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COVID-19 and the Creative Arts As the government approaches its first 100 days in office, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson appears to be one of a handful of new ministers who have stood out, particularly with regard to the ‘Sport’ aspect of his portfolio. Ramson has undergone a rapid evolution from rookie politician to upstart political challenger to the status quo to oil and gas expert to Minister of Government. Judging from what appears to be successful engagements with various sports agencies over the past several months, he seems on track to achieving the sort of consensus within the sector, and sub-sectors, that has eluded his predecessors from both administrations. Powerlifting, football, cricket, golf, basketball – there does not seem to be a representative sport group that he has not engaged over the past three months. Additionally, he has taken sport to depressed communities, from Tiger Bay to Agricola, hopefully that the recognition of the important role it plays in transforming communities as well as providing opportunities for individual growth of young people in those communities. His engagement with the youth sector has been solid as well, even as the government is yet to put in place a substantive new Director of Youth. When that is done, we expect that the lapses in the finalization and implementation of the National Youth Policy, a victim of the sloth and incompetence of previous ministers again across political administrations, will finally be corrected. This leaves us with the area of Culture. What this properly refers to is two areas: Cultural Heritage and the Creative Arts. Both these areas are themselves multifaceted, Cultural Heritage branching off to cover the two main sub-areas of Tangible and Intangible heritage, which also branch off further. For the purposes of this editorial, however, we will focus on the Creative Arts and the current context in which they currently operate, or don’t. Which brings us back to government, the actions taken by Ramson in particular. So far, commendably, he has gone the route of structured patronage, putting State resources into a unity concert and now virtual versions of key initiatives killed off by his Granger administration predecessor, Dr. George Norton, including the National Drama Festival. While all this is good, patronage is not a substitute for policybased development in the creative arts sector. It would be unsustainable in the pre-COVID era and worse so now. The reality is that COVID-19 lockdown measures and the economic slowdown have hit creatives harder than most other workers in the local economy since consumptive of local creative arts and products are heavily dependent on direct observation/consumption and disposable income. What Minister Ramson is yet to do, and which is what he has to do soon, is to engage with the creative arts sector as meaningfully as he has done with the various sporting agencies. Granted, the sector is not as structurally sound as the sports disciplines, and getting together members of any single sub-sector in even a single meeting would like herding cats, yet it is for these reasons that all the more urgency needs to be taken in this regard. While the best medium to mature stage model for the creative sector is self-sufficiency, even as subsequent governments have weaned the sector on State patronage, without direct and substantial government intervention, the creative sectors in Guyana will be dealt a perhaps fatal blow. We’re in November, for example, and no mention is yet being made of the National Calypso Competition for the Republic Anniversary celebrations next year. If no plan is in place, including a generous budgetary allocation for the competition, it might as well mean the death of calypso in Guyana. The Guyana Prize for Literature, killed off by the Granger administration, also needs revival – via the allocation of budgetary measures – or a generation of creative writers will be robbed of the most significant avenue for advancement this country had to offer. More than these individual ad hoc measures however is the need for a larger plan for culture in general and the creative arts in particular, especially a focus not only on the clear challenges but also the tremendous opportunities that exist for growth and innovation in the creative sector. Handled right, this could be Minister Ramson’s concrete evidence that he can do what his predecessors were both unwilling and unable to achieve.

President Ali must set up a COI into these giveaways Dear Editor I want to first of all thank you and by extension, Kaieteur News, for allowing me a space in your letter column. First of all, even though it is old news now, I would like to officially congratulate Comrade Irfaan Ali and the

PPP/C for their victory at the March 2, 2020 polls. I would like to also wish the previous government well as they regroup and restore some trust amongst the Guyanese people, at home and abroad. I wish to add my voice to the group of very vocal and

concerned Guyanese with reference to the giveaways of our oil blocks. From all indications, there seems to be alleged wrongdoings on the part of the two previous administrations. President Ali must set up an independent COI to deal with all allegations and giveaways with respect to

our oil and other natural resources immediately. That is the only way these allegations will be put to rest and Guyanese will be comfortable. All perpetrators must also face the full force of the law if found guilty regardless of their political affiliation. Deav J.

Who will step up and raise Guyana from Doom-bai? Dear Sir, Mr. Glenn Lall, today (yesterday), it was a pleasure listening to you on the ‘Wake-Up Guyana Show’ with host, Leonard Gildarie. The minds of our fellow Guyanese are under

occupation. What you delivered to this nation on ‘Wake-Up Guyana’ will definitely benefit the concerns of our people. I’ve said many times before, Guyana is richer that the entire Middle East but we

do not have technocrats like Zaki Zamani who can advise our skullduggery government what’s best for the people of Guyana. King Faisal selected Zamani that’s why Saudi Arabia dollars were called petro-dollars. Sheik Zayed of the UAE

created the Emirates. Who will step up and raise Guyana from Doom-bai? Sir, may Allah continue to bless you with wisdom and keep that conviction of yours. You are blessed! Stay on top of those skullduggeries in Guyana! Deryck Hawker

COVID-19, President’s College and necessary actions Dear Sir, Fellow Guyanese, it has been noted that the curfew time has been extended further to10:30 pm to 4am. It has also been observed that the COVID -19 deaths as at the month of October was 124 with 4,162 confirmed cases and to date as of November 8, 2020, the deaths are at 134 with 4,516 confirmed cases. We have seen an uptick of COVID-19 deaths in Guyana- Region 4 being the epicenter with 2,139 cases followed by Region 1 with 772 and Regions 7, 9, and 3 with 382, 376, and 348 cases respectively. The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, says: “We must balance the COVID-19 pandemic with economic recovery.” I wish to say that this statement will not be realized unless the common sense measures are enforced: strategic lockdown, wearing of masks, physical distancing, and the washing of hands for at least for 20 seconds. Those basic things must be drilled into the Guyanese psyche. This government has shown that it is not serious and that it is incapable of bringing the COVID-19 pandemic under control. The extension of the curfew hours means that they are sending mixed messages to the populace. The young people will feel that they are invincible, and that they can go out as they will, with no dire consequences. In addition, the small gatherings seen in social clubs and bars which are indoors will become hot spots or clusters for the spread of COVID 19. Persons

who engage in such delinquent behaviors and attend these super spreading events will no doubt affect the vulnerable at home – the elderly, persons with comorbidity or underlying health conditions who will certainly be at a high risk for the disease. On Sunday November 8, 2020, two of my colleagues MPs Coretta McDonald, Maureen Philadelphia and I visited the President’s College at Golden Grove Village on the East Coast Demerara, having gotten a wink that students from some COVID-19 at risk communities of the hinterland and the outskirts of the village (Kato) were in the dorms mixing and mingling with other students without being first tested for COVID-19. Careful examination revealed that at least four students displayed symptoms of COVID-19 from Kato village, Region 8 and were referred to the Georgetown hospital for management for COVID-19. It was subsequently found that the students were COVID-19 positive. As the incubation period, the time between exposure to the virus and onset of symptoms, for this dreaded pandemic is 4-14 days, it is hoped that many more students who are asymptomatic at present do not later test positive for COVID-19 as the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 PCR tests offered to the students were not mandatory by the Education Ministry. It is the wish of the APNU/AFC Coalition government, that good sense will prevail and the present illegitimate government will not be

foolhardy by ignoring the science or the WHO guidelines that help to check the spread of this deadly disease. The public health mantra is to have healthy people in healthy communities, and to empower communities to have healthier schools. So Mr. Health Minister, it is not simply about balancing health with economics. Public health must take priority over profits. COVID-19 will impact economics. If stringent measures are not enforced, we will have a sick nation and there will be no trade or commerce to keep the economy afloat. Rather, there will be the converse effect leading to a total shut down of the country. I appeal to the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, who should know better. Do the research; follow the science of COVID-19. Take a leaf from the pages of countries such as Vietnam, New Zealand, Australia, and Iceland, and other countries such as Norway, Uruguay, Switzerland, and Germany, which successfully have this pandemic under control. Minister of Health, the Coalition government is asking that you be engaged with experts in the field of medicine who are unhappy with one death by COVID-19 and have mandatory measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. One cannot sit idly by and be comfortable and expect that COVID-19 will be whisked away and disappear. Article 148 (3) ( b) of the Constitution provides that a person may be deprived of his or her freedom of movement

through the imposition of restrictions by law on the person’s movement or residence within Guyana that are reasonably required in the interests of public health. The APNU/AFC Coalition government calls on the current government to be strategic and have plans and policies to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Guyana. We ask that there be better coordination between the hinterland and the coastland in terms of the management of COVID-19 cases. We call on you to expand the capacity for diagnosis and treatment and pay attention to the borders and entry points. We call on this government to pay the frontline workers the overdue risk allowance which has been passed in the recent budget debate and remains outstanding. We call on this illegal government to commence the cash transfers of $25,000 to each household especially in Region 4, the epicenter of the COVID -19 Pandemic. We call on you to remove the burden of cost to the persons who home isolate saving the government approximately $25,000. We also call on the Minister of Public Health to build public trust by educating the citizenry on the new COVID-19 vaccine which is expected to arrive in Guyana the first semester of 2021.We ask that the Minister of Health to take the necessary action now and save the people of our nation from dying prematurely from COVID-19. Dr. Karen Cummings, MP

Tuesday November 10, 2020

Sunil Gavaskar named his son Rohan after Rohan Kanhai Dear Editor, Fareed Zakaria omitted a large voting block that usually, in my opinion, vote for the “whiter” of the white candidates. That group is the Sikhs/ Punjabis. (Plus there is also the Modi effect, where Indians from India support Trump because Trump and Modi are buddies and both are anti-Muslim). Whether they are Pakistani Punjabis (Lahoris) or Indian Punjabis (Sikhs), they seem to think the same way, and they despise Caribbean Indians. A perfect example of the Sikhs and the i r w a y o f thinking is Nimrata Ramdhawa, better known to the public as Nicky Haley – her “whiter” persona. Haley refers to Jared Krishna as “a silent genius” in her book. Although the late great Pierre Elliott Trudeau (PET) opened the Canadian immigration system to everyone, after he went to power in 1967, many brown people (Guyanese included) do not support the Liberal Party. As they moved up in life, they tend to lean towards the white party – the Conservatives. There are many who were illegal in Canada and got amnesty u n d e r P E T, y e t t h e y support the Conservatives or the NDP.

Trudeau gave amnesty three times in the early 1970’s to illegal immigrants. As a matter of fact, when he enacted the amnesties, everyone from abroad who were in Canada were given permanent status – whether they were students, on vacation (visitor’s visa), overstayed their time (illegal) or whatever. R e c e n t l y, a b l a c k woman (Leslyn Lewis) was a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party. She signed up thousands of new members and raised a record sum of money for that white party. She had the balance of power, and gave her support to the eventual winner (Erin O ’ To o l e ) o v e r P e t e r McKay. O’Toole is seen as “whiter” than McKay and O’Toole is anti-immigrant. However, not all Indians think alike. The ones whose minds have been emancipated from mental slavery are much more open minded. Sunil Gavaskar named his son Rohan Gavaskar, after Rohan Kanhai from Guyana. In his book, Gavaskar described Kanhai as the greatest Indian batsman, and his role model, when he was growing up playing cricket. Usually one would find that Indo-Caribbean folks name their children after Indians from Asia, not the other way around, as Gavaskar did. K. Rahman

Congrats to President-elect Joe Biden Dear Editor, The news of your victory brought us much joy and relief, and on behalf of the majority of Guyanese at home and abroad, I offer you congratulations and best wishes for a successful tenure in office. We are delighted that you are now the helmsman of the United States of America. We are ecstatic that the citizens of the US have put the Democratic Party to manage the affairs of state. Under your astute leadership, we can look forward to the US being regarded not only because of its military might but that the policies you have adumbrated will bring also lustra and love to your great nation. Yo u r v i c t o r y a l s o

promises to set aside the ugly spectra of fragmentation and polarization on the horizon, which was observable in recent times. Your perspicacity and vision for a nice and caring world is now an expectation of the majority of Americans and world citizens. Under your leadership, we are confident that you will make our world safer by solid and sane decisionmaking. May God bless you, your family and the Vice President and her family with good health and long life, and may God bless America to give leadership in a world characterized by compassion. Hamilton Green

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US elections not over Dear Editor, It is worth saying again: the U.S. presidential election is not over. I refuse to wade through the various battlefield states options; or place myself in the delusional state of the president by trying to figure out what he is going to do and where he is going to go; the mere thought is frightening to my sense of stability. I am content to say that I am satisfied with having a fair to good idea, as to how he is going to react, beyond what is known, since to understand darkened minds, one must be prepared to dive into the gutter. That I will not do, but take solace from knowing how criminal minds operate by thinking like one; just like I do with political, bureaucratic and commercial players in Guyana. What is troubling and damning is how McConnell and Cruz and Graham (to name a few) hedge and hold their cards close. If these fellows are not possessed of slave-owners’ mentality, then somebody help me. It is a case of protect the party at all

costs, defend the institution of the presidency, as represented by their megalomaniac leader, with every manner of flimsy and specious reasoning and positioning. I recall what United States Army General Welch said to the demagogic bully boy, Senator Joe McCarthy, during his witch hunt for reds. It was something that was along these lines: do you have no sense of decency, sir? They could learn a little from George W. Bush. That same question about decency is what I ask of my former mayor Rudy Giuliani, who would have long gone to the dogs, but for a little handicap. The dogs do not want anything to do with him; thus, he settled for the next lowest thing, which is the presidential skirt on which he hangs (himself). Right here, I must ask this also: what does Her Excellency-the erstwhile, ubiquitous, dragooning, overpowering United States Ambassador to Guyana-think about what is emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

since last Tuesday. As a courtesy, not necessarily due, I name no names, as I recognize that it is, indeed, a wretched state in which any envoy, not matter how extraordinary, could find self. For here are the very things for which Guyanese leaders (quite rightly) were lectured over, pushed about, cajoled and wheedled, invited and exhorted-and when all those failed-then mashed and smashed into pulp with a big stick. The locals, inclusive of victors and vanquished, now eat out of the hands, from deeply bowed waists, of the Iron Lady sent here with special charges from DC. She has done well. I would like to see her do better and come out a little to say what is going on in U.S. democracy according to that political don, her ultimate boss. That would not be in contravention of any standing protocols, since those were trampled upon here without regard for the racial sensitivities or electoral intimacies of this dreadful place. Here our legal eagles were

a trashy bunch, feasting on Guyana’s putrid elections carcass (and presenting huge bills), which the PPP must pick up. The silver lining was that our Courts rose to the occasion repeatedly, though there were missteps along the way. In the United States, I believe that the putridity and vulgarity of elections and politics, just like Guyana’s, could be poised to tilt the scales of reason and justice. As said before, I am not persuaded that the once sacrosanct precincts of the United States Supreme Court have not been violated, which is why I expect the less than ennobling from it. The president and his henchman, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, both saw to that with the last charade in the person of Amy Coney Barrett. Given where things are now, I am asking myself whether that last-minute steamrolling was to give them some judicial insurance. We will know soon enough. But the present view here is that this is nowhere over. GHK Lall

Dumb gets dumber Dear Editor, I am one of those people who believe that Government reopening of the closed estates is a waste of time and wonton use of taxpayers’ money - a scenario that rightly deserves a referendum to decide. I would often read any article that seems to suggest otherwise without firstly checking the name of the authors. I was following one such article, captioned: “I strongly believe that sugar still has a great future,” in KN November 7th. The author sought to dispel the views of locally renowned sugar planter, Anthony Vieira, in a SN November 1 letter.

The author wrote: “Some or all the arguments by Mr. Vieira against sugar are really managerial in content and the need to modernize the industry,” and that for sugar, “its best days could well be ahead of it.” One has to be a fervent believer or a direct benefactor from GuySuCo’s failure to think that the “best days could well be ahead” for sugar after GuySuCo had successively made a loss for over 15 years - surviving at the expense of the taxpayers through Government subsidies. The author opined: “We are not tapping into all the rich experience that we have available here, mainly highly skilled

Nigel Hughes a deserving candidate for Senior Counsel Dear Editor Since the President announced his appointment of two Senior Counsel, Anil Nandlall and Timothy Jonas, I managed to privately congratulate Mr. Nandlall and now I congratulate both these outstanding Guyanese publicly. They are both well deserving candidates. I am sure all Guyanese endorse this step. I believe there is another very outstanding lawyer who

is just as deserving but was not considered at this time. That is Mr. Nigel Hughes, he is one of the better lawyers in this country and is a deserving candidate for Senior Counsel. I look forward to seeing him so recognized in the near future. I know it is a bit late but congrats once more to Mr. Nandlall and Mr. Jonas. And I look forward in congratulating Mr. Hughes in the not-too-distant future. Donald Ramotar

Guyanese are ‘kicking bricks’.” What has been stopping GuySuCo from” tapping” into this “highly skilled Guyanese” workforce over the years? The author sought to dispel Vieira’s concern that too much rainfall is increasing our cost of production, as it affects the cane to meet factory in the recommended 48 hours and it makes the use of mechanical harvesting difficult because of our soft soil conditions…” Have our yields in tonnes per hectare equaled or better the single crop countries? The author feels that our factories should be dual purpose to be able to switch from sugar to ethanol quickly as the market prices for the two products rotate. The author is proposing that management and senior persons be asked to take a salary cut because “we can’t pay the same salaries as when the industry was vibrant.” Really? What year was the industry vibrant or making a profit? At this point, I could have seen the end of the missive. Lo and behold! The author is Donald Ramotar - a former president and member of

GuySucC’s board of directors who was pictured sleeping at a board meeting. I wonder where were all these ideas when he had a chance to make a difference or do us humans simply feel that we get wiser with age? How do we envision a GuySuCo in loss-making mode retooling its aging factories to switch from sugar to ethanol quickly? “Engineering solutions” to harvest the cane, if successful, will take away the jobs from 80 percent of the workforce defeating the primary objective (job creation) of reopening the industry. I now believe Donald was sincere in his promise to spend $20B to mechanize the sugar industry to supporters at Whim in his 2015 campaign. He couldn’t figure mechanization was going to put thousands of them out of jobs. The supporters were dumb enough to cheer him. Dumb gets dumber! Rudolph Singh

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The Bank of Guyana & Poverty Dear Editor, On these rainy and solitary (curfew) days in Guyana, November rains are here already with widespread flooding again - same old, same old. As a teenager in the 70s, I always admired the big blue and tallest building in Georgetown off Water Street - the Bank of Guyana. Back then, their air conditioning served as a quick respite from our humidity. Guyana had limited air conditioning units so the experience was memorable. The Bank of Guyana has failed this nation over the decades and now. I will not attempt to recreate history but deal with the current

deficiencies. They have had some good accomplishments, but in sum, the leadership of the Bank of Guyana is substantially responsible for the level of unemployment and poverty in our Nation. No one speaks about it because Economics and Finance are not glorious subjects here. Many Guyanese never ask the questions what does the BoG really do? Many of our politicians have no clue either as they sign contracts and implement fiscal policy -Government spending. I asked 10 Guyanese what the Bank of Guyana does nine says print money, and

one astute banking professional stated they regulate the banks. Hello, BoG, why the secrecy and the lack of communication monthly with the population? The Bank of Guyana is an independent arm of our Government. It is led by a clique of eight individuals appointed as a Board. They are responsible for the monetary policy of our nation. Inflation management, banking and insurance regulations, money supply, interest rates and several tools. Yes, the rate you pay to buy a house, car and other items are driven by the BoG. And the price you pay at our

markets - La Penitence, Bourda, Stabroek, Mon Repos, etc. - unknown to you is driven by the actions of the Bank of Guyana, since we all react to a theory called rational expectations. As we come upon the holiday season, you will see the annual rise in prices and shortage of currency. The Bank of Guyana reacts versus being proactive. In time of crisis, as we are now, Governments usually turn to a key principle Keynesian theory – state intervention is required during boom and bust cycle. Others in the Caribbean and the developing world hold on to W. Arthur Lewis, Esther Duflo amongst others

in charting their economic policy. However, pain begins at home first. Guyana is still one of the best nations in the Caribbean to wash money (money laundering), because of the underground economy and BoG’s inability to actively monitor through their deficient systems and practices. If 11.5 tons of cocaine can get out, guess what gets in. Hello - many dollars. BoG should: 1. Create a Guyanese intermediary bank managed by the Bank of Guyana to collateralize (buy and guarantee) mortgages from our local banks and sell to international investors and banks as pools. Mr. Vice President this is your solution, no need to go looking for investors. This will replenish the money supply. Mortgages become cheaper and widely available for the 50k planned house lots (houses), more importantly build homes and employ a substantial part of the unemployed. Why wait for a Government rebate? Yes, it will require some automated system improvements. 2. Recognize we have an artificial exchange rate – where seepage is occurring, and most Guyanese will go to the Cambios or street vendors and get $225 or more while you are offering $209. There is a vast underground economy in Guyana and the Bank of Guyana really has no clue of the total money supply, other than the notes they print. Get international help. Induce and force the adoption of bank accounts nationally, to get a grasp of the true money supply, especially in underserved regions. 3. Aggressively create systems, international intermediaries, correspondent banks, and relationships that facilitate the swift and legal transit of funds to Guyana. It should not have taken you 16 months to disclose the prior administration received an $18M bonus and parked it in account. Your secrecy was benign. A substantial part of US, UK, Canadian dollars sent via wire transfer (Republic & Citizen Bank) to Guyana ends up in the Trinidad’s Central Bank, we get Guyanese dollars. I tested your process and your systems do not work. 4. Manage interest rates against global standard not CARICOM neighbours, in a high unemployment, COVID-19 environment too much rigidity is placed on fighting inflation, to the detriment of job creation. Flexibility to actively raise

and lower interest rates in an aggressive fashion will benefit our Nation. Do your homework BoG! 5. Get back to the basics of why the Bank of Guyana exists. It’s not to make money as your income statement depicts, it’s to foster economic growth, be the engine for high employment and the reduction of poverty viz-a-viz lending practices. Encourage micro-lending versus the predatory practices with high interest rate and poor regulatory governance. 6. In the insurance marketplace, there are a few bright spots with the entry of newcomers. However, the Bank of Guyana must do more to avert price collusion. My research over the past year suggests there is not much competition on price and coverage, something is wrong. Why do our insurance companies here for over 50 years always make a substantial profit from Guyanese citizens with minimal reduction in prices? Are we subsidizing the rest of the Caribbean hurricane and flooding calamities? 7. There is an impeding dilemma as our growth rate accelerates in the coming years. The Bank of Guyana will have the enviable challenge of trying to slow the rate of appreciation of the Guyanese dollars. An exchange rate of $150 or less is inevitable, so Guyanese if you want to beat the BoG at what they do, hold Guyanese dollars (not US $$) now for the next 10 years and you should be well off. Yes, I know some like the US$ and keep them at home, but if the Guyanese economy grow as projected you will lose money. 8. Why did the Bank of Baroda and Scotiabank wanted to leave recently? How many new banks have the BoG brought to Guyana in the past 10 years? Why no banking services on weekend? Why are there limited ATMs through the country? It’s a failure of bank policy to incentivize and force the adoption of automation. There is a ’80, ‘90 mindset of its leadership, while the rest of the Caribbean and world eat our dinner. I can go on and on, but in sum we Guyanese should recognize the Bank of Guyana has a bigger impact on our daily lives than we suspect. Let’s hold them accountable, including our Parliament - they work for us the citizens of Guyana not for the Ministry of Finance. Everton Morris Technology and Management Executive

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evidence that President Trump is intent on using his final days in office to sow chaos in our American Democracy and around the world,” said House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Representative Adam Smith, the Democrat who leads the House Armed Services Committee, condemned Trump’s decision as “childish” and “reckless.” Trump said on Twitter that Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, was taking over as acting secretary of defense. “Mark Esper has been terminated,” Trump wrote in a tweet, adding that Miller would be acting secretary “effective immediately.” U.S. defense officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows called Esper minutes ahead of time to alert him that Trump would be firing him through Twitter. As Trump put into motion a quick, unceremonious exit for Esper, Miller arrived at the Pentagon building just an

Defense Secretary Mark Esper hour or so after Trump’s announcement — before the Pentagon itself had even issued a statement acknowledging Esper’s dismissal. It was unclear if Esper was still in the building at the time Miller arrived. Sources said Esper had long been preparing for his resignation or dismissal following last week’s election, particularly if Trump were to win a second term in office. The fact that he dismissed Esper even after losing the election, however, was not a given. In a letter to the Defense Department issued early yesterday evening, Esper said he was stepping aside aware that “there is much more we could accomplish.” Esper commended the military for remaining “apolitical,” a refrain that he often used and which Trump’s opponents saw as implicit criticism of the president’s attempts to portray the military as his constituency amid defense budget hikes. Paul Frymer, professor of politics at Princeton

University, said Trump’s firing-via-Twitter was “typical of his whole presidency” and cautioned it could spell danger for Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who has also clashed with Trump. “He can’t control his impulses or temper and he demands loyalty to him over policy, constitution or anything else,” Frymer said. Trump has had an uneasy relationship with the Pentagon, where Esper and top brass have repeatedly sought to avoid being seen as a political instrument of the Trump administration. Michael O’Hanlon at the Brookings Institute thinktank said he did not believe Trump was likely to embark on a damaging shakeup of U.S. national security policy despite firing Esper. “He will want to believe he has some kind of reasonable legacy — in economics, in strengthening the military, in not starting new wars,” O’Hanlon said, noting Trump might want to try to run for office again in 2024.

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Jamaica’s justice sector reform programme gets EU$8.6m boost KINGSTON, Jamaica — The European Union (EU) has donated €8,625,000 to the Government of Jamaica to further its efforts in reforming the justice system. The EU said this recent disbursement brings the total support under the Jamaica Justice Sector Reform Programme to €21,625,000. The union said the disbursement comes against the background of Jamaica’s creditable record of

achievement of the agreed targets under the reform programme. It noted that the targets met include, mainstreaming the National Child Diversion Policy throughout the justice system; increasing legal aid; establishing an information technology platform between the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the High Court; as well as the establishment of the Integrity Commission. It is anticipated that this

disbursement will enable the completion of two additional family courts and a further reduction in case backlog in the parish courts, the EU said. Jamaica’s performance under the Justice Sector Reform Programme was discussed when the new Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Marianne Van Steen paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, at the ministry last Friday.

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...Chance advocates for more participation in relay events

The AAG has confirmed that at least one relay team will be sent to represent Guyana at the South America Championships next year.

Tuesday November 10, 2020 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Get into doing things today. Activities that require focus or creativity are supported. Your physical strength and energy will compel you to do something active.

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SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) You'll probably be busy today, and this may suit you just fine. This can really work in favor if you have some tasks to catch up on. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Today,your ability to stand up for your decisions and not let others sway you may be enhanced. This will be especially strong if you've solved a problem. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) You may feel a need to get moving today. Almost everyone at times prefers quiet activities, books, art, and even just sitting around to physical activity. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Pisces, you'll probably find that you have a ton of energy to put into all kinds of activities. Finish any work that still needs completion, consider doing some cleaning and organizing, or see about getting out for a little warm weather fun.

From page 31 there in the future. Chance suggested that a potential Guyana 4x400m team could feature him, Winston George; who has proven to be one of the best in South America, Stephan James and the U.S. based Quamel Prince; Guyana’s 800m record holder. The 24-year-old posited that he believes qualifying for the 4x400m and 4x100m relay events should be easier than the individual sprints. He noted that, ”To qualify for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, relays just have to be ranked within the top 16 of the world, based on time, and I am almost certain that we have a great chance of achieving such a feat since we have the talent.” Among the more accessible IAAF certified track meets for Guyanese teams to compete would include the Trinidad & Tobago National Championships and the Penn Relay Championships, while the National Senior Championships and Aliann Pompey Invitational are certified, they don’t usually have sufficient teams to run off any relay events. In an invited comment, head of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG); Aubrey Hutson, confirmed that he has been pushing for Guyana’s participation in relay events, especially at the CARIFTA Games, and he revealed that at least one relay team will be headed to the South America Championships which is slated run off in May, 2021.

...Virat Kohli to return home after first Test in From page 26 Sunrisers, has also earned his maiden call-up for the national team, with the T20I squad, in place of the injured Chakravarthy. At the IPL, Natarajan’s ability to bowl yorkers almost at will stood out, with the left-arm seamer sending down 71 of them, more than double anyone else. He picked up 16 wickets in 16 games, and his economy rate of 8.02 was good for someone who bowled a lot at the death. Natarajan was scheduled to travel with the Indian squad in any case, being named alongside Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kartik Tyagi and Ishan Porel as net bowlers. Among those, Nagarkoti has been withdrawn from the tour, with the BCCI stating that he was “still working with the medical team on his bowling workload management”. Revised squads T20Is: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-

capt, wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan ODIs: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-capt, wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Sanju Samson (wk) Tests: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-capt), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj

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Virat Kohli to return home after first Test in Australia, Rohit Sharma added to squad ESPNcricinfo - Virat Kohli has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI to return home after the first Test of the Australia tour in Adelaide, scheduled to start on December 17. In another significant development, Rohit Sharma has been included in the Test squad for the Australia tour, after initially being left out because of a hamstring injury, but won’t be a part of the whiteball leg of the tour. Varun Chakravarthy, the spinner who received a maiden national call-up for India’s T20I series in Australia, has been ruled out because of a shoulder injury. Fast bowler T Natarajan has replaced him in the squad. Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their first child around the New Year, which had put a question mark over the availability of the Indian captain for the full Austalia tour, which is scheduled to run from November 27 to January 19. The tour will start with three ODIs, followed by three T20Is, with the four-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy played at the end. The first Test, scheduled from December 17 to 21, will be India’s first day-night Test overseas. In a media release issued on Monday, the BCCI said Kohli would return to India after that match. The Indian board, however, did not specify whether Kohli would return to rejoin the Indian Test squad at a later stage. In Kohli’s absence, Ajinkya Rahane, who has been named vice-captain, is expected to be the interim Test captain. A query from ESPNcricinfo to Sourav Ganguly on whether Kohli would return has not been answered yet. “At the selection committee meeting held on October 26th, 2020, Mr Virat Kohli had informed the BCCI about his plans to return to India after the first Test in Adelaide,” the BCCI release, which was signed by board secretary Jay Shah, said. “The BCCI has granted paternity leave to the Indian captain. He will return after the first Test against Australia in Adelaide.” Rohit to travel to Australia The omission of Rohit from all three squads for the tour had stirred a controversy, with the batsman fit enough to lead Mumbai Indians shortly after his exclusion, while being considered not fit enough to be included in India’s squads a month later. On October 26, the day of the

selection meeting, the BCCI said in a media release that Rohit was injured and being “monitored”. Hours later, Mumbai posted a video of Rohit batting in the IPL nets on the franchise’s social media feeds. Rohit sat out for four of Mumbai’s matches after having hurt his hamstring while completing a run in the double Super Over loss against Kings XI Punjab on October 18. A few days after the selection meeting, India’s head coach Ravi Shastri told Times Now in an interview that the batsman “could be in danger of injuring himself if he is not careful.” Two days later, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly told PTI that Rohit had a hamstring tear and could “rupture” it if he rushed back. However, a few hours after Ganguly made those comments, Rohit was back on the field, leading Mumbai against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final league game of IPL 2020. He also played in Qualifier 1 against the Delhi Capitals. yesterday the BCCI said Rohit would miss the limitedovers segment of the Australia tour during which he would focus on his rehab ahead of the Test series. The decision, the BCCI said, was taken in “consultation” with Rohit and the selectors. “The BCCI Medical Team has been monitoring Rohit Sharma’s fitness and has briefed All-India Senior Selection Committee on the same,” the BCCI said. “In consultation with Mr Sharma, it has been decided to rest him for the ODIs and T20Is in Australia to regain full fitness and he has been included in India’s Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.” Although the BCCI release did not mention it, it is expected that Rohit will travel with the rest of the Indian contingent to Australia immediately after the IPL final on Tuesday. Both India and Australia players from the IPL are expected to board a charter flight to Sydney, where India will start their quarantine but will be allowed to train. Doubts persist over Saha, but BCCI positive on Ishant return The one player Sunrisers sorely missed in their last two matches before they bowed out of IPL 2020 was Wriddhiman Saha. On Sunday during the Qualifier 2 in IPL, Sunrisers captain David Warner said Saha had a torn hamstring in his left leg. Today the BCCI revealed

Saha actually had hurt hamstrings in both legs, which could put him in doubt for the Australia Test series. Saha was named along with Rishabh Pant in the Indian Test squad in October. The BCCI did not indicate any estimated recovery period for Saha, but has not yet ruled him out yet. “The senior Indian wicket-keeper sustained injuries to both his hamstrings during his side’s IPL game on 3rd November. Acall on his availability will be taken later.” One positive development for the Indian team management could be the return of Ishant Sharma, who has been undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru since October. Ishant, who is part of the Capitals in the IPL, had picked an abdominal muscle tear in the early weeks of the tournament this year. On October 26, the BCCI said it would “monitor” Ishant, too, as he had not been named in the Test squad by Sunil Joshi’s selection panel. Ishant is three matches short of becoming only the second Indian fast bowler to play 100

India captain Virat Kohli has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI and will return home after the first Test in Australia. (Getty Images) Test matches. Recently in its report to the BCCI, the NCA, which is headed by former India captain Rahul Dravid, had been optimistic about Ishant playing the Adelaide Test if his rehab went as per plan. The NCA said Ishant would start bowling from November 18, and then he would need to gain match fitness. It is then likely that Ishant will play in the two tour matches in December before the first Test.

Yesterday, the BCCI said, “once he fully recovers and gains sufficient match fitness,” Ishant would be “added” to the Test squad. Once again, it is unclear whether Ishant is going to travel with the rest of the Indian contingent to Australia this week, or fly separately later. Samson in for ODIs, Natarajan earns maiden call-up Sanju Samson, who was the top scorer for the

Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020, has been added to the ODI squad, after being named only for the T20Is earlier. The selectors had not named any back-up to KL Rahul while announcing the original ODI squad, and Samson will now fill that role. Samson scored 375 runs in the IPL this season, at an average of 28.84 and a strike rate of 158.89. Natarajan, who had a standout IPL 2020 with the (Continued on page 25)

Yamaha clarifies MotoGP engine valve saga Autosport - Yamaha has clarified it didn’t swap valves in its MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix engines to nonhomologated ones and says it never intended to change them in any of its units. The Japanese marque was found to have been running illegal engines in all four of its machines during the Spanish GP weekend in July, with the FIM investigation focusing on the use of valves not submitted with its sample engine homologated preseason. Its punishment of a loss of constructors’ and teams’ championship points was a result of it not seeking approval from the manufacturers’ association to unseal its engines and change valves - which it wanted to do following two engine failures at the first Jerez round. However, Yamaha has now explained the problem arose when it was ordering its parts for the 2020 season and it transpired the valve supplier it had been using would no longer be making that part. Yamaha sought a new supplier of identical design, which the Japanese marque believed it could do within the parameters of the regulations. The eight engines Yamaha started the Spanish GP with,

and which were deemed illegal, were fitted with the valves from the secondary supplier and not those that were submitted for homologation from the other supplier. The intention from Yamaha was to use the remainder of its existing valve stock as well as the ones from the secondary supplier for the whole season. But these plans were scuppered when the Jerez engines running the nonhomologated valves developed a technical issues, after which Yamaha requested to the MSMA to unseal its engines to swap to its homologated valves. Yamaha eventually withdrew its request when it couldn’t obtain “hard evidence” from the supplier that there was an issue in the manufacturing process, but when the marque revealed it had valves from different suppliers it set off alarm bells with the MSMA and ultimately led to its sanction. “We started this year with the actual homologated valves in our sample engine, the ones we use as the benchmark in case of a protest with our one supplier’s valves,” Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis told MotoGP’s world feed. “And all eight engines in

the very first race were fitted with valves from the other supplier. “The intention from Yamaha was never to gain performance advantage, but we planned to use the remaining stock of supplier one and then in the second half of the year supplier two. “Once the season had started, however, we had this failure with these valves. So that’s when we investigated deeply, and we found the supplier of the valves in the first eight engines had a technical problem. “So, at that moment we investigated and we went to the MSMA and we quite openly said ‘we want to change from these valves that are from this supplier and are defective, and to the other valves we have from the other supplier’. “And from that moment, that’s when the red lights started to come on: ‘wow, you’ve got valves from two different suppliers, how is that possible, they are different, etc’. “We never changed the valves in those engines. So, this is something important that people misunderstand. We never did change the valves in those first batch of engines, in fact we stopped using them.”

Jarvis says Yamaha pushed for an independent analysis of the valves, and while the design and performance of the valves are identical to the homologated batch, Yamaha “cannot say the valves are 100% identical” because of “nuances” in the material. He also insists the debacle was wholly a “misunderstanding within Yamaha Japan”. This saga has had repercussions, however, with all Yamaha riders since Jerez losing two engines from their allocation of five - with Maverick Vinales actually losing three, due to a mechanical issue. As a result, Yamaha was forced to exceed his allocation for the year for the European GP and fit a sixth, resigning Vinales to a pitlane start and severely denting his championship hopes. The riders escaped punishment, which is something some within the MotoGP paddock question. But Jarvis feels the riders are the “innocent party” in all of this. “Fortunately, the riders have not been penalised, which I think is fair because there was zero performance advantage gained and they are truly the innocent party in this whole affair.”

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Head Coach Mark Elliott wants Clemson men’s final track season to matter, change minds SportsMax - If this is to be the final season of Clemson University’s men’s track and field and crosscountry, then Head Coach Mark Elliott intends to make it one for the ages as he launches the seemingly improbable task of making the school change its mind. Elliott, who joined Clemson in 2013 after 12 years as an assistant coach at Louisiana State University, was caught off guard when the Division I school announced the unthinkable late last week. Athletics Director Dan Radakovich delivered the devastating news last Thursday, November 5. In a letter posted on the university’s website, he wrote: “After consultation and communication with President Clements and the

Board of Trustees, I have made the difficult decision to discontinue sponsorship of the men’s track and field program effective June 2021. The program includes indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country. After a long period of deliberative discussion and analysis we concluded that discontinuing our men’s track and field program is in the best long-term interests of Clemson Athletics. While this decision comes during the significant financial challenges due to the ongoing pandemic, those challenges are just one of many factors that led to this decision. We will continue to honor all student-athlete scholarships and provide them with support as they work towards earning their degrees. “ He said the school would also honour the contracts of

the six coaches employed by the school, which basically means until the end of the 20/ 21 season. The athletic director said several factors contributed to the decision including, but not limited to: competitive balance, gender equity and Title IX compliance, financial positioning, impact on diversity among studentathletes and staff, and local and national interest and participation in the sport. “The annual $2-million plus in savings will be reinvested into other athletic department initiatives, including our remaining Olympic sports and will help to provide additional financial stability moving forward. The Department of Athletics has already undertaken several significant measures to address a projected resource shortfall of $25 million this fiscal year,” he rationalized. Elliott told Sportsmax.TV he was stunned by the news.

Glover Teixeira stops Thiago Santos to be rated the division’s most dangerous fighter

Clemson University Head Coach Mark Elliott intends to make it one for the ages. “It came as a big surprise. I had no knowledge. I found out about an hour and a half after the student-athletes were told by the athletic director,” he said. “They (student-athletes) were caught off guard and they’re still trying to process it, just like we are.” Jamaica currently has about five or six male athletes on scholarship at Clemson among them Fabian Hewitt, LaFrenz Campbell, Rayon Holmes, Zico Campbell and Rojae Stona. Of the five, three – Hewitt, Campbell and Holmes - are due to graduate this academic year but they will still have college eligibility. What this means is that if any of them were planning to continue to pursue further college competition and

eventually transition to the professional ranks, they will likely consider transfers to other schools. Elliott reveals that if that turns out to be the case, then he will do everything to help them find new schools. “They would have to seek alternatives and I and the coaches would help them along that path,” Elliott said. Besides the athletes, at least 50 per cent of the athletics coaching staff that includes Lennox Graham, are likely to lose their jobs as under NCAA rules, the number coaches a school can employ depends on whether the number of programmes they have. “It affects everyone, three of us or six of us could be gone,” Elliott said while

explaining why for him the situation is so regrettable. “Track and field is what got me to where I am today. My parents could not afford to send me to college so I got a scholarship just like these young men,” he said. “It hurts on many levels. This is my livelihood too but I don’t view it as that alone. It is an opportunity to give opportunity to those like myself. It does hurt.” It is why he say wants this coming season to be one of Clemson’s best ever. “The focus is on the student-athletes to be able to be competitive. That is where the focus is right now. Life offers you challenges. How you respond is what makes the difference. We will try to get them to reconsider,” he said.

Rashid Khan: Sussex re-sign legspinner for T20 Blast in 2021 Glover Teixeira works on Thiago Santos in their light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on Saturday in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Yahoo Sports - LAS VEGAS — At 41 years old and more than six years after his first shot at a world championship, Glover Teixeira is suddenly looking like perhaps the most dangerous man in the UFC’s light heavyweight division. Nearly stopped at the start of the fight and then again early in the third round, Teixeira showed the wisdom of his many years in the cage to submit Thiago Santos with a rear naked choke at 1:49 of the third round Saturday at Apex. The win, Teixeira’s fifth in a row, should earn him a shot at the winner of the light heavyweight title fight next year between champion Jan Blachowicz and middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.

Santos came out blazing early and dropped Teixeira with a flurry of thudding punches that bounced off the top of the Brazilian’s bald head. But Teixeira did not panic and managed to use his grappling to get top position for the remainder of the first round. He spent much of that time hammering Santos with elbows and fists. He took Santos down early in the second and was in mount most of the time, relentlessly working for a finish. Santos, fighting for the first time since losing a 2019 split decision to Jon Jones, came out in the third as if he knew he was in trouble. After shrugging off a takedown attempt, he blasted Teixeira with a crunching left hook.

Teixeira went down and Santos, realizing this could be his last opportunity, quickly followed him and went for the kill. Somehow, someway though, Teixeira not only survived, but he shrugged Santos off and got to his feet. When he did, it was all but over. Teixeira took Santos down again and after several punches forced Santos to his belly to protect his face, Teixeira sank in a rear naked choke. Santos quickly tapped and Teixeira had what may have been the most significant win of his career. It sets him up for a title fight, and while he figures to be an underdog if it’s against Adesanya, he’s going to be a dangerous match for either opponent.

ESPNcricinfo - Rashid Khan will return to county cricket in 2021 after signing a contract to play for Sussex in the T20 Blast. Khan, who took 20 wickets for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL at an economy rate of just 5.37, has had two previous stints at Sussex after initially joining the club in 2018. He has taken 24 wickets in 18 innings for them, with an economy rate of 6.97, and helped them reach the knockout stage in both his previous stints. He had also been due to join the club in 2020, but was unable to do so due to his commitments in the Caribbean Premier League and the IPL. Khan is now due

to spend at least two months in England next summer, after he was retained by Trent Rockets in the Hundred, which is set to start soon after the end of the Blast’s group stage. His exact availability is contingent on Afghanistan’s international commitments. Khan will be working under a new coach at Sussex following Jason Gillespie’s departure from the club at the end of last season. James Kirtley, who was appointed as Sussex’s specialist T20 coach last week, said that Khan was an “amazing” signing for them. “He would be on any team’s wish list around the world, so for Sussex to have him playing next year is awesome,” Kirtley said. “We

endeavour to keep the worldwide profile high of our T20 team and Rash is one of the best performing and [most] well-known players in the game. “Add to that the fact that he is a hugely popular and respected figure in our dressing room and with everyone around the club and this is a big boost for us ahead of next year’s Blast.” “I am really happy to be heading back to Sussex for the 2021 Blast,” Khan said. “Ever since my arrival on the South Coast in 2018, it has felt like a home away from home for me. I look forward to seeing everyone in 2021 and really hope we will be back playing in front of our loyal supporters soon.”

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NFL roundup: Steelers edge Cowboys, stay unbeaten Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger led a six-play, 79-yard drive capped by an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ebron with 2:14 left Sunday as the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers eked out a 24-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, to remain unbeaten. Pittsburgh, down 13 points in the first half and 10 points entering the fourth quarter, is 8-0 for the first time in franchise history. Roethlisberger, who tweaked his left knee late in the first half but finished, was 29 of 42 for 306 yards, and also had touchdown passes to James Washington and Juju SmithSchuster. For Dallas (2-7), Garrett Gilbert, in his first career start because of injuries to Andy Dalton and Dak Prescott, was 21 of 38 for 243 yards with a scoring pass to CeeDee Lamb. Greg Zuerlein kicked four field goals The Cowboys drove 65 yards and made it 10-0 as Gilbert rolled right and hooked up with Lamb in the end zone from 20 yards. Zuerlein’s 44yard field goal made it 13-0. With 1:31 left in the half, Neville Gallimore hit Roethlisberger, who came up limping. But, three plays later, Roethlisberger threw 17 yards to James Washington

Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford (98) hits Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) in the fourth quarter at AT&T Stadium. (Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports) in the back of the end zone. Chris Boswell missed the extra point, leaving it 13-6. Roethlisberger retreated to the locker room, pressing backup Mason Rudolph into action for four plays, ending with Boswell’s franchiserecord 59-yard field goal to make it 13-9 at halftime. Saints 38, Buccaneers 3 Drew Brees threw four touchdown passes and Tom Brady threw three interceptions as visiting New Orleans defeated Tampa Bay.

Brees entered the game one touchdown pass behind Brady for the NFL career lead and finished the game with 564 to Brady’s 561. Brees completed 26 of 32 for 222 yards and 12 different teammates caught passes on the night. The Saints (6-2) won their fifth consecutive game to pass the Buccaneers (6-3) for first place in the NFC South. New Orleans swept the season series after defeating Tampa Bay 34-23 in the

Julius Baer to pay nearly $80 million in FIFA corruption case ZURICH (Reuters) - Julius Baer has made an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) to settle allegations over its role in corruption surrounding global soccer body FIFA, the bank said yesterday. The bank has taken a provision of $79.7 million to cover expected fines after agreeing in principal to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement. Julius Baer said it expects a final resolution of the matter “shortly.” Switzerland’s third largest private bank said it had been cooperating with the DOJ since 2015 in the agency’s investigation of alleged money laundering and corruption involving officials and affiliates of FIFA and associated sports media and marketing companies. The affair is a holdover from the era of former Chief Executive Boris Collardi, who is now at Geneva private bank and asset manager Pictet. Julius Baer was heavily criticised earlier this year by Switzerland’s financial supervisor FINMA for ignoring money laundering

season opener in which the Saints intercepted Brady twice. It was the first time in Brady’s career that he has lost twice to the same team in one season. He completed 22 of 38 for 209 yards in the most lopsided loss of his career. The Buccaneers ran just five times, the fewest in NFL history. Dolphins 34, Cardinals 31 Rookie Tua Tagovailoa — locked in a battle against fellow 23-and-under quarterback Kyler Murray — threw two touchdown passes as Miami defeated host Arizona to win their fourth straight game, its longest streak in four years.

Tagovailoa, 2-0 in NFL starts, completed 20-of-28 passes for 248 yards, with no turnovers. He also ran seven times for 35 yards for the Dolphins as Miami (5-3). Murray completed 21-of-26 passes for 283 yards, with one turnover (a fumble for a Miami touchdown). He also ran for a careerbest 106 yards on 11 carries, but it wasn’t enough as the Cardinals (5-3) had their three-game win streak snapped. Besides Tagovailoa, a Dolphins hero was kicker Jason Sanders, who made two field goals, including a career-best 56-yarder. His other conversion, from 50 yards, set a Dolphins record for consecutive kicks without a miss (20). That field goal, with 3:30 left in the game, was the winning score. Raiders 31, Chargers 26 Justin Herbert’s apparent game-winning 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Donald Parham Jr. on the final play of the game was reversed on replay and Las Vegas held on for a wild victory over Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon at Inglewood, Calif. Parham appeared to have won the game when he caught Herbert’s fade pass over defensive back Isaiah Johnson while falling out of the right corner of the end zone. But the touchdown call was overturned when replay showed that the ball hit the ground as he rolled on the

sideline chalk. Derek Carr completed 13of-23 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns for Las Vegas (5-3) which improved to 4-1 on the road and won its third straight away from home for just the third time in the past 15 seasons. Herbet Herbert completed 28-of-42 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns for Los Angeles (2-6), which lost for the sixth time in seven games. Keenan Allen caught nine passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. Bills 44, Seahawks 34 Josh Allen threw for 415 yards and three touchdowns while a d d i n g a r u s h i n g score to outduel Russell Wi l s o n , a n d B u ff a l o defeated visiting Seattle in Orchard Park, N.Y. Stefon Diggs and John Brown combined for 17 receptions for 217 yards and the defense forced four turnovers for the Bills (7-2), who remained atop the AFC East. The NFC West-leading Seahawks (6-2) suffered their second defeat in the past three games. Wilson was 28 of 41 for 390 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed for a score. In other results: Vikings 34, Lions 20 Falcons 34, Broncos 27 Texans 27, Jaguars 25 Chiefs 33, Panthers 31 Titans 24, Bears 17 Ravens 24, Colts 10 Giants 23, Washington 20 (Field Level Media)

Barbados’ Husbands, Guyana’s Singh log wins

People walk past a branch of Swiss bank Julius Baer in Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 3, 2020. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann) risks of FIFA-linked payments. An ex-banker was convicted in 2017 in U.S. District Court of conspiracy charges for arranging payments from a sports marketing executive to the Argentine soccer

association’s president. Since 2016, the bank said it has addressed the shortcomings identified in its operations, including by redocumenting each of its client relationships and ending its dealings with some customers.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario, CMC – Ace Barbadian reinsman Patrick Husbands and long-standing Guyanese jockey Sunny Singh flew the Caribbean flag on Sunday at Woobine, with each landing a win. Husbands, a multiple winner of the jockeys’ title at Canada’s leading racetrack, is sixth in the standings with 65 wins – 57 behind leader Justin Stein – and Singh notched only his 11th win of the season, which draws to a close in just over a month. Singh got his name into the frame first, when he piloted 5-1 chance Red Frog to a 1 ¼length win in the CAN $35,500 fourth race, going 1,100 metres on the Polytrack. The Guyanese rider put Red Frog, a fiveyear-old, chestnut gelding, into the lead quickly before coming under pressure from the second-place finisher in the final bend and shaking clear at the sixteenth pole to hold on to victory in a time of one minute, 03.86 seconds. Husbands later drove the 6-1 chance Wicked to a 1 ½-length victory in the CAN $64,300 seventh race over 1,700 metres on the Polytrack. He kept the two-year-old, dark bay filly, before rallying inside on the far turn, shifting out dramatically approaching the quarter pole and making several manoeuvres to get to the line in a time of 1 min, 46.83 secs.

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T20 cricket destroying Shai Hope’s cricket says Clive Lloyd By Sean Devers At 76, former Guyana, West Indies and Lancashire Captain Clive Lloyd certainly have the authority to comment on West Indies cricket and lamented that T20 games is destroying Shai Hope’s cricket. He spoke on the importance of the ‘A’ team tours to West Indies Cricket. The pugnacious Lloyd scored 19 centuries including a highest score of an unbeaten 242 from 110 Tests between 1966 to 1984 at an Ave of 46.67. His 7,515 runs included 70 sixes which suggests that he would have dominated T20 cricket. However, the Guyanese, who grew up in Queenstown and played for the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), does not think out of form West Indies batsman Shai Hope should be playing T20 cricket. “I don’t think t20 cricket is for Shai Hope ….he would get into bad habits; it’s destroying his cricket. I know it’s like you want to take away money from people but the point is that he should not be playing T20. He should have gone into an ‘A’ team, he should be playing the longer game, he needs to spend more time in the nets with a bowling machine,” Lloyd opined. The most successful Windies Skipper in Test cricket, Lloyd led West Indies in 74 matches; winning 36 including 11 in row in a 27

West Indies in the 1980s. Lloyd (sitting 4th from left) & Dennis Waite is at left standing. streak of unbeaten games between 1974 and 1984. The powerful Guyanese left-hander led West Indies to the first two World Cup titles (1975 & ’79) before his team lost to India in the Final of the next World Cup in 1983. “Having West Indies ‘A’ teams are very important. You play against Test players and budding Test players and if we had a good ‘A’ teams and ‘A’ team tours, young Shai Hope would have a stint in the ‘A’ team to help build back

his confidence as England did with Nasser Hussainand Mark Ramprakash. It’s not a demotion for a Test player it’s just going down it’s like if you playing football in the first division premier league. If you get injured, you go down to the second team and get your form and confidence back and then you are up there unless you are Ronaldo or that sort of player. But we should have an ‘A’ team and that team should

serve as that County cricket builder,” said Lloyd, the cousin of former West Indies off-spinner Lance Gibbs. Speaking on the Mason and Guest Radio show in Barbados, Lloyd was asked how he thought the Regional side would perform in the Two Test matches in New Zealand next month. “We have players that possibly should perform, the ball swings around in New Zealand just like it does in England. It’s just a matter of

Sharma’s champions Mumbai out to shatter Delhi’s maiden IPL dream AFP - Rohit Sharma’s defending champions Mumbai Indians are aiming for a record-extending fifth title in the Indian Premier League final today but Delhi Capitals under Shreyas Iyer are threatening a changing of the guard. The 13th IPL final will be played in an eerily empty Dubai stadium because of the coronavirus pandemic but back home a TV audience of more than 200 million are expected to watch the showdown. Delhi outplayed Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday to reach their first final, meaning a new name could be added to the trophy if the Ricky Ponting-coached Capitals beat Mumbai, who lifted it in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Led by the 25-year-old Iyer and mentored by the Australian great Ponting, Delhi have been the surprise package of 2020, though their path to the final was not smooth. They started the season

brilliantly, winning seven of their first nine games and briefly battling Mumbai for top place in the league, before four straight defeats. They lost all three of their matches against S h a r m a ’s Mumbai, including the first playoff match last Thursday. The Mumbai-born Iyer said Delhi, with Shikhar Dhawan shining with the bat and the impressive pace bowling Kagiso Rabada, had now to hold their nerve to counter Mumbai’s big match experience. “This has been a rollercoaster. A lot of ups and downs. We have stuck together like a family,” Iyer said after his team’s 17-run win over Hyderabad in the final playoff match took them to the final. “A lot of responsibility comes as a captain, and on top of that you have to maintain consistency as a batsman. “In the next game too, we have to play freely and

maintain our temperament.” Iyer ’s inconsistent batting form has been a cause for concern but Dhawan has hit two centuries while Australia’s Marcus Stoinis and West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer have contributed valuable power play runs. Rabada leads the IPL bowling chart with 29 wickets while fellow South African Anrich Nortje set the IPL record for the fastest single ball at 97 miles an hour. Stoinis, who took three wickets and scored 38 in Sunday’s victory, said Delhi at their best would be able to beat Mumbai, who he called a “great team”. - ‘Versatile squad’ Ponting was part of the Sharma-led Mumbai team which won the first of their four titles seven years ago. Sharma, 33, was appointed skipper midway through the 2013 season after Ponting stepped down due to poor form and has since grown into his role as a leader,

even being touted as a rival to Virat Kohli as captain of India’s limited-overs teams. Sharma is not in the best of form with the bat and missed a few games because of a hamstring injury which could mean he misses India’s upcoming tour of Australia. But his team remain favourites against Delhi with a strong batting line-up that includes rising star Ishan Kishan, South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav. The pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult, who moved from Delhi Capitals this year, have shared 49 wickets in their impressive run to the final. “Having such a versatile squad it gives me the luxury to change the batting order and rotate the bowlers,” Sharma said after the win against Delhi in the opening play-off. “When you have bowlers like Bumrah, it makes your life easy. And Bumrah and Boult are in top form.”

your mind-set and applying yourself to the task but it would be tough. I have never done very well in New Zealand apart from the games outside of the Test match and I don’t think a lot of our top players have done well there,” said the bespectacled Lloyd who led Guyana to Regional ‘double’ in 1983. Known as the ‘Super Cat’due to his brilliance at cover in his younger days, Lloyd said New Zealand are a well-disciplined side and well led by Kane Williamson who is an astute Captain. “They believe in their talent and they have the home advantage. It’s going to be difficult but the old adage of cricket is a game of glorious uncertainty and if you apply yourself. You haveto do well in all aspects of the game, we have to be fit enough, take our catches, you have to try and bat long and that’s the problem that we have,” continued Lloyd who made his Test debut against India in 1966. Lloyd noted this is the first time on any tour that he knew where only have two openers were selected. “If the opening batsmen are failing who do you turn to?

I thought it was a funny situation that you have the guy {Joshua} de Silva who can act as a good opener, he can be groomed as an opener. He looks a compact player. When we look at the fast bowlers we have young Holder… the U-19 find. To me he is quite quick. When do you play him? On tours like this you can’t blood them since touring these days there are not many games outside the Tests matches to do that,” explained Lloyd, who retired from international cricket at 41 after playing his last ODI against Pakistan in 1985. Lloyd who played 490 First-Class matches and 87 ODIs, said he was unsure if the level of fitness our cricketers is right. CWI and the Antigua Government partnered to purchase the ground which was repossessed after Texas Billionaire Allen Sanford was incarcerated and it is now being used for Regional training camps. “I think they need to get fitter and have Coaches at the Stanford ground training the guys,” said Lloyd who recommended Australian fitness trainer Dennis Waite to work with the West Indies team during the glory years of 1980s.

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Mandhana 68, Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women’s T20 Challenge title ESPNcricinfo - The Supernovas led by Harmanpreet Kaur failed to defend their Women’s T20 Challenge title as they lost a low-scoring final of the 2020 edition to the Smriti Mandhana-led Trailblazers in Sharjah. Chasing 119, the Supernovas struggled in their chase, losing early wickets to spin and failed to recover, eventually losing by 16 runs. Kaur’s 36-ball 30 had kept the Supernovas in with a chance, but her dismissal in the 19th over allowed the Trailblazers to breathe ease and eventually seal a comfortable win. Earlier in the day, Radha Yadav’s five-wicket haul in the first innings had restricted the Trailblazers to 118 for 7, a total that seemed below par at the halfway mark despite a fluent 68 from Mandhana. But as the wicket got difficult in the second innings, it was a total that in hindsight was more than competitive as the Trailblazers spinners applied the choke successfully. Mandhana shows her class The Trailblazers captain was due a big score after making 39 runs in the two league-stage games, but come the final, she struck the game’s only half-century, and that too at a strike-rate of 138.77. Her 49-ball innings of 68 included five fours and three sixes. Her innings was all the more important because nobody in her team had a

strike-rate of 90, and if her score is taken out, the other batters contributed 45 runs in 72 balls. She dominated the Powerplay while her opening partner Deandra Dottin (32ball 20) struggled on the sluggish surface, and together they made 45 in six overs for the loss of no wickets. Dottin was the first Trailblazers wicket to fall in the 12th over, and once that happened, Mandhana began to take more chances. She reached her fifty three balls after the Dottin dismissal, but was out in the 15th over, stumped off Shashikala Siriwardene trying to attempt yet another big shot. By then, though, the Trailblazers had already breached 100. Radha’s five-star show Traiblazers had eight wickets in hand when the 18th over started, but went on to lose six scalps over the next 18 deliveries. That was thanks to Radha’s left-arm spin, who took two wickets in the 18th and three in the 20th to ensure the Supernovas did not have to chase a total in excess of 120. Her 5 for 16 was the best figures in the history of the competition and she earned her wickets by slowing her pace, forcing batters to try and manufacture the power, which they mostly failed, holing out to cover or in the long-on region. When she finished her spell at the culmination of the first innings, it seemed the

momentum was with the Supernovas as they needed 119 to defend their Women’s T20 Challenge title. Khatun, Deepti seal the win Chamari Athapaththu and Jemimah Rodrigues opened the batting for the Supernovas, and Jhulan Goswami welcomed them with some deliveries that were swinging away from the lefthand batter and into the righthand batter. Athapaththu failed to connect with her drives with Rodrigues was finding it hard to pierce the gaps, and the partnership was broken in the second over when Sophie Ecclestone trapped the Sri Lankan lbw after a successful review. Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma then applied the choke with some stumpto-stump bowling, with the latter taking the wickets of Rodrigues and Taniya Bhatia, but while Kaur was in the middle, the chase was always on despite the rising asking rate. Kaur looked to slog legside but a hamstring injury she suffered in the first innings was hindering his movement. That meant she struggled with the doubles. Salma Khatun, the Bangladesh international, then picked off Siriwardene in the 15th over, and in her final over - the game’s 19th dismissed Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar in the same over to all but end Supernovas’ hope of a win. Needing 24 off the final over, the Supernovas

Sophie Ecclestone got the big wicket of Chamari Athapaththu. (BCCI)

Radha Yadav claimed 5 for 16, including three wickets in the final over © BCCI could make only seven as the Trailblazers sealed their win. While Mandhana was the Player of the Match, Radha

was the Player of the Tournament for her eight wickets in three matches. Scores: Trailblazers 118

for 7 (Mandhana 68, Radha 5-16) beat Supernovas 102 for 7 (Kaur 30, Khatun 3-18) by 16 runs.

Deandra Dottin fulfills wish, wins WT20 challenge SportsMax - Deandra Dottin always wished to play in the Women’s T20 Challenge. Today, she not only fulfilled that wish but is now a champion as well. The Barbadian allrounder yesterday scored 20 of the Trailblazer’s 118 for 8 that was good enough to defeat Supernovas by 16 runs in Sharjah. Dottin and Smriti Mandhana who top scored with 68, shared in an opening stand of 17 before the Windies Women star was out in the 12th over, caught going for a big hit over deep midwicket off a Poonam Yadav delivery. Their 50 partnership came up off just 38 deliveries with Mandhana doing the bulk of the scoring with 39. After Mandhana got out in the 15th over, the innings fell away as Radha Yadav scythed through the remaining line up taking 5 for 16 as Trailblazers collapsed from 101 for 2 to 118 for 8. Supernovas were never in the hunt as they lost wickets regularly, at one point being 37 for 3 after 8.2 overs. Captain Harmanpreet

Deandra Dottin (right) fulfills wish in WT20 challenge. Kaur (30) and Shashikala Siriwardene (19) provided a fleeting moment of hope when they took the score to 74 when things went pear-shaped. Salam Katun 3 for 18 stifled the lower order which resulted in the Supernovas limping to 102 for 7 in reply. Shakira Selman was unbeaten on 4 at the end. Deepti Sharma returned figures of 2 for 9. Dottin expressed her joy afterwards. “I have always wanted to

play this tournament, and to win the tournament has been good. Indeed, the pitch was struggling a bit, but Smriti was batting really well. I was just looking to give her the strike as much as possible,” she said. Dottin was the second highest scorer in the tournament with 76 runs scored in the three matches. She averaged 38 runs per innings and had a top score of 29 not out. Only Mandhana with 107 runs score more.

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Powerlifter Nairanjan Singh aiming for gold at 2021 North American and C’bean C/ship By Zaheer Mohamed Veteran overseas based Guyanese powerlifter Nairanjan Singh will be looking to add to his extensive, exceptional, extended trophy cabinet should the North American and Caribbean powerlifting championship which is tentatively set for August next in Miami comes off. Singh told Kaieteur Sport that he is now preparing for the competition and is confident of winning gold for Guyana. Born at Lilliendaal, Greater Georgetown, Singh celebrated his 75th birth anniversary on October 20 last in Maryland, USA where he now resides. The covid 19 pandemic forced him to miss training at the gym for a few months, but Singh is now back at the LA Fitness gym training four times a week. “I was doing some light training at home during the closure of the gym, but I am happy to be back there preparing for the championship,” he posited. Singh has done Guyana proud on numerous occasions and has also represented Maryland and the United States. He developed a passion for weight training at a tender age and started out with weightlifting at Kevil Daly gym at Pike Street/Railway

line, Kitty at the age of 15 with the likes of Cecil Moore, Donald Robinson and Albert Baker. Singh bagged his first title at weightlifting when he won the bantamweight class at Inter Estate championship at Better Hope community centre in 1964. The following year he took gold in the novices category at the Booker Staff Sports Club in Kingston. He also competed in the intermediate competition where he placed second the said year. Due to several challenges, Singh quit competing at weightlifting and took up powerlifting. He tasted success in his first outing in the sport which came in 1992 at the Masters Nationals powerlifting tournament at St. Stanislaus College. Representing Kingsrow barbell club, under the guidance of Claude Charles, he squatted 374lbs, bench pressed 264lbs and dead lifted 455 lbs to take gold at the age of 47. He then migrated to the USA where he continued to train and compete. Singh was impressive in the USA, winning the Maryland State championship from 1994 to 1997. In 1997, Singh competed in his first international

Nairanjan Singh displays one of his accolades.

competition; representing Maryland, he won silver at the Masters World in Las Vegas after he bench pressed 281lbs, squatted 392 lbs and dead lifted 447 3/4 lbs. The following year, he took the runner up spot at the USA Masters Nationals which was held in Ohio; he benched pressed 286lbs, squatted 392lbs and dead lifted 454lbs. Singh turned in a splendid performance to win the Maryland bench press

championship in 1999 where he set a record at the age of 59 with 298lbs which still stands. His impressive run continued overseas and in 2000 he bench pressed 281lbs, squatted 364lbs and deadlifted 420lbs to bag gold at the USA Masters Nationals at Atlanta, G e o rg i a , r e p r e s e n t i n g Maryland. He was subsequently selected to represent the USA at the Wo r l d M a s t e r s

Nairanjan Singh during a bench press.

Championship in Canada, but did not make the trip for personal reasons. Singh added yet another gold medal to his collection with victory in the North American and Caribbean championships in 2010 in Guyana, representing USA. Representing Guyana, Singh placed fifth out of 15 athletes at the Masters World in Texas in 2012. The following year he won gold in the Masters segment at the Pan Am championship which was held at Orlando, Florida, while in 2014 he finished second at the North

American and Caribbean championship in the US Virgin Islands. Singh handed Guyana gold at the 2015 C o m m o n w e a l t h championship in Vancoover, Canada and won silver in the South American open bench press championship in 2017. He grabbed gold at the North and South American competitions in Mexico City in 2018 and in Uruguay in 2019. Singh said that he is happy to be representing Guyana, while sharing that his secret is to train hard with lots of protein and vitamins.

Chance advocates for more participation in relay events By Calvin Chapman Guyana’s 400m indoor r eco r d h o ld er ; A r in ze Chance, during a recent interview with Kaieteur Sport, shared his opinion that this nation stands a good chance of medaling at international track meets if relays are taken more seriously. In addition, he posited that the relay events can help build an athlete’s moral and give them confidence going forward. The recent South Carolina graduate, who has qualified for the World Indoor Championships that is slated to be run off in China from March 19-21 next year, shared his optimism of Guyana doing well in the men’s 4x400m event specifically, but opined that the Golden Arrowhead is well capable of putting up a dangerous men’s 4x100m team with the quick feet of Akeem Stewart,

Arinze Chance

Davin Fraser, Emanuel Archibald and Owen Adonis making up the core. However, his advocacy for more participation in relays by Guyana is based on the fact that it can be a good learning curve for upcoming athletes since the importance of exposure cannot be understated.

Chance underlined the point that most of the world’s leading athletes don’t usually compete in the world indoor championships; which will be one of the first major events in 2021, and proposed that the local sprinters should be afforded the opportunity to compete (Continued on page 25)

Arinze Chance wants more attention to be paid to relay events.

Clive Lloyd & little Shai Hope.

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Shai Hope’s only 2 tons were scored in the same game against England in 2017. (cricifo photo)

T20 cricket destroying Shai Hope’s cricket says Clive Lloyd Sharma’s champions Mumbai out to shatter Delhi’s maiden IPL dream

Smriti Mandhana shapes to dispatch one to the leg side, Trailblazers vs Supernovas, Women’s T20 Challenge 2020, Sharjah, November 9, 2020 ©BCCI

It’s Delhi Capitals’ Shreyas Iyer (left) against Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma in today’s IPL final in Dubai.

Powerlifter Nairanjan Singh aiming for gold at 2021 North American and C’bean C/ship

Mandhana 68, Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women’s T20 Challenge title

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