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Govt. signs off on 5-year Local Content Master Plans for Exxon, others

The Ministry of Natural last, Minister Bharrat across the oil and gas sector Resources (MNR) on reminded the companies’ can increase social and Wednesday approved five- executives that many of the economic benefits for year Local Content Master suppliersofGuyana’soiland Guyanese in the short and Plans for Esso Exploration gas sector are dependent on longterm.” and Production Guyana the revenue earned to keep DirectorofGESGI,Jodel Limited (EEPGL), Saipem their businesses alive, as Gopeesingh while offering Guyana Inc and Gulf such, he pointed out that the brief remarks said his En

amendment to include a company is honoured to GuyanaLimited(GESGI). reduced payment period will have its Master Plan

The five year master bode well for suppliers’ approved. plan is intended to provide growthandcompetitiveness.

The company, he said, th

Moreover,Bharratadded remains eager to foster and Vickram Bharrat and the that the Government of grow the presence of Local Content Secretariat Guyana is currently in Guyanesenationalsintheoil with

understanding of the

have that optimizing local content

gas sector “We believe contractor, sub-contractor or commercial banks

in our activities is one of the activities

elements to the success employment, procurement support

regard to collateral

to capital for of the business and the service companies in Content Secretariat said it Content Secretariat has been andcapacitydevelopmentof Guyanese businesses, the operational goals of Gulf

will continue to work with established and functions as Guyanesesuppliers. ministersaid. E

and engage all stakeholders the focal point for the Importantly, these plans Meanwhile, President of (Guyana) Inc. Our interest, maintaining our globally to ensure that the objectives monitoring, evaluation, include an amendment EE

at all times, has been to recognised certifications,” of the Local Content Act are coordination, and reporting whichensuresthatGuyanese Guyana, Alistair Routledge satisfy the needs and values Gopeesinghexplained. achieved. of Local Content in the suppliers of the petroleum was quoted as saying, “The of the Guyanese market, EEPGL, Saipem Guyana The Local Content law, petroleum operations of sector are paid within thirty resource we are producing where we are able to add and and Gulf Engineering have passedDecemberlastyear,is Guyana. (30) to forty-five (45) days belongs to the people of create in the Guyanese nowjoinedthelistofover20 intended to regulate the way T h e r e f o r e , t h e upon receipt of the correct Guyana and we are economy by utilising the oil and gas support companies operate in Secretariat key role is to invoice This plan is committed to ensuring that local human, natural companies that have had Guyana’s oil and gas sector; monitor and evaluate enforceable as per the Local they benefit from it. Today’s resources and suppliers in their Master Plans approved employ persons, buy companies’ performance ContentAct. eventwasanotherstepinthat the services we render to bythegovernment. services and the way that with respect to the Guyanese

During the signing direction since we believe industry It is our intention The Ministry of Natural theyprocuregoods. utilization targets outlined in ceremony on October 26 that growing local content to… collaborate with other Resources and the Local Under the Act, the Local theAct.

President of EEPGL/ ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge (right) shows off his approved local content Master Plan. (Ministry of Natural Resources photo)

Guyana’s oil helps ExxonMobil with recordshattering US$19B earnings in 2022 third quarter

American oil giant, by more than 15,000 barrels

wellwasdrilledearlierinthe

Prosperity FPSO with a ExxonMobil Corporation perday third quarter and did not production capacity of yesterday announced that its In addition, it said there encounter commercial approximately 220,000 third-quarter 2022 earnings were two new discoveries in quantitiesofhydrocarbons. grossbarrelsofoilperday was a record shattering the Stabroek Block at the “Our strong third

The fourth development, US$19.7 billion, or US$4.68 Sailfin 1 and Yarrow 1 quarter results reflect the Yellowtail, is expected to per share. This was also a wells, adding to the

hard work of our people to

250,000 gross barrels of oil

come online in 2025, significant increase over its company’s extensive invest in and build utilizingtheONEGUYANA earnings in the previous portfolio of development businesses critical to FPSO with a production quarter which totaled a opportunities. meeting the demand we see capacity of approximately whoppingUS$17.9B. K a i e t e u r N e w s today,” commented Darren

It said third quarter previously reported that the Woods, Chairman and Chief perday results included US$1B in Yarrow-1 well encountered ExecutiveOfficer

A Plan of Development earnings from divestments approximately 75 feet (23 He added, “We all is expected to be submitted of assets in Canada and meters) of high quality oil understand how important to the Government of Romania. b e a r i n g s a n d s t o n e our role is in producing the

Guyanabeforeyearendfora Exxon was keen to note reservoirs The well was energy and products the fifth development, Uaru, that its earnings also drilled in 3,560 feet (1,085 world needs, and third which is expected to come benefited from higher meters) of water and is quarter results reflect our online at the end of 2026 production volumes in its located approximately 9 commitment to that with a gross production advantagedassetsinGuyana miles (14 kilometers) objective. The investments capacity of approximately as well as the Permian Basin southeast of the Barreleye-1 we’ve made, even through 250,000 barrels of oil per in the USA. It said the discovery the pandemic, enabled us to day

Carbon Solutions business and CNOOC Petroleum Permian delivered record The Sailfin 1 well increase production to

The Stabroek Block iswith the signing of the Limited currently have four production in the quarter of encountered approximately address the needs of 6 6 m i l l i o n a c r e slargest-of-its-kind customer sanctioned developments on nearly 560,000 oil 312 feet (95 meters) of high consumers.” ExxonMobil affiliate Essocontract to capture and theStabroekBlock.TheLiza equivalentbarrelsaday. quality hydrocarbon bearing Woods also said that Exploration and Productionpermanently store carbon Phase One and Phase Two Offshore Guyana, Exxon sandstone reservoirs. The rigourous cost control and Guyana Limited is operatord i o x i d e , t h e r e b y developments are currently said the quarterly average wellwasdrilledin4,616feet growth of higher margin and holds 45 percent interestdemonstrating its ability to operating at their combined gross production increased (1,407 meters) of water and petroleum and chemical in the Stabroek Block. Hessoffer competitive emission- gross production capacity of to nearly 360,000 oil is located approximately 15 products also contributed to Guyana Exploration Ltd.reduction services to large morethan360,000barrelsof equivalent barrels per day, miles (24 kilometers) earnings and cash flow holds 30 percent interest andindustrial customers around oil per day The third with the Liza Phase One and southeast of the Turbot-1 growth in the quarter At the CNOOC Petroleum Guyanatheworld. development at Payara is on Liza Phase Two production discovery same time, Woods said Limited holds 25 percentExxon and its co-venture track to come online at the exceeding design capacity The Banjo-1 exploration Exxon is expanding its Low interest.partners, Hess Corporation end of 2023 utilizing the

...Govt. evading accountability by not hosting press briefings - AFC

Corrupt practices of PPP responsible for hidden mining contracts

Despite calls from

one reason why any opportunity for the media Transparency (EITI) report various sections of society government anywhere in the and the people of Guyana to made yet another call for the for the release of large-scale world do not want to be scrutinize and to question government to release all mining contracts, the transparent with its natural thosecontracts.” mining contracts, especially People’s Progressive Party resources is corruption. All To this end, Hughes those dealing with large(PPP) government continues thebigsetofmoniesthatcan explained, “I think it is a scaleoperations. to conceal the US come in as a result of these farce to talk about Since becoming a multimillion, and more finds and major discoveries transparency and a true member of the global body, recently US multibillion, are going to be distributed is democracy when you are not the report notes that the contracts The refusal to the scare of being willingtoputthosecontracts governmentagreedtoadhere publish the agreements, transparent Always it is in the public domain and of to several requirements. In however,isaclearindication corruption. If there was no c o u r s e t o p r o v i d e this case, EITI requirement of corrupt government corruption, they would have information on those 2.4 (a) of the 2019 Standard practices, the Alliance For been extremely transparent agreements and to allow states that Guyana should Change(AFC)hassaid. aboutit.” scrutiny.” publicly disclose all mineral

The Party’s Leader,

He was keen to note that Vice Chairman of the agreements entered into Khemraj Ramjattan, during governments seek to ensure AFC, Ricky Ramsaroop also force prior to the reporting a press conference yesterday such deals benefit their chimed in to highlight that period,inthiscase,2019. told members of the media friends, family and since the PPP assumed Importantly, the report that when governments favourites which would be office, the Parliamentary highlights that the country’s choose to hide such massive contract it entered into with US$3.2 billion; he said he exposed if contracts are Natural Resources Sectoral Mining Act (1989) does not arrangements,itsignalstheir oil major ExxonMobil to hopes that the country will published. Committee has not met to include any expressed interest in keeping deals ensure Guyana understand know how this new find will

Weighing in on the discuss matters relating to restrictions on the public quiettoensuretheybenefit. the terms accepted by the benefit the citizens of subject of transparency was thatindustry disclosure of mineral Ramjattan pointed out country Guyana. the Party’s Chairperson, A d d i t i o n a l l y , agreements and licences by that while in Opposition, the In the meantime, he told In fact, Ramjattan urged, Catherine Hughes, who Ramsaroop reminded that thegovernment. PPP condemned the former this newspaper that the Party “That’samajorgoldfindand noted that the PPP has not the National Coordinator of It goes further to state Coalition administration and would “have to do all that it I believethatwe aregoingto been hosting regular press Guyana Secretariat for the that even the mineral even assured it would takes at the Parliamentary get lots of other gold finds briefings to update Guyana. Extractive Industries agreement signed on managethecountry’snatural level and other places” to but we have to have a She said, “Under the TransparencyInitiative(GY November 18, 2011 for resources better, yet the ensure the terms of new scenario where there is APNU/AFC administration, EITI), Dr Rudy Jadoopat A u r o r a G o l d M i n e terms of mining agreements agreements are made public. complete transparency to everyweekweactuallyhada was removed earlier this developed by Guyana remainsecret.

For instance, Ramjattan members of the public, to press conference under year and since then contracts Goldfields is silent about The former Minister of referenced the recent gold parliamentarians, to the which we divulged and have not been uploaded to restrictions on the public Public Security went on to findbyOmaiwhichamounts pressaboutthesecontracts.” provided information to the thewebsite. disclosure of the mineral remindthattheCoalitionhad tooverUS$6billionortwice

Last June, the country’s agreement.Bethatasitmay, published the 2016 oil the country’s total debt, party leader reasoned, “The were signed and provided an third Extractive Industries (Continued

At the same time, the pressonallthecontractsthat

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Reforming our minds is the first priority

The back and forth continues regarding the substantive appointments of Guyana’s Chancellor of the Judiciary and theChiefJustice. ThelatestfromthePPPCGovernment,via theAttorneyGeneral(AG)hastodowithwhoshouldinitiate discussions,whohastoagree,andhowitmustconclude(KN October25). Also,theAGisonrecordasemphasizingthe importance of the upcoming countrywide consultation for constitutionalreform. Inthespaceofafewcleverphrases, theAG has managed to place the burningly urgent issue of theconfirmationofthechancellorandChiefJusticeinsidea process that has a long way to go, and from which the progressiveisuncertain.

Preparing for and moving ahead with an overdue constitutionalreformprocessissomethingthatonlyshould behailed. Butfortrue,deep,andmeaningfulreformtobe, the first challenge at hand for Guyanese is how to steel ourselves towards reforming our minds. That is, how to approach, analyze, and adjust what is in our heads, and almost immovably fastened, unshakably nailed. Unless there is some readiness for fair and principled listening, someactualreasonablehearing,throughoutGuyana,wewill not get what we need, what we must have, out of constitutional reform. In other words, Guyana will get nowhere, and remain helpless fixed to where it has been stuckforseveraldecades

The chancellor’s and Chief Justice’s plight, we say it is an embarrassment, stands as a test case before us. In his sharing before the University of the West Indies panel, Guyana’sAGfounditfittospeaktothesequencethatshould be,asmattersstandcurrently,relativetotheappointmentsof thetwomostseniorofficersofthelocalcourt. Whatispublic isthattheLeaderoftheOppositionhastakenthebullbythe hornsandarticulatedwhereheandhisgroupstand. Itshould notmatterwhogoesfirstorsecond,orwhoshouldtakethe initiativeandhavethefirstsay Wethinkthatthatisstanding on protocol. In fact, given that the politicalopposition has bared its hand on where it is with these two appointments, halfoftheuncertaintyhasbeenremovedfromtheequation.

It follows that the government, with the President speakingforit,hastotakemattersfromthere,andcomeout justasclearly,andsaythatitisfororagainstoneorbothof the two names in the judicial appointments hat. All this going around in circles, using hedging words and phrases (who should go first), and employing delaying tactics (constitutionalreformprocess)doesnotfacilitatethebestof reputationsforthiscountry Thisisalittleofwhatcameout in couched terms in the UWI discussion in which the AG participated. On a separate note, more Guyanese are filing legalchallengesagainsttheGovernmentofGuyana,andits overall management of the nation’s oil business. It goes beyondsayingthatitisimperativethatthechancellor’sand Chief Justice’s positions no longer languish in this suspendedactingstate. Ourtopmostcourtofficersneedthe reassurancethattheirsubstantiveappointment(s)areabove thepoliticalfray,andtheirconfirmationpresentspersuasive evidence of the confidence placed in their neutrality and integrity above all other things, including judicial wisdom andskill.

ThefactthatExxonMobilhasalreadysignaledthatitwill join itself as an interested and possibly impacted party to locallegalactionsfiledagainsttheGovernmentofGuyana, onlyservestoraisethebaroneveryonestillhigher

Weneedourjuriststofocusonthemattersathand,and not wonder if their every word, their decisions, will be subjecttosecondguessingandinfluencetheirconsideration or worse, still, that reasons are drummed up to attach political colouring to their rulings, which must not only be seenasindependentoftaint,butacceptedassuch.

