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resist any coup attempt Man shot dead by bandit on Middle Road Dead: Navin Samaroo
Six South American nations say declare CARICOM-certified recount figures Elections declaration case…
Attorney General files cross-appeal almost identical to appellant’s Body of Corentyne Public spirited citizens placing the shot man into the passenger seat of his car before he was rushed to the hospital.
man fished out of river in Region Seven
Opposition Commissioners condemn attacks on GECOM Chair, Claudette Singh
Guyana broke its own laws to - Int’l facilitate Exxon’s flaring Lawyer
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PPP/C will fiercely resist any coup attempt Opposition Leader, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday sent a strong message to President David Granger-led A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition that he will fiercely resist any attempt hatched to hold on to power after a declaration is made. “If Granger and his band of riggers,” Jagdeo said in the statement “believe that they can continue to hang on to office after the declaration has been made, then they are living in a fool’s world.” Jagdeo made reference to the statement issued by the Coalition yesterday and called it a “clear defiance” of the international community, the Chief Justice (ag), Roxane George Wiltshire; the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). They have all been clear that any declaration has to be made on the basis of the figures from the national
recount. APNU+AFC, in its statement, affirmed President David Granger’s position that he will not be accepting a result made by GECOM using the numbers from the recount that confirm a victory for the P e o p l e ’s P r o g r e s s i v e Party/Civic (PPP/C) at the March 2, 2020 Elections. The party said “We maintain that the Elections Commission can only make a ‘declaration’ based on valid votes. The recount process which was conducted, painstakingly, for 33 days revealed massive irregularities and extensive fraud which cannot be foisted on the Guyanese people to contrive an outcome that betrays the will of the electorate.” The position expressed by the Coalition, however, contrasts with previous pronouncements by Granger who had made it clear that he would accept any declaration made by GECOM and also abide by the Constitution, the rulings of the Court, CARICOM and the Commission. Jagdeo went on to say “If the international community was prepared to condemn and levy sanctions against people who are trying to undermine democracy, even before the declaration, just imagine the consequences the riggers will face if they refuse to leave office after
the declaration – essentially staging a coup d’état.” “Needless to say,” he added, “such a move will be met by fierce resistance by the PPP and other forces fighting for democracy.” Unsavory actions of the APNU+AFC during the electoral process have already started to attract sanctions from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. The sanctions which have targeted Coalition members and financiers may eventually include others if a declaration, from the recount numbers, is not made. “What we have to do now,” the Opposition Leader noted, “is to work to ensure that we have a declaration that is reflective of the will of the people and only one that is derived from the figures generated by the national recount can produce such an outcome.” The results of the recount, supervised by the high-level CARICOM Scrutineering Team revealed that the PPP won the March 2 Elections with a more than 15,000 valid votes lead ahead of the APNU+AFC. Instead of accepting the recount figures, the Coalition continues to argue that the recount merely uncovered mass fraud and irregularities and stated that any result from the process would be tainted and unlawful. These allegations
were raised by the party but no evidence was produced to support these claims. In fact, the Coalition’s argument in this regard was nullified by the CCJ which established that the recount was lawful. The court made it clear that “Unless and until an election court decides otherwise, the votes already counted by the recount process as valid votes are incapable of being declared invalid by any person or authority other than the High Court through an election petition.” That CCJ ruling was also strengthened and reiterated by the Acting Chief Justice in
the Mesinga Jones litigation. However, the Coalition is attempting to appeal that ruling in the Appellate Court. Arguments in that matter will be heard tomorrow. Notwithstanding that, Jagdeo urged that Guyanese should “not be too concerned” about whether the Coalition will accept the declaration or not as he said “we will cross that bridge when we get there.” “The consequences for Granger and the APNU+AFC at that time will be as alluded to by Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro: Democracy or Abyss?” the Opposition Leader added.
Opposition Leader, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
Body of Corentyne man fished out of river in Region Seven The body of a 22-yearold man from Brighton Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was yesterday morning pulled from the Kaburi River, Mazaruni District, Region 7. This was confirmed by Regional Commander, Senior Superintendent Linden Lord. When Kaieteur News contacted Commander Lord, he disclosed that the father of the man was in the Kaburi backdam in the company of ranks transporting the body out from the location.The dead man, Roger Alert was a father of one. According to
information received, the man was working with his father, Rolston Alert, a gold miner in the Mazaruni District. Relatives told this publication that Roger left about two weeks ago to work with his father in the interior. On Wednesday, they said, his father left him to overlook the operations in order to conduct business elsewhere. His father had reportedly told him not to leave the location. An aunt of the now dead man, Anita Norah, disclosed that she received information Wednesday afternoon that Roger left the mining location with two other friends in a boat to venture to a shop in the Kaburi area, but the boat they were in capsized due to strong current. Roger and the two others were thrown overboard as a result. They, however, managed to swim their way to shore but claimed Roger was nowhere to be seen. Norah said it was after the father had returned to the location that the family received a call informing them of what had happened.
Dead: Roger Alert She said that while they were hopeful that Roger would have been found alive, they were worried he did not survive. A report was subsequently made with police and a search was initiated. Just around 9:30am yesterday, Roger’s lifeless body was pulled f r o m t h e w a t e r. A n investigation has since been launched.Roger’s remains were transported to the Lyken Funeral Home where a Post Mortem is expected to be conducted today. He was described as a helpful, respectable and hardworking young man.
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Guyana broke its own laws to facilitate - Int’l ExxonMobil’s flaring Lawyer By Kiana Wilburg According to the nation’s laws, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mandated to protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations through measures designed to prevent pollution. In spite of this, the EPA still granted to ExxonMobil, a permit, the language of which is so ambiguous, that the oil giant is allowed to pollute the nation’s air space with over nine billion cubic feet of gas which contains toxic carcinogens and greenhouse gases. D u r i n g y e s t e r d a y ’s episode of Kaieteur Radio’s programme, Guyana’s Oil and You, EPA Head, Dr. Vincent Adams reminded that ExxonMobil has been flaring gas since last year Christmas due to a malfunctioning gas compressor system for the Liza Destiny vessel. Dr. Adams noted that the faulty piece of equipment has been sent to Germany to be fixed. Once it returns, he is hopeful that the flaring can come to an end by August 10. Until such time, Dr. Adams said that the permit’s vague language does not leave the EPA in a strong position to say or do more than wait. In the meantime, he assured that moves have been initiated to close loopholes in the permit. International Lawyer, Melinda Janki, who was also a guest on the programme expressed that she was sympathetic of the circumstances Dr. Adams seems to be caught in. She was keen to note however, that neither Dr. Adams nor
the EPA has any legal standing to allow ExxonMobil to pollute the atmosphere until its gas compressor system is fixed. The lawyer pointed out that the EPA in allowing this to occur, is flouting the nation’s laws which require that the agency control or prevent pollution. Janki said, “It is important to note that the permit that was issued to ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) was issued before he (Dr. Adams) arrived on the scene. So he inherited a situation that is most unsatisfactory…and I agree that the permit’s language is badly written…” That said, Janki said it is prudent for the EPA to remember that its function by law is to protect the environment. “…It is bound by the Constitution which guarantees the right to a healthy environment, to prevent pollution,” the lawyer added. With this in mind, she insists that the EPA should shut down ExxonMobil’s operations until it can produce oil in a safe and environmentally f r i e n d l y m a n n e r. I n response, Dr. Adams sought to explain that such decisions are not always so clear cut. The EPA Head said, “…I am not a lawyer, I just go with the guidance that I get from the Act, my reading of it, and guidance I get from government attorneys…But we live in a real world and everything in life has a benefit versus a risk. I am not here to defend flaring. I am against it…but sometimes you have to weigh the pros and cons.”
The official added, “…There is always a risk when you are doing things. Do you shut something down and have a major economic impact for something that may last a few days or allow it to happen and accept it? There is always going to be that debate.”Dr. Adams also noted that in some cases, decisions on these matters come from “the upper echelons of government.” Upon hearing the explanation of the EPA Head, Janki was quick to point out those matters of “risk and benefits” or doing a cost-benefit analysis, is not the mandate of the EPA but that of the Minister or the Energy department. She categorically stated that the function of the EPA is to protect the environment and human health. On that note, the lawyer maintained that the EPA should not allow ExxonMobil to continue p o l l u t i n g G u y a n a ’s environment. 250 TOXINS Extensive research conducted by Kaieteur News shows that gas flaring contributes to climate change, which has serious implications for the world. The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, was keen to note in one of its studies that gas flaring is actually a major source of greenhouse gases (GHG) contributing to global warming which could accelerate the problem of climatic change and harsh living conditions on earth, if not checked. The Department also notes that there are over 250
toxins released from flaring including carcinogens such as benzopyrene, benzene, carbon disulphide (CS2), carbonyl sulphide (COS) and toluene; metals such as m e r c u r y, a r s e n i c a n d chromium; sour gas with Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2); Nitrogen oxides (NOx); Carbon dioxide (CO2); and methane (CH4) which contributes to the greenhouse gases.
International Lawyer, Melinda Janki
EPA Head, Dr. Vincent Adams
Decomposed body found in well…
New details emerge as probe continues New information suggests that Calvin Hamilton, 29, a miner whose partially decomposed body was found floating in a well at Puruni Landing, Mazaruni, Region Seven, might have been murdered. Hamilton’s body was found on Sunday last by an employee of a nearby drinking spot who visited the well to pump water for his boss. A subsequent post mortem report revealed that the miner had died as a result of blunt trauma to the head and asphyxiation due to drowning, compounded by compression injuries to the neck. Investigations had also revealed that Hamilton was last seen alive leaving a bar sometime after 19:00hrs on Friday July 17. Police have since sent a team of investigators to the area to determine the correct circumstances surrounding the man’s death. Kaieteur News has received information from a source which suggests that Hamilton might have been beaten, robbed and thrown into the well. It was revealed that Hamilton had left his camp early Friday for Puruni Landing. He told a friend that he was not feeling well and that the reason for his trip to the Landing was to see a doctor. It was also
detailed that when he arrived the doctor was not in. Nevertheless, Hamilton visited a place to sell gold that is in close proximity to the bar where he was seen drinking and the well where his body was found. The source further revealed that recently a number of individuals have been attacked and robbed at nights in the exact area where Hamilton’s last movements were traced. Hamilton, who hails from Aranaputa Village, Region Nine, was employed with a Brazilian Mining Company called “Hard Rock”.
