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ExxonMobilpraisesGovt.for welcomingforeigninvestors

streamlining regulatory processes and improving accesstofinance.”

Routledge noted that alreadytheprivatesectorand international trade movements have been transformingthecountry He said, “Companies are providing safer, higher quality and more efficient services to their customers including those of us in the oilandgasindustryandallof thisishavingarippleeffect, goingbeyondtheoilandgas industry and cascading into othersupportingsectorslike technology, telecoms, IT, software,financeevenwaste management, agriculture, hotels(and)cateringtoname justafew.”

Two-year audit deadline moved to seven years in new model oil contracts

Thegovernmenthasunveiledarevamped petroleumagreement,whichnotablyextends the period for auditing oil companies’ expensesfromtwotosevenyears.

This alteration is anticipated to have a pivotal impact on how the government overseesandverifiesexpenseclaimsmadeby these companies, as the two-year deadline thatobtainswithExxonMobil’sexpenseshas already elapsed for that company’s costs incurred between the period 1999 and 2021; thoseauditsareyettoconclude.

period for the government to wrap up its audits. This period is defined as seven years after the expiration of the year to which the audit relates. The revised framework offers auditorsmoretimeandlatitudetoperusethe contractor’sbooks,accounts,andrecords.

Worth noting is that this revised model will apply to forthcoming blocks issued by the government and currently existing blocks—withtheexceptionofExxonMobil’s lopsidedStabroekBlockPSA.

PresidentofExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge onFridayeveningexpressed confidence in the Government of Guyana’s (GoG’s) strategy for welcoming investors to the country

Routledge was at the time delivering remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)

Guyana’s fifth anniversary celebration at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown when he pointed out that the United States (U.S.) is Guyana’s largest bilateral trade partner

He told the businesses represented at the event that the trade relationship betweenthetwostatesinthe past year valued US$3 9 billion, quoting data shared byPresidentIrfaanAli.

The ExxonMobil

Guyana President was keen tonotethattheprivatesector plays an essential role in buildingstrongcommunities and more importantly, “supportingdemocracy”.

He therefore highlighted the importance of the GoG makingtherightdecisionsto support investors. He said, “We all know that capital generally flows to the most attractive opportunities globally; those with the best

trade offer and returns. That means Guyana is competing globally for capital so for Guyana to continue this wonderful advance, the country needs to ensure it is pursuing those strategies with foreign investors in mind.”

Tothisend,thePresident ofthecompanynotedthathe is optimistic of the government’s support, pointing to the recent passage of the Single Window Bill; which paves the way for hassle free construction permits and other regulatory approvals for investors. According to him,suchmeasures“makeit much easier to secure construction permits and generally do business in Guyana.”

Even as he praised the administration for its welcoming approach, Routledgebelievesthereare a number of other measures that can be taken by government to improve the localinvestmentclimate.

Hesaid,“Asweallknow, there are a number of o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r improvements that would make Guyana even more attractive for additional foreign investment such as i m p r o v i n g t a x administration, further

He concluded his presentation on Friday evening by indicating that the future for Guyana and tradewiththeU.S.isbright, as it promises a more secure andprosperousfutureforall.

Under ExxonMobil’s Stabroek Block Production SharingAgreement (PSA), there existsatwo-yearwindowaftertheissuanceof the company’s expenses for the government to audit the stated costs. Specifically, the agreement delineates that all documents concerning those expenses “shall be maintainedandmadeavailableforinspection by theministerfor two years followingtheir date of issue.” However, in situations where auditissuesremainunresolved,thecontractor is obligated to retain the documents until a resolutionisreached.

Incontrast,thenewlypublishedcontracts pronounce a more extended seven-year

The central impetus behind the government’s prerogative to audit expenses from oil companies is rooted in the fiscal architecture of the petroleum agreements in place Oil companies are entitled to recuperate the expenses they shoulder in developingoilfields.

These companies are then beholden to maintain and furnish the government with records of these expenses, setting the stage for the government’s oversight and verification.

The ramifications of these audits are economically profound Should oil companiesexaggeratecosts,itcould

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EDITORIAL

The COVID virus or political vileness

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is twisting himself into knots to sing along and dance to any tune that ExxonMobil plays Though the essence of political leadership shamelessness, Jagdeo is not bothered about how much he comes across as a hired hand, how much he appears as a pawn, in the ambitions and machinations of ExxonMobil’s Country Head, Mr Alistair Routledge, and the orders that flow from Texas. Instead of Jagdeo standing up for Guyana’sinterestslikesomevaliantknightonthiscountry’s oilchessboard,heiscontenttobeafeeble,nakedpawn.

Matters have proceeded so far, gotten so ugly, that America’s ExxonMobil does not have the hard duty of justifyingwhatitdoeshere,orwhatmoreitispressingtoget from here. The disgraceful part of this increasingly nasty, dirty oil business is that Guyana’s Jagdeo is only too excited to run forward and sweep the ground in front of Mr. Routledge. Jagdeo is the one making the excuses for ExxonMobil; Jagdeo is the one running interference for ExxonMobil. Jagdeo is the one coming up with what does not exist to give ExxonMobil a free pass, one of his many favorsthathaveanincestuousstrainaboutthem,withtheoil blocks that it covets in the Stabroek block. The company is keen on further exploring the rich Stabroek block to unearth moreofGuyana’soiltreasure,butitneedsalittleextratime. The mere mention of time was enough to send a surge of electricitythroughJagdeo,drivehimintofuriousaction.

It has to do with the 20 percent of the 600 oil blocks that has to be handed back to Guyana by October of this year Jagdeo fell over himself to come up with a reason for ExxonMobil to keep them for another year According to Jagdeo,itwasthelong,paralyzingnationalshutdowncaused by the COVID-19 virus. The pandemic effects necessitate extending ExxonMobil’s control and operations in the 120 oil blocks (20 percent) that the company has to relinquish to Guyana. In so doing, Jagdeo definitely gave new evidence ofthelengthstowhichhewillgotohandovertherichesofthis countrytoExxonMobil ForduringtheCOVID-19pandemic, ExxonMobil was granted exception upon exception through flights cleared to bring in men and materials to continue its work in Guyana’s oilfields uninterrupted In his unseeming haste to fall at ExxonMobil’s feet, and kiss the dust on which the company’s big chiefs walk, Jagdeo messed all over himself Said differently, Jagdeo came up with a dud for a justificationfortheone-yearextensiontoExxonMobilforthe 120blocksinquestion

The approval for more time was given by former PresidentGrangerinJuly2020,butwithquarterlyreviewsto be part of the oversight to determine maintaining the extension,orcuttingitshort. Jagdeoapparentlynevercared toexploitthatprovision,andnowharpsaboutCOVID-19.

What is the relationship between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil that something like this pandemic pus is stuffed into the throats of Guyanese? Specifically, what is the nature of the relationship between the PPP/C Government’s Jagdeo and the men of ExxonMobil? What has the powerful and resourceful men of ExxonMobil, Mister Woods and Mister Routledge done to this Guyanese leader that he relinquishes his dignity and self-respect? Jagdeo could have come out in the open, faced citizens, and saidthatheconcludedthatthiswasthebestdecisionbecause ExxonMobil is already there with huge footprints in the Stabroekblock.ButthatisnotthewayoftheVicePresident, whohashisownstandardsaboutwhatistruthfulandethical. To claim that COVID-19 closed ExxonMobil to a virtual crawl is something that does not have any strong hold on truth,leadershipaccuracy,orleadershipcredibility Thereis something rank about this extension of the oil blocks, as based on COVID-19 assertions. Most worryingly for GuyaneseisthattheodoremanatesfromthevicinityofVice PresidentJagdeo. Theoilblocksextensionisnotbecauseof the pandemic, but because of political rankness. Next time, Mr Jagdeo, think first, then talk. Better still, remember that truthalwaystakesfirstplace.

An oil contract for Guyana just requiring counting of oil barrels extracted

DEAREDITOR, StabroekBlockPSAwasone As a result, billions of will be able to understand It has been eight years of the worst when compared dollars are lost to the nation, what the country gets in since large oil reserves were to those of other oil- year by year Given these return for the sale of its oil discovered off the shores of p r o d u c i n g n a t i o n s facts, Guyana’s Oil & Gas andgasresources. Guyana, but the nation has Importantly, however, the Governance Network AGSMcontractdoesnot only reaped a measly 14.5% modeling did not consider (OGGN), a non-partisan require complex arithmetic, of total oil revenues since oil that Exxon and its partners n o n - g o v e r n m e n t and no rigorous oversight production or more would exploit the 75% cost organization,isproposingan procedures have to be put in accurately oil extraction recovery ceiling for many alternative model oil place to validate expense started in 2019 The yearstocome. contract that should apply to claims. For instance, there is remaining 85.5% have been With more than three all new oil blocks and no need to verify whether a captured by foreign oil yearsofactiveoilproduction ultimatelyalsosupersedethe first-class plane ticket to the companies In fact, the under the belt, it has become StabroekBlockPSA. US was warranted; or the Stabroek Block Production evident that the Stabroek OGGN’s proposed Gross accommodation costs for Sharing Agreement (PSA) Block PSA is an outlier, Split Model (GSM) is an spouses and relatives in with Exxon and its partners being one of the worst oil extraction sharing or Georgetown were justified, Hess and CNOOC is contracts signed by a concession model that is or if a lavish company party severely flawed as it allows sovereign nation to date. simple, straightforward, and can be claimed as legitimate them to benefit massively, Furthermore, it has become fully transparent Guyana oilfielddevelopmentcosts. while Guyana receives clear that the Government of will get a fixed share of each With a GSM contract, all crumbs for the sale of its oil Guyana does not come close barrel of oil extracted from that is required is the andgasresources. to having the capacity to its territories The rest accurate monitoring of oil Financial models of the adequately monitor the remains with the oil extraction on-site. In other InternationalMonetaryFund Stabroek Block PSA given companies to cover for oil words, the government has (IMF) and the Global the failure to audit on time field development and to make sure that the oil Witness Report published in the oil field development extraction costs and to meters at the oil wells are 2017 and 2020, respectively, costs claimed by Exxon and provide a fair return on properlycalibratedand indicated that Guyana’s itspartners. investment. Every Guyanese (Continued on page 6)

Decentralization of governmental functions would benefit Guyanese

DEAREDITOR, w i t h c o n t e m p t f o r financial resources towards these services through the of essential governmental worthwhile for the PPP/C to For over a century, decentralization, a system of the services Georgetown construction and staffing of services and administrative consider the establishing of Guyana’s colonizers governance which would enjoyed. schools, hospitals, and functions need to follow – in Satellite Cities, or centralized essential have made governmental Within the last three medical clinics in efforts to association with local Administrative Townships governmental authority, decision-making authority, y e a r s , t h e P P P / C improve health and leaders’ empowerment in each of the regions – the powers, and services in power, and services government embarked on a preparation for workforce Although widely known, it beginnings of which can be Georgetown From there, accessible to the people. By campaign to bring essential participation are clearly cannot be overemphasized seen in the development of they structured a system of their strict centralization of government services closer evident. In addition, The that the remoteness of Palmyra, Berbice industrial d o m i n a t i o n a n d power, and decision-making to the predominantly rural PPP/C empowered regional Guyana’s scattered rural sector Satellite Cities do not s u b o r d i n a t i o n t h a t authority, Burnham, Hoyte populationofGuyana. leaders to make decisions population present many necessitate operations of all concentratedandlegitimized and Greene took turns at An examination of the and take actions on local challenges that make it the functions of the central decision-making in the reproducing the inculcation ten regions of the country affairs, as well as provide difficult to readily access all government, but should hands of a few individuals of fear and intimidation reveals the government’s feedback to the government governmentservices. incorporate a central who functioned primarily to through the constant continued dedication in ontheneedsofresidents. However, in furthering office/building, a sort of facilitate the expropriation promotion of distrust and improving health services, As the PPP/C continues its efforts to bring City/TownHall. and exportation wealth from indifference between Afro education, housing, and on its path of developing government and people City/TownHalls–thecolony and Indo Guyanese. Today’s infrastructure. Expansion of Guyana, the decentralization closer, it would be (Continued in page 6)

Unconcerned about the P N C l e a d e r s a n d development of the colony sympathizers continue to (today’s Guyana), these promote similar patterns of individuals functioned as divisiveness in their instruments of the colonial harassed pursuit for support government to control and andrelevance. dominate over the larger Indisputably, the population, primarily centralization of power, through the inculcation of authority, and services fear, intimidation, and benefitted policy makers, disenfranchisement. and to varying extent,

F r o m i t s v e r y residents of Georgetown and establishment, Georgetown vicinity, placing rural became the principal residentsatadisadvantagein decision-making centre, and readily accessing and locus of control and benefittingfromgovernment domination over the services. Nevertheless, it is scattered, rural, labouring the surplus accrued from the population As such, labour of rural residents that Guyanese perceived the city provided much of the as the core of the entire country’s existence

Through the concerted processes of indoctrination, disenfranchisement, and proselytization, rural residents were cajoled into b e l i e v i n g t h a t t h e government’s apparatuses in Georgetown serve in their interests.

With independence, and the declaration of the country as a cooperative republic, Forbes Burnham, Desmond Hoyte, and Hamilton Green’s PNC continued the centralization of power and domination in Georgetown. This, they did,

An Opportune era for Guyanese Women

DEAREDITOR, would be only 63,500 in the deserved liberation (from recent years, men are still out, “For some time, there activities going on, to bring

We all know that women medium term (and what the patriarchalsettings). being promoted at a higher have been reports of labour our own people into the in the workforce contribute country really needs is) “… Another good thing to rate than women, allowing shortage in various sectors. labour force. And more and to a higher national approximately 160,000 remember is that many from them access to the people The possibility of importing more Guyanese are working economic output as measure workers ” Thus, we can thedevelopedworld,namely and tools they need to labour has also been now” is how Jagdeo in Gross Domestic Product understand the need to really the United States of continuetheirsuccesswithin explored According to succinctlysummarisedit. (GDP),aswellasdecreasing ‘fire-up’things. America, find women acompany Jagdeo, however, the Editor, let me finish off labour costs by increasing The VP conveyed that ‘indistinguishable’ from I guess, the PPP/C is Government is still holding by imploring our women to thelaborsupplyinasociety ” the Government is men on key leadership traits abouttotargetthisinjustice. out in the hopes of ensuring make the most of current

So, it is very wholesome optimisticthatGuyanacould such as intelligence and The word from Jagdeo is moreGuyanesetakeupthese developmental happenings thatthePeople’sProgressive harness even more labour capacityforinnovation,with that “We think if we can get employmentopportunities.” in the country If our females Party/Civic Government is than the IOM estimates, many saying they’re moreandmoreruralwomen, That hope resides in the canlatchontothepossibility lookingtoaddsome100,000 especially if more women strongerthanmenintermsof maybe hinterland women reality that in the country of being employed in a women to the current labour enter the formal workforce.” being compassionate and andsomeurbanbyproviding there is “… an aggressive dignifiedway,earnmoneyin force, and is bent on “… Andwhynot? organized leaders. This was day care with the kids, then training programme in the an honest way, and be making an aggressive push First, in slanting towards disclosed in a recent Pew we can add probably just in Ministryof Labour(and)We empowered with a voice and to do so, through training.” more women in the work Research Center survey on female labour participation, have about 17,000 people on a say, then our country will This thrust, according to force, the country will be womenandleadership. maybe 100,000 of our scholarships now, through beaforcetoreckonwith. Vice President, Bharrat doing a number of good Yet, in many places, we people,tothelabourforce.” the GOAL programme Yours truly, Jagdeo, emanates from the things for the women folk: are likely to see fewer After all, as he pointed There’s lots of these HB Singh International Organisation Boosting their self-esteem; women in top-tier executive for Migration’s (IOM) 2022 Shutting down negativities positions.Andwhy? country report intimating a n d s t e r e o - t y p i n g ; Some reason that many that “… if Guyana were to Supporting Women-Run companies are still h a r n e s s a l l o f i t s Businesses (as is already struggling to provide the u n e m p l o y e d , happening); Giving then the necessary opportunities to underemployed and required proper education set up women employees for discouraged workers, the and training; and of course, success Even with the potential supply of labour piloting them towards their increaseinwomenleadersin

Decentralization of governmental functions...

From page 5 without necessitating local residents’ travel instead of homes of regional ministers - toGeorgetown–travelwhichnotonlyentails would serve as permanent locations where financial cost but usually result in loss of regional leaders conduct monthly meetings, wages. attend to regional needs, and solicit feedback As long as Georgetown remains the from residents of all races on how best to central/dominant decision-making authority, addresslocalproblems. the relations of rural subjugation,

Staffed with permanent employees exploitation and marginalization will capable of carrying out many of the civil continueunabated. service functions, regional City/Town Halls Intheconstructionofajustsocietywhere would also serve as the centres where many allraces/ethnicitiesofGuyanacanbeequally of the services currently relegated to offices served, the relations of power and authority, in Georgetown can be readily accessed, and along with accompanying governmental citizens’ concerns addressed, all at a single services, need to be decentralized and location. accessible to everyone, irrespective of

With today’s technological advances, politicalallegiances. many of the civil service functions and Narayan Persaud, PhD ministerial decisions can be carried out Professor Emeritus

An oil contract for Guyana just requiring...

From page 4 aGSMandmandatesthatout theGovernmentofIndonesia working well to get a precise of every 100 barrels of oil so as to learn from their count of the number of extracted, the government experience and to have their barrels of oil that are takes 57 barrels and the oil experts work with ours to extracted. Guyana’s share of company takes 43 barrels. implement a GSM oil the total barrels of oil For Guyana, OGGN contractinGuyana. extracted will be determined p r o p o s e s t h a t t h e When Exxon announced on a real-time and daily government claim 55 barrels its ground-breaking oil basis. The domestic pool of and 45 barrels go to the oil discoveriesin2015,Guyana, skilled technicians and companies. a nation of fewer than engineers can easily fulfill With the proposed split 800,000 people, lacked t h e s e m o n i t o r i n g of the oil extracted from technical expertise in the oil responsibilities. Guyana’s oil fields, the industry, had limited Additionally, the need to nation will more than triple oversight capacities, and audit the expenses of the oil its take.Adetailed reasoning underdeveloped institutions c o m p a n i e s c a n b e for the proposed oil split is t o c o p e w i t h t h e eliminated. The army of out of the scope of this letter, consequences. The Stabroek l o c a l a u d i t o r s a n d but it can be found on the Block PSA signed in 2016, accounting specialists, who OGGN home page using the widely seen as lopsided in painstakingly review f o l l o w i n g l i n k : favour of the oil companies, complex cost recovery https://www.oggn.org/oggn- is a reflection of Guyana’s claims made by Exxon and new-contract-model/ unpreparedness for the dawn its Stabroek Block partners, Is OGGN’s GSM for of the oil era. Since then, as becomes obsolete, thereby Guyana’s oil contracts many as 30 successful oil making audit delays a thing reasonableandfair?In2020, finds were reported by of the past. This is important Global Witness proposed a Exxon amounting to 11 as labour shortages are new contract model, which billion barrels of oil becoming a growing when computed, amounts to equivalents, thereby largely problem in Guyana’s Guyana’s share to be de-risking the Stabroek booming oil economy This comprised of 10% royalty Block. was exemplified by the head and 25% taxes with a 50/50 It is therefore only of the Guyana Revenue profit share. Similarly, IHS adequate to demand a more Authority (GRA), who Markit’s model computes to equitable oil contract that recently reported a massive Guyana receiving 10% provides a fairer share of shortage of qualified royalty and 10% taxes with a Guyana’s patrimony for its auditingexperts.Finally,any 50/50 profit share. Both of people. discrepancies found during these approaches are within Kenrick Hunte the auditing process may the ballpark of the 55 barrels Alfred Bhulai require costly litigation in for Guyana as recommended André Brändli thecourts.Infact,Exxonhas byOGGN. Darsh Khusial already indicated that they Importantly, OGGN’s Reuben Khusial intend to do so, if considered GSM is superior and fully Mike Persaud opportune. transparent as there is no Joe Persaud

Gross split models need to calculate royalties Ganga Ramdas (GSM) for oil contracts and profit shares. As a first Charles Sugrim already have a precedent in step, OGGN proposes that On behalf of OGGN the industry For example, the Government of Guyana (www.oggn org/about), a Indonesia’s PSA is based on seek to have a dialogue with 501(c)(3) organization.

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Norton and PPP Government borrowing

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Aubrey Norton says the PPP Government should borrow for profitable projects.

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The PPP Government must be delighted to get that encouragement from Norton. For the PPP Government, every loan is for profitable purposes!

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The question to be considered is profitable for whom?

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The Guyanese people or the pockets of ruling politicians…

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Oil refinery MoU with Dominican Republic not set in stone

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has underscored that ongoing discussions for an oil refinery with the Dominican Republic are far fromfinalized.

The recent signing of a M e m o r a n d u m o f Understanding (MoU) between Guyana's President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, and the President of the Dominican Republic,LuisAbinader

has spurred deliberations about establishing an oil refinery in Guyana capable of refining approximately 50,000 barrels of oil daily Notably, the Dominican Republic is poised to hold a controlling stake of 51% in thiscollaborativeendeavour

During his customary weekly press conference last Thursday, Jagdeo fielded questions from reporters about the prospects of

introducing a second refinery, especially since authorities had already announced plans for establishing a similar facility capable of taking off 30,000 barrelsofoil.

In response, he reiterated that the existing capacity of Guyana's oil sector can adequately accommodate a singlerefineryatthistime.

In a subsequent press conferencethisweek,Jagdeo

- Jagdeo affirms

was once again pressed for insights into the status of the proposed oil refinery deal. When queried about its firmness, given the range of proposals submitted by companies and nations, he emphasized, "That has to be assessed against every other proposal. Even the one with DR is not a done deal on the refinery aspect. Even the otherelementsoftheMoU,it isallexploration.

We need to have our gas strategy ready which we are turning our attention to now. We have not concluded anything because it has to be thebestdealforthecountry."

H e s t r e s s e d t h e importance of securing the best possible deal for the nation,notonlyregardingthe

refinery but also considering the broader aspects outlined in the MoU, primarily revolvingaroundexploratory initiatives.

“The way we see it, if we go down that route for a refinery, there would only be one," Jagdeo pointed out, again reiterating the government'sstance.

He said to proceed; a thorough market exploration

and a comprehensive evaluation of all submitted proposals are requisite steps. He also disclosed that the government received a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 1 submissions through formal requests for proposals, alongside an additional five unsolicitedproposals.

“Butafterassessingallof

those, there can only be one. If we decide to go that route because simultaneously, we are exploring the route of strategic reserves, and we have to look at the two options side by side to see if they can solve the same problem or concern we have which is about energy security in Guyana," Jagdeo affirmed.

He also disclosed that the government is actively deliberating the feasibility of tolling Guyana's oil abroad. However, he emphasized t h a t a m e t i c u l o u s comparative analysis of all feasible options is in progress to determine the course of action that aligns best with the nation's interests.

Elderly woman hospitalised following hit-and-run

Anelderlywoman was hospitalised in a critical condition Friday night after she was struck down by a motorcar on the East Coast ofDemerara(ECD).

Erica Yvonne Harry, 81, of Victoria, ECD was struck down by a Toyota motorcar on Friday night around 22:00hrs. The driver drove away from the scene; however, the vehicle was subsequently found abandoned.

T h e w o m a n h a d m o m e n t s e a r l i e r disembarked from a bus and was waiting to cross the roadway when she was hit bythecar.

She sustained multiple injuries and was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Harrysustainedfractures to her left hand and left legs. In addition, she sustained three broken ribs and her lung was punctured as a resultoftheaccident.“Sheis in a lot of pain,” a relative

noted.

According to the relative, while the errant driver drove away from the scene, the vehicle, anAT212 which bears registration number PMM1135, was

later found abandoned. The car's window screen was damagedwhenitwasfound. While the police have been so far unable to apprehend the suspect, Harry'srelativeslatercarried outtheirowninvestigations. They discovered that the car involved in the accident is registered to someone in Berbice However, that individual is contending that he sold the car to another individual.

Harry's relatives are calling on the police to step up their investigations into the accident, even as they reiterated that the woman is inimmensepain.

The Toyota motorcar which relatives said struck down Erica Harry and drove away Friday night.

Bullet passes through man’s pants pocket after “Sindicatos” open fire on boat in Cuyuni River - Guyanese soldiers returned fire

The bullet hole left in one of the man’s pockets

Bullet holes on the outboard engines of the boat

ByShervinBelgrave

A man on Thursday afternoon narrowly escaped serious injury or possibly death after members of a Venezuelan gang popularly known as the “Sindicatos” opened fire on a boat in the Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

One of the bullets reportedly passed through his right-side pants pocket while the out-board engines on the boat were partially riddled.

K a i e t e u r N e w s understands that the man was working as a porter on theboat.

Police confirmed the shooting and said that members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were also onboard the vessel Police related too that the rankshadreturnedfireonthe gang but no injuries have beenreported.

KaieteurNewslearntthe boat was a civilian one heading towards the Eteringbang, Cuyuni River, Region Seven, a Guyanese community that sits on the border with neighbouring Venezuela.

While in the vicinity of Botanamu, a mining community that is situated ontheVenezuelansideofthe border, the gunmen opened

fire. It is believed that the ‘Sindicatos’shot at the boat because it had failed to stop attheircheckpoint.

Thesoldierswereshotat again the following day while returning from Eteringbang but this time in the vicinity of another mining area call Baboon. One gunshot was heard and thesoldiersagainfiredback.

Guyanese businessmen working at border said that the “Sindicatos” have warnedthat“theydonotcare whoeverispassingby”,once a boat refuses to stop they willshoot.

Fearfulfortheirlives,the Guyanese businessmen and women have decided to comply

At the check points, the gangwouldsearchtheboats andforcethebusinessmento pay them gold for each item they transport to their shops andminingcamps.

“They have a checklist withpricesforvariousitems transported from Guyana,” onebusinessmansaid.

The price to transport a case of Guinness is reportedly one gram gold (that is close to a penny weight of gold). Another businessman reportedly had to pay 10 grams of gold for eachdrumofoilhehadinhis boat.

“They tell him he had to pay or leave it there at their c h e c k p o i n t , ” t h e businessmanadded.

Forcing the Guyanese pay a tax for basic supplies for their mining camps, personal use and businesses has been ongoing for years but in recent time, it has reportedlygottenworse.

According to the Guyanese businessmen, they are being forced to run awayandshutuptheirshops because of the high taxes they have to pay the “Sindicatos” and they fear for their lives when they cannotpay

The businessman said numerous complaints have been made to the relevant authorities and the Guyana Gold and Miners’ Associationbutitseemsasif theyhadfallenondeafears.

Police had told Kaieteur News in the past that Joint Services patrol had increased in the river to combat the attacks on the Guyanese people. The government had heightened its military presence at the border after a policeman; Quincy Alexander was shot by “Sindicatos” in 2018 whiletravellinginaboat.

