THE Bureau of Statistics on September 15, Census Day, began the enumeration process of counting all people in Guy ana, in the National Population and Housing Census 2022, starting with the households of the President, Prime Min ister, and the Leader of the Opposition.
Region gets US$28M to boost food security
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President, Dr Irfaan Ali with US Vice-President Kamala Harris
According to a release, census-takers started the count in households with First Lady Arya Ali and son Zayd Ali at State
According to President Ali, the funds will be available immediately for shortterm activities to support the increase in regional food production, and bettering agriculture in the region.
Later in the day, the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton and family were counted at his private residence on the East Coast of Demerara.
First Lady Arya Ali during the exercise on Thursday O&G companies must pay local suppliers within 45 days DPP discontinues private criminal charge against Crime Chief –– President Ali makes proposal for additional US$25M for women and youth in agriculture SHORTER payment timelines are now available to Guyanese companies that supply oil-and-gas companies, SBM Offshore and Halliburton, among others following the approval of amend ments to their respective local-content master plans on Thursday. According to a release from the Local Content Secretariat, these amendments, which are included in the five-year local content plan and are enforce able by law, will now see contractors and sub-con tractors operating in the nation’s petroleum sector issuing -payments to Guyanese suppliers within 30 to 45 days, following the receipt of a correct invoice. The signing, which took place in the board room of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ head office in Kingston, Georgetown, comes on the heels of a newly-proposed modification by the Local Content Secretariat. Elections CoI to be completed within seven months see stroy on page 3 see stroy on page 17 see stroy on page 9
Census 2022 begins
GUYANA and Caribbean nations will ben efit from US$28M from the US to increase food production in the region, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Thursday. The President made the announcement following a meeting with US Vice-President
Kamala Harris in Washington.
House, then continued with the Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, his wife, Mignon Bowen-Phillips, and their daughter, Maya Phillips, at his official residence.
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The Head of State not ed that with Barbados, Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago be ing key players in the en ergy sector, he proposed that the US engage these countries in building a sustainable development strategy for energy securi ty, not only for the region, but also for the US and farther afield.
According to the Terms of Reference, the commissioners will have to probe the relevant circumstances and events lead ing up to the elections and the procedures which were followed thereafter.TheCommissioners will
and four others are currently before the courts for electoral fraud.
Former Attorney General, High Court Judge and Acting Justice of Appeal in the Eastern Caribbean, Godfrey P. Smith; the Chairman of the CoI, Retired Justice of Appeal of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Stanley John and former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Carl Singh Ali makes proposal for additional US$25M for women and youth in agriculture
gress/Reform Chairperson, Volda Lawrence; PNC/R ac tivist, Carol Smith-Joseph
removed. Transport and lo gistics is [sic] another import ant issue that was discussed,” he reported.Healso stated that cli mate change, climate resil ience and sustainable agri culture, women and youth involvement in agriculture, financing and crop insurance were all important aspects of
The Commission will com mence its work at a time to be determined by the Chairman.
During this time, the pa tience of the electorate was tested, as electors observed what was described as attempts by the then APNU+AFC admin istration to rip the democratic fabric of the nation, with “delay tactics” which were openly criticised by a wide section of society.Itwas only after the legal challenges and international intervention that a national re count of all votes cast was con vened and the figures showed that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) received 233,336 votes, while the AP NU+AFC Coalition got 217,920
President Ali noted that a major area being tackled to increase food production in the region is the intra-region al trade“Webarriers.agreed in tackling the inter-regional trade bar riers and those that exist with the US. We have agreed that we’re going to have a common agenda in which we will support a common certification programme — sanitary and phytosanitary programme – that will ensure that all of us are operating on the same playing field and that the barriers to trade are
The three commissioners were sworn in on Tuesday by Chief Magistrate, Ann McLen nan during a ceremony at the Office of the President.
the Commission will present “its report, findings and recom mendations” to the President, in writing, within seven months
President Ali also took the opportunity to update Vice-President Harris on key positions held by Guyana.
Also, the Commission will probe the attempts to “obstruct, frustrate, subvert and prevent a decision of the Guyana Elec tions Commission made on the 14th day of March 2020, to conduct a national recount of the votesThepolled…”,Commissioners are also tasked with investigating the conduct of ex-Chief Elec tions Officer, Keith Lowenfield and other elections officers in respect of the discharge and ex ecution of their statutory duties during the Accordingelections.tothe Terms of Reference, the Commissioners will make recommendations as deemed fit and necessary to permit GECOM to discharge its statutory functions as prescribed by the Representation of the PeopleUponAct.completion of the CoI,
votes.
Mingo long with the for mer People’s National Con
President, Dr Irfaan Ali and US Vice-President Kamala Harris with Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley; President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi; President of The Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley in Washington (Office of the President photo)
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were put forward regarding a joint approach to ensure regional sustainability in the energy mix and energy framework that include natural gas, fossil fuel and renewables.
GUYANA has the respon sibility of chairing the Unit ed agriculture.mitteeminicanStates-CARICOM-DoRepublicsub-comonfoodsecurityand
will ensure resilience in the food- production sys tem and encourage young people and women to par ergyroundingalsoticipate.”ENERGYThesub-committeesdiscussedmatterssuranintegratedenplanwhereproposals
“I took the opportunity to update the Vice-Presi dent on all that we’re doing in Guyana in terms of food security, energy securi ty, our responsibility and commitment and climate change. But more impor tantly, how our national development, strategy and framework aim at diver sifying and improving not only our economic and fi nancial base, but expanding our relationship with the US.”
also have to inquire into the counting, ascertainment and tabulation of votes polled and the public declaration of those results by the former Region Four Returning Officer, Clair mont Mingo and other elected officers.
Guyanese, after casting their votes on March 2, 2020, had to endure a five-month wait for the results of the General and Regional Elections, as they witnessed alleged unlawful acts and a slew of legal challenges.
sector.“Iput forward a proposal to have a further 25 million US dollars made available through grants and low-cost loans for women and youth in agriculture, especially for projects dealing with sus tainability, technology, and resource like hydroponics. These are projects that
Region gets US$28M to boost food security
The President noted too that even with the commit ment for funding by the US Government, he has put for ward a proposal to have an additional US$25M available to cater to women and youth in agriculture and sustainable technology in the agricultural
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the agriculture and food secu rity plan that were discussed.
Retired Justice of Appeal, Stanley John, will chair the CoI. Attorney-General, High Court Judge and acting Justice of Ap peal in the Eastern Caribbean, Godfrey P. Smith, S.C., and for mer Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Carl Singh OR CCH, are the other members.
Elections CoI to be completed within seven months
President Ali, who is the lead Head of Government for agriculture in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, is part of a delegation of the Ener gy, Agriculture, and finance sub-committee leaders that met with the US Vice-Pres ident and President of The Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, to review progress since the committees were established and to outline the strategy moving forward.
THE members of the Pres idential Commission of In quiry ( CoI ) into the events surrounding the March 2 , 2020, General and Regional Elections , will have seven months to complete their work in keeping with the Terms of Reference, which have been published in the Official Ga zette
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Meanwhile, just last week, GECOM made a
decision to hand over the documents that purportedly provided ‘proof’ of voter fraud at the 2020 General and Regional Elections to the Attorney General’s office. This was revealed by the Attorney-General, who stated that those documents will be passed to the relevant agencies with requests that investigations be launched to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the documents, to enquire who authored the documents and who authorised the issuance of the information contained in same.The opposition-nomi nated commissioners at GECOM had opposed the request for the documents to be turned over to the gov
APNU+AFC says persons ‘mistakenly’ included their voter fraud ‘evidence’
Additionally, the find ings will be used to hold persons accountable, es pecially if they are found to have been involved in illegal activities.
former Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Carl Singh, OR, CCH; and former Chair and Chief Elections Commissioner of India Dr S.Y.TheQuraishi.inquiry is also ex pected to provide a founda tion upon which the Guy ana Elections Commission (GECOM) could repair the electoral system.
