 1.
‘Report persons with Monkeypox signs, symptoms’ – Health Minister urges - as Guyana records second case Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony “So, we have had sev eral calls, we checked it, we ran tests and many of those persons, fortunately, did not have Monkeypox,” he stated. Guyana confirmed its first Monkeypox case on August 22, 2022. The in dex case was identified as a male from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) who is currently in his 50s. It was revealed that this patient did not have a recent travel history; he started developing signs of Monk eypox and showed up at the hospital.“We have since isolated the patient. So, that patient is now in an isolated area at the Ocean View Hospital, and that patient is stable and is doing very well,” Minister Anthony said
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THE second case of Monk eypox has been confirmed in Guyana, according to Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony during his daily update on Monday. Minister Anthony fol lowing the announcement, urged citizens to take the necessary steps to safeguard themselves against the virus. “We have diagnosed a second person with Monk eypox. That person is now at Ocean View Hospital receiv ing treatment. The person is stable and we have started doing contact tracing for that person.“People need to take pre cautions. If you have some body with rashes, you should call the health authorities so that we can have somebody go out there and examine what it is and be able to guide the person,” Dr. An thonyThesaid.minister in his up date assured citizens that the ministry is doing all in its remit to ensure that the virus is contained here in Guyana.
GOGEC President to address major energy forum in Norway today GOGEC ManniramPresident,Prashad
TOURISM operators will no longer have to go through a long and tedious process to obtain their licences as the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Monday launched its business-licensing portal, which will provide a more ef ficient and affordable service. Speaking at the simple launch ceremony held at Herd manston Lodge, GTA’s Direc tor Kamrul Baksh said the authority has been working to digitize its services to be more accessible for all stakeholders. He said that the launch comes on the heels of the agency celebrating its 20 years in operation.“Youknow, it’s a signifi cant milestone that we are, you know, embarking on this whole process of digitising services,” Baksh said before adding: “You could actually make the payments on this portal here. We’ve partnered with Mobile Money Guyana [MMG], so that, you know, you don’t have to come into the office to make the payments.”Bakshreiterated that he is conscious of the hassle many operators go through to have their businesses registered and for that reason, the portal was created.“This process will drasti cally reduce the cost of doing business with the Tourism Au thority and …I know we need to integrate the process more than is in play already and we will be there shortly.”
GTA’s KamrulDirectorBaksh President of THAG, Harrinand Persaud President of Visit Rupununi, Melanie Mcturk
To complement the busi ness-licensing portal, Baksh disclosed that the GTA will embark on developing a busi ness support initiative which will soon be rolled out. “The GTA will also em bark on launching the busi ness-support services initiative which will be more than just, you know, saying these are the requirements, but actually going through in …detail what are the specific requirements, helping you with the business templates that are necessary and covering a portion of the cost to get to those things,” he said.Further, he said: “We’re extending our arm even further for persons to become licensed and as you know, this works hand in hand with our training and human-capital develop ment division, where we train persons in important areas, some of which are our require ments of the Meanwhile,regulations.”President of the Tourism and Hospital ity Association of Guyana (THAG), Harrinand Persaud, in his brief remarks at the cer emony said that he hopes other agencies will follow the path of GTA in digitising its services to better serve the people. “It will be much simpler to be able to just upload all your documents, have your licensing process done without having to make several trips back and forth to the GTA of fice …over the years, we have seen a lot of improvements in Guyana, and this is definitely one. We hope the other agen cies will be able to emulate and copy,” Persaud said. Visit Rupununi’s president Melanie Mcturk said that op erators, especially those in the hinterland communities, have been longing for a digitized service to be offered as it is expensive to register their businesses.“Thissignals once again, not only that we have a GTA that is actively working on driving the industry forward, but also that the entire tourism sector is really coming into a new era …And we’re very much looking and realising that we are in a new mar ketplace, we are in a growth trajectory and we are definitely designing a tourism industry that is for the future,” she said. Stakeholders can access the portal through GTA’s website: www.tourismguy ana.com
Licensing for tourism operators made easier
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AS part of efforts to ensure that there is transparency, the verification exercise for fisherfolk, to access the $150,000 one-off cash grant, is expected to be completed within the next two weeks, Agriculture Minister, Zulfi kar Mustapha, said. “We are at the final stage of the verification exercise. The lists have been placed at the NDC offices country wide. We have a notice in the national newspapers to advise fisherfolk that they need to go and check their names on the list,” Minister Mustapha explained during a recent interview with the Guyana Chronicle.Fisherfolks are being urged to visit their respective Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) to verify their“Wenames.are advising fisher folk to go and check to see if their names are on the list and also go to see who are not en titled, so we can have a final transparent list. The final lists have been posted at the NDC and that will be there for the next two weeks.”