That shooting had also occurred in the vicinity of Botanamu.

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BY GHK LALL

Discovering the real Bharrat Jagdeo

Guyanese are getting a greater and greater sense of what Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeoisallabout.

He is so nervous these days, so much on edge, that themeresttouchpromptshim to burst out into a shrill exhibition of petulance and churlishness, which is usually followed by his characteristic virulence and viciousness. WhatGuyanese are seeing is a man on the ropes, one who is forced to resort to any desperate ruse, any shaky rabbit-out-of-thehat trick, to extricate himself from the holes in which he thought that he had hidden himself. For these things, he must be called out, for these tricky moves, he must be placed on the national billboard, so that all can see for themselves what kind of leader he is, and what kind of leadership is bad for this country

Inquire of Dr Jagdeo aboutoilblocksandhecomes upwithhisownlongblockof words that is full of slipperiness and sleekness. The COVID-19 pandemic compelsaone-yearextension

to Exxon, delaying its relinquishment of 120 oil blocks to October 2024. To avoid repeating prior writings, I skim over the following: during the pandemic mining and petroleum related ops were identified as “essential”; Exxon also had waivers for flights and other matters linked to its enterprise; and there was the quarterly review provision to adjust accordingly in former President Granger's approval letterdatedJuly24,2020.

Inaggregate,Exxonwas as close as could be in operating without restriction, withoutinhibition,duringthe heightoftheviralonslaughts. Nothinghadstoodintheway or stopped Exxon: not the pandemic. Notthepowersin t h e t h e n C o a l i t i o n government. Not anything implemented by the Coalition Government, all of w h i c h w e r e unceremoniously undone and kicked by the incoming PPP Government into the garbagecan. Andnotanyred light activated to slowdown Exxon by this power-

sensitive PPP Government. Buttheslyasacentipede,Dr. Jagdeo says it was COVID19.

Ask this uneasy and unprecedented political operator (and an increasingly unconvincing one, as his confirm) about interest rate(s)paidonloansarranged by Exxon for Guyana, and Dr Jagdeo goes into overdrive For when a straight and simple answer would put the matter to rest, the Vice President settles for a seminar on loans, and how the hostile fossil fuel environment is making it more difficult for oil companies to borrow All of thatisniceforaconversation over a chilled cocktail, but what Guyanese need is a number

The wily (tornado) Jagdeo knows that, but he is not parting with any number for thy kingdom come. I use the little sobriquet of 'tornado' for brother Jagdeo, becauseinAmerica,thereisa word that is substituted for tornado, which is 'twister.' Though Elvis Pressley he is not, but twister fits Dr

Jagdeo to a tee, for it is what he has transformed himself into to please omnipotent Exxon.

Theman,theleader,spins around like a funnel gyrating on its edged end, one subject to the forces of Exxon that pushes his buttons, pulls his strings.

The twister in the Vice President is what comes out when the issue before him is the interest rate that Guyana ispayingExxonformoniesit borrows against the oil collateral, or its own equity capital that the company invests here. But why, is my question, that the usually talkative and authoritative Vice President so tonguetied? But why, sir, when all that is called for is a figure (a digit) and not about any figure of speech that has becomesopainfulforhim?

Brother Jagdeo is into e v e r y t h i n g : L o c a l Government Elections (but notoil);ChineseLandingand gold mining (but not oil); national security, Roger Luncheon's final farewell, (but not oil). Dr Jagdeo put himself in charge of oil, then

p o s i t i o n e d himself to concoct one camouflage after another in his management of the oil. In America's Deep South, the slave masters had King Cotton to feather their nests In Guyana, the foreign slave masters have Dr Jagdeo as their King of Crude in his futile attempts to beat all Guyaneseintosubmission.

For Exxon, Dr Jagdeo is delightedtobeabadmanand a bullyboy It is what weakens him, and has him lash out when he cannot come up with clean and coherentanswers.

Like all swaggering bullies-intheirownminds,or by their actions-friar Jagdeo convulses into fits when Guyanese get in his face, and squeeze him to put up his dukes, or move out of the way As his Foreign Secretaryoncesaid:putupor shut up. But there is Dr Jagdeo, still deciding which isbetter

Considering the shabby and sickly record that the Vice President has compiled

wit h h i s stewardship of this national oil patrimony, he should not even show up anymore

From the little I hear, he has become like a boat captain caught in a vortex that sucks him further in, the more he openshismouth. Ihavegone to great lengths to offer brother Jagdeo, and all who would listen, this one infallible medicine that works on every occasion: truth floats all boats. Oil boats and leadership boats andmediaboats.

My brother, the Hon. Vice President of Guyana's Oil Empire, does well to remember that, and make it his bosom companion, inseparableshadow

(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of this newspaper and its affiliates.)

Haitians shelter in sports center as fresh attacks displace nearly 9,000

Reuters - Hundreds of people are crammed into small white tents inthecourtyardofasportscenterin the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, drying clothes on the access ramps andwashingtheirchildreninsmall, plastictubs.

Some 8,730 people have been displaced around the heavily populated neighborhood of Carrefour-Feuilles, according to U.N. estimates on Saturday, more than half due to a fresh outbreak of violencetwodaysearlier

Residents began moving out of the area en masse from Aug. 12, when armed gangs mounted their attacksonthearea.

Under-resourced police have struggled to fight off the armed groups which now control large parts of the capital, their turf wars driving a devastating humanitarian crisis that has displaced around 200,000nationwide.

Ariel Henry, Haiti's unelected prime minister, called for urgent international security assistance lastOctober

Though countries were wary of backing Henry and repeating the serious abuses committed by past interventions, Kenyan delegates met with Henry and top police chiefs this week to assess leading suchaforce.

The motion is eventually

expected to go to a U.N. Security Councilvote.

"Even if order was restored to the area, I would not come back," said Orisca Marie Youseline, who grew up in Carrefour-Feuilles and is now one of some 930 people the U.N. estimates is sheltering at the

A man carries an elderly man as they flee their neighbourhood Carrefour Feuilles after gangs took over, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 15, 2023.

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ontheviolence.

After Thursday's escalation, thousands of people who had taken refuge at the Lycee Carrefour-Feuillesmovedtoother sites, including other schools and thesquareoutsideacinema.

"These places are not made to handle the situation of displaced people," said Gedeon Jean, director at local rights group CARDH, which raised the alarm about the displaced residentsincluding people who are elderly, disabled, pregnant or with young children- going a week without aid.

Many families living in outdoor tents suffered from rains brought by Tropical Storm Franklin,nowahurricane.

Civil protection, social services and French NGO Medecins du Monde are helping supply the sites, Jean said, adding police were severely underequipped and "the needs are huge.”

GymnasiumVincentsportscenter

"We are running too much, we aretiredofalwaysbeingvictims."

SEVERELY UNDEREQUIPPED

Meanwhile outside the French Embassy, protected by high walls, caged security cameras and barbed

wire, protesters set a tire on fire as peoplepatrolledwithmachetes.

Many Haitians have joined civilian self-defense groups known as "Bwa Kale," a movement which has inspired hope but also sparked retaliation against civilians and stirredfearsthegroupsarespurring

"Even if this foreign force comes, when it leaves, we will be in the same situation," said Youseline.

"They will come for a few months, help us, push the gangs back, and when they leave, we will be back here. I don't want to live likethisanymore.”

Jagdeo blames lack of ring-fencing for Guyana’s failure to pay off Liza 2 US$6 billion costs, but still refuses to include provision for other oil projects

Despite being w a r n e d b y m u l t i p l e international experts to ringfence its oil projects, the Government of Guyana (GoG) has refused to include such a provision in the Permits being granted to oil major,ExxonMobil.

Thecompany,throughits subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), operates Guyana's lucrative 26,800 square kilometers Stabroek Block Through the Production Sharing Agreement(PSA)inkedwith the GoG in 2016, the company is allowed to deduct 75 percent of the monthlyrevenuetowardsthe repayment of costs for the offshore deepwater projects. This process is referred to as 'costrecovery'.

Even before oil started flowing through the production lines, Guyana was advised by the InternationalMonetaryFund (IMF), Chatham House, World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to include a ring-fencing provision to ensure the

country benefits from its oil resourceearlyon.

A ring-fencing provision wouldpreventoilcompanies from using revenue generated from a production fieldtooffsetcostsinanother project. In the absence of s u c h a p r o v i s i o n , ExxonMobil have been using the proceeds from the Liza One and Liza Two projects,currentlyproducing about 400,000 barrels of oil per day, to pay for costs related to other Stabroek Blockprojects.

This has resulted in Guyana failing to pay off the Liza Two project costs, peggedatUS$6billion,even though ExxonMobil recovered a whopping US$7.4 billion in expenses lastyearalone.

Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo was asked by Kaieteur News on Thursday during his press conference whether the cost of the Liza Two project has been recovered by Exxon, when he begged that one understands the impact of no ring-fencing.

The Vice President explained, “Because of no ring-fencing several projects

are being financed from the proceeds; so because several projects are being financed (simultaneously), it affects, what would have been an early repayment (on one project).” Jagdeo went on to note if Guyana had a ringfencing provision included in the PSA, Guyana could h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n benefitting from a 50/50 profitsplitfromtheLizaOne and Two developments. In this regard, he pointed out that with each new project approved, the debt is piled onto and is repaid from the

producingdevelopments.

He said, “It delays the repayment of all of these expenditure.

It delays it. It just shifts it forward so that is why it is a dynamic thing. It's not like static and that is what I am hoping that people would understand that in these, like financial things because of the lack of ring-fencing in this case, in this particular case it's difficult to assign to say oh, all of the money has gonethere.

Most of the money is going into financing the new

projects now, coming from revenue.”

In February of this year, ExxonMobil Guyana revealed that the Liza One project, that carries a price tag of about US$4 billion. Under normal conditions, with ring-fencing, the country would have now been reaping 50 percent of the profits from that project, but in the absence of this key provision, Guyana will continue to receive a meagre 12.5percentinprofits.

Jagdeohasbeenreluctant to publish the cost recovery statements for the oil company to show what costs havebeenrepaidtodate.Asa result, it is still unclear how much of the Liza Two expenses have been cleared thusfar

“Renegotiate those contracts”

A passionate and almost angry Bharrat Jagdeo while functioning as Leader of the Opposition, just over three years ago, said in an interview that the then A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition government “sold” the country to “foreigners”

because that administration failedtoincludering-fencing to shore up profits from the 2016PSAwithExxon.

At that time, Jagdeo assured that when the People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) returned to office, this would be a priority when the contract is renegotiated.

“They sold us out to the foreigners The oil companies, every time there isafindoutthere,ourpeople should be sad because nothing comes our way We are gonna renegotiate those contracts because that's not what we had in mind,” Jagdeo said He added, “When we were in the early days, we were coaxing the people (ExxonMobil) to go along They (Coalition) came into office – three billion barrels of proven reserves and they gave up zero royalties, no taxes, no ring-fencing ”Soon after taking office in 2020, the now Vice President (VP) has notonlychangedhistunebut also his tone when it comes to the renegotiation of the Exxon contract and securing greater benefits for Guyanese.

Gunman kills three, himself in racially motivated shooting - Jacksonville sheriff says

Reuters - A white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a raciallymotivatedcrime.

"This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people," Jacksonville Sheriff T K Waters told a press conference.

The suspect, whom Waters described as a white male wearing a tactical vest, wasnotidentified

Waters said all three victims - two men and a woman - were Black Waters said authorities believed the shooter acted alone, and that before the shooting he had authored "several manifestos" for media, his parents and law enforcement detailing hishatredforBlackpeople.

Waters described his

weapons as a Glock and an "AR-15 style" rifle, with swastikas on it, referring to a lightweight semi-automatic long gun often used in mass shootings.

"The hate that motivated

Waterssaid.

He said the shooter was spotted at a local historically Black college, Edward Waters University, where he

put on his vest and a mask before going to the local branch of the Dollar General, a discount chain with stores across the UnitedStates. Sherri Onks, special

agent in charge of the Jacksonville FBI office, said federalofficialshadopeneda civil rights investigation and would pursue the incident as ahatecrime.”

Hate crimes are always

and will always remain a top priority for the FBI because theyarenotonlyanattackon a victim, they're also meant to threaten and intimidate an entire community," Onks said.

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo

the shooter's killing spree adds an additional layer of heartbreak,"

Residents talk with Jacksonville police officers near the scene of mass shooting at a Dollar General store, Saturday, August 26, 2023, Jacksonville, Fla (AP Photo / John Raoux)

Guyanabuildingout infrastructuretosupport localandforeigninvestors - Prime

Minister

Th e m a j o r infrastructural development taking place countrywide is geared towards supporting localandforeigninvestors.

P r i m e M i n i s t e r, Brigadier Ret'd Mark Phillips on Friday evening during the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Guyana's fifth anniversary celebration said that the government will continue to create a suitable environment to welcome investment.

He was at the time addressing the businesses gathered at the Marriott H o t e l , K i n g s t o n , Georgetown for the celebration.

He said, “Since taking office in August 2020, our government has been working to ensure that we have in place a framework required to support local and international investors in Guyana.”

To this end, the Prime Minister shared, “You would h a v e s e e n m a j o r infrastructural works such as t h e e x p a n s i o n a n d construction of roads and highways and even the development and passage of legislation to facilitate a modernized way of conducting business in Guyana, especially as we adapt to the digital age These are just a few of the many initiatives and policies that are being implemented by our government to support the business communityinGuyana.”

Phillips assured that government will continue to work withAmCham Guyana since it aids in fostering the environment required for investors to thrive The Prime Minister told the Chamber that it is welcome toengagegovernment.

H e n o t e d , “ O u r government remains committed to strengthening our international ties and AmCham has been playing a key role in promoting trade and economic relations between Guyanese and United States interests. We continue to encourage American investors to explore and look for opportunities in the various sectors, and not just, as somebody said, be limited to oilandgas.”

The Prime Minister's

statement regarding investment inroads to support investors come at a time when stakeholders have been questioning the rationale behind the massive expenditureoninfrastructure projects while ordinary citizenscontinuetocomplain aboutthehighcostofliving.

In fact, Director of Financial Analysis at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Tom Sanzillodoesnotbelievethat the revenue stream from Guyana'soilandgassectoris being prudently managed to ensure future generations benefit.

D u r i n g a p a n e l discussion focusing on the local energy sector back in June, Sanzillo pointed out that the government has not been prioritising saving the funds generated from the industry like Norway but has instead embarked on a massive infrastructural and energy development scheme which may very well benefit its partner, ExxonMobil more than the citizens in the country.The financial expert saidwithanationalbudgetof approximately US$3 6 billion, Guyana used about US$1 billion of its oil revenue to support its development scheme He noted, “The Budget's doubled in the last two years from just under US$2 billion and what you have is large expendituresoncapital.”

Based on his analysis, Sanzillo said the expenditure will not improve the living conditions in poorer communities which is desperately needed in Guyana.

“Local leaders choose how that money gets spent every year and they have been spending it so far on capital expenditures and that is not going to support the k i n d o f e c o n o m i c

development in poorer communities that you want,” thefinancialexpertdetailed.

Instead, he stated that, “It may work to Exxon's benefit toputinnewroads,itmaybe Exxon's benefit to build a new gas plant but they don't need that kind of electricity system in Guyana and who knows if they actually need the roads that are being built because there is no public processsowhatyouhaveisa planandtheplanistousethe money to keep the existing political structure in power and that's what is going to be done.”

The national budget was passedinJanuarythisyearto the tune of US$781.9 billion. A huge chunk of the funds was streamed to the Ministry of Public Works to enhance the infrastructural landscape acrossthecountry

K a i e t e u r N e w s understandsthattheMinistry received the highest allocation this year when compared to the other government ministries It received some $149.5 billion in February to support its developmentplans.

Earlier this month when Parliament approved $61 billion in Supplementary funds, the Ministry of Public Works received another $33 billion, taking its total allocation this year to $182.5 billion.

In the meantime, a meagre $5 billion was set asidebytheadministrationto cushion the high cost of livingtriggeredinpartbythe globalCOVID-19pandemic.

Citizens have been complaining about the spiraling cost of food, transportation and other basic items, but instead of significantly improving wages for public servants, it has for the past two consecutive years increased salaries by only seven and eightpercent,respectively

Prime Minister, Brigadier Ret'd Mark Phillips

Week-in-Review said bluntly that the oftheoilandgassectortothe (ShadowMinisterfortheOil government saw no merit in parliament where the Sector, David) Patterson or SUNDAY thatamendmentoranyofthe grandstanding takes place? (OppositionLeader,Aubrey) 32 others brought by the They would shut it down for Norton. We vested it in a VPJagdeo loses temper political opposition. “They vindictive purposes You larger group that has a when questioned on were all half-baked, all think we are going to hand it collective responsibility to Exxon’s US-multibillion nonsense, ” the Vice over and give them veto the people,” the Vice $$$ expenses President told reporters last power almost? It’s all a Presidentsaid. weekThursday show,” The Vice President The official also noted Vice President, Bharrat The chief policy maker said as he questioned the that at the appropriate time, Jagdeo during a media for the oil sector said, “They opposition’s sincerity for the powers of the minister engagement at the Arthur want to manage the oil and goodgovernance. willtransitiontoaPetroleum Chung Conference Center gas sector from the Apart from having the Commission. (ACCC)onThursdaylosthis parliament; that is what they awardofoilblockssubjected The passage of the temperwhenquestionedbya want to do… and you know to parliamentary scrutiny, Petroleum Activities Bill is Kaieteur News reporter on what will come out of the political Opposition had one of the key elements releasing the Cost Recovery it…now for the public show, expressed fears about the Guyanese authorities Statements and forecast of they want to grandstand like extensivepowersawardedto promised to have in place expenditure by the theyaretheconscienceofthe the Minister of Natural before the September 12 E x x o n M o b i l - l e d sector, when they are the Resources, in that he has too deadline for the submission consortium, developing the same people ExxonMobil much discretion and may of bids in its maidenauction. resources in the oil-rich s u b m i t t e d about it”. He nevertheless walked all over; Exxon and abusesame.Notably,theBill That licensing round which StabroekBlock.

https://www kaieteurnewso noted that “we are open to the other oil companies allows the minister to be in features 14 oil blocks will

So far, ExxonMobil has nline com/2022/08/20/in- exploring it and seeing what walked all over them,” the charge of the licensing of see awards being completed recovered US-billions in tribute-to-bibi-shadick/ morecouldbedone.” VicePresidentsaid. petroleum exploration, onNovember1,2023. costs related to oil Notably, the lopsided oil During his press He said the political development, production, The indicative terms for production. Last year alone, deal with Exxon requires the conference on Thursday, the Opposition has no moral transportation, and storage that auction include a 10 the company reported that a oil companies to furnish the VP was reminded of his right to speak on such operations, including the percent royalty, a US$1M whopping US$7.4 billion in Guyana Government with commitment and was asked matters since it was geological storage of carbon annual training fee, a expenses were cleared various documents on their whether he had arrived at a responsible for condemning dioxide. US$1Mannualrentalfee,65 through Guyana’s oil. This expected expenditure for a conclusion regarding the Guyana to honouring one of The new legislation also percent of gross production was over five times the given year They are also release of the cost recovery the worst oil contracts in the states that the minister can going to expenses after the revenue Guyana earned required to provide details statementsespecially country’s history. That delegate some of his royalty is allocated, and the during the same period on how much of their contract pertains to the powers/duties to an agency remaining profit oil being which totaled a meager investment has been cleared Govt. would not hand Production Sharing but revoke those delegations split 50/50. The law also US$1.4billion. offusingGuyana’soil. over oil sector Agreement signed in 2016 at any time. He is also provides for the finance

The Production Sharing Annex C of the contract management to for the Stabroek Block with allowed to review and apply minister to exempt future Agreement (PSA) Guyana which outlines in detail the parliament Exxon and two other oil any variations he deems blocks from the payment of signed with Exxon and accounting procedures ...Political opposition companies. It is criticized necessary to decisions made Property and Capital Gains partners allow for 75 percent Exxon must comply with would try to cripple the r e g i o n a l l y a n d byhisappointees. Tax. oftherevenuetobededucted states that the Contractor industry or delay internationally for having Jagdeo assured however Notably, this law will each month towards the shall prepare an annual operations – VP Jagdeo some of the most lopsided that the law is clear about only apply to ExxonMobil recovery of costs This budget pursuant to Article 7 provisions which allow how the minister is to from a management and means Exxon is repaid a of the Agreement that will T h e G u y a n a Exxon and its partners to exercise his powers, while administrative perspective. handsome sum of the distinguish between Government has rejected a walk away with the lion’s noting that in instances The Vice President proceeds each month E x p l o r a t i o n C o s t s , number of legislative share of Guyana’s oil where it matters, Cabinet previously explained that towards recouping its Development Costs, and amendments by the political resources. willprovideguidance. Exxon which operates the investment. Operating Costs. The opposition which sought to With such a track record, “In most cases where it country’s only commercial

In the absence of a ring- statement must also show a bring the oil sector under Jagdeo alluded it would be matters, he has to (act) with blockwillnotbesubjectedto fencing provision, the deal forecast of expenditures and parliamentary scrutiny. It foolish to have critical theapprovalofCabinetsohe the new fiscal terms which sees Exxon recouping costs r e c e i p t s u n d e r t h e believes such a move would sections of the management cannot, unlike the old alsoincludethepaymentofa from an oil producing Agreement for the calendar expose the multi-billion- oftheoilsectormakeitsway legislation, do it on his own. 10percentIncomeTax. project to pay for expenses year as well as cumulative dollar sector to unnecessary to parliament for the It now requires collective unrelated to that specific expenditures and receipts to delay tactics, and in more opposition to have any say scrutiny of the documents MONDAY development. For instance, the end of the said calendar extreme scenarios, attempts “You think we are going to and the exercise of his last year the two producing year to halt industry operations. hand over the management power We can’t vest that in ExxonMobil fields, Liza One and Liza This publication has This was the rationale hands EPAimpact

Two generated revenue that reported that several offered by Vice President, study for 6th project p a i d f o r t h e industry stakeholders have Dr Bharrat Jagdeo at a …Four months after decommissioning (cleanup) calledfortheforegoingtobe recentpressconference. receiving approval costs for the third and fourth in the open to deepen the KaieteurNewshadasked for 5th project oil projects- Payara and public debate on how the the chief policymaker to Yellowtail- which are yet to nation’s oil resources have explain whether he saw any

Already producing an commenceoilproduction. been and would continue to merit in some of the averageof400,000barrelsof I m p o r t a n t l y, t h e beutilized. opposition’s proposed oil per day in the Stabroek government has been failing Cost Recovery Statements a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e BlockfromtheLizaOneand to conduct and complete Itisinthisregardthatthe Petroleum Activities Bill Liza Two projects- without timelyauditsofthecompany VPwasaskedonThursdayto w h i c h i s a w a i t i n g full liability protection to verify the expenses being saywhetherthesestatements presidential assent to against an oil spill- Esso claimed by the Stabroek can be made public. This is become the nation’s new oil

Exploration and Production Block partners In the the second for this year the law Chief among the Guyana Limited (EEPGL), meantime, the co-venturers question of the Stabroek o p p o s i t i o n ’ s the operator of the Stabroek continue to rack up expenses Block expenses have been recommendations was to Block has submitted an unrestricted, since Vice put to Jagdeo, who is tasked have the Natural Resources Environmental Impact President Bharrat Jagdeo w i t h m a n a g i n g t h e Minister seek parliamentary Assessment (EIA) to the previously made it clear that petroleumsector approval for any oil block to Environmental Protection in the absence of a “co- In March, Jagdeo said he be awarded through direct Agency (EPA) for its sixth management arrangement” was comfortable releasing n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h deepwaterproject,Whiptail. Guyana is restricted to the statements since he international oil companies

This key document lays merely checking the bills believes Kaieteur News orcountries. thefoundationforthe after they have been would “nitpick” and “lie But the Vice President (Continued on page 15)

From page 14 the Stabroek Block partners regulator to make a decision last year deducted revenues in granting a Permit for a from the Liza One and Liza planned development which Two projects to pay for can affect the environment decommissioning costs and human life. It identifies relatedtothethirdandfourth the risks involved in the projects that are yet to project, as well as lists commenceoilproduction. mitigative measures that can To this end, Low beimplemented. explained, “In general, it is

The Whiptail project is important to evaluate the ExxonMobil’s largest oil viability of each field, but as project to date. It seeks to Guyana does not have ringproduce up to 275,000 fencing provisions, this is barrels of oil per day (bpd). vital.”

The company submitted an He went on to note, application to the EPA back “Studies should be done so in January for the project. It that we have a concrete was also revealed by the understanding of what we Executive Director of the should expect from each agency that the company field, but also its impact on was ordered to conduct an the share of revenue that impact assessment for the goes to profit oil. We have development. previously spoken about

In a Public Notice spacingoutdevelopmentsso published in Sunday’s that the share of revenues edition of Kaieteur News, received earlier is increased the EPA announced that the andthisofcourserequiresan EIA along with the evaluation of the economics Environmental Impact ofeachfield.” Statement (EIS) was Low believes that if the submitted by the oil government does not company It also noted that regularly assess these fields, this means the public would itwouldbeunabletoidentify have 60 days- commencing its expected annual August 20, 2023- to review party oil tankers will be “long running relationship”, Analyst, Tom Sanzillo Commonwealth Specialist revenues He therefore the document and make scheduled to offload the oil with ExxonMobil and the however pointed out that the invitingmemberstatesofthe cautioned that “Such poor submissions to the EPA as from the FPSO, making the EPA. islands located within the organization to conduct planning could lead to the they consider appropriate, in oilavailableforexporttothe To date, ERM has path of a potential oil spill feasibility studies for oil government being unable to accordance with Section 11 international market The c o m p l e t e d a l l o f from the Guyana project projects, specifically to meet its expected expenses (10) of the Environmental FPSO will also process, ExxonMobil’s EIAs, except produce more than US$140 determine cost versus orserviceitsdebt.” ProtectionAct,Cap.20:05. dehydrate,compress,andre- for its fifth impact study, billion of economic activity benefits. According to the

Though the regulator inject associated gas conducted by Acorn annually, largely based on EconomicAdvisor to the Economic Advisor attached said the document was p r o d u c e d f r o m t h e International. It is unclear the maritime and tourism Opposition Leader and to the Commonwealth available on its website reservoir.” why this Consultancy firm sectors This means that Spokesperson on Oil and Secretariat’s Ocean and yesterday for download, this Thecompanysaidthatits hasbeenbooted. US$140 billion of economic Gas matters, Elson Low in a Natural Resources Advisory wasnotthecase. experience from current Onlyfourmonthsago(in activity is at risk from a recent interview with this Division, Naadira Ogeer, Notably, ExxonMobil’s o p e r a t i o n s a n d April), Exxon received the Guyanaoilspill. publication pointed to the governments should take sixth and largest oil project environmental studies will nod of approval by the EPA Meanwhile, Alistair importance of such an care to do independent seeks to produce oil at the enhance the design and foritsfifthproject,Uaru. Routledge, President of analysis being conducted by analysis that determines the Whiptail, Pinktail and implementation of its sixth

The Uaru project is ExxonMobil Guyana during government. feasibility of such projects Tilapia fields. According to offshore deepwater expected to cost US$12.7B a media engagement in Earlier this month, Vice versusthegainstocitizens. the Project Summary, development. Not only that and produce about 250,000 March said the US$2 billion President Bharrat Jagdeo Inahandbookdeveloped Whiptail is located in the but it will also increase barrels of oil per day after sum does not did not told reporters at a press to help government officials south eastern portion of the environmental performance coming on stream in 2026. consider ensuing liabilities conference hosted at make the best decisions for S t a b r o e k B l o c k , and economic value, Exxon The cost of the sixth project of potential impacts on 12 Freedom House that its people when reviewing a approximately 183 km from stated. hasnotyetbeenrevealed. Caribbeanterritories. feasibility studies are the c o m p a n y ’ s F i e l d Georgetown. Current plans The development of the Oil spill

Two Guyanese men are responsibility of the oil Development Plans (FDPs), include drilling via drill three projects under one Even as ExxonMobil currently fighting for companies, since they are the expert stressed the need ships to produce oil from applicationmeansoneFPSO races ahead with the ExxonMobil to supply an investing their financial for there to be detailed approximately 40 – 65 will be used to develop the production of Guyana’s unlimited parent guarantee resources. He indicated that reviews done by State production and injection three fields. This contributes sweet light crude discovered to cover all costs above the this was not done for any of authorities or the experts wells. to the reduction of in the Stabroek Block, the insurance policy in place. the five projects approved to theyhire.

