APNU+AFC ‘marriage’ on test this Friday 1st SEPTEMBER, 2022 THURSDAY No. 106832 $100 ‘Get started building your home’ – NBS urges, announces reduced mortgage rates ‘I can now house my children safely’, says mother of two as 450 allottees to commence building at Experiment Housing Scheme An aerial view of the layout of the housing scheme (Photo credit: CHPA) Toll-free hotline (0449) launched for Monkeypox ‘info’ - decision on AFC in LGE expected PAGESEE7 PAGESEE9 PAGESEE2 PAGESEE15 PAGESEE3 – President Ali ‘Thank you!’, says caregivers of children with disabilities - during Region Six distribution of $100,000 disability grantPAGESEE13 All Guyanese will share in nation’s wealth
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Anna Baksh gives a thumbs up with her cash grant in hand (DPI photo)
One parent, Sandha Ramarand expressed ap preciation for the gesture. “I feel joyful to have this cash grant for my son. I am very thankful, it’s very useful for him.”
Porsha Bruce (DPI photo)
Robert Johnson (DPI photo) may she continue to do good works by the grace of God.”Robert Johnson, a grandfather of one proud ly stated that he would be purchasing a pair of new glasses for his 16-yearold grandson. The child has been wearing the same glasses since the age of Another6. recipient, Syndorie conveyed that, “We are thankful for the cash grant and it will help me a lot. And I want to say thanks a lot to the president.”Minister Persaud as sured Guyanese that gov ernment will continue to assist persons who are living with disabilities countrywide.“Ourcommitment and our support are with their parents, their guardians and their caregivers be cause we understand how tough it is at times to provide and have all of the things that are really needed by those children with special needs,” she stated.The special needs fund is expected to ben efit some 5,000 children living with disabilities and forms part of the government’s commit ment of providing sup port to vulnerable groups. Other initiatives are also on the cards for persons living with disabilities including the establishment of a ‘learning lab’ and transportation services to take children to and from learning institu tions. (DPI)
A second recipient, Anna Baksh, was equal ly grateful. “I am really thankful to the minister for the little help that I got to take care of my son.”Porsha Bruce, a moth er of two said, “I want to thank the minister for this little bit of token and you!’, says caregivers of children with disabilities - during Region Six distribution of $100,000 disability grant
2 GUYANA CHRONICLE, Thursday September 1, 2022 teronCorentyne)gionNewon,350APPROXIMATELYpersonsinAlbiCorriverton,andAmsterdam,ReSix(EastBerbice-turnedoutTuesdayasMinisofHumanServices and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud com menced the distribution of the $100,000 cash grant for children living with disabilities.
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NBS Chairman, Nanda Gopaul addresses the media conference as the Society’s leadership looks on from the head table (Delano Williams
By Tamica MOTIVATEDGarnettby the massive housing de velopments ongoing across the country, the New Building So ciety Limited (NBS), on Wednesday, an nounced a reduction of its interest rates for mortgages, and the opening up of four new branches across the country to cater for the upsurge. For loans from $1 million to $4 million, the interest rate has been reduced from four per cent to 3.50 per cent, while for loans above $4 million and up to $9 mil lion, the interest rate has been reduced from 5.95 per cent to 3.75 per cent. Additionally, for loans above $9 million and up to $20 million, the interest rate has been reduced from 5.95 per cent to 5.70 per cent. The reduced rates will take effect from Sep tember 1. “We have given the commitment to the gov ernment to release a sub stantial sum of our cash resources, of approxi mately $20 billion, for housing development in our“Andcountry.we are willing to participate in the fur therance of aggressive housing drives which we have seen the gov ernment has embarked upon,” NBS Chairman Nanda Gopaul said in the announcement during a press media conference at the insti tution’s North Road, Georgetown headquar ters.Gopaul was joined by a number of the banks executives during the media to make housing loans not only affordable but also easily accessible to every Guyanese holder of house lots.
“So, they need not hesitate or have any fear over repayment afford ability, since the repay ment in most instances is cheaper than having to rent properties.
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The new branches for the financial institu tion will be in Region Nine (Upper TakutuUpper Essequibo), and on the East Bank, East Coast and West Coast of Demerara.According to Go paul, the lands have al ready been identified for the site of the new offices.“The President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has approved of lands for the construction of the branch offices,” Gopaul noted.The new branches will add to the existing seven offices that the institution has across the country, which in cludes offices in New Amsterdam, Rosignol, Corriverton, and Rose Hall in Region Six
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opportunity that per sons, who are holders of government house lots around the country, should take immediate steps to cash in on the NBS’s concessionary loan approvals at this point in our country’s history,” Gopaul said. The bank has already been catering to an in creasedDuringintake.his remarks, Gopaul also related that of the nearly 500 per sons who we prequali fied for loans during activities that the Soci ety held at the Building Expo in July, some 302 persons have since had their loans processed, while the remainder are working towards gather ing the necessary docu ments and requirements to commence process ing their loans. Providing mortgage and savings products, NBS was established in 1940 replacing the British Guiana Build ing Society. The insti tution was established under and is governed by the New Building Society Act Chapter 36:21 of the Laws of Guyana. started building your home’ NBS urges, announces reduced mortgage rates
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“In these circum stances, therefore, we urge all Guyanese who are owners of vacant lots with titles or trans port to visit any of our offices to be facilitated with a mortgage with ease,” Gopaul urged.