This was brought up during Leader of the Oppo sition Aubrey Norton’s press conference last Tuesday.
people who were reportedly marked as voting on Elec tion Day but were out of the country.Headded that the AP NU+AFC had submitted over 1,000 cases of “voter impersonation.”However,it was later in his statement that Forde mentioned that they expect that the persons who were “mistakenly” included in their submissions to GECOM will be exhibited publicly.
Member of RoysdaleParliamentForde
Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall on behalf of the government, requested the Guyana Elec tions Commission (GECOM) Chair Justice (ret’d) Clau dette Singh to provide his office with documents that were reportedly delivered to the commission by the APNU+AFC.Speaking on the mat ter, Member of Parliament Roysdale Forde stated that the APNU+AFC during the national recount in 2020, had objected to the names of
ernment. Nandlall noted that the government has signalled its interest in requesting the documents for them to be in vestigated and it was strange to see the political opposition objecting to the bean,AppealtheStanleyarewithprocessallegedpost-pollingareElections.2020intoCommissionerssworethevestigatewithMeanwhile,request.inkeepingitscommitmenttoinclaimsoffraud,governmentlastTuesdayinthreecommissionwhowillpresideoveraofInquiry(CoI)theprotractedMarch2,GeneralandRegionalThemembersoftheCoIexpectedtoexaminethedayperiodandinterferenceinthebypersonsassociatedtheAPNU+AFC.ThemembersoftheCoIretiredJusticeofAppealJohn,whowillchairCoI;actingJusticeofintheEasternCaribGodfreyPSmith,S.C.;
THE A Partnership for Na tional Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) said that some persons were “mistakenly” included in their evidence which they claim provides proof of voter impersonation at the 2020 General and Regional Elections.
Forde further mentioned that the opposition demands that the evidence they sub mitted be turned over to the Guyana Police Force and General Register Office for verification.
Late last month, Attor ney-General and Minister of
posing remains were found inside an unfinished bath room under a heap of sand. Gordon was arrested at the scene, and alleged ly admitted killing the woman because she had threatened to leave the marriage.
“I am very upset, and I cry whenever I remember the condition in which I found my mother. She did not deserve to die like that. So, I am seeking justice for my mother or the max imum penalty… This is something I have to live with,” he
According to reports emanating from the prison authorities, Durant was a well-behaved prisoner, who is a role model for the other inmates.Hetold the probation officer that during a domes tic alteration, he accidental ly pushed his wife, which caused her to hit her head and“die.After recognising that she may have died, he be came afraid of being locked up by the police, so con cealed her body in a hole located in the bathroom which was meant for a bathtub,” the probation officer told the court.
Confessed wife killer gets four years
“Whatever took place that day shouldn’t have happened; I’m sorry,” Du rant said during his address to theJusticecourt.Barlow, in sen tencing Durant, told him that domestic violence con tinues to reign prevalent in society and it cannot be condoned. However, she gave him credit for his ear ly guilty plea and the time spent on remand.
asked the court to temper justice with mercy. She also asked the court to take into consideration her cli ent’s plea, along with his remorse for his actions.
the couple lived in a one-storey house at Mel anie Damishana North. It is alleged that Gordon was abusive to his wife.
On Thursday, a pro bation report was read in court by a social worker, who described Durant as being “a hardworking in dividual” who would nor mally get along well with family members and per sons within his community.
The victim’s son, Greg ory Perreira, gave a writ ten statement which was tendered and read by the prosecutor.Perreira recalled dis covering his mother’s dead body, a memory which has left him traumatised.
The social worker said that, based on the inves tigation conducted within the ‘Melanie’ community, it was revealed that Durant was a quiet and soft-spoken person, who would usually help build homes in the community for the needy.
CONVICTED WIFE KILLER: Gordon Durant The late Joan Durant
On June 28, 2012, the couple’s son returned home and discovered a rancid stench emanating from inside. The police were summoned, and after a search, Joan’s decom
Meanwhile,said.
According to reports,
Durant’s attorney, Dexter Smartt
The Judge took into consideration that Durant tried to conceal his wife’s body after killing her. He also lied to the victim’s family and the police about her Justicewhereabouts.Barlow started Durant’s sentence at 21 years and deducted seven years for his early plea along with ten years for his time spent in pre-trial custody.Asa result, Durant will only spend four years be hind bars. The state’s case was presented by prosecu tor Latifiah Elliot.
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TEN years after the bru tal killing of Joan Durant, who was found buried in the unfinished bathroom of her Melanie Damisha na North, East Coast De merara (ECD) home, her 75-year-old husband was on Thursday sentenced to serve four years in jail for the crime.
The woman was last seen alive on June 26, 2012.Her relatives subse quently went to her home, and Durant allegedly told them that she had packed a bag and left the house. However, a report was later made to the police station.
Earlier this month, Gor don Durant appeared be fore Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court for the capital offence of murder.However, he opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter, which alleged that between June 26-28, 2012, at Mel anie Damishana North, he murdered his wife.
The GOAL academy is already providing the basis for those with eyes on and plans for Silica City to prepare themselves at several levels and this is yet another opportunity for starting development of the Youth Economy that regional leaders spoke of at the
Just like with the government ’ s continuing roll out of similarly un precedented levels of support for Am erindian communities before, during and after Indigenous People ’ s Day and Amerindian Awareness Month, the connections to turn the bricks and mortar and locally produced build ing structures and climate resilient interventions to be injected, will also open the way for considering similar approaches by others in the Caribbean and beyond, who’re already eyeing Guyana’s silicon city concept
With most of the region’s youth below 31 years and technological capabilities never as high and opportu nities never as wide, this is also a time when other CARICOM nations are paying similar attention to the benefits of at least one such city of tomorrow in each member state
He called that he was on his way home from Jamaica, where he was working, when he met Dr Cheddi Jagan and Mrs Jagan in Curacao, who were on their way home from Europe.Itwas during that meeting with the Pre mier, which Dr Jagan was at that time broached with Mr. Insanally the idea of coming to work with him. This is how Rudy Insanally put it “…We had quite a long conversation during which Dr Jagan indicated to me that Guyana was on the verge of independence and conse quently, would need people with my skills to form the diplomatic service…”
I HAVE always had a very high regard for Peeping Tom’s articles, in particular his/her pieces on the recent history of our country 1940 – 1970s.
It may also help to revive the memory of Peeping Tom who provides readers with really important historical
Silica City Guyana is just one of the many unprecedented developments
Dr Jagan began creating that ministry from the premier’s office and the ministry he then headed was the Ministry of Devel opment and Planning. His office was in the Public Building which is now used solely for the functioning of the National Assembly.
All the parties involved, the British, the PPP and the PNC agreed that independence would be granted after the elections of 1961. It was stated explicitly that whichever party won those elections would lead the country to freedom.Therefore, immediately after those elec tions, Dr Cheddi Jagan was focused on establishing conditions for that eventuality. One of those areas he had to focus on was the creation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The President ’s visionary “cata clysmic investment” idea now taking silicon shape is another of the many out of the ordinary projects unveiled since 2020, aimed at making Guyana and the world see and feel the changes being introduced by a government liv ing and moving with the times, instead of remaining anchored by outdated approaches to development, while the rest of the world moves on.
The possibilities are countless and endless, as the new wired up city will provide the bases for unleashing new waves of creativity , encouraged by rewards for life changing and sustain able innovative solutions to old and new problems still haunting Guyanese and Caribbean people
’ s youth , vested with the technical capacities and thinking processes that drive innovations have advantages of producing ideas such as California ’ s Silicon Valley and others elsewhere – including India’s Bangalore, China’s Shenzen, Austra lia and New Zealand, Europe, Japan, The Philippines , North and South Korea, Vietnam -- and Latin America, where El Salvador has established the world’s first Bitcoin capital
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A lot of work in preparation for indepen dence was done by the PPP government from 1960. That year was the time when the first Independence Conference was held. It was there that a commitment/decision was made about British Guiana becoming independent.