The company hopes to investment or expenditure company has been reluctant The matter is presently date for American oil giant, The official said FDPs s t a r t u p t h e s i x t h required in the activities. It to provide the country with a before the Appeal Court, ExxonMobil. are documents that ought to development by the fourth also aids in boosting signed parent company following a ruling by the According to the be treated with a high degree quarter of 2027 or first production activities in guarantee to protect the state High Court’s Justice Sandil Opposition, an assessment of importance as they quarter of 2028. It has an k e e p i n g w i t h t h e from footing the costs Kissoon in favour of the of each oil project is critical explain how a company will expected field life of at least Government’s plan to associatedwithaspill. Guyanese citizens, Godfrey for Guyana, especially go about developing multi20years. acceleratesuchactivities. Presently, Guyana has a Whyte and Frederick considering that the million-dollar projects Exxon explained, “The K a i e t e u r N e w s US$600 million oil spill Collins.

Stabroek Block does not Taking this into account, anticipated production rate u n d e r s t a n d s t h a t insurance policy per include a ring-fencing Ogeer said it is critical that for the (Floating Production ExxonMobil utilized the occurrence along with a Govt’s failure to provision Such a clause the government has a clear Storage and Offloading services of its Consultant, US$2 billion affiliate conduct feasibility studies would have prevented the appreciation of how vessel) FPSO ranges Environmental Resources company guarantee for oil projects could developer from utilizing the revenueswillbeimpactedby between approximately Management (ERM). The Meanwhile, impact studies result in mountain of revenue generated by one changes in key areas of 220,000 barrels and 275,000 credibilityandindependence done by Exxon so far have debt- Opposition project to pay off expenses uncertainty e g pricing, barrels of oil per day The of the firm has been revealed that a massive spill for another project For production fluctuations, and vessel will be capable of questioned in the past by can impact the country’s The political Opposition instance, Kaieteur News operatingcosts. storing approximately two stakeholders who flagged Caribbean neighbours hasacknowledgedtherecent reported that in the absence “Ideally,thegovernment million barrels of oil. Third what was described as a International Financial a d v i c e f r o m a of a ring-fencing provision, (Continued on page 16)

Map showing the location of Exxon’s 6th oil project in the Stabroek Block

From page 15 was also providing a special resources to cater to the people to make them more should have independent service to allow Exxon to needs of the country and qualified in the oil and gas economic models and continue their operations provide scholarships to sector.’” e x p e r t s t o c o n d u c t through this period. Two satisfythesemarkets.” “I remember, the independent evaluation of floors of the Marriott Hotel Norton called the project Commissioner General the feasibility of a project in Kingston, Georgetown deficient while noting that it saying that there is no and the returns to the were rented to provide a doesnotprioritizeequipping c o r r e l a t i o n a n d n o country,” Ogeer stated in the quarantine facility for the peoplewiththeskillsneeded interaction between and handbook published by the staff of the company in to fill vacancies that exist in Ministry of Public Service CommonwealthSecretariat. addition to other locations in theindustry which is sad because we are

Bethatasitmay,Guyana the country, the former He questioned, “How do in the oil and gas now We to date has not conducted Ministerpointedout. you explain knowing for have been producing for such a study for any of the Patterson therefore years that we have to audit more than three years now five projects it has approved argued that ExxonMobil’s oil and gas and not having and the question is how for ExxonMobil which operations were not the programmes to improve involved is the Ministry of collectively carry a price tag impacted during the theinstitutionalcapabilityof Public Service or the wellaboveUS$40billion. pandemic. the people that have to audit Government in the essence

Already, the main theoilandgassector?” of ensuring that we have

TUESDAY political Opposition has The Opposition Leader skills to service the sector?” called on the government to further lamented, “It is one Mahipaulposited.

Criminal for Gov’t. to Gaskin pointed out that the oil companies ” He justify extending the of my major concerns Outside of the Goal extend Exxon’s hold on after a Court Ruling was noted, “The ordinary relinquishment provision, because if you are into profit Scholarship Programme Stabroek Block while handed down for Exxon to Guyanese people are trying since no documented proof oil. If you are getting your which is under the purview evidence shows company provide a parent company to make a living every day in this regard has been money from profits…Your of the Ministry of Public was unaffected by guarantee to protect the and struggling, most of them providedtoGuyanese. most basic and fundamental Service, Mahipaul said that pandemic - Gaskin country from footing the while we are being

During the Opposition task is really to have the Government must move to costs of an oil spill, Hess shafted it requires other Leader’s press conference capacity to audit. So you get enhance the programmes Civil society member Corporation, the second people who can run with the o n T h u r s d a y , t h e whatyoujustlydeserve.” offered via the University of and transparency advocate, largest shareholder in the matterandtakeittoCourt.” spokesperson on Oil and “The government’s Guyana RamonGaskinhasdescribed Stabroek Block, spoke to On Friday, the AFC told Gas, Elson Low explained, failure to improve our ” In terms of the the move by government to President Irfaan Ali who reporters that the excuse “While I can understand capacity is a clear indication University of Guyana, what extend ExxonMobil’s hold assured a stay would be put being given by government C O V I D - 1 9 b e i n g a that they don’t care three is the government doing on the Stabroek Block for an inplace;thiswasindeedlater to extend the relinquishment reasonable reason, what I whatever…about the people w h e n i t c o m e s t o additionalyearascriminal. approved by the Appeal provision is unacceptable, would always ask is can the of Guyana because they are scholarships offered so as to Gaskin in an exclusive Court. since the company was government provide to the allowing our resources to utilize the people that we interview with Kaieteur Similarly, he said critical granted permission by public, a document which is go…” haveinourcountrywithfirst News on Monday argued studies are being waived for multiple state agencies to evaluating the situation; During the joint Degrees and Masters and so thatthegovernmenthasbeen Exxon’s contractors, while continue their operations which they were able to opposition press briefing, A on,andtoelevatethemselves repeatedly approving all the oil giant enjoys speedy uninterrupted during the receive expert advice as to Partnership for National and specialize in their requests made by the approvals on projects which COVID-19Pandemic. whether or not they should Unity and Alliance for respective fields relative to company, portraying an couldbetterbedescribedasa The party explained that relinquish.” Change (APNU+AFC) oil and gas? What has the incestuous relationship “fixed manner” Gaskin the Ministry of Health, the Executive Member, Ganesh governmentbeendoing?” whichdoesnotbodewellfor argued that these acts then Ministry of Public Failure to improve local Mahipaul also spoke on the Mahipaul stressed that thecountryoritspeople. confirm government is Infrastructure (now Ministry capacity to audit oil issue. theGovernmentshouldhave

According to the prepared to give the of Public Works) along with companies shows Govt.’s Henotedthat,“Whenthe a plan to address the lacuna provisions of the 2016 companyallthatitwants. t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l lack of concern for the Commissioner General of and use its efforts towards Production Sharing In the meantime, he Protection Agency (EPA) sector- Norton the Guyana Revenue making Guyanese more

A g r e e m e n t ( P S A ) , pointedout,“Thiscontractis had approved the company’s Authority (GRA) Godfrey skilled to address the needs

ExxonMobil and the lopsided but the Jagdeo work plan to continue its More than three years Statia raised the issue of oftheindustry.

Stabroek Block partners- government is still prepared operations. after Guyana started to shortage of staff to deal with Meanwhile, at a news Hess and CNOOC- were to grant them everything Several documents were produce oil, the government the cost oil audit during a conference that followed, required to relinquish a 20 they need. It has wasted an shared with Kaieteur News is yet to implement recent hearing of the Public Vice President (VP) Bharrat percentportionofthe26,800 opportunitytogetbackmore to this end, including a programmes which will help AccountsCommittee(PAC), Jagdeo sought to debunk the square kilometers field.Vice for its people. We would be Gazetted Order dated April develop the capacity of the question was asked Opposition’sclaims. President Bharrat Jagdeo in losing out on more royalties, 9, 2020 for ‘Emergency localstoaudittheoilandgas ‘What it is that the “ H e [ N o r t o n ] i s June this year however on taxes- we keep losing all COVID-19 Measures’ sector

governmentisdoingthrough peddling;hemadeabigissue announced an extension of thetime.” granting ExxonMobil Opposition Leader, the Ministry of Public of this at his press therelinquishmentprovision TheactivisttoldKaieteur permission to continue its AubreyNortonlamentedlast Service in order to facilitate conference… But we are for a period of one year, News that Guyana should operations as an ‘essential Thursdayathisweeklypress the training through working to bring more owing to the company’s not grant the company an service’ In fact, this briefing that this failure by scholarships and whatever people into the labour force work programme being extension to further explore provision allowed for the oil Government is a clear other measures that may be t h r o u g h t r a i n i n g delayed by the Corona Virus the Stabroek Block since he gianttoworkfor24hours. indication of their lack of necessary to enhance our programmes. We have an (COVID)Pandemic. holds the view that Exxon AFC Member, David concern for what is aggressive programme

Citing the evidence already has its grip on more Patterson said, “As Minister happeningwithGuyana’soil through the Ministry of provided by theAlliance For of the country’s oil fields of Public Infrastructure at resources. Labour We have about Change (AFC) at a press thanlegallyrequired. the time, Exxon were Speaking at the press 1 7 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e o n conference on Friday, According to him, “It is allowed special flights…so conference, Norton declared scholarships now Through outlining the company’s illegaltogranttheextension. what happened during that that:“Thegovernmentkeeps the Goal Programme, there unhampered activities There is no legal basis other period of time all their talking about Goal are lots of these activities during the pandemic, the than the fact that the personnel was allowed to Scholarship Programme but going on to educate and activistsaid,“Itiscleartome government of Guyana is come in by charter even Goalseemstobegoalless!” bringourownpeopleintothe that the government is determined to grant Exxon though the airports were Hecontinued,“Ifyouare labourforce.” p r e p a r e d t o g r a n t everything that they closed.”

saying that you have this

“YouheardtheGRAsaid ExxonMobil all the wish that is why it is

the Guyana Civil Aviation haven’t aligned it with the the last press conference,

The chartered flights comprehensive programme and I think that was a concessions they want and criminal, it is illegal and it’s were approved weekly by to train people and you question which was raised at all the approvals they want. outoforder.”

We see it every day Gaskin said that such Authority (GCAA), an needs of the country, then thattheydon’thavetheskills

EverythingthatExxonMobil decisions by government agencyundertheremitofthe you are clearly goalless. The to monitor Exxon’s has requested they are ought to be challenged in the PublicWorksMinistry main goal of the Goal expenditure and if we don’t getting it from the l o c a l C o u r t s s i n c e He added that the Programme should be to havetheskills;thenwe government.”

“Government is in bed with Ministry of Public Health make full use of human (Continued on page 57)

Civil Society Activist, Ramon Gaskin

BLUNTNESS ON INDECENCY!

SUNDAY –August 20, 2023

Jagdeo is driving himself crazy

It is now clear why Jagdeo was not holding press conference.

He was deciding who he wants to attack, so he can distractGuyanese.

The oil is sending him crazy

Everywhere he turns he seesanenemy

On oil, he can't be about cleanspeaking.

So he resorts to head burning.

MONDAY –August 21, 2023

Jagdeo and his tantrums

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo must hurry up and growup.

He has to stop stamping his feet when he doesn't get hisway

Jagdeo must stop throwing these childish tantrums when pressed for answers.

Jagdeo must remember heisaformerPresident.

He doesn't have the keys to all knowledge, or deep truths.

He must stop making himselflooklikesomeoneon therun.

Someone with many thingstofear

TUESDAY –August 22, 2023

Jagdeo –Aleader wasting away

We feel sorry for Bharrat Jagdeo.

He is running out of

tricks.

He thought that the oil wouldgivehimkicks.

Now he comes in for unendinglicks.

His press conferences are nowabrawl.

As Jagdeo looks for any holeinwhichtocrawl.

WDENSDAY –August 23, 2023

Those whom the gods…

Itissadtowatchamango mad.

It is rough when a leader turnstofluff!

It is a curse when a politician deteriorates to the worse…

Forwhomthebellstoll.

It is the one with the oil bowl, the one living in a hotel.

Play the game and take theblame!

Three reportedly die in ECD crash

Three persons reportedly died late Saturday night following an accident involving two cars and a motorcycle at Mahaica, East CoastDemerara(ECD).

K a i e t e u r N e w s understands that the accident tookplacearound22:00hrsin the vicinity of the K&K Gas Station.

Cell phone recorded videos depicted a gruesome scene with bodies and severed body parts spread acrosstheroad.

Up to press time no statementontheaccidentwas made by the Guyana Police Force(GPF).

Now feel the shame, live likethelame!

THURSDAY –August 24, 2023

Marriott Hotel Sale

The selling of Guyana continues under the PPP Govt.

Per Jagdeo the sale of the Marriott Hotel is in its final stages.

Guyanese know little of thehotel'sarrival,anditslife.

But now, thanks to Jagdeo, we hear of its sale almostcompleted.

This is how prized assets arepassedfromhandtohand, underthePPP

This is the business he touts,butconcealsinsecrecy

Guyana's rich assets have become toys in Jagdeo's

hands.

FRIDAY-August 25, 2023

Permanent Secretaries on the move

N e w P e r m a n e n t Secretariescomingonboard.

Six old ones moving around.

Is this a case of not knowing what to do with seniorpeople?

Or musical chairs involving those possessing politicalsecrets?

Permanent Secretaries have great accounting responsibilities. They either deliver ethically,ortheycouldbeleft holdingthebag.

Caution: don't cover for ministers, watch out for politicaloperators.

Remember rule Number

One:saveselffirst.

SATURDAY –August 26, 2023 Pollution and harassment only Why not the impact on the people at Chinese LandingMr Jagdeo?

Impactonlivelihoodshas to be high on any caring government'sagena. Are the citizens at Chinese Landing people, too?Targeting pollution and harassmentisagoodstart.

But there must be some study, some idea on how the peopleareaffected… Is looking out for big shots more important than thewellbeingoftheweekand poor?

Perhaps, Jagdeo would like to address that concern!

Two-year audit...

From page 3 potentially eat into the government's revenue pie. This is because, after cost recovery, the residual production is earmarked to be shared between the government and the contractor as profit Therefore, inflated costs could lead to dwindled profits, thereby diminishing the financial gains for the government and, by extension, the Guyanese people.This seven-year extension also gives the government more time to enhance the government's capacity to safeguard Guyana's interests, ensuring that expense claims are legitimate, and the rightful revenue flows into the nation's coffers.The auditing of ExxonMobil's Stabroek Block expenses has been marred by delays and has become a cause for concern. Initiated in early 2020, the first audit, encompassing costs from 1999 to 2017 that amount to roughly US$1.6B, still remains inconclusive threeyearson. This audit, initially estimated to span only a few months, has evolved into a prolongedprocess,involving meticulous scrutiny of expense claims, followed by periods of deliberation between the government's auditorsandtheoilcompany Instances where auditors could not verify certain costs necessitated further document submissions or

e x p l a n a t i o n s f r o m ExxonMobil, thereby extending the audit's timeframe.

A parallel situation is seen with the second audit, examining costs between 2018 to 2020 amounting to overUS$7.3B.Despitebeing awarded in 2022 with an estimated timeline of three months, this audit remains incomplete more than a year later. Addressing these delays during a recent press conference, Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, attributedthemtoaniterative process of document submissionandreview

Hediscussedtheongoing challenge of obtaining adequate documentation from oil companies and the consequent waiting periods thatarise.

In response to inquiries about the potential to accelerate these audits, J a g d e o e x p r e s s e d r e s e r v a t i o n s a b o u t introducing government political operatives into the auditors'technicaldomain.

He confirmed that the prolonging of audits carries financialconsequences.With the potential awarding of future audit contracts, it is anticipated that the contracts will stipulate extended periods compared to current audits This adaptation, while perhaps realistic given recent experiences, will inevitably escalate the costs Guyana incurs when commissioningauditors.

In case you haven’t heard, please be informed that as part of our continued effort to channel positive changes in our country, our publisher, Mr. Glenn Lall, has dedicated our Page Seven to be “BLUNT” about on-going indecency in our land that should matter, not only to us at this publication, but the entire nation.

The accident scene

Businessman complains of destruction caused to properties by company operating heavy-duty machinery at Peter's Hall

Pr o m i n e n t b u s i n e s s m a n

Cobeer 'Anand'

Persaud owner of C. Persaud Dental Lab and Clinic is concerned about a heavyduty machinery company operating next door to his property at Peter's Hall, East BankDemerara(EBD).

Persaud told Kaieteur News that the “industrialtype” operation is causing damage to the private and public property in the community

“When they start working those machines in the days, it shakesmyentirebuilding…It causing a lot of disturbance and damage to my property and other buildings close by and also the public road. I haveabigholeinmyfenceas a result of what they are doing,”thebusinessmansaid.

AccordingtoPersaud,the company that operates in the vicinity of his residence and

dentistry business is also a source of noise nuisance.

Added to this, Persaud believes that the company is in violation of the zoning regulations since “the area is not zoned for industrial type operations.”

“I don't believe that they [the owners] got the approval of the NDC to operate that type of business here,” he said.

Persaud has since reported the matter to the Peter's Hall Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) but he said his complaints seem to have fallen on deaf ears.

“When I complain to the NDCthatthissortofbusiness is not supposed to operate near a residential area, we hadlittletonoactionfromthe NDC,”Persaudsaid.

He continued: “When the former works committee head at the NDC visit the site

to make queries, he was basically told that there is nothing that can be done because the company was given approval from the government.”

Persaud noted that since then the company has been operating a showroom and rental of heavy-duty machinery along the East Bank Public Road without restriction.

T h e b u s i n e s s m a n revealed that due to the proximity of the company's operation to his properties located at Lots 12 and 14 Public Road Peter's Hall, it makes it impossible to turn a blindeye.

“My properties are located at Lots 12 and 14 Peters Hall and they occupy the lot in between so it's causingdamagetobothofmy properties,”Persaudsaid.

T h e f r u s t r a t e d businessman said since he

has not been able to get relief fromtheinterventionssought via the NDC, he reached out totheMinistryofHousing.

“TheMinistryofHousing too ain't have no records of approving that sort of business,”hesaid.

Persaud said that he believes that the NDC is being intimidated by the fact that the company seems to

have connections in the government.

“I've seen several senior Government officials visit the site, so what is happening is that they are using their connection to override the authority of the NDC,” he explained.

Persaud said that one person from the NDC has reportedly lost his job for

asking legitimate questions abouttheoperations.

Nevertheless, Mr Persaud said he will not be intimidated.

“I will not allow them to come in and violate my home; my property I will be writingtothePresidentandif the problem persists then I will be moving to the High Court.”

A section of businessman Cobeer 'Anand' Persaud's fence that was damaged by the heavy-duty machines operating at Peter's Hall, EBD.

The heavy-duty machinery showroom and rental located at Peter's Hall Public Road.

Aftersufferingseverebraindamagefromaccident …Boycaptures12CSECsubjects

ByShervinBelgrave

Despite suffering severe brain damage after being knockedoffhisbicyclebya pick-uponMay6,2021,17year-old Azriel Waldron bouncedbacktwoyearslater with 12 Caribbean

Secondary Education

Certificate(CSEC)passes.

His mother reportedly screamed “Yes! Yes!” when he shared his CSEC results with her because doctors were not sure if he would have fully recovered from thestatehewasin.Theleftside of his brain was badly damaged; that half of his body was paralyzed but he defiedtheoddsandmadehis parentsandteachersproud.

Waldron, a resident of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and student of Chase Academic Foundation gained two gradeones,eightgradetwos and two grade threes at the recently concluded CSEC Exams.

Speaking with Kaieteur News,hismother,Shawnette Waldron, said “I am very proud of him because we madealotofsacrifice,upto now, I still owe the school fees.”

Waldron himself spoke of how it was financially toughforhisparentstosend him to school and it worked as a motivation for him to succeedinhisstudies.

“Sometimes I would only drink cup of tea for the day and that would last me until 10 ‘o’ clock (at night) when I come home from lessons, because I didn’t

have a lot of money to buy food,thelittleIhadwasonly to pay passage and so,” Waldronrecounted.

The hardships however did not deter Waldron, becauseaccordingtohim,he wants to be a successful “Buxton boy” who wants to provide for his family, particularlytheirneeds.

Waldron’s journey to

CSEC success is one of never giving up when life knocks you down. The lad started his high school educationattheBladenHall Secondary School on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). There, he not only excelled academically but was a fine track athlete representing his school and Region in distance races at

the national level. But when tragedy struck two years ago,hewaspreparingforthe CSECexams.

One afternoon while riding home on his bicycle f r o m l e s s o n s a t

Beterverwagting, ECD he wasstruckdownbyaToyota Tundra in the vicinity of MonRepos.

Waldron recalled that it

was around 20:00hrs. He said that he and some of his friends were riding together when all of a sudden, the vehicle sped into them. His friends managed to ride away but his bicycle chain slipped and the pick-up slammed into him from behind.

Allheremembersisthat Continuedonpage62

Azriel taking a selfie with his teacher at ChaseAcademic Foundation, Jamain Hatton

Aphoto taken ofAzriel while he was recovering from his injuries

Waterfalls The Waterfalls

SHEA at the forefront of helping children access emergency medical care overseas

Savour gluten-free delights at Noglu

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More Magistrates’ Courts

Within a week, a new and other fees. The Diamond/ completion.

EastBank

Demerara(EBD).

magistrates’ court Grove Magistrates’ Court and Chancellor Cummings- The $388,873,985 contract for was commissioned Vigilance are the first two courts Edwards thanked stakeholders the construction of the courthouse

and the sod was thatweredesignedtodigitalizethe like United Nations Children’s was awarded to Romano Builders turned for the construction of two work of the court and improve Fund (UNICEF), Canada, United Inc. by the National Procurement others. servicestocitizens. States and United Kingdom for and Tender Administration Board

In order to improve the Present at the commissioning their donations towards buying (NPTAB)afterapublictender deliveryofjusticetothecitizensof ceremony was Acting Chancellor equipment and furniture for the The Attorney General the East Coast of Demerara of the Judiciary, Yonette court. Chambers reported that the (ECD), a $294M Vigilance Cummings-Edwards In her Days after the Vigilance court building will house a courtroom, Magistrates’ Courts, which is address, the Chancellor explained was commissioned, the Attorney magistrates’ chambers, living technologically advanced was thatthecourtislongoverdue. General, Mohabir Anil Nandlall quarters for a magistrate and a commissioned. She shared that the original S.C., the Chancellor, Chief Justice clerk of court, washroom

The smart-court replaces the court was built in the 1940’s and (ag)RoxaneGeorge-Wiltshire,SC facilities, parking facilities and a oldcourtwhichwasbuiltsincethe had no architectural style. It was a and Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel perimeterfence. 1940’s. The new building features small two storey wooden building Isaacs-Marcus, turned the sod for The courthouse is expected to two court rooms, a magistrate and thatwasabout80years. the construction of a $303Million becompletedbyOctober2024. clerk living quarters, drug Chancellor Cummings- Magistrates’ Court at Timehri, The Magistracy is like the hub treatment department and a Edwards said that over time, the EBD. of Guyana’s Judiciary There are domesticviolenceroom. building started to show severe

By Renay Sambach

The $303,905,015 contract for moreMagistrates’Courtsthanany Jurisdiction(Magistrates’)Act.

The court was constructed by signs of wear and tear, which the construction of the courthouse other court in Guyana and as such, The Magistrates’ function by Builders Hardware General resulted in frequent repairs. This wasawardedtoOrionEngineering a large number of criminal cases examining facts presented to the Supplies and Construction at the she said took a chunk of the Inc. by the NPTAB after a public are disposed of at the Magistracy court by the prosecution and costof$263,019,670.Thecontract judiciary’s annual budget to tender level. defence and by applying the was signed on July 13, 2021. The upkeep. Members of the judiciary The building will house a The Magistracy conducts relevant laws to reach a final furnishing of the court cost over held discussions in 2020 with the courtroom, magistrates’ court summarycriminalmatterssuchas: verdictordecision. $5M, the design and supervision Government and had also office, magistrates’ court assault, simple larceny, abusive At a trial in the Magistrates’ of the court was done by E and A submitted their proposals for a chambers, living quarters for a language, robbery under arms, Courts for summarily disposed Consultancy Inc. for the sum of new court house. However, the magistrate and a clerk of court, forgery and also civil matters.( matters, the prosecution presents over$25M. green light was not given for the washroom facilities, parking Working at that level of court are the evidence in the matter to the The Magistrates who will be Vigilance, Port Kaituma, and facilities and a perimeter fence. Magistrates, the Judicial Officers court and at the end of a trial, the presiding in the East Coast Mabaruma. Notably, when operational, the who administrate the law in the Magistratecaneitherruleifthere’s Demerara districts are: Senior The Chancellor disclosed that court will handle cases from the various districts throughout the sufficient evidence for the MagistrateFabayoAzore,Marissa President Irfaan Ali was later lower East Bank Magisterial country defendant to be convicted for the Mittleholzer, Alicia George, contacted and the judiciary District all the way up to There is the Chief Magistrate, offence. Rushell Liverpool and Christel resubmitted their proposal to the Silvertown, Linden. The project is Principal Magistrates, Senior All serious offences like Lambert. Ministry of Finance, and funds expected to be completed by Magistrates and Magistrates murder, carnal knowledge, rape

Thecourtislocatedinthesame were released for the construction September2024. According to the law, the Chief and other serious criminal matters compound as the Vigilance Police of the new Magistrate’s Courts. Moreover, the same officials Magistrate,aPrincipalMagistrate, commenceattheMagistracylevel. Station,ECD. Sheunderscoredthatthenewcourt joined by Principal Magistrate, and a Senior Magistrate have the For those offences a Preliminary

Itwasannouncedthatthecourt signifies improved access to Judy Latchman later turned the power to exercise and perform all Inquiry (PI) or Paper Committal is will also commence using Mobile justice and noted that the other sod for the construction of a new the functions conferred on a conducted before it is sent to the Money Guyana (MMG) for bail courts are in their final stage of Magistrates’ Court at Friendship, magistrate under the Summary High Court if enough evidence is produced.

