13th August, 2022 SATURDAY No.106813 $100PRICEVATINCLUSIVE PAGE 17 ' PAGE 03 PAGE 02 Empowering youth –– President's Youth Advisory Council launched ––– geared at mainstreaming youth involvement in development, policy-making in Guyana President, Dr. Irfaan Ali with some members of the Youth Advisory Council (Delano Williams photo) US$44M pack signed to bolster human capital Anti-bullyingcampaignlaunched 8,000 fisherfolk registered for $150,000 cash grant Two FulbrightawardedGuyaneseprestigiousScholarship PAGE 16 PAGE 09
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By Naomi Parris SOME 8,000 fisherfolk have registered to receive the $150,000 one-off cash grant that was announced by President, Dr Irfaan Ali in June of this year. That was according to Agriculture Minister, Zu lfikar Mustapha, who, on Monday, during the 49th sitting of the National As sembly, said that the distri bution of the grant will soon commence.“Everyfisherfolk in this country will be receiving, shortly, $150,000 from the Government of Guyana. Approximately 8,000 per sons registered already,” Mustapha said while re sponding to questions in the Assembly.Henoted that a list had been curated and final lo gistics were being sorted out to make a submission to the Ministry of Finance to commence the “Hopefully,distribution.bytheend of this week we can have a final list to send to the Minister of Finance for the money to be paid to the fish erfolk,” the minister said. Meanwhile, the minister also disclosed that some $300M will go towards the rehabilitation of a number of landing sites where fish erfolk dock their boats and offload their catch. “We have 72 landing sites in the country and many of those landing sites need a lot of work to be done for example proper lights, wharfage and other infrastructure. So, what we will be doing at all the 72 landing sites around the country we will be installing lights. We will be installing proper walkways, we will be installing better condi tion so our fisherfolk can have easier access to when they come out there they can take out their catch. This money here will reha bilitate and improve these landing sites around the country,” the minister said. Some three weeks ago, President Ali, along with Minister Mustapha, visited the Meadow Bank Wharf to listen to the concerns of fisherfolk.InJune of this year, President Ali, during a pub lic meeting at Windsor For est on the West Coast of Demerara, announced that fisherfolk will be the ben eficiaries of a one-off grant of $150,000.President Ali noted that, after the Government did a complete assessment of its revenue streams and finances, it determined that the $150,000 grant will be issued to the fisherfolk. “We are announcing an initiative for every single person identified; we are going to help you with a one-off grant of $150,000. This is an immediate step that we are taking to as sist you, in addition to all that we’re doing to expand the industry,” President Ali said.The President noted that the grant for the fisher folk ties in with the Gov ernment’s commitment to increase support for the agriculture community, as Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean strive to increase the production of food com modities, in keeping with the ‘Vision 25 by 25’ target. “Our 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 Caribbean. 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,” the President had said.
— $300M for rehabilitation of fishing wharfs across the country
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha
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PYAC Member, Bibi Aafreeda Hakh PYAC Member Sabina Savoury
Within the next 30 days, the President is ex pected to announce more details about the Council. The members of the Council are expected to work in communities, develop programmes and projects and do feasibil ity studies that will be used to further develop programmes targetting youths.That, the members of the Council are greatly looking forward to. “I felt elated to be part of this change, to be part of something that will help benefit the young people. They said it’s a chance that you could go out there and help young people and I think it’s an excellent
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An economist at the Ministry of Finance, Savoury has over 10 years of service in the public service. She be lieves that she has a wealth of knowledge to impart and looks forward to working with fellow youthDentalmembers.surgeon, Dr. Ian Jagan called the meeting very informa tive.
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“He really has a nice clear idea of his vision, where he would like to see Guyana in the com ing years. We are defi nitely in exciting times and we look to work with him and work together to build a united and a strong Guyana,” Dr Ja gan noise”.beremainorupthoughfill.roletheimpressedagedtheDuringcommented.hisremarks,PresidentencourthemembersanduponthemimportanceofthetheyareabouttoHetoldthemthattheymaycomeagainstchallengesnaysayers,theymustfocusedandnotdistractedby“outside“Isaytotheseyoung people, focus. Focus on what we spoke about, on the task ahead, on your country, on the future, on the legacy you want to leave, what you want to do, what you committed yourself to do. Do not focus on the noise,” the President cautioned. Also making remarks at the event was Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson, who emphasised that he was happy to be part of a Government that doesn’t just talk the talk, but walks the “Whilewalk.other coun tries are scrambling be cause young people are not getting the opportu nities to have their voices heard, [in Guyana] we are more than having our voices heard, we are at the seat of the table,” Ramson said. He pointed to the high representation of youth in the country’s Cabinet as testament to the Gov ernment’s commitment to youth involvement. He described the PYAC as another level of re inforcement for what already exists. “It is very important that you understand why you are here and how important it is that you are here. The country is going to change, it’s go ing to transform. We get to define how it’s going to transform. We are also building the nexus of how we are making those decisions so that we can define the transformation of the country,” Ramson said. He continued: “Pres ident Ali has taken this additional step to es tablish this Council to fortify and amplify the voice of young people in the decision-mak ing process. So that all of the projects, pro grammes and policies that directly impact you can be shared to wards advancing devel opment.”
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By Tamica Garnett WITH an aim of mainstreaming youth involvement in the de velopment and poli cy-making in Guyana, the President’s Youth Advisory Council (PYAC) was launched on Friday at the Ar thur Chung Confer ence Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. Comprised of a widecross section of young people from diverse backgrounds, possessing a variety of skills set, the Council is expected to play a role in advising on national development priorities for the coun try’s young people. The Youth Advisory Coun cil initiative is a PPP/C Manifesto promise to allow young people the opportunity to help shape theirDeliveringfuture. the feature address at the launch, President, Dr. Irfaan Ali emphasised that his Government recognised the importance of young people’s involvement in the implementation of policies and programmes that are aimed at building the future of the country. “I believe strongly that we need our young people to be critically integrated into the pol icy-making and policy implementation of our country so they can have in-depth understanding of how policies are de termined,” President Ali said.He added: “[We have to] ensure that we build a future that is strongly rooted in a number of things and supported by the people; that future is geared towards creating opportunities for the type of prosperity and results that see all of us enjoying a better life.”
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— President’s Youth Advisory Council launched — geared at mainstreaming youth involvement in development, policy-making in Guyana
During his remarks, President Dr. Ali contin ually commented on how happy he was about the wide spectrum of diver sity that was able to be captured in the makeup of the Council, and how it fits into his Govern ment’s ‘One Guyana’ agenda.“Idon’t think we can ask for a better represen tation of ‘One Guyana’ than when we look at the composition of the Youth Council,” the President commented.Priorto the launch, the President held a meeting with the PYAC members at State House. “In the meeting he spoke a lot about driving transformation. He basi cally told us about how he will be positioning us to be the voice of the youth for him. So that when we interact with the youth we then have to relay that to him. It was a meeting to solidify his vision of One Guyana and how we fit into that vision,” explained Sabina Savoury, a 32-year-old mother of one who is also a member of the Council.
FBI took top secret documents from Trump’s home
THE FBI took 11 sets of classified files in a search of ex-US President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida this week, according to a search warrant. The cache includes doc uments marked “TS/SCI”, a designation for top secret material that could cause “exceptionally grave” dam age to US national security. Trump denies any wrongdoing and said the items were declassified. It was the first time an ex-president’s home was searched in a criminal probe.The list of items was made public on Friday after noon after a judge unsealed a seven-page document that included the warrant authorising the search of Trump’s Palm Beach resi dence, Mar-a-Lago. It said more than 20 boxes of items were taken on Monday, including a binder of photos, a hand written note, unspecified information about the “President of France” and a clemency letter written on behalf of long-time Trump ally Roger Stone. As well as four sets of top secret files, the list in cludes three sets of “secret documents” and three sets of “confidential” material. The warrant indicates that FBI agents were looking into potential violations of the Espionage Act, which makes it illegal to keep or transmit potentially dangerous nation al security information.
Legal experts have told US media it is un clear whether this argument would hold up in court. “Presidents can declassify information but they have to follow a procedure,” Tom Dupree, a lawyer who previously worked in the justice department, told the BBC.“They have to fill out forms. They have to give certain authorisations. They can’t simply say these docu ments are declassified. They have to follow a process [and it is] not clear that was followed here.”
