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Govt. moving to compulsorily acquire lands for Wales gas project - Jagdeo- Jagdeo

Despite a whirlwind of have to compulsorily

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo

property compensation at fair market concerns regarding the acquire.” Importantly, he told value (or) at current market safety and viability of the He added, “The deadline Kaieteur News that the land value.” Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) should have already been was also demarcated with W h e n a s k e d i f project, the People’s two weeks ago...Two weeks enough excess on both sides government will be finding Progressive Party (PPP) is ago,wediscussedthisbefore of the structure to create a lands to relocate the affected set on pushing the I went off to Dubai. So we “buffer” zone This will parties Nandlall said, development forward and hopethatitwillbedone.” ensure that private property “Different options are being w i l l s o o n m o v e t o When asked about the is not affected when explored but the underlying compulsorily acquire lands total value of the lands that maintenance works are principleismarketvalueand from owners who refuse to government will be paying required,amongothers. arriving at a consensual complywiththeprocess. residents for, Jagdeo said he

The landowners who position with the people Vice President Bharrat would try to get the details received an offer for their whether it’s money or Jagdeo at his most recent shared with this newspaper, lands are located between whether it’s alternative press conference, hosted at asitwasnotavailabletohim NouvelleFlandersandCanal arrangements can be arrived the Office of the President, atthattime. Number One. Nandlall said atbutattheendofthedaywe was asked for an update on InSeptemberofthisyear, the next step would be to want agreement. We don’t the land acquisition process the AG met with about 25 meet with land owners wantdisaffection.” when explained, “The landowners who received a betweenCanalandWales. This publication spoke Attorney General (Anil p r o p o s a l f r o m t h e

Each affected landowner withanumberoflandowners Nandlall, S C) has been government to buy over part received a document who said they are not explained that works for the in deciding on the route of leading on this matter He of their lands to facilitate the containing the name of the satisfied with the offer made project were scheduled to the pipeline government assured me that it’s moving 12-inch pipeline to transport person, the area of the land, by government for their commenceinOctober,hence ensured that it – as far as apace and there are people gas from the Liza Fields in size of it and the value. lands One farmer for theneedtocompletetheland possible – fell alongside whohavesignedagreements theStabroekBlocktoWales, According to the Legal example explained that the acquisition process in a public lands so as to and there are others who are WestBankDemerara. Affairs Minister, “the idea is offermadedidnottakeinto timelymanner minimize the pipeline refusing to sign, they would At that time, it was that the people will receive (Continued on page 21) He was keen to note that interfering with private

PNCR agrees ExxonMobil misleading

Guyanese with billboards

...says 52% is calculated from a fraction of total revenue

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), the largest political Opposition party in the country has agreed with its Coalition partner, the Alliance For Change (AFC) that oil giant ExxonMobil is

unclear until there is an Kaieteur News that the misleading the populace by audit. That is why we must billboards erected by erecting billboards across audit.”

American oil giant, the country to inform that

Meanwhile, Ganesh ExxonMobil are set out to Guyana is getting some 52 Mahipaul, a member of the mislead Guyanese and percent from the Stabroek PNC/R in an attempt to silence genuine concerns Blockoildeal. further break down the regarding the lopsided

At a recent press party’s position stressed the contract that governs the conference,theLeaderofthe fact that 75 percent is taken StabroekBlock,inwhichthe Party, Mr Aubrey Norton away from the total revenue oil company enjoys the was asked to explain what from oil towards the cost of majorityofthebenefits. the country’s total share is development; whereas the It was reported that the from the offshore oil and gas remaining 25 percent is then oil company erected a activities. He explained that shared between government number of billboards across owing to a renegotiation of and Exxon “So the 52 the country claiming that the deal - by the former A percent that they speak of, Guyana is getting 52 percent Partnership for National theyhavetoexplainitalittle of the profits from the Unity+AllianceForChange bit more for the ordinary Stabroek Block The (APNU+AFC) government- Guyanesetounderstand.Itis Publisher of this newspaper, the oil company is not percent or just around about be done properly We have the PSA says that it should 50 percent of the profit and Mr Glenn Lall has since allowed to recover the two that or a little bit more of the seen the government get...” two percent royalty- so it is challenged the company’s percent royalty being paid to profits- now that is because produce or at least, they are In fact, the Economist just a portion or a small assertion, explaining that thecountry,whichmeansthe of course cost oil, which is about to release an audit that sought to point out that if the piece, a fraction of the entire Guyana is merely getting a revenue for Guyana has the cost of development, has very serious questions Stabroek Block deal total revenue that comes quarter of the profits due to increased. exploration and production about whether or not it will changes, Guyana could still from our oil, so the AFC is the2016PSA.Heisadamant

On the other hand, he must first be removed and even address what the plain lose US-billions if it fails to correct when they say that thatwhatExxonshouldhave requested that Economist then we get 52 percent of the words of the PSA say which boost its auditing capability the nation is being misled to been telling Guyanese on Elson Low, the party’s profitsthere,”theEconomist is that we can only have cost As such, he explained, “to believe its 52 percent of the thosehugebillboards,iswho spokesperson on petroleum explained. recovered if they are say that we are getting 52 total revenue. It is not 52 is getting the ¾ of the apple matters,clarifywhatGuyana On this note, he stressed reasonable cost, if they are percent, to say that we are percentofthetotalrevenue.” plus the other half of the is earning from the 2016 thatathoroughauditmustbe competitivecost-sowehave not getting 52 percent is The AFC recently told quarterapplewhichremains. Production Sharing conducted to ensure to see that audit and we have Agreement (PSA) with Guyana’s share of profits is toscrutinisethatandweneed Exxon. Low sought to first not reduced through the the government to come point out that there is a funding of inflated costs of clean as to what exactly they difference between revenue production. Low said, “We have asked these auditors to and profit. “Guyana is not don’t know if that’s the case, dobecauseitcouldverywell getting 52 percent of the butitispossiblethecostsare be that the country is getting revenue, we are getting 52 being inflated...this needs to much less than the words of

Ganesh Mahipaul demonstrates how Guyana gets half of the profits after 75% is taken away by Exxon to recoup expenses. The politician argued that his left hand gives an idea as to what Guyana gets, while his right hand shows what the oil company walks away with.

Economist Elson Low

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EDITORIAL

HIDING INFORMATION

IfthePPPCGovernmentcanthinkofwhatisagainstthe interests of Guyanese, and then actually moving to make it happen,thenthereisnolimittowhereitwouldgo,andwhat itspeoplewoulddo.

SincethePPPCGovernmentactuallymovedtodowhatit didwiththeInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank(IDB),then itdoesnottakeageniustofigureoutwhatitwoulddowith other foreign players, other bigger developments with huge impacts for this country What the PPPC Government did, stumblestheimagination(“Govt.tellsIDBnottodiscloseall information on US$97M loan for Health Sector” -KN December 18). Is this a government looking out for the interestsofthepeoplewhoelectedittooffice? Orisitone that is mostly concerned about its image, and what is beneficial to its visions and, ultimately, the pockets of its crookedcabalofloyalists?Weareleftwithnochoicebutto answerinthenegativeforthefirstquestion,and‘yes’tothe second.

An extract from the IDB itself speaks to the continuing chronicsecreciesofthisPPPCGovernment:“At the request of the borrowing country, the information contained in this document will not be disclosed.” It could be inferred from this IDB wording that what was withheld would have been released by it under the ordinary course of its loan disclosures. There is nothing about a US$97M loan to enhance the public health sector that should be secret, with Guyanesebeingkeptinignorance.Yetthisisexactlywhatthe government decided was protective of its own priorities, interests,fears. Consideringtheongoingcultureofsecrecy, and shortchanging Guyanese of what they need to know, concealinginformationhasnowrisentothestateofparanoia withinthePPPCGovernmentanditsleadership.

WedonotthinkthattherewouldbeinformationinanIDB loanagreementthatwoulddisadvantageGuyana. Certainly notwithwhathastodowithborrowingmillionsofAmerican dollarstoexpandcapacityandimprovethequalityofhealth servicesatsevenprioritylocalhospitals.

TheIDBloanisformorecapacity,higherefficiency,and better quality at these seven health institutions, yet the governmentseesitfittoblockGuyanesefrombeingprivyto thedetailsofthisUS$97Mloan. Whatcouldbecookingin thisinstance? Whatnew,unpleasant,andcostlysurprisethat those in charge of governance in this country could be concoctingtopullsomemorefastonesoncitizens?

AlmostUS$900Mwasborrowedorbudgetedinthelast three years for the nation’s health sector, and Guyanese are nearthesameplacewithregardtowhatisavailable,insuch basicsasmedicinesandtests.

Instead of the government being focused on giving Guyanese value for every dollar borrowed, the PPPC brain trust is more consumed with hiding information from Guyana,ofconspiringateverylevelofgovernanceonhowto misleadandabuseGuyanesestillfurther Thisiswhatisheld outastransparencyandaccountability

Considering this deplorable state of governance and leadershipwithsomethingasordinaryanduncomplicatedas aloanforthehealthsector,onereasonablywonderswhatthe PPPC Government and its agents could be doing with our massive oil wealth, and other areas in our rich natural resources sector It stands to reason that there is crucial information that Guyanese should know, but which government operators have partnered with foreign companiestoduckandhidefromGuyaneseeyes.

Our rich oil and mining sectors are where huge revenue streams are involved, and where there is room for endless wheeling and dealing by crooked Guyanese politicians and theirhandpickedcroniesononesideofthetable,andofficials offoreigncompaniesontheother

Whereverweturn,andwhateverisunderconsideration, that concerns millions, Guyanese are getting tricked and cheated. Thisiswhythereisthiscontinuingdesirefor,and practice of, secrecy in almost everything that this PPPC Governmentputsitshandsupon.

When information on a loan for the health sector is offlimits, then it is no surprise that oil matters and mining contracts, among many key things, are handled in the same secretive,possibly,criminalmanner

WPAcallsonAGtoadvisepolicetoreview cybercrimechargesagainstcitizens

DEAREDITOR, Further, if everything opponentstodayandseeksto advise the police to review The Working People’s emanating from the UN and repeal it tomorrow charges against citizens that Alliance (WPA) notes with CARICOMisperfect,itisat Somethingsmellsfishy are tied up in the courts great concern the the national level that the WPA also finds it –particularly those which g o v e r n m e n t ’ s proposed law could be baffling that the AG is have been initiated since the announcement via the fiddled with. WPAtherefore touting the imminent UN government took office in Attorney General that it urges the country not to be model when the Guyana August2020. intends to repeal the fooled by the AG’s clear government had abstained Second, the government Cybercrime Act and replace attempt to hide behind the whentheresolutioncameup should initiate meaningful itwithanewlawbasedona United Nations and foravoteattheUN.Itseems consultations with key model emanating from the CARICOM. as if the government’s stakeholders such as the UnitedNations. We base our view on the duplicitousness is political opposition and the

The AG is quoted in the currentgovernment’slackof normative. necessary Civil Society StabroekNewsassayingthat integrityonthismatter It is against this organizations including the since the new law would be After campaigning backgroundthatWPAcannot Bar Association and the premised on the UN model, against the current law, the takethegovernment’sword. Guyana Human Rights “nobody can fault us” and PPP somersaulted once it While we continue to be Association. that while CARICOM is assumedoffice. against sections of the Such consultations pursuing a regional In fact, the PPP c u r r e n t l a w, t h e should include soliciting approach, individual governmenthasusedaspects announcement that it would their views on the UN countries would be taking ofthelawtogoafterpolitical be repealed should bring no recommendations and their theirnationalconcernsunder opponents—the most recent comforttothosewhocherish own views on the content of consideration. beingchargesagainstMayor freedomofspeech. the proposed new law. Such

However,WPAwishesto Ubraj Narine and AFC Towards this end, WPA an important matter should point out that a bad law is a member, Sherrod Duncan. makes the following notbelefttoonestakeholder. bad law whether it is WPA finds it rather strange recommendations. Regards, premised on principles that the government would First, as proof of its Working People’s emanatingfortheUNornot. use the law against goodwill, the AG should Alliance

PAC not meeting for three consecutive weeks is not distortion of facts

DEAREDITOR, meetingsofthePACaresent proud. absenceofthePPP/C,butwe Withthepassageoftime, to all nine members of the More media outlets, saw that coming, that’s why Ihavelearnedthatsomemen PACandadvisorsatthesame especiallythosewithlimited we changed the quorum to of the cloth have perfected time, so how is it, for over staff, no longer have to be ensure that we have proper the art of using words seven called meetings, the physically present to be accountability This ‘Seeblended with religious PPPcouldnothavetwoofits present for those meetings. far’ political bishop scriptures to convince and five competent members on Theviewershipisincreasing apparently has more than persuade their listeners of the Committee available to and more of Guyana is God-like abilities, he knows their intended plot. I also formthequorum?Isthisnot becomingawareofthework what would make me happy learned it is a sign of adeliberateefforttostallthe ofthePAC.Noonehasever and can see into the future maturity of intelligence workofthePAC? made the claim that I as hence the change of the when one can read not only It was the PPPC who chairmanofthecommitteeis standing orders for a PAC what is on the lines but changed the rules of the “glossing” over any period, quorum. Wow! Absolute betweenthelines. quorum, now they are as the man of the cloth so utter foolishness from a Mr. Editor , I take this intentionally collapsing, alleged. As a matter of fact, minister of government. But opportunity to respond to a stalling and stymieing the some observers are of the this is not surprising, what letter I shudder to believe work of the PAC by their view that I’m too would make me happy is to waspenned bythereligious non-attendance of which he accommodating of some have an effective working Bishop turn politician Mr alluded to in his so-called members unbecoming PAC executing the Juan Edghill, on the PPP’s fact#1,toensurethatcurrent attitudes inclusive of the committee’smandateforthe efforts to curtail the work of year findings in the Auditor goodlybishop. people of Guyana and the the Public Accounts General’s Report are not Mr Editor, permit me to evidence is clear with every Committee (PAC) which addressed in a timely make it abundantly clear, cancelled PAC meeting why appeared in the Stabroek manner This is another that I hold no prejudice nor the quorum was changed. News14/12/2022. undeniable fact The grudge for any minister, Mr Editor, Mr Edghill in In his missive, the Minister further said, “I permanent secretary, hislastparagraphstyled(fact Minister posited “I wish to rather suspect that Mr regionalexecutiveofficer,or 4) said the PPPC is eager to denounce untruthful Figueira is grieved and that any other accounting officer expose findings in the AG’s statements made by he wants to use the PAC to that comes before the PAC, report on theAPNU/AFC’s Opposition MP Jermaine gloss over that period of pastorpresent. time in office, but it is the Figueira in an article wasteful illegal spending by I am not responsible for same Bishop and his party published in a daily t h e A P N U + A F C their actions and if the that refuse to have the PAC newspaper headlined “Govt. Government,pretendingthat evidenceimplies,suggest,or meet twice per week to give members a no-show at PAC it never happened, but I prove that they were effecttotheireagerness. for three consecutive assure you, it did and the involved in any illegal Further Mr Editor, the weeks.” evidenceisthere.” conduct, the PAC will deal political Bishop has

