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Online readership yesterday, 68,749 Online: www.kaieteurnews.com August28,2022 Sunday Edition Price $150 AIETEUR NEWSK Guyana’s largest selling daily & New York’s most popular weekly Listen to The Glenn Lall Show @11am, 4&7pm on Kaieteur Radio 99.1/99.5FM overbrokerinsuranceUnauthorisedcompany,refusingtopay$17Mtobusinessmen ExxonMobil 2016 contract that Guyana cannot do real time monitoring of costs Country spent US$108M in 12 years on Region 6 health services; now borrowing US$48 million to modernise three hospitals - Former MinisterFinance,Jordan Value-for-money audit urgently needed in health sector New Amsterdam officials outline a dozen areas for improvement; say mould on walls and ceiling of the operating theatre not conducive for surgery * * -butGlennLallpredictswidespreadcorruption,wastage healthIDBUS$160Mloanforsector…Funding can revolutionise health sector if properly managed stabbingsurrendersBusinessmanafterreputedtextmessageswifetodeathoverCops doors“choppedmatchingout”tostrippedcarsfoundinbacklands contradicts Jagdeo’s claim 1 month after 'Paper Shorts' murder, Supt. Caesar claimed he was 99% sure of main suspect’s identity-relatives

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forUS$160MIDBloanhealthsector…

if properly managed Kaieteur

Businessman and publisher of the Kaieteur News, GlennLallbelievesmuchof the US$160M loan being sought by the Guyana Government from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) to upgrade health facilities here would be stolen and that the hospitals would be no better than they are today at the completionoftheproject. Back in June this year, Kaieteur News had reported that the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Health had applied to the Inter American Development Bank for a US$160 million loan to help boost the services offered at three major hospitals in the country and also initiate the digitisation of health care services to the Hinterland region.The IDB on its website hadindicatedthattheloanis currentlybeingpreparedand has not yet been approved. According to the project details, the objective is to improve the health of the Guyanese population through increased access, quality, and efficiency of healthAsservices.such,the initiatives will seek to improve health outcomes associated with low and high complexity procedures, through the extension of hospitals’ capacity; extend the coverage of diagnostic, medical consultation, and patient management services, inclusive of the country’s hinterlands, through digital health; and increasetheefficiencyofthe public health system, by strengthening key logistic, management, and support processesandinputs. Thefirstoperationofthe loan features three components that includes ‘Supporting health services networks’ for US$48 million’; ‘Strengthening digital health’ at the cost of US$7 2 million’ and ‘Promoting health sector management and efficiency’ forUS$3million. Thisnewspaperreported last week also that the bank is adamant that the loan request is more than justified, especially when one takes into account the findings of a 2022 nationwide assessment of 330healthfacilities. The IDB in one of its loan documents said the survey found that many of the facilities require infrastructure rehabilitation, construction and/or upgrade and equipment replacement or provision. The financial institutionsaid20percentof the buildings had no electricity, and only 60 percent of buildings received water continuously during operating hours. In addition, 94 percent of the facilities did not receive treatedwater Regarding structural, architectural, and operational integrity, 24 of thebuildingswerejudgedto require immediate rehabi construction.Expounding further, the Bank said the country’s principal national reference hospital, the Georgetown PublicHospitalCorporation, requires significant infrastructureinvestmentsto improve patient flows, alleviate overcrowding, reduce the risk of crosscontamination, and expand key clinical medicine and surgeryaswellassupport Glenn Lall predicts widespread corruption, wastage Funding can revolutionise sector News Publisher, Glenn Lall Minister of Health, Dr. FrankAnthony

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The VPis exemplary in that he is the closest thing in Guyana to absolute power

Governmentslovetotalkaboutinfrastructure. Guyana’s politicians constantly delight in larding citizen with how much they care, how many billions they are spending, and howmuchGuyanesewillenjoyabetterqualityoflife,with improvedhealthcarealwaysaprimeobjective. Then,weare brought back to reality, when the IDB delivers a damning report on our health facilities, and leaves Guyanese asking themselves what they are getting for their billions spent (“IDBfindsthat94percentofGuyana’shealthfacilitieshave noaccesstotreatedwater”-KNAugust23). Ourcaptionwas onlyonedevastatingaspectoftheuglyhealthcarestorywith whichGuyaneselive,andbysomehowdon’tgetwretchedly sicker.AsnapshotoftheIDB’sfindingswouldhelp,anditis bad, thoroughly embarrassing. There were 330 health facilities assessed, with 20 percent lacking electricity, 60 percentofthebuildingnotreceivingacontinuoussupplyof water during operating hours, and 94 percent not receiving treatedwater Incineratorsandotherwastedisposalsystems wereunavailableatoverhalfthehealthfacilitiesexamined, and80percentofthosesamehealthcarecentresdonothave continuous availability of medicines, including antibiotics, among others. In sum, though only part of the 2022 IDB reportonhealthcareinGuyana,itisahorrorstory Clearly,Guyaneseareledastraybythebignumbersthat politiciansclaimtheyarespendingonhealthcare,whenthis isthestateofourhealthcarefacilitiesavailabletothesickand struggling. Thequestioniswhereallthebillionshavegone, giventhatthereissolittletoshowforwhatwasspent. When medical staff are forced to treat our sick in partial darkness (limited electricity), in some uneven state of surrounding cleanliness (inconstant water supply), and in circumstances where medicines almost routinely prescribed may not be in stock,thencitizensaregettingrippedofffortheirtaxdollars put into the healthcare system. For all the millions and billionsspent,Guyaneseshouldbegettingmorefromhealth facilitiesinmuchbetterstatesofoperation.Wehavewritten so much about corruption and mismanagement in this country under different governments and leaders, that we riskgettingsickourselves,shouldwecontinuetospeakand write about such things. But we have no choice, and must keeponbeatingthedrumofchroniccorruptionsandpolitical failures (likely crimes), if only to alert our fellow citizens, and to maintain the heat on leaders and ministers and their defenders. It is not only in healthcare that these acute ills fester,butineveryotherareaofinfrastructuredevelopment andspending,aswehaveexposedonanearcontinualbasis. Now, the IDB is lending Guyana another US$160M to improve our sorry, sickly, and shameful healthcare system. ThebigchiefsinthePPP/CGovernmentcanstartcelebrating Christmas from now, with what is the equivalentof G$32B from the IDB to have some more fun at the expense of Guyanese. Itisahugeamount,thisadditionalG$32Blineof credit, and it could facilitate a world of good across our shabbyhealthcaresystem,butonlyifputtothecleanestuse possible. Forwhentherearesomanybillionstoplaywith, there are plenty of opportunities for self-help, and selfenrichment by political operators, contractors, suppliers, workers, and others feasting at the taxpayers’trough. The onlyoneswhoareleftbehind,wholoseoutoneachoccasion, arethosesickGuyanesepatients,whohavenochoicebutto visitapublichealthfacilitytogetsomemuch-neededrelief fromwhateverailmentstheysuffer Wehaveattractedmore than our share of hard feelings for bringing these savaging truthsbeforetheGuyanesepublic,whichsupportersofboth the PPP/C and APNU+AFC Governments find offensive, and feel are better left unreported, even unjustified. But whenaprestigiousinternationalinstitutionliketheIDBputs outareportlikethisoneonhealthcarefacilitiesinGuyana, werecognisethatourtirelessandthanklessworktakestime, but it does bear fruit. Just to comment on the state of our healthcarefacilitiesinGuyanamakesusill. Ourpoliticians should hang their heads in shame at the stench that comes fromthemwhensomethinglikethisexists.

EDITORIAL PrintedandPublishedbyNationalMedia& PublishingCompanyLtd. 24SaffonStreet, Charlestown,Georgetown,Guyana. Publisher:GLENNLALL-TEL:624-6456 Editor:SHARMAINGRAINGER Tel:225-8465,225-8491. Fax:225-8473,226-8210 KaieteurNews Editor’sNote;Ifyoursentletterwasnotpublishedandyoufeltitscontentswere validanddevoidoflibelorpersonalattacks,please contactusbyphoneoremail. Kaieteur NewsPAGE 04 SundayAugust 28, 2022 DEAREDITOR, TheVPisnottheheadof s p e c i a l q u a l i t y wouldbearound,andwould A well meaning state, but the state under the (unmentionable). To put in hold the VP in check, and Guyanese recommended PPPGovernmentisheadless stark terms, which most bring about change I that the Vice President (VP) withouthim. Indeed,hehas Guyanese can understand, doubled over in disbelief as walk away and enjoy the woven his web well, and the VP has exceeded the convulsions of laughter fruitsofhislabour. Theyare traps all his people, worst of Burnham’s overtook there and then, for plentiful; mainly forbidden including any officially excesses, and that takes itwasanotherversionof‘dis too. But I think of that above him. It is not his some doing. Sometimes I time nah lang time.’ helpful effort from an charms or intellect or wonder who taught whom; Anyhow, this is how I saw unknown Guyanese, and profoundness, which are all which one is the sharper thatatthetime. reflect on my own energies questionable It is his hustler Like the national leader, withthoseonthestreetsince continuing bottomless Editor, I share this we certainly do have young my return. Not one real cunning, scheming, and Before the PPP’s August people around, but not for success I have also maneuvering. All of them 2020 return to power, a theobjectivesmostenvision, extended my unsolicited owe him, and he has them known local medicine man or applaud naively, loyally, advicetotheVP,andconfess where he wants them. In a saidthattheVPisachanged even foolishly The young tototalfailure. Theproblem few words, weakened and man. Ididn’tsmirkorlaugh were and are recruited is not with thoughtful compromised I have inhisface,butIpushedback, because they know nothing, Guyanese, but the VP always regretted that the andsaidthat,clearly,hewas represent nothing, can lay himself: too settled in his energies and visions that the a babe in the study of what claim to nothing of twilightzone,andhelplessly VPbroughttobearwereata makes for political substance. Forwhenstudied committed to what drags certain level (low), in a perversity and leadership carefully, the battalion of Guyana deeper and deeper particular direction agility Thedoctorinformed youthfulfacesare intothedarkside. (unwholesome), and of a that lots of youthful faces (Continuedonpage5)

Healthcare facilities or sickness black holes?

The Creator is certainly trying to grab our attention but are we taking notice?

Signs of the times!

It is high time that we take stock of our existence; humble ourselves, cry out for mercy, and turn from our wicked ways.

At least in this corner of the world, let's try to make things right before it's too late.

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Perhaps unable to bear the many atrocities unfolding daily in our world, the earth is beginning to revolt against mankind.

Aday does not go by without reports of natural disasters, and the way things are looking, these will only get worse as time progresses. These indeed are among the signs of the times –signs that tell us that our days are numbered.

A s i n v e s t i g a t i o nThis then led to an continues into the fatalargument during which the incident, Dazzel’s body issuspect alleged that Dazzel presently at the hospital’spicked up a knife and mortuary awaiting a poststabbed him to his left mortemexamination.middle finger The man Tasina Dazzel who was killed on Friday night - might be missing relative of Surinamese family

Shaw, according to reports, had left to go fishing on Nesah said that when August 9, 2022 in Suriname news broke about the waters. discovery of the skeletal Sarika Nesah said that remains, they became Shaw, her uncle, had gone suspicious that it could be fishing alone but never thatofheruncle’s. returned. After days passed, She revealed that her she said that the family grew unclehadanaccidentawhile worried about him and back and the doctors had alerted Suriname authorities. placedsteelinoneofhislegs.

ByAllyiahAllicock Intention, East Coast incident, one of Dazzel’s husbandexitedthehouseand himself in at the Turkeyen Demerara, who was cousins, a 33 year old joined a minibus where he Police Station, where he was Police on the East Coast reportedly killed sometime female relative of the same madegoodhisescape. arrested and taken to the of Demerara are currently around23:35hrs. area, who was also her When investigators SparendaamPoliceStation. investigating the death of a According to police, neighbour, was awoken to arrived on the scene, Kaieteur News was 28-year-old mother of one Dazzel and the 36-year-old herscreaming. Dazzel’s motionless body informed on Saturday by who was killed at the hands businessman shared a She told police that after was examined and multiple Crime Chief, Wendell of her reputed husband on common law relationship hearing the screams, she stab wounds were seen. Her Blanhum, that 13 stab Friday night, who has since and they would often have immediately opened her body was later taken to the wounds were observed on surrenderedandconfessedto domestic issues. However, door and upon doing so, she Georgetown Public Hospital the victim’s body. He shared police. the woman never made any saw Dazzel running out of Corporation where she was that the suspect when he Dead is Tasina Dazzel, a report regarding this, police her yard and onto her bridge pronounceddeadonarrival. arrived at the Turkeyen housewifeofLot46Ujamma revealed. whereshelatercollapsed. The 36-year-old suspect, Police Station had indicated Housing Scheme, La Bonne On the night of the Shortly after, her reputed police informed, later turned to police that he had just killedhisreputedwife. According to the Crime Chief, when the suspect was escorted to the Sparendaam Police Station, he claimed reported further that he tookthat he went through the the knife away from thedeceased’s phone and saw woman and then stabbed herthat she was conversing with severaltimesaboutherbodyanothermale.

Businessman surrenders after stabbing reputed wife to death over text messages

Skeletal remains found on Corentyne foreshore

On Saturday, the skeletal remains, believed to be that ofaman,werediscoveredon the Eversham foreshore, Corentyne, Berbice The discovery was made by an Eversham villager who contactedthepolice. It is believed that the remains may be the relative of a Surinamese family The man, Wazir Shaw, a Surinamese fisherman, went missing earlier this month.

A search party was formed As such, they are hoping that and just a few days ago, the this will help relatives fishing vessel he left in was determine if indeed it his found floating in Guyana remains. waters. Policeareinvestigating. Missing fisherman, Wazir Shaw

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The location where the skeletal remains were found

There are widespread able to see the flaws from a acceptedthatasevidenceand not accept that. I think each Latchman agreed disagreements with the distance. inhersummingup. confession statement is with McCoy and acquittal by the Caribbean I'll provide you with one IntheNeesaGopaultrial, particularisticandspecific. Hinds and freed Court of Justice of co examplebeforeIlookathow apersonjailedforfraudmade Ajudge and a magistrate them But she accused Jarvis 'Barry' Small judges treat the confession a statement that Gopaul's have to meticulously erred badly on the in the murder of Neesa statement. I think lawyers mothermadeaconfessionto examine a confession nature of Abdulla's Gopaul Some of those and legal scholars need to her while they were both in statement even though there statement. dissentersneedtounderstand look at the following rape thecell.Therewassupposed arestrenuousdenialsofthose I was fortunate to thatjudgesarenotlaypeople. case. The son of a very tobeadealbetweentheState that the confession see the confession hedidtheact.They are trained, famous politician in Guyana and the person who spoke implicated. from the prosecutor. I asked Ajudge and a magistrateexperienced minds that have was sentenced to 45 about the confession for a Thiswasthecrucialpoint for a photocopy but was told simply cannot throw out ato be meticulous if justice is consecutive years for using reducedsentence. on which Kwame McCoy that cannot be allowed. confession without what Ito survive to be the fulcrum his fingers for vaginal Oncethatpersonstrucka andShawnHindswerefreed Abdulla could not have call the integrity of theon which civilisation rests. insertion of an “underage” deal, prosecutors should in the charge that they invented those details with contents.Small was freed on several victim. have been wary of such assaulted me by throwing a such lucidity; with such neat The Neesa Gopaul casepoints and several No birth certificate was behaviour Can the miasmicsubstanceonme. descriptions of the role and the Abdulla trial shouldweaknesses which have tendered but what the prosecution rely on such Irepeatforthethirdtime. playedbyMcCoyandHinds. inform future judges that theoccurred with other cases in prosecution did was to people? The answer in most It was not faeces. The then This was an elaborate courtsarenotboundtoacceptthis country However, there produceastatementfromthe cases is no. Secondly, there editor at Kaieteur News was confession of how several thedenialofco-defendantsinis a but. But judges are Georgetown Hospital that was a statement attributed to laughing about using the persons composed a plan, a confession by one of thehuman. said on a certain date, a thefraudconvictthattheco- word faeces; the staff first to harm me physically accused.They do make bad mother (in this case, the accused implicated her encouragedhim.Itwasajoke then,changedtheplantorun In each confession,decisions and while at the victim'smother)gavebirthto fellowco-accused,Small. butitwasprintedandsoithas me off the road to shooting profoundstudymustbemadetime, they may be genuinely a female baby on a specific The traditional approach nowgonedowninhistoryas me then changed the plan to of all the angles and logicalconvincedthattheymadethe date. But the jury did not to confession is for it to be faecesthrownonme. the final decision to throw a deductionarrivedat.right judgment, academics know if that baby was the rejectediftheotherscharged LalBalkaraninhisbook, miasmicsubstanceonme. Any judge looking at thethat have no relation to the same person as the victim. with the same crime deny it “Timelines of Guyanese Abdulla'sconfessionwas Abdulla confession had toparticular trials are better The judge should not have and there was no proof. I do History,” wrote that faeces elaborate and described the know he could not havewasthrownonme. roleeachactorcontributedto imaginedallthosedetailsandJasonAbdulla was found the shaping of the plan describethemsopoignantlyguilty based on his Abdulla named the person (The views expressed inconfession He implicated who was identified to throw this article are those of theMcCoy and Hinds who said thesubstanceandwhowould a u t h o r a n d d o n o tthey knew nothing about forward the payment to him necessarily reflect thewhat Abdulla had put in his and who would arrange for opinionsofthisnewspaper.)confession. Magistrate Judy the thrower to be killed after

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Neesa Gopaul case: The Jason Abdulla confession

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This event will bring hospitality, and the service a n d t h e C a r i b b e a n transformation of Guyana (CGCC). together entrepreneurs from industry It will also attract Development Bank (CDB). will be detailed by Dr Ashni The Gala and fundraiser, varied sectors including many leading figures from ThisisDr Singh’sthirdterm Singh, Guyana’s Minister according to a CGCC Press agriculture, financial the more than 85,000 managing the country’s with responsibility for Release, will take place on s e r v i c e s , a d v a n c e d Canadian-Guyanese citizens finances, a post he held from Finance, when he delivers September 24, 2022 at the manufacturing, information whocallCanadahome. 2006 to 2015, and again the keynote address at the Hilton Markham Suites and communications “TheGalapromisestobe startinginNovember2020. a great business and social Several elected officials networking opportunity for and members of the anyone with an interest in Diplomatic Corps are Guyana,” said Winston expected to attend the Gala, 8757. Kassim, the Canadian based including His Excellency, The Canada Guyana Co-Chair of the Chamber Mark Berman, Canada’s Chamber of Commerce, “We are honoured that High Commissioner to established in 2020, to Minister Singh has chosen GuyanaandSuriname. strengthen trade and our event to speak about the T h e r e a r e s t i l l investment opportunities economic and social sponsorship opportunities between Canada and transformation taking place available for the Gala, as Guyana, is a non-partisan in Guyana, and the recent wellasticketstoattend. entity The Chamber is i n i t i a t i v e s b y t h e Individual tickets are chaired by Mr Anand Government to make it available for $200 per Beharry (Guyana), with easier to do business in one person, and tables of 10 for Winston Kassim (Canada) of the fastest growing $150 per person. For more servingasCo-Chair countriesintheworld.” information about tickets To become a member of As Minister with a n d s p o n s o r s h i p t h e C h a m b e r, v i s i t responsibility for finance, opportunities, please call https://cgcc gy/membership Dr Singh represents Guyana Fareed Amin at 647-963- s/ Minister Finance,responsibilitieswithforDrAshniSingh

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Sept. Gala on the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group, the

Finance Minister to outline business opportunities for Canadians at CGCC

Business opportunities upcoming inaugural Gala of Hotel in the Greater Toronto technology, oil and gas, I n t e r A m e r i c a n for Canadians as well as the the Canada Guyana area. clean technology, aviation, Development Bank (IDB), economic and social Chamber of Commerce

As detectives work look for more areas to stolen cars and the new find that car intact because apprehend two more along the Soesdyke/Linden diligently to dismantle an recover the shells of stolen model Allion which was therestwereonlyshellswith suspects who were allegedly Highway where they nabbed East Bank Demerara (EBD) vehicles, they will be hijacked from the Green Ice the engine – the other key on their way to strip the two more suspects and carjacking ring, some of “matching them” up to see if taxidriver partsweregone. GreenIcetaxidriver’scar seized a Guyana Defence t h e m a r e p r e s e n t l y they might belong to the According to detectives, While exiting one of the Their investigation took Force (GDF) shirt and a “matching chopped out car seven stripped cars they they were lucky enough to locations, they were able to them to Kuru KururuVillage bulletproofvest. doors” to see if they belong found on Wednesday last at to the seven stolen cars that St. Cuthbert’s Mission and were recently discovered in Long Creek. Police made a the backlands along the breakthroughafteroneofthe Soesdyke/LindenHighway gang members on last The chopped out car Tuesday evening lured a doors were found after Green Ice taxi driver into a investigators were able to trap at Dookie Road, secure more information Soesdyke,EBD,tohijackhis about the gang’s operations new model Toyota Allion while grilling five suspected motorcar carjackerstheyhadcaptured. The bandit posing as a So far, ranks have been passenger had hired the car able to place the suspected and told him that he wanted carjackers before the court to go to the Timehri Police and they were being Station but as they were remanded to prison on a almost there, he changed his number of charges The location to Dookie Road. defendants are Jason Harry, There the bandit and some anex-copsuspectedtobethe other accomplices hijacked mastermind; Jomain the taxi driver at gunpoint Watson, Toney Jerrick, and also stole his cellphone Stanford Ford and Randy andothervaluables. Fraser The next day, cops New information received a tip that someone receivedbyinvestigatorshad was selling a car bumper led them to recover several That information led them to car doors stashed at a the home of one of the now location along the highway capturedsuspectswherethey and they believe that the found a 9MM pistol, some doors belong to a number of carlightsandbumpers. cars either hijacked or stolen He was arrested and later bytheEBDcarjackingring. disclosed the locations However, while they where police found seven The five carjackerssuspectedonremand

Cops matching “chopped out” doors to stripped cars found in backlands

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According to him, the government was borrowing s e r v i c e s ( i m a g i n g , US$160M being sought can US$160M from the IDB, it laboratory, logistics and build 10 seven storey has been on his mind administration)

Similarly, hospitals in every region of “These are loans that will be the New Amsterdam and Guyanacompletewithstate- left for our children to payLinden Regional Hospitals, of- the-art equipment and is that fair to them? Is that strategic for providing machines, beds, chairs – fair to the youths of services to the country’s e v e r y t h i n g “ T h a t tomorrow to pay for the interior, were deemed to US$160M they are going to crimes being committed require rehabilitation in spend less than US$20M today? I always believe if multipleserviceareas. and thief out US$140M; you borrow money, it must The assessment also come next year, you will see be well spent, the nation found significant gaps in the couple zinc sheets change, should see how every dollar availability of medical couple windows and doors is being spent. With this equipment and essential change, they patch here and US$160M, the Minister of items, including medicines. theypatchthere,paintitover Health, Dr Frank Anthony, Forinstance,only76percent and the cycle keeps rotating can put four Mount Sinai in of hospitals were equipped year after year,” Lall Guyana that can really with a doppler machine, 68 declared. transform the lives of the p e r c e n t w i t h a WHERE HAS THE Guyanese people with a steriliser/autoclave, and 48 MONEY GONE? properhealthcaresystem.” percent with an ultrasound Lall questioned where “Butthatwillnothappen machine Equipment and did the US$365M set aside that money, hundreds of sets for uterine evacuation forthisyeartobespentinthe millions of US dollars will with Manual Vacuum MinistryofHealthhasgone. go up in smoke and the Aspiration (MVA) were “None of the main hospitals nurses, the matrons will not present in 32 percent of got the three most bebetteroff,thepatientswill hospitals, and IUD insertion modernised equipment so not get the basic pain killers sets were available in 28 badly needed in a country or antibiotics and the percentofhospitals.Only17 like Guyana. One is a CT Malaria Section where I percent of health posts that scantoscanyourbrainifyou went to get my vaccines still provide immunisation getbraininjury,oneisaMRI wouldn’thaveacomputerto services had cold storage Machine that scans the tell me about my vaccine availableonsite. entire body and the other is history I feel sorry for that POSSIBLE the Cath Lab – this one you young nurse, trying to go CORRUPTION can do all kinds of heart through those old books to Meanwhile, speaking on surgeries Those three findmyrecords,”hesaid. his The Glenn Lall Show machines are compulsory in He noted too that, (Kaieteur Radio 99.1, 99.5 atleastthethreetofourmain “Almost all the oil money FM) last week Wednesday, hospitals of the country, and we collected from 2019 to Mr Lall made reference to they are not expensive, less the first quarter of this year, the US$365M that was than US$10M will put in all US$600M gone out already allocated to the health sector threeofthosemachinesinall into National Development inthisyear’sbudget. four of the main hospitals of according to Ashni Singh.

“That money must be thiscountry ThatUS$365M Withthatkindofmoney,you disappear already, because for this year disappear and could have already seen now they are taking another you mussy ain’t even get a massive transformation US$160M on we backs and computer at the Malaria across Guyana. Ask them come next year, you gon be office to input data or even where they put it. These are the same way, and the debts buy band aid for the medical the kind of questions when will still be hanging on your centres.” theycomeinfrontyourface, children’s necks,” Lall told Lall said from the time it you got to ask them,” Lall hisaudience. was announced that the passionatelyinsisted.

Speaking with Kaieteur that day and it was “yo” and detective in the matter, him,” one of the relatives the eagerness to crack the politicians have gone quietNews onSaturday,oneofthe laterthatnight,Rogercallwe SuperintendentCaesar related. casehasdisappeared. too. Caesar came under the According to the They added too that the radarrecentlyaftera relatives, Caesar never otherdetectiveswhohadtold (Continued on page 70) Detective Dion Bascom, the police sergeant who has accused his superiors of covering-up Paper Shorts’ murder investigation

Funding can revolutionise health...

1 month after ‘Paper Shorts’ murder, Supt. Caesar he was 99% sure of main suspect’s identity claimed - relatives ByShervinBelgrave relatives recalled that Caesar and tell we, he get shoot,” TearsflowedonSaturday had made this disclosure to saidonerelative. as relatives of slain them one month after he was They thought it was only businessman Ricardo gunned down just moments a minor incident and he was Fagundes, popularly known after stepping out of a still alive but when they as Paper Shorts, took a popular bar on Main Street, arrived at the scene, all they moment to reflect on the day Georgetown. could have done was he was tragically murdered Paper Shorts wasriddled “scream” as they caught a by suspects who remain at with more than 20 bullets by glimpse of his bullet riddled large As his relatives two men who emerged from bodylyingmotionlessonthe continue to mourn his tragic the back seat of a waiting road. demise, they are now being white tinted Toyota Fielder Back then, detectives forced to question why a motorcar. appeared eager to help the senior detective in the Police Relatives recounted family get justice by hunting F o r c e ’ s , C r i m i n a l receiving a phone call from down the criminals. The Investigation Department hisclosefriend,RogerKhan, relatives said that they’d (CID), Mitchell Caesar, minutes after, informing trustedthemtosolvethecase “He said that they have a revealed the identity of the them that one of the primesuddenly went silent after them that, “Paper just get and recalled that, one month mainsuspectandis99%sure individualandsincethenhas suspectsisanindividualwhoreportedlyassuringthemthat shoot.” after Paper Shorts’ death, is that person and he never not shared any further would be seen drivinghe was 99% sure who the “We de only get one they had a face to face bring it out and that was the information. The relatives around the city in a car andmainsuspectinthematteris. message from he (Fagundes) meeting with the lead last contact we had with noted too that it seems that shaking hands with

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RicardoMurdered,FagundesCrime Chief, Wendell Blanhum

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AMERINDIAN HERITAGE MONTH: MAIN THEME COULD BE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES AND LINGUA FRANCA

Sunday August 28, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 15 ==CONSUMER CONCERNS==

FFTP donates specialised beds to Region 6

Development Strategy has Amerindian Members of interests now came to be become integrated into Parliament and Ministers of accepted and promoted in Amerindian Heritage Government and are contrast to the time of the Month. r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h e Rupununi Rebellion when Educational and Health professions. therewasaclashbetweenthe facilities are being This bringing of the Amerindian Plural interests established in Interior areas Amerindian community into and the unitary and where Amerindians live and the mainstream and the monolithic interests of the where such did not exist. acceptance of Amerindians State. Properly equipped schools into all aspects of Guyanese It is now widely and health centres are being life and treating this as a recognised that the plural built and Amerindian youth social normality is organization of the State are encouraged to train as something new. Until the would not result in nurses and medics and to 1990’s, the monolithic divisiveness but would lead take advantage of the organisation of society was to stronger unity as is seen in National Scholarships regarded as the desirable C a n a d a w i t h i t s offerings. Efforts are being norm to which to aspire. Multiculturalism or in the made to ensure that Administration and USAwhere the “salad bowl”

Receiving the endowment was Regional the beds will be the National Psychiatric HealthOfficer,Dr VishalyaSharmawhosaid Hospital,otherhospitalsandregionalcentres she is “very excited to be the beneficiary of (Continued on page 70)

By Pat Dial Most important, the society in contrast to the music, clothing, craft and Spanish. Constrained by the public servants working in construction of roads and plural affected the East even cuisine. Now, it is limitations of space, we will Amerindian districts should eptember has been bridges connecting the Indian community who were focused on social and briefly mention a number of have some knowledge of an d e s i g n a t e d Interior to the Coast has largely Hindus and Muslims economic development such steps that could be taken to Amerindian language;SA m e r i n d i a n begun and this connectivity and retained many of the as securing legal ownership achieve this goal: Specialists contactshouldbeestablished Heritage Month. Over the will diminish the social and vestiges of their ancestral of ancestral lands and the in cooperation with the with similar languages in years, the meaning of this economic disadvantages the culture as well as the extension of Health and UniversityofGuyanashould neighbouring countries and occasion has been evolving. Interior has suffered as Amerindian community By Educational facilities in be engaged to produce profferhelpintheirlanguage In its first years, it aspired to againsttheCoastalregions. the 1980s, the plural Amerindiancommunities. dictionariesandgrammarsof development Such a showcase Amerindian In Amerindian Heritage organisation of the State and There is an important theAmerindian languages; a language programme would dances and music and Month,theNationcelebrates society progressively came facet of Amerindian Lingua Franca has to be extend over several years indigenous dress and this the fact that Guyana is the to be accepted globally and Developmentwhichneedsto decided upon and this would and Amerindian Heritage was followed by culinary only country in the world in Guyana. At this juncture, be urgently addressed and beusedinofficialdocuments Month 2022 would be arts and crafts Today, where the Indigenous democracy had been which this column has and in the schools; the historic if the language economic and social population is an increasing reestablished in the 1990’s constantly promoted, that is, system of borrowing from programme is launched in concerns have become its percentage of the entire and East Indian politicians the preservation and English and other European thisMonth. main focus. In this process, national population and who were sympathetic to the p r o m o t i o n o f t h e languages should be (The views expressed in Government’s programme where Indigenous people are plural organisation of the Amerindian languages outlined; translations of the this article are those of the of development of the steadily brought into the State were influential. The before these languages best masterpieces from a u t h o r a n d d o n o t Amerindian community as mainstream of national life Amerindian community and disappear in the face of the world literature should be necessarily reflect the part of the general National and today there are their economic and cultural more aggressive English and made in due course; all opinions of this newspaper.)

