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French companies are heightening their interest in tapping into Guyana’s oil, logistics and infrastructure sectors, FrenchAmbassador to Guyana, Olivier Plançon hasrevealed.
Speaking at the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC)
34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held last Friday at the Guyana MarriottHotel,Plançonsaid thatsincehiscountryopened an embassy here in 2025, there have been genuine expressions of interest by French companies to invest inGuyana.
“Today, there are about 10 French companies operating in sectors as
diverse as aerospace, transportation, logistics, engineering, oil, and even catering. At the same time, we at the embassy have supported about 20 other F r e n c h c o m p a n i e s expressing strong interest in investing in Guyana,” he said.
The ambassador reminded that there was a delegation of French
c o m p a n i e s l e d b y Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) which visited Guyana in 2024, and is working with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(GCCI) to organize a business mission to Guyana thisyear.
BBC - Israel and Lebanon have agreed to “the implementation of a ceasefire,” but it is contingent on “a complete cessation” of Hezbollah fire and removal of all HezbollahoperativesfromsouthernLebanon,accordingtoa jointstatementreleasedafterthelatestroundofUS-mediated talkstoday
The agreement comes after the Israeli government threatened to escalate its actions in Lebanon – a move that threatens to derail the US-Iran talks.The ongoing ceasefire has seen repeated violations as Israel and Hezbollah have continuedtotradestrikes.
Wednesday’s talks lasted nearly nine hours and came after a full day of talks on Tuesday at the US State Department. Israel and Lebanon “agreed to reconvene the politicalandsecuritytrackstheweekofJune22,withaview toward reaching a comprehensive agreement,” the joint statement said, noting that the US “agreed to continue facilitating communication between the parties in the interim.”
The joint statement said the two sides have agreed to “swiftly advance the creation of pilot zones in which the Lebanese Armed Forces will take exclusive control of the territorytotheexclusionofallnon-stateactors,”butitdidnot layoutatimelineforthosepilotzones.Accordingtothejoint statement,“Israelreaffirmedthatitssecurityandrespectfor its territorial integrity can only be achieved through the disarmament of Hezbollah and the dismantlement of its infrastructurethroughoutLebanon.”
“Lebanonreaffirmedthenecessityformutualrespectof internationally recognized borders, the urgent need for full implementation of the cessation of hostilities, underscoring the principles of territorial integrity and full state sovereignty,”itsaid.“Lebanoncommittedtoenhancingthe capacityoftheLebaneseArmedForces,withUSsupport,to asserteffectivecontrolthroughoutthecountry.”
The US “underscored its intent to support the Lebanese ArmedForces,withtheaimofimprovingtheircapacityand enabling the effective exercise of sovereignty throughout Lebaneseterritory,”itsaid.
“AllpartiescondemnedIran’sattacksoncountriesinthe region, and ongoing activities that undermine stability throughout the Middle East, whether through support for proxiesandallotheractsofaggression,”itsaid.
“ F r a n c e h a s internationally recognised expertise across strategic sectors,includingaerospace, with global leaders such as A i r b u s , T s a l a s , Safour…Franceaccountsfor 18% of EU agricultural production, and as we make the subjects within the EU renewableenergies,batteries withsixgiantfactoriesunder development,AI,healthcare, and together these strengths
c r e a t e s i g n i f i c a n t opportunities for Guyanese businesses seeking partnerships, investment, innovation,andaccesstothe broader European market,” hehighlighted.
The ambassador noted that the embassy’s opening also reflects a clear and shared commitment to strengthening the bilateral economic, security and friendshipties,whileplaying an active role in regional integration, particularly
through the French overseas communities in the AmericasandtheCaribbean.
“Our countries are both democracies, and both our countries are fiercely attached to our democratic values. As democracies, we face similar challenges here in the region in terms of security, in terms of economic and sustainable development,”headded.
Ambassador Plançon disclosedthatthedecisionby Francetoopenanembassyin Georgetown was influenced by several key factors that underscore France’s desire to develop a future oriented relationshipbetweenthetwo countries. This will in turn aid in the strengthening of trade and investment relations, while developing and promoting economic a n d s u s t a i n a b l e development, which is a priority
“Iwouldliketohighlight
the central role of our
Bogota, which works to support our activities in Guyana. Our French foreign tradeadvisors,JeanFrancois Journal and Christophe, whom you know, act as facilitators for French companieswishingtoinvest here Our foreign trade advisors for Guyana are a partofaregionalgroupof11 advisors for CARICOM, chaired by Mr Sureau. The French foreign trade advisors, for those of you who do not know, is an originality of the French set up to support international business initiatives,” the ambassadorsaid.
The French diplomat saidthattheappointmentofa neweconomicaffairsofficer last Decem
volunteersandentrepreneurs w
mandate from the French government helped to pave the way for investors to participate in the Guyana Energy Conference in February
“Not to mention the fact that we are now working in close coordination with B
h companiesabroad,aswellas foreign companies wishing to
, includingfirstandforemost, Canadians,”headded.
The Former President’s (Benefits and Other Facilities)BillwillonFriday be read for the first time whentheNationalAssembly convenes. The Bill seeks to provideunlimitedbenefitsto t
presidents.
The Bill seeks to repeal the 2015 changes that were made to the 2009 former Presidents’ Benefits (and other facilities)Act 2009 by the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalitiongovernment.
Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC, d u r i n g h i s w e e k l y programme “Issues in the
news” outlined that the APNU government amendments repealed the formeropen-ended2009Act and placed specific caps on state-funded benefits for formerHeadsofState.
“So,tobringnormalcyto the situation, we have decidedtorepealthe2015or
2016 APNU+AFC law and to bring back into force the 2009 Former President BenefitsandOtherFacilities
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France’s sudden enthusiasm for Guyana’s deepwater port project should be viewed with a healthy degree of skepticism. The proposal is being presented as a mutually beneficial partnership that would strengthen trade links, improve regional integration, and create new economic opportunities.
Such arguments sound attractive on the surface. Yet Guyanese policymakers would be wise to look beyond the diplomatic language and ask a straightforward question: whostandstogainthemost?
TheanswermaynotbeGuyana.
For years, Guyana’s lack of a deepwater harbour has beenidentifiedasalimitation.Largervesselscannoteasily access the country, forcing some cargo to be transshipped throughneighbouringterritoriesandaddingcoststoimports andexports.
Thereisnodoubtthatimprovedportinfrastructurecould provide economic benefits under the right circumstances. TheissueisnotwhetherGuyananeedsbetterinfrastructure. The issue is whether Guyana should allow itself to be pressured into a costly project primarily because foreign governments and foreign businesses see advantages for themselves.
France’s complaints about limited trade with Guyana duetotheabsenceofadeepwaterportrevealmuchaboutthe motivationbehindthisrenewedinterest.FrenchGuianasits directlybesideGuyana.
A major deepwater harbour would not only benefit Guyana but would also provide France with improved accesstomarkets,resources,andcommercialopportunities throughout the region. It would strengthen logistics links and create a more efficient route for European goods enteringnorthernSouthAmerica.
ThereisnothinginherentlywrongwithFrancepursuing itsowninterests.Everycountrydoesso.Theproblemarises whenGuyanaisexpectedtocarrythefinancialburdenwhile othersenjoyasignificantshareofthebenefits.
Large infrastructure projects financed through external loans have a long and troubling history around the world. Governmentsareoftenpromisedeconomictransformation, increasedcompetitiveness,andfutureprosperity
The projects are promoted as investments that will eventually pay for themselves.Yet the reality is frequently more complicated Construction costs rise Revenue projections fall short. Maintenance expenses accumulate. Debtobligationsremainfixed.
The result is that taxpayers become responsible for billions of dollars in repayments long after the politicians whoapprovedtheprojectshaveleftoffice.
Guyanashouldpayparticularattentiontothisrisk.The country is experiencing unprecedented oil revenues, and that newfound wealth has attracted growing international interest Governments, financial institutions, and multinational corporations all see opportunity in Guyana’s rapideconomicgrowth.SomeundoubtedlyviewGuyanaas apromisingpartner Othersmayviewitasacustomer
Thedistinctionmatters.
Developmentshouldneverbedrivenbytheprioritiesof outsiders.Guyana’sinfrastructureagendamustbebasedon Guyana’sneeds,Guyana’seconomicstrategy,andGuyana’s long-termnationalinterests.
Ifadeepwaterharbourcanbejustifiedonthosegrounds, then the case should be made transparently, supported by rigorous feasibility studies, independent economic assessments, and clear projections regarding costs and benefits.
WhatshouldnothappenisforGuyanatocommititselfto massiveborrowingsimplybecauseforeigngovernmentsare eagertoseetheprojectmoveforward.
Adeepwater port is not a symbolic undertaking. It is a major financial commitment that carries long-term consequences. The construction costs alone could run into billions. The operational requirements would continue for
The mirage of
Why Guyana needs governance architecture, not merely laws
DEAREDITOR,
President Irfaan Ali’s recent declaration, published on May 26th, 2026, in the Kaieteur News, regarding the urgent imperative to modernize Guyana’s legislative framework for intellectualproperty(IP),touchesupon aprofoundstructuraltruth.
The President is entirely correct: as Guyana experiences an unprecedented economic expansion driven by its extractive sectors, the absence of a modern, rigorous IP regime creates an unsustainable economic vacuum. A nation transforming into a global economicenginecannotrunoncolonial legalrelics.
Yet, as we approach this legislative turning point, we must guard against a seductive illusion the belief that passing compliance-driven legislation is the same as building a functional innovationecosystem.
IfGuyanasimplycopiesandpastes external,internationalmodelstosatisfy foreign trade partners, it will miss the historic opportunity to protect its own
future.Thechallengebeforeusisnota drafting exercise; it is an architectural one.
A decade ago, I anticipated this precisesystemicturningpoint Inabook chaptertitled“CopyrightinInternational IntellectualPropertyLaw implications for Guyana and the Caribbean,” publishedbytheUniversityoftheFrench WestIndies,Guadeloupe(inE.Caraibe & R. Kiminou, Eds., L’harmonisation du droit des affaires dans la Caraïbe, Connaissances et Savoirs, 2016, pp. 465-482), I analyzed how undifferentiated international IP frameworks consistently fail small, transitioning economies if they are not aggressivelyadaptedtolocalrealities.
Tenyearsago,theprimaryregional legal focus was on harmonization — aligning our domestic commerce laws with wider regional systems to grease thewheelsoftrade.Today,thatbaseline hasexploded.
The modern economic landscape hasevolvedbeyondphysicalcargoand staticcopyrights.Wearenowthrustinto
a global digital economy driven by automateddatacollection,cross-border cloud platforms, and generative artificialintelligence.
For a booming Guyana, this economic evolution introduces an acute, invisible vulnerability: a phenomenon I define as Inniss Data Nullius. This is the structural reality where our sovereign regional data, cultural output, environmental metrics, anduniquenationalassetsaretreatedas unowned,legallyvacantterritory
Withoutasophisticatedframework, global platforms can freely scrape, extract, and commercialize Guyanese data and intellectual resources, leaving the state and its innovators without equitable compensation or legal recourse.
Thismeansthatupdatingourlawsto protectstandardphysicalgoodsorlocal broadcastsisnolongersufficient.Ifwe merely adopt standard Western legal imports, we will inadvertently formalizethisasymmetricextraction.
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The maxim, “it never rains but pours,” truly apply to the Government of our beloved country.Whatmore must we suffer before the people are awaken? The saying“themoreyouwatch, thelessandsee;thelessyou seeisbetterforme”.
