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Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel following attack

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e h r a n launched retaliatory strikes against locations across Israel on Friday, following Israel’s attacks on Iranian militaryandnucleartargets.

Iran said Friday evening local time that it had fired “hundreds of various ballistic missiles” towards Israel, in what it called the “beginning” of its “crushing response.”

“Moments ago, with the launch of hundreds of various ballistic missiles

toward the occupied territories, the operation of decisive response to the savage attack of the Zionist

regime has begun,” Iran’s officialnewsagency,IRNA, reported.

Iranclaimedthatitstruck Israeli military-industrial centers used for producing missiles and other military equipment, adding that “field reports, satellite imagery and intercepted intelligence indicate that dozens of ballistic missiles effectively hit strategic targets.”

Following the barrage, Israel’smilitaryclaimedthat Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles toward Israel and only landed a “few hits.”

Someofthosehitswerefrom

interception debris, Effie Defrin,spokespersonforthe Israel Defense Forces, said inavideostatement.

TheUnitedStateshelped Israel to intercept Iranian missiles on Friday evening, twoIsraelisourceshavetold CNN. Other countries in the regionalsosupportedIsraeli airdefenses,onesourcesaid, inasimilarwaytohowthey haddoneinpreviousIranian attacksonIsrael.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said late on FridaythatIranhad“crossed red lines” by firing missiles atcivilianpopulationcenters and vowed it would pay a

“very heavy price” for its actions.

Smokeand explosionsinTelAviv

Duringtheattack,CNN’s teams in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem could hear large explosions, and video from Tel Aviv showed incoming rockets and smoke rising amidthecity’sskyscrapers.

At least 34 people have been injured in Gush Dan, according to the Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA). At leastonewomanisincritical conditionandamanhasbeen seriously injured, MDA added. Gush Dan, which includesTelAvivandRamat Gan, is Israel’s largest metropolitanarea.

Information on injuries from individual hospitals across the country suggests thattherecouldbedozensof injured people in hospitals, some of which have not yet been included in the MDA’s figures. About an hour after

thestrikesbegan,authorities toldIsraelistheycouldleave theirbombshelters.

A CNN journalist took shelter with her neighbors approximately 100 meters fromwhereamissilelanded.

As the projectile made impact, her group heard a noise similar to a jet engine, then a large explosion followedbyasmallerone.

Images and video released by MDA showed civil defense workers surveying mangled cars and collapsedbuildingfacadesin central Israel. The Iranian barrage came after Israel launched a massive twopronged attack on Iran early Friday morning local time, with strikes aimed at destroying Iranian nuclear sites and decapitating its military leadership in Tehran.

I s r a e l ’s a t t a c k culminated years of threats and days of heightened speculation – but was

executed without the blessing of Israel’s closest ally: the United States. The Trump administration has stressed that Israel acted unilaterally and that Washington was “not involved.”

InaspeechpostedFriday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke directly to Iranians, saying that “Israel’s fight is not against the Iranian people,” butratheritsgovernment.

“Moreisontheway The regime does not know what hit them, or what will hit them. It has never been weaker,”Netanyahusaid.

In April 2024, Iran launched more than 300 projectiles – including around 170 drones and over 120 ballistic missiles –toward Israel, but “99%” of them were intercepted by Israel’s aerial defense systems and its “partners,” according to the Israeli military

Police destroy $21 million in cannabis at Yarrowkabra

cannabis farms that was found

An explosion seen during an Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv, on June 13, 2025. © Tomer Neuberg, AP This still from video shows strikes in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Jagdeo of being scared

Dr. Adams accuses of asking ExxonMobil to renegotiate deal

Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member

Dr Vincent Adams has accused Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo of being afraid to ask ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) to renegotiate the oil contract governing the Stabroek Block operations despite promising to do so while in opposition.

Dr Adams at the AFC’s press conference on Friday notedthatJagdeohasshifted the blame on the previous APNU+ AFC coalition government who signed the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with the oil giant. He then outlined that the PPP government signed previous contracts with the oil giant containing the same terms as the StabroekBlockPSAthatthe partyisnowvilifying. He accused Jagdeo of breaking his word to the public by refusing to renegotiatethecontractafter returning to office. He also outlined that despite the contract catering for the government to ask Exxon to make changes to the contract, the PPP government are now hiding behind “sanctity of contract.”

Dr Adams noted, “He said they sold us out to the foreigners Every time there’s a find out there, our people should be sad, because nothing comes our way…and suddenly, when he gets into office, he’s hiding, his tune changed to sanctity of contract, fearing to even ask Exxon to renegotiatethecontract.”

Back in 2019, Jagdeo while being interviewed on 94.1FMsaid,“Theysoldus outtotheforeigners–theoil companies.Everytimethere is a find there, our people should be sad because nothing comes our way. We are going to renegotiate those contracts because that’s not what we had in mind. When we were in the earlydays,wewerecoaxing thepeople(ExxonMobiland partners) to go along. They (APNU+AFC) came into office (and met) 3 billion barrels of proven reserves and then gave up zero royalty, no taxes, no ringfencing, no local content for

these people to spend any moneyhere.”

He continued: “Paying our people GY$72,000 a month when the foreigner is getting US$10,000

Bringing water from California to drink here. We are paying for all that Landscaping – they wanna contract it to a company coming from abroad and the Trinidadians and others are just walking in not only in the oil sector but they are getting all the prime lands too… So that is why I got back into politics. I’m not preparedtoseethishappen;I have no desire to be Presidentagain.”

Although Jagdeo’s comments at the time were focused on the lopsided natureoftheExxoncontract, he now claims that the statements were meant for theotheroilblocks.

Currently, ExxonMobil, the operator of Guyana’s resourcerichStabroekBlock istheonlyproducerofoilin thecountry

In the meantime, government has said the Stabroek Block holds approximately 11.6 billion barrels of oil. Exxon has beengiventhegreenlightfor sixprojectstodate;threeare already in operation, producing over 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) currently. Guyanese have been

APNU still hopeful of coalition with AFC

- Hughes says door still open

The A Partnership for NationalUnity(APNU)said it is still optimistic about a coalition with the Alliance For Change (AFC), with People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive member, Ganesh Mahipaul stating that his party has madereasonableofferstothe AFC.

On the other hand, the AFC has made it clear that coalition politics could only workifitisbuiltontrustand balance as dominance or silencewillcauseissues.

demanding a renegotiation of the terms of the oil contract since the deal mostly favours the contractor For instance, Guyanareceives2%royalty, one of the lowest known across the industry Exxon and its contractors are also exemptedfrompayingtaxes. Meanwhile,eachmonth,the oilcompaniescandeductup to 75% of Guyana’s oil to recover its investments. The oil companies still benefit from the remaining 25% which is split evenly with Guyanaasprofits.

There has been ongoing speculation and blame thrownaroundregardingthe breakdown in coalition talks between the PNC and AFC.

Concerns have mounted recently over what some have said are the ‘outrageous’proposalsmade bytheAFCduringthetalks.

“We did not find favour withtheircounteroffers,and we maintain that our offers were very reasonable in the d i s c u s s i o n s a n d negotiations,”Mahipaulsaid Friday during the PNCR’s pressconference.

Questioned whether the AFC had proposed any

names for the presidential candidacy,Mahipaulsaidhe could not recall this occurring at no time in the e x c h a n g e t h r o u g h documents or physical interaction.

“What I can tell you, I will go as far as to tell you, thatourpositionwasthatthe presidential candidate come from the APNU. We never stipulatedanameornames.I cannot recall the AFC even saying names I saw something in line saying aboutCarlGreenidge…Carl Greenidge’s name never c a m e u p i n t h o s e discussions, as I recollect them but I can tell you that we said the presidential candidatewillcomefromthe APNU”hesaid.

Withthepassageoftime, it has been accepted within the arms of the APNU, that Aubrey Norton will be the presidential candidate, as mandated by his party, the PNCR as he is enjoying the fullconfidenceoftheAPNU, Mahipaul added that they “are very optimistic that he will be the next president of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.”

The Guyana Elections Commissions(GECOM)has stipulated a timeline for the submission of symbols and nominations With the former swiftly approaching, thetwopartiesmayverywell onlyhaveafewdaystocome to a consensus on whether theywillcoalesceornot.

“Thedateforsubmission of the symbol is important, andthedateofnominationis equally important in knowing whether it will be anAPNU/AFCorwhetherit willbeanAPNU,butwhatI know is that the APNU is a coalitionofwhichthePNCR is the largest political party, and there are several other parties and individuals who have expressed interest in being a part of the APNU,” Mahipaulexplained. Hesaidsofar,thepartyis heartened by the responses. H e s a i d s o m e announcements will come shortly

Meanwhile,leaderofthe AFC Nigel Hughes told the mediathatforoverayearhis party has been working seriously to promote and establishapathtowards

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Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton

Leader of the Alliance for Change Nigel Hughes

Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member Dr. Vincent Adams

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo

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EDITORIAL

Low tax-to-GDP ratio, good or bad

It could be asserted with some soundness that, in Guyana, taxes apply mainly to Guyanese. Or, that the foreignoilcompaniesoperatinghereenjoyavirtuallytaxfree environment. Before the deluge of oil made Guyana such a household name globally, the tax-to-GDPratio was approximately24%,afairtocomfortinglevel. Theadvent of oil should have contributed something in tax dollars, significant enough to move that tax-to-GDPratio upward. It has done the reverse, plunging by over a steep 50% to 11.6%. Steepornot,isthisgoodorbad,wasthequestion askedbyVicePresidentJagdeo?

Part of a press conference is to provide the listening media with details, which are then disseminated to the public. Jagdeohasturnedthatonitshead,bybouncingback withquestionsofhisown,whenquestionsareaskedofhim. Partofhisstrategyistobuytimeforhimself,togethisbrain ingear Arelatedaspectistousethattimetofigureouthow toevadewhatisputbeforehim,andhowtoavoidgivinga responsethatcouldexposehim. Alowtax-to-GDPratiohas itspositives,anditalsoincorporatessomenegatives. One positive is that foreign investors study that percentage, whichcamefromaUNreport,andareattractedtotherich profit scenarios that doing business in Guyana offer A negative is that merely whisper taxes anywhere and the corporate hatchets are drawn. Even in a free enterprise economy,suchastheUnitedStates,saytax,andhellhathno equivalentfury Rulingpoliticalpartiesandpresidentshave losttheirholdonpowerfordaringtodealwiththetaxbeast. US President George H.W Bush felt the pain of that loss, whenheraisedtaxes,whichwasinterpretedasabetrayal. Inaddressingthelowtax-to-GDPratio,Jagdeohadone ace up his sleeve, and he quickly made the best use of it. “Well,thethingisthatitisasaconsequenceof…theAFC havingazero-corporatetaxfortheoilandgasactivitiesin Guyana, it's a consequence of that (the 2016 PSA).” Thoughhepreferstheroomtoforget,thereisadutynotto lethimdoso. NoquestionthattheAPNU+AFCCoalition betrayed Guyanese terribly when they let the lucrative tax prizegetawayfromGuyana,andallthewaytozero. Butit must be remembered, and Jagdeo himself ought to rememberwhathisPPPpromised. Hemustbepromptedto remember what his leader, President Ali committed to (“review and renegotiate” all contracts), and what he also backed at different times. It was to examine the 2016 ExxonMobiloilcontract,anddobetterforGuyana. There areanumberofeconomicallydisadvantagingprovisionsfor Guyanainthatoilcontract,andoneofthebiggeronesisthe zero-corporatetaxregimeunderwhichExxonMobilandits partners operate Even more puzzlingly and embarrassingly,thereistheissueoftaxreceiptsbeinggiven toExxonMobilforwhatitdidn'tpay

We at this paper agree that the Coalition Government hastoshouldermorethanitsshareofblameandshamefor that 2016 PSAthat it signed. It is the instrument through which provided the zero-tax incentive to ExxonMobil is possible. What could be possible is what Jagdeo and his presidentandhispartyhadimploredGuyanesetotrustthem todo,buthassincewalkedback. Itistodealconstructively with the revolting 2016 ExxonMobil contract. One of the fruits of such political leadership just has to be a tax arrangement that is not zero. The PPPC Government has balked at touching the contract. So also, oil czar Jagdeo shirksfromgoinganywhereneartowhatwouldbesureto cause raised eyebrows, if not alarms, in ExxonMobil's executivesuite. ThepoliticalcreatureinJagdeotakesover, with him turning the question about low tax-to-GDPratio back to his questioner When Guyanese seek straight answersfromanationalleader,theygetslickness. Theoil companies are rolling in fat because of zero tax, for one. Jagdeo reeks of the pathetic when he tries a stunt of a questionforananswer

Lack of an effective monitoring and regulatory mechanism for offshore oil & gas in Guyana

DearEditor,

The Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) here amplifies Ms. Danuta Radzik’s letter in Kaieteur News on 30 May ‘Open letter to EPA on lack ofregulatorymechanismfor offshoreoil&gasindustryin Guyana’. We take up numbered paragraph 8 in Ms. Radzik’s letter, on the discharge of produced water from the three currently operating Floating Production Storage and Offloadingvessels(FPSOs).

