August13,2022-Vol.16No.30 Online readership yesterday, 81,416 Saturday Edition The Glenn Lall Show @11hrs on 99.1/99.5FM Detective Sgt. claims he was set-up by CANU for accusing senior officer of taking bribe to cover up “Paper Shorts” murder - Attorney cites latest fuel depot disaster in Cuba Questions raised over Guyana’s preparedness for gas explosions …cabbage,carilla,otherproducereach$500perlb Shoppers, vendors OIL SERIES Part 1… Local Content Secretariat demands Competitive Bidding, Unbundling of Guyanese participation - Says country heading for worst inflation rate in decades AFC urges unions to seek 50% salary increase to Guyana WorldUS$44MborrowsfromBankforTruck driver gets bail for allegedly causingman’sVenezuelandeath Pandit remanded to prison Men mentally-illbeat contracts to enable greater We can’t see we oil at sea, and Jagdeo got we sailing on the sea in a boat without a paddle and a life jacket for it! feel the squeeze as food prices soar for murdering watchman cushion cost of living woes Police Sergeant, Dion Bascom education project womanstealingforbread
By Shervin Belgrave that the force suspected that Bascom was leaking A Senior Detective in informationtothemediathat
the Guyana Police Force could jeopardize the (GPF) who was earlier this Fagundes case He was year removed from the called in for questioning and controversial Fagundes had reportedly denied “Paper Shorts” Murder case, leaking any information and transferred to another This however did not stop location, is now claiming himfrombeingtransferred. thathisrecentarrestinadrug The case would go cold bust at Norton Street by the for a few more months until Customs Anti Narcotics Bascom was arrested by Unit(CANU)wasaset-up. CANU and his mug shot
Detective Sgt. claims he was set-up by CANU for accusing senior officer of taking bribe to cover up “Paper Shorts” murder
RicardoMurdered,Fagundes Police Sergeant, Dion Bascom
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The Police Sergeant, posted in a public report on Dion Bascom, was among Monday five persons arrested on An outraged Bascom Monday after $1.5M worth decided to go public and of cocaine was found at the alleged that the force is Norton Street location victimizinghimforaccusing According to CANU, a senior officer of taking Bascom was detained bribe to cover up the becausehewaspresentwhen Fagundes’murder thebustwasmade. subsequently escalated in headquarters at Eve Leary It In a Facebook live, Kaieteur News was told February this year after however seemed as if they Bascom gave details of how that he was not charged but Kaieteur News reported of too had opted to ignore the they were able to track the released. what had transpired while he reports. suspect and find out who he Since the incident, wastryingtomakethearrest. Not long after this was was in contact with at the Bascom came forward to Based on credible highlighted in the media, time of Fagundes’ murder state categorically that the information Kaieteur News Bascom was removed from He even gave his version of arrest was a move to tarnish had received, the suspect the investigation and how police chose not to act his reputation as an identified as “Shop man”, a transferred to another on the information he had outstanding officer. He chief security officer policingdistrict. found. believes that it could be employed with a prominent Crime Chief, Wendell He claimed after they linked to an ongoing business establishment in Blanhum had confirmed the were unable to arrest the investigation into the brutal central Georgetown, had transfer of the sergeant. He suspect at his work place murder of Fagundes better threatened the lives of stated however that it had (Mohammed’s Enterprise), known as “Paper Shorts”. arresting ranks after they nothing to do with the they headed back to the spot Fagundes, a close friend of tried to arrest him on three Fagundes matter The Crime where the murder occurred been there at the time Bascom said that theyRoger Khan was riddled occasions. Chief said there was a and conducted further Fagundeswasgunneddown. were excited about making a with more than 20 bullets on Sources had related that promotion in the force and investigation. The detectives also major breakthrough in the March 21, 2021 moments each time ranks got a lead Bascom was part of that Wi t h t h e u s e o f found out, based on phone case, but when they related after he stepped out of Palm and proceeded to make the grouping. technology they were able to records that he had been in their information to a senior Court on Main Street, arrest, the suspect was one Sources, however, had establish that the man they contact with a prominent officerhedidnotactonit. Georgetown CCTV step ahead of them and they contested this and related were looking for had indeed businessmaninthecity (Continued on page 20) cameras had captured two began suspecting that shootersgettingintoawhite, someone with inside tinted Toyota Fielder knowledge of the force’s motorcar, making good their operation had been tipping escape. him off about their Bascom was one of the movements. detectives working on the T h e i r s u s p i c i o n s case and following his arrest reportedly grew after “Shop on Monday, he has publicly Man” phoned one of them accused his superiors at the and ordered that they stop Criminal Investigation looking and asking people Department (CID) of taking for him The suspect bribes to duck key evidence reportedly warned that if inthematter theypersistthenhewillhave The sergeant made the totakecertainactions. allegations in a Facebook Therankslodgedareport live that he later deleted and against the suspect for also in subsequent post. The threatening them but when Guyana Police Force in theyrealizedthatnoonewas response stated that its willing to investigate their Office of Professional claims, they became fearful. Responsibility (OPR) has They did not follow-up their beeninstructedtoconductan attempts to arrest the suspect immediate probe into again. Bascom’sallegations. Kaieteur News was The alleged fallout reliably informed back then between Bascom and the thatthethreateninglanguage force reportedly began after report had reached the desk he made attempts to arrest of three senior officials one of the prime suspects in heading the Major Crime the case The events Unit (MCU) based at CID
DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to the writing titled “Letter surfaces proving insurance talks were held on full liability coverage” (KN August 11).I cut to the marrow: it is a fake or it is real. If it is the former, then no more needs to be said; if authentic, then it says so much. My thinking is that company assumed coverage for such related oil spill contingencies would be something on which no government, no leader, no State agency would quibble over, mess around with, or engage in tricks about. Coverage is simply too vital to the national interests to be subject to what is nothing less than the unthinkable, including the contemplation of genocide, with more than the economic involved. For Guyanese (any Guyanese) possibly to willfully go to the lengths that we have seen, heard, and read amounts to one thing and one thing only: the equivalent of the worst of betrayals. It might be considered regular politics and accepted leadership practice, but I denounce it, and those behind any such barbarity and profanity, for endangering the welfare of this c ountry, both today and at any time in the future. Surely, Exxon’s interests cannot be so superior to the considerations of what is right and safe, protective and prospering, for Guyana. Surely, this country could not have been quartered in this manner, and put-up for sale so heinously by those responsible for our security, our disparaging‘team’enduredItbethethisandwouldGovernmentthosethereonenotweGuyanesehead,Adams,Guyanese,uponofficialabsorbedMoreover,wellbeing.IhavethebarrageofsmearsheapedaconscientiousDr.VincenttheformerEPAandIaskallonequestion:dohavenodecencyleft,oneshred,notevenspeck?IdiscernthatarenolimitstowhichinthePPPandtheirteamnotgotodeceivemisleadthepeopleofcountry,evenbeyondpointwheretheycouldimperiled,asinrightnow.shouldbenotedthatIthepainofusingandnotsuchwordsas
EDITORIAL KAIETEUR NEWS
A culture of roguery by leaders,professionalsministers,
On almost every occasion that Guyanese open the newspapers, watch television, listen to the radio, or follow developments on official Facebook pages, they are bombarded by announcements of building in many regions, and involving numerous State Agencies. These are for public works projects that run into the tens or hundreds of millions and, sometimes, even into the billions. On the surface, these are all positive things. On paper, these projects represent improvements that have been missing from numerous communities for a long time. They are good things, on paper, and must be so recognized, for all the benefits that they can mean for the people in urban and rural areas, be they schools, health clinics, fires stations, and such. But there is another side of these infrastructure projects, a very long, dark, and ugly side which must be presented and re-presented. Because it cannot be repeated and emphasized enough, given the culture and practices that now have a stranglehold on this country.What we now have with deep roots across the length and breadth of Guyana is a culture of roguery and skullduggery. This is as coming from the clever minds of Guyanese political leaders, ministers in government, and those senior public servants (mostly) who are the hands that implement what comes down to them from budgets, policies, and programs. We now live with a horrible and costly reality that has infected almost everyone that is near to its presence. To be clear and straight, no government has been vaccinated against the corruption virus that sweeps across this land at endemic proportions. There may be a politician or two, and a few public servants, who have not been bitten by the corruption and skullduggery bugs, but to locate them is an ordeal, such a rarity they are. Whenever the news surface of the building of a school, or a small clinic, or some other necessary structure, men and women in this country lick their lips and rub their hands in anticipation, for it is party time. It is one big, endless season of partying with the people’s monies that are earmarked for these expensive projects. The ring is big, and the net is wide, and inside of both can be found people making a bid, public servants reviewing a tender, state engineers providing an estimate, contractors doing the work on the ground, and those overseeing the integrity of the project. It goes without saying, that the politicians are a big part of these crooked exercises since they determine who is to get, or who is not to get, a contract to do a public works project. Everyone is part of the great swindling game going on in Guyana, and all of them have good ideas on how the criminal game works, because they have been so long in this dirty way of doing the business of the people. Everybody knows how to rig the numbers, from estimates to cost and quantity of materials needed and supplied, all heavily padded. It is a huge and well-established system of give and take and mutual backscratching, with rich reciprocal rewards all around. Some of the contractors are aware that they are untouchable due to the donations they have made, and their loyalty to leaders over the years. So, they know that when they shortchange and under deliver on project specifications that they will get more contracts, and even supplementary provisions to do over jobs, or to get things right this time. Nobody is called to account, none penalized, with the taxpayers made fun of, while the treasury is pillaged andRecently,plundered.the COVID-19 virus, severe floods, and some struggling sectors all required quick relief from the State. The relief money was all cash, which opened the door for more exploiting and capitalizing by the crooks involved in these payouts. People who did not qualify received money, and the allegations were quick to come that phantoms names and inflated losses benefited from aid cash. The bottom line is that all those around the millions and billions are having a real good time picking the people’s pockets. Projects are the place for Guyana’s many financial perverts to practice their trade, the now pervasive national culture.
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Extensive evidence of corruptioninstitutionalisedinGuyana
Selling weapons to our torturers
Editor: SHARMAIN GRAINGER Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210
DEAR EDITOR, As I stated earlier, I add my voice to the call for an international investigation into corruption in Guyana involving the current Vice President Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo with regard to the Vice News Report by the Leader of the Opposition and the PNC-R Guyana, Mr. Aubrey Norton. I also support Mr. Aubrey Norton’s refusal to shake the hands of the President of Guyana, Mr. Irfaan Ali, who, in my view, is a puppet installed by Jagdeo, the defacto President of Guyana just like Mr. Ali’s predecessor, Mr. Donald Ramotar. I condemn unequivocally the charge of ethnic discrimination against African Guyanese by Mr. Norton against the People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government of Guyana as groundless and encourage Mr. Norton to provide the evidence in the public domain barring political conventional appointments.Itismyview that the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic under all its leaders have never practiced ethnic discrimination against African Guyanese and the PNC-R Guyana has been silent and inert in their response to the multiple massacres, rapes, mayhem and violence committed against Guyanese families of East Indian descent. The auditor General of Guyana in a Kaieteur article, Mr. Deodat Sharma, said: The Auditor General in an interview with this newspaper yesterday said that he does have the power to probe public officials involved in illegal matters where State assets are concerned, but they must make a written request to have the office look into the matter. Such idiocy does not merit a response and I wish to comment on a friend of mine, Mr. Vassan Ramracha who penned a letter to Kaieteur News repudiating Mr. Frederick Kissoon’s refusal to appear on 24 x 7 panel and castigating the Kaieteur News columnist tirade against overseasbased Guyanese as a part of the diaspora not qualified to discuss Guyanese affairs. Mr. Ramracha’s argument breaks down completely and exposes the lack of credibility on the resonating silence of Drs. Baytoram Ramharack and Vishnu Bisram etal on the astounding evidence of corruption involving Mr. Bharat Jagdeo and the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic and the call for an international investigation within the realm of the application of the rule of law. What Mr. Kissoon may be alluding to that I endorse unequivocally that many here in the borders outside of Guyana may practice politicking in their annual vacations, spare time and in their vocation is not the same as those of us, myself included, who suffered under both the PNC-R Guyana and the People’s Progressive Party/Civic who understand and felt in our moments of despair and deep agony what tyranny is. Living here in Canada and the United States and part time politicking is not Andtyranny.the outcome of the 2020 Guyana national elections: the individuals, like Dr. Baytoram Ramharack, who served as hosts during that five months ordeal did not live in Guyana but were very effective in exposing the fraud resulting in a declaration of the outcome that expressed the democratic will of the voters. The 2020 national elections in Guyana was decided when the Secretary of State, Mr. Mike Pompeo under direct instructions from the then President, Mr. Donald Trump, visited Guyana in September 2020 and importantly, the threat of sanctions with its powerful implications that caused the PNC-R Guyana to walk away from their attempt to manipulate the results of that election.
