AIETEUR NEWSK Guyana’s largest selling daily & New York’s most popular Guyana’sweeklylargest weekly Online: www.kaieteurnews.com August27,2022-Vol.16 No.32 Online readership yesterday, 60,527 Saturday Edition Price $100 Accelerated production in absence of modernised laws, institutions a fatal flaw of oil sector management - Jordan Pay keen attention to possible shell companies supplying Exxon, others …saysoilcompaniescouldbegiving businesstothemselves,inflatingcosts -auditorsEconomisttells evaluation to realise high levels of technology, skills transfer, employment for churchrapingallegedlysister Car monthsthiefmirrorgets4jail Delivery clerk killed after ‘rack’ collapses at Gafoors OILSERIESPT.3 Oil companies must use robust bid CindyCindyDead,JattanDead,Jattan 5 remanded as police capture 2 more carjackers - several car doors recovered Jason HarryRandy FraserStanford FordToney JerrickJomain Watson Pastor charged
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FormerMinisterFinance, Winston Jordan Four persons have been arrested f o l l o w i n g Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) seizure of three motor vehicles laden with a quantity of uncustomed chicken at Cane Grove, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.InareleasetheRevenue Authorityrevealedthatinan exercise on August 25, 2022, its Law Enforcement and Investigations Division (LEID) of the Customs, Excise, and Trade Operations Unit intercepted theuncustomedchicken. Meanwhile,ataseparate Cane Grove location, the LEID officers also seized a large quantity of alcoholic beveragesandcigarettes. Even as investigations are ongoing, the Authority noted that it continues with its “zero tolerance” approachagainstsmuggling and other illegal activities subsequently thereby allowingfora'levelplaying field' for legitimate businesses and the collectionofrevenue. TheGRAinadvisingthe public that foreign chicken is restricted, noted that the consumption of such items without proper clearance and certification from the Ministry of Health, may be hazardous and detrimental toone'sMoreoverhealth.,itencourages persons involved in such activitiestoceaseanddesist, and bring themselves into compliancewiththenation's Tax,TradeandBorderlaws.
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The Former Minister's comments are also in sync with the findings of a key report by the World Bank which highlighted that the shortageofoil-sectorexperts in relevant government entities, combined with inadequate human and capital resources, limits the country's ability to monitor, audit, and enforce regulationsonoilcompanies. Further to its call for the relevant experts to be put in place, the financial institution had said the international experience for Oil Producing States reveals that successfully managing the sector requires the transparent and accountable implementation of robust policy and institutional frameworkcomposedoffive coreItelements.saidthese include: (i) policies, laws, and contractual arrangements thatmaximisethebenefitsof oil revenues and minimise downside risks, (ii) a set of regulatory institutions capable of effective oversight, (iii) appropriate fiscal policies and sound publicfinancialmanagement (PFM) infrastructure, (iv) robust revenue management anddistributionmechanisms, and (v) policies to promote sustainable long term development.Although Guyana has made substantial progress in s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e managementoftheoilsector inthesaidareasoutlined,the international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the Governments of low- and middle income countries outlined that further measures are desperately needed to align the country withbestpractices. It stressed, in the same way other stakeholders have done for the last six to seven years, that legislative modernisation will help maximise benefits, manage technical, environmental, social, and financial risks, and build capacity to engage effectivelywithinvestors.
Even though he can understand the reasoning of the government to accelerate oilproductioninlightofhigh oil prices, former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan believes such an approach represents a fatal flaw in industry management especially when one considers the fact that the institutional and legislative frameworkremainsoutdated. During an interview with Kaieteur News, Jordan lamentedthefactthatthereis no proper development plan inplaceforthesector;aplan that sets out the right coordination for oil production and capacity development He recalled that the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) had advised Guyana to get this done but it is yet to be realised.The economist said, “Everyone agrees this was needed post-haste and then when the PPP/C got into office, it only looked at the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) law and the Local Content Legislation, both of which they had considerable workdonebyustogoon.But the Petroleum Exploration and ProductionAct, No 3 of 1986, the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act Regulations 1986, and the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act, 1998, these key pieces of legislation are yet to be touched.”Jord a n a d d e d , “Accelerated production in the absence of modernised lawsandthestrengtheningof institutions is what I would consider a fatal flaw in the management of the sector I see why they want more oil production because of high prices and to monetise the resource quickly but I would argueforaNRFthatdoesnot give government the kind of access it has currently for withdrawals and spending. Wedonothavetheskillsetto beabletoregulateefficiently all that is happening in this sector WeareleftatExxon's mercy.”TheFormerMinisteralso lamented the fact that when Exxon makes a discovery, Guyana is without independent specialists to confirm what the company states.“We have to take whatever they say and swallow it. I am not saying Exxon is giving us wrong information but Exxon is looking out for its shareholders and the Government must do the same for its people. The concern for me is that we don't seem to want to attract the skills and expertise needed to truly deepen our understandingofthesector.”
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DEAR EDITOR, corruption, and the among the other unethical execute their duties without In good and bad continuing decline of governmentpractices. bias to ensure the control countries, the wellbeing of Guyanese standard of living Othercontrolsforagood systems function, sadly for itscitizensisclearlydefined ineveryaspectsoftheirlives functioning society, Guyana, since the Burnham by the control systems in due to Government Government, and other state daystonow,thesepersonnel place to ensure government mismanagement. entities to adhere to were diluted with mostly workinthebestinterestofits If you dangle great regulations in fiscal ruling party followers who citizens. In the countries power, vast wealth, and spending, personal conduct allowed leaders and state with good functioning physicalsatisfactionofone's andmanagingofstateassets entitiesheadstooverridethe controls, the citizens are desires,peoplewillselltheir include oversight by, the controls,orweresilencedfor happier and more souls to attain them, this is Attorney General, the trying to enforce the prosperous, than the the tactic used by foreign Auditor General, the controls,henceGuyanafinds countries where the exploiters of third world Ombudsman, Monitory and itself in the current situation Government overrides the countries to gain access to Evaluation Units, with all its' problems controls for their personal the country's wealth, Parliamentary Budget Unfortunately, these gains at the expense of its especiallyiftheleadershave Committee, CRA, EPA, gatekeeping controls in citizens.,thecontrolsystems this sellout mentality, this is Procurement and Contracts Guyanacontinuetobeweak, function as they should or why all the great prophets Approval Personnel, so expect more reports like they don't regardless which who wrote religion Elections Commission, The the N A Hospital's, party rules and its' political philosophy, wrote about High Court and Judiciary, exploitative oil, mining and philosophy Ifyouputacat temptation, the dangers and Internal Affairs for the logging contracts, corrupted to watchman milk and want how one must combat it. Police, Safety Inspectors, projects, parliamentarians the milk to stay secure, you Goodcountriesdon'tchoose Health Inspectors, and other authorities' have three options, (1) you option (1) in the case of the EducationOfficers,Building misconduct and negligence, hope the cat is honest and cat mentioned earlier, they and Construction Inspectors as they seem to be no doesn't drink the milk. (2) use the other two options to andanypersonwhoworksin punishmentforwrongdoings you put a steel cage around safeguard their country's anoversightcapacity These asnooneisheldaccountable the milk for security and (3) assets and citizens personnel mentioned are the norsufferanyconsequences. you let the cat know if it wellbeing, by having safety gatekeepers and protectors Come 2025 the leaders of drinks the milk, it is the cat controls like an Integrity of a country's citizens to Guyana's resources and that will go in the steel cage Parliamentary Commission ensure Government, state Governmentwillcomefrom as a consequence.As can be whose job is to ensure entities and private thefollowingusualsuspects, seen clearly, Guyanese have elected officials follow the corporationsworkinthebest Norton, Harmon, Jordan, chosen option (1), the one ruleoflawonandoffthejob. interest of the people who Patterson, Ramjattan, Ali, with the least success rate In good countries all owns the wealth of the Ashni Singh, Jagdeo, when it comes for elected parliamentarians have to country, if these personnel Bharrat, Edgehill, Government Officials to submit their yearly tax are not in place or cannot Brassington etc., if these servethepeople,andassuch, returnsandfinancialrecords perform their duties gatekeeping controls Guyanese are paying dearly toanIntegrityParliamentary independently without continue to be weak and for it in the form of the dire Commission, they ensure pollical interference and cannot function, it doesn't condition of the N.A and any transactions with state without bias, then matter which party rules, so other hospitals in Guyana, assets have to obtain Government and Heads of Guyanesegofigure,youcan theonesidedoil,mining,and approval via vote in State Entities abuse their predictthefutureforGuyana logging contracts favoring parliament, had Guyana had powerandthecitizenssuffer if these gatekeeping control only the foreign exploiters, a functioning Integrity These protectors and systemscontinuetobeweak the increasing wealth gap Commission, it would have gatekeepers must be fully andineffective. among the top elites and the not found itself in this funded and free of political Regards, masses due to widespread situationwiththeoilcontract interference so they can R.David