For serious offences, a defendant is not required to plead to the charge since it is laid indictably In a PI, the evidence in the matter is presentedtothecourtandatthe end, the Magistrate can rule on whether there is sufficient evidence against the defendant for him/her to stand trial in the High Court. If not, the matter willbedischarged.

Mostpersonsoftenconfuse thedischarginganddismissing of a matter A serious offence, being discharged against someone is not an acquittal. It should be noted that when a matter is discharged, charges can be brought again, against someone for the alleged offence.

In addition to criminal matters, Magistrates also hear some civil cases and family disputes.( Also, Magistrates cannot rule over serious offences, only Judges can pass judgment for serious offences in the High Court and Magistrates cannot impose a sentence greater than five years for any matter.( Besides handling the majority of criminal matters, the

Magistrates’ Court is where personsgotopayorupliftchild support.

The new Vigilance Magistrates’ Court

Stopping the spread of political assassinations and gang violence

By: Sir. Ronald Sanders

(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own.)

Thesaying,coinedbythe LatinpoetHorace,that,“you too are in danger when your neighbour's house is on fire” is particularly relevant now inrelationtoLatinAmerican countries which are the closest neighbours to the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

There has been a marked increase in deadly violent incidents in Latin America, linked to organized criminal gangs. This includes the assassination of the leading candidate in Ecuador's presidentialelectionsandthe murder of two other politicians over the last month.

Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated on 9 August, eleven days before the 2023 Ecuadorian general election on August 20, at which he was polling in second place to win the presidentialcontest.

He had a fearless and courageous stance against organized crime and corruption which have increased dramatically over thelastthreeyears.

He was shot in broad daylight.

Itisgenerallyacceptedin Ecuador that Villavicencio was the victim of organised criminals who feared that he would crack-down upon their activities if he won the presidency Ecuadorian policereported3,568violent deaths between January and Julythisyear

T h e r e a r e s o m e neighbourhoods that police, who are outgunned, unprepared and underpaid, darenotenter

According to the International Crisis Group (ICG), there have also been upsurges in violence in Argentina, Costa Rica, PanamaandParaguay

The ICG reports that “EveninChileandUruguay, long considered bastions of regional calm, crime is skyrocketing. In 2022 alone, murders in Chile increased by 32%, reaching a record high.

Similarly, incidents of

rape and the illegal use of firearms rose. In Uruguay, a transit nation for cocaine smuggling, a surge in crime last year saw a 25% increase inmurders.

Feeding the region's epidemic of violence is the unchecked flow and circulation of illegal weapons.”

InMexico,thenumberof criminal groups doubled between2010and2020.

In El Salvador, over the last two years, the government of President Nayib Bukele locked up more than 70,000 persons with what has been described as “little semblance of due process”. The purpose was to eliminatecriminalgangsthat have tormented the country foryears.

The governments of the neighbouring states of Honduras and Guatemala have praised the El Salvador model as one “worth emulating”. And, Honduras President, Xiomara Castro, announced her own crackdownongangs.

Both the governments of El Salvador and Honduras have been criticised for human rights abuses in relationtotheseresponsesto violenceandcrime.

But analysts say that the security situation is “pretty dire”.

Therefore, although the g e n e r a l p o p u l a t i o n acknowledges human rights abuses in El Salvador, “people are so sick of crime that they're willing to sacrifice democracy or personal freedoms if it means that they can sleep easyatnight”.

These events in Latin America are taking place in t h e C A R I C O M neighbourhood; it would be foolhardy to ignore them or to pretend that Latin America is some distant part of the world that matters

L a t i n A m e r i c a envelopes the Caribbean, boundbysharedwaters.

Crime, particularly involving gangs linked to drug and human trafficking, knowsnoborders.

M u c h l i k e communicable diseases, it canspreaduncheckedacross nations.

Scholarly research shows that enterprises of organized crime are far better funded and organised than the law enforcement agencies of all the CARICOM countries combined.

In this connection, it is time that the Caribbean pays serious attention Latin America, not only for occasional forays into trade and tourism opportunities, but to safeguard against the spread of crime which now terrorises people and murders politicians and government officials who standintheirway

The limited attention given to Latin America is evident in the Caribbean media's lacklustre reportage and commentary Such events as are reported in the press, radio and television are captured from the Internet or international broadcasters such as CNN a n d t h e B B C Consequently,theCaribbean public receives news of LatinAmericathatCNNand the BBC deem important or relevant.

Inanyevent,CARICOM countries cannot ignore matters in neighbouring states in Latin America, particularly as connections, through modern day technology, are being freely used by criminal elements to organiseandstrengthentheir ownnetworks.

This begs the question concerning what structured links are there between law enforcement agencies in

L a t i n A m e r i c a a n d CARICOM?

The Organization of American States (OAS), through several of its programmes, offers the opportunity for discussion and formulation of actions by law enforcement bodies throughout the hemisphere. However, while the OAS forum is beneficial, it should not be the only means by which the burgeoning problems of crime, gangs and violence are addressed betweenLatinAmericanand

C a r i b b e a n authorities.

Much more is needed; the fire is raging in some Latin American states, and it is also blazing in Haiti. The Caribbean must try to stop the spread before it happens.

This requires focused national and regional attention by governments and law enforcement agencies within CARICOM, but it also needs a structured

relationship with Latin American states to learn fromtheirexperiencesandto exchangeinformation.

(Responses and previous commentaries:www.sirron aldsanders.com)

Sir. Ronald Sanders

Billboard Music Guide: New Music from Selena Gomez,

Miley Cyrus, Zach Bryan, BLACKPINK and More

Check out the must-hear releases of the week

(Billboard) Billboard’s Music “Single Soon” functions as both a video). Guide serves as a handy guide to promise of new music on the Miley Cyrus, this Friday’s most essential horizon, and a delicious first bite: “Used to be Young” releases — the key music that unlike the sweeping emotion of Miley Cyrus’ mammoth 2023, everyone will be talking about Rareleadsingle“LoseYoutoLove led by her longest-leading Hot 100 today, and that will be dominating Me,” “Single Soon” shrugs off a chart-topper “Flowers,” doubles as playliststhisweekendandbeyond. the 10-year anniversary of her

This week, Selena Gomez’s era, back when hits like new “Single” is here, Miley Cyrus Can’t Stop” and “Wrecking waxes poetic on her youth, and ” firmly removed her ZachBryandropsanotheraffecting from her Disney Channel opus. Check out all of this week’s ays. “Used to Be picksbelow: Young,” which appears on an expanded edition ofherEndlessSummer Vaction album, finds Cyrus reflecting on how she’s evolved to the point where now her wild days are in the rearview mirror: “You tell me time has done changed me /That’s fine, I had a good run,” she admits, tapping into the pop balladry full-length is a 54-minute sprint numbers over bouncy pop she’s utilized her entire throughgrief,bittermemories,love production and crackling career, from “The Climb” to storiesandformativetravelsacross percussion, all four members “Wrecking Ball” to the country; Bryan’s lyricism is as sharpen their individual skills “Flowers.” affecting as ever, the arrangements while complementing one another Zach Bryan, are more thoughtfully rendered, onthehook.

Zach Bryan and Zach Bryan immediately Burna Boy, I Told Them

In the midst of a wild establishes itself as one of the With his album Love, Damini run of country songs and strongest country projects of a last year, Burna Boy scored a real, artists near the top of the topsy-turvyyear world-spanning smash, as “Last Hot 100, Zach Bryan, one BLACKPINK, “The Girls” Last” grew into the Nigerian

Selena Gomez, “Single Soon” of the genre’s biggest “ T h e G i r l s ” c a t c h e s superstar’s signature hit; with the

Although Selena Gomez has breakout stories of the past BLACKPINK at a celebratory follow-up I Told Them… Burna beenplentybusyoverthepastfew fewyears,hasstayedsteadily moment: the new single, which tries to catalog his journey to years — with her starring role successful,with“Somethingin launched as part of their popular household-name status while also Only Murders in the Building, her Orange” spending months on mobile gameThe Game and comes crafting a more fully formed full- Spanish-language projec chartwhilehisalbumAmerican in the midst of U.S. stadium dates, length statement. Guests ranging Revelacion, her cooking sho Heartbreak remains in the allows the K-pop quartet to flex a from J. Cole to GZA to Dave to Selena + Chef and her remix of Billboard 200’s top 20. Whereas bit after all of their successes. On a Seyi Vibez make for inspired ways Rema’s summer smash “Calm relationship and looks ahead to American Heartbreak a marathon stopgap single that sounds just as ofswitchingupthealbum’senergy, Down,” among other endeavors — giddyindependencewithoversized 34 songs, most of them fresh as their best cuts from Born but the solo run of songs in the a proper follow-up to her great synths and a sing-along melodies gorgeously written, over a two- Pink, BLACKPINK praises girl middleofthetracklist,beginning 2020 album Rare has remained (Gomez does, in fact, perform hour run time — his new self-titled power by exuding strength in (Continued on page 39) elusive Within that context, karaoke to the song in its music

Selena Gomez

Miley Cyrus

Victoria Monét

Burna Boy

BLACKPINK

Zach Bryan

This Day in History - Aug. 27

Krakatoa Explodes

Krakatoa explodes

August27,1883

Java Sea and Indian Ocean, the gushing

One of the most powerful volcanic mountain generated a series of pyroclastic eruptions in recorded history occurs on flows (fast-moving fluid bodies of molten Krakatoa (also called Krakatau), a small, gas, ash and rock) and monstrous tsunamis uninhabited volcanic island east of Sumatra thatsweptovernearbycoastlines.Fourmore andwestofJava,onAugust27,1883.Heard eruptions beginning at 5:30 a m the 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw five following day proved cataclysmic. The cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, explosions could be heard as far as 3,000 created 120-foot tsunamis and killed 36,000 miles away, and ash was propelled to a people. height of 50 miles. Fine dust from the

Krakatoa exhibited its first stirrings in explosion drifted around the earth, causing more than 200 years on May 20, 1883. A spectacular sunsets and forming an German warship passing by reported a atmospheric veil that lowered temperatures seven-mile high cloud of ash and dust over worldwidebyseveraldegrees. Krakatoa. For the next two months, similar Of the estimated 36,000 deaths resulting explosions would be witnessed by from the eruption, at least 31,000 were commercial liners and natives on nearby caused by the tsunamis created when much Java and Sumatra. With little to no idea of of the island fell into the water The greatest the impending catastrophe, the local of these waves measured 120 feet high, and inhabitants greeted the volcanic activity washed over nearby islands, stripping away withfestiveexcitement. vegetation and carrying people out to sea.

OnAugust26andAugust27,excitement Another 4,500 people were scorched to turned to horror as Krakatoa literally blew death from the pyroclastic flows that rolled itself apart, setting off a chain of natural over the sea, stretching as far as 40 miles, disastersthatwouldbefeltaroundtheworld accordingtosomesources. for years to come.An enormous blast on the In addition to Krakatoa, which is still afternoon of August 26 destroyed the active, Indonesia has another 130 active northern two-thirds of the island; as it volcanoes, the most of any country in the plunged into the Sunda Strait, between the world.

Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies

August27,1967

and the Beatles dated back to Liverpool in

Compiled by Richard Francois. (From history.com)

“Guinness Book of World Records” debuts

August27,1955

On August 27, 1955, the first edition of “The Guinness Book of Records” ispublishedinGreatBritain; it quickly proves to be a hit. Now known as the “Guinness World Records” book, the annual publication featuresawiderangeoffeats related to humans and animals.

Guinness Book of World Records

Britain’s pubs would enjoy a started selling it that fall and

The inspiration for the record book which could be it became a best-seller An record book can be traced to used to settle friendly American edition debuted in November 1951, when Sir disagreements, Beaver 1956 and was soon followed Hugh Beaver, managing decided to have one by editions in a number of director of the Guinness produced. other countries The Brewery (founded in Dublin He hired twin brothers McWhirters traveled the in 1759), was on a hunting Norris and Ross McWhirter, globe to research and verify trip in Ireland. After failing the founders of a London- records. to shoot a golden plover, based agency that provided Ross McWhirter was Beaver and the members of facts and statistics to involved in compiling the his hunting party debated newspapers and advertisers. book until his death in 1975 whether the creature was The book was intended to be at the hands of Irish Europe’s fastest game bird given away for free in pubs Republican Army gunmen; but were unable to locate a to promote the Guinness his brother Norris continued bookwiththeanswer brand;however,itturnedout to serve as the book’s editor

Thinking that patrons of tobesopopularthecompany until1986.

Transgender athlete Renee Richards barred from U.S. Open

August27,1976

But Raskind fought an inner turmoil. “I On August 27, 1976, the United States had a very good and a very full life as Tennis Association bars transgender athlete Richard. But I had this other side of me Renée Richards from competing in the U.S. which kept emerging,” Richards told the Open as a woman, stating she must pass a BBCin2015.

chromosomal test

In 1975, Richards Richards fails the test, underwent a gender sues the USTA and affirming surgery wins the right a year Richards still wanted to later to compete via a play tennis, but the sport New York Supreme wasn’t receptive. The Courtruling. court ruling made the Richards was born USTA’s objections Richard Raskind in moot.

1934. In high school, “When an individual Raskind was a four- such as plaintiff, a sport athlete primarily successful physician, a focused on tennis husband and father, After high school, finds it necessary for his Raskind moved on to Yale, where she own mental sanity to undergo a sex captainedthemen’stennisteam. reassignment,” New York Supreme Court

In 1959, Raskind graduated from the JudgeAlfredAscionewrote,“theunfounded University of Rochester Medical Center, fears and misconceptions of defendants specializing in ophthalmology An mustgivewaytotheoverwhelmingmedical ophthalmologist first, Raskind also played evidencethatthispersonisnowfemale.” professional tennis, making the U.S. Open In 1981, Richards retired from tennis at semifinalsin1972. age47.

NFL Star Michael Vick pleads guilty in dog fighting case

Brian Epstein

On August 27, 1967, Brian Epstein, late1961.Entirelyself-managedandwithout manageroftheBeatles,wasfounddeadofan a recording contract, the Beatles had just accidentaldrugoverdose.Thefollowingday, recently returned from Hamburg and begun the headline in the London Daily playing Liverpool’s Cavern Club. Mirror read “EPSTEIN Epstein was then running his Beatle-Making Prince of Pop) family’s record and musical DIESAT 32.” Brian Epstein instrumentshoponWalton was, by all accounts, the Road, just blocks away man who truly got the from the Cavern, but as Beatles off the ground, he would later tell the and in John Lennon’s story, he hadn’t heard estimation, it was of the Beatles until he difficult to see how h a d t w o y o u n g they’d manage to go on customers in quick without the man who had succession enter his managed every aspect of store looking for a copy the Beatles’business affairs of a record they’d made in upuntilhisunexpecteddeath. Hamburg as the backing “I knew that we were in trouble p for vocalist Tony then,” John later recalled. “I didn’t Sheridan. Based on this rather really have any misconceptions about our modest “buzz,” Epstein arranged to go see abilitytodoanythingotherthanplaymusic.I thefutureFabFourseveralweekslater was scared. I thought, ‘We’ve ******* had ThebandthatEpsteinsawthefirsttimehe it.’” laideyesontheBeatleswasverydifferent

The relationship between Brian Epstein (Continued on page 34)

August27,2007

OnAugust 27, 2007, Michael Vick, a star quarterback for theAtlanta Falcons, formally pleads guilty before a Richmond, Virginia, judge to a federal felony charge related to runningadogfightingring.ThatDecember, (Continued on page 34)

Renee Richards

Michael Vick

Creatures...The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Apelicanisanyof pelican usually consists of gaping and thrusting their several very fish but they also eat billsateachother Ithasbeen large water birds amphibians, crustaceans and observed that they can finish

belonging to the on some occasions, smaller thisprocessinaday bird family ‘Pelecanidae’ birds. In all species, copulation that possesses a distinctive Reportsarethatapelican begins shortly after pairing pouchunderthebeak. swallowed a living pigeon in and continues for three to 10

However, the smallest of St. James Park in London in days before egg-laying. The this bird species, although it October 2006. According to male is said to bring the isalargebirdinnearlyevery tourists who witnessed the nesting materials while the other regard, is the Brown occurrence, the pelican female heaps the material up Pelican which is listed strolled over to the pigeon toformasimplestructure. among the hundreds of birds and grabbed it into its beak It has been determined thatareknowninhabitantsof which resulted in a 20- that all species lay at least Guyana’sforests. minute long struggle that two eggs and both sexes

Giventheirsmallstature, ended with the pigeon being incubatewiththeeggsontop these pelicans can weigh as swallowed head first, oforbelowtheirfeet. little as 2.75 kilogrammes flapping all the way down It is said that hatching (kg) with lengths of about thepelican’sthroat. success of undisturbed pairs 106 centimetres (cm) when It is said that pelicans can be as high as 95 percent compared to the largest often catch fish by but because of competition pelicans which can weigh up expanding their throat between siblings, usually all to 15 kg and has lengths of pouch. Reports are that they but one nestling dies within interesting nature, pelicans and was used in heraldry (a treatment but was then so about 183 cm. They are said must drain the pouch above thefirstfewweeks. have found their way into pelican in her piety or a contrite that she resurrected tohaveashortandsquaretail the surface before they can The young, according to mythical legends and female pelican wounding themwithherownblood. which has about 20 to 24 swallow, a process which reports, are fed copiously, symbolisation. herself). It is said that these feathers. takes about a minute during but interesting enough

In fact, one such notion

Another version is that legends may have arisen

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It has been discovered fromotherseabirds. which scientists are still blood when no food was It is for this reason too stabbing themselves as they that a layer of special fibres In capturing its prey, the unabletounderstand. available. that the symbol of the Irish often press their bills into deep in the breast muscles Brown Pelican is said to Another interesting fact

As a result, the pelican BloodTransfusionServiceis their chest to fully empty can hold the wings rigidly plunge overboard, diving is that some pelican parents became a symbol of the apelican. theirpouch. horizontal for gliding and intothewaterseizingitsfood sometimes drag their older PassionofJesus.

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This Day in History - Aug. 27

Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies

From page 31 forthenextfiveyears.

from the one that would soon conquer the As a business deal, that management world. They were dressed in black leather, contract may seem to have been tilted very they played only cover tunes and they would much in Epstein’s favour, but it is fair to say freely eat and drink onstage during and that the world might never have heard of the between songs.Yet Epstein was immediately Beatles were it not for their manager and taken with their charisma and the crowd’s good friend. Epstein put the Beatles in suits, response to it. On January 24, 1962, he was had them bow in unison after each number officially hired by John, Paul, George and and, just a few months after being hired, got drummerPeteBestinadealthatgaveEpstein them their first recording contract with a 25 percent cut of the band’s gross earnings ParlophoneRecords.

NFL Star Michael Vick pleads guilty in dog...

From page 31 lines. sponsor a dog in an animal the 27-year-old Vick, once All four men pled not fightingventure.”Vick,who the highest-paid player in guilty to the charges in 2004 signed a record 10the NFL, was sentenced to However, Vick’s three co- year, $130 million contract 23monthsinfederalprison. defendants later changed with the Falcons, was

In April 2007, law- their pleas to guilty and suspended indefinitely enforcement officials raided agreed to testify that the without pay by the NFLand a15-acrepropertyownedby q u a r t e r b a c k h a d l o s t h i s l u c r a t i v e Vick in rural Surry County, participatedintheexecution endorsementdeals. Virginia, and discovered of a number of dogs and had In May 2009, Vick was dozens of pit bulls, some of bankrolled the gambling released from prison in them neglected, along with and operating funds for the Leavenworth, Kansas. That

gal venture, known as Bad July, he was conditionally dogfightingactivities. Newz Kennels, which had reinstated by the NFL and

ThatJuly,Vickandthree reportedly been in existence the following month signed other men, Purnell Peace, foraboutfiveyears. a two-year deal with the Quanis Phillips and Tony On August 27, Vick, the Philadelphia Eagles. While Taylor, were charged with F a l c o n s ’ s t a r t i n g his public image remained engaging in competitive quarterback since 2002, tarnished, Vick went on to dogfighting, obtaining and pled guilty to one count of make a strong comeback on training pit bulls for “conspiracy to travel in the football field. He retired fighting, and carrying out interstate commerce in aid from professional football the enterprise across state of unlawful activities and to in2017.

The Brown Pelican

Billboard Music Guide: NewMusic...

From page 27 above its predecessor in generally comes across as with the boisterous “Big 7” e v e r y w a y : t h e m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e and ending with the sensual interpretations of R&B, funk commanding each track, “CityBoys,”showcaseswhy and soul are markedly more conjuring a handful of Burna Boy is able to gaze distinct, the Kaytranada- dazzling moments while down from the heights he’s produced “Alright” sounds announcing her real, scaled and declare “I told like a surefire hit, and Monét undeniablearrival. themso.”

Editor’s Pick: Victoria Monét, Jaguar II

The title of Victoria Monét’s new project is a bit deceptive — after all, the original Jaguar was a 2020 EP that found a fervent fan base but didn’t deliver the veteran singer-songwriter as acommercialartist.JaguarII

may be a sequel in name, but the full-length stands on its own, head and shoulder

The dangerous thing Apple says you should never do with your phone - but you

night

n 2023, it’s just a reality

I“Sustained contact with warm charging with damaged charging that so many of us are surfaces for long periods of time cables or anywhere near wet or

attached to our smart may cause discomfort or injury,” moist areas, as this can create a risk phones, often picking them up as Apple said. “Use common sense to of “fire, electric shock, injury, or soon as we wake up in the avoid situations where your skin is damage to iPhone or other morning, to scrolling on them just in contact with a device, its power property”. beforewegotosleep adapter, or a wireless charger when

Meanwhile, some fire service

And while you probably keep it’s operating or connected to a departments say you shouldn’t your smart phone next to you while power source for long periods of charge your phone at all while you nod off, perhaps ready to wake time.” you’re not awake, even on you up with an alarm the next Apple explained that having ventilated surfaces with trusty morning, Apple actually warns your charging phone covered by cables. against sleeping with your smart softfurnishingsisabigno-nodueto KentFireServicewarnsthatifa phones charging next to you, overheating and fire risk, adding, firestartswhileaphoneischarging, especially if they’re placed on your “Don’t sleep on a device, power you won’t smell the smoke while bed. adapter, or wireless charger, or you’reasleep.

Yep,ifyourelyonyourphoneto place them under a blanket, pillow, In a video shared on TikTok a help you wake up in the morning or oryourbody,whenit’sconnectedto Kent Fire Service firefighter to help you fall asleep easier with apowersource. explains,“Youcan’tsmellanything sleep apps or one of your favourite “Keep your iPhone, the power when you’re asleep, so if it starts to podcasts, it turns out you really adapter, and any wireless charger in burn fire won’t wake you up,” should avoid having it right beside a well-ventilated area when in use adding that, “It only takes three you in bed - and not just because it orcharging.” breaths of smoke to knock you canbebadforyoursleephygiene. It’s also advised to avoid unconscious.”

might be doing it every

(Woman&Home) iPhone users listen up! Apple has warned that there are certain rules that should be followed when charging your device in order to do it safely

How to Say No Politely and Firmly in Any Situation

(Reader’s Digest)

Saying no isn’t just an etiquette skill, it’s a life necessity if you want to be happy and mentally healthy, says Gretchen Rubin, a happiness expert and the author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before

“Living someone else’s version of your life because you can’t say no is a tragedy,” she says The s o l u t i o n ? S e t t i n g boundaries. “Ultimately, saying no is making a boundary that protects both you and the other person,” shesays.Afterall,sayingyes toonethingmeanssayingno toeverythingelse.Ittendsto bea“polite”mistake.Butby drawingboundaries,youcan focus your time, energy and “yeses”onthethingsthatare importanttoyou.

Knowing what to say is one thing; actually learning howtosaynoisalottougher Here’showtodoit. Why is it hard to say no?

“We all want to feel loved, valued and needed, and saying yes fills a lot of those basic human needs,” says Jeff Temple, PhD, a licensed psychologist and professorattheUniversityof Texas Medical Branch. “We also all fear being rejected, left out or disappointing others.”

Your relationship with thepersonaskingplaysabig

part in how compelled you mayfeeltosayyes,headds. Telling your mother no, for instance,probablyfeelsalot differentthanfollowinggym etiquette and telling a stranger, “No, I’m not done withtheweights.”

But perhaps the biggest reasonit’ssotoughtosayno isbecausemanyofussimply weren’t taught how to do it, says Valerie Sokolosky, an etiquette expert, executive coach and author of eight etiquette books. “People often have trouble finding the right words to say no without sounding rude or mean,” she says. “Just like othertypesofetiquette,it’sa skill that gets better, and easier,withpractice.” When should you say no?

Knowingwhentosayno starts a long time before the question is even asked, Rubinsays.“Takesometime to list your values, then use those to make goals and define your priorities,” she says.“Onceyouknowthose things, it will be easier to draw boundaries to make sure you’re staying true to yourself.”

These situations will be differentforeachperson,but a common problem

Sokolosky hears often is work-life balance For instance, if your priority is figuringouthowtoaskfora raise or getting a promotion within the year, then you

mayneedtosaynotocertain family or friend obligations. But if your top priority is your family, then you likely have to learn to say no to yourbossorcolleagues.

Defining boundaries with family and loved ones can be tricky as well. Many peoplegrewupwiththeidea that you must always be there for family However, you can redefine what being there means for you, and sometimes that may mean saying no, Temple says. For instance,ifyouwanttogoto the family barbecue this weekend, you may have to turndownyourfriend’soffer to hang out the other nights oftheweek. Different ways to say no “Technically, ‘no’ is a whole sentence, and you don’t necessarily owe anyoneanexplanation,”says Temple. “But that can come across as abrupt, aggressive or cold. If you want to preserve the relationship or simply convey kindness, find a softer way to say it.” Whetheryou’readdressingit inpersonorfollowingemail etiquette or texting rules, here are some scripts for p o l i t e l y b u t firmly—sayingno.

