Kaieteur News

Harbour Bridge still down

Workers were up to press time last night working feverishly to get the Demerara Harbour Bridge back into operation after an oil tanker crashed into it early Saturday Late Sunday afternoon Juan Edghill, Minister of PublicWorksmadeavisittothebridgewhere works are ongoing on the damaged structure.

Minister Edghill said during the visit that

everything that needs to be in place is already in place and works are underway to get the bridge back to operation in the shortest possible time. Minister Edghill thanked the dedicated team who is out there working 24/7 as well as the Private Sector for its much neededsupport.

Oil wealth not reaching Hinterland Communities

Despite enacting a Local not implemented specific must trickle down to to the education and health other countries, I would say Content Legislation last programmes to ensure the Hinterland communities in sectors, but also in the areas that that is the best part, of year, to ensure Guyanese revenue stream from the Guyana to ensure equitable of communication and when a country focus on the citizens benefit from jobs in petroleumsectorreachesand developmentinthecountry accessamongothers. other sectors (on) how to the oil and gas sector, benefits those in the She said it is critical to Salazar was keen to note developthecountry.” Hinterland communities are Hinterland. leave no one behind that the future of the country

To this end, theAFC was unable to participate due to During the recently According to her, “that isitspeople,hencemeasures questioned whether it the lack of internet access concluded Guyana Basins means not just focusing on should also be taken to believes this has been the and training opportunities, Summit (GBS), Lorena the coastland but also exploretheskillsneededthat undertaking in Guyana. The amongothers. Salazar, the Inter-American checking the Hinterland may not have been taught in party’s Leader, Khemraj This is according to the Development Bank (IADB) Whataretheopportunitiesof school. She pointed out, “So Ramjattan told Kaieteur Alliance for Change (AFC) Chief of Operations and t h e p e o p l e i n t h e there are several areas that a News, “I do not believe that party who during a Press G u y a n a C o u n t r y Hinterland?” The IDB country of new oil and gas the Amerindians are in any Conference last Friday told Representative urged that Country representative should take a look and I way benefitting specifically members of the media that the oil money must not argued that the opportunities would say that if I can from that and that is one of the PPP/C Government has stagnate on the coasts, but should not only be extended compare to my country and the reasons why we feel that there ought to be a properly worked out strategy The PPP talks about the Low Carbon Development Strategyandallofthatorthe Revised Low Carbon Development Strategy but I don’t see anything there which indicates clearly what willbethebenefit.”

On the other hand, Ramjattan said what is obvious is the party’s supporttoaselectfewonthe coasts,whichhebelievesare geared towards buying votes forthePPP

“That oil revenue stream that was signed onto by the Coalition Government is supposed to be across the board in relation to its than 78 Hinterland beneficiaries not only a communities by 2019 certain set of people. And Public buildings, such as that is why we will maintain schools, hospitals, health that they do not want to put centresandRegionalOffices the names of the people who among others were a few to h a v e s o f a r b e e n benefit,shereminded. beneficiaries of the cash However, theAFC Chair transfers,”Ramjattannoted. argued that after the

The former Minister of Coalition was removed from PublicSecurityaddedthatas o f f i c e , t h e n e w oil revenue continues to administration failed to increase, it is critical for the maintain these hubs, funds to reach everyone’s therefore depriving the pockets directly or Hinterland communities indirectly even more of not being able

Additionally, the AFC’s tocompete.

Chairperson, Catherine She reasoned, “What is Hughessaidthatthephysical sad is that everybody seems location of the Hinterland to have forgotten what took communities, coupled with place and is not questioning the lack of internet access why we’re not expanding. has further scaled up the It’s not the AFC or APNU disadvantage to these that loses out when that residents. internet is not accessible to

She explained that citizens, when it is not because of their distance expanded, when it is not awayfromtheCapitalcityof maintained, it is the citizens Georgetown where most of oftheHinterland.” the business opportunities Itmustbenotedthateven are, persons residing in as stakeholders call for the Amerindian villages would Natural Resource Funds to be unable to respond to reach to Indigenous

Request for Proposals communities,Vice President (RFPs) or access training to Bharrat Jagdeo has told boost their skills to get jobs Guyanese that the oil money intheburgeoningsector collected each year for the Hughes, the former two oil projects is merely M i n i s t e r o f P u b l i c enough to complete two Telecommunications under projects. The VP was at the the Coalition administration time speaking in Berbice went on to point out that the about three weeks ago when former Government had complainedthatthemoney installed internet in more

AFC Chairperson, Catherine Hughes

AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan

Govt. to use World Bank loan to build capacity at GGMC

T h e G u y a n a Government has sought to use another portion of the World Bank Guyana Petroleum Resources G o v e r n a n c e a n d

Management Project

(GPRGMP) US$20M loan, this time to support capacity building within the Guyana

Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)- the agency expected to play the lead role in the pertinent PetroleumCommission.

