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Woman in Russia looking for doctor accused of raping pregnant Venezuelan

Police are not the only ones looking forthedoctorwho is accused of raping a pregnantVenezuelanwoman lastSunday

AChinesewomanbased in Russia has spent the last few years searching for him too.

He reportedly got her pregnantandisnowrefusing topaychildsupport.

The Chinese woman in Septemberlastyearposteda photo of the doctor's Canadian driver's license in aGuyaneseFacebookgroup seekinghelpfromthepublic tolocatehim.

The woman said she became pregnant for the doctorinApril2019andhe left Russia in July 2019, promising to return for her andthechild.

She eventually gave birth to a daughter but the doctor never returned and since then, he has been failingtopaychildsupport.

“Emma's dad does not pay alimony every month, he can pay only once or twice a year and that's it. The rest of the time he writesthatheallegedlyhas no money,” the woman alleged.

The woman identified thedoctorasacardiologist and said that he is being paid in United States dollars and there is no reason why he cannot assistherintakingcareof theirdaughter

She then went on to seek advice on how she could get him to pay-up because he is a Guyanese citizen.

Thewomansaidatthe time that she has contact with the doctor but explained that the reason why she decided to make thepublicpost,isbecause heisrefusingtopaychild support.

Kaieteur News has been able to confirm that the doctor was studying inRussiaduringthetime he met the Chinese woman.

On Saturday, the pregnant Venezuelan woman who accused the man of raping her last Sunday during a job i nterview, identified him

astherapist.

Thevictimfellintohistrap by responding to a job ad posted in a Facebook group called “Venezolanos en Guyana”.

She said vacancies were advertised for live-in cleaners andpainters.

Desperate for another job andaplacetostayafterherboy friend threw her out and her former boss terminated her services as waitress because

hotel for an interview at a location in Eccles, East Bank Demerara(EBD).

She recalled a short man, who was light skin in complexion,pickingherupina white pick-up with black stripesattheside.

The Venezuelan woman saidtheytalkedaboutworkall thewaytoayellowtwo-storey housewithasmallwhitecarin theyard.

According to the victim, at

she was pregnant, the woman immediatelymadecontactwith numberattachedtothead.

Kaieteur News was shown screenshots of the exchange between the two and it was clear that the perpetrator trickedtheVenezuelanwoman.

Heasked,“Okyouworkto paint road already?” and she responded, ” Yes I need a job urgently and somewhere to sleep.”The suspect agreed and opted to pick her up from her

one point she became suspicious but brushed her fears aside and entered the house.

“He offered me something todrinkandIdidnotacceptit,” she said in tears while explaining that the man then suddenly became aggressive demandingthatshetakeoffher clothes.

The woman said that he then grabbed her, held her down, and threw a white

substance in her mouth before strippingoffherclothes.

” He then raped me,” the pregnant woman said while relatingthathealsosodomized her brutally leaving her bleedingandinpain.

“It was horrible,” she had said. She alleged too that the

man wanted to keep her against her will but she managed to convince him totakehertoalocationto buy food because she was hungry

He complied and when she got there, she exitedthecarandranwith the money he gave her to buy food and left her purse behind Kaieteur News understands that thisisnotthefirsttimethe doctor has been fingered insexcrimes.

He has been accused of molesting others and has reportedly used his “connections”tohavethe investigations launched ducked or he would reportedly bribe his victims with money to settlethematters.

KaieteurNewslearnt too that he has been looking for the Venezuelan woman to settlethematterwithher toobuthecouldnotfind her Police have been hunting him but he has s o far managed to elude t hem.

The car used in the rape

A screenshot of the Chinese woman's Facebook post

A photo of the doctor's Canadian driver's license posted by the woman on Face book

Exxon obligated to do study showing impacts of oil spill to coasts - Former EPA Head

Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams believes that the consultant hired by

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its sixthproject,mustinformthe nation of the likely devastation to these shores fromanoilspill.

Dr Adams, a Petroleum andEnvironmentalEngineer, was responding to an article published by this newspaper under the headline 'ExxonMobil study did not assess how an oil spill will affect Guyana's coasts when he pointed out that such a revelationisunacceptable.

The former EPA boss reasoned that an EIA is the only document that features the detailed technical analysis of a project and showsexactlywhatdamages can be caused and identifies allotherhazardsinvolved,so astoinformthedevelopment ofmitigationactionandspill responseplan.

To this end, he told Kaieteur News, “The EIA looks at the worst case scenariosandwhatshouldbe inthatEIAiswhatiscalleda plume that shows for exampleifyouhaveaspillof 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) or 50,000 bdp for 30 days, it should show which parts of the coast and which island could be affected with time and everyday where that

plumewouldbe.”

Consequently, the exhead of the regulatory body explained,“Sotheycan'tsay that they don't know where thatplumewouldbebecause if they run the models they would see that...so you can't sayyoudon'tknowwherethe oilisgonnaimpact.”

While the EIA for the Whiptail project- Exxon's sixthdevelopment-identifies potential regions in Guyana and other countries that can beimpactedbyanoilspill,it did not assess how much of the country's coasts could be potentiallyimpactedbysuch adisaster

This was confirmed by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) during one of its recent stakeholder consultations for the project. Research done by this publication found that the term'oilspill'wasmentioned 1,305timesinits3636-paged impactstudy Itwasobserved thattheconsultantindeeddid not assess how much of Guyana's coastline could potentially be impacted by suchadisaster

The EIA explains that a spill could potentially reach Guyana's coasts and can result in some degree of irreversible damage, though “little.”

Dr Adams said that it is almost disrespectful that the Consultant would conclude “little” irreversible damage though it never bothered to studytheexactportionofthe

country's coast that can be affected.

He explained, “they are saying well the irreversible damage is gonna be negligible, but how can you say that if you didn't do that study to know how much of thelandcouldbeimpacted?

“They make these statements because they believe that people are just gonna believe their words...in 50 years or 100 years you could still be feeling the effects of the Macondo spill, even the Exxon Valdez. We are still tryingtocollectdataonthese types of things, Adams continued.

“These are things that changestheentireecologyso you can't tell me if you changetheecologythat'snot irreversible damage, so you cannot just define irreversible by meaning that you gonna clean up the oil. It's very shallow thinking to

think, well look, as long as you clean it up, it's over It's absolutenonsense,”avisibly concerned Adams further added.

Dr Adamssaidcomputer models should have been done to study where the plumes can affect considering the wind direction and other factors. Henoted,“Theonethingthat Iuseddistinctlyallthetimeis the Trinidad entire eastern coastwouldbewashedaway after a short period of time. Then you look at the Venezuelan Coast that can alsobeimpactedsotheycan't say that they don't know It shouldbeinthoseEIAs.You are supposed to feed in the data to the computer to have thosemodelsdone.”

The former Head of the EPA said it was absolutely necessary to identify how much of the coasts can be impactedbyaspill,sincethis wouldhelpcrafttheresponse

plan.

Likewise, he noted that these scenarios must be studied to identify the communities that are at risk to prepare response training in areas that may have the highestconcentration.

Hidingimpacts

Dr Adamssaidthatwhile he was at the agency, Exxon wanted to utilize a small numberofbarrelsforaworst case scenario which he objectedtosinceitwouldnot give an accurate picture of impactsfromaspill,ifitwere tooccur

“They should tell us which spill rate they are using, and over what period of time as the worst case scenario to arrive at the conclusion that there will be negligible impacts They should also identify any ecologicalchangesthatmade themarriveatthisconclusion that there will be low irreversibleimpacts.Inother words, where are the analyticaldatatosupportthis conclusion?Theymusttellus how they arrive at this because if a well blows out you can never know how much oil is going to leak out andhowlongthatcantaketo getundercontrol,”hesaid.

Based on oil spill modeling conducted for the Whiptail Development Project, portions of the coastline in Regions 1 and 2 could potentially be impacted in the unlikely event of a spill. Be that as it

may,themodelsused,donot predict what the likely portionsofthecoastthatcan potentially be impacted are. It also did not list any of the resources on the coast that may be impacted as a result ofaspill.

The EIA states that unplannedevents,suchasan oilspillareunlikelytooccur because of the preventative measures employed by the project developer, EMGL, however it did not shy away from the fact that an event is possible.

It said that the types of resources that would potentially be impacted and the extent of the impacts on those resources would depend on the volume and duration of the release, as well as the time of year at which the release were to occur It however, pointed out that impacts would tend to be most significant for a well-control event with loss of containment during the drillingandinstallationstage oftheproject.

T h e W h i p t a i l development is expected to produce an average 263,000 barrelsofoilperday(BoPD). It seeks to develop the resources discovered in the Whiptail, Pinktail and Tilapia fields. Current plans includedrillingviadrillships to produce oil from approximately 40 – 65 production and injection wells, commencing as early asthefourthquarterof2027.

Former EPA Head, Dr. Vincent Adams

The NPTAB

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has outdone itself. What is going on at NPTABthatthosewithouttherequisitecriteriaofskills,and track record, among crucial eligibility components, can bid for contracts in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and be declared the winning bidder? Since officials have sworn themselves to silence, we have a recommendation to make. Perhaps, it is time that NPTAB clears the air and inform Guyaneseofanewcriterionthatismandatoryforsuccessful bidding considerations. That is, political affiliation is the most important consideration, and the higher and tighter the relationship with those at the top of the PPPC Government foodchain,themoreunbeatablethebidsubmitted.

This dog and pony show about sealed bids and deadline for bids and nonnegotiable qualifications for bids should all be done away with, be finally over Let this charade and sordidness be brought to an end, and genuinely competitive bidders be put out of their misery Be done with all these pretenses about the lowest bid not necessarily being the one to be accepted, and the NPTAB team of reviewers and approvershavingtheauthoritytoacceptorrejectanybidfor any reason. Certainly, there is a little ray of light there, in thatNPTABcan,indeed,rejectoutofhandanybid,whichis why the best bidder for a public works project sometimes endsupinthelosingcolumn. Itisalsowhytheinexplicable and the ugly occurs when groups that have no right to win anybiddingforanyinfrastructureworkinvolvingtaxpayers’ moneyturnouttobethewinners.

It is inconceivable to us at this publication that NPTAB could drum up, or pluck out of thin air, any rationale that justifieswhattookplaceinthataparticulargroupwinsabid for a government project. Was it because of a side street mediaoperator,alowgravymediacontributor,waslistedas a principal in that bidding group? Was it because the same principal is closely, some would say embarrassingly, wrapped up with a politician of unmatched power in Guyana? Wasitbecausetheverypresenceofthatnamesent messagestotheNPTABscreenersandevaluatorsthatthisis theonethathastogainthenod,andthatthereisnootherway thatitcanbe?

