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Concerns grow over alleged one-sided distribution of Public Works contracts

Attorney-at-LawNigelHughes is among several stakeholders and concerned citizens accusing the Governmentofconcentratinglarge portions of the country’s resources toonegroup,comprisingmainlyof associates and supporters of the People’s Progressive Party /Civic (PPP/C).

But Government has maintainedovertheyearsthatithas been even handed in its Administration of the country EarlierthisyearMinisterofPublic Works,JuanEdghill,hasdismissed the allegations that Government contracts are being awarded to a particular section of society He said that the awarding of Government contracts is done throughatransparent,accountable, andfairprocessinkeepingwiththe Public Procurement Act and Regulations.

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo hasrepeatedlysaidthattherecords would show that Afro-Guyanese have achieved more during the PPP’s 23-year rule. “In terms of businessownership,inthetenureof the PPP at no time in our history, have there been so many Blackownedbusinessesforeverytypeof service,”hesaid.

He had said that under the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C)ledadministration,Linden

of Public Works, Juan Edghill

got a brand new hospital, two new secondary schools, new housing schemes at Amelia’s Ward and Block 22, a new potable water supply system and subsidized electricity, Other achievements by Afro-Guyanese, he listed, were access to land, public service jobs and home ownership. “I am proud of our record how we have moved thiscountryforwardandalotofour people, in fact all of our people madeprogress,”hesaid.

Meanwhile, Hughes said that the Administration has been accused of handing the bulk of Government contracts to mostly party affiliates and foreign companies while depriving other

sectionsofthepopulationthesame opportunities While the Governmentitselfhasrubbishedall claimsofdiscrimination,Hughesin a recent compilation of Government contracts awarded sought to highlight a huge gap in the distribution of contracts to the African Guyanese community In the document ‘Economy and Justice in Guyana’, he submitted datatosupporthisclaim.

Hughes explained that in the constructionboom,theMinistryof Housing is one of the Government Offices that has been tasked with awarding contracts. Currently, he pointed out, of the $27.1 Billion that involves three major road construction projects, “only 17 percent was awarded to anAfrican Guyanese—inajointventurewith anIndianGuyanese.”Hecontinued that, “82.5 percent of the Ministry of Housing’s largest projects were awarded to Indian and foreign Guyanese ” These are the Schoonord/ Crane Road Project at $11B, the Mandela— Eccles four laneRoadprojectat$2.3Bandthe Eccles Diamond four lane Projectwhichcostsome$13.3B.

In the Schoonord/Crane

project, Hughes highlighted that Guyanese owned business VR Construction, was awarded a contract valued at $849,095,205, while Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal was awarded $992,329,170 L’Heureus Construction and Services Inc. a ChineseandIndianpartnershipwas awarded $2,146,128,836 while Guy America Construction, another Indian Company was awarded $2,651,774,881 despite them and the aforementioned companyhavingnopriorhistoryof roadconstruction,Hughesclaimed. HehighlightedthatAJMEnterprise was awarded a $1,834,765,958 contract on the same project while VALS Construction, an International Company, was awarded$1,335,058,200andPuran Brothers as well as JS Guyana DisposalInc.bothIndianGuyanese owned businesses, were awarded $ 1 , 0 7 3 , 8 1 7 , 6 3 3 a n d $927,751,073respectively

RegardingtheMandela–Eccles four lane road, Hughes submitted that Guy America Construction Inc. was awarded $555,058,718, while MTSUL Construcoes Ltd, M&P Investment Inc. & Cobra

ireli, a Brazilian / Indian Joint v e n t u r e w a s a w a r d e d $364,474,818, and Puran Brothers Disposal Inc awarded $360,232,635.ColinTalbot&Eron Lall,wasawarded$256,700,000on the same project while Aronoco ServicesandJSGuyanaInc.Indian Guyanese owned businesses received contracts valued at $471,000,000 and $352,400,000 respectively Where the Eccles to Great Diamond Road project is concerned,IvorAllanwasawarded $825,369,447, while S. Jagmohan & Co. earned $1,253,593,366 and China Railway First Group was awarded a $1,019,582,510 contract.

Recentlyawardedcontractsfor the Guyana Water Inc. for the provision of Water Treatment Plants and Supplies to the tune of some$6B,Hughespointedout,that noAfrican Guyanese was selected for the job. Of the eight lots, six contracts were awarded to Guyanese companies; H. Nauth & Sons $593,376,757, D&R Construction $278,000,000, Dax Engineering $2,069,800,000, InternationalImport&Supplies

— Govt. dismisses claims, says process transparent

Minister

‘Bet on hefty profits from Guyana’s oil’

- Financial Analyst urges Hess Investors

Guyana’s oil production is expected to surpassthatofHessCorporation’sprofitable Bakken North Dakota US asset, and like CompanyExecutives,InternationalAnalysts are also encouraging Investors to bet on the heftyprofitsthathavebeenprojectedforthe future.

Hesshadannouncedearlierthisyearthat it would be focusing more attention on its BakkenandGuyanaassets,asitexpectedits net production to increase between 12 percent and 15 percent from these two projects ‘Seeking Alpha’, a Financial Institution with over 100 employees who provide data and analysis on the global financial market, was keen to note that Guyana holds “massive potential” for returns on oil production. It said that Hess Corporation reported an adjusted third-quarter 2022 earnings of $1.89 per share, “beating again analysts’expectations thisquarter.”

“Guyana Production will soon surpass thecompanyBakkenproduction,”thereport added as it recommended buying company shares at or below $140. It was noted that Hess’ quarterly revenues rose to $3,157 million from $1,811 million last year “Production from Guyana reached 98K Bop/d (98,000 Barrels of oil equivalent per day) this quarter Net cash provided by operatingactivitieswas$1,339millioninthe thirdquarterof2022,upfrom$615millionin thethirdquarterof2021.”

‘Seeking Alpha’ said that Hess Corporation announced its 8th and 9th discoveries this year in the Stabroek block calledYarrow-1 and Sailfin-1 and these two discoveries add to the previous gross discoveredrecoverableresourceestimatefor the Block of approximately 11 billion BOE. “This is a total of 30 discoveries, with two phases producing 360K Bop/d gross. The company expects achieving first oil with its thirdphase,calledPayara,inlate2023.”The Financial Analyst said the four sanctioned Guyana developments (Liza 1, Liza, Payara and Yellowtail) have breakeven prices of $25- $35/BBLBrent. “I recommend buying

JohnHess,HessChiefExecutiveOfficer had also related the high return value of its operations in Guyana. At a recently held Bank of America Securities Global Energy Conference, he told Investors a ‘major upgrade’ to the 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent that has been discovered in the offshore Stabroek Block. Fangtooth-1, Lau Lau-1, Barreleye-1, Patwa-1, Lukanani-1, Seabob 1, Kiru Kiru 1, Sailfin 1 and Yarrow-1 wells have not yettobeappraisedforthe number of barrels they hold. He insisted that to grow future cash flow therehastobegrowthin theresource.

At the same event, Hess also told Investors that the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) the Stabroek Block consortium has with Guyana is so designed, that it allows for the recouping of exploration and development costs way beforethetimekicksinforproduction.

“Each one of these investments in Guyana is between US$6B to US$10B and that includes the costs for a Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, drilling, and subsea infrastructure. Exxon has done an exceptional job bringing severalprojectsinGuyanaforwardaheadof schedule and under (the original) budget,” theCEOrelated.Henotedhoweverthatatthe end of the day, 75 percent of revenue made goesagainstthecostsincurredeachyear

“So that is a very tax efficient and cash efficient way for you to recoup your investment,” he suggested Hess told Investorsalsothatwitheachshipthatcomes on board, Hess makes as much as US$1B in profit.Inthe6.6-million-acreStabroekBlock Hess has a 30 percent interest, ExxonMobil has45withtheremainderbeingheldbyour Chinese partner, CNOOC. Hess said that 29 significant discoveries were made with nine alonethisyear Theninediscoveries,hesaid, “…are not in that resource base estimate so therewillbeamajorupgradetothatnumber.”

The Stabroek Block current estimate is at 11billionbarrelsofcrude.

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$352,576,000, Singh & Sons $424,100,000 and S. Jagmohan & Co. $1,236,700,000. American Company, Toshiba Water Solutions Inc. was awarded $633,134,688, while a newcomer, Compass Industrial Services,got$424,100,000.

AsitrelatestotheMinistryofHealth,the report submitted that New GPC Inc. is still benefitingfromthelargestshareofdrugsand equipmentprocuredforthesector Itsaidthat total Capital Expenditure fromAugust 2020 –2022of$19.1BwentmainlytoNewGPC Inc. at a cost of $13,075,772,764, a 68.43 percent of the total budget, while Western Scientific Company Ltd. from Trinidad was awarded $5,192,090,387, 27.17 percent of totalbudget.

To further make the case of

discrimination, Hughes claimed that the 2022budgetallocationssawRegion4—the Capital of Guyana and the most populous regionwithsome41%ofthepopulationand comprising predominantly African Guyanese, allocated some $781M while Region 6 with 15% of the population and predominantly Indian receiving some $962M and Region 3 with approximately 18% of the population and predominantly Indian,receivingsome$890Mtoconductits affairs.

Attorney Hughes described the situation as a continuation of the systemic transfer of state resources to certain cronies of the Government. He said that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been in office from 1992 to 2015 and from 2020 to the present.

Jagdeodefends8%salary increaseforPublicServants

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is of the viewthattheeightpercentincreaseinwages by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is enoughforPublicServants,giventheslewof measures implemented by the Administrationtocushioninflation.

HejustifiedthesalaryincreaseonFriday after he was questioned by Reporters on the issueatthesidelinesofaneventheldatState House.

The former President went into detail to explain that the country’s macro economy must be analyzed, even as he noted there is stilla“hugefiscaldeficit”.

“Many people believe, they have this view that we have received a lot of funds fromtheoilandgascompanies.TheMinister of Finance pointed out that they are modest sumsthatwehavereceived.Modestthatwill growtofairlylargesumsinthefutureyears. We still run a huge fiscal deficit given the developmentneedsandtheotherneedsofthe countryforintervention,”theformerHeadof Stateexplained.

He went on to point out, “If you look on thewholehowmuchhasbeengivenbackto theGovernmenttothepeopleofthiscountry on the tax measures that we reversed under APNU, if you analyze those measures that’s $40 billion less in taxes that people have to pay PublicServantspaythattoo.”

Jagdeo was adamant that had his Governmentnotreversedthosetaxmeasures, Guyanesewouldhavebeenharderhitbythe cost of living, currently affecting countries acrosstheglobe.

The VP also boasted that the PPP managed to distribute some $6 billion to

200,000schoolchildrenthisyear

HewasalsokeentonotethatPensioners alsoreceivedanincreaseof$8,000thisyear, while some 11,000 Guyanese who were formerly unemployed are now benefitting fromparttimejobs.

“We have given out in cash grants to people about $12 billion in two rounds.The first round and then the second round in the Hinterland and riverain areas,” the Vice Presidentcontinued.

As such, he reasoned,“You haveto look atallofthesemeasuresinacombinedwayto seebenefitsflowingbacktothepeopleofthis country It’snotjustPublicServicesalary It’s notjustthat,andwestillrunafiscaldeficit.”

Followingtheannouncementofanacross theboardeightpercentincreasebyPresident Irfaan Ali on November 17, Trade Unions and members of civil society as well as the Opposition Parties called out the Governmentonwhattheydubbeda‘measly’ increase.

The pay hike will be retroactive to January1,2022.

Notwithstanding this, it was pointed out that the across the board method means that President Ali who receives a salary of somewherearound$1.8millionmonthlywill receiveanextra$144,000onhiswage.When this was multiplied by 12 to factor in the retroactivepayitwasfoundthatthePresident will get $1,728,000 more, taking home over $3.5millionthismonth.