DEAREDITOR, even though it is far more of these vaccines by the end used under emergency-use Thewisdomintheadage, forgiving than the Covid-19 of September.” Like I said, authorisation ” However, “Prevention is better than one, is less transmissible, Guyana must not take any what is good to note is that cure,' is most timely to and can be readily subdued chancewhatsoever patients with Monkeypox embrace at this time. I am byexistingvaccines. The mere fact that are being treated based on saying this in regard the I see that Guyana is Government is putting in theirsymptoms,thatis,“The Monkeypox disease that has ready, as it is clear that extra work to inoculate the treatment for these persons nowcomeuponGuyana. As planning has been going on. vulnerable and infected when they get infected was the levity of the The news has it that people is enough reason for would be symptomatic populacewhentheCovid19 “Monkeypox vaccines (are) citizens to be cautious and therefore,iftheyhavefever, struck, so may be the case due by September month cooperative. we'lltreatfever,iftheyhave with the Monkeypox I fear end.” The Health Minister, Let us bear in mind, as an enlarged lymph node, ManyinGuyanaaretakinga DrFrankAnthony,explained theMinisterpointedout,that we'lltreatthat,”theMinister laid-backattitude.Theyeven that “… the vaccines that indeed “There are very few detailed, and in all posit that Monkeypox is protect against Monkeypox medications that are likelihood, patients' unlikelytocauseapandemic are in limited quantity currently available to treat recovery after treatment is on the scale of covid-19. globally However, through the virus (and currently) realisedwithin14-21days. However, we need to an agreement with the Pan theUnitedStatesisworking I posit here again the exercise medical sense, as A m e r i c a n H e a l t h on three different anti need to take all precautions, the Monkeypox virus is still Organization (PAHO), retroviralsthatareinlimited as“Basically,monkeypox a force to be reckoned with, Guyanashouldreceivesome supply, and they are being (Continuedonpage5)
The country suffers when leaders override gate keeping controls
Monkeypox containment calls for Guyanese to comply with Government
EDITORIAL PrintedandPublishedbyNationalMedia& PublishingCompanyLtd. 24SaffonStreet, Charlestown,Georgetown,Guyana. Publisher:GLENNLALL-TEL:624-6456 Editor:SHARMAINGRAINGER Tel:225-8465,225-8491. Fax:225-8473,226-8210 Kaieteur News Editor’sNote;Ifyoursentletterwasnotpublishedandyoufeltitscontentswere validanddevoidoflibelorpersonalattacks,please contactusbyphoneoremail. Kaieteur NewsPAGE 04 SaturdayAugust 27, 2022 We have no quarrel with the Executive Director of this country'sEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA). Wetake nodelightinhaulinghimoverthecoalsonwhatwebelieve thattheEPAhasbeennegligentandiscurrentlystilllagging. ForitiswiththelocalEPA,asledbyitsHead,thatthesafety and security of Guyanese reside. It is not merely environmentalsafety,butalsothefinancialsecurityoffuture Guyanesegenerations,andthoughweshuddertothinkofit, the livelihood of our CARICOM neighbours also. It involves this burning, boiling, overflowing issue of full liabilitycoverageintheeventofacatastrophicoilspillinour offshore oil operations. As much as we may hope, or fool ourselvesintothinkingso,itisnotanonexistentpossibility, oraremoteone.Takingallthisconsideration,itissurprising, shocking indeed, that the EPAHead has gone to the step of havingafilecabinetwithproductionreportshandedoverby ExxonMobilrelocatedtohisoffice. Themonthlyproduction reports submitted by the ExxonMobil, once they are about therealtruth,havealotofmeaning,onwhatthecompanies are doing offshore. It involves money, and it encircles the safetythatwespokeofabove.Moneymeanshowmuchwe shouldbegettingasourmeaslyshareofroyaltiesandprofits. WehavenoideaifExxonMobilisbeingstraightwithus,or cheatingus. Also,weshouldbearinmindthatthesemonthly production reports are based entirely on what ExxonMobil saysistheresultofitspumpingoperations. Ouroilcouldbe gushing into tankers beyond what ExxonMobil has been saying, and we are none the wiser for all that is happening. Thisleavestheoilcompaniesinthedriver'sseat,andGuyana inthepositionofroadkill. ExxonMobilcouldbebleedingus ofmoney,andweareclueless. NowtheEPAHeadhasput theproductionreportsunderlock,withthekeysinhishands only This is not confidence-inducing. Regarding safety, a careful review of the monthly production reports should indicatedailyoiloutputlevels,andthesafetylimitsobserved by ExxonMobil. In other words, any sensible examination of those production reports must be looking for how much stressisbeingplacedontheoffshorefacilitiesintherushto ramp up production. We have heard about 120,000 barrels being considered the acceptable safety limit, and we have alsoheardof140,000barrelsbeingpumped,whichclearlyis throwing caution to the winds. As to occasions when ExxonMobilmayhavepossiblygoneevenbeyondthat,we don'tknow,forweremovedthemonitoringpeople.Now,oil companiesareprofitfocusedandprofitdriven,andhavelong displayedthattheyarenotsqueamishwheremakingmoney is concerned, and in the shortest time. For sure, they are greedy enough to take chances, and with Guyana's very cheapoil(andnooversightofsubstance)asincentive,there isnothingpreventingthemfromcapitalisingonthesituation. These could stress safe production limits dangerously, leavingthiscountryhighlyexposedtoadisastrousoilspill. This is where those production reports, hopefully accurate and trustworthy, come into play Further, it is what frowns upontheactionoftheEPAHeadinmovingthatfilecabinetto his space. Because this puts it in less than an innocent administrativelight. Itdoesseemtoomuchontheguarded side,asifthesemonthlyproductionreportshavenowrisento thelevelofnationalsecuritysecrets. Wewishwewerenot putinthepositionofhavingtosaythis,butpastposturesand actions of the EPA, under the guidance and decisions of its currentHead,havenoturgedustobeinhiscorner.Wethink ofimpactassessments(neverneeded),permits(inexplicably approved), and ongoing public disputes about discussions over the most sensitive issue of full liability coverage for a frightening oil spill. In all these situations, we don't think that the Head of Guyana's EPA has been our staunchest defender,ourboldestwarrior Yet,hecanbeenergeticanddrivenwhenhechoosesto,as is now obvious with moving this file cabinet housing productionreports. EPA Head now in the moving business
“What Guyana Looks
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Firstly, there are different categories of persons who will be building homes -persons with title for their land from Ministry of Housing, persons who have leases and want to build on state land, and then there are those who intend to build on village (communal land). From this bloc of persons, some may be building with loans from the bank while others may be building from their own pocket. Also those persons building on communal land may not be able to access loans for construction due to the fact that the land belongs to the community and not the individual. When all of these factors are considered, which category/categories of homeowners are therefore eligible for the “building package” as announced by the President? What is/are the criteria that must be met? How will the application process and the disbursement of building materials be easily accessible to remote locations? How will it be ensured that citizens across Guyana benefit equitably from this initiative? It is sincerely hoped that this initiative does not have tons of red tape which will prevent those most in need (Continued on page 6)
A walk down memory lane will show the period 1964 to 1992 and 2015 to 2020, saw the impetus of PNC card holders (in particular of one race) dominating and domineering the employment of public servants and government agencies especially in the 70’s and 80’s. Employment was primarily based on race, face, party membership, one’s religion and one’s English name. The educational qualification became subservient and played second fiddle. As it is currently, it’s not a process of wanting to fire anyone with a replacement, but, going forward and implementing a balanced system to employ those who have been denied for generations to make it look more like a “true Guyanese representation and not a one faced Guyana.” Guyanese history cannot be re-written to change the course of history. Rather, history has engrained the sad, diabolical and damaging effects of the Burnham era which has left devastating and demonic repercussions, most of which many are ashamed to acknowledge and accept because of their atrocities and monstrous nature.
From page 4 is transmitted from animals to humans. So, if there is an infected animal and a person comes in contact with them, they can get infected. So, that's the first form of transmission.” “Simple … stay put in your corner if and when infected.” I admonish all to be alert as Monkeypox can become a national scourge that our health-care providers and public-health systems can very well be challenged with. So, with an aggressive, wellMonkeypox containment... coordinated public-health campaign, we can be on top of the situation. As we learned from covid-19, access to testing can mean the difference between a growing outbreak and a disease that can be promptly diagnosed, treated, and contained through isolation and contact tracing. Stigma may also discourage people from coming forward. “Please be honest and compliant!” Yours Henrytruly,Singh
DEAR EDITOR, At the launching of the 2022 International Building Expo, the President announced that persons building homes would benefit from a steel and cement package free of cost to help offset the skyrocketing cost of building materials. While the initiative in theory sounds good, its actual operationalisation and implementation across the length and breadth of Guyana seems a bit hazy.
DEAR EDITOR, The call for ethnic balance in the Public Service and its agencies has provided provoking, perplexed and petrified responses, especially since the introduction of a “What Guyana looks like” term. Commissioner of Enquiries, pre-colonial and postcolonial periods, have all found and recommended the need for equating the imbalances. To date, no serious approaches have commenced to adhere to this recommendation and the issue has survived to this day unresolved. The conversation recently revolved around GECOM’s staff which comprises over 75% of one ethnicity. Incidentally, this is a reflection of most other agencies and the Public Service. The demographics of Guyana show the following: Indian Descent – 39%; African Descent – 29%; Mixed -20%; Amerindians11% and others – 1% (Portuguese, Chinese and White).Social media is the electronic medium, engineering variable platforms to pour and spill grievances, opinions, remarks, complaints, news, views, interviews and nuanced innuendoes. At the tip of the finger, the world congregates to accommodate the flash of a reflection or deflection, whether accurate or inaccurate, and, a response, whether appropriate or inappropriate. Many took to Facebook to express their endorsement on the subject of ethnic imbalances, some questioned the meaning of the induced terminology, and a few are disgruntled over the uncomfortable topic, while others are annoyed with the discussion. One contributor suggested hiring more individuals from the minority composition. This idea was received with immediate rebuttal with a “’that’s how you get One Guyana? By firing Afro-Guyanese parents? Most of you don’t realize how one sided you are. That means you can only see things from your perspective, due to lack of empathy. The Public service had more AfroGuyanese during British rule than it has now. Being mostly Afro- Guyanese is NOT the cause of the PNC. You need to learn Guyanese history.”
