8th SEPTEMBER, 2022 THURSDAY No. 106839 $100 PAGESEE3 Evidence-based approach to development - 2022 National Population and Housing Census officially launched - National food security to be assessed for the first time President, Dr. Irfaan Ali poses with a group of learners who performed at the launch of the 2022 National Population and Housing Census on Wednesday (Office of the President photo)in$11.8BcontractsinkedforSchoonordtoCranefour-lanehighway105,000visitorsinGuyanafromJanuarytoMay2022 PAGESEE9 GECOM to hand over ‘voterAPNU+AFC’sfraudevidence’ PAGESEE4 Will resignation?majorlawsuit,receiveNortona - economist, financial analyst ‘talk-up’ Guyana’s progressive economyNo Disease:Dutch - say country well on its way to avoiding ‘natural resource curse’ with prudent macroeconomic management PAGESEE8 PAGESEE14SEEPAGE2
Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authori ty (CH&PA), Sherwyn Greaves, in his remarks, disclosed that a team from the agency’s Proj ects Department will be closely monitoring the work done by the con tractors. He told the contractors, “I want to assure you that our team from [the] Projects Depart ment will be monitor ing closely and we ex pect you to put your best foot forward. It is no incident or accident that you would have been awarded these contracts because you have a track record of performance and we want you to continue along the same line,” he added.
Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal (front row, fourth left); Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Sherwyn Greaves (front row, fourth right) and CH&PA Chairman of the Board of Directors, Emanuel Cummings (front row, third right) with the contractors and other officials
CONTRACTS to the tune of $11.8 billion were, on gionBanknordhighwaystructionandMinistryalawardedWednesday,tosevercontractorsbytheofHousingWaterfortheconofafour-lanefromSchootoCrane,WestDemerara,ReThree.
By Naomi Parris
$11.8B in contracts inked for Schoonord
to Crane four-lane highway — emergency lane, two roundabouts to be included
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During a simple sign ing ceremony held at the Arthur Chung Confer ence Centre, Liliendaal, eight contractors who were among 32 that sub mitted bids, signed their respective contracts. The contractors are VR Construction Inc, Avinash Contracting & Scrap Metal Inc, L-Heu reuse Construction and Services Inc, GuyAmer ica Construction Inc, AJM Enterprise, Vals Construction, Puran Bros Disposal Inc, and JS Guyana Inc. The project will see the construction of 4.1 kilometers of a dual carriageway reinforced concrete road with an emergency lane as well as 2.4 kilometers of road rehabilitation and up grade.Itwill also feature two roundabouts, 11 re inforced concrete box culverts, 36 pre-stressed bridges, and road sig nage and Subjectmarkings.minister, Col lin Croal, during brief remarks, said the project will complement the on going economic devel opment in the region. “This four-lane high way will complete and complement other on going projects we have within the region. We have for example…ac tivities that entail prepa ration works, clearance of land for opening of new houses,” he said. Minister Croal noted that over 3,200 house lots were allocated with in Region Three with 50 core homes valued at $4 million each being completed in La Parfaite Harmonie and anoth er 125 flat houses on stream to begin within the next two weeks. He said that the road will pave the way for more job creation as the project will facilitate the expansion of the ag ricultural sector, mak ing room for process ing facilities as well as manufacturing and the construction of industrial complexes such as the Port of Vreed-en-Hoop and the Wales Develop ment added.dustrialtheintry,agro-processingfortunitiesonlyingroadwhenwithineconomicwillvaluednordtherefore“ThePlan.constructionofthisSchootoCranehighwayat$11.8billionalsoenergisetheactivities[the]region…youhavenewnetworking,openofnewlandsnotforhousingopporbutexpansion[the]agricultureandindusprocessingfacilitiesmanufacturingandconstructionofincomplexes,”heDubbingthecontrac
tors “gate keepers” of investments, the minis ter urged them to focus their energies on deliv ering a high standard of work.“The highway is crit ical to the development of people and commu nities. Therefore, it is extremely important that, as contractors, you commit fully to the task that is before you,” he toldMinisterthem.
Croal noted that monitoring mecha nisms were in place to ensure that the contrac tors deliver as required and he further urged them to “be transparent and do not use short cuts” as they work to de liver to the beneficiaries of the project. He said that govern ment expects the con tractors to deliver in keeping with their prom ise. “The people of Re gion Number Three will be watching you,” the ministerMeanwhile,added.
Meanwhile, during the press conference, the 14 spon sors that officially came on board for the series of events expressed enthusiasm to play a role in the staging of the events.These 14 sponsors are: Atlas Security, International Import and Supplies, TMK 2020, Creamery, Adamantium Holdings, Associated Brands Limited, Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal Inc., Condor Construction Inc, Ansa McAl, Kares Engineering, AGM, Digicel, Demerara Distillers Limited and GTT. Earlier this year, it was announced that Guyana will be the host of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals for the next three years. At the time, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced that the government has collaborated with the pri vate sector to stage several events around the time that cricket games will be hosted here to form a “Cricket Carnival.” (Shamar Meusa) -
Ramson noted that the cricket carnival is also ex pected to bring significant opportunities for businesses.
National food security to be assessed for the first time
THE 2022 National Popu lation and Housing Census is expected to play a pivotal role in the developmental plans of Guyana within the next 10 years, President, Dr. Irfaan Ali said on Wednes day. The Head of State made these remarks at the official launch of the 2022 census at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). He said the collected data will be used to influence national devel opment priorities in several key sectors that are pivotal to Guyana’s economic devel opment.According to the Presi dent, family planning, food security, career planning and urban and regional planning, along with the migration and immigration policies, are some of the strategic areas that the census will provide clarity for policy creation. “A lot of questions are asked what will be our mi gration policy? What will be our national policy on meet ing the labour requirements? What will be our immigration policy as a country but guess what? This census is critical in allowing us the opportunity to formulate those policies based on data,” the President stated.Climate vulnerability, the net effect of natural disasters, land management information systems, the impact of the ur ban shift on agricultural land and the impact on population movement and shift are some of the other target areas that the census will provide data to guide policy decisions.
Cricket Carnival plans moving apace; 14 major sponsors on board
2022 National Population and Housing Census officially launched
there will also be a participat ing band from Florida, United States of America, which is expected to feature soca sing ers Bunji Garlin and Fayann Lyons.“Also, this cricket carni val is an opportunity for our regional sisters and brothers to partner with us,” Walrond said.With that, she further not ed that the eyes of the region, and externally, will be turned to Guyana during the hosting of Cricket Carnival 2022.
“The census allows us to build a system and build a country that ensures efficien cy, reliability, and effective ness of policymaking,” he said, noting that data allows for a better understanding of income patterns, citizens, their circumstances and their conditions.Acensus is a collection of data to make decisions that impact people and gives the government a quantitative platform through which it can link development with people. The Head of State said that the census will give the government the tools to iden tify some of these important gaps that exist across com munities, within communities, and across regions which will facilitate targeted interven tions.“I can tell you that we are going to build a secondary school. But if I tell you we want to build a secondary school here, because the dis tance for children to attend a secondary school is 50 miles apart then I’m giving you something quantitative in na ture to make a better decision. So, you might say well, okay, that is only just a matter of distance. Maybe we build a dorm or the next secondary school. But if you have an other set of data that shows you that you have enough population in that community to build a secondary school then you will say that’s the best decision,” the President explained.Healso impressed upon the team heading the Guy ana National Population and Housing Census 2022 that accuracy is a necessity and advised them to build into the census a testing mechanism to ensure that all citizens are accounted for. He noted that accurate data is paramount for policy formulation.
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Representatives of the various companies onboard as sponsors for the Cricket Carnival 2022 pose with Ministers Charles Ramson Jr. and Oneidge Walrond (Elvin Carl Croker photo)
The President explained that the 10-year lifespan of a census provides consecutive governments with a basic map that could be used to set strategic immediate, medi um- and long-term plans that promotes timely and relevant decision-making to achieve its national development agenda. He noted that this type of data collection allows the government to readjust its policy stance to facilitate the best policies to support the development of its people, when needs be, based on the “facts on the ground”.
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President, Dr. Irfaan Ali speaking at the official launch of the 2022 National Population and Housing Census on Wednesday (Office of the President photo)
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“We cannot formulate policies in a vacuum with the absence of data. Us ing census data, we can say for example… between 2002 and 2012… one, the housing stock increase by 31,813 units, which is 70 per cent increase in that decade in that these new homes would have provided greater shelter and security for thousands of families. So immediately you’re able to measure the impact of the housing programme on people. What did the hous ing programme achieve? How did it impact families and people,” the President explained.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond (Elvin Carl Croker photo) Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. (Elvin Carl Croker photo)
Evidence-based approach to development
Adding to this, Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce Oneidge Wal rond, during the press confer ence, said the main objective of Cricket Carnival is to diversify Guyana’s tourism product.She said this plays into Guyana’s objective of hosting world-class events to attract persons to visit the country. With this being a first-ofits-kind event for Guyana, Walrond indicated there are plans to continue its hosting over the next three years. The events, she said, will only get bigger and Additionally,better. as part of the 17-day event lineup, the tourism minister told those present that five bands will be participating in the road parade, as the government has partnered with the private sector in this bands,Concerningregard.carnivalsheannouncedthat
PLANS for hosting the first-ever Guyana Cricket Carnival are moving apace, with 14 companies officially entering the grand celebra tion as sponsors. This was revealed on Wednesday at a press confer ence held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, at Lil iendaal, Greater Georgetown, where Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr, said that with just a few days left before the kick-off of the weeks-long celebration, plans are shaping up nicely.TheMinister noted that the 17-day cricket carnival festival, which begins on September 16, 2022, is a product that will showcase Guyana in the best possi ble light, and create a space where the country is recog nised as a premium destina tion for world-class events in the Heregion.added that this season of events will offer opportu nities to local creatives, since performers will be able to get on the biggest platform, as people from all around the world will be in Guyana to participate in the activities over the period.