· I really appreciate the offer, but I’m going to have topassthistime.

·Thank you for thinking ofme,butIwon’tbeableto makeittomorrow

· I’d love to come, but unfortunately I have a prior commitmentthatday.

·I’msohonoredthatyou askedme,butI’mmaxedout atthemoment.

· It sounds lovely, but I won’t be able to make it. Maybenexttime!

·Youaresothoughtfulto inviteme;I’dlovetomeetup withyouanotherday

· I’m grateful for the opportunity, but I have to pass.

·IwishIcouldhelp,butI haveapriorengagement.

· I’m sorry, but I have to respectfullydecline.

·I’mflattered,butIhave tosaynothistime.

· I really appreciate your offer, but I’m going to have todecline.

It’s not you, it’s me—it’sbeenanexhausting week,andIneedsomequiet time.

· Thanks for reaching out, that means a lot to me. Unfortunately I won’t be abletothistime,butlet’sstay intouch.

· I’m sorry, but I’m not availableforthat.

· I’m afraid I can’t make it work, but I appreciate the thought.

·Thanks,butno.

Tips for saying no

Feeling a little more confident now? Our experts sharedsometipstohelpyou define your boundaries and stick to them without feeling like a jerk. Here’s whatyoushouldknowabout sayingno.

Doitinatimelymanner

The longer you make peoplewait,theharderitwill be to say no and the worse they will take it because you’re leaving them in

limbo,Sokoloskysays.

Buyalittlemoretime

If someone puts you on thespotwitharequest,don’t feel like you have to give them an immediate answer

Sokolosky says it’s fine to simply say, “Let me think about that, and I’ll get back toyouwithin24hours!”

Gettothepoint

One or two sentences is plenty to get your point across.

Avoid giving lengthy excuses or arguing about your reasoning, Rubin says. “Your boundaries are not a debate.”

Bepositive

Make a compliment sandwich, where you couch the negative between two positives, Temple says. For instance, “I’d love to come, but I’m already booked out that night. I’m so glad you reached out though, and I’m suretheeventwillbeahuge success!”

Don’tsaythings youdon’tmean

Ifacolleagueinvitesyou tocoffeeandyoudon’twant to hang out with them ever, don’t say, “Maybe another time!” Instead, Sokolosky suggests something like, “I really appreciate the offer, butItrytokeepmyworkand personallifeseparate.”

Don’tbewishy-washy

Soundingunsure(saying things like “maybe I could make it work”) just gets people’s hopes up and gives them a reason to argue with you. If you’re sure it’s a no, then don’t beat around the bush,Rubinsays.

Offeralittlehonesty

If you’re talking with a loved one, it’s okay to be vulnerable when explaining

why you’re saying no—it can even strengthen your relationship over time, Templesays.

It’s not required, but saying something that helps them understand you better reduces the risk of them taking it personally Here’s an example: “Your event sounds awesome, but I’m really struggling with some depression right now, and big events are too much. I’d lovetohangoutjustthetwo ofusafterandhearallabout it!”

Begrateful

Even if you’re not technically thankful that your boss is asking you to work over the weekend, a little gratitude goes a long way when saying no, Sokoloskysays.“Thankyou somuchfortheopportunity, but I already have plans this weekend and won’t be able tohelpoutthistime.”

Payattentiontoyournonverbalcommunication

Rememberthatyourtone ofvoice,eyecontact,method of communication and body languageareasimportantas the words you choose, Sokoloskysays.

Juststart

Perhaps the best tip that all our experts agree on, however, is to just start saying no. It won’t be easy, especially at first, but the more you practice holding your boundaries, the better you’llgetatit.

Anddon’tforget:Saying noisn’trude,it’ssavingyour time, money and energy for things you really want to do and things that align with your values and goals—you know, like recovering from kneesurgery!

Protecting your time, energy and sanity is important. Here’s how to say no and safeguard those boundaries.

How Often You Should Clean Your Fridge (and How to Do It the Right Way)

From handles to the ice maker, here’s how to give your fridge a deep clean

(CNET) You probably When a mess happens in Check each bottle and label clean your stove and the fridge, clean it for an expiration date. If you microwave frequently, if not immediately It’s important can’t find an expiration date, daily, because messes are to not let spills and messes playitsafeandtossanything inevitable and spills can be get out of hand, otherwise that you aren’t sure is fresh. all too visible. But you’re your fridge can easily The Centers for Disease likely overlooking another become a hotbed for germs Control and Prevention important kitchen appliance: andbacteria. recommends not only yourfridge. If you have a spill, take a throwing out old or recalled

It’s just as vital to keep few minutes to wipe it down foods,butalsoanyfoodsthat your refrigerator clean even and make sure that it didn’t are stored next to them or if its interior makes it more spill on and potentially touchingthem. hidden.Afterall,thefridgeis contaminate other food or Do a deep fridge whereyoustorethefoodyou beverages Also, try to clean each quarter serve yourself and others, so prevent accidents by storing Do a deep cleaning of keepingitcleanisthestartof your food in airtight, spill- your refrigerator every three safely handling your food proofcontainers.Agoodrule to four months. To keep andbeverages. of thumb is that you should things simple, you may

Every so often, take everything out of your fridge and give it a deep clean.

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It is important to keep your refrigerator clean.

GUYANA MODEL OF DEPLOYMENT OF OIL REVENUES WIDELY RESPECTED

By PAT DIAL d

e v e l o p m e n t a n d guard against the almost For the first time the interior destroyed some years ago, is Mining, especially for maintenance of social magnetic pull of becoming and the coast are being beginning to have a new gold has been increasing. There is an old saying services such as health, dependent on oil. Countries linked. The privately owned lease of life. Honey, which Quarryingforstoneandsand that ‘Money is the root of all education, the judiciary, which become dependent on aeronautical industry is is a profitable niche market, has also been expanding, dissension’ This has increasing salaries and oil suffer great hardship and being supported with the is fast growing as new crops withthegrowingdemandsof becomeanactualitynowthat pensions among other things even poverty when the oil repair and construction of such as wheat, millet, soya theconstructionindustryand Guyana has become a Part of the oil revenues some reserves become depleted or new airstrips countrywide. and corn are being grown. t h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r a l country earning substantial havesuggested,bedevotedto when oil prices fluctuate This interconnectivity is Livestock with sperm from developments. TheForestry oil revenues. There have investing in the developing downwards. This scenario is providing the foundation for Frisian sperm banks and industry has been expanding been numerous voices the non-oil sectors of the known as The Dutch the economic take-off of the Blackbelly sheep from at the same time paying demanding how the funds economy Disease. Several countries country Indeed,withoutthe Barbados are improving this careful attention to Low should be utilized. Three The present Government have been afflicted by the new infrastructure, the other sector Fish and shrimp Carbon Development proposals which have been has adopted the third Dutch Disease; Venezuela, aspects of the Economy farms are being developed Strategy, from which discussed publicly are: alternative. They have been Guyana’s neighbour being which are being developed and many fishermen, with Guyana has been earning Firstly, that all the oil meticulously putting aside oneofthemostprominent. could never attain full government help, have millionsofdollars. revenues should be reserves and have been Guyana, in addition to fruition. renewed their boats and The economic and periodically distributed to spending on social projects, the social spending as Agriculture is the other engines. And there is a developmental model as a every citizen at a million such as health, education, mentioned above, has been aspect of the economy on Caribbean market of six new oil producing country dollars each time; secondly, judiciary, pensions, and heavily investing in whichthemostinvestmentis billiondollarstoabsorballof which Guyana has been that the bulk of the revenues salaries, with the major part infrastructure, agriculture, being made The Rice Guyana’s agricultural pursuing, has firmly avoided be similarly distributed with ofspendingbeingdirectedto miningandforestry I n d u s t r y i s b e i n g products.Themanufacturing the Dutch Disease, kept a small proportion being investmentindevelopingthe The various new roads successfullyexpandedandis industry such as food inflation under control and spent on social services; and non-oil sectors of the being built, the repair of even helping Trinidad to packaging, production of would still be a prosperous thirdly, that a part of the economy This commitment older roads and the building resuscitate their Rice spices, jams and preserves, country when the oil revenuesbekeptasreserves, to diversification of the of new bridges are Industry Sugar, which was wooden furniture for a niche resources would have been with part spent on the economy is intended to interconnecting the country a l m o s t c o n s c i o u s l y international market and depleted. even some types of garment (The views expressed in manufacturing are already this article are those of the being entered with the a u t h o r a n d d o n o t expectation of the cheaper necessarily reflect the power,whichwillcomewith opinions and beliefs of this the“GastoShoreProject”in n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s lessthantwoyears. affiliates.)

STANDARDS TO

ELEVATE THE BUILDING SECTOR

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Tread Rightly: Why Tire Pressure Matters

(CarandDriver)Theold much load a car or truck puts heading to a racetrack or saying “where the rubber on its left front wheel during following guidelines for meets the road” usually a right turn at 60 mph, for pullingatrailer,theansweris means something will reach example Some cars and absolutely not. “I cannot a critical point. Naturally the truckswindupwithdifferent emphasize enough the expression refers to recommended pressure importance of proper tire automobile tires, since those levelsforfrontandreartires, inflation pressure,” said crucial pieces of rubber are even on all-wheel-drive Keith Willcome, sales the only part of your car or vehicles. engineering manager for the truck that are supposed to Here’s an example: On Americas at Bridgestone make constant contact with the tires on a Lexus LC500 “Inflation pressure affects the pavement. That’s why we have at the C/D offices every aspect of the tire, it’s important to know and just now (pictured above), including the load carrying maintain the correct amount you can read a maximum capacity, tread contact patch of air pressure in your pressure of 51 psi, but the shape where the tire vehicle’stires. automaker recommends 33 touches the road—and size

To get the right amount, psi (shown on the sticker a n d h a n d l i n g turnnottothetireitselfbutto below) for both front and characteristics.” yourvehicleandalabeloften reartires. If a tire is underinflated, located in its doorjamb Sarah Robinson, a moreheatisgeneratedinside That’s where you can find driving-safety expert at of it, and this could cause the vehicle manufacturer’s M i c h e l i n , s a i d t h e structuraldamage,Willcome suggested inflation level for m a n u f a c t u r e r ’ s said. An underinflated tire yourcarortruck. recommended tire-pressure also cannot absorb shock as

Ifit’snotthere,checkthe level dates back to the well, and so it is more its correct shape. This puts But who actually does that? aspartoftheirairpumps.It’s owner’s manual. Recently, a beginning of a vehicle’s vulnerable to road hazards more wear on the tire’s Not many people. NHTSA best to check the tires when reader asked why tire development process. Tire such as potholes. What’s shoulders, those rounded estimates that just 19 they’re cold, meaning that sidewalls often show a engineers from companies more, the tire’s contact parts of the tire between the percent of consumers they have not been driven on pressure rating, shown in such as Michelin will work patch where the rubber sidewall and the tread. The properly check and inflate forseveralhours. maximumpoundspersquare alongside automakers’ meets the road—will not be tire will also likely have less their tires, even though tires

All cars and trucks from grip if underinflated, tend to deflate by about 1 psi model year 2008 and newer Willcomesaid. amonth. (as well as some older ones)

An overinflated tire can About a quarter of all h a v e t i r e - p r e s s u r e havelessgrip,too.Anditcan carshaveatleastonetirethat monitoring systems, and affect handling, because the i s s i g n i f i c a n t l y some report current tire overinflated tire is not underinflated, according to pressure directly to the correctly absorbing impacts, theagency driver’s instrument panel. whichcansendmoreforceto Checking the Pressure Butmanysuchsystemsdon’t the vehicle’s suspension One quick and easy way notify the driver until tire Overinflationalsomakesthe to check tire pressure is with pressureisfartoolow,witha tires’tread footprint smaller, a handheld tire-pressure warning light that doesn’t which can increase wear on gauge, which typically costs come on until the tire is thecenterofthetread. less than $US10 at an auto- already 25 percent

The key to maintaining parts store.You just unscrew underinflated. proper tire pressure is thetire-valvecap,pluginthe “Whenthatwarninglight checking psi levels at least gauge, and wait for a comes on, that means either once a month, according to reading. If you don’t want to that you have a rapid leak or the tire companies consulted mess with that, tire shops you’ve been driving along and to the National Highway will often check the pressure gosh knows how long with T r a f f i c S a f e t y for you, and some gas an underinflated tire,” Toth Administration (NHTSA) stationshavedigitalreadouts said.

inch (psi) that differs from engineersusingtheTRAand the vehicle maker’s ETRTO guidelines. ”You’re recommendation. This may going to be tuning the be obvious to racing pressures to fit that envelope enthusiasts and mechanics, of air that those tires allow,” but not all motorists Robinson said. “So max understand all the nuances. pressureispreciselythat,but So we turned to some of the within that, there is the ideal experts. pressure to maximize the

Tire makers start with a performanceofthevehicle.” set of standards, set by the Through rigorous Tire and Rim Association testing, the vehicle’s (TRA) in the United States recommended tire pressure and the European Tyre and is determined, with the idea Rim Technical Organisation of balancing considerations (ETRTO) across the pond, of performance, fuel and use their guidelines in efficiency, safety, and developing tire sizes’ overalllongevity maximum psi and maximum “ I n f l a t i o n p re s s u re loadlevels. affects every aspect of the

“There’s a load/inflation tire, including the loadtable for every size of tire in carrying capacity, tread theuniverse,”saidBobToth, contact patch shape—where director of industry relations t h e t i re t o u c h e s t h e at Goodyear But cars and road—and size and handling trucks all have varying characteristics.” — Keith weights and sizes, and they Willcome, Bridgestone” handle and perform Buthowimportantisthat uniquely, Toth noted number? Should it be Vehicle manufacturers come tweaked for certain up with ideal tire pressures scenarios? For most basedonfactorssuchashow consumers who are not

A handheld tire-pressure gauge.

A Lexus Sticker showing essential car information including the recommended tire pressure.

The Emperor's New Clothes

by Hans ChristianAndersen

Many years ago,

there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He had a differentsuitforeachhourof the day; and as of any other king or emperor, one is accustomed to say, "he is sitting in council," it was always said of him, "The Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe " Time passed merrily in the large town which was his capital; strangers arrived every day at the court. One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance. They gave out thattheyknewhowtoweave stuffs of the most beautiful colours and elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining

invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he h e l d , o r w h o w a s extraordinarily simple in character

"These must, indeed, be splendid clothes!" thought the Emperor "Had I such a suit, I might at once find out what men in my realms are unfitfortheiroffice,andalso be able to distinguish the wise from the foolish! This stuff must be woven for me immediately."Andhecaused large sums of money to be given to both the weavers in order that they might begin theirworkdirectly

So the two pretended weavers set up two looms, and affected to work very busily, though in reality they didnothingatall.Theyasked for the most delicate silk and the purest gold thread; put both into their own knapsacks; and then continued their pretended work at the empty looms until late at night. "I should like to know how the weavers are getting on with my cloth," said the Emperor to himself, after some little time had elapsed; he was,

h o w e v e r , r a t h e r embarrassed, when he r e m e m b e r e d t h a t a simpleton, or one unfit for hisoffice,wouldbeunableto see the manufacture. To be sure, he thought he had nothing to risk in his own person; but yet, he would prefer sending somebody e l s e , t o b r i n g h i m intelligence about the weavers, and their work, beforehetroubledhimselfin the affair All the people throughoutthecityhadheard ofthewonderfulpropertythe cloth was to possess; and all were anxious to learn how wise, or how ignorant, their neighbours might prove to be.

"I will send my faithful old minister to the weavers," saidtheEmperoratlast,after some deliberation, "he will be best able to see how the clothlooks;forheisamanof sense, and no one can be more suitable for his office thanheis."

So the faithful old minister went into the hall, where the knaves were workingwithalltheirmight,

(Continued on Next Edition)

RAYMOND MAYWEATHER...

( from last week edition ) building, were three hollow mountains with no tops. “These are the containersthatweusetohold all our tilber.They used to be full but now they are empty You might be able to find a pieceoftilberatthebottom.

Raymond noticed some creatures much larger than the fruzzies, standing around nearby “Who are they?” asked Raymond. “Ah, those are the balders. They shovel the tilber into our furnaces. Since we ran out of tilber, they have nothing to do,” saidtheChancellor Raymond climbed up the nearest mountain to peek inside. When he got to the topherealizedsomething.

“These are space volcanoes!” Raymond

EASY CLIPBOARD PAPER CRAFT

thought to himself.As usual, thisgaveRaymondanidea. When Raymond slid down the mountain the Chancellor asked him, “Did youfindandytilber?”

“No I did not,” said Raymond,“butIhaveaplan! These balders have shovels…do you think they coulddosomedigging?”

The Chancellor was confused but listened to Raymond's plan. It was a better plan than invading a planet,betterthandrivingthe planet into the sun, or giving outtrickthermometers!

After all the work was done, Raymond and the Chancellor called all the fruzziesandbalderstogether “Good creatures,” said Raymond, “we have solved the tilber problem”All of the

Little Talk FUNWITHPOETRY

Don't you think that it's possible That beetles, bugs and bees Talk about a lot of things?You know, such things as these:

The kind of weather where they live, In jungles tall with grass, And earthquakes in their villages, Whenever people pass!

Of course, we'll never know If bugs talk anything at all, Because our ears are far too big For talk that is so small.

fruzzies thought that their idea had been chosen to save the planet. “You've been storing your tilber inside space volcanoes. And as any good space traveler knows, allittakestowakeupaspace volcano is some space pepper And I never leave Earthwithoutspacepepper.”

Raymond walked to the top of the volcano and sprinkled some space pepper inside The space volcano grumbled and rumbled, and started to shake. Raymond slid back down and watched. There was a loud, “AH CHOO,” and space lava started flowing down the mountain!

The balders had dug a large moat around the planet which collected the lava and kept everyone safe. Almost immediately the planet begantowarm.

All of the fruzzies and balders cheered The Chancellor's son was even coolingoffinthesnow After a celebration they carried Raymond on their shoulders backtohisship.

“Thank You!” said the Chancellor “Please come visit us again, soon ” Raymond waved goodbye and bid them farewell RaymondMayweathertuned up his ship. He checked every latch, and he fixed every drip.He hurried on h o m e , w h e r e t h e temperature's right, And he cranked up the heat for his long return flight.

Nov 1, 2021 by Emily Stones

Turn your boring old clipboard into somethingfunwiththiseasypapercraft!

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·Adingyoldclipboard

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2. Place that piece of paper onto the

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Use those lines as a guide and cut out the papersoitfitsundertheclip.

3.On a protected surface (try wax paper), apply mod podge to the top half of your clipboard.

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Take the Time and Effort to find the Right Job

Now that many of you who have completed your high school education and are looking to start on some career, we offer some words of advice you may find usefulinyourownquest:

Someone looking for a job has two main aims: first, toenablehimtoearnenough to maintain himself, and secondly to get some satisfaction from being able to contribute to the development of himself and hisenvironment.

Sometimes it is easier to get into a job than to get out ofit.

If, therefore, you are seeking a new job, do so in a manner which will assure you a permanent, profitable andsatisfyingone.

Of course, if you cannot accomplish this, then you may have to settle for a lesser one, and keep an eye out for the opportunities

available from time to time, and take the right one when itcomesalong.

However, you must appreciate that, unless you become enthusiastic about any organisation you work for, and the products and servicesitoffers,youarenot destined to climb to any greatheightsinthatfirm.

This means that from the outsetyouwouldwanttoask yourself these simple questionsaboutthechoiceof

the organisation: Do I think that I will grow to like the company and what I am expected to do there? Do I approve of the goods and servicesitoffers?

D o I l i k e t h e management and the way theygoaboutdoingbusiness andtreatingemployees?

Take some time and trouble,ifyouhaveachoice, to pick the right place which will prove most effective towards the conditions you

want.

Next, you have to consider how you would measure up in whatever occupation you choose Have you the necessary ability for the job, or is there a good chance that you will beabletoacquirethatability throughtraining?

In this day and age, it is not difficult to acquire sufficientknowledgeforany jobonewants.

With all the libraries and study courses offered by schools, and so many other sources of information, like the internet, there is little excuseforanyonetogetinto a job without the relevant know-how

In seeking a new job, it is better to take time preparing for it than to take one and not be able to handle it, nor get the satisfaction from being a b l e t o c o n t r i b u t e effectively

for friendship

Take time for friendship when you can; The hours fly swiftly, And the need that presses on your fellow-man May fade away at equal speed, And you may sigh before the end That you have failed to play the friend. Not all life's pride is born of fame, Not all the joy from work is won; Too late we hang our heads in shame, Remembering the good we could have done; Too late we wish that we had stayed To comfort those who called for aid. Take time to do the little things, Which leave the satisfactory thought, When others have taken wing, That we have laboured as we ought, That in a world where all contend, We often stopped to be a friend.

Solutions to last week’s Periodic table word search

GALAXIES

Connect the dots to make edges so that each circle is surrounded by a symmetrical galaxyshape,andthepuzzleiscompletely

tiled with galaxies.Each galaxy shape mustberotationallysymmetric,havingan identical appearance when rotated 180 degrees.

The time and effort used to find the right job will be well worth it in the long run in one's career.

Smart Tips for Staying Hydrated Throughout the Day

1. Hydrate When You Wake Up and Before Meals

If you put a water bottle in front of you, it's easy to get lost in the day's tasks and forget to take sips, but prioritizing hydration morning, afternoon, and evening is important.

2. Wrap Up Your Day WithAnother Bottle of Water

We just encouraged you to drink water once you wake up, but an additional strategy to consider is to bookend your day with another beverage. Meaning: Make sure to have a bottle of water within two hours of waking.

3. Eat Your Water by Following a Produce-Heavy Diet

Fruits and vegetables have a high water content that will help you meet your daily quota, says Libby Mills, RDN, a Philadelphia-based spokesperson for theAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

“Fruits like cantaloupe, strawberries, and watermelon, and vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, celery, spinach, and cooked squash are about 90 percent water,” she says. Dairy products, including milk, yogurt, and cottage cheese, are also good sources of water

4. Experiment With How You Drink Water to Maximize Enjoyment

Try out different flavors by adding fresh fruit (like the discarded strawberry tops from breakfast), vegetables (cucumber slices), or herbs (fresh basil or ginger).

5. Keep Track of Hydration With a SmartphoneApp

Make your water bottle your smartphone's new companion. “Just like you keep your phone right next to you at all times, you should keep a BPA-free water bottle [within reach],” says Moskovitz. Make your phone work for you by using a wellrated, popular hydration-tracking app, like Water Reminder (free on Google Play), Water Tracker Waterllama (free on theApp Store), or Water Drink Reminder (free on Google Play), which allow you to keep track of what you're consuming.

6. Let Your Water Bottle Do the Work

Smart water bottles are the newest way to nudge you to drink. will track the amount of hydration you need, adjust based on your activity, and then glow when it's time to drink.

https://www.everydayhealth.com/dehydration/smart -tips-for-staying-hydrated-throughout-the-day/

Steps to Achieving Total...

From last week edition permission to take a seat at the table. Join the conversation. Contribute your thoughts. Take action, and know that your voice is just as important as anyone else's.

12. See beauty in the simple things

Try to notice at least one beautiful, small thing around you every single day. Make note of it, and be grateful for it. Gratitude not only gives you perspective, it's essential to help you find joy

13. Be kind to yourself

The world is full of harsh words and critique — don't add yours to the mix. Speak kindly to yourself, and don't call yourself mean things. Celebrate yourself. You've come so far and grown so much. Don't forget to celebrate yourself, and not only on your birthday!

Takeaway

Self-love may not happen overnight. But with time, it will settle itself into your heart.

Yes, you may struggle, but you'll look back on these moments and see how they were stepping stones on your journey to being the best you. https://www.healthline.com/health/13-self-love-habitsevery-woman-needs-to-have#Takeaway

Guyanese icon, Eddie Grant will on September 9, 2023receiveaplaqueonthewellknown‘Music WalkofFame’inCamdenTown,London.Grant celebratedhis75thbirthanniversarythisyear

The singer/ songwriter began pioneering multi-racial British group; the Equals in the 1960s before finding solo successwithhitslike“ElectricAvenue”whichisaresponseto the1981Brixtonriots.Thesongsolidifiedhimasavitalblack Britishvoiceofthatera.

Grantisalsocreditedforhelpingtosecurethereleaseof famed South African President Nelson Mandela with his influentialhit“GiveMeHopeJoanna”.

AccordingtoanarticlepublishedbyBeatMagazineUK, theCamdenMusicalFestivalisthebrainchildoflocalmusic promoterLeeBennett.Bennettishopingtomakeitthestartof anannualmusiceventcelebratingarangeofmusicalgenres.

To mark this year’s plaque unveilings, a planned free music festival will take place. Performers on the day will include Billy Bragg, The Buzzcocks, Shalamar, Rusty Egan (BlitzMusicMachine)andJazzieB(founderofSoulIISoul).

The live event will also be broadcast on American TV networkABC.Aweek-longofunveilingswillalsotakeplace fromSeptember4–92023,withthefulllistofinducteesas follows: September 4: Janis Joplin, Harvey Goldsmith and UB40;September5:GordonMac(founderofKissFM)and DJ Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson; September 6: The Sugarhill Gang,September7:EddyGrant;September8:Kinksandthe Buzzcocks;andSeptember9:BillyBraggandShalamar

According to the Beat UK, Camden Town has always been known for its free thinking and musical roots. Celebrating Camden’s influence in music cannot be overstated.

The article pointed out: “All the big names have played here sometime in their life and many, likeAmy Winehouse, grew up on these very streets...Grant who grew up on the streetsofCamden.Grantsaidheislookingforwardtogoing backtohisrootsthatheoncecalledhome.”

Accordingtotheirwebsite,TheMusic‘WalkofFame’is easy to locate. Just head down to 178 Camden High Street andkeepyoureyesontheroad.There,youwillfindastriking memorialtosomeofthemostoriginal,vibrant,andinfluential musicalartiststoeverlive.

Amongsttheplaques,you’llfindDavidBowieand,Amy Winehouse,whowasalocalCamdenresidentuptothetime ofherdeath.

to receive ‘Music Walk of Fame’ plaque in September

ByAllyiahAllicock

Savour gluten-free delights at

“I believe that young entrepreneurs are key players in our economy just because we have had more opportunities than our parents, whether that’s the ability to travel and experience other cultures or even our ability to be as tech savvy as we are.We are just more able to tap into markets that were never really thought of before and for that reason, I believe we can make an incredible impact if we share all we’ve learnt online or overseas with our people here.”

Ifyouareeverinthecapital

city and you are looking for that one place that can help with products that support yourgluten-freediet,then‘Noglu’ hasgotyoucovered.

Many of you may not have heard or seen ‘Noglu’ because it wasrecentlylaunchedandopened its doors to customers last Thursday at the Tower Suites Hotel,Georgetown.