Where do we start? I have said it numerous times before – Democracy in Guyana begins when the pollsareopenandendswhen thevotesarecountedandthe electionresultsdeclared.
We have seen that repeatedly under the PPP administration and the same was seen under the coalition (APNU/AFC). Are we so naïve that we continue to voteforapoliticalpartythat sees us during the election
campaign and we become invisiblethereafter–waiting forthenextcycle.
Let’s start with the swearinginofthePresident. Theconstitutiondoesnotfix a date for this event, yet the President is sworn in almost immediately when the
e elections, the party with the most votes wins; the Presidency AND the party/partiesthatdonotform the government, nominate theLeaderoftheOpposition (LOO).
Inthelastelectioncycle, ittookparliamentMONTHS aftertheelectiontoswearin theLOO.Wearetoldthatno law was breached – how absurd Isn’t the same constitution that is used to
decades. Such a project should only proceed if there is compellingevidencethatthebenefitstoGuyanasignificantly outweighthecosts.
Thegovernmentmustalsoguardagainstthetendencyto equate development with debt-financed construction. New roads,bridges,ports,andairportscancreateanappearanceof progress, but appearances do not pay loans. Economic sustainabilitydependsonwhetherprojectsgeneratesufficient valueforthecountryasawhole.
Guyanese citizens have every right to demand answers. Howmuchwilltheprojectcost?Whowillprovidefinancing? What interest rates and repayment conditions are being proposed?Whatguaranteesarebeingrequested?
Howmuchoftheeconomicactivitygeneratedbytheport willremaininGuyana?Howmuchwillflowabroadthrough foreignoperators,contractors,andshippingcompanies?
These questions deserve clear answers before any commitmentsaremade.
France’s interest in a deepwater harbour should not be
swear in the President applies to the swearing in of the LOO? Can someone explainthedisparity?
Secondly,wearetoldthat the excessive rain caused floods in various parts of country How preposterous. We have seen the shabby work that contractors across the country are doing which leadstothefloodingcrisis.
Classic case in point is the work on the railway embankment road. Which engineer will approve that dysfunctional construction where the road is almost 12 feet higher than the surrounding lands and the drains are blocked? Where willthewaterflow?
The NDIA has received billions of dollars over the years, yet many main
drainage canals have overgrown burden. Where will the water flow after the rain? In the same token, many of our citizens are guilty of disposing of their garbage in the waterways. Where are the gatekeepers who are tasked to prevent this? Where are the garbage receptacles for use by law abidingcitizens?
Shame on the people of Guyana for allowing this nonsense to continue. We need a government that will putthepeoplefirst.Ilearnta statement made recently on socialmediawhichsaysthat “the power of the people is greater than the people in power”.
WakeupGuyanese.
Sincerely, CharlesSugrim
mistaken for charity It reflects strategic and economic calculations There is nothing unusual about that What would be unusual and irresponsible would be for Guyana to ignore its own interests while accommodating thoseofothers
As Guyana’s economic importance grows, external pressure will increase. More countries will arrive with attractive proposals, generous promises, and persuasive argumentsaboutpartnershipandcooperation.Someofthose proposals will be worthwhile. Others will be designed primarilytoadvanceforeigninterests.
ThechallengeforGuyanaistoknowthedifference. Adeepwaterharbourmayultimatelyprovebeneficial.But before Guyana signs onto another multibillion-dollar undertaking,itmustrememberasimpleprinciple:ifaforeign government appears especially eager for Guyana to borrow money and build infrastructure, Guyana should first determine exactly who is expected to profit when the bills comedue.
The recent flooding across Guyana is serious. Families in Regions Four, Five, Six and other areas deserve relief, not political point-scoring.
APNU’s claim that the flooding is simply the result of PPP/C’s neglect does not withstand scrutiny. Guyana has always faced a difficult drainage challenge, a lowlying coastal plain, intense rainfall, aging canals, kokers, pumps and sea defence systems This problem did not begin in 2020.
During APNU+AFC’s tenure, flooding remained a recurring national complaint. Stabroek News reported flooding in the city andEastCoastinJuly2019, with residents’ yards and roadways under water In December 2019, another Stabroek News letter described flooding in
RegionsTwo andThree and alleged “gross negligence” b y t h e r e g i o n a l administration. In 2018, parts of South Georgetown, including Ruimveldt and Riverview, were reportedly flooded for weeks because of poor drainage. These reports show that APNU had no magic solution when it held office.
What is different now is the scale of response Guyana Chronicle reported thatPresidentAlichairedan emergency Cabinet meeting and deployed ministers across affected regions to assess communities and coordinaterelief.
DPI also reported that ministers were sent into the regions to engage residents and organise immediate support Guyana Times reportedthat51pumpswere d e p l o y e d t o h e l p floodwaters recede. That is
not neglect; that is visible governmentaction.
WIN, for its part, has no governing record on drainage, irrigation, or disaster management. It is easy to criticise from Facebook. It is harder to manage pumps, canals, kokers, rainfall, regional councils, agriculture, sea defenceandemergencyrelief atthesametime
The wider context also matters This is not a Guyana-only event The region is experiencing intense rainfall and flood risks.
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2026 wet-season outlook warnsthatevenanormal-tobelow-normal season can still produce damaging rainfall and moderate flood potential.
ReliefWeb and Reuters reported serious flooding and displacement in Brazil duringMay2026.Caribbean
climate-healthguidancealso warned that increased rainfall and stagnant water from flooding would affect Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana from late AprilorMayonward.
None of this means government should escape criticism. Drainage must improve. Maintenance must be constant. Communities
must receive timely assistance But honest criticism must also admit historyandcontext.
APNU had its chance and flooding continued WIN has slogans but no
record The present government is being tested by weather, infrastructure, and geography, and the proper measure is not who posts the loudest, but who shows up, mobilises resources, and reaches the people.
Sincerely,
Dr TilokieDepoo
DEAREDITOR,
We the Guyanese people have had enough of the wasteful spending being carried out by the current administration.
The NRF has been depleted, debt has been accumulated and what do we have to show for it? The flooding continues to get worse as the climate changes and there has been a lack of
focus on preventing this inevitable crisis from getting worse All Guyanese, both old and young must sendaclearmessagetothegovernment thatenoughisenough!
During the upcoming local government elections, they must be voted out. The power is in the vote of our people. Use it wisely and ensure thatthoseelectedplacetheurgencyand
the resources where they are desperatelyneeded.
If they feel too secure in their electedofficenothingwillchange.The worseningfloodsmustbepreventedfor lasting transformation and national developmenttooccur Votefornomore floods!
Sincerely,
Mr.JamilChanglee
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Guyana cannot remain a
passive consumer of external legal traditions. To translate President Ali’s vision into an enduring economic reality, we must shift our posture from standard international compliance to proprietary intellectual property laws
and absolute digital sovereignty
Trinidad Express - Trinidad and Tobago has secured a non-permanentseatontheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil (UNSC) for the 2027-2028 term, winning overwhelming backing from member states in a diplomatic victory that returns the country to the world body’s most powerful decision-makingforumaftermorethantwodecades.
According to the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs,TrinidadandTobagoreceivedthesupportof181of the 190 countries that voted during elections held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, comfortablysurpassingthetwo-thirdsmajorityrequiredfor election.
The Government described the result as a major achievementundertheleadershipofPrimeMinisterKamla Persad-Bissessar, noting that the country’s campaign was launched during the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025 and involved extensive diplomatic engagementwithworldleaders.
In a statement, the ministry said the victory reflected Trinidad and Tobago’s commitment to international cooperationanditseffortstoadvanceissuesofglobalpeace andsecurity
The country’s campaign was built around the theme, “Building Consensus for the Realization of Sustainable Peace and Security”, and focused on three main priorities: curbing the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons, advancing the agenda of women and children in peace and security, and addressing the implications of artificialintelligenceforglobalsecurity
The Security Council is responsible for maintaining international peace and security and has the authority to make binding decisions on issues such as armed conflict, sanctions, peacekeeping missions, counter-terrorism measuresandhumanitariancrises.
As a non-permanent member,Trinidad andTobago will hold a vote on Security Council resolutions and participate directly in deliberations on some of the world’s most pressingsecuritychallenges.
Government officials said the seat would strengthen TrinidadandTobago’sdiplomaticinfluencewhileproviding a platform to advocate for the interests of Small Island DevelopingStates(SIDS)andthewiderCaribbeanregion.
We must move past the academic consensusbuilding and political declarationsthathavestalled regional progress for a generation. The solution is
This shift requires the deliberate cultivation of an i n d i g e n o u s jurisprudence a legal philosophy born out of the GlobalSouththatrecognizes our unique material conditions. Our judicial and administrative institutions, backed by the evolving regional oversight of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), must interpret intellectual property laws not as static, imported rules tobeobeyed,butasdynamic levers of national development.Wemustbuild a system that specifically balancesthemassivecapital requirements of our extractive sectors with the immense, unmonetized wealth of our cultural, scientific, and digital industries. Howdoweachievethis?
the rapid deployment of an op
governance architecture—a system
ats intellectual property as a core utility, fully integrated into our national health, transport, utility, and tourismsectors.
To design a framework capable of standing up to global technology giants
developer or an indigenous artist requires more than standard legal training. It requiresarareblendofdeep
experience, and
long-
understanding of the structural flaws in our existinglegalsystems.
President Ali has laid downthechallenge.Guyana possesses the resources and the political momentum to become the premier model of digital and intellectual sovereignty in the Global South.Whatwerequirenow is the strategic blueprint to buildit.
Sincerely,
Dr. Abiola Inniss Ph.D. LLM
Amini health check is the first step to donating blood
TheelectionreturnsTrinidadandTobagototheSecurity Council for the third time in its history. The country previously served on the council during 1985-1986 and againfrom2002-2003.
ThenewtermwillbeginonJanuary1,2027,andrununtil December31,2028.
The ministry said the successful bid demonstrated the country’sabilitytobuildinternationalconsensusandwould createopportunitiesforstrongerdiplomaticpartnershipsand increasedengagementonglobalissues.
Trinidad and Tobago contested the seat allocated to the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), while electionswerealsoheldforseatsrepresentingAfrica,AsiaPacificandtheWesternEuropeanandOthersGroup.
Withtheelectionnowcomplete,TrinidadandTobagois expected to begin preparations for its return to the Security Council, where it will join 14 other member states in addressing matters affecting international peace and security
Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has urged local suppliers to position themselves to benefit from opportunities expected when foreign companies’ large-scale gold projects in Guyanacomeonstream.
Thefinanceministermadethecallduring hisaddressattheLocalContentSummit,held atFourPointsbySheraton,Houston,Heroes Highway,EastBankDemeraraonTuesday
Over the years, Kaieteur News has highlighted the growing number of foreign players, particularly Canadian firms operating in the mining industry. This publication recently reported that 11 Canadianfirmsarecurrentlyadvancinggold projects across Guyana’s mining districts, collectivelycontrollingmillionsofouncesof goldatvariousstagesofdevelopment–with somenearinggoldproduction.
The article highlights that most of these projects are located in Region Seven, the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Mining District, a region recognised for its significant gold potential. Forfiveofthe11companies,theProvenand Probable Reserves and indicated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) amount to 15.7 million ounces of gold. The remaining companies are still in the exploration stage andhavenotreachedthepointofannouncing resourceestimates.