In the table below, we show just for the first two FPSOs – Liza Destiny and Liza Unity – the scheduled discharge overboard of thousands of barrels of hot dirty water every day. Ordinary, safe-sustained peaksandpotentialpeaksfor oilextractionaregiveninthe environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for each of the separate oil fields, as drafted by Environmental Resources Management Inc. (ERM, consultants for ExxonMobil) or Acorn Consultantsandapprovedby our Environmental ProtectionAgency

Subsequent information presented in the graphs on t h e w e b p a g e o f www.petroleum.gov.gy/data -visualization?tid=207 show that EMGL has increased some extraction and discharge rates well beyond what are given in the EIAs, apparently without any reviewofsafetybyqualified auditing engineers. This management policy greatly i n c r e a s e s r i s k o f environmental disaster, so ExxonMobil has foisted on

Kbpd* = thousand barrels per day

the PPP/C government a poorly drafted Oil Spill Bill to relieve itself of any financialorpracticalliability

In its usual antidemocratic manner, the r u l i n g P P P / C h a s disregarded every suggestion made by citizens and the parliamentary opposition to improve this get-out-of-jail Bill President Ali, although aspiring to re-election, has preferred to favour the oil companies by assenting to the Act instead of standing upforthecitizensofGuyana. And not to mention our Caribbean neighbours with their down-current tourist and fishing beaches at great risk from a Guyanese

offshoreoilspill.

The principal data on discharges of wastes are in tables in the first volume of each Environmental Impact Assessment prepared for ExxonMobil by consultants ERM orAcorn. In the table below,weshowtheimmense volumes of waste which the oceanisbeingaskedtocool, diluteandcleaneveryday,if the waste discharges increase proportionately with oil extraction rates

However, the data visualization graphs show that discharges do not increase in that simple way

A problem is that the data

visualization graph (tid=207) labels coolant waterwhichisdischargedas

water which is being reinjected into the oil wells to maintain pressure; this seems to be wrongly labelled. The graph also seems to refer only to the Liza-1 oil field (FPSO Liza Destiny)butthatisnotclear The rising amount of hot producedwaterasshownon the graph (tid=203) is consistentwiththedeclinein oilextractionasthereservoir isemptied.

Note that the daily discharge of black-water sewage from the FPSO Liza Destiny is the equivalent of the average sewage from a 4000-roomhotel. To put these figures into dimensionsunderstandable (Continueonpage6)

Going forward, we must avoid the populist approach to development

DearEditor,

There is an ongoing discussion in the press over the effectiveness of the house lot distribution programme. If we consider the pent-up demand caused by years of fiscal restraint that has hindered our national development, the rush to meet the demands of o u r c i t i z e n s i s understandable However, we must take a more pragmatic and deliberate approach towards the housing sector going forward. The President and theMinisterofHousinghave both stated on several occasions that the cost of infrastructure development

to support each house lot.A valueof$5millionGYDhas beenmentioned.

Reaching the 50,000house lot mark was very important to the current administration to satisfy the electorate, while also ensuring that credibilitywas gained Although this approach is commendable, we must be cautious and avoid using a populist approach to future development. In most countries the infrastructure is first put in placeandthenthehouselots are provided.The true value of the property is understood,andgovernment subsidies are then considered. This approach ensures that the banking system remains solid, and interestratesarealsousedto support the government's affordablehousinginitiative. Unfortunately, by taking a rushed approach that excludes the needed infrastructure for housing development the growth of thesectorisslowed. It should also be mentioned that the road improvement projects undertakenintherecentpast also fall into this category Many of the roads lack the correct substructure needed for durability and although the immediate improvement desiresoftheelectoratehave

been satisfied, rework will be required in the not-toodistant future Going forward, the next administration must first ensure that the drainage and irrigation improvement worksarecompleted. This is then followed by the sewage system, water distribution, electricity d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d telecommunication systems. The road and bridge works are then completed so as to avoid the destruction that results from carrying out of the previous works mentioned.Atthebeginning ofthisimprovementprocess, itisimportanttolayout (Continueonpage6)

Nothing in oil contracts bars ring-fencing; PPP/C created all lop-sided contract terms

DearEditor, Itissickeningtolookand listen to a daily diet of the PPP/C’s blatant falsehoods suggesting that the terms in the lop-sided oil contracts

were created by the APNU/AFCCoalition–alie perpetrated to cover-up the PPP/C’sspinelessnessinnot

s e e k i n g c o n t r a c t renegotiations to make a better deal with Exxon for a fair and just share of our people’sownpatrimony The irrefutable facts presented herein will expose that the PPPC created all of the lopsided terms for which they nowhypocriticallyvilifythe Coalition.

Fact#1–Todate,thereis atotalofninedeep-wateroil contracts. the PPP/C signed thefirstsevenbetween1999 and 2015, followed by the Coalition’s signing of the finaltwoin2016.

Fact #2 – The PPP/C created every single one of the lop-sided terms which they put into their original seven contracts and afterwards copied into the two contracts signed by the Coalition, with the only change being to double the PPP/C’s 1% royalty to 2%;

but that fact didn’t stop VP Jagdeo from barefacedly lying that the Coalition “gaveupazeroroyalty”.

Fact #3 – Neglectful of the above facts, Jagdeo, in his most recent Thursday diatribe,calledtheCoalition “the biggest crooks and culprits who signed the Contract”, and hilariously sermonized that it’s “not a questionofwhatyousay,it’s a q u e s t i o n a b o u t believability” With the evidenceinfullviewherein, let the people judge who are the real “crooks” for being the mother creator of the contracts, and how believableareJagdeoandthe PPP/C.

F a c t # 4 –

Notwithstanding the above facts that all contract terms were created by the PPPC, Jagdeo dishonestly imputes the Coalition for “no taxes and no ring fencing”. First, thereisabsolutelynothingin the contracts stopping the PPP/C from imposing Ring Fencing;buttheyspreadthis lie to cloak their unpatriotic subservience to Exxon not wanting Ring Fencing, consequently robbing the nation of our patrimony

desperately needed to bring us out of dire poverty, while putting it into Exxon’s pockets. Second, as already established, the “no taxes” term was created by the PPP/CandnottheCoalition.

Fact #5 – Despite the above facts that all terms were created by the PPP/C, AG Nandlall in his characteristic devious way, describes the Coalition’s 2016 Stabroek Block contract as “the most lopsided in the world, and the Coalition can’t explain sensibly why they entered into it and indicted us with this burden in the first place”.SincetheCoalition’s 2016contractisindisputably a re-write of President Janet Jagan’s 1999 contract with the only change being the Coalition’s doubling the royalty from 1% to 2%, by his own standard, Nandlall then needs to “sensibly explain why they entered into the 1999 contract and burdened us in the first

place” and why they stop at nothing to side with Exxon against the nation, including perverting Parliament and joining with Exxon waging war in the courts against the nation’sfightforfullliability coverage to pay for cleanup of an oil spill that would otherwisebankruptGuyana.

Fact #6 – Jagdeo pedals the foolishness that his and President Ali’s pledges to renegotiatethecontractwere satisfied with the new shallow water contracts; but beyond the fact that the videos displaying their pledges left no doubt they meant the 2016 Stabroek Block contract, any 3rd gradepupilwouldgraspthat the prefix “re” means a repetition or to do again, hence,onlyanairheadwould deem a new contract as representing a “re” negotiatedcontract.

Fact #7 – Jagdeo spouts hisidiocysuggestingthatthe 1999 contract signed by JanetJaganhadonlyentailed

the exploration phase, and so, excluded the lop-sided production sharing terms which were only first introduced by the Coalition in the separate 2016 production phase contract. Onthecontrary,thereareno separate Contracts for exploration and production.

All nine contracts incorporate both the exploration and production phases and the lop-sided terms. Unless exceedingly daft,howcouldanyoneread any of these Contracts and comprehendotherwise!

Fact #8 – True to his character, Nandlall has cowardly chickened out runningfromdebatingyours truly, coming up with all kinds of wimpy excuses, though, he was the one who bluffingly mouthed off that “these guys would not sit down with you and debate publicly Iampreparedtodo that. Let us go on the TV They would never do that because I would like to do

that”. It’s obvious that these chaps do not possess the courage, trustworthiness, honestyandmentalacuityto be taken seriously to lead a country with such great potential I repeat my challengetodebatethisman sothatthepeopleofGuyana wouldseeandhearthetruth, rather than be misled by his hiding behind talking to

sycophantic NCN. He must eitherputuporshutup! Clearly evident from all oftheforegoing,thesefellas, inspired by their Putinesque maxim, want Guyanese to doubt what they hear with theirownears,seewiththeir own eyes, read with their ownlips,andthinkwiththeir own brains, leading to Jagdeo’sinsultingutterances that Guyanese are “stupid”. He denies meaning what he saidinplainvanillatalkthat “They sold us out to the foreigners.Everytimethere (Continueonpage6)

Manickchand, other lawyers slam court's “excessive” decision to remand 'Baby Skello’

Minister of Education and attorney-at-law Priya Manickchand has publicly condemned the court's decision to remand Daniel Wharton, popularly known as'BabySkello',afterhewas charged with blasphemous libel.

Wharton, who sang a vulgar and distasteful song about the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi, appeared before MagistrateJudyLatchmanat the Diamond Magistrates' Court on Friday, where he wasremandedtoprisonuntil July1,2025.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC)

condemned the song following a public outcry from the Hindu community andothersectionsofsociety and called for disciplinary actiontobetaken.

Minister Manickchand took to her personal Facebook page on Friday to express her disapproval, describing the court's decision as inconsistent and misplaced, particularly in contrast to how other, more seriousmattersarehandled.

“The bench needs to be consistentandsensibleinits application of the law We are jailing someone for mumbling or trying to sing something offensive against afemalegoddess(whichwas terrible and should never be encouraged or listened to and which I personally condemned) but [the court is]failingtoaddressspeedily DV [domestic violence] matters where women are at the mercy of the court, failing to address matters of cyberbullying where women's nude photographs

arepublishedonlinewithout theirconsent,andothertruly egregious crimes against women.Itrulyhopehehasa lawyer who will have this odd decision reversed at the high court,” the minister said. Echoing the minister's stance,attorneySaseGunraj who sits as a commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), also expressed concern over the decision to remand Wharton.

“The remand of Baby Skello is unnecessary and excessive. His attempt at music was undoubtedly b l a s p h e m o u s a n d disrespectful, but refusal of bail ought not be used as a penalty,”Gunrajstated.

Attorney-at-law Dexter Todd also criticized the ruling, questioning its rationale: “Why would a personberemandedforsuch a charge? What is really goingoninthiscountry?”he asked.

Similarly, attorney Ronald Daniels also took to

his personal Facebook page condemning the actions taken against Wharton. He argued that the decision to remand Wharton speaks more to the arbitrary use of institutional power than to a sincereeffortatjustice.

“We cannot rectify, repair or mitigate this by selectively punishing one sinner while we cast a blind eye and deaf ears to all the other angels and advocates ofthedevil,”hesaid.

Daniels also questioned the relevance of the blasphemous libel charge itself,notingthattheoffence has colonial roots aimed at protecting Christianity in a now-outdated system where Church and State were intertwined.

“TheEnglishsocietyhas l o n g a b a n d o n e d blasphemous libel We hold on with a vice grip to that which our colonial mastershavelongletgoof.”

On the legal matter of bail, Daniels was clear: the denialwasunjustified.

Lack of an effective monitoring...

Frompage4 where the water and sewage treatment facilities will be located; where the electricity substations and telecommunication towers will be located; where the clinics, police outposts and fire stations will be located; and where the schoolswillbelocated.

“There is hardly any basis upon which Skello should have been remanded into custody… Bail should havebeengranted.”

While Daniels made it clear he does not support or endorse Skello's music, he maintained that justice must befairandbalanced.

“I hold no brief for Skello However, I am firmly against any selective pursuit of justice and abuse of institutional powers; whichthismatterreeksof.”

The court's decision has also drawn widespread criticism from the public, particularly on social media platforms Many users expressed outrage and disbeliefovertheseverityof

the action taken against Wharton.

One Facebook user commented: “This is so wrong.”Anotherquestioned, “Did he murder someone?

What about bail or a fine?” The phrase “Free Baby Skello” has since begun trending online as a form of protest against what many seeasjudicialoverreach.

APNU still hopeful of...

Frompage3 unity, hosting meetings in Georgetown, New York andacrossplatforms.

“Wesubmittedadetailed framework for a coalition, o n e b a s e d n o t o n personalities, but in fairness and respect, and the kind of governance our people deserve. We want the public to know what we placed on the table.TheAFC accepted the APNU’s nominee for presidential candidate, a major step forward for compromise,”hedisclosed.

It was proposed that the leader of the list be jointly agreed on to ensure fair representation and accountability It was also

recommended that civil society be included in the Cabinet so that new voices andideascouldbeaddedand trust be rebuilt in leadership by the public. “That is the simple truth, I’m afraid. Let mebeclear,thisisnotabout one individual. It’s about creating a better kind of politics. The AFC believes that coalition politics can work,butonlywhenit’sbuilt on trust and balance, not dominance or silence. We didnotcometothetablewith demands. We came with a proposal.We did not ask for all. We asked for what was fair We did not insist on positions. We insisted on principles,”hestressed.

He reminded that even now the party’s “doors remain open, and we are ready to listen, ready to engage, but we will not return to a coalition model where imbalances are the norm and accountability is optional.”

Hughes explained that the campaign “better must come” is about giving citizensarealalternativethat isrootedinintegrity,unityan economic justice. The AFC will be there for the people whofeelleftout,areworking hard but falling and for youths looking for new opportunity along with the familieswhoarestillseeking fairness.

Going forward, we must avoid...

We, the Guyanese people, are a patient people and will always welcome improvement initiatives that are well thoughtoutandimplemented.