A statement by the Natural Resources Ministry (NRM) last week said that Minister Vickram Bharrat metwithateamofPetroleum Engineers and Technicians

- says agency will play lead role in Petroleum Commission

Some of the regulators who participated in the training session with Minister Bharrat (centre at head table).

the monitoring and Resources Governance and disciplines, the Ministry Geoscience Software with the GGMC beingfrom the GGMC and the management of Guyana’s Management Project continued was “obtained to Decision Space Geoscience primary as, “They’ll be theNRM, as they participated growingoilandgassector.” (GPRGMP)isimplementing enhance the Technical Work (DSG1). entity that will essentially“…in an intensive training

‘Satan’ to go on trial from tomorrow for murder of

Ann’s Grove teen

The report said that the critical software installation of the Government in The Government’s transformintothePetroleumexercise that forms part of Government of Guyana and training for Guyana’s relation to effectively Department of Information Commission…” “What wethe Government’s overall through the Ministry of Oil and Gas sector using supporting contract noted also that during last promisedistoensurethatweefforts to enhance technical Natural Resources with the Halliburton’s Landmark management activities and week’sengagementMinister build out the framework orskills and specialisation support of the World Bank’s Software for Drilling and policy decisions The Bharrat highlighted the the architecture to managethrough capacity building to G u y a n a P e t r o l e u m Geoscience. The software acquisition of this software project’s aim to work along the oil and gas sector…” thestrengthen competencies in includes detailed training with relevant oil and gas information department and capacity building agencies including the quoted the Minister as programme for the technical NRM, Environmental saying. It said that he also staffers involved in Protection Agency (EPA), expressed Government’s monitoring using Guyana’s Maritime Administration appreciation to Halliburton data.” It was noted that the Department (MARAD), and other companies who technical staffers were GGMC, and Guyana they have partnered with in already involved in a month RevenueAuthority(GRA)to buildingtheircapacity long training that concluded enhance capacity He said Thisisthesecond lastweekwithtrainingonthe that,theactivityisbeingheld (Continued on page 17)

Tomorrow the murder trial for 37-year-old Alvin Reid called ‘Satan’, of NimrodStreet,Ann’sGrove, East Coast Demerara will commence before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall in theDemeraraHighCourt.

Reid is charged with the murder of a 14 year-old Ann’s Grove resident. Last Wednesday a mixed 12 m e m b e r j u r y w a s empanelled for the trial into the murder of the teen, Malika Hamilton, whose

against him and the matterbody was found floating in was discharged. However,the Hope Canal, East Coast the police then filed newDemerara,inAugust2016. evidence in the case and that

Alvin Reid called ‘Satan’

Reid pleaded not guilty anothermale.However,after resulted in Reid beingto the indictment which she did not return home she committed to stand trialstatesthatbetweenAugust8, wasreportedmissing. beforeajudgeandjuryintheand August 9, 2016 he Malika’s body was later High Court. In 2019, Reidmurdered the teen discovered. A post-mortem was accidentally releasedRepresentingtheStateinthis examination by State fromprison.matter are, Prosecutor Pathologist, Dr Nehaul

Former Director ofMuntaz Ali and Taneisha Singh, had revealed that the Prisons, Gladwin Samuels,Saygon. Representing Reid teenwasclubbedtoherhead, had explained that Reid wasare Attorneys at Law, strangled and dumped alive on remand for a lesser crimeKonyoSandifordandIyanna in the canal. Police later which he was freed of. ButButts. arrestedReidafewdayslater by the time the prison ranks

The body of 14-year-old after finding him hiding in a realised that he was also onMalika was fished out of the barrelatarelative’shouse. remand for murder, he wasHope Canal, East Coast Reid was charged with long gone It was onlyDemerara, on August 9, murder but after conducting recently the police received2016. The teen had left her a preliminary inquiry (PI)

information on thehome on August 8, 2016 to into the matter, Magistrate whereabouts of Reid and hego swimming at the Hope Peter Hugh ruled that there wasarrested.Canal with the accused and was insufficient evidence

Dead, Malika Hamilton

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Youman Nabi

GUYSUCO: A rudderless ship

DEAREDITOR, viability There are members due to a display of withregardtotheunsuitable

