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August16,2022-Vol.15No.32 Online readership yesterday, 91,852 Tuesday Edition TheGlennLallShow @11hrson99.1/99.5FM EM Manager Routledge selling Guyana a dead pig in a bag for diamonds and wants us to buy it. His smooth words make you believe that a just picked pine with the head on can go down a child’s throat easily. - calls on President to open independent probe into killing of Fagundes, cover-up by police Hughes requests witness protection for Bascom - Dr. Yog Mahadeo to VP Jagdeo ‘Accelerate renegotiation of contract rather than oil production’ Detective Sgt. Bascom rejects demands by Azruddin Mohamed, -standsbyallegations ofcollusion,corruption inFagundeskilling New fire station, more vehicles to help Govt. prepare for natural gas disasters - Minister Benn Wales Gas-to-Energy project… Guyana losing big by failing to implement World Bank US$20 million project IDB US$60M loan to upgrade 3 main hospitals Two years on… No charge in GuyOil/ GDF $1B fuel racket others for apology -MinisterBenn

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T h e M i n i s t r y o f Education is set to roll out a renewed curriculum for nursery schools and has employed some 57 Master Trainerstoguidetheeffort. To get the ball rolling, the ministry concluded a five day workshop on, “Piloting of the Renewed Curriculum” for the Nursery level at Grand Coastal Hotel last week. At the workshop, the 57 Master Trainers were trained and they will be responsible for training nursery teachers across the country The first training will take the form of a ‘piloted approach’ that selected schools will undergo.The M i n i s t r y o f Education has said that countrywide training is expected to commence on August 22 - 26, 2022. The curriculum is expected to be rolled out in 103 pilot schools in the first week of October2022. According to Mr with responsibility for encourages problem also noted that the schools, will allow for thenurserylevel,itpromises Devendre Persaud,Assistant nursery education, the solving, critical thinking, introduction of this renewed transformation in the tobehighlychild-centred, Chief Education Officer renewed curriculum and decision making. He curriculum into nursery delivery of the curriculum at (Continued on page 22)

by Azruddin Mohamed, others for apology

DionSergeantBascom AzruddinBusinessman,Mohamed SeniorMitchellSuperintendent,Caesar

Detective Sgt. Bascom rejects demands

olice Sergeant, Dion defendthematterincourt. Bascom, who last week Hughes wrote: “We have been in an explosive video consulted by Mr Dion Bascom inP accused the Guyana relation to your letters dated the Police Force of a massive cover-up 12th and addressed to him on in the investigation of the gunning behalf of your clients Mitchell down of businessman, Ricardo Caesar, Azruddin Mohamed, and Fagundeshasrejectedademandby Mark Anthony Richmond, all of businessman, Azruddin Mohamed w h i c h w e r e d e l i v e r e d and others for an apology and simultaneously by your agent. We vowed to stoutly defend the case in are instructed to inform you as we court. herebydo,thatourclientrejectsthe Fagundes was gunned down demands contained in several outside Palm Court Club in Main letters and has instructed to inform Street,GeorgetowninMarch2021. you that the contents of the Bascom who was earlier this year broadcast are true in substance and removed from investigating the capturedtwoshootersgettingintoa infact.” killing of Fagundes and transferred white, tinted Toyota Fielder Hughes told Poonai that he was to another location, has alleged a motorcar, making good their instructed that his clients are no grand cover-up by senior ranks of escape. doubt aware that an investigation the Criminal Investigations F o l l o w i n g B a s c o m ’s into the murder of Ricardo Department of the Guyana Police revelations,AttorneySohanPoonai Fagundes was commenced by the investigation. We are instructed Richmond,” Hughes stated. He Force and the payment of a large acting on behalf of Mohamed, Guyana Police Force which that it is a matter of record that added,”the contents of a murder bribe to a named officer as part of Superintendent of Police, Mitchell included a team of investigators threatsweremadeagainstthelifeof investigation conducted by the thecover-up.Theofficer,aswellas Caesar, and one of Mohamed’s including Bascom. “During the our client and your client Mr Guyana Police Force do not a prominent businessman linked to guards, Mark Anthony Richmond course of the investigation material Mitchell Caesar specifically facilitate in this forum further the crime, has since denied the wrote Bascom demanding an information was obtained which instructed our client to make a disclosures which provide allegations an even threatened to apology and threatened him with a justifiedandcontinuestojustifythe report to the Brickdam Police justification for our client’s sueBascom. multi-million dollar lawsuit for the statements made by our client. We station in relation to one of those statements We are finally Fagundes, a close friend of allegations leveled against them. arefurtherinstructedtoinform,you threats. We are instructed that instructed to inform you, as we Roger Khan was riddled with more However, Prominent Attorney, as we hereby do, that two of your acting on the advice of your client hereby do, that should your clients than 20 bullets on March 21, 2021 Nigel Hughes acting on behalf of clients namely Mr Azruddin Mr Mitchell Caesar, our client on contemplate the commencement of moments after he stepped out of Bascom, responded to Poonai Mohamed and Mr Mark Anthony the18thMay2021madeareportof anyoftheproceedingscontainedin Palm Court on Main Street, declaring that his client will not Richmond were persons of interest a threat on his life made by your your letter, they will be stoutly Georgetown. CCTV cameras had apologiseandispreparedtostoutly during the course of the other client Mr Mark Anthony defended.”

Some of the trainers responsible for the roll out of the renewed nursery school curriculum.

57 Master Trainers to roll out Education Ministry’s renewed Nursery Schools Curriculum

- stands by allegations of collusion, corruption in Fagundes killing

By Davina Bagot crude and settled for 50 ice President percent profit sharing, after Bharrat Jagdeo Exxon takes 75 percent ofVjust over a week the earnings to clear its ago promised that the expenses. lopsided 2016 oil contract The deal that the oil that Guyana has with US oil company often brags about major, ExxonMobil will to its shareholders, also change in the future through forces Guyanese to pay their the process of renegotiation, share of taxes, amounting to but one member of civil millions of US dollars each society, Dr Yog Mahadeo year This figure is likely to believes that the country further balloon as more should move with greater operationscomeonstream. alacrity on this matter Inaddition,thecountryis especially as production of allowing ExxonMobil to oilandgasresourcesissetto operate offshore without full triple in about five years’ liability coverage in the time. withthisgoal. renegotiatenow.” this provision when it made Guyana have mounted daily event of an oil spill, which Dr Mahadeo, a founding Heexplained,“Ithinkall In the PPP’s 2020 the promise to renegotiate protest action, highlighting means that the risk is borne member of a transparency of us or at least many of us manifesto,ithadpromisedto thecontract. the need for changes to be by Guyana. Another key watchdog body- Article 13- would not want to stop oil renegotiate the deal entered Provisions in made so that they can secure provision that is lacking in in an invited comment on exploitation because the into by the former Coalition the 2016 PSA benefits from the deal. They thedocumentisring-fencing Mondaytoldthispublication country needs the wealth but administration back in 2016. While both the PPP and believe that the present provision, which would that the citizens of Guyana the truth is, because of the However, shortly after f o r m e r C o a l i t i o n agreement only favours the avoid the oil company from should not allow Jagdeo to Paris Accord, we have up to t a k i n g o f f i c e , t h e government are determined oil company as Guyana using the petroleum revenue escape taking responsibility 2049 to pump and what the government changed its to stick to the lopsided 2016 receives a mere two percent in one field to cover for for making another promise governmenthasdoneistryto tune, insisting the contract oil contract, citizens in royalty for its sweet light expensesinanother to renegotiate the Exxon encourage the oil company could not be touched to contract. To this end, he to accelerate but with that maintain “sanctity” of pointed out that as the being said, I think we should a g r e e m e n t s T h e leaders seek to ramp up the also accelerate our government has been production of oil, it should renegotiation.” arguing that if it goes down be investing equal effort to I n o u t l i n i n g t h e the lane of approaching the bring back the oil company importance of seeking a o i l c o m p a n y f o r a to the table. In fact, the better deal today, the activist renegotiation, it could send activist noted that the noted,forexample,thatring- the wrong signal to other renegotiation of the deal fencing is one “extremely potential investors- that the should take preeminence important” provision that is country would not stick to According to him, “what the necessary to be applied in a contractual agreements it governmenthasdoneistryto renewed oil contract with made. encourage the oil company Exxon “So as you are I n a d d i t i o n , t h e to accelerate, but with that accelerating the exploration government’s side often being said, I think we should and exploitation, we should reference the Stability also accelerate our accelerate the whole issue of Clause included in the oil renegotiation.” r i n g f e n c i n g a n d deal Article 32 of the Dr Mahadeowaskeento renegotiation as a matter of contract, which lists note the importance of fact,”heargued. conditions for ‘Stability of getting a better deal from the Jagdeo’s promise theAgreement’statesat32.1 oil contract sooner rather On August 6, Jagdeo that “Except as may be thanlater,aspromisedbythe accepted that the contract expressly provided herein, VP He told this newspaper signed with oil major, the Government shall not that the rate of production ExxonMobil, will have to be amend, modify, rescind, couldverywellmeanthatthe renegotiated in the future, as terminate, declare invalid or Stabroek Block could be the deal is far from the unenforceable, require drained in a few years time. picture being painted by renegotiation of, compel As such, he enquired, “what “independent experts” such replacement or substitution, are we going to be as Rystad Energy and the oil or otherwise seek to avoid, renegotiating for then?What giantitself. alter, or limit thisAgreement will a renegotiation do or According to theVP, “on without the prior written who will it benefit when all theonehand,youseeRystad consentofContractor.” the oil from the Block has Energy and Exxon trying to It must be noted, alreadybeenpumped?” prove that they are the best however,thatthisclausewas The activist made it clear thing for Guyana, which is in existence before the PPP that most Guyanese are not notso.Thecontractwasbad, took office. This means that against or do not intend to we have to change it in the while it was in Opposition, halt the production of oil, as futurebutwearenotgoingto the PPP was well aware of it is well established that the extraction of the resource can have a phenomenal impact on the country’s development However, with Guyana being a signatorytotheParisAccord that aims at reducing global emissions to slow climate change by 2050, Mahadeo acknowledged that the government is tasked with ensuring its activities align

- Dr. Yog Mahadeo to VP Jagdeo

Civil Society Activist, Dr Yog Mahadeo Vice BharratPresident,Jagdeo

‘Accelerate renegotiation of contract rather than oil production’

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DEAR EDITOR, On Sunday, after paying our last respects to Ms. Bibi Shadick, two friends and I decided to travel to the Corentyne to attend a wedding to enjoy the drive and the anticipated rice and dhal puri, chicken and mutton curry and of course well spiced up dhal. The trip after Weldaad turned into a disaster, as there was a noticeable build up of traffic, which got progressively worse and frustrating. Our vehicle got stuck in the “chowtic” congestion, not only going east but in the opposite direction, as well. We were not moving for periods of 20 minutes (and possibly longer, but who was counting?) and then after a move of a few feet, another period on Cuttinginactivity.alongstory short, it took more than TWO hours to get between Weldaad and after Rising Sun (where the horse races were held). We breathed a proverbial “sigh of relief” when we cleared the confusion, all the while becoming “experts” in traffic management, what should have been done and should NOT have been done, and at least a dozen solutions that could have prevented the TOTAL CHAOS. We got to the wedding and as soon as we finished gorging on the food, we started our trek back to GT, fearing another build up after the races, and at the same time, hoping that the police would have put a plan in place to avoid what took place earlier.Our expectations were cruelly dashed. About two miles from the venue of the races, there was a perceptible but slow build up of traffic, again in both directions and traffic started slowing down. To again “cut a LONG story short” and avoiding the powerful “French” used in describing the mismanagement by the police, by every man, woman and others, who were held “captive” on the road, it took us FOUR and a half HOURS to experience free flowing traffic again. In the meantime, vehicles were “bumper to bumper” in a desperate effort to avoid anyone from “boring” in front of them, needless to say the number of instances of minor fender benders, breaking of side mirrors, pedestrian accidents, frayed nerves and clashes, both verbal and a few physical. The two lanes stretch of road became four and five lanes, including trucks battling for space.Surely any Commander worth his “salt and insignias on his shoulders” should have anticipated such a scenario and instituted a plan to move from Weldaad to past Rising Sun, and vice versa, within ONE Yesterday,hour. the SUN certainly wasn’t allowed to RISE on the police in Region Five but in fact, the SUN didn’t ONLY SET on travellers but NIGHT (and the moon) found us trapped in the Ichaos.sawa family rolling their suitcases along the road, abandoning their vehicle(s), supposedly on their way to the airport and hoping to get transportation from past Weldaad.Imagine a pregnant or seriously sick person trapped in that situation. The police there were hopelessly out of their wits and speaking with one officer he said, “Boss man, we deh pon the road since six (in the morning) and (Contiuned on page 5)

What is response to volte-face?