Therecanbenoquestionthatweneedforthechancellor andChiefJusticetobeconfirmedquickly

There is no hesitation also in advancing that significant constitutional reform is needed. First, we must learn to reformourminds,toextricateusfromthementalswampsin whichwelovetoswim.

Big powers do what is convenient for them, Guyana also should

DEAREDITOR, modern developed world in anopen-pitlignitecoalmine. conversion years and I wouldn’t give my age respectofthosevalues. Commenting on this, Guido additionally, the political since I do actually feel quite In such countries, mind Steffen, a spokesperson for falloutofthewarinUkraine good about routinely being you, persons cannot German energy giant RWE, has forced a convenient thought of as 10 years realistically enjoy walking which operates a wind farm rethink. COP 27 will be an youngerthanIreallyam.Itis about in a state of public close to the Garzweiler coal eventworthwatching!North notuncommonforatwenty- undress for more than 2 mine, said: “We realise this Sea oil fields have been something to guess 40 or months of the calendar year c o m e s a c r o s s a s reopened in the UK and oil some other number In those countries, police do paradoxical”. fracking stepped up in the ridiculously close to that. I nothesitatetoarrestpersons They don’t care about US. amalsoroutinelyaddressed, forloudflowerylanguagein that anyway Germany felt The Vice President is with some respect I must public, local government pressured to abort its absolutelycorrectinholding admit, as either “Uncle” or authoritiestakegoodcareof agreement to be supplied fromtheoutsetthatwemust “Bigga”byyoungstrangers, residential surroundings with gas via a pipeline exploit our oil resources and there is one guy who including penalties for connectedtoRussia-sothey quickly, right now, as the alwayscallsme“Elder”. abandoning vehicles need easily accessible fuel world will move inexorably

The fact is, the median traceabletoowner,andofthe alternatives immediately towards sensibly ceasing its ageofGuyanaisjust27.5so more visible older people, The fact is, the folks who reliance on fossil fuels over the overwhelming majority those retired receive State havecalledtheworld’sshots thenextdecades. of Guyanese are young pensions that allow them to since way before Guyana By all indications, persons, hence anyone who livewithdignity became a nation State, Guyana will have the looks over 40 is regarded Those built-in balances always do whatever is most opportunitytobenefitfroma with some amount of do not, however, apply to convenienttothem. highdemandforoilthatwill respect, I do not necessarily Guyana. As a country, we Itisthereasonwhythey be sustained for perhaps mean respectfully, as a “big definitelyoughtnottofollow enabledtheopentradeinand another 30 years. We can man”or“biglady”. the developed world’s latest financial exploitation of painlesslyshiftourdomestic

By comparison, the trend of anti fossil fuels people as slaves. It is the consumption of fossil fuels median age of the UK is advocacy To be misled into reason why they prohibited from present levels through 40.6,USAis38.5,Cuba41.5 doing otherwise would marijuanaandwhytodaythe to minimal over time, until andTrinidad&Tobago37.8. necessarily compromise our USA is the world’s primary we achieve zero direct The social behaviour of national development produceroftheherb. relianceonfossilfuelpower young Guyanese still often whereas the loudest It is why they polluted With 85% of our territory reflects vestiges of an advocatesarenotthemselves the environment and covered by rainforests, inherited foundation of preparedtoabsorbanyofthe continue to do so, whilst Guyana is a net carbon sink values that promote tasteful real pain involved in exhorting others who have anyway dress, avoidance of loud combating climate change newly found oil not to Like the US, we also profanity, pride in one’s anyway! exploit this resource as oughttoproducehectaresof surroundings and deference I t i s r e p o r t e d , responsiblecustodiansofthe hemp - and acres of legal toage. OilPrice.com, Oct 26, 2022, environment. marijuanatoo-forwewon’t

There is however a clear that a wind farm in West It was always their plan bepumpingoilforever! trendtowardsembracingthe Germany is being to be amongst the only ones Yourstruly, popular culture of the dismantled to make way for with oil to sell during the RonaldBostwick

I applaud Pres. Ali for recalling Charrandass Persaud

DEAREDITOR, investigationbytheMinistry insinuations by Charrandass

Similarly, Takuba Lodge Avideo containing lewd of External Affairs of India, clearly caught her off guard. did not find Charrandass v u l g a r i t i e s a n d insteadofconductingitsown Charrandass’s outpouring is wantinginhisconductofthe gesticulations is circulating enquiry consistentofapersondevoid affairs of state according to on social media. The video

In the video, the of respect for women and the Vienna Convention on captured Charrandass woman’s reaction to the with some level of mental DiplomaticRelationsof Persaud being obnoxiously repulsive and derogatory healthissues.

abusive towards a woman identified as Sonya Ghosh, an Animal Rights Activist, Ecologist and English LectureratDelhiUniversity This abusive outburst occurredinNewDelhiatthe ResidenceofGuyana’sHigh Commissioner to India on August1,2021.

It has now made headlines in Guyana approximately 14 months after the vulgarism The President has since recalled theculpritamidtheMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s release of October 25, 2022 which states “allegations of sexual abusive words to complainant has (sic) not beensubstantiated”.

Clearly,thisvideodidnot formpartoftheinvestigation and Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation rely on the findings of an

GuySuCo’s new Board identifying specific areas of oversight

DEAREDITOR,

address on related subjects. For example, in

It would be most beneficial for all addition to industrial relations, the critical concerned to be advised of the respective newprospectofsupervisingandreportingon portfolios assigned to each member of the innovation of costly contracted GuySuCo’snewBoardofDirectors. agricultural estate operations will need

Forwhileitappearstoincludeidentifiable authoritativeadvicethatcannotbedisputed. experience in say, Agriculture, Human Then,theremayalsobeacaseforfocused Resources, and Financial Management and oversight of cane farming development.The possibly other qualifications, it would be Minister should review and set out these mostappropriateforEstateManagement,for portfolios as explicitly as possible. No one example, to be advised in writing of the hasanythingtolose. specific Directors to whom they should E.B.John

Charrandass Persaud: confirmation that karma goes around in a circle

DEAREDITOR, any judgment for or against sentiments in the APNU

Please indulge me: Mr Charrandass, I can hear camp:SonyaGoshpresented Pondering the Charrandass her remarking, “…but look Charrandass with a female matter has reminded me of how trouble come and meet dognamedKarma. my beloved grandmother - Charrandass till at ‘e Sincerely, Mama Her voice keeps doorstep.”

RogerAlly echoinginmyhead.Without Then again, the FortLauderdale

Charrandass Persaud is a symbol of what has sunk this land

DEAREDITOR, swaggering insolence, and national leaders cannot help

second,(oranyother)should glows, their well-intended fierce charge at Guyanese Guyanese have to be thebrutishcallousnessthatis noting how ill-equipped by be about truth in all of its gleams are not enough to hypocrisies and farces, this among the biggest frauds prodigiousingovernment,in upbringing, by personal gloriousradiance,thenthere overcome the impenetrable assaultonourdeceptiveness, and hypocrites anywhere in leadership, along the discipline, by awareness of isnoneedatalltoengagein darknessthatnowenshrouds and point to the first belated the known universe. We national shoreline. The fish the vast extents of their t h e s e h e d g e s a n d thepeoplerunningtheshow release from a Government lament and wail and wring rots from the head; the head responsibilities, challenges camouflagesthattakeovera here. Ministrythatwas,andought our hands and beat our sickensorissick,andtherest and naysayers and yeartoseethelightofday

There are so many of to be, a prime repository of breastsovertheformerHigh ofthebodyfollowssuit. troublemakersandalltodeal No national holiday of them,thatthedreadfulranks what are the ideals of this CommissionertoIndia(HC) I thought for a moment w i t h d e m a n d i n g any denomination can undo ofthePPParenotenoughto country degeneration into the about using the words circumstances When that, their beautifully accommodatethem. TheForeignAffairs detritus of the national national environment and politicalleaderssettleforthe founded and conceived I take a breath in this (Continuedonpage6) dumpsite. Guyana’s, not national culture to outline heavy handed and India’s. what the one time HC bludgeoning broadside

T h e H C , t h e deliveredinIndiatodispatch strokes to register their representative,themanisbut thetroublesome. points, or overpower their a symptom of what has I settled for the national tormentors, then not much saturated and stumbled and shorelineabove. Likethose more can be expected of sunk this land For above him, in the leadership those that are part of their emphasis, the man once in foodchain,thedisgracedHC apparatus. Idon’tthinkthey New Delhi is a symptom, a also has embraced the are registering anything, mere expression of the quarrelsome, the loathsome, other than they are on edge, diseases of this land. He is as what is the now standard and always ready to settle but the latest manifestation responsetothecumbersome. scores. of the ugly arrogance, the Anyone observing senior When one leader, or the

I applaud Pres. Ali for recalling...

Frompage4 advancing the rights and We must not allow such 1964 Nevertheless, I protection of women and horrendous attacks to be applaud the President’s girls, not only in terms of visited on our mothers and action to cause a recall. The their economic and social oursistersand,therefore,we decisive action creates a wellbeing, but also to give must be loud in our precedent to deter future protection from mental, condemnation. occurrences. Condemnation social and physical abuse I sincerely extend an must also resonate from all which they encounter on apology to Ms. Ghosh and ourwomenParliamentarians manyfronts. her family for this sincesuchcreaturesmustnot According to the World unwarrantedpersonalattack. be protected nor feared Health Organisation, mental Yourssincerely, Women, the world over, health is a growing concern IndiraThakurdin continuously face abuse in and forms part of the manyforms. Sustainable Development

The United Nations Goals,apriorityissueofthe maintain an agenda item UnitedNations.

Govt. should not respond to Opposition for its every comment and position

DEAREDITOR,

these funds can actually diversionary.Wehopegoing

One wonders why and trickle down to the average forward some members of how some members of this person), getting a house lot, this government are more government feel it is good quality paved roads to selective in what they necessary to respond to their homes, proper respond to from the every comment that drainage, good quality jobs opposition,andpayattention Opposition man Norton and to better themselves, better to this younger generation’s hiscolleagueshavetomake. quality medical care, etc. priorities.

It’s a diversionary tactic for The list is endless and there Is it possible to be more the opposition to stay is too much lost ground to selective in what they feel relevant to the public, for cover theyhavetorespondtofrom heaven’s sake If as is The opposition’s Nortonandcompany? reported, the opposition constantoutdatedcomments Respectfully, claim their polls show are traps and again ChiKansi victory at the LGE, my response is – “So what?”

When voting commences and results are in, we will see.

In TODAY’s times, the average citizen wants to benefit from more Oil dollars pouring in (i.e. how

Charrandass Persaud is a symbol of...

Frompage5 money only, not the broader extension and embodiment Ministry is our face, that of businessofpolitics. Ifthisis ofthemall. ourbrothersandsisters,both evenremotelyaccurate,then IrepeatsomethingIsaid locally and internationally, expectationsforthosecrude, from the inception. I don’t and the best that it could rude, and nude in the wanttobeinthesamespaces muster in a time of what surroundingcastcanonlybe with them. I largely some are calling a ‘crisis’ lower, and in so many more succeed, and am content. I situation is that the matteris avenues that are of used to scorn them, “closed.” representationofthepeople. especiallythoseatthetop. I

This is how matters I exhort doing the same havestopped,forIrecognize possessing a certain exercise for senior public sickness, helplessness, and deplorably unique strain is servants (juniors given a gracelessness. minimized, dismissed, be passfornow),andinvitethe I feel for these brothers done with, and that would bold in the midst to name a andsisters,andIwishIcould have been that, except for dozen out of the hundreds, help them change. They that damning video andseehowwelltheydo. As have to want with a passion Venturing farther afield, and leaders go, the lesser todoso,forthebetterofall. before this incident, I found minionsgo. Itiswhythereis TofellowGuyanese:bereal: myself going through the suchgreatcarebyonesenior stop making a spectacle of uphill challenge of leader to surround himself s e l v e s w i t h t h i s identifyingahandfulofPPP with people of a certain caterwauling. At different Government Ministers, who crookedcharacter times, to different degrees, are emblematic of integrity, Theywillsteal,theywill the former HC is what we honesty, and untarnished not speak; they sell applauded in parliament, reputation, and I fell flat on themselves. This is clean what we support in media, my face. The best I could governance at its best. And what we are about. Yes! comeupwithweretwoonly, here is the denounced, Persaud is you, including and one had some qualifiers dismissed, and should be me. (moreanothertime). d i s c a r d e d H i g h Sincerely, This is with relevance to Commissioner, who is an GHKLall

The PPP should be excited at the prospect of a new voters’ list

DEAREDITOR,

excited about the prospects If the PPP wins the The PPP does not have ofanewVoters’Listbecause elections with a new Voters’ thegodgivenrighttogovern it is forever boasting that it List and those elections are eternallyandinanyoldway, commands the majority of free and fair, I will it wants to. People keep votes at elections. My party, acknowledge a new PPP asking what my take on the AFC and other smaller Government and support its LocalGovernmentElections partiesintheoppositionwill policies for a better Guyana is. Most of you are well not be a part of Local forallofus. aware that I have not Government Elections or We hold our nation at commentedontheissue. any elections without a new ransomwhileweconfusethe

Itisimportantthatweget Voters’List. electorate and have them thingsright,putGuyanafirst This country will be wallowing in doubt for too and be transparent in brought to a standstill if this long.Thismustnolongerbe everything we do thus Government believes it can acceptable. Let us save our gainingtheconfidenceofall bully its way and get away countryandnotleaditdown Guyaneseregardlessofrace, with skullduggery over and theroadtoperdition. colour or creed. Therefore, over again. Let us play fair Sincerelyyours, thecallforanewVoters’List andwintheconfidenceofall NormanBrowne mustbeseeninthatlight. Guyanese.Letourpoliticsbe Social and Political

The PPP should be transparentandclean. Activist

An offended Hindu woman urges President Ali to apologise in the High Commissioner’s matter

DEAREDITOR, What is in his mind, what is language. The men in my Please allow me the his thinking? The President familyandinthecircleofour space to express my great took his time to bring him friends would never ever distress and repugnance at back... Please Sir, do the dischargesuchvilerevolting what Guyana’s High decent act of finding that language on another much Commissioner in India said lady and apologising on less a female. Is this what toawomaninIndia.Iamso behalfofourcountryandthe you want the world to think very sorry I listened to his decent men in our country ofthemenofGuyana,Sir? words They are still What will this lady think of Yourstruly, reverberating in my brain ourGuyanesemen? N.Sahadeo and my skin crawls at what That they are sick (Avery disgusted Hindu he told that poor woman. perverts? The language lady who is hanging her Howcananydecentminded unleashed on that lady head in shame on behalf of human being use such demonstrates a sick a fellow Guyanese Hindu language on another person demented mind. In all my man who seems to have andawoman? yearsasafemaleinGuyana, forgotten his Dharmic

It behooves my mind. I was never exposed to such teachings.)

