Online readership yesterday, 76,628 Online: www.kaieteurnews.com August21,2022 Sunday Edition Price $150 AIETEUR NEWSK Guyana’s largest selling daily & New York’s most popular weekly Listen to @11am, 4&7pm on Kaieteur RadioThe Glenn Lall Show 99.1/99.5FM After 18 years of no upgrades, maintenance... IDB finds New Amsterdam Hospital in shocking state Govt. “hopes” against absence of full liability coverage Man intocrashingafterdiestruckGlenn Lall knocks Exxon's 'Massa' mentality 'We must not wait' for Gas-to-Shore VP Jagdeo blames junior level officials for not acting accordingly in Chinese Landing fiasco ...debunks claims that Guyana made no investment, took no risk in oil production …says can be secured with letter of guarantee -FormerEPAHeadinsurance says…HumanRightsAssociationGovt.notdoingenough surgical room has mould and fungus-infested walls complex without proper working toilets patients being treated in stockroom equipment outdated, structures dilapidated oil spill disaster in Jagdeo shocked that monthly oil production reports still not being released
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According to Lall, during the interview with ‘Critic’, Routledge spoke about “half and half profit, flowery and rosy, he said everybodytalkingaboutthis 2% royalty but nobody talking about the half and half profit we getting. The wayhowhesaidit,anybody who doesn’t know the facts orthetruedetailsunderneath his explanation, would be misled…”Lall,quoting Routledge fromtheinterview,observed that the Exxon official said “everybodytalkingaboutthe 2% royalty only but nobody talking about how Guyana investednomoney,Guyana claims that Guyana made no investment, took no risk in oil production
Routledge said it is his understanding that the normalpracticegoverningof negotiations took place while alluding that the APNU+AFC regime was under no pressure. He said thetwopartiesnegotiatedto the best that they felt comfortable doing The Exxon Guyana head added, “Iaskedthepeoplethatwere involvedatthetimebeforeI came here, they said ‘we’ve made the best offer that we could.’We improved on the previous terms and conditions. It was the best offer that we were willing andabletomakethatwould compete for investment in thefuture.”“Imaginethisistheman, the CEO of ExxonMobil Guyana sitting down to talk about our oil future, this US trillion-dollarindustrywitha so called journalist. This is the respect that Exxon has for me and you. If you people cannot smell what is aheadinthatbagforGuyana from Exxon then something is wrong…We can all smell when we own Guyanese tricking us, and making a fool out of us, but we refuse todothesamewhenitcomes to these foreigners,” Lall toldhisaudience.
Advocate for a better oil contract for Guyana, Glenn Lall has deplored what he described as the “slave master” mentality being employed by US oil giant, ExxonMobil in its dealing with Guyana, pointing out flaws in a recent interview bythecompany’stopofficial here during which he hailed the Production Sharing Agreement signed with this countryasthebestdealever “Ifthisisn’teyepasstoa nation, then Glenn doesn’t know what is. Here you have Alistair Routledge, President of ExxonMobil Guyana telling us that Guyana got the best deal ever, that is putting unprecedentedrevenuesinto Guyana’s bank account,” Lall told listeners of his last Friday night’s radio programme ‘The Glenn Lall Show” on Kaieteur Radio –99.1,99.5FM. During a recent discourse on The Guyanese Critic Social Media Platform, Routledge said he disagrees with comments that the country got a bad contract. “It’s far from the truth,thisisthebestcontract thecountryhaseverhad,the most valuable contract for the country I mean it is already delivering unprecedented revenues to the country into the Natural Resource Fund and it will deliver huge amounts more in the future. We’re really onlyjustgettinggoing.”
Expounding on what qualifiesthe2016dealtobe the best, Routledge said, “Wellyouhavetogobackto when the contract was agreed. At that time, we knewverylittleabouttheoil and gas resource in the StabroekBlock.Therewasa huge risk to investment underthewaythiscontractis structured The investors take all the financial risk; they make all the investments upfront. If they neverearnenoughmoneyto pay back those costs they havetowritethosecostsoff. The country never has to invest money in this; so that’s the first thing that’s important to remember is at the time of signing of the contract we didn’t know much. It was still extremely high risk…at the time we knewverylittle.Wehadone well.Therewasasuccessin 2015 when we signed the 2016deal.”
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Glenn Lall knocks Exxon’s ‘Massa’ mentality
President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall
The interpretation of this statement is clear, for Mr. Routledge is telling Guyanese that the cost of exploring the new wells will be higher than what was observed in the Liza field; and with oil prices not expected to remain high (US$100.00 or more for a barrel of oil) costs will be higher and the profits will be lower. This implies that Guyana is not expected to gain an increasing share of the revenue and we will be stuck in absolute terms at the lower end of 2 percent royalty and 12.5 percent of the profits. This is because all costs (100 percent) have to be recovered, for the 75 percent of revenue allocated for cost recovery is just a ploy, since all unpaid costs from previous years will be paid in subsequent years. Consequently, a soft landing of the cost on the current revenue stream is inevitable; and Guyana will still receive 12.5 percent of profits, but at a reduced profit share in absolute terms. So let us examine the projected production for this year in which it is claimed that 93.6 million barrels of oil will be extracted and Guyana will receive 12 million barrels of oil. Dividing 93.6 million barrels of oil by 12 million barrels yields 7.8. The interpretation of this number is that for every one barrel of oil Guyana receives, EEPGL will receive 7.8 barrels of oil. Is this a fair deal? The answer is no; consequently, a better deal should be contracted now before the low-cost oil is fully extracted; otherwise, when the high-cost oil is to be extracted, as stated by Mr. Routledge, ‘The returns (Continued
We have been at the forefront of the calls for renegotiation of the criminal oil contract that enslaves Guyana to ExxonMobil. When there were few other voices calling for renegotiation of the lopsided American oil company contract with this country, we were there, and we have been loud and persistent. Renegotiation affords some relief, some reversal, of this unspeakable crime that ExxonMobil has committed on the Guyanese people, and the ones unborn as of today. This dirty, ugly, abusive oil contract just go. And all Guyana must be ready to join hands to combat this evil, all Guyanese must gear themselves to fight shoulder to shoulder in this war against ExxonMobil, for having declared it on them, and for their ownRankingpatrimony.figures at the leadership level in Guyana’s Opposition have come out in no uncertain terms to signal where they stand with this woeful contract, this yoke around the neck of the Guyanese people. Parliamentary moves have been made, and though struck down, the battle must go on, for it has only just begun. Notable civil society figures have taken to the public spaces to draw a line in the sand to say where they stand. If it has to be written in blood, then let it be. Let it be what Guyanese will be remembered for, in that they dared to stand up to a giant oil killer and say: no more, not here, not with this oil. No more of this patronising, looking down their noses, and insulting behaviour is to be accepted or tolerated from the leaders of ExxonMobil, regardless of where they are located. Those Guyanese who seek solace in fawning on their knees before them reveal their manhood, and their patriotic instincts and principles when they slavishly do so. Regarding those in the media who thrill to do so, we have no quarrel, only deep shame. As for our leaders in this PPP/C Government, we have a special word reserved for these Guyanese brothers, these powerful domestic decision makers. It is now well known about how much the leading voices in the PPP/C committed to doing with the oil contract, when they were in the Opposition. To recap quickly, it was the worst of oil contracts, the most unforgivable of crimes, and it must be upturned. It is time for them to make good on those words and postures now that they are in the seat of power, and hold its reins. President Ali and Vice President Jagdeo have it in their election to power to bring about change in this vulgar oil contract written with our bitter tears by ExxonMobil. Renegotiation of the contract is not just leadership duty, a nice thing to preside over, a mere corrective measure. It is a matter of life and death, and this is how it must be seen, given all that ExxonMobil is doing to us.We call upon leaders in the PPP/C Government to make the clearest, most powerful statement as to where they truly stand with this vile oil contract branded into our flesh by ExxonMobil, and with such heinous, wanton barbarousness. There must be no more pussyfooting by both President Ali and Vice President Jagdeo, for Guyanese will not be fooled, not be pacified, not tricked into surrendering any longer this precious birthright of theirs. More citizens of this country are growing impatient, increasingly wrathful, as they come to realise the extent of ExxonMobil’s premeditatedly murderous exploits on the Guyanese people. This oil contract is not just the worst of outrages, it is an absolute evil. So that this registers deeply, we repeat: the ExxonMobil oil contract is a total evil that tortures the Guyanese people, and it must be renegotiated. It must be renegotiated now, and not in some hazy time in the future. For such never comes, and if it does, it is little different from what we live with currently, other than for some new crumbs and pittances. To our Guyanese brothers and sisters, we have one more thing to say today. Renegotiation is now more than necessity, it is mandatory. Renegotiation of the oil is more than to improve the state of Guyanese. Renegotiation is a state of war.
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Oil renegotiationcontract –a state of war
A better deal should be contracted now before the low-cost oil is fully extracted
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DEAR EDITOR, In a Kaieteur News article dated 8-18-2022, captioned, ‘Exxon concocts reasons to avoid renegotiating flawed Stabroek Block’, EEPGL’s Head, Alistair Routledge, was asked, ‘if the company would ever consider renegotiating the Stabroek Block contract, even if it was merely to appease Guyanese’. In response Mr. Routledge gave a revealing answer in which he said, “Look, the business we’re in, is we don’t know what’s coming around the corner. It may look great today but I would say we’ve kind of made it look easy so far. There’s a lot of the resource we found that is going to be more difficult to develop. The returns on those won’t be as good as the first. The Liza field we found was the best resource that we found in the Stabroek Block that was where we started”.
Before penalising police ranks, hike salary in quest to end corruption
DEAR EDITOR, If there’s anyone who’s following the reoccurring fiascos involving the Guyana Police Force, more importantly, the recent confession of cover-up regarding the murder of ‘Paper Shorts’ and believes the allegations emanating from the hierarchy of the Guyana Police Force, then we are living in a world of vulgar prevarication. There’s no way a sane person would risk his life and also his family, to seek attention/fame. Added to that, the type of person and institution to make these allegations against. If he is lying, why hasn’t he been sued or charged as yet? Instead of saying that there will be an investigation, the hierarchy of the Guyana Police Force and Government quickly took the podium and seek to discredit Bascom’s revelations. People got incarcerated for simple issues, so without a doubt, Bascom’s revelations are nothing but the truth. Editor, the main person interested in the murder investigation is linked to the famous businessman, who also took centre stage and cry foul, casting blame on another businessman with all sorts of renunciation against the other businessman, but stops short of calling names. Like a corner rodent/pest, the plot thickens with the hidden secret of abuses that are continuously taken against hapless people and shielded. Are these people human? Innocent people are framed, advantages taken against many who cannot afford to defend themselves and many are brought to commit sins against others. Because of corruption/greed, the Guyana Police Force is being looked upon as a highly paid disgraced institution. Repeatedly, I’ve questioned if many people are not innocently jailed, and reading the revelations from,’ Team Mohamed’s FB page, I strongly believe there’s no defense for a poor man in Guyana. Whilst many are crying for proper investigation, investigations are conducted properly, but corruption causes the innocent to be penalised and the guilty to buy their way out. Reading the businessman’s revelations, one would eminently feel sorry for him, but some should go to Vive la Force and ask the residents there. For two years, the residents have to continuously lie on their floor/ground when they hear shots and the rich and their cronies started playing with their guns in the Demerara River. For two years the residents made reports to the police and various officials only to be continuously told ‘we got you until 14yrs old Ryan Persaud got hit by a bullet in his back and died. It’s only then that the world got to know of the daily trauma residents are forced to endure from the rich in Guyana. They are so well connected that, no one was charged and the family was given money to compensate for their loss. Today Ryan would have been around 22 years and his parents have to only guess what he might have become today Such is the power of wealth in Guyana. We all would only hear secrets when someone is affected and in an attempt to defend, other names would be called. Finally Editor, as long as I can remember, the Guyana Police Force has always been plagued with all sorts of issues namely, the appointment of Commissioners, Promotions, Corruption, etc., and whilst these matters are dealt with assiduously, many conveniently evade the issue of salary and the welfare of the members. Because of the meagre salary, serving members are easily bought and if this matter is not addressed properly, the Guyana Police Force will always be riddled with corruption. I’ve been shown the pay slip of a CID rank and a few around quickly told the officer that he should leave the work and do security work for GuySuCo, he will earn far more. Whilst seemingly embarrassed, the officer informs me that they have to work 12 hours a day, without overtime or double on holidays. They could be called out of their house without being paid extra. $220 for uniform allowance and in total, his salary is just around $80,000. Because of their duties, they are easily accessible to be bought, thus, corruption exists. VP Jagdeo hints at measuring their private work, but didn’t indicate if their salary will increase to prevent them from seeking extra work for their welfare. Before penalising them, first, kindly emancipate them from the slavery they are presently in then put measures in place. Address their working hours and ensure they are paid for holidays, and extra for overtime, 8hrs a normal working hour, not 12. Sahadeo Bates
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From page 4 on those won’t be as good as the first’. In the circumstances, the economics for EEPGL would be less attractive and EEPGL would shut shop and leave and in hindsight, we would be attempting to ‘close the stable door after the horse has bolted’.Meanwhile, since the total number of barrels of oil to be produced this year at the distributional level is 8.8 barrels (7.8 barrels for EEPGL +1 barrel for Guyana), it follows that Guyana’s gross share of the oil from profit oil is 11.36 percent (which is 1 divided by 8.8), while EEPGL’s Gross share is 88.64 percent. Recall that profit oil in theory is 12.5 percent, so making only 11.36 percent on profit oil this year is a worse deal for Guyana, since 11.36 percent is less than 12.5 percent by 1.14 percent. More troubling is the fact that Guyana’s share of the oil produced becomes even smaller, given that Guyana will have to present a fake receipt for taxes to EEPGL, pay the insurance premiums for the project and the interest cost on loans from its total share of 13.36 (11.36 percent profit oil, plus the 2 percent royalty). With all these additional costs, and having undervalued our God Given Inheritance, Guyana will receive far less than the theoretical 14.50 percent. Wake up Guyana! Dr.Sincerely,C.Kenrick Hunte Professor and Former Ambassador better
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Time for Ministry of Education to dramatically reverse not promote inequities in education
GHKSincerely,Lall
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more.The PPP Government is not trusted, not even by its own; at least, the ones who are still capable of clarity of thought, conscience, and some conviction. Chronic corruptions are responsible. And I informed the VP that no amount of spinning, no frequency of posturing, and distancing can suffice to remove the stain and stench. Further, I regret having to share this with the Hon. VP, but I do it to his face, and in the straightest, simplest manner: he himself is not trusted. I don’t; and as much as I try, I can’t, my brother. I just can’t, and I wish it were otherwise with all my heart. Like the GPF, that also is selfcreated by years of industry in that direction, towards those objectives built on certain kinds of ambitions, which inevitably fuel such harsh conclusions. I know I forget that a man died in the worst of circumstances, whoever he was, whatever his own reputation. But I do this: we all killed him, we all mow down his memory, when we are party to these concoctions that come from the VP about who and what is “illegal” and what tarnishes so-called “reputation. Get real, my brother. Try that one when dealing with pathetic, lost, clueless dummies.
DEAR EDITOR, In a recent article, ‘Canada-funded programme launched to train specialist maths teachers’ (SN, Aug. 17, 2022), it was mentioned that a Specialist Mathematics Teacher Training Programme is being launched in Region 4 for 30 equalisers.wage”education,educationalabeingjustrecommendand(However,Mathematics)Technology,onandthebeinginitiativeThisparticipants.isanexcellentasoureconomyisseverelychangedbyneedsoftheoilindustrytheneedforheavyfocusSTEM(Science,Engineering,education.Glatthorn,JailallJailallintheirbook“STEAMA,”not“STEM,thetwoA’sArtsandAgricultureformorecomprehensivefocus).Equalaccesstohealthand“livingincomesarethegreatHowever,the
DEAR EDITOR, The Hon. Vice President never ceases to amaze (“PPP/ C will not allow businessmen involved in “illegal activities” to tarnish its reputationJagdeo” (KN August 20). What reputation, my liege? Is this Honourable Leader a real person, living in real time, and representing real substance and real truths? I struggle with each aspect of both questions.Iclearthe air first. I know one of the names from close official contact for three years, and a second through his father alone- the third I have read of, and that’s it. The first two (using father as proxy) always knew where things stood, what I stood for, through our sturdy disagreements. A kind of uneasy peace prevailed in their corner, and I thank them for the native wisdoms I gained, while imparting the nonnegotiable(s) that came with the territory. The record is there, which Messrs. Ram, Nascimento, Hinds, and Singh poured over, with the results speaking loud and unchallengeable by anyone. Anyone! The auditors from Solomon and the staff can speak of their own experiences, and how they assessed all that went on in those three years. So, when the Hon. VP seeks to speak of reputation, I suggest, I insist, that he starts there, and looks there. For integrity alone, he has the standard for his corporate chiefs and his party. The PPP as a political group could learn, as it makes a move in the direction of some mystical reputation that it does not have, but which the VP magically attaches to it. I have a word of advice for him and the President, who I rope into this simplest of communications: both of them can learn, too. If the objective is unsullied reputation for party (or person), then be ultracareful on sources of money accepted. I have extended the same recommendation to my other brothers, those in the PNC. I recognise that I lost, in that these free VP’strusted.governmentagendaOppositionthewoundedGuyana.muchwretchednessunderGuyanatotheneedsinvestigations.thereputationthesecontemplate.advicerecommendations,suggestions,andaretoocostlytoThus,therearemacabredancesaboutand“illegal”andPresidentandTheVPnoenlightenmentformlikesofme,forheoughtknowbyhimself,thatthePoliceForcelaboursadreadfulofreputation,ofitearned.ThishurtsIamhurtbyaGPF.IacknowledgeVP’sriposteattheanditspossiblethathintsthatthecannotbeThewordsaretheown,butIhelphimsome
Ministry is perpetuating the old system of inequitable education by again focusing on Region 4 only as if Region 4 is all of Guyana and Region 4 is on a top priority list all by itself.This continues the old divide of urban versus rural that existed in education, health services, and almost everything else where rural folks are the less loved stepchildren.Could the Ministry have considered starting with Region 6, 5, 3 or 10, and then spread it to Region 4 and the other regions? Or, instead of selecting all 30 teachers from Region 4, could they have had 3 teachers from each region? I suspect the selection of Region 4 was done for the convenience of officials in Georgetown who are the programme managers, as is typical. So, equity considerations may not have been the driving factor. This is an old, unsolved problem although the PPP has been in Government for 25 of the past 30 years. Going forward, the principle of “equity” in programme implementation must be our guiding mantra. Inequities hurt rural people most who also happen to comprise the majority of the government’s votes farm. Our main problem in education is we have run an inequitable system as the default setting for over six decades. This sad situation needs to be dramatically reversed pronto. This necessary, urgent change cannot be dragged out, requiring the rest of us to wait for trickle down from Region 4 to the rural areas. What happen, goat bite we? Instead of ‘One Guyana’ in education, we have ‘two Guyanas’ – better
Is the VP a real person, a real leader existing in real time?
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There is a time and a season for everything under the sun and those who understand this know quite well that it is the Creator who's in control. Although leaders may be seated in high office, they, like the rest of us, are under the headship of the Creator whether they believe it or not. Though they might want to act 'high and mighty', they know that they don't even have control of the breath they breathe, muchless their days on this earth.
No matter what they acquire, immortality simply cannot be bought. Given the foregoing, one would think that leaders, the world over, would be happy to submit to the Creator's guidance rather than parade as fools who think that they somehow have things under their control. It is the Creator who permits leaders to lead for a season and it is the Creator who will evict them when they fail to do so justly. Do you know who is in control?
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A decision in de CCJ gat de whole town talking. A schoolgirl did get murder in 2010 and she mother and de mother boyfriend did get charge and convict fuh de crime. De man get free on Friday by de CCJ and de mother sentence get reduce to 30 years with eligibility fuh parole after 15 years. Since de decision mek people talking about it. It seem dat is all people talking about since Friday.Itmek dem boys remember de story of Guyana’s greatest
The man was therefore freed because of insufficient evidence to link him to the murder.Interestingly, in respect to the mother, the Court found that certain items discovered at the scene where the body was dumped, was linked the mother to the crime. The majority decision said that it is unarguable that the dumbbells were kept at the mother’s home- so too were the passport, bankbook, and other items found with the body. The Court also referred to other evidence against her including the testimony of the star witness. As regards the mother, there was a dissenting decision by one of the judges. He had contended that there was simply no evidence against the male accused to secure a conviction. But he argued that it was debatable that the items found with the body could link the mother to the disposal of the body. He also raised questions about the reliability of snitch evidence.The decision is an interesting one which highlights how much work needs to go into building a case against someone. Those responsible for our law enforcement should carefully study this decision for the lessons it provides for future prosecutions. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
Guyana gat de best lawyers in de world defence lawyer. A man did get charge fuh murdering he wife. In de confession statement to de police de man seh, “Me kill am!”He defence lawyer pull off a masterstroke. He turn a statement into a question. He tell de jury how de man did not tell de police: “Me kill am!” Instead he seh de man ask de police a question, “Me kill am?”When de man was freed, de whole town did talking about de smart lawyer. Dat was all dem was talking about fuh weeks. Dem seh how de lawyer bin in de Guinness Book of World records for de most murder acquittals. Dem seh de man had 245 murder acquittals between 1940 and 1985. No wonder after de man leff Guyana, de man turn a pastor. Guyana gat some good lawyers. If ever yuh in deep trouble and yuh need a good lawyer, come to Guyana. We gat plenty, including some ah dem wah could convince yuh dat 33 is not a majority of 65. Talk half. Leff half! A stunning verdict at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has highlighted, once again, concerns about Guyana’s justice system. In a majority verdict, the CCJ freed a man who was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment and reduced the sentence of his partner, the mother of the murderThevictim.murder was widely reported in Guyana. A young Queen’s College student was reported as missing. Her battered body was later found submerged in a creek. A number of items were found with the body including her bankbook. A pair of dumbbells was also found, presumably to help keep the bodyAftersunken.investigations, the police charged both the mother and her male partner with the child’s murder. On trial in the High Court both were found guilty. The mother was sentenced to 106 years imprisonment and the male to 96 years. On appeal to the Court of Appeal, the convictions were upheld but the sentences of both persons were reduced to 45 years. A further appeal was made to the Caribbean Court of Justice, Guyana’s apex court. The CCJ rendered its verdict last WhetherFriday.justice was served by the CCJ decision of last Friday is being hotly debated in the blogs and in conversations across the
The Neesa Gopaul verdict country. But justice being served is not simply about finding and punishing the guilty but also about ensuring a fair trial and the quality of the evidence adduced. Justice is not about how people feel about a matter and not entirely about what people know; but what can be proven.Inits majority decision, the CCJ held that the male accused should not have been tried jointly with his partner. After examining the evidence against him, it held that a case had not been made out against the male accused. The State’s case against the man was based on the three premises. First, that reports had allegedly been made against him about sexual assault of the victim. This presumably was used to suggest that he would have had a motive for the murder. However, the CCJ found that the fact that the reports of sexual assault had been made against the male accused did not prove that he had a motive to commit the murder. It also found that the fact the male accused had said that he knew who killed the schoolgirl did not mean that he did the act. The second premise was the presence of dumbbells when the body was discovered. The accused was said to be a gym trainer but the Court held that sufficient nexus was not established to link the man to the presence of the dumbbells at the scene where the body was discovered.Thethird premise was the statement of the star witness who gave evidence that the mother told her a story which implicated the male accused. The CCJ however held that this evidence was not admissible against the male accused.Itisa principle of common law that if an accused makes an admission it can only be used against the accused and cannot be used against the co-accused. One of the judges who dissented had some critical comments on this rule, questioning why the use of such evidence would always be considered to be unfair. The CCJ freed the man on the basis that motive was not proven, a nexus was not established between the two dumbbells found at the scene where the body was found and the accused, and that inadmissible and prejudicial evidence was allowed during the trial. In the view of the Court, there was a paucity of evidence against the man.
Today,agroupofpersons majority of African knowwhatthatwas.Butread President Hoyte's Structural i n c r e a s i n g purporting to speak for Guyanese, and come again on you will see how today's Adjustment Programme is awareness that African Guyanese will once only to be ignored again. Zoomprogrammewillendin reported in the press as their leaders did more try to deceive them. Readonandyouwillseethe failure saying: “If you consider that notempowerthem
African Guyanese are rejecting their so-called leaders
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They will speak to each resonate with Guyanese ofpublicsectorjobsbetween whowouldhavebeenoutofa that there were other, be ignored by the becausetheyaretooyoungto 1985 and 1992 due to job and, therefore, had “persistent questions” recommended on page 84. I consequences for incomes, fromtheaudienceaboutwhat quote: “That the retirement generational wealth, the APNU+AFC had done for new entrants and those community savings and so forAfricanGuyanesewhenit currently who are below 50 forth,”hesaid. wasinpower. years, be retired after Mr. Jordan did not stop ThiswasatalkinBuxton attaining65yearsofage….”there. He argued that by yet African Guyanese were Hereisaninterestingpart1999, employment in the not daunted in bringing up ofthereportinrelationtothe public sector was the seminal question – what lamentation of Mr Jordan disappearing;from17,062in thePNCdidforBlackpeople about the state of the lack of 1992 to 12,024 in 1999 whenitwasinpower?Andit moneyamongAfricanpublicconstituted a further 30 wasinpowerasrecent2020. servants. I quote once more percentdrop.Heintones,“So This topic is going to follow from the report (page 83): you could understand - no PNC leaders wherever they “Thehigherretirementageof income,nowealth.” go. 65 would provide for higherLet's quote Mr Jordan's Unfortunately, no one in pensions…we are convinced President, David Granger the small audience was that a higher retirement ageSpeaking in his weekend armed with some relevant wouldbemutuallybeneficial programme, “The Public questions for Mr Jordan. to the State, the publicInterest,” he said on Friday, Here are some. The license employeesandtheNIS.” July 29, 2016 the following, for animal drawn carts was I appeared in front of the “There is no magic wand. raised by more than 100 commission asking for The Government cannot percent. Research will show upping the retirement age.
provide jobs in the that almost 80 percent of the My appearance was carried government service, in the owners are African in the press. No African police force or the defence Guyanese. Guyanese politician force. One of the national followedme.Thesedays,I'm Employment is not budgets abolished the toldIamracist. something to be provided by importationofusedtyresand A school of African theGovernment.” mandated that reconditioned leaders who bemoan the In his delivery done in cars cannot be more than economic state of African Buxtonlastweek,Mr Jordan eight years old. This was a Guyanese, do not evermade no mention of that bizarre direction because mention the languishingideological position of his most of the taxi owners in youths in jail for marijuanaPresident. Mr Jordan should G e o r g e t o w n , N e w possession, whenever theybe asked if he accepts that Amsterdam, and Linden, are address African GuyaneseperspectiveofMr Granger African Guyanese That peopleinanypartofGuyana.From the photograph I policyhurtAfricanGuyanese Theyareafraidofthatsubjecthave seen in the press, 51 more than Indians because it would invoke the personsattendedandonehas Interestingly, the post 2020 wrathofAfricanpeople. Mr to subtract from that number Government has scrapped Jordan and his President cameramen and reporters thatunjustedict. should never have been in Now here is the interesting Mr Jordan's President powerpart and it has enormous commissioned an official (The views expressed in s i g n i f i c a n c e f o r inquiry into the public this article are those of the understanding the rising service The report was a u t h o r a n d d o n o t consciousness of African submitted on May 2016 necessarily reflect the Guyanese and their Here is what the report opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
TheyhavesponsoredaZoom rising consciousness of FormerFinanceMinister, thepublicsectorislargelyof from2015to2020. programme alleging that African Guyanese. The use Winston Jordan after African Guyanese, that's T h e p r e s s Guyana is an emerging of the word “apartheid” for showing,throughastatistical nearly 40 percent ofAfrican reports on Mr apartheidstate. propaganda purpose will not outlay, the gradual reduction Guyaneseinthepublicsector Jordan's lecture noted
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Glenn Lall knocks Exxon's 'Massa'...