Once that process is com pleted, the final logistics will be sorted out so that a submission can be made to the Ministry of Finance to commence the distribution. “At the end of the two weeks when we finish this verification, hopefully in another week, we can get all the names agreed on and then I will request the money through the Ministry of Fi nance,” Minister Mustapha added.InJune of this year, Presi dent Irfaan Ali during a public meeting at Windsor Forest on the West Coast of Demerara, had announced that fisherfolk will be the beneficiaries of a one-off grant of $150,000. President Ali noted that, after the government did a complete assessment of its revenue streams and fi nances, it determined that the $150,000 grant will be issued to that category of persons. “We are announcing an initiative for every single person identified; we are go ing to help you with a one-off grant of $150,000. This is an immediate step that we are taking to assist you, in addi tion to all that we’re doing to expand the industry,” Presi dent Ali said. The President noted that the grant for the fisherfolk ties in with the government’s commitment to increase sup port for the agriculture com munity, as Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean strive to increase the production of food commodities, in keep ing with the ‘Vision 25 by 25’ “Ourtarget. goal is to create the system in which we can increase productivity. We’re working to make Guyana an important part of the food supply to help the whole Car ibbean. To do this, we have to invest in every sector and every segment, in developing our productive capacity; that is why we are addressing, today, our fishing industry specifically,” he said. Some 8,000 fisherfolk have since registered to re ceive the cash grant.
cash grant nears completion
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha
Verification exercise for fisherfolk
(ICCA) Science must be translated into policies that are
RATTAN Lal, the world’s top soil scientist and 2020 World Food Prize laureate, urged the agricultural and environmental authorities of the Americas and the rest of the world to work to ensure that agriculture is recognised as a respectable and vital profession for the planet’s food and nutrition security. He also said that farmers must “have access to innova tive technology, that credit is available and that attention services are good enough to help them transfer the knowl edge that exists into action”. Lal directs the Carbon Management and Sequestra tion Center (C-MASC) at The Ohio State University and is also Goodwill Ambas sador of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), a position from which he will lead, along with IICA’s Director-General, Manuel Otero, the dialogue and consensus-building pro cess with the countries of the Americas ahead of the Confer ence of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Frame work Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in Egypt in November.
In an interview with IICA, Lal emphasised the need for high-level political willpower in order to drive the transfor mation of global agrifood sys tems, a science-based process in which farmers are consid ered to be central players and in which agriculture is seen as a fundamental part of the solu tion to climate change. “Science is available. Yes, we do need more science, but whatever is available is not be ing translated into action. That requires political willpower […] to translate science into action through policies that are pro-agriculture, pro-farmer and pro-nature,” affirmed Lal, who was named by his col leagues as the world’s most productive and influential scientist in the field of agri culture and agronomy in 2021.
The Conference of the Parties or COP is an annual meeting of the parties to the UNFCCC—almost every country in the world—at which they present their posi tions and progress made in terms of controlling green house gas emissions and re ducing the negative effects of human action on the climate. IICA, as a promotor of collective action, played a central role last year in fa cilitating the consensus of the Americas ahead of the United Nations Food Systems Summit, held in New York in September. The Americas was the only continent at the forum that stood as a single region with a converging po sition, which put agriculture and farmers at the forefront as guarantors of the planet’s food and nutrition security.
pro-agriculture, pro-farmer, pro-nature
- IICA’s Special Envoy to COP27
Rattan Lal is Goodwill Ambassador of the IICA
His vision is holistic: “If soil is a living entity, does it have rights like any other liv ing thing has? In my opinion, it must. Simply because you own it does not mean that you can do anything with it. That you can dump chemicals as you wish; flood it as you like; plow it how and when you want. No, there is life in it and we must be respectful of that life,” expressed the scientist.
SOIL’S “DIVINE” POW ER Rattan Lal and IICA joint ly coordinate the Living Soils of the Americas initiative, cur rently implemented in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Paraguay and Uru guay, with the support Bayer, Syngenta and PepsiCo. Why is soil important when it comes to reducing emissions? Lal has a clear answer: “One example is that land has soil and it has to be treated like a bank account. You cannot keep taking things out of a bank without deposit ing things into it. […] It fol lows the law of return, which says anything you take from soil, you must return to the same place you have taken. If you do not return, soil gets depleted. Soils of Africa, like soils in the Caribbean, in some of the Central American coun tries, in the Andean region, the soils in South Asia have been depleted, because we take out more than we put back in.”
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The dialogue and consen sus-building process among the American nations leading up to COP27 will involve the Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture and will be fa cilitated by IICA, which has organised an event for Sep tember 22-23 in Costa Rica. Reaching a hemispheric consensus on this topic is key as it is expected that agricul ture will play a leading role at COP27 in November due to its importance in ensuring food security on a planet with an ever-growing population that must find a way to produce more sustainably, resiliently, inclusively and efficiently.