Dead: Calvin Hamilton
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Querulous Litigation and Res Judicata In his March 15, 2019 decision in the case of Olumide v Alberta (Human Rights Commission), Canadian Justice D.R.G. Thomas wrote of his perception of the behaviour applicant, Ade Olumide: “Querulous litigants see their dispute as an expression of high principles. Their belief in the correctness of their cause is absolute. Querulous litigants do not seek redress, but instead vengeance, public humiliation, and punishment against those that oppose them. Worse, anyone who disagrees with them or opposes their objectives is attacked. They are an enemy, corrupt, and a part of a greater conspiracy.” Olumide, acting on his own behalf before the Queen’s Bench of the Province of Alberta, at the time was no stranger to the court system, with a history of bringing failed case after case to courts across Canada. If Thomas’ description of an individual, self-represented litigant in an elections-related case in a legal jurisdiction thousands of miles away sounds familiar to Guyanese, it is because we are faced with roughly the same situation here. Tomorrow at 10AM is what will hopefully be the final hearing in the third multi-case course of litigation brought in as many months by the APNU+AFC, the appeal of Misenga Jones. Jones is seeking to overturn the Chief Justice’s throwing out the application of her bid to essentially force GECOM to declare the election not on the valid, certified recount figures, showing a PPP victory, but the March 13 regional declarations including the farcically corrupt Region Four declaration prepared by Clairmont Mingo. Of course, Jones herself is merely a factotum of and mask for the actual querulous litigant in this litigation. As APNU+AFC campaign co-manager and David Granger’s de facto spokesperson said in an initial statement immediately after the decision was handed down on Tuesday: ”It is disappointing that in its ruling today, in the case of Misenga Jones v GECOM et al the Court has side stepped the issue of fraudulent ballots in the tabulated votes at the Recount. We will continue to insist that Fraudulent Recount Votes cannot determine the will of the Guyanese People. Only valid votes can produce such a result. Our lawyers will engage at the next level of the Court System to ensure that Our Constitution is respected and adhered to by all.” Of course, before the judgment was fully delivered, APNU+AFC candidate, Roysdale Forde, appearing on Jones’ behalf in association with other Coalition litigation perennial Mayo Robertson, indicated that an appeal would be filed, which was officially done on Wednesday. That appeal consisted basically of the repeat contestation that the Chief Justice erred on various points of her decision. It was however not enough that Harmon clearly expressed that Robertson and Forde were – to the surprise of absolutely no one – acting not on the behest of ordinary private citizen, Jones, but on behalf of the Granger coalition. During the case management hearing for the appeal, Attorney General Basil Williams himself launched into what was clearly an ill-planned bid to file a cross-appeal, meaning an application in support of the appeal.From a legal perspective, unless the learned AG were to bring some genius additional value to the appellant’s application, there would be no value in filing the cross appeal. As our coverage in today’s edition shows, no value was in fact added – Mr. Williams’ cross application was for all intents and purposes a mirror of the original. “Querulous litigants are relentless,” wrote Justice Thomas, “Their litigation cascade only stops when the querulous litigant is exhausted, or too damaged to continue. By then they usually have alienated everyone around them.” After countless millions spent in litigation and lobbying, the Granger administration has finally reached the end of a legal cul de sac, even as the international calls for him to end the circus and concede continue to grow. Jones’ appeal is less (and far less) a reasoned attempt at rebuttal to the Chief Justice’s finely wrought jurisprudence than a querulous litigant’s absurd insistence that they still believe that they are in the right and the court is in the wrong. If it is in any way redolent of David Granger’s insistence that he has “always abided by the Constitution” – even, for
Guyanese youth are losing hope because of the politics of the old Dear Editor, It was about 143 days ago when Guyanese went to the polls to exercise their democratic right, by way of voting to elect a new government not just at a National but at a regional level as well. It is no secret that the past few months have been very tense, uncomfortable and even scary for some. As a country, we have not just embarrassed ourselves on a global setting but we have also lost a lot of political ground at home, especially among the young people. A part of me is laughing at how our constitution, which ought to be the supreme law, has been made a joke by political players on all sides of the divide. That’s what you get for not prioritizing and understanding the pertinence of constitutional reform. Many have campaigned on the grounds of constitutional reform at this and many other elections but we are yet to have it actualized in recent history. When Guyana gained our independence, in essence we copied and pasted the old English constitution, as did many newly independent
former British colonies. We changed a few minor things up, and called it ours. England itself has since done away with most of those ancient laws on the books but we are still lagging at the back. We hold on to the inked words of our former masters’ pens as if they cannot be touched. But, newsflash!, this can and should have been done long ago. In this regard, we ought not to now look at reform to our constitution to only mean “changing election related laws” but really provide that widespread constitutional reform that we need across the board. As a young person, one that has always been vocal on politics, primarily “Youth Civic and Political Engagement”; I must say that this election cycle sought to erase my optimism that Guyana’s political future is not as dark as our past and that there is room for young people to be at the forefront of governance at all levels. I must say, it was very successful as I, like the peers I’ve criticized in the past, no longer see any spec of hope for our people and our future.
In 2018 and before, I urged young people to get active in politics as the Guyana we live in is equally ours as it is that of these prehistoric politicians that hold on to power as if it was gifted to them. I implored young people who were backing away from politics to consider the importance of our involvement in national dialogue and shaping the future we deserve. I still feel that way, and was pleased to see young people stepping up in the months leading up to elections and forming a political party. “The lil chirren” party as it is referred to by sections of society; was not a joke to me. It showed me that young people are interested and ready to step up. I may not agree with many of the positions taken by “The New Movement” but I must commend them for doing something the rest of us write letters and post on social media about. As the election grew closer, I remember encouraging young people to come out and vote. It never mattered to me, who they voted for but my hope was that we once again turned out in our numbers and voted. The momentum from 2015 to
2020 among our youth was gone and many young people I know decided not to vote. I couldn’t force them, however; this election we saw the most parties ever, contesting a national election but people were skeptical to vote for new parties and just “fed up” with the two parties we were accustomed to. I am writing this letter, to say that many young people like myself are ashamed of the “leaders” of this country. The unfolding of events in the run up to March 2nd and every day since, all sides have shown immaturity, greed, power drunkenness and quite frankly shown their disinterest in changing the political landscape for the better. I want to see better; we deserve better from all of them. It doesn’t matter how big or small the party is, I am demanding better! We deserve better. We are at an integral point in our country’s history and we need not fight amongst each other but work towards building Guyana. We must work towards building a Guyana that is progressive, inclusive and conscious. We need to (Continued on page 5)
This is international solidarity, not intervention Since the PNC-led APNU+AFC lost the NoConfidence Motion vote in the National Assembly, Guyana has been going through very difficult times. This struggle has many dimensions all of which have consequences for the country as a whole and for each individual Guyanese. It is a struggle to defend democracy; to defend the rights of the Guyanese people to elect a government of their choice with free and fair elections. It is a struggle to hold public officers accountable particularly those in the executive. It is a struggle to demand transparency in dealing with the people’s business. Indeed, it is the question of good governance.
It is in times like these that we see the mask falling away from everyone and their true visage revealed. It is crises like these that brings out the best in some and the worst in others.The APNU and AFC leadership together with a few of their sympathizers in the media have unleashed vicious and vile attacks on the international community. This was in response to the imposition of mild sanctions against those involved in attempts to rig the count of the March 2, 2020 elections along with their intellectual authors in the APNU+AFC. One of the charges made is that CARICOM, the US, UK, Canada and EU among others are interfering in our internal affairs by calling for
example, in the wake of the CCJ’s finding that he acted unconstitutionally in the appointment of James Patterson as GECOM Chair – that is because it springs forth from the same selfrighteous font, his belief that the correctness of his cause is absolute. This belief, at least, when it comes to the courts, has reached its final exhaustion. There are no more cases to file, no more legal loopholes to desperately squeeze through. As the Chief Justice concluded in her judgment in ‘Jones’: “There must be finality to judicial decisions. Myriad persons cannot be permitted to engage the court with multiple applications regarding the same issue which has been decided, and shield behind the claim that they were not a party to the previous proceedings. To so permit would be to waste precious judicial time and resources… The reliefs sought are all based on issues that have been litigated previously and determined by Courts that take precedence over this High Court. Apart from res judicata, under the common law system, applying the principle of stare decisis, I am bound to follow the decisions of the CA and
the regime to step aside and to allow the real victors of the elections to be sworn in. That is not interference. Interference is when outside forces take a stand against the people of a country to assist undemocratic forces. This is clearly not the case here. The stand taken by all the forces internally and externally to have these elections declared on the basis of the recount place those governments and organisations firmly on the side of the people of Guyana; the workers, the farmers, the democratically minded intellectuals, the private sector, everyone. They have taken a stand to protect our region, to prevent a virus from infecting the democratic traditions of the Caribbean. This is vital to
strengthen the democratic credentials of our region. It will bring greater recognition to the region and would lead to enhanced economic progress and more influence internationally. For the US, UK, Canada, EU, Brazil, it will improve their standing too. After all they are on the side of the people and for the welfare of this country. They deserve the highest praise for standing up with the broad masses of our country.On the other hand, many who had some reputation have revealed themselves as anti-nationals. The likes of David Hinds, Henry Jeffrey, Lincoln Lewis, Vincent Alexander, Moses Nagamootoo, Khemraj (Continued on page 6)
ultimately the apex court, the CCJ.” In plain language, the Coalition’s insidious practice of changing litigants – Moore, David, Jones – to disguise that it is in fact the source of querulous and repetitive litigation, had been recognized by the Chief Justice for what it was, and a stop was put to it.Currently, Guyana has its case against Venezuela’s claims on our territory before the International Court of Justice, for what we expect to be a final and binding decision respected by all international actors. The same principle of res judicata that the Coalition continues to ignore, even when it has been explicitly expressed in a legal judgment, is exactly what our legal representation at the ICJ is going to be arguing in the final settlement of the prolonged territorial dispute. The Coalition – with the Jones appeal – has shot the last arrow of querulous litigation from its quiver of temporization against the inevitable. David Granger has said that he will respect the decision of the Court on electoral matters. It is time he starts actively demonstrating that respect.
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Granger’s inglorious journey will come to an end Dear Editor The world is vociferously and incessantly pleading for the Guyanese nation which is being held hostage and undergoing severe torture by the APNU+AFC Coalition. This was once again ventilated by the Organization of the American States (OAS) at its meeting specially held to address the current electoral situation in which the APNU+AFC is bent on rigging the 2020 Elections. At this meeting, 21 countries, including all CARICOM countries called for the declaration of the Recount results to be announced so that there is a peaceful transition of government. The message is clear that should the Coalition fail to comply then Guyana risk becoming a pariah state and there will be serious consequences for subverting democracy and there is imminent danger of being expelled from the OAS as well as other reputable international organizations.
