August23,2022-Vol.15No.33 Online readership yesterday, 69,989 Tuesday EditionGovt. finally directs media to website with oil production data IDB finds 94% of Guyana’s health facilities have no access to treated water mustGuyanesehave Monkey Pox hits Guyana Govt. turns to RSS to help probe ‘Paper Shorts’ killing and Bascom’s allegations Eight contractors to build $11B Schoonord to Crane four-lane road - as govt. rejected its proposal for increase in subvention saysIPADA-Gbooksareinorder - Economist - more than 80% can’t access basic medicines a say newcraftinginPSA
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Eyeing this objective, start laying of it.We are now civilsocietyactivist,Dr Yog mapping the route. We are Mahadeo, believes that the still mapping the route. We People’s Progressive Party are completing the (PPP) government may be environmental studies and chasing pennies while we have to put in place, overlooking the risks they’d say well when you involved in this particular risks that other countries have done that, when you reasonable It’s common liability, public liability consideration. He said, “I doproject, by not prioritizing wouldhaveconsidered.” know the final cost then we sense. You can’t not know etcetera.TheContractorwho n o t t h i n k t h a t t h efocus on insurance. The transparency can talk about insurance.” the cost of the total pipeline undertakes the project must administration lacks careMahadeo in an invited advocate pointed out that He was at the time as yet and seek to insure it. undertake such insurance about the risks...what we arecomment yesterday, told insurance coverage has responding to a question by You understand. If you have coverage as part of the seeing is a gamble thatKaieteur News, “they are multiple layers and there is a this newspaper on whether a house and you build a projectitself.” nothingwillhappen.”obviously in a rush to allow need for such safeguards to the government has entered house for $20 million, you He therefore went on to E v e n a s t h ethe oil companies to be instituted even during the into discussion with don’t know the house, you note, “The longer term administration has made itsmaximizeexploitationofthe construction stage His ExxonMobil Guyana for the start the foundation and you public liability coverage is position clear on the issue ofresources and so to that end, comments come on the heels pipeline aspect of the gototheinsurancecompany, also of critical importance. insurance relating the Gas tothey are happy to receive ofanexplanationbytheVice project. they’d say what are we Jagdeo’s statement that no Energy project, it must bepennies while discounting President, Bharrat Jagdeo, He insisted, “It’s insuring?” insurer will offer a policy notedthatothermeasuresfor A local insurance firm without the structure being safety are being handled in a later told this newspaper that in place is factually correct. similarfashion. the Vice President’s Indeed, you cannot insure AGasLeakManagement explanationwasnotaccurate something that doesn’t exist. Plan (GLMP) for example asapolicycanandshouldbe However, a local insurance has not been submitted by secured during the company will be able to ExxonMobil even though its construction phase of a a c q u i r e a d e q u a t e Environmental Impact project, rather than after it international backing and Assessment (EIA) has been has been completed. This, could give an estimated s u b m i t t e d t o t h e thesourcesaidwouldhelpto publicliabilitycoveragecost Environmental Protection catertoanyinjuriesthatmay basedontheriskvariablesto Agency (EPA) already. occur to workers on that site the population and other When the VP was asked and possible damage to potentialriskareas.” about this document, his materials,amongothers. The advocate was keen excuse was, “We have As such, Mahadeo tonotethatGuyanaisnotthe probably about a year and reasoned, “there is need for only country in the world stuff like that. Over a year insurance coverage in the with such a project meaning before we actually bring the building stage that is estimates for risk coverage gasin,it’s2024.”Experts required for employers’ would not be an improbable (Continued on
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And just like the slaves of America, the Indians of North, Central, and Latin America, the Africans of Africa, and the Indians of India, Guyanese will come to realise that ExxonMobil and Massa Routledge are exactly like the American slave masters and British viceroys and Spanish conquistadores that pillage and plundered other poor, divided places before. Today they come with gifts to grab this country’s gold. Guyana’s gold is its sweet, light liquid Black Gold lying in vast reservoirs and lakes beneath its seabed. The mouths of men water, their eyes mist over, and their hearts turn stone cold. It is business, the business of enslaving contracts, of conspiring ‘house slaves’, and of the whip of words from the likes of Massa Routledge that bite deeply and stir great rage at the injustice of it all. These people are not friends, they are the most ferocious of fiends. Massa Routledge is the leader of the pack.
DEAR EDITOR, Vice President Jadgeo has once again taken to the media to vilify me. On a previous occasion when he reached out to me, I was pellucid that I had no intention of being hospitable to someone who had crassly vilified me, in the Media. His response was “Vincent, is just politics.” I indicated to him that I don’t engage in such politics. Indeed I don’t. In his Press Conference of August 19, 2022, he sought to vilify me for being advertised as a participant in ‘Cuffy 250’s Conference’ because of its theme: ‘The Emerging Apartheid State in Guyana.’ An example of his manner of vilification was to infer that of IDPADA-G’s annual wage bill of “$42M… these are using AfroGuyanese for their own personal benefits.” He challenged me, among others, to hold a Press Conference to account for the DEAR EDITOR, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, declared that “MY attention was drawn to an invitation to the public, by an organisation describing itself as ‘The Cuffy 250 Committee,” to a forum, that was supposed to be held on Sunday, August 21. This meeting, as we have now learned, has been prematurely postponed or cancelled. The AG added that “The invitation informs that it is the “9th annual forum on the state of African Guyanese.” (And that) Invitees are requested to discuss “Resisting the Emerging Apartheid State.”
3. With regard to IDPADA-G, Jagdeo is patently malicious and libelous in his attempt to project that I am the beneficiary of a limited liability company to which the Government provides a subvention. IDPADA-G is a private not-for-profit company of which, as the elected Chairperson of IDPADA-G, I am a director. There is absolutely no financial returns that I derive. I am an absolute volunteer, who has never received one cent, in any way or fashion, from IDPADA-G. Having sent special auditors in on us, on two occasions, the Government is quite aware of that fact. That apart, we subject the company to audits as are required by the Company’s Act. It is an affront to the 60 odd African Guyanese organisations that comprise IDPADA-G to suggest that there is a small group of beneficiaries who have hoodwinked them.
Considering meeting Jagdeo in Court over character assassination
ExxonMobil, Guyana’s master: Routledge, the new Massa What is shared today must be done in the rawest terms, so that it is imprinted on the consciousness of all Guyanese exactly what is happening to them. It is what has taken root here, grows daily, with greater and greater impacts on our present, our future, and our children’s future. This great national oil wealth that is supposed to bring so much new prosperity to each of us individually, is a great mirage, the smoke, which we see, but never really grasp. This is thanks to the incomparable greed, the endless covetousness, of our oil master, ExxonMobil, and the current New Massa powerfully installed in his lavish Big House, from where he takes stock of Plantation Guyana, while speaking down to his Guyanese slaves and serfs. The commodities before were in the land, and what came from its rich soil: sugar, tobacco, and cotton in the American South. Even the Americans themselves, those who were appalled and repelled enough, were compelled to call it for what it was, which was the ‘odious institution’ of slavery. People robbed of their freedom, their humanity, their dignity, their spirituality, and their beauty for centuries.
In Mexico and Peru, the commodities were gold and silver, which they took away by the overloaded galleon to build their palaces and monuments, while enriching their own communities. The Indian, Inca, Aztec Carib, and Arawak were doomed for extinction due to the superior technology of their invaders, and betrayals at the hands of their own cunning, collaborating brothers with the arriving predators. Africans and Indians were civilised, while they were brutalised and pauperised by the old masters from the pages of history.Oldhistory is making history in today’s new Guyana. It is the Guyana of oil, which means ExxonMobil and all its new, sophisticated technology, modern boats to carry away the oil treasure, and craven local brothers only too delighted to work inside the Big House standing tall and majestic and just as rapacious in Plantation Guyana. Yesterday, it was sugar, in this 21st century, it is this precious commodity that the whole world desires so addictively known as oil. On top of all this wealth in Guyana, a man named Routledge reigns in regal splendor. He is the New Massa. Like the old slave masters, Massa Routledge tells Guyanese how good they have it, how well they are doing, how happy they must be. He has his calculators, his percentages, and his own brand of mysterious mathematics. Also, he ensures that he always walks around with his hymnbook to sing sweet songs to poor, hungry, weak Guyanese to instill false hopes in them. It is of how much they are getting, and how rich they are going to get, and all because ExxonMobil is such a partner giving Guyana its best ever contract. He and ExxonMobil are not partners, they are enslavers filled with fancy talk that enriches their own people, their own workers, their own investors, and their own Guyanesefutures.harbour high hopes, dream bright dreams, that their day will come. Just like the slaves of old, they yearn to break from this bondage of cunning men, like Massa Routledge, who turn their own Guyanese brothers and sisters against them for a few toys, pats on the head.
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4. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, not for the first time, requested our registration documents and audited statements, on the morning of Jagdeo’s Press Conference. Due to IDPADAG’s open, accountable and transparent operations, we provided the documents post haste, well aware that mischief was5.afoot.Selective figures were presented from the audited accounts to paint the picture which Jagdeo wished to paint. I am assured that IDPADA-G’s Press Conference will expose Jadgeo’s wicked and malicious assertions.
use of IDPADA-G’s funds. That will be done. But here is an immediate response to his malicious and libelous accusations.1.‘Cuffy 250’ invited me to be a Presenter at its conference. I accepted and will open myself to public scrutiny base on what I will present. Jagdeo’s attack will not deter me from exercising my constitutional right to associate freely and express my 2.views.‘Cuffy 250’ is quite capable of representing itself. I am not, and need not be, a spokesman for ‘Cuffy 250’.