G U Y S U C O is a allegations that it is now arrogancefromthetopbrass. cane-loaders mentioned in rudderless ship tossed and managed by a ‘one man Editor, how can the my previous letter among battered amidst the growing army’ who is hell-bent on Government allow this to other issues. Operators at storm which has raged doinghis‘ownthing’. There happen when billions of both estates, Blairmont and furiously, engulfed it has been no Board since the taxpayers’ dollars are at Albion have bluntly refused mercilessly and now infamous ‘buse and cuss stake, with no oversight and to operate these ‘alien’ threatenedtodestroyit. down’ a few months ago no strategic direction, both machines.

heProphetMohamedstandsasastirringexample ofthedifferenceonemancanmake. Thechanges

Tthat one can bring about leave us awed and inspired. Itmakesuswanttodowhateverlittlethatwecan do at the individual level to change the world in which we live, to make our times better In a time of major developments in Guyana, of monumental changes, we cannotgoonaswealwayshave,throughrelivingthefailures ofthepast. Wemustpreparetodoourlittlethatcontributes tomeaningfulchange,impactingnationandcontemporaries forthebetter

Peace,love,andbrotherhoodaresomeoftheingredients ofYouman Nabi. We urge that it be a day of reflection, of thanksgiving,andofvisioningwhatcouldbepossiblefora newanddifferentGuyana.

As Guyanese, we would do ourselves justice in our reflectionstocutthroughthenoiseofwarringvoicesandget to a place of inner peace, and when we achieve that inner peace, then we are better positioned to spread its serene grace wherever we go, before whomever we come across. ThevoicesatwarinGuyanaaremanyandtheyareloud,soit isanuphillbattletogoagainstthattide,buttrywemustin thisrupturedland.

Reflectioncanushertoaplaceofthanksgiving. Wehave been blessed with so much and in so many ways that they leaveinwonderment. Therearemorenaturalresourcesthan our neighbours, and still there is only limited awareness of themagnitudeofourgifts.

Otherthanforfloodings,thiscountryislessexposedto theforcesofnature,whichbatterthisregionannuallyalmost unfailingly For such circumstances, only gratitude can flow, and there must be the determination that our thanksgivingextendstoall(andforall)whoshareourspace andournewdawningAge.

For a truth must be looked at, regardless of how much recoilingitbrings.

Wearesupremelyrichinnature’sgifts,ofthattherecan benoquestion. Yetwearesodirtpooronthosemattersthat mean the most, which include how to exist in a peaceful state,thatstateofloveandbrotherhoodthathasescapedus. It is because we have never really tried to confront our nightmares,andworkthroughthemtoseewheretheylead, andwhatpossiblelightcouldbewaitingahead. Ournational journeyhasbeenrockytotwistedtodownwardformostof ourexistence,butthereisthefaiththatthereissomehigher groundsomewhereahead,nomatterhowslight.

Itiswhywekeepstrugglingagainsttheodds,againstthe resistances, against slippery territory underfoot to find that spacewherethereisunderstanding.

For understanding is a moment for appreciating, and from there are the first solid planks for tolerating, rising to higherground. ThisalsomustbesaidonthisYoumanNabi commemoration:unlesswecometogripswiththewisdom that tolerating and including are what will empower us to extractthemostfromtherichesthathavecomeourway,then theremayaswellbenooilorgoldortimber,forallthatthey wouldcometomean.

Insteadofseeingeachotherascompetitorsforapieceof the pie, our position is that it is much more rewarding and nationally enhancing to look upon one another as partners. Brotherhood, another Youman Nabi underpinning, is in someshapeorformanessentialpartofpartnering,whatwe needtogettothemost.

Whether we will ever get there is a source of great concern,tothatelusiveunitythatequipsustofighttogether foracommondestinythatisbetter,andwhichmustbeours.

Our energies must be devoted towards the fulsome, so thatwecanreplacethequarrelsomeandwearisome. Weare bleeding, and all that we seem to be capable of is slashing eachothersomemore.

We have not really given any other way a chance. It is definitethatwemustmakethesturdiesteffortstodosonow: peace, love, brotherhood. Blessed Youman Nabi to all Guyanese!