Noglu is owned and managed by the dynamic 23-year-old Shania Wall, an entrepreneur hailingfromLondon.

Armed with a first-class honours Bachelor’s Degree in BusinessEconomicsandawealth of experience in social media marketing, Wall has ventured to her ancestral homeland to establish a haven for individuals like herself, who grapple with celiacdisease,bringingtoGuyana

its first ever gluten-free health store.

C e l i a c d i s e a s e , a n autoimmune disorder that makes consumingglutenahealthhazard, has been a defining aspect of Wall’s life since her diagnosis a year ago. During a recent interviewwith The Waterfalls,she said this personal experience has ignited a passion to address the scarcityofgluten-freeoptionsand resources in Guyana, where gastronomy is a cornerstone of culture.

Noglu,Wallsaid,ismorethan just a health store; it’s a vibrant testament to her vision. With a finelycuratedselectionofglutenfree products spanning pantry essentialstogourmetdelights,the young entrepreneur revealed that thestorestandsasaculinaryoasis for individuals seeking dietary freedom. Its shelves are adorned

with gluten-free alternatives that rival their conventional counterparts in flavour and quality

She added that the business also caters to those with other common allergies such as nuts, dairy, sugar and soy. Some products include chickpea puffs, brown rice spaghetti, pea protein bars, gluten free soy sauce, kombuchaandmuchmore. Having received tremendous support for bringing this business tofruition,Wallsaidherlong-term goal is for these products to be easilyaccessibleandnotasrareas they currently are because people donotchoosetohaveallergies.

“They shouldn’t have to searchfarandwidetojusteat.And nor should they pay extortionate prices to survive either So I hope thatbycreatingNoglu,Icanbring

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Some of the products offered by ‘Noglu’at its Tower Suites store.

SHEAattheforefrontofhelpingchildren accessemergencymedicalcareoverseas

When US-based Guyanese Lori N a r i n e conceptualized Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA); a medical charity that helps sick children, particularly Guyanese, accessmedicalcareoverseas,she had no idea how many lives wouldbeimpacted.

Since its inception in 2015, SHEAhasplayedapivotalrolein consistently assisting more than 60 patients to access emergency medical treatment in the United States of America (USA) and other countries. During an interview with The Waterfalls Magazine, Narine shared how SHEA's efforts have impacted thepatients.

The SHEA Founder said, “Except for the fact that we are U.S. registered almost all the patients we support are in Guyana. We are doing all this worktosupportGuyanesepeople primarily children to access the treatmenttheyneedoverseas.”

Besides the children, she said SHEAhasassistedafewadultsin gettingthehelptheyneed.

“We assist adults help get treatment, once they reach out to usandthefundsareavailable,we assist in paying for the various types of medical testing, MRI scans,andsoon.

We try to help as much as we can but it is difficult because we havetoraisethefundsandraising funds to help an adult get treatment is more challenging… so we focus primarily on the kids,”shedisclosed.

To this end, Narine noted that SHEA has assisted seven Guyanese children (four new patients and three for follow-up treatment) so far this year to accesstreatmentoverseas.

“For the year so far, we have had three cancer patients, a child with kidney disease and three

cometoAmericatogethelp,”she saidthatSHEAcontinuestowork with the children and their parents to monitor, evaluate and provide follow-up treatment for them.

According to Narine, the medical Charity has been intentional in efforts to provide patients with aid that is trustworthyandreliable.

“Supporters of SHEA can follow the progress of the patientsviatheFacebookpageas w e l l a s t h e w e b s i t e savinghandsemergencyaid org; we try to document the progress of patients as much as possible…”shesaid.

TheSHEAfoundernotedthat the updated information gives supporters the insight they need to continue to financially support thecharity

“It also helps to put the information out there so that if anyone knows a child who may need the assistance. They can reach out to us…” she told The Waterfalls Magazine.

Narine said too that having financial support from companies and individuals is criticaltowhatSHEAdoes.

“Forustocontinuetosupport and empower these patients who cannot afford critical medical treatment to get it done overseas; we have to raise funds which are done on a case-by-case basis.We have several individuals and companies that give us that support; we received donations from Cataleya Energy, Mohameds, N & S Algoo, Beharry Group, Vitality Inc., Dem Bank, Dem Mutual, Jagmohan's, Sterling Products, Ltd. and One Guyana T-10 & AryaAli.

We received $1.5 million from the Office of the First Lady and a number of other notable contributors whom we are very grateful,”shesaid.

Narine stressed that “It is throughthesegenerousdonations thatweareabletocoordinatefree or low-cost treatment to address the emergency medical needs of individualswhoneedcare.”

Without the support, patients like four-year-old, Nathan Kandhaiwhohasbeendiagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML); an aggressive form of cancer in the blood and bone marrow would be in a

hopeless situation. Due to the aggressive nature of his diagnosis, his local medical team is unable to provide further advancedtreatmenttocombatthe disease.

Earlier this year, Nathan was assisted by SHEA Charity Similarly,withtheassistanceof SHEA, four-year-old, Ismaeel Knightswhohasbilateral (Continued on page 62)

SHEA Founder, Lori Narine

Aden Persaud

Dwain Deputran

Nathan Kandhai

Munesh Narayan

Shiv Thompson

Ismaeel Knights

Jomahri Mortley

TikTokers Are Using Lemons to Lighten Underarms

(Shape) Scrolling through the TikTok app brings up thousands of beauty videos with the hashtags #beautytok or #skintok, which show users e x p l a i n i n g a n d demonstrating beauty tips, tricks,anddiscoveries.

Lately,usershaveshared videos of themselves using lemons to brighten their underarms and as a natural deodorant to help prevent odor Plugging “lemon underarms” into the TikTok search bar populates hundreds of videos of users puttingtheacidicfruittothe test.

If you haven’t seen it, here’s what the fruity hack consists of: Users are either cutting lemons inhalforslicingthemand rubbing them directly on their armpits, letting the juices absorb into the skin Other users are either mixing freshly squeezed lemon juice with baking sodaorusinga limeinlieuofalemonforthe sameeffect.SomeTikTokers are rubbing the lemon juice ontheirarmpitsinhopesthat it will lighten their underarms, while others are hoping to help prevent odor without using traditional deodorant.

Curious to know if this TikTok lemon hack for lightening underarms and preventing odor really lives up to the hype? Ahead, learn everything you need to k n o w f r o m a dermatologist about the skin benefits of lemons and whether or not rubbing lemons on your armpitsisrightforyou

What are TikTokers using lemons on their underarmsfor?

Lemons have various uses, such as adding a citrus taste to food and drinks or leaving a nice fruity fragrancewhenincorporated intocleaningproducts.Now, someTikTokerssaythefruit can lighten underarms and preventstinkypits.

But before breaking downthehack,it’simportant tounderstandwhythearmpit skin may appear darker as wellaswhybodyodorinthe armpits occurs (and why some people seek out deodorantalternatives).

“Where skin folds or rubs together — such as the armpitsandgroin—isoften darker than other areas of skin,”accordingtoDr Geeta Yadav, a board-certified

and

Prevent

Odor Findoutifthecitrus fruithackreallyworks.

ofthejuicedirectlyintoyour hands, rubbing your hands together, and patting it into yourarmpitsandallowingit todry Shewarnsviewersnot to try the hack if they’ve recently shaved, as it may sting. Does using lemons lighten underarms and preventodorwork?

The short answer is yes Yet, before you go running to the kitchen or grocery store to stock up on lemons to give this hackatry,here’swhatyou needtoknow

Some people have darker armpits than others.

react to irritation with inflammation, which can lead to hyperpigmentation —theoppositeofthedesired effect.”

The high acid levels in lemonscancauseburningor tingling sensations in the skin and lead to redness and inflammation.

In addition to possible irritation, lemons can “potentially worsen hyperpigmentation, as there is a unique risk related to getting citrus juice on your skin and going into the sun k n o w n a s phytophotodermatitis,”

explains Dr. Yadav.

underarmskin.

As for combating odor, “antiperspirant and deodorant are a much better and safer way [than using lemons],” says Dr Yadav “There is a misconception that aluminum-based antiperspirants cause breast cancer or Alzheimer’s, and there are no studies proving thesetheories.”

You can use lemons to lighten underarms and preventodor:Trueorfalse?

dermatologistandfounderof FACET Dermat

logy Additionally, shaving regularly can cause “skin trauma” and lead to skin hyperpigmentation[darken ing], according to Dr Yadav.“Insomecases,it’sa sign of acanthosis nigricans (AN),aconditionthatcauses darkening and thickening of theskinunderthearms(and in some cases, the neck or groin), ” she adds

“Sometimes, AN is connected to more serious medical conditions, including diabetes, obesity, andhormonaldisorders.”

As for the smell? Body odor occurs when “bacteria multiply [in the armpit] and start to break down the keratin proteins on the surface of the skin, which causesodor,”saysDr Yadav Furthermore, the sweat glands in the armpit, known as apocrine sweat glands, release a thicker sweat that doesn’tevaporateasquickly and is rich in sugars, the perfect food for the bacteria livingonyourskin,explains Dr Yadav Body odor isn’t necessarily always hygiene based.Itcanevenbearesult of the food you eat

“Compounds in certain foods, such as garlic and onions,canalsocauseodor,” saysDr Yadav

For some people, traditional deodorants and antiperspirants aren’t favourable options because they are wasteful their formulascontainingredients such as aluminum, which is

believed to have negative effects on the skin and overallhealth.Someofthese supposed effects include rashes and inflammation, as well as long-term issues, suchasincreasingtheriskof developing breast cancer by absorbing into the skin near the breasts. However, there are no studies that directly link deodorants or antiperspirants to causing cancer or other health concerns, according to Dr Yadav

Though things may get sticky when executing this hack,it’sassimpleascutting a lemon in half or quarters and rubbing the unpeeled sidedirectlyonyourarmpits. You may even have some lemons sitting around in the kitchen; if you don’t, many users have shared that limes workjustaswell.

For example, one TikToker took to the app to share a lemon-based concoction she uses to lightenherunderarmskin.It consists of mixing one tablespoon of baking soda withthejuiceofhalfalemon to make a paste. She then takes the paste and scrub it into your armpits for five minutes, then repeats the processfourtimesaweek.

Another user shared a video detailing how she learnedthebeautyhackfrom hergrandmother,butinstead of using lemons to lighten theunderarms,sheusesthem to reduce odor She shows viewers half of a freshly s l i c e d l e m o n a n d recommendssqueezingabit

While this is usually totally normal, it can lead to a desire to lighten them to match the rest of the body’s skin In this case, lemons “can lighten and brighten skin thanks to citricacid,anaturalalphahydroxy acid found in lemons,” explains Dr Yadav “This ingredient can help resurface skin, whichcanimproveoverall brightness ”

As for combating odor, lemon’s high acidity also has the ability to reduce bodyodor

“

L e m o n s c a n temporarily decrease odor in the armpits, and the alpha-hydroxy acid in citric acid can kill odorcausingbacteria,”saysDr Yadav Antiperspirants are typically aluminum-based compounds that work to temporarily block sweat pores, and reduce the amount of sweat that reaches your skin therefore masking odor The difference is that the citrus acid works to kill the bacteria while deodorantattemptstoclog the pores to help stop sweat from mixing with the bacteria already in the armpit

Isitsafetouselemonsto lighten underarms and preventodor?

While lemons serve many purposes, including lightening underarm skin and killing odor-causing bacteria, there are some precautions you should consider before rubbing the fruit’s juices under your arms “Lemons are very acidic,andusingpurelemon on skin — especially in an area that many of us tend to shave — is likely to cause sensitivity and irritation,” saysDr Yadav “Many skin tones can

“Compounds in the juice maketheskinmoresensitive and reactive to sun damage, leaving blisters and rashes behind.”

If you’re going to attempt this TikTok beauty hack,it’sbesttoavoiddirect exposure to sunlight immediately after applying the lemon juice as well as doing an initial patch test to check for any reactions on the skin.Apatch test is best performed by applying a smallamountoflemonjuice to the armpit skin and monitoring for any adverse reactionswithinthenextfew hoursorday

Instead, to lighten armpits, “use formulas designedspecificallyforuse on skin, [such as] chemical peels, professional microneedling, or laser therapy may also help,” advises Dr Yadav

This will help you avoid potential reactions while attempting to lighten your

Lemonscanlightenyour underarms thanks to the citrus acid that helps brighten the skin and decrease body odor by killing the bacteria that causesit.However,thereare sideeffectstoconsiderwhen trying this fruity beauty hack.

This is not a case of natural is better “It’s 2023, and advancements in beauty technology and chemistry have given [people] options that are safer and more effective,” explains Dr. Yadav

Before you go stock up on lemons to help lighten your underarms and prevent bodyodor,considertherisks that are associated with using lemons under your arms,suchasskinirritations and sensitivities to the sun. Therefore, you’ll want to slowly introduce this hack intoyourbodycareroutine.

You may even want to consider scrapping the idea of using lemon to prevent odor and trying a deodorant or antiperspirant with gentler ingredients if that’s yourconcern.

Savour gluten-free...

Frompage54 about a change and such an impact that eventually I can providetomorethanjustmy own people and spread enough awareness about celiac disease that it b e c o m e s c o m m o n knowledge,”sheexplained.

Aswestaytunedforthe unfolding chapters of culinary creativity and celebration of gluten-free living, Noglu will bring, Wall is of the view that young entrepreneurs who are making a meaningful impact are important to our society

She shared, “I believe thatyoungentrepreneursare key players in our economy just because we have had more opportunities than our parents, whether it’s the

ability to travel and experience other cultures or evenourabilitytobeastech savvyasweare.

We are just more able to tap into markets that were never really thought of before and for that reason, I believe we can make an incredibleimpactifweshare all we’ve learnt online or overseas with our people here.”

Persons interested in checking out what Noglu has to offer can find them at Unit 2 at the Tower Suites, Main Street, Georgetown You can also contactthemviaInstagram at noglu gy Noglu is open on Monday to Friday from 10:00hrsto17:00hrs,andon Saturday from 10:00hrs to 15:00hrs.

From page 16 results.” release of the fiscal terms of all would have to bring in the

On June 22, the company in a large-scaleminingcontracts. skills…,”theVPsaid. press release disclosed that within The Vice President made a the first six months of 2023, it has similar commitment in August

WEDNESDAY

drilled 11 holes which showed 2022duringanappearanceon‘The significantgoldintheirWenotpit. GlennLallShow’airedonKaieteur

In their July statement, Radio. While appearing on that office, President Granger Ellingham, said: “similar to our radio programme, he told the granted Exxon one-year excellentdrillresultsfromacouple Kaieteur News’ publisher, Glenn extension on three oil blocks of weeks ago, these new results Lall, “I don’t see the reason why again confirm the significant many of these are not in the public

One month before demitting

Four months after General and expansion potential for the Wenot domain already I’ll find out about Regional Elections were held in deposit, to depth as well as along it.” March 2020, former President, theflanks.”

When pressed further Jagdeo DavidGrangergaveExxonMobil’s

Thecompanyhaddisclosedthat said, “I can undertake to find out The Alliance For Change subsidiary, Esso Exploration and since their return to Guyana’s gold with you there, what the GRA (AFC) also took a jab at the Production Guyana (EEPGL), a industry, theyhavebeenexpanding [Guyana Revenue Authority] is so government, specifically the Vice one-year extension to explore for their search in their pits as well as cagey about that it doesn’t want to President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo. The oil resources on three offshore increasing the depth at which they release… I will undertake anything party had said Jagdeo’s blocks. Without said extension, search for gold. Ellingham had that is non-propriety that you get it. announcement some months ago Exxon would have been forced to noted that the results so far have I will personally now see that this that Exxon was in receipt of a one- relinquishaportionofeachblockat proventobefruitful. happen ” However, despite the year extension due to impacts from variousintervals. As the foreign companies promises by theVice President, the the COVID-19 pandemic was a According to the documents continue to explore Guyana’s gold contractsremainhidden. clearformofdeception.TheAFC’s released by the Ministry of Natural fields, the government is yet to Executive Member, David Resources yesterday, Granger deliver on its promise to make all THURSDAY Patterson said the Vice President signed an order giving Exxon a miningcontractspublic. was being deceptive as he said the one-year grace period to hold in

While foreign companies have Opposition demands oil giant was granted an order to their entirety, the Stabroek, Canje beenrushingtocashinonthe“gold proof of quarterly assessments continue exploration and and Corentyne Blocks. The three fever” in Guyana, the country has to justify Exxon’s 1 year production works as it was deemed orders state that Granger was between 1993 and 2005 The been suffering massive declines in extension for oil blocks anessentialservice. written to by EEPGL’s Head, property hosts two gold deposits: itsannualdeclarationssince2017. - says “spineless, shameless” The Ministry of Natural Alistair Routledge on July 2, 2020, the shear-hosted Wenot Deposit Kaieteur News had made PPP trying to distract citizens Resources set the record straight seeking a grace period given the and the adjacent intrusive-hosted several requests for the from wholesale sell out of yesterday as it noted that COVID-19 pandemic and its GiltCreekDeposit. Government of Guyana to release Guyana’s oil assets presidential orders were granted by impact on restricting the

InapressstatementonTuesday, the mining contracts, particularly the Granger regime which allowed implementation of exploration for thecompanynotedthatassayshave large-scaleminingcontracts. Former President, David for Exxon to benefit from an the three blocks. “In recognition of beenreceivedforanadditionalhole In 2019, when Guyana became Granger did not give the extension. its global scale and across-the- drilled in the Wenot target. It was a member of the Extractive ExxonMobil-led consortium an

“ItappearsthattheAPNU/AFC board effects, the Government of also stated that to date, fourteen Industries Transparency Initiative unconditional one- year extension has conveniently forgotten that the Cooperative Republic of holes have been completed (EITI), the country agreed to on the Stabroek Block, thereby during the COVID-19 pandemic, Guyana(GCRoG)adoptednational totalling 5,235 metres, as drilling adhere to several requirements. In postponing until 2024 the return of theCo-V’sinitiatedandmaintained measures…to protect the health continues. this case, EITI requirement 2.4 (a) 20 percent of the lucrative dialogue with the APNU/AFC and safety of its citizens…,”

Elaine Ellingham, President & of the 2019 Standard states that concession. This position was government regarding the Grangerwrote. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyanashouldpubliclydiscloseall articulated yesterday by the pandemic’sinfluenceonpetroleum

“In further recognition of Omai,said“Ourrecentdrillingthat mineral agreements entered into AllianceForChange(AFC),oneof operations. This dialogue resulted EEPGL’s indications regarding has focused on expanding the force prior to the reporting period, Guyana’smainoppositionparties. in the Public Health Order, which section 43 of the Petroleum Wenot deposit has been very in this case, 2019. Although the The AFC’s clarification sought specifically categorized petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act successful. These results for hole requirements were known to the to counter the release of signed operations as an essential service,” 1986andArticle24oftheStabroek 230DD-065 are excellent, administration, it continued to documents by the Ministry of theministrysaidinastatement. Block Petroleum Agreement 2016, intersecting a 127m wide well- make excuses to avoid the release Natural Resources and the The Stabroek Block which the GCRoG…has determined to mineralized rhyolite-diorite dike ofthesecontracts.

Department of Public Information spans 6.6 million acres remains offerreliefinrespectoftheCOVID complex with two very wide gold In this vain, this newspaper whichshowthatitwasGrangerand Guyana’s only commercial block -19 pandemic , ” the former zones, one 27.5m wide and a reported in December 2022 that not the current administration that with over 33 discoveries. The Presidentadded. second25.5mwide.” Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo gave Exxon the extension for not offshore concession is so massive

Inthisrespect,Grangerordered

Moreover, Ellingham added dodged the matter on four different just the Stabroek Block but also the that it is also equivalent to 600 oil thatthedaysfromtheperiodMarch that, “The current drilling of the occasions During a press Canje and Kaieteur Blocks, it blocks. Come next year October, 2020toMarch2021arenotcounted Wenot target area remains focused conference in April however, he operates. Exxon and its partners which in assessing elapsed time on: 1) testing some of the undrilled publiclycommittedtoreleasingthe ExxonMobil Guyana officials include, Hess Corporation and applicabletotheagreement. gaps within the Wenot deposit fiscal terms for all mining also confirmed the authenticity of CNOOC Petroleum Guyana

He further ordered that the model to increase the resource, 2) agreements. This was the second thedocumentswiththisnewspaper, Limited, will have to return 120 of licensees/operator shall present expanding the western “starter pit” timetheVicePresidentpromisedto stating that the former those blocks to the State which updated work plans detailing area, and 3) providing evidence of “personally intervene” for the administration granted the would not include any of its mitigation efforts, revised the vast open potential at depth for extension. discoveries. schedules, planned milestones and the Wenot deposit. These new The ministry said on Tuesday otherinformationasrequested. results and recent results with wide that the AFC as well as its

Another ‘excellent’

The three documents are in and good grade zones are expected opposition partner, the A discovery by Omai in Guyana stark contrast to comments made to positively impact the resources Partnership for National Unity recentlybythepoliticalopposition. as we move forward to an updated (APNU) have been wrongfully

Canadian Gold Company,

Last week, the opposition’s mineralresourceestimateexpected criticizing the government for Omai Gold Mines on Tuesday Economic Advisor, Elson Low inlateSeptember,withanexpected failing to secure this year, the 20 revealed that they have made criticized the government for decision to proceed with a percent portion of the Stabroek another ‘excellent’ gold discovery failing to press Exxon to relinquish preliminary economic assessment Blockasrequiredbyitsagreement. in their Wenot pit, located in 20 percent of the Stabroek Block (“PEA”)immediatelythereafter.”

In response, the AFC said RegionSeven(Cuyuni-Mazaruni). this year, but rather, hold onto it for Furthermore, on July 17, 2023, Granger did not grant an extension Omai is one of the few large- another year. Low had said just three weeks after Canadian in July, 2020 “ It was a scale foreign mining companies government should provide some gold company, Omai Gold Mines conditional process to recalibrate working in Guyana. Omai holds a form of due diligence report which announced drilling results showing or deduct time after (quarterly) 100% interest in the Omai gold shows the extent to which Exxon significant gold deposits in their reviews, where obviously Exxon project in Guyana, which produced was affected by COVID-19, Wenot pit –the company hadtoshowcause.Thisfirstshowover 3.7 million ounces of gold therebynecessitatinganextension. announced “similar excellent drill (Continued on page 58)

EEPGL Head, Alistair Routledge

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

Former President, David Granger

Omai CEO and President, Elaine Ellingham

From page 57 cause was to be done in September 2020…,”thepartysaid.

”Where is the documentation of the quarterly assessments to arrive at this decision per the Grangerletter?Thatapparentlyhas been thrown over [Vice President, Dr Bharrat] Jagdeo’s shoulders,” theAFCsaid.

The opposition party said the approach of the former regime standsincontrasttothe“lay-downand-tek-all- you-want attitude of thePPP.”

The party also described the relationship between the government and Exxon as “undoubtedly incestuous” now as both continue to rely on the COVID-19 circumstances to delay by a year, the relinquishment of 20 percentoftheblock.

It further deemed the release of the documents by government agencies as an attempt to distract from the “unadulterated cowardice and wholesale sell out on this matter of relinquishment... It is just a poppy show of a pretext, and a falsepretense.”

The party continued, “The PPP Government and Jagdeo have gotten so spineless and supine on their dealings with this company, it is just shocking. This is shameless He said the entire situation, from a party which scripted in its where documents about a key manifesto that it will, upon taking decision for a lucrative block is Government: Immediately engage onlyreleasedthreeyearslaterinthe the oil companies in better contract midst of controversy does not bode administration/renegotiation…” wellfortheindustry

To just grant an extension “Wehavetogetintotheculture without a review or any questions of having transparency for key from the original deadline of decisions,” the former EPA Head October 2023 to next year is said. certainly not better contract

PRODUCTION CONTINUED administration, nor holding the oil Opposition members have also company accountable, the AFC questioned government’s motives stated. for allowing an extension for the

The discrepancy with the expected 10 feet (expected) floor-to-ceiling height

In a separate interview with Stabroek Block, especially when Kaieteur News, former head of the one recalls that Exxon was allowed Exxon’sholdonthreeoilblocks. thatweresubmittedtotheofficesof Builders’ engineer Nicholas (only Environmental Protection Agency to continue its production Minister of Housing and Water, name provided), and CH&PA (EPA) Dr Vincent Adams echoed operations at the Liza Phase One Residents complain about Collin Croal, the Minister within engineer Hunt (only name similar sentiments. He said it is Projectforallof2020. substandard work on young the Ministry of Housing Susan provided) in the presence of others incumbent on the government to The AFC in particular had professional homes Rodrigues and the Head of and addressed several issues. Hunt show what quarterly assessments it reminded last week that a public CH&PA, Sherwyn Greaves. The was bold enough to tell me that the conducted to justify Exxon’s health order was issued on April 9, Residents in Prospect, East letters were all received by an housewasnotofficiallyturnedover extended hold on 100 percent of 2020 which categorically stated Bank Demerara (EBD) are employee of the Ministry, S. Benn. and upon completion of the work threeoilblocks. that oil exploration and complaining about the sub- A copy of the building plan of the correctionswillbemade.Iturnedto “Granger issued a letter for development activities were standard work done on the young houses was also provided, among Hunt and told him corrections extension but the caveat is that it allowed to continue for 24 hours professional homes that were otherdocuments. should be made during the allowsforperiodicreviewstomake daily Oil was actually listed as an purchased from the Government of One resident shared that he constructionstage...” any adjustments and these essentialservice. Guyana (GoG) through Central contacted the ministers and The resident explained that the adjustments can be to increase or Bank of Guyana’s quarterly Housing & Planning Authority Greaves, via letters dated floor-to-the ceiling height of the reduce the time granted because reports also show that at the end of (CH&PA).