Progressguidelinestowards
being undertaken by this PPP/Civic administration, that have demonstrated the stark differences between paying lip service to development and deliv ering development in new ways and means that equally cater for young and old, and introduce tomorrow’s city today, for the benefit of all.
FormerDonaldYoursevents.sincerely,RamotarPresident
The Silica City vision was unveiled in 2013 by President Ali while serving
PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Philips on Monday met with more stakeholders (this time a team from the Guyana Innovation Group and representatives of Dar consul tants) to discuss the visionary ‘In novation Village’ masterplan for a geographic area, located within the planned ‘Silica City,’ where digital and innovative leading-edge anchor institutions and companies will clus ter and connect with startups, busi ness incubators and accelerators.
as Minister of Housing and Water and its construction starting about a decade later, is in keeping with Guyana’s in ternational commitment to the United Nations ’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the New Urban Agenda and other
When the PNC/UF coalition government assumed office at the end of 1964, they did not have to begin from scratch in establishing many important branches of government.
the city ’s start has been constant from the beginning, attracting the interest and involvement government ministries and agencies, as well as many potential service providers and entrepreneurial stake holders at all related levels, from all overTheGuyananation
Forward to Silica City!
Cheddi Jagan laid the formation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dear Editor,
That is why I have decided to make some remarks on his column of September 11, 2022.In this piece he attributed much plaudits to Sonny Ramphal for the rise of the late Rash leigh Jackson. There is no doubt that this is true. However, it is not the whole story.
It is also a good time to pay tribute to Mr. H.R Persaud, another very brilliant Guya nese, who was recruited by Dr Jagan to be the Permanent Secretary in his ministry with responsibility for the Department of External Affairs.
He began searching and recruiting suit able persons to begin the new ministry. Rudy Insanally, one of our most distinguished and accomplished diplomats, recalled how he was recruited in his book “Dancing Between the Raindrops.”
In November of 1963, the PPP organised with the UK to train diplomats in preparation for independence. Eighteen persons were sent abroad for training, they were: R.E Jackson, BA; SR Insanally, BA; HE Dyett, BSc; K. Bhagwandin, Barrister-at-Law; K. Harrisingh, B.Sc Post Graduate certificate in International Relations and Diplomacy; A.R Ali; W.D Wyatt; H.W Josiah; A.N Storey; Miss. E.A
The new hi-tech city, far removed from the vulnerable coastline and near to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Soesdyke Linden Highway and neighbouring Suriname, promises to be physically compact, transit ac cessible, technically wired and offer mixed use housing, office and retail spacesPresident Ali stressed the impact of the “catalytic investment,” noting that “The aim is to create opportunities for 2030 and beyond.”
last CARICOM Summit in Suriname
Mancell; B.G Bacchus; J.S.M Worrell; H.A Von Eeden; H. Sahadeo; K. Ramlall; R.F Kirton; H.K George; and L.E Johnson.
He ably helped Dr Jagan to set up what became the foundation for the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which came into existence afterTheindependence.aboveIhope would give the readers a fuller picture of the early history of the Ministry of Foreign affairs.
its one-year duration.
The launch was held at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Secu rity and subject minister Dr Vindhya Persaud noted that there is no barrier or academic prerequisite to entering the programmes that will be birthed.inisapplications.hasandwasister,Accordingundertaken.tothemintheWIINprogrammesuccessfullastyear,thisyeartheministryreceivedover10,000Here,shesaid,whereCourseracameandthepartnershipwas
$50M invested to empower 10,000 women
10,000 applications on file for the persons who are interested in the WIIN pro gramme.Senior Adviser for Global Partnership at Cour sera, Chad Pasha, said the courses being offered were carefully selected for the participants.“Coursera’s content was carefully curated to very much complement what already exists at WIIN and with the min istry pairing their best existing content with ours into distinct learning tracks that provide cours es, hands-on, short guided projects and recently our library of over 150,000 5-minute video clips on all topics,” he said.
Human Services and Social Security Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud (left), and Senior Adviser for Glob al Partnership at Coursera, Chad Pasha (Delano Williams photo)
THE Ministry of Human Services and Social Secu rity on Thursday launched a partnership with the online learning platform, Coursera, which will ex pand training courses to participants of the Wom en’s Innovation and In vestment Network (WIIN) programme.
“In a very cost-effective way we will be able to train 1,500 plus persons monthly; that’s a significant achieve ment where we are now able to multiply significantly the number of persons,” Dr Persaud said.
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She added that the ministry hopes that by the end of March 2023, it will be able to cater for all the
The programme she said will continue to next year and persons who are unable to take advantage of the op portunity this year will have access in the following year.
“We are working on a bigger vision and that is
Pasha added that this combination of stackable, yet hands-on deep training is being put into a collec tion of learning pathways together with the team at WIIN.Minister Persaud not ed that the courses can be done offline, online and in the participants’ own time and added that they will be much richer for the experi ence gained throughout the programme.Intotal, the programme costs some $50 million for
narrowing the gender gap. This is the digital expe rience where we narrow the digital divide, this is working on gender in equality, this is working on so many important things in our world to day,” Dr Persaud said.
Explaining the rationale for this approach, the Attorney-General said that “police prosecutors have an audi ence and a right to prosecute by way of a statutory provision. So, we had to make the decision to induct these graduands into the police force, and to confer upon them a rank which has the statutory authorisation to stand before the court and prosecute, and we have made that decision.”
The Attorney-General shared that the graduands, once they be come prosecutors, will take home approximately $160,000 monthly.
The Attorney-General explained that summary prosecutors who acquit themselves well will benefit from scholarships to pursue their Legal Education Certificate (LEC) at one of the region’s law schools. This will pave the way for them to become at torneys-at-law.Heexplained that the graduands will be inducted into the GPF and giv en the rank of sergeant.
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THE graduands of the Certificate in Advocacy and Evidence for Summa ry Courts and Prosecutor’s Course will be inducted into the Guyana Police Force (GPF) as sergeants be fore commencing their prosecutorial duties for the state.
When asked by the graduands about the factors which informed this deci sion, and why a higher salary was not offered, Nandlall said “…we had to strike a delicate balance, being sensi tive to the fact that you are within the public sector, and a police force which have prevailing remunerative realities. Therefore, for cohesion, harmony… etcetra, you cannot be parachuted into such an organisation and be conferred with a remuneration package that can be considered inconsistent with, or offensive to the remunerative regimes existing in the force.”
He also said that “we also have to ensure that you recognise that even within the…public sector level, we have remunerative realities of lawyers who are fully trained. I have even been informed that in the Police Force as well, you have police officers who have first degrees and masters as well, and even a third degree but are paid a police person’s salary…the package arrived at had to take into account all these realities. Between the DPP and the Police Force, we found what we consider to be a fair, just and equitable range.”They will receive their remunera tion as soon as they are processed and commence their training with the GPF.
They are looking at Guyana as a pilot, and if we pull this off suc cessfully, they will draw from our experience”, the Attorney-General said to the graduands adding that “They have already begun to borrow our syllabus and course materials.”
Graduands of novel prosecutor’s course to be inducted into Police Force as Sergeants
You will now help to build the cases.” S.C.
The Attorney-General also shared future plans that will work to assist the future prosecutors as they dispatch their duties.
This is according to Attorney-Gen eral and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., who recently met with the graduands to explain the mecha nism for their induction into the state’s prosecutorial arm.
This training will, in part, serve as an orientation for the prosecutors, informing them of pertinent informa tion, including the GPF’s operational protocols, the chain of command, and how they are expected to conduct themselves as ranks of the GPF.
He said that the new edifice which will be built where the old Brickdam Police Station stood “ will be…12 stories high. The DPP will also have a new building soon, where adequate facilities will be fixed for you to meet and brief witnesses.