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US life expectancy has fallen to the lowest level since 1996, continuing a steep decline, largely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Government data showed life expectancy at birth now stands at 76.1 compared to 79 in 2019. That is the steepest twoyear decline in a century. COVID-19 was the main contributing factor, according to US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention data. Life expectancy of Na tive Americans and Alaska Natives fell by two years. According to the provi sional data, life expectancy fell by 2.7 years between 2019 and 2021. The statistics show that COVID-19 accounted for 50 per cent of the decline between 2020 and 2021. Between 2019 and 2020, the pandemic contributed to 74 per cent of the de cline.Unintentional injuriesa term which also includes drug overdoses - reached record highs in 2021 and contributed to 15.9 per cent of the decline. Deaths from heart dis ease, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis and suicides were also significant con tributors.Thefall in US life ex pectancy was particularly pronounced among Native Americans and Alaska Na tives.Since 2019, life ex pectancy among this de mographic has dropped by 6.6 years, more than twice that of the wider US population.TheCDC statistics also highlight stark differ ences in life expectancy between men and women. For men, life expectancy fell by about a year to 73.2 in 2021 while women’s life expectancy fell by 10 months to 79.1 A separate set of 2020 data released last week also showed significant geographical differences across the country. Life ex pectancy in Hawaii is the highest at 80.7, compared to 71.9 years in Missis sippi.Life expectancy in the US is among the lowest of developed nations around the Inworld.the UK, for exam ple, life expectancy stood around 79 for men and 82.9 for women in 2020 after it fell for the first time in 40Accordingyears. to the latest available statistics from the World Bank, Hong Kong and Japan have the world’s highest life expec tancies around 85 followed by Singapore at 84. Life expectancy in countries including Swit zerland, Australia, Nor way hovers around 83. (BBC)
US life expectancy falls to lowest level since 1996
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The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to half the decline in life expectancy between 2020 and 2021
‘We all take chances’ - Friend defends man who drowned in T&T floodwaters
The woman filed for di vorce on the basis of cruelty in June 2021. She reportedly left the matrimonial home in early July 2021. The couple were married in 2005 and shares a son. Her evidence was that she had been subjected to emotional and mental abuse throughout the mar riage. (EWNews)
A SUPREME Court judge has ruled that while the actions of a husband who repeatedly “forced” him self on his wife were cruel, there is no rape in mar riage under Bahamian law. In a ruling handed down on Monday, Justice Denise Lewis-Johnson granted a divorce for a woman who said she felt like a rape vic tim “for an extensive period of time”.However, Lewis-Johnson noted that the issue raised by parties of non-consensual and forced intercourse, to gether with the use of the word rape, required the court to consider the term in the context of the matrimonial laws of The Bahamas. “The court accepts that rape is a most heinous act of cruelty and a malicious violation of a person,” she said“However, on a strict reading of laws of The Baha mas, there is no rape in mar riage. Pursuant to Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act, the law does not allow for one spouse to rape the other. In this place we interpret ex
Annan Boysie died while attempting to drive through floodwaters (Photo credit: T&T Guardian)
(T&T Guardian) - Fam ily, friends and loved ones said their final goodbyes on Tuesday to Annan Boysie, 40, who tragically lost his life while attempting to cross floodwaters last week. Boysie spent the last 20 years working as an emergency medical tech nician.Speaking during the service at Boodoo’s Fu neral Home in Penal, his boss, Amalgamated Secu rity Services ambulance manager Kyron Grant, described him as unique, dancing to the beat of his own drum. He also remembered him as being extremely“Anythingknowledgeable.youwanted to know in terms of emer gency care...you went to Annan and Annan had it...everything that you required,” Grant said. “His death touched us deeply because he came from work. He was on his way home from work and our imagination of that scene, if you had asked us to guess, would be Annan applying CPR (cardiopul monary resuscitation) to somebody who drowning, not Annan “That’sdrowning.howwe ex pected him if he was to participate in such a scene - that he’d be saving a life. Unfortunately, that’s not the way it happened,” he said.Since the incident oc curred, the country has wondered why Boysie took the chance to drive through the floodwaters; especially after it came to light that he was warned against attempting to do so by bystanders. On social media, many also criti cised his However,decision.one of his former colleagues, Crystal Thomas, reminded those at the funeral that every day decisions are made and risks are taken. “I just want all of us to be aware that we do make mental risk assessments every single day and we do take chances, fortu nately for us, we survive and I don’t want anybody to take it for granted that chance Annan took that we would not have taken it because we have taken worse,” she said. “We driving and on our cellphones. Thousands of people die daily with that. We putting on makeup... while we driving. We do a lot of things that the risk are [sic] high and we get away with it and we here today,” she continued. Following the service, Boysie was cremated at Boodoo’s Funeral Home.
Judge rules no rape in marriage under Bahamian law isting laws and apply them; we cannot and must not suc cumb to the temptation to reform laws.”
(Photo credit: Eyewitness News – Bahamas)
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PRESIDENT, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and a team of government officials recently visited a number of commu nities in Region Nine. The visit from all indications was highly productive as several on-the-spot interventions were made aimed at further enriching the quality of life of the Amerindian people. The interactions between President Ali and the hinter land residents were significant in more than one way. Firstly, and perhaps more importantly, it provided the President with an opportunity to have a firsthand assessment of the chal lenges and opportunities that the region face while at the same time coming up with real-time solutions to extant situations.Ofnoless significance is the opportunity provided by the several visits to hinter land communities for direct interface between President Ali and the broader citizenry.
Those who have been follow ing the President’s visits to the hinterland communities in the media, in particular the social media cannot overlook the warm and fraternal embrace which residents accorded the President and his team of officials. It is not often that residents from far-flung com munities get the opportunity to interface with a Head of State and this opportunity was certainly one worthy of cel ebration. The President, out of characteristic humility and his people-oriented personality, seized the moment not only to conduct government business but also to socialise with mem bers of the community by way of playing games, preparation of meals and other social en gagements.Thefact is that develop ment is all about people. It is about raising the social, cul tural and material conditions of life including food security. This is why much emphasis was placed during the visit to expand food production. Sev eral initiatives were taken to boost agricultural production in the region. Among these are poultry, hatching eggs, cattlebreeding, Black Belly Sheep and honey production which taken together with other tradi tional farming activities could transform the dynamics of agriculture in the region along the lines of greater sustainabil ity and food security.
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The intention, according to President, is to greatly reduce the cost of food production in the region through crop diversification and capacity building. Several pieces of agricultural equipment were distributed to village leaders including agricultural and transportation machinery. The salient point to note is that such capacity building meas ures were done collaboratively with the President and commu nity leaders and not as was the case under the previous PNC administration, an imposition by the Central politicaltodaythebutlongertiveaofingCouncil,fairsMinistrydevelopment.thebecomeAmerindiansGovernment.todayhaveboththedriversandbeneficiariesoftheirownThroughtheofAmerindianAfandtheNationalToshaospolicymakingaffectthelivesandlivelihoodsAmerindiansaredoneonconsultativeandcollaborabasis.Amerindiansarenoplacedontheperipheryarenowanintegralpartofgovernanceprocesses.ThefactisthatthePPP/Cisthelargestmulti-ethnicorganisationinGuyanawithsignificantAmerindianandhinterlandsupport.Indeed,itisnoexaggeration to state that it is the party with the largest Amerindian sup port. This development came about as a result of the hard work and genuine concern for the well-being of Amerindi ans. The days when the PPP/C was projected as an ‘enemy’ of the Amerindian people has long gone and today there is a growing level of camaraderie and trust in the PPP/C as the only political organisation that truly represents the interests of the Amerindian people. This close relationship between the Amerindian people and the PPP/C ad ministration has been elo quently captured during a meeting with President Ali and residents of the Deep South Rupununi when he said “This is how your gov ernment work, we come to you, we listen to you and we make decisions in your interest.”