Whatisuntrueabout Mr Editor, this most with those individuals confirmed what we always thisundeniablefact? absurd statement cannot be accordingly, with respect to knewwhenhestatesinhisso

ThePACnotmeetingfor substantiatedwithanyshred the laws of Guyana. I will called (fact 3) that the PAC three consecutive weeks is of evidence. As a matter of never defend wrongdoings, CHAIRMANshouldconsult not distorting the facts, fact, the PAC meetings are or any illegal acts of with Minister Teixeira MinisterBishopEdghill;itis aired live for all of Guyana accountingofficersentrusted before he calls a meeting. nothing but the truth. The and by extension, the world withthepeople’sresources. The said Minister who said gospel you want Guyana to to see. This new addition

The Minister assumed shefeelsthatthepresenceof believe is misleading and (live streaming) to the PAC Fact #2…in his letter said ministers on the Public groundedindeception. came into effect under my Mr Figueirawouldbehappy AccountsCommitteegoes

Mr Editornoticesforall ChairmanshipofwhichIam to conduct a PAC in the

NIGELWILLIAMS

PPP’sdraconiananti-workingclassnaturehascometothefore

DEAREDITOR, painting and a letter to the foot Exxon and the other complete and utter USD$600M withdrawal 50 thousand jobs by December the 21st 2022 Editor on this 4th giant oil consortium’s destruction of marine life from the Natural Resource PresidentAliwhiletheParty marksthe4thAnniversaryof AnniversaryoftheMCM. exploration costs which will take decades to Fund (NRF) to its and government are the No Confidence Motion I have introduced my would result in Guyana replenish. The catastrophic supporters, party loyalists, planning to squander (NCM) of December 21st, letterwithaquotationbythe owingthesebigcapitalistoil disaster of the Peruvian oil and financial backers are Guyana’soilwealthonmega 2018. To commemorate the lateRevMartinLutherKing consortiums billions of spill on the 15th of January fueling animosity for the projects that will become first anniversary of the Jr USD$.Evenworse,wehave 2022, in which the big PPP Government mainly White Elephants leaving NCM,Ididapaintingofthe “Our life begins to end no insurance in the event of Spanish oil consortium amongAfro-Guyanese. behind another petrol state constitutional crises that the day we become silent an oil spill such as the one Repsolrefusedtorenderany In New York City, withitspopulationgrounded ensued. aboutthingsthatmatter”. whichhadoccurredwiththe assistance in the cleanup. thousands of Guyanese of inpoverty

The NCN and other TV There were lots of Exxon Valdez oil spill in The poor Peruvian coastal African descent at a rally In commemorating the channels with the exception speculationsastothemotive Alaska in 1989 An residents are left with the expressed their concern for 4thanniversaryoftheNCM, of channel 65 refused to behind the NCM. The PPP environmental disaster that severeenvironmentalimpact their families, friends, and it is unfortunate that in the carry the story behind the saiditwasintheinterestand was considered the worst in and cleanup stretching for Afro-Guyanese in Guyana. aftermath,thePPPwasgiven painting.Thispaintingisthe welfare of the Guyanese America’s history until the hundreds of miles along the T h e n o t i o n o f yet another opportunity in o n l y v i s u a l A r t Nation. They intended to DeepWaterHorizonoilspill Pacific coast has destroyed race/class/political government, to use the representation of that renegotiate the ExxonMobil intheGulfofMexicobyBP thefishing,tourismindustry, discrimination prejudice, nation’s oil wealth to bring historic event in which contract to ensure that on April 20, 2010. Eleven and livelihood of thousands victimization, likes, and aboutnationalreconciliation Guyanese lived for 19 Guyana got a better deal. persons lost their lives and ofPeruvians. dislikes are politically and prosperity for all months under siege so that However, the real motive 115 persons suffered It is unclear whether the engrained in the system and Guyanese rather than use it the People’s Progressive wastogettheirhandsonthe injuries, some severe It PPP government has has been conveniently used for its partisan political Party(PPP)couldregainthe nation’soil/gaswealth.They destroyed 85 thousand birds seriously considered what byboththePNCandPPPto agenda which will have seat of government. I have continued where the and put 35 thousand would be the consequences divide and rule the damaging effects on our submitted a copy of the APNU+AFC had left off, to fishermen out of work. The of an oil spill, and the population and to already delicate and environmentalimpactonour consolidateandindefenseof sensitive race relations, coastal region and beyond. their class interest. In its while widening the gap The destruction of our resorttosubterfuge,thePPP betweentheveryrichandthe marine life, the fishing Government has floated the downtrodden Guyanese, i n d u s t r y, a n d t h e idea of the mainstream grounded in poverty and contamination of our corporatemediathatGuyana despair waterways. will become the fastest- Iwanttoconcludewitha

PACnotmeetingforthreeconsecutive...

Frompage4 quicktospeakindefense,the examination of AG reports against the grain of the PPPnon-member,thatthisis despite knowing fully well, constitution and the anageoldacceptedposition this was done before in the Standing Orders, and she sincePACwasintroducedto 10thand11thParliaments.In recognises that the PAC’s Guyana’sParliament. fact, it was agreed to at the work involves the oversight But in the instance, if he request of Mr Ali when he and accountability of wants it to be changed, let waschairmanofthePAC. government expenditure in him give the country a day, It is reasonable to 2016. MadamTeixeira said because no day of the week conclude that the issue is the presence of ministers on nowseemsgoodforthePPP. political,thePPPdon’twant the PAC is what they are Mr.Editor,theentirecountry their current ills exposed. totallyopposedto,asitdoes and the world is aware of Ministers Teixeira and createconflictofinterestand MondaysasthedayforPAC PersaudsaidinParliamentin it can compromise the meetings, hence there is no 2016,thatMinistersmustnot ministers themselves and reason when Statutory sit on PAC and sectoral even the PAC.This man has meetings of the PCA are to Committees, but today, they somenerve! be held, the Chairman must are both on those He is proposing that the get concurrence from the Committees and are now meeting of the PAC must PPP lead minister who said making excuses to attend now only be held if consent ministers should not be on meetings Obscuring or is gotten from the PPP’s the committee. Mr Editor, distorting facts cannot make prefect Minister What the given the track record of the a lie anything other than the ministeriseffectivelysaying PPPC for meetings of the lie it is. Truth needs no is,ifMinisterGailTeixeirais PAC and more so since the justification. available and has the time, rulesofthequorumchanged,

Yoursrespectfully, we should have PAC. When whenwillthe2019and2020 JermaineFigueiraMP thePPP’sprefectofthePAC reportsbeexamined?

P u b l i c A c c o u n t s is not available, no other This is the added Committee member avails themselves transparency,accountability, Chairman sothatthemeetingcouldnot and eagerness the PPP has haveaquorum.ThatiswhatI brought with changing the as Chairman will strongly quorumrules-lessmeetings resist“honourable”Bishop. of the PAC, more excuses

The agreed historically and political shenanigans. accepted day for statutory Mr Editor, the longer we meeting of the Public take to complete the Accounts Committee has examinationoftheprioryear alwaysbeenMondays. reports, the lesser the help The former PPP we may have from the chairman of the PAC who is former accounting officers. now the President of Mr Editor,thePPPrefusesto Guyana, should educate his agree to multiyear

ThePPPgovernmenthas growing economy on the q u o t e b y H e l e n a responsibility to the planet.

Keller ”Until the great Guyanese nation but their Ourenormousoilwealth massofpeopleshallbefilled action in allowing Exxon a will accelerate Guyana’s with the sense of freehand is a betrayal of our developmentinkeepingwith responsibility for each sovereignty the Dubai model where the other’s welfare, social

Oil money is flooding Guyaneseworkingclasswill justice can never be into Guyana but most are gravitatetothemiddleclass, attained”. skeptical that Guyanese will owning their own homes, Yoursfaithfully, benefit.MinisterofFinance, a n d c a r s , w i t h Desmond

Mr Ashni Singh in an unemploymentbeingathing

interview with Reuter said, ofthepast! “Our commitment as a Not long ago, the PPP’s governmentistoensurethat draconiananti-workingclass opportunities are real across nature came to the fore. the country, irrespective of G o v e r n m e n t whereonelives,irrespective announcements of an 8% of whom someone might increase for public servants havevotedfor.” faced with an ever raising

In a society in which cost of living, with corruption has become pensioners barely surviving endemicunderboththePNC onGY$900aday,thereisno and PPP governments, relief for the thousands of allegations of unfair unemployed young people. distribution of the The unfulfilled promise of

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THE 2023 DIARYOFAPESSIMIST

DEAREDITOR, United Nations statistics indigenous activists and regimechange.

December 2022 will shows that ‘the number of journalists… all fomented, The old adage that ‘No soon end and we will enter people living in extreme harboured and encouraged News is Good News’ has into the new year of 2023. poverty has ‘increased for bymankind. been turned upside down. FortheChinese,itwillbethe thefirsttimeinageneration And as though ‘The Nowadays, there is rarely ‘YearoftheRabbit.’Rabbits and an additional 75 million Hopes and Fears’ are not any good news The symbolize prosperity, to 95 million people are enoughformankindtobear, international TV networks abundance,goodluck,and living in extreme poverty in according to the US-based, provide us on a daily basis fertility Unlike many other 2022, compared with pre- Council on Foreign with ‘breaking news’ that animals, it’s symbolism is pandemicprojections.’ Relations; ‘Global Conflict conflictisontherisearound consistent.

Thousands, if not Tracker;’there are currently theworld.

The big question is when will we learn?

DEAREDITOR, persons for important

Therearecertainareasof p o s i t i o n s , w h o s e activities that any sane and qualifications rank in this sensible Government would order, cronies, supporters of know that the Personnel the Party and their identified should be sycophants. competentandexperienced. A retired Police Officer

If we extrapolate the millions of refugees, 27 ongoing conflicts

Astheyearsgoby,there symbolismoftherabbitonto homeless, abused and worldwide The tracker have been instances where a global scale, should we be trafficked women, starving categorizes conflict into International law is optimistic for a better world and displaced people three groups: “worsening,” constantly disregarded with or should we resign including children sleep “unchanging, ” and impunity, criminal and ourselves as ultimate eitheronsidewalksorunder “improving.” Right now, terrorist networks, as was pessimists living in a brutal bridges, while others are on there’s not a single conflict unearthed in Germany beautiful world in 2023 the move knocking on the describedas“improving.” recently, continue to hatch wherethingsforhumansare doors of countries marked Of those worsening, are and plot nefarious activities much better but things are ‘NO ENTRY’ demanding the Russia/Ukraine war, aimed at subverting stillquitebad? admittancewiththehopefor political instability in establisheddemocraciesand

At this time of the year, abetterlife. Lebanon and Syria, the the wanton destruction of wehailouttoeachotherwith The impact of the RohingyacrisisinMyanmar, humanlives. greetings and pleasantries pandemic, coupled with the violence and brutality in the Therearesomewhohold such as ‘Seasons Greetings! Russia-Ukraine war has Occupied West Bank in the view that it is better to ‘Happy Holidays!’ and wreaked havoc in the global Palestine, Afghanistan and view reality with open eyes ‘MerryChristmas! economy bringing in its Somalia, the Democratic and order our priorities But with all the wake rising inflation, a log Republic of Congo and the based on a clear assessment merriment and jollification jam in international sea Central African Republic ofwhatwehearandwhatwe that characterizes the transportation and a andMali. see. Christmas season, there is disruption in the supply

According to the Yes, the world is full of that persistent but sombre chain in goods and services. Stockholm Peace Research suffering, marked by death, call for ‘Peace on Earth and Cumulatively, they have Institute in 2021, 2.2% or rentbyentropy;butitisalso GoodwillTowardsMen.’ added to mankind’s US$2,113 trillion of the filled with beauty, wonder Added to that clarion suffering. world’s GDP was spent in and opportunities for love call, are the words in that As for ‘Peace on Earth, the military sector Only a and compassion not only at melancholic carol that Goodwill Towards Men’ smallportionofthisglobal Christmas time but all year reminds each and every one political and social military spending would round. of us that notwithstanding upheavals in countries be enough to eliminate The point is we should ‘We Live in this World of around the world are an hunger, provide clean water not close our eyes to the Sin.’ everydayoccurrence. andremovecurablediseases world’s flaws; at the same

Once a Government who I know to be a very applies other criteria, we are affable and charming chap on the downward slide to whose area of competence disaster. Last Saturday’s and experience is in Radio programme on Channel 6 Communications has now (Voice of the People) at beenputinplaceofSecurity. 12:30 p.m where I am a Of course, he hails from the regular participant, several areaofMahaica,whereVice callers called seeking some President Jagdeo comes explanation for Thursday’s from. It is unnecessary for incident at State House, the me to say much more about official residence of our this unfortunate incident, Head-of-State Before I save to say, it may be the tip comment further, I am glad of the iceberg and we can thatthePresidentissafeand name several other areas that no lives were lost and where the Government further, I wish the injured proclivity seems to be rankaspeedyrecovery puttingsquarepegsinround

As I did on Saturday’s holes. programme, this incident I understand that my exposes the stupid myopia good friend Captain Gerry driven by political short- Gouveia among others is sightednessofaGovernment supposed to advise the cabal who in several areas President on matters of seem unable to know the security I hope their advice difference between what is willbetakenandthatthefirst rightandwrong.Iftherehad taskshouldbetodefinewhat been proper procedures in securityis. place and more importantly The plethora of propertrainingofpersonnel, bodyguards, glaring sirens thisincidentshouldnothave and pomp are not the takenplaceandIboastwhen principle elements of I held office, such would security There is no havebeenunthinkable. substituteforintensetraining

Imagine a person of persons who have walking off the road and previously passed the relievingarankofahandgun physical and psychological andnoonehasyetbeensent tests.Ihopethisisawakeup onleave. call and I wish that the

Preposterous! Today,the powers that be are serious Aliadministrationhasaccess about security, they ought to toenormoussumsofmoney, know by now where to go modern equipment such as and who to ask for I recall cameras, sophisticated that an offer by both local mobile phones, monitors, and foreign forces to help sensorsandthewholeworks, withsecuritywererebuffed. notavailableinearliertimes. Thebigquestioniswhen The trouble dear fellow willwelearn?

In the end, both the

‘…The Hopes and Fears Thestruggleforpolitical fromtheworld. time, we should give reality of all the Years are Met in powermanifestsitselfinthe The reasons for the its due.As the authorAnnie You Tonite,’ meaning conduct or attempts at outbreak of conflict range Dillardobservesin“Pilgrim Christmasnight. fraudulentelections,therise from territorial disputes and atTinkerCreek”(1974): True, ‘the hopes and of authoritarianism, the regional tensions, to ‘Cruelty is a mystery, fears of all the years’ do stirring of religious and corruption and dwindling andthewasteofpain.Butif weigh heavily on the ethnic tensions, attempts to resources due to climate we describe a world to shoulders of men and dismantle the guardrails of change. A number of world compass these things, a womenallovertheworld. democracy, legal warfare, leaders and their relatives world that is a long, brute The coronavirus underminingtheruleoflaw, have either been extradited, game, then we bump up pandemicdealtadevastating coups and counter coups, jailed, under house arrest or againstanothermystery:the blowtorichandpoor,people festering corruption, awaiting trial on charges of inrushofpowerandlight,the and country Poverty parliamentary maneuvers, corruption and/or canarythatsingsontheskull reduction globally has been jailingofpoliticalopponents embezzlement of state “ thrown into a tailspin and the assassination of funds.