NPTABhasdonethisbeforewithotherwinningbidsthat made no sense, and those were what had all the prints that pointedtopoliticalweightbeingapplied,andpoliticsandits influencebeingpartofthemix.

To jog the memory of Guyanese, one was for a multimillion-dollarfacilityinRegion10thatwasawardedto some exciting people known to be very close to the PPPC Government. Where NPTAB was bold before with other baffling bid decisions, it is now unabashedly brazen in this latest instance involving a fake personality that is an unending source of embarrassment to the media profession. In effect, NPTAB has lost any lingering credibility that it mayoncehavebeenabletoclaim.

The latest NPTAB development has generated a furious outcry from the Opposition, leading it to rail about rampant corruption, and the need for an urgent investigation. We believe that the entire tender process is now in shambles, thanks to political interference and the premium placed by NPTAB on aligning with political wishes and considerations. It is revealing about how the PPPC Government operates: its main people talk from one side of theirmouthsaboutgoodgovernance,whileontheotherside what comes out is what no honest citizen of this country couldeveroverlookorcondone. Itisonethingtotrytopulla fastoneontheside,andwithsomethingsmallthatcouldslip under the radar It is quite another when the brass-faced takes center-stage, and causes recoiling in principled citizens.

Whentheseshenanigansbecomepublic,Guyanesecome torealizehowtheyarebeingmocked,whiletheirtaxdollars are gifted to the cabal of political soup drinkers, political hangers on, and political cronies. NPTAB is not about a tender process anymore, but botched abortions occurring in fullpublicview

Congressman Jeffries should know that he is siding with and batting for known election riggers

DEAREDITOR, Jeffries ask the PNC to distribution of house lots, no doing this all the time. Hope Congressman Jeffries is abandon their rigging ways, one can deny these are fairly Burke et al don’t bring apparently pushing the PNC if he is to be an honest done. We have the most Jeffries down if the agenda and operating off the broker? diverse cabinet ever The Republicans get a whiff of PNC’s playbook, but he Suppose Indos complain Government does nothing to him practising partisan should be careful that he is that the National Insurance address imbalances in politics with a racist slant in not meddling in the internal Scheme (NIS) is dominated diversity in employment another country ” The affairsofasovereignstate. byoneraceofGuyanese,that across state agencies and the Government of Guyana and He may have already theNISofficeisdenyingNIS status quo remains itslobbyistsshouldreachout crossed that line. If the PNC benefits due to them, and the Government responds with to Republican US legislators is complaining to US Government does little to lightning speed to requests to let them know what the officials, they must come intervene,wouldMr Jeffries forhelpwhentheyvisitareas NYCongressmanisdoingso with clean hands, as Judge be concerned? Suppose that consistently vote PNC. he can be appropriately Judy would say Mr Jeffries Indos complain that the PPP Contractshavebeengivento reprimanded, as needed. I knows the PNC does not has not diversified the state folks with little history of will inform the Republican have clean hands. No matter agencies dominated by construction such as the Congressional Delegation in what Mr Jeffries does, he people who usually support $346 million Bamia School North Carolina of Mr cannot sanitize the PNC the Opposition PNC, would which is behind schedule, Jeffries’ new friends and his which has an indelible stain Mr Jeffries be concerned? given to folks known in association with a party aselectionriggers. We are still to see a national entertainment and football known for rigging elections.

An unrepentant PNC has diversity plan to address all ahead of companies with All Guyanese abroad should no way to go. Mr Jeffries the various inequities and construction experience betakingsimilaraction. should be mindful of the anomaliesinthesociety The Apparently, some people For its part, the company he keeps. With the E t h n i c R e l a t i o n s want more of this model of Government must engage PNC, he is in bad company Commission continues to be awardingcontracts. the Opposition and be more The whole world witnessed a totally useless outfit On the other hand, inclusive. howtheytriedtorigthe2020 gobbling up nearly $220 communities that usually They must answer elections in plain sight of the million a year, with nothing support the PPP, complain Opposition questions in internationalobservers. toshowforit. that the Government ignores Parliament and seek

The five months of Looking at the evidence, them and takes them for parliamentary approval for waiting for the PNC to I would not say the PPP granted and that their big money projects. That’s concede and numerous court Government is engaging in response to their needs is the “One Guyana” we seek. battles, traumatized a nation racist practices as happened slow,ifany The Government must end that had experienced the during the Burnham/Hoyte Blogger Rani Meer said, its delusion that they can agony of PNC’s rigging for era of “Paramountcy of the “UN charter- ‘No State or obliterate the PNC 28 years, when it was a Party” when a PNC card was group of States has the right Constructive engagement of dictatorship. So why is Mr your passport to heaven to intervene or interfere in all friends and foes makes us Jeffries so loyal to the PNC? Thatwastheclosestwecame any form or for any reason a stronger, democratic Is it because the PNC toapartheid. whatsoever in the internal Guyana. operatives in New York are In the big areas of the and external affairs of other Sincerely, usingtheracecard? WillMr GOAL scholarships and States.’YetwehavetheUSA Dr. Jerry Jailall

The Opposition has lost its way

DEAREDITOR, not functioning properly and York City is above $100 fixing these fundamental The coalition of needs urgent improvement. Billion USD and its issues will leave Guyana opposition parties in Guyana This is more along the lines development is always worse off than where it was known as the APNU + AFC ofincompetence. o n g o i n g , b u t p o o r before oil was found. It is is losing the interest of Maybe the Venezuelan prioritization and lack of timefortheentireParliament independents. The current issue will be dealt with adequatespendingtoprevent to seriously reflect on the message being shared in the better However, getting flooding has placed it at path that we as a country are public domain does not clean water from point A to i m m e n s e r i s k taking, and ensure that our resonate with independent point B should be less Unfortunately, Guyana nation’s development is on voters,nordoesitaddressthe complicated than getting the appears to be on the same solid footing Citizens, major issues facing the amicable settlement to a path. visitors and investors will country dispute that has been Our Parliament must always appreciate and prefer T h e c u r r e n t ongoing for decades effectively address and deal a society where their lives administration has done a lot ¿Entiende?ButIdigress. with the current serious risks and livelihoods are secure. in communities which have What both parties are yet faced by our capital and the This is part of the been traditionally PNC, and to do is aggressively address coastalplain. fundamental essence of our they have strengthened the the propensity of the coast to Another parallel are the existence, and it must be indigenous communities in flood and the increasing risk issues of crime and safety urgently and adequately the country This doesn’t tothecapitalofGeorgetown. One only has to look around addressed. When both sides mean that there isn’t more to Also, the level of crime and and see the extensive use of focus on this in their b e d o n e l i k e t h e safety in the public domain grill work on homes and messaging and actions the improvement of the continue be of concern businesses to know that entire country will benefit. It availability of potable water Thesethreecoreissuesareof crime is rampant and not is time for all of those who supplied in South Ruimveldt utmost importance and both being effectively dealt with. care deeply about our & Festival City, or the the opposition and the There are also constant Nation’s future to refocus improvement in the governmentmustdobetterin reminders of the issues their attention and dialogue availability of electricity addressing these concerns. around road safety and the onthesefundamentalissues. suppliedacrossthecountry The current flooding in New generalpoorattitudetowards Best regards, However, this doesn’t York City should be taken as safety in various sectors Mr. Jamil Changlee mean that the government is a clear warning of the risks whenever you open the Chairman racist. It simply means that posed to our coastal plain. newspapers. Being in a rush T h

parts of the government are The current budget of New to obtain wealth without Republicans of Guyana

The estate should not have

failed so soon

operation, amid much hype, were recognised anddealtwith.

This is a huge embarrassment given the DEAREDITOR, billions injected into the industry An estate, However,itistwistedorspun,ithastobe given all the resources laid on, should not seen as a blow, the start up, stop of the restart have failed so soon after its much anticipated oftheRoseHallEstate. Eventhiswashardto returntoproduction. miss by the subject minister in his attempt to It begs will the estate ever be fully ready assuagethisaggravatedsetback. orwillitsuffershutdownsasinthisinstance?

All systems should have been tested and It is too soon to shout another promise retested to ensure the issues which surfaced delivered. “that prevented the factory from continuing Sincerely, production,” mere days of it being put into Shamshun Mohamed

Agri-processing units-the way to go

DEAREDITOR, collaboration with the needed by 27 percent,

I take note that an agro- Regional Democratic inching closer to fully processing facility was Council through the Guyana closingthelandgap.Thisisa recently commissioned at Marketing Corporation positive double whammy! Charity, and instantly I was (GMC). It means “Over 300 Remember I did mention the happily jolted. For too long persons, including farmers, wanton waste that must be agricultural farming agro- processors, women, stopped. products have been y o u t h , a n d o t h e r Since we will we will needlessly wasted in stakeholders, will benefit need to produce as much as Guyana. And I am talking immensely Thecostran-upa 56% more food than we did ‘waytoomuchwastage.’ bill of $28.3 million, but the in 2010 to feed the world’s

First let me remind investment is most needed growingpopulationby2050, Guyanesethatcontemporary and will pay great dividends we indeed cannot rely on food science now allows us inthenearfuture. ancient and traditional to understand how and why Lest we think Guyana is farming and production foods lose quality during parochialized, I point out practices. Those by normal storage; for sure, that the World Resources themselvesaredeleteriousto they spoil just too quickly Institute(WRI)reportsthata andcouldbecatastrophicfor However,withmodernagro- 25 percent reduction in food the planet. So how will we processing facilities, we can waste would push food meetthedemand?Ijustgave select conditions that greatly production 12 percent closer the answer; here it is again: extend storage times while to the levels necessary to many more agri-processing maintainingfreshness. feed the world in 2050 and units.

For example, across would shrink the amount of YOURS TRULY , North America, apples are increased agricultural land HB Singh typically harvested over a two- or three-month period yet are available all yearround. This is because once apples are harvested , they can be rapidly transferred into controlled atmosphere storage that slows their respiration, and hence ripening, to allow them to be keptforupto12monthsuntil readyforuse.

Another positive to be mindful of is that food processing allows us to eat a greater variety of foods than our ancestors. Because we can safely preserve and packagefoods,weareableto transport foods from across the globe to our homes. We are not restricted to what is produced locally nor to seasonality, greatly extending food availability andaccessibilityforthegreat majority that live in urban environments Increased choice allows us to have a more varied diet, which is morelikelytoprovideallthe nutrients required for good health. As you can gather, I waspleasedtoseetheshotof packagedcarambola.

Editor, commendations are therefore in order for this Charity facility that was commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture in

DEAREDITOR, direct our attention to the murder of those their President Irfaan Ali violencefactorandsenseless opponentssaying,”turnyour while in Britain for the killings of people Like guns in the right direction.” coronation of King Charles Rwanda, we’ve had our fair Werememberthosedays.