“This is about education and this is where the farm ers have to be helped. […] When farmers are suffering and miserable and desperate, they pass their sufferings to the land. And soil reciprocates with poor yield, with poor quality food, with polluted food and that affects the health of the people. We have to make sure that the people un derstand that the health of soil, plants, animals, people, the environment and the planet is one and indivisible. This continuity, this connectiv ity must be respected. This is where we work with farmers, with policy-makers, with the private sector so that we are all in this together,” said Lal. For Lal, soil is of extreme global importance. “Soil is a living entity. When soil is dead, it cannot produce. Dead soil is dirt. A living soil is the only site in the universe where the roots interlace, which has a divine power, if I can put it that way, (…) to resurrect death into life.”
On the road to COP27, the IICA Goodwill Ambassador and Chair in Soil Science underpinned that the tropical agriculture of the Americas can be an example for the world on how science is key to producing sustainably. He compared the Brazilian Cer rado (a savanna-like ecosys tem located in the heart of the country) to opportunities for African agriculture.
“I saw Cerrado in 1975 and it was no different than Africa today. See what has happened with education, with the investment in agri culture, with the respectabil ity of the farming profession. Obviously, more needs to be done, but at the moment, ag riculture in Cerrado is bet ter than in the United States. Over a 25-year period, it has become the largest exporter of food. Africa has the same potential,” he commented.
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SIXTY-FOUR persons of Zeelugt Phases one and two, Region Three, are now legal owners of lands they have occupied for decades, after receiving titles last Friday. From as far back as 1999, they were allocated lands by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) through the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund with out having legal ownwefamilytendthehehasnitystartedElcockernmentgratitudecardohouse,”takeverytwoandparentmyandcouldhaveherandheroverareawhenhersheshehome.rightswhatnarightfultosuchstandingGovernment,ownership.undertheimportanceofadocument,intervenedensurethattheyaretheowners.SinglemotherWilhelmiSinghalsounderstandsitmeanstohavelegaltotheplaceshecallsSinghsaidnowthatistherightfulowner,willbeabletocompletehome.Sheexplainedthatshemovedintotheandbeganconstruction20yearsago,shelosthusbandjustafterayearwasunabletocompletehome.“IamverygladIcouldthiscertificate,soIdowhateverIwantcompletetherestofhouse…beingasingleandIhadababythreeotherchildren,yearsapart.So,itwasdifficulttoworkandcareofthemandbuildSinghsaid.Anotherresident,RiElcock,expressedforwhatthegovhasdoneforhim.relatedthatsincehelivinginthecommuclosetoadecadeago,itbeenastruggle.However,withthetitle,saiditpresentshimwithopportunitytonowexhishometomakehiscomfortable.“Beforewehadthistitle,hadtoactuallystartyourhousewithwhatev er finance you have. So, it is only safe to say that the bank would not have taken any other paper just like that. So, for now, I am thinking in terms of doing some extension and go into a commercial bank to have the finance to offset those,” ElcockAlwynstated.Bisram said for over 20 years he had expe rienced a number of chal lenges in getting the title for his land. After receiving his title, Bisram described it as an early birthday present. “Without a title, you cannot go to the bank, you cannot get a loan or anything and without your title, you have no say regardless you pay for the land, you have no say… I am very much proud of having this here now be cause this is a birthday gift I get, because tomorrow is my birthday,” he Attorney-Generaladded. and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall,, spearheaded the exercise along with Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal.The Attorney-General said the distribution of titles is Government’s way of em powering people. He said it now affords them opportunities they did not have for over two de cades.“For the first time in your life you can add the name of any person you wish to that title, to make them the owner of the land and the building. That is what is called empower ment and our government is committed to empowering all of our people,” the Attor ney-General explained. Minister Croal in brief remarks said the handing over of the titles demon strates why the people of Guyana elected the PPP/C administration. He further explained that the process to get the title was a collabora tive effort between several ministries and government agencies.“Youelect a government to ensure that we work every day possibly in our lives to help you and to help fix your issues and to help resolve your issues. But ultimately, the ulterior [sic] objective is to make your life bet ter,” Minister Croal stated. The President, Dr Ir faan Ali-led administration since taking office has been working across the country to ensure people have legal rights to lands they have occupied for years. (DPI)
Attorney-General Anil Nandlall Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal Ricardo Elcock Wilhelmina Singh
THE Guyana Defence Force, in collaboration with the United States Southern Command and Florida Na tional Guard, will host the Caribbean, Women, Peace and Security conference today.
