...sayswillnotsigncodeofconduct, butwillconductcampaignpeacefully Guyanese won’t be required to pay US$15,000 travel bond to US – Ambassador stooge for PPP” Venezuelan mankilled byworkmate atRuby
Amid a backlash from Guyanese
o v e r h e r comments on the candidacy of Businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, US Ambassador on Wednesday said the
United States has “absolutely no interest in interfering” in this country's
elections.
Speakingonthesidelines of an event at the Umana Yana in Georgetown, AmbassadorTheriotsaidshe was “a little upset” by the characterisation that her commentswereviewedasan attempt to influence the election outcome She
highlighted that the U.S. is onlyprovidingsupportinthe area of election security Ambassador Theriot stated, “We have absolutely no interestininterferinginyour elections…Ihavenointerest or intention of interfering in the government of Guyana's election. This is a sovereign
“solely”to
Though several local banks have severed ties with candidates of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, which is led by sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed,theUnitedStates Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot has made it clear that the local banks decisions were taken independently, without any involvementfromtheU.S.
Overthepastfewweeks, accounts belonging to WIN candidates were closed at three commercial banks: firstDemeraraBankLimited (DBL), followed by the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), and then CitizensBank.
Even the New Building Society (NBS) has cut ties with the candidates over their association with the sanctionedindividual.
Last year, the U S Treasury'sOfficeofForeign Assets Control (OFAC)
sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar Mohamed, citing allegationsofdefraudingthe Guyanese government of US$50 million in taxes through gold smuggling, as
well as bribing public officials.
Thelocalbankshadcited the sanction as reason the decisionwasmadetoensure the banks comply with internationalfinancialsector rules governing relations withsanctionedindividuals.
However, speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Ambassador Theriot stressed there is “absolutely no association” between the OFAC sanctions and the decisions made by local financial institutions. The ambassador explained that OFACsanctionsaretargeted specifically at the U.S. and apply “solely” to what happensthere.
AmbassadorTheriotalso noted that local banks did not engage with the U.S. Embassy before making their decisions “The decision by the banks was entirely independent We werenotconsulted,wewere notasked.
We have no opinion on thematter
Banks here make their owndecisions,”shesaid.
Notably, she added that she was unsure whether there had been any
correspondencebetweenthe local banks and their U.S. bankingpartners.
OnAugust1,WINcalled for citizens to boycott two commercial banks for cancelling the accounts of their candidates. The party said that the banks and their associated businesses are being used by the government to destabilise and demoralise the twomonth-oldparty.
Meanwhile, the Guyana Association of Bankers Inc. (GABI) in a statement on Saturday reminded that all licensed commercial banks in Guyana operate within a framework of national laws and international standards.
“Banks are guided by strict regulatory obligations, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and CounteringtheFinancingof Te r r o r i s m ( C F T ) requirements, as well as global risk management practices.
These standards are critical to preserving financial system integrity, protecting depositors, and ensuringcontinuedaccessto international financial markets,”GABIexplained.
country. You run your elections as you see fit… how you run your elections areentirelyuptoyou.”
M o h a m e d w a s sanctioned by the U S Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in 2024.
He is the presidential candidate for the We Invest inNationhood(WIN)aparty launchedinJune2025andis among the six political parties contesting the September 1 General and RegionalElections.
OnJune23,Ambassador Theriot disclosed that the U.S. was very concerned about the possibility of Mohamed entering government and how that would affect the dynamics between the U S and Guyana. She contended that Mohamed being in government is problematic in multiple ways and explained that if someone sanctionedbyOFACwereto become part of the administration, it would restrict or change how the U.S. government interacts
with that government. She said too that the situation would likely raise concern among U.S. private sector entities already operating in Guyana or planning to invest. I n r e s p
MelindaJankihadnotedthat Mohamed has satisfied the conditions of running for public office in Guyana and that Guyanese voters are entitled to vote for him if they wish Janki had described the ambassador's earlierremarksasa“clumsy attempt” to influence the electi
n's outcome
Wednesday, Ambassador Theriot said she stands by her comments and made it clear that what she said was factual. “I was asked what being OFAC sanctioned meant in terms of the U.S. government being able to workwithanindividual,and I simply gave the facts, that have occurred in other countries where OFAC sanctioned individuals have been a member of the government, and how the U S government had to adjust, how we worked with that government,” she explained.
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Amidthehustleandbustlethiselectionseason, there is another feature in Georgetown: the riseinhomelessnessandstreetbeggars.
Though buzzing with the energy of construction cranes, luxury hotels, and glass-fronted developments, beneath the glossy veneer, dozens of men and women sleep on the pavements each night on Regent Street and elsewhere. They are invisible to many, not least the politicianswhoarecampaigningfortheirvotes.
Theoil-fueledboomhasdramaticallyinflatedthecost of living, nowadays basic food items like cooking oil, sugar, and plantains have more than doubled in price, whilewagesremainstagnant.
Despite collecting more than US$7B in oil revenue since2019,agrowingnumberofindividualsstrugglejust to survive- some have resorted to begging in the streets. OnRegentStreet,acasualconversationwithsomeofthe dwellers would reveal how some of them have been homelessforoveradecade—manybattlingaddictionand estrangedfromfamilies.
Most insisted they had never been offered social support.Thehomelessareveryclosetous,daily Theyare presentinjustabouteveryplacethatisvisited,traveledto and from, stopped at, and even avoided. With all the instinctivefamiliaritywithandknowledgeofthewaysof the street, they direct their energies and presence to get there, be there and, sometimes, menace there. These would be growing individual and clustered presences of the homeless roaming the streets and alarming citizens, includingfellowstreetwalkers.Manycitizensarefearful, especiallythewomenfolk,sincetheyhavetobewatchful, onhighalert.
Thisisnotthehealthieststateofexistence,whenthe routineaffairsoflifebecomesotormenting.
The apprehensions over being victims of violent crimethatcouldlurkanywherearefurtherintensifiedby the wretched brethren, who make the naked street their home. They could be menacing presences sometimes, where 'no' or silence or simply ignoring or going along one'swaymaynotbethesafestofsituations.
For anyone of those hurried responses offered in the mildest of tones could trigger a range of trouble, which includes the abusive, the vulgar, the intimidating, and ultimatelyunnerving.
These fallen fellow citizens have nothing to lose. Somehavealreadylosttothedemandsoflife,whetherit waslivedhereoroverseas.
Intermsofthelatter,morethanafewareinvoluntary returnees, who have missed out the grand chance that many crave for, are doomed to, or have settled for – an existenceonthestreetthathurtleseverdownward.
Thespikeinhomelessnessandstreetbeggingisnota backdroptoGuyana'sprosperity—it'sasymptom.While oil wealth expands the elite's skyline, hunger and desperation endure in Georgetown's gutters True progress demands more than construction milestones, it requires restoring dignity to every citizen. Oil wealth must serve not just luxury labels and foreign investors, but light ways out of poverty for the most vulnerable amongus.
Anything less is a failed promise. Oil was meant to pull Guyana out of poverty Instead, it is now a moral indictment:streetbeggarsandhomelessfamilies,nestled againsttherisingskyline,remindinguswhat'smissing.A livingwage;socialservices;affordablehousing;outreach tothosesleepingoncardboard.Asthiscountryheadsinto anotherdefiningelections,thedecisionsmadetodaywill determine whether the country becomes a beacon of inclusive development or a cautionary tale of missed opportunity.
The plight of the homeless and those begging in the streetsisafailureofpolicy,vision,andwill.Guyanahas themeanstoendthis.Thequestioniswhetheritsleaders havethecourageandthepoliticalwill.
Dear Honourable Heads o f G o v e r n m e n t o f CARICOM
We write to register our deep concern about the current arrests, detention and forced deportation of children, women and men of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic (DR) According to the General Directorate of Migration (DMG), a total of 153,144 Haitians,orpeopleofHaitian descent, were deported during the first five (5) monthsof2025.
In 2013 a petition endorsedbyovertwo(2,000) thousandindividualsandcivil society groups from the Caribbean condemned the ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic, which in effect, denied citizenship to thousands of people of Haitian origin living in the Dominican Republic, including many whose parents were brought to work in the Dominican Republic's sugar industry, and who were registered as Dominican. The petitioners calledonthegovernmentsof CARICOMtotakeactionto defend our sisters and brothers in the Dominican Republic. That ruling was estimatedtohaveaffectedup to 210,000 Dominican-born children,womenandmenof Haitian descent, stripping citizenshiprightsofchildren of Haitian migrants born after 1929, making them vulnerable to deportation. Atthattimethevastmajority of Dominicans of Haitian descent living in the DR did nothaveHaitiancitizenship, had few or no ties to Haiti, and in many cases did not even speak Kreyol, the
DearEditor, As Guyana prepares for one of the most critical elections in its democratic history, it is deeply concerning to witness the g l a r i n g s i g n s o f administrative disarray withintheGuyanaElections Commission (GECOM)
The recent scramble to recruit a Legal Officer and now an Assistant Media Liaison Officer mere days beforetheofficialstartofthe elections period is emblematicofacommission that appears increasingly unprepared, rudderless, and reactionary
One must ask—where is
officiallanguageofHaiti.
Despite the passage of a law in 2014 to correct the court decision, and widespread condemnation, including by the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights, the United Nations and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), only around 26,000 or 12% of those affected by this Constitutional Court ruling regained their nationality by 2022 Additionally, those whoremainedstatelesswere informedthattheyweretobe denied identity documents, making them unable to access schools or healthcare services.
Even before the 2013 ruling, 68,700 Haitians were reportedly deported from the DominicanRepublicbetween 2011 and 2012, and 10 years later, in 2023 as many Dominicansremainstateless, and are unable to gain Dominicancitizenship
As the CARICOM petition of 2013 stated, "There is a long history of racism, xenophobia and violence directed against Haitians in the Dominican Republic which cannot be disassociated from this latest injustice"
A situation which by all accounts seems unchanged and by all accounts seem to underpinthesenewwavesof deportationstoday
MASS DEPORTATIONS
AMID CRISIS IN HAITI
Unacceptably,thecurrent situation has improved little since2013,andinsomeways hasevenworsenedforpeople of Haitian descent. On October 2, 2024, President Luis Abinader announced a
plan to deport up to 10,000 migrantsperweek,primarily targeting people of Haitian origin By April 2025, over 180,000 people had already been deported, according to the General Directorate of Migration.
These mass deportations are happening despite the deepening humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti putting returnees at seriousrisk,andviolatingthe principleofnon-refoulement, which prohibits returning peopletodanger
AmnestyInternationalon April 22, 2025, issued an Appeal for Urgent Action to be taken to stop these violations of the human rights of hundreds of thousands of people of Haitiandescent.
On April 6, 2025, the Dominican government introduced 15 new migration measures One alarming policy requires hospital staff to report the immigration status of patients, and to notifyauthoritiesifapersonis undocumented
These individuals face immediate deportation after receiving care. This puts people's right to health, privacy, and physical safety at risk and discourages vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, children, and survivors of violence, from seeking essential medicaltreatment.
According to Amnesty International,thegovernment of the Dominican Republic
GECOM'splanning?
Where is the foresight that should have informed timely human resource forecasting?
These are not ad hoc village council polls; these are national and regional elections that demand the highestlevelsofpreparation andprofessionalism.
Yet, this is the first time in living memory that District Returning Officers (DROs) have not been appointed by this stage What justification can be givenforsuchagravelapse? Bynowsignsarealloverthe place. Even people are cluelessastowheretovote.
has failed to prevent racial profiling and has dismissed credible evidence of rights violations raised by civil society and international bodies Officials continue to use harmful and racist narratives against Haitian migrants, pregnant women, and children, fueling stigma and hostility According to the BBC, the Dominican Republic said that they deported more than 130 Haitianwomenandchildren on the first day of a c r a c k d o w n o n 'undocumented migrants in hospitals in April, including 48pregnantwomen,39new mothers and 48 children'. The Dominican College of Physicians referred to these deportations as 'inhumane' and warned that such measures would lead to undocumented migrants being too afraid to seek urgent medical care. One example is Lourdia JeanPierre,a32-year-oldHaitian migrantwoman,whodiedon May 2, 2025, after giving birth,duetofearofaccessing services at a hospital in the DR Additionally a US citizen,EllenFrancesHulett, arrested in April, died in detention while under the supervision of the DMG in June 2025 while awaiting deportation.