DEAR EDITOR, The leader of the minority arm of the coalition, a onetime fierce defender of the lopsided 2016 oil contract, negotiated and signed by his government, says it is now ‘time for better terms’, as he affixed his signature to a document in support of renegotiation, (KN August 15).Expressing he would be astonished if the ‘other members of the opposition do not agree with this position of seeking greater benefits for Guyanese’. What is the position and response of the majority arm to this volteface?Is the position now adopted by the minority leader a strategy to test the political landscape in view of his party’s impending split from the coalition? Shamshun Mohamed

TOTAL chaos with the management of traffic on West Coast Berbice

Corruption, charges, political chiefs

DEAR EDITOR, One of the fundamental tenets of democracy is the freedom to choose, amongst which is the freedom to choose who should govern the State for the benefit of the people. But democracy is under attack when two political parties are allowed to polarise and monopolise the people for the benefit of a selected few. This is the political status quo in Guyana today.For the past 56 years as an Independent nation, Guyanese have been in the stranglehold of the PPP and PNC who have dominated the political landscape and done their darnedest to divide and control the people along racial lines for political power. Their stranglehold on Indians and Africans has virtually excluded other parties from effectively participating in the electoral process. The AFC was an exception and was emerging as a truly national party, unlike the PPP and PNC which have been in existence for the life of the nation. But the AFC didn’t bide its time and gave up their political fortune for a bowl of soup. We all know that political support in Guyana is not based on the integrity and competence of the leaders and their vision for the development of the country, but rather on the racial makeup of the leadership of the parties. In the circumstances, Guyana may always have people of questionable character running its affairs, as there are always allegations of corruption and discrimination made against those in government. Because of the racial voting pattern, elections in Guyana have always been traumatic to the people, who are devastated whenever the party they have voted for loses an election. It is evident that the relationship between our two major political parties has reached a new low. Never before have I heard that the Opposition was not invited by the government for observance of national ceremonial events, like the country’s parliamentarythebenefit.insystemelectoraltobypoliticians.thewhichtakeCaribbean.theleadersofaside).frombluntlyLeaderbeforeanniversary.independenceAndneverhaveIheardthattheoftheOppositionrefusedahandshakethePresident(COVIDThisisanindicationtheundesirabletypeofwehave.WemustbelaughingstockoftheItistimeforthepeopletobackthepoliticalpowerwehavedelegatedtocurrentcropofThiscanbedoneamendingtheConstitutionreverttotheConstituencysystem.ButthatneedstobemodifiedorderforthepeopletoWhileitwillempowerpeopletochoosetheirrepresentatives in accordance with the geographical constituencies demarcated, let us use the cumulative votes awarded to the parties through their candidates, to determine which party forms the government - instead of using the number of seats won. Under this arrangement, there is every likelihood that there would be minority governments, which would not be able to function on their own. So governments would be forced to collaborate with the other side of the House in order to govern. And new parties would be given the opportunity to successfully compete against the PPP and PNC for seats in Parliament. Remember you don’t have to be in government in order to influence the governance of the country – all you need are a few seats in Parliament Yours ‘Dougla’sincerely,

It is time to break the political stranglehold imposed on the people by the PPP and PNC

Corruption! Corruption! Corruption! It is a wound here, a pain there, and when taken together acute and chronic agonies all over the body of this nation. Official corruptions, political corruptions, and professional corruptions drain the blood of citizens leaving them anemic and weak. Guyanese cannot get their bearings, are unable to see their way, and are hampered from developing the kind of strength that they should have, given all these riches with which this country has been endowed. We should be the richest people in the world, considering our tiny population, but the hard reality is that we are the sickest, the frailest, and the shakiest. The most current example of the stench of corruption, its weight and wrongs, was captioned on the front page of our Sunday edition: “More than $300M worth in fuel stolen in GDF/GuyOil racket …no charges laid one year later” -KN August 14). Clearly, it pays to steal in Guyana, and the more that is stolen, the more is gotten away with by thieves and fraudsters. GY$300M is a considerable amount of fuel stolen, as internal audits found, and which also had to occur over a period of years. The mystery is that nobody has been charged, dragged before the courts, and doing a long stretch of prison time.The GDF and GuyOil are not corner cake-shops, selling a few sweets and bags of tennis rolls, but two national institutions of size. The GDF has considerable numbers, and GuyOil has a presence in most places in this country. They have systems and policies and standard operating procedures (or they should have), and they have some skilled people at both national concerns. Yet nobody knows anything about $300M in stolen fuel, or at least one manager or worker or director saying something to that effect in public. Confidentiality aside, and whistleblower protections properly considered and weighed by those thinking of taking such a fateful step, there should be more employees at different levels in those national entities, who know something, stand for something, and have the courage and integrity to say something. For sure, there may be fear of offending the powerful by talking out of turn, but silence is also contributing to the corruption cancer that is eating away at the fabric of Guyana. One person did face the public and addressed the corruption that was found in the GDF/GuyOil fuel racket. It is no ordinary citizen, but the most highly ranked one in the person of the Vice President of Guyana, Bharat Jagdeo. Though he struggles with his own troubles with claims of corruption, whatever he says has muscle, and must be listened to, if only to get a sense of the direction in which the wind is blowing. According to Vice President Jagdeo, it is a billion dollars of fuel that has been stolen, and it could have been going on for five years, if not much longer. A fuel fraud of this magnitude is going on for years, and all that Guyanese do, from top to bottom, is talk about it and complain about it, and that is the apparent end of the matter, the concern. We say this because it is a year later, and nobody has been charged, nobody is in jail. We have all these audit findings, all these speeches from political leaders (the Vice President is not the only one), and all we have is emptiness afterwards. It is our understanding that the Guyana Police Force has been handed the files and the rest, but after that, there has been nothing but thin air. This is how corruption festers and grows from strength to strength. The issue of concern is who is really about truth, integrity, and getting to the bottom of massive corruptions, so that the Guyanese people can get some justice for their tax dollars stolen. Plenty is not adding up, too many worry, because there are doubts about which leader, which watchdog institution, which tribunal of correction is genuine about cleaning up corruption in this country.When anyone can find them, please let us know, for we will be glad to share with other Guyanese horrified by what we live with, pay for in blood.

DEAR EDITOR, In a letter to Stabroek News published on August 6, 2022, Ms. Janelle Persaud, writing in her capacity as Media and Communications Manager for ExxonMobil Guyana, insisted that ”Rod Henson, as the former President of ExxonMobil Guyana, never signed any document with Dr. Adams, in his capacity as a prior Executive Director of the EPA, committing to ‘unlimited liability coverage comprising of insurance plus parent company guarantee’, as Dr. Adams claimed.” Ms. Persaud challenged Dr. Adams to “produce the “documents” he claims were signed.”Inaletter to the Stabroek News on August 7, 2022, Dr. Adams responded to Ms. Persaud, pointing to very clear language in the Liza 2, Payara, Yellowtail and the modified Liza 1 Permits. A few days ago, Newsroom Guyana reported ExxonMobil President Alistair Routledge’s insistence that more than adequate insurance exists “for all drilling activities at wells offshore Guyana… and that is to the highest international standard for every single well that we are drilling.” Great. Let us call on Mr. Routledge to show us the paperwork to this effect, the signature on the dotted line. Without evidence of this guarantee in writing, this sounds like pie in the sky to Guyanese or what we might call a lick and a promise. There has been no response to the challenge thrown out to Dr. Adams, which he has responded to. The ball is now very clearly in ExxonMobil’s court. And there are some very simple questions that the Guyanese public deserve answers to. Nothing complicated at all. A yes or no would suffice: (1) Do the permits for Liza 2, Payara and Yellowtail (and the modified permit for Liza 1) stipulate that the permit holder shall have insurance (Section 12.1); that the permit holder must provide from the Parent Company or affiliate companies…one or more legally binding agreements to the EPA, undertaking to provide adequate financial resources to pay…their respective obligations if EEPGL fails to do so (Section 12.5); and that EEPGL...shall be liable for any discharge of pollution in any amounts” (Section 12.6)?

(2) Has EEPGL submitted the “legally binding agreements” from “the Parent Company or affiliate companies”, as stipulated by the permits, to the EPA?Torepeat, there is really nothing complicated about this. A yes or no would suffice.We welcome a response from ExxonMobil President Alistair Routledge but the Environmental Protection Agency, which is supposed to be representing the interests of Guyanese, should also respond; (Contiuned on page 6)

chaos...TOTAL

GHKSincerely,Lall Mr. Routledge must produce the evidence of “more than adequate” insurance guarantee

Audit of Exxon bills over before it started

From page 4 had nothing to eat (that was about eight at night)”. A suggestion, we wondered? I understand that reinforcement was brought from GT, including someone a friend of mine knew from the Finance Dept, and TSU, fully armed, but the situation remained unchanged.

I’ve been to cricket at the Stadium, and other events in and out of Guyana, and can’t recall anything like what occurred yesterday on West Coast Berbice roadway. I commend those who were caught in that that trap, for the patience, courage and camaraderie shown. I sincerely hope the police would go to the drawing board to avoid a recurrence of the CHAOS on Sunday, 14th August, 2022.

auditor also spoke less than glowingly about adherence to international accounting presentation standards in the work Exxon delivered to Guyana. Exxon has progressed from bad to unbelievable, but here we are with this profound declaration, almost a Delphic oracle, from Professor Haynes about what is misleading, and what was unsaid, but may also be (in his head and from his closeddoor arrangements) a done deal, one that has to be clambered over, completed, and concluded in one way only. That is, this farce of an audit may qualify to be either fine, folly, or a new strain of fraud itself wreaked upon the Guyanese people. I know where I stand. It should be noted I said nothing about that joke of timeline set, which they tell the gullible is not written in stone. As my fellow Americans would say, go tell all this bull to the Marines. Guyanese may say it as haul your ass and stop making a jackass of all of us.

DEAR EDITOR, Guyanese have an old saying that goes like this: ‘mouth open, story jump out.’ This is exactly what happened with a fine Guyanese brother, scholar, and recently created auditor by the name of Professor Floyd Haynes. There I was knowing my place and going about my business when I passed the caption “Audit of Exxon’s US$9B+ costs underway” (SN August 14). I actually passed by and then turned back, for I sensed that some Guyanese truths might lurk. I am delighted to share that the grand professor did not “Thedisappoint.ideathatExxon has been overbilling and overcharging is grossly misleading and it is not fair to mislead the public.” Ahem, thanks Professor Haynes for that peculiar piece of auditing wisdom, which I recommend should be the reaction of all Guyanese. I really hope that this sudden, overnight discovery of a fine Guyanese auditor possessing the necessary forensic skills that were so glaringly missing, per the Hon. Vice President, is jesting. For auditors must keep an open mind, if not a critical one, and all the while harbouring a healthy level of skepticism; the thought is that cynicism is too much, too out of place, regardless of the record of most corners, be they infidels where the American oil company is concerned, or partisan cheerleaders for whom to be anti-Exxon is the equivalent of being anti-PPP. Yes, this is how backward, and confoundedly foolish citizens can be in this blighted wilderness. Editor, I believe that it would have been more constructive if Professor Haynes and his team of audit experts went about their business with not just the appearance of no leaning in any direction (for or against Exxon), but also actually staying silent about their real audit objectives, whatever those may have been. I will bell the cat by saying that such objectives are not in the best interests of this wounded and woefully misled nation, but what serves the additions and visions of Exxon and the PPP Government. For there it was that the good professor himself had a moment of rare frankness in showing his hand as to where he truly stands, and how he plans on going about this most sensitive of audits. Though Exxon is not entitled to any benefit of the doubt (it has not so earned, given its Guyanese predations), it is due a clean and professional audit by genuinely capable people. By the same standard, the Guyanese people are due an audit saturated with value and the fullest authenticity possible. This is gives them justice for their money (and trust) in Professor Haynes’s team with the audit exercise now underway. What is now obvious is that the professor turned banker transformed into auditor has made clear where he stands, in that overbilling and overcharging are sensational exaggerations, and damaging to the tender nerves of Exxon and its people. I think that he could not have been more wrong. I point to my fellow Guyanese that it was a wellknown and thatGuyanacompany’stoofdifficultyoilExxonawho(himselfGuyanese-basedrespectedauditoramanyhatedfellow)tookalookatsomehalfbillioninbillssubmittedbyforanearlieroffshoreprojectandhehadwithaboutUS$90Mthattotal,whichwasclose20percentofthecostshandedtoforpayment.Irecalltheveterandomestic

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H.Regards,N.Nawbatt

After killing her, he fled the scene in his car. Police later found the vehicle abandoned along the Palmyra Public Road. Days later, Ganpat surrendered to the police. The Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Act is set to be revamped to include among other things new measures to counter harassment.Thiswas revealed by Minister of Human Services, Dr. Vindhya Persaud. Minister Persaud said that legislative change is also crucial. The Minister said that the changes in the law are set to address several issues arising from acts of violence, harassment and abuse. She set to be

From page 5 that would reassure Guyanese that it understands its mandate and that it answers to the people of Guyana. Absence of a response can only mean one thing - that Liza 1 & 2 are operating without meeting requirements.Guyanese people should not be fooled by smooth talk. Promises are cheap. If ExxonMobil Guyana won’t respond, the EPA must step up and show us the guarantee in writing as stipulated by the permits. AlissaSincerely,Trotz

DEAR EDITOR, I have written over the years of the Alternative and The Third Force, these political groups did come forth in the country. Unfortunately, they only sought membership from a list of old acquaintances. It was evident from the onset that they would be no different than the People’s National Congress or the People’s Progressive Party. They came out of political systems that were not creative in the governance of the country and they got tarnished in corruption just as their mentors.Disillusioned, I sought a new path - it was the People’s Movement. With the No Confidence Vote, racism became the driving force, which numbed the country. The People’s Movement never got the attention of the country. Our history has been a troubling one. Today, the society is quietly fashioned. Citizens of Guyana will find themselves perplexed as to how it was possible to lose a country. I guess some Afro-Guyanese are asking the same question of a heritage.This land has to be rescued by those who are not diehard supporters of the major political groups; only by a majority of citizens of a nationalistic and patriotic fervor. Guyanese will have to regain their history of One People One Nation One Destiny . It is not achievable under our present state of governance, but it is a nationalistic dream. There is hope in the words for the better days of our country. Now, there are only patriots with personal agendas. So the need to provide another kind of leadership is most urgent as always. As the saying goes, “in the absence of a possible solution, even the ridiculous idea has the possibility as a plausible one.”The current political system is primed with distrust, corruption and deceit. It breathes poverty for the masses. And the pundits say, it is the parent of revolution and crime. Crimes we already have, revolution was more like ethnic cleansing in Wismar and the years of disturbances in our towns andForvillages.those, at the eve of their lives and were politically involved in the state of affairs of this nation, surely must remember what this colony was like seven decades ago. We were young and free and free of political schemes in our teenageUnlikeyears.ourforefathers, we grew up in an era of selfdetermination plague by the ColdOurWar.leaders failed the generations that came after us, for we are locked in a Gordian Knot. You could help unravel the bind we are in as a nation with the years of your wisdom. Leave this dear land with a Guyanese Brand, not a Russian or American or Chinese Brand as our leaders sought and seek for us as a fledgling nation. Give Guyanese your words of wisdom for the future - for we must build and continue to build this land as the first day the enslaved African dug his hand in this nameless track of land identified as the Wild Coast. They gave us a country. It took four centuries for us to inherit it as Guyana. Those four centuries has diversified us. We must be tolerant. And we can be. On social media, the educated claim they speak for Afro-Guyanese, they are the elites. Whilst a few of the common folk of the major races vent on racism. Both with an opinion never to accommodate each other. I believe the majority are real quiet and go about trying to survive the difficulties of life in Guyana.We emerged as an independent nation divided on ethnicity, a dilemma that is fed daily and the rhetoric cannot be escaped. Can there a perfect moment? The country awaits. Velutha Kuttapen

The man who killed his estranged wife last week owing to her allegedly “seeing someone else” was on Monday charged with murder when he appeared virtually at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court. The accused is Baburam Suraj Ganpat, 37, of lot 911 Glasgow Housing Scheme. Ganpat was arraigned before Magistrate Alex Moore. He is accused of murdering Padminie Ramchandar called ‘Cindy’ of No.47 Village. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to prison until November 2, 2022 for report. Ramchandar was attacked and killed by Suraj Ganpat, around 08:00hrs on Monday last while she was heading to her cousin’s home at No. 47 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six on an electric scooter. After committing the heinous act, Ganpat called one of the woman’s female relatives to find out if she was okay.The relative reportedly recorded their conversation without his knowledge. Based on the recording, Ganpat divulged his motive for attacking Ramchandar with a knife. According to the man, he was triggered to attack his ex-wife after “Mama” told him that Ramchandar was seeing someone else. “Mama”, Kaieteur News understands, is the victim’s cousin. According to reports, the suspect and the woman were separated, but on the day in question, he showed up in the area where she was living and they got into an argument.