Historians have already captured and recorded who have been really and truly bias, unilateral, prejudiced, ill-conceived, conceited, discriminatory, violent- those who have rigged elections, those who are fraudsters, raped the Treasury, those who have indulged in corruption and crime, those who have mismanaged the economy to lead the country to bankruptcy, those who have squandered funds, those who are guilty of being suppressors, oppressors, depressors, and dictatorsthose who have violated law and order and those who have disobeyed rules and regulations, those who have disregarded the Constitution, those who have used the state machinery for party, personal and private use, those who have abused power and those who have created poverty and misery, those who have deliberately caused dishonesty, deception, and degradation to derail the moral dignity of Again,Guyana.onthe contrary, historians do provide the glowing records of the men, women and children who have uplifted Guyanese from the bottom of the pit to emerge to the pedestal of pride once again and enjoy the freedom of independence to lavish in peace, progress and prosperity. Guyanese are no longer put to shame and history is being made to show the world that in the annals of the library, it is people of dignity and honor who are responsible for lifting this nation and its people to highlight the worth of Guyana and Guyanese in the true text and nature of the greatness of this land. History will reflect that the national, regional, and international communities are in advocacy and agreement with those who have been elected and not selected to legally govern this (Continued on page 6)
How does a homeowner qualify for the steel and cement package announced by the President?
“What Guyana...”
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Jagdeo should walk away from party politics continue to control internal PPP politics, the party would not have been divided in 2011 and 2015 resulting in the departures of senior members who were with the party since its founding in the 1950s. Jagdeo had his term in office first as Junior Minister and then Senior Minister of Finance from 1992, followed by the Presidency in August 1999. He did well although there were several failures like the Skeldon White elephant and the ultimate destruction of the sugar industry. His handling of the Buxton killers and catching those responsible for murdering dozens of people won him kudos. But his prolonged engagement in party politics is undoing the good he did. It is long past his time to walk away from Freedom House. All the good he did is being undone by his continued and or expected failures especially with regards to energy (Amalia Falls, Exxon Renegotiation, Gas to Shore, Wales) and collapse of Guysuco and collapsing roads and flooding of farm lands. The Vice President is reminded that Burnham had the same mindset of not wanting to leave. Like Jagdeo, Burnham thought he was indispensable. Nature solved the problem in August 1985 with a sigh of relief from the nation of not having to bear his heavy burden for any longer. Hoyte reformed the political system, resulting in free and fair elections. When he came into office, Jagdeo established laws that prohibited dissension within a party; MPs must toe the line of the party leader or be replaced. Party and parliamentary democracy weakened under his watch. Jagdeo selected Irfaan as the candidate in 2019. If Jagdeo were so confident in Irfaan running the Presidency, he should not be overshadowing the President. Jagdeo does not need to be in office or have power to select MPs, Presidential nominee, Ministers (if the party wins), and other office holders. He had his time- a new democratically leader should make those selections. He does not need to be in office to protect himself or his business interests as he has constitutional protection as a former President. And he has enough wealth to live on. Jagdeo enjoys a pension of some $3M monthly plus perks like travel, security, utilities, vehicles, etc. all provided by the state. His business interests, inclusive of his rentals to Mr. Su and others are secured. He has enough to live a very comfortable life. He does not need the kind of things Su mentioned in the Vice interview if indeed the allegations are true. Jagdeo should sit in his mansion and enjoy it and all the amenities that go to a former President. Jagdeo should allow others –those without compromised integrity and baggage – to determine the future of the party Yours Balramtruly,Gangadeen
Dr.Sincerely,Wayne Forde EDITOR, In the
Yours Respectfully, Jai Lall
From page 5 land legitimately, effectively and efficiently. The continuous outpour of support and the perpetual injection of investors from overseas is overwhelming. This confirms the confidence of the risk bearers and the belief that the management of Guyana is in the right and capable hands. The harsh reality of truth is always difficult to face and even more strenuous to swallow.
L.SincerelyWilliams
From page 5 of assistance not being able to get it. At the end of the day, all Guyanese, regardless of race, social standing, geographic location, and political affiliation should be considered if they are so qualified for this initiative. I would be grateful if the Ministry of Housing can shed some light on the issues raised.
DEAR EDITOR, Entrepreneurs play a critical role in creating jobs, building wealth, contributing to community development, and alleviating poverty. In developing and developed countries, the private sector is the engine of economic growth, with small and medium-sized enterprises contributing significantly. In Guyana, the 2020 first quarter employment by the institutional sector shows that the private sector Guyana can encourage entrepreneurial opportunity by providing quality education in schools and colleges, including entrepreneurship training. employs most Entrepreneursworkers. have become heroes of the business world, according to Dr. Timothy Butler Fellow on the faculty of the Harvard Business school. However, 75% of all startups fail). Startups in Guyana fail at a high rate also. The National Entrepreneurship Center Index (NECI) study of 54 economies showed that of the bottom 10, 3 countries were from Latin America and the Caribbean. Most companies lack a scientific approach to recruiting managers with entrepreneurial qualities. Guyanese social scientist, Ken Danns, argued much of Guyana’s local entrepreneurship occurs in the informal sector and underground economy, which have been spawning a revenant capitalist culture opposed to state control and paying taxes. Because of their position in the ecosystemlack of access to capital, little or no R&D, and limited market expansion, growth, and development of entrepreneurs are impeded. Many can pursue entrepreneurship, with Guyana’s unemployment rate at 12.8%, or 38,972 persons. But several constraints exist, especially for the poor. One issue concerns opportunity identified by those in poverty relate to the limited perceived options or the range of possibilities they can perceive in the external environment. For instance, it is difficult for someone who has never worked with a computer to recognize opportunities in software development, equipment, and peripherals.Whenindividuals gain exposure to new sources and types of information and experiences, the opportunity horizon expands. Ways to systematically expand opportunity horizons include targeting the poor community-basedwith entrepreneurial networks, forums, internships, free access to equipment and facilities, and jobs in entrepreneurial companies. Other constraints include the nature of government policies, lack thereof, and financialAdditionally,support.gaining new and loyal customers is a significant challenge for all companies, entrepreneurship.criticalprofessionalwithentrepreneurshipinfrastructureDevelopingentrepreneurshipandqualityopportunityencouragepower.capabilities,rivalrycustomerwhichsourcesunderstandencourageprogramsentrepreneurship.toframeworksimplementinggovernmentsaccordingforentrepreneurs,pronouncements,optimisticGuyanasuccessivechallengeCreatingspecializerealsomethingdifferentiationcanfacingentrepreneurs.encumberscommoditySomeentrepreneurialparticularlyventures.entrepreneursfacethetrap,whichlow-incomeEntrepreneursthecommoditytrapcreatesustainablebyofferinguniquethatmakesvalueforcustomersorinanarrowniche.valueposesaforsomeonepoor.Overthepastfiveyears,governmentsinhavebeenmakingpolicyprivilegingandprioritytheprivatesector,toDanns.MultiplefocusonpolicyandmechanismsdriveandpromoteAssistanceinGuyanashouldentrepreneurstothepotentialofdifferentiation,requireunderstandingneeds,competitiveandsupplierandbargainingGuyanamayentrepreneurialbyprovidingeducationinschoolscolleges,includingtraining.physicaltosupportcoupledmarketdynamicsandservicesistosupport
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Mr. President it is imperative that matters of corruption be taken seriously.
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In fact, the President has failed to launch a probe into the damning allegations made against one of his own top officials, who according to a Vice News exposé, is a corruption kingpin when it comes to awarding government contracts and resources.
What if you had returned from T&T only to find a whistleblower dead?
In the case of Bascom, he made accusations that many believe warrant an international probe. But instead of taking immediate action to protect a citizen claiming knowledge of a damning crime, he is literally left to fend for himself.
Mr. President your action, or inaction, proves to citizens that they will not be readily offered State Protection if they highlight wrongdoings in this land.
PresidentAli's handling of the corruption and bribery allegations involving senior police officers and the whistleblower, Detective Dion Bascom, is a clear example of how this administration deals with accusations of such criminal and anti-developmental behaviour.
WhistleblowersmusthaveStateprotection!
Oil companies must use robust bid evaluation to realise high levels of technology, skills transfer, employment
a) Where a Contractor, Sub-Contractor or Licensee evaluates local content as part of the technical evaluation criteria, the weighting of local content considerations shall be no less than ten (10) percent of the total score allocated to the technical criteria used for evaluation. For example, where the score for the technical criteria is 100, the local content score shall be no less than 10.
(f) Local Supplier Development.
(c) Subcontracting to Guyanese companies and Guyanese nationals and use of local goods and services.
The guidelines note that Section 13 (1) of theAct provides that a Contractor, Sub-Contractor or Licensees shall incorporate local content as part of the Contractor's, Sub-Contractor's, or Licensee's bid evaluation criteria.
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In this regard, Guyana's Local Content Secretariat has issued guidelines which demand that oil companies use a robust bid evaluation process to realise high levels of technology and skills transfer along with employment.
(b) Training, mentoring, knowledge, skills and technology transfer- and development of Guyanese nationals.
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(d) In-country investment (capital or facilities).
To ensure objectivity in any competitive bidding process, the Secretariat notes that a Contractor, Sub-Contractor or Licensee shall assign a score or a weighting to the local content criteria in accordance with the following:
The Government of Guyana has solidified its commitment to ensuring that the benefits derived from the foreign direct investments into Guyana's petroleum sector, are captured and retained in-country, through the enactment of the Local Content Act.That legislation prioritises Guyanese nationals and Guyanese companies in the procurement of goods and services for the enhancement of the value chain of the sector
TheAct also serves to enable local capacity development and provide for the investigation, supervision, co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation of, and participation in, local content in Guyana.
In so far as theAct mandates every Contractor, Sub-Contractor, or Licensee to implement local content as an essential component of their petroleum operations, the Secretariat, through the issuance of industry guidelines, aims to provide detailed and specific guidance to Contractor, Sub-Contractors or Licensees with regards to their reporting obligations.