Meanwhile, a minimum wage worker whose salary is $75,000 will merely collect an extra $6,000 more taking the salary to $81,000.

HES at or below $140 with possible lower supportat$131.3,”theAdvisorsaid.

…says Guyana will soon surpass company’s Bakken North Dakota production

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EDITORIAL

Hess on top of the world: Where are our Leaders?

Guyanese should listen to the Chief Executive Officer of Hess Corporation, Mr John Hess, whenever he speaks about Guyana Mr Hessandhiscompany,theHessCorporation,are riding high and handsome The CEO is ecstatic in his joy, gushingbythemouthfuloverthegiftsthatGuyana’soilbrings to his company’s coffers Guyana’s high quality, cheap oil is both a large part of the oil cake, and all of the icing, in Hess Corporation’soilportfolio IfonlyGuyanesecouldbemadeto feel the same way, possess the same joy, as John Hess, what a contentedpopulationthiscountrywouldhave What Mr Hess had to share was beyond extraordinary, it isthestuffofimagination. Thepeoplewhotookachanceand investedmillionsintotheHessCorporation,itsshareholders, are now superbly positioned to recover their money, and this is even before one barrel of oil is produced by the new projects awaiting approval. Isn’t that something for Hess’s investors, workers and managers to hear? A company that wasanon-performerisnowmakingheadlinesfromGuyana’s oil. It would be equally inspiring to the 750,000 Guyanese, mostly poor, many struggling, to share the same news. The problem is that no such comfort is coming from our Leaders, ourGovernment,ourownnumbers.

John Hess has been signing Christmas Carols all year, since he got his 30% in the incredibly rich Stabroek Block of theGuyanaOilBasin. WhileMr.Hesssingslovesongsabout Guyana’s oil to his investors, the Political CEOs of Guyana are singing one sad song after another on this same oil. The first song is that ‘Guyanese shouldn’t expect much’, the secondisthatGuyaneseshouldnotexpecttogetrich’,andthe third is that ‘more money means more inflation.’Foreigners arewinningbigandloudlybragging,butGuyanesearecrying thattheglitteringnumberspresentedbyMr HesstohisBank of America interviewers will never reach to them, except in trickles.

TheHessCEOhaseveryrighttoboast. Asmattersstand, Mr Hess informed his shareholders that for each FPSO ship working in Guyana’s offshore oilfields, the company makes US$1B.Foremphasis,foreachFPSOortobeputinactionin Guyana,HessCorpmakesabillionAmericandollars,andthe company only has a 30% interest in the Stabroek Block. If that is the Hess Corporations’ share alone, then this means thatforeachFPSOVesseloperatinginGuyana’soilfields,the total earning/profits is around US$3.3B. Now compare that to the measly US$1B Guyana has been getting for a whole year If this is not the worst high seas robbery in history, then nothingelseis.

Certainly, as more oil is pumped, and as oil prices stay high, Guyana’s share would change accordingly But it would be nowhere near to the US$3.3 billion per FPSO that theExxonMobil-poweredconsortiumismakingfromouroil. When production increases, (it is scheduled to double, then triple), and with more FPSOs, ExxonMobil, Hess Corporation, and CNOOC could together be raking in US$25-30 billion American dollars, while Guyana will just have to accept whatever is left for it, after it has been cheated some more via different camouflages. Using today’s oil prices, and projected future daily production numbers, Guyana would still end up with less than US$5B total annually, probably closer to the vicinity of US$3B. The foreigners are poised to make between 8 to 10 times more thanwhatisdepositedintheGuyana’sOilFundinNewYork.

Foreigners dance for joy, Guyanese lament and wring theirhands. WecancurseandkicktheCoalitionGovernment forthecriminal2016oilcontract,anditisdeserving. Butthat doesn’t deliver any improvement for Guyanese. Targeting the new projects awaiting approval is what the PPPC Government must make its highest priority President Ali, Vice President Jagdeo, and Opposition Leader Norton must all manifest their patriotism, their Leadership competence, their united strength to get more for Guyana. They all owe a dutytoalltheGuyanesepeopletodotheirbesttogetthebest for Guyana. Neither of the three has done so with this nationalendowment.

A lunatic country, not lunatic fringe anymore

DEAREDITOR,

elections (America, again), President, not one prone to Guyanesetostandupagainst Guyana is a crazy and PPPLeaders holding up half measures, also asserted Exxon,andholdingitinline? country, a sick society The their end of the Faustian a b o u t t h e s o l i d Here diplomatic postings are lunatics no longer exist on bargain made (power to oil), accountability of his PPP c o m m e r c i a l i z e d , the margins they are the and delivering (leave Exxon Government. Sadly, that one propagandized, pimped, greatest local majority. alone). The use of the word also experienced the shortest promoted! Lunacyornot? Think of lunacy, and it is not “summon”sentdiehardsinto shelf life since it possessed President Ali has found a fringe element anymore, a tizzy, frenzy, and hissy fit. no survivability ingredient his niche; it is the gigantic but of foundation, floor, and My sane response is this: (Guysuco, Guyoil, and flood Guyana Gulag Archipelago. center what else, when President money).Anybody charged? Dissidents and deviationists, Locally, there is a whole and Vice President drop Tried? Jailed? The naysayersandnincompoops, country of analysts; everything and rush off into President is on the side of critics and communists (say everybody is an expert on the night, with the special angels: fallen ones what?) all came in for something, even of which redeye to DC? Pretending at Remember what I said about honorable presidential they are clueless. Guyanese naivete occasionally works; Guyana, when sanity and mention and summary reality is of madmen but everybody can’t be this lunacy are involved? I am dispatch to that leadership thinking only they are sane; dumb simultaneously, so justgettingwarmedup. wasteland. I gently inform and, to boot, wiser. I love long. We sent a specially the President that Guyanese Guyana. Here, Analysts are Imagine that innocuous picked man by the Ganges so blessed (or condemned) P r o p a g a n d i s t s , a n d “summon” could provoke (pardon geography stretch); byhimareingoodcompany. propagandisers pretend as such hysterias. The Chinese he promptly kicked a dog The British dismissed Analyzers. When anyone lose out (we lend, you and cursed a damsel in Gandhi as a bum in unravels that labyrinth, spend), PPP practitioners of distress. It is another proud loincloths; he taught them a pleaseenlighten. the fine art of plundering the international headline so lesson People power! President Ali and the t r e a s u r y a l s o l o s e expressive of, and befitting, American Confederates other President, himself a ( t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d the great Guyanese way: dismissedMartinLKingasa former President (try accountability pushed, ye man commissioned to eat psycho, only for him to figuring that one out) were gods!).President Ali himself dog,devoursdame. Mission overcome. The Apartheid summoned to Washington has offered testimony of the a c c o m p l i s h e d A n State made Mandela into a and given a stern lecturing transparency he represents. unfinished symphony, jailbird; his jailbreak was (inclusion), a Mafia offer Though it suffered from another piece of lunacy, is bigger than our Mashramani (US$2B loan), some free parsimony and oxygen where men have friends one. Where are the PPP adviceonAmericaninterests deprivation, neither made t o u t i n g t h e m f o r pretenders now, who like to (replaceChinese),reminders him pause (contracts, ambassadorial posts. How quotethesethreestalwarts, of friends during 2020 reports, secrecies) The about pressing for a (Continued on page 5)

Guyana cannot avoid race and ethnicity, as the US Ambassador prioritises

DEAREDITOR, military competitor After The administration was the opportunities for peace There have been spending several trillion supposed to identify five and stability lie…and we widespreadcommentsonthe dollars, suffering tens of ‘fragile’ countries to launch must support their strength role of the US before and thousands deaths while the strategy over a ten-year and resilience ”In the after 2020: ranging from inflicting hundreds of period with an annual Alliance for Peace building Opposition elements thousands on ‘others’, the US$230 million funding ‘Fragile State index’the five accusing them of “installing string of failures in those They would serve as fragile countries are in the the illegal, PPP cabal in theatres precipitated some templates for ‘prevention- ‘red alert’ category while office”, to Government intensesoulsearchingwithin focused’ and ‘field driven’ Guyana is in ‘yellow’ supporters calling for the theUSGovernment. (read the local Ambassador) warning’. erection of a statue of A new strategy abjuring activities in other countries. We s h o u l d n o w Ambassador Sara Ann the previous reactive Finally, in April of this year, u n d e r s t a n d t h e U S Ly n c h f o r “ s a v i n g a p p r o a c h w a s it named Haiti, Libya, Ambassador’s wide local democracyinGuyana”. conceptualized by 2018 for Mozambique, Papua New engagements, and Secretary

The US has long played “projecting US soft power”. Guinea, and a grouping of ofStateBlinken’scautionfor an outsized role in Guyana– The enabling legislation – five Coastal West African “transparency, diversity, starting with establishing the The ‘Global Fragility Act’ - countries (Benin, Ivory equity, inclusion, and Arbitral Panel of 1899 that was passed with bipartisan Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and accessibility”.InherJuly4th conclusively established the support in late 2019 by the Togo). Pres. Biden issued a remarks,shesaid,”So,we’re Guyana-Venezuelan Border o u t g o i n g T r u m p letterontheimplementation: encouraging them (the We fast forward to the administration and adopted “ O u r D i p l o m a t s , Government) to focus on 1960’s when the US by the incoming Biden officers, and experts in the efforts that will create a intervened here for strategic, administrationin2020. State Department, USAID, sustainable growth for the ideological reasons in their It defines ‘fragile states’ Department of Defence, entire country, no matter Cold War against the USSR. as those ‘where state Department of the Treasury, ethnicity, no matter race, no Both powers used the poorer weakness or failure would a n d o t h e r s a c r o s s matter gender, and no matter countries as proxies for their magnify threats to the Government, as well as geography.” competition. Americanhomeland’. members of the Foreign Her remarks invoke the

That ended in 1988 and T h e B i d e n Service and Armed Forces, ‘evidence based’ approach left the US as the sole Administration then will work in close that demands empirical data superpowerleftstanding,but submitted to Congress ‘the c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h such as the ‘ethnic impact not for long. By then the U S Strategy to Prevent multilateral organizations statements’ we have called Middle East had become a Conflict and Promote and a wide variety of local for since 1990, which new flashpoint over oil, Stability (which) conceives partnersineachnationwhere address our most salient which morphed into a ‘clash an integrated, evidence these efforts will be pursued cleavage. While some may of civilizations’ with based, prevention focused, — including civil society want to avoid race and interventions from North coherent and field driven organizations, community ethnicity, the US doesn’t. “If Africa to Afghanistan even approach to address drivers leaders, businesses, and men define their situation as as they turned to China as a of fragility that can threaten governmentofficials. Those real; they are real in their source of cheap labour and U.S. national security and who are closest and most consequences”. transformed them into a ultimately cost millions of vulnerable to these Sincerely, contending economic and U.S.taxpayerdollars’. challenges know best where RaviDev

GPL, GRA, and Ministry of Finance lambasted for appalling standards, service

DEAREDITOR, I share with readers my visitthelocationbutcouldn’t Each day, persons would experience with the Guyana say how long from now I lambastthethreemainutility Power & Light on the called back a few times in a companies on social media evening of November 29.At coupleofhoursforanupdate platforms, because of the around18:30hrs.Iwasatmy on the location of the poor, disgracefully bad and dining table, when all the emergency team. Sadly, they appalling services they lights went off. Thinking it couldn’t provide me with provide. If I were to pen this wasaregularpoweroutage,I that information and said entire piece of writing noticedtheotherbuildingsin that the crew is dealing with without stating the names of my area were in brightness. I other emergencies at the these entities, readers will then heard crackling sounds moment. I wonder if GPL still be able to identify them. and recognized sparks had so many emergencies to The daily criticisms meted coming from the wire that is dealwiththatnight,thatthey out against these companies connected to the building couldn’tfinishtoreachtomy have become a cliché to the right above the meter I location, and if they are s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s immediately switched off usually overwhelmed with Complaints have become the main and contacted the complaints, why not employ ineffective and meaningless emergencynumberavailable more persons to attend to to them. It has reached the for Berbice. I related what emergencymatters? extent where it is quite tookplaceandmycomplaint

DEAREDITOR, your face, so you can trust The very Editor and W e r e a d w i t h anyinformationweputoutat another ‘Editor’, who is a astonishmentnotonebuttwo yourownperil.’ known quack, continue to apologies published on the We want to ask the boast of their association front page of the Guyana management of the Guyana with Senior Government Chronicle in its Sunday, Chronicle, why would any Officials and use that to December4,2022edition. serious journalist want to bully, threaten and

The apologies were for continue working at the intimidate staffers at the infractions committed by the Chronicle when they Chronicle. Chronicle under the current (management) by their Most of the Reporters a n d t h e f o r m e r instruction have worsened andotherstafferssufferfrom Governments. the situation by effectively serious mental health issues.