I I I t o o k t h e g r a n d share of violence and S o , w i t h e a g e r opportunity to meet with subversiveactivitiesthrough anticipation we waited and some of the heads of the years, speaking of, watched the lawmen’s government of other people pitted against people, response to the recapture of countries; The Rwandan political party against this the remnant of a mass President Paul Kagame was political party, race against murderer gang? He was one of them Being a race, the chief objective in it recaptured, dead of course, a developing country like all, to divide and destroy this fitting end to one who ours, there would have been country for the narrow believed in the ghastly deed many important things to political ambitions of a few of man’s inhumanity to man. discuss, things pertaining to For this selfsame reason I The usual suspects never the development of both took keen interest when s a v o u r e d l a w m e n countries Rwanda is a mass murderer Rondell recapturing this element, success story when it comes Willams made his daring rather they were in to the development of a escape from prison. What cheerleader euphoria at his ThirdWorldCountry was in it for us, were we to escape and in like manner Wearetalkinghereabout see another period of gloated in the violence that a Third World country bloodshed? hewasexpectedtocarryout. moving away from the As a former notorious But that did not happen backwater of under- member of Fineman’s thanksbetoTheAlmighty,to development, to one that can b r a i n w a s h e d Commissioner Hicken and stand up and take its place as “revolutionaries,” were we Crime Chief Blanhum. We an honoured and developing againintoanotherepisodeof willkeeptheseprofessionals country mass murders such as the intheirpostforaslongasthe

Yes,wecantrulyidentify Lusignan and Bartica constitutionaffordsus. with Rwanda having gone Massacres? Yes, we The point is our country throughthosedarktraumatic rememberthosedayswhenit must move forward in the experiences of conflict and seems that this country was spirit of peace and bloodshed, yet rising like a teetering on the verge of a development, simply put phoenix from the ashes, to civilwar true development can only renewed strength and future We remember! We come to any country when development. remember those fiery thereispeace.

Now, there are a few speeches of those who thrive RESPECTFULLY, things that I would like us to on hate, division and the Neil Adams

True development in a country can only come about when there is peace

Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels after Ankara blast

(BBC)-Turkey says it targets were destroyed and out by a group linked to Party (PKK) is considered a has carried out a number of many militants from the them, a member of which terror group in Turkey, the air strikes on Kurdish rebels banned PKK rebel group blew himself up. A second EU,UKandUS. innorthernIraq,hoursaftera “neutralised”. attacker was killed by police Sunday’s air strikes suicide blast hit the interior The PKK said Sunday and two police officers were targeted caves, depots and ministry morning’s bombing in the injured. bunkers used by the PKK, The government said 20 capital, Ankara, was carried The Kurdistan Workers’ Turkey’s defence ministry

said. official told the BBC the

AFP quoted it as saying attackers had hijacked their the operation was “to vehicle on Saturday in neutralisethePKKandother Kayseri, a city some 260 km terrorist elements, prevent (161 miles) south-east of terrorist attacks from Ankara.

northern Iraq against our They reportedly shot population and our law dead the car’s driver, a 24enforcement agencies, and year-old veterinarian who ensure the security of our was driving in the borders”. countryside.

The Kurdish news The official said footage agency Rudaw said the from security cameras from strikes targeted Mount Kayseri to the Syrian border Qandil near the Iranian were being reviewed to border,believedtobeaPKK determine where the stronghold. suspectscamefrom.

They were carried out In his speech opening following an explosion on parliament, President Recep Ankara’s Ataturk Boulevard Tayyip Erdogan described that happened hours before the attack as “the final parliament was due to fluttersofterrorism”. reconvene after a summer “The vile people who break. took aim at the peace and ImmortalsBattalion-the security of our citizens did group that claimed not reach their goal and they responsibility - said this is neverwill,”hesaid. why they targeted the Kurdish militants have ministry, which is close to come under intense pressure parliament. by the authorities, who have

The incident began at jailed their leaders and around 09:30 (06:30 GMT) c o n d u c t e d m i l i t a r y when one of the attackers operations against Kurdish exited their car and threw a bases inside Turkey and small explosive at the across the border in Syria ministry building to distract andIraq.

security The PKK, which has

After this, the second Marxist-Leninist roots, was attacker opened fire at formed in the late 1970s and guards by the ministry gate, launched an armed struggle before detonating a suicide against the Turkish bomb The first person, government in 1984, calling meanwhile, ran into the for an independent Kurdish c o m p o u n d a n d w a s statewithinTurkey immediately shot dead by In the 1990s, the PKK police. rolled back on its demands

Two officers were for an independent state, injured. One was shot in the calling instead for more chest and another suffered autonomy for the Kurds. injuries in both legs and an More than 40,000 people eye. Interior Minister Ali havediedintheconflict. Yerlikaya told reporters that Fighting flared up again noneoftheinjurieswerelife- after a two-year-old threatening. ceasefireendedinJuly2015.

AseniorTurkishsecurity

A bomb disposal expert works at the scene of the blast in Ankara. REUTERS

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Low-gravymediaoperator handed contract to buildpumpstation

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Our attention has been drawn to the recent award of a nearly one billion dollar contract to a firm associated with a known propagandist for the PPP/C Government.

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We have seen this type of messy arrangement before, the consequences of one of which we are currently living with. We speak of the contract awarded to an entertainment group to build a school in Region 10.

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Now we come to this latest ordeal. It is inconceivable to us at this publication that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) could drum up, or pluck out of thin air, any rationale that justifies what took place- in that a particular group wins a bid for a government project.

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Was it because a side street media operator, a low gravy media contributor, was listed as a principal in that bidding group? Was it because the same principal is closely, some would say embarrassingly, wrapped up with a politician of unmatched power in Guyana?

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Was it because the very presence of that name sent messages to the NPTAB screeners and evaluators that this is the one that has to gain the nod, and that there is no other way that it can be?

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Schoolgirl, 14, gang-raped - known suspects on the run

ByAlexWayne

Residents of the

q u a i n t

M a h a i c o n y district are in shock after a 14-year-old school girl was brutally raped by several men.

The young girl has since been hospitalised at the GeorgetownPublicHospital Corporation (GPHC) A medical source at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, told this publication that when the young girl was taken to that institution last Thursday night following the ordeal, she had to be referred to GPHC as a result of the extent of injuries she sustained; the child was bleeding profusely, the sourcesaid.

Thesourcenotedthatthe teen appeared to be a victim as a result of a prolonged, forcefulsexualassaultonher body given the extent of her

injuries. It is suspected that she was raped by more than oneindividual.

A21-year-old man from the Mahaicony area (name and address provided), who issaidtobetheringleaderof the attack on the child, has gone into hiding, according toapolicesource.

While police are tight lipped about the case, a source noted that as of late yesterday, the police have not been able to properly interview the victim as a resultofhercondition.

The rank noted, however, that investigations areongoing.

Reports are that the suspect would normally contact the victim via social mediumplatformFacebook.

Yesterday, the victim's distraught, and agonized grandmother related betweensobsthattheyoung girl had not related much aftertheincident.

However, the teen

informed relatives that she left home on Thursday eveningaftershewasinvited to a public gathering by someofherfemalefriends.

The victim related to relatives that the suspect, whomsheiscloseto,invited tomeetherashewas'thebig brothertype'toherandmany ofherfemaleschoolfriends.

According to the teen's grandmother, the victim related that the perpetrator picked her up in a 'black wagoncar.'Heinformedher, thatsheshouldnotbeafraid if she sees more than one male in the car when he

arrived.

The victim related that afterpickingherup,shewas takentoavillageclosetoher home.Shebelievesshemay havebeendruggedsinceshe cannot remember what subsequentlyoccurred.

Her grandmother said

said the girl arrived home after the incident

“seemingly stupefied”, bleeding, and weeping uncontrollably

He said she was bleeding badly, and did not “look like herself ” He added that the teen then slumped to the ground as relatives were preparing to rushhernearesthospital.

Themotheroftheyoung girlyesterdayexplainedthat the police are still completing investigations via interviews with her daughter

Shesaidherdaughteris traumatized and that she is stillshockedbytheincident.

luringyounggirlstospecific locations and , along with others, would gang-rape the teens.

The man is said to be connected to a similar incidentwhichoccurredjust overaweekagointhesame area.

In that incident, a teenage girl was found almost naked by market vendors in the wee hours of the morning, frothing at the mouthandmoaning.

When contacted yesterday, a vendor said the childrelatedthatshewentto a party, and may have been druggedandgang-rapedbya group of boys from

thatwhilehergranddaughter cannot remember if she was given anything to drink when she was picked-up by the man, she recalled the suspect touching her in the car inappropriately, and that he became aggressive when sheresisted.

A cousin of the victim

Police sources familiar with the case, have assured that the matter would be investigated speedily, and theperpetratorswillbedealt withaccordingly

Meanwhile, a source in Mahaicony informed this publication that the suspect seemed to be in the habit of

Mahaicony

Onesourcereportedthat thehorrifiedyoungladyhas since relocated from the area.Onesourcesaidthatthe prime suspect appears “up close and personal” with many young school girls fromtheareawherehepreys onhisvictims.

Antigua and Barbuda ambassador assumes historic third term presidency of the OAS permanent council

Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and B a r b u d a t o t h e Organization of American States (OAS), is set to create history by assuming the presidency of the OAS Permanent C o u n c i l f o r a n unprecedented third term. T h i s r e m a r k a b l e achievement marks another significant 'first' forAntigua and Barbuda since the OAS expandeditsmembership61 yearsago.

SirRonald'sthirdofficial termcommencesonOctober 1st.

H e h a s a l r e a d y demonstrated his leadership and commitment by serving as President on various critical occasions, including acting as President over five sessions in the past two weeksalone.

His previous official tenures as President in 2016 and 2021 saw him steering the Council's response to politicalcrisesinnationslike Haiti, Venezuela, and

andequity

Nicaragua

As a pivotal f i g u r e w i t h i n t h e Organization,SirRonaldhas been instrumental in drafting, negotiating, and endorsing resolutions, declarations, and statements that resonate with countries acrossthehemisphere.

AmbassadorSandershas consistently voiced significant issues pertaining to the Caribbean, taking a strongstanceonmatterslike Climate Change, racism, discrimination, and reparations for slavery, women's rights, and the urgent call for social justice

In recognition of this historic accomplishment, Antigua and Barbuda's Foreign Minister, E. Paul ChetGreene,expressedthe government's profound pleasure “Ambassador Sanders' record-setting leadership at the OAS amidst a plethora of challengesfacingthenations of our Hemisphere unequivocally demonstrates that a country's size is no barrier to its ability to lead effectively, provided it is armed with knowledge and experience,” stated Minister Greene.