Bestregards, Mr JamilChanglee

Chairman

The Cooperative Republicans of Guyana

Thiswillhelpidentifytheneedsofeach systemintheareaandwillensurethedesign canadequatelymeettheplanneddemand.A demand level that must also incorporate forecastedchanges.

Nothing in oil contracts...

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isafindoutthere,ourpeopleshouldbesad becausenothingcomesourway

We are going to renegotiate those contracts. They gave up zero royalty, no taxes,noring-fencing”.

Though he relishes abusing his own citizens, reporters, and all who dare to fact check him, Jagdeo’s bloviating quickly

turned into meek obedience to Exxon, mousily changing his tune to “sanctity of contract” fearing to even ask Exxon to renegotiate the contracts, leaving no doubt whatsoever as to who really “sold us out to foreigners”andwhoarethereal“crooksand culprits”.

Bestregards Dr.VincentAdams

Frompage4 in Guyana, the Marriott Hotel in Kingston has a volume of about 32,000 cubic metres, which is the same as 200,000 barrels of oil (42 US gallons per barrel). Sothedailycoolant discharge of hot water from FPSO Liza Destiny alone was equivalent to 3 ½ Marriott Hotels, and at the actualrateofextractionofoil (157 Kbpd) at peak in November 2024, the FPSO was discharging almost 5 Marriott Hotels of hot and contaminated liquid waste (700+130+100=930 Kbpd, divideby200,000=nearly5 volumes of the hotel, per day). FPSO Liza Unity is producing twice as much waste from the Liza-2 field as the original and smaller FPSOLizaDestinyfromthe Liza-1field. ThethirdFPSO Prosperity and the in-transit

FPSOOne-Guyanaareeven bigger This reality of unaudited waste disposal does not match government claimstoaGreenGuyana,in the current (2030) edition of t h e L o w C a r b o n DevelopmentStrategy The contaminants are listed in the EIAs. Some discharges (bilge water and produced water) are treated in the FPSOs to reduce the amountsofcontaminantsbut there are still residual amounts of hypochlorites, electrolytes, biocides, oxygenscavengersandscale inhibitors as well as the traces of oil and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),alkylphenols(APs), and heavy metals. And how hotisthecoolantwateratthe discharge flange? – 50-55 degrees Celsius, which wouldburnyourskin.

OGGN notes that the

Environmental Protection Agency (headed by Kemraj Parasram) did not reply to Ms Radzik’s thoroughlywordedchallengeof30May Can he justify his generous salary by responding to our calculations, as citizens might reasonably expect from the Public Service Rules of Conduct, May 2 0 0 4 ? T h e d a t a visualizationsnowonrecord (https://petroleum.gov.gy/da ta-visualization?tid=207) show decline of the Liza-1 field and so lesser discharge volumes than calculated in the table, and possibly consolidated volumes of waterwastefromall3fields, but no clarification on the webpages.

JanetteBulkan

AlfredBhulai

KenrickHunte

DarshanandKhusial JoePersaud

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand

Daniel Wharton aka 'Baby Skello'

No new oil deals to be signed before elections

Vice President

and General Secretary of the PPP,BharratJagdeosaidthe government has halted the finalisation of new oil agreements until after General and Regional Elections scheduled for September1.

This means that no prospecting licences will be signed for the oil blocks awarded in Guyana's

inaugural competitive licensing round at least for the remainder of this government'sterm. In 2023, six companies were awarded offshore oil blocks and four companies hadacceptedthetermsofthe new Production Sharing Agreement(PSA).

The gove

awarded eight oil blocks: Sispro Inc, Total Energies Consortium with Qatar

Energy and Petronas, Liberty Pe

eum Corporation, Cybele Energy Limited, International Group Investment Inc , ExxonM

Guyana Limited, Hess and CNOOC and Delcorp Inc, which comprises Watad Energy a

DrillingCompany.

The four companies that accepted the new PSA are

-Jagdeo

Cybele Energy Limited, Delcorp Inc., TotalEnergies C o n s

Investment Inc The oil companies will be expected to pay a 10 per cent royalty and a 10 per cent corporate taxtothegovernment.Inthe meantime, the cost recovery willbecappedat65percent inagivenyear,whileprofits willbeshared50/50between theparties.

When asked for an update at his press conference this week, Jagdeo directed media queries to the Ministry of Natural Resources, noting that the ministry handles direct engagement with the companies. “They would be abletogiveyouanupdateas towhereweareineveryone of those negotiations,” he said.

However, he stated that he believes no oil deal should be signed during the period leading up to elections. “I doubt that we

will sign any of those in the next maybe two or three months too if they've not beensignedasyetIthinkwe should await after the electionstodothat,”Jagdeo said.

During his 2025 budget presentation, Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh saidthegovernmentislikely to enter three new PSAs in thefirsthalfofthisyear.

Dr Singh said, “delivering on our commitment of ensuring all oil blocks are competitively tendered and aligned with global best practices, Guyana held its first licensing round in 2023

Among the eight shortlisted blocks, three PSAs will be finalised and signed in the first half of 2025, while the remaining bidders are engaging government with finalisation also expected thisyear.”

The government has since passed the Petroleum Activities Law and has

finalisedthenewmodelPSA that will govern future awards of deep water and shallow water concessions. Kaieteur News had reported that 11 of the oil blocks on auction are located in the shallowareaandthreearein the deepwater zone Importantly, each area is governedbyseparatePSAs. They range between 1000 square kilometres to 3000squarekilometreswith the majority of them being close to 2000 square kilometres.

Vice President and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo

STABROK

KAIETURE

RORAIMA

GUYANA

The Square Peg Legacy

History in Guyana never dies. It simply waits to be reenacted. What began as a bold experiment in selfdetermination ended in predictable mediocrity And the tragedy is not so much that it happened, but that it happenedagain.

Burnham’s dream of ‘Guyanization’ a euphemismforreplacingthe colonialadministrativeclass with locals loyal to the new order—was, at its core, a nationalist ideal. But ideals withoutdisciplineoftenlead to farce. The result was a bureaucracy filled with incompetents, party hacks, and ideologues. The state became bloated, inert, and suffocating.

Burnham, it is said, later confided in private that many of those to whom he had entrusted power had failedhim.Theyweresquare pegsinroundholes,menand w o m e n w i t h o u t administrative temperament or managerial ability. Some were gifted only in sycophancy. And yet he could not remove them. He had created a patronage machine and he was now trapped within it. The sugar boom gave the illusion of prosperity for a while, but theglossworeoff.Whenthe lean years came, Burnham had ideas but no competent lieutenants to implement them The machinery of the state creaked, groaned, and

ultimatelybrokedown.

The irony is that the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the direct descendant of Burnham’s party, the PNC, learned nothing Rebranded and realigned, first into the PNCR, and then into the APNU+AFC coalition, it returned to office in 2015 after23yearsinthepolitical wilderness. It was given a second chance—rare in the politics of the Caribbean. But instead of introspection and course correction, it repeated history almost step by step. Once again, square pegs were hammered into round holes. Once again, loyaltytrumpedability

The ministries became parking lots for political aspirants and loyalists

Critical state agencies were handed over to people who had neither the training nor the talent to lead. Some ministers mistook holding a portfolio for competence.

T h e r e w a s n o i s e , announcements, ceremonial ribbon-cuttings but little substance. There were no large-scale economic transformations, no major development projects completed, no significant legacytoboastof.Justlikein the1970sand80s,therewas therhetoricofnationaluplift but the reality of bureaucraticsclerosis.

By the time the APNU+AFCcoalitionfaced the 2020 general and

regional elections, it had littleofsignificancetoshow The hopes of 2015 had c u r d l e d i n t o t h e disenchantment of 2020 Roadswereunfinished,jobs were scarce, agriculture remainedindecline,andthe private sector was increasingly wary of a government that talked reformbutdeliveredstasis.

Buttheworstwasstillto come. When the electorate rejected the APNU+AFC at the polls, the party did not bow out gracefully Instead, it sought to squat in power For five months, Guyana became a theatre of the absurd. Electoral officials became protagonists in a failed political pantomime, aided by enablers who sought to manipulate spreadsheets and fabricate results. It was a scheme so clumsy, so badly executed, that it embarrassed even seasoned strongmen elsewhere.

In the end, the

APNU+AFC was booted out—not just by the votes, but by the evidence of its ownincompetence.Thevery hands that were supposed to rigthesystemcouldn’teven getthatright.History,which had already judged the Burnham years, now turned its gaze on his successors withequalseverity

Whatdoesthissayofthe PNCR? That it is an unreform

arty? Perhaps not But it is

DEM BOYS SEH

Watch out fuh dem Container Trucks!

Demboyssehisonethingtodeadfrom old age, and is another thing to dead from drivingnexttoacontainertruckinGuyana. De other day, Dem Boys was cruising sweet, minding dem own business in the rightlane.Indeleftlanewasabig,tall,rusty container truck swaying like a drunk man coming out a rum shop. Dem Boys seh, “Nah bai, we ain’t tekking no chance wid dat.”SoDemBoysslowdown.

Next ting yuh know, Popo pull up and start to question Dem Boys like is a CID investigation. “Why yuh ain’t overtake de truck?” de Popo ask. Dem Boys seh, “Bossman, yuh ever see wah happen when container fall? We rather reach home late thanreachSt.Peterearly.”

De Popo start to laugh like is joke. But Thursday night by DSL turn, was no joke. One container decide it had enough of traveling and jump off de truck like it vex.

BAM!Landponderoadjustsuh.

Now imagine if some poor soul was driving next to dat truck. Dem family woulda been planning funeral service

certainly one that has never cometotermswithitspast.It has failed to understand that governance requires skill, not slogans. That leadership demands ability, not a l l e g i a n c e T h a t development is not the outcome of announcements, but of careful planning, e x e c u t i o n , a n d accountability Burnham believed in the talent of Guyanese But belief is not a substitute for judgment. His tragedy was that he did not distinguish between faithfulness and c o m p e t e n c e T h e

APNU+AFC fell into the sametrap.Inbothcases,the state was transformed into a sanctuary for the unfit and the unprepared In both cases, the people paid the price.

The lesson, then, is not simply that political power must be localized. It must also be professionalized Guyanization cannot mean Guyanesemediocrityinhigh office. That is not national pride it is national sabotage. The PNCR would do well to revisit its own history, not with the reverence of nostalgia, but

withtheclarityofhindsight. For unless it learns from its mistakes, it is doomed to repeat them.And the people of Guyana deserve better than another chapter in a longandrepetitivetragedy (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)

Man found with cocaine in car remanded

before de weekend done. Dem boys seh de realdangeronGuyanaroadain’tpothole,it ain’tmadmanonbicycle,itain’teventhem GT bus drivers who think dem is Formula One racers. Is dem container trucks dat holdingontodemloadwithonerustystrap, twoprayersandapieceofhope.

Sometimesyuhseedemcontainertruck leaninglikedemgotscoliosis.Demmoving slow,swayingleftandright,andpeoplestill driving next to dem like dem invincible. DemBoyssehyuhheadhardoryuhbrakes gone?

Drive next to a container truck in Guyana and yuh playing Russian roulette withyuhlife.Onelilbreeze,onesharpturn, andyuhbecomebreakingnews.

Demboysseh,“Stayfarfromcontainer truck like yuh staying far from politician promise.”

Because while container might carry goods, dem can also carry you straight to heaven.Demboyssehdrivesafeandliveto sehyuhseh. Talkhalf.Leffhalf.

A 24-year-old man was remandedonFridaytoprison for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.RaulBinandappeared before Magistrate Annette Singh where he pled not guilty to the charge which states that he was in possession of 21 972kgs (4843lbs)ofcocaine Binand wasremandedtoprisonuntil July 11, 2025 Meanwhile, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit(CANU)onFridaysaid that on Wednesday its officers, acting on information intercepted a motorcar on David Street, Kitty

The cocaine found

A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed several parcels containing a whitish powdery substance suspectedtobecocaine.

“The suspects were arrested and escorted to CANU headquarters along with the suspected narcotic, which tested positive for cocaineandweighed21.972 kilograms,”CANUsaid.

Raul Binand

H@RD TRUTHS

2024 profit, Exxon, Hess – How so, what formula?

Recently,itwastheKing Cobra, Exxon. Before the Guyana offshore oil consortiumleader,therewas senior of the two lesser partners, Hess Corporation with its 30% share in the Stabroek Block investment. Is this middling to bottom feeding US oil company gettinganewleaseonlifein Guyana!Todreamofareturn on capital of 30-40% is just that, dreaming, so mindboggling it is To achieveareturnoncapitalof 68.5%ismouthwateringand jaw dropping, to put it mildly. But this is what ExxonMobil's 30% partner inGuyana'sStabroekBlock, Hess Corporation, just did. Itisworthrepeating:68and a half cents on every dollar of capital invested. Even money laundering does not yield that kind of return on capital. Maybe the drug

trade,butoil,nah! ButHess didjustso. Accordingtothe company's own financials lodged at Guyana's registry, it made a profit of GY$877.34 billion in 2024. Using an exchange rate of GY$215 to US$1, Hess's profitfromits30%oilstake in Guyana for 2024 was slightly over US$4 billion. WhenthiscameoutonMay 25, 2025, my thinking was that if Hess Corporation did so well with its 30% share, what about ExxonMobil with a share of the Stabroek Block that is almost 50% bigger at 45%? But, of still more importance, how is it that Guyana's 50% share of profits and 2% royalty adds uptoamereUS$2.6B?