International law prohibits measures of collective expulsion and arbitrary detention Haitian migrants or persons of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic have a right to access a fair and effective procedure for the individualized assessment of their protection needs, includingtheireligibilityfor (Continuedonpage6)
The silence of the Secretariat and the seeming paralysisoftheCommission raiseseriousquestionsabout whether GECOM is saving money at the expense of credibility, or worse, setting itself up for failure an outcome that could have devastating consequences forourfragiledemocracy
Public trust in electoral institutions is already waning.GECOM,insteadof restoring faith, is further eroding confidence through inefficiency and last-minute maneuvering.
Whatshouldhavebeena proactive, well-oiled operation is now a frantic
exercise in patchwork management.
This is arguably the worst state the Commission has ever been in. To this, it hasoneofitsCommissioners makingdailypoliticalposts.
The people of Guyana deserve better Elections are not merely a date on a calendar they are the l i f e b l o o d o f o u r constitutionalorder
AndGECOM,mandated to safeguard this process, must be held accountable whenitfailstomeeteventhe most basic standards of preparedness.
Sincerely, H.Hinds
DearEditor,
Mr Christopher Ram wrotealettertheotherdayin S/S 3.8.'25 about 'floorcrossing'. He dismissed the action as 'solely a career strategy.' Well, so much for just another opinion on that politicalphenomenon.
I won't challenge Ram's opinion To me, floor crossingisstrictlyapersonal matter It attracts public interest depending on the party affected, length of membership of the floor crosserinthatparty;whether thepersonhasahighprofile insociety;theirexposureon TV,radio,mainstreammedia or social media outlets; degreeofsocietalestimation of their profession; the extent to which they reflect the culture of 'Dr Politics;' theirreputationinandoutof parliament, their ability to communicate effectively across the political and ethnic divide, as well as the spread of their circle of friendsandassociates.
Floor-crossers may have the ability to model, simulate, and ultimately anticipate the intentions and behaviors of their erstwhile colleagues as well as their adversariesandothers,inthe organization to which they belonged or wished to belong,usingacombination of personal and political experienceandinterests.
Tome,itisaquestionof behavioranalyticsor'mental ingenuity' as Marcel Proust put it in his book; 'Swann's Way - 'In Search of Lost Time.' Aspects of Proust's w o r k b e a r s s o m e resemblance to those who may have consciously crossedover
Who knows? Maybe the floor-crosser's casus belli with his or her erstwhile confederates, was based on revenge; a feeling being marginalized or ignored when policy issues are to be discussed and with rumors and whispers maliciously beingspreadaboutthem.As a consequence, what may have driven them outwards and towards was perhaps opportunism, seeking relevance, tactical or
strategic,freedomfromwant and to want, mutual considerations or just outright and unhinged ambitiousness,Asoneofthe many put it "I feel valued, I feel respected" having crossed over from his party toanother
Observers claim that in the world of political happenings crossing the floorisnotunusual, it is a natural thing that blowsthroughthehumdrum and rumble and tumble of political life. But that's just another opinion. For me, it's a question of deep conviction. I take myself as an example and ask; where or to whom can I cross over to,otherthantomygraveor the cremation pyre and then tobesavedordamnedsince neither I nor Ram cannot changeoursouls'fate. It is for these and other existential factors of life, that I disagree with Christopher Ram when he wrotethat;'ThePPP/Cmight have refined the practice of crossingthefloor,butlikeso manythings,itstartedunder Forbes Burnham in the sixties. Back in those days, crossingthefloorinGuyana was a matter of profound principle.Itmeantwrestling w i t h c o n s c i e n c e , confronting ideology, and severing bonds of personal andpoliticalloyaltynurtured over years of struggle Whether in the era of blackand-whitemanifestosorredfistrevolutions,thedecision to walk away from one's political home came with risk, self-reflection, and often, sacrifice. It was not aboutcontractsorcomfort–itwasaboutconviction.Not in the sense of criminal charges but ideological beliefs.'
To reinforce his case, Rammadereferenceto anumberofpersonswho I would describe as turncoats, political
grasshoppersandrenegades. TheirdeparturefromthePPP had little or nothing to do with ideology nor conviction.Here'swhy…. 'Armchair socialists' like Vincent Teekah, Ranji Chandisingh, Halim and Zahir Majeed fell victim to left ideological deviation andopportunism;havingput themselves up for sale they were all bought by Burham andrewardedasVP,minister andadvisers
Trade unionists like Harrylall, Leonard Durant, PatrickAllenandLalbachan Lalbahadur were politically and ideologicall weaklings knowntoimbibelotsofrum combined with plenty talk, but no action.They were all bought by Burnham in keeping with his publicly stated belief "Everyman has a price " They got nothing save the last one, who was sent to teach at CuffyIdeologicalCollege.
Lilian Maud Branco, the business woman from New Amsterdam, was known to beweak,butglamorous.She neversoughttoreadtouplift herself politically or ideologically, she was known to be susceptible to being played by the race card. Burnham dealt her a winning hand at the card game,hethreatenedtoclose down her business if she refused to crossover She did.
Peter Scarce and Edgar Ambrose were both rice farmers from the Essequibo Island of Leguan, Burnham to seize their paddy and rice land if they did not cross overtothePNC.Theydid.
Yacoob Ally's butcher shop at the corner of Vlissengen Road and Lamaha Street was threatened by Burnham to take away his butcher's license after a raid on his shop where banned goods werefound.Allyhurriedly (Continuedonpage6)
DearEditor, The upcoming General and Regional Elections present an opportunity for the people of Guyana to enhance their lives or to continue living under an oppressiveregime.
T h e c u r r e n t government's strategy involves oppression, subjugation, manipulation, andconquest.
They do not hesitate to discriminate against those t h e y p e r c e i v e a s unsupportive of their agenda.
Undoubtedly,theiraimis to seize control of the state andweaponizeandpoliticize all state institutions and agencies
In a small country like Guyana, it is crucial to
maintain politically neutral and disciplined public service and disciplined services However, many state employees are feeling pressured to support the rulingparty
This situation fosters corruption, poor discipline, a n d i n e f f i c i e n c y Additionally, if there is a change in government, a significant level of mistrust islikelytoarise. It is arguably the constitutional right of every citizen to support a political movement of their choice. However, public servants and members of the disciplined services should not openly display their support for any political group. Unfortunately, it has become common for some
publicservantsandmembers ofthedisciplinedservicesto openly attend the PPP/C's political functions and campaignforthatparty
The current regime's hold on power has damaged long-standing personal relationships. Some of my friends who work in state institutions now distance themselves from me due to my c
ch I understand given their vulnerablepositions.
On September 1, 2025, you can vote out the PPP/C. It's important not to let this government continue harming our society's political, social and economicfoundations.
LelonSaul LtCol(Ret'd)
DearEditor,
Therecentstatementthat the amount of the contract awarded to the Dominican companyforworktosupport GPL is a small amount is ludicrous When you consider the labour bill for GuySuCo, the continual annual losses and the required government interventions we must ensure that every dollar we
have goes a long way Gettingthebestvalueforour money must remain important.
Anyone who says that millionsofUSDbeingspent annually is a small amount thatshouldnotbeofconcern is obviously being wasteful and does not appreciate the value of money We must ensure that a competitive biddingprocessisadheredto
andalwaysusedwithatleast 3 bidders, and we must also allow for multiple suppliers whentheworkbeingdoneis critical to our nation's development.The80:20rule maybesuccessfulinsuchan arrangement. Remember, a foolandhismoneyaresoon parted. We cannot afford to havefoolsleadourcountry
Sincerely, Mr.JamilChanglee
Vice Presidential
candidate of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Ganesh Mahipaul, has pledged that if his party is elected to office, it will establish robust systems to protect public servants from politicalinterference.
Speaking during a live broadcastofthe"Reset"talk showwithhostJRGiddings, Mahipaul also announced that APNU would seek to amend laws to ensure the o p p o s i t i o n h a s representation on state boards,aninitiativeaimedat broadening inclusion and strengtheningaccountability in governance Mahipaul highlighted ongoing issues withinGuyana'sgovernance framework, particularly the infiltration of the public sector by politicians He emphasised the need for stronger, more independent institutions that function
effectively regardless of which party forms the government. “I believe that Guyana for too long have had systems and structures that are allowing politicians to infiltrate them. All the years back you see every time there is a change of government, the structure and sys
come vulnerable and politicians then take control of the public sector and the professionals are not a
wed to fu
on effectively,”heexplained. Mahipaul stressed that theroleofpoliticiansshould
execution,transparency,and accountability should be upheld by professionals. He argued that strengthening thisseparationisessentialto safeguarding national institutionsforthebenefitof allcitizens.
To address these issues, Mahipaul said that under an APNU government, the party is prepared to make legislative amendments to guarantee the opposition's presence on key decisionmaking bodies. “We are prepared to amend the laws of our country, to have a reflection of the opposition also,”hestated,pointingout that currently, most state boards do not include opposition representatives unless mandated by law “Take for example the University of Guyana, the leader of the opposition by the will of the law has one seat on the UG board, but when it comes to GuyOil there is no opposition representative,” Mahipaul noted Importantly, one major area of concern Mahipaul stressed, is the National Procurement and Tender Administration
Board, which is responsible for awarding billions of dollars in contracts He declared that APNU would amend procurement laws to ensure opposition representations are on the board.“Billionsandbillions of dollars have passed through that board in the recent of times and no opposition representatives are on that board Opposition presence will h o l d g o v e r n m e n t accountable,”heasserted.
Additionally, addressing the issue of political interference in the public sector, Mahipaul raised serious concerns about public servants being pressured to compromise their professional ethics for politicalgain.Tocombatthis, he said APNU intends to implement a merit-based employment system for p u b l i c s e r v a n t s ,
accompanied by strong job protections This would allow them to perform their duties without fear of politicalretaliation.
“When they are employed on the basis of merit, they must enjoy job protectionsothatwhenthey execute their functions in keeping with the law and they to go against certain political directives that do not promote accountability and transparency and they speak up against it , they must not feel feared or violated or subject to losing their jobs,” he said. “We have too much people that are politically associated to partiesandholdingpositions that are supposed to be guardrailstodemocracyand wewanttoseeastheAPNU a system where that can be protected and isolated from politicalinterference.”
Mahipaul concluded by
reiterating APNU's commitment to creating governance structures that ensure both public servant in dep end en ce an d oppositionoversight.
“I believe that there ought to be systems and structures that are put in place to guarantee opposition presence for greater oversight and to ensure that public servants are protected and will not have to be forced to deck themselves out in party colours to show party allegiances , ” Mahipal stated.
Frompage4 refugee status They also have the right to procedural guaranteessuchastheirright to the reason(s) for their removal, and the right to challengethedecision.
The practice of collective expulsion entails the negation of these guarantees
As Caribbean citizens
and members of the Diaspora, we take note of the expanding economic ties between CARICOM
countries and the Dominican Republic's Government of President Luis Abinader However, we are firmly of the conviction that economics should never come at the expense of the well-being, safety and human rights of people of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic Meanwhile,
humanrightsdefendersand organizations supporting migrants in the Dominican Republic face growing threats and stigmatization
Despite repeated calls, authorities have not taken steps to protect them, further silencing those working to expose abuses anddefendbasicrights.
We remind Heads of GovernmentthattheCharter of Civil Society Article 11 adopted in 1997 and as part of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramassaysthat"The States shall respect the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual without distinction as to age, colour, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender, language, place of birth or origin, political opinion,race,religion…and 2 (a) "Every person has the right to life, liberty and
securityoftheperson.
In closing we call on CARICOM to take all necessary action to ensure that President Luis
Abinader'sGovernment:
Ÿ Complies with international law which prohibits the arbitrary deportation o f m i g r a n t s regardless of their statusand inkeeping with fundamental h u m a n r i g h t s principles.
Ÿ E n s u r e s t h a t fundamental rights such as protection against refoulement are upheld The principle of non-
r e f o u l e m e n t ,
e n s h r i n e d i n
c u s t o m a r y internationallawand various treaties like theICCPR,CAT,and
Ram's way just another...
Frompage5 closed shop and left the country Moses Bhagwan became uncontrollable and defianttotheparty'spolitical line,Hiswasoneofpolitical extremism prone to the use of violence as a means to an end.
The Party's leadership did look favourable upon Bhagwan'slineofmarch,his wasinimicaltothelongterm
interest of the party He was easedout.
AsforBalramSingh,his egowasprobablybiggerthat São Paulo and Manhattan combined, he was obsessed with replacing Chedddi Jagan as leader of the PPP; was financed by external sources to help his Justice Party contest elections in 1964 winning a miserable 1,334votes.Thatwasthelast
hurrayforhim.