Their gross salaries, inclusive of allowances will amount to approxi mately
Minister Nandlall
Additionally, the Attorney-Gen eral has written to the Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cum mings-Edwards, seeking her permis sion to allow these persons to “don the garb” worn by attorneys, as op posed to police uniforms, when pros ecuting in the Magistrate’s Courts.
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They will then undergo additional training for a period of three months to become acquainted with the rules, regulations and standing orders of the GPF, as well as the practical workings of Guyana’s Magistrate’s Courts.
the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
“You are part of history. This is the first time that an initiative like this is being done anywhere in the Common wealth, and as I have indicated to you in our discourses before, the Caribbean at least is watching and they are plan ning to do something similar.
You will have a library. And once we can satisfy the demands, you will have assistants who will work on cases during the investigative stages.
These$220,000.sumswere arrived at through collaborative efforts between the Attor ney General’s Chambers, the GPF and
–– Gov’t to offer scholarships for LEC studies
O&G companies must pay local suppliers within 45 days
was the General Man ager of SBM Offshore, Martin Cheong, who expressed the compa ny’s excitement about the approval of its mas ter
have been hiring an increasing
“Weplan.
the areas that are being tackled by the amend ments put forward by the companies.
present that the move promotes local suppli ers’ competitive financ ing and growth through appropriate contract and payment terms, and is in keeping with Guy ana’s Local Content Act.Also offering com ments on the signing
said with the approval of the company’s fiveyear local content plan, it is cognisant of one of Halliburton’s guiding principles of “Global Citizenship”.“Halliburton
The identified con tractors, sub-contrac tors and licensees have demonstrated, through their master plan sub missions, their com mitment to fostering local content in their operations.Therelease noted that the companies have highlighted several ar eas in their amendments including nationals;treatmentcriminationciesforGuyaneseprioritisingnationalsemployment;poliaimedatnon-disandequalofGuyaneseimplemen
try Lead Vahman Jurai
Other areas of pro jecting expenditureanticipatedonlocal
At the signing, Min ister of Natural Re sources Vickram Bharrat underscored the importance of con tractors and sub-con
tractors implementing this amendment.
is ea ger to work closely with our local vendors, sharing our knowledge when needed. We hope to significantly contrib ute to the development of Guyana’s talent in the oil and gas sector, whether through the university programmes we support or through hands-on experience working with us,” Jurai related.
Legal Officer of the Ministry of Natural Resources Michael Monroe; Director of the Local Content Secretariat Martin Pertab; and Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, with General-Manager of SBM Offshore Guyana, Martin Cheong
tation of training and other programmes; and outlining the criteria for the supply of goods and provision of ser vices relating to their operations are among
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number of Guyanese, engaging more local suppliers for the pro vision of goods and services, and expanding our training and capaci ty building programmes as our operations in crease in the Halliburton’scountry.”Coun
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat hands over an approved Local Content master plan to the Country Lead of Halliburton Guyana, Vahman Jurai
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He reminded those
content values; and the provision of indus trial and technical ed ucation sponsorships; are among the other areas highlighted un der the amendments.
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TWO police officers in Di vision Six, East Berbice Corentyne, are expected to be brought before the court to face charges for an alleged corruption trans action.
This information was dis closed by new Commander of the Division, Senior Su perintendent, Shivpersaud Bacchus.Among the accused is a subordinate officer in charge of a police outpost within the division, while the other is a junior rank under the officer’s
command.According to informa tion received, the subordinate officer and the junior rank allegedly demanded $400,000 from a civilian after an illegal firearm was discovered. The incident took place on Sat urday night at a popular food establishment and night spot on theAccordingCorentyne.to police in a report, on the night in ques tion, a 32-year- old security guard heard a commotion from the lower flat of the establishment and shouts of
ly visited the scene shortly after and made the demand to sweep the matter under the Afterrug. members of an in vestigation team visited the area on Sunday, they were ap prised of the incident and their investigation led to the alleged transaction, after it was dis covered that the male suspect who allegedly dropped the weapon was sent home by a constable at the police outpost, after being Furtherdetained.investigations led to statements from eye
someone having a gun.
The two remain in police custody pending their court appearances. The weapon is
witnesses and a report was compiled by the team and the three ranks were placed under closeFollowingarrest. the submission of the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), charges were recommended for the subordinate officer and the junior rank while there was insufficient evidence to implicate the third officer, who was allowed to resume his regular duties.
also in police custody while investigations are still ongo ing on the civilian involved in the Theincident.regional top cop used the opportunity to issue a stern warning to all other of ficers and civilians that those types of actions would not be tolerated under his watch and those found guilty will face the full force of the law.
He said that a corrupt transaction involves a giver and a receiver and both are going to be charged if found guilty.
Being armed, the security guard ran down the stairs and discharged a warning round in the air. The crowd dispersed and he noticed a male in the crowd dropped ‘something’ as he ran away. Upon closer investigation, he realised that the object was a pistol with two rounds. The police were subsequently notified and the firearm was handed over to them.The subordinate officer and the junior rank, along with a third officer reported
Two police officers to be charged for corruption
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The government invest ed significantly to improve the service sector to pro mote world-class service in the tourism industry. During the first half of the
trajectory and potential as a world-class tourism destination, President Ali disclosed the need for 2,000 additional hotel rooms by 2025 and has been actively pursuing the local and international private sector to invest in the establishment of international hotels in Guyana.Room availability and conference facilities in the tourism sector were boost ed by the opening of the US$100 million Pegasus Suites and Corporate Cen tre in the first half of the
The report noted that this is primarily due to increased oil-and-gas activ ities, as well as the resump tion of tourist activities such as the Bartica Regatta and Pakaraima Safaris.
Financial support was provided for the First Catch Documentary to raise awareness and mar ket sports fishing. Also, the government initiated the “Good Travel Seal” certi fication process with the
Based on the assess ments by the aviation sec tor, the country can expect some 158,223 additional arrivals in the second half of 2022, coinciding with Guyana hosting the finals of the Caribbean Premier League.Based on Guyana’s
year.The 12- storey glass tower provides an addi tional 100 rooms to the current stock, in addition to the seven-storey office complex.
Over $300M invested to boost tourism sector
Green Sustainable Tour ism Council to gain busi ness certification for five businesses: Atta Lodge, Iwokrama River Lodge, Karanambu Lodge, Rewa Eco Lodge and Caiman HouseExpansionYupukari.oftour expe riences, through collabora tion with several tour op erators, the private sector, and communities across Guyana, has resulted in several new products such as the Kopinang Water fall Experience in Region
HAVING a vision of transforming Guyana into the number one eco-destination in this part of the region, the government through the Ministry of Tourism for the first half of 2022 has expended some $312.8 Million to improve the capabilities of the sector.
year, other initiatives by the tourism sector included the training of 808 persons in business and social media marketing, first aid and CPR, and hygiene and sani tisation, and to improve the delivery of quality tourism experiences to customers.
Eight; Nappi Mountain Trekking in Region Nine; Rainforest Retreat Experi ence in Region four, and Gobin’s Farm Experience in RegionAdditionally,Three. the return of the popular Rupununi Rodeo has boosted Region Nine’s local economy, en abling many small business owners to market and sell their products, including indigenous hand-made crafts and Accordingcuisines.tothe midyear report, there was a 103 per cent increase in visitor arrivals from January to May 2022 from 48,626 to 105,905, when compared to the same period in 2021.
Additionally, this sec tor will further benefit from the establishment of two luxury hotels, a 150room Marriot Courtyard at Timehri, construction of which commenced in the first half of 2022, and the Pasha Global at Lil iendaal, construction of which will commence in the second half of the year, boasting 200 rooms.
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–– families of President, Prime Minister and Opposition Leader counted
During the count of the First Family, the Chief Statistician, Er rol La Cruez, who was present during the pro cess said: “The First Lady was very recep tive and accommodat ing to the census-taker.
Census 2022 begins, PM encourages everyone to participate
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the home of any person during the census.
