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EDITORIAL
The United States must be an honest broker We look at the conflict raging between Israel and the Palestinians and there are the first stirrings of shifts in the American political landscape. It is not seismic, but indicative of concerns about the long one-sided use of American power that, most conspicuously, favours Israel. We look there, and we are reminded of what America has done here, and how that has affected Guyanese. Whether there or here, the United States has not been an honest broker, it must be so now. Surprisingly, Democrats are gearing up for sharp confrontations with their own president, over the U.S. relationship with Israel, given the soaring escalation of violence last week (“Democrats embrace a tougher tack toward Israel as violence flares” Politico May 15). According to this article, “The prospect of forced evictions of Palestinians in east Jerusalem and a sustained rocket campaign against Israel this week have laid bare the increasingly thorny political dynamic facing congressional Democrats, most of whom are beginning to question the lockstep bipartisan support for Israel….” For sure, there is no material change in the politics of America’s lopsided relationship with Israel, but the questions and pressures are rising, and from various sources, including Congress. “There is a very strong emerging ground in the Democratic Party that wants to see an American policy that is balanced — that recognises both Israel’s security needs and rights…but also recognises… Palestinians” and “their rights and their freedoms,” said Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of J Street, an advocacy group founded as a progressive pro-Israel voice on U.S. policy. “We think that this is becoming the center of the Democratic Party.” Next, Senator, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) had this to say, “If the Biden administration puts the rule of law and human rights at the heart of its foreign policy, this is not a moment for tepid statements” meaning Israel’s controversial settlement activities, which are threatening to evict Palestinians from their homes. Even an ardent Zionist like Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) has urged the Israelis to cease what he calls an “occupation and creeping annexation.” Other Democrats have extended the drum roll on the U.S.Israel relationship, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who called on President Biden to pressure Israel and to get involved to end the violence.”[I]f the United States is going to be a credible voice on human rights on the global stage, we must uphold international standards of human rights consistently, even when it’s politically difficult,” is Sanders’ position. In addition, “We must recognise that Palestinian rights matter. Palestinian lives matter.”And Democratic firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pointed to a “strong generational shift” that is pushing for change in this relationship. Last, Bob Menendez (D-NJ.) condemned Israel’s recent actions — a powerful criticism from a heavily proIsrael Democrat in Washington. “I am deeply troubled by reports of Israeli military actions that resulted in the death of innocent civilians in Gaza as well as Israeli targeting of buildings housing international media outlets.” Any U.S political figure taking what is considered an anti-Israeli position risks trouble. One of the most powerful lobbies in Washington is the Jewish Lobby, which does not hesitate to label any criticism as anti-Israel, anti-Zionist, or anti-Semitic, which are all leprous political marks. Ostracism and political failure usually follow. The financing, influential media and a traditionally engaged voting bloc are all there. Those are all very powerful forces known to bring into line or bring down denouncers of Israel. Both a lasting peace and the Palestinians have paid the prices and all because America has not been a fair and honest broker. In Guyana, America has taken a near parallel approach. Throughout our elections history, America has favoured one political group at the expense of the other. Both PNC and PPP have benefitted, while the nation has suffered. American insertions and interferences have occurred under the names of anti-communism, free and fair elections, and democracy. Each time, the two major groups clash, and hatred deepen. America helps us count; but leaves
It’s unfortunate that Anthony Xavier’s contract as National Stadium Manager was not renewed Dear Editor, I read with some consternation that Mr. Anthony Xavier’s contract as Manager of the National Stadium was not renewed based on some technicality.
This is unfortunate. I first met Mr. Xavier in 1994, as a member of the newly minted Georgetown City Council, and had the privilege and pleasure to work with him - both across the asile and
alongside him, there, and later, in the National Assembly. Whatever may be his present misunderstanding with the powers that be, I found him to be one of the most upright, patriotc and dedicated
officials I have encountered over the years. I wish him well and believe he deserved no less than a honourable send off. Yours truly, Raphael Trotman
Ms. Desir was being racist in her explanation but not intentionally so Dear Editor, I have held off to date from commenting on the remarks of Ms. Walton-Desir that have precipitated such a heated debate on race and racism in Guyana. Too much heat and not enough light. On a social media discussion with David Hinds, attempting to explain voter behaviour in Guyana, Ms. Desir divided them into “PPP voters and PNC voters.” After the storm erupted, Ms. Desir asserted that she never spoke about “Indian and African Guyanese.” While she did not do so explicitly, even if Ms. Desir were not an attorney who studied the tort of defamation, she knows that if ordinary Guyanese listening to her could identify who she was referring to, then it’s rather disingenuous to sustain her denial. So, let’s move on. What did Ms. Desir say? Pertinently, that PPP voters are “a bunch of mentally lazy people” for whom “the burden of sorting things out for themselves is too great” and they remain “trapped and in bondage.” “Contrastingly” she asserted, “supporters of the PNC are far more inquisitive and enquiring and who have a g r e a t e r appreciation of the democratic process.” The question, therefore, is whether this statement is “racist?” It certainly is, since, at a
minimum, it attributes an impaired mode of thinking to a whole group of people based on their race (IndianGuyanese). In contrasting this racial group with another racial group, African-Guyanese, whom she claims are superior in their thinking process, Ms. Desir removes all doubt as to the import of her statement about IndianGuyanese. It was, and is, racist. The irony is that Ms. D e s i r ’s e v a l u a t i o n o f Indian-Guyanese voting behaviour is a rather inelegant statement of what political scientists have discovered as far back as the 1960s – but applying to all voters. Using research drawn from psychology on the limits of rationality when applied in everyday decision making, they came up with the notion of “bounded rationality” and the use of “heuristics” or “shortcuts” in voter decision-making. They explicitly explained that it had nothing to do with being stupid or “mentally lazy” as Ms. Desir proposed. Back in the 1990s, Prof. Michael Dyson used the concept as the “Black Utility Heuristic” to explain Black Americans’ voting patterns. He postulated that the heuristic was
related to their knowledge of their condition, and one of the elements of their heuristic was the acknowledgement of a “linked fate” as a group. From this perspective, their behaviour was quite rational. These are matters I have written on extensively over the years to explain Guyanese voting by the major ethnic groups. All Guyanese, being humans, utilise heuristics to make decisions in politics and in life. I have proposed that because of their lived experience, which had sedimented to make them perceive their linked fates ethnically, the structural bases of the heuristic for the major ethnic groups are their “Ethnic Security Dilemmas.” And the “knowledge” that actuates them is embodied in the narratives each group have about themselves and other groups. Ms. Desir was merely regurgitating the heuristics from her “ethnic group’s” narrative. As I wrote to Vincent Alexander a few months ago in our discussion on the subject, AfricanGuyanese stressed their “earlier westernisation,” of which Ms. Desir ’s rationality and democracy are integral elements. I continued that, “The Indian-Guyanese narrative,
on the other hand, proposed that they saved the sugar industry – and hence Guyana as a viable entity – since a peasant economy could not generate the funds necessary to maintain its unique hydraulics demands. That they remained rural bound to accomplish this task and away from ‘westernisation’ longer, allowed African Guyanese to inflict epistemic violence on them with the claim that they were ‘mentally lazy’ and ‘not rational’.” So yes, Ms. Desir was being racist in her explanation but not intentionally so, as some claim. Yet because she uttered racist words that made an entire group of fellow Guyanese feel insulted, her intention does not matter. And in fact, it is privileging her as the perpetrator of the racist statement to make that exculpatory argument rather than focusing on the feelings of the persons who have been harmed. I conclude with what I had told Vincent, “notwithstanding our several ethnic orientations and truths, we have to craft a common narrative that infuses a Civic Guyanese nationalism to deliver justice and equity through its institutions to all Guyanese.” We must be careful with our words in Guyana; they have consequences. Yours truly, Ravi Dev
The EPA’s recent move is commendable Dear Editor, The progress being made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is commendable. It should be noted that the US Administration has recently in March this year increased the social cost of carbon to $51 per ton. In addition, the fines for methane and nitrous oxide are now at $1,500 and
$18,000 per ton respectively. All figures being in USD. The social impact cost of these pollutants are expected to almost double by 2050. The EPA in the USA will revisit the costs once again next year and the EPA in Guyana should follow suit with annual revisions to the fines imposed on oil and gas producers.
a begging these questions: if we can’t even count, how can we govern? And given the calibre of Guyanese leaders, what prospects from such superpower engineering? Having gotten its way with the political group backed, Guyanese are left dangling. Instead of bringing warring local parties together, America has supported one to the detriment of the other, and the rest of this nation. It can and must be an honest broker for meaningful governance change. It has not been so.
The thorough work being done by the US administration should be benchmarked so as to capture the impact on the lungs of the planet of not just CO2, but also methane and nitrous oxide. Our EPA is in the early stages of development, but this benchmarking process could help it progress much faster in policy development. This will help bring producers back in line with globally acceptable practices to safeguard our environment. Congratulations to the EPA for taking the first steps towards ensuring the pollution in the Oil & Gas Sector is kept to a minimum.
As for the current contract restrictions in place that may be used to limit new fines from being implemented, it is clear that the permit process must stipulate that without the acceptance of the new fine structure and its annual revisions no new permit will be issued. This should provide enough grounds upon which to make an amendment to the existing contracts with oil and gas producers such as Exxon, thus allowing for the implementation of the new fine structure to existing and new drilling operations. Yours truly, Jamil Changlee
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There has to be electoral, constitutional reforms to ensure a better distribution of power Dear Editor, May 26th marks the 55th Anniversary of Independence. The complete truth and reality of Guyana is that all our ancestors of different ethnic ancestries built Guyana, beginning in different historical periods. None of our ancestors were just “victims.” They were remarkable individuals who did extraordinary things. This means that the best ideas and abilities to govern and develop the Guyanese nation have never come exclusively from one ethnic community or from one economic class. Many Guyanese believe that ethnic rivalry, political instability, persistent poverty across and within all ethnic communities, and periods of political insanity are permanent features of our society. Is this why we are still unable to forge national unity with equal and fair economic opportunities across and within all ethnic communities? We should look at Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius that have similar histories of colonialism, underdevelopment and interethnic conflicts. They changed and achieved high levels of national unity and significantly increased the incomes of their workers, farmers, lower middle class
and the poor across all their ethnic communities. How did they do it? All the people and political leaders had to openly and honestly discuss their ethnic rivalries. They did so with sensitivity and respect for all ethnic communities because they wanted to avoid an arousal of long-lasting negative ethnic stereotypes that fostered feelings of mistrust, suspicion, anxiety, fear, resentment, insecurity, and aggressive behaviours. Talking about ethnicity can be an uncomfortable and difficult thing to do. Firstly, we have to acknowledge that Guyana’s colonial history continues to influence all of us. Using an ideology of ethnic/racial stereotypes, the colonialists deliberately separated our ancestors into specific occupations, specific residential areas and specific cultural activities that encouraged economic, social, and political rivalry between ethnic communities. Today, nearly all of us have rejected the unscientific racist idea that people with white skins and European physical features are superior to people with non-European features and black, brown and darker skins. Nonetheless, every one of us has continued, unconsciously and
unintentionally, to internalise in our hearts and minds most of the false ethnic stereotypes from colonial days. Consequently, at home and in the diaspora, a kind of separate co-existence continues. We socialise in all types of organisations and networks where the overwhelming majority of members are from the same ethnic community. This is not a bad thing provided it contributes to a positive ethnic identity, it improves the well-being of all classes in an ethnic community and, most importantly, it contributes to building strong national bonds among all Guyanese. But, to actively build national unity, we will have to balance socialisation within ethnic communities with socialisation across ethnic communities. Fortunately, we have a good foundation to start with. Most Guyanese of all ethnic ancestries daily interact in minibuses, in some schools and at the university, in some workplaces, in some religious organisations, in food markets and supermarkets, in major restaurants and in legal and medical institutions. We also mingle together at events and celebrations like major cricket matches, Christmas, Republic Day, Mashramani,
Independence, Labour Day, Diwali, Phagwa, Eid Mubarak at the end of Ramadan, Easter Monday, rodeos and regattas At home and in the diaspora, we the people will have to be the change we want to see. The politicians will take their lead from us when we start with ‘groundings’ at the grassroots across all communities. There will be many approaches. We must welcome all of them, including President Irfaan Ali’s “One Guyana” national initiative. These should be nonpolitical activities that bring ethnic communities together in friendly sports events, in cultural concerts, in food festivals, in exchange visits to schools and ethnic communities across urban, rural and hinterland areas,
and in seminars, debates and joint training workshops for debunking ethnic stereotypes. Regardless of the type of activity, the focus has to be on embracing, cherishing, sharing and celebrating our diverse Guyanese nation by continuously learning about the histories, habits, customs and religions of our seven (7), not six (6), strong and resilient ethnic communities Indigenous (Amerindian), African, Indian, Mixed, Portuguese, Chinese and European. As a result, we will improve ourselves [1] by respecting the decency and humanity in every Guyanese, regardless of ethnicity, class or ideology; [2] by appreciating each other as
unique individuals who are members of strong ethnic communities; [3] by actively listening to and respecting each other’s point of view on the Guyanese reality; [4] by talking truthfully about ethnic insecurities; [5] by empathising and “walking in each other’s shoes”; and [6] by debunking stereotypes, with sensitivity and respect, in our homes, workplaces, schools, community organisations, political parties, religious organisations and social media, especially in discussions, books, learning materials, documentaries, documents, speeches, TV shows and radio programs. Most importantly, we will continue to strengthen our (Continued on page 6)
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PNCR Diaspora groups have felt betrayed by wobbly, inept leadership Dear Editor, This is an appeal to all the PNC executives, members and supporters to demand the resignation of the leadership of the PNCR immediately. We have worked tirelessly to help get the leader of the PNCR elected the President of Guyana. It is true that during its five years in office (20152020), the APNU+AFC did some good things for the people and the country, but it was not good enough to prevent the PPP from winning the elections in 2020. The leaders of the coalition government failed to connect with their supporters, and they also had absolutely refused to relate to them. Therefore, they must do the honourable thing and leave immediately and allow the party to flourish under new, young and dynamic
leadership like Mr. Sharma Solomon. Whether or not they choose to resign, one thing is for sure, they cannot remain as leaders of the PNCR. It will be a colossal mistake for we the members of the PNCR groups in the Diaspora and the executive members of the PNCR to allow them to remain at the helm of the party. This will no doubt do irreparable damage to the party to the extent that it will not survive as a viable and robust alternative to the heavy-handed and oppressive PPP cabal. It is time for present leadership to pass the baton on to the younger leadership of the likes of Sharma Solomon, Vanessa Kissoon, Thandi McCallister and others. As members of the PNCR groups in the New York diaspora, we have all felt
betrayed by a wobbly and inept leadership. Once the coalition was in office, we felt that the leaders isolated themselves permanently from members of the party in Guyana and the party supporters and members in the Diaspora. It was impossible for us in the Diaspora to communicate with the leaders much less to offer them help or advice. We strongly believe that their aloof and elitist posture was responsible for the defeat of the party at the polls. Instead of accepting responsibility for the defeat they have accused the PPP of rigging the elections which is a big lie, similar to the one told by Trump in the U.S., who was defeated by President, Joe Biden. The truth is, the leaders of the PNCR are in denial. They did not follow through
...There has to be electoral, constitutional reforms to ensure a better distribution of power From page 5 Guyanese identity based on common values and interests such as national independence and sovereignty, democracy, equal rights for all Guyanese, and the inter-mixing of our foods, music, literature, dialects and languages. We will realise that we are more similar than we are different. Socialisation across ethnic communities will also empower women, youth, seniors, workers, farmers, business people and the poor of all ethnicities to come
together and undertake united actions for: gender equality; youth empowerment; ending the abuse of women and children; supporting victims of incest; preventing suicide; and removing the barriers to equal and fair competition. Achieving this is easier said than done. There are no quick solutions. Some initiatives may fail. In some cases, there will be opposition from families, friends and political associates who will correctly argue that, while respecting and celebrating all
ethnicities is good, there has to be electoral and constitutional reforms to ensure a better distribution of economic, social and political power. But, before we can create a level playing field to end unequal and unfair ethnic and class competition and winnertakes-all governments, there has to be national unity which can only be built by all Guyanese socialising at the grassroots across ethnic communities. Yours truly, Geoffrey Da Silva
on many of the party’s development initiatives outlined in its manifesto to bring about change, reduce unemployment and improved the lives of the masses. For five years, they have presided over a non-responsive and introverted administration that did not care about the people and their supporters. In fact, we the members of the PNCR Diaspora groups must admit our failure for not speaking out or intervene before the March 2, 2020 elections, especially when we realised that mistakes from the coalition were growing and multiplying. And the leaders of the PNCR did not seek any advice either, instead, they retreated and isolated themselves from the public. We were wrong not to speak up prior to the election, but unlike our leaders, we accept full responsibility for our mistakes. The fact that the leaders of the governing coalition
had arrogantly ignored or deliberately did not seek advice, shows that they did not care about the viability and longevity of the PNCR but only about themselves. Their actions spoke louder than words and we believe that it was the largest con game ever portrayed by them on the people of Guyana. The fact that we have worked assiduously to get them elected to office in 2015 were totally ignored. We are of the firm opinion that the APNU+AFC administration had a better philosophical approach to Guyana’s development than that of the PPP/C. The APNU+AFC was more even handed and tolerant and did not exhibit biases and unbridled racism against anyone as is presently the case with the PPP. That said, we were completely disappointed at the dreadful leadership. Having failed to deliver a decisive victory in 2020 after
being only five years in office compared to 23 years of PPP rule, the time has come for all of us in Guyana and in diaspora to do some soul searching as to what went wrong and the circumstances surrounding lackluster and ineffective leadership of the party. As reported in the media, the PNCR is now divided into factions and the reality is 2025 is just around the corner which means that a divided PNCR cannot defeat the PPP. It is time for the leaders and their selfappointed surrogates to step aside for a more progressive and young leadership. We in the Diaspora have called for the party Congress scheduled to be held this year and that a younger group of leaders be elected to lead the party. Sincerely, Connie McGuire, Michael Bramford, George E. Lewis and the PNCR Diaspora Groups.
I commend our Nation’s rice farmers Dear Editor, I’ve been following very closely reports in sections of the media about the successes of our farmers for the first rice crop of 2021. This crop, formally known as the Spring Crop, usually sets the tone for rice production figures for the year. A successful first crop puts you in a better position to have commendable production figures at the end of the year. I am a cash crop farmer from Region 6 but I have many friends who plant rice. They all tell me that with the interest I have in rice, I should venture into rice production but I enjoy what I do. For this crop, all of my friends have completed reaping and enjoyed favourable yields. Their averages are between 50 to 54 bags per acre. At the end of every crop I would usually engage them about their overall experience and what they think could’ve been done to improve their activities. Generally, their experiences were similar. What stood out this time around was the fact that they all said more engagement was had between themselves and
the extension officers attached to the Ministry of Agriculture’s Guyana Rice Development Board. They all expressed that the extension officers were more available this time around. The reason for this, in my opinion, is the no-nonsense approach taken by the Agriculture Minister and him insisting that extension officers needed up their game so to speak. However, whatever the reason may be, I’d like to commend those extension officers for their hard work and increased efforts during the crop. They also said that they could see more effort was being put into preparing and maintaining dams by the NDIA and the Regional offices. This reminded me of when the Government took office and millions of dollars were spent almost immediately to take care of dams so that rice farmers could transport their paddy. Although some of those dams are once again in a terrible state due to the rains, I want to commend those who worked to have those dams repaired in time for harvesting.
The leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture must also be commended. During the first farmer’s field day for the year, which was hosted by the GRDB, a charge was made for extension officers to work with low-yielding farmers to improve their cultivation. Many low-yielding farmers would’ve benefited from this exercise. A great deal of advice was given and I hope that farmers would be able to apply what was thought in order to improve their current cultivation. It seems as though those in charge are working to address low yields from the source. In conclusion, I want to encourage our nation’s farmers to continue with their valiant efforts. I also want to encourage the Government to continue supporting our farmers. I see a great deal of support is being given and I urge those responsible for guiding the sector to continue to invest the necessary resources so that our yields can continue to increase with every crop. Kudos. Yours truly, Bisnauth Rampersaud
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Bad road hinders bandit from stealing car
A bandit had to abandon the car he stole and escape on foot, after the vehicle got stuck in a muddy patch of road. At the time, the bandit was being chased by the police. According to a police report, a 42-year-old taxi driver had stopped his red and silver-grey Toyota Fun Cargo motor car at his Mora Street, Mackenzie home, when the bandit struck. The man, the report revealed, had gone home at around 11:00 hrs. to drop off something, leaving his keys in the ignition.
A mere 10 minutes would have elapsed before the man returned outside to find that the car was missing. The man immediately reported the matter to the Mackenzie Police Station. Police ranks, in the company of the victim, proceeded to search the area for the car. During that search, the victim saw his vehicle passing by. At the time, it was being driven by a mixed race man who was wearing a black cap. The taxi driver upon seeing this shouted out “officer, watch me car driving pass deh.”
Mobile patrols were summoned to provide backup and a chase ensued in the Amelia's Ward District. In his bid to escape, the bandit drove the car along Empire Drive where the vehicle became stuck in a muddy section of the thoroughfare. The suspect then exited the vehicle and escaped on foot. The vehicle was then taken to the Amelia's Ward Police Station where it is being processed. Although no arrest has been made, police are continuing their investigation.
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NBA roundup: Warriors top Grizzlies for No. 8 seed
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the basketball against Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) and forward Brandon Clarke (15) during the first quarter at Chase Center. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Reuters - Stephen Curry scored a game-high 46 points en route to his second NBA scoring title and Jordan Poole stalled a rally with a late 3pointer Sunday afternoon as the Golden State Warriors held off the visiting Memphis Grizzlies in San Francisco for a 113-101 win to claim the No. 8 position in this week’s playin tournament. With Curry scoring 17 of his 46 points, the Warriors appeared to take command of the game in the third quarter, but Dillon Brooks led a Memphis comeback. Before fouling out, Brooks contributed 13 points to a 22-
Tuesday May 18, 2021 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You're entering a period of doubt, especially about your love life. You like your relationships and feelings to be clear. You may think a lot about your relationships over the next few days. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) For a month you may have had problems communicating with the people close to you, Taurus. This is nothing to worry about, yet it might make you feel off balance. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Gemini, you tend to live your life vicariously through your partner. Today you may come to the realization that this isn't healthy for you. You may realize that you give more of yourself than you get back. CANCER(June21–July22) You see new horizons. It's possible that the changes you've been going through lately aren't completely finished. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) You hide your emotional needs from others. You need to be able to trust someone in order to share your feeling. They have to guess at your deepest secrets. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Today you may want to change some of the moral and social values that get in the way of relationships. After surmounting these kinds of obstacles yourself, and watching others struggle with them, you've decided that it's time to do away with them once and for all.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Libra, the people around you sometimes have a hard time understanding where you're going. You're living in an imaginary world that has little to do with reality. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You may have doubts over the next few days. Don't make any important decisions about your future during this relatively unproductive period. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) What are you afraid of? Is it contact with other people? It's as if an invisible rope were holding you back from getting close to people, or worse, pulling you back. What's this about? CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) It's very possible that you will want to take a step back today in order to take a closer look at your relationships. Your address book is full of names. Your phone rings off the hook. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) If you feel you've been looking to the past lately, it's in order to liberate yourself from it. You may feel like revisiting your childhood or rekindling certain relationships with old friends. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Sometimes your relationships are like magnets, Pisces. When you want to get close, the other person tries to get away from you. When you take a step back, he or she runs back into your life.
5 flurry that made it 91 all with 6:32 still to play. The Grizzlies went up by two twice after that, before Poole nailed his momentumchanging 3-pointer. The loss ended Memphis’ five-game winning streak and landed the Grizzlies in the No. 9 spot in the play-in, where they will host 10th-seeded San Antonio on Wednesday. Lakers 110, Pelicans 98 LeBron James scored 25 points as Los Angeles won in New Orleans on the final day of the regular season, but was unable to avoid the playin round. James left the game midway through the fourth quarter, slightly favoring the injured right ankle that sidelined him 26 games down the stretch. But the victory wasn’t enough for the defending NBA champions to avoid the Western Conference play-in tournament. Portland defeated Denver to claim the sixth seed so the seventhseeded Lakers will host eighth-seeded Golden State in a play-in game Wednesday. Jazz 121, Kings 99 Jordan Clarkson scored 33 points and made six 3-pointers and Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points to lead Utah past Sacramento and the league’s best regular-season record. Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 16 rebounds. Mike Conley chipped in 11 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Utah clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and will have home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. Timberwolves 136, Mavericks 121 Anthony Edwards closed his push for NBA Rookie of the Year with 30 points, and Minnesota dominated Dallas nearly wire-to-wire for a season-ending win in Minneapolis. Edwards capped his debut season with his eighth game of 22 or more points over the final nine. He is in contention to be Minnesota’s first Rookie of the Year since teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, who won the award in 2016. In other redults: Heat 120, Pistons 107 76ers 128, Magic 117 Nets 123, Cavaliers 109 Knicks 96, Celtics 92 Pacers 125, Raptors 113 Wizards 115, Hornets 110 Suns 123, Spurs 121 Hawks 124, Rockets 95 Bulls 118, Bucks 112 117, Clippers 112 Trail Blazers 132, Nuggets 116 (Field Level Media)
...India brace for long From page 21 Mumbai, the Indian squad would be allowed to train in a controlled fashion within the Southampton bubble, which will comprise the team hotel and the ground and training facilities. BCCI awaits exemption for family members One significant question still facing the BCCI is getting exemptions for the family members of the Indian contingent. It is learnt that the ECB is working with the UK government on seeking these exemptions. With the number of Covid cases nearing 25 million overall, India is only behind the US globally and also has the third-largest death count since the pandemic hit. Recently the UK government had put India on the red
list of countries for travel both outbound and inbound. Despite most of its adult population having received at least one shot of the vaccine, the UK government has been cautious about incoming travellers from India mainly due to concern over the growing number of cases related to the coronavirus variant, B.1.617.2, which originated in India. On Monday, Matt Hancock, the British Health Secretary said there were about 2,323 cases of the Indian variant. At present, the BCCI has allowed family members to be part of the Mumbai bubble. The family members will undergo the same biosafety protocols meant for the team while living in the bubble.
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ICC says Al Jazeera’s allegations ‘implausible’, concludes investigation ACU clears five participants due to “insufficient evidence”
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SPNcricinfo The ICC has concluded a three-year long investigation into allegations aired on a TV documentary in 2018 linking England and Australia players being involved in spot-fixing in two Test matches in India, in 2016 and 2017, calling them “implausible”. The ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) has also cleared five individuals, including two former cricketers, of any charges due to “insufficient evidence”. In 2018, TV channel Al Jazeera released two documentaries titled ‘Cricket’s Match Fixers’ which portrayed various forms of corruption in cricket. In the first part, released in May 2018, the channel alleged that during parts of the Chennai Test between India and England in 2016 and the IndiaAustralia Test the following year in Ranchi, some England and Australian batsmen scored at a rate specified by fixers for the purposes of betting. In October 2018, Al Jazeera released the second part of the documentary
which alleged 15 international matches in the 2011-12 period had been subject to spot-fixing. Of the 15 matches Al Jazeera claimed were subject to spotfix attempts in the 2011-12 period, seven involved England, five Australia, and three Pakistan. Among the matches mentioned were all three Tests of Pakistan’s series against England in the UAE in early 2012. On both occasions, the ICC had sought access to all the evidence including “unedited and uncut” versions of the film recording. The central character in both parts of the documentary is a person identified as Aneel Munawar, an Indian national who is said to work for crime syndicate D Company. In the first part, Munawar is seen naming three England and two Australian players to an undercover reporter as being part of the fix. The instruction, the channel claimed, was for the batsmen to score slowly so that the actual runs scored would be lower than what the illegal betting market was placing bets on. The channel claimed
Munawar’s information on run-scoring during the certain passage of play in both matches was accurate. H o w e v e r, t h e I C C disagreed. “The programme alleged that two matches were fixed: India v England in Chennai in 2016 and India v Australia in Ranchi in 2017,” the ICC said in a media release yesterday. “To assess whether the passages of play highlighted in the programme were unusual in any way, the ICC engaged four independent betting and cricketing specialists to analyse the claims. All four concluded that the passages of play identified in the programme as being allegedly fixed were entirely predictable, and therefore implausible as a fix.” The ICC said the ACU had conducted a “comprehensive” investigation “focused” on three main areas: the claims made by the programme, the suspects who were part of it, and how the programme gathered evidence. Alex Marshall, the ACU’s general manager, said that there were “fundamental weaknesses” in each of the areas of the Al
Jazeera allegations. Consequently, all the five participants named in both parts of the documentary were not charged because of “insufficient evidence based on the normal thresholds” under the ACU code to lay any charges. Among the five participants were former Sri Lanka allrounder Dilhara Lokuhettige and former Pakistan batsman Hasan Raza. The other three particpants were Jeevantha Kulatunga and Thanridnu Mendis (both provincial coaches employed by Sri Lanka Cricket) and Indika Tharanga, an assistant manager at Galle International Stadium. “ We w e l c o m e t h e reporting of alleged corrupt activity within cricket as there is no place for such conduct in our sport, but we also need to be satisfied there is sufficient evidence to sustain charges against Participants,” Marshall said. “In the case of the claims aired in this programme, there are fundamental weaknesses in each of the areas we have investigated that make the claims unlikely and lacking in
Hasan Raza with the trophy after Pakistan’s victory © AFP
credibility, a viewpoint that has been corroborated by four independent experts. “On the basis of the programme, the Participants to the Code who were filmed appear to have behaved in a q u e s t i o n a b l e m a n n e r, however, we have been unable to assess the full context of the conversations that took place beyond what was seen on screen versus what the Participants claim actually happened. This
combined with the absence of any other credible evidence means there are insufficient grounds to bring charges under the ICC AntiCorruption Code. “Should any new substantial evidence come to light I will re-examine the case. But at present I am comfortable with the conclusion of the investigation and the thoroughness with which it was undertaken.”
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India brace for long quarantine: two weeks in Mumbai, 10 days in Southampton ESPNcricinfo - The Indian contingent that will head to the UK for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and the five-match Test series against England this summer will undergo a hard quarantine, spanning two weeks, starting May 19. Also part of this plan will be the Indian women’s squad, which is scheduled to play a one-off Test followed by three ODIs and three T20Is. Both the Indian squads will assemble in Mumbai and are likely to fly out together on a charter flight to London on June 2. As per the BCCI’s plan, the 20 players in the men’s Test squad, excluding those
residing in Mumbai, will start their quarantine at the team hotel from Wednesday. The BCCI has arranged charter flights that will pick up all the players, coaches and support staff from different parts of India and bring them to Mumbai. From May 24 onwards the rest of the squad and members of the team management residing in Mumbai, including Indian captain Virat Kohli, his deputy Ajinkya Rahane, senior batsman Rohit Sharma along with head coach Ravi Shastri, will enter the bio-secure bubble at the Mumbai team hotel. The Mumbai group will also serve a strict home
...Will continue to build From page 23 political leader as I am, when I speak and act, I act on behalf of the people of the country; I speak on behalf of the people of the country. So when I am trying to resolve an issue or take a particular action, it is because there is a particular unfairness that we are trying to resolve and to insert that principle on behalf of the people who would be suffering and don’t have the courage to stand for themselves. That is the point of power, make no mistake about it.” Long serving RHTY&SC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster MS in his brief Activity Report informed on the work they have done during 2020 and 2021 to date, noting that due to the pandemic, there was no Awards Ceremony last year. “The success of the club is the result of hard work by a committed team day in and day out,” Foster noted. He also mentioned some of their leading sponsors, Bakewell; Farfan and Mendes, Poonai’s, Vitality Inc., Pepsi, NAMILCO, Government of Guyana, Metro, Busta and Ansa McAl, thanking them for their committed support. Various Media houses also came in for high praise for their continued support. Brief remarks were also shared Mayor of Rose Hall Town, His Worship Dave Boodhoo, Member of Parliament Faizul Jafferally and Region 6 REO, Navindra Singh. Performing his duties as Patron, Minister Ramson
assisted with the presentation of awards to many of the selectees, the list is as follows: Male Disciplined Player of the year - Kevin Ramnarine Female Disciplined Player of the year - Marian Samaroo Debut for WI Under-19 Team - Kevlon Anderson (regarded as the best young batsman in the region) Debut for WI Senior Team Kevin Sinclair First RHTY&SC Female WI Player - Erva Giddings Worker of the year - Simon Naidu Neil Williams Award of Excellence was presented to nine Promising Players – Matthew Pottaya, Christopher Deroop, Chanderpaul Govindhan, Jonathan Rampersaud, Jeremy Sandia, Mahendra Gopilall, Junior Sinclair, Keith Simpson and Sylus Tyndall. The Zenith Award of Excellence which is the club’s second highest award was presented to past and present executive members and two founding members. Those receiving were: Lucy P i k e , J o y c e Wi g g i n s , Moonish Singh, Gregory R a m b a r r a n ( D T V- 8 ) , Patrick Lewis, Leon Wiggins, Dawn Hicks, Bridgette Mc Donald, Terry Pike, Franklyn Ross, Elizabeth Brush, Ashton Hendrax, Eroll Hendrax, Neville Beaton, Simon Naidu, Mark Papannah, Tyrone Pottaya, Rabindranauth Kissoonlall, Navin Raghoo, Joel Pike, Pamela Brush, Sohan Harry and Keith Hicks.
quarantine starting on May 19. To ensure the bubble is completely secure, the BCCI has arranged for all members - both the men’s and women’s squads - to get three negative tests before they board the flights to Mumbai. There will be further testing done at the team hotel in Mumbai before they embark on the London flight. Saha to join Mumbai bubble later Wriddhiman Saha, who is one of the two wicketkeepers along with Rishabh Pant for the WTC final and the England series, will join the Mumbai bubble in the week leading to the England departure. Saha had tested positive for Covid-19 during his stay in the Delhi leg of the IPL where he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The India squad will arrive in Mumbai before travelling to the UK on a charter flight. (BCCI) ESPNcricinfo has learned that Saha, who has been in quarantine for two weeks, has got the BCCI permission to visit his family in Kolkata before he heads to Mumbai to join the Indian Test squad. Saha was one of the three players, along with KL Rahul and Prasidh Krishna, whose availability, the BCCI had said while naming the squad, was subject to fitness. R a h u l h a d u n d e rg o n e surgery to treat appendicitis
during the IPL where he is captain of Punjab Kings. Krishna, who plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders, had tested positive for Covid-19 a day after returning from the IPL to his home town Bengaluru recently. Ten-day quarantine in Southampton The men’s squad will head directly to Southampton where India will play New Zealand in the inaugural WTC final
between June 18-22. ESPNcricinfo understands that as per the permission sought from the British government by the ECB, which will coordinate with the ICC in hosting the WTC final, the Indian Test squad will undergo a 10-day quarantine at the team hotel which is located within the ground premises in Southampton. However unlike the hard quarantine in (Continued on page 19)
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GCB disappointed with CWI’s response
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he Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has expressed disappointment at the response from Cricket West Indies (CWI) following their query into the non-retainer of several Guyanese players when the CWI released the names of those selected. In a release from the GCB yesterday, they stated, “We write to you with great astonishment and much
disappointment on the media statements by the Chairman of Selectors of the CWI as they relate to the issue of the non-retainer by CWI of male Guyanese cricketers. We at GCB thought that we were doing the proper and decent thing by first, writing to CWI requesting the criteria which were used for the retention and/or non-retention of our male cricketers, prior to making any public statements on their nonretention.” “It is most unfortunate and quite disappointing that while we are still patiently awaiting the submission of the said criteria, the Chairman of Selectors thought it best, whether on his own accord or with the support of the CWI, to make the comments in the media that two of our Directors were present at the meeting
when the matter of retention and/or non-retention was discussed. Of all persons, the Chairman of Selectors ought to have been aware that there was no “handing over of the mantle” to the current directors of GCB by the two former directors”. Further, it was the first meeting of the CWI that the two new directors attended and the issue of the retention of the players was more in the form of a report after the decision was already made,” the release informed. It continued, “Additionally, the two directors could not have commented and/or usefully participated in the “report” in relation to the retention of the players without the two directors knowing or being fully apprised of the selection and/or non-
selection criteria. Like the Chairman of Selectors, GCB also has its own responsibility to the Public and will therefore, following the trend set by the said Chairman, to make this letter available to the media. We are still patiently awaiting the criteria and report on the non-retention of our male cricketers and we fervently hope that CWI sees it best to provide those to us urgently rather than to have one of its officers (the Chairman), whether on a frolic of his own or not, unleash his unnecessary and unfortunate wrath on the GCB,” the release concluded. S h i m r o n H e t m y e r, Romario Shepherd and Keemo Paul were not given contracts by the CWI causing the GCB to find out why.
Australian cricketers return after Indian league suspension
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell arrives for hotel quarantine at the Marriott Hotel in Sydney, Australia, Monday, May 17, 2021. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP) SYDNEY (AP) — Pat Cummins and Steve Smith were among the stars of Australia’s Indian Premier League contingent who arrived back in Sydney yesterday, almost two weeks after the lucrative cricket tournament was suspended amid surging COVID-19 infections in the host country. The IPL was postponed indefinitely on May 4 after players or staff from at least three of the eight franchises returned positive tests for the coronavirus. Tournament organizers urged players from all over the world to return to their homes as soon as possible.
But the timing left Australian players, coaches and commentators in limbo because the government had temporarily barred incoming travelers from India. Most of the Australians relocated to the Maldives and waited for the travel ban to be lifted before getting a charter flight home. They will have to spend two weeks in hotel quarantine. Former test batsman Mike Hussey, who remained in India to isolate after testing positive for COVID19, was expected to return home later yesterday via Qatar. The New South Wales state government has
coordinated a quarantine arrangement for the cricket contingent that does not impact on the capped, overstretched system in place for travelers arriving from abroad. The players in the IPL work on individual contracts and the league is not part of their obligations with the national team. The cricketers “did not take one place in quarantine that anyone else have otherwise had,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. “That’s something we insisted on with the New South Wales state government when they were going to allow that flight back in.”
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Legendary ‘Mr. Basketball’ Dennis Clarke ‘Times Out’ himself from the sport By Franklin Wilson
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henever the history of the G u y a n a Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) is written, updated or rewritten, the name Dennis Clarke will always feature prominently as a work-aholic and willing servant. Set to celebrate his 72nd birthday in August this year, Clarke believes that he has had enough of the sport from a coaching perspective and tendered his resignation to President of the GABF, Michael Singh. Having the distinction of serving under former Presidents, John Yates as a Time Keeper in 1981 (Caricom Championships), Col. Morgon, the late Col. Godwin McPherson (Senior & Junior Caricom Championships held in Guyana), David Patterson, Nigel Hinds and Singh,
Dennis Clarke Clarke says it is time to call it quits. He had a brief career as a player having started bouncing ball at age 12 and ended same at the age of 18 years after which he migrated. “I am pleased that I have accomplished the great prize as a player/captain at the first and second division levels spending 35 years with the same team under three different sponsors, Malta
Pacesetters, Courts Pacesetters (12 years) and Trinity Grid Pacesetters (5 years).” While at this club, Clarke was the Coach and also functioned as Chairman of a once powerful and champion club. He attended many official coaching clinics in the USA over the years and when he returned to these shores, held training for other local coaches (Bartica, Berbice, Linden, Georgetown) to pass on the knowledge, gained. In 1996 when Guyana’s Females won the Caricom Championships, Clarke was the Chief Statistician, an achievement he said he would always be proud of. “I can also remember being the Coach of the Bank of Guyana team which won gold in the Caricom National Bank Basketball tournament in 2010; Being with the Guyana team in 2016 in St. Lucia when we played well
but lost the final of the first 3x3 tournament by a single point in 2016.” Clarke also remembers his duties in Barbados in 2018 when Guyana defeated the hosts 2/1 in a best of three series, but of course his crowning moment would have been as Assistant Coach to Junior Hercules when Guyana for the first time in 37 years lifted the coveted Caribbean Basketball Championship trophy in Suriname, playing unbeaten in July 2018 when Nigel Hinds was President. Clarke recently returned from Colombia again as Assistant Coach /Statistician to Hercules when Guyana competed in Group B of the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 PreQualifiers. There, Guyana defeated Bolivia but lost to Paraguay and the host nation. Along with Hercules, Clarke has an enviable record of 19 wins and 4
Former GABF Assistant Coach/Statistician, Dennis Clarke seen with the Caribbean Basketball Championship trophy in Suriname in July 2018. losses inclusive of a clean sweep against Grenada in 2019 but was swept in all four matches of the Olympic Qualifiers in El Salvador. “I am not going away from the sport I love. I know I could do a lot for my sport in any part of the country the GABF believes I can be of
service. I do believe that the sport needs an urgent infusion of more officials, the likes of scorers, timekeepers, 24-second clock operators, statisticians and most of all, referees.” Clarke wishes the GABF and all its members, the very best.
RHTY&SC 31st Anniversary Awards Ceremony
Will continue to build relationships with young people and sports associations - Minister Ramson By Franklin Wilson With the promise to continue the pursuit of aggressively building lasting positive relationships with athletes, associations and federations throughout the length and breadth of Guyana, new Patron of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Charles Ramson Jnr, delivered feature remarks at the clubs 31st Awards Ceremony on Sunday last at the St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Youth Club. On debut as the Patron, R a m s o n ’s i n n i n g s i n delivering his speech would put him in line to make the West Indies team as it was well calculated as he ensured he occupied the crease for a long time ensuring his innings was a match winning one. Occupying the podium crease for just over an hour and 10 minutes, Ramson touched on a number of areas from the cricket imbroglio that he took on and sorted out once and for all which paved the way for the Guyana Cricket Board Elections after more than a decade of legal and other battles.
Female Disciplined Player of the year Marian Samaroo is rewarded by REO, Navindra Singh. (Franklin Wilson photo) He also shared his Ministry’s vision for Sports, C u l t u r e a n d Yo u t h , informing that there would be a period of rapid change over the next decade. He also underscored the fact that nation building is a team sport as he congratulated all the awardees. He also alluded that there
is no tolerance for harshness and unfairness in administration whilst commending the RHTY&SC MS for the exemplary role they have been championing on and off the field of play in the 31 years they have been around. On behalf of the Government of Guyana,
Male Disciplined Player of the year Kevin Ramnarine receives his prizes from REO, Navindra Singh. (Franklin Wilson photo)
Ramson posited that his ministry will continue to pursue aggressive relationships between associations as well as the people. “Not only with the sports associations but also with people, young people in particular all across the country so that there is that
flow of information; so that I can constantly be assessing on behalf of the government of Guyana that there is fairness in the way things are being done. Because when fairness is not the principle upon which those sports are administered, Guyana loses. Because young Guyanese, they don’t get their fair shot.
And there are a lot of people who knows that things are unfair but they don’t have the ability to be able to take a stand or they don’t have the ability to take the risk because they don’t want to either expose themselves or expose their families. And when you are a (Continued on page 21)