By Kiana Wilburg
(a) Employment (number of Guyanese employed)– both current and proposed.
Pursuant to section 13(4) of theAct, oil companies are also required to ensure that the contract award shall be to the successful bidder resulting from the competitive bidding process.
The Local Content Secretariat is mandated to ensure that the provisions of theAct are implemented and functions as the regulatory arm for the monitoring, evaluation, coordination and reporting of local content in the petroleum operations of Guyana.
Legislation takes key steps to influence the procurement philosophy of oil companies
To assist in evaluating the local content commitments of each bidder, Contractors, Sub-Contractors or Licensees shall, at minimum, consider the following:
(e) Technology and Skills Transfer Plan.
b) Where local content is evaluated as a separate criterion (outside of the technical criteria), the weighting allocated to local content consideration shall be no less than five (5) percent of the overall scoring used for the evaluation of bidders.
As such, these guidelines serve to provide clarity relative to the bid evaluation requirements of theAct.
Pursuant to section 13(5) of theAct, where two or more bids are adjudged to be equal, or two or more bids are within five percent of each other when financially (or commercially) evaluated but is otherwise adjudged to be equal, the bid containing the highest level of local content (the bidder with the highest local content score or weighting) shall be selected as the winning bidder
To ensure the capabilities of Guyanese are developed in a meaningful manner, the country's Local Content
There used to be a time when the police would carry out campaigns against unlighted bicycles. In most of these campaigns, the police never bothered to charge anyone.They would simply stop the cyclist on the road and deflate his wheels by removing the valve stem. This saved them a great deal of paperwork and worry instead of having to haul the cyclist down to the station and have that person charged. For the cyclist the removal of the valve stem was not just an inconvenience, it was a real problem. For one, without the valve stem you could not, even if you could find a bicycle pump, inflate the wheel.Itmeant that you had to walk with your bicycle all the way home and since in those days public transportation was hard to come by and since most persons –especially those in the countryside – used their bicycles to commute long distances, being stopped and having your valve stem removed meant that you had to walk, with bicycle in tow, for a long distance to get home.You were not going to find any bicycle shop open Imagine we education system failing half ah dem pickney every year. And we still retiring we experience teachers at 55. And dem retirees gat fuh find something fuh do until 60 when dem gan start receive de NIS pension and den wait another five years fuh de old age Dempension.same teacher could be teaching until dem reach 60 when dem gan get dem NIS.But Guyana is nat a real place. We retiring we teachers early and keeping on some ah dem public servants past at that hour of the night. And if you did, you were not likely to get a valve stem that easily because in those days even an item like a valve stem was a victim of the foreign exchangeDespiteitem.this, no cyclist bothered to question the legality of the actions of the police in removing valve stems from your bicycle. There certainly was no basis in law for the police to do this. Yet no one complained. This was no doubt out of fear of the Guyana Police Force. This was how authoritarian was the society. People feared the police whose political masters allowed them to act with impunity. Many people seem today to forget that the laws, which now allow the police to search your property for guns and ammunition without warrant, were not instituted because of an increase in gun crimes but as a tool of political repression.Theselaws allowed the police to terrorise the political opponents of the then ruling party as the WPA members in the APNU can ably testify. Today, the police do not have to bother as much with bicycles. This is fast becoming in urban areas, an extinct specie and in many rural areas it is often dangerous to ride your bicycles at night regardless whether it has lights or not. There is little regard that is shown these days for pedal cyclists. Often they are squeezed onto the curb by the heavy vehicular traffic. Motorists seem oblivious to cyclists many of whom ride at great risk these days. This is all part of the trend of indiscipline on our roadways. And the police need to do something to stem this indiscipline without having to haul persons before the courts. No motorist is going to allow any policeman to deflate the wheels for breach of a traffic offence these days. And no policeman is going to want to do this when he or she can exercise the more favoured option of hauling you to the station and placing you before the courts. The police, however, can do much more to improve discipline on our roadways without having to throw the book at the erring motorists. The police can give warnings to motorists and they would be surprised at how effective this can Take,be.for example, a practice that is very prevalent today and which aggravates most law-abiding motorists. There are two lanes leading to a junction; one lane is for proceeding straight and the other lane, the turning lane, is for vehicles that are turning. The lane for traffic not changing direction is usually the longer lane and there is usually a long line of vehicles in this lane. But quite consistently there are motorists who will go alongside this lane into the turning lane and proceed to the head and then simply proceed straight, all the while impeding motorists who wish to turn and are in their correct lane.All it will take is for a few policemen to be placed during peak hours at junctions where there are two lanes directing traffic in different directions. The police should simply pull over those who have flouted the law by being in the wrong lane.They should issue a stern warning to these drivers but should desist from trying to deflate their wheels because in this the age of horsepower that unlawful practice would not be condoned. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
dem time fuh go out to pasture. We gat workers in dem guvament offices, dem wukkin past de age of 55 because dem getting contract employment. Some ah dem wukkin pass 70. And all ah dem receiving salary, plus NIS, plus old age pension. But teachers gat to find something fuh do after 55. How Guyana could be a real place? We teachers deserve to be treated better. Increase de retirement age fuh dem teachers to 60 and send home all dem public servants above de age of 70.
Now we hearing how dem teachers gat to indicate early when dem gan reach retirement age suh dat de necessary arrangements can mek. But dem in offices wah deh pon contract just gat to indicate whether dem wan continue or not. How Guyana could be a real place? Is de teachers wah does educate de nation. And dem gat fuh retire early while some ah dem students wah dem teach in school getting fuh stay on until dem old, grey and bendup. Talk half, leff half.
Saturday August 27, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 9 Dem boys seh... FROM PEDAL POWER TO HORSEPOWER
Guyana is nat a real place!
to lead even a donkey
An Black leaders Saul named for African Guyanese who organisation has issued a how to separate the sheephead of the Central Housing analysis of his writings above.Ihaveeveryintention havetobecarefulwhensome statement that is severely from the goat. The problemand Planning Authority, Mr clearly endorses his to continue to expose them peoplefromtheAfricanrace criticaloftheGuyanabranch with anti governmentLelon Saul after a lengthy sanctimonious objectives and denounce them once my inGuyanatrytousethemfor of the Decade of the Peoples African leaders in thisinsult on my character wrote andsolidifiesthewidespread lawyers clear me of libelous propagandistic reason. Mr of African Descent The country is that they have athe following: “Mr Kissoon suspicion thathe has littleor contents. They and Mr Saul Saul mentions Trevor Benn. tongue lashing is also low opinion of the Africanmight be qualified in no intention of highlighting can expect that today, ItisnotFreddieKissoonwho directed to Vincent race not only in Guyana butsociologyandotherareasbut the true plight of Afro tomorrowandinthefuture.I is opposing Mr Benn's Alexander Please see my intheworld.thatcertainlydoesnotqualify Guyanese. He persistently have no intention of being continuation as head of the columnyesterday They feel that once youhim to advocate for Afro- wields a vitriolic pen in his silentoneducatingmyfellow PublicServiceCreditUnion. I don't know why Mr areAfricanwhereveryouare,Guyanese especially since bid to demoralise Black Guyanese on personalities All the rejectionists are Saul mentions Dr Clive you must by some weirdhis experiences significantly leadersthelikesofDr.David whoareunfittoleadthem. AfricanGuyanese. Thomas. That was a selfpsychic contortion subscribediffer from those of this Hinds, Dr. Clive Thomas, I don't think my eyesight Freddie Kissoon was not destructive intervention. Dr. tothesadisticpoliticsofanti-ethnicgrouping.” Lincoln Lewis, and Trevor hasdeterioratedthatIcannot intheaudienceinBuxtontwo Thomas was the head of the government, anti IndianT h e m o s t Benn,amongothers.” recognise the ethnicity of weeksagowhenMr.Winston state assets recovery agency chiefs in Guyana. That isn'tcommonsensicalreplytothat What Saul left out people who come up to me Jordan was continuously when that body was paying happening and isn't going tois, why because a person is deliberately and of course w i t h w o r d s o f asked from among the millions of dollars monthly happen.Amerindian or Indian or has not been able to deceive encouragementwhenItakea audience what the PNC to a super-rich Indian family (The views expressed inAfrican in this land they are African Guyanese is that I critical look at African government did for Black for office rental whose this article are those of theautomatically endowed with have a long history of leaders who continue to fail people The audience business practice this a u t h o r a n d d o n o tthe mental and political criticising all kinds of ethnic Blackpeople. consisted of African columnist once denounced. necessarily reflect thequalification to speak on leaders. To suit his purpose, I hereby inform Saul and Guyanese only Please see For more on this please see opinionsofthisnewspaper.)behalf of the ethnic which is the stratagem of all allthoseleaderswhopurport my column of Sunday last my column of Tuesday, July
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 10 Monday May 02, 2022 THEFREDDIEKISSOONCOLUMN
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“Because we are the NationalReferralHospitalin the country, what happens is that any patient in the public system can access services here…butourprioritywould beourcriticalpatients. We also have a few private patients who access services here, but those patients are really ones who are part of a public/private partnershipwiththeGPHC,” the Quality Manager explained.Thelaboratory conducts testsrelatedtoBiochemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Compatibility, Urology and Microbiologyandallofthese services are covered in the scope of the GYS 170 certification.Havingmaintained the requirementsoftheGYS170 Standard, the laboratory was recertified in April 2022. Working in a certified laboratory comes with its benefits.AsMs.Jaggernauth pointed out, the requirement for feedback has helped her to implement an electronic system to process samples moreSheefficientlyexplained that the laboratory“hasanelectronic system now and when patientsarecomingandbring theirsamples,weapplyabar codetoitandthesamplesare analysed on different equipment or even manually and then the results are all electronic.”Thenext phase of this project will see the doctors accessing these results in real-time. She added that the certified status has assisted management in lobbying for more resources including a larger budgetary allocation from the Government, and boostedstaffmorale. The National Standard also requires management reviews.Currently, the laboratory is the only Department that conducts such reviews, thereby being able to more efficientlysolveissuesinthe workplace.“Additionally, it has helpedustobegoal-oriented, it has helped us to have set objectives and goals and have indicators to monitor, and to see how we are achieving and if we are achieving it, and if we are making good progress and if we'reimproving,andifwe're not, what systems to take. It helps us to track errors, we knowwhatourdeviationsare ifthereareany,whatsystems we can put in place to improve and how we can improveonourservice,”Ms. Jaggernauthexplained. Asacertifiedfacility,the GPHC's Medical Laboratory isalsoabletocorroborateits results with other laboratories.Totakeitastep further, the laboratory is c o n s i d e r i n g I S O accreditation. The Quality Manager encourages other laboratoriestogetcertifiedto build confidence in the results provided to customers.“Iwant to know if I'm going to have some tests done, I want to know that I would get accurate and reliableresults. Iwanttoknowtheyhave implemented a system similar to this one or even better than the one that we havehere,”shenoted. Toaccessinformationon certification programmes, GNBS noted that companies can visit its website at gnbsgy.org, or make contact on telephone numbers: 2190064-66. They can also visit the GNBS Facebook and Instagram pages for regular updates, Whatsapp on 6924627 or call our hotline number-219-0069.