No doubt this will which resulted in the short and long term? Never Iwouldrelishastatement eventually result in closure resignation of both the inthehistoryofGUYSUCO from GUYSUCO in this even before the closed Chairman and the Vice has the Industry been issue. estatesarereopened. Chairman of the Board and allowedtomanagewithouta I will continue to write

GUYSUCO is the which sent shock waves on Board and with one man since Guyanese have made company in Guyana which YouTube. wieldingabsolutepowerand greatsacrificestoensurethe the Government is totally There has been a hand- authority There are many survivalof GUYSUCOand committed to resuscitate to picked Committee which wrongdecisionsmadewhich the sacrifices made by our saveandprovideasustained was appointed by the willdonogoodfortheailing foreparents must not be livelihood for thousands of President in June, but which company I have written ad drowned in the current Guyaneseandwherebillions functioned briefly and then nauseamonthis. tsunami. ofdollarsarepumpedintoto fadedintooblivionduetothe Thereisnowadeafening Yoursincerely, ensure its survival and lack of commitment by its silence of the issues raised NarendraLall

Cricket Carnival Complaints

DEAREDITOR, Competition and lime two acceptable by a majority of organisation, not even a Reference is made to weeksearlierinLeonoraand t h e p o p u l a t i o n Hindu body during the multiple missives critiquing it was very family oriented Unfortunately, the ‘Cricket Hindus holiest month, has ‘CricketCarnival’.Nodoubt and decent entertainment. I Carnival’happenedatatime spoken out against the thecarnivalwasappealingto was in Trinidad last week whenHinduswereobserving vulgarity As a Cultural some folks, and it is their after the Guyana ‘Cricket the holiest period in their Activistcomplainedtome,if righttoengageinrevelryasit Carnival’fete. faithsimilartoRamadanand such behaviour is left is the right of others to Trinis were laughing at Lent. The public lewdness unchecked, and if the critique and condemn it. In us for mimicking aspects of disrespected their faith and moralists don’t speak out, if ourmoderatelyconservative lewdness that they long even moreso when trucks Religious Leaders don’t society,thelewd,lascivious, wantedtodisownanddump. (floats) with loud music and voice their views publicly, desultory, debauchery, Some in Guyana want to noise passed in front of traditional classical culture vulgar behaviour on display embrace and institutionalize m a n d i r s w i t h o u t willbefurtherundermined. at ‘CricketCarnival’is not a it. considerationforthemantras Iamaverygoodstudent norm and not accepted The bacchanalia, nudity (and bhajans) being offered of history I earned a PhD in across the board as say in (scantily clad women that by Pandits and worshippers it. neighbouring Trinidad or you can see their private inside Clearly, it is a I don’t forget certain Brazil. There are still some parts), gyrating, back disrespect of the peoples’ things. I remember well that aspects of decent public balling, wining, and juking faith. thelasttimetherewaslewd, entertainment left in against each other, was The State and their lascivious, denigrating, Guyana. appealing to some but was sponsored trucks (floats) gyrating, almost nude

As I travelled across largelycondemnedbyadults should have been more entertainment, voters communities and conversed andreligiousfolks. sensitive Government rebelled. Eventually, there withGuyaneseinpersonand The bawdy behaviour supporters have not been w a s a c h a n g e i n on the phone in Guyana and was displayed in full public pleasedwithsuchbehaviour; Government. Would history inthediaspora,therewasand view of minors and strong they condemned the crude be repeated? Apparently, iswidespreadcondemnation familieswhohadcomefora naughtiness on display Politicians and Political of some aspects of the n i g h t o f d e c e n t People’s fun activities Leaders don’t learn from ‘Cricket Carnival’ entertainment.

cannot be outlawed or history entertainment.

To think that the State restricted Such revelry As George Santayana,

It was described as not would fund such an activity shouldbeinaconfinedspace Arnold Toynbee, and other family oriented, loose was considered as especially when financed by eminent Historians penned, behaviour, unwholesome, unacceptablebymany They theStateandduringreligious those who forget historical and immoral Guyanese ask: Would the Ministry of observances. experiences are doomed to complained that traditional, Culture give funding or Itwasalsodenigratingto repeatevents. family oriented local culture sponsoratraditionalformof females.Whyaren’ttheyand People keep doing the orentertainmentwasignored wholesome, family oriented Community Elders publicly same thing again and again or marginalized Foreign classical entertainment of speaking out rather than even when it is a failure. No cultural practices were on musicanddance? complainingtometotakeup lessonlearned! display I was at a ‘Chutney

These are certain theircauseinthemedia!Itis Yourstruly, a n d D u c k C u r r y ’ behaviour that are not noted that no religious

