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Court of Appeal to move ahead with early hearing of election petition case

T ahe Guyana Court of delivered her ruling inApril of last when she ruled that the said Order Appeal has taken a year, the appellants have been 60 was intra vires of the said decision to hear the callingfortheirappealtobeheard. ConstitutionofGuyanabyvirtueof

Thorne and Bostwick said that confermentofpowersunderArticle dismissed of Elections Petition their lawyer, Forde, wrote the 162 (1) (b) and said Section 22 [of filed on behalf of the OppositionA Registrar of the Appellate Court the ELA]…” “The Learned Judge P

earlier this year requesting that erredinlawwhensheruledthatthe Unity+Alliance For Change given its national importance, their Appellants did not produce (APNU+AFC). appeal be urgently heard. Last evidence in the said Petition, in

The decision to move forward April,theCoalitionfiledanoticeof that,beingaPetitionwhichclaimed with the petition came on Monday appeal against the Chief Justice’s thatthe said March 2 Electionswas after Chancellor of the Judiciary, decision to dismiss the second not lawfully conducted, there was Yonette Cummings-Edwards, and elections petition case The no need for production of any Justices of Appeal Dawn Gregory appellants raised issue claiming evidence except what was and Rishi Persaud considered an that it is ‘a failure of the judicial p r e s e n t e d , n a m e l y, t h e application to urgently hear the system’ to have an appeal pending Declarations as per Regional appeal of the elections petition foroverayear Returning Officers’1 to 10 and the which was thrown out by Chief Both,ThorneandBostwickhad Recount,” the appeal document Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire argued that Section 22 of the alsopointedout. attheHighCourt 19monthsago. Election Laws (Amendment) Act Further, it noted that the judge

The ruling was made despite (ELA) and Order #60 of 2020, erred in law when she ordered that

Mr Fordesaidthefaultlieswith As such, Justice Cummings-objections by Queens Counsel, otherwise known as ‘the Recount the Statements of Poll (SoPs) and the system as he and his clients Edwards said “a party or anDouglas Mendes, for the People’s Order’, are unconstitutional, and StatementsofRecount(SoRs)from have not received the full decision. applicant should not be turnedProgressivePartyCivic’s(PPP/C). thus resulted in breaches and the March 2020 General and In applying for a speedy hearing of away from the seat of justice givenMendes made the observation violations by GECOM in its Regional Elections remain in the the appeal, Mr Forde- on behalf of the nature of this matter and,thatLawyersfortheappellantstook conductoftheelections. custody of the Registrar of the the applicants, Heston Bostwick therefore, in the interest of justice19 months before taking steps to As such, the Lawyers contend Supreme Court of Judicature until and Claudette Thorne, told the we will grant the application, ashavethehearingfast-tracked. intheirappeal,amongotherthings, allthecaseshavebeencompleted. court that 19 months after the filedorsoughtbyMr Forde.”Senior Counsel, Roysdale that the trial Judge erred in law The Chief Justice (CJ) had also decision, there was only a draft The Guyana Court of AppealForde described Mr Mendes’ when she ruled that, “Section 22 of previously dismissed Petition #99 transcript of the Chief Justice’s has set November 1, 2022, for thereasoning as “fallacious” as he the Elections Law (Amendment) filed on behalf of Monica Thomas decision. “We would have suffered status of the records including thesought to rely on “rules that do not Act 2000 and Order 60 made and Brenan Nurse in January 2021, a substantial prejudice by the full judgment by Chief Justiceexist” in relation to the Court of thereunder were not in violation of for non-compliance in relation to failure to have the full decision Roxane George-Wiltshire. TheAppeal. “There is no specific rule theConstitutionofGuyana…” the effecting of service on former made and laid over to the court as court also gave Mr Forde sevenwhich exists under the Court of

In their request for the Court of PresidentDavidGranger well as for the notice of appeal and days from October 3 to serve theAppeal which says Mr Bostwick Appeal to set aside the CJ’s ruling , The petitioners had served the record of appeal to be properly notice of appeal on the otherand Ms. Thorne failed to comply the Lawyers noted that Justice Granger with the documents too laidover.” parties.SincetheChiefJustice(CJ)with,”hesaid. George-Wiltshire, SC erred in law late.

CARICOM Chair says common market will promote regional integration, economic growth

ne of the key principles of establishing the Caribbean Single

O Market and Economy (CSME) was and still is, to achieve andtherecoveryfromthat. itsgoalsandbeamodelforregional “Long waiting periods for regional integration, and economic Tobebetterequippedtofaceall integration.” suspension, granted by the growth,withintheregion. challenges, “we must first work on Santokhi continued that trade CARICOM Secretariat, and the “The ways in which businesses strengthening our communities’ and economic development shall uncertainty of not knowing at are conducted shall significantly capacities and support each other.” only be achieved through private- which stage your suspension impact the achievement of H e n c e , t h e C A R I C O M public partnerships since it is the request is, are things of the past. sustainable development and CIMSUPRO portal is the tool to private sector that trades and does With this platform, we have given growth,” Chairman of the achieve the region’s goals as it business. “Therefore, I’m more the first step towards further C a r i b b e a n C o m m u n i t y provides a platform where than delighted with the expanding our Industrial Policy ( C A R I C O M ) , P r e s i d e n t entrepreneurs from CARICOM, establishment of CIMSUPRO strategies.” Chandrikapersad Santokhi of can offer their products, from raw With the aim of developing a “Asmentioned,theregionfaces Suriname has said. Santokhi was at materialstofinishedproducts. CARICOM Industrial Policy, we many challenges, such as the need thetimemakingremarksduringthe The Chairman said that abiding are now focusing on that direction to enhance productivity and launch of CARICOM’s Interactive by the principles set out by the by establishing and using this sustainable growth, which in turn, M

…urges Regional Partners to get on board

CSME and full implementation, platform.”

requirestheabilitytotransformour Procedure (CIMSUPRO), last shall pave the way for sustainable

Hesaidthattheextensionofthe economic base.” The CARICOM week. growth and establish reliability for regional integration, which has Chair called on all member states

Thebodyhadsaidpreviouslyin ourbusinesscommunity “AsChair been sought since the start of “to populate the CARICOM a Press Release that it was of CARICOM, I also wish to CARICOM, can now be reached

providing a platform for regional emphasize the need for our just by visiting the website

seek

CARICOM Chairman, Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi

after Heads of State said that they purchasing goods and services CARICOM common market,” CARICOMmarketplace.

producers and persons interested in business society to use the the necessary inputs from the (CIMSUPRO”.

Regional leaders had pledged were unable to purchase food from withintheregion. Santokhisaid.

He said that CIMSUPRO earlier this year to create a pact for foreign markets during the Covid

It said that it was providing “a “After all, the initial intention provides a strategic aim towards the benefit of the Caribbean bloc, pandemic. major regional platform to of the grouping of countries, now improving the efficiency of our and towards its quest to achieve They said even with money in facilitate intra-regional trade in known as CARICOM, was to regional suspension mechanism, regional food security They also hand,theywereabletosatisfytheir goodsandagriculturalproducts.” promote economic integration and which is directly aimed towards engagedinenergisedconversations country’sneeds.

Santokhi said that the Region cooperation, among its members. encouraging production. “More so, to allow opportunities that promote Regional nations have thus faces many challenges resulting As the oldest surviving integration it seeks to develop our Industrial foodsecurity embarked on reducing the regional from global developments, movementinthedevelopingworld, Policy,”henoted.

The Caribbean Bloc embarked food importation bill by 25 percent including the Covid-19 pandemic CARICOMhasthedutytosetforth

Santokhi highlighted that the on the food security programme bytheyear2025.

Int’l Lawyer calls for halt in Stabroek Block operations until deal changes

…says Govt. should not be begging oil companies to come to table

Guyana gets US$12M for skills development, employability project

- bids open for supply of tools for six practical centres

he ‘dangerous’ oil and gas dollar,”shereasoned. operations in the Stabroek

The Lawyer went on to highlight Block, led by oil giant, that the current Environmental

T ExxonMobil, should be shut ProtectionAct has been used in the past down pending a credible international, by Dr Adams to rein in the oil independent investigation This is companies. To this end, the Lawyer according to International Lawyer, contended, “What I care about is the Melinda Janki who said during a recent

safety and security of the people of this online discussion, facilitated by country ‘Globespan 24x7’, that the production

Themoneyisnotimportantbecause ofoilandgasshouldonlyresumeifitis right now, given that operation found to be beneficial to the people of offshore, the Guyanese people stand to Guyana. lose far more than they will ever gain

The Government of incorporated or otherwise Guyana has received organised in, and have their financing from the principal place of business

Caribbean Development in an eligible country The Bank (CDB) totalling firm must be more than 50 US$12, 252,000 to roll out per cent beneficially-owned t h e G u y a n a S k i l l s by a citizen or citizens

D e v e l o p m e n t a n d and/or bona fide resident or Employabilityproject. residents of an eligible

Janki explained, “There should be from any renegotiation.” For months an independent international, credible now, citizens in Guyana have been investigation into those operations and protesting Government to renegotiate it should only be restarted if it makes theoilcontractwithExxon. sense and it is at that point, in a In fact, the PPP had promised to discussionforrestarting,thatthepeople ‘review and renegotiate’ the deal of this country can say well this is what entered into by the former Government wewantinstead.” however,thepartyhasnowdecidedthat

International, Lawyer, Melinda Janki

This means that should an oil spill

The Lawyer told listeners that the itmustmaintaintheagreement.occur, Guyana could be left the foot current Production Sharing Agreement Citizens in Guyana believe that thecosts above US$600 million, as this is (PSA) Guyana has with Exxon is “one present agreement only favours the oilthe current insurance offered by the of the most abusive, exploitative deal company, as Guyana receives a mereoperator ever inflicted on a sovereign people.” two percent royalty for its sweet light

Not only that but he said the Liza She was keen to note that while a crude and settled for 50 percent profitOne safe operating limit, as outlined in renegotiationofthecontractispossible, sharing,afterExxontakes75percentofthe Environmental Impact Assessment Government cannot simply invite the earnings to clear its expenses. The(EIA) is 120,000 barrels per day, ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC to the deal that the oil company often bragshowever Exxon has increased tableseekingmoremoneyasthiswould about to its shareholders, also forceproduction to about 150,000 barrels per lead nowhere. “This operation should Guyanese into paying their share ofdaywithoutfollowingtheprocedurefor be shut down because I think it is so taxes, amounting to millions of USchangingtheEIA. dangerous,”Jankisaid. currencyeachyear

To this end, Janki pointed out that

The initiative will see country, or by a body practical instruction centres corporate, owned or across the country being c o n t r o l l e d b y t h e boosted to deliverTechnical government of an eligible Vocational Education and country, provided that it is T r a i n i n g ( T V E T ) legally and financially programmes. The Ministry autonomous and operated of Education has tendered underthecommerciallawof the supply of tools and an eligible country and equipment for six (6) otherwise meets the practical instruction centres eligibility requirements of in10lots. the CDB Guidelines for

These include; home Procurement (2006). The keeping, masonry and steel bidding document is fixing, motor vehicle obtainable at no cost to the repairs, plumbing, welding prospective bidders. Hard andfabrication,commercial copies of bids must be food preparation, graphic submitted in sealed design,garmentmakingand envelopes no later than f u r n i t u r e m a k i n g . Tuesday, October 11, 2022, According to the bid totheNationalProcurement document, consideration and Tender Administration will be limited to firms or Board, Main and Urquhart joint ventures of firms S t r e e t s , K i n g s t o n , w h i c h a r e l e g a l l y Georgetown. (DPI)

Former Chief Executive of the

This figure is likely to furtherfor the country to have a renegotiated Environmental Protection Agency balloontooasmoreoperationscomeondeal it must have something that makes (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams who was stream. In addition, the country isthe oil companies do things differently, also a panelist on the programme, allowing ExxonMobil to operatewhichatthemoment,pointstothelegal explained some of the current dangers offshore without full liability coverageframework. associated with the oil production in the event of an oil spill, which means

“Guyana can actually change the activities that currently risks the thattheriskisbornebyGuyana.conditions under which these revenuesgarneredfromthesector

Another key provision that iscompaniesaretakingpetroleumoutbut

Dr Adams firstly detailed that both lacking in the document is ring-fencingit has to be done in a way that is within the Liza One and Liza Two operations provision, which would avoid the oilthe regulatory framework and is not are producing crude without proof of company from using the petroleumbegging them to come and sit at the full liability coverage, in violation of revenue in one field to cover fortableandbeggingthemformoremoney thePermitsgranted. expensesinanotherbecause they will not give up a single

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EDITORIAL

Clearing the way for gas-to-shore project

Today’s divisiveness is all business

DEAREDITOR,

regardless of race, religion, politics, or and preach divisiveness keeping the

o the ordinary ear, it sounds like a great deal of money The media reports are of the Guyana

TGovernment offering $1-4 million per acre to those in the direct pathway of the Wales Gas-to-Energy project(GTE). ResidentsinCanalPolder,Crane,andother surroundingareasontheWestDemeraraarehavingnoneof it,andarenowseizingtheopportunitiesthatcometheirway tovoicetheirconcerns,alarms,anddisagreements.