Seaman charged for killing wife

It is time to clean house at GuySuCo

Routledge...Mr.

revamped

The People’s Movement never got the attention of the country

DEAR EDITOR, It is with great difficulty that I write this letter. His Excellency and his Administration have gained my trust and respect, but I cannot continue to remain silent about what is happening at GuySuCo. The current state of affairs is worrisome, and it is now clear that the company will not be successful upon its current trajectory. The board has been weakened by the attitude and approach being taken by the company’s leadership, who has leveraged political support to bully those that should be listened to. The Union and the workers have lost confidence in the guidance being given, and the decision-making is not business oriented. Inexperience in business management is becoming evident and shared,informationWhenstabilityascyclebeyondto,expertsirreparable.ruinedrelationshipsprofessionalhavebeentothepointofbeingEngineersandtechnicalareimportanttolistenbutbusinessgoesthisaspect.Totallifecostisalsoimportantwellasthefinancialofthesupplier.consideringthethathasbeenonecanseewhythe choice being made is considered shortsighted. Our neighbours in Brazil have found a solution that has provided them with the highest yields per acre. We need not reinvent the wheel and should be bench marking their sugar industry to implement the necessary improvements. Someone with strong business management experience that knows how to motivate the workforce while implementing the necessary change management strategy to turn the business around needs to lead the company. The Board needs to also be strengthened with someone who has the full support of the Administration so as to ensure that political connections are not assumed to be used to bully those we have entrusted to do the job. Those responsible for breaching the confidentiality of the board meeting need to also be replaced. Their actions, although informative, has undermined the confidence in the leadership of the company and has caused the reputation of hardworking people to be ruined. There should be zero tolerance for this. I wish those who have left and that will leave all the best in their future ventures and

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Domestic Violence Act

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Minister of Human Services, Dr. Vindhya Persaud said the amendments to the Act will be tabled in Parliament by year end. Back in January, Dr. Persaud had received reports of recommendations to update the Domestic Violence Act on new and emerging forms of exerciseamongBenjamin-NobleAttorney-agenciesexerciseFollowingviolence.aconsultativewithanumberofandstakeholders,at-Law,Rosemarywhowasthoseleadingthepresentedoverforty proposed amendments to the current Domestic Violence Act. The proposed amendments included expansion of the definitions of ‘domestic violence’; inclusion of more comprehensive definitions of ‘economic, emotional and psychological violence’; updating the penalties for breach of protection orders; and inclusion of batterer intervention programmes and counselling as remedies under the law.

Murder accused, Baburam Suraj Ganpat PadminiecalledRamchandar‘Cindy’

IDB Report - Part IV

The IDB recommended that Guyana ensures that it has a Cost Allocation Law. From laws come policies and procedures as standards, which are the tools put in the hands of Guyanese workers for implementing and bringing possible benefits to this nation. Cost Allocation Law identifies who is responsible for what areas of costs, what is shared, and how much is the obligation of each party in any contract or deal. Such a law is a must have, it is not something to dilly-dally over, play games with, but something that has to be of the highest priority. The bottom line is we don’t have one, despite that US$11.6M IDB loan, and it doesn’t look as though this country is anywhere near to having such a Cost Allocation Law.

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The fact that we don’t have this law is more than a betrayal by Government. It amounts to nothing less than treason, which we know is a kind of capital offence. Millions are borrowed, loans are spent, and we are in the same place, if not worse than before. Men should really go to jail for crimes such as these.

Twenty six year old According to reports, the Linden Fordyce called Venezuelan woman was shot “Blacka” is wanted by the three times with a shotgun. police in relation to the Thefatalshootingtookplace murder committed on at a shop located at the Rosmarif Revolledo Torres, Mowasi Backdam Landing aVenezuelanwoman. intheMahdiadistrict.

ne year after differentmatter representative comes to fuel. Vice President The newspaper was told uplift the fuel, they would In some cases the Bharrat Jagdeo t h a t t h e Te r m i n a l walk with a letter or source invoice had no number forO had said that Superintendent was directly document stating all the the vehicle that delivered charges would be laid responsible for the terminal relevant information, which the fuel; it had the private against persons involved in andcontrolledtherunningof is then sent to the terminal truck number or a GuyOil an almost $1B fuel racket, thatfacility,whilethebilling for the order to be delivered. registration number even between the Guyana Oil clerk would have been “Under whose authority was when the company tanker Company (GuyOil) and the responsible for issuing such Evansdispensingbecausehe was not used. The GDF Guyana Defense Force documents. The source had to get the approval from source documents for the (GDF), no one has been stated however, that somewhere,” the source stolen fuel that was charged and police are still questions are still be opined. delivered are nowhere to be said to be looking into the answered as to who would The source document found. matter. Kaieteur News have given the Terminal from GDF would have been It wasn’t until 2020 that understands however, that Superintendent approval to able to provide the the matter reached thecompany since earlier behalfofthemilitary two persons have so far been release the fuel given the signatures of all those attention of the authorisedinformation suggested that Kaieteur News learnt fired with immediate effect system in place at the oil involved in the transaction persons who chose to act onseveral high level officers that the racket had been from GuyOil following the c o m p a n y f o r s u c h among other information the information which washad knowledge of the happening since 2013 where scandalbeingpublicized. transactions. But according to the source, followed by an internalillegalities as well as those a named contact within the The newspaper was told The source explained none of the documents are audit. The newspaper learntinvolvedwithsecurity. GDF would send a private by well placed sources that that in GuyOil, in providing availableatthecompanyand thatanemployeewhowasonThemostnotableissuein email to the company’s G u y o i l ’s Te r m i n a l prepaid fuel to the GDF, the information alleges that the six month probation to jointhis matter is that fuel Terminal Superintendent at Superintendent, Joseph system involved the documents were destroyed the company was fired at thedelivered to the GDF is done its Providence terminal to EvansandLeronThompson, agency’s representative in a bid to cover up the endofhissixmonthwhenheusing only GuyOil tankers. upliftfuel.Giventheprepaid a billing and general clerk, coming and making its scandal. initially tried to highlight theHowever, on several arrangement, a sales invoice w e r e i m m e d i a t e l y prepaid payment at the To destroy the GDF inconsistencies at theoccasions, a private truck wasdeliveredandtheprivate terminated in direct c o m p a n y ’s f i n a n c e source document would be Providence terminal to thehad been collecting on vehicle would uplift the fuel connectionwiththetheftand department. highly unusual since it wrongperson.behalfoftheGDFandnoone which is said to have been resale of the fuel. Another The finance department would have been the Vice President Bharratin security or the finance taken to a service station on n a m e d s t a ff e r w h o and manager would then document to reconcile the Jagdeo had said thatdepartment flagged the the West Coast of Demerara previously held the general sendapprovaltotheterminal transactions allowed under investigations had showntransactions when the tobesold. clerk post was also found to saying that the particular the prepaid sum It is thatcloseto$1billioninfuelregistration GHH 7538, for That sales invoice is said be part of the racket, but he payment was made and give believed that persons who was siphoned off, when itthe private truck, showed up to be the only document was fired before the issue approval for fuel to be were involved in the GuyOil was initially believed to beon several occasions as available to show the went public in relation to a received. When the GDF racket are still at the $300M.accepting the commodity on transaction for the prepaid he Ministry of Education and G a f s o n sT I n d u s t r i e s Limited, on Monday signed a$48millioncontractforthe supply, installation and commissioning of solar photovoltaic systems at the Guyana Learning Channel facilities located in Aishalton and Karasabai in RegionNine. According to the Education Ministry, there was a public tendering process and Gafsons Industries Limited emerged as the recommended bidder and was awarded the contract The two solar panels will cost a total of $48,699,989.Atthesigning of the contract, Minister of E d u c a t i o n , P r i y a Manickchand said that the project aims to provide to but through the distance Manickchandnoted. people. the students in the two education platforms namely She explained the Also present at the communities, the same the Guyana Learning importance of the project contract signing was opportunities that learners ChannelandEdYouFM. and the need for it to be Permanent Secretary,Alfred along the coast have, which “We’reabletogivethem completed within the agreed King, Director of the is access to learning lessons on the learning timeline. National Centre for resourcesnotonlyinschools channel and the radio Sales and Marketing Educational Resource channel all day We’re able Manager of Gafsons Development NCERD, to communicate with them Industries Limited, Adrian Quenita Walrond Lewis, the way we are able to do Singh,saidthatthecompany Head of Procurement, withchildreninGeorgetown is happy to be awarded the Quiency Hinds, and Chief but only if we have reliable contract and to be a part of Executive Officer of the electricity and continuous such an important project in Guyana EnergyAgency, Dr electricity,” Minister the education of young MahenderSharma.

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Education Ministry signs $48M contract for solar panels at Aishalton and Karasabai

on page 9)

At the signing of the contract on Monday

No charge in GuyOil/GDF $1B fuel racket Two years on…

Dead, RevolledoRosmarifTorresWanted, Linden Fordyce called “Blacka”

TheGuyanaPoliceForce Several bystanders were (GPF) is asking anyone with reportedly injured, including information on the the friend who Torres whereabouts of Fordyce, a attempted to save during the resident of One Mile, shooting. Kaieteur News was Wismar,LindenandMowasi told that the injured friend Landing, Konawaruk Potaro and the man were reportedly tocontactthemon225-6940, in a relationship and were 225-8196, 225-11-49 or the drinking at the shop with nearestpolicestation. someotherindividuals. Kaieteur News had Torres was present when reported that in the wee anargumentensuedbetween hours of Saturday, August the couple and things 13, 2022, Torres was shot reportedly turned violent dead at Mahdia, Region Some eyewitnesses related Eightwhiletryingtosaveher thatthemanstartedtobeat friend from an abusive man. (Continued

Man wanted for killing Venezuelan woman

Treasury.These are high-tech pickpockets. These fellows are so good that they have the ability to pick the milk out of yourThiscoffee.is happening because we have become a sinful nation. And we all need to dedicate one week to prayer and fasting so as to restore hope to our country, restore order, restore peace, restore goodwill and allow all the bitterness to fade away. So, I invite all Guyanese, whether you are Christian, Hindu or Muslim, whatever your denomination, to get on your knees over the next week and pray for the politicians of this country that they would be granted the gift of vision and then wisdom to do what is right. They first need vision to know where they are going. Then they need wisdom to know what to do. We have to have a week of prayer in Guyana because our country is being overcome with too much bitterness, too much enmity, too much pettiness, too much arrogance, too much haughtiness and too little godliness.AsBo Bennett said, “While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love.”

Earl and Diane agree and up dem went. De pilot did all kinda twists and turns, rolls and dives, but nat a word dem mek. He did all he tricks over again, but still nat a word. When de plane land, de pilot turn to Earl and seh, “By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but youEarldidn’t.”reply, “Well, I was gonna say something when Diane fell out, but 50 dollars is 50 dollars. Talk half. Leff half.

The cosmos right now over Guyana is not conducive to development and good relations.Thevibes are not right. Once we are blanketed with so much ill will, it will only result in further problems and Guyana will continue to slide down the drain. We need new ideas, new vision, more capable leaders, but above all, we need an atmosphere that would be conducive to harmony, peace andWedevelopment.needtopray. Not that we have not been praying. But much of our praying has been about ourselves. We need now to pray for our political leaders that they will stop fighting each other and come together to make Guyana a better place. We need to pray that some of them will stop becoming frustrated at their own failures and stop lashing out at others. We need to pray that they will think about the mothers who have no milk to give their children or no sandwiches to place in the kids’ lunch bags. We need to pray for them to look at the fathers who face the humiliation of not finding remunerative jobs that would allow them to feed their households. We need to pray that these leaders would stop fighting for power and instead dedicate more time to addressing the needs of their people. This is what we need in Guyana. We need to pray for these things. But we also need to pray for ourselves that we would be less demanding, especially considering that most of us have more than we need to live a contented life. We must take a good look at our neighbours and find out if there is anything we can do to help them. We therefore need to pray for that willingness to give up for the sake of others. We need to smile a little more, even when politicians say the silliest things. Instead of getting angry, we need to smile and let the hurt pass, because this is the only way that we will rid the cosmos of all those bitter and negative emotions. So get on your knees and say a little prayer for Guyana and then say an extra prayer for our political leaders… and hope that when you are finished, you still have your knees intact. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)

A bet is a bet. But yuh does gat some smart Alec does tek a bet with yuh and when time come fuh dem fuh pay up, dem does claim is a different bet yuh mek. It remind dem boys about a man call Earl and he wife, Diane. Dem use to guh to de state fair every year. And every year Earl would seh, “Diane, I’d like to ride in that stuntDianeairplane.”always reply, “I know, Earl, but that airplane ride costs 50 dollars, and 50 dollars is 50 dollars.”

ALL GUYANESE SHOULD KNEEL

One year Earl and Diane went to de fair and Earl seh, “Diane, I’m 75 years old. If I don’t ride in that stunt airplane, I might never get anotherDianechance.”reply, “Earl, that airplane ride costs 50 dollars, and 50 dollars is 50 dollars.”

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Dem boys seh...

A bet is a bet

De pilot overheard dem and seh, “Folks, I’ll make you a deal. I’ll take you both up for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say one word, I won’t charge you, but if you say one word, it’ll cost you 50 dollars.”

From page 8 Torres’ friend at the shop. She reportedly could not allow her friend to being abused so she tried to defend her. This publication understands that other Venezuelan women had backed her up but when the man realised he was outnumbered, he pulled out a shotgun and shot at them several times. Man wanted for killing Venezuelan...

The most powerful position is not standing tall on your two feet. The most powerful position is to be on your knees in prayer. All Guyanese should for the next two weeks kneel and bow before the Great One. Get on your knees and bow before your Master who is above all things.Right now, Guyana needs goodness and kindness and mercifulness. We have strayed from the righteous path. We have veered off course and the Dark Shadows have penetrated into the corners of our nation, bringing despair, enmity and plenty of thieving. We need to stop this hightech pickpocketing that is taking place in Guyana. This country has always been known for its skillful pickpockets. However in recent times, a new breed of pickpockets has emerged. They pick the pocket of the

Torres was struck three times and killed while several other women were injured. Torres’s friends have related that her tragic demise has left her 12-year-old daughter motherless and stranded in the mining town with no close family members around. Torres and her daughter had travelled to Guyana sometime back to escape the hardships in Venezuela. Seeking a good source of income, she ended up in Mahdia with her daughter. Kaieteur News understands that she was running a small shop in the area at the time of her demise. Her friends are now trying their best to transport her daughter back to Venezuela so that she can be with relatives there.