Kris Toronto,KooblallCanada
stooges or lackeys or craven sycophants to identify those who would besmirch a knowledgeable, highly skilled, and truly patriotic Guyanese, such as Dr. Vincent Adams. Is there no gutter too low where some would not sink, no sewerage system so foul, that officers in the political and public service spaces of this putrid country still find it delightful to cavort and endorse the wishes, the dictates, of Exxon. For what we have observed in the past few days are the company’s dodges, cover ups, and strenuous resistance to do its part by committing bindingly to spend the money needed to protect Guyanese. I hope that we will all come to our senses, and detect that there is neither PPP nor PNC, black or brown or all the blues and hues in between, but only Guyanese exposed and possibly blindsided.Editor, when there are denials and this degree of studied disingenuousness from today, then it does not demand too much insightfulness to appreciate the boat in which we could find ourselves, should an oil spill occur \Worseoffshore.still,this again confirms that Guyana does not deserve the respect to be considered a true country, but a society lacking so much. When our own people can consort so willingly, so cleverly, and so doggedly with those who exploit us, then regard us as the enemy, because some expenses have to be accounted for, then we are still in loincloths and walking around with clubs seeking to destroy each other. Before anyone gets carried away, this is less about Vincent Adams, it is about the people who would sell weapons to our torturers and scorners, and those who slavishly support any wrong that they inflict on this nation. In the end, the official concealments, official subterfuges, and leadership weaknesses put on bright display by all-decisionmakers and widest cross-section of subscribers-emphasize how beholden we are to foreign masters, how proud we are to be enslaved. Traitors too.
GHKSincerely,Lall
GPSU pledges support for Guyanese youths
ChiRegards,Kansi
DEAR EDITOR, Ever since the year 2000, the Guyana Public Service Union celebrates the United Nations International Youth Day annually on August 12, as stipulated. The theme for the year 2022 is “Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages.”The theme underscores the need for solidarity across generations to enable sustainable development. It therefore means that all generations must collaborate towards solving global issues that would threaten mankind’s wellbeing, livelihood and possibleTodaysurvival.August 12, 2022 the Guyana Public Service Union, and more particularly youths within the membership, joins the world in celebrating International Youth Day, in full consciousness of global trajectory that suggests devastating consequences and/or implications for the future. Among them are climate change, the COVID19 Pandemic, unchecked and spiraling costs of living because of fallouts from both the COVID-19 Pandemic and Russian/Ukraine war, unemployment, bad govern ance, inequality, lingering negative existence of racism, among other things. In Guyana today, there are clear dispari ties between what is provided for the young workers, as compared to provisions for persons of older generations. Government seems more concerned with livelihoods of a selected few and significantly neglect those of pensionable status. The provisions for these older persons are miniscule, unreasonable and onerous to the needs of this group, especially for the majority who worked tirelessly within Government’s employ who received starvation wages that have been the mainstay of most employees within the Country.These retirees have been condemned to lives of misery after retirement, requiring in most cases input from the meagre earnings of the younger generations of relatives for survival. It is also most unfortunate that Government’s inept planning and lack of consideration for the working class contribute to such financial pressures on young workers, who have responsibility for upliftment of themselves and those being weaned from the cradle. This obviously influences the basis for the flight of quality human resources from the Country for “greener pastures”, and to a life of greaterNotwithstandingstability. this, intergenerational solidarity has been a key factor for the survival of the older generations, where migrated family members have (Continued on page
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DEAR EDITOR, The ministry that is responsible for public drainage, I would guess, is understaffed, and overwhelmed with all the projects coming onboard. Not enough well trained employees to address the lack of proper drainage in Guyana. In Guyana, there is a belief that homes/buildings are constructed first, then the roadsAndafterwards.incasesome forget, as is elsewhere-The roads are the same roads used by heavy construction vehicles and lighter vehicles and motorcycles as in developing countries. Shockingly, there are some here who believe that motorcycles and cars use different roads than heavier vehicles. That is Not so. Multipurpose roads and adequate drainage are constructed first, then comes the construction of whatever building with its survey plan. Simply put-the supporting infrastructure is done FIRST. Using Providence as a focal point, why are predominantly homeowners responsible for digging drainage in front of their homes?. And because it seems the correct government ministry has no plans for liquid runoffs, the gutters get backed up with standing dirty liquid combined with rubbish when it rains. And when it does not rain the gutters are still in the same state. Where are the solutions for this problem.? Isn’t it the
No solutions yet to simple infrastructure problems
complicatedatbasicstrugglingthesestrikingofficialspicturesthatGuyana.toiswateradequateresponsibilitygovernment’stoprovidedrainageandproperrun-offs?everywhere?.ItseemsthatalotoffocusonallthenewdevelopmentoccuroroccurringinThisistobebuiltandistobebuilt.Lotsofinthepaperswithholdingshovelsandapose,andIamsuresameofficialsarestillwithsolvingtheinfrastructureneeds.(Ifall).Thisproblemisnottosolve.Should the government be undertaking a massive public recruiting effort to hire workers specifically to provide the proper drainage in this country. If that is not possible, why not recruit workers from other countries. How about Venezuelans who have a good reputation for hardWhywork?is this drainage problem still existing and so difficult to solve.? No proper side roads in developing and in most areas; and no drainage. One doubts if proper drainage plans/ blueprints exist for all these upcoming projects. This lack of planning for proper and adequate public drainage(which means covered gutters, and not trenches filled with vegetation) is truly shameful. What are the solutions.? Why is this so difficult to do? It seems Guyana’s definition for drainage is trenches clogged with vegetation or open gutters. Focus is needed in this infrastructure area, as much as the focus on all the glowy upcoming projects.
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3. People feel that the current government does not have their interests at heart and that they only come at election time for their votes and forget them after. They feel that they will either vote for a third party or not at all in the next election.
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thebenefitsCorruptiontherichandpowerfulatexpenseofthepoor.Saynotoit.
PatrickRegards,Yarde, President Guyana Public Service Union
deprivation of citizens Countrywide. However, our young people must aspire to higher levels of education, professional advancement and critical levels of mental awareness of the challenges ahead, so that these could be confronted and resolved. This is no easy task, but with intergenerational support, determination and sacrifice it could be ac hieved. Guyana Public Service Union is committed to supporting the advancement of its membership and looks forward to working with our youths towards a brighter tomorrow. The Guyana Public Service Union therefore wishes our youths and all young persons worldwide an enjoyable International Youth Day 2022 as the spirit of preparedness envelops us all, towards dealing with tomorrow’s challenges.
From page 5 sought to support older folks living in Guyana. This is likened to the tentacles of Government reaching into the pockets of the migrated to support the older generations that should have had better retirement benefits and are able to enjoy higher standards of living. As a Trade Union, the GPSU has had to confront injustices that have contributed to the dissatisfaction and
4. There is a vast disconnect between the police and the local populace. There is immense discrimination on how the law is applied. One set of the population seems to be facing the brunt of the law, sometimes for very minor offences or none at all, while the ot her side gets away with everything, including sometimes disobeying the police at roadblocks. Demands for bribes are everywhere. People pay up just to get things done and accept it as a way of life. 5. Projects are given to contractors with connections to the government and in many instances roads are built and a few months after they crumble. There seems to be no oversight and enforcement of contractual obligations on the part of the contractors.6.Inagricultural areas, while all-weather roads are welcomed, there are complaints that the roads are poorly planned and will not last very long. The roads are built very high and the egress and ingress dams are very low.During the muddy season trucks and agricultural machinery have to climb up from those dams to the roads and will chip away at the edges to get on. Many such broken areas were pointed out to me.The all-weather roads were built a short while ago. I can go on and on with the complaints I have heard but I hope people in authority pay attention to the needs of the people and their concerns. Some people are resigned to the fact that they left to fend for themselves and that no one will ever help them in Nevertheless,anyway. I witnessed a resilient people. People who are determined to succeed on their own, to propel themselves forward despite the obstacles and have a good time whenever the opportunity avails itself. I sincerely hope and pray that things improve incrementally and that the day will come when everyone in Guyana will feel like they are truly Guyanese. Yours KaramchandTruly, Ramassar GPSU pledges support...
My trip to Guyana – nostalgia and observations
DEAR EDITOR, Recently, I visited Guyana to attend my nephew’s wedding. I was very reluctant to make the trip after the recent disturbances on the East Coast, but made the trip anyway, at the insistence of my sister who assured me that all will be Thankfully,well. I completed my trip and returned safely to my family in Canada, who were extremely worried about my safety throughout my stay. My two weeks in Guyana were very eventful and allowed me to catch up with friends, family and neighbours I have not seen in many, many years. I felt truly blessed to have had this opportunity. I visited the Guyana School of Agriculture where I met people who remembered me from 27 years ago when I graduated from that institution. They were very kind and allowed me to tour the campus which brought back feelings of nostalgia. My thanks to those two very wonderful friends. I was fortunate to visit the upper reaches of the Abary River and the conservancy that was built there to irrigate the MMA scheme. This scheme was built when I was a little boy and my trip there brought back vivid memories of almost daily fishing trips to the back lands during the August holidays and swimming in the newly built canals. I saw the vast rice fields, cattle ranches and some familiar places I had stayed in the “creek,” as everyone referred to the area. I remembered the days I would ride my bicycle to buy milk directly from the farmers, the time when my brother and I spent a week by one of the cattle farmers catching “hassa” to be sold for a “pocket piece” and the time when another brother and I walked for more than seven miles to and from the place where my dad worked to bring back the “hassa” he had caught and left in a pond there. Indelible memories that would live with me forever! Guyana is a beautiful place with vast lands that every Guyanese should take time to explore if they have the means to. I witnessed many developments that will hopefully propel my country of birth further. I also interacted with and engaged in conversations with many people who expressed consternation at the state of politics and governance that affects their daily lives. The following are some negative feelings expressed to me and some of my own observations: 1. There is a huge garbage disposal problem in all the areas I visited. Going up to the Bush Lot “waterside” I witnessed garbage littered on both sides of the dam leading to the koker. Empty plastic bottles are everywhere. Seems like there is no coordinated garbage disposal system in Bush Lot. 2. Many people expressed their extreme disappointed in the way the recent flood relief payments were handled locally.The general feeling was that there was no fairness in how the payments were handled. People who were not entitled were given the maximum payments and deserving farmers were either shorthanded or did not receive anything at all. Complaints to higher authorities fell on deaf ears.
What kind of leaders presides over such slackness?
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In a Project Report, the IDB made some superb recommendations that would only considerably benefit Guyana, once acted upon by our politicians. To date, these wise recommendations have been wasted in the hands of the PPP/C Government. One key recommendation was about putting in place and implementing rigorous cost control procedures. To this country’s detriment, no such procedures are in operation. Cost control helps us to be vigilant over our own interests, and warn cunning oil companies about ripping us off. We have not done so. Why?
The PPP/C Government has shrunk from being vigorous in getting these cost control procedures to hold the oil companies’ feet to the fire, and let them know that we will not be fooled by their expense tricks, and allow ourselves to be gouged ruthlessly. Why have our leaders backed away from getting what could only put a check on the oil companies and help us to prosper? Project Report - Part I
IDB
Which Government does that to its own people?
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loaned Guyana US$11.6M to build capacity and enhance existing systems in our oil sector.