Researchers have argued that the PPP/C Government (1992-2015) and (2020 to now) did not and have not practiced racism against any group. Re searchers argue that the PPP/C did and have done more for Africans and Amerindians than the PNC/R, much more than what was done for or given to Indians. As critics have pointed out, the government’s two-year record of diversity and progress is unmatched by any previous administration. Data would show that Africans dominate every State institution. The Chancellor of the Judiciary, Chief Justice, head of Armed forces, head of Police Service, Chief Clerk of parliament, and several other institutions are Af ricans. There is ethnic balance in the government during past and present PPP/C adminis trations. The PPP/C had an African President in 1997. And since 1992, has had an African as Prime Minister when in of fice. The police, army, teach ing service, nursing, and other State employed agencies are overwhelmingly African. So where is the discrimination or apartheid?Apartheid is a govern mental system that is based on racism and organised or de jure segregation, the domination of majority groups by a minority group which consigns them to live in ethnic enclaves under extreme poverty. Subjugated groups live at the pleasure of the dominant group. The mi norities cannot occupy top positions in the governance structure. Apartheid is a version of the caste system which cor relates colour with status: the lighter the colour the higher is the social ranking and the dark er the colour to lower the social
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Data would not support ‘apartheid’ claims in Guyana
Dear REGULAREditor, letter writer and columnist GHK Lall in a re cent letter (Aug. 30 in an other media) asserts that the PPP/C administration practices ‘apartheid’ (ra cial discrimination). Like him, I am for inclusive gov ernance (which he has not defined), and I am also sup portive of his advocacy of free speech. On the latter note, I am against libel suits to silence the media. I am also in agreement with him that there was an apartheid system of governance between 1966 and 1992; he cited exam ples to buttress that fact. But I am in disagreement with GHK’s characterisation of governance from August 2020 to now as “apartheid in na ture”. As he pointed out, In dian were victims of PNC dis crimination and persecution triggering mass migration of hundreds of thousands after independence. Indian cul ture was marginalised during the PNC tenure in office and Indians were discriminated against in State employment and service. No culture or group is marginalised now.
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GUYANA CHRONICLE, Thursday September 1, 2022 7 ranking. Can GHK give examples where Indians dominate others! When Indians were a majority, they were not allowed to elect a government of their choice. Unlike the PNC and WPA which have countless Afro cen tric and Afro national ist figures, the PPP/C has a paucity of Indians who are Indo-centric or who champion an Indian cause.Africans are not the only one crying discrimi nation. Indians also com plain about reverse dis crimination. An impartial study will reveal which group (s) get favoured treatment and dispropor tionately more resources if indeed any imbalance is practiced by the State. To buttress complaints of discrimination and eth nic bias, one needs data, not mere generalisations and ‘cry wolf’ statements but hard statistics – on state employment, sala ries, housing distribu tions, award of contracts, scholarships, etc. Can GHK cite figures to sup port his assertions? Only with reliable and accu rate data, one can get a true sense of purported discrimination and adopt policies to address them.
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If Lall de scribes Guyana as an apartheid state, then one can make the claim that the country under Burnham and withtheAfrica.Johnalongitycause‘super-apartheid’administrationsHoytewasbeitwasaminorethnicautocracyransimilarlinesasVorster’sSouthAndwhataboutUK,Canada,andUSahistoryofsegregation,discrimination,andghettolife?Wouldtheyalsobedescribedasapartheidlike?Yourstruly,VishnuBisram
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LEADER of the Al liance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ram jattan, has declined to say whether or not his party plans to contest the Local Government Elections (LGE) alone as it had done in 2018. Two weeks ago, it was announced that it is highly likely that the LGE will be held by the end of 2022. This announcement came as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) wrapped up its continu ous registration exer cise and moved into the claims and objections exercise, which started lastWhenweek. the Guyana Chronicle reached out to Ramjattan to confirm whether the party would be going solo again, he stated that the party had given the answers to similar questions al ready.The former minister noted that another press AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan conference will be held on Friday and more infor mation in this regard will be revealed. He further added that these confer ences are necessary and the questions are usually answered there. “So, we’re going to deal with it on Friday,” he said. The AFC had opted to contest that election alone following incon clusive talks with its coalition partner -- A Partnership for Nation al Unity (APNU).
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Westminster/Parfaite Harmonie to get modern magistrates’ court
A new magistrates’ court will be constructed in the Nandlall.AffairsGeneralcordingHarmonieminster/ParfaiteWestarea,actoAttorneyandLegalMinister,Anil
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Through his official Facebook page, the Attorney General said that a high-level team visited the community on Wednesday to get a glimpse of the plot of land earmarked for the construction of the “modern Magistrates Court”.The team includ ed Housing and Wa ter Minister, Collin Croal and a technical team from his minis try; Chancellor (ag) of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette CummingsEdwards; Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George; Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and a team from the Supreme Court.“This is yet another example of construc tive engagement and co-operation between the Executive and the Judiciary in their com mon pursuit to build a modern, competent and efficient justice system, accessible by and to every citizen,” the Attorney General said in his social media post.There are already two magistrates’ courts -- at Wales and Vreeden-Hoop -- which are already established in the West Demerara area, Region Three (Essequibo IslandsWestThoseDemerara).courts, how ever, have been over burdened by the swell of residents in that area due to the hous ing scheme, the AG noted. “This new court house will significantly relieve the burden from the other two courts,” he said. Added to the es tablishment of penaam).TwoAnnahaica),Fourandbuiltcourtscourt,faiteWestminster/PartheHarmoniemagistrates’willalsobeatFriendshipTimehri,Region(Demerara-Ma-aswellasinRegina,Region(Pomeroon-Su
Attorney General Anil Nandlall (second from right); Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal (fourth from left); Chancellor (ag) of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards (fourth from right); Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George (third from right); Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan (second from left) and other officials at Wednesday’s site-visit (Photo credit: AG Chambers)
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Toll-free hotline (0449) launched for Monkeypox ‘info’
THE Ministry of Health has established a tollfree hotline to provide persons with 24-hour medical assistance and support in relation to the Monkeypox virus. During his daily COVID-19 update, Min ister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, disclosed that the toll-free hotline num ber is 0449, and it was supplied by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company. He indicated that per sons can call the hotline at their convenience to obtain different kinds of information on signs and symptoms as well as safety precautions re garding allowhastheMinisterMonkeypox.AnthonysaidCOVID-19hotlinebeenrepurposedtopersonstoseek medical information from healthcare profes sionals.Guyana has con firmed two Monkeypox cases in August 2022. According to Dr An thony, citizens should practise the necessary safety and regulationsprecautionarytoavoidthe spread of the virus. He related that it is ‘difficult’ to carry out contact tracing and track ing of persons who were in contact with the pa tients who were diag nosed with the virus. However, immediate family members are in quarantine and they are under observation for any visible signs and symptoms.Minister Anthony went on to point out that discharging a patient diagnosed with Monk eypox depends on the patient’s level of healing. He explained that a patient should feel well between 14 and 21 days. This, however, depends on the signs and symp toms a doctor is tracking. On the other hand, a patient can develop complications that re quire them to stay in the hospital for a longer pe riod of time, and only a doctor can make the de termination to discharge a patient.Hehighlighted that there are current meas ures in place to reduce risks and overnewGuyanaID-19,histreatment.tocilityvisitsignssonsrus,associatedcomplicationswiththeviandheadvisedperwhomayexperienceandsymptomstoanyhealthcarefaintheircommunitygetessentialmedicalMeanwhile,turningattentiontoCOVDrAnthonysaidcurrentlyhas30COVID-19casesthepast24hours.