Today is judgment day for Aubrey Norton lease see my column of him. (that is what they were) has law, there cannot be in Wednesday, March 16, First, if he submits to the edict certainlyresultedinNorton’ssecret parliament, a parliamentarian 2022 titled: “Lunatic of theAFC, then there will be a big challengers wondering how good under the title AFC. No AFCP fringe, usual suspects, dent in his credibility TheAFC has heisatstrategising.Itmaynothave leaderwaselectedtotheHouse Creole middle class and the PNC shaped its words in such a way that been intended by David Hinds to underthebannerofAFC. in 2025.” In that article, I wrote the there is no escape for Norton. If he embarrassNortonbuthisgestureof It means that there cannot be following: “Norton said he concedes then his ransom remark exclaiming, “shake my hand, nine parliamentarians of the AFC welcomes coalition politics, happy willcomebacktohaunthim. Freddie” when he was the guest on after the marriage is dissolved in that the WPA will soon return to He openly said on a visit to the theGildarie-FreddieKissoonShow December Inthissituation,Norton whic h PNC voter will turn awayAPNU and will work with the AFC US that he will not accept to be highlighted Norton’s petty-minded is stronger and Ramjattan is from the PNC in 2025 because, inin the coalition. But there was a subjected to ransom. He is being approachtopolitics. weaker What Norton could do is 2023, the PNC replaced the AFCbig but. The PNC leader said but told to follow the instruction of the Thirdly, Norton has to imagine through negotiations with the House members with PNCthe PNC in its relation with AFC or face consequences. That is what consequences Ramjattan is Speaker and the PPP, circumvent candidates.coalition partners will not be held ransom. talking about. In doing so, Norton the law and allow for nine Aubrey Norton’s politics, histo ransom.”

Secondly, if Norton submits to will see that there cannot be any parliamentarians to sit as AFC strategies and his credibility are onNorton is currently facing a the AFC’s ransom, he will sharpen consequences because Ramjattan Housemembers. show today He has no room toransom situation. The AFC has the knives of those who want his himself is imagining what does not The only consequences manoeuvre If he accepts theinstructed Norton to instruct the position. Norton’s supporters will exist.TheAFChasdecidedtoleave Ramjattan is imagining is if the ransom demand from theAFC thenPNC’s contingent in the Regional be unwise to think that challenges the marriage with the PNC in PNCdoesn’tgivetheladythevicehe will be disrespected by everyDemocratic Council for Region 10 tohimarenotbrewinginthePNC’s December The AFC then has chair position this afternoon, then PNCsupporter.tovotefortheAFC’snomineetobe hierarchy removed its capacity to shape the the nine AFC House members that The only road to travel today isVice-Chairman of the Council at The mistakes of Norton in less directions of the APNU+AFC. It belong in law to APNU+AFC will toignoretheAFCandputinaPNCtoday’sstatutorymeeting. than a year are too many Because cannot threaten the PNC or issue not vote with the PNC in the candidate. The AFC is in noHerearethewordsoftheAFC’s ofhisage,Nortonfacedimmediate, edicts on what the PNC must do NationalAssembly position to threaten anyone. Deadleader, Khemraj Ramjattan on the though invisible, ambition from after December Therefore what Here again, Norton is stronger meathas no life.Deadmeatis whatissue: “If she is not given that others after he became leader consequences is Ramjattan talking and Ramjattan is weaker What itis–dead.position, well then there might be Those invisible faces know he will about? Norton can do if theAFC proves to (The views expressed in thissome consequences in relation to be 69 at the next election and will In the present configuration, it be recalcitrant, is to remove the article are those of the author andrelationship and all of that…” This push even harder the line of the is the PNC that is in a stronger nineparliamentariansalltogether.I do not necessarily reflect theis judgment day for Norton. Let’s needforayoungerleader. position to threaten the AFC and cannot see on the present political opinions of this newspaper.)analyse the situation that is facing The two handshake scandals nottheotherwayaround.Underthe landscape which PNC supporter,

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Frederick Kissoon

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UNGrenadianappointedheadofClimate

nited Nations Government of Grenada S e c r e t a r y from 2013 through JuneUGeneral António 2022, holding the portfolio Guterres announced on of Minister for Climate Monday the appointment of R e s i l i e n c e a n d t h e Simon Stiell of Grenada as Environment for five years. Executive Secretary of the He previously served as United Nations Framework Minister for Education and Convention on Climate H u m a n R e s o u r c e Change(UNFCCC). Development, Minister of The appointment has State with responsibility for been made after consultation h u m a n r e s o u r c e with the Conference of development and the Parties through its Bureau, environment and as a the UN said in a press Parliamentary Secretary release He will succeed within the Ministry of Patricia Espinosa of Mexico Agriculture, Lands, Forestry to whom the Secretary and Fisheries He also General is grateful for her served as a member of commitment and dedicated Grenada’s Upper House of servicetotheOrganization. Parliament, the Senate, The Secretary General whereheservedasLeaderof also wishes to extend his GovernmentBusiness. appreciationtotheExecutive P r i o r t o j o i n i n g Secretary of the United government, Mr Stiell’s Nations Convention to career spanned some

Change body

Combat Desertification, fourteen years within the Ibrahim Thiaw, who will technology sector, holding continue to serve as Acting senior executive positions in Executive Secretary of a number of industry leading UNFCCC until Mr Stiell companies, from Silicon assumesthisposition. Valley based technology Stiell, a true champion s t a r t u p s t o m a j o r for formulating creative corporations, including approachesforourcollective Nokia and GEC Plessey global response to the Telecommunications Mr climate crisis, brings to the Stiell originally trained as an position a unique skillset engineer at London developedoverathirty-three Metropolitan University and year career, coupled with College of North West vast experience in bilateral, London, and holds a Master regional and multilateral of Business Administration affairs. from the University of Mr Stiell served as Westminster in the United senior minister in the Kingdom.

New Executive Secretary of the (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell

Tsupportinggovernanceand he Bank did say (Continued on page 22)however that, “even a small

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Guyana losing big by failing to implement World Bank US$20 million Project In highlighting some of improvement in the the benefits of the US$20M G o v e r n m e n t o f t h e World Bank loan which was Cooperative Republic of secured by Guyana in 2019, Guyana capacity thanks to the institution posited that the advisory services and the smallest effort made by training provided by the the country to improve its oil Project, could have a huge and gas management impact in government capacity under the project revenues.” supported by this money “For example,” the could translate to huge institution continued, “if improvements in the amount G u y a n a d e r i v e s a n of revenue the country gets incremental benefit of 0.25 fromitsoilresources. percent of gross revenues as The World Bank support aresultofimprovedcapacity d o c u m e n t , ‘ G u y a n a to manage the oil and gas Petroleum Resources sector, collect revenue, audit G o v e r n a n c e a n d c o s t s , o r r e d u c e Management Project’ is one environmental damage, the of the important documents benefit to Guyana would be currently available for around US$200 million Guyana to build its ability to (assuming US$80.5 billion oversee and manage its in oil revenue, before costs nascent oil sector It is also andoilcompanyprofits). one of the important “TheWorldBankrelated documents which remain that it is important to unused by the country despite the institutions being paid to u n d e r l i n e t h a t i t provides thecapacitybuilding calculations are not meant support,to insisting on how ireflecttheviewsofeitherthe mperative the work is operators or towardgovernment, Guyanasafeguarding “but to confirm that itselfthe from various types of potential benefits from lossesthe associated with the oil Project could andplausibly gasindustry outweigh the US$20 Inmillion the project appraisal spent on the project summarymany , the Bank noted thattimesover.” the future economic and So far, the World financialBank benefits of the oil p r o j e c t ’ s o v e r a l andl gas sector projects being implementation has developedbeen here cannot be downgraded to attributed‘Moderately to the proposed Unsatisfactory’, with technicalaround assistance project, 24 percent of the total ncredit or can they be easily d i s b u r s e d a n d n quantifiedo sincetherearetoo disbursement manyrequests external factors that received by the Bank wouldsince havetobeconsidered.

ItOctober2020. said that the economic T h e f o r m e r analysisA of the project could Partnership for onlyNational be conducted based on Unity+ Alliance for cChange onsiderations using the Government had technicalrequested assistance verses the money as part whatof would happen without preparatory works for tbetter echnical assistance The documentcontrolofthenewoilandgas noted therefore, sector The thatproject because Guyana is new development objective is toto world-scale oil and gas support the enhancement sectorof developments, “the legal and economicinstitutional benefits of the frameworks and Projectthe would thus derived fstrengtheningofthecapacity rom improved decision of key institutions in makingthe thanks to capacity country to manage the buildingoil with respect to the developmentandgassectorhere. of the oil and The project has gasfour resources.” It said that it components which speak isto notpossibletoquantifythe the enhancement of increasedlegal likelihoodthatbest framework and decisionsstakeholder will be reached engagement aimed becauseat ofthisProject.

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By Kiana Wilburg supporting hospital health and efficiency It is expected services networks. The bank to cost US$3M. It will be The Inter American said this component will used to fund a health Development Bank (IDB) finance inputs to allow the professional assessment, has loaned Guyana US$60M hospital network to function including current supply, f o r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e more efficiently by gaps, and projected demand; improvement and expansion expanding capacity at two stock taking of existing at three priority hospitals, strategic level four training capacity; curricula namely the Georgetown hospitals, thereby relieving review and improvement, Public Hospital Corporation pressure on GPHC, the main including socio cultural ( G P H C ) , t h e N e w national reference hospital dimensions in health; Amsterdam Hospital and the (level 5), to provide lower proposal for addressing LindenHospitalComplex. complexity services, while sector’s human resources The funding is provided also increasing the ability of needs, considering training under the Health Care this facility to fulfill its center that could be financed Network Strengthening in missioninhandlingspecialty in second operation); and Guyana Project and is being referralcases. supplychainmanagement. implementedbytheMinistry The activities to be In addition to the three of Health. The project has funded by this component project components three components. The first include infrastructure described above, the project dedicates US$48M towards rehabilitation and expansion will also support project at the New Amsterdam a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d Hospital (level 4), Linden programme monitoring and Hospital Complex (level 4), evaluation at a cost of and the Georgetown Public US$1 8 million These Hospital Corporation resources will support the (GPHC) (level 5); purchase Ministry of Health in of essential medical programme managementand equipment and furniture for assessment of its effects It these facilities; and will finance specialized corrective and preventive consultingservicesforproject m a i n t e n a n c e o f implementation, costs infrastructure works and associated with the Project medicalequipment. Executing Unit (PEU), and Component Two is evaluations of project expected to focus on implementationandimpact. strengthening digital health In providing justification at a cost of US$7.2M. The for the loan, the bank noted bank said this module will thestateoftheeachhospital. ensure financing for the It was noted that GPHC country’s plans for a digital is the main national referral transformation in health. It hospital in the country as will finance the following well as the premier medical priority areas: digital health teaching and research g o v e r n a n c e a n d facility It also functions as sustainability (which will the Regional Hospital for include assessments of Region 4 Demerara p r e p a r e d n e s s a n d Mahaica and the District establishing creating digital Hospital for Georgetown health foundations); and The financial institution said strengtheningandexpanding several improvements to the of the current teleradiology hospital infrastructure are and teleophthalmology necessary to overcome gaps networks to the country’s relating to capacity, quality, hinterland areas, including and growing demand for i t s s o c i o c u l t u r a l specialistservices. adaptations. It was noted that AsforComponentThree, inpatient bed supply is this will entail promoting inadequate,withsomewards health sector management (Continued on page 19)

IDB US$60M loan to upgrade 3 main hospitals Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, one of the three main hospitals that will benefit from upgrades

Kaieteur News i v e s c h o o l s walked away with trophies andF p r i z e s a f t e r securing top spots at the Volunteer Youth Corps Inc. (VYC) Annual Robotics Competition held on Friday last.VYC is a non profit organisation that has implemented the STEM Programme for over a decade at 17 high schools in RegionsThreeandFour The programme is funded by ExxonMobil.Annually, the non-profit hosts a grand robotics competition, where students get to showcase their skills andLcreativityastFriday’s contest culminated a five week long robotics summer programme where 17 secondaryschoolswerepart of a training camp at the VYC newly renovated DurbanBacklandsfacility This year, Camille’s AcademyInc.coppedthe1st place in addition to the winning prizes for Best Engineering and Design and Programming Competency Theschoolcompetedagainst seven other top secondary schools.St.Rose’s High placed 2nd which is a repeat from last year’s competition. The school also secured an additional two trophies for best presentation and finnovation/creativityWestminsterSecondaryromtheWestBank Rose’s High School, St benefitted from introduction MindstormEV3Robots.Ina winners of the competition. j u d g e s w h o w e r e Demerara placed 3rd John’s College, North t o B u i l d i n g a n d release, VYC congratulated The group also extended instrumental in selecting the Additionally, Tucville Ruimveldt Multilateral, Programming of the Lego the participating schools and sincere thanks to all six topperformingschools. Secondary secured a trophy New Central High School, for outstanding Teamwork Dolphin Secondary, East a n d a M i x e d Te a m Ruimveldt Secondary encompassing students from S c h o o l , B r i c k d a m St. John’s College, Diamond Secondary, Tucville Secondary, Dolphin S e c o n d a r y , N e w S e c o n d a r y , N e w Campbellville Secondary, Campbellville and New Christ Church Secondary Central High received the and VYC Academy t r o p h y f o r B e s t Participating schools in Environmental Project Region Four also include Design. Friendship Secondary and T h e R o b o t i c s Diamond Secondary Competition which falls Participating schools in under VYC’S STEM Region Three include afterschool Programme is Westminster Secondary usually held during the School, Leonora Secondary, July/August period as well West Demerara Secondary as other annual events and Vergenoegen Secondary i n c l u d i n g : S T E M School. Conference and Camps Notably, Camille’s Seventeen secondary Academy Inc., a private schools participated in this school was a first time year’s robotics training and participant in this year’s c o m p e t i t i o n w h i c h VYC robotics workshop and commenced on July 11, competition. During a series 2022. of weekly workshops, an Participating schools in approximated 86 students Region Four include: St. across 12 high schools PAGE 15Tuesday August 16, 2022

Camille’s Academy cops top prize in VYC’s

Camille’s Academy Inc. students surrounded by teachers, VYC staff and judges of the competition after wining first prize for their robotics design.

St. Rose’s High School students with VYC staff and well-wishers after securing 2nd place.