Amerindian communities G o v e r n m e n t w e r e has replaced “the melting receive various health and centralised and the Euro- pot”. Amerindian Heritage educational grants which Creole culture and norms Month now rests on a strong have now become a feature predominated and all groups philosophicalbasis. of governmental activity and individuals had to So far, as pointed out The transferring of lands conform to it or were above, the early years of occupied by Amerindian sidelined socially and Amerindian Heritage Month communities to legal economically This wereconfinedtoshowcasing ownership has continued monolithic organisation of Amerindian dance and Dr. Vishalya Sharma (centre) and FFTP representatives

A donation of 100 specialised beds with the donation” thus expressed sincere complementing mattresses was recently gratitudetorepresentativesofFFTP handed over to the Region Six health While no price tag was affixed, Dr services, compliments of Food for the Poor, Sharmasaidthatitisa“valuabledonation.” GuyanaInc.(FFTP). She said that while the primary focus for

s the National Standards Body, RegionOne(1)andaspankingnewfacilityin falls under the purview of the GNBS. These and consumer protection. The final regional the Guyana National Bureau of Lethem, Region Nine (9). These offices will include; Electrical and Electronic office is set to open in Linden, Region Ten Standards(GNBS)istaskedwith add to our other locations at Anna- Regina Appliances, Weighing and Measuring (10)inthecomingyear

Sunday August 28, 2022Kaieteur NewsPAGE 16 ==GNBS IN FOCUS==

In this regard, the GNBS will be opening receive accurate measurements This is Previously, Inspectors travelled from services, and afford the bureau the ability to three new offices this year Commencing in mandated under the Weights and Measures Georgetown to conduct these services in maintainitsISOaccreditation.

GNBS DECENTRALISING VERIFICATION, PRODUCT MONITORING SERVICES

A ensuring consumers and (Region Two), Vreed en Hoop (Region Devices, Textiles, Garments, Footwear, Meanwhile, the organisation is working stakeholders get quality products and Three), New Amsterdam and Skeldon Safety Helmets, Safety Matches, Tyres, Gas toimproveitscapacitytoservetheexpanding services across the country, through our (Region Six), Bartica (Region Seven) and Stoves, Cigarettes, PVC Pipes, Furniture, oil and gas sector from its Georgetown head Verification, Product Inspection, Mahdia(RegionEight). Toys and Playthings, Christmas Trees and office.

Region Five (5) in September, the Bureau Actof1981. outlying regions. However, the COVID-19 The GNBS is consistently working to will be opening its eighth sub-office at Fort Additionally, Inspectors at the regional pandemic with related travel restrictions serve Guyanese and those businesses which Wellington. This will be followed by the offices are responsible for monitoring the highlightedtheneedtoprovidetheseservices havesincejoinedthelocalbusinesssector opening of a sub-office at Mabaruma in seventeen (17) categories of products which atthecommunities’convenience. For further information on the services In keeping with the Bureau’s strategic offered at our Georgetown head office or at planandvision,theGNBSwithsupportfrom the Regional offices, please contact the theGovernmentofGuyanaaimstoexpandits GNBS on telephone numbers: 219-0064-66. operationsacrosseveryregionofourcountry You can also visit the GNBS Facebook and Thisisinaccordancewiththedevelopmentof Instagram pages for regular updates, the National Quality Infrastructure to foster WhatsApp us on 692-4627 or call our hotline sustainable socio economic development number- 219-0069.

Certification,andothercoreservices. At these offices, the GNBS offers the Decorative Lighting, Cellular Phones, Gold Just this week, the Ministry of Tourism, These services directly impact verification of all measuring instruments Articles and Electrical Equipment and Industry and Commerce signed a $2.5B businesses, accelerating their growth and used in trade. These include scales, masses, Fittings. contract with NABI Construction Inc. for a developmentwhileimprovingefficiency As petrol pumps, bulk meters, weigh bridge These items are monitored to ensure that new laboratory facility for the Bureau. This such, the GNBS is committed to working scales, tanker wagons, flow meters, moisture theyareproperlylabelled,safeforhumanuse facility will be of international standard with towards increasing its capacity and meters, breathalysers, speedguns and and includes key information on the origin of adequate space to perform required tests, aid expandingitsservicestomeetclients’needs. electricity meters, to ensure consumers theproduct. in the delivery of increased calibration

“We do have a model which will involve all players in the industry; insurance companies, as well as brokers so that everyone will benefit from the model that we are coming up with.” As an industry, she said that the participants will meet next week so that everyone is on the same page and aware of what is happening, “before gettingbacktotheGovernor at the bank and presenting him with our official recommendation and the model we would like to go with,pendinghisapproval.”

DeSantos explained that themodelbeingaddressedis basicallyaconsortiumofall the companies coming together to be able to form one underwriting pool. And one of the models currently beinglookedatistheGhana model where that country hasfacilitatedthepoolingof resources by insurance companiestocaterfortheoil spill insurance there. The president said that all states that produce oil would have hadtocomeupwithmodels to ensure their industry participation Individually, she said, the local insurance industry does not have the capacity to fulfill the coverage, “but our aim is to come up with one model, forming a consortium of all the companies, so everyone couldparticipateandbenefit theentireindustry.”

Thesizeoftheinsurance policy was one concern for local stakeholders, some of whom had claimed that the policy would be too expensive to be facilitated locally. Even the Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo had expressed thoughts that the local companies would be unable to handle the policy It was thus highlighted that moves had tobemadebytheauthorities to open the door for local companies; resulting in the agencies being asked to come together to cover the oilspillOnerisks.insurance operator told Kaieteur News however that the US$600M is not necessarily an amount that one company cannot get coverage for Of course, the company would have to reinsure, “but I could make one call and have that covered,” the agent said. He noted however, that it is “commendable” that the consortium is being formed so that companies among themselvescansharetherisk and benefit from what is availabletotheindustry. companieswillhavetocover the US$600M for each projectundertakenby

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US$600M oil spill insurance is a small amount to cover -insuranceagency

ByZenaHenry Insurance agencies interested in developing a consortium to handle the oil spillcoverageincountryare expected to meet this Wednesday to decide on the wayforwardindealingwith the necessary policy. They areexpectedtoheadbackto the Bank of Guyana with a planonhowtheindustrywill manage the multi million dollar package set to protect Guyana and its people from the effects of a possible oil spill.Stakeholdersclosetothe developments told Kaieteur News that the Insurance Association of Guyana will be facilitating the meeting that will seek to involve all those in the industry Association President, Melissa DeSantos told this newspaper that work has alreadycommencedonwhat the industry wants to see regardingtheinsurance.

T h e i n s u r a n c e

STEMGuyana on Saturday announced the names of the 2022 Robotics National Team members who will travel to Geneva,SwitzerlandtorepresentGuyanaintheannualFirst GlobalRoboticsCompetition.

Ten members were shortlisted from more than 40 young peoplewhoheededthecalltotryoutfortheteam.

The final five members selected to travel to Geneva, Switzerland in October 2022 areTarico Henry,ArielTaylor, Lateisha McArthur, Keeland Cummings and Italy TonChung. Keeland and Ariel have been members of STEMGuyana’s Sports Hall STEM club for 4+ years and have competed at the junior IYRC level, while Italy TonChung has contributed to STEMGuyana’s television production of Robin the Robot which airs every Saturday morningontheLearningChannel.

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The shortlisted 10 were required to learn to use the Engineering Design process to work on prototypes of machines.Thisprocessrequiredthemtocollaborate,problem solve, innovate, think critically, speak confidently and communicate their ideas convincingly Members were also evaluated based on their skill at controlling the robot on the competitionfloor

Final5forSeniorRoboticsNat’lTeamincludes3youngladies

From left: Nailah Fordyce, Lateisha McArthur, Italy Ton-Chung, Zionara Lawrence Members of Team Guyana 2022 along with Team Manager Dominic Budhan. From left: Dominic Budhan,Ariel Taylor, Keeland Cummings, Italy Ton-Chung, Lateisha.

LastseenonSheriff Street,Georgetownon Saturday,26thFebruary, 2022.

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The first round of evaluations was hosted online. Following that process, 20 were selected for further evaluations and then the semi-final 10 – T’Sehai Holder, Keeland Cummings, Ariel Taylor, Navendra Kumar, Xaria Holder, Lateisha McArthur, Nailah Fordyce, Italy TonChung,TaricoHenryandZionaraLawrence–wereselected.

Long time STEMGuyana member, coach, administrator and mentor, Dominic Budhan, will accompany the team as Manager Three remaining mentors, including former Team GuyanamemberandCoachJoshuaReece(Technical)anda

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Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

VicePresident,Dr Bharrat Jagdeo at a recent press conference said Guyana cannot engage in real time monitoringofcostssincethis isnotcateredforbythe2016 Production Sharing Agreement inked with ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), and its partners Hess Corporation and CNOOC Petroleum Group. In fact, Jagdeo specifically stated that the absence of a comanagement arrangement prevents the country from knowing what costs are being racked up by Exxon early on and to ascertain whichamountsareinflated. It appears, however, that the2016dealcontradictsthe VP’s claims. Section Seven of the deal which pertains to Statement of Expenditure and Receipts says the country has the power to demand Exxon submits monthly or quarterly, its expenses for offshore operations.Thiswould therefore give the country a chance to verify costs at an early stage as opposed to waiting until the end of the calendar year to conduct audits in a twoyearSectiondeadline.7.1 states: The Contractor shall prepare with respect to each Calendar Quarter, or on a monthly basis if requested by the Minister in writing, a Statement of Expenditure and Receipts under the Agreement. The Statement will distinguish between E x p l o r a t i o n C o s t s , Development Costs and Operating Costs consistent with the individual categories specified in Sections 2 and 3 herein and will separately identify major items of expenditures within these categories. The statement will show the following: (a) Actual expenditures and receipts on a monthly basis for the period in question (b) Cumulative expenditure and receipts for the budget year in question. (c) Cumulative expenditures and receipts since the Effective Date. (d) Latest forecast of cumulative expenditures to year end. (e) Variations between budget forecast and latest forecast, with explanations thereof Subject to 7.1, the Statement of Expenditure and Receipts shall be submitted to the Minister no later than thirty (30) days after the end of such Calendar Quarter or Monthasthecasemaybe.” Under the arrangements of the contract, the Minister shallhavetherighttoaudit

Continued cannot

ByKianaWilburg

onpage61 ExxonMobil 2016 contract contradicts Jagdeo’s claim that Guyana

do real time monitoring of costs

pinsurebopSaoSliabilityUS$275,000.ConsultantRSinghoSinghNyearstuginsuranceriverineexampledamage.havemillionowbusinessiZealandGbcoveragenon-paymentfumingbusinessmenlocalareovertheofinsurancetheysecuredbyarokeroperatingineorgetownandaNewbasedcompanythatsunauthorisedtodoinGuyana.Together,thetwomenhoaretugandbargewnerspaidover$17totheinsurersbutnotreceivedacentaftertheirvesselssufferedDeoramSinghforwhoisinvolvedintransportationsaidhehasbeenpayinganpremiumforhisandbargeforover20toMaritimeMutualInsuranceAssociation,aewZealandcompanywasreferredtotheverseasinsurerbyRajInsuranceBrokersandiskManagementInc.HisbargewasinsuredforUS$450,000andhistugforAnadditionalcoverageforUS$5millionwasalsotakenoutbyinghtocoverhisperationsForpproximately20years,inghpaidUS$3,000inremiumforthetughewnsIn2016,theusinessmanmovedtothebargeandstartedayingapremiumof

STEMGuyana Director, KarenAbrams, in an invited comment, said, “The goal of these competitions is really to inspire future STEM leadersineverycountry,sofundamentallynoonereallyloses thesecompetitions.”

Final5forSeniorRobotics...

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At least two US$4,000annually It was on December 23, 2019 that he encountered a major mishap while transporting sawn lumber along the Essequibo River Singhsaidhereceivedacall from his Captain who indicated that the barge was leaking.Despite efforts made to salvage the barge, more waterkeptseepinginandthe lumber being transported was lost in the process. He saidthatwithassistance,the water from the vessel was pumped out the next day, after which some repairs were done to get it back to land.Two weeks after the incident, Singh explained that the “royal run around” started.Theinsurance Continuedonpage71 Rajendra Singh, proprietor of Raj Singh Insurance Brokers and Risk ConsultantManagementInc.

ByDavinaBagot

The barge lost Hareshbusinessman,byTewari Unauthorisedinsurancecompany,Unauthorisedinsurancecompany,brokerrefusingtopayover$17MtobusinessmenUnauthorisedinsurancecompany,brokerrefusingtopayover$17Mtobusinessmen

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Frompage18 parentmentorwillberecruitedtoaccompanytheteam. First Global’s mission is to inspire leadership and innovation in youth from all nations by empowering them through education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—alsoknownasSTEM. This year, players will build a robot which will compete againstrobotscreatedbyplayersrepresenting180countries in the world. Past teams representing Guyana have performed creditably in the competition.

…designed to achieve the surprise effect PAGE 21SundayAugust 28, 2022 Kaieteur News The Waterfalls Waterfalls Pres. Ali, Opposition Leader agree on need for healing Guyana’s racial wounds but… EAT LIKE ROYALTY FROM

PAGE 22 Kaieteur News SundayAugust 28, 2022 InternationalonKuruDeFreitas.songbird,week’ThissbeautyisGuyaneseTenniciaShehailsfromKururu,ahumblevillagetheLindenHighway,andnowusesthemoniker“Nekeita”.Thesingerisknowntoperformonseverallocal,regionalandstages.NekeitauseshertalentasameansofsharingGuyana’sculturetotheworld.Thisweek,sheisinNewYorkasoneoftheArtistesrepresentinglocaltalentattheGuyanaDaycelebrations.TenniciaDeFreitas

By Malisa Player-Harry

Located approximately 11 mileseastofNewAmsterdamsitsa R e e f , small village called High Reef. she said they lived in a zinc house With a population of just around and some years later, after her 300 residents, several of whom are husband’s passing, she moved for a employed at the Albion Sugar while to her parents’ house since Factory, High Reef is separated she needed to renovate the home from the other nearby villages by herhusbandhadbuilt. themaincanalinAlbion. Though saddened that he never However, this quiet Berbice community is fast becoming desolate with many a villager opting to migrate to foreign soil; many homes are either newly occupiedorsimplyabandoned. During my visit there recently, several villagers were seen on the main street of High Reef I observed some engaging in conversation and then others, I noticed, were working together to fillsomeholesnearthemainbridge withpiecesofbricks. Some were seen on their veranda’srelaxingandenjoyingthe afternoonviewofthenearbypublic road.Aregularsite,Iunderstand,is that of cattle owned by villagers grazing along parapet of the High Reefpublicroad. In the village, there is one grocery shop and store where a variety of beautiful Indian clothing for women, men and children are sold. Religious items are also sold there.Iwasableto some comm from a villager who is wel k n o w n a s Aunty Zorin. At the time, the 76-year o l d w a s b u s y i n g h e r s e l f around her yard. got a chance to see the renovated I was happy house, she is still grateful for the to learn that she life she has had since his passing wasthefirstperson and the memories of the time they totakeupresidence shared. the community many These days, when Aunty Zorin years ago. According to Aunty isn’trelaxing,shedoesabitofyard Zorin, she moved to the location work.Priortothefloodingsituation with her husband, with whom she of water, proper streets, and lack of children use to guh road and wash tothem.” in 2021, she said that she sold shared four children. Her husband, electricity. She recalled having to dem foot in the trench before dem According to the elderly vegetables to the community, she said, passed away in his early go to her mother’s residence at guh to school…after people start woman, her husband, when he was which she’d planted in her own 50’s, just two weeks after Albion Front to wash her clothing, come, den tings start improve and alive, worked at the Albion Sugar kitchen garden. But when the celebratinghisbirthday among other things. It was nearly we start do things as a community Factory as a cane cutter while she floods came all of her vegetables “The place was not bushy like 20 years later, she recounted that togetwatweneed…”sherecalled. stayed at home to manage the died and she has not gotten the this, it was clear and nice. People running water became a staple to After living in High Reef for affairs of the home and care for courage to return planting her started coming here a few months thevillage. over50years,AuntyZorinsaidshe theirfourchildren. garden,sheshared. after I moved here so I was here Sometime after the village got enjoys the peaceful atmosphere of Her life was simple and happy After my pleasant chat with withmyhusbandandfourchildren, roads, and then electricity was the village. However, she confided but when her husband passed, she Aunty Zorin, I was able to catch up we were the only house in the providedowingtoAuntyZorinand that the demeanour of the said that she was left with a gap in with another resident, 42-year-old village,”sheshared. other residents banding together generation of people from years herheartthatremainstothisday Punwattie Outar, who had just According to her, while her and approaching the utility back is much different from the Eager to reflect on the time she returned home from visiting her family enjoyed a lot of moments company currentgeneration. shared with him, Aunty Zorin said pregnant daughter at the New being the only residents in High “There was no water, no light, She explained that back then, that he was a good man who did AmsterdamHospital. Reef at first, there were some no nothing, it was just a dam, me the people were quiet and helpful practically everything around the Shesaidthatshehasbeenliving challenges which included the lack punish bad you know Dem “but now generation, you can’t talk home. When they moved to High (Continued on

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Cattle grazing on the parapet at High Reef is a regular feature

This area marks ending of High Reef village The state of the High Reef main access street Residents of High Reef are known to make good use of coconut shells High Reef Punwattieresident,Outar

…a peaceful ruralwelcomingandcommunityHIGH REEF

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Speaking with The added, “Knowing the were part of the system that Wa t e r f a l l s recently, Opposition elements that are brought hardship on this President Ali alluded to the pushing the message (of an country but I rather not importance of strong apartheid state), I don’t feel reflect on those hard days By Kiana Wilburg

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Kaieteur NewsSunday August 28, 2022 PAGE 25 ==The Social Edge==

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you are in trouble, ” The work of the expressed the OppositionCommission he had said, Leaderwouldbecountrywide,andit He articulated that Aliwould listen to the free has to address closing theexpressions of all voices, gap between the rich and theconcerning ways in which andleadership,itslinktohealing disappointed in what they opposition, they had said poor as well as uprootingevery Guyanese can honour rather project on the brightGuyana, and taking the are doing because they are anyone who got land after systems that encouragetheirancestralheritagewhile future that is ahead of us. Ination into a new era of staying true to their desire to the No-Confidence Motion corruption and classism ifgiving the highest regard to rather not concentrate mysharedprosperity divide us as a people. They was passed, they would take his One Guyana initiative isour blended Guyanese energy on negative forces. IWhile he acknowledges cannot substantiate anything itbackiftheygotintooffice. tobetakenseriouslycivilisation. will pursue the desire forthe role the Opposition can they are saying with facts. But when they did, the only In closing, Norton saidAmong the matters every Guyanese to live in aplay in nation-building, Ali Look at the public service, people they made pay more he agrees ‘One Guyana’ iswhich it would address country that will deliversaid he refuses to focus on the disciplinary forces, the for properties and in certain possible but opined that ai n c l u a t i o n prosperityforall.”negative chatter from that semi-autonomous agencies, cases repossessed lands, was different approach needs toconcerning the nation’s In a separate interview,camp and will instead the Cabinet, look at our members from the Afro be taken for widespreadhistory and religions, and Opposition Leader, Aubreydedicate his energies to the housing programme, our Guyanesecommunity success.how to ensure equal Norton said he agrees thatcountry’s success The landdistribution,takeawalk The second thing is that Tobecontinued…o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r there needs to be initiativesHead-of-State said this is a on the highway, look at our the evidence suggests in e m p l o a n d geared towards socialpriorityforhim,evenifithas food investment programme dealing with the flood and entrepreneurship,alongwith cohesion in Guyana butto be done without the that includes young people, COVID-19 grants, it was t h i u t i o n a l basedonhisobservations,heinput/support of the itreflects‘OneGuyana’.But aimed to the PPP support strengthening of the existing does not get the impressionAPNU+AFCfaction. this group would never ever base and in many cases, our E t i o n s that Ali’s movement isThePresidentsaid,“Iam embrace these facts. They s u p p o r t b a s e w a s Commissiontomakeitmore sincere.of the firm belief that the would rather pursue a excluded...” effective. Asked for his reasons, heconcept of One Guyana narrative and an agenda that Further to this, Norton Though commendable, said, “If it were, it would bewhich goes beyond the suits their selfish, narrow, said the approach to ‘One l o i o n a l matched in actions in thenarrow confines of a unified backward and illogical Guyana’ needs to be more s ieve allocation of goods andfront, and speaks directly to claim…” clearly defined as to what is President Ali’s social resources such as thethe prosperity of every Ali was keen to remind really meant by it, while cohesion drive must include allocation of land. WhenGuyanese is not only that his government adding that it has to see meaningful engagements they (the PPP/C) were innecessary but imperative for removed taxes that were laid thorough engagement with with the political opposition a Guyana that is sustainable, on the backs of every which represents a strong and resilient The Guyanese from 2015 to significant portion of the Opposition like every other 2020, removed ValueAdded voting populace. Some group has a choice to Tax on electricity and water, observers hold the view embrace this aspiration or to restored school uniform however that the Opposition continue in its selfish desire grants as well as the is not keen on working with not to advance this cause. children’s transportation Ali to realise his efforts at Notwithstanding this, my grant, and ensured that more healing Guyana In fact, personal commitment and than2000Amerindianswere some are of the view that the that of the government to givenjobs. Opposition’s recent achievingaOneGuyanawill Ali said therefore, “This declaration of an emerging not be held back and I assure is the government that apartheid state is hurtful to all Guyanese that the fruit of restored hope. When (the conversations/efforts that this labour will be realised APNU+AFC) government are needed to take the forthebenefitofall.” had increased taxes, where countryforward. The Head of State were these elements? They

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This time Senator Rick President Biden on August These calls have much to party would face at the mid- by the political storm being the right of the United States Scott, a Republican from the 24,urginghim“todenyvisas do with mid-term elections term elections, particularly created over the U N to safeguard its own State of Florida, wants the for Miguel Díaz Canel inNovemberthatwilldecide in Florida. He did not invite attendance by the three security”, it should take Bidenadministrationtodeny (Cuba), Daniel Ortega whether the Republican or thethreeleaderstoattend. leaders. much more than the visastothreeLatinAmerican (Nicaragua), Nicolás Democratic party will T h i s d e c i s i o n , Undoubtedly, in the attendance of the three and Caribbean leaders, Maduro (Venezuela), and control the U S Senate occasioned criticism from weeks ahead, many leaders at the U.N. General governments of several governments around the Assembly to threaten U.S. Latin American and world are likely to publicly security Caribbeancountries. voice their disapproval of In any event, the U.N. is M a n y C a r i b b e a n what would be an effective a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l governments, in the interest U S prohibition of the organisation, headquartered of tackling urgent problems attendance of the Cuban, in the U.S. because the U.S. that confronted their Nicaraguan and Venezuelan wanted it, and benefits from countries, requiring governments at a meeting of its activities in New York. international cooperation, the U.N. of which they are Having the benefits of the opted to attend with the members, should President headquarters comes with understanding that, at the Biden decide to deny them obligations which must be meeting, they would visas. fulfilled for the U.N. to strongly represent the Senator Rick Scott urged promote its principles interests of the Cuban and President Biden not only to amongwhichis,“Toachieve Venezuelangovernments. deny visas to the leaders of international co-operation in Other governments the three countries, but also solving international continued not to accept “to their respective problems of an economic, PresidentBiden’sdecisionto delegations” Obviously, social, cultural, or exclude Díaz-Canel, Ortega this is meant to exclude humanitarian character, and and Maduro Notable Foreign Ministers and i n p r o m o t i n g a n d among these, were the Ministerial representatives. encouraging respect for governments of Mexico and He justifies his urging to human rights and for St Vincent and the President Biden with the fundamental freedoms for Grenadines, both of whose argument that, “These all”. leaders boycotted the oppressive dictators and P r o h i b i t i n g t h e Summit. The last thing their regimes engage in opportunity to pursue this President Biden should want activity that continues to principle – to benefit the is a large-scale boycott of a threatenthestabilityofLatin narrow purpose, described U N General Assembly America and the national by Senator Scott as, not while major issues confront security of the United affordingthethreeleaders“a theglobalcommunity States”. legitimacy they have neither So, President Biden is, Curiously, Senator Scott earned nor deserve” is akin again, caught on the horns of must imbue these three tothrowingoutthebabywith a dilemma. He recognises leaders with remarkable thebathwater the importance for his party capacity to influence world The principle and and his administration of the l e a d e r s a n d s w a y upholding it must be Florida mid term Senate international public opinion, greater than satisfying elections and the contest for simply by speeches they narrow, political purposes in theState’sGovernorship. At make at the U N , and onecountry the same time, he knows that meetings they might have There is not even the U.S. government has with representatives of other certainty that any of the obligations to the U N countries. leaders want to attend the organisation which are Even at the height of the General Assembly But it enshrined in the agreement 1962 ‘Cuban missile crisis’ would be wrong to restrict that established the between the U.S. and the them from doing so. Instead, headquarters in New York. Soviet Union, the Russian the U.S. and others have the Refusing visas for leaders to leader, Nikita Khrushchev, right to respond to their attend U N meetings is was not denied a visa to statements with counter inconsistent with the terms addresstheU.N. arguments. of the headquarters To achieve what Senator Debating the issues is agreement. Scott is urging, President why the U.N. holds general The stakes are high in Biden would have to breach assemblies. Florida. The Democrats are provisions of the 1947 (The writer is Antigua trying both to unseat headquartersagreementwith and Barbuda’s Ambassador Republican Senator, Marco theU.N. to the United States of Rubio, who is virulently These provisions include A m e r i c a a n d t h e opposed to the governments the obligation of the U.S. Organization of American of Cuba, Venezuela, and government to provide visas States. He is also a Senior Nicaragua, and to replace to foreign dignitaries to Fellow at the Institute of Republican Governor Ron access the U.N. “promptly”. Commonwealth Studies, DeSantis, who is also AndwhiletheU.S.Congress University of London and working for the nomination added a note to the Massey College in the by the Republican Party for agreement, prescribing that University of Toronto) the2024U.S. “Nothing in the Agreement Responses and previous Presidential elections shall be construed as in any c o m m e n t a r i e s : The exile Latin American way diminishing, abridging www.sirronaldsanders.com

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By Sir Ronald Sanders

Another ban on leaders attending international meetings?

OU S a r e NewYork. were made on President change in Cuba, Venezuela, other States, including entangling the internal Reminiscent of last Biden,priortotheSummitof andNicaragua. New York, where politics of their country with June’s Summit of the the Americas, to exclude For the Summit of the exile Latin American U S obligations to the Americas in Los Angeles, Díaz Canel, Ortega and Americas, President Biden community is also virulent, internationalcommunity Senator Scott wrote Maduro. bowedtothepoliticalriskhis are also likely to be affected or weakening

NeutralChestPress

FrontSquats

Glute bridge with dumbbells

Loadedglutebridge

FrenchPress FortheFrenchpress,standwithyourfeetslightlyapart, holdingonedumbbellwithbothyourhands.Griptheweights above your head and keep your shoulder tight. Next, bend yourelbow,loweringthedumbbellbehindyou,bendingyour elbows. Bring the weight back to the top of your head, stretchingyourarmsallthewayoutintheprocess. Pullthrough For this exercise get into a plank position and keep your wrists in line with your shoulders Using a single dumbbell, take your right hand and pull it through from your left side Place your hand back into its position and repeatoneitherside Skullcrusher

Front squat

First, stand in an up-right position, with your feet about shoulderwidthapart.Foldyourelbowssothatthedumbbells are held in front of your chest with your palms facing your body Keep your head up and shoulders locked and slowly bringyourhipsdownwhilepushingoutyourhips(squat). Makesureyourkneesdon’tcaveinduringthisexercise. Inotherwords,theyshouldnotbetouchingasyouloweryour bodyandensureyourheelsstayontheground.Asyousquat, keepthedumbbellsinthesameposition.

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Grab your other dumbbell and get back to the floor for chestpresses.Lieonyourbackandholdadumbbellineach hand. Maintain a neutral grip and begin with your arms straight, directly above you. Your palms should be facing each other. Next, bend your elbows and lower your arms to the side of your body so the dumbbells lie just above your chest.Pauseandthenliftyourarmstorepeat.

Pull through Skull crusher

NowthisexercisemaysoundscarybutIassureyouitis not, that is, unless you drop your dumbbells! For the skull crusher, grab a comfortable dumbbell and lie on your back. Bring your heels close to your butt and hold the dumbbell with both your hands above your head. Lower your wrist, bringingthedumbbellclosetoyourhead,movingonlyyour elbows.Besuretokeepyourshoulderslocked. Overheadsit-up Another great dumbbell exercise you can try is the overhead sit-up. Remain lying on the floor and keep your heels close to your butt. Hold one of the dumbbells above your head and lift your back off the ground, bringing your chestclosetoyourknees.Keepyourarmselevatedwiththe weightinbothyourhands.Returntothefloorandrepeat.