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The health officials are also tracking 239 active cases across the country as there are two cases in Region One (Barima-Waini); eight in Region Two
GWI’s Water Quality Laboratory, on Wednes day, received the GYS 170:2009 certification from the Guyana Na tional Bureau of Stand ards (GNBS) for satisfy ing the general require ments for the operation of a laboratory.
This follows several surveillance audits to evaluate the effectiveness of quality management systems utilised by the lab, a release said. During a simply cer emony at GWI’s Head quarters, the certificate and a plaque were pre sented to Head of Water Quality (ag), Avinash Parsram and Laboratory Quality Officer, Angela Fordyce by GNBS Tech nical Officers, Rosemarie Lilliah and achievementgratulatedfuture.constructedplantsthekeyHecarrybeDepartmentplace,toringouttheoughnessGNBStively.MootoosammiLatchmanrespecParsramthankedthestafffortheirthorinevaluatinglab,notingthatwithrigidqualitymonimechanismsintheWaterQualitywouldnotabletoeffectivelyoutitsmandate.addedtoothatthisisfortherealisationofnewwatertreatmentscheduledtobeinthenearGNBS’LilliahconGWIonitsanden
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GWI’s Head of Water Quality (ag), Avinash Parsram and Laboratory Quality Officer, Angela Fordyce, surrounded by GWI & GNBS staff, display the certificate and plaque presented to them by GNBS couraged the water quality staff to strive to upkeep and possibly exceed their current standards. Also present were members of GWI’s Corporate Manage ment Team, as well as other GNBS and GWI staff, the release said.
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PRESIDENT, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said his govern ment will set aside some $10 million in budget 2023 for the construction of a new school in Shea vil lage, Region Nine.
Dr Ali made the an nouncement during his three-day outreach to several communities across the Upper Ta kutu-Upper Essequibo region last weekend. “I have already told the REO [Regional Executive Officer] to proceed with a de sign of a new school building, because in the new budget next year we will make $10 million available for the building of that new school here,” the
“The government will buy it for you and you will pay no renewal for licence, the government will renew the licence for you as a farmers group. That’s the advantage you get when you are in a farming group,” President Ali stated. (DPI)
President, Dr Irfaan Ali interacts with residents of Shea village (DPI photo)
THE second cohort of SBM Offshore’s Trainee Technicians has arrived in Canada where they will be immersed in a one-year training programme, a release said. According to the release, the programme is geared to wards developing the skills and talents of Guyanese who will be working in the country’s oil and gas sector. The trainees departed Guyana in three batches on August 7, 20 and 21, to commence a 12-month Certificate programme in Petroleum Operations at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, FollowingCanada.completion of their training, the techni cians will be deployed to the Liza Unity Floating, Produc tion, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel operating offshore Guyana. As part of their training, the recruits were required to complete a Basic Math Boot Camp as well as Basic Industrial Training over a three-month period, the release noted. “The company signed a comprehensive support contract with LearnCorp International, one of the world’s leading providers of private training in the energy sector operated by the Cape Breton University Foundation. SBM Offshore is providing full financial support which includes tui tion, living expenses, medi cal insurance and clothing,” the release said. It added: “Since com mencing operations in Guyana over five years ago, the company has ac tively supported local con tent development. In keep ing with its Sustainable Development Goals, which includes Quality Educa tion and Decent Work and Economic Growth, SBM Offshore also established a Graduate Engineering Programme which sup ports the objective of pro viding opportunities for Guyanese in the oil and gas sector.
The New Guyana Marketing Incorpora tion (GMC) will work with villagers on a long-term agreement, and collectively put systems in place to support the selling of the“Weproduce.arein service to every single Guya nese. That is why I am here leading the team to every single com munity all across the country, to work with you, to stand with you as we work together on a brighter and a more prosperous fu ture for all,” Dr Ali remarked.Meanwhile, the President said Shea village will not be left out of thatacrossworkersquartershabilitatetocomprehensivegovernment’splansupgradeandrethelivingforhealthcareandteachersRegionNine.Hemadeitpellucidpersonswithinthe community must be involved in the con struction of the facili ties.The Ministry of Ag riculture is also put ting systems in place to deliver a number of farming tools and equipment to the com munity to aid in the advancement of food cultivation there. Dr Ali has since in structed that a farming group be established to work along with the regional police commander to acquire three shotguns before the end of the month.
Guyanese leader said. With the aim of ex panding the educa tion system at Shea village, the President also committed to pro curing a computer and printer for the nursery school.Additionally, two villagers with the nec essary qualifications will be selected to join the teaching profes sion.The Head of State also announced that the administration will procure some 200,000 blocks that will be built by the people of Shea.He contended, how ever, that once the ini tiative is successful, the programme will see significant incommunityandketstanceplansGovernmentgrowth.alsotoprovideassisinfindingmarforthepeanutsfarinewhichtheproducesabundance.