The Chief Justice, how ever, ruled that the Police Service Commission was not properly constituted as a result of the absence of the Chairman of the Public Service Commission.
OPPOSITION Leader, Au brey Norton, has moved to the Appeal Court to chal lenge the ruling made by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George that the appoint ments of the Chairman of the Police Service Commis sion (PSC) and the Integ rity Commission by Presi dent, Dr Irfaan Ali were lawful.
Last month, the Chief Justice found that there was sufficient consultation be tween President Ali and the Opposition Leader, contrary to what was claimed by the political opposition in its legalInchallenge.afailedattempt, Nor ton had moved to the High Court to quash the appoint ment of PSC Chairman, Pat rick Findlay, claiming that it was illegal, null, void and of no legal effect. In the analysis of her ruling, the Chief Justice also said that the contentions put forward by Norton that enough information was not provided to him were without merit.Chief Justice George pos ited that the main responsi bility lies on the President to initiate the consultation process and further ensure that the requirements are set. However, the onus is also on the Opposition Leader to be responsive.Assuch, it was deter mined that Findlay was “properly appointed” to the post of PSC Chairman.
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Chief Justice George clarified that the PSC Chair man could not have “prop erly engaged” the Head of State and other members of the commission as it relates to the appointment of Clift on Hicken as acting Police Commissioner.TheChiefJustice, how ever, in this instance, applied the “de facto officer doc trine” to uphold the decisions of this commission which would include the promo tions of a number of police officers.Further, the Opposition Leader had argued that con sultations between President Ali and Findlay as it relates to the appointment of the Police Commissioner was unconstitutional, null, void and of no legal effect. Chief Justice George in stead disagreed with this argument and maintained the necessity of Hicken’s appointment thus leaving it in place.The Chief Justice had previously struck out an ap plication filed by Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones, challenging Hicken’s appointmentInthatruling, she de clared that the President did not breach the Constitution by appointing Hicken to act as Commissioner of Police. She had refused to quash this decision and declare the appointment void. An appeal in relation to this decision was filed at the Court of Appeal. Meanwhile, as it relates to the Opposition’s challenge to the appointment of the In tegrity Commission, Norton had said that the President breached the Integrity Com mission Act and did not offer him opportunities to express his opinions on the consulta tion.The Integrity Commis sion comprises Demerara Bank Corporate Secretary, Chandra Gajraj as Chair person, along with attorney Mohamed Haniff, and former Solicitor General Kim KyteThomas. Hardest Tiwari and Chris Wayne Bowman are also members. The Chief Justice in her ruling said that the ap pointments of those persons were lawful.
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This was revealed by Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C. on Tuesday evening during his weekly livestreamed Facebook show, Issues In The News. The Attorney-General had early last week writ ten GECOM’s Chairman to request the documents that were submitted by the APNU+AFC during the elections process in 2020, which alleged vot er fraud in the country. During the airing of his show on Tuesday evening, Minister Nand lall noted that while this decision was made by GECOM, he’d hoped to receive the documents so as to commence the investigations into the allegations.“OnceIreceive them, I will pass them on to the relevant agencies, with the request that an in vestigation be launched to verify the accuracy, or lack thereof, of the information contained in those documents to in quire into who authored the documents, or who authorised the issuance of the information con tained in those docu ments,” Nandlall said. The AG added that the thoseandthetionamazing,toquestGECOMnatedOpposition-nomicommissionersatopposedhisreforthedocumentsbeturnedover.This,hesaid,isastheOpposihasbeenrepeatingallegationsmade,havebeenrelyingonveryallegationsin their efforts to impugn the 2020 election results. Nandlall added that now that the govern ment has signalled its interest in requesting the documents for them to be investigated for the truth to be revealed, it is strange to see the politi cal opposition objecting to the“Therequest.very people who are peddling the information in that docu ment are now objecting to the document being released so that we can investigate it,” Nandlall expressed.During last week’s edition of Issues In The News, the legal affairs minister said that the documents that he re quested made the claim that deceased persons purportedly voted at the elections, that the elections were tainted by multiple voting, and that persons who were overseas on Polling Day voted at the elections. He added that the allegations have been peddled in the public do main by the leaders and representatives of the main opposition politi cal Theparty.AG indicated that the impression con veyed is that the docu ments and data obtained to back the claims made were obtained from bod ies such as the Immi gration Department and General Registrar’s Of fice.These agencies, he noted, must be afforded the opportunity to in vestigate the documents, their authenticity, ac curacy, and the accuracy and veracity of the infor mation that they purport to furnish. In the end, the AG noted that if any laws were violated, they will be enforced by the relevant law enforcement agencies. And if there is evidence to bring criminal charges, those charges will be insti tuted.
GECOM to hand over APNU+AFC’s ‘voter fraud evidence’ - investigations
GUYANA CHRONICLE, Thursday, September 8, 2022 5 THE Guyana Elec tions (APNU+AFC).+shipopposition(GRE)andatproofpurportedlyleasemade(GECOM)CommissiononTuesdayadecisiontoredocumentsthatprovidedofvoterfraudthe2020GeneralRegionalElectionsasallegedbytheAPartnerforNationalUnityAllianceForChange
Attorney-General Anil Nandlall, S.C. to commence
Drop everything and read, strive for a more literate Guyana
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According to the Inter national Monetary Fund (IMF), the Dutch Disease refers to the Phenomenontled,velopmentbylightedthisexamplepapersumentedasraltheeconomy.denconsequencesdetrimentalofasudboominacountry’sThereisnodoubtthatDutchDisease,ornaturesourcecurse,isreal,itseffectshavebeendocinmanyacademicandreports.Aprimeoftheeffectsofphenomenon,ashighinapaperpublishedtheInter-AmericanDeBank(IDB)ti“TheDutchDiseaseandLessons for Guyana: Trinidad and Tobago’s Experience,” was the situation in neighbour ing Venezuela, which sits to the west of AccordingGuyana.tothe re port, the nation, which has recoverable oil resources of approximately 298.3 billion barrels, was un able to translate its wealth into sustainable economic growth and prosperity for its citizens. And owing to its heavy reliance on its oiland-gas sector, the country faced economic recession and other challenges. In Guyana, contrary to claims by the political Op position that declines in some economic areas at the end of the first half of 2022 are early signs of the Dutch Disease, experts believe that the country’s overall economic performance is testimony of the nation’s ability to avoid the natural resourceUsingcurse.empirical data and facts regarding Guy ana’s economic position, Executive Director of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Richard Rambar ran, and Financial Analyst Joel Bhagwandin, deter mined that Guyana is not only in a position to avoid the Dutch Disease, but the country is also becoming an example for other countries to follow, especially from a macroeconomic manage mentThestandpoint.nation,which, like many other countries, was affected by COVID-19 and the war between Ukraine and Russia, managed to record positive economic growth over the past two years. Most recently, it was reported that the country re corded real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 36.4 per cent, and non-oil growth of 8.3 per cent at the end of the first half of 2022. The outlook for the sec ond half of the year contin ues to be favourable, with real GDP now projected to reach 56 per cent by the end of this year, and nonoil GDP growth at 9.6 per cent, maintaining Guyana’s position of global leader in economic“…thegrowth.first half of this year was affected by the pandemic, and the war between Russia and Ukraine… what that did was create adverse eco nomic conditions, and if you have an economy still experiencing positive rates of economic growth in a global context where economic prospects are dampened, then you have an economy which, in my view, speaks volumes to macroeconomic manage ment,” Rambarran said. Commenting on the projections for Guyana, the economist said: “Nonoil growth is above what economists refer to as the golden rule of growth, which is around 4-4.5 per cent… that is extraordi narily important… with the sectors and sub-sectors poised to grow, you will find we are on the way and already putting measures in place to avoid the natural resource curse.” In his view, the econo my is poised for rapid takeoff, and once weather is favourable, sugar and rice will rebound, and so too will the manufacturing sec tor, once global conditions reach pre-pandemic levels. Growth in non-tra ditional sectors such as wholesale and retail trade and construction are also evidence of the country’s bright economic prospects. According to the Ministry of Finance’s Mid-Year Re port for 2022, wholesale and retail trade grew by17.2 per cent, while the con struction sector expanded by 20.4 per cent. Growth in the construc tion sector is especially promising, because invest ments in this area produces the best multiplier effect, an increase in spending produces an increase in national income and con sumption greater than the initial amount spent. This, however, forms only part of the govern ment’s infrastructural plan and wider masterplan for rapid“Leddevelopment.byPresident Ali, and fuelled by the rapid economic growth, we have embarked on a period of rapid transformation, and our government has laid out a masterplan for the rapid development and transfor mation of Guyana. “More importantly, we have demonstrated the capacity and commitment to working assiduously to make this vision a real ity, so that benefits can redound to citizens in the shortest possible time,” Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh said in the recent mid-year re port.