According to a release, the two-day conference, which forms part of the Guyana and Florida State Partnership Pro gramme, will see participation from several Government and non-governmental organisa tions, the Joint Services, the Judiciary as well as military personnel from the US and several Caribbean countries, including Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago.“The conference aims to increase Force effectiveness by providing an understand ing of Women, Peace and Security implementation, op erational planning and interoperability throughout the Caribbean.
Caribbean Women, Peace and Security conference opens today
The partnership among the Florida National Guard, United States Southern Command and Guyana is a critical component of the security co-operation be tween the US and Guyana, the release said.
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The conference is a follow-on from the bilateral Women, Peace and Security workshop held between the Guyana Defence Force and U.S. Southern Command fol lowing Tradewinds, the U.S. Southern Command com bined and joint exercise held in June 2021 in Guyana,” the release said It noted, too, that the fo rum will address an array of issues including peace and security, strategies and poli cies for gender integration, recruitment, training and re tention, gender discrimina tion, women in leadership, disaster relief operations, sexual harassment, traffick ing- in-persons and migration. The keynote speakers at the event include First Lady, Arya Ali; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixei ra; US Ambassador SarahAnn Lynch; Commander US Southern Command General, Laura Richardson; Chancel lor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Chief Justice, Roxanne George-Wiltshire.
ON September 1, 2022, Jeho vah’s Witnesses will resume their well-known door-to-door ministry with a special global campaign in which they will of fer members of the public a free interactive Bible course. “After using alternative ways of contacting people for the past twoand-a-half-years, we look forward to resuming our door-to-door efforts,” said Daren Sendall, spokesman for Jehovah’sHeWitnesses.furthersaid: “We are confident that the Bible’s mes sage will continue to help many to cope with the stresses of daily life and provide a bright hope for the future.”Witnesses conducted an average of five million Bible courses around the globe during each month of last year. The pro gramme offers a practical way to learn what the Bible teaches on a variety of subjects, such as how to find happiness, why there is so much evil and suffering in the world, and what the Bible prom ises for the future. Participating in the interac tive Bible course with Jehovah’s Witnesses comes without any obligation. The Witnesses simply present what the Bible teaches and allow each person to determine their own personal beliefs and life choices.
Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide to resume
The main textbook for the study is the Bible itself. Each les son is designed to be covered in one hour. For more information, please visit jw.org or contact other spokesman, Andre Dar rell, on 617-9089 or ADarrell@ JW.ORG. signature door-to-door ministry resume their in-person doorto-door
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THERE is just no stop ping Max Verstappen right now - not on his way to a stunning victory in the Belgian Grand Prix, and not as he heads inex orably towards a second consecutive world cham pionship.
The reform process, which aligns the GFF’s op erational regulations with the governance standards and rules of Concacaf and FIFA, was the result of several months of national consul tation following an official request from the world gov erning body of football. During the 2022 GFF Extraordinary Congress, held at the GFF National Training Centre, 13 members voted for the amendments, with one member voting against and another choosing to abstain.“The process was con ducted with the full oversight of FIFA and Concacaf every step of the way,” said GFF President Wayne Forde. At every stage, the members of the GFF participated fully in this exercise and it was therefore no surprise that they made an informed deci sion after having the revised Statutes in their possession for twenty one Everythingdays.that we do here at the GFF is done with complete openness and trans parency.” Howard McIntosh, Head of ONE Concacaf & Caribbean Projects at Conca caf, said the reform process was “An alignment with in ternational best practices that allow for good governance”. “This is not an exercise unique to Guyana. All 211 countries within FIFA and 41 countries in Concacaf have to do this alignment,” McIntosh said. “We are very, very happy with what is hap pening in Guyana in terms of the Guyana Football Federa tion and their administration of the game.”
Belgian Grand Prix: No stopping 'phenomenal' Max Verstappen as second title approaches
The GBA president supported his notion by reassuring that with the support of the government and newer facilities, the tournament is expected to become the flagship event for junior boxing in the Caribbean in the future.
“At every step of this review, under the auspices of FIFA and CONCACAF, it has been characterised by transparency and op portunities for the involve ment of all the member ship,” Johnson said.