Shea village to get $10M school next year
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Second cohort of SBM Offshore’s technicians commence training in Canada
BUSINESSMAN Azrud din Mohamed, on Tues day, filed a $200 million lawsuit against police man, Dion Bascom, who had made a number of claims in relation to the police’s investigation into the murder of Ricardo Fagundes, known as “Pa per Shorts.” In the statement of claim seen by the Guyana Chronicle, Mohamed is seeking damages in excess of $100,000,000 for defa mation that was committed by Bascom and broad casted on social media via Facebook.These statements, the document noted, were false, untrue, dangerous, disingenuous, unsubstanti ated, unfounded and base less, among other things. As such, it added that the claims tarnished and low ered the reputation of Mo hammed and caused him embarrassment, public hu miliation and emotional distress.Additional punitive and aggravated damag es amounting to another $100,000,000 for further defamation committed on several days in August, which were also broad casted on Facebook, are also being sought. In those postings, the statements made about the claimant were untrue, irrational, unfair, unsubstantiated and baseless thereby tarnishing and lowering his reputa tion, it Further,added.Mohamed is seeking an injunction to restrain Bascom from ut tering, repeating, posting, sharing or broadcasting any statement similar to those made in the social media broadcast.Inthe document, the businessman requested that the damages be paid at an interest rate of 6 per cent per annum from the fil ing date to the date of the judgement and thereafter at a rate of 4 per cent per annum until fully paid. Bascom, after being ar rested by the police in early August, took to social me dia and alleged that he was mistreated while serving as a member of the force. In the live video which was later deleted, Bascom named several persons in cluding Mohamed regard ing the police’s investiga tion into the murder.
“There is no difference in ethnicity. There is no differ ence in communities. There is no difference between rich or poor. The difference comes when you do things that…destroys peace,” the President said. “We are all part of a big ger family, even bigger than the Guyanese family. We are part of the family of human ity. “And when we start un derstanding that we are all part of a singular family, then we all know that life must be enjoyed by all of us equally as far as possible,” Dr Ali furtherHinterlandnoted. communi ties like those in Region Nine have benefitted from a $25,000 per household cash grant that was implemented to help those residents deal with the rising cost of living, given the economic disad vantage faced by this section of the“Thosepopulation.aregrants that are responsive to your vulner ability. Those are not hand outs,” the President com mented.Inaddition to the cash grant for hinterland and riverine communities, the government has also im plemented across the board benefits such as the “Because We Care” education cash grant and uniform voucher which saw parents receiving $30,000 for each child in the schoolThesystem.government has also increased the old age pension to $28,000 and the public as sistance to $14,000. The gov ernment has also removed the Valued Added Taxes (VAT) on water, and reduced or removed taxes on a number of items.Guyanese are also ben efitting from a robust housing programme being imple mented by the government, whereby Guyanese of all races are benefitting from ac celerated house lot allocation, and resource assistance. These support pro grammes include initiatives of the government where land owners will receive sup port with steel and cement for the foundation phase of their housing construction. Some 600 land owners in Region Nine will also benefit from grants towards the construction of their homes. The government has also negotiated with two lending agencies to finance the remainder of the low cost mortgages.
The President was at the time speaking about the many social safety nets that his gov ernment has put in place over the last two years to ease the burden of adverse economic conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in “InUkraine.everysingle society, the most basic understand ing of developmental studies will tell you that you must be able to have social safety nets that address the vulnerability of communities and address the vulnerability of different people.“Otherwise, you will have a country in which devel opment and growth brings with it a great disparity and inequality, and we cannot al low our country to suffer from inequality and disparity,” the President said. “I am not willing to lead a government that will see this happen. That is why we would invest heavily in transforming your future, ensuring we build the conditions, ensuring we build the facilities that will give you an equal shot of life because you are no different from any other Guyanese whether you are from Region Nine or Region Four,” Dr Ali continued.ThePresident underscored that unity and equitable treat ment are at the heart of the government’s “One Guyana” platform that champions in clusivity and fairness. “We are building ‘One Guyana’ that must bring social prosperity, economic pros perity, food security, energy security to every single one, to every single environment,” His Excellency noted. The President made the re marks to address rhetoric be ing peddled by the main oppo sition party about unfounded accusations of discrimination.
“We are all creation of God but when God said he made us to his own image and likeness… there is no difference in colour.
“I am not here to evaluate what the opposition says about the government. I am not here to respond to the nonsense that you hear them say every day. “I am here to define a pathway to which we are working positively to make your life better, to work with you to give you the best… work with you to enhance your communities, work with you to build sustainability. This is the path that I want all of us to embrace each other with,” the President said. Dr Ali highlighted that all persons are equal in the human race. He called on all Guyanese to see each other as one.
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PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali, over the past weekend, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the equal distribution of resources and equal treatment of all Guya nese, while making remarks in St Ignatius when he vis ited the community during a three-day visit to Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).
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Subsequently, the Guy ana Police Force present ed evidence to show that Bascom, who is a police sergeant, had made false claims as it relates to the murder of Fagundes. At that time, Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum, had said that Bascom was not being honest and was manufac turing false information out of malice against members of the police force. Mohamed’s Enter prise, in a statement, refuted the allegations made by the policeman in the social media post. The company also dis tanced itself from the al legations and added that it was never a subject of any investigation related to the crime that was re ferred to.
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President, Dr. Irfaan Ali during his engagement of residents in Region Nine (Office of the President photo)
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“We had the systems in place, so I’m very confident the Minis try of Health will be dealing with this. As a matter of fact, we have already ordered, some time ago, the vaccines although they are in very limited supply,” the President said. These are sched uled to arrive later this month and will be administered to highrisk patients.
“That is why we have continued with the hygiene and sanita tion programme, we have not stopped, yes, some of the restrictions, regulations are not in play anymore but we still actively encourage tourism and hospitality businesses to keep all the measures up.” Baksh said while many operators are still adopting the safe hygiene and sanitation protocols, the GTA will be rolling out additional programmes in the com ing“Weweeks.would have rec ommended during that period in time and the fact that monkeypox is here and that systems are still in place in a lot of the establishments, its great and I want to encourage them to con tinue to do so. In the latter part of this year, we will roll out even more hygiene and sani tation programmes and so forth.”Onlyrecently, Health Minister, Dr Frank An thony announced that the country recorded its first case of the monk eypox virus. The first case was identified as a male minibus operator in his 50s from Region Four.The case was con firmed as health offi cials were able to col lect samples and do the required testing. It was revealed that this patient does not have a recent travelContacthistory.tracing has been done and persons who have been in prox imity of the man have been quarantined.