ByDavinaBagot Weight training, as we know, can play a major role in helpingyouloseweightandtoneyourbody,however,ifyou are new to this type of exercise, it is imperative that you include proper form to ensure you get maximum benefits fromyourefforts. In this week’s column, we continue from last week’s publication where we shared five exercises you can do at home using dumbbells. Remember that if you are new to weight training, it is recommended that you start off with a comfortable pair of dumbbells to avoid injuries. As your bodybecomesacquainted,youmayincreasetheweight. For these exercises, you will need a mat and a comfortablepairofdumbbells.

Continuation... Contin Dumbbell exercises for forDumbbellbeginnersexercisesbeginners

For the glute bridge, you’ll need to lay on the floor and use a single dumbbell. Bring your heels closer to your butt andholdthedumbbellinplaceatyourhip.Pressyourheels into the ground, lifting your hip off the floor Hold the positionfor abouttwo to threesecond beforebringingyour weightbacktothefloor

Neutral chest press

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Ali, a 23-year-old student who declined to give his surname, said hefledhisapartmentalongwithhis familyduringthenightafterbullets strucktheirbuilding.“Wecouldnot stay any longer and survive,” he said.TensionshaverisenafterFathi Bashagha, backed by the eastbased parliament, was sworn in as prime minister in February amid calls for Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, head of the transitional government based in Tripoli, The Government of National Unity (GNU) , to cede power The United Nations has voiced concern after the Tobrukbased parliament voted to install Bashaghaasprimeminister

Deadly clashes between rival armed groups erupt in Libyan capital

Violencecomesinthewakeofa build-up of rival forces in the capitalTripolioverthepastweekas tensions between rival factions escalates. (Al Jazeera) - Deadly clashes broke out between rival Libyan militias in the centre of Tripoli with the sound of gunfire echoing through the heavily populated part of the capital city threatening two years of relative peace. The violence on Saturday comesinthewakeofabuild-upof rivalforcesinTripolioverthepast weekastheyjostleforpowerwhile the NorthAfrican country remains divided between rival administrations in the east and the west.Atleast12peoplewerekilled and 87 others wounded in the fighting, according to the health ministryinthecapital,Tripoli.The country’s democratic transition was delayed after the presidential elections scheduled for last December were postponed indefinitely“Thisishorrible.Myfamilyand I could not sleep because of the clashes. The sound was too loud and too frightening,” said Abdulmenam Salem, a central Tripoliresident.“Westayedawake incasewehadtoleavequickly It’s a terrible feeling.” There was no immediate comment from the interiorandhealthministriesabout the fighting, which paused in the morning before resuming. Tripoli University said it was suspending classesbecauseofthefighting.

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Sharmain Grainger

Unconditional love leads to submissiveness

Kaieteur News PAGE 31Sunday August 28, 2022 ==My Testimony==

Sharmain Grainger to redemption and has ever since beencleaningmeup.Thatdoesn’t epending on your makesense,right?ButIcanattest state of mind, today, without fear ofDchoosing to be contradiction, that John 8:36 is an submissive can either be one of absolute biblical truth: “So if the the hardest or easiest things that Son sets you free, you are truly you will ever do. This is owing to free.” the fact that being submissive With this freedom comes a means that you are inclined or desperatedesiretoseeothershave ready to yield to the authority or a similar experience; it’s as if you controlofanother somehow evolve each time you Being able to achieve this profess to an unbeliever (or only becomes possible after you unstablebeliever)thatJesusisthe would have learned, over time, true and living God. For this to trust whomever you are reason, I eagerly share about His willingtosubmitto Asforme,I goodnesswithwhoeverpayseven am only now beginning to learn the slightest of attention. And the art of submission and it is doing your part as a believer is of turning out to be not so bad after utmost importance since we all weren’t merely rescued to have a However, in the past, I met happy life for eternity We must with rebellion any scenario that help others along the way; the the struggles you may encounter Jesus since He doesn’t wish that beforedawn?warranted me being submissive. redeemedmusthelpothersseethe In so doing, you submit to His “any should perish but that all According to Hoytema, whenBut then, I had an encounter importanceofredemption. ways and can be easily guided to should come to repentance,” 2 we are in a struggle of some kind,(maybe I can term it a According to Paul the help reach souls that are yearning Peter3:9. even if it’s just an annoying wind,supernatural one) with the only Apostle, at 1 Corinthians 9:19: forHimtoo. Authored by Peter Hoytema wetendtoaskGod,“Why?” Can you dare conceptualise (a pastor for nearly three decades, But he concludes that “there what Jesus did when He died on who is now shepherding a are no easy answers to our that cruel cross for our despicable congregation in Strathroy, questions about struggles, but the transgressions? Ontario) and found at image of Jesus praying while his According to the New Living https://todaydevotional.com/, the disciples are struggling should Translation bible, which I try to devotional outlines that the Bible encourageus. absorb these days, “…He was shows us that Jesus speaks to the It assures us that even though pierced for our rebellion, crushed Father on our behalf. Romans we may feel alone, God has not for our sins. He was beaten so we 8:34saysthatJesus“isattheright abandoned us. Jesus came to this could be whole. He was whipped hand of God and is also world to share our trouble and to so we could be healed,” Isaiah interceding for us.” In 1 John 2:1 defeat the powers that are too 53:5. we read that Jesus is our strongforustoconquer Now why would anyone, “advocate with the Father,” and He still walks on the especially someone who had no from Hebrews 7:25 we learn that churning waters of life that can business facing condemnation, Jesus “always lives to intercede” frighten us so! He has come to be choose to suffer a humiliating forus. with us in power and with love death for an insignificant scrap of In explaining what this In heaven, ruling over all things dirt like me? It is only the intercession looks like, Hoytema today, Jesus sees us Through his embodiment of absolutely pure highlighted some valid questions Spirit, He is with us, and He is love that can manage such a that people can reasonably ask praying for us ” Submitting to selflessact. after reading the Holy Scriptures Him becomes easy when you There might be some who such as: Why would Jesus send begin to comprehend, just a little would like to doubt that Jesus his disciples out on the lake to bit,whoHereallyis. sufferedanddiedforoursins,rose struggle against a prevailing Devotional prayer: Lord, again and currently is sitting on wind? (Accounts of this is when I feel I am struggling the right hand of the Heavenly recorded at Matthew 14:22-33, alone, help me to know that you Father (being part of the holy Mark 6:45-51 and John 6:16-21) are with me and that you areone (Jesus) capable of massaging “For though I am free from all, I trinity – Father, Son and the Holy And why, after leaving them praying for me. Use me also tosubmissivewaysintome. havemademyselfaservanttoall, Spirit) even now interceding for alone for the night, would he go share this comfort with others. InWhen you come to the thatImightwinmoreofthem.” us, but I am an unreserved out to walk on the water just your name,Amen.realisation that there is someone He goes on to explain at 1 believer – he made mewho actually loves you more than Corinthian 3:6-8: “6I planted the abelieveryou could ever love yourself, to seed in your hearts, and Apollos When you find thatthat person, you can submit watered it, but it was God who you have strength towillingly, no questions asked. In madeitgrow face some especiallyfact,youdevelopaburningdesire 7It’s not important who does daunting situationsto avail yourself in every the planting, or who does the and emerge unscathedconceivable way to be used by watering.What’simportantisthat on the other side, youthat person because it is the only God makes the seed grow 8The know without a doubtway you can possibly attempt to one who plants and the one who thatdivinityisatwork.compensate, but yet, recompense waters work together with the Jesus’ miraculousjust isn’t possible – not when you same purpose. And both will be ways can transform acan recall, and quite vividly too, rewarded for their own hard messy situation into athehorribleperson(me)thatHeis work.” message of hope andevennowhelpingtotransform. Whenyoutrulyconsiderwhat peace any day of theThere simply aren’t it is to be redeemed, you are week.descriptive words for me to compelledtolivealifepleasingin I recently cameaccurately detail how Jesus, the Hissight.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyou across a devotionallove of my life, swooped in, of becomeperfectinallyourways,it that absolutely drivescourse miraculously, when I was means, however, that you are home the point of theat perhaps the lowest point of my determined to see Him as your intercessory nature oflife, literally showed me the way only source of help regardless of

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and kissing an infected Monkeypox is much milder nearly as infectious r i s k o f person. and less infectious than Additionally, Monkeypox contracting Ï% Prolonged face-to- COVID-19. That being said, does not spread during short Monkeypox face contact with an infected the symptoms can be severe periods of shared airspace f r o m a nAs you may know by person. in some patients, as well as with someone infected with i n f e c t e dnow, Guyana registered its Ï% Touching fabrics painful and very unpleasant, it. So, walking through a i n d i v i d u a lfirst case of Monkeypox this and objects during sex that so it’s wise to try to avoid an crowded restaurant or store s l i g h t l ypast week. It was inevitable were used by a person with infection. is not sufficient to contract increases.giventhepatternofspreadof Monkeypox and that have Will wearing mask give the virus. However, if you L i f e w i t hthis virus. However, just like notbeendisinfected. the needed protection are in a tight space with Monkeypox willwhen COVID 19 started, disease altogether; educate As you can see from the from this virus? prolonged person-to-person not be as restrictive as it wastherearemanyquestionsand yourself and help spread the modes of transmission, A s m e n t i o n e d , contact, like at a crowded with COVID-19. However,myths that are being peddled correct information about anyone can become infected Monkeypoxisspreadmainly music venue or club, your we should not ignore theaboutthisvirus.Today,Iwill thisnewoutbreak. with Monkeypox, no matter bycomingintodirectcontactattempt to answer some their sexual orientation with an infected individual.commonly asked questions However, the disease has so It is not spread through theand myths being peddled far shown a high prevalence air unless someone inhalesaboutthisdisease. in the “men that have sex large amounts of respiratoryWill it cause another with men” population droplets from an infectedpandemic? leading to the stigma that it individual. This can only

Dr. Zulfikar MedicineEmergencyBuxSpecialist

Based on the evidence can only infect this occur with prolonged closea v a i l a b l e a n d t h e populationalone. face-to-face contact with anbehavioural patterns of the Is it more infectious and infected person. Therefore,virus, there is no threat of a deadly than COVID-19? mask wearing will onlypandemic occurring from While Monkeypox protect from this specificMonkeypox. It spreads too lesions can look similar to form of exposure and is notslowly and the mode of S m a l l p o x l e s i o n s , the main means oftransmissionnegatestherisk Monkeypox infections are prevention. Avoiding high-of it spreading at a rapid, much milder, and are only risk sexual behaviour andpandemic-likeway very rarely fatal The unnecessary skin to skinIs its only spread through outbreak started a year ago contact with individuals isthe LGBTQ population? and there have been 47,000 the still the main form ofMonkeypox is spread infections and 13 deaths decreasing one’s risk ofmainly through the from the disease thus far beinginfected.followingmeans: After its first year of spread, Can you get MonkeypoxÏ% Direct contact with therewerealready80million from being in a crowd?Monkeypox rash, scabs, or infections and 1.7 million Unlike COVID 19,body fluids from a person deaths from COVID-19. So, Monkeypox is not known towithMonkeypox. it is safe to say that so far, linger in the air, and it is notÏ% Touching objects, fabrics(clothing,bedding,or towels), and surfaces that have been used by someone withÏ%Monkeypox.Contac t w i t h respiratory secretions of someone infected with Monkeypox.Ï%Oral, anal, and vaginal sex or touching the genitals or anus of a person withÏ%Monkeypox.Hugging, massage,

Monkeypox: Questions and Myths answered

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux MedicineEmergencySpecialist

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Success in the workplace and personal life is determined by you!

“Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotionwillonedaybecomeareality.”Earl Nightingale’saptsummationofthepowerof your thoughts is one of the most significant statements ever made. Think about it. Your thoughtsarealwayswithyou.Andtheytend to play themselves over and over again in your head. They either support you to think aboutandtakepositiveactionortheopposite. Your thoughts either criticise or support the accomplishmentofyourgoals. Listen to the voice in your mind.Youknowthedrill.Negative thoughts are overwhelming, and theycantakecontrolofyourmind fordays.Buthowtogeteven,how to replay or recast a situation that has already occurred, or how to make excuses or blame others is not powerful, positive thinking. When your thoughts are negative orunsupportiveofyourhappiness and success, you have to change yourthinking.Gently—don’tbeat yourselfup,redirectyourthinking to thoughts that will support your success and happiness. Laugh, if you can, when you think about the time you spent obsessing over matters that are over and completed.Yourthoughtsgovernthesuccessofyour interpersonalinteractions.Yourthoughtsare the headlights illuminating your path in the darkness.Theyalwaysprecedeyouandyour actions. Nightingale said, “The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.”Believehim!

By Zena Henry

The piece by Susan Heathfield, a human resource and management consultant with decades of experience in human resources, examinedbeingresponsibleasamajorrecipe for success and happiness and I noted the informationbelow Who’sResponsibleforYourLife? You are totally responsible for your life. This is the foundational principle you must embrace if you plan for happiness and success in your life and work. For many people, everything is someone else’s fault. Every problem can be explained away with reasonswhytheycan’taffectthesituationor the outcome, especially at work where it is easy to find excuses because people are so closelyintertwined—andeveryprojecthasa chain of internal customers who are dependent on others in the chain. Every failure has a scapegoat that they can use to avoid taking responsibility for their own actions—failure is never the result of the choicestheymade. IfYouDon’tTakeResponsibility? Butwithouttakingresponsibility, you’re allthemorelikelytolookatyourcareerasa failure because you allowed any passing wind to blow you around, all the while blamingthewindforhowthingsturnedout. When you fail to responsibly guide your directionandoutcomes,yousetthestagefor creating a miserable life—a life that fulfills noneofyourdreamsandaspirations. MakeNoExcuses Excuses for failure, excuses about your choices in life, excuses about what you feel youhaveaccomplished—andwhatyouhave not fuel dysfunctional thinking and consequently, undesirable actions and behaviours Making excuses instead of taking 100 responsibility for your actions, your thoughts, and your goals are the hallmark of people who fail to succeed both intheirprofessionallivesandpersonallives. Partofthepoweroftakingresponsibility for your actions is that you silence the negative,unhelpfulvoiceinyourhead.When youspendyourthinkingtimeonsuccessand goal accomplishment, instead of on making excuses, you free up the emotional space formerly inhabited by negativity This is especiallytrueasthatnegativevoiceinyour headwillrunendlesstapesofdissatisfaction and rehearse negative, unsatisfying outcomesoverandoveragain—adnauseum. Thenexttimeyoucatchyourselfmaking an excuse, whether for the late project, the unmet goal, or the job you have chosen to work, gently remind yourself—no excuses. Interruptthatincessanttapethatisplayingin your mind and stop rehearsing that excusefilledconversation.Spendyourthoughttime planning your next successful venture. Appreciate what you have today, not what you sorrow over from yesterday, or are concerned about for tomorrow Positive thinkingbecomesahelpfulhabit.Excusesfor youralreadytakenactionsfuelfailure. TakeResponsibilityforYourLife People who take complete responsibility for their lives experience joy and control of circumstances.Theyareabletomakechoices because they understand that they are responsible for their choices. Indeed, even when events that are not under your control go awry, you can at the very least determine howyouwillreacttotheevent.Youcanmake an event a disaster or you can use it as an opportunity to learn and to grow The most important aspect of taking responsibility for your life is to acknowledge that your life is yourresponsibility Noonecanliveyourlife for you. You are in charge. No matter how hardyoutrytoblameothersfortheeventsof your life, each event is the result of choices youmadeandaremaking. Wanttotravel?Then,travel.Itisnotyour job, your spouse or partner, the cost, or the timethatholdsyoubackfromachievingyour dreams. It is you. Want to weigh a certain number of pounds? Then, eat and exercise like the person who would weigh that particular weight. Want a promotion into a management position? Then, act like, look like, and practice the actions that successful managersexhibitinyourorganisationinthat role.Makeyourdesireknowntoo,asyouwill neverrealiseyourgoalifyoukeepitasecret. Passed over several times? Ask what you needtodotoearnapromotion.Areyoustill passedover?Lookforanewjobtocontinue topursueyourdream. AreYouTakingResponsibility orPlacingBlame? Aboveallelse,listentothatlittlevoicein yourhead.Andobserveyourselftalkingwith coworkers,familymembers,andfriends.Do you hear yourself taking responsibility or placing blame? Eliminate blame, eliminate excuses.Iftheblametrackortheexcusetrack plays repeatedly in your mind, you are shiftingresponsibilityforyourdecisionsand lifeto Listenothers.to yourself when you speak. In your conversation, do you hear yourself blameothersforthingsthatdon’tgoexactly as you want? Do you find yourself pointing fingersatyourcoworkersoryourupbringing, yourparent’sinfluence,theamountofmoney that you make, or your spouse? Are you makingexcusesforgoalsunmetortasksthat missedtheirdeadlines?Ifyoucanhearyour blamingpatterns,youcanstopthem. If an individual you respect supplies feedback that you make excuses and blame others for your woes, take the feedback seriously Control your defensive reaction and explore examples and deepen your understanding of the coworker or friend. People who responsibly consider feedback attractmuchmorefeedback. YouMatter Liveeverydayasifwhatyoudomatters, because it does. Every choice you make; every action you take matters.Your choices matter to you and create the life you live. Yourchoicesmatteratworktoo.Youchoose the path of productivity and contribution or, youchoosethepathofamarginalemployee. Every action you take affects organisational progressinonewayorinanother Youalways make a difference. Let that difference move the world forward. You matter. And, your thoughtsmatter,too. YourThoughtsMatter

Itdoesn’tmatterwhatishappeningin yourlifeortheworldaroundyou.I’m convincedthatwiththerightattitude, we can survive anything; we can overcome the gravest situations with faith, understanding,andthewilltoberesponsible byputtingourbestfootforward.Ithoughtit would be useful to highlight some information from this website, the balance careers They provide information on navigatingacareer Itishometoexpertswho provide clear, practical advice on job searching, resume writing, salary negotiations, and other career planning topics.ButwhatIfoundintriguing,wastheir thoughts on taking responsibility for one’s Selfandlife.

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WHENYOU RESPONSIBILITYTAKEFORYOURLIFE, YouAchieveYourDreams

HR and Management Consultant, Susan Heathfield

Females are polyestrous; upagainstarockoratreeand reach nests in trees, while its mating generally takes place grabs the opponent with its largerrelativecannot. in the fall. The estrous cycle forearms. In the rainforest, Conservation will last approximately the southern tamandua is The southern tamandua about 42 days. Gestation surrounded during the day is listed as CITES Appendix rangesfrom130to190days. by a cloud of flies and II in southeastern Brazil. Thefemalegivesbirthtoone mosquitoes and is often seen Although widespread, they offspring per year At birth, wiping these insects from its are uncommon. They are the young anteater does not eyes. This animal has small killed by hunters, who claim resemble its parents; its coat eyes and poor vision, but its the tamanduas kill dogs varies from white to black. It large, upright ears indicate They are also killed for the rides on the mother’s back that hearing is an important thick tendons in their tails, for several months up to a sense. from which rope is made. year and is sometimes Diet Tamanduas are sometimes deposited on a safe branch Southern tamanduas eat used by Amazonian Indians whilethemotherforages. ants and termites in roughly toridtheirhomesofantsand Behaviour equal proportions, although t e r m i t e s ( S o u r c e : The tamandua is mainly they may also eat a small Wikipedia)

The southern tamandua break insect nests or to near streams and rivers, The southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), defenditself. especially those thick with is a medium-sized anteater, also called the collared Distribution and habitat vines and epiphytes though it can vary anteater or lesser anteater, is The southern tamandua (presumablybecauseitsprey considerablyinsizebasedon a species of anteater from is found in Trinidad and iscommonintheseareas). environmental conditions. It South America and the throughout South America The oldest fossil has a head and body length island of Trinidad in the from Venezuela to northern tamanduas date from the rangingfrom34to88cm(13 Caribbean. It is a solitary Argentina, southern Brazil, Pleistocene of South to35in),andaprehensiletail animal found in many andUruguayatelevationsup America, although genetic 37 to 67 cm (15 to 26 in) habitats, from mature to to 1,600 m (5,200 ft). It evidence suggests they may long. Adults weigh from 1.5 highly disturbed secondary inhabits both wet and dry have diverged from their to8.4kg(3.3to18.5lb),with forestsandaridsavannahs.It forests, including tropical closest relative, the giant no significant difference in feeds on ants, termites, and rainforest, savanna, and anteater, in the lateMiocene, size between males and bees Its very strong thorn scrub. It seems to be 12.9millionyearsago. females. Like their close foreclaws can be used to most common in habitats Physical description relative, the northern tamandua, they have four clawed digits on the forefeet and five on the hind feet and walk on the outer surfaces of their forefeet to avoid puncturing their palms with their sharp claws The underside and the tip of the tail are hairless. The snout is long and decurved with an opening only as wide as the diameter of a stick, from which the tongue is protruded. Although some nocturnal but is occasionally quantity of fruit.They locate differences in the shape of active during the day The their food by scent, and prey the skull are seen, they can animals nest in hollow tree on a wide range of species, most easily be distinguished trunks or in the burrows of including army ants, from the northern tamandua other animals, such as carpenter ants, and by their slightly longer ears, armadillos They are solitary, Nasutitermes. They avoid which average around 5 cm occupying home ranges that eating ants armed with (2.0 in) instead of 4 cm (1.6 average from 100 to 375 ha strong chemical defenses, in), as in the northern (250to930acres),depending such as leafcutter ants. They species. onthelocalenvironment also consume beetle larvae The individual and They may communicate and their water requirement geographic variation when aggravated by hissing is obtained through their observed in the southern and releasing an unpleasant food. But as with the ants, tamandua have made the scent from their anal glands. beetles with a chemical taxonomic description of They spend much of their defense are generally theseanimalsadifficulttask. time foraging arboreally; a avoided. A n i m a l s f r o m t h e study in various habitats in Tamanduas are also southeastern part of the Venezuela showed this thought to eat honey and range are “strongly vested”, anteater spends 13 to 64 bees and in captivity, have meaning they have black percent of its time in trees. been known to eat fruit and markings from shoulder to The southern tamandua is meat. Anteaters extract their rump; the black patch widens quite clumsy on the ground prey by using their near the shoulders and and ambles along, incapable extremely strong forelimbs encircles the forelimbs The of the gallop its relative, the to rip open nests and their restofthebodycanbeblonde, giantanteater,canachieve. elongated snouts and tan, or brown Animals from The southern tamandua rounded tongues (up to 40 northern Brazil and usesitspowerfulforearmsin cm (16 in) in length) to lick Venezuela to west of the self defense If it is uptheinsects. Andes are solid blonde, threatenedinatreeitgraspsa Although it has the same brown, or black, or are only branch with its hindfeet and diet as the giant anteater, lightly vested. Individuals tail, leaving its arms and both animals are able to live from Trinidad are almost long, curved claws free for alongside one another, alwayssolidblonde. combat. If attacked on the perhaps because the

Southern tamandua

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Opposition feels is good for agree. For anything and Vice President is totally H i s the prospects of the group. anywhere touched by the separated from the h e n c h m e n

The second and third fair audit Identically, pieces of wisdom that came Guyanesearealsoentitledto from the Opposition a robust audit, given the included that there be robust American billions at stake, auditing and monitoring of and I insist openly: oil companies’ expenses ExxonMobil has not been Bluntly, the leaders of oil straight with us, so the companies would rob the greatest watchfulness with dead, even their own this so-called audit is vital grandmothers. Guyanese auditors can Theyarethatgreedy,and show what they are made in Guyana, they have a of;ortheycanmanifesthow ‘packoo.’ I have doubts that much they bargain for we are going to get any kind themselves Further, there of quality auditing done, must be some process, giventhepeopleleadingthat where Guyana is closely charge. associated with expense Iwasencouragedthatwe m a n a g e m e n t a n d weregoingtohaveaforensic monitoring, as such unfold; auditoftheUS$9B,thenthat keepsoilcompanieshonest. quickly crumbled

Oil blocks auction, robust auditing, close monitoring of oil expenses and apartheid state

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By GHK Lall

The Last, this matter of an whole arrangement and apartheid state in Guyana announcement smelled of a has burned holes in the quid pro quo. In other consciousness of Indo w o r d s , d e l i v e r a Guyanese. It is similar to rubberstamped, ‘top top’ what Burnham practised, audit, and everybody lives whilehepowerfullysaidthat happily after Political no such thing occurred leaders get to claim and Those cherished, those cavort with a completed condemned; therefore, there audit (not worth the name), is Little Guyana in and those delivering get to Richmond Hill, and other bank their rewards. I started Little Guyana(s) elsewhere. out with a ‘wait-and-see’ It got so bad that even his attitude, only for that to be own people fled. What we dashed. have today is an apartheid Becausewhenthemanin state, with discrimination charge of this multi-billion and different strokes for American dollar audit could different people, especially publicly take the premature Black Guyanese. Let’s face position that reports of the it. Ifaceit. oil companies overcharging I know it. I have lived and overbilling are with it before, and I moved. misleading, I recognise that It is here in Guyana today in our goose was already the public service, in cooked before it was even contract awards, in relief caught. monies. Remember: having How could any open- been close to it, I recognise minded Guyanese say that it. My conscience is still claims of possible inflating intact. Fellow Guyanese: of expenses by oil don’t pretend blindness, companies are misleading? deafness. The audit has to keep a clear (The views expressed in head, while not discounting this article are those of the anything. But when such a a u t h o r a n d d o n o t skewed approach is taken so necessarily reflect the premeditatedly, then I make opinions of this newspaper.)

Lall >>> ENCOURAGING EVENTS, DISTURBING DEVELOPMENTS <<<

The first was that the billions are misspent, results willing henchmen to do his President,matters. It would encourage Vice President should not be far from what was promised, bidding, and they also don’t improves theif this is for the long-term involved in the auction of expected. impress on the side of bottom line ofgood of all Guyana, and not upcoming oil blocks. I Hence, it is best if the principleorwhatispatriotic. people andsomethin t the places outside theboldclaimthatthereisno the nationalTreasury I urge audit, but a whitewash. It is President Ali: sir, let’s get one for appearances, and this series of auctions right, nothing else. Oil companies please let’s ensure that the have long tricked, deceived, most is had from the auction and robbed poor coloured process, and that Guyanese societies wherever they benefit. Keep the Hon. Vice operate. Those here are no Presidentoutofthepicture. angels. They are still due a

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The Opposition took three Vice President has always auction(s). know whathe Opposition is positions recently, which all comeoutwrong. This isn’t a real hurdle pleases theshowing some havemuchtothem. Things don’t add up, for him because he has V i c emuscle in oilT

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An entrepreneur helping to build enterprises that drive social change

ByRehannaRamsay In the business culture, when someone’s idea for business surpasses the goal of making money and venturesintotherealmofhelping to create solutions to problems faced by individuals, groups or communities, that person can be al entrepreneurGuyanese businesswoman, Miranda Thakur Deen has embodied this concept. For the past 15 years, Mrs. Thakur-Deen hasbeenusingherentrepreneurial skills and resources to build e educational and economic als, particularlywomenandchildren.

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The businesswoman shared that her journey to social entrepreneurshipstartedaftershe left her job in the motor, fire and marineinsuranceindustryover15 yearsThakurago.-Deencommencedher entrepreneurial journey in what she refers to as the family business,AtlanticVenturesInc.–a gold mining company which was established in 2006. Today, her efforts have grown to cover the areas of marine and sustainabletrade. Inthisregard,Thakur-Deenis listed as Founder and Executive Director on several Boards including the Atlantic Ventures Inc. Group of Companies: Eco Atlantic International Investment Inc , Marine Traders Atlantic (MTA) Inc., Gas and Energy Inc. as well as the AA Maritime and Offshore Training Institute, Guyana.Inher other capacity, this businesswomanistheFounderof a non-governmental organisation known as the Give Another ChanceFoundation(GACF). Thakur-Deen said that her goal is to build corporations and platformsthatwillnotjustbenefit herimmediatefamilymembers. Shesaid,“Iwanttolivealife thatbenefitsothersnotjustmyself and my immediate family members… It’s the legacy I will leaveonthisjourney.”

EMPOWERINGWOMEN Through her efforts in maritime,Thakur-Deenaspiresto empower women in Guyana and the Caribbean in the maritime industry by integrating women into mainstream maritime activities. True to her word, she has since partnered with the Office of the First Lady of Guyana to offer 100 scholarships towomen.Asfor her education and training,Thakur-Deenispursuing a Masters in Oil and Gas Management as a final year student; her thesis is on: EntrepreneurialImplicationsand Continued 62

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Quoting famed American novelist, Ernest Hemingway, the businesswomannotedwhile“Itis good to have an end to journey toward, it is the journey that mattersintheend.”

CONSISTENTEFFORTS In her capacity as founder of theGACF,Thakur-Deenhasbeen committed to providing basic healthcareandeducationsupport to underprivileged children in rural and urban communities for thepast10 Thakuryears.-Deen said that the idea for GACF was born out of a need for education support initiatives that she and her siblings had identified while growing up in a little village called Noitgedacht, Wakenaam, in the Essequibo Islands. The familywasnotalwaysinbusiness andThakur-Deen remains true to her humble beginnings and is alwayslookingforwaysinwhich shecangivebacktosociety To this end, she said her family has been consistent in efforts to support the youth of Wakenaam.Inaddition, GACF has led socialinitiativesaimedathelping youths from depressed communities navigate societal ills. One such project is the mentorshipprogrammeforyoung boys from ‘Warlock’ East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, a communityplaguedbycrimeand povertyAllof these efforts, Thakur Deensaysareinkeepingwiththe four pillars of the organisation which are: championing the power of giving another chance, providing access to quality education, offering a ray of hope for a good generation and advocating emotional intelligence for good health and wellbeing.Thelatter pillar is where GACF, its staff, and stakeholders have been increasingly focused onpromoting,especiallyinwake of the plethora of social and emotional challenges that arose outoftheCOVID-19pandemic. Thakur Deen says the organisation is supported by the familybusinessaswellasfriends and supporters of the charity “One hundred percent of all the effortsmadetoassistusgoesinto theworkwedoandensuringthat the children and youth benefit fromthework,”shepointedout.