S o m e t h i n g i s challenging about the math. Hess's share of the oil producingStabroekBlockis 30%, while Guyana's profit

percentage is 50% and another2%inroyalties. The company collected US$4B (WorldEnergyNewsreports US$3.1 billion), Guyana's total receipts from its oil toppedoutatUS$2.6B. The oil money accounting is not comforting, not when the corporation's 30% portion beats the 50 percent + 2 percent of this country To make matters still more baffling, Hess's 30% is its part, what comes to it, is from ExxonMobil's half (50%) with Guyana getting the other 50%. There is more than a standard formula in operation here. There is what gives off strong whiffs of yet another secretinGuyana'soilsector, in which just about everybody benefits more than the owner of the oil. I am kind of ashamed to say Guyana. My bottom-line

question is this: what is the profit calculation, the formula, used by Exxon to derive its half share and Guyana'shalfshare? Idon't think that is something that should be a secret to Guyanese On this particular issue, I am sure that the Exxon Guyana Country Head, Mr Alistair Routledge would have neither objection, nor disagreement. Iamwaiting. So are all other Guyanese; those who are honest, those who still love this motherland.Iamnotholding mybreath,though. Because Exxon has everything going in its favour. One little something that perplexes is the practice of the ExxonMobil-ledconsortium of presenting separate financials, instead of a consolidated set of documents This would facilitate the presentation of the clearest picture of revenue and expenses, and the total profit, for a start. Thereafter,thereiscleanand clear reporting of how the totalprofitfromGuyana'soil

is divided up with this country's 50% in one column,andthatofthe three oil companies, in the next. The problem with calling for this is that ExxonMobil has struck morethananoilbonanza. It has discovered another one intheleewaythatitisgiven with accounting for it, and presenting it in the straightest manner It is given considerable leeway withitstensofUSbillionsin expenses (they are not shared with Guyanese).

Anotherleewaygiventothe consortium by a crass and captive PPP Government is that it can and has blocked scrutineers from accessing certain areas at its offshore operations. Why is that so, even necessary? What is there to hide, or is there that Guyana shouldn't see and know? Howcomeallofthis is happening, without so muchasawhimperfromthe likesofVPJagdeo,HEAli?

This is the conduct of a government that either doesn't know or which doesn't want to know The

secrecies of the PPPC Government only add another layer of mystery to the management of this oil. What more could an ExxonMobil ask for, when the host country's government is so negligent withitsresponsibilitiestoits citizens. Orcolludeswithit, probably to deceive all Guyanese, who are the true ownersofthiswealth. Why should Exxon conduct itself anydifferently? Whygiven that accounting for the billions in oil collections is shrouded in darkness, crudely kept away from locals, likely deliberately? Remember! the question aboutthatprofitformulastill stands. What about it, Messrs. Routledge, Ali, Jagdeo?

(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)

‘Baby Skello’ remanded for Blasphemous Libel

Guyana's local artiste

Daniel Wharton called 'Baby Skello' was remanded on Friday to prison for Blasphemous Libel.

Wharton appeared at the Diamond Magistrates' Court before Magistrate Judy Latchman, who remanded him to prison until July 1, 2025.

The charge stemmed fromadistastefulandvulgar song Wharton released on his TikTok page about the Hindu Goddess, Mother Lakshmi.

Following the release of the song, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC)issuedasternwarning to local artiste demanding the removal of the song that portrays the Hindu Goddess inavulgar,sexuallyexplicit, andblasphemousmanner

The Commission, which condemned the song, said it was also exploring legal action under the Laws of Guyana.

In a statement released on Friday, May 9, 2025, the ERC described the song as deeply offensive to the Hinducommunity

Further, the ERC requested that Wharton remove the song from all

Daniel Wharton aka 'Baby Skello'

digitalplatformsandhaltany publicdissemination.

“The Commission views this action as a necessary step forward in mitigating further harm and signaling that such expressions have no place in our plural society,”theERCsaid.

Wharton removed the song and issued an apology to the Hindu community on social media He also apologized in the form of a songthatwasreleasedonhis socialmediaplatforms.

Following the public outrage, Wharton was arrested by police in connectionwiththesongand held in police custody for at least24hours.

Teen gets bail for attempted robbery

Nineteen-year-old Jadon

Sim also known as 'JJ,' who wasremandedlastmonthfor attempted robbery, was on Fridayreleasedon$150,000 bail for the same charge. Sim, a construction worker, of Lot 132 Friendship

Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD), made his first court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates' CourtonMay5,2025before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azorewhodeniedbail.

ItisallegedthatonApril 28, 2025, at Camp and Q u a m i n a S t r e e t s , Georgetown, Sim armed himself with a gun and attempted to rob Shurlan Critchlow, also known as 'BlackBoy'.

During Friday's court hearing, Sim appeared virtually before Magistrate AnnetteSingh.

Sim was represented by attorney Stacy Goodings who pled his case and requestbailonhisbehalf.

Accused: Jadon Sim at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court on May 5, 2025.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e prosecution, the accused ran when he saw the police van, but was later apprehended andidentifiedbythevictim.

Magistrate Singh, before granting bail, noted that the accused has been in jail for overamonthandthereisno statement in his file. She saidthatisenoughforbailto be granted. The matter was adjournedtoJuly11,2025.

Theprosecutionobjected to bail noting that the defendant was in the company of others when they robbed Critchlow.

Caribbean officials set to modernize justice systems through UNDP, ITU training

Key government

and judicial officials in the Caribbean are taking practical steps to provide faster, fairer, and more accessible justice services for citizens, by participating inacourseledbytheUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Telecommunication Union (ITU) and funded by the EuropeanUnionthroughthe

PACEJusticeprojectandthe GlobalGatewayInitiative. The course, “Building Digital Foundations for Justice Transformation”, kickedoffon11June2025at the Radisson Hotel in Barbados.

According to a press release issued by the UNDP Barbados, the three-day courseisdesignedtobenefit those working to reduce the overwhelming backlogs of cases in the region's justice s

government officials, legal p

policymakers engaged in justice reform and digital modernization.

During the three-day training, participants from 12 different countries will focus on the five pillars of d

g i t a l transformation governanc e, infrastructure, regulation,

knowledgeandtoolstodrive

digital transformation in courts, legal services, and publicjusticesystems.

UNDP Deputy Resident RepresentativeforBarbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Stephanie Ziebell, stressed that UNDP and PACE Justice are committed to the use of digital tools in the pursuitofjudicialreform:

“This year, we delivered essential IT hardware, digital recording systems, and servers to courts around the Caribbean, aimed at improving courtroom efficiency and reducing backlogs,”sheshared.

“We also hosted a

regionalworkshoponAIand Digital Transformation in CriminalJustice. Our work directly supports implementation of the Needham's Point Declaration on Criminal Justice Reform, which emphasizes the urgent need for digital transformation. Importantly, the project also s

e Development Goal 16 –Peace, Justice, and Strong I n s t i t u t i o n s – b y strengthening judicial systems and promoting accesstojusticeforall.”

Robert Opp, UNDP Chief Digital Officer,

emphasized the importance of capacity building in digital transformation: “Justice systems worldwide face increasing pressure from case backlogs, limited digital infrastructure, and rising demands for efficient s e r v i c e D i g i t a l transformation provides a pathwaytoreimaginejustice d

transparency and rebuilding citizentrust.

With the support of the European Union, this train

n

powers professionals with practical toolstomodernizetheir

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Security guard remanded for Rondell Clarke's murder

A 29-year-old old security guard was remandedonFridaytoprisonforthealleged murderof29-year-oldRondellClarke,ofLot 413Foulis,EastCoastDemerara(ECD).

The accused, Messiah Mussenden of Buxton/Friendship, ECD, appeared before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the VigilanceMagistrates'Court.

Mussenden was not required to plead to theindictablechargedandwassubsequently remanded.ThematterwasadjournedtoJuly 15,2025andwastransferredtotheCoveand JohnMagistrates'Court.

Clarkewasreportedlyshotdeadduringa policechaseatSecondStreet,Foulis,ECDon May8,2025.OnTuesday,May10,2025,two policeofficerswereplacedunderclosearrest following the murder, while two security officersweretakenintopolicecustody

Meanwhile,Clarke'sfamilyhadformeda protest outside the Cove and John Police Station on Tuesday to gather information fromthepoliceabouttheincident.

PoliceinastatementonWednesday,said “comprehensive examination by ballistic

experts have confirmed that Rondell Clarke wasshotdeadbyasecurityguard.”

Thepolicesaidthattheexpertsexamined bullet fragments extracted from Clarke's bodyduringapost-mortemexamination.

“Following a comprehensive examination,ballisticexpertsconcludedthat the metal fragment recovered from Mr Clarke's body was discharged from an AR rifle that was in the possession of Messiah Mussendeen, a security officer employed by ForceSecuritySolutions”,policesaid.

The Force added that ballistic experts were also able to match a 9mm spent shell casing recovered from the scene to a 9mm pistol that was in the possession of Devon Boucher, another security officer employed byForceSecuritySolutions.

“In light of these findings, the Guyana Police Force wishes to make it unequivocallyclearthatthefatalshotwhich resulted in the death of Rondell Clarke was discharged from the AR rifle in the possession of Messiah Mussendeen”, the policereportstated

Dead: 29-year-old Rondell Clarke Accused: Messiah Mussenden

Berbice businessman

remanded over abuse of wife

Ramoutar sharing her marks of violence by her husband on her Facebook page

A25-year-old

businessman wasremandedto prison on Friday after being charged in connection with theallegedabuseofhiswife, who recently shared her harrowing story publicly on socialmedia.

Karran Sukhan, of Lot 143 #2 Village East Canje Berbice, was previously in hiding after his wife Joanna Ramoutar posted details of their abusive six-year relationship on Facebook and filed an official report withthepolice.

He was arrested Thursday evening and charged with six offences; one count of assault causing bodily harm, two counts of threatening language, and three counts of threatening behaviour committed on his wife.

Accordingto police,the offencesoccurredonJune6, 2025, at the couple's East Canjeresidence.

Sukhan appeared before MagistrateMichelleMathias whoreadthechargestohim. He pleaded not guilty to all chargesandwasremandedto prison.

Sukhan is expected to return to court on June 23, 2 0 2 5 f o r f u r t h e r proceedings.

The charges come just a dayafterRamoutar,amother of two, publicly detailed

yearsofphysical,emotional, andpsychologicalabuseshe saidsheenduredduringtheir relationship. Recalling the beginning of her ordeal, Ramoutar said, “In October 2018, I began a relationship withhim.

By March 2019, the abuse started. It began with slaps and then escalated to brutal, life-threatening violence. He kicked me in thestomach,stompedonmy head, and beat me repeatedly Over the years, the violence only worsened.”

She detailed several specific incidents of abuse, including:

“One time, I fell asleep and didn't hear him calling myphone.

When I answered the second call, he was calling me to open the door He kicked me in my stomach, andIhurtmyself.”

“A few months after I gave birth, he made me roll onhotconcrete.”

“He slapped me while I washoldingourone-montholdbaby,causingthechildto hithishead.”

“He forced me to kneel with my hands in the air while he sat with his feet on my shoulders, pulling my hairandcuffingme.”

“He hit me with a hose, pelted me with plates, cups, phones, shoes anything

Remanded:

Karran Sukhan

nearbyifhewasdispleased.”

“If there was dust in his water or a speck of eggshell inhisfood,Iwasbeaten.”

“He beat me for not finishing dinner before he got home, for asking him to stop cheating, or simply for notwantingtohavesex.”

“He forced sex on me daily WhenIresisted,Iwas physically and verbally assaulted.”

“He tied a wire around myneck,fastenedittoagrill, andtriedtopullmeoffabed, threatening to kill me. I was pregnantatthetime.”

“Sometimes he beat me while I was holding our newborn.”

In her post, Ramoutar saidshefinallyescapedwith the help of her family and is now seeking justice and protectionforherselfandher children.

The police have since confirmed that an investigationisongoing.

Meanwhile,theMinistry of Human Services and Social Security, in a statement issued Thursday evening, announced that a specialised team from its Sexual O

and Domestic Violence Policy Unit (SO&DVPU) was dispatched to intervene and providesupport.

“Ourpriorityistoensure

compassionate care,” the ministrystated.

Caribbean officials set...

Frompage12 systems and drive inclusive change across theregion.”

Thistrainingformspartofabroader€4 million (EUR) initiative, Capacity Development for Digital Transformation, recentlyannouncedbytheITU,UNDP,and theEuropeanUnion,aimedatstrengthening the capacity of policymakers and governmentofficialstoleadhuman-centric digital transformation across the public

sectorglobally Participants represented at the course areAntiguaandBarbuda,Barbados.Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Mexico, Paraguay, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia,andTrinidadandTobago. The Eastern Caribbean Court also participated, which additionally represented Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla, Montserrat and the BritishVirginIslands.

Charity gets state-of-the-art children's court

DPI - The Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Judiciary of Guyana, in collaborationwithUNICEF, onThursday opened a stateof-the-art children's court at the Charity Magistrates' CourtinRegionTwo.

Theprojectwasexecuted in multiple phases and will serve Charity and other surroundingcommunities.

Costs for the new court arepartof$72millionspent on the complete renovation of the existing Charity Magistrates' Court, the constructionofanewannex, fencing, electrical rewiring

and upgrades, the modernisation of both the children's and magistrate's

courtrooms, and the installation of washroom facilities.

The ceremonial ribboncuttingandplaqueunveiling wasledbyAttorneyGeneral andMinisterofLegalAffairs MohabirAnilNandlall,SC.

Minister Nandlall described the court as the firstofitskindintheCounty ofEssequibo.