The message from the world leaders who echoed the Inter American Democratic Charter are clearly conclusive that another dictatorship will not be tolerated but, despite this, Granger once again is bent on his nefarious and wicked journey to thwart the will of the Guyanese people by appealing a most comprehensive and legally correct decision handed down by the Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George. In this clear and concise judgment, the Chief Justice made it clear that the CCJ had already pronounced on the same issues, namely that it is mandatory that GECOM and more specifically the CEO use the recount results to compile his report and that Section 22 and Section 18 of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act No 15 of 2000 and Order 60 are not unconstitutional. The Coalition, through its surrogate Misenga Jones applied to the High Court for 28 orders which sought to discredit and discard the
recount results and use the fraudulent results of Region 4 Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo as the basis for the CEO to make his report and hence the declaration. Such a declaration would see the Coalition as the ‘winner’. The Chief Justice in the matter of whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the application ruled that, ‘this court does have jurisdiction, albeit limited to where GECOM has acted or is about to act in excess of its constitutional and/or statutory powers’. She supported this with Justice Bernard’s rulings in the Norton case where she ‘clearly emphasized that the court can exercise supervisory jurisdiction in election cases outside a challenge to the validity of the elections by way of election petition’. But thereafter she struck down the applicant’s orders sought one after the next. On the question of whether Section 22 is constitutional,
The pattern of political behavior being displayed is highly abnormal Dear Editor, The declaration of the March 2020 Presidential Election in Guyana has been on hold for months because lawyers acting on behalf of Mr. David Arthur Granger have unleashed a series of unethical court cases to keep him in power on fictitious votes cooked up by his confederates in GECOM. The world knows this. Also, a widely transparent vote recount confirmed and further validated that Mr. Granger has lost power in a free, fair, credible and transparent election. The recount even further re-exposed and confirmed the open fraud within GECOM. Further, Mr. Granger is ready and willing to swear in for a second term on fraud. What a disgrace! Such a major human rights issue has appropriately attracted international sanctions aiming to modify and align the behaviors of the fraudsters with standard norms to protect democracy. And, even in the
face of sanctions, Mr. Granger’s lawyers continue to embrace and defend fraud. Importantly, this situation exposes how ruthless lawyers in Guyana deliberately push fraudulent cases through the courts and destroy innocent lives. This is the primary reason why the Guyanese legal system is backed up with high volumes of cases that are mostly fraudulent in nature. Most lawyers practicing in Guyana are graduates from the Hugh Wooding Law School. This makes me wonder whether this school ever teaches ethics as part of its curriculum. In the USA, lawyers refuse bad cases because they are trained to do so and because they can also be barred from practice. To this end, I wonder why the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) turns a blind eye to this problem: it needs to break its silence on this matter. Further, Guyanese with the mindset like Granger and his lawyers are the people who shamelessly push fraud and create conflicts in this
country. Life is unbearable because of these people. Their behaviors are highly abnormal. People with this pattern of behavior repeatedly lie and repeatedly manipulate others. Also, they repeatedly violate the rights of others without any remorse because they are devoid of a conscience. Further, they repeatedly show no respect for the rule of law. In spite of the pervasive anti-social behavioral problems observed daily in Guyana, virtually nothing is being done to address it. To this end, immediate interventions are needed to guide and synchronize behaviors with the norms of society in allowing Guyana to develop for the betterment of all. Yours truly, Annie Baliram
the Chief Justice ruled that, “the CA having pronounced that a challenge to the constitutionality of s 22 would be for an election petition, the principles of res judicata apply. So having been raised and importantly dealt with by the Court, it cannot be canvassed again”. We have seen that despite this the Coalition has appealed to the Court of Appeal. Now the Court of Appeal is being asked to upturn its own ruling. The Chief Justice was adamant that she is bound to follow this decision since she can ‘discern no distinguishing feature’ that would allow her to depart from that judgment. In relation to Order 60 the CJ ruled that, ‘I have concluded that a holistic review of the CCJ judgment in Ali supports the contention for the Chairperson and the added respondents that this issue is indeed res judicata. Thus the interpretation of the CCJ decision by the appellant, the CEO and the AG is hopelessly flawed. The CCJ judgment lends to the ineluctable conclusion that the recount votes are ex facie valid, hence the view expressed that any irregularities would have to be addressed via an election petition’. She further clarified that the CCJ reemphasized that Order 60 did not and could not create a new election regime. Again, the Coalition will be asking the Court of Appeal to upturn a decision of the CCJ, the apex court of the land. Furthermore, on the question of whether the
declarations of the Returning Officers for the ten Electoral Districts made pursuant to s 84 of the Representation of the People Act should be set aside, she ruled that, ‘the declarations of the returning officers…have been overtaken by events whereby GECOM, in its wisdom, considered that there were difficulties that had to be addressed in order to produce what is termed O 60 as a credible recount…and was meant to address them’. She further added that the Court of Appeal in Moore had ruled that it is ‘within GECOM’s functions to resolve those controversies as part of its responsibilities to deliver results of the elections.’ This was also echoed in the rulings of the CCJ. Therefore the recount cannot be considered to be invalidated and the CEO cannot act as a “lone ranger” since he is “subject to the direction and control of the Commission”. On the other hand, she was clear that “the ten declarations cannot be resurrected at this point in time”. The CCJ has already determined that, ‘unless overturned by a Court in an Election petition, the only data that could be used for the declaration of the results of the elections would have to be the recount results or data. The learned Chief Justice agreed that the reliefs sought ‘mirrors’ that in Moore and the Ali case and therefore the doctrine of res judicata applies since these “issues have been litigated
previously and determined by Courts that take precedence over this High Court”. There is therefore concluded that there is not an iota of doubt in any reasonable person’s mind that the frivolous appeal by Granger and his cabal will never succeed at the Court of Appeal since the Chief Justice’s ruling is clear, unambiguous and correct in law. Unfortunately, Granger’s recent statement that he will not accept the recount results is indicative that he will not accept the Court’s decisions as well, as he has been doing with the CCJ’s rulings. When will Granger understand and accept that he is now running out of options? The CCJ will not rule in the Coalition’s favor and against its own judgment. The con game is at an end. Karen Cummings and Basil Williams lied at the OAS meeting and only made matters worse as Granger will continue his ignominious journey to defy the Courts’ rulings, the Constitution, the CARICOM certified recount and ultimately GECOM’s declarations. Granger’s inglorious journey will come to an end one way or another. At this point, the Chairperson of GECOM must go ahead and put an end to the ridiculously extended electoral process by using the recount results – there is no other way. Let Granger and his cabal continue their defiance to their detriment but the will of the electorate must be respected. Yours truly, Haseef Yusuf
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Guyanese youth are losing hope because of the politics of the... From page 4 ensure that the young people, who will inherit this Guyana, are integrally involved in decision making as we move towards this new era of leadership that we deserve. I am not saying, select young people as tokens or select young people just because they are young but select young people who are capable, ready and willing to serve. We have many of them, it is just a matter of drawing them out by demonstrating that this “petty race baiting” nonsense is a thing of the past. We need to reward young leaders for competence and not mere popularity or party loyalty. That’s the first step towards a better Guyana. I therefore urge politicians on all sides to DO BETTER! We have sat and looked from afar, built rage and made memes and posts on social media. We have done it, and then we forget all about the importance of why we were speaking out and we crawl back into our corners to talk about how bad politicians are. WE need to be a bit more consistent, all of US need to understand that accountability and holding those in office accountable is something that must happen at all times. Whoever takes up government, and those who become opposition Members of Parliament I call on you to demonstrate to our youth that you truly hear us and want better for our futures. I call on you all to first apologize to this nation and to our young people especially. When you take office, here are a few more things you can do for us: you can start by ensuring the constitutional reform that we
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need is delivered. I call on political parties to ensure that young people are represented in parliament. The same way we have established quotas for women to be represented in the house, I ask for parties to consider quotas for youth involvement at all levels of governance. I urge the new government to revisit the mandate of the National Youth Parliament and ensure that the new youth parliament is not just a ceremony of sorts. I want to see young people debate issues of national concern and have their recommendations taken seriously. Have young people develop our own policies and provide more visibility to the current National Youth Policy that’s under review. Let us have a better articulated relationship with the National Assembly. Additionally, I ask that the new government act upon the age-old request of Guyanese youth to have a “mentorship” program where young professionals can understudy government ministers to serve as a means of preparing that young person for leadership. I ask that we have young people represented on state agency boards and in key departments within the various government ministries. We are not just your admin-assistants and Secretaries. We are capable of doing way more than answering phones and printing documents. I ask that politicians stop tokenism, and not just because you have one or two young people in your party, means that you truly value the nation’s youth.
Remember that “youth” are not homogenous, so consider that when you do finally listen to our plight. If you really want us engaged again in politics and you want to spark our interest once again then consider young people in all of diversity. We have young people from all ethnicities, social backgrounds, religions, genders, etc. We often forget more vulnerable groups of young people like our indigenous youth, youth living with disabilities, LGBT youth, youth in state facilities, youth living with HIV and other illnesses, rural and impoverished youth, etc. We need to look outside of these upper class and upper middle class youth to have the answers to “all things youth” and develop channels to engage all of us. We can do so by ensuring the Guyana National Youth Council is given the support and respect they deserve to ensure that all voices of youth are heard and are represented at all levels. This leads me to my final point, the nation’s youth have watched on and demand a quicker conclusion to the general and regional elections. We are all being held hostage, and the sooner we can have stable leadership in the country, I hope that we see politicians take their jobs seriously and work towards building Guyana. I hope that they understand they have a long way to go in gaining our trust and we need to see tangible evidence of their further commitment to youth, if they want to be elected or reelected come 2025. Yours truly, Dennis Anthony Glasgow
Guyana’s fate is currently at a delicate threshold Dear Editor, Please permit me the opportunity to directly address President David Granger. Dear, David – I am but a tiny voice among the thousands which have recently been crying out for a peaceful transition of Government as is the normal expectation in all established democracies around the globe and of which our nation state can momentarily and proudly claim to be a contributor and integral part of. Our Golden Arrowhead, our Pledge and our Motto are all national symbols which we proudly embrace with great enthusiasm and vigor. To see our flag flying among those of other proud democracies has got to be one of the personal joys which every Guyanese behold. Today that reality is in great danger of being just a memory trace for all our freedom loving people. For Guyana to remain great, successful and respected among the other great nations of the world we must likewise prove our worth, honor, respect and value to the fullest expectations of the
international family of free and democratic nations. Recent actions and threats do not bode well and will for sure alienate us from having any further say thus relegating us to a level of insignificance among those nations who are best poised to assist us in creating our own successes. Regardless of all that is said and written, I faithfully believe that you will rely on your esteem judgment as guided by your conscience in the coming days. As a former military leader, you will know that stepping down is not failure or weakness but instead a process and an opportunity to access, correct mistakes, regroup and re-launch. Any failure to do the right thing will not only permanently tarnish the image of your party but for certain, will most likely provoke several forms of civil unrest and disobedience which could easily escalate into damage of property serious injury and even loss of lives. Guyanese have been down that road enough times and have come a far way to not want a repeat performance, nor do they
want to become another Venezuelan example for the world to point their scornful fingers at. As it stands right now, we have the ear and support of key nations on our side and it is in your hands and your hands only to ensure that it remains that way. Guyana is at a most delicate threshold of which any wrong decision can spell disaster and doom like we have never before seen. We have known each other on a friendly and business level for a very long time and it is with this in mind that I make this desperate appeal for good reason to prevail so that we can breathe again as one nation. I also call on the Leadership of the Peoples Progressive Party, Civic to hold out the preverbal olive branch and cast aside any grudge or malice which will only serve to render the wounds of this nation malignant. I trust that in the coming days the Supreme Creator will be your guide in the interest of our peaceful nation. Yours truly, Bernard Ramsay
Minister Nicolette Henry, stakeholders should be applauded for successful holding of NGSA exams Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a few lines in your publication to address a matter of concern regarding the education sector in this COVID-19 Pandemic. During the lead up to the sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment, many concerns and fears were expressed about our children being put at risk. While those were mostly plausible and understandable expressions today, we have much to be thankful for, notwithstanding the risks taken. I do believe that we should
give the Ministry of Education under Ms. Nicolette Henry and her team much kudos for believing, planning and executing a superb job of conducting the exam without incident. To me, their measures following tireless and selfless planning are the catalyst that resulted in the seamless conduct of these much looked forward to exams. Additionally, parents’ commitment to the cause of educational development through actual involvement as well as them aiding in the
preparation of their children for the sitting of the exam should also be celebrated. Banded together, I believe that it is very fitting and appropriate amidst all the negative news that we should offer kudos to all stakeholders for making the sitting of the just concluded exam a success. This is proof that unity in adversity can lead to excellent positive results. As one young local Calypsonian sang, “I have Hope”. Yours truly, Elizabeth Williams
If the people change, the leaders will follow suit Dear Editor Guyana is going through a political crisis. The credible Recount has established that the People Progressive Party won the March 2, 2020 Regional and General Elections. Guyana has always had a fragile democracy. In November 2014 Former President, Donald Ramotar, suspended parliament to avoid a vote of no confidence. In 2015, the UK Government threatened sanction over prorogued parliament and demanded local government elections. Ramotar later dissolved parliament and set the election date for May 11, 2015. I bring this up to show that politicians in
Guyana are Machiavellian which means they operate on the principle that the ends justify the means. In my opinion, it is up to the people of Guyana to say and demonstrate loudly that Guyana believes and operates on democratic principles and laws. Based on probability, when the opposition gets in power they will also be Machiavellian, therefore the change must come from the people. The leaders are a reflection of the people; if the people change, the leaders will follow suit if they want to enjoy the privileges of power. The call for change must not only come from PPP but from all Guyanese. When the PPP messes up, all Guyanese must put them in check. Yours truly, Brian Ellis Plummer
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Elections declaration case…
AG files cross-appeal almost identical to appellant’s The cross-appeal filed on behalf of Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams S.C bears stark similarities with the appeal tendered on behalf of A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Counting Agent, Misenga Jones. Jones had filed an appeal just 24 hours before the AG, c a n v a s s i n g h e r disappointment in the decision of the Chief Justice (ag), Madame Roxane George-Wiltshire, in the elections declaration case. She had listed at least twenty grounds in which she believes that the Chief Justice (CJ) erred or misdirected herself in law in making a ruling in the declarations matter. In her Notice of Appeal (NoA), Jones said that inter alia the CJ erred in law when she failed to properly construe the terms and provision of Order 60 of 2020; when she ruled that the validity of order 60 of 2020 was res judicata; when she failed to consider that GECOM had exceeded its constitutional and statutory power when it issued and established the elements, mechanism and parameters of order 60 of 2020 in such terms. In his cross-appeal, the AG similarly called for
issue of validity order which was deemed res judicata by the decisions of the Court of Appeal (CoA) and Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and accordingly the CJ to be set aside. T h e A G ’s a p p e a l outlined that the determination that Section 18 of the Elections Laws (Amendment Act No 15 of 2000 is not in conflict or tension with Article 177 of the Constitution, nor does it breach the separation of powers doctrine and is unconstitutional and should be set aside. According to the document, the AG also wants the CoA to set aside the decision of the CJ that Order 60 of 2020 requires that the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) to use only the figures generated at the national recount. Further, the document stated that the AG wants the Appeal Court to set aside the decision by the CJ that the principles of res judicata and stare decisis apply to the circumstances of the application and requires the High Court to dismiss it, given the binding rulings in the CoA and CCJ. A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e document listed 10 grounds of which AG is relying on in the course of the appeal. Much like the original
appellant, the AG noted that the CJ erred in law and misdirected herself on a number of grounds including her interpretation of the provisions of Article 177(2) (b) when she found that the CEO does not have a constitutional mandate under the said article; when she held that article 177" (2) (b) means that GECOM is not to act on the advice of any persons or body eternal to the commission. Williams is contending too, that the CJ erred in law, when she failed to find that the Chairman of GECOM had abdicated her duty to have declared the Presidential Candidate on the APNU+AFC as the elected President, she being obliged to act only on the advice of the CEO, tendered to the Commission pursuant to Article 177 (2) (b). He claimed too, that the CJ erred in law in her interpretation of Article 162 and 177 of the Constitution, more particularly Article 177 (2) (b) when she reasoned that Article 162 permitted GECOM to make Order 60 in present form, when she ought to have concluded under the rules of constitutional interpretation, that the Article 177 (2) (b) does not permit order 60 in its present form— that it is unconstitutional.