It should be noted that all persons who spent census night with
for the nation, as well as providing the private sector with information that will help in new areas of investment, the release everylation.mationcollectthehomewillofers’Trainedsaid.‘census-takfromtheBureauStatistics,itadded,bevisitingeveryinGuyanaovernexteightweekstothisvitalinforfromthepopuThisexerciseoccurs10years,inaccordancewiththeStatisticsActof1965.“The2022CensusisahistoriconeforGuyana,sinceenumeratorswillbecollectingdataelectronically,insteadofusingpaperaswasdoneinthepast.AllenumeratorsmustpresenttheirBureauofStatistics identification badges before entering
in the boundaries of Guyana will be counted in the census, regardless of nationality.
ferred to as the hours between 12 midnight and 6:00 am on Sep tember 15, 2022,” the release concluded.
She recognised the im portance of the census, and acknowledged the impact the census data will have on improv ing the lives of persons across developmentalvidingwithingspopulationaours.”tionsofneededtheed.ensureBeanademographicsusimportant;viewNortonwasWhenGuyana.”hishouseholdbeingcounted,said:“ItismythatacensusisitwillallowtounderstandtheinGuyamongotherthings.partofthecensus;youarecountItwillcontributetokindofdatathatistodothekindsanalysisandprojecinsocietieslikeThecensuswilltakecompletecountoftheandbuildofthecountry,theaimofprovitaldataforplans
Census night is re
PRIME Minister Phillips, commenting on the becausegetkindlycomesWheneverquiteprocess,enumerationsaid:“Itisasimpleprocess.theteamtoyourhome,cooperateandtheinterviewdone,it’salsoimportantfortheinformationtobeavailabletousasagovernmenttoplanandimplementourprogrammesandprojectsforthedevelopmentofGuyana;developmentthatyou will benefit from.”
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Sinopharm has put three anti-body COVID treatments into trial (Sinopharm photo)
ManufactureLargestingeignengagementWednesday,gineer,company’sThisGuyana.beancountriescinesdosesliveredInternational,ticalCHINESEBeijingpharmaceugiant,Sinopharmhasdeover1.6millionofCOVID-19vacsofartoseveralintheCaribregion,includingwasrevealedbytheChiefEnFuQiang,onduringanwiththeforpresstitled,“ZoominontheWorld’sCOVID-19Site.”
“In order to prevent the further spread of the epidemic, we insist on research and development without stopping the ep idemic and are commit ted to providing Chinese technology, Chinese man ufacturing, and Chinese solutions,” he remarked.
(NCN Editor, Samuel Sukhnandan is currently in Beijing on a China In ternational Press Com munication Centre (CIP CC) 2022 Fellowship at the invitation of the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA)
by the World Health Or ganisation (WHO), re ceived European Union (EU) independent certifi cation, and were approved for use in over 119 coun tries.“For the Omicron vari ant, Sinopharm is also deepening its scientific and technological fight against the epidemic: the inactivated vaccine and the second-generation re combinant protein new chrome vaccine of On corhynchus strain have received clinical approval, and the mRNA vaccine of Oncorhynchus strain has been submitted for clinical application,” he said.
The company’s Bio logical Products Division President, Zhu Jingjin, noted that overall, 3.5 billion doses of the com pany’s vaccines have been supplied to 59 countries and international organi sations across the world, through China’s foreign aid vaccine supply mech anism and cooperation agreements.Jingjintold the forum that the Sinopharm vac cines were also recognised
ment centres and seven technical platforms built, three high- grade bio safety laboratories, and six high-grade biosafety production workshops.
–– company currently developing Omicron-targetting booster
Sinopharm is also the leading force in China’s bio- pharmaceutical in dustry.
Qiang, who holds re sponsibility for the Carib bean, said Sinopharm has received positive feedback from many of the recipient countries, which praised the vaccines for helping to save thousands of lives.
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the region, through the Chinese Government, to implement relevant an ti-pandemic cooperation measures and provide vaccines and anti-pan demic supplies to Carib bean ment,OMICRONcountries.BOOSTERSinceitsestablishSinopharmhas
made a series of signifi cant achievements in di agnosable, treatable and preventable medicine. It is the only enterprise in the world that has independently developed four COVID-19 vaccines via three technical plat forms, two inactivated vaccines, one genetic re combinant vaccine and one mRNA vaccine.
The company’s Bio logical Products Division President also mentioned that Sinopharm has the world’s most extensive high- grade biosafety production base with an annual capacity of five billion doses, and is the leading force in dustry.bio-pharmaceuticalChina’sin
er to overcome the epi demic.... Sinopharm will continue to promote the research and develop ment of vaccines make every effort to ensu-re production and supply, deepen international co operation and make new contributions to making vaccines a global public product and building a community of human health.”
1.6 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines supplied to Caribbean
“Guyana is the first country in the Caribbean to have received a dona tion of COVID-19 vac cine from China... 20,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine were delivered to that country in 2021,” he said.Other countries that benefitted from similar donations included Anti gua and Barbuda, Barba dos, Grenada, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Aside from that, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago also purchased additional Sinopharm vaccines to assist in their countries’ COVID-19 immunisation campaigns.“Our company, through the Government of the People’s Republic of China, has also deliv ered other medical sup plies to these countries, including masks and oth er Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE), not forgetting additional med icines,” Qiang said.
The chief engineer for the COVID-19 continuetymanufacturingvaccinefacilisaidSinopharmwilltoworkwith
Meanwhile,MONKEYPOXas for the monkeypox virus epidemic, which has be come a common concern in most countries, Jing jin said Sinopharm’s test kits have already received EU certification and the company is now prepared to look at pro ducing more products to assist in the fight to con trol the sudden outbreak of this viral disease.
Sinopharm has ranked 80th in the Fortune 500 list of companies announced a month ago and jumped to first place among global pharmaceutical companies. The company considers itself the most comprehen sive researchproductsenterprisebio-pharmaceuticalwiththewidestinAsia.Itcurrentlyhassixanddevelop
“It has always been the traditional culture of Chinese people to help each other in the same boat and it is Chi na’s commitment to the world to work togeth
Sinopharm has the capacity to provide more than one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world (Sinopharm photo)
Sinopharm International Chief Engineer, Fu Qiang
The ministry has been making significant strides in ramping up food pro duction,“We know for a fact that we are continuously working to develop the poultry industry, we want to be a net exporter. We want to increase swine production. We want to in crease and develop cattle, beef and dairy production; we want to develop the
Meanwhile, Agricul ture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha in his address, told the gathering that Guyana is currently lead ing the Caribbean in the
small ruminants produc tion,” he said.
Kester Trim
agriculture sector and con tinuous efforts are being made to ensure the country achieves its goal of being food secure and reducing the food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025.
“We are seeing now a renewed interest in this
Farmers receive pigs to ‘beef up’ production
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Sharing similar sen timents was Padmawtie Shadeo and Chatterpaul Harrichand. The husbandand-wife duo maintain a livestock and cash crop farm,Shadeo,together.in an invited comment, expressed her
“I feel good and to know that it is a new breed, is nice to know because we will get to multiply the production,” he said.
With the donation and plans for further breeding, the woman signalled her intention to extend her pen.
Padmawtie Shadeo and Chatterpaul Harrichand
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha
Trim also owns a small cash crop farm where he produces a variety of veg etables.
TWENTY farmers from various communi ties were, on Thursday, recipients of sows, one each for the purpose of boosting swine rearing and pork production as a part of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) ge netic improvement pro gramme.
At a simple handing over ceremony at GLDA’s head office at Mon-Repo, East Coast Demerara, Kes ter Trim, one of the bene ficiaries, told the Guyana Chronicle that he is antici pating a major boost in his livestock production with the donation.
gratitude to the Ministry of Agriculture for the support given to farmers.
“I’m thankful and hap py, I want to thank the Government and the min ister, I’m so excited, I’m excited for the new breed ing,” the woman said.
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There is a renewed in terest in the country’s agri culture sector, he said.
People, he said are becoming cogni sant of the importance of agriculture, the importance of producing food and the importance of food security.