Anil’s justified and legal wrath is centred on the actual theme (that was to be), “Resisting the Emerging Apartheid State,” as a description of conditions in Guyana. Anil embraced Mr. Floyd Haynes’ decision to refuse the invitation to participate, as he too is completely rejecting the odiously untenable and fallacious phrase, ‘Resisting the Emerging Apartheid State’ to describe conditions in Guyana. Haynes seemed livid, stating that “In my view, this statement is a disservice to all Guyanese, as such, I wish to categorically dissociate myself from it. More importantly, I am a firm supporter of His Excellency, the President of Guyana and I am absolutely convinced that
6. For some time now, Jadgeo has been trying to drive wedges among the Guyanese of African descent, and between IDPADA-G and the African Guyanese community. He has tried infiltration, as well as when he addresses African Guyanese audiences, he poses the question: ‘Have you benefitted from the G$100,000,000.00 that were given to Alexander?’ On this occasion, I am actively considering meeting Jagdeo in the Court for his ongoing attempts at character assassination. Yours Vincenttruly,Alexander AG’s debunking of now postponed/ cancelled “Cuffy 250” malicious forum it is not part of the President’s agenda to create any disparity based on race.” Now, comes my take on the issue, and I hope to provoke some serious considerations and responses.First,it is that the AG, almost belatedly came to the ‘party.’ He should have been apprised (like ASAP) of this development. It was well advertised and promoted. So, my umbrage is that the Government media failed to pick up on it, neither did the ‘candid’ and ‘independent’ reporters ‘jump’ on this distasteful and incitingly planned forum with its horrible topic. I mean how come, supposed seasoned and carefully chosen operatives in the PPP/C and the Government by extension, did not see it fit to debunk this blasphemy. I firmly believe that Neaz Subhan’s NCN, Tajeram Mohabir’s Chronicle and the DPI (whoever is in charge) are simply perfunctory, noncombative and ill-equipped. They seem to be lacking in ‘media savvy’ and they are all failing to realise and internalise the ‘real issues’ of the day. As far as outreach goes, the Government media has the tiniest of audiences. A mere walk in the streets of Georgetown will reveal that the NCN’s Voice of Guyana is hardly listened to. It is usually NTN, RGI and Gordon Moseley that people are tuned to. Ask the paper vendors and they will tell you that Kaieteur and Stabroek News carry the selling power. It is not the Chronicle. If you doubt me, send your surveyors to do the field work. Currently, ‘Guyana Times ‘carry the punch’ for the PPP/C.Getting back to the AG, I really do welcome his erudite response on the issue. He was succinct, terse and most importantly, as is his wont, he took a legal stand on the issue. Noting that “Apart from the patent falsehood inherent in the theme, I am of the considered view that the entire discussion, likely to ensue (for now it will not) would be proscribed not only by the ordinary laws of Guyana, but by the supreme law, the Constitution.” He quite accurately informed all that “Apartheid’’ is defined by the New Oxford Dictionary of English as “A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.’’ And indeed, as he added, we all know that “Historically, this phrase is used to describe a one-time government policy in South Africa.”What was poignant is that the AG pointed out that “Where Guyana is concerned, Article 149 of the Constitution guarantees protection to every citizen against discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnicity, religion, etc.” Also, we must internalise that “The State of Guyana has signed and ratified every major international treaty in this hemisphere which outlaws racial and ethnic discrimination.”Ithinkthat there should be a “Call In” show, Government sponsored too, where the AG can take calls and educate the public that indeed “Many of these treaties (he alludes to) form part of the Fourth Schedule of the Guyana Constitution ... (and that) Article 154 of that Constitution binds the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary and all organs and agencies of Government to respect and uphold those rights … (as) ”All persons, institutions and political parties are prohibited from taking any action or advancing, disseminating or communicating any idea which may result in racial or ethnic division among the people.”Editor, an August 20 letter (in the Kaieteur News, Stabroek News and Guyana Times), “Debunking the evil of Cuffy 250” preceded the AG’s dissertation. The writer was on target and in synchrony with the AG. He invoked the Government’s clear-cut policy of nodiscrimination. He pointed to what is happening within (Continued on page 5)
Rights of Amerindians should be highlighted during Heritage Month to govern our communities in regards to lands, mining and logging, etc. For example, the local Amerindian Act 2006, and international Declarations sanctioned by the United Nation in regards to Indigenous Peoples culture and languages; and Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) that deals with decision-making processes without pressure and intimidation brought to bear uponThecommunities.teachingmethods of the above topics to students can be executed in the form of quiz, spelling competitions, and even debates among students in Secondary schools.Iam sure the Amerindian Act is a good moot to debate on, that can generate intellectual discussions and reflections regarding Indigenous laws and governance in communities. Students’ engagement in such learning activities can be inspired to become lawyers and Anthropologist and other professionals as Indigenous people. Furthermore, the pedagogical process will require teachers to do the research along with children to find answers which can be a significant learning experience from an academic aspect, to observe heritage celebration in Guyana.
Yours Medinofaithfully,Abraham
DEAR EDITOR, Reluctantly and unfortunately, I have no other option than to attempt through this medium to get help, having exhausted all others.Iapplied for a refund on the deposit I paid for a meter at the house I owned. This was before October last year. In fact I had two meters, but being unable to locate the receipt for the earlier one (since around late 90’s) I have given up on that, even though I am of the view that GPL should have records to refund that deposit. Since around October, I From page 4 the country in the areas of land-distribution/titling and education. What was very timely was his reminder of the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant, where Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand vowed that each child in the public school system would benefit from this yearly and everincreasing rollout. Priya, the writer noted, emphatically emphasised that “Whether you’re African, Chinese, IndoGuyanese, Amerindian, Portuguese, Mixed, you will leave here with your cash grant because we’re not asking about your ethnicity. This morning, whether you are Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Rastafarian, nothing or Bahá?í, once your children are in school, you will leave here with the cash grant.” Again, to the AG, who went full-throttle in delineating that the current Administration is most averse to anything discriminatory. So let me finish off by going back
DEAR EDITOR, Kindly allow my thoughts on the education cash grant for which I wish to express kudos to the Ministry of Education. The Minister of Education implemented (yet again) a delivery mechanism that sits way above the corruption that embeds similar programmes by other Ministries. The use of school records ensured that the monies were directed to the correct recipients, and using the schools as distribution centres also provided the relevant checks and balances. Not only was the exercise very effective, it was also transparent and provided an audit trail. Notably, for the successive years of the programme, there were audits done - for which we await the release to make final pronouncements. What Minister Manickchand and her Ministry have risen above is what the rest of the Government is bogged down with - that is, corruption, lack
AG’s debunking of now postponed... to the Rodney Commission of Inquiry.Ithink our memory is fresh. It was in May 2016, and only after lots of dalliance from the then APNU+AFC Government and some three months after the Commission of Inquiry Report was received that the said APNU+AFC government, that it was finally handed over to the then House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland, to be properly laid in the National Assembly. I add that pressure from then the Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) led to this, and even so, erstwhile Attorney General, Basil Williams insisted that the Report was flawed and will be challenged. This begs the logical question, “Which Government is pro-African?”
Yours Deodattruly,Singh
In signing off, I challenged readers to cogitate on the reality that a total of over three decades of rulership was in the hands of the PNC and APNU combined. In all of these years, Afro-Guyanese were left indigent and their villages, at times, were like ghost towns. Contrast all of this with what are now the happenings in Golden Grove, Buxton, Agricola and Linden, etc. I rest my case with reminders that I wish for a call-in programme with the AG leading the way, and for the Government media to be more pro-active, profound and immediate.
HRegards,NNawbatt
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The details of that saga show that even before this Report was laid out, that the PNC/R, the main component of the Opposition Coalition at that time, avowed repeatedly that it was not going to participate in the Commission of Inquiry into the death of Walter Rodney. So, yet again, my question looms up, “Who is really on the side of AfroGuyanese?” And therefore, “From whence cometh the idea of an ‘Emerging Apartheid’ State?” May I remind people, as did the AG, that this country is the vanguard antidiscriminatory land, as “Guyana’s constitution establishes a broad-based Ethnic Relations Commission to which the citizenry can complain against racial, ethnic, and other forms of discrimination” Also, that “The (said) Commission has a wide plenitude of powers to investigate those complaints and to take remedial actions.”
DEAR EDITOR, Next month September will be Amerindian Heritage month in Guyana. A time to celebrate our cultures and traditions and recognise our contribution as Indigenous people in this country. The month’s celebration will be packed with activities showcasing our arts, music, culinary and beauty pageants, etc -which are all fantastic things that represents our unique and valuable contributions to the Guyanese public and the world.Most in Guyana will look forward to the month of September and the activities to make some money and to rekindle the sentiment of being proud Indigenous Guyanese.Thecultural extravaganza will be the highlight of the month’s celebrations throughout the country where the social event will be entertainment and time to have fun as we say in Guyana. However, during the four weeks celebration, schools will be Andreopened.assuch perhaps it would be good to inculcate the following education to our children since most of us adults don’t know the local laws and rights that are there to protect and help us. Thus, as part of next month’s heritage celebrations it would be good for children in interior schools to learn of the laws and rights that exist
The Education Ministry is teaching the Government of Guyana of transparency, nepotism and cronyism. The rest of the Ali administration needs to get extra lessons from the folks at the Ministry of Education!Onanother note, I wish to voice my personal support for the return of schoolbooks to the schools. It is irresponsible to hoard these books that would not be used again by the child. Indeed, we should not be TOLD to return the books – instead, we should return and pass on text and other schoolbooks to schools and other children. We cannot, on the one hand, beat the Government up for their poor handling of environmental concerns and on the other hand refuse to hand over reusable books. Let us save some trees! At the same time, the overall economic impact of reprinting these books every year is on us all as taxpayers. Enabling the return and reuse of books will save us all. In conclusion, Minister Manickchand has made some admirable strides in keeping above the corruption that the rest of the Administration are happy to wallow in. Thank you for the well-implemented system. To my fellow Guyanese brothers, sisters and children: Save and return books, please. Dr.Regards,YogMahadeo
have VISITED GPL, CALLED, WRITTEN and SPOKEN with numerous persons, including Ms. Charles, Ms. Smith, Ms. Johnson, Jennifer and Ms. Benjamin who have all been polite, but unable to solve the mystery of processing my refund. I’ve tried calling to speak with ANY manager and on almost every occasion, the numbers rang out. I hope that this brief missive “catches the eye” of someone at GPL, who can contact me at the number I’ve given, so that this seemingly simple issue can be resolved.
Refund from Guyana Power and Light
GHKSincerely,Lall
Ogunseye’s repeated and careless resort to a divisive mantra in a society characterised by ethnic insecurity and political polarisation not only fits perfectly with a narrative that reflects intellectual stagnation, it is combustible andInhazardous.casehehasn’t noticed it, in his letter, Ogunseye portrays himself as both victim and struggler with the same old, same old narrative. It in this context, that he fails to recognise that since August 2020, and their experience with the vagaries of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guyanese from all walks of life have decidedly moved on with their lives economically. That apart, Guyanese today are more roundly educated than they were in the past when the soil was fertile for such obstructionist thinking to germinate.