Avoiding the Dutch Disease
In her message mark ing this important day, the UNESCO Director-General issued a clarion call to “all actors in the field of educa tion and beyond to re-think the role of literacy”, and cited the renowned theorist Paulo Friere in noting that literacy should entail “the practise of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality, and discover how to participate in the transformation of theirTheworld”.Ministry of Educa tion has long recognised the importance of this facet of education, as noted in its stated mission: “Eliminat ing Illiteracy, Modernising Education, Strengthening Tolerance”. Its recent sec tor plan underscored the importance of continuing efforts aimed at “improving literacy and numeracy at the basic level to ensure a good foundation for learners”. To attain success, much of these efforts must fully ad dress the equity issues still prevalent in our society. At a recent international forum, the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand stressed the importance of inter ventions meeting the most vulnerable in our society, emphasising that “any kind of input must reach every child, or we will be measur ing for a long time to come, how that inequity and the continuing inequities affect us as a whole”.
CONSISTENT growth in Guyana’s non-oil sectors stimulated by prudent fiscal management and sound policies implement ed by the incumbent Peo ple’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) adminis tration, is evidence that the oil-producing nation is quite capable of avoiding “the Dutch Disease.”
Dear Editor, THE Guyana National Commission for UNESCO joins the Ministry of Edu cation in observing In ternational Literacy Day, under the theme, ‘Trans forming Literacy Learn ing Spaces’. The critical role literacy plays in the quality of life of each citi zen cannot be overstated. On a broader, national level, literacy pays signifi cant dividends in relation to our sustainable devel opment agenda. Although strides have been made globally over the last dec ade, it is still disturbing to note that recent UNESCO statistics indicate that over 700 million youth and adults lack basic literacy skills. The statistics fur ther show that this has deeper socio-economic and, in many territories, gender implications. Even further, this stark reality has been exacerbated by the recent pandemic, add ing greater urgency to the need for viable solutions. Although we lack the in sights of a comprehensive, reliable measure of lit eracy rates in Guyana, it is clear, from preliminary studies and anecdotal evi dence, that, in this regard, we also have a challenge to address in our nation.
CommissionGuyana,OlatoGuyana.SamPh.D.NationalforUNESCO
The Drop Everything and Read initiative is an attempt to bring national awareness to this issue, and to enlist the support of all citizens of Guyana in the attainment of this critical developmental ob jective. In short, a culture of literacy must be devel oped in our country, and can only be realised with widespread stakeholder input. It is only upon the attainment of basic literacy skills, nationally, that we can even begin to engage in discussions regarding equipping cit izens with other forms of literacy that are vital to their existence within the contemporary global structures, such as digital literacy. As such, we en courage everyone to Drop Everything and Read, and find as many ways as pos sible to advance our ef forts in attaining a more literate
Investment in GuySuCo is worth it. To allow it to go un der will cause severe social dis location costing government
Yours Ronaldsincerely,Harsawack
Dear DESPITEEditor,the greatest blow to the sector in modern times, our ability and at times inability to transition to new methods of tuition and learning, our students did exceptionally well at the various regional examinations.
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Dear Editor, I commend the letter (Sep 6) critiquing SN editorial (Sep 3) that describes GuySuCo as a ward of the state. GuySuCo provides a livelihood to some 100,000 people or one-eighth of the country’s population. The state can’t allow it to go under simply because of the number of people who depend on it. The editorial fails to note that one of the reasons for the sorry state of affairs of Guy SuCo is the failure to decom mission the factories of the shuttered estates by the preced ing APNU regime. This resulted in destruction of the factories, making it difficult to get them back in operation. Wales was cannibalised. The factories and offices were overrun with thick bushes and the land forest ed vegetation with drains and trenches silted up; grass was growing out of buildings and the factories. It has been a total mess to clean up, costing billions. Weather has had a deleteri ous effect on production – cul tivation as well as harvesting and grinding. Rainfall has been incessant, reducing planting and harvesting days. Sugar production is labour intensive. There has been a shortage of labour with a turn out rate of about 50 per cent. Sugar cultivation and harvesting have been back-breaking work. People are moving away from sugar because of the hard work and low pay. Few countries utilise manual labour for sugar production. I had previously suggested that we should import sugar workers from India and/or Thailand, two of the largest pro ducers of cane sugar with both having a surplus of labourers. Another flaw in the editorial is its failure to note that of the near $21B allocated to Guy SuCo over [the] last two years, over half -- $11B -- was spent on rehabilitating the estates and billions more on equipment. It is not that the money went to pay Sugarwages. workers deserve higher wages. They must have a livable wage to stay in the industry. You can’t pay unsat isfactory wage and expect the sugar or any state enterprise to turn around. Workers will not give their full ability to produce unless their salary is fair and equivalent to their labour. One must not see salary in a stateowned entity from a totally capitalist eye but as a develop ment strategy of the industry. If the salary is below that of other similar jobs, workers will leave and accept other jobs. Right now, there is a shortage of la bour. GuySuCo is struggling to retain workers with a turnout of just 50 per cent. Unless there is a livable wage, more workers will leave for higher income elsewhere. Sugar workers toil under hot sun or rain utilising dangerous tools at great risk of injury; they are not cleaning government office or school buildings protected from the elements. And when factory not grinding, workers get a small sti pend that can’t buy food for the week. Other state workers are guaranteed a minimum income that qualifies them for NIS; not all sugar workers receive that benefit.Itis noted that while cost of living has been steadily in creasing from 2015, when other workers were getting hot in creases, sugar workers were denied increases during the five years under the Coalition. So their real wages declined consid erably as income for others went up and as inflation ballooned out of control. The increase they received since August 2020 has not made up for the loss of real income from 2015. There must be a differential make up for what they didn’t get during the five years of Coalition govern ance – at least 25 per cent that was given to others. How does one justify in creased wages when GuySuCo is losing billions? In the short run, it would increase cost of production which can be miti gated by reducing management costs. In the long run, produc tivity will increase gradually narrowing the gap between op erational costs and revenues. To increase pay for field workers, including cane cutters, other expenses should be trimmed. Another option is for sugar workers to be offered land (say 10 acres) to grow cane which is then sold to the factories similar to private cane farm ing, a pattern somewhat akin to rice production by small rice growers who sell their paddy to the millers. Estate productivity always lagged behind private cane farmers. Private cane farm ing was very profitable when factories were in operation; the farmers and the factories earned a lot of money when both were function[ing] efficiently.
Multifaceted investments to create education equity bearing fruit Why pick on GuySuCo? more money to address ills. Government is also funding development cost for housing, utilities, infrastructure, and several other industries? Why pick on VishnuYoursGuySuCo?truly,Bisram
The efforts of the ministry, students, parents, and teach ers have not gone unnoticed.
The results have vindicated our multifaceted invest ments and efforts in creating equity in education in all parts of the country.
The grader that was commissioned in Region 2 (Ministry of Agriculture photo)
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha
Drawing attention to the sectors that underperformed, particularly rice, sugar and gold, Rambarran explained that those sectors are high ly dependent on favourable weather conditions, and where a country is facing inclement weather and a global economy plagued by COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, the shortfalls are not necessarily a result of any internal policies.