I close this discussion withProustonceagain, "We do not receive wisdom,wemustdiscoverit forourselves,afterajourney through the wilderness which no one else can make for us, which no one can spare."
-'Swann'sWay' Yoursfaithfully, ClementJamesRohee
regional human rights conventions, prevents returning individuals to a country where they would face risk of persecution, torture, or other irreparable harm.
Ÿ E n s u r e s D u e Process: Migrants facing deportation are entitled to a fair hearing, which includes the right to be informed of the reasons for their deportation, the right t o l e g a l representation, and the opportunity to present their case before an impartial tribunal.
Ÿ Prohibits Collective Expulsion: Migrants cannot be subjected t o c o l l e c t i v e expulsion, meaning that deportation decisions must be m a d e o n a n individual basis, taking into account t h e s p e c i f i c circumstances of each person. The announcement of the deportationof10,000 people of Haitian descent per week by the Government of the Dominican Republic in October
2024 is a clear violation of the prohibition of collectiveexpulsion.
Ÿ Ensures that even irregular migrants are entitled to basic h u m a n r i g h t s p r o t e c t i o n s , includingtherightto befreefromarbitrary deportation.
Ÿ Enforces NonDiscrimination: Migrants should not be discriminated a g a i n s t i n d e p o r t a t i o n proceedingsbasedon nationality, ethnicity, race, racial profiling orotherstatus.
Ÿ U n d e r s t a n d s Consequences of A r b i t r a r y D e p o r t a t i o n : Arbitrarydeportation can have serious consequences for migrants,including:
Ÿ Separation from family: Families can be torn apart, with devastating effects ontheirwell-being.
Ÿ Exposure to harm: Deportation can exposeindividualsto persecution, torture, or other forms of illtreatment.
Ÿ Loss of livelihood and social support: Deportation can lead
to the loss of jobs, homes, and access to essentialservices.
Ÿ Psychological t r a u m a : T h e experience of deportation can be deeply traumatizing, leading to mental healthissues. Therefore, it is crucial that states uphold their obligations under internationallaw,andensure thatdeportationproceedings are fair, transparent, and respectful of migrants' humanrights.
Ÿ Take all necessary action to stop all v i o l a t i o n s o f international and regional human rights, including arrest, detention and deportation of Haitians and people of Haitian descent l i v i n g i n t h e D o m i n i c a n Republic, and cut economictiesifthese v i o l a t
o n s o f international and h u m a n r i g h t s p o l i c
e s , a n d measures which are also discriminatory and racist, are not reversed. Respectfully the undersigned organizations andindividuals
NamesProvided
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is like an aging magician. He continues to toss silver coins into the air and call it policy. The latest conjuration is a transportation cash grant, a cash-in-hand reprisal, and another of his wild election promises.
Bharrat Jagdeo prefers to govern not with programmes but with handouts, each one pitched with theatrics. He prefers populist measures rather than equity. We now live in the era of cashgrant governance. Uniform grants, disability grants, health grants, school cash grants, school supplies grants, and now transportation grants—an ecosystem of entitlements, scattered from the seat of government like alms. But these are not reforms; they are the opiates of petro-dollar intoxication.
And when a government forgets how to build systems and instead builds dependencies, we should all be wary and be worried.
As W o r l d
Breastfeeding Week unfolds under the theme "Prioritize breastfeeding: Create sustainable support systems," the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are calling on governments and health systemsworldwidetoinvest in breastfeeding support to improve infant health and development.
In theAmericas, the Pan
A m e r i c a n H e a l t h Organization (PAHO) echoesthiscall,highlighting regional efforts to boost breastfeeding rates and protect mothers from commercial pressures. In a joint statement issued on 4
August 2025, WHO
Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and UNICEFExecutiveDirector
Catherine Russell e m p h a s i z e d t h a t breastfeedingisababy'sfirst defenseagainstdiseaseslike diarrhea and pneumonia,
acting as their "first vaccine." Yet, only 48% of infantsundersixmonthsare exclusiv
b
eastfed globally, far from the 60% target set by the World HealthAssemblyfor2030.
The statement points to gaps in health systems as a keybarrier Onlyoneinfive countries trains doctors and nurses in infant feeding, leaving many mothers without proper guidance afterchildbirth.
Under-resourced and fragmented health systems often fail to provide consistent breastfeeding support, despite its proven benefits: every dollar invested in breastfeeding yields US$35 in economic returns.
drawing from data published in 2024, PAHO reportsthatinLatinAmerica and the Caribbean, 52% of newborns are breastfed withinthefirsthourofbirth, and43%ofinfantsundersix months are exclusively
breastfed. However, these ratesdropto37%acrossthe broaderAmericasregionand 27%inNorthAmerica.Only 19 of the 35 countries and territoriesintheregionhave adopted legal measures to partially or fully implement the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, which protects b
m commercialinfluences.
To address these challenges, PAHO i
supportingcountriesthrough initiatives like the Babyfriendly Hospital Initiative, which creates supportive
breastfeeding in healthcare facilities.
The organization also
compliance with the Code and developing national policies to promote optimal infantfeeding,aligningwith WHOandUNICEF'sGlobal Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and PAHO's efforts to prevent
A Venezuelan man has been arrested for allegedly killing his workmateanotherVenezuelan national on Monday at Ruby, East Bank Essequibo. The dead man has been identified as William Jaris, 25 of Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). The man whoisaccusedofkillinghim has been identified as a 33year-old labourer of Ruby Backdam, EBE. Police said that the stabbing death took place around 17:00hrs. on Monday
The WHO and UNICEF statement calls for action to strengthen health systems by: ensuring adequate investment in equitable, quality maternal and newborn care, including breastfeeding support services; increasing national budget allocations for breastfeeding programmes; integrating breastfeeding counsellingandsupportinto routine maternal and child health services, including
antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care; ensuring all health service providers are equipped with the skills and knowledge required to support breastfeeding, including in emergency and humanitarian settings; strengthening community health systems to provide every new mother with ongoing, accessible breastfeeding support to for uptotwoyearsandbeyond; a n d p r o t e c t i n g breastfeeding by ensuring
that the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes is applied in all healthfacilitiesandsystems. "Strengthening health systems to support breastfeeding is not just a health imperative — it is a moral and economic imperative," the WHO and UNICEF leaders stated, pledging to remain committed to supporting countries in building resilient systems that leave nomotherorchildbehind.
Killed allegedly by his workmate, William Jaris
Investigators learnt that the suspect and the victim beganarguinginthevicinity of“RubyBridgeArea” Jaris reportedly left on a bicycle but returned shortly after in the company of another Venezuelan man to collect something from a nearby shop. The suspect was reportedly sitting inside the same shop with some friends.UponseeingJarishe decided to approach him again. For a second time the men ended up in an
argument. Police said that Jaris walked away and went ashortdistanceawaybutthe suspect followed him. This time things escalated into violence They began fighting Eyewitnesses recalled seeing the suspect with a knife in his hand duringthefight. Shortly after blood was seenoozingfromJaris'body The suspect then fled the scene on a bicycle and Jaris collapsed to the ground. He wasreportedlyrushedtothe Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body wasexaminedandaccording to police it bore three stab wounds- one to the right of hischest,anotherintheright jaw and a third on the left arm. The suspect was later nabbedbypolice.
Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) was unwrapped and presented to the Guyanese electorate backinJune,andatitshelm is former APNU+AFC Opposition Member of Parliament,AmanzaWaltonDesir Thepartyisoneofthe few newly crafted political factions defining Guyana's political landscape for the lastfewmonths,allofwhich are vying for the seat of governmentattheupcoming polls. Asitseekstobroaden itsbaseandcarryforwardits message, FGM has since released its manifesto, as well as its list of candidates. One of its NewAmsterdambased candidates, Antacia Thomas, holds an anchored conviction that the newly founded party is the ideal option away from the traditional heavyweights: the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and the People's National Congress/Reform (PNC/R)ledAPNU.
Ever since attaining independence, Guyana has beenmoldedbypoliciesand practices of the PPP/C and the PNC separately for decades. No other political entity outside of the two has wielded power by itself, but had in many instances combined with either of the two larger parties in a bid to acquire power to pursue variousnationalobjectives.
Thomas, a fairly young and charismatic teacher of the New Amsterdam Secondary School, features on the FGM list of candidates to contest the elections. Backing her party leader as the best choice for Guyana, the 29-year-old educator noted that her enthusiasmforthetwomajor political forces has long sincedepleted.
“I'veseentheworkofthe
Educator and Forward Guyana Movement candidate, Antacia Thomas
PPP, and I've also seen the work of the PNC And honestly, after decades of recycled promises and broken systems, I believe Guyana is ready for real change- true change.That is what the FGM represents: notjustashiftinleadership, but a transformation in governance.”
She summed up FGM under Walton-Desir as a partywithsubstance.Having worked with the attorney during her stint withAPNU, Thomas envisioned that a government under FGM led by the politican will “come withsolutionsbuiltfromreal
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) on Wednesday announced that the preliminary results for the May-June 2025 examinations will be releasedonAugust15.
This is according to information shared on CXC'sFacebookpage.
concerns, guided by what actuallyneedstochange.”
Thomas' desire for change is spurred by her perspectives being aligned withFGMandwhatWaltonDesir upholds She summarily dismantled the incumbent administration's “polished talk, pomp, flair,” but from which nothing of substance materialises Shortcomings cited by the FGMcandidateincludedthe promised 50 per cent salary increase yet to be given, the failure to adjust the ExxonMobil contract, and most notably, the controversy revolving aroundthedeathof11-yearoldAdrianaYounge.
“I believe that true governance, the kind that Guyana desperately needs, will come through the F o r w a r d G u y a n a Movement.Thevisionisnot aboutegoorpettiness,orthe same old recycled political power plays. It is about the people and about a better, brighter future,” the teacher emphasised.
"The preliminary results for the May-June 2025 CXC® examinations will be accessible online at 1:00 pm (AST) on Friday, 15August,2025. Candidatesmayaccess theirresultsonthatday,via the Student Portal at >> https://bit ly/mycxcresults,"theCouncilstated. It was reported in the media that for this 2025 examinations session, over 100,000 candidates from across the region were registered to sit more than 600,000subjectentries.
Ademocracy withoutfreedom is like a human bodywithoutbreath.Itislike a nation in name only, a hollowed-outshellwherethe ritualsofgovernancepersist but the essence of liberty is drainedaway
This is the direction in whichGuyananowtilts.The country’s governance is becoming an unsteady ship listing under the weight of assaults on the free press, state-orchestrated smear
campaigns, political intransigence, and the weaponisation of public institutions against dissenters.
Itisnotadictatorshipnot yet, but a slow, methodical suffocation of freedom—a democracy by appearance only, where the people vote butdonottrulyspeak,where the opposition exists but does not truly function, where power is not shared butmonopolisedinpractice.
The free press, the indispensable foundation of any functioning democracy, has found itself under siege. Weekly, the government does not merely respond to criticisms;itassailsthepress with venom that transcends rebuttal. To defend one’s record is democratic; to vilify journalists, to attack their credibility with the fervor of a prosecutor bent on securing a conviction in thecourtofpublicopinion,is somethingelseentirely.
T h e p a t t e r n i s predictable: a legitimate critique is met not with counterargument but with character assassination, an
exposéisdismissednotwith facts but with derision. The government’s response to press scrutiny has morphed fromengagementtooutright hostility, turning the media into a battlefield where reporters must either withstand the onslaught or retreatintosilence.
Yet, the war on information is not waged solely through official channels. The rise of social media as a political tool has given birth to an ecosystem ofinfluencersandoperatives whose task is not to inform buttodestroy.Opponentsof the government, whether members of the formal oppositionorsimplycritical voices, are dragged through the mud with a viciousness thatrevealsadeeperintent.It is not mere political
delegitimize, to scandalize, to render adversaries impotent through character demolition. The objective is c
opposition.
This brings us to the
engagement—or rather, its
Cooperat
ween government and opposition is supposed to be a good thing, a grease that gives deeper meaning to the machinery of democracy. In Guyana,thatmachinerynow runs dry. The opposition is not merely sidelined; it is summarily dismissed, as if the government alone represents the will of the people.