During his address, Dr Singh noted that there is a conversation to be had on what is happening in the non-oil economy “Of course, a lot is known about what’s happeninginoilandgas.Butwehavenowat least three companies who are looking at realistic prospects for building out a largescalegoldmine,oneofwhichpromisestobe one of the largest gold mines in South America,”henoted.
The minister outlined that local businesses that have built their capacity to provide goods and services to ExxonMobil GuyanaLimited(EMGL),theoperatorofthe Stabroek Block, is set to benefit from opportunitiesthatwillbeavailableinthegold miningindustry.
He stressed that companies servicing EMGL are not limited to supplying that companyaloneandencouragedbusinessesto actively pursue emerging opportunities. Dr Singhsaid,“Ouraskofyouistoensurethat you make the effort, seek out the
opportunities that are available. That you readyyourselftoconvertthoseopportunities. Wecan’tdothatforyou.Youhavetoconsider where you think you can best position yourselves.That,ofcourse,isafunctionnot only of the opportunities that are available, but is also a function of your interests and your capabilities and your competitive advantage.”
He emphasized that substantial opportunities are expected not only in gold miningbutacrossthebroaderminingsector
“We didn’t get here by accident. We got hereonthestrengthofclarity,ofvisionbyour president. We got here by President Irfaan Ali’s government putting in place the right policy framework…prosperity will not be achieved or realized magically or spontaneously, and will not be realized withoutsoundpolicy,”henoted.
Moreover,hereassuredtheattendeesofthe government’s commitment to maintaining a favourable investment climate He said, “We
A view of GMIN’s Oko West Gold Project site in Region Seven
willcontinuetomaintainthatframeworkand constantly see ways to further create and expandandcolonizethatframework Youhave thatcommitmentfromus”
Overtheyears,Guyana’smineralwealth and “mining-friendly jurisdiction” has attracted significant foreign investment, leading to almost a dozen Canadian companiesengagedingoldmininghere.
Belowareafewoftheforeigncompanies thatarenearinggoldproduction.
OmaiGoldMinesCorp.–OmaiProject
SinceitsreturntoGuyana’sminingsector in2020,OmaiGoldMinesCorp.throughits subsidiaryAvalonGoldExplorationInc.,has identified 2.5 million ounces of gold at the historicOmaiGoldproject.
Omai holds 100% interest in the project locatedinRegionSeven.Thepropertyhosts twoorogenicgolddeposits:theshear-hosted Wenot Deposit and the adjacent intrusionhostedGiltDeposit.
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Bill.Wemademinorchangesbecausethatwe believe that’s the standard that all presidents shouldreceive,”Nandlallstated.
Heremindedthattheintentionofthe2009 legislation was to codify into law and make certain what benefits a former president oughttoreceiveuponretirement.
“Of course, politicians on the opposition benches scandalised the legislation, made it intoapoliticalfootball,theypropagandisedit in a terrible way and when APNU was in governmentwhattheydidwastheyputsome restrictionsonit,”theAGstated.
He argued that the APNU+AFC amendments to the law was intended to restrictthebenefitsformerPresidentBharrat Jagdeo, former President Sam Hinds and PresidentDonaldRamotarwerereceiving.
“
prospectively We are repealing those amendments,” Nandlall said noting that the new amendments will benefit all former presidentsincludingDavidGranger
He also added that the amendments will alsoensurethatfuturepresidentsreceivethe samepackagewhentheyretire.
The 2015 amendments allowed for
former Presidents to receive $25,000 per month for electricity, a further $25,000 for waterandanother$25,000fortelephone.The legislation states that former Presidents will be given services of personal and household staff, including a gardener but, the total number of such staffers cannot exceed three persons.
There is also a limit of $200,000 per annum for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by a former President for himself and his children below the age of eighteen years and his spouse, provided that themoneywasnotspentonmedicalattention and treatment obtained abroad or at private health facilities in Guyana, and were available in Guyana at government institutions.
FormerPresidentsarealsogivenfull-time personalsecurity,notexceedingtwopersons includingthoseattheplaceofresidence. Theywillalsobeentitledtotheprovision of not more than two motor vehicles owned and maintained by the State; toll free transportation; and an annual vacation allowance equivalent to the cost of two first class return airfares provided on the same conditions applicable to Judges of the SupremeCourtofJudicature.
The trial into the killing of the H e n r y b o y s continued on Wednesday with the prosecution calling its final witness in the highprofilecasebeingheldatthe BerbiceHighCourt.
On trial are Anil Sanchara39,called‘Magga’ of D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice, and Vinood Gopaul, 35, called ‘Dan Pole’ and ‘Rasta’ , of Yakasari,BlackBushPolder, Corentyne. Both men have been charged with two counts each for allegedly murdering cousins: Isaiah and Joel Henry. Presiding over the matter is Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall, whileAttorney,DexterTodd leads the defense and State Counsel, Marisa Edwards
theprosecution.
Anil Sanchara took the stand on Wednesday and under cross-examination told the court that he never went anywhere with Akash SinghonSeptember5,2020, one day prior to the boys’ bodiesbeingfoundviciously chopped Singh is another principal figure in the case. Singh and Sanchara are siblings. In the case so far, each brother has given conflicting accounts to the c
g Sanchara and Gopaul as the killers, an
a reducinghisbrother’sclaims tomerepolicemanipulation. He responded in the negativetoaquestionposed to him by Todd on Wednesdaywhenaskedifhe
is familiar with the Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice backdam, telling the court that he has never even been at the location This was advanced by Sanchara to counter Singh’s testimony that he along with Sanchara and Gopaul were there to plantmarijuana. In fact, Sanchara mentioned that on
September6,2020,hewasat work. He explained that he caught fish at Black Bush Polder,Corentyne.
An agitated Sanchara lamented, “I’m suffering for somethingIdon’tknow.God could be my witness and strikemerighthere.”
W i t h r e g a r d t o circumstances after the murder of the cousins, Sanchara disclosed that he
Police have arrested two men in relation to the discovery of several whitish rock-like substances suspected to be cocaine which were found in a washroom at a Newtown, Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD)house.
The contraband was seized on Tuesday along with a “a quantityofcashsuspectedtobe proceeds from the sale of cocaine”.
Thetwomen,aged29and34 respectfully,wereattheEnmore house at the time of the police operation. TheyweretakentotheCoveandJohnPolice Station where “The suspected cocaine was counted and amounted to twenty-six (26)
pieces.”
“It was weighed in the presence of the suspects and amounted to 10 grams before beinglodged,”policesaidinastatement.
Theduoremainsincustody.
was never asked to give a statement, and was not sure what Akash had told the police.
Sanchara denied that he was being dishonest when this was put to him by the prosecutor and that he, and not the police, threatened Singh. Sanchara maintained that Singh was a mere tool being used by the police to satisfyaparticularagenda.
This statement set off a contentious back-and-forth betweenprosecutorEdwards and Sanchara, who, while respondingtoquestionseven spoke in excess of what was asked, visibly frustrated. He was gently pulled in line by JusticeMorris-Ramlall,who admonished him to respond accordingly
He held that while at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Georgetown,heheardSingh hollering, and confirmed to theprosecutorthatthepolice did an interview with him and Singh at some point Sancharapointedoutthathis brother spoke under police duress, but Edwards would put it to the accused that it was he who threatened Singh Further, she highlighted that Singh declaredonmanyoccasions, and even when questioned by police, that he made his admissions independent of
any intimidation. Singh, she also stated, confirmed he wasnotbeatenbypolice.
As the two went at it, Edwards pitched that Sanchara,SinghandGopaul cultivated marijuana aback CottonTreebetweenAugust and September of 2020, and suggested too that on September 5, they encountered the two boys. Sanchara pushed back emphatically, stating, “I never chop up nobody I didn’tchopnobody.”
Meanwhile, the final witness for the prosecution was Royston Henry (no relation to the boys), from Zeelugt, East Bank
Essequibo.Hestatedhewas reading the newspaper one day, whenAkash Singh saw the photo of the two murdered boys and related somethingtohim.
The prosecutor had indicatedfromtheoutsetthat she will arm her case with test
20 individualstookthestand.
The lineup included the father of Isaiah Henry, relatives of the murdered boys, police officers, a pathologist and Akash Singh,thekeywitness.
The high-profile case continuesonThursday
...as global oil markets seek new supply
(Reuters) As global oil markets focus on disruptions in the Middle East and surging U.S. production, a quieter but increasingly significantstoryisunfoldingclosertohome: SouthAmericaisrapidlyemergingasamajor force in global crude supply, with Guyana playingapivotalrole.
AlongsideBrazilandVenezuela,Guyana has helped drive the largest increase in oil exports of any producing region so far this year, reshaping global trade flows and strengthening the Atlantic Basin’s importanceinmeetingworldenergydemand.
Theshifthasbeengradual,dispersedand largelyuncoordinated.Butinaggregate,itis turning SouthAmerica into a de facto swing supplierhidinginplainsight.
The collapse in crude exports from the Middle East so far this year has rightly dominatedoilmarketattention.
Producers in the region have accounted for around 43 percent of all seaborne oil exports over the past decade, data from commodities intelligence firm Kpler shows, anchoringglobalcrudetrade.
But the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz since March has slashed shipments
fromtheregionbymorethanaquarterduring JanuarytoMaycomparedtotheyearbefore, leaving a supply shortfall of roughly 675 millionbarrels.
That gap is too large for any single producer to quickly replace, forcing markets to lean heavily on inventories. It has also amplified the importance of rising supply elsewhere-notablyfromSouthAmerica.
Several exporters have lifted shipments this year, helping to offset part of the disruption.
But nowhere has the increase been more pronounced than in South America, where total exports have posted their largest ever year-over-year gain, rising by around 155 million barrels to eclipse the growth of all otherregionscombined.
Among the 10 nations to increase crude oilexportsthemostsofarin2026,theUnited States ranks top, registering a nearly 112million-barrel increase during January to May compared to the same months in 2025, accordingtoKpler
However, South America’s contribution has been both broader and more structurally significant.
Every day you pick up the newspaper and you are greeted by another tragedy on our roads. It has become so routine that we scarcely have time to absorb one horrific accident before anothertakesitsplace.
Just two days ago, three persons lost their lives in a devastating road accident. Before that, there were others. And before those, morestill.
The question is often asked:whyareroadfatalities increasing? The answer usually given is reckless driving.
And there is no doubt that reckless use of our roadways is a major factor
Speeding, dangerous overtaking, drunk driving, and a general disregard for traffic laws have all contributed to the alarming number of accidents and deaths.Butfocusingonlyon enforcement is addressing onlyhalfoftheproblem.
The other half is mathematics. Specifically, it is the law of numbers and probability
Imagine a roadway designed for 5,000 vehicles per day Today, that same r o a d w a y m a y b e accommodating 20,000 or 30,000 vehicles daily. The country’s road network has n o t i n c r e a s e d correspondingly with the growthofvehiculartraffic.
The more vehicles you placeinaconfinedspace,the greater the probability that they will come into conflict withoneanother Thisisnot politics.Itismathematics.
If one vehi
e is travelling on a road, the probability of a collision is virtuallyzero.Iftenvehicles are using the same road, the probability increases. If one hundredvehiclesareusingit, it increases further If thousands of vehicles are competing for the same limitedroadspaceeveryday, the opportunities for mistakes, conflicts, and accidents increase exponentially
Even if every driver became slightly more cautioustomorrow,thesheer volume of traffic would still generate a higher likelihood ofcollisions.Inotherwords, our road safety problem is not only a problem of reckless driving. It is also a problem of too many vehicles occupying too little numberofroads.