He emphasised the government's unwavering commitment to children, describing them as the nation's most valuable resource.

“Ourgreatestinvestment is in our children,” Nandlall said.“Itisourdutytoensure theygrow,areeducated,and mature into citizens capable of reaching their fullest potential.”

legislation concerning

reaffirmedthatalllawsaim to safeguard the welfare of thechild.

HenotedthatGuyanais a signatory to all major United Nations protocols relatedtochildren'srights.

Minister Nandlall also referenced social support measures such as the “Because We Care” cash grant,whichoffersfinancial aidtoparentstosupporttheir children'seducation.

A court aligned with juvenilejustice

The children's court is a directimplementationofthe JuvenileJusticeActof2018, w h i c h o u t l i n e s comprehensive guidelines for handling juveniles who come into contact with the law,fromarrestandcustody to court proceedings and sentencing.

Inside of Region Two's first children's court (DPI)

“The process of justice for children must include rehabilitationandrestorative justice,”Nandlallexplained, emphasising interministerial collaboration with the Ministry of Human Services for custodial care an

children.

UNICEF Representative Gabriel Vockel celebrated the occasion as a historic milestoneinadvancingchild protection and justice in

Guyana.

He stated that the court supports Sustainable Development Goal 16, which advocates for peace, justice, and strong institutions.

“This establishment expandsjusticeforchildren, ensuring their rights are upheld and their voices heard,” Vockel said, calling for ongoing collaboration to empower and protect children.

Meanwhile, Justice of

Appeal Navindra Singh described the court as “truly transformational.”

He noted that it offers young people a second chance and a space to understand accountability, emphasising that children oftenmakepoorchoices,but deserve the opportunity to rewritetheirstories.

“This court reflects our commitment to child rights, justice, and rehabilitation,” JusticeSinghsaid.

Chief Justice Roxane

Georgestatedthatthisisthe third specialised children's court in Guyana, which was made possible through a partnership between the Government of Guyana and UNICEF

ShereferencedArticle40 of the Juvenile Justice Act, which mandates that every child be treated with dignity and respect throughout the judicialprocess.

“This court in Region Two,CinderellaCounty,isa major step towards implementing the rights of the child,” she said. “Its digital services and childfriendlyfacilitiesarealigned with the national vision of i n c l u s i v e l e g a l development.”

J u s t i c e G e o r g e concluded that such courts will be established across Guyanatoensurethat,asthe country grows, adult and juvenile legal services evolve to match the pace of social and economic progress.

Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Region Two's Regional Chairperson, Vilma De Silva, were also present at theceremony

carehamperstofamiliesofMahdiafirevictims

The Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI), in partnership with its parent company, Muneshwers Limited, on Wednesday journeyed to the villages of Karisparu, Chenapau, and Mahdia in the Potaro- Siparuni (Region Eight) to meet with the families of the 20 students who tragically lost their lives in the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory fire in May 2023.

As part of the initiative, the companies distributed financial support along with specially prepared care hampers to 18 affected families. In a statement, GYSBI said that the outreach was “deeplyemotional,notonlyforthe families, but also for the sevenmember GYSBI team who undertook the journey to deliver wordsofcomfortandsolidarityon behalfofthecompany.”

Chairman of the GYSBI Board

of Directors, Mr Robin Muneshwer, who spearheaded the initiative, in an invited comment saidthatwhilenothingcanreplace the precious lives lost, the gesture

was intended to offer some solace and reaffirm that the families are notaloneintheirgrief.

“Thereisnopricethatcanever beplacedonthelifeofalovedone, especially a child. What we have brought is not meant to compensate, but to show that there are still those who care. This

Relatives of the Mahdia fire victims and representatives of GYBSI

horribletragedyevokedtherawest, most human responses in us all suchascompassion,andadesireto reach out. Our gesture today is simply a reflection of those emotions,”Mr Muneshwersaid.

He added that as a member of theGuyanesebusinesscommunity, GYSBI felt a moral responsibility

to stand with the affected families and offer support that many believedwaslongoverdue.

At each stop, members of the visitingteamofferedquietprayers, shared words of comfort, and personallypresentedthedonations.

GYSBI’s Public Relations Manager, Ms. Gomatie Gangadin,

reflecting on the emotional weight of the visit said, “Nothing can prepare you for the silence of a grieving parent. We didn’t come withsolutions,becausereallythere are none, but with open hearts and quiet presence, simply to say, you arenotalone.”

The 20 victims of the fire were Subrina John, Belnisa Evans, Loreen Evans, Bibi Rita Jeffrey, Lisa Roberts, Tracil Thomas, Delecia Edwards, Lorita Williams, Natalie Bellarmine, Arianna Edwards, Cleoma Simon, Martha Dandrade, Mary Dandrade, Omerfia Edwin, Nickleen Robinson, Sherlyn Bellarmine, Eulander Carter, Andrea Roberts, Sherana Daniels with the youngest being five-year-old Adanye Jerome.

“This gesture reflects the companies’ commitment to nurturing a culture of compassion and social responsibility throughout Guyana while it continues to grow and cements its place within the oil and gas industry,”GYSBIsaid.

PresidentAliattendsBrazil-CaribbeanSummit2025

President Irfaan Ali (left) arrives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Itamaraty Palace, in Brasília, Brazil on Friday. (OP)

President Dr Irfaan Ali traveled to Brasilia, Brazil on Friday to attend the Brazil–CaribbeanSummit2025.

The Head-of-State was received by Brazil’s Foreign Minister, the Honourable MauroVieira.

President Ali is joined by a number of regional leaders and representatives in the Brazilian capital The Head-of-State participated in a plenary meeting on the first dayoftheSummit.Healsodeliveredremarks atthesummit.

The two-day summit, themed “Bringing Together to Unite,” reflects its focus on strengthening cooperation between Brazil and the Caribbean in response to shared challenges.

The agenda prioritises five key areas: food and nutrition security, climate change, energy transition, disaster risk management, andconnectivity

CARICOMmemberstates,Cuba,andthe Dominican Republic, along with key international organisations such as the InterAmerican Development Bank and the Association of Caribbean States, are being representedattheevent.

President Irfaan Ali (2nd right) during the plenary meeting held on the first day of the Brazil-Caribbean Summit 2025. (OP)

President Irfaan Ali (OP)

President Irfaan Ali (6th left) stands next to Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (6TH right) and other regional leaders in Brasília, Brazil on Friday. (OP)

Govt.tocreateincentivesforprivatehealthcare-VPJagdeo

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo said as part of the broader vision of building a world-class healthcare systemforallGuyanese,his government will create incentives for private healthcare.

The VP made the disclosureduringhisweekly press conference on ThursdayatFreedomHouse, RobbStreet,Georgetown.

Speaking briefly about the health sector during his press conference, Jagdeo said the government is currently delivering more tertiary care at the various public hospitals which

include joint and hip replacement surgeries, cardiac care, and stenting justtonameafew “Awhole range of things done in public institutions and that willonlygrow,”henoted.

In addition to providing these services, the Vice President added, “ and then we are collaborating with the private sector on delivering other kinds of tertiary care that we can deliverbyoffsettingsomeof thecostorco-investingwith them like we did with the CHIwedidintheearlyyears sothatwecanbringthecost down.”

According to the VP, all of these things are part of a plan that his government intendstorollout.

“Along with the improvement in public healthcare, we are also workingtocreateincentives for private healthcare,” he announced.

“So, we have removed the corporate taxes very early in the first budget that we passed because we had promised that in our manifesto, we removed the custom duties, the VAT on equipment that they are using to modernise. If they arebringingnewMRIorCT

- scan or other things more advanced equipment in the sector,theydon'thavetopay taxesnowwehaveremoved alotofthetaxesonmedical supplies,” he further explained.

Meanwhile, turning his attention on health infrastructure, the VP stated thatwiththehopesofhaving all the brand-new hospitals being constructed in Regions Two, Three, Four, F i v e a n d S i x b e commissioned before the elections period, there are planstoupgradeothers.

For example, he said the Bartica Hospital in Region

Seven will be upgraded, while some $30 million has beensetasidetorehabilitate the Linden Hospital in Region10.

According to Jagdeo, when the Child and Maternity Hospital is completed at Ogle, all services being offered at the GeorgetownPublicHospital willrelocatethere.

“Once we move out the children maternity section from the Georgetown Hospital to Ogle then Georgetown Hospital, a lot of the buildings will be pulled down and we have a modernisation plan for the

entire Georgetown Hospital too.So,withPlayParksand everything in the compound there,”hementioned.

The $12.4 billion Ogle Pediatric and Maternal Hospital being constructed on the East Coast of Demerara, was awarded to VAMEDonJune8,2022.

Once completed, the hospital will feature 256 beds and cover 24,000 square meters of gross floor area It will include an imagingsuiteequippedwith CT scans, X-rays, and MRI scanningequipment,aswell as a modern laboratory to conductsophisticatedtests.

Trini reportedly held in Venezuela: Claxton Bay residents hoping for safe return

(Trinidad Express)

Residentsfromacommunity in Claxton Bay, where the man whom Venezuelan authorities claim was involvedwithagrouplinked to an alleged plot to destabilise the Venezuelan government is believed to live,holdontohopethatheis safe.

The man identified as Guis Kendell Jerome is known to his neighbours in Sum Sum Hill as Kendell Gibbs,whosefamilyresided in the neighbourhood for decades.

WhentheExpressvisited the community of Sum Sum Hill, residents said they know he is a fisherman and earned his living at Othaheite Bay for many years, as residents often madepurchasesfromhim.

One resident, who did not give her name, said his wife is Venezuelan, who spokelittleEnglish,andthey hadchildrentogether.

Theywereknowntosplit their stay between Trinidad and Venezuela, spending several months between the two countries, so it was not unusual that they had not seen him recently in the community

They said the last time they saw him was last December when one of his siblings security guard AndyGibbs—waskilledina carcrashinCouva.

Resident DanielThwaits saidhebelievedthatbeneath itall,amanwhohasafamily willdohisbesttoprovidefor hisfamilyandhimself.

“Kendell wants to survive. The situation is not

aboutKendellbutitisabout the system People want food,aroofovertheirheads, a means to survive and they wanttopray.Buttheycannot do these things if they are hungry. And when you are hungry, you do not pick and choosewhatyouwanttoeat.

For this generation, things are very tough. Most of the youths do not really have much to rely upon to survive,”hesaid.

Thwaits,aretiree,saidhe knewtheGibbsfamilywell.

“I think Kendell went to school in Couva and he is a veryeducatedfella.Wehope for the best for him. Of course, I would love to see himreturntoTrinidad.

Heisahumanbeingand I know him since he was a baby But these are signs of the times and only when the

UNwarnsHaiticrisisatnew

lowasgangviolencespreads

(Trinidad Guardian)

The UN Human Rights Officehasraisedalarmover worseningviolenceinHaiti, as gangs expand their reach beyond the capital Port-auPrince into central regions, carrying out killings, kidnappings and sexual violence.

Inastatementtoday,UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said at least 2,680 people including 54 children were killed between 1 January and 30 May 2025. Nearly 1,000 were injured and more than 300kidnapped.Arecord1.3 million people are now displaced.

Türk said, “Alarming as they are, numbers cannot express the horrors Haitians arebeingforcedtoendureon adailybasis.”

He said gang attacks were also fuelling further instability across the region, while a rise in s e l f - d e f e n c e a n d vigilante groups has led toadditionalabuses

Since late March, major attacks have taken place in Mirebalais and Bas Artibonite, with reports of police stations ransacked and over 500 inmates freed On 20 May, at least 25 people were killed in one

communityattack

Ten days later, six members of one family including four girls aged two to 14 were murdered in Port-auPrince Türk also expressed concern over police killings, noting that at least 1,448 people had died during operations so far this year, and at least 65 were allegedly executedbyofficers H e c a l l e d f o r accountability, support

He

Deportee arrested on arrival for alleged sexual offence

(Jamaica Observer) A man who was wanted for having sex with a person under the age of 16 was arrested and charged upon arrival following his deportation from the United States.

Charged is 28-year-old Sanjay “Sicky” Walsh, a forklift operator of C o n n e c t i c u t a n d Tremolesworth,StMary Reports are that Walsh arrived on the island on Wednesday and was met at the airport by law enforcement officers with a warrantforhisarrest.Walsh was reportedly being chargedinconnectionwitha 2017-2018incidentinwhich he allegedly had sexual intercourse with a then 15year-oldgirl.

Thecomplainant,whois now 23 years old reported that she had met Walsh in 2016 and they developed a relationship.Itisallegedthat they engaged in sexual intercourseduringthestated period. A formal report was made, however, Walsh had migrated. A warrant was thereforeissuedforhisarrest on his arrival back on the island.

for Haiti’s judicial task forces, and stronger international action “The coming months will test t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l community’s ability to take stronger, more coordinated action,” he said Türk urged support for the under-resourced Multinational Security

S u p p o r t m i s s i o n , enforcement of the arms embargo, and an end to forced returns of Haitians seekingrefugeabroad.

shoes are on your foot then anyone will know how it feels,”hesaid.

added: “I know the hustle and I know how

outsideis.Iamsorrytoknow how things have happened forhim.Iamsorryforyoung people, and survival is very hardforthem.”

Another resident said thattheGibbsfamilyresided in the community for many years, and were well-known andrespectedbyneighbours.