Liz Cheney – a woman showing up our leading men in Guyana
While the overarching sense of identity of African Guyanese has assumed a more enlightened approach as manifested in the observance of Emancipation Day and its various cultural manifestations, the thickened and non-expansive approach to African advancement by Ogunseye has depreciated significantly so much so that Guyanese of other ethnic back grounds participate fully and with a sense of togetherness in the annual Emancipation Day’s observances. It is this kind of togetherness shown by the Guyanese people that demonstrates joy not anger, empathy and purpose as well as a predisposition for problem-solving as their preference rather than be shackled to an axe to grind and to be trapped in an echochamber of Ogunseye’s making.Instead of fanning the flames of race in our delicately balanced multi-ethnic society, Ogunseye should join in the common search to find ways to balance different values and interests in our pluralistic society.The enigmatic Buxtonian chose to rail against my appointment as a newly appointed Commissioner of GECOM and sought to extract juice from my comments and to mix it with paranoia and hatred for the politics of the AccordingPPP/C.toOgunseye, my ‘message is crystal clear’. He claims that; ‘The PPP wants the composition of GECOM’s staff to changethere are too many Africans.’
DEAR EDITOR, U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney is down. Barring some miracle, the Wyoming Republican’s political career may also be over; done and gone. I think Liz Cheney knew that, despite her hard rock Republican pedigree, she is out for the count, given the pathological fanaticisms of tens of millions of Americans for the bizarre one, who occupied the White House. Yet, she was willing to lay allpolitical future, personal aspirations, possible positive contributions-on the line in what was clearly losing effort, a suicidal mission. She lost. I laud this woman, I admire a rare great American, when great Americans are endangered. I salute this Spartan warrior returning home on her shield. As I absorb her courage under fire, her political integrity for speaking raw truths, I think of Guyana, and regret the loss of character and the selfrespecting like a Liz Cheney in our national politics. I recognise partisan politics in her supporting the former President in 2016. It was a low moment, a casualty of tactical cohesion and her times. She could have stayed with the crowd, and walk dishonourably. She didn’t. It was too much, for some, certain lines are not crossed, matters never taken that far. She would have ensured that she endured, it was guaranteed. With this in mind, I think of national stalwarts here who are as erratic as they come, Nero and Caligula to the core, with a blood brother equivalent to the former White House occupant. I ask where are the male and female Liz Cheney(s) in Guyana? The man or woman of courage, of honour, of ethics, who stands up and stands for something, other than the sordid, the selfperpetuating, the cultish, regardless how roguish. There are those pretending at legal eagles, but are very much at home with the buzzards where backbone is concerned. Out of sympathy, I do not twist the stiletto, and point to the missing fearlessness that should be present amidst corruptions, failures. Stand for something, other than bellowing blusters and barrels echoing hollowlynothingChallengeinside.domestic gods for weakness, illness, dreadfulness, smallness. Be men, not chowmein. I note scholars. When I look at how kowtowing in obsequious deference, I prefer to be unlettered, unscholarly in my illiteracy. What office, what prestige, what mountain of money could compel such abandonment of intellect, character, one’s soul? There is none of any of those that are sufficient to intrigue, to diminish. I sense not men of high learning, but of unequalled yearning. How is it that neither lawmen nor book-wise men can see no wrong in all the with,hardscrabblethatthedreadfulaliendepartmentunaddressedhimselfman’sman,shouldcravingthatlifetimeyearning,Achillesenough.notPhDsofconsciences?consciousness,thatimperiouslyarefinancialskullduggeries,debaucheries,leadershiptheallegedimproprieties?Whytheyecstatictoremainimpervioustoallsaturatesatmosphere,Whithereitherthelattertwo?Idon’tneedtodiscernfollies.Still,Iseesomerarelight;brightray,butpiercingEverymanhashisheel,hisprice,hiswhichpromptsaofcrawlingweakness,imbecilicsubservience,dependency.Ilookattheofficialbigthenumberoneinablindnoman’sland,butheisbestleftinthehonoursforthatissuchancommodity.Anotherlossinthepriceofpyrrhicpoliticalvictoriesthiscountryekesout,thissocietylivesmustendure.Iwoulddothiseffort injustice, if I were to ignore the women in this pantheon of the rankest partisans -all for one, and one for all, come what may. No matter how dastardly, how ugly, how costly to this woeful nation. Regrettably, the United States Ambassador has completed her last Florence Nightingale round in the salvaging ward that is Guyana. Specifically, I think of the lady, the medicine woman with the compassionate portfolio. And I ask what about thee too, how about thee, in this nasty, sickly, brew that poisons party, people, and the possible prosperities of our times; I add the properties still residual in our besmirched souls. Somebody has to raise their hands. Some man, some woman, and say: enough is enough. It is time to separate, to go against the tide, in what is sure to be hard fall in a lost cause. But when all is done, when all is remembered and written after the scattered shards have been collected somehow and put together somehow, then there will be awe and admiration that Guyana had someone as graceful and filled with grandeur like Liz Cheney. Yes, the devil himself sometimes must be fought in hell. Even when there is no hope of winning at all. Where are our guardians, warriors, tribunes?
Ogunseye must be wrestling with what he perceives as contradictoryhow can his ‘full-blown dictatorship’ and his ‘criminalised state’ be implementing one.mustthecyclopianmeasuresreconcilelines.acrossfromtoeconomicthatpeople-centeredprogressive,measuresbringsuchtangibleandsocialbenefitsGuyaneseandourchildrenallwalksoflifeandpoliticalandethnicThechallengetotheseprogressivewithOgunseye’scharacterisationofPPP/Cadministrationbeanextremelydifficult
Yours Clementfaithfully,J.Rohee
The imputation of ill-will couldn’t be more transparent
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As far as I am aware, the PPP has never said what Ogunseye claims nor did I in my remarks. It is as if he has convinced himself that what he saw was a duck, then a duck is all he would see. I make no pretense that electoral reforms in general and institutional reforms at GECOM in particular, in whatever shape or form are badly needed in light of our March to August 2020 experience.During that period, Ogunseye was deliberately and uncannily silent about the need to remove as it were, the dead, damaged and infected flesh from the decaying electoral practices of the APNU+AFC and to expose the democratic process to healthy tissue as currently obtains. My appointment as a Commissioner at GECOM has so infuriated Ogunseye that it’s announcement literally threw a wrench upsetting his ominous ‘demonstration of solidarity’ forcing him to express publicly his disagreement with the PPP’s and government’s decision. Because the age of maturity and enlightenment has not penetrated the deep recesses of Ogunseye’s psyche, his language is not surprising. His failure to move away from bitterness and anger towards a more constructive engagement with the democratic opening that emerged in August of 2020 defeats his organisation’s call for a ‘political solution’ published in June 15, 2022 in sections of the media.Inhisletter of August 19, Ogunseye failed convincingly to come to terms with the big picture in which Guyana now features prominently on the world stage.Ogunseye is obviously unhappy with what he described as my ‘return to public political life’ as if it were he who had consigned me elsewhere. He falls back on his usual diatribe about the PPP/C’s ‘racially discriminatory policies,’ its ‘false reality denial cry,’ and describing Guyana elsewhere as a ‘criminalised state,’ and a ‘full blown dictatorship.’ I am sure he would have listened attentively to Vice President Jagdeo’s recent Press Conference where he clearly enumerated the new laws that are coming with respect to the holding of future elections in Guyana. Further, Ogunseye must have heard about the PPP/C government’s concrete efforts to empower our African Guyanese brothers and sisters and their children by granting scholarships, small business grants, more lands and affordable housing and generous cash grants to members of the joint services.
DEAR EDITOR, In Yesterday’s Kaieteur News, GHK Lall wrote that he will go “where gods hesitate.” Many readers, such as myself, accept that Mr. Lall is a reliable voice for the PNC and the coalition, and is a critic of the PPP government. Sunday, his column transcends the usual dribble, from the ridiculous to the dangerous. Mr. Lall wrote that, “I think the word ‘apartheid’ has meaning, substance, traction in today’s Guyana.” Briefly explained, Apartheid was a system that denied black and non-white South African basic civil rights, such as the right to Does Apartheid exists in Guyana? vote and high level jobs in government and elsewhere, etc. Inter-racial marriages were not permitted and there was widespread segregation. It was a system where the minority population dominated the majority of coloured people politically, socially, and economically. Does this system exist in Guyana? Anyone who responds yes, insults the memory of the 20,000 black South Africans who were grotesquely murdered under the savagery of apartheid. GHK Lall should be ashamed of himself! ChitrakhaRegards, Persaud
DEAR EDITOR, As I was busying myself getting down to my responsibility as a newly appointed Commissioner of the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM), my attention was drawn to Tacuma Ogunseye’s letter to the editor in the August 19, 2022 edition of S/N; ‘Rohee’s message is crystal clear.’ I usually do not reply to letters referring to me as racist and especially when the letters are laced with racial innuendoes. In that regard, the content and objective of Ogunseye’s letter are crystal clear. The imputation of ill-will couldn’t be more transparent.
With Guyana recording its first case of MonkeyPox, citizens have begun to worry about its possible spread. Here are a few facts about the disease.
Symptoms typically last between 2 to 4 weeks and go away on their own without treatment. If you think you have symptoms that could be monkeypox, seek advice from your health care provider. Let them know if you have had close contact with someone who has suspected or confirmed monkeypox.
Now to MonkeyPox
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The manifestation of monkeypox typically includes fever, intense headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy, swollen lymph nodes, and a skin rash or lesions. The rash usually begins within one to three days of the start of a fever. Lesions can be flat or slightly raised, filled with clear or yellowish fluid, and can then crust, dry up and fall off. The number of lesions on one person can range from a few to several thousand. The rash tends to be concentrated on the face, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. They can also be found on the mouth, genitals, and eyes.
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Notably, the website are not readily available for other purposes on the two offers data regarding the publicscrutiny Floating Production Storage number of barrels produced While serving as a and Offloading (FPSO) attheLizaOneandLizaTwo member of theTransparency Vessels, currently in operations in the Stabroek Institute, Bhulai noted that operation. Meanwhile, Vice Block, as well as the daily the body was seeking PresidentBharratJagdeoata reported injected gas, flared continuous data on Press Conference on Friday gas and gas used for fuel. It production, storage, and was again asked about the also gives an overview on offloading of oil and water, production reports when he the Brent Crude prices and and on the reinjection of appeared appalled at the fact the amount of water water and gas, which are the that these reports are yet to producedandinjected. businessoftheFPSOs,being be made public. It was the Produced water is highly paidforbyGuyana. Kaieteur News publisher, toxic and the local Additionally, TIGI was Mr Glenn Lall who regulations stipulate that it s e e k i n g p r o d u c t i o n followed up with him on his should be treated before quantities, since oil, gas and promise made since being returned to the sea. To associated substances can February 8, 2021, when he this end, environmental and endangertheenvironmentfor said he is not sure why the transparency activists have Guyana and the Caribbean, reports have not been made been relentlessly stressing he said, adding that as public.