All Guyanese want cheap electricity, but not when their livelihoods and way of existence are disrupted, and the compensationfiguresarrivedandleavethemfeelingseverely shortchanged. Bytheconsiderationsofthosetobeimpacted, this does not simply boil down to the mere matter of the marketvalueofthelandtheyoccupy,andnothingmore. As far as residents are concerned, there is much more than marketvalueoftheirlandthatisinvolved.

ThisisnotsimplyofclearingthewayfortheWalesGTE by removing area residents from their homes and spaces, usingtheprovisionsinlaw,andgivingthemmoneyinreturn. The residents are not just homeowners, so that they receive whatisconsideredbyGovernmenttobeafairpricefortheir lot,andtheymoveontostartoversomewhereelse. Itisnot assimpleasthat,butfarfromit. Itinvolvesownershipand self-employment,hiringoutoneselfforwages,longstanding family holdings, and the anguish of wrenching disruptions fromallthatisknown.

The Government insists that it desires to be fair to all involved, especially those immediately impacted. But, as Attorney General (AG),Anil Nandlall, SC, pointed out, the compensation offered must be fair to the Government, too. The AG also noted that every effort will be made by Government (and operators) to avoid affecting private property, through the creation of so-called ‘buffer zones’so that GTE works do not interfere with residents’ space and way of life. Though compassionate sounding, the AG apparently ignored, or gave short thrift, to features usually associatedwiththesekindsofmassivedevelopments.

For instance, noise pollution from all that heavy duty equipmentandmachineryconstantlyonthemovetopushthe projectforward.

Another would be the resulting dust and other types of byproductsthatfollowfromsuchoperations. Whatpricecan bebuiltinto,oroffered,forhealthandqualityoflifeimpacts, the damage to property, and their drop in appeal and value? Governmentstheworldoverarefamousforhighlightingthe positives,whilesuppressingthenegatives. Orappearingto givesincereattentiontothecomplaintsofthosewhofeelthe bruntoftheconsequencesfromwhatisgiventhethumbsup by many As an example, we point to what is happening in NewYorkandMassachusettswiththeinfluxofmigrantswho everybodywantedtohelp,butsuddenlydon’twantthemin theirbackyardbecauseoflegitimatefearsofwhatitdoesto thewayoflifeknown.

On the citizens side of this GTE project, what is being articulated goes far beyond the price offered for land consideredtobe‘intheway.’ Onefarmerpointedtothefact that the fair market value of the land does not factor in the earnings that would be lost by having to cease operations. Another expressed concerns over the Government readying to take and pay for half of his land, but wonders what he is going to do, and how he is going to manage, with the remaining half, considering there would be all these GTE activities. The issue of an underground pipeline raises genuinefearsofundetectedseepages,andevenanexplosion. The bottom line is that no matter how the AG tries to be reassuring,oncesignaturesareaffixedtopaper,andmonies arehandedover,theGuyaneseinthepathof,ornearto,that GTEprojectareontheirown. TheGovernmentwillstickto itsstory,whichisthatitactedfairlyandgenerously,andthat thetimeforobjectionsandtherestisover

Cheapandreliableelectricitysupplyisurgentlyneeded. Butnotatthiscost,notinthismanner,whenthefullrangeof impactsarestillunknown.

Peopletodaygloballyliveunderthe culture as the upper elite class consists massesdividedwhiletheylivethegood euphoria they belong to a particular of the rich, political leaders and life as divisiveness guarantees them group based on race, religion, politics, foreigners and the masses consists of theirbasesupport.SherwoodLoweand culture and whatever tribalist attribute anyoneelsewhoisnotpartoftheelites, otherswhowantunitypoliciestocome they foster, creating the divisiveness thus business is conducted in Guyana from Government- good luck with that mentality its’us vs anyone else who is with everything for the elites and little as leadership will not give up its good differentfromthem-thismentalityhas forthemasses. lifederivedfromdivisiveness. shaped Guyana’s politics since This has been going on for a long With all the divisiveness in the US, independence and may have cost while in Guyana, since the days of the Republican Minority Leader could Guyanesetheircountry Burnham, the business community have shut the Government down by

Most people striving to belong to contributed funds to the PNC in return voting against increasing the debt their divisive group, have reduced fortheGovernmentnotenforcingprice ceiling, but he didn’t as no themselves to being followers as they gouging and consumer protection Congressman or Senator whether havebeensubjugatedtopropagandaby legislation which basically took away Republican or Democrat would be their respective leadership, listening to allthemoneyfromthemasses. makinganymoney IntheGazaStripall what they want to hear and as such All the corruption was done with the mega money projects are done by divisive belonging have become more Afro and Indo politicians and selected partnership between Israeli and important to them, rather than right vs citizens working in partnership Palestinian businessmen politically wrong,evenifitcoststhemeverything. together,thesignaturesofbothPNCand connected,theymaketheirmoney,live

Unknowing to most people, PPP leaders are on the devil’s deal the good life, then go preach their followingtheirleadersfortheirsenseof called the ‘oil contracts it’s not divisivenesstothemasses. divisive belonging have merely surprising the PNC stay silent on Guyanese, if you belong to the surrendered their power and wealth to renegotiation and on the disclosures of masses, it’s clear leadership whether theirleaders. the mining and logging contracts PNC or PPP doesn’t want to give you

Ever wondered why there are so because should they be released, it yourrightfulshareofyourwealth,they many multi-millionaires religious and wouldn’tbesurprisingtoseesignatures don’t want you to have big houses and political leaders globally? It’s because ofbothpartymembersonthem.

SUV’s - the current VP openly said if today’s divisiveness is all business not When the PNC won the last time, you get oil money there will be based on any beliefs, although these they enacted SOCU, SARU, GRAand inflation- them alone must have all the leaders are supposed to be living theMin.ofFinancetofindcorruptionof wealthandpower,ifyou,themassesget modestly and serving the people, they the PPP, they couldn’t find any, yet we your wealth, they will no longer have have become filthy rich and do a seetheproceedsofcorruptionstaringat power over you, particularly your differentkindofservingparticularlythe us from everywhere. If one had the daughters- the political parties will not maleleaders. privilegeofattendingtheprivateparties give you your wealth, yet there are

Guyanesewhothinkdivisivenessin oftheelites,theywouldseeforeigners, otherswillingtofightforyou,its’about Guyana is about Afro-PNC and Indo- all races, all political parties wining, time you follow and support the ones PPP,arestillfollowingfalsemessaging dining and much more together under fighting for you rather than the ones and divisiveness is now between the thebackdropofdiscussingbusinessand dividingyou. upper elite class and the masses they then go back to their constituents R.David

‘Article 13’ upping the pressure

DEAREDITOR,

unanswered, is a slap on his this is presented in the range of the Stabroek Block

‘Article 13’ is work, his record, and his clearest language, then we wealth (KN October 2). I relentlessly intensifying the face. Iwouldn’tlikeanyone can all forgive and move limit myself to three points spotlight and increasing the todothattome,soIdon’tdo forward. With the proper onthis.

pressure on the PPP so to theAG. But he has to contrition, of course and a First,thisistheAmerican Government to come clean becarefulnottodothesame promise that greater care, superpoweroilcompany,the to do good and to take the to himself. Inaction and andclearertruths,willbethe same Exxon, that so many right steps. The group has unhearing are not conducive standardhenceforth. Guyanese see so much writtensinceSeptember19th to the best public Editor, I would detest if endearing about that they for release of certain tax considerations at times like theotherpathistaken,which rage against their fellow documents. By my count, it these. is for the President to go citizens who point out that is over two weeks later, and R e g a r d i n g H i s dancing around inquirers thiscountryisdealingwitha in this age of instantaneous Excellency,Iwillcontinueto seeking truths, and derailing corporate predator of the communication, the silence give him the benefit of the what is sought. He must rankest,mostgrasping,kind. of President Ali is hurting. doubt with thoughts that the work overtime to refrain Exxon was clever and Where is the President? UN visit had created some from making himself small controlling in its all out Why is President Ali not challenges relative to time, (orbludgeoning)onthisone. efforts to get its way at our responding? What could be energy,priority,andfocus. I Order the tax documents expense. It is like one of us tying President Ali’s hands? must respectfully inform the released,oradmittomistake. from the highly university I ask the same three simple President, however, that this What could be easier than educated pedigree robbing a questions of the Auditor cannot go on indefinitely eitherofthesetwosteps? partner,whocanbarelyread General(abouthimself),and ThelongerthatPresidentAli Onanothernote,‘Article and write, who is sluggish highlight the perceptible drags his feet on releasing 13’ is maintaining its where certain commerce is indifference of his Audit the whole cupboard of pestiferousways,arealthorn concerned,andpretendtobe Officeinissuinganamended related tax documents, the in eyeballs it is becoming. hisorherbestfriend,greatest report, a truly clean one this more distorted his Even though blinking benefactor goround. overseershipappeartobe. results, it should be For this is what

As theAG should know, I humbly remind His welcomed. The latest foray GuyanesePoliticiansandthe auditors don’t have to wait Excellency that he is the of this vociferous and PPP Government well on anyone where their President, and he can make increasinglyaggressivecivil incentivised Guyanese professional opinions are thismattergoawaywiththe society group has to do with punditocracy want us to concerned, and when their snapofafinger Itwouldbe: theClyde&Coreport,which believe. They are pitiful, own reputations are subject release the tax documents, noted how Exxon pressured worse than Exxon in many tocriticalscrutiny Hehasto per‘Article13’swriting,and the Government of Guyana respects. manifest how independent let the chips fall where they to sign the PSA, while the Second,astheClydeand hisOfficereallyis,andeach do. Ifthestoryisshort,and Coalitionexistedinastateof Co,findings day that this languishes theAudit Office lapsed, and ignorance about the full

Why are some drivers still on our roads?