Thefalse Regional Security System (RSS) recently re viewed the probe into the murder by the Guyana Po lice Force and confirmed that there was no evidence to suggest that there was any attempt to cover up the crime.
On August 8, Bascom was arrested during a Cus toms Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) raid of a home in Norton Street, Georgetown. Bascom was eventually re leased.He then posted a live video on social media, which he later deleted, naming businessman Azruddin Mo hamed and several senior officers in wild allegations about the murder investi gation.Apopular gold dealer and biker, 42-year-old Fa gundes was gunned down
THE private criminal charge which was brought against Crime Chief Wen dell Blanhum by attor ney-at-law Nigel Hughes was on Thursday discon tinued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack.
“We have a target of 4,200 swallows to be produced by the end of 2022. To date, we are over 3,000 and we hope, long before the end of the year we’ll complete that target,” Ramraj said.
agriculture sector.
starve,” the minister added.
Attorney-at-lawNigelHughes
“We can have all the money in the world, if we don’t have food, then we’ll
On Wednesday, Bas com was slapped with three cybercrime charges for al legedly accusing two senior officers of covering up the murder of Ricardo Fagundes, known as “Paper Shorts.”
20 GUYANA CHRONICLE Friday, September 16, 2022 A few of the sows that were donated to farmers on Thursday
the case in the murder of Fagundes.Mohamed has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Bascom in relation to claims the latter made regarding the Fagundes’ murder. Mo hamed is contending that the allegations made by Bascom are
The RSS also found that there is also no evi dence of corrupt practices.
senior police officers who are expected to testify in the matter against his client,” the GPF statement read.
Also giving brief remarks, the minis try’s Director-General and GLDA Chair man, Madanlall Ramraj said the swine production target this year is 4,200.
Farmers receive pigs
In a statement issued by the Guyana Police Force on Thursday, it was disclosed that a message was sent by the DPP to Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan informing her that the charge was dis continued by way of Article 187 (1) ( c) of the Consti
on Main Street, George town, on March 21. Fagun des was shot more than a dozen times.
In the now-deleted Face book video, Bascom claimed that he believed his detention had to do with his work on
This, he said will be met before the projected deadline.
The cybercrime charge was filed on Wednesday by Hughes, who is representing police Sergeant Dion Bas com, who is currently out on $300,000 bail.
DPP drops private criminal charge against Crime Chief
tution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Crime Chief Wendell BlanhumDion Bascom
“The lawyers for the Crime Chief contended that the charge is an abuse of the court’s process and is noth ing more than an attempt to intimidate the Crime Chief Mr Blanhum, as well as
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We are seeing more demand for people to get into the agriculture sector. Why? Because of the programme we have started and the works we are doing amongst the farmers and population.”
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The 20-time Grand Slam champion has not played since Wimbledon 2021, after which he had a third knee operation."Mybody's message to me lately has been clear," Swiss Federer, 41, said.
Brandon King had earlier struck 46 from 33 deliv eries and Amir Jangoo, 29 from 18 balls, to lay the foundation for Tallawahs’ run chase in a 53-run open ing Kingstand. counted three fours and two sixes while the left-handed Jangoo struck five fours and a six before perishing in the fifth over, holing out to mid-off off left-arm seamer Obed McCoy (2-19).
The right-handed King added another 46 for the second wicket with Shamarh Brooks (18) be fore becoming one of four
wickets to fall for 17 runs in a slide which nearly cost Tallawahs the game.
both GUYOIL and Guyana Tradewind Tankers stated their excitement looming around the tournament, adding that it is a great way to marry sports and education for teens. Mean while, the tournament will be played every Sunday for the next seven weeks at the MOE Ground. (Clifton Ross)
Representatives from
Federer has struggled with a knee problem for the past three years that has restricted him to only three of the 11 Grand Slams staged since the
Meanwhile, Mendonca noted that it was an "Im portant tournament", adding that any format of soccer is good, especially in the school system. He noted that it was great to see the support going good after three years.
six off the third delivery before rain arrived as Ja maica Tallawahs inflicted Barbados Royals with their first defeat, in a six-run win courtesy Duckworth-Lew is-Stern here Thursday.
As well as thanking his family, support team and fans, Federer also thanked his op ponents from a golden era of the men's game.
After rising to world num ber one for the first time in 2004, he spent 310 weeks as the leading player on the ATP Tour during his career - a re cord until he was surpassed by Djokovic in February 2021.
He was part of the group that created and organised the tournament, first held in 2017.
Federer's USmatchexpectedWilliamssinglesterlessannouncementretirementcomesthantwoweeksaf23-timeGrandSlamchampionSerenaplayedwhatistobethefinalofhercareerattheOpen.
3rd edition of the PE
The left-handed de Kock lashed seven fours and three sixes while Miller counted one four and two sixes, before both fell at the death.
ROGER Federer, one of the greatest players of all time, will retire from top-level tennis after the Laver Cup in London this month.
start of 2020.
Holder was behind the damage, knocking over King and the in-form Ray mon Reifer (1) in the 13th over before returning to also remove Fabian Allen (1), and end with three for 33.
but left-arm spinner Imad Wasim weaved his magic with three for 17, to hurt the Royalsinnings.were in ruins at 17 for three after six overs after Imad wiped out the top order but de Kock came to his side’s rescue, adding 30 for the fourth wicket with Azam Khan (12) and an important 83 for the fifth wicket with country man Miller.
During a brief presen tation on Wednesday at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue, PETRA organisers including Marlon Cole and president Troy Mendonca, officially handed over four soccer balls each per the eight participat ing teams.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trin idad, (CMC) – Rovman Powell belted an important
With the weather threat ening at Queen’s Park Oval, the franchise captain (12 not out) cleared the ropes at mid-wicket with seamer Jason Holder. A further three runs in the over – the 17th which cost ten – saw Tallawahs move ahead on DLS in pursuit of their target of 147, ending on 126 for five.
singles victories at the All EnglandFederer'sClub final Grand Slam triumph came at the 2018 Australian Open when, aged 36, he became the sec ond-oldest man to win a major singles title in the Open era.
Tennis great Roger Federer to retire this month
"I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years. Now I must recognise when it is time to end my competitive career."Headded: "To the game of tennis, I love you and will never leave you."
in 2014 and lifted a record six ATP Finals titles.
their match at 15:00 hours as Dolphin and President's College wrap up the day with their match at 16:30 hours.
"I feel extremely grateful. We pushed each other, and together we took tennis to newFedererlevels."made his profes sional debut aged 16 in 1998 and won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003.
He won Olympics doubles gold for Switzerland along side Stan Wawrinka at Beijing 2008 and singles silver at London 2012 when Britain's Andy Murray reversed his Wimbledon final defeat from the previous month
"But, at the same time, there is so much to celebrate. I consider myself one of the most fortunate people on Earth. I was given a special
Action starts from 12:30 hours with Cummings Lodge Secondary tackling North Ruimveldt in the opener, while at 13:30 hours Chris tianburg-Wismar battles West Ruimveldt.TheGolden Grove and Friendship teams kick off
He ends his career with a record total of eight men's
The three-day Laver Cup, staged at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, begins on Friday, 23 FedererSeptember.isdueto join Murray, Nadal, Djokovic, Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas and Norway's Casper Ruud in a Europe team taking on a team representing the rest of the world.
THE TRA tition.beballsandonballSecondaryOIL/TradewindOrganisation/GUYTankersSchool'sFoottournamentkicksoffSunday,September18teamsreceivedtheiraheadofwhatshouldascintillatingcompe
West Indies opener
He has not played a com petitive match since losing to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon last Hesummer.subsequently an nounced he needed more surgery on his knee having previously had two operations in 2020.Only Spain's Rafael Na dal, with 22 majors, and Ser bia's Novak Djokovic, with 21, have more men's Grand Slam singles titles than Fed erer."This is a bittersweet de cision because I will miss everything the tour has given me," added Federer.