On the flip side, optimist and the pessimist governmentsperceivedtobe have it wrong, because each undemocratic and opposed islookingatonlypartofthe towesternvaluesasinCuba, evidence.

China,Iran,Nicaragua,Peru Merry Christmas and a and Russia are targeted and Happy New year to all subjected to persistent Guyanese at home and embargoes, externally abroad! supported uprisings, as well Yoursfaithfully, assanctionsorplotsaimedat ClementJ.Rohee

Guyanese is that the PPP Bestregards, Governmentseemsobsessed HamiltonGreen or is it obliged to identify Elder

Congratulations toArgentina on winning the World Cup!

DEAREDITOR, never in doubt. In the final

The football ‘fever’ is analysis,itisthespiritofthe nowover Millionsofpeople gamesthatreallymatters. acrosstheglobewatchedthe I am personally not a games Qatar must be great fan of football but I commended for hosting the havetoadmitthatthevictory gamessuccessfully ofArgentinaoverFrancedid

Sports can indeed be a invoke in me a sense of unifying medium, one that gratification, perhaps more transcendstheboundariesof out of continental solidarity race,religionorpolitics.

For me, it was not only a

The most recent FIFA victory forArgentina but for Worldcupgamesareperhaps thewholeoftheAmericasof the best demonstration of which Guyana is the only this fact. Millions of people English-speaking country in watched the games with mainlandSouthAmerica. great excitement and Congratulations to jubilation.

Argentina on winning the

There were some WorldCup!

disappointments but the Regards, passion for the game was HydarAlly

US transparency group supports call for

Exxon to come clean on global tax practices

US transparency and most utilised corporate (PCbCR) represents an advocacy group, Financial reporting framework. The important tool in the fight A c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d reports would include against multinational tax Corporate Transparency c o u n t r y - b y - c o u n t r y dodging and for investors (FACT) Coalition is backing reporting (CbCR) of certain seeking to allocate capital its member Oxfam – which c o m p a n y f i n a n c i a l towards more sustainable filed a shareholders information, including profitsandawayfromoverly resolution against American revenues, profits and losses, aggressive tax planning behind their peers with their This is due to the oil giant, ExxonMobil and and tax payments within practices.” GRI-standard tax reports Production Sharing others requesting that they each jurisdiction – critical According to FACT The Financial Director said, Agreement (PSA) Guyana come clean on their i n f o r m a t i o n t o Coalition, earlier this year, “US extractive companies signed onto with Exxon. internationaltax-practices. understanding risks of profit two U.S. based extractive Hess and Newmont publish Underthe2016PSA,neither FACT Coalition is an shiftingandtaxavoidance. c o m p a n i e s , H e s s GRI-aligned tax reports, as Exxon nor its affiliates pay organisation that fights Notably, the GRI- Corporation and Newmont do international oil taxes. In fact, Guyana has offshore tax abuses,

standard tax reports is the Corporation, became the companies including Shell, agreed to, under the taxation promotes transparency in world’s most utilised first large American MNEs BP, and Total,” adding that, p r o v i s i o n s , t o p a y corporate ownership and corporate reporting to voluntarily publish “Exxon, Chevron, and ExxonMobil’s share of operations, and advocates framework. The reports international tax data in line ConocoPhillipsareseriously Corporation and Income anti-money laundering transparency creates a would include country-by- with the GRI standards, laggingbehindtheirpeers.” Tax.As such, it would mean policies. material risk for long-term country reporting of certain following similar moves in

OnNovember21,British investors who want to c o m p a n y f i n a n c i a l recent years by the UKExxon and others to come year, billions of US dollars. advocacy group Oxfam had safeguard against risks of information, including based oil giants, Shell and clean on their tax-practices O n t o p o f t h i s , filed a ‘shareholder reputational damage

revenues, profits and losses, BP,amongothers.

Oxfam’s move to get that Guyana foregoes each

comes at a time when documentation to this effect resolution’whichisusuallya “Worse still, these secretive and tax payments within Ontheotherhand,Exxon Exxon’s subsidiary, Esso is then provided to the US 500 word request submitted practices undermine the each jurisdiction – critical was named among three US Exploration and Production based company allowing it to a company by a public’s interest in a fair tax i n f o r m a t i o n t o oil majors who are lagging Guyana Ltd (EEPGL) the to not have to pay any taxes shareholder asking the system, especially in Global understanding risks of profit with their GRI standard taxoperatorofGuyana’sprolific in its home country for its company to address an issue South countries with the shiftingandtaxavoidance. reports. This is according to Stabroek Block and its earningsoverseas. of concern. The resolution greatest tax revenue needs,” On the backdrop of Ian Gary, Director of FACT partners, Hess Guyana Guyana’s Stabroek was filed against Exxon, Oxfam said in a press Oxfam’s shareholders Coalition. Exploration Limited, and Block is 6.6 million acres C h e v r o n , a n d release resolution, FACT Coalition Kaieteur News had CNOOC Petroleum Guyana (26,800 square kilometres) ConocoPhillips calling them Oxfam’s resolution is to in a statement noted that, reportedthatGary,whoonce Limited, are enjoying tax- and has approximately 11 out on their alleged askthecompaniestopublish “Advocates for corporate worked with Oxfam, was freeprofitsinGuyana. billionprovenbarrelsofoil. ‘secretive’taxpractices. tax transparency reports in transparency, including the quotedintheirPress Release In their shareholder’s line with the tax standard of FACT Coalition, have long as disclosing that US Oil resolution,Oxfamstatedthat the Global Reporting argued that public country- Giants, Exxon, Chevron and oil majors’ lack of Initiative (GRI), the world’s by-country reporting ConocoPhillips

$3.8M to rebuild three rickety bridges at Sophia

The Minist

y of the ground and construction Housing andWater said it is of the three new timber investing $3.8 million to bridges will commence r e

c t t h r e e immediately The Minister dilapidatedbridgesbetween stated that these works are Section ‘B’ and ‘C’ expected to be completed Turk

yen (Sophia), withinthenexttwoweeks. Georgetown that lead to the Minister Rodrigues first Bright Future’s Day Care, visitedthesiteonDecember Pre-school and Nursery 9, 2022, following the School. commissioning of the $51 Minister within the million multi-purpose Ministry of Housing and facility in the area. She was Water, Susan Rodrigues, made aware of the issue by visited the site on Monday, some of the teachers and along with a team from the other residents During Central Housing and Monday’s visit, the Planning Authority and Principal of Bright Future’s representativesfromFourJs Day Care, Pre-school and ConstructionServices.

Nursery School, Ms

Minister Rodrigues Sohodra Stephenson stated that education expressed satisfaction with delivery and adequate the quick response from the infrastructure play a Minister. She said the fundamental role in the school, which currently has development of children oversixty(60)students,was andisthereforeakeypartof established in 2003. Over t h e g o v e r n m e n t ’ s time, the bridges became programmes and policies. deplorable and she and “In the coming years, we other teachers at the school wanttoensurethatallofthe explored several avenues to bridges and the accesses to havethematteraddressedto schools, [including] noavail.

footpaths and so on to “We’re very very schools across the country grateful for this because the will be fixed, as a priority bridge doesn’t only serve for our children,” Minister the school but it serves the Rodrigues was quoted in a entire environment,” she Ministry of Housing press said, noting that parents and releaseassaying. students hail from various

Materials are already on partsofGeorgetown.

are lagging

CEO of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods

Government should engage in non-cooperation with City Hall

The court will decide directives are usually thoroughfare leading to the time The government RevenueAuthority, then the whether the recent observed in the breach.And entrance of the Emergency should also pay a fair tax agency should not be controversial comments some vendors have pointed Department is a problem. subvention based on the lenientwithCityHall.IfCity made by the Mayor of outitisimpracticalforthem Thereisalsoaproblemwith formula established in law Hall does not pay its Georgetown, and for which todismantletheirstallsatthe vending on East Street in But all other assistance to electricitybill,thenitshould other than that which the he apologized, has the endoftheday front of the entrance to the CityHallshouldcease. be disconnected from the government has to provide potential to excite racial or The situation with hospital. If City Hall does not national grid. The Ministry bylaw ethnic hostility But vending has become so City Council has orders remit,asrequiredbylaw,the of Public Works must also

(The views expressed in regardless of what the court chaotic that some business of the court in respect to National Insurance Scheme ceaseallpublicworkswhich this article are those of the decides, the comments have owners have successfully vending outside of certain contributionsforitsworkers, it is executing within the author and do not poisoned the relationship petitioned the court for businesses.Itshouldusethis thentheNISshouldtakethe City of Georgetown at necessarily reflect the betweenthegovernmentand orders directing the City as a precedent to bring an municipality to Court. If taxpayers’expense.TheCity opinions and beliefs of this the APNU+AFC dominated Council to remove vendors end to all illegal vending on City Hall does not remit the Hall should be allowed to n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s andcontrolledCityCouncil. whowerevendinginfrontof pavements. income taxes of its managetheCitywithoutany affiliates.) It can no longer be these businesses. City Hall Instead of doing this, employees to the Guyana assistancefromgovernment, business as usual.There has therefore has at least two City Hall is now in been a genuine attempt by rulingsfromthecourtwhich confrontation with the thegovernmenttoassistCity serves as a precedent to Ministry of Public Works Hall. A number of road and direct them to remove overthatMinistry’sdecision landscape improvement vendorswhoareplyingtheir toremovevendingstructures works have been taking trade in front of business outside of the Georgetown place in the City and have premises. Hospital. However, it is not been funded by Central Butdespitethis,vendors clearhowmuchauthoritythe government. can still be seen plying the Ministry has over that area

Given the recent trade in front of established and whether New Market brouhaha between the b u s i n e s s e s S o m e Street is a public road and government and City Hall, businesses,inordertoavoid thusfallsundertheauthority and considering the being swamped by vendors of the Ministry of Public historical fractious squatting in front of their Works. relationship between the businesses, have begun Whatisdisconcertingare two, it is high time that the themselves to extend their theactionstakenbytheCity government defines its operationstothepavements. Councilwhichmaymakethe futureengagementwithCity In one instance, the vendorsfeel,whetherrightly Hall. pavement is impassable to or wrongly, that City City Hall is exercising pedestrians. Council is supportive of double standards. It was in The law is therefore on what they are doing in that November that City Hall the side of the Council. area.Already,howeversome issued a notice to vendors However, instead of using of the vendors have plying their trade along thelawtobringanendtothe disappeared from the area. pavements and outside of chaotic situation on They are not waiting on any markets. The statement pavements, verges and on resolution. reminded vendors that they the side of roads, City But this entire incident are required to remove all Councilisnowbecomingan has soured further relations pallets, trays and other obstructionist to progress in between City Hall and the structure at the end of each bringingordertotheCity. g o v e r n m e n t . T h e day The situation outside of governmentshouldgointoa One Council official the Georgetown Public non-cooperation mode with went as far as saying that if Hospital has long become CityHall. the vendors did not comply outofcontrol.Novendingat Thisshouldnothowever that the municipality will allshouldbeallowedaround involve the government take action.And it was even theprecinctsofthehospital: a b d i c a t i n g i t s threatened that those not on New Market Street; responsibilities to the refusingtocomplyarelikely notonLamahaStreet,noton municipality The tofacepenalties. Thomas Street and not on government should pay its Butasiswellknownthe EastStreet.Itisnotonlythe rates and taxes and do so on

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Election inquiry: The Guyana I once knew

Guyana’s political I had intimate access to Rodrigues. But I was never choiceofleaders,aprecious editorial on the sociology in 2020 and one surviving person who personallyclosetohimsoas value that they sacrificed so testimonies at the onwardsisnottheoneIgrew helpedtorestoredemocracy the 21st century began in much for so that Guyana i n q u i r y T h e up under From the 1970s after the insufferable Guyana,Ihardlysawhim.I couldhavealife. newspaper analyzed onwards, each morning you decadesofriggedelections- regret we did not meet as What will become of the output of Madam wake up, each moment of Yesu Persaud. All the other often as I would like after I Guyana, I don’t know or chairperson, Justice and his co-founder, Miles angst,eachsteptakenonthe folksthatIlookeduptofrom hadaconversationwithhim want to know I think age ClaudetteSingh,andit Fitzpatrick,wouldsaywhen politicalpathwayyouchose, the seventies were either in 2012 about my dismissal brings unfettered or maybe wasadevastatingcritique. they look at the kind of you felt was an existence dead, migrated or had fromUG.Histhoughtswere uncontrollable frustrations As a very young man, I dangerous thoughts on you wanted, was a journey changedfromthecharacters depressingaboutthestateof but there is a simultaneous was influenced by people ethnicity that the paper’s worthit. theyoncewere. politicalaffairsinGuyana. contradiction Age also like Clive Thomas, Moses columnistssprouttoday In that long past age, IwouldvisitYesuatleast Malcolmdiedtwoweeks allows you to mellow and Bhagwan, Eusi Kwayana David edited my pieces youth was shaped by the once a month at DDL head agoandImissedapriceless cynicallyshutoutthepast. among others I was a so I know many of the elders whose mettle was office on Main Street. Then opportunity I would have AsIreadthedailyhorror willing participant in the instincts in those testedagainstthepassageof at his office at the Citizen’s lovedtohearhisthoughtson s t o r i e s f r o m t h e activities of the Guyana commentaries David would time.Eachinstanceofanger Bank on Camp and Lamaha how people he loved and Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Association never allow to be printed.A against the wrongs of the Streets Our chats were admired betrayed Guyana theMarch2020 elections,it intheeraofthe1970s. debating house in his name, powerful, whether in power alwaysonpolitics. and themselves by either is impossible not to reflect Yettoday,thereisn’tone MorayHouse,hasrefusedto or with money, was a A man that played an remaining silent on five on one’s glorious past when comment from those say anything about the no- justifyingmoodbecauseyou enormous role in the months of election rigging oneshedbloodsothatone’s quartersaboutthehorrifying confidence motion or the knewyouwerebeingtaught restoration of democracy or in fact endorsed the fellow citizens could have stories coming out of the five months of election bytherightpeopletodothe had become bitterly rigging. therighttovote. mouths of those witnesses. torture. Sadly,thisisnotthe rightthing. disappointed in the type of There is no other As the testimonies of David De Caires, the Guyana I knew as an Ilookbackatthatworld governance he was seeing. precious moment in your witnesses penetrate the founder of the Stabroek inspiredteenager and I compare it with the His deeply moving chagrin praxis than to listen to the public space, there is no News invited me to become (The views expressed in GuyanaIliveintoday,andI penetrated my soul. Our reflections and frustrations Yesu Persaud or Father a columnist for his this article are those of the amhappyIamgettingolder talks were changing me. I of people older than you Malcolm Rodrigues to talk newspaper Although very author and do not and older What has was beginning to become who felt that society had to,tolearnfromthemabout elitist and a throwback to necessarily reflect the happenedtothegloriousera likehim. moved away from the why people do the things Portuguese aristocracy of opinions and beliefs of this thatnurturedmeandshaped One of the persons I ethereal pathway of justice theydo. British Guiana, David was n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s my psychology to fight respected from the 1970s for the poor and powerless To date, only the essentially a democratic affiliates.) injustice? was Father Malcolm andtherighttovotefortheir Stabroek News ran an person. I wonder what he