Two weeks ago, Min ister Mustapha commis sioned another grader at Tarlogie, in Region Six. (Ministry of Agriculture)
By Navendra Seoraj THE resilience of Guyana’s economy, particularly its nonoil sectors, and the prudent macroeconomic management that allowed the country to not just withstand global shocks, but also perform above aver age economically, were cited as clear evidence of the na tion’s progressive nature and its avoidance of the Dutch Disease, more commonly referred to as the natural re sourceUsingcurse.empirical and factual evidence regarding Guyana’s economic posi tion, Executive Director of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Richard Rambar ran and Financial Analyst, Joel Bhagwandin, practically schooled the political Opposi tion, which claimed recently that there are signs, locally, of the Dutch Disease. In short, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Dutch Disease refers to the detrimental con sequences of a sudden boom in a country’s economy. “I want to say that the proponents of the cons truct that Guyana is already suffer ing from a natural resource curse, in my view, I don’t think they understand the concept, and that a careful and thorough analysis has been done to as certain that factor,” Rambarran said on Wednesday, during an interview on the National Com munications Network (NCN). The Opposition’s basis for its claim was the reported decline in the production of rice, sugar, gold and fish dur ing the first half of this year. This was, however, examined in isolation from the overall performance of the economy, which recorded Gross Do mestic Product (GDP) growth of 36.4 per cent and non-oil growth of 8.3 per cent. On this point, responding directly to the Opposition, Rambarran said: “If there is a disaggregation of the eco nomic sectors and you take a closer look, there still ex ists growth more strongly in non-traditional sectors than has ever been had in Guyana.
economist, financial analyst ‘talk-up’ Guyana’s progressive economy say country well on its way to avoiding ‘natural resource curse’ with prudent macroeconomic management
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Ministry of Finance’s Mid-Year Report, the livestock industry is esti mated to have grown by 4.2 per cent when compared with the first half of 2021, while other crops expanded by 27.7 per cent, wholesale and retail trade grew by 17.2 per cent and bauxite by 31.9 per cent.
farmers to benefit from improved dam maintenance 7, 2022, at the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA)’s re gional office in Anna Regi na, on the Essequibo Coast. The $24 million grader forms part of the NDIA’s 2022 capital expenditure programme.Whileoffering remarks, Minister Mustapha said the Government, through the Ministry of Agricul ture, has been expending substantial sums to ensure critical infrastructure are upkept.“Deplorable dams is one of the most burning issues farmers on the Esse quibo Coast are faced with. The government recog nised this, and this is why since we assumed office, we’ve been making large budgetary allocations in this region. That shows the government’s commitment to the development of this region. We know agricul ture plays a major role in the region’s development. For us to develop agricul ture in this region, we have to develop and create the necessary infrastructure, so that farmers can produce. If we are to achieve food security, we have to con tinue to make these critical interventions,” Minister MustaphaStressingexplained.theneed for collaborative efforts be tween the government and farmers to further develop Guyana’s agriculture sec tor, Minister Mustapha said the country’s food security is dependent on a solid ag riculture“Althoughsector.we are an emerging oil-and-gas na tion, we have to ensure we develop our agriculture sector. A lot of money will be made from oil and gas, yes, but those resources will not last forever. This is why we have to develop our productive sectors,” the minister added. While there, Minister Mustapha also met with farmers to listen to some of their concerns. Farm ers who opted to speak said that the access dams were indeed a cause for concern. They, however, noted that the introduction of the grader will assist in rehabilitation works.
“…the first half of this year was affected by the pandemic, and the war be tween Russia and Ukraine… what that did was create adverse economic condi tions, and if you have an economy still experiencing positive rates of economic growth in a global context where economic prospects are dampened, then you have an economy, which in my view, speaks volume to mac roeconomic management,” the economist Rambarranposited.wenta step further in commending the government for containing inflation to less than the global average, which is hovering around five-six per cent. There have been reports of coun tries recording inflation of up to nine-ten per cent, so, in Rambarran’s view, Guyana’s performance is evidence of what prudent macroeconomic management looks like. The government, since being elected to office in 2020, has introduced several measures to put more dispos able income in the pockets of Guyanese. From the on set, Value Added Tax (VAT) was removed from water and electricity, a burdensome measure placed on the backs of Guyanese by the former APNU+AFC administration. There has also been the constant increase in old-age pension and public assistance which, in 2022, put $2.3 bil lion and $432 million re spectively into the pockets of Guyanese.Additionally, the PPP/C Government reinstated the “Because we Care” cash grant and school uniform cash grant which stands at $30,000 per child in both public and pri vateFschools.urther,every household in the hinterland is in the pro cess of receiving a $25,000 one-off cash grant and farm ers are slated to receive $1 billion in fertiliser support. These two groups were se verely affected by the rise in cost of “…ifliving.you look quantita tively at the measures, it is more than 107 per cent of the natural resource balance as at 2021… they [the incumbent PPP/C] have done enough to cushion shocks,” Bhagwandin commented.Withsound policies and prudent fiscal planning, the fi nancial analyst firmly believes that Guyana is becoming an example for other countries to follow, especially from a macroeconomic management standpoint.Theoutlook for the second half of the year continues to be favourable, with real GDP now projected to reach 56 per cent by the end of this year and non-oil GDP growth at 9.6 per cent, maintaining Guy ana’s position of global leader in economic growth.
$24M grader commissioned in Region Two
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Commenting on the pro jections for Guyana, Rambar ran said: “Non-oil growth is above what economists refer to as the golden rule of growth, which is around 4-4.5 per cent… that is extraordinar ily important… with the sec tors and sub-sectors poised to grow, you will find we are on the way and already putting measures in place to avoid the natural resource curse.” In his view, the economy is poised for rapid take-off, and once weather is favour able, sugar and rice will rebound, and so too will the manufacturing sector once global conditions reach prepandemic levels.
Some of the farmers at the commissioning of the equipment (Ministry of Agriculture photo)
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Livestock, other crops, whole sale/retail, bauxite, all of those sub-sectors, very important labour-intensive sub-sectors, continue to Accordinggrow.”tothe
RICE farmers in Region Two can look forward to improvements in the cur rent dam gion’smotorditionprogrammemaintenancewiththeadofabrand-newgradertotherefleetofmachinery.
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha com missioned the grader on Wednesday, September
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Guyana is evolving as one of the Caribbean’s most sought-after destinations (Photo credit: DPI)
GUYANA has witnessed a massive 103 per cent increase in visitor arrivals between January to May this year. The nation’s tourist count has taken a significant leap to 105,905 during the five months when compared to the 48,626 recorded in the same period last year. In fact, an additional 158,223 visitors are expect ed to travel here later this month, ahead of Guyana’s hosting of the finals of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).The exceptional accom plishment comes at a time when the tourism sector continues to face enor mous challenges due to the successive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, the Pres ident Dr. Irfaan Ali-led People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Government remains resolute in equip ping the sector with the necessary capital to develop the human resources to meet the demands of the rapidly growingConstanteconomy.intervention by the administration has visibly propelled Guyana into the ranks of developed countries, with a standard and quality of living that Guyanese have dreamed of for Thegenerations.localroom avail ability and conference fa cilities were boosted with the opening of the US$100 million Pegasus Luxury Suites and Corporate Centre in July this year. The 12-storey glass tow er provides an additional 100 rooms to the current stock, in addition to the sev en-storey office complex. Additionally, the tourism sector will benefit from the establishment of two luxury hotels, a 150-room Marri ott Courtyard at Timehri, where construction works have commenced, and the Pasha Global at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, which will include approximately 200Therooms.sod will be turned for the AC Marriott at Ogle, and the Four Points Sher aton in Providence. The two hotels will each offer 150 rooms.Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Onei dge Walrond said the hotel expansion will undoubted ly provide quality accom modation for the influx of foreigners investing in the country.Minister Walrond under scored that the investment is also aligned with the PPP/C Administration’s mandate to create 50,000 jobs for Guyanese.“Ourtremendous prog ress on this front makes it imperative to ensure that our Guyanese citizens are ably qualified for the imminent jobs and positions at all tiers of the industry, including se nior management,” Minister WalrondMeanwhile,stated. the collabo ration between several tour operators, the private sector and communities across Guyana has also contribut ed to the expansion of tour experiences in Guyana. Several new products were established, includ ing the Kopinang Water fall Experience, in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni); Nappi Mountain Trekking, in Region Nine (Upper Ta kutu-Upper Essequibo); Rainforest Retreat Experi ence, in Region Four (De merara-Mahaica); and Go bin’s Farm Experience, in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-WestAdditionally,Demerara).thereturn of the popular Rupununi Rodeo has boosted Region Nine’s local economy, en abling many small business owners to market their prod ucts, including indigenous handmade crafts and cui sines.For the first half of 2022, some 808 persons were also trained in business and so cial media marketing, FirstAid and tourismGuyana-BarbadoswillexperiencesdeliveryinhygieneResuscitationCardiopulmonary(CPR),andandsanitisation,anefforttoimprovetheofqualitytourismtocustomers.Another6,000personsbetrainedthroughajointinitiative.WithGuyanaswiftly becoming one of the most sought-after destinations for pleasure within the Caribbe an, President Ali also recent ly announced that visitors entering Guyana will be able to drive a motor vehicle for up to 60 days, using their country’s driver’s licence. Persons coming here are assured of receiving quality goods and services, as the Guyana National Bu reau of Standards (GNBS) is mandated to ensure the business community is up to standard. Approximately $312.8 million of the budgeted $732.1 million was expend ed in the tourism sector for the first half of 2022. (DPI)
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Guyana’s second case of Monkeypox was confirmed on August 29, 2022. The first, which was confirmed by Minister Anthony on August 22, 2022, is a male from Region Four (Deme rara-Mahaica) who is cur rently in his 50s. It was revealed that this patient did not have a recent travel history. He started developing signs of Monk eypox and showed up at the hospital.Both patients are isolat ed at Ocean View Hospital, Liliendaal, Greater George town, and are receiving treatment.Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease. Symptoms include fever, intense head ache, swollen lymph nodes, muscle ache, and a rash that blisters and crusts.