DEAREDITOR, speed before the crash, that waituntilmorelivesarelost public transport in the You see this driver’s incarceration and a total

The question is asked driver could have controlled before we do something BerbicetoGeorgetownroute modus operandi is he is revocation of his driving timeandtimeagainwhyare that vehicle after the initial about him or other such it was my nightmare of an aimingtomakethreetripsto privileges. There can be no some folks still behind the impact So, why the drivers?Ithinknot,mytake experience to have travelled Georgetown every day and excuse for drunk driving, wheel of a motorable excessive speeding, why the onsuchrecklesspersonsisto inavehiclewithadriverwho nothingisgoingtostophim. absolutelynone! vehicle? We’ve gone mad rush? There is no need deal with them swiftly and believes that no vehicle Filling his pocket becomes So, with the widening of through this topic so many for this reckless road usage condignly should be ahead of him. His the prime objective so existingroadwaysaswellas times over that I have lost because it will eventually In my book he should way of driving is that you making the roadway

a the building of new count. My humble opinion lead to death and

driveatspeedsover120kmp racetrack is all that matters

never be behind the wheel highways,itismyfearand onthissubjectisnottofocus destruction! taking every turn with the forhim.of a vehicle, end of trepidation that there will on the problem any longer - In a later interview with same momentum (Driving The value for life anddiscussion! When you be more deaths on our wecangoondiscussingthis this guy’s father reveals that

instructors would tell you limb is not of much interesthave persons of such roads once the presentin eddying circles from now itishisson’sobsessionwith that you cannot maneuver a tohim.Thesearesomeofthementalityonourroadsitis laxity persists when to eternity - my take on this speeding whenever he gets curved bend on the road at problemsthatconfrontusonjust a recipe for disaster, dealing with errantsubject is to find a lasting, behindthewheel.Infact,he

thesamespeedasyouwould ourroads. which in this case came drivers.workable, solution and stick was involved in an accident on a horizontal stretch of Then, there is the soonerthanlater

At this stage of ourtoit. sometime ago that left a roadway) but this idiot of a perennial problem of drunk

When drivers of development heavy

Our discussion comes pedestrian permanently driverdid. drivingaswasevidentinthe against a backdrop of some paralyzed. So, the question vehiclesarefacedwiththe At about the turn at littlegirlwholostherlifeon emphasishastobeputon gruesome vehicular comes forcefully to us, Tempe Village this driver The Essequibo Coast. Thatreality that their licenses s a f e u s e o f o u r homicides in recent days on seeing we have such an negotiated that turn in the driver throws the rule of thewould be permanently thoroughfares. our nation’s roads. The first irresponsible driver and one very same manner barely road not to drink and drive

A sure way to achieverevoked, then and onlythat comes up for review is whohasnocareforhislifeor missingaparkedtruckatthe down the toilet and so his this objective is swift andthen,willweseeadrasticthe accident that took the other road users why is he

side of the road. I called out careless carefree use of the decisive action has to bereduction in the spate oflives of both driver and still behind the wheel of a tohimtodesist,butmyplea roadwaycausedthedeathof taken to bring the waywardvehicular homicides on our passenger in a minibus vehicle? fell on deaf ears, he treated thatlittlegirl. fewintolinewhenusingourroads.IfdrasticactionisnotVideo footage from that W h y a r e s u c h measifIwasn’tthere.Inmy Again I say there is a nation’sroadways.taken, the madness willhorrific accident shows a irresponsiblepersonsstillon bookheshouldnotbebehind pretty simple solution to his

RespectfullySubmitted,continue.driver going at a terrific our roads? Are we going to awheelofavehicle. problem, some good time in NeilAdams

‘Article 13’ upping...

Frompage4 brandishing Venezuela’s memorialised, Exxon Decree 1787), the company pressured the Coalition engaged in what is Governmenttosignthe2016 tantamount to fraudulent PSA. I would say that it is behaviour Yes, I am taking more than inferred that thisfar,andthispublicly duress was at work. In It is warming that contract considerations, ‘Article 13’ puts these duress is a fateful word, mattersbeforeGuyanese. It which can be used to one’s would be most inspiring if advantage. Third, I will go President Ali and the Hon out on a limb and assert that Vice President were to stop Exxon benefited from what toadying up to Exxon’s is called asymmetrical mantras and be prepared to information. Thatis,Exxon expend life and limb for had advance access to an Guyana’s interests If unfair information anyone desires to appreciate advantage about the full and first hand how pro true extent of the Stabroek President, pro-VP, and proBasin oil holdings. In so PPPI could be, then I invite doing,whenExxonwithheld them to do as I respectfully the details or mere inklings recommend. In these, and of such information, and otherissues hurriedGuyanaforwardinto Sincerely, the lopsided PSA (while GHKLall

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Garlands for Philomena who dedicated her life to uplift workers

DEAREDITOR, Fedricks, Komal Chand, It was from her feisty branded‘TheFireball’.

If there is a Guyanese James Dastigir and other political activism as a Philomena had a distinct woman who dedicated her outstanding trade unionists leading member of the PPP and unique voice that she life to the struggle to uplift associated with the Guyana and her fiery speeches at could express with a certain the living and working AgriculturalWorkers’Union public meetings at sugar pitchorhighness.Shespoke conditions of sugar workers (GAWU), later named, the estateswiththeworkersasa in a way her audience could in particular and workers in Guyana Agricultural and trade unionist, that understand,andthe general in Guyana, that GeneralWorkersUnion. Philomena was popularly (Continuedonpage6) woman is Philomena Sahoye-Shury

Growing up in the Progressive Youth Organization (PYO) youth arm of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), I saw Comrade Philomena at work in the field and at meetings with her trade union colleagues including Ram Karran, Harry Lall, Maccie Hamid, Albert Bodhoo, Ramprashad, Guy

Garlands for Philomena who...

Diaspora and Cricket

Frompage5

thatwheneversherosetospeakasamember ideas feisty political activism as a leading of the National Assembly, the entire House memberofthePPPandherfieryspeechesat would be silent knowing they would be public meetings at sugar estates with the treated with real life experiences conveyed workers as a trade unionist, that Philomena with energy and aliveness that compelled waspopularlybranded‘TheFireball’. membersonbothsidesoftheHousetolisten Philomena had a distinct and unique and learn about the Guyanese people’s voice that she could express with a certain struggleforindependence,socialjusticeand pitch or highness. She spoke in a way her why economic development must be for the audiencecouldunderstand,andtheideasand benefitoftheworkingpeople. messagesshesoughttoconvey What many people do not know is that

Philomena was neither a dull nor Philomena understood well the importance monotonous speaker, she was a natural ofpopularorgrassrootscultureasameansof speaker, never artificial nor disingenuous. communication and what it meant for Shehadherowndistinctstyleneverspeaking families of sugar workers who hungered for asifatafuneraldirge. progressiveandhealthyentertainment.

I have had the privilege of listening to Intheabsenceinthosedaysoftelevision Philomenaandsometimesjoiningwithherat andsocialmediawhencinema-goingwasthe GAWU-sponsored May Day rallies in the onlyentertainmentoutletavailabletothefew countryside, on numerous and memorable at the estates who could afford to take the election campaign trails, at bottom house entire family to the cinema, grassroots meetings to fight off attacks by politically cultural entertainment was greatly sponsored poachers who sought to appreciatedbypeopleatthesugarestates. undermine GAWU’s vanguard role in the It was under those conditions and in the sugar industry, and at the same time, face of that reality, Philomena organised attacking GAWU because of its affiliation groups of young girls and boys who would withthePPP performskitsandrecitepoemsreflectinglife

The thin line that demarcates fear from on sugar estates. Philomena and her close respect was the way she was viewed by the Comradeandfriend,ShirleyEdwardshelped labour aristocracy and the bureaucratic form choirs of five or six of ‘old and young bourgeoisie who controlled the sugar YO’s’ who would be taught to sing industrybeforeandafternationalisation. revolutionary, patriotic or individually

Philomena loved going on House-to composed folk songs at ‘Penny Concerts’ Housecampaigns. held either at community centres or school

She would ‘load’a group of young boys hallsinthevillagesandwidercommunitiesin and girls into an open-back vehicle and take theruralareas. them along with her on such campaigns

Talk about defending women’s rights? encouragingthosewevisitedtojointhePPP, Philomenamustbeplacedinthepantheonof to buy the Mirror newspaper or ‘Thunder’, outstandingGuyanesewomenwho,fromthe the official organ of the PPP or simply to timesheenteredpoliticsandtradeunionism, distributehandbillsaboutatopicpoliticalor weathered the storm in defense of the rights economicissueinGuyana of women in general but of women sugar

Philomena was a powerful speaker, she workers in particular Whatever the level or had a knack for communicating or just forum, Philomena was there speaking out in rapping with sugar workers, she was well her unique fireball style, championing the versedintheirlingoandknewthevagariesof rightsofworkingwomenofGuyanaandthe theindustry‘likethebackofherhand.’ worldatlarge.

DEAREDITOR,

nation, returned home with tosupporttheAmazon

The Guyanese diaspora so much excitement and Warriors They don’t maintains and sustains enthusiasm for cricket. The follow teams in USA and connections with the first four nights of play did CanadaastheydoinGuyana homeland and ever since not disappoint as Guyana and other territories. In fact, they left, they have wonallitsmatches. most Guyanese in America maintained connectivity, But the two playoff or Canada don’t know their seekingtohelpfamiliesifnot games were a major local teams or players and the country as a whole. In disappointment as Guyana few actually go out to watch seeking to help families was humiliated, getting the games played from May financially, the country as a knocked out of the thruearlyOctober Cricketis wholealsobenefits. competition. played in every area where

They maintain link to The diaspora’s presence Guyanese, Caribbean cricket that also help with has been a financial bounty people,andSouthAsiansare cricket development in concentrated such as in farfor the Amazon Warriors, Guyana. The diaspora from away Minnesota, Texas,the CPL, and the national North America and the Georgia, South Carolina,economy as a whole Caribbean descended on the Washington DC/Maryland,Match tickets were sold Providence Stadium for Illinois, Washington State,out.Diasporaexperiencedcricket that was staged last British Columbia, etc., anddifficulties to obtainweek (Wednesday thru of course New York, New ticketsjustlikelocalswithFridayofthisweek)thatwas Jersey, Connecticut, and someunabletogetintothea major boost to the Pennsylvania, and Toronto stadiumbecauseoflackofeconomy Non Guyanese and other parts of Ontario alsocametowatchcricket,to tickets. Province. supporttheirteams. Cricket is earnestlyScalpers had a field

Their presence would followedallovertheUSandday in some matches have boosted the economy Canadaandplayersandfansalthough some reportedbysometentimesintermsof followedWestIndiancricketlosses in the first two valueofeconomicactivities, including CPL; they also gomatches. Hotels were fully not to mention the spread crazy over the IPL in India.booked without a room to effects and circular flow of Social network of Northspare. Many guests had to moneywhichisestimatedby American cricket fans andstayathomeofrelativesoras economiststobeatleastfive local teams would haveat bed and breakfasts of timesthatspent. caused or encouraged manyprivatehomes.

‘Philo’as we called her, knew quite well

Learning of her passing, her comrades the woes and distresses of the workers at and friends would know that her energetic everysugarestate. voiceandpassionatespeecheswillnolonger

She knew how to ‘fire them up’ to beheard.Itisthatcharacteristicfeatureofour encouragingthemtocontinueandnevergive ‘Fireball’wewillmissmostofall. up their struggle for better wages and Andwhilewebestowgarlandsuponher, workingconditions;tobeconfidentwiththe we recall Richard Strauss’ words; “The demandforrecognitionoftheirUnionandto humanvoiceisthemostbeautifulinstrument imbue in them, hope and inspire them with ofall,butitisthemostdifficulttoplay” optimisminthefuture.

Yoursfaithfully,

It was with a sense of great anticipation ClementJ.Rohee

T h e s p o r t to come down to Guyana.Restaurants, bars, clubs, entrepreneurship and Thus, it was not surprisingnight spots, hang out joints,diaspora financial support that many Guyanese andfast food outlets, cottagecontributed to or stimulated CARICOM people camecatering, and other eateries the economy in a way that down for the matches atdidbriskbusiness.Taxisand was never contemplated or Providence because theyother transport businesses happenedbefore.Thegames lovetoseecertaincricketersalso did well during the last were hyped up, and inaction.twoweeks.AndfamiliesgotGuyanese came down in ThenumberofGuyanesehuge handouts from large, perhaps record, whocamedownforcricketisgenerous relatives and numbers.Guyanesediaspora notknown,butitwouldbeinfriends Airlines also take cricket seriously And the thousands. There werebenefited – with diasporathere were a lot of emotions also some Trinis who camefrom the Caribbean regionexpressed at the games by from NorthAmerica as welland from North America localGuyaneseaswellasthe asfromTrinidad.purchasing tickets at diaspora.

They were seen at therelatively high fares for off

By far, the Guyanese stadium waving flags andseason travel to come to visiting cricket enthusiasts dressed in Knight RidersGuyana.Alotofmoneywas fromAmericaoutnumberall jerseys Indian nationalsspentonparties,spirits,food,other groups. In no other from the US also came forjerseys, paraphernalia, etc. regional territory, has the the games. At least threeParties or fetes have been diasporaofafellowCaricom teams, Barbados, Trinidad,planned post competition and St. Lucia, are owned bythatwouldalsoresultinmore Indian nationals Twospending. Large amounts of (GuyanaandJamaica)teamsmoney in the millions of US are owned by Guyanesedollars would have been This would have boostedcollectedintaxation. entrepreneurialism around

Sports, cricket in cricket and businessparticular, is the most activities related to thefollowed event in Guyana. stadium matches.While it isOver the last two decades, now known if the CPL hascricket had become been a major financialcommercialised It had successassaysimilargamesbecome a business and has staged in India, Australia,relied on entrepreneurship New Zealand, UK, etc., the(sponsorship as well as presenceofthediasporaandpatronising of games) to their spending had a majorensureitssurvivalaswellas impact on the economics orcompetitiveness The b u s i n e s s e s ( f o o d ,Guyanese diaspora, indeed entertainment, beverage,all Caribbean diasporas, is Transport, etc ) tied tohighly active in cricket in staging of the games intheir country of adoption –GuyanaaswellasaidingtheUS,Canada,etc. airlines that traverse the

But Guyanese in Guyanaroute.particular came down from Yourstruly,the USA in record numbers

BLUNT

Guyana there is too much at stake to go down as weaklings!