Workplaces urged to adopt Health - as COVID-19 climb to 531 and Safety guidelines cases As local COVID-19 cases climbed to 531 yesterday, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle, said that the Public Health Ministry is urging employers to implement measures to aid efforts to combat the disease.In this regard, Dr. Gordon-Boyle said that the Ministry is calling on employers to adopt guidelines from the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1997, Chapter 99.06. The DCMO spoke on several of the guidelines during her presentation of the Ministry’s daily COVID19 update yesterday. She said that as the Ministry continues with its phased reopening of the country, employers are asked to erect plexiglass or other transparent barriers between staff area and the public. The Ministry has also asked that there be clear markings showing six feet distancing on floors or walls
to ensure that customers adhere to social distancing. It is also required that all office spaces be rearranged to facilitate the six -foot distancing as well. Meanwhile, the Ministry is encouraging the use of technology and applications such as zoom to communicate within the workplace, especially for large meetings. Stressing that the congregating of employees should be discouraged, the DCMO proposed a plan to stagger lunch periods and other breaks. Additionally, employers are asked to only allow persons wearing masks to enter their buildings, said the DCMO. She also spoke of the importance of temperature checking using laser thermometer at the entrances of workplaces, in both the public and private sectors, and mentioned the need for hygiene blocks comprising sinks with
running water and liquid soap or hand sanitizing stations. According to the DCMO, too, it is required that employers decide on a policy which sees them referring persons with high temperatures to medical officials for further investigation or sent home and advised to seek medical attention.As it relates to transportation, employees are asked to use private transportation whenever possible, while employers are asked to facilitate transportation of employees to and from work when possible to reduce the probability of their exposure. Currently there are 156 persons in institutional isolation and 33 in institutional quarantine. Two persons are also in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU). To date, 176 persons have recovered while the COVID related deaths remain at 19.
Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams S.C
APNU+AFC Counting Agent Misenga Jones
On the grounds of Appeal, the AG held that in his view the Judge erred in law and misdirected in the interpretation, Section 18 of the Elections Laws Amendment Act; Article 162, 177 (2)(b), the provisions outlined in the Representation of the Peoples Act by finding that issues were res judicata given the ruling of the CoA and CCJ. The original Appeal filed on behalf of Jones also outlined that the CJ erred in
her interpretation of Section 18 of the Elections Laws Amendment Act; section 96 of the Representation of the Peoples Act; and Article 177 of the Constitution. In contrast, however, Jones’ appeal provided more details and referenced a number of affidavit evidence including those filed on behalf of Bharrat Jagdeo (the 7th respondent) which the judge failed to consider but would have allowed her to see that Order 60 of 2020 has its genesis in an
unconstitutional attempt to challenge the lawfulness in the conduct of an elections. Last Wednesday, Jones moved to the High Court for several orders, among them a declaration to prevent the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, from using the recount figures, which show a victory for the Opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) over the incumbent APNU+AFC. T h o u g h , t h e APNU+AFC is not listed as a party in Jones’ application, this is the third court case filed on behalf of supporters of the government to prevent GECOM from making the declarations. The two previous cases were filed on behalf of Ulita Moore and Eslyn David, both supporters of the current government. All three cases were represented by the same batch of lawyers. And of note, was the most recent admission by Government spokesperson, Joseph Harmon, that the Coalition will be appealing
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embers of the Inter-Religious Organization of Guyana (IRO) and the Guyana Council of Churches (GCC) are calling for all contesting parties of the March 2, General and Regional Elections, as well as Guyanese citizens, to respect the decisions of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the Courts. In a joint statement to the press yesterday, the two organisations noted with great concern the deteriorating political climate in Guyana following the March elections, as well as the negative international attention that the country has attracted due to this. Against this, the religious bodies wrote that it is imperative that the country’s interests be paramount, regardless of political persuasions. “As religious leaders we firmly stand on the side of morality and good governance” the bodies wrote, while also calling for the respect of rule of law. This, according to them, includes respecting and abiding by the decisions of the elections commission and the respective Courts, as well as its commitments to international solidarity. The IRO and GCC shared the view that the present political turmoil provides the country with a golden opportunity to dramatically reorder its governance structures for the national good, while emphasizing that if the impasse is not properly rectified then it will continue to be a “cancer in the bones of our beloved nation gnawing away at our national life and
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progress as a nation.” As a consequence, the bodies suggested that it may be timely to explore constitutional and other reform initiatives that promote and accelerate unity, inclusivity, objectivity, tolerance and development. The religious group also condemned the character defamation and the actions of racial segregation that have been ongoing, and appealed for peace, reconciliation, trust and stability within the country. “As a religious community,” the IRO and GCC said, “we encourage a swift conclusion to the electoral process. This will allow us all, as Guyanese, the opportunity to focus on both the immediate threat of COVID-19 and the development needs of Guyana.”
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he Governments of Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru have jointly called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to formally declare the results of the CARICOM-certified recount, and for all political stakeholders to respect the transparent process as it demonstrates the will of the people as expressed on March 2. CARICOM had found that the recount results represent the will of the Guyanese people, and stated that it should form the basis of a declaration. The six governments noted and endorsed the Organisation of American States (OAS’)s support for the recount, as well as that of the European Union. They also stated that they value the actions being taken by the OAS. The OAS on Tuesday had held a special meeting to discuss the Guyana situation, during which 22 member states were represented in a firm call for a declaration of the results of the transparent vote recount. This statement from the six South American governments was made through the Forum for the Progress and Integration of South America (PROSUR), an initiative for an intergovernmental regional bloc. They have expressed concern about the delay in the conclusion of the electoral process in Guyana, as elections were held since March 2. PROSUR said that the situation threatens Guyana’s stability and threatens democratic principles. The countries, like Guyana, are signatories to the Inter American Democratic Charter – a document signed by countries of the Americas, committing to defend and preserve democracy in the hemisphere.
The APNU+AFC coalition, which currently holds de facto power in Guyana, has not endorsed the transparent vote recount, but the district declarations, which most notably include the fraudulent Region Four declaration which was made on March 13 by Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo. The six governments have emphasized that one of the essential guidelines of PROSUR is respect for democracy. The declaration which began the process to form PROSUR is called the ‘Declaration of Santiago for the renewal and strengthening of South America’. Section five of that
declaration, for which Guyana is a signatory, states “That the essential requirements to participate in this space will be the full validity of democracy, of the respective constitutional orders, respect for the principle of separation of the Powers of the State, and the promotion, protection, respect and guarantee of human rights and fundamental freedoms…” PROSUR is an initiative meant to replace the Union of South American States (UNASUR) from which most initial member states have withdrawn, due to the region’s debilitating relationship with Venezuela. Amidst the withdrawals from UNASUR, PROSUR held its first summit in 2019, and excluded Venezuela. Apart from the six states making the joint statement, Argentina and Guyana are PROSUR member states as well.
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Will you be around when the vaccine is found? Where politicians are failing, scientists are succeeding. The challenge before all of us is how to stay alive until science finds a solution to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The pandemic is ravaging the world. Fifteen million persons have been infected by the coronavirus globally. More than 600, 000 deaths have occurred worldwide. And the situation is not getting any better. Great progress, however, is being made in the development of a vaccine. While a vaccine may not be ready for September, it is now highly possible that it may be ready by the end of the year. However, there is still an outside chance of a vaccine being ready by the end of September. There have been a number of positive developments in recent months in treatment regimens. A few days ago it was announced that a protein known as interferon beta was found to be highly effective in treating COVID-19 patients. The drug, which can be inhaled through the mouth, has been found to reduce the risk of severe illness by almost 80%. That is a positive finding which suggests that the drug is effective. It has also been found to reduce hospitalization by as much as one-third. Even though the trial was conducted on 100 persons, the findings represent an important breakthrough in preventing the disease developing into a serious illness and in helping to prevent local health care
s y s t e m s b e i n g overwhelmed. Once serious illness can be reduced significantly by the treatment, massive number of lives can be saved. The Cubans have long led the way with the use of a drug called interferon alpha2b to treat COVID-19 patients. Cuba has used this drug in the treatment of different conditions since 1981. In March this year, Nicholas Maduro, the President of Venezuela, announced that interferon had been found to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. It is not clear whether interferon alpha-2b is related to interferon beta which was trialed in the United Kingdom. But 15 countries have asked Cuba for the drug which was also successfully used to treat patients in Wuhan, China where the virus is believed to have originated. The Americans had authorized the use of a drug called Remdesivir for patients. It was found to help patients recover quickly. But the pharmaceutical companies were quick to capitalize by charging an exorbitant sum for this drug. A course of the drug costs US$3,100 which puts it beyond the pockets of the average Guyanese. The University of Oxford, more than a month ago, announced positive findings in the use of a cheap and widely available drug called Dexamethasone. This sterioid was found to reduce mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients. However, the drug was said
to have little effect on patients who were not considered serious. In Guyana, doctors treating critical COVID-19 cases have been said to be using antibodies treatment. The results, which are from an extremely small number of patients, show favourable results. More work has to be done in the area but the same treatment is being tried overseas. What essentially is taking place in Guyana, is that the antibodies from patients who have recovered from the virus are being used to treat extremely serious cases where there is no other option left. The big breakthrough, however, is likely to come with the production of a vaccine. Human trials are being undertaken at present with a number of experimental vaccines. The reports have so far been satisfactory. There is still a far way to go before the vaccines can past the rigorous standards required for approval. It is expected that by the end of the year a vaccine is going to be available. But this is five months away. In the meantime, the virus continues to result in extreme high levels of fatalities. As at yesterday, more than 600,000 persons had died from the virus, most of them since March. The world cannot afford another 600,000 deaths before a vaccine is found. Over the past seven days, close to 33,000 persons have died. This is among the highest seven-day death toll since the virus began. Studies have shown that
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De Coal-a-shun want fuh know if sanctions apply to invalid visas Dem doctors baffled. Dem do X-Ray, CT scan and MRI and still dem still can’t decide how dem gun do de surgery. Is de most complicated surgery ever done in Guyana. Dem fly in an expert from America. When de expert look at dem test results, him seh dat de surgery fuh separate de Rigadier from de presidential seat gun be harder dan separating Siamese twins. Dem boys rememba de man who had wha we does call go-dee. One of dem Ministuh de visiting de hospital and de man ask de Ministuh fuh touch he go-dee. Dem Ministuh get vex and tell de man dat he nah believe in dem superstitious business. He ask de man just what he think gun happen to he overgrowth if he, de Ministuh, touch it. De man reply: “People tell me whatever guvment touch does disappear”. De same man still had fuh go fuh surgery and he nervous as dem wheel he into de theater.