A spokesman for Trump, Taylor Budowich, said the administration of President Joe Biden “is in obvious damage control after their botched raid”. Budowich accused the administration of “leaking lies and innuendos to try to explain away the wea ponisation of government against their dominant po litical opponent”. Trump’s conserva tive allies have also con demned the raid as a polit ical hit job as he considers another run for the presi dency in 2024. (BBC)
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The removal of classi fied documents or materials is prohibited by law. Trump increased the penalties for the crime while in office and it is now punishable by up to five years in prison. The warrant notes that the locations searched at Mar-a-Lago include an area called the “45 office” and storage rooms, but not pri vate guest suites being used by Trump and his staff. The justice department had asked a court to make it public on Thursday, a move considered rare amid an on going investigation. It was approved by a judge on 5 August, three days before it was carried out on Monday, 8 August.
On Friday night, Trump’s office issued a statement maintaining that he had used his authority while president to declassi fy the“Hedocuments.hadastanding order that documents removed from the Oval Office and taken into the residence were deemed to be declas sified,” the statement said. “The power to classify and declassify documents rests solely with the Pres ident of the United States. “The idea that some pa per-pushing bureaucrat, with classification authority delegated by the president, needs to approve of declas sification is absurd.”
–– improved internet connectivity, assistance to farmers, increased education opportunities, municipal airport listed
Specifically, he said that if there are persons interested in becoming trained teachers and nurses, the government is ready to facilitate this training.Inrelation to education, Dr. Ali said a conversation was had with Minister of Ed ucation, Priya Manickchand to identify trained teachers in the communities so that they can be connected with the online education pro grammes.“This is the future we want to build,” he stressed. To facilitate this, he noted that a team will return to the village to assess the issue of internet and connectivity. The government, he said, will also work with the service providers to see how they can expand their network in the communities. He cautioned residents that while everything can not be done at the same time, priorities must be identified.
trainingvariousAlistockrebuildwillSubsequently,necessary.officialsworkwithresidentstothecapacityforliverearing,hesaid.Meanwhile,Presidentcalledonyouthsinthevillagestotakeupindifferentareas.
The Head of State was at the time responding to concerns that residents raised during his visit to the com munity on Thursday. He told those gathered that govern ment is working on fostering significant development in the community, similar to what is being done across the country.Dr.Ali announced a mu nicipal airport which would allow for transporting fresh produce from the communi ties to cargo facilities for fur ther distribution to countries in theWhileregion.hetold the commu nity, which is mostly reliant on farming of the vision, he noted that what needs to be done now is the building of the infrastructure to support this.This is important, he said, so as to realise Guyana’s potential in leading the food security charge within the region, and accelerating ag ricultural production in the country.Among issues raised by the residents, a number of farmers spoke of flooding in the area which affects their farming. They called for im proved drainage and irriga tion in the community. The President responded that in the coming week, a team of government officials will return to Canje Creek and assess the issues raised so as to ascertain what are some of the priority areas in relation to the need for immediate drainage works. The team, President Ali said, will inform him of the assessment, and within two weeks, machines will be mo bilised in the area to provide the much-needed assistance. As it relates to further assistance to farmers, Dr. Ali asked Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha to step in and provide aid with the provision of fertiliser.
Further, while the Head of State iterated that he could
PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Thursday, assured residents of Canje Creek, Region Six (East Berbi ce-Corentyne) that their concerns will be addressed, as he noted that the govern ment wants to be integrally involved in the development of the community.
President, Dr. Irfaan Ali interacting with residents during his visit to Canje Creek, Region Six (Office of the President photo)
Canje Creek development a priority, President Ali commits
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President, Dr. Irfaan Ali as he responded to concerns from residents on Thursday at Canje Creek, Region Six (Office of the President photo) make no promises in relation to livestock, he affirmed the government’s goal to rebuild the livestock industry locally. When the team revis its next week, he said that they will provide advice in relation to the lands that are available for livestock farm ing and what infrastructure would be
THERE have been many variations of youth repre sentative bodies in Guyana, but hardly any have survived over the years, leaving a noticeable gap for youth rep resentation in the country for a demographic group that is regarded as the largest of our population. Young people are not a monolith and getting their representation right has been a herculean task. Representation politics has made it almost impossible to ensure that young people are 100 per cent reflected in spe cial interest representative bod ies. This is especially true for a multicultural, multi-ethnic society such as Guyana where young people are spread across 83,000 square miles of hinter land and coastland, and where the inaccessible terrain and the digital divide concomitantly make representation difficult. The bar on achieving peak representation in previously es tablished youth-led initiatives had been set so unrealistically high that those bodies lost le gitimacy before they even left the gate. It is easy to imagine, with youth not being a mono lith, that an overwhelming amount of time would be spent on ironing out the appearance of the body, rather than focus ing on actionable programmes. Resources were the other issue. But with the Presidential Youth Advisory Council, this has changed.With funding provided through the National Assembly in Budget 2022, the body’s programmes and spending are open to scrutiny by the nation’s elected representatives. “This is not a political gimmick… the country is going to change; more importantly, it is going to transform. We get to define, however, how the country is going to transform. “… we are going out into the communities and we are seeking the representation, and we are having the engagement and consulting, we are also building the nexus of how we are going to make those decisions so that we can de fine the transformation of the country,” Minister for youth, Charles Ramson Jr said during the launch of the youth council on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal.Theminister’s remarks, notably made on the day the rest of the world celebrates youth, must be underscored because within it, there is a message on the importance of home-grownPresidentsolutions.Ali,in his re marks, also focused a section of his contribution on the des tination of Guyanese moving collectively as a nation. For His Excellency, it is important for Guyanese to build a future that is wanted and supported by us; a future geared towards creating opportunities. “Make no mistake, you are living in a country which will be among the best, if not the best by 2030. You will inherit a future never seen before but you will also inherit some circumstanc es that you have to be aware of,” President Ali told the gath ering which included Cabinet Ministers, heads of the joint services, other representatives of state agencies, members of the diplomatic corps, and youngGuyanapeople.has longed for an institutionalised youth rep resentative body. In his own words, the President plugged the need for institutions, mech anisms and systems which support the holistic develop ment of people and country. Over the years, civil society organisations have largely op erated through external fund ing sources. While these have been important for bridging large social gaps, these local organisations are sometimes left bare and withered as those external funding sources dry up, and the very communities where the interventions were implemented sometimes revert to pre-intervention cultures be cause of lacking sustainability and succession planning. The President’s Youth Advisory Council will not fall mercy to that bind, nor will the young people of Guyana who are the first and only agenda for this advisory body. This is about the well-being of our nation’s future, physically embodied in youngSomepeople.ofthe council mem bers have already taken up their seats, extracted from a wide cross-section of Guya nese youth. For President Ali, this council is about ensuring young people, in the spirit of Article 13 of Guyana’s Consti tution, are well and integrally involved in the decision-mak ing of their country, and are actively engaged in solving problems faced by youths of the country. “It is active participation in the actual pro gramming and policy-making of our country,” the President said. Within the next 30 days, as indicated at the launch, President, Dr Irfaan Ali will announce the other members of the council. Representative politics has been quite a difficult undertaking because it is hardly possible to ensure every group is represented in governance. But the core mandate of young people’s well-being is what also mat ters in this intervention. For the first time in Guyana’s history, there is synergy be tween the Executive and the Legislature that a youth rep resentative body for Guyana is necessary and this is what has been achieved. Now, the work begins.
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First, let’s reflect on the country’s political system. Dubai is a monarchy where its people have had confidence in this system for more than some 300 years and they continue to this day to have the same level of confidence. As a result, Dubai enjoyed uninterrupted political stability for more than 100 years and it continue to so do within the same political framework. It is important to note that in order for a country to experience rapid development and econom ic transformation, paramount to achieving this is political stability.
SINCE becoming a petro leum producing country, public commentators often reference Guyana as the next Dubai in the Caribbean in terms of whether Guyana has what it takes to mirror Dubai’s success as an oil rich Thecountry.question is: how did Dubai, once a mere US$3 bil lion economy or less, become a US$46 billion economy in 50 years and regarded one of the richest nations in the world.