Andrew’s Supermarket pumps $300 million into second location
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 08 Saturday August 13, 2022
Businessman Saiku Andrews looks on as his son cuts the ceremonial ribbon to open the new Andrews Supermarket
By Davina Bagot This new location he pointed out will provide jobs Popular gospel artiste, for 30 to 35 persons. The Saiku Andrews, yesterday businessman was proud to opened the doors to his note that his staff did not all s e c o n d A n d r e w s ’ require a Degree in their Supermarket outlet located education, nor be of a at the corner of Light and specific race. In fact he RobbStreets,Georgetown. reported that he feels joy in The opening of the event g i v i n g p e r s o n s a n was graced by members of opportunity to grow and t h e P r i v a t e S e c t o r develop themselves, Commission (PSC) and especially if they come from President of the Georgetown a similar background to his Chamber of Commerce and wheretheyarefrownedupon Industry (GCCI), Timothy orfromasingleparenthome. Tucker Director of Business H e w a s k e e n t o at the Ministry of Tourism, acknowledge his wife’s Industry and Commerce, support explaining, “We John Edghill was also wouldsitsometimesandjust mantra, that simple decision from West Ruimveldt attitude in which made expansion, the businessman present to celebrate the start talking about what we iswhathasallowedustotake coming up that he might be visitorspleased. indicated that Andrews opening ceremony with the wanna do and one of the on Andrews Supermarket at able to look and say ‘hey, if Whenitcomestothenew Supermarket plans to businessmanandhisfamily things we said is, if we are Robb Street, ” Saiku Saiku could have done this location, the businessman become the biggest Saiku Andrews, the ever going to put our name disclosed. fatherless, no gold-spoon in said customers can expect a Guyanese-owned retail store Chief Executive Officer out there, …it has to become Furthermore, the CEO he mouth…then I can do it one-stop shop, with fully in the country and plans to (CEO) of the supermarket a household name ” shared that he felt compelled too.’ That is a burden I am packed shelves loaded with rollout more locations in told the gathering during a Andrews noted that today he tobreaktheglassceilingand willingtobear,”hesaid. fresh green vegetables to other parts of the country at humble launch that he is proud to say the business the weight that has been In an interview with this bottled beverages to help anappropriatetime. always had the vision and name is not just there for pressing him, cognizant that newspaper, Andrews said in celebrate the Caribbean The PSC lauded the was importing products on a “fashion” but is in an some Afro-Guyanese limit theinitialstageofstartingup industry More importantly, businessman for taking such small scale before saving e n v i r o n m e n t w h e r e themselves due to the the business he was faced the CEO noted that a bold step and investing in enough to invest into a customers can say for sure negative words they hear in withfinancialchallengesbut customers can expect the supermarket The b u i l d i n g i n S o u t h that they have gotten a lot the past, as well as the was able to conquer those in friendlyservice. Ministry of Tourism also Ruimveldt, where his first fromhisbrand. thoughts that continue to stages. Another hurdle he Notably, he explained congratulated Andrews on store kicked off A few “No matter the space we plague their minds, which said he encountered was thathehasbeenreachingout takingupthemantlefromhis shelves, the businessman are operating we are always they end up believing Guyanese visiting the store to small local suppliers to predecessor of the same said, was the initial step to thinking about our capacity “There is this burden that and judging it based on help stock his new outlet l o c a t i o n , N i g e l ’ s diving head on to selling so when the moment comes comes over you…you have location and the owner with a touch of Guyanese Supermarket, as there is a sugar and eventually more forustoexpandwehavethat todothiswell,youhavetobe however, he was fully products. need for more locally owned fooditemswereadded. capacity and that simple successful for the little guy prepared and displayed an When it comes to future supermarketsinthecountry A section of the beverages on saleCustomers browse the sectionvegetableofthestore
Saturday August 13, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 9
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Big tent and community development bridges, streets lights, playfields and drainage and irrigation.Once there is a development plan for the area, the issue now boils down to financing. Everything cannot be done at the same time. But with a plan residents will know what works to expect each year. They will also know what share of those works government will finance and what portion they will have to shoulder.Thegovernment cannot fix all the roads in all communities in this country. There are hundreds of communities across Guyana. The government simply cannot find the monies, not now or in the future, to assume responsibilities for building and maintaining community roads, much less to add on to this, street lights, bridges, drainage, irrigation garbage collection and playfields.Thisisone of the mistakes which the Sports Ministry is making. It is going around assisting clubs and improving grounds. But for every ground and clubs which they assist, there are 50 more which are in a deplorable state. The monies are simply not there and will not be there for government to assume responsibility for community infrastructure and services. This has to be the function of localThegovernment.responsibilities for community roads, street lights, bridges, street lights and sanitation are that of the NDCs. These NDCs however do not have the resources. But they have the potential to take care of their own needs.No government, however, be it PPP/C or APNU+AFC wants to do what is necessary to ensure that local councils can raise adequate resources to undertake works. None of the parties want to do so since it will involve residents paying realistic rates and taxes, a move which is politically unpopular.Buthow else can there be community development unless communities are able to better provide their own services? At present the rates and taxes paid by residents are pitiful. In most cases, the amounts cannot cover the cost of garbage collection. Members of the public like to claim how they pay their taxes but do not get the services they deserve. But how can you get street lights, roads, garbage collection, drainage and other services given the pittance which is charged for rates and taxes. So long as these rates and taxes are not increased and increased substantially, there can be no community development.Thegovernments that have ruled Guyana know what is to be done. A revaluation of properties and a fairer rates and taxes is needed. Presently, businesses are being gouged. They are paying too high rates relative to what is being surcharged to residential premises. The system needs to be made fairer.The APNU+AFC had made an attempt to pilot a revaluation exercise in New Amsterdam. But nothing has been heard so far as to what became of this. To do a revaluation of all properties in Guyana will take time, cost a lot of money and will be fraught with disputes and contestations.Asimplersolution would be to assess rates and taxes based on area rather than value with some areas, such as gated communities and residential and industrial zones, paying a higher tariff. Such a system will allow for local councils to drastically transform their revenue base. But do not tell that to the PPP/C or the APNU+AFC.
Years ago, evangelical churches used to go into communities, throw up a big tent and hold crusades sometimes for an entire two weeks. These attracted large crowds and converts. The PPP/C government is adopting the same approach when it comes to community development. A team of Ministers and government officials are descending on communities, erecting big tents and holding public assemblies.Thegovernment team would make some speeches, listen to the complaints of the residents and then and there make an announcement. The government for example went to Pigeon Island and announced G$80M for wantthewouldforaandtosendinggovernmentisonmuchThepromisesgovernmentotherpatterndevelopment.infrastructuralThesameisrepeatingitselfincommunities–thevisitsandthensomeinterventions.governmentdecideshowmoneyisallocatedandwhatitisspent.Theapproachiswrong.Itatop-downapproach.TheshouldbeinateamofplannersworkwiththeNDCs,RDCstheresidentstodeveloplong-termdevelopmentplaneachcommunity.Thisplanmakeprovisionforallthingswhichresidentsfixed,includingroads,
Increasing rates and taxes will not win them votes, quite unlike the big tent which results in handshakes, backslapping and selfies. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
When de Americans finish with de Donald he gon left with he bare shorts. De authorities going after he with a vengeance.Demgat Congressional hearings on de storming of de Capitol. When de report come out dem might even start a new round of investigations and people gan get charge and guh to jail. America nat playing. Dem digging up de Donald tax records. De court done rule fuh mek de records available to investigators. Dem nah giving de man time America nat playing fuh Dembreathe.done go after some of he associates. Some ah dem dun spend time in de slammer. De Donald mek de biggest mistake when he try fuh cause confusion with de elections in he country. De Americans don’t play when it comes to democracy. Dem international reputation as de home of democracy get smeared. Dem credibility deh pon de line because dem can’t lecture people no more about democracy, not after wah happen in America. Dem nah gan allow dem who responsible fuh wah happen after de elections to go unpunished. Dat is why dem targeting de Donald. And de Donald gan face de harshest punishment of all. De man rich but from de way de authorities going after he, he gan need all dat money just to defend heself and to save he reputation, if he gat any left.De Donald gat to fight and fight hard. Nixon did get a pardon. De Donald nah gan get any reprieve or favours from de system. Talk half. Leff half.
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 10 Saturday August 13, 2022 THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN Frederick Kissoon
If anyone should possess the deliberations relating to becoming the 1977 theintentionofMrs.Jaganto head is the stuff the institutional memory of the presidential candidacy presidential choice. Mr. have anyone, including that must be the post 1970 history of the after Cheddi Jagan’s death. I Ramkaran in his Stabroek Ramkarran, succeed her recorded. PPP, it is Clement Rohee asked Mr. Rohee if he went News column last Sunday husband except her, and she Mr. Nagamootoo who eventually became into details of the rejected Rohee’s contention didsucceedhim. o w e s a m o r a l leaderofthePPP.Hewasthe circumstances in his that Nagamootoo’s quarrel I know quite a bit of that obligation to the everything because I fearguest on the Gildarie autobiography caused him to decline the important historical historiography of this libel from Mr Ramkarran.Freddie Show on social He said yes but was nomination. discussion. I do not know country to offer his side to But if Mr Ramkarran wouldmediaafewweeksago. extremely brief about the T h e a n o n y m o u s what Rohee wrote about it in whatwassaidinthecolumns promise not to sue then gapsOn the programme he situationintheinterview He Kaieteur News columnist, his autobiography so I of Peeping Tom and Ralph in history will be filledbriefly described what simply said that Moses PeepingTomthenresponded cannot expand. But I can Ramkarran Nagamootoo because what Mrs. Jaganhappened behind the closed Nagamootoo derailed to Ramkarran (last Monday) c e r t a i n l y t o u c h o n told me that he immediately told Mr Persaud is whatdoors of the PPP’s edifice in Ramkarran’s chances of by asserting that it was not Ramkarran’s column A rejected Ramkarran’s name should be part of Guyana’scaveat is in order before I and had a preference for historiographyproceed. This article here a n y o n e o t h e r t h a n WhatMrs.JagantoldMrwas penned on Monday Ramkarran. Persaud was not derogatorymorning. I have sent it to He told me the person to of Mr Ramkarran and wasthree lawyers who I believe bethecandidateforthe1997 not in the remotest wayare very good in libel general election was one accusations against him. Shematters.Ihavereceivedtheir who worked for the simply explained to MrrepliesonMondayafternoon government after 1992 Persaud her disappointmentand have included their because after long years in with the reason Mrresponses All of them the wilderness, the PPP Ramkarran offered to theindicated that they see needed every helping hand leadership of the PPP in notnothinglibelousandIshould from its stalwart to make the joining the government. Sheg o a h e a d w i t h t h e government succeed He did not believe his reasonpublication. saidMr Ramkarrandeclined was acceptable. I need toIn looking at Mr tobetheAttorney-General. dispel any curiosity of MrRamkarran’s interpretation Nagamootoo explained Ramkarran.Mr Persaudsaidof what took place, I have that Ramkarran’s name did nothing accusatory of Mrfollowed the pathway of not have support among the R a m k a r r a n i n t h a tanalysis, that is, simply to PPP’s big wigs and it was conversation.express an interpretation of GAWU’s Komal Chand that I write this column as ahow the players were seen. I was very decisive in reaction to the contents ofdid warn Mr Rohee on the weakening Ramkarran’s Mr Ramkarran’s output. Ishow to be very careful what c h a n c e s I a m n o t don’t believe it is a completeissaidaboutMr Ramkarran. r e g u r g i t a t i n g w h a t portrayal of the multiIt is my opinion that for the Nagamootoo told me dimensional story of theleader of a political party, because I have heard search for a PPP leader toMr Ramkarran is too thin- sentiments similar to the succeed Dr Jagan in 1997.skinned. elaborationofNagamootoo. Too many parts are left out. INow for what I was told. I was very close to Yesu would most kindly ask MrThe first description of the Persaud. In long hours of Ramkarran if he coulddrama to succeed Jagan conversation over many provide the dates his twocame from countless years Mr Persaud confided sons left to complete theiraccounts over a long period many things to me about two years at law school inof time offered to me by many events and persons in Trinidad.Moses Nagamootoo. It is a Guyana. Mr Persaud did not (The views expressed inblow to history that Mr make any judgment on Mr this article are those of theN a g a m o o t o o h a s Ramkarran He simply a u t h o r a n d d o n o tdisappeared from the conveyed to me what Mrs. necessarily reflect thepolitical radar of this Jaganhadtoldhim. opinions of this newspaper.)country What he has in his I c a n n o t r e p e a t
What Yesu Persaud told me Janet Jagan said about Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday August 13, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 11
Men beat mentally-ill woman for stealing bread Screen grab from the video of the woman beaten by the men.
