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Exxon's contract puts higher profits for Guyana further out of reach

R e a f f i r m i n g t h e disguised nature with which the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) allows for the reporting of the cost of production, for each of the hundreds of thousands of barrels produced, each day in the Stabroek Block, Former Head of the Environmental ProtectionAgency(EPA),Dr Vincent Adams, believes the true cost is actually higher than the 75 percent cap being reportedon.

As such, taking into accounttherolloveraspectof the debts above the 75 p e r c e n t c a p i n t h e contract will essentially ensure that any higher profits for Guyana from its producing fields will be placedfurtheroutofreach.

Hewasatthetimeadding his voice to sentiments raised by Professor Kenrick Hunte, who in a recent public missive, posited that because the production cost for each barrel was being reported based on the total revenue of oil produced, it was in fact misleading.

Under the PSA, the operatorisallowedtorecover up to 75 percent of all oil produced daily—minus what is used as part of the operations—to be used as cost recovery, meant to retire initialspending,aswellasthe costs associated with the dailyoperations.

Theremaining25percent is then divided evenly and classifiedasprofitswhiletwo

percent of all oil produced andsold,ispaidtothestateas royalty

Former EPA Head, Dr Adams in weighing in, posited that the cost per barrel, based on how the arrangement is structured, would mean it would be as highas95percent.

Expounding further, he noted that analysts continue to cite the 75 percent cost oil cap, as a real or actual number,wheninfactitisnot. He was adamant it is only an artificial number used for calculating profit oil to guarantee Guyana gets its 12.5percent.

“The only thing we know for sure is that for this calculation, Exxon is reporting that it is costing at least 75 percent,” but the real “kicker is that anything over a n d a b o v e t h a t 7 5 percent which we don't know—carries over into the next month, and the next month and compounding on andon.”

Assuch,helamented“the bottomlineis thatwe arejust wasting time trying to calculate the unit cost of production, if we don't know the actual cost The 75 percent is not a real cost numberandbeingmisused.”

To this end, he reiterated, “that is why I keep saying that with no ring fencing, plus the monthly carryover, cost of money, uncertain oil prices, and no Exxon transparency, there is no

telling when we will ever get tohigherprofitoiltoincrease ourtake."

Professor Hunte in his recenttakeonthePSAandits nature of disguising the true cost of producing a single barrel had observed that since oil has been extracted and exported from Guyana, there has been no financial statements provided to the public by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana

L i m i t e d (EEPGL) ExxonMobil Guyana. He further charged that no financial data on the average cost of a barrel of oil has been publicized, given that this is an important nonrenewable resource in Guyana'spatrimony

It should be noted however that, while EEPGL and their partners, Hess Guyana Exploration Limited and China National Offshore

C o m p a n y ( C N O O C ) Petroleum Guyana Limited

do file annual statements with the Commercial Deeds Registry, these filings are d e v o i d o f d e t a i l e d breakdowns of the expenses, such as the cost of producing abarrelofoil.

According to Professor Hunte, with that information not being in the public domain, “this is a serious concern for the Guyanese people because the best that we can infer about the cost of a barrel of oil is based on a false profit calculation that links total cost with total revenue (TR), such that total cost (TC) is equal to 75 percentoftotalrevenue.

Using this equation, Professor Hunte surmised that the 75 percent cost of production of a barrel of oil, will over time continue to be reflected as increasing, since the cost of production is not being isolated to a particular producing oil, such as the Liza I development, Liza II or imminently Payara and Yellowtail.

He has since posited that this “elevated cost will continue to climb, anytime the price of a barrel of oil increases.”

Conversely, “when the price declines, the average cost per barrel of oil will decline; but this typically does not occur, given the increasing demand for gasoline, oil shortages due to the current war, and the actions of major producers, including the 13 countries

that are members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC).”

To this end, Professor Hunte lamented EEPGL's methodology for its financial reporting as “palpably unacceptable because it is at variance with the cost categoriesidentifiedbyother oil-producingcountries.”

He was adamant that the productioncostforabarrelof oil by several countries, do not include the price of a barrel of oil in the cost function, as it is employed in Guyana.

Instead, “in these countries, the cost function only considers gross taxes, capital spending, production costs, administrative and transportcosts.”

According to Professor Hunte, countries such as Saudi Arabia, followed by Iran and Iraq are the lowest cost producers, with the cost per barrel of oil ranging between US$8 98 to US$10.57 while in contrast, Venezuela,BrazilandtheUK are the high-cost producers with costs per barrel ranging

between US$27 62 to US$44.33.

A c c o r d i n g l y, h e disclosed that while cost data for 2020 and 2021 for these countries are not available, a comparison will show that “Guyana is unmistakably a high-cost producer at US$52 86 per barrel in 2021.”

He used the occasion to reiterate that, Guyana's cost per barrel is even higher than the cost in the UK of US$44.33perbarrel,hesaid.

ProfessorHuntehassince posited that since Guyana is advertised as a low-cost producer, given that it has sweet crude oil that is in high demand, together with only two percent royalty, “this relatively high-cost outcome forabarrelofoilinGuyanais indeedsurprising.”

Consequently, he exhorts that “Government must fix this inequity imposed by EEPGL; and exclude total revenue from the cost function; otherwise, the cost of barrel of oil produced by EEPGL will continue to increase as the price of a barrelofoilincreases.”

...as cost of production actually higher than 75% cap reported on - Dr. Adams

Professor C. Kenrick Hunte

Former Head of the EPA, Dr. Vincent Adams

Georgetown, Guyana.

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THE FRUITS OF PARTISAN WARFARE

Historyspeaksrichlyoftheearly,lengthygloryof

the Roman Republic that became the Roman Empire. Rome was the world power of its day, andthenitallwenttopieces,withdecayandself-destruction rulingforcenturies.

Leading men consolidated near absolute power in themselves, and a cabal of cronies and elites, while the landless and powerless lived in poverty and helplessness. RomestandsasanabjectlessonofanEmpirethathaditall, thensquandereditall,throughinternalbloodletting,andthe partisanwarsthatpittedmenagainstmen,classagainstclass, leadersagainstsubjects.

Itisthatterm,ruthlesspartisanwarfarethatshouldstrike achordwithGuyanese,ofwhatdestroyedtheRomans. The internal bickering, endless squabbling, draining, selfdestructive wars that knew neither limit nor logic; only that theywere,andtheydamagedbeyondrepair Themessagefor Guyana,everycitizen,ishowhavingitallcouldstillresultin beingleftwithhavingnothingatall.

Today, we, the Guyana people, our approximately 750,000citizens,standontopoftheworld. Intheestimated greatwealthperheadthatisours,intherichpromisethatour destinycouldhold,inallthemeasurements,calculations,and projectionsthatcanbemadeandattachedtous. Wehaveit all,andalltheworldrushestopayhomagetous,sothatwhat canbeextractedfromus,isdonesowithspeed,energy,and skill,andcometopass.

Guyana is the latest, greatest, oil wonder of the modern world. Guyanaisthedarlingofall,theenvyofall,andthejoy ofall. Anditisallbecauseofouralmostovernightoilwealth thatisthestuffoffable.

Yetherewearewastingthemoment,sabotagingourown great flight to the heights. Our biggest thrill is to stick it to neighborandfellowcitizendemonizedashatedadversary

Ourenergiesthatshouldbeconcentratedtofightforthe bestpossiblereturnsfromournaturalresourceendowments are hemorrhaged away with partisan battles that cloud our visions of what could be, that limit our sight of how we are hurting and damaging ourselves in senseless conflict, ongoingcontradictions,everystepofourway

Inparliament,thisistherottedstateofwhatshouldbeour noblestofinstitutions.

Inwhatpassesfornationaldiscourse,exchanges,debate, there is almost never any agreement on where the gaps are, wherewearegoingwrong,andhowwemustturnthecorner, ifonlytogiveourselvesafightingchancewiththegreatgifts thatareours.

In our relationships with each other, there is the folly of disunity, the ugliness of bigotry, and the pervasive disharmony that dogs the existence of Guyanese. This contributesinmanywaystothehorrorandterrorofbeingleft out and falling behind in this time that should be the most rewardinginallourexistence.

The poor resent the powerful; the rich dismiss the demandsofthosewhoarewithout. Leaderslivemoreforlies thanwhatcouldliftupthepeople. Theironyisthatwhenjust afractionofthenation’sextraordinarypatrimonyissetaside forexclusivelythebenefitoftheneedyandpovertystricken, thenthatsamesmallfractioncouldsparktheprosperitiesdue tothelotofthem.

As Guyanese leaders and Guyanese citizens consume themselves in the self-wounding, self-weakening, and selfdefeating, circling predators that covet our wealth prosper from our divisions and deep hatreds, and they grab at the richnessthatbelongstousforthemselves.

Our wars leave us prostrate, our politics mangle us, and ourculturecontinuestokillus. LiketheRomanscaughtin thethroesoftheirself-destruction,itseemsthatwealsoare similarly helpless, and unwilling to stop and start towards a newvision,amoreenrichingdestination.

Oil makes all things possible, but only if we are at our mostsensible. Togethernessmustbefirst.

For,ifitisanyotherway,thenweripourselvesapart,and ourexploiterspickupthepieces.

Thiscannotbewhatthisincomparableoilwealthmeans tous,whatwegifttoourchildren.

PNC Lethem office - a case of what goes around, comes back to haunt?

DEAREDITOR,

The continuing saga of the Lethem building has strands of similarity to that other saga, in which the claim was laid to elections victory, but the winning

SoPs could and still cannot be produced. Same thing here. Produceownershipof the building with the title or transportinsteadofforaying i n t o a l l k i n d s o f m a c h i n a t i o n s a n d

shenanigans. The principle, he who asserts must prove and provide the evidence is applicable. Is there a connect with thisandtheonceRedHouse saga of some years ago

where the lease was ordered revoked and the lessor to vacate the premises? Is it a case of what goes around comesaround?

Yoursfaithfully ShamshunMohamed

Mia Mottley on Forbes Burnham - she was right

DEAREDITOR,

The question is asked: was the Honourable Mia Mottleyrightinsidestepping the achievements of Burnham on The Liberation of The Peoples of Southern AfricaIssue?Andtheanswer is, she was within her rights todoso.Shehadeveryright to downplay Burnham’s contribution to The Liberation of the Peoples of Southern Africa because of documented damnable evidence on Burnham. Yes, Burnham spoke up for and gavetremendoussupportfor our oppressed brothers and sisters in Southern Africa, however,onemustnotforget that many, if not all, of the issueshestoodupagainstthe regime, the very same evils Burnhampracticedhere.The very same dastardly acts

Burnham stood for here in Guyana. I would just like to recountafewofthese:under Burnham there were no free andfairelections.