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In the case of Guyana, it’s been 50+ years since Guyana be came an independent State from British rulership. Almost half of this era (post-independence) Guyana was a ‘centrally com mand’ State, an era characterised by politically inflicted social and economic stress, leading ulti mately to a bankrupt economy. The latter half (post-1992) Guyana transitioned to a free market economy – that is, the birth of and /or the legitimisation of the private sector commenced in 1992: the beginning of a new era with a different political and economicDuringsystem.thistime, howev er, Guyana faced almost two decades of political instability, which largely stymied its devel opment and economic transfor mation. Arguably, Guyana only enjoyed eight years of stability out of 25 years in the latter half of its 50+ years post-indepen dence.
Second, prior to Dubai’s oil discovery the country was largely a fishing economy. In other words, the main economic activity by its people was fishing (in fact, Dubai was described as a small fishing village). With its newfound wealth some 50 years ago, the monarch at the time understood from the very outset that the oil resource would not last forever. Hence, with this no tion in mind, the monarch made it clear to his people that the re sources will be used to invest in building a new Dubai economy that will be sustainable in the long-term and that when the oil is depleted, Dubai will not be solely dependent oil. This means that the future of the economy would naturally change which means the peoples’ future would also change to one that is pros perous in more ways than one. To achieve this goal 50 years ago, Dubai had to import labour because the skills of its people were not enough to help build the infrastructure to support its future growth and transforma tion at that time which is history today.In so doing, Dubai sought to invest heavily in infrastructure; this is visible today as evidenced by the sophisticated and natural ly beautiful physical landscape of the country. Dubai’s economy today thrives on international trade, shipping, tourism, and a huge chunk of the country’s GDP is driven by the service industry. This is essentially what structural change means, transi tion from a fishing village to a fundamentally diverse economic model – now one of the richest nations on the planet.
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The fishing industry in Guy ana up to 2019 was a $16 billion industry and is now down to a $7.7 billion industry, represent ing a loss of 52 per cent in just two years. Notwithstanding this reality, given where Guyana is heading for the next 50 years, the fishing industry will have to naturally evolve and integrate into the new economy of the future where the foundational works is being built today by the current administration. The reality is such that the faster this is recognised for what it is the better for all stakeholders and the country at large. It is imperative for Guyanese to prepare for the new economy of the future, especially the fish ing industry; learn new skills, develop new competencies and capabilities, learn new trade, invest in self-development, take advantage of all the support and initiatives in these respects. With respect to the future of the fishing industry in an oil economy like Guyana, operators in this sector now need to start examining innovative and sus tainable aquaculture (fish farms) scaled to commercial levels – as traditional fishing may not be sustainable and commercially viable in the future. Finally, it took Dubai 50
A contextual perspective: the oil economy and structural changes; how did a US$3 billion economy become a US$46 billion economy in 50 years? The case of Dubai
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A Contextual Perspective:
The Oil Economy ... years to amass the economic status it has today, Guyana can also achieve similar successes in 50 years provided that the country continues in the cur rent trajectory and continue to build upon the foundation being built by the Adminis tration of the day. And more importantly, political stability is paramount to achieving this outcome. Yours respectfully, Joel BhagwandinDirector
Business IntelligenceAnalytics& From page 6 Dear Editor, A GUYANESE on Face book poignantly, pertinently and productively (pernicious ly?) asked a persuasive, pri meval and perspective (prej udiced?) question, “What do you love about this Land?” This inquiry is believed to ac tivate an honest, heartfelt and perhaps, humorous reaction. What will be your immediate instinct in responding to a request that maybe, touches the heart, one that you’re very much at home with and one that you can unreservedly relate to without reservation, malice or animosity? For sure, there will be very interesting, amusing, passionate, sad, jeal ous, zealous, erudite, sarcastic and flamboyant attempts to describe a pent up, free flow ing, reserved or constrained reflection of what really and truly affects the heart, mind and soul of Guyanese. Will consideration be en tertained for admiration, sen timental feelings, emotional attachment, generations of fam ilies, historical values, moral upliftment or decline, regard or disregard for law and order, im plication or complication of rules and regulations, constitutional ir regularities, a referendum battle or baffle, economic potentials or downturn, hunger and suffering, depression, oppression, suppres sion, democratic or dictatorial administrators, leaders, bleeders electoral fraudsters, corruptive forces, collusive permissiveness, financial misappropriations, ap proval or disappointments from election and selection, a garden city to a garbage city, the Taj Mahals or the dilapidated huts, the humungous business enter prises or the road side stands, the massive infrastructure or the neglected projects, the well-kept streets or the polluted ditches, gutters and drains, the politi cians, the economists, the social workers, the armed forces, the religious societies, the shelters or the luxurious hotels? Will the crime situation ven tilate an out pour of affectionate giving or misgivings? Will the entire Guyana be judged on the border of criminal activities that are so prevalent, consistent and ambivalent? Is there a thin line that demarcates the reason, purpose and outcome of crime pursuits which will attract any sympathetic opinions? The dan gerous, devious and damaging crime situation certainly plays a pivotal role in announcing or denouncing any call of likeness for this land. Should the mention of road carnage and accidents come into play to promote or demote any respective view on this heavenly land, mud land or god forsaken projectingofdenied,andsuccess,toisstatement.depressopportunitiesCertainly,land?employmentwillimpressortheformationofanyWhoisworking,whonotworking,whoiswillingworkwithouthavinganywhoisrefusingtoworkwhowantstoworkbutistheseareallsegmentsapaintedortaintedpicture,anoutcomewhichis susceptible to invariable conclu sions. A judgement focused on the repercussions of the deadly COVID-19 Pandemic will also alienate or alternate diversion to summarise any actual, factual or fictional conclusion on the adversaries of attachment or detachment. The aftermath is certainly bearing a heavy toll in many directions, and, Guyanese are reeling and wondering about manyThenpropositions.again,there are those who are full of venom, anger and hurt, who are ready to contradict the word love and quickly re place it with “hate”. They could be residing on this beautiful land, or, has departed at the first instance. For reasons beyond control, many are still aligned and grounded, and, awaiting the opportune moment to pack and book the earliest flight from this land. In direct opposition would be the die-hard, sworn to live and die on this land, yes, to visit overseas but, to certainly return home and hang their hat on the stand! Which category will you prefer to affiliate yourself with? Do Guyanese still enjoy the free dom of choice, or, has this right been taken away or denied from them, or, Guyanese no longer care about such a discussion, or, such concern no longer bears any interest for digestion? So we see there is enough food for thought not to jump to a hasty rap up session and give a reactive verdict. There is the need for a second thought after a careful analysis to the law of action and reaction. All that glit ters is not gold and the sea is full of many fishes. Like they say, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but, words will never.”
Will Guyanese remain loyal to the land, regardless of what is said or done and by who? This land, that belongs to you and me, a land of many waters, a land below the sea level, a land exposed to wind, rain and sun, a land enjoying the tropical weather, a land so rich and fertile, a land rich in agriculture, minerals, forestry, oil and gas, bauxite and peo ple, a land famous for sports and international figures, a land that has absorbed the blood, sweat and tears of so many, a land that has borne the happiness and sadness of residents, a land that has sheltered the rich and poor, a land that has provided birth, growth and death, a land that man has grown from strength to strength, a land that has been plundered, raped, dese crated and destroyed by pilfer ers, colonists and opportunists, a land that so many want to divide, conquer and rule, a land that has buried so much memories, a land, ready, will ing, and capable for advanced development, a land devoid of adoration, care and affection, what we should love about this land is: she allows each and every loving Guyanese and non-Guyanese to give back to her and her people what she has given to us and what we have taken from her, willingly and freely, rightfully and legal ly, forcefully and dictatorially, deceptively and cunningly!