Automatic Identification System and Maritime Safety

DEAREDITOR, or damage of vessels and broadcasts the ship’s speed Around 1:30am the The MV Tradewind sometimes loss of life. The a n d d i r e c t i o n o n vessel left the anchorage Passion, a 118m long ship lastcollisionwiththebridge internationally recognised near the mouth of and in the withgrosstonnage5,001and wasonlyamonthago. frequencies to all in range. Demerara River and sailed Dead Weight Tonnage of As the investigation into Thesystemwassetupbythe south towards the Harbour 7,112 metric tonnes, Saturday’s accident gets UN Safety Of Life At Sea Bridge At 1:49am, impacted the Demerara underway, there is data that (SOLAS) Agreement, and approximately 900m from Harbour Bridge at 5:57am allows the issue to be used worldwide.AIS data is theBridge,itchangedfroma on Oct 8, 2022. The public examined quickly and with publicly available to show heading of 207 degrees and record in newspapers shows precision The Automatic the following about the MV speed of 2.4 knots (4.4 km/ an increase in maritime Identification System (AIS) TradewindPassiononOct8, hr)toaheadingof disastersinGuyanawithloss

I vowed to never be in support of another school sports

DEAREDITOR, they must have a heart but broke for my son and I was socksaswell,soguesswhat,

As I wipe my 8yr old my numerous pleas to not the only dissatisfied mysonwasn’tevenallowed son’stears,Ivowedtonever include him in something, parent. to take part in the march be in support of another fellondeafears.

My son was so excited becauseofthis.Thentotopit schoolsports,hereinafter Ievenaskedifhecouldat about the sports, I expensed off they were denied meals

All my child wanted to leasttakepartinthelimeand myself with not just the because they were not do was run but he would spoon race and was denied sports donations and tickets athletes. havebeenafirsttimerunner yetagain. but also searching all I now see why a lot of and the Teacher in charge What is the point of the through Georgetown for childrenareabsentonsports wasn’t sure he would “mek school sports if it would theirsportsattire. day All the fun that used to we win”, so she denied his leave the kids feeling so left Iendedupallthewayup be,hasbeentakenoutofour onlyrequesttoparticipatein out? Have the scoring of to the Giftland Mall and schoolsportsanditisnowa theschoolraces. these races really corrupted thought it was even more big competition for the

I trailed behind the themainpointoftheschool’s costly, I was glad to get him Teachersratherthanajoyous peopleinchargeallmorning sports? in his sportswear Oh, but I experienceforthechildren. because I thought to myself, As a parent, my heart didn’tknowIhadtobuylong J.Smith

Open debates can prove useful to citizens

DEAREDITOR, informed at the last minute debate. I fought for a debate organizations should give I feel compelled to thatitwouldbepostponedto between former President serious thought to hosting address your audience thefirstThursdayinOctober GrangerandthenPresidential regulardebateswhichcanbe regarding the much No explanation was offered. CandidateAli before the last broadcast across as many anticipatedbuttwicedelayed On Thursday, I too had to election and in the end, only onlineplatformsaspossible. debate that was due to be postpone involvement, representatives from the I think this would prove held on the Guyanese citinganemergency smallpartieswerewillingto quite useful to citizens, no Critic’sFacebookpage. Itistrulyunfortunatethat debate. Let me say publicly matter their political

I was due to debate Joel this debate has faced so that I am willing to debate affiliation. There are many Bhagwandin last Thursday manypostponements! anyone,onanyrelevantissue Guyanese cultural practices on the question of whether On an unrelated note, let in the political sphere, via a that I hold dear and want to Guyana is beginning to me say that I am very platform that is neutral. To promote As you can exhibit signs of ‘the Dutch uncomfortable with the this end, there may yet be imagine, avoiding open Disease.’ Interestingly, this Guyanese culture, across space to debate Mr debateisnotoneofthem. debate was initially to be both sides of the divide, Bhagwandin in the future. Yourstruly, held last month, but I was which avoids direct political Perhaps some civil society ElsonLow

Are fishing boats authorised for passenger ferrying?

DEAREDITOR

Operators, while being cautioned not to

The latest extensive damage to the increasefares,shouldalsobecautionedabout Demerara Harbour Bridge, on the heels of a overloading of boats and every passenger recent damage, rendering the bridge beingoutfittedwithlifejackets. inoperable for several days, has seen water Are fishing boats authorised for taxis between Vreed-en-Hoop and G/town passengerferrying? allowedtoworkbeyondthestipulatedhours.

ShamshunMohamed

A review is warranted

DEAREDITOR isassignedto? Thisisaclear

How is it possible that a case of collusion, maybe at state vehicle, an ambulance, thehighestlevel.Areviewof no less, can be involved in systems and personnel is illegal activities under the warranted.

noseoftheStateInstitutionit ShamshunMohamed

Automatic Identification System and...