Like the South African Apartheid Oppressors, no free and fair elections were allowed in this country He systemicallybuiltupaBlack supremacistempirebasedon riggedelections,tothepoint where no one could dare challengehim.

The Police and, by extension, the Courts were controlled by him, so that to put an end to the evil was almost an impossibility.This subtle form of Black apartheid saw the brutal slaying of many who dared tostandupagainsthimsuch asthe“BallotBoxmartyrs,” and Dr Walter Rodney His wasasystemwherepolitical

opponents were constantly harassed and killed The Police and the Courts were trainedtopropuphisregime. Theseweretheblunttrauma wewerecalledtobear,some of which are still visible today

Further, Mia Mottley would have remembered the embarrassmentshesuffered, when she had to lead five PrimeMinistersintoGuyana toendthedisgracefulsystem of rigging and Black Apartheid but was rebuffed. For five long months this reprehensible situation dragged on, before a court put an end to it. The CCJ ruledthatelectionresultshad tobedeclaredonthebasisof the votes cast which was reflectedinTheSop’s.

So, yes Burnham is noteworthy of good deeds

towardsThePeopleofSouth Africa, however, his selfish and dictatorial efforts far supersedes his good deeds, and The Honourable Lady hides her face in disgust on these counts. In this regard, she was duty bound to shy away from mentioning his name on an international stage. The PNC must come to the realization that not only was Prime Minister Mottley in her right not to highlight the virtues of Burnham, butThePeople of Guyanaonawholewhonow live in a free democracy wouldlikehertodojustthat. Mia Mottley does not stand alone on this note, but The People of Guyana stand together with her on this issue.

Respectfullysubmitted,

NeilAdams

Schlumberger could create Disaster – Part II

DEAREDITOR,

The Presentation by Schlumberger’s Radioactive Expert on the 7th February, 2023 at the Parc Rayne ConferenceHall,inHouston soughtonlytowhitewashthe dangers of radioactive materials/source.

His presentation focused heavily on the benefits of radiationsuchasitsuseinxrays, CT scanners, smoke alarms, production of nuclearpowerforelectricity

And lovely diagrams were shown to us of the protons and neutrons being split, and these particles floating around and creating electricity! Lots of great high-techsciencewhichjust boggles the layman’s mind! Andhowbeneficialthiswill all be for Guyana, while not highlighting the dangers of thehazardousmaterial!This hasthepotentialtoturningus alltozombiesasinthemovie

“TheWalkingDead”!

From my reading on the subject of radioactive hazardous materials (source), these materials have the potential to cause such health effects as: radiation sickness (nausea and vomiting, spontaneous bleeding, and severe fatigue), Prenatal radiation exposure: effects on the

fetus, these can include stunted growth, deformities, abnormal brain function, or cancer that may develop sometime later in life, Cancer (all types, inclusive of cancer of the skin), and mentalhealtheffects.

Other dangerous diseases that might be brought on by exposure to radioactive waste/material include anemia, leukemia, hemorrhages, and cardiovascular diseases. If you are exposed to an extremely high dosage of radiation, it is most likely thatitwillresultindeath.

EffectsonTerrestrialand Aquatic environment: Soil infertilityalongwiththefact thatanyplantsgrowninsuch soils may absorb the radiation present in the soil andaccumulateitwithinthe bodies. These radiation hazardous materials may make its way up the food chain when herbivores consume these plants and carnivores consume those herbivores.

It leads to genetic mutation and affects the plant’s normal functioning. Some plants may die after such exposure, while others maydevelopweakseeds.

Radioactive hazardous material that is taken up by

seaweed or plankton in the seas and oceans can be transferredtofish,whichare in turn eaten by larger fish. Fish can also take in radionuclides in the water through their gills, and radionuclides can be ingestedbymollusks.

Once in the body, whetherinhaledorabsorbed throughgillsorotherorgans, radiation can make its way into the bloodstream, lungs, and bony structures, potentially causing death, cancer,orgeneticdamage.

In speaking about Cosmic Radiation, Schlumberger Radiation Expert stated that we are takingincosmicradiationall the time and that radiation exposure is not new. But cosmic radiation can instantaneously destroy everythingontheearth.

And is so severe that the creator of the universe put a layer called the ozone layer in the atmosphere to protect us by absorbing/diluting the power of the cosmic radiation.Sothatwehumans andanimalscanbenefitfrom God’s divine radiation

Therefore, manmade radiation cannot be compared to the cosmic radiation created by the Almighty for mankind’s

benefit.

As to the Benefits of Stored Radioactive hazardous materials- the portion that would be considerwasteafteruse,they are few and I quote: “However, if the waste is stored and recycled over time, it can be used to generate electricity, nuclear power: Journal of N u c l e a r W a s t e Management Organization, 2022).”

In addition, nuclear energy from radiation is beneficialinthatitproduces electricity but can cripple a country’seconomyifthereis a disaster such as a nuclear chemicalspillage.

Just think of the Chernobyl accident that occurredon26April1986at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and theaccidentthatoccurredin Fukushima in Japan on the 11th of March 2011. Both Fukushima and Chernobyl had to be abandoned for the healthandsafetyofothers.

As living near or in a place with such high levels of radiation could cause serioushealthissues.

They were many deaths illnesses even to this day Considerwemayhaveto (Continuedonpage6)

Guyanese - time to standup, speak-up, and fight for what is yours

DEAREDITOR,

As the world knows Guyanese are the richest citizens with Guyana’s vast wealthandsmallpopulation, therefore Guyanese should be living the rich life as the optics show However, the greedy evil world powers wouldn’tallowthisandthey are already here to take the wealthwhichisveryeasyfor them, as Guyana have corrupt and compromised p a r l i a m e n t a r i a n s , inadequate security, a divided population and leaders with no plan nor vision to understand the oil and resource wealth game Guyanaisnowin.

The current Third World exploitation is nothing new; ithasbeengoingonglobally for centuries with different names and tactics. Guyana’s wealthy interior has been under siege for decades under all administrations There are many illegal airstrips with planes coming inandgoingoutbringingand carrying cargo as part of drug-smuggling, illegal mining, and other shady operations, and the deals governmentnowmakeswith

oil, mining and logging companies is just legalizing the illegal activities as Guyanese will get nothing from the deals. Guyanese hadnoideaoftheJimJones cultatPortKaitumauntilthe deathshappened. Thisisan example of how Guyanese arecluelessabouttheinterior where the wealth is, as they werenevereducatednorhad the investment made by Guyana’sleaders.

Guyanese going to the interiortomakeahustleisa lifeanddeathventure,asthe trip alone in and out is very dangerous, much less working in unhealthy and unsafe hazardous working conditions.

Yet Guyana’s leaders never invested in basic infrastructure and workers’ safety resulting in countless preventable deaths I personally lost cousins who worked in the interior, god rest their souls. The oil and gas world is a very competitive, treacherous, enemy-filled, and backstabbingbusiness. Meaning with the past, and these current leaders leading Guyana in oil and gas,

Guyana is good as dead, no w o n d e r s i n c e t h e summoning of Ali and Jagdeo to Washington, they now speak as if their names endwithExxon.

Taking a past snapshot and current events in the worldoveroilandresources, there were many countries with good leaders, better military and security, and unifiedpopulations,yetthey felltotheevilgreedyforeign interests coming after their wealth.

These foreign interests hadIraqundertheUNoilfor food program taking Iraq’s oil and giving them food. When the leader, Saddam, said he was going to sell Iraq’s oil and buy its own food, the destruction of the most modern country in the Middle East got underway led by a campaign of lies, subsequent bombing, and invasion.

Venezuela under Chaves got its rightful share for its oilandbecamerichandthen was sanctioned by the West, the crippling sanctions destroyedVenezuelaandthe west blamed socialism, not their sanctions. Gaddafi of

Libya called for an African Bank for Africa’s oil and resources proceeds and this ledtohisdemise.

Currently, there is unrest inHaitiandforeigninterests arerushingtobringpeaceto Haiti, these foreign interests don’t mention they have controloverHaiti’srichgold deposits and are targeting Haiti’soffshoreoil,Haitians too can be very rich but this willnotbeallowed.Ukraine was an agricultural powerhouseandhaveoiland valuablemineralsbutwhatis currently happening to Ukrainians is to make sure they don’t get their share of their wealth even as Ukrainians are white Currently, in the richest piece of real estate globally, the Congo, had a long conflict between the government and opposition thathaskilledover6million people, the highest causalitiesinaconflictsince the world wars but no G-8 country’s media showed it, a s t h e y w e r e t h e beneficiaries of the conflict plundering Congo’s resources. The government and opposition finally came

Remembering Dr. Cheddi Jagan, his descendants deviate from his core values

DEAREDITOR,

Mr Hydar Ally must be commended for reminding allGuyaneseofagreatman, Dr Cheddi B. Jagan, on his 26th death anniversary (Kaieteur News, March 06, 2023).

Mr Ally’s tribute was concise; he brought out the salient contributions of Dr Jagan – to Guyana, the Caribbean,andindeedtothe world Unfortunately, Dr Jagan was not given a d e q u a t e a n d d u e recognition, most likely because of his unshakeable ideologicalstanceintheanticolonial movement and for hisdedicationtotheworking

class. He believed in the political philosophy of scientific socialism and was a Marxist to his deathbed. During his relatively short timeasheadofgovernment, he espoused a mixed economic strategy for Guyana, i e , State and Private Enterprise in the economic development process.

The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre hosted a function remembering Dr Jagan,whenafewstalwarts, notably Indra Chandarpal, Clement Rohee and Donald Ramotar,spokeglowinglyof theirformerleader

Saying one thing and doing another is a contradiction, to put it mildly

Sadly, the current “cabal” in the hierarchy of the PPP have deviated from thecorevaluesofDr Jagan. Since the stewardship of former President Jagdeo, they been following the doctrine of neoliberalism that is plainly stated: “Our region has experimented with various models of developmentthroughoutour longhistory

And recently we have b e e n f a i t h f u l l y i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e prescriptions of the neo-

to their senses and realized they will killing each other for outsiders to benefit and brokered a peace deal. The outsiders responded by sending the UN, Rwandan, Ugandan, Kenyan and Burundian forces to maintain the outsiders’ interest in the Congo creatingnewunrests.