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[from left] Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand; Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh and World Bank representative, Diletta Doretti he Government for Guyana and Suriname, “We believe that there is no of Guyana (GoG) DilettaDoretti. investment that is moreTon Friday said it In brief remarks, the i m p o r t a n t t h a n t h e signed a US$44 million loan Minister of Education, Priya investmentinthepeople,”he agreement with the World Manickchand stated that this added. Bank, to strengthen the project aligns with the For her part, Doretti country’s human capital Education Ministry’s goals highlighted that the funding through an education to improve and expand aims to prepare citizens to project. access to quality secondary excel in emerging sectors of According to the e d u c a t i o n w h i l e the economy including Ministry of Education simultaneously developing climate-resilient agriculture, (MOE), the project focuses thecountry’sTVETsector low-carbon technology, and ontheexpansionofaccessto “The Government of digitaldevelopment. quality education at the Guyana is very aware that She said, “Activities secondary level and this new Guyana has to be under the project are improving technical and people centred. Each human expected to benefit at least vocationaltraining(TVET). being must develop along 60,744 students and 2,128 The project will support with the beautiful resources teachersandprincipalsatthe the piloting and national our land is benefiting from,” secondary level At the rollout of a new curriculum Minister Manickchand TVET level, a minimum of forGradesSeventoNineand added. 600 students and 140 financetextbooksforGrades Finance Minister, Dr. secondary and post Seven to Eleven. It will also Singh share similar secondary TVET trainers seethedevelopmentofanew sentiments.Henotedthatthe w i l l b e n e f i t f r o m TVET sector policy for signing of the US $44 professional development 2022-2030 and improve the million agreement for the activities.” delivery of TVET at development of human Present at the signing secondary and post capitalisasignificantpartof were Education Ministry secondaryinstitutions. a much broader and Permanent Secretary, Alfred The agreement was comprehensive policy King; Chief Education signed in the Ministry of agenda. Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson; Finance’s boardroom by The minister explained Deputy Chief Education Senior Minister within the that with the rapid Officer (TVET); Dr Ritesh Office of the President with t r a n s f o r m a t i o n a l Tularam; Chief Planning responsibility for Finance, development taking place, Officer, Nicola Johnson Dr Ashni Singh and World there is a great need for along with officers from the Bank resident representative human capital development. MinistryofFinance. video of two men at Market,StabroekbrutallyA b e a t i n g a woman with metal rods for stealing bread from their standtoeathasgoneviralon socialmediaplatforms. K a i e t e u r N e w s understands that the beating incident took place recently and that the victim might be mentallyill. In the video seen by this media house, a woman d r e s s e d o n l y i n undergarments walked up to a bread stand located next to the “Back Road” bus park at Stabroek Market and grabbedabagofbread. She ripped it open and forced all into her mouth. Upon seeing this, two blows to the body until she them, but the other men—one dressed in a blue felltotheground. continuedtobeatthewoman jerseyandapairoflongblue As she screamed, the by kicking her about the denim jeans and the other in men continued to beat her body and to the head while black jersey and a three mercilessly with the metal shewasontheground quarter pants—attacked the rods. As he pounded away on woman with what looked O n e o f t h e m e n the woman, the individual likehollowmetalrods. retreated as someone could pleaded, “Smalie! Smalie! They dealt her multiple be heard trying to stop humblenow,humblenow!”
Guyana borrows US$44M from World Bank for education project
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Dead, KumarAangraajIndrapalTharunRemanded,Balgobin
Pandit remanded to prison for murdering watchman
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aking his first pandit of Lot 918 New Area 940 New Area, Canefield, whilethefileiscomplete,the c o u r t Canefield, East Canje EastCanjeBerbice. post mortem report has to be appearance Berbice. Balgobin appeared Representing the Pandit added. The accused was notM yesterday at before Magistrate, Renita was Attorney at law required to plead to the e New Amsterdam Singh and was charged with Mursaline Bhaccus who indictable charge and was Magistrate Court was murder committed on made an application for remanded to prison until Tharun Balgobin, a 32-year Aangraaj Kumar Indrapal disclosure. The prosecutor September 7, 2022 where he old pump operator and called Charles, 59, of Lot however told the court that will make his second court appearance at the Reliance MagistrateCourt. Indrapal’s death was initially being investigated as a drowning after his body call informing them that A p o s t m o r t e mwas pulled from the pump their father was not seen at examination was conductedstation canal on the morning the worksite but that his bag on the body of the deceasedof Friday August 5, 2022 by and boots were there. She which revealed that he diedestate workers. His daughter said when they arrived at the of strangulation PoliceRoshnie Indrapal had stated location, workers were subsequently arrested thethat her dad left home for alreadysearchingforherdad Pandit and he confessed towork on ThursdayAugust 4, and just a few hours later his committing the act over a2022 at 16:00 hrs. The next lifelessbodywaslocatedand misunderstanding withmorning around 07:00, she pulledfromthecanal. Indrapal.said her family received a
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…cabbage, carilla, other produce reach $500 per lb
By Zena Henry counting her losses; and this etc.)fortheweekgoncostya associated with the high is the case with several other about $2000, you can only prices discussed with an aim High food prices unsold goods. She explained imagine what is really of it being addressed. The continue to pressure the thatgiventhehighcostofthe happening.” House Speaker had declared pockets of consumers, and greens, once they are not Another shopper said that the motion was in even now, shoppers and sold within a specific time, that she cannot change the contravention of Standing vendors say the issue is lossesmustbeconsidered. high cost of food so she Order 25 (1) (a) (iii) and (b) reaching breaking point as Outside of those items, simply buys within her which speak to the item’s prices reach record high. the newspaper observed means. She said, “I cyan eventual charge on the Visits to the Bourda market exorbitant prices for other afford to by two and three ConsolidatedFund. over the past few days have stapleproduce.Forexample, balanjay for $500 or dem lil Labour Unions have also proven there are significant three and even two heads of piece pumpkin fuh $400 and decried the crushing effects increasesinproduceprices. pak choi are being sold for $500, suh I gah buy what ma of high living cost and Vendors who purchase $500 when the same amount money could buy ” The demanded from the goods in bulk for retail have previously cost $200 woman continued that foods government, an increase in highlighted consistent Vendors are requesting $460 like ‘bora’ have become so particularly private sector rainfall in some farming and $500 per pound of e x p e n s i v e t h a t h e r minimum wage which was villages, in Berbice for cabbage; previously sold at household would eat greens lifted from $44,200 to example, as one of the main $160 and $200 per pound, at least three times a week. $60,000 Given the high reasons for the increased while one squash which When that is not available, costs now, workers’ prices. Speaking to random could have been purchased shesaidshewould“switchit representativescontinueto vendors, they told the for $100, $160 and $200 for up” with peas and other (Continued on page 20) Kaieteur News that with the one, is now sold at $300 stews. highfoodprices,theytooare each.Twopoundstotwoand Supermarket goods are finding it difficult to make a ahalfpoundsofokraisbeing not offering any relief either satisfactorysurplus. sold at $500 when it once The prices of those One vendor showed cost$80and$100perpound. commodities have increased Kaieteur News what she One could have purchased a aswellwithbasicitemssuch describedasaquartersackof wholepumpkinfor$200and as oil, flour, milk and others hot peppers which she said $300 depending on the size; soaringtothepointthateven cost her $28,000.At a resale the same item now costs thegovernmentsteppedinto priceof$1200perpound,the $460and$500perslice. ensure basic items are easily vendorsaid,“Allthatmoney Speaking to random accessed by the public.They fuh this lil bit a ting and ya shoppers, several persons have also allocated billions barely making anything pon expressed difficulty in of dollars which they say it.” meetingtheincreasedprices. have been dedicated to help Another vendor told this One woman told the cushion the high cost of newspaperthatsheisbuying newspaper that in her food. karillaat$260perpoundand household, with three kids O p p o s i t i o n is selling it back at $300, and her husband, a lot more Parliamentarians had argued making a mere $40 profit on money is required to meet for a motion to be heard in theitem.Thevendorshowed the home’s food needs. She the National Assembly the newspaper some passion said that purchasing produce months ago relating to the fruits which she said was andfruitsatthemarketalone high cost of living but this purchased at $7,500 for 100. would cost the family some was rejected The group With several of the fruit still $15,000. She said “When expressed disappointment on hand and rotting, the simple seasonings (green and criticized the decision to vendor said she is already onions, celery, sweet pepper not have the concerns
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Shoppers, vendors feel the squeeze as food prices soar
Scenes from the explosion at the Cuba oil depot (Photo credit: Yamil Lage/AFP, Ismael Francisco/AP and Ramon Espinosa/AP)
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The GTE venture will involve a pipeline that will transport the resource from the Liza Phase One and Two fields, offshore Guyana, to the Wales facility where the gas will be separated and ExxonMobil that will be also said that the pipeline buildings in the compound took firefighters five-days totreated at a Natural Gas undertaking the project has would have a maximum collapsed (or) most of them finally control the fieryLiquids (NGL) Plant and revealed that a minimum of capacityof130mmscfd. except for the concrete one destruction at a Cuban oilthen used to generate some 50 million standard cubic Given the highly ontheeasternside.” depot The blaze at the300megawattsofelectricity feet of gas per day (mmscfd) flammable nature of gas, the Tothisend,sheurged,“It Matanzas oil facility wasEsso Exploration and will be transported through attorney has wasted no time is imperative that we reportedly caused afterProduction Guyana Limited the pipeline by 2024. It has in penning her concerns to understand how to handle a lightning struck the facility(EEPGL), the subsidiary of gas fire. I imagine its some Matanzas is the country’s level of specialty so it is largest port for receiving imperative that the fire crude oil and fuel imports. service and all other first Cuban heavy crude, as well the Guyana Fire Service, responders to a potential gas as fuel oil and diesel are seekingimmediateclarity In explosion have the requisite storedin10hugetanksatthe a letter to the Fire Chief, training.” port and are mainly used to Gregory Wickham dated The attorney reasoned generate electricity on the August 11, 2022, Deane- that without the requisite island. Cuban officials have Hughes asked that the training, if an explosion described the five-day blaze response agency explain its occurs, the public is as the worst in Cuba’s current capacity of handling completely unaware of how history According to a fire caused by a gas such a disaster could be international reports, the fire pipeline. contained. According to her, destroyed 40 percent of the She also requested that “we don’t know what can Caribbean island’s main fuel the GFS share its plans to happen because there are storage facility and caused upgrade its current capacity wind factors to cater enormouspoweroutages. to fight fires that may be to…depends on what gets It was on Friday evening causedduetoagasexplosion damaged and who gets whenthelightningstruckone at one of the facilities, as damaged.” of the fuel storage tanks and well as the timeline in which She told this newspaper bySundayspreadtoasecond thisupgradeislikelytocome that even though the Cuba The fire spread to a fourth oil on stream. Additionally, the fireaffectedanoildepot,itis tankbyMonday Thefirewas attorney said it was important to note that there accompanied by huge important to know whether have been gas pipeline fires explosionsanddespiteefforts a n y o t h e r i n t e r that occurred over the last by Cuban firefighters governmental or inter two months. In this regard, supported by more than 100 agency committee is she argued, “it is a Mexican and Venezuelan considering the GTE project specialized training that is reinforcements it continued and its risks regarding fires required and Guyana has ravaginguntildayfive and explosions in the neverhadanyreasontohave According to Cuban meantime. the Guyana Fire Service reports, one firefighter died Deane-Hughes was keen equipped in this area so I and 14 went missing on to note that these concerns would like to know what are Saturday when the second ought to be addressed the training mechanisms tank blew up, as five were urgently as the project being put in place for this, reported to be in a critical continues to race ahead what is the implementation condition. Firefighter Rafael without any evidence of date, how is it going to be Perez Garriga told Reuters safety or protection for the done. Is it going to be done on the steaming outskirts of citizens of Guyana and through a loan? Are we the disaster that he worries r e s i d e n t s o f Wa l e s funding this out of the the fire would impact the especially Natural Resource Fund? Is it power situation in the Inaninvitedcommenton a budgetary allocation? country Friday, the attorney told There are a lot of questions On Tuesday, more Kaieteur News, “I saw around it that we the citizens helicopters joined the effort firsthandhowchallengedthe of Guyana would like to toputoutthefire,alongwith GFS was in dealing with the know.” twofireboatssentbyMexico Brickdam fire and…at the Only on Wednesday, this a l o n g w i t h h e a v y end of the day all the publication reported that it firefightingequipment.
By Davina Bagot A series of explosions at a Cuba fuel depot has b r o u g h t G u y a n a ’ s preparedness for such disasters into sharp focus. In fact, Attorney-at-Law and residentofWales,WestBank Demerara, Elizabeth DeaneHughes has since raised a number of pertinent
questions regarding the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project that is being d e v e l o p e d b y t h e Government of Guyana and itspartner,ExxonMobil.