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THERISKS Intheareaofrisks,which Routledge also alluded to in hisinterviewwith'TheCritic', Lall said the official's commentthatGuyanadidnot havetotakeanyriskisalsofar from the truth “This investment - this oil business is the most frightening and dangerousriskcountriesupon countries have faced. Many countries haven't recovered from having to actually face thoserisks-theyarereal,they are deadly and they are disastrous for nations and theircitizens,”Mr Lallsaid. Hesaidoneofthebiggest risksGuyanaandtheregionis exposed to today, is from the oil investment “which is why every single individual, local and international, has been calling for full liability coverage from the three parent companies of ExxonMobil, HESS Corporation and CNOOC working out there. Up to this moment we are still living withthatgreatdangerousrisk and yet this man telling Guyana, the country has no risk.”Mr Lall pointed out that theentirefishingindustryhas dwindled to little or nothing because of the oil operations and yet Routledge saying Guyana has no risk. Many Guyanese fishermen have been forced out of business due to low catch, which they blamed on oil production activities - a claim which the Guyana Government has refutedpointingtoaFoodand Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report, which is yet to be published. “The excessive flaring causing massive damage and disruption to the atmosphere and our lives, we havebeeninextremeheat,itis that same oil operation going on out there that Routledge says comes with no risks to our lives have us in this situation.”Lallsaid there are several other dangerous risks, of whichRoutledgehasignored.
Frompage3 got no risks but still getting halfoftheprofit.” However, Mr Lall dismissed this claim as a blatant untruth. “If Guyana did not invest a single cent in the oil sector, then why is Guyana paying back all the billions spent on the FPSOs, the rigs, the drill ships and so on? Whoseoilispayingback for that investment, Mr Routledge?”“Letmetell you Guyana, me and the people of this country oil money paying for every cent spent out there, so for Routledge to tell this nationthatGuyanainvestsno moneyandhavenorisksisnot even half of the truth he is telling this country He is being disrespectful and dishonest in dismissing our abilitytounderstandthegame Exxon is playing on us,” Mr LallHlamented.eadd e d t h a t ExxonMobil is using Guyana's oil as guarantee to the foreign banks in order to collectbillionsinloans.“And theyaredoingthiswithoutour authorisation and then telling us that we didn't invest any moneyExxonthere.used the money that they borrowed on our head, in which every cent is being taken back before half and half profit is shared and still this man Routledge saying we didn't invest any money…” Mr Lall further explained.Headded that the only way ExxonMobil could have gone to the banks and get the billions to invest in the StabroekBlockisontheback ofGuyana'soilresources.“He (Routledge) didn't gaffe that piece, he skillfully dancing andpaintingapictureasifwe didn't put anything into the business.”
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Charles Street,ACharlestown, Georgetown man was on Saturday killed along the Rupert Craig Highway after his car reportedly slammed into the rearofatruckthatwasatthe time removing a crashed car fromanearbytrench. Dead is 32 year old StephonStewart. K a i e t e u r N e w s understandsthatStewartwas at the time heading towards Georgetownwhenhemethis demise.Police reported that the fatalcrashtookplacearound 03:10hrs.According to the truck driver, prior to Stewart's demise, another car avoided acollisionwithanothertruck thathaddrivenintoitspath. He alleged that the car wastravellingwestalongthe southern side of the road when the truck heading east on the northern side of the roadendedupinitspath. The car, he claimed, swerved left and ended-up running off the road into a nearbyThetrench.driver of that car reportedly escaped unhurt and he decided to assist by usinghistrucktoremovethe submergedvehicle. He claimed that he parked his truck on the road and switched on his hazard lights.As he was reportedly usingthecranetoremovethe vehicle another car slammed intothebackofhistruckand itsdriverwaslateridentified asStewart.Stewart's car was completely wrecked and when they peeped inside, he was trapped and motionless. Police and an ambulance arrived at the scene shortly afterAfter removing Stewart from the wrecked car, the EmergencyMedicalTeamon board the ambulance pronouncedhimdead. Police have since taken the truck driver into custody to assist them with investigations.
Man dies afterintocrashingtruck
Killed in a car crash, Stephon Stewart Stewart's wrecked car
BLUNTNESS ON INDECENCY!
FRIDAY The hunter becomes the huntedA few days ago, Detective Sergeant, Dion Bascom made some explosive allegations of corruption, which include multi-million dollar bribery claims against senior members of the Guyana Police Force, regarding the murder of businessman, Ricardo Fagundes, and the subsequent stalling of the investigations.Noneof what Mr. Bascom disclosed came as a surprisetoanyone,including the top brass of the police force, which has been desperately trying to deny them.What is however shockingisthatinsteadofthe force making every effort to properly investigate the allegationsmadebyoneofits own, its leaders are busy trying to demean and discredithim. This has been the modus operandiof theorganisation overtheyears.
TUESDAY IDBReport–PartIV The IDB recommended that Guyana ensures that it has a Cost Allocation Law Fromlawscomepoliciesand procedures as standards, whicharethetoolsputinthe hands of Guyanese workers for implementing and bringing possible benefits to thisCnation.ostAllocation Law identifies who is responsible for what areas of costs, what is shared, and how much is the obligation of each party inanycontractordeal. Suchalawisamusthave, it is not something to dillydally over, play games with, but something that has to be ofthehighestpriority 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 AllocationLaw The fact that we don't have this law is more than a betrayalbyGovernment. It amounts to nothing less than treason, which we know is a kind of capital offence Millions are borrowed, loans are spent, andweareinthesameplace, if not worse than before. Men should really go to jail forcrimessuchasthese.
The People's Cries Are BeingGuyanaHeard!isbeingmanaged likeacakeshopwithnoplan to advance it to a truly developed State, despite manyproposalstoaidsucha move.Since this seem to be the plot,thoseatthehelmcanbe assuredthatthepeopleofthis nationhavenolongtermplan for them to remain in high offices.Through protest action the people have, in no uncertain terms, stated their displeasure in this current cropofleaders. And even though the people's retaliation may appeartobeofnoeffectatthe moment, the leaders can be assuredthattheCreator,who sees all things, has heard the people's cries for better leadership and He must and willactintheirinterest. Sooner rather than later changewillcome!
SATURDAY Whose report will you believe?TheGuyanaPoliceForce will find it difficult to convince anyone, including the Government, that the allegations of collusion between the killers of businessman Ricardo 'Paper Shorts' Fagundes and the Force are not true, suffice to say that there have been fiercerebuttalsonallsides. For this year alone there have been several cases when the police came out publicly to deny specific allegations and following investigations the force was foundtobelying. Themostrecentcasewas with Quindon Bacchus. The initial statements by the police alleged that Mr. Bacchus fired at them and that he was caught in a sting operation.Aninvestigation by the Police ComplaintsAuthority proved this to be untrue and today several ranks were charged with the killing of Bacchus.Then there was the OrinBostonkilling. Thepolicefirststatement wasthatBostonfiredatthem, duringaraidonhishouse. A s u b s e q u e n t investigation found that Boston was in his bed when he was shot dead in cold blood.Then 34-year-old Kevin Andries was shot by the police, during what they described as an exchange of gunfire but the evidence, or lack therefore, tells a different story In fact the Force admitted that no gun was recovered from the scene.What then did Mr. Andriesusetoshootatpolice ranks?Now,DetectiveSergeant, Dion Bascom has made some claims of corruption and the police have denied these allegations, given the most recent track record of the Guyana Police whose report will you believe?
In case you haven’t heard, please be informed that as part of our continued effort to channel positive changes in our country, our publisher, Mr. Glenn Lall, has dedicated our Page Seven to be “BLUNT” about on-going indecency in our land that should matter, not only to us at this publication, but the entire nation.
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SUNDAY IDBReport–PartII We continue with the recommendations made by the IDB to Guyana for equipping itself to better manageitsoilwealth. O n e o f t h e recommendations called for 'operationalising robust cost accounting rules and protocols' that watch our backs where oil company expenses are concerned, and give us a greater chance of getting justice from our oil riches.Any rules, policies, procedures, and protocols thatthiscountryhasdousno good by gathering mould, moths, and mildew on some shelfinsomeoffice. Andthis is what the IDB emphasised whatever exists must be enhanced, and then 'operationalised.'TheIDBlentusmoneyto make such 'operationalising' possible. Put the systems, rules, and people to work. Let them loose to sniff out expensetricksdumpedonus byExxonandothers. Letoursystemsrules,and people dig deep, push hard, and get to the bottom of billion-dollar bills submitted byExxon. Whenwedon'tdo so, we are party to the oil companies tricking us and cheatingus. What has the PPP/C Government and Leaders done regarding the r e c o m m e n d e d 'operationalisingofrulesand protocols? Next to nothing. This is how the highway robberies continue, and how weallowit.
Itwaspainfultowatcha news conference hosted by the Commissioner of Police, CliftonHickenandhisCrime Chief, Wendell Blanhum on Wednesday as they fumbled over searching questions regarding the case. The pair at times seem confused, offering incoherent responses to media queries andseemcontentedwithjust trying to refute the allegationsbyBascom. For the sake of good governance,wehopethatthis matter is fully investigated, and the truth of what is allegedtobeagrandcoverup comestothefore.
THURSDAY Policecredibility
MONDAY IDBReport–PartIII 'Costs incurred by Exxon aresubjecttoahighdegreeof judgment by the oil companies.' 'Disagreements betweentheStateandtheoil giant are likely to be frequent…'TheIDB did everything thatitcouldtowarnGuyana's leaders: be on guard. Don't get complacent. Don't take anything for granted with whatoilcompaniessubmitas theirAcosts.high degree of judgment means this: oil companies will lean only towardsthatwhichfillstheir pockets, swells their profits. If they have to play games with costs, they will. If the result is that 10 times out of 10thatGuyanawillendupon the wrong end of the cost stick, then that's too bad. Once we (Exxon and partners) rake in the billions thatisallthatmatters. Also, the IDB wisely cautioned about the company'sjudgmentoncosts being the likely source of frequentdisagreements. In other words, this is where trouble lies, where oil producing countries get shaftedandcheated. PPP/C Government leadersseemmoreinterested in aiding and abetting (slavishly agreeing with) Exxon than challenging the company on anything, includingbillion-dollarbills. Exxon cheats us, leaders conspirewithit.
TheGuyanaPoliceForce is fighting to protect its tattered image following bombshellrevelationsbyone ofitsownthatseniorofficers are part of a grand cover-up of the investigations into the murder of businessman, RicardoFagundes. Itisnothingnew Thishasbeenthecasefor d e c a d e s a n d f r o m c o m m i s s i o n e r t o commissioner, nothing is being done to reform this StateNoinstitution.one,not even the Guyana Government trusts theGuyanaPoliceForce. It is the least credible public institution in this country and perhaps the hemisphere.When a crime is committed,nooneexpectsit tobesolved.Noonewantsto even make a report to the Force. It is the sad state of affairs for such a key institution that has responsibility of protecting citizens.Therehavebeencallsfor aninternationalinvestigation intotheFagundes'killingand theallegedcover-up. Webelievethereshoulda probe into the entire Force from which should flow sweeping changes from top tobottom.
Thecurrentcontentionby stakeholdershowever,isthat while Guyana is already pumpingfromtwooilfields, and is set to have an FPSO coming on stream each year, protection for the environmentisnotasswiftas moves to find and produce more oil Former Chief Executive Officer of the EPA, Dr Vincent Adams, with extensive knowledge in the oil and gas industry and the qualifications to match, has been one of the key persons highlighting the misses by the government in ensuring the financial and environmental protection of the country in terms of oil spills.Hehasbeenespecially hard on the government for itsapparentlaxattitudesince he claimed that procedures were already in place when he got fired that would have allowedthegovernmenttoby now,haveadecentinsurance policy on which Guyana couldhavereliedon.There (Continued spill disaster in absence liability
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Th e G u y a n a government does notintendtowaste the short time between the world transitioning from fossil fuel to renewables by being slothful in the development of its budding oil sector and as such, has given the approval for oil companiestomoveswiftlyin developing the resource so thatGuyanabenefitsasmuch as it can before phasing out the commodity This is the government's posture however,evenasthecountry is without full liability coverage for oil spill, while pumpingcurrentlymorethan 300,000barrelsofoilperday fromitsLiza1and2offshore fields.Infact,whenaskedabout the government's concern about the coverage being inadequate and the possibility of having to take theoilcompanytocourtover what may be legitimate liabilityresultingfromanoil spill, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said it is the “big hope” of all those involved that an oil spill does not occurThe Vice President was respondingtoquestionsfrom themedialastFridayduringa Press Conference when he said, “I'm hoping that we would not have an oil spill. That's what my big hope is, thatwewouldnothaveanoil spill and I think they (oil operators)arehopingforthat too.” It is for this reason Jagdeosaid,thatthe(capping stack) technology is being usedandcarefulnessisbeing exercised by the operator, “because nobody wants to spendbillionsofdollars.” Jagdeo explained that what the oil companies understand is that they are liable for any oil spill according to the law and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for full coverage, and they have so far submitted an insurance policytocoverUS$600Mper event. “The negotiation now of the so called (US) $2 billion, whether that is adequate or not, it has to ensure that full coverage is there and then we have the assets of the company the US$7B that you can also go against,”thepointmanonoil and gas stated. He said that the government's ultimate aim therefore, “is to have a guarantee that covers all, (and)anysuchliability.”
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Estate surpassed its target by 4.2 percent. As a result of this fourth weekly target being accomplished for the year by the Albion/Port Mourant Estate, the company said employees who worked 80 percent or more days for that week qualified and will benefit from an additional tax free day’s pay. Balraj Dhanraj, Estate Manager at Albion Estate (ag) said that the, “… achievement was possible because of the improved cane quality and consistent grinding operations of the factory.” He explained that there was only 1.1 hours of downtime for the week and that the factory was more reliable. He encouraged the workers to keep extending their efforts because of the opportunity to achieve more, given the favourable weather that currently exists. Hutton Griffith, Manager of Blairmont Estate also encouraged his team to ‘keep up the good work and [to] continue to strive for excellence even in the face of the challenges that the industry faces.” Griffith implored the workers to maintain the same commitment for the remainder of the crop, so that they can benefit consistently from weekly performance incentives. In congratulating the management and estate staff, GuySuCo’s Executive branch urged all of the grinding estates to strive towards the achievement of the weekly production incentive. The company said that the executive also urged workers to remain focused and committed in achieving their weekly production targets.GuySuCo has blamed intense rainfall for many of the production lapses experienced, especially during the earlier part of the year. It said that intense rainfall during the first half of the year adversely affected the mechanical harvesting operation, but the estates were able to leverage on
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has announced that both its Albion/Port Mourant and Blairmont estates have surpassed their sugar production targets for the week even as the company’s sugar production for this second crop is not expected to perform so well. A public statement from the company said that the two estates, “…surpassed their sugar production targets in the same week, ending August 20, 2022.” The information stated that the Albion/Port Mourant estate had set the record by surpassing its target by 13.5 percent, while the Blairmont
‘Sweet week’ as GuySuCo surpasses sugar production at two estates
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D etectives have been able to locate a car that was stolen from a woman in Berbice, Region Six, in Essequibo, Region Two. The woman had accused her boyfriend of hijacking the car from her on Sunday last at Blairmont, Berbice. Kaieteur News had reported on August 17, last that the owner was tipped off that her stolen car was spotted on the Essequibo Coast.Two days later, police were able to locate the vehicle and even nabbed her exboyfriend, the alleged carjacker.OnSaturday, Region Six police confirmed that the man identified as a taxi driver by the name of Dinesh Persaud was charged and remanded to prison for the offence. On Friday, the taxi driver was hauled before the Weldaad Magistrate Court and slapped with the charge of simple larceny of a Toyota Fielder wagon valued at $5 million.
The stolen car that was recovered Jamaican gets over 13 years in US for international lottery fraud scheme (JAMAICA GLEANER)Jamaican David Odean McIntosh has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison in the United States for defrauding Americans in a lottery fraud scheme. McIntosh, who was sentenced on Tuesday, was ordered by US District Judge Raner C. Collins to pay approximately US$1.8 million in restitution. The 29-year-old was previously found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit moneyTheLaundering.courtheard that between 2013 and 2018, McIntosh was one of the leaders of an international fraud ring that targeted thousands of elderly victims around the assetsthreatenedRevenuetowithprovidedfees.paytoldwinnings,prize.wonclaimingcalledscammersJamaican-basedUS.andotherselderlyvictims,thevictimshadalotteryorotherToreceivetheirthevictimswerethattheymustfirstmoneyfortaxesandThefraudsterssomevictimsphonylettersclaimingbefromtheInternalServicethattoseizetheiriftheyfailedtopay.
From page 17 the improved cane quality, and productivity, in surpassing their target. Apart from the rain, GuySuCo has also pointed to inefficient tilling capacity due to inadequate machinery as another major hindrance towards improved sugar production levels. The company has thus embarked on a turn around that will involve additional mechanisation, improved sugar cane production and quality as well as grinding ‘Sweet week’ as GuySuCo... efficiency.GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer Sasenarine Singh told Kaieteur News, that the company is not expected to meet its required production for the second crop that will satisfy both its local and foreign markets, but assured that Guyana will not be left without the sweetener. He said that GuySuCo has first priority to Guyana and as the year whines down, he does not intend to have any sugar shortages, especially during the holiday season.
The charge states that he committed the act on Diane Latchman, 33 of No.3 beach dam,PersaudWCB. pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded to prison until August 31, Latchman,2022. who once shared a relationship with Persaud, said that her stolen car was found on Thursday last by police at a bar in Essequibo, Region 2. Persaud was subsequently arrested after police located him in a nearby shop.According to reports, the white Toyota Fielder was hijacked at beforesometheBlairmont,herwithfollowedbeforebeganatthatLatchmanBlairmont.hadallegedPersaudhadattackedheralocationinBathandbyassaultinghersnatchinghercarkeys.Latchmansaidthatsheandenteredthecarhim.Hedroveoffwithbutwhentheyarrivedatheallegedlypulledcarover,assaultedhermoreandkickedheroutdrivingaway.
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Police recovers stolen car in Essequibo
ByDavinaBagot Adamantthattheremust be changes to the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) that Guyana entered into with ExxonMobil back in 2016, Kaieteur News Publisher andbusinessman,Mr.Glenn Lall, is planning to take a peaceful protest outside the Office of the President on MondayLallmade the disclosure onFridayeveningduringhis radio programme ‘The Glenn Lall Show’ aired on Kaieteur Radio - 99.1 and 599FM.The businessman has been leading a series of protests, calling on the leaders to bring back the oil companytothetableinabid to secure better financial terms for the citizens of Guyana. From Monday he intends to protest President Irfaan Ali’s office from 10:00hrs. The businessman hascalledonallGuyaneseto supporttheactivity Lall in prefacing the announcement noted that leaders from both sides of the political divide have been relentlessly addressing theirsupportersonmeasures to cushion the high cost of living, however, should better terms be included in the contract the woes could be addressed once and for all. According to the newspaper publisher, “It is mindboggling that the leaderswouldtalkaboutcost ofliving.TheVicePresident for example is saying that they have to find a way to cushion that when this country is blessed with so muchHeresources.”notedthat the taxes alone that Exxon is refusing to pay, with the support of thegovernment,candomore than ease the inflationarypre ssures being experienced by every citizen. “That part of the agreement can eliminate the pain and suffering the people of this country are facingatthemomentandcan give every household something when the month comes.”Tothisend,hereasoned, “Just imagine if the contract is changed to something reasonable that match what most of the oil producing countrieshavewhatitcando for us. I maintain my stance that if the leaders put their headstogetherandchangeit, everyhouseholdcanreceive $1millionamonth.Thereis too much oil out there that should have made the G u y a n e s e p e o p l e comfortablealready.”
“Just imagine if the contract is changed to something reasonable to match what most of the oil producing countries have what it can do for us. I maintain my stance that if the leaders put their heads together and change it, every household can receive $1 million a month. There is too much oil out there that should have made the Guyanese people comfortable already…I will be fighting for my share, you can join me” - Glenn Lall for renegotiationofExxoncontract
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Contrary to this, the businessmanurgedthatwhat isevidentisanupwardtrend in crime as parents struggle topacktheirchildren’slunch kitseachday “Halfbegging and the other half thieving,” Lall argued as he pointed to theneedfortheoilwealthto benefiteachfamily “Crime has already gotten out of hand so much so that people aren’t reporting it anymore to the police There is rampant carjacking etcetera but the peoplearen’treportingitand I’mnotblamingthepolice-I amblamingthesalariesthey carryhome,”theNewspaper Publishernoted. Moreover, he said, “Public Servants should havebeentakinghometriple their salaries if only we got our fair share from gold, timber and bauxite and I haven’t even mentioned oil as yet. I will be fighting for myshare,youcanjoinme.”
This past week, protestors alternated between the Square of the Revolution and the Houston Public Road, East Bank Demerara, to demand a renegotiation of the Exxon contractwhichallowstheoil companytobenefitfromthe bulkoftheresources. During the exercise, picketers highlighted the fact that ordinary Guyanese are not benefitting from the “pittance”beingreceivedby the administration in exchange for the sweet light crude it allows Exxon to extract. They were keen to note that should more value be raked in through a new agreement,thepeopleofthe countrywouldbeabletolive betterandmorecomfortable lives For instance, one gentleman spoke of the “shameful” $28,000 being giventopensioners.Hesaid that this amount is grossly insufficient when one considers the current cost of living and the price for KaieteurPublisherNews, Mr. Glenn Lall in protest mode
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After18yearsofnoupgrades,maintenance... IDB finds New Amsterdam Hospital in shocking state Figure 5-8: New
ByKianaWilburg The New Amsterdam Regional Hospital (NARH) which treats approximately 200 to 300 patients daily,hasbeenfoundtobeinamost deplorableAccordingstate.to an August 2022 report by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), the hospital has not received any maintenance or needed upgrades since its establishment 18 years ago. As a result, many of its facilities, equipment, and structures are out-dated, and in certaincases,dilapidated. The financial institution noted thatpartsofthehospital,including the surgical room which has three tables, have mould on the walls, which is a result of the condensation of hot air trapped in theceilingandthecoolairrising. The bank noted that fungus is also noticeable on the external walls of the various buildings locatedinthecomplex,addingthat this can be a result of a botched paint job or incorrect paint for the physical environment of the hospital.Atits inception, it was noted that the NewAmsterdam Hospital offered two specialised medical services, and as such the clinic examination rooms were designed to accommodate one doctor and onepatientatatime. However, the hospital now offers 16 specialties, and there has not been any additional space allocated to the clinic examination rooms To accommodate the increased number of clinics and patients, the bank said the rooms have been divided into sections by non-medical grade blinds to accommodatethreedoctorsand threepatientsatanyonetime. Additionally, patients’ wounds are dressed in a stockroom due to limited space foroutpatientcare. Itwasalsoobservedthatthe current patient waiting area is small,overcrowded,loud,dark, poorly ventilated, and has uncomfortable seating. The financial institution said patientssometimeshavetowait outsidethehospitalduetoalack of space. To paint a better picture regarding lack of space, the bank disclosed that the hospital has one three bed IntensiveCareUnit(ICU)anda seven-bedA&Edepartment.
- surgical room has mould and fungus-infested walls complex without proper working toilets patients being treated in stockroom equipment outdated, structures dilapidated Amsterdam Hospital Operating
maintenance.Thevacuum/suction system it said, is an important piece of equipmentinthedeliveryofpatient care,asitisresponsibleforclearing airwaysandremovingbodyfluids. However, the vacuum system that exists at the hospital is out of commission and non –functional. While the system had undergone a numberofrehabilitationmeasures, thebanksaiditwasneverrestored to a fully functional efficient system Though the hospital currentlyutilisesaportablesuction system, the bank said due to the nature of the equipment, it is not sufficient to meet the needs of the hospital.Importantly, the bank pointed outthatthehospitaldoesnothavea Waste Management Plan, and as such,wasteishandledonanadhoc basis. Wastewater and other liquid waste are disposed of through the sewage system of the hospital, which consists mainly of septic tanks.Theseptictanksareemptied by a private waste collector Discharges from the septic tanks flow directly into the Canje River Thereisnofurthertreatmenttothe discharge before being pumped intotheriver
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Furthertothis,thebanksaidthe hospital currently has a three-bed operating theatre, which services thecatchmentareasofthehospital. Itsaidthesurgeryroomisasterile area, however, the walls and ceilings of the room are covered with mould. The bank said this is the result of a design flaw that created a large space between the ceiling and roof of the building, resulting in condensation. It added thatamoistenvironmentisproneto mouldandmildew Noting more damning observations,thebanksaidtheICU room has a two bed capacity, which is often inadequate for the needsofthehospital.Thereisalso no high-dependency care units (HDUs) so patients that are too critical for the general rooms and notcriticalenoughfortheICUare kept in a place not suited for their condition.Thebanksaidthisleads t o o v e r c r o w d i n g a n d underutilisationofresources. Additionally, the institution found that there is a sterilisation unit with two sterilisation machines at the hospital, however, onlyoneisfunctionalandworking at maximum capacity The other sterilisation machine is out of commission and needs
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Additionally, the IDB said the hospitalhas14sanitaryblockswith toilets connected to a septic tank system.Thebank said some of the toilets, like the ones in the A&E Department,arenotinworkingdue to poor maintenance The institution said in no uncertain termsthatthetoiletsareinadequate to meet the needs of the current flow of patients and doctors of the hospital.Other troubling findings listed include the fact that the hospital does not have a working water purificationsystem.Thehospitalis also without an efficient laundry departmentasitwasfoundthatthe dryerisnotfunctioning.Inlightof this, materials and clothing are washed and placed on a line in the compoundtodry Finally, it was found that the hospital does not have a formal Fire Prevention and Protection Plan In fact, firefighting equipment was found to be outdatedandthereforeineffective. What has also alarmed bank representativesisthatthehospital does not currently have a functional health and safety plan or protocol that guides the operation of the hospital. Matters of occupational health and safety arethereforeresolvedonanadhoc basis and according to the nature ofthecomplaintorissue. There is also no health and safety officer that ensures that there is compliance with the national legislations and standards. Instead, matters are addressed by the CEO, the Matron,andothermanagers. The bank has since loaned Guyana US$160M, part of which willbeusedforcriticalupgradesat the New Amsterdam Hospital, Linden Hospital and the G e o rg e t o w n H o s p i t a l Corporation.
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One of the potholed main entrances to the Chesney New Housing Scheme
The heart of the Chesney Community
Atyre shop that services the Community on a daily basisThe GWI Sub-Office Chesney resident, Ms. Seeta Singh Laldhar Budhram, a pensioner who worked at the sugar estate for over 30 years.
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ByMalisaPlayer-Harry Once heavily dependent on the sugar industry, Chesney, a Corentyne, EastBerbiceCommunity,istodaya hubforseveralthrivingbusinesses. Clustered with Communities like Kilcoy, Fyrish and Albion, Chesney is easily distinguished by its hive of business activity Among the first business places you are likely to happen upon duringavisittothisCommunity,is a Chinese restaurant, another Chinese establishment that specialises in window and glass manufacturing, the Sunshine Supermarket which is owned by Chesney residents, a pastry and bakeryshop,theGuyanaWaterInc. Sub-Office,theGuyanaPowerand Light Sub-Office, a tyre shop and the K Boodhram Automotive Store.Inaddition to the many homes, you'llalsonoticeanorphanageand achurchtoo. Iwasinformedthatahardware and shopping centre from Georgetown will soon open a branchwhereasectionoflandwas recently cleared along the public road.Villagersexpressedexcitement about the new business that will takeshapeastheyarehopefulitwill providesomejobsandalsoprovide quality products and at an affordableChesneycost.Village is sectioned into North and South, with the Chesney Housing Schemes (old and new) located south. These housing schemes which are now populated with hundreds of households have developed slowly overthe Duringyears.myvisit,Iobservedthat themainstreetswithintheschemes areinadeplorablestateandsoisthe drainagesystem. With frequent complaints to Regional and Central Government Authorities going unanswered, residentssaidthattheyhavegrown weary of bringing the issue up as the third year under the Current Government approaches. Many of the residents were reluctant to speak but wanted the condition of the roads to be highlighted as they arestrugglingtogettotheirhomes andtoworkonadailybasis. As I made my way along the public road, I met a resident, Seeta Singh of Chesney North, as she walked home through a newly pavedThestreet.55-year-old said she has been living in the Community for 26 years. She noted that while the village is “okay' there is a need to also fix some streets that have not beendoneinover15years.