"After laying my dad to rest I immediately had to turn my focus to the IPL. While it kept me busy and focused, I knew after the tournament was completed, I needed to take some time away from the game." Allen was the leading run-scorer in the inaugural season of the 6ixty last week and he will represent Jamaica Tallawahs at the CPL, where he will hope to push for a place in West In dies' T20 World Cup squad. "Cricket West Indies has been supportive throughout the entire process and I re ally want to thank Johnny Grave [chief executive] and Jimmy Adams [director of cricket] for their consid eration. I want to use this opportunity to make it clear, I'll always want to represent my country and the West Indies."Even though I did not necessarily make it clear why I made myself unavail able for selection during the recent summer schedule, it was important for me to finish my grieving process and spend some time with my family. "Most importantly, I've been getting myself physically and mentally ready for the CPL and hopefully the T20 World Cup (if selected) later this year. The best of Fabian Allen is yet to come. I know I have the ability to be one of the best bat ting allrounders in the world and I look forward to showcasing it for all to see. (Cricinfo)
The reforms include: All 10 Elite League clubs will be GFF members; provision has been made for the Bari ma-Waini Football Associa tion (BWFA) to become the 10th GFF regional associa tion. Also, limits on presi dential service of three total terms in office, to align with FIFA and CONCACAF term limits and reforms and the GFF Council must contain at least two female members
Relentless Guyana junior boxers retain title president Ninvalle hints at mixed tourney next year GFF members show overwhelmning support in adopting statute reform
Horner added: "Max, since winning that champi onship last year, has taken another step. It's in many ways released him, and he's driving at an incredible level."A driver that is com pletely at one with the car and is in an absolute purple patch of his career. Records under threat It was Verstappen's ninth win in 14 races, and right now it is difficult to see how anyone else will win another race this sea son.They probably will, of course. Red Bull surely can't be as dominant as this at all the remaining eight races. Or perhaps they can. Certainly, the sin gle-season record of 13 wins, held jointly by Mi chael Schumacher with Fer rari in 2004 and Verstap pen's predecessor at Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, in 2013, is looking vulnerable. Indeed, Horner de scribed this as "probably one of the most dominant performances that we have had as a team since either 2010 [he meant 2011] or 2013. It is right up with that period, and I don't think we have ever won a race start ing from 14th on the grid." In 2013, it is worth reminding oneself, Vettel won the final nine races in a row. Verstappen is already on a run of three, and he heads into his home race in Zandvoort this coming weekend, a race he utterly dominated last year in his close cham pionship battle with Lewis Hamilton. (BBC Sport)
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This is Red Bull's fourth one-two this season
The Red Bull driver's first title may have been won in dramatic and con troversial circumstances in Abu Dhabi last year, but the only remaining question marks over his second are when he will clinch it.
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By Clifton Ross A RELENTLESS Guy ana Junior Boxing team out-punched their oppo nents as they surged to another championship win when the 2022 Win field Braithwaite Carib bean Boxing Tournament ended on Sunday night at the home of boxing, the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Guyana retaining their title was almost evident from the get-go, but more so from Saturday evening as the lo cal team wrapped things up in the driver’s seat with a solid lead over their oppo nents. Much credit should be given to the Bahamians who finished in second place with nine points, Trinidad & Tobago (eight) and St. Lucia (five) respectively. However, the competi tion was no match for the re lentless nature of what Man ager Seon Bristol deemed as “13 Pitbulls”, who lived up to their expectations, racking up a whopping 23 points follow ing three successful nights of action, further maintaining their undefeated streak. Team Guyana’s star was undoubtedly Jeremiah Dun can, who bagged the award for Best Boxer, while his teammates added further sup port. While Guyana retaining their title was a huge deal, the bigger picture according to Guyana Boxing Associa tion (GBA) president, Steve Ninvalle, was ensuring the legacy of boxing was pre served while identifying the future representatives for the international stage, not only from Guyana but the Carib bean,“Iholistically.thinkit’s the most important event for boxing in the Caribbean. As I said, our nursery is of immense importance. This has also been echoed by every coun try that has come here. From a personal standpoint, I am extremely happy for what we have been able to achieve. At one point we were saying that this is something that we will not be able to do but because of its importance, we know that we cannot fail with this nursery,” Ninvalle outlined following the end of Sunday’s final. Ninvalle followed up by adding that next year’s event could see a mixed tourney with the inclusion of women, something he hinted at prior to the initial stages of the tournament.
The GFF annual budget was also approved by its membership. Andrea John son, president of the Guyana National Women’s Football Association and Chair of the Statutes Review Commit tee, said the reform process would further strengthen good governance of the GFF and leave a “proud” legacy for the entire membership.
THE nationwide member ship of regional associa tions, clubs and affiliate associations of the Guy ana Football Federation (GFF), on Saturday, voted by majority to reform the statutes that govern the administration of football in Guyana.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said after Sun day's race at Spa-Francor champs that it would be by the time Formula 1 leaves Europe.Asthat is in two races' time and there will still be six races to go at that point, that is highly unlikely. But shortly after that, in either Singapore or Japan, now looks distinctly possible. When it comes, he will deserve it. His driving this season has been peerless, and in Spa that was more the case than ever. On pole by more than 0.6 seconds; consistently quicker than anyone else in the race by at least a second. He was, as his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez put it, "on another level". The Red Bull team prin cipal Christian Horner de scribed it as "a phenomenal performance"."Maxwas quite simply in a league of his own," Horner said. "And not just today; all weekend. He has excelled here in the past and today he has basically smashed it out of the park."