Annual Robotic Competition - St. Rose’s High School places 2nd two times in a row

Those were the words of President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali as he launched phase one of the President’s YouthAdvisory Council last Friday at the Arthur Chung ConferenceCentre. The President’s Youth AdvisoryCouncilismadeup of young people from across Guyana, from various backgroundsandwithawide array of skillset, the Department of Public Information said in a press release.President Ali told the members of the advisory councilthattheyarelivingin a country that will be among the best by the year 2030. However, it was clearly determined, why they are that there was a time when hinterland communities in they will be working on,” country, focus on the stated by the President that determined and they can women hardly had any developing programmes President Ali stated future, focus on the legacy the composition of young c o n t r i b u t e i n t h e leadershiprole. andprojects. Members of the advisory youwanttoleave. people is not political but finalization of policies and Nevertheless, President They will do feasibility council, the President said, Focus on what you r a t h e r a n a t i o n a l programmes that will take Ali said the advisory council studies so that we are will not be bystanders but want to do, what you have composition. our country forward,” he will operate at every single always in a state of actively participate in the committed yourselves to “They are here because said. levelofnationallife. readiness to have support development of Guyana in do. Do not focus on the I believe strongly that we The Head of State noted T h e r e w i l l b e for projects for young everyaspect. noise,” President Ali need our young people to be that the advisory council, representation in every people.” However, they were urged. critically integrated into the while it is made up of young region and district, “They will work with urged to focus on the goals The launch of the policy-making and policy people, he pointed out that supporting and working the banking system, they want to achieve and not President’s Youth Advisory implementation of our more than 50 per cent of along with the Office of the identify opportunities pay attention to the “noise” Council saw the presence of country so they can have a themarewomen. President. f r o m a b u s i n e s s that will come from the several ministers of thorough understanding, He said this speaks “Whattheywilldo,isto perspective that young naysayers. government and members an in-depth understanding volumesastohowGuyanais work with communities, people can engage in and “Focus on the task o f t h e d i p l o m a t i c as to how policies are evolving as a society noting they will work with our thesearesomeofthethings ahead, focus on your community

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NGO, Govt. in anti-bullying campaign

President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali with members of the Youth Advisory Council

“It is important that young people are involved in the definition and the implementation of the policies and programmes that are aimed at taking us to a place that we term as development.”

Pres. Ali launches Youth Advisory Council

n Anti Bullying hands-on deck as the ministry Campaign was on cannot do it alone. She noted that Friday launched under training will be provided forA the theme ‘do good, be anyone interested in playing a role good, live good.’ in stomping out bullying. “So, the Thecampaignisacollaborative trainers who will benefit from the effort between the Childcare and training and the trainers will be Protection Agency of the Ministry drawn from organizations, of Human Services and Social communities, and also among you Security, and the United Bridge individuals who have an interest Builders Mission (UBBM). The and a passion for this work. And launch took place after anti so, the partnership is important bullying training with children and implementing partners are from several State care homes. It necessary,” theMinistersaid. includedsome93childrenfromthe Minister Persaud also noted Sophia Children and Family and that arrangements are in place to the Mahaica Care Center, the ensure that children in State care Department of Public Information have equal access to opportunities reported. as any other child. She said this is Human Services and Social based on the request made by the Security Minister Dr. Vindhya children. “We are going to be Persaud said, “this is public linking with the music school of awareness so that people Guyana for all the children in understand what bully is. This is a State care to have access to diverse love and facilities to grow into children in care must have access thetrainingandtheimpacttheantinational campaign against training, be it steel pan to dance to well rounded adults She was to. It is not about a roof, it is not bullying training had on the b u l l y i n g . T h e A n t i b u l l y singing to what it is you think you adamantthatthesechildrenarepart aboutameal,itisnotaboutabed. children. Campaign.” want to learn, that arrangement of the future of the country and so There’s so much more for During the launch, a number of The minister said several has already been made for you”, much more care must be given to children,” the minister stated. the children delivered welcome activities are expected to be rolled theMinisternoted. them in terms of meals, housing, Meanwhile, Chief Executive remarks and performed several out under the campaign to curb Minister Persaud expressed the education, sports and recreational Officer and Founder of the UBBM dance pieces displaying boldness, bullying. However, the Minister view that children in these care activities. Bonita Montaque expressed her which they did not have before the said stopping bullying will need all situationsmustbeallowedthesame “So, these are things I feel satisfaction with the completion of training.

Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud receiving an anti-bullying t-shirt from Bonita Montaque

A water bowser

Kaieteur News PAGE 17Tuesday August 16, 2022

Cuba officials strategize to control a fuel depot explosion that occurred just over a week ago. In these images, helicopters are seen assisting in the firefighting efforts, but in Guyana, more fire trucks are being purchased.

By Davina Bagot i n i s t e r o f Home Affairs,MR o b e s o n Benn has assured that the Government of Guyana putting systems in place to respond to any disaster that canoccuratthehighlytouted Wales Gas to Energy project.Part of the master plan, according to him, is the construction a new fire station and procuring new vehicles to be on standby to respond to fires or explosions.TheMinisterina brief telephone interview with this publication yesterday explained that the response plan is presently being developed. “We have already acquired land and there is a design and a tender or a contract has already been signed in respect of a newfireserviceatWales.” When he was asked whether the ministry has any specific plans in place to develop the capacity of (to respond to gas related which have flare and other history According to day, all the buildings in the the Guyana Fire Service fires or explosions).” Benn retardantsonthem.” international reports, the fire compound collapsed (or)(GFS), especially since the told Kaieteur News that the Meanwhile, when it destroyed 40 percent of the most of them except for the country has never had a gas GTE project will not be in comes to boosting the Caribbean island’s main fuel concrete one on the eastern plant of this magnitude operationforatleastthenext capacity of the manpower storage facility and caused side.” before, he said, “we have a 18months. attached to the agency, the enormouspoweroutages. Tothisend,sheurged,“It gas plant, at least two on the The Minister explained, Minister assured that a new It was on the evening of is imperative that we East Bank of Demerara and “I am telling you that the cohort is presently being August 5 when the lightning understand how to handle a inrelationtofiresrelatingto infrastructure which is trained at the Leonora, West struckoneofthefuelstorage gasfire. petroleum including needed on the ground right CoastDemeraraoffice. tanks and byAugust 7, it had I imagine its some level lubricants, fuel or gas, we now is the building of a new In addition, he said the spread to a second. The fire of specialty so it is have fire trucks which are fire station, the putting in government has engaged its spreadtoafourth-oiltankby imperative that the fire equipped with the resources place of appliance, some of counterparts in Brazil and August8. service and all other first todealwiththat which we already have. In Barbados to assist in T h e f i r e w a s responders to a potential gasObviously in relation to fact, I think today or boosting the capacity of the accompanied by huge explosion have the requisitethe question of response to a tomorrow we are taking off firedepartmenthere. explosions and despite training.” gasplant,thisiswhyIsaywe three new bowsers.”Awater He could not say when efforts by Cuban firefighters The attorney reasoned areaheadofthegame. bowser is a trailer fitted with this training would supported by more than 100 that without the requisiteWealreadyhaveadesign archaic. In response to aatankthatcancarrywater commence. Mexican and Venezuelan training, if an explosionfor putting in place of a new question surrounding new,Benn also pointed out The preparedness of the reinforcements, it continued occurs, the public is fire station in respect of the modern equipment for thethat the facilities at Wales Guyana government for ravaginguntildayfive. completely unaware of how gas processing facilities, fireservicethatmaybemorewill feature its own safety incidents caused as a result According to Cuban such a disaster could be related infrastructure or efficient in getting the jobequipmenttorespondtofires of the GTE project was first reports, one firefighter died contained. businesses which can done,henoted,“weacquiredwhich will serve as an questioned by an Attorney- and 14 went missing on According to her, “we develop as a result of the gas one or two new airport type,addition to the present at Law and resident of Saturday when the second don’t know what can happentoshoreprojectatWales.”

class four fire fightingresponse mechanisms Wales, Elizabeth Deane tank blew up, as five were because there are wind He insisted, “I already vehicles, and we alreadycurrently in place, which Hughes,followingaseriesof reported to be in a critical factors to cater to…dependssaid that we have appliances have the normal vehiclessome have already deemed explosions at a Cuba fuel condition. on what gets damaged and whichwillhavethatcapacity depotwhichtookfivedaysto Firefighter Rafael Perez whogetsdamaged.” finallybecontrolled. Garriga told Reuters on the Itisimportanttonotethat The blaze at the steaming outskirts of the even though the dangers Matanzas oil facility was disaster that he worries the associated with this project reportedly caused after fire would impact the power remain a major concern to lightning struck the facility situationinthecountry the citizens of Guyanese, Matanzas is the country’s On August 9, more both the government and its largest port for receiving helicopters joined the effort partner in the project, crude oil and fuel imports. toputoutthefire,alongwith ExxonMobil have been Cuban heavy crude, as well twofireboatssentbyMexico silent regarding insurance as fuel oil and diesel are a l o n g w i t h h e a v y fortheventure. storedin10hugetanksatthe firefightingequipment.Inan Instead, the Project port and are mainly used to invited comment on Friday, Manager, Friedrich Krispin generate electricity on the the attorney told Kaieteur assured Kaieteur News at a island. News, “I saw firsthand how public consultation earlier Cuban officials have challenged the GFS was in this year that the company described the five-day blaze dealing with the Brickdam will not walk away from any as the worst in Cuba’s fire and…at the end of the damagescaused.

(Photocredit: Yamil Lage/AFP, Ismael Francisco/AP and Ramon Espinosa/AP)

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn

New fire station, more vehicles to help Govt. prepare for natural gas disasters Wales Gas-to-Energy project… -MinisterBenn

- calls on President to open independent probe into killing of Fagundes, cover-up by police

He also requests witness investigatingthemurderofRicardo protection for Sergeant Dion Fagundes which occurred close to Bascom who last week in an your residence on the 21st March explosive facebook video, linked 2021. In the disclosure several businessman, Azruddin Mohamed actions and omissions of the and Superintendent Mitchell Officers were specifically referred Caesartothecrime. to.

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MurderedRicardobusinessman,Fagundes Attorney-at-law,NigelHughes

investigation into the murder of made several public disclosures on businessman, Richardo Fagundes social media in relation to the and the alleged cover-up by the improper conduct of the lead Guyana Police Force to kill the investigators who were charged investigation. with the responsibility of

Police last week said the Office The acts and omissions of the of Professional Responsibility is Senior Police Officers have caused tasked with investigating the the investigation to be stalled and allegations by Bascom, but former frustrated. We are instructed to chairman of the Police Service disclose to you, as we hereby do, “Weareinstructedtorequest,asinstructedtodisclosetoyouthattheCommission and respected Retired that some of these acts and we hereby do, that pursuant to thetechnologyavailabletotheGuyanaAssistant Commissioner of Police, omissions are contained in a powers vested in you by virtue ofPolice Force at the time of thePaul Slowe, said that the body was of the police force should statement dated the 2022/02/07 by section 9(2) of the Protectedincident had the capacity totoocompromisedtoconductsucha investigate the case and called for our client which is included for Disclosures Act 2018 that youdetermine the location of cell callsprobe. Slowe also said that no unit aninternationalprobe. your benefit We are further establish an independentmade at the time of and subsequent investigation peopled by regionalto the murder, which calls passed or international police officers intothroughvariouscelltowersthereby the allegations of our client and thedisclosing the locations of the murder of Ricardo Fegundes. Ourprincipalsuspectsatthetimeofand client stands by the statements hesubsequent to the murder of made and is prepared to testifyRicardoFegundes.” underoath.Hughes added: “We are Weareinstructedthatourclientinstructed that our client was who is an employee of the Guyanadirected by the lead investigator to Police Force makes this disclosurearrest Mark Anthony Richmond against his employer and anotheralso known as Shopman. No arrest employee of his employer We arewas effected as it appeared that Mr further instructed to request as weRichmond had been provided with herebydo,thatintheabsenceoftheadvancewarningofhisarrest. establishment of a ProtectedAfter the aforementioned Disclosures Commission asdirections,ourclientreceivedacall required by the aforementionedfrom Mr Richmond which Act, that our client be providedthreatenedhim. with“witnessprotection”assetoutWe are instructed to disclose to in section 20 the Act. We fear thatyou,asweherebydo,thatourclient the life of our client is in gravemade a report on the 18th May danger. We wish to extend our2021to the Brickdam Police station appreciationtoyourExcellencyforabout the threat by Mark Anthony your kind intervention,” HughesRichmond who was a person of lettertoPresidentAliconcluded.interest in the investigation into the Fagundes was gunned downmurder outside Palm Court Club in MainA copy of his report to the Street,GeorgetowninMarch2021.BrickdamPolicestationisenclosed Bascom who was earlier this yearfor your benefit.” Hughes told the removed from investigating thePresident: “after the public killing of Fagundes and transferreddisclosures made by our client, he to another location, has alleged ahas received threats on his life and grand cover-up by senior ranks ofis extremely fearful that members the Criminal Investigationsin and out of the Guyana Police Department of the Guyana PoliceForcewillharmhim. Force and the payment of a largeOurclientisalsofearfulthatthe bribe to a named officer as part oflead investigator and other officers thecover-up.of the Guyana Police force who are The officer, as well as ainvolved in the investigation into prominent businessman linked tothe Fagundes murder will target the crime, has since denied thehimasaresultofhisexposures. allegations and even threatened toThe aforementioned incidents sue Bascom. Fagundes, a closeare matters which may prejudice friend of Roger Khan was riddledthe national security of the state withmorethan20bulletsonMarchgiven the seniority of the Police 21, 2021 moments after he steppedofficers who are involved, their out of Palm Court on Main Street,relationship with one of the Georgetown. CCTV cameras hadprincipal persons of interest in the capturedtwoshootersgettingintoainvestigation, the proximity of the white, tinted Toyota Fielderincident to the President’s motorcar, making good theirresidence and the notoriety of the escape.partieswhoareinvolved.”