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“Demcrossstreets really bad and this main street, only halfway dem build it, but most of the cross streets very bad…,” sheSinghshared.saidshestill tries to live a comfortable life despite the need for os m needfule improvements. According to her, some of the residents of the Community are employed at the estateorareengagedinfishing.She added that the villagers are very cooperative and live among each otherSingh,peacefullywhodescribedherselfas a simple housewife, said that she takes care of her grandson whom she would normally take to school and pick-up every day prior to the July-Augustvacation. Thatshesaysisajoyasitgives her an opportunity to bond with him.MaimoonLatiff,whohasbeen livinginChesneyfor38yearsnow, said that she loves her village and the people, but sometimes noise nuisance can be a bother Nevertheless, she said, “dem peoplearitehereman.” While she did not say much, Latiffalsostatedthatpeopledoalot offishingandshrimpcatchingfora living. She quickly rushed off to head home as the blazing sun was toomuchforhertobear.Overatthe K. Boodhram Automotive Store, Khrisendat Boodhram, the owner, was making purchases of vehicle parts, lubricants and more to stock up his shop The 19 year-old Boodhram (Continued
…a tranquil East Berbice CommunityChesney
The 19-year-old owner of the K. BoodhramAutomotive Store transacting business.
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LEARNING FROM THE Kaieteur News, the award winning PAST journalistwithanintimateknowledgeofthe For this generation to better L.F.S Burnham and Cheddi Jagan era said, understanditsfutureandmoulditinthe “I think it is admirable for one of the right way, in a way that truly overcomes the agreedthatsocietyhastobeassuredthatthe Adams. He was later granted permanent youngest Presidents of Guyana to take that perils of racism, Singh insists it must better system is foolproof to the machinations of residencyandsettledthereuntilrecently approach with a sincere effort in hopes of understand the past This generation, any political party, adding that a guarantee Over the years, Mr Singh who initially unitingthepeopleacrossracialandreligious unfortunately, has been brought up on the of a free and fair election would contribute started as a trainee reporter in the 1950’s positions. It is correspondent with the background of racism and we have to get tohealingtensions. with the Graphic newspaper (now Guyana nationalmotto,of‘One People, One Nation, away from that desperately, the former SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION Chronicle) in colonial British Guiana, One Destiny’ President Ali is confirming Guyana Chronicle Newspaper Columnist Noting that he has no reason to doubt would move on to write for the ‘Express’, that he wants to keep the spirit of this motto stated. Ali’s sincerity with his ‘One Guyana Trinidad and Tobago, the ‘Observer’, aliveandwellinGuyanabuthiseffortsmust “One thing I wish for this generation to Movement’, Singh said he is however Jamaica,andthe‘Nation’,Barbados. He not be merely a slogan. It must motivate the always bear in mind is that before Burnham anxious to see how the Head of State will (Continued A RickeyyoungSingh Mr. Rickey Singh and his late wife Patricia aka “Dolly”
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By Kiana Wilburg Kiana Wilburg Edge== …Veteran Regional Journalist, Mr. Rickey Singh weighs in Pres. Ali’s ‘One Guyana’ Movement: Is it an attainable ideal? and Cheddi separated and formed their own parties, they were Comrades –inArms.The CIAand British intelligence
It is widely acknowledged that racism played a very important role inhasandcontinuestobe,achronictriggerfor separating them. It was determined toviolence and societal decay The scars and maintain the division between those spebruises of this evil are evident on the men. But Burnham, irrespective of his ll thatcontoursofGuyana’sanatomy faults, was a visionary He was very out, not inTo combat this reprehensible form of eloquent. Any attempt to diminish the an election manifesto but exactly how hesystemic oppression, policy leaders pre and valueandimportanceofLFSBurnham will transform this country with a multi-post-independence over the years have is going to be an insult to political ethnicsocietyembarked on a suite of efforts for social history But one cannot sweep under As a start, he recommended that thecohesion. the rug that the Burnham regime Head of State should have a physicalStanding on this fertile and well-tilled transformed rigged elections into a representation of what this ‘One Guyana’soil is President, Dr Irfaan Ali, whose fine political art form. This lasted for should represent. “Perhaps, he can startleadership has become embellished by the 21 years until it changed in 1992 with with a monument or bust of Jagan andsloganof“OneGuyana”.Hehasdescribedit Jagan.” Burnham in their days as comrades andas a social contract for nation building, for Henoted,however,thatthelateDr what they represented at the time. TheycreatingoneGuyaneseidentity Jagan although he had his vision for were the first visionaries of Guyana and“We must stop being defined by race, leadership, could not succeed unless the leaders of today, are at the forefrontstop being defined by politics. Start being heworkedtounitethecountryandthat and they have taken the baton and aredefined by our one nationality and by our iswhereheandBurnhamstillforgeda moving the nation into the land of unity,”common love for our one country...” This is friendship “That empowerment theCaribbeanJournalistexpressed.what the Head of State had told coming from both men and realizing HealsofeltitprudenttoreiteratethattheParliamentarians back in 2021 when he they were both socialists, the US saw ‘One Guyana Movement’ can only beannounced the establishment of a ‘One it as a threat and intervened,” achieved through a coordinated set ofGuyana Commission’ which will be expressed the veteran journalist. “I activities between the President andspearheaded by Prime Minister, Brigadier am therefore advocating that this Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, while(rtd)MarkPhillips. generation should not run the risk of noting the importance of involving theThemonumentaltaskbeforetheHeadof peopleofthecountrytoliveit.” compounding the error by saying ‘oh don’t nation’syouthintheequation.State is no easy one. The failed attempts by Mostimportantly,Singhsaidcreditmust worry about the past,’ but you have to NO REGRETSthe nation’s forefathers can attest to this. be given to the previous leaders who first understand it in order to know where you At the age of 85, Singh currently lives aTherefore, is his ‘One Guyana Movement’ hadthevisionthatracialdivisioninGuyana want to go and come up with original ideas peaceful life between Barbados where hetrulyanattainableideal? is not the way for this country to go. He togetthere.Alihastheopportunitytodoit,” has lived since 1978, and Trinidad, with hisVeteran Regional Journalist, Mr Rickey commented, “This younger generation…is statedSingh. children.Singh expressed cautious optimism when not too concerned about the past but of the INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS His entire career has been fashioned inweighinginonthematterrecently present and what will be the future but if The revered Journalist also highlighted the fire of integrity and professionalism; soDuring an exclusive interview with today’sGuyanesedoawaywithwhois the need for Guyana to strengthen its much so that his unwavering journalistic ‘Afro’ and ‘Indo’—it would electoral systems since perceptions about principles saw him being exiled by the do us well. We need to cut the the integrity of the process could also inflict Burnhamregimeforhisfactualreportingon adjectives.” morefracturesintotheethniclithosphere. thedictatorshipofthatera. Also crucial to the Singh categorically stated that rigged After moving to Trinidad and Tobago in equation he said is that both elections represent an insult to the votes 1974, Singh’s reputation for being a GovernmentandOpposition freely cast; it makes a farce of it. “I covered forthright commentator also saw him being have a duty to make this all of the elections beyond Independence forced to leave as his work permit was not happen- to unite the country and beyond the Republic and I would agree renewed. He then moved to Barbados. This and to shy away as much as that there is a link between rigged elections patternwastoberepeatedwhenhisworkran possible, from any attempt to and stoking the racial divide.” Singh also him afoul of Barbados Prime Minister,Tom foster racialism as a means to obtain party power While the party will at best succeed to get into office, he said the society would always be fractured, leaving a shaky foundation upon which national goals have to be achieved. “President Irfaan Ali has an outstanding opportunitybeforehimtobe the one to achieve this, to hange the course of istory,” expressed the longstandingJournalist.
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The pshoppingback-to-schoolexerciserovidesoneof thoseraremomentsofseeing how involved men are in the lives of their children. These past few weeks it has been heart-warming to see many fatherstakingtothestreetsto shopschoolsuppliesfortheir children.During a trip downtown last week, it was observed that men were not just engaged in back-to-school purchases, but also household in general. The task of shopping for school supplieshasalwaysbeenlaid squarely on the backs of mothers, but somehow there hasbeengreatereagernessby our men folk to take up their responsibility perhaps buoyed by the $30,000 cash grant, which means less fundsfromtheircoffers. AsI have said in this column before often when we speak about fatherhood, we tend to only view it through the lens of their responsibility as a provider and although this is a very crucial element, it is not the only roles fathers must play Shopping for our children is part of the total parental involvement that is beingadvocatedtoday Backto-school shopping increases fathers' efforts to support their children by directly makingapositiveimpacttoa successfuleducationalcareer fromMthem.any researchers recognise the important role that strong positive bond between homes and schools, play in the development and education of children Theories put forward have been supported, and reaffirmed, by numerous studies that have shown that good co-operation between schools, homes and the communities can lead to academic achievement for students, as well as to reforms in education Researchhasalsoshownthat successful students have strong academic support from their involved parents. During my trip downtown I asked two men why they were doing school shopping, onereplied:“thechildrenlike whenIshop…theysaidIdoa betterjobthantheirmother,” themansaidwithasmirk.He evenwentontotellmethatit was not something he particularly liked doing initially,buthascomearound to accept it as part of his responsibilitiesasafather Theothergentleman,told mehehadalist,giventohim by his wife, which made things easier for him. “Not really,” the man responded when asked if he was enjoying the school shopping He added however, that he appreciated the difficulties his wife would face in shopping school supplies. “She could not make it to come, but she gavemealistandtoldmethe placesIneedtogo,”theman offered.Wehave been raised to believe that the father is the head of the household, but equally the wife or mother looks to him for love and sympathy and for aid in the training of the children; and thisisright.Thechildrenare hisaswellashers,andheisto be equally interested in their welfare. Thechildrenlookto the father for support and guidance; he needs to have a rightconceptionoflifeandof the influences and associations that should surround his family; above all, he should be controlled bylove.Thefathershoulddo hisparttowardmakinghome happy Whatever his cares and business perplexities, they should not be permitted toovershadowhisfamily;he should enter his home with smiles and pleasant words. Too often our fathers are characterised as the disciplinarian whose presence in the home is to intimidate the children and ward them off against truly expressingthemselves. Onthecontrary,thisisno evidence of manliness in the father for him to dwell constantly upon his position as head of the family A fathermustnotbeasachild, moved merely by impulse. He is bound to his family by sacred ties. The father is to stand at the head of his family, not as an overgrown, undisciplined boy, but as a man with manly character and with his passions controlled.A2016 research paper titled: The Effects of Involved Fatherhood on Familiesandhowfatherscan be supported both at the workplace and in the home by Scott Behson, PhD; Fairleigh Dickinson University, U S A a n d N a t h a n R o b b i n s B r i g h a m Y o u n g University, USA said thusly, “the diverse effects father involvement has on child development can be grouped together in four categories: behavioural, lessphysicalhtheirnon-violentfcognitive/academic.”semotional/psychological,ocialandStudiesalsofoundthatatherswhoreportclose,connectionswithchildrenlivelonger,avefewermentalandhealthproblems,arelikelytoabusedrugs,are moreproductiveatwork,and report being happier than men who do not have this strongFurtherconnection.,men who are fathers are more likely to be i n v o l v e d i n t h e i r neighbourhoods, more likely to regularly attend religious service, and more likely to engage in community service. Most fathers aspire to success not just as financial providers and in their careers, but also as involved,lovingfathers.
Men doing back to school shopping
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This is a simple exercise you can do by again standing with your legs about shoulder length apart. Hold the dumbbellsatthesideofyouandmakesurethatyourelbows areslightlyinfrontofyourhipsasthiswillhelptokeepyour bicepsengagedduringtheactivity Next,youwillsimplyraisethedumbbellsup,keeping Continued on page 42 to weight training…
ByDavinaBagot Taking steps to start something new can often be challengingformanyreasons.Thiscanespecially besoinyourworkoutprogrammewhentryingto takeitupanotch.Itmaybehardtofigureout,forexample, what exactly you can do to help you burn off some extra weightandeventhoughyoumayknowwheretheanswerlie, yousimplydon’tknowwheretostart. Last week I shared some tips that can be useful for beginnerstoweighttraining.Thisweek,I’llsharesomefull body dumbbell exercises you can do right at home that can helpyoutoneyourbody These days, some people find it wiser to invest in their own equipment to work out, at a time that is convenient to them.Ifyouareoneofthose,herearesomeexercisesyoucan try that will help you target all the muscle groups in your body.
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BENT OVER ROWS Begin by standing with your feet just about shoulder widthapartwiththedumbbellsatthesideofyou.Bendyour knees slightly as you bend over, keeping your back straight and chest up with shoulder blades back. When performing thisexerciseyoucanchoosetohaveyourpalmsfacingyour bodyorhavethemfacebackwardsawayfromyourbody After bending over slightly, lift the dumbbells by bringing your arms closer to your rib cage, keeping your wristunderyourelbows.Repeatthisexerciseafewtimesand you’llnoticeresultsparticularlyinyourupperbody
Full body exercisesdumbbellyoucan try at home perfectUsingformtodohammercurlswithdumbbells bentMusclesatworkduringoverrows Practicing dead lifts areExampleofhowfrontlungesdone
DROP SQUATS Forthisactivity,youmayusetwodumbbellsthatcarrya comfortableweight,soastoavoidanytypeofstraintoyour muscles.Simplyspreadyourlegswithyourdumbbellsheld oneineachhand,thensquatholdingtheequipmentinfrontof you. Drop the dumb bells and return to your standing position,thensquatandpickupthegearsfromthefloor You mayrepeatthisexerciseforabout45secondsafterwarming up,restfor15secondsbeforetryingthisnextone. DEAD LIFTS Hereagainstandwithyourlegsslightlyapartwithyour dumbbellsineachhand.Holdtheequipmentinfrontofyou withyourpalmsfacingyourbody Slightlybendyourknees then begin to lower the dumbbells towards the ground. To maintainproperformindoingthis,avoidbendingyourknees and keep your back straight. Only your waist should be loweredasyoutakethedumbbellsslowlytothegroundata depth that is comfortable to you. Try to keep your back straightasyoureturntoyourstandingposition. FRONT LUNGES Slightlyspreadyour legs apart with the dumbbells held at the sideofyou.Putonefoot in front of the other, taking your body down totheground.Thelegin frontofyoushouldbein apositionsimilartothat ofasquat,whiletheleg behind should be bent without falling to the ground. To ensure this activity is being done correctly,makesureyou do not bend forward to allow your knee to jet passyourtoes.Returnto your standing position and repeat the exercise on the other leg.
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The murder scene wasameresniffleawayfrom the official residence of this country's Head-of-State and his family It follows, therefore, that President Ali would want to know thefull truth on who is responsible forthisdeedmostfoul,even if it includes people close to him. After all, the noble Brutus did turn upon Julius Caesar,andRomewasnever thesame.Ifonly to get to the bottom of the heinous crime committed in the vicinity of the Presidential Residence, His Excellency owes Sergeant Bascom the securityofthemostguarded witness protection that Guyana can offer We need to hear what he has to say, what else he stirs relative to Guyana's criminal plagues. If partisans don't want to hear because of fear where Mr Bascom's disclosures maylead,Iwanttoknow It would encourage me to see thisbold,necessarystrokebe ordered by the President. With respect, this is bigger than the Hon. Minister of Home Affairs, I urge urgent Presidentialintervention. The Main Street murder holds many mysteries, such as the reach of underworld networks, limitations and compromises in the Guyana Police Force, and the exposures of ordinary citizens to the criminal assaultsthatwreakhavocon any local day, mostly out of sight Dion Bascom deserves a long hearing Guyanese are due getting to the bottom of the sewer that spews its noxious air every now and again into our consciousness, and reveals to us what we really coexist with in terms of crimes and corruptions.Whatrepresents much more than the ordinary meanings of those two everyday words (crimes and corruptions) in this nation's vocabulary Excellency PresidentAli:Ithinkthereis only one choice, one decision to be made: extend the tightest witness protection facilities possible toSergeantDionBascom. A favourite PPP Government Minister, Dr VindhyaPersaud,hadthisto say recently, “This is a national campaign against bullying. The Anti Bullying Campaign.” Bravo and thanks, Hon. Minister. If you only knew, MadamMinister,howmuch weneedsuchanationalantibullying campaign, which I now take into a strange place.A well meaning Guyanese man on social media managed a straight face in asking a question of Exxon's Guyana Country Head. The question went likethis:'isthisreallyagood contract for Guyana?' By default, I heard I shuddered. For it was like asking of a PPP or PNC or AFCstalwartifheorshewas incorruptible. There is only one answer to such a, ahm, er, troubling question. It is, ' o f c o u r s e I a m incorruptible'. And if it is a regular day, the PPP luminary would then give a seminar on how his beloved PPP has done in the anticorruptiondepartment. As a softball question, a prearranged one, there was onlyoneanswertothatmost impotentquestion. Alistair (American Master) Routledge was only too glad to perform his part inthisembarrassingskit,this social media dog and pony show In a splash straight from the theater of the absurd, Headmaster Routledgewenttotownwith hisshinyusedcarspeechon Guyanese. 'It is the best contractever,'withrevenues all up the 'wazoo', gushed this newest Exxon representative from the twilightzone. Itdisturbsinfinitely,that the most senior officer from Exxon in Guyana sneaks over to find comfort and joy inthedeepest,darkestcaves in Guyana's social media circuit To the Exxon Country Head, I have a tender word: don't sink this low and slink around so cheaply, sir Have the courage and conviction to sell Exxon's beautiful Guyana story to the whole world, and from the mountaintop. Stop bullying these little m e d i a presences, Mr Exxon in Guyana.Be a warrior for Exxon, and stand before all Guyana and share the goodies on this despicable contract. I encourage Social Protection MinisterPersaudtoextenda few anti-bullying lessons to Mr Alistair Routledge. It wasanothersorryepisodein Exxon's disturbing bullying ofGuyana.
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ByGHKLall Th e G u y a n a Government is being urged to providewitnessprotectionto SergeantDionBascom,who has blown some loud whistles on the Main Street murder
President called on witness protection, anti-bullying lessons for American Master Routledge regarding contract (The views expressed in this article are those of the a u t h o r a n d d o n o t necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
– among them countries whose Governments have contributed to the underdevelopment and weakness of Haiti – now convenientlyhidebehindthe Haitian call for a “Haitianled” solution, to do little or nothing.TheUnitedNations(UN) withdrew its Stabilization M i s s i o n i n H a i t i (MINUSTAH) in October 2017after13years. Despite the dire situation which now exists, the UN Security Council opted to extend the mandate of its Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH)until15July,2023, but not to expand it to tackle the spiral of violence, lawlessness,andtheterrorof armedAgainstgangs.this background, LuisAlmagro,theSecretaryGeneral of the Organization of American States (OAS), issued a rousing public i n d i c t m e n t o f t h e “International Community” and the self interested political elite in Haiti Almagro minced no words when he declared: “The Institutional Crisis that Haiti isexperiencingrightnowisa direct result of the actions taken by the Country's endogenousforcesandbythe International Community” Hestatedunequivocallythat, “The last 20 years of the International Community's presence in Haiti has amountedtooneoftheworst and clearest failures implemented and executed within the framework of International Cooperation”. Tobeclear,“theInternational Community” in Haiti amounted to “a core group”, compromising the European Union, the UN, the OAS, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany,andSpain. Ipubliclyagreedwithhis assessment.Itwasthe most honest andcompellingstatementby a high official of any Regional or International Institution ever issued, concerningHaiti. In agreeing with his statement, I interpreted his d e f i n i t i o n o f t h e “International Community” as including every country, every international financial and development institution, the United Nations and its organs, and the OAS itself. But I also recognised then, what I later said in the Permanent Council of the OASonAugust17,whenthe Foreign Minister of Haiti, Jean Victor Généus, clearly prompted by Almagro's statement, asked for a meeting.WhatIsaid,inbrief,was that “many countries in the InternationalCommunityare perfectly innocent of what happens in Haiti or has happenedthere.
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repatriatingBahamaspopulationState.areHaitianaagreements.facilitate'Goodsdialogueconsensus”.qcontinuethathavesuggestingpMinistercommunity”.internationalForhispart,ForeignGénéussaidthattheGovernmenthastriedtoromotedialogue,thatitseffortsnotbeensuccessful,but“thePrimeMinisterwilltirelesslyinthisuestfordialogueandOfcourse,suchawillnothappen,norwillanyagreementbeustained,unlessthereisOfficesMediation'toitandoverseetheimplementationofitsMediationcannothappenwithoutaninvitationfromtheArielHenryProvisionalGovernmentandthegreementoftheothergroups.NeighbouringcountriesalreadystrugglingwiththefailureoftheHaitianTheBahamas,withaof400,000,hasanestimated150,000HaitianrefugeesinitsterritoryThisyearalone,theGovernmenthasspentmillionsofdollarsHaitianrefugees. n the words of the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the OAS, Josue Fiallo, the situationinHaiti“constitutes anunusualandextraordinary threat to my country's national security, foreign policy and economy”. And the US has deported or expelled thousands of Haitians, fleeing from their desperateconditions. In his statement of August8,Almagroidentified what amounts to a programmeofactiontotryto saveHaiti. It includes: bringing violence under control and disarming the gangs; providing technical and financialresourcestoaddress thecurrentsecuritysituation, creatingacentralmechanism to deploy assistance without overlapping and wasteful efforts, a strong monitoring component to combat corruption, drafting a new Constitution that fixes deficiencies in the existing constitution, including by establishing an autonomous C e n t r a l B a n k , a n independent Justice System, a functioning and effective education system, and investment to create employment and alleviate povertyFewwoulddisagreewith thisagenda.Thequestions it raises are: who would provide the financing and which agency would be trusted to implementit? These are questions, which must be addressed before Haiti sinks even deeper into an even bigger catastrophic humanitarian crisis than it has suffered so far Haiti must become a priority on the agenda of all International and Regional bodies… now
There are others both countries and institutions - that have damaged Haiti irreparably over many years. Now, it is up to those countries to do something to correct the situation Financial support is the obligation of those members of the international community with the resourcestodoso.Andmany of them, incidentally, bear responsibility for the situationinHaititoday”. Almagro is clearly right insaying,“…resourceshave to be provided to Haiti through an institutionalised process by the International Community with a strong monitoring component and capacity to combat corruption and prevent the resources from being divertedandmisused”. AsIobservedattheOAS meeting,Haiticannotexpect an international response to its needs “without some assurance that, within Haiti, there will be a collective, solidified position, both in terms of the requests they make, the cooperation they will give, and the openness with which they will deal with the
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These gangs have established fiefdoms in which they rule supreme, terrorising communities, kidnapping people, demanding huge ransoms, committingvilemurdersand even burning their victims –aliveordead. Even more disturbing, some gangs appear to have established links with politicians.Beyond the loss of control of law and order, the countryisbeinggoverned,in name, by unelected officials with no independent judiciary or functioning national assembly An accord among civil society groups and political players, fashioned in September 2021,hascollapsed. Thismakesfulfilmentof thedesirefora“Haitian-led” solution to the country's problems most unlikely, and notcredible.Whatmakesthissituation worse is that Haiti has no strong institutions to support governance and to address the deep-seated problems of thecountrySomenations
BySirRonaldSanders Haiti has never been far from w i d e s c a l e human suffering, grave politicalinstability, and grim e c o n o m i c underdevelopment. But its circumstances today are worse than they have been before.Thecountryhasbecomea battle ground for rival criminal gangs, whose weaponsaresuperiortothose ofthePolice,bothinquantity andfirepower
Who will save it? Haiti sinking deeper into catastrophe:
here are dark forces seeking to thwart our focus from doing goodT and living fulfilling lives, and those of us determined to be overcomers know for a fact throughoutthebiblearelittlelovethat this is no joke. But praise be notes and when they grab mytoGod,Heisbiggerthananydark attention, I can’t help but smileforceandwillforeverprevail.His knowing that the Creator of the name must be glorified even universe has got me I amamidst the madness that we comfortedbythethoughtthatI’msurvive daily, and the madness, absolutely safe and secure some of us already know, will not regardlessofwhatIamfacedwithsubsideinthenearfuture. onadailybasis.While there are some among But sometimes our desire to us who are hoping for the day be independent of the ‘Supremewhen things will become ‘bright One’couldsteerusalongapathofand beautiful’, based on biblical believing that we could live ourteachings,thiswillnotbethecase best lives by adhering to our owninthisfallenworld. counsel. But I am daily learningThis is made absolutely clear that total reliance on the true andin the 24th chapter of the book of and he will flee from you” been reminder we can all do with, us to lose faith in him, he living God, is the best possibleMatthew This is but one of the moremeaningfultome. everyday!” encourages us in many ways option for me. Proverbs 3:5-7chapters in the bible that paints a I find that I literally have to It is amazing how God uses includingat1Peter5:7to“castall states,“5TrustintheLordwithalldauntingpictureofwhatweareto cry out to God sometimes to get his people or situations to remind our cares and worries on him thine heart, and lean not untoexpect.Itstates:“21Forthenshall through such oppressive us of his unconditional love, becausehecaresforus.” be great tribulation, such as was episodes. These manifest through especially when the going not since the beginning of the thoughts meant to weaken and, at getstough. world to this time, no, nor ever times, these attacks come while I Although during the shall be. 22 And except those amasleep.Weshouldhoweverbe past week, I took days should be shortened, there grateful that help is always advantage of multiple should no flesh be saved: but for forthcoming as “…the peace of opportunities to tell people theelect’ssakethosedaysshallbe God, which passeth all who I’d never met before shortened.” understanding, shall keep your aboutthegoodnessofGod, This means that even the hearts and minds through Christ it turned out to be an strongest of believers in Christ Jesus,”-Philippians4:7reminds. especially tough week for Jesus are at risk of falling away By simply being determined me. and this is owing to the fact, as to hold on to the end, God will While it was clear as stated in Matthew 24, that make a way even in the face of day that God helped me “11…many false prophets shall what may appear to be the worst through it all, by the end of rise, and shall deceive many 12 obstacles in our lives, as nothing the week I was wallowing And because iniquity shall canseparateusfromhislove. in self-pity, convinced that abound, the love of many shall Recently, I smiled when I I’d made it through by the waxcold.” foundthatsomethingassimpleas ‘skin of my teeth’. I was I am compelled to highlight a notebook journal for sale on even overwhelmed with thisstateofaffairsevenasIbattle amazon.com has this welcoming thoughts of how I could be to put together this mere article to biblical (Romans 8:38-39) truth: discouraged in the future. testify of the goodness of God in “Neither death, nor life, nor However, I eventually my life. Had it not been for his angels, nor principalities, nor recognised this thoughtgrace, there would be no way for powers, nor things present, nor pattern as a setup to thwart thine own understanding.Perhaps convinced that the me to complete it with the things to come, nor height, nor my focus from the true and living 6 In all thy ways acknowledgeforgoing needed to be ongoingonslaughtonmymind. depth, nor any other creature, God. him, and he shall direct thyemphasized for a blockhead like Never before has the verse shall be able to separate us from Since our heavenly father paths.”me, Jesus reminds also in the James 4:7: “Submit yourselves theloveofGod,whichisinChrist knows that we will be faced with We only need to believe ingood book at Matthew 6, therefore to God. Resist the devil Jesus, our Lord – This is a situations that can literally tempt him. However, as I reminded“25ThereforeItellyou, earlier, dark forces aredo not worry about simultaneously vying for ouryour life, what you will attention thus we must beeat or drink, or about determined to not fall prey Asyour body, what you such the bible reminds us to: “Bewill wear Is not life sober, be vigilant because yourmorethanfood,andthe adversary the devil, as a roaringbody more than lion, walketh about, seekingclothes?” It continues, whom he may devour,” – 1 Peter“27Which of you by 5:8.worrying can add a And then at John 10:10 it issingle hour to his life? underscored that: “The thief28And why do you comethnot,butfortosteal,andtoworry about clothes? kill, and to destroy” butConsider how the lilies thankfullyintheveryverseweareof the field grow: They reminded that our Saviour camedonotlabourorspin.” to ensure that we “have life andIt’s truly amazing haveitmoreabundantlytoo.”the lengths to which Stayalertbyreadingtheword,God would go to prayingfervently,andworshipingremind us that we are the heavenly father every chanceloved. 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ByRehannaRamsay …The importance of Vitamin D intake Nutrition plays a key role in a person's overall healthandwell-being. Thisweek,I'llshedsome lightonvitamins,whichplay a vital role in the overall nutritional balance of one's lifesincethesehavedifferent jobs to help keep the body workingThereproperlyare13 essential Vitamins — Vitamins A, C, D, E, K, and B Vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, B6, B12,andfolate). Today, the focus is on Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for maintaining healthy bones and teeth. It also plays many other important roles in the body, including regulating inflammation and immune functions.The human body produces Vitamin D as a responsetosunexposure. A person can also boost their Vitamin D intake through certain foods or supplements.Inthisarticle we look at the benefits of Vitamin D, what happens to the body when people do not get enough, and how to boost VitaminDintake. VitaminDisclassifiedas a fat-soluble vitamin, which meansthattheVitaminDyou make and consume from foods and dietary supplements, is stored in fat tissueforlateruse. Without enough Vitamin D circulating in your bloodstream, it's impossible toabsorballthecalciumyou need Vitamin D also influences cell growth and immune function, which keepsinflammationincheck and keeps your nervous system working properly as is explained by Ms. Gillian Trim,aNutritionist,attached totheMinistryofHealth. Ms Trim told this publication that adequate Vitamin D is central to a strong skeleton. While she agrees that strong sunlight triggers Vitamin D productioninyourskin,Trim said the reality is that globally many people suffer fromadeficiency,mostlydue to the seasonal periods of sunlight in several parts of theworld.Trimnoted, “Vitamin D deficiency is still a problem worldwide, but is rare in our region.”Sheexplained that when there is a Vitamin D deficiency bones fail to calcify or harden as they ought. “ B o n e s becomeweakandbendwhen they have to support body weight This can cause children to have bowed legs and knock knee This condition is called rickets. Adults are affected in the form of brittle bones and somemayevenbecomedeaf asthetinybonesintheearare also affected by the lack of VitaminD. Women who have repeated pregnancies may becomebentandstoopeddue to the depletion of calcium,” TrimShesaid.noted in cases where people do not produce the required Vitamin D, the use of food and dietary supplements rich in this nutrientareencouraged The nutritionist said that dietary sources such as cod liver oil, eggs, dairy products, cod fish, and fortified milk are all good sources of Vitamin D.In the meantime, several trusted health sources, state that an adequateintakeofVitaminD may support good immune function and reduce the risk ofautoimmunediseases. Vitamin D, they believe there may be a link between long term Vitamin D deficiency and the development of autoimmune conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis,butmoreresearchis necessarytoconfirmthelink. Onthehand,thoughrare, there are scenarios where Vitamin D intake is too much. This usually occurs f r o m a c c i d e n t a l overconsumption and prescriptionerrors. In this case, health officials warn that too much Vitamin D can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of weight,andkidneydamage.