FrederickKissoon

Agriculture Minister promises to help Mocha farmers battered by floods

Agriculture Minister,

Zulfikar Mustapha on

Monday met with

farmers from Mocha currently gathering information to Village on the East Bank of carryoutanassessment. Demerara to discuss immediate

“Last Saturday, we had a high interventions to assist with intensity of rainfall amounting to floodinginthefarmingareas. almost five.This has contributed to

Persistent rainfall over the last flooding. Our livestock and crop fewdayshasresultedinfloodingin extension officers are also meeting sections of the farming areas in with the farmers to do a separate Mocha and other communities assessment to determine their along the East Bank corridor losses because farmers said that During the visit, farmers related they experienced a lot of damage. that as a result of continuous and When that is complete, we’ll be heavy downpour, their farms have able to have a good idea about the beenseverelyaffected. losses so that we can determine the

Minister Mustapha while bestwayforward,”heexplained. engaging the farmers, said that a

Over the past two days, team of engineers attached to the Minister Mustapha has been National Drainage and Irrigation visiting flood-affected areas to Authority(NDIA)andtheMinistry meet with residents along the East of Housing and Water will be BankofDemerara. visiting affected areas to conduct a

On Saturday, he also visited thorough assessment of the Peter’s Hall and Diamond/Grove landscape to determine the most and made several commitments farmersandItoldthemthatIwould preliminary report so that we can Mustapha is quoted as saying in a effective means to address the and returned to those areas on be here today to meet with them. move forward with implementing Department of Public Information flooding. Sunday to ensure promised works Ourengineersalongwithengineers appropriatemeasurestobringrelief release. “I’ve been closely monitoring were being executed. The minister from the Ministry of Housing are tothoseaffected.Wealreadyhavea According to DPI, while the situation; doing assessments was accompanied by NDIA here and they will be visiting all of machineintheareaworking.When specifically addressing claims every day for the past three days in Chairman, Lionel Wordsworth, the affected areas to see what is thereportiscomplete,we’llbeable made by farmers from the village, these areas along the East Bank. I NDIA Engineer, Jeremy Douglas, needed to address the flooding to say what short-term and other Minister Mustapha confirmed that made a commitment on Saturday and other officials from the issues. Before the end of the day, measurescanbeputinplacetodeal extensionofficersfromtheGuyana when I met with some of the MinistryofAgriculture. theengineersshouldcompletetheir with this situation,” Minister Livestock Development Authority

(GLDA) and the National

Agriculture Research and

Extension Institute (NAREI) are

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha meeting with farmers of Mocha Arcadia

Father and son brutally chopped as rum shop brawl spills into Letter Kenny street

Afatherandhissonwere fisherman has since been returnedhomenotlongafter, chopped brutally on Sunday arrested. they saw two men with during a fight which started Vikash Naidu, the cutlasses charging towards at a rum shop in Letter brotherandsonoftheinjured their house. An argument Kenny Village, Berbice and disclosed that Veerasammy erupted when they arrived ended in front of the yard of had left home around and the men fired several theinjuredmen. 14:00hrs Sunday yesterday chops to Verasammy and his

The incident took place toattendawedding. father atabout23:30hours.Injured He noted that his brother Verasammy’s left hand areVerasammy Naidu called andfriendssubsequentlyleft was severed while his father Vinash, a 24-yr-old labourer the wedding house and was chopped about his head of Letter Kenny Public Road venturedtoaliquorshopalso andbody Corentyne, Berbice and his in the village where his The men subsequently father Moonsammy Vinod fatherwasalsopresent. escaped and a police patrol Naidu also of the said He said based on the that was in the area at the address. Kaieteur News was information given to him, an time, rendered assistance to told that the 24-year-old argument ensued between themenandtookthemtothe suffered a severed hand one of the suspects and his Port Mourant Public while his father sustained father “The guy said my Hospital. chop wounds about his head father spit on him but my Ve r a s a m m y w a s andbody father said he didn’t and transferred to the New

The act was committed apologisetotheguyandstuff Amsterdam Public Hospital. by two individuals from the and he come away home,” His condition is listed as said village and according to Vikashsaid. stable while his father was the police, one of them, a He said when his brother treatedandsentaway

Institute of Academic and Vedic studies launched in Uitvlugt

The Maharshi Dayananda Gurukula campus in Uitvlugt.

The learning centre will target academic season. Everyone has to die at some time. education, while simultaneously serving as “But within that cycle of life, every one an Institute of Vedic Studies. Speaking at the of us has a responsibility to do good, to help ceremonyforthelaunchonSunday,Minister others, to speak for those who don’t have a within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat voice… It is our responsibility, individually. Indar, welcomed the school on behalf of the That is what the Vedic study is about: how to government, noting that it will play an be a better human being,” he explained. important role in the community and country The minister expressed the government’s at large. “It’s not about the building. It is commitment to embracing all religious about what happens in the building…. In practices, and noted that all of Guyana’s thisfacility,youngmindswilldevelop,and major religions are represented in the old minds will become better with their Cabinet, a testament to the diversity studies,” he said. He urged persons who will embraced in Guyana. In January 2021, attend the school to honour their core Maharshi Dayananda Gurukula launched its principles, so that they may set a good online classes for persons interested in examplefortheorganisation. learningHindiandSanskrit.

“In every human life, there are four Thesecondphasewillseethecompletion seasons that every person goes through. of the building, furniture added, and courses There is the planting season, which is when expanding to cater to several age groups. you put in the hard work. There is the Persons from all religions are invited to growing season, where you must make sure register once the school commences you are not stagnant or stuck in your life. operation.(DPI)

Moonsammy Naidu suffered several chops about his body

Verasammy Naidu

The Guyana Chapter of the Arya Samaj You have to grow, and become better as a on Sunday cut the ribbon for the official person. Then there is the reaping season. launchoftheMaharshiDayanandaGurukula This is where all your efforts culminate, and CampusatOceanView,Uitvlugt,WestCoast you start seeing the benefits. And after you Demerara. have reaped, there is the diminishing

Trump should face insurrection, obstruction charges, U.S. Capitol riot panel says

thousands of documents - heannouncedthecharges. marked the first time in A Justice Department history that Congress has spokesperson declined referred a former president co mmen t A Tr u mp forcriminalprosecution. spokesperson did not

The request does not respond to a request for compel federal prosecutors comment. to act, but comes as a special Trump gave a fiery counsel is overseeing two speechto his supporters near other federal probes of the White House the Trump related to the morning of Jan 6, and Republican’s attempt to publicly chastised his vice overturn his 2020 election president, Mike Pence, for defeat and the removal of not going along with his classified files from the scheme to reject ballots cast W h i t e H o u s e T h e in favor of Democrat Joe committee asked the Justice Biden. Trump then waited DepartmenttochargeTrump hours to make a public Reuters - The U S with four potential felonies: statementasthousandsofhis House of Representatives obstruction of an official supporters raged through the panel probing the Jan. 6, proceeding of Congress, Capitol, assaulting police 2021, attack on the Capitol conspiracy to defraud the and threatening to hang asked federal prosecutors on United States, making false Pence. Monday’s meeting Monday to charge Donald statements, and aiding or was the last public gathering Trump with four crimes, incitinganinsurrection. of the nine-member panel including obstruction and “An insurrection is a thatspent18monthsprobing insurrection, for his role in rebellion against the theunprecedentedattemptto sparkingthedeadlyriot. authority of the United prevent the peaceful transfer

The Democratic-led States. It is a grave federal of power by thousands of selectcommittee’srequestto offense, anchored in the Trump backers, inspired by

company was convicted on the Justice Department - Constitution itself, ” his false claims that his 2020 Thompson,

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ong the most Dec. 6 of carrying out a 15after more than 1,000 Representative Jamie election loss to Biden was chairperson, slammed shamefulofthiscommittee’s year-long criminal scheme witness interviews and the Raskin, a Democratic select the result of widespread Trump for summoning the findings, was that President todefraudtaxauthorities. collection of hundreds of committee member, said as fraud. mob to the Capitol and Trumpsatinthediningroom Trump has dismissed the c r i t i c i z e d h i m f o r off the Oval Office, many investigations as undermining faith in the watching the violent riot at politically motivated On democratic system by the Capitol on television,” Monday, he said any repeating false claims of said Representative Liz prosecution would mean he fraud. Cheney, one of two was improperly being

“If the faith is broken, so Republicans on the charged twice, after he was is our democracy Donald committee and its vice impeached last year for a Trump broke that faith,” chairperson. second time but then Thompsonsaid.

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acquittedintheSenate.

“The Fake charges made FOR HOUSE A summary of the by the highly partisan REPUBLICANS committee’s report also said Unselect Committee of The committee also said thepanelbelievedtherewere January 6th have already it referred four Republican grounds to recommend been submitted, prosecuted, House members, including criminal charges against and tried in the form of Kevin McCarthy, the some others close to Trump, Impeachment Hoax # 2,” favorite to be the next including attorney John Trump said on his Truth speaker, to the chamber’s Eastman. Socialplatform. ethics committee, for failing It named other Trump Hours into the riot, tocomplywithsubpoenasas associates, including former Trump released a video itinvestigatedtheattack. Department of Justice statement asking rioters to T h e o t h e r t h r e e officialJeffreyClark,former go home but also telling subpoenaed representatives White House Chief of Staff them that he loved them. He were Scott Perry, Jim Jordan and House member Mark then sent a tweet saying, a n d A n d y B i g g s Meadows and two lawyers - “These are the things and Spokespeople for Jordan, KennethChesebroandRudy events that happen when a Perry and Biggs dismissed Giuliani - as participating in sacred landslide election the action as political stunts. conspiracies the panel is v i c t o r y i s s o McCarthy’s office did not linkingtoTrump. unceremoniously & respond to a request for An attorney for Eastman viciouslystrippedaway.” comment. Republicans, who responded with a statement The select committee of take control of the House on criticizing the committee as seven Democrats and two Jan. 3, are unlikely to act partisan. Representatives of Republicans approved the against members of their t h e o t h e r s d i d n o t recommendation of charges ownleadership. immediately respond to unanimously

ETHICS REFERRAL INVESTIGATIONS

Trump has already requests for comment or The House Ways and launched a campaign to seek declinedcomment. Means Committee is due to the Republican nomination A jury has already found meet on Tuesday to decide to run for the White House members of the right-wing what to do with Trump’s tax againin2024.

Oath Keepers militia guilty returns, which it obtained

Five people, including a of sedition for their role in late last month after a long police officer, died during or theattack. court fight. Trump was the shortly after the incident and Trump has faced a series

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Former President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol announces criminal referrals against former U.S. President Donald Trump being sent to the U.S. Justice Department during the final meeting of the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Govt. encouraging foreigners to build hotels, but selling profitable Marriott

By Zena

Henry government and the people when asked the questions in of Guyana getting their parliament or when press Publisher of the Kaieteur monies back, and also future people ask the questions, Newspaperandtransparency profits that it would have they must give you proper advocate Glenn Lall has made as a result of that answers, ” Ramjattan addedhisvoicetothecallfor investment.” insisted. Former Finance the government to tell Ramjattan said that his Minister, Winston Jordan Guyanese what is the party does not believe recently said on this matter financial position of the exclusively that certain thatonlythereleaseofthe MarriottHotelinvestment. assets of the State have to be (Continued on page 23)

He said that, “the privatised if they are government is encouraging profitable. He believes that foreigners to come and build given the oil development hotels in Guyana, while they that is drawing foreigners are putting the profitable and investment to the

News Publisher, Glenn Lall AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan

country,theMarriotcouldbe Marriott up for sale.” “A one of those assets that has money-making machine for the potential to provide Guyana, the government is returns. He said the current ready to throw it into the situation has the hotel doing hands of one of their “fantasticallywell”.“Butthe friends ” The publisher rule of thumb, knowing how expressed concern over the corrupt the PPP is, we feel way State assets are moving that it is a privatisation that from government to private willhappentocertainfriends hands.

a n d f a m i l y a n d o r

Meanwhile,Alliance For personages who are going to Change Leader (AFC) givehugekickbackstoPPP.” Khemraj Ramjattan also Ramajattan believes that called for full parliamentary if the hotel is profitable, it scrutiny of any State asset shouldnotbesold.Headded being privatised. The senior that with projects like the politicianhasjoinedcallsfor Marriott, he believes the the release of financials State should have a pool of relating to the Marriot Hotel a d m i n i s t r a t o r s a n d now that the government has employeeswithcertainskills decided to sell the asset. The to manage various assets in government announced last different sectors. Ramjattan week it is inviting entities believes that if the hotel is interested in buying its makingprofit,unlessthereis shares in the Marriot a sale that outweighs those branded hotel. Ramjattan is e a r n i n g s , t h e n t h e adamanthowever,thatgiven government should hold on the PPP-government’s to it. The AFC leader is record with state assets, convinced however, that the information on the business’ sale may have some profitability should be “…nasty machinations as to released as well as allowing who they want to sell the scrutiny of the decision to hotel to; certain friends and selltheentity family.”

Ramjattan said that He added therefore that government’s money into thegovernmentshouldallow the Marriott has been huge. scrutiny regarding the “And we feel, like any big handlingofprojects,saleand privatisation that is privatization of State assets. happening, there must be “They must allow scrutiny thorough scrutiny as to the

- AFC fears hotel will fall into hands of PPP cronies, urges parliamentary scrutiny

The Marriott Hotel is up for sale

Kaieteur

$150M spent to upgrade Mabaruma hospital

As part of the concept refers to a medical before in one of his COVIDU n i t e d institution that offers 19 interviews that these five K i n g d o m efficient and up-to-date hospitals that they looked at

US$4.2M ‘Smart Hospital medical services while also are being upgraded to make Initiative’, the Mabaruma being climate resilient. The them more climate resilient Regional Hospital located in project is being funded by “meaningthattheyshouldn’t Region One has been the UK Government through beflooded. upgraded into a ‘smart’ UK Aid with the Pan They should have better health facility to the tune of A m e r i c a n H e a l t h flowwithinthehospitalitself US$750,000(GY$150M). Organization (PAHO) where it’s possible, instead

The Mabaruma ‘Smart’ /World Health Organization ofusingpowerfromthegrid, Hospital is among five (WHO) as the implementing itwouldbeusingsolarpower hospitals upgraded through partner and that the water from the Smart Health Care P r e s e n t a t t h e rainfall, we can convert that Facilities in the Caribbean commissioningceremonyon anduseitwithinthefacility.” Project, a collaboration Monday was British High Delivering the featured between the Government of Commissioner to Guyana, address at yesterday’s Guyana and the United Jane Miller who noted in her ceremony was President Kingdom(UK). remarks that when the Irfaan Ali who expressed

The Smart Hospital initiative of the smart gratitude to the UK hospitals came to the Government for the Caribbean Region, it was to partnership in improving the look at how they can service of healthcare in improve the infrastructure of Guyana.

the facilities to make sure The President noted that thattheyareresilient. the smart hospital is just one

Shesharedthatacrossthe part of the equation and that Caribbean, they choose “we need smart people, we several countries and to date need smart type of thinking, they have upgraded and we need a smart approach, improved 55 facilities of weneedasmartvision,soall which five of them are in of this would allow the Guyana. facility itself to be optimally

“So in Guyana, we have utilised.’ trained over 50 people to do During his remarks also, assessment across the the President made country to look at health mentioned that his facilities and to do an Government has plans to assessment on their safety, upgrade all hinterland health on their resilience, on their facilities that are not up to infrastructure, on their par He shared that over the lighting etcetera, and five next three years, the facilities were chosen, and government plans to spend I’m very proud that this is some$125billiontoupgrade fourth facility, there is one facilities in areas such as more facility to be launched Lethem, Kato, Mahdia, early next year,” she Kamarang, Mabaruma, explained. Moruca, Bartica and Port

Minister of Health, Dr Kaituma.