There are those full of venom ready to replace the word love with ‘hate’
Yours respectfully, Jai Lall
WITH tensions over Taiwan shaping up towards another possible global supply-chain blockage against Chinese ex ports, Guyana and the Ca ribbean have every reason to again start taking more steps to be more safe than sorry. The region needs to ponder, as of now, on the future impli cations of current Economic and Climate Change effects on Europe.Several Eurozone states are suffering a triple whammy of inflation leading to recession, unpleasant economic blowbacks from Ukraine and the unprec edented successive heatwaves causing Europe to bake and burn -- the latter taking lives by the hundreds, leaving two-thirds of the continent parched and dry ing-up rivers from the Thames to theFactsRhine.and figures are chang ing too fast-and-furious to keepup with, but just a few of the international business headlines between August 4 and 12 high light the economic chaos on both sides of the Atlantic, easily tell the big story -- and show the biggerStartingpicture.with the UK, the Financial Times featured ‘How (the) cost of living crisis (is) pushing Brits to breaking point!’ while CNN Business UK pub lished an analysis by Anna Coo ban headlined: ‘The frontrunner to become the UK’s next leader has a risky economic plan’ and The Express heralded: ‘Euro zone collapse! Recession warn ing with biggest financial crisis in its history (is) near’. Regarding Europe’s postUkraine energy crisis and how states are responding, US Busi ness Insider highlighted: ‘Nor way draws up plans to slash en ergy supplies to Europe, driving power prices to record highs’ while Oilprice.com revealed: ‘UK electricity theft breaks re cords as energy bills soar.’ Not much different across the ocean in the US. The United States Census Bureau, in a report on ‘Wealth inequality in the US by house hold,’ says: ‘2019 data show baby boomers nearly 9 times wealthier than millennials’ and a New York Times report headed: ‘In an unequal economy, the poor face inflation now and job loss Meanwhile,later.’ FOX Business News underlined: ‘Inflation climbed 8.5 per cent in July as prices cool, but remain near record high’ across the US. Over in Canada, the Fi nancial Post featured a David Rosenberg article headlined: ‘Roof is about to cave in on the Canadian economy’, also explaining how: ‘Shaky hous ing market and high household debt point to a more pronounced recession than many are calling for…’In Australia, News.com revealed ‘How many hours Australians need to work to cover the cost of living”, the article pointing out that ‘New research has shown the huge amount of hours Aussies need to work just to pay for their liv ing expenses’; and ABC News featured a headline of interest to the rest of the world: ‘Cooking oil shortages pushing up food prices and creating headaches for manufacturers.Higherfood, energy and other costs of living across Europe are also leading to pre viously unreported trends now making front-page news. For example, the BBC re ported on August 11 on a cam paign encouraging UK consum ers ‘Not to pay electricity bills’, with charities warning against taking such Eurozoneadvice.headlines this past week also featured successive heatwaves sparking blazing wildfires and severe drought, most acute in France, Spain and Portugal, but affecting life across the continent in different ways, hundreds dying from heat stroke, towns suffering water shortages – and droughts affect ing essential river transport. Under a Free Enterprise sys tem allowing businesses to free ly pass extra costs to consumers, more Europeans than ever are forcibly resorting to electricity theft and other street-smart and/ or criminal ways of ‘beating the system’ to survive. The week ended with de bate over which was worse, but the combined costs of the Eurozone’s current Econom ic and Climate Change crises will naturally be huge, which can give traditional European donors perfect excuses to not only cut already-small overseas aid budgetary allocations, but also (like so often) to renege on earlier pledges and promises to poor and developing nations (like with COVID vaccines sinceSuch2020).possible eventualities would not only have serious implications for recent trade, aid and investment agreements be tween the UK and Guyana, but also for the rest of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The region must therefore start bracing for the overlapping and extended implications and cumulative effects and costs of the current multiple and connected changes on and to this part of the world, while gearing-up faster to undertake the necessary adjustments -- and simultaneously creating neces sary new mechanisms to deepen functional regional collabora tion, all to mitigate and reduce the inescapable ripple effects on CaribbeanGuyanashores.isalready leading the region’s response to Agricul ture and Food Security challeng es, while taking several steps to not only improve and extend agricultural production through introduction of new crops and innovative processes, but also to ensure it develops a long-term capacity to never have to entire ly depend on Oil & Gas. Georgetown is also expand ing its bilateral and multilateral ties with CARICOM partners and exploring cooperation on regional energy Meanwhile,issues.even as the international headlines painted dim and grim pictures for busi nesses, not so for the world’s richest men, who made more money during COVID than before and are sailing with the winds into greater fortunes, while scores of nations and more hundreds of millions of people have to bite the dust to stayAustralia’salive. News.com head lined with a big story that many following the fortunes of the world’s super rich are still fol lowing: ‘Warren Buffett’s com pany Berkshire Hathaway hit by $63 Billion loss’ It said: ‘Almost half of Buf fet’s fortune was wiped out, but the billionaire who owns 90 companies said the focus should be on earnings made…’ And Autoevolution, in an August 4 article that also tracked the ways of the wildly-wealthy, revealed: ‘Jeff Bezos $500 Mil lion Megayacht Launches Under the Cover of Darkness’. Clearly, the ever-un healthy relationship between Profits and Poverty contin ues to belch fire and eco nomic brimstone globally, so, with much more of one than the other, CARICOM needs to ensure it isn’t again caught flat-footed when the tidal waves hit the region’s shores.
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Richest Nations Locked-down in Logjam Between Inflation and Recession Part 3: Fire and Economic Brimstone!
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Dr. Singh further reiter ated, “so on the surface, the nexus between that and edu cation might not be obvious but if you think about it, there is a very explicit link between local content requirements in the oil and gas sector and the need to invest in ensuring the Guyanese people can take up the job opportunities that are going to be created and so this project is an important invest ment that fits into that broader agenda-Investment in Human Capital.”
Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, has re-em phasised fullyableistransformationparticipateeverycommitmentgovernment’stoensuringGuyaneseisabletointheeconomicthecountryexperiencingaswellasbetocontributemeaningtothetransformation.
VERYWORKFORCEDIFFERENT “The reality is that a very different workforce is going to be needed in the near fu ture to meet the needs of this new economy,” Dr. Singh explained as he alluded to the fact that the immediate link of various developments in different sectors may not be seen immediately by per sons in terms of the wholistic approach and objective by government.“Sometimes it is not ob vious how the various pieces fit together so you might see something happening in one sector and you believe that it might not be obvious how the pieces come together. I want to give just one example: So we are investing heavily in education, but we want to make sure that jobs are cre ated for Guyanese people so that the Guyanese people who have acquired these new skills are able to take up those jobs, be able to access those job opportunities,” the minister explained further. He then added that, “You might see for example an initiative that might appear to relate to the Natural Resourc es sector — the Local Content Legislation — the LCL estab lishes a very explicit frame work to incentivise companies that are operating in Guyana, not only oil and gas compa nies but their contractors. “It creates a framework that explicitly incentivises employment of Guyanese people because we want to create jobs for Guyanese peo ple and so the framework requires that in order for your company’s supply of goods or services to be considered local content for the purposes of meeting the local con tent thresholds, the minimum thresholds that are specified in that law, you have to have a minimum percentage of Guyanese employees.”
andtheirandteamsgratitudetheasteamBankSinghMeanwhile,added.MinisterthankedtheWorldRepresentativeandherfortheirsupportaswellfortakingspecialinterestinproject.HealsoexpressedtothetechnicalfromboththeFinanceEducationMinistriesforhardworkatdevelopingdesigningtheproject.
The objective of the project is to improve access and learning conditions in secondary education, as well as access to technical and vocational education and training aligned with iden tified labour market needs. The proposed project would support the government’s secondary education reform agenda and its objective of achieving universal second ary education. It would sup port different trajectories and modalities of obtaining an education by incorporat ing interventions addressing constraints related to ac cess, quality, and relevance to help youth in Guyana reach their full potential and participate productively in the economy. (Ministry of Finance)
From left: Education Minister, Priya Manickchand; Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh and World Bank Resident Representative to Guyana, Diletta Doretti
US$44M pack signed to bolster human capital
KEY JUNCTURE World Bank Represen tative for Guyana and Suri name, Diletta Doretti in her remarks noted that Guyana is investing heavily in its citizens, with education and vocational training playing a key role as the country is at a key juncture of its growth. “This project comple ments other education initia tives that the World Bank is supporting, as the government is working to ensure that more people can acquire the needed skills to benefit from the ongoing economic trans formation,” she
Dr Singh made the re marks as he signed a US$44M Human Capital Development agreement with the World Bank which will see Guyana strengthening its Human Cap ital through this major project under the education sector. Witnessing the signing and receiving the project for implementation was Minister of Education, Priya Man ickchand, while signing on behalf of the World Bank was World Bank Resident Representative to Guyana, Diletta Doretti. The signing occurred at the Ministry of Finance in the presence of technical teams from both the Ministries of Finance and Education.“Weare signing this US$44M project on Human Capital Development today as a significant part of a much broader and comprehensive policy agenda relating to in vestment in the people of Guyana. There is a lot of understandable excitement and anticipation about the rapid transformation that our country is going throughthe economic and structural transformation. There is a lot of excitement about what’s happening in the oil and gas sector, what’s happening in the support services sector, what’s happening in the nonoil economy,” Dr. Singh pos ited.He then underscored that, as such, with all of these de velopments the People’s Pro gressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government, under the lead ership of President Ali, be lieves that there is no invest ment that is more important at this time than an investment in Guyanese to meet the skills and education needs of these sectors.