De doctor ask he why he so nervous. De man answer: “Is de fuss time I undergoing operation, so I lil nervous.” De doctor tun to he and seh: “Is de fuss time I doing a surgery too, but do I look nervous?” Dem boys read how de HAPNew+HAY-Eff-See file court action fuh interpret de visa restrictions wha de Pompeo man from America clap pun dem. All dem ministuhs and Lampey and Pampey nervous. De Coal-a-shun asking the court to interpret whether de visa restrictions apply to valid visa, invalid visa, expire visa, singleentry visa, immigrant visas or nonimmigrant visa. De Coal- a-shun also asking de court fuh mek a declaration dat de visa restrictions nah cover immediate family, side-chick, blowchild, unclaimed children and childmothers. Talk half and wait fuh mo sanctions drop.
the virus is becoming more contagious without any decline in its mortality. Why the death rates do not now appear as high as before is because of more testing. It has nothing to do with the virulence of the disease. Guyanese have to continue to take precautions.
They have to try to survive until a vaccine is found. Science will come to the rescue of humanity. But let us hope that most of us will be around when the ultimate breakthrough is made in the production of a workable vaccine. (The views expressed in
this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
Lil Joe says we must recognize Lo Lo and let go Joe Harmon, who the satirical column in this newspaper “Dem Boys Seh” refers to as “Lil Joe” or “Joe Shanlin”, has an inexhaustible capacity for sprouting asininities a parallel of which has never existed before in the world in the 20th and now the 21st century. What has taken place in Guyana since Mingo’s statistical masturbation at the GECOM Command Centre has absolutely no
parallel in world politics even in the most convoluted, deformed political systems that we have seen in the Third World where military dictatorship and banana republics were on show from the beginning of the 20th century until the 1980 when a democratic wave swept the world. Lil Joe of course speaks for his party formation – PNC and AFC – therefore when he gives off clownish vocabularies, one must understand the asininities are also characteristic of those at the apex of that formation. Joe Shanlin’s fiercest competitor is of course, the man “Dem Boys Seh” for some mysterious reason, refers to as Khemraj “Rumjattan.” Why Rumjattan? What is the satirical undertone? Anyway, Rumjattan is a serious challenger to Lil Joe. Rumjattan bade farewell to
his staff conceding that the APNU+AFC lost the election and wondered out loudly if the PPP government will allow him to ever set foot again in that ministry. Then he laughed out loudly and said he doubt that will happen because he has friends in the PPP some of whom see him as a big brother. Then the very next day, not the next week or month, but the very next day did a gymnastic feat that would have earned him Olympic gold. He said he was merely saying goodbye since he was leaving his ministry to become the prime minister. This is the same Rumjattan who told the nation that a contingent of Russians came to rig the election and that since our entire election system is a physical process from voting to counting, the Russians came with millions of pens and erasers to erase
the Xs that were put in favour of his party and write over them. He, Rumjattan, and Cathy Hughes got word of the scam and the Russians were deported. The difference between Lil Joe and Rumjattan is that the latter has gone into hiding but Joe Shanlin is still performing in the circus. Let’s look at the latest act of Lil Joe. His outfit wants to start a confabulation with the PPP and other stakeholders to end the election impasse but these discussants most recognize the thing Lo Lo showed the world. That thing is Lo Lo’s original tabulation which contains Mingo’s statistical masturbation. Lil Joe is being comically sick. If opposition parties and stakeholders accept the thing Lo Lo showed the world in March, then there is nothing to discuss – the APNU+AFC won the election. That is what is contained in Lo Lo’s exhibitionism. Equally sick and silly is why Lil Joe feels that any sane person will come to the table to resolve the election drama when Lil Joe himself has dissolved it
by telling them that they m u s t a c c e p t L o L o ’s exhibitionism? What then is there to discuss? If Joe Shanlin and his band of APNU+AFC misfits are asking opposition parties and stakeholders to concede that APNU+AFC won the election through Lo Lo’s low behaviour then how can Lil Joe use the words, “ending the election impasse?” There is no impasse – APNU+AFC won. What then can be on the agenda? What Joe Shanlin has in mind when the conference begins? What will he be offering? The question of course is what type of clothes he will be wearing when the tripartite confabulation begins. Will he go to the meeting with his circus gear or will he don a Nehru jacket like his boss, David Granger? The comical acts of the APNU+AFC and their surrogates are going to continue on a daily basis until Lil Joe, Rumjattan and the entire crew are fumigated out of power. Apart from this latest clownish performance from Lil Joe, the Guyanese people
Frederick Kissoon will have a large laugh when they read what one of the commissioners of the Ethnic Relations Commission wrote in the Chronicle y e s t e r d a y. B a r r i n g t o n Braithwaite feels that Claudette Singh has lost her m e n t a l s a n i t y. A s a n example, he wrote that Claudette gave Lo Lo, an independent subordinate, three instructions to break the law. Now, Lil Joe and Rumjattan are lawyers. Can they tell us what an independent subordinate is? If you are independent then you are not a subordinate. If you are a subordinate then you cannot act independent of those who are above you. The circus goes on. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
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Region 10 credits ‘COVID free’ status to aggressive testing With 10 confirmed recoveries, Region 10 is currently boasting a ‘COVID free’ status. This has given credence to reports that the Region has been faring especially well in its fight against the disease. The state of the Region’s response was highlighted recently by its COVID-19 Coordinator, Dr. Michael Marks. According to Dr. Marks, aside from the one death, all of the other cases have recovered and there have been no new cases since. A total of 126 persons have been tested from the region as the health department continues an aggressive approach to safeguard residents. Dr. Marks stressed that the efforts of all stakeholders continue to play a pivotal role in keeping the infection rate at a minimum, while ensuring that all health related precautions are taken.“As a region we continue to do what is expected of us and that is why we operate with zeal and sincerity. Because for us, our objective is to ensure that we do not record any additional cases and more so,
record any other death…so we will continue doing our part,” he said. Head of the Regional Health Emergency Committee (RHEC), Orrin Gordon, noted that the vigilant effort of the Region to test has proven successful, given its current COVID-19 free status. “The records show that we are the only place which insists and tries to test persons who are returning to the region, and through those tests we were able to identify a positive case, and while we have been urging the National Task Force to institutionalize it, we are not sure if they will do so. But what I can say is that Region 10 will continue to make efforts to test,” he assured. Mr. Gordon said that having recognized the impact that more persons being infected could have, the Region has been pulling out all stops to ensure that adequate and effective systems are in place to safeguard the health and safety of residents. He disclosed that efforts are continually being made to aggressively monitor Linden, Kwakwani, Ituni
and several other communities including 47, 58, Mabura and Rockstone within Region 10. “We will continue to do what we have to do and that is why we will continue to use whatever systems and avenues that are available to us. This will ensure that persons coming into the region from overseas are tested, thus, ensuring they are indeed safe and free of the disease,” the RHEC head said. So far, persons returning to the Region have been very compliant and responsible although there have been a few who have demonstrated some initial reluctance, Gordon said. “It’s evident that because of the National Task Force policy of seven days home quarantine that some persons are not too keen on being tested but we have been meeting and discussing with them the reasons for such actions and they have been consenting to be tested,” Dr. Marks said. He added, “We tested several persons who were in Suriname and 18 out of 20 persons who had returned from a cruise ship abroad, these tests were done
Health workers at Bamia tasked with screening persons as they enter the Region.
incident-free as persons understood and actually agreed with our reasons for testing and are making themselves available.” The Region 10 COVID19 Coordinator admitted that while his role is challenging and poses some difficulties at times, he remains dedicated to ensuring that he completes the task entrusted to him. “There have been cases where I was threatened and had to notify the Police Commander but I am determined to get this job done as the hardest part is being able to empathize with persons as when you try, there is a lot you can achieve, “ he asserted.
Region 10 COVID-19 Coordinator, Dr. Michael Marks.
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Man shot dead by bandit on Middle Road Police ranks were at the scene of the crime when this newspaper arrived.
By Shervin Belgrave Navin Samaroo, a marketing representative of G&J Phone Cards Investment, was yesterday fatally shot while driving along Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown. Samaroo, 23, of West La Penitence, Georgetown was shot just after 13:00hrs. A c c o r d i n g t o eyewitnesses, the young man was driving along Middle Road when two men on a motorcycle rode up beside his car as he slowed down at a pot-hole in the road. The pillion rider, according to reports, whipped out a hand
gun and appeared to have demanded something from Samaroo before shooting him. It was further revealed that the pillion rider jumped off the motorcycle and “grabbed something” through the car window before s p e e d i n g o ff w i t h h i s accomplice. A man, who rushed to Samaroo’s aid after the perpetrators left, said that he found him motionless in the car. Other persons also rushed to the scene and assisted the man to place Samaroo in one of the passenger seats of his (Samaroo’s) car. The man, who has since been labelled a “Good Samaritan”, then entered the car and drove the injured Samaroo to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Samaroo’s family was notified of the incident shortly after it occurred. The dead man’s father told reporters that he received a phone call informing him that his son was shot and taken to the GPHC. The father said that he, along with his wife and other relatives, rushed to the hospital only to learn that Samaroo had passed away. According to information obtained by this publication, Samaroo was attacked minutes after he left his home to return to his workplace. This publication learnt that after a careful inspection of Samaroo’s car, the only thing that appeared to be missing was a bag that he normally carries with him. His family, however, told reporters that the bag did not
contain any cash but a bowl of food that Samaroo was carrying to work. Additional information received suggests that Samaroo had left his workplace earlier yesterday to transact business on behalf o f h i s e m p l o y e r. H e reportedly made stops at a bank and the Guyana Revenue Authority before heading home to pick up his lunch. Police are investigating the crime.
Dead: Navin Samaroo
Relatives gathered outside the GPHC compound.