GPHC's Quality Manager, Ms. Adeila JaggernauthGPHC'sMs.
- boasts of processing 500+ tests per day deliveryclerkonAFriday did not return home to her family after a storage rackattheGafoorsbranchat Land of Canaan, East Bank of Demerara (ECD) collapsedandkilledher Dead is 30 year old Cindy Jattan of Golden Grove,TheEBD.workplace accident took place during the afternoon hours and according to the Gafoors Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Falconer,theincidenthasleft the company “devastated” andJ“aghast”.attanwas a senior worker with the company and held the designation of delivery clerk for its aluminumFalconersection.saidthat based on information he received, Jattan had gone to remove some accessories from a storage cabinet underneath the rack As she was retrievingtheitems,therack collapsed and pinned her beneath.The Deputy CEO explained that the rack is a wooden structure which stored light goods on top.At themomentitisunclearwhat might have caused it to collapse. An investigation is underway
Delivery clerk killed after 'rack' collapses at Gafoors
The GPHC's Medical Laboratory was recertified in April 2021 Laboratory Technicians processing samples within the GPHC's Medical Laboratory.
Dead delivery clerk, Cindy Jattan
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Medical Laboratory processes over 500 medical samplesdaily This in ef(GNBS)oNationalbyreleaseaccordingeveryatwhichp(PStandardaccordanceOperatingrocedureSOPs)androcessesensureshereisccuracyinresult.ThisistoaissuedtheGuyanaBureaufStandarwhichthattheordficiencywithwhich tasks arecompletedattheGPHC's laboratory can be credited to itscertificationstatus. The GPHC's Medical Laboratorywasfirstcertified to the GYS 170 Standard, General requirements for the operation of a laboratory in 2003. “…at that time, we were still the largest hospital in the country and we were still seeing the largest population and we still had resourceissuesatthatpointin timebutbecausewehavethat desire to get certified, (the staff) worked tirelessly and they were able to achieve this,” the lab's Quality Manager,AdeilaJaggernauth noted.The Standard specifies the requirements for the operation of testing and/or calibrationlaboratories. The document allows laboratories the know-how on the steps to develop and maintain a thorough managementsystemwhichin turn allows for the provision of accurate and reliable test results as requested by consumers.Thelaboratory has been ni existence since the 1970s and after many moves and extensions, it now operates ona24-hourbasis.
She was pulled from underneath the rubble and rushed to the Diamond Hospitalinanambulancebut reportedly succumbed to her injuriesontheway Falconer said that the companyextendsitsheartfelt condolences to Jattan's friends and relatives He promised that Gafoors will support the family and will continue to do so during the timeoftheirdistress.
GPHC's medical laboratory credits efficiency to GYS 170 certification
Samuels, popularly known as Pastor She is claiming that the Pastor might Sammy, made his first court appearance have drugged her by giving her a glass of at theAnna Regina Magistrate's Court on wine. She alleged that she can recall him TuesdaybeforeMagistrateEstherSam. making sexual advances to her as she Thepastorpleadednotguiltyandwas startedfeelingweak.
Pastor charged for allegedly raping church sister
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“Thebuildingsaremadeup unitsarecurrentlyunderconstruction. housing sector was described as “new life” investment climate for people to do things of a steel frame, vinyl siding, drywall, “Here you have a government that beingsparkedintothesector like this.” She added that facilitating the laminated floors, energy efficient windows recognises that the new demands of the Minister Rodrigues said that the entrance of the new company is part of the and doors, plumbing and are offered in sector cannot be met by national government continues to focus on Government offering options to citizens, as several styles and sizes.” It was noted that interventions alone, we know that we need homeownership and investments in the well as sharing the housing dependency interested persons can access the 600 square the support and partnership of constructionsector,whichisinkeepingwith issue with those who could play a part in foottwo-bedroomhouse,minustheland,for meetingthespecificneed. G$8.5million. Construction of the home is The construction company has, saidtobewithinsixweeksandhomeowners nonetheless, highlighted the benefits of its havetheoptionofrepayingthroughmonthly steel framed structures which are durable $50,000installments. because of its engineering “to withstand The Government Information heavywindsandrainsuchastropicalstorms Department said that the launch of the and earthquakes. The steel structures are prefabs homes by Steel Buildings Guyana resistant to termite damage, fire and Incorporated, provides more affordable moisture which means that it could last 200 housingoptionstoprospectivehomeowners. years.” A model home was also on display Housing and Water Minister, Collin duringthecompany'slaunch. Croal,MinisterwithintheHousingMinistry, The structure was said to be built in Susan Rodrigues, and Culture, Youth and collaboration with Light Gauga Solutions Sport Minister , Charles Ramson, private Incorporated. A company representative, sector officials, among other stakeholders, NicholasBelle,explainedthatthehousewas attended the official launch which was built under three and a half inch frame hosted at HJ's headquarters in Queenstown, galvanised steel which is perfect for saline Georgetown by Owners Kerwin Bollers and environment. He said all materials used RawleFerguson. internally and externally are non Minister Croal in his remarks pointed to combustible.>
HJ's Steel Building Guyana Inc. offering quality prefab homes
The prefab house which was on display at the launching ceremony
(From left) Technical Engineer of Light Gauga Solutions Incorporated, Nicholas Belle, Minister within the Housing and Ministry, Susan Rodrigues, Director of Steel Buildings Guyana Incorporated, Kerwin Bollers, Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal, and Director of Steel Buildings Guyana Incorporated, Rawle Ferguson, at the launch of the prefab homes
The kitchen area of the prefab home
The company said in a statement that it (CH&PA), has so far completed over 500 hence we have the partnership of these That is essential to us as a ministry, as a specialises in shipping and the erection of housing units in communities in Regions investors,” the Minister said The government and we want to ensure that we affordable steel framed, prefab homes and FourandSix,whileapproximately700more entertainment giant's entrance into the provide all of the opportunities and the right otherstructures.
Hits and Jams Entertainment's the demand for housing in the sector and entrepreneurs,” the Minister said. He said the administration's manifesto promise. She construction agency, Steel Buildings congratulated the newcomers on answering that partnerships are needed as the country said that her Government is committed to Guyana Inc., has joined the housing buzz to the call to service the market. He said that in seeksinnovativewaystofurtherdevelopthe delivering house lots to Guyanese, and offerimprovedqualityhousingtoGuyanese. the promise to deliver 50,000 homes to construction sector through new providing families with the option of The construction company was launched on Guyaneseby2025,25,000ofthosewillcater technologies and sustainable approaches to obtaining complete housing units that fall Thursdaywiththeagencyseekingtoprovide to low income citizens. As such, Minister home building. “We know that we can't within their income brackets. “We want modern prefab homes that are constructed CroalreportedthattheGovernment,through respond to the demands alone, we need Guyanese to be able to live under a roof that withinasix-weektimeframe. the Central Housing and PlanningAuthority support, we need investors in this sector and theyown.
Kaieteur News has been able confirm placedon$150,000bail. with Essequibo police that a Church The woman had reported the matter Pastor, Collin Samuels, has been charged and is alleging that it happened in the for allegedly raping his female church Pastor's Office after a deliverance memberintheRegionTwoDistrict. service.
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LEGAL NOTICE (NELSON) TODD JULIUS Respondent TO: TODD JULIUS NELSON (Last Known Address) Lot 64 William Street Kitty TAKE NOTICE that on the 8 day of June 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by RUSSHEL AYANA NELSON nee CRAWFORD, the Petitioner/Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.
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The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed. Dated the 10th day of August, 2022 NOTICE
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TO: VICTOR GEORGE ANDREW MILLER Fomerly of Lot 1 Sparendaam Squatting EastArea,Coast Demerara TAKE NOTICE that on the 27 day of May, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by NAZIMA MILLER nee KHAN the Petitioner/Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court IN NOTICEDemerara.Georgetown,ANDFURTHERTAKEthataspartof an Order made on the 19" day of July, 2022 the Petitioner/ Applicant was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur Newspaper a newspaper published and circulated in Guyana and on the Worldwide Web AND(online).FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file Acknowledgementan of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirtyfive) days from the date of the final publication of this TAKENotice.NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Friday the 30" day of September, 2022 at 10:00 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious via Zoom Meeting ID: 648 772 9256 and Password: 5hRiHf. IN DEFAULT of your filing an Acknowledgement of your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.Dated the 21st day of July,2022.