Thegovernmentgoverns
in an echo chamber, and the narrativeof“usversusthem” has become so entrenched that even the most wellintentioned proposal from the opposition is dead on arrival. It is a governance of exclusion,wheredemocracy existsnotasamechanismfor representation, but as a tool for the monopolization of power
But of all the ways in which freedom is being eroded,themostinsidiousis theuseofthestateitselfasa bludgeon against political opponents,perceivedorreal. Itisnotenoughthatcriticsbe refuted, nor that they be humiliated; they must also bepunished.Thefullweight ofthestatemachineryisnow being brought to bear on thosedeemedadversarial.To entertain political aspirations outside of the ruling order is to invite scrutiny, not of one’s policies but of one’s private dealings, of one’s business transactions, of one’s personallife.Thereisaprice to be paid for standing in opposition,andthecurrency is harassment, intimidation, and the looming specter of stateretribution.Thisisnota dictatorship in the classical sense; it is not a system of outright repression, of shuttered newspapers and disappeared dissidents. But it is an erosion, a slow unraveling of the freedoms that make democracy meaningful. It is democracy without air, a suffocating charade in which elections take place but choice is constrained,inwhichdebate exists but only within the
Dem boys seh a lil gyal ask she daddy, “Daddy, wah is corruption?”
De man seh, “Go bring me a beer and I gontellyuh.”
Degyalseh,“Butmommysehyoumus stopdrinkin’.”
He seh, “Bring a ice cream fuh yuhself too.”
Justso,briberyandcorruptiondonestart before de child even reach Standard One. Ice cream bribe still wukkin in dis country—onlynowisnotPopsicle,isPrado andpieceahland.
Corruptionbecomesoentrenchedthatit evendehindemboardgameswahwedoes play with we family Such as Monopoly
Demboyssehneverbeforeinhelifedeman see so much tiefin, bribery, backstabbin, jealousyandblackmail—anthatisjustfrom he mudda-in-law! Imagine wah goin on in real life if board game causing war in de family Uncle Barry done mortgage all he
government’s permitted boundaries, in which opposition is tolerated but rendered functionally irrelevant. It is a democracy inform,butnotinspirit.
A democracy without freedom is not a democracy at all. It is a deception, a pretense, a well-rehearsed performance that masks the creeping consolidation of power Guyana stands now at the precipice, teetering between the democracy it once was and the controlled
state it threatens to become. The question is not whether democracy will remain in name, but whether it will remain in substance. For democracy is more than a system of governance—it is a way of life, an ecosystem of rights, liberties, and checks on power And if those are allowed to wither, then what remains is but an emptyhusk,alandwherethe people vote but do not brea
r and d
n
property, and aunty Babs done bribe de banker fuh pass ‘Go’ twice. And y’all wonder why de tender board always get monopolyscandal?
Butdeonethatbusseverybodybellyis when dem three old men go by God. De American ask when he country gon done withrecession.Godseh100years.Deman cry DeRussianaskwhenhecountrygonget rich.Godseh50years.Hecrytoo.
De Guyanese open he mouth and ask whenGuyanagonbecorruption-free—God didn’tevenanswer Hestartcryin’!Godseh henahgonlivetoseedatday
Dem boys seh corruption in Guyana beendehlongtimeandain’tgoingnowhere. Everybody talkin bout fightin corruption, but dem does end up fightin over de contractsinstead.Onesetbribedenextfuh getwuk,thendembribedenextonefuhdo desamewuk.
Anddemboysseh…Godstillcryin’. Talkhalf.Leffhalf
e government reigns but does not listen, and where freedomwillberemembered onlyinpasttense. (The views expressed in this article are those of the auth
t necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
Blindfolded or stone deaf, I know it is election season when the fervors of the political hustings strike like lightning, attract like a magnet. Likelightningthere is a jolt that ripples through the system; often it is too much for a simple guy like me.
In Region 10, PPP strongman, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, bowled a bumper or yorker-make a choice, Guyanese-whenherearedup with flipping and winning. Not Region Six, but Region 10. From the madness of Wismar, to the new strangeness of winning. In New Amsterdam, with no seeming threats to that PNC stronghold, party leader, AubreyNorton,roaredabout a New Guyana. One that is without the PPP I now knowwhyelectionsgiveme atoothacheandred-eye.
SixtyyearsafterWismar, the PPP could revel in a crowd of several hundred andthinkofcarryingRegion 10 (Linden). At last count, the population of Region 10 was approximately 40,000. Still, free healthcare, education, and a 50% electricityratereductiongoa far way My best to the Big Man from Sparendaam, President Jagdeo. Had that right, didn't I? What Dr Jagancouldn'tdo,Dr Jagdeo is almost guaranteeing he could get done. Give him credit, he is giving it a good campaign try If the PPPof Jagdeo is working so hard, promising so much, in Linden,thenthepartyisina mad, desperate scramble for votes.
From anywhere and anybody Thenagain,every vote takes on new significance, and there may
benomarginforerror,when o n e w e i g h s t h e consequences of migration, and who makes up the bulk ofthoseexitingtheseshores. ItiswhyIlikeelections. The juices get going, there is no end to the excitements and extravagances promised There is also that rarity, two ofthem. Politicianscoming down from their thrones to the level of the ordinary people, and with a beggar's smileandoutstretchedhand. Give me a chance. Another one. I'll be better this time, incomparably sweeter too. Justgivethatsecondchance, please.
Over in the Ancient County of Berbice, Mr Norton was all modern vitality OutwiththePPP,in withthePNC(APNU). New Amsterdam is in the bag, which the crowd confirmed. But of the rest of Guyana,
that's where the challenge and showdown and real battlefieldare. Everyinchof ground contested. Not one vote yielded. Mr Norton went out ready for war, zeroing in on the PPP's Achilles heels: corruption andnepotism. Saythosetwo words, for a start, and a formulawithsomestinginit, some potential for victory, gets a breath of life. The PNCisontosomething,and likeanalligator,itissinking its teeth deeper, not relenting A word of warning: whether PNC or APNU,thepartyhasitsown corruptionhistory
The big issue, as I see it, is do Guyanese, especially party supporters [diehard or disappointed] really care about corruption and nepotism? Maybe not before, but I think that they do now They are not
sharing in oil money, oil's abundance, that's for sure.
Buttheyareseeingahandful of their neighbors and comrades doing extremely wellforthemselvesandtheir families Multiply that anger and discontent from village to village, region to region, and there is a sea changethatmay(may)have some muscle in it. To say this differently, Guyanese voters are caught in a bind.
Dotheywanttorollthedice with the PPP (or the PNC) and live with the same disgruntlements and disillusions for another five years, and then for the same speechesandpromisesatthe end of the upcoming 5-year cycle?
Now, I give my own summationofboththePPP's and PNC's positions. In the faceofthecorruptionsofthe PPP elite, there is a single reality for Guyanese voters.
Vote in the traditional manner,andbereadytolive withthepredatoryPPPelite, withpersonaldefeatassured.
The PPP had everything going for it in the last five
years, but failed. It still haspotential,buttheelement ofdistrustiswideanddeep. It hemorrhages the prospectsofapartythatonce had victory in its hand, but squandereditsopportunities. The impact of prolonged migration on the PPPvoting base now comes into play likeneverbefore,alongwith understanding the mysteries surrounding the census figures. The APNU/PNC hasitsowntroublingrecord, which sticks to it like Crazy Glue. Guyana's voters still own the driver's seat. They have been uncaring on how they have managed that privilege before. They can continue to vote as before. Or they can turn sharply Whatwilltheydo? Thereis thisonelastchanceleft. Itis howIseeit,howIcallit.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
T(GECOM) is asking the publictobevigilantagainst the proliferation of fake news and misinformation surrounding the upcoming general and regional elections scheduled for September1,2025
In a release, GECOM notedthataconcerningtrend of false narratives has emerged across traditional and social media platforms, threatening to undermine publictrustandtheintegrity oftheelectoralprocess,asit diligently implements its workplanfortheconductof thecrucialelections.
GECOM emphasised the importance of the public being fully informed about the harmful nature of fake news Such disinformation
campaigns can sow c o n f u s i o n , e r o d e confidence in democratic i n s t i t u t i o n s , a n d potentially deter voter participation As such, the commission has urged all stakeholders, including voters,politicalparties,civil society organisations, and media outlets to recognise
GECOMasthesolecredible source of authentic information regarding the electoralprocess.
To combat the spread of misinformation, GECOM said it will continue to proactively disseminate accurate and timely information through its officialchannels.
These include the
G E C O M w e b s i t e , www.gecom.org.gy, official press releases, and verified social media accounts Accordingly, the public is strongly advised to cross reference any electionrelated information with GECOM's official statements before sharing it. GECOM is committed to ensuring a free, fair, and transparent electoral process. At the interim, the commission appeals to all citizens to exercise critical thinking and verify information from reliable sources By working together, we can safeguard the integrity of our democratic process and ensurethattheSeptember1, 2025, general and regional electionsreflectthetruewill oftheGuyanesepeople.
M
Wednesdaydeployed14long-term observers across all 10 regions of the country to monitor the upcoming general and regional elections.
“Long-term observers are the backbone of our mission. Their work on the ground will provide essential information and insights, forming the basis of our impartial and fact-based assessment of the electoral process,” said Deputy ChiefObserverVaniaAnguelova.
InastatementtheEUEOMsaid they follow a robust and wellestablished methodology of longterm, nationwide observation,
ensuring a balanced and comprehensive analysis of the entire electoral process. Observers have been deployed in multinationalteamsoftwoandwill closely follow key aspects of the electionattheregionallevel.
Each team will meet and engage with key electoral stakeholders across all 10 regions of Guyana, including voters, election officials, political parties, civil society representatives, and media Their findings will complementtheanalysisoftheEU
EOM core team experts based in Georgetown. Before deployment, the long-term observers received comprehensive briefings on the electoral process, the political environment, the legal framework, andthemediaandsocialcontextin Guyana.
Aselectiondayapproaches,the mission will be reinforced by 20 short-termobservers.
Together with the LTOs and othermembersofthemission,they will observe voting, counting, and
Twenty-five-year-oldyearold NirazSukdeo,amedical technologist,wasfoundguiltyand sentencedtothreeyearsandtwo months'imprisonmentforcausing deathbydangerousdriving.
Sukdeo, of Lancaster Village, Corentyne Berbice, reportedly killed 18-year-old Bibi Aleah Ali during an accident last year July, after he lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a crane that was parked on the road. Ali was a passengerofthecar
Theaccusedappearedvirtually before Magistrate Tuana Hardy at the Number 51 Magistrates' Court onWednesday, where thesentence was read Initial investigations revealed on July 22, 2024, a motorcarwithlicensenumberPAF 6330, driven by Sukdeo, was
travelingnorthboundatahighrate ofspeedwhenhelostcontrolofthe vehicle.
The car reportedly collided with a crane which was parked on the parapet along the western side oftheroad.Thevehiclelaterended up in a canal on the eastern side. The impact of the collision caused Ali to be ejected from the vehicle landing in the canal. The two sustained injuries and were rushed to the Anamayah Memorial Hospital and Skeldon Public Hospitalrespectively Ali was pronounced dead on arrival at the Skeldon Public Hospital, while Sukdeo was admitted to the Anamayah Memorial Hospital in a critical condition, after suffering from multipleinjuries.
thetabulationofresults.
This mission was deployed at theinvitationoftheGovernmentof Guyana.ItisledbyChiefObserver Robert Biedroń, who launched the mission at a press conference in Georgetownon1August2025.The EU EOM will present its preliminary findings in a public statement two days after the election,followedbyafinalreport, including recommendations for improving the electoral process, which will be published after the completionoftheentireprocess.
The observers will monitor electoralpreparations,thepolitical climate, and campaigning activities, and will report their findings back to the core team in
Georgetown. The EU has said that some50observerswillbedeployed across the country on election day The mission is led by chief observer Robert Biedroń, a member of the European ParliamentfromPoland.
On September 1, an additional 20 short-term observers will be deployedtomonitorvotingandthe tabulation process “As international election observers, we care only about the integrity of the process, not about any particular party or candidate. Our mission is fully independent and impartial.
All observers follow a strict code of conduct in line with the declaration of principles for
international election observation. We aim to contribute to transparency, public confidence, and peaceful participation during this important electoral process,” Biedrontoldanewsconferencelast Friday He said too, that two days after the election, the mission will release a preliminary statement. A comprehensive final report, including recommendations for future electoral reforms, will be compiled and published two months after the conclusion of the process.
The EU Election Observation Mission operates in full independence from the EU delegationinGuyana,EUmember states,andotherEUinstitutions.
Leader of the We Invest in Nationhood(WIN)party,Azruddin MohamedonTuesdayeveningtold residents of Pakuri Village/ St. Cuthbert'sMissionthatifvotedinto office, his administration will ensure the community's main road is properly done and that there is betterelectricitysupply.