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2025-HC-DEM-CIV-PDEMERARA

INTHEHIGHCOURTOF THESUPREMECOURT OFJUDICATURE DECLARATIONOFTITLE

In the matter of the title to Land(Prescriptionand limitation)Actchapter 60:02oftheLawsof Guyana. -and-

In the matter of a petition byKIMWILLIAMSfora declaration of title to the land situate at Sub-Lot “A” being a portion of lot numbered 74 (seventy four) being portion of the south portion of Plantation Craig situate on

LEGALNOTICE1

theEastBankofDemerara in the county of Demerara Region#4Republicof Guyana, the said lot 74 (seventy four) containing an area of 0.119 ( nought decimal one one nine) of an acre ; same being shown , laid down and defined on a plan by TravisA. Fields, sworn land surveyor dated 28th August, 2023 and deposited in the department of Lands and Surveys on the 5th September,2023asplan Number84680.

INTHEHIGHCOURTOF THESUPREMECOURT OFJUDICATURE

DATEDTHE14TH DAYOF APRIL,2025. THEHUMBLEPETITION OFKIMWILLIAMSof the sub-lot A of south portionoflot74CRAIG EASTBANKDEMERARA REGION#4GUYANA,for a declaration of title in respect of land described hereunder, that is to say: Sub-lot “A” being a portion of Lot numbered 74 (seventy four) being a portion of the South PortionofPlantationCraig situate on the East Bank of Demerara in the County of Demerara,Region#4 RepublicofGuyana,the said Lot 74 (seventy four) containinganareaof0.119 (nought decimal one one mine)ofanacre,same being shown, laid down and defined on a plan by TravisA.Fields,Swom Land Surveyor dated 28 August, 2023 and deposited in the Departinent of Lands and Surveys on the 5th September,2023asPlan Number84680.Theabove described property is bounded as follows:

(a) On the North by Lut76which owned and occupied by EmanuelSpringer

(b) On the South by Lot72whichisowned and occupied by PetronellaNikes

(c) On the East by Lot 75whichisowned and occupied by Vsill Íîðsîn.

(d) On the West by a Reserve which is under the control of the Good Success Caledonia Neighborhood DemocraticCouncil 1. ACopy of the Plan has been herein annexed to the Petition and is marked Exhibit“KWA”

2. Your Petitioneris sixty(60) years of age, Iamnot retired but beforemy retirementI worked as a Domestic Worker at Dr.Rudolph Cumming premises as aDomestic Worker

3. The said property was owned by ARTHUR ATWELLwho wasmy biologicaluncle and who is now deceased for overthirteen(13) years now him having died single and unmarried at the time of his death.

4.YourPetitioner took possession, occupation; sole and undistributed control over the said property in theyear2008 first with the paper title owner consent and when my uncle diedYour Petitioner took possession, occupation, sole and undisturbed control over the said property without anyone’s permission including that of any possible beneficiariesof the deceased.

5.YourPetitioner possess and maintains the said property; secure the property by clear demarcationof the property from that of its neighbouring surroundings.

6.YourPetitioner occupied and lived in the said property without the permission of the beneficiaries of the property from the year 2008andisstill in possession, occupation and sole control of the property to the exclusion of anyone including possible beneficiariesto the property

7. Your Petitioner constructed first a wood dwelling house in the year 2008 and later in the said year, 2008 she constructed a concrete dwelling house on the property which all remains on the property and is occupied by her and her family

8. Your Petitioner pays the rates and taxes for the said property from the year 2008 and presently continues to pay the rates and taxes. Hereto annexed and marked “Exhibit KW-2” are copied of the rates and taxes payment receipts made by your Petitioner, KIM WILLIAMS..

9. That the paper title owner of property, ARTHUR ATWELL had one (1) son during his lifetime whose name was OSCAR CORDNER ALSO KNOWN KENNETH CORDNER and who is now deceased for over five (5) years now.

10. There are some grandchildren of AUTHIR ATWELL through his son, the said OSCAR CORDNER ALSO KNOWN AS KENNETH. CORDNER who are all resident in the United Stares of America and who has no interest in Guyana or its property

11. Your Petitioner has no contact information for the grandchildren of AUTHIR ATWELL and Your Petitioner has no information in order to make contact with them or anyone close to the grandchildren.

12. That if Your Petitioner is a beneficiary to the said property of AUTHUR ATWELL I am a niece of AUTHUR ATWELL and persons are before me in the

LEGALNOTICE1 the line of beneficiaries.But I am unable to contact those closest next of kinofAUTHUR ATWELL.

13.Your Petitionermother wasAUTHUR ATWELLsister but she is deceased since she predeceased him.Herhaving died in the year 2005.

14.ThatYour Petitioneris unable to obtain a death certificate ofAUTHUR ATWELLsince details of his death registration is unknown and no one or others persons close to us is able to supply me with thatinformation to access a death certificatefor him.

15.Your Petitioner is also unable to ascertain the date of death of the sonofAUTHUR ATWELL,that beingOSCAR CORDNERALSO KNOWNAS KENNETH.

CORDNERsince I do not know his date of death and no one close to me is able to supply that informationtome

16. That there is no other way that YourPetitioner could have obtained the paper title to the property since she is not able to apply for Letters ofAdministration in the Estate of AUTHUR ATWELLas his DeathCertificate is not able to be issued since upon checking with the Registration of Births and Death Officeat Georgetown Guyana they were unable to locate his death registration.

17. As of such YourPetitioner occupied the said property in the Application herein with the intention to possess same to

theexclusionof everyone including possible beneficiaries to the said property

18. More so since intheyear2008 your Petitioner has remainedinsole, exclusive, undisturbed, continued and open occupation and possession of the sand find herein nec vi nec clam,necprecario in excess of twelve (12) years last past and having exercised such exclusiverightsof occupation and ownership your Petitioner is now entitled to a DeclarationofTitle to same in terms of Section 3 and 4 of the Title to Land (Prescription and Limitation)Act Chapter60:02of the Laws of Guyana

19.YourPetitioner is regarded by the membersofthe community as the owner of the said property

20.Whereforeyour Petitionerhumbly prays:

(

e ) That this Honourable Court would be pleased to declare in terms of the Title to Land (Prescription and Limitation)Act Chapter60:02that (petitioner’sname) by virtue of her sole. undisturbed possession and occupation of the said land for a period in excess of twelve(12)yearsis entitled to a DeclarationofTitle and a conveyance thereto.

(f)And your Petitioner in duty boundwillever pray

Dated at Georgetown, Guyana, This the 14th day of April

DIVORCEANDMATRIMONIALJURISDICTION FAMILYDIVISION

PetitionNo.FD-202

BETWEEN SIMON(AUBREY MICHAEL)Petitioner-VSIMON(WINIFRED OLINDA)nee MATTHEWS Respondent

TO:WINIFREDOLINDA

SIMONneeMATTHEWS 25 MabelAvenue, Etobicoke,OntarioM9A AYQ,Canada.

TAKENOTICEthatonthe 9thdayofFebruary,2024a PetitionforDivorcewas filed against you by

AUBREYMICHAEL

SIMONthePetitionerin theFamilyDivisionofthe HighCourtinGeorgetown, Demerara.ANDFURTHER TAKENOTICEthataspart of an Order made on the 12thdayofMay,2025the Petitioner was directed to effect service of his Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Guyana KaieteurNews,adaily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana, including its online edition if available and by WhatsApp to the number +1(416)302-8944 ANDFURTHERTAKE

NOTICEthatifyoudesire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the RegistryofFamilyDivision of the High Court at Georgetown,Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents.AND FURTHERTAKENOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must fileanAcknowledgement ofService,Noticeof Intention to Defend (Forms areavailableattheRegistry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of theFamilyDivisionofthe HighCourtatGeorgetown, Demerarawithin50(fifty) days from the date of the final publication of this Notice.TAKENOTICEthat the Directions Hearing is fixedforMondaySeptember8th,2025at11:00am before the Honourable MadamChiefJustice RoxaneGeorgeviaZoom. (Please contact the Chief Justice Chambers either by emailat victorialawcourts@gmail.com orbytelephoneat592-2256823or226-7947[Extension 223/306]betweenthehours of8:00amand4:00pmIN DEFAULTofyourfilingan Acknowledgementof Service/NoticeofIntention

BackupEnergyStorage

SystemtosupportGas-to-Energy Project arrives – LNDCH4

LNDCH4GuyanaonFriday announced the arrival of the Backup Energy Storage System(BESS)tosupportthe country’s gas-to-energy project.

The BESS which forms a critical part of the power plant’s emergency support system and is engineered to ensure uninterrupted energy delivery in the event of turbinefailurecamethroughthe John Fernandes wharf.

“The inclusion of this advanced battery system reinforces LNDCH4’s commitment to delivering a reliable power solution for Guyana. With a total capacity of 30 megawatts(MW),thesystem was shipped in twenty-two (22) containers which comprisesofbatteryracks,six(6) inverters,auxiliarytransformers and a fully integrated Power Distribution Center

Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate,including granting the Divorce.

TheRegistryoftheFamily DivisionoftheHighCourt is located at the Law Courts[Georgetown, Demerara].Theofficeis open to the public between8:00amand 3:30pmMondaysto Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pmonFridaysexcept on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.

Dated the 16th day of May,2025.

(PDC) shelter,” the company said in a statement.

ItalsoincludesanEnergy ManagementSystem(EMS), BatteryManagementSystem (BMS),UninterruptedPower Supply (UPS), Fire suppression system and HVAC units to ensure optimal performance and safety under all conditions. Designed to respond instantaneously, the BESSprovidescriticalbackup powertoprotecttheintegrity oftheelectricalgridandmaintain operational stability in unexpected scenarios.

LNDCH4 said that the BESSjoinsthegrowinglistof critical components already received for the project, including two state-of-the-art gas turbines, each capable of generating45MWofelectricity The arrival of the BESS markssignificantprogressof the Gas-to-Energy (GtE) progress and highlights LNDCH4’s commitment to Guyana.

Country manager Humberto Lopez stated, “Thisshipmentdemonstrates ourcontinuedcommitmentto the highest standard of operationalexcellence.”

As a key component of Guyana’s landmark Gas-toEnergy (GtE) initiative, the BESS will enhance the project’s efficiency and reliability; helping to stabilize the national grid, reduce carbon emissions and support the delivery of affordable electricitytohomesandbusinesses across the country

LNDCH4saiditcontinues to meet international standardsinquality,health,safety, environment and innovation. Withourteamworkingon-site around the clock, focused on meetinginternationalquality standards and the arrival of the BESS, the project moves onestepclosertocompletion, ensuring Guyana’s transition toamoremodern,energy-secure future.

Air India crash refuels Boeing and airline’s problems

(AL-JAZEERA)Thefatal crashofa787Dreamlinerthat was being operated by Air India from Ahmedabad in northwesternIndiatoLondon Gatwick Airport has once again fueled scrutiny of both Boeing and the airline, as the two companies have been trying to emerge from years of crises and poor reputations.Thenearly12-year-old Dreamliner crashed on a densely populated part of the citysoonaftertakeoff,killing 241ofthe242peopleonboard on Thursday

The total death toll is expectedtoriseastheplanefell on a medical college hostel andrescueoperationsarestill under way The crash raises

new concerns for Boeing, which continues to face mounting safety issues that haveunderminedpublictrust initsaircraft.

Thesechallengescomeas the Seattle-based aerospace giantgrappleswitheconomic pressures from tariffs imposedbyUnitedStatesPresident Donald Trump, as well asincreasedregulatoryattention that followed its recent safety issues.

The reason behind the crash is not yet clear

But it is yet another fatal accident involving a Boeing aircraft, adding to a string of public relations crises that have made many travellers wary of flying on its planes.

The LDCH4 Guyana team with one of the containers

78killedinIsrael’sattacksonIran:UNAmbassador

…attacks could push Iran to pursue nuclear weapon

(Al-JAZEERA) - Amir Saeid Iravani says so far, 78 people, including senior military officials, havebeenkilledbyIsrael’sattacks in Iran, and over 320 others have beeninjured.

The overwhelming majority of them are civilians, including women and children, he told the ongoingUNSCsession.

Israel has attacked several Iranian nuclear facilities and military sites, and carried out assassinations of top military officials and nuclear scientists.An initial wave of strikes was carried outonFridaymorning.

Asecond,separateattackonthe city of Tabriz, northwest Iran, was reported by local media later on Friday

On Friday afternoon, the semiofficial state media group, the Iranian Fars news agency reported “unofficial statistics” showing that more than 70 people had been killed and more than 320 were injuredinIsrael’sattacks.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned that Israel faces a“bitterandpainful”fatefollowing the attack. “By God’s will, the

powerfulhandoftheArmedForces oftheIslamicRepublicwillnotlet it[Israel]gounpunished,”hesaid.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a prerecorded message that the strikesearlyonFridaywereaimed at hurtin

’s n

infrastructure and ballistic missile factories.

JimWalsh,aUS-basednuclear expert, says he expects back-andforth firings between Israel and Iranoverthenextfewdays.

But the most important thing, he explained, will be if the Iranian authorities decide to pursue a nuclear weapon in response to Israel’sattacksonthecountry

“For 20 years, they’ve refused to cross that line,” Walsh told Al Jazeera.

“Ithinkthere’sstrongscholarly evidence – and certainly, if you lookatthepoliticsofthemoment–to believe that in this attack, Israel willgettheexactoppositeofwhatit wanted, which is Iran is going to decidetogoforthebomb.”

Walsh said that would spell disaster not just for the Middle East,butfortheworld.