Govt. finally directs media to website with oil production data
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From page 2 release of gas from damaged subsea have argued that this document should be pipelines occurs, the released gas will insertedinthedeveloper’simpactstudy generate a gas plume that rises from the Gas leak impacts seafloor to the sea surface. Therefore, “Fire Though gas leaks, and worse yet, or explosion accidents can occur when the explosions or fires are all listed as likely released gas disperses into the atmosphere ‘unplanned events’ that can take place, as a and encounters ignition sources, which result of the pipeline, the oil company has could have an adverse impact on human life completely glossed over how it would and environment in the immediate vicinity respond to such a disaster in its EIA. In an of the fire.” Exxon’s Consultant added that earlier article, this newspaper reported that the consequences of a release would likely gas releases from the planned GTE project be less severe offshore as it “is extremely can result in explosions which can pose unlikely that there will be an ignition source grave risk to human and environmental to cause a fire, and the gas will passively health. disperse without affecting any resources” In the EIA document, the developer ratherthananonshoreoccurrence.However, explained that a loss of integrity of the a release close to the Floating, Production, offshore pipeline, resulting in a natural gas SharingandOffloading(FPSO)vesselcould release can be caused due to corrosion, resultinafireonboardtheFPSO.Exxonsaid objectsstrikingthepipeline,andabuildupof that to reduce the likelihood of a gas release, stressinthepipewall,causingbuckling.The the offshore pipeline design and installation EIA goes on to say that if an unplanned willvarydependingonthepipelinedepth.
By Davina Bagot the need for such data to be responsible business owners, shared with the public and we must not only assess the Amid pressure from more so, be updated in a danger but also prepare for it transparency activists on the timely fashion to avoid Similarly, the former EPA release of data relating to oil alteringofinformation. head, Dr Vincent Adams production here, the Former Executive reasonedinaletterearlierthis Ministry of Natural MemberoftheTransparency month, that since the EPA Resources has made it clear Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI), seems to be making strides that an existing portal is in Mr Alfred Bhulai for t o w a r d s b e c o m i n g place that publishes the example, had requested data transparent, it would be quantityofoilproduced. over a year ago that was prudent for the agency to Minister Vickram never provided. Bhulai, a provide the Guyanese public Bharrat who is responsible former University of Guyana with monthly data on the for the sector, during an (UG) Lecturer, who holds a exploitation of its oil interview with Kaieteur degree in Applied Chemistry resource News on Sunday, had and Engineering, explained For instance, he noted promised to have his staff thatGuyanesearepayingfor that monthly reports on the share the reports. Yesterday, the Liza Destiny and Liza amount of oil produced, the a link to the website was Unity Floating Production amount of water produced, shared with this publication. Storage and Offloading sea water injected and the It was explained too that the (FPSO) vessels operating in total amount of produced portal was launched in the the Stabroek Block but are water being dumped into the first quarter of 2021 under completely unaware of what sea should be made public. the Petroleum Management value they are getting for Further, Dr Adams said that Programme. This was not their dollars, as information citizensalsodeservetoknow known to the media and pertaining to the levels of the amount of gas produced, otherstakeholders. production among others, re injected, and used for
“Govt. happy to receive pennies...
Gambling is now a career choice bookies, we gat dem shops wah tekkin all kinda bet pon games and sporting events, and we gat de casino. But we also gat nuff people gambling pon road corner, chick-chick board and under bottom house.De people complaining about de cost of living. But nuff ah dem going out every day and gambling away de food money fuh de house. De guvament seh how dem increasing people disposable income to help cushion de high cost of living. But dem nah realise dat people gambling away dem own disposable income. Ah man went in de casino de odder day. He tell he friends how he wife claim how he gambling de School Cash Grant. De man seh he determined to win it back.Gambling however gat it strong points. One man claim how it bring he family closer together.Hegamble he six-bedroom house and lost. Now he and he family huddle together in a one-bedroom flat. Talk half, Leff half.
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From page 3 game-playing by the Government or the Police High Command,” the statement read. Additionally, the Opposition said that it supports Bascom’s lawyer ’s request for him to be granted witness protection and other measures common to whistleGovt. turns to RSS to help probe ‘Paper...’ blowing arrangements. The detective is being represented by Prominent Attorney, Nigel FagundesHughes.was gunned down outside Palm Court Club in Main Street, Georgetown in March 2021. Fagundes, a close friend of Roger Khan was riddled with more than 20 bullets moments after he stepped out of Palm Court on Main Street, Georgetown. CCTV cameras had captured two shooters getting into a white, tinted Toyota Fielder motorcar, making good their escape. Bascom was one of the detectives working on the case.
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Come back to do what? in relation to the cancellation of some webinars which were supposed to be held. Were these webinars held? If not, whyThenot? Government announced that a new information sharing platform, as a channel of information between Government and the diaspora, was going to be created. Has this been done and if not why not? A conference was also to be held to target second and third generation Guyanese in the diaspora. Has this been done? If not, why not? One of the objectives of the Diaspora Affairs Unit was to establish a database which will profile Guyanese in the different parts of the diaspora. Has this database been established as yet? If not, why Anothernot?objective was to establish a one-stop-shop for overseas based Guyanese who may wish to engage in investment, trade, philanthropy or make contributions to Guyanese communities. Has this onestop-shop been established? If not, why not. Does the Guyana Government have a list of projects for which they are seeking investment from the diaspora? If not, why not? At the Virtual Diaspora Conference, investors in the diaspora were told that there were plenty of opportunities available. They were also advised to explore joint ventures with local counterparts. But was a portfolio of specific projects identified for investment by the Surely,diaspora.the disadvantage which is faced by potential investors in the diaspora is that they are not in Guyana and therefore may not be au fait with the specific opportunities available. By now Government should have learnt that when you are inviting persons to invest, you have to have a list of bankable projects in which these investors can sink their investments.TheGuyana Office for Investment (GOINVEST) had identified a list of 55 ways to invest in Guyana. But this list is not specific to diaspora investment and dealt mainly with opportunities in the various sectors rather than specific and feasible projects. Guyanese based in Trinidad and Tobago are now being wooed to come back. But to what? Just after the Virtual Diaspora Conference, overseas based Guyanese were told pointblank that there are no high paying jobs in the Government to be had. But some Guyanese are not looking for high paying jobs? Some want to give back to the country and others want to contribute at senior level within the government. The Government has been giving overseas based Guyanese senior positions in the administration. An official was brought back from overseas and appointed as a Minister. Another person working in Rome was given the top job at the Guyana Mission in New York and job. And a Commissar from the diaspora has been given a healthy contract at one of the country’s overseas consulates. The Government’s point man in the oil and gas sector returned from the United States. So there are high level, but not necessarily high paying jobs available. But for whom are these jobs reserved?
The President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, is reported to have called on Guyanese resident in Trinidad and Tobago, to come back home to support the country’s development. But come back here to do what? How are these Guyanese expected to support Guyana’s development when there is no proper plan for their reintegration?Ithasbeen some while now that the Guyana Government established a Diaspora Affairs Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and slothfulnesscomplainingwroteConference,theVirtualsameexpressedcampaigningGovernmentpointedtowereJustwithconcernGuyaneseDiasporawhichfollow-uphasMayConferenceappointedexecutiveCooperation.InternationalAformerofanairlinewastoheadtheUnit.AVirtualDiasporawaslaunchedin2021.SincethenlittlebeenheardabouttheactionorprogressisbeingmadefortheAffairsUnit.Overseasbasedhaveexpressedaboutthealacritywhichthingsaremoving.aftertheConference,callsmadeforthemomentumbemaintained.OnepersontotheaccessibilityofOfficialswhileforofficeandthehopethatthewilloccuraftertheDiasporaConference.AmeretwomonthsafterVirtualDiasporaonepersontothePresidentabouttheanddiscourtesyDemboysdoesmekafriendlybetnowandden.Butnothingdemboyscanaffordnottolose.Olepeopledoesalwayssehhowyuhmustonlybetwahyuhcouldaffordtolose.Butnowadayspeoplegamblingnotfuhfunbutascareer.Demgatsomemenwhendemleffdemhouseindemorning,demdoesdresslikeifdemgoingtowuk.Butisdegamblingshopdemheadingfuh.AndwegatnuffgamblinggoingoninGuyanatoday.Wegatdelotto,wegatde
Guyanese living and working in Trinidad are not going to come back when there are no suitable jobs for them? So why are they being invited? Where are the jobs for them? The Government which promised to create 50,000 new jobs has implicitly acknowledged that there is a problem with unemployment. It has therefore been forced to create part time and temporary jobs paying US$200 per month for Guyanese. Which Guyanese based in Trinidad and Tobago is going to come to Guyana to work for US$200 per month? (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
Frederick Kissoon ormer Kaieteur Parkwithmydognexttome. my life. And I continue to eight years ago. I emphasise challenged is being News journalist, I want to listen to Yanni on endure it. Last week I wrote “the same problem.” The burdened financially Leonard Gildarie the Fort Groyne seawall. I that Banks DIH, through the insurance company’s because one of theF and I do a live want to be on my veranda placement of cones, has structure takes in four roads insurance companies social media programme whereIhaveasplendidview takenupalmosthalfamileof in downtown Georgetown. has disputed his side folks in Henrietta, titled, The Gildarie-Freddie oftheAtlantic. stretchofpublicparapet. The company completely of the story in a car accident. Essequibo. He was on his Kissoon Show Two Irepeat,atmyage,Iwant I complained and the covets the parapets and It would take 0.1 percent of way home in Demerara consecutive Fridays, instead to have mental placidity I Traffic Chief arrived at pavements surrounding the the amount that insurance when he stopped at the of having guests, we don’t want to hear about the Banks DIH He was building. company spends on the Georgetown branch of assignedtheentireprocessto hopelessnessofhumanswho disregarded,sothenextdayI I had parking headache birthday celebration of the Demerara Bank to deposit answering questions from can be helped but a society did a column on the going to the Post Office to CEO to repair that man’s thecheques. people who want to ventilate refuses to listen to them. I illegality my friend, Michael vehicle. Hewastoldthathehasto something that needs to be hadenoughofthatinmylife. In response to my Carrington, to repair my Another caller said that a payasmallpercentageofthe publicised. I will have to make a column, permanent no shoes. single mother with two total amount of the cheques. I cannot say that I was decision after consulting parking signs cemented into I know it was wrong for children had her car swiped He asked the Bank of mentally comfortable with Leonard as to whether we the ground were added to HH to take up every parking on Mandela Avenue by the Guyana to intervene. It did those two nights based on should continue to listen to the cones Sounds like a space, so I moved one of the driver of a GuyOil owned and the imposition was what I heard. At my age, I people’scomplaints. banana republic Does it no-parking signs and the vehicle. removed. don’t want to hear those SolastFriday,weopened not? security came up. I held my He said the woman is his Butthemanagersaidthat things. I want to come home upthelinesandtherewasthe But the Banks DIH ground I called traffic daughter and she prefers is the policy and there will tomywife. misery of life that torments insanitywasdéjàvuforme.I headoffice.Twoseniorranks GuyOil to do the repairs notbeafutureexemption. I want to be on the your soul.And I know about confronted the same came. rather than the man being That cannot be right seawall with my dog. I want the mental torture Guyana problem with Hand-in-Hand They instructed the charged. Thatchequewaswrittenbya to exercise in the National brings. I have endured it all insurance company (HH) managerthatoneofthesigns He explains that schools customer of the bank. It must not be placed on the reopen in two week’s time doesn’t matter where the public part in future. Do you and the woman needs her customer was when the know the very next day that transportation to take the chequewaswritten. sign was right where it kidstoschool.Heispleading How can there be a should not be. Do you know with GuyOil to do the surcharge based on where that for the past eight years repairs.Again we are talking the cheque originated from? that sign has been there each about 0.1 percent of what But I guess this is Guyana, day? Sounds like a banana GuyOil spends on other where sanity got winged republic.Doesitnot? things. impulseahundredyearsago. O n t h e c a l l i n Another caller gave us a (The views expressed in programme last Friday, a bizarre story He said he is a this article are those of the caller described a situation businessman that does a u t h o r a n d d o n o t where a taxi driver who is importations. He collected necessarily reflect the severely physically three cheques from business opinions of this newspaper.)