FrankAnthonyinhisaddress “We are uncomfortable to the gathering on Monday with some of the facilities saidthattheUKGovernment that people come to have smart hospital project has healthcare services, that is helped them to refashion a whyI’mmakingitveryclear lot of the countries that every health facility healthcarefacilities. must has some basic

He explained that the services, proper washroom work they did was to look at facilities for patients using different healthcare facilities those facility, proper waiting in Guyana and come up with area, these are key,” the how they can refashioned President said With his them to become more vision for a world-class climateresilient. healthcare in Guyana, the

“Which include, as been President added “We want to mentioned before, it must be invest in every region to more energy efficient, they ensure there is a facility to must not be prone to supportthepatients.” flooding, and we can use K a i e t e u r N e w s these techniques in future understands that the

development to ensure that Mabaruma Hospital was allourfacilitiesareequipped upgraded by contractor to this standard and to Chung Global Enterprise demonstrate the effect of and some of the works done this,oneofthethingsthatwe includes, refurbishing of the wereabletodowastolookat operating theatres, the five different faculties,” he hospital’s Intensive Care stated.

Unit (ICU), the recovery

The five different health room, the maternity wards, facilities currently under the pharmacy, roof repairs, Smart Hospital initiative are retiledthekitchenareaofthe Diamond, Mabaruma, facility, construction of Lethem, Leonora and yet to battery room, resurfacing of be commissioned, the wheelchair ramp just to ParamakatoiHospital. nameafew.)

The Minister had noted

The newly upgraded $150M ‘Mabaruma Smart Hospital.’

Court of Appeal upholds Trade Unionist’s conviction, life sentences for child rape

The Court of Appeal on The indictment is that convicted rapist showed no capacityasaTradeUnionist, Monday upheld the between January 1 and remorse at all after being headvocated

therightsof convictionandsentencingof January 31, 2016, he found guilty by his peers. In people but violated the trust former trade unionist Micah e n g a g e d i n s e x u a l fact, he maintained his ofthelittlegirl. Williams who is currently penetration with an eight- innocence.

“I don’t find I could be serving two life sentences year-old girl. Then again on Hetoldthecourt,“Thisis lenient with you.You cannot for the rape and sodomy of January 6, 2017, he engaged themostterrifyingdayofmy claim ignorance of sexual aneight-year-oldgirl. in sexual penetration with life.IknowtomyheartthatI abuseanditsconsequences,” Williams, through his thesameeight-year-oldgirl. did not commit such an act.” thetrialjudgesaid. attorney Nigel Hughes, had Williams is the founder H e e x p r e s s e d h i s

RemindingWilliamsthat moved to the Appeal Court andGeneral-Secretaryofthe dissatisfaction with the he testified to participating three years after his Guyana Natural Resources, decisionofthejurors. in campaigns against sexual conviction, to challenge the Clerical and General J u s t i c e B a r l o w, abuse, Justice Barlow conviction and severity of W o r k e r s U n i o n

nonetheless, told Williams stressed that the emotional his sentence. The State was (GNRC&GWU). that there is no justification scars of such acts will have represented by Prosecutor Back then, the jurors for his actions. The judge an effect on the young rape DianaO’Brien. after deliberating for almost reminded him that in his survivor Theappealwasheardvia two hours returned with zoom by Chancellor of the unanimous guilty verdicts Judiciary (ag) Justice for both counts of the Yonette Cummings- offence. Edwards, and Justices of Forhisactions,JusticeJo Appeal Dawn Gregory and Ann Barlow had sentenced RishiPersaud. Williams to serve life

The Chancellor, who sentences on both counts of deliveredtheruling,saidthat rape. The two life sentences the trial judge did not err in weretorunconcurrentlyand law when she handed down the convict only becomes thesentence. eligible for parole after

Back in 2018, Williams serving20yearsbehindbars. was found guilty of two K a i e t e u r N e w s counts of sexual penetration understands that Williams of the child by a 12-member who hails from Linden mixed jury following their engaged in vaginal and anal deliberations. sex with the young girl. The

Mexican Pres. repeats asylum offer for Peru’s Castillo, backs elections

Reuters

Lopez Obrador had previously said he considered Castillo, who was removed from office and arrested earlier this month after trying to illegally dissolve Congress, the rightfulpresidentofPeru.

On Sunday evening, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, the former vice president who was sworn in after Castillo’s ouster, said in media interviews she had been told by the Peruvian foreign minister that the asylum request for Castillo’sfamilyhadbeenapproved.

LopezObradorsaidonMondaythattheasylumrequests werestillinprogress.“Arequestwasmadebutitisaprocess thatneedstobecarriedout,”hesaid.

“We have the door open for the president of Peru and his familyforallofthose whofeelpersecuted,”headded.

Lopez Obrador also backed a call for Peru to move up generalelections.

Peru’s Boluarte last week sent a constitutional reform to Congress that would have brought presidential elections forward to December 2023, but lawmakers rejected it. She hasurgedCongresstoreconsider

Former trade unionist Micah Williams

for

- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez ObradoronMondaydoubleddownonhisofferofasylumfor oustedPeruvianPresidentPedroCastilloandhisfamily,and backedcallsfortheSouthAmericannationtomoveforward itsgeneralelections.

Pedro Castillo.

REUTERS/ Sebastian Castaneda/ File Photo

Lack of qualified persons, limited workforce key weaknesses in Guyana’s oil and gas industry

By Renay Sambach

WAt a time when the Government is looking to hile Guyana’s accelerate the oil and gas oil resources industry – a new report by 2026” which was published

- New ILO report

have placed it the International Labour on Monday There was a among the top petroleum Organisation (ILO) has virtual handover ceremony producers in the world, the highlighted the gap between of the ILO’s report in the country’s lack of technical Guyana’s labour force presence of Minister of expertise and workforce capacity and what will be Labour, Joseph Hamilton capacity continue to be a needed to handle the oil and the International bugbear boom. It was also stated that Organization for Migration Despite this, the the country lacks qualified ( I O M ) G u y a n a a n d Government of Guyana humanresources. Coordination Office for the (GoG) earlier this year gave I n f a c t , i t w a s Caribbean. American oil giant, underscored that over 80

According to the report, ExxonMobil, the green light percent of the total working ‘Availability of qualified for the fourth project age of Guyana’s population human resources’ is a key (US$10B Yellowtail did not go beyond upper bugbear to the country’s Development Project) and secondary education and the development It was Vice President, Bharrat required workforce that will explained that the Guyanese Jagdeo,hasbeenpushingfor be needed in the coming economy would have to oil companies to go faster years, is six times Guyana’s o v e r c o m e t h e On the other hand, Exxon currentworkforcecapacity aforementioned in order to has already begun awarding The ILO findings on the fully benefit from the oil US multimillion dollar challenges were highlighted boom. contracts for the fifth project in its report titled,

Education

attainment of Guyana’s working age population

“Although oil and gas which has not yet been “Prospective occupational operations employ a wide a p p r o v e d b y t h e skills needs in the Guyanese range of jobs, including government. oil and gas industry, 2022- thoseoccupationsassociated Another hampering media making similar withlow(er)skillslevel6,an factor is the ‘Quantitatively sentiments. important proportion of the limited workforce ’ Rambarran had said, job openings require at least According to the report, “Even if we take all of the a higher technical or although the quality of persons in Guyana who are vocational degree,” it was available human capital is u n e m p l o y e d , stated in the report In certainly worrisome, it is not underemployed and even contrast,itwasstatedthatthe the only constraint in those,theonesthatwecallin grossschoolenrollmentratio Guyana “Quantitatively, labour economics, disguised attertiarylevelforGuyanais Guyana’s labour force is not unemployed, we still do not onlyabout12percent,which big enough to serve the have enough persons in this is much lower than the expected growth of the country to serve the average 44 percent in other economy,”itwasstated. productive growth sector or Latin America and the According to the ILO, where we are intended to Caribbeancountries. the labour demand driven by grow over the medium

Also published in the the oil and gas sector and its term.” report, was a figure which support services in Guyana Kaieteur News had showed the distribution of for the forthcoming years is reported that the economist educational attainment (in estimated to be 260,000 highlighted that from thousands) for the total workers, while Guyana’s research,itwasgatheredthat working age population as national potential labour based on where Guyana is derived from the labour force is estimated to be a going in the medium-term, force survey performed mere39,342. the country will still require during the third quarter of Importantly, even under all of those persons who are 2021. a hypothetical scenario u n e m p l o y e d ,

It was also stated in the where all unemployed, underemployed and reportthatbetween1965and underemployed, and disguised unemployed to 2000, almost 90 percent of discouraged workers are enter into the labour market Guyanese nationals with a trained, retrained, and up- and in addition to that about tertiary level education, and skilled, to become employed 100,000 more persons will 40 percent of those with a the demand will still outstrip stillbeneeded. secondary level education supplyinthemedium-term. “So we need everybody, emigrated. Back in May, Richard everyone in this country to

Assuch,itwasnotedthat Rambarran, an economist have a job, participate in the a continuation of such trend andexecutivememberofthe formal structure in the may affect the labour supply Georgetown Chambers of economy but also we need available to the oil and gas Commerce and Industry 100,000 more people,” industry (GCCI), was reported in the Rambarranhadsaid.

GECOM to conduct two-week field exercise to demarcate constituency boundaries Surveyor chopped to death at Arimu Backdam

Ricky Ambrose, a 4 0 - y e a r- o l d Land Surveyor

and Ranger was onSundayfounddeadonthe Arimu Backdam trail, Cuyuniwithmultipleincised wounds and lacerations abouthisbody

Ambrose, of Lot 3093 Profit’s Square South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was found dead at about 10:00h by a miner who was walking along the ‘Guana’ sandtrail.

A statement from the found Ambrose’s body past twenty years and was a Guyana Gold and Diamond raised an alarm and police at greatsupporttominers. Miners Association the Bartica Police Station “The late Ambrose is (GGDMA), said that werecontacted. well-known to all in that Ambrose’s body was found Ranks, on arrival at the populated area and other with several lacerations scene, found Ambrose’s mining districts in the somedistancefromhisATV body lying face down in a country The GGDMA “Report reaching the pool of blood He was would like to express its Association is that his reportedly clad in a blue condolences to the family Licensed Fire Arm along jeans, red T-shirt and black and friends of the late Ricky with a quantity of Raw Gold boots Kaieteur News Ambrose,” while calling on and Cash are also missing,” understands that Ambrose’s the authorities to conduct a GGDMA stated. However, body bore six incised “proper investigation into Crime Chief Wendell wounds to his back, one to thisincident.” Blanhumtold Kaieteur News the right chest and two to the Further, the GGDMA that the Force is only aware back of his right ear Eight also called on the authorities of Ambrose’s firearm being lacerations were also visible to “put proper systems in missing. to the head. Two pieces of placeatourborderstonegate Meanwhile, police wood were found beside allcriminalactivities.” sources close to the Ambrose’sbody

Ambrose’s body will be investigation related to The GGDMA said that transported to the Bartica Kaieteur News on Monday Ambrose was a Sworn Land P u b l i c H o s p i t a l a s that it was the miner who Surveyor and Ranger for the investigationscontinue.

Govt. moving to compulsorily...

From page 2 because they are saying, explode and they said it consideration the earnings therewillbeafenceoneither would be underground nine made from the property that side of the pipe and they will feet but I don’t know how wouldbeaffected. have some sort of security or much land they really taking

The farmer told Kaieteur somethingsoIwouldhaveto but I am waiting on next News, “I don’t think the move off of the land because week to hear what they valuation considers the I can’t farm on it. I can’t live wouldsay.” earningsthatwegetfromthe there, I can’t burn anything

The GTE project land by planting rice. They on the land because of the The GTE project will just gave a flat value of that pipeline. involve capturing associated but they don’t consider that I plant pineapples, gas produced from crude oil every month we earn on this tangerines, plantains and production operations on the land so they should consider other cash crops. I born and Liza Phase 1 (Destiny) and how it would affect us when growthereandmyfathergot Liza Phase 2 (Unity) theytakeitawayfromus.” thelandfromhisgrandfather Floating, Production, A landowner in Canal and so I am currently 29 Storage, and Offloading Number One then explained years old. It will affect me a (FPSO)vessels,transporting t h a t e v e n t h o u g h lot.Iamlookingforwardtoa approximately 50 million government will only call from whichever lawyer standardcubicfeetperday It require part of his land, his they say they are gonna will entail three components farming activity will be propose to us but this offer, I inclusive of the pipeline, a completely disrupted hence can’tworkwithit.” Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) he does not believe he Also,theyoungmansaid facility to treat and separate received a fair offer for he is fearful that a gas leak the gas and a power plant to compensation. may occur and start a chain generate 300 megawatts of

The man, who is reaction; hence, he may be electricity employed at a government forced to discontinue his Theprojecthasaplanned office, asked to remain greatgrandparents’legacy lifecycle of at least 25 years. anonymous. He explained, Afemalelandownerwho I n E x x o n M o b i l ’ s “I am one of the land owners did not state her name environmental studies for that will be extremely shared, “we been living here the project, it was clearly affected. we whole life. Now they just stated that the venture can

According to what they want come and disrupt your result in chronic hardships are saying, it will be about wholesystem. for farmers Nonetheless, six acres they need. My Not the entire land will Exxon has already received concern is, if you taking half be affected but still, you are a p p r o v a l f r o m t h e of the land, I can’t do being disrupted. Exxon had Environmental Protection anything else on the other sentayoungladyandIasked Agency to commence the half. So it’s kind of pointless what would happen if it layingofthepipeline.