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President, Dr Mohamed Ir faan Ali made the announcement on Thursday on the spot after concerns on access to education was made during a meeting in riverineDuringcommunity.themeeting, parents made it known to the President how difficult it is for them to ensure their children have access to education.Inresponse, the President said, “I am going to ask the Min istry of Education to see how we can extend the Amerindian Hostel and to see if we can put in some other rooms and facilities to help the children from the creek… we will go ahead with that project to extend the hostel to take care of this.” The announcement by the President was met with loud cheers and smiles on the faces of parents who had difficulty in finding accommodation for their children to attend school outside the community.
STUDENTS of Canje Creek, Region Six pursing secondary education outside of the area will soon be housed at the Am erindian Hostel in Stanleytown as Government seeks to ensure every child has access to an education.
Canje Creek students to be housed at Amerindian Hostel
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali with a young resident
Internet access issues in the community was also raised by members of the community. In response, President Ali said that a team will return by next Wednesday to address the issue and see what interventions can be made by government. It was also disclosed that government is working with the private sector to see what role they can play in providing internet“Weaccess.arealso working with the service providers to see how they can expand their network. So, we will see if they can send a representative also to that meeting,” he Government,stated.in its effort to improve access to education and education delivery, invest ed $74.4 billion in the sector through its 2022 national budget. The ‘Because We Care’ cash grant was also reinstated and saw every child in public and private school receiving $30,000 to prepare for the new school term. If that was not enough, thousands of Guyanese have been able to capitalise on the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship. This year alone, 7,400 schol arships were granted while 6,280 persons benefitted in 2021. (DPI)
September 15 declared Census Day
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SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Fi nance, Dr. Ashni Singh, on Wednesday, signed the Census Order declaring September 15, 2022 as Census Day in Guyana. The order was published on Friday in the Official Gazette.According to a release, the signing of this order followed the approval on Monday, August 8, by the National Assembly for sup plemental funding of G$2 billion to aid in the execution of theThecensus.declaration of Cen sus Day allows the Bureau of Statistics, an agency of the Ministry of Finance, to count the population at a specified point in time and marks the commencement of a threemonth long enumeration period for the 2022 National Population and Housing Census.
Meanwhile, among some of the preparatory works being undertaken by the Bureau of Statistics are the establishment of temporary regional offices, finalisa tion of data collection tools, training of approximately 3,000 temporary personnel and the rolling out of a pub lic education and awareness campaign. “All persons in Guy ana are being encouraged to fully participate in the 2022 Census by provid ing accurate information and co-operating with
A Population & Housing Census is a complete count of the population, which is conducted every 10 years and provides detailed data on population size, age struc ture, educational attainment, labour force, housing, and many other lengthmanysinceconductedcharacteristics.socio-economicGuyana’slastcensuswasin2012,and,then,therehavebeenchangesacrosstheandbreadthofthe country. These changes in clude the population size, composition, economic ac tivities, access to social ser vices, maternal health, food security, agricultural activity and education attainment, among other areas of change, the release said. “The census, Guyana’s largest national data collec tion exercise is more than just a headcount, as it plays a critical role in evaluating the aforementioned changes and data collected during the 2022 Census will con tribute significantly towards chartering the course of na tional development over the next ten years. This data is extremely valuable to users at all levels, including Gov ernment, the private sector, non-governmental organi sations (NGOs), students, researchers and international agencies,” the release said. It should be noted that Census data is collected, analysed, and made available in an aggregated format, while ensuring that individu al information is treated with the strictest of confidence, the release said. Provisions under Chapter 19:09 of the Statistics Act ensure that the data is only used for analyt ical purposes and that any individual data is protected and never made public.
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Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Egypt in November. AAPRESID is an iconic entity in the South American country in that it represents a large network of farmers united by their interest in soil conservation and who have adopted and promoted a new agricultural paradigm based on no-tillOterofarming.indicated that the sector’s central role and high profile in the climate negotia tions is imperative given agri culture’s substantive contribu tions to the global challenges imposed by climate change. The proposal was made at the forum entitled “Global agrifood policy and agenda: Where are we headed?”— one of the main events of the 30th Congress of AA PRESID, Argentina’s most renowned annual conference to update and exchange new technologies and knowledge in agriculture.Duringthe panel aimed at addressing the current state of agendas, agreements and in ternational forums that guide global agrifood policy from different perspectives, Otero shared opinions with Carlos Cherniak, Ambassador of Ar gentina to the FAO; Viktoria Lovenberg, Head of Economy and Trade for the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Argentina; and former am bassador Diego Guelar. “We obviously hope that agriculture plays a central role. There is an urgent need for it to be a strategic axis and a significant player; it is something we cannot avoid and we must assume”, ex pressed the head of the hemi spheric organisation special ised in agriculture and rural well-being.“We’re making substan tive contributions to address ing climate change and we must show that with pride and authority, recognising that while it is a system (the agrifood system) that can be improved, it is by no means a
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12 GUYANA CHRONICLE, Saturday August 13, 2022 PartiesupcomingclimatetotoersoftheOteroAgriculturestituteofDIRECTOR-GENERALtheInter-AmericanInforCo-operationon(IICA),ManuelselectedtheforumofArgentineAssociationDirectSowingProduc(AAPRESID)torefertheneedforagricultureplayacentralroleinnegotiationsattheConferenceofthe(COP27)totheUN
Agriculture must be strategic axis in climate negotiations
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Agriculture must be... failure,” he said. Otero remarked that “ag riculture’s time is approach ing” and shared that for COP 27, which will be held in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, the American con tinent is looking to assume a common position through a series of messages that—he expects—will be debated and approved at the meet ing of ministers of Agricul ture scheduled to take place on September 23 at IICA headquarters, with a view to position agriculture at the international negotiations on climate change.
“In Europe we see the green transformation as the centre of our public action; it is a roadmap that, together with digital transforma tion, forms the basis of our growth strategy. We are allied with the 2015 Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda. We believe firmly in rules-based multilateral action to end poverty, hun ger and malnutrition, leav ing no one behind,” she argued.Inturn, Guelar empha sised the need to foster re gional integration, which is important for overcoming the overlapping crises, in cluding COVID-19, the war in Eastern Europe and its implications on the ag riculture sector, and climate change. He weighed, in the case of the southern region, leveraging the Mercosur mechanism and taking ad vantage of free trade agree ments with the EU, the Unit ed States and China, whose regulatory basis and lines of action would enable imple mentation in the short term. “This is a great chal lenge that we have before us, which is to effectively build regional integration based on unity to open up to the world,” he said. (IICA) From page 12 IICAManuelDirector-General,Otero
“The goal is to create the conditions to generate shared positions on the road to COP 27. Reaching a hemispheric consensus before the climate negotiations will be another sign of the continent’s maturi ty, of an agriculture that wants to play a leading role, and we’re going to do everything we can to achieve that,” added IICA’s Director-General. In 2021, the continent also presented a unified posi tion at the UN Food Systems Summit after an extensive debate coordinated by IICA that signalled that agricultural producers and food system workers are a key, essential link, and that without farming there would be no raw mate rials to transform into foods. These efforts are aimed at ensuring that the needs of the countries are duly reflect ed and met, always putting farmers at the forefront, and generating modern, effective public policies for agriculture that guarantee an adequate balance between productivity and “Farmerssustainability.area key, essen tial link for the transformation of agrifood systems; science is the fundamental input for the adequate formulation of policies, and I insist that agri culture is part of the solution without failing to recognise that there are things that can be improved,” added Otero. At the meeting of AA PRESID, which has almost 2,000 members across Ar gentina, Otero mentioned that at COP 27, the Americas will show “many good things and transformations that are taking place” on the continent.