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Many people have persistent complaints, suchasdizzinessorpain,that don't appear to be symptoms of a medical condition. It's a puzzling time for us as doctors when we can't figure out the cause of the symptom(s).Thesesymptoms are sometimes known as “medically unexplained symptoms”whentheylastfor more than a few weeks, but doctors can't find a problem withthebodythatmaybethe cause.This doesn't mean the symptomsarefakedorbeing made up. They're often real and can affect your ability to function properly Not understanding the cause can make them even more distressing and difficult to c o p e w i t h Todaywewilltalkabouthow besttoaddresssymptomsthat cannot be explained medically WHATARESOME CAUSES MEDICALUNEXPLAINEDOFSYMPTOMS?
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Symptoms that cannot be medically explained:
WHAT CAN YOUR DOCTOR DO TO HELP? Your doctor will aim to rule outallthepossibleconditions that might be causing your symptoms.Youmayhavetogothrough thorough questioning, physical examination and blood tests. It's important to consider whether any medication you're taking may be causing your symptoms – for example, taking painkillers long term, can lead to painkiller headaches.Yourdoctor should also investigate whether you might have an associated problem, such as depression oranxietyPhysical symptoms can causedepressionandanxiety, and these can in turn make the physical symptoms worse, creating a vicious circle. WHATSHOULD YOUTELLYOUR DOCTORTOHELP? The following are questions that your doctor may want to have answered: What your symptoms are like – when they started and what makes them better or worse?What you think or fear is thecauseofyoursymptoms–andyourexpectationsofhow tests and treatments might help?How your symptoms affectwhatyoucando–what they stop you doing? How upsetting your symptoms are – how they makeyoufeel. ARETHERE TREATMENTOPTIONS? Youandyourdoctormay identify some lifestyle changes and goals that you both think will help relieve your symptoms, such as regular physical activity and betterrest. Youmaybereferredfora 'Talking Therapy', such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT). TheaimofCBTistohelp you to manage your symptomsbyenablingyouto understand links between your symptoms, worries, feelings and how you cope. Ifyoursymptomsseemtobe causedbyaproblemwiththe nervous system, you may be referred to a neurologist (a specialist in disorders of the nervoussystem). Medication such as antidepressants can be helpful, even if you're not depressed.However, medication isn't always the answer –painkillers or sedatives, for example, may lead to you becoming dependent on them.The possible benefits of medicationalwaysneedtobe weighedagainstthepotential sideIfeffects.youthink you have an underlying condition that's been missed by your doctor, you can always ask for a secondopinion. ARETHERETHINGS YOUCANDOBY YOURSELFTOHELP? There are things you can dotoimproveorevenrelieve some physical symptoms, such as taking regular exercise and managing stress. R e g u l a r exercise will help keep you fit and many peoplefindthat it also boosts theirmood.How much exercise you should do will depend on your current healthand Managingcapabilities.stressis very important because it's been linked to problems such as pain and abnormal bowel movements. Planning some pleasurable personal time to unwindshouldhelp. Do whatever you can to help you relax, whether it's yoga classes, swimming, praying, running, meditation orwalking.Asdoctors, we do not know everything and there are conditions that are beyond our comprehension. Having a symptom that cannot be medically explainedisnottheendofthe world.Using the coping mechanismsthatwedescribe today may help to relieve yourIfsymptoms.youhave a medically unexplained symptom, just know that your body has a remarkableabilitytorecover andthere'sagoodchancethat yoursymptomswillimprove in time, even without any specifictreatment.
Many people with medically unexplained symptoms,suchastiredness, pain, and heart palpitations, also have depression or anxietyTreating an associated psychological problem can often relieve the physical symptoms. For others, the symptoms may be part of a poorlyunderstoodsyndrome, such as: chronic fatigue s y n d r o m e ( C F S ) irritable bowel syndrome ( I B S ) fibromyalgia (pain all over thebody)Whenmysterysymptoms seem to be caused by problems in the nervous system but you don't have a specific nervous system condition, your doctor may refer to your symptoms as a 'functional neurological disorder'.Examples of such symptoms include: tingling in the hands or feet atremorinoneorbotharms headaches or migraines changes in eyesight, like blurred vision or seeing flashinglights The fact that doctors are unable to find a condition causingthesesymptomsisn't unusual in medicine, and it doesn'tmeanthatnothingcan bedonetohelpyou.
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To date, I have not gotten an external explanation of life as to our origin and purpose that has truly fulfilled that empty feeling of a somewhat severed connection Each explanation, as compelling as they may sound,seemstocomewiththeirowndoubts andcriticisms.I’llsaytoothatmostofthese explanations, in responding to the question, usually come with religious undertones or that being the outright elucidations.And for methatisjustfine,especiallyifthesituation isservingyourbestinterest. My experiences however, have not afforded me an easy choice to just accept or to just believe in general, things said or answers given about mattersthathaveadirectimpactonmy life.IguessIamthetypetoreallygetit until all the facts or information is in; then I get a chance to examine carefully It may be a serious sense of caution developed over the years havingtobethemainlightinmylife’s journeysofar Notjustafeeling,buttherealityof megenerallybeingaloneinthisworld with little to no guidance, I accepted a long time ago that all available information is welcomed and necessary in me forging ahead on this journey.Yousee,whatalwaysamazesmeis that someone never really knows anything unless they learn about it or become aware, regardless of how it is brought to their attention.Thattellsmethatapersoncouldgo ontheirentirelifesurvivingandthriving,not knowingsomethingthatsomeoneelseholds dear and imperative to their existence. That furthersaystome,thatitalldependsonwhat information, belief, etc. one chooses to take in and apply to their life that will ultimately have a massive impact on their experiences and to some extent, the ease in which they journeyAcceptingon.this,Ihaveworkedsohardon myselfandcontinueeverydaytryingtoapply whatIhavelearnttoservemeinthebestway possible.And these involve working on my socialskills,(Ilearntthehardwayaboutmy poorpeopleskills),emotionsandcharacterin general while continuing to observe what I believearemyshortcomings,andcontinueto make the modifications. You see, managing myself, my life, is 1000 percent my responsibility I have observed that many of usdependonotherstodoforus;whetheritis ourparents,ourGovernment,ourfriendsand so on; failing to recognise that whatever effectwegetfromasituation,wearetheones impacted, so we are thus required to safeguard our physical, mental and other states so that we do not lay blame on predicaments that we may or may not have created but to some extent, are still responsibleforbyvirtueofourinvolvement. At first, I refused to accept this - that if someone, for example a friend, does something wrong to me that it was totally their fault. I absolutely refused it until I finallysawinmyownexperience,howI wasresponsibleforthatfrienddoingme wrong, and later recognised why I shouldnothaveevenbeenupsetbecause again,Iplacedmyselfinthesituation.In thissituationIreferto,IrecognisedthatI wanted this person to be my friend, despite the signs being there that this person was not committed to the friendship as I was, I kept holding on, hangingaroundanddoingevenmorefor this person.And can you believe, I was actually upset because the person was not returning my commitment to the relationship in kind. NO! Absolutely not! I had no right to be upset with a person because theydidnotgivethesameenergy as I did. Instead, I should have recognised whether this person was committed as I was and act accordingly where that is concerned. And even if I was blinded by my determination to make this person a friend and a part of my life, I should not be upset, buttousethisasalearningexperience. Today,thispersonandIarenolonger friendsandIamnotupsetbutfeellike I could have handled the situation differentlybecauseitisnotthatthispersonis no good, but that this person was being themselves towards me and I didn’t like the treatmentasitwasnotonparwithmine.Ijust neededtoadjust. And in most cases, that is in fact all we need,tohandleasituationdifferentlysothat theoutcomeservesusthebestwaywesee.A lot of times we act, and in hindsight, look back on what was said or done and regret. I doubt we can completely remove what we may call negative responses, but I strongly believe like a computer, we can programme ourselves to do better by acting in our best interest.Iamnottalkingaboutbeingpassive or restrained, but I think more or less, to be logical in our thinking because like I said, I am 1000 percent responsible for my behaviourLastweekImentionedlearningfromthe greats and placed a few of the teachers that continuetoreadjustmymind,andarehelping me to unlearn some of the unwanted traits that cause us unnecessary pain, emotional damage, and regret. I had mentioned Manly Palmer Hall, the Canadian author, lecturer, astrologer and mystic who over his 70-year careergavethousandsoflecturesonwhathe describedasthe‘TheSecretTeachingsofAll Ages’.Someofwhatthegreatteacherhasput forward is so thought provoking, so mind boggling,becauseformeIhadneverlooked at situations in the way he puts it over And based on what he taught, he showed how society and an individual’s failure to take responsibility for themselves, and their actions heavily contribute to the unwanted experiences and situations we face I recommendmyreadersgiveMr Hallalisten – ‘Motivations behind thought and action, psychology and self improvement’ and ‘HowtoMasterYourThinkingPatterns’and ‘Habits for Self-Development Wisdom’ are among the many eye-opening lectures that deal directly with consciousness, emotions, andotherheavytopics An online site ‘The balancecareers.com’ whichspeaksaboutjobacquisition,attitude, people management and such topics, has an entire segment on taking responsibility for one’s life as a means of being successful. In answeringthequestionofresponsibility,they said, “You are totally responsible for your life. This is the foundational principle you must embrace if you plan for happiness and successinyourlifeandwork.”Theysaidfor many people, everything is someone else’s fault. Every problem can be explained away with reasons why they can’t affect the situationortheoutcome.Theyhavesoughtto highlight the weaknesses we possess when having to dig deep and genuinely act in our bestinterestbyrecognisingthatitisonlywe whoaretobeblamedforourfailures. Next week we will look into what this websitehastosayabouttakingresponsibility forourlives.Theyarecontendingthatevento have job success, we need to hold ourselves responsibleandthusdivesintowhathappens whenwedon’t,howweareaffectedandthe excuseswemakethatmakesuskeepourown selvesdown.
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ByRehannaRamsay Sophia Dolphin’s journey into marketing and sales began with a bicycle. As a child, the Glo-See Market and PR founder recalled that she often saw herneighbourplayingwitha bike and wanted one for herself. However, growing up in a low income family with her grandmother, that was not something they couldhaveafforded. During her late nights studying by lamp light, she thought of ways to make her dreams a reality Out of the darknesscameabrilliantidea The young Dolphin took matters into her own hands andbegansellingherlunchto her primary school classmates She saved the money she made to buy the bicycle Herlunchbecameso p p g g grannyformorelunchtomeet demand These humble beginningssetheronthepath hertobecominganentrepreneurToday,shehascombinedlifelongpassionfor
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One of the biggest reasons for Glo See's longevity and success is, 'Say It Out Loud', a visual/radio show on 89.5 FM that Dolphin has been running for over five years. She uses her platform to p r o m o t e p e r s o n a l developmentandsustainable productsthataddvaluetothe lives of her listeners. When asked about Glo See's vision, Dolphin said, “we aspire to be the leading global marketing and PR service provider to promote sustainability and wellness to growing businesses and organisations using unique sales and marketing strategies, to create impact andmakenewconnections.” ThisvisioninspiredGloSee's Networking Brunch, which debuted in 2019. The brunch is back after a twoyear hiatus due to Covid19—Glo-See's Networking Brunch 2.0 is being held today, Sunday, August 21, 2022.Atthebrunch,patrons will enjoy good food and greatcompanywhilemaking newDconnections.olphinbelieves that people can learn from her story to overcome their own challenges and become successful. Despite dealing withpoverty,depressionand domesticviolenceatvarious points in her life, the businesswoman used her knowledge, talents, and experience to build a successful business. She is indebted to her family and friends, who kept her on track and often made pricelessAddedcontributions.tothis,she said customers are perhaps the most influential people in h e r j o u r n e y a s a businesswoman Glo See wouldnotexistifnotforthe clients who continue to believe in the products and support the business, keepingitaliveeventhrough thepandemic.Althoughshe's come a long way, Dolphin still wants to achieve more extraordinary things personally and with her business Currently, she's participatinginthe'Road-toGrowth Programme' deliveredbytheCherieBlair FoundationforWomen. After the programme ends, Dolphin hopes to continue adding more skills to grow her business. In addition, she strongly e n c o u r a g e s o t h e r entrepreneurs to keep learning and maintain a positive mindset since the failure to do either will hindersuccess.Hermessage foranyonereadingherstory is: “I don't see obstacles. I see opportunities. That's the spirit of Glo-See Marketing andPR.”
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inspphiadded,McDTSthesebnfguGswbtWphtoreceiveachievement.osequippingetdailyconfidence,”gtouchviolence,swonderfulbeingherthespiritpainanyonewouldn'twouldn'texperiencedaaDaeeormSampahchallengesoccurredthroughouteradolescenceandintoyoungdulthoodOneincidentinarticularstillstandsoutinherind;thiswaswhenbanditsmbushedherandherfatherhewasforcedtowitnesstheurderofherfatherduringthatobberyShecountsthisasonefthemosttraumaticxperiencesofherxistenceHowever,hardshipsffecteveryonedifferentlyandolphinhaschosentomaintainpositiveoutlookthroughitllThoughshehasmanythingsshewishforothersbuttradeherlifewithelse,shehasusedhertocultivatearesilientanddesiretoimprovelivesofeveryonearound.Addedtothis,shesaidamotherofthreechildrenandaurvivorofdomestichermissionistolivesstartsathome.“Thegreatestgiftyoucaniveyourchildisshesaid.Hermissionistoensurehatherchildrenarempowered.ShebelievesherchildrentoucceedishermostutstandingpersonalSeeinghersonbuildhisownbusinessandawardsisatestamenthereffortsasaparent.AccordingtoDolphin,erfaithreinforcesherositiveoutlookonlifeithoutGod,shedoesn'tthinkhatanyofhersuccesswouldepossible“IrunmybusinessithalotoffaithThat'swhyometimesIliketosaythatodismybusinesspartner”ShesharedthatherfaithidesherbusinessandistheoundationforhowsheurturesherchildrenHerusinessnamerepresentssentiments.Glo-Seestandsfor“GodLovesOrionophia,Ezekiel,andEmma”hatfamilialloveiswhatolphinaimstoextendtoherustomersthroughGloSeearketingandPRThebusinesswoman“MybiggestmotivatorsmyloveforpeopleIworkardeverydaytoensureeopleleavemypresence
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From 35 marketing and sales and started Glo-See Marketing and PR, an impactful business built on a peoplecentred model Dolphin's company provides a wide range of services, including visual/radio marketing, public relations, sales and marketing, event planning and hosting, blogging, and podcasting.Inaddition,GloSee gives clients a personal touch by using innovative methods to engage the consumers in their niche. The company operates in a market niche focusing on sustainable products, wellnessandhealth. It was formed but she spent 15 years working in sales and marketing at Gizmos and Gadgets However, she left her job in 2017 to focus on her business Consequently, Glo-See serves companies that have similar branding. Promoting personal growth and development has been the focus of her business fromtheinception.Although she registered the firm in 2 0 1 6 , f o r t h i s businesswoman, Glo See wasdecadesinthemaking. She said her company wasbornfromalifefilledwith many challenges. These
ired. At Glo-See, our messages and marketing deliver an empowering message to consumers Focusingonmakingourclients betterhelpkeep90percent of customers recurring” She says that she is not surprised at her longevity in the marketing arena and this is among her most significant career achievement. “As a y o u n g G u y a n e s e businesswoman, I'm proud to see that my company has remained relevant We've survivedpressurefrommore prominent companies and even the Covid 19 pandemic. After all these years, we've become a householdname.”
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E-Networks to air House of Dragon from Game of Thrones
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On August 27, 2022, E- Networks will air Dracarys, the spinoff special from Game of Thrones on Cinemax starting at 10PM. The series will tell the story of the Targaryen civil war that took place about 300 years before events portrayed in ‘Game of Thrones.’ You don’t want to miss this. By Latoya Zephyr Many eyelash extension wearers might ask themselves if they can wear contacts with lash extensions. In order to preserve your extensions for as long as possible, anything that can come in contact with your eye area is a fair question.Contacts are safe to be worn with eyelash extensions, just not during the lash appointment. it is recommended to remove contacts during the application of eyelashes to reduce dryness in the eyes. When putting in or removing contacts, avoid touching the extensions for greater longevity.Inthis article, we will cover the reasons why it is recommended to remove contacts during a lash appointment. Moreover, we will discuss how to put in or remove contacts when you wear eyelash extensions. Wearing Contacts While Getting Eyelash Extensions While getting eyelash extensions during your appointment, you will be required to keep your eyes closed at all times. Keeping your eyes closed prevents the lash adhesive or fumes from the adhesive from penetrating your eyes. So how does this relate to contactSleepinglenses?with contacts is notoriously bad. Several studies have demonstrated the adverse effects of sleeping with contact lenses. A cornea in good health requires two important elements to function: moisture and oxygen. Because contact lenses lay on the surface of your eyes, they limit the amount of oxygen and moisture they can get. When you sleep with contacts, the limitation of oxygen and moisture is accentuated, thus further increasing your risks of eye infection. According to WebMD, sleeping with contacts increases your risk of developing eye infection by 6 to 8 times. The most common eye infection is called keratitis. Keratitis is inflammation of the cornea (the transparent layer that covers the iris). Eye infections can present with the following symptoms:Drysensation in and around the eyes Eye Itchinessrednessand pain on or around the eyes. Blurry Dischargevisionfrom the eyes Light WearingsensitivityContacts After a LashYouAppointmentcansafely put your contacts back after your lash appointment is completed. Most clients have no issue whatsoever and don’t experience discomfort when wearing contacts with eyelashHowextensions.toPutInor Take Out Contacts With Eyelash Extensions. One of the most basic recommendations to keep your eyelash extensions is to simply leave them alone and avoid touching them. Contact lens wearers don’t have a choice. They need to put them in or take them out at some point. But how do you do it with eyelash extensions? The best method to put on contact lenses when having eyelash extensions is to open your eyes as wide as possible and slowly place the lens over your eyeball. This technique prevents any interference with your eyelash extensions.Tryremoving your contacts with a similar approach without touching your lashes. If you must pull on your eyelid to open your eye wider, pull on the lower eyelid. You should avoid pulling on the top eyelid where eyelash extensions are applied because you risk touching the lashes. For the lash appointment only, the ideal scenario is for you to come without your contacts in. Other than that,yes lash extensions can be worn with lash extensions.
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4. Potential uses of neem juice against infections Neem leaf extract has shown antibacterial activity against several foodborne bacteria. The activity against bacterial growth has also been observed in other lab trials. Neem leaf extract has also shown activity against the growth of several fungal species during lab studies. In addition to activities against bacteria and fungi, the potential use of neem extract against the growth of coxsackievirus has been observed.1Neem juice may have these properties as well. All these activities were observed during lab studies. If you are suffering from any infection, bacterial, viral or fungal, you must get treated by a healthcare provider and receive proper treatment as larger studies are needed to confirm efficacy in humans.
5. Potential uses of neem juice against inflammation Neem leaves possess potent antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities. Free radicals in the body often lead to chronic diseases in the long run. Neutralizing these free radicals may help avoid the onset of many health conditions. The antioxidant properties of neem leaf may help destroy or neutralize the free radicals generated in the body. In addition, the antiinflammatory properties of the neem leaf may also help with inflammation and swelling in the body. 1 Though some studies show the benefits of neem juice in various conditions, these are insufficient, and more research to establish the true extent of the benefits of neem juice on human health./ How to Use Neem Juice: To make fresh neem juice, you can clean some fresh leaves with water. Grind the leave and add water to it to make neem juice. You may consume raw neem juice to partake its health effects.3 You must consult a qualified doctor before taking neem juice or any herbal supplements. Likewise, do not discontinue or replace an ongoing treatment of modern medicine with an ayurvedic/ herbal preparation without consulting a qualified doctor./
Hydroxyazadiradione·VitaminC·AminoAcids1 Properties of Neem Juice: Owing to the hist of phytochemicals it contains, neem juice may show the following properties for human health.
Natural Home Remedies For Stomach Ulcers
1. Potential uses of neem juice for wound healing Neem leaf extract could help promote wound healing as observed during several animal studies. This wound healing property was observed on rats. Using neem juice may show properties similar to extract. Therefore, you may use neem juice to help accelerate wound healing.1However, if you are suffering from any wound, you still need to take complete wound care to prevent the wound from getting infected. Avoid using neem juice without consulting with a doctor first.
· It may show antibacterial activity·Itmay act as antifungal activity·Itmay help with lowering inflammation·Itmayhelp with arthritis
Potential Uses of Neem Juice for Overall Health: Neem juice possesses many valuable properties because of which it has potential uses for many health conditions. However, most of these uses have been observed in lab-scale trials using neem leaf extract. Neem juice may show properties similar to leaf extract and may show effects against several disease conditions. However, more research is required to consolidate its uses in people. Therefore, you are advised to consult a physician before using neem juice on your own as a remedy for any serious medical condition.
·Bloating (the stomach swells due to accumulation of gas)
3. Potential uses of neem juice for liver Neem leaf extract showed good potential as a liver protectant. The positive effects of neem leaf extract against liver toxicity and damage were observed during animal studies. Neem leaf extract could show positive effects during the trial by restoring the levels of liver enzymes. 1 These effects may point in a positive direction. However, you must reach out to your healthcare provider in case of any liver problems. Trying to treat liver problems with herbs and tonics without consulting a doctor may worsen the situation.
Ulcers can also develop around the duodenum wall, the first part of the small intestine. These ulcers are known as duodenal ulcers. Stomach ulcers require medical care and treatment, even if they don’t cause symptoms. If not treated in time, stomach ulcers can get worse. Therefore, medical help is Therenecessary.1arealso some herbal remedies that you can use to manage the symptoms of stomach ulcers at home. The benefits of these herbs and the method to use them are mentioned below. What Causes Stomach Ulcer? The common causes of stomach ulcers are mentioned below. Over usage of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): Taking NSAIDs for a long time or in large quantities can cause stomach ulcers. Examples of common NSAIDs include aspirin, naproxen, and ibuprofen.1 Helicobacter pylori infection: Getting infected by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori can cause stomach ulcers. This bacteria lives in the stomach itself and does not cause any symptoms for most people. But people who have bacterial overgrowth can develop stomach ulcers as the bacteria continue to grow and damage the stomachSomewall.1rare causes of stomach ulcers are: physiologicalSeverestress: Getting burns or injuries or other severe illnesses can cause stomach ulcers. Physical stress can cause overproduction of stomach acids, causing stomach ulcers.1
· It may help purify the blood3
Side Effects of Neem Juice: Various studies are reporting the liver toxicity of neem.Therefore, people with liver problems need to be careful while taking neem juice or herbal juice.4 Using neem juice without consulting with a doctor or physician is not advised. Before taking neem juice, you need to consult a doctor about its potential limitations, side effects and safe dose. Precautions to Take with Neem Juice: Here are some precautions you need to take while using neem ·Precautionjuice. for pregnant and breastfeeding women . There is a lack of sufficient information to support the use of neem juice during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Therefore, it is better to be on the safer side and avoid taking neem without consulting first with your doctor or healthcare provider.·Precaution for elderly andTherechildrenis a lack of information supporting the use of neem juice. Therefore, it is better to be on the safe side and avoid its use unless prescribed by a certified doctor or healthcare provider.·People with liver problems.People suffering from liver ailments should avoid neem juice, which can lead to liver injury and damage. 4 Before taking neem juice or any herbal juice, you need to first consult with a doctor about its limitations and precautions.Avoidusing neem juice unless consulted by a doctor or neem-juice/)benefits-side-effects-of-blog/ayurveda-uses-physician.(https://pharmeasy.in/
Neem Juice: Uses, Benefits, Side effects and More!
SyndromeZollinger-Ellison : A rare kind of condition that causes the stomach to overproduce stomach acids.1 Symptoms of Stomach Ulcer: Some stomach ulcers may not cause any symptoms. These stomach ulcers are also called ‘silent ulcers’. Some common symptoms of stomach ulcers ·Burningare:pain in the abdomen
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·Heartburn·Indigestion·Vomiting·Nauseaand acid reflux1,2 Home Remedies for Stomach Ulcer: You can use these natural remedies for stomach ulcers. The remedies mentioned below can help you take care of your stomach and manage the symptoms of stomach ulcers.
Introduction: Stomach ulcers are open sores present in the stomach wall. Stomach ulcers develop when the acid in your stomach starts damaging your stomach lining. Damage to the stomach wall causes open sores, which might cause pain and bleeding.1Stomach ulcers are common among people and are manageable. Still, you should take stomach ulcers seriously and get timely medical help. Stomach ulcers are also called gastric ulcers.
· It may help with stomach ulcers· It may act as an antitumour agent1
Introduction: If you are searching for a healthy drink to kick start your day, look no further! Packed with numerous health benefits, neem juice can be your choice for a healthier and betterAsfuture.people become more mindful of their health concerns, more and more people have started relying on herbal juices. Neem juice is a bitter juice obtained from crushing the leaves of the neem tree. Neem, scientifically known as Azadirachta indica, belongs to the Meliaceae family. The neem plant is commonly found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Neem has been widely used in traditional systems of medicine such as Chinese medicine, Unani medicine and the Ayurvedic system of medicine.1 Effective properties of many plants are being researched for disease management because of their fewer side effects. Neem juice contains numerous phytochemicals that possess functional properties against diseases. The effective properties of neem leaves are very well documented.1Ifyouwant to learn about bitter neem juice health effects, continue reading! Nutritional Benefits of Neem Juice: Some nutrients found in neem leaf are minerals like calcium and phosphorous. 2 Neem juice also contains plenty of phytochemicals such as · Quercetin · Beta-Sitosterol · Nimbin · Nimbanene · Nimbandiol · Nimbolide · Nibiol · 6-Desacetylnimbinene · Benzoylazadiradione,·7-Desacetyl-7-N-Hexacosanol-17
2. Potential uses of neem juice for diabetes Neem extract has been evaluated for its antidiabetic activity in lab studies. Neem extract may show positive effects on blood glucose and help reduce the activity of the glucosidase enzyme (responsible for breaking complex carbohydrates into glucose). Neem leaf extract also showed activity against diabetes mellitus.1 These activities may help manage diabetes. However, if you have diabetes, avoid using neem juice or any other herbal remedy without consulting your healthcare provider first.