Appeal Court to hear second dismissed election petition on October 3
THE Court of Appeal has set October 3 for an urgent hearing of a motion filed by the APNU+AFC con cerning dismissed Election Petition 88 of 2020, which was thrown out by the High Court last year. On August 30, 2022, Sen ior Counsel Roysdale Forde filed legal documents on be half of petitioners Claudette Thorne and Heston Bostwick seeking an early hearing for the notice of motion and ap peal.In the notice of appeal, the applicants are challenging the April 2021 ruling of Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George, S.C., who dismissed the case. In that matter, Thorne and Bostwick had asked the High Court to determine the legality of the March 2 elections, and the results that led to the dec laration and allocation of seats in the National Assembly. They sought an order directing the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Com mission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh to declare former President Da vid Granger the winner of the March 2, 2020, General and RegionalHowever,Elections.theChief Jus tice struck out the petition on the ground of serious noncompliance with the Constitu tion of Guyana and electoral laws as it relates to GECOM’s conduct of those elections. She also found that the pe titioners failed to present evi dence to support claims that the conduct of those elections contravened the Constitution and the country’s electoral laws.Dissatisfied, the aggrieved petitioners moved to the Ap peal Court and, among other things, are contending that the Chief Justice erred in law and misdirected herself when she misapplied the doctrine of strictAnothercompliance.claim is that the Chief Justice erred and misdi rected herself when she failed to consider the objective of the petition in making her de cision based on the content of the Affidavit of Service. The first petition, Elec tion Petition 99 of 2020 was filed on behalf of petitioners Monica Thomas and Brennan Nurse.InJanuary 2021, the Chief Justice also threw out this application on the grounds of late service, non-service, or improper service. The pe titioners then moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge this Indecision.theDecember 21, 2021, 2-1 decision, the Chancel lor of the Judiciary Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Justice of Appeal Dawn Gregory said that the CoA has jurisdiction to hear and deter mine the appeal that was filed. However, Justice of Ap peal Rishi Persaud disagreed, as, according to him, the ap plicants, Thomas and Nurse, had no right to appeal, since there was no final decision by Chief Justice Attorney-GeneralGeorge. and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., had long ar gued that the Appeal Court does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine the appeal of that election petition. The Chancellor, however, had granted an application for leave to Nandlall and Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who is also the Gen eral Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), to move to the Caribbean Court of Justice to ventilate the issue of jurisdiction. She also granted a stay of the CoA’s judgement. The CCJ is expected to rule soon on the PPP’s challenge.
Monkeypox patients to be assessed for possible discharge – Health Minister in leave, Dr. Homenauth applied what was then
the fields Soil scientist, Dr. Oudho Homenauth, dies at age 66 sabbatical
FIFTEEN samples have been tested for monkey pox, with only two show ing positive results in Guy ana. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony disclosed this during his daily COV ID-19 update on Wednes day.For the two monkeypox patients, the Health Minister related that by the end of this week, the doctors will determine whether they can be discharged or not. For the persons in quar antine, Minister Anthony said that none of them have shown any symptoms of Monkeypox as yet, but they do have to monitor them for at least 21 Ministerdays.Anthony said Monkeypox tests were con ducted and samples were tak en from persons in Regions Two EightFiveFour(Pomeroon-Supenaam),(Demerara-Mahaica),(Mahaica-Berbice),and(Potaro-Siparuni).“Wehadafewsamplesfromoneofthehinterlandregions,RegionEight,butgenerallythesesamplescamefromRegionsTwo,Four,FiveandEight,”theHealthMinistersaid.
DR. OUDHO HOM ENAUTH, a soil sci entist and former head of the National Agriculture Research and Extension Insti tute (NAREI), has died. Agriculture Minis ter, Zulfikar Mustapha, along with the manage ment and staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and its agencies, on Wednesday, extended heartfelt condolences to his relatives and friends following the confirmation of his death.“Dr. Homenauth served as Chief Ex ecutive Officer of the National Agriculture Research and Exten sion Institute for over two decades. His con tribution to the sector remains invaluable and will never be forgot ten,” the ministry said in a statement on its FacebookNAREIpage.inan article which was published on its website on No vember 6, 2017, said that Homenauth was born and raised in the Corentyne. He was the eldest child of a farmer and village’s “Milk Lady,”Homenauth was born on November 18, 1956, and like any little boy, he played marbles, cricket and climbed trees. Accord ing to NAREI, he was a product of a family whose foundation was rooted in agriculture. He completed his secondary education at Queen’s College and later attended Univer sity of Guyana (UG) from 1975 to 1978 to pursue a degree in Chemistry. He then joined the National Service.Dr.Homenauth re turned to UG in 1978 where he spent two years completing his degree.From 1980 to 1983 he worked at UG as an instructor in the Fac ulty of Agriculture. After completing a Masters in Agronomy (soil) at the Missis sippi State University in the Unites States of America, he recom menced teaching at UG. After three years, he left for Cornell Uni versity, Upstate New York on a scholarship to do his PhD. Upon his return to Guyana in July 1992, he taught at UG until 1999. During those years, he was a senior lecturer and the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and For estry.In 1999, while on
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Dolphin Secondary offering Caribbean
“We have been select ed as a pilot school in the Georgetown educational district to be delivering the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) and as a result of that we were fortunate…” she relayed during an interview Mon day.She said the school is fortunate to have its facil ities upgraded by the edu cation ministry, which also includes a new change room and sick bay area. The Ministry of Ag riculture also provided the school with a shade house which gives stu dents hands-on training in planting high-value crops such as carrots, broccoli, peppers, and cabbages. The previous People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government had introduced a phased CVQ, which is a competen cy-based qualification in secondary schools, across every educational district withinEarlierGuyana.thisyear, Pres ident Irfaan Ali launched the Agriculture and Inno vation ‘viability’.academicministryiestheycertificationcal,haveschoolHutsontioninCVQliflower.suchsandstodevelopsourceswouldeventeragricultureProgrammeEntrepreneurshiptobolsterthesector,empowyouths,andcreatejobs.Heannouncedatthatthatgovernmentprovideallthereandmaterialsto25shadehousesbeusedtohousethouofhigh-valuecropsasbroccoliandcauAtapre-stakeholderengagementearlyAugust,ChiefEducaOfficer,DrMarcelsaidallsecondarystudentsshouldjob-ready,techniandvocationalskillsbythetimecompletetheirstudbecausetheeducationispushingbothandeconomicHeindicatedattheforumthattheinfusionofmoretechnicalandvocationaltrainingandcertificationispartofalong-termplanforstudents’development.AccordingtotheCaribbeanExaminationCouncil(CXC),CVQisbasedonacompetency-basedapproachtotraining,assessmentandcertification. andtioners,developedoccupationalcompetencedemonstrateinattainingstandardsbypractiindustryexpertsemployers.
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Furniture Lab at Dolphin Secondary (Photo credit: DPI)
DOLPHIN Secondary School in South George town is benefitting from improved facilities in cluding upgrades to its technical and home eco nomics laboratories to enhance its Caribbean Vocational Qualifica tion (CVQ) training pro gramme. Headmistress, Krish noutie Jaipaul, told the Department of Public In formation (DPI) that the institution offers CVQ in Agricultural Science, Commercial Food Pro duction, and Furniture Making. According to the headmistress, students at Dolphin Secondary are ex cited about these courses.
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The members went on to say that Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, does not enjoy the support of all the Opposition members in Par liament, with a claim that his leadership style has alienated many from the party. Several employees at Congress Place, in recent months, have either resigned or parted ways with the PNC/ R’s headquarters for other reasons.
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PEOPLE’S National Con gress/Reform (PNC/R) Leader, Aubrey Norton, could possibly receive a lawsuit from a staffer who has reportedly resigned but has not been paid, a source close to the party has claimed. It is also alleged that there is to be a major resignation in the days Sourcesahead.close to Congress Place, the PNC/R Headquar ters, alleged that the salary due to the resigned staffer has been withheld by the organi sation without proper reason. They also claimed that the staffer in question re signed due to discrimination. Another staff member who recently resigned, it has been ‘reported’, has made a similar allegation.Lessthan one week ago, party members confirmed to the Guyana Chronicle that Congress Place was un able to pay several staffers last month, and the situation caused much unease to the af fected staffers. It is not clear if the affected staffers have beenOnepaid.source had indicated to this publication that the last private sector donor stopped contribution to the party last month, citing a loss of confi dence in the direction of the party due to positions it has taken over the past few months.
In May of this year, Misenga Jones, the woman who challenged the use of votes from the recount of the March 2, 2020 elections as the basis for the declara tion of the results, was fired from her position as office clerk at Congress Place, PNC/R Headquarters, So phia,AccordingGeorgetown.to a friend and associate of Jones, who is familiar with the situation at Congress Place, her firing stemmed from the behaviour of a PNC member who was very confrontational to in ternational observers during the attempt to rig the 2020 elections.InFebruary, Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton wrote Vishnu Persaud, the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of GECOM, to inform him that he has selected Carol Smith Joseph as a replacement for Amna Ally as Chief Scruti neer for the APNU+AFC. Carol Smith Joseph is currently before the court on electoral fraud charges, as there are allegations against her regarding the attempt to rig the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections.