Massive expansion of corn, soya bean production - some 4,000 acres to be cultivated before year end
By Naomi Parris WITH much focus being placed on reducing Guyana’s and the Car ibbean’s food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025, the Government will soon ramp up pro duction of corn and soya bean.
“It builds off on the systems we have estab lished for monkeypoxverythat[coronavirus],COVID-19becausewasapeakforacontagiousvirus,isnotas contagious but we still need to make sure that all the safeguards are still on board,” Baksh told the Guyana Chroni cle.The COVID-19 pan demic had reinforced how important it is for persons within the tour ism industry to be very well trained in main taining high levels of hygiene and sanitation protocols within their establishments. As such, the GTA had rolled out a number of training programmes for hospi tality and tourism staff.
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GTA Director, Kamrul Baksh
As part of the 2021 national budget, some $500M was allocated to improve the requi site infrastructure, and according to Minister Mustapha, the rehabili tation works on the main access road have been completed to access the savannah.“What we have been doing, we have been putting a lot of neces sary allocations to build infrastructure. This year alone we have com pleted the 45-kilometer roadway.”Additional road works are ongoing with local and Brazilian con tractors.“We have already started the second phase of the road there; con tractors there are work ing, contractors from Brazil and a local con tractor they are working to develop the road way.”Meanwhile, anoth er contract has been awarded for the build ing of silos to store the grain.“We have already awarded the contract to build the silos and the joint facility, right now, as I’m speaking, parts are coming in the coun try and, hopefully, by the end of this year that entire infrastructure will be completed.”Oncethese works are completed, Minister Mustapha said he was optimistic that Guyana will be the premier sup plier of corn and soya bean in the Caribbean region. “I’m hoping and I’m very optimistic that Guyana will be one of the powerhous es for producing this product and helping the Caribbean.”
Meanwhile, the min ister noted that Guyana received high praise at the recently concluded Agri Investment Forum and Expo in Trinidad and lookingcornward,agri-foodstermsthe“Agriculturetry,”goodlivestock,haveandbillreduceareasandcountriesandlastexpo“AtTobago.theinvestmentthatwewenttoweekinTrinidadTobago,alotofwereexcitedtheyquotedGuyanaanexampleandtheylookingatGuyanatothefoodimportintermsofcornsoya,sowecanourownfeedforsothisisveryforusasacounhesaid.Further,headded,istakingregionbystorminofmovingthesystemforsoit’snotonlyandsoyabeanweat.”
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Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, in a recent interview with the Guyana Chronicle, disclosed that works were in progress to extend the farm in the Tacama Savannahs to some 4,000 acres. “Last year we would have started the trial of 125 acres and it was very successful and we harvested three tonnes per hectare and that is aligned in getting the kind of production we want; because of that we said we will expand to 3,000-4,000 acres this year and we will continuously increase so the next three years we can expand to 25, 000,” Mustapha said. He further explained that if the Government is able to further expand production within the next three years, the country will not only become a supplier to the regional market but will also be self-sufficient in producing its own feed for “Nowlivestock.if we can move to 25,000 acres that means we will be self-sufficient two times per year and we will also be a net exporter.”
A second case was also confirmed earlier thisMeanwhile,week. Presi dent, Dr Irfaan Ali has said that Guyana has systems in place since the announ cement of the monkeypox out break by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a public health emergency of international concern in July.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event on Monday, Guyana Tourism Authority’s (GTA) Director, Kam rul Baksh said systems are in place to safeguard travellers and tourists.
A statement from the Housing and Water Ministry said Minister within the ministry, Su san Rodrigues visited the developing scheme to have a first-hand look at the“Overproject.$455 million was invested for infra structure works in the area. The works began in 2021 and are now eighty-five per cent complete,” the Hous ing and Water Ministry said.
“It took us a while to get to this point because of two main reasons: one is the shortage of materials, and secondly, we had a lot of rain,” Minister Rodrigues re marked, according to theShestatement.further stated that the contractors are taking full advantage of the current dry season to fast-track the devel opment.The infrastructure works include the con struction of access roads, bridges and cul verts, as well as, the installation of water supply“Mothernetworks.oftwo, Ms. Michelle Mingo, who met the Minister during an earlier meeting at Fairfield, was taken by the Minister and team to identify her house lot during the visit.
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“She expressed her contentment with the
513 persons were allocated house lots at the area last year. Upon com pletion, the remaining allottees will be able to access their lands and move forward with alsohomebuilding.MinisterRodriguesvisitedanupgraded access road at Phase Two Experiment, which was completed two weeks ago. This is in keeping with a commitment made last year and will bring much-needed re lief to dozens of resi dents. The million.atthoroughfareupgradedwasdoneacostofsome$39.9
Minister Susan Rodrigues engages members of the examining team (Photo credit: CHPA) house lot as she can now provide better shelter for her children,” the ministryApproximatelysaid.
Minister Rodri gues is currently on an outreach to Region Five. Along with the Minister are Member of Parliament and Regional Representa tive, Faizal Jafferally; Director of Community Development at the Central Housing and Planning Author ity (CHPA), Glad win Charles; Region al Housing Officer, Krisendat Balkaran and other senior tech nical staff of CHPA and the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).
An aerial view of a section of the housing scheme (Photo credit: CHPA)
OWNING your own home must be an ex ceptional feeling, one clearly experienced by these 450 house lot beneficiaries of the Experiment Housing Scheme, Region issectioninfrastructureforaccessedwho,(Mahaica-Berbice)FiveonWednesday,theirlandsthefirsttimeasforaoftheschemenowcomplete.
‘I can now house my children safely’, says mother of two - as 450 allottees to commence building at Experiment Housing Scheme
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Guyanese ‘lit up’ Int’l Food and Music Festival in Richmond Hill
HUNDREDS of Guy anese and other Ca ribbean nationals, as well as South Asians, graced the seventh in ternational food and musical festival, held at Smokey Park in the heart of Little Guyana, New York, last Sunday and featured Guyanese and Ca ribbean performing artistes
The event included food tasting, a health fair, games, kids’ cor ner, singing and dance competition, live band entertainment and dance troupes. Sev eral businesses (Be dessee and others) displayed their prod ucts; product samples (including cakes and bread) were distrib uted to the public. Guyanese, Caribbean and South Asians at the seventh international food and musical festival
There was also a curry duck competi tion and expo of Guy anese products. The event was organised by Angels summer.turaldownbringingplaycalGuyaneseofCompanies,EntertainmentCaribbeanGroupofcomprisingmostlyGuyanese.diasporalotalentwasondisatafunevent,thecurtaintoopen-airculshowsfortheTheorganisers, performers, and hosts were cheered by spec tators for an afternoon of quality tamotershostedibbeanwaslarsuppliedBisram.Ramanan,Apachetistesentertainment.GuyaneseAmongthearwereSocaRaja,Waria,ShellyandGeetaMusicwasbythepopuAngelsBand.TherealsoanIndianCarfashionshowbyculturalproandemceeLoliSinghofGuyana.