Th e G u y a n a wherenecessary Hetoldthe immediately have a E l e c t i o n s publication that, “in statement when contact was

C o m m i s s i o n pursuance of GECOM’s made with the agency’s (GECOM) has decided on mandate to demarcate Public Relations Officer conducting a two- week constituency boundaries YolandaWard. field exercise to confirm the whereverthatisnecessary,it The Local Government demarcationofconstituency has been decided that Minister had told the media boundaries for the purpose GECOM will undertake a that after extensive of Local Government field exercise at the level of c o n s u l t a t i o n s w i t h Elections(LGE). the offices in the local c o m m u n i t i e s ,

The decision of the governmentareas,including Neighbourhood Democratic Commission comes days the involvement of the Councils (NDCs), state after it stated that Local parties’ assistant chief officials and regional GovernmentMinister,Nigel scrutineers to determine the stakeholders constituency Dharamlall was not demarcationofconstituency boundaries for Local authorised to demarcate boundaries in those local Government Elections constituencies. Opposition government areas which (LGE) had been reverted to Commissioners had argued have been extended or whattheywerein2016. that the move by the contractedbyvirtueoforder He said that in 2018 minister could infringe on 39 of 2022.” It is expected some of the constituency the rights of voters if thattheteamswillvisitlocal boundaries were collapsed GECOMdidnotconfirmthe government areas which the or merged to prevent PPP/C constituencies. minister has extended or supporters from winning

U l t i m a t e l y, t h e contracted to conform with particular constituencies compilation of the voters’ existing information or to He said that, “We have list as well would be void make recommendations decided that we will reverse due to the changes in where necessary That those decisions the last boundaries. information will then be administration made, and

In a press release, passed to GECOM where we will now revert to the GECOM’s chair, Retired the final decision will be 2016 boundaries, meaning Judge, Claudette Singh had made. that there will be greater said that the minister Alexander has stated representation on the possessed the power to however, that as a ground.” change the constituencies, consequence of the The Opposition, A but after consideration upcoming exercise, Partnership for National changed her position on the GECOM has to review its Unity (APNU) andAlliance matter Yesterday’s meeting work plan and timelines for For Change (AFC) parties wastoconsiderthedirection the holding of local areaccusingthegovernment GECOM would take in government elections. It has ofnowtryingtodothesame relation to the demarcation to take into consideration thing APNU’s Chief oftheconstituencies. the time of the proposed Scrutineer, Carol Smith

Alexander told the exercise, which he said Joseph has since moved to K a i e t e u r N e w s that should commence soonest the High Court for an urgent GECOM has decided to go a n d b e c o n c l u d e d hearing, challenging the back on the ground to approximately two weeks method in which GECOM d e t e r m i n e t h e aftercommencement. compiled the voters’ list for constituencies in the areas G E C O M d i d n o t LGE.

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Mayor challenges the Government to release audit report into City Hall finances

City Mayor Ubraj Narine has challenged Vice President, Bharat Jagdeo to prove his claims that the current council of Georgetown has misused funds.

Narine responded to Jagdeo claims of misuse of funds during a press conference held at City Hall on Monday, calling on the Government to release the report based on the audit conducted into the City’s finances.

The Mayor noted that contrary to the VP’s claims, there is no evidence to suggest that the current Georgetown Mayor and City Council misused its financial resources since he took office in 2019.

As such, Narine is challenging Jagdeo to release audit report on the municipality’s finances.

Last Friday, Jagdeo stated

City Mayor Ubraj Narine

it was impractical for the Government to inject funds into the City Council when it lacks transparency and

accountability.

He said shortly after taking office in 2020, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, announced that the Council’s financial records would be audited, however, to date, the 30member council has not received a copy of the report.

Mayor Narine noted the Council‘s only issue is with the administration which the government had handpicked persons to help run the council

He said, “We are elected councillors but it is the current Government who identified and placed individuals in certain office of the municipality of Georgetown through the Local Government Commission. We may make a recommendation for a treasurer, who we think will be fit for that office; the Local

Government Commission will and always overturn the decision of this legal, elected council.”

Narine continued, “For example, we recently had an incident at the level of the council where a report was sent to the Council from the Finance Committee but when we questioned it, the Office of the Town Clerk and the office of the City Treasurer already made the payment to the former Town Clerk Ms. Carol Sooba, which was a directive from the Local Government Commission unknowing to the full council”.

The Mayor noted that the Council has not begging but asking the Government for what it is their rightful entitlement as provided for under the law.

Similarly, Deputy Mayor, Alfred Mentore said the Government is mandated to offer financial and technical support to the Council.

Mentore noted that the Council saw massive developments unfold in the city, and is unable to effectively capitalize on that development because the valuation of rates and taxes has not been upgraded.

“You have people where a 10 storey or an 8 storey property is here paying the same taxes as a property that is one storey or two storey –that can’t be fair, that can’t be right, and we got to be able to change those things that the rich must be able to pay their fair share,” he added.

He noted that the Council was only allocated a $30 million subvention from Central Government and had agreed to use the funds for the construction of a new administrative building last year.

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Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns that Governments have fallen short of their emission reduction targets

UN Chief promises ‘no-nonsense’ climate summit in 2023

Aljazeera - The United

emissions are cut in half by Nations will host a “no- 2030anddowntonetzeroby nonsense”climatesummitin 2050, which is the only path 2023 to spur action from to hold global warming to governments on the climate 1.5 degrees Celsius, a goal crisis, UN Secretary General agreed upon in the 2015 AntonioGuterressays,asthe Paris Agreement, a binding goal of avoiding global internationaltreaty warming of more than 1.5

GuterressaidonMonday degrees Celsius begins to that he would continue his slipoutofreach. push for a climate solidarity

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. [File: Mary Altaffer/AP]

Speaking at a year-end pact, which would require news conference on greater effort from the Monday, Guterres said the world’s largest emitters and world was moving in the provide more support for “wrong direction” on nations who require climate change and that assistance. He also spoke governmentshadfallenshort of climate change, critics about other issues that have on their commitments to have denounced the contributed to hardship and bringdownemissions. international community’s instability across the globe, Guterres said the UN failuretoreininemissionsas including Russia’s invasion would host the summit in the climate crisis devastates of Ukraine and ongoing September with the aim of communities around the protestsinIran. holding governments world. Drought, heat waves Guterressaidhewas“not accountable and demanding and floods driven partly by optimistic” that peace talks t a n g i b l e p l a n s f o r climate change are upending between Russia and Ukraine improvement. the lives of millions of would take place in the near “The invitation is open, people, especially those in future,butheexpressedhope but there is a price of entry, poorcountries. that the UN could play a role and the price of entry is non- While an agreement was in making progress on issues negotiable: credible, serious reachedattheUN-sponsored such as grain shipments and and new climate action,” COP27 climate talks in the exchange of prisoners of Guterressaid “Itwillbeano- November to create a “loss war “I do believe that the nonsense summit, no and damage” fund to help military confrontation will exceptions, no compromises poor countries adapt to go on, and I think we will Andtherewillbenoroomfor climate change, issues such havestilltowaitamomentin greenwashers, backsliders, as emission reductions and which serious negotiations blame-shifters.” the phase-out of fossil fuels for peace will be possible,”

While governments and were not comprehensively Guterres said. “I don’t see international bodies have addressed. Countries are them [on] the immediate acknowledged the urgency under pressure to ensure horizon.”

Govt. encouraging foreigners to...

From page 15 Heath-London, had occupancy He said that, hotel’s financials would be announced that Marriot was “One day a room rate is abletotellthepositionofthe seeing huge successes due US$300 and the next, it is entity. The going theme has totheoilboom.NICIListhe US$800… and people are been the establishment of State machine, which owns paying for it. Many times the casino to make the the company,Atlantic Hotel youcan’tgetroomsthere,so business profitable The Inc. (AHI), which owns the putting a casino adds no understanding however was Marriott. benefit.” London said that that the international The then CEO had said instead of a casino, what is Marriott did not want a that because of the needed is another 100 casino under its brand. tremendous success the rooms. Jordan nor Ramjattan was hotel was enjoying, they Hesubmittedthat,“That able to confirm this were no longer pursuing the is why when NICIL did its information. Jordan had developmentofacasino. studies and from that, explained however, that Hewasquotedassaying realizedthatGuyanaisshort Marriot was in a financially that “We are not putting any 2000 rooms, it went out bad place when the David casino there. Casinos are there to find hotels and Granger administration got placedathotelsforonemain convince them to come and theprojectin2015. reason – to improve room build in Guyana hence you He said that the government count…The casino was an saw the Hilton, the Hyatt had to bear a massive loan excellent idea from the and the Holiday Inn for fear of Republic Bank previous administration coming.” claimingthebusinessdueto Why? Because with a The David Granger repaymentdefaultsin2017. Marriott coming to Guyana, administration initially

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USA TODAY - Lionel federationnets.Intotal,FIFA $42 million for winning the firsttimeever,noBritishfans Messi not only captured that will give out $440 million to international tournament, the werearrested elusive World Cup title with 2022participants. mostinWorldCuphistory How much money have Argentina defeating France This year, the World Cup

The players won’t be previous World Cup inathrillingfinalSunday,but winner was set to receive the getting all of the money, but championswon? he and his teammates will most money of any previous they are expected to get a F I F A h a s b e e n receiveaheftyfinancialprize champion. goodchunkofit. publicizing World Cup prize fortheirwin.

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Burrow the chance to throw four TD passes and win the game.

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Here’s how much money

It’s up to the soccer moneysince1982,according A l l W o r l d C u p Argentina will get for federation to determine how toTheAthletic. participants receive prize winning the World Cup, and themoneywillbegivenout. Since Italy was awarded money for making the what to know about World The prize money for $2.2 million for winning the tournament, but as each Cupprizemoney: Argentina is a $4 million 1982 World Cup, the prize teams advances through the How much money will increase from when France money for the champion has group stages and the Argentinagetforwinningthe won the 2018 World Cup, goneupsincethen. knockout rounds, the more WorldCup? receiving$38million. Here is a look at the prize money each national Argentina will receive World Cup history!: For money for the past 11 World Cup winners, according to TheAthletic: 1 9 8 2 Wo r l d C u p champion: Italy – $2 2 million

Tuesday December 20, 2022

ARIES(Mar.21–Apr.19)

Todayyoumayaskyourselfif you're satisfied. How is your personal life? Do people live uptoyourstandardsorareyou a l w a y s l e f t f e e l i n g dissatisfied? It may be time to make some important decisionsinyourlife.

TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

Nothing is simple where your family is concerned. If you've forgotten that, don't worry Today will remind you. You mayhavetodealwithsomeof your lingering problems with certainfamilymembers.

GEMINI(May21–June20)

You like to give people advice andhelpthemfinddirectionin theirlives- whentheyhaven't even asked. But now it's your turntofeelalittlelost.

CANCER(June21–July22)

You may put your integrity under the microscope today We all have deep convictions that we would never let go of. Butsocietypressuresus,andit isn't always easy to live in perfect harmony with our ideals.

LEO(July23–Aug.22)

Your freedom is more important to you than anything else in your life. It's often very difficult for you to get involved, whether personallyorprofessionally

VIRGO(Aug.23–Sept.22)

Certain very narrow-minded people may get on your nerves. You're lucky enough to be an open, tolerant person, Virgo. You take people and situations just as they come.Today you may find yourself in the middle of negotiations.

LIBRA(Sept.23–Oct.22)

Today you will be able to explore the power of your emotions. Don't try and fight w h a t y o u c a l l y o u r "oversensitivity."Aforce from childhood will permeate you and help you to find out what yourrealneedsare.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov 21)

Scorpio, you feel secure in the warmth and depth of your emotions. Today you will have the opportunity to reenergize and regenerate yourself from theinsideout.

SAGIT(Nov 22–Dec.21)

Theatmospheremayseemabit oppressive today, Sagittarius. You like to be free to do what you want to do, and it may bother you that the people around you don't make themselvesavailabletoyou.

CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19)

You may feel a bit tied down today It won't necessarily be a bad day, but you may wonder about certain aspects of your family life. Don't try and kid yourself.

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18)

There are days when you should take everything with a grain of salt. Today you may realize how important it is to gain the appreciation and respect of a certain person. It isn't worth getting worked up about. You will only make thingsworse.

PISCES(Feb.19–Mar.20)

Pisces, you shouldn't even try to find a reasonable explanation for what goes on around you today There isn't one. Be carried by the tides of emotionsfromthepastthatrun throughyourbodyandsoul.

1986: Argentina – $2.8 million

1990: West Germany –$3.5million

1994:Brazil–$4million

1998:France–$6million

2002:Brazil–$8million 2006:Italy–$20million 2010:Spain–$30million 2014: Germany – $35 million 2018: France – $ 38 million

2022: Argentina – $42 million

How much money does each 2022 World Cup team get?

Argentina gets the most money out of each team, but it doesn’t get the majority of the prize money. How much each team gets depends how theyfinishedthetournament, plus an extra $1.5 million for each toward costs of preparingforthetournament.

Despite losing in the final, France gets $30 million. Third-place finisher Croatia gets $27 million and fourth-place Morocco gets $25million.

Here is how much each team gets for the 2022 World Cup:

Champions (Argentina): $42million

Runner-up (France): $30 million

Third place: (Croatia): $27million

Fourth place: (Morocco): $25million

5 t h - 8 t h p l a c e

(Netherlands, Brazil, Portugal and England): $17 millioneach

9th-16th place (U S , Australia, Poland, Senegal, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Switzerland): $14 millioneach

Group stage teams (Ecuador, Qatar, Iran, Wales, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,Denmark,Germany, Costa Rica, Belgium, Canada, Cameroon, Serbia, Uruguay and Ghana): $9 millioneach.

The Bucs still somehow top their division but Brady has now lost eight games in a season for the first time in his 23year career, and needs to win the last three to avoid a first losingcampaignintheNFL.

Brady’s former team the New England Patriots also pushed the self-destruct button as they found a spectacular way to lose to the Las Vegas Raiders on the very last play of thegame.

With the game tied at 24-24 and heading for overtime, NewEngland’sJakobiMeyerstriedawildbackwardspassto keep the last play of regular time alive, only to throw it straight to Chandler Jones, a former Patriot, who returned it 48yardstograbvictoryfortheRaidersoutofnowhere.

Losing on such a huge mistake will likely have Bill Belichick seething, not least because it drops the Pats to 7-7 andfacingabigscrambletograbawildcardspot.

Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Carolina Panthers 24-16, the New Orleans Saints were 21-18 winners against the Atlanta Falcons and Brett Rypien stood in for Russell Wilson as the Denver Broncos beat the Arizona Cardinals24-15.

From page 29 awarded a penalty, which was squandered too. However, they managed to equalise from open play when Shavezz Mosesfoundthebackofthenetinthe28thminute.

The fitness factor then became evident along with a test ofpatienceinthesecondhalfasAnnaigainedtheleadforthe first time in the tournament when Guy Moses scored in the 58thminute,agoalthatwentunanswered. This tournament is sponsored by KFC, Tiger Offshore Rentals, MVP Sport, Trophy Stall, Guyana Beverages Inc. and Demerara Life with support from the Ministry of EducationandtheMinistryofCulture,YouthandSports.