Frompage4 better monitoring by

188 degrees to now head responsible authorities like towards the opening in the MARAD. Bridge. At 1:52am the ship And could even allow further adjusted its heading automatic early warning further East to 186 degrees systemsbasedongeofencing and doubled its speed to 5.6 to support MARAD, knots At 1:53am, about shipping companies, etc. in 350m from the Bridge it maintainingsafeshipping. again increased speed to 6.7 Everyoneseesthattheoil knots. and gas business in Guyana

At 1:54am no more than has greatly increased both 200m from the Bridge it shipping and investment in attempted to desperately the Demerara River area. steer further East on a Maritime disasters such as headingof180degreesanda today’s strain the public speed of 6 2 knots It purse and immediately impacted the Bridge at d i s r u p t l o c a l a n d 5:57am. international trade and

After mooring in the commerce, and badly affect river opposite Diamond thedailylivesofcitizens. EBD until 1:50pm it then The Government’s sailedtomoorattheGuyOil efforts to secure a bright Providence Terminal at future for all would be 2:24pm. erodedifmanagementofthe

Wider use of AIS in shippingsectorcontinueson Guyana would allow quick itspresentheading. diagnosticsofthesehorribly Sincerely, expensive maritime Digital Yacht Ltd. disasters.Itwouldalsoallow Representative

The PPP cannot run from its record of ethnic discrimination

DEAREDITOR, enrichment. Chief Labour Officer (CCDO) Debbie political directives not Article 149, protects power,providingtheleaders

I say without fear of Officer (CLO), Dhaneshwar Persaud or new IMC for upholding his duties by everyone from being could derive personal gains. contradiction, the three Deonarine has a duty under directivetoact. embracing time honoured discriminated against on the We witness these every day week-oldstrikeattheLinden the law to intervene in this The CLO’s accusation principles. groundofrace. intheiractions. UtilityServiceCoopSociety industrialdisputeandseekto theUnionisdisingenuousin The PPP has thrown Evenasthesepredictions W h a t a l l t h e s e Limited (LUSCSL) is restorenormalcy making the issue public by down the gauntlet against a aremadeitisnotlostonme organisations have in anothereffortofthePeople’s The Union is aware the stating the facts suggests he section of the Guyanese thattheyareequallysilentor common is whereas Progressive Party (PPP) to CLOhasnotadvisedthenew is more interested in the workforce They are have given support for the I D PA D A G d e a l s cut off the economic source IMCChairwomanofwhathe situation escalating rather signalling this to all withdrawal of the specifically with the ofAfricaNGuyaneselabour brokeredbetweentheUnion than seeking resolution GuyaneseexceptforGAWU subventions to the principlesadumbratedbythe

Even after all this time and General Manager The underthelaw Itisimportant and unions they considered International Decade for United Nations in the Guyana Bauxite and new Chairwoman met with for the public to be apprised friendly or aligned. Unions People of African Descent observance of the General Workers Union workers on Thursday of the CLO’s discriminatory independentofthePPPmust A s s e m b l y G u y a n a International Decade of ( G B & G W U ) a n d afternoon. practices.Again, I say, were fight harder because (IDPADA-G), as they did People of African descent, management met only twice During that engagement these workers ethnically industrial relation principles earlier for the Critchlow the economic attack on andbothtimesattheUnion’s s h e s p o k e w i t h a differentthesituationwould and practices will be Labour College. There are labour and its educational instigation. representative of the Union havebeendifferent. sacrificed at the altar in the also outstanding labour arm is not because of class