The journalistic sins on showcasingthenewspaperin It boggles the mind why the both occasions were that manner that portrays it Board at Chronicle does not defamation of Opposition as a discredited tool of conduct a performance audit characters: Lennox Shuman information? on these people and others in being defamed by the We also want to know thenewsroom. Chronicle under the what action is the Chronicle It seems clear that APNU+AFC Government taking against the current nothing will happen- the and Jermaine Figueira being Editor who gleefully crass political operators will defamed by the Chronicle published the libel against continue to operate scotch under the current PPP MrFigueira? free.Wealsohavetosaythat administration. Truth be told, the Editor it is unfortunate that a

A lunatic country, not...

Furthermore, it is normal to hear someone was noted. The customer difficult to fathom why GPL condemning the utilities service responder told me is paying someone to attend provided. thattheemergencyteamwill to emergency calls when they cannot give customers pertinent information needed. I waited for hours that night, went to sleep without electricity, endured the sweltering conditions, woke up in the morning and was still awaiting that visit from the emergency team. The team then showed up to rectify the issue at around 11:00hrs on November 30. Beingwithoutelectricityfor (Continued on page 6)

From page 4 earlier), and kicking the finest exponents of the Guyanese criticising those times and of naysayers and two. I also erred. Initially deviationists? The well-paid calculated Guyana’s and well perched parrot population to be 1.5 million about media excesses due to national split t a r g e t i n g t h e P P P personality disorders G o v e r n m e n t ; t h e Quickly discovered nonfunctioning side of their Guyanese number several cranium conveniently forget millions because of national State media and subsidized multiple personality media sites, where bias and disorders Most perfect vitriolrunrampant. several versions of In a remote corner of the deceptions and deviousness national lunatic circle is the to suit circumstances.Last, AFC representing flip-flops, noise pollution is a national alikelyfull-outpoliticalflap. celebration, and serial One time this way, another governmentalandleadership time that one. Make up your farcesareprizedhonors. minds,folks.Meanwhile,the This is a lunatic country, mighty PNC chose a Leader, a mainly moronic people, and the comrades are still mostlyimbecilicinhabitants. waiting to get a glimpse of Sincerely, whatthepromisedlandlooks GHKLall like. Currently, visibility is poor to non-existent. I never thought that Guyanese would side with foreigners a g a i n s t t h e i r o w n Previously, whenever PPP wise men spoke, the USA andtheCIAwereoneandthe same. Now the same PPP punditocracy backing the betrayer British, falling in love with good ole boy, Routledge and his best contract ever (denounced

In both cases of libel, in question is woefully newspaper which had made fraud was the claim by the unqualified and has not even some strides in recent times newspaper but these claims a scintilla of evidence to has returned to the same couldnotbeproven. show work of minimum levelofcrassnessitisknown

W h a t w e f o u n d competence. for over the many years. In a s t o n i s h i n g i s t h e

However, someone like all of this, the Editor- inmanagement of the that has become an Editor at Chief, has virtually Chronicle came up with this the State’s newspaper We ‘disappeared’. brilliant idea to print both the Reporters are happy that Chronicle does not seem apologiesbigandboldonthe this Editor is currently not at to be a serious place and the front page of the newspaper the Chronicle and hope this powers that be should pay paper person will not return serious attention to this

This is like saying because our biggest fear is situation. proudly:‘Heyreaders,thisis submitting our work to Sincerely what we do, we are not someonewhowebelieveisa Concernedstaffers hiding it, we are putting it in quack. Nameswithheld

Who broadcast their quackery and keep quacks?

Where is the application of law and justice in Guyana?

DEAREDITOR, CANU finds boat with 1000 CANU for possession of I ask you, what sort of then that the same individual of jail to carry on with In KN’s Saturday 3rd live cartridges’ you stated 40kgofCannabisinamotor judicial system allows is now being charged with criminal activity, should be Dec 2022 article titled that just recently this same v e h i c l e a l o n g t h e someone to be out of jail possession of 1000 live held to account for the ‘Sophia man arrested after individual was arrested by SpringlandsPublicRoad. when they have been rounds of 12 gauge actions of this perpetual recently apprehended with ammunition.One is forced criminal that they chose to such an enormous quantity to conclude that the setfree. ofcannabis? person(s)responsibleforthis Sincerely, It comes as no surprise individual being allowed out DennisBalgobin

Community Centres have their value

DEAREDITOR, No doubt, we’re living in cohesive and socialising

It is a given that challenging times that events, in the areas of sports, community centres, village requireusalltopulltogether, religion, and recreation etc. halls and other local venues and this is where this Sophia andforallagestoo. are at the heart of many venture will prove of great Thisisanopportunityfor communities. So, who can value. The word is that the connectivity for people complain when it comes to execution of the project will from all walks of life, to the Sophia Community be undertaken solely by d e m o n s t r a t e h o w Centre project? I can feel the members of the community wonderfully they can all positive vibes already, as the with supervision from the work, play and just about do M i n i s t r y o f L o c a l Ministry anything together Afterall, Government and Regional This alone will help in the ‘One Guyana’ theme is Development just signed a unifying people, and also about gelding race, age, $13.6 million contract with add that dimension of pride gender, class, education and t h e N o r t h S o p h i a in taking charge. It gets o t h e r p r o t e c t e d Community Development better,asIseethatlabourand characteristics, used in the Council (CDC), to create its materials for the project will past to seclude and separate own space, in terms of a also be sourced from within people For example, the Community Centre, for thecommunity Blairmont and Skeldon’s those in the area, so that This, as we know, is in Community Development family and friends will get k e e p i n g w i t h t h e Centres were dominant in thechancetoreallyconnect. government’s repeated serving educational needs at First, I remind people commitment to providing one time, and many sporting that Community Centres are employment opportunities heroes originated from them important hubs across any for all. Overall, it is a win- and the others across the country, as they provide winsituationfrombeginning country citizens opportunities to toend. S o , s i n c e t h e socialise, learn and access Secondly, the PPP/C Government is all bent on key services Some may Government means business bringing ‘Quality and Unity argue that these Centres in its effort to bring people ofLife’toallGuyanese,then aren’t seen as desirable together in a most non Icanhardlywaitforallofthe places to spend time, but the discriminatory manner I get existingCommunityCentres truth is that they serve a vital the distinct impression that toberefurbished. function in bringing people this centre will be Yourstruly, together maximized for all kinds of H.Singh

GPL, GRA, and Ministry of Finance...

From page 5 September this year would GRA inform my more16hourswasnotthemainissue.Whatif wife that she has outstanding taxes for them no one was around at the time when GPL dated as far as 2010 and 2015 when they faulty wire was flickering? This would have know interest is being added? Why should been disastrous for me and my family I now someonepayinterestforallthoseyearswhen understand what it means when persons lose onlyrecentlyhe/shewasnotified?Isthishow their homes by fire and the cause is of an GRAcontributestotheeconomicwell-being unknownorigin. ofthepeopleofGuyana?

Apart from these appalling utility Clearly, they are exploiting the public companies, I would also like to highlight a servants of this land. These people will have matter that needs to be urgently addressed. It to pay the price for the GRA’s negligence. hastodowithanentitywhosemissionshould Interestingly,afterhavingconversationswith ‘contributetotheeconomicwell-beingofthe many other teachers, I learnt that they also people of Guyana.’This organization is none have outstanding taxes for GRA.I believe, other than the Guyana Revenue Authority GRA needs to approach the Ministry of (GRA).GRA sent a letter to my wife, Felicia Finance, and let them pay those outstanding Khan,claimingthatsheowesthemthousands taxes, since they sent the wrong figures to be of dollars in taxes. I accompanied her to the deducted,aswasmentionedbythetaxreturns Corriverton location to seek an explanation. official. I am humbly asking someone in We were told by the tax officer that the authority to thoroughly investigate this MinistryofFinancesentthewrongamountto controversialproblemandhaveitresolved.It bedeductedinyears2010,2015and2022for isunfair,unjustandunreasonableforteachers her So, while we were there, I decided to to take out from the pittance given to pay inquire about my tax returns as well. To my GRAfor someone’s dereliction of duty there surprise, I, also have outstanding taxes for or at the Ministry of Finance (Accounts GRA.Itisquiteperplexingtoperceivehowa Division).I say unequivocally that it can be teachercanbeindebtedtoGRA,whenbefore how much oil wealth Guyana earns, it will he/she even sees his/ her salary, taxes have still be a failed State with poor and appalling alreadybeendeducted. services.

Editor, another important point to note, is Faithfully, that for everyday someone owes GRA, AshanBacchus interest is being added Why only in SchoolTeacher

TownCouncils,NDCsoperatinginbreachofauditregulation -AGReport

In 2021, the sum of $552 million was allotted for the provision of s u b v e n t i o n s t o Municipalities and N e i g h b o u r h o o d Democratic Councils (NDCs).

According to the Auditor General’s report for 2021, the A p p r o p r i a t i o n Accounts revealed the amounts totalling $551.432 million was expended.

However, it was pointedoutinthereport that Municipalities continued to breach the Municipal and District Councils Act, Chapter 28:01 of the Laws of G u y a n a , w h i c h stipulates that “…All accounts of Municipal andDistrictCouncilsbe made up yearly to the end of the financial year by the Treasurer of the Council and shall be so made up not later than four monthsaftertheendofsuchyearto which they relate and for those accounts to be audited by the Auditorassoonaspracticable”.

Despite this legal requirement, a number of the Municipal and District Councils were still in

violation of Section 177 of the Municipal and District Councils ActChapter28:01.

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development indicated that in accordance with theAct,itistheresponsibilityofthe Treasurer to submit all Financial StatementstotheAuditOffice.

The Ministry continues to encourage the Local Organs to

submit their respective Financial Statementinatimelymanner

In addition, the Ministry identified the need for capacity building in this regard and the appropriate training was to be conductedintheyear2022.

ItwasnotedthattheMinistryof Local Government and Regional Development transferred sums totalling $111M to just Town

Councilsforthatyear

The Audit Office recommends that the Head of Budget Agency follow-upwiththeagenciestohave proper and complete Financial Statementssubmittedforaudit.

The NDCs continued to be in breach of the Local Government Act, Chapter 28:02 of the Laws of Guyana, which stipulates that “…theaccountsofNeighbourhood

Democratic Councils (NDC’s) to be made up annually”.

AccordingtoSection 134 (1) of the said Act, theAuditorGeneralmay at any time audit the accounts of those councils. It should be noted that the Ministry transferred sums totalling $418.288M to theNDCsin2021.