Ahmed puts England on brink of memorable 3-0 win in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan Crawley and Duckett (AP) Legspinner Rehan plundered 87 runs off 69 Ahmedbecametheyoungest balls before mystery spinner men’s test cricketer to claim Abrar Ahmed grabbed two a five-wicket haul on his latewickets. debutandputEnglandonthe Crawley was adjudged brink of a historic 3-0 sweep leg before wicket while in its first test tour to attempting a sweep and Pakistanin17years. Rehan Ahmed (10), Pakistan’s batters promoted up the order, crumbled for 216 in the smacked two boundaries second innings of the third before he swiped and got and final test as the 18-year- cleanbowled. oldAhmedgrabbed5-48and Harry Brook’s third Jack Leach (3-72) claimed successivecenturyhadgiven all three of his wickets in the England a 50-run first space of six deliveries on innings lead when it replied Day 3 to leave England a with 354 after dismissing modesttargetof167runs. Pakistan for 304, with Ben Duckett (50 not out) Ahmed and Leach sharing into big hundreds for four

England’s Rehan Ahmed, left, bowls during the third day of third test cricket match between England and Pakistan, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

ious half E n g l a n d p l a y e r s theattackaftertwoovers. and Zak Crawley (41) sixwicketsbetweenthem. times in the series,” Shakeel centuries in his maiden test applauded and shook hands Abdullah Shafique motoredEnglandto112-2by Pakistan, staring at its said. “We lost back to back series with another defiant with Azhar before he took wiped off the 50-run deficit stumps with their aggressive first ever 3-0 whitewash at wickets twice in a day and fifty before he top-edged a the final guard with his wife with a pulled boundary “Bazball” brand of batting home, lost the last seven we accept our mistakes. We sweep against Ahmed and andtwosonsamongasparse against Mark Wood’s 140 — named after their coach wickets for 52 runs in the should have set them a much was caught by Leach at crowd at the National kph bouncer before Leach BrendonMcCullum. second innings as Ahmed stiffertarget.” squareleg Stadium. struck thrice without England needs a further stifled the middle-order with Babar became the fourth Babar and Shakeel had ButAzhar lasted for only concedingarun. 55 runs to register its second his sharp googlies and testplayertocomplete1,000 defied spin and pace for 2 four balls against his former The left-handed Masood successive win inside four legspin. runs this year, but played an hours, 45 minutes after Somerset teammate Leach was bowled playing an days following its thrilling Captain Babar Azam overambitious pull against Leach’s triple strike had before the England players extravagantreversesweepas 26-run victory at Multan last (54) hit his third half century Ahmed’s short ball soon reducedPakistanto54-3. again shook hands with him the ball clipped the bottom week. England won the first in the last four innings and after completing his half Pakistan was ahead by foronelasttime. edge of his bat before hitting test by 74 runs in dimming Saud Shakeel (53) made his centuryandOlliePopehelda just three runs when the top Azhar was accorded a legstump. light on the last day on a flat fourthfiftyinhisdebutseries sharp catch at short mid- order crashed against Leach guard of honor by his Four balls later, Leach wicketinRawalpindi. before Ahmed left the lower wicket. on a wicket where spinners teammatesontheedgeofthe sent Azhar packing and then “I just try to enjoy it as order clueless on a wicket Ahmed then picked up havedominated. boundary line as he slowly pinned Shafique (26) plumb much as I could,” said which has a variable bounce the wickets of Mohammad FormercaptainAzharAli walked back into the lbwonthefrontfoottoleave Ahmed, who became the andslowturnfromDay1. Rizwan (7) and Shakeel in had a disappointing end to dressingroom. Pakistanonthemat. youngest England cricketer Babar and Shakeel had successive overs to seize his 97-test career as the 37- Resuming on 21-0, Shan Scores: England 354 to make his debut at the age rebuiltPakistan’shopeswith complete control as Pakistan year-old fell without scoring Masood (24) started and 112 for 2 (Duckett 50*, of 18 years, 126 days. “This a 110-run stand before both reached 177-6 at tea before in his last innings when promisingly, smashing Joe Stokes 10*) need 55 more feels like the happiest day of felllateinthesecondsession Ahmed quickly wrapped up Leach knocked back his off Root for three boundaries runs to beat Pakistan 304 my life I still don’t think it toAhmed. thetail. stump with a sharp turning and a six before the and 216 (Babar 54, Shakeel has sunk in yet, but yes I am “Ihaveletdownmyteam Shakeel followed up his delivery offspinner was taken out of 53, Rehan 5-48, Leach 3-72). very,verygrateful.” and couldn’t convert fifties

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Jamaica’s women top points table at 2022 World C/Ships

in Eugene, Oregon; three Caribbean nations in top 10

SportsMax - It is no secret that forfirstplaceandapointforeighth. Jamaica’s women put on an impressive At the championships, Fraser-Pryce show at the 2022 World Athletics led a Jamaica 1-2-3 finish in the 100m. ChampionshipsinOregoninJuly Shericka Jackson won silver and Elaine Led by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah,thebronzemedal. SherickaJackson,Jamaica’swomenpretty Shericka Jackson turned the tables in muchstoletheshow,despitebeingupsetin the 200m winning in a championship thefinalofthe4x100mrelaybytheUnited record 21.45, the second fastest time in States. history She was followed by Fraser-Pryce

It is no surprise then that the Jamaican whowonsilver superstars topped the table for most points Thompson-Herah was seventh. accumulated during the championships.

BritanyAndersonwonasilvermedalin Jamaica’s women topped the table with 75 the 100m hurdles won by Nigeria’s Tobi points, one more than that United States’ Amusan.DanielleWilliamsfinishedsixth. 74.Ethiopiawasthirdwith60points.

Meanwhile, Rushell Clayton finished Great Britain (39), Kenya (39), sixth in the final of the 400m hurdles won Netherlands (20), Nigeria (13), by the USA’s Sydney McLaughlin in a Kazakhstan (12), Bahamas (10) and the world-record50.68. DominicanRepublic(10)roundoutthetop Jamaica also won silver in the 4x100m 10 nations. Eight points are accumulated relayandbronzeinthe4x400mrelay

Jamaica’s women were on top of the points table at 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

2022 KFC Goodwill Tournament…

Semifinalists claim their berths

-Golden Grove, SVB Academy find the ‘exit’

The semifinal ship has At 17:00hrs, the first whereheeasilyfiredpastthe sailed with the four top semifinal commences custodianinthe60thminute. teams aboard following between SBC and Annai Fourminuteslater,DFSS three intriguing days of then DFSS and CWSS made it a two-possession football in the 2022 KFC collide in the other semifinal gamewithanothergoalfrom GoodwillTournament. showdown from 19:00hrs, open play that was scored Yesterday, the Group bothattheMoEGround. from a few yards outside the stage concluded in the Petra SBC makes good first 18-yard box by Kenwen organised event with Desrey impression… Percy in the 64th minute. Fox Secondary School St. Benedict’s College That goal put the victory (DFSS), St Benedict’s are the current Secondary beyonddoubt. C o l l e g e ( S B C ) , Schools Football League SVBAcademy turns up Christianburg/Wismar (SSFL) Premiership Title the heat… Secondary School (CWSS) holders in their home land of The Surinamese team, and defending champs, Trinidad and Tobago, and SVB Academy, had a tough Annai Secondary School, have made a solid first opening match on debut as makingittothefinalfour impression in this edition of they battled to a draw then In the double header on thetournament. put forth a contrasting Monday evening at the Their opening match p e r f o r m a n c e , b u t Ministry of Education against Golden Grove unfortunately lost their (MoE) Ground, Annai showed they had good secondencounter squeezed past SVB chemistry,paceandcontrol. They began their Academy in their Group B Braces from Jerell campaign on Sunday with a match, 2 – 1, while the Griffith (16’, 24’) and goalless opening half of seeGroup A match that Jeremiah Ottway (33’, 59’) saw battles against CWSS. preceded,sawDFSStrounce along with a successful T h e v i s i t o r s f o u n d SBC,2–0. strike from Raheem Nelson themselves down by a goal

On Sunday evening, the (67’) powered SBC onto the whenAmaniKingscoredfor second day unfolded at the board Golden Grove’s CWSSinthe40thminutebut same venue, where CWSS Sharmar Warton (44’) was perseverance and good andSVBAcademyplayedto the scorer of their defending led SVB to a 1 – 1 draw while SBC consolationgoal. equalise through Darrel dismantled Golden Grove, 5 In their second Group Sijpenhofinthe60thminute. –1. matchagainstDFSS,itwasa Their encounter with the This means that DFSS tougher terrain to navigate, defending champions on topped Group A with six but their performance was Mondaynightprovedquitea points, SBC finished second verycredible. troublesometask. withthreepointsandGolden The first half saw the SVB executed the most Grove ended at the bottom teams looking almost evenly impressive display of ball without a point. In Group B, matched with near misses control for the entire Annaitoppedthechartswith billed to both accounts but tournament during the first fourpoints,whileCWSS,on DFSS’s temperament kept fiveminutesofthebattleand two points, finished as the theirstyleofplaysimpleand were rewarded with a 7th runner up, ahead of SVB focused. minute goal from Pinas Academy(1point).

Inthesecond35minutes, Denfinjo. Soon after, the Todaytheteamswillrest, SBC’s form started to wither visitors were awarded a especially the visiting sides in the defensive line, which penalty, which was sadly since they contested games led to multiple shots on goal squandered. on consecutive days from the opposition

After about 20 minutes However, Wednesday Eventually, the deadlock of play,Annai began putting (tomorrow) the action is was broken when a lovely passes together to some scheduledtoresumewiththe cross found KimronThomas effect.Theywerealso finalistsbeingdecided. just on top of the 6-yard box, (Continued on page 25)

Kimron Thomas is flocked by his teammates after he scored the opening goal for DFSS.

Adrian Cabral controls possession for Annai in the second match on Monday evening.

GDF reigns supreme, Allicock and Forgotten Youth Foundation gym win big

Thrilling end to Terrance Ali National Open Boxing Championship

inal night of the

Fcombination punches set up Terrance Ali an easy win for the National Open middleweight champion as

B o x i n g he toyed with Boyce in the Championship ended in 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounds. sublime fashion on Sunday, A m s t e r d a m h a d a fans came out in their convincing win over Boyce, numbers to be thrilled by winning the gold by some explosive and unanimousdecision. electrifying boxing from the Aluko Bess (GDF) came finals of Terrance Ali out on top of the contest National Open Boxing between himself and Daren Championship. France (GDF) in the

T h e y w e r e n o Cruiserweight 80-86Kgs by disappointments, as the unanimous decision. Bess Guyana Defence Force won the fifth gold medal for (GDF) Boxing Gym along theGDFgymoftheevening. with Forgotten Youth W h i l e i n t h e Foundation Gym took away Heavyweight and Superthe bulk of the prizes. The heavyweight final, Kevin GDF claimed the Best Gym Harris (VBG) faced award for the 20th year and E m m a n u e l P o m p e y theVBGwalkedawaywitha (WPBG) and after three few gold, silver and bronzes rounds of excellent boxing, medals. EmmanuelPompeydefeated

Also fans were able to Harris by a unanimous witness the likes of decision, winning the O l y m p i a n K e e v i n Heavyweight 86-92Kgs ‘Lightening’ Allicock and final Troy Glasgow Desmond ‘Dynamite’

remained undefeated in this Amsterdam showing their year ’s competition, classandmasteryinthering, knocking out the ‘hard on the final night of hitting’ Aubrey Headley competition Both boxers (GDF) in the 2nd round to walking away with Gold claim another gold medal medals and hefty cash prize andsecureanotherBestGym as a token of their award for the Guyana participation,awardedbythe Defence Force (GDF) National Open Boxing BoxingGym. championship.

Terrance Poole won the

The Guyana Boxing Best Coach award, while Association (GBA)Terrance Forgotten Youth Foundation Ali delivered an exceptional (FYF) coach Sebert Blake end of year championship took home the runners-up with three nights of trophy competitive and career-

The Terrance Ali

referee intervened, two Samuel ‘too slick’ got the best of Richard (POL) won the Lightbuildingcompetition. National Open Boxing minutes and forty-three Greene from Suriname met Howard (FYF) in the middleweight 67-71Kgs Sundaylast,had17bouts Championship brought an seconds into the 2nd round. with Keevin ‘Lightening’ Lightweight 57-60Kgs final final over Clifton Graham carded for the evening end to the year of all boxing Deron Williams (POL) won Allicock (FYF) in the claiming the Gold by way of alsooutPoliceBoxingGym. starting with three competition. the Flyweight 48-51Kgs Featherweight 54-57Kgs the judge’s decision. In the Sancho won the fight by schoolboy’s matches, As promised by the final, as Kevin Isaacs, his finals. Allicock delivered a Junior-welterweight 60- unanimous decision. And in whereby we saw Gladston President of the Guyana opponent, who had goodbeatingtohisopponent 63Kgs final, Jamal Eastman the Middleweight 71-75Kgs Winter and Shaquon

Boxing Association (GBA) wonderful foot-movements in the 1st and 2nd round (RHJ) was too good for final between Brian Harris MarshalloftheVergenoegen all fighters were presented in the 1st and 2nd round, havinghimagainsttheropes, Patrick Harvey (FYF) (FYF) and Triston Browne Boxing Gym, both winning with their medals and cash skillfully maneuvering ashesearchedfortheknock- defeating him (Harvey) by (GDF), it was the ‘hard bysplitdecisionfollowedby prizes. Guyana becomes the around the ring but Williams outpunch. way of a unanimous hitting’ Harris who had a no show in the 3rd match first English-speaking came out hard in the 3rd Hedeliveredanumberof decision. Browne spitting fluids at the between Jolem Jones VS country in the Caribbean to round completely out-boxed combinationstotheheadand Also in the Welterweight end of the 2nd round via a KeonBritton. implement financial

Isaacs, winning the contest bodyofthehelplessGreene. 63-67Kgs final Colin blow to the face, and he was In addition to that, there compensation for their byunanimousdecision. Greene suffered too ‘superman’ Lewis (GDF) knocked-outinthe3rdround were 13 Elite Finals, along fighters at a single boxing In the Bantamweight 51- many punches from the went up against Mark from a left-hook to body with an exhibition match event. 54Kgs final, Jullius Kesney handsofAllicock.Asaresult Crawford (FYF). Crawford, from Browne. Browne won between the two sisters: Meanwhile, The GBA dominatedallthreeroundsof of this, the referee was whom has won both his byKnockout(KO). AbiolaandAleshaJackman. has extended immense the contest between him and forced end the match, one fights leading up to the final, Over in the Light-

The 1st elite match gratitude to Mr. Philip Seon Griffith Kesney’s minute and twenty-three crumbled to the speed and middleweight 75-80Kgs, in between Richard Subratee Fernandes, Samuel Gittens, speed and foot movements seconds into the 3rd round. hand power of his opponent. an exhibition-like contest VS Kemol Kissoon in the Mrs. Mayfield Rodrigues, proved to be too good for the Allicock was given the win Lewis went on the win the b e t w e e n D e s m o n d minimum-weight 48Kgs the Slingerz Family and FYF fighter, winning the by way of a Technical contest by the judge’s ‘Dynamite’ Amsterdam and final, Subratee (FYF) won others for supporting the contest by unanimous Knockout(TKO). scorecard. Quincie Boyce (GDF) the match-up after the tournament. decision. Joel Williamson (RHJ) Emmanuel Sancho Amsterdam’s swift jabs and

GBA President Steve Ninvalle (2nd left) shares a light moment with (from left) Surinamese-Samuel Greene, Keevin Allicock and Seon Bristol.