Earlier, South African Quinton de Kock topscored with 74 from 43 deliveries but Royals could only muster 146 for six from their 20 overs after being sent Captainin.David Miller struck 34 from 27 balls
PETRA hands over soccer balls ahead of GUYOIL/Tradewind Tankers Schools tourney
— Action kicks off Sunday September 18
He was also part of the Swiss team that won the Davis Cup for the first time
talent to play tennis and I did it at a level that I never imag ined for much longer than I ever thought possible."
"I was lucky enough to play so many epic matches that I will never forget. We battled fairly, with passion and intensity, and I always tried my best to respect the history of the game.
Tallawahs hand Barbados Royals first defeat
eignUnpaidlaborers.salaries and thousands of deaths, say rights
"Stuff you don't see behind the scenes. The time, the effort and the confidence they're giving the other guys is quite remarkable,Australiareally."fastbowler
"They're incredible talents, incredibly skilled players."McCullum also heaped praise on captain Stokes.
England's all-time leading Test wicket-takers James Anderson (left) and Stuart Broad
(REUTERS) - England's all-time leading Test wicket-takers James An derson and Stuart Broad will be part of the squad for next year's Ashes series against Australia, coach Brendon McCul lum said.
of their seven Tests this summer."Yeah, they'll be here," McCullum told reporters when asked if they would be in his Ashes squad.
"His own game is phenomenal, his leader ship qualities are amaz ing and he runs through brick walls for the side, as we've seen with some of his bowling spells," McCullum said.
Playing in his new number three position, the 24-year-old enjoyed a memorable summer being one of England’s five century-makers following his 145 against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
The government of Qatar has long been criticized for the mistreatment of migrant workers, who mainly come from countries like India, Pakistan and Nepal.
is continuing to build on the legacy they're going to leave for the next gen eration - the time they're giving other people in the dressing-room is phenom enal," McCullum added.
Pope, who made his Test debut at number six and had never previously batted at number three in first-class cricket, said he now feels comfortable in the role.
"FIFA takes note of the poll conducted on behalf of Amnesty International, fea turing respondents from 10 countries in Europe and five countries from the rest of the world," the governing body said in a "Respondentsstatement.may not be fully aware of the measures implemented in recent years by FIFA and its partners in Qatar to protect workers involved in the delivery of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022."Ever since Qatar won the rights to host the World Cup, in 2010, human rights groups have criticized the country's treatment of for
"They're both smiling. How good's that? Those guys are phenomenal cricketers. They could fin ish any time they wanted and they'd still be consid ered greats of the game.
World Cup fans want FIFA to compensate Qatar's migrant workers
FIFA said a wide range of measures had been imple mented in recent years to im prove protection for workers in Qatar, noting that workers preparing for the World Cup had already been paid $22.6
(REUTERS)-England batsman Ollie Pope has credited head coach Brendon McCullum with helping him overcome the fear of losing his wicket in Test cricket, saying the New Zealander changed his mindset.
million as of December 2021.
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“I think because Test cricket is so important to me I’d do anything to have a great career and play 100 tests or whatever. I think I was almost putting myself under too much pressure, and that fear of getting out was probably getting a bit too much.
In February of last year, British newspaper the Guardian said some 6,500 migrant workers had died since Qatar won the secured to host the World Cup.
Anderson, 40, and Broad, 36, were part of the England squad that suffered a 4-0 defeat in Australia in the last Ash es, and both were then omitted from the threematch series in West In dies where England lost 1-0.Mired in a run of one win in 17 Tests, England named Ben Stokes to re place Joe Root as captain in April and brought in McCullum as coach in May.Broad and Anderson returned to the squad un der the new leadership, helping the team win six
(REUTERS)-The major ity of soccer fans from 15 countries want FIFA to compensate migrant work ers who have helped pro vide the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, according to a new poll commissioned by Amnesty International and published on Thursday.
Amnestygroups has previ ously said many workers have been living in squalid conditions, forced to pay recruitment fees and had salaries withheld along with their passports confis cated.Since 2017, the Qatari government has brought in measures to protect for eign workers during ex tremely hot weather con ditions, limit their working hours, and improve the situa tion in the camps where they are Evenhoused.in the wake of those measures, Human Rights Watch has document ed how workers have suf fered from "punitive and ille gal wage deductions" while some have faced "months of unpaid wages for long hours of grueling work."
"What they're doing
Mitchell Starc was im pressed by the prospect of facing the English duo next"Iyear.certainly won't be bowling balls at 40," he told reporters in Sydney yesterday."I'llbe watching it at the pub with Josh (Hazle wood), probably ... Their record speaks for itself.
"I thought he'd be good as a leader, but I didn't realise he'd be quite as good as he is."
“I’ve enjoyed that position this summer, it’s been new, but hopefully I’ll be backed to do it in the future as well,” he said.
In May, Amnesty and other rights groups called on FIFA to set aside $440 million (€441 million) to compensate migrant workers in Qatar for human rights abuses.AYouGov survey re leased by Amnesty has now found that among 17,000 supporters from 15 countries, 73% of respondents would support the proposal from the rights groups, while 10% opposed"Thereit. is still time for FIFA to do the right thing," Amnesty's Steve Cockburn said in a "Supportersstatement.don't want a World Cup that's indeli bly tainted by human rights abuses."Thepoll surveyed adults in ten European countries plus Kenya, Morocco, Argen tina, Mexico and the United States. Roughly two-thirds of respondents also said their national football associations should speak out publicly about the human rights issues surrounding the tournament which will begin on Novem ber FIFA20. hits back
Qatar depends on an army of migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure for the World Cup
Broad, Anderson will be part of England's Ashes squad - McCullum
Pope overcomehelpedMcCullumsayshimfearofgettingout
“… From a mindset point of view, I think it’s more that I had some good chats with Baz (McCullum) ac tually, and he’s been very much, ‘stop fearing getting out in test cricket’,” Pope told British media.
“I tried to get rid of that, and try and score my runs basically. Rather than think, ‘if I cut this I might nick it’, I (now) think ‘if I cut it and I nick it then it might go over the slips for four’. That is the mindset change I’ve tried to go by.”
England Test batsman Ollie Pope
"The basis of the deal, 90 per cent of what counts, is okay, 10 per cent we've got to sort out. There aren't any obstacles in the way, so hopefully very quickly we can get it over the line.
Fury-Joshua bout '90 per cent done', says promoter Warren
"It's a tough one when guys aren't getting numbers on the board for you," Elgar said. "Sooner or later, your resources are going to be depleted and we
Bowler Marco Jansen topped the batting averages with 27.33 while Elgar himself made 107 runs at 21.4, bizarrely walking to an lbw appeal in his final innings that ball-tracking replays showed to be comfortably missing the leg stump."Ialways bank on experience and we don't have that at Test level," said Elgar, the only batter to have played Test cricket in
In May, CSA charges of gross misconduct and racism against Boucher were formally and unreservedly withdrawn. They related to allegations in volving his former teammate Paul Adams and an investigation into the resignation of his former assistant coach Enoch Nkwe.
"I'm excited about it as a fight, because I always felt that Tyson has the beating of AJ, and now we're going to find out if we get this over the line."
(1) TKR & GAW
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They used every batter in their extended touring party in the series, but only Sarel Erwee managed a single half-century.
"We would like to thank Mark for the time and effort he had invested in South African cricket as the head coach over the past three years," Cricket South Africa CEO, Pholetsi Moseki, said."He has helped navigate us through some rough waters fol lowing the departure of so many senior players through retirement and has helped lay some strong foundations for the next genera tion of Proteas."
South Africa dropped Aiden Markram for the Oval Test, and with van der Dussen injured brought in Ryan Rickelton and Khaya Zondo but they made 11 & 8 and 23 & 16 respectively.
Touring captain Dean Elgar has admitted he is concerned ahead of their next five-day assignment in Australia in De cember, which he said "is going to beSouthhuge".Africa made 326 in their only innings at Lord's in the first Test but did not manage a score above 179 in their next four visits to the crease as Elgar con ceded their brittle middle order is letting the side down.