Guyana has discovered bountiful riches is now known around the world, so do you think Guyanese will be left alone to enjoy the riches? No! everyone will be coming for a piece, remember when oil got into full gear in Guyana, lo and beholdtheVenezuelaborder dispute came up, Brazil and Surinameinthepastalsolaid claim to a part of Guyana, Brazilians are already doing illegal mining in Guyana as the authorities recently apprehended some Guyanese haven’t received oil money as yet and the illegal immigration to Guyana has begun, imagine the crises if the real money came. Discovering riches in Guyana came at worst the possible time, since Guyana

h a s c o r r u p t a n d compromised politicians at the helm making no decisions to benefit the country Guyana has no reliablerecordsofhowmuch oil, minerals and timber is being produced and other important data. Guyana’s financial and banking system is unequipped to enact a financial plan as politicians decide what information to disclose and leaving out key modules fromtheaccountingsystem.

Guyanese,youhavebeen warned time and time again ofthedangersyouarein,yet the no-action, lackadaisical attitudecontinuesasclueless Guyanese doesn’t seem to understand the dangers ahead, due to negligence of duty, and compassion for Guyanese by their parliamentarians. Guyanese you are now in a dangerous game which you have been losingandit’stimetogetup, standupandfightforwhatis rightfully yours so you can change this dangerous game inyourfavour

Sincerely,

R.David

liberal model: privatization, trade and financial sector liberalization and d e r e g u l a t i o n ” (http://wwwguyanajournal com/Jagdeo_OAS.html)

This is documented, and isalsopracticeddespitewhat somemaydisavow The current skewed relationshipwithBigOil,for example, is evidentiary.Mr HydarAlly, who is well respected for statements on behalf of the PPP, deliberately or benignly neglectedthis forreasons best known to him. And further,Isaynot.

Yourstruly, Gary

Girdhari

Fast-tracking national and constitutional issues through the Courts

DEAREDITOR,

In2018asaresultofthe no confidence motion, matters of great legal and political significance were initiated.Iwishtotalkabout therippleeffectsinthelegal realm caused by the court matters filed in the wake of thenoconfidencemotion.

Litigation relating to the events which took place in Parliament on 21 December 2018 was filed on 8 January 2019 and a written decision was delivered by the High Court on 31 January 2019. The case took 23 days to be decided, which is quite an extraordinary feat for Guyana.

Thenanappealwasfiled on24February2019andthe Court of Appeal gave its written decisions on 22 March 2019. Again, in less than 30 days a decision was given, this is far from the norm.

Sincetheintroductionof the Civil Procedure Rules

and case management systems in 2016, the time of High Court matters has decreased. Appeal matters can still take years, for an appeal to come to a final writtendecision.

In matters of public and constitutional importance, finality is paramount Guyana would benefit from change which would see final outcome of litigation sooner than is currently the case.

The no confidence litigation showed what is possible when a case is of critical importance to the interestofthesociety Atthe time, the Courts and the lawyersknewthatthewhole society was waiting with bated breath to hear the determinationofthematter

LEAPFROGAPPEALS

Iwishtoraisetheissueof leapfrog appeals Such appeals would significantly reduce the timeframe of constitutionalmatterswithin

Guyana.

Thelengthoftimewhich litigation is before some Courts has been reduced. However, litigation with national consequences should be determined in the shortest time possible. It is my opinion that leapfrog appealscanreducelitigation time for matters of constitutional and national importance.

LIFECYCLEOF CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Before outlining the details of leapfrog appeals, consider the lifecycle of Constitutional litigation in Guyana Constitutional matters start in the High Court before a single judge. Oncethatdecisionisgivena party may choose to appeal. Depending on the originating process used to institutethelitigation,itmay be put before two judges of theHighCourtsittingasthe FullCourtoritmaygotothe

Court ofAppeal of Guyana. It may sometimes be appealed to the Caribbean Court of Justice. Therefore, at the very least, the traditional appellate process puts constitutional litigation before3courts.

Sometimes it can be heard by 4 courts before a final decision can be delivered. This equates to months on the shorter end, andyearsonthelongerend.

Leapfrogginginessence

The leapfrog appeal would allow litigants who wished to appeal a decision of the High Court to go straight to the final appeal courtwhichinourcaseisthe CaribbeanCourtofJustice.

UNITEDKINGDOM LEAPFROG PROVISIONS

The provisions in the Administration of Justice Act allows for leapfrog appeals Litigants in the United Kingdom, after a decision by the High Court, can then seek permission of the High Court to bring the litigation straight to their apexCourt.

VALUEOF LEAPFROGGING

The value of a leapfrog appeal in constitutional litigation where time to a

final decision is of the essence would be an invaluabletoolinhelpingthe wheelsofjusticegrindmore swiftly

HOWCANLEAPFROG APPEALSBECOMEA REALITY?

Leapfrog appeals can onlybebreathedlifethrough passage of law The first option is for a bill to be presented and passed in Parliament which makes provision for leapfrog appeals.

The second option is for a bill to be passed to amend an existing act which would add provisions to address leapfrogappeals.Thesecond option would more appropriate since there would also need to be amendments to the High Court Act, the Court of Appeal Act and the CaribbeanCourtofJustice Act to make the subject of this article a reality

Whichever method is chosen, the law must set out inplaintermsthatifalitigant wishes to engage in a leapfrogappeal,theleaveof the Court must be sought to takethematterstraighttothe Caribbean Court of Justice rather than the traditional route.

APPROPRIATENESS ANDAPPLICATION

The question may have crossed your mind, why are you suggesting limiting leapfrog appeals to only constitutional cases and not to every matter litigated before the Court? Not every matter would be appropriate foraleapfrogappeal.

Itmaybethatevensome Constitutional matters may be inappropriate for the leapfrog appeal The determining factor in my opinion would be whether the case has significant factualissuesindispute.Ifa casedoesthenitmaybenefit from going through the traditional appeal process, where it has the opportunity if necessary to have fresh evidence adduced in the lowerappellatecourts.

FINALWORDS

It was reported in the localmediathattheAttorney General is planning to pilot legislative provisions which willincreasethecompliment of Appeal Court Justices from a maximum of 5 to a maximum of 9. Perhaps leapfrog appeals could be added to the legislative agenda.

Yoursfaithfully, BrendenGlasford

Anyone praising Burnham risks credibility being doubted

DEAREDITOR,

IrefertothePNC/Rletter inKNof03/09/23captioned “Barbados Prime Minister W r o n g t o O m i t Contributions of Forbes Burnham to the African LiberationStruggle.”

It is understandable that Mr Burnham’s party would root for him in any which waypossible.Inthelapseof time since the Burnham days, there has been a preponderance of voices calling out Mr Burnham’s

doings. And these are not newdiscoveries.

What is new is the freedom of expression that presented the opportunity to speak them out. So much documented is Mr Burnham’s wrongs that one’s very credibility and worthiness would be doubted if one were to invoketheBurnhamnamein apraise-worthymanner

With respect to Africa, given Mr Burnham’s policy and practice at home, I

believe the cause of Africa would have been better served if its leaders had refused,returned,orinsome way rejected the gifts of Burnham.

They were overtures conceivably meant more to shore up the image of the giver Itwasacheappriceto payforsuchanendorsement, and sadly the receivers fell forit.

Sincerely, P.

D.Sharma LosAngeles,

Calif

Schlumberger could create Disaster...

Frompage4 abandon large areas of Guyana, such a small country in size already, should such a disaster take place!

Developed countries use

radioactive materials/source to produce nuclear energy but all these countries have established programs and polices how to safely deal with hazardous radioactive material Some of these

developed countries are still taking risks for still they do not even know how to manage hazardous radioactive materials/waste orwhatthefutureholdinthis area. And they are trying to ship these hazardous materials to poor countries suchasGuyana.

We here in Guyana do not have such programs and policies.

I personally see this as one day creating a world or nation of zombies, if allowed!

Sincerely,

HajjiDr RoshanKhan

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The Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil are in talks as the oil company seeks an extension on the period for it to relinquish unexplored portions of the Stabroek Block.

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It is the same ExxonMobil that has refused to come to the table to discuss better terms for Guyana in the lopsided contract they are enjoying.

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BLUNT...BLUNT...BLUNT...BLUNT...BLUNT

But our clueless, selfish government is all too willing to acquiesce to their request for a delay in the relinquishment.

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BLUNT...BLUNT...BLUNT...BLUNT...BLUNT

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That’s classical IrfaanAli and Bharrat Jagdeo dancing to ExxonMobil’s tune.

BLUNT...BLUNT...BLUNT...BLUNT

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AFC mulls court action against Govt. for failing to conduct timely audits of Exxon’s expenses

The Alliance For Change (AFC)onFridaysaidthatitis mulling court against the government of Guyana for failing to conduct timely audits of the expenses billed to the country by U.S. oil giant,ExxonMobil.

The party at its weekly press conference told reporters that it is most egregious that tax payers are funding the development of the oil sector but are uninformed about what they arepayingfor Guyanese are yet to be privytothedetailsofanaudit report conducted to review the expenses Guyana is payingfor

Further, the party posited that the country is losing billionsduetoinactionbythe

government to conduct the audits in keeping with the provisionssetoutinthe2016 P r o d u c t i o n S h a r i n g Agreement (PSA) with the oilcompanyanditsaffiliates, HessandCNOOC.

Section 1.5 in Annex 'C' of the PSA states “The Minister shall have the right toaudituponninety(90)days writtennotice,athissolecost and expense, accounts and records of the Contractor, maintained hereunder with respecttoeachCalendarYear within two (2) years from the end of each such year For purposes of auditing, the Minister may audit, examine and verify, at reasonable timesduringnormalbusiness hours but not more than once per calendar year, all charges

and credits relating to the contractor's activities under theAgreement...”

Former Head of the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams believes the lack of timely audits could be costingthecountrybillions.

“Government is losing money by the billions and it's just as if the government really doesn't care,” Adams toldreportersFriday.

He explained that this i n a c t i o n b y t h e administration is benefitting the oil company, confirming doubts that may have lingered that “Exxon is fundamentally now running thisgovernment.”

Dr Adams, a Petroleum Engineer, also pointed out that by not scrutinizing Exxon's bills, government is committing the most egregious act. In fact, he noted that while Exxon is

reluctant to publicly share its expenses, “government is aiding and abetting them by hidingthiscost.”

The former EPADirector reasoned, “We have to know whatthesecostsareforevery single thing that you do. That's the way that normal governments are run, I was part of it in the United States

government.Weusedtohave our people sitting there, sitting in the same offices with the contractors, sharing the same software, access to the same information, so there couldn't have been any hiding ” Meanwhile, in responding to a question fromthispublicationasto (Continued on page 9)

Shadow Natural Resources Minister, David Patterson

Former EPA Head, Dr. Vincent Adams

STEPPING INTO ANOTHER WORLD

I heard him before I saw him. I was pleased however thathehadarrivedoutsideof thebankbeforeIdid.Hewas prompt, not always a virtue that people are proud to d i s p l a y

“What happening partner?