Yet policymakers rarely discuss this aspect of the issue.Why?
Because addressing it requires difficult conversationsaboutslowing down economic activity, or at least managing it differently Nobodywantsto be accused of putting the brakes on commerce and growth.
Butperhapsitistimewe remembered that societies have confronted similar challenges before. In the early twentieth century, workers routinely endured working days of twelve to sixteen hours. Workers had little time for family life, education, recreation, or religiousobservance.
Religious groups, labour
Dem boys seh some people got a relationship with home that resemble a landlord and tenant dispute. Is like they livingthereunderprotest.
Everymorningtheywakeupandbefore thebedsheetevencooldown,theylooking for somewhere to go. If they spend more than twenty minutes inside the house, they start behaving like they sitting on a nest of redants.
Dem boys know one fella who does leave home so often that even he front gate does get separation anxiety when he stay insidetoolong.
The mystery is that these people don’t even have nowhere important to go. They justgottogo.Theywouldwalkouttheyard, stand up by the corner shop, discuss the weather, discuss politics, discuss cricket, discuss who buy a new car, and then return home.Fiveminuteslatertheygoneagain.
Onemantelldemboyshegoing“onthe road.” When asked why, he seh, “Just so.” Imagine that. Whole journey powered by “justso.”
activists, and social reformers recognised this. They fought for fixed working hours and limits on commercial activity Businesses were required to close at certain times Sundaybecame,formany,a dayofrest.
These reforms were designedprimarilytoprotect workers from exploitation. But they had another effect. Theyreducedactivityonthe roads.
By four o clock in the afternoon,manycommercial districts had begun to wind down.Saturdaywashalfday for businesses. And most markets closed half day on Wednesdays. On Sundays, roads were quieter because shops were closed and people remained closer to home.Fewervehiclesonthe r
opportunitiesforaccidents. Today, many of those protections still exist on the law books, but enforcement hasbecomeincreasinglylax. Businessesoperatewellinto
Sunday Some workers are often expected to work extended hours, sometimes without receiving the overtime compensation to which they are legally entitled. The result is that traffic volumes remain high almost every day of the week.
Perhaps it is time to revisit some of these questions. Not because we wish to turn back the clock, butbecauseweneedtothink
seriously about how to reduce the number of vehicles competing for limitedroadspace.
The solution is not to shut down the economy Rather, it is to organise it moreintelligently
Enforcing reasonable opening and closing hours for businesses would help. Protectingworkers’rightsto rest and family time would help.Encouragingstaggered working hours would help. Public servants, except the essential services like the hospitals, can do the same amountofworkinafour-day workweek.
Most importantly, we need alternatives to private vehicle use. School buses, for example, could significantly reduce the number of vehicles on our roads during peak periods. Every parent who does not have to drive a child to
school is one less vehicle contributingtocongestion. L
transportation should be on the national agenda. There hasbeentalkaboutlightrail systems, although questions remain about where such
accommodated. I
considerations should have been
transportationplanninglong before many of our roads were designed. But even now,itisnottoolatetobegin thinkingdifferently
The uncomfortable truth is that we cannot continue increasing the number of vehiclesindefinitelywithout expecting consequences The laws of probability do not wait on anyone. They simplyoperate. And right now, they are operatingagainstus.
If we are serious about reducingroadfatalities,then we must address not only reckless driving but also the sheer volume of traffic on our roads. Sometimes the safest thing a society can do isnottospeedup,buttoslow down,notonourroadsbutin thewaywelive.
Perhapsthatisthelesson Guyananeedstolearnbefore tomorrow’s newspaper brings news of yet another tragedy
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
Anddon’tletrainfall.Raingotordinary peopleindoors.Buttheseexpertsinroaming wouldstandupunderashopawning,staring attherain,waitingforittostopsotheycan continue doing absolutely nothing somewhereelse.
The strangest thing is when they finally comehome.Theyrushin,eateverythingin sight, watch television for fifteen minutes, take a bath, and then announce they “going outlilbit.”
A lil bit, in Guyana, could mean four hours.
Dem boys seh maybe scientists should study these people. They might discover a new medical condition: Chronic Road Syndrome. Symptoms include an inability tositstill,anuncontrollableurgetovisitthe corner, and severe discomfort whenever home is occupied for more than thirty consecutiveminutes.
Sunday is the funniest day Normal people does use Sunday to rest. Not these wanderers.Byeighto’clock,theybatheand dressandlookingforsomewheretomigrate to.Iftheyremainhometoolong,theybegin opening and closing the fridge every three minutes.
Talkhalf.Leffhalf.
No! It’s not oil It’s bigger It’s neither mountainsnorminerals,seas and forests. Grand, indeed; but wrong again. None of those even come close to God’s greatest gift to Guyanese All of them
Whoever is such a Gulliverianfigureastohave slumbered for the last 20 years, sleep on, miss the party For those who prefer being ostriches with heads clogged by mud and crud, stay right there. One has to betheancientPekingManor theManfromLaManchanot tohaveheard,nottoknow,of Mohamed Irfaan Ali. God
greatest gift to Guyanese
The incomparable, impeccable Irfaan Ali now world-classmedicalpioneer, thoughtful preacher, and spiritual leader par excellence Yes! this is happening and there’s g r a t i t u d e f o r t h i s magnificent political leader, now revolutionary medical pioneer, now profound spiritual leader Move over Abraham Lincoln, Dr Christian Barnard, and Rev TDJakes. Whatistheworld coming to, into what abyss willitplunge?
From the lascivious and adulterous King Henry VIII
ofEnglandtothewondrous, luminous Salih and Siddiq Ali I of Guyana From Maximum Leader and Kabaka LFS Burnham to Supreme Leader MI Ali From Founding Fathers Burnham and Jagan to the New Father of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali No contest. Of that let there be neither dispute or mistake. From the snowy wastes of Manchuria and North Korea (and Kim) to the green pastures of Leonora and Guyana, hail to the King. I thinkEmperorwithacapital E is more fitting No accolade, no homage, no
prostration, is too much to offer at the feet of Excellency Ali, Divine Light,DivineCommanderof Guyanese Faithful The Bureau of Stats last count was a million of such pious souls, with Venezuelans not evencounted.
It is time for both sobriety check and sanity check. An asininity check wouldalsobeinorder Itis, t h e r e f o r e , h i g h l y recommended What the hell is going on in Guyana? Or what may be closer to reality:WTF? Getmeclear andgetmestraight. There’s absolutelynoissue,nocrisis, with giving credit where credit is due, especially for national leaders. There is FP, MP, and FLOP Bharrat Jagdeo, the Genius (Wales GTE) There is Army Commander and now Prime Minister, Mark Anthony Phillip (the Shakespearean tragedy of unpaid Stabroek News ads) There is the Maldivian maestro, Dr Ashni Singh (Mr Nation Development Priorities [try
competing, or comin close to that bag of rabbits andcarrots]). And,Attorney General, Mohabir Anil Nandall (Mr Rule of Law [who partially retrieved himself before the ICJ]). I can praise these five-watt luminaries, so it’s natural progression for praise and thanks, honour and glory to beheapedonGuyana’smost sublime and divine son, MohamedIrfaanAli.
Aslight hiccup has to be overcome T
overcooked - all the flavour
overbaked. Who in Guyana likes eating bun-bun? Last, there’stheoversell. Itmeans thattheproductisadud. Not worth the trying; hence, no buying.
To those who are paid to pretend at fits of drooling deliriousness over Pres Irfaan Ali: Don’t do such injusticetotheman. Itisthe crappy oversaturation that leads to overkill. Here’s a nifty illustration. It has the advantage of engaging
seductiveness
Think of nudefigures. Whennothing islefttotheimagination,the intellect, where is the attraction and inspiration? The very voluptuousness that is so enchanting to voyeursandPeepingTomsis repelling to connoisseurs of the fine arts and the finer thingsinlife. Whetherflesh or flame, whether president or indigent, slowdown, gather wits, and let good sensetakecontrol.
To present majestically, what is presidentially befitting, wrap arms around this. Put up a stain glass window that is too pure and too perfect, and it shatters and scatters under the burdensofitsweight,before too long Whatever MohamedIrfaanAlimaybe, hedeservesbetter
(The views expressed in this article are those of the a u t h o r a n d d o n o t necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
The Ministry of Home Affairs will soon spendapproximately$215,212,463torebuild theGrovePoliceStationontheEastBankof Demerara.
Bids which opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board(NPTAB)officerecentlyrevealedthat 54contractorsarecompetingforthecontract. According to NPTAB, the bidders are Randolph Taylor Construction$235,854,675; Kaiveri Procurement Logistics&InvestmentsInc.-$253,594,766; Romano Builders - $188,652,765; GD’s Construction & Supplies - $185,834,195; Kraft Innovation Momentum Inc$208,304,774; Metal & Fabrication Ink$163,571,520; Westbrook Caribbean Inc.$217,654,500; Digital Design Construction, Logistics & Supplies - $220,532,655;
EmeraldGeneralContracting&Distributors - $211,490,055; M&D Investments$215,800,950; Amaya’s Trading$254,190,353; A M Shaffi Contracting$319,304,002; L Pool Civil Works$182,528,745; FMC Construction Services$157,037,760; R&P Engineering & General Construction-$241,824,975;JDInvestments Inc. - $210,403,673; Z&H Investment Inc.$333,029,769; and HKBL Construction$230,059,200.
Also in the run for the contract are ECS Construction & General Supplies$209,641,583; K&J Persaud Contracting Service - $193,784,640; Truck Smart$241,264,485;UniqueMouldingSupplies& Services - $221,148,857; Komera General Construction-$241,107,300;Mahase Continued on page 15
The Ministry of Education is currently seeking a contractor to buildanewSt.Sidwell’sPrimary SchoolinGeorgetown.
Thisisaccordingtoarecentinvitationfor bids issued by the ministry which states that bidsareexpectedtoopenonJune25,2026at the National Procurement and Tender Administration(NPTAB)office.
In addition to the St. Sidwell’s Primary School project, the ministry is seeking a contractortoconstructateachingblockatF.E PollardPrimarySchool,andconstructtheJE BurnhamNurserySchool.
TheSt.Sidwell’sPrimarySchoolisanold wooden two-storey building located on the cornersofHadfieldStreetandVlissengenRoad,Lodge.Itis situatednextdoortotheSt.Sidwell’sAnglicanChurch.
The construction of this school and other projects form partofthe$24billionwhichwassetasideinthisyear’sbudget forthesector’sinfrastructuralneeds.
During the presentation of the national budget, Senior Minister with the responsibility of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh statedthatoverthelastfiveyears,hisgovernmentbeganthe constructionofmorethan100newschoolsacrossthenursery, primary and secondary levels, and maintenance and rehabilitationofschoolscountrywide.
During that period, some 34 primary schools were constructed, and rehabilitation and expansion works were doneon61primaryschools.
It was reported in the media that the Education Ministry has been constructing and rebuilding schools, to include improved amenities, create more space for learners, and ensure that all children are safe and are in an environment conducivetolearning.
Having been declared by the United Nations (UN) as having achieved universal primary education in the country, formerEducationMinister,PriyaManickhandhadstatedthat as communities evolve and the population increases, the government would continue to build schools to cater for the children.