L o o k i n g a h e a d , Ambassador Sanders disclosed that his third presidency's agenda would prominently feature critical issues like climate change; guns, gangs and violence; and access to concessional financing for development. HeaimstoimprovetheinterAmerican system and anticipates addressing the ongoing situations in Haiti, Nicaragua,andGuatemala.

Sir. Ronald Sanders

Reducing damage to public property

The government’s desire soastosafeguardthevictims the same applies to most of government needs to of when the government will to reduce damage to public of property damage – be this our public roadways It urgentlyaddressthis. have to limit industrial and property as a result of road public or private – and would have been so much The problem is that too commercial activity in the accidents deserves our personal injury, resulting easier if all of our public many business activities are city support and commendation. from road accidents No roadways did not have centralized within the city These limits need to be However, road accidents private vehicle should be residential businesses and action needs to be taken introduced immediately and usually result in more allowed to use the roadways runningalongsidethem,asis to reduce the approval of the government must more accidents mean greater damagetoprivatethirdparty in Guyana unless that the case with the major businesses, especially in s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d e r propertylosseswhichweare property than to the vehicle has coverage that highways in developed residentialareasinthecity It introducing special business told amounts to billions each destruction of public would secure at the countries. isappallingwhatthecityhas and entertainment zones year property and any legislation minimum third party We have in Guyana a come to, with businesses outsideoftheconfinesofthe

(The views expressed in that the government intends property damage claims of most amazing situation, now popping up all over city, so as to reduce the this article are those of the to pass to deal with the latter two million dollars per whereby public roadways This should not be number of vehicles and a u t h o r a n d d o n o t problem, should equally accident and personal injury are seen as opening new happening and especially persons which have to come necessarily reflect the address the more pervasive of five million per accident. lands for development with since the city is unable to tothecityeachday opinions and beliefs of this issue of damage to private No public transportation the consequence that no take off its own vehicular The laws of probability n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s property vehicleshouldbeallowedon sooner is a roadway opened, traffic. dictatethatthemorevehicles affiliates.)

This column has long our roadways unless there is houses are built alongside It is no longer a question the greater accidents and the pointed to the inadequacy of inforceapolicyofinsurance thenewroadway the insurance coverage of that allows for three million When the Railway many road users. The limits in property damage and ten Embankment was being of liability on most of these million in personal injury constructed, the government insurance policies are of claims. actually paid compensation such that they do not It is hoped now that the to persons living on the adequately compensate a State itself has become embankmenttoremovesoas victim who has suffered conscious of the need to to facilitate the construction material losses or personal reduce the damage to public of the new roadway Today, injury as a consequence of a propertythatitwouldseekto you can drive along that roadaccident. move more expeditiously embankmentandhardlyfind

Thelawmandatesthatall towards amending the a vacant plot of land. It was motor vehicles must have a mandatory limits of liability also proposed that no policy of insurance for those who use our household would have been However, the minimum roadways. allowed to have a bridge limits of liability have Guyanese motorists will l e a d i n g f r o m t h e become unrealistic and this equally need to become embankment Yet today hasresultedinmanyacasein more conscious about the therearehundredsofbridges which someone suffers dangers of having only connecting the roadway to losses as a result of the nominal insurance ceilings. private residences on the actionsofaninsuredvehicle, They stand to lose a great embankment. To compound but when the time comes for deal because should they be the situation, businesses compensation, the victim involved in an accident they have been allowed to be finds that the insurance would hardly be able to opened on the embankment, coverage is grossly repair their own vehicles which is supposed to be an inadequateandisthusforced much less to compensate the important road linking the to seek compensation from persons they may have EastCoasttothecity. the person responsible for wronged. The problem with traffic the accident, a recourse that The government also management is also another is not always fruitful and proposes to examine the area, which the government which may involve lengthy physical layout of some needstoaddress,andaddress courtproceedings. intersections to see how urgently Each morning

It is thus necessary that modifications can assist during peak hours, traffic the laws be amended to This is to be commended, backs up in the approaches ensure that the minimum because many intersections and within some of the main limits of liability are raised areextremelydangerousand roadways in the city The

Dem Boys Seh...

An electrifying decision

De government did announce grandiose mysteriously disappeared when the PPPC plans for electricity generation, but is now took office. Or maybe it’s a case of the wakinguptotheshockingrevelationthatthe “Power Outage Fairy” favoring one party present demand for power outstrips supply overtheother during peak hours Who would have Now, every time the PPP/C comes into thought? office,itseemstheyhavetogoonashopping

They’ve been boasting about spree to buy or lease a whole set of shortresurrecting de abandoned hydroelectric term generation equipment. It’s almost as if project and implementing a gas-to-shore they’re trying to keep the power on using a plant, as if these would solve all our patchworkquiltofgenerators,hopingthatno electricity woes. But lo and behold, it one will notice the glaring holes in their appears that they’ve just noticed that the electricity plan. Is strange how is only when lights flicker and dim more often than fairy de PPP/C in power we does get so much lightsonaChristmastree. blackouts.

And as usual, dem had to cast blame on De government’s ability to react to de former government for not investing power shortages with such swiftness and enough in additional power and precision is truly commendable. Who needs maintenance. How convenient it is to blame long-term, sustainable solutions when you thepastwhenthepresentisdimlylit! can just keep the lights on with a fleet of

Interestingly, during the APNU+AFC’s rented generators? The government reign, we didn’t experience such frequent continuestoshockuswiththeirunparalleled poweroutages. abilitytokeepthelightson–atleastuntilthe

Perhaps they had a magical power wand nextoutage. hidden away somewhere, and it Talk half. Leff half

This is how small Exxon is, how low it will go for a dollar

Amid the swirling developments, tensions and rackets generated by the US$214millionauditfarce,I tookastepbackandcounted stock. Underthemicroscope appeared Exxon and Mr Alistair Routledge, and VP Jagdeo and PPP/C G o v e r n m e n t fundamentalists. There were also those fineGuyanesewhoshrugand saythatwhatwillbe,willbe. Exxonisfirst.

Fellow citizens, there is this audit with US$214 millioninfindings. Itmeans US$107 million for Guyana, and the same absorbed by Exxon. Now, Exxon's share is 45% of that figure, which amounts to US$48 15 million For US$48 15 millionExxongoesoutofits waytowringGuyana'shand.

I am sure that Mr Routledge would insist that it is the principleofthething,andnot atallaboutmoney. Itwould be another singular example of the mastery with which Mr. Routledge handles his

pressing duties on behalf of the American Komodo dragonletlooseinGuyana. For US$48.15 million, Exxon goes to the mat and grapples with Guyana for everyblindcent. Somekind of partner Exxon is. Exxon even entertains engagements with Ministry of Natural Resources personnel, behind thebackofDr Jagdeoandthe GRA,aswearetold. Exxon is now in the pantheon of trusted partners of this country, I would say as trusted as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The skepticinmewrestleswithif Exxon has anything to do with developments over there. Yes, the company is this low, this treacherous. Butitisapartner

Thisistheentity(Exxon) and its doings that Dr Bharrat Jagdeo defends This is on behalf of whom (Exxon) that Dr Jagdeo attacks solitary Guyanese presences,whoadvocatethat thecompanyisuptonogood, and is all bad for Guyana.

This is the same Exxon for which Dr Jagdeo lets loose his Praetorian Guard to deal with upstart Guyanese, so that the company's and his own self-serving narratives will gain traction, attract some level of credibility Exxon is the corporate force thathandedGuyana2percent andascatteringofcrumbsfor its billions of barrels of oil. That was what Dr Jagdeo et al in the PPP once denounced, hauled through the sewer, and then left for the hyenas and jackals to rip to shreds. This is the same Exxon that Dr Ali and Dr Jagdeo and Dr Nandlall embracetoday,withaforced smile and a hopeful heart. Please let us remain where weare. Wewilldoanything to stay in office: advance upon any Guyanese, put on thebestcreativehatpossible, wear any dunce cap (as has been the case), absorb any disgrace. Just let us stay in power.

This is what Guyana's enormous, now fabled , oil

wealthisallabout,atitscore. This is the kind of generous and dependable partner that Exxonis,thatMr.Routledge stands tall and carries a big stick for: 2 percent, half of a suspect profit package (expenses likely gamed, interest rate at loan shark levels, and more), and now US$214 million skinned, scalped, and shaved all the waytoUS$3million.

Exxon is against its 45 percent share of US$107 million, which is US$48.15 million. But delightfully blissful about half of US$3 million, which then boils down to 45 percent of US$1.5 million. I suggest that Exxon takes that US$675,000 and sponsor a cricket tournament to demonstrate how it is at one with Guyana; or hire some moremediacontributorsand communityactivists.

I ponder what my dear brother Jagdeo has to say aboutallofthis. Really,there is nothing to say when local treachery is what buttresses

the Exxon-Guyana (ExxonPPP) partnership. All those Guyanese with their fancy dancestepsspreadsheetsand Exxon-flavored syntax may have something to say about how rotten Exxon looks in thisGuyanaofours. Itisone thing to sing for supper; it is quite another when supper is the stuff of the cesspit. It is not worth it to sell one's country down the drain, and its expectant poor up the river, for the 30 pieces of silver that Exxon provides. Noamountofmoneydirectly or indirectly from such a clawing, gouging, leprous hand as Exxon's can ever haveanyvalue.

Not for any halfwit with some measure of honor left.

Notwithwhatthecompanyis doing to this country Not with the public relations wizardries that Mr Alistair

R o u t l e d g e s o condescendingly and paternalistically delivers to soothe Guyanese. He savages Guyanese, truth be told.

IregretthatPresidentAli, VPJagdeo,andAGNandlall find merit in the monstrosity that is Exxon. I think that prostitutes would be better partners for Guyana than Exxon. IfanyGuyanesehad any positive thoughts about Exxon, I recommend familiarizing with the nittygritty of the US$214 million audit, and how the company schemed to get every last penny from Guyana. Exxon willrobthedead,snatchfood fromchildren.

I will take a parasite before I take Exxon as a partner But Dr Jagdeo being the political animal Jagdeo, with instincts to match, is ecstatic about the partnership that he has worked out with Exxon. I don't think that Guyana features.

(The views expressed in this article are those of the authoranddonotnecessarily reflect the opinions and beliefsofthisnewspaperand itsaffiliates.)

Sections of Bartica without power for several days

The back-up generator which the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said was taken to Bartica from the Essequibo Coast over the weekend to restore power to the mining town. (Credit: GPL)

… GPL rushes back-up generator to mining town

On S u n d a y , residents of BarticainRegion

Seven were contemplating theirnextmoveaftersections of town have been without powerforseveraldays.