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On a personal front, Thakur Deen is married to Amal Deen, her childhood sweetheart. The couple shares a 10- year-old son, Javier Deen, whom his mother told this publication, enjoys the workofthenon-profitsomuchso thathegoestoalltheeventswith her

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Guyanese businesswoman and Philanthropist, Miranda Thakur-Deen Mrs. Thakur-Deen during an event forAAMaritime and offshore Training Institute Guyana Miranda Thakur-Deen at a meeting with the UN representative for women empowerment principles. Imani Duncan-Price, a former Government Senator, Co-Executive Director of Jamaica’s leading think tank, is seated 2nd from right

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3D EYE MASKS These masks are one of the best ways to get a full night’s rest without Enjoy E-Networksthe list of showsmust-watchthisweek covered with some of the must watch shows this week.

A: WeYes!getit. There’s nothing quite like curling up on your side in comfy PJs. But don’t worry—there are other ways to keep your lashes safe during sleepy-time.

By Latoya Zephyr Life with new lash extensions can be tricky. We get a lot of questions about lash extensions aftercare , and we know how overwhelming it can seem at first. It just seems like there are suddenly so many things to be aware of—like the way you sleep in particular.Don’t worry. Lash extension maintenance isn’t too hard to figure out. In this article, we’ll cover a question sometimes : “When I get lash extensions, do I need to sleep on my back?” Q: Now that I have lash extensions, should I only sleep on my back?

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A: Yes it is recommended but it can also be hard. Most eyelash technicians will highly recommend sleeping on your back in order to protect your eyelash extensions from getting tugged at or pulled off in your sleep.See, when you sleep on your side or on your front, your face usually ends up rubbing against your pillow or bedcovers. Most pillowcase fabrics (especially cotton) and blankets have stray fibres that can tug at your lashes. And pressing your face against your pillow can flatten your eyelash extensions, deforming their natural curl or affecting the bond of the glue. We can generally tell when clients sleep on their side, and which side they favour based on what their lashes look like at their infill appointment. To them it seems like some sort of magic when we say “do you sleep on your right side?” – but it’s easy when you can see one eye has noticeably more extensions remaining than the other.

Lessons from a Lashpreneur TO SLEEPING WITH LASH EXTENSIONS

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SKINCARE If you’ve got a regular night-time skincare regimen, make sure you review your products’ ingredients. Oilbased cleansers and creams are a big no-no when you have eyelash extensions. Even micellar-water can loosen the bond of lash glue. They may feel great on the skin, but unfortunately, they’re also good at dissolving most lash glues. Switch to water-based products or oil-free alternatives.Doingthese things will ensure you get your beauty rest, and when you rise your lashes are in tip-top condition. compromising your new lashes. They have contours around the eye area specifically designed to protect your lash extensions. This keeps your lashes lush while keeping you fresh and well-rested.They’re perfect for travelling, too. Just pop them on during those long flights for some much-deserved beautyJustsleep.like any other eye mask, make sure you clean it regularly to avoid bacteria and other unwanted elements from developing.

SILK PILLOWCASE Not much for eye masks? Then try switching out your regular pillowcase for a silk one! Unlike cotton, velvet, or linen fabrics, silk is smooth and totally forgiving. It won’t tug at your eyelash extensions, and there’s a

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betterEnjoyEnetworkchance of your eyelashes just slipping to the side—instead of folding or flattening—when they’re smushed up against silk.

Q: Are there steps I can take to keep my lashes safe when sleeping?

Reaction from experts Colin Espie, PhD, the cofounder of sleep health company Big Health and a professor of sleep medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford in England, told Healthline that sleep’s importance can be too obvious.“Like we need oxygen, we don’t think enough about it until we have a problem,” Espie told Healthline. “I’ve noticed, though, that we are becoming more attentive in healthcare to sleep as a pillar of health. The research evidence has been mounting, but we still have a way to go to understand that how we sleep is just as important as what we eat as a determinant of health.”Espie noted that sleep needs change as we age.

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To address this important question, the research team carefully screened over 1300 individuals for those who strictly avoid non-nutritive sweeteners in their day-to-day lives, and identified a cohort of 120Theseindividuals.participants were broken into six groups: two controls and four who ingested well below the FDA daily allowances of either aspartame, saccharin, stevia, or sucralose.“Insubjects consuming the non-nutritive sweeteners, we could identify very distinct changes in the composition and function of gut microbes, and the molecules they secret into peripheral blood. This seemed to suggest that gut microbes in the human body are rather responsive to each of these sweeteners,” says Elinav. “When we looked at consumers of non-nutritive sweeteners as groups, we found that two of the nonnutritive sweeteners, saccharin and sucralose, significantly impacted glucose tolerance in healthy adults. Interestingly, changes in the microbes were highly correlated with the alterations noted in people’s glycemic responses.”Toestablish causation, the researchers transferred microbial samples from the study subjects to germ-free mice — mice that have been raised in completely sterile conditions and have no microbiome of their own.

There have been many studies connecting poor sleep to heart disease, but most focus on a single sleep habit, such as sleep apnea or sleep

Getting Quality Sleep Can Help Reduce Your Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease

· Researchers say a lack of quality sleep can raise the risk of heart disease and stroke.·They note that people with the highest sleep scores have a 75% percent lower risk of heart health issues than people with the lowest scores.·Experts say many people don’t take their sleep habits as seriously as they should.

“The relationship between the amount of sleep and risk of cardiovascular disease is complex. Both lack of sleep (less than six hours per night) and excess sleep (more than nine hours) have both been associated with increased risk in observational studies,” West said.“In cases of sleep deprivation, endocrine/ hormonal and hemodynamic changes can be observed as well as systemic inflammation,” he added. “These can result in the development of obesity/ adverse body mass index, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and high blood pressure, all of which increase the risk of stroke, heart attack and cardiovascular death.” Shift work, disruption, and sleep deprivation can contribute.“The benefits of increasing sleep levels can be difficult to study given selfreporting of sleep amount, and the effect of sleep quality can be difficult to judge given its subjective nature,” West said. “That said, studies have shown that sleep extension to normal levels after sleep deprivation can help blood pressure and therefore reduce cardiovascular risk –and it is likely that the other physiological changes associated with sleep deprivation would likewise improve.”

Theduration.newstudy, which hasn’t been peer-reviewed or published yet, combined five sleep habits and looked at baseline sleep scores and changes over time as well as incidences of cardiovascular disease.It included 7,200 participants who were studied between 2008 and 2011.Participants were initially free of cardiovascular disease and were an average age of 59 years with 62 percent being male.Researchers checked for coronary heart disease and stroke every two years for a decade. They reported that 10 percent of participants had an optimal sleep score (one of five, with five being optimal) and 8 percent had a poor score at baseline.Duringthe following eight years, the number of participants who developed coronary heart disease or stroke decreased by 22% for every one-point rise in baseline sleep measurements. Compared to people with a score of zero or one, participants with a score of five had a 75% lower risk of heart disease or stroke. Researchers estimated if all participants had an optimal sleep score, 72 percent of new cases of coronary heart disease and stroke could have been avoided annually. They found over time, a one-point increase in sleep score was associated with a 7% reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease or stroke.

Non-nutritive sweeteners affect human microbiomes and can alter glycemic responses (SCIENCE DAILY)Since the late 1800s nonnutritive sweeteners have promised to deliver all the sweetness of sugar with none of the calories. They have long been believed to have no effect on the human body, but researchers publishing in the journal Cell on August 19 challenge this notion by finding that these sugar substitutes are not inert, and, in fact, some can alter human consumers’ microbiomes in a way that can change their blood sugar levels.

“One example of agerelated change is that as we get older there’s an aging of the circadian clock which results in a shift of our natural sleep rhythms,” he said. “Our sleep is more fragmented in later life and less deep sleep is normal, as are intermittent wake“Weperiods.”needto avoid dips in oxygen supply to the body and the brain, at all times, but this includes at night,” Espie added. “When we are asleep, some people are prone to breathing pauses or apneas and this not only fragments sleep but when severe they can also lead to cardiovascular risk. In addition, good sleep is critical for recovery for those who may have experienced a stroke.”

“The results were quite striking,” says Elinav. “In all of the non-nutritive sweetener groups, but in none of the controls, when we transferred into these sterile mice the microbiome of the top responder individuals collected at a time point in which they were consuming the respective non-nutritive sweeteners, the recipient mice developed glycemic alterations that very significantly mirrored those of the donor individuals. In contrast, the bottom responders’ microbiomes were mostly unable to elicit such glycemic responses,” he adds.“These results suggest that the microbiome changes in response to human consumption of non-nutritive sweetener may, at times, induce glycemic changes in consumers in a highly personalized manner.”

Some tips for obtaining quality sleep include going to bed at the same time every night and making sure your sleeping area is dark and quiet.(HEALTH LINE)Not getting enough sleep may lead to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. A study presented last week at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022 in Barcelona says 7 in 10 cardiovascular conditions can be prevented if everyone was a good sleeper. “The low prevalence of good sleepers was expected given our busy, 24/7 lives,” said Dr Aboubakari Nambiema, PhD, MPH, a study author and postdoctoral researcher at INSERM (the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research). “The importance of sleep quality and quantity for heart health should be taught early in life when healthy behaviors become established. Minimizing night-time noise and stress at work can both help improve sleep.”

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Dr . Nick West, a cardiologist and chief medical officer of Abbott’s vascular business, told Healthline that getting enough sleep can be a balancing act.

In 2014, senior author Eran Elinav an immunologist and microbiome researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the German National Cancer Center (DKFZ) and his team found that non-nutritive sweeteners affected the microbiomes of mice in ways that could impact their glycemic responses. The team was interested in whether these results would also be found in humans.

U.S. Senator begins a filibuster to prevent vote on Civil Rights Act

Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus is captured by the British Cetshwayo kaMpande, the last king of the Zulus, was captured by British Imperial forces on this day, August 28, 1879.HisdefeatandcapturemarkedtheendoftheZulus,who were annexed and integrated into the British Empire eight yearslater,in1887.CetshwayowasthesonofKingMpande. Mpande died in 1872, and Cetshwayo became King. Six years later,in1878,theBritish decided that the Zulus should be conquered Many attempts were made to provoke the Zulus, with demands for tribute, and insults, with the objective being to provoke Cetshwayo into awarHe refused to take the bait until the British finally sent him an ultimatum demanding that he disband his army, or face a war He chose war Cetshwayo won a series of stunning victories overthe HoweverBritish.,failuretocapturetheBritishfortress,andtheloss of thousands of men, condemned the Zulu, who were lightly armedcomparedtotheBritish,todefeat.OnAugust28,1879, the British finally captured the Zulu capital, Ulundi. (Source: GRIPT) Zulu King Cetshwayo

India and Pakistan sign agreement to release prisoners of war India and P a k i s t a n s i g n e d a n agreement on August 28, 1973, clearing the way for the release of most of the 90,000 ‘ P a k i s t a n i prisoners held in India and for settlement of other problems arising from their war in D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 1 T h e a c c o r d , reached after 19 days of d i f f i c u l t

On August 28, 1 9 5 7 , S t r o m Thurmond, a United States senator from South Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.The filibuster, an extended speech designed to stall legislation, began on August 28 at 8:54 p.m. and lasted until 9:12 p.m. the following day, a duration of 24 hours and18minutes. SenatorThurmondStrom Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

Fatimah (born between 605 and 615 CE, died in 632 CE; cause of death disputed) was the youngest daughter of the Islamic ProphetMuhammadand his first wife Khadija. Taking up after her father, Fatimah became highly spiritual and devoted to Islam. Fatimah was married to Ali ibn Abi Talib in 624 CE, and the marriage lasted until the end of her days. Her sonsHassanandHussaynweretheonlysurvivinggrandchildren of the Prophet and have been venerated as imams (spiritual leaders) by the Shia Muslim community, just like their father; FatimahistermedasthemotherofImamsandisreveredbyboth SunniandShiaMuslims.(Source:WorldHistory)

Compiled by Zena Henry Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic Muhammadprophetdies

The Carrington Event was a large solar storm that took place at the beginning of September 1859, just a few months before the solar maximum of 1860. Beginning August 28, 1859,astronomersaroundtheworldwatchedwithfascination asthenumberofsunspotsonthesolardiskgrew.Amongthem was Richard Carrington, an amateur skywatcher in a small towncalledRedhill,nearLondoninEngland. On September 1, as Carrington was sketching the sunspots, he was blinded by a sudden flash of light. Carrington described it as a “white light flare” according to NASA spaceflight. The whole event lasted about five minutes.Theflarewasamajorcoronalmassejection(CME), a burst of magnetized plasma from the sun’s upper atmosphere, the corona. In 17.6 hours, the CME traversed over 90 million miles (150 million km) between the sun and Earth and unleashed its force on the planet. According to NASA spaceflight, it usually takes CMEs multiple days to reachEarth.(Source:Space.com)

NewIslamabadtwosnegotiationspread,overmonthsinandDelhi,alsoprovidedaprocedureforPakistanirecognition of Bangladesh. Bangledesh, the Bengali region, that until the 1971 war, was the eastern wing of Pakistan, did not participate in the negotiations since her independence had not yet been recognisedbythePakistanis.(Source:NewYorkTimes) Aziz Ahmed, one of the negotiators of the agreement (back, leaning over) watching the Tashkent Agreement

The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies

The Carrington Event was caused by a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME). (Image credit: NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center)

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This Day in History - August 28

Sunday August 28, 2022

During the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, Spanish conquerors befriended Kaqchikels people and aided then in defeating neighbouring enemies. But the Spanish conquerors rapidly began to demand gold in tribute from the Kaqchikels, souring the friendship between the two peoples, and the Kaqchikel people abandoned their city and fled to the forests and hills on August 28, 1524. Ten days later, the Spanish declared war on the Kaqchikel. The Spanish founded a new town at nearby Tecpán Guatemala, abandoned it in 1527 because of continuous Kaqchikel attacks, and moved to the Almolonga Valley to the east, refounding their capital at Ciudad Vieja. The Kaqchikel kept up resistance against the Spanishforanumberofyearsuntiltheireventualsurrender A calibrated version of the name Fatima Mayan civilisation art piece 1859 – The geomagneticstrongeststormonrecordstruckEarth

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also knownassimplytheMarchonWashingtonorTheGreatMarch on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.Thepurposeofthemarchwastoadvocatefortheciviland economic rights of African Americans. At the march, final speaker Dr Martin Luther K i n g J r , standing in front of the L i n c o l n Memorial, delivered his historic “I H a v e a D r e a m ” speechinwhichhecalledforanendtoracism.About250,000to 300,000 persons attended the march, of which 75 to 80 percent wereBlack. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the day he gave the history “I Have a Dream” speech (newsone.com photo)

For the past week alone, a total ErshadMohammedofahaversackof eight alleged carjackers were andotheritemstotalling$310,000.brought before the court and A third charge read that on theremanded to prison. This is as a same date, at Thomas Land,result of members of the Guyana Georgetown, Hale and Samuels,PoliceForce(GPF)crackingdown while being armed with a gun andonasuspectedcarjackinggang. pleadednotguiltyinthecompanyofothers,allegedlyOn August 17, last, Kaieteur Magistrate Liverpool alsorobbedBrindsleyThomoftwocellNews reported that carjackers had remanded them to prison and theyphones,awalletandcash,totallingsnatched three more cars in a are expected to return to court on$253,000.They were also accusedweek, and a week prior to that, it October7,2022.of stealing a black bag, a cellwas reported that two cars were Meanwhile, on Friday last,phone, local and foreign currencystolenwithinthreedays. Franklyn was slapped with 14totalling $89,500 from JomoThis week I will highlight the charges – four at the GeorgetownAngusthatsamedaytwo matters which saw eight Magistrates’ Courts and 10 at theSamuels and Hale were notallegedcarjackersbeingremanded SparendaamMagistrate’sCourt.required to plead to the fourtoprison. He first appeared in thecharges read to them at the

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brought before the court this week, remanded charge alleges that on August 18, at Kitty, Georgetown, while being armed with a gun, they robbed

Jason

Emmanuel

Randy

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The charges did not stop there.before going on a robbery spree gave police detailed confessionThe Magistrate went on to readuntil they were nabbed finally by about their alleged hijacking andthat on June 26, at Sophia,patrolranks. kidnapping of a taxi driver beforeGeorgetown, the duo robbedAccording to police, Franklyn going on a robbery spree. In thatGeorge Grey of a quantity ofand Andrew Newyer known as confession, they named a fifthpersonal items totalling $895,000.“Black Boy” were reportedly shot accomplice, Romario Hudson,Earlier that month on June 12, atduring the confrontation with popularly known as “Mario”Sparendaam Housing Scheme,police. Newyer succumbed to his Police are yet to nab thatwhile being armed with a cutlass,gunshotwounds. individual. Hale told investigatorsthey allegedly robbed RoystonKaieteur News had reported that he was picked up from aAdams of a Taurus pistol,that it was Hale who had location at Kitty Public Road byammunition and other itemsreportedly given police a Samuels, Franklyn and Newyer intotalling$1.4M.confession admitting to a number thecardrivenbyHudson.Samuels was also chargedof violent crimes they had Hudson reportedly drove themseparately for allegedly robbingcommitted Moreover, the to Vryheid’s Lust, East CoastCollin Robinson of $944,000 atDirector of Public Prosecutions Demerara Upon their arrivalgunpoint on July 24, last, at ‘B’(DPP),ShalimarAliHack,SC,had there, Hudson, Franklyn andField, Sophia. He was slappedadvisedthatpolicechargethem. Samuels, all armed with handwithanothercharge,whichallegesHale and his accomplice, guns, exited, leaving him andthat he robbed Angela Delayra atSamuels,onMondaylastappeared Newyer behind. They approachedgunpoint of $1.9M in items. Thatfirst at the Georgetown awhitecarwithitswindowsdownrobbery reportedly took place onMagistrates’ Court before that was parked in front of a taxiJuly 31, last, at Cummings Park,Magistrate Leron Daly to face the base and hijacked it and locked itsSophia, while he was in thefirst four charges and were later driverinthetrunk.companyofothers.taken to the Sparendaam The suspects reportedly gotHale’s accomplice in theMagistrate’s Court to face the into the stolen car and Hudsoncarjacking and other robberies,remainingninecharges. drove it. Hale claimed too thatwas also charged individually forA t t h e G e o r g e t o w n Newyer took over the wheel ofallegedly attempting to rob EzraMagistrates’ Court, the duo was Hudson’scaranddrovebehindtheRobertsonJuly31,last.charged for allegedly discharging stolen car all the way to ‘B’Field,The duo was not required toa loaded firearm at police on Sophia.pleadtotheabductionchargeattheAugust 18, last, on Mandela When they arrived there,Sparendaam Magistrate’s CourtAvenue with intent to maim, NewyerhandedoverHudson’scarbut for the remaining eightdisfigure, disable or cause (Continued on page 53)charges, they faced there, theygrievous bodily harm. The second Hamza Samuels

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On Friday Rawle Franklyn Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.Georgetown Magistrates’ Courtcalled “Mad Max” and “Rawle The charges include hijacking aand Magistrate Daly remandedDog”, one of the four men that car, kidnapping a taxi driver,them to prison until November 14,werearrestedfollowingashootout armedrobberiesandlarceny2022.with the Police recently, made his He pleaded not guilty to theThemenwerethentakentothefirst court appearance and was charges that were read to him –Sparendaam Magistrate’s Courtremandedtoprison. excepttheabductionchargewhichwhere they appeared beforeJust days prior, Franklyn’s was laid indictable He wasMagistrate Rushelle Liverpool toallegeco-accomplices18-year-old remanded to prison and the matteranswertheremainingcharges.Emmanuel Hale and 32-year-old wasadjournedtoOctober7,2022.There, the court heard thatHamza Samuels called “Bad Franklyn was then escorted toHale and Samuels on August 18,Coolie”, both of ‘B’Field Sophia, the Georgetown Magistrates’last at Ogle, East Coast DemeraraGeorgetown – made their first Courts before Senior Magistrate(ECD), while being in thecourt appearance and were Dalycompany of others, allegedlyremandedtoprison. There he was slapped withrobbed Madan Ramdeo of a cellSamuels and Hale were robbery, shooting at police andphoneandcashtotalling$73,000.slappedwith13charges. illegal gun possession charges. HeIt was further alleged that onFranklyn, Hale and Samuels denied the charges that were readthat same day, at Red Road,were among four men who were tohim.Sophia, they robbed Jenny Mingocaptured recently by police during Senior Magistrate Dalyof $293,000 in items. They werea shoot-out on MandelaAvenue in remanded Franklyn to prison andalsochargedforhijackinga$1.7MGeorgetown. the matter was adjourned tocar from Joshua Singh, robbingTheyhadreportedlyhijackeda November14,2022.him of his cell phone and cash andcar from a taxi driver, Joshua According to reports, while inthenabductinghiminhisowncarSingh, and locked him in the trunk police custody, Hale and Samuels

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Ascorbic acid, more among the three was given commonly known as the name ascorbic (anti Vitamin C, is considered to scurvy)acid. be one of the more essential Late vitamins. The Food theDepartmentPolicyatMinistryofHealthrecently

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As mentioned, one of the importantsourcesofVitaminmost deadly effects of C, though frozen fruits andVitamin C deficiencies is vegetables do retain most of scurvy, this is identified as theVitamin C. Nevertheless,e a s y b r u i s i n g a n d consideringthatVitaminCishaemorrhaging of the skin, a water-soluble vitamin, itloosening of the teeth, can be damaged by air, heat,bleeding gums, and delayed and water so fried fruits andwoundhealing. vegetables would lose mostFortunately, scurvy is a oftheirVitaminCcontent.

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Eight ‘carjackers’ brought before...

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From page 50 It was there that the bandit, along with to an individual by the name of “Foxy” and accomplices pounced on the taxi driver, who together with Hale, he entered the stolen car has been identified as a 48-year-old man of stillbeingdrivenbyHudson. Roxanne Burnham Gardens, and hijacked his Thecarjackersthenproceededtocarryout car – a new model Toyota Allion – and stole a robbery spree with the stolen car while the hiscellphoneandothervaluables. ownerwasstilllockedinthetrunk. It is alleged that they drove the car to a However, their luck ran out after police forested location along a trail at St. Cuthbert’s spotted them and chased them all the way to Mission(Pakuri)wheretheyhidit.Swiftwork Mandela Avenue where they were captured bypoliceledtothecarbeingrecoveredbefore eventuallyinashootout. gangmembersshoweduptostripit.

From page 23 is a need for streets to be fixed and drains to in the community for the past 18 years. She becleaned described the residents as kind and Once the few issues are addressed, Outar cooperative. said that there is no place like peaceful High Making a point that crime is not a Reef, which is occupied by some of the most problem, Outar stressed, however, that there hospitableresidents,tocallhome.

According to reports, persons had spotted It was reported that police received a tip them committing an armed robbery on about a car bumper for sale and it led them Lamaha Street and had tipped off police directlytooneoftheremandedsuspects.Athis around02:59hrs. home, police found a 9MM pistol along with Hale and Samuels have also reportedly somecarlightsandbumpers. admitted to participating in several other The 26-year-old was arrested and after robberies in the Georgetown district and led intense interrogation he led police to recover police to a house in West Ruimveldt where seven “chopped up” stolen cars in the theyhandedovera9mmTaurusPistolwithout backlands along the Soesdyke/Linden a magazine and a single live 9mm Highway. Police identified the locations as St ammunition. The two suspects then took Cuthbert’sMissionandLongCreek. police to Hudson mother’s home at ‘D’Field, The ranks were able to recover the Green Sophia where more suspected stolen items Ice taxi driver’s car still “intact” and they werefound. Hudsonisthefifthsuspectstillon could not believe their luck when two more the run. Police identified the items as four suspectsdrovethemselvesintotheirhands. cellular phones, and an HPlaptop. Police also As they were exiting one of the locations found boxes of illegal 32 and 9mm where they found the stolen cars, the ranks ammunitions along with over 2000 grams of spottedtwomeninacartravellingtothesame ganja. Hudson’s mother was taken in for location. questioningandtheillegalitemswereseized. The ranks reportedly intercepted them and

Detectives were able to dent the gang’s suspectsaidthatitbelongedtohisrelative. operation after one of its members hired a One of the two arrested was positively Green Ice Taxi on Tuesday evening only to identified as the bandit who posed as a lurehimintoatraptobehijacked. passenger to hijack the Green Ice taxi driver’s This publication had reported that the car Apartfromthecarjacking,detectiveswere bandit posing as a passenger told the driver able to pin them to a number of armed thathewantedtogotheTimehriPoliceStation robberies, including a recent one that took butastheywerealmostnearingthelocationhe place onAugust 22, last at Hillfoot, Soesdyke decided to change his destination to Dookie –theyreportedlyrobbedawomanbythename Road,Soesdyke. ofTeneshaFordyce.

Meanwhile, on Friday, last, Magistrate when questioned they said that they were Sunil Scarce remanded five men to prison for heading to St. Cuthbert’s Mission but when theirallegeinvolvementinacarjackingring. ranks searched their vehicle they found tools Remanded are Jason Harry, 36, an ex- thatareusedtodismantlecars. memberoftheandaresidentofKuruKuru,of Theywerearrestedandtakenintocustody Soesdyke- Linden Highway; Jomain Watson, As police continued their investigation, they 26; Toney Jerrick, 32; Stanford Ford, 25; and were able to secure a confession from the first Randy Fraser. They made their appearance at suspect they had arrested while the other two theDiamondMagistrate’sCourt. kepttheirlipssealed. They were slapped with a series of armed He eventually disclosed to police more robberycharges,cartheftandotheroffences. locations where stolen cars are hidden. More They were all remanded to prison on until investigation by police also led them to September 28, 2022 Investigators have conduct a cordon search in some houses at related that they are still under investigation another Soesdyke/Linden Highway village, for a number of hijackings and more charges Kuru Kururu, and it was during that exercise are forthcoming as EBD police continue thatrankswereabletonabtwomoresuspected efforts to dismantle the gang that has been carjackers. Inside one of suspect’s home the giving car owners sleepless nights along the investigators found a Guyana Defence Force East Bank of Demerara and other locations (GDF) shirt and bulletproof vest. When acrossthecoastlandofGuyana. questioned about the military clothing, the

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When the summer holidays finished, Vicky went back to school convinced that all the bad times she had suffered last year with Jenny were over but she got very upset when she found out that her classmates hadn't forgotten andstillresentedVicky Vicky didn't understand this but then a new light arrived in the name of Ivonne She supported Vicky,evenwhentheothers told her not to join her because she was not the same any more and was a badIvonneperson. didn't care and keptbeingherfriend,asshe thought she needed another chance.Ayear passed and they wereintheirfifthyear Itwas thelastyearforVickyatthat school because she was moving away, so that year she decided to get the best marks possible and change everybody's mind so that they would think she was a good person and be her friendsagain.

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TIP #3: If you find that the chalkboard paint is sticking to the stencil tape when you remove it, use a craft knife to trim around the edgeofthetapeandreleaseit fromthepaint. Now it's time to work on the dry erase portion of the board. Pick your quote, type it out in a word processing document on your computer and print it out on the presentation (thicker) paper You can use any quote, but I chose “Teaching is the one profession that creates all otherprofessions.” I also printed up some repeat paper that I could pattern in the background –you can do this with scrapbookpaperaswell. Cut the white border off of your patterned pages if you printed them. You can use scissors, or a paper trimmer might make the work quicker. If you are usingscrapbookpaperinthe background, trim it so you canrepeatit. At this same time, trim the quote out of the Matte paperLay your pages onto the top of the frame back and make sure that you 1) match upthepatternand2)coverup theentiretophalfforthedry erasesectionoftheboard. Thepagescanandshould overlap slightly When your pages are in the right place, use the double stick tape to attach them and then trim around the edge using the scissors.Addyourquoteinthetop centerofthepatternedpages, usingthedoublesticktap. Insert the glass back into the frame, and insert the back.The top of your frame is now a DIY dry erase board with a personalized quote. And the bottom is a chalkboard!

Remove the glass from the wood frame. You'll probably want to wash it if you see a lot of fingerprints. Let dry and then apply the washitapestraightacrossthe middleoftheglass. Adding the tape will allowyoutoidentifyhowbig you want the dry erase section and the chalkboard sections will be. This tape acts as the separation betweenthetwoboards

Her class mates understood it had not been herfaultbutthatithadbeen because Jenny was bad to her Shetoldthemthatitwas notworthmakinganeffortto disappoint people and that theyhadtomoveonwiththe helpoftheirlovedones. Vicky moved away, but was so happy knowing that she had finally got what she had tried to get over four longSheyears.became everybody's friend and finally cried with joy,knowingthatitdoesnot matter what the others say, butthatyoumustnevergive up,butbeyourself.

GatherTheseSupplies: ScrapbookPrinterorpaperwitharepeatpattern x20”whiteframe ChalkboardPaint–Black Papertape/painter'stape Doublesticktape Quoteofyourchoice Foambrush Craftknifeorscissors PaperPaintbrushtrimmer(optional)

TIP #1: Measure if you want to find the exact center oftheglassorjusteyeballit. Pick one side of the tape and use the foam brush to paintthechalkboardpaintin several thin strips down the glass. Only do one layer and letdry T I P # 2 : L e t t h e chalkboard paint completely dry before painting the next layer or you will pull up paint. Repeat the process, painting in the same direction.You'lldothisabout 4 – 5 times, letting dry completely between layers. Letdryalittlelongerafterthe finalRemovelayer. the paper tape (start carefully) and then prep the chalkboard paint according to the bottle instructions.

Written by: Victoria Tovar Chavez.

FUNWITHPOETRY DIYDryErase ChalkboardDIYChalkboardEraseDryErase

Onceuponatime

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Once upon a time there was a girl called Vicky, whohadstudyingfirstgrade inelementaryschool,butshe wasnothappyatherschool. Asherparentswantedto please her they sent her to start her second grade in a differentelementaryschool. She was very happy and wanted to make new friends and hung around her new school asking everybody: “Do you want to be my friend?”Butshe made a mistake. Shewantedtobesopopular that she joined a group of popular girls at school, but notintherightway They had a leader called Jenny who was nice at the beginning, and became Vicky's best friend But Vicky didn't realize that by joining up with her she was going to suffer so much damage.Vicky started to change assoonasshemetJenny Her personality was not as sweet as before, she became more arrogant and didn't want Vicky to have many friends. Jenny was alsoaterriblegossip. Time passed and the insultsandgossip gotworse until the time came when Vicky's marks began to go down Things got even worse.She barely had any friendsandshestartednotto care about her friends, and talkedtotheminarudeway insteadofbeingnice. Then after all that suffering, the day arrived whentheytoldherthatJenny was not going to be in her school next year as she was moving. Vicky was happier butdidn'tbelieveit. But on the last day at schoolJennytoldVickythat she was leaving. Instead of having a happy parting, Jenny told her that she only liked her because of her moneyandthatsheneverfelt thatshewashertruefriend. Vickywasveryupsetand startedcrying.