The report noted that financial statements werenotreceivedforthe years 2014-2018, 20202021.

In response to the questions raised in the audit the Ministry of Local Government indicated that in accordancewiththeAct, it is the responsibility of the Overseer of each TownCouncilorNDCto submit all Financial Statements to the Audit Office.

The Ministry said that at the interim, it continues to encourage the Local Organs to submit their respective Financial Statements in atimelymanner

The Audit Office has since recommended that the Agencies have their outstanding financial statementssubmitthemforaudit.

Members of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council in a Council Session.

This deal may be worse than the oil deal

During his address to the andoneAssociationofTrade Guyana. But do not tell this sales,shouldbeinsistingthat but it appears that like the United Nations this year, Unions applauded the deal, to Vice President Bharrat t h e Vi c e P r e s i d e n t agreement with Norway, President IrfaanAli said that before they have even read Jagdeo. As far as he is renegotiate the Production Guyana will get a fixed sum carbonwastradingatUS$10 thefineprint. concerned, Guyana will Sharing Agreement Not over a ten year period per tonne in voluntary In fact, the Government s t r u g g l e t o o b t a i n only is it considered one of regardless of how high the carbon markets He is yet to say just what price multilateral financing for the worst deals ever gotten price of carbon rises in the contrasted this with the theyarelockinginthesaleof climate adaptation. As such byacountryforitsoilwealth carbon trading markets, acauseforcheering.Without position of the International the carbon credits. If the he says the sale of carbon but it comes with the loss of Guyana estimates that the even asking at what price is Monetary Fund which said price is US$10 per tonne, credits can be used to help concessional financing and carbonwhichitsforeststores the carbon locked in. (The thatthepriceshouldbeseven then this deal is far worse the country fight climate aid,somethingthatthePPPC each year is worth between views expressed in this timesthissum. than Production Sharing change. Governments have been US$40BtoUS$54B.Yet,its article are those of the Last year, Vice President Agreement (PSA) signed He should have been weaned on The carbon first agreement in the sale of a u t h o r a n d d o n o t Bharrat Jagdeo reported that between ExxonMobil, telling this to President Ali creditdealappearstobeafar carbon credits is worth an necessarily reflect the Guyana had entered into a CNOOC and Hess. In fact, who has been going around worse deal than the oil average of US$75M. Not opinions and beliefs of this dealtosellcarboncreditsata the Government with typical the world castigating the agreement. Not only has the billions but millions. And n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s baseline price of US$10 per lack of transparency did not developed countries for not countrynotbeentoldatwhat our visionary Private Sector affiliates.) tonne. It was said that the state at what price it was meeting their climate price the credits will be sold, Commissionseesthisdealas country stands to gain more hedging these credits. But financing obligations of if the price rises. It was the cheerleaders do not raising US$100B per annum announced a few days ago appear too worried about agreed long before COP 26. that Guyana had entered into this. This deal represents a The reason why Guyana will a deal of US$750m with the bonanza for Hess, and can struggle to obtain climate oilcompanyHessforthesale end up being far more financing is because Guyana of carbon credits. This is by lucrativethanthePSAwhich is soon to graduate to a highfar the largest such deal gives the oil companies income country and will which Guyana has ever rights over the Stabroek become ineligible for secured, surpassing the Block. Hess can buy our climate adaptation funds US$250M over five years carbon credits at $10 per But Guyana will also withNorway tonne, hold it for years and become ineligible soon for But the deal with Hess is thensellitonthemarketsfor concessionary financing for ten years which means ashighasUS$70. from the international that the average earnings for Guyana would still financial institutions and oil-rich Guyana would be a obtain US$750M over ten governments. Already the mere US$75M per annum, years but Hess could profit European Union has c h i c k e n f e e d w h e n by six times this amount. signaled that the higher compared to the brag that by This means that if Hess sells Guyana’s Gross Domestic theendofthedecadeGuyana back these carbon credits it Product increases, the less will be earning more than can earn as much as willbetheEU’sassistanceto US$1B in oil revenues US$4.5B over ten years. No thecountry Immediately following the wonder we are now learning This is all the more a n n o u n c e m e n t t h e thatExxonmaybeseekingto reason why the cheerleaders cheerleaders of the PPPC also buy carbon credits for instead of applauding the Government were at it. The Guyana. The oil companies agreement which Guyana Private Sector Commission are lining up to profit off signed for carbon credit

Dem Boys Seh…

Ole stock gat to go fuss!

Nuff of dem stores bring out dem old oldstocksellout. stock fuh Christmas. Some of dem nah De Vee Pee an all feeling de pinch. De certainhowsalesganbeforthisyear Sodem man went to Giftland and he deh tekking out nahimportnewstock picture. But dem man nah buy nutting. But Also, over de past 2 years. Sales bin hemustbecheckingoutdeprices. slower than usual and so dem stores gat nuff Awife went to a Mall with she husband. old stock on hand. But de prices nah de ole But after a few minutes she could not locate prices. him. So she decided to call him on his cell

De prices high high. Dem boys know phone.Heanswered. aboutsomeparentswhofrightenfuhtekdem Sheaskedhim,’Whereareyou?’ childrenindemstores.Becausedempickney He answered, “ You remember that mightseesomeofdemtoysandasksantafuh jewelry store in de Mall where last year you it. Even Santa cannot afford some of dem saw that beautiful necklace dat you said you pricesindemstores. wanted?

De store owners blaming de freight “Yes!Yes,”repliedthewifeexcitedly when dem bin import de ole stock. Dem sey “Well, I am at the Bar next door to that de freight did high and dem had to increase store,”saidthehusband. prices. So dem can’t drop de prices until de Talk half. Leff half!

THEFREDDIEKISSOONCOLUMN

Air condition driving, anti-freeze coolant and Leonard Gildarie

Believeitorleaveit,Iam typing this column at 4.40 AMSunday Igotupat2AM anddidnotgobacktosleep. My computer has the weather forecast It says 24C. Iwillreturntothat24C when I discuss below antifreeze coolant in cars in Guyana.

It rained for hours and hoursSaturdaymorning.By Saturday afternoon, Georgetown and East Bank didnothavehotweather Yet while driving up the East Bank to get to Leonard’s office,amajorityofvehicles I saw the air conditioning (AC)on.

Leonard and I had a difference of opinion on our

show last Wednesday when our guest was fitness exert, Paul Musa. I mentioned on theprogrammethatIcannot understand in one of the world’s most unpolluted countries–Guyana–people drivewithwindowsclamped upandtheACon.

Intermsofhealthyliving it does not make sense.

Leonard says I do not know howhotitisinthemornings on the East Bank so drivers havetousetheirAC.ButIdo notthinkat8AMitissohot in Guyana, though I confess that weather conditions are chaotic worldwide. I would love to hear from others about Leonard’s point about the heat at 8AM on the East

Bank.

Leonard did agree that people drive withAC in the evenings. They do and it makesnosense.Wehavean abundance of fresh, clean unpollutedairthatweshould use. Mr Musa thinks we shouldnotusetheACwhile driving.Itiseitherdriversdo not know better or they are copying what they see from developed countries And many times what they see doesnotapplytoGuyana.

Agoodexampleofthisis the refurbished Sherriff Street which a letter-writer wrote about yesterday The man is right. The engineers copiedthebicyclelanething fromdevelopedcountries.

Hollandmakesextensive use of bicycles because of how the streets evolved in downtown Amsterdam. It is better to ride than drive to work On Sheriff Street, there is not much bicycle traffic. So vehicles use that space. It is better to remove thebicyclelanebecauseitis causing confusion On Saturday, when I was going to Leonard and I used it, the traffic was chaotic. I did not continue but used an alternativeroute.IfSaturday was crazy what happens during school hours and workingdays.

Thepointisweareusing what we see outside when the outside world does not have the driving madness that is destroying this country The engineers and the politicians went abroad and have returned with a f a s c i n a t i o n w i t h roundabouts.

The setting up of a simple surveillance camera at the seawall roundabout would reveal that it is not working. Drivers going east on Homestretch Avenue are not stopping to give way to thosethatareinthecircle.

So those in the circle clashwiththosegoingeast.I prefer traffic signals In Guyana where the drivers are the worst in the world,

traffic signals

are simply irreplaceable Maybe there are countless parts of Guyana where roundabout will benicetohavebut not at Railway Embankment and Sherriff Streetandbytheseawall.

Finally, I return to the 24C we had Sunday morning Even when it rainedtheentiredayandthe place was cool, it was 24C, meaning your radiator will never, ever in Guyana reached zero for the coolant tofreeze.

Why is the Bureau of Standards allowing the importation of anti-freeze coolant? A two litre bottle cost $8000 The same amount of non-anti-freeze coolant is $4500. You have tobeincrediblynaïvetobuy the$8000item.

I have been told that the anti freeze coolant have additional positive ingredients.Wellifthatisso, you are paying $8000 because it also has antifreezeelement.Whynotbuy a type of coolant that has those preserving chemicals without the anti freeze element? You will simply payless.

Itmakesnosensetobuy

anti-freeze coolant. Do not copy from countries that experience below zero temperature, something we will never have because of wheregeographyhasplaced Guyana.

Will drivers who read this stop buying anti-freeze coolant? Will Guyanese patronize Café Pele instant coffee instead of Nestles when a percentage of each bottle of Café Pele goes to PeleinBrazilwhoisveryill atthemoment?Bothcoffees are identical. It is almost impossibletounderstandthe psychologyofGuyanesesoI don’tknowiftheycareabout theeffectsofconstantuseof AC in their cars when the freshairisbetter Asforme,I did my part long ago in trying to change this sad land.

(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of this n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s affiliates.)

FrederickKissoon

PresidenthostsChristmas partyforchildreninhomes

President Irfaan Ali interacting with Children at the event

President Irfaan Ali said that the Government will continue to roll out programmes to benefit all children, including those in institutionalcare.

During a special Christmas ceremony held at State House for young people from over a dozen children’s homes, the President reminded them of their importance to the development of Guyana “So,mydearchildren,Iwant youtoknowthatweloveyou alot;yourcountrylovesyou. You are part of the ‘One Guyana’ family ” The Presidentsaidthatinorderto ensure that the children are given opportunities, he has asked the Ministry of Education to pay special emphasisontheireducation, including at the Tertiary level, the Department of PublicInformationhassaid.

“Soallthechildrenfrom the homes who will finish CXC,willgetascholarship undertheGOALprogramme to pursue your studies.”The President implored the youngsterstotakeadvantage oftheopportunitiesandtold themthattheyarepartofthe development of the country He also encouraged them to continue to be good ambassadors and to work together while lauding the caregivers for their service andcare.

The work of his Office, the Office of the First Lady, and the Ministry of Human Services over the last year, were also highlighted. “In the last year, we have been able to support many of the homes,manyofthechildren. We have been able to get more corporate support to

make your life easier.” He alsoassuredthechildrenthat in the coming year, the Governmentwillbeworking onmanynewprogrammesto further enhance and enrich theirlives,givingthemmore opportunities at an individual level, while bolstering support through new programmes at the differenthomes.

O n e o f t h o s e programmes will be the nurturing of talented youngsters.

“We also want to ensure that children in the homes whohavespecialtalentsthat we can identify those childrenandwecanalsogive them opportunities In manyofthehomes,youhave children who are gifted; some gifted in sport, some gifted in different talents, artistic talents. So we also want to work on supporting children in the homes who havespecialtalents.”

The President, who was joined by his son Zayd, wished them all a Merry Christmas and said that he waselatedtobeabletospend timewiththem.“Andweare so, so happy that we can share this time with you today IamsohappythatI’ll besittingwithyoutoday,and we shall be eating together Thank you very much. God bless you. We love you.”

Alongwithspecialtreatsand toys, the children and their caregivers were treated to a string of lively, cultural performances from the boys and girls from the various homes.

The Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, the MinisterwithintheOfficeof

Recreation does for you what it says literally. It creates you again. It refreshes the mind, renews the spirit, and motivates the body. Constant working towards some objective can do the opposite, unless we control it by rest and relaxation.

The

PMMottleyamongFT’s25 mostinfluentialwomenof2022

SOURCE:TheFinancial TIMES — Prime Minister MiaMottleyhasbeennamed bythe FinancialTimes(FT) as one of the 25 most influentialwomenof2022.

The list also includes Ketanji Brown Jackson,US Supreme Court Justice, Francia Elena Márquez Mina, Vice President of Colombia, Sherry Rehman, Climate Minister in Pakistan, Serena Williams, Tennis player, and Tsitsi Dangarembga, Author and Activist.

The magazine says its ‘Women of the Year’ issue reaffirms every December thatinfluencecomesinmany forms, by exploring achievementacrosscultures, industriesandartistries.

“For 2022, we again commissioned entries by some of the world’s most powerful women. But we alsosoughtcontributorswho couldspeaktotheirsubject’s influence in diverse, even unexpecteddimensions,”the magazine said. In January, afterMottleywonalandslide

re-election victory, she told the Financial Times that she believed in “moral strategic leadership”.

That is apparent in everythingshedoes,making her one of the most formidable Leaders of her generation.

ALawyerwhotrainedat the London School of Economics,Mottleywonher first political seat at the age of 28. At COP26 she made clear that the failure of industrialised states to meaningfully invest to halt climate change was catastrophic for the planet.

New Chesney, Berbice well to serve 12,000

Approximately 12,000 persons from Kilcoy, Chesney, Gibraltar, No. 1 Village and parts of Albion, Berbice, will soon enjoy a better level of water service following the completion of a newly drilled well at Chesney,Berbice.

According to Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Mr ShaikBakshwhovisited the well site on Friday last, says its realization is a success story for residents who have concerns about receiving a low level of service. It also forms part of the utility’s investment programme.

Baksh, who explained that the well is currently being tested and developed, pointedoutthatitisexpected to be completed by next week. He also pointed out thatitisbeingdonebyaninhouse team, which will save the company a considerable amountofmoney

Thiswellwillreplacethe existingoneatKilcoy,which was used to serve the communitywhereaccording totheCEO,hasbecomeaged but will be rehabilitated and kept for redundancy for continuity of water supply whenneeded.

Mr Browne said, “It boasts one of the most sophisticated and complex designsinthehistoryofdeep well in house drilling in Guyana… it is designed to produce in excess of 500 cubic meters of water per hour, which is double the typicalwell.”

Thenewwell,whichwas drilled to a depth of approximately1100feet,has the production capacity to supply a treatment plant on its own and is expected to last for 30 years. However, the technical well drilling team is confident that it will surpassitslifespanbyalarge margin, with proper maintenance.

He noted that GWI mobilizedasfastaspossible after listening to the cries fromthecommunity

Meanwhile, Mr Baksh highlightedthatforthcoming plansfortheBerbiceRegion alsoincludesthedrillingofa new well at Port Mourant in thefirstquarter2023,aswell asanotheroneatAdventure, where a water treatment plant will be constructed to

serveTain- No.50Village.

The New Amsterdam water treatment plant is also expected to see an upgrade.

T h e s e p l a n s w i l l

Her speech was as inspiring as it was humbling, and citizens globally were gripped.

T h i s y e a r h e r

‘Bridgetown Agenda’ to reform the international financial system, offers real practical solutions Her ability to speak truth to power is also apparent at home, where she oversaw the birth of Barbados as a Republic, leaving its colonial past behind Mottley expects this term as Premier to be her last; whatever she does next, the worldisluckytohaveher

tremendously improve quality and level of service for areas in West Canje and along the East Bank of Berbice.

Prime Minister, Mia Mottley

the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy; the Permanent SecretaryoftheOfficeofthe President, Ms Abeena Moore and other staff of the Office of the President also participated in the activity

President said that different teams will be dispatched to other homes across regions for similar exercises.

Ground Water and Well Services, Mr Orin Browne pointed out that this is the third well being drilled by the in house team since acquiringthenewrig.

The new well at Chesney, Berbice

Pedestrianhospitalized afterGoedFortuinaccident

p r e s e n t l y hospitalized at the West Demerara Regional Hospital after he was struck down on Saturday night by a ToyotaAllionmotorcaratGoed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

According to information reaching Kaieteur News the accident took place around midnight. The Pedestrian was reportedly attempting to cross the Goed Fortuin Public Road when he was struck down by a carcomingfromthedirectionof Vreed en Hoop, West Coast Demerara.

Eyewitnesses said that the impactflungthemanintoairand he landed on the car’s front windscreen and bonnet, before fallingontothepavedroad.

Basedonphotosseenbythis media house, the victim was bleeding from a head injury as helayfacedownontheroad.

He was immediately rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital in an unconscious state.

Speaking with Kaieteur News on Sunday, Commander of the Region Three Police district, Mahendra Siwnarine said, that the last update his ranks received on the man’s conditionwasthathewasstable.

However,theranksareyetto obtain his personal information andidentifytheaccidentvictim.

The driver was detained as investigationscontinue.

Second victim in Le Ressouvenir accident succumbs

The November 19, accident on the Le Ressouvenir Public Road, EastCoastDemerara(ECD) has claimed the life of a secondteenager

Dead is 19 year old Ricardo Singh of Foulis Village, ECD. Singh’s death comes weeks after 18-year oldSudeshMahadeo,ofLot 20 Bee Hive, reportedly succumbed on the scene of theaccident.

Singh, who was the driver of motorcar PKK 2362 at the time of the accident, along with Kowal Rewtie,19,alsoofBeeHive, ECD, were listed as critical while being hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) However, last Thursday Singh succumbed tohisinjuries.

In a Facebook post, one of Singh’s relatives said, “Words can’t explain how I’m feeling right now… A family photo would never look the same without you not being here but I know deepdownyou’llnotbehere physically but you will alwaysbeinourhearts,we’ll forever cherish the 19 years you spent here with us. God

wanted you more He alwaystendtopickthegood ones…. May your soul rest forever brother.” Another stated, “Oh Ricardo Singh u break our heart my dear brother Today ur gone. Ur family will forever love u andhaveuinourmemories. Always really thought u would pull through this brotherrestinpeace.Brother age 19 didn’t even see life yetbuttodayurnomore,rest my brother ur family love u forever.”

Accordingtoastatement from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), at 01:15h, on Saturday November 19, the motorcar was traveling east along the northern carriageway of Le Ressouvenir Public Road, at afastrateofspeedwhenthe driver lost control of the vehicle. In the process, the vehicle spun twice and collided with a concrete fence just off the road’s northernedge.

Due to the impact, Mahadeo was pitched throughthefrontwindshield onto the road surface while the driver and another passenger, Rewtie were stuck in the vehicle

Mahadeo was reportedly seated on the front left passenger side of the motorcar while Rewtie, was seated on the rear passenger sideofthecar Anambulance wassummonedtothescene, where the Doctor on duty pronounced Mahadeo dead. His body was subsequently takentotheGPHCmortuary where a post mortem examinationwasdone.

The car that reportedly struck down the Pedestrian

The

victim lying on the roadway after the collision

Dead, Ricardo Singh

Dead, Sudesh Mahadeo

The wrecked car

Govt. creating environment to attain gender parity - Minister Rodrigues

– says 8,000 women allocated house lots in two years

youthinvolvement.

Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues

Injusttwoyearsinoffice the President Irfaan Ali-led Government has made significant advances in creating gender parity in Guyana, so said Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues.

She made this statement during her keynote address atthethirdannualFounders’ Dinner of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG), at the Pegasus Hotel on Saturday evening, a Press Release from the Ministry said British High

Commissioner, Jane Miller, Ambassador of the United States of America to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, President of WCCIG, Ms. Rowena Elliot, Founders of WCCIG, Mrs Lyndell Danzie Black and Mrs Kerensa Gravesande Bart, other members of the Chamber,andthepublicand privatesectorsalsoattended.

Referencing the 2022 Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum, Minister Rodrigues stated that Guyana ranked 35thoutof146countrieson genderparity Thisshenoted is18levelshighercompared toGuyana’s53rdpositionin 2021 and accomplished in justoneyearofgovernance.

“When you see women achieving all of the things they are achieving it’s because we have the right policies [and] the right programmes. These things don’t happen by accident,” saidMinisterRodrigues.She added, “when crafting a policy you have to think about how this benefits everyone but more so you have to put an emphasis on vulnerable groups and women fall into that category, people with disabilities and young people.”

In terms of Economic P a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d Opportunity, Guyana is currently 53rd, compared to 105th in 2021. As women take up more parliamentary positions,thecountryearned the 37th place in the world for such representation, thereby surpassing Jamaica, Barbados and the United

Kingdom Moreover, Guyana has also achieved equal rights for justice, reproductive autonomy, the rightstodivorceandrightsto inheritance. Near equality was also attained for access tofinanceandlandassets.

Since taking office in 2020, the Administration allocated over 18,000 house lots by the end of October 2022. Minister Rodrigues noted that approximately 8,000 (44%) of these allocations were women, who were sole applicants. Meanwhile, allocations to women with joint applications stood at 5,137 (28%) It was further highlighted that the New BuildingSociety(NBS)and Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) have loaned$17.3billionand$4.4 billion respectively, to women for mortgages and commercialpurposes.

“We’ve come from a period in history where women had no rights. We didn’thavetherighttovote. We went through the Suffragette Movement so that women could be allowed to vote Women could not own land, now more and more women are owning land, owning their ownhomesandowningtheir own businesses. And that’s because too you have a climate here in Guyana created by the Government, thePPP/CGovernment,that isprivatesectorfriendlyand that’s because we understand the importance that the private sector plays in any country,” Minister Rodriguesstated.

Underscoring a number of other initiatives by the Government to develop women, the Minister spoke of the recently inked carbon creditsagreementwithHess Corporation that will see $US112millioninjectedinto Amerindian communities She highlighted that a number of Amerindian households, which are headed by women will be directlyimpacted.Underthe multi-million Black Belly Sheep Project launched by PresidentAli,atleast20%of farms are expected to be women-led and 30% have

Further,theInternational Building Expo 2022 hosted by the Ministry of Housing andWaterinJuly,sawscores of women led businesses reporting growth following the exposure to local, regional and international c o m p a n i e s T h e Government has also implemented a number of other programmes and policies through the Office oftheFirstLady,Ministryof

Human Services and Social Security, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce etc. to improve the lives of Guyanese women.

While the World Economic Forum reports that it will take another 132 yearstoattainglobalgender parity, Minister Rodrigues said that the PPP/C Governmentwillcontinueto make the necessary

investments to ensure it is accelerated in Guyana. “I believethatGuyanawillbea shining example in creating gender parity sooner than many countries in the Caribbean,inSouthAmerica and in the world as a whole because we have shown great strides already and the prosperity that is coming to our country will ensure we get there even faster,” the Ministeraffirmed.

She also applauded

WCCIG for its role in creating a space for the social and economic development of women and encouragedmorepublicand private sector organizations toplaytheirroletostimulate equality WCCIG also launched its Women

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APNU+AFC Chief Scrutineer files lawsuit against GECOM to nullify voters list before LGE

Chief Scrutineer of the APNU+AFC, Carol SmithJoseph has brought a lawsuit against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the Chief Election Officer and the Attorney General, seeking over fourteen declarations and four orders intended to nullify the preliminary list of electors and give rise to a new register of voters, before Local Government Elections (LGE) are held.

The APNU+AFC has long expressed major concerns over the compilation of the Voters’ List on the basis that it is bloated with dead people and thousands of Guyanese that have migrated.