Likeyoustillsufferingfrom jet lag. You don’t know this is Guyana?” he bellowed loud enough for the taxi operatorsandthevendorsto hear They all turned in his direction to see who was so b o i s t e r o u s I approached slowly The taxi drivers waited in anticipationofthenextblast. The vendors kept looking

around, one eye for customers, the other for the pavementconstabulary.

HesmiledasIgotnearer andthenbarked,“Thisisnot Uncle Sam. The later you come here the longer you stay The line is long inside. Let’sgo.”

And with that we strode into the foyer of the bank. Inside indeed there was a long line. Memories of the Guylines came flooding back. That was in the day whenalmosteverythingwas short and you had to either join lines or have lines (connections) to obtain the basicnecessitiesoflife.

Being inside was like

stepping into another world. The place was clean, posh andair-conditioned.

I heard something like a whisper and looked around to see whether anyone was behind me. There wasn’t a n y o n e

Then the voice grew to a faintsound.Itwasmyfriend. He said,” I just told you is this line we have to join. What happen you have wax i n y o u r e a r s ?

I was momentarily stunned. This same loud-mouthed bratthatIhadcalledafriend had been reduced to a quiet church mouse by the atmosphereinthebank.The same man who was seconds

AFC mulls court action against...

Frompage8 whatstepstheAFCiswilling to take to force the government into conducting timely reviews of its expenses, Former General SecretaryoftheAFC,David Pattersonsaidlegalactionis among options that may be considered as the elected officials have not been prioritizingtheaudits.

The Shadow Minister of Natural Resources said the Opposition party will await the deadline in which the government is expected to receive a final report for the audit reviewing the years 2018 to 2020 before decidingonalegalrecourse.

“First thing is, we gonna wait on the last deadline which is supposed to be at the end of the month- it's another 21 days and then obviously I do think that maybe we may even look to move to Court or something

like that because obviously theyhaveacontract.Wecan probablyevenaskthepublic procurement commission to examine the outcome because we have two contracts.

Two sets of contracts which they have given out, oneforpre-contractandnow the second one for the post (discovery) and none have been made public None have been completed so therefore we can probably start looking at either legal action or even asking the public procurement commission to address it becauseobviouslythisisthe people's money has been paid,”Pattersonexplained.

Kaieteur News reported earlier this week that two years after approving ExxonMobil's US$9B budget to produce 600 million barrels of oil from the Payara project in the

Dem Boys Seh...

Stabroek Block, Guyanese authorities are yet to commence a critical audit that would ensure the country is not paying more thanitshould.

ThePeople'sProgressive P a r t y ( P P P / C ) Administration had approved the project on September30,2020.

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo was asked recently about the projected start of the audit, but he indicated that he was not aware of the stateofplayonthisfront.

He directed this newspaper to seek further clarity from the Natural Resources Ministry As stated above, the 2016 oil contract for the Stabroek Block only furnishes the government with a two-year deadlinetocompletecritical audits of Exxon's expenses. If it fails to do so, it would havetoacceptcostsasis.

GUYANESE DOES GAT MEANING FUH EVERY DREAM!

Dem boys hope de police deh pun de roadthiscomingSunday Delasttimedem had horseracing in West Berbice was a nightmare.Trafficbackupfuhmilesandall becausesomepeoplenahwantwaitinline andcreatedemownline.

So dis weekend, dem boys hoping no confusionnahgantekplacebecausedelast time people miss dem flight to de airport. But dem boys want to wish all de people wahgoingtoderacesagoodtime.

Was only yesterday, dem boys see a video punTikTok featuring de former and late President of de United States, Ronald Regan.Hetalkdestoryofdemanwahbin anxiousfuhgotodehorseraces.Hewasso anxiousdathedreamaboutanumber5. Deh gat nuff people in Guyana does followdemdreams.Ifdemdreamanumber,

demdoesgoandbuylottoandmeksuredat number deh in de combination wah dem pick.

If dem dream about certain food, dem doesrushtodmarketandbuydatfoodfuh eat.Guyanesepeopleverysuperstitiousjust likedemanwahbindreamaboutdenumber 5.

So de man turn up at de horse racing track.Hepickupde programmeandteka lookatdelistingfuhatde5thrace.Hescroll down to number 5. He see de horse name was5by5.Wellthatdiditfuhdeman.He decidedathegattofollowhedream.Istoo much coincidence! He bent all de money pundenumber5indefifthrace. And sure enough… de horse came in fifth.

Talkhalf.Leffhalf!

ago screaming to the top of his voice. He had been reducedtofeeblesqueak.

We stood in line like sentries Everything was quiet. You could hear the drop of a cotton ball. The staff moved around behind the teller lines with vigour No one seemed to be idle. Even the lady sitting behind a desk was concentrating on the papers in front of her And unless you could read lips, you could not tell what they were saying to each otherwhentheydidspeak.

Someone coughed in the line. It was like a gunshot. Everything stopped. Even thetellersbehindthecounter lookeduptoseefromwhere thesoundemanated.

Itwasafellowinfrontof us. I prayed that a sneeze would not follow Or worse yet a fart In this environment that would be

like sending a bomber into action.

Eventuallyourturncame and we went to the head of the queue The banking operations in Guyana are now computerised but it seems to have made only a marginal impact on the time it takes to complete a transaction.

But there is really no main difference between the service time here and overseas where the lines fortunately move much quicker and are usually shorter We completed what we wentforandbeganourexit.I noticed my friend was walking on his toes, not wanting his shoes to squeak on the floor and disturb the p e a c e Aswepushedthedooropen and stepped onto the pavementmyfriendcameto

life.

“Whew!” He said. “That was an experience!” He hailed a cab. Rather he screamed for one. His voice could have been heard right to the next corner He was b a c k t o n o r m a l AsIwalkedaway,oneofthe vendorsapproachedme. He was pedaling framed quotations I was not interested.Buttheoneontop of the pile caught my eye. It read.“Quietspeechisamark ofrefinement.”

(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of this n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s affiliates.)

$231M to rehabilitate, extend Anna Regina Multi. Secondary

Two hundred and thirty one million dollars has been earmarked for the rehabilitation and extension of the Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School located in RegionTwo.

Thiswasrevealedwhentenders opened recently at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office Ten contractors have submitted tenders for the project which will be executed through the MinistryofEducation.

KaieteurNewsunderstandsthat the move to have the building upgraded is to facilitate the overcrowding at the school and have it renovated. This publication learnedthattheschoolwasinitially built to accommodate 800 students

butthereare1040studentsenrolled therecurrently

In 2021, the school was commissioned as a sixth form schoolbeingthefirstintheregion.

Regional Vice Chairman of RegionTwo,Mr HumaceOdittold Kaieteur News that upon completion, the school will have six additional classrooms, a space foraSeniorMaster'soffice,asmart classroom and a space for sanitary facility

Among the renovation works, the school's ceiling as well as dormitorywillreceiveafacelift.

The contractors that bid for job are as follow: Gurdev Mahadeo Contracting Services

Some sections of the Anna Regina Secondary School located in Region Two.

Gold transactions to soon come under money laundering laws

Guyana has embarked on a five year strategy to review its Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Laws, with a view to ensuring compliance with all international standardsrequirements.

To this end, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC has signaled that the sale of the precious mineral gold, to the Guyana Board, will sooncomeundertheambitof the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) as a reporting entity

The FIU was first established in 2004 under the

M o n e y L a u n d e r i n g Prevention Act of 2000, whichwassincerepealedand replaced by the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act in 2009 with its core functions including requesting, receiving, analyzing, and disseminating information on suspicious transaction reportsandotherinformation relatingtomoneylaundering, terrorist financing, or the proceedsofcrime.

Listed among the strategic objectives of the government's National Policy and Strategy, to strengthen the anti-money

laundering framework, is the inclusionoftheGuyanaGold Board which is required to buy all gold produced in Guyana as a Reporting Entity

Gold smuggling in Guyana has over the years been a source of concern for the authorities with hundreds of pounds of the precious metal found to have been illegally transported out of thecountryovertime.

In 2016, the country made international headlines when a vessel was found in Curacao with some 476 pounds of gold that had allegedly been smuggled fromGuyana.

Additionally, there are numerous reports of gold being smuggled across Guyana'sporousbordersinto neighbouring Suriname, Brazil and even further afield.

The Guyana Gold Board is the regulator and AML/CFT supervisor for 'Dealers in Precious Metals' and as such, under the new framework, government is also looking to revise theTax Act and mining laws and regulations to bring greater clarity and practicality to the licensing procedures and regulation of gold and diamonddealers.

Additionally, the Gold

Gold transactions to soon come under money laundering laws

BoardAct is expected to also be amended, to provide for first time offenders to be penalized.

Importantly, the National Policy and Strategy also proposestorevisetheTaxAct and Mining Laws and regulations to bring greater clarity and practicality to the licensing procedures and regulation of gold and diamonddealers.

Other proposed changes to Guyana's AML/CFT regime include drafting asset sharing legislation to govern the management of seized, confiscated and forfeited assets in compliance with internationalstandards.

Taking into account evolving technology, the administration will also be drafting legislation for the regulation andsupervision of Virtual Assets and that Virtual AssetsService Providers (VASPs) will be developed.

This, to ensure the proper framework is in place tomanage and mitigate the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing as well as the Proliferation of Financingof weapons of mass destruction risks, associated with the new technologies, inkeeping with the international Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) standards.

Asset recovery and forfeiture is also expected to feature prominently in the new regime, with the new policy codifying its support of asset recovery provisions in theAML/CFT Act, and to develop or strengthen legislationwhich also provide for civil confiscation andcivil forfeiture, as an additional measure within Guyana's existing sanctions regime.

Additionally,aspartofits

establishing anational c o u n t e r - t e r r o r i s m department withexplicit counter-terrorism portfolio, adequatehuman, financial and other resources andongoing specialized trainingforemployees.

The newly adopted National Policy and Strategy for Combating Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, and the Financing of Proliferation' of weapons of mass destruction, was compiledhavingassessedthe risks to the country over the years, seeking to ascertain the threats of money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation of weapons ofmassdestruction.

Having assessed these risks by conducting two National Risk Assessments (NRAs), Cabinet recently adopted the comprehensive 'NationalPolicy.'

According to the document, the Policy and Strategy, is a five-year plan that aims to further enhance and improve Guyana's AML/CFT/PF regime by addressing the risks identified in second NRA Report and implement the strategy in conjunction with Guyana's Risk Based Action Plan.