“What is it that Iran can do? It doesn’thaveanairforce. It doesn’t have Hezbollah and Syria to launch missiles. It cannot

invade andsoallitreallyhasis missiles, and a decision to be able topursuenuclearweapons–having beenforcedintothispositionbythe

[Israeli]attack,”hesaid. That “is just bad news all around, for the region and globally.”

US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says aid workers killed in attack

Palestinians collect what remains of relief supplies from a distribution centre of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah in southern Gaza on June 5, 2025 [Reuters]

distributioncentre.

The bus, carrying more than two dozen Palestinians w o

k i n g w i t h t h e organisation, was “brutally attacked” on Wednesday

night while travelling to a distribution centre west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the foundation said in astatement.

“As of now, we can

confirm at least eight fatalities, multiple injuries, andwefearthatsomeofour team members have been takenhostage,”theGHFsaid onThursday

GHF’s interim director, John Acree, said his o r g a n i s a t i o n h a d considered closing its centres on Thursday after the bus attack but opted to remainopen

“We decided that the best response to Hamas’ cowardly murderers was to keep delivering food for thepeopleofGazawhoare counting on us,” he said in astatement

The GHF, which is led by Johnnie Moore, an evangelical Christian who advised US President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, has been mired in controversy since beginning operations onMay27

The UN and aid groups have boyco

foundation over concerns that it does not meet basic humanitarian standards and

isnotindependentofIsrael. NumerousIsraeliattacks on Palestinians have taken place near the foundation’s distribution sites in Rafah andtheNetzarimCorridor

On Wednesday, 57 people were killed and more than 363 injured as they tried to access aid at the sites, Gaza’s Ministry ofHealthsaid

M o r e t h a n 2 2 0 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid since the foundation began operations, according to Gaza health authorities

In its statement, the foundation, which on Saturday reported that it had been unable to distribute aid due to Hamas threats, said the attack on its team “did not happeninavacuum”.

“For days, Hamas has openly threatened our team, our aid workers, and the civilians who receive aid from us These threats weremetwithsilence,”the foundationsaid.

Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from Tel Aviv [Jamal Awad/Reuters]

Liverpool agree £116m deal for Wirtz

(BBC Sport) - Premier

League champions Liverpool have agreed a £116mdealtosignGermany attacking midfielder Florian

Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.

The fee for the 22-yearold includes a guaranteed £100mandafurther£16min add-ons.

Those bonus payments would only become payable if the Reds achieve a sustained level of successwhich would then make it a

Britishrecord. TheBritishrecordforan initialfeeremainsChelsea’s £107m signing ofArgentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez fromBenficain2023. Chelsea also brought in Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedoforaninitial£100m fee, which could rise to £115m.

Themovewill,however, be a club record fee for Liverpool.

Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez was brought in from

Benfica in a deal worth an initial £64m and rising to a potential £85m with addons,whiletheypaid£75mto sign centre-back Virgil van Dijk from Southampton in 2018.

Manchester City had been keen on Wirtz before cooling their interest because of the costs involved in the deal, while Bayern Munich were also linkedwithhim.

Wirtzisbelievedtohave made it clear that his

preference was a move to Anfield, with Liverpool negotiating a deal which is below Leverkusen’s valuationofabout£126m.

Wirtzmadehisdebutfor Leverkusenattheageof17, scoring 57 goals in 197 games for the club, and helped them win the Bundesligaforthefirsttime in2024.

He has scored seven goals in 31 appearances for Germany since making his internationaldebutin2021.

Wirtz is set to become the second player Liverpool have bought from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, with right full-back Jeremie Frimpong having arrived in a£34mdeal.

Saturday June 14 2025

ARIES(Mar.21–Apr.19)

Youshouldenjoytheintense energy of today, Aries. The mud is finally beginning to clearaway Exposethetruthin every issue and get ready for the gremlins that may be unearthed.

TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

Todaymarksthebeginningof a new cycle for you, Taurus. Collect and consolidate your recent ideas and focus them outwardly The time is right foryoutoact.

GEMINI(May21–June20)

Take a cold shower to jumpstart yourself today, Gemini. It'sfineifyoulazearoundabit in the morning, but by evening, you should be working at full capacity. You will be called into action whetheryouwanttobeornot.

CANCER(June21–July22)

Today may start out sluggish foryou,Cancer,butbytheend of the day the energy will move fast and furious. Your thoughts will be buzzing around your head like bees aroundahive.

LEO(July23–Aug.22)

Enjoythecalmmorning,Leo, because things are going to getcrazierandmoreenergetic as the day goes on. Emotions willrunhigh,andpeoplewill be more opinionated than usual.

VIRGO(Aug.23–Sept.22)

You will experience an intense amount of energy today,Virgo.Yourdreamstate willbemoreactivethanusual, and you will find that people aredrawntoyoulikemothsto light.

LIBRA(Sept.23–Oct.22)

It's time to get up and get moving, Libra You have tremendous ideas and vision forthefuture.Youhaveallthe informationyouneed.Nowall youhavetodoisact.Stepupto the plate and hit one over the fence.

SCORPIO(Oct.23–Nov.21)

Theearlypartofthedaymight find you sluggish and indecisive, Scorpio, but later youshouldbepsychedupand ready to go. Today marks the beginning of a new period in which you should set your ideasinmotion.

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21)

Today's energies will get progressively more intense as the day goes on In the morning, you may be in an easygoing, dreamy state, Sagittarius.

CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19)

For the past several weeks you've felt like you've been dragging your heels, Capricorn Decisions may have been hard to make and people may have seemed wishy-washy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) The morning might find you sitting like a stick in the mud, Aquarius. People might begettingdownonyoufornot contributing, but tell them to bepatient.Youwillberaringto gobynightfall.

PISCES(Feb.19–Mar 20)

Things are moving your way, Pisces.As the day progresses, you will find that the energy intensifies.Conflictsmayarise nearsundown,butdon'tworry aboutittoomuch.

Republic of Ireland keeper Caoimhin Kelleher to Brentford for an initial £12.5m, which could rise to £18m.

They are also open to selling certain players as they look to rebalance their summer spend, such as striker Nunez, who is attracting interest from Saudi Arabia and other Europeanclubs.

Centre-backs Jarrell Quansah and Joe Gomez may also leave Anfield this

They have also lost England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has joinedRealMadrid.

Sources at Liverpool haveindicatedRealpaidthe Reds 10m euros (£8.4m) to release Alexander-Arnold early from his contract, which was scheduled to end on30June,sohecouldplay at this month’s Club World Cup,althoughsourcesatthe Spanishclubhavesuggested theypaidlessthanthat.

The Reds will now turn theirattentionstosecuringa deal for Bournemouth leftback Milos Kerkez, with talks taking place about a deal of between £45m£50m.

Liverpool, having won the2024-25PremierLeague title in manager Arne Slot’s first season, have sought to bolster their squad - and the level of their outlay is believedtohavebeenhelped bylimitingtheirspendingin previoustransferwindows.

Last summer, they only added Italy winger Federico Chiesa, bought for £12.5m from Juventus, while Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was signed fromValenciaina£29mdeal which will involve him joining before the start of nextseason.

In terms of departures, Liverpool have sold

Guyana out of U23 3x3 in Paraguay...

Frompage31 heavily in the 3x3 format, and these are exactly the kinds of international experiences we want for our players.So,thankyoutothe GOA.” Singh said the GBF willbeworkingcloselywith CoachWillonCameron,who also participated in the training camp, to develop a structured 3x3 programme aimedatfosteringthegrowth ofthegameamongbothmale andfemaleyouthplayers.

The GBF President added that the Federation planstohostaNationalU23 3x3 Tournament, which will complement the upcoming National Senior 3x3 Championships.

MCYS/Ansa McAL June Madness Futsal… F Berbice’ United Ballers, Linden All Stars and Festival City headline latest Rd-of-16 qualifiers latest

On another pulsating nightofactionwhentheonly sure reality is that winners advance, five more teams inkedtheirnamesinthatbox when the inaugural June M a d n e s s F u t s a l championship powered by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and Ansa McALcontinuedattheCliff AndersonSportsHall.

Itwasthecontinuationof theround-of-32withthetwo out of city teams Ballers United of Berbice and Linden All Stars making theirpresencefeltinaheavy way

Ballers United were clinical in their defeat of Kitty hustlers whom they trounced, 6-2. Their use of the yellow ball, which lasts for two-minutes and once it scores the result is doubled, sawthembecomingthefirst teamtoscoretwicewiththis ball.

Tierre Phillips sounded theearlywarningtothecity side when he fired the Berbiciansintotheleadwith only18-secondsontheclock and this advantage was doubled by Ray Rodrigues inthe3rdminute.

But Kitty Hustlers foughtbacktohitinbackto back goals throughAllistair Holder in the 12th minute and two minutes later from Wesley Greendige to knot the score. As the minutes kept ticking away and both teams knowing the importanceofawin,Ballers united it was that took the bold step to request the yellowball.

It proved a success as

The Ballers United’s futsal squad

Phillips drilled a shot past the Kitty Hustlers goalie to instantly double their goal tallyfrom2to4inthe22nd minute. The two minutes expired for the yellow ball and Kitty, took their chance by also requesting the yellow ball almost immediately after but it did notworkintheirfavour ItwasBallersUnitedthat scoredagain,thistimeitwas off the boot of Rodrigues in the 26th minute, both Rodrigues and Phiilips credited with a hat-trick of goalseach.

Linden All Stars continued their successful runafteracomefrombehind 4-3 first round triumph over Show Stoppers via kicks from the penalty mark following a 3-3 regulation timeand4-4extratimedraw, toturnbackthechallengeof AlbouystownBallers,4-1. Unlike their first match whentheyonlyhad5players and then 4 after a second yellowreceivedbyaplayer, they came with a full compliment of players for thisclashandtastedsuccess onceagain.

JeshawnFreemanledthe waythistimewithadouble, scoring in the 17th and 20th minute with one each from Malachi Todd (22nd) and Emmanuel Atkins in the 28th minute which formalized the win and sealed their round-of-16 spot. Albouystown Ballers got their lone goal from Joshua Samuels in the 11th minute.

North East made light work of West Side Ballers

recording a 2-0 win, thanks to goals either side of play from Tyler Lyle in the 14th minute and Dwayne James in the 29th minute. Z Tekk needled Mocha Red Force compliments of David George’s6thminuteeffort. And,FestivalCityonthe back of a brace each from MarkCarrega(4th,5th)and Tyrese Louisy (17th, 19th) edged Make It Happen, 4-3. For the losers, Deandre Linton had given them the lead in the 1sdt minute and thenscoredagaininthe8th. Evenanowngoalscoredby Festival City’s Jerome Permaul in the 14th minute could not have denied the lads from Festival city their gloryonthenight.

Meanwhile, a blockbuster night of rivalry on Fathers Night is anticipated withsix-matcheslisted.

Headlining the night would be the clash between National Futsal Champs Sparta Boss and North Ruimveldt with the main supporting clash between the Brazilian side Road WarriorsandFootsteppers. Road Warriors created quite a huge stir when they played in the national championship in December 2024 and January 2025 LaingAvenuewillplayBent Street n the fourth match of the night, Kingstown face Back Circle ‘A’ in match three while Bomb Squad will tangle with YMCA in the second game and the opening showdown from 20"00hrs brings together Back Circle ‘B’ and Gaza Squad.

Dr. Karen Pilgrim becomes first female Chair of Caribbean RADO

Guyanese Dr Karen Pilgrim hasmadehistory bybecomingthefirstfemale

Chairperson of the Caribbean Regional AntiDoping Organization (RADO), following her unopposed election at the organization’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) heldinBarbadosonJune8.

Representing Guyana, Dr Pilgrim currently serves as the country’s Member Representative and is a retired veterinarian and formerVice-Presidentofthe G u y a n a O l y m p i c Association.

She previously held the position of Director on the CaribbeanRADOExecutive Committee.

As she assumes leadership, Dr. Pilgrim emphasized the importance of strategic partnerships and capacity-building across the region.

asDirectors

The newest addition is MitchelldePalmofBonaire, who also heads the newly formed Marketing Committee.

De Palm outlined sustainability as a central theme for the committee’s upcomingterm,pointingout at that “revenue generation will be one of the major things on our agenda. The primary task right now is assessing our previous efforts, building on those efforts, while exploring new approaches to securing funding for future endeavors. These initiatives will then benefit all of our memberterritories.”

The AGM on June 8 capped a busy weekend that included a Member CountryCapacityBuilding Training Workshop on the

nagemen

“We would love to see at least one dedicated fulltime staffer assigned to anti-dopingprogrammesin eachcountry Increasing funding will also be a priority for our organization,followingthe establishment of our marketing committee,” Dr Pilgrimsaid.

Joining Dr. Pilgrim on the new Executive Committee, all elected unopposed, are outgoing

Chairperson Patrick Werleman (Aruba) who now serves as Vice-Chair, former Vice-Chair Adrian Lorde (Barbados), and Rheeza Grant (Trinidad andTobago),whocontinue

“Our relationships with our respective governments and National Olympic Committees will be of paramount importance,” Dr Pilgrim. Calling for the development for more human resources with respect to anti-doping within the Caribbean, Dr Pilgrim added, that while the Caribbean RADO has d o n e a l o t a s a n organization, their goal now is to build greater capacity in each of their 18 MemberCountries.

System (ADAMS), conducted by the Canadian Centre for EthicsinSport(CCES)and the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA)onJune6.

On June 7, Member Country Representatives participatedinanintensive S

a

gic P

ing Workshop led by Jane Rumble, Chief Executive ofUKAnti-Doping,aspart of

o Caribbean RADO’s next

(2026–2030).