The Famous Mona Lisa portrait is stolen VincenzoPeruggia Mona Lisa Dumbarton Oaks Conference, (August 21–October 7, 1944) was a meeting at Dumbarton Oaks, a mansion in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., where representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom formulated proposals for a world organisation that became the basis for the United Nations. This conference constituted the first important step taken to carry out paragraph 4 of the Moscow Declaration of 1943, which recognised the need for a postwar international organisation to succeed the League of Nations. ‘The Dumbarton Oaks Proposals’ (Proposals for the Establishment of a General International Organisation) did not furnish a complete blueprint for the United Nations. They failed to provide an agreed arrangement on such crucial questions as the voting systemoftheproposedSecurityCouncilandthemembership provisions for the ConstituentRepublicsof the Soviet Union. These issues were resolved at the Yalta Conference in February 1945, which also resulted in the proposal of a trusteeship system under the new agency to take the place of the League of Nations mandate system (see Trusteeship Council). The proposals, as thus supplemented, formed the basis of negotiations at the San Francisco Conference, out of which came the Charter of the United Nations in 1945. (Source:Britannica)
This Day in History - August 21
Physicist who designed World War 2 atomic bombs accidentally irradiated aroutune Krikor Daghlian Jr (May 4, 1921 –September 15, 1945) was an American PhysicistHwith the Manhattan Project, which designed and producedtheatomicbombsthatwereusedinWorldWarII.He accidentally irradiated himself on August 21, 1945, during a critical mass experiment at the remote Omega Site of the Los AlamosLaboratoryinNewMexicoanddied25dayslaterfrom theresultantradiationpoisoning. Daghlian was irradiated as a result of a criticality accident thatoccurredwhenheaccidentallydroppedatungstencarbide brick onto a 6.2 kg plutonium–gallium alloy bomb core. This core, subsequently nicknamed the “demon core”, was later involved in the death of another Physicist, Louis Slotin. (Wikipedia) The two Physicists Louis Slotin (with sunglasses) and Harry Daghlian Jr. (seated middle) during the Trinity Test preparation in July 1945.
The Ghouta chemical attack occurred in Ghouta, Syria, during the Syrian Civil War, in the early hours of 21 August 2013. Two opposition-controlled areas in the suburbs around Damascuswerestruckbyrocketscontainingthechemicalagent Sarin.Estimatesofthedeathtollrangefromatleast281people to 1,729.The attack was the deadliest use of chemical weapons sincetheIran–IraqWar United Nations investigating teams confirmed “clear and convincing evidence” of the use of Sarin delivered by surfaceto-surface rockets. A 2014 report by the UN Human Rights Councilfoundthat“significantquantitiesofSarinwereusedin a well planned indiscriminate attack targeting civilian inhabited areas, causing mass casualties. The evidence available concerning the nature, quality and quantity of the agents used on 21August indicated that the perpetrators likely had access to the chemical weapons stockpile of the Syrian military (Wikipedia)
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Hundreds reported killed by chemical attacks in Ghouta, Syria
Nathanial “Nat” Turner (1800-1831)
The Soviet ballisticintercontinentalconductssuccessfullyUniontestoffirstmissile Semyorka -Russian’s firstballisticintercontinentalmissile
Victims of the chemical attack Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon
Nathanial “Nat” Turner (1800-1831) was an enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people onAugust 21, 1831. His actionsetoffamassacreofupto200 Black people and a new wave of oppressive legislation prohibiting the education, movement, and assembly of enslaved people. The rebellion also stiffened pro-slavery, anti abolitionist convictions that persisted in that region until the AmericanCivilWar(1861–65). Turner was born on the Virginia PlantationofBenjaminTurner,who allowed him to be instructed in reading, writing, and religion. Sold three times in his childhood and hired out to John Travis (1820s), he became a fiery preacher and leader of enslaved Africans on Benjamin Turner’s plantation and in his Southampton County neighbourhood. Close to 60 Whites were killed during the rebellion,includingtheTravisfamily (History.com)
The Prelude to the United Nations begins Dumbarton Oaks R-7, also called Semyorka, is a Soviet/Russian missile and launch vehicle Under the direction of the rocket pioneer Sergey Korolyov, the Soviet Union during the 1950s developed an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that was capable of delivering a heavy nuclearwarheadtoAmericantargets ThatICBM,calledtheR 7 or Semyorka (“Number 7”), was first successfully tested on August 21, 1957 Because Soviet nuclear warheads were based on a heavy design, the R 7 had significantly greater weight lifting capability than did initial U S ICBMs When used as a space launch vehicle, this gave the Soviet Union a significant early advantage in the weight that could be placed in orbit or senttotheMoonornearbyplanets.(Sources:Britannica)
On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian labourerlivinginParis. Alreadyoneofthemost famous paintings in the world at the time and the centerpiece of the French artcollectionfornearly400 years by then, the theft of the Mona Lisa—known as la Gioconda in Italian and la Joconde in French was a catalyst to its launch to superstardomastheglobaliconofartitself. On August 21, 2011, the 100th anniversary of the theft, film director Joe Medeiros screened his 88-minute documentary ‘TheMissingPiece:The Truth About the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa’toaselectaudience in Philadelphia, PA (Subsequent to these early screenings, Madeiros changed the n a m e o f t h e documentary to ‘Mona Lisa is Missing ’ (Sources: France Revisited)
Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion
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On 21 August, 1986, a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock. The eruption triggered the sudden release of about 100,000–300,000 tons (1.6 million tons, according to some sources)ofcarbondioxide(CO2).Thegascloudinitiallyroseat nearly100kilometresperhour(62mph;28m/s)andthen,being heavier than air, descended onto nearby villages, displacing all the air and suffocating people and livestock within 25 kilometres (16 miles) of the lake.Adegassing system has since been installed at the lake, with the aim of reducing the concentration of CO2 in the waters and therefore the risk of furthereruptions.(Source:Wikipedia)Lake Nyos eight days after the eruption
From page 25 Shridath Ramphal, Barbadian Journalist, also freelanced for a number of American, Harold Hoyte (now deceased), and South British and Caribbean publications, African Singer and Songwriter, Miriam including ‘Newsweek’, the ‘Daily Mail’and Makeba. Singh was also the only person in ‘Mirror’ofLondonandReuters.Hewasalso the English-speaking Caribbean Region to Editor of the ‘Caribbean Contact’, the then have a full interview with the Cuban leader, monthly newspaper of the Caribbean FidelCastrowhenhewasstillinoffice,anda ConferenceofChurches(CCC). rare and lengthy interview with lateTrinidad He served for many years as the current and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr Eric affairs correspondent for the Caribbean Williams. News Agency (CANA) and was also the Though his indomitable spirit and Founder/President of the Caribbean Media commitment to Journalism often times left Workers Association (CAMWORK), the his family in dire straits, not to mention first ever regional body to represent constant threats to his life and the veil of Journalists of the Caribbean through a privacy over his life, constantly pierced by networkofnationalassociations. tapped phones, Singh said that he has no His career also afforded him the regrets. opportunity to broaden his knowledge of ”In retrospect, I think my work as a international affairs which he credits to the Journalist was clearly misunderstood. I was various diplomatic missions operating in the not opposed to any government I was Caribbean. He has been to Russia, Germany, simply doing my job; I did what every China, just to name a few and all were professional journalist does, distinguished sponsored. by a deep sense of credibility,” expressed Additionally, Singh is the recipient of a Singh number of local, regional and international He was keen to note however that his awards for his contribution to journalism, lifelong partner, Patricia Evelyn Singh including those presented by the national (fondly called Dolly), who passed away JournalistAssociationsinJamaica,Barbados seven years ago, provided tremendous and St Lucia and the International support, love, and devotion, thereby Organisation of Journalists. In 2002, for allowinghimtobeasfearlessandasnobleas example, he was awarded an Honorary canbe. DoctorofLettersfromtheCaveHillCampus Their love remains immortalised in the oftheUniversityoftheWestIndies(UWI)in lives of his six children, 17 grandchildren, recognition of his fight for a free Caribbean andsevengreat-grandchildren. media. Though in his eighties and dealing with Notably, Singh has shared some of the the appendages of old age, Singh continues most enriching conversations with the likes to keep a watchful eye on the maneuverings of Guyanese poet and political activist, of Guyana’s political landscape. He remains Martin Carter, prominent Guyanese hopeful, that his homeland, will fully Historian and Politician, Dr Walter Rodney, realised the aspirations of its motto—‘One Writer and friend, George Lamming, Sir People,OneNation,OneDestiny’.
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The Sun and the Wind once had a quarrel as to which was the stronger Each believed himself to be the more powerful. While they were arguingtheysawatravelerwalking alongthecountryhighway,wearing agreat"Herecloak.isa chance to test our strength," said the Wind; "let us see which of us is strong enough to make that traveler take off his cloak; the one who can do that shall be acknowledgedthemorepowerful."
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"Agreed,"saidtheSun. Instantly the Wind began to blow; he puffed and tugged at the man's cloak, and raisedastormofhailandrain,tobeatatit.But thecolderitgrewandthemoreitstormed,the tighterthetravelerheldhiscloakaroundhim. TheWindcouldnotgetitoff. NowitwastheSun'sturn.Heshonewith all his beams on the man's shoulders. As it grew hotter and hotter, the man unfastened hiscloak;thenhethrewitback;atlasthetook itoff!TheSunhadwon. -TheCloud One hot summer morning a little Cloud rose out of the sea and floated lightly and happilyacrossthebluesky Farbelowlaythe earth,brown,dry,anddesolate,fromdrought. ThelittleCloudcouldseethepoorpeopleof the earth working and suffering in the hot fields, while she herself floated on the morningbreeze,hitherandthither,withouta care."Oh,ifIcouldonlyhelpthepoorpeople downthere!"shethought. "IfIcouldbutmaketheirworkeasier,or give the hungry ones food, or the thirsty a drink!"And as the day passed, and the Cloud becamelarger,thiswishtodosomethingfor the people of earth was ever greater in her heart.Onearthitgrewhotterandhotter;thesun burneddownsofiercelythatthepeoplewere faintinginitsrays;itseemedasiftheymust dieofheat,andyettheywereobligedtogoon with their work, for they were very poor Sometimes they stood and looked up at the Cloud, as if they were praying, and saying, "Ah,ifyoucouldhelpus!" "I will help you; I will!" said the Cl oud. And she began to s i nksoftlydowntowardtheearth. But suddenly, as she floated down, she rememberedsomethingwhichhadbeentold herwhenshewasatinyCloudchild,inthelap ofMotherOcean:ithadbeenwhisperedthat if the Clouds go too near the earth they die. When she remembered this she held herself from sinking, and swayed here and there on thebreeze,thinking,thinking.Butatlastshe stood quite still, and spoke boldly and proudlyShesaid, "Men of earth, I will help you, comewhatmay!" The thought made her suddenly marvelously big and strong and powerful. Never had she dreamed that she could be so big.Likeamightyangelofblessingshestood above the earth, and lifted her head and spread her wings far over the fields and woods. She was so great, so majestic, that menandanimalswereawestruckatthesight; the trees and the grasses bowed before her; yet all the earth creatures felt that she meant them"Ywell.es,I will help you," cried the Cloud once more. "Take me to yourselves; I will givemylifeforyou!" As she said the words a wonderful light glowed from her heart, the sound of thunder rolledthroughthesky,andalovegreaterthan wordscantellfilledtheCloud;down,down, closetotheearthsheswept,andgaveupher lifeinablessed,healingshowerofrain. That rain was the Cloud's great deed; it was her death, too; but it was also her glory Overthewholecountryside,asfarastherain fell,alovelyrainbowsprangitsarch,andall thebrightestraysofheavenmadeitscolors;it wasthelastgreetingofalovesogreatthatit sacrificeditself. Soon that, too, was gone, but long, long afterward the men and animals who were savedbytheCloudkeptherblessingintheir hearts. My country (by Uncle Roy)
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Guyanaissuchabeautifulplace, Withsomanythingstosee, IcannotwaituntilI'molder, Andcantravelaroundthecountry Iwanttoseethemanypeople Wholiveincountryandtown, Onthecoastlandandintheinterior, Inestatesandvillagesthatabound. Thentherearethebeautifulbirds, Andanimalslargeandsmall, Denseforestsandwidesavannahs, Highmountainsandwaterfalls.
Kakuro puzzles are like a crossbetweenacrosswordanda SudokuInsteadpuzzle.ofletters,eachblock containsthedigits1through9. The same digit will never repeatwithinaword.Ifyouadd thedigitsinaword,thesumwill be the number shown in the clue.Clues are shown on the left and right sides of “across” words, and on the top and bottomsidesof“down”words.
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Hello,Unclereaders,Royisagainaskingallofyoutotryinsomeway tomakeacontributiontothispage,andthustothewelfareof youandyourfellowreaders.Thiscontributioncantakeany formthatyoufeelwouldbevaluable–anaccountofwhatis going on in your community and country, any advice you would like to pass on to your fellow teen readers and, on a broaderlevel,anycommentorrecommendationyouwould liketomaketoyourfellowGuyanese. Please remit same to my email roypaul2002@yahoo com, and be assured that your worthwhilecontributionwillhaveaprominentplaceonour page.
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Another pleasant as well as rewarding way you can spend your holiday time is by writing short stories.This is not as hard as it mayfirstseem,aseachofus can use his/her own experience,aswellasthatof others in things happening around you or in events reported in the news, to build and create some interesting anecdotes that others will enjoy and even learnfrom.Herearesometipsthat youmayuseinthisexercise: 1. Read a few short stories to get an idea of structure and the manner of expression.2.Involve the emotions deeply, as love, heroism, danger,hardship.
3 Avoid extraneous detail, just enough to describe clearly the characters,scenery,events.
5. Get quickly into the mainplotofthestory: In a thriller, your charactermightfindhimself in physical danger, a life or deathsituation. In a love story, the trouble might be emotional, a heroine torn between two lovers. In a mystery, your main character might witness a crime, and then be accused ofit.Tell your reader just enough to make her care about your main character, then get quickly to the problem, the quest, the c h a l l e n g e , t h e danger—whatever it is that drivesyourstory. 6. Suggest what happenedbefore,butdonot elaborate.7.Try to make the ending as forceful as possible, as all events must leaduptothis,andcausethe greatest impact on the reader8.Do not skimp on the timeandefforttobeusedin revising. Once you are happy with the flow of the story, concentrate on perfecting spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence construction and word choice. Try to be concise and avoid needless words, such as: She shrugged (her shoulders); Jim walked in (through the door); The crowd clapped (their hands). Uncle Roy would be delighted to receive any effort you may make in this, and even publish in instalments any thathefeelswillinterestour readers. Haveanenjoyable timewriting!
Nomatterwhereweareborn, Weareallhumanbeings,samechemistry, Withlikefeelingsandemotions, Allcorrespondingandcompatible. Youcannotgetaroundit, Nomatterwhereyougo, YouarenobetterthanI, AndIhavenothingmorethanyou. TheonlydifferenceIcansee Isinwhatyouthinkisright, Theshadeoftheskindoesn'tmatter, Weallcryandsmileasbright.
4. Make your title one that can get people interestedinthestory
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It's probably one of the easiest ways to prevent millions of casesofcancereachyear—sunscreen.However,mostofusstill forgettoslatheronthesunscreen.Infact,arecentstudyshowed that just 14% ofAmerican men and 30% ofAmerican women regularly put sunscreen on their faces and other exposed skin beforeheadingoutsideformorethananhour Sowhatdoyouneedtoknowaboutprotectingyourskinfrom the sun? Here are 10 tips to keep in mind as you finish out the summerHowtoprotectyourskinfromthesun Usesunscreeneveryday,evenifit'scloudy Applyatleastoneounceofsunscreen(enoughtofillashot glass)atleast15to30minutesbeforegoingoutside.Alsousea lipbalmorlipstickthatcontainssunscreenwithasunprotection factor(SPF)ofatleast30. Chooseabroadspectrumsunscreenthatprotectsagainstboth UVAandUVBradiation.Makesureitiswaterresistantandhasa SPFof30orhigher.Othersunscreensmayhelpkeepyoufrom gettingsunburned,buttheywon'tprotectagainstskincancer. Reapply sunscreen every two hours. Reapply every hour if youareswimmingorsweating.shareontwitter Be extra careful around water and sand. These surfaces reflect the damaging rays of the sun, which can increase your chanceofgettingasunburn. Keepbabiesyoungerthan6monthsoldcompletelycovered andintheshade. Limittheamountoftimeyou'reinthesunbetween10:00AM and 4:00 PM. This is when the sun's rays are the most intense. Practicetheshadowrule:ifyourshadowisshorterthanyou,the sun'sraysareattheirstrongest,andyoushouldfindshade. If possible, wear a long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Dark clothingwithtightlywovenfabricblocksmoresunthanwhiteor looselywovenfabrics.Foradditionalprotection,lookforclothes madewithspecialsun-protectivematerials. https://wwwcancernet/blog/2015 07/10 tips protecting your-skin-sun TipsforProtecting YourSkinfromtheSun
Frompage23 revealed that he only startedthebusinessjustafew months ago, adding that it has already been lucrative and worthwhile. For him, becomingabusinessmanata youthful age is setting the stage for success in the near future.Hewasabletogethis father's support to set up the business. He noted that he along with his family have been living at Chesney for about seven years and for thoseyears,ithasbeengood. Boodhram said that with the mechanic shop nearby, he getsalotofbusinessfromthe owner, villagers from the Community and nearby Villages also have been supporting the growing business.“Thebusiness has been going good so far and the people have been very supportive,formeitisdoing really well for the fleeting period of time we opened it andIbelieveitisbecauseour p r i c e s a r e v e r y affordable ,” Boodhram said.Just a short distance away, 86-year-old Laldhar Budhram was spraying the grass in his yard with some herbicide.He, nevertheless, welcomed me with a bright smileintohisyard.Headded that while the village is called Chesney, Front it is also known as Chesney Road. He has been living in the village for 30 years and said that he worked at the Albion Estate until he retired.These days Budhram relaxes in the comfort of his home and plants a small kitchen garden of bora and othervegetablesforpersonal use.TheCommunity,hesaid, initially consisted of predominantly East Indians but as time passed other ethnic groups took up residenceintheCommunity According to Budhram, he lives“verycomfortable.”
He described the villagers as “very nice people, who are very kind andveryhelpful;welivelike family here…,” and this, he noted, makes living in the villageapleasantone. Not so long ago the Community was rocked by the murder of a woman by her husband but that has not tainted how residents regard their tranquil sanctuary of goodandhospitablepeople.
The Benjamin's Bakery and the Sunshine Supermarket
…a tranquil East Berbice CommunityChesney
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Lawsuits are frequently filed in the High Court particularly against social media commentators, politicians and media entities for defamation:libelorslander Defamation is an area of law that provides a civil remedy when someone's words end up causing harm to another's reputation or livelihood.Defamationcanbeoral (slander) or written (libel) communication of a false statement about another that unjustlyharmstheirreputationand usuallyconstitutesatortorcrime. Belowareafewmatterswhere persons were ordered to pay for makingdefamatorystatements
Last month, Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Party and Opposition Parliamentarian Khemraj Ramjattan was ordered bytheHighCourttopaydamages in the sum of $7 million to Charrandass Persaud for defamation.Persaud,aformerMPoftheA Partnership for National Unity +Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), had originally fileda$30millionlawsuitin2019 against Ramjattan who was at the time the country's Public Security MinisterHigh Court Judge Jo Ann Barlow in handing down the judgment also ordered Ramjattan torefrainfrommakingstatements that suggest that Persaud, who is n o w G u y a n a ' s H i g h Commissioner to India, was compensated financially for his roleintheNo-ConfidenceMotion broughtdownbytheAPNU+AFC Governmentbackin2018. In handing down her decision Justice Barlow noted: “This court in assessing this matter found that an award of $7 million is appropriate in the circumstances of this case…the defendant shall paytotheclaimantcostsinthesum of$150,000(onehundredandfifty thousanddollars)onorbefore25th August,2022,”therulingnoted. There were several newspaper articles presented in Court documents which included a statement attributed to Ramjattan inaDecember2018editionofthe Guyana Chronicle titled: “Cops closing in on Charrandass” and a Stabroek News edition of January 2019, “Ramjattan: Charrandass Persaudisavillainnotahero.” It also drew attention to statements made by Ramjattan on the Globe Span talk show which was streamed on Facebook in February2019. One of the court's assertions was that Ramjattan's referral to Persaud and 30 pieces of silver could only be taken to mean that Ramjattan was accusing the formerAFCMPoftakingabribe, which was intended to slander him.Persaud contended that these published statements were intended to and had the effect of loweringhisreputation,character, morality and honesty as an Attorney- at-Law in the eyes of right-thinking members of the public However, Ramjattan insisted that the claims were merely attributed to him and not saidbyhim.Hesaidhewasnotthe authorofthearticles.
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Ordered to pay for defamatory statements
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RAMSAMMYTOPAY WOLFORD Earlierthisyear,JusticeFidela Corbin Lincoln refused an application by Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy to set aside a default judgmentgrantedagainsthim,and in favour of Veteran Journalist, EnricoWoolford. In February, Woolford filed a $150 million lawsuit against Ramsammyforlibel. The Journalist and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Communications Network (NCN) won the case on default, as Ramsammy failed to file a defence or respond to the lawsuitinanyshapeorform. Woolford had filed a $150 million claim against the Guyana Times and Dr Leslie Ramsammy, acolumnistandformerMinisterof Health,for Accordinglibel.to court papers, Ramsammy was sued over an articleprintedintheGuyanaTimes in which he alleges that he (Woolford) colluded with the APNU+AFC to rig the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections.Inhisstatement of claim, the VeteranJournalistoutlinedthaton March18,2020,inacolumntitled: “Ramsammy's Ruminations” the former Minister of Health d e f a m e d h i m I n t h e circumstances, Woolford was seekingdamagesinexcessof$150 million from Dr Ramsammy and Times Media Group Inc , publisher of the Guyana Times newspaper KNORDEREDTOPAY Last November, Dr Richard Van West Charles, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI)andHeadofAtlanticFuels Inc., secured a judgment to the tuneof$10millioninadefamation claim against Kaieteur News (KN). TheformerGWIbosshadsued the publication in 2019 for an article headlined: “Van West Charles' fuel company under the spotlight for under-invoicing –tendersfakedocumentstoGRA.” KN's publisher, Glenn Lall, hadindicatedthathewillbetaking steps to ask for a stay of the judgmentandfileanappeal. Dr Van West Charles' judgment follows a list of decisions in libel suits granted against KN and its Publisher, GlennTheLall.newspapers had similar dispute with former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington, where he sued the newspaper 19 timesinonedayforcontentsofthe satirical 'Dem Boys Seh' article and was awarded close to $40 millionbytwojudges. JusticeFidelaCorbintriedfive of the cases and awarded $3.5M each, with a four percent interest aftershefoundthatthenewspaper could not adequately defend the case.Shelatertriedanotheroneand awardedhim$2Mwithinterest. Brassington won his case before Justice Navindra Singh, who tried one of the libel matters. Brassington was awarded $10M withinterestbyJusticeSinghwho also tried another case with exPresident Donald Ramotar, to whomheawardedhim$20Mwith interestforlibelagainstKN. To share any useful information, please can contact m e v i a oremail:naesambach@gmail.comphonenumber:+1(592)694-1862
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In July, the Full Court, an appealjurisdictionwithintheHigh Court, once more refused an applicationbyVicePresident(VP) Bharrat Jagdeo to hear his request to set aside or recall the default judgment award of $20 million granted to former Minister of Housing, Annette Ferguson for libel.Jagdeo had previously lost the libel case to Ferguson, because of his failure to file his defence in keeping with the time limit and rulesoftheCourt. FergusonhadsuedJagdeoover some alleged slanderous statements he made about her owninghouselotsandsecured$20 milliononadefaultjudgment. VP Jagdeo later appealed the decisionbeforetheFullCourt,but his request was turned down the first time Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George Wiltshire and Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry failed to agree on allowing his applicationtobeheard. This meant that the original ruling of the previous presiding judge, Sandra Kurtzious, to grant Ferguson a $20 million judgment stillHoweverstands., the VP did not give up in his quest to have Ferguson's judgment discarded. Through his attorney, Devindra Kissoon, JagdeoappealedtotheFullCourt, where two judges usually preside, a second time. This time around, he requested that a third judge joins the panel to review his application.Healsofiledasimilar appealintheAppealCourt. Whenthemattercameupagain beforetheChiefJusticeandJustice Sewnarine Beharry the application was again turned down. Kaieteur News understands that given the Full Court's decision,Jagdeo'scasewillnowbe pursued before the Court of Appeal.FergusonhadsuedJagdeoover alleged slanderous statements he madeaboutherowninghouselots. Thestatementswerepublished in the Guyana Times newspaper which Ferguson also sued. The case against the newspaper is howeverstillongoing.
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Leader of theAFC, Khemraj Ramjattan Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy Veteran Journalist, Enrico Woolford
RAMJATTANTO CHARRANDASSPAY
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CommissionerGuyana'sFergusonHightoIndia,CharrandassPersaud
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SEXUAL MATURITY Sexual maturity in snakesisregardedbyexperts as difficult to determine; however, it can be assessed by the snout vent length (SVL). Sexual maturity is positivelycorrelatedtomean body size In order to determine the sexual m a t u r i t y o f a n Erythrolamprus, scientists have determined the diameter of ovarian follicles ifseentobe>10asindicative of sexual maturity in females,asisthepresenceof oviducal eggs. Males were considered mature if the testes were large and turgid or if the deferent ducts were opaque and convoluted, indicating the presence of sperm Females in the subspecies populations of Erythrolamprus miliaris m e r e m m i a n d Erythrolamprus miliaris orinus were seen to be greaterinbodysizethanthe males.
The military ground snake (Erythrolamprus miliaris)isaspeciesofsnake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America South American common names forE.miliarisincludecobrad’água (water snake) and cobra-lisa (smoothsnake)in Portuguese, and simply culebra(snake)inSpanish. E. miliaris is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, andnortheasternArgentina.
CHARACTERISTICSPHYSICAL E miliaris is stout bodied (muscular) and relatively short-tailed. Tail length/total length ratios vary from 15.0 percent-19.8 percent with an average of 18.6Adultspercent.may attain a total length (including tail) of about 50 cm (about 20 in). Dorsally, it is pale olivebrown or yellowish, with each smooth dorsal scale edged with black. Ventrally, itisuniformlyyellow FEEDING E. miliaris feeds on a wide range of prey items. They include amphibians (also, eggs and tadpoles), invertebrates, lizards, fish, birds, and small rodents. However, there is little information on its feeding habits.Astudyindicatedthat females with oviductal eggs did not feed, whereas those E miliaris snakes with secondary vitellogenic folliclesfedmoreoftenthan did the non reproductive females.
PARASITISM Parasitism is not understood very well in the context of snake ecology The only inferences that have been made are those withtheinfluenceonnatural populations. It is thought to be related to the snakes feeding behaviour and immunological resistance Two parasites were discoveredinthesubspecies orinusandmerremi The first were adults of O p h i d i a s c a r i s sp (Nemaotoda)inthestomach. Also Cystacaths of Oligatanthorynchus spira (Acanthocephala) were in theperitoneum.Theprevalence found in the four different regions, northern and southern coastal Atlantic forest and northernandsoutherninland Atlantic forest, were observed in Pizatto’s and Marques’ study The lowest prevalence was seen in the northern coastal Atlantic forest. The level of parasite infestation did not differ between the males and f e m a l e s F e m a l e reproductive status was unaffected by the level of infection, nor was the number of eggs she carried. The male reproductive system was unaffected by the level of infestation as well.(Source:Wikipedia)
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InterestingCreatures... Military ground snakeMilitary ground snake MILIARIS)
REPRODUCTIVEOUTPUT With respect to reproductive output in the northern and southern coast Atlantic forest, and the northernandsoutherninland forest, the reproductive output recorded for Erythrolamprus miliaris orinus and Erythrolamprus miliaris merremi were determined via number of eggs, size of eggs, and number of neonates. The mean egg volume in the southern coast Atlantic forest was seen to be the largest of the four regions. The reproductive frequency was lower in the northern coastAtlanticforestthanthe otherregions.
SEXUAL DIMORPHISM There is sexual dimorphism with respect to s i z e o f a d u l t Erythrolamprus Adult females are larger in the subspecies merremi and orinus Theywereseentobe larger than the adult males. The sexual dimorphism indexwasseentobesimilar inthegeographicareasofthe northern coastal Atlantic forest, southern coastal Atlantic forest, northern inland Atlantic forest and southern inland Atlantic forest.Thiswasindicativeofno geographic variation in sexualsizedimorphism.Itis believed that body size may differeitherbecauseoflocal genetic modification or direct phenotypic effect of food availability on the growth rates. In addition to bodysize,thecomparisonof head size in E. miliaris is seentoshownodimorphism. Headsizeisconsideredtobe associated with inter-sexual dietarydivergence.