Guyana is a member of FATF under which falls the Caribbean Financial Action Taskforce (CFATF) of which the country is a member, and as such, would have to subscribe to set criteria prescribedbytheinstitutions.

With this in mind, government said its new policy seeks to ensure that Guyana achieves a high level of compliance with the FATF Standards on combating ML, TF and PF; “and to effectively meet the key objectives of Guyana's AML/CFT system in practice.”

Tothisend,theNational (Continued on page 24)

Govt. signs US$35M contract for single electronic ID system

The Government of Guyana (GoG) on Friday signed a US$35 million contract with a Germanbased company, Veridos Identity Solutions for a Single Electronic Identification System and cards thatwillbeissuedtoGuyanese.

The official contract signing between the Government and Veridos, took place virtually from StateHouse.

President Irfaan Ali as well as Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips; Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh and Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar attended the signing

ceremony.President Ali said that the Single Electronic Identification System being developed for Guyana will not only enhance the ease of transactions but will be one of the most technologically advanced.

He said that too that the cards will be compliant with 18013-5 of the ISO standard and will be accepted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for internationaltravel.

The collaboration was facilitated by UnitedArab Emirate, His Royal Highness, Sheikh AhmedbinSaeedAlMaktoum.

T h e n e w e l e c t r o n i c identificationsystem,thePresident (Continued on page 14)

President Irfaan Ali and other officials at the contract signing on Friday (DPI photo)

Govt.signsUS$35Mcontract...

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e x p l a i n e d , w o u l d revolutionisehowbusinessis done in Guyana and with its advanced security system it will eliminate the need for certaindocuments.

Ali said, “Through this card, the banking sector now can have fingerprint verificationandvalidationof the person who's before them.

So, the need for proof of address and all the audit documentationiseliminated. The cost of doing business, the effectiveness, the competitiveness, the efficiency all improve as a resultofthistechnology.”

The President said that the card's capabilities are also in keeping with his Government's commitment to promote eGovernance to improve the productivity of businesses and the delivery of Government services through the introduction of eHealth, eEducation, eSecurity, eAgriculture, electronicpermit,andlicense processing among other areas.

He noted that the enhancement is necessary because there is an i m m e d i a t e n e e d t o implement a robust national

identity management system

that focuses on the integration of identification services across government agencies, security, ease of use,andacquisitionofIDs.

The President added, “This ID system would improve access to all citizencentric Government services and benefit the citizens, p r i v a t e s e c t o r a n d Governmentalike.

This will bring us in line with solutions used by the most developed economies, and position Guyana to be a competitive sphere in a world that is advancing drastically along a technologicallandscape.”

Thesystem,andthecards by extension, according to the President, will also allow for the issuance of work permits and resident identification.

“E-ID systems promote the idea of one citizen, one identity by assigning a unique national registration number to each citizen for use by all Government agencies,”Alinoted.

The Head of State also noted that in addition to improving Government services, the system will also benefittheprivatesector

He continued, “So, the

cost of doing business, the e f f e c t i v e n e s s , t h e competitiveness, the efficiency all improved as a resultofthistechnology.”

Moreover, President Ali also stated that the system will adhere to the highest level of international standards.

According to him, “The system allows the capture of individuals' biographical and biometric information based on international standards and stores it to provide identity-based services to individuals and other Governmentoffices.

The ID and resident cards are laser engraved, black and white technology with secure, pre-printed designs and devices for a s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t polycarbonate document, which includes a chip that can integrate a variety of servicestotheindividual.”

The President said the system and software will be tailored for Guyana and will include implementation services, training of administratorsandoperators, local help desk support and 60 months of support and maintenance. The project is expected to have a 12-month implementationperiod.

US$160M for ExxonMobil's Ogle HQ not recoverable unless former or current Govt. gave special permission

Chris Ram

Following his analysis of the a c c o u n t i n g procedures in the 2016 Stabroek Block agreement, Chartered Accountant and A t t o r n e y - a t - L a w , Christopher Ram believes the US$160M bill for E x x o n M o b i l ' s O g l e Headquarters is not cost recoverable, unless, special permission was granted by the former or current government.

Ram believes that it was Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat or his predecessor, Raphael Trotman that provided Exxon with the requisite approval. In any event, he posited that the public deserves to know who committedthisact.

Ram addressed this matter in his latest column, “Every man, Woman and

Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded Part 104” that was published in the Stabroek News on Friday. He recalled that it was Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Ganesh Mahipaul, who tabled a question in the National Assembly on whether the cost of the HQ was recoverable. Ram also noted that ExxonMobil's Country M a n a g e r , A l i s t a i r Routledge, emboldened by his increasingly comfortable relationship with the People's Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) Government, reacted to Mahipaul by d e c l a r i n g t h a t t h e approximately US$160M would be recovered using Guyana'soil.

In reviewing the contractual provisions that state what costs are recoverable, Ram said there

is no mention that a headquarters to be used by a single contractor is fair game.

He did note that there is one loophole which may have been utilized. In this regard,Ramsaidthecontract allows the recovery of “Other Costs and Expenses incurredbytheContractorin

the conduct of the Petroleum Operations” but subject to the approval of the Minister R a m s a i d t h e o n l y outstanding question left is the identity of the Minister that implemented this provision.

Ram said the issues surrounding the Ogle Office are not only financial. He

said the land it sits on also bears several concerns. He s a i d E x x o n M o b i l ' s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has subleased from Ogle Airport Inc. (OAI), ten acres out of the hundreds of acres of land leased from the Government to OAI for airport development.

Ram said there are two “clearances” which were required to make this legally possible. “One, OAI needed approval for subletting the land for non-airport purposes and two, by virtue of section 333 of the Companies Act of Guyana, Esso needed a licence, authorised by the President no less, to hold land in Guyana,”thelawyerstated.

He then questioned, “Was it President Granger whoseAdministration sleep-

walkedintosigningarguably the worst oil contract in the petroleum world in the modern era, or President Irfaan Ali whose PPPC Government in 2012 birthed the model for the infamous 2016 Petroleum Agreement, andwhichhasfailedatevery opportunity to protect, promote and defend Guyana's interests ahead of thoseoftheoilcompanies?”

He alluded that this is another critical question that the citizenry deserves to haveanswered.

Takingtheforegoinginto consideration, Ram in closing said, “…There is no doubt that when it comes to m a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , negligence, slackness and squandering the people's patrimony, not even water, let alone oil, separates the P P P C f r o m t h e APNU+AFC.”

Fire guts old Robinsons General Store on Lombard Street

Afire of unknown origin on Friday morning destroyed an old building which once housed the Robinsons General Store located on Lombard Street, Georgetown between Drysdale and Princes Streets.

Information reaching this publication revealed that the fire started after 10:00hrs and quickly gutted two-storey wooden building.

Kaieteur News understands that the dilapidated building was leftunoccupiedandclosedafteritsowner,LennoxRobinsonsdied in October 2020 after being shot. Having been closed, vagrants wouldusuallysleeparoundthepremise.

At the scene of the fire, Divisional Fire Officer, Haimchandra Persaud told the media that the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) received a call about 10:55hrs alerting them about the fire. He noted that two appliances from the Central Fire Station, one from theAlbertown Fire Station and another from the West Ruimveldt FireStationresponded.

The Officer was unable to state the cause of the fire but said investigations would commence when the fire was fully extinguished.

Meanwhile,aGuyanaPowerandLight(GPL)utilitypolewas burntcausingpoweroutageincertainpartsofthecity

The aftermath of the fire at Lombard Street.

The Robinsons General Store which was destroyed on Friday morning.

...PPPC, APNU+AFC cut from same cloth of “negligence, slackness, and squandering of the people's patrimony” -

Chartered Accountant, Chris Ram

Civil Society Group tells Govt. to channel rage towards oil companies instead of advocates for better Exxon deal

liability coverage for oil spills

new terms to Stabroek Block deal

Members of the Oil and Gas

Governance Network (OGGN) on Friday said that it has noticed an alarming trend where the government is now in full attack mode against advocates for a better Stabroek Block Production SharingAgreement(PSA).

The civil society group whose members are from the Guyanese Diaspora is of the view that this fury is misplaced.

They believe the government's anger should be directed towards the oil companies and ensuring the country gets its fair share of thediscoveredresources.

In a letter to the p r e s s s i g n e d b y

Darshanand Khusial , Alfred Bhulai, Janette Bulkan, Mike Persaud, Joe Persaud, Charles Sugrim, Ganga

Ramdas, and Andre

Brandli the stakeholders saidthegovernmentseemsto

forgettherightsofthepeople as enshrined in Article 13 of theConstitution.

That provision states: “The principal objective of the political system of the State is to establish an inclusionary democracy by providing increasing

opportunities for the participation of citizens, and their organisations in the management and decisionmaking processes of the State, with particular emphasis on those areas of decision-makingthatdirectly affecttheirwell-being.”

With the foregoing in mind, OGGN alluded that it isthereforetheconstitutional rightofthepeopletofightfor a better deal by lending their voicestosuchacause.

It also sought to clarify that it by no means is calling for a halt of oil operations.

“As per our mission statement, which can be r e a d h e r e , www oggn org/about, we advocate rule of law, environmental protection and financial norms with respect to oil exploration and productioninGuyana.

That is, we put the priorities of the citizens of Guyana ahead of the oil companies,”thegroupsaid.

It also noted that it has recognizedthatGuyanahasa smallpopulationwhichisnot familiar with all aspects of the new petroleum industry OGGN said, “The oil companies, some of which have existed for more than 100 years, will exploit our lack of knowledge and understanding for the benefit of their shareholders

However, Guyana has a large educated Diaspora that can help navigate this new petroleum industry for the benefit of all Guyanese Thus,weseektoengagewith Guyanese to achieve our missionstatement.”

The civil society stakeholders said it is critical that the government remembers it was elected by citizenstorepresenttheirbest interests, and not those of the oilcompanies.

Toshowthatitisworking for the people, OGGN said government should demand that there is full liability coverage for oil spills as required by the Stabroek Block environmental permits.

It also said that the governmentwasapplyingthe terms it is advocating for the new oil contracts to the Stabroek Block PSA. These new terms include the application of a 10 percent royalty and the payment of corporatetaxes.

Through these and other efforts, OGGN said the government can demonstrate it understands its role by using its energy to work on these priorities instead of going after groups in civil society that raise legitimate concerns.

Installation activities for start-up of third oil project underway

ExxonMobil, through its subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has commenced installation works in anticipation of the start-up of production activities later this year at the thirddeepwateroilprojectin theStabroekBlock,Payara.