We at Kaieteur News have been doing our best to highlight all that is wrong with this massive oil find that our citizens are losing out on.

We have bent over backwards to show Guyanese the dangers that lurk, not just because we know that we are being cheated out of our oil wealth by the foreign companies, with the assistance of our Politicians, but because we know too that if someone does not pay attention to what is happening, there is a high likelihood that we will never truly develop as much as this resources could allow us.

Our Government is not concerned that our oil expenses far outweigh what we receive, and that we may never benefit from that 50 /50 share as a result. They are not concerned that our institutions and human resources are lacking.Yet Government is allowing Exxon to go full steam ahead with its production with no intention to renegotiate the contract. Our environment is still not secured, yet we are docile in our response. Guyana there is too much at stake to go down as weaklings!

Pres.AlileadstributestoSahoye-Shury

essages of “I have enjoyed a long formidable fighter in the within the Ministry of GAWU, and a voice of the “She inspired the new condolences relationship with Cde Phil, struggle for freedom,” Housing “when I was the people in our country “Cde leadership of GAWU to go continue to as she was affectionately PresidentAli said. “We were subjectminister Philomena who earned the on to secure new successes

M pour in for the called. I considered her as close associates within the I always relied on her.” nickname of ‘Fireball’when and further gains Cde death of former Member of family, friend, colleague, People’sProgressiveParty Ali said he respected she served as the General Philomena always would Parliament, Philomena and comrade. She, along I respect her and learnt Sahoye Shury’s [candour], Secretary of our Union, readilyagreetoparticipatein Sahoye-Shury with my late grandmother, from her Cde Phil was noting that her work has played an instrumental role Union activities She ShediedonSundayatthe was in the vanguard of always willing to share her helped to transform in the consolidation and remained grounded with the age of 91. In statement, Guyana’s struggle for vast experience and wisdom communitiesacrossGuyana. successoftheGAWU. ordinary people despite the President Ali said it with Independence. with younger members of “Guyanahaslostanamazing During her time in new heights she attained “inexpressible sorrow that I She was also involved in the party She never shirked human being. Our country is GAWU, the Union was nationally learnt of the passing of Mrs. the struggle for the from leading by example poorer for her passing. Her engaged in the nearly thirty It is testimony to her Philomena Sahoye Shury restoration of democracy when it came to political deathdiminishesusall. (30) year struggle for the character and ideals she Herdeathhasrobbedme,the and helped build a free and legwork.”ThePresidentsaid The poor and powerless recognition on behalf of the abided by during her People’s Progress Party, and democratic Guyana Our he worked with Sahoye have lost a true champion. field and factory workers of lifetime Indeed, the Guyana, of an exceptional country owes an eternal debt Shury on the ‘Depressed But she will live on in our thesugarindustry ‘Fireball’ leaves an human being who touched of gratitude to this Communities Committee’, hearts as someone whose It was a period when no unenviable legacy of service every life with which she outstanding daughter of our ofwhichshewasaCo-Chair service was selfless and attempt was spared to to the Guyanese people, cameintocontact.” soil who was a fearless and Later, she would work beyondreproach. extinguish the militancy of especially the working

I extend my heartfelt theworkersandtheGAWU. class.

condolences to the family Despite the great She made an indelible and friends of Mrs challenges, the ‘Fireball’ mark of humility and Philomena Sahoye-Shury - was not daunted Her dedication to mankind. The one of Guyana’s foremost commitment was unyielding GAWU owes a tremendous warriorsoffreedom.” as she and other leaders of debt to her, and her

For its part, the Guyana GAWU, demonstrated contributions will continue Agricultural and General tremendous grit and to live on in the many Workers Union (GAWU) d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t organisations within which said it too was saddened at eventually saw GAWU shefunctioned. the passing of Cde gaining union recognition in At this time, the GAWU Philomena Sahoye-Shury, a thesugarindustry.” extends its heartfelt long-standing ally of the GAWU said he after sympathies to the relatives Guyanese working-class, a Sahoye Shury left the and friends of the late Cde dedicated comrade of Union, she never lost touch. PhilomenaSahoye-Shury.”

Kwakwani man remanded for allegedly raping underage girl

A 23-year-old man identified as Jamal Gilkes, was on Friday remanded to prison for the alleged rape of an underage girl in a community located in the Upper BerbiceRiver,Region10.

Gilkes a resident of Kwakwani Park,UpperBerbiceRiver,appeared at the Linden Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Wanda Fortune. He was charged with the offence of Rape of a Child under 16 years and was not required to plea to the charge.

A decision was taken to remand him to prison until November, 8, 2022. Theallegationleveledagainst reportedly took place on the July 8, 2022butpolicehadonlymanagedto arresthimonSeptember27last.

Girl, 4, critical after mistakenly ingesting poisonous substance in Pepsi bottle

Police in Region 6 are investigating an Shesaidshesecuredthebottleinagoatpenat incident where a 4-year-old girl ingested a the back of her property between a used tire. poisonous substance on Sunday October 2nd However, on Sunday, little Tinesha 2022.

Shamshundarwasplayingintheyardandshe

Kaieteur News was able to confirm that reportedly got into the pen without anyone littleTineshaShamshundar,4,ofLot1No.50 seeing. Village Corentyne, Berbice is hospitalised in Sometimeaftersherantohermotherand a critical state at the New Amsterdam told her that she drank some liquid from the Hospital.The incident reportedly occurred at bottle in the pen. The mother then rushed her 17:45 hrs at No.50 Village, Corentyne, toddler to the Port Mourant Hospital where Berbice.Themotherofthetoddlertoldpolice she was treated and subsequently transferred that she had gotten a one litre Pepsi bottle of to the ICU of the New Amsterdam Hospital. Gramaxone from her mother in law on The child was admitted and her condition is Thursday, 29th September, to spray her yard. listedascritical.

Remanded for allegedly raping an underage girl, Jamal Gilkes

The PPP/C and the IMF are singing from the same songbook

ow times have was forced into a structural toproblemswiththeIMF In assistance from either the as if the PPP/C is soundly That in itself is of somechanged. There adjustmentwiththeIMFand fact, one IMF official in the IMF or the IDB to develop managingtheeconomy comfort considering howusedtobeatime World Bank, Jagan country at the time made it suchplans.

The PPP/C is likely to

H comfortable the PPP/C nowwhen the mere described the subsequent clear that wage increases

Despite the fact that selectively endorse parts of appears when it comes tomention of the International Budget as a sell-out. As he would undermine the these are areas which the theIMFreport.Butinsofar neo-liberaleconomics.MonetaryFund(IMF)would predictedtheBrettonWoods economy’srestructuring. PPP/C will have problems as a Fund programme is

(The views expressed insend the PPP into organizations imposed

Eventually, Guyana with the recent IMF report, concerned, the IMF has no this article are those of theconvulsions. measures which led to exitedfromanyarrangement the Government is tripping leverage on the PPP/C author and do notNow the IMF is the extreme hardships on the with the IMF and World over itself in publicizing Guyana will never again necessarily reflect thePPP/C’s best friend, more population. Bank. But interestingly the selected parts of the report have need to go back to an opinionsofthisnewspaper.)especiallysowhentheIMF’s Hoyte’s economic analyses which the IMF whichitfeelsmakeitappear agreement with the IMF reports give overall policies which were produced annually are favourable assessments of endorsed by the IMF and always used by the PPP the PPP/C’s management of World Bank hurt the poor government to support its the economy But such and working classes. These claim that it was properly favourable assessments policies urged the managingtheeconomy merely imply that the governmenttoprivatizestate The IMF has once again Government has been entities–Hoytedidthisona produced a report on faithful to the neo-liberal massive scale resulting in Guyana’s economic economiccreed. job losses in the public performance But the

The PPP used to rail sector Public expenditure Government should be against IMF prescriptions. had to be shrunk, and as is concernedaboutsomeofthe Cheddi Jagan, the former well known, employment recommendations found in PPPPresident,haddescribed costs became a casualty of that report The IMF is theIMFpolicesasmassively that process. Subsidies were recommending the flawed But he found it removedfromgoodsandthis Government remove the difficult to renegotiate those led to price rises which hurt subsidieswhichnowexist;it policies because of the thepoorthehardest. wants the market to set precarious economic The exchange rate was prices. situation which he inherited allowedtofreelyfloatwhich This is another way of in1992. led to massive and telling the Government to

Onedecadeearlier,when progressive devaluation and reinstitute the fuel taxes, itcametotheattentionofthe increasedthecostofimports. something which would PPP/C that the PNC Trade restrictions were makepetrolunaffordable. Governmentwasplanningto removed with the result that The IMF is also d o w n s i z e p u b l i c foreign goods flooded the concerned about the corporations, Cheddi Jagan local market and displaced Government overspending. accused the then PNC smalllocalproducers. It wants the Government to Government of succumbing When Bharrat Jagdeo becarefultomoderatepublic to the dictates of the became President he was expenditure. ButthePPP/C IMF/World Bank condition. greeted with a strike by Government is on fast-track HeevenprotestedtheLetter public servants. One of the to fast paced economic of Intent which the grousesoftheunionwasthe spending If the PPP/C Governmenthadsignedwith IMF dictated policy of red follows the IMF advice, it the IMF Burnham circling certain positions, willcramptheirstyle. eventuallybackedoutofany therebyexcludingthemfrom The IMF also wants a arrangement with the salary increases Jagdeo fiscal spending plan. The IMF/WorldBanksayingthat resisted offering the sort of PPP/C is not good at the prescriptions were a increases which would have developingsuchplansandit recipeforriots. pleasedtheunionbecause,it would not be surprising if

When Desmond Hoyte wassaid,thiswouldhaveled they seek technical

Dem boys seh...

Rubbing salt in de wound

If Hetty couldn’t reach de airport pon Ifdattoocouldn’tgetHettytodeairport time, he coulda call dem big boys in de pon time, de govament coulda been govament.

Dempoliticiansdoescausetraffic encouragedtohireaspecialcharterfuhHetty fuhstopfuhlessreasondanwanemergency toflystraighttoAustralia.Guyanarollingin Suhdemboysknowdatdempoliticiansgat oil money and charting a plane is chicken wat it takes to get Hetty to de airport pon feedmoneyfuhdegovament. time.

Now no Guyanese nah deh pon deWest

De Berbice Bridge woulda been opened Indiesteam. Andfuhaddinsulttoinjuryde andapoliceescortwouldabeenprovidedall man who dem put fuh replace Hetty is de de way to de airport, sirens blaring and tyre manwahhelpmekdeAmazonWarriorsnah burningrubber mek it to de final. Dat is rubbing salt in de

Ifdatplandidn’twuk,demcouldaputde wounds. helicopter in service. De pilot, he woulda Dem boys disappointed dat de young landedHettybaggagestraightondetarmac. man nah mek it to Australia. But dere is Immigration and Customs checks woulda usually more in de mortar dan on de pestle. been expedited and if needs be, de flight Onedayweganfindoutderealreasonwhy mighta suddenly and unexpectedly been Hettycouldn’tgettodeairportpontime. delayed.

Talkhalf,leffhalf.