The township has been without stable electricity all weekend and while the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) work around the clocktoremedythesituation, residents said poor management by the power company, has resulted in the ongoing situation. “Whole night last night we were in darkness. Until now we are still without electricity,” a resident told this publication lateonSundayafternoon.

On Thursday last, sections of the town experienced several hours of poweroutagesandonFriday, a similar situation occurred with some areas being withoutpowerfrom08:00hrs until 02:00hrs Saturday The

blackouts continued into the nightonSunday

On Friday GPL said that engineers were working to replace an alternator within the engine at its power plant atthetownship.

InastatementonSunday afternoon, GPL noted that a generator was en-route to Bartica and that it was expected to arrive later that evening. “Upon its arrival, our team will promptly transport it to the Power Plant, where Engineers will immediately begin the process of connecting the generator for operation,”

GPL said The power company said that once the generator becomes operable, itanticipatedthatpowerwill be gradually restored to the township.

Additionally, GPL said that a team has been, “diligently working on the units at the power plant with the primary goal of getting

those units back into operation.”

“As a company, we empathize with you, our customers, please rest assured that we are fully committed to resolving this issue soonest,” the company said.Butitswordsofcomfort have not been sitting well withresidents.

Manyresidentsnotedthat they were forced to discard perishable goods while the current high daily temperatures which the c o u n t r y h a s b e e n experiencing, havemadelife uncomfortable over the past fewdays.

“Sad situation, a lot of businesses suffered heavy losses,” one resident said on Facebook. “I can't get to sleepwiththisheat,”another resident said, while others noted that the situation has been unbearable all weekend.

Regional Chairman,

Kenneth Williams met with senior officials of the power company over the weekend andafteranothermeetingon Sunday, he was assured by GPL's management at Bartica thatpowerwouldbe restored at the township on Sundaynight.

APNU-AFC,Memberof Parliament, Juretha Fernandes noted on her social media page on Facebook over the weekend that the generating set at Barticabrokedownlastweek since it was being operated waypasttherequiredtimefor

overhaul.

Fernandes noted that GPL previously removed its back-upgeneratorandsentit to the company's power operation on the Essequibo Coast,amovewhichshesaid some persons at he town are disputing.

Guyana gold exports decline by US$38 Million in six months

Gold export receipts in Guyana have seen a significant dip, totaling US$396 7 million, markingan8.7percentdecreaseof US$38 million when compared to the figures recorded at the end of June 2022 stood at US$434.6 million.

The primary driver of this declinehasbeenareductioninthe volumeofgoldexported,although prices have seen an improvement duringthisperiod.

These findings were disclosed intheBankofGuyana'sHalf-Year Report.

The volume of gold exported witnessed an 11 1 percent decrease, equivalent to 27,020 ounces, resulting in a total of 215,979 ounces. This drop in volumewasprimarilyduetolower declarationsbyminers.

The report highlights that the average export price per ounce of gold increased by 2.7 percent or US$47.96, reaching US$1,836.59 per ounce, compared to

US$1,788.63perounceayearago.

Decreased declarations made

bysmallandmedium-scaleminers was also highlighted in the Ministry of Finance Mid-Year Report 2023 and the report stated that this was contributing to the declineingoldexportsforthefirst halfof2023.

By the end of June, gold declarations stood at 209,756 ounces, marking an 11.4 percent decreasefromthesameperiodthe previous year when it reached 236,728ounces.

TheMid-YearReportfor2023 also points out that declaration from the largest gold producers increased by 6.1 percent year-onyear

However, this growth was offset by lower declarations from small and medium-scale producers,droppingfrom188,956 ounces in the first half of 2022 to 159,084 ounces at the end of June in2023.

Looking ahead, the report suggests that improvements observedintheearlythirdquarter, along with strengthened enforcement efforts by regulatory authorities,areexpectedtoleadto

areboundinthesecondhalfofthe year

Furthermore, the gold mining sub-sector is now projected to growby5.3percentin2023.

This growth can be attributed to legislative changes, including the Fiscal EnactmentAmendment BillNo.2of2022,approvedbythe National Assembly in August 2022.

anticipatedtoinjectatotalof$1.9 billion back into the mining industry, as reported by the FinanceMinistry

large-scale mining companies actively operating in Guyana

Despite the influx of foreign companies eager to capitalize on Guyana'sminingopportunities,the countryhaswitnessedasignificant decline in annual declarations since 2017 Vice President Jagdeo's commitment to making allminingcontractspublicremains unfulfilled.

try

Thesemeasureshaveprovided tax relief to miners, such as the reductionofthefinaltaxratefrom a maximum of 3.5 percent to 2.5 percent, which is estimated to return approximately $1.4 billion to th

Additionally,theremovalofthe10 percent Tributors' Tax is expected to benefit thousands of industry workers,witharound$300million expected to be returned to those whowerepayingthistax.

In a bid to further support the miningindustry,Value-AddedTax (VAT)wasremovedonlubricating oil,acrucialinputnotonlyforthe mining sector but also for various productiveindustries.

In total, these measures are

Amidconcernsaboutdeclining gold declarations, Vice President BharratJagdeoconfirmedduringa news conference in July that there has indeed been a decrease in declarations, and an investigation into alleged gold smuggling is underway.

In recent months, several Canadian gold mining companies have expressed interest in Guyana'sthrivingminingindustry

Notably, OMAI, a company responsibleforproducingover3.7 million ounces of gold between 1993 and 2005, is making a comeback in Guyana's mining sector with its gold properties, including the shear-hosted Wenot Depositandtheadjacentintrusivehosted Gilt Creek Deposit. Omai wasexpectedtoprovideanupdate on its 3.7 million ounces of gold estimatesattheendofSeptember

Furthermore, the Guyana Goldfields Inc , a China-led mining company, is one of the

Kaieteur News has repeatedly requested the Government of Guyana to release mining contracts, especially those involving large-scale mining operations.

It'simportanttonotethatwhen Guyana became a member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2019, it committed to adhering to certainrequirements,includingthe public disclosure of all mineral agreements entered into force before2019.

Despite these obligations, the administration has consistently delayed the release of these contracts, causing concern among stakeholders.

‘Exxon cannot be trusted to supply Guyana with oil production data’

...OGGNurgesindependentmonitoring

As Guyana prepares to “Whenyouhavethistype hand ExxonMobil a sixth of extremism going on in Permit to conduct oil terms of unfairness, nobody production offshore in the wants to be transparent, they StabroekBlock,thecountryis want to keep it a secret as (far yettoputmeasuresinplaceto as) possible. So when we are independently monitor the talking about Exxon, don’t activities. expect with their track record

This means that the they are going to be any more country is presently transparentand they have had dependent on the operator to decadesofpracticingthefiner share the daily number of a r t s o f e c l i p s i n g barrels produced and other information,”thePresidentof relative data such as gas and thewatchdogbodycautioned. waterproduction. He therefore insisted that

Stakeholders have Guyana moves urgently to e x p r e s s e d t h e i r conductitsownmonitoringof dissatisfaction over this state the petroleum production of affairs, given that Guyana activities During a press is now nearing is fourth conference last month, Vice anniversary since oil President Bharrat Jagdeo said productioncommenced. Guyana will soon move to T h e O i l a n d G a s invite tenders in search of a Governance Network suitable company to conduct (OGGN) during its weekly monitoring of the oil and gas broadcast on Kaieteur Radio activities.

(99.1/ 99.5 FM) delved into “The next step is to go out t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f to tender and request a independent monitoring on proposal for a company to Friday evening, urging the track production on a daily Government of Guyana basis,”hesaid.

(GoG) that it cannot trust the Jagdeo had previously developer of the Stabroek announced that government Blocktosupplyaccuratedata. will construct a state-of-the-

The programme was art operations center that will moderatedbyCharlesSugrim be fed information from the while panelists, Director of oil company to verify oil OGGN, and former Science productiondata.

teacher, Alfred Bhulai and The VP had said, “On PresidentoftheTransparency issues relating to production Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI), verification, we said that FrederickCollinssharedtheir Exxon is building an perspectiveontheissue. operational center as part of Bhulai started off the the head office. They are conversation by intimating gonnahaveafiberopticcable theneedformonitoringofthe comingin,wemayhavetoget operations 24/7. He said this an access to the fiber or in the should be done by competent short term we will probably individuals contracted by the use satellite technology to Ministry of Natural have an independent Resources. measuring of the flows and

Meanwhile, Collins everythingelse.” shared the view that while Citizens had voiced some may believe few concerns over this move, companies in the extractive arguing that it could deprive industrydodgestransparency, the nation an opportunity to his conclusion is that none of confirm the data being them are interested in doing supplied by the oil giant.This business transparently He means, Guyana could have said it did not matter if the settled for blindly accepting company was involved in the production rates which gold, petroleum, uranium or could be grossly understated anyotherextractivesector bytheoilcompanies.

Members of OGGN during a recent programme discussing the need for independent monitoring of Guyana’s oil production. (From left: Host, Charles Sugrim and panelists Alfred Bhulai and Frederick Collins.

President of the GTU, Mark Lyte

GTU concerned about President’s consultation with headteachers set for today

The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) is principles and the gains of those who passed with salary increase, he will be in breach of questioning the motive behind a consultation way.As such, the GTU cautioned teachers to theCollectiveBargainingAgreementandthe which is purportedly set to take place stayfocusedandalert. ILO convention which the government between President Irfaan Ali and “Teachers stay focused and alert, for the signed on to, which allows unions to handle headteacherstoday Unionmakesusstrong,”theGTUadded. thecollectivebargainingprocess,”hesaid.

In a post via its Facebook social media The concerns are being raised amidst Lyte’s spoke with this publication days page on Sunday, the GTU noted that it has effortsbytheGTUtoengagethegovernment after teachers across the country commenced been receiving messages and calls all day in the collective bargaining process towards a sick-out as part of their efforts to force the about a secret consultation the President will increasingthesalariesofteachers. government to start negotiations for the behavingwithheadteachers.

President of the GTU, Mark Lyte had proposed multi-year agreement The

According to the Union, the teachers are previously told Kaieteur News that while proposal addresses 13 critical areas, enquiring inter alia, whether the GTU is there is absolutely nothing wrong with the including issues related to salaries, gratuity, aware of the meeting, what will be the President meeting teachers; it will be a duty-freeconcession, hinterlandbenefitsand outcome of this so called consultation and violation of the convention if he engages grants.

“Iwanttosaythatthisisnotastrikeandit protest to get the government to fulfill its

‘Manager’s Sick Leave’ days as a form of whathashappenedtocollectivebargaining. themonsalarytalks.