Charged:
Greedesh Ramkissoon
Greedesh Ramkissoon, the 24-year-old son of Surujdai Kahrui, the elderly woman who was found murdered in her Cornelia Ida home last week,waschargedwithmurderonWednesday
The 55-year-old woman reportedly lived with her two sons.Preliminaryreportssuggestthatthewomanwasbeaten andhackedtodeath.
Ramkissoon,amasonofLot80CorneliaIda,Block‘Y’, West Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Rabindra SinghattheLeonoraMagistrates’Courtwheretheindictable chargewasreadtohim.
Hewasnotrequiredtopleadandwasremandedtoprison. Ramkissoon was arrested on Friday, May 29, 2026, in relationtohismother’smurder,whichoccurredonThursday, May28,2026.
ThematterwasadjournedtoFriday,August7,2026.
A devastating two-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoonhasresultedinthedeathofthreeyoungmales, inclusiveofa16-year-oldstudent,allofwhomresided inCorentyne,Berbice,RegionSix.
The incident, which reportedly occurred at approximately 16:00h, claimed the lives of Priyas Mursalin, 23, of Chesney Front; Porshatam Hoolasia, 16,ofHaswell,PortMourant,andAmeerKhan,19,of John,PortMourant.Reportsindicatethatthevehiclein which the three males were occupants crashed into a ToyotaHarrierontheMaidaPublicRoad,Corentyne.
Theyweresaidtobedrivingatafastrate,andwere reportedly overtaking two vehicles but failed to avoid eventual collision with the Toyota Harrier that was drivingintheoppositedirection.
PoliceinRegionSixhaveconfirmedthatmotorcar #PAL 9292, which is owned by a Georgetown-based church,wasatthetimedrivenbya44-year-oldmanof Corentyne,Berbice,while#PLL4312wasdrivenbythe now deceased Khan, but is owned by an Albion, Corentyne resident, Arvindra Arjune Based on investigations, motorcar PAL #9292 was headed west
along the southern driving lane, while the vehicle transportingthethreeyoungmenwasproceedingeast, wasreportedlyspeeding.
Khanunfortunatelyenteredthepathof#PAL9292, leading to a head-on collision on the southern driving lane, as a result of which, the vehicle with the trio slammedintoaGuyanaPowerandLight(GPL)poleon thesouthernsideoftheroad.
Thedriversandoccupantssustainedcriticalinjuries abouttheirbodies,andweretakentothePortMourant Public Hospital, where Khan, Mursalin, and Hoolasia wereallpronounceddeadonarrival.Theirbodieswere taken to a funeral parlour where they await a postmortemexamination.
ThedriveroftheHarrierwastreatedatthehospital and sent away He was detained by police for a short period,duringwhichabreathalyzertestwasdone.His resultsindicatednotraceofalcohol.
Hoolasia, who was seated in the front seat of the othercar,wasastudentofJ.CChandisinghSecondary School.Hecelebratedhissixteenthbirthdayonlythree daysago.
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced immediate flood relief for Mahaicony Creek farmers while on a visit to flood hit communities in Region Five The Department of Public Information (DPI) reported that intense rainfall over the past several weeks has left hundreds of acres of farmland and householdsalongMahaiconyCreekseverely affected.
President Ali visited the affected communities, including Branch Road, Mahaicony, to assess conditions on the ground and meet directly with affected farmersandresidents.
“Iamheretospeaktoyouandtolistento you mostly on some of the challenges [and] some of the things that [are] working,” the presidenttoldfarmers.
The head of state acknowledged that while water volumes this time exceed those
seenduringthe2021floods,thecondition islesssevere,areflection,hesaid,ofthe drainageinvestmentsmadesincethen.
“We are in a better position now becauseoftheinvestmentwehavemade already,” President Ali said, adding that the completion of the Hope Like Canal would bring further improvement to the area.
He also directed the Regional Chairman, Ricardo Dwain, Vice Chair Kleon Lindey, and the newly appointed RegionalExecutiveOfficer(REO),Mary Samaroo, to visit the creek on a monthly basis,insistingthatofficialsmustengage communities regularly and not remain confinedtotheiroffices.
Interventionswerealreadyunderway on the ground. NDIA Chairman Lionel Wordsworth said five excavators had been deployed to help farmers raise dams,
open
and install culverts, while 18 farmers were engaged to use their own
Royal International Hotel Guyana hasdeniedallegationsthatguests are being secretly monitored inside their rooms, saying a former guest mistookaphotographofaforgottensuitcase foralivesurveillancefeed.
The allegation surfaced in a Facebook post by former guest Kareen Lambert, who claimed hotel staff were using hidden camerastoviewtheinteriorofguestrooms.
SpeakingwithKaieteurNews,Managing Director Jason Wang said, “Yes, I checked withmystafftofindoutwhathappenedandI learned that when the customer checked out shesaidsheleftanitem,thenshewenttothe front desk and the front desk called housekeeping, the housekeeping used her phone to talk to the front desk… the front desk asked the guest if she needs it, the customer looked into the phone and saw the photoandthoughtitwascameras.”
TheexplanationfollowsaFacebookpost byLambert,whoallegedthatstaffwereusing hidden surveillance cameras to view the insideofguestrooms.
Describing her checkout on May 30, 2026,Lambertwrote,“Ihandedmykeycard totheAsianfemalereceptionistondutywho was working alone. While processing my
checkout, she checked off our room number and proceeded to pick up a personal cell phoneandappearedtobeviewingimagesin real-time ” Lambert claimed she looked closer at the device, adding, “I was curious
Communication between receptionist and housekeeper showing the suitcase
tractorstoassistinremovingfloodwaters.
PresidentAliwasaccompaniedbythe Minister of Education, Sonia Parag, Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, Vikash Ramkisson, NDIA Chairman Lionel Wordsworth and regionalofficials
A pump was relocated from Garden Table to the Mahaicony Creek River mouth, and a new pump was also deployedtotheaffectedarea.Equipment was additionally dispatched to raise the embankment along the Jagdeo Canal, a 15,000-acre stretch extending to the frontlands.
President Ali committed to three further interventions for farmers at BranchRoad.Theyincluderehabilitation of kokers (sluices), increasing pump capacity, and clearing of the main drainagecanals.(DPI)
about what she doing and look at the phone shewasholdinginherhandsandsawthather screenwasdisplayingalive,real-timefeedof theinsideofourroom…clearlyshowingthe blue suitcase we had left behind.” Lambert allegedthatwhenshenoticedthescreen,the employee panicked and rushed them out, concluding, “In the taxi, it became terrifyingly clear that there are hidden surveillance cameras installed inside the guest rooms, allowing staff to view guests withouttheirknowledgeorconsent.”
However,thereisnosuchevidenceofthe receptionist rushing them out of the hotel.
Kaieteur News received a screenshot of the
conversationbetweenthereceptionistandthe housekeeperwhichshowsaphotosenttothe receptionistofthesuitcase.
The 245-room Royal International Hotel onMandelaAvenueopenedwithadisplayof culturalperformancesinFebruary2025.
The hotel, which had been under construction on and off for about 10 years, adds to Guyana’s growing tourism and hospitalitysector
The majority of the hotel’s local staff comes from nearby D’Urban Backlands, offering a unique blend of expertise and cultural understanding to the guest experience.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait said Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at its main airport Wednesday, killing one person, wounding dozens and briefly closing the airfield—thelatestinbackand-forthattacksbyIranand the U.S. that test a fragile ceasefire.
The strike reinforced the risks to residents and travelers in Gulf countries
that had considered themselves relative havens before the U.S.-Israeli war withIran.
Iran denied causing the damage.
Talks have dragged on for weeks as mediators seek a more enduring truce in the war,nowinitsfourthmonth. They are increasingly strained by Israel’s broadening war with Iranbacked Hezbollah militants inLebanon.
A regional official said Iran wanted a separate ceasefire in Lebanon enforced before returning to talks. U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations continue.
The fighting in Lebanon has also exposed a rift between Israel and the U.S., which is pushing its ally for restraint.Inameasureofthe f r i c t i o n , T r u m p acknowledged that he’d calledIsraeliPrimeMinister
Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” during a phone call
People swim on a public beach as smoke, background, rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Qlaileh village, seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
earlier this week
Nonetheless, both men say theirrapportissolid.
Iranmaintainsitsholdon the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial waterway for the world’s oil and natural gas and related products like fertilizer — and the U.S. continues its blockade of Iranian ports. Global fuel prices remain high, and the effectsoftheconflictarefelt wellbeyondtheregion.
In Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he,Trump,VicePresidentJD Vance,andSecretaryofState Marco Rubio huddled for three hours at the White House Monday as Trump worked on “that final piece”
of getting commerce flowing. Rubio, meanwhile, faced grilling in Congress over the war and its economicfallout.
AnIndiannational iskilledatKuwait’s mainairport
A spokesperson for Kuwait’s Defense Ministry, Brig. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi,said“anumberof hostile drones” targeted a passenger building at Kuwait International Airport. It had opened only Mondayafteramonths-long closure because of the war, which began Feb. 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it didn’t fire at the airport, instead claiming via state broadcaster IRIB that the terminal was damaged by a U.S.-made interceptor that failedtohitIranianmissiles. U S Central Command called the claim false and saidonXthatIraniandrones
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The government in the 2026 budget allocated$3.6billiontofurtherenhancethe infrastructuralcapacityoftheGuyanaPolice Force.Undertakingsimilarprojectsinother part of the country, the Home Affairs Ministry had reported that the construction of these facilities is aimed at enhancing public safety, strengthening law enforcementcapacity,andbringingessential servicesclosertoresidents.
Commissioning similar police station projects,theministrynotedbeforethatthese new facilities are equipped with male, female,juvenile,andisolationholdingcells, along with specialised spaces such as a Child-Friendly Area and a Domestic Violence Interview and Waiting Room. It also includes key operational areas such as Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Traffic, Enquiries, evidence storage, and livingquartersforranks.
Neithersideprovidedfurther information.
India’s embassy said the person killed was an Indian national.Authorities said 63 were wounded, including passengersandworkers,and some suffered serious injuries.
Kuwait’s Defense Ministry said it destroyed over a dozen missiles and a similar number of drones fromIran.
accept nor tolerate” the attacks and was kicking out two Iranian diplomats. Such expulsionsareanestablished means of communicating internationalire.
USandIransay theyareretaliatingfor earlierattacks
made a “deliberate, calculated and unjustified attack” on the airport
The airport partially reopened later, with Kuwait Airways flights resuming at a different terminal, according to civil aviation authorities. No other flights wereoperating.
The Foreign Ministry said Kuwait will “neither
The U.S. military said two Iranian missiles fell apartenroutetoKuwaitand that it “downed multiple drones” targeting American forcesinthecountry
The military also said U.S. and Bahraini forces interceptedmissilesaimedat the Gulf kingdom, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th fleet. Bahrain’s Defense Ministry saiditsmilitaryintercepted
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From page 6 In April 2026, the company announced an updated Mineral Resources Estimate(MRE)fortheoverall goldprojectshowing400,000 ounces increase above the August2025MRE.
Overall, Omai’s updated MRE estimates 2,495,000 ounces of gold in the indicated category and 5,465,000 ounces in the inferredcategory
“Inferred Resource” is one that is based on limited sampling and is based on reasonably assumed, but limitedinformation,whilean “Indicated Resource” is a Resource whose quantity, grade (quality), shape, size and continuity can be more confidently reported.
Omaiisnowengagedina 50,000-meterdrillprogramme at the Wenot deposit focusing on testing the limits of the deposit and to convert the large Inferred MRE to IndicatedMRE.