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AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 3rd day of August, 2022, the Petitioner/ Applicant was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice of Petition in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News Newspapers, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana and on the Worldwide Web (online).
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirty¬five) days from the date of the second and final publication of this Notice.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 19" day of July, 2022 the Petitioner was directed to- effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana and on the Worldwide Web. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file Acknowledgementan of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), an Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court-at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirtyfive) days from the date of thy Second and final publication of this Notice.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents.
TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Friday the 30" day of• September, 2022 at 10:00 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious at the High Court at Georgetown via Zoom Meeting ID: 648 772 9256 and Password: 5hRiHf. IN DEFAULT of you filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, an Answer and/ or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it
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‘NHT subsidy row’
PETITION NO.: FD-735 BETWEEN: -SARJOO (MARY BERNADETTE) nee SINGH Petitioner TO:(NANBRAM)RespondentSARJOO-and-NANDRAMSARJOO Formerly Guyana.WestMadiwini,of:BankDemerara, TAKE NOTICE that on the 27 day of May, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by MARY BERNADETTE SARJOO nee SINGH, the Petitioner in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.
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TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Thursday the 13th day of October, 2022 at 9:00 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln in High Court 12 via Zoom ID:Meeting8172463 7445 and Password: Court12 of the High Court at Georgetown IN DEFAULT of your filing an acknowledgement of service/Notice of Intention to Defend, Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may inproceedyourabsence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara].
(JAMAICA OBSERVER) - THE verbal spat over the Government’s decision to make income the sole determinant of interest rate subsidies on loans from the National Housing Trust (NHT) continued on Thursday with the Opposition firing a fresh salvo against the policy. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has insisted that the intention is to give more poor Jamaicans the ability to purchase their own home. However, the People’s National Party (PNP) says the policy, which will remove the subsidy on interest rates for disabled NHT beneficiaries earning more than $30,000 weekly, is regressive and has vowed to reverse it if the party returns to power. Holness had first indicated the Government’s intention in March this year, announcing that the NHT will cut interest rates by one percentage point for all new mortgagors, effective April 1. That adjustment, he had said, means more contributors can now access NHT loans at zero per cent. The interest rate reduction meant that contributors earning more than $30,000 but less than $42,000 per week now pay two per cent interest as their mortgage rate. In addition, the NHT has doubled its Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities to $300,000, and households with two disabled persons can see this grant doubling to $600,000. The NHT has also discontinued the interest rate subsidies applied to special groups, arguing that the “subsidies were not being effectively applied based on financial need” as “potential beneficiaries who had similar or lower incomes, when compared to persons within those special groups, could not benefit from these subsidies”.TheNHT said the new approach allows it to “focus its subsidy programme on the most vulnerable contributors, specifically, low income earners of all ages and persons with disabilities”. But the Opposition has baulked at the plan, and on Thursday issued a news release saying that a future PNP Government “will undergo a thorough review of the regressive policy decision of removing the subsidy on interest rates for civil servants, police, teachers, persons with disabilities, persons over 55 years of age, and others”. The PNP described the policy as “unconscionable and unjust because these groups have never been properly compensated or recognised by society for the tremendous work they do”. The party also said that offering these individuals the subsidy on interest rate is just one legitimate means of demonstrating appreciation for their work and efforts. On Wednesday afternoon, while speaking at the handing-over ceremony for 32 duplex housing units in Majesty Gardens, St Andrew, Holness said “The disabled community listening to the narrative and not having the facts might be quick to say ‘No, don’t take away the policy.’ But you would be interested to know that only 12 disabled persons have actually benefited from the reduction of one per cent in interest rates, only 12.” Noting that the one percentage point reduction might only amount to “a few hundred dollars”, the prime minister said, “This argument of taking away of subsidies must be placed in the context of the Government reducing interest rate for every category of Jamaicans to the lowest it has ever been, plus increasing the number of Jamaicans who get access to zero per cent.”
“So if you are disabled and you fall within the category $30,000 to $40,000 you get a one per cent reduction in your interest rate so you pay two per cent.
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From page 12 of the locations where they found the stolen cars, the ranks spotted two men in a car travelling to the same location.The ranks reportedly intercepted them and when questioned they said that they were heading to St. Cuthbert’s Mission but when ranks searched their vehicle they found tools that are used to dismantle cars. They were arrested and taken into custody. As police continued their investigation they were able to secure a confession from the first susFive remanded as police capture two... pect they had arrested while the other two kept their lips sealed.He eventually disclosed to police more locations where stolen cars are hidden. More investigation by police also led them to conduct a search in some houses at Kuru Kururu Village, also on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, and it was during that exercise that ranks were able to nab two more suspected carjackers.Inside one of the suspect’s home, the investigators found a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) shirt and bulletproof vest. When questioned about the military clothing, the suspect said that it belonged to his relative.Oneof the two arrested was positively identified as the bandit who posed as a passenger to hijack the Green Ice taxi driver. Apart from carjacking, detectives were able to pin them to a number of armed robberies including a recent one that took place on August 22, last, at Hillfoot, Soesdyke. On that occasion, a group of men robbed a woman by the name of Tenesha Fordyce.
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n Friday, the Health reportedMinistrythat within the last assessed 24hour period, approximately 17 persons tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 70,943.The Ministry via its updated dashboard revealed that two patients are still admitted in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit, six persons are in institutional isolation, 281 are in home isolation and three are quarantined institutionally. To date, a total of 69,376 persons have recovered from the virus.
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Agri. Ministry seeking contractor to build washroom facility at Meadow Bank Wharf
F o l l o w i n g t h e installation of lights and the setting-upofapoliceoutpost attheMeadowBankWharf, plansarenowapacetodesilt thedrainsintheareaandput in place a proper washroom facilityThis is according to an invitation of bids (IFB) issued by the Ministry of Agriculture in the daily newspapers. It revealed that the Ministry is seeking a contractor to take on the projectsforanestimatedcost of$7.3Themillion.move to build a washroom facility at the wharf is in keeping with a commitment made by President Irfaan Ali during an impromptu visit he made thereinJuly
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Bidding, which will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures, specifiedintheProcurement Act2003,willbeopenedon September 1, 2022 at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Boardoffice.
As a US$9 5 billion audit of o i l g i a n t ExxonMobil progresses, the scrutinizers of this bill have been urged to pay keen attention to possible shell companies servicing the buddingoilandgassector,as Guyana could be losing billionsinsuchascheme. Economist Elson Low soundedthiswarningduring a recent interview with Kaieteur News Low, the holder of a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Economics from a United States College, Amherst,saidthispracticeis a well known trend that international companies implement in their bid to rakeinmoreprofits. In fact, the Economist explained that while attached to the State Assets RecoveryAgency(SARA)a few years ago, the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) facilitated a training which flagged the issue.“When I was at the Sate Assets Recovery Agency, I was tasked with oil and gas issues and we received trainingfromtheIDBwhich alerted us that one of the major ways that Guyana is likely to lose out from any contract is through transfer pricing or oil companies setting up shell companies that they do business with,” heexplained. To this end, Low noted that the product of these activities see oil companies profit from those businesses and at the same time charge inflated prices. In Guyana's case, he said, “The auditors needtoknowthattheymust identify related parties, that is to say companies which have an ownership structure linked to Exxon, Hess or CNOOC. Those should be flagged and those costs examinedmoreclosely.”
Economist, Elson Low
The installation of lights and the newly set up Police Outpost at the Meadow Bank Wharf. (Photo Credit: Office of the President)
The Economist insisted, “Itcanbedone,butitisvery difficult to do this.”
The Oppositionmembersaidthis is a key element that the partyhasrecognisedmustbe addressed. As such, Low said mechanisms will be explored to help boost the country'sauditingcapacity. Presently, a review of approximately US$9 5 billion in bills that were handed to Guyana by oil giant ExxonMobil is undergoing. In May of this year, a contract was signed for a four-month review of the expenses between the years2018to2020. The consultancy was awardedtoVHEConsulting which is a registered partnership between Ramdihal & Haynes Inc, Eclisar Financial, and Vitality Accounting & Consultancy Inc. The Local Consortium is supported by International firms – SGS and Martindale Consultants, forthe'CostRecoveryAudit and Validation of the Government of Guyana's ProfitOilShare'. Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, at the signing explained that the audit was delayed as the Government was trying to ensure local companies undertaketheimportanttask even as it pushes for the inclusionofGuyaneseinthe oilandgas Howeversector,he pointed to the fact that the former Government did not carry out the important review of the expenses it was billed, hence the belated audits are being conducted.According to him, the Government should have been focusing on the 2020 to 2021 audits but must move the process forward.Atthe conclusion of the event, this newspaper questioned the Minister whether the country will be able to make any claims, given that the two year period allocated for the audits would have elapsed. To this he explained: “we don't know what the audit will find. I mentioned it in my presentation that there wasspeculationthatthetime has elapsed and we cannot do the audit or we cannot make any claims but that is not true. We have been in constant engagement with the operator and they are willingtosupportandbepart o f t h e a u d i t ” Bharrat was also asked whether he feels the four month time span was adequate for the audit of the US billion-dollar expenses to which he assured that the Government is quite comfortable with the arrangement.“Weconsulted withthecompanybeforewe actually set a timeframe. It wasn't done by the Ministry inisolation.Wew o u l d h a v e consultedwiththemandthis is the time that they are comfortable with and it's a timeframe that we are comfortablewithtoo,aswell as the international companies who are involved, and they will be working dedicatedly on the audit for the next four months so we are pretty muchcomfortablethatitcan be completed by the consortium and the internationalpartners.”