The Rickford Burke incident: Dangerous turn

oliticians all over Burke? Two journalists I two accused implicating accusation was he was p o l i t i c s o f the world, from know well because I worked Burke. Now that does not sellingguns.

camaraderie poor nations to with them over a period of mean Burke is guilty of any There was no race compels his

Frederick Kissoon

P superpower countries make years at Kaieteur News gave offence. But the fact remains content to be manipulated as comrades to mistakes that lead to statement to the police that Burke was implicated in September 2020 with two c o m e t o h i s criminal indictments. Some implicatingBurke. andthusthepolicehadtoact African youths who were rescue? In other of the crimes are so Fact 1 - the incident does on what the accused told murdered in Cotton Tree. words, unadulterated disgusting that the comrades not involve politics. It is of a them. But the manipulation did criminality finds of the perpetrators through sociological nature about Fact 4 - The police, not occur and Indian vendors immunityinpolitics. sheer moral demands, part extracting money from a the government, not any were brutalized in the In other words, a Every secretary, every companywiththem. businessman about alleged Cabinet minister, published subsequentprotest. politician safeguards his nurse, every female sales-

The latest scandal was wrong doing by the theimplicatingstatementsof It is two African comrade’s reputation no clerk has to feel insecure MP from the Conservative businessman’s exposure of the journalists against journalists that have given matterwhatcriminaloffence when their assailant is a big Party in the UK that the then which can bring out Burke.

statements about Burke hecommits. powerful one Every PrimeMinistersacked.Goto embarrassment.

Fact 5 – the story of the Thereisnoethnicdimension

By the same token, businessperson has to feel Google and research the Fact 2 the two two journalists, the to this story that could leave lawyers rally around their helpless when they are paid subject in the UK and you journalists that I know – businessman and Burke is r o o m f o r p o l i t i c a l colleague who robbed a by bounced cheque and the will see a Cabinet Minister Gary Eleazer and Alex the kind of common scandal conspiracy But this is what client out of her house and payer is a practicing was removed for an alleged Wayne – have never been that one finds all over the is happening and the land. politician. criminaloffence. associated with any type of world. As it stands today implications are frightening

By the same token, Mr Rickford Burke has Why would any party political association where is the political content especially for women and gynecologists come to the been implicated by two colleague defend someone whatsoever From what I ofthestory? children. rescue of their friend even journalists of a serious alleged to have committed a know of both of them, they Now for the analysis. Are there opinions out though a patient alleges she offence. It doesn’t mean he criminal offence because he never had even a distant The oppositionAPNU+AFC there that are willing to was fondled during has even done anything is an ideological soul-mate? relationwiththePPP and some people looking for protect politicians that examination. wrong. It is a different story If I was to ask which of political publicity have commitcriminaloffences?If In the end, there is no But if the police cannot altogether when the state the two major parties they claimed that the government the answer is yes then how separation between investigateBurkebecausehe victimizes opposition feel more sympathy with, I isafterBurke. safe are women and children unadulterated, sociological is a political activist then politicians. That takes the would say the PNC. This is What is idiotic about this in Guyana? If a woman is acts of crime and politics.To Burke is bigger than the action out of criminality and justmyopinionthoughImay statement? Let’s digress and raped by a politician, should protect a political friend forceitself. intoabuseofstatepower be wrong. I worked with go back to the shooting in his colleagues protect him when criminal conduct is (The views expressed in

So what do we know so both journalists and that is GoldenGrove. simply because he is one of alleged to have been done is this article are those of the far about allegations of whyIarrivedatthatopinion. The policeman that shot theirown?

to take Guyana down the a u t h o r a n d d o n o t extortion and alleged Fact 3 - The police have and killed the Golden Grove Ifachildismolestedbya most destructive moral necessarily reflect the involvement of Rickford released statements from the youth was African The politician then does the pathway opinions of this newspaper.)

Govt. cuts funding for IDPADA-G

IDPADA-G Chairman Vincent Alexander

- organisation forced to send home staff, assessing ability to function in absence of subvention

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo

After being denied funds organization responded to of Culture Youth and Sports didwiththemoniesreceived period”2018-2021wasdone business plans, projects and for its operations for the first the request for information as to the reason for the non- as he accused, “this group of and that information was grant request proposals for time since its inception in by Government, “there has release of funds to the non- individuals” as failing Afro- madeavailabletothestate. government and donor 2017, the International b e e n n o f u r t h e r profit organisation The Guyanese, “but they are Alexander had said too funding. DecadeforPeopleofAfrican communication ” He said Culture Ministry in August, livingthegoodlife…” that Vice President Jagdeo TheIDPADA-Gsaidthat Descent Assembly-Guyana that the funds that support wrote the IDPADA G In response, Alexander on the day of his Press it requested an additional (IDPADA G) is currently IDPADA G’s operations seeking its financial said the organisation’s CEO, Conference had sought $58m from the Government assessing its options as it were due at the beginning of documents just weeks after Oliver Sampson, as well as information from the to offer grants to Afro seeks to continue its the month, and October is Vice President Bharrat other stakeholders made it organisationanditwasthose Guyanese in both 2020 and functions without the now due.The Chairman said Jagdeo had accused the clear during a Press said documents that he used 2021butwasrefused. financial support of the that the organisation is organisation of misusing the Conference that Jagdeo was to make the accusations TheCultureMinistryhad Government. currently keeping its fundsgiven. beingdisingenuousabouthis against the body Sampson said however that in light of

The Kaieteur News operations on stream, but is The Vice President, comments when he accused hadalsoprovidedarundown the allegations of misuse of understands that the watching its overheads during a press conference at the organisation for state of the work IDPADA-G had funds by the organisation, it IDPADA G, which was When asked what may be t h e A r t h u r C h u n g scrutiny Alexander said that done with the $500m which was requesting their formed to answer the call of causing the delay in the Convention Centre, was at the organisation had the organisation had financialsforscrutiny Those theUnitedNationsunderthe release of the organisation’s the time addressing claims submitted its financials to received over the years. One documentsweredeliveredto International Decade for funds, Alexander said he which he said IDPADA-G the Government since the of the main accusations was the Ministry and Alexander People of African Descent does not see the issue as a made that the People’s previousyear,sincetheyhad that a large portion of the had demanded that the Vice (2015 to 2024), has not delay but rather a “non- P r o g r e s s i v e P a r t y requested an audit of the organizations funds were President issue an apology received any funding from disbursement” of funds government has been organisation. going into the payment of for the statements made. the Government since the Alexander noted however practicing discrimination Alexander said that the staff, which Jagdeo Jagdeo nonetheless refused startofthemonth. that the operation of the against Afro –Guyanese in Government auditors had insinuated was one of the and said that he was sticking

Assuch,Chairmanofthe secretariat at this time is to relation to funding. He said since been in touch with the ways the money was being with his claims. Apart from organisation, Vincent assess its response to the that“Thecauseistoshoutas organisation and was back at stolen. being at IDPADA G, Alexander said that the immediate challenge of much as possible about the location in January of To that, the organisation Alexander is also a group is reviewing its funding. discrimination so that they thisyearastheycontinuedto had made the point that its Commissioner on the options to the current Kaieteur News was so candrawthebenefitsin.”He look into the organisation’s staffers were at the disposal G u y a n a E l e c t i o n s changes. Alexander told the far, unable to solicit a thus urged the organisation finances. He said that “one of the communities as Commission representing newspaper that since the comment from the Ministry to tell the truth about what it comprehensive audit for the among their tasks, they craft theOppositionparties.

Canada funds Indigenous knowledge preservation in North Rupununi

On Monday, the High Commission of Canada announced a new project partnership with the North R u p u n u n i D i s t r i c t Development Board (NRDDB).

Through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives ( C F L I ) , t h e H i g h Commission is supporting a community project to preserve traditional Indigenous knowledge through the empowerment of Indigenous women leaders within their communities.

This project, a Press R e l e a s e f r o m t h e Commission stated, is particularly significant since it will be contributing to the global effort to preserve indigenouslanguagesduring the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, as m a n y o f t h e m a r e endangered because they are not taught in schools or spoken more publicly Current data indicates that at least 40 percent of the 7,000 languages used worldwide are at some level of endangerment.

Through the project, the NRDDB will be working with Annai and surrounding critical traditional skills and preservation

The NRDDB wants to informationwillbeavailable communities to identify opportunities for knowledge fromtheareawillbeaskedto video library of “stories” to create a space for women to for use as a resource for build a record of their be equally represented in climate change adaptation knowledge, in their native decision making and will be and mitigation and will be languages for future

The women participate in the creation a

encouraging community d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e generations. leaderstodiversifyboardsto surrounding villages, as well

One of the key areas of haveagreaterrepresentation as stored digitally in the knowledge that the NRDDB of women within the next NRDDB archive to address will be seeking to record is threeyears. knowledge loss among traditional farming practices The women and youth in youth. and the knowledge of plants. the community will also ExecutiveDirectorofthe The focus will be on benefit from training on NRDDB, Mr Ivor Marslow, identifying traditionally l e a d e r s h i p a n d noted that this project will used plants, their nutritional communication to provide enhance the work that the value, medicinal power and them with the knowledge organisation has been value added products that they need to take up roles in involvedin. can be extracted from these their communities and This includes advocating plants. becomeagentsofknowledge for the sustainable

The manner in which transfer management of the theseplantscanbecultivated Upon signing, the High Rupununi Wetlands and and grown will be recorded. Commissioner Mark building the skills and The women and men from Berman reminded that capacity of community the communities will also be Canada is strongly members. asked to share knowledge committed to working with “We would like to thank pertaining to traditional Indigenous peoples and is t h e C a n a d i a n H i g h modes of survival used for also a leading advocate for Commission for their generations by Indigenous gender equality and the support through this project. people during times extreme increasingtheroleofwomen We hope that through this weather such as flooding, insociety. project the capacities of the droughts or fires which their “Canada has been people of the North ancestors were able to actively working on Rupununi communities, navigate. reconciling with Indigenous with specific emphasis on

Another aspect of the nations and we recognise the women,willbeboosted. project is to conduct a value of their traditional It is our desire to see our research among Annai and knowledge and their care for I n d i g e n o u s w o m e n t h e s u r r o u n d i n g theenvironment. promoted as leaders and this communities to understand

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h e H i g h from Brahma Kumaris who Commission of paid tributes to Mahatama India and Swami Gandhi through music,

T Vivekananda dance, drama and Yoga Cultural Centre (SVCC) in Welcoming the dignitaries, Georgetown marked the High Commissioner of 153rd birth anniversary of India, Dr K.J. Srinivasa said Mahatma Gandhi and the that Mahatma Gandhi is an 118th birth anniversary of international name and his Lal Bahadur Shastri by principles and philosophy organising an event at the are well known and Gandhi Statue in Promenade practiced across the world. Gardens, Georgetown on The High Commissioner Monday. added that Gandhiji made

A m o n g t h o s e i n India known the world over, attendance were Prime and Indians carried Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Gandhiji’s name wherever Mark Anthony Phillips, they went spreading his Minister of Housing and message of peace and nonWater, Collin Croal, Mayor violence as he became a reflected in the International Movement and its influence importance and relevance of Bahadur Shastri, on his birth of Georgetown, Pt. Ubraj symbol and national pride of Day of Non-Violence which in the region with special t i m e l e s s G a n d h i a n anniversary Noted by many Naraine, members of the IndiaandIndians. is celebrated worldwide on emphasis on Guyana and the philosophy and how modern to be a soft-spoken and D i p l o m a t i c C o r p s , E m p h a s i s i n g t h e

his birthday The High late Mr Cheddi Jagan, day issues and problems can humble, Lal Bahadur Shastri prominent citizens of relevance of Gandhiji, his Commissioner also paid rich formerPresidentofGuyana. be addressed effectively was an important figure Guyana, friends of India and principles and philosophy tributes to India’s former In his keynote address, with their application. He during the freedom struggle students. even in the present day, Dr Prime Minister, Shri Lal Prime Minister Phillips also emphasised how and became Prime Minister According to a Press Srinivasa said that Bahadur Shashtri. Mr Evan reiterated the relevance of Guyana was following the in 1964 post Jawaharlal Release from the High Gandhiji’s philosophy Radhe Persaud, Founder and Gandhi even in the current policy and work of Shri Lal Nehru’sdemise.Hewasalso Commission of India, they attracted large number of ExecutiveMemberofIndian time and life in Guyana as BahadurShashtriinensuring a man of vision who led the all offered their homage to followers internationally, Action Committee, also paid wellasallovertheworld.He housing, water and food country towards progress. MahatmaGandhiji. including great leaders and tribute to Mahatma Gandhi emphasised that Gandhi’s securityforallinGuyana. India remembers ‘Jai Jawan Various cultural statesmenlikeMartinLuther in his remarks with special principles reflect equality of Rich tributes were also Jai Kisan’, the slogan of Lal p r o g r a m m e s w e r e King, Nelson Mandela, emphasis on Gandhiji’s movement and access which paid to another great Bahadur Shastri, which is performed by students of Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, struggle and noble work in makes it more essential for freedom fighter and etched in everyone’s minds SVCC and other artists etc. The impact and fame of SouthAfrica, contribution to Guyana. Minister Croal in statesman, the second Prime asitcapturesthetruespiritof including representatives Gandhi beyond India are the Indian Freedom his remarks underlined the Minister of India, Lal India.