Guyanese are getting the shaft in exchange for its oil

What is the real meaning of that PPPC Government order? The one to all regulatory agencies to hurry up and process oil companies’ drilling programmes.

It looks, sounds, and smells like the clearing of all obstacles and green lighting whatever ExxonMobil and the others want to do out there.

It could be saying in public, what was present before. That is, give them the go ahead, regardless of how they go about it, or the possible dangers to this country, or even the financial rip-offs.

Guyanese are getting something for their oil. Indeed, Guyanese are getting the shaft.

Guyanese must supply 90-100% of services used by oil companies in 14 categories of work by year end

a e goods According the Content value services which Act ensure participation. development and provide o n

By Kiana Wilburg

c o m p a n i e s i n t h e procurement of goods and According to Guyana’s services for the enhancement Local Content Legislation, of the value chain of the oil there are 40 categories of sector. services in which oil The Act also serves to companies must ensure enable local capacity Guyanese participation. Of development and provide for that number, there are 14 t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n , categories which must see supervision, co ordination, the highest possible monitoring and evaluation participation. of, and participation in, local

The in be the implemented

The chart on the right contentinGuyana. outlinestheseareasaswellas The Local Content the 90 to 100 percent target Secretariat is mandated to that must be achieved by oil ensure that the provisions of companies and their theAct are implemented and subcontractors. functions as the regulatory

The Local Content Act arm for the monitoring, throughtheuseoftargetsand evaluation, coordination and other mechanisms aims to reporting of local content in prioritize the use of the petroleum operations of Guyanese nationals and Guyana.

The Act and content pr t h u

PNC was rebuilt with a little help from imperialists

upporters of UnitedStatesofAmerica. two years of financing from oftheeconomy

thereisnofineprint. Forbes Burnham These documents have the CIA for the PNC. The Other declassified Tens of thousands of believed in him. also confirmed that the CIA moneywastobeusedtofund documents revealed what a Guyanese cheered Burnham

S involved in Jonestown andTheysawhimasa again financed operations a small group of paid PNC weaklinghewasingivingin when he condemned did Burnham facilitate thispoliticalsaviour leading up to the 1968 organisers; be used for to US pressures after he had imperialism. Yet, all along, involvement?Most believed his every elections so as to keep essential sections of the so boldly announced that he hewasontheCIApayroll.

Andwasthebombwhichword and would follow him CheddiJaganoutofpower PNC’s central office and for wasnationalisingthebauxite He was bankrolled into killed Walter Rodneyto the ends of the world. This support was the dissemination of party industries. power by the CIA; he was supplied by the CIA as wasEven when he decried significant since, according information.

The US company, supported again by the CIA once speculated by aimperialism and condemned to the documents, the funds The assistance began in Reynolds, got what it in retaining power through memberofRodney’sparty?capitalism, his supporters were exhausted. Given that July 1969 and was extended wanted. The industries were rigging in 1968, and he

(The views expressed inbelievedinhim. adequate funds were in June 1970 for one year It nationalised, but Reynolds rebuilt the PNC with funds this article are those of theLittledidtheyknowthat normallysetasidetofinance was concluded in 1971 after was paid handsomely The fromtheCIA. writer and not thisbehind their backs Burnham covert operations, the fact whichitwasdeterminedthat agreement is now available Butkeyquestionsremain newspaper.)was in bed with the that these funds were no further assistance would for the public to read. And unanswered. Was the CIA imperialists. In fact, it was exhausted, testifies to the beoffered.

CIA funds that helped to large sums that must have

The declassified rebuildthePeople’sNational been received by the anti- documents also indicated Congress after the 1968 PPP forces in the run-up to that the Americans asked elections. the 1968 elections which Burnham to stop siphoning

Burnham’s fingers were were rigged to keep off funds from the sale of also extremely sticky The Burnhaminpower flour Americansaskedhimtostop The declassified It was estimated that siphoning off monies from documents revealed that in through this arrangement thesaleofflour Inreturnfor 1969, Burnham approached Burnhamwasrakinginmore a monthly subsidy from the theAmericansandrequested than US$28,000 per year CIA, he promised then he a monthly subsidy of The means by which he did would stop tapping off the US$10,000 for two years to this,andtheconcessionsthat funds from the flour sales, help fund his party, the he gave to facilitate this buttheAmericansknewthat People’sNationalCongress. skullduggery, are also there was no assurance that TheUSagreedthatitwas revealed in the latest hewould. necessary to finance declassifiedreportsfromthe

These are just some of Burnham so as to build OfficeoftheHistorian. the revelations that have effective party machinery, Yet, this was the same emerged from declassified and they provided this Burnham who, while in bed documents on US Foreign socialist with some withtheCIA,waslayingthe Policy covering the period US$5,000 per month, first foundation for the creation 1969to1974,releasedbythe for one year, and then of a socialist society which Office of the Historian, reneweditforanotheryear involved the nationalisation Department of State of the Inall,Burnhamreceived of the commanding heights

Dem boys seh...

Animals gat mo rights dan people

Animalslooklikedemgatmorightsdan And dem boys also respect dem belief. But people these days. De odder day dem boys demboysbegtodiffer bin driving down de road and a stray dog

But none of dem animal lovers gat anydecidefuhcrosspondezebracrossing. righttellmedatImustnotchaseoutastray

Awhole line of traffic had to wait until dog from me yard. If dem boys want a dog, this stray dog tek he good time and amble demboysgangoandgetadog.Nobodynah acrossdethezebracrossing. gattotellmethatImustnotchaseoutstray dogsfrommeyard. Meyardismeyard.And

When he reach de odder side, he decide ifdemboysnahwantstraydogsaround,denfuh turn back and sit down pon de zebra nobodycan’ttelldemboysdatdemtreatingcrossing.Hornsstartedtoblow Anditupset stray dogs bad when dem put dem out de some people who believe dat yuh must not yard.blowyuhhornevenponstraydog.

Nobody nah gat a right fuh treat dogs

Dehgatpeoplewhobelievedatdogsand bad.Butnobodyalsonahgatnorightfuhtell man deh pon de same level.And dem boys methatImustacceptstraydogsinmehyard.respect dem fuh dem views. But dem boys Datisdemboysposition,plainandstraight.begtodiffer Dehgatpeoplewhobelievedat derightsofdogsmoresuperiortodatofman.

Talkhalf.Leffhalf.

Pension money, Stabroek News and sheep in Guyana

n Diwali night last locations that will serve them. If Iwasnotabletohelphim,since formedanti-governmententity Monday, Leonard GildarieandIdidnotmakeafuss, Queenstown pensioners had But two weeks ago, Dr Gildarie and I on our thousands of pensioners would October 25 as their day and the Persaud informed the nation

O t h r i c e w e e k l y have perambulated the 83,000 newspapers for the 25 would have that his letters were not being programme, the Gildarie-Freddie squaremilesofGuyanalookingfor beeninprintbythetimeIraisedhis published and he sought an Kissoon Show, lamented the theunlistedbuildings. concernontheeveningofOctober explanation from the editor publication in the dailies of Will the contretemps that 24. I do hope that man and his in-chief. information informing senior accompanied that pension book fellowQueenstownpensionersgot He explained that he was citizens on what days they are to storyberepeatedinotherformsof theirpensionbutIdidmybest. toldthatthemissiveswerenot collect their pension vouchers life?IfyouliveinGuyanaandyou But if we didn’t help him carriedandwillnotbecarried basedongeographicallocation. believe you will not see hundreds becauseofthetimelog,wedidhelp if the contents feature Dr Persaud complained andThe advertisement did not list more like that foul-up, then you others because the Ministry found criticismofcivilsocietygroupings nowhisletterscouldbepublished.the buildings to attend to receive needtowakeup. commonsense and subsequently includingArticle13. People can get redress if theythestuff.Iwasmovedemotionally It will happen again and again printed the names of the centres Please see my three columns; publicizethewrongthingsdonetowhen on Diwali night, the 24th, I because I think we are a jinxed wherepensionerscangotocollect. Friday, October 7, 2022, “Open them No one, except thisgot a call from a gentleman living nationandweshouldnotblamethe Thatwasdoneinthenewspapersof letter to Isabelle DeCaires and Ian columnist, reacted to thein Queenstown in Georgetown government, the business Wednesday, October 26. It meant McDonald, Friday, October 14, declaration by the Ministry ofinforming me that his day was the community, the public sector The those whose days are after the 27 2022, “ Robin Singh’s mentality

Public Works that it will move25th, the next day and he did not answer is that we are inscrutably knowwheretogotonow will do the PPP no good,” and encumbrances on public parapetsknowwheretogo. jinxed.

I keep urging Guyanese to Saturday, October 15, 2022, includingwash-bayoperations.I raised the absolute insane But complaining helps. If you maketheirfeelingsknown.Itcould “Robin Singh’s sins: Ignorance

Itdidn’thappen.mediocrity of that incompetent acceptbeingasheep(Ithinksheep goalittlewayofgettingredress. In thatislimitless.”

It cannot happen. Because foradvertising on the show and told are more willing to speak up than the October 27, 2022 issue of the AsexpectedinGuyana,noone every wash-bay soul that does hisGildarie that Guyana simply does Guyanese) then your headaches Stabroek News, the paper exceptliteraryicon,IanMcDonald thing, 100 rich citizens havenotgetbetter.Howcananyhuman and nightmares will continue and publishedaletterbyDr.Randolph offered their feeling on the mountainous encumbrances ondraft an advertisement informing youwillendupanervouswreck. Persaud, professor of international Stabroek News’s authoritarian public parapets They are thesenior citizens when their day of The gentleman from relations at the American edict to Professor Persaud. Ms. untouchables of Guyana Thecollectionisbutnotidentifyingthe Queenstownwhocalledmedidthe University, one of the top DeCaires did not respond but she wash bay boys are theplacetheyhavetogo?Canthatbe decent and commonsensical thing. universities in the United States. foundtimeyesterdaytopenareply expendables.forgiven? HesaidtohimselfthatKissoonhas HeisanadvisortoPresidentAli. to Dr Persaud’s October 27 letter

(The views expressed in thisThe next day, commonsense ashowandIwillaskhimtoputmy Dr Persaud’sOctober27letter Article13stayedsilent.Thisisthe article are those of the writer andprevailed and citizens were complaint on his programme so I wascriticalofcivilsocietygroups. kind of hypocrisy that constantly notthisnewspaper.)informedbythenewspapersofthe canhehelped. HeevennamedArticle13,anewly showsitsunwantedface.

FrederickKissoon

Prashad Nagar man remanded on ‘ganja’ charges

-AccusesCANUranksof stealinghouseappliances

ifty-nine-year-old Ignatius Mann of Saachibazaar Street, Prashad Nagar Georgetown, was on Friday

F remanded to prison when he appeared before a city Magistrate to answer totwodrugpossessioncharges.

Mann appeared before Magistrate Rhondell Weever at the Georgetown Magistrates’Courts.

He denied the two charges that were read to him which allege that on Tuesday October 25, 2022, he had 174.8 grams of cannabis in hispossessionforthepurposeoftrafficking.

The court heard that on the day in question, Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) ranks acting on information intercepted the defendant at the Rubis Gas Station on Mandela Avenue, East La Penitence,whereaglasscontainercontaining cannabiswasdiscoveredinhispossession. from chronic health illnesses. However, the

Ignatius Mann at court on Friday

Mann was then arrested, cautioned and police prosecutor objected to bail being escorted to CANU headquarters located on granted stating that the lawyer did not Homestretch Avenue. He was later escorted corroborateherclient’shealthillnessestothe to his Prashad Nagar residence where a courtwithanydocument. searchwasconductedinhispresence.

Magistrate Weever denied bail and

The court heard that the CANU ranks remandedManntoprisonuntilNovember11, found several glass containers similar to the 2022. one that was discovered earlier along with

Moreover, the court also heard that a five zip-lock bag containing cannabis, in a quantity of cash, jewellery, brand name musicboxinthehouse. clothing, kitchen appliances, television,

Thedefendant’slawyertoldthecourtthat vacuum, watches, two bottles of vodka, her client usually rents the Prashad Nagar Johnny Walker and several other items were propertyasanAirBnB. stolen from the Prashad Nagar home

Inanefforttosecurebailforherclient,the following the search conducted by CANU lawyer told the court that her client suffers ranks.