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She is asking the High Court inter alia, to declare that the Elections Commission acted unlawfully when it opted not to compile the Preliminary List of Voters for the Local Elections in accordance with the Local Authorities (Elections) Act as amended by Act No. 15 of 2015.

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She is asking Court to rule that GECOM is required to act in accordance with Section 11 of the Local Authorities (Election) Act in compiling the Preliminary List of Voters, and further that it is legally required to prepare a Register of Voters for use at Elections for Local Authority Areas in accordance with Sections 12, 13, 14, 20, 22 and 23.

Joseph said failure to comply with the legislation would render the Register of Voters for Local Government Elections (LGE) null, void and of no legal effect.

The APNU+AFC Chief Scrutineer also wants “a declaration that the Register of Voters extracted pursuant to Section 5 (6) of the Election Laws Amendment Act by the Guyana Elections Commission for use at Local Government Elections is not reasonably accurate or credible, thereby making the same unconstitutional, unlawful, null, void and of no

Ms. Joseph is asking the Court to declare that Section 5 (6) of the Election Laws, (Amendment) Act consequent upon the judgment of the High Court in Ram versus Attorney General of Guyana is obsolete, unworkable and wholly ineffectual as a law for the peace, order and good governance, and that a List of Electors prepared for General and Regional Elections under Section 5 of the Elections Laws (Amendment) Act can no longer be prepared on the basis of Electors resident in Guyana. On behalf of his client, Forde asked the Court to issue an Order setting aside the Order issued by the Elections Commission for the purpose of extracting a List of Electors for Local Government Elections on the ground that it is ultra vires and unlawful.

They are also seeking an order directing GECOM to compile a Register of Voters in accordance with Section 23 (3) of the Local Authorities (Elections) Act Cap 28:03 before conducting of any Local Government Elections in Guyana.

8 new COVID-19 cases

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday reported that there are eight new COVID-19 cases.

According to the December 4, dashboard no new COVID-19 deaths were recorded and the number of confirmed cases are now stands at 71, 650. It was also stated that there are seven persons in institutional isolation, 129 in home isolation and the death toll remains at 1, 285.

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She is also asking the Court to declare that the Constitutional duty of the Elections Commission, as provided for in Article 162 of the Constitution to compile a Register of Voters imposes a duty to compile a reasonably accurate and credible Register

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Man finds wife dead hours after beating her

AWelder on Investigators that he came calmed down and then he T h e y r e p o r t e d l y Friday woke up home from work around went to sleep. He further observed that there were

and found his 19:00hrs on Thursday and claimed that when he awoke multiple marks of violence common-law wife dead next foundhiswifedrunk. around07:00hrsthenextday to the face, hand, head, chest him, hours after he had The suspect claimed that ( F r i d a y ) , L a l l w a s and other parts of Lall’s reportedly beaten her during he began quarreling with the motionless and not remains. anallegedaltercationattheir woman about her condition breathing.

Investigators examined First Hill, Linden/Soesdyke and she allegedly started to Realizing that he might the welder for marks of Highwayhome. fight with him but she have severely injured Lall, violence too since he

The dead woman was allegedly stopped a while the Welder allegedly called claimed that the woman had identified as 43 year old, after he said, and went into for a taxi and rushed her to attacked him first but none UmadaiLallbetterknownas their bedroom and sat on the the Diamond Diagnostic wereseen. Samantha, the mother of bed. Centre, where Doctors Detectives also travelled theirtwo-year-oldson. A short while later, he pronouncedherdead. to the couple’s home to The Welder, according claimed that he entered the Police were called in check out the scene but there Police, has since admitted to room to go and sleep, but immediately after Doctors were reportedly no signs of beating the woman on Lallallegedlystartedtofight suspected that the woman blood on their bed or in the Thursday night before going with him again and this time might be the victim of a house. to bed. He is currently in hebecameangry homicide. The Welder was Investigations are policecustodyassistingwith The Welder said that he detained at the hospital and ongoing. theinvestigation. dealt her several cuffs to her crime scene ranks examined He reportedly told head and face until she Lall’sbody.

Global food prices overall hold steady in November

Rome – The measure of world quotations for butter, expensive FAO also changes in world food skim and whole milk lowered its global wheat commodity prices remained powders falling, amid lower production forecast for the largely steady in November, import demand, while those year, but despite this cut, the with declining international for cheese increased, in part new 781.2 million tonne prices of cereals, meat and due to less buoyant export figurewouldremainarecord dairy products offsetting availabilities from leading high. Global rice production increasing quotations for producing countries in is expected to fall by 2.4 vegetable oils and sugar, the Western Europe. The FAO percent below the previous Food and Agriculture Meat Price Index was 0.9 year’sall-timehigh. Organization of the United percent lower in November Looking ahead, planting Nations (FAO) reported than the previous month, as of the 2023 winter wheat Friday international bovine meat crop is underway amid

The FAO Food Price prices fell, as increased c o n c e r n s o v e r t h e Index, which tracks monthly export supplies from affordability of key changes in the international Australia added to already- agricultural inputs and prices of a basket of high supplies from Brazil, adverse weather conditions commonly traded food notwithstanding China’s in the United States of commodities, averaged continuing strong import America and the Russian 135 7 points during the demand. By contrast, world Federation, although month of November, a prices of all other meat types elevated crop prices could fraction below its level in rebounded, led by higher help to maintain an aboveOctober The Index is now quotationsforovinemeat. average area globally In the only 0.3 percent higher than The FAO Sugar Price southern hemisphere, coarse its level in November 2021. Index rose 5.2 percent in grain crops are being sown, The FAO Cereal Price Index November, influenced by and official forecasts in declined by 1.3 percent from strong buying amid tight Brazil point to a record high the previous month, but it global sugar supplies due to areabeingsowntomaize. was still up 6.3 percent from harvest delays in key 45 countries need external its value a year ago. World producing countries and the assistance for food wheat and maize prices announcement by India of a 45 countries around the declinedinNovemberby2.8 lower sugar export quota. world, including 33 in percent and 1 7 percent, Higher ethanol prices in Africa, nine in Asia, two in respectively, partly Brazil also exerted upward Latin America and the influenced by the extension pressure on world sugar Caribbean and one in of the Black Sea Grain prices. Europe, are assessed to be in Initiative By contrast, In the latest Cereal need of external assistance international rice prices Supply and Demand Brief, for food due to conflicts, movedupby2.3percent. also released today, FAO extreme weather events and The FAO Vegetable Oil further cut its forecast for soaring inflation rates, Price Index increased by 2.3 world cereal production in according to the latest Crop percentinNovember,ending 2022, which now stands at 2 Prospects and Food sevenconsecutivemonthsof 756 million tonnes, a 2.0 Situation report, a quarterly decline. International palm percent drop from 2021.The publicationbyFAO’sGlobal andsoyoilpricesrose,while reduction largely reflects Information and Early those of rapeseed and low maize production Warning System (GIEWS). sunfloweroilsdropped. prospects in Ukraine, where Food insecurity conditions

The FAO Dairy Price the impact of the war has in countries in East Africa Index decreased by 1 2 made post harvesting and West Africa are of percent since October, with operations prohibitively particularconcern.

Opposition yet to respond to nominate candidate for Local Content Committee

The Leader of the the matter over the weekend Private Sector Commission, Opposition is yet to respond werefutile.Accordingtothe Labour Unions, National to a letter he received from Act, the advisory body Toshaos Council, Guyana the Ministry of Natural would help the Local B a r A s s o c i a t i o n , Resources Office, inviting Content Secretariat with the Parliamentary Opposition, the A Partnership for discharge of its functions and Local Petroleum National Unity + Alliance which includes developing Organizations. For Change (APNU+AFC) and maintaining measures Local Content law is Coalition to nominate a f o r t h e e f f e c t i v e intendedto regulatethe way candidate to sit on the Local implementation of local companies operate in C o n t e n t A d v i s o r y content by contractors, Guyana’s oil and gas sector; Committe. subcontractors and employ persons, buy

Minister of Natural licencees. services and the way that Resources,VickramBharrat Its members would be theyprocuregoods. told this newspaper recently selected from the following The law currently sets that the Opposition Leader, agencies: Office of the aside 40 areas of work Mr Aubrey Norton has not President, the Ministries of which must see high levels acknowledged an invitation NaturalResources,Finance, of participation from sent by his Ministry In the Home Affairs, Labour, Guyanese. Some of these document, dated September Foreign Affairs, Tourism, works pertain to logistics, 6, 2022 and seen by this Education, Public Works, security, immigration publication, the Ministry theGuyanaNationalBureau support, transportation, said the invitation is being of Standards, the Guyana customs brokerage and extended in keeping with Revenue Authority, the catering. the Local Content Act of Attorney General’s These are expected to be 2021.

Chambers and Ministry of revised soon to allow for

“The Government of Legal Affairs, Guyana greaterlocalparticipationin Guyana, in keeping with its Office for Investment, thesector commitment, will establish the Local Content Advisory Committee, pursuant to Section 20, of the Local ContentAct No. 18 of 2021, tosupporttheLocalContent Secretariat in the discharge of its functions in an advisory capacity and to provide the Minister of Natural Resources, being theMinisterResponsiblefor Petroleum, representing the Government of the Co operative Republic of G u y a n a , w i t h recommendations. We look forward to your support and participation, the document stated.

Norton, although he has thrown his support behind t h e L o c a l C o n t e n t provisions have not responded to the letter In fact, efforts by this newspapertocontacthimon

- FAO says Food Price Index now only 0.3 percent higher than a year earlier

Found dead by her husband, Umadai Lall.

$50M contract signed to upgrade Sophia ‘Blacka’ bridge

A $50 million contract was on Sunday signed between the Ministry of Public Works and Modern Construction and Trucking Services, for the upgrade to the‘B’FieldSophia,Greater Georgetown “Blacka” bridge.

The ‘Blacka’ bridge is a critical public access between Sophia and South Georgetown.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar had led a consultation with the residents of Sophia back in October, on the works to be executed in the community Acommitment was made to have a sturdy bridge put in place of the current one, which has been in a deplorable state for some time.

Present at the signing of thecontractonSundaywere several Government MinistersincludingMinister Indar, Kwame McCoy,

Susan Rodrigues, and OneidgeWalrond.

Forhispart,McCoywho is the Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister withResponsibilityforPublic Affairs,reassuredresidentsof the Government’s continued commitment to delivering qualityservicetoallresidents ofGuyana

Moreover,onSundaythe cleanup works in the community commenced as part of a Community Enhancement Exercise that is being coordinated by the MinistryofPublicWorks.

Minister Indar and other Ministers were a part of the cleaning exercise as well as teams from the Ministry’s Community Organised for a Restored Environment (CORE)unit.

The exercise saw drains being cleared of debris and derelict structures and encumbrances being removed from the parapet alongDennisStreet.

Armed motorbike bandits snatch salaries from female security guards

Armed motorcycle bandits on Saturday snatched the salaries of three female security guards just moments after they stepped out of their security company’s office at Houston,EastBankDemerara(EBD).

Thesecurityservice’sbosstoldKaieteurNewsthatsome $500,000 was stolenfrom thewomen.He saidthattheyhad justreceivedtheirpaywhenthegunmenpouncedonthem.

Kaieteur News learnt that the robbery took place around 18:20hrs. The site manager (one of the three guards) was reportedly paying her two staff when the two men pulled up onablackCGmotorcycle.

They parked the bike a short distance away from the security service’s office at Houston before walking into the compound. The bandits reportedly asked one of female guards for the site manager before whipping out a gun and orderinghertoliedown.

His accomplice then walked up to the site manager and grabbed their salaries which were still in their respective envelopes, before making good their escape on the motorcycleinawesterndirection.Investigationsareongoing.