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Kaieteur NewsPAGE 12 Tuesday August 23, 2022 o l l o w i n g Inc., Avinash Contracting & Among the eight Lot 8 was awarded to JS c o m p e t i t i v e Scrap Metal Inc., and VR c o n t r a c t o r s , V R Guyana Inc. to the tune ofFbidding for the Construction were awarded Construction was awarded $927,751,073. contract to construct the new the contract on August 15, Lot 1to the tune of The CH&PA has stated four lane highway from 2022 to the total sum of $849,095,205; Avinash previouslythatthenewfour Schoonord to Crane, a $11,810,720,956. Contracting & Scrap Metal lane highway is designed to project estimated at For this Ministry of Inc.wasawardedLot2tothe reduce traffic congestion $ 1 0 , 5 4 0 , 1 9 2 , 2 9 0 Housing and Water, Central tune of $992,329,170, along the West Bank and (US$52,700,961), eight Housing and Planning L’heureus Construction & West Coast Demerara contractors have been Authority (CH&PA) project, Services Inc. was awarded corridor and create a hub for selected to execute the a total of 32 companies had Lot 3 to the tune of residential and commercial works. shown interest when the $ 2 , 1 4 6 , 1 2 8 , 8 3 6 ; development. The proposed This is according to project was opened last Guyamerica Construction highway would be 2.4 miles information provided on the month at the NPTAB office. Inc.wasawardedLot4tothe (3.9 kilometres) long. The National Procurement and The project has been divided tune of $2,651,774,881; construction period for the Tender Administration into eight lots with lot one AJM Enterprises was project is 16 months per lot Board (NPTAB’) website estimated at $990,583,703; awarded Lot 5 to the tune of and the defects liability which states that JS Guyana Lot2 at $1,072,220,205; $1,834,765,958; Vals period is 365 days per lot Inc , Puran Brothers Lot3 at $1,865,795,337; Constructionwasawardedto after the official completion Disposal Inc , Vals Lot4 at $1,961,707,682; do Lot 6 to the tune of of the project Kaieteur C o n s t r u c t i o n , A J M Lot5 at $1,446,631,914; $1,335,058,200 while Puran News understands that the Enterprises, Guyamerica Lot6 at $1,185,303,956; Brothers Disposal Inc. was highway is expected to be Construction Inc., L’heureus Lot7 at $1,100,978,865; and awarded Lot 7 to the tune of completed ahead of the new Construction & Services Lot8at$916,970,628. $1,073,817,633 and lastly, DemeraraRiverBridge.
i t h o v e r noted that they are taking all 42,000 cases necessary measures andWdetected in 95 advised the general public countries, Minister of “nottopanic”. Health, Dr Frank Anthony Prior to the first case, on Monday confirmed that local health authorities have Guyana has recorded its first been preparing to deal with Monkeypox case over the the eventuality of detecting weekend. thevirushere. The Minister in a brief Yesterday the Minister interview yesterday said that assured that “we have the country’s first case is a diagnostic capabilities, we Region Four man in his 50s, have our labs that are who has since been placed in prepared, we have a lot of isolation at the Ocean View people who have been Hospital. “We have over the trained over the last couple last weekend had a case of of months, we have trained a suspected Monkeypox, number of physicians just in clinically the person had all casewehavecases.” the signs and symptoms of “So I don’t want people Monkeypox and we have topanicbecausemonkeypox been able to confirm that by is not something that is using PCR to do the readily transmissible,” he confirmatorydiagnosis. mentioned.According to the So we now have our first World Health Organisation case of Monkeypox in (WHO), monkeypox virus is Guyana and we have since an orthopoxvirus that causes isolated the patient and so a disease with symptoms that patient is now in an similar, but less severe, to isolated area at the Ocean smallpox. ViewHospital,thatpatientis Monkeypox is a disease stable and is doing very that is transmitted from well, ” he confirmed animalstohumans. yesterday The general symptom of Minister explained that monkeypox is a rash. From persons who the patient has thetimeoneisexposedtothe been in contact with are now timeofsignofinfections,the in quarantine. With the first disease last between 14 to 21 case detected, the Minister days.
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By Zena Henry partner” that will have total auditing and verification, T h e E c o n o m i s t managementandoperational with the option of objecting submitted that it is difficult G i v e n t h e c o n t r o l s i n c e t h e to costs that seem to know what is the best “unsatisfactory” handling of administration is only illegitimate. possible PSA Guyana could thelocaloilandgassectorby s e e k i n g “ p a s s i v e ” Lowe has insisted haveachieved,butnotedthat the Government, and their involvement in the NOC. At therefore that given the since a new PSA is in the continued posture in not this time, President Irfaan administrations “lax worksfornewparticipantsin renegotiating the lopsided Ali has stated, the approach” to the audit of the local oil and gas sector, 2016 Production Sharing Governmentisstillreceiving Exxon’s costs, there is no citizens should know what Agreement(PSA)ithaswith data and technical advice on reason to view the People the new document entails U S o i l c o m p a n y how to proceed with the P r o g r e s s i v e P a r t y and the take available for ExxonMobil and partners, NOC and has thus pushed Government as credible Guyana. Vice President localstakeholdersarecalling back the decision on the when it comes to them Jagdeo during a public on the Government to make NOC and the auction which pressing ExxonMobil for outreach a few weeks ago public, as soon as possible, wassupposedtobeheldnext anything more than what is had said that some foreign the contents of any new PSA month. in the current PSA despite stakeholders continue to to ensure better returns for Economist and Youth the chants of many claim that the contract with Guyana. Policy Advisor to the Office concerned stakeholders, Exxon is good for Guyana The need for the early of the Opposition Leader, including foreign observers when that is not the case. He release of the document is Elson Lowe, has thus within the global oil added that the contract especially important as c o n t e n d e d t h a t a s industry “What should be wouldberenegotiated,butin Guyana is heading to its first preparatory works are set for done now is the new model the future. The VP however bid round for available oil the auctioning of the PSA should be released for clarified at a Press blockswhichareexpectedto country’s available oil public consultation,” Lowe Conference last Friday that be auctioned off by year end blocks, Government should said He contended that his comments were not in and with the possibility of a beginengagingthepublicon releasing the new agreement relation to the Exxon national oil company being what will and should be “…will allow Guyanese to contract, but those access and utilize monies when the company takes out formed to play a role in that provided in any new PSA to buy into the terms of any agreements to come on from different fields to its 75percent investment regard. not only give citizens a say, future contracts so there is a stream which he has said conduct its business, beforesharingtheremaining The Government has not but to ensure better returns reasonable level of national would be vastly different keeping in mind however, 25 percent profit with been clear on the role the in-country from the nascent consensus.”Henotedfurther from what Guyana currently that investments into the oil Guyana. national oil company (NOC) industry Guyana’s main say however, that “the lack of haswithExxon. projects, whether generated LowesaidthatGuyanese willplayastowhetheritwill in relation to the offshore any such meaningful The Exxon contract has from the oil operation itself, mustknowexactlywhatnew be part of developing the oil developments involving consultationswiththepublic nonethelessbeenthetopicof is nonetheless repaid to the will come in the new PSA blocks and/or facilitating the ExxonMobil comes after the or opposition is an indicator gross contention since it is company by Guyana as sincechangescanbemadeto auction, but they have company would have made that the PPPis afraid of what widely agreed that Guyana expense. the current document which disclosed that they are its investments and the bills Guyanesewillseeinthenew remains financially and The contract does not government is refusing. He looking for a “strategic are handed to Guyana for modelPSA.” environmentally exposed to cater for certain payments to said that Government could damages associated with the Guyana to be non haverenegotiatedthecurrent oil sector Some stifling recoverable, such as the two PSAbymerelymovingafew provisions within the oil percentroyaltyearnedbythe words around without sharing agreement relates to country as the owner of the changing any of the Guyana paying millions of oil resource, and since meaningful terms of the dollars in taxes on behalf of royalty had been stated as an contract.Hestatedtherefore, the oil companies The expense on Exxon’s that for the Government to contract caters for no ring financial documents, the merely say that changes will fencing, giving the oil general consensus is that the be made to the new PSA is operators a free pass to money is being reclaimed justnotenough.