Woman found dead at seawall had drowned

-Autopsy finds

n a u t o p s y Demerara (WCD), but at the around 21:00hrs that night. conducted on time of its discovery, police ‘Rocky Boy’ said that

Athe remains of did not have an identity for Sudhan left the house Esther Sudhan, 28, of Lot 20 thebody barefooted and was wearing Zeelugt, East Bank It was not until her a yellow top and long black Essequibo (EBE) on Friday, husband, known as “Rocky tights. has found that she had died Boy” a 31 year old The man recounted that by drowning, compounded fisherman, turned up at a she had a bottle of Banko bymultipleblunttraumas. police station in the Region Wine in her hand. Since then The pathologist told Three district on Wednesday hehadnotseenorheardfrom police that the blunt traumas to report her missing, that her she sustained and the bruises police realized that the After lodging the report, seen on her remains when it remains they had found was policetookRockyBoytothe was found on Monday last Sudhan’s. Ezekiel Funeral Home might have been caused by He told police that she where the body was being her body being tossed had gone missing on Sunday stored, but he could not against rocks and obstacles night. The man recalled that positively identify it to be bytheroughwaters. she had been drinking at that of his wife. However, Sudhan’s nude remains home and had gotten drunk. the following day he were found around 15:30hrs They got into an argument returned and was able to on Monday at the Uitvlugt and she became angry and positively identify the Seawall, West Coast walked out of their home remains.

Corrupt practices of PPP...

From page 3 Jagdeo was asked for an before that, we started that very agreement, along update on the release of the moving to change it where with many others, is not mining contracts by all of that, the administering availableonlineforcitizens Kaieteur News Publisher, of duty free concessions to understand what Mr Glenn Lall when the VP would be done by the GRA concessions were granted again promised to make the and not by a political to these firms versus what contractspublic. individual and secondly, the country would get in Jagdeo said, “I don’t they would be based on return think these agreements legislation.”

Inlightofthis,Guyana’s should be secret Right, He therefore indicated, t h i r d E I T I r e p o r t because the concessions are “I don’t see the reason why recommended that a work standard Many people many of these are not in the plan be drafted for the don’t remember this but the public domain already I’ll electronic publication of all Minister of Finance used to findoutaboutit.” mineral agreements in the sign every duty-free letter Despite giving this miningsector that was when I was there assurance, there has been no

In August of this year, and we changed it. When I word on the mining Vice President Bharrat became President and even agreementstodate.

UGstudentamongfarmerstoleaselandfromAgri.Ministry

Scenes from the MMA-ADA Open-Day

Wednesday issued 128 support to increase production in agriculture are not actively agriculture, he said that he has this scheme, the MMA Scheme. leasestofarmersinRegionFivefor thearea. involved in the field. We have to always had an interest in We’ve worked to ensure it is once agricultural lands – among the “We have to increase change that. This is why His agriculture, more so, rice again viable and able to function lesseeswasa21-year-oldstudentof production. Our farmers have to Excellency,PresidentDr IrfaanAli cultivation, due to the fact that he effectively Before this theUniversityofGuyana(UG). make that happen. That is why the developed a company where grew up seeing his father in the Government took office, there was According to the Ministry, the Government has been making the hundreds of young people are now fields planting rice to take care of a period where we saw a rapid issuance of leases is usually the necessary resources available to involved in the cultivation of high- their family He stated too that he decline in production in the MMA highlight of the Mahaica farmers…This is why we are here value crops such as carrots, will utilize his two 18-acre plots to in all the sectors. This was due to Mahaicony Abary – Agriculture todayandweknowthatforGuyana broccoli, and cauliflower…” he plant rice and continue in his the unfavourable conditions and Development Authority (MMA- to increase production, more lands added. farmer’sfootsteps. measures that were implemented ADA) annual Open Day activity at have to be made available to our According to the Agriculture When the Government took by the previous Government… We itsOnverwagtoffice.However,due farmers. If we continue with these Ministry, many farmers who office in August 2020, Cabinet saw and took note of what took to the Coronavirus pandemic, there efforts, we will be food secure,” received leases said that they had approvedsome$90milliontocarry place in the world during the wasatwoyearhiatusoftheactivity MinisterMustaphasaid. applied for quite some time and out emergency works on critical pandemic. Many countries had Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar The Minister also said that the expressed thanks to the infrastructure in the MMAscheme. moneybutwereunabletopurchase Mustapha while speaking at the Government was working to have Government for putting an end to While speaking on this, Minister food, because of global shortages event said, since taking office, the more young people involved in the theirwait. Mustapha said the Government and import restrictions. Guyana Government has been steadfast in agriculturesector

Moreover, Vevekeanand upon assuming office worked to produces 60% of the food we its efforts to restore the operations “We have to encourage young Ramnarace, a UG student was one reverse the unfavourable measures consume but we want to produce within the MMA Scheme. He also people to get involved in of the persons who received leases that were implemented by the more,”headded.

Th e M i n i s t r y o f said that the Government will agriculture. Many young people during the activity While previousadministration.

g r i c u l t u r e o n continue to provide the necessary who have diplomas and degrees in Ramnarace did not study “We’vebeenworkingtorestore

Police probing alleged rape at Reg. 5 rehab centre

The Ministry of Human Services and Regional Commander of Region Five, Social Security along with the Guyana Senior Superintendent, Kurleigh Simon Police Force are currently investigating the related to this publication yesterday that the alleged rape committed on a female resident incident occurred on October 23, last and of the Hugo Chavez Rehabilitation Centre thatitwasreportedtothepoliceonThursday. whichoccurredoverthepastweekend. He added that the male suspect has not

The Ministry in a brief statement on been arrested but investigations into the Thursdaypledgedtoleavenostoneunturned matterareongoing. in this matter Acts of this nature the The Hugo Chavez Centre which is statement noted are unacceptable and go located in Region Five is currently housing against everything that the Ministry tries to mentally challenged persons and those with curb. drugaddictions.

Lawyer arrested for telling

client to remain silent

-Lawsuit pending

the building. She added that Tamieka Clarke was on she then remained silent and Friday detained by the waited until her lawyer, Special Organised Crime Nigel Hughes arrived Unit (SOCU), after she Following, her lawyer’s advised her client who is intervention, Clarke was being investigated by the releasedfromcustody agency, to not provide any

A t t o r n e y a t L a w

At a press conference, answers to the questions Hughes indicated that they being asked, and to remain will be filing legal silent Kaieteur News proceedings against the state understands that the lawyer seeking exemplary damages wasretainedbyamanwhois f o r t h e u n l a w f u l being investigated by SOCU imprisonmentofattorney-atforcomputerrelatedfraud. statement,Iwillarrestyou.” lawTamiekaClarke.

Attorney-at-law Tamieka Clarke

Following her arrest and It was stated that due to SOCU is an arm of the subsequent release, Clarke theSOCUofficerbeingbusy Guyana Police Force. The held a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Force in a statement on where she disclosed the Clarke and her client were Friday afternoon indicated events that led up to her told to report back to SOCU that the Police Office of being detained at SOCU onFridayat09:00hours. Professional Responsibility Headquarters, located on The lawyer shared that has since been instructed to CampStreet,Georgetown. when she arrived at SOCU, launch an investigation into

“OnTuesdayafternoon,I her client informed her that theallegations. accompanied a client to the ranks had already Moreover, the Guyana SOCU… [Name provided], prepared a statement, which BarAssociation, the Guyana then, they told me to come they gave to him to read and Association of Women back on Thursday at 1pm sign. Clarke stated that her Lawyers, the Leader of the because they are not ready client informed her that he Opposition, Aubrey Norton for my client’s statement. I has been visiting SOCU’s and several lawyers have told [name provided] we can officeonmultipleoccasions, condemned the detainment come back on Thursday at and as such, he would like to of attorney-at-law Tamieka 1pm no problem, but my l e a v e T h e l a w y e r ClarkebySOCU. client has been advised and subsequently inquired from For his part, Attorney he will not be giving a three SOCU ranks if her General (AG) and Minister statement, my client chooses client is under arrest, of Legal Affairs, Anil to remain silent,” the lawyer becausehewantedtoleave. Nandlall, SC, stated that explained. This then led to the ranks when he was informed of

According to Clarke, the informing the officer who is whattranspired,hecalledthe S O C U o ff i c e r t h e n inchargeoftheinvestigation Head of SOCU, Faizal responded and told her, “Do that the suspect wanted to Karimbaksh, and instructed y o u k n o w w h a t i s leave Clarke stated that him to let the ranks release obstructing of justice, under whentheofficercamedown, Clarke Attorney at Law rule one, your client is he instructed the ranks to Tamieka Clarke practised compellable [Name arresther law with the Director of provided] told me that you According to Clarke, the Public Prosecutor (DPP) are going to come back on SOCU ranks collected her four years before she Thursday at 1pm and if your cellular phone, her watch ventured into private client does not give a andblockedherfromleaving practice.

The Hugo Chavez Rehabilitation Centre.

GNBS hosts first CROSQ-MIKE technical committee meeting in Guyana

three-day meeting of Q u a l i t y Aw a r d s ( N Q A ) 25 Marketing and Programme, the hosting of Communications stakeholders’ sensitization

A Representatives from sessions, and providing support to Bureaus of Standards across the 16 the Bureau as it works with CARICOM Member States is companies to implement national being hosting by the Guyana andinternationalStandards. National Bureau of Standards “No doubt, the GNBS is (GNBS) at its Sophia, Greater grateful for the funding and Georgetownlocation. assistanceprovidedbythisregional

Theparticipantsofthemeeting, body, which has significantly which was held during October 26- helped the Bureau to meet its 28, 2022, are members of the obligations to promote standards CARICOM Regional Organisation and quality in Guyana,” Ms. Karan for Standards and Quality noted.

(CROSQ) Marketing Information

At the first CROSQ-MIKE technical committee meeting in Guyana

The Head of the GNBS also Knowledge Management and lauded the MIKE Committee for Education(MIKE)Committee,and creating awareness on QI services is funded under the 11th European were discussed including the GNBS and Guyana continuously INDOCAL of the Dominican intheCARICOMregion. Development Fund EPA National Quality Awards Schemes making impacts at the regional Republic. Meanwhile, the Chairperson of Programme – TBT Component, is under development by some level,” as he pledged to continue

TheMIKECommitteeisoneof the MIKE Committee, Ms being facilitated by Technical Bureaus; the development of a sharing knowledge with other the technical committees of Samantha Banner of Belize noted Officer at CROSQ, Ms. Latoya policy for the sharing of technical StandardsBureaux. CROSQ, which advises on and that the intent of the Committee is Burnham. and other information amongst On day three, participants implement strategies to promote to create a pool of human and other T h e M I K E C o u n c i l Member States, and a review of the benefitted from training on digital the Quality Infrastructure (QI) resources, which can be used to Representative and Director of the Committee’sStrategicPlan. marketing and social media withintheCARIFORUMRegion. further promote quality in the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of On day two, Elections for new management, which was identified

In her welcome remarks, region. “Despite the challenges, I Standards, Mr. Stuart LaPlace, and Committee Executives were held as one of the priority areas for Executive Director (Ag) of the believe we are all visionary experts Director of the Bahamas Bureau of andGuyanawaselectedtochairthe action,givencurrentglobaltrends. GNBS, Ms. Ramrattie Karan noted with a wealth of creativity and Standards Dr Renae Ferguson- MIKE Committee for the next two The GNBS looks forward to that CROSQ has been a reliable innovation ready to take quality Buffordwerealsoinattendance. years. working with CROSQ and the partner of the GNBS and has from the Caribbean to the world,” Over the course of the meeting, The GNBS representative on regional Standards Bureaux to assisted with many notable shesaid. crucial aspects and initiatives that committee, Mr Syeid Ibrahim promote quality products and initiatives including the National Thethree-dayworkshop,which relating to the MIKE Committee said, “I am very happy that the servicesacrossCARICOM.

Basdeo’s Dynasty ‘Made in Guyana’ certified

asdeo’s Dynasty, products which are pure and because of my dad, he her products from those of afamilybusiness easy to use. In addition, motivated me so I’m other competitors in the t h a t w a s everything is prepared and making the family name market.