“It surprises me when we fail to recognise all the advances in no-till farming, the spread of silvopastoral systems, what our producers are doing to manage natural pastures, the efforts being made to reduce residue and waste. We want to show that to the world,” he asserted. Moreover, he reflected that under the current sce nario and in order to position and give a leading voice to agriculture in these spaces, it is crucial to work in collab oration. COORDINATEDMANNER “No country can save itself and it’s essential that we act in a coordinated manner. All of this should lead us to generate public policies aimed at transforming and strength ening agrifood systems, where it is necessary to build bridges between production and the environment, to rethink the in stitutional framework around science, technology and in novation, and, of course, the bioeconomy with much more coordination with the private sector, redefining agendas and promoting investments,” he concluded.During the “Global agrifood policy and agenda: Where are we headed?” fo rum, Ambassador Cherniak agreed that it is imperative to spotlight farmers, the role of science in formulating poli cies, public-private synergies, and the focus on sustainability without dividing the social, economic and environmental component.“Wemust prevent damage to or impacts on our interests that affect the agro-productive fabric on how to achieve the sustainability of agrifood sys tems, demonstrating it based on science. This means not only thinking about strategies at the national level, but also at the regional level, and to that end, both FAO and IICA are essential platforms for building coordination among our countries and a position for Latin America and the Caribbean at the discussion on the geopolitics of food,” commentedLovenbergCherniak.dived deeper into the EU’s Green Deal and its farm-to-table strategy.
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Tigray: FAO scales up procurement of fertilisers
THARUN Balgobin, 32, of Canefield, East Canje, Region Six was, on Friday, charged with the murder of 59-year-old Angraj Kumar Indrapal called “Charles” of New Area, Canefield, also of EastBalgobin,Canje. who is a pump operator with the Rose Hall Estate and a pandit, appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh at the New Amsterdam Mag istrate’s Court, where he was charged and remanded to prison.Hewas represented by attorney Mursalene Bac chus. It is alleged that be tween August 4 and 5 Bal gobin murdered Indrapal, his co-worker. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to Prison until September 7. The matter was transferred to the Re liance Magistrate’s Court. Indrapal death was ini tially treated as a suspected drowning after his co-work er reported that he fell over board into the canal. However, a post-mor tem examination conclud ed that he died as result of manual strangulation. As a result, Balgobin was arrested and subsequently confessed to committing the act. The Guyana Chron icle understands that the ac cused revealed that he and Indrapal had a misunder standing over work, which resulted in scuffle and the pandit reportedly strangled him and then threw his body overboard. Indrapal, was em ployed with the sstate for most of his life, and was described as a hardwork ing individual.
FAO and partners aim at providing the total require ments of 60, 000 tonnes to Tigray, funds allowing. FAO has benefitted from CERF loan facility twice in the past: in 2020 in support of FAO’s Desert Locust control operations in the Horn of Africa and also in 2017 for Somalia to avert the risk of famine. (FAO)
To date, FAO and partners have procured just over 19,000 tonnes of fertiliser (40 per cent of requirements), enough to meet the fertiliser needs of approximately 380,000 households (FAO photo)
14 GUYANA CHRONICLE, Saturday August 13, 2022 IN Tigray, northern Ethio pia, the Food and Agricul ture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up the urgent procurement of fertilisers to help farmers sow their fields in the midst of the critical planting season, thanks to a $10 million loan recently approved by the United Nations’ Cen tral Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The loan, which forms part of resource partners’ commitments, is helping FAO to accelerate the pro curement and delivery of crucial agricultural inputs to Tigray, particularly fertilisers, which must be delivered and applied by end of August 2022.The provision of fertiliser will help restore the produc tive capacity of farmers in Tigray, where, as is the case in all regions affected by in ternal conflict, there has been widespread disruption of ag ricultural activities, elevated levels of acute food insecu rity, and loss of livelihoods since November 2020. “We are grateful to our resource partners, and to CERF for recognising the need to act swiftly in support ing own food production in Tigray to avert the worrying levels of acute food insecu rity,” said David Phiri, FAO Subregional Coordinator for eastern Africa and Represen tative for Ethiopia. “If farmers receive the inputs they need, they will be able to harvest and begin consuming this produce from October 2022. These harvests would cover their food needs for at least six months, and in the best case scenario, up to the next harvest for a significant proportion of the households, with surplus to sell,” he Thereadded.isasmall window of opportunity to prevent severe hunger by delivering critical agricultural inputs and enable farmers to pro duce sufficient amount of food for the population, thus averting a potential increase in humanitarian needs,” said Rein Paulsen, the Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies andAgricultureResilience. is the main source of livelihoods for up to 80 per cent of Ethiopians, especially those living in rural areas, and their produce feeds the nation. The Meher season is the most important season for crop production in Tigray. With the rainfall per forming well and the outlook foreseen to be favourable, the season offers a crucial and cost-effective opportunity to improve food production and hence food availability across the Toregion.date, the FAO and partners have procured just over 19, 000 tonnes of fer tiliser (40 per cent of require ments), enough to meet the fertiliser needs of approxi mately 380,000 households. A first batch of more than 7, 000 tonnes has already been distributed to farmers in Tigray.Theloan from the CERF, together with a similar loan by FAO, has enabled FAO to procure the additional 12, 000 tonnes of fertilis er. These loans are against funding being secured from a bilateral donor, which will be communicated separately once agreement finalised. The 19, 000 tonnes of fer tiliser were procured through the Ethiopian Government; and the Government has indicated that more fertilis er could be made available should FAO and partners mobilise further funding.
Pandit charged with murder of sluice worker
Charged: Tharun Balgobin
Oodit said that the list of beneficiaries was built through a transparent process with farmers playing a key role in the verification process.
Broad smiles as thousands of farmers receive fertiliser vouchers
“This is one of the promis es that was made, [and] it has come to reality,” he said, add ing: “Whatever the government promises, it always fulfils.”
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Farmer Rafeek Mohamed
VC Oodit said in an inter view with the Guyana Chronicle that the process was smooth and transparent.
THOUSANDS of rice and cash crop farmers in Region Two on Thursday came out smiling from the various locations af ter they received their fertiliser vouchers. The farmers were given a voucher which included a note on the quantity of bags they were entitled to considering the acreage of land they cultivate. During Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo’s visit to Region Two in May, he announced that $275 million worth of fertilisers will be allocated to farmers in Region Two. This was done to assist rice and cash crop farmers in making their production pro cess less Previously,costly. many farmers found it difficult to pay large amounts of money for fertiliser. The increased cost of fertiliser has been linked to global factors including the war in eastern Europe.The registration process for receiving the assistance from government began in June. A verification process was then conducted by officers attached to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and farmers. On Thursday at Fisher Pri mary School, hundreds of rice farmers showed up to uplift their vouchers.Arice farmer, Shafeek Mo hamed, of Colombia village, expressed gratitude to the gov ernment for fulfilling yet another promiseMohamedmade.cultivates over 20 acres of rice lands. He said that the help will enable him to save more money next crop. “Fertiliser price went up and I am happy to get this voucher so I can get fertiliser for next crop and I will save that money,” Mohamed said. Denis Raymond, a rice farm er from Affiance village, said that he owns 125 acres of rice lands.He said that he is very happy that a huge “burden” came off his shoulders. He said that the voucher will help him offset the expense for the next crop. “I am glad for this… It will help us and we want to thank the Government of Guyana and [Dr] Bharrat Jagdeo for this ini tiative,” Raymond said. Another Affiance rice farm er, Devavrate Persaud, com monly known as “Deo”, will be receiving 39 bags of fertilisers nextPersaudcrop. said that it will help him to save. He extended gratitude to the Government of Guyana for the intervention. “This is a huge help for me and I am thankful! Fertiliser is expensive for the crop; this is a big help for me and I know it for the other farmers too,” PersaudMeanwhile,said. Regional Vice-Chairman (VC), Humace Oodit and Representative of the Prime Minister in Region Six, Arnold Adams visited various locations where distributions were being made.
Two Guyanese selected for Fulbright Scholarship awards
GUYANESE educator, Keesha St. John and civil engineer, States.versitiesrespectiveelbarkawardees.FulbrightRamsundarBayeeshmaalare2022ScholarshipTheywillemupongraduatelevprogrammesintheirfieldsatuniintheUnited
Lynch noted that the US Gov ernment was pleased to support Guyana’s devel opment by building local capacity through higher education. She further not ed that both areas of study were vital to Guyana’s growth as it takes centre stage on the world market. The release said the Fulbright Foreign Stu dent Programme gives Guyanese citizens the opportunity to com plete a master’s or PhD at a higher education institution in the Unit ed States. Founded in 1946, the Fulbright Pro gramme now operates in 160 countries and has provided over 400,000 people from all back grounds and in all fields the opportunity to study, teach and conduct re search, exchange ideas, and contribute to find ing solutions to complex global challenges. Over 120 Guyanese have ben efitted from Fulbright scholarships since the early 1960s, many of whom are in the pub lic sector, academia, the arts, business, civil soci ety, media, and educa tion.