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Youth Policy Advisor and Economist Elson Lowe
On Monday, the Ministry of Health The Ministry via its dashboard revealed that reportedthatwithinthelast24hourperiod, 13 persons are in institutional isolation, 360 are they have recorded six new COVID-19 in home isolation and three are quarantined cases with two persons still admitted into institutionally Todate,atotalof69,162persons theIntensiveCareUnit. haverecoveredfromthevirus. 3 patients in COVID-19 ICU, 6 new cases detected
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By Zena Henry DecadeforPeopleofAfrican Descent (2015-2024) under The International the theme ‘People ofAfrican DecadeforPeopleofAfrican descent: recognition, justice Descent Assembly -Guyana and development ’ It (IDPADA G) has refuted requires all nations with claims by Vice President Africandescendantstoputin Bharrat Jagdeo that the place mechanisms that organisation’s leaders have provide support for the beenpocketingstatefundsto marginalized ethnic group. support Afro–Guyanese and With the agency’s Board of is adamant the statesman is Directors being strictly being “misleading” about volunteers with an executive the agency’s spending given staff headed by CEO, Olive that the administration Sampson, Alexander has would have launched an stated that the agency is a investigation into the country coordinating organisation’s affairs just a mechanism that comprises yearago. some 60 African Guyanese Jagdeo had alleged that groups. the agency’s Board of Alexander insisted that Directors were personally IDPADA-G is not a grant benefiting from an almost agency but provided $500M state allocation, and financial aid to the Afro singled out IDPADA G’s Guyanese community after c h a i r m a n , Vi n c e n t receiving a $10million sum Alexander, as one of the in 2018 for that specific beneficiaries who have done purpose Additional little to nothing for Afro- financial support was also Guyanese. Jagdeo stated too allocated for other types of that while the agency is aid outside of projects that registered as a private render capacity building to agency, receiving state recipients. Of the agency’s funding, it has not been spending 50 percent or more a c c o u n t a b l e t o t h e of the budget is allocated to Government and has been programs Alexander said conducting private audits in Jagdeo has stated that a large relationtoitsspending. percent of the agency’s D u r i n g a P r e s s budget was going towards Conference addressing the the payment to salaries to accusations of the Vice which Alexander explained President yesterday, that the executive staffs are Alexander highlighted that the ones facilitating the core the Government is fully work of the agency He aware of IDPADA G’s explained that the Board are spending. He explained that volunteers and they make up the agency would have committees that set the received a call from the projects within certain focus MinistryofFinancelastyear, areas, while the staffers job stating that based on a report directly relate to being at the i n t h e m e d i a , a n disposal of the Afro investigation would be Guyanesecommunity launched into agency’s Where projects are financial status. “So, they concerned, the agency’s came, they investigated, and CEO highlighted spending. they have submitted a She said that from the $10M r e p o r t , ” A l e x a n d e r for grants received in 2018, informed.“AndIampleased $8,911,254 were disbursed, to say that the report cannot 2019 - $896,043 and in 2020 in anyway point fingers at - $ 343,773 the remaining anykindofmisappropriation balance Expenditures for or misdemeanor on our capacity building saw in part,” the Chairman said. He 2018, $22,386,555 being submitted therefore, that e x p e n d e d , 2 0 1 9 IDPADA-G has stood the $44,324,848 and 2020 testofboththerequiredaudit $11,762,671 The CEO by law and the test of an provided more figures investigation Alexander relating to investments in further added that while the tuition expenses and ministry’s auditors came in scholarships for secondary December of 2021, they and tertiary education. Over returned to the agency in $3M was expended to Januaryofthisyear reopened night schools
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IDPADA-G falls under closed after August 2020, the United Nations Sampsonsaid.She designated International (Continued on - was investigated by government last year
At podium: CEO Olive Sampson, Chairman Vincent Alexander (centre) with other BOD members and stakeholders
The exercise is being Registration to be registered for application for a change or conducted at all the GECOM inclusion. correction. Objections against permanent Registration Offices in Existing registrants are advised the inclusion of names in the thetenAdministrativeRegions,the to check the Preliminary List of PLE can be tendered to the Elections Commission said in a Electors (PLE) posted at two (2) Registration Officer of the mediarelease. prominent buildings in their RegistrationAreafromAugust
During the Claims and respective Electoral Division/ Sub 22, 2022 to September 15, document(s) such as an original inclusionofthenameofanypersonObjections period, any person who Division, at the Registration Office 2022. Objections can be made Death Certificate must be whomtheybelieveshouldnotbeinwill be 18 years and older by the responsible for their areas of by an Elector who is listed in the presented at the time of the hearing the list, based on the legal31st October, 2022, and is a residence, at GECOM’s Head same Division list/ Sub Division to support the basis upon which the provisions Persons who wereGuyanese citizen by birth, descent, Office or on GECOM’s website at list in which the person being objection is made The registeredintherecentlyconcludedor naturalization, or is a citizen www.gecom.org.gy to verify the objectedtoislisted.Objectionscan Commission is urging all eligible Cycle of Continuous Registrationfrom a Commonwealth country accuracy of their registration also be made by approved persons to ensure that they use this need not reapply to be registered.living in Guyana for one year or information. In this regard, persons Scrutineers of Political Parties opportunity to be registered for Theelectionscommissionhasbeenmore, can make a Claim on or who are required to update their provided that any such Scrutineer inclusion in the Revised List of pushing ahead with preparation forbefore September 11, 2022 to be registration records such as has monitoring responsibilities for Electors (RLE) and ultimately the Local Government Elections,included on the OLE, providing changes or corrections to their the Division / Sub Division in Official List of Electors (OLE) in despite calls from the Mainthat he/she was never previously names and occupation, or to apply which the person being objected to order to be eligible to vote. Persons Opposition for there to be a newregistered. for a transfer in relation to their islisted. are also encouraged to object to the voterslist.Persons desirous of making a addresses are advised that those The relevant original
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The exercise is in accordance such as original Birth Certificate, PollwithBirthCertificate,ora with Order No. 35 of 2022 made valid Passport, Adoption new Birth Certificate under the National Registration Certificate, or Naturalization reflecting the changes must be Act, Chapter 19:08 to produce an Certificate / Certificate of presented in the case of an OLE
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Alexander clarified nonetheless that IDPADA-G is a registered non-profit company and under the law of Guyana such a company is required to have private audits. He said that the agency has been doing that and the reports are available to the Government and the ministry in particular. Alexander said that President Irfaan Ali has promised to meet with IDPADA-G for necessary engagements. The Chairman recorded the agency’s fear however and hoped that the attack by the Vice President is not the stage being set for the President to not meet with the agency and/ or to reduce the allocations supporting the United Nation’s call for recognition, justice and development for Afro- Guyanese.
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During the opening of tenders last week at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, it was revealed that 10 contractors have applied for the contract to reconstruct the Criminal Investigation Department
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Construction of Prison Headquarters- Lusignan. Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Design and supervision services for the rehabilitation of the Cliff Andersons Sports Hall. Procurement of 127 flood lightsNational Sports Commission. Audit Office of Guyana Provision of audit services. (CID) headquarters located at Eve Leary, Georgetown. This project which is being undertaken by the Ministry of Home Affairs is estimated to cost $225,010,721. The move to reconstruct the headquarters, a CID official revealed, is to properly house the operations of the unit. The current building, which it is currently occupying has reportedly been in a dilapidated state for some time.When a contractor is chosen for the job, Kaieteur News was told that the brand new building will be erected in front of the current building. Also opened at NPTAB is the project for the construction of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS)
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From page 14 continued that beneficiaries from IDPADA-G involve business owners who are trained in preparing bid documents, proposals and other important business documents. They benefited from workshops and technical assistance from one stop business and family conferences that brought representatives from banks, state institutions and others to the IDPADA-Gpeople.saidthat it receive $68M was received from Government in 2018 and that money was increased in 2019 after a request during that year to increase the sum to $100M given the amount of work recognized in the African Guyanese communities. An additional increase was sought from the Government of $58M for the specific purpose of grant assistance, but IDPADA-G said that was denied. The response from the Government was “That ($58M) request will not be honoured and therefore we have not gotten the specific money for grant purposes.”
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One hundred women are that the Ministry will set to benefit from Massy continue to seek more Group Guyana’s $1 5 support for those affected by million Women’s Grocery domesticviolence. Voucher Programme dubbed Notably, the Women’s ‘SAFE – Stop Abuse, Stay GroceryVoucherInitiativeis Empowered’ which was justonepartofMassy’s2022 launched last Friday at the activities to support its staff company’s distribution and the wider community as headquarters at Montrose on it relates to mental health theEastCoastofDemerara. well-being and professional Under this initiative, life, suicide prevention and which is being done in domestic violence.Assistant collaboration with the Vice President and Head of Ministry of Human Services the Group’s Suicide and Social Security Prevention and Mental (MHSSS), each woman will Health Steering Committee, receive a grocery voucher Mr. Christpen Bobb-Semple valued at $15,000 The shared that the objectives of vouchers are redeemable at the SAFE grocery voucher any of the five Massy Stores programmearetwo-fold. located at Providence, First it seeks to empower Plantation Turkeyen, women by bringing Montrose, Vreed en Hoop immediate relief so that they andRuimveldt,thecompany do not have to second guess saidinarelease. and subject themselves to Theprojectaimstoassist abusive and at risk women who are in abusive situations. And, secondly, situations, and the MHSS the programme will provide will screen and identify counselling to men to those 100 recipients. Mr engender positive coping Navindra Thakur, Senior behaviours. He also shared Vice President of the Group, some of the activities the spoke about the Group’s Group has embarked upon C o r p o r a t e S o c i a l for2022. Responsibility Projects over Among them is on Burrowes School of Art and winners will be selected in the Group’s operating partnershipwiththeMHSSS the years with specifics to Wednesday, August 3rd launched an art competition two age categories, 13-17 companies for more details. this year also includes women empowerment and employees participated in a on August 8th where years and 18-35 years. A Entries are due by working directly in selected committed to the Group z o o m s e s s i o n w i t h participants have to depict total of $150,000 is up for September10,2022. communities to engendercontinuing the SAFE representatives from the the theme ‘Creating Hope g r a b s . P e r s o n s a r e Apart from the Women’s change in men. We will be G r o c e r y v o u c h e r Mental Health Unit, Through Action’ on their encouraged to visit the G r o c e r y Vo u c h e r supported by trained and programme in the years Ministry of Health covering canvas paintings Four Facebook pages for any of Programme, Massy said its qualifiedcounselors. ahead. “MentalHealthWellbeingin
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Additionally, Massy said Financialabuseoccursin on September 10, 2022, and almosteverydomesticabuse O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 2 2 , situationandbecauseofthis, e m p l o y e e s w i l l b e many people in such encouraged to wear yellow situations cannot provide for and green on World Suicide themselves thus they find it Prevention Day and World difficult to leave The Mental Health Day Minister said Massy’s respectively The company financial contribution will will also distribute tokens to help survivors to procure help observe the days basicneedswhentheyleave. Banners will also be used to “I want to thank Massy for communicate awareness and coming on board as the first preventioneducation. company in this invaluable The Massy Group also step,” she said, while adding partnered with the E R
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Meanwhile, Minister of m y P e r s o n a l a n d Human Services and Social ProfessionalLife.” Security, Dr Vindhya Massy also plans to Persaud said, “I am very conduct classroom sessions happy to have this for those employees who collaboration with Massy as were unable to join the it ensures that an initiative virtual discussion On that I have long wanted to August 8th, employees happenreallymanifestinthe completed a Life -Skills and sense that we are able to Well Being Assessment provide survivors of Coming out of this exercise, domestic violence with the employees have been where withal to provide for receiving the necessary themselves, with our support based on the support, when they are assessmentfindings. leavingtheirhomes.”