B established in packaged separately so (Basdeo) known, and Ms Basdeo further March 2021 is now a part of there’s no contamination,” making them proud out stated, “Working with the the Guyana National Bureau proprietress of Basdeo’s there,”Ms.Basdeosaid. GNBS, the process has been of Standards’ (GNBS) Dynasty, Radhika Basdeo Earlier this year, the smooth and informative. I ‘ M a d e i n G u y a n a ’ said. She explained that the GNBS approached Basdeo’s never hesitated to reach out C e r t i f i c a t i o n M a r k business was formed as a Dynasty to become a part of to the Officers from the Programme. means of processing surplus the Made in Guyana G N B S B u s i n e s s

The company started off peppers and mangoes C e r t i f i c a t i o n M a r k D e v e l o p m e n t a n d processing bottles of pepper harvested from the family’s Programme which aims to Certification Services sauce and mango achar One farm. Following extensive p r o m o t e l o c a l l y Departments and they were value to my business and my Further, she pointed out year later, the company has research, Ms. Basdeo said manufactured products and always willing to provide products,” the proprietress thatherbusinessisnowmore expanded its business to she was able to set up the boost competitiveness. The support.” On September 9, said. organized with processes in processing and packaging facility at her home at proprietress said she wasted 2022, Basdeo’s Dynasty was Following certification, place for record keeping, severalotheritems. Enmore, East Coast no time in signing up since successfully certified to use the businesswoman said traceability and other

“We manufacture Demerara (ECD). “It was all she wanted to differentiate the Made in Guyana demand for her products has necessarydocuments. Standards Mark on its increased. “I’ve gotten into M s B a s d e o i s pepper sauce, mango achar, some supermarkets quite e n c o u r a g i n g o t h e r garam masala, grind easily Also, people who had companies to pursue turmeric, plantain flour, reached out to me regarding certification “When whole nutmeg, whole geera, products in the past, when customers see that your grind geera, split peas they saw the news of the products are GNBS powderandsaltedfish. certification on social media certified, they know you are

“ F o r u s , g e t t i n g and elsewhere, they have maintaining a certain certification ready was no been reaching out more than standard. I would encourage walk in the park, but with all ever to purchase products. other small and grown the help I received, it was Some retailers are even businesses to get certified by attained eventually The interested in site visits as the GNBS to differentiate effort has allowed me to add well,”Basdeonoted. fromothers.”

Scenes from Basdeo’s Dynasty receiving Made in Guyana certificate

Govt. spent $513M to upgrade Ituni to Tacama road

ehabilitation National Assembly that works on the some $426 million has been

R43km of road allocated for the completion between Ituni and Tacama in oftheroad.

Region 10 has finally been He further noted that the completed. The road was 47 kilometres of farm to being upgraded under the marketroadwillstretchfrom National Irrigation and the junction of the LindenDrainage Authority agency Ituni road, heading east (NDIA) to the tune of $513 towards the Berbice River million.

The project, he said, will

Worksontheroadstarted open up approximately last year when the Ministry 61,000 hectares of prime of Agriculture had awarded farmland in the Tacama, phase one of the project to Wiruni,andEbiniSavannahs private construction on the eastern side of the c o m p a n y, C a s t i l h o BerbiceRiver. Engenharia Incorporated in Following that phase, in theamountof$261.7million July this year, the agency back in October 2021. again awarded another Castilho was contracted to contract for phase two of the rehabilitate an 18-km stretch project. NDIA had inked a of road along the Ituni to $251,440,000 contract with Tacamatrail. Associated Construction

At the signing of that Service, which was contract, Agriculture contracted to complete 25 Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha kmofroad. had stated that the This project, which falls rehabilitation of this road under the Agriculture will allow access to Development Initiatives, is thousands of acres of saidtoprovideaccesstoover farmlands and will allow 30,000 acres of savannah more unused lands to be lands and grain cultivations. availableforcultivation. In addition, the Ministry had

Senior Minister within stated that the area will the Office of the President, benefit from reduced cost of with responsibility for production through the Finance, Dr Ashni Singh reduction of transportation during his 2022 budget cost that is expected with the presentation, told the completionofthisroad.

The recently upgraded Ituni to Tacama road. (Photo credit: President Irfaan Ali)

US$2M ANSA McAL branch opens in Berbice

A N S A M c A L o n He further stated that the Alexander Alexander Thursday launched a new new location will not only lauded the company for location in Berbice that will caterforalltheANSAMcAL showing confidence in the allow for residents there to businesses but will also give Berbice economy and by enjoy all the services being the staff a more comfortable extension, the Guyana offered at its Georgetown environment and will have economy by expanding with outlet. on sale, products from other anewandimprovedfacility

The spanking new companies such as Banks “The Government of facility was constructed in DIH Ltd, Demerara Guyana and the private Palmyra, Region 6, Berbice DistillersLtdandmore. sector have been working atacostofUS$2millionand Cadogan said that while really hard to market the features a mini mart, Penta the Ansa mini mart is a opportunities that are Paint shop and warehousing smaller version, it is available across the sectors which will also includeAnsa expected to provide in Guyana and we have seen motors. shoppers with an improved tremendous response and we

Thisyear,thecompanyis shoppingexperience. are very happy for people celebrating30yearsofbeing “So when you come in, like ANSA McAL who are inGuyana. you will not only be here using the experience in

A t t h e o p e n i n g restricted to the ANSA the market to expand...” ceremony, Managing McAL brands but you will Alexandersaid. Director of the company, have the opportunity to He also expressed Troy Cadogan said that, as purchase a full gamut of satisfaction in the fact that they celebrate their 30-year products that you can fill the employment opportunities anniversary, they are proud basket...” will be provided with the of the achievements made in Additionally, with the newfacilityinplace. Berbice. He noted that while Penta Shop now included, In closing, Mark Bikhai, the branch existed in Berbicians will be able to Branch Operations Manager Berbice,itdidnotincludeall choose from 1000 different highlightedthattheprojectis the facilities that are colours of paint when A N S A M c A L ‘ s available at the Georgetown deciding. commitment to the Berbice location.

Also speaking at the community

Cadogan opined that, event was President of the The Regional Chairman “the time was actually right Berbice Chamber of David Armogan who was for us to actually invest into Commerce and Vice listed to speak as the feature owning our own here in President of the Private address was not present due Berbice.” Sector Commission, Ryan toothercommitments.

The new ANSA McAL’s location in Palmyra, Reg. 6, Berbice is now open

Officials from ANSA McAL cuts the ceremonial ribbon

Breeze rips off rotten La Penitence Market roof

Asection of the dilapidated La Penitence cook,”oneofthevendorssaid. Market roof on Friday fell off due to ‘light-

Notably,ithasbeenmonthssincethestall winds.’ owners have complained about the condition

Some vendors in the market are now of the market roof – which has been leaking. worried what would become of their ‘goods’ Owing to the recent occurrence, the vendors when it rains. “These zinc blow off today, arecallingontheMayorandCity(M&CC)to right over my stall so if rain fall, we goose rectifythesituationinatimelymanner

Swift actions by ranks save man from being chopped to death

PoliceonFridayarrivedatacrimescene

He was arrested and the victim was

Thesuspectarmedhimselfwithacutlass at Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), and chopped the victim across the neck but minutes after receiving a report and before he could inflict more wounds on the managed to save a victim from being man,policeranksshowedup. choppedtodeathbyanotherman.

According to information received by rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre this media house, the chopping took place wherehewasadmitted. during the morning hours The two

The victim’s condition is listed as stable individuals got into an argument with each whilethesuspectremainsinpolicecustody otheranditturnedviolent. Investigationscontinue.

The destroyed roof at the La Penitence Market

ICJ to hear oral arguments from both countries next month

ome next month, determiningtheboundary,is the lawyers valid and binding upon representing Guyana and Venezuela, and

C Guyana and that the boundary Venezuela will commence established by that Award oral arguments into the and the 1905 Agreement border dispute court case demarcating it, is the lawful betweenthetwocountries. boundary between Guyana

The International Court andVenezuela. ofJustice(ICJ),theprincipal Some 123 years ago, an judicial organ of the United Arbitral Award was Nations, will hold public delivered to settle the land hearings in the case boundary dispute between concerning the Arbitral then British Guiana and Award of October 3, 1899 Venezuela. (Guyanav Venezuela),from TheTribunalwascreated Thursday 17 to Tuesday 22 bytheTreatyofWashington November 2022, at the ICJ, of 1897 under which the whichishousedinthePeace parties – both Britain and Palace in The Hague, Venezuela–agreedtoaccept Netherlands. the Tribunal’s Award as ‘a

AccordingtotheICJ,the full, perfect and final hearings will be devoted to settlement’ of the boundary the preliminary objections issue One hundred and raisedbyVenezuela. twenty three years later,

The first round of oral Guyana still accepts and arguments will be on celebratestheAwardassuch. November 17, from the Ve n e z u e l a h a d lawyers for Venezuela, and applauded theAward. In the on November 18, the words of the law firm lawyers for Guyana will handling Venezuela’s case, presenttheiroralarguments. written in the American The second round of oral JournalofInternationalLaw cast eyes on Guiana’sarguments is set for as late as 1949: “TheAward EssequiboterritoryNovember21,and22. secured to Venezuela the

The Peace Palace, which houses the ICJ in The Hague, Netherlands.

Guyana brought the

The court case between mouth of the Orinoco and matter to the Court in anthe sister countries stems controloftheOrinocobasin, Application submitted onfrom the dispute between these being the most 29thMarch,2018.GuyanaandVenezuela,over important questions at

The Court confirmed itsthe ownership of the issue.”On7thMay,1905,an jurisdiction over Guyana’sEssequiboRegion. official boundary map was c l a i m s , r e j e c t i n g

The matter is before the drawnupbyCommissioners Venezuela’s objections, in aCourt, pursuant to the of Britain and Venezuela Judgment issued on 18decision of the Secretary delineating the boundary as December,2020.General (SG) of the United awardedbytheTribunal.For

This assures that it willNations, under the 1966 almost sixty years, be the Court which decides,Geneva Agreement, by Venezuela recognised, withfinalandbindingeffectwhich the parties conferred respected and even on the parties – Guyana andupontheSGtheauthorityto protected–thatboundary Venezuela – whether thedetermine the means by In 1962, however, as 1899 Arbitral Awardw h i c h t h e b o r d e r Guyana’s independence establishingtheinternationalcontroversy between drew closer and the boundary between the twoGuyana andVenezuela shall neighbour would no longer States was lawfully issuedbesettled. be Britain but a fledgling and remains legally valid

Guyana seeks from the State, Venezuela abandoned and permanently binding asCourt a decision that the the path of propriety and amatterofinternationallawArbitral Award of 1899 with it the rule of law and

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LEGAL NOTICE by RHONDA LORETTA VANESSA COPPIN nee REYNOLDS, the Petitioner in the Family Division of the High Court in Georgetown, Demerara.

Dated the 5th day of October, 2022.

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AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that as part of an Order made on the 3rd day of October, 2022 the Petitioner was directed to effect service of her Petition on you by publication of this Notice in two (2) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur Newspaper, a newspaper published and circulated in Guyana and on the Worldwide Web (online).

LEGAL NOTICE

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

Applicant in Person: Julius Goodman Address: Lot 46 Best Road, Best Village, West Coast Demerara, Guyana Telephone#: 618-1634, 630-8576

2022-HC-DEM-CIV-FD1389

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

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

PETITION NO. FD-1389 BETWEEN: (GOODMAN) JULIUS Petitioner -v(GOODMAN) ANNE ESTHER nee RAMROOP Respondent

LEGAL NOTICE

2022-HC-DEM-CIV-FD212

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

PETITION NO. FD-212 BETWEEN:COPPIN (RHONDA LORETT A VANESSA) nee REYNOLDS Petitioner/ Applicant -vCOPPIN (CHARLES DESMOND WATKINS) Respondent

TO: CHARLES DESMOND WATKINS COPPIN

Formerly of: 264 Walker Street, Apartment ‘A’ Augusta, Geotgia 30901, United States of America.

TAKE NOTICE that on the17th day of February, 2022 a Petition for Divorce was filed against you

TAKE NOTICE that the divorce is fixed for Directions Hearing on Tuesday the 20th day of December, 2022 at 9:30 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious at the High Court at Georgetown via Zoom Meeting ID: 648 772 9256 and Password: 5hRiHf.

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

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

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE FIDELA CORBIN-LINCOLN..DATED THE 11 TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022 ENTERED THE 21 ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022 UPON READING the Without Notice of Application on the part of JULIUS GOODMAN, the above named Petitioner/ Applicant filed herein on the 6TH day of October, 2022 AND the Affidavit in Support of the said Petitioner/ Applicant sworn to and filed herein on the said the 6TH day of October, 2022 in support thereof. IT IS ORDERED that the Petitioner be and is hereby permitted to dispense with personal service on the Respondent of the Petition with Affidavit in Support of, Notice of Proceedings and Acknowledgement of Service herein upon the Respondent AND INSTEAD to serve the said Petition with Affidavit in Support of, Notice of Proceedings and Acknowledgement of Service be effected on the Respondent by the Advertisement of a Notice of Petition in 2 (two) consecutive Saturday issues of the Kaieteur News Newspapers, a daily Newspaper printed, published and circulated in and around Guyana and on the Worldwide Web (Online). AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Respondent be and is hereby thirty-five (35) days

NOTICE

after the date of the final publication of the said Notice of Petition to file an Acknowledgement of Service, Notice of Intention to Defend, an Answer and/or Cross Petition.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that an Affidavit of Publication sworn to by the Applicant with copies of the Advertisement exhibited thereto be deemed sufficient proof of service of the Petition herein. AND

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Petitioner shall also serve the Petition and supporting documents on the Respondent by leaving them with an adult inmate at 129 Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Directions Hearing is fixed for Wednesday the30" day of November, 2022 at 11:00 am before the Honourable Madam Justice Fidela CorbinLincoln via Zoom Meeting ID: 817 2463 7445 and Password: Court12.

NOTICE

the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana at Georgetown, Demerara by FERDERICK COLLINS and GODFREY WHYTE against the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY(EPA)in which the Applicants allege:

1.That the Respondent Agency as the body with sole/ exclusive statutory authority under the Environmental Protection Act Cap. 20:05 to grant environmental authorisations or permits and also to revoke same upon there being a Breach of Terms of any such permit granted, has failed to cancel or revoke a permit it issued to Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. (“Esso”).

2.That by failing to cancel the permit the Respondent Agency has acted in breach of or omitted to preform a duty.