I'm very grateful to the Mumbai Indians fran chise for allowing me the time to handle my personal arrangements and being flexible with my schedule.
I recently lost my father to cancer this year and it has been a very difficult time for me and my family. He was my biggest fan and I'm hap py he got [to] see me live my dream as a professional cricketer. I will continue to make him proud. "As a professional ath lete you learn to quickly put things behind you and move forward but it has been particularly difficult for me over the past couple [of] months.
(BBC Sport) Defending
Daniil Medvedev became the first player other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray to top the men's rankings for 18 years when he initially replaced Djokovic as world number one in February
CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Tuesday August 30, 2022) COMPLIMENTS OF CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL COMPANY LTD 83 Garnett Street, Campbellville, Georgetown (Tel: 225-6158) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1) The Oval, London, 1975 (World Cup) (2) Clive Lloyd & Glen Turner Today’s Quiz: (1) Who are the defending CPL champions? (2) Who were the losing finalist of CPL 2021? Answers in tomorrow’s issue
DEFENDING champion Daniil Medvedev made a winning start on his US Open return as he recorded a straight-set victory over American Stefan Kozlov.
The Russian world num ber one, 26, won 6-2 6-4 6-0 on Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows. He claimed his first Grand Slam title in New York last year by beating Novak Djokovic, who is not allowed to play. He will play Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the second round in New York. Elsewhere in the men's draw, Britain's 2012 winner Andy Murray beat Argentine 24th seed Francisco Cerundo lo 7-5 6-3 Spanish6-3.16th seed Rober to Bautista Agut suffered a shock first-round exit against American JJ Wolf, losing 6-4 6-4 There6-4. are four men's players who could replace Medvedev as world number one following the US Open, including Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who is seeking a 23rd majorMedvedevtitle. was banned from competing at Wimble don this summer because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though he remained the topranked men's player after the grass-court Grand Slam was stripped of its ranking points because of that decision. Returning to action at a major - though not permitted to compete under the Russian flag - Medvedev secured victory in emphatic fashion as he closed out the match by winning eight successive games. Kozlov, ranked 111st, responded immediately to having his serve broken in the first two sets but Med vedev pulled clear on both occasions before his oppo nent fell away in the third. champion Medvedev wins on US Open return
By Frederick Halley
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A BRILLIANT undefeated 114 by Polly Shivrattan failed to earn Ramblers Rampage victory over archrivals Toronto Bliz zards in last Saturday’s fi nal of the Ontario Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC) Over-50 tournament which ended at the Ashtonbee Reservoir, in Scarborough, Toronto, Canada. In a repeat of last year’s final, played in brilliant sun shine at the same venue, Ramblers Rampage were powered to a respectable 205 for three in their allotted 20 overs after being inserted by their opponents. The total, however, proved inadequate as the defending champions reached the required total with three balls to spare. The victory was en gineered by a fine sec ond-wicket partnership of 104 between Sunil Dhaniram (83) and Mohan Harihar (53) who treated the Saturday afternoon crowd to an array of attacking shots. The two came together after Jesh Parasnauth (21 with two sixes) departed in the fifth over with the score on 43. By the half-way stage, Toronto Blizzards looked in complete command with 134 already on the board.
With the departure of the former Guyana and Canada player, Dhaniram, whose knock included four fours and seven sixes, in the 11th over, Ramblers Rampage raised their hopes of restrict ing Blizzards. These hopes, however, faded as Harihar stayed to the end, his un defeated knock containing four fours and an equal num ber of sixes. Gerald Austin chipped in with 17 not out. Junior Azizudin took two for Earlier,23. Ramblers Ram page innings was a tale of two halves. After labouring to 58 for two in the first 10 overs, they then proceeded to score 147 in the next 10, losing only one wicket. The left-handed Shivrat tan, who shared a second wicket stand of 135 with Dennis Hansraj (31), went on a boundary- hitting spree, smashing five fours and 12 sixes, showing scant respect for all the bowlers. Skipper Patrick Shivrattan chipped in with a quick-fire 20 with a four and two sixes. The three wickets were shared by Lall “Dingo” Singh, Jesh Parasnauth and Roy Britta nia for 18, 19 and 23 runs respectively.Apartfrom copping the Norman Sue Bakery-spon sored winner’s trophy, all the players from the winning team were also recipients of medallions. Dhaniram was named the Most Valu able Player of the winning side while Polly Shivrattan copped the award for the losers.Ramblers Rampage cart ed off the regular season tro phy after topping the points standing and were the only team to defeat Toronto Bliz zards who returned the fa vour in their return fixture. The highest ranked play er award went to former Guyana Under-19 player,
Troy Gobin of Pegasus Storm; he also took home the prize for scoring the most runs (445) in the sea son, marking the second consecutive year he won both awards. Jano Panday of Friendship Masters claimed the prize for the bowler with the most wickets (10) while Imam “Bunzy” Gafoor of Pegasus Storm took the most catches (six). In the Consolation fi nal, played on the adjoin ing ground, Pegasus Storm made light work of Remax All Stars, defeating their opponents by six wickets in a low-scoring affair.