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Farmers Advancement Network aiming to be nation’s bread-basket T h e F a r m e r s Advancement Network (FAN), a cash crop grouping from Belle West, West Bank Demerara, wants to be the breadbasket of Guyana. At least this is what its president, Mahadeo Deokarran, has assured the National Industrial Commercial and Investments Limited (NICIL).Deokarran’s dream of being part of an institution dedicated to meeting the nutritional needs of the nation had previously faced resistance. “I had applied for land since 2012 as I was desperate and determined to get into agriculture. I had written GUYSUCO on
several occasions and I have copies of the letters to show as I never got anywhere with my plans,” Deokarran, a remigrant, recalled. NICIL has granted FAN a 20-year lease to help launch the vision and the agriculture body has moved to be legally registered after operating for two years, he disclosed. According to an elated Deokarran, “We intend to solicit assistance and support as a group and not as individuals and that is why we are determined to get the group registered.” NICIL’s Charles Brown has committed two tractors at a heavily-subsidized cost
to help push the FAN vision. Brown reminded the team that NICIL remains committed to providing support since it has made available some 343 acres of land to several exGUYSUCO workers and farmers within the community who wanted to push agriculture. “It shows that these farmers were indeed determined and while it was viewed as marginal lands they were able to demonstrate that several cash crops can be planted on this land. As such, a decision was taken to lease these lands instead of having persons squat on them and
A FAN representative presents a gift box of produce from the farm to Supervisor of the Wales Estate, Charles Brown.
the rest is history, as originally, we gave first preference to ex GUYSUCO employees,” he said. Despite nay-sayers the agriculture scheme is gaining traction. “There are several persons who continue to approach me and the office daily seeking lands because
they have recognized what this place has become, and they want to be a part of it. I gave a commitment of an excavator as we at NICIL are seeking to enhance what is taking place here and we remain committed to that task,” Brown emphasized. He has discouraged farmers seeking individual
financial assistance from lending agencies, but to do so collectively. “I have reminded them that they would garner more assistance if they seek help as a group rather than as individuals and thus far, they have proceeded to legally register themselves,” Brown said.
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Opposition Commissioners condemn attacks on GECOM Chair Opposition Commissioners: [left] Bibi Shadick, Sase Gunraj, Robeson Benn
GECOM Chair, Ret’d Justice Claudette Singh (CS) The three Opposition Commissioners have jointly condemned the “scurrilous” attacks on the Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh. “While Commissioners may not always agree with the Chairman,” the Opposition team said, “she has always discharged her duties with professionalism, fairness and impartiality, and in keeping with the tenets of the Constitution and other legal provisions.” Recently, the GECOM Chair has been faced with vile attacks for the firm position she has taken in rejecting the fraudulent reports presented by the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, in favour of the A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) and insisting that only the recount figures be presented to the Commission for the purposes of a declaration of final elections results. Those actions have also
coupled with what has been condemned by observers, including the United Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch, as gross disrespect for the Chair; this includes slanderous postings by supporters on social media and a mock funeral for Singh, held by APNU+AFC supporters in front of State House, one in which a miniature effigy was placed in a coffin and kicked. One PNCR Executive, Aubrey Norton, had written an opinion editorial to state that the Chair is “digging a hole for herself”. The Commissioners have, moreover, called upon those engaged in such conduct, including the senior members of the APNU+AFC, to cease and desist from so doing. Head of the party, President David Granger, was asked to specifically condemn these attacks on the Chair; however Granger had refused, saying only that the attacks were not “a policy” of his administration.
Lowenfield finally served court notice on fraud charges Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, was yesterday served with the court papers notifying him of three separate cases of private criminal charges instituted against him, after weeks of evading the summons issued by Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty. Candidate for The New Movement (TNM), Josh Kanhai, who filed one of the charges, announced that Lowenfield was served yesterday, on Facebook. He said that the Chief Elections Officer was served “after careful planning and strategy” at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Secretariat at Kingston, Georgetown. Kanhai said that Lowenfield is expected to present himself at the Georgetown Magistrates’
Court today at 9:00hrs to face the charges. “Justice must prevail,” Kanhai said, “so that the will of the Guyanese people be respected.” Lowenfield had failed to make an appearance in Court on July 3. Hence, the summons was issued, after attorney-at-law Glenn Hanoman explained to the Magistrate that the court bailiff had made several attempts to serve the CEO. Hanoman is representing one informant, Desmond Morian, a member of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) who filed two of the three charges against Lowenfield. On June 30, he filed the first charge accusing Lowenfield of the offence of Misconduct in Public Office contrary to the common law. The particulars of the offence state, “The accused between the 5th day of March and 23rd day of June, 2020, while performing his duty as the Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission, without lawful excuse or justification, willfully misconducted himself at Georgetown, County of Demerara, State of Guyana, a
place within the Georgetown Magisterial District by ascertaining results of the 2nd March, 2020 General and Regional Elections for Guyana knowing the said results to be false, the said willful misconduct amounting to a breach of the public’s trust in the Office of the Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission.” On July 3, he filed his second charge, alleging that Lowenfield, “between the 5th day of March and 23rd day of June, 2020, at Georgetown, conspired with person(s) unknown to commit the common law fraud, to wit, by representing to the Guyana Elections Commission, that tables attached to his Election Report dated 14th day of March, 2020 accurately reflected the true results of the said election, in order to materially alter the results of the said election, with intent to defraud, knowing the said tabulation to be false.” The other informant, Kanhai is being represented by attorneys-at-law Mark Conway and George Thomas. His charge accuses Lowenfield of the offence of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony contrary to Section 34 of the Criminal Law (Offences)
Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield Act. The particulars of the offence state, “The accused between the 5th day of March and 23rd day of June, 2020, at Georgetown, in the Georgetown Magisterial District, County of Demerara, State of Guyana, conspired with person(s) unknown to commit the common law offence of fraud, to wit, by representing to the Guyana Elections Commission, that tables attached to his Election Report dated 23rd June, 2020, accurately reflected the true results of the said election, in order to materially alter the results of the said election, with intent to defraud, knowing the said tabulation to be false.”
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The comeback is on! Mike Tyson’s first fight in 15 YEARS is confirmed... MailOnline - Mike Tyson will face Roy Jones Jr in his first fight for 15 years after finally sealing a comeback contest. Tyson has been undergoing rigorous training in recent months and he has been open in his willingness to return to the ring – with a number of possible opponents mooted. But now he has confirmed a fight with Jones Jr, who is considered to be one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in history. The pair were filmed signing their contracts, with Tyson appearing to smoke marijuana as he did so. The pair will face each other on September 12 in an eight-round exhibition clash
that is being called ‘Frontline Battle’. Dean Toole, CEO Of Island Fights and Jones’ business partner, told Sportsmail: ‘Roy will fight anybody, anywhere. ‘If someone calls Roy our in his career it’s a done deal, he could be 80 years old – if someone mentions his name, he’s fighting them.’ The fight was initially sealed two months ago, with Toole adding: ‘Roy called me (at) about 11.30 at night about a month and a half, 2 months ago, and told me he’d got the fight, he was fighting Tyson and he sent me a video of them on Zoom – both signing their contracts.’
Jones still needs to pass medicals in California, with paperwork being submitted for them this week. According to Yahoo Sports, the fight will take place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The pair will not wear headgear but will wear larger than normal gloves. ‘This isn’t a situation where they’re going out there to try to take each other’s heads off,’ Andy Foster, the executive director of the California State Athletic Commission, said. ‘They’re just going to be in there moving around the ring and letting fans see these legends.’ The intention is to make it
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available on pay-per-view and a social media platform called Triller. The fight will be held in California, and will be sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission. Triller is backed by the likes of Snoop Dogg, Little Wayne and The Weeknd – and the event will feature an undercard and live musical performances. Social media platform Triller is viewed as a competitor to TikTok and is now aiming to make a move into live events and sports. Triller will also release a 10-part documentary series covering Tyson and Jones Jr’s preparation for the fight, with two episodes being released every week. Jones Jr has an incredible reputation after holding titles in four different weight classes – middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight – during his career, which ended in February 2018. He is confident he can compete with Tyson after training regularly since then. Toole said: ‘He has never drunk, never smoked and he works out every day’. While 54-year-old Tyson has also eyed a trilogy bout with Evander Holyfield, that will now have to wait. Jones Jr said earlier on Thursday (yesterday) said that he’d be willing to step into the ring with Tyson. ‘Yes, it’s true – Mike is a legend. It would be crazy to receive an offer to enter the ring with him and refuse,’ he told sports.ru. ‘I had no intention of going back and fighting again but, for the sake of Mike Tyson, I agree to make an exception. ‘For me, this is an opportunity that I cannot refuse. Of all those who wanted to go into the ring with him, he chose me. The former undisputed heavyweight champion, meanwhile, has not fought since 2005. ‘And since he did that, how can I say no?’ Former two division champion Andre Ward previously claimed Jones turned down $40million to fight Tyson in 2003. ‘There was a Tyson fight on the table and I believe I’m accurate when I say that it was somewhere around $40m guaranteed,’ Ward told JRE Clips. ‘There was an upside too. You stay at heavyweight, keep the weight on, and Tyson wasn’t quite Tyson at that time. ‘He was still dangerous but he wasn’t quite Tyson. I think they were working towards it. What I heard was Roy wanted more money. ‘Roy somehow said, ‘No,
the fight will be there down the road,’ and put his attention to Antonio Tarver, and the rest is history. I wanted to see him fight Tyson and ride off into the sunset. One more and you’re
out.’ Jones, now 51, runs a combat school in Moscow and has not competed as a heavyweight since losing his belt to Antonio Tarver in 2004 and retired as a cruiserweight 14 years later.
NEW RICHARDS-BOTHAM... From page 22 tests in cricket, and it’s an honour for this trophy to bear our names. I hope future series will be just as exciting as the one we’ve all been enjoying this summer.” Sir Vivian averaged 62.36 against England across his career with eight hundreds. He dominated the 1976 series between the two sides, scoring 829 runs at an average of 118.42 in the series which West Indies won 3-0. This included 232 in the first Test and 291 in the fifth. He also made what at the time was the fastest Test hundred in the game against England in 1986, taking just 56 balls to reach his century. It is still the equal second fastest of all time. Facing the best team in the world at the time, Sir Ian took 61 wickets at an average of 35 against the West Indies, with three five-wicket hauls and a best of 8/103 at Lord’s. He also scored four 50s, with a best of 81 in the same game at Lord’s in 1984. Colin Graves, ECB Chair, said: “England and the West Indies have produced many magic cricketing moments over the years, and this series has been no different even though it’s been played in very different circumstances. We remain very grateful for West Indies travelling here to play this series,
and it’s fitting that we’ve got such an exciting final test in store as the teams compete for the Wisden Trophy for the final time. “The Wisden Trophy was introduced nearly 60 years ago to mark the 100th edition of the Almanack, and we’ve been extremely proud to contest it since then. Both we and Cricket West Indies felt that the time was right to honour two of our greatest modern players. Sir Vivian and Sir Ian were fierce competitors on the pitch but great friends off it, exemplifying the spirit of the contests between our two cricketing nations and providing perfect inspiration for those who compete for the Richards-Botham Trophy in years to come.” Ricky Skerritt, President of Cricket West Indies, said: “Sir Viv’s phenomenal West Indies track record against England, both as a player and captain, and his longstanding friendship with his former Somerset teammate and England rival, Sir Ian Botham, presented an excellent opportunity to honour two uniquely suited living legends. Both honorees put their heart into the game, and always gave their all for their teams and countries. There are other West Indian cricket legends whose names could also have been chosen for this honour, but none more deserving than Sir Viv.”