3.That by failing to enforce the provisions of the permit issued to Esso, the Respondent Agency has acted unreasonably, irregularly, or improperly and/or has abused its power.

LEGAL NOTICE

(a)with the Court true copies of the insurance required under Condition 14 and in particular 14.2 of the permit.

(b)AN ORDEROF MANDAMUS directed to the Agency requiring it to immediately file with the Court a true copy of the legally binding agreement under Condition 14.10 of the Permit.

(c)AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS directed to the Agency requiring it to immediately file with the Court a true copy of the legal binding agreement required by Condition 14.10 of the Permit.

(d)AN ORDR OF MANDAMUS directed to the Agency requiring it to immediately file with the Court true copies of the unlimited undertakings and indemnities required from the un-identified coventures under condition 14.10 of the Permit.

(e)Alternatively, AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS directed to the Agency requiring it to immediately cancel the Permit in accordance with Condition 14.8.

Russia declares troop draft done; Ukraine says new wave needed

About 82,000 soldiers have been sent to the combat zone and the rest of the 300,000 reservists are in training, defence chief says.

Russia says it has finished calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in Ukraine with more than onequarter already deployed to the battlefield.

The announcement on Friday appears to bring to a close a divisive mobilisation drive Russias first since World War II which led to tens of thousands of men fleeing the country and gave rise to the first sustained public protests against the war.

Kremlin. “No further measures are planned.”

He said 82,000 soldiers had been sent to the combat zone and the rest were in training.

Putin thanked the reservists “for their dedication to duty, for their patriotism, for their firm determination to defend our country, to defend Russia, which means their home, their family, our citizens, our people”.

troops had since been resolved. Putin said mistakes had probably been inevitable as Russia had not carried out a mobilisation for such a long time but that lessons had been learned.

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF GUYANA CONSTITUTIONALAND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION 2022-HC-DEMCIV-FDA-1314

BETWEEN:

In the matter of an Application for Orders of Mandamus, Prohibition and Declarations and in the matter of the Judicial Review Act Cap 3:06

FREDERICK COLLINS

GODFREYWHYTE

Applicants -andTHE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, a body corporate established under the Environmental Protection Act Cap 20:05. Respondent

NOTICE

TO: ANY PERSON WITH A DIRECT INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THESE PROCEEDINGS.

TAKE NOTICE that a Fixed Date Application was

filed in the High Court of

4.That the Respondent Agency has failed or omitted to carry out or-show that. it has carried out its legal duties and/.or obligations, thereby amounting to misfeasance in public office.

The Applicants therefore claim the following relief:

(a)A DECLARATION that the Environmental Protection Agency (“the Respondent” or “the Agency) is the sole/exclusive authority competent under and by virtue of the Environmental Protection Agency· Act Cap. 20:05 entitled to enforce the provisions of the Environmental Permit (Renewed) numbered 20160705 EEDPF issued to Esso.

(b)AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS directed to the Agency requiring the Agency to immediately file

(f)AN ORDER OF PROHIBITION directed to the Agency prohibiting the Agency from granting any environmental permit to Esso (or its successors and assigns) which does not include the provisions for Financial Assurance and Liability for Pollution Damage set out in Condition 14 of the Permit.

(g)A DECLARATION THAT Condition 14 of the Permit imposes on Es unlimited liability for all costs associated with clean up, restoration and compensation for pollution, including the environmental obligations of the Agency and the State of Guyana.

(h)Cost.

AND TAKE NOTICE THAT ANY PERSON who has a more direct interest in the matter may file a

“The task set by you of [mobilising] 300,000 people has been completed,” Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin at a televised meeting in the

LEGAL NOTICE

similar application, or apply to be joined as a party to these proceedings within 14 days of the date of the last publication of this notice.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is adjourned for hearing on the 22d day of November, 2022 before the Honourable Mr. Justice Sandil Kissoon at 3:00pm.

Dated this 27 day of October, 2022

So brutally used Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday expressed doubt about Russias declaration that its draft was complete, saying the poor performance of Moscows forces meant more men could be needed.

“We have reports the enemy has completed its mobilisation as if there is no longer a need to send new waves of Russian citizens to the front,” Zelenskyy said in a video address. “We feel very differently on the front lines.”

“Even though Russia is trying to increase the pressure on our positions by using conscripts, they are so poorly prepared and equipped, so brutally used by their command, that it allows us to presume that very soon Russia may need a new wave of people to send to the war,” Zelenskyy said.

Putin and Shoigu acknowledged “problems” in the early days of the call-up. Shoigu said initial issues in supplying newly mobilised

The “partial mobilisation”, which Putin ordered last month after his forces suffered major setbacks on the battlefield, was the first time most Russians faced a direct personal impact from the “special military operation” launched in Ukraine in February.

More than 2,000 people were arrested in antimobilisation protests, notably in parts of the country populated by ethnic minorities who complained they were being disproportionately targeted in the callup.

Tens of thous ands of Russian men are believed to have fled the country to avoid being forced to fight, many to neighbouring former Soviet republics.

Slowing counteroffensive

Analysts have said the call-up could help ease Moscow s shortages of manpower along the 1,000km (600-mile) front line, but the military value of the draft will depend on whether Moscow can properly equip and train the reservists.

One of the wars most consequential battles is now looming in the south as Ukrainian forces have advanced this month towards

President Vladimir Putin inspects a training centre for mobilised reservists in Russia's Ryazan region [Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik via Reuters]

Devers happy to be a part of Super50 Commentary team

“Writing, taking Photos & doing commentary is a bit harder after my Brain Cancer Surgery,” but Guyanese cricket Commentator Sean Devers says he is happy to be a part the Super50 Commentary team for the Guyana matches in Trinidad.

Devers was a part of Commentary Team for last three First-Class matches in Trinidad after making his First-Class debut as a Commentator at Blairmont in 1995 with the help of Niam Chan, one of the best Guyanese Commentators.

Devers, who played as an off-spinner for Guyana at the U-19 level and was in Guyanas

1999 First-Class squad, made his Test debut on Radio for CMC at Bourda at 31 when West Indies played South Africa and has Commentated in 14 Test matches including the last five played in Guyana.

Devers is the only Guyanese to do ball-by-ball Commentary in Test cricket at Providence where Sri Lanka played in 2008 and Pakistan played in May 2011.

In July 2011 he covered the India Test series in Jamaica, Barbados and was behind the mike when Shiv Chanderpaul scored the first hundred when Dominica hosted its first Test match.

Devers joined Reds Perriera as the only two Guyanese to do radio commentary in a live World Cup Semi-Final when he commentated for CMC and a Radio station in South Africa in the 2007 World Cup in St Lucia when Australia beat South Africa.

Devers who covered the West Indies A team series in 2005 in Sri Lanka and 2010 Champions Trophy in South Africa for both Radio and Newspapers, has a unique achievement on Radio which is unlikely to ever happen again.

He did commentary in the 1998 Senior Inter-County four-

day game at Enmore between Demerara and Essequibo while playing for Champions Berbice in the same tournament.

“I did commentary in two Test Matches and First-Class games in St Lucia, Antigua and Trinidad and in the last three Regional Super50 tournaments in Trinidad and Antigua since I had my Brain Cancer Surgery on October 2, 2012.

But I find it a bit harder to do commentary, write and take Photos like I did with ease before my Surgery,” Devers admitted.

Devers leaves for T&T on Sunday morning while Guyana play the Windwards at the Queens Park on Monday in a day/night game.

Saturday October 29, 2022

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)

A number of deliveries, service people, emails, or phone calls might keep you jumping today, Aries, right when you're in the mood for a quiet day. It may take all your effort to keep your cool.

TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

A close friend might pass along some seemingly harmless but nonetheless untrue gossip, Taurus. Don't accept anything you hear today until you check the facts for yourself.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20)

You don't normally tend toward frugality, Gemini, but today you could go overboard with your spending. Frustration from all sides makes you want to release it all at once by acquiring new possessions.

CANCER (June 21–July 22)

Some failures that you may have experienced over the past few days could have you beating yourself up today, Cancer.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)

Today you might be able to tune in to the thoughts and feelings of others, Leo, but you aren't likely to know exactly how to handle the situation. Should you say something or just tailor your own behavior.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22)

Group activities are probably very much on your agenda today, Virgo. You could attend an online meeting or lecture and later participate in a group chat with a bunch of friends.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

Too much pressure on the job could have you feeling like chucking it all and going somewhere by yourself. You might be tempted to go on a spending spree or overindulge in food or drink.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

Inner conflict regarding spiritual matters might have you questioning your and others' beliefs. You might doubt just about everything, Scorpio, and you could be tempted into angry debates over different concepts.

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21)

Although your financial situation appears to be on the upswing, you still might be feeling pessimistic and indifferent about money and life in general. You might want to soothe your discontent.

CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

A minor and rather silly quarrel with a friend or romantic partner could have you down in the dumps. This is an overreaction, Capricorn. You might need to get away for a while before you can make sense.

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18)

Pressures on the job may be mounting. You might feel so disgruntled that you want to chuck it all and run away. Foreign countries and distant states may suddenly seem far.

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20)

Demands made by friends, children, or the special person in your life might have you feeling like you're moving in a dozen different directions at once.

Sean Devers

Afghanistan and Ireland split points after another MCG washout

Afghanistan and Ireland shared the points on offer after persistent rain prevented any action - or even the toss - from taking place in their men’s T20 World Cup match at the MCGyesterday

For Afghanistan, the result came just two days after their game against New Zealand, at the same venue, hadalsobeenabandoned.

With the point they earned, Ireland, who had beaten England earlier, climbeduptwostepstoNo.2 in the group, behind New

Zealand, who are on three pointsfromtwogames.

Afghanistan have two points, the same as Sri Lanka, England and Australia.

But all those teams have played one game fewer and alsohavea“W”againsttheir names, unlike Afghanistan, who had lost to England in their first match of the tournament before the successivewashouts.

It was a frustrating afternoon for all concerned. Althoughitwasn’trainingan hour before the scheduled start of the match, it started

pouring just minutes before thescheduledtoss,at2.30pm local time. The toss was delayed as a result, and at 3pm - the scheduled start of play the umpires announced an inspection for an hour later, by when losing overswasinevitable.

Rain remained on the radar, and while it abated for periods, raising hopes of s o m e t h i n g , a n o t h

downpour around 3.30pm brought the covers back on. Then, at around 4.15pm, it was decided that a

inspection would

conducted only after the rain

Afghanistan might have boosted

There was a lot of

and more of the same, before the game was called off. (Getty Images)

New Zealand lined up. They will back themselves, though, after having pulled off a tight five-run win [DLS method]againstEngland.

WCC, businessmen assist all-rounder Retemiah

Wakenaam Cricket Committee and several businessmen on the island of Wakenaam have made a monetary donation to national female U19 all rounderCyannaRetemiah.

Retemiah has been shortlisted in a squad of 22 for a training camp and trial matches in Trinidad from which the team for the ICC Womens Under-19 Cricket World Cup, South Africa 2023willbeselected.

A squad will also be selected to play an away series against India in November as part of the preparationplansfortheICC Womens Under 19 World Cup.

This team is a historical one, as it is the first-ever

West Indies Under 19 Womensteam.

Secretary of WCC Nazeer Mohamed, in handing over the cash wished Retemiah all the best and encouraged her to remain discipline and work hard to make the final squad for World Cup in South Africa.

Retemiah, who plays for Noitgedacht Sports Club in Wakenaam, thanked the committee and businessmen for their support and promised to do herbest.

Apart from cricket, she also participates in cycling and captured the national schools cycling champion girl title for a number of years

E S P N c r i c i n f o

Cyanna Retemiah accepts the cash from Secretary of WCC Nazeer Mohamed.

All eight squads unveiled as excitement builds for CG United

ST JOHNS, Antigua Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday confirmed the players who will compete in the CG United Super50 Cup, after all eight teams finalised their squads. The 50-over tournament will bowl off in Antigua today, Saturday 29 October, with a match betweentheLeewardIslands Hurricanes and the West Indies Academy at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (SVRS).

Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago Red Force open their campaign on 31 October against Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) at the B r i a n L a ra Cricket Academy (BLCA).The final will be played on Saturday 19NovemberattheSVRS.

The other two venues for the tournament are the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) in Antigua; along with the Queens Park Oval (QPO)inTrinidad

Johnny Grave, CEO of CWI said: “The countdown is on for the start of the CG United Super50 2022 and there is great anticipation across the whole region ahead of Saturdays opening contest.

We are delighted to confirmallthesquadlistsfor what promises to be an exciting three weeks of

competition. Fans will be delightedtoseesomeoftheir favourite players in action once again as they go headto-head in a bid to capture CG United Sir Clive Lloyd Trophy.”

The eight teams have been drawn in two groups of four, with Zone A featuring defending champions and hosts Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, Guyana Harpy Eagles, Windward Islands Volcanoes, and Combined Campuses and Colleges Zone B will be played in Antigua and will feature Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Barbados Pride, Jamaica Scorpions, and West Indies Academy

The eight captains are: Nicholas Pooran (Trinidad and Tobago Red Force), Leon Johnson (Guyana Harpy Eagles), Denesh R a m d i n ( C o m b i n e d Campuses and Colleges), A n d r e F l e t c h e r ( Wi n d w a r d I s l a n d s Volcanoes), Shai Hope (Barbados Pride), Rovman P o w e l l ( J a m a i c a Scorpions), Nyeem Young (West Indies Academy) and Jahmar Hamilton ( L e e w a r d I s l a n d s Hurricanes)

Due to the returning contingent from the ICC Mens T20 World Cup, CWI allowed for larger squads

fromtheoriginallystipulated 14 players. However, this is only be applicable for the period prior to the departure of the West Indies Test team on 8 November when the teams must revert to 14 playersonly

Fans in the region can watch the matches live from the Sir Vivian Richards S t a d i u m o n E S P N Caribbean Overseas broadcastpartnersfortheare ESPN+ (USA), BT Sport (UK&Ireland)andFanCode (India). Additionally, LIVE ball-by-ballscoringforall27 CG United Super50 Cup matches will be available on thewww.windiescricket.com matchcentre.