Theunionsaidithasassuredtheteachers, “The GTU is the collective bargaining was not organized by the Union, it was commitment to increase their salaries,” Lyte whocalledtomakeenquiries,thattheGTUis body for teachers. If the President is going decided by teachers in various branches to explained.TheGTUPresidentdisclosedthat a registered trade union that stands by the meet with teachers to discuss anything to do use their ‘Urgent Private Affairs’ days and (Continued on page 17)

Teenkilled aftercarcrashesintolightpole

Relatives of an 18-year- Supply, Mahaica, 18-yearold man were plunged into a old Mark Thomas of Supply, state of mourning on Sunday Mahaica, 32-year-oldVickey after he was killed in a car Seeram of Chelsea Park, crash at Nabacalis, East Mahaica including the driver CoastDemerara(ECD). survived, but with severe

Dead is Ganesh Mahabal injuries. They were rushed to of Belmont Mahaica, ECD. the Georgetown Public Police said that Mahabal was Hospital Corporation along among four passengers in a with Mahabal in an car that crashed into a light ambulance. pole around 02:04 hrs on Mahabalwaspronounced Sunday after the 28-year-old dead on arrival while the driver lost control while others were admitted for negotiating a turn. The car treatment. News of his death thenreportedlytoppledintoa plunged his loved ones into a nearbydrain. stateofmourning.

“As a result of the “Omg waking to this collision, the driver and the break my heart one million occupant in the front seat time Ganesh Mahabal Why were flung out of the motor youmychild,lordIpraygive car”, police stated while this family courage and adding that the other 3 strength to hold up”, one of passengers in the back seat them posted via their weretrappedinside. Facebookaccount

Cell phone recorded His sister said, “Can't videos showed public- believe this brother Why so spiritedcitizenspushingover early? Who will I get to thevehicletorescuethem. checkuponmenow?Ganesh

T h e o t h e r t h r e e please come back!!! Ganesh passengers namely 17-year- you broke my heart in so old Mahendra Ramnarine of manyPieces.”

Dead: Ganesh Mahabal

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(CNN)-Asked last week if she will run to become the United Nations’ next Secretary General, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados gave a thumbs up, smiled, and walked away. Unofficially, however, UN insiders say she’s a likely front-runner.

The 2026 selection process is still far off, but talk of who is best-positioned to win the powerful job has already begun.

Historically, there has been a geographical rotation for the position, so it seems likely the next UN leader will be from the Latin America and the Caribbean region –and many advocates say it is time for a female candidate, after 78 years of only male leaders.

though a representative for Santos denies it.

Among others, Argentinian diplomat Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is also a recurring name in discussions of who might succeed current UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as are Alicia Bárcena, Mexico’s foreign affairs secretary; Rebeca Grynspan, a high-level UN official and former vice president of Costa Rica; and Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, a former president of the UN General Assembly and former minister of Ecuador.

a revamping of her venture, called Bridgetown 2.0, putting forward six development priorities for development finance that will be discussed on the world stage at the annual meeting of the IMFWorld Bank group in October, COP28 in November and the Summit of the Future in 2024.

Many diplomats in New York City and outside said they believe in Mottley’s potential to represent issues affecting the developing world as leader of the UN –but also in her capacity to bring her unique style of leadership to the role.

to first be nominated by a country, usually their own, and then recommended by the Security Council to the General Assembly.

During the last selection process in 2016, a group of countries pledged to only bring forward women candidates – an initiative is currently being revived for the next selection process. In 2016, thirteen candidates ran, seven of whom were women. But Guterres – a Portuguese diplomat long considered the frontrunner for the role – was ultimately elected.

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In the hallways and backrooms of the United Nations headquarters in New York, Mottley is one of several names being floated as likely contenders. Two sources said former Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos – a Nobel peace Prize laureate – will launch a campaign soon,

But it is the charismatic and outspoken Mottley whose name often generates the most excitement. Though Mottley has not yet said she will run, one UN diplomat said “I would jump up and down” with excitement if she did.

Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a neighboring island, said she would have his vote if she chose to campaign.

“I think she would make a great Secretary-General,” he said, “Whatever she does, I will support her.”

Could Mottley run?

“I don’t think I recall another leader in recent history other than Obama that had the attention of the international community like she does,” a UN diplomat said.

Still, some warn that that she is taking political risks. Considering the initiative significantly challenges the status quo for international finance, UN expert Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group says that Mottley has to carefully plan her next steps.

“There’s always lots of men that want to run,” said Ben Donaldson, head of campaigns at the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom.

This year, he said, “I’m hoping the message is coming through loud and clear from the majority of states and from civil society that no state should be putting forward male candidates. We are all working to increase the stigma around this, hopefully we can nip it in the bud.”

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Mottley became prime minister of Barbados in 2018 and won a second term in a landslide election four years later.

Internationally, she has been noticed for cutting her country’s post-colonial ties to the British monarchy, and for her powerful rhetoric on slavery reparations, climate change, and the need to reform global financial institutions through the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral banks.

Other observers point out that trying to upend existing systems risks angering at least one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, who hold a final word on the SecretaryGeneral selection process.

Mottley’s office did not respond to multiple interview requests.

Fighting for a woman at the helm

Susana Malcorra, a former candidate in the 2016 Secretary General elections, and cofounder and president of advocacy group Global Women Leaders Voices, is also working to make sure the political pressure will bring female candidates forward in the next cycle.

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Mottley does not mince her words when it comes to big powers, either. In her address to the General Assembly last week, she asked: “How is it possible for Chevron and the European Union to access the oil and gas of Venezuela, but the people of the Carribean cannot access it at the 35 percent discount offered by the people of Venezuela?”

The UN’s next Secretary General would take office in January 2027. Is four years too early to start talking about who the next leader of the organization will be? For some, it’s a necessary discussion to have for an institution that is at its turning point, as it grapples with criticism and geopolitical paralysis in the powerful Security Council.

“It’s not so much about talking about a Julie or Anne, or Mary, it is more about talking about a Madame Secretary General as a general proposition, and then making sure that we pave the way to get there,” she said.

But not everyone agrees with the effort.

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In 2022, Mottley spearheaded the Bridgetown Initiative, a political plan to reform the global financial architecture and development finance to be more equitable, particularly in the face of climate crisis. The initiative would change the way money is loaned to developing countries and set up a special emergency fund for climate disasters.

In April, Mottley also joined forces with current UN chief Guterres and announced

“I don’t think it’s early at all,” Elina Valtonen, Finland’s foreign minister, said, “It’s very important to start discussing that because I think it’s also very much a question of what the future should look like for the UN and the Security Council.”

Valtonen and others also say that the time for the organization to have its first woman leader was yesterday. “This position should very much be merit-based,” she said, “but I think it’d be very remarkable if again, it’s not a woman who is chosen.”

The selection process has long been secretive, but opened up a bit in 2016. To be considered, candidates need

Dennis Francis, the president of the 78th UN General Assembly who is from Trinidad and Tobago, doesn’t believe men should refrain from running. “I believe that men should run next time around as I believe women should run in their numbers,” he said.

“Because what I would want to happen is for a woman to win in those circumstances, not from a field of women. That would be the wrong message.”

And with the powerful Security Council is already frozen on a number of issues since the beginning of Russia’s war in Ukraine, it’s hard to imagine its members ultimately finding a consensus on any single candidate.

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Wall Street Sees Blueprint in Suriname's Oil-Linked Debt Swap

By Zijia Song

(Bloomberg) -- Investors in the world's growing pile of defaulted government debt are closely watching as South America's smallest nation wraps up an oillinkedrestructuringdeal.

Suriname, which lingered in default for more than three years before striking an agreement with creditors, is expected to carry out the final steps of its debt exchange by the end of August, according to people familiar with the deal, who askedtonottobenamebecausethe matterisprivate.

The issuance is set to include both dollar bonds and a special security that pays out only if oil discoveries off the coast make the governmentcash-rich.

The so-called value recovery instrument, or VRI, was key in bridging the divide between Suriname, which needed debt relief, and its creditors, who feared missing out on a potential oil windfall. The transaction offers a crucial test as government defaults rise to a record in the developing world and the debate grows frantic overhowtoremedythem.

With restructuring talks stalling, some experts say reached, officials would allocate securities, Suriname will also issue late-July, it's been delayed due to Management, Grantham, Mayo, Suriname's sweetener offers one 30% of annual royalties to make $650 million of new, 10-year notes summer breaks and the value- Van Otterloo & Co., Greylock potentialsolutionforothertroubled payments on the instrument until it witha7.95%interestrate. recovery tool's complex contracts, Capital Management and T Rowe nations from Venezuela to maturesin2050. In 2024 and 2025, interest will the people said. The timing is still Price. The defaulted notes due in Lebanon For investors, the Traders are expected to use the be paid in cash at a 4.95% rate, subjecttochange,theysaid. 2026havesurged19centssincethe momentoftruthwillcomeoncethe new securities as a way to bet on accordingtotheagreement. Suriname reached an deal was announced to 83 cents on

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GTU concerned about President’s...

From page 15 already hundreds of teachers across the country have engaged in the sick out. He noted that the government has already taken note of the impact that the sick-out is having on the school. He warned that the action will continue until the government changes its stance on the issue of salary increase.

Meanwhile, President Ali had announced plans to deliver a comprehensivepackagetoteachersthatincludedsustainablehousing.

“Your lives are not only about salary, it is a comprehensive package that must be able to give you good, sustainable housing and allow you to provide for your children; to have a great future [with] great opportunities,” Ali told teachers during the opening of the Abram Zuil SecondarySchool,Region2inJunethisyear

Inamostrecentmeetingwiththepress,PresidentAliannouncedthat when he returns to Guyana from the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, he would be consulting with teachers about salaries and other benefits.

“There will be the adjustment for teachers,” he said while promising that the government would address whatever issues the educators raise. Asked whether the GTU would be involved in those talks, the President said “every Guyanese who wants to be involved; my consultations are veryopen.”

The Staatsolie refinery owned by Suriname State Oil Company in Wanica, Suriname.Photographer: Ranu Abhelakh/AFP/Getty Images

Biles has won 19 gold medals at the World Championships (Getty Images)

BileslandshistoricvaultonWorld ChampionshipsreturninAntwerp

(BBC Sport) - Simeon exercise, two on vault, and Britain’s men finished third Biles made history on her oneonthebalancebeam. in qualifying with Max return to the World Biles’ efforts, which Whitlock, Harry Hepworth, Gymnastics Championships come 10 years after her Jake Jarman, James Hall and in Antwerp, becoming the globaldebutinthesamecity, CourtneyTullochcombining first woman to land a helped the United States top to score 254.193 points and Yurchenko double pike the women’s qualifying secure their spot in vault. table. Tuesday’sfinal.