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England before this series.
"The next best thing is who do we have with experience in first-class cricket back home? Is that the right solution, we don't know"Weyet.have a few months be fore our next series but we only have a handful of four-day games before then."
Former wicketkeeper Bouch er, who played 147 Tests for South Africa, has been in the role since December 2019 and had been contracted until the end of the 2023 50-over World Cup in October next year.
The highlight of his tenure to date was a home Test series win over India in January, which has helped South Africa reach sec ond place in the ICC Test World Championship table.
"The contracts are on their way," Warren told talk SPORT yesterday. "I'm not going into great detail about this, because we saw what happened last time around with people making state ments and so forth, and it all fell apart."This fight won't be on until it's signed, but every body wants it to happen.
"When you're a promot er, you're an optimist. That's what you do. You're in the business of trying to make events happen, so we're all excited by it.
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(2) The GAW and the Barbados franchise have played CPL finals against each other twice. When?
"It is about getting runs, that's our currency as batters," Elgar says. "It's tough when the guys are not getting numbers on the board for you. Sooner or later you have to look elsewhere."
Fury has made a series of U-turns on his decision to retire following a sixth-round stoppage of Dillian Whyte in April, and originally sought a unification fight against Oleksandr Usyk – who beat Joshua in Saudi Arabia last month.However, the Ukrainian's reluctance to fight before the end of 2022 led Fury to offer Joshua the chance to face off for the WBC heavyweight belt.On Tuesday, Joshua's management team 258 re vealed the terms of the fight had been agreed last week, only for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II to delay confir mation.Warren, who handles Fury's fights, says there is still work to be done on the bout – which will seemingly take place on December 3 –but does not anticipate any issues.
It is a far cry from when Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers used to dominate bowling attacks
are going to have to look else where. We did the right thing for this Test match. We had to use the resources we had, something different, something new, you don't know if you don't give them a Southtry."Africa will also have a new coach for their Australian Test tour, with Mark Boucher to leave his post after the T20 World Cup to pursue "other opportuni ties in line with his future career and personal objectives".
Boxing promoter Frank Warren South Africa’s batting has Elgar worried as Aussies tour looms
But both Adams and Nkwe decided against giving testimony, leaving CSA to conclude that there was "no basis to sustain any of the disciplinary charges", as Boucher was allowed to continue as headNkwe,coach.now CSA director of cricket, said of Boucher's im pending departure: "We are deep ly saddened by Mark's decision to leave us but we also understand and respect his wishes. He is a Proteas legend and has done so much for the game in our coun try, both on the field and over the last three years off it."
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While Fury is unbeaten in his 33 professional fights, winning 32, Joshua has suffered three defeats in his last five bouts.
(REUTERS) - South Africa's fragile Test match top six has been exposed by a bowler-dom inated 2-1 series defeat in En gland.
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Boucher has generally won praise for improving South Afri ca's Test and white-ball cricket, though the recent five-day series in England was woeful for the batters with no quick fix to that problem in sight.
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South Africa do have Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dus sen on the injury list and they are likely to return for the Australia series, but such is the team's predicament that there could be as many as five places in the top six currently up for grabs.
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(1) Who is the first player to win the Man of the Match award TWICE in CPL 2022?
"The new players have had to learn in the toughest format with not a lot of experience around them, which is something we were always aware of because of the number of guys we had retire back-to-back," Elgar said.
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Stumbling through the tournament with just a single win in five outings previously, TKR put their poor form behind them to successfully defend 150 and move up to fourth in the standings on five points.Russell overcame his Twenty20 World Cup snub to snatch three for 16 with his sharp medi um pace while left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein picked up three for 36 as
Warriors also had a shock start to their chase, losing Irishman Paul Stirling to the third ball of the innings with out a run on the board before Hemraj, who struck five fours, put on 34 for the second wicket with Colin Ingram (13) to patch things up.
Ingram added a fur ther 28 with Hetmyer for the fourth wicket but Russell, Hosein and off-spinner Narine (2-9) joined forces to wreck the innings as Amazon Warriors lost their last seven wickets for 43 runs.
for their investment in the return of competitive cricket after more than a two- year break due to COVID-19 and bad weather.Mr.Ambedkar spe cifically highlighted the contribution of Guyana Breweries for the role they have been play ing in branding this competition, and was especially thankful for the support, hard work and dedication of all members of the EBECC since all their efforts are voluntary .
The storm has already caused extensive show ers in Antigua, the venue for all three ODIs and five T20Is on the tour, and is likely to reach its peak over Antigua and the Leeward Islands on Friday. A date for the postponed first ODI is yet to be finalised but both boards have indicated their intentions to play the tour in its entirety.
"We have put player safety at the forefront of this decision and will be working very closely with New Zealand Cricket to protect all the internation als matches via a revised schedule if possible," CWI director of cricket Jimmy Adams said. "We are very keen to get as much high-quality com petitive cricket for our women's team as possible, especially in this period leading into next year's Women's T20 World Cup."
One Guyana T20 competition kicks off with victory for Parika SC
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THE East Bank Esse quibo Cricket Com mittee (EBECC) launched its One Guyana T20 competition recently, sponsored by Guyana Breweries, Two Brothers Gas Sta tion, Supreme Petro leum, Sukhram’s Sawmill, Forester Lumber Yard, and AMIC Con structions.
With the finals set for October 30, 2022 Mr. Ambedkar said that the competition aims to raise the bar for com
Amazon Warriors were bundled out for 124 in the 18th over, to slump to the bottom of the standings. Only Chandrapaul Hemraj with 28 and cap tain Shimrom Hetmyer (20) got into the 20s as Amazon Warriors’ strug glesSentcontinued.inat Queen’s Park Oval, TKR mus tered 150 for eight from their 20 overs with Col in Munro hitting a con trolled unbeaten 42 from
petitive cricket at the club level and the aim is to make it an annual feature. He said that a similar competition will be launched in a few weeks for Under-15 school cricket.
The second ODI, scheduled for September 18, will now become the first ODI of the series but that game too could be at risk. A decision regarding it will be made subject to the impact of the storm, CWI said in a release.
With over $ 1,000,000 in prizes, the chairman of East Bank Cricket Committee Mr. Vishal Ambedkar thanked the sponsors
The ODI series counts towards the Women's Championship and eventual qualification for the 2025 ODI World Cup, while the T20I series serves as preparation for the 2023 T20 World Cup in February. Neither side has played a game in the women's ODI Championship cycle so far.
It is the first series for West Indies where Hayley Matthews will lead the side, and the first since Deandra Dottin announced her sudden re tirement last month. It will be West Indies' first series in any format since they lost the semi-fi nal to eventual champions Australia in the ODI World Cup in March earlier this year. (Cricinfo)
37 balls, and Tim Seifert (27) and Sunil Narine (26) chipping in with valuable knocks. They lost Tion Web ster to the first ball of the contest from fast bowler Romario Shepherd (3-24) but Munro, who counted five fours, put on 31 with Nicholas Pooran (15) for the second wicket and a further 51 for the third withOnceSeifert.Munro and Sei fert perished in a slide
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The opening T20 match saw Tuschen SC setting a target of 136 with Chetram Persaud scoring 51 runs. Parika SC in reply, chased down the target with nine overs to spare. Kevon Boodie hit 74 to walk away with manof-the match prize.
TROPICAL Storm Fiona has caused the post ponement of the first West Indies-New Zealand women's ODI, which was to be played in Anti gua today.
Andre Russell celebrates a wicket for TKR in their victory over Guyana Amazon Warriors. (Photo courtesy Getty/CPL)
The winner of the competition will walk away with $500,000 and atrophy, while the runner-up will receive $100,000. More im portantly, the emerging player of the tourna ment, who has to be an Under-19 player will walk away with a set of new cricket gear. The MVP for each match is set to receive $10,000.
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