FULLSQUADS

ZONEA(Trinidad)

Combined Campuses and Colleges: Denesh Ramdin (Captain), Matthew Forde (Vice Captain),Amari Goodridge, Abhijai Mansingh, Demario Richards, Isaiah Ali, Jonathan Drakes, Kirstan Kallicharan,MichailPowell, Nathan Edward, Navin Bidaisee, Odain McCatty, Romario Greaves, Zavier Burton.

Guyana Harpy Eagles: Leon Johnson (Captain), Veerasammy Permaul (Vice Captain), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Tevin Imlach, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane

Rutherford, Romario

S h e p h e r d , Q u e n t i n

Sampson, Clinton Pestano, Gudakesh Motie, Anthony Bramble, Nial Smith, Kevin Sinclair,KemolSavoury Trinidad and Tobago Red Force: Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Sunil Narine (Vice Captain), JoshuaDaSilva,EvinLewis, Akeal Hosein, Anderson Phillip, Darren Bravo, Imran Khan, Jason Mohammed, Jayden Seales, Jeremy Solozano,JydGoolie,Khary Pierre, Kjorn Ottley, Mark Deyal, Shannon Gabriel, Terrance Hinds, Yannic Cariah.

Windward Islands Volcanoes: Andre Fletcher (Captain), Alick Athanaze (Vice Captain), Johann Jeremiah, Kavem Hodge, Keron Cottoy, SunilAmbris, Ryan John, Larry Edward,

Kenneth Dember, Shermon Lewis, Preston McSween, Darel Cyrus, Justin Greaves, Tevyn Walcott, Johnson Charles,ObedMcCoy

ZONEB(Antigua)

Barbados Pride: Shai Hope (Captain), Camarie Boyce, Kraigg Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Akeem Jordan, Nicholas Kirton, Javed Leacock, Jair McAllister, Zachary McCaskie, Roshon Primus, Ramon Simmonds, Shamar Springer, Jomel Warrican.

Jamaica Scorpions: Rovman Powell (Captain), Jermaine Blackwood (Vice Captain), Chadwick Walton, Aldaine Thomas, Brandon King, Marquino Mindley, Nicholson Gordon, Jamie Merchant, Alwyn Williams, Nkrumah Bonner, Dennis Bulli, Andre McCarthy,

Antiguan

Jeavor Royal, Pete Salmon, Odean Smith, Sheldon Cottrell.

L e e w a r d I s l a n d s Hurricanes: Jahmar Hamilton (Captain), Rahkeem Cornwall (Vice Captain) Devon Thomas, Kieran Powell, Colin Archibald, Terance Warde, Jeremiah Louis, Keacy Carty, Ross Powell, Kofi James, Damion Williams, Sheeno Berridge, Hayden Walshjr.,KarimaGore. West Indies Academy: Nyeem Young (Captain), Kirk McKenzie, Kevlon Anderson, Ashmead Nedd, Ackeem Auguste, Teddy Bishop, McKenny Clarke, Johann Layne, Kevin Wickham, Carlon BowenTuckett, Joshua Bishop, Keagan Simmons, Joshua James, Leonardo Julien, KelvinPitman.

Rahkeem Cornwall set

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9 December 12 in the land DownUnder The 29 year old has played nine Tests for the Windies, with his last coming against Sri Lanka in November 2021 In those nine Tests, he has taken 34 wickets at an average of 37 76 and a strike rate of 78 3

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Guyanese left hander Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of West Indies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul,

who is in line to make his Test debut after incumbent West Indies opener John Campbell was banned for

Independent Anti Doping Panel after failing to provide a blood sample to doping control officers in April2022

Full Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle

Brooks, Raymon Reifer, Jason Holder, Devon Thomas,

Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, AndersonPhillip.

being hunt for glory tonight

Georgetown FA Senior League KO round kicks off

Ithascometothestageof reckoning when mistakes made would cost teams a place in the final four when the knock-out phase of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior mens League commences at theGFCGround,Bourda,on Sunday,October30th.

The first two quarter final matches are slated to take center stage and fans, supporters, and lovers of the beautiful game can look forward to a potentially p u l s a t i n g n i g h t o f exchanges.

their last game against Eastveldt, Daniel Gibson, who has a total of five (5) goals to his name in the competition.Also in the fray is another proven stalwart in Calvin Shepherd, also a recently returning player to hisfirstclubaswellasJulian Joseph who performed outstandingly for the winners of the recent AmerindianHeritageGames champion, Port Kaituma of RegionOne.

Tonight, the Petra organised MVPSports Futsal Tournament resumes, but the highly anticipated Womens Division also commences as they kick off the action from 18:30 hrs with four matches at the National Gymnasium.

Eight womens teams are involved in the tournament.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Conquerors,Tiger Bay and Herstelling are in GroupAwhileGroupBcomprisesofGuyana PoliceForce(GPF),Santos,AvocadoBallers andGTPanthers.

In the first match, Conquerors are set to collide with Tiger Bay then GDF will face Herstelling from 19:10 hrs. The third match in the division will see GPF take on a GT Panthers unit from 19:50 hrs then Santos and AvocadoBallersmeetfrom20:20hrs.

The Men take the pitch after that as Stabroek Ballers and BVTeam Cruel resume thecompetition.

Vengy FC take on Sophia from 21:15 hrs while Future Stars are fixed to played Tiger Bay from 22:00 hrs. At 22:45 hrs, Gold is Money and Mocha Family will locks horns beforethefinaltwofeaturematchesbegin.

At 23:30 hrs, the in-form Back Circle squad will take on a highly experienced

Campbellville team while Sparta and rivals Bent Street cap off the evenings play from 00:15hrs.

For the men, the Champion will cart off with $500,000 while the runner up will have tosettlefor$300,000.

Thirdplacecartsoffwith$200,000while the fourth place finishers walks away with $100,000.

Additionally,thewinnerofeachofthesix groups in the male division will receive $50,000 while second place takes home $30,000; third place pockets $20,000 and fourthreceives$10,000.

After the Group stage, the top two finishers in each group along with the best twothirdplaceteamswilladvancetothenext round.

In the Womens division, the Tournament winner pockets $200,000, second place bags $100,000 while third and fourth incentives amount to $50,000 and $25,000, respectively The Most Valuable Player (MVP)awardwillalsobeupforgrabsinboth divisions.

This tournament is also supported by Ansa McAl, through their Magnum and LucozadeBrands,alongwithassistancefrom theMinistryofCulture,YouthandSport.

From17:00hrs,thehome team Georgetown Football Club (GFC), the oldest known club in Guyana will hope that their home advantage will count when they line up against Vengy, one of the newest clubs and predominantly made up of Venezuelans now living and working in Guyana owing to the continuing challenging timesintheirhomeland.

This showdown from 19:30hrs promises to be energising and no doubt will set the stage for the second quarter-final between two rivals of yore, Pele FC and Santos FC The clashes between these two sides from time immemorial have been well-documented and alwaysappetising.

GordonUltimateWarrior Brathwaite notes: “The game between Pele FC and Santos FC brings together the oldest and fiercest present rivalry among football clubs in Guyana. At present Santos is the senior club by having the status of an Elite Club while Pele is in the First Division. However, as rivalry goes all over the world, present status or position in a league or other tournament means nothing in rivalries. Fans can expect a hard-fought and exciting gameasthesetwotraditional powerhouses meet once again on the field and to make it even spicier it is a quarter-finalmatchup.”

Brathwaite further noted that theyll be led by Captain MarkJhaluwhowillmarshal the defence with able b a c k i n g f r o m t h e experienced former national player,KingSolomonAustin who recently returned home tohisoriginalclub.

Added support will be hadfromthehat-trickheroof

Pele ended the group stage second behind the winners, GDF, and ahead of Vengy while Santos ended third behind the winners of their group, Police followed byGFC.SantosHeadCoach, TrevorBurnettewhoisapart of the current Senior National Team Technical Staff shared his thoughts on the clash. “Santos and Pele aretwooftheoldestteamsin

displace the bigger-name teams. As for GFC, Head Coach Dellon Cadogan believes they have the goods to deliver the desired results on the day “As defending champions of the GFA league we will approach this hurdle with no fear, but we will respect the opponent, with the likes of our Captain Ronel McClean, Ravi Coates, Lennox Young, Rondel Petters, and Earl Gill we will get the job done. Even though football is on the day, good teams will get thejobdoneonabadday.”

Vengy FC will not be under any pressure, but they too have the ambition to move into the semi-finals, but only the winner will earn thatticket.

Theyll be depending on the likes of Alberto Hernandez, Jesus Pereira, Carlos Gomez, David

Guyana and from past times there was always a rivalry between these two teams. The energy that is shown on the field whenever Santos and Pele plays is beyond words.

I always think that whenever these two teams play together you will always have a game of high energyandabattle,tosaythe least.” The Santos coaches will prepare Santos for this game because their goal is to win. Peles goal is to win as well. Sunday will be a battle of teams and of history Santos players that will be dependedonthisSundayare, Darren Niles, Joshua Braithwaite, Stephon Reynolds, Akel Clarke, Randy Roberts, and most of all,AlexMurray

Meanwhile, the opening match features two hungry sides seeking to showcase thattheyhavewhatittakesto

Escobar, Carlos Escobar, GabrielPena,LuisVena,and Jose Vasquez to see them past GFC but only time will tell. The other two quarter final matches will be contested on Wednesday evening at the same venue from 18:00hsr when GDF willbetestedbyGTPanthers which squeezed into this stage by virtue of a memorable win over Santos, 2 1 The win for GT Panthers also halted the charge of Elite League Club, FrutaConquerors.

The last final eight clash features Police and Western Tigers on Wednesday night from20:30hrs.

Western Tigers had booked their place on account of a huge 4-1 win over Eastveldt in the final group match The semi finals would be contested on Sunday next at the same venue.

Carlos Gomez and Jesus Pereira - Vengy FC

Thursday night of the Bounty Supermarkets National Indoor Hockey Tournament got off to a similar start as the previousdaywithSaintsSuperstarsbrushing aside Saints Scorpions 5-0 in the 2nd Divisioncategory

Javid Hussain registered his name on the scoresheet in the 13th minute followed by Quinn Tobin, who scored a double. Jabari LovellandRobertMarcusalsonettedapiece fortheSuperstars.

In the next matchup of this division, YMCA Old Fort BETA and Saints Snipers playedtoa2-2draw

In the ladies division, the GBTI GCC Tigers and Hikers Woodpeckers remain undefeated.

The GCC ladies drubbed Saints, 6 1, while Hikers Woodpeckers edged Old Fort Igniters,2-1.

Captain Gabriella Xavier chalked up a hat-trick, Sandy Roopnarine with a double, supported by Sarah Klautky and Madison withapiece.

MariaMunroeandLaTaciaChungscored for the Hikers ladies while Clayza Bobb

(Saints) and Minosoda Culpepper (Igniters) were the lone goal scorers for the nonvictorioussides.

The men’s division saw Pepsi Hikers beating Bounty GCC, 7-5, in an intense showdown. Jamraj “Shaq” Assanah was in overdrivescoringahat-trickforhisteam.

Shaq was supported by Devin Munroe, Colonel Heywood, Andrew Stewart and Rayon Bradford. Mark Sargeant in fine style raided the Hikers circle scoring a double for his team while Kareem McKenzie, Meshach SargeantandKevinSpenceralsomanagedto findthebackoftheHikersnet.

Both teams battled for ball possession throughout the game but the Hikers men remainedunbeaten.

The veterans matchup was between Hickers and YMCA Old Fort with the Old Fort men giving a sterling performance. Newcomer to this category Jason De Santos was unstoppable as he secured a hat-trick for histeamwithabracefromChrisLowe.

ThegoalscorersforHickerswereRandy HopeandRobertFrance.

Theactioncontinuesovertheweekend.

Team scores 291-3 in 20 overs as play in the tournament continues

A blistering century in a team score of 291, another teamscoreof228anda1run win were some of the highlights of the latest rounds of the Vishnu Super Store T 20 cricket Competitionforteamsonthe UpperCorentyne.

No 68 Turn Team inflicted a massive 227 runs beating over Line Path Cricket Club after their batsmen pulverized the Line path attack to score a massive 291-3 in 20 overs. Leading the assault was Tooran Persaud who hammered an unbeaten 109 (8x4, 9x6), Anthony Dourjoudhan 58 (4x4,4x6), D.Dhani48withextras43.

Line Path in reply were dismissedfor64.

Bowling forTurnTeam, Dourjoudhan snared 3 w i c k e t s , w h i l e L Chaitnarinegot2

I n a n a i l b i t i n g encounter, Just Try Cricket Club squeezed past YakusariHorizonby1run

After scoring 112 with Anandeo Inshan 46, Shafeek Deran and R Kamcharan picked up 2 wickets

Horizon ended on 111 as Karim Amin 40 led their effort. Bowling for Just Try R.Ramdasssnared4-10.

Crabwood Creek Sports Club defeated Race Course Vitality by 58 runs after scoring 228-6 with N. Deo 58 (4x4, 4x6), L. Seegobin 43, B. Sookram 33, J. Singh 27andextras30.