The Government, who andadvisedshehadnotbeen Long established regime’s divisive march to issues with the Public but race, given African has primary responsibility briefed by the Labour principles in the Labour fashiontheir‘oneGuyana.’ ServiceUnions,theTeachers Guyanese dominate in these for maintaining a stable and Department. If the CLO has Department on hearing a ThereareAfricanleaders Union, and the Bauxite institutions. harmonious industrial an interest in resolving the strike existed or an in the PPP, namely Prime C o m p a n y G u y a n a ThePPPcannotrunfrom environment, has opted not grievances, he would have ultimatum given by a union Minister Mark Phillips and Incorporated (BCGI) and its record of ethnic toact;atacticitwouldnever briefed the new Chairman to a company setting a time Labour Minister Joe GB&GWU and these discrimination. The everuseforsugarworkers. immediately after she was for a strike, the Department Hamilton,amongothers.But Africanleadersaresilent. evidenceisthereforalltosee Guyaneseknowtoowell appointed rather than wouldintervene.Theroleof they will remain silent or be Letters are lying on both ineveryfacetofsociety.Let sugar workers only have to operating as though the Labour Department is to put out there to defend this Hamilton and Deonarine’s me end by saying, having in come out with a placard or normalcyexists. avoidandsettledisputes,not neweconomicattackagainst desks outlying the their midst members of the threatenstrikeactionandthe The union and the to sit down and wait to be AfricanGuyanese. outstanding grievances, group being discriminated Government is quick to act. company met under the invitedtoconciliate. Notonehasthetesticular including incorrect against or having them ThematterofLUSCSListhe Chairmanship of the CLO The CLO was informed fortitude to say stop the severance pay to BCGI kowtow or support the high-handed behaviour by whentheunionsubmittedits bywayofletterofthestrike discriminatory treatment or workers. discriminatory behaviour members of the imposed conditions for resumption. on the first day it occurred. countmeout,lestitthreatens These letters were either willnotfoolthosewhovalue Interim Management The General Manager took There is no excuse on his their new cushy lifestyle. tossed in the dustbin or the upholding of universally Committee (IMC) in the position that whatever part, three weeks into the They prefer to see their own catchingdustontheirdesks. acceptableprinciplesandthe violating the workers’rights has been hammered out he strike the matter remains kneel rather than stand on ItmattersnottothePPPthat right of each individual and andmisusingthefundsofthe has to return to acting Chief unsettled, unless that is the their feet with dignity The Guyana’s sovereignty is groupunderthelaw Cooperative for personal Cooperative Development intent, and he is taking Constitution of Guyana, at being threatened by foreign LincolnLewis

Santa Claus making another round in October

DEAREDITOR, Bell,itis.

people, and deliver grand

Ofcourse,sinceitisOld during the holidays, the least four times. One via I think that PresidentAli Pensioners will take announcements about Age Pensioners that are the package will be tax-free. I more handsome tax has fallen in love with anything they get; one-offs, handouts The nation’s people under discussion in hopethatPensionerswillget giveaways; second, through himself, his way of doing runoffs, handoffs, and push- Head of State is now a this instance, that particular more than that one-off, and huge contract awards; third, things. Iamtryingtofigure offs. Igoontryingtotellthe regularphilanthropist.

physical movement may that the thousands of Public in the form of built in out whether he is seeking to Presidentthatthingsarethis But he is one with a prove to be a tad on the Servantswillcomeintotheir cushionstocaterforthe15% be on the receiving end of bad, but he has other distinctive difference. The recklessside. own at long last It’s to the helpful people; and Guyanese belting out that priorities. Likehowtomake money that President Ali It is not, however, Christmas, isn’t it; so I can fourth, spending only 1 RayCharlesclassic,“Ican’t thePrivateSectorhappy,and doles out so cleverly is not pushing things too far to dream, can’t I? If the million for every 10 million stop loving you…”. He how to talk many of his cash- his own honest sweat, envision (again) that His PresidentwasaregularJohn contract dollars received on doesn’t only have the people from ripping off the but the people’s money that Excellencyhasmoreofthese Doe (citizen) I would have the project at hand, while goodies to backup the love people, and how to hold the he is finally find the time to green rabbits with red said that he is one ‘sly pocketing the rest. This is he is expecting to get, but runaway Vice President in givesomeofitbacktothem. ribbons in the big, Father mongoose’, but he is the why I should be running for nowheevenhasthestatistics check, and from trampling Even a hard-eyed character Christmas bag he has on his President,thoughIamyetto office, so that I can sit back to support what he puts out on openness, truthfulness, like me could appreciate the shoulder Greentorepresent come across the President and collect more than before Guyanese Old Age andpleasantness. symmetry in that leadership cash, and red to remind one since August 2020 at the pension handouts. That bit Pensioners. As December What has become clear, setup. Buttakeitfromme,I and all that it is the PPP NationalCulturalCentre. about running for office is draws near, many hopeful andisnowsettledpolicyand knowaPonzischemewhenI Government that is handing The Private Sector shared to make the PPP and Guyanese look to their practice,isthatPresidentAli amnearone. Itisthenicest out Christmas carols that doesn’t have to worry their PNCcometoafullstopand President with longing, and has found his sweet racket around- giving back singoneword:money sillylittleheads,fortheshare think twice, and knock beg, “Baby, baby, please let governancespot. Itisgoing tosomeofthepeoplealittle To be specific, the army of the ‘bigshot’ members themselvesintheheadthree me have your number.” If around to different places of their own money, and and the police could start will not be shortened in any times. Is he really going to that sounds like William and different sections of havethemturncartwheelsin lining up, and just to keep manner by all the give-outs dothat,andopenthedoorto one’shonour everyone on an even keel tothepoorandstrugglingin honest Government in this Guyana. country?