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A VANDAL removed the Little Guyana street sign at the cor ner of Lefferts Blvd. and Liberty Ave, New York, sometime on Tuesday night. The sign was un veiled amidst much fanfare by Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, in June 2021. A CCTV camera from a neighbouring store captured a male (with red cap, black shirt, and reddish jeans) jumping down with sign in hand, from a newspaper stand (holder).Thestand, there for many years, stood next to the post facilitating access to the sign on the stretchthethestatement,Jeniferpost.AssemblywomanRajkumar,inacondemnedoutrageoustheftofsign.“ThebeautifulofLibertyAvenueknownasLittleGuyanaisasourceofprideforeveryoneinSouthQueens.Wewerefilledwiththatpridewhenwecametogeth er as a community for the street co-naming ceremony to unveil the sign. For all those ap palled at the loss of the sign, know this: No one can ever take away our pride and joy in Lit tle Guyana. I thank the 106th Precinct for inves tigating this matter,” the release said. Anyone with infor mation on this theft can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577TIPS. You can remain anonymous, the state ment concluded.
The Little Guyana sign was commissioned in May 2021
ROMAN CATHO LIC nun and retired historian, Noel Men ezes, passed away on Wednesday at age 92. Honorary Consul of Portugal to Guyana, Mi chael O. Correia, Jnr., A A, in a statement, said he was saddened to learn of the passing of Sister Menezes.“Sister Menezes has made such an enormous contribution to our coun try as a historian, teacher and social worker. Sister Menezes has chronicled the arrival of Guyanese of Portuguese descent from Madeira, perhaps more comprehensively than any other person. I offer my condolences to her friends and col leagues in the Catholic community,” the release said.
Little Guyana signage stolen in Richmond Hill
Sister Menezes, who was born in 1930, was a nun, Emeritus Profes sor of History, philan thropist, author, and recipient of the coun try’s second highest National Award -- the Order of Roraima -- as well as the Golden Ar row of Achievement. She also received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from the
University of the West Indies. She joined Reli gious Sisters of Mercy at the age of 17. Late Historian, Noel Menezes
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Mikel Arteta's side, who carried the greater threat throughout went straight back on the of fensive and regained their lead with Gabri el Martinelli turning in Bukayo Saka's pinpoint cross.
Gabriel Jesus has been on the winning side in 46 of the 49 Premier League games in which he has scored and has not lost in any of them
It means Arsenal have won their opening five league matches for the first time since the 200405 campaign, when they went on to finish second.
GUYANA CHRONICLE, Thursday, September 1, 2022 21 (BBC) - Arsenal main tained their 100% start to the season to stay top of the Premier League with a narrow victory over a lack-lustre Aston Villa side.
Gabriel Jesus' third goal of the season was a meagre reward for Arse nal's first-half dominance with the Brazilian for ward sweeping a low ef fort past Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after he had fumbled Granit Xhaka's deflected shot.
While Arsenal stut tered to a victory by the same score-line against Fulham last weekend they more than merited their three points against Villa.Superior in all depart ments before the break, the Emirates crowd re acted with a mixture of relief and joy when Mar tinelli turned match-win ner with his fourth goal in his last six top-flight matches.Arteta's side had been given an early jolt by Emiliano Buendia's third-minute effort but from there on it was oneway traffic as the Gun ners created a series of excellent chances which should have seen them out of sight by the break. Saka badly miscued to fire wide of an emp ty net from Martinelli's cross, while Odegaard saw his goal-bound shot blocked on the line by Villa defender Ezri Kon sa and Matty Cash also prevented another touch off Saka from creeping over the Martinez,line. despite his error for Jesus' goal, ex celled for the visitors and also made a fine save to tip Martinelli's superb volley over the bar, while centre-back Gabriel also twice went However,close.forall their free-flowing attacking, Arteta will likely have been most satisfied by the resolve that his side showed when they were pegged back. The Gunners will now travel to Manches ter United on Sunday in buoyant mood, though Arteta's next challenge might be how he rotates his squad with the club's Europa League campaign set to begin next week at FC Zurich. Meanwhile, Villa will play host to cham pions Manchester City, who have scored 10 goals in their last two games, needing to quickly address the de fensive frailties that saw Arsenal repeatedly carve them open to reg ister 22 shots on goal.
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The result is likely to heap more pressure on Villa boss Steven Ger rard, who has seen his side lose four of their first five However,fixtures.he could have few complaints here with his side struggling to match the hosts' in tensity, particularly in a one-sided first period.
And while Villa im proved after the break and found an equaliser directly from Douglas Luiz's corner - as Ar senal goalkeeper Aar on Ramsdale protested that he was impeded by Boubacar Kamara - they were on level terms for less than three minutes.
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On his full Premier League debut, the Argen tine produced a fine finish to beat Dean Henderson after being set up by Riyad Mahrez.Then, after Kevin de Bruyne had nicked pos session inside his own half and burst forward 50 yards, Alvarez picked his spot and finished high into the roof of the Forest net after Mahrez's shot had been deflected into his path.
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Virgil van Dijk was not safe from Anfield's ire when he played a couple of lazy long passes in the second half but all was well that end ed well as Carvalho emerged from a scramble to fire home the winner. It may only be five games into the season but it was enough for Klopp to bring out his trademark fist pumps in front of the Kop.
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22 GUYANA CHRONICLE, Thursday, September 1, 2022 (BBC) - Fabio Carvalho's last-gasp strike gave Liv erpool a dramatic win as Newcastle United looked set to secure a point at Anfield. Newcastle United's new £60M striker Alexander Isak crowned an impressive debut with a goal to give Eddie Howe's side the lead seven minutes before the break. The signing from Real Sociedad, who only received visa clearance to play hours before kick-off, had a second ruled out for offside before Liverpool mounted the come back that ended with a famil iar Anfield Liverpoolfinale.were never at their best after Saturday's 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth but they maintained the pres sure and were back on level terms just after the hour when Roberto Firmino sent a crisp finish beyond Newcastle keeper Nick Pope from Mo hammed Salah's pass. And with only seconds left, substitute Carvalho pounced at the far post after Newcastle failed to clear a corner to give Jurgen Klopp's side victory.