ElizabethAttorney-at-Law,Deane-Hughes
Questions raised over Guyana’s preparedness for gas explosions - Attorney cites latestfueldepotdisaster in Cuba
AFC urges unions to seek 50% salary increase to cushion cost of living woes
The union President said money to buy meals or payother relief assistance for bringing the total inflation to that even with a $552.B government to immediately that it was not taking certain bus fares since their salaries selected groups, while 4.9 percent for the first half b u d g e t , t h a t w a s start collective bargaining steps because of the Covid- have proven inadequate in ignoring the need to meet of 2022.The AFC member supplemented with a more with stakeholders “…for an 19 pandemic but did not rule thecurrentschemeofthings.with the union to discuss said that the party is once than $44B provision, inflationbased-increasewith out strike action if He said in some cases,increasesforpublicworkers. again predicting that by the citizens still wait to see and a timeline of three months at government continued to the union would have to maximumtobecompleted.” ignore the plight of public interveneinproviding D u r i n g a p r e s s workers. To get the ball (Continued on page 20)
ByZenaHenry S h a d o w F i n a n c e With the Guyana Public Minister, Juretha Fernandes Service Union (GPSU) and reminded that in 2016, when o t h e r w o r k e r s ’ theAPNU+AFC regime had representatives demanding unveiled a budget of only respect for the right to $230B, the People’s collectivebargainingandthe Progressive Party, while in need for these discussions in opposition had called for a light of the high cost of 50 percent increase to be living, the Alliance for given to public servants. She Change (AFC) is advising said, “…certainly, with the unions to seek a maximum allocations for 2022 now 50 percent increase The being $597 6B to date, party believes this is a negotiations should most reasonable ask given that certainly begin at a inflation and government maximum of 50 percent spendingisontherise. increase.” Weeks ago, the GPSU Fernandes explained that end of 2022 “inflation will feel the impact of what has c o n f e r e n c e , G P S U rolling,theGPSUonJuly29,warned government about the party did predict that the likely surpass eight percent been described as Guyana’s President, Patrick Yarde had 2022 filed a court matter to disrespecting their legal inflation rate of 4.1 percent [and] this would make 2022 l a r g e s t a n d m o s t reminded government about force the government into right to negotiate wages and by the government would the worst year of inflation in transformational budget to the power public servants collective bargaining so that salaries and the fact that this havesurpassedthatfigureby decades.” date. The Shadow Finance hold and warned them to the gains could be sought for needed to happen as public July The AFC member said Fernandescontinuedthat Minister said that both the treat workers better, unless public workers. Yarde had servants and citizens in that the Bureau of Statistics the extreme rate of inflation national budget and the theywantedtoreturnto1999 said that public servants are general were suffering under has confirmed their requires immediate action to supplementalfinancialpaper when workers caused the “starving”; that they were high living costs They prediction as inflation from address the erosion of failedtoprovideanyreliefto shutdown of public services bringing their concerns and chided the government over May to June of this year was workers spending power public servants. The party bystayingawayfromwork. coming to the union with no cash grants, hampers and reported at 1 7 percent, across Guyana. She added t h u s c a l l e d o n t h e
GPSU President Patrick Yarde (centre) at head table, with Dawn Gardner to his right, and other union members
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Kaieteur News understands the garbage has clogged up the drain and it leads to flooding in the area. Citizens are now calling for the Mayor and City Council’s (M&CC) intervention. Citizens complain of garbage and other obstacles being dumped behind the old Nigel’s Supermarket on Robb and Light Streets, Georgetown.
- Says country heading for worst inflation rate in decades
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From page 17 after It was said however, financial assistance to help that the Head of State met workers. He said too, that with a GPSU representative, certified nurses continue to First Vice President, Dawn be wooed by foreign Gardener and called the institutions, with nursing meeting an engagement that assistants and their families sought to discuss public now being drawn in. Yarde servant welfare When said the government is fully contacted, Gardener opted away of the situation, but is not to reveal the contents of doingnothingaboutit. the union and president’s Just days after the meeting but had stated GPSU’s press conference, earlier in the week that the President Irfaan Ali body would be issuing a promised to meet with the statement in relation to the GPSU; and did so shortly engagement.
Tgranted a truck driver $1M According to reports, Simosa, a bailforallegedlycausingthedeathofa father of one, was crushed to death by VenezuelanmanonMondaylast. Yamat’struckwhileheadingtoworkat The defendant, Shamby Yamat of BountyFarm. lot 4 Sarah JohannaVillage, East Bank An eyewitness had recounted that Demerara (EBD) appeared before Simosa was standing at the corner of Princial Magistrate, Judy Ann theroadwaitingforaminibuswhenthe Latchman.Hepleadednotguiltytothe truck drove past, pulled in the corner charge of causing death by dangerous andthensuddenlyreversedonhim. driving. Another eyewitness said he had Yamatwasthedriverofatruckthat raisedanalarmforthetrucktostopbut reportedly ran over and killed, the driver did not hear him in time and FranciscoSimosa,38,around06:00hrs ended-up running over Simosa, killing on Monday along the Sara Johanna himonthespot.
FranciscoDead,Simosa
From page 3 every day and taking photos Bascom said he later learnt withpoliticians.” thattheofficerhadreceiveda Since then, however, $30M bribe to destroy the they had received no further evidence and cover-up the updatesandhadlashedoutat case. the force for its prolonged In light of this recent silenceonthecase. development, Fagundes’ Police have so far relatives are calling on the publicly declared that they force to act on the were able to trace the car the information and leads it has killersusedfromNorthRoad on the case and arrest the Georgetown to Palm Court, suspects involved in his priortotheshooting. brutalmurder The Force had also
Truck driver gets bail for allegedly causing Venezuelan man’s death he Diamond Magistrate Public Road. Yamat’s next court date Court on Wednesday isAugust29,2022.
From page 15 inflation to surpass 8 argue that even the new percent by the end of the increaseisinadequate. year In a press conference It also called on the yesterday, the Alliance for government to ensure that Change (AFC) also called cash grants and other relief on the government to meet packages meet all citizens; w i t h w o r k e r s ’ that the handing out of representatives to engage in assistance be done in a collective bargaining to structuredwaywitharecord ensure salary increases that of the communities takes into consideration benefitting and even inflationaryimpacts. persons accessing relief in Thepartysaiditexpects theformofstatefunds. Shoppers, vendors feel the...
Detective Sgt. claims he...
Relatives had disclosed confirmed that the car was during the initial stages of driven to a location on the the investigation that the Soesdyke- Linden Highway detectives had told them, where it was doused with a “more than one individual flammable substance and was involved in the killing” burnt. and one of them was The remains are in the described as someone who custody of investigating would be seen “driving ranks at the force’s Eve around the city in a fancy car Learyheadquarters.
AFC urges unions to seek...
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BACKGROUND
demands Competitive Bidding, Unbundling of contracts to enable greater Guyanese participation
By Kiana Wilburg
OIL SERIES Part 1…
GUIDELINES ON BIDDINGAND UNBUNDLING
Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat has issued strict guidelines which require all Contractors, Sub-contractors, or Licensees to not only award contracts through a competitive bidding process, but also, unbundle as far as possible, large contracts into smaller units so that Guyanese can have greateropportunitiesforparticipation. Specifically, Section 13 (3) of the Local ContentAct provides that any contract awarded by Contractors, Sub-contractors or Licensees shall be on the basisofacompetitivebiddingprocessthathasbeeninitiatedbyawidelycirculatedpublictenderprocess;exceptwherepriorapprovalhasbeen sought and granted by the Minister for the use of the sole sourcing method of procurement.As such, and in keeping with the definition of a competitive bidding process, the Local Content Secretariat requires that all Contractors, Subcontractors and Licensee must advertise all Request for Information (‘RFI’), Request for Quotations (‘RFQs’) or Request for Proposals (‘RFPs’) through at least two mediums thatarewidelycirculatedthroughoutGuyana. Thesemediumsmayinclude: (a) Local daily newspaper publications; (b) Social Media platforms of the company such as Facebook, Instagram and twitter; (c) The company’s website; or (d) The local content Secretariat’s web page. Asfortheunbundlingofcontracts,theSecretariat’sguidelinesstatethataContractor,Subcontractor,Licenseeshall,asfarasreasonably possible, unbundle the proposed scope of works/services into smaller units so as to enable Guyanese companies and Guyanese nationalstoparticipateinthetender To ensure verification of compliance to the requirements of the Act, the Guidelines state that Contractors, Subcontractors, or Licensees shouldensurethattheSectorsandSub-sectorsspecifiedintheFirstScheduleoftheActarenotbundledduringtheplanningprocess.Theseinclude,butarenotlimited,tothefollowing: rental of office space, accommodation services (apartments and houses), equipment rental, surveying, pipe welding-onshore, construction work for buildings-onshore, waste managementservices,storageservices,cateringservices,janitorialandlaundryservices,foodsupply,administrativesupport,medicalservices,securityservices,dredgingservices,local insuranceservices,andpublicrelationswork.
Guyana’sLocalContentActprioritizesGuyanesenationalsandGuyanesecompaniesintheprocurementofgoodsandservicesfortheenhancementofthevaluechainofthesector TheActalsoservestoenablelocalcapacitydevelopmentandprovidefortheinvestigation,supervision,co-ordination,monitoringandevaluationof,andparticipationin,localcontent inGuyana.TheLocalContentSecretariatismandatedtoensurethattheprovisionsoftheActareimplemented.Itfunctionsastheregulatoryarmforthemonitoring,evaluation,coordinationand reportingoflocalcontentinthepetroleumoperationsofGuyana.
Introduction Inkeepingwiththisnewspaper’sobjectivetoempowerthepopulacewithknowledgeaboutitsoilandgassector,KaieteurNewshasembarked on yet another weekly series which will focus on what is required of oil companies during the procurement of goods and services. These requirementsarenotedintheLocalContentSecretariat’sGuidelines. Today’sinstallmentwillfocusontheprotocolstobefollowedforcompetitivebiddingandtheunbundlingofcontracts.
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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE GUYANA CIVIL JURISDICTION 2022HC- DEM- CIV- FDA- 547 BETWEEN: LUANNEJORDANROLETTA represented herein by her duly constituted Attorney STEWARTDONNYSALBERTby virtue of Power of Attorney executed on the 30" day of October, 2019 and registered in the Deeds Registry at Georgetown on the 1 March, 2021 No: 1470 Applicantof2021 -and- JUNIOR DEY Respondent Notice TO: JUNIOR DEY Sub lot B of Lot 39 Bagotstown East Bank Demerara TAKE NOTICE that a Fixed Date Application was filed on the 20 April, 2022 in the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana at Georgetown, Demerara by ROLETTA JORDAN in which the Applicant claims: A declaration that the Respondent is a trespasser on the Applicant’s property situated at Sub-lot lettered ‘B ‘, being part of lot numbered 39 (thirty-nine) Bagotstown in the Eccles Rams burgs Village, District, situate on the East Bank of Demerara River, in the County of Demerara, Republic of Guyana, with the building and erections thereon. An order that the Respondent, agents and or servants do vacate the property situated at sub lot lettered ‘B’, being part of lot numbered 39 (thirtynine) Bagotstown in the Eccles-Rams burgs Village, District, situate on the East Bank of Demerara River, in the County of Demerara, Republic of Guyana with the building and erections thereon and deliver up possession to the Applicant and or her duly constituted Power of Attorne immediately. General damages in excess of $500,000 (five hundred thousand dollars) for trespass by the Defendant.Such further or other ordersas this Honorable Court may deem Just.Costs. Upon APPLICATION in person or by letter to Ms. Anastasia Sanford Attorneyat-La For the Applicant whose address for service and place of business is at Lot 215 South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown, copies of the Fixed Date Application, filed herein, will be delivered or sent to you.
SCHADDELEONARDRespondentFRANKLIN(SCHADDE)KHAN(SCHADDE)ILYNIALVORCEJUDICATURETHEIN2022-HC-DEM-CIV-FD-184THEHIGHCOURTOFSUPREMECOURTOFFAMILY,DI-ANDMATRIMO-JURISDICTIONFAM-DIVISIONBETWEEN:RAKHINAneePetitioner-V-LEONARDTO:FRANKLIN (Last Guyana.EssequibosionAddress)St.Denny’sKnownMis-TapakumaCreek,Coast,
TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Monday the 19th day of September, 2022 at 9:30 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious at the High Court at Georgetown via Zoom Meeting ID: 648 772 9256 and Password: 5hRiHf. IN DEFAULT of you filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, an Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara].