Head Table . From Left Massy Group Senior VP, Navindra Thakur, MHSSS Minister, Dr. Vindyha Persaud and Massy Group, Assistant VP Christpen Bobb-Semple Massy Group officials and Minister of Human Services, Dr Vindyha Persaud unveil one of the vouchers
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Jamaica lead Caribbean medal tally with 24 as NACAC Championships come to an end with six medals including two golds, one silver and three bronzes.Jamaica’s final day was highlighted by Andrew Hudson’s personal best 19.87 to win the 200m. Hosts The Bahamas was next with one gold, two silvers and four bronzes for seven medals overall.That gold medal came from hometown hero Shaunae Miller-Uibo who ran 49.40 to win the 400m. Also registering gold medals were The British Virgin Islands through Kyron McMaster’s brilliant season’s best 47.34 in the 400m hurdles and Dominica through Thea LaFond’s 14.49m in the tripleTrinidadjump. & Tobago got silvers in the men’s 4x100m and men’s javelin through Keshorn WalcottBermuda (one silver), St Vincent & The Grenadines (one silver), Barbados (one silver), Antigua & Barbuda (one bronze) and Puerto Rico (one bronze) also registered medals.
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Associated Press via NBC Sports - MASON, Ohio — Caroline Garcia generated momentum going into next week’s U.S. Open, capturing the Western & Southern Open women’s championship with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova.Garcia, already the first qualifier to reach the tournament final, clinched the victory when Kvitova sent a second serve return into the net.
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From page 23 and I believe it is easier to win a medal in Europe than at the AMBC and Desmond won a Medal there. We have to turn our sights to the South American Games in October and we have the services of Cuban boxing coach, Francisco Hernandez Roldan for those games,” concluded Ninvalle. From page 22 got a trophy. The runners-up team took home a trophy with every player awarded a medal. President of the ORSCA, Mitch Bacchus coordinated the ceremony and thanked Imran Ali for his sponsorship. He also congratulated the victorious combination and similar sentiment was expressed to Pegasus for reaching the final. Bacchus also acknowledged all 18 teams for their participation. Notably, the 15over competition restarted this year after a hiatus of nine years. Shawson captured the title in 2013 but did not take part on this occasion. Imran Ali was on hand to make the presentation of the trophies. He stated that he was indeed delighted to be on board and promised to come again in the Meanwhile,future.senior player of Masters Azib Ali Hanif mentioned after the game, that Masters played superb cricket. He reflected on the semi-final against Sunshine. Masters emerged victorious by eight wickets thanks to a flamboyant, unbeaten 84 from experienced batsman Kumar Dudnoth. Hanif, who represented Guyana at the firstclass level, stated the team got great momentum from that game and was confident they would have continued with it in the final
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Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls had to settle for silver against Australia.
Jodrell Chapman (right) beat Guyana’s Navindra Arjune
Ranked 152 and in the tournament via a protected ranking, Coric capped a remarkable week, that included a second round victory over Rafa Nadal, with a brilliant final that no doubt marks the 25-year-old Croatian as a dark horse contender when play gets underway at Flushing Meadows on Aug. 29. The title was the third of Coric’s career but his first since 2018 and will see him jump up the rankings to world number 29 on Monday and seeded at the U.S. Open. “I didn’t believe I was going to win the tournament,” Coric told a news conference after his victory. “I never look too much forward. “When I was in the semifinals, obviously I know who I’m going to play in the final, because it’s not many matches. But in the first couple of rounds, I’m not really focused on the next round. “I’m always focused on the round which I’m play-
The BCB in early September would donate uniforms, cricket balls and gears to all the twenty three schools in the county for the tournament, while they would also benefit from a massive coaching programme, which would be sponsored by the National Milling Company. The programme, which would be launched shortly, will be a six month project which would involve regular sessions in the twenty three schools by the coaches. The Crabwood based businessman also shared his vision to the BCB President for cricket in the area and stated that the method of training by youths needs to be changed with emphasis being placed on batting long instead of trying to hit the ball a long way. With this, he urged the BCB President to look into a project to set up outdoor practice facilities across the county with nets. This he stated would allow coaches to do one on one session with promising players and also a minimum of two players to do so on a regular basis. He committed his family and business to assisting with several of them. Foster disclosed that the likely venues in the Upper Corentyne would be Crabwood Creek, Line Path, No 72 and Skeldon.
Guyana’s U14 Girls reach consolation semis
The semi finals of the Keep Your Five Alive futsal competition will be contested on Saturday at the National Gymnasium.
BCB President Hilbert Foster receives sponsorship from Imran Shaffeeuallah. agreed to sponsor a cricket tournament for five schools in the area. The schools that would play in the tournament would be Tagore Memorial, Skeldon Secondary, Line Path Secondary, Central Secondary and Black Bush Polder Secondary. Foster disclosed that similar tournaments would be played in West Berbice, Lower Corentyne and Upper Corentyne. Each sub-association would have its own champion, who would then go on to play to become the overall Berbice champion.
Keep Your Five Alive Futsal semis set for Saturday Slinzgers FC will face Stabroek Ballers in the first game, while S parta will take on Swag of Linden in the second encounter. Action gets u nderway at 09:00hrs. The final will be played on September 3 at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
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Borna Coric (CRO) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) poses at the trophy presentation after the men’s final match at the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports) ing right now. I was just believing that I can win the next match. That’s what I did for five days in a row.” Coming off a semi-final win over world number one Daniil Medvedev, Tsitsipas carried some of that momentum into the final, breaking Coric at the first opportunity on way to a 4-1 lead. That break would be the one and only for Tsitsipas as Coric would dig in taking the fight to the Greek. Coric would get back on level terms breaking back at 4-3 as the opening set continued to a Tsitsipastie-break.would double fault on the first point of the tie-break and never recover, Coric accepting the gift and winning 7-0. Coric kept the world number seven under pressure in the second, Tsitsipas finally cracking with a double-fault to hand Coric another break and a 4-3 lead. With dark storm clouds gathering Coric moved to end the match, holding and then breaking Tsitsipas again to close out the match. “I think he was serving well,” Tsitsipas told reporters. “He was making me move a lot. “I could have used my chances in the first set. I don’t know why I didn’t. I rushed a little bit. “He had a few good returns, and it cost me because that first set could have been very life-changing.”
The Berbice Cricket Board continues to attract the business sector into its operation as the pro active cricket board forges ahead with numerous projects. BCB President Hilbert Foster on Saturday last visited the office of popular Upper Corentyne businessman and contractor Imran Shaffeeuallah for some major discussion on cricket development in the county with special emphasis on the Upper Corentyne Sub-Association.Shaffeeuallah handed over a cheque for two hundred thousand dollars towards the ongoing BCB countywide coaching programme, which involves nineteen coaches. The BCB with the assistance of Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall is organising the coaching project with the main objective of unearthing new cricketing talent across the Thecounty.donation would be used to obtain junior cricketing equipment for the programme especially batting pads for the smaller players. Foster expressed gratitude to the businessman for his support and stated that with the massive project in place, Berbice would continue to be the main production point for Guyana cricket. He stated that with one week completed, close to two hundred youths between the ages of eight to eighteen years have benefitted so far in Region Six, while the Region Five part would start in ShaffeeuallahSeptember.stated that he was very impressed with the current state of the game in Berbice and was very delighted to be a part of it. He expressed a willingness to support the development of the game on a wider scale. After a discussion with Foster, the popular businessman Upper Corentyne businessman donates to BCB coaching project - Commits to sponsoring secondary school tournament and pilot nets project
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With the Trinity Cup Tennis Championships set conclude on Friday none of the five members of the Rebel Tennis Club who are representing Guyana have qualified for the play-off, although the Guyanese U-14 Girls have reached the Semis in the consolationJodrelldivision.Chapman of Trinidad and Tobago defeated Navindra Arjune 5/3, 4/0, while Guyanese Renola Jordan beat Trinidadian Cyra Harricharran 4/1, 4/1 to move into the Girls U-14 ConsolationGuyanesesemi-final.Paula Kalekyzi got the better of Trini Else Ferguson 4/0, 4/0 to reach the other U-14 consolation semifinal to possible set and all Guyana final today. (Sean Devers)(Reuters) - Resurgent Borna Coric powered past fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (0) 6-2 to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, signalling his return to full fitness from shoulder surgery and showing that he will be a threat at the U.S. Open. On the comeback trail after undergoing right shoulder surgery last year, Coric returned to the ATP Tour in March and after eight months on the sidelines was back in the winner’s circle claiming the biggest title of his career.
Coric beats Tsitsipas to win Cincinnati and signal return to fitness
Grace Kennedy Money Services throws its support for Strikers All Female Dominoes Tourney
Former NBA player Dennis Rodman poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 9, 2019. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
A senior administration official, who asked to remain anonymous, made clear the White House does not approve.
West Indies fined for slow over-rate in third ODI defeat to New Zealand
“It is public information that the administration has made a significant offer to the Russians and anything other than negotiating further through the established channel is likely to complicate and hinder release efforts,” the official said.The official also noted the State Department has issued a travel advisory warning Americans not to travel to Russia.Rodman has sought to inject himself into international diplomacy in the past. He is one of a handful of Westerners to have met North Korean head of state Kim Jong Un.
FEMALE TEAMS ONLY for this event. Some of the teams that have assured us of participation are Big Boss Girls, All Seasons Angels, Spartans Girls, Turning Point Girls, Big Girls, In Time Ladies, Kuru Kuru Queens, Hammer, Meadow Brook Warriors and Cody Girls, VSH Six, BOG Girls WUEntranceLadies. fee is slated to be $12,000 per team in which the winning team will walk away with $200,000, Trophy and 9 medals, first runners up will receive $125,000, Trophy and 9 medals, third place will be $75,000 richer inclusive with trophy and 9 medals. A bonus Fourth place is added and will receive $40,000 and a trophy.Asan incentive, Triple M Investments and Mr. Ryan Rambalak have donated two hampers each for the top players of the winning teams. Other sponsors that heeded to the call and are on board of this initiative include 94.1FM, Austin’s Imports, Patterson Associates, Abu’s Enterprises, Luminous Consultancy & Electrical Services, DEDUNE Company (Ghana), Big Boss Transportation Services, Dynasty Sports Club, and Spartans Domino Academy.