BowlingforRaceCourse Vitality, R. Jabbar picked up 2 wickets. They in reply ended on 170 with B Sahadeo49notout,J.Moore 38,H.Sahadeo27andExtras 30 with Q. Khan taking 2 wicketsbowlingforCWC.

Jukestown won from Eagles Cricket Club by 9 wickets.

EaglesCC made77 with JamalKhan27andextras26.

Bowling for Jukestown, therewere2wicketseachfor Wayne Garnette and G Beresford.

In reply they hurried to 79 1 as Jevon Beresford 36 and Clarence Beresford 28 wereundefeated

Extras contributed14

Scottsburg United defeated Line Path Raptors by 4 wickets after bowling them out for 44 with W Khan 4 wickets, A Kram Ali and T Pellew 2 each as theyrepliedwith47 6

NO 70 MYO scores 175 with Mohamed Khan 45, Anand Mahadeo 36 and AnandKhan19.

CWC All family were

bowled out for 55 to lose by 120 runs with Salim Khan 26,AlimKhan20.

Bowling for MYO, Kumar Khemraj and M Khantook2wickets each No 70 Young Blood defeated No 64 Fighting Marines by 7 runs after scoring 127 with Victor Pedro 48, Justin Walton 22 andextras 28

Fighting Marines were bowledoutfor120withA Persaud hitting 34, V Sugrim 30 and Steven Embrack25

Bowling for Young Blood, Fazil Ali and Mohammed Azarudeen took2wickets each Cut and Load whipped Rama Krishna by 8 wickets afterbowlingthemoutfor75 withK.Heera34.

Bowling for Cut and Load, Seeraj Chatterpaul claimed 5-10, Deoprakash Ramdat and Ramesh Omerpersaud had 2 each to dothedamage.Theyinreply reached 76-2 in 8 overs with extras21.

The competition is continuing with 30 teams participating.

Former National

A F P A h i g h l y anticipated clash between Australia and England at the Twenty20 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of r a i n y e s t e r d a y i n Melbourne, leaving their groupwideopen.

It was the second match of the day, after Ireland v Afghanistan, to be washed outattheMelbourneCricket Ground and means all four sides take a point each in their hunt for a place in the semi-finals.

NewZealandleadGroup 1onthreepoints—thesame as England, Ireland and holders Australia — but the Black Caps have a better net

run-rateandagameinhand.

S r i L a n k a a n d Afghanistan have two points.

The top two from the group will reach the semifinals.

Four matches have now been rained off at the tournamentinAustralia.

The showdown between Ashes rivals England and Australia had been billed as a must-win for both sides after each had won one and lostone.

“It is a shame tonight, especially for everybody involved.

All the fans who were goingtocomeandwatchthis game live, everybody

wanting to watch it on TV,” England captain Jos Buttler said.

“For players especially as well,Australia v England at the MCG in a must-win WorldCupmatchisasbigas it gets in your career and they are the games you want tobeinvolvedin.

“And no matter what the result was going to be, it’s something you want to experienceasacricketer.”

England, who together with Australia were one of the pre tournament favourites, next play New Zealand on Tuesday in Brisbane in another mustwingame.

Australia have the easier

of the remaining matches compared to England and play Ireland on Monday, alsoatTheGabba.

“Theoutfieldhastakena drenching over the last couple of weeks, as wet as I’veeverseenit,”Australian skipper Aaron Finch said of thesoddenMCG.

- Ireland disappointment Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie expressed his frustration after the rain also denied his giant-killers a crack at a win over Afghanistan.

The Irish were pumped upafterstunningEnglandby five runs on Wednesday in a rain-affected encounter, but the wet weather checked

their momentum against winlessAfghanistan.

The Afghans have now hadtwogamesabandoned.

Balbirnie said the situation was “very disappointing”.

“We played some really good cricket the other night and were looking forward to this fixture against a team we knowreallywell,”hesaid.

“We spoke a lot about it after the England game, about backing up that performanceandcomingout here and playing some good cricket.

We didn’t get to show what we could do today, unfortunately

“Ifitcouldhavegoneour way we could have gone to Brisbane (to play Australia) with a lot of hopes of going intothenextround.”

Ireland had form against theAfghans, winning a fivematch T20 series 3-2 earlier thisyear

Afghanistan are bottom of the group and skipper Mohammad Nabi was equallydisappointed.

“We were fully ready the plan was to put a score on the board and bring the spinners into the game duringthechase,”hesaid.

Next up in Group 1 is New Zealand against Sri Lanka on Saturday in Sydne

Wicketkeeper batsman Sydney Jackman is the coordinator. (Samuel Whyte)

Jael Gaskin

Guyana’s Lennox Braithwaite Braithwaite is the new King of the Range

Guyana has maintained its rich tradition of dominating the Individual Championships at the West Indies Fullbore Shooting C o u n c i l ( W I F B S C ) Championships when Lennox Braithwaite shot his waytothetitleasKingofthe Range on Thursday last at the Twickenham Park Range, St Catherine, Jamaica.

Making a grand return after three years due to the global covid 19 pandemic and other challenges, Braithwaite, no stranger to this prestigious accolade in the Caribbean, started day one, Tuesday with a possible at the 300 Yard Range (35 4) and finished off the day just one short of possible at the 500 (49 5) and 600 (49 3) yards ranges for a first days aggregate of 133 12

Braithwaite, who has also done well for himself

andthenationinCanadaand England, never looked back ashestavedoffthechallenge of Canadian, Emmanuel Gauvin to win on day three andoveralldespitebeingone point behind after two days ofintenseshooting.

The Canadian was l e a d i n g 2 8 8 2 3 t o Braithwaites 287.24 at the endofdaytwo.

The Day three overall aggregate was won by another Guyanese, Roberto Tiwari who tallied 181.15 including a possible at the 600yards(35.4)range.

Braithwaite ended one point behind on 180.15 and that was enough to take the O v e r a l l I n d i v i d u a l Championship yet again, having done so on more than six occasions, further cementing his legacy as one of the best shots ever in the Caribbean.

”First of all, I want to give thanks and praise to

God, we have survived the covid period and are still togetherasateam.Secondly, I would like to thank the President of Guyana for allowing us this opportunity to represent Guyana through bothhispartsponsorshipand the use of the Timehri Rifle Ranges for one month in preparation for these c h a m p i o n s h i p s , ” Braithwaitesaid.

The new King of the Range thanked the Guyana Police Force, Guyana Defence Force, and corporate Guyana for their support and sponsorship “This is my time and season and I want to use it to make Guyana proud.”

Guyana ended with five of its shooters in the top ten and seems well poised to retake the Short Range Team Championships which they had surrendered to Barbados in 2018 whilst they will aim to retain the Long Range Championship which they have come to own

Team Guyana is led by Captain Dylan Fields and

The aggregate scores for the three-day Individual Championships.

includes Braithwaite, Tiwari, Peter Persaud, Ryan Sampson, Leo Romalho, Sherwin Felicien, Ransford Goodluck, and Mahendra Persaud.

Their participation has been made possible through the kind sponsorship of the Government of Guyana, His

Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Secure Innovation & Concepts Inc., Citizens Bank, Sterling Products, ENetworks Inc , Lennox Cush, Guyana Waste Solution, and Industrial SafetySuppliesInc.

The Short Range Championshipswasslatedto be contested yesterday whilst the Long Range Championshipwillconclude this years championships, today

The presentation ceremonywilltakeplacethis evening.

Lennox Braithwaite

Captains and Coaches talk up their chances of winning CG United Super50

-Tournamentbowlsofftoday

(CWI) - The stage is set for CG United Super50 2022. The CWI event will get cracking with the opening contest of this 50over tournament, today, when West Indies Academy bowl-off against Leeward Islands Hurricanes at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium from13:00hrs.

Defending champs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force open their campaign on Monday, 31 October, a g a i n s t C o m b i n e d Campuses & Colleges at the Brian Lara CricketAcademy (BLCA), while Guyana Harpy Eagles meet W i n d w a r d I s l a n d s Volcanoes at the Queens ParkOval(QPO).

The final will be played on Saturday 19 November at the SVRS. The other venue for the tournament is the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG)inAntigua.

Here we present the thoughts from inside the various camps ahead of the tournament which runs from 29Octoberto19November

Leon Johnson (Guyana HarpyEaglesCaptain)

“Our preparation has been going well. We had the inter county tournament recently and we saw some very good performances from the guys in the squad. We had a couple days

training and two practice matches as well. Were in good shape. Looking at the make up of the squad I wouldsayourbowlingisour strongersuit.Ourbattinghas a lot of depth, and we have some is very experienced and knowledgeable players aswell.

To win the tournament we need to play well consistently

We were runners-up in thelasttournament(2021)in which we did exactly that up until the final, so we just need to be better in the big games and win those critical moments.” David Furlonge (Trinidad & Tobago Red ForceHeadCoach)

“We are confident. Our objective is to win the tournament. We believe that we have a good blend of experience and youth that can go all the way and our focus will be on performing toachievethatobjective.

We played well to win last year and we believe we can make it through the first round on home soil with home support and head over to Antigua and do the job over there once again ” Shirley Clarke (Windward Islands Volcanoes Head Coach)

“We have a very balanced team and we have adequate resources in our

batting and bowling d e p a r t m e n t s O u r preparation has been a challenge with the weather intervening at times, but we have been able to complete our Windward Islands 50over tournament and our BestvBestSeries.

We are presently in Trinidad where we have a pre-tournament camp, and we will look to have some warm-up games before we get into the tournament. To win, playing as a unit is going to be key and we will have to play consistently well. We have clear plans, and we will have to execute ourplansconfidently.”

Shai Hope (Barbados PrideCaptain)

“We have all been playingsomeformofcricket over the last few weeks and months, so everyone has a strong base leading into the tournament.Itsimportantfor us to continue adding that one per cent each day to be tournamentready

If I had to pick a department where we are strongest, I would have to say our batting simply because theres more experience.

Havingsaidthat,Imvery excited to see the younger bowlers showcase their skillsatthislevel.Towinthe tournament, I would say

consistency is key, playing asaunitandfeedingoffeach other will give us the best chancetobevictoriousatthe end.”

Andre Coley (Head C o a c h We s t I n d i e s Academy)

“The tournament will give us the opportunity for some valuable competitive cricket for the squad since most have not been in competitive cricket consistently over the last 24 months.

The players are buying intoawinningmindsetwhile workingtogetherasateamto achieve goals for each match, working together as a team.

We want to see them demonstrate resilience by adaptingtovariouspitchand game conditions as they use their skill sets to achieve team goals.Also, we want to see effective decision m a k i n g a n d s e l f

managementinatournament environment.”

Andrew Richardson (Head Coach Jamaica Scorpions)

“Our preparation has been coming along quite well. We had five games in the build-up and we have seen a lot of positives coming from them Our batters are coming into some form getting better as the games went by Our bowling has been consistent for last fewseasonsnow

We expect to get another practice season in before departing and we expect to hit the ground running when wereachAntigua.

We have quite a few quality all rounders so therefore our strength is our all-round match-winners in oursquad.

Towin,wewouldhaveto limit the unforced errors in the fielding and bowling departments. We would also

have to bat consistency well. Teams that bat 50 overs and post challenging totals normally do well in this format, so I expect that to be the same for winning this tournament.”

S t u a r t W i l l i a m s (LeewardIslandsHurricanes HeadCoach)

“We have a well balanced team with some very experienced players such as Rahkeem Cornwall, Kieran Powell Hayden Walshjr,DevonThomasand our captain Jahmar Hamilton.

We know they will lead fromthefrontandencourage the younger players who all have a lot to offer Consistency will be the key In a tournament like this you will come up against some very good opponents who will gunning to win as well soyouhavetoplanwell,play well,beconsistentandcreate winningopportunities.”

COURTS Pee Wee Round-of-16 kicks off today

Today’s winners advance to the quarterfinal stage on Saturday, November 5, one step closer to see which team wins the ninth edition of the Tournament. (Adrian Narine Photo)

F o l l o w i n g t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e preliminary rounds Saturday last, the round-of-16 phase of the COURTS Pee Wee Under-11 Schools Football Tournament will be contested today, October 29, at the Ministry of Education Ground.

Theactionisslatedtoget underway from 11:30 hrs with two matches being played simultaneously in this Petra-organised event that features prominently amongprimaryschools.

Anns Grove will challenge Tucville on pitch one, while St. Pius and Den Amstel will do battle on the other pitch After that,

SoesdykeandCraiggoheadto-head as West Ruimveldt lock horns with Smiths Memorial, both from 12:20 hrs.

Theotherhalfofthecard commences from 13:10 hrs when Enterprise meet Timehri and Marian Academy clash with COLAACO. The days final two matches are billed to kick off from 14:00 hrs as Mocha and Redeemer face off,whileWinferGardensgo u p a g a i n s t N o r t h

Georgetown Todays winners advance to the quarterfinal stage on Saturday, November 5, one stepclosertoseewhichteam wins the ninth edition of the

Tournament.Meanwhile,the teams that concede defeat today will be competing for positions9to16.

When the curtain come down on the tournament, a championship trophy along with medals and uniforms will be presented to the winning team, while each player will also be presented with a tablet. The secondplace side will leave with a trophy, medals and balls while third place will collect atrophy,andballs.

Cleats, balls and other prizes will be given to the player(s) judged the Most Valuable, best goalkeeper and the player with the most goals.

Guyana Harpy Eagles begin their campaign on Monday against the Windward Islands Volcanoes in Trinidad. (CWI)