TherearetimeswhenIdosomething Thathurtssomeoneinsomeway, Itusuallymakesthemwanttoact Tomakemefeelbadandpay SonowIknowthatImustalways Trytodowhatisright, Butthenthisismanytimeshardtotell, EventhoughItrywithallmymight. AftermuchthoughtIhavefoundtheanswer TohowIshouldalwaysbe–BeforeIactmakesureitwillnothurtothers, Andtheywillsurelydothesameforme.

Any attempt at making the best of yourself will always lead to better results in all you do.

Anyyoungperson,inthe process of growing up and making the best of himself/herself in the world, needs to develop by building his/her Self-Esteem. In a concrete sense, this would involve improving in the five essentialelementswhichmake up our personalities.. They are:-1.Asenseofsecurity

2.Asenseofbelonging.

Solutions to last week’s

3. A sense of identity or self-knowledge.4.Asenseof purpose or aiminlife.

BUILD YOUR SELF ESTEEM

And if you meet an erring one Whose deeds are blamable and thoughtless, Consider, before you cast the stone, If you yourself are pure and faultless. So listen to that small voice within, Whose whisperings oft make men confounded, And trumpet not another's sin; You'd blush deep if your own were sounded. And in self-judgment if you find Your deeds to others are superior, To you has Providence been kind, As you should be to those inferior Example sheds a genial ray Of light which men are apt to borrow; So first improve yourself today, And then improve your friends tomorrow

Work at Improving Yourself, then Others

F a i l i n g t o t a k e responsibility for one's actions;Bullying or threatening others;Wi t h d r a w i n g , daydreaming or giving up in thefaceofadversity; Denying one has a problem, and refusing help withsamewhenoffered; Thesetypesofbehaviour make it difficult for those who have to deal with persons who are affected as, moreoftenthannot,theywill refuse to listen to advice or accept any help offered. They will most often hide theirtruefeelingsastheyare either afraid of these or so depressed that they feel that no one can help them. Do you recognise any of this in anyofyourFollowfriends?this series from next week, and you will be sure to benefit from a better personality which would enable you to fulfil all your life goals, as well as eradicate any possibility of seeing suicide or other escapist action asawayoutofyourproblems.

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5. A sense of personal competence.Thesearethequalitieswe all need so as to have a good perspective of ourselves, which give us the power to dealwithallourproblems. On theotherhand,youshouldbeawareof some characteristics which are displayed by those who lack selfesteem. It would be wise to try to identify some of these in our own behaviour, as we are all affected by someformoflowself-esteem:Engaging in types of escapist behaviour, like truancy when faced with problems at school, or drugs or alcohol when not sure of how to overcome personal problems, and the mostterribleofall,suicide. Rebelling, resisting, defying or retaliating against the authority of teachers,parentsorotherleaders; Lying,cheating,copying; Blaming others for one's own errors;

Let each man learn to know himself; To gain that knowledge let him labour To improve those failings in himself, Which he condemns in his neighbour How lenient our own faults we view, And conscience's voice adeptly smother; Yet, oh, how harshly we review The selfsame failings in another!

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4.RemoveMakeup: Yourlipsneedtobeabletobreathebybeingclear Makesureyouremovealltracesofmakeupfromyour lipsbeforeyousleep. Useadampcottonballandwipeyourlipsclean.

6.ScrubYourLips: Scrubbingyourlipsisimportanttoensurethattheystay healthyandsoft.Removingdeadskincellsisamusttomakesure thatyourlipsdon'tsuccumbtoanyinfection.

CommonLipProblemsandTheirCauses: Hereareafewproblemsyoumayencounterwithyourlips:

2. CracksSplitting:oftenoccuraftersleepingindryair Topreventthis,besuretoapplyagoodlipbalmbeforegoing tobedAlsotryanduseahumidifierasitwillhelpretainthe moistureintheair

3.LipstickBleeding: Thisbeginsastheskinaroundthemouthlosescollagenand elastictissuewithage,orisaggravatedbysmoking. Usingawaxyliplinertooutlinelipswillhelpcontainyour lipstickwithintheline. Whencosmeticsnolongerhelp,themorepermanent (andexpensive)solutionistohavecollageninjectionstofillthe cracks.Oryoucouldalwaysnotsmokeandgiveuponthat!

4.ColdSores: Causedbyviralinfections,theselooklikeblistersoropen scabs.Toavoidre-infection,usecottonswabstoapplylipstick whilesoreisvisible. Nowthatyouknowthedifferenttypesofproblemsthatyou canfacewithyourlipsandthecausesthatresultinthesame,let uslookatthetipsthatwillhelpcontaintheproblem.

10SimpleandEffectiveLipCareTips: Whenitcomestolipcare,youshouldfirmlybelieveinthe saying'preventionisbetterthancure!'Itisalwayspossibleto restorethehealthofyourlips.Butittakestimefortheresultsto bevisibleandinthemeanwhile,youwillhavetoputupwiththe painthatlipproblemscause. Herearesomesimpletipsthatwillhelpyoutotakecareof your1.lips:DonotTouchorLickyourLips: Lipsdonothaveanyprotectionoftheirown,whichmeans thateachtimeyoutouchthemorlickthem,theyaregetting directlyaffected. Itisessentialthatyoudonotdoanythingthatwillmakethe problemNeverworse.lickyourlips.Itmightfeelgoodforthemomentand alsofeelhydratingforyourlips.Butoncethesalivaevaporates,it willleavethelipsevendrier Theenzymesinthesalivaare simplytooharshonyourdelicatelips. Thenextthingtoneverdoisbreathewithyourmouthopen. Imaginehowmuchofthemoisturemustgetstrippedawaywith allthatdryairblowingoverit. Andthelastinthissegment,isbutobvious.Don'tkiss anyonewithanyinfectionsontheirlips.Forittakesabsolutely notimeforaninfectiontospreadtoanycracksonyourlipstoo!

2.FollowHealthyDietPlan: Agooddietisessentialnotjustforyourskinbutevenfor yourVlips.itaminsandothernutrientsreflectdirectlyonthecondition ofyourlips.Itisessentialthatyoustayonahealthydiettohave lovelylips!

3.StayHydratedByDrinkingLotofWater: Stayinghydratedisoneofthemostimportantthingswhenit comestohealthylips.Justasyourskinneedstobekepthydrated fromtheinside,sodoyourlips.

https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/care-for-your-lips/

1. ChappingChapping:canoccuralmostinanyseason. Topreventandtreat,applyagoodlipbalmdaily Doitinsuchawaythatitslightlyoverlapstheedgesofthe lips.Lookforabalmwhichprovidessunprotectionandhas elementslikeVitaminsA,CorEandAHAs.

5.KeepYourLipsHydratedOvernight: Whileweareawakeweknowwhenourlipsdryout,butthis couldbeaproblemwhenyouareasleep. Theairaroundyoutendstodryoutyourlipswhileyousleep. Makesureyouuseaheavyorhydratinglipcreamor somepetroleumjellybeforeyousleep. Youcanalsousecreamorrawmilkforthesameor evenghee(clarifiedbutter).

CareForYourLips

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For two years now, ‘Royal Lucy’s Grill & Juice’ hasbeendeliveringtoitscustomersnothingbut mouthwatering combos and savoury lunch specials, and this is complemented by the royal treatment theyThereceive.family-oriented business offers customers 11 combos and lunch specials, which are updated daily Recently,customerswereintriguedbythere-launchofthe wings and sides combo, allowing them to choose either four or six pieces of wings and in any of the available flavour of their choice – of course, there is spicy honey barbecue, jerk sauce, sweet red chili, Parmesan garlic sauce,sweetandspicybarbecueandhoneymustard. Addedtothis,customerscanchoosethreeorfoursides –3inchburger,loadedhotdog,taco,spicyorregularfries, bakedcheesecreampotato,cornandcarrotrice,Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta, Garlic butter pasta, Italian pasta, Rasta pasta, cream potato, mac and cheese, sliders, vegetable rice,andchickensalad. Ifyoupreferthecombos’menu,thenthereisthetaco, burger, wrap, loaded fries and loaded hotdog to choose from. Also, on the menu, there are several mega-mix specials and the oh so scrumptious Lucy’s mix special combo. You will be happy to know too that all combos comewitharefreshingbottleoflocalfruitjuice. WhenIchoosetofeastonRoyalLucy’smeals,Ioften opt for the wings and sides or burger and taco combos, which are all very affordable price and satisfying. The dishesarealwayspackedwithflavour! Royal Lucy’s Grill is currently operating from its home-based kitchen, and orders can be picked up or delivered. The pick-up location is at D’Andadre Street, Newtown, between Republic and De Abreu Street, Georgetown.Openingtime is 12noon to 7pm from Tuesday to SaturdayTheowner, 23-year-old Sheneeza Tiffany McCurdy, saidthatcookingisnotjustahobbybutapassionforher McCurdystatedthatherloveforcookingstarted to grow immensely when she was placed in the Home Economics stream during her time at the Tutorial High School, in Georgetown “Home Economics and Food & Nutrition were my favourite of all time, especially the particles, it wasn’taneasyjourneybutMs. ArthurandMs.Clarkewere there guiding me throughout.Never in my wildest dreams, five years ago, I would’ve thoughtI’dreachherein such a short time,” McCurdyadded. She shared that her fiancé, Christopher J. Ogleton and her mother,ShonetteS.PaulHussain,both co-owners, inspired her to start the food business.“Myfiancé always asked what I was passionate aboutandI toldhimandwe workedhardeveryday and night to get where we are today and we’re still working to keep our customers and potential customers happyandsatisfied,”shesaid. AccordingtoMcCurdy,shestartedherbusinessbackin Aprilof2020. Theystartedoffjustdoinglunchspecialson Saturdaysandtheircustomerbase,shesaid,grewinashort time span. They started to get a high demand for other foods and that’s when they introduced the wings combo which expanded into the burger combos, then the taco combos,andtheotheritemsonthemenu. These days, she puts her all into creating meals in her questtocontinuouslyoffercustomersqualityfood. Shehascometolearntoothat“Oneitemisn’tpopular fortoolong,andwouldusuallyfluctuate,onetimeitwould beburgercombo,thenwrapcomboortheTacocombo.”

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The owner of the fast-food outlet noted that her long term goal is to have ‘Royal Lucy’s Grill & Juice’ be known not onlyforitssavourydishes butforthewaycustomersare treatedlikeroyalty The23-year-oldalsonotedthatshe h a s plans to expand her business to a p l a c e wherehercustomerscandineandenjoy A+mealsataffordablepriceswithgreatcustomerservice. To place your order from Royal Lucy’s Grill & Juice, check them out on Facebook and Instagram @Royal Lucy’sGrill&Juice’orcallormessagethemonWhatsApp @+592651-0012.

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Frompage19 upon 90 days written notice, at his sole cost and expense, accounts and records of the ContractorThecontract states that the Minister may audit, examine and verify, “at reasonable times during normal business hours but not morethanonceperCalendarYear,allcharges and credits relating to the Contractor’s activitiesundertheAgreementandallbooks of accounts, accounting entries, material records and inventories, vouchers, payrolls, invoices and any other documents, correspondence and records necessary to auditandverifythechargesandcredits.”

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U S Army General Laura Richar s n, co S (SOUTHCOM), is slated to visitGuyanafromAugust29 to 31, 2022 to meet with government and defense leaders for talks on the bilateralsecuritypartnership between the United States andGuyanaThisisaccordingtoaUS Embassy release which revealed that Richardson is visiting Guyana 10 months after assuming duties as SOUTHCOM’s commander and nearly five months after meeting with Caribbean defense and public-security leaders during the 2022 Caribbean Nations Security Conference in April in Bridgetown,BarbadosDuringhertwodaystay in Georgetown, she will meetwithU S Ambassador to Guyana Sarah Ann Lynch,PresidentofGuyana His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and Guyana Defence Forces (GDF) Chief of Staff, BrigadierGodfreyBess Richardson will also join Guyana’s First Lady Arya Ali and Ambassador Lynch in welcoming participants of the Caribbean Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Conference, which Guyana will host fromAugust 29 to September 1, 2022 in partnership with the Florida NationalGuard. The United States and G u y a n a h a v e a longstanding history of security cooperation The defense partnership between the two countries includes collaboration against regional threats and challenges, capacity building exercises, bilateral training, expertise exchanges, events fostering the inclusion of women in defense and securi y missions, and professional developmentengagements.

We often hear people speak of finding the right work-family balance and the reality is, balance doesn’t mean 50-50. Balance means ensuring that sufficient time is invested in one area and it does not come at the expense of the other. And us women know this is not easy, especially when you are an entrepreneur.

“Weoftenhearpeoplespeakoffinding the right work-family balance and the reality is, balance doesn’t mean 50-50. Balancemeansensuringthatsufficienttime isinvestedinoneareaanditdoesnotcome attheexpenseoftheother Anduswomen knowthisisnoteasy,especiallywhenyou areanentrepreneur,”shedisclosed. She, however, credits much of her successtoGodandhertwoteams–herstaff and family – both of which she said are instrumentalinensuringsheissuccessfulin whatshedoes.

The AA Maritime and Offshore Training School currently has lecturers that are internationally certified industry experts with backgrounds in the oil and gas industryThe Institution comprises 20 classroomswithDigitalandIn-House Libraries, Augmented Reality Simulators and technical workshop facilities. It also intends to begin issuing certification for TVET Welding&Fabricationcourseswhich will be certified by the American WeldingSociety(AWS).

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Mrs. Thakur-Deen during a visit to the Middle East with Minister of State for ForeignAffairs and Member of the Council of SaudiaArabia, PrinceAdel BinAhmed-Al- Jubeir

Mrs. Thakur-Deen stands alongside the First Lady,AryaAli, and other stakeholders during the signing of the agreement for the provision of the scholarship last February

Speakingtothe100scholarshipswhich wereofferedthroughtheOfficeoftheFirst Lady, Thakur-Deen said that these will benefit Indigenous women from Regions One, Two, Seven, Eight and Nine over a four-year period. It is intended to provide technicaltrainingtosupportGuyana’s rapidlyexpandingoilandgassector LastFebruary,FirstLadyAryaAli cemented the deal by signing an agreementwithMrs.Thakur-Deenand Asif Hamid, Executive Directors of theSchool,inthepresenceofanumber of other stakeholders including the Centre for Local Business DevelopmentandLloyd’sRegister This agreement follows plans by the government, which has been moving aggressively, to equip Guyanese to benefit from the opportunities being made available in theoilandgassector Mrs Ali lauded the school’s commitment to ensuring that it gives backtothepeopleofGuyana.

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Andthesuccesscontinuestofollowher Just last month, she was appointed a senator by the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) and will represent Guyana later this year on the global“Allstage.ofthesethingsfallintoplacewhen you acknowledge God in everything, relentlessly pursue your dreams, and remainhumble,”sheshared.

“Ithasalwaysbeenimportantfor m e t o t h i n k a n d a c t unconventionally As a child, I was encouraged to take on challenges and to find creative solutions and thatisstillwhatIamdoing40years later,”sheshares. She continued, “These sectors have a handful of women who are directly employed and the numbers are much lower when you examine howmanyofthebusinessesinthese sectors are women-owned,” she pointed out.

The Maritime Institution is expected to provide unique training programmes which focus on teaching practical skills to both local and international students through a blended approach The School’s courses are accredited by Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) and the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ).

With a goal to support the next generationofwomenentrepreneurs,Mrs. Thakur Deen strives to make a meaningful impact outside of work. Currently,shementorsfiveyoungfemale entrepreneursandhasdedicatedhertime tophilanthropicworkthroughGACF As a woman and leader, Thakur-Deen appreciates the importance of being responsible, taking ownership and delivering.Shesaid, “Itis allaboutdemonstrating these qualities every day Turn up, accept the challenge, and demonstrate strength of character IhopethatIhavebeendoingthat because it is important for women to cement their place in this male-dominated society.”More than just being a role model, Thakur Deen has had to fulfill her obligations as a mother and wife struggling at times to strike a balance betweenworkandfamily

Implementations: The Case of Guyana’s OilandGasIndustryLocalContentPolicy Development. Mrs.Thakur-Deenalsohas a Master’s Certificate in Business Administration (MCBA) Master’s Certificate in Oil and Gas Management fromCharteredInstituteUniversityaswell as a Master’s Certificate in Insurance ServiceManagement(MCISM). She explained her main focus now is empoweringthenextgenerationofwomen leaders.ShenotedthatGuyana’sburgeoningoil and gas sector ushered in a myriad of opportunities at a time when political uncertainty put a damper on the business climate.While very few entrepreneurs were willing to take big risks and the opportunities almost always appeared to havefavouredmeninbusiness,withlittleto no guarantee of positive returns, Thakur Deen invested both her confidence and capital, hoping to achieve more than just profits. Her aim is to cement a place for womenentrepreneursintheworld’s newestAgainstpetro-state.theodds, she turned her attention to the maritime and offshore industry a field historically dominated by men – to establish the country’s first internationally-recognised maritime school -AAMaritime and Offshore traininginstitute.

Miranda Thakur-Deen is pictured alongside First LadyAryaAli and other patrons at an event

…designed to achieve the surprise effect ‘The Care Box’

Are looking for that thoughtful gift to give someone on their special day or to even treat yourself once in a while? If your answer is yes, then ‘The CareBox’istheplaceforyou. The Care Box, which was birthed in November 2020, offers a wide range of gift packages for occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s, Mother’s and Father’s Day This popularly known business, which has gifts for just about any age, is owned by the charismatic SaudiaNurmahamad. close friends and other associates – and for that,sheisverythankful. Our featured entrepreneur recalled that during the early stages of her business, there weresomechallengesshe’dencountered,such asgettingpeopletoknowaboutherservices.Nurmahamad, who is a career driven According to her, “We were faced with challenges inindividual, is the Corporate Sales Manager at an getting exposure to our target audience but we haveinternational hotel in Guyana and is also the owner recentlystartedthejourneyofovercomingof an online boutique called SAURABIA. The (Continued on page 72)young woman, who has a deep interest in sales, recently completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with Honours at the UniversityofBedfordshire.

Young SaudiaEntrepreneur,Nurmahamad Some of the gift packages ‘The Care Box’ has to offer

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In a recent interview with this magazine, the 24year-old entrepreneur shared that the concept that sparked her business venture follows an old-time tradition her family embraced whenever there was a special“Christmas,occasion.birthdaysandotherimportantdaysof significanceorholidays,mymotherandfamily,while I was growing up, would put together multiple mini gifts instead of just one for an even greater surprise and that is just what Care Box is about; a box filled with many goodies (related or differing) for a special surprise or we should say…a few special surprises to whom is being gifted or even for someone looking to spoilthemselves,”sheexplained. Her mother, Shanta Kumar, has been one of her biggest supporters since the establishment of the business.Speakingaboutsupport,Nurmahamadshared that her customer base has been great – especially from “We not only would like to offer store line care packages but to expand on our customised box services to corporate companies for their seasonal or unique gifting solutions.”

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The former minister was also keen to note that the upgrade of the hospitals is just part of a massiveoverhaulthatwillbe doneonthesector

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FormerFinanceMinister, WinstonJordan Advisor to the Minister of Health and former Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy Apicture of the IDB’s July assessment2022oftheNewAmsterdamHospitalFacilitiesandGrounds

The following persons were engaged on July 05, 2022 by Consultants of the IDB at the NewAmsterdam Hospital: Dr. Bob Ramnauth, Chief Executive Officer; Dr. Mahindra Rampersaud, Medical Superintendent and Surgeon; Mr. Hemchand Jhagroo, Head of Department,Accident and Emergency; Ms.Ashley Barakat, Environmental and Social Specialist, Ministry of Health

New Amsterdam officials outline a dozen areas for improvement; say mould on walls and ceiling of the operating theatre not conducive for surgery - Former MinisterFinance,Jordan

Country spent US$108M in 12 years on Region 6 health services; now borrowing US$48M to modernise three hospitals

Value-for-money audit urgently needed in health sector

Upon noting previous publications by Kaieteur News which highlighted the IDB’sfindingsonthestateof the New Amsterdam Hospital, former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan saidavalueformoneyaudit most certainly needs to be conducted into the health sectorThe economist said, “I haveseenthefindingsofthe

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In an interview with Kaieteur News on Friday, Advisor to Government and former Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy admitted thatwhilethefindingsofthe IDBarefactualasitpertains to the state of the respective hospitals, the administration pursuedasuiteofcorrective action. He said, “It was 20 timesworsethanthat.When the government assumed office, it inherited a health sector that was totally neglected…There were also many findings about the state that we found New Amsterdam Hospital in that was not even listed in the IDB report.” The advisor stressed that several initiatives were embarked upon at the hospital which was based on a separate evaluation that was done by the government when it got into office

ByKianaWilburg A July assessment by t h e I n t e r American Development Bank (IDB) which exposes the particularly deplorable stateoftheNewAmsterdam Hospital, and the inefficiencies at the Linden Hospital Complex and GeorgetownPublicHospital Corporation(GPHC)hasleft many citizens questioning the value of expenditure in the health sector over the years.In d e p e n d e n t e x a m i n a t i o n a n d compilation of allocations from 2010 to 2022 have shown for example that the country pumped US$108M into health services in RegionSixalone.Today,the country is now approaching theIDBforaloantoaddress manyoftheissuesthatought to have been fixed with the US$108M investment of taxpayers’moneyTheassessment that was conducted by IDB officials and its consultants followed a request from the Guyana Government to borrow US$160M, a portion of which will be used to modernise the three hospitals.Specifically, Component 1 of the project called, “Supporting hospital health services networks” will absorb US$48 million. This component will finance inputs to allow the hospital network to function more efficiently by expanding capacity at two strategic level four hospitals, thereby relieving pressure on the main national reference hospital (level 5) to provide lower-complexity services, while also increasing the ability of this facility to fulfillitsmissioninhandling specialtyreferralcases. The activities to be funded by this component include: waterc(HandHospitalHospitalarehabilitationinfrastructureandexpansionttheNewAmsterdam(level4),LindenComplex(level4),theGeorgetownPublicospitalCorporationGPHC)(level5),onsideringenergyandefficiencyandclimate change risk reduction features; purchase of essentialmedicalequipment and furniture for these facilities; services for a r c h i t e c t u r a l a n d engineering design and construction supervision; andequipmentinventorying, corrective and preventive m a i n t e n a n c e o f infrastructure works and medical equipment and improvement of installed maintenancecapacity

The New Amsterdam Regional Hospital (NARH) which treats approximately 200 to 300 patients daily, has been found to be in a most deplorableAccordingstate.to an August 2022 report by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), the hospital has not received any maintenance or needed upgrades since its establishment 18 years ago. As a result, many of its facilities, equipment, and structures are out-dated, and in certain cases, dilapidated. The financial institution noted that parts of the hospital, including the surgical room which has three tables, have mould on the walls, which is a result of the condensation of hot air trapped in the ceiling and the cool air rising. The bank noted that fungus is also noticeable on the external walls of the various buildings located in the complex, adding that this can be a result of a botched paint job or incorrect paint for the physical environment of the Athospital.itsinception, it was noted that the New Amsterdam Hospital offered two specialised medical services, and as such the clinic examination rooms were designed to accommodate one doctor and one patient at a time. However, the hospital now offers 16 specialties, and there has not been any additional space allocated to the clinic examination rooms. To accommodate the increased number of clinics and patients, the bank said the rooms have been divided into sections by non-medical grade blinds to accommodate three doctors and three patients at any one time. Additionally, patients’ wounds are dressed in a stockroom due to limited space for outpatient care. It was also observed that the current patient waiting area is small, overcrowded, loud, dark, poorly ventilated, and has uncomfortable seating. The financial institution said patients sometimes have to wait outside the hospital due to a lack of space. To paint a better picture regarding lack of space, the bank disclosed that the hospital has one threebed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a seven-bed A&E department.Furtherto this, the bank said the hospital currently has a three-bed operating theatre, which services the catchment areas of the hospital. It said the surgery room is a sterile area, however, the walls and ceilings of the room are covered with mould. The bank said this is the result of a design flaw that created a large space between the ceiling and roof of the building, resulting in condensation. It added that a moist environment is prone to mould and Notingmildew.more damning observations, the bank said the ICU room has a two-bed capacity, which is often inadequate for the needs of the hospital. There is also no high-dependency care units (HDUs) so patients that are too critical for the general rooms and not critical enough for the ICU are kept in a place not suited for their condition. The bank said this leads to overcrowding and underutilisation of resources.

functionalwasmeasures,numbertheandhospitalsystemfluids.airwaysisdeliverypiecesystemmaintenance.Thevacuum/suctionitsaid,isanimportantofequipmentintheofpatientcare,asitresponsibleforclearingandremovingbodyHowever,thevacuumthatexistsattheisoutofcommissionnon–functional.Whilesystemhadundergoneaofrehabilitationthebanksaiditneverrestoredtoafullyefficientsystem.

Additionally, the institution found that there is a sterilisation unit with two sterilisation machines at the hospital, however, only one is functional and working at maximum capacity. The other sterilisation machine is out of commission and needs

GOVT. DISASTERAGAINST“HOPES”OILSPILLINABSENCEOFFULLLIABILITYCOVERAGE

MONDAY JAGDEO SAYS OIL SPILL INSURANCE TOO BIG FOR …STAKEHOLDERSCAPACITYIN-COUNTRYSAYGOVERNMENTMUSTFACILITATELOCALINVOLVEMENT

In wake of calls for the oil spill insurance policy for ExxonMobil and partners’ offshore operations being incountry by legal requirement, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said that the multi-million US dollar coverage that is currently available for Guyana is beyond what inhouse insurers can handle. The Vice President was answering questions about the location of the oil spill policy during a media briefing last Friday when he indicated that Guyanese insurance companies would have to reinsure the large oil spill policy if it were handled here.

OIL PRODUCTION DATA REPORTEDLY UNDER GUARD OF EPA SOURCESHEADAs Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo continues to fail on promises to publish monthly oil production reports; this newspaper has been reliably informed that the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Kemraj Parsram (Continued on page 66)

Jagdeo was at the time weighing in on the insurance matter which has been in the public domain. It involves the availability of an oil spill policy that covers a disaster but includes also, a parent company guarantee where ExxonMobil covers all oil spill liability above what its subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) can handle. Despite the Vice President’s belief that the insurance policy may be too big for Guyana, local stakeholders insist that it is government’s obligation to ensure the Guyanese are involved in the business, and to facilitate them as is required by law. The commentator charged that in the insurance business, it is absolutely common for insurers to reinsure as part of splitting risks and ensuring coverage beyond what the insurer could afford. “Reinsurance is very common,” the newspaper was told by a major local insurer. “Even (London’s well-known) Lloyd’s syndicate has limitation of capacity and they have reinsurance. So, to say insurance has to get reinsured is tantamount to saying a car has to get oil to run,” the source said. It was explained that what should have already happened is that a local consortium of insurers should have been created and they discuss among themselves what they could handle and what has to be reinsured. The newspaper heard that in providing an insurance policy, there are amounts that an insurance company can handle. In other cases, where the policy is high, the insurance company will seek to share the risk by asking other insurers to cover parts of the policy. The insurer in turn shares the premium paid on the policy with all thoseTheinvolved.source told the newspaper that it is in that manner that the oil spill coverage is supposed to be handled by local companies if the policy is too big for one agency to handle. The source reiterated that it is the duty of the administration to seek ways to facilitate Guyanese participation. It was noted that if this is the continued posture of the government, then local persons will never get an opportunity to conduct business is this area. It was highlighted that Guyana should follow the steps of Ghana as they created a consortium of insurance companies in that country and was able to handle the oil spill policy incountry.Asit relates to the parent company guarantee that ExxonMobil must present Guyana, Jagdeo said no side will have to face costs upfront.

Jagdeo explained that (for a foreign company) insurance policies exceeding a particular threshold have to come through a local broker. He indicated that given the US$600M set aside by the Stabroek Block operators to cover oil spills per disaster, “it means a lot of money for one broker.” To that, he felt that the policy: “It is beyond the capability of the local insurance industry to provide such coverage…they would have to reinsure and that means going through a broker,” he told the media.

The Guyana government does not intend to waste the short time between the world transitioning from fossil fuel to renewables by being slothful in the development of its budding oil sector and as such, has given the approval for oil companies to move swiftly in developing the resource so that Guyana benefits as much as it can before phasing out the commodity. This is the government’s posture however, even as the country is without full liability coverage for oil spill, while pumping currently more than 300,000 barrels of oil per day from its Liza 1 and 2 offshore fields.In fact, when asked about the government’s concern about the coverage being inadequate and the possibility of having to take the oil company to court over what may be legitimate liability resulting from an oil spill, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said it is the “big hope” of all those involved that an oil spill does not occur.

“The negotiation now of the so called (US) $2 billion, whether that is adequate or not, it has to ensure that full coverage is there and then we have the assets of the company the US$7B that you can also go against,” the point man on oil and gas stated. He said that the government’s ultimate aim therefore, “is to have a guarantee that covers all, (and) any such liability.”

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Jagdeo explained that what the oil companies understand is that they are liable for any oil spill according to the law and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for full coverage, and they have so far submitted an insurance policy to cover US$600M per event.

The Vice President was responding to questions from the media last Friday during a Press Conference when he said, “I’m hoping that we would not have an oil spill. That’s what my big hope is, that we would not have an oil spill and I think they (oil operators) are hoping for that too.”