This initiative was birthed three years ago by “Three the Hard Way” in which the inequality in women folks has to endure when competing against their male counterparts in dominoes. Some of their all female events include Strikers Sports Club Christmas Bonanza in 2019, a salute to mothers in 2021, all female Strikers Sports Club Anniversary celebration in 2022. They are usually booted (knocked out) by their male counterparts before, as we would say in Guyanese parlance, “Seeing the Promised Land” to a final six participating teams of the said competition. Hence we at “Three the Hard Way” in association with Strikers Sports Club has taken the initiative to invite hassentencecourtshe(WBNA).tionalplayerOlympicterday.miliarBrittneyAmericansiaportedplayerAmericanhas(Reuters)WASHINGTON,-TheWhiteHouseadimviewofformerprobasketballDennisRodman’sre-plantotraveltoRus-andgainthereleaseofbasketballstarGriner,asourcefa-withthemattersaidyes-Griner,31,isatwo-timechampionandstarintheWomen’sNa-BasketballAssociationEarlierthismonthconvictedbyaRussianandgivenanine-yearondrugcharges.U.S.PresidentJoeBidencondemnedtheverdict,
Marketing Assistant, Mrs. Tina Seabra-Gibson hands over the second placed trophy, medals and sponsorship to Charlyn Barnwell as organiser Roderick Harry looks on approvingly.
Director, Captain Gary Sahai reported that two exciting stages are being Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc. on board with support with the GSSF planned where competitors will be shooting at 5 steel targets which are arranged in preconfigured positions. Scoring will be done using a timer which records the time taken for a shooter to complete engaging all 5 targets. The shooter’s time is his/her score, with time added for targets not hit. Scores are entered into a specialised software, and the shooter with the lowest overall time wins the match.
SportsMax - West Indies have been fined and hit with a World Cup Super League points deduction for maintaining a slow over-rate in Sunday’s third ODI defeat to New Zealand, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has Nicholasannounced.Pooran’s side fell to a 2-1 series defeat on home soil with a narrow six-run loss in Sunday’s decisive third meeting, as Kyle Mayer hit 105 – the second highest ODI score of his career – in vain. West Indies will also be deducted two points from their Super League tally after being adjudged to have fallen Grace Kennedy Money Services (GKMS), which is the umbrella brand for the services offered by Western Union and Bill Express and FX Trader, were the latest to embrace Strikers Sports Club Summer Special All Female Dominoes tourney initiative which is slated for August 27. The presentation saw its local Marketing Assistant, Mrs. Tina Seabra-Gibson doing the honours in handing over the second prize trophy and sponsorship on behalf of GKMS in which she posited the company’s commitment and example fulfilling its role as a good corporate entity and their joy to be a proud sponsor of the All Female tourney and in so congratulating Strikers Sports Club on its 13th year anniversary.
US disapproves of Dennis Rodman’s planned rescue mission for Griner calling it “unacceptable.” The United States has offered to exchange her for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United RodmanStates.toldNBC News on Saturday that he plans to visit Russia to seek Griner’s release.“Igot permission to go to Russia to help that girl,” Rodman said. “I’m trying to go this week.” The NBC story did not explain who he received permission from.
The Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation (GDDF) is pleased to announce its plans for a Steel Challenge Match sponsored by Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc., the disclosed in a release. The GSSF, an affiliate of the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA), continues to promote this simple, yet action-packed shooting sport to local pistol shooters by organising such matches on a regular basis. Steel Challenge is considered to be the fastest practical shooting competition in the world. All matches comply with all rules and regulations stipulated by the SCSA.Match
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Participants will fall under three divisions, Limited, Production and Wildcat with prizes being awarded to the top three shooters in each division Special medal allocation will be given to the shooter with the fastest string/stage for each division.At the small hand-over ceremony at Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc.’s head office situate at Lot Carmichael and Quamina Streets, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Dallas Thomas indicated his delight in sponsoring what promises to be an exciting Match. Thanks were expressed by G.S.S.F.’s Directors in attendance namely, Capt. Gary Sahai, Mr. Andrew Phang and Dr. Pravesh Harry who indicated they look forward to this being an annual event on GSSF’s Shooting calendar. More information on the GSSF can be found on its website:www.GuyanaSportShooting.com.
two overs short of the target by the on-field umpires. An ICC statement read: “West Indies have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow overrate against New Zealand in the third and final ODI in Barbados on Sunday. “In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.“Inaddition, as per Article 16.12.2 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions, a side is penalized one point for each over short. Consequently, West Indies will lose two points from their points tally during the Super League.
“Pooran pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.”West Indies are currently seventh in the Super League standings, having posted just nine wins from their 24 games after New Zealand recorded successive wins over Pooran’s side.
The eagerly awaited Prime Minister’s T20 Cup 6 was officially launched by the GSCL last Sunday at MYO Ground in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Culture, Youth andTheSport.three-day tournament will run from November 11-13 and over one million dollars in prizes will be up for grabs.Prime Minister Mark Phillips congratulated the GSCL Inc for including a female division in this tournament, and increased the prize money from his own personal funds.That gesture inspired businessman Patrick Khan of Khan’s Trading Enterprise to double the first-place prizes in all categories being contested in this cricket tournament.In giving the feature address at the launching of this tournament, Prime Minister Phillips noted that the annual event is the main Event for Softball fans across Guyana. He explained that since taking office and adopting the tournament, it is only natural Vijay Deo and Hardeo Ganpat took first spot in the Better Ball Scramble held at the Lusignan Golf Club last Saturday.Playing off a 7 handicap the pair shot a gross 74/net 67. Second place went to the duo of Patrick Prashad and Maxim Mangra 6/74 and third place to the father and son team of Ronald and George
Winners of the LGC Better Ball Scramble tournament with their prizes after the contest. BulkanThe(8/77/69).tournament marked a re-start golf action at Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) after a prolonged rainy season.Meanwhile, the general public is reminded that the club will be holding a summer camp for young people to learn the basics of g olf. This event started yesterday and lasts four days. Brusters is the sponsor of the camp. Refreshme nts are being provided for the participants.Over the next few months leading up to the Guyana Open scheduled for October 29-30, several tournaments will be staged by the LGC as they prepare for that big calendar event.
PM T20 CUP 6 launched, set to start November 11
Prime Minister Mark Phillips (3rd left) with team Captains and other officials at the launch of the Prime Minister Softball Cup at MYO ground on Sunday. for him to make the tournament grow bigger than it was before.“From my interaction with Mr Ian John President of the GSCL, I keep asking him for a women’s tournament, so I am happy this year we have four women’s teams participating. But when I look at the prize money, I think we still got some discrimination there, because if we are saying that this is the first women’s tournament, it can’t be $50,000 for first prize. So, personally, I will contribute to raising this first prize from $50,000 to at least $100,000.So,I think what we are doing here is sending a strong message to our females; so, even though we are starting with four teams, we expect the category to grow, and hopefully by next year, we have increased prize money and maybe eight teams,” the PM stated.He explained that female cricket is growing not only internationally, but in Guyana as well, and as part of this development, the PMT 20 Cup wants to play its part in growing the sport.
PM Phillips divulged that those who are managing the tournament, inclusive of him being the patron, would be “putting their money where their mouth is.” With the prize money for the females raised, Phillips relayed that he is expecting top-quality performance from the females.
PM pleased with introduction of Female category
“My vision is that the tournament must grow; it must remain a signature event every year, as we have a lot of people who follow the teams and they come to Guyana too. From a tourism standpoint, it adds to the whole development of Guyana.”
Businessman Patrick Khan of Khan’s Trading Enterprise vowed to double the first-place prizes of the three categories contesting; the Male Legends (O50), Male Masters (O40), All-stars and $100,000 towards the Female All-stars.Theprizes in the various categories up for the taking this year are: Masters (Over 50) Winner: $600,000 + trophy Man of the series: One flat screen 50" TV (valued at $140,000) Masters (40 years and over) Winner: $600,000 + trophyMan of the series: One flat screen 50" TV (valued at $140,000)All-stars (open to all ages) Winner: $600,000 + trophyMan of the series: One flat screen 50" TV (valued at $140,000)4-Team Female T20 (open to all ages) Winner: $200,000 + trophyThe defending champions are Regal in the Legends Category, Fisherman in the masters O45 category, and Ariel All-stars in the Open category.Thesponsors on board for this event are: Banks DIH Limited (Rainforest Water), Danny Persaud (youtuber) At our Life ARD, Trophy Stall, P&P Insurance, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, PRO Signs, I&S Trading, Mohamed’s Enterprise, Atlantic Marine Supplies Inc, Tourism Guyana, Reliance Services, Crown Mining Supplies, Rudisa Motor (Guy) Inc, Free Lancer Advertiser Inc, Krsna & Balram Printery, Parsram Discount Store and Rajiv Ghandi University.
The victorious Masters team strikes a pose after the game. effortless sixes and two fours as Masters jubilantly reached 154-2 with 10 balls to spare after Pegasus had made 1538 from their 15-overs. Haniff also shared a handsome 139-run opening stand with Rajkumar Budhram, who contributed a fine 53 laced with seven sixes. Earlier, Masters won the toss and invited Pegasus to bat. Salim Hassan hit a top-score of 31 which included five sixes and former Guyana youth player Farouk Hussain also struck five sixes to make a breezy 30. Allrounder Rofel Boodhu made an impression with the bat too by scoring 30. Sachin Dudnoth captured three wickets for 28 runs from his maximum three overs while Chien Gittens snared 2-33 in his three-over stint. At the postmatch presentation, the winning side received a trophy and a bottle champagne while each member (Continued
Canada-based Guyanese Haniff (90) fires Masters to ORSCA/Imran Ali Real Estate championship
Opener and Canadabased Guyanese Azam Haniff slammed a scintillating 90 to engineer Masters to a commanding eight-wicket win over Pegasus in the final of the 2022 Ontario RoundArm Softball Cricket Association (ORSCA)/Imran Ali Real Estate 15-overs knockout competition.Playing at Andrew McCandless Park, Brampton last Saturday, the righthanded Haniff clobbered 11
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Deo/Ganpat bag Better Ball Scramble Golf tourney
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The Prime Minister also noted that the tournament would be a high point, as it commences right after CPL, and he is looking forward to being part of it and seeing it grow.
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West Indies fined for slow over-rate in third ODI defeat to New ZealandNicholas Pooran pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction.
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