According to a notice published in Thursday's edition of the Kaieteur News b y t h e M a r i t i m e Administration Department (MARAD), the operator recommenced installation activities in the Payara Field of Guyana Exclusive Economic Zone on March 7, 2023.

The exercise is scheduled toconcludeonNovember30, 2023 and will incorporate the useofthevessel'PLVSaipem Constellation'.Marinershave been advised to stay clear of the vessel and navigate with extreme caution when in the area.

The area is situated

nautical miles or 189 4

kilometers off the coast of Guyanaandcoversanareaof 136.8 square nautical miles or469.3squarekilometres.

In November 2019 Saipem announced the contract award of the Payara subsea development project by EEPGL, subject to final investment decision (FID), for the detailed Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of a large subsea production facility

The Payara discovery is located 200 kilometres offshore Guyana in 1,800 metres water depth. Ten drill centres are planned along withupto41wells,including 20 production and 21 injectionwells.

The project will utilise onshore infrastructure which includes shore bases, warehouses,storageandpipe yards, fabrication facilities, fuel supply facilities, and waste management facilities inGuyana.

On February 19, the Floating Production Storage

and Offloading (FPSO) Vessel that will develop the resources in that field left the Keppel Shipyard, Singapore forGuyana.

The vessel, Prosperity, wasbuiltbySBMOffshore,a D u t c h s h i p b u i l d e r headquartered in the Netherlands.

Prosperity is expected to arrive in Guyana onApril 18, 2023. It is the largest vessel constructed so far and will b o o s t G u y a n a ' s o i l production by some 220,000 barrels of oil per day ProductionatthePayarafield wasinitiallysettocommence in2024.

While the FPSO is designed to produce 220,000 barrels of oil per day, it also features an associated gas treatment capacity of 400 millioncubicfeetperdayand a water injection capacity of 250,000 barrels per day It will be spread moored in a water depth of about 1,900 meters and will be able to storearound2millionbarrels ofcrudeoil.

The Saipem Constellation vessel that will be conducting the installation activities in the Payara field (Photo credit: Saipem)

Currently there are two FPSOs operating offshore Guyana at the Liza One and LizaTwodeepwaterprojects. They produce approximately 360,000barrelsofoilperday

Even as production is poised to increase, the revenue from this source is hardly likely to significantly enlarge as well, due to the lopsided 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)

ExxonMobil.

Activists in Guyana have

been lobbying for changes to be made to the 2016 PSA as Guyana receives a mere two percent royalty for its sweet light crude and settled for 50 percent profit sharing, after Exxontakes75percentofthe earningstoclearitsexpenses.

The deal that the oil companyoftenbragsaboutto its shareholders, also forces Guyanese to pay their share of taxes, amounting to millions of US dollars each year This figure is likely to further balloon as more

operationscomeonstream.

In addition, the country is allowing ExxonMobil to operate offshore without full liabilitycoverageintheevent of an oil spill, which means that the risk is borne by Guyana.

Another key provision that is lacking in the document is ring-fencing provision, which would avoid the oil company from using the petroleum revenue in one field to cover for expensesinanother

- says State must demand full

- apply

Map showing the Stabroek Block

GUYANA

STABROEK BLOCK

PSC honours eight women

Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Honourable Madam Yonette Edwards-Cummings

The Private Sector

C o m m i s s i o n ( P S C ) , i n observance of International Women's Day, on Thursday honoured eight women who made exceptional and dedicated commitment to thegrowthanddevelopment of the Private Sector, at a presentation ceremony held inthePSCboardroom.

The honourees are Dr Marie Correia, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Correia & Correia Limited, Ms. Natasha Gaskin-Peters, Director of the Center for L o c a l B u s i n e s s

Development, Ms. Luanna Persaud, Country Director of Qualfon Guyana, Ms. Rowena Elliot, President of the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ms. Briony TiwarieGabriel, Director of BK Group of Companies, Ms. Gomatie Gangadin, Public RelationsOfficerofGuyana Shore Base Inc., Ms. Mona

Bynoe, Project Coordinator of Forest Products Association of Guyana and Ms. Onicka Jones, Public Relations Officer of the PrivateSectorCommission.

During the ceremony,

PSC's Chairman Mr Paul Cheong expressed gratitude to the women for the tremendous contribution they have made to the business community and encouraged them to

continue to demonstrate tenacity and leadership which will inspire confidence in women and girls Similar sentiments were expressed by other members of the Executive Management Committee including Vice Chairman, Mr Ryan Alexander, Corporate Coordinator, Mr Manniram Prashad, Honorary Secretary, Mr R a m e s h D o o k h o o , President of the Guyana ManufacturingandServices Association (GMSA), Mr R a f e e k K h a n , a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n Consultant, Mr Kit Nascimento.

Over the years, the PSC has been encouraging more womentotakeonleadership roles.

International Women's Day was observed on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 and themed, 'DigitALL: Innovation and technology forgenderequality”.

The Guyana Association ofWomen Lawyers (GAWL) on Friday promoted equal andcompleteparticipationof women at different levels of the judiciary as the day marked International Day of WomenJudges.

In a statement to the media, GAWL said that “through innovation and technology, women have spearheaded the new norms in the judiciary in Guyana with the implementation of virtual courts and electronic n o t i c e b o a r d s T h e establishment of the Judicial Service Commission is a reinforcement of a strong judiciary, essential to ensure

Chief Justice (ag) Honourable Madam Roxane George, SC

anefficientjusticesystem.”

Further, the Association of Women Lawyers said that itsupportsbothChancellorof t h e J u d i c i a r y ( a g ) Honourable Madam Yonette Edwards-Cummings and the C h i e f J u s t i c e ( a g ) Honourable Madam Roxane George and “commends themfortheirhardwork”.

“TheGAWLextendswell wishes to all the Female members of the judiciary,” thestatementsaid.

On March 8, 2023, the world observed International Women's Day themed, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality".

Ms. Onicka Jones, Public Relations Officer of the Private Sector Commission receives a token of appreciation from her organisation's Chairman Mr. Paul Cheong

Some of the recipients of the Private Sector Commission's International Women's Day appreciation ceremony

GAWL supports equal participation of women at all levels of judiciary

Man sentenced to 4 years for trafficking Jamaicans

Forty-six-year-oldTito

Browne known as 'Tommy' and 'Yankee' was foundguiltyandsentenced to serve four years in prison for trafficking two Jamaicannationals.

Brownehadreportedly offered to pay the Jamaican nationals to workforhimonafarmbut instead took away their passport and leaving them to work on a campsite for severalmonths.

Browne made his first court appearance to answer to the Trafficking

InPersonchargebackinMay2021.Hehad denied the charge which stated that between December 2020 and April 2021, hetraffickedthetwoJamaicans.

He was on trial at the Linden

Magistrates' Court before Magistrate Wanda Fortune. Magistrate Fortune had conducted an eight-monthlong trial which began in December 2021 and concluded in August 2022. During the trial, Police P r o s e c u t o r P i n d a rWhittaker, called the two victims as well as several policeofficerstotestify

On Thursday, Magistrate Fortune sentenced Browne to two terms of four years imprisonment for the trafficking of the two Jamaican nationals, however, those sentences will run concurrently He was also sentenced to one-year imprisonment on the count of withholding the passportofthetwoJamaicannationals,fined (Continued on page 24)

Jailed: Tito Browne

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LEGAL NOTICE 1

2022-HC-DEM-CIVFD-775

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE FAMLIY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION

FAMILY DIVISION

PETITION NO.: FD775

BETWEEN:SOBERS (BARBARA NORMIN) nee ROBERTS Petitioner -vSOBERS (MICHAEL WINSLOW) Respondent To the Respondent MICHAEL WINSLOW SOBERS

NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirty- five) days from the date of the second and final publication of this Notice.

TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Monday the 8th day of May, 2023 at 9:00 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln via Zoom Meeting ID: 817 2463 7445 and Password: Court12 at the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown.

To the Respondent SOLOMON ENOCH WONG

Address Unknown

TAKE NOTICE that on the 27TH day of January, 2023 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by NICOLA ALEXIS WONG nee HAYNES, the Petitioner in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 30th day of January, 2023 the Petitioner was directed to, effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News Newspaper, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around the Republic of Guyana and on the world wide web.

AND FURTHER TAKE

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TAKE NOTICE that on the 2ndday of June, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by BARBARA NORMIN SOBERS nee ROBERTS, Petitioner in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 20th day of February, 2023 the Petitioner was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issue of the Kaieteur News, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana and on the Worldwide Web (Online).

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-atLaw at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified

IN DEFAULT of your filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce. The Registry of the

Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.

Dated the 27thday of February, 2023.

NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirty-five) days from the date of the second and final publication of this Notice.

TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Monday the 15th day of May, 2023 at 9:30 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious in the Directions Hearing Room via Zoom Meeting ID: 648 772 9256 and Password:

5hRiHf at the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown.

IN DEFAULT of your filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, Answer and/or Cross

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

The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.

Dated the 2nd day of February, 2023.

and on the worldwide web.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the petition together with related documents.

LEGAL NOTICE 4

2022-HC-DEM-CIVFD-1698

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION

FAMILY DIVISION

High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirty-five) days from the date of the final publication of this Notice.

TAKE NOTICE that on the 12th day of December, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by MARLEANA

LEGAL NOTICE 3

2022-HC-DEM-CIVFD-1724

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION

FAMILY DIVISION

PETITION NO.: FD1724

BETWEEN:(CADOGAN)

SHEMIKAANDREA

nee ROBINSON

-And-(CADOGAN) KURT

JASON Respondent

To the Respondent

KURT JASON

CADOGAN

Formerly of Lot 22 West La Penitence, Georgetown, Guyana.

TAKE NOTICE that on the 20th day of December, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by SHEMIKA ANDREA

CADOGAN nee

ROBINSON, the Petitioner in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 16th day of February, 2023 the Petitioner was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirty-five) days from the date of the second and final publication of this Notice.

TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Monday the 24th day of April, 2023 at 2:30 pm before the Honourable Madam Justice

Damone Younge via Zoom Meeting ID: 845 1426 6584 and Password: 786 445 at the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown.

IN DEFAULT of your filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce.

The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.

Dated the 27th day of February, 2023.

PETITION NO. FD1698 BETWEEN:(MANSFIELD)

ZENETTA DOMINI nee HENRY Petitioner/ Applicant -and(MANSFIELD)

ADRIAN ERWIN Respondent

TO: ADRIAN ERWIN MANSFIELD (Last Known Address) Lot 2959 C Field Sophia, Georgetown TAKE NOTICE that on the 14th day of December, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by ZENETTA DOMINI MANSFIELD nee HENRY, the Petitioner/ Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 20th day of February, 2023, the Petitioner was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in Guyana and on the Worldwide Web (online).