Chief Executive Officer of the EPA, Dr. Vincent Adams, with extensive knowledge in the oil and gas industry and the qualifications to match, has been one of the key persons highlighting the misses by the government in ensuring the financial and environmental protection of the country in terms of oil spills. He has been especially hard on the government for its apparent lax attitude since he claimed that procedures were already in place when he got fired that would have allowed the government to by now, have a decent insurance policy on which Guyana could have relied on. There was much back and forth about the availability of the policy and what type of policy existed, as Dr. Adams accused the government of abandoning the strides already made. It was subsequently revealed by US oil giant, ExxonMobil subsidiary and Stabroek Block operator, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), that Guyana is currently covered by US$600M per oil spill, while a US$2B parent company guarantee from Exxon and its operating partners, CNOCC and Hess Corporation, is currently being worked out.

It is for this reason Jagdeo said, that the (capping stack) technology is being used and carefulness is being exercised by the operator, “because nobody wants to spend billions of dollars.”

The current contention by stakeholders however, is that while Guyana is already pumping from two oil fields, and is set to have an FPSO coming on stream each year, protection for the environment is not as swift as moves to find and produce moreFormeroil.

activists have been lobbying for the oil production reports to be made public.

The networkstrengthenlinebelievesDevelopmentInter-AmericanBank(IDB)itslatestUS$160MofcredittohelpGuyanaitshealthcareismorethanjustified,

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It noted nonetheless that Government has been working on a National Strategic Plan for Health 2022-2030 (still unpublished), which intends to promote a model based on the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC) through an Integrated Health Service Delivery Network (IHSDN) approach to achieve universal access and coverage. Essential functions include healthcare delivery model, governance, financing, human resources, delivery of services, evidence informed decision making, supply chain, emergency preparedness, strategic determinants.programshealth,occupationalpartnerships,safetyandandpriorityhealthandhealthToaddress

Former Executive Member of the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI), Mr. Alfred Bhulai for example has been repeatedly making his views known regarding the hiding of the data. Back in April, he wrote a letter contending, “The farmer must know how much of which crops he reaps, and the shopkeeper how much of which items he sells.” Bhulai, a former University of Guyana (UG) Lecturer, who holds a degree in Applied Chemistry and Engineering, explained that Guyanese are paying for the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels operating in the Stabroek Block but are completely unaware of what value they are getting for their dollars, as information pertaining to the levels of production among others, are not readily available for public scrutiny. Presently, the public is free to view the revenue accumulated from oil production, through the Ministry of Finance’s website. However, there are no reports on how much of the resource is being removed from below the seafloors, as well as other technical data.

key areas of weakness, the MOH is also preparing a Human Resource Development Plan, with the assistance of the PanAmerican Health Organization (PAHO), and a Health Infrastructure Transformation Plan.Kaieteur News understands that the 2022 budget incorporates financing for improvements to primary level care infrastructure (approximately US$5 million) and to initiate construction of four general hospitals and one specialty hospital as well as replacement of four existing hospitals (approximately US$90 million). To contribute to these strategies and plans, the Government requested that the present operation focus on underbenefitedthreeandimprovement,infrastructureandexpansionequipmentupgradeinpriorityhospitalsthatfrominvestmentspreviousIDBprojects.

TUESDAY IDB FINDS 94% OF GUYANA’S CAN’TACCESSFACILITIESHEALTHHAVENOTOTREATEDWATER-MORETHAN80%ACCESSBASICMEDICINES

The Georgetown Public Hospital, Guyana’s Premier Health Facility especially when one takes into account the findings of a 2022 nationwide assessment of 330 healthThefacilities.IDBinone of its loan documents said the survey found that many of the facilities require infrastructure rehabilitation, construction and/or upgrade and equipment replacement or provision. The financial institution said 20 percent of the buildings had no electricity, and only 60% of buildings received water continuously during operating hours. In addition, 94 percent of the facilities did not receive treated water. Regarding structural, architectural, and operational integrity, 24 of the buildings were judged to require immediate rehabilitation and/ or construction.Expounding further, the Bank said the country’s principal national reference hospital, the Georgetown Public Hospital, requires significant (MVA)Manualformachine.48%aahospitalsForitems,equipmentavailabilityfoundservicerehabilitationdeemedcountry’sforRegionalNewadministration).laboratory,supportandexpandofovercrowding,patientinvestmentsinfrastructuretoimproveflows,alleviatereducetheriskcross-contamination,andkeyclinicalmedicinesurgeryaswellasservices(imaging,logisticsandSimilarly,theAmsterdamandLindenHospitals,strategicprovidingservicestotheinterior,weretorequireinmultipleareas.Theassessmentalsosignificantgapsintheofmedicalandessentialincludingmedicines.instance,only76%ofwereequippedwithdopplermachine,68%withsterilizer/autoclave,andwithanultrasoundEquipmentandsetsuterineevacuationwithVacuumAspirationwerepresentin32%

of hospitals, and IUD insertion sets were available in 28% of hospitals. Only 17% of health posts that provide immunization services had cold storage available on Furthermore,site. the IDB said incinerators and sterilizer-shredder systems for medical waste disposal are generally unavailable, and in 54% of buildings, this type of waste was openly burned. The bank also stated that over 50% of health posts and over 30% of health centers have no access to an ambulance to transfer patients to a higher level of care, thereby undermining timely referrals, especially in the country’s interior. It was also noted that more than 80% of hospitals had continuous availability of medicines such as anticonvulsants, antibiotics, andTheuterotonics.IDBsaid, “All these deficiencies negatively affect the integrity and continuity of service provision and proper functioning of health services networks.”

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Kaieteur News understands that this change has made the employees uncomfortable as they would have to await his permission before making a necessary filing. More importantly however is the suspicion of the employees that the files contain information that should be hidden from the public. The source said, “This is not how we should be operating. Moving this cabinet to his office means they have something to hide. We know that there should be full transparency. This data belongs to the people.” The source said this strategic move was to ensure that the data is monitored to prevent it from being shared to the public without authorization of the agency and the government by extension. Efforts to contact Parsram on Sunday were futile. Text messages to his cell were also unacknowledged up to press time. The Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat later confirmed that some “environmental” files were relocated to Parsram’s office. He was asked whether he was made aware that a cabinet containing all oil related information was shifted to the Executive Director’s office when explained, “With regards to environmental matters only. I have no knowledge of anything else with regards to that matter.” He declined to say what prompted the relocation of the documents. Bharrat however noted that the oil production reports are published on the Ministry’s website. When the Minister was asked to share a link to the said data, he assured that his staff would do so by today

From page 65 has transported all files regarding petroleum production to his office. Sources within the agency explained that the entire cabinet- containing information on ExxonMobil and its partners- was shifted to Parsram’s office recently. Jagdeo promised just over 18 months ago that there is no reason for the data to remain hidden and that he would seek to ensure it becomes available. However, no report has been published since then, rather moves have been reportedly made to further guard the data. This publication was told that the files containing information on the offshore activities have been relocated from the agency’s filing room to Parsram’s office, which means that no officer will be allowed to add or remove a document without the permission of the Chief.

Dionmadealsomurderreviewspecifically,reportsregion.sectorpartnercooperativeefficientprofessional,deliveringstabilitytowithwiththetheinternationalandStVincentDominica,AntiguaRSSseetoSecuritycountriesreview(RSS),RegionalBarbados-headquarteredSecuritySystemhasbeenaskedtotheprobethusfar.Earlierthisyear,memberoftheRegionalSystem(RSS)agreedsignaprotocolthatwouldGuyana’saccession.Thememberstatesare:&Barbuda,St.Lucia,St.andtheGrenadines,KittsandNevis,GrenadaBarbados.TheRSSisanagreementfordefenceandsecurityofeasternCaribbeanRegionfutureexpansionplannedSouthAmerica.Itsetsoutpreservethepeaceandoftheregionbyworld-class,effectiveandservicesthroughengagementwithnations,thesecurityandthepeoplesoftheAccordingtomediaPresidentAlisaidtheRSSwilltheworkdoneontheofFagundesandwillreviewtheallegationsbyDetectiveSergeantBascom,whoimplicatedseniorpoliceofficersandaleadinglocalbusinessmanasbeingpartofaconspiracytocover-uptheprobe.OnlylastweekPresident

GOVT. TURNS TO RSS TO HELP PROBE ‘PAPER SHORTS’ALLEGATIONSBASCOM’SKILLING, Amid growing calls for an independent and international investigation into the allegations of cover-up into the murder of businessman, Ricardo ‘Paper Shorts’ Fagundes, President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that the had said he was not against providing State Protection for Bascom and that he was aware that the Guyana Police Force has been engaging its international partners on the Fagundes case. “I won’t say that I am against it, I have to see what the content of the letter is, what is the nature of what I’m being asked for. But as I said, this system must provide an even platform for everybody, it must provide a socially just platform for everyone and in that context, I will make my decision,” President Ali told reporters last week Wednesday as he reacted to a letter by Bascom’s lawyer, Nigel Hughes requesting protection for the policeman. Hughes had also requested an independent investigation into the killing of Fagundes. Bascom in an explosive Facebook video two weeks ago, linked businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, and Superintendent Mitchell Caesar as part of the conspiracy to kill off the investigation into Fagundes murder. The Guyana Police Fore subsequently said its Office of allegationssaid,madeinvestigateandweekAubreysaid.ofpartnershelpbeenPolicethethiswith[Force]Fagundes’partnerstothataddingallegationsbriefedreporterssaid.professionally,”everythingIsaid,Wednesday,theinternationalcaseForcethatsuchtooSlowe,CommissionerrespectedServiceformerallegationswithResponsibility,ProfessionalwastaskedinvestigatingthebyBascom,butChairmanofthePoliceCommissionandRetiredAssistantofPolice,Paulsaidthatthebodywascompromisedtoconductaprobe.SlowealsosaidnounitofthePoliceshouldinvestigatetheandcalledforanprobe.AskedabouttheissueonsidelinesofaneventlastPresidentAli“Inthisparticularcase,havemadeitclearthatmustbedonethePresidentPresidentAlialsotoldthathehadbeenbythePoliceonthebyBascom,thathehasbeentoldthePolicehavestartedengageitsinternationalinrelationtothecase.“ThePolicehavebeenworkinginternationalpartnersoncasealso.Ican’tgetintodetails-that’sforthebutIknowtheyhaveworkingandseekingfrominternationalforspecificaspectsthiscase,”thePresidentOppositionLeader,Norton,alsolastcalledforindependentinternationalexpertstorecentallegationsbyBascom.Norton“DetectiveBascom’sare,ontheface

The bank noted, however, that both hospitals possess limited capacity in their accident and emergency departments, intensive care units, high dependency units, surgical rooms, and imaging departments. Moreover, New Amsterdam was constructed nearly 20 years ago and lacks sufficient installations for outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, and the pathology laboratory and has no buildings to house a central sterilisation unit, administration, and medical and paramedical staff on call. As for the Linden Hospital Complex, the bank said it is unable to deliver properly the full contingent of obstetric, neonatal and child health services. It also does not have a burn unit to attend to accident patients.

On the other hand, he also sought to point out that while Kaieteur News sometimes operate as though oil and gas is all that matters, the Opposition will not turn a blind eye to the other areas that affect its supporters.

...EVENGUYANAGOVT.THURSDAYMUSTINSULATEFROMOILANDGASRISKSASEXXONMOBILTAKESSTEPSTOPROTECTITSELF United States oil major, Exxon Mobil is adamant that the company and its partners are taking all the risks associated with the development of Guyana’s lucrative oil and gas sector since it does all the investment and production of the nation’s oil resource. The company has insisted on this explanation as one of the main reasons for its massive take in the problematic 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). The flipside of this coin however, is that the Exxon Mobil-led consortium is in fact legally insulated from any risk and liability associated with the development of the oil and gas sector by virtue of it owning a limited liability company- Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL)-which is legally responsible to Guyana for oil and gas development in the offshore Stabroek Block. EEPGL is a limited liability company registered in the Bahamas, a friendly tax haven to offshore companies, that are also attracted by the country’s secrecy posture.

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monitoring of the companies’ expenses must be instituted. The Leader of the Opposition offered this explanation in response to a question posed the Publisher of Kaieteur News, Mr. Glenn Lall, on the subject of renegotiation.Nortonsaid, “I did say that you have a situation where you have an agreement, you have cost oil and you have profit oil; the point I made was that we’re in a situation where the government hasn’t developed the human resource capability or the institutional capability to be able to monitor and audit cost oil so that expenditure that should not be there, we ensure that they aren’t there, and so I said one of the first things we need to do is to develop our capacity to audit cost oil which will ensure we have profit oil in the amounts that we should have.” “Let’s assume we renegotiate and you have a better deal, but you still don’t have the capacity to audit and monitor, what stops a multinational corporation from adding costs that were not actually in the particular project,” he added. Norton pointed out that for this same reason, stakeholders have been pressing the need for ringfencing to be introduced. To this end, he explained, “So I am making the point that there are many things we can do to ensure we live by our Constitution. Our Constitution says the people of Guyana must benefit. The law says that and there are a number of things we can do. Renegotiation might be one but there are many other things we can do and like I said at some stage in the near future we will outline a clear position on this issue.”

As for the accident and emergency department, the bank said it has a bed assignment that covers merely 50 percent of demand and no areas for paediatric and psychological examination and isolation. The IDB in its report said additional physical deficiencies exist in laboratory, pharmacy, imaging, and support services

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton is of the firm view that a new Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) does not mean Guyana’s share of wealth from the oil and gas resources will be increased, as this will not barricade thatdeficiency,share.costsExxonMobilcorporationsmultinationalsuchasfromwithdrawingfromthecountry’sToaddressthisNortonexplainedrobustauditingand

The Opposition Leader was reluctant to share any additional ways that more wealth could be raked in from the lopsided 2016 deal, Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton stating that “we got to keep some to campaign on.”

“By definition, a limited liability company is separate from its owners meaning that the limited liability company is responsible for all debts, liabilities and responsibilities. It is held accountable for its operations and again, it is separate from its owners.”

“While we are prepared to address oil and gas, we will not allow ourselves to be placed with blinders on one issue. We want to look at all the issues that affect the people of Guyana, including the benefits from oil and gas,” NortonPresently,said. 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 years 2018 to 2020.The consultancy was awarded to VHE Consulting 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, for the ‘Cost Recovery Audit and Validation of the Government of Guyana’s Profit Oil Share’. Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat at the signing explained that the audit was delayed as the government was trying to ensure local companies undertake the important task even as it pushes for the inclusion of Guyanese in the oil and gas sector.

HospitalHospitalNewsituationselectricalhazardsoperational19thwoodenmaternityextremecontamination.accidentssaidacrossenvironmenttransferswastesupplyimproperhassettingsimprovisedadditionIDBabsenceenvironments).warehousing,(administration,andstaffOvertheyears,intheofamasterplan,thesaidthespontaneousofservicesthroughinfrastructureandontheGPHCcampuscreatedasituationofpatientflows,provision,andmedicaldisposal,inwhichoccurintheopenandsometimespublicthoroughfares.Thefinancialinstitutionthisgeneratesrisksofandcross-Inthemostcases,suchastheward,theIDBsaidbuildingsfromthecenturyatGPHCarestillandrepresentfireduetofaultyinstallations.Importantly,itsaidsimilarexistatboththeAmsterdamRegionalandtheLindenComplex.

Kaieteur News understands that the New Amsterdam Hospital is the second largest hospital after GPHC, and along with the Linden Hospital Complex, serve a significant catchment area, including receiving patients from other regions and the hinterland. In fact, the three institutions serve 315,000 persons, nearly 40 percent of the entire population.

- GENERAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) HAS 7 BEDS ONLY While the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been renovated over the years, much more needs to be done to ensure the country’s premier referral and teaching institution is able to meet growing demandsAccordingeffectively.tothe InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), GPHC is the main national referral hospital in the country, which functions as the Regional Hospital for Region Four – DemeraraMahaica and the District Hospital for Georgetown. The bank said several improvements to the hospital infrastructure are necessary to overcome gaps relating to capacity, quality, and growing demand for specialist services.Inthis regard, the bank said inpatient bed supply is inadequate, with some wards consistently experiencing over 100 percent occupancy rates. It said the general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has only seven beds, and specialised ICUs and high dependency units frequently have waiting lists. As a shift progresses to more sophisticated minimally invasive surgery techniques and non-invasive procedures, the IDB said the lack of specific outpatient day recovery beds is becoming an importantFurthermore,limitation.the IDB found that the main operating theatre currently has just six rooms, which is insufficient to attend to the growing quantity of elective surgeries requested by an expanded array of medical specialists.

The IDB said strengthening these regional hospitals to provide the full contingent of level four services will also reduce the transfer of patients to the GPHC, thus reducing the patient load of that hospital. To date, the bank has loaned Guyana US$160M, a portion of which is intended to address the issues outlined above.

“In this particular case, EEPGL is separate, legally, from Exxon. So, whatever EEPGL does, it insulates Exxon legally.” This was the reasoning of Petroleum Engineer and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head, Dr. Vincent Adams, when he explained the manner in which ExxonMobil has sought to protect itself from all forms of liability regarding the sector. As parent company/ owner, Exxon collects all profits made by EEPGL from the local oil and gas sector Adamshere.pointed out however, that all agreements and permits signed with Guyana, are in EEPGL’s name and “signed by the EEPGL people.” He said therefore, that Exxon does not have its signature on any of (Continued

Sunday August 28, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 67 From page 66 of it, serious enough to warrant an immediate and fullblown blowingmeasureswitnessrequestsupportsthestatementHighthethelaunchedinternationalconductedinvestigationpositiontheinternationalindependentLeaderinvestigation,supportsWhileinvestigation.”theOppositionsuchantheOppositionwantsittobedonebyandexperts.“We,Opposition,supportthethatsuchanshouldbebyindependentexpertsandbepromptly,withoutusualgame-playingbyGovernmentorthePoliceCommand,”theread.Additionally,OppositionsaidthatitBascom’slawyer’sforhimtobegrantedprotectionandothercommontowhistle-arrangements.

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Following months of negotiations, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has disclosed on several occasions that ExxonMobil’s affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), will be constructing a pipeline to transport 50 million cubic feet of gas per day, in its first phase, to shore from the Liza Phase One and Liza Phase Two

To this end, she told Kaieteur News that any response plan should be documented and included in ExxonMobil’s Environmental Impact Assessment for the pipeline. “If these things are not in place, the Gas Leak Management Plan which they are currently working to set up, the fire station or the fire service which are first responders would be part of that plan and unless they have their stuff in place I really don’t see how we could possibly have an EIA submitted for a gas pipeline that can be accepted by the EPA,” the Attorney noted. She believes that “the sequence of these events are completely off in the realm of logic” but it remains unclear which realm both the government and Exxon has chosen to operate in.

“I am happy that the Ministry of Home Affairs is developing or is in the process of developing a response plan…while it is welcomed, now that they are doing all of this work I hope that they take into consideration- and I am not a gas expert- but things like Novec gas systems, the FM200 gas system and other systems that are specifically related to the oil and gas industry,” she explained. Novec gas is a synthetic/ chemical fire suppressant. It is waterless and extinguishes a fire by removing the free radicals or heat element of the fire triangle (Oxygen, Heat and Fuel). Similarly, the FM-200 Clean Agent is a colorless, odorless, non-contaminating gaseous fire protection agent.The Attorney noted that a quick Google search would help one to understand that there are specific fire equipment and other gears that may be required to handle oil and gas related disasters or fires.She reasoned, “There are things like static electricity for example and the wind, when you have a gas fluid running through a pipeline at a certain rate in a pressurized condition, it is completely different from a gas plant which is a standing plant under pressure. There is no movement of any liquid or any gas in that situation so the two situations are not comparable and yes we are happy to know that we will have a fire station in Wales but the pipeline is running through Canal Number One and Two and Crane which is quite a distance away from Wales so how are we dealing with that when an explosion occurs?”

The Government of Guyana has been assured by American oil major, ExxonMobil, that it will not walk away from any accidents that arise at a US$1.3 billion gas pipeline that is part of the administration’s Gas-toEnergy (GTE) scheme, geared at slashing electricity costs by 50Attorney-at-Lawpercent. and resident of Wales, West Bank Demerara, Elizabeth DeaneHughes has however warned that while “the implementation of the GTE pipeline project continues with an operator and/or contractor, that continues to vocalize words full of promissory undertaking this may not be legally enforceable.” She said, “These strings of words merely become a “he say, she say, dem say scene, not enforceable within our judicial system.”Inarecent interview with this publication, DeaneHughes acknowledged the moves being made by the Ministry of Homes Affairs when it comes to preparing for a possible fire or explosion that may arise due to a gas leak at the project.

Adams insisted, therefore, that he has no problem with Exxon having a separate company conducting its oil business here as it is a sensible strategy on the business’s behalf. The problem presents itself however, when the Guyana Government does nothing to counteract that strategy as an important part of the country protecting itself. It is for this reason, that Adams said he continues to fight for a parent company guarantee for all oil spill related liabilities being handled by EEPGL. He said in his oil and gas experiences in the United States, he has always had to deal with limited liability companies, so the authorities used their own strategies to counteract the disadvantages that come with such a company being used on behalf of another.

FRIDAY SEVEN HIJACKED CARS FOUND CHOPPED UPAS POLICE BUST EBD CARJACKING RING ...THREE IN CUSTODY, ONE CONFESSES East Bank police have managed to make a major dent in an East Bank Demerara (EBD) carjacking ring after seven stolen cars were found completely dismantled in bushes along the Soesdyke / Linden Highway on Wednesday.Investigators were able to arrest three suspects and after intense interrogation, one of them confessed to police. That suspect even implicated an ex-police officer as being the mastermind in a series of hijackings that took place recently and disclosed more locations where the gang had hidden some of the stolen cars.The major breakthrough came after a Green Ice taxi driver was robbed of his new model Toyota Allion on Tuesday at Dookie Road, Soesdyke. Ranks were able to locate a 26-year-old suspect at his home in Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke/Linden Highway and after conducting a search, they found an illegal 9MM pistol along with some car lights and bumpers on his premises.Aftergrilling him, he led them to two locations, St. Cuthbert’s Mission and Long Creek where police recovered seven stolen cars. One of them was the new model Toyota Allion stolen from the Green Ice taxi driver. Police have said that they were lucky to find the car “intact”. The rest of the cars found were completely dismantled and according to sources close to the investigation all that remained were only shells. Engines and key parts were removed and the scene resembled an old auto graveyard. This media house learnt that among the recovered cars, were the shells of two old model Toyota Premio motorcars that are yet to be identified. Police processed the scene and as they were exiting the location, they were able to arrest two more suspects including an expolice officer who were allegedly on their way to reportedly strip the car that was stolen on Tuesday from the Green Ice taxi driver. Police identified them as a 30year-old of Kuru Kuru and a 29-year-old of Linden, Region Ten.They were reportedly spotted by police driving to one of the locations where the stolen cars were found and when asked where they are going, the men responded, “To St. Cuthbert’s Mission”. Ranks decided to search the vehicle they were in and found a number of tools that are normally used by to dismantle vehicles and they wereInarrested.recentdevelopments, Kaieteur News learnt that two suspects refused to divulge any information to investigators but the 26-yearold buckled and give cops a confession implicating the twoInvestigatorssuspects. told Kaieteur News that the confession and evidence is enough to charge the three suspects in custody and they are expected to appear before the courts today. The suspect also disclosed more locations where the EBD carjacking ring had hidden other stolen cars. This newspaper understands that the men are part of a carjacking ring that has been prowling the streets and highways across the coast of Guyana, hijacking and stealing cars. They would take the cars to forested locations along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway and stash them. Other gang members would then turn up at the scene to dismantle the cars, stripping of them of its engines and other parts that are in demand on the local markets. Chassis numbers would also be removed to avoid the car being identified.

TheProjects.cost to build the pipeline would be handled by EEPGL; however, the country would repay the limited liability company through oil over a period of 20 years. In light of such stated positions, former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan said any finalized agreement between the PPP/C Government and EEPGL on the foregoing ought to be made public. “In terms of repayment, citizens need to know who determines when it starts and at what rate. We need to see if there are provisions that allow for the debt to be rapidly amortised when there are high prices for oil. Also, one needs to know how the agreement will cater for instances when prices are low. We also need to know the interest rate we are stuck with. In short, whatever is agreed between these two parties, the documents should be in the public domain for scrutiny,” the economist reasoned. Jordon also said he finds it baffling that even with project costs yet to be finalized, the Vice President is certain that the gas-to-energy initiative will slash electricity costs in half. “We seem to be so smitten by the messaging of slashed energy costs that we are not challenging government for the evidence on this. How do we know the costs for power will drop by half when we do not know the final cost of the pipeline, much less any other aspect of the project?” the former Minister expressed, adding that there needs to be more transparency and accountability on decisions taken by government in the oil and gas sector. Kaieteur News previously reported that the installation of the offshore and onshore pipelines is set to cost a whopping US$1.3B. This was noted in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that was prepared for the project by EEPGL. The company was keen to note that it has not yet made a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the project, and is continuing to evaluate cost considerations during the project development process. For the time being, it said the current project cost estimate is approximately $260 billion GYD ($1.3 billion USD). It warned, “A higher certainty cost estimate will be developed after receiving and negotiating all major contracts.”Expounding further, EEPGL said the project will involve capturing associated gas produced from crude oil production operations on the Liza Phase 1 (Destiny) and Liza Phase 2 (Unity) Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, transporting approximately 50 million standard cubic feet per day of rich gas via a subsea pipeline and then to an onshore pipeline to a natural gas liquids (NGL) processing plant (NGL Plant), treating the gas to remove NGLs (i.e., propane, butane, and pentanes+) for sale to third parties, and ultimately delivering dry gas meeting government specifications for use at the power plant.

Adams expounded that when he recognized that EEPGL was the one handling all risk for Exxon, he refused to sign off on the Liza 2 permit until Exxon had given assurance to cover what EEPGL was unable to.

The Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn earlier this month indicated to Kaieteur News that part of the Government’s master plan for the GTE project is the construction of a new fire station and procurement of more vehicles.

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From page 67 these documents, but is the owner of EEPGL, which is the main distinction that must be recognized.“Now,there is nothing illegal about Exxon or any company forming a limited liability company,” Adams told the newspaper. In fact, it is one of the biggest advances for companies to insulate themselves from liability and as such is called a limited liability company. He said, “It’s a normal strategy and it’s a legal one. They are not doing anything illegal except it is to their advantage, but it’s to our disadvantage.”

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Some of the stolen cars recovered in Wednesday’s operation.

EXXONAGREEMENTMAKEWITHONGAS-TO-ENERGYPROJECTPUBLIC-JORDAN - SAYS VP JAGDEO MUST EXPLAIN

‘PROMISSORY WORDS NOT ENFORCEABLE’LEGALLY - ATTORNEY WARNS JAGDEO ON GAS-TOENERGY PROJECT

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From page 68 expected to begin as soon as possible after the oil company receives all necessary authorizations with a target date of August 2022 for start of NGL Plant site preparation, and will take approximately three years. The combined offshore and onshore pipeline system is targeted to be ready to deliver rich gas by the end of 2024, and the NGL Plant is targeted to be operational by mid-2025. The project has a planned life cycle of at least 25 years and is expected to employ up to 800 workers at peak during the construction stage, approximately 40 full-time equivalents workers during the operations stage, and approximately 50 workers during the decommissioning stage.

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In fact, the Economist explained that while attached to the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) a few years ago, the needcase,inflatedandprofitactivitiesthathethatsettingpricingcontractlikelymajoralertedtrainingissueswasAssetsflaggedfacilitatedDevelopmentInter-AmericanBank(IDB)atrainingwhichtheissue.“WhenIwasattheSateRecoveryAgencyItaskedwithoilandgasandwereceivedfromtheIDBwhichusthatoneofthewaysthatGuyanaistoloseoutfromanyisthroughtransferoroilcompaniesupshellcompaniestheydobusinesswith,”explained.Tothisend,Lownotedtheproductoftheseseeoilcompaniesfromthosebusinessesatthesametimechargeprices.InGuyana’shesaid,“Theauditorstoknowthattheymust

Even though he can understand the reasoning of the government to accelerate oil production in light of high 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 framework remains outdated. During an interview with Kaieteur News , Jordan lamented the fact that there is no proper development plan in place for the sector; a plan that sets out the right coordination for oil production and capacity development. He recalled that the institutionslawsthe“AcceleratedyetkeyProductionPetroleumRegulationsandtheProductionPetroleumdonetheyLegislation,lawNaturaloffice,whenneeded“Everyonerealised.doneadvisedDevelopmentInter-AmericanBank(IDB)hadGuyanatogetthisbutitisyettobeTheeconomistsaid,agreesthiswaspost-hasteandthenthePPP/CgotintoitonlylookedattheResourceFund(NRF)andtheLocalContentbothofwhichhadconsiderableworkbyustogoon.ButtheExplorationandAct,No3of1986,PetroleumExplorationProductionAct1986,andtheExplorationandAct,1998,thesepiecesoflegislationaretobetouched.”Jordanadded,productioninabsenceofmodernisedandthestrengtheningofiswhatIwould

As a US$9.5 billion audit of oil giant ExxonMobil progresses, the scrutinizers of this bill have been urged to pay keen attention to possible shell companies servicing the budding oil and gas sector, as Guyana could be losing billions in such a scheme.Economist Elson Low sounded this warning during 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, said this practice is a well-known trend that international companies implement in their bid to rake in more profits.

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 argue for a NRF that does not give government the kind of access it has currently for withdrawals and spending. We do not have the skill set to be able to regulate efficiently all that is happening in this sector. We are left at Exxon’s mercy.”

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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 examined more closely.”TheEconomist insisted, “It can be done, but it is very difficult to do this.” The Opposition member said this is a key element that the party has recognised must be addressed. As such, Low said mechanisms will be explored to help boost the country’s auditingPresently,capacity.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 years 2018 to 2020.The consultancy was awarded to VHE Consulting 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, for the ‘Cost Recovery Audit and Validation of the Government of Guyana’s Profit Oil Share’. Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat at the signing explained that the audit was delayed as the government was trying to ensure local companies undertake the important task even as it pushes for the inclusion of Guyanese in the oil and gas However,sector.hepointed 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. At the 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 was speculation that the time 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 willing to support and be part of the audit.”Bharrat was also asked whether he feels the fourmonth 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. “We consulted with the company before we actually set a timeframe.