Ambassador Lynch with Fulbright scholarship awardees Bayeeshmaal Ramsundar (left) and Keesha St. John CHIEF Executive Officer of Andrews Supermarket, Saiku Andrews opened a second branch of the busi ness on Friday. The new branch is located on Robb Street, Georgetown. The grand opening was graced by Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President, Timothy Tucker; Vice-Chairman of the Private Sector Com mission, Ryan Alexander; Tourism, Industry and Com merce Ministry’s Director of Business, John Edghill and Region Four Chairman, Daniel Seeram. During remarks from the guest speakers, Andrews was lauded as an entrepreneur who ‘shattered the glass ceil ing’ of the business industry in Guyana, and a role model for young people, especially young Afro-Guyanese and those from less prosperous areas.“What we have here is a Guyanese name, a Guyanese business, 100 per cent local, but giving you the service that is of international standard,” Tucker said. He added: “If you look around the aisles here, you’ll see anything that you would see from anywhere in the world here. It shows vision; it shows a Guyanese entrepre neur taking a risk at this time.” Seeram on his part de clared that “Andrews Super market has earned the right to be a household name” as he praised the quality of service at theEdghillestablishment.inhis remarks was also in high praise for the CEO.“Your life journey has really been a testimony of a Guyanese youth, of a Black man in Guyana, and what you can do when you put God first, you trust in yourself second, and you don’t allow anyone to stand in your way.” He congratulated the An drews family on the opening of their new Previously,venture.Andrews Su permarket had been operating from their Festival City, South Ruimveldt location, and con tinues to provide a hospitable environment for all customers. The second location is expect ed to bring a new shopping ex perience and larger shopping space as well as employment to Guyanese in the city. The staff complement at the Robb Street branch is estimated to be between 30 and 35.
Andrews Supermarket opens Robb Street branch
The brand new location of Andrews Supermarket, where Nigel’s Supermarket once stood (Delano Williams photo) The second location is expected to bring a new shopping experience (Delano Williams photo) The new location also offers a wide collection of wine, spirits and beers (Delano Williams photo) CEO of Andrews Supermarket, Saiku Andrews (Delano Williams photo)
According to a release from the US Embassy in Georgetown, St. John will pursue a Master of Science in Agribusiness Economics at Southern Illinois Uni versity Carbondale while Bayeeshmaal Ramsund ar will pursue a Master of Science in Construc tion Management at New York University’s Tandon School of DuringEngineering.acourtesy call at the Embassy on August 11, Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch extend ed congratulations to the awardees on their selection from a highly competitive group of candidates, the releaseAmbassadorsaid.
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By Naomi Parris THE Human Services and Social Security Ministry, on Friday, launched its Anti-Bullying Campaign (ABC) “Live Good, Be Good, Do Good” at the Bookland Gardens, Wool ford Avenue, Georgetown. The launch of event comes on the heels of the conclusion of a successful collaborative initiative with the United Bridge Builders Mission (UBBM) and the ministry which saw weeks of sensitisation and aware ness programmes being rolled out in childcare facil ities across DeliveringGuyana.the feature address, subject minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, said the ministry is cognisant of the prevalent acts of bul lying against children and how it adversely affects them.“Bullying raises its head in so many spaces and plac es. People are bullied all the time. Sometimes they don’t recognise it. And then there are bullies who would want not to be bullies. But bullying comes from a place of insecurity and a place of fear and many times a place of them being bullied at one time too,” Minister Persaud said.Minister Persaud noted that the programme will not only target those who are bullied but the bullies themselves.Thecampaign, she fur ther explained, is a mis sion to end bullying, create awareness and encourage patrons to share stories and words of positivity via the social media campaign “Le hWeTalk4Reel”.“Thisispublic aware ness so that people under stand what bullying is. This is the national campaign against bullying… it is not only about saying no to bul lying, it is saying what you should do to stop bullying, we do good things in other words we start the chain of kindness.”Meanwhile, UBBM Di rector Bonita Montaque highlighted the success of the collaborative initiative between her organisation and the “Phaseministry.oneof this an ti-bullying programme was presented by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and our very own subject minister in collab oration with United Bridge Builders Mission imple menting partner. This phase commenced on July 30 with a virtual training for about 45 caregivers from a list of 65 persons.”Thetwo-day session saw participants being engaged in varying number of topics geared at building aware ness and response capacity to acts of bullying. “ These two days ses sions engage participants in various areas from self-care to understanding their role in prevention, from bullying and developing productive professional relationship with the children in their care. They were very en gaging, receptive and has pledged to be great gate keepers.”While the initiative was a success, Montaque related that it was not without its challenges.“Thissegment of the training was not completed without challenges. One main challenge was unstable Wi-Fi or poor signals in the children’s homes, technical challenges for participants in using Zoom platform, and the fact that several persons at times were in one device.”Nevertheless, she said the organisation will con tinue to partner with the ministry to see the roll out of several projects. A total of seven activ ities are expected to be rolled out under the an ti-bullying campaign.
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Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud receiving a token from UBBM’s Director, Bonita Montaque (Carl Croker Photo) Minister of Human Ser vices and Social Securi ty, Dr. Vindhya Persaud delivering remarks at the Anti- bullying cam paign launch on Friday
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Chris Watson, Hero CPL’s Head of Marketing, said: “We are delighted to be able to partner with organisations across the Caribbean to bring kids closer to the action than ever before. These initia tives combined with the great family activities we will be putting on at these selected matches will tru ly make these games the Biggest Family Party in Sport.”
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Biggest family party in sport to launch at CPL, WCPL and 6ixty
(ESPNCRICINFO) - With two more high-profile T20 leagues coming up, top West Indian players are set to be in great de mand, and the situation has all the makings of a fresh scrap be tween the players and the team management, and, by extension, the cricket board. It might have begun already. On Wednesday, Phil Sim mons, the head coach of the West Indies men’s team, and Desmond Haynes, the lead selector, had ex pressed their disappointment at the lack of clarity over the un availability of certain players, including Andre Russell. “It hurts,” Simmons said. “There’s no other way to put it. But what can you do? I don’t think that I should be begging people to play for their countries. I think if you want to represent West Indies, you will make yourself available.”
THE Hero Caribbean Pre mier League (CPL), Massy Women’s Caribbean Pre mier League (WCPL) and The SKYEXCH 6IXTY will be working with schools and children-fo cused charities and foun dations to bring kids even closer to the action during the 2022 tournaments. Up to 2 000 children will be invited to attend free of charge, allowing them to come and watch the worldclass cricket and partake in a unique family occasion, packed with entertainment. With up to 100 young people attending all five days of the SKYEXCH 6IXTY and for games across the Hero CPL and Massy WCPL it will be a great chance to inspire the next generation to fall in love with cricket. In Saint Lucia and Guy ana, Hero CPL will be work ing with Republic Bank to bring young cricketers in volved in their 5 for Fun programme to play a game on the outfield during the interval between innings at the 10:00hrs games. This fantastic opportunity for young players will give them a chance to walk on to the field at international venues. The Samuel Badree Academy of Sport Education and the Daren Ganga Foun dation have been involved in the planning of these ac tivities as both Badree and Ganga look to inspire the next generation of Caribbean sporting stars.
Samuel Badree, former West Indies cricketer, said: “It is so important that we bring our young people into the sporting world, I have seen first-hand as a player and an educator how sport can be life-changing for our children. The Samuel Badree Academy of Sport Education is delighted to be working with CPL and their related tournaments that are incorporating all these great initiatives.”DarenGanga, former West Indies captain, said: “This is a great initiative, and all of us at the Daren Ganga Foundation are de lighted to be involved in bringing young people to these matches. I know that when I was a youngster going to watch cricket it was inspirational for me and helped drive my ambition to become a professional crick eter. What CPL has created is an opportunity for the same thing to happen for these boys and girls.”