Run machine Theo Edward scores fourth 100 in a row as St Lucia win WICB U-15 in style

SportsMax - Theo 540 runs from his four Edward scored his fourth i n n i n g s d u r i n g t h e century in as many matches competition. to lead St Lucia to the title in Venner and Aaron St the 2022 WINLOTT WICB Clair added 79 for the fourth U15 Cricket Tournament at wicket, a stand that was the Darren Sammy Cricket broken when the latter was StadiumonFriday dismissedfor38.Vennerwas The home side defeated next out for 70 but the tail St Vincent and the barely wagged as St Lucia Grenadinesby160runstogo reached 270 at the end of u n d e f e a t e d i n t h e their50overs. tournament.

Lebron Douglas was the Heading into the decider best of the St Vincent with three consecutive bowlers with 3-18 and was centuries under his belt, the supported by Elron Glasgow 15-year-old Edward scored 2-30 and Ozaid Edwards, 104 as St Lucia scored 270-7 who claimed the prized from their 50 overs, their wicket of Edward, to finish lowest score of the with2-58. tournament.

St Vincent folded to the Edward hit 15 fours and St Lucia attack for 110 from four sixes to prop up his side 28.1overs. thathadslippedto18-2inthe JawayneAdams (24) and thirdover However,Edward Jorden Charles (22) offered and Tyler Venner staged a minimal resistance to Leon recovery with a third-wicket Alexander who had another stand of 128 before the impressive outing with the prolific opener was ballwith4-39.

rd dismissedinthe23 over. Sheldon Willie took 2-3

He faced 78 balls in his while Edward chipped on impressive knock that saw with 1-1 from the 2.1 overs him accumulate a massive hebowled.

France’s Benzema retires from Int’l football after missing World Cup

Bell, Dunkley put England on the verge of series sweep over West Indies after 49-run win in

fourth T20 International

SportsMax-WestIndies Women suffered a 49-run defeat to England Women in the fourth T20 International at the Kensington Oval in BarbadosonSunday

The English batted first and posted 131-8, their lowest total batting first in the series, after winning the toss.

S o p h i a D u n k l e y continuedhergoodformthis year by top scoring with 35 while Katherine Brunt (24 not out) andAmy Jones (21) also had meaningful contributions against Cherry Ann Fraser’s career best 320 and Sheneta Grimmond’s 3-33.

The Windies chase once again fell short as only Captain Hayley Matthews cut so we were hampered in Women Stadium, 6pm Eastern (23), Shemaine Campbelle that aspect The bowlers 131/8(20overs) Caribbean/5pm Jamaica(17)andAfyFletcher(14not stood out today, they’re all Sophia Dunkley 35 - Englandwonby8wickets out) managed to reach showing but the consistency CherryAnnFraser4-0-20-3 W e d n e s d a y , 1 4 double figures as England we’re working on. Fraser Katherine Brunt 24* - December: 2nd T20I, needed just 16 overs to bowl and Grimmond lead with the ShenetaGrimmond4-0-33-3 Kensington Oval, Barbados, outthehostsfor82. ball today but Afy and WestIndiesWomen 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm Pacer Lauren Bell was Hayley have been the most 82/9(16overs) Jamaica- England won by thepickofthebowlerswitha consistent for the series. We Hayley Matthews 23 - 16runs brilliant 4-12 from three have one more game to play LaurenBell3-0-12-4 Saturday, 17 December: overs while Sophie and we’re going to regroup Shemaine Campbelle 17 3rd T20I, Kensington Oval, EcclestoneandCharlieDean and come with one last -SophieEcclestone3-0-13-2 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm tooktwowicketseach. push.” Venue:KensingtonOval Jamaica- England won by West Indies Head Coach WestIndieswillhaveone Toss: England won and 17runs Courtney Walsh still had last chance to get a positive batted Sunday, 18 December: praises for his players resultinthisseriesasthetwo Result: England won by 4th T20I, Kensington Oval, despitetheloss. teams return to Kensington 49runs 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm

“I thought restricting Oval for the final encounter Series:Englandlead4-0 Jamaica- England won by them to 131 was a positive onThursday

Player-of-the-Match: 49runs for us. We had a couple West Indies Women v CharlieDean

Thursday, 22 December: injuries during the match England Women T20ISeriesresults: 5th T20I, Kensington Oval, withGajnabiunabletoreturn 4th T20 International Sunday, 11 December: 6pm Eastern Caribbean/5pm to bat and Campbelle getting Scores: England 1stT20I,SirVivianRichards Jamaica

Ballon d’Or winner Benzema, who scored 37 times in 97 appearances,wasexpectedtoleadthelineforFranceinQatar but missed the World Cup after suffering a thigh injury in trainingthedaybeforethestartofthetournament.

“I made the effort and mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote my story and ours is ending,”BenzemawroteonTwitter

Benzemamadehisinternationaldebutin2007.Heplayed at the European Championship in 2008 and 2012 as well as the2014WorldCupbutwasomittedfromthenexttwomajor tournamentsquadsoverablackmailscandal.

He was recalled for Euro 2020 last year, where Didier Deschamps’ side suffered an early exit, and helped France wintheNationsLeagueinOctober2021.

Benzema enjoyed a stellar campaign with Real Madrid last season, scoring 44 goals in 46 games in all competitions as he inspired them to a LaLiga and Champions League double.

Since his return to the international team, Benzema had scored 10 goals in 16 appearances but was forced to sit out France’s defence of the World Cup, which ended in a 4-2 defeatonpenaltiestoArgentinainSunday’sfinal.

England players celebrate a wicket. (CWI Media/Randy Brooks)

(Reuters)-FrancestrikerKarimBenzemaannouncedhis retirement from international football on his 35th birthday yesterday,adayafterLesBleuslosttoArgentinaonpenalties intheWorldCupfinal.

Poole scores career-high 43, Warriors win 1st without Curry

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and Scottie Barnes 17 as the field in the first quarter, JordanPoolescoredacareer- Toronto’s losing streak hit a but shot 1 for 11 the rest of high 43 points, Klay season-high five games. The the period. Buffalo Bills Thompson had 17 and the Raptors have lost three receiver Stefon Diggs sat Golden State Warriors won straightathome. courtside. for the first time in five tries

“This is a terrible SHARING THE BALL this season without the stretch,” VanVleet said Golden State came in injured Stephen Curry, “You don’t want this, you leading the league in assists beating the Toronto Raptors don’t expect this and you at 29 4 per game and 126-110onSundaynight. can’tacceptthis.” recorded 11 helpers on 13 D r a y m o n d G r e e n

Green scored Golden made baskets in the first returned after sitting out State’s first nine points on a quarter Friday’s loss at Philadelphia trio of 3-pointers, one more The Warriors had more because of a sore right than he’d made in any assists (18) in the first half quadricepsandfinishedwith completegameallseason. than rebounds (17). They 17 points and nine rebounds

“That was a great start,” finishedwith31assistson43 in 37 minutes as Golden Kerr said. “Draymond was madebaskets. State snapped a three-game feeling good right from the NO CANADA losing streak and improved beginningofthegame.” Warriors F Andrew to3-14ontheroad.

GoldenStateled68-54at Wiggins sat for the seventh

“Everybody needs to halftime and took a 102-80 straight game because of a step up when one of our leadtothefourth. strained right adductor, leaders goes down,” Poole

TIP-INS missing another chance to said. “We did that tonight Warriors: Poole shot 10 play in his Canadian home from the top to the bottom of for 11 at the free throw line. town for the first time since theroster.” league. eight-time all-star is not and 16th time in his career JaMychal Green matched Jan 30, 2018, when he was Kevon Looney added 11 He’sgoingtobegonefor expectedtoneedsurgery,but Hispreviouscareerhighwas his season-high with 15 withMinnesota points and 11 rebounds for a while so we’ve got to get hisreturndateisunclear 38. points.

BEENAWHILE theWarriors,whoselastroad used to trying to win without Poole shot 14 for 23, a “He’s played a lot of Raptors:GGaryTrentJr Thompson and Green win came Nov 27 at him. Hopefully we’re in a career-high for made great games for us,” (left quadriceps) sat for the playedinTorontoforthefirst Minnesota. good spot when he comes baskets, and went 5 for 11 Warriors coach Steve Kerr secondstraightgame.FO.G. time since Game 5 of the “It shows how good we back.” from3-pointrange. said “If it’s not the best, it’s Anunoby (left hip) missed 2019 NBAFinals. Curry has can be,” Looney said of Curry missed his second “He was incredible on definitely one of the few hisfourthstraight. not played north of the winning without Curry “It’s straight game after injuring bothsidesoftheball,”Green best,becausehewasgreatat Before the game, coach bordersincethatseries. always going to be hard to his left shoulder in last said. bothends ” Nick Nurse said Anunoby UPNEXT win when you’re missing Wednesday’slossatIndiana. Poole topped 30 points Pascal Siakam scored 27 will likely return later this Warriors: At New York one of the best players in the The two-time MVP and for the fifth time this season points,FredVanVleethad22 week. Started7for9from tonight.

Jaguars stun Cowboys in overtime, Chiefs make play-offs & Brady blows lead

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salary cap. So, it’s a real thrillingovertimegamessaw The Giants’ win handed testament to the job that theKansasCityChiefsavoid Dallas a reprieve after their generalmanagerBrettVeach a huge upset to book their shock loss by sealing the and coach Andy Reid have play-off spot while the Cowboys’ place in the play- done over the last several Dallas Cowboys suffered a offs. years.”

shock defeat at the Jaguars stun Cowboys, While the Chiefs JacksonvilleJaguars. Chiefs escape in Houston escaped, the Cowboys could The Jaguars scored with t looked an easy task on not as they blew a 17-point a late pick six as Dallas blew paper for the Chiefs to beat lead to lose 40-34 thanks to a17-pointlead. the one-win Houston Texans Rayshawn Jenkins scoring T h e Ta m p a B a y and claim a seventh straight an interception return Buccaneers also gave up the AFCWesttitle,butintheend touchdownfortheJaguarsin same lead as Tom Brady they needed Jerick overtime. collected some unwanted McKinnon’s touchdown run Jenkins took Dak records as he lost to Joe in overtime to claim a 30-24 Prescott’s tipped pass 52 instead

Burrow’s in-form Cincinnati wintogetthejobdone. yards to seal a big upset to help Philadelphia beat in the MVP picture after stun Brady, Patriots selfBengals. Only the Patriots with 11 victory for the Jags who, Chicago25-20tomatchtheir anotherall-rounddisplay destruct Jalen Hurts ran the have a longer streak of helped by four Trevor team record with a 13th win The Detroit Lions Brady was 89-0 when PhiladelphiaEaglestoa13th divisional wins than Kansas LawrenceTDpasses,moved oftheseason. turnaround could yet lead to holding a 17-point lead in winoftheseason. City’s current dominant run, to a 6-8 record that keeps It was also Hurts’ 13th an unlikely play-off spot home games over his career After the Minnesota but with Patrick Mahomes at them in touch in the AFC rushing TD of the season, because from a 1-6 start they before the Buccaneers Vikings’ historic fightback quarterback the Chiefs have South after the Tennessee putting him just one behind are now 7-7 after Jared Goff imploded to help the on Saturday, the Jaguars and found a rare level of Titans lost against the Los the NFL quarterback record, threw a late 51-yardTD pass Cincinnati Bengals win 34Bengalsbothadded17-point consistencyastheymakeyet AngelesChargers. while on the opposite side to Brock Wright to beat the 23 and go top of their comebacks to mark the first another bid for the Super “I was running for dear Justin Fields of the Bears NewYorkJets20-17. division with an eighth win time in league history three Bowl. life,” Jenkins said “My also had a landmark night as Both sides are now 7-7 innine. teams had overturned such a “I think one of the most hamstrings about to pull and he became just the third QB and just outside the wildcard

In a classic game of two bigdeficitinthesameweek. difficult things in the everything.” to reach 1,000 rushing yards spots, but while the red-hot halves, the Bucs dominated

Meanwhile the resurgent National Football League is Lions still hot as Eagles inaseason.

Lions are fancied to get back to go in 17-3 at half time but Detroit Lions won yet again consistent success,” said march towards top seed Chicago, though, have into the play-offs after six Brady committed a careerand have a chance of a play- ChiefsownerClarkHunt. H u r t s t h r e w t w o lostseveninarowandneeda seasons, the Jets’ 11-year high four turnovers on off spot, as do the New York “The rules are designed interceptions and no TDs, big improvement to give drought looks more likely to consecutive possessions in Giants after their important to make that difficult, butthatisnoproblemforthe their star QB a chance next continue after three straight thesecondhalftogive 20-12 victory against the whetherthat’sthedraftorthe Eagles quarterback as season, as Philly have done defeats.

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam tries to stop Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) from going to the net during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Willie Gay (centre) celebrates recovering a fumble as the Chiefs beat the Texans. (Getty Images)

he ran in three scores withHurts,whoisrightthere

Second-half Cincinnati

- Region 4 register 16 – 0 victory over Region 8 Triple-header today in One Guyana President’s Cup

By Rawle Toney

ABut the men from the Upper Takutu/Upper ction in the One Essequibo are currently G u y a n a second in Group A behind

President’s Cup Region 4 after the Wayne is heating up, and today, the Dover-coached side had a tournament will continue at menacing performance on the National Track and Field Sunday to secure their Centrewithatriple-header secondwin.

The day’s first game will It was ‘goals galore’ in see the continuation of the theRegion4versusRegion8 abandoned match between match at the National Track Region 3 and 8 from 3:00 and Field Centre, as the pm. Demerara/Mahaica side’s

After scoring an early ominous display of the goal, Region 3 will look to ‘beautiful game’ saw them pick up where they left off in registering the most goals of the11thminutebeforeheavy thetournamentintheir16–0 rain forced officials to win. abandon the contest on Kelsey Benjamin is now Fridaylast. the tournament’s leading

The home side is hunting scorer with seven goals. The three points to separate Golden Jaguars winger themselves from Region 10 registered six goals against and 5, who are currently on Region8. four points after picking up Nicolas McArthur netted critical wins over the four, Omari Glasgow and weekend. Ryan Hackett scored two, The day’s second game, while the other goals came at 6:00 pm, will see Region from Tyrese Dennis and 10 playing their penultimate CurtezKellman. match of the Group Stage Region 4 has now scored againstRegion1. 22 goals in the tournament, in a draw, the teams will With four points in the themostbyanytimesofar sharethespoils. bag from two matches, The top two teams in

In the semi-finals, a win Region 10 currently sits on each group will advance to is worth $400,000 The top of Group B with a four- thesemi-finals. winning team will walk goal advantage over Region Foreachwininthegroup away with $2M; second 5. Region 1, however, are stage, teams will pocket placegets$1M. winless after losing 0-6 to $200,000. If the game ends Region 3 and 1 – 2 on SaturdayagainstRegion5.

In the third game, from 8:00 pm, Region 7 is set to come up against Region 9 in a game that is consequential forbothteams.

Region 7 chalked up their first win of the tournament on Saturday in a dogged 1 – 0 contest against Region6atthe#5Ground.

Region 9 have been impressive so far in the tournament, as their sambalike style earned them six pointsfromtwomatches.

Region 4 had a menacing performance against Region 8, who they defeated 16 – 0.

ENet’s Region 10 scorers! From left: Andre Mayers, Tyric McAllister and Kendolph Lewis

Keevin Allicock (left) dishes out punishment on Surinamese Samuel Greene during their contest.

This DFSS player controls the ball on the right flank during their match against St. Benedict’s College.