TAKE NOTICE that on the 14th day of February, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by RAKHINA SCHADDE nee KHAN, the Petitioner in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 21st day of June, 2022 the Petitioner was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News Newspaper, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around the Republic of Guyana and on the Worldwide Web.AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with Related documents.
AND TAKE NOTICE if you desire to defend this action you must forthwith within 30 days after the final publication of this notice, prepare an Affidavit in Defence in Form 1 0C prescribed in the Civil Procedure Rules 2016, serve it on the applicant’s attorney-at-law, to Ms. Anastasia Sanford address for service and place of business is at Lot 215 South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown, and file it with proof of service at the Registry at Georgetown, Demerara, not later than 4 days before the date fixed for hearing of the application, and you or your attorney-at-law must appear at the hearing.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), an Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 50 (fifty) days from the date of the Second and final publication of this Notice.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you fail to file such affidavit and or if you fail to appear at the hearing, final judgment may be given against you notwithstanding your absence. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that this matter stands adjourned before the Honourable Mr. Justice Nareshwar Harnanan on 14" October, 2022 at 9:00 am. Dated this 20 day of July, 2022.
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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced. The author was pushed or fell to the floor, and the man was arrested. Authorities did not immediately identify the attacker or offer any information on his motive. State police said Rushdie was apparently stabbed in the neck. Gov. Kathy Hochul said later that he was alive and
A 52-year-old man from Region pandemicoftheAugustofaccordingunvaccinatedThelatestMazaruni)(Cuyuni-Sevenisthecountry’sCOVID-19fatality.deathoftheman,totheMinistryHealth,wasrecordedon8,2022.Hisdeathhasbroughtcountry’stotalnumberdeathsfromtheto1,275.Accordingtothe 45 new cases recorded Ministry’s COVID dashboard, 45 new cases have been recorded, increasing the confirmed cases to 70,398. It revealed too that one patient is being treated in the COVID Intensive Care Unit, 13 persons are in institutional isolation, 481 are in home isolation and three are in institutional quarantine. To date, 68,628 persons have recovered from the “gettingvirus.dashboardthecare he needs.”
The reverse is also true, when a polar vortex of cold air from the Arctic can cause freezing conditions far south of where it would normally reach.
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European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops
The assailant ran onto the platform “and started pounding on Mr. Rushdie. At first you’re like, ‘What’s going on?’ And then it became abundantly clear in a few seconds that he was being beaten,” Savenor said. He said the attack lasted about 20 NosselAmericanattackincidentthinkhorror”wasPENHeexpressionspokesmanhasmorelegs,ofsurroundedsaid.seconds”becamearoundstillofthoughtwithattackerKathleenAnotherseconds.spectator,Jones,saidthewasdressedinblack,ablackmask.“Weperhapsitwaspartastunttoshowthatthere’salotofcontroversythisauthor.Butitevidentinafewthatitwasn’t,sheRushdiewasquicklybyasmallgrouppeoplewhohelduphispresumablytosendbloodtohischest.Hebeenaprominentforfreeandliberalcauses.isaformerpresidentofAmerica,whichsaidit“reelingfromshockandattheattack.“Wecanofnocomparableofapublicviolentonaliterarywriteronsoil,”CEOSuzannesaidinastatement.
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The office is open to the public between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00 am to 2:30 pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is Closed. Dated 23rd Day or June, 2022. LEGAL NOTICE Dated 23 rd Dayor June, FOR2022. REGISTRAR
LUX, FRANCE (AP) Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish cover the wide trench that winds amid rows of trees in France’s Burgundy region in what was the Tille River in the village of Lux.From dry and cracked reservoirs in Spain to falling water levels on major arteries like the Danube, the Rhine and the Po, an unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of Europe. It is damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions, causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species. There has been no significant rainfall for almost two months in the continent’s western, central and southern regions. In typically rainy Britain, the government officially declared a drought across southern and central England on Friday amid one of the hottest and driest summers on record. And Europe’s dry period is expected to continue in what experts say could be the worst drought in 500 years. Climate change is exacerbating conditions as hotter temperatures speed up evaporation, thirsty plants take in more moisture and reduced snowfall in the winter limits supplies of fresh water available for irrigation in the summer. Europe isn’t alone in the crisis, with drought conditions also reported in East Africa, the western United States and northern Mexico. As he walked in the 15-meter (50foot) wide riverbed in Lux, Jean-Philippe Couasné, chief technician at the local Federation for Fishing and Protection of the Aquatic Environment, listed the species of fish that had died in the“It’sTille.heartbreaking,” he said. “On average, about 8,000 liters (2,100 gallons) per second are flowing. ... And now, zero liters.” In areas upstream, some trout and other freshwater species can take shelter in pools via fish ladders. But such systems aren’t available everywhere. Without rain, the river “will continue to empty. And yes, all fish will die. ... They are trapped upstream and downstream, there’s no water coming in, so the oxygen level will keep decreasing as the (water) volume goes down,” Couasné said. “These are species that will gradually disappear.”Jean-Pierre Sonvico, the regional head of the federation, said diverting the fish to other rivers won’t help because those waterways also are affected. “Yes, it’s dramatic because what can we do? Nothing,” he said. “We’re waiting, hoping for storms with rain, but storms are very local so we can’t count on it.”
The European Commission’s Joint Research Center warned this week that drought conditions will get worse and potentially affect 47% of the continent. Andrea Toreti, a senior researcher at the European Drought Observatory, said a drought in 2018 was so extreme that there were no similar events for the last 500 years, “but this year, I think, it is really worse.”For the next three months, “we see still a very high risk of dry conditions over Western and Central Europe, as well as the U.K.,” Toreti said. The current situation is the result of long periods of dry weather caused by changes in world weather systems, said meteorologist Peter Hoffmann of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research near B erlin. “It’s just that in summer we feel it the most,” he said. “But actually the drought builds up across the Climateyear.”change has lessened the temperature differences between regions, sapping the forces that drive the jet stream, which normally brings wet Atlantic weather to Europe, he said. A weaker or unstable jet stream can result in unusually hot air coming to Europe from North Africa, leading to prolonged periods of heat.
Hoffmann said observations in recent years have all been at the upper end of what the existing climate models predicted. The drought has caused some European countries to impose restrictions on water usage, and shipping is endangered on the Rhine and the Danube rivers. The Rhine, Germany’s biggest waterway, is forecast to reach critically low levels in the coming days. Authorities say it could become difficult for many large ships to safely navigate the river at the city of Kaub, roughly midway between Koblenz and “IndustriesMainz.that depend on inland shipping and transport on the Rhine are of course affected, as there’s less transport capacity for raw materials or finished products,” said Bastian Klein of the German Federal Institute of Hydrology. On the Danube, authorities in Serbia have started dredging to keep vessels moving. In neighboring Hungary, wide parts of Lake V elence near Budapest have turned into patches of dried mud, beaching small boats.Aeration and w ater circulation equipment was installed to protect wildlife, but water quality has deteriorated. A ban on swimming was imposed at one beach on weekends. Stretches of the Po, Italy’s longest river, are so low that barges and boats that sank decades ago are resurfacing. The drought also has affected England, which last month had its driest July since 1935, according to the Met Office weather agency. The lack of rain has depleted reservoirs, rivers and groundwater and left grasslands brown and tinderdry. Millions in the U.K. were already barred from watering lawns and gardens under regional “hosepipe bans,” and 15 million more around London will face such a ban shortly. The drought is also hitting U.K. farmers, who face running out of irrigation water and having to use winter feed for animals because of a lack of grass. The Rivers Trust charity said England’s chalk streams — which allow underground springs to bubble up through the spongy layer of rock — are drying up, endangering aquatic wildlife like kingfishers and trout. Even countries like Spain and Portugal, which are used to long periods without rain, have seen major consequences.IntheSpanish region of Andalucia, some avocado farmers have had to sacrifice hundreds of trees to save others from wilting as the Vinuela reservoir in Malaga province dropped to only 13% of capacity. In normally green Burgundy, the source of Paris’ Seine River, the grass has turned yellow-brown and tractors churn up giant clouds of dust. Baptiste Colson, who owns dairy cows and grows feed crops in the village of Moloy, said his animals are suffering, with the quality and quantity of their milk decreasing.The31-year-old head of the local Young Farmers union said he has been forced to dip into his winter fodder in August.
The moderator at the event was also attacked and suffered a minor head injury, policePolicesaid.said a state trooper was assigned to Rushdie’s lecture and made the arrest. But after the attack, some longtime visitors to the center questioned why there wasn’t tighter security for the event, given the decades of threats against Rushdie and a bounty on his head in the Muslim world offering more than $3 million for anyone who kills him. Rabbi Charles Savenor was among the roughly 2,500 people in the audience. Amid gasps, spectators were ushered out of the outdoor amphitheater.
A dead fish skeleton laying on the cracking earth of a dry lake bed near the village of Conoplja, 150 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Water shortages reduced Serbia’s hydropower production. An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and threatening aquatic species. Water levels are falling on major rivers such as the Danube, the Rhine and the Po. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
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CANCER (June 21–July 22) Today you could recapture the joy in life that you had as a child, Cancer. You're serious by nature, and feelings of joy are to be lived and treasured. You could be experiencing true flow. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Projects involving a group, perhaps your entire community, could take up a lot of your time, Leo. Interesting news and stimulating conversations could come your way.
ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Some vast changes in your community could take place, Aries. They're positive, for the most part. Today the news should spread widely, and you could be hearing about it from all sides - local newspapers
. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) This is a great day to start new enterprises with others, Sagittarius. Possible gatherings with friends or group activities could lead to ideas for new projects that fire your energy and enthusiasm.
VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22) New ideas for your career could be on your mind, Virgo. You might be thinking not only about getting a new job but also entering an entirely new field.
CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Activities of some kind could put you in the public eye today, Capricorn. Some work you've done well might bring you richly acknowledgement.deserved AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Changes to your chosen field are indicated, Aquarius. Ideas from other states or countries might fire your creativity. Your intellectual or artistic interests could take on a new dimension. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) A sum of money above and beyond your usual income could come your way. This could be a bonus, settlement, or even a gift of some kind. (BBC Sport) - Barcelona have registered four of their new signings in time for their first game of the season on Saturday.TheSpanish club were unable to register new players because of La Liga financial regulations, but freed up funding with several ‘economicThelevers’.fourth was activated on Friday and, now ratified by La Liga, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha can face Rayo Vallecano.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Continued success and good luck should have you feeling charged up to move ahead with plans and ideas. Your energy and enthusiasm are high, Libra. You're likely thinking about expanding your horizons. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Don't be surprised if sometime during the day you feel angry for no apparent reason, Scorpio. It's probably rooted in the past, from a situation that wasn't resolved long ago.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Today you might wake up feeling that you can move mountains - and this might be exactly what you set out to do, figuratively speaking.
Saturday August 13, 2022
But the club are still waiting on France defender Jules Kounde.Therestriction also applied to players who have renewed their contracts this summer, namely Ousmane Dembele and Sergi Roberto, but both have also been registered.Inorder for Kounde to be registered, Barcelona will need to free up ‘salary mass’. The club’s levers have involved selling shares of their future television rights and their media production unit BarcaOnStudios.Friday, they sold an additional 24.5% of Barca Studios to Orpheus Media for 100m euros (£84.6m), which was expected to generate even revenue to satisfy La Liga and allow Barca to register at least some of their new players.Speaking at his media conference at 17:00 BST on Friday, coach Xavi said Barca were “still working on it”, and had until two hours before kick-off for the registrations to be confirmed. Barca open their new campaign at home to Rayo Vallecano at 20:00 BST. “The club is very positive,” said Xavi. “We’ve just announced the fourth lever and we believe that tomorrow will be arranged. Maybe not 100%, but we’ll see tomorrow. “We still have up to two hours before kick-off. The club is doing a tremendous effort. I’m very happy and excited with the new signings and the team we have built. “We’re now ready to compete but, in terms of registrations, we have until tomorrow and right now we are optimistic.”
TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) Taurus, you might choose to do some volunteer work today or help a friend. This could make you aware of a talent you didn't know you had. It could pave the way to more income.