GMiningVentures(GMIN) &G2GoldfieldsInc.–OkoGoldprojects
G MiningVentures Corp. (GMIN) is currently in the process of acquiring G2
Goldfields, to combine the companies’ adjacent gold projects in Region Seven miningdistrict.
OnApril9,G2enteredinto a definitive agreement with GMIN, valued at approximatelyUS$2.2billion (C$3billion).
The transaction will consolidate the two adjacent goldprojectsinGuyana:G2’s Oko-Ghanie Project and GMIN’s fully permitted and fully financed Oko West Project.
Acquiring G2 will bring the Combined Measured & Indicated Mineral Resources of 7.0 million ounces and Inferred Mineral Resources of2.3millionounces.
Thedealwillalsoexpand GMIN’s footprint in Guyana by 293 square kilometers (km²), creating a combined contiguous land package of over362km².Goldinvestment guide
GMIN’sOkoWestproject is estimated to hold 4.64 millionouncesofprovenand probable reserves. The projectisexpectedtoproduce about350,000ouncesofgold annuallyovera12.3-yearmine life. G2’s Preliminary
EconomicAssessment(PEA) released last year, outlines a combined open pit and underground operation with a 14-year mine life and estimate total production of 3.2 million ounces gold. Annual production is projectedtoaverage298,000 ounces during years 3 through 10.
The deal is expected to closeinJune2026,subjectto shareholder and court approvals. Meanwhile, the targetedtimelineforfirstgold productionatOkoWestisset for the second half of 2027.
MakoMining–Eagle MountainGoldProject
Earlier this year, Mako Mining Corp. through its subsidiary Stronghold Guyana Inc. submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the EagleMountainGoldProject, which is located about eight kilometressouthofMahdiain Region Eight (PotaroSiparuni).
Makoacquiredtheproject through its 2024 takeover of Goldsource Mines Inc., inheriting a resource base of
nearly 1.2 million ounces of gold (indicated) and 582,000 ounces(inferred).
TheEagleMountainGold Project is in the advancedstage gold exploration stage andisplannedforanopenpit gold mine over a 15-year period.
StrongholdGuyanaholds a prospecting licence on the Eagle Mountain Property, referred to as the Eagle Mountain Prospecting Licence (EMPL) totalling 48 km².
AccordingtotheEIA,the companywillrelyonuptosix flights per week to support operations. Gold doré bars produced at the project’s processing plant will be transportedbyaireitherfrom theMahdiaairstriporfromthe project site to Georgetown.
From there, it is expected thatthedoréwillbeexported toforeignrefineriespursuant to standard terms and conditions of Mineral Agreements with the GovernmentofGuyana.
Mako Mining had disclosed that gold production at the Eagle Mountain project will commencein2027.
From page 15 and destroyed three missiles and a number of drones fired byIran.
TheRevolutionaryGuard acknowledgedthatittargeted the headquarters of the 5th Fleet and U.S. military facilities in another country
Both the U.S. and Iran said they were retaliating for earlier attacks or attempted ones.
Netanyahu told the American business-news channel CNBC that Iran was “playingwithfire,”buthesaid any decision about whether toscaleupamilitaryresponse would rest with Trump. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared on Xthat“anyhostileactwillbe met with an immediate, decisive response.”
The U.S. military said it launchedstrikesonanIranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island in theStraitofHormuz.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the U.S. strikes on the island, where it said a telecommunications tower was struck, and other previousstrikes.Itcalledthem “acts of aggression” that it
said violated the ceasefire. The war is increasingly tied to Israel’s fight in Lebanon Israeliforceshavemoved deeper into Lebanon than at any time in over a quartercentury,whileHezbollahhas launched rocket and drone attacks. The declared ceasefire in Lebanon is officiallyinplace,andnoside has formally withdrawn or declared it over even as attacks continue. Iraninsiststhatanylarger potentialtrucemustquellthe fighting in Lebanon. Netanyahu wants to keep the issues separate and is under domestic pressure to strike Hezbollah as he prepares for electionsthisfall.
In a podcast interview released Wednesday, Trump confirmedareportthathehad called Netanyahu “crazy” Monday in a phone conversation peppered with anexpletive.TrumptoldThe New York Post’s “Pod Force One” that he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fight with Hezbollah was holding backtalkswithIran.
Still, Trump said his relationship with Netanyahu was good, and “we’ve workedverywelltogether.” Netanyahu responded thatheandTrumpsometimes have“tacticaldisagreements” but have “common goals” and “agree on the main things.”
“Herespectsme.Irespect him.Wealwaysfindawayto workoutourdifferences,”the primeministersaidonCNBC.
Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters -Brazilian President LuizInacioLuladaSilvahas decried newly proposed United States tariffs, saying he could “not accept the treatment” his country had received.
T h e r e b u k e o n
Wednesdaycameadayafter the administration of US President Donald Trump announced the 25 percent tariff on certain Brazilian imports, appearing to roll back an emerging detente
betweenthetwocountries.
Lula said he had left a May meeting at the White House with Trump optimisticthatrelationswere improving.
During the first year of Trump’ssecondterm,which began on January 20, 2025, the two leaders had butted heads over issues of trade, humanrightsandpolitics.
Lula, a longtime leftwing leader, quickly emergedasakeycriticofthe s e c o n d T r u m p
administration’s aggressive approach to Latin America, including his January 3 attack on Venezuela and the increasing US military presence in the Caribbean Sea.
Trump, meanwhile, has attacked the Brazilian government for allegedly censoringright-wingvoices. The US leader has close connections to former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his family, prominentfiguresinBrazil’s farright.
Last year, after federal prosecutors brought Bolsonaro to trial for attempting to subvert Brazil’s democracy, Trump responded by imposing several rounds of tariffs on Brazil, reaching 50 percent onmanygoods.
B o l s o n a r o w a s ultimately convicted and sentenced to 27 years in prisonforeffortstooverturn his 2022 election defeat to Lula.
OnWednesday,Lulasaid he was surprised by the
newly proposed tariffs, adding that US-Brazil trade talks were still ongoing. He addedthatBrazilstillwanted to build institutional relations with the US but would seek other trade partnersifneeded.
Speaking on Tuesday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the
and burden or restrict US commerce”.
Speaking on CNBC, Greer also pointed to a “giant”tradedeficitbetween theUSandBrazil.
However, public data contradicts the claim, instead showing that the US maintains a trade surplus withBrazil.
Brazil’s President says he was surprised by the proposed 25% tariffs, which came amid signs of improving relations.
latest tariff proposal follows an investigation into alleged unfairtradepractices.
The probe focused on issues including illegal deforestation, ethanol market access and anticorruption enforcement, according to a summary It concluded that the trade practices between the two nations “are unreasonable
For example, in March, Brazil bought more goods fromtheUSthanitexported, representing a $420m trade surplus.
The new tariffs are instead imposed under Section 301 of US trade policy The statute gives the US government broad authority to impose trade sanctions based on alleged violations of trade agreements.
Under the Trade Act of 1974, it also allows for the imposition of penalties for trade practices deemed “unfair”.
Thelatestroundoftariffs againstBrazilwillbesubject to a public comment period, whichendsinearlyJuly
Several key Brazilian products are exempt from the new tariffs, including beef, coffee, rare earths, other metals, energy and aircraftparts.
The latest tariff proposal comes as Lula is facing a tight race for re-election in November, against Bolsonaro’s eldest son, SenatorFlavioBolsonaro.
Experts have said the Trump administration appearstobepursuinganew strategy for tariffs after the US Supreme Court in February struck down the White House’s sweeping globaltariffs,imposedunder theInternationalEmergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizingIsraeliPrimeMinister BenjaminNetanyahuas“crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.
But even as the U S president conceded the tensions in an interview released Wednesday, he insisted that his relationshipwithNetanyahuwas solidandthattheyconnected,in part, because they are both “wartime”leaders.
“We’ve worked very well together I like Bibi a lot.And I work very well with him,” TrumptoldTheNewYorkPost’s “PodForceOne.”
In an interview on the American business-news channel CNBC, Netanyahu responded that he and Trump sometimes have “tactical disagreements” but have “common goals” and “agree on themainthings.”
“He respects me. I respect him. We always find a way to work out our differences,” the primeministersaid.
The president’s comments about the Monday call offered a sign of the growing pressure he faces to resolve the Iran war as higher energy prices and economic uncertainty threaten Republican prospects in the midterm elections and hamper globalcommerce.
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Talks have dragged on for weeks as mediators seek to extend a fragile ceasefire into a more enduring truce The negotiations are further strained by Israel’s broadening war with theIranian-backedmilitiagroup in Lebanon. The conflicts have becomeincreasinglyintertwined as Iran insists that any potential truce in the war there must also quellthefightinginLebanon.
Trumpdoesnotcommitto timelineforendingIranwar
Trumpremainednoncommittal aboutatimelineforsettlingtheIran conflict, saying the Strait of Hormuz might stay blocked through the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 7. He has insisted that Iran stopanyeffortsthatcouldleadtoa nuclear weapon and that the strait be reopened for shipments of oil andnaturalgas.
“Idon’tknow Imean,Ithinkit could be (closed through Labor Day), but I think it’s unlikely I thinkthatwe’llhaveit.Ithinkthis will resolve itself fairly quickly,” Trumpsaid.
Iran’sSupremeLeaderMojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his late father,is“involved”inpeacetalks, Trumpadded.
“They have a lot of respect for him,” the president said in the
Israeli troops gather on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, Tuesday, June 2, 2026
(AP Photo/ Ariel Schalit)
Rescue workers use an excavator, as they search for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
(AP Photo/ Mohammed Zaatari)
blame Hezbollah Hezbollah has not claimed a cross-border attacksincetheagreement.
Israelimilitarywarning rattlescoastalcity Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon continued, especially inandaroundthebatteredcities of Tyre and Nabatiyeh. Two overnight strikes near Tyre, a coastal city, killed four Syrians andtwoPalestinians.
Israel warned the Christian neighborhoods in Tyre that Hezbollah members were among them. Many Lebanese Shiite Muslims fled to those areas in recent days because theyweresparedfromtheaerial bombardment along the Mediterraneancoast.
After the warning, the Lebanese army deployed to the Christian district of Tyre in an effort to prevent Israeli attacks there and to show that Hezbollah has no armed presenceinthearea.
Israel launched an invasion of southern Lebanon days after the latest war was sparked on March 2, when Iran-backed Hezbollah fired rockets toward northernIsraelinsolidaritywith Iran. Israeli troops have pushed deeper into Lebanon over the past week, as Hezbollah continues to claim rocket and droneattacks.
The latest round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has killed 3,468 people in Lebanon and displaced 1.2 million people. According to Netanyahu’s office, at least 27 Israeli soldiers and a defense contractorhavebeenkilledinor near southern Lebanon. Two civilianshavealsobeenkilledin northernIsrael.
Strikeonvillagekills mostofafamily
Many residents of southern Lebanon remained in villages nearthehostilitiesorreturnedto areas where strikes occurred afterevacuationwarnings.
Trump said that Khamenei is not doing well due to wounds sustained in an airstrike, but “they say he’s giving approval because that’sthewayithasbeenforalong, longtime.”Khamenei’sfatherwas killedinanairstrikewhentheU.S. andIsraelattackedIranattheendof February
Meanwhile in the Persian Gulf region,Kuwaitbrieflyshutitsmain airport Wednesday after Iranian drones hit a passenger terminal building, killing one person and wounding dozens. It was the latest in the back-and-forth attacks by Tehran and Washington that have testedtheceasefire.