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The 28-year-old Jamaican, who ran a world-leading 21.45 to win her first individual World Championship gold medal in July, will take on the USA trio of Jenna Prandini, Gabby Thomas and Tamara Clarke, European champion Mujinga Kambundji as well as Tynia Gaither of The Bahamas with a Diamond League trophy at stake. Supremely confident, Jack son, sporting new hair while seated next to a braided ShellyAnn Fraser-Pryce, hinted to members of the media on the eve of the Diamond League finale that the 34-year-old world record of American Florence Griffith-Joyner could be under threat if things go according to plan.While she didn’t speci fy what time she was aiming at, Jackson said she set that new goal on returning home to Jamaica after becoming the second-fastest woman all-time over the distance, following her successful campaign in Eugene, Oregon.“Before I started the season I wrote that exact time (21.45) on a piece of paper that I left on my trophy stand. I never took a picture with my phone because I wanted that every time I stepped into my house or go to training, I had that “Whentarget.Iwrote that I went back to training every day and I worked even harder. Some days you might have a bad day but don’t let a bad day get you down.”The first sign she had that the work she was putting in was paying off was when she ran a-then world-leading 21.55 to win at the Jamaica National Championships in June. It was then that she knew that the time she wanted to achieve was with in reach.“Right after the trials, I said ‘okay, it’s coming and I wanted it so bad. Right after trials I went back to training and I achieved that and I am so happy,” she said. “I went back home though and I wrote a different goal. I wrote another time there because I definitely want to go faster and I think I am capable of doing that. If it’s not done tomorrow then I will come back next sea son and work even harder.” Jackson, who also ran a 100m personal best of 10.71, this season, is also on track to win two trophies today. She lines up in the 100m fi nal against friend and compa triot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Diamond League points leader Marie Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast, who has run 10.72 this season, a new life time best and African record. (Sportsmax)
FORMER Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Dave Cameron would consider another bid for the leadership of the sport’s re gional governing body only un der the right conditions because leading the CWI is too difficult. Cameron, 51, was a director of the-then West Indies Cricket Board between 2002 and 2019 and was elected president in 2013.Cameron’s tenure as presi dent was tinged by controversy and conflict with several West Indies players and he lost the presidency to former West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt in 2019.However, in recent months the Skerritt administration has come in for criticism and the West Indies teams have had a poor run of form in all formats, prompting discussion as to whether Cameron would consider another run at the presidency.“Thefirst time I ran for a cricket office was 2013 for pres ident of Cricket West Indies. Pri or to that my work was what put me forward and persons would come and say we need your help here or we believe you can lead here and there,” Cameron told Sportsmax. TV. “If I am asked then obvi ously I would consider it but it would be under different cir cumstances and the situation is that we would have to find a way to get everybody in agreement because what you don’t want is the fragmentation of the boards, the issues, it’s very difficult.” He admitted that there isn’t much appeal to stepping back into the hot seat, especially with the myriad of issues affecting the region and sports administration.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) – Barbados Roy als marched to their third straight win to remain un beaten in the men’s Ca ribbean Premier League (CPL), after half-centu ries from David Miller and Kyle Mayers laid the foundation for the result before rain ended the con test abruptly with Trinba go Knight Riders on the ropes. Asked to bat in the first game of the St Lucia leg of the tournament at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, captain Miller lashed 60 from 36 balls and the irre pressible Mayers 52 from 33 deliveries, as Royals reached 194 for four off their 20 overs.In reply, part-time off-spinner Devon Thomas (2-4) grabbed a couple of wickets in his only over while seamers Obed McCoy (2-11) and Oshane Thomas (2-18) added braces, to send TKR tumbling to 51 for sev en from eight overs. Rain, which had earlier forced a 20-minute break in the innings, then returned to end the game prematurely, handing Royals a convincing 80-run win under Duck worth-Lewis-Stern.Royalsarenow one of two unbeaten teams in the competition, the other being Jamaica Tallawahs who have played a game less.
“To be honest, West Indies cricket is very difficult. It’s dif ficult to organise. You’re talking about 16 different countries, dif ferent parishes, different views, different races, all those things play a significant role and it’s the challenge we have in the CAR ICOM,” Cameron reasoned. LIAT (the airline) has died because the governments of the OECS couldn’t get it together and agree. There is no silver bullet. There is no one man or one woman who can change the fortunes but it’s really a mes sage that everybody could buy into, and that is kind of what I was trying to do.” He did offer a solution to the issues that ail regional cricket.“My view is that a mer it-driven system is what works,” he said. “As a region, full of tal ent, very bright people let us try and focus on a mer it-based system, get the best people in all the areas and I think we will start seeing success.” (Sportsmax)
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Left-hander Mayers extended his rich vein of form, punching five fours and four sixes to post his second half-century in three outings, as he put on 85 for the first wicket with Quinton de Kock who made 44 from 34 deliveries with a half-doz en fours.When Mayers departed to a catch at point off Andre Russell in the 10th over, de Kock added a further 35 for the second wicket with fellow South African Miller, who gave the back end of the innings impetus by inspiring a 58-run, third-wicket stand with Azam Khan (18). Left-hander Miller belted five fours and two sixes be fore perishing at the end of the penultimate over, skying a Ravi Rampaul full toss to mid-wicket.TKRstruggled from the outset, with Sunil Narine (7) losing his middle stump to Thomas at the start of the second over and Colin Mun ro (12) top-edging seamer Jason Holder to the wicket keeper in the next over. Opener Tion Webster (7) holed out to point off McCoy’s first delivery in the fourth over at 27 for three but it was Thomas who broke the backbone of the TKR batting, removing Tim Seifert (1) and cap tain Kieron Pollard (1) to catches at the wicket in the fifth over.
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Much on the lines of Nawaz's promotion against India, it was Shadab's turn to come up the order against Afghanistan. After Paki stan were reeling at 45-3 in 8.4 overs, having lost their much-trusted top three, out walked Shadab Khan. He took his time, playing 9 balls for his first 8 runs be fore launching into Moham mad Nabi in the 12th over. It ultimately took Rashid Khan to dislodge him but not before he had made 36 off 26 and even hit a six off Rashid Khan. On expected lines, he was named the Player-of-theMatch.
Alex Hales called up by England for the first time since 2019
In November last year, he apologised for "all the offence" he had caused after a photo showing him wearing black make-up wasInpublished.avideohe posted on Instagram, Hales said: "I guess my 20s was full of mistakes like that, reckless mistakes off the field that cost me, let down family, let down team-mates, let down friends, close rela tionships I had during my 20s."The Nottinghamshire batter, who has scored 1 644 runs in 60 T20 inter nationals, has impressed with lots of runs for his county and said "the last three years have probably been the best I've played in T20 cricket". In May, England's di rector of men's cricket, Rob Key, said Hales had "done his time".
CA’s first Ethics Commissioner Dr Simon Longstaff
ALEX Hales has been called up by England for the first time since 2019, as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow in their Twenty20 World Cup squad. The 33-year-old has not played for England since being dropped from the 50-over World Cup squad in March 2019 be cause of an "off-field in cident".Hales was suspended after failing a test for rec reational drug use. Bairstow, 32, was ruled out last week after suffer ing a possible broken left leg while playing golf. As well as replacing Bairstow in the T20 World Cup squad, Hales has been added to the T20 squad for September's tour of Pakistan.Speaking in Febru ary 2020, then-England captain Eoin Morgan said "there was a breakdown in trust between Hales and the team" and "a con siderable amount of time was needed to regain that trust".He had previously been suspended over his part in an altercation outside a Bristol nightclub in Sep tember 2017, which saw England team-mate Ben Stokes charged with but later cleared of affray.