Scenes from the Gandhi Jayanti observance

Scenes from the Gandhi Jayanti observance

‘Reduction in fuel prices not trickling down’

- commuters appeal to Govt. to regulate taxi, minibus fares

Guyanese using public statement Monday “The Guyanese. Our workers and of this year It would be transportation have FITUG recognises that the their families are in need of recalled that, previously, complained that despite the escalation of fuel prices over such respite. The Federation during the Budget 2022 reduction in fuel prices the last few months was notes other measures to p r e s e n t a t i o n , t h e minibus and taxi operators primarily influenced by address the cost-of-living in Government lowered the have refused to lower their external events of which we Guyana. The collective Excise Tax on both gasoline fares, which they had jacked were an unwitting victim. policies are aimed clearly at anddieselfrom20percentto up due to the hike in gas We recognized the efforts of providing a cushion for the 10 percent so as to minimise prices. theAdministration to reduce Guyanese people at this time theimpactofrisingglobaloil

Over the weekend taxes on fuel to zero in an of global upheaval and prices, the release added. Finance Minister, Dr Ashni effort to mitigate the impact uncertainty,” the statement “The Government has been Singh announced that at of the sudden price rises. concluded. progressive(ly) lowering the GUYOIL the gasoline price This policy had it not been Minister Singh in Excise Tax rate on both has been reduced by 20 pursued would have made making the announcement gasoline and diesel, from 50 percentfrom$269perlitreto the bad situation even on Saturday last stated that percent to 35 percent in $215 per litre and diesel worse.” during the first half of 2022, February2021,35percentto pricehasbeenreducedby15 Accordingtotheunionin globaloilpricessurgedmore 20 percent in October 2021, percentfrom$265perlitreto recent weeks, “we have than 50 percent, increasing in keeping with government $225 per litre. However, observed, a gradual from US$77 per barrel at the policy to adjust the taxes on three days since the reduction in oil prices and end of December 2021 to fuel, to mitigate the impact reduction, there has been no had anticipated that such US$120 in June of this year; of rising fuel prices on the movement ion the fares reductions would have having risen as high as world market,” the release “20% should be taken off all reached our shores US$137perbarrel,primarily added. fares.Thegovernmentneeds everythingelseislipservice. conductor does not have U n d o u b t e d l y , t h e as a result of the Russian Since resuming office in toensurethishappens.Ifyou “Where is the transport change and they get a free announcement by Minister invasionofUkraine. August 2020, the PPP/C creatinganeaseonpocketsit boardaoperatorshouldn’tbe ride Also the price of D r A s h n i S i n g h The impact of the G o v e r n m e n t h a s must be across-the-board. the one to raise fare on his/ cooking gas needs to drop it demonstrates the active dramatic increases in oil implemented a suite of Such a significant reduction her public bus , and if this is is too high right now The attention the Government is prices, according to the measures to ease cost of in fuel prices cannot happen what has been done then the government can bring in big givingtoaddressthecost-of- release, were significant and living pressures and to and fares are still the same,” MinistryofTransportshould buses if they so desire, no living of Guyanese. This is given the interconnected improve disposable one man commented on table a fair structure through oneisstoppingthem.” noteworthy and is an nature of the global incomes, in an ongoing social media on Monday Parliament. The price of gas O n M o n d a y t h e undoubted demonstration to economy, translated into effort to address these issues Another asked when would needs to fixed, not one Federation of Independent the ordinary people. The higher cost of landing fuel in head-on and to mitigate the be fares be reduced, then minute it up and the next Trade Unions of Guyana Federation, at this time, Guyana. effects of rising prices answered: “They ain’t doing minute it down Also (FITUG) said it is heartened anticipates that other fuel According to him in globally on all Guyanese that.Thegaspricedon’teven lubricants like oil and fuel to learn of the decision providers will follow suit order to mitigate the impact citizens. be up and the fare will be filter, spark plugs, tyres etc regarding the reduction in and provide similar ofrisingglobalfuelpriceson The reduction in excise raising A better system should have a fixed price. fuelpricesbytheGuyanaOil reductions to their domestic consumers and the t a x e s , t h e r e l e a s e needs to be in place to Alsopassengersshouldhave Company Limited (Guyoil). customers Similarly, we productive sectors to which underscored, is one such monitorthem...”headded. theircorrectfareandnotwait The announcement which also expect that savings fuel is a key input, the measure within the wide A n o t h e r c i t i z e n s till the mini bus pass all the came over the weekend was accruing to businesses, Government lowered the m e n u o f m e a s u r e s commented that without a gas stations, reach the bus greeted by many workers public transport operators Excise Tax rate on both i m p l e m e n t e d b y regulatory agency with park then they pulling out who expressed elation at the and others will also be gasoline and diesel from 10 Government since assuming enforcement powers, $5000 dollars and the bus decision, FITUG said in a passed on to ordinary percentto0percentinMarch office.

‘The world must halt deforestation, use forests sustainably’

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Iran protests: Supreme leader blames unrest on US and Israel

(BBC) - Iran’s supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman whilst in police custody.

In his first public comments on the unrest, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “riots” had been “engineered” by Iran’s archenemies and their allies.

The protests are the biggest challenge to his rule for a decade, and he urged security forces to be ready for more. The US said it was “appalled” by the violent response to the protests.

The UK echoed the sentiment, summoning Iran’s most senior diplomat in London on Monday, to tell their leaders in Tehran that “instead of blaming external actors for the unrest, they should take responsibility for their actions and listen to the concerns of their people”.

Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma hours after being detained by morality police on 13 September in Tehran for allegedly breaking the strict law requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab, or headscarf. She died three days later.

Her family has alleged that

officers beat her head with a baton and banged her head against one of their vehicles. The police have said there is no evidence of any mistreatment and that she suffered “sudden heart failure”.

Women have led the protests that began after Ms Amini’s funeral, waving their headscarves in the air or setting them on fire to chants of “Woman, life, freedom” and “Death to the dictator”a reference to Ayatollah Khamenei.

Addressing a graduation ceremony of police and armed forces cadets on Monday, the supreme leader said Ms Amini’s death “broke our hearts”.

“But what is not normal is that some people, without proof or an investigation, have made the streets dangerous, burned the Quran, removed hijabs from veiled women and set fire to mosques and cars,” he added, without mentioning any specific incidents.

The ayatollah, who has the final say on all state matters, asserted that foreign powers had planned “rioting” because they could not tolerate Iran “attaining strength in all spheres”.

Health Ministry records two new

The Health Ministry on Monday reported that within the last 24hour period, two more new COVID-19 cases have been recorded across the country bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 71,351.

infections

With no new death, the Ministry via its dashboard revealed that three persons are in institutional isolation, 65 are in home isolation and to date, a total of 70,002 persons have recovered from the virus.

‘The world must halt deforestation, use...’

From page 14 Session, offers three concrete, interconnected solutions.

Firstly, Qu said halting deforestation is “key to tackling the climate crisis by both cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 14 percent and safeguarding more than half the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity.” In addition, another solution is planting trees, restoring productive capacities, and improving ecosystem resilience.

ares of the world’s forest and farm land. He said they must be at the center of efforts towards sustainable agrifood systems, of which forests and trees are an integral part.

This COFO Session will advance the global forest agenda on climate change, sustainable production and consumption, restoration, biodiversity, and finance and provide technical recommendations on emerging forestry and policy issues, Qu added.

for food security and nutrition that protect forests and trees.

Two key reports will be released during the session: the Global forest sector outlook 2050: Assessing future demand and sources of timber for a sustainable economy and Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry.

FAO’s work on forestry FAO carries out a broad range of activities concerning the forestry sector.

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Thirdly, he stressed the importance of using forests and trees sustainably and building green value chains. “Wood and bushes are a very valuable renewable resource, and an important source of carbon-neutral and even carbon-positive materials.

Wild-harvested forest foods improve food security and the nutrition of people living nearby and beyond,” Qu said.

Qu also stressed the importance of smallholders, local communities and Indigenous Peoples, who own or manage nearly 1 billion hect-

Taking into consideration both FAO’s flagship report, The State of the World’s Forests 2022: Forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive resilient and sustainable economies, and the outcomes of the XV World Forestry Congress held in May 2022 in the Republic of Korea, the Committee will review FAO’s forestry work under FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-2031.

Ongoing work by FAO on resilient and sustainable economies, the linkages between agriculture and forestry, and forest solutions for combating climate change will also be on the agenda.

In this regard, Qu highlighted that for the first time agriculture and forestry were being discussed as a joint agenda item, which is an important step to identify and scale-up win-win solutions

FAO, together with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has been supporting over 60 countries in reducing deforestation and forest degradation, through the UN-REDD programme.

The Organization’s work on forest law enforcement, governance and trade help countries combat illegal logging and promote trade in timber, which is sustainably produced by small-scale enterprises.

FAO’s Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme is spearheading efforts to ensure optimal health for people, animals and the environment as part of a One Health approach, while strengthening wildlife management and enhancing food security of local communities. Improving forest-based livelihoods,

More than 25 million people in 30 countries have directly or indirectly benefitted from this initiative, including during the current COVID-19 pandemic. FAO’s Action Against Desertification in support of Africa’s Great Green Wall Initiative has helped to restore the productivity of degraded lands and the livelihoods of local communities in the Sahel. Its support in ten countries has resulted in over 56 000 hectares of land being restored.

FAO, together with UNEP and the Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, supports governments committed to restore 100 million hectares of degraded lands, sequester 250 million tons of CO2 and create 10 million green jobs under Africa’s Great Green Wall Initiative.

Held on the margins of the Committee on Forestry, the 8th World Forest Week, from 29 September to 7 October, is a series of special events that bring FAO Members, partner organizations, leaders, scientists, women and youth to discuss forestry’s most pressing issues. The theme of this year’s World Forest Week is Growing a better planet.

London Marathon runner dies after collapsing during race

(Reuters) - A 36-year-old runner who took part in the London Marathon on Sunday has died after he collapsed during the race, organisers said yesterday.

The runner from Southeast England, who was not named by organisers, collapsed after the 23-mile mark.

“Although he received immediate medical treatment and an ambulance was on the scene within three minutes, he died later in hospital,” organisers said in a statement.

“The family has requested privacy and no further details will be released in accordance with their wishes. The cause of death will be established later through medical examination.”

Kenyan Amos Kipruto won his first London Marathon title while Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw stormed to victory in the women’s race.

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz to host Paraguay for two international friendlies November 10 and 13

SportsMax - Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz are set to play Paraguay in two international friendlies next month as they continue preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The number 42 ranked Jamaican Senior Women’s team will face off against the number 51 ranked Paraguay on November 10 and 13, 2022 at the Catherine Hall Stadium and National Stadium in Kingston, respectively as head coach Lorne Donaldson continues to fine-tune the squad for the world cup in

New Zealand and Australia next July.

Meanwhile, the South American outfit will be keen to sharpen up for the FIFA Intercontinental playoffs in New Zealand come February 2023. All players are expected to be available as the match will be played in a FIFAapproved window.

Jamaica qualified for their second consecutive FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament last July in Mexico while Paraguay finished fourth in the South American Women’s qualifiers in August.

The Reggae Girlz lost their last international friendly match 1-0 to South Korea at the Hwaseong Stadium on

Tuesday October 04, 2022

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Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz are set to play Paraguay in two international friendlies.

September 3. In what was the first meeting between the teams,

Choe Yu-ri’s 13th minute strike was the difference between the teams.

Several French cities to ban Qatar World Cup fan zones, giant screens

PARIS, (Reuters) - Several major French cities including Lille, Strasbourg and Bordeaux said they will not organise fan zones or put up giant outdoor screens to show Qatar World Cup soccer matches in protest against ecological and humanitarian issues.