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-atLaw at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the

TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Tuesday the 2nd day of May, 2023 at 9:00 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious in the Directions Hearing Room via Zoom Meeting ID: 648 772 9256 and Password: 5hRiHf of the High Court at Georgetown. IN DEFAULT of your filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed. Dated the 28thday of February, 2023

DOMEICA STAMPS

nee De FREITAS the Petitioner/Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 20th day of February, 2023 the Petitioner/ Applicant was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News, a daily newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana and on the Worldwide Web.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-at-Law at the Registry of Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents.

AND FURTHER TAKE

open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.

Dated the 3rd day of March, 2023.

LEGAL NOTICE 5

Applicant in person:

Marleana Domeica

Stamps Nee De Freitas

Address: Lot 109 Hill Foot Soesdyke Linden Highway

Tel#: 592-687-1289

2022-HC-DEM-CIVFD-1676

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION

FAMILY DIVISION

Petition No. FD-1676

Between:

MARLEANA

DOMEICA STAMPS

nee De FREITAS

Petitioner/ Applicant

-V-

ROBERT JAMES

STAMPS Respondent

TO: ROBERT JAMES

STAMPS

Address Unknown

NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 50 (fifty) days from the date of the final publication of this Notice.

TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Thursday the 4th day of May, 2023 at 9:00am before the Honourable Madam Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln via Zoom Meeting ID: 817 2463 7445 and Password: Court12.

IN DEFAULT of your filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce. The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is

LEGAL NOTICE 6

2022-HC-DEM-CIVFD-1311 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION

FAMILY DIVISION PETITION NO. FD1311

BETWEEN:(HARRIPAUL)

NANDANI nee PITAMBER Petitioner -and(HARRIPAUL) GOWKARRAN Respondent

To the Respondent

GOWKARRAN

HARRIPAUL Formerly of Lot 26 C D’ Edwards, Berbice, Guyana.

TAKE NOTICE that on the 15th day of September, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by NANDANI HARRIPAUL nee PITAMBER, the Petitioner, in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 13th day of February, 2023 the Petitioner was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in Guyana of general circulation in Guyana AND the Petitioner shall also leave a copy of the Petition and supporting documents, with the Respondent’s mother or an adult inmate at Lot 26 C D‘Edwards Berbice.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that if you desire you may appear or attend in person or by your duly authorized agent or Attorney-atLaw at the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara where you will be issued with a certified copy of the Petition together with related documents.

AND FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that if you desire to Defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the Petition, you must file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend (Forms are available at the Registry), Answer and/or Cross Petition in the Registry of the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown, Demerara within 35 (thirty- five) days from the date of the second and final publication of this Notice.

TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Thursday the 27th day of April, 2023 at 9:30 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Fidela CorbinLincoln via Zoom Meeting ID: 817 2463

7445 and Password: Court12 at the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown.

IN DEFAULT of your filing an Acknowledgement of Service/Notice of Intention to Defend, Answer and/or Cross Petition the Court may proceed in your absence and may make any Order it considers appropriate, including granting the Divorce.

The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed.

Dated the 27th day of February, 2023

Man sentenced to 4 years for trafficking...

From page 19 $200,000 and ordered to pay $6,300,000 in restitution to the victims.

According to the State’s facts, in November 2020, one of the victims met an individual in Trelawney, Jamaica,

who indicated to him that Browne had some farming work for him to do in Kara Kara Creek, Guyana and that he was willing to pay US$5000 for the work to be done.

It was stated that the first victim then informed the sec-

ond victim about the opportunity, and together they arranged with Browne, who promised to facilitate all their travel expenses. They then left Jamaica on December 12, 2020.

The facts stated that

when they arrived in Guyana, Browne instructed them to inform immigration that they would only be spending two weeks.

Upon arriving at the campsite at Kara Kara Creek, Browne informed them that they would be spending six months at the campsite and confiscated their passports.

The victims recounted that from the date of entry to April 24, 2021, they worked at the Kara Kara camp but never received any compensation from Browne.

The victims added that Browne would visit periodically and demand that they work more diligently. He also continuously promised to pay them but never did. The duo stated that they could only contact their family on Browne’s phone when he visited. They recounted being unable to travel from the campsite and related that for the last three weeks, no one visited them, which caused their supplies to run low.

Eventually, the victims were forced to venture from the camp in search of other campsites, walking through bushes and swamplands until they managed to locate a logger who eventually took them to a village where they related their story and made a police report.

An investigation was launched, which eventually led to Browne’s arrest and prosecution.

According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Browne was arrested on April 28, 2021 and charged contrary to Section 3 (1)(a) and Section 4 of the Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, this was after the Police had issued a wanted bulletin for him on April 27, 2021.

Only recently, the GPF secured a conviction against Feezal Shaw, a wildlife trader, who was sentenced to three years imprisonment on one count of human trafficking and ordered to pay $2,127,000 in restitution to the survivor.

Gold transactions to soon...

From page 12 Policy and Strategy provides a guide of the actions required to be undertaken to improve Guyana’s effectiveness in mitigating ML, TF, and PF.

“This National Policy and Strategy is a dynamic document reflecting Guyana’s efforts to combat ML, TF and PF risks and the progress in those endeavours.

It will be reviewed every three (3) years to determine whether any amendments may be required to properly satisfy each objective,” it said.

Those identified as part of the process includes; The Attorney General’s Chambers, the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Financial Intelligence Unit, the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Revenue Authority, the Ministries of Natural Resources and Finance and AML/CFT Supervisory.

According to Minister Nandlall, “we recognise that we cannot operate in a vacuum, and cooperation is important domestically and internationally, particularly with our regional counterparts where effective and timely information sharing can make a vast difference in the detection and prevention of all crime, more specifically, financial and organised crime.”

He said too, in the document that “additionally, we

recognize that this National AML/CFT/PF Policy and Strategy can only be successful when linked to the strategic objectives of other important elements in the battle against money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF).”

To this end, he said the administration has been implementing measures to combat related and predicate criminal offences. These efforts, Nandlall said, have been recognised, “resulting in Guyana enjoying improved rankings in international reports such as the United States’ Department of State International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) and the Transparency International Corruption Index.

Similarly, Guyana has been removed from the European Union’s Blacklist on Taxation.”

With the implementation of the newly adopted National Policy and Strategy, Nandlall is of the view it will not only bring “us in compliance with international obligations devolving upon Guyana, but will be the menu of organised strategic and targeted actions, that will create a robust and resilient protective network, that will insulate Guyana, and in particular, its financial system from being contaminated by the proceeds of crime.”

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Following the opening last Saturday and on Tuesday, clashes in the Republic Classic beach Football tournament organised by Pinnacle Promotions group stage, may be difficult to predict the likely teams that will advance to the knockout stages this evening.

On Tuesday night one of the Group C games ended with Hi Stars gaining a win via the walkover route as Dave and Celena

could not take the field, then a similar result was obtained by Timehri Panthers when Ituni was also absent in Group D schedule.

On field action saw Hard Knocks defeated Home Winners by a 9-4 margin in their Group B encounter then Turk Kings claimed a win as the Coomacka team did not show up for their Group A fixture. The Group D game

ended with Kwakwani Strikers gaining a win as Ituni were absent, but in Group B Hustlers overcame a determined Haynes Hardnose Ballers

5-4 while Turf Kings prevailed 4-3 against Young Kings in their Group A match and Timehri Panthers put away Kuru Kuru Warriors 2-0 in their Group D affair.

Last Saturday, the first night was witnessed by

Saturday March 11, 2023

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)

Get-togethers with friends or meetings with a small group, if possible, should prove informative and enlightening today, Aries, although some of it may be a bit perplexing.

TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

Today things could be rather hectic at work, Taurus. You'll probably be very busy and happy with whatever results you produce. You could tire yourself out,

GEMINI (May 21–June 20)

Some new information about an interesting field could have you browsing the web and looking through books to learn more, Gemini. This could involve law, philosophy,

CANCER (June 21–July 22)

Today you might learn about new and creative ways to increase your income, Cancer, possibly involving technology in some way. So much new information could come your way.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)

Social events could put you in touch with interesting people in intriguing professions, Leo. You might get involved in some fascinating conversations that provide you with a lot of useful information.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22)

A friend or colleague could recommend some books that you want to read right away, Virgo. Be sure you take breaks and rest your eyes from time to time to avoid eyestrain and headaches today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

Today your mind will be quick, insightful, and inspired, Libra. Your creative impulses should go a thousand miles an hour and ideas should pop in and out of your head like crazy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

If visitors are able to pop in and out during the day, Scorpio, you'll be in the right frame of mind to enjoy their company. Expect interesting news and stimulating conversation.

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21)

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President of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA), Wainwright Bethune, who wished the teams best of luck in his brief remarks.

The opening game in Group A ended with Young Guns winning 3-1 over Young Kings, then Aroiama won against Ituni in a Group D clash before Hi Stars and Kwakwani played to a 1-1stalemate in a Group C match.

That was followed with Husters pounding their way past Golden Stars 5-0 in a Group B game while Groups C’s Kwakwani Strikers and Dave and Celena could not be separated in a game that ended 2-2. The Group D match ended 5-2 for the former between Aroiama and Kuru Kuru Warriors while the final game of the night ended with Hard Knocks rolling Past Gooden Stars 3-2 in a Group B clash.

From page 28 making a special donation to the President of the GBF, Michael Singh.

‘Reds’ Perreira, who was at the President of basketball in Guyana from 1969 to 1975, had played a pivotal role in the development of the sport and was instrumental to have Guyana participate at several international tournaments including the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1971, ‘73 and ‘75.

Reached for a comment on Perreira being honoured former national player and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Referee, Cecil Chin, felt obliged to offer his respect for the man who he described as ‘administrator par excellence Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira’, saying whatever is being done is well deserved.

Chin offered that “Reds’ contribution to basketball helped establish the game to its’ present standing when he was elected to the presidency in 1969/70 and from there until his appointment, as Special Adviser on Sport to the Ministry and Minister Shirley Field-Ridley (deceased), were successful.”

International basketball officials came to Guyana through the efforts of Reds and it is from one such clinics when Joe Baldrich from Puerto Rico was invited, paved the way for Chin to attend the CAC Games in the Dominican Republic.

Coaches “He encouraged the fraternity to become a brotherhood/sisterhood, had a desire for the success and helped create coaches to teach the game in schools.