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Ben Stokes v Jason Holder, round three, with Wisden Trophy on the line ESPNcricinfo - Big picture Maybe this Test cricket lark has some legs after all. Two matches in as many weeks, two pulsating fifthday finishes, one victory apiece and the promise of more to come. The series in a bubble is bubbling up nicely
as the decider looms - once again at Emirates Old Trafford, where Ben Stokes’ most recent expression of greatness proved that the intensity of these contests has not been diminished by the absence of crowd-based atmospherics. What on earth can Stokes
possibly have up his sleeve as an encore? There is the possibility that he may not be risked as a bowler in this match, after picking up a late niggle last week, but that hardly diminishes his value to the side. In fact, his batting performance alone in the second Test was one of the most remarkable all-round displays in Test history, as he conjured a pair of entirely opposite personas in each of his two innings. A 255-ball hundred on the first and second days; a 36-ball fifty on the fifth - his debut as a Test opener, no less. Not that he’s the only allrounder to have impressed in this series, mind you. Not for the first time, and surely not for the last, Jason Holder’s masterful seizure of the moment in the first Test has been relegated to the undercard. Lest we forget, not only did he claim 6 for 42 in that first innings, he extracted Stokes twice in the match intercessions that we now know were even more priceless than they seemed at the time. And though he has now officially dipped to No. 2 in the ICC’s allrounder rankings, with Stokes taking over as top dog, Holder’s talismanic value will be of even greater importance to his team in this final contest, not to mention his quietly authoritative leadership. Their squad may be feeling the strain in this backto-back-to-back series, but West Indies have won four of their last seven Tests against England since their famous run-chase at Headingley in 2017, and (a not-insignificant detail too) they are the proud holders of the Wisden Trophy, and are unlikely to hand it back without an almighty fight. Selection issues abound for both teams, although England’s are the ones that you would classify as “good headaches” - namely, the need
to cram six fit and eager seamers into three available slots. In their differing styles, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran did absolutely everything that was asked of them in the second Test, and all three have duly been retained in an extended squad for the decider. But so too have each of the men they replaced after the Ageas Bowl loss, so expect a fully-blown selection migraine for Joe Root and Chris Silverwood before the final XI takes the field on Friday (today). West Indies, by contrast, are faced with the classic stick-or-twist dilemma. Their seamers excelled in the Ageas Bowl victory, but the same attack struggled to touch such heights in the second Test - not helped, it must be said, by Holder’s decision to bowl first. It was a bold move designed to seize the series there and then, and it might have worked had Stokes and Dom Sibley not been quite so bloody-minded. But instead, it leaves them fatigued with the climax still to come. Chemar Holder lurks on the bench with a big reputation already stored up in his young career. But it would be a big ask to be
pitched into the series now. There has, of course, been a third narrative to this series - the expression of anti-racism sentiments by both teams, who will once again take a knee before the start of play in recognition of the Black Lives Matter movement. And while Jofra Archer’s banishment from the second Test was a justifiable disciplinary measure in the wake of his breaching of England’s bio-secure bubble, the subsequent racist abuse that he received on social media during his five days of self-isolation was unacceptable in any context. After some suggestion that he might not be ready to return to the fray, Archer has since expressed his eagerness to get back on the field - and gratifyingly, a lot of the credit for that is almost certainly down to the men he’ll be facing as and when he gets there. England’s players have rallied round their team-mate of course, but West Indies’ efforts to put the on-pitch rivalry aside and reach out to him must be applauded too. Roddy Estwick, his former youth-team coach, has been a sounding board since the Brighton incident, but so too has that man, Holder, who vouched for Archer’s character in his column in
the Daily Mail and called on both teams to “unite behind him and show as much support as we can”. Win or lose, Holder has been and remains a credit to West Indies, and to cricket in general. But as of Friday morning, his statesmanship will revert to secondary status behind his inspirational abilities on a cricket field. For if Stokes raised the bar with his above-and-beyond display in the second Test, you can be sure it won’t just have been his own teammates who have been inspired to dig that little bit deeper. West Indies (possible): 1 John Campbell, 2 Kraigg Brathwaite, 3 Shai Hope, 4 Shamarh Brooks, 5 Roston Chase, 6 Jermaine Blackwood, 7 Shane Dowrich (wk), 8 Jason Holder (capt), 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Shannon Gabriel England (possible): 1 Rory Burns, 2 Dom Sibley, 3 Zak Crawley, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Ollie Pope, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Dom Bess/Chris Woakes, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 James Anderson, 11 Stuart Broad Form guide (last five completed matches, most recent first) England WLWWW; West Indies LWWLL
Scrimmage games debut with squeaking... From page 21 announcing crew must sit several rows from the court and are spaced apart, and additional media are limited to a handful of seats tucked in a corner. Yes, as the adopted NBA slogan says, it’s a whole new game, indeed. At least until the ball goes up and instinct takes over. NBA restart scrimmages schedule Friday, July 24 · Memphis Grizzlies vs. Philadelphia 76ers (3:30 p.m.) · Oklahoma City
Thunder vs. Boston Celtics (5 p.m.) · Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors (7:30 p.m.) Saturday, July 25 · Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic (12 p.m.) · Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings (12:30 p.m.) · Miami Heat vs. Utah Jazz (4 p.m.) · Brooklyn Nets vs. San Antonio Spurs (4:30 p.m.) · LA Clippers vs. Washington Wizards (8 p.m.) · Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans (8:30 p.m.)
Sunday, July 26 · Philadelphia 76ers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (12 p.m.) · Phoenix Suns vs. Boston Celtics (1:30 p.m.) · Indiana Pacers vs. Dallas Mavericks (4 p.m.) · Portland Trail Blazers vs. Toronto Raptors (6 p.m.) · Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies (8 p.m.) Monday, July 27 · Wa s h i n g t o n Wizards vs. Los Angeles Lakers (3 p.m.) · Sacramento Kings vs. LA Clippers (4 p.m.) · Utah Jazz vs. Brooklyn Nets (5:30 p.m.) · Orlando Magic vs. Denver Nuggets (7 p.m.) · New Orleans Pelicans vs. Milwaukee Bucks (8 p.m.) Tuesday, July 28 · Memphis Grizzlies vs. Miami Heat (2 p.m.) · Toronto Raptors vs. Phoenix Suns (3 p.m.) · San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers (4 p.m.) · Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers (6 p.m.) · Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets (8 p.m.) · Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers (8:30 p.m.)
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Tokyo marks one year to go until Olympics... again Tokyo (Reuters) Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who is battling back from leukaemia, provided a glimmer of hope for embattled Tokyo Olympics organisers during a sombre yet poignant ceremony to mark one year to go until the rearranged Games on Thursday (yesterday). The Olympics were due to begin today with an extravagant opening ceremony in the National Stadium but the Games have instead been delayed until July 23, 2021 because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. A subdued 15-minute ceremony took place in an empty and dark National Stadium, where footage was shown to highlight next year’s Games. Ikee, who won six titles at the 2018 Asian Games and was
considered a strong medal contender for the Olympics before her illness, stood under a spotlight dressed in all white as she represented a figure of hope for Tokyo. “Imagine the world a year from now,” she said while holding the Olympic flame in a lantern. “How wonderful it will be to see the curtain raising on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are currently living in a world of ups and downs. I sincerely hope that the peace and calm of daily life returns as soon as possible.” Various venues that will host Olympics events next year, including the newlybuilt Ariake Arena, were lit up in the Olympic colours to mark the occasion. Last year, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President
Thomas Bach presided over a glitzy ceremony to mark the occasion in the Japanese capital and declared Tokyo the best prepared host city he had ever seen. This time around the atmosphere was much more subdued and Thursday’s small ceremony is a sign of things to come in the lead-up to the Games next year. “We have to prepare for multiple scenarios of the Games,” Bach told broadcaster Eurosport, the Games’ official broadcaster in Europe, on Thursday (yesterday). “We don’t know how the world will look like in one year. So we are preparing for all the different scenarios. The top priority is that these Olympic Games will only take place in a safe environment for everybody,” he said. Asked whether the
Games could go ahead even without fans, Bach said the organisation needed to adapt to the circumstances. “In this world you have to adapt yourself. We are working to optimize the Games, to simplify the Games, to adapt it to the time we are living in. We are not living on a spacecraft, we are in the middle of the world society.” The head of the IOC’s Coordination Commission John Coates has said rearranging the Games meant focusing on the “must haves” in a simplified event. In r e s p o n s e , To k y o 2 0 2 0 Chief Executive Toshiro Muto said over 200 simplification measures were under consideration. Yesterday’s landmark comes as the Japanese capital reported 366 new
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen showing a countdown of the days to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, on the day to mark the one-year countdown to the summer games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato coronavirus cases, a new daily record, fuelling fears
o f a second round of infections.
Scrimmage games debut with squeaking sneakers, vocal benches providing soundtrack in fanless arena Orlando - For those with a heavy emotional investment in the basketball world, what just happened inside a makeshift NBA arena was a sight for starving eyes, and also an odd one for all other human senses. You couldn’t hear the boom of approval when Paul George slithered into the lane and performed a forceful dunk because all applause was confined to the Clippers’ bench. You couldn’t smell the arresting aroma of comfort food and upscale cuisine because there was nothing being grilled on the mezzanine, nor was there a mezzanine, period. And you couldn’t see a sea of fans crammed together in the stands or sitting crossed-legged at courtside while sipping wine because, well, you should know by now. This dry run of basketball disguised as a scrimmage between the Clippers and Magic on Wednesday was officially the first organized NBA game since March 11, but the world changed that day and so has the presentation of basketball. Based on what everyone saw when the NBA kindasorta reopened for business — a professional basketball game being held without fans — this will take some getting used to, you suppose? “It was really quiet, so you’ve got to bring your own energy,” said Magic forward Aaron Gordon. “You can hear everything that’s being said on the floor.” The Arena at the Wide World Of Sports Complex was
tricked out for the ClippersMagic sneak peek and same goes for the two other venues that’ll host the refurbished season when the games resume next Thursday. Since there are no fans, everything is designed and made for TV, which creates an artificial atmosphere. What other choice is there? You might get the urge to plug in a Playstation to feel the full effect. Video dominates the lower level of the arena, where hi-def panels are stretched to surround three-fourths of the floor. It was a tech bubble, with boldly lit graphics giving the appearance of a NBA2K game just beyond the court. Speaking of the court, Black Lives Matter is tattooed in bold print and loudly enough to be seen and heard, in case there’s someone out there who is unaware what the league and its players are promoting and protesting. Other than that and the league logo, the court is bare and the lane is unpainted. Here were the arresting images and sounds from the first-game tuneup, won by the Clippers, 99-90, that will follow the NBA as it untangles and finishes this interrupted season with 22 teams in one spot: No cheerleaders, mascots, goofy halftime acts, fan shooting contests, ushers or yellow-jacketed security around to yank anyone who’s sitting in the wrong seat. The seats on the team benches are sociallydistanced and layered in three rows and tucked into the corner, away from the
assistant coaches (also spaced). Each seat on the bench has its own water-bottle holder; players must use their own for the entire game. During timeouts, five folding chairs are hustled onto the floor for the players, six if the coach wants to sit as he scribbles on his eraserboard. Everyone else must stand. The scorer’s table will be surrounded by plexiglass as protection and as an added bonus, also a shield against a wayward player lunging for a loose ball. The ballboys and ballgirls, all locally sourced, must wear rubber gloves and sit in chairs off the court and behind the basket while socially distanced from each other. Nobody is on the floor except the referees, players and head coaches. Assistant coaches must stay seated. There are no photographers under the basket and the three court-side TV cameras are controlled remotely. The referees are mic’d so the folks behind the plexiglass can hear them when there’s an infraction. The home team, in this case the Clippers, got the home graphics on the video boards, and when one of their own scored a basket, he heard a little extra volume from the PA announcer. Interesting scene: The PA actually said, “Please welcome your Clippers” and … no applause. There’s a joke there that Laker fans are telling each other, but their time is coming, too. Interesting scene, No. 2: Joakim Noah waved a hand in the air after being announced
as a Clippers’ starter … as though someone was supposed to notice. Interesting scene, No. 3: The PA said, “Please welcome the visiting team, the Orlando Magic.” The upper deck is blacked out with tarp, the TV (Continued on page 20)
Joakim Noah skies for a rebound on the court with ‘Black Lives Matter’ emblazoned on the floor.