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There were not that many, who felt Haaland would find it difficult ad justing to life in the Pre mier League, but there were some. They have already proved to be hope lessly wrong. It is impossible to know how this season will play out at such an early stage, but at the end of it, no-one will be saying the Norwe gian is a bad fit. His movement may not be a fit for City's fluid style but his quickness of move ment, intelligent running, his strength and cool fin ishing make him a hugely dangerousHaalandthreat.washaving his shirt pulled as he advanced onto Phil Foden's curling cross for his opener. He was part of a fantastic onetouch passing move for the second which ended with the loose ball from a slide tackle on Foden present ing him with a tap-in. He shrugged opponents out of the way to make sure he was in the right place to head home John Stones' nod-back for his third. Guardiola spoke last season about adding some one to his squad who could sniff goals in the way Ser gio Aguero used to do. It is worth noting that Aguero scored six goals in his first five games after joining City from Atletico Madrid in 2011.
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Carvalho's last-gasp effort gives Liverpool win
Fabio Carvalho's last-minute winner snatched all three points for Liverpool (BBC) - Erling Haaland scored his second hattrick in as many games as rampant Manches ter City outclassed new ly-promoted Nottingham Forest. After his 19-minute three-timer against Crystal Palace at the weekend, there was a comparatively pedestrian 26 between his first and last goals this evening.Yetif the two games are combined, Haaland scored an incredible six times in an hour given the Norwegian was replaced six minutes before the end of the Palace game. It takes his overall tally for the sea son to Joaonine.Cancelo added a fourth when he drove home Bernardo Silva's fine pass across the pen alty area before Haaland's strike partner Julian Alva rez took centre stage.
Liverpool have a long history of late Anfield win ners and this was another one to add to the list as victory was snatched from a disap pointingKlopp'sdraw.side struggled to mount any momentum in the face of Newcastle's stubborn resistance, as well as what the Liverpool bench and Anfield regarded as blatant time-wasting tactics. That made it even more ironic that the winner came so late.Itwas Carvalho, who celebrated his 20th birthday on Tuesday, who scored the headline-grabbing winner but it was another Liverpool youngster, Harvey Elliott, who took the fight to New castle as Anfield's anxiety mounted.The19-year-old was al ways probing, demanding the ball, driving Liverpool forward when his more ex perienced and illustrious col leagues could not make an impact.Even
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GCC Sequel ver sus Hikers Cadets match, a combination of veterans and young players, was the most competitive match of the night, making the referees’ work very strenuous.Despite the many great saves by the Ca dets goalkeeper Ja son Hoyte while the game was deadlock 3-3, Dwayne Scott managed to find the back of the net from a rebound ball off the keeper. That gave his team the edge - 4-3in the last minute of the game. Matches continue daily at Cliff Ander son National Sports Hall. Come out, re lax, sip a Lucozade and enjoy a game of hockey. Let's continue to encourage and support our sports men and women.
THE Lucozade In door Hockey tournament got underway with the opening matches showcasing the young talent of the Under-20 boys and girls. The most experi enced team for the junior category, GCC Spartans Girls, com prised several nation al players who made light work of the inex perienced YMCA Old Fort
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Several teams register wins on opening night
TKR edge Barbados Royals as WCPL opens
(ESPNCRICINFO) - The Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) Women edged to vic tory by the barest of margins beating the Barbados Royals Women by one run in a nail-biting first game of the inaugu ral Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Having won the toss and elected to bat, TKR got off to a flyer, but lost regular wickets meaning they finished 114-7 thanks to a late flurry from Hayley Jensen and a well-fought 30 from Lee-Ann Kirby at the top.Shakera Selman and Hayley Matthews were the pick of Roy als’ bowlers taking two apiece and Matthews claimed bragging rights by dismissing her counterpart, Dean draTheDottin.Royals also lost regular wickets during their chase and despite 38 from Chloe Tryon, an innings that includ ed huge sixes, could not keep up with the run-rate.Kirby added to her batting prowess with two important wickets and was integral to the Knight Riders tak ing the win, but it was captain Dottin in the final over that sealed the victory and all-but booked them a spot in theKirbyfinal. and Natasha McLean started the Knight Riders’ innings strongly before Mc Lean was dismissed for 7 by Grimmond and Kirby’s run-a-ball 30 came to an end at the hands of young FatimaWhenSana.the partner ship of Sune Luus and Deandra Dottin was broken, Royals knew they were in with a chance of keeping the scoring to a minimum and when Matthews, with a heavily strapped right elbow, dismissed Dottin for 20, Knight Riders suddenly found themselves 80-4. They made it past 100 and strong hitting from Jensen, including a 66-metre six off Mat thews, saw them finish 114-7.Matthews and Aali yah Alleyne both made starts at the top of the innings. The pair raced to 29 before Matthews was caught off Jensen, She was soon followed by Boyce at the hands of the Geetika Koda li, the hat-trick hero from the SKYEXCH 6IXTY.Theasking rate con tinued to rise with Try on and Cooper at the crease and, after 10 overs, Royals needed 69 from 60 with seven wickets in hand. Tryon took matters into her own hands as she took on Kirby and smashed her for three sixes in an over as she made a dent in the run chase in the 15th over. But a short-pitched de livery in the same over found an outside edge and she had to go for 38. At 88-5, Royals were in all sorts of trouble and the intro duction of Anisa Mo hammed added to their woes when Chinelle Henry played on and had to go for 12, leav ing the Royals 91-6 afterThe17.
24 GUYANA CHRONICLE, Thursday, September 1, 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 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 registerSeveralteamswinsonopeningnightTKRedge Barbados Royals as WCPL opens Story on page 23 Story on page 23 Chinelle Henry (L) of Barbados Royals bowled by Anisa Mohammed of TKR during the Women's 2022 Hero CPL Match 1 at Warner Park Sporting Complex yesterday in Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevis. (Photo by Randy Brooks - CPL T20/CPL T20 via Getty Images) Devin Munroe (Hikers Cadets) tries to steal a ball from Alan Fernandes (GCC Sequel)