December 2022, January 2023 and houseissupposedtobe10feet(120 your circumstances can change. So December 2020, the country still

The young professional, single June 2023 He said, “The inches), according to the building you have to do quarterly earned $11.2B in royalties and flat units are sold for $14 Million contractor assigned by CH&PA is plan. However, his house is 107 assessment to warrant any such profitoil. inclusive of the cost of the land Builders Hardware, General inches just over 8 feet. Some other action,”Dr Adamssaid. The opposition also said that which is $1 Million. Each home is Supplies & Construction and this discrepancies on his house include, Dr Adams did note that the every possible exemption was approximately 1700 square feet contractor’s work leaves much to exposed electrical wires, publication of the documents came granted to ExxonMobil and its and sports three bedrooms, bedesired.Myhousehasbeenfully incompleteplumbinganddamaged as a surprise to many individuals partners which included Hess including one self-contained room, paidforsinceOctober2022andhas ceiling (lines and swollen ply who were part of the hierarchy of Corporation and CNOOC akitchenanddiningquarters. been under construction for more board).Also,thelaundryroomdoes the past administration. “Many of Petroleum Guyana Limited to On Tuesday, Kaieteur News than 1-1/2 years. Three complaints not come equipped with any water them were caught by surprise and e n s u r e p r o d u c t i o n a n d visited the area after several home were filed with the offices of source (a detailed complaint was that should not be. Information development works were owners complained about the Ministers Croal and Rodrigues, submitted to the offices of the should be made available to the unhindered. As a result of this, situation. They stated that what is Greaves, and Projects Department, officials). public; what is there to hide about opposition policymakers find it being ‘glamorized’on social media Omar Narine, all falling on deaf Another resident told Kaieteur giving Exxon an extension and the puzzling that the impacts of the isfarfromthereality ears.” News that his house was not conditions attached?” the former COVID-19 pandemic could be Notably, this publication was It was also stated that, “On constructed,accordingtothe EPAquestioned. used as an excuse to extend provided with copies of complaints November 17, 2022, I spoke with (Continued on page 59)

One of the young professional homes that cost $14 Million

Electrical lights that are falling out from one of the home

The issues with the outside ceiling

The exposed wires on the houses

From page 58

oneoftheresidentssaid. Natural Resources Minister, rushed off and concluded it. That [Caribbean Examinations Council] building plan. A tour of his house All of the residents who spoke Raphael Trotman of being the was what I said. He did not dubs these preliminary results, showed a lot of incomplete work. with Kaieteur News said that “biggest criminal” in the signing of represent us, he acted criminally,” they’re not final results. They are The wires on his house were making contact with the contractor the lopsided Stabroek Block theofficialfurtherclarified. preliminary for a reason. Every exposed, the height of the floor-to- is“oneofthehardestthings.” Production Sharing Agreement

The Vice President further student is afforded the opportunity ceiling does not meet the A resident said, “Most of all (PSA) with an ExxonMobil-led noted that the government has not for a fee of course to review their specification, one of the lights that there is a complete breakdown in consortium Trotman has now been able to prove Trotman Gradesiftheyareunhappyaboutit. was installed on his house was not communication,thatis,Buildersdo challenged Jagdeo to use those benefitted personally He said A process happens that have that working and another was not not answer the phone, which I tried allegations as grounds to easily howeverthatifthatcouldbeproven Grade reviewed and it can change, properly installed (falling out), no multipletimes,eveninthepresence annulthecontract. by anyone then that could be a so thatis why thesearepreliminary plumbing in the laundry room. ofaCH&PAengineer.”

In a letter published in differentcasetobeexamined. results.”

Also, standing in the main Housing Minister’s response Thursday’s edition of the Kaieteur Probed on the possibility of a Among the top 10 students are : bathroom and toilet the ceiling is OnWednesday,thispublication News Trotman said, “ Every formal inquest into the purported Kuntie Singh of Abram Zuil low (a tall person’s hands could made contact with Minister Croal. student of the law knows, and I am negligence, the official said he is Secondary School who wrote 23 touchtheceiling). The minister was asked if his sure he has access to first-rate legal notsureatthispoint. subjects and gained 18 Grade Ones

“FromtheinceptionIwasnever ministry inspects the quality of the advice to confirm, the fundamental “I don’t know, if Kaieteur can and five Grade Twos (fourth); actually shown where I would be homes before it is handed over to principle that fraud and illegality come up with some evidence that Murizio Mangra of ARMSS who locateduntil after a few weeks then the residentsand he statedthatthey vitiateandvoidanycontract.” warrants such an investigation then wrote 27 subjects and acquired 17 IfoundoutwhereIwas…Ihadalso are designated persons in his Trotman said all Guyanese I am sure everyone would want to Grade Ones and 10 Grade Twos written a letter to the minister and I ministry and CH&PA who are should be happy at this latest do that, but we don’t have any (fifth); Arthur Roberts of Queen’s nevergotareply,”hesaid. tasked with inspections before the pronouncement, or mis- evidence,” the Vice President College wrote 23 subjects and

Another homeowner said, keysarehandedover However,the pronouncement.Inessence,hesaid concluded. gained 17 Grade Ones, five Grade “Builders Hardware is the residents showed that they have it means that there is no need to Twos and one Grade Three (sixth); contractorofmyhomeintheyoung received the keys to their homes “renegotiate” the contract as many Anna Regina boy Mariah Sookram of Saraswati professionals’ scheme in Prospect. thatarenotbuilttostandard. personshavebeencallingfor tops Guyana at CSEC Vidya Niketan wrote 21 subjects They are currently building my The Minister said that he met “Just inform Exxon and its and gained 17 Grade Ones, three house and it’s a nightmare at best. with the contractors to address the partners, Hess and CNOOC that Preliminary results of the Grade Twos and one Grade Three I’ve been paying my mortgage issuesreportedbythehomeowners. because of the alleged criminality Caribbean Secondary Education (seventh); Naila Rahaman of since October of last year It’s been Further, the Minister told Kaieteur associatedwiththesigning,thereis Certification (CSEC) examination Queen’s College who wrote 20 over one year since I signed an News that the CH&PA contacted no valid contract and call on them for this year revealed that an Anna subjectsgained17GradeOnes,two agreement with them which states some of the residents who made tocometothetabletohammerouta Regina Multilateral Secondary Grade Twos and one Grade Three that the house will be completed in complaints. However, the residents newone,”theformerministersaid. School (ARMSS) student, Alex (eighth); Tashmee Ganesh of s i x m o n t h s , i t ’s v e r y who spoke to Kaieteur News said Hefurthernotedthatonecannot Muntaz topped the country with 27 Queen’s College who wrote 20 unreasonable.” they were not contacted by the saythatcriminalityoccurredonone subjects- 23 Grade ones and four subjects and gained 17 Grade Ones

“My front and back doors have representatives of the Ministry of hand but still keep the PSA intact Gradetwos. and three Grade twos (ninth); and large spaces in between, water also Housing much less the subject because of the “sanctity of This is according to Minister of Noah Aryan Persaud of Queen’s seepsthroughthebackdoorwhenit minister contract” principle. Trotman said it Education, Priya Manickchand College who wrote 20 subjects and rains, my step is incomplete, the Minister Croal assured is now incumbent on the Vice who on Thursday released this gained 17 Grade Ones and three gutter over the porch is leaking, Kaieteur News that the issues are Presidenttodosomethingaboutthe year’s results at the Anna Regina GradeTwos(tenth). most of my windows are not being addressed while adding that criminality he so often gripes Secondary School, in Region Two. Minister Manickchand in her opening, no plumbing in the the residents need to contact about. Thisisthesecondyearinarowthat brief remarks on Thursday laundryroom…”shesaid. CH&PA to have their problems In response to Trotman’s letter, theAnnaReginaSecondarySchool congratulated the students on their

The resident said they were not rectified. Jagdeo clarified at a press coppedthetopspotatCSEC. performances and told them that given the houses free and even if Additionally, the minister conference yesterday what he Cautioning that this is only the being able to complete their full that were the case, they ought to disclosed that two contractors have meant by alleging that criminality “preliminary results” and not yet secondary journey through the receive quality houses Their since been terminated for the occurred. “What I said basically is official results the Minister also effects of the global pandemic expectations have been shattered, substandard work done on the that it was criminal negligence on revealedthatcominginsecondwas “meansyouarealreadyawinner.” since they are not receiving that youngprofessionalhomes. his part because he had advice Virendra Dookie of Saraswati “For me the fact that you made whichtheyhavebeenpromised. (from experts) to the contrary but Vidya Niketan who wrote 20 it to fifth form or grade 11 and

CONTRACTOR UNAVAILBLE

FRIDAY he rushed off and signed the subjects and gained 19 Grade Ones wrote these exams when we just

Theresidentsdisclosedthatthat contract when he should have andoneGradeTwo. came out of a pandemic that saw several times they have tried Trotman challenges Govt. to exercised greater diligence so it is The third position was copped millions of children across the contactingthecontractortogethim declare Exxon contract null and criminal on his part,” the Vice by Anna Regina Secondary’s world existing prematurely high to rectify the defects on the houses void due to ‘criminality’ Presidentsaid.

…Jagdeo says deal remains “…Itisalmostlikemalfeasance subjectsandgained18GradeOnes, winner The Government of

Suriya Walcott who wrote 25 school, means you are already a tonoavail.

“I got onto him once and he intact; no probe at this time in public office when you breach six Grade Twos and one Grade Guyana is putting all kinds of promised to look into it and he fiduciary trust and you just Three. measures in place to make sure never did, when I tried calling him Vice President, Dr Bharrat callously sign off on a complex

Theministerexplained,“Iwant childrenwhoexistsuccessfullyand again, I never got back onto him,” Jagdeo has often accused former contract of this nature…he just to make it clear that CXC (Continued on page 60)

in the 1,800 km2 Orinduik supervision and monitoring do well can move on to workedhardtogetwhereshe

From page 59 She said her daughter GovernmentofGuyana.

Moreover, if the deal is Block operated by Tullow requirements and authorize tertiary training and istoday finalised, Eco’s 15% stake Oil. the Minister to prescribe education in any field that “She worked hard, we wouldincreaseto75%inthe regulations about key you want. But we are also neverforcedher,weallowed Orinduik oil block – making

PresidentAli assents a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a n d making sure that we have in her to do the subjects she it the operator of the block to new Petroleum Law operational aspects of place for the children who wanted to do and just let her with the remaining 25% arming Minister of exploration and production did not exist successfully explore, the subjects that she i n t e r e s t o w n e d b y Natural Resources with activities. that there all kinds of didwerethesubjectsthatshe TotalEnergies(TTEF.PA).

command over sector Notably, the Petroleum programmesthat willensure loved and I am very proud of In its statement, Tullow Activities Law vests the thatthisisnottheendofyour her,”thewomansaid. said, “Tullow’s decision to

President Irfaan Ali has Natural Resources Minister, academicjourney,”shesaid. Another student, exittheOrinduiklicenceisin granted approval for the new Vickram Bharrat with

At this year’s exams, it Virendra Dookie of line with its strategy to focus Petroleum Activities Bill, sweeping powers over the was mentioned that a total of Saraswati Vidya Niketan on its high return production passed in the National sector 12,118 students registered told the media that he credits assets in Africa and Assembly on August 10, According to the for the May/June sitting as his success to being diligent i n f r a s t r u c t u r e - l e d 2023tobecomeLaw legislation,theministershall compared to 10,368 that throughout his five years at e x p l o r a t i o n a r o u n d The Head-of-State be empowered to administer registeredlastyear school and to his parents, producing hubs and delivers assented to the legislation on the licensing of petroleum

An analysis of the 2023 teachers, and friends for all its objective to unlock value August 16, 2023; six days exploration, production, preliminary results revealed thehardworktheyputin. inemergingbasins.” after the government storage and transportation that the overall pass rate at “Now I plan to pursue a The company noted that

Members of Parliament operations; cooperate with growth opportunities around the General and Technical degreeincivilengineeringat in 2019, it drilled two (MPs) used its majority in the relevant government existinginfrastructure.” proficienciesforGradesOne the University of Guyana,” exploration wells in the the House to pass the law a g e n c i e s r e g a r d i n g

The Opposition MPs were in environmental and safety Atlantic Chief Executive, comparedto2022whichhad yielded uncommercial oil supportoftheBillbeingsent aspects of petroleum Gil Holzman told Upstream 68.5%passrate. SATURDAY discoveries Nonetheless, to the Special Select operations; and oversee the that the Orinduik partners

Back in July, Eco to Three declined to 65% as headded. Orinduik oil block, which

It was noted by the Tullow said it recognises the Committee for further conduct of petroleum are in the analyzing stage to ministry’s Chief Education Tullow did not notify material oil resource deliberations. It is important operations to ensure figure out the best targets to Officer (CEO) Saddam Govt. of plans to sell potential remaining in the to note that the 30 compliance with the new drillfor“lightoil.” Hussain that improved majority shares in Orinduik and as such, the amendments tabled by the law, and the terms of the “We are currently performance at CSEC was Orinduik oil block terms of the Transaction

Shadow Minister of Natural respective licences and planning, reviewing and evident in 14 subjects and allow Tullow to retain Resources, David Patterson petroleumagreements. analyzing to understand remained constant in five Guyana’s Vice President exposure to any potential wereallthrownout. The minister is also exactly what the best targets subjects, which included (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo, on futuresuccessintheregion.

The Opposition has said proposed to have the power are to drill for light oil, and MathematicsandEnglish. Thursday disclosed that T h e t r a n s a c t i o n the new legislation in its to inspect petroleum we have three options,”

Speaking with the media United Kingdom (UK)- summary is as follows: current form is “deeply operations, seek corrective HolzmantoldUpstream.The after learning of his based Company Tullow Oil US$700,000 cash payment flawed” as it lacks adequate action and impose sanctions Chief Executive noted too, preliminary results, top Plc, agreed to sell its upon transfer of Tullow’s environmental safeguards fornon-compliance,develop “We’re very bullish about performer Muntaz said “I Guyana’s subsidiary 60%equityandoperatorship

and robust measures for terms of reference and thepotentialofOrinduikand feel accomplished, I feel majority stake in the not-yet of the Orinduik licence to revenue management and qualification criteria for the are working with Tullow to g o o d , i t ’ s m o s t l y producing Orinduik Oil Eco. Notably, it was stated accountability among grant of exploration and find the right way to overwhelming.” He noted Block, without formally that the monies must be paid others. production rights, and grant [proceed].” that moving forward he notifying the Government of to Tullow Overseas

M P D e o n a r i n e geological storage licences

Ramsaroop for instance, fornaturalgasandlong-term publication reported that overseas. OnAugust 10, Tullow in c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e w h o s e c o n d e d h i s storageofcarbondioxide. from Eco’s Competent

Holdings B.V. (TOHBV) on

L a s t y e a r , t h i s wants a scholarship to study Guyana.

“I want to study in a statement said that it has transaction.

colleague’s amendments, Itwasfurthernotedthata Person’sReport(CPR)onits probably the medical or agreed to sell Tullow Also, the contingent during his presentation company or licensee needs assets Offshore Guyana, it engineeringfield,”headded. Guyana B.V. (TGBV) total considerationisalsopayable pointed out that in the the written approval of the was revealed that the Muntaz encouraged those interest for the Orinduik to Tullow’s overseas absence of rigid provisions minister, to directly or Orinduik Block holds whowillbesittingtheexams licence, of 60% operated company: a US$4 Million in toaddresspotentialoilspills, indirectly assign any of the estimated8.1Bbarrelsofoil. next year to have good time equitytoitsminoritypartner, the event of a commercial pollution, and its long-term rights under a licence or With respect to its Guyana management and to do all Canada-basedexplorer,Eco- discovery, US$10 Million impacts, Guyana risks petroleum agreement, asset, the main one being their SBAs very early, Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd. in payment upon the issuance irreversible damage to the whether in whole or in part, OrinduikBlock,itwasnoted because that was one of the exchange for a combination of a production licence from environment and the toathirdpartyoranaffiliate. that the concession carries a difficulties, he faced which o f u p f r o n t c a s h , the Government of Guyana livelihoods of countless The minister would also best estimate of 8.1 billion delayed him from studying. US$700,000, and potential and Royalty payments on Guyanesewhodependonit. havethepowertorequirethe barrels of unrisked oil and

The new legislation licensee to market abroad on gas liquids along with 6.8 credited his success to his productionstarts. the 60% working interest repeals the decades-old competitive terms all or part billion cubic feet of gas. It parents, teachers, lessons’ However, VP Jagdeo entitlement revenue net of Petroleum (Exploration and of the government’s share of wasobservedfromthereport teachersandfriends. said during his last press capital expenditure and Production) Act of 1986. It crude oil subject to that681millionbarrelsofoil Another top performer, conference that the liftingcosts. was released for a two c o m m e r c i a l t e r m s and 544 billion cubic feet of Tashmee Ganesh of Queen’s government heard about the Notably, the completion weeks’ public comments established under the gasarenettoEco. Collegesaid,“Ifeelproudof company’s decision but was of the sale is expected to

The young man yesterday f u t u r e p a y m e n t s i f futureproduction–1.75%of

period that commenced on petroleum agreement. See ABOUT ECO myself to know I put in the notformallynotified. occur in the second half of June 20, 2023. A British morebelow:

EcoAtlantic is an oil and effort and I did my best in all “The last two days ago I 2023 and the proceeds from firm, IHS Markit, a https://www kaieteurne gas exploration company myexams.” spoke with (Minister of the transaction will be put

renowned international firm wsonline com/2023/08/11/h with offshore licence She said from CSEC she Natural Resources) Vickram towards general corporate that specializes in critical ouse-approves-new-oil-lawinterests in Guyana, has applied to the University Bharrat and at that time we purposes–Tullowsaid. information, analytics and arming-minister-with-superNamibia, and South Africa. of Guyana for a four-year h a d n o t r e c e i v e d Jean-Medard Madama,

expertise was hired by the powers-over-multi-billionEco has often said it aims to programme to do petroleum notification,” Jagdeo said, Director Exploration, Non- government to provide dollar-industry/ deliver material value for its engineering An elated adding, “We had not been Operated Assets and consultancy services in The PetroleumActivities stakeholders through its role Ganesh yesterday credited notified about this, we’ve Decommissioning, said, draftingthenewlegislation. Bill is expected to be in the energy transition to her achievement to her been hearing about it…but “This transaction is in line

The PetroleumActivities supplemented by a set of explore for low carbon teachers, herself, parents, that has to come throw a with our strategy to optimise Act of 2023 features 18 regulations that will follow intensityoilandgasinstable andfriends. formalprocesstous.” our portfolio through Sections to govern the in the coming months and emerging markets close to Ganesh’s mother, who is Notably, the Vice opportunities to unlock

nation’s budding industry It provide the government the infrastructure. a teacher at the Enmore President underscored that value from our emerging introduces significant necessary toolbox for Offshore Guyana in the Primary School expressed Tullow will need to formally basin licences, whilst i m p r o v e m e n t s a n d responsible and efficient proven Guyana-Suriname that the family is very proud notify the government focusing our capital safeguards related to safety, management of the Basin, the company holds a o f h e r d a u g h t e r ’s because such decision has to expenditure on our high emergency response, cross petroleum activities within 15 percent Working Interest performance at the exams. be approved by the return producing assets and b o r d e r u n i t i z a t i o n , theGuyaneseeconomy

$86M estimated to rehabilitate Camp Ayanganna

Th e G u y a n a Defence Force (GDF) is seeking a contractor to execute upgrade works at the Base CampAyanganna.

& S

Services,GuyCreteInc.and STPinvestmentsInc.

That aside, the Ministry of Human Services is also seeking a contractor to construct fire escapes at its Lamaha and East Streets building.

Works are estimated to cost some $7 million. Two contractors have submitted bids valued $16 million and $19millionforthework.

Below are the companies and their bids:

MinistryofHumanServicesandSocialSecurity ConstructionoffireescapesatLamahaandEastStreets.

GuyanaDefenceForce TheupgradeofBaseCampAyanganna.

maintenance.Lot1&2

Supplyofheavy-dutytools,Lot1 WeldingandFabrication, Lot2CarpentryandLot3Plumbing.

Dakota Fanning Says Reuniting with Denzel Washington in ‘Equalizer 3’ Was a ‘Dream Come True’ (Exclusive) ‘Dream

Theco-starsshared the screen nearly 20 years ago in 2004’s“ManonFire”

(People) Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning got a kick out of theirbig-screenreunion.

In a behind-the-scenes clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Washington, 68, Fanning, 29, and The Equalizer3directorAntoine Fuqua discuss what it was

liketohavethecostarsteam upagainnearly20yearsafter 2004’sManonFire.

“It’s amazing having Dakota. Made my life easier,” Fuqua, 57, says in the clip.

“Put Denzel and Dakota together… it’s fun for me to justwatch.”

ManonFire,directedby TonyScott,sawWashington play an ex-CIA bodyguard tasked with rescuing

kidnapped9-year-oldLupita Ramos(Fanning).

Here, in this Equalizer sequel,thepairarereuniting as Washington’s character RobertMcCall findsahome in an Italian village and begins taking on mafia members.

Fanning plays CIA analystEmma,anagentwho begins a correspondence withMcCallashebeginshis fight against the village’s

organizedcrimeleaders.

“I would have done anything to be a part of this and work with Denzel again,” Fanning says in the clip. “It’s just a dream come true.”“Dakota has that ‘I’m in charge, I’ll kick your behind’gene.”

Washington adds of his costar’scharisma.

“Don’t let the smooth taste fool you. She ain’t foolingme.”

Fuqua tells PEOPLE that Fanning expressed interestinthemovieearlyin itsdevelopment.

He recalled that when he told Washington she was available, Washington simplysaid:“Gether.”

“Dakota is very competitive and obviously, as a child, her first [acting] experience with Denzel Washington is very powerful, emotional,” the

directorsays.

“But you can see how shehasgrownquiteabitand I think it was more fascinating for Denzel than anyoneelse.”

Headds,“Everyoncein a while, when I would yell cut, he would just look over and be like, ‘I can’t believe she’s like a grown woman now!’“

The Equalizer 3 is in theatersSept 1

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MinistryofHealth Procurementofmedicalequipment and

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From page 55 hydronephrosis (the swelling of both kidneys due to a buildup of urine) was able to undergo successful posterior urethral valve ablation surgery in Trinidad.

cer diagnosis. The first phase of his treatment began with a series of chemotherapy sessions spanning eight weeks.

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Ten-year-old Jomahri

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From page 20 he was crawling to his bicycle in pain. “I seh a dead deh,” Waldron said as he recounted the horror of fighting to keep his eyes open. Police later picked him up from off the road and rushed him to the city hospital where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). There he spent the next two weeks battling for his life. He recovered and was eventually discharged but it took more than three months before he could walk again. Determined to continue his studies and sit the CSEC exams, Waldron returned to the Bladen Hall Secondary School but because he missed an entire term, he was not promoted to Grade 11 (Form Five).

Waldron was forced to spend another year in Grade 10 (Fourth Form). He didn’t like the idea but because he wanted to make his parents proud, therefore he persisted.

push himself so hard because he was still recovering from a serious injury.

Waldron ignored her advice and would tell her he needs to get it right.

His teachers at the private school noted his persistence and determination and decided to work along with him, motivating Waldron to keep on striving for success.

One of his teachers, Jamain Hatton even made an emotional Facebook post asking the public to join him in congratulating Waldron, “a young man with grit, wit and an undying spirit to succeed.”

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Despite not being financially strong, his parents decided to invest in him. They transferred him to the Chase Academic Foundation, a private school located in Georgetown. “I spent my last term in Grade 10 there before going over to Grade 11,” Waldron said. The move and adjusting to the new learning environment were not easy for Waldron but every time he failed, he would pick himself up and go again until he gets it right. “I could remember Sir giving me big big zeroes but I would go home and study late at nights just to get it right,” Waldron told Kaieteur News while adding that his mother would tell him that he cannot

Hatton said, “I met this star about a year ago while teaching him 3 CSEC subjects. One of those subjects was English B. From his first essay, I realized that if he were to pass the exam, he would require tremendous work. I told him this and the change happened immediately. Azriel was persistent; he took advice and practised over and over to get it right.”

The teacher added that Waldron “moved from extremely poor writing skills to Grade One performances in English A and B”.

“This is mostly because of his personal commitment of wanting to do well,” Hatton added. Waldron wants to pursue his studies at the University of Guyana (UG) and if possible, sit the CAPE exams but because of his financial constraints, he is unable to do so at this time.

Nevertheless, he is not about to give-up just yet. Waldron also has plans of serving his country as a Cadet Officer in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Usyk knocks out Dubois in nine after low blow controversy

Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after winning his fight against Daniel Dubois (Reuters)

CWI Rising Stars U17 2-Day Tournament…

(Reuters) - Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk knocked out British challenger Daniel Dubois in the ninth of 12 rounds on Saturday to retain his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight boxing world titles in a fight overshadowed by a low blow controversy.

Puerto Rican referee Luis Pabon counted out Dubois after he went down 48 seconds into the ninth round of the fight in Wroclaw, Poland.

Dubois was also given a nine count at the end of the previous round but the key moment came in round five when the Ukrainian went down gasping for breath after being hit on the band of

Sunday August 27, 2023

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)

Today your brain is supercharged, Aries. If you've been thinking about doing some writing or have put off analyzing a particularly tricky problem, this would be the perfect day to get started.

TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

With today's planetary energy, you'll find yourself a little more extraverted than usual, Taurus. You'll finally be able to say what you really think about things.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20)

Today you're unstoppable! You're a very hard worker by nature, and with the current planetary alignment you'll be able to accomplish even more than usual.

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Discard those items from the past for which you really no longer have use. As much as you like to surround yourself with objects of sentimental value.

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Intimacy will be in the air over the next few days. Loved ones suddenly want to spend more time with you, and you'll want to invite friends over every night! By all means, do.

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Feeling unusually adventurous, Virgo? You're often motivated by your idealistic expectations, and the planetary configurations today .

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The celestial energy signals a pleasant change for you today, Libra. Finally, the overpowering emotions that have been surging from your relationships will subside. You are now beginning a more contemplative phase.

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This is a good day to devote time and thought to spiritual pursuits, Scorpio. Do something inspirational that instills a sense of wonder deep in your soul.

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Today's aspects might clear up some rather sketchy ideas about your professional future, Capricorn. If you long for a change, such as daring to undertake a more artistic pursuit.

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You have acquired some sound confidence in yourself, Aquarius. Now it is time for you to show everyone else by actually putting it to use in your life.

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his shorts.

The referee told Usyk to take his time as he remained on the canvas grimacing and shaking his head, with the round eventually continuing.

Dubois denied it was a low blow and said he had “been cheated out of victory”.

His promoter Frank Warren agreed with the fighter and called for a rematch.

Vincent 5-fer stars for Guyana on opening day

Bruce Vincent snagged 5 wickets for Guyana while Kirt Murray stroked a half-century for the Windward Islands, with Day two’s action set to be exciting.

Murray stroked 74 while Kirsten Murray hit 41 as the Windward Islands were bowled out for 177 in their 1st innings.

Guyana bowlers thrived with Bruce Vincent snaring 537 and Matthew Pottaya (234), headlining the bowling.

Guyana were steady at

stumps, finish for the day on 80-2 from 27 overs. Openers Kevin Kisten (29) and Romeo Deonarain (20*) gave their side a good start.

Rampersaud Ramnauth stroked 29 but was dismissed leaving, Deonarain and Nicholas Shiopersaud (0*) with the task of finishing today’s workload.

A returning Kirt Murray (1-20) and Jeanie Joseph (110) toiled but we’re successful for the Windwards. Action continues today.

Spain coaching staff resign over Hermoso kiss row

(BBC Sport) - Spain’s entire coaching staff from theirWorld Cup win, except for manager Jorge Vilda, have resigned over the Luis Rubialesrow Assistant managers Montse Tome, Javier Lerga and Eugenio Gonzalo Martin, along with physio Blanca Romero Moraleda and goalkeeping coach Carlos Sanchez, have all quit.