The strike again brought home the risks to residents and travelers in Gulf countries that had consideredthemselvesrelativesafe
havens before the war, now in its fourthmonth.
Pathtoalasting ceasefireinLebanonis obscuredbynewstrikes
The path toward a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah remained unclear as hostilitiescontinuedinLebanon.
AnIsraelistrikeWednesdayhit a car on a busy highway just south of Beirut, hours before the second day of talks between Lebanon and Israel in Washington were set to take place. The strike in Khaldeh came without warning, and it was notimmediatelycleariftheperson targetedwaskilled.
IsraelandLebanononMonday reachedaU.S.-brokeredagreement in which Israel would not strike Beirut’s southern suburbs and Hezbollahwouldenditsattackson
northernIsrael.
Theagreementwasmadehours after Israel announced that it was going to launch strikes across the sprawling urban neighborhoods near the Lebanese capital in what would have been the most intense strikes since a nominal ceasefire wentintoeffectonApril17.
Lebanon hopes to widen the scope of the ceasefire so it becomes comprehensive across thecountry Israelwantstodisarm Hezbollahimmediatelybeforethe Israelimilitaryendsitsoperations in Lebanon and withdraws its troopsfromdozensofvillagesand towns
Not long after the strike on Khaldeh,theIsraelimilitarysaidit intercepted what it called a hostile aircraft coming from southern Lebanon,butitdidnotimmediately
The Al-Abdallah family returned to their home in Marwanieyh, which they left because they thought the village was unsafe following earlier strikes.Aday later, two rockets hit thehome,bringingdownthethreestorybuildingandkillingsixfamily members, said the brother of Hassan Al-Abdallah, who was killed.
Ahmed Al-Abdallah, 13, was thrown away from the building by the force of the blasts and was the only member of his family to survive His uncle, Eissa AlAbdallah, said the boy has two broken legs and shrapnel wounds alloverhisbody
“What good is talking now? They are gone, and nothing will bring them back,” the uncle told The Associated Press in a phone call Tuesday “This land costs blood.”
France’s sudden enthusiasm for Guyana’s deepwater port should be viewed with caution.While dressed up as a partnership to boost trade and regional integration, the reality is that the biggest beneficiaries may well be foreign interests seeking easier access to Guyana’s resources and markets. France complains that the absence of a deepwater harbour limits trade with Europe, yet it is Guyana that would be expected to shoulder the debt, risks, and long-term maintenance costs.
The push for loans and large-scale infrastructure projects raises a familiar question: who profits most? Guyanese taxpayers could be left repaying billions while foreign companies enjoy cheaper shipping routes and expanded commercial opportunities. Development is important, but Guyana must avoid being pressured into borrowing heavily for projects whose primary value lies in serving external economic interests rather than the country’s own strategic needs.
BBC Sport - Before arriving in Paris to attempt to qualify for this year’s French Open, Maja Chwalinska had only ever won twotour-levelmatchesonclay
The Polish 24-year-old surpassed that tallytosecureherRolandGarrosdebut-but that was just the beginning of what has become a dream run to the semi-finals. The world number 114 was left open-mouthed withshockaftercompletingasuperb7-6(73)6-3winover22ndseedAnnaKalinskaya.
With that victory, Chwalinska became only the second qualifier after Nadia Podoroska in 2020 to reach the women’s singlessemi-finalsatRolandGarros. SheisonlythesixthqualifierintheOpen
era to achieve that across the sport’s four GrandSlamtournaments.
Only one - Britain’s Emma Raducanu at the2021USOpen-wentontowinthetitle.
Unexpectedly, it is Diana Shnaider who awaitsinthelastfour,aftertheRussian25th seedstunnedworldnumberoneandcleartitle favouriteArynaSabalenka.
It has been a remarkable run for Chwalinska in only her third major maindrawappearance.
HersolepreviousGrandSlammatchwin came at Wimbledon in 2022. She now finds herself on an eight-match winning streak on theParisianclay,havingdroppedjustoneset ontheway
Rama Krishna girls brushed aside St Agnes in latest results in the Smalta in partnershipwithNSCMCYS ASTP, Return of Primary School Windball Cricket playedcompetitioninsidethe NationalGymnasium
In the Girls department:RamaKrishnarattledup742withAsetDavid29,Maliya Williams 22 and Nickeisha Campbell16.
St Agnes were restricted to 27-6, with Maliya Williams coming back with the ball to capture 3 wickets andNickeishaCampbell2.
Over in the Boys competition:- Smith Church Primary reached 50-4, behind Devontae Blair 30 andEmersonEastman10.
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Frompage24 winners,whiletheremaining divisions will compete for prizes ranging between GYD$1 million and GYD$1.5million.
A d d i n g f u r t h e r excitement to the championship is the introduction of a new “VIP and Local CelebritiesArrive and Drive” category The special class is expected to entertainfanswhileallowing prominent personalities to experience the thrill of competitivekarting.
Veterancompetitorshave also been given a dedicated platformthroughtheVeteran Pro Drivers category for racers aged 50 or older Participants in that division will compete for a winner’s purse of GYD$2 million (USD$10,000).
C h a m p i o n s h i p organisers have also specified tyre regulations, with most classes utilising MG Red tyres, while the IAME 125cc division will run on MG Yellow tyres to ensure competitive parity throughouttheseries.
The championship is being promoted as a major boost for local motorsport, with organisers aiming to attract international participation and elevate Guyana’s standing on the regional karting calendar With substantial prize money, diverse racing categories, and three rounds spreadacrossthecountry,the “Need for Speed” Karting Championship is poised to become one of the biggest karting events ever staged in Guyana.
Saint Agnes Primary replied with 54-4 with Kishan Chance 32 leading thevictory GrahamsHallmade55-7, Keron Ramlochan 16
Bowling for Rama Krishna,
There is a distinct, raw beauty in grassroots Tapeball cricket, where the margins are razor-thin, and the emotions run completely unchecked.
On Sunday at the National Stadium in Providence, those emotions spilt over into tears of absolute jubilation as West Ruimveldt Primary clinched the Demerara zone title in the Future Warriors Tapeball tournament, poweredbyExxonMobilGuyana.
For West Ruimveldt, this was not just a weekend tournament victory;itwasaredemptionarc.
Havingreachedthefinalfourin the previous editions only to fall agonisingly short of lifting the trophy, the team returned this year with a meticulous blueprint for success.“Wehaveputinextensive preparation into this year’s campaign,” Andre Webber, a teacher attached to the school’s cricket team, reflected proudly afterthefinal.
The heartbreak of the past served as the fuel for their current triumph,thoughthesheerweightof the achievement caught the young squad by surprise when the final wicketfell.“Letmebehonestwith you,[lookingatthemnow]theyare crying.Itcameoutsuccessfully.”
ThefinalpittedWestRuimveldt against Chateau Margot Primary, an East Coast Demerara outfit that had rightfully earned a reputation as the tournament’s preeminent ‘chase masters.’ Armed with data and discipline, West Ruimveldt chose to bat first and immediately threw a wrench into Chateau Margot’s plans by posting a formidable 66 for 4—the highest totaloftheentirecompetition.
The foundational bricks of that championship-winning total were laidbyBryanHunter,whosmashed a brisk, 12-ball 23, punctuated by three boundaries and a solitary, toweringsix.
Skipper Steven Orie provided the perfect foil with a crucial, stabilising18,ensuringtherunrate never dipped despite a probing, high-quality spell from Chateau Margot’sMahendraChunilall,who pickedup2for10.
Chateau Margot’s pursuit,
usually so calculated, never found its rhythm against a relentless and hostileWestRuimveldtattack.
Rohit Shama top-scored with just5asVincentFarley(2for5)and the ubiquitous Orie (2 for 8) triggered a steady procession of wickets.
The clinical bowling display chokedChateauMargotto40for7, sealingacomprehensivevictory
Orie capped off a sensational individual campaign as the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 49 runs, alongside a crucial three-wicket haul across the tournament that rightfully earned him the Most Valuable Player award Farley finished as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker withfivescalps.
West Ruimveldt’s passage to the final was forged on defensive bowling excellence. In their semifinal clash, a combined bowling effortfromFarley(2for3),Hunter (2 for 7), and Zyron Austin (2 for 12) restricted Rama Krishna Primary to 36 for 8. Orie’s steady, unbeaten 10 then steered them safelyacrosstheline.
Chateau Margot’s route to the final was far more dramatic and true to their moniker They pulled off yet another signature, ice-cool chase against former champions StellaMaris,huntingdownatarget of 52 with five wickets and seven balls to spare. Ezekiel Thomas’ unbeaten18andClevonJacobs’16 hadoriginallyliftedStellaMaristo a competitive 51 for 2, but Wazim Khan’s nerveless, five-ball cameo of 10* sealed an emphatic win for ChateauMargot.
Stella Maris eventually found consolation in the third-place playoff, bossing a 51-run chase against Rama Krishna to win by sevenwicketsinsidejust5.3overs.
Jeremiah Scott’s blistering 24 off 13 balls and Joshua Horatio’s cameoof14off7renderedMichail Nelson’s earlier, valiant 12 for RamaKrishnaobsolete.
The highly competitive Demerara leg featured 16 schools, showcasing the deep well of schoolboys’talentacrosstheregion, with the likes of Grove Primary, SupplyPrimary,LaGrangePrimary,
Meten-Meer-ZorgPrimary,St Pius Primary, Winfer Gardens Primary, Enterprise Primary, Comenius Primary, Redeemer Primary, Camille’sPrimary,ISAIslamic,and SchooloftheNationsalltestingtheir mettle
In a massive boost for grassroots development, all four top schools received a bag of cricket equipment, an electronic
Catching was an impressive trait of West
tablet for digital scoring, and specialised agility kits to support theircontinueddevelopmentinthe sport, alongside their hard-earned medalsandtrophies.
While West Ruimveldt celebrates, the grassroots caravan showsnosignsofslowingdown.
The tournament now shifts to the Berbice zone at the Albion Sports Complex on June 13-14,
followed by the Essequibo zone at theAnnaReginaNationalStadium onJune20-21.
The three regional champions will ultimately collide in the ‘Champion of Champions’ tournament slated for August/September, where West Ruimveldtwilllooktotranslatetheir Demerara dominance into national glory
SriLankabeatWestIndiesby41runsin the first One Day International (ODI) at SabinaParkinKingston,Jamaica,totakea10leadinthethree-matchseries.
After the West Indies won the toss and electedtofield,SriLankadeliveredahighly cohesive batting display to post 303 for 7 fromtheir50overs.
Usefulcontributionsdowntheorderfrom Charith Asalanka (45) and an explosive, unbeaten 44 from Janith Liyanage successfullypushedthevisitorspastthe300runmilestone.Forthehosts,MatthewForde wasthepickofthebowlerswithtidyfigures of2for44.
Chasing a demanding target of 304, the West Indies top-order struggled to maintain thenecessaryrunrateunderpressurefroma disciplinedSriLankanbowlingunit.
Top-order batsman Pathum Nissanka set a masterful anchor at the crease, hitting 9 fours and a six to top-score with 79 off 103 balls. He found an aggressive partner in wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis, who clearedtheropesfourtimesinafluent72off just62balls.
Skipper Shai Hope offered a resilient fightback, crossing the half-century mark to score 56 while Justin Greaves chipped in withabrisk45.