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Barcelona register four new signings in time for opener after activating ‘economic lever’
Jadon Campbell (22), Shaquan Walters (26) and Jeremiah Hohenkirk, who finished unbeaten on 32 with a one four and six, rallied the GT XI to their winning total. Siddhant Rai captured 3-9 and got good support from Rounak Rao who took 2-25. When the visitors began their run chase they quickly lost Siddhant Rai (1) who was removed by National U-17 leftarm pacer John Persaud at 4 –1. Ruhan Swar and 13-yearold left hander Tanish Dongre put together 52 for the second wicket before Dongre, who demonstrated excellent temperament played his first impetuous drive; looking to clear mid-off and was caught, as leg-spinner Latif broke the partnership to leave the score on 56-2. Tri-State’s leading run scorer and only centurion on tour, Swar, fell eight short of his 50 which came from 94 balls with two boundaries as he lost his wicket to off-spinner Myhiem Khan, who finished with 3-51. When Siddarth Kappa, who made 43 from 68 balls with three fours and six, was also sent packing by Khan, Amogh Arepally hit an undefeated 39 with two fours and a six which continued the fight but it was too little too late as Walters supported Khan with 212.(Sean De vers)
Enthusiasm for women’s cricket in India, and by extension the women’s IPL, are at an unprecedented In a low scoring encounter, Ramdehol’s XI, led by Kishan Silas (21) and 50 extras, reached 127 all out as Shane Prince, Enrique Mickle and Trroke Nanan had two wickets each for Mohabir’s XI, who were bowled out for 90. Razam Koobir (16) and Skipper Dave Mohabir (15) were the only batters to reach 12 as Arun Gainda took 5-9 while Ramdehol had 4-2. Today the teams face each other again at the same venue. (Sean Devers)
the City lads batted first and made 212 – 7 when their 50 overs expired before restricting the tourists to 192-8 off 50 Theovers.classy left hander, Shiloh Adams, top scored with a fluent 49 from 84 from balls, with three fours and a six while Riyad Latiff scored 44 from 65 balls with a single boundary before they threw away their wickets with poor shot selection.
From page 28 teams, they are yet to hear officially from the board. The BCCI is expected to discuss matters relating to the women’s IPL at their annual general meeting in September. Much of the planning around the tournament will be around the sale of media rights.
Ramdehol’s XI best Mohabir’s XI in U-15 practice match
On another extremely hot day, the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) U-17 XI defeated the touring USA TriState U-17s by 20 runs to level the 5-match series 2 – 2, yesterday, with the final scheduled for today at GCC from 09:30 PlayingAM.atthe historic Bourda, a ground which has 30 of the 32 Tests played in Guyana including the first ever Test win by West Indies in 1930, USA Tri-State Guyana Tour... GT XI level 5-match series with 20-run win at Bourda
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Ruhan Swar slaps one past point for four yesterday in a losing cause at Bourda. (Sean Devers photo)yesterday at Bourda. (Sean Devers photo)
Arun Gainda took 5-9 at the MSC (Seanyesterday.ground,Deversphoto)
BCCI earmarks window... high following the sequence of good performances by the Indian team in global events in recent years, the latest of which was the silver-medal finish at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. A number of senior players, including Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana, the current captain and vice-captain, have been vocal in their support for the league. Late last month, former India captain Mithali Raj, too, stoked support when she expressed a desire to come out of retirement to play in the tournament. “I’m keeping that option open,” she said, while speaking on the ICC’s 100% Cricket podcast. “I’ve not yet decided. There are a few more months to go before the Women’s IPL happens. It would be lovely to be part of the first edition of the Women’s IPL.”
Saturday August 13, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 27 (BBC Sport) - Reigning world marathon champion Tamirat Tola has withdrawn from the London Marathon in October.The Ethiopian has not fully recovered from his victory in the men’s race at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, last month.Tola, 31, set a new championship record of two hours, five minutes and 36 seconds to go one better than the silver medal he won at the 2017 World Championships in London.
Tamirat Tola set a new World Athletics Championships marathon record last month (Getty Images) “Unfortunately, since the World Championships I have had problems with muscle fatigue and have not yet been able to resume training,” he said.Britain’s Mo Farah will run the race for the first time since 2019, while Ethiopia’s Mosinet Geremew and Belgium’s Bashir Abdi - the silver and bronze medallists in Eugene - will also be on the start line on Sunday, 2 October alongside defending champion Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia and compatriot Kenenisa Bekele.
In the elite women’s race, Ethiopia’s Degitu Azimeraw, the runner-up at last year’s London Marathon, has withdrawn from this year’s event. World record holder Brigid Kosgei and reigning champion Joyciline Jepkosgei, both from Kenya, lead the entries in the capital. Charlotte Purdue is the fastest British runner on the women’s start list, while Eilish McColgan is set to make her marathon debut after winning 10,000m gold at the Commonwealth Games.
Captain of Hawaiian Sensation, Damodar Daesrath, has stated that his team is ready to make a big impression at the forthcoming Canada Cup One three-day softball extravaganza set for September 2, 3 and 4. The tournament will be run under the auspices of the Ontario Twilight Softball Cricket League with four categories, including, Legends (over-50), Masters (over-40), and Open (Flick and RoundArm).Teamsare expected from Guyana, Florida, Orlando, New York and the host-nation.Hawaiian Sensation will be taking part in the over-40 category which is likely to have eight teams in participation.“We have to play good cricket from the beginning to the ending; I am expecting great competition in this category as well,” Daesrath, a Canadian international player, revealed. All four finals of the tournament are set to be played at Ashtonbee Park, Scarborough but in the preliminary round, matches are slated for Scarborough, Markham and Brampton. Quizzed on his team’s preparation for the mega softball event, Daesrath, a former Guyana first-class skipper, responded: “It is about positive cricket; it is a big tournament and you have got to play the best brand of cricket; our team is anxious to get out there and we preparing for it,”
Former Guyana captain Daesrath confident of Canada Cup One success
Damodar Daesrath the 41-year-old Daesrath related.The team’s confidence is also boosted after they would have emerged second on the points’ standing in this year’s Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs Division 1 competition with the preliminary stage concluded last Sunday. They defeated Warriors Cricket Club by 32 runs at Mother Teresa School ground in Scarborough. “We are definitely using every match in this Division as part of our preparations and everyone is doing well and that the important thing and I am very confident of winning the Canada Cup 1 over-40 championship next month,” the Berbician commented. Hawaiian Sensation have progressed now to the semi-final and they are awaiting on the winner between Warriors and GT Bannas match which will play on Sunday. The semis is billed for August 21st with the grand finale the following Sunday at Ashtonbee Park. Asked about the team’s composition for the Canada Cup 1, the hard-hitting righthanded Daesrath stated that the team is well-balanced and experienced and they would capitalise on home conditions as well. Some reputable players who have been representing Hawaiian Sensation this season are: Azib Ali Hanif, Navin Singh, Bobby Parasnauth, Imran Ali, Shaun Deonandan, Anil Mahadeo, Mohan Harihar among others.
London Marathon: World champion Tola pulls out of men’s race
Judge approves $24 million settlement between USWNT players, U.S. Soccer lution.” The two sides said in February that they have agreed to resolve their yearslong dispute over equal pay. The agreement was for $22 million that will be distributed among players based on individual playing time. An additional $2 million will be put in a fund to benefit players in their post-career goals and charitable efforts related to women’s and girls’ soccer.U.S. Soccer also committed to providing an equal rate of pay going forward for the women’s and men’s national teams in all friendlies and tournaments, including the WorldTheCup.agreement ended a dispute dating back to 2016 when some players filed a federal wage discrimination complaint claiming they were paid less than male players even though they generate more income for the United States SoccerThenFederation.in2019 the U.S. women’s national soccer team sued U.S. soccer’s governing body seeking $66 million in damages under the Equal Pay Act over allegations of gender discrimination in compensation and nearly every other aspect of their playing conditions. In May 2020, Klausner threw out the players’ claims for equal pay but allowed their claims about playing conditions to go forward. The players reached a settlement on the conditions part of the lawsuit and had appealed against the wage decision portion. The USWNT are the current World Cup holders
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The owners of Rajasthan Royals and Barbados Royals have publicly expressed an interest in owning a women’s IPL team. The Knight Riders Group, which is in the midst of a global expansion in the men’s arena, with teams in the CPL and the UAE’s ILT20 apart from their IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, also appear keen to get involved in the tournament.
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Prominent India players, including Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana, have been vocal in their support for a women’s IPL ( BCCI)
The inaugural edition of the Women’s CPL, which is scheduled to run alongside the men’s tournament later this year, will feature three teams, including Trinbago Knight Riders, which is owned by the Knight Riders Group as Whilewell.there are murmurs of the existing IPL franchises being offered the first right of refusal when it comes to buying (Continued on page 26)
- A federal judge in California has preliminarily approved a $24 million settlement between the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and governing body U.S. Soccer in a years-long dispute over equal pay for female athletes. U.S. Central District of California Judge Gary Klausner granted a motion to approve the landmark settlement filed by the players on Thursday and scheduled a hearing on Dec. 5 when he is expected to give final approval to the settlement. “The unopposed settlement agreement accomplishes the plaintiffs’ goal for litigation: equal pay,” he wrote in his order. “The court is satisfied that the settlement is a fair and reasonable reso-
BCCI earmarks window inaugural women’s IPL
“I strongly believe that next year i.e. 2023 will be a very good time to start a fullfledged women’s IPL which will be as big and grand a success as men’s IPL.” Then, in May, BCCI secretary Jay Shah had hinted, while speaking to PTI, at a five- or six-team tournament, adding, “I am thrilled at the kind of response we have got from stakeholders. Multiple existing IPL teams have enquired and expressed serious interest in owning WIPL franchises.”
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(ESPN Cricinfo) - The BCCI has earmarked a window in March 2023 for the inaugural women’s IPL, and the process to get the show on the road is Theunderway.BCCIhas already tweaked its women’s domestic calendar to accommodate the women’s IPL. The women’s season that generally stretches from November to April has been advanced by a month. The senior women’s season for 2022-23 will now begin on October 11 with the T20 competition, and end in February next year with the inter-zonal one-day competition.Since 2018, the BCCI has been running the Women’s T20 Challenge, with a gap in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Played as a oneoff exhibition match between two teams in the first season, it has become a three-team competition, with many prominent players from outside India joining in. But the clamour to have a bigger competition, along the lines of the men’s IPL, has been growing for a while.In February this year, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had said that the women’s IPL would be held in 2023. “We are at the level of formulation to have a fullfledged WIPL. It is certainly going to happen,” he had said.
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(ESPN Cricinfo) - With two more high-profile T20 leagues coming up, top West Indian players are set to be in great demand, and the situation has all the makings of a fresh scrap between the players and the team management, and, by extension, the cricket board. It might have begun already.On Wednesday, Phil Simmons, the head coach of the West Indies men’s team, and Desmond Haynes, the lead selector, had expressed their disappointment at the lack of clarity over the unavailability of certain players, including Andre Russell. “It hurts,” Simmons said. “There’s no other way to put it. But what can you do? I don’t think that I should be begging people to play for their countries. I think if you want to represent West Indies, you will make yourself available.”Russell has now offered a somewhat cryptic social-media response to these comments, putting up an Instagram post with a screenshot of ESPNcricinfo’s news piece with Simmons’ quote in the headline, and this comment: “I know this was coming but am gonna stay quiet!!!”Russell hasn’t turned out for West Indies since the 2021 T20 World Cup. He isn’t part of their squad for the ongoing three-match T20I series against New ZealandHaynes said “he is unavailable because he hasn’t made himself available” - but is playing for the Manchester Originals in the Hundred. He was also part of the list of overseas players unveiled by the UAE’s ILT20, which begins in January next year. Sunil Narine is also at the Hundred. His last appearance for West Indies was in a T20I in August 2019. Evin Lewis and Oshane Thomas have not appeared for their fitness tests, according to Haynes, though Lewis has signed a deal with Jaffna Kings in the upcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League. Fabian Allen has pulled out for personalJasonreasons.Holder, Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Romario Shepherd and Jayden Seales, who have turned out regularly for West Indies in recent months, have all signed up for the South African T20 league, which will be played almost concurrently with the ILT20 next year. Apart from Russell and Narine, Allen, Lewis, Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran and Dwayne Bravo are on board for the DueILT20.toall this, West Indies are far from getting their full crop of top T20I players together despite the T20 World Cup, which begins in Australia in mid-October, looming.Itappears, now, that some sort of breaking point might have been reached. According to Haynes, the West Indies management will give more weightage to performances in CWI-run tournaments, like the upcoming CPL, for selection.“Ifthereis a competition that is run by the West Indies (and) somebody is playing well, I think his name should really come up for selection,” Haynes said. “That performance is very important to us, and we didn’t say that we have picked the World Cup team yet, so all the games that are going to be played leading up to the World Cup, we must take into consideration.”Russell and Narine, among others, are CPL regulars, so there is a chance that they might not be out of the fray for the T20 World Cup justSpeakingyet. on his international future, Narine recently told ESPNcricinfo, “There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff going on, which I don’t really want to get into, but I mean, everybody would love to represent their country. It’s a hard thing watching them knowing that you want to be part of it and you’re not part of it.“Things happen for a reason and hopefully in the future I’ll be wearing maroon again, but until then, I’d still love to play for Windies. We shall see when that opportunity comes, but there will never be a no for West Indies.”Russell has also in the past spoken about his desire to represent West Indies as much as possible, while at the same time seeming to prioritise franchise cricket over internationals. Late last year, for instance, he played for Deccan Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, but opted out of West Indies’ tour of Pakistan, which began just over a week later, for personal reasons.