During his visit last month, President Ali had instructed that a special task forcebemobilisedtoaddress the concerns of fisherfolk and vendors at the Meadow Bank Wharf. The President had explained that the visit was prompted by the many concerns raised by stakeholders.“Iwanted to understand theissuesmyself.Iwantedto be out here in the working environment to understand the challenges that they are faced with in the environment they operate in… there are a number of challenges from an infrastructure perspective, f r o m a s e c u r i t y perspective…,” he had told the vendors who operate there.President Ali had explained further that once the immediate issues are addressed, which includes the installation of lighting facilities, washroom facilities and water, a more holistic development plan will be developed for the area.Earlier this month over 10 lights were installed in and around the wharf and a policeoutpostwaserectedat itsentrance.Duringthe setting-up of the outpost, Kaieteur News hadreportedthattheGuyana Police Force had assisted in relocatingsomevendorstoa more conducive area that would properly have them carry out their daily operations.AccordingtotheIFB,the construction period for the projectis45calendardays.
…says oil companies could be giving business to themselves, inflating costs attention to possible shell companies Exxon, others -Economisttellsauditors
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Keep Your Five Alive Futsal semis on tonight The semi finals of the KeepYour FiveAlive futsal
spiritualvisionsStrangelife.transformingYcareercouldConversationsmonumentaltofacerightnowwithafriendwhosegoodsenseyoutrustopenyoureyestonewpossibilities,Gemini.oumightthinkaboutyourworkingdreams,insights,orcouldupendyourorientation,Cancer
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Underdog win Khemraj dominoes tourney
ompetition will be contested
LIBRA(Sept.23–Oct.22) Unfinished job tasks might have you wanting to pitch in and get them done no matter what it takes, Libra. This is likely to earn you a few brownie points with your colleagues but take care that youdon'tstressyourselfout Today you're apt to feel very sensual and passionate. Sexy clothes, racy novels, and romantic movies could be moreappealingthanusual.
ARIES(Mar.21–Apr.19 Your imagination should be flying high today, Aries Words, images, melodies, or whatever your artistic media are probably popping into yourheadfasterthanyoucan keeptrackofthem. Your financial goals are probably on the verge of becoming reality, but it might seem as if the few tasks remaining are too
ForOceangoingVessels&Trawlers16:50hrs ForOceangoingVessels&Trawlers17:10hrs ForOceangoingVessels&Trawlers03:30hrs For Ocean Going Vessels opening last 1-1½ hrs For Ocean Going Vessels opening last 1-1½ hrs SaturdayAugust27,2022SundayAugust28,2022SundayAugust28,2022 Berbice River Bridge Closure to Road Traffic Demerara River Bridge Closure to Road Traffic 12C G.L.C. 357 Lamaha Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown Tel:226-0753. While every effort is made to ensure numbers are correct, please call the hotline for confirmation, The G.L.C. and Kaieteur News cannot be held responsible for printing errors. 6 2 2 1 5 3 1 3 20 21 24 DATE: 24/08/2022 DATE: 26/08/2022 DATE: 26/08/2022 DATE: 26/08/2022 10 16 18 19 20 27 1 17 20 21 4 6 8 ForOceangoingVessels&Trawlers03:00hrs SaturdayAugust27,2022 Afternoon Evening SportsMax
The victorious Underdog team Muscle injury forces Fraser-Pryce out of Lausanne Diamond League 100m ExxonMobil U14 Football Tournament… Quarterfinals to be contested today
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The Petra organised ExxonMobil Under 14 Football Tournament for Boys and Girls continue today at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground with the quarterfinal stages inbothFordivisions.theGirls, they take the pitches first from 11:00 hrs with two simultaneously run matches as East Ruimveldt take on West Ruimveldt, while New Central High go head-tohead with Tucville, to see who enters the semi-final stage.Thenextfemalematchto be played will be between New Campbellville and Ann’s Grove from noon (12:00 hrs), while Dolphin Secondary and Charlestown occupy the field from 14:00 hrs in the last quarterfinal showdown.Forthe Boys, with the round-of-16 printed in the historybooksonWednesday last,thefinaleightengagein battle today from 12:00 hrs as Cummings Lodge are billedtofaceDolphin. After that, the two matches to be run simultaneously from 13:00 hrs will see West Ruimveldt take on New Central High, whileLodgeSecondarymeet Ann’sTheGrove.daythen wraps up with the final boys match between North Ruimveldt and Charlestown which kicksoffat14:00hrs. Underdogchalked up 89 games to w i n t h e Gurnauth Khemraj dominoes competition which was contested recently at Carlosh Sports bar, Good Success, Wakenaam.Allstarand V Net were tiedon64 Underdoggames.were led by Mohamed Zafrul with the maximum 18 games while EjazMohamedmade17and Amit Ramnarine 13. Salim Chan made 15 games for Allstar while Gurnauth Khemraj and Mohamed Kalam scored 11 each KhalidZamantopscoredfor V Net with 17 games while Shafdar Ali made 14 and Andrew Osborne 11 MohamedZafrulwasnamed manofthematch.
The Police Sports Club Secretariat will be hosting a day of sports today at Eve LearyEventsslatedfortheday are athletics, 5 a side football,softball,grasstrack race, cycling and tug-o-war The cycling event to be contestedareBMX9-11,1214,BMXopen,opennovice, openanddeviltakesthehind most. Action commences at 10:00hrs. c tonight at the NationalSlinzgersGymnasium.FCwill face Stabroek Ballers in the first game,whileSpartawilltake on Swag of Linden in the second encounter Action gets underway at 09:00hrs. The final will be played on September 3 at Cliff AndersonSportsHall.
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SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) A powerful desire for a current or potential romantic partnermightcomeoveryou today,Sagittarius.
Money matters could prove obsessivetoday,Aquarius,as you might be trying to make an important purchase and needtoreviseyourbudget. Todayyoushouldbelooking especially good and feeling particularly passionate and sensual,Pisces.Thisisagreat day to buy new clothes online, as your fashion sense isprobablyrightontarget. 20–May20) 21–June SCORPIO(Oct.23–Nov.21) (Jan.20–Feb.18) (Feb.19–Mar.20) - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has pulled out of the women´s 100m final due to a muscle sprain she experienced during her warm up earlier last evening, meet organisers haveTheannounced.35-year-old Fraser Pryce was expected to line up against fellow Jamaicans Elaine Thompson Herah, Shericka Jackson as well as Marie Josee Ta Lou in the 100m that would also have Americans Aleia Hobbs, Twanisha Terry and Tamari Davis.Theseverityoftheinjury isunknownanditisstilltoo earlytotellwhethershewill be fit in time for the Diamond League final in Zurichintwoweeks.
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Day of sports on today at Eve Leary
Shaun Deonandan churned out an excellent bowling performance with 2-9fromhismaximumthree overs. Rabindra Diaram and Amit Rukhram also followed with impressive figuresof2-13(03)and2-16 (3)respectivelyInMercenary’s innings, Deonandan also made an impression with the bat hitting a top-score of 35 which included four sixes and a four Extras contributed a meaningful 17 afterfourbatsmenwererunout.Beharryeffectedthreeof them,ademonstrationofhis dynamism on the field and particularly behind the stumps.Shazam Baksh grabbed twowicketsfor17runsinhis three over outing as the leadingbowlerforCanadian Legends.Atthe post match presentation, the winning team received a trophy and Deonandan also took home oneforhisbrilliantall-round displayThe runner-up team was given one, while Baksh copped the Most Valuable Prize for his side. All trophies were sponsored by Trophy Stall of Bourda Market, Georgetown, Guyana with a business establishment in Toronto as well.President of the OSCL andCanada-basedGuyanese Shiv Persaud witnessed the entire contest and at the presentation expressed congratulationtoMercenary andthankedalltheteamsfor their participation. He also mentioned his gratitude to TrophyStall.Hefurthertook the opportunity to state that the 10 10 knockout competition is slated to commence this Saturday with group matches across the Greater Toronto Area. The tournament is being sponsored by Norman Sue Bakery The final for that tournament is billed for Sunday,September28thalso at Ashtonbee Park, ReservoirTop. He concluded by thanking his fellow executives for bracing the occasion.Inattendancewere Nastasha Sue, theTreasurer, Dharmendra Jaipersaud, the Vice President and Dina Jaipersaud,theSecretary po.
Managing Director, Mr Abu Bascom (left) hands over the winning trophy & medals to organiser Roderick Harry at Abu Guyana headquarters.
Abu Guyana on board with Strikers All Female Dominoes Tourney
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Mercenary team strikes ase after the game.
Abu Guyana are the latest embrace Strikers Sports Club Summer Special All Female Dominoes tourney initiative by donatingthefirstprizetrophywhichisslated for tomorrow August 27 at Strikers Sports Club,MeadowBrookGardens. In a simple presentation ceremony at its headquarters 210 Charlotte Street, which is responsible for tourism, construction and transportationservices,itsmanagingdirector AbuBascomapplaudedtheventureofhaving anallfemaledominotourneywhichisunique andhascommittedhiscompany’scontinued support.Entrance 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 willreceive$40,000andatrophy As an incentive, Triple M Investments and Mr Ryan Rambalak has donated two hampers each for the top players of the winningteams.AnsaMcALalsohasthrown its support with the donation of three hampers. Allfemaleteamsinterestedinthis event are invited to take part in this tourney whichwillcommenceat3pm. Othersponsorsthatheededtothecalland are on board of this initiative include 94 1FM, Austin’s Imports, Patterson Associates, Luminous Consultancy & Electrical Services, DEDUNE Company (Ghana), Big Boss Transportation Services, Dynasty Sports Club, and Spartans Domino Academy
Mercenary retain OSCL’s 15-over trophy Mercenarytrophyretain
Mercenary players stamped their authorities against Canadian Legends last Sunday at Ashtonbee Park, Scarborough in the final of the 2022 Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) 15-over knockout competition.Theytriumphedoverthe Canadian Legends by 18 runs and in the process retained the trophy for the second time. They first won itin2019butduetheGlobal Pandemic, there were no tournaments in 2020 and 2021.Notwithstanding that, Mercenarytookfirststrikeat the invitation of Canadian Legends and got to a challenging 101-8 from the 15-overs but then put up a show with the ball as they limitedCanadianLegendsto 83 9 when proceedings ended.Canadian Legends lost wickets rapidly Their skipper and Guyanese overseas player Chien Gittens(09)whohasbeenin good form, became the first casualty while Morrison Edwards (14), Mike Kadir (03), former Guyana youth batsman Shiv Seeram (01), Sudesh Beharry (04) and Mohan Harihar (16) formed a procession from the pitch tothepavilion.