Speaking to a large crowd at Pakuri,thepartyleadersaid,“What is going on in Guyana presently, this movement is bigger than me, everyone is crying for a change. Why is everyone crying for a changeisbecausetheycanseehow much resources, how rich is this countryisandyetthepeopleareleft behind, yet the people are left
behind Close to half of the population live in poverty and that is why I announced my candidacy becauseofthepeople.”
Relating his plans for the Amerindian Village, Mohamed stated that Pakuri is the only indigenous village in Region Four and while traversing to the village he observed the poor condition of theroad.
“We have all the resources so close,wehavethesand,wegotthe stone why is it the road can't be done but rest assured under my administrationwewilldotheroad, wewilltartheroadforyou,”hetold residents.
Another issue he pointed out
was the electricity supply “Electricity is a major problem throughout this country, but I will ensurethatthisvillage,ifwegotto setupasolarfarmorwhateveritis we will ensure that you get electricity. It is so long 59 years since we have gained independence, electricity is a problem, water is a problem, housing is a problem, garbage disposalisaproblem,educationisa problem, healthcare is a problem everysinglethingisaproblem,”he explained.
Another area he highlighted that WIN will work with the residents is on ecotourism. The Presidential hopeful noted that
Pakurihasalotofpotentialwhenit comestotourismandtoldresidents thatwhentheybringtheirplansand pitch their ideas, the party will invest so that the community can benefit and make money. “Most importantly we want the people of Pakuri to do business and they can makemoneythatismostimportant. We don't want the people to be dependent on any government of thedaywewanttoensurethatyou can make money and run your businesses and you can contribute back.It'sallaboutyouempowering yourself and my government will work with you to ensure that you can empower yourself,” Mohamed announced.
Reiterating their plans and initiatives documented in their manifesto, Mohamed noted these areallaimedatbetteringthelivesof citizens The businessman expressed that he is confident he will win the September 1 elections and is ready to work with the people.“Wewanttoworkwiththis village, work with the farmers, work with the single mothers so that they can establish their own businesses, we want to ensure that thisvillagegetselectricity,wewant toensurethatwewillcompletethe road from the highway coming in. Water, we will ensure that you get water,wewillfixtheseproblems,” hementionedonTuesday
The Amerindian Village of Shulinab in Region Nine, will benefit from a new secondaryschool,whichwill be constructed at the cost of $350 million. According to the Ministry of Education, MinisterPriyaManickchand onTuesdayturnedthesodto mark the commencement of construction for the new school.
Some 20 contracts have been awarded to facilitate the development of the new facility, which includes dormitories,sanitaryblocks, teachers' quarters, dining and kitchen areas, electrical works, water storage systems,atarmac,perimeter fencing, and the school buildings themselves. These contracts were awarded through the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).
The education ministry stated that the project forms part of the government's continued commitment to closing the gap between hinterland and coastland education For decades, students in places like Shulinab have faced limited
access to secondary education, often having to travellongdistancesorleave theircommunitiesentirelyin
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Tuesday joining village leaders and T education officials in turning the sod for a new secondary school at Shulinab Village, Region Nine. V
ordertoattendschool. The school is scheduled to be completed in six to eightmonths.
“ThisschoolinShulinab marks a major development milestone for generations of students.
It'spartofabroaderpush bytheministrytoensurethat every child in Guyana, no matter where they are born, has access to quality education Currently, the Government of Guyana is undertakingtheconstruction of more than 40 new secondaryschoolsacrossthe
country as part of its unwavering commitment to improving access to education at every level. This national effort is particularly focused on the hinterlandregions,wherethe aim is to achieve universal secondary education by ensuringthatindigenousand remote communities are no longer left behind,” the ministryreported.
In Region Nine, new secondary schools for KatokaandYupukarivillage
secondary schools for Maruranau, Nappi, Tabatinga, Karasabai, Massara, and Karaudarnau villages are under construction.
Accordingtoreports,the projectsarevitalinreducing the distances students must travel to access education and providing access to children in completing secondaryeducationcloseto home.
Meanwhile, speaking at the ceremony, Minister Manickchand disclosed that the school will cater for
around 250 students, allowing children from Shulinab Katuur, Baitoon, Parikwarinau, Meriwau, Quiko and Potarinau to attend According to the minister, the Shulinab Secondary when completed, willbethesecondofitskind in South Central Rupununi.
“You know, Sand Creek secondary is the only secondary school in South Central,andI'mhappytosay that started up when I was minister also between 2011 and2015. This is going to be the
second secondary school in South Central, which will takeofftheentirecatchment ofSouthCentral.”Sheadded that the government is not only constructing buildings, but making sure when children go into those buildings, they have a quality education with teachers and resources that theyneed.
Joining the minister on Tuesday was Toshao of Shulinab, Nicholas Fredericks who said, “It is history we making here in Shulinab, we have been behind this school since I remember I joined the council in 2002, and it is a pleasureandanhonorforme asaToshaotoreallyhavethe development take place undermycouncil.
It is something that we were asking for a very long time.”
Meanwhile, Toshao of Potarinau Village Ryan Ambrose related, “Thank you very much on behalf of my village and on behalf of our sub-district, South Central.Iknowthisisaplus for us, especially where educationisconcernedandI feel relief because of the challenges we face going to Sand Creek Secondary, so thisisagreat.”
A 64-year-old woman is currentlyfightingforherlife at the Georgetown Public
Hospital Co
poration (GPHC)aftershewasstruck by a vehicle bearing a diplomatic number plate on Tuesday evening along the OgleMainRoad,EastCoast Demerara(ECD).
According to the family, they are having difficulties in getting information from the police regarding the accident and the identity of the person allegedly responsible for hitting the woman.
The victim, Ava Brathwaite, an employee of the Cara Lodge Hotel and a residentofLot161Eastville H o u s i n g S c h e m e , Annandale, ECD is listed in critical condition with a punctured lung, brain swelling, numbness in her limbs, and is unable to breathe on her own. She remainsintheIntensiveCare Unit(ICU)attheGPHC.
Speaking with Kaieteur News on Wednesday, Ava's
sister, Allison Brathwaite, recounted the details of the incident and information based on what eyewitnesses toldthefamily Accordingto her, Ava was heading home from work around 23:00 hrs and was driving east along the main access road when she was allegedly struck
from behind by a speeding DPL vehicle Witnesses claimed that the vehicle had several occupants who were consuming alcohol The impact of the crash forced Ava's vehicle off the road and into a nearby concrete utilitypole.
“They were driving with
speed and hit my sister's car and from the impact, it sent the car into one of them concrete light poles by Ogle and the thing fall down,” Allison recalled. “It was a very big impact. The whole car write-off, the back, the side, front was badly damaged.Aguy that was on
A34-year-old dental nurse and a 30-year-old selfemployed woman were both hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates'Courtonassaultcharges.
Delys Gampat and Kimberley Beckles appeared before acting Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty who read thecharges.
Gampat pleaded guilty to the offence of unlawful wounding which occurred on July 30, 2025, at the Ruimveldt Police Station, where she woundedBeckles.However,duetoher explanation, the magistrate recorded a notguiltyplea.
Shewasalsochargedforassaulting Beckles on July 25, 2025 at GT Sports Bar, La Penitence. She pleaded not guiltytothatoffence.
Thenursetoldthecourtthatshehas known Beckles for over 20 years and claimed that Beckles and members of her family consistently harassed and verbally abused her over the years She said on the day of the incident, they were placed in the same room at the station by an officer known to them, and Beckles began verbally assaulting her As a result, they had a physicalaltercation.
Beckles was charged and pleaded not guilty to the offence of assault, causing actual bodily harm, which occurredonJuly25,2025atGTSports Bar,LaPenitence.
Theprosecutorhadnoobjectionsto bail, but requested that both women be placedonapeacebondwhilethematter isbeforethecourt.
Magistrate McGusty granted the
for
bail for the assault causing actualbodilyharm. The matters were adjourned to September10,2025.
thespotthere,hetoldusthat they were drinking and they were throwing out the bottles.”
Allison said that the family was first notified of the accident by staff at the Cara Lodge Hotel after
someone recognised Ava's work shirt when emergency responders were placing her into the ambulance. By the time the family was contacted, Ava had already been transported to the (Continuedonpage16)
on $250,000
A 51-year-old salesman was released on $250,000 bail for causing death by dangerous driving when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court on Wednesday
The accused, Sahadeo Jaggernauth of Lot 311 Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara (ECD), pleaded not guilty after the charge was read by Acting Chief MagistrateFaithMcGusty
It is alleged that Jaggernauth, on July 31, 2025, at Erwin Street and Woolford Avenue, Georgetown, drove motor car PNN 6502 in a dangerous manner causing thedeathofJulioKhan.
The defense was led by attorney Keoma Griffith whorequestedbailonbehalf ofhisclient.Griffithtoldthe court that the deceased was riding in a reckless manner Headdedthathisclientwas drivingacross theroadafter he was granted permission from another driver and because of the manner in whichKhanwasridingthey collided.
The lawyer assured the court that Jaggernauth was not speeding and there is no evidence to prove such Griffith told the court that his client is not a flight risk since he was released on $100,000 station bail and appeared to court on Monday There, he was told
Accused
Sahadeo Jaggernauth at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court
that the matter was not ready, and that he was required to return on Wednesday The prosecution objected to bail due to the seriousnatureoftheoffence. Magistrate McGusty grantedJaggernauthbailand cautioned him on the importance of attending court.
The matter was adjournedforSeptember10, 2025.
The A Partnership
For National Unity (APNU) said that it did not sign the elections code of conduct prepared by the Ethnic Relations Commission because that constitutional bodyhasbecomea“stooge” of the ruling party and is unfit to be the sponsor of suchanimportantdocument.
Out of the six political parties contesting the upcoming September 1 general and regional elections, only four have signed the Ethnic Relations Commission's (ERC) Code of Conduct on Tuesday, whichisintendedtopromote peace,unity,andresponsible campaigning during the electionperiod. Thesigning ceremony took place at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre(ACCC),whereparty leaders and representatives pledged to uphold mutual respect, reject divisive rhetoric, and prioritise national interest throughout thecampaignseason.
The parties that signed the code were the Alliance for Change (AFC), the People's Progressive Party Civic(PPP/C),theAssembly of Liberty and Prosperity (ALP), and We Invest in
Nationhood (WIN). The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), led by Aubrey Norton, and the ForwardGuyanaMovement (FGM), led by Amanza Walton-Desir,didnotattend orsigntheagreement.
InastatementtheAPNU Coalition said “Let us be abundantly clear that while we believe in the value of a Code of Conduct on peaceful, respectful, and lawful campaigning, we have no confidence in the i m p a r t i a l i t y a n d independence of the Ethnic Relations Commission
Under the PPP government, theERChasbecomemerely a political stooge Not surprisingly, it has accordingly failed to p e r f o r m i t s m a n y constitutional functions ”
“The ERC is therefore unfit to serve as the sponsor of a CodeofConductonpeaceful electioncampaigning. Thus,weseethesigning ceremony as a political gimmick, one that will do littletopromotefreeandfair elections and to serve the interests of the Guyanese people,” the statement added.
The APNU Coalition said that they will conduct
theircampaigninapeaceful, lawful, respectful manner
“We embrace the fact that Guyanese have the constitutional freedom of expression, association and assembly We embrace the fact that Guyanese must be able to freely vote for the party of their choice.As the next government, we will create the conditions for the ERC to transform itself in line with its constitutional mandate,”thecoalitionsaid.
Kaieteur News had APNU's Presidential Candidate, Aubrey Norton on Tuesday who made it clearthathispartywouldnot be signing the code, citing bias within the ERC. “The APNU made it very clear thatwearenotgoingtosign anycodeofconductbecause the Ethnic Relations Commission is biased WhenPPPpeopleviolatethe conduct, nothing happens. But as soon as the APNU does something, they make an issue out of it,” Norton said.
HestressedthattheERC is not an impartial body and therefore lacks the moral authoritytorequestpartiesto sign such a document Nonetheless,Nortonassured that APNU will continue to
Guyanesewon'tberequiredtopay
US$15,000
travelbondtoUS–Ambassador
United States Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot on Wednesday said that Guyanese applying for tourist or business visas to the United States, at this point,willnotberequiredto pay a bond of up to US$15,000. This clarification comes in light of a recent Federal Register Notice which outlines a new pilot programme by the U S DepartmentofStatethatwill requireselectvisaapplicants to pay a refundable travel bond.
According to the notice the “visa bond pilot programme” is a 12-month initiative that will begin on August 20. It applies to temporary visitors for businessorpleasure(B-1/B2) who are nationals of countries with high visa overstay rates, limited screening and vetting capabilities, or those that offer citizenship-byinvestment without residency requirements Consular officers at their discretion can require applicants to post bonds of
US$5,000, US$10,000, or US$15,000. The funds will be refunded if travellers depart the U S in accordancewiththetermsof theirvisas.