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Illegal mining taking place in the Chinese Landing village Residents say the miners are destroying their communities and denying them access to locations on their lands
Vice BharratPresidentJagdeohassuggested that junior level state agents may be lapsing in their responsibilities and are allowing issues the Governmentexpectsthemto handle to get out of hand, even as his administration had stated earlier that it has doneallitcouldinrelationto the pressing matter of miners’ invasion at the Amerindian Community of ‘Chinese Landing’, located inRegionOne.Jagdeomade the statement during a Press Conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Friday, as he weighed in on the years’old contention and re energised in the mediaforweeksnow The Region One
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Community has been complaining for years about aninfluxofhundredsofgold miners destroying their environment,impedingtheir way of life, and issuing threatsagainstthewellbeing of the location’s occupants, despite legislation such as theAmerindianAct,beingin place to protect their sovereignty over ancestral lands.The Vice President said thatduringtherecentlyheld National Toshao’s Council meeting, commitments to address the matter were given to the representatives of ‘Chinese Landing’ in a specialengagementbetween himself,PresidentIrfaanAli, and other stakeholders. He said he explained to the Toshao that throughout the issue, the Government and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), which oversees mining activity in the country, have been on the sideoftheCommunity He noted that it was the miner who was granted the permit to mine within the boundaries of the Amerindian Village that took the matter to the Caribbean Court of Justice and secured a ruling that his operations could not be stopped because of the subsequent coming to be of theAmerindianAct.Hesaidthatthe court’s ruling was that the GGMC could not enforce the Amerindian Act, only breaches committed against it.As such, Jagdeo said that President Ali, among other things, ordered a surprise visitintotheCommunityby GGMCofficialstocatchthe minersintheactsinceclaims arethattheywouldbetipped off and pack up before officialsgetonsite. Jagdeo said he was surprised,however,toseein the media the same miners taking the state agents around the Community, before lamenting an apparent coziness between the two sides He said however, that the Government is not going to tolerateanybullyingor“any violation of people’s rights” and suggested that “this is happening; it seems, with complicity of some individuals at the junior l e v e l w i t h i n t h e Government.”Inapublicstatement,the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) suggested that the Government is not doing enough to address the ‘Chinese Landing’ matter and called them out for a relaxed posture toward the issue. The Association said that the people of ‘Chinese Landing’ are still coping with the shocking statement by Minister of Amerindian Affairs,PaulineSukai,that Continuedonpage Rights Association says Govt. not doing enough
‘We must not wait’ for Gas-to-Shore insuranceEPFormerAHead
…says can be secured with letter of guarantee
ByDavinaBagot Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams disagrees with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo thatinsurancefortheUS$1.3 billion pipeline to be constructed by oil giant ExxonMobil cannot be insured as yet, since the project’s final cost has not yetbeendecidedon. In fact, Adams has r ubbished the “senseless” claims by Jagdeo who believes it is “common sense” for a project to be completed before an insurance policy is decided upon.The former EPA boss, whoholdsaMastersDegree inPetroleumandGeological Engineering, during an exclusive interview with Kaieteur News on Saturday, stressed the need for the natural gas pipeline to be secured, especially since seven years after the discovery of oil, Guyana is yet to have full liability coverage in the event of a spill.In response to the Vice President’s assertions, Dr Adams argued, “That doesn’t make any sense. I meanwecan’twaituntilthe structure is put up. You alreadyhaveadesign,andas amatteroffactforLizaTwo for example, the full coverage language was put in place before the project even started up. I believe it was in June 2019 but that projectjuststartedup.” He pointed out that the GTE Project Manager from Exxon, Friedrich Krispin, said during a public consultation that the oil companywillnotwalkaway from any damages, yet the operator is reluctant to sign onto a guarantee letter to simplysaytheywillcoverall liabilitiescausedbythem. Tothisend,theSpecialist argued, “Why wait until everything is finalised? All this is part of the negotiations as part of the entirepackage.Exxonneeds tocommitinwritingforthat gas pipeline that they will coverallliabilitieswhetherit is with insurance or companyguaranteethatthey willcoverallcostattachedto all liabilities if something happens. What’s so unfair aboutDuringthat?”a three - hour long Press Conference on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Georgetown, VP Jagdeo debated the need for insurance, prior to the pipeline becoming operational.Inresponding to a question by this newspaper on whether the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) administration has entered into discussion with ExxonMobil Guyana for the pipeline aspect of the project, he insisted, “It’s reasonable It’s common sense. You can’t not know the cost of the total pipeline as yet and seek to insure it. Youunderstand.Ifyouhave a house and you build a house for $20 million, you don’t know the house, you start the foundation and you gototheinsurancecompany, they’d say what are we insuring?”DrAdams, however, doesnotagreewiththeVice President’s reasoning He said, “If you got a pipeline blowout it doesn’t matter what the pipeline cost.They are saying it’s going to have 50 million cubic feet of gas comingthroughtherebutthe pointisallExxonneedstodo issignalettertosaywewill coveralldamagesthatoccur. I don’t know what the damage could be, you don’t know, and the government doesn’tknow,andthat’swhy youcannotputacaponit.” To drive home his point on the need for proper safeguards to be instituted, the former EPA Head reminded that an oil spill in Peru forced the government to sue the operator as there wasnoprovisioninplace.As such, he reasoned, “Is that where we want to be? To wait until something happens to start putting all thisinplace?Orwillwejust ask them to sign a letter of guarantee where they can safeguardtheoperation?” Dr Adams added, “Jagdeo has a way and he sounds very confident when he is making these statements but it doesn’t make any sense. Liability coverage has nothing to do with the design of the pipeline,it’sthedamageand we already know how much gas is going to go through that pipeline. So to answer himI’dsayletthemhavea
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STANDARDS ==GNBS IN FOCUS==
G u y a n a ' s agriculture sector is once again placed on the front burner as the breadbasket of the Caribbean as regional governmentsworktoincrease p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d collaborative efforts in the areaoffoodsecurity Over the past week, Guyanese businesspersons along with members of the Government travelled to TrinidadandTobagotoattend the T&T's Agri-Investment Expo which featured 300 exhibitors from across the Agriculture Sector The goal of some is to become suppliers of agricultural produce required by that and other CARICOM states by meeting their stipulated requirements One of the easiest ways to meet the requirements of local and international markets is with the implementation of standards.TheGuyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) as the National Standards Body (NSB), has a total of twenty-eight(28)agriculturerelated standards which can be used by micro, small, medium scale and large businesses to improve their products.Among the National Standards, which are available at the GNBS, are standards for the grading of fruits and vegetables, food safety standards, and specifications for labelling and packaging of agro processeditems. For fresh agriculture produce, the GNBS has grading standards, which contain requirements and specifications to help producers, regulators, and consumers identify or categorise these produce. These standards help farmers or retailers to separate producebasedonsize,colour, freshness and a number of other characteristics. Stipulated grading requirements help to differentiate what is suitable for a particular use. Some of these standards also cover labelling, packaging, storage, hygiene and sanitation requirements.Thesegrading standards, once implemented, are useful for many reasons including thattheyclearlycommunicate specifications, help to determine pricing and ensure qualityproducearedelivered. Once utilised, the guidelines will assist businesspersons to meet the expectation of their customers,andbettermanage their control measures in the gradingManyprocesses.ofthe standards were also adopted from the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), hence conformance can aid in the access of local produce to regionalmarkets. In addition to grading standards, business owners who are moving to add value to their products through agro processing, can also access National Standards to i m p r o v e c o n s u m e r confidence and overall profits.These standards include Specifications for Jams and Jellies,saltedanddriedsalted fish, coconut oil, cassava bread, fruit and vegetable juices and drinks, spices and sauces and packaged coconut water,amongothers. The standards relative to agro-processingseektoguide the processes of preparing, packaging and preserving of the various types of foods for sale.Manyofthesestandards, which were adopted from the CODEX Alimentarius Commission address labelling, packaging, storage, handling and contamination, which are usually very importanttoconsumers. Once implemented according to specifications, consumer preference for conforming products will increase, thereby increasing competitiveness and profitability.Purchase a copy of the standard which you require today!Information of prices as well as the scope of the documents can be found on theGNBS'StandardsPortalat shttps://gnbsguy.com/standard For further information, please contact the GNBS on telephone numbers: 219 0064-66.Youcanalsovisitthe GNBS Facebook and Instagram pages for regular updates. AGRICULTURE
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr. Vincent Adams continues to call on the Guyana Government to make it clear who will be footing the bill for oil spill damage over the US$2.6B insurance coverage that is currently being worked out between the government, ExxonMobil and its partners. Exxon has told the nation that each of its Stabroek Block projects is covered by a US$600M policy, while it is still in discussion with the government for a (Continued
While the AFC Leader is in support of bringing the American oil giant to the table, he noted that he would be astonished if the other members of the Opposition do not agree with this position of seeking greater benefits for Guyanese.Hewas keen to note, “My personal view is that we should support the Government in any of its renegotiating processes for a better deal, not for a worse deal because we notice that they have already worsened the deal by moving out the strongest characters that we could’ve put in the Environmental Protection Agency to deal with Exxon and that is why we have the (produced) water going back into the ocean, flaring continues and a whole host of other things like no unlimited liability coverage, as he (former EPA head Vincent Adams) was arguing for, and so it is important that this worsened situation does not continue, but the renegotiation for a better deal is certainly something I would support, and that is why is I did what I did at that conference.”Whilehe repeated his support for any renegotiation sought by the PPP, the Leader was asked specifically if he would seek to bring back ExxonMobil to the table, should the AFC be voted to govern Guyana, when he said, “Of course, of course! C’mon, when we signed the deal as we did, I am certain that all the implications and the environmental impacts like to the fisheries and a whole host of other things we were somewhat uncertain about and when, you have to be honest and acknowledge that there might be implications in relation to seismic testing and those guns that they hit the sea bed with might affect the fishes and the water that they are pouring in will also affect the fishes.”Hewent on to explain, “We have been led (to believe) that that is not going to be environmental impacts to that so of course why not. Now that we are getting it more and more as any new development will have new challenges, we have to ensure that these new challenges are met by talking to Exxon, renegotiating and signing a better deal in the future.”The AFC head said that “honest governments” upon realizing its wrongs would seek to change those.
”improvement in the efficiency and quality of public spending is essential for oil-related revenues to contribute to productivity and economic development.” The bank also reasoned that strengthening public expenditure management, mainly budget planning, and preparation, will allow for better expenditure control and effective means for achieving a resource allocation that reflects expenditure policy. The IDB said, “Oil-related revenues are expected to become the largest source of income for the government in the medium term, equalling the government’s current budget by 2024. This development will contribute to easing public finance pressures but must be accompanied by improved planning and a strengthened fiscal framework. The government has taken a series of steps to improve the oil and gas governance, however, these steps are insufficient, given the size of the expected revenue windfall.”
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It is a case of the hunter becoming the hunted, when it comes to Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Vincent Adams and other citizens who are now being pilloried by the Guyana Government for insisting that ExxonMobil provide full liability coverage to this country in the event of a disaster at its Stabroek Block operation. Dr. Adams has been on a warpath almost with the administration and the US oil major over this Former EPA head, Dr. Vincent Adams issue. He has described steps his and other State agencies, such as the former Department of Energy (DoE) were taking at the time in placing Guyana on a better environmental path within the oil sector.Apart from moves to secure a US$2.5B insurance coverage from Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), Dr. Adams said he was also able to get a commitment from its parent company under previous country president, Rod Henson, to guarantee oil spill coverage beyond what it could afford. Since Adams claimed that the work was in the pipeline and had not materialised before his departure from the EPA in 2020, the government and Exxon’s new country President, Alistair Routledge, have denied the former CEO’s assertion and dared him to provide the documents to substantiate his claims. The Kaieteur News has, however, reported that both the Bank of Guyana (BoG), the Insurance Association of Guyana and the former DoE were all involved in an important meeting that was supposed to ensure that whatever insurance the EPA was discussing with Exxon at the time would be held incountry as is legally required. Dr. Adams said that the meeting was to support the insurance policy Exxon would provide as dictated by the EPA. As such, Exxon and its partners; Hess Corporation and CNOOC were supposed to discuss among themselves how they would handle the coverage which included parent company guarantee and return it to the environmental agency for approval.Tosupport Dr. Adam’s position, the Alliance for Change (AFC) released a letter recently as additional proof of the move towards the necessary oil spill coverage. It said that not only was Exxon required to have EPA’s approval on the insurance policy, but that the Bank of Guyana was also supposed to sign off on the coverage once they were satisfied with what was provided. The December 15, 2020 letter, which was released by the party, was from the then acting Executive Director of EPA, Sharifah Razack to Exxon President, Alistair
The financial institution said the legal and regulatory framework pre-dates oil discoveries indicating these are not adequate to monitor oil production activities which are expected to strain current systems in place. It further noted that the oil and gas legal and regulatory framework are made up of multiple institutions with varying levels of authority creating overlaps and legal gaps. To make matters worse, the IDB said the fiscal framework is incomplete, lacking a medium-term expenditure framework with specific development plans. Furthermore, although the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) restricts transfers of oil revenues to the annual budget, there is currently no constraint on spending in the budget process limiting the NRF’s capacity to maintain stability.Taking the foregoing weaknesses into account, the IDB said it is critical that Guyana acts with a deep sense of urgency in arming itself with the necessary systems to properly expend the nation’s oil wealth. ‘GUYANA GOVT. GOES TO WAR WITH CITIZENS TO PROTECTLIABILITY…ABUSESEXXONMOBIL’VINCENTADAMS,OTHERSPUSHINGFORFULLCOVERAGE,CHANGESTOOILCONTRACT–GLENNLALL
helmwhilehadonlyEPAcopiesbelievesfrombeforebeenacknowledged,actingdocument,agreement…”respectiveapproval/notogetherproductionoffshoretheprovidetheonerequiredmeetingfurtherletterproductionoffshorerelativeEnvironmentaltherequirementswithtaken“…aNovembercorrespondenceacknowledgingRoutledge,receiptofdated30,2020,providingsummaryofthestepsbyEEPGLtocomplytheinsuranceprescribedbyAgencyintheAuthorisationtothecompany’spetroleumandfacilities.”ThetoRoutledgespokeofaDecember22,2020whereExxonwastosubmittotheEPAdaybefore“…copiesofagreement(s)whichcoverageforeachofcompany’svariousoperations(bothandexploration)withcopiesofBoG’sobjectionfortheinsuranceTheNovember30,2020whichthethenEPAheadwouldhavereceivedjustdaysDr.AdamswasfiredtheEPA.TheAFCtherefore,thattheoftheinsurancethewastalkingaboutcouldbethatwhichtheagencydiscussedwithExxonDr.Adamswasattheoftheagency.
Ramjattan in an exclusive interview with this publication on Sunday admitted that the former administration erred by agreeing to the terms included in the contract, but insisted that the then government was pressed to make a decision that could serve as a new revenue generation stream, as the other traditional sectors were not performing well at the time. “Sugar was eating up our treasury’s money. What do you do? You need a brand new revenue stream… although it was an imperfect decision,” the former Minister of Public Security admitted. It was the AFCs Raphael Trotman, former Minister of Natural Resources that entered into the agreement on behalf of Guyana. On Saturday, Ramjattan attended a consultation hosted in the US, where he attached his signature to a document in support of renegotiating the contract. To this end, he explained, “My reasoning is that they are saying that it was a bad contract and the new government is indicating, or since it was in Opposition, that it would renegotiate the contract. I would be one of the first Parliamentarians to say if the new government here is going to renegotiate a better contract, out of the one my government signed, I am in support of Ramjattanthat.”pointed out that even though the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) promised to renegotiate the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil in its Manifesto, they have failed to keep their word. “I am not seeing them doing any renegotiation so they were lying to us and on that score I would propose that they continue talking to Exxon for a better deal and that is what I support. If they can get a better deal by the process of renegotiation, every single Guyanese will support it.”
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Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) party, Khemraj Ramjattan- formerly a stern defender of the lopsided 2016 oil contract signed under the Coalition administration, which comprises of his political backing- has joined the call for a renegotiation of the deal, citing that the lessons learnt from the sector has proven the need for the country to secure better terms.
WHO WILL PAY FOR OIL SPILL DAMAGE OVER US$2.6B
PAGE 56 Kaieteur News Sunday August 21, 2022 WEEK IN SUNDAYREVIEW IDB GIVES GUYANA ANOTHER LOAN TO FIX WEAK MONITORINGSYSTEMSGOVT.’SOILSPENDING The thatbyincreasedseriousnottypeexecutiontimelinesssectorfiscaltheofplanning.majorthatobservationintotoframeworksaidCaribbean.forcomparedscoreHumanParityUS$7,520speakingthecapitaAccordingdeepened,ableauthoritiesUnfortunately,asGuyanaperformance,oftherewasgoal.insufficientthewarnedanthespendingneedscriticalobjectivesgoodsmanagingthosestrengthenframeworknation’stuneanotherprovidedDevelopmentInter-AmericanBank(IDB)hasGuyanawithloan,thistime,totheofUS$1Mtoimprovetheprocurementaswellastotheabilitiesofprofessionalsthepurchaseofandservices.Thebanksaidtheofthisloanaresincethecountrytodoallitcantoensureofoilrevenuesinyearstocome,isdoneinefficientmanner.Thebankthatatthemoment,currentsystemsaretoachievethisThefinancialinstitutionalsokeentonotethathasbeenoveradecaderobusteconomicandnow,ispoisedtoemergeasignificantoilproducer.localhavenotbeentoensurethereisinclusivegrowth.totheIDB,perincomeremainsamonglowestintheEnglish-Caribbean,atPurchasingPower(PPP)in2015,andtheDevelopmentIndexstandsat0.64percentwith0.75percentLatinAmericaandtheInshort,theIDBGuyana’sinstitutionalhasnotbeenabletranslateeconomicreturnsimprovedoutcomes.AnotherworryingofthebankistherehasalsobeennoimprovementinfiscalItsaidthemainareadecliningperformanceisinoversightofaggregateriskfromotherpublicentitiesandtheofin-yearbudgetreports.Itsaidthisofperformanceshouldbeignoredasitcanhaveimplicationsforspendingbackedoilrevenues.Thebankstressed
From page 56 combined US$2B package of affiliate company guarantees; bringing the total coverage cost to US$2.6B. Outside of this sum, Adams insists, all Guyana has is a “word of mouth” that the oil companies will spend more money to handle oil spill liabilities above the US$2.6B. Adams made his case during an Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) symposium held in New York Saturday, where he maintained that Guyana faces significant environmental and financial risks without having guarantees that hold the oil operators liable for any cost from a spill occurring during their offshore operations. Adams told the gathering that during his tenure at the EPA, Exxon insisted on giving verbal commitments toward covering oil spill damage its subsidiary- Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) could not handle, instead of providing the written guarantee the EPA was seeking. He said that today, because the Government did not ensure the written guarantee was provided, Exxon continues to just say it will do without providing the parent company guarantee. He stated in fact, that during debates regarding the full liability coverage motion in Parliament weeks ago, government Members of Parliament, including Natural Resource Minister Vickram Bharrat, defended the unavailability of full liability policy claiming that it would be expensive, and that there are no insurance policies covering blank figures. Adams charged that the guarantee from Exxon cost nothing. He said it is a guarantee letter from the company committing to them covering all liabilities over what EEPGL can. “It’s to put something in writing to say if anything happens… this is a guarantee, put your signature to it.” Adams said that as a professional dealing with the oil industry in the US, it is required to have agreements in writing. He said “The one lesson they teach you every day is that if it is not in writing it does not exist.”
training center that could be financed in second operation); and supply chain management.Inaddition to the three project components described above, the project will also support project administration and programme monitoring and evaluation at a cost of US$1.8 million. These resources will support the Ministry of Health in programme management and assessment of its effects. It will finance specialized consulting services for project implementation, costs associated with the Project Executing Unit (PEU), and evaluations of project implementation and impact. In providing justification for the loan, the bank noted the state of the each hospital. It was noted that GPHC is the main national referral hospital in the country as well as the premier medical teaching and research facility. It also functions as the Regional Hospital for Region 4 – Demerara - Mahaica and the District Hospital for Georgetown. The financial institution said several improvements to the hospital infrastructure are necessary to overcome gaps relating to capacity, quality, and growing demand for specialist services.Itwas noted that inpatient bed supply is inadequate, with some wards consistently experiencing over 100% occupancy rates. The bank said the general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for example has only seven beds, and specialized ICUs and high dependency units frequently have waiting lists. As a shift progresses to more sophisticated minimally invasive surgery techniques and noninvasive procedures, the bank said the lack of specific outpatient day recovery beds is becoming an important limitation. It was further stated that the main operating theater currently has just six suites, which is insufficient to attend to the growing quantity of elective surgeries requested by an expanded array of medical specialists. The IDB said similar situations exist at both the New Amsterdam Hospital and the Linden Hospital Complex. The New Amsterdam Hospital is the second largest hospital after GPHC, and along with the Linden Hospital Complex, serves a significant catchment area, including receiving patients from other regions and the hinterland. The bank said both hospitals possess limited capacity in their accident and emergency departments, intensive care units, high dependency units, Civil society activist, Dr. Yog Mahadeo surgical suites, and imaging departments.
RENEGOTIATION‘ACCELERATE OF CONTRACT RATHER THAN OIL PRODUCTION’ - DR. YOG MAHADEO TO JAGDEO Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo just over a week ago promised that the lopsided 2016 oil contract that Guyana has with US oil major, ExxonMobil will change in the future through the process of renegotiation, but one member of civil society, Dr. Yog Mahadeo believes that the country should move with greater alacrity on this matter especially as production of oil and gas resources is set to triple in about five years’ time. Dr. Mahadeo, a founding member of a transparency watchdog body,‘Article 13, in an invited comment on Monday told this publication that the citizens of Guyana should not allow Jagdeo to escape taking responsibility for making another promise to renegotiate the Exxon contract.Tothis end, he pointed out that as the leaders seek to ramp up the production of oil, it should be investing equal effort to bring back the oil company to the table. In fact, the activist noted that the renegotiation of the deal should take preeminence. According to him, “what the government has done is try to encourage the oil company to accelerate, but with that being said, I think we should also accelerate our renegotiation.”Dr.Mahadeo was keen to note the importance of getting a better deal from the oil contract sooner rather than later, as promised by the VP. He told this newspaper that the rate of production could very well mean that the Stabroek Block could be drained in a few years time. As such, he enquired, “what are we going to be renegotiating for then? What will a renegotiation do or who will it benefit when all the oil from the Block has already beenThepumped?”activist made it clear that most Guyanese are not against or do not intend to halt the production of oil, as 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 signatory to the Paris Accord that aims at reducing global emissions to slow climate change by 2050, Mahadeo acknowledged that the Government is tasked with ensuring its activities align with this goal. He explained, “I think all of us or at least many of us would not want to stop oil exploitation because the country needs the wealth but the truth is, because of the Paris Accord, we have up to 2049 to pump and what the government has done is try to encourage the oil company to accelerate but with that being said, I think we should also accelerate our renegotiation.”Inoutlining the importance of seeking a better deal today, the activist noted, for example, that ring-fencing is one “extremely important” provision that is necessary to be applied in a renewed oil contract with Exxon. “So as you are accelerating the exploration and exploitation, we should accelerate the whole issue of ring-fencing and renegotiation as a matter of fact,” he OnJagdeo’sargued.promiseAugust6, Jagdeo accepted that the contract signed with oil major, ExxonMobil, will have to be renegotiated in the future, as the deal is far from the picture being painted by “independent experts” such as Rystad Energy and the oil giantAccordingitself. to the VP, “on the one hand, you see Rystad Energy and Exxon trying to prove that they are the best thing for Guyana, which is not so. The contract was bad, we have to change it in the future but we are not going to renegotiate now.” In the PPP’s 2020 manifesto, it had promised to renegotiate the deal entered into by the former Coalition administration back in 2016. However, shortly after taking office, the Government changed its tune, insisting the contract could not be touched to maintain “sanctity” of agreements. The Government has been arguing that if it goes down the lane of approaching the oil company for a renegotiation, it could send the wrong signal to other potential investorsthat the country would not stick to contractual agreements it made.
Given the “industry leading speed” at which Guyana is developing its oil endowments, Adams said that Guyana must weigh the high risk it faces regarding an oil spill. He explained that the formula for risks is the chance of an occurrence multiplied by the consequence. He continued that the Macondo oil spill had a small chance of occurring, but it did and brought with it costs reaching some US$70B. He related that even an oil spill 1/10 the size of the dreaded Macondo disaster which occurred in the Gulf of Mexico would require three times the US$2.6B which Exxon is offering. Adams noted therefore that while Exxon speaks to a small chance of an oil spill occurring they have stayed clear of acknowledging the consequences.Itisonthatbackdrop that Adams insists that the Guyana must have the parent company guarantee in writing so that if a spill occurs like the Macondo, Guyana does not just get the US$2.6B, and is left with massive debt or having to be in court, fighting Exxon to handle the effects of its oil projects. The former EPA head is also calling on the government to ease the minds of citizens and publicize the Justdocuments.daysago, President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge said again that his company intends to go above its commitments on paper in responding to an offshore disaster. He reiterated too that the coverage the company is offering is the “highest international standard for every single well” being drilled. He pointed to the first capping stack being in country in case of a well blow out and added that because the company is focusing on operational efficiency, a disastrous occurrence is “extremely low”.
In spite of the barrage of criticisms the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) has faced from members of Government and a host of international organisations and stakeholders, ExxonMobil Guyana insists that (Continued
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TUESDAY IDB US$60M LOAN TO UPGRADE THREE HOSPITALSMAIN The underLindenAmsterdamCorporationGeorgetownpriorityandinfrastructureloanedDevelopmentInter-AmericanBank(IDB)hasGuyanaUS$60Mforimprovementexpansionatthreehospitals,namelythePublicHospital(GPHC),theNewHospitalandtheHospitalComplex.Thefundingisprovidedthe Health Care Network Strengthening in Guyana Project and is being implemented by the Ministry of Health. The project has three components. The first dedicates US$48M towards supporting hospital health services networks. The bank said this component will finance inputs to allow the hospital network to function more efficiently by expanding capacity at two strategic level-four hospitals, thereby relieving pressure on GPHC, the main national reference hospital (level 5), to provide lower-complexity services, while also increasing the ability of this facility to fulfill its mission in handling specialty referral cases. The activities to be funded by this component include resourcesaddressinghealth;socio-culturalimprovement,capacity;takingprojectedcurrentassessment,totoandhealththissocio-culturalhinterlandnetworksandofstrengtheninghealthestablishingpreparednessincludesustainabilitygovernanceareas:financetransformationplansfinancingsaidastrengtheningexpectedmedicalinfrastructurepreventiveandfurnituremedical(levelHospitalandHospitalHospitalatrehabilitationinfrastructureandexpansiontheNewAmsterdam(level4),LindenComplex(level4),theGeorgetownPublicCorporation(GPHC)5);purchaseofessentialequipmentandforthesefacilities;correctiveandmaintenanceofworksandequipment.ComponentTwoistofocusondigitalhealthatcostofUS$7.2M.Thebankthismodulewillensureforthecountry’sforadigitalinhealth.Itwillthefollowingprioritydigitalhealthand(whichwillassessmentsofandcreatingdigitalfoundations);andandexpandingthecurrentteleradiologyteleophthalmologytothecountry’sareas,includingitsadaptations.AsforComponentThree,willentailpromotingsectormanagementefficiency.ItisexpectedcostUS$3M.Itwillbeusedfundahealthprofessionalincludingsupply,gaps,anddemand;stock-ofexistingtrainingcurriculareviewandincludingdimensionsinproposalforsector’shumanneeds,considering
AN INSULT Kaieteur News (KN) Publisher, Glenn Lall, upon noting the foregoing statements said it can only be described as a putrid insult to Guyanese.“When I hear these things, honestly, I am enraged, the bile, the acid in my stomach raises to my throat, to tell these people don’t play these African and Asian games with us…To tell this nation that ‘this is the best contract the country has ever had’, is not only equivalent to whipping us on our backs but rubbing salt and pepper into the wounds. But I have a message for Mr. Routledge: “We are not that dumb, we refuse to accept the garbage and filth you are trying to make us swallow.”