Leftist and ecologist mayors in those cities said the loss of immigrant workers’ lives during construction of the stadia in Qatar and the energy that will be wasted to cool the sports arenas means they would not promote the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 event.

“It would be a farce if we were to be complicit with the humanitarian and ecological abuses that are embodied by this World Cup,” ecologist Bordeaux mayor Pierre Hurmic said on BFM TV on Monday.

The small but wealthy Gulf state has faced intense criticism from human rights groups and media over its treatment of migrant workers, who along with other foreigners comprise the bulk of the country’s population.

A Guardian newspaper analysis in Feb. 2021 concluded 6,500 South Asian migrants had died in Qatar since 2010 and the International Labour Organisation has said Qatar is not adequately reporting worker deaths. Qatar’s World Cup organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), have disputed the claim that “the tournament has cost thousands of people their lives”.

The government has said its labour system is a work in progress, but denied a 2021 Amnesty report that thousands of migrant workers were still being exploited.

“It would be really

difficult to have a party while forgetting the dead bodies and the humanitarian situation in the aberration that is the World Cup in Qatar,” Hurmic said, adding that he would not allow giant screens and fan zones. He said that at a time when French citizens are being asked to be frugal with energy it would be “incongruous” to

take part in an energy-wasting event such as an airconditioned World Cup in a hot desert country.

On Saturday, the leftist mayor of northern French city Lille said it would not show World Cup matches on giant screens to demonstrate its disapproval of the event being held in Qatar.

Injured Marcus Stoinis ruled out of West Indies T20I series

E S P N c r i c i n f o will play one more warm-up Australia have a significant World Cup. Stoinis’ injury the World Cup squad roles, although that is Allrounder Marcus Stoinis game against India before selectionsqueezeintheirtop may alleviate some of the Australia can add Green to unlikely to faze the selectors has been ruled out of the their tournament opener seven thanks to the pressure on Steven Smith the squad if Stoinis, or as he had no opening upcoming T20I series againstNewZealand. performances of Cameron who was moved up to No. 3 anotherplayer,isruledoutof experience in professional against West Indies as he Stoinis suffered the Green andTim David during for the India series. Mitchell thetournamentwithinjury cricketpriortotheIndiatour continues his recovery from injury on September 8 thetourofIndia.

Marsh is set to return to that How Green fits into a His bowling would also give a side strain he suffered in during an ODI series against David seamlessly slotted position although his starting XI against West Australia another option, early September, leaving New Zealand in Cairns. He in to the No. 6 role, vacated troublesome ankle, which he Indies remains to be seen given their preference for Australia’s selectors fewer was ruled out of the third by Stoinis, on his Australia has had surgery on in the given his success in India seven batters and only four chances to bed down their ODI of that series and also debut in India forming a past, has severely hindered came while opening the specialist bowlers in their XI best side ahead of the World m i s s e d A u s t r a l i a ’s composed partnership with his bowling preparation for batting. David Warner has with the fifth bowler to be Cup. whirlwind three-match T20I Matthew Wade in a stunning the World Cup after missing returned to the squad after made up by allrounders with Stoinis has not travelled tour of India. He has run chase in Mohali before theIndiaseries.

being rested for the India Marsh, Stoinis and Glenn withAustralia’s squad to the continually suffered side scoring a sensational 54 off Australia’s selectors series and it is highly Maxwell providing those Gold Coast ahead of the first strains on both sides of his 27 balls in Hyderabad to lift have also been looking for unlikely Australia would options at last year’s World game of a two-match series bodyoverthelastthreeyears Australia to a highly any excuse to get Green into move either Warner or Cup. against West Indies on after being significantly competitive total after the their 15 man World Cup captain Aaron Finch down Australia still has some Wednesday He has instead hampered with it during the topordercollapsed. squad following his the order given their success overall fitness concerns remained in Perth where he 2019ODIWorldCup.

Stoinis has been a staggering performances in and experience as an ahead of theWorld Cup with willlinkupwiththesquadat He flew home early from mainstay ofAustralia’s T20I India. Green was added as openingduo.

depth players Ashton Agar theweekend. the ODI tour of Sri Lanka in middle order over the last cover for the series against Green did show his and Kane Richardson

Following the second June after suffering another three years and played two West Indies after previously middle order and finishing unavailable for the West T20I against West Indies in minor strain but was able to pivotal innings in last year’s being set to play Sheffield skills in the ODIs against Indies series due to minor Brisbane on Friday, recover in under three weeks World Cup triumph But Shield cricket this week, New Zealand but has limited side strains both men Australia head to Perth for to play in the Hundred in David’sformandexperience given he is currently not in T20 experience in those sufferedinIndia. the first of three T20Is England before returning to playing the exact same role against England on Sunday Australia for the ODIs and in franchise cricket means as they continue their Zimbabwe and New that Australia’s selectors preparations for their Zealand. already had a decision to opening T20 World Cup His latest injury has make in terms of their firstclash on October 22. They come at a time when choice middle order in the

Brooks to replace Hetmyer in the West Indies Squad for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia

ST JOHN’S, Antigua cleartohimthatiftherewere CUP2022,Australia Cricket West Indies (CWI) any further delays and issues Round1-Groups has yesterday informed the with his travel to Australia Group A: Sri Lanka, International Cricket then we would have no United Arab Emirates, the Council (ICC) that Shamarh choice but to replace him in Netherlands,andNamibia Brooks has replaced the squad, as we are not Group B: Scotland, West Shimron Hetmyer in the prepared to compromise the Indies, Zimbabwe, and West Indies Squad for the team’s ability to prepare for Ireland upcoming ICC T20 World this extremely important (Top two teams from CupinAustralia. globalevent.” each group advance to Super

The decision by the CWI Adams added: “Shamarh 12s) Selection Panel was made as has been a part of our recent Round 1 Match ShimronHetmyermissedhis T20Internationalsquadsand Schedule (all played at re scheduled flight to d e l i v e r e d s t r o n g BelleriveOval,Hobart). Australia, which had been performances in the latter October 17: West Indies changed from Saturday 1 stages of the recently v Scotland, 15h00 Australia Octoberathisrequest,dueto concluded CPL. He will fly time, 00h00 Eastern familyreasons. out as soon as possible this Caribbean time, 23h00

With flight availability a week toAustralia and I wish Jamaicatime(16October) real challenge, a seat was him and all the squad all the October 19: West Indies found for him to leave v e r y b e s t f o r t h e v Zimbabwe, 19h00 Guyanayesterday,Monday3 Tournament.” Australia time, 04h00 October, meaning he would WEST INDIES ICC T20 Eastern Caribbean time, unfortunately miss the 1st WORLD CUP2022 03h00Jamaicatime T20 International (T20I) F U L L S Q U A D October 21: West Indies against Australia on Nicholas Pooran, - Captain, v Ireland, 15h00 Australia Wednesday 5 October at the Rovman Powell (Vice time, 00h00 Eastern Metricon Stadium. This captain), Shamarh Brooks, Caribbean time, 23h00 morning, Mr Hetmyer, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Jamaicatime(20October) informed the Director of Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Super12s Cricket that he would not be Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Group 1: England, able to get to the airport in Alzarri Joseph, Brandon Australia, New Zealand, time for his flight this King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Afghanistan,A1andB2. afternoontoNewYork. Mayers, Obed Mc Coy, Group 2: India, Pakistan, Jimmy Adams, Director Raymon Reifer and Odean Pakistan, South Africa, A2 of Cricket said: “This Smith. andB1. afternoon we informed the MATCH SCHEDULE (Top two teams from CWI Board of Directors that T20 International Series, each group advance to the the Selection Panel had AustraliavsWestIndies semi-finals) unanimously decided to October 5: 1st T20I, SEMI-FINALS replace Shimron Hetmyer Australia vs West Indies, November 9: SCG, with Shamarh Brooks in our Metricon Stadium, Gold Sydney T20 World Cup squad Coast November 10: Adelaide W

October 7: 2nd T20I, Oval,Adelaide Shimron’s flight from AustraliavsWestIndies,The FINAL Saturday to Monday due to Gabba,Brisbane November 13: MCG, family reasons, it was made ICC MEN’s T20 WORLD Melbourne

Iga Swiatek out of BJK Cup, saying scheduling is ‘not safe’

AP - Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will notplayintheBillieJeanKingCupand complained yesterday about that event being scheduled to start immediately aftertheWTAFinals.

“I’m disappointed that (the) tennis governing bodies didn’t come to an agreement on something as basic as the calendar of tournaments, giving us only one day to travel through the globe and changingthetimezone,”Swiatekwrote on social media. “This situation is not safe for our health and could cause injury.”

The WTAFinals — which close out the women’s tennis tour’s season and are for the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams — are in Fort Worth, Texas, from Oct. 31 to Nov 7. The Billie Jean King Cup — a team competition run by the International Tennis Federation — will be held in Glasgow,Scotland,fromNov 8-13.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will not play for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup and complained Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, about that event being scheduled too close to the WTA Finals. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Swiatek,a21-year-oldfromPoland, is establishing herself as a dominant SwitzerlandandtheUnitedStates. major year-end events presents aforce in women’s tennis. She is a three-

As of now, other singles players in challengefor players competingin bothtime Grand Slam champion, including position to compete at the WTA Finals events. We have been working with thethe French Open in June and the U.S. whose countries are going to be in the WTA to try to coordinate suitableOpen in September. Those triumphs Billie Jean King Cup include No. 4 dates.”made her the first woman since 2016 to Paula Badosa of Spain, No. 6 Jessica Haggerty added that the ITFwintwomajortitlesinasingleseason. PegulaoftheU.S.andNo.8CocoGauff changedtheBJKCupfinalsschedulesoHeading into a tournament she oftheU.S. teams such as Poland and the U.S.entered this week in Ostrava, Czech

Swiatek wrote that her withdrawal wouldstartaslateaspossible.Republic, Swiatek is 57-7 with seven “makes me sad” and added: “I’m very “We are committed to working withtitles in 2022. She put together a 37sorry, because I play for Poland the WTA on the 2023 schedule,”match winning streak from February to wheneverit’spossibleandIalwaysgive Haggerty said in a statement issued byJuly that was the longest on theWTAin itmybest.” the ITF, “so that we have a bettera quarter-century and helped her earn

She said she plans to “to talk to the transition between the twosixconsecutivetrophies. WTA and ITF in order to change competitions.”Swiatek said she arrived at the something.Thissituationisdifficultnot The WTA Finals were moved fromdecision to sit out the Billie Jean King only for the players like me, but mainly Shenzhen, China, as part of theCup after “thinking it through a lot and for the tennis fans that support our suspension of all tournaments in thatdiscussing it with my team all over sport.” country because of concerns about theagain.”

Undefeated Golden Grove assume lead

Organiser anticipates intense title race

Heading into the fourth able to take advantage of the r o u n d o f t h e fact that the opposition had GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers fewer players after the cards Under-18 Schools Football were dealt in the 28th, 60th League, Golden Grove have and70thminutes. assumed command of the West Ruimveldt sits in tournament with their latest the space just above the triumph over the weekend at cellar with just one point on the Ministry of Education the board, which they earned Ground. in the second round against

All the teams have each Cummings Lodge. They lost completed three matches 2 – 3 to Golden Grove with Golden Grove unit Saturday last with a spirited surging to the top with seven performanceandwereonthe points from two wins and a end of a heavy defeat at the draw hands of CWSS in the first

In second place is round.