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Russell has now offered a somewhat cryptic social-media response to these comments, putting up an Instagram post with a screenshot of ESPNcricinfo’s news piece with Simmons’ quote in the headline, and this comment: “I know this was coming but am gonna stay Russellquiet!!!”hasn’tturned out for West Indies since the 2021 T20 World Cup. He isn’t part of their squad for the ongoing three-match T20I series against New Zealand - Haynes said “he is unavailable because he hasn’t made himself available” - but is playing for the Manchester Originals in the Hun dred. He was also part of the list of overseas players unveiled by the UAE’s ILT20, which begins in January next year. Sunil Narine is also at the Hundred. His last appearance for West Indies was in a T20I in August 2019. Evin Lewis and Os hane Thomas have not appeared for their fitness tests, according to Haynes, though Lewis has signed a deal with Jaffna Kings in the upcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Fabian Allen has pulled out for personal reasons.Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Romario Shepherd and Jayden Seales, who have turned out reg ularly for West Indies in recent months, have all signed up for the South African T20 league, which will be played almost concur rently with the ILT20 next year. Apart from Russell and Narine, Allen, Lewis, Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran and Dwayne Bravo are on board for theDueILT20.toall this, West Indies are far from getting their full crop of top T20I players together despite the T20 World Cup, which be gins in Australia in mid-October, looming. It appears, now, that some sort of breaking point might have been reached. According to Haynes, the West Indies management will give more weightage to performances in CWI-run tournaments, like the upcoming CPL, for selection. “If there is a competition that is run by the West Indies (and) somebody is playing well, I think his name should really come up for selection,” Haynes said. “That performance is very important to us, and we didn’t say that we have picked the World Cup team yet, so all the games that are going to be played, leading up to the World Cup, we must take into consid eration.”Russell and Narine, among others, are CPL regulars, so there is a chance that they might not be out of the fray for the T20 World Cup just Speakingyet. on his internation al future, Narine recently told ESPNcricinfo, “There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff going on, which I don’t really want to get into, but I mean, everybody would love to represent their country. It’s a hard thing watching them know ing that you want to be part of it and you’re not part of it. “Things happen for a reason and hopefully in the future I’ll be wearing maroon again, but until then, I’d still love to play for Windies. We shall see when that opportunity comes, but there will never be a ‘no’ for West Indies.”
Russell has also in the past spoken about his desire to rep resent West Indies as much as possible, while at the same time seeming to prioritise franchise cricket over internationals. Late last year, for instance, he played for Deccan Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, but opted out of West Indies’ tour of Pakistan, which began just over a week later, for per sonal reasons.
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The17.Lionesses defeated Germany 2-1 after extra time in the final of Euro 2022 at Wembley to secure a first major trophy for a se nior England team since the men won the 1966 World Cup.Bronze, 30, came second behind United States leg end Megan Rapinoe for the 2019 Ballon Barcelonad’Or.and Spain midfielder Alexia Putel las, the 2021 Ballon d’Or winner, is nominated too, as is Chelsea’s Sam Kerr, who scored 20 goals in the Women’s Super League in 2021-22.Arsenal’s Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema has also been nominated.
30 GUYANA CHRONICLE, Saturday August 13, 2022 (BBC) - England Euro 2022 winners Millie Bright, Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze have been nominated for the wom en’s Ballon d’Or, awarded to the best female footbal ler of 2022. Lionel Messi, the sev en-time men’s winner, miss es out as 15 Premier League players - including 12 from Liverpool and Manchester City - are nominated. Messi won the award in 2021.Mead was named Euro 2022’s best player after win ning the Golden Boot award given to the tournament’s top Organisersscorer. will an nounce the winners on Oc tober
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THE Guyana Football Federation yesterday con firmed the U14 Boys’ na tional team was forced to pull out of the 2022 Carib bean Football Union U14 Challenge Series due to a lack of available travel options. The lack of seats on suit able flights to the Domini can Republic meant that the squad would have arrived too late to compete in their first scheduled match this month. The GFF reported this issue to the CFU earlier this“Weweek.are obviously dis appointed that we could not secure the necessary flights for the squad into the Dominican Republic,” said GFF president Wayne Forde. “This is a perennial problem when there is high demand for seats at the time of these important“However,tournaments.”wedo not want the boys to miss out on the opportunity of playing against their regional peers, and we are urgently looking into alternative options for match time,” he added. Details of the alterna tive competitive fixtures will be announced in due course.
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There are 30 players in total nominated for the men’s prize - with half of the names on that list play ing in this season’s Premier League.The England-based players are Trent Alexan der-Arnold (Liverpool), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Luis Diaz (Liverpool), Fabinho (Liverpool), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tot tenham), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), Darwin Nunez (Liver pool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Mohamed Salah (Liv erpool), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Virgil van Dijk (Liv erpool).Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, one of the strong favourites, is listed but Messi does not make it after an under whelming first season at Trophy,theinateders10arekayoandBellinghamplayersSt-Germain.ParisEnglandJudeBuSakaamongplaynomforKopa presented to the best per forming player under the age of Meanwhile,21. four Pre mier League keepers - Alis son (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Edouard Mendy (Chelsea) and Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) are in the running for the Yashin Trophy, presented annually by France Foot ball to the best performing goalkeeper.2022Men’s Ballon d’Or
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Santner, who was Player-of-the-Match for his 3 for 19 in the first game, took a wicket with his first ball and two wickets in his opening over to set back West Indies’ run chase.
The final T20I will be played on Sunday at the same venue, followed by three ODIs.
Off-spinner Michael Bracewell, who replaced fast bowler Lockie Ferguson in the New Zealand line-up, also took a wicket with his first delivery, dismissing captain Nicholas Pooran as West In dies slumped to 12 for 3 at the start of the fourth over. Santner and Bracewell both finished with 3 for 15. Tim Southee took the only wicket which fell to a fast bowler, removing Odean Smith at the tail. Shimron Hetmyer was the first batter not to fall to a spin bowler, run-out by a direct hit at the bowler’s end by New Zealand captain Kane Wil liamson. West Indies were 28 for 5 at that point and could not “Werecover.just didn’t show up today,” Pooran said. “They batted us out of it and we couldn’t see our way with the bat. We had to stay in the game. It just didn’t start well for us. We are struggling but the more cricket we play our performance will grow.”
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Phillips, spinners propel New Zealand to series win
Devon Thomas was lbw off
(ESPNCRICINFO) - Glenn Phillips struck a half-centu ry from 31 balls to propel New Zealand to a 90-run win over the West Indies in the second T20I in Jamaica, clinching the three-match series with a 2-0 lead. After reaching his fifth T20I half-century, Phillips went on to 76 from 40 balls and led New Zealand to 215 for 5, exceeding the 185 for 5 that was a winning total in the first match of the series. His innings included six sixes and fourWestfours.Indies managed only 125 for 9 in reply, lacking the partnerships that underpinned a New Zealand total which was the highest by a visiting team against the West Indies in a T20I in the Caribbean. Phillips put on 71 for the third wicket with Devon Conway who made 42 from 34 balls and 83 with Daryl Mitchell who made 48 from 20, the latter partnership com ing off just 34 balls. In all, New Zealand scored 130 off their second 10 overs. West Indies’ best were stands of 35 for the seventh wicket between Romario Shepherd and Rovman Powell which began when the home team was 40 for 6 and the match already lost. Hayden Walsh and Obed McCoy put on 38 in an unbroken stand for the last Phillipswicket.put to good use his knowledge of conditions at Sabina Park, which is his home ground in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). “Coming back to Sabina Park is amazing. I’ve got great memories here,” Phillips said in a television interview. “Being able to get a 50 for my country over here in front of a crowd which I really love is definitely very special for me. “Credit to the West Indies for the way they bowled up front with the new ball which was really, really good in terms of taking the pace off the ball when it was new and harder. As it got older the pitch became a bit nicer to bat Mitchellon.”
32 GUYANA CHRONICLE, Saturday August 13, 2022 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 | SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2022 Phillips, spinners propel New Zealand to series win Story on page 31 Shamarh Brooks was clean-bowled by Mitchell Santner for 7 Glenn Phillips deposits Hayden Walsh Jr for a six yesterday (Associated Press) Cryptic Russell responds to Simmons ‘non-availability of players’ Will Russell ever turn out for West Indies again? (BCCI) Story on page 29