Speaking before to day's third Test against South Africa, England's red-ball captain Stokes said: "Alex is definitely one of the best T20 players in the world. Unfortunate ly, with what happened with Jonny, we had to call another player up - and Alex is definitely one of the guys that bowlers don't want to be bowling at in the T20 Whenformat."asked about Hales' previous issues in the England set-up, Stokes added: "I've not been in the leadership capacity in the white-ball group for however long. "But when it comes down to the big moments in games and World Cup games, knockout games, you want your best players there to be taking that pres sure on and he is certainly is one of Englandthose."squad for the Men's T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Da vid Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood. Travelling Reserves: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills. England squad for T20 series in Pakistan: Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Alex Hales, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, Da vid Willey, Chris Woakes, Luke Wood, Mark Wood. (BBC Sport)
Defending a small total, they were on their mark from the start and had Pakistan at 58-3 after 11 overs. Both the left-arm pacers Farooqi and Fareed Ahmad Malik picked three wickets apiece, Rashid Khan chipped in with two important wickets in the middle overs and not to forget Mujeeb Zadran, who bowled three overs inside the power-play for only five runs. Pakistan were keen on running between the wickets for most of the innings but Asif Ali, who in fact got off the mark with a six in a pres sure-cooker situation, faced only five balls in the 18th and 19th overs. That meant he saw the wickets of Nawaz, Khushdil Shah and Haris Rauf falling at the other end and it meant that a under-par target translated into a tense chase. The two teams play each other today but the result will bear no context in the ongoing Asia Cup. That said, both teams would still like to get on the board in Super Four and use the op portunity to figure out plans before the all-important T20 World Cup. (Cricbuzz)
"The CA Board and our State and Territory colleagues are committed to improving governance structures in cricket and the Ethics Commissioner will provide a vital reference point for issues that impact CA and the game more broadly. "Having led the 2018 review, Dr Longstaff has a detailed understanding of the challenges the game has faced and the prog ress that has been made in recent times. We look forward to working with him for the betterment of cricket. (Cricket.com.au)
IT was Naseem Shah's twin sixes in the last over that did it in the end. Perhaps there was no other way this match could have ended. In the midst of plenty of passion on and off the field in Sharjah, Pakistan registered a thrilling one-wicket win, thereby eliminating Afghani stan and India from the 2022 Asia Cup. Babar Azam's team will now meet Sri Lanka in the final on Sunday. Pakistan needed 45 off the last five overs but a flurry of wickets soon saw them slip from 85-3 to 119-9. Two of those wickets went to Fazalh aq Farooqi, the left-arm pacer who had also got the better of Babar Azam with an inswing er upSo,top.Afghanistan naturally looked the favourites when Farooqi had 11 runs to defend in the last over and had Paki stan's No 10 and 11 in front. What happened then? Farooqi missed two yorkers and Na seem deposited both of them into the stands. "He reminded us of Javed Miandad," Babar Azam said after the win. It was a used pitch and certainly didn't have the carry and bounce like we saw for the India vs Pakistan game. But that said, Afghanistan's 129 immediately felt under par at the halfway mark. In fact, it was among the lowest totals for Afghanistan at this venue, where they had won 11 out of 16 games coming into this fixture. Key to restricting them were Haris Rauf's two wick ets, the first of them dismiss ing Rahmanullah Gurbaz and breaking the threatening 36-run opening stand. Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz took over in the middle overs, like they have done all Asia Cup, and combined to pick 2-50 in the eight overs be tween them.
Cultural review author appointed as CA's first ethics commissioner
Hales gets first England call-up since 2019 as Bairstow’s replacement
With 11 needed (one wicket in hand) off the final over, Naseem Shah smacked Farooqi for back-to-back sixes to seal the deal
2022 Asia Cup Pakistan prevail in heart-stopper to seal final date with Sri Lanka
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CA chair Dr Lachlan Henderson said the cre ation of the role and the appointment were "signif icant steps for Australian cricket"."Not only have we em braced the key recommen dations of The Ethics Cen tre Review, this initiative will help to ensure the best process to review ethical issues in cricket that might arise in the future.
DR Simon Longstaff, the man behind the cultural review into Australian cricket, has been appoint ed as an independent ethics commissioner by Cricket Australia (CA). In the new role, Dr Longstaff will have "direct access" to the CA chair and board to advise on ethical matters for the organisa tion. This will include, but is not limited to matters of administration, governance, transparency and on or offfieldAsbehaviour.Executive Direc tor of The Ethics Centre, Longstaff led the indepen dent organisational review into Australian cricket in 2018 in the wake of the Cape Town scandal, pro ducing a 145-page doc ument that contained 42 staffadministrators,ethicswastionrecommendations.ThefirstrecommendaofLongstaff'sreviewforCAtosetupancommissiontoholdplayersandaccountabletothe
"ethical foundations for the game as played in Aus tralia".CA, in its response to the review in October 2018, said it supported the rec ommendation and would appoint an independent ethics commissioner with direct access to the chair andCAboard.confirmed Long staff in the role on Tuesday, saying his "pivotal involve ment" in the review made him an ideal candidate.
Third Test 'like a World Cup final' - Dean Elgar … Captain ready for ‘biggest Test so far’ in his tenure as SA chase crucial WTC points Dean Elgar prepares for the biggest Test so far in his captaincy on match eve at The Oval (PA Images via Getty Images)
By Firdose Moonda
IT'S nine months away from the World Test Championship (WTC) final but South Africa are already playing what cap tain Dean Elgar has labelled "pretty much like a World Cup final," in the deciding Test against England. With the series locked 1-1 and South Africa sitting second on the WTC points table, 12 behind Australia, the signifi cance of this match has been so heightened that Elgar sees it as among the most crucial Tests this group of players has been involved in and he wants the players to show that in their performance."It'sthebiggest Test so far in my captaincy period. I reck on it's the biggest. I think the players know that, they sense that," Elgar said. "We've got to play every game like it's our last. This is one of those where you have to play like it's your last. You have to empty the tank more times than none. You can't leave anything behind. You've got to leave everything on that field. It's huge. It's massive for us." For Elgar, the importance of this Test is three-fold: 1. It's an opportunity for this squad to win a series in England for the first time after the golden gen eration did it in 2012 and 2008; 2. It will be a big step towards securing a WTC final spot and also feeling ready to play in a one-off red-ball final if they get there; 3. It's the second-last time South Africa will play a threeTest series (Australia at the end of the year is the last) before 2026 and some of the current group may not be playing then which means tie-breakers are not going to be a feature of the next cycle and should be relished"I'venow.never experienced a Test series win against England in 10 years of playing. It would be an unreal feeling for myself and massive for the younger guys in our change-room," Elgar"Fromsaid. a confidence point of view, it can kind of give us a little edge going into the po tential WTC final. We are in a very good spot. We know if we manage to win this game, we are back at No.1 which will be really nice. It's a very, very big game for There'sus."rain around and an inevitability of interruptions, but Elgar dismissed thoughts that the hype could turn into a soggy draw, given the fast-for ward way both teams approach their"There'sgame. definitely going to be a winner. With the styles of cricket we've been playing, there is definitely going to be a result," he said. "We can't con trol the weather but I am pretty confident there's going to be a victor and there will be someone that Goingloses. into this Test one-all, it's pretty much like a World Cup final for us. That's the way I am viewing it. We are going in with a result in mind and we've got to give our best effort for that."Theteams come into this fixture after an 11-day break (lengthened from nine days be cause the second Test ended in side three) during which South Africa "did not pick a bat," Keegan Petersen said yesterday, or presumably any balls besides golfTheyballs. set up camp at the Belfry Resort, half-an-hour north-east of Birmingham and "played a bit of golf and we did a bit of go-carting as a team," Elgar said. Both were competi tive. "We had a few days away from the game, out of the noise, the hustle and bustle and just trying to refocus and realign and remind ourselves why we are here. We are here to win a TestToseries."dothat, South Africa have to bat better than they have done in this series, and proba bly better than they have since Elgar took over. They've only crossed 400 once in the 11 Tests since he was named permanent captain, against Bangladesh in Gqeberha, and in the five times they've scored 300-plus, it's the lower order that got them there.
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"Upfront it's pretty tough. We haven't executed the runs as of yet," Elgar said. South Africa's top sixwhich is certain to have one change with Ryan Rickelton coming in for the injured Rassie van der Dussen, but could have two if Khaya Zondo replaces Aiden Markram - is under pres sure and Elgar expects them to perform. "I understand how much top-order runs means for a team to set up a chance of victory. We've spoken at length about this topic. It's now time to walk the Elgarwalk."isfitto lead the charge as he brushed off a knock to the shoulder administered by his coach Mark Boucher on the toughest training session before the match, which South Africa routinely undertake a few days before the Test. "We have competition day, which is two or three days out from the Test. Our head coach was in the competition yesterday," he ex plained. "It's not the first blow I've taken. I've learnt how to get over those things." Both he and South Africa have also "got over," the de feat in Manchester and won't be gloating about their win at Lord's as they isolate the Oval Test as one for the ages. "We know it (the Old Trafford loss) wasn't our proudest moment. You have to go through the grievance and jog on. You have to. You can't be pining for too long in Test cricket," Elgar said. "We are still pretty fresh. We've only had six days of Test cricket. With regard to freshness, we've got no excuse. With regard to hunger, we've got no excuse. Guys have to stand up and bring out their best game. (Cricinfo)
"I would like to thank my legal team, my mum, my children, my girlfriend Zara, as well as my closest friends, for their support throughout this "Iperiod.understand the level of interest and the scrutiny around this case, but I would like to ask that my and my family's privacy be respected in the weeks and months ahead."During yesterday's hear ing, Peter Wright QC, pros ecuting, told Judge Hilary Manley: "We do seek a retrial in respect of Mr Giggs. "The matter has been considered at a senior level within the Crown Prosecution Service and also the will ingness of the complainant to give evidence - although that is not determinative on the matter - has also been canvassed."They indicate a pre paredness so to do." Judge Manley approved a retrial and told Mr Giggs' lawyers in court that his bail would be extended until the trial next year. It means Mr Giggs will have been on bail for more than two and a half years before his case goes to trial again, following a pre-trial hearing scheduled for July 3 .He quit as Wales' man ager in June. (BBC Sport)
Today’s Quiz: (1) The Jamaica Tallawahs have won the CPL title twice. When?
Like the first, the second set went all the way on serve, but if cracks were beginning to show in Rublev's composure, they shattered in the tie-break.