Themove-nowrenamed She had not competed The women’s team, the Biles II - helped the 26- internationally since pulling consisting of Jessica year-old American into first out of five of her six finals at G a d i r o v a , O n d i n e place in all-around the delayed Tokyo Olympic Achampong, Alice Kinsella, qualifying. Gamesin2021. Georgia-Mae Fenton and Biles was competing Biles later explained she Ruby Evans are currently internationally for the first had been suffering from the second on 166.130 points time since taking a two-year ‘twisties’ - a mental block with qualifying set to break from the sport to work where gymnasts can lose concludeonMonday onhermentalhealth. theirsenseofspaceintheair The women’s team final She made a triumphant Earlier in the day, Great takesplaceonWednesday returninAugust,winningthe USClassic.

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Biles scored 15.266 for landing the Yurchenko doublepike,whichisratedas themostdifficultjumpinthe women’sscoringcode.

She scored a total of 58.865 in the all-around, leading to the vault being named Biles II after a different, original vault was namedafterherin2018.

With 25 world medals, the most of any gymnast in history, and seven Olympic medals, Biles is the oldest American woman to compete at the worlds. She now has five skills named after her - two on the floor

Fleetwood secures Ryder Cup for Europe after brave U.S. fightback U

(Reuters) - Europe WhistlingStraitsin2021. resisted a fierce American Although the final score fightback to secure the four was a comfortable-looking points required to reclaim 16-1/2- 11-1/2 with the gap the Ryder Cup with the same as at the start of the E n g l a n d ’ s T o m m y day, there were moments Fleetwoodsealingthedealin when a U.S. win looked a nerve-jangling climax on possible.

Team Europe captain Luke Donald celebrates with the trophy and his team during the presentation after winning the Ryder Cup (Reuters)

Sunday

“It was stressful as the T h e A m e r i c a n s , Americans put up a fight attempting the biggest final- todaysohatsofftothem.But day comeback ever in the I am so proud of my 12 biennial event, found their guys,” said Europe skipper mojo after being outplayed Luke Donald, whose team andoutfoughtfortwodaysat seized control of the 44th theMarcoSimonecourse. Ryder Cup on Friday with a Hauling back a daunting 4-0 sweep of the morning five-point deficit proved foursomes. beyond them, however, and “We started off great, Fleetwood made sure the which was what we needed. trophy returned to Europe Thenafewmatcheschanged when his opponent Rickie tored.Wekeptlookingatthe Fowler conceded the 16th board and thinking, where hole to leave the Briton two will we find 14 and a half up with two to play and a points? “But we always had guaranteedhalf. some guys at the back that

F l e e t w o o d d u l y lookedgood.” didn’t want it to come down “It is an amazing feeling

juices are flowing too much job done early with world completed a 3&1 victory but T h e 3 2 - y e a r - o l d tooneofusattheback. afteranamazingpressure.” to function right now,” said number three Jon Rahm, the celebrations had already Fleetwood, who picked up “I was feeling pretty sick U l t i m a t e l y , t h e American captain Zach number four Viktor Hovland started as Europe extended three points from his four takingtheteeshoton16.Itis Americans paid for a woeful Johnson. “We’ll analyse it. and number two Rory their 30-year unbeaten home matches,hadnotexpectedto never nice to watch start in which they failed to I’m not making excuses. McIlroy, who was involved recordagainsttheAmericans becentreofattention. somebody’s ball sail into the win a match on the opening Europeoutplayedus.” in unsavoury scenes the and avenged the record 19-9 “I’d have rather not been water but I still had to set up day But they left with pride Donald top-loaded his night before, in the opening thrashing they endured at in that situation,” he said. “I andhitashot. restored. “My competitive singles order to try to get the fourmatches.

Kudermetova beats Pegula in Pan Pacific Open final

Kudermetova beat world number two Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals in Tokyo. (Getty Images)

Wallabies keep slim Rugby World Cup knockout hopes alive with win

(BBC Sport) - Australia kept their slim hopes of reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals alive with a physicalwinoverPortugalintheirfinalpoolmatch.

The Wallabies beat an impressive Portugal 34-14 to go secondinPoolC.

But third-placed Fiji need just one point from their own match against Portugal next week to overtakeAustralia and advanceinstead.

Portugal had taken an early lead but Eddie Jones’ side raninfivetriestosecureabonus-pointwininStEtienne. Australia led 24-7 at half-time and secured a fourth bonus-pointtryinthe47thminute.

Portugal, who missed a late penalty in a thrilling 18-18 draw with Georgia last time out, again started fast as they huntedafirstWorldCupwin.

Pedro Bettencourt crossed over in the corner after some deftattackingtoputtheunderdogs7-3upinthe11thminute. But they were temporarily reduced to 14 men when Bettencourtwasyellowcardedforleadingwithhisshoulder onahightackleonIzaiaPerese.

He survived a bunker review but while he was in the sin binRichieArnold,DavePoreckiandAngusBellallcrossed toputAustraliaincontrol.

(BBC Sport) - Veronika through the second to secure fighter,”saidKudermetova. In the men’s last 16 in Kudermetova won her victory in one hour 24 Her previous title came Beijing, Spaniard Carlos second WTA Tour title by minutes. “I’m really happy in another WTA 500 event, Alcaraz claimed a 6-2 6-2 beatingJessicaPegula7-56- aboutmyperformance,”said inCharlestonin2021. win against Lorenzo Musetti 1 in the Pan Pacific Open the26-year-old.

At the China Open, to set up a quarter-final with finalinTokyo. “It’s my second title and Britain’s Katie Boulter beat Norway’sCasperRuud,who American Pegula fought I’mproudofmyself.” MagdalenaFrech,ofPoland, earned a 1-6 7-5 7-6 (9-7) back from 3-0 down to level Kudermetova hit 17 6-4 3-6 6-2 in their first win over Tomas Martin the first set at 5-5, but served winners compared to world round match and she will Etcheverry two double faults in a row at numberfourPegula’sseven. play world number one Italy’sJannikSinneralso 6-5 down as world number “I prepared myself for a Aryna Sabalenka, who beat completedacomfortable6-2 19 Kudermetova took the tough match as Jessica is a AmericanSofiaKenin6-16- 6-0 win against Japan’s first set. The Russian raced great player and a great 2,inthenextround. YoshihitoNishioka.

Portugal’s Nicolas Martins had a try in the corner ruled outaftergoingintotouchjustbeforethebreakwhichwould have cut the deficit to 10, and Fraser McReight added anotherAustraliatryaftertherestarttosecureavitalbonuspoint.

Portugal had a second try disallowed in the 58th minute when hooker Mike Tadjer lost control of the ball in his finish, but they ended strongly as Australia’s Matt Faessler and Samu Kerevi were both shown late yellow cards, allowingRafaelSimoestoaddasecondtryagainst13.

OnceAustraliareturnedto15thoughtheywrestledback themomentumandMarikaKoroibetewentoverforthefinal scorewithsevenminutesremaining.

Martin declared Japanese GP winner after heavy rain brings out red flag

(Reuters) - Pramac saidinapit-laneinterview. Racing’s Jorge Martin was “I went wide (early on) declared the winner of the but then I started to recover Japanese Grand Prix when it positions. I felt good and I was red-flagged halfway was able to overtake a lot of through the race on Sunday them. Luckily everyone is due to torrential rain that ok, but it was too dangerous made conditions treacherous tokeepgoing.” fortheriders. Riders had a nervy start Martin was in the lead when rain began falling just with Ducati’s championship as the race got under way leader Francesco Bagnaia in Race directors waved the second while Honda’s Marc whiteflag,allowingridersto Marquezwasthird. swap their bikes, and almost Race directors attempted everyonecamein,exceptthe to restart the race but when Yamahas.

Marquez fell behind as pack and he soon overtook the racing line to overtake the tyre, it was dry at first,” the riders went out on the But the Yamahas Bagnaia and Martin went both Bagnaia and Espargaro the Italian VR46 Racing Marquez said after his first warm-up lap, the red flag eventually came in as through into podium on the same lap before rider, much to the delight of grand prix podium of the came out again and full conditions deteriorated and positions. pulling clear in the lead local fans in Honda’s season. points were awarded as they the ensuing chaos allowed “I’m happy because this while championship backyard. “WhenIsawwateronthe hadrunhalfthedistance.

Honda’s Marquez, a fiveismyfirstpodiumonthewet contender Marco Bezzecchi But a nasty crash from track, I started to attack and

The result meant times race winner in Japan, (tyre),” Bagnaia said. “We overcame a slow start to Martin’s team mate Johann increased my speed step by Bagnaiaretainsaslimleadin to move up the field and sit hadthepossibilitytowinand moveuptothird. Zarco was the last straw step There was a huge the riders’championship but second behind Aprilia’s Jorge got the points, but I’m However, Marquez before the race was red chance for victory, but there Martinhasnowcutthegapto Aleix Espargaro while stillveryhappy.” improved when conditions flagged. was too much water on the justthreepoints. Bagnaiawasthird.

“Iwascommittedtogeta Once the riders got to Martin scythed through the Bezzecchibeforemovingoff the beginning to understand lightning.” great result today,” Martin grips with the wet track,

After an early error, worsened and he reeled in “I enjoyed, I was calm in race track and there was

Premier League: Ten-man Forest fight back to draw with Brentford

Premier League: Ten-man Forest fight back to draw with Brentford

A minute’s silence was held before the game in memory of Sheffield United women’s midfielder Maddy Cusack, who died at the age of 27 last week. She had played for Nottingham Forest’s academy side earlier in her career. (Getty Images)

(BBC Sport) - Ten-man minutes before Argentina now gone five Premier League But Forest boss Steve Cooper, on target until the third minute of Nottingham Forest fought back international Dominguez, who games without a win since a 3-0 whose side moved up one place to addedtime. from a goal down to draw with joined Forest in September from success at Fulham in the second 11th, will be delighted with the That was when Vitaly Janelt’s Brentford as Nicolas Dominguez’s Bologna, produced an excellent matchoftheseason. commitment from his side, who deflected strike was parried by firstgoalearnedthehostsapoint. divingheader,withtheballlooping Thirteen minutes were added at had to play with a player fewer for home keeper Matt Turner, before

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Brentford and Chris Wood nodded Mbeumo, with the Forest with a heavy touch from a Brentford captain Christian Brentford substitute Neal wide for Forest, before the visitors midfielder, the coaching staff and backpass. Norgaard put his side ahead as he Maupay,onloanfromEverton,had hadashotclearedofftheline. fans celebrating as if they had Wissa managed to slide in on powered in a header from Mathias a chance to claim a winner, but At the other end Willy Boly snatchedawinninggoal. the goalkeeper and steer the ball Jensen’s delivery for his first goal failed to connect cleanly when glanced a header wide and Maupay The entertaining finale was goalwards only for Boly, excellent oftheseason. insidethepenaltyarea. had another shot blocked for the very much in contrast to the first throughout, to get back in time to

But the lead only lasted seven The draw meant the Bees have Bees. half, where neither side had a shot clearofftheline.