“Currently, Guyana is not included on that list. It does not apply to Guyanese citizensapplyingforavisa,” Theriot stated on the sidelines of an event at the UmanaYana.
While she was unable to giveanumberofhowmany Guyanese have overstayed their visas, she noted, “but Guyana'soverstayrateisnot veryhigh.
In my opinion, it is not problematic, in that sense. So, at this moment, Guyana isnotincludedinthatlistbut
operate within the confines ofthelaw
In a statement following the ceremony, the ERC reaffirmed its constitutional mandate to promote ethnic harmony,safeguardnational unity, and support peaceful democratic processes Chairman of the ERC, Shaikh Moeenul Hack, emphasised the need for responsible leadership and national solidarity “Let us also reaffirm that the political space in Guyana must never be reduced to hostility or intimidation. It must remain one of dignity, responsibility, and decency, whereallcitizensfeelsafeto participate and express themselves without fear,” Hack said. He described the code of conduct as not merely a commitmentto the ERC but as a solemn promise to the people of Guyana to campaign peacefully, avoid hate speech, and act in the national interest over partisanambition.
Hack further stated that the primary aim of the code of conduct is to ensure that all political parties operate within the rule of law and encourage their supporters to do the same While acknowledging the ERC's own imperfections, Hack emphasised that these flaws should not be used as excuses to create division but instead be met with political maturity and restraint. “The true strength ofademocracyisnotmerely testedattheballotbox,butin how its leaders conduct themselves before, during, andafterelections,”hesaid.
During the remarks session at the signing, WIN party representative Hana
Khamelia Mohamed voiced her party's support for the ERC's principles of peace, tolerance, and political decency However, she also raised serious concerns about the lack of action by the ERC regarding attacks on WIN candidates and supporters, allegedly by the PPP/C government “We cannot sign in silence. We must speak honestly about the reality we continue to face. The incumbent PPP/C government has repeatedly andopenlyviolatedthespirit and letter of this very code. We call the commissioners attentionto the constant and thedeliberatediscreditingof our presidential candidate
Azrudin Mohammed through coordinated, online smeared campaigns and state affiliated messaging. These attacks are meant to diminish his credibility and silence the hope he representsforsomany,”she said Mohamed also highlighted the targeted harassment of Muslim female leaders within WIN, claimingtheyfacerelentless cyberbullying and online stalking with racial and religious undertones. “We are specifically concerned aboutthesilenceofreligious organizations who have failed to condemn these genderandbigotedattacks,” she added She further criticized the PPP's alleged use of children in political rallies, calling it a deeply troubling practice that exploits minors for political optics.
In addition, Mohamed accused the ruling party of engaging in intimidation tacticsandviolatingboththe RepresentationofthePeople Act and the Criminal Law
Presidential Candidate of the APNU, Aubrey Norton
(Offences) Act “It is unlawful to threaten, obstruct, or harass anyone exercising their political rights.Thesearenotisolated incidents.
In response, PPP representative and Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha expressed disappointment over WIN's accusations. He emphasised that such behaviour violates the very code being signed.
“Itwasveryunfortunatethat weareheresigningacodeof conduct and we heard a representative of a political party here accusing another party of a number of things that never existed, ” Mustaphasaid.Hecautioned that continued baseless allegations could deepen division and disrespect the spiritofthecodeofconduct. “Weshouldnever,ever,asa political party, try to divide this nation. We must never trytoimposeourwillortake awaypeople'sfreedoms,”he added.
Mustapha urged all political parties to lead by example during the election period.“Asweapproachthe election campaign period, and we are in the midst of thiscampaign,itisvitalthat
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obviously anything could change but I would be very surprised.”
Earlier this year, the United States of America Embassy in Guyana warned
overstaying on a US visa, noting that such actions can result in severe penalties, including permanent ban on re-entry and criminal prosecution.
The US Embassy noted thatoverstayingavisaisnot only a violation of US immigration, but also a seriousoffencethatcanhave long-lasting effects on an individual's ability to travel to the United States in the future.
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Thenextmorning,around 10:00hrs,thefamilyvisitedthe Sparendaam Police Station seeking information on the accident and those involved. However, they were met with silence and what they described as a lack of cooperation from the police and an attempt cover up.
At the station, the family saw Ava's vehicle but not the diplomaticvehiclethathither, which they found suspicious. “Thepoliceweregivingthem ahardtime.Theytoldherson
the CCTV footage at the stop light was not working. The police ain't tell us anything about the people involved in the incident, they didn'tgiveusanynumber,no name,nothing,”Allisonsaid.
Frustrated and concerned,thefamilyisnowdemandingfulldisclosurefrom the police force about who was in the DPL vehicle involved in the crash.
Allison pointed out that thepolicewerereportedlyon the scene of the accident, and that the location is not farfromthestation,yetlittle progress appears to have been made.
“We have to get full information of who are these diplomatpeoplebecausethe policewerethereonthespot; it's not too far from the station.Theyaredraggingtheir feet.
They said that they are waitingformysistertocatch
herselfsoshecanrelatewhat happen,”Allison said.
Ava's condition remains critical.
AccordingtoAllison,her sister is not breathing on her own and is only able to give slight eye movement in response to voices.
“When you talk to her, she hears you. She opens her eyes a little and then closes thembackthat'sallwe'regetting from her,” she said in an emotional tone. The Brathwaitefamilyisnowpublicly pleading for justice. “It is not right. I want justice for my sister, and I would be happyifoneofthediplomats involved could be arrested. We got to see these people,” she declared. When contacted, Assistant Commissioner of Police and Commander of Regional Police Division4C,KahliPareshram, deniedthatanysuchaccident had occurred.
(Trinidad Express)
Former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday dismissed suggestions that hewasbeinghypocriticalfor accessing the Privy Council forafinaldeterminationona landdisputeinwhichhewas victorious.
Speaking to the Express by phone, Rowley said once the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal, anyone in T&T seeking to
get final adjudication on a court matter has to utilise thiscourt.“Onceyoupursue the process to finality, you willendupthere,”hesaid. He stressed this did not mean he was against changingtheproceduresand having the Caribbean Court ofJusticeasthefinalcourtof adjudication It merely meansyouhavetoutilisethe institutionsthatareavailable toyouatthispointintime,he said.
Commentingonhislegal victoryatthePrivyCouncil, Rowley said he was happy fortheoutcome.
He said it was a straightforward matter in which he could not understand how any other position could have prevailed.
“Ihaveeveryconfidence thatifthismatterhadgoneto the Caribbean Court of
(AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a former senator charged with conspiring against the state and financing criminal organizations for allegedly supportinggangmembers.
Nenel Cassy was arrested Saturday at a restaurant in Petionville, a wealthy district of the capital, Port-au Prince, Haiti's National Police said in a post on Facebook. The police shared photos of the former senator in handcuffs next to heavily armed officerswearingskimasks.
Arrests of high level officials are rare in Haiti, wherethegovernmentisalso struggling to control neighborhoods and villages thathavebeentakenoverby gangs.Cassywasdesignated asacorruptactorbytheU.S. State Department in 2023. He was accused by Haiti's police in February of backing gang members who launched deadly attacks on Kenscoff, a neighborhood 10 kilometers (6 miles) outsidePort-au-Princethatis hometomuchofthenation's elite.
Kenscoff had been largely untouched by Haiti's gang violence until February's attacks in which dozens of people were killed. The neighborhood is nowbeingtargetedbygangs that are trying to seize more
territory from Haiti's government.
Justice, the decision would havebeenthesame.Itisnota matterofwhichcourtyougo to. It's a matter of how the evidenceisreceivedwithout biasandwithoutajaundiced eye,”Rowleysaid.
“Therearequestionsthat can be raised about Privy Council judgments, especially where they (the judgments) are social and societalsincethey(thePrivy Council judges) belong to a differentsociety
“That argument is still valid. And I am saying that we (T&T) need the Caribbean Court of Justice as a completion of our independenceasasovereign state,”hesaid.
“And therefore this stupidness about 'Rowley going to the Privy Council because he is a hypocrite becausehesayshewantsthe Caribbean Court of Justice' just shows how illiterate
some persons are and how poor the national conversationis.
“Iamnotsayingdon'tgo to the Privy Council. I am sayingthattogotothePrivy Council is expensive and exclusionary
IfIdidn'thavethemeans togotothePrivyCouncil,to hire a lawyer and pay hotel bills in London and airfare, how would I have gotten justice?
“The injustice of the local court would have prevailed And in any jurisdiction there are times when you would have injustice, misinterpretation orbias...
“Look at what is happening in America. But the bottom line is that we should be in charge of our final court of appeal and we took steps to do that...even putting the headquarters of the CCJ in T&T But the
UNCsaid'never'totheCCJ. Iamsurprisedthattherestof Caricom has not asked for the headquarters to be removed,”hesaid.
He said, like everybody else, he had to apply for a visa,payforavisa,andwait to be granted permission to enter England to go to the “highest court in the land of mycountry”.
“And I find that offensive.
Itisgallingtometohave toapplyforavisatogotomy country's highest court whichisinLondon.AndsoI should take the opportunity to ask theT&TGovernment to call on the British government, that as long as theymaintainthepositionof being our final court of appeal, citizens of Trinidad and Tobago who have Privy Council matters should be exemptfromhavingtogeta visaortopayforavisa.
Trump says US will charge tariff of about 100% on some semiconductor imports
On Sunday, Kenscoff's mayor told The Associated Pressthatnineworkerswere kidnapp
phan
n
n that neighborhood by armed men, including a foreign citizenwhosenationalityhas not been confirmed. Mayor Massillon Jean said the attack happened around 2 a.m.
Theorphanagethatcame under attack on Sunday is run by Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, an international charity with offices in Mexico and France that is also known as NPH It shelters more than 240 children, according to the organization'swebsite.
In a statement published on Sunday, NPH said that sevenstaffmembersandone youth were taken from its home for vulnerable and at riskchildreninKenscoff.
The organization
confirmed that one of the staff members taken is a foreigner, whose identity and nationality will not be revealed for security reasons. NPH also said that twohospitalsitrunsinHaiti will be closed until the people taken from its orphanage have been safely released.
Gangs control 90% of Haiti's capital, according to the United Nations, and in recent months they have been launching attacks on previously peaceful communities.
More than 5,600 people werereportedkilledinHaiti lastyear,withgangviolence leaving more than 1 million people homeless in recent years, according to the U.N.
The UN recorded 185 victims of kidnapping in HaitibetweenAprilandJune of this year, and said that gangs commit this crime to “subjugate” people in areas undertheircontrol.
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The United Stateswillimposeatariffof a b o u t 1 0 0 % o n semiconductor chips imported from countries not producing in America or planning to do so, President Donald Trump said.
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday the new tariff ratewouldapplyto"allchips and semiconductors coming into the United States," but would not apply to companies that had made a
commitmenttomanufacture intheUnitedStates.
"So 100% tariff on all chips and semiconductors coming into the United States. But if you've made a commitment to build (in the U.S.), or if you're in the process of building (in the U.S.), as many are, there is notariff,"Trumpsaid.
It is not clear how many chips will be covered by the tariffs. Congress created a $52.7 billion semiconductor manufacturing and research subsidy program in 2022.
The Commerce Department
lastyearunderPresidentJoe Biden convinced all five leading-edge semiconductor firmstolocatechipfactories in the U.S. as part of the program Last year the department said the U.S. produced about 12% of semiconductor chips globally, down from 40% in 1990. Trump added: "If, for some reason, you say you're buildingandyoudon'tbuild, thenwegobackandweadd itup,itaccumulates,andwe charge you at a later date, you have to pay, and that's a guarantee."
Frompage15 political parties lead by example. We must demonstrate through both our words and actionsthatdemocracyisstrongerwhenitis inclusive, respectful, and guided by the principles of fairness, tolerance, and unity,” hesaid.
He reiterated that the PPP/C remains fully committed to conducting a campaign that upliftsratherthandivides.
(AL-JAZEERA) - At least 58 Palestinians were killedbyIsraeliforceswhile trying to get food from USand Israeli-backed GHF aid sites in Gaza Shocking footage shows bodies scattered near distribution points, with one man identifyingarelativeamong thedead.
Another 31 Palestinians have been killed in attacks across the Gaza Strip, medical sources told Al Jazeera, and 20 others were killedwhen a truck carrying humanitarianaidoverturned ontoacrowdofpeople.