President’s College, who The Friendship unit triumphed in the last round, currently occupies the cellar and have also moved on to They have had a torrid start seven points via a similar to the tournament suffering routeasthetabletoppers. consecutivelossestoGolden

However, by way of G r o v e , C W S S a n d superior goal difference, President’s College in the Golden Grove sits on top latestround. with a narrow margin It was a fantastic turn Christianburg/Wismar around in round three as the Secondary School (CWSS) squadhadtwogoalsearlyon, are third following the upset but the second place team they suffered against North played well to answer with RuimveldtonSaturday three goals of their own and

The other 11 countries competing his group is sorry Swiatek won’t take doubles champion who accused athere are Australia, Belgium, Britain, part in the team competition “and former Chinese government official ofCanada, Czech Republic, Italy, recognizes that the schedule for the two sexualassault.Kazakhstan, Spain, Slovakia,

Bumrah has taken 70 wickets in 60 T20 internationals. (Getty Images)

ITF President David Haggerty said safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam

Jasprit Bumrah:

India bowler ruled out of T20 World Cup

BBC Sport - India fast bowler favourites for the tournament which injury but the International Cricket JaspritBumrahhasbeenruledoutofthe beginslaterthismonth. Councilcalleditabackstressfracture. 2022Men’sT20WorldCupwithaback India are already without all India’s first match of theWorld Cup stressfracture. rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has a is against rivals Pakistan at the

The 28-year-old, one of the best rightkneeinjury Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 bowlersintheworld,recentlypulledout A replacement for Bumrah will be October of India’s T20 series against South announced“soon”,theBoardofControl

The preliminary stage of the Africawithabackissue. for Cricket in India said, with tournament starts on 16 October before India say the decision was taken Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar the main group phase follows from 22 after “detailed assessment and in the other pace bowlers on their reserve October consultationwiththespecialists”. list. England’s opener is on 22 October

They are seen as one of the The BCCI did not specify Bumrah’s againstAfghanistaninPerth.

CWSS have six points propel them to victory, from two wins and a defeat leaving Friendship shell but had accumulated a total shocked and still without a of13goalspriortotheloss. point.

I n f o u r t h i s t h e Speaking with Director undefeated Cummings of Petra, Troy Medonca, he Lodge squad on five points, said, “We could not have which they acquired from a asked for a better start to the win and two draws League Some interesting Following their opening football has been played so round nail-biter win against far and the race is already on N o r t h R u i m v e l d t , inthepointstandings.”

Cummings Lodge ended “We anticipate better with stalemates against West football being played in the Ruimveldt and Dolphin upcoming rounds as the Secondary. tournament intensifies, so

NorthRuimveldtarefifth there is always the in the tightly packed race at opportunity for football the top of the points table supporters and fans to withfourpointsafterbattling observe some of the to a win, a loss and a draw upcoming talent every

The much needed win weekend.” separated the squad from the “As always, we must remainder of the table that make mention of our nowhasthreewinlessteams. partners, GuyOil/Tradewind

Dolphin Secondary have Tankers, who made this only two points on the board event possible after seeing following a loss and two all the positive aspects that drawnencounters.Itwillbea has emulated,” Mendonca tougher road for the Dolphin added. unit next week following the M e a n w h i l e , t h e loss of three players via the tournament continues this redcardroute.

Sunday, October 9, with

However, it was still another four matches on the surprising to see that card to be kicked off from Cummings Lodge was not noon.

CCAT T20 Final in Canada

Lafleur’s 65 spur Melbourne to ‘double’

Led by Eugene Lafleur’s 65 and Ricarvo Williams’ 49, Melbourne cricket club demolished Redemption cricket club by 115 runs on Sunday at the Centennial Cricket groundtogivethemtheT20Titleafterlifting the40overscrown.

Redemption won the toss and invited Melbourne to bat first and reached 202-7 in 20overs.

Eugene Lafleur top scored with an entertaining 65 decorated with four fours and three sixes from 50 balls, while Ricardo Williams scored 49 with six fours and a six from35balls.

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Owen Andrews struck a one sixes while Royale fine century to lead One Melville scored 20 not out Movement Cricket Club to a withthreefours.Mohammed 107 run win over host Nassir took 2 26 and Queen’s College when the ElnathanSukhnandan2-34. teams collided in a T20 Q u e e n ’s C o l l e g e fixtureonSaturday responded with 92-7. D. Andrews struck six fours Persaud scored 45 with and 10 sixes as One seven fours and M. Griffith Movement Cricket Club 20. RoyaleMelvilleclaimed posted 199-6. Adrian Hinds 3-8, Jeremiah Scott 2-9 and made 30 with five fours and MervinPermaul2-11.

Owen Andrews

Nandu ton spurs Everest Masters to win over Dundee Masters

By Sean Devers compiled 100 from 62 balls with12foursandasix.

Bowling for Redemption Dwight

Batting for Redemption Cricket Club

Powell Wayne chipped in with 27 with Chrishna Graham made 23 and Richardtwosixes. Horna19offeredtokenresistance.

Bowling for Melbourne cricket club,Wheatly 3-43 from four overs, Jeffery Hafeez Ullah took 3-14 from four overs,Woolcock 2-49 from four overs, while Sherwin Layne 2 13 from four overs,Chrishna Graham 1 wicket for 35 runs for Dharmidra lildhar 2-8 from 1.4 overs andwere the lead bowlers for Redemption who Raja Pooran 1-19 from four overs. (Seanwere bowled out for 87 runs in 19 .4 overs Devers)fourovers.

Champion of Champions 2 dominoes set for Saturday

Everest Masters beat The left-handed Nandu Dundee Masters by 114 runs added 152 for the fourth at the Everest ground on wicket with the Guyana Sunday in a match to honour Warriors Assistant Coach Faizul Nadir who is a Shaeed Mohammed who hit member of the Linchfield eight fours and two sixes in Cricket Club in the UK and 74 and 64 for the third with who hails from Dundee Basil Persuad who made 31 Mahaicony, East Coast, with five boundaries as Demerara. Everest posited 262-6 as

In a game reduced to 28 Mohammed Shaw took 3-58 overs due to a late start, for Dundee Masters who Everest won the toss in were restricted to 148 9 bright Sunshine and elected when their 28 overs expired, to bat in good conditions for despite an unbeaten 45 from batting. former Berbice batter Eon

With the Breeze from the Abel and 30 from Wasim Atlantic Ocean blowing Mustapha, who added 58 for across the ground, guest thirdwicket. player 19 year old West Abel and Terrence King, Indies U-19 player Matthew who scored 22, shared in Nandu fashioned a well another fifty-run partnership

Mark Wiltshire accepts the trophy from Alexis Barrington of Trophy Stall.

Senior organising secretary of the trophy Teams slated to participate are Gold Georgetown Dominoes Association Mark is Money, Mix Up, Providence, Phantom, Wiltshire in association with Dynasty Sports Spartans, 300, Strikers, Turning Point, C6, bar will be hosting the champion of C7, Lions, Gangster, Big Boss Girls, champions 2 dominoes competition on Executive, Mocha, Players, Fresh Cash, All SaturdayatDynastySportsbar Season, F and H, Wild Bunch, All Star and Entrance fee is $15,000 and the winning OPKO. team will take home $200,000 and a trophy,

Meanwhile, Trophy Stall has donated the runner up $100,000 and a trophy, third place first place trophy; Wiltshire has expressed $50,000 and a trophy and $20,000 and a gratitudeforitsproprietorRameshSunich.

as left-arm Spinner Anand Persaud had 3 20, while Nadirtook2-29.

Watched by large gathering which included President of Everest and Speaker of House Manzoor Nadir, Hafeez Ali (2) retired before Winston London removed formerEssequibo batter Sahadeo Hardeo (5) at 13-1.

Nandu, the son of former Guyana leg-spinner Arjune Nandu and Persaud joined forces to carry their team to 79 before Persaud was caughtatlong-off,lookingto hit off-spinnerAbel over the top.

Nandu and Mohammed, whorepresentedtheCayman Islands in the Stanford T20 tournament, flayed the Dundee bowlers to all parts of the fast outfield before Mohammed was stumped and Nandu, on reaching his century,retired.

Eugene Lafleur made a half Century to help his team to the title.

Ex-Stanford T20 batsman Shaeed Mohammed smashed an explosive

at Everest.

Matthew Nandu scored a stylish century at Everest on Sunday.

Rutherford back in Demerara colours - Wants to play in Super50 for Guyana

By Sean Devers

introduced.

“It’s been a while since Sherfane Rutherford, inter county has been played who turned 24 onAugust 15, and I think it’s a good thing has already represented 13 its back. Three teams or four T20 Franchise teams teams with the best globally with Patriots in this players very competitive year’s CPL being the most and it’s what I have been recent one. But it has been talkingaboutforawhile,that four years he has played Red we need to get back inter ballcricketforGuyana. county. We need more Rutherford has played cricket, so it’s good that it is six T20Is for the West Indies back,” said Rutherford who a f t e r m a k i n g h i s has played 20 List ‘A’games International debut against between2018and2019. Bangladesh in 2018. The He has not played for belligerent left-hander from Guyanaforfouryears. Enmore has participated in “It been a while, but I 98 T20 games around the decided to play because I World but sees himself as an thinksomethingIamlacking all-formatplayer in, is lots of cricket so I am “I want to play t20…50 trying to play more cricket overs …I want to play Test because the more cricket I cricket. But you know, I am play I tend to get more playing what I have the comfortable and more opportunity to play for now confident. So I am trying to something my dad always that I bowled in this year’s enjoy it, ” disclosed consistent and competitive,” and that’s T20. But it is a play more cricket all wanted me to do. I am not CPL and hopefully every Rutherford, who despite his Rutherfordcontinued. work in progress up, to play forms …since it will better giving up, I have had a game I play I can get a few magnificent 78 in the last Rutherford said he Super50. So that one of the me,” informed Rutherford, glimpse of what is feels like. oversin.” game,hadabelowparCPL. enjoysbothIPLandCPLbut reasons I want to play who played his last First- So I know what to do the get Rutherford who came to “Summing up my CPL, I addedIPLiswhereeveryone Super50. I want to play all Class game against T&T in back there,” said Rutherford prominence when he didn’tthinkthisitwasoneof wantstobe. formats for the West Indies 2018. “I still want to play for whose Dad died in clobbered 134 not out in the best. I think I tried to be “IPLisaLeaguethatyou since I know I have the Guyana. It’s my home, my Septemberlastyear Canada’sGlobalT20against too aggressive instead of learn a lot It’s very ability and all I have to do is Country…I wanna win “I had not been bowling Vancouver Knights, hitting being smart. I am getting competitive and the highest put in the work” said games for them. I want good much for the past three years 10 sixes and 11 fours, spoke better I just need to know T20 League. I also enjoy Rutherford who has three statsforthem.Iwanttobuild but I was fortunate to get abouthisplanstherestofthe when to attack …when to CPL in the Caribbean where fifties and 33 wickets from the cricket in Guyana. Make some bowling from my year “I want the play take the chance. I did that I am from. It’s always good 17First-Classgames. it more competitive, more captain Bravo It is Super50. So I will be home well in the last match so to be home …there is no

Sherfane Rutherford with his family.

Rockaway Group of Companies support Wakenaam youth cricketers

In 2015 the Senior Inter outthere. somethingthatIalwayswant doing some work. I have that’s a big plus and the place like home. They are County tournament was It is always where I want to do and helps to be more DubaiinJanuarysoit’s nota highlight of my tournament bothgreatleaguesandIhope halted with the franchise to play and playing for West focusedandinthegamethan longbreak. and I want to learn from that they can last as long as t o u r n a m e n t b e i n g Indies is my dream, it is when I only bat. So it’s good Being a father is an innings and be more possible.” honour, it’s a gift. The birth consistent. Rutherford gave his of my son has made me so I think this year’s CPL thoughts on the West Indies’ happy. Even in my cricket I was one of the best in terms chances in the T20 World tend to be more relaxed and of teams-wise and players’ Cup. happy. form. This CPL there were a “I think the West Indies

Rockaway Group of Companies has continued to play an essential role in the developmentofsportslocally Hafeez Ali, CEO of the entity yesterday presented quantity cricket equipment to y o u t h c r i c k e t e r s i n Wakenaam Coach Zaheer Mohamed who accepted the equipment on behalf of the players, expressed gratitude to Ali, noting the youths are happyfortheventure.

Ali urged the youngsters to work hard on their game and reminded about the importance of discipline Following a cricket camp which was held on the island inAugust,Alihadpledgedhis supportfortheyouths.

Ali has also supported several cricket clubs and players across Guyana and only recently he presented a quantity of uniforms to the Guyana Police Force football club.

Whether I perform or not lot of different players haveagreatsquadlookingat Icomebackhomeandturnto performing and it showed the balance and yeah I him and when he smiles I thatCPLisgettingbetterand believe they will do well. I forget about everything it means that me as an will be supporting from the Being a father for me is the individual has to lift my outside and hopefully they best time ever, I always standards and be more canwinthetournament.”

Sherfane Rutherford plays a square drive.

Zaheer Mohamed (R) accepts the equipment from Hafeez Ali.

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in the West Indies Squad for

Petra