However,theteamregularlylostwickets atcrucialintervals.
Sri Lankan seamer pacer Dushmantha Chameerarippedthroughthebattinglineup, capturing 4-67 to stall any hope of a lateinningssurge.
SpinnerMaheeshTheekshanachokedthe scoring, returning exceptionally economical figuresof2-26fromhis10overs.
Thehomesidewasultimatelybowledout for262in49.2overs.
With both teams desperate for ICC ranking points to secure direct qualification forthe2027WorldCup,SriLanka’sclinical victory places them in a commanding positionmovingforward.
The action stays at Sabina Park as the WestIndieslooktobouncebackandlevelthe seriesonSaturday (CliftonRoss)
Scores: Sri Lanka 303/7; West Indies (49.2/50ov,T:304)262.
Result:SriLankawonby41runs.
Major changes headline
Guyana’s squad for this weekend’s crucial Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s clash against Barbados, with five fresh faces earning selection for the Green Machine’s travelingroster
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has injected new talentintothenationalsetupasJamal Junior, Osbert Robertson, Julius Jardim, and USA-based duo Kevin BraithwaiteandTyresePrescodhave all secured places in the squad. The quintet will have an immediate opportunity to make their mark as Guyana looks to begin its campaign onawinningnote.
The inclusion of the five newcomers represents one of the most notable changes to the national team and underscores the union’s effortstostrengthenthesquadahead ofademandingregionalschedule.
Guyanaisscheduledtodepartfor Barbados on June 6 before returning homeforitsnextfixtureagainstTrinidadand Tobago.
GRFUPresidentRyanGonsalvessaidthe additions were made to bolster the team despite the challenges preparations have facedduetoinclementweather
“Theweatherhasusbad,ithasusunder a lot of pressure in terms of having a comfortable place to train The team has been working hard, we are working despite the conditions and we are pretty much confidentinhowtheguysarelooking They arelookingreallygood,theyareworkingto the system and putting it together on
Saturday Idohavealltheconfidenceweare going to beat Barbados this weekend,” Gonsalvesstated
Headdedthatthefoundationhasalready been laid, with execution now resting in the handsoftheplayers.
“Theyjusthavetohavethatintheirhead and play decent rugby and play what is in frontofthem,andoncetheydothebasicstuff right,definitely,whynot?Becausethegame isforthetaking.Theyareprepared,andthey are working towards a system and structure; itisjustaboutgettingitdone.”
The squad will once again be captained by Rondel McArthur and includes local
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important arm of the Guyana Boxing Association. The prison boxing programme hasalwaysbeenmorethancompetition;ithas been about reform, discipline and creating opportunities for individuals to positively transformtheirlives,”Ninvallestated.
The presentation forms part of a broader initiative being spearheaded by the GBA under Ninvalle’s leadership to reintroduce organised boxing within the nation’s correctionalfacilities.
Recently,theAssociationrenewedefforts to revive prison boxing through a strategic collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs, headed by the Honourable Oneidge Walrond. The initiative followed a meeting between Ninvalle and Minister Walrond, during which both parties discussed the reintegrationofboxingasakeycomponentof the Ministry’s wider prison reform and rehabilitationagenda.
The move represents a return to a programme that previously delivered tangibleresultsbyusingsportasavehiclefor personaldevelopmentandrehabilitation.
Ninvalle described his discussions with the Minister as productive and encouraging, notingthatherprofessionalbackgroundasan Attorney-at-Law and former Magistrate allowed for a shared understanding of the positiveimpactsportcanhaveoninmates.
“It was a very engaging and meaningful discussion,” Ninvalle stated, adding, “MinisterWalrondfullyunderstandstherole sportcanplayinreforminglives,particularly within the prison system, and she was very
receptivetotheideaofbringingboxingback asastructuredandimpactfulprogramme.”
“We’ve had success stories of boxing in the prisons and how much the sport has helpedtotransformthelivesofthosebehind barsupontheirrelease.Manyofthemarestill involvedinthesport,”Ninvallesaid.
Despiteproducingseveralsuccessstories overtheyears,theprisonboxingprogramme experienced numerous challenges that eventuallyledtoitsdormancy
The GBAis now seeking to reverse that trend with renewed governmental support andastructureddevelopmentplan.
Importantly,hestressedthatthereturnof prisonboxingmustbeviewedprimarilyasa rehabilitationinitiative.
“We want the prison boxing programme tobeseenasagenuinereforminitiative,one that gives individuals a second chance, a sense of purpose, and a pathway back into society Prisonshouldnotrepresenttheendof life’s opportunities, but rather a point where meaningfulchangecanbegin,”heexplained.
AccordingtoNinvalle,MinisterWalrond haspledgedtheMinistry’sfullsupportforthe programmeandiscommittedtoestablishing the structures necessary for its long-term sustainability
“The Minister was very clear in her support She is keen on putting the frameworkinplacenotonlyforparticipation at the Novices Championships, but also for long-term development, ensuring that inmates benefit from coaching, mentorship, and other GBA programmes,” Ninvalle added.
standouts Renaldo Niles, Rickford Cummings, Odida Douglas, Lionel Holder, AkinoJames,ShawnDavid,JamesOsborne, Godfrey Broomes, Gavin McPherson, PhibianJosephandOwenAdonis. They will be joined by overseas-based
players Christian Klass of Great Britain, USA-based Vallon Adams and Godfrey Pollydore, Canadian-based Sebastian Manifie,andthefivenewcomerswhowillbe eager to make an impact in Barbados as Guyanaseeksavitalvictoryontheroad.
West Indies ladies had their hunt for victoryagainstPakistanspoiledbyrainasthe match ended in a frustrating “No Result” as actionbarelygotoffyesterdayattheClontarf CricketClub,DublinIreland.
The fixture served as the fifth match of the ongoing Ireland Women’s Tri-Nation T20I Series, with the Caribbean side choosingtobowlfirstafterwinningthetoss; amovewhichseemedtobegoingaccording toplanbeforerainarrived.
Pakistan’s batting lineup faced immediate trouble against a disciplined Caribbean bowling attack, sliding to 111-7 after16.5oversbeforetheheavensopened.
Top-scorerAliyaRiazledPakistanwitha
Guyanese spinner Ashmini Munisar and senior all-rounder Chinelle Henry both grabbed two wickets yesterday before rain stopped play.
patient knock of 24 with help from captain Fatima Sana (21). The West Indies bowlers capitalised effectively on the damp conditions. Guyanese off-spinner Ashmini Munisar was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 2-15 from 3 overs, while seamer ChinelleHenryalsopickedup2wickets. Both Qiana Joseph and Zaida James grabbed a wicket each, leaving the Pakistan middle order thoroughly rattled before the gamecametoanabruptend.
The West Indies Women will look to shake off the damp weather as they pivot to their broader European tour schedule, an important series looming later this month againstNewZealand.
Karting action returns this month with bigger and better prizes, following the announcement that Jumbo Jet Events is stagingtheNeedforSpeedevent,whereover GYD $17 million will be up for grabs. The invitational series promises high-speed competition, regional participation, and mouth-wateringincentivesforkartersacross thecountry
Thechampionshipwillbecontestedover threerounds,beginningonSunday21stJune 2026 at the Leonora Stadium in Region Three. The second round is scheduled for
September 13th in Region Four, while the championship finale will take place on December 20 in Region Six, with both venuestobeannouncedatalaterdate.
From this coming Friday and Saturday motor-sport enthusiasts can meet and greet their favorite driver and motocross rider at the West Central Mall from 2pm to 7pm. Patrons can look forward to live displays of Go-karts and Bikes and one on one interactionwheretheracingexperiencescan beshared.
When contacted event organizer
Fans will get to meet and greet some of their favourites from Friday and Saturday at West Central Mall from 2pm to 7pm.
Nasrudeen Mohamed indicated, “We have decidedtotakemotor-sportandbyextension kartingtothepeople.Motor-sportwasknown at South Dakota and the GMRSC Go-Kart Track Thomas Lands. Now we have proven that a track can be designed and built at any LargeCarParkacrossGuyana.
Our planning team has since surveyed threevenuesthatwillbeidealfortheupcoming races ThefirstbeingLeonoraStadiumTarmac on Sunday 21st June, 2026 Over 8,000 tires willbetransportedandplacedintheshapeofa speciallydesignedtrack Racerswillbeallowedampletimetofor safetytestingandpracticepriortotheevent. Covered seating will be constructed around the track to ensure spectators get the best viewpossible.Soregion3Kartingiscoming
toyouonSunday21stJune,2026.”
Designed to attract some of the region’s top karting talent, the championship will feature a wide range of classes catering to drivers of all ages and experience levels.
Competitors will battle for lucrative cash prizesincategoriesincludingLO206Briggs & Stratton Light, Heavy, Junior and Cadet, the Honda GX200, IAME 125cc, LO206 Rookie Over-35, LO206 Female, as well as SupermotoSeniorandJuniordivisions.
The premier LO206 Briggs & Stratton Light class will offer a top prize of GYD$4 million (USD$20,000), making it one of the richest karting categories ever contested in Guyana. Several other classes will award GYD$2million(USD$10,000)totheir
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An historic day is on the cards for Guyana’s horse racing on Sunday July 5 at thePortMourantTurfClub.
FortheFirstTimeeverintheRepublicof Guyana, one exciting monumental day, the 2025GuyanaHorseRacingAwardswilltake placeatthetrackduringLIVERacing.
It will be a great spectacle as a packed Port Mourant turf club will witness the crowningachievementsofthe2025season.
Master Z gem of a horse, Dataman is expected to sweep the top awards, after his unbeatenruninGuyana.Datamandefiedall odds,afterwinningthe2025GuyanaCup,to securing President Cup and Banks Classic racewins.
Dataman remains special as he dominated in different racing conditions, at different phases of the day and even conquered the former champion on various
Dataman has been unbeaten racing in Guyana.
occasions.
The 2025 Guyana Horse RacingAwards honoring our EquineAthletes as well as our divisionalchampionsof2025. AwardstobeDistributedonJuly5are: HORSEOFTHEYEAR
CHAMPIONIMPORTEDSPRINTER CHAMPION2Y.O.GUYBRED CHAMPION3Y.O.GUYBRED CHAMPION3Y.O.W.I.BRED CHAMPION 4Y.O. & OVER GUY BRED CHAMPION 4 Y.O. & OVER W.I.
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The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) hastakenanothersignificantstepinitsefforts to revive boxing within the nation’s prison system, with President Steve Ninvalle on Wednesdayhandingoveraquantityofboxing equipmenttotheRepublicanBoxingGym
The presentation was made to former nationalchampionandcurrentprisonboxing coach Wincel Thomas, who was accompanied by Prison Officer Adrian Thomas, as preparations intensify for the return of the Republican Boxing Gym to nationalcompetition.
Thedonationisexpectedtoplayacrucial
GBA President Steve Ninvalle (centre) hands over equipment to prison Coach Wincel ‘Nacka’ Thomas while Prison Officer Adrian Thomas looks on.
roleinhelpingtheprison-basedgymprepare for next month’s National Novices Championships, where it is set to make its first appearance after a lengthy hiatus from thelocalboxingscene.
Speakingduringthehandoverceremony, Ninvalle said the equipment would provide much-needed support for a programme that has historically played an important role in rehabilitation and reform within the prison system.
“This equipment will certainly go a long wayinhelpingtore-establishavery
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John Campbell and Jayden Seales shared a fifty-run opening stand.
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