Former Man United footballer Ryan Giggs to face retrial next year July Ryan Giggs quit as Wales manager
CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 championship Anguilla record first win, Puerto Rico edge Martinique to remain unbeaten
A composed Tiafoe - who has not lost a tie-break so far in the tournament - dominated from the off, Rublev's anger boiling over as he repeatedly smashed his racquet against his own knee, his emotion height ened as Tiafoe conducted the Arthur Ashe crowd at 6-0 up before wrapping up the tiebreakAtbagel.last,the third set brought the first break of serve in nor mal play as Rublev was left in tears after allowing Tiafoe to edge ahead. It was third time lucky for the 22nd seed after he had seen two break points saved four games earlier. Tiafoe then withstood a tricky next game, forced to save two break points with one of his 18 aces, before going on to serve out the match with the last of those and become the first black American man to reach the last four of the tournament since Arthur Ashe in 1972.
Bonaire and The Bahamas will play in the CMU17Q for a second time, with Bo naire taking the previous encounter, 4-2, in 2019. The British Virgin Islands and Saint Mar tin will meet for the first time in CMU17Q.
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In a statement issued following the decision, Mr Giggs said he was "obviously disappointed that a retrial has been"Myordered".not guilty plea remains in relation to all charges.
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FORMER Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs is to face a retrial over allegations he assault ed his ex-girlfriend, a judge has ruled. The judge set a new trial date of July 31 next year at a short hearing yesterday at Manchester Crown Court. Jurors had failed to reach verdicts following more than 20 hours of deliberations in his four-week trial. Mr Giggs, 48, also denied controlling or coercive be haviour towards his ex-girl friend Kate Greville, 38. He also denied "losing control" and head-butting her and assaulting Ms Greville's sister, Emma, 26, by elbow ing her in the jaw during a row at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester on No vember 1, 2020. Giggs will now go on trial for a second time, facing the same charges, after the jury in the first trial was dis charged last week.
Frances Tiafoe now leads his head-to-head with Andrey Rublev 2-1
Anguilla’s Jared Simeins (left) and teammate Rochard Grant celebrate after the former scored against the US Virgin Islands (Photo: CONCACAF)
(1) Andre Fletcher (Kings) & Dwayne Bravo (Patriots)
(2) How many matches were scheduled for last season’s CPL?
Answers to yesterday’s quiz:
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Bermuda can clinch a place in the 2023 CMU17 with either a win or a draw against Guyana; Saint Martin will be out for their first win of qual ifying when they take on the British Virgin Islands; while Bonaire will try to keep their CMU17 hopes alive when they face The Bahamas.Itwill be the fourth CMU17Q meeting be tween Bermuda and Guy ana, with the all-time se ries locked at a win each and a draw. Their last meeting came in 2008 when after a 1-1 draw. Bermuda won a penalty shootout,Meanwhile,6-5.
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I am confident that justice will eventually be done and my name will be cleared of all the allegations," said Mr Giggs, who was not required to attend the hearing.
Tiafoe into first Grand Slam semi with win over Rublev
MIAMI, Florida (CMC) – Puerto Rico stayed unbeaten CACAF
A scoreless first half gave way to a second stanza in which Anguilla took control with a goal from Jared Smeins in the 62ndTheminute.lead was then doubled to 2-0 in the 83rd minute when Rochard Grant etched his name onto the scoresheet. Yesterday’s action marked a conclusion to Group B, with three games on the docket.
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(2) Chris Gayle-111* (Tallawahs vs Zouks, Grenada, 2014)
Victory ensures he will enter the world's top 20 for the first time when the rank ings are published next week (BBC Sport)
FRANCES Tiafoe reached a maiden Grand Slam semi-fi nal by dispatching Andrey Rublev in straight sets in front of a home crowd at the US Open. The 24-year-old American beat the Russian ninth seed 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-0), 6-4 in New York.Tiafoe, who stunned Rafael Nadal in the previous round, will play Spain's Carlos Alcaraz or Italian Jannik Sinner in the last Theyfour. meet in the final men's singles quarter-final (around 01:30 BST). "This is wild, this is crazy. I had the biggest win of my life 48 hours ago. To back it up, it's tough to turn the page, but I did, and now I'm in the semis," said Tiafoe, who is the first Ameri can man to reach the US Open semi-finals since Andy Roddick in 2006."Ifeel so at home on courts like this. This court is unbe lievable."Ialways find a way some how on this court. Let's enjoy this one but we got two more." World number 11 Rublev, who has now played in six major quarter-finals without progression, looked the more dangerous in the early stages of his third meeting with Tiafoe and was the first to threaten with two break points in the sixth game of the opening set. Although those were saved, he continued to press Tiafoe but, after saving a break point himself, failed to convert a set point opportunity as the American took the opener into a tie-break.Fromthere, and in front of a partisan crowd, Tiafoe took control, sealing the first set with an ace on his second set point.
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By Frederick Halley
TORONTO Blizzards lived up to their pre-tournament bidding to emerge winners of the Legends Over-50 category when the Ontario Twilight Softball Cricket League (OTSCL) inaugu ral three-day Canada Cup ended on a successful note at the Ashtonbee Reservoir ground, Scarborough, Can ada last Sunday. Watched by hundreds under murky skies and the threat of rain hovering the venue for most of the day, the highly-touted Toronto Blizzards, comprising sev eral former Guyana players, proved superior to the New York Softball Cricket League (NYSCL) side, whipping them by 24 runs. The victory also followed their triumph the previous weekend when they cart ed off the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OM SCC) Over-50 title, defeating Ramblers Rampage at the same venue in a high-scoring contest. They were also the winners in the last edition of the Toronto Cup when they won from New York Hustlers at the University of Toronto ground in September 2019. Chasing a victory target of 157, after Toronto Bliz zards opted to bat first and reached a challenging 156 for eight in their allotted 20 overs, NYSCL were left high and dry on 132 for four when their 20 overs expired. Reeling at 23 for three in the seventh over, after losing the wickets of openers Take chand Madoo (three), Tony Fernandes (10) and Dexter Hooper for a first-ball duck, NYSCL were given a boost with a brilliant fourth-wicket partnership of 106 between Ravi Sahadeo (55) and Tu ladeo Tribhuwan and looked set to pull off an upset. Once Sahadeo went bril liantly caught by wicket keeper Gerard Austin off Jess Parasnauth, after spanking three fours and three sixes, in the 18th over, all hopes of victory quickly evaporat ed. Tribhuwan, who struck four fours and a six, was left unbeaten on a solid 40 while Sydney Jackma Jr (one) was the other batter to be dismissed, also caught by Austin off Shazam ‘Strike’ Baksh.Lal ‘Dingo’ Singh, who engineered the early col lapse, finished with the im pressive figures of two for 10 from his four overs while Baksh took one for 20 and Parasnauth one for 32. Earlier, Toronto Blizzards were given a fine start of 65 between the consistent Sunil Dhaniram (32) and Parasn auth (21) with the former Guyana player Dhaniram hit ting a four and two sixes in his knock while Parasnauth was needlessly run-out after looking well set. They, how ever, failed to kick on as Shiv Seeram (22), Mohan Harihar and Austin (12) played brief cameos but seemed impeded by the nature of the pitch.
Julian Gordon, de feated Jets #2, rep resented by Keis hawn Kitt, Jomrel Peters and Stephen George.Placing third were Retrieve Raid ers with Neil Marks (Jr), Orlon Beckles and Lemuel Wilson, who defeated Kings #2 which was made up of Yaniel Easton, Owen Hopper and Carmelo Man-SonHing.In the
Tribuwhan, who was lat er named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for NYSCL, took three for 19, while there was one wicket each for Doodnauth Maniram, Man niram Doodnauth and Ivor Chan for 24, 26 and 38 runs respectively.Toronto Blizzards, who played unbeaten during the three days of competition, defeated Orlando Legends in Saturday’s semi-final while NYSCL got the better of Trophy Stall Legends who surprised many with victo ries over Pegasus Storm and Ramblers Rampage. Apart from copping the winning trophy, Toronto Blizzards walked away with the Cdn$4000 while each player collected a trophy. Lal ‘Dingo’ Singh took home the MVP trophy while Dhani ram, who registered a centu ry in the semi-final, was also rewarded for his efforts. Among those in atten dance at Sunday’s presenta tion ceremony were Toron to’s Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson, Scarborough Ward 25 Councillor Jenni fer McKelvie and Guyana’s Consul General (ag) to To ronto, Gerald Whyte. Both Thompson and McKelvie praised the OTS CL for keeping the grass roots sport alive and prom ised assistance once they are re-elected in next month’s Toronto Municipal elections. McKelvie also presented a Certificate of Appreciation to OTSCL president Azeem Khan.The certificate read: ‘Congratulations on the suc cessful completion of Can ada Cup 1 softball tourna ment. Please accept my best wishes on behalf of the City of Toronto and the residents of Scarborough – Rouge Park”. Khan also received a plaque from Trophy Stall (Guyana) proprietor Ra mesh Sunich which read: “In commendation and ap preciation of Azeem Kara mat for his sterling and visionary leadership and contribution to the promo tion of softball cricket in Canada”.
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