Among those who died in Israeli attacks on Wednesday were 10 aid seekers killed in various areasoftheterritory,despite the Israeli army’s announcement of “tactical pauses” in fighting to allow aiddistribution.
Al-Awda Hospital reported that five people –including a woman and two children – were killed, and otherswounded,inanIsraeli raid on a house north of the Nuseiratrefugeecamp.
Fourmorepeoplediedin anIsraeliraidontwohomes i n t h e S h u j a y e a neighbourhoodofGazaCity
EarlieronWednesday,at least 20 Palestinians were
k delivering aid supplies overturned, according to the GovernmentMediaOffice. Theincidentoccurredas l a rg
Palestinians gathered in central Gaza in search of foodandbasicsuppliesamid a
humanitariancrisis.
Localofficialsquotedby the official Palestinian news agencyWafasaidthevehicle overturned after Israeli forcesdirecteditdownwhat theydescribedasan“unsafe road”.
Gaza Civil Defence
spokesman Mahmoud Bassalsaiddozensofpeople were wounded while hundreds of civilians were waiting for aid, the AFP newsagencyreported.
“Despite the recent limited allowance of a few aid trucks, the occupation deliberately obstructs the safepassageanddistribution ofthisaid,”theGovernment Media Office said in a statement.
“It forces drivers to n a v i g a t e r o u t e s overcrowded with starving
(BBC) US President DonaldTrumphasissuedan executiveorderhittingIndia withanadditional25%tariff over its purchases of Russianoil.
That will raise the total tariff on Indian imports to the United States to 50%among the highest rates imposedbytheUS.
The new rate will come into effect in 21 days, so on 27August, according to the executiveorder
Aresponse from India’s foreign ministry on Wednesday said Delhi had alreadymadeclearitsstance onimportsfromRussia,and reiterated that the tariff is “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable”.
“It is therefore extremely unfortunate that the US should choose to impose additional tariffs on Indiaforactionsthatseveral other countries are also taking in their own national interest,”thebriefstatement read.
“India will take all actions necessary to protect its national interests,” it added.
The US president had earlier warned he would raise levies, saying India doesn’t “care how many peoplein Ukrainearebeing killed by the Russian War Machine”.
On Wednesday, the White House said in a statement that the “Russian Federation’s actions in Ukraine pose an ongoing threat to US national security and foreign policy, necessitating stronger measures to address the nationalemergency”.
ItsaidIndia’simportsof Russian oil undermine US efforts to counter Russia’s activitiesinUkraine.
ItaddedthattheUSwill determine which other countries import oil from R
“recommendfurtheractions tothePresidentasneeded”. Oil and gas are Russia’s
civilians who have been waiting for weeks for the most basic necessities. This often results in desperate crowds swarming the trucks and forcibly seizing their contents.”
The incident comes as humanitarian organisations warn of famine and disease spreading across the enclave, while deaths from starvation and malnutrition continue to rise amid severe Israelirestrictionsonaid. Hungercrisis
At least five people died from malnutrition on
Wednesday,medicalsources told Al Jazeera. A source at al-ShifaHospitalinnorthern Gaza confirmed that Hiba Yasser Abu Naji, a child, died from malnutrition. An infant also died from starvation, according to the source, and an adult from Jabaliawasreportedtohave diedaswell.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, at least 193 people – including 96 children – have died from starvation and malnutrition sinceOctober2023.
On Tuesday, the Israeli military allowed 85 aid trucks to enter Gaza – far below the 600 trucks a day needed to meet basic requirements, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Meanwhile, Palestinians approaching aid distribution sitesrunbythecontroversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) have frequently come under Israeli fire since the organisation launched operations in late May, after Israel slightly eased its total blockade Such shootings have become near-daily occurrences near GHF sites incentralandsouthernGaza.
“Time is running out for people in Gaza, and a deal has to be reached between Hamas and the Israeli military that will allow for humanitarian aid to be let into the enclave,” Hisham Mhanna, a spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), toldAlJazeera.
“Everyone has suffered enough We have lost colleagues, we have lost friends, families – everyone in Gaza is impacted,” he said.
“We have 350 plus staff members in Gaza who are strugglingonadailybasisto find enough food and clean water, so you cannot possibly imagine how civilians who are most vulnerable, who have been livingindisplacementfor22 months[aresurviving].
“I see no way that they can continue living like this andIcanseenojustification for this to continue any longer,notfromanylegalor moral perspective,” he added “The agreement should include and guarantee that access is for every person who is in desperate need for food, for medical treatment and for [their] family to know that theyarestillalive.”
customers include China, IndiaandTurkey
The threatened tariff hike follows meetings on Wednesday by Trump’s top envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow, aimed at securing peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Delhi had previously called Trump’s threat to raisetariffsoveritspurchase of oi
d unreasonable”.
Inanearlierstatement,a spokesperson for India’s foreign ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, said the US had encouraged India to import Russiangasatthestartofthe conflict, “for strengthening global energy markets stability”.
He said India “began importing from Russia because traditional supplies were diverted to Europe after the outbreak of the conflict”.
The latest threatened tariff demonstrates Trump’s
willingness to impose sanctions related to the war in Ukraine even against nations that the US considers to be important alliesortradingpartners.
This could be a warning that other countries could feel a real bite if Trump ramps up those kinds of sanctions once Friday’s deadline passes, when the USpresidenthasthreatened newsanctionsonRussiaand to place 100% tariffs on countries that purchase its oil.
This would not be the first time the Trump administration has imposed secondary tariffs, which are also in place to punish buyersofVenezuelanoil.
India has previously criticisedtheUS-itslargest trading partner - for introducingthelevies,when the US itself is still doing tradewithRussia.
Last year, the US traded goods worth an estimated $3 5bn (£2 6bn) with
Russia, despite tough sanctionsandtariffs.
TrumpandIndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi have in the past referred to each other as friends and, during Trump’s first term, attended political rallies in eachother’s’countries.
But thathas not stopped Trump from hitting India with the levies, suggesting diverging interests between NewDelhiandWashington.
The tariffs are expected to make Indian goods far costlierintheUS,andcould cut US-bound exports by 40–50%, according to the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), a Delhibasedthinktank.
“India should remain calm,avoidretaliationforat least six months, and recognise that meaningful trade negotiations with the US cannot proceed under threats or mistrust,” former Indian trade official and head of GTRI, Ajay Srivastava,said.
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Warriors and
New York Renegades played to a tie in their New York National Cricket League (NYNCL)
30-overfixtureonSundayat BaisleyPondground.
Warriors, who remained at the top of the points table having chalked up ten wins from 12 games with one match abandoned due to
rain,talliedupachallenging 200-5fromthe30-overs.
New York Renegades reached 200-5 also at the expirationofthe20-overson afriendlybattingsurface.
New York Renegades needing a mere 1 run from three balls, but right-arm seamer Javid Shafeek bowled three consecutive dot-balls to finish off things dramatically
Qwinci Babel was leadingthechasenicelywith asteady55whilehegotgood support from Travis Gilbert with 41 against Warriors, whoonlysufferedonedefeat inthisyear’sedition.
David Williams added more valuable runs by knocking 35 butWest Coast Warriors were strategically tidyatthebackendwiththeir spin-pacecombination.
Shafeek failed to take a wicketbutitwasoff-spinner Anthony Providence who putimmensepressureonthe batters with impressive figures of 3-34 from his maximumsixovers.
Earlier, West Coast Warriors had a decent start between the inform Youghestir Bachan and RajendraKhan.
Bachan, the former Essequibo Senior InterCounty player, was in an aggressive mood slamming 67 from 71 balls and hitting fourboundaries.
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Thisisagoodmomenttoadapt your logic and reason to reality, Scorpio. If you don't, you're going to run into some intellectual problems Everyone knows that you find newideasplentiful.
SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21)
It'sgoingtobealittledifficult talking to you today, Sagittarius. You, who can be easily influenced by others, will be listening to and criticizing everything that peoplesay
CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19)
Haveyoubeenreviewingyour family history lately, Capricorn? Of special interest is your cultural background. What educational, social, and religious environment were you born into? What are its values?Intheend.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) It's time to elevate your senseofself,Aquarius.You're justasgoodasanyoneelse,so why don't you believe it? The problem is that you're very sensitiveabouthavinganego. Even though you know everyonedoes.
PISCES(Feb.19–Mar.20)
Today your intellectual and expressive abilities should receive a boost from the planets.It'sanexcellenttimeto organize your thoughts about presentingaproject.
Frompage22 theAPNU in calling out the Guyana Cricket Board for endorsingthePPP
“When you talk about political interference in sport, this is something that is not supposed to happen,” hesaid.
“Yet we have seen a w
ng body (Guyana Cricket Board) endorse the government, which is something we (WIN)trytostayasfaraway aspossible.”
In a July 2nd statement, APNU described the GCB’s endorsement as “a sad day
Khan was forced to retire-hurt after sustaining a thigh injury having contributed17.
Kevin Christian, an exGuyana youth player, also played a pivotal role at numberthreekeepingthings going positively with his organized33.
The left-handed Christian, who had a century few weeks ago to follow up his five halfcenturies, is leading the runs-aggregate with 656 runs.Bachanhasalsoshown greatconsistencythisseason sittingatnumber2with545 runs.
After Bachan and Christian fell in quick succession, West Coast Warriors struggled back for good momentum in the middle.
However, Providence provided some late flourish with an unbeaten 28 (1x6, 1x4) along with Rajin Rahamon 15 not out Brandon Cabose, another seasoned campaigner, scored 18 to help with the restorationjob.
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wicketsapiecefor26and35 respectively delivering for NewYorkRenegades
The action is set to continue on Sunday with another list of matches
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September 7 when the two finalists competing for championshiphonours.
WestCoastWarriorswill tackle New York Eagles while New York Renegades and Tricounty Cricket Club meetingup.
Meanwhile,joiningWest Coast Warriors with same amount of points is reigning champion Imperial Cricket Club, butWarriors ahead by abetternet-runrate.
endorsingPresidentIrfanAli forasecondterminofficeon live broadcast during the GSL.
“And when you see you usesuchplatforms(GSL)for political purposes, we even saw commentators singing the “One Guyana” mantra and promoting the government, which is not something that should be done,”saidDeFrance
concerns that the Board’s alignment with the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) could taint the integrity of player selection, financial governance, and
relations. Dr DeFrance on behalfofWINalsocalledout the government for having i
commentators publicly
The recently released WIN Manifesto under the subtitle “WIN FOR SPORTS” said if elected they will create a national sportsnetworkthatincludes; Infrastructural access, Win Sports Scholarships, School Games 2.0, Elite Athlete Pathw
Ambassador system, Sports forAllsystemandaNational Sports Ed
cation & CertificationFramework.
The public now waits Mohamed himself speak on cricket and sports, to elaborate further on these manifesto sport related points.
Itwasabrilliantopening practice game for the national U17 team as a numberofstarsandhopefuls gotintosomecrucialmatchform as their encampment continued ahead of the RegionalChampionships.
Batting first on Tuesday, Ramdehol’s XI posted 232 batting first led by skipper Richard Ramdehol’s classy 97. Ram’s XI pacer Shane Prince bagged 3-24, while leg-spinnerNavindraSankar snared 4-58, as their team repliedwith130for2bythe endofdayone’splay
Ram’sXIwouldgoonto scoring a daunting 327 all out in 70.4 overs thanks to wicket-keeperandovernight batsman Lomar Seecharran, who resumed on 69, only to sadlymissoutonaton.
The in-form batsman hit
Richard Ramdehol
91 off 113 balls, with 17 fours and a 6. He shared a crucial 52-run stand with Dhanesh Persaud, who grafted67. Romario Ramdheol captured 4-26 with support fromGibranYacoob3-37. Ramdheol declared on 222-4 batting a second time after a brilliant knock from all-rounder Shamar Apple whoblasted69notoutoff50 with 4 fours and as many sixes.
Adrian Hetmyer scored an important 58 in the process Meanwhile, the players had their gym sessionyesterdayattheR53 Gymaspartoftheirongoing encampment.
Theplayerswillhaveone final two-day practice game at the LBI Ground starting today
WIN intends to take a deep dive on the structure of investment in the GSL - Chides sporting bodies for endorsing politicians
Representatives of the AzruddinMohamedledWE
I N V E S T M E N T I N NATIONHOOD(WIN)said if elected to government on September1,theywanttodo aforensicaudittoassessthe value of the Global Super League to Guyana’s cricket system.