Winning the toss and opting to bat, Remax All Stars were restricted to 86 for nine in their 20 overs with Khem Singh being the main destroyer with three for 10 in his three overs. Jai Singh supported with two for 10. Pegasus Storm reached the required target in 11.1 overs with Jito Na rine hitting a four and three sixes in a top score of 30. In brief remarks, OMSCC President, Orin O’Neil, had loud praise for the sponsors and also lauded the teams for their participation in the 2022 season.
The victorious Toronto Blizzards side
MVP Sunil Dhaniram, along with his daughter, collects his prize from a representative of Norman Sue Bakery
Shivrattan’s ton in vain as Toronto Blizzards retain title
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St. Kitts and Nevis and Cayman Islands are each playing in their ninth CMU17Q, while this year’s edition marks the 12th and third CMU17Q for Domin ican Republic and Domini ca, respectively.
Indian High Commissioner Dr. Srinivasa hails initiative
All six teams in Group A will take the field, be ginning with Bahamas (9th CMU17Q) and Saint Martin (5th), followed shortly there after by Bonaire (2nd) facing Guyana (12th) and then Ber muda (13th) squaring off with British Virgin Islands (4th).
Hundreds attend Nexgen ‘GolFun’ as camp wraps up
Allen ready for West Indies return after death of father
Representatives from Pegasus Hotel & Suites, official hotel of the CPL; Digicel Business Services; MovieTowne Guyana; Toolsie Persaud Ltd; Sterling Products Ltd; V&V Distributors; Vi vaanta Spa; MVP Sports Giftland, Kings Jewel ry; Palm Court; Caliper Drones; Assuria General Insurance; Rentokil Ini tial Guyana Ltd; Surviv al Supermarket (Sheriff Street); Praetorian Se curity Services; Darthan Investments Print; Party Castle; ModFin Salon & Spa; Trophy Stall; Jaxx Restaurant; H. Nauth & Sons; Panko Steel; Tris tone Auto Sales and many others who supported Nexgen Golf Academy and the GGA, were also present.
Leewards win Rising Stars ChampionshipUnder-19inthriller
Caribbean teams in qualifiers to secure spots in 2023 CONCACAF Men’s U17 Championship
FABIAN Allen has made himself available for in ternational selection again ahead of the T20 World Cup, six months since his last appearance in a West Indies shirt. Allen, the left-arm spin-bowling allrounder, declined a retainer contract with Cricket West Indies (CWI) earlier this year and has been absent for "person al reasons" throughout West Indies' home season He revealed in a state ment that he had lost his father to cancer earlier this year, thanking CWI for their support throughout "a very difficult time for me and my family", and confirmed that he is available for interna tional selection. "I'd like to thank my family, friends and fans for their support over the past four months," Allen said. "As some of you may know,
KINGSTOWN, St Vin cent, (CMC) – A day of tremendous momentum swings ended with Leeward Islands holding on with one wicket remaining, to win the West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 champi onship in a roller coaster three-day final against Bar bados at Arnos Vale. Nathan Edwards, the left-handed allrounder end ed unbeaten on 11, which came off 55 balls in over 90 minutes at the crease, played a defensive masterclass for to help Leewards hold on in their second innings on 51-9 (28 overs) to avoid being bowled out, to deny Barbados the title in dramatic fashion.The day’s play began with Leeward Islands batting in their first innings on 172-4, 107 runs behind Barbados’s first innings total of 279-8 declared. Overnight batsman Carl Bowen-Tuckett showed his experience during a crucial composed knock of 68 off 200 balls with two boundar ies to anchor the Leewards before he was dismissed in the 98th over, ahead of the team tactical declaration on exactly 250-8 (110 overs), to receive key batting points for scoring 250 and facing that amount of overs. Although Barbados held a 29-run lead Leewards had closed the points gap due to the fast bowling and afore mentioned batting points accumulated. So, when Ed wards bowling his left-arm medium trapped Barbados opener Achilles Browne without scoring with the second delivery, that lead quickly became insignificant. Right-hand medium pacer Chamiqueko Landerfort (6-116-4) as Barbados collapsed to 76-9.The final equation to win the final meant Leewards either could chase down the 106 to win or just bat out the final session. While Barbados had to get all 10 wickets. When pacer Johan Layne struck in the first over of Leewards run chase, the Leewards started to wobble.