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History within our Liverpool lifts ‘special’ Premier League title after thrilling victory against Chelsea grasps, urges Estwick CNN - Liverpool finally got its hands on the English Premier League trophy following an action-packed 53 win against Chelsea at Anfield. The Reds mathematically won the title last month, but lifted the trophy inside an empty stadium on Wednesday after a 31st victory of the season. “Absolutely special” was how manager Jurgen Klopp described getting his hands on the coveted piece of silverware, 30 years since Liverpool was last crowned English champion. “We don’t compare as we haven’t won it before ... these boys are so special. I couldn’t be more proud of them throwing in a performance like this on the pitch in an open game, obviously, but nice, nice goals,” he told reporters. “Incredible goals, super football in moments and I loved the game so we could enjoy so far and will enjoy the rest of the night.” In Wednesday’s lively encounter, Liverpool raced into a 3-0 lead with goals from Naby Keita, Trent AlexanderArnold and Georginio Wijnaldum before Olivier Giroud pulled one back for Chelsea on the stroke of halftime. Roberto Firmino extended the host’s lead, but scores from Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic kept Chelsea in the contest, only
for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to seal the win and kick-start Liverpool’s title celebrations. Keita and AlexanderArnold scored the pick of Wednesday’s goal, the former with a 25-yard strike to open the scoring before AlexanderArnold doubled Liverpool’s lead with long-range free-kick that had goalkeeper Kepa rooted to the spot. However, the challenge on Sadio Mane by Mateo Kovacic that led to the freekick being awarded irked Chelsea boss Frank Lampard, who engaged in a heated exchange with Klopp on the touchline and later warned the opposition not to get carried away with celebrations. “For me, it wasn’t a foul from Kovacic, and there were a lot of things that weren’t going our way,” Lampard told Sky Sports. “But I’ve not got a problem with Jurgen Klopp. The way he’s managed this team has been fantastic. Fair play to Liverpool Football Club, they’ve won the league, but also don’t get too arrogant with it. “That was my point, but it’s done. In match play, you can get emotional and that was it.” Celebrations got underway as Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson lifted the trophy on a specially built podium on Anfield’s
Kop after the match as ticker tape fell on the players and fireworks lit up the night sky. Indeed, fireworks were set off outside the stadium even as the match was being played. “Of course, you’re going to have individuals that perform but the most important thing is the team,” Henderson told Sky Sports. “We’re always there together for each other, it’s a really close group, as you can see, and that’s off the field and on the field. “It makes a massive difference and it’s another thing the gaffer has brought since he’s come in — that togetherness in the dressing room. It has made a really big difference on the pitch.” As the players celebrated on the pitch and in the locker room, Klopp admitted it was odd without fans in the stadium. “It’s strange, you stand on a stage and there is nobody — not nobody, but not as many as you would imagine in a situation like that,” he said. “But I have to say, the people who organized it made the best of it ... I was never on the Kop before, it was pretty special and I think it makes sense in the moment when the people are not in that we use the Kop to celebrate it with them together in our hearts.” Merseyside Police say that around 3,000 fans congregated outside Anfield
and nine arrests were made for affray, assault, people who were drunk and disorderly and drug driving. During the trophy presentation, some fans lit flairs and scaled the stadium’s gates despite warnings from the club and officials to stay at home given the coronavirus outbreak. A 48-hour dispersal zone had been made around the stadium in anticipation of Wednesday’s game after similar events occurred last month when Liverpool’s status as champion was confirmed. “Although the numbers who gathered last night could have been significantly higher, it is still disappointing that people did not listen to requests from ourselves, Liverpool Football Club and Liverpool City Council not to gather in large numbers because of the risks still posed by Covid-19,” said Natalie Perischine, assistant chief constable from Merseyside Police. “We are all still in unprecedented times due to the pandemic and the last thing anyone wants is a resurgence of cases in Merseyside with every life lost a tragedy, so I want to take this opportunity to again urge people to act sensibly, follow government guidance and keep themselves and each other safe.”
NEW RICHARDS-BOTHAM TROPHY TO RECOGNISE TWO OF ENGLAND AND WEST INDIES GREATS WindiesCricket England and the West Indies will compete for a new Richards-Botham Trophy when they next meet in a Men’s Test series to pay tribute to two of their greatest players whose rivalry and friendship embodies the close relationship and mutual respect between the two sides. Today’s Third Test between the two sides will be the last time the two sides compete for the Wisden Trophy, the England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket West Indies have announced. In its place the new Richards-Botham Trophy will now be designed ready for when the teams next meet in a Test series. The title honours Sir Vivian Richards, one of cricket’s greatest batsmen who scored more than 8,500 runs in a 121-Test career, and Sir Ian Botham, the legendary all-rounder who scored more than 5,000 runs and took 383 wickets in 102 Tests. Fierce competitors on the pitch, the
Sir Vivian Richards and Sir Ian Botham @WindiesCricket pair developed a great friendship off it which still endures, and the new trophy is a fitting way to celebrate the warm relationship between the nations and to honour the gladiatorial spirit of contests past and present. The Wisden Trophy, first introduced in 1963 to commemorate the hundredth edition of the Wisden Cricketers’
Almanack, will now be retired and will be displayed at the MCC Museum at Lord’s where it has traditionally been kept. Sir Vivian Richards said: “This is a huge honour for my good friend Ian and myself. I am delighted to know that the game that I have shown my love for since a little boy is naming such a prestigious
award in my recognition of what I managed to achieve as a cricketer. When I had the opportunity to go to England and represent Somerset, one of the first persons I met was Ian Botham, who would later become of one my best friends. We are friends for life. “To have this trophy – West Indies vs England – named in honour of our work on the cricket field is great. What I think is also remarkable is that it says a lot about our relationship off the field as well. We were competitors on the field, but we showed we were brothers off the field. I’m proud to have my name on one side of the trophy with him on the other side.” Sir Ian Botham said: “Viv was the finest batsman I ever played against. He’s a great friend but we’ve always been competitive, not least when we were on the cricket field, and there was no one else’s wicket I would treasure more. “Playing the West Indies was always one of the toughest (Continued on page 19)
Roddy Estwick Manchester, England, CMC – Assistant coach Roddy Estwick has underscored the importance of the decisive Test match starting here Friday (today), reminding West Indies that history was within their grasp once they managed to produce a “big performance” to trounce England at Old Trafford. West Indies have not won a series on English soil in over three decades but are poised to end that unfortunate spell after capturing the opening Test by four wickets and losing the second by 113 runs here Monday, to leave the three-Test series tied 1-1. Pointing out that the Test possessed the aura of a final, Estwick also reiterated that controlling the game from early in each innings would be critical if West Indies were to emerge dominant. “Obviously this a big, big Test match not only for the people who are here in England but for people in the Caribbean [and] all our supporters all around the world,” Estwick said. “This is a really big Test match, there will be a lot of people tuned and we’ve got to be really up for it. “The key thing is if you look at the first innings [of the first Test] we got early wickets, when we won in Southampton we got off to a decent start in the first innings with the bat so for me those are two key areas. “If we can blunt that new ball and stop England from getting early wickets and also get early wickets ourselves, that could put us in a position to control the game and try and put them under some added pressure.” He continued: “We’re constantly reminding them they have the chance to change something that hasn’t happened in 32 years. “We played them over the last two or three years and we’ve won the odd Test matches. We’ve obviously won in the Caribbean – we
want to go one step better here in England. We really want to win that Test match. “We have to be up for it. Obviously England is going to be up for it because it’s a final – when you look at this game it is a final for both teams and whoever puts in a big performance also will win the game.” West Indies entered the series with their batting under the microscope and found that area cruelly exposed in the second Test, suffering collapses in both innings. Replying to England’s first innings 469 for nine declared, the Windies were cruising at 242 for four before losing their six wickets for 45 runs. And chasing 312 for victory on the final day, the tourists tumbled from 137 for four to 198 all out, their last six wickets going down for 61 runs. And with Ben Stokes (176) and Dom Sibley (120) getting hundreds for England in the game and a West Indies batsman yet to register triple figures in the series, Estwick said it was important the Caribbean players carried on after passing fifty. “We’re not concerned in terms of their form because we think they’re hitting the ball quite well, they’re getting into positions,” Estwick explained. “What we’re concerned about is that people have gotten starts and not gone on to get big hundreds and that’s been the difference. “If you look at the last game, Stokes and Sibley got big hundreds and that’s been the big difference in the last Test match so we’re hoping that players once they get in can keep going and keep getting big partnerships. “Partnerships are the key. We’re getting starts, we’re looking good but we’re not going on so that’s the concern that nobody is going on to get big hundreds but we’re not worried about the form.”
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Guyanese Walter ‘Boyd’ Moore is now a UEFA ‘B’ Licence Coach F
ormer ‘Golden Jaguar’ defender Wa l t e r ‘ B o y d ’ Moore who decided to pull the lid on his playing career back in January of this year having donned national colours at every level from Under-15 to senior, is now an accredited UEFA B Licence Coach. The leftback who ended his career at FF Jaro in Finland has now embarked on a different aspect of his football career where he would now be teaching the beautiful game to others as according to him, “I am staying in touch and in tuned with the game I love.” Chatting with Kaieteur Sport from his adopted home
in Finland, Moore shared his feelings on his monumental achievement: “Well it’s a good feeling to get this first step done and to be recognised as a Pro Coach. My next step is to do the ‘A’ Licence once the covid-19 doesn’t hamper it.” Moore, a father of three further stated that it is always his dream to give back to the world’s most beautiful game and a game that has taught him so many positive lessons in life. “Well I always want to give back and with this UEFA Diploma I’m learning the game true another set of eyes and with my playing experience it will help me guide and teach the younger
Basketball For Good’ platform launched FIBA’s Foundation, the International Basketball Foundation (IBF), launched its new “Basketball For Good” digital platform (http://www.fiba.basketball/ foundation) on Wednesday last. The Foundation uses the power of basketball to initiate positive social change globally, contributing to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. General Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF); Patrick Haynes, who is also on the FIBA 3x3 committee, shared with local media that, “Following our recent inclusion in the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework, this is another aspect where FIBA is aligning with the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Agenda 2020 that endorses sustainability goals.” Integrated into the FIBA.basketball website, the platform will showcase the diverse Basketball For Good projects the Foundation runs globally. As part of the new platform, the IBF is also launching a “propose a project” form, enabling people to submit projects which require assistance that align with the IBF’s vision and mission around “Basketball For Good”. The IBF started developing its Basketball For Good programs in 2016 and now runs 15 projects in 64 countries, reaching 28,000 youths globally. The Foundation aims to grow the scale and impact of its Basketball For Good program and this new digital platform will also become a central hub for the wider Basketball For Good community, including FIBA’s stakeholders such as National Federations, leagues, clubs, NGOs and individuals that share the same vision of using basketball’s power to initiate positive change. Through the Basketball For Good platform, individuals can make donations, offer equipment or services to support the projects, or find out about volunteering opportunities. Haynes is featured on the impact of the Foundation’s Antilles 3x3 project in the Caribbean region, he shared that, “Sport has the power to unite our communities - both the International Basketball Foundation and the Caribbean Basketball Confederation are dedicated and committed to developing and promoting the game of basketball, to bring people together, to unite our communities, and to make basketball the most popular sport in our communities.” The IBF’s new digital presence and social media platforms will be promoted on FIBA’s social media channels via Facebook and Instagram.
generation of players to become even better.” It is Moore’s intention to return to these shores at some point to give back. “Hopefully in the future I can return home to coach and mentor our young stars. I must also give thanks to almighty God for allowing me to pursue aspect of my
career and successfully so as the next journey commence. My dear wife and the FF Jaro family must also be commended for their support towards me on this new journey.” The UEFA License course entailed classroom and practical work, Moore explained.
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Guyanese Walter ‘Boyd’ Moore is now a UEFA ‘B’ Licence Coach
Patrick Haynes – General Secretary, GABF
Basketball For Good’ platform launched
Walter Moore proudly displays his UEFA B Licence Diploma
Jason Holder and Nkrumah Bonner head to the nets Getty Images Ben Stokes bowls in the nets before the third Test Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Ben Stokes v Jason Holder, round three, with Wisden Trophy on the line
Tokyo marks one year to go until Olympics... again
NEW RICHARDS-BOTHAM TROPHY TO RECOGNISE TWO OF ENGLAND AND WEST INDIES GREATS
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