The Japanese MotoGP had to be stopped 12 laps into the 24-lap race. (Reuters)

GDF on track to retain Andrew Lewis Novice Championship

Shamar Plass (left) maneuvers to avoid Elliot Gardener’s right-hook during their Welterweight (63-67kg) clash

The Andrew Lewis National Joshua Khan of POL showcased Novice Boxing Championship immense courage in his contest continued its riveting action on with Joseph Gardener of the GDF Saturday at the National Boxing Gym. Despite an exciting Gymnasium, located along showdown, Gardener ultimately Mandela Avenue Day Two secured a unanimous decision showcasedtheremarkableprogress victory of Julian Clarke, Neville France, Moving on to the Welterweight D a m o n F r a n c e , M e l r o y (63-67kg) division, Elliot Sinclair McPherson, Joseph Gardener, made quick work of Republican Elliot Sinclair, and Osias Prince as boxer Shamar Plass Sinclair they all advanced to the achieved victory via RSC just 1 championship’sfinalday minuteand35secondsintothefirst

With seven thrilling semi-final round. In another welterweight matchups scheduled for the clash, Damon France defeated evening, the opening bout featured Tockyeon Clarke by way of a split Wavel Massiah from the Guyana decision after an entertaining three DefenceForce(GDF)BoxingGym roundsofboxing. against Julian Clarke of the Police

The final bout of the evening (Pol) in an epic clash within the witnessed Republican Malcolm Bantamweight division (52-54kg). Vision conceding defeat to the Massiah faced a formidable dominant Osias Prince, who forced challenge and ultimately (RSC).

overall dominance secured him a the first round McPherson’s theabandonmentofthefightjust40 succumbed to the third eight-count Republican Boxing Gym well-deserved win via unanimous tactical and precise punching led to secondsintothesecondround. during the second round. This notched their first victory of the decision, propelling him into the Hazel experiencing two separate The excitement culminated prompted the referee to halt the competition when Neville France Featherweight(54-57kg)final.

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With two athletes, Nadina Taharally and Roger Rogers set to make their debuts at the World Classic & Equipped Masters Powerlifting Championshipsin Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from October 8-15, Manager of Fitness Express, LamieMcDonaldwasmorethaneagertoassisttheduo.

On Saturday last at the John and Sheriff Street, Campbellville, headquarters of Fitness Express, and in the presence of Powerlifting Federation President, Franklin Wilson, McDonald presented Taharally and Rogers with supplements and vitamins to aid in their success in Mongolia.

“I am more than happy to continue my company’s supportoftheseathletes.Asyouarewellaware,Ihavebeen doing this for more than a decade and haven’t been disappointed, that’s why we continue to support you. We here at Fitness Express would like to wish you the best and we look forward to your success and the continued success ofpowerlifting.”

Wilson, on behalf of the athletes, expressed the Federation’s gratitude to McDonald’s and Fitness Express for their unwavering support over the years towards our athletes who travel overseas as well as solid support for all theFederation’scompetitions,locally

“We want to let you know that words are not enough to express the gratitude of all the members of the powerlifting body for the confidence you continue to have in us and the sport.Weassureyouthatitcanonlygetbetter.”

TaharallywouldbecontestingtheMasters1176kgClass oftheWorldMastersWomen’sClassicChampionshipswith Rogers set to compete in the Master 11 120kg category of theWorldMastersMen’sClassicChampionships.

‘Canelo’ beats Charlo to defend supermiddleweight titles

Canelo (right) has lost only two of his 64 fights. (EPA)

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“Then I changed the havingsteppedupinweight. ‘Canelo’ Alvarez defended “I’m the best Who’s punch and that’s what “I just feel like I wasn’t his undisputed super- better? Nobody can beat this happened. We worked for me in there,” he said. “It’s middleweight title by Canelo,”hesaid. that. “We know he’s a great boxing. Sometimes you win beating Jermell Charlo on C h a r l o , 3 3 , w a s fighter He knows how to andsometimesyoulose. points. u n d i s p u t e d l i g h t - move in the ring and we “I’mproudofmyself.He Canelo, 33, secured a middleweight champion worked that in the gym for didn’t knock me out. He hit unanimous 119-108, 118- until he was stripped of his threemonths. mewithsomehardshots.” 109 and 118-109 win over WBO belt when the fight “Three months in the Australian Tim Tszyu, the American to retain his started. “I worked all the mountains without my who held the interim WBO WBO, WBC, WBA and IBF fight to go in the body,” said family,withouteverything. light-middleweight title and belts at the T-Mobile Arena Canelo, who dropped Charlo “But I still love boxing. w a s t h e m a n d a t o r y inLasVegas. for only the second time in BoxingmademethepersonI challenger to Charlo, was

The Mexican knocked his career with an overhand amtoday Boxingismylife.” elevated to champion status Charlo down in the seventh right followed by an Defeat was the second of on Saturday once the bout round on the way to a 60th uppercut.

Charlo’s 38-fight career, began.

Matthews stands tall but Healy, McGrath power Australia to victory

(Cricinfo) - Australia 85 off 40 balls with the pair Indies against Australia in overcame a masterful hitting six sixes between any format. It continued an innings from West Indies them. Healy raced to her impressiveyearinwhichshe captain Hayley Matthews to half-century by taking 14 off has averaged over 40 in take the opening T20I in Zaida James’ first over T20Is and she had entered Sydney by a comfortable although had been given this series on the back of a eight-wicket margin with lives on 27 and 48. Both player-of-the-match Alyssa Healy marking her were regulation chances: the performance in the WCPL 250th international by first by Matthews at cover final. smashing a 25-ball half- and the second by Shemaine She was quickly above a century. Campbelle which struck her run-a-ball and took on

On a stifling hot spring inthefacecausinganinjury. Darcie Brown in an day, an exhausted Matthews McGrath was only absorbing battle as the wasleftstrandedon99when fractionally slower, needing Australia pace bowler shecouldonlygathersingles just 26 balls for her fifty as pushed the speed gun in the final over as her she took three boundaries in towards 120kph. Matthews exertions took a toll but it an over off Shamilia drove through cover, pulled had been a statement innings Connell. aflatsixoverdeepsquareleg from the captain who had In the closing stages of then edged wide of slip spoken of wanting to lead the chase, Aaliyah Alleyne beforeBrownclangedheron fromthefront. was withdrawn from the thehelmetwithashortball.

Hayley Matthews carried West Indies on her shoulders.

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However, West Indies’ attack for two beamers at Her fifty came up from total of 147 was put into McGrathandAshGardner 36 deliveries and moments context on a traditionally It was a more polished later she added another six high-scoring ground by the display with the bat by off the expensive Brown Gajnabi soaked up six behind Matthews’ tempo 15 runs from her four overs way Healy and Tahlia Australia than it had been in with disdainful flick over deliveries before dragging although did manage the (and11ofthosecameoffher McGrath dismantled the the field which included two backwardsquare. on against Brown and biggest strike of the innings last) and the spell also targetwith40ballstospare. drop catches - by Georgia As brilliant as Matthew Stafanie Taylor laboured to when she launched McGrath includedamaiden.

Beth Mooney fell in the Wareham and Phoebe was, however, her team- 10 off 20 in a stand of 68 out of the group over deep Match details: Australia third over when she chipped Litchfield - and a couple of matesstruggledtomatchher before being run out by a midwicket.

149 for 2 (McGrath 60*, to mid-off but Healy and misfieldsontheboundary The combined tally of the direct hit from Litchfield at Megan Schutt, in her Healy 56) beat West Indies McGrath feasted on West Matthews’ innings was other batters was 30 off 49 cover 100th T20I, was the pick of 147 for 3 (Matthews 99*) by Indies’bowling in a stand of the highest score for West balls Opener Shabika Campbelle also lagged theAustralia attack with just eightwickets

GCB Senior Inter-County 50-Over tournament Round 2

Hubbard fifty, bowlers pilot Essequibo to 172 run victory at Bourda

Malcom Hubbard hit a TheGCBSelectXInever they repaired the Essequibo belligerent half-century stood a chance, being kept to innings. while Quentin Sampson 101 in 32m2 overs, after Savory and Hubbard grabbed 4 wickets as the running into a vicious were instrumental in the Select XI fell to the Sampson, who failed with repair job adding 58 as Essequibians by a whopping the bat but made up Hubbard took charge 172 runs yesterday at exceptionally with the ball, Savory was steady but after Bourda. snatching4-18. he fell to Thorne while

E s s e q u i b o w e r e His teammates who were Hubbard clobbered 6 sixes propelled to 273-9 in 50 brilliant with the bat earlier with just 3 fours, as he raced overs after some sterling on, captain Adams (2-25), to his half-century off 43 contributions from their Ricardo (1-24) and Garfield balls. middle-order batters, led by Phillips(2-10)allreturnedto When the pair departed, the dashing Hubbard who chipinwithwickets. the Captian Adams and his muscled76off73deliveries. Opener Raymon Perez surname namesake, Ricardo All-rounder Ricardo hit a grueling 25 off 41 balls appliedfurtherpressure. Adams punched 48 off 47 with a solitary four but his The seasoned duo who while skipper Anthony teammates with the have been representing their Adams supported with 39 exception of Aryan Persaud countyforanumberofyears, and Kemol Savory 29, as (13) and Suresh Dhanai, frustrated the Select XI Essequibo flexed their failedtoreachdoublefigures bowlers. firepower astheirteammatessuffereda The pair added 47 runs, Fast-bowler Isai Thorne massiveloss. almost going boundary-forled the Select XI with the Batting first in front a boundary with Ricardo ball, returning exceptional decent crowd, opener Kevon smacking 5 fours and a six figures 4-52. Captain Junior Boodie raced to 20 off 12 whole Anthony found the Sinclair provided the with 3 fours and a six before fence on 4 occasions with entertainment with his back- two quick wickets helped one 6, the pair steadied the flips after ending with 3-40 stopped the momentum ship into the deep waters and veteran seamer Chris After the top order perished, prior to their dismissals, as Barnwell2-60. themiddle-orderstoodtallas oversexpired.

Malcolm Hubbard with the Man-of-the-match trophy