In fact, I am convinced Whether serious or not, that the budget office is thatmustneverbeallowedto working day and night to happen. The people might come up with newer and get ideas about good slicker ways to make the governance,andwhoknows Private Sector membership where that will end. The that counts feel good about gravy train will come to a themselves and their lavish halt, that is definite. They investments in the PPP know

Theyareinthebestposition, Sincerely, since they will benefit at GHKLall

BLUNT

One month later… EPA yet to speak on the ‘oil spill’

Yesterday marked one month since a ‘minor’oil spill occurred at the Liza Two operation in the Stabroek Block. For those who may not know, the second oil ship started up production only in February of this year.

As though it wasn’t offensive enough that the Guyanese people had to learn of this spill through ExxonMobil, our so called independent regulator- the Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) - is yet to issue a report on its findings.

Perhaps they are hoping that this matter will be swept under the proverbial rug but Guyanese demand answers.

Tell us, was it really one barrel of oil that was spilled? Or are you hiding secrets for this giant, even our Government is afraid of? Are you really functioning on this nation’s behalf, or for ExxonMobil?

Cane Cutter in custody for brutally chopping villager during argument

One month

olicehavearrested yard and it resulted in a All of this happened in a Cane Cutter of heated argument The thefullviewofvillagerswho

PRose Hall Town, suspect then armed himself failed to intervene The EastBerbiceCorentyneafter withacutlassasthemanwas victim was taken to the Port he chopped his fellow headingoutoftheyardwith Mourant Public Hospital villager about his body the bicycle and confronted where he was transferred to during an argument on him. He dealt the victim a the New Amsterdam Public Fridaylast. chop and he fell to the Hospital and admitted in

Currently hospitalised in ground. serious condition. Kaieteur a serious condition at the The incident which was News was told by a villager NewAmsterdam Hospital is caught on video showed the that the suspect had Lawrence Rodriques, 56, of victim on the ground borrowed the bicycle and a RoseHallTown,Corentyne, screaminginpainasheheld pressurepotfromthevictim. Berbice According to thebicycleinfrontofhimto The victim showed up to information provided by the protect himself while the uplift his belongings when police,thevictimremoveda suspectwasfiringchopsand thesuspectattackedhim. An bicycle from the suspect’s hurlingexpletivesathim. investigationisunderway.

EPA yet to issue report on oil spill at Liza Two

The independent regulatorybodyofGuyana’s oil and gas operations, the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)isyettoissue areportona‘minor’oilspill thatoccurredattheLizaTwo operation in the Stabroek Blockonemonthago.

The incident was reportedbyEssoExploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to the media on September 10 EEPGL, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and the operator of the Stabroek Block explained that a team on the Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel observed a sheen on the water in the vicinity of the vesselonSeptember9,last.

According to the oil c o m p a n y, i n i t i a l investigations indicate that aboutonebarrelofcrudewas newspaper, he too never come up and confirm released during a responded. whether it’s one barrel or maintenance activity on the In the meantime, former whetherit’s100.” vessel. Further, the activity headoftheEPA,Dr Vincent The former EPA head was immediately halted and Adams said this occurrence believes that Guyana is in theleakwascutoff. shows how grossly fact telling Exxon that it is

The oil company said, underpreparedGuyanaisfor not serious about oil spills ”Additional surveillance by petroleum production even andbeingaccountabletothe helicopter confirmed that asitembarksonanambitious people by failing to provide there was no sheen in the campaign to speed up these its own report. As such, he area; only a light sheen was operations. signaled,“Ifwegetaspillit’s perceptible approximately In an invited comment, goingtobeadisasterbecause 20km(13miles)NorthWest Dr Adams, a Petroleum wearenotpreparedtohandle of the vessel. By midday on Engineer explained that the onetobehonest.” September 10, a support agency’s failure to make a It must be noted that vessel in the area confirmed pronouncement on the spill Guyana is yet to secure full nofurthersignofasheen.” days later paints a gloomy liability coverage, as

The ExxonMobil pictureofwhatthenationcan m a n d a t e d b y t h e affiliate said there were no expect should a spill of Environmental Permits, for picturesofthespill. greater scale occur the ongoing offshore oil

Since the incident Nonetheless, he said, “It’s operations. Instead, the oil occurred, this publication not about the size of a spill company assured that there has been requesