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AFCreadytosupport PPP in renegotiatingExxoncontract

By Davina Bagot willing to support the Government in going to uyana’s third Exxon as Guyana - a unified major political Guyana - to look at how we

Gf o r c e , t h e renegotiate.”

Alliance For Change (AFC) Meanwhile, Leader of party,iswillingtostandwith t h e A F C , K h e m r a j the People’s Progressive Ramjattan pointed out that Party (PPP) to change the the whopping 10 billion lopsided 2016 Production barrelincreaseinoilreserves Sharing Agreement (PSA) in the rich Stabroek Block is withExxonMobil. more than enough reason to

AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan

AFC Chairperson, Catherine Hughes

contract’ to evade calls for principlessuchas‘pactasunt

renegotiationoftheStabroek servanda’, well known to Conference on Friday, the thetable. BlockPSA. state actors Therefore, party’s Chairperson, “We have indicated, and

D u r i n g a P r e s s get the oil company back to

Hesaid,“Whatisplaying despitesovereignty,astateis Catherine Hughes explained Ipubliclyhaveindicatedthat out is the misapplication of a liable if it unilaterally that the group believes yes, indeed (we can legaldoctrinetoavoidacting breachesanagreement.” renegotiating the agreement renegotiate) because we in the nation’s best interest. However, Dr Williams should not be approached in understand the changed

Because the sanctity of c o n t e n d e d t h a t t h e an isolated manner but the circumstances but more than the changed circumstance, the lopsided agreement in contract doctrine does not renegotiation of a contract is country’s leaders should that, the PPP when it was in he does not believe that ordertomaintain‘sanctityof apply to the consensual a common practice that does holdhandsonthematter Opposition had said that our General Secretary of the contracts’.

process of contract not collide with the ‘sanctity

A New York based renegotiation, common ofcontract’doctrine.Hesaid by this publication, Hughes they will renegotiate. Did would be willing to move in Lawyer,Dr VivianWilliams senseshouldhaveshutdown it involves the revisiting of said, “the renegotiation of they fool all of us here? It thisdirection. has challenged this standing that argument before it was problematic terms of an the contract should be would appear so because Several stakeholders by the Government, as he evenmade.” agreement by parties who considered in the same spirit they have an obligation, a have in the past highlighted believes there are clear The Lawyer added, may or may not reach with which we work boundingdutytogonowand t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f grounds for which that “Simply put, sanctity of agreement on a revision. together- Opposition and renegotiate with all that is Government and Opposition principle can be set aside or contract means, an Therefore, Dr Williams Government, we work happening,” Ramjattan told working together on the overruled.

In response to a question agreement was so rotten that PPP, Mr Bharrat Jagdeo

agreement made freely, argued that ‘sanctity of together on issues that have themedia. management of the oil and In an invited comment, knowingly, and fairly by contract’and‘renegotiation to do with our border and as He added that while the gassector Dr Williams said successive competent parties, must be of contract’ are parallel you know the border dispute AFC has already made its Jagdeo has said multiple administrations have, for too kept It operates as a processes that compliment and this is where we’ve said position clear about times that his party will not long, invoked the common fundamental principle of ratherthanoffendeachother quite a few times that we are changing the contract due to enter into a renegotiation of law ‘doctrine of sanctity of contract law, reflected in (Continued on page 10)

Stabroek Block operator mounts legal challenge against $4.2B tax claim by GRA

By Kiana Wilburg

theAppellant. to income which is

The Appellant’s letter beneficially owned by the xxonMobil’s also indicated that if the resident of the other affiliate, Esso Respondent would not Contracting State, and that

EExploration and recognise the categorisation t h e R e s p o n d e n t ’ s

Production Guyana Limited of the payments to the investigations had revealed (EEPGL) has moved to the Appellant as technical fees, that GDWUL was not the High Court to appeal a theywouldthenbeamenable beneficial owner of the $4,223,604,522 withholding to classifying the payments income paid to it by the taxassessmentissuedtoitby as “other income” under Appellant. the Guyana Revenue

Article23oftheConvention. The Respondent’s letter Authority (GRA) for the GRA subsequently further informed the period January 2020 to July

replied to theAppellant by a Appellant that if EEPGL 2021. letter dated May 11, 2022, wished to object to this and

Head of EEPGL, Alistair Routledge

GRA Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia

According to the court which contended, inter alia, to request a review of its case perused by Kaieteur that the payments the letter position, it may do so within News, on or around June 15, characterized as rental(s) of 15 (fifteen) days of the date 2017, the Appellant said it the FPSO did not constitute of the letter, in accordance was granted a Petroleum reservoirs. In accordance with FPSO [Liza] Destiny is a services of a technical with section 78 of the Act; Production Licence to EEPGL contended that Section 39(1) of the Income technologicallycutting-edge nature. thatis,bytheMay26,2022. produce oil in the Stabroek these processes are highly Tax Act and Article 14(1) purpose built facility that The letter further EEPGL has since Block located approximated skilled and technical ones, and 14(2)(a) of the performs highly specialised contended that Article 23 of exercised its right to appeal 120milesoffshoreGuyana. the provision and carrying Convention, the Appellant and technical processes for the Convention only applied intheHighCourt.

Theoilandnaturalgasto outofwhichbytheFPSOare said it deducted withholding which the Appellant’s vital for its efficient taxattherateof10percentof licence relates is located in production operations in the the consideration paid to w a t e r d e p t h s o f Stabroek Block oilfield GDWUL and duly paid this approximately between Importantly, EEPGL said sumovertotheRespondent. 1000 - 3000 metres in depth. paymentsaremadeunderthe By letter dated January Consequently, in order to Charter Agreement to 14, 2022, the case stated that produce oil offshore Guyana GDWULforitsservices. the Respondent wrote to the in furtherance of the The company said it Appellant observing that for Appellant’s licence, the r e c o g n i s e s a n d the period January, 2020, to Appellant engaged the acknowledges that the July,2021,theAppellanthad services of Guyana Deep United Kingdom of Great made payments to GDWUL Wa t e r U K L i m i t e d Britain and Northern Ireland under the Agreement, (GDWUL). and Guyana have entered totalling $42,236,045,220 as K a i e t e u r N e w s into a Convention for the charterandleasepayments. understands that GDWUL is avoidanceofdoubletaxation The Respondent’s letter a limited- liability company and the prevention of fiscal further stated that the duly incorporated and evasion with respect to taxes Appellant had deducted and registered in the United on income and capital gains remitted 10 percent of these Kingdom and whose and the encouragement of payments to GRA as registeredofficeissituatedat international trade and withholding tax based on the Lot 7 Albemarle Street, investment. That agreement Convention, rather than 20 London, WIS 4HQ, United wassignedinAugust,1992. percent as is required by the Kingdom That company, Under Article 14 of the Third Schedule to theAct. It based on Kaieteur News’ Convention, EEPGL also stated that income from research, is an affiliate of through its lawyers said rentals was not covered by SBM Offshore, the Dutch technical fees arising in a the Convention The company which has been ContractingStateandpaidto Respondent’slettertherefore buildingGuyana’soilships. a resident of the other demanded payment of the

The court case states that Contracting State may be sum of $4,223,604,522 as GDWUL is and was at all taxedinthatotherState. the unpaid balance of material times the registered However, under Article withholding tax due on owner of the Liza Destiny 14(2) of the Convention, payments to GDWULby the Floating Production Storage such technical fees may also Appellant. and Offloading (FPSO) be taxed in the Contracting EEPGL, however, vessel. State in which they arise and disagreed with GRA’s

TheAppellant said that it according to the law of that reasoning stating that under hasaCharterAgreementNo. State, provided that if the Article 14(1) and (2) of the LIZ CM C 16 05 with recipient is the beneficial Convention, the beneficial GDWUL effective January owner of the technical fees, owner of the technical fees 1, 2017. At all material the tax so charged shall not was not chargeable to tax in times,EEPGLsaidtheFPSO exceed 10 percent of the excessof10percent. hasbeenusedbyGDWULto grossamountofthosefees. It also indicated that the provide certain specialised As set out above, the term technical fees had been technological services company said GDWUL is comprehensively defined in and/or functions it requires registered in the United Article 14(3) of the in its petroleum production Kingdom,andisaresidentof Convention as - “payments operations at the Stabroek that country within the of any kind to any person, Block oilfield. It said these definition prescribed under other than to an employee of include the treatment and Article 4 of the Convention. the person making the preparation of crude The income paid by the payments, in consideration petroleumforexport,andthe Appellant to GDWUL for for any services of a treatment and processing of the technical services technical, managerial or associated gas and water provided by the FPSO and consultancynature”. recoveredfromitspetroleum remitted to the Appellant in The Appellant’s letter reservoirs at the Stabroek the United Kingdom are further detailed how these Block oilfield into a beneficially owned by services provided by the condition where they can be GDWUL, and subject to FPSO were of a technical re injected into the said withholdingtax. nature, namely that the

- tax authority says money duly owed on

paid to UK firm managing Liza

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EDITORIAL

GUYOIL – Why people not charged?

Given what has occurred at GUYOIL, why are some peoplestillwalkingaroundfree? Wewanttoknowwhythe now terminated employees of GUYOIL have not been charged,andhavenoteitherbeenplacedbeforethecourt,or areinjail? Itbogglesthemindthataftertheslewoffindings and many exposures of all that took place at GUYOIL that peoplearestillfloatingaround,andlittlehasbeendone. Who isprotectingwhom,andwhyisthisevennecessary,sinceso much corruption was unearthed at the State entity? (“AG report flags lack of contract and quotation in botched deal…Director’s friend had recommended unlicensed fuel company”-KNOctober7).

It is more alleged corruptions than one can imagine occurring under one roof and involving a small set of GUYOIL employees, and entangling also, if this could be believed,adirectorofthecompany Directorsareselectedto overseecleanoperationsandcleanbusiness,notbeapartof corruptionschemes,asalleged.

According to the Auditor General’s report, the perpetrators fingered so far appeared to have thought of everything, covered all the bases. But like all situations involving corruption and breaches of trust occurring since time immemorial, there are always those stray strands that comebacktohauntinthefingersthattheypoint,andtowhose doorstheylead. Procurementprotocolsignoredandviolated, self-serving, made-up procedures followed, friends of friends,acompanynotauthorizedtoengageincertaintypes of fuel business, no price quotation and no contract, among other damning exposures, thanks to the work of the Audit Office.

The May 28, 2021AG report identified three GUYOIL employeesandoneDirector Theyarenotordinaryworkers, butverysenioroneswho,alongwiththeDirector,allhavea duty to conduct themselves in a prudent and aboveboard manner AscanbegatheredfromtheAG’sreport,noneofthe fourdidso,asthe‘officialsactedinappropriatelyandnotin the best interests of the company.’ Further theAG’s report has recommended that the men be separated from the company,andonedidactuallyjumpthegunandresigned(or wasallowedtoresign).PresidentAliintervenedandordered that the Director and one employee be removed. Leaving asidetheissueofthePresidentmovingintothespaceofthe Board of Directors, there are still concerns as to why the matter has stopped there for all three employees and the Director ThisisbecausetheAG’sreportalsorecommended that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) be consulted, and that chargesbelaidagainsttheallegedwrongdoers,assupporting circumstances necessitated. The problem is that to this day, almostayearandahalflater,nooneofthepersonsnamedin theAG’sreporthasbeenchargedbytheGPF

Why is this so? Clearly, as could be gathered from the AG’smultiplefindings,allinterrelatedandalltrackingback tothefourofficersofGUYOIL,thereweresomeseriousand costlyactivities. Notthroughincompetenceorignorance,as we remind citizens, but with what were undoubtedly a long string of corrupt practices that reflected much cunning thought employed, much crooked energies expended, and much cash in the mix. GUYOIL’s cash is the cash of Guyanesetaxpayers. Therefore,afullandproperaccounting isdue,whichmeansaccountabilityonthepartofthosewhose nameshavebeencalled. TheAuditOfficehasdoneitspart, and very well, we may add, for which a word of thanks is offered. Theissueathandtoday,andforthemonthssincethe AG’sreport,iswhereisthepolice?

And what is the outcome of its investigations, if any, in this oil affair? Thefact that named GUYOILofficials have been terminated, and one resigned, is not good enough becauseitdoesn’tgofarenough. Thiscannotbelikeoneof those private road accident settlements. Corruption was at work,andthoseresponsiblemustbegoneafterandgivendue process. Thereisnofriendshiporloyaltyhere,onlythatthe wheels of justice turn in complete circles and end at the properplaces,inclusiveofrestitutionandjailfortheguilty

Duplicitous PPP treats Indigenous ‘WaiWai Nation’ with utter contempt

DEAREDITOR, school cash grant. The PPPteamvisitedMasakenari cash grants. The duplicitous

The PPP hides under a residents of Masakenari, onAugust27th2022. PPP continues to show utter veneer of pomp, ceremony, Deep South Rupununi The Regional Chairman, contempt for the ‘WaiWai’ and lavish, though empty expected to receive their inthepresence,andwiththe people. promises, creating thick cash grant since it is their support of Mr Ali, made a Another day, another smoke screens of State entitlement They are commitmenttotheresidents empty promise to the sponsored ‘stink and dutty’ adamant that they, like all ofMasakenari. indigenous children, of events and free cash give- othercitizensofGuyana,are That commitment was hinterlandGuyana. awaystothechosen. entitled to the money which that, he would personally The PPP’s contempt for

ensure that, before school Guyana’s Indigenous distractions are intended to andnotapoliticalparty reopens residents receive Peoplesiswithoutlimit.The shiftcitizens’attentionaway

T h e s e o b v i o u s is the property of Guyana

Following the publicly their back to school cash inequalities in this country from their sufferings release of information grants. prevail even in the face of Whether it works or not is regarding Government’s

Theonehundredandtwo international grand standing entirelyuptothecitizenryas failure to take ‘WaiWai’ (102) nursery and primary and lofty speeches about awhole. children to their home school pupils along with the u n i t y, a n d e q u a l

TheIndigenous‘WaiWai village from Aishalton thirteen (13) secondary opportunities for all in the nation’, however, rejects the SecondarySchool and the school students and their so-called‘OneGuyana.’ emptypromisemadetothem attendant hardships at last parents have given up any Sincerely, regarding their back to term’s end, Mr Ali and his hope of ever receiving their MervynWilliams.

Budget Questions for Guyana’s Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh

DEAREDITOR,

2. How much is budgeted towards (PSA),betweenGovernmentofGuyana

During his 2022 Budget Speech on constructioncontractsforeachRegion? andExxonanditspartners. January 26, 2022; Dr Singh noted that

3. How much is budgeted for 6 How much Royalties were the theme of the Budget is ‘Steadfast subventions to Non Governmental receivedbytheGovernmentofGuyana Against All Challenges, Resolute in Organizations, the amount for each in2021underthe2016PSA. Building our One Guyana’and that the Organization and the names of these 7. How much were the profits Budget would be ‘Historical’ and Organizations? receivedbytheGovernmentofGuyana ‘Transformational.’ Inkeepingwiththe 4. For the nine months ending in 2021, under the 2016 Profit-Sharing ‘One Guyana’ theme of the Budget, September 30, 2022, how many AgreementwithExxonanditspartners. andonbehalfofmanyGuyanese,Ihere contracts have been approved for over 8. How much of the pre-contract now asktheSeniorMinistertoprovide GY$100millionandwhatarethenames costs have been amortized and what is answerstothefollowingquestions: of the Contractors for the individual the balance of pre contract costs

1. What is the Regional Budgetary Contractsandwhatisthetotalvaluefor capitalizedasatDecember31,2021for AllocationforeachRegionofGuyana? eachcontractapproved? thePSAwithExxonanditspartners? Kindly provide breakdown between 5.What amount of Royalties are Appreciateyourtimelyresponse. Current Allocation and Capital budgeted to be received in 2022 under Sincerely, AllocationbyRegioninyouranswer? the2016ProductionSharingAgreement NigelHinds

Now Standing Up Against Evilness is Selective

DEAREDITOR, howmanypeoplewillcancel that from the dirty mud, regardless whoever is

In Guyana and beyond their festive Christmas something clean, pure, and offendedbytheactivities. when evil is done by parties? IndianNationals divinecanemerge,similarly The‘goodoverevilfight’ someone people like, these all over the world celebrates speakingoutandstandingup done by our deities we pray people stay silent and their these religious days with againstallevilandnotbeing to,isthefightingofthemost loud voices from the eitherhavingpartiesasthat’s selective is how one can evil thing plaguing the land megaphone comes when their version of observance, emerge from an immoral at that time, not the people who they don’t like, and others do fasting, environment. secondary ones, the most do evil.The current bruhaha praying and other quiet The sports and evil thing in Guyana now is fromtheHinduleadershipin sacredobservances. entertainmentbusinessinthe the strangling oil contract Guyana is how they are Where are the outraged free western world will squeezingthenationandits’ offended by the cricket voices of the offended alwayshavescantilydressed people into a slow and festival celebrations and Guyana Hindus on the rape females, alcohol, and music agonizing death, yet no planned Diwali Rumfest as crises in India and treatment aspartoftheactivities,even outrage from the offended theseareagainsttheholiness worse than animals for the the Islamic State of Qatar religious on the most evil of Navratriand Diwali.As a low caste Hindus in India - hosting the largest one sport thinginthisland. Hindu, I did my fasting for whom are mostly ancestors event in the world, the “Our voices must be Navaratri, will do so for of Indo Guyanese? Dead Soccer World Cup, knows heard on future Cricket Diwali, and will not be silence! what’s at play - the see- Carnivals,” shouts the attendinganyRumfest. How many times those through fishnet dress worn offendedreligious.Yetthese H

weve

e Hindus offended by the by the wife of the Qatari andotherreligiousvoicesof including Hindus have a Cricket Carnival protested LeaderduringtheWorldCup outrage, are not behind right to do whatever they theseinjusticesinIndiaatthe Drawshowstheyknowhow Glenn Lall, Yog Mahadeo, want once they are not Indian High Commission in the business works.The day Melinda Jankie and others breaking law They are Guyana?Notonce. Pakistan played Bangladesh fighting the greatest evil Christians who do fasting, What one perceives as inthelastCricketWorldCup plaguing the country, which praying and other quiet evilandimmoralwillalways inEngland,themenuoutside clearly shows speaking out sacred observances during be there, that’s the nature of the ground for that day was and standing up against evil

in, one of pork,thishowthesportsand isnowselective. Christians

festive

significances of ‘Mother entertainment business Regards, partying

Laxmi’onthelotusflower,is works, the business goes

When will we have a sane and sensible distribution of our wealth?

DEAREDITOR,

2016, I expressed the view 1970 from our erstwhile independent entity would instead of this old imperial attitude is a recipe for

Ifthisletterispublished, that this ridiculous masters.Thisboldstepwasa determine the outcomes on technique, as we heard only disaster and leaves wide Iwouldhopethatatleastone agreement was entered into vindication of our suffering importantmatters. yesterday, pensioners will open exploitation by the reader, particularly of the with the oil giants as a during slavery, our

The perception is that young generation would be tactical move for Guyana to humiliation as Indentured payment No doubt, all whose beliefs, whoseour EPA instead of movedtospeakupandinthe have that oil business Labourersandthesidelining pensioners welcome this methodology enslaved myp r e v e n t i n g t h e appropriate way and time moving and on the road. of our Indigenous people reliefwhichwillbenomore ancestorsandbroughtothersdespoliation of our agitate so that they and the Long before Independence over many years As a thanapain-killer,butfailing here as Indenturedenvironment see more rest of us can save authentic as ordinary folks, looking at youngster, I recall my to deal with the cancer or Labourers, even as attemptsconcern with catering toliberty the map and oil extracted in parents, not being amused causeofthepain. were made to subjugate our the disposition of the

receive another one off same people whose attitude,

ThelibertyItalkaboutis areascontiguoustoGuyana, when BG meant more

When you hand out this Indigenous People. I againinvestors. Investors andone where every citizen and we were confident that we BookersGuyanathanBritish

kind of largesse, in a sense, posethisquestion,whenwill developers must alwaystheir children are made free hadoilonshoreandoffshore. Guiana.Today,doesthistalk

we do not deal with the all of our leaders learn from to practice their religious Itwasthereforenotabad of one Guyana really mean be welcomed and disparity that exists even the lessons history has to beliefs, cement the old time thing to accept little so that ExxonmobilGuyana?

among OldAge Pensioners. offerencouraged,butatalltimes forms of decency and we can open up the window Mr Editor,whenwillour

What is needed today is a Aswesurveythebloodywe need to make a clear decorum by rejecting what of opportunity for bigger leadersstanduplikemenand careful study of our several watershed of the 20thdistinction between making I’m witnessing the things. I assume that all of not mice, and get a better communities and with century,itwasfuelledbythehandsome profits as against importation of alien culture our political leaders would dealforourpeople? professional precision to stubbornnessandthefollyofshareoldtimeexploitation. which translates into share have had the wisdom, guile Whenwillweputanend bring relief to those in afewmen inGuyana.

When will our young vulgarity and public display and foresight to make to this debauchery of greatestneed. Will the young peoplepeople arrest this decent of nakedness and lewdness optimum use of the reality democracy,whereimportant

W h e n w i l l w e allowafewmentosquanderwhere we witness the as we witness in public that those billions of barrels institutions such as the understand and appreciate opportunitiesthatbeckons?Director of Public recently. of oil extracted daily belong Environmental Protection that those in charge of the Is it because our presentProsecutions (DPP)

Beyond that of equal tous. Agency(EPA)areperceived ship of state must crop of leaders has not readseeminglydeterminingwhat importance is our But it seems as though, to have lost their demonstrate magnanimity enoughandthereforeblindlyshouldbeadjudicatedinour management of our natural forsomereasonwegotstuck professionalism and and not, as I heard recently, are repeating errors andCourts and who should be resourcesoftimber,bauxite, into the sticky mud of folly, independence, where we treat the other side as devils sharedstupidityofthepast.charged. gold, oil and gas, which we cowardice and it appears have the audacity of a pretending or perhaps even Regards,When will we have a have in abundance for a sometimes, forms of Minister proclaiming believing that we are on the HamiltonGreenmore sane and sensible countryoflessthanamillion corruption, ignoring the fact publicly, when a so-called thresholdofSainthood.This Elderdistribution of our wealth souls. that those with the

Thisshoulderadicateby technologytoextractthatoil now,wantandpoverty With must benefit but that we the proper management of should never be satisfied this enormous wealth, we withthecrumbsfallingfrom should not have a still themaster’stable.

fractured and unequal This appears to be the educationandhealthsystem. situation today and it’s We should have a much painful for those who better paid public service, understood the complexities particularly those who of the Cold War and who operate at the lowest rung. I bravely navigated the refer to ordinary Policemen, consequent turbulence to Soldiers,Firemen,Teachers, become independent on the Security Guards, Doctors, 26th May, 1966 and further Nurses,etc. to certify this Independence

Letmeconfessthatwhen with courageous leadership I learnt of the lopsided oil became the first Republic in deal accepted before 2015 this part of the hemisphere and later signed by the severing all physiological Coalition Government in bonds on the 23rd February,

Do Guyanese Politicians understand the scale of the oil giveaway?

DEAREDITOR, renegotiation. Would any of combinationoflowextraction democracy and its oil can be

If you owned one of the these politicians sell their costsandsuperioroilqualityat shipped from the secure nicest houses in an exclusive houseforafractionofwhatit a very convenient geographic watersoftheCaribbeanSeato neighbourhood, would you isworth? location that makes it a refineries in Texas This sell your house for a fraction Would they forgo compelling investment compares favourably given of what other sellers are insurance on their house? Of opportunity for any oil that a large percentage of the receiving? Guyana is course not, then it begs the company in the world world’soilcomeseitherfrom receiving significantly less question as to what is their Venezuela, Guyana’s rogue states, such as Russia moneyfromitsoilproduction secretincentivetocontinueto neighbourtothewest,harbours and Iran, or the Arabian thanothercountries. ignore the ever increasing oneofthelargestoilreservesin peninsula,whereithastopass

But some Guyanese barrage of reasons why the the world, but its heavy crude through the hostile Strait of politicians hide behind the Stabroek Block Production is high in sulphur content and Hurmuz. porous façade of the sanctity Sharing Agreement (PSA) is expensive to refine compared Thus,itisastoundingthat of contract while others are notupforrenegotiation. toGuyana’slightsweetcrude Guyanaisslatedto scared to utter the word Guyana’soilcomeswitha Furthermore, Guyana is a (Continuedonpage6)

Are we destined to be a cursed people?

DEAREDITOR, without medical supplies destined to be a cursed

Oilwealth,lessthannine and people are dying from people? hundred thousand people, illnesses that simple

Everyone dancing to sugar, rice, vegetables, antibiotics can cure. Our theirowntunewhenitcomes groundprovisions,countless young boys are being totheirlivelihoodbutgather species of fish in our waters sexually abused by PPP intheirthousandstogetherto and the soil is so rich if you officials for material things. embrace lawlessness We spitfoodwouldgrow,yetthe Yet, our priority is must shoulder some of the cost of living is so high Government sponsored blame too. The regime can peoplearegoinghungry ‘Stink and Dutty’ wine only get away with carving

Theregimedoesnotcare down. There is a saying, outoursufferingifweaccept about citizens This is ‘people get the Government suchandallowthemtoreign scandalous and something theydeserve’.Andequallya with rains of poverty and must be done to make the visionlesspeoplewillsuffer want. MEANWHILE THE PPPGovernmentunderstand inaworldofplenty Wehave OPPOSITION IS BROKE, that‘distimenahlangtime’. wild hogs, wild cows and LETHARGIC AND

The world is laughing at wild this and that in our DISUNITED! us.Intheabundanceoffood, jungles but Guyanese are Sincerely, we produce bountifully, our rushingtobuyforeignmeats NormanBrowne childrenaregoinghungryat a n d g o o d s i n o u r Social and Political school. Our hospitals are supermarkets Are we Activist

Do Guyanese Politicians

Frompage5 million barrels; Payara GuyaneselivingonUS$5.50 receive 14 5% of oil break-even is US$32/barrel a day that their Government revenues from the Stabroek for 600 million barrels, and doesn’tevenrealizetheyare Block PSA, over the next Yellowtail break even is getting US$121 billion less several years, when an IMF US$29/barrelfor925million thanexpected? survey several years ago barrels. That is an average Ring-fencing is where showed the average revenue weighted break even of the expenses of one project take for the world’s oil US$29.82/barrel. cannot be applied to another regimeswasbetween65%to Let’s assume that over project. For example, if the 85%. thelifeoftheStabroekBlock Stabroek contract had ringThe Government stated the average price of fencing in place, the FPSO recently in an interview that Guyana’s Brent crude is costs associated with Guyana would receive over about US$100/barrel. If for Yellowtailcannotbeapplied 50%ofrevenuesoverthelife every barrel, the oil to the Liza 1 project. of the Stabroek Block PSA, companies can recover However, the Stabroek s e e h e r e US$29.82asanexpensethen Block lacks ring fencing. https://youtu.be/kZauAIRnx Guyana’stakewouldhaveto This coupled with the ig?t=1309. This seems be collected from the provision that allows the oil illogicalgiventhatGuyanais remaining US$70.18, that is companiestorollforwardall in a 50/50 profit share with profitoil. their expenses that exceed 2% royalty but the oil The oil companies that the monthly 75% cap would companies are allowed to have stated for every 25 probably ensure Guyana’s recover all their expenses. barrels of profit oil, Guyana share of oil revenues will While there is a monthly would get 14.5 barrels and hover at 14.5% revenues for 75% cap on expenses they would get 10.5 barrels. decadestocome. Whatever claimed, any amount above Thus, Guyana’s share of the secret incentive motivates the75%capisallowedtoroll US$70.18profitoilwouldbe the Politicians to go around forwardtofuturemonthsand US$70 18 * (14 5/25) = defending the Stabroek years. Thesimpleequation US$40.70. That is Guyana Block PSA, one has to for profit is revenue minus receives approximately 41% question if the Politicians expenses There are of oil revenues. This 41% even contemplate the e x p e n s e s s u c h a s share is significantly less astoundingamountofmoney exploration, development, thanthe50%ofrevenuesthat being given away to rich and operational costs that are being claimed One shareholders in the Western willruninthetensofbillions specificfigurementionedby countries? of US dollars These theGovernmentwasGuyana Wemayreceive14.5%of expenses guarantee that the may get 52% of revenues. oil revenues for decades to 50/50 profit share would be The Stabroek block is come in a world where the appliedtolessthan100%of estimated to contain 11 averageshareofoilrevenues revenues. Thus, Guyana’s billionbarrelsofoil. rangesfrom65%to85%. share of oil revenues would At US$100/barrel that This is stealing from the befarlowerthan50%. works out to US$1.1 trillion poor to fatten the rich

If we look at the reports dollars. A 11% difference, Hence,Guyaneseshouldask the oil companies have 52% subtract 41%, on total these politicians defending released, the approximate revenues amounts to the Stabroek Block PSA, if break-evencostsforthefirst US$121 billion That is they would sell their four Stabroek projects are: about US$155,000 dollars mansions for a fraction of Liza Phase 1 break-even is for each of the 780,000 whattheyareworth? US$35/barrelfor450million people living in Guyana. Regards, barrels; Liza Phase 2 break- How do you explain that to Darshanand Khusial on evenisUS$25/barrelfor600 the more than 43% of behalfofOGGN

BLUNT BLUNT

Children and adults inAmerica

are singing a new song.

What a friend we have in Jagdeo. America never had a friend like he.

Exxon never had a better helper than he.

Jagdeo give we the oil, Jagdeo watch Exxon back. Jagdeo is the best! Jagdeo is the best! To hell with the rest.

What a friend we have in Jagdeo. All our profits he handover, all our company troubles he wave away.

Jagdeo is the best! Jagdeo is the best.

Hip, hip hooray! Hooray for Jagdeo is what they’re chanting and singing in America.

Jagdeo is the best, the best in America, for America

absence at major oil conference a national embarrassment - KN Publisher

By Davina Bagot (GBS) and Expo hosted by viewers and listeners of the BasinsSummit,keyindustry the Georgetown Chamber of programme, “Just imagine stakeholders participated in

“When an oil conference Commerce and Industry we had a number of oil and the event to give the country isheldinanycountryaround (GCCI)atthePegasusSuites gas experts who came into adviceonthemanagementof t h e w o r l d , w e s e e and Corporate Centre, in this country for this forum itsoilandgassector Governmentofficialsturnup Georgetown. The event was and gave advice and none of

Some of the points to these events, ready and hosted between October 4 our Government officials reported by this publication willing to learn from the and 6, last, under the theme, werepresent.” were recommendations on experience of others. We ‘Responsibly Developing It was reported that oil spill preparation between expected to see the same the Region’s Resources for a Brassington was slated to be the region and the thing in Guyana, given that Prosperous and Sustainable part of a discussion on the importance of Guyana’s we are still a newcomer in Future’. It was geared at US$2 billion gas-to-energy Indigenous communities this business, but instead of forging partnerships project that included a benefitting from the oil and ourleadersshowingupeager between Guyanese and question and answer gasresources. to learn something new no foreigninvestors. segment on day two of the Chief Executive Officer onebotheredtoparticipate.” Lall pointed out during conference.Hewasexpected (CEO) of the International Hinterland communities in complained that the money This is the view of the his programme that all of the to be the lone local Association of Oil and Gas Guyana to ensure equitable received from the sector is Kaieteur News Publisher, officials responsible for the representative on that panel Producers, Iman Hill said at development in the country “notawholelot.” Mr Glenn Lall. During one management of the however, the investors who the conference that taking T h e I D B C o u n t r y He went on to tell the of his most recent radio petroleum sector, including came to Guyana for the into consideration, Guyana representative argued that people that the country programmes aired on President Irfaan Ali, Vice seminarwereforcedtospeak a n d S u r i n a m e ’ s the opportunities should not collected about US$350 Kaieteur Radio (99.1 and President Bharrat Jagdeo, to other foreigners in his geographical proximity, as only be extended to the millionperyearsofarforthe 99 5 FM), Lall said Natural Resources Minister, absence. well as their acceleration of educationandhealthsectors, first two years but the new Government’s absence from Vickram Bharrat and Head To this end, Lall offshore oil exploration and but also in the areas of Demerara Harbour Bridge theseminarwas“anabsolute of the Gas to Energy underscored that the production operations, communication and access alonewillcostthemUS$260 embarrassment to the people p r o j e c t , W i n s t o n “audience who had mutual agreements on safety amongothers. million. ofthiscountry.” Brassington, did not “have questions for him had to go must be seen as crucial for Salazar said that the He also told them that He was at the time the decency to show their back home clueless, just like t h e r e s p e c t i v e future of the country is its government wants to build a referring to a three day faces.” therestofGuyana.” administrators. people, hence measures world class Children and Guyana Basins Summit The businessman told During the Guyana The Inter American should also be taken to Maternal Hospital which Development Bank (IADB) exploretheskillsneededthat will cost another US$170 Chief of Operations and may not have been taught in million. That alone is one G u y a n a C o u n t r y school. year oil money, the VP said, Representative, Lorena Itmustbenotedhowever as he pointed out there are Salazar also offered the that Vice President Jagdeo still more highways to be country some counsel, hastoldGuyanesethattheoil built on the East Bank of coming from Ecuador, money collected each year Demerara. anotheroilproducingstate. for the two oil projects is Notably, the projects he Salazar urged that the merely enough to complete listed are all geographically revenue stream from the twoprojectsforGuyana. placed on the coasts, with no burgeoning sector must not The VP was speaking to major plans announced for stagnate on the coasts, but anaudienceinBerbiceabout t h e I n d i g e n o u s must trickle down to two weeks ago when he communities.

Kaieteur News Publisher, Mr. Glenn Lall

Teacher arrested for sexually molesting boy, 14

A businessman, who is also an accounts They were reportedly told that the man teacher at an East Coast Demerara (ECD) was sent on administrative leave to facilitate secondary school, has been detained for an investigation. However, the parents grew allegedly sexually molesting a 14 year-old frustrated at the slow pace of the boy So far, police have been silent on the investigation and were enraged when they matter but Kaieteur News has been able to learnt that there was an alleged attempt to confirm that the man is currently in police transfertheteacherandcover-upthematter custody Based on the allegations, the man In their bid for justice, they decided to go molestedtheboyinSeptember public with the case and after the allegations

The child is a third form student and against the teacher began circulating, only reportedly attended lessons held by the then were the relevant authorities called in to teacher at a building on the East Coast of investigate.

Demerara. It is alleged that one afternoon An official police report was made and after classes were over he offered to drop the the school teacher was arrested. The Child boyhomeinhiscar,andheacceptedtheoffer Care and ProtectionAgency (CPA) is said to

Instead of taking the boy home directly, beplayingapartintheongoinginvestigation. he reportedly pulled over and tried to entice Kaieteur News understands that since the the boy into having an intimate relationship allegations against the school teacher went with him. Kaieteur News was told that he viral, more victims have started to come offered to pay the child a sum of cash every forward. Some made allegations of being weekandprovidehimwithafreelunchevery victimized by the school teacher when they day,buttheboyrefused. refusedtohavearelationshipwithhim.Some

It was at this point, it is alleged, that the alleged that he threatened them to not submit teacher began touching the child theirSchoolBasedAssessmentstobegraded, inappropriately The child, this publication and even prevented them from entering his was told, resisted the attempts and a scuffle class. ensued. Eventually the teacher was forced to It is alleged too that this is not the first give up making his advances and decided to time a complaint of this nature was lodged dropthechildhome. against him According to information

As soon as he arrived, the boy reportedly reachingthispublication,hewasinvestigated relatedeverythingtohisparents.Theydidnot inthepastbuttheinvestigationwouldalways waste any time in lodging a complaint with end with him being transferred to another thePrincipaloftheschool. school.

What is going to happen to our schoolchildren?

We are having dry According to reports, the attend these latter pool from which talent school holidays. The reason organizeschoolsportevents.weather at the moment in teachers said they were championships Students emerges.Buttheseshouldbe why this cannot happen is In this way these events canGuyana.Asyoudrivearound exhausted (doing what I also attend in order to cheer scheduledinsuchawaythat because there is likely to be be held at weekends orthe city, you stumble on don’t know) But that theircolleagues. theydonotreduceclassroom resistancefromTeachers. during the vacation periodsmanyschoolsholdingschool important period when It is not unknown for time.

The Ministry of and would not require thesport. catch up and remedial robberies to take place at Schoolchildrenalsoplay Education has to give supervisionofteachers.

Butshouldthehostingof classes should have been these events. There have other sport, including table priority to reducing learning

TheDistrictandNationalschool sport, as they are helddidnottakeplace.

been well publicized tennis. But they do after loss in school. And there is Championships should alsocalled, not have been Perhaps the school sport incidents of children being hours and on weekends. So no substitute for increased be disaggregated andcancelled this year? Given should have been held robbed of their cellular why can’t the athletics, classroom time in reducing separate competitions bethe loss triggered by the during the holidays so that phonesbythugswhoinvade swimming and cycling this deficit. But obviously held, on weekends, foralmost 18 month long when the children returned theseevents.Attendingthese competitions at the level of theMinistrywillalsowantto swimming, track and fielddisruptionofregularface-to- for the Christmas term they championships mean less the schools, district, and delude itself into believing andcycling.faceschooling,itwouldhave would not have to spend so classroomtime. nationally, take place on thatitisprovidingarounded

More classroom timebeenpresumedthatafrantic much time on the field but

TheDistrictandNational weekends and during the education for children. So it will be available. And thisattempt would have been instead be able to devote Schools’ Championship can Augustholidays? will want to persevere with can only help reducemade to maximize longer hours to classroom take you to the end of Why instead of holding theschoolsportevents. learninglosses.classroomtime. instruction. November Then there are theswimming,athletics,and Acompromise has to be (The views expressed inThePresidentofGuyana School sport is a guzzler the Diwali events hosted in swimming competitions all struck.Itissuggestedthatin this article are those of thespoke about learning losses. of time The school schools, Christmas concerts at the same time, these each Region, the Regional author and do notAddressing an Education population in each school is andparties,andschooltours cannotbestaggeredandheld Educational Authorities ask necessarily reflect theSummit at the United divided into Houses. The to various parts of the individually and on volunteers including opinionsofthisnewspaper.)Nations, he conceded that variousHouseshavetokeep country weekends and/or during the parents, to help and manage there was learning loss as a t h e i r I n t e r H o u s e

The first term ends with resultofthepandemicbuthe competition to determine littleschoolworkdone. said that interventions were who will represent each By the second term, beingmade. House at the school’s sport. Mashramani events intrude,

The Education Minister Classeshavetobesacrificed thenEaster Thethirdtermis has also admitted that there forthis. annually shortened because were learning losses. Earlier Then classes have to be of CSEC examinations and this year, she set alarm bells sacrificed again when the CAPE. off when she said, “I don’t schools hosts the athletic So with all these extrathink people really events. Mind you, it is not curricular activities taking appreciatewhattwoyearsof only the athletic events placeduringtheschoolyear, schoolclosurehasdone.But which take students away wherearetheteachersgoing wehavetofindwaystomake fromtheclassroom. tofindenoughtimetoreduce sure that these children get When the respective learning losses? No wonder exposed to the hours of schools complete their we have an educational educationthattheyneed.We championships, there are systemthatiselitist. may have to work into District Championships and It is accepted that the July/August.” then the National school cycling, swimming,

Well, there were no Championships. Not only and athletics championships classes during the athletes representing their are like a nursery for our July/August holidays. schools, are required to young athletes. This is the

Mother who poisoned toddler remanded

he woman, who Berbice, Corentyne on and told her father what her confessed to Sunday imbibing with her mother had done. The man

Tfeeding her four husband.Shesaidtheyspent immediately rushed the year old daughter some time there and before child to the Port Mourant Gramaxone (poison), was leavingshe collecteda one- Hospital but because of the on Friday charged with litre Pepsi bottle of seriousnessofhercondition, attempted murder and Gramaxone – a poisonous she was transferred to the remandedtoprison. substance. New Amsterdam Hospital

Niladave Shamsundar

According to police whereshewasadmittedand called“Tasha”,ahousewife sources, she revealed that remainsinacriticalstate. of Lot 1 No. 50 Village, when she and her husband

The woman, however, Corentyne, Berbice returnedtotheirhomeatNo. had told police initially that appeared at the No 51 50 Village, East Berbice, shehadcollectedthepoison Magistrate’s Court where Corentyne, they began from her mother-in-law on thechargewasreadtoherby arguing The argument Thursday last to kill weeds MagistrateAlexMoore.The resultedinherthreateningto in her yard and that she had charge was laid under kill herself and their young concealed the bottle in a Section 103 (a) of the children.

goatpenbetweenatyre.She Criminal (Offences) Act, Sometime during that toldpolicethatherdaughter Chapter8:01. period,shesaidthatshetook found the bottle while she She will return to court the bottle containing the was playing in the yard and onDecember9,2022. poison and gave her four consumed its content

The woman, who also year-old daughter some to However, following intense hasayoungerdaughter,had drink. questioning by detectives, told detectives that she was The child after the woman confessed to athermother-in-law’shouse consuming the poisonous feeding her daughter the at No 70 Village, East substance began screaming substance.

Lula will win. The Labour Party will win

For each setback you get Labour will secure a two- sitting president from the chances of any Black (not will vote for the in the world, there is a thirds majority If Labour DemocraticParty non-White) president in the PPPin2025. positiveemergence.Italyhas fails to win in the coming Trump won because of future. He remains what he So Trump votedforafascistformation. poll in 2024, then it is a gift Obama. Young White voters was–acelebritypresident. and the AFC But even though that is a that they have deliberately and White women did not Back home in Guyana, it were kicked out worrying prospect, one refusedtoaccept. voteforObamainhissecond was the same thing. People after they lacerated shouldnotbedepressed. But the bright spot in the contest because they felt that wanted a change from the the hopes and

The cabal that just won world waiting to encircle the he brought no changes to long rule of the PPP and the dreams of the people the Italian general election is globe is the coming victory Americanpolitics.IfKamala AFC appeared as the bright who thought they a coalition. Italian coalitions of Lula in Brazil. The defeat Harris wins the candidacy spot on the horizon. People w o u l d h a v e do not stay solidified for of Bolsonaro is a foregone for2024,(thoughIdoubtshe were not only emotional transformed their takeatasteofalcohol. Iama more than two years. If there conclusion and it mirrors the will get it), she will lose the about the AFC but felt it respective countries If huge fan of Lula. The world is anything Italy contributed situation with Trump in the presidentialcontest would refashion a different Trump wins the Republican will have a positive injection to the political theory US 2016 and the AFC in Harris is going to be Guyana. primariesandtheDemocrats of political sanity when Lula textbook is that coalitions Guyana in 2015. In the US, beaten by Trump (if he gets

Frederick Kissoon

They thought so with put an impressive candidate wins. Brazil will return to its are about people whose citizens wanted a break from the nod from the Republican Trump and he didn’t offer it. againsthim,Trumpwilllose. democratic norms when mentalities do not allow the Democratic Party that Party) or by another In fact Trump fooled every InBrazil,liketheUSand Bolsanaro goes There them to stay in power for too they thought had leaders that Republican candidate citizen in the US who was Guyana, people thought should be a judicial long. Before you take the were replicas of each other because Whites and from the middle classes and Bolsonaro would have i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n t o pizza out of the oven or Barack Obama spoke substantial sections of the the working masses. The ushered in a new era Bolsonaro’s tenure. Back before an Andre Bocelli unadulterated nonsense non-White population are AFC turned out to be the Bolsonaro turned out to be home–whovex,vex.Idon’t concert is over, the current when Mrs. Hilary Clinton notgoingtovoteforher most horrible politicians the worst president Brazil care how people react to the marriagewillfallapart. losttoTrump. What will happen is that ever to have emerged from ever had with many scholars words to follow – unless

The two phenomena on He said that if he had run as soon as she wins the theshoresoftheCaribbean. and political observers Irfaan goes off on a wild the horizon waiting to again he would have won. primaries, the Obama There is no question in feeling that he has mental tantrum, I will vote for him happen are the Lula triumph Obamaranforasecondterm symbolism will kick it the mind of this analyst that problems. in2025. in Brazil and the Labour and barely won and caused People will say: “not again.” the AFC will not get Lula will beat him in the (The views expressed in Party victory in the next the Democrats to lose seats What the failure of eight countrywide, even 200 votes runoff this month, and when this article are those of the election in the UK. If the inboththeHouseandSenate years of Obama has done to in 2025. I know a family that happens, I, personally a u t h o r a n d d o n o t election is held tomorrow, bythelargestmarginundera theUnitedStatesistokillthe member of a leading big wig will celebrate. I may for the necessarily reflect the in the AFC that told me he first time in my entire life, opinions of this newspaper.)

AFCreadytosupportPPPinrenegotiating...

That was part of my life and as a matter of Just last week this newspaper reported that fact, that was a main part of my life, and I’m the major developments in the Stabroek talkingabouttheExxonsoftheworld.Ihave Block validate the call for a renegotiation of seen many contract you can think about and the contract. It was former Head of the changes are expected and the one thing that Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA), Dr you always have a justification for changing VincentAdamswhoexplainedthatitisnormal acontractiswhenthereisamajorchange.” for such dramatic events to pave the way for In 2016, when the Coalition Government changes to agreements. In fact, he said that renegotiated and signed the Production while working with “the Exxons of the Sharing Agreement (PSA) with World” this principle applied, insisting that ExxonMobil, the country had only found Guyanacanmakeuseofthisindustrynorm. approximately1.1billionbarrelsofoilinthe According to him, “I have spent 30 years Stabroek Block. Six years later, over 10 at the highest level of the US Government billion more barrels have been discovered in and I negotiated (and) I evaluated contracts. thecountry’sExclusiveEconomicZone.

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GPHCcertifies50new PatientCareAssistants

ByAllyiahAllicock

course. They also started clinical representing100 percentpasses for practice in the wards on April 29, thePCAclassof2022.

Fifty new Patient Care last. Of the students that joined the “In conclusion, GPHC now has Assistants (PCAs) were on Friday programme, she noted 32 percent 50 certified Patient CareAssistants certified after undergoing a six- were never absent through the six who are now equipped with month training programme at the months period even as she stressed knowledge, skills to perform in Georgetown Public Hospital that for patient care, “every second keeping with the scope of practice Corporation(GPHC). counts.” and ready for employment in the

Present at a simple graduation Providing details on the six healthcare sector, and I must say ceremony held at the Umana Yana, written examinations conducted that this batch of students, with Georgetown, were GPHC’s Chief during the six month period, exception of those who would Executive Officer (ag), Mr Robbie Stewart explained that for the first return to their various regions, will Rambarran, Joan Stewart, Nursing exam, 62 percent of the students all be employed with the GPHC Mentor/Coordinator of the PCA scored 60 percent and over, and from October 11, 2022,” Stewart programme, and Evelyn Parker, those who achieved low related. Assistant Coordinator of the PCA percentages, along with students In congratulating the batch of programme, among other special who commenced the programme 2022, the acting CEO told the invitees. Stewart, who provided an after the first examination, were graduates, “First of all, no job is overview of the PCA programme, allowed to re-sit the exam and 92 important than the other, all of it is said that the care-givers represent percentofthemweresuccessful. equally important and don’t allow the 15th batch to receive training at For the mid-term assessment, anyone to disrespect you or belittle the GPHC and they were drawn which was held in June, the you in your profession, you will from nine administrative regions Coordinator revealed that 92 make contribution just like (exceptRegion8)inGuyana. percent of the students scored over everyoneelse.”

During her brief remarks, she 60 percent and at the final The CEO told them that this is noted that the PCA programme examinations, 52 percent of them just the beginning- a stepping commenced on April 14, 2022 and passedwithan‘A’gradewhichis85 stone, as he encouraged them to was designed to prepare the PCAs percent and over, and 22 percent work even harder He added that in to offer basic nursing care to gained ‘B’ Grade which is between keeping with the President’s vision selectedpatientsandfamiliesunder 75 and 84 percent For a cumulative of a world class healthcare system the supervision of professional score which represented the total in Guyana, they all have an nursesandteamleaders. mark of the six assessments, the important part to play in achieving

The Coordinator shared that practical and final exams, 18 thatvision. during the six months of training, percent passed with Grade ‘A’, 64 Thisyear’svaledictorianforthe the students received training in percent passed with ‘B’ Grade and PCA programme is Ms. Cassie various topics in keeping with the 16 percent passed with Grade ‘C’, George.

The Patient Care Assistants Graduating Class of 2022 with officials of the GPHC

Valedictorian, Cassie George

Scenes from the Graduation Ceremony held at the Umana Yana

GRA intercepts Health Ministry’s ambulance with smuggled chicken

GraceKennedydonatesto GuyanaCancerFoundation

-driverincustody

Officials of the Guyana keybeforeheleft. withtheGRAofficials. Revenue Authority (GRA) Sometime later, GRA Thedriverissaidtobein on Friday reportedly officials, acting on custody and the security intercepted an ambulance information, located the guard was reported taken in with several boxes of ambulance bearing licence forquestioning. smuggledfrozenchicken. plate PAC 4274 and This is not the first case

K a i e t e u r N e w s intercepted it at No 78 w h e r e G o v e r n m e n t understandsthatthedriverof Village, Rampoor, Upper resources were misused and the ambulance is attached to Corentyne,Berbice. abused In 2017, former the Skeldon Public Hospital There were videos that SWAT Commander, Motie and he showed up there at surfacedonsocialmediaofa Dookie, was busted using a approximately 03:00hrs and heavy duty hymac pulling police vehicle to transport collected the keys for the the ambulance from what smuggled whiskey from vehicle from a security appearstobeaditch. Suriname He was later guard. K a i e t e u r N e w s terminated from his official

Thedriverreportedlydid understands that the capacity as a Police Officer not follow the standard ambulance ended up there by the Police Service procedure of signing for the during a high speed chase Commission.

QC girl places 3rd in Int’l letter writing competition

An 11 year old Queen’s College

s t u d e n t ,

B r y a n e l i z a Latchman,hasmadeGuyana proud by winning the bronze medal for her country in the 51st ‘International Letter Writing Competition’ for a letter she wrote to President Irfaan Ali advising him on some steps to address climatechange.

Almost 191 countries across the globe participated in the competition and Latchman placed third behind Turkey and Oman, which secured first and secondplaces,respectively

To participate at the international level, Latchman had to first jump on climate change. Twenty- Latchman the bronze medalthe hurdle of winning the three submissions were forhercountrylocallegofthecompetition. received and Latchman On Friday, LatchmanThat local leg was emerged as the winner to was honoured at a simpleorganised through the represent the country at the ceremony that was held atcollaborative efforts of the internationalcompetition. theProvidencePostOfficetoGuyana Post Office

Latchman’s letter was celebrate‘WorldPostDay’.Corporation(GPOC)andthe addressed to President Ali, She received a prize of aMinistryofEducation. andshedetailedsomesalient laptop for her success at the

According to a GPOC steps that he can act upon to local leg of the competition,release, the local leg of the addressclimatechange. c o m p l i m e n t s o fcompetition was accessible

Thatsameletterwasthen Nalico/Nafico Insuranceto all students from nine to submitted to the Universal Company

In observance of Breast Cancer primarily go towards our screening Awareness month, Grace Kennedy Money programme with Dr Balwant Singh’s Services Limited (GKMS Ltd.) – home of Hospital from as early as next week. Western Union and Bill Express – on Moreover, this initiative started onTuesday Thursday donated some $250,000 to the with the First Lady, Mrs. Arya Ali Guyana Cancer Foundation (GCF) to GKMS’contributionistheseconddonation furtheritsefforts tospreadawarenessabout towardsthisinitiative. thedeadlydisease.

I therefore, express heartfelt thanks to GCF’s President, Bibi Sadeeah Akhtar Grace Kennedy and we appreciate you Hassan (right), in expressing appreciation coming on board with us once again, thank for the contribution said, “This will youverymuch.”

Post Union office in

Her third place award forparticipants were tasked Switzerland to compete theinternationalcompetitionwith writing a letter to an internationally and it was will be conveyed at a later

successful again earning date.whyand how to take action

The ambulance that was intercepted with the smuggled chicken

Bryaneliza Latchman receiving her prize on Friday at the Providence Post Office. (Photo Credit: GPOC)

Nigeria oil was being stolen for nine years via illegal pipeline

During their clampdown Senate of the discovery of the clampdown within the last six told Reuters via email, “SPDC campaign, Nigerian authorities four kilometre (2 5 mile) weeks, 395 illegal refineries appreciates the additional discovered an illegal pipeline connection from the Forcados have been deactivated, 274 surveillanceconductedonbehalf that has been stealing crude for export terminal, which exports reservoirs destroyed, 1,561 of NNPC to deal with illegal nine years from one of the abound 250,000 barrels per day metal tanks destroyed, 49 trucks activities. However, the recently country’s largest oil terminal. (bpd)ofoil.Kyarisaidthemajor seized.” However, he noted that discovered theft pipeline is The shocking revelation was oil export terminal had its the most striking of all, is the approximately 30km away from made on Tuesday by Director of productsdivertedintothesea. four kilometre illegal oil SPDC’s Forcados terminal. It is the Nigerian National Petroleum “Oil theft in the country has connection line from Forcados not within SPDC’s pipeline right Company Limited (NNPC), been going on for over 22 years Terminal into the sea which had ofway.” MallamMeleKyari. but the dimension and rate it been in operation undetected for While Nigeria is Africa’s

According to Nigerian assumed in recent times is almostadecade. largestoilexporterthecountryis reports, Kyari disclosed that the unprecedented,”Kyarisaid. It was reported that while losing potential revenue from illegal pipeline was connected to Healsosaid,“Butinrisingup thieves often tap land based some 600,000 bpd of oil, Kyari the Forcados Terminal, which is to the highly disturbing pipelines to siphon oil said,assomeisstolen. operated by the Shell Petroleum challenge, NNPC has in recent undetected, an illegal line in the In August, crude oil exports

Development Company time, in collaboration with ocean is highly unusual and fellbelowonemillionbpdforthe (SPDC), a local subsidiary of relevant security agencies, suggests a more sophisticated first time since at least 1990 as a Britishoilgiant,Shell. clamped down on the economic theftoperation. result,starvingNigeriaofcrucial

The official told the Nigerian saboteurs. In the course of the Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary cash.

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Director, Mallam Mele Kyari

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FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIALJURISDICTION FAMILY DIVISION PETITION NO. FD-796 BETWEEN: (COURTMAN)

KESHARIE nee RATTAN petitioner/Applicant And (COURTMAN) TRENTON LEON Respondent TO: TRENTON LEON COURTMAN

Last Known Address Lot 21 Wailers Delight West Coast Demerara Guyana.

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

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2022-HC-DEM-CIV- FD951 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE FAMILY, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION FAMILY DIVISION Application No. FD-951 BETWEEN: BERNADETTE KELLY HARDYApplicant And MALANNA HARDY Respondent TO: MALANNA HARDY (Address Unknown) TAKE NOTICE that on the 1 day of July, 2022 an Application Relating to

TAKE NOTICE that the Application is scheduled for Directions Hearing on Friday the 28 day of October, 2022 at 9:00 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious via Zoom Meeting ID: 648 772 9256 and Password: 5hRiHf at the Family Division of the High Court at Georgetown. N DEFAULT of your filing a Reply to Application Relating to Child, an Answer and/or Notice of Intention to Defend the Court may proceed in your absence ·and may make any Order. it considers appropriate, including granting Custody.

TAKE NOTICE that on the 6thday of June, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you by KESHARIE COURTMAN nee RATTAN the Petitioner/ Applicant in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 21 day of September, 2022 the Petitioner/ Applicant was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur Newspaper, a newspaper published and circulated in Guyana and on the Worldwide Web (online).

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

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you desire to defend this Divorce, then upon receipt of the certified copy of the petition, you must file an

The Registry of the Family Division of the High Court is located at the Law Courts [Georgetown, Demerara]. The office is open to the public between 8:00am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 2:30pm on Fridays except on public holidays and on such other days as the Registry is closed. Dated the 30th day of September, 2022.

Boat company servicing ExxonMobil affiliate loses appeal to GRA $773.5M tax assessment

G Boats Incorporated, were up for consideration one of the companies before the court were: p r o v i d i n g m a r i n e Whether the company was transportation services to entitled to claim Wear and ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso TearAllowance on the boats Exploration and Production it operates for EEPGLand if Guyana Limited (EEPGL) GRA erred by including has lost its appeal against a invoices numbered 57 $773 5M tax assessment 00001077 and 57-00001078 issued to it by the Guyana when computing the RevenueAuthority(GRA). appellant’s revenue for

The appeal was heard chargeableincome. before Madam Justice Jo- Upon examination of the Ann Barlow and arose from CharterAgreement, relevant GRA’s assessment of the laws and previous cases on Appellant’s corporation tax the issue, the court

GRA Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia

AppellantCompanyliability in the sum of categorically stated that it

O n t h e m a t e r i a l$773,559,031 dated March could not find evidence that provided, the Commissioner2021 for the year of income G-Boats Inc. was entitled to Generalcannotbefaultedfor2018. the deduction of the the position at which he

The appellant, according allowanceespeciallywhenit arrivedat.”to court details, is a limited isjusttheLessee.

Further, the court alsoliability company and has The judgment stated, found that GRA did not errbeen providing marine “The burden of proof would when it included the twotransportationtoEEPGL. fall on the Lessee to prove to invoices in its computation

To carry out these duties, the Commissioner General oftheappellant’srevenueforthe company operated 12 (Godfrey Statia) that while chargeableincome.marine vessels pursuant to a he may not be the owner, he

The appellant’s appeal tocharter agreement titled is responsible for the full the corporation taxes“Bareboat Charter” dated burdenofwearandtear assessed was thereforeApril 28, 2018 between the In the present case, the dismissed and made to payAppellant and the true Appellanthasbeenunableto the respondent costs in theownersofthevessels. establish that the full burden sum of 50,000 on or before

The two issues which of wear and tear fell on the August15,2022.

Businessman remanded for beating ex-girlfriend, lover with gun

Popular Linden businessman, Hilton Lyle Junior on Friday appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the LindenMagistrate’sCourtandwasremandedtoprison.

He was charged with two counts of threatening behaviour, assault, causing actual bodily harm, and maliciousdamageofproperty

TheincidentoccurredonWednesday,October5,2022.

It is alleged that Lyle Junior assaulted a woman with whom he shared a relationship and her paramour with his licensedfirearmatahouseinAmelia’sWard,Linden.

The woman is currently hospitalised nursing injuries to herfeetandotherpartsofherbody

According to information received, Lyle Junior heard thatthewomanwaswithhermalecompanionandwenttothe house and broke the windows, kicked down the door and began to assault them with his gun. The businessman also followed the male companion to the hospital where he furtherthreatenedhimwithafirearm.

The matter was reported to police and the businessman wasarrestedandsubsequentlycharged.

HewillreturntocourtonNovember3,2022.

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No COVID-19 vaccine card needed to enter country - as 7 new cases recorded

As of Friday persons travelling to Guyana will no longer have to produce a COVID-19 vaccination card to enter the country. This is according to a notice posted by Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill on his Facebook page.

However, persons are encouraged to continue observing the public health measures set out by the Health Ministry to guard against the virus.

Back in 2020, the year that the pandemic hit the country, several restrictions were put in place to curb the spread of the virus.

But following a reduction in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisation in the country, the Government earlier this year lifted almost all of the COVID-19 restrictions that were outlined in the Official Gazette.

The Government back in June had also lifted the testing restrictions on international travel and this had come one week after the United States Government lifted theirs. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry via its daily dashboard reported on Friday that within the last 24 hours, seven

new COVID-19 cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 71,368.

The new cases were found in Region 4 – five cases and Region 6 – two cases.

The dashboard shows that one person is in institutional isolation, 69 are in home isolation and two are quarantined institutionally.

To date, a total of 70,017 persons have recovered.

Guyana set for FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup in Miami

By Rawle Toney

All systems are in place for Guyana’s participation at the second edition of the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup tournament in Miami.

This is according to the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) General Secretary, Patrick Haynes, who told Kaieteur News that the final team selection will be announced following an upcoming technical meeting.

The tournament, which is set for November 4 – 6 at BayFront Park, will see the country’s male and female teams facing the USA in

Group A. The men’s side will also play Guatemala, while the women are down to squareoff against Colombia.

A total of 17 teams will compete in the men’s category, while Twelve teams will participate in the women’s championship and will start directly from the main draw.

As compared to the event last year, which was also hosted in Miami at Bayfront Park, both sides have automatically qualified for the tournament’s Main Draw.

Former AEK Athens ‘big

man’ Delroy James and Deylon Bovell, the former Berkeley College stand-out point guard, are expected to form part of the four-member team that will also feature Stanton Rose Jr and Nikkoloi Smith.

Haynes pointed out that the GABF’s only concern is the availability of professional player Joy Brown.

At the inaugural tournament last year, Brown, along with Kesann Charles and Jada Mohan, made up Guyana’s female team.

Brown did the bulk of the lifting for the women and be-

came an instant favourite for fans at the tournament.

She propelled Guyana to the top of Group C in the qualification round, which saw them moving on to face Chile and Mexico in the Main Draw.

Brown put up 31 points in the qualifying round alone, including 18 in one game. She scored another 20 points in the pool stage for a Guyana team that didn’t make it to the bracket.

“Well, Charles is already in Miami since she migrated. We also have Kenesha Leacock (from Linden) and we’re working on sorting out Mariam McKenzie’s Guyanese passport issue,” Haynes said.

Saturday October 08, 2022

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)

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TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

Don't take things that don't belong to you, Taurus. Your penetrating eyes are apt to spot things that are easily pocketed, even though you know deep down that those things aren't meant for you to keep.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20)

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CANCER (June 21–July 22)

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LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)

You're on a roll today, Leo. Don't let other people's insecurities or shallow understanding about an issue get in the way of your progress. There's a distinct advantage.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22)

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LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

Your coals have been smoldering for a while, and there is a great deal of smoke pouring from your blackened embers, Libra. The good news is that there's apt to be a great.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

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CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

You're likely to gravitate toward those who can put on a show and carry your imagination to a far-off land today, Capricorn. Look for this quality in others instead of turning to the TV to satisfy this need.

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18)

Connect with those who carry you upward and encourage your fantasies today instead of those who try to bring you down to reality, Aquarius. There's a need for you to shine.

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20)

You're likely now on the brink of completing a major move of some sort. Your first reaction may be to sit in solitary deliberation as you wrestle with the pros and cons of each piece of the situation.

Tamara Hunter will be listed as their standby player, as Haynes reminded of the Kwakwani player’s uniform woes at last year’s tournament that kept her from not competing. Nonetheless, Haynes said this time around, that will be sorted.

McKenzie currently plays with Clube Amigos do Basquete, also known as CAB Madeira in the Portugal Professional league.

With regards to sponsorship, Haynes said a commitment was made by KFC and the GTT to once again be on board.

At the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup, Guyana’s female team came from Joy Brown, Jada Mohan and Jesanna Charles, while Ryan Stephney, Tyron Hamid, Travis Burnett, and Timothy Thompson made-up the men’s team.

The men and women representing the ‘592’ at the firstof-its- kind event turned in some impressive performances, but when the dust settled at Bayfront Park, it was the women who found more success.

From page 22 contest and it would be a shame if a large crowd is not at Bourda to watch Monday’s match.

Berbice team: Veerasammy Permaul (Capt), Kevlon Anderson, Shimron Hetmyer, Rampertab Ramnauth, Jonathon Foo, Anthony Bramble, Jason Sinclair, Junior Sinclair, Romario Shepherd, Clinton Pestano, Kevin Sinclair, Gudakesh Motie, Nial Smith, Demetri Cameron.

Reserves: Kevin Umroe, Seon Glasgow, Nigel Deodat, Eon Hooper, Sylus Tyndall

The BCB said that players from the list of reserves will fill the breach for those players who will be unavailable for the first round.

Joy Brown, Jada Mohan and Kesann Charles at the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup 3X3 tournament in Miami.

Warner and Starc star as Australia whitewash Windies

SportsMax David Warner made a blistering half century and Mitchell Starc starred as Australia beat West Indies by 31 runs at The Gabba to seal a 2-0 Twenty20 International serieswhitewash.

Holders Australia continued their preparations for the T20 World Cup on

home soil with another victory in Brisbane yesterday,Warnermaking75 off 41 balls and Tim David 42 from just 20 deliveries in theirtotalof178-7.

The Windies could only muster 147-8 in reply, Starc the pick of the bowlers with 4-20 and Pat Cummins (232)takinghis50thTwenty20

Internationalwicket.

Australiawillnowtravel to Perth for the start of a three match T20I series against England tomorrow, while West Indies will have to come through their firstround group to qualify for a WorldCupSuper12spot.

The excellent Alzarri Joseph (3 21) dismissed

Cameron Green in the secondover,butWarnerand AaronFinchgotAustraliaup to 45-1 at the end of the powerplay

Warner racedto his halfcentury in 30 balls, but was caughtandbowledbyOdean Smith in the 12th over after captain Finch fell for a scratchy15.

Glenn Maxwell was run out for only one and Steve Smith (17) was bowled by Joseph,butDavidclearedthe rope three times in a swashbucklingknocktogive Australia some impetus beforehewastrappedlbwby ObedMcCoy(2-33).

Kyle Mayers was brilliantly caught and bowled by Starc in the first over of the Windies’ run chase, but Johnson Charles and Brandon King steadied theshipwithastandof50.

Adam Zampa redeemed himselffordroppingCharles on two by getting King (23) stumped and Starc returned to see the back of Nicholas Pooran.

An unconvincing knock fromCharles(29)wasended by Green as the wickets continued to tumble, Starc doingthebulkofthedamage

as Akeal Hosein’s knock of 25 came with the Windies never really looking like squaringtheseries.

Warnersetsthetone

Opener Warner was outstanding at the top of the order,layingthefoundations for a total that proved to be too big for the Windies to chasedown.

He demonstrated his great power and sweet timing, striking three sixes and hitting another 10 boundariesasheregistereda brilliant 23rd half-century forhiscountryintheshortest format.

Starc fires, Cummins bringsuphalf-century Australia will be relying on Starc to be firing on all cylinders when they attempt to retain the World Cup and he bowled beautifully in Brisbane, with a mixture of controlandvariety

Cummins was more expensive, but the Test captain reached the 50 T20I wicketslandmarkinhis44th match.

Scores:Australia178for 7 (Warner 75, David 42, Joseph 3 21) beat West Indies147for8(Starc4-20) by31runs.

David Warner acknowledges the cheer after reaching fifty. (Getty Images)

When Mitchell Starc gets his yorker right, it really is a sight to behold. (AFP/Getty Images)

Sterling Products makes sterling contribution to Courts Pee-Wee Tournament

A s t h e P e t r a Organisation continues t make greater strides in the grass-rootfootballfraternity, they have begun to garner more support from numerous entities that have recognised their motive of firmly developing youth footballinthenation.

Pee-Wee Schools Under-11 Tournament.

Attended by Director of the Petra, Troy Mendonca, alongwithSterlingProducts’ Marketing Manager, Dellon Lynch; the two entities disclosedtheventure,which will be an effective addition to the logistics aspect of the

an amazing project. Since this has a lot to do with the personal development of young boys, which we see a very importance aspect of thefixtures,andthefactthat Petra have been doing this; this is their ninth year, its showsusthattheyhavebeen doing an important and strategic job and it shows a lotofvolume.”

“Sports helps boys develop physically and mentally as well, which will go with them a long way as futuresportsmenofthisgreat nation So, Sterling Products,westandasstrong sponsorsbecausewebelieve Petra have been doing something good and will continue to do so effectively,”Lynchadded.

The Petra Director said, “Sports can only be successful with the support of these agencies; private and government, and so, we at Petra are very happy to havesterlingproductsjoinus onthisventure.

hopefully in the future, with the relationship of the GuyanaFootballFederation, the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Sport, we can see us trying to make it countrywide,” Mendonca opined.

At11:00hrs,Sophiatake on Victoria, while Colaaco battleWinferGardensthenat 11:50, DenAmstel battle St. Pius while Craig meet Enterprise.

In this 2019 Delano Williams-photo, ball control was of utmost importance to this youngster.

Yesterday, during a simple, yet significant ceremony, Sterling Products Limited became the newest partner of the Petra Organisation, for the resumption of the Courts

ninth edition of the event, thatwaslaunchedearlierthis week.

Thesponsor’sMarketing Manager revealed, “It is indeedanhonourforSterling Productstobeapartofsuch

“We wish all the teams the best in this tournament andwehopethatintheyears to come, a lot more schools will partner with Petra and increase the young people that take part in this game and boost the efficiency of the entire country in the schoolsanddifferentpartsof thenation.

It’s a proud moment for us; we’re proud sponsors, proud to be here and associated with Petra and even in the years to come,” heconcluded.

I think they will enjoy being involved in this programme with over 300 kidsatonevenueforthenext fewSaturdays.

It’s definitely providing a platform for them to enjoy themselvesthroughthesport offootball.”

“I would like to express our thanks to the company for seeing the vision that we have at Petra, which is to have football being played from under-11 through to under-18. We are in one geographical location but

In the initial planning stages of the tournament, Petra disclosed that they extended as much as 32 invitations to schools for the event, but up to press time on Friday, only 23 teams were fully onboard, with the hopes of the final team being ready by match day

Following the official opening ceremony which is scheduled to begin at 10:00 hrs, today’s card will have matches being run simultaneously

When the clock strikes 12:40 hrs, F E Pollard challenge Soesdyke while Marian Academy and Timehri do battle. At 13:30 hrs, Ann’s Grove tackle Graham’sHallwhileMocha andSt.AngescollidethenSt. Stephen’s face West Ruimveldt as North Georgetown go head to head with Redeemer from 14:20hrs.

The day’s two final matcheskickoffat13:10hrs as St Margaret’s go up against Smith’s Memorial, while Tucville still await theiropponent.

GFF/Kashif&ShanghaiYear-Endtournamentinpreparationmode

ByRawleToney

Withplansofmakingthe tournament even bigger this time around, the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation and the Guyana Football Federation(GFF)arehardat work putting together their annualyear-endtournament. KashifMuhammadandGFF president,WayneForde,told Kaieteur News that they’re piecingallideastogetherand working out the logistics of the tournament before an official announcement is made. No dates for the tournament were revealed, while the organisers are tight lipped on the prize money “All parties have been meeting; the competition and technical teams, planning with the intention of bringing off a

tournament,” Forde told

KaieteurNewsyesterday He said an announcement will be made soon, but highlighted that one of the excitingnewswillbethefact that more clubs, stretched across the respective affiliated Member Associations,willbegivena chance to compete in the preliminary round of the tournament.

“The details will be explained in the formal announcement, but we’re working to ensure we have multiple venues, and have all stakeholders working together to make it successful

We’realsotalkingtoour respective corporate stakeholders as well So playersandfanscanexpecta good tournament,” Forde said.

Meanwhile, as it relates

to the venues expected to be usedthisyear,Fordesaidthe GFF and the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation will be working closely to ensurethattheyhaveallthe identified facilities in a condition that reflects the standardofthetournament.

Asked about the venue forthefinals,Fordepointed Kaieteur News to the official announcement for the tournament, where he saidalldetailswillbemade public

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were crowned champions on January 1, 2022 after their thrilling 5 4 win on kicks from the penalty spot over Western Tigers, following a 1 1 stalemate at theend of regulation and extra time at the National Track and FieldCentre.

FLASH BACK! K&S/GFF

Super 16 defending champions GDF

Troy Mendonca (right) makes a point during the simple ceremony at the Sterling Products LimitedHeadquarters in Providence. To his left is the company’s Marketing Manager, Dellon Lynch.

EBDCA S/D T-20 resumes today

The East Bank Demerara Cricket Association T20 round robin competition resumestodaywithseveralmatches.

At Transport, Herstelling will play Continentalat13:30hrs;atFarmthehostwill face Meadowbank at 09:30hrs; North Soesdyke will take on Providence at 13:30hrs;atYMCAat13:30hrsUprisingwill faceSilverbullet.

Tomorrow,Sunday,atLaluniat09:30hrs

Sandpipers will play Laluni and at 13:30hrs RuimveldtwillplayLaluni.

At Transport at 09:30hrs, Herstelling B will take on Continental; at 13:30hrs

Demolition will face Providence; at Farm at 09:30hrsonSundayEccleswillfacePatricia Sawmill;at13:30hrsPeter’sHallwilltackle Uprising.

Urban Benjamin Memorial Race set for tomorrow in E’bo

Intense rivalry is anticipated tomorrow in Essequibo.

Team KFC Evolution in collaboration with Conrad Gomes will be staging the Annual Urban Benjamin Memorial cycle road race tomorrow on the Essequibo Coast.

The race will commence at Charity and proceed to Supenaam before returning to Charity for the climax, a distanceofapproximately60 miles.

The event will be contested in the senior, junior, veteran over 50, veteran U50 and female

categories.Thewinnerinthe senior, junior and U50 divisionswilltakehomeone ounceofgoldeach,whilethe runnersupintheseniorclass will pocket $105,000, third place $80,000, fourth place $60,000, fifth place $30,000 andsixthplace$20,000.

The runner up and third place in the junior and U50 categories will take home $50,000 and $35,000 correspondingly

Thetopthreefinishersin the over 50 will pocket $50,000, $35,000 and

$25,000 in that order The top three in the female will take $35,000, $20,000 and $15,000 respectively There will also be five primes at $5000each.

For those interested in transportation, the bus and truckwillbeattheBurnham Basketball Court at the corner of Middle and Carmichael Streets from 07:30hrs and will depart for Parikaat08:30hrs.

Registration for the race will be done today from 13:00hrs.

GCB’s50-overInter-CountycricketstartsMonday

Permaul to lead defending champs, Hetmyer, Foo named in B’ce team

BySeanDevers

Defending Champions

Berbice, who won the title the last time 50-over Inter County was played in 2014, havenamedastrongteamfor the GCB’s 50-over senior Inter County tournament which is scheduled to commenceonMonday

Berbice take on Demerara at Bourda, while the President’s X1 face-off with Essequibo at Everest. Both games are set to commenceat9am.

Berbice have included WestIndiesplayersShimron Hetmyer, Veersammy Permaul, Gudakesh Motie, Kevin Sinclair and Romario Shepherd, all who have played International cricket fortheWestIndies.

Only Kevlon Anderson, JuniorSinclairwhomadehis CPL debut this season, Rampertab Ramnauth and Jason Sinclair have not played senior cricket for Guyana.

Hetmyer, who was

replacedbyShamarhBrooks in T20 World Cup side for missing two flights to Australia, provides Berbice withunexpectedfire-power

The 25 year old pugnaciousleft-handerfrom Young Warriors in Canje, with 16 Tests and 50 T20Is, without making a three figure score, has his best record in ODI cricket where he has batted 47 times and scoredfivehalfcenturiesand

four fifties at an Average of 35.29.

If he can produce anything close, those performances in Monday’s 50-over encounter against the Leon Johnson led Demerara, the Holiday fans present at the historic Bourda,couldbeinfortreat.

At 33, Skipper Permaul has played nine Tests, seven ODIsandsingleT20Ibuthas reaped his most success in his 129 First-Class games in which he has captured 568 wickets.Andoncouldplaya massive role with both bat andball.

The 32 year old JonathanFoomakesareturn to Inter-County cricket with two fifties including an unbeaten97fromhis13List ‘A’ games and a dominant tournament could see him backintheGuyanaRegional Super50team.

The caliber of players expected to be on show shouldproduceariveting

Shimron Hetmyer (CPL)

Members of the public applaud GCF’s exhibition at Giftland Mall

A member of the public engages in a friendly game with a talented junior chess player

Personsofallagescame out in scores to support the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) two-day exhibition at the Giftland Mall Visitors to the chess booth overthepasttwoSaturdays showed their enthusiasm and interest in the game of chess and the work the Federation has been doing togrowthesportinGuyana.

Chess players from across Guyana used the opportunitytocomeoutand challenge some of Guyana’s top junior and senior players at the exhibition and were awarded prizes for victories.

Thehighlightoftheday on Saturday, October 1st was simultaneous chess of tentopjuniorplayersversus Candidate Master Taffin Khan, who is the highestrated chess player in Guyana.

Khan recently returned fromIndiawhereheplayed board one for the Open Team.

The only Junior who managed to defeat him was fellow Olympiad teammate and Guyana’s highest ranked junior player, Ethan Lee.

Other participants who played exceptionally well were Arysh Raghunauth, Aniyah Couchman, Nellisha Johnson, Jacob McDonald,JulianMohabir, Landon Mohabir, Odit Rodrigues, Angel Rahim andAnayaLall.

Dozens of children and a handful of adults as well, were able to register as members of the GCF and register for the recently launchedchessclub.

The chess club meets weekly on Saturdays at School of the Nations from 10:00hrsto12:00hrs.

Many children were given free access to the Chesskid.com platform as well, with over 200 players actively learning and playingchesstodate.

Chesskid com offers numerous chess lessons, unlimitedchesspuzzlesand the opportunity to play safely, rapid online chess gameswithotherchildren.

Women and girls were also able to register as members of the Guyana Wo m e n i n C h e s s Community which will be rollingoutmoreactivitiesto encourage more females to learn,playandgetinvolved inchessacrossGuyana.

The Guyana Chess Federationwishestoextend its gratitude to the Management and Staff of the Giftland Mall for providing the space to promote and showcase chesstothepublic.

Ethan Lee (right) secured a win against Taffin Khan in the simultaneous chess game segment.

Members of the public check out the chess exhibition.

Warner and Starc star as Australia whitewash Windies

Sterling Products makes sterling contribution to Courts

Tournament

Mitchell Starc celebrates the

of