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The Former Minister also 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 understanding of the Thesector.”Former Minister’s comments are also in sync with the findings of a key report by the World Bank which highlighted that the shortage of oil-sector experts in relevant government entities, combined with inadequate human and capital resources, limits the country’s ability to monitor, audit, and enforce regulations on oil companies.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 maximisecontractualpolicies,coreframeworkpolicyimplementationaccountableofrobustandinstitutionalcomposedoffiveelements.Itsaidtheseinclude:(i)laws,andarrangementsthatthebenefitsofoil

Former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan revenues and minimise downside risks, (ii) a set of regulatory institutions capable of effective oversight, (iii) appropriate fiscal policies and sound public financial management (PFM) infrastructure, (iv) robust revenue management and distribution mechanisms, and (v) policies to promote sustainable long-term development.Although Guyana has made substantial progress in strengthening the management of the oil sector in the said areas outlined, 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 with best practices.Itstressed, 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 effectively with investors.

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more secure oil spill policy to protect Guyana. He has been arguing for parent company guarantee to cover all oil spill liabilities pass what Exxon’s subsidiary and Stabroek Block operator, Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) can cover. Apart from the US$600M EEPGL is offering, the government and Exxon have been in discussions over the provision of a US$2B parent company sum. Whether this is a US$2B sum per project, is unclear. Exxon says, nonetheless, that it will not walk away from its responsibilities should there be a spill pass the US$2.6B combined coverage, but Dr. Adams is adamant that Guyana must get that commitment in writing. He continues to use the Gulf of Mexico Macando oil spill of 4 million barrels as an example given the large amount of oil Guyana is set to produce, at least 1.2 million barrels of crude per day by 2027 and over 300,000 barrels from Liza 1and 2 currently. Pegged at an almost US$70B cost, Dr. Adams claims that if Guyana was to have a spill, one tenth of the Macando with 400,000 barrels of oil, Guyana’s current oil spill coverage is nowhere close to what that problem would cost.

In light of all that has happened, Paper Shorts’ relatives said that they believe Bascom might be speaking the truth in relation to an alleged police cover-up of the case.

From page 15 within the Region will also benefit. FFTP representatives said that they had met with officials of the Ministry of Health in May 2022 and a reFFTP donates specialised beds to Region...

“We believe what he saying, because we don’t know him, he don’t know us and no one would risk their life for someone he has no relationship with,” they opined.

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The relatives are also of the view that the RSS should not just review the investigation done by the Guyanese policemen but conduct an investigation of their own “because if Bascom’s claims of a cover-up are true, then solving Paper Shorts’ murder might never be a reality.” They also expressed dissatisfaction at Ali’s prolonged silence on the matter. One of them highlighted that he has been vocal on other murder cases in the country and had even met relatives to grant them assurance of justice, but has never said a word about the Paper Shorts’ case until he was recently questioned by a reporter on the Bascom allegations.

From page 14 detective working under him, Sergeant Dion Bascom, made a Facebook Live accusing him and a colleague of taking a bribe to cover-up the murder investigation. The superintendent has since denied Bascom’s accusation and has threatened to sue him for millions for defamation of character.Bascom had claimed that Caesar had even identified a suspect and instructed him to make an arrest. The detective named the suspect as Mark Richmond, a security guard who is employed at Mohamed’s Enterprise, a Lombard Street, Georgetown establishment. An attempt to arrest the suspect had proved futile and, according to Bascom, Richmond had even threatened him. He had lodged a report against the suspect at the Brickdam Police Station but nothing was done to apprehend him for the alleged threat or the murder of PaperCrimeShorts.Chief Wendell Blanhum had confirmed that he was aware of the alleged threats but had made it clear that ranks at CID do not investigate threats. Apart from this, Bascom had also claimed that he and another colleague with the use of technology were able to implicate Richmond and prominent businessman, Azruddin Mohamed (of Mohamed’s Enterprise) in the murder of Paper Shorts. He said that the technology was able to show that Richmond was at the scene when the murder took place and phone records also suggest that he was in contact withBothMohamed.Mohamed and Richmond have denied having any involvement in Paper Shorts’ killing and they too have threatened to sue Bascom for millions for defamation of character. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has also publicly denied that any of its ranks are involved in a cover-up and even called Bascom a liar. The GPF publicly stated too that there is no technology in the world that can triangulate a suspect’s location to a crime scene. The Office of Professional Responsibility has since investigated the detective for breaching the Force’s - Code of Conduct. In recent developments, it was reported that the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended criminal charges for Bascom. Nevertheless, Bascom said that he stands by the accusations he made and is in possession of evidence to back up his claims. He had requested via his lawyer, Nigel Hughes, witness protection from President Mohamed Irfaan Ali as he believes that his life could be in danger. While there have been no reports of Ali responding to Bascom’s request, he has since invited the Regional Security System (RSS) to review the Paper Shorts’ murder investigation.

quest was made for them to visit the psychiatric hospital. During that visit, the institution’s needs were raised and FFTP had promised to ensure that the essential needs of the hospital, patients and staff are met. FFTP said that it will continue to be committed to the health sector and the citizens of Guyana.

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From page 64 IDB which state that there was fungus and mildew on the interior and external walls, that there are no proper toilets and the facilities just being down right poor for patient care. The money being borrowed begs the question, where was all the money from before really going? The bigger issue at play is when we spend money to build and modernise the facilities what happens after? The maintenance has clearly been lacking over the years. Simple things like toilets not functioning should not be an issue at a premier hospital serving the region.”

9. Replace the vacuum/ suction system with a new fully compliant one designed to meet the facility’s specific requirements.10.Replace the water supply system with an efficient water sourcing, storage, and distribution system to ensure that the water supply is adequate as per the requirements of the hospital. The new design should include a new reservoir, tussles, pumps, a purification system (reverse osmosis or UV light), and an emergency system.11.Renovate the fire prevention system to protect hospital buildings while posing no risk to patients or personnel, accompanied by regular fire prevention training.

The hospital management engaged the Guyana Fire Service to assess the premises, and the report will inform future fire prevention plans.

12. Establish a new Hospital Sterilisation and Disinfection Unit, separate from the operating theatre, which will house two new sterilisers and specialised staff to operate them. This will enable the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital to become the central sterilisation unit in Region Six, increase efficiency, reduce cost, and relieve some of Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s caseload.13.Establish and equip a pathology laboratory to ensure that patients receive accurate disease diagnosis and timely and adequate treatment.14.Although there hasn’t been any incidence of flooding, all new construction should be elevated above ground level.

Sharing a similar fate as the other businessman, Mr. Tewari complained that the insurance company pushed him around for several weeks subsequent to the claim being made.The insurance company also offered him a settlement which was insufficient for the damage thus he turned it down.After refusing to repay the businessman, Tewari turned to the local courts for assistance. This publication understands that the matter is presentlyAccordingongoing.tothe Court document seen by Kaieteur News, Tewari slapped both the local insurance broker and the overseas based insurance company with a lawsuit, seeking over US$4.6 million in damages and an order that the defendant account for all premiums and other payments received for both brokerage services and insurance policies. Tewari has also asked the Court for an injunction to block the local insurance broker from marketing, offering, soliciting, placing overseas insurance and receiving premiums and other payments in relation to insurance until the party becomes compliant with the Insurance Act 2016. Bank of Guyana (BoG) Governor, Mr. Gobind Ganga told this newspaper on Saturday that the New Zealand based insurance company was not authorised to conduct business with Guyanese as its organisation has not met the required benchmark standards. In a letter seen by this publication, dated July 27, 2021, the BoG chief made it clear that the local broker was not licensed to place insurance business overseas.Subsequently, the BoG in a bid to safeguard locals, published an advertisement in the daily newspapers indicating that the New Zealand based insurance company was not authorised to do business in Guyana. Moreover, the bank requested that persons who have insurance coverage with that group to contact the financial institution’s Insurance Supervision Department. The businessmen, who spoke with Kaieteur News, believe that there may be scores of other victims like themselves.RajSingh denies allegationsHowever, the proprietor of Raj Singh Insurance Brokers and Risk Management Consultant Inc., Rajendra Singh, on Saturday told this publication that he is only aware of one client not being paid a claim, which he believes was denied for valid reasons.Singh, who said he has been in the insurance business for over 39 years now, explained that in the matter which is presently subject to litigation, “his claim has been denied by the insurance company for valid reasons; he breached the policy conditions and that was the situation. The vessel was not authorised to carry cargo and he took cargo with it. He overfilled the vessel with cargo and it sank.”

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2. Renovation and expansion of the surgical suite from a three-bed to a sixbed facility. This is to increase the nu mber of surgeries conducted in the hospital, reduce the waiting time for urgent and non-urgent procedures, and adequately utilise doctors and other human resources. Address the mould on the walls and ceiling of the operating theatre, which threatens the aseptic conditions necessary for surgery.

The insurance broker explained that due to the matter being before the Court, he could not provide additional details. He indicated that there have been customers of Maritime Mutual in the past that made legit claims and were paid. He recalled about “two or three” being settled. So far, the insurance broker estimates that Maritime Mutual may have about two dozen clients from him. When asked why he gave business to that company, being cognisant of the fact that they were unauthorised to do business in Guyana, Singh explained that there are not many local insurance companies that offer comprehensive maritime policies.“There is a very serious problem with marine insurance right now emanating out of Guyana. There are very few insurance companies who offer marine insurance.Thereare about three and they are very, very restrictive in what they can offer…with marine insurance, you cover your vessel and you also have liabilities for several other things like the crew could be injured, your vessel could hit into a wharf, it could hit another vessel or a bridge so the liability part of it could run into millions of US dollars,” he related.Assuch, he noted, “There aren’t anyone in Guyana who offers full Protection and Indemnity (P&I) insurance and the Berbice Bridge requires you to have this insurance…so they cannot get it locally. So vessel owners come into us to do insurance but there is nobody locally that can offer the proper P&I insurance…so Maritime Mutual came in. The vessel owners in Guyana and the Caribbean got very older vessels and nobody in the overseas market wants to cover them.” To this end, the insurance broker said Maritime Mutual was the only insurance group that was willing to offer coverage for the local offshore transport sector. Singh made it clear, however, that since the newspaper publication from the BoG, his brokerage firm has not referred any business to Maritime Mutual.

From page 6 second Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, in Trinidad and Tobago, our local agro processors were on show with support from the government. Additionally, over 50 businesses also attended the 3-day AgroFest in Barbados again with support from the government. Government’s financial support to small business also includes our support to GCCI’s National Small Business Week and Expo, Together We Win’s Small Business Conference and Expo, GMSA’s Uncapped Marketplace and the International Building Expo. All of these ventures

6. Expand the outpatient department and clinic area to accommodate the current 16 specialities offered at the hospital, and to provide the required comfort and privacy to the doctors and patients. This will reduce waiting time and prevent overcrowding of the outpatient areas.

The former Minister added, “It is alarming. You can go all over Guyana and you will see a lot of shiny things going up but there is no maintenance schedule which people stick to. In a high traffic place like New Amsterdam, you need people cleaning constantly and health inspectors checking every week and moving with alacrity to get things done…This state of affairs that was revealed by the IDB does warrant a value-formoney audit which the Audit Office should take up.”

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Funding carefully budgeted... were hailed as great successes by the organisers and much more importantly, by the exhibitors themselves. Looking forward to the remainder of the year, Guyana’s premiere trade fair and expo—GuyExpo, returns in December and more than 400 businesses are expected to be on display including small agro-processors. The Berbice Expo returns as well with more than 25,000 persons expected to attend, with participation from Suriname. Rupununi Expo will also be back along the Christmas village on Main Street.The Ministry of Tourism Industry and Commerce carefully budgeted funding for these expositions (and other programmes) by which our small businesses (including agro-processors) receive valuable exposure for their products. This track record informs my humble view that the Government is and will remain committed to “aid[ing] recovery from COVID business blues” not only for Agro-processors but for all small businesses through and beyond the pandemic.

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From page 20 company, he said, sent a gentleman to inspect the vessel which had been transported to a site on the East Bank of Demerara to be repaired.Thebusinessman said for weeks and even months, the insurer kept requesting more and more documents which were provided but close to three years after, he is yet to receive a penny from the company.Henoted that US$243,000 was lost in cargo, while he received a quotation of US$375,000 to repair the barge. In fact, the businessman said he was sued for the total cost of the lumber he was transporting, while Maritime Mutual has been avoiding paying up any monies to him. Singh told this newspaper that he has not made a report to the police as he is not confident in anything being done about the matter. The businessman said he was forced to repair his barge with monies from his own pocket to continue supporting his family. Another businessman who is faced with a similar dilemma, Mr. Hardesh Tewari is not taking the non-payment of insurance he toiled to secure lightly. Tewari in an interview with Kaieteur News this past week shared his experience with the said insurance group. He explained that it was in 2014 that he purchased a barge to the tune of US$800,000 while an additional cost of US$250,000 was charged to transport the vessel. In July of 2016, Tewari purchased two insurance policies. The first was for the hull and machinery valued at US$1 million and the second was for protection and indemnity valued at US$5 million.The policy was enforceable for 12 months from July 15, 2018. An annual premium of US$13,500 for both policies was to be paid in quarterly installments of US$3,337.50. On October 10, 2018, Tewari said he received an invoice for the period October 15, 2018 to January 15, 2019 which was paid. On December 9, 2018, just weeks before the premium expired, the businessman’s barge capsized while on its way to Georgetown from Saint Lucia. On board the vessel were mixed aggregates worth a total of $15.9 million. Unlike Mr. Singh, Tewari could not save his barge. The vessel sunk and the businessman later moved to make a claim for his loss. He said that a claim of US$1 million was made for the vessel and additional US$151,000 for the cargo that was lost. The businessman was also seeking US$25,000 he was required to pay for labour charges.

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3. Expand the Radiation Suite to meet the hospital’s current and projected needs. Include facilities for a digital x-ray machine and computerised tomography (CT) scanner. 4. Expand the ICU from a 2-bed facility to at least 7 beds.5. Establish a 15-bed High Dependency Unit to house patients that are not critical for the Intensive Care Unit but need additional attention than what the general wards provide.

At New Amsterdam Hospital which was found in the most deplorable state, the IDB said the CEO Dr. Bob Ramnauth and Medical Superintendent Mr. Hemchand Jhagroo expressed interest in the project and provided feedback for several improvements. Below are their verbatim recommendations as stated in the 1.report.Renovation and expansion of Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department from a 6 bed to a 15-bed facility, inclusive of a waiting area to provide more privacy and easier access for all patients and reduce waiting time.

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7. Rehabilitate and expand the waiting room to accommodate more people, improve patient experience, and reduce the risk of infection.8.Renovate the hospital facilities to meet current technology, innovation, and standards. Repaint the hospital with paint that is conducive to the area’s climate and hospital activities, such as paint that does not fade quickly and is easy to clean.

Violence comes in the wake of a build-up of rival forces in the capital Tripoli over the past week as tensions between rival factions escalates.

Pakistan floods: Desperation and displacement in Sindh province

Trump search: What may come next in inquiry with legal peril

(AL JAZEERA) - Deadly clashes broke out between rival Libyan militias in the centre of Tripoli with the sound of gunfire echoing through the heavily populated part of the capital city threatening two years of relative peace. The violence on Saturday comes in the wake of a build-up of rival forces in Tripoli over the past week as they jostle for power while the North African country remains divided between rival administrations in the east and the west. At least 12 people were killed and 87 others wounded in the fighting, according to the health ministry in the capital, Tripoli. The country’s democratic transition was delayed after the presidential elections scheduled for last December were postponed indefinitely “This is horrible. My family and I could not sleep because of the clashes. The sound was too loud and too frightening,” said Abdulmenam Salem, a central Tripoli resident. “We stayed awake in case we had to leave quickly. It’s a terrible feeling.”

Deadly clashes between rival armed groups erupt in Libyan capital

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On Friday, PM Sharif said 33 million people had been hit by the floods - about 15% of the country’s population. He said the losses caused by floods this season were comparable to those during the floods of 2010-11, said to be the worst on record. The country has appealed for more international aid. In Sindh, it’s not that local authorities are not trying, but they admit that they are out of their depth. The provincial government says this is a “climate change catastrophe” and that the people of Pakistan, especially in the poorer communities, have been the worst affected. The solutions will not be quick - acres of land are waterlogged and the water is not receding fast enough for any rebuilding to take place here.There’s not much to do for the people but to waitwait for the rains to stop, wait for the water to go down, wait for more resources to be allocated to these kinds of communities.Inthemeantime, life continues to be difficult.

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None of the government’s legal filings released so far singles out Trump — or anyone else — as a potential target of the investigation. But the warrant and accompanying affidavit make clear the investigation is active and criminal in nature. The department is investigating potential violations of multiple laws, including an Espionage Act statute that governs gathering, transmitting or losing national defense information.Theother laws deal with the mutilation and removal of records as well as well as the destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations.

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There was no immediate comment from the interior and health ministries about the fighting, which paused in the morning before resuming. Tripoli University said it was suspending classes because of the fighting. Ali, a 23-yearold student who declined to give his surname, said he fled his apartment along with his family during the night after bullets struck their building. “We could not stay any longer and survive,” he Tensionssaid.have risen after Fathi Bashagha, backed by the east-based parliament, was sworn in as prime minister in February amid calls for Prime Ministe r Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, head of the transitional government based in Tripoli, The Government of National Unity (GNU) , to cede power. The United Nations has voiced concern after the Tobruk-based parliament voted to install Bashagha as prime minister.

The inquiry began quietly with a referral from the National Archives and Records Administration, which retrieved 15 boxes of records from Mar-a-Lago in January — 14 of which were found to contain classified information. All told, the FBI affidavit said, officials found 184 documents bearing classification markings, including some suggesting they contained information from highly sensitive human sources. Several had what appeared to be Trump’s handwritten notes, the affidavit says. The FBI has spent months investigating how the documents made their way from the White House to Mara-Lago and whether any other classified records might exist at theTheproperty.bureau also has tried to identify the person or people “who may have removed or retained classified information without authorization and/or in an unauthorized space,” the affidavit states. So far the FBI has interviewed a “significant number of civilian witnesses,” according to a Justice Department brief unsealed Friday, and is seeking “further information” from them. The FBI has not identified all “potential criminal confederates nor located all evidence related to its investigation.”

The desperation was evident in every community. People ran towards car windows to ask for helpanything.Onone of the main streets out of the city of Sukkur, hundreds of people have settled.Many of them walked from remote villages, and were told that help is easier to get in the urban areas. But there’s not much difference here.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly released FBI document helps flesh out the contours of an investigation into classified material at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. But plenty of questions remain, especially because half the affidavit, which spelled out the FBI’s rationale for searching the property, was blacked out. That document, which the FBI submitted so it could get a warrant to search T rump’s winter home, provides new details about the volume and top secret nature of what was retrieved from Mar-a-Lago in January. It shows how Justice Department officials had raised concerns months before the search that closely held government secrets were being illegally stored — and then returned in August with a court-approved warrant and located even more classified records at the property. It all raises questions whether a crime was committed and, if so, by whom. Answers may not come quickly. A department official this month described the investigation as in its early stages, suggesting more work is ahead as investigators review the documents they removed and continue interviewing witnesses. Intelligence officials will simultaneously conduct an assessment of any risk to national security potentially created by the documents being disclosed. At a minimum, the investigation presents a political distraction for Trump as he lays the groundwork for a potential presidential run. Then there’s the obvious legal peril. A look at what’s next: WHAT IS THE FBI INVESTIGATING?

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WHAT HAS TRUMP ARGUED? Trump, irate over the records investigation, issued a statement Friday saying that he and his team have cooperated with the Justice Department and that his representatives “GAVE THEMThat’sMUCH.”atodds with the portrayal of the Trump team in the affidavit and the fact that the FBI search occurred despite warnings months earlier that the documents were not being properly stored and that there was no safe location for them anywhere in Mar-a-Lago.

(BBC) - The Prime Minister of Pakistan has said the “magnitude of the calamity” is bigger than expected, after visiting floodhit areas. Shehbaz Sharif was speaking from Sindh province - which has had nearly eight times its average August rainfall.The floods have killed nearly 1,000 people across Pakistan since June, while thousands have been displaced - and millions more affected.As the BBC drove through Sindh, there were displaced people in every village.The full scale of the devastation in the province is yet to be fully understoodbut the people described it as the worst disaster they’ve survived.Floods are not uncommon in Pakistan, but people here said these rains were different - more than anything that’s ever been seen. One local official called them “floods of biblical leveltreetops.mileshavethousandsNearproportions”.thecityofLarkana,ofmudhomessunkunderwater.Forallthat’svisibleisWherethewaterislightlylower,thatched roofs creep out from underneath the water. In one village, the people are desperate for food. In another, many children have developed waterborne diseases.When a mobile truck pulled over, scores of people immediately ran towards it. Children carrying other children made their way to the longOnequeue.12-year-old girl said she and her baby sister had not eaten for a day. “No food has come here, but my sister is sick, she has been vomiting,” the girl said. “I hope they can help.”

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Though they might want heard the Vice President may act swift at times, there during sexual intercourse, and anti developmental whistleblowerdead? to act ‘high and mighty’, making all kinds of excuses are other instances that He including oral sex and behaviour Mr President it is they know that they don’t at a news conference last expects us to have faith, wait penetration(vaginaloranal). In fact, the President has imperative that matters of even have control of the w e e k , a l t h o u g h patiently and allow Him to Touching of genitals (penis, failed to launch a probe into corruption are taken breath they breathe, acknowledging that make a grand show of His testicles, labia, and vagina) the damning allegations seriouslymuchless their days on this biometrics is a good anti- SUPREMACY, for His earth. fraudmethod. namemustbeglorified. No matter what they These gaffes from our Patriotic Guyanese, once acquire, immortality simply leaders only confirm what you have done all that you cannotbebought. many think of them - power can, it is time to be still and Given the foregoing, one grabbers by any means see PRE-EMINENCE at its would think that leaders, the necessary, while we the best. world over, would be happy citizensmustsuffer to submit to the Creator’s THURSDAY guidance rather than parade TUESDAY as fools who think that they Amedia report also somehow have things under Now to MonkeyPox accused the VPof theircontrol. With Guyana recording corruption but still It is the Creator who its first case of MonkeyPox, no investigation permits leaders to lead for a citizens have begun to worry Vice President Bharrat season and it is the Creator about its possible spread. Jagdeo launched a stinging who will evict them when Hereareafewfactsaboutthe attack on the African theyfailtodosojustly disease. Guyanese Umbrella Group, The manifestation of the International Decade for MONDAY monkeypox typically People of African Descent includes fever, intense Guyana(IDPADA-G).

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In case you haven’t heard, please be informed that as part of our continued effort to channel positive changes in our country, our publisher, Mr. Glenn Lall, has dedicated our Page Seven to be “BLUNT” about on-going indecency in our land that should matter, not only to us at this publication, but the entire nation. or anus of a person with made against one of his own monkeypox. top officials, who according Contact with the pimples to a Vice News exposé, is a or blisters, and later scabs corruption kingpin when it that appear with the disease. c o m e s t o a w a r d i n g As we navigate this other government contracts and health challenge, let us resources. remember to take all the InthecaseofBascom,he necessary precautions as we made accusations that manySUNDAY hauling persons to court and WEDNESDAY of. Why has there been no protect ourselves and believe w arrant an fashion changes to the investigation into SU families. internationalprobe.Do you know electoral laws that suit it Time To Be Still! GATE? But instead of takingwho is in control? best. Is the Creator alive? If SATURDAY immediateactiontoprotecta

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Guyana secure third Barbados take Rising (CWI) - Barbados were crownedwinnersoftheWest Indies Rising Stars Championship when they defeated Leeward Islands in thefinalroundofmatchesat the Grenada National StadiumonFriday TheBajanswonthe15over-per-side match by 16 runs to top the table with 18.4 points. They played unbeaten throughout the tournament.Barbadosbattedfirstand made73-0off15overswith solid knocks of 31 from Shem Sargeant and 29 from Kemar Dixon. In reply, the Leewards ended on 57-8 withthetopscoreof22from T anezFrancis,whichcameoff 26 balls. Speaking after the match, Coach Rohan Nurse saidhewaspleasedwiththe team-work which led to the side’striumph.“Wearevery happywiththewaytheteam played throughout the entire tournament.Overthe past two years we didn’t have any competitive cricket at this level,duetothepandemic.In that time they (players) worked really hard to maintain their skills, and we had a very good build-up leadinguptothetournament. Itwasthefirsttimeforallof them at the regional level, but they were able to adapt, and they did very well to come out and win. We are very proud.” In the day’s secondmatchJamaicabatted well to defeat Windward Islandsbyfourwickets.The Jamaicans scored 97-6 with 33 off 26 balls from Savio Jones the best score. Earlier Windwards made 96-5 with JodenCharles(32)andLeon Alexander (24 not out) batting well. In the third matchoftheday,Guyanagot the better of Trinidad & Tobago by 24 runs. Batting first, the Guyanese were boosted by 26 off 24 balls from Navin Boodwah as they made 96-5 off the 15 overs. InreplyT&Treached 72-5 when the innings came toaclose.

ForOceangoingVessels&Trawlers17:10hrs ForOceangoingVessels&Trawlers5:10hrs ForOceangoingVessels&Trawlers04:00hrs For Ocean Going Vessels opening last 1-1½ hrs For Ocean Going Vessels opening last 1-1½ hrs MondaySundayAugust28,2022August29,2022MondayAugust29,2022 BerbiceRiverBridge ClosuretoRoadTraffic Demerara RiverBridge Closure to RoadTraffic 27C G.L.C.357LamahaStreet,NorthCummingsburg,Georgetown Tel:226-0753.Whileeveryeffortismadetoensurenumbersare correct,pleasecallthehotlineforconfirmation,TheG.L.C.and KaieteurNewscannotbeheldresponsibleforprintingerrors. 3 0 6 5 5 5 3 6 15 16 18 DATE: 27/08/2022 DATE: 27/08/2022 DATE: 27/08/2022 DATE: 27/08/2022 8 14 15 16 19 26 4 13 15 19 5 6 10 ForOceangoingVessels&Trawlers03:30hrs SundayAugust28,2022 Afternoon Evening Frompage79 toreceivethissubstantial geardonationsincethegears are important to the clubs. With the clubs well equipped, this will encourage parents to send their children to participate in cricket training. President Jaigopaulspecially thanked PresidentBissoondyalSingh and other Executives of the GCB for the inclusive and exceptional work being administer, develop and promote cricket across Guyana. -

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The Kennard Memorial Turf Club will be hosting a horse race meet today from 13:00hrs at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne.Themeetwillbethefirst since covid and the passing of former justice and chairman of the club, Cecil Kennard.Since his passing, his widow, Chan Kennard has takenoverthemantleofthat positionattheclub. She has a wealth of experience having worked very closely with the late Kennard for over 50 years, promotingthesport. She will be assisted by BasilBactowarBactowar is a retired Animal Sceintist who worked with the Ministry of Agriculture,British Colombia as a livestock and horse industry specialist for 16 years and alsoasanextensiondirector with the University of Flordia.Mrs Kennard has expressed gratitude to their previous sponsors and look forward to their continued support.

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Participants of the camp with other stakeholders at the closing ceremony

Representatives from Pegasus Hotel & Suites; official hotel of the CPL, Digicel Business Services, Movietowne Guyana, ToolsiePersaudLtd,Sterling Products Ltd, V&V Distributors, Vivaanta Spa, MVPSportsGiftland,Kings Jewelry,PalmCourt,Caliper Drones, Assuria General Insurance, Rentokil Initial Guyana Ltd, Survival Supermarket Sheriff Street, Praetorian Security Services, Darthan Investments Print; Party Castle, ModFin Salon & Spa, Trophy Stall, Jaxx Restaurant, H Nauth & Sons, Panko Steel; Tristone Auto Sales and many others whosupportedNexgenGolf Academy and the Guyana Golf Association were also present.Also in attendance was current Guyana Open Golf Champion Avinda Ganguly Kishore.Formoreinformationon upcoming events or learn to play,stopbytheAcademyon Woolford Avenue or call 645-0944.

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Nexgen GolFun Camp successfully wraps up

In attendance at the closing ceremony of the thirdannualNexgenGolFun summer camp hosted by the Guyana Golf Association at the Scouts Association GroundonWoolfordAvenue in memory of Coach Colin Ming and the Shafura Hussain Foundation were HighCommissionerofIndia to Guyana Dr KJ Srinivasa, dozens of parents and sponsor representatives as the Camp came to an end withagrandtournamentand graduationceremony His Excellency spoke about the potential the programheld,“theteam,led byMr Hussainissuperband the response from these amazing kids showed an interest in golf that even I hadn’tthoughtpossible. We will continue to support this program development in the years to come.”Speakingonbehalfofthe parents, Phil Rietema from Exxon who also had four children in the camp said, “As a golfer myself, this is extremely pleasing to see such a fantastic response fromkidsofallages. The work done by the NexgenGolFunteamtopull offsuchaneventshowsthat golf in Guyana is in good hands and will become a sportthatattractsallagesand talent.Forparents,thiswasa 10/10 based on the kids responses and the overall involvementofeveryone.” 154 kids including dozens from Lions, Scouts, PYARG, and Enmore Orphanage were able to participate as a result of contributions by sponsors. TheytookpartinGolf,Table Tennis, Archery, Physical FitnessChallenges,FirstAid and Self Defense classes, DroneTraining and finished with a skills tournament for prizes and trophies, donated in part by Pegasus Hotel & Suites, Trophy Stall and V&VParentsDistributors.weretreated to complimentary massages, taught to fly a drone, play golf, Table Tennis and archery whilst waiting for thekidstocompleteclasses. Snacks were provided by Giftland FoodMaxx and Sunshine Snacks, ice-cream by Sterling Products, water by CIDI BlueLife Waters, beverages by Guyana Beverages Kool Kidz, Pepsi andRica PresidentJuices.of the Guyana Golf Association Aleem Hussainthankedthecoaches andsponsors,“Ourwidening sponsor base shows that there is a desire to support ourGolFunprogramandwe had an incredible coaching team from Praetorian Executive Security, ProArchersGuyana,Caliper Drones, the Guyana Table Tennis Association and ModFin Salon along with Golf Coaches Vishal, Harry, Vicky, Vudoo, Kevin, Sam, Gwynett, Philip, Nikita, Steve and secondary school PE Teachers Al Wilson, KareemandMark.”