Six others involved with the national side at various age levels have also resigned.

Spanish FA president Rubiales was suspended on Saturday by Fifa after kissing forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips following the Women’s WorldCupfinalvictoryover EnglandinSydney

In a statement, the coaching staff said: “Those named below express their firm and resounding condemnationoftheconduct shown by the RFEF president.

“He offered a story that does not reflect in any way what was felt by Jenni Hermoso,whohasexpressly stated that she felt she was the‘victimofaggression’.

“Given the unacceptable

attitudes and statements made by the president, they have made the decision to relieve themselves of their duties.”

The head coach of Spain’s men’s team, Luis de la Fuente, who on Friday clapped Rubiales when he gave a speech saying he would not resign, issued a statement on Saturday criticisinghim.

“The behaviour of Luis

Rubiales did not respect the minimumprotocolthatmust be followed in these celebratory acts,” De la Fuentesaid.

“Theyarenotedifyingor appropriateforapersonwho was representing all of Spanishfootball.Hehimself has publicly acknowledged the inappropriateness of his behaviour.”

Rubiales has refused to resignover.theincidentand

theRFEFhassaiditwilltake legal action over Hermoso’s “lies”.

Shehassaidthekisswas non-consensual, but the 33year-old’s version of events isdisputedbyRubiales.

On Friday Hermoso releasedalongstatementon socialmedia,saying:“Iwant tomakeclearthatatnotime did the conversation to which Mr Luis Rubiales refers to in his address take

placeand,aboveall,washis kiss ever consensual.”The forward, who plays for Mexican club Pachuca, added his claims were “categorically false and part of the manipulative culture thathehasgenerated”.”Ifeel the need to report this incidentbecauseIbelieveno person, in any work, sports or social setting should be a victimofthesetypesofnonconsensualbehaviours.Ifelt

vulnerable and a victim of impulsive-driven, sexist, out-of-placeact,withoutany consent on my part,” she continued.”Quite simply, I wasnotrespected.”

ManagerVilda is an ally of Rubiales, and on Friday thelattersaidthathewanted toawardhimanewfour-year contract, paying 500,000 euros(£429,000)peryear

Vilda survived a revolt last year when 15 players submitted identical emails saying they would not play f o r Vi l d a u n l e s s “significant” concerns over their “emotional state” and “health”wereaddressed.

Earlier on Saturday, Fifa announced its decision to “provisionally suspend Mr Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level” In response, the RFEF said Rubiales would “legallydefendhimself”.

Fifa opened disciplinary proceedings against the 46year-old president on Thursday.

Football’s world governing body has also ordered Rubiales or any representative of the federation (RFEF) to refrain from attempting to contact Hermoso.

TheHundred2023:ButtlerleadsManchester

Originalstoeliminatorwin

(BBC

Sport)-JosButtler

led a superb Manchester Originals chase of 197 to beat Southern Brave in the men’sHundredeliminator Bravelookedwellplaced forthefinalwhentheypiled up 196-1 at The Oval through half-centuries from FinnAllen,JamesVinceand DevonConway

But Buttler added 83 in 32ballswithPhilSaltonthe wayto82from46.

Originals completed the highest chase in Hundred history with four deliveries to spare and will meet Oval InvinciblesinSunday’sfinal atLord’s.

It means the Originals havethechanceofgoingone betterthantheirdefeatinlast year’s final, while Brave miss out on the opportunity toaddtothetitletheywonin 2021.

Earlier on Saturday, Northern Superchargers

eliminator against Welsh Fire by virtue of finishing higherinthegroupstageand will meet Southern Brave in thefinal.

Both finals are live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from14:00BSTonSunday BrilliantButtlerputsona show

England captain Buttler remains the premier whiteball batter in the world and has been the standout performer in this year’s men’s Hundred - his 380 runs is more than 100 more thananyoneelse.

total, Originals were given impetus by Salt, who took fours off the first three balls oftheinnings.

Just after he clubbed Craig Overton for two successive sixes - Overton conceded 47 runs from 15 balls-Saltdrilledthespinof Mitchell Santner toVince at extra cover to depart for 47 from17balls.

But the opening stand had given the Originals the momentum and Buttler found a new ally in Max Holden.

’s

This was an outstanding display of his awesome talent, a magnificent demonstration befitting an atmospheric evening atTheOval On a difficult night for the bowlers, the greasy surface making the ball hard to grip, Buttler wastheheadlineact ofsomesensationalbatting. Faced with such a huge

The second-wicket pair added63in33balls.Buttler, who belted the ball through the covers and regularly planted it over long-on, reached50from26.

Afterleft-handerHolden skied the pace of Tymal Millstofallfor31,Originals slowed slightly, going eight balls without a boundary before Buttler resumed his assault with a mighty blow for six off the leg-spin of

RehanAhmed.

Two balls later, with Buttleron71,Ahmedhadthe chance to run out Buttler at the non-striker’s end, but was in no position to gather

Vince’s return. It would be theBrave’slastchance.

By

the time Buttler miscued Chris Jordan, Originals were left needing only 17 from 12 deliveries.

The experienced Laurie Evanstookthemtothebrink before Jamie Overton, Craig’s twin, hit Jordan for six over long-off to seal a hugelyimpressivevictory

Vilda (left) and Rubiales celebrated the Women’s World Cup win together on the pitch. (Getty Images)

Jos Buttler (Photo: Skysports)

Th e B a r t i c a F o o t b a l l Association (BFA), by way of its Academy Training Centre (ATC), has embarked on a SummerGrassrootsFootball Camp,whichisbeingrunoff duringthelasttwoweeksof August. The sessions are designedforchildren,ages6 to12yearsold.

TheSummerCampisan extension to the year-round Saturday mornings Grassroots Training Session oftheBarticaFootballATC, for which the Association receives financial and material support from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF),throughitsMembers

Financial Assistance Programme(M-FAP).

The Bartica Football ATC has been in operation for more than three years already, and caters to trainingforboysandgirlsin the following categories: Under-13 (Mondays), Under-15 (Wednesdays), Under-17 Fridays, and Grassroots(Saturdays).

Leading up to this year’s summer holidays,

the BFA received a handsome donation of balls and equipment from the GFF, and was able to distribute the same to various nearby riverain communities, in the bid to kick start their own ATC cells As a result, the BFA Summer Grassroots Camp will culminate with a grand Kids Football Festival on

Saturday, September 2nd, at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, where all the beneficiaries of MFAP donations will be invited to compete against eachother

At the conclusion of the summer programme, the BFA expects to see an increase in attendance at its continuous Academy

TrainingCentresessions. Since its inception, the BarticaATChasbornemuch fruit, providing quality players to local clubs, performing exceedingly well at in national tournaments, and also seeing a number of its charges being calledtothe Guyana National Team at variousagecategories.

BFA Academy Training Centre Grassroots Summer Camp underway Dutch Grand Prix: Verstappen beats Norris to pole in crash-strewn session

(BBCSport)-RedBull’s

Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris to pole position in a crashstrewn qualifying session at theDutchGrandPrix.

Verstappen headed Norrisby0.537secondsina one-lap shoot-out at the end of a dramatic session in dryingconditions.

Mercedes driver George Russell was third, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton couldmanageonly13th.

AlexAlbonalsoclaimed asensationalfourthplacefor Williams.

The final session of qualifying was punctuated bytwored-flagstoppages,as first Logan Sargeant of Williamsruinedhisfirstever appearanceinthetop10with a crash at Turn Two, before CharlesLeclercwreckedhis Ferrari on the exit of Turn Nine after the session’s resumption.

Fernando Alonso ended the session in fifth place in

the Aston Martin, while Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz took sixth in the final moments ahead of the Red Bull of Sergio Perez, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, LeclercandSargeant.

Alpha Tauri driver Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race for impeding Hamilton in the second part of qualifying. The Japanese driver qualified in P14 but willnowstartin17thplace.

Sainz, meanwhile, has been reprimanded and Ferrari fined 5,000 euros after the Spaniard moved over on Piastri as he left the pits.

Verstappen said the qualifying session had been tricky, starting on intermediate tyres in wet conditionsandmovingonto dry at the end, but that the final lap had been “very satisfying”.

“The pressure is always there to perform but when

you can pull it off, it’s incredible,”hesaid.

Norrissaid:“P2isagood result. In these conditions you hope Max makes a mistake,buthedoesn’t.”

The Briton was faster than Verstappen in the first sectorofthelapbutthetime slippedawayfromhim.

“The first half of the lap

wasmega,”Norrissaid,“but thesecondhalfwasprobably one of the worst second halvess I’ve done. But I always enjoy these conditions and I’m taking P2. The driver peaked very early!”

Russell’sthirdplacewas his best result in qualifying since starting the Australian

Grand Prix in second at the third race of the season, and he has been struggling to match Hamilton in recent races. “Very happy to be P3,” he said. “Qualifying was been one of my strengths at the start of the year but it had been going a bit wrong recently, so it was good to have that [summer]

break to try few things, and nowwe’reback.

“It’s going to be an exciting race. I’m sure Max will bet having his Sunday drive waving to the fans but hopefully we can have a good fight with Lando and A l e x ” H a m i l t o n complained about being blocked by traffic but he admitted he simply lacked pace.

“

Definitely wasn’t great,” he said. “It will be interesting to see what c o m e s o f t h a t [investigation]. There was a lot of blocking from people. It shouldn’t be allowed - it’s impeding. “But I was in general just slow. Really, reallyslowtoday.Ican’tfor thelifeofmepinpointwhatit is, but the car just doesn’t seem to be working for me today.” Hamilton also said his tyres overheated as he tried to do two consecutive fast laps at the end so he couldnotimprove.

Some of the participants take a photo op during one of the sessions.

Max Verstappen has taken pole position for his home race at Zandvoort three years in a row. (Getty Images) row

Brilliant Biles in control at U.S. Championships, eyes eighth title

(Reuters)-SimoneBiles

delivered a stunning performance at the U S Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California, on Friday to take the lead with 59.300 points and stay on course for a record eighth nationaltitle.

Biles’ impressive Yurchenko double pike, a vault so difficult that it has never been performed by anotherfemalegymnast,was the highlight of the night as sheledShileseJonesby2.55 pointsoverallatthehalfway pointofthetwo-dayevent.

The four-time Olympic championpostedthehighest scores in three of the four apparatus - vault (15.700), floor (14.800) and beam (14.450). Her 14.350 on the unevenbarswasthirdbehind Jones (14.900) and Skye Blakely(14.400).

Biles thrilled a sold-out crowd at the U.S. Classic earlier this month, making a

triumphant return from the COVID-delayed Tokyo Games two years ago, when she had pulled out of multiple events due to the “twisties”, a temporary loss ofairawareness.

She can become the first gymnast to win eight U.S. all-roundtitles,breakingthe record set byAlfred Jochim in 1933 and matched by Bilesin2021.

At 26, Biles would also be the oldest woman to win thechampionshipsifshecan backupherdazzlingdisplay when the women’s competition concludes on Sunday.

“I think beam started off a little bit rough, but that’s kind of to be expected,”

Biles told broadcaster NBC.

“You get your nerves out of thewayandthenafterthatit was pretty smooth sailing. I’m pretty happy with the overallmeettoday.”

Jones, the runner-up at

the nationals last year and a three-time world silver medallist in 2022, posted 56.550 points overall, with Blakelythirdat55.700.

Leanne Wong, who finishedrunner-uptoBilesat the U.S. Classic, was in fourth place at 55.350 and 2020 Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles was infifth(54.600).

Reigning Olympic champion Sunisa Lee had also returned to elite gymnastics at the U S Classic and competed only on vault and balance beam on Friday, as she continues to battle a kidney ailment that has limited her training and cut short her college career.

BilesandLeeheadlined a stellar field at the event, whichmarkedthefirsttime that two Olympic allaround gold medallists have competed in the same U.S.championships.

Chelsea sign New England Revolution keeper

As was the case in suburban Chicago three weeks ago, the “twisties” were nowhere in sight as Biles took another step towards competing at this

year’s world championships and her third Olympic GamesinParisnextyear

Eight gymnasts from the U.S.nationals,includingthe top two finishers, will be

invited to a U.S. camp next month, after which a fivewomanteamwillbeselected for the worlds, which begin on Sept. 30 in Antwerp, Belgium.

2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League...

Saint Lucia Kings spinners lead the way

(CPL)SaintLuciaKings earned their second win of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 54 run victory over Trinbago Knight Riders.

Petrovic has kept seven clean sheets in 22 MLS appearances for New England Revolution in 2023. (Getty Images)

(BBC Sport) - Chelsea have signed goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from New England Revolution for £12.5m plus £1.5m in addons.

The 23-year-old Serbia international will compete with Robert Sanchez for the numberonespotatStamford Bridge.

It comes after Kepa Arrizabalaga left the club to join Real Madrid on loan while Edouard Mendy signedforAl-Ahli.

Petrovic said: “It’s a big step and it’s always been a

dream of mine to sign for one of the biggest clubs in theworld.”

Headded:“TodayIhave achieved that goal and I’m sohappy.”

He has agreed a sevenyear contract at Stamford Bridge with an option of a furtheryear

Petrovicplayed43times in MLS for New England andhastwocapsforSerbia. Chelsea goalkeeper

injured, while

Bergstrom has been on

Mauricio Pochettino’s bench for the first three games of the Premier Leagueseason.

The club have spent about £323m on eight players in this transfer window, more than any other side in Europe, and have broken the record for thehighestsummerspendby any club in the worldeclipsing Real Madrid’s £292min2019.

They have spent more than £850m in the market since owner Todd Boehly tookoverlastsummer

The Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field first, but Saint Lucia Kings, powered by the batting of Faf du Plessis and Sikandar R a z a , s c o r e d a substantial 167/5 after 20 overs

Trinbago Knight Riders began their chase scoring runs rapidly, but thespinbowlingofKhary Pierre, Roston Chase and Sikandar Raza was ultimately their undoing as they lost frequent wickets and were bowled out for 113, falling 54 runsshortofthetarget.

Openers Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles would putonan85runpartnership

toprovideaplatformforthe SaintLuciaKings,duPlessis reaching his half century from just 33 balls before losinghiswickettoanAndre Russelldelivery

TrinbagoKnightRiders would then frustrate Saint Lucia Kings as their variation of bowlers kept the runs down, before Sikandar Raza led a counter-attack, scoring four boundaries before departing for 32 Dwayne Bravo andAli Khan would bowl superbly at the end of the innings, combining to concede just 11 runs and taking three wickets across the final two overs, as the Saint Lucia Kings setatargetof168towin

There were early set backs for the Knight Riders, as they lost the experienced wickets of Martin Guptill, Chadwick Walton and Nicholas Pooraninthepowerplay

C a p t a i n K i e r o n Pollard would provide a destructive cameo as he scored 34 off 15 balls and ensured they stayed ahead of the run rate, but wickets continued to fall, leaving the Knight Riders 86-6 after ten overs Saint Lucia Kings continued to utilise spin effectively; Khary Pierre was the pick ofthebowlers,takingfour wickets for 20 runs as the Knight Riders were dismissedfor113

Trinbago Knight Riders will look to rebound in tomorrow evening’s match as they face off against St Kitts andNevisPatriots

Match details: Saint Lucia Kings 167/5 (du Plessis 57, Charles 37; Russell 2/28, Bravo 2/31) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 113 all out (Pollard 34, Deyal 33; Pierre 4/20, Chase2/13)by54runs.

Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships at SAPCenter. (USATODAYSports)

2023 Road to W Gold Cup…

ConcacafconfirmsSeptember’sGroupStagematches

On F r i d a y , C o n c a c a f confirmed the schedule, venues, and kickoff times for the 2023 Road toWGold Cup Group Stage matches taking place during the upcoming

September FIFA Women’s MatchWindow

TheRoadtoWGoldCup serves as the qualifier for Concacaf’sWGoldCup,the r e g i o n ’s p r e m i e r competition for women’s senior national teams, and a key part of the “Concacaf W” women’s football strategy the Confederation launchedin2019.

The inaugural W Gold Cup will be played between February 17 and March 10, 2024,intheUnitedStates.

According to a release fromConcacaf,34Concacaf Member Associations will participateinthe2023Road to W Gold Cup, excluding thetwowhowillcompetein the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games Women’s Football Tournament (USA andCanadaorJamaica).

These 34 teams were split into three Leagues (A, B,andC)accordingtotheir Concacaf Women’s Ranking as of March 2023 andsub-dividedintogroups at the official draw on May 17 After 88 group stage

matches, including home and away play within each League and group, the top finishers in each League A group (three teams) will qualifyforthe2024WGold Cup Group Stage Furthermore, the second-

place finishers in each League A group (three teams) and the firstplace finishers in each League B group (three teams) will advance to the 2024 W Gold Cup Prelims.

- Guyana to play twice in September

The Lady Jags are billed in GroupAof League B.

Meanwhile, Guyana’s LadyJagsarefixedinGroup A of League B alongside Antigua and Barbuda, Suriname,andDominica.

They are scheduled to take on Antigua and Barbuda in an away game

CenterinGuyana. Following the opening round of matches, the fixtures for the FIFA W o m e n ’ s M a t c h Windows of October and November 2023, will be confirmedshortly

Andy Murray practised with Danish world number four Holger Rune at Flushing Meadows on Saturday. (Getty Images)

(BBC Sport) - Andy Murraysayshehashadno further “issues or setbacks” with an abdominal injury in the build-uptotheUSOpen.

The British former world number one, 36, pulled out of events in Toronto and Cincinnati becauseoftheissue.

Murray,ranked37thin the world, has been practising fully at Flushing Meadows this week,withthefinalGrand Slamoftheseasonstarting onMonday

“I think I made the right decision [to rest],” said the Scot, who faces France’s Corentin Moutet

on Tuesday Earlier this month, Murray withdrew from the Canadian Open beforehislast-16meeting with eventual champion JannikSinner

The three-time major champion then decided not to play the following weekinCincinnati.

An initial assessment of the issue was inconclusive but further scans when he arrived in New York, which were analysed by Murray’s radiologist in the UK, confirmed he had a small tear

“You have to be very careful with that,” said Murray, whose recent

ranking of 36th was his highest since having the hip resurfacing surgery in 2019 which left him fearingforhiscareer

“Youcan’tprotectthat when you’re playing matches.You’rehavingto use that area a lot, especially when you’re serving.

“I had to take six or seven days off from serving and slowly build back up. It has not been perfect in that sense but myabhasbeenOK.

“The last few days havebeengood-noissues or any setbacks in the practices. So that’s really good.”

Andy Murray ready for US Open after no more injury setbacks

2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League… Guyana Amazon Warriors square off against defending champion today

Following their scintillating win in the last round, Guyana Amazon Warriors will look to maintain their win streak whenthefaceoffagainstthe Tallawahs, in a battle between the second and third-placeholders.

The Warriors piled on almost 200 runs in their last outing to secure a huge first win and will be keen on replicatingsuchfeatsagainst thedefendingchampions.

WestIndieslimitedovers star, Shai Hope, will be the Warriorskey,givenhisform in international cricket recently, coupled with his half-century in the last outing. Warriors should look to reshuffle the batting order with Chandrapaul Hemrajpossiblybattingat5 to stabilise the innings, thus giving Saim Ayub, Azam

Khan, Hope or possibly Keemo Paul and Romario Shepherd, the chance to come in early and capitalise onthepower-playaftertheir respectivecameosinthelast game. Shimron Hetmyer lookedgoodbutwillneedto be a bit more aggressive as one of Guyana’s premier players. The Warriors will also fancy themselves with the ball, as skipper Imran Tahir and his partner, MVP from the last game, G u d a k e s h M o t i e , dismantlingthePatriots.

Shepherd and Paul were on point but Odean Smith will need to put in extra effort with the ball against a dangerousTallawahsteam.

Motie’s form will be the key for Guyana, especially with Brandon King seemingly in peaking form for the Tallawahs King,

whoserecordcenturyinCPL was with the Warriors, will be a big factor for Jamaica againstfamiliaropponents.

TheTallawahs won their last encounter handsomely, by some 8 wickets. Apart fromKing,ShamarhBrooks seemstobeingoodformand a bunch of quality batters in Amir Jangoo, Kirk Mckenzie backed by allroundersRaymonReiferand FabianAllen, make Jamaica aformidableopponent.

Both sides have good bowlers but with Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohamed Amir who had 3 in the last and medium-pacer Salman Irshad, who was the leading bowler with 4 scalps, will likelyoperatethenewball.

Former GuyanaAmazon Warriors skipper, spinner Chris Green will also play a keyroleforJamaica,having

decent knowledge of how the Warriors operate Pakistan spinner Imad

U.S. take double gold in sprint relays

(Reuters) - The United States won both 4x100 metres relays at the World Championships on Saturday astheirindividualsuperstars Noah Lyles and Sha’Carrie Richardson ran anchor legs to complete triple medal weeks.

Lyles added the relay gold to his sprint double while Richardson had already claimed 100m gold andbronzeinthe200m.

“It’s sensational, amazing.Youcan’tdobetter It’s out of control,” Lyles said “I love team USA because everybody is coming here thinking ‘I’m going to win’.We’re able to putthatintoateameffortand thenwe’reunstoppable.”

It was a glorious end to the night for the sport’s superpower after the earlier disappointment of seeing their highly-favoured 4x400m women’s team disqualified following a baton failure in the semifinals.

Despite their rich depth, theU.Smenhadnotwonan Olympic final since 2000 and had just one gold from the last seven World Championships amid a series of fumbles and disqualifications.

But they were almost faultless on Saturday as Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes and Lyleswonin37.38.

“We all know we’re fast,” said Lyles. “We don’t havetoworryaboutwhether we’re going to win. It’s just about getting the stick around and trusting each other It’sfuntodothis.”

Olympic champions Italy, with Tokyo individual

gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs on the second leg, took silver with 37 62 Jamaica finished strongly to edge out Britain forbronzein37.76.

Richardson and Gabby Thomas were added to the women’s team alongside Tamari Davis and Twanisha Terryandthefoursomewere superb in running a championshiprecordtimeof 41.03seconds.“Dreamslike

this come true,” Richardson said.“I’mjustgladthatIwas able to be here for my first world championship and to do the things I’ve been workingonallseason.”

The much-anticipated last-leg showdown between Richardson and Jamaica’s 200m champion Shericka Jackson turned into a nonevent as the American collected the baton a metre clear and was never

challenged.

Jamaica took silver in 41.21 while Britain claimed bronzewith41.97.

The victory edged the U.S. further ahead in their great women’s sprint relay rivalrywithJamaica,having now won six to Jamaica’s four of the last 10 World Championships.

Baton mishaps are commonintheshorterrelay, less so in the 4x400, but the

U.S. women paid a heavy pricefortheirsonSaturday They had won seven of the last eight World Championships and the last seven Olympic golds but were trailing an impressive British team after three legs when Alexis Holmes initially failed to collect the batonfromQuaneraHayes.

By the time Holmes eventually got hold of it she appeared to have gone beyondthe“bluebox”while Hayes had stepped off the track and though Holmes recovered to finish second behind Britain in the heat, theU.S.weredisqualified.

Jamaica and Canada were the fastest into Sunday’sfinal.

The similarly dominant U.S, men, who have won eight of the last nine world titlesandfourofthelastfive Olympics,alsoprogressedin a heat where India ran an Asian record 2:59.05 - the first time they have cracked threeminutes.

Jamaica, perennial global silver medallists in recentyears,wonthesecond heat but they are likely to need another mishap to see anythingbutaU.Svictoryon Sunday, the last night of the championships.

Wasim, a long-serving member of the Tallawahs will support Green in the spindepartment. Matchstartsat10:00hat WarnerPark.

Gudakesh Motie put forth a man-of-the-match performance with the ball in Guyana’s previous showdown. (Getty Images)

2023 Men and women’s 4x100m relay gold medalists Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha’carri Richardson, Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes and Noah Lyles of the U.S. celebrate after the finals. (Reuters)

Raw Nationals Championship 2023…

Petterson-Griffith, Chan, ‘Baby Hulk’ Seecharan among lifters to bring the heat

The stage is set for w h a t i s anticipatedtobea charged atmosphere when the Guyana Amateur

Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) brings off its Raw Nationals Championship today from 09:00hrs at the National Gymnasium, MandelaAvenue.

Some 18 athletes including5femalesaresetto throw down the gauntlet from a strength perspective seeking to be the best in the individual categories and then vying for the best overall male and female, accolades Guyana’s lone athlete to the Senior World ChampionshipheldinMalta in June, Carlos PettersonGriffith will be on the platform today along with the likes of Demetri Chan who has recently returned from studies in Cuba and is eager to get back into the

competitivegroovehere.

Chandidverywellonthe platform in Cuba and is expected to be very competitivetodayasheseeks to get back into the groove aiming to don national colours once again

Yogaishawar ‘Baby Hulk’

Seecharan will also be showcasing his amazing strength as well asTremel King, Shoib Kayume, Ramesh Seecharan, Wazeer Hussein, Paul Meusa, Navindra Tamasar, Dwayne Welch, Steffan Hilken, and the indefatigable Frank Tucker

On the distaff side, Xusha Stoll from the Cinderella County of Essequibo, Kezia Joseph, Kean Andrews, Junica Pluck, and Keisha Abrigo wouldbeaseagertogainthe spotlight as their male counterparts.

The top three in each

category (female & male) wouldberewardedwithgold, silver, and bronze medals whilsttheoverallfemaleand

Mbappe fires as PSG claim first win of the season

Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe marked his first start of the season with a double. (Getty Images)

male athletes would each receive trophies along with hampers, compliments of Fitness Express, one of the

Five females are expected to spring into action during the Championships

(BBC Sport) - Kylian Mbappe’s double helped Paris St-Germain beat Lens to claim theirfirstLiguewinoftheseason.

Making his first start of the campaign following a dispute over his future at the club, the French forward thumped a firsttime effort into the top corner to double the hosts’leadandaddedhissecondlateon.

Marco Asensio’s curling effort had put PSGaheadonthestrokeofhalf-time.

ButMorganGuilavoguigotonebackfor Lenswiththelastkickofthegame.

Mbappe,whocameoffthebenchtoscore atToulouselastweekend,waslivelyfromthe off and had PSG’s best two chances of the

first half but denied by Lens keeper Brice Samba in the first instance before his deflectedeffortwasclearedofftheline.

A surging run from Vitinho created the opening for Asensio, whose shot took a slight nick off the defender beforetheballfoundthebottomcorner

Lucas Hernandez then teed up Mbappe for the second eight minutes after the break before Mbappe and Guilavogui each benefitted from ricochets to find the net in added time at theendofthematch

After two draws to start the campaign, victoryliftsLuisEnrique’ssideuptofifth.

sponsors of today’s Raw Nationals. Other sponsors on board are Space Gym 20, Unity Cabs, Unity Gym, and

Sunny&Sweetie Roti Shop. Admission is $1000; there will be a well-stocked food anddrinksbarsalso.