“We (WIN) would do audits on the GSL in particular, because we want to see for all of the investment that are being made if we are getting positive returns,” said Dr Mark DeFrance whose A New and United Guyana (ANUG) joined forces with Mohamed on June 28th, to contesttheelection.
DeFrance continued: “We know the monies invested in the GSL are our
(Guyana’s) taxpayer dollars.”“Whether you want to say Exxon Mobil is the major sponsor - we are paying that back through costoilandthey’regettingit back - so it’s Guyana that is payingforeverything.”
Dr DeFrance on behalf WIN and Mohamed are the second political party to ask questions about the GSL, in conversation journalist R a w l e T o n e y o n #HearMeOut podcast on July27th.
It follows APNU leader AubreyNortonsayingonthe firsteditionofthepodcaston July19,thathispartywould not necessarily support the initiative if elected DeFrance on behalf WIN andMohamedalsojoined
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The winning Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy team.
The Rose Hall
Town Poonai
P h a r m a c y under13 team has started their defence of the Berbice Cricket Board under13 championship with three consecutive victories in the BCB/Singh Brothers Tournament The RHTPP Team had won the last tournament in 2024 when they defeated Rose Hall Canje team by five wickets to lift their third titles in six years. The team in 2025 is been led by Berbice youth player Jayden Ganpat, who has so far taken ten wickets with his left arm spin, while the highly talented Khemraj Bharrat has spearheaded the defending champions batting with solid batting in thethreegames. In the matches played overthreeconsecutivedays, Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy defeated Albion B, Port Mourant andAlbion Atoemergeasthechampion ofZoneCandadvancetothe quarterfinals.
RHT Poonai Pharmacy batted first againstAlbion B in the 30 overs per side match at the Albion Sports Complex and reached 210 for 6 with Khemraj Bharrat scoring 45 not out, Akeem Fraser34,JaydenGanpat31, Randy Williams 17, Dishan
La Cruz 16 and Joshua Dhanraj14notout.AlbionB inresponsewerebowledout for 86 runs in 28 overs as DishanLaCruztook4for15 and Bharrat two for nine in five impressive overs. The RHTPP team won by 124 runs.
On Monday, they crushedPortMourantby130 runs at the Port Mourant ground. Batting first after winningthetoss,thevisitors amassedasolidscoreof220 for 4 from 30 overs with Royston Crandon top scoring with a solid 71 with six delightful boundaries Crandon received support fromJustinHicks32notout, Khemraj Bharrat 30 not out and Akeem Fraser 20. In response, PMCC were shot out for 90 in 28 overs with only S. Samaroo reaching double figures with 17. The twinpairofleftarmspinners JaydenGanpatandKhemraj Bharrat were the main destroyers with 4 for 11 and 4 for 07 respectively Anthony Srikissoon took 1 for20.
In the final Zone C match,AlbionAwonthetoss at the Area H Ground and decidedtotakefirststrikein brilliantsunlight.Theywere neverallowedtoscorefreely as pacers Disham LaCruz and Anthony Srikissoon
bowled a tight length and line.Albioncrawledto30for one wicket at the end of the tenth over The introduction ofthetwinleftarmspinduo, Ganpat and Bharrat added more pressure. Albion were restricted to 120 for 8 off their allotted 30 overs Extras top scored with 33 whileSahidGajnabiscoreda solid31withtwoboundaries andasix.DanielJohnson14 and Nicholas Madramootoo 10offeredsupportasGanpat claimed four wickets for 18 runs from six very impressiveoversandAkeem Fraser two for 18 from four overs.
Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy in reply, reached 122 for 7 in 27 overs as Bharrat continued his impressiveformwiththebat with a solid 41 with four boundaries, while Justin Hicks 16 and Fraser 14 also contributed.
Randy Williams also contributedavitaltennotout to lead the defending champions over the line. DanielJohnsonwasthemost success bowler for Albion with two wickets for nine runsfromthreeovers.
The tournament is been sponsored by the Singh Brothers company and involves twelve teams dividedintofourzones.
Th e G u y a n a
B a d m i n t o n
Association
(GBA) has announced the participation of our junior athletes in two prestigious international competitions thisAugust.
In a release the GBA informed that, “Our Junior Pan American Games team will depart for Asunción, ParaguayonAugust7,2025. Representing Guyana are Frank Waddell, Jonathan Debidin, Mishka Beharry, and Leshaunte Berkley These athletes will compete in the Singles and Mixed
Doubles events The competition will run from August 10 to 13, 2025. The teamwillbeledbyNational
Senior Men’s Champion, AkiliHaynes,whowillserve asbothCoachandManager Following the Pan Am Games, Coach Haynes and the team will travel to Bridgetown, Barbados, wheretheywillbejoinedby Ruel Rambiriche to represent Guyana at the CAREBACO Junior Team TournamentfromAugust14 to 17, 2025. Frank Waddell willnotparticipateinthisleg due to age eligibility restrictions.
In Barbados, the Guyaneseteamwillcompete in the Mixed Team Event, facing regional opponents acrossfivematchcategories: Boys’ Singles, Girls’ Singles, Boys’ Doubles,
Girls’ Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Joining them in B a r b a d o s f o r t h e CAREBACO Individual Championships, August 1923, 2025 will be another strong contingent consisting of Coach Nkosi Beaton and players Yonneil Benjamin, Christopher Jordan, Joel Rambiriche, Anjaneysa Godette, and Liam Brumell. These athletes will compete in their respective U11 to U19agecategories.
The Guyana Badminton Association extends its best wishes to all our athletes as they continue to represent the nation with pride and determination on the international stage,” the releaseconcluded.
Dharry/Saldana Pro-Am Card…
prepared to win’ - Dharry …urges Guyanese to come out to support
E l t o n D h a r r y Promotions and NexGen Global Promotions, in associationwith the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC)andtheMinistryof Culture, Youth and Sport continue to fit systems into place ahead of Saturday’s Card that has Dharry pitted against Panama’s Roger Saldanainthefeaturebout.
On Wednesday at the P e g a s u s ’ A t l a n t i c Conference room, Guyana Boxing Board of Control President(GBBC)President Peter Abdool revealed what is to be expected on fight nightasthefightersmettheir opponents and had a few wordstoshare.
“Thisisanexcellentcard in terms of the fact that it blends a bit of the new guys coming in, the people that Guyana wants to see. We want to see our new blood wherethatiscomingfrom.”
Promoter and fighter, Dharry, was quite positive about his approach: “First, letmeacknowledgeGodlike Ialwaysdo.Tobehereagain in Guyana in front of my people August 9th, I’m preparedtowin.Ifyounever seemefightbefore,youneed toshowupthistime,I’mnot going to be coming here much more, my career is coming to an end soon so, I’m going to do a few more beforeIretire.”
GBBC President, Peter Abdool
As such, the Promoter urgedthelocalstocomeout andsupportwhatisexpected to be a great evening of fights.
Meanwhile, Edward DeClou and Charwin Estwick are also focused on their National Super Middleweight bout that has the title on the line. Their words were sharp and to the point as they both warned eachother
On the amateur undercard, local talents Abiola Jackman and Terron Wintzarehighlyanticipated. Jackman, Guyana’s most decorated elite female amateur boxer, will face Trinidad and Tobago’s Merlicia Durham, while Wintz will take on St Lucia’sJusticeJoseph. Also on the card is Keevin Allicock, who is
SportsMax - Khadijah “Bunny” Shaw will wear Manchester City’s prestigiousNo.9shirtforthe upcoming 2025/26 Barclays Women’s Super League season, the club has confirmed.
expected to encounter a tough hurdle that is Colombia’s Omar Cuello, while veteran campaigner Dexter Marques battles another Colombian, Sammy Ramos.
T h e e v e n i n g ’ s proceedingscommencewith an action-packed amateur undercard,featuringsomeof Guyana’s brightest young talents.
The August 9th fight night is proudly sponsored a n d p r o m o t e d internationally by Pine Grove Inn, Long Island’s premier destination for fine steakandseafooddining.
Thepenultimatemeeting of these pugilists will be tomorrow, Friday,August 8, at the weigh which is scheduled for Pegasus’ Atlantic Room from 18:30 hrs.
The Jamaican star, who has been City’s No.21 since joining in the summer of 2021,makestheswitchafter cementing her place as one ofthemostprolificforwards in world football. Shaw is Manchester City’s all-time leading goalscorer in the professional era, with 91 goals in just 106 appearances.
Her dominance in front of goal includes back-tobackWSLGoldenBootsand a record-setting 2022/23 campaign in which she scored 31 goals in 30 appearances, the most ever in a single season for the club. Now stepping into the
Khadijah “Bunny” Shaw will wear Manchester City’s prestigious No.9 shirt for the upcoming 2025/26 Barclays Women’s Super League season.
iconic No 9 jersey, Shaw becomes just the fourth player to wear the shirt since Manchester City relaunched their women’s teamin2014 Shefollowsin the footsteps of Toni Duggan, who scored the club’s first professional goal and netted 34 times in
75 appearances; German international Pauline Bremer, who scored 24 goals including 22 in her final season; and most recently, Chloe Kelly, who tallied 34 goals across five yearsandwasnamedPlayer of the Season in her debut year
Frompage25 of the World Cup.” West Indies CG United ODI Squad: Shai Hope (Captain), Jewel Andrew,JediahBlades,KeacyCarty,Roston Chase,MatthewForde,JustinGreaves,Amir Jangoo,ShamarJoseph,BrandonKing,Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd.
Team Management Unit (TMU): Head Coach Daren Sammy, Manager Rawl Lewis, Assistant Coach (Batting) Floyd Reifer, Assistant Coach (Bowling) Ravi Rampaul, Assistant Coach (Fielding)
Rayon Griffith, Physiotherapist Dr Denis Byam, Strength & Conditioning Coach Ronald Rogers, Massage Therapist Fitzbert Alleyne, Analyst Avenesh Seetaram, Content & Media Officer
JeromeFoster
Match Schedule – West Indies vs Pakistan50Over
a rest while Jediah Blades and Romario Shepherd are included in the Windies ODI squad.
SportsMax - Cricket
West Indies (CWI) has announced the 15-member squad for the 50 over leg of the white ball home series against Pakistan, set to take placeattheiconicBrianLara
Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad The series will feature three CG
U n i t e d O n e - D a y Internationals (ODIs) on August8,10and12.
Hunting a fourth consecutive ODI series win
at home, the squad has the nucleusofplayerswhowere successful during home series wins against England andBangladeshtoend2024 as well as the tour of the United Kingdom earlier this year
The highly anticipated tour will be the final one of the “Full Ah Energy” home series and provides an opportunityforCWItofocus on building its ODI team ahead of the ICC Men’s
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth with Gary Sobers before the commencement of the Lord’s test.
In a revisit to the annals of cricket history shared by West Indies pacer Colin Croft, it has been noted that in the recently concluded five match AndersonTendulkar trophy series, Shubman Gill piled up over 700 runs, Mohammed Siraj claimed more than 20 wickets, and Harry Brook took 10 catches. England, under the leadership of Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope, won all five tosses Brilliant individual performances scatteredacrossbothteams.
Now,imagineascenario where one individual does allofthat-scoresmorethan 700 runs, picks up 20 wickets, takes 10 catches, and wins all five tosses as captain. In today’s game, it
would sound like fantasy
But if you travel back to 1966,you’llfindamanwho turned that fantasy into reality
Sir Garfield Sobers, he is. Against England, in a 5 match Test series, Sobers scored 722 runs, took 20 wickets, held on to 10 catches, and as captain, walked out for the toss five times and won every single one. It was complete and unmatched mastery of the game.
Series result? West Indieswon3-1.
On this very day when India beat England in 1966, at Headingley, West Indies went 3-0 up in that series, sealing it with a game to spare.
Cricket World Cup 2027.
Alzarri Joseph has been given an extended rest to continue workload managementwhileRomario Shepherd makes a return after missing the matches against Ireland and England earlierthisyear
Head Coach Daren Sammy is excited for the
team to continue the momentum of the last 18 months.
“Pakistan presents a different test and challenge as we continue our push for automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup ”
Sammy said “While qualifying is our immediate goal, maintaining a winning
mentalityandteamcohesion is essential for long-term s u c c e s s ” Sammy also added, “The upcoming matches against teamslikePakistan,whoare ranked higher, provide crucial opportunities to earn valuable ranking points to improveourstandingahead
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(L-R Back) Joanathan Debidin, Leshaunte Berkley, Ruel Rambiriche,Yonneil Benjamin, Christopher Jordan; (L-R Front) Liam Brumell, Mishka Beharry, Anjaneysa Godette, Joel Rambiriche will represent Guyana at the CAREBACO.