The weekend concluded with a joint celebratory dinner with the hosts, the National Anti-Doping Commission (NADC) of

anniversary this year Caribbean RADO will mark its 20th anniversary on

Guyana out of U23 3x3 in Paraguay...

Frompage31 safety and enjoyment of members and visitors.

“To rent a tractor of this kind for five weeks would typically cost the club well over two million dollars,” President Ally added “When we have the corporate community and well-wishers who support the club in such a generous manner it helps LGC a lot, and the club is extremely grateful.”

CEO Terry Singh’s commitment to the development of sports and community initiativesisevidentinthisactofgenerosity

Hissupportunderscoresthecriticalrolethe private sector can play in sustaining recreationalinfrastructure,especiallyduring timesofenvironmentalstrain.

Lusignan Golf Club, continues to thrive thanks to the support of stakeholders like JAPARTS.

Alongside the assistance of dedicated club members and the leadership of the executive committee and grounds superintendent Deno Bissessar The LGC lookforwardtoacontinuedpartnershipwith With Japarts in future as well as the wider corporatecommunity

November12. The Virgin Islands were confirmed as hosts for the next AGM in 2026, which will take place in St Thomas.

Outgoing Chair Patrick Werleman (Aruba) passing the gavel to new Chair Dr. Karen Pilgrim (Guyana).

Global Super League 2025…

Guyana Amazon Warriors ready to defend home territory

The Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) have officially unveiled their 15mansquadastheyprepareto defend their fortress at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence in the highly anticipated ExxonMobil Global Super League (GSL) 2025. With a squad rich in international experience and a blend of explosive youth and proven veterans, the Warriors are poised for a thrillingcampaign.

Followingastrongthirdplace finish in the inaugural 2024 season, the Warriors

have made a few key adjustments while maintaining a solid core led by marquee names such as Imran Tahir, Moeen Ali, Romario Shepherd, and GudakeshMotie.

New additions to the squad include rising wicketkeeper-batters Jewel Andrew and Amir Jangoo, along with seasoned toporder powerhouses Johnson Charles and Evin Lewis. Left-armspinmaestroAkeal Hossein, brings additional firepower to the bowling unit.

Also joining the squad are Ramanullah Gurbaz, returning to the Warriors

Amazon Warriors were not able to secure the tournament’s inaugural title in 2024

setup after successful Caribbean Premier League (CPL) stints, Irish pacer Mark Adair, and Pakistani all-rounder Saud Shakeel, offering versatility and depth.

The Warriors will be without key players Shai Hope,KevlonAnderson,and Roston Chase, who are on West Indies Test duty. KeemoPaulissidelineddue toinjury

The 2025 GSL season kicks off in grand style with debutants Central Stags (New Zealand) and Hobart Hurricanes XI (Australia) battling it out in a day game followed by the Guyana

Amazon Warriors facing off against defending champions Rangpur Riders of Bangladesh in the night fixture on the same day at Providence.Also competing are Dubai Capitals, the reigning champions of the InternationalLeagueT20. GUYANA AMAZON WARRIORS SQUAD: Imran Tahir, Evin Lewis, JohnsonCharles,MoeenAli, Shimron Hetmyer, Saud Shakeel,RomarioShepherd, Dwain Pretorius, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hossein, Ramanullah Gurbaz, Mark Adair, Jewel Andrew, Shamar Springer, Amir Jangoo.

The

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JAPARTS lends support to Lusignan Golf Club JAP

members, I’m very grateful for the help that JAPARTS andTerrySinghhavegivento the club,” Ally stated. “The rainfall has been relentless, and keeping the course in fairly good condition has beenachallengeoverthepast twomonths Wecouldn’tdoit without the help of Terry Singh and some members of theclub,includingPatanjilee

Persaud, Dino Bissessar, Pandit Ravi, and Manager Vishal Changur and ground staff.”

The provision of the tractor is not merely a convenience—itisessential.

During the rainy season,

and rapid

machinery, such upkeep would be both timeconsuming and costly. The tractor allows the LGC grounds team to respond promptly,helpingtoprevent deterioration of the playing surfaceandpreservingthe

(Continuedonpage29)

In support of the Lusignan Golf during the relentless rainy season, Chief Executive Officer Terry Singh, has loaned a tractor to the Lusignan Golf

During the rainy season, course maintenance becomes particularly challenging as water accumulation and rapid grass growth demand immediate attention

Club (LGC) for a period of five weeks. This generous contributioncomesatatime when the club is battling persistent rainfall and trying to keep the course in

playablecondition.

LGC President Anasha

Ally expressed deep appreciationonbehalfofthe club and its membership.

“Onbehalfoftheclubandits

Guyana out of U23 3x3 in Paraguay

at quarter-finals

(L-R), Arren Vanlewin, Domitre Rankin, Anish Ramlall and Stephen George.

A hard-fought 14–18 loss to Paraguay knocked Guyana out of the U23 3x3 tournament at the quarter-final stage in Asunciónyesterday

The tournament served as the culmination of Guyana’s week-long 3x3 High Performance Training Programme in Paraguay, held in preparation for this year’s JuniorPanAmGames.

Guyana’ssquadfeaturedUS-basedAnish Ramlall,alongsideDomitreRankin,Stephen George, and Arren Vanlewin, who battled a well-rounded and disciplined Paraguayan teamontheirhomecourt.

The game was tightly contested, with both teams exchanging buckets throughout. Withjust33secondsremainingandthescore tied at 14, Paraguay converted an and-one play and converted the free throw to edge ahead16–14.

However, Ramlall and Vanlewin each hadclearlooksattherimtocutthedeficit,but couldn’tcapitalize.

With nine seconds left on the clock, George committed Guyana’s seventh team foul, putting Paraguay in the bonus and

sendingthemtothelinefortwofreethrows. The home team calmly knocked down both, extendingtheirleadto18–14.

George’s last-second attempt grazed the rim, but time expired before Guyana could closethegap,bringingtheirimpressiverunto an end Guyana’s participation in the tournament followed the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, aimed at strengthening bilateral tiesandadvancingsportsdevelopment.

Other participating nations included TrinidadandTobago,Brazil,theDominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, the British Virgin Islands, Argentina, Grenada,andtheCaymanIslands.

President of the Guyana Basketball Federation(GBF),MichaelSingh,expressed gratitude to the GOA for facilitating Guyana’sinvolvement. “Theseareallyoung players, and we know they soaked in everything they were taught in Paraguay,” Singhsaid.“We’regoingtobeinvesting

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Unbeaten Slingerz FC face GDF tonight in blockbuster clash

– Western Tigers and Police FC set for showdown in Elite League thriller

All roads lead to the National Training Centre at Providence tonight, as the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League serves upitsmostanticipatednight of the first round, featuring all four of the top teams in Guyana’stop-flightfootball.

Kicking off the doubleheader at 6:30 pm, secondplaced Western Tigers will lock horns with the thirdplaced Guyana Police Force FC, setting the stage for the main event and showdown between unbeaten league leaders Slingerz FC and reigning champions Guyana DefenceForceFC.

The Slingerz vs. GDF clash has been dubbed the must-watch match of the season,notjustforthetalent on the pitch but also for the tacticalbattleinthedugouts.

Two of the country’s top

tacticians, Jamaal Shabazz (Slingerz FC) and Joseph “Bill” Wilson (GDF FC), will go head-to-head in a match with massive title implications.

GDF FC, winners of the last two Elite League titles, haven’t hit their usual stride thisseason.

They currently sit fourth on the table with five wins, one draw against Police FC, andtwodefeatsatthehands of Western Tigers and Den AmstelFC.

SlingerzFC,ontheother hand,areinimperiousform.

After narrowly missing out on the title last season following their return to the Elite League, the

Vergenoegen-based outfit is on a perfect run; eight wins in eight matches, scoring an impressive 42 goals while concedingonlytwo.

A victory tonight could allbutsealthechampionship for Shabazz and his men, especially given their firepower, bolstered by a strongtransferwindow

Meanwhile, the opening fixture between Western Tigers and the Police FC brings its own level of intensityandrivalry,bothon andoffthefield.

Coaching the Tigers is former Golden Jaguars captain Charles ‘Lilly’ Pollard, while Police FC are led by current national interimcoach,WayneDover

Interestingly, both Western Tigers and Police FC have only been defeated byoneteam—SlingerzFC. Police FC, however, have also dropped points with draws against GDF (22) and Santos (1-1), which makes tonight’s encounter a

one for their title hopes.

Tonight’s action-packed

Petra-ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’

U14 Football Tournament

The much-anticipated sixth Annual ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’ Schools Under-14 Football

kickoff shifted to June 21

Championship has been postponed, with organisers now confirming a revised kickoff date of Saturday, June21.

In a statement released earlierthisweek,tournament coordinator PETRA Organisation expressed sincereregretoverthedelay, citing“unfavourablesurface ground and weather conditions” as the primary reasonsfortherescheduling.

“Due to circumstances outsideofourcontrol,weare forced to postpone the opening and march-past ceremonyaswellasthefirst set of matches,” the release stated.

“ We r e g r e t a n y inconveniencecaused.”

The tournament, which was originally scheduled to begintoday,wasexpectedto bring together 52 teams including 32 boys and 24 girls teams from schools acrossnineregions,allvying for ultimate Schools Under14footballsupremacy

Now, teams and players will receive an additional week to finetune their preparations for what is considered the premier youth football challengeinGuyana.

Despite the delay, ExxonMobil remains firmly on board as the title sponsor for yet another y e a r , w i t h t h e cha

Petra

Co-Director,

Troy Mendonca

, Demerara Mutual, I-Cee Soft Drink, MVP Sports, S k y - Te c , a n d k e y government ministries including the Ministry of Culture,YouthandSport,the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs. M e a n w

, t h e PETRA Organisation has assured all that every effort is being made to ensure a smooth and safe start to whatpromisestobe anexhilaratingtournament. The countdown to June 21 is now officially on, as the ExxonMobil U 1 4 F o o t b a l l Championship prepares to kick off with even greateranticipation.

crucial

double-header promises fireworks and could be a definingmomentinwhathas beenanexcitingfirsthalfof the 2025 GFF Elite League season.

Western Tigers will go hunting three more points against Police tonight

West Indies and Nepal played against each other in the ODI World Cup qualifier two years ago (ICC

(Cricinfo) - Nepal and West Indies will face-off in three T20Is in what will be the first bilateral series between the two teams, in SeptemberinSharjah.

Even though the games will be played at a neutral venue, Nepal will be the officialhostsoftheseries.

Nepal’s participation in the men’s T20 World Cup Asia qualifierlaterintheyear

Nepal and West Indies to play ‘historic’ first bilateral T20I series in September

this key phase of their cricketing journey not only builds the sport at the grassroots and international levelsbutalsoremindsusof the deep pride and honour associatedwithrepresenting our nation and wearing our nationalcolours.

We are proud to stand

withNepalatthismomentin their history and look forward to exciting and competitive cricket in Sharjah.”

Thestatementaddedthat WestIndieswereexpectedto fielda“competitivesquad”.

The West Indies T20I team is currently in Ireland

for a three-match T20I series, of which the first match was washed out Nepal, meanwhile, are in ScotlandforaT20Itri-series alsoinvolvingNetherlands. Two-time World Cup champions West Indies are currently ranked fifth in the formatwhileNepalare18th.

A Cricket West Indies (CWI) statement called the “historic” series a “significantmilestoneinthe ongoingmissiontogrowand globalize the game of cricket”. The matches will be played on September 27, 28, and 30 in the lead up to

“Thisseriesismorethan just a set of international matches-it’sacelebrationof thegame’sexpandingglobal footprint and a testament to what cricket represents: pride, purpose, and the power of unity,” CWI chief executive Chris Dehring said in the statement. “As a full-member nation, we see itaspartofourresponsibility to contribute to the development of cricket beyondourborders.

“Supporting Nepal in

156th Target Rifle Imperial Meeting…

Secure Innovations & Concepts Inc.

support

for Lennox Braithwaite

Roxanne Hopkinson of Secure Innovation and Concepts Inc., hands over sponsorship to Lennox Braithwaite

Guyanese leading r i f l e m a n , L e n n o x Braithwaite in his quest to aimatthetargetsatthe156th Target Rifle Imperial Meeting in England this year, has received tangible from longtime supporter, Secure Innovations and ConceptsInc(SI&C).

Braithwaite informed that over the last twelve years, SI&C and Managing Director, Mr Harold Hopkins

endeavoursrifleshooting.

“I’m so grateful for the assistance given to me and willalwaysseektomakeMr and Mrs. Hopkinson and SI&C and by extension Guyana,proud.”

The 156th Target Rifle Imperial Meetingis set to shoot off from July 18 and willconcludeofthe 26atthe National Shooting Centre, Bisley Three other Guyanese will also be attending, Fullbore vicecaptain Leo Romalho, Mahendra Persaud, and RyanSampson.

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Unbeaten Slingerz FC face GDF tonight in blockbuster clash

Slingerz FC Coach, Jamaal Shabazz, in a light session with Elite League leaders ahead of tonight’s clash with the GDF

– Western Tigers and Police FC set for showdown in Elite League thriller

Caribbean RADO Executive Committee 2025-2028, [L-R] Rheeza Grant (Trinidad and Tobago), Dr.Adrian Lorde (Barbados), Chairperson Dr. Karen Pilgrim (Guyana), Vice-Chair Patrick Werleman (Aruba), Mitchell de Palm (Bonaire)

Dr. Karen Pilgrim becomes first female Chair of Caribbean RADO