IrfaanPresidentAli

Hughes Requests Witness Protection for Bascom

P Forces has been asked to Force stationed at Anna Regina, convene an independent during the course of the last week

resident Irfaan who is In his letter to President Ali, also Commander in Hughes wrote: “Our client who is a Chief of the Armed Sergeant of the Guyana Police

The bank said the general including receiving patients these regional hospitals to evidence informed decision H u m a n R e s o u r c e construction of four general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from other regions and the providethefullcontingentof making, supply chain, Development Plan The hospitals and one specialty for example has only seven hinterland. The bank said level4serviceswillnodoubt emergency preparedness, Guyana Government has hospital, as well as beds, and specialized ICUs both hospitals possess reduce the transfer of strategic partnerships, s i n c e c o m m e n c e d replacement of four existing and high dependency units limited capacity in their patients to the GPHC, thus occupational safety and implementationofaspectsof hospitals (levels 3 and 4).To frequentlyhavewaitinglists. accident and emergency reducing the patient load of health, and preferred health these plans and strategic contribute to these strategies Asashiftprogressestomore departments, intensive care that hospital. The bank was programs and health priorities. and plans, the government sophisticated minimally units, high dependency keen to note that the Guyana determinants To address The 2022 national requested the IDB’s support invasive surgery techniques units, surgical suites, and Government has been other key areas for budget has allowed for for the areas of investment and noninvasive procedures, imaging departments workingontheimprovement improvement, the Ministry financing to improve explained. the bank said the lack of Moreover, the bank said in the delivery of healthcare specific outpatient day New Amsterdam was in the country as a recovery beds is becoming constructed nearly 20 ago commitment to ensuring a animportantlimitation. but has undergone minimal modern, world class

From along with the Linden nothaveaburnunittoattend model, governance, of Health is preparing a p r i m a r y l e v e l c a r e consistently experiencing Hospital Complex, serves a to accident patients. The financing, human resources, Health Infrastructure infrastructure (levels 1and over 100% occupancy rates. significant catchment area, bank said strengthening delivery of services, Transformation Plan and a 2 , ) a n d t o i n i t i a t e

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It was further stated that renovation and expansion healthcare system is the main operating theater since then. The bank said it developed. currently has just six suites, lacks sufficient installations K a i e t e u r N e w s which is insufficient to for outpatient clinics, understands that a National attend to the growing inpatient wards, and the Strategic Plan for Health quantityofelectivesurgeries pathologylaboratoryandhas 2022 2030 is being requested by an expanded no buildings to house a developed which intends to arrayofmedicalspecialists. central sterilization unit, promote a model based on The IDB said similar administration, and medical the principles of Primary situations exist at both the and paramedical staff on Healthcare through an New Amsterdam Hospital call As for the Linden Integrated Health Service and the Linden Hospital Hospital Complex, the bank Delivery Network approach Complex. said it is unable to properly to achieve universal access The New Amsterdam deliver the full contingent of andcoverage. Hospitalisthesecondlargest obstetric, neonatal and child Essential functions hospital after GPHC, and health services. It also does include healthcare delivery

IDB US$60M loan to upgrade three main hospitals...

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Each moderate-income areexpectedtobeawarded home is approximately one (Continued

The empty opposition seats during last Monday’s Parliamentary sitting he Alliance For government ministers it is just not identified.” Change (AFC) continue to sideline the Fernandes charged however has expressed Opposition’s role in the that, “the administrationT solidarity with its NationalAssembly continues to use Parliament e i g h t s u s p e n d e d Fernandes said that the as just a process… because parliamentarian colleagues government has operated in they know they have a one by staying away from the thesamewayinpastbudgets seat majority and they have National Assembly even and supplementary debates. been exploiting that one seat when a more than $44.7B “I can tell you that it was majority.” budgetary supplementary notdifferent,answerswere Opposition MP Cathy neededtobepassed. not given, even at the level Hughes highlighted a Butthepartysaysthatthe i n w h i c h t h e P P P number of wrongs taking Opposition is also frustrated administration was there placeinParliament.Shesaid by the limited information questioning themselves as that “there are so many and participation the to where the money would challenges and errors taking People’sProgressivePartyis be spent, there was still p l a c e w i t h i n t h e allowing the Opposition by absolutely no information parliamentary structure that using its one seat majority to given directly…” She said itreallyisnotfunctioningthe keep them out.TheAFC and that it was a “glaring way it was intended to would allow for some of the is not the intention of the the country, it would becoalition partner, the A example” with the Ministry function ” She said that good recommendations Opposition to stay away advisable that we don’t atPartnership For National o f P u b l i c W o r k s despite the Opposition’s madebytheOppositiontobe from Parliament in general this time, name first streetUnity (APNU) have been miscellaneous road project request for detailed c o n s i d e r e d a n d but the institution is just not verses second street… orcriticized for not being in which $3B was being information, those are not implemented She related working. She said that if the back street verses frontpresent in Parliament to ask requested The Shadow forthcoming. She added that the fact that the Opposition government continues to act street…” He claimed thatquestions regarding the Minister said that even as a evenwhenwrittenresponses represents some 50 percent dismissive of Opposition when the ministry executesadditional$44.7B,whichthe member of the PPP stood up are required from the ofthepopulation,butthereis concerns, they will have to road works in communities,government sought to and asked for those roads to government, they take four no mechanism to allow for go back to parliament, “go they are all done at the samec o m p l e m e n t i t s be listed, that was not done, to five months before they meaningfulparticipation. through the motions” and qualityineverycommunitydevelopmental work for the “but rather an answer was can reply, while necessary “So Parliament today is continue to ask the Edghill also refused toyear Shadow Finance given that they will do as informationisleftout. really, in many respects, a questions. say which sea defence areasMinister, Juretha Fernandes much as possible” “The whole feeling and talk shop,” the MP said. She G o v e r n m e n t M P, wouldbeworkedonwiththeacknowledged the concerns Fernandes said that it operations of our parliament claimed that when questions Bhagmattie Veerasammy m o r e t h a n $ 5 0 0 Mof stakeholders, but urged showed clearly that there today is far from where it are asked of the government had asked Public Works supplementary it receivedthat the Opposition’s was no structure in needs to be.” Hughes said ministers, it is not responded Minister Juan Edghill for forthatpurpose.Whenaskedpresence during the debates budgeting; “and even with that there is a complete towiththedetailthatGuyana information on some of the by the media to share wherewould have made no our presence there, if the breakdown in terms of deserves. Hughes said that it roads identified for upgrades would be done, hedifference since many roads are not identified then havingaprocessinplacethat upgrading in the $3B said that “Sea defence is not allocation She said that just about structures, and during her work in the I’ve dealt with this in the communities, many people National Assembly on would like to know whether Monday; we have to their roads are identified for maintain the structural upgrade. However, instead integrity of our sea and river of highlighting the planned defences across the thoroughfare, Edghill said country.” He said the money that “for the avoidance of wouldsupportongoingwork confusion and to not inRegionsTwo,Three,Four, interrupt social cohesion in FiveandSix. Keys to 3-bedroom homes at Cummings Lodge to be handed over soon

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The handing over of thousand and thirteen keys to the first 50 three- square feet and contains bedroom homes under three bedrooms; a living constructionbytheMinistry room; a kitchen with of Housing and Water cupboardsandasingledrain Central Housing and board sink; and one Planning Authority at complete bathroom, the C u m m i n g s L o d g e , CHPAsaidinarelease. Georgetownwillcommence The construction cost inthenexttwomonths. foreachunitis$9million.A Minister of Housing and number of persons, who Water, Collin Croal, along previously applied for with CHPA Director of housing units, have already Projects, Omar Narine and been prequalified for the senior engineers visited the homes. The Minister also construction site over the announced that the Ministry weekend. “By October, we will be constructing another should begin handing over 1 0 0 t w o b e d r o o m keys to the beneficiaries of moderate-income homes in the fifty houses,” the the Cummings Lodge, Minister stated while noting adding to the 200 similar that the ministry is satisfied units originally built in the with the pace of contractors area Contracts for the ontheflathomes. construction of these homes

AFC accuses Govt. of withholding information on Public Works Spending

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this development and thus, allow all education stakeholders to contribute meaningfully to this growth and development, which will ensure that the children are “lifelong learners”.Thisprogramme is funded by the Global Partnership for Education and managed by the World Bank and the Ministry of Mrs.Education.Paula Cook MacKinnon, Principal of Mindbloom Consulting, Dr. Heather Hemming, Professor of Education, Acadia University and Dr. Gordon Harewood, Senior Assistant Registrar (retired), Caribbean Examination Council, were the consultants present to facilitate the workshop while Ms. Beth Charlton, Assistant Professor (retired), Mount St. Vincent University and Dr. Joanne Tompkins, Professor of Education, St. Francis Xavier University joined virtually.

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From page 2 and also teacher and parent friendly.This curriculum has five thematic areas or strands which are wellbeing, mathematics, language arts, discovery, invention and personal, and also includes social and civic responsibility. Because Guyana is transforming and is on an upward trajectory of development, it is pivotal for education delivery to change to accommodate 57 Master Trainers to roll out Education...

From page 6 thank them for the tremendous sacrifices they have made to help Unfortunately,GuySuCo.thetime has come to clean house and restart the turnaround process with the correct leaders in place. The livelihoods of the thousands of sugar workers impacted by the performance of GuySuCo are too important for this situation to continue as is. Strong leadership is also It is time to clean... marked by the ability to make difficult decisions. His Excellency and his Administration must see the situation for what it is and take swift action to change the current trajectory of the sugar industry. This change starts with the Board and the current leadership of GuySuCo. With concern, Mr. Jamil Changlee TheChairman Cooperative Republicans of Guyana

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From page 20 Minister Croal underscored that shortly. These projects have significantly providing alternative options to lands for impacted the neighbouring community of citizens will remain a key focus over the Sophia, as more than 200 youths have been coming years. By the end of the 2022, the employed through the initiative and the Ministry expects to have at least one demand for the houses continues to soar. thousand (1,000) homes under construction, “When we started here, there was a lot of with several projects in Regions Four, Six, stigmaattachedtothelocationbutrightnow, Seven and Ten. Soon the Ministry of there are a lot of persons requesting houses Housing and Water will be publishing in Cummings Lodge […] That shows the Expressions of Interest aimed at local impact of the government’s housing drive contractors who are interested in building because it is not only about creating homes under these projects, as it aims to employment but also uplifting utilize materials and labour from the communities,”theMinistersaid. respectivecommunitiesasfaraspossible.

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TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) It's the perfect day to head outside, Taurus. You'll likely be feeling positive and energetic, and the fresh air, sunshine, and physical activity may be long overdue. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) It won't be surprising if you're frustrated with a close friend or partner who's far less ambitious than you, Gemini. The energy in the air can emphasize your dynamic ways of reaching goals.

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Take charge of your health today, Pisces. You'll likely wake up feeling energetic. Take advantage of the energy boost from the planetary movements to actively.

Harbour Master... Mahabir’sXIwin...

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) If you lack a regular exercise routine, Leo, today's a great day to remedy that. Exercise doesn't have to exhaust you or hurt. Even activities like walking or yoga are excellent ways to stay healthy. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22) Put your ambition into action today, Virgo. The day's planetary aspects should find you feeling energetic and positive, so take steps to achieve your goals.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) The influence of the planetary aspects will bring an end to any lethargy you've been feeling, Aquarius. It's an excellent day to head outside and do something active.

CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) = It Don't be surprised if you feel super today, Capricorn. Chances are good that you'll enjoy renewed physical strength, with energy to spare. It might be a good day to tackle any projects that require muscle.

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SportsMax - By virtue of their outstanding play during the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls have moved up a place in World Netball’s global rankings.TheSunshine Girls who defeated world number-one Australia and number-two New Zealand before losing to Australia in the final, have climbed a spot to number three in the world rankings released GemsMeanwhile,yesterday.Barbados’failedtowinasingle

Sunshine Girls climb to number three in world rankings, Trinidad and Barbados fall to 11th and 14th, respectively

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Today should go well for you, Scorpio. Expect to feel a renewed energy and fresher perspective, especially concerning anything work related. Make the most of this by finishing projects.

From page 29 for the Spice Isle on Thursday.Guyana team: Dave Mahabir (Capt), Romario Ramdehol, Navin Boodwah, Andre Hetmyer, Sohil Mohamed (Wk), Arif Khan, Shane Prince, Darwin LaRose, Jonathan Mentore, Nicolas Lovell, BrandonRose, Latchman Yadram (Coach), Elroy Stephany (Manager). From page 26 make an ode to protecting all souls on every vessel I captain. I would never intentionally harm another human. I understand Grenada’s love for Anderson Peters but I believe the public should know the truth about the situation,” he added.

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Today you may feel very creative and ambitious, Sagittarius. You might want to use this energy to work on an artistic project, or you may choose to channel it into such activities.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) See about using your good relationships with friends and loved ones to get future group activities going, Cancer. You're probably feeling great, and the idea of socializing appeals to you.

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Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls have moved up a place in World Netball’s global rankings. match at the Commonwealth Games and have dropped two places to 14th in the rankings. Trinidad and Tobago, meanwhile, fell one place to 11th. According to World Netball, “Since the last WN World Rankings update published, on March 1, 2022, many international test series and events have taken place including the PacificAUS Series, Europe Netball Open Challenge, COSANA Tri-Nations Series, Wales International Test Series, Netball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers –Oceania, and most recently, the 38 matches at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.“Within the top six teams Jamaica has moved up to third in the world, whilst England has dropped to fourth, this comes after Jamaica made history at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games making their first final and winning a silver medal.” World Netball said the new rankings mean that world number-one Australia, New Zealand (2), Jamaica (3) and England (4) will now be invited to compete at the NWC2023. Uganda (6) will also be invited; they have also qualified through their world ranking, due to South Africa (5) pre-qualifying as hosts.The Netball World Cup 2023 Qualifier – Oceania has already taken place with Tonga and Fiji qualifying to be invited by World Netball to compete at the event. Tonga finished unbeaten at both the PacificAUS Series in March 2022 and the Netball World Cup Qualifier Oceania in JulyWorld2022.Netball requires teams to have played six or more matches in the ranking period to be eligible for a World Ranking. Tonga has reached this threshold again and they now regain a world ranking, entering 9th place in the world. This is a remarkable achievement as their highest previous ranking was 19th.Malta (35) Israel (39) and Switzerland (45) have also regained a ranking after playing the required number of matches by competing at the Europe Netball Open Challenge in May. The success of Tonga has led to Scotland moving down one place to 10, and Trinidad & Tobago and Northern Ireland also moving down one place to 11 and 12. There have also been many changes lower down the table with Barbados, Cook Islands and Samoa all moving down two places, whilst the Republic of Ireland have moved up four places to 24th after winning the Europe Netball Open Challenge.

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) If you saw something in a craft shop or art studio that you'd like to buy but can't afford, consider making it, Aries. Even if you don't think you're artistic, you could surprise yourself if you try.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Don't hesitate when it comes to taking on a project or making plans today, Libra. Extra energy will complement your organizational skills, making a perfect combination for handling almost anything.