Scenes from the clean-up exercise in Sophia

At the signing of the contract on Sunday

The ‘Blacka’bridge that is to be upgraded

Fury dominates Chisora to retain WBC heavyweight title and eyes Usyk

Tyson Fury retained his To t t e n h a m H o t s p u r

last year before defeating - ‘Let’s get it on’World Boxing Council Stadium. himagaininJeddahthisJuly “Usyk, you’re next, you heavyweight title with a The 34 year old now Soon after Fury’s hand 15 stone little body building decisive stoppage win over boasts a record of 33 wins was raised in victory, he was midget I’ve done one British rival Derek Chisora from 34 fights with one involved in a ringside face- Ukrainian, (Wladimir) on Saturday before setting draw off with Usyk as the Klitchsko, let’s get it on,” his sights on a blockbuster Fury’s latest win also Ukrainianenteredthering. FurytoldBTSport. unification bout against paved the way for a Fury, after thanking a Usyk remained silent, OleksandrUsyk. unification bout with crowd of some 60,000 and withChisoraadding:“Thank Fury, still unbeaten as a Oleksandr Usyk, the IBF, paying tribute to his beaten you Tyson, I really professional, dominated W B A a n d W B O opponent by leading appreciate that We are from the start, and with heavyweightchampion. spectators in a chant of “One friends. Chisora’s eyes starting to Usyk was at ringside on Derek Chisora, turned his “There’s a big fight close, referee Victor Saturday as he returned to attention to Usyk with coming, everyone wants to Loughlin stopped the fight the venue where he deprived British heavyweight Joe see one champion in the nine seconds before the end Britain’s Anthony Joshua of Joyce also coming onto the heavyweightdivision.” of the 10th round at the all those titles in September ringapron.

Fury, meanwhile, then turnedhisattentiontoJoyce.

“I’m saying Joe Joyce, a brilliant fighter, he deserves a title fight,” Fury said. “If Nevertheless the 38 beforeatriumphantreturnto the rabbit (Usyk) doesn’t year-old Chisora has won thering. fight, we’ll fight at respectthroughoutanow46- Fury,aheadofSaturday’s Wembley.” fight career for his ability to bout, proclaimed himself

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Fury’s only previous takeapunch. now capable of inflicting fight this year was a sixth- This week marked the “maximum damage” as round stoppage of Dillian seven-year anniversary of never before after working WhyteatWembleyinApril. Fury’sstunningsuccessover with trainer SugarHill “I felt good, I needed WladimirKlitschkothatsaw Steward, the nephew of some rounds, I haven’t him first become world Lennox Lewis’ former boxed since April,” said champion but also sparked a trainer, the late Emanuel Fury “I was landing good major mental health crisis Steward. punches. But take nothing from Del Boy (Chisora), it was a pleasure to fight tonight, he is a British folk hero.”

After the Whyte fight, Fury announced his retirement only for the lure of the ring to prove too strong.

F u r y w a s a n overwhelming favourite to beat Chisora given he’d defeated him convincingly in their two previous bouts, including a 10th round stoppage when they last met eightyearsago.

Lyon spins Australia to...

From page 24 came off the bench in the first twomatches.

Jesus will leave Qatar in the next few days to rejoin Arsenal, while Telles will depart after the game against South Korea to return to Sevilla, the Brazilian soccer confederationsaid.

Right back Danilo, who also missed Brazil’s last two matches because of an ankle injury, trained normally with the rest of the group on Saturday and was expected to be available for the match against South Korea. It’s not clear if Sandro will be able to play If not, Tite will have to improviseatleftback.

Brazil was eliminated by Belgiuminthequarterfinalsin Russia. The team is trying to win its first World Cup title in twodecades.

Tyson Fury retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title with a decisive stoppage win over British rival Derek Chisora on Saturday.

England subdue Senegal to book France clash in World Cup quarters

AFP - England set up a Bellingham was totally golden opportunity to take titanic World Cup quarter unfazed against Senegal in theleadwhenHarryMaguire final against holders France thebiggestgameofhislife. gave the ball away and as Jude Bellingham’s England will need Boulaye Dia’s volley masterclass inspired a 3-0 a n o t h e r c o m m a n d deflected off John Stones win against Senegal in the p e r f o r m a n c e f r o m intoIsmailaSarr’spath,only last16yesterday Bellingham if they are to for the Watford forward to Gareth Southgate’s side extend their stay in Qatar blazeoverfromclose-range. survived a nervous start at beyondthelasteight. Preying on England’s the Al Bayt Stadium before Eyeingathirdsuccessive nerves,SarrharriedSakaand Jordan Henderson and Harry semi final appearance at Dia seized the loose ball, Kane put Senegal to the major tournaments, England forcing a good save from sword with a pair of clinical will return to the Al Khor JordanPickfordwithafierce finishesbeforehalf-time. desert on Saturday to take on drive.

Bukayo Saka scored the red-hot Kylian Mbappe That proved the turning England’s third, but it was and company after France point as England snatched Bellingham’s prodigious brushed aside Poland 3-1 the lead against the run of work-rate and burgeoning yesterday playinthe38thminute. quality in possession that Euro 2020 runners up Bellingham sprinted allowedthemtoturnthetide. England have won only one onto Harry Kane’s incisive Bellingham set up of their last eight meetings pass into the Senegal area Henderson’s opener and the with France, who pose a andclippedaprecisecutback B o r u s s i a D o r t m u n d significant threat to their into the path of Liverpool midfielder was involved hopes of winning a first midfielder Henderson, who again when England captain majortitlefor56years. guided his low strike past Kane bagged his first goal in The depth of attacking Edouard Mendy from 12 thisWorldCup. talent available to Southgate yards.

Kane has now netted 11 could be crucial and, Henderson’s goal served times at major tournaments, defending his decision to as a jolt of adrenaline that overtaking Gary Lineker as drop Marcus Rashford for coursed through England as England’sall-timetopscorer Saka despite the forward’s they doubled their lead inthosecompetitions. double against Wales, he secondsbeforetheinterval.

But at the tender age of boasted “we have an Bellingham was the 19, it is Bellingham who has embarrassment of riches in catalyst with his well-timed emerged as England’s allareasofthepitch”. tackle and a crisp pass to drivingforce. After a rocky opening Foden, whose perfectly

He is the first teenager to when they passed too slowly weighted lay off allowed assist in a World Cup and looked anxious at the Kane to race clear for a knockout stage game since back, England hit their stride clinicalfinish. 1966, having already to show why Southgate has England strolled through announced his arrival on the suchconfidenceinthem. thesecondhalfand,repaying global stage by netting his - Jolt of adrenaline - Southgate’s faith, Saka put first England goal in the 6-2 Fuelled by the incessant the result beyond doubt in rout of Iran in their group drumming from their vibrant the57thminute. opener

fans, African champions Foden made a dynamic

Just two years after he Senegal initially showed no run down the left and Saka was playing in the English fear as they tested England’s reached his cross to flick a s e c o n d t i e r w i t h composurewithahighpress. clever effort over Mendy Birmingham, the precocious Senegal squandered a fromclose-range.

Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane put Senegal to the sword with a pair of clinical finishes before half-time as Bukayo Saka scored England third.

Record-breaker Giroud and Mbappe send Les Bleus into last eight

SportsMax Olivier Poland had earlier put Piotr

Giroud scored his 52nd goal up a fight against the

for France to become his reigning world champions before his follow-up was

country’s all-time top scorer and scored a last kick also blocked and then Jakub and Kylian Mbappe added consolation after Robert Kaminski saw his effort twomoreastheybeatPoland Lewandoski converted a stoppedbyRaphaelVarane. 3-1 in the World Cup round retakenpenalty Giroud had his moment of16yesterday A bright start from just before the break when Giroud’s 44th minute France was low on clear some neat passing around strike at Al Thumama chances, though Giroud the box led to Mbappe playing a quick pass into the striker, who finished well past former Arsenal teammateWojciechSzczesny

The 36-year-old had the ball in the net again just before the hour with a spectacular overhead kick, but the whistle had already goneforafoulonSzczesny Mbappe struck with 16 minutes remaining to ultimately seal the win, with niceworkagainfromGiroud leading to Dembele finding Mbappe to the left of the penaltyarea,beforetheParis Saint-Germain star curled Stadium put him ahead of should have had his goal the ball high past Szczesny fellow former Arsenal and earlier but could not divert intothenearpost. Les Bleus forward Thierry Ousmane Dembele’s low The Golden Boot leader HenryforFrance. cross from the right into the put the game beyond doubt Mbappe doubled the net. in stoppage time, again advantage for Didier Poland had opportunities receiving the ball to the left Deschamps’ men and added of their own in the first half of the penalty area before another before full-time to andweresomehowdeniedin placing it expertly into the move two goals clear as the the 38th minute when top-rightcornerofthenet. tournament’s top scorer in Bartosz Bereszynski’s cut- Poland were awarded a Qatar back from the left found last-minute penalty after a

Neymar trains ahead of Brazil’s game in last 16 of World Cup

DOHA, Qatar (AP) didn’t immediately give Neymar was back training an update on Neymar’s on Saturday, doing drills condition, or say if he withtheballandtakingshots would be available for ongoalonlytwodaysbefore the game against South Brazil’s match against South Korea. Korea in the round of 16 of Neymar had been theWorldCup. looking well when he

The good news for the accompanied his five-time champions came teammates at Lusail the same day left back Alex Stadium on Friday He Telles and forward Gabriel walked without a limp Jesus were ruled out of the and briefly played with tournament because of the ball without any injuries sustained in the 1-0 visible issues. He could losstoCameroononFriday be seen jogging across Neymar hadn’t been the field on his way to back to the team’s training the locker room after the center since he damaged matchwasover ligaments in his right ankle Neymar, seeking his in Brazil’s opener against first major title with Serbia. Brazil,wasforcedoutof “I feel good,” Neymar the 2014 World Cup said in a post on Instagram. after hurting his back in “IknewthatIwouldnow.” the quarterfinals against reachedtheroundof16. He joined the light Colombia. He didn’t play in “Strength and faith,” he practice session with the the 2019 Copa America said in a story on Instagram players who didn’t start on because of another right along with photos of both Friday Inimagesreleasedby ankleinjury players. “We’ll always be the Brazilian soccer Neymar posted a together.” confederation, Neymar did a message of support to Telles Telleshadmadehisdebut series of individual drills, and Jesus, who injured their in Brazil’s second game, kicking the ball with both right knees as Brazil’s against Switzerland, after feetandnotshowingsignsof reserve squad lost to regular starter Alex Sandro hisinjury Cameroon in its last group gotinjured GabrielJesus Brazil team doctors game. Brazil had already (Continued on page 21)

Zielinski, who hit his VAR check for handball effort saved by Hugo Lloris, with his second attempt after

shot straight at Hugo Lloris, against Dayot Upamecano, Lewandowski sent the Lloriswasfoundtobeoffhis

and despite seeing his first goalkeeper the wrong way lineforthefirst.

Olivier Giroud scored his 52nd goal for France to become his country’s all-time top scorer and Kylian Mbappe added two.

Neymar has been working to regain full fitness after an ankle injury.