THE Nexgen GolFun sum mer camp hosted by the Guyana Golf Association (GGA) wrapped up this past week with hundreds of teens graduating with a new-found love and add ed drive to pursue sports alongside academics as part of their future. The ceremony of the 3rd annual summer camp hosted by the Guyana Golf Associa tion at the Scouts Association Ground, Woolford Avenue, was also held in memory of Coach Colin Ming and the Shafura Hussain Foundation. Dr. Srinivasa spoke about the potential the programme held, "The team, led by Mr. Hussain is superb and the response from these amaz ing kids showed an interest in golf that even I hadn't thought possible. We will continue to support this pro gramme development in the years to Speakingcome."on behalf of the parents, Phil Rietema, from Exxon, who also had four children in the camp said, "As a golfer myself, this is extremely pleasing to see such a fantastic response from kids of all ages. The work done by the Nexgen GolFun team to pull off such an event shows that golf in Guyana is in good hands and will become a sport that attracts all ages and talent. For parents, this was a 10/10 based on the kid’s responses and the overall involvement of everyone."Approximately 154 kids including dozens from the Lions, Scouts, PYARG, and Enmore Orphanage were able to participate as a result of contributions by sponsors. They took part in Golf, Table Tennis, Archery, Physical Fitness Challenges, First Aid and self-defence classes, Drone Training and finished with a skills tournament for prizes and trophies, donated in part by Pegasus Hotel & Suites, Trophy Stall and V&VParentsDistributors.weretreated to complimentary massages, taught to fly a drone, play golf, Table Tennis and ar chery whilst waiting for the kids to complete classes. Snacks were provided by Giftland FoodMaxx and Sun shine Snacks, ice-cream by Sterling Products, water by CIDI BlueLife Waters, bev erages by Guyana Beverages Kool Kidz, Pepsi and Rica Juices. President of the GGA, Aleem Hussain, thanked the coaches and sponsors, "Our widening sponsor base shows that there is a desire to sup port our GolFun programme and we had an incredible coaching team from Prae torian Executive Security, ProArchers Guyana, Cal iper Drones, the Guyana Table Tennis Association and ModFin Salon, along with Golf coaches, Vishal, Harry, Vicky, Vudoo, Kevin, Sam, Gwynett, Philip, Nikita, Steve and secondary school PE teachers, Al Wilson, Ka reem and Mark."
Indian High Commissioner Dr. Srinivasa (first from right front row) alongside, students, coaches, sponsors and parents following the end of another successful camp
Leewards Under-19 cricketers celebrate with trophy after being crowned champions MIAMI, (CMC) – The 2022 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship Qualifiers kicks off today with 10 teams all hoping for a winning start to draw closer to the 2023 Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Champi onship (CMU17Q) in Gua temala.
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Left-arm spinner Nathan Sealy with an inspired spell (14-8-10-6) was seemingly bowling Barbados to victo ry, but one final twist would occur.Sealy, unfortunately, dropped Edwards at first slip with off fellow left-arm spin ner Devon Stevenson which would have won Barbados the title. In the end, Edwards and last man Onaje Armoy survived the final stages to win the championship for the Leeward Islands. Barbados allrounder Sealy had a tremendous tournament with bat and ball. He scored 133 runs at an average of 44.33 and took 12 wickets at 15.25.
These first three matches of the day will take place at the IMG Academy in Braden ton,BahamasFlorida. defeated Saint Martin in their last CMU17Q meeting, a 1-0 final in 2019, while today’s contests will mark the first ever CMU17Q meetings between the other teams in Group A. The attention will then turn to Group C at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where Caribbean rivals St. Kitts and Nevis and Cayman Islands will duel, followed by host nation Do minican Republic matching up with Dominica. The lone CMU17Q meet ing between St. Kitts and Nevis and Cayman Islands came in 2008 in a 2-0 win for St. Kitts and Nevis. The Dominican Republic and Dominican last met at this level in 2019 in a 3-0 victory for the Dominican Republic.
Printed and Published by Guyana National Newspapers Limited, Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown. Telephone 226-3243-9 (General); Editorial: 227-5204, 227-5216. Fax:227-5208 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022 Leewards win Rising Stars Under-19 Championship in thriller 23PAGE retainboxersGuyanaRelentlessjuniortitle …GBA president Ninvalle hints at mixed tourney next year 21PAGE Members of the Guyana Youth Boxing team pose with their spoils following a dominant showing in this year's Caribbean tournament . The team is flanked by GBA president Steve Ninvalle, along with Coach Terrence Poole and Manager Seon Bristol, among others (Carl Croker photo)Itwas a lopsided affair as Guyana dominated their caribbean counterparts (Carl Croker photo) GFF members show overwhelmning support in adopting statute reform The GFF will be implementing new rules as it further seeks to develop the sport locally and internationally 21PAGE