Sunil Narine and Andre Russell (PTI)
BIGGEST FAMILY PARTY IN SPORT TO LAUNCH AT CPL, WCPL AND 6IXTY
‘I know this was coming’Russell responds to Simmons on non-availability for West Indies
The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) and The SKYEXCH 6IXTY will be working with schools and children focused charities and foundations to bring kids even closer to the action during the 2022 tournaments. Up to 2000 children will be invited to attend free of charge, allowing them to come and watch the worldclass cricket and partake in a unique family occasion, packed with entertainment. With up to 100 young people attending all five days of the SKYEXCH 6IXTY and for games across the Hero CPL and Massy WCPL it will be a great chance to inspire the next generation to fall in love with cricket. In Saint Lucia and Guyana Hero CPL will be working with Republic Bank to bring young cricketers involved in their 5 for Fun programme to play a game on the outfield during the interval between innings at the 10am games. This fantastic opportunity for young players will give them a chance to walk on to the field at international venues.The Samuel Badree Academy of Sport Education and the Daren Ganga Foundation have been involved in the planning of these activ ities as both Badree and Ganga look to inOne Movement CC defeated Golden Grove by eight wickets when the teams collided in a 35 overs match recently at GoldenLBI. Grove were
spire the next generation of Caribbean sporting stars. Samuel Badree, former West Indies cricketer, said: “It is so important that we bring our young people into the sporting world, I have seen first-hand as a player and an educator how sport can be life changing for our children.The Samuel Badree Academy of Sport Education is delighted to be working with CPL and their related tournaments that are incorporating all these greatDareninitiatives.”Ganga, former West Indies captain, said: “This is a great initiative, and all of us at the Daren Ganga Foundation are delighted to be involved in bringing young people to these matches.Iknow that when I was a youngster going to watch cricket it was inspirational for me and helped drive my ambition to become a professional cricketer.What CPL has created is an opportunity for the same thing to happen for these boys and girls.” Chris Watson, Hero CPL’s Head of Marketing, said: “We are delighted to be able to partner with organisations across the Caribbean to bring kids closer to the action than everThesebefore.initiatives combined with the great family activities we will be putting on at these selected matches will truly make these games the Biggest Family Party in Sport.”
One Movement CC triumph From left Royale Melville, Jeremiah Scott and Ezikeil Wilson bowled out for 58, batting first. Cordel Martins made 12 as Ezikiel Wilson claimed 4-13, Royale Melville had 3-6 and Jeremiah Scott bagged 3-20. One Movement CC responded with 59-2 in 13.2 overs.Miguel Parks made 34 with two sixes as Randy Lindore took 2-18.
Phillips and Mitchell cut loose as New Zealand takes series with crushing win Shamarh Brooks was cleaned by Mitchell Santner for 7. (Associated Press) Glenn Phillips deposits Hayden Walsh Jr for a six (Associated Press) match already lost. Hayden Walsh and Obed McCoy put on 38 in an unbroken stand for the last wicket. Phillips put to good use his knowledge of conditions at Sabina Park, which is his home ground in the Caribbean Premier League.“Coming back to Sabina Park is amazing. I’ve got great memories here,” Phillips said in a television interview. “Being able to get a 50 for my country over here in front of a crowd which I really love is definitely very special for me. “Credit to the West Indies for the way they bowled up front with the new ball which was really, really good in terms of taking the pace off the ball when it was new and harder. As it got older the pitch became a bit nicer to batSevenon.” West Indies wickets fell to spin bowlers, including the first four of the innings. Mitchell Santner, who was Player of the Match for his 3 for 19 in the first game, took a wicket with his first ball and two wickets in his opening over to set back West Indies’ run Offspinnerchase. Michael Bracewell, who replaced fast bowler Lockie Ferguson in the New Zealand line-up, also took a wicket with his first delivery, dismissing captain Nicholas Pooran as West Indies slumped to 12 for 3 at the start of the fourth over. Santner and Bracewell both finished with 3 for 15. Tim Southee took the only wicket which fell to a fast bowler, removing Odean Smith at the tail. Shimron Hetmeyer was the first batter not to fall to a spin bowler, run out by a direct hit at the bowler’s end by New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. West Indies were 28 for 5 at that point and couldn’t recover.“We just didn’t show up today,” Pooran said. “They batted us out of it and we couldn’t see our way with the bat. We had to stay in the game. It just didn’t start well for us. We are struggling but the more cricket we play our performance will grow.”The final T20I will be played on Sunday at the same venue, followed by threeMatchODIs. details: New Zealand 215 for 5 (Phillips 76, Mitchell 48, Conway 42, McCoy 3-40) beat West Indies 125 for 9 (Bracewell 315, Santner 3-15) by 90 runs
Exciting talent continues to emerge as the festival continues
(ESPN Cricinfo) - Glenn Phillips struck a half century from 31 balls to propel New Zealand to a 90-run win over the West Indies in the second T20I in Jamaica, clinching the three-match series with a 2-0 lead. After reaching his fifth T20I half century, Phillips went on to 76 from 40 balls and led New Zealand to 215 for 5, exceeding the 185 for 5 that was a winning total in the first match of the series. His innings included six sixes and fourWestfours.Indies managed only 125 for 9 in reply, lacking the partnerships that underpinned a New Zealand total which was the highest by a visiting team against the West Indies in a T20I in the Caribbean.Phillips put on 71 for the third wicket with Devon Conway who made 42 from 34 balls and 83 with Daryl Mitchell who made 48 from 20, the latter partnership coming off just 34 balls. In all, New Zealand scored 130 off their second 10 overs. West Indies’ best were stands of 35 for the seventh wicket between Romario Shepherd and Rovman Powell which began when the home team was 40 for 6 and the
Kool Kidz Summer Futsal Festival has been excitement from the first week of this festival. Over the first and second weeks, the children have been exposed to the fundamentals of the game which is important at this early stage of their football life. I can assure you there was a lot of fun for the children who attended these sessions so far and would like to remind parents that the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall is the place to be. The game situations have brought great enjoymentand energy from the players with lots of talented kids performing with high-level technical ability in the games played.”
Dover also pointed out that the support of parents and guardiansto date has been very encouraging: “The parental support is remarkable, this is unprecedented. This kind of support for young footballers is much needed. It is something lacking in the fraternity, and we welcome those parents who attend every session with their children since the start of the festival. I envy those lads because I played organised football from being in a structured environment from 1986 to 1999 when I quit the game, and not one day did my parents ever see me play despite my father himself playing the game. So, I want to thank those parents for coming out and I want to encourage them to keep
Guyana’s U14s pull out of CFU Tournament due to lack of flight options reported this issue to the CFU earlier this week.” “We are obviously disappointed that we could not secure the necessary flights for the squad into the Dominican Republic,” said GFF President Wayne Forde. “This is a perennial problem when there is high demand for seats at the time of these important tournaments.”“However, we do not want the boys to miss out on the opportunity of playing against their regional peers, and we are urgently looking into alternative options for match time,” he added.Details of the alternative competitive fixtures will be announced in due course.
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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Friday confirmed that the U14 Boys’ National Team was forced to pull out of the 2022 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Boys’ U14 Challenge Series due to a lack of available travel options, according to a release from the AccordingFederation.toa release from the Federation, it stated: “The lack of seats on suitable flights to the Dominican Republic meant that the squad would have arrived too late to compete in their first scheduled match this month. The GFF GFF/MCYS/GBI Kool Kidz Summer Festival
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Aimed at creating as many opportunities for youths between the ages of 6-10 years in a conducive and safe space, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) / Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) / Guyana Beverage Inc. (GBI) Kool Kidz Summer Futsal Festival continues to see encouraging participation.Taking place at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 09:00hrs to 12:00hrs every Saturday, the Festival enters its fourth week, tomorrow. A total of 66 kids participated on Saturday last and according to Coach Coordinator of the Festival, Wayne Dover, this activity has seen many talented youths who have been coming to the fore over the past weeks. The experienced Coach noted that, while he is not surprised he is excited to see the talent that this Kool Kidz Festival has been bringing out nothing that Guyana is Blessed with tremendous talent and it is always a matter of the right avenues being created to bring out such talent.Participants have been exposed to basic coaching drills and have been involved in game situations and this has allowed them to showcase their talent. Dover stated that the level of participation has been encouraging to date. ”Since the start of the GFF/ MCYS/GBI Kool Kidz Summer Festival which kicked off three Saturdays ago, we have seen a steady and encouraging growth in numbers. There
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Aimed at creating as many opportunities for youthsbetweentheagesof610 years in a conducive and safe space, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) / Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) / Guyana Beverage Inc. (GBI) Kool KidzSummerFutsalFestival continues to see encouraging participation.Takingplace at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 09:00hrs to 12:00hrs every Saturday, the Festival enters itsfourthweek,tomorrow A total of 66 kids participated on Saturday last and according to Coach Coordinator of the Festival, Wayne Dover, this activity has seen many talented youths who have been coming to the fore over the pastTheweeks.experienced Coach noted that, while he is not surprised he is excited to see Summer Festival which Hall is the place to be. The with their children since the the talent that this Kool Kidz kicked off three Saturdays gamesituationshavebrought startofthefestival. Festival has been bringing ago, we have seen a steady great enjoymentand energy I envy those lads because out nothing that Guyana is and encouraging growth in from the players with lots of I played organised football Blessed with tremendous numbers. talented kids performing from being in a structured talent and it is always a T h e r e h a s b e e n with high level technical environment from 1986 to matter of the right avenues excitement from the first abilityinthegamesplayed.” 1999 when I quit the game, being created to bring out week of this festival. Over Dover also pointed out and not one day did my suchtalent. the first and second weeks, that the support of parents parents ever see me play Participants have been the children have been and guardiansto date has despite my father himself exposed to basic coaching exposed to the fundamentals beenveryencouraging:“The playing the game. So, I want drillsandhavebeeninvolved of the game which is parental support is to thank those parents for in game situations and this important at this early stage remarkable, this is coming out and I want to has allowed them to oftheirfootballlife. unprecedented. encourage them to keep showcase their talent. Dover I can assure you there This kind of support for coming.” stated that the level of was a lot of fun for the young footballers is much The GFF/MCYS/GBI participation has been children who attended these needed It is something Kool Kidz Summer Festival encouragingtodate. sessions so far and would lacking in the fraternity, and willcontinuethisSaturdayat “Since the start of the like to remind parents that we welcome those parents the Cliff Anderson Sports GFF/MCYS/GBI Kool Kidz the Cliff Anderson Sports who attend every session Hallfrom09:00hrs.
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Printed and published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd., 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. Tel: 225-8458, 225-8465, 225-8491 or Fax: 225-8473/226-8210. Sports Obed McCoy took two wickets in his first over. (Randy Brooks/AFP via Getty Images)Brooks/AFPObedMcCoy Glenn Phillips deposits Hayden Walsh Jr. for a six. (Associated Press) Phillips and Mitchell cut loose as New Zealand takes series with crushing win of CFU Tournament due to lack of flight optionsANDCPLLAUNCHSPORTPFBIGGESTANDCPLCPLLAUNCHLAUNCHSPORTPPFBIGGESTAMILYARTYINARTYINTOATA,WCPL,WCPL6IXTYAMILYARTYINTOAT,WCPL6IXTY Guyana’s U14s pull out