Lyon spins Australia to 164-run victory in 1st test vs. WI

PERTH,Australia(AP)

the West Indies were all out “I’ll be fit forAdelaide. I remains undefeated over 11

for333beforeteaonthefinal had a tight quad,” Cummins series.

day It was Lyon’s 21st five- said. “Obviously, I have to “Disappointed with the wickethaulinhis111thtest. go through a fitness test, and loss but must commend the Lyon’s 446 test wickets a bowling session, but I am batters for the fight,” tally has moved him to goodtogo.” Brathwaitesaid.“Wehaveto eighth amongst all time Earlier, West Indies lost sit down as a bowling unit wicket takers and behind the overnight pair of andfindouthowwe’regoing fellow Australians Shane BrathwaiteandKyleMayers toget20wickets. Warne (708 wickets in 145 (10) in the first hour of the “Australia bowled well tests) and Glenn McGrath day and managed only 24 …therewasconsiderationto (563 in 124) who are second runs in 15 overs as Australia go for runs, but losing andsixthrespectively strangled West Indies’ wickets put us under “Lyon loves bowling progress. pressure. We have to sit hereanditwasafantasticall- After Mayers had edged down and come out with round performance,” captain a Lyon delivery that spun better plans for the second Pat Cummins said. “(He) across him to Steve Smith at test.” was fantastic. There was not slip, the spinner got a The tourists are plagued a lot on offer, but he still delivery to turn sharply and by injuries starting with foundaway.” beat Brathwaite all-ends-up allrounder Raymon Reifer S k i p p e r K r a i g g toclaimtheprized-wicket. whowasruledoutbeforethe Brathwaitetopscoredforthe Brathwaite had defied start of the test with a groin visitors with an obdurate Australia’s vaunted bowling strain. 110, and a late order rally by attackforjustoverfivehours During the test batsman

Roston Chase and Alzarri in scoring his 11th test ton in NkrumahBonnerwhotooka Joseph prevented a 80 test appearances and hit blow to the head while capitulation that had looked 14boundariesoff188balls. batting was replaced by likely after the visitors JasonHolder(3)wentfor concussion substitute slumped to 233-7 in the a big drive and edged to ShamarhBrooks. space of 17 overs in the Smith at slip, who took a The West Indies are also morning. brilliant catch off part-time awaiting a scan on fast

A stubborn 82-run stand spinner Head (2 25), bowler Kemar Roach who for the eighth wicket tumbling to his left as the strained his left thigh between Chase (55) and West Indies resistance nose- bowling during the Joseph (43) delayed the dived. Australian second innings, inevitablefor1½hrsonboth West Indies, once the while allrounder Kyle sidesofthelunchbreak. powerhouse of world Mayers is also struggling

Part time offspinner cricket, has not beaten with muscle soreness under Travis Head provided the Australia in 12 tests since his right arm and was unable breakthrough when he beating Steve Waugh’s side to bowl when Australia bowledJoseph. in the fourth test of a dead- battedthesecondtime.

Resuming on 257-7 after rubberunderthecaptaincyof The tourists are flying in the lunch break the West BrianLarainAntiguainMay fast bowler Marquino Indies batted for another 85 2003. Mindley as injury cover and minutes before Lyon had Man of the match willjointheteaminAdelaide Chase caught by Mitchell Marnus Labuschagne scored today ahead of the second Starc in the outfield, and 204 in Australia’s first test, a day/night game, bowled No.11 Kemar Roach innings of 598-4 declared startingon8Dec. (0)withhisnextball. andthenanunbeaten104not Scores: Australia 598

Chase hit a six and three outinthesecondinnings,the for 4 dec (Labuschagne 204, fours off 72 balls in first Australian to score a Smith 200*, Head 99, occupying the crease in two double hundred and a Khawaja 65) and 182 for 2 frustrating hours for the century in the same match dec (Labuschagne 104*) Australians, who were sinceGregChappellin1974. beat West Indies 283 without Pat Cummins in its West Indies made 283 in ( B r a i t h w a i t e 6 4 , bowling attack due to the itsfirstinnings.

Chanderpaul 51) & 333 skipper’s thigh complaint

Australia’s dominance (Brathwaite 110, Chase 55, preventing him from taking over the West Indies dates Lyon 6-128) by 164 runs. theball. back to May 1995 and

run win in the opening Worrell Trophy at the Perth

— Offspinner Nathan Lyon cricket test against the West Stadiumyesterday

bowled Australia to a 164- Indies to retain the Frank Lyon claimed 6-128 as

Alzarri Joseph and Roston Chase frustrated Australia. (Getty Images)

MVP Sports Futsal Tournament… Bent Street and Future Stars to battle for top honours

- Tiger

Bay,

Fruta Conquerors into ladies finale

The finalists in both the Men’s and Women’s Division have been decided following a thrilling night of semi-final action in the 2022 MVP Sports Futsal Tournament, which resumed on Saturday evening at the NationalGymnasium.

Tiger Bay was the first team to seal their spot in the Women’s Division then Fruta Conquerors followed to complete the finale’s fixture. For the Men, Future Stars shined in the first semi to enter the final then Bent Street masterfully secured

Heavy rainfall forces cancellation of Inaugural U-13 Inter-County Tournament

The Inaugural Singh, Luke Amsterdam, Boys Under 13 Dave Sewpersaud, Leon Inter County 40 Reddy, Raffel Mc Kenzie,

o v e r s ArushHemraj,andDonovan tournament, hosted by The Newland Reserves: Guyana Cricket Board William Castello, Fayad (GCB),initiallyscheduledto Gaffur, Jade Campbell and b e g i n o n Tu e s d a y, KuamassyMentore.

November 29, 2022, at Coach:TremayneSmartt Albion,andwasrescheduled Manager:EgbertLyken tocommenceonDecember3 Demerara Team: at the Everest Cricket Club Brandon Henry (Captain), ground was forced to be Makai Dowlin, Lomar cancelled due to inclement Seecharran (Vice captain), weather Ganesh Appanah, Shaker

minute of resumption then their spot in the match that incentives, has already seen In the first match, it was Sandra Johnson equalised in followed to end the night’s the winner of each of the six Police that went ahead when the18thminute. card. groups in the male division Tandi Smith found the back Whenthegamewentinto These four teams will receive $50,000 while of the net as early as the extra time, it was Johnson’s now set their sights on the second place took home fourthminute. well executed back-heel in ultimate day of the $30,000, third pocketed The next minute the frontoftheopposition’sgoal Tournament, which is billed $20,000 and fourth received scores were once again that gave Tiger Bay the lead for this Saturday, December $10,000. levelled when Chastady for the first time. During the 10,atthesamevenue.

The event, packed with GTPanthers.

Additionally, the Most Archer equalised Afena celebration, the time keeper Meanwhile, the teams Valuable Player (MVP) Baptiste’s sixth minute goal didnotstoptheclockasitran that lost in the Women’s award will also be up for gave Tiger Bay the lead, down and prompted an Division, Police and GT grabs in both divisions, with which they kept until the argument with members of Panthers, along with the winner of this prize in the regulation time whistle was the Panthers and the semifinallosersintheMen’s Male Division riding away sounded. referees. In a tournament Division, Stabroek Ballers on a new 49cc Motorbike

After that, Conquerors that had the goals being andGoldisMoney,willeach donated by Luminous and Panthers contested a scored in under five seconds vieforthethirdplace.

Automotive&Motors. match that went into extra from the kick off, it seemed This Saturday, the that the 14 seconds was not crucialinthereferees’eyes.

Moving into the Men’s Division,anotherimpressive performance from Future Stars got them a 2 – 1 result overStabroekBallers.Inthis match, the team that made the lesser amount of mistakes was the one that triumphed. Tyrese Dennis (6’, 22’) produced a goal in both halves of the encounter t o o v e r s h a d o w t h e opposition’s consolation goal, scored by Dorren George in the 26th minute. Former champs, Bent Street, steamrolled Gold is Money, 6–3,toacquireanothershot at the title. Omari Glasgow’s helmet-trick(6’,9’,16’,23’)

winner in the Women’s A lucky fan in the finals time,butavoidedthepenalty along with Deon Alfred’s Division pockets $200,000, willalsorideawayoneofthe shootout following the (20’, 21’) double, eclipsed second place bags $100,000, bikes Two nights ago, deciderbeingscoredwith14 the hat trick scored by while third and fourth Trevon Callender was the secondsleftontheclock. Darren Benjamin (4’, 10’, incentives amount to lucky fan that won the Panthersdrewfirstblood 20’)forGoldisMoney $50,000 and $25,000, $10,000 MVP Gift Voucher in the 7th minute through The Petra organised respectively At stake for the withticketnumber1215. Fiona Benjamin then tournament is sponsored by men – the Championship The semifinal rounds… doubledtheirleadinthe12th MVP Sports with support prize of $500,000, while the The Women once again minute, compliments of from Ansa McAl, through runner up will have to settle commenced the action on GlendyLewis,astheyended theirMagnumandLucozade for $300,000, third place Saturday as Tiger Bay the first half in the lead. The b r a n d s , L u m i n o u s carts off with $200,000 and squeezed past Police, 2 – 1, second half saw Jessica Automotive & Motors and the fourth place finisher then Fruta Conquerors kept Teasdale make it a one- the Ministry of Culture, walksawaywith$100,000. thefaithtowin,3–2,against possession game in the first YouthandSports.

The Guyana Cricket Ramesh, Joshua Bollers, Board has decided to play a Rayaz Latiff, Nathan series of trial matches at the Bishop, Patrice Frazer, NationalGymnasium,which Thierry Davis, Henekiah started Saturday, December Hohenkirk, Jasami Craig, 3,2022.

Demerara played Essequiboinat20match inthefirsttrial.

Essequibo won the toss and elected to field, restricting the Demerara XI to 136 for four from their allotted 20 overs.

O p e n e r L o m a r Seecharran was the star for the Demerara side with a well-composed 56, while Khush Seegobin chipped in with 37 and Jamaine Grovesner 31 Fast bowler Darius Pearson claimed 2 for 20, while Jathniel Bholo collected 1 for 10. Pearson had a strong display with the bat, scoring 48 runs

Devendra Ramkarran,

Jermaine Grovesner and Middle-order batter Justin JoshuaWilliams. Reserves: Henry contributed 20, and Mario Singh, Kadeem opener Ethan Silva 16. LeftCampbell, Nicholas arm pacer Thierry Davis Rukhdoe, Rakeem Latif and coped 3 for 23 after a tuff NathanielSukhnandan. start, and right-arm pacer

Coach: Latchman Patrice Frazer took 2 for 23.

Yadram Ganesh Appanah, Rayad

Manager/Assistant Latif,andJoshuaBollertook Coach:DanielBarker one wicket each. Demerara

Essequibo Team: Ravid wonbyfiveruns. Fredericks (Captain), Ethan Essequibo ended their Silas (vice captain), innings with a nail-biting Capildev Kisson, Otis 131all out, five runs short of Roberts, Timothy Ramdat theirtargetfrom18.3overs. [wk ], Aarav Sukhram, The teams participating Tyrese Stephney, Darius inthesematchesare:

Pearson, Vidal Narnie, Zahir Berbice Team: Richard Ramkissoon, Justin Henry, Ramdeholl (Captain), Arif Singh, Arron Descosta, Tameshwar Deonandan Joseph Bholo, Jamol Sahoy (Vice captain), Mohamed andManavSamlall. Balle, Lemuel De Jonge, Coach: Nandkishore Balraj Narine, Arif Andrews Madramutoo, Nathaniel Manager/Assistant Ramsammy, Arif Bacchus, Coach:RayonDaCosta. Shahid Gajnabi, Denish

Lomar Seecharran

Fruta Conquerors’ custodian has been a tower of defence throughout the tournament.

The semi-final showdown between Fruta Conquerors and GT Panthers became a nail-biter near the end.

Bent Street and Future Stars to battle for top honours

- Tiger Bay, Fruta Conquerors into ladies finale

Tyrese Dennis taps is Future Stars’ first goal in the semis after receiving an excellent assist from his team mate.

Australia’s Nathan Lyon, right, bowls as West Indies’ Roston Chase, left, watches on the 5th day of their cricket test in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

West Indies’ Kraigg Brathwaite bats against Australia on the 5th day of their cricket test in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Gary Day)