CARJACKERS SNATCH THREE MORE CARS IN A WEEK
OVERJAGDEO,THURSDAYALIATODDSRENEGOTIATIONOFEXXONCONTRACT Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo and his boss, President Irfaan Ali are at odds over the issue of renegotiation of the lopsided ExxonMobil contract, with the VP on record acknowledging that the “bad” oil contract will change in the future, but the Guyanese leader saying, there will be no change to the President Irfaan Ali deal.On the sidelines of an event on Wednesday, Ali was asked by this publication whether a renegotiation of the deal is presently on the table when he insisted that there will be no such thing. In fact, he went on to say that he does not believe the VP was quoted correctly. According to the Head of State, “I don’t think you are quoting the Vice President correctly because the Vice President would have said that future (Production Sharing Agreements) PSAs would be different from this.”
When the former APNU+AFC Government had released the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) in December 2017, stakeholders far and wide agreed that the inherent provisions leave the country at risk for significant revenue leakage. The loopholes in that document are so damning in size and number that calls echoed throughout the years for renegotiation; for the government to amend some of those terms that leave the nation in a disadvantageous position. ExxonMobil Corporation’s affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) was tightlipped for the most part; only referencing on occasion that it subscribes to the principle of contract sanctity. Just recently however, EEPGL’s Head, (Continued
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The President therefore noted that this is “completely different” from saying the current agreement would be changed.Tothis end, he said, “The government’s position, which I have heard the VP spoken about many times and the minister, is that future PSAs would be far different from thisHowever,one.”
LOOPHOLES Over the years, KN has published commentaries from Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram; International Lawyer, Melinda Janki; former EPA Head, Vincent Adams; and Oil Expert, Tom Mitro, among others, on some of the damning provisions in the contract.Stakeholders have flagged the fact that Guyana allows Exxon and partners to pay a paltry two percent royalty and recover it. They have also highlighted that no insurance policy from ExxonMobil Corporation and its subsidiary has been made public and thus far, there have been word-of-mouth assurances that EEPGL has coverage for up to US$600M per Criticsspill. have also lambasted authorities for allowing Exxon and partners to recover all interests taken on loans for the projects offshore. Best practices dictate that there should be a cap on these interests but Guyana has none. Even Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, has also condemned the PSA, noting that it is the worst contract on the planet.
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During a recent discourse on Social Media Platform, The Guyanese Critic, Routledge said he disagrees with comments that the country got a bad contract. “It’s far from the truth, this is the best contract the country has ever had, the most valuable contract for the country. I mean it is already delivering unprecedented revenues to the country into the Natural Resource Fund and it will deliver huge amounts more in the future. We’re really only just getting Expoundinggoing.”on what qualifies the 2016 deal to be the best, Routledge said, “Well you have to go back to when the contract was agreed. At that time, we knew very little about the oil and gas resource in the Stabroek Block. There was a huge risk to investment under the way this contract is structured. The investors take all the financial risk; they make all the investments upfront. If they never earn enough money to pay back those costs they have to write those costs off. The country never has to invest money in this; so that’s the first thing that’s important to remember is at the time of signing of the contract we didn’t know much. It was still extremely high risk…at the time we knew very little. We had one well. There was a success in 2015 when we signed the 2016 deal.”Though he was not in Guyana at the time of the signing of the 2016 deal, Routledge said it is his understanding that the normal practice governing of negotiations took place while alluding that the APNU+AFC regime was under no pressure. He said the two parties negotiated to the best that they felt comfortable doing. The Exxon Guyana head added, “I asked the people that were involved at the time before I came here, they said ‘we we’ve made the best offer that we could.’ We improved on the previous terms and conditions. It was the best offer that we were willing and able to make that would compete for investment in the future.”
on August 6, during an outreach hosted at Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WBD), Jagdeo who has oversight of the oil and gas sector while addressing hundreds of residents specifically stated: “on the one hand, you see Rystad Energy and Exxon trying to prove that they are the best thing for Guyana, which is not so. The contract was bad, we have to change it in the future but we are not going to renegotiate now.” Nonetheless, Jagdeo pointed out that when he notices the “extremism” in the daily newspapers “swinging from one end to the other in terms of policy making, it is obvious that the administration simply cannot succumb to such strategies, especially since the “big goal is long term development, however hard it is.” He went on to explain that while Kaieteur News and “a few others” believe that the contract is the worst in the world, this too is simply not true. Jagdeo did not bother to tell the gathering which other contract exists that only benefits oil companies, rather than countries, but noted that his administration stands in the middle where the deal is concerned.“Westand in the middle and we are not going to be populists in orientation because government’s side that are populists in orientation and say things that people only want to hear, they can never craft a sustainable policy for the country,” the former Head of State noted, before switching gears to discuss part-time job opportunities for the people on theSeeWBD.linkbelow from 11 minutes:
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From page 57 the country got a good deal in 2016.Infact, Head of Exxon’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), Alistair Routledge recently noted that “this is the best contract the country has ever had...”
Many car owners are beginning to fear that they could be the next victim after carjackers snatched three more Toyota cars in one week from across the country. However, this publication understands that a total of five cars were stolen from July 29 to date but Kaieteur News was reliably informed that the number might be much higher. Among the stolen Toyota Premio model vehicles are: PTT 7696 – a silver grey car owned by a Health and Safety Officer employed at Guyana Shore Base Inc., and PSS 1871 – a dark grey car owned by a woman of Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Also stolen was PYY 4403 – a white Toyota Fielder Wagon. Speaking with Kaieteur News on Tuesday, the Health and Safety Officer said that his car was stolen on August 4 last, from in front of his home at Grove, EDB. He related that he was not in the country at the time and had left his car parked there for a few days. However, he revealed that when his girlfriend awoke around 04:00hrs on August 4, his car wasThemissing.matter was reported to police but to date investigators are clueless as to who could have stolen his car. On Sunday last, two more cars were stolen – one at 04:00hrs from in front of a house at Land of Canaan, EBD and the other was reportedly hijacked during the afternoon hours from its owner at Blairmont, Berbice, RegionTheSix.owner of the car stolen at 04:00hrs – the dark grey Toyota Premio with number plate PSS 1871, said that security cameras had captured two men tampering with the vehicle before driving it in the direction of Timehri. This car too is yet to be recovered.Asitrelates to the white Toyota Fielder that was hijacked at Blairmont, the owner has named her exboyfriend as the suspect. She said that he had attacked her at a location in Bath. The man identified as Dinesh Persaud reportedly began by assaulting her and had reportedly snatched her car keys.As he proceeded to her car, the woman alleged that she followed and entered behind him. He drove off with her but when they arrived at Blairmont, he pulled the car over, assaulted her some more before kicking her out. Persaud then drove away with the woman’s car and both he and the stolen car are yet to be Someonelocated.had tipped off the owner that her vehicle was last seen on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two.Prior to the theft of these cars, Kaieteur News had reported that two Toyota Premio cars were stolen in threeThedays.first was stolen around 04:00hrs on July 29, last from in front of its owner’s house at Unity, East Coast Demerara (ECD) – an officer attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU).Police were successful in locating the car at Success, ECD, but it was stripped of very expensive parts. Police are yet to identify the suspect(s) involved. Two days later, around 02:00hrs, another silver-grey Toyota Premio belonging to Kaieteur News was stolen. Two men were caught on camera stealing it from in front of an employee’s home at Crane, West Coast of Demerara (WCD). Police are yet to receive leads that may assist them in locating the stolenAnyonecar. with information about any of the stolen cars can contact the nearest police station. In January, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) had cracked down on a gang that was stealing cars in the city. SOCU investigators had recovered two stolen cars at a workshop at Montrose, ECD and arrested a number of individuals suspected to be part of the Amonggang.those who were arrested was the workshop owner, Ravin Singh and a prominent auto dealer, Andrew Archibald Samaroo. Samaroo, Singh and another man, Leon Lewis were charged in February, for stealing the cars recovered by SOCU. That matter is currently before the court.
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Norwegian marine seismic survey company, Magseis Fairfield, has signed a 14 month contract with ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for a large Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) project while will be conducted offshore Guyana in the country’s lucrative Stabroek Block. The company made the Hooijkaas, Magseis Fairfield’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), said that the company is very happy about the contract awarded. “We are very pleased to have been awarded this large OBN project, which potentially sets the stage for other projects in this region,” the statement highlighted. Magseis did not provide information on the project’s cost but did say that what was provided is considered to include inside information in accordance to Article 7 of the European Union Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. Magseis described itself as writing the book on ocean bottom node (OBN) technology, with their systems having been successfully deployed in the world’s most challenging environments, from ultradeep water to shallow transition zones, sub-salt, even onshore and urban areas. “We’ve simplified the logistics behind getting the rich seismic data you need to make better reservoir decisions.” OBN technology is said to shoot seismic images more safely and sharper for better data provision as seismic mapping plays an important role in successful offshore drilling. The ZXPLR technology, Magseis Fairfield said simplifies node management, maintenance and inventory even further. “This hybrid system is suitable for both deep and shallow water via either passive-rope or ROV deployment.”Magseisnow falls within the large number of oil and gas sector operators being selected by the offshore oil operators to provide various services regarding the budding sector. While the work of the companies is necessary to develop the oil resource, contention remains that Guyana is liable for the billions of field development costs the oil companies’ incur, but has no say where the sums are ExxonMobilconcerned.and partners are proud of the record speed at which the oil reserves are being developed but stakeholders such as the World Bank and the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) have warned about Guyana’s capacity to oversee and manage the sector. Of particular concern, is ensuring that the country can protect its profits by managing cost incurred. In other words, Guyana has been advised to pay keen attention to the bills that the Exxon consortium is handing over since all invested sums towards the development of the oil resources can be recovered by Exxon as an expense.
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Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.Hicken at a subsequent Press Conference held last Wednesday reiterated his position and with the Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum at his side. They sought to discredit Bascom’s claims by calling them false and malicious. Bascom’s attorney later that evening during a Facebook interview with Mark Benschop, contested Hicken’s claim that his client refused to cooperate with OPR’s investigators. “No police has contacted either Mr. Bascom, or myself or a member of my team, to say that we would like to interview Mr. Bascom in relation to the statements that he has made” Hughes told Benschop. Hughes said that he was the one who had reached out to the OPR and Hicken to submit a medical requesting sick leave on behalf of his client.
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The lawyer also opined that the subsequent Press Conference which sought to paint Bascom as a liar, is making it seems as though Hicken and the police force is only interested in investigating his client rather solving ‘Paper Shorts’ murder or probing the police coverup allegations made. His exact words were: “If you bring all the top levels of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the Acting Commissioner, the Crime Chief, and the Head of Major Crimes, to attack a police officer whom you have not yet interviewed in relation to what he has said, it means that your focus is clearly not solving the real crime, it is clearly not in solving the allegations that this police officer has made, it is merely to attack the police officer”. Bascom earlier this month had accused his superiors at the force’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of setting him up in a recent drug bust because he had accused one of them of taking a bribe to cover-up the Fagundes murder investigation.
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The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday overturned the conviction and 45-year prison sentence of murdered teenager, Neesa Gopaul’s stepfather, Jarvis Small calling the evidence proffered against him in the lower courts “greatly prejudiced”. This means that Small is freed of the 2010 murder, some eight years after he was found guilty of the crime. The Court, however, upheld the guilty verdict but reduced further the 45 years sentence for the girl’s mother, Bibi Shareema-Gopaul called ‘Nari’ to 30 years, ordering that she will be eligible for parole not before 15 years. Gopaul, 50, had been jointly charged with her , Jarvis Small called ‘Barry’, 44, for the murder of her teenage daughter.Theduo was initially sentenced to 106 and 96 years’ imprisonment respectively after they were found guilty unanimously of the teen’s murder following a trial before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in March 2015. Since then, the two have filed appeals against their convictions and sentences.Indelivering a summary of the majority judgment on Friday, CCJ’s Justice Denys Barrow said that the case against Small should have been dismissed since there was no case for him to answer due to the lack of evidence. The court also agreed with the contentions of Small’s Attorney, Nigel Hughes that he should have been tried separately at the High Court since the evidence led in the trial was “greatly prejudiced” against him. He noted that there were three pieces of evidence proffered to tie him to the crime – reports that he had sexually assaulted Neesa, a pair of dumbbells that reportedly belonged to him found at the scene of the murder, and a statement by Small that he did not murder Neesa but he knew who did. The CCJ rejected the State’s argument that the report of sexual assault was motive enough for Small to want to kill his teenage stepdaughter. The court dismissed the argument as “pure speculation.” With regard to the dumbbells, the court found that there was no evidence to show that Small had a hand in tying the dumbbells to the suitcase found with the body at the scene of the crime. In relation to Small’s statement that he knew who killed Neesa, the court found that it was impossible to conclude that because he said he knew of the killing, he was the killer. The CCJ found also some serious investigative flaws and noted that other supportive evidence was weak or equitable in the case. The Judge noted that Small should not have been convicted on the strength of the testimony of Prosecution star witness Simone DeNobrega since what she had to say related to Gopaul. DeNobrega had testified that Gopaul confided in
From page 58 Alistair Routledge went a little further to concoct reasons to justify the company’s position. During a bizarre discourse with social media platform, The Guyanese Critic, Routledge was asked to say if the company would ever consider renegotiating the Stabroek Block contract, even if it was merely to appease Guyanese. Routledge said, “Look, the business we’re in is we don’t know what’s coming around the corner. It may look great today but I would say we’ve kind of made it look easy so far. There’s a lot of the resource we found that is going to be more difficult to develop. The returns on those won’t be as good as the first. The Liza field we found was the best resource that we found in the Stabroek Block that was where we started.”
The official added, “So far since then, the (other) reservoirs are not as goodnow they’re still very good and at high oil prices that we see today it looks fantastic but we know we’re in a commodity business” “We know that we’re in a world where we need to be moving in an energy transition and the oil prices are almost certainly going to fall and so it (the agreement) needs to be robust. It needs to be durable for all the parties for it to continue, for us to continue to invest.”Though Routledge holds the foregoing points, they all appear hallow when compared to the statements made by ExxonMobil’s CEO and Chairman, Darren Woods.While he asserted that the company does not know what is coming around the corner, Woods painted a different picture during Exxon’s second quarter earnings call. The CEO had said the company’s US$17.9B profit during the reporting period was not a matter of mere luck but prudent management and analysis of the market. When companies were pulling back on spending during the 2020 COVID-19 hit period, Exxon he said remained bullish and continued heavy investments in key assets like Guyana as they knew its lowcost, low emission barrels would be a safe in any market cycle. Woods even noted that Exxon advanced the engineering work and procurement processes for multiple projects and locking in critical contracts for Guyana and other assets because it sees well into future regarding market demand for low cost barrels. With respect to Routledge’s point that the returns on other wells in Guyana would not be as good as the Liza find, his company’s accelerated approach to develop and have in operation, 10 oil ships in this decade, suggests otherwise. Even Exxon’s partner in the Stabroek Block, Hess Corporation, has hailed all of Guyana’s discoveries and the developments to come as being “industry leading” and key to it securing a future of multibillion dollar profits. Hess’ boss, John Hess during his second quarter earnings call had also said the Guyana operations will allow it to have over US$1B in profits yearly. He said this is what they would be making with each ship due to the low breakevens and the demand that will exist for Guyana’s sweet crude. Hess has also declared Guyana as a “phenomenal province” with “excellent returns” to be had well into the next three decades.
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes on Wednesday refuted claims made that his client, Detective Sergeant, Dion Bascom, has refused to submit himself for an investigation by the force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). Hughes said that the OPR never contacted him or Bascom, for an interview to assist their investigation and is positing that the acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken, might be more interested in investigating his client rather than the allegations he made that senior ranks in the force have accepted a bribe to cover-up the murder of Ricardo Fagundes, better known as “PaperHickenShorts”.on Tuesday issued a statement calling Bascom’s accusations of a major cover-up by the force “unfounded”.“Sergeant Bascom has refused to submit himself to any investigation by the police of his public allegations, nor provide any evidence in support of the allegations he has made public”, stated the acting chief.Hicken further stated that the accusation made by Bascom while being a serving member of the police force has placed him in breach of one of its code of conducts. The OPR reportedly has investigated the alleged breach of the code of conduct and have submitted its findings with recommendations to the Director of Public
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From page 59 her that she had an extramarital affair with Small and that he encouraged her to poison her husband. She claimed that Gopaul told her that her teenage daughter found out about the poisoning, reported it to the police, and was planning on following up on the report. As a result of a desperate attempt to cover up the crime, DeNobrega testified that Gopaul told her that she and her lover planned to get rid of her daughter. She claimed that the woman told her she and Small took her daughter to the Soesdyke-Linden Highway where Small attempted to strangle Neesa with a rope as her younger daughter was sleeping.She claimed that the mother was driving the car at the time, stopped in a trail where Small dragged her out of the car and bludgeoned her on the head with a piece of wood. She claimed that Small then placed Neesa’s body in the trunk of the car and they left the scene of the crime. The body was then left overnight in the trunk at Gopaul’s home.
The role Guyana plays in monitoring spending in the capital intensive oil industry here comes after the oil companies would have expended large sums of money in the development of the oil fields; after which Guyana is handed the bills to scrutinise.Thisis according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo when he explained during his latest press conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Friday, that it is for this very reason that the country is working on building capacity in the area of cost audit and verification.
The Vice President explained that the arrangement it currently has with ExxonMobil and partners to develop the country’s oil endowment, does not afford the nation a “comanagement” position which would allow the country insights into the companies’ spending to ensure beforehand, that Guyana is not being given bills with inflated costs for goods and services needed within the sector.The VP said that currently it is a group of Guyanese companies, along with a foreign entity, that is conducting audits for previous costs handed to the country, and one of the main objectives is to build incountry capacity through the transfer of skills so that people who are more national in their outlook will look out for the interest of Guyanese and be vigilant in ensuring the financial protection of the country.This is extremely important the Vice President indicated because when it comes to the authorisation and monitoring of spending by the oil companies, Guyana is not involved since the agreement with the US oil giant does not cater for such involvement.Instead,that is where the audits come in, the Vice President“Theresaid.isno provision in the contract for comanagement,” Jagdeo clarified. “Although we are entitled to 50 percent of the profit; they manage. There is an operator that operates on behalf of the shareholders that run the company. So assuming that the cost are inflated, when the audit is done- (and) this is a post expenditure control…and they find inflated costs or unreasonable procurement practices that have led to inflated costs, they can then flag those and have them adjusted and then Exxon has to explain those.” That is the control which the Vice President said currently exists where cost monitoring is concerned and that is precisely why now, by regulation, the Local Content Act was mandated. The matter of cost monitoring and procurement of oil and gas goods and services has been one of discussion for stakeholders given that Guyana is responsible for all costs associated with the development of its oil wealth. The bills associated with the development of each field are handed to Guyana after the sum is removed as an expense and before the country gets its 50 percent cut of profit. In receiving revenue from the sale of the commodity, Guyana gets a two percent royalty from the total income, then operational expenses up to 75 percent is removed by Exxon, before the remaining sum is split between Guyana and the oil associates. The bills Guyana receives have a two-year timeline in which the country has to scrutinise and make objections against illegitimate costs. The argument therefore is that Guyana is left to lose when its only say is after the oil companies would have done the spending. That is especially so since stakeholders have pointed out that even if Guyana flags a cost that may look unreasonable, the companies do have the opportunity to reject and declare the expense legitimate.Thiswould thus require legal involvement to make the determination, keeping in mind that the money would have already been deducted by the oil company and Guyana would be left at the mercy of the litigation.
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Dr. Adams, during a Moray House Trust panel discussion in June reiterated that it was the current EPA CEO, Khemraj Parsram, who had signed the environmental permit for Liza 1 and had pointed out several areas that could have been improved in both the original Liza 1 permit and a modified version that was recently approved for the continuance of oil operation within that field. The VP is adamant nonetheless, that “We are working toward this full coverage; it is by law and by the (EPA) permit they (oil companies) have to do this. Full coverage; that is an obligation at this point in time,” he added. He said too that the country has received one instrument as part of the insurance policy; that being the US$600M per event while the second instrument, the parent company guarantee, is being worked out.
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When Kaieteur News asked the Vice President to comment on the concerns identified, he said that the question was merely “parroting” the arguments of those that have criticised the situation and that he was unwilling to go over that conversation. It was also put to the VP that his utterances meant that Guyana is currently pumping oil without having the full liability coverage as claimed by Dr. Adams. To that, the VP questioned rhetorically whether, “We should shut down pumping?” He then pointed out that the Liza 1, Guyana's first oil field, began pumping oil without any insurance protection, and accused the former CEO of signing off on the EPA permit. Dr. Adams has stated publicly in the past the he did not sign off the Liza 1 permit since he was not employed with the agency at the time.
From page 54 guarantee letter to say they will cover everything and if they can’t do that he needs to say why, because if they ‘We must not wait’ for Gas-to-Shore... are not going to press Exxon to cover these damages, is he saying then that the government will have to stand these costs or will they share this cost with Exxon?” Given that the estimated US$1.3 billion expense will ultimately be on the backs of Guyanese, citizens have been questioning whether this investment will be safeguarded with a sound insuranceJagdeopolicy.explained that the cost of the project will be repaid through the monthly electricity bills of Guyanese. He has calculated that the cost of power will be slashed in half from the current $30 cents per kilowatt hour to $15 cents per kilowatt hour. Jagdeo was asked if the government is also considering any of the risks in its analysis of the project and conclusion that it will be viable.To this end, he acknowledged that while the possibility of an explosion exists, it simply does not change the commercial viability of the US multibillion-dollar project.
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From page 16 was much back and forth about the availability of the policy and what type of policy existed, as Dr. Adams accused the government of abandoning the strides already made. It was subsequently revealed by US oil giant, ExxonMobil subsidiary and Stabroek Block operator, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), that Guyana is currently covered by US$600M per oil spill, while a US$2B parent company guarantee from Exxon and its operating partners, CNOCC and Hess Corporation, is currently being worked out. Again, the argument by stakeholders is that the sums being discussed may be inadequate given that cleanup and compensation for serious oil spills can run into millions and even billions of US dollars.
Chandrikapersad Santokhi has said that the need for a complete transformation and re-alignment of the Region’s food system has never been so urgent. “Agriculture, in the Region, is at a crossroads,” the CARICOM Chair declared.
“ While we recognize the challenges, we must focus on the opportunities,” he told Friday’s opening of the Agri Investment Forum and Expo II at the National Academy of Performing Arts in Port-ofSpain, Trinidad and Tobago.
From page 6 urban schools where students do better at the NGSA/CXC -CSEC/CAPE exams, and struggling, less resourced rural schools with a lesser quality of education. Soon the Ministry will be celebrating the handful of “Gifted and Talented” students who were the cream of the crop at the NGSA, and the CXC-CSEC/ CAPE exams. Such a public relations stunt is to make it look as if the system is doing well throughout
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Kaieteur M@ilbox Guyana when the truth is that the majority of students are not. Trinidad has decided to abandon the celebration of the academically gifted few, but Guyana said it would continue to highlight the handful of high performers, complete with putting all their scores in the newspapers and photos attached. In the USA, that would be illegal. The Ministry would do well to redesign this maths training at this point as I am sure the Regional Chairmen of the leftout regions might be upset at their folks being slighted. The Ministry of Education must be guided by equity as a forethought not an afterthought. With regards to equity, we must run faster, longer, harder to accomplish it, sooner rather than later. Our Minister understands this, and we look forward to appropriate action for change, ‘Because We Care!’
The Association is nonetheless adamant that while the Minister of Amerindian Affairs was making the ‘helplessness’ case for ‘Chinese Landing’, announcements by the Ministry of Finance on reduced and removed taxes offered the real reason for Government’s lack of interest. The GHRA contended that “the financial measures are intended to divert attention from the dangerous, uncertain and justifiedfromofenvironmentalpolicy,pieceStrategyCarbonthatbidders.”formonetisingwithrespectGovernmenttheandthequalitygrosslylicensingminersconditionsaccident-riddledunderwhichsmalloperate.Murkyarrangementsareunfairandensurelandsarereservedforcoterieofminers,friendsforeignerswhocontrolindustry.Inotherwords,inactionwithtominingisconsistentanationalpolicyofnaturalresourcesthebenefitofthehighestTheorganisationsaideven‘the2030LowDevelopment(LCDS)’thecentre-ofGuyana’sclimateissilentontheandsocialcostmining.Moneymakingminingcannotbeintermsofthe national interest, the public purse, or in the interest of the majority of citizens. National assets inherited and owned by the nation in common are converted into private property for a fraction of their real worth. Such profligate behaviour is particularly inexplicable in light of the enormous wealth Guyana is set to earn from oil and gas production. Moreover, with mining degradation the major cause of deforestation, why is Guyana sacrificing its forests, rivers, wildlife, and the wellbeing of its indigenous communities?” the Association questioned. It continued, “The equally timid response of the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) to the appeals of the Toshao of ‘Chinese Landing’ also highlight the extent to which that body has been stripped of its independence by the ruling party meddling in its elections“Ratherprocedures.”thanpromote the NTC as the official voice of Guyana’s First Peoples, the organisation is being reduced to the role of a Government Cheer-Leader. The very opposite trend is what the nation requires. Voices of the professions, trade unions, faith-based bodies, sports, business and commerce need to off-set the toxic polarisation of Parliamentary politics and the undermining of independent voices,” the GHRA added. It said too that the Government has attracted international criticism for its failure to address the mining abuses in ‘Isseneru’ and ‘Chinese Landing’, but “unfortunately, the diplomatic community by-passed the opportunity to reinforce that criticism in its recent statement on’ International Day of Indigenous People’. Their message focused on indigenous women and its value and impact would have been enhanced considerably had it referenced the stress posed for indigenous women by the increased presence of itinerant miners in their Communities.”
From page 53 there is nothing more the Government can do “to deter marauding miners laying waste to their Community.” It said that the notion that the protective provisions of the Amerindian Act remain nonapplicable decades after coming into force in 2008 is patently absurd. It said that abuse by miners is precisely why the need for the provisions of the Act was generated and that, “the logic of the legal argument is similar to that of drivers, whose recklessness provoked the introduction of speed limits, claiming exemption from them because they were driving prior to the law, or domestic abusers making the same argument because they beat women before domestic violence became illegal.”
According to the Surinamese leader, this requires the region to press the reset button in several areas that he outlined. They included agricultural finance, rural infrastructural development, climate-smart agriculture, water management and use, food security, and cross-border investments “Agriculture, is a major economic pillar for our economies, and has the potential, to build economic resilience, and drive hisdevelopment,”socio-economicinclusiveSantokhitoldaudience.
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The GHRA said that instead of dismissing the posture of the Amerindian Act not being enforced on the miner because his permit came into being before the law, “the Government has suddenly become helpless.” They said that “the official ‘helplessness’ is further aggravated by the institutionalised hypocrisy of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission which has a revolving door relationship with leading miners and whose ‘investigative missions’ and legal actions against errant miners are nothing more than a charade.”TheHuman Rights Association continued that “even if the legal judgment that the original license issued in 1995 remained valid for the life of the license, why were the provisions of the Amerindian Act of 2008 not enforced upon subsequent renewals of the license?” They said that apart from the licensing provisions, Article 14 of the Act is equally clear in empowering Village Council as the local lawmaking authority with respect to the conduct of people in the community, including the VP Jagdeo blames junior level officials for... 500-odd“Thoseminers.powers include by-laws relating to environmental destruction, pollution of streams, savannah and creeks and mercury poisoning of fishing grounds - all of which are alleged to be widespread and a proven health hazard to members of the community. All these abuses provide extensive grounds for a range of interventions from Ministries and Agencies to support the community,” the Association submitted. They said neither the Government nor the GGMC have apparently learnt any lessons from Baramita, “the other Carib Community in Region One, decimated socially and environmentally, a decade ago by mining interests and coastlanders settlers.”
The deal that the oil company often brags about to its shareholders, also forces Guyanese to pay their share of taxes, amounting to millions of US dollars each year. This figure is likely to further balloon as more operations come on stream. In addition, the country is allowing ExxonMobil to operate offshore without full liability coverage in the event of an oil spill, which means that the risk is borne by Guyana.Another key provision that is lacking in the document is ring-fencing provision, which would avoid the oil company from using the petroleum revenue in one field to cover for expenses in another. Scenes from this past week’s protest
One protestor, whose placard read: “Our Politicians are all blood suckers”, said that true leaders would seek to look after its most vulnerable - referring to them as sheep - as he insisted that assistance must also be offered “to people who live in the ghetto.” He told Kaieteur News, “They got to put things in place. We put ya’ll there and we want ya’ll fuh set a trend. I coming out from ‘C’ Field Sophia and I talking (because) a lot of stupidness going on in the neighbourhood and the neighbourhood is not a bad neighbourhood.”