The coaching staff comprises: Devnon Winter (Head Coach), Joyann Williams (Team Manager), Selwyn Issaacs (Asst. Coach), Andre Gibbs (GK Coach), and Mark Defreitas (AssistantManager).
The match today versus Voorwartsstartsat16:30hrs, while the encounter tomorrow against Transvaal starts at the same time. On Tuesday, August 30, the Guyanese tackle Inter Wanica at 17:30 hrs in the finalmatchofthetour.
The Guyana U14 Boys’ National Team has arrived inSurinameforarunofthree friendly matches against U16 club teams, starting today, a tour intended to compensate for the lost development opportunity of competing in the Caribbean Football Union Challenge Series.The U14 squad pulled out of the regional competition earlier this month due to a lack of available flight options between Guyana and host nation, the Dominican Republic.TheJuniorJaguars will take on Transvaal, Voorwarts and Inter Wanica in Suriname to provide an alternative platform to developindividuallyandasa group.“We are happy to fulfill our promise to the players andparentsafterthedifficult decision to withdraw from the CFU Challenge Series for issues beyond our control,” said Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Acting Technical Director Bryan“WJoseph.ewereable to broker an agreement with the Suriname FA for three development games against establishedU16clubteams,” Joseph, a former senior national player, said. “We believe this presents a great opportunity for our boys to have some international exposure.Itwillmeanalotto their overall development. Theyhaveallworkedhardto be able to represent the nationandIwishtheplayers and staff best of luck and a greatTexperience.”heGFFnational coachingstaffhastakingthe decision to send the same travelling party as had been earmarked for the CFU competition.TheU 1 4 s q u a d comprises: Kemron Pellew, Caio Paul, Joseph Eusebio, De Angelo Dick, Machaia Defreitas, Mikkel Mills, La Andre Garnett, Ezekiel Baldeo, Michael Joseph, Jason Felix, Delyman Hendricks, Luke Lavigne, Keshon Leacock, Jemeal Garnett, Nicholas Tixey, Shaquan David, Isaiah Ifill, JadenHarris,LeviSampson, andMalcolmHendricks.
The Guyana U-14 Boys National Team start their Suriname outing today.
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Guyana’s U-14 Boys Team start 3-match Suriname football tour today
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TKnight Riders ( T K R ) outplayed the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) when the two sides met for the first time in the inaugural 6ixty Men’s Competition yesterday, at Warner Park in Basseterre, St.KittsandNevis. Guyana won the toss andgavetheoppositionthe opportunity to strike first. TKR rallied to 95 – 4 from their 60 deliveries then defendedwelltorestrictthe GAW to 48 – 6 from 49 balls, to win by a massive 47-runmargin. With a target of 96 set for victory, the Guyana AmazonWarriorgotofftoa miserable start losing Shai Hope(1) and Chandrapaul Hemraj (5) in the first and secondovers,respectively At the start of the third over Guyana were 11 – 2 with Heinrich Klassen and Shimron Hetmyer in the middle.Six runs later, the captain Hetmyer (2), clipped one to square leg off Jayden Seales and ended up with a very soft dismissal.Thenew batsman, Colin Ingram (1), did not lastlongeitherasheedged one to the wicketkeeper Tim Seifert to put Guyana in deeper misery at 20 – 4 from27 Heinrichballs.(25 not out) did the bulk of the scoring for the GAW while Odean Smith (8) was the fifth wickettofallwiththescore on41.KeemoPaul(4)wasthe last wicket to fall in Guyana’s defeat with 11 ballslefttoface. For TKR’s attack, Ravi RampaulandJaydenSeales hadtwowicketseachwhile Anderson Phillip and Terrence Hinds accounted fortheothertwowicketsto fall.Earlier, it was a battle upfrontagainstthemixture of pace and spin for TKR openers, Tim Seifert and Tion Webster, but the two persevered before the first wicket fell to Odean Smith with the score on 46 from 33balls.Seifert departed for 11 from14beforeWebster(27 from 22) also lost his wickettoSmithonthefinal ballofthesixthover Andre Russell and AkealHoseinwerethetwo new batsmen, but the latter was clean bowled on the first delivery faced from WaqarTKRSalamkheil.werethen51–3. Terrence Hinds played the perfect role for the Trinidadian side with Russellattheotherend. In the last 21 balls, the pair added 43 runs as Russell was left unbeaten on 11 while Hinds (23), who destroyed Ronsford Beaton in the final over, was caught behind on the penultimate delivery of the innings.Seekkuge
Prasanna then entered and clubbed Beaton for six off the final ballasTKRendedon95–4 fromtheirallottedovers. Smithfinishedwithtwo wickets while Beaton and Salamkheil claimed one wicketeach. Meanwhile, the AmazonWarriors will face t h e i r B a r b a d i a n counterparts,theRoyals,in match eight today at the samevenuefrom12:30hrs.
The 6IXTY Men’s Competition… TKR dismantle Guyana to claim first victory
Terrence Hinds’ innings was crucial to the overall total. (Getty Images)
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Aleia Hobbs wins 100m in 10.87, Jackson second as Jamaicans suffer misfortune in blue-ribbon clash in Lausanne
SportsMax - The fates conspired against Jamaica’s 100mwomenandtheUSA’s Aleia Hobbs took full advantagetowinintheblueribbon sprint in 10.87 at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland yesterdayShericka Jackson was secondin10.88whileMarie Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coastwasthirdin10.89ina blanketfinish. “I feel good about the race, I m a little disappointed with the time butthat’showitis,”Jackson saidafterwards.
Brampton Gladiators win ACG’s trophy
Shericka Jackson
Zaheer Allard, right, receives the player-of-the-match trophy Clifton Aaron.
Canada based G u y a n e s e Zaheer Allard hit a blistering 109 to spur Brampton Gladiators to a comprehensive 55-run win over The Association of Concerned Guyanese (ACG) selected X1 last Saturday at Wildwood Park,InMississauga.theexhibition 10over game, the right handedAllard slammed 14 sixes and two fours as Brampton Gladiators reached a respectable 1144 while ACG Selected X1 only responded with 59 all outinthefinalover In the Select XI’s innings, Haro Shivrattan offered a fight with 20 as left arm bowler Naresh Bhagwandingrabbedthree wicketsfornineruns. The game was part of the many events held that day It was the ACG’s FamilyandSummerPicnic day with over thousand people of Canada based Guyanese turned up and enjoyed some musical entertainmentsprovidedby Chutney stalwart Queen Yasmin, Munir Mohamed and Mala Harripersad as well.For the cricket, the winning team, runners-up and player of the match Allard received a trophy each. All trophies were sponsored by Trophy Stall of Bourda Market in Georgetown, Guyana and anentityinToronto,too. M e a n w h i l e , coordinator of the cricket game Peter Sukhu congratulated Brampton Gladiatorsforthebeingthe championwhilehethanked theACG’scombinationfor theirproceedings.withedonation.eventthethehisparticipation.HefurtherexpresseddeepestgratitudetootherorganizersofACGformakingthisareality.HereservedspecialmentiontoRogerSunichofTrophyStallforhisRameshRamcarran,thefirstvice-presidentoftheACGalsoechoedsimilarsentiments.Hesaidheenjoyedtheexcitementfromthecricketgameandxpressedsatisfactiontheoverallday’s
“I think my start was poor and that affected my overall time but it’s just something I´ll continue to workJamaica’on.”sbigthreewere expected to feature in the much-anticipated clash at the site where Fraser-Pryce ran a lifetime best 10.60 in 2021.However, the 35-year old Fraser-Pryce, who had runsixtimesunder10.70so far this season, suffered a hamstring strain during warm ups and withdrew fromtherace. Elaine Thompson Herah, who was taking the track for the first time since he sprint-double victory at the Commonwealth Games, wasdisqualifiedafterafalse start.T h e O l y m p i c champion’s mental lapse mighthavebeentriggeredby Shericka Jackson, who left the blocks early during the previousattempttostartand received a yellow card as a result.Jackson was clearly unsettledbythetimetherace finallygotunderway Shegotofftoapoorstart but managed to storm back to claim a place on the podium.
PrintedandpublishedbyNationalMedia&PublishingCompanyLtd.,24SaffonStreet,Charlestown,Georgetown.Tel:225-8458,225-8465,225-8491orFax:225-8473/226-8210. Sports TKR dismantle Guyana to claim first victory Muscle injury forces Fraser-Pryce out of Lausanne DiamondLausanneLeague 100mDiamond League Guyana’s U-14 Boys Team startTeam 3-match Suriname football tour todaytour today The 6IXTY Men’s Competition… The Guyana U-14 Boys National Team start their Suriname outing today. Mercenary retain OSCL’s 15-over trophy Abu Guyana on board with Strikers All Female Dominoes Tourney Underdog win Khemraj dominoes tourney P. 21 21 P. 19 P. 20 P. 20 P. 19 P. 22 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce GAW celebrate the wicket of Akeal Hosein. (Getty Images)