Hence Mike Brusche and Orín Cumerbatch became the first two to be appointed to teach the game across Guyana.”

After ‘Reds’ Perreira was appointed to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) as the Sports Coordinator, Chin was invited on two occasions to officiate in the Windward Islands tournaments in Grenada (1986) and St Lucía (1988).

“Reds is definitely an outstanding personality and all accolades presented to him are deserving; he has been like a father figure and adviser,” Chin stated.

Among those who are expected to gather for this auspicious event are former National players who were members of the teams which represented Guyana at the CAC Games in Gavin Kendall, Melroy and Merton Fitzalbert and overseas-based Phillip Daniels, along with former national captain, Eon ‘Watusi’ Andrews, and Mark Agard.

KBC4X4U17BasketballTournament…

Semifinalists battle for final spots today

F o l l o w i n g t h e preliminary round of the nineteamswhichenteredthe Kings Basketball Club’s 4 x 4 Under 17 competition, the teams emerging to contest thesemifinalsthisafternoon (Saturday) are Kwakwani, Kidrock, and the Kings A andBteams.

From 2:30pm at the Retrieve Hard Court in Wismar, these four teams are clashing to reach the final where several trophiesandreplicasareat stake, compliments of the Brusches Basketball Foundation and United States-based former basketball coach, Gary Stephens.

T o r e a c h t h e semifinals, which were played at the Silvercity

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Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson

Jr, President of the GCB

Bissondyall Singh, National Coordinator Rayon King, Managing Director of RBL Guyana, Stephen Grell, and Deputy Chief Education Officer,DrRiteshTularam.

Hard Court, Kings B ended on top with 58 points after winning three andlosingonegameinthe preliminary round of the tournament, which was played last weekend at the samevenue

They face the KingsA, who ended with 34 points from two wins and two defeats, as Kwakwani and Kidrock B both finished with three wins and one loss, scoring 45 and 35 points, respectively, to take the second and third spots, causing them to contest the other semifinal spot.

Those clubs that were eliminated were Block 22 Flames,VictoryalleyRoyals A and B, Retrieve Raiders andKidrockA.

This tournament was coordinatedbyCricketWest Indies (CWI), through the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), with the support of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and under the sponsorship of Republic BankLimitedGuyana.

National Outdoor...

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Lucas Chung did the same against Saifullah Gani with 6-0 Sookdeo then won against Gani 6-0 for the Bronze, while Craigen claimedGoldagainstChung inthefinalmatch.

The Recurve Women wasthelastmatchoftheday as Shereeda Yusuf took 6-2 against Bibi Saleema Salim. Yusuf then faced Samira Duncan with Duncan w i n n i n g 6 - 0 , a n d RoshiniBoodhoo conceding to Theresa Jaikishun’s 6-2 leaving Boodhoo and Yusuf on the battle for the Bronze which Boodhoo eventually claimed.

It was then Duncan and Jaikishun’s turn to each try to get the gold, Duncan held her ground eventually leaving Jaikishun to settle for the Silver

In the both Women U18 Barebow and U18 R e c u r v e m a t c h e s ,

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ategory, and was awarded Gold in both

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At the Presentation Ceremony after the event, President of Archery Guyana, Vidushi PersaudMcKinnon, thanked the MinistryofCulture,Youth and Sport, Minister Charles Ramson, the N a t i o n a l S p o r t s CommissionandDirectorof Sport, Steve Ninvalle, for their usual kind support and for the use of the wonderful facilityforthehostingofthis Nationalevent.

Shewentontothankall the participants, for attendingoverthe2days.

The Board of Directors wishes to convey its profuse thanks to the National Archery Judges fortheirprofessionalwork overtheweekend

Special thanks to Chairman of Judges Ryan McKinnon, Director of Shooting, Mohammed Gamal Khan, Target and Line Judges, Robert Singh andNicholasHing

(This is an official release of Archery Guyana)

Matthews inspires MI to third consecutive WPL win

(SportsMax) - West

Indies Captain Hayley Matthews produced another fineall-rounddisplaytohelp the Mumbai Indians defeat the Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in their Tata Women’s Premier League match at the Dr DY Patil SportsAcademy in Mumbai onThursday

The Capitals were restrictedto105alloutoff18 overs after winning the toss and batting first. Captain Meg Lanning led the way with 43 while Jemimah Rodrigues made 25 as English pacer Issy Wong

took 3-10 from her four overs. Left-arm spinner Saika Ishaque bowled three overs for her 3-13 while Matthews took her second consecutive three-wicket haulwith3-19fromherfour

overs.Withthebat,Mumbai neededjust15overstoreach 109-2 and secure their third straightdominantwin.

Yastika Bhatia topscored with a 32-ball 41 including eight fours while Matthews made 32 off 31 ballsincludingsixfours.

Scores: Delhi Capitals 105 off 18 overs (Meg Lanning 43, Jemimah Rodrigues 25, Issy Wong 310, Saika Ishaque 3-13, Hayley Matthews 3-19) Mumbai Indians 109-2 off 15overs(YastikaBhatia41, Hayley Matthews 32, Nat Sciver-Brunt23*).

Hayley Matthews

GBFtohonourformerPresident‘Reds’PerreiraatBig4ClubPlayofftonight

This evening, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF), led by Michael Singh, will honour its former president, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira, with the playingofthefinalofitsBig 4clubplayofftournamentat the Burnham Court in Georgetown. The Victory

ValleyRoyalsoutofLinden aresettofaceGeorgetown’s Colts in what should be an

intriguing battle, showcasing several of the

country’s brightest basketball prospects from 6:30pm.

However, Perreira, who will be accompanied by his

wife Zandra, is expected to mingle with the players in the presence of some past players who are expected to show up and have a talk before the game as he reflects of his time at the helmofthesportinGuyana. Afterthathewillbe

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The Guyana Men’s Basketball team that participated in the 1970 CAC Games.

National Outdoor Archery Championships concludes

In the Match-play Eliminations leading up to theFinalsonthesecondday, Guyana’s top archers in the Men,U18Men,Womenand U18 Women categories, battled for the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in both the Barebow and Recurve divisions. Beginning with the Barebow Division, Vishal Manbode won 6-0 against Fabian Ramdatt to face Jeewanram Persaud, while Sean Duncan won 6-0 againstAlex Mangla to face NicholasHing.

Hing won 6-0 over Courtley Rodrigues to face Duncan, father & son Afzal andSaeedKarimfacedeach other with the younger, SaeedKarim,winning6-0to f a c e M o h a m m a d Zamaluddin, and Mehandra Chatargum also took a 6-0 winoverFaraadGanitoface AnandMangra. IntheSemifinals Jeewanram Persaud

won 6-0 over Vishal Manbode, while Sean Duncan won 7-3 over Hing, Zamaluddin won 6-0 over Karim,andMangrawon6-0 over Chatargum In the Finals, Mangra beat Duncan fortheBronzewhilePersaud emerged victorious with Gold over Zamaluddin’s Silver

The Women Barebow sawBibiSaleemaSalimwin against Karin Toppin 6-0. Salim then beat Theresa Jaikishun by the same margin to go through to the Final as Roshini Boodhoo took 6-0 over Julie Ann Williams through to the finals also. Jaikishun and Williamsthenbattledforthe BronzemedalwithWilliams emerging the winner for Bronze,andSalimtakingthe GoldoverBoodhoo’sSilver

In the Barebow Men

Under18category,Saifullah Gani won 6-0 against

NicholasSookdeothrutothe semi-final, while Lucas Chung edged out Luzigue Stanley 6-5 to go thru to the finals against Christian Craigen. Gani and Stanley shot for the Bronze with Stanley emerging the winner, as Craigen and Chungfoughtforthecoveted Gold. The Gold eventually went to Craigen and Chung settledfortheSilver

The Men’s Recurve was fast-pacedasAnandMangra eliminated out Nicholas Hing early, as did Vishal Manbode against Saeed Karim,SeanDuncanagainst Farad Gani, and Jeewanram Persaud against Fabian Ramdatt. The Semi-finals saw Mangra advance to the final after defeating Manbode 7-1, and Persaud pushingpastDuncanwith6-

2.ManbodeandDuncanshot for Bronze with Manbode emerging the winner, and

Eight more showdowns on this weekend

The ninth edition of the Petra-organisedMiloUnder18 Football Tournament resumes today with four of the eight matches scheduled for this weekend, at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenuefrom11:00hrs.

Thetournamentwhichis sponsoredbyNestléthrough Massy Distribution will commence day three with Cummings Lodge going head to head with St Cuthbert’sMission.

In the second match at 12:45 hrs, Vryman’s Erven fromEast-BerbiceCorentyne, is billed to clash with 8th of May Secondary out of Pomeroon Supenaam Match three features the defending c h a m p i o n , Christianburg/Wismar meeting with West Demerara from14:00hrs Theday’sfinal match has Dolphin slated to takeonStStanislausCollegeat 15:45hrs Tomorrow’sfixtures kicks off at the same times as NewAmsterdam clashes with Santa Rosa in the first match then Charity and New Central High thrash it out in the encounterthatfollows

In the remaining two clashes, Mackenzie High battles President’s College and West Ruimveldt meets Vergenoegen to close off the first round of match The tournament continues on March 18 – 19 with the first eight matches of the second round to be contested at the same venue When the tournamentgotunderwaylast weekend, East Ruimveldt defeatedMarianAcademy5–0,BarticagotpastBushLot9 –0,CarmelSankBygeval8–0 and North Ruimveldt won

Mangra edging out Persaud 6-2 for the Gold, with Persaud settling for the silver

IntheRecurveMenU18

Christian Craigen advanced to the final by defeating NicholasSookdeo6-0,while (Continuedonpage26)

againstpastPatentia2–0

On the second day, Westminster defeated Annandale3–2,Charlestown triumphed against Berbice Technical Institute 3 – 1, Chase’sAcademysankDora7 –0andAnn’sGroveeasedpast Queen’s College 5 – 2 This tournament is sanctioned by the MoE and the Guyana FootballFederation(GFF)and also supported by MVP Sports, Guyana Industrial Minerals Inc (GINMIN) and General Equipment & SuppliesInc.(GENEQUIP).

Samuel McAllister (left) and Harod Haynes propelled Westminster to victory against Annandale on the second day

Some of the archers take aim during the National Outdoor Archery Championships

All Saints Primary crowned Saints champions of RBL Five for fun

All Saints Primary receives the first place trophy from RBL’s Managing Director, Stephen Grell.

Agony and ecstasy: Ryan Rickelton and the West Indies players display contrasting emotions. (Associated Press)