Provisions in the 2016 PSAWhile both the PPP and former Coalition Government are determined to stick to the lopsided 2016 oil contract, citizens in Guyana have mounted daily protest action, highlighting the need for changes to be made so that they can secure benefits from the deal. They believe that the present agreement only favours the oil company as Guyana receives a mere two percent royalty for its sweet light crude and settled for 50 percent profit sharing, after Exxon takes 75 percent of the earnings to clear its expenses.
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The Georgetown resident said that help to these areas must be year-round, rather than be limited to the leading up of elections.
From page 19 expenses, among others. Another protestor argued that billions of local currency is being injected into infrastructural projects while single mothers especially struggle to put food on the table for their children. He noted that the cost of living has reached frightening heights but the Government has its faced turned in anotherSimilarly,direction.another picketer pointed out that the salaries of public sector employees remain stagnant in the face of the climbing inflation rates.
(BBC) - The Russianappointed regional leader said a Ukrainian drone targeting Russia’s Black Sea fleet in the city of Sevastopol was shot down on Saturday. It follows a string of attacks on Russian forces and installations in the annexed peninsula this theRazvozhayev,governor,footage.independentlynotbased.Russia’sareashowedfurtherZaporizhzhiatodealpresidentMeanwhilemonth.Ukraine’shaswelcomedaallowingUNinspectorsvisittheRussian-heldnuclearplant,north.EarlyonSaturdayavideosmokerisingfromtheinSevastopolwhereBlackSeafleetisTheBBCNewshasbeenabletoverifytheTheRussian-installedMikhailplayeddownseriousnessofthe
incident.Hesaid the fleet’s air defences had been activated and the Ukrainian drone destroyed. “It fell on the roof of the headquarters,” he said. “There was no significant damage and no-one was hurt.”Later on Saturday, Mr Razvozhayev said antiaircraft systems had again been in operation in Sevastopol, but gave no details.Several drone attacks have been reported in Crimea in recent days, including one on an airbase near Sevastopol on Thursday and another on the harbour on Friday. Earlier in the month nine Russian jets were destroyed in an attack on the Russian military base at Saky, on Crimea’s western coast. Footage on social media at the time showed crowds of Russian tourists fleeing a nearbyCrimearesort.was invaded and annexed by Russia in 2014, and Ukraine has vowed to retake it. However the Kyiv government has not confirmed or denied involvement in the recent attacks. Moscow has blamed sabotage for some of them, indicating some kind of special military operation perhaps by Ukrainian forcesor those loyal to Kyiv. Western officials say these incidents are having a major operational and psychological impact on Russian forces. In another other development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant could start to be restored with a visit of international inspectors.
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Morethanayear ago, Vice P r e s i d e n t BharratJagdeopromisedthat monthly oil production reportswouldbepublishedto keep citizens in the loop on theoffshoreactivities,butto datehehasnotkepthisword. At a Press Conference hosted on Friday, the VP seemed surprised that the data has not been made publicyet. Itwasthe Kaieteur News boss, Mr Glenn Lall who followed up with him on his promise made since February 8, 2021, when he said he is not sure why the reports have not been made public.Jagdeo fumbled, “Oh the productionreports,yeahthey comeout,Itoldthematleast everyweekandstufflikethat we can put that (out) that's not secret data or anything like that so let me find out again.”He went on to enquire what the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat said in response to the requestforsuchdata.Jagdeo insisted, “He's the Minister you need to ask him, don't wait until you come to my pressconferencetoask.Give hima Thecall…”formerHeadofState was also informed by Lall thattheagenciesresponsible for the gold, bauxite and timber operations were reluctant to disclose these contracts.Tothis end, the VP explained, “I don't think these agreements should be secret. Right, because the c o n c e s s i o n s a r e standard many people don't remember this but the Minister of Finance used to sign every duty free letter thatwaswhenIwasthereand wechangeditwhenIbecame President and even before that we started moving to change it where all of that, the administering of dutyfree concessions would be donebytheGRAandnotbya political individual and secondly they would be basedonlegislation.”
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Since making the first commitment to publish the oil production reports, 18 monthshavegonebywithout a single update on the offshoreproduction. Thispublicationreported that Opposition Member, David Patterson said the Governmentcannotofferany excuse which can absolve it from this grave sin against t h e n a t i o n
Jagdeo shocked that monthly oil production reports still not being released
Hethereforeindicated,“I don't see the reason why many of these are not in the public domain already I'll findoutaboutit.”
TheShadowMinisterforthe Oil and Gas sector in an invitedcommentto Kaieteur News said, “No one buys a bottleofwaterthatisnotfull, because you can see through the container No one buys fruitsfromourlocalvendors if the product is visibly damaged.However, if you buy a bottle of cooking gas, you cannot see if you are getting value unless the bottle is weighedonastandardscale, orunlessyoubelievetheseal hasbeenproperlysetandhas notbeentamperedwith.This is what the Government is askingournationtoaccept,a product from a supplier without verification ” Pattersonadded,“Therehave been repeated public requests for the Ministry of NaturalResourcestoprovide the daily production informationfortheoilweare payingExxontoexplorefor, to drill for, to store and mostlytosellforus. To date, there is still no information. There are no figures to perform analysis on,noproductiondatawhich can be tabulated with the corresponding oil prices to ensure that we are receiving value for our oil ” PattersonsaidGuyanese,the main stakeholder in all of this,remaininignoranceand cannot check or verify the sporadic information, which they receive about oil production offshore from Exxon and its partners He opined that this lack of transparency dominates the PPP/C's activities in the oil and gas sector, where the oil production licences are also shroudedinsecrecyandquite frankly characterises its activities in general Patterson said this state of affairs should be concerning forallstakeholderswherever theymaybe.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Add more sunshine to your day, Scorpio. It may be time to stir up your inner passion and let it speak with greater confidence than you have been lately.
SAGIT (Nov.22–Dec.21) You'll find that your spark can easily turn potential energy into kinetic energy, Sagittarius. Don't underestimate the power of your words. Realize the profound impact they have on others and take responsibility for their consequences.
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CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Don't dwell on your fluctuating moods today, Capricorn. Look at the larger trends and how positive elements are coming together in your favor.
PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Try not to lose sight of your own projects or desires, Pisces. There's a great deal of power and manipulative energy in the air today that could throw you off course if you aren't careful.Have confidence in yourself.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) The fire within you is raging today, Gemini, and you should be careful how you wield this power. Be proud and triumphant.
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TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Difficult predicaments could arise today if you try to exert your will over others without having the most honorable intentions, Taurus. It could be that you're using someone else's fear of you to control him or her.
CANCER (June 21–July 22) There may be a great deal of fuss over something that seems quite insignificant to you, Cancer. Try to see the beauty and importance of everything around you. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Things are coming to a critical point for you today, Leo, and you may find that other people openly object to your actions. It's OK to be a bit selfish if the situation is appropriate. Look at yourself in the mirror and be proud of the person you see.
From page 71 thumped Family 5-2. Delon Lanferman put Slingerz ahead in the opening minute before Family drew level via an own goal in the 6th minute. Quincy Adams slotted home in the 7th and Deon Alfred scored one minute later and got his second in the 27th. Adams netted his second in the 28th. Amos Ramsay scored for Family in the 26th. Stabroek Ballers beat Bent Street 3-0 with goals from Seon Taylor in the 3rd and 6th and Dorwin George in the 17th. East Front Road overcame Gold is Money 2-0. Tevin Campbell scored in the 4th and Meshach Barratt in the 22nd minute.Back Circle beat Vengy 3-0. Stephon McLean scotted home in the 6th and 20th while Cecil Jackman scored in the13th minute.Sparta Boss trounced Pike Street Sophia 5-0. Eusi Phillips put his team ahead in the 2nd minute while Nicholas MacArthur netted a hat-trick as he found the back of the net in the 8th, 17th and 20th minutes. Gregory Richardson scored in the 13th. The quarterfinals and semi finals will be contested on Saturday. The quarterfinals fixture reads; Furture Stars vs Swag Entertaining, Slingerz vs BV, Back Circle vs Stabroek Ballers and Sparta vs East Front Road.
Over the past 18 months, through the sole efforts of the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy, in partnership with the Ministry of Education Allied Arts Unit, Golf has garnered national attention with thousands of learners and teachers now involved in the sport and over 100 students made history for Guyana, taking golf as a PE Elective for the first time at the CSEC examinations this year. For more information about golfing, lessons, tournaments and activities at the Nexgen Golf Academy on Woolford Avenue, visit their Facebook/Instagram pages or call 645-0944.
AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) This is your day to shine in all your glory, Aquarius. There's no need to hold anything back. You'll find that you have a great deal of love to share. Your heart is likely to go to extremes today in order to prove its love, passion, and affection.
ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Recharge today by getting outside and stretching your arms to the sky, Aries. Be proud and courageous. You have the power to turn an unhealthy situation into a positive one, but first you must get rid of all self-doubt.
VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Feel free to speak more loudly today, Virgo. You'll find that things fall into place more easily if you speak your thoughts outwardly and directly in the presence of others. Bring your internal power under your control instead of becoming a victim of the control games played by others.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You should bask in a glorious splendor today, Libra. There's a great deal of power at your disposal. You'll find your ego is healthy, charged, and ready for the battlefield. Work lovingly with the energies that surround you.
From page 68 Gunners have laid down a marker with their superb start to the season. Kane’s 250th Tott goal sees off Wolves… Harry Kane scored his 250th goal for Tottenham as they briefly moved top of the Premier League for a few hours with a hard-fought win overTheWolves.England forward reacted sharply to head in Ivan Perisic’s flick on from a corner to give Spurs their reward for their second-half dominance.
From page 69 were several major amateur 3 -hole tournaments that will be sponsored by Comfort Sleep, Vivaanta Spa, Digicel Business, Assuria General Insurance, Trophy Stall, V&V Distributors, Movietowne Guyana and Jaxx Restaurant in the coming weeks. “These events are for new players who will compete with persons at their same level, so everyone has a chance to win and at the same time, build their game and confidence as we seek to create a national team to represent Guyana internationally.”
Rampant Arsenal thump Bournemouth...
From page 70 Pooran (28) steadied the chase and ensured there would be no repeat of the collapses which have become an all-toocommon feature of their game in recent years. New Zealand batted first in the second ODI and posted a modest total of 212 before being bowled out. They got off to a terrible start and lost 3 wickets for just 31 runs, including big wickets of Martin Guptill, Devon Conway and Tom Latham. Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell revived the innings with their stand of 84 runs for the 4th wicket. Once Mitchell was dismissed, wickets started falling at regular intervals. Finn Allen was dismissed by Jason Holder as he got out after scoring a brilliant 96 in 117 balls. After his dismissal, New Zealand innings went nowhere and they were bowled out for 212 in the 49th over. During the chase, West Indies lost 5 early wickets for just 26 runs. West Indies looked down and out right from the beginning. None of their middle or top-order batters showed any resistance to the tight bowling by Trent Boult and Tim Southee. Southee picked up 4 wickets for just 22 runs. Alzarri Joseph and Yannic Carriah tried to revive the innings with their knocks of 49 and 52 respectively but they failed to rescue their team as West Indies fell short by 50 runs in the end. The West Indies have dominated New Zealand in men’s one-day international cricket. In the format, the two teams have met 67 times, with the Men in Maroon winning 31 of those games. Between the two teams, the Kiwis have won 29 games. There have also been seven ties between the two Everythingteams. is the same when the two sides meet in the Caribbean Islands. In the Americas, the home team has won 16 of the 23 games, while the visiting team have only won six. One game has also been cancelled on the continent.The match starts at 14:00 hrs ECT. (Parimatchnews) Series on the line in the...
Kane’s effort also saw the hosts become the fifth team to score 1,000 goals at home since the Premier League was formed in 1992. The goal had been coming with both the 29-year-old and his strike partner Son Heungmin hitting the woodwork as Spurs poured forward to break the deadlock. The intensity of their football was in complete contrast to the first period, when a Wolves team containing seven Portuguese players - the joint-most from a single foreign nation in a starting XI in the competition - were in the ascendancy. Bruno Lage’s side restricted the hosts to just one 45th-minute effort and were unfortunate to see record signing Matheus Nunes nod Ruben Neves’ probing pass inches wide of the Spurs However,goal. despite the promise of Nunes’ display and the neat and tidy football which saw them develop several good openings, Wolves lacked a spark in the final third as their winless topflight run reached 10 matches.
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Rampant Arsenal thump Bournemouth to go top (BBC Sport) - Arsenal swept curledhomeabeautifulthirdbefore and there was a rousing feel to this The Norway midfielder struck theedgeofthepenaltyarea. aside Bournemouth to continue Gabriel Jesus saw his clever finish Saturday teatime kick-off at the again shortly after when he nabbed Jesus was then denied a their perfect start and rise to the top ruledoutbyVARforoffside. division’ssmallestground. the ball off Jesus’ toes to sweep a deserved goal by a tight VAR ofthePremierLeaguetable. It is the first time Arsenal have It took a mere five minutes for clinical left-footed finish past the review that ruled him just offside Captain Martin Odegaard put won their opening three fixtures that feeling to be punctured as helplessCherrieskeeper from Odegaard’s clever through the Gunners in control inside the sincethe2004-05season. Odegaard tapped in after Arsenal bided their time before ball. opening 10 minutes with a well- Bournemouth had won their BournemouthkeeperMarkTravers sealing the win but did it in style It is very early days - and there takendouble. first home game back in the had saved Gabriel Martinelli’s low when the impressive Saliba arefarharderteststocome-butthe After the break, William Saliba PremierLeagueagainstAstonVilla strike. elegantlyfoundthetopcornerfrom (Continued on page 67)
GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s T20 to be launched today Indian High Commissioner commends NexGen GolFun Camp
Coaches and participants of the camp with Nexgen Golf Academy President Aleem Hussain and High Commissioner of India Dr K J Srinivasa His Excellency, Dr K J DDL Pepsi, Ministry of ProArchers Guyana, Table S r i n i v a s a , H i g h Education Allied Arts Unit, Tennis by Guyana Table Commissioner of India to Assuria General Insurance, Tennis Association, and Guyana was present at the Movietowne Guyana, Jaxx complimentary massages by opening of one of the most Restaurant, Caliper Drones ModFin Salon & Spa but anticipated and successful and Praetorian Executive their focus and interest in annualgolfprogrammes,the Security Services were Golfing was satisfied by the Nexgen Golf Academy amongst the numerous Academy golf coaches Junior GolFun Camp, which sponsors, who provided the supported by Secondary commenced this week at the opportunity for children School PE Teachers and Scout Association Ground from all backgrounds to several of the top golf on Woolford Avenue, with experience an event of such caddiesinGuyana. over 150 participants, and magnitude. Godfrey Munroe, Vice the absolute delight on the PRO Guy Griffith also President of the Guyana faces of the youths and their laudedthevisionofHussain, Olympic Association and level of involvement was the founder of the Guyana president of the GTTA was evident as they engaged in a Golf Association and present at the opening day, varietyofsportingactivities. Nexgen Golf Academy, “this is a fantastic His Excellency spoke “Today is a realization of a opportunity for inter-sport aboutthedramaticchangein dream and hard work by promotion and cooperation access to the sport brought someone who doesn’t just and we definitely want to about by the Guyana Golf talk, but delivers. Who build on this model since it’s Association and Nexgen would have expected that evident by the turnout and Golf in such a short time. this many families would be reaction from both parents “Aleem has brought new hereandabletoplaygolf…” and kids, this is worth energy and dynamics to a Kamrul Baksh of GTA p u r s u i n g . M y sport that under normal said, “We immediately congratulations to Aleem circumstances,mostofthose supported this programme and his team for another here would not be able to because of the impact it has fantasticjob:welldone!” enjoy These smiling faces on children and the The camp will conclude aretestamenttotheeffortsof inclusiveness of the on August 27th with a Chip his team and the sponsors participants. Nexgen Golf and Putt tournament for who believed in his vision has done a fantastic job of trophies and prizes and a and I’m happy to be here to creating awareness for golf graduationceremonytopped share this moment with you in Guyana and that is great o f f w i t h i c e c r e a m all.” newsfortourism.” compliments of Sterling The Guyana Tourism The participants, both ProductsLtd. Authority, Digicel Business, parents and children, were A s k ed ab o u t th e Toolsie Persaud Ltd, Kings giveninstructioninFirstAid potential for additional Jewelry, Rentokil Initial and Self Defense by activities, General Manager Guyana Ltd, BlueLife Praetorian Security PhilipHaynessaidthere Waters, Sunshine Snacks, Services, Archery by (Continued on page 67)
Kaieteur News PAGE 69Sunday August 21, 2022 he Georgetown Softball Cricket The teams that will participate in the LeagueIncPrimeMinister’sT20 over 50 segment are Regal, Floodlights,TCup will be launched today at ParikaDefenders,NYSCLandRockaway 11:00hrs at Muslim Youth Organization In the over 40 Division, Regal, (MYO), Woolford Avenue. The tournament Fisherman, Success, Corriverton, NYSCL will be played in the open, masters over 40, andArielwillbattle. over50andfemalecategories. Regal, Speedboat, Grill Masters and The winning team in the open, over 40 Arielwillbattleintheopenclass. and over 50 divisions will each take home a The competition is being spnsored by trophy and $300,000, while the runner up Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, will receive a trophy and $50,000. The man Danny Persaud (youtuber), Trophy Stall, P ofthematchinthefinalswillpocketatrophy and P insurance, Banks DIH, Pro Signs, I andthemanoftheseriesaflatscreen50"TV and S Trading, Mohamed’s Enterprise, The winner in the female category will Atlantic Marine Supplies, Tourism Guyana, will be given a trophy and $50,000 and the Reliance Services. Crown Mining, Rudisa runner up $25,000 and a trophy. The player Motor Company, Freelancer Advertising of the match in the final will take home a Agency, Krsna and Balram Printery, trophy and the player of the series one Pararam Discount Store and Rajiv Gandhi blender. University.
Series on the line in the final ODINew Zealand Tour of the West Indies… West Indies and New Zealand playing without Kane Williamson, In reply, none of the Windies guiding the West Indies to a five- dismissed the visitors for 190 off willlockhornsinthethirdandfinal restored parity in the must-win batters was able to score big except wicket victory over top-ranked 45.2oversbattingfirst,Brooks’91ODI of their three-match cricket encounter After the hosts opted to for Yannic Cariah as Trent Boult New Zealand in a low-scoring ball 79 with nine fours and one six series on Sunday with the series bowl first, Finn Allen’s 96 runs andTimSoutheewreakedhavocon opening day night One Day provided the much-needed solidity locked at 1-1. Windies won the coupled with useful contributions the hosts, winning the game by 40 International of a three match to take his team to 193 for five off opening game by five wickets and from Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell runs.Theseriesisnowsetupnicely series at Kensington Oval in 39oversinreply had a chance to seal the series on Santnerhelpedthevisitorspost212 goingintothelastgame. BarbadosonWednesday His 72 run fourth wicket Fridayitself. beforetheywerebundledoutinside Shamarh Brooks played the After the home side’s bowling partnershipwithcaptainNicholas However, New Zealand, 49thover sheet anchor role to perfection in combination of pace and spin (Continued on page 65)
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Kaieteur News PAGE 71Sunday August 21, 2022 Keep Your 5 Alive Futsal Championships… - BV, Swag Entertainment among quarterfinalists Cozier’s double propels Future Stars to victory
Part of the action on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium Jamal Cozier netted a minutes to hand his team Swag Entertainment doublehandFutureStarsa2- victory. defeated Albouystown 1 win over Poor People Beterverwagting (BV) Warriors 3-1. Koci Gentle Defencewhenthe8thannual beat Tiger Bay 4-3. Nevon opened the scoring for Swag Five Alive’ Barrow handed BV the lead Entertainment in the 22nd Futsal Championship in the 2nd minute before Ian before Jerimiah Softleigh continued Saturday night at Dooker stretched their drew Albouystown Warriors the National Gymnasium, advantage in the 6th, 8th and leveledoneminutelater MandelaAvenue. 21st minutes James Omar Brewley handed Calvin Shepherd put Meredith slotted home for SwagEntertainmentthelead Poor People Defence ahead Tiger Bay in the 20th while once again in the 24th while in the 6th minute before Alpha Fletchman added two Rene Allicock slotted home Cozier found the back of the more in 21st and 22nd inthe26th.SlingerzFC net in the 21st and 22nd minutes. (Continued on page 67)
‘Keep Your
- Ann’s Grove, Cummings Lodge dominate Boys division
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he members of the bodybuilding team which bagged 12 medals at the 49th Central American andT Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Championships which was staged in Barbados earlier this month werefetedatacocktailreceptionlastevening atOlympicHouse. TeamGuyanawasrepresentedbyathletes Rosanna Fung, Emmerson Campbell, Roger Callender, Nicholas Albert, Rawle Green, Julio Sinclair, Jonathan Jeffrey, Christina Ramsammy, Asanti Conway and Hannah Rampersaud.TheofficialswereKeavonBess (Presidentofthebody)andVideshSookram. Together the team secured five gold medals, six silver medals and one bronze medal The most at a single CAC Championshipbyanationalteam. Remarkably, Fung used her sharp physique to slice through the athletes in the wellness categories and secured the much coveted‘Procard.Indoingso,the22yearold became the second female from Guyana and the first since 1979 to become a professional BodybuildingAccordingathlete.tothe proud President Bess, the team’s performance was nothing short of played and the beloved Golden Arrow Head exceptional and for every gold medal won, was displayed as all stood in respect of the NationalAnthem was loudly and proudly Guyanaandinhonourofthe athletes.
n the latest round of contrasting wins around White (7’) scored early for the ExxonMobil and every turn, however, Ann’s New Central High whileIPepsi sponsored Grove’s 8 - 0 triumph over Jaden Welcome (37) was Boys and Girls Under-14 Tucville was the largest able to pull one back for Football Tournaments, defeat of the day They were Freeburg. comfortable wins were the led by a hat trick from Lodge wiped the deck highlight of the day, which Shaquan David (4’, 6’, 12’) with Westminster 4 – 0 with unfolded at the Ministry of while doubles from Isaiah a goal each coming from E d u c a t i o n G r o u n d , Pellew (15’, 18’) and Emmanuel Tinch (6’), yesterday SelwynFraser(35’,40’)and Samuel Tinch (35’), The Girls Division saw asinglestrikefrom Melchizede Holder (38’) Tucville defeat West Devon Chance (30th) and Emmanuel Lesperance R u i m v e l d t 3 0 , was more than enough to (40’). Charlestown trounced New pushthemovertheline. Charlestown got the full Central High 3 – 0 while Cummings Lodge fired p o i n t s a g a i n s t S t Tucville and New Central sixpastNewCampbellville, Winefride’s following a 2 –High battled to a draw in who answered only once. 0 result. The goal scorers in anothershowdown. The 6 1 result was that match were Nicholas Tucville’s ladies attributed to Rovin Henry Nieuelder (30) and Malcom recorded a stalemate in the (3’), Dequan Thom (10’), Hendricks(41). first match of the day but Nickolas Watts (20’, 38’), Dolphin needled East returned with a strong MalachiAnderson(16’)and Ruimveldt compliments of showing led by Shania KeshawnDaniels(30’). the decider which finally Waldron, who scored in the North Ruimveldt eased came in the 36th minute 10th and 40th minutes, to past Plaisance Bosco’s when secure a victory Allegra Orphanage3–2asEmanuel Tyshawn James found Williams accounted for the Lewis (5’) and Mickel Mills thebackofthenet. victor’sothergoal. (14’, 36) were the goal In the only tied Boys In the other female scorers for the victorious encounter, Charlestown and match, Charlestown had a side while Joshua Harris Tucville ended with two goal each from Rondella (38’)andCleontaeWilliams goals apiece. Charlestown’s Anderson (9’), Chelysi (40’) accounted for the scorers were Malcom Lupe (17’) and Hadassah opposition’sgoals. Hendricks (22’) and Adion Smith (37’) as they cruised New Central High were Marks (25’) while Eric to victory over New Central able to secured a 2 – 1 win Griffith (21’) and Kevin High. over Freeburg Trevor Jordon (30’) scored for The Boys division had Gordon (5’) and Kaden Tucville.
IFBB Elite Pro, Rosanna Fung posing with her ‘Pro Card’ last evening at Olympic House. Members of Team Guyana posing with their spoils last evening at Olympic House following the 49th edition of the CAC Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship earlier this month in Barbados.
Charlestown and Tucville ladies record win
Bess acknowledges CAC team’s tremendous performance
ExxonMobil Boys and Girls U-14 Tournaments…
Teddy Bishop
West Indies A and removed cheaply while Bangladesh A finished their Shermon Lewis (9) and 50-over Series, 1 – 1, after Marquino Mindley (7) were rain washed out the left unbeaten when the overs remainderofplayinthethird expired. match at the Daren Sammy Raza was excellent with CricketGroundinGrosIslet, the ball for Bangladesh St.Lucia,yesterday picking up 4 – 50 while The home side won the Mrittunjoy Chowdhury had toss and elected to take first 2 – 43 as Mukidul Islam and s t r i k e Ta g e n a r i n e Rakibul Hasan supported Chanderpaul(43)andJoshua withawicketeach. DaSilva gave their team In Bangladesh’s reply, another good start, but the they lost centurion of the latter was the first to depart previous match, Naim withthescoreon67. Sheikh, for 3 to Shermon Chanderpaul was then Lewis with the score on 3, joined by Teddy Bishop (60) then Lewis struck shortly who played cautiously to get after to remove Saif Hassan him past the half century for2.Thevisitorswere5–2. mark. The opener was soon Soumya Sarkar (30), dismissed with the score on who was left unbeaten when 80, which brought Justin the rain intervened, along Greaves(36)tothemiddle. with Mohammad Mithun Greaves and Bishop put (20) staged a recovery until on a 74 run partnership the later departed with the before the former was score on 58 Shahadat removed by Rejaur Rahman HossainDipu(1)thenjoined Raza as West Indies moved Sarkar in the middle before to 154 – 3. The only other the heavens opened up with t w o n o t e w o r t h y Bangladesh on 61 – 3 from contributions with the bat 15.4overs. came from Shamar Springer At that time, Lewis had 2 (23)andTevinImlach(14). – 18 from three overs while Alick Athanaze (6), Springer bagged 1 – 1 from Bryan Charles (3) and his only over for the West AndersonPhillip(0)wereall Indies. Tour of the West
SHATTERED! Bissessar’s rail car smashes 1320 strip record
Rain has final say as teams share series trophy
Bangladesh A
Trinidad’s Sheldon Bissessar owns the 1320 strip record after shattering the old benchmark of 7.501s with a 7.208 time during yesterday’s dial in session of the International Drag race. Late in the afternoon, the machine ran the time with former strip record holder Team Mohamed’s Godzilla GTR andtheirPro-Modcarbothnotabletosetmatchingtimes. It was a tough day for Team Guyana with Kong Supra as well as the Daby RX7 also suffering issues. Things did not look better in the Trans Pacific camp with their Alteeza also failing to put down a representative benchmark. While the qualifyingforthe14-second,15-secondand16-secondclasses were completed, a large part of the 140 competitors did not show up for the optional test day However, the day ran smoothlywiththoseturninguptogettingtheirfirstofficialtaste of the surface Elsewhere, the Surinamese and their machines were dialed in and ready for today’s classification sessions following several runs Fans will surely be in for a fire cracker todaywhenactiongetsgoingfrom08:00hrswiththeremaining qualifiers followed by the elimination from noon Tickets are being sold at the gates and are $1000 per child and $2000 per adult The VIP and VVIP tickets are $30,000 and $40,000, respectively,andareallinclusive
Kaieteur News PAGE 73Sunday August 21, 2022 GMR&SC’s International Drag Race Meet…
Trinidad’s Sheldon Bissessar sitting in his rail car - Guyana endures tough first day
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Printed and published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd., 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. Tel: 225-8458, 225-8465, 225-8491 or Fax: 225-8473/226-8210. Sports - Guyana endures tough first day GMR&SC’s International Drag Race Meet… SHATTERED! Bissessar’s rail car smashes 1320 strip record Sheldon Bissessar is the new strip record holder with a 7.208 second time set yesterday. Series on the line in the final ODI New Zealand Tour of the West Indies… Alzarri Joseph and Yannic Cariah added 85 for the ninth wicket to frustrate New Zealand in the second ODI (AFP/Getty Images) - Ann’s Grove, Cummings Lodge dominate Boys division ExxonMobil Boys and Girls U-14 Tournaments…onMobilExx Charlestown and Tucville T ladies record win A snippet of the action in the Girls Division of the GirlstheAyesterdaytournament,snippetofactionintheDivisionofthetournament,yesterday The DivisionBoyshad a competitive day on both pitches.