Fabian Allan bowled tightly and picked up a wicket in the penultimate overand,despiteaboundary in the last over, it was too little too late for the Tallawahs and the Kings’ dream of qualification stayedalive. When the Barbados Royals men took on the Guyana Amazon Warriors, the winner would reach the semi-finals.TheRoyals came out on top winning by two wickets with10ballstospare. The Warriors failed to ignitewhensettingtheirtotal and limped to 108/6 from their60 Shimronballs. Hetmyer was notableforhis32notoutoff 18 but they needed to bowl welltodefendthelowtarget. Rahkheem Cornwall continued his notorious bighitting when the Royals cameouttochasehittingthe first ball for an enormous SKYEXCH six Mayers joined the six-hitting party andhelpedclaimthefloating Powerplay over, meaning the Royals have unlocked it inallthreeoftheirgamesso far Having smashed it to all parts Cornwall was undone by Salamkheil meaning he hadtogofor21off8.Itwas thenMayerswhosteppedup and put a huge dent in the chase with a 30 from 16 beforeitwasfinishedinstyle by Bosch The in form player launched them past the target and into the semifinal with a SKYEXCH maximum, thus completing the highest successful runchase of the competition so far

Finals Day lineups confirmed after a thrilling Day 4 SKYEXH 6ixty Men’s Competition… Veerasammy Permaul (Getty Images)

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Kaieteur News PAGE 77SundayAugust 28, 2022 DAY4RESULTS: Game 1: Saint Lucia Kings Men beat Jamaica TallawahsMenby8runs Game 2: Barbados Royals Men beat Guyana Amazon Warriors Men by 2 wicketsGame3BarbadosRoyals Women beat Guyana AmazonWarriorsWomenby 5wicketsGame

4: Trinbago Knight Riders Men beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men by3(CPL)runs

The SKYEXCH 6IXTY party continued on day four of the action from Warner Park With the competition really heating upandcrucialresultsneeded for qualification, the action promisedtobeblockbuster Hayley Matthews rediscoveredherformasthe Barbados Royals Women stormed to victory to knock the Guyana Amazon Warriors out of the tournament and book themselves a spot in the final.Her unbeaten 25 alongsideleadingrun-scorer ChloeTryonwasenoughfor her side to chase down a modest target of 59 with 15 ballstospare. The Royals were impeccable in the field bowling out the Warriors to 58/6 from 59 balls with PakistaniquickFatimaSana impressing in the field implementing two run outs and taking the wicket of Chedean Nation Only Warriors’ captain Stafanie Taylor provided much resistance with the bat, but sheeventuallyfellforawellfought28off25.Theinnings never really ignited and was without any SKYEXCH sixesmeaningthatthematch winner would qualify automaticallyforthefinal. It was a relatively straightforwardchaseforthe Royals who only lost one wicket – that of Shermaine Campbell in pursuit of victory TryonandMatthews playedclassyshotsanddealt in boundaries as they raced to the target. They will face Trinbago Knight Riders in Sunday’sAndrefinal.Russellwasaman onamissionwhenitcameto hitting boundaries for the TrinbagoKnightRidersMen intheirgameagainstStKitts & Nevis Patriots Men. Dre Russ blasted the ball to all parts of the ground and skyrocketed to 72 from just 24 balls with eight SKYEXCH maximums and five fours before he was caught on the boundary by Jansen. The Patriots made a good comeback to calm the runfest, meaning they needed 156towin. T h e c a r r o t o f qualification for the Patriots was also dangling. Should they hit four sixes in the innings, they would qualify even if they lost this match. With three sixes down, Fletcher thought he’d found the magic fourth, but was caught by Seales on the boundaryInjust the next over, it seemedadonedealbutsome incredible acrobatics by Seales prevented the boundaryandsawtheendof Brevis and the Patriots were 44/3 after four overs. The very next ball clinched a semi-finalspotoffthebatof Rutherford and the pressure was off to win the game. Rutherford continued to dispatch sixes out of the ground and brought up his fiftyin14balls.Intheendhe fell for 50. Jayden Seales’ expensivefinaloverwentfor 21 runs but the Patriots fell three runs short in their chase.The Kings clocked their first victory of the tournament in their mustwin game against the already qualified Jamaica Tallawahs Men Roshon Primushasbeeninfineform so far and it was his crucial knock of 48 from 25 balls alongside a handy 32 from Johnson Charles that set up the Kings for their first win andkepttheirhopesalivefor qualification.Primushitfivefoursand twoSKYEXCHsixesduring his match winning knock andstruckata200strikerate as the Kings set the Jamaica Tallawahs 110 to win Notably this was also the first time they had made it through all 60 balls without losingtheirsixwickets. It was a nervous runchase from the Jamaica Tallawahs, who less than 24 hours ago scored a record 162. They now needed to makemorehistoryandmake the tournament’s highest successfulchase. They were kept quiet in the opening overs and, despite their usual big hitting, didn’t manage a SKYEXCHmaximuminthe firsttwo Whenovers.PowellandJangoo got going it looked like the Tallawahsweregoingtopull off some more magic. The pair brought up a 50 partnershipin37ballsbefore Jangoo fell for 44 with 19 neededfrom10.

The action concludes on Sunday with the two men’s semi finals as Tallawahs take the Patriots while the Royals face TKR The women’s final will be between the Barbados Royals and the Trinbago KnightRiders. Who will be the first to lift the Universe Boss trophy?

When the Trinidadian Keshorn Walcott came virtually from nowhere to win the Olympic javelin event followed by the Kenyan Julius Yego at the 2015 World games in Beijing, with the Indian NeerajChoprawinninggold at the last Olympics, it has prompted new theories to explain their successes

To these one could now add athletic field events like the javelin and the shot putt which do not thrive on time and contact competition but are based on distance throwing achievement In the past the javelin in particular was the preserve of the Europeans but in the last couple years we have seen third world athletes such as Walcott from Trinidad,Yego from Kenya, Chopra from India, and latelyAnderson Peters from GrenadaattheWorldGames in Oregon, and Arshad NadeemfromPakistanatthe Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh all strike gold in thejavelin.Thesefieldeventsandto which one may add weightlifting, apart from requiring basic strength and stamina are primarily based on technique, hand/limb speed andTcoordination.echniquecan only be best acquired by proper coaching allied with stateof-the-art training facilities.

The Ofimak Office S u p p l i e s s o f t b a l l competition is set to commence tomorrow at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.Matcheswillbeplayedin the over-45 category with Regal facing Invaders’ Masters of Essequibo Coast andArielplayingSuccess. Regal will be led by Mahendra Hardyal and include Unnis Yusuf, Mohendra Arjune, Eric Thomas, David Harper, Fazleem Mohamed and Eon Abel.Ramesh Deonarine will appearfortheEssequibians. Ariel will be led by Samuel Kingston while RafmanAlly will spearhead Success which contain Seekumar Budhram and HackimOfimakMajeed.Office Supplies which is based in Panama has sponsored the competition through its sole local distributor Regal Stationery and Computer Centre.The competition which will continue next weekend, is being used as preparation for the upcoming GSCLInc PrimeMinister’sT20cup. Thetournamentwillalso becontestedintheopenand femaledivisionsandinterest teams can contact Abdool Gamalon6775601. Action bowls off at 09:30hrs.

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Letter to the Editor…

DearEditor, I h a v e h a d t h e opportunity to watch live on TV and several YouTube replays of the recent World Athletics held in Eugene Oregon USA as well as the Commonwealth and European Games held in Edinburgh and Munich respectively and have been frankly amazed at the showing of some of the so calledlessernationsandless knownathletesatthevarious disciplines.Theemergence of hitherto unknown talent of men and women previously considered as lacking the requisite attributes and environment to successfully compete against the known established types has confoundedseveralmyths.

Whereas in the past the lack of the fore mentioned r e q u i s i t e s s t i f l e d developmentofourathletes, the now adequate availabilityoffundsfromoil and gas should not be a limitationontheopportunity for Guyana to foster immensenationalpridefrom ourathleteswinninggoldon theworld Indeedstage.itis known that the former world javelin record holder the German Uwe Hohn has been coaching a number of the current crop of javelin third worldleaders. I was also impressed by the showing of the Commonwealth weight lifters from India, Fiji and SouthEastAsia,particularly the women, whom popular belief would not have rated highly, held their own and not only in the lower body weightcategory A young slightly built female from India became her country’s celebrity by winning gold in the lightest weight division, belying the impression that muscle and bulk are always superior attributestoliftingspeedand coordinatedtechnique. To conclude I would forthrightly advocate for Guyanathefollowingmodel : Establish with the appropriate sport bodies a cadre of would be professional athletes in selected disciplines with the potentialtobenefitfromfull timetraining,whichmustbe closely conducted in the respective disciplines and monitored over a period by established world class coaches hired by the State. The evidence is abundantly clearthatanathlete’snatural ability must be properly honed by good technique which can only be provided byknowledgeablecoaching. The composition of athletes fromtheselecteddisciplines, mustnecessarilybedynamic as new talent or attrition emerges.Some examples of relevant disciplines are previously mentioned and must all be amenable to l i n e a r o r w e i g h t measurement of athletes’ improving performance at comparable world class level.Simultaneously, the authorities must establish state of the art training facilitiesandsportsstadiain the respective disciplines as abasisforcreatingsustained public interest and awareness of national goals. The blueprints for the structure of such facilities are available from many countries previously hosting similarsportingevents. There should be no excuse now for failure to access the required funding directed towards the high stakesofnationalpride.

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Yoursfaithfully, FritzMcLean. HonLifeVicePresident, GuyanaTennisAssociation Former Lawn Tennis Rep. on Guyana Olympic Committee

There is some hope for forgotten countries like Guyana when it was found out that the Kenyan Julius Yego first developed his technique and skill by instructionsfromaYouTube video shown in his home country When a few years agoIpennedmyfirstletterto the press on this topic I advocated that as a start Guyana should be focusing on disciplines that can substantively be developed onhomesoilfromrelentless extended practice and a disciplined repetitive work regime, eschewing those sport that require consistent high level overseas competitionexposure. My suggestions then were archery, canoeing and beach volleyball. (Stabroek NewsofFebruary5th2017).

Senior CASA Championships... - Fernandes claims Gold, Chin secures Bronze for Masters in Poland

President Singh pointed out that, “we at the GCB recognize that EBCA have demonstrated strong leadership.Inapproximately one year a lot of development works have been done, including the upgradeoftheFarmGround and the hosting of regular trainingsessionsforplayers. We are proud of your achievements, and realize that many Associations and Committeesareendeavoring todolikewise.Thisisavery good sign and the GCB is immenselypleasedthatEast BankDemeraraisproducing nationalPresidentplayers.”Singhreceived a resounding applause when he committed to making the Farm Community Centre ground an Academy Centre for males and females in GCB’s Planned Academy Program. Singh stated, “We expect the EBCA to work collaboratively with the GCB and its affiliates to make GCB’s Academy Program a success ”

Guyanese Squash Queens Nicolette Fernandes (Gold in World Masters) and Ashley Khalil (Gold in Snr CASA)

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GFFhostsExtraordinaryCongress…

- Pledges to transform Farm into Academy Centre GCB donates over a million dollars worth of Cricket Gear to EBCA

Additionally,hepointedout, that there will five Academies in Demerara, six in Berbice and seven in Essequibowhichisdesigned to roll out a comprehensive plan never seen before in Guyana. Further, President Singh stated that “the Territorial Development Officer, Colin Stuart will soon submit the detailed program requirements and needsforCricketAcademies across the Country We are grateful for the cooperation from EBCA and urge President Puneet Jaigopaul and his team to ensure that Players, Coaches, Scorers, Umpires and Match Referees across your Association put all efforts into improving their standards.”President of East Bank Cricket Association Puneet Jaigopaulindicated that the EBCAisparticularlyhappy (Continued

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The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) shifts its gear distribution program to East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA), with a donation of over one million dollars’ worth of cricket equipment. The presentation was made by the GCB’s President Bissoondyal Singh to President of EBCA Puneet Jaigopaul in the presence of executives and players from various clubs on East Bank Demerara along with GCB executives.Inaddressing the gathering, President Singh expressed delight in making what he referred to as a significant donation. Singh remarked that “the donation is important not only in monetarytermsbutitsvalue totheyouthplayersinvolved in the game on East Bank Demerara, allowing them to participate in training sessions and matches without having to consider the additional burden of purchasing gears. Consequently, we are happy that players took the time to attend this presentation which tells us about your interest in the game and the exemplary work your executivesaredoing.”

BySeanDevers uyana, on theGback of wins against host JamaicabytheirWomenand Menteams,securedboththe team titles when the 37th edition of the Wata sponsored Senior CASA Championships concluded yesterday evening at the LiguaneaClubinJamaica. Meanwhile,inPoland,in theWorldMasters,Nicolette Fernandes won Gold while fellow Guyanese Richard Chin took Bronze in the Men’scategory InJamaica,theGuyanese Women, who dominated the with four of their players being in the semi-finals as Ashley Khalil eventually won her first Senior CASA SinglesTitle,beatJamaica5 -0totaketheWomen’sTeam title.Guyana are defending Champions in the Women’s team, the Men’s Team and Overall titles successfully retainedallthreetitles. Taylor Fernandes beat Savannah Thomson (11-2, 11-4, 11-4), Akeila Wilshire defeated Sanjana Nallapatl (11-6, 11-2, 11-3), Ashley KhalilsankMiaTodd(11-4, 11-2,11-3),AshleyDeGroot beatMelissaLue-Yen(11-4, 11-2, 11-2) and Abosaide CadoganbeatMiaLake(117,11-6,11-4). In the Men’s final, Alex Arjoon began with a win before Daniel Ince lost to makeit1-1. The third match was between 33-year-old Chris Bennie who had earlier won a record 10 Senior CASA Singles titles and Junior CASA Champion Shomari Wiltshire, who seemed tired from participating in Junior CASA, Commonwealth Games,WorldJuniorGames and senior CASA, and was beaten 3 0 as Jamaica extendedtheirleadto2-1. Jason Ray Khalil closed out the match to level the score 2 - 2 leaving the final match the deciding match involving Samuel Ince who won 3 – 2 with a spirited fight.O n t h e r o a d t o yesterday’s finals, Guyana’s Men defeated the Cayman Islands3-2. Wiltshire and Arjoon were the only Guyanese to lose their matches as there were wins for Samuel InceCarvalhal,hiscousin Daniel Ince andSKhalil.amuel started the evening on a winning note when he beat Kasun Abeysekera (11-6, 11-5, 112) while Daniel defeated JaceJarvis(11-9,11-7,11-5) and Khalil got the better of Jake Kelly (11-7, 11-4, 117.) Cayman Island’s Cameron Stafford beat Arjoon in longest and most competitive match of the night.Aftergoingdown4-11in firstgame,Alexfoughtback totakethesecondgame11-3 tolevelthescore1-1,before losing 6 -11 and 4 -11 in the nexttwosets. Julian Jarvis also defeated Wiltshire (0-11, 111,7-11).Later in the night the Guyanese Girls, aided by a couple of walkovers, hammered Barbados 5-0 as they continued their dominance in this year’s Championships.Singlesfinalist Taylor Fernandes beat Muffin Stollmeyer (11-4, 11-3, 114),AshleyDeGrootdefeated Eboni Atherley (11-4, 11-6, 11-2)before2022Caribbean SquashQueenAshleyKhalil whipped Jodi Smith Padmore(11-3,11-2,11-0). The Guyanese Girls continued their brilliant showing with a 5-0 win againstT&T Victoria Arjoon beat TessaMartin(11-6,6-11,119, 11-8), Khalil was clinical in her win against Marie Claire-Barcant (11-6, 11-2, 11-2), Akeila Wilshire sank Chioe Walcott (11-2,11-6, 11-7), Fernandes defeated Alexander Yearwood (11-8, 11-4, 9 11, 11 8) while Abosaide Cadogan won her matchbywalkover In Friday’s action, Guyana’s Veteran Team lost toJamaicaJamaican4-1Chris Bicknell got a walk over before Michelle Low lost to Gill Bennie (11-1, 11-4, 11-4), Guyana Coach and CASA President Ramon Chan-aSue beat Bruce Levy (11-9, 11-0,12-10), Tian Edwards lost to KarenAnderson(11-1,11-1, 11-0)whileBrianYoung losttoJoeyLevy(11-4,11-9, 11-8).

Guyana wins Women’s and Men’s titles in Jamaica

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Saturday, during their Extraordinary Congress were successful in revising their statutes and approving such.The anticipation of the move on the GFF’s part had attractedlotsoftalkinrecent weeks, with the Federation moving to assert that the statute revision is in alignment with FIFA and CONCACAFThiswas disclosed during a press briefing following the Congress at the GFF’s NationalTraining Center, Providence on Saturday“Ithinkoneofthepoints that I really should emphasizeisthatthroughout this entire process, we had the full support, guidance and oversight of FIFA and CONCACAFThereisno stage in this revision process, that the GFF acted outside of the oversight or involvement of FIFA and CONCACAF, to theextentthatthefinaldraft of the statutes that was sent to the members, were also s e n t t o F I FA a n d CONCACAF for the legal team to examine,” GFF President Wayne Forde declaredonSaturday Headded,“Toexamineit and to ensure that even the suggestions and the amendmentsthatcamefrom membership during the consultation did not stray fromthealignmentthatFIFA and CONCACAF sought to achieveintherevisionofthe statutes.”According to reports, 15 members voted for the change in statutes, one abstained and one voted against.Inthe same breath, the GFF President went on to speak on the importance of the new statutes that will be undertaken by the Federation.Forde shared, “The statute revision process is one that is essential to establishing a firm and sturdyplatformforGuyana’s football.We believe that the football machinery across the globe is being modernized and it’s important that our statutes gives us the opportunity to modernize our football and to grow at the pace that the other parts of the world are, in-fact,Thegrowing.”topicof alignment also transcended to One CONCACAF’s Howard McIntosh’s remarks, as disclosed that Guyana is not the only country to make suchamoveinrecenttimes. “There are some members of your fraternity thatspeaktothefactthatthe statutes are being done for some other reason, than reason the reason that it is beingdonefor This is not an exercise unique to Guyana, at all,” McIntoshsaid. “To the contrary, all 211 countrieswithinFIFAand41 countries in CONCACAF have to do this alignment. It’s really an alignment with international best practices that allow for good governance.It’sreally very simple andverystraightforward. The GFF went on to disclose that the entire revised statutes will soon becomeavailable

ExxonMobil U14 Football Tournament…

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Cummings Lodge dominated Dolphin 5 – 2 to advance.An a l l r o u n d performance from the victors had goals coming from Tyrel Walcott (34’), Rovin Henry (32’), Duquan Thom (38’, 40’), Montell Marks(42’)whileDolphin’s goal scorers were Jason Sandiford (33’) and MalachaiGowen(36’). Charlestown also advanced from a goal-filled match against North Ruimveldt that ended 5 – 1. Nicholas Nieuelder (8’, 30’) onceagainledthescoringfor Charlestown with support coming from Colwin Kissoon (40’, 42’) and DequanCox(39’). North Ruimveldt’s lone goal was scored by Dalon Wray(11’).

The quarterfinal stage of the ExxonMobil U14 Football Tournament was contested at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, yesterday, where four girls’ teams and an equal number of boys’ team secured their semifinalspots. In the Girls division of the Petra organised event, East Ruimveldt, New Central High, Charlestown and New Campbellville are the semifinalists while the Boys Division saw West Ruimveldt, Ann’s Grove, Cummings Lodge and Charlestown book their semifinalplaces. For the ladies, a thirdminute Akeela Hazel goal was the decider East Ruimveldtneededtogetpast WestNewRuimveldt.Central High was the next to advance when they won 3 – 2 on penalty kicks following a nil all stalemate at the regulation timeCwhistle.harlestown then confirmed their spot after Dolphinfailedtofieldateam atgametime. New semifinalsawthat40thprovidingwneedledDivision,m43rdTwminuteSallinaminwayMicheshatriumphthesteamrolledCampbellvilletheirwayintonextroundwitha4–1overAnn’sGrove.Osbourneledthewithahat-trickscoringthe3rd,7thand9thinuteswhileJorcialysupportedwitha43rdgoal.Ann’sGrove’slonegoalasscoredbyKeshaiyaixey,alsointheeventfulminute.TheBoys…IntheopeningtwoatchesfortheBoysWestRuimveldtNewCentralHighithRonaldoRamdassthedeciderintheminutewhilethematchwasrunsimultaneouslyAnn’sGrovesailintothewitha3–0win over East Ruimveldt. Their goals were scored by Isaiah Pellew (16’, 26’) andAkeyl Nedd(49’).

Ramson achieved a First Class Honours Degree in Law(withthehighestmarks in intellectual property law) at the private University of Bucking ham in England and his desire to be the motivated him to work harder that the foreign students who had more opportunities and better facilitiesthanhim. “I topped the class in everything I did and education is very important, but still try to play a sport,” M i n i s t e r R a m s o n encouraged the eager youngsters.In2016, the pro-active Minister resigned from Parliament to go to the United Kingdom (UK) after was awarded a Chevening Scholarship to pursue a Master’s of Science (Msc) degree in oil and gas enterprise management at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and also played cricketforhisUniversity The Sports Minister who, recently scored 54 in a centurystandwithPresident IrfaanAli who made 105 as theCabinetopposedthehigh command of the Guyana Police Force in a tape ball match at the National Park Tarmac,toldtheparticipates, the parents, GCC officials andthemediathattherewere fourbasisshotsinbatting. He got four participants to demonstrate the forward and backward defensive shots along with cut and the pulltotestthemtoseeifthey had learnt from their Coaches.

A section of the participants that were involved in the event of Boys Division quarterfinal stage Quarterfinal action in the Girls Division

Minister Ramson tells participants to be the best GCC two-week Camp ends…

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BySean FoundedDeversin1858, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC)waslocatedatParade Ground opposite the Promenade Gardens before being moved to its present location at Bourda in December 1885 as Bourda, which hosted the first 30 of the 32 Tests played in Guyana,isrichinHistory. On Friday, at a venue which hosted the first Test matchwinbyWestIndiesin 1930, the curtains came down on a two-week youth Camp with the Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Hon. Charles Ramson Jr, givingthefeatureaddress. The 10-day Camp was thefirstsucheventsincethe pandemic and bowled off last Monday under the watchful eyes of Coaches Peter Persaud, Gavin Nedd andOrinBailey Green Gibraltar Inc provided sponsorship of $120,000forthepaymentof the Coaches while the participants, the youngest being six-year-old Messiph Hennandez, were divided intothreegroups. At the end of the Camp eachparticipantwasgivena medal while the top three from each group were presentedwithmedals. Among those who attended the Camp were the two sons of former West Indies Test batter and West Indies Female selector, TravisDowlin. Along with Minister Ramson, GCC’s Vice PresidentandEx-GCBHead Ramsay Ally, Jonathon Yearwood and Club Manager Rudolph Singh sharedtheheadtable. The Minister told the 40 participants which included two females, he was told by former Guyana and West Indies U 19 batter Paul PersaudasyoungsteratGCC that he should always try to be the Best in whatever he did.“Iwillalwaysremember those words of advice given in front of the Clive Lloyd Stand and it has been what I have always strived for in whateverIdoinmylife. Butwhatdoesitmeanto bethebest?Itdoesmeanyou want to be the best because you are selfish or to the detrimentofyourteam. It is a positive ambition that improves you If someone gets the most runs ortakesthemostwemustbe happyforthembutitshould mean that you did not practice as much as they did,” the proactive Minister explained.Ifthebatter made 100 and practiced for two hours you should practice for four hours.Youshouldlistentoyour Coaches and try to correct your flaws which prevented you from doing well and be focused and don’t get distracted from being the best,”saidRamson,whowas appointed Minister on August5, Minster2020.Ramson, a lefthanderforEverest,playedas a semi-professional in the UK when he was studying.

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The Guyana Football Federation is pleased to announce that four talented youth players: Brandon Solomon, Antwone Vasconcellos, Rajan Ramdeholl, and Marcus Tudor were awarded Scholarships to attend St Jago High School, in Jamaica, and will become partofStJagoU19squadfor the Manning Cup better knownasISSAHighSchool Championship.Thefourwillbepursuing two-year scholarships at the St Jago High School, which is a secondary Co educational institution that was founded in 1744, and is renowned for graduating some of Jamaica’s senior military officers, academic scholars, performing artistes, and globally known sportsmenandwomen. Ramdeholl will be enrolled in fifth form to undertakeCSXstudieswhile the other three, who have alreadywrittenCXC,willbe enrolled in lower sixth form classes.“I am happy and delighted that we were able tosecurethisopportunityfor the next generation of GoldenJaguars. I have a special connectiontotheboyssince they were all part of the National U15 team that did v e r y w e l l i n t h e C O N C A C A F Championship a few years back.Theexposuretheywill have playing in the ISSA league will fast track their development which augurs well for the future of Guyana’s football,” said Bryan Joseph, GFF TechnicalDirector(ag). “We worked well with the recruiting group at St Jago to bring the offers to fruition.Theparentsandtheboys are overwhelmed with joy for the acceptance of the boysinStJago.Iwishthem well and am really looking forwardtotheirsportingand academic development over the years to come.” Joseph added.Head Football Coach of St Jago, Garntee Lawrence in commenting on the school’s recent acquisition said: “We believe Rajan, Brandon, Marcus and Antwonewillfitinwellwith the St Jago family, which is guided by the philosophy embodied in the school’s motto,LaborOmniaVincit... Additionally, we feel sure that they will benefit from the school’s renowned academic faculty and the exposure to the keenly contested Manning Cup interscholastic football tournament.”“ThisisnotSt.JagoHigh School’s first time hosting international students and we are excited at the prospect of having these young men integrate in an authentic culture of excellence and greatness We have no doubt that they will adapt and be successful asstudentsandathletes. We are committed to fostering the holistic development of all our students,” said Ms. Collette Feurtoda-Pryce,Principalof StJagoHigh Presidentschool.oftheGFF,Mr Wayne Forde, said: “Creating access to life changing opportunities for young Boys and Girls to growandexcelbeyondtheir ability to play football well, is the core reason why we exist as a National Football Federation.TheroleoftheGFFisto actualize and maximize the power of football to influencepositivelifeskills, a sense of value for higher education, and a foundation for discipline, respect and tolerance.These young men are saddled with the extra responsibility of paving the way for many more of their peers to join the colleague ranks and play football in Jamaica: I wish them every success.”TheGFF also extends gratitude to Guyanese Olympian, Alian Pompey, whointroducedthe GFFtechnicalstafftothe recruiting staff of St Jago. The awardees depart for JamaicaonAugust29, 2022. The recipients of the scholarship depart onAugust 29

How has the experience of bowling in English conditions during the 2021 WestIndiesU19tourhelped yourgameasayoungplayer sofar?“It was still a challenge because it was new conditions and all of that from the West Indies. But I thinkitreallyhelpedmeasa fastbowlerTheconditions were helpfultofastbowlingandit shows you how you need to beconsistenttogetwickets.”

(CWI) - The 2022West Indies Rising Stars U19 Championship represents the first time young Caribbean cricketers are playing long-format cricket atanylevelsince2018. This follows the Caribbean hosting of the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup which was successfully hosted by Cricket West Indies in January and February several other participantinthetournament playersrepresentedtheWest Indies These include: A c k e e m A u g u s t e (Windward Islands), Johann Layne (Barbados), Nathan Edward (Leeward Islands), Onaje Amory (Leeward Islands), Carlon Bowen Tuckett (Leeward Islands), and Jordan Johnson (Jamaica).Oneof those players in this year’s competition is talented young 17-year fast bowler Isai Thorne from Guyana. The young Thorne first came to cricket public attention during the summer 2021West Indies youth tour of England. He hails from the famous area of Berbice, Guyana that has produced legendary past West Indies players such as Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher and Alvin Kallicharan to modern day senior teams players Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, GudakeshThorneMotie.spoke to CWI Media at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex during the just concluded match between Guyana and Jamaica.You have already experienced playing youth cricket against some of the world’s best U19 players.

“Westillhaveagoodset of players that come back Under 19, so it’s still good competition. So you still have to be doing the basic things well, going out there hitting length and trying to get wickets and impress as muchaspossible.” Youhailfromthefamous Berbice cricket area of Guyana. Growing up, what were some of your role models as a young fast bowler?“Well, I came up watching Niall Smith and Romario Shepherd and watched their training sessionwhentheywereback home So I grasp my confidence from those guys and seeing them play at the toplevel,hasgivenmemost ofmyconfidence.” YourepresentedtheWest IndiesduringtheICCMen’s U19 World Cup earlier this year. So for yourself and all of those players, did you look at this as a tournament as an opportunity to come and“Asdominate?aWestIndiesplayer, I believe you need to come hereandshowwhyyouarea West Indies player So for me,yesIcameheretryingto dominate and show that I’m a step above and doing everythingIcanonthefield to help my team win the competition.”Photo:IsaiThorne(CWI Media/ShotsByKJ)Inroundtwoversus the Leeward Islands, you took a six-wickethaul. Howhaveyoufoundthe bowling conditions compared to what you experienced growing up in Guyana or what you experienced bowling during theUnder-19WorldCup? “It’s not the easiest for fast bowling, but I think we couldstillworkwithit.ButI thinkassenioryouthplayers, we should be able to cope withtheconditionsandtryto make the best out of it and I think I did that in the last gameagainstLeewards.”

Howhaveyoufoundcoming back and playing your first U19 tournament against Caribbeanplayers?

Isai Thorne focused on red-ball improvement

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Obviously, during the U19WorldCup,itwaswhite ball cricket where at maximum you only had to bowl 10 overs. How have you found the transition in this three-day tournament whereyouhavehadtobowl morethan10oversovertwo innings?“Ithas been a very difficultthingbecause,since lastAugust,Ihaven’tplayed any red cricket. So coming here after playing the first gamewastough,Ihavebeen abletojustkindofgetintoit. Bowling the overs is not a problem for me, because I thinkI’mfitenoughtobowl theovers.It’sjust that in the white ball game you are trying to hit the stumps more than often we will do here in three-daycricket.”

Isai Thorne gets into his delivery stride during the 2021 West Indies U19 tour

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