DR Congo capital to host central International Boxing Day celebration

Kinshasa will become a host city for the central celebration of International Boxing Day (IBD) on August 27, 2022. The celebrations in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will take part within the ‘Year of Africa’. All guests of the IBD will take part in a public training with participants from Africa and all around the world. The strongest athletes from the continent will meet in spectacular fights at the boxing show. Social activities are also included in the program. ‘I am excited to visit DR Congo on such a significant day of the year. This celebration will inspire the young generation to start doing boxing and take the best from our sport. We can see many stories of success of African boxers, and I want to emphasize that with hard work, many of the athletes from the continent will be able to become successful. Our goal is to create conditions for everybody to practice boxing all around the world,’ IBA President Umar Kremlev claimed. Courage, fairness and diversity of boxing will be the (Reuters) - Teenager Coco Gauff will become the new world number one in women’s doubles when the rankings are released yesterday after her weekend title win at the Canadian Open with fellow American Jessica Pegula.Gauff will move up from sixth to displace Elise Mertens from the top of rankings, on the back of the victory, over Nicole MelicharMartinez and Ellen Perez in the final of the U.S. Open warm-up tournament. The 18-year-old is the second youngest player to top the women’s doubles rankings after Martina Hingis, aged 17 when she achieved the feat in Gauff1998.said becoming world number one in doubles was “pretty cool” even if she could not claim it was a childhood“Asdream.akid, I’m going to be honest with you, I didn’t even know there was separate rankings for singles and doubles,” she told reporters in Toronto.“Butwhen I got on tour and when I realised I could SportsMax - Captain of the Harbour Master, Neil Cooper, says Anderson Peters was, in fact, the aggressor in last week’s highly publicized incident on the vessel that led to the arrests of six men“Itinvolved.wasan attack on the Harbour Master crew…not Anderson Peters,” Cooper said in a statement issued on Saturday.Thenarrative all along was that the crew assaulted Peters, who won his second World title in the Javelin in Eugene last month, and then threw him overboard but Cooper says this couldn’t be further from the truth. “On August 10, the crew and I had just successfully sailed the Recovery Cruise. I instructed the deckhand team to begin preparing the boat for our next cruise which was scheduled for 8 o’clock. After some time, I went to check on the crew and saw them asking a group of young men to leave the ship. My team tried encouraging the men to

IBA UmarPresidentKremlev main values of the celebration thisNationalyear. Federations all around the world are encouraged to organize their celebrations with various activities, including training and master classes, communication between young boxers and champions as well as social initiatives.International Boxing Day is held on August 27 to celebrate it within the dates of the first AIBA World Boxing Championships which took place in 1974 in Havana, Cuba. The IBD unites all those who love boxing no matter their age, sex, nationality, race, skin colour, beliefs, etc. International Boxing Day is a global celebration of the sport of boxing in all its forms for all athletes, coaches, officials, managers and fans. The IBD is called to unite and celebrate the sport together, it is high time people showed their love and dedication to boxing.

Harbour Master Captain says Anderson Peters was the aggressor in last week’s incident leave but again, the group (who I didn’t know at the time included World Champion Anderson Peters) refused to leave the ship. Anderson began to get aggressive and pace up and down the ramp. I approached him and asked him to leave. He then cursed at me, disrespected my nationality, and insulted me for being Trinidadian. I asked Anderson four times to leave the vessel and each time he responded with aggression and cursed at me.” He further stated,” What happened next is where the issue started. While on the ramp, I informed Anderson that I was the captain of the ship. He responded by cursing at me and throwing water in my face. I tried avoiding further altercation by walking away from him, off the ramp and back onto the main deck. When I got there, I realized a member of Anderson’s clan had assaulted my cruise manager, Benji, by slapping him in his face. My crew tried once again to get the men off the boat, but they continued to refuse with aggression. All men continued to curse at us. Anderson then spat at me and began throwing punches at my face. My crew and I did not start the confrontation, Anderson and his group did. As any team would, we defended ourselves from the ongoingCooperattack.”thenoutlined how Peters ended up in the water. “The brawl eventually moved to the ramp. With all the scuffling, Anderson lost his balance and fell into the water. No one threw him into the water! It’s upsetting to see reports that my crew and I threw him into the water. We were relieved to see that Anderson was pulled up out of the water and was safe, but even then, he continued to be aggressive towards us and refused to leave the boat. Eventually, the police arrived on the boat, and a mob gathered outside saying that we attacked Grenada’s National Hero.” “In my profession, I (Continued on page 25)

Coco world number one in doubles after Toronto triumph with Pegula

Hero CPL and Stars4U team up to create Cricket’s first Digital Avatars

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Stars4U have teamed up to create interactive digital avatars, a first in cricket. These digital avatars of Hero CPL players and commentators will offer messages and greetings that fans can share with friends and family. These avatars will be available to purchase one at a time or via a subscription with the platform due to launch very soon.These lifelike and engaging digital versions of your favourite cricket stars will be available to download via Hero CPL’s digital channels

do well in doubles ... I wanted to. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be number one in anything?” Gauff and Pegula, who reached the final at the French Open this year, confirmed that they would pair up for the rest of the season where their schedules allowed. That includes later this month at the U.S. Open, where they will be looking to become the first all-American team to win the women’s doubles title at Flushing Meadows since Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond in 2011. “That would be pretty cool. We were close at French Open,” said Gauff, who lost in the U.S. Open final with Caty McNally last year. “But I don’t want to put any pressure on ourselves. I think we play the best when we just take it one match at a time and one point at a time.” A quarter-final loss at the hands of eventual champion Simona Halep in Toronto means Gauff will drop down the singles rankings from her career-high position of 11th later yesterday.

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Coco Gauff (USA) plays a shot against Simona Halep (ROU) (not pictured) at Sobeys Stadium. (Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)

These digital avatars of Hero CPL players and commentators will offer messages and greetings that fans can share with friends and family. with many avatars available, including Nicholas Pooran, Danny Morrison, Chris Green, Kieron Pollard and SunilTheseNarine.avatars will give fun messages and greetings voiced by the cricketers themselves but with their likenesses digitally rendered. Pete Russell, Hero CPL’s CEO, said: “Yet again, Hero CPL is at the cutting edge of fan engagement, and we are really pleased to be working with Stars4U to bring this exciting product to our fans. The world is moving more and more into the digital space, and we will continue to strive to make sure CPL is a front runner in thisSimonregard.”Brown CEO of Stars4u said “This is a first to market for the sporting Industry and the CPL have again committed to this innovative proposition. Entertaining and personalised messages from sporting heroes in the form of avatars that can distributed through existing clubs/fans and multiple social media platforms is a must for any fan. We are building a sustainable tech nology proposition that’s bringing fans, clubs, and brands closer to their heroes and we are delighted to be in a long-term partnership with the CPL”.

The newest Grand Slam

Scott bowls One Movement CC to comfortable win

Football action resumed in Berbice with one game in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/ Berbice Football Association (BFA) 2022 First Division League. Results of the game saw Rosignol United defeating New Amsterdam United 60 in the fixture which was played at the Paradise Ground, West Coast Jeremiah Scott bagged six wickets for 27 runs from seven overs to hand One Movement CC a 135-run win over Rebels when the teams collided in a 35-over fixture on Saturday at Rybakina off the mark in Cincinnati champion said she is trying to look ahead in her career as she adjusts to her status. “Wimbledon gave me confidence but now I’m focusing on my other tournaments and trying not to think of the past,” she said. “I’m looking forward to playing as much as i can here.”

Elena Rybakina First Division league football in Berbice Rosignol United defeat NA United 6-0

The other teams in the competition are Paradise Football Club, Corriverton Links FC, Monedderlust Football Club, Cougars FC, Hearts of Oak FC and Hopetown Rangers. At the end of the competition the top three teams and outstanding individual players will be rewarded with incentives. (Samuel Whyte)

From left Miguel Parks, Owen Andrews and Jeremiah Scott LBI. One Movement CC batted first and managed 213- 9. Miguel Parks made 53 with four fours and two sixes while Owen Andrews scored 37, Bernard Bailey 31 and Adrian Hinds. Emanuel Martin took 2-32, Nityanand Mathura 2-33 and Saffeek Deonarine 2-37. Rebels were bowled out for 78 in 17.4 overs. Elian Whyte made 24.

growth before providing clarification on past rumors.” The towering Australian joined the Sparks in the last offseason and averaged 13 points and 6.4 rebounds in 25 games this term. The team hit a skid following her departure on July 26 and failed to make the playoffs, which begin on Wednesday.“Playing for the Sparks was a dream come true and I’m honored to have shared the court with such amazing ladies for as long as we did,” she “I’msaid. sorry to have left abruptly and I wish it would have ended on a different note.” In May, former Australia captain Jenna O’Hea said a Cambage jibe about Nigeria being a third world country led to a brawl at a pre-Olympic warm up game in Las Vegas last Cambage,year. who was born in London to an Australian mother and Nigerian father, subsequently pulled out of the Australia squad for the Tokyo Olympics citing mental health issues and was later formally reprimanded by Basketball Australia over the incident.Cambage has acknowledged “there was a physical altercation and there were words exchanged” in the game against Nigeria.

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- Four-time WNBA All-Star Liz Cambage is taking a step back from the league “for the time being” and wished her departure from the Los Angeles Sparks last month had ended on a different note. “I’ve decided to step away from the league for the time being and I’m hopeful that the WNBA will do their part in creating safer environments and a stronger support system for their players,” Cambage wrote in an Instagram post yesterday. “While I’ll miss rocking the purple and gold, I’ll be taking this time to focus on my healing and personal AFP - Elena Rybakina earned her second victory since claiming the Wimbledon title, defeating Egyptian Mayar Sherif 6-3, 6-2 yesterday at the ATP/WTA CincinnatiTheMasters.world number 25 set up a second-round clash with eighth seed Garbine Muguruza, title-winner here in 2017.Rybakina’s success rate since defeating Ons Jabeur in the All England Club final has been modest, with a firstround defeat at the Silicon Valley event and a 1-1 record last week in Toronto.The23-year-old Kazakh lifted her game in the second set to end with five aces and 13 winners against Sharif.“Iwas slow at the beginning but I got my rhythm and served well,” Rybakina said. “But my serve always helps me.”

Cambage to ‘step away’ from WNBA following Sparks departure

Simona Halep wins 3rd National Bank title

Simona Halep Halep admitted earlier this season that she was considering retiring from professional tennis in 2021 after falling out of the top 10. “When I started the year I was not very confident and I set the goal to be, at the end of the year, top 10.And here I am,” said Halep, who will jump to No. 6 on Monday. “So, it’s a very special moment. I will enjoy it. I will give myself credit.I’m just dreaming for more.”The 26-year-old Haddad Maia played her first WTA Masters event final. In June, she won consecutive grass-court events in Nottingham and Birmingham in England for her first two tour titles. “I think we are improving a lot every single day,” Haddad Maia said. “Not even in the matches, but, outside of the tour, when we are practicing. We are taking care of my body. We are doing good things.” She beat top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the round of 16. Later, Coco Gauff took the top spot in the doubles rankings when she teamed with fellow American Jessica Pegula to beat Nicole MelicharMartinez and Ellen Pere 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-5 in the final.The 18-year-old Gauff and Pegula won their second title as a team. Gauff and Pegula were the runners-up at the French Open in June, when Gauff also reached her first singles Grand Slam final before losing to Swiatek.

Associated Press via NBC Sports - TORONTO — Simona Halep of Romania won her third National Bank Open title, beating Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-3, 26, 6-3.The 30-year-old Halep, also the 2016 and 2018 winner in Montreal, won her 24th WTA Tour and first since switching to Patrick Mouratoglou as her coach. “It’s tough to compare,” Halep said about the three“I’mvictories.adifferent person. I’ve changed so much. But the happiness of winning a title is the same. This tournament is a pretty big tournament, it’s a great“It’stournament.agreatvictory, in my opinion. I really take it with both hands. It gives me an extra boost to b elieve that there is more to come.”

Berbice. Five different players had their names on the score sheet while a own goal accounted for the 6th goal. The goal scorers were Neil Linton, Mark Galloway, Lashawn Myles, Isaiah James and Dave Torrington.Thecompe tition is for teams in the Ancient County involving teams from both East and West Berbice.

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BFA 2022 Senior League champions, Rivers View FC.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recently concluded a sports summer camp for children of members of theTheforce.inaugural activity, which lasted for two weeks, was held at GDF Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, and saw more than 100 youths takingItpart.was deemed as a resounding success. One of the objectives of the activity was to create fundamental learning and skills development for various sports activity. At the conclusion of the activity the children whose ages ranged from 7-16 were allowed to share their opinions and their experience. They were overjoyed as they interacted with their coaches who were drawn from the Andrew Simmons of Rivers View FC was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) honours following the conclusion of the Bartica Football Association (BFA) Men’s Senior League 2022 which concluded on Saturday last. His team, Rivers View Football Club, returned as champions after topping the pointsWithstandings.strong competition realized at the top of the table, the league needed the final scheduled match to determine a clear winner…and in that match, top clubs, Rising Stars FC and Rivers View FC, did not disappoint, having served up a thriller to the fans, with the match finishing 3 – 1 in favour of Rivers View FC, who needed three points to be declared winners. The BFA Men’s Senior League is one out of nine being run across the country in each of the Member Associations of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF). The programme is an offspring of the GFF’s Members Financial Programme (M-FAP), which provides a number of resources for the development of the game within the associations, including funding, equipment, materials and capacity building. Along with providing funding for the administration of the league, the GFF also supported the

Andrew Simmons of Rivers View FC is MVP as his team capture BFA League honours

The Children were able to expressed their feelings and showed their happiness in the stimulating environment which was provided for them out of the Force’s belief that keeping children involved in sports is crucial to their development.Thechildren were encouraged to continue to enjoy sports, since not only does it provide many opportunities, but also helps to foster good health and better relationships. They were urged to be disciplined and remain focused and told that, “Sport is an important aspect of their educational upbringing and be encouraged to ensure you perform well at school, because education is a good road to success. It gives you hope and a better chance in life.” The youths were trained in a number of core sports including volleyball, cricket, football and basketball. At the end of the activity all the children were presented with certificates of participation and backpacks with school supplies.The children who performed commendably in the various disciplines were presented with special prizes for the various sports disciplines which included sports equipment.Anumber of se nior officers of the GDF interacted with the youths during the two weeks activity. The plans are for the activity to be held annually. (Samuel Whyte) Sports equipment and gear donated to outstanding participants at the conclusion of the camp.

GDF Sports Corp.

Guyana Defence Force GDF inaugural Sports Summer Camp ends

Participants and GDF Officers at the summer camp.

association with administrative guidance. Alongside the support of the GFF, a number of corporate sponsors came on board with the BFA Men’s Senior League. There are: Mohamed’s Enterprise (Team Mohamed’s), Money Tree Pawn Shop and Pay-itForward Services of Bartica; Kenneth Williams – Regional Chairman of Region # 7; Arita Embleton – Deputy Mayor of Bartica; and Addie’s Freshner Shop of PrizesBartica.forthe league were presented as follows:$50,000.Rising$100,000.Beacons$300,000.RiversChampionsViewFC-1stRunner-upPotaroStrikersFC$150,000.-2ndRunner-up:FC-3rdRunner-up:StarsFC-MostValuable

Player: Andrew Simmons of Rivers View FC (Trophy) - Best Goal Keeper: Delon Jones of Rising Stars FC(Monetary Prize)Most Disciplined Club: Lazio FC (Trophy) The BFA Senior Men’s Football League 2022 is the first among the GFF’s nine member associations to reachThecompletion.pointstable: MVP Andrew Simmons receives the trophy from Regional Chairman, Kenneth Williams. Rising Stars’ Best goalkeeper Delon Jones collects the fourth place cash prize.

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“Our aim is to try and reach as far as possible and take it one day at a time and try to reach the Final,” said Yadram, Assistant Coach of the Guyana U-15 team from 2017 to According2019. to Yadram, who played first division cricket for East Coast. The Team is scheduled to depart (Continued 25)

Coach Latchman Yadram, Guyana U-15 Captain Dave Mohabir

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ExxonMobil Boys and Girls U-14 Tournaments…

Scholarships, Financial Assistance to UG Students of West Ruimveldt Dwayne Munroe (right) along with the recipients and other officials after the handover. a number of youths in the community have benefitted from this kind gesture by Dominion Enterprise. In an invited comment the proprietor said, “As Guyana moves on a path towards becoming a developed nation, Dominion Enterprise believes that investment in our Human Capital is critical to the future of this nation. Only with quality investment in our people can we deliver real outcomes and ensure that every citizen has the opportunity to earn a fair income, live a healthy life, and contribute to society. We firmly believe that an educated, healthy, productive population is essential to reducing poverty and achieving sustainable economic growth and prosperity as a nation.” Mr. Munroe told this year’s recipients that education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to make positive change in today’s society and encouraged them to continue to strive for excellence.

By Sean Devers The Guyana U-15 cricket team wrapped up preparations for the 2022 Regional 50overs U-15 tournament in Grenada with their third and last practice match at the Everest ground yesterday which ended with Dave Mohabir’s XI beating Romario Ramdehol’s XI by six wickets.Ramdehol’s XI batted first and made 141-8 in 40 overs with U-17 Guest player Jerimiah Hohenkirk making an unbeaten 39 from 30 balls with four fours and a six as he added 61 in an unfinished eight wicket partnership with Nicolas Lovell, who scored an undefeated 26. This was after Adrian Hetymer, the son of former Guyana U-19 batter Seon Hetymer and nephew of Test batter Shimron Hetymer, who made 19 with a couple of boundaries and shared in a 49-run stand with Jonathon Mentore. When Dave Ramdehol XI replied they

Former National Table Tennis player and proprietor of Dominion Enterprise, Dwayne Munroe handed out Scholarships and financial assistance to University of Guyana students from the community of West Ruimveldt in an effort to assist with their educational development. This has been an annual feature of Dominion Enterprise since its existence which is part of the company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility. Over the years There was the full complement of matches being contested on the second day of the ExxonMobil/Petra Boys and Girls Under-14 Tournament at the Ministry of Education Ground on Saturday. For the Girls, four matches fashioned three victors and a stalemate, while the Boys division saw five matches produce an equal amount of triumphantAmongteams.the most devastating victory on Saturday was the male match between Dolphin and Leonora which ended 17 – 0 in the former’s favour.Jason Sandiford was the goal machine of the encounter as he recorded sevens goal which were scored in the 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 12th, 32nd, 36th and 38th minutes and was supported by Tremaine Bishop, who scored in the 11th, 13th and 29th minutes to complete a hat-trick. Doubles came from Jeremiah Caesar (14’ & 16’) and Malachi Gowen (16’ & 20’) while a goal each from Kellon Alleyne (6’), Aubrey Taylor (39’) and Damani Hardey (30’) accounted for the eventual victor’s other

Charlestown scorers (L-R): Nelosa Bristol, Hadassah Smith and Chinwendu Rover. St. Winefride’s scorers (L-R): Jarmon Miller, Antwain Wiggins and Dekiah Holder.

Dominion Enterprise hands out

goals.Still in the Boys Division, West Ruimveldt dominated Freeburg 9 – 1 as hat-tricks from Wayne Solomon (29’, 30’ & 34’) and Mark Johnson (16’, 24’ & 36’) along with a brace from Donovan Welcome (7’ & 18’) and a successful finish from Ronaldo Ramdass (28’) overshadowed the consolation goal scored by the opposition’s Jeremiah Lawrence.ForCummings Lodge’s large 7 – 0 victory over Patentia, Dequan Thom starred with a helmet-trick of goals as he scored in the 10th, 21st, 25th and 28th minutes while a goal each from Rovin Harry (2’), Nickolas Watts (29’) and Tyrell Walcott (31’) put the victory beyond doubt.St.Winefride’s claimed an impressive 4 – 0 win over Ann’s Grove as Dekiah Holder (12’ & 23’) led the way with a brace and was supported by Jarmon Miller (14’) and Antwain Wiggins (31’). North Ruimveldt then settled things with Lodge 3 –0 as Mickel Mills (23’), Emanuel Lewis (24’) and Anthony Vitalis (40’) each scored once in the winning effort. In the Girls Division, there were contrasting victories but the ladies displayed good allroundEasteffort.Ruimveldt defeated Dolphin 4 – 0 as Azaria Wilson featured with a hat-trick that saw goals in the 11th, 24th and 26th minutes, while her team mate Akeela Sealy picked up a goal in the 30th minute. Charlestown squeezed past Ann’s Grove 3 – 2 as the latter drew first blood through a Sophianna Pellew-strike. Keyhaiya Tixey then scored in the 17th minute to make it a two-possession game but Charlestown were not to be denied. A trifecta that included Chinwendu Rover (21’), Hadassah Smith (23’) and Nelosa Bristol (30’) was enough to power Charlestown over the line in a tremendous effort. New Campbellville got past Dolphin 2 – 0 with the goals coming off the shoes of Devina Bunbury (13’) and Ranella Alexander (34’). In the other women’s match, West Ruimveldt and Charlestown battled to a 1 – 1 draw. Chastady Archer scored West Ruimveldt’s goal in the 25th minute while Chelsie Lupe (10’) was Charlestown’s scorer.

Mahabir’s XI win by 6Wkts in final U-15 practice game

Dolphin Secondary fires 17 past Leonora Boys, Wilson hat-tricks for East Ruimveldt Girls

Coach Yadram feel bowling is Guyana’s strength reached 143-6 from 30 overs with the Skipper making an unbeaten 38 with four fours from 52 balls while Navin Boodwah’s unbeaten 39 included four fours and two sixes from 45 Twenty-sixballs.Extras contributed to the victory as Danish Persaud had Meanwhile,2-13.National U-15 Head Coach Latchman Yadram says that while the encampment period could have been longer he was, satisfied despite the rain, with the preparation for the Regional 50-over U-15 Cricket tournament in Grenada. The 52-year-old Yadram felt the bowling is the strength of his team with pacers Arif Khan, Shane Prince, Darwin LaRose, Jonathan M entour, Andre Hetmyer and Nicolas Lovell being depended on to do the fast bowling. While the spin attack will be led by left-arm spinner Arun Gainda, leg-spinner Danish Persuad and off-spinners, Skipper Dave Mohabir, Romario Ramdehol and the burly Brandon Rose. Yadram says he will depend a lot on the experienced players in the side like Mohabir, Persaud, Gainda, Hetmyer, Khan and Prince.

Early Bird arrived the earliest to the finish line in the Val’s Construction Sprint Classic.

Unfortunately, two-time Guyana Cup winner, Vera’s Finally, was uncontrollable prior to the final showdown and had to pull out of the event.Finishing second and third in the race were Wild Texas Tom and Our Stuie, respectively, both competing out of the Jagdeo Racing Stable. Copping fourth in the race, which carried a purse of USD $35,880 (approx. GYD $7.5m), was Everesting of Master Z stable. In the Associated construction Services Derby, which was also contested over a mile of pace and featured a purse of USD $17,940 purse (approx. GYD $3.7m), was won by Color of Sacrifice (Shaun Mohammed). It was an impressive performance by the winner after starting out of the eighth stall. Second place was captured by Like A Million of the Cup…

The SKYEXCH 6IXTY will feature big cash giveaways at every single match as cricket’s newest format gets underway with a bang in St Kitts & Nevis from 24 to 28 August.The tournament’s title sponsor, SKYEXCH, will be doing a US$500 CASH DROP during every match of the 6IXTY. With as many as four matches a day this means there will be up to US$2000 a day given away to lucky fans. The prizes will be awarded to the fan who does the best job at grabbing the attention of the TV cameras and the big screen in the stadium during the CASH DROP period. With match day tickets starting from just US$5 fans can exFrom the hundreds of vehicles that lined up east, west and inside of the Rising Sun Turf Club, to the packed boisterous crowd that was intrigued by every showdown, the 2022 Guyana Cup, which was hosted on Sunday last in West Berbice, was rated a predominantHowever,success.when the 8-race card boiled down to the most anticipated battle, the Banks DIH Cup, the competitors did not disappoint as a fivelength finish saw Alado being crowned the champion following a blistering performance in the mile long race. Runn ing out of stall number two, representing the Master Z Racing Stable, Alado emerged victorious from a field of ten.

Alado defies the odds to claim the crown

· Fans will vote for the timing of a “Mystery Fan Ball” where a batter can’t be dismissed by the bowler.

Color of Sacrifice crossed the line unchallenged in the Associated Construction Services Derby. office at Warner Park opening on 17FansAugust.canlook forward to the following at The 6IXTY:

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· There will be 30 balls bowled from one end before the action switches to the other end for the final 30 balls

Big cash prizes for fans at Skyexch 6ixty

· The 30 balls will be delivered as 5 separate overs, with no bowler being able to bowl more than 2 overs for the ·innings.Ifteams do not bowl their overs within the allotted time a member of their team is removed from the field for the final six balls

pect world class cricket for an affordable price and the chance to go home with a big cashPeteprize.Russell, SKYEXCH 6IXTY CEO, said: “This is a fantastic way to bring fans even closer to the action and reward our amazing supporters for their continued patronage of cricket in the region.There will be close to US$10,000 given away over the five days of the tournament and we would like to thank SKYEXCH for their generosity and their commitment to bringing fans into the action.’Tickets for the SKYEXCH 6IXTY are on sale now at 6ixtycricket.com with the box Red Star (far right) stormed to victory in the J3 Non Starter and L Class Classic.

· Each batting team has two PowerPlay overs. They can unlock a third PowerPlay by hitting two sixes in the first 12 balls. This extra PowerPlay over can be taken at any time between overs 3-9

Each batting team has six wickets – at the fall of the sixth wicket they are all out

14th edition of the Guyana

Jumbo Jet Racing Stable while Amazing Grace (PHVH Racing Stable) and Black Time (Shocking RS) finished third and fourth, respectively. In the other feature event, the Val’s Construction Sprint Classic, which was run for 5 and ½ furlongs (1100m) for E1 and Lower and horses bred in USA, was won by Early Bird of R&R Syndicate followed by Converter of Slingerz Racing Stable for second.Jumbo Jet’s competitors, ‘Looking to Heaven’ and ‘Regal Intension’ were third and fourth, in that order, for the race which fetched a purse of USD $10,765 (approx. GYD $2.2m).The day that had sun in its full bloom started with the J3 Non Starter and L Class Classic (1100m) which was won by Face D’ Fire ahead of Cash N’ Carry, Foreign Link and Perfect Drift, respectively.Afterthat, the G3 and Lower (1400m) sprang into action with Unsettled emerging the winner while It’s My Choice was second, Goldon D’or was third while Marconi finished fourth.Race Three for the J1 and Lower (1400m) saw Perfect Dream claim a win in reality ahead of Ebony Prince (2nd), Trump (3rd) and Sunday SilenceRace(4th).Four for Two-yearold Guyana Bred (1100m) had Double Jet fly to victory as GT Boss had to settle for second, while Legacy was third and El Dorado Queen, fourth. The first race in the second half of the card was for the J3 Non Starter and L Class Classic (1100m) crown which was won by Red Star while Perfect Storm was se cond, Catholic Boy finished third and Quiet Warrior copped fourth. (Kizan Brumell)

Vera’s Finally was reluctant to enter the stalls on Sunday.

Mohamed century spurs Everest CC Masters to comprehensive win over Diplomatic Corps

rdBritish High Commissioner to Guyana, Ms Jane Miller OBE (standing 3 from left second row) with members of both teams following the presentation ceremony Saheed Mohamed By Zaheer Mohamed pener MohamedSaheedstruckOa fine century to guide host Everest Cricket C l u b M a s t e r s t o a comprehensive 106 run victory over The Diplomatic The right handed uphiscenturywithdoubleto RamrajandDambukaJunior reduce them to 9-2. The while there was one each for Corpsina25-overfixtureon Mohamed and Basil Persaud midoffandcounted14fours hadoneeach. visitors never recovered Griffith, Singh and Saturday. continued to pile on the runs and one six before he was The Diplomatic Corps, despite an unbeaten 42 from Sheriffudeen.Mohamedwas Mohamed put on 43 for as they dominated their caughtfor103off71balls. who were led by the High Ronaldo McGarrell and 21 namedman-of-the-match. the first wicket with Ravi opponent’sbowlingattackin Persaudstruckninefours Commissioner of India to from Ramraj, and were The match was graced Bharat (02) and added a an entertaining third wicket andinscoring58off39balls, Guyana Dr K. J. Srinivasa, restricted for 134 7 with the presence of British further 23 with Safraz standof148. while Anthony Ifill made 16 were pegged back early in McGarrellfaced51ballsand High Commissioner to Sheriffudeen (09) as Everest Mohamed timed the ball and Ronald Jaisingh 15 as the chase as pacer Jermaine stroked three fours and a Guyana, Ms Jane Miller CC Masters looked on wellasheexecutedanumber Everest CC Masters posted Griffith and skipper Rajesh similar number of sixes, OBE, US Ambassador course for a sizeable total of exquisite drives on both 240-6. Briyon Bowen took Singh made early inroads, while Ramraj hit three fours. Sarah-Ann Lynch, among followingtheirinsertion. sidesofthepitch.Hebrought 2 36 while Chanderpaul removing both openers to Randy Lindore took 2-23 otherdiplomats.

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Peter Daby’s 2Jz Rx-7 The Daby Camp’s Mustang for the unlimited class.

GMR&SC International Drag Meet… ‘We’re here to defend Guyana’

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 GMR&SC International Drag Meet… -DabyPeter‘We’re here to defend Guyana’ Alado defies the odds to claim the crown 14th edition of the Guyana Cup… The spoils of the complimentsCupGuyanaTitle,ofAlado. Vera’s Finally was reluctant to enter the stalls on Sunday Jockey Colin Ross celebrates piloting Alado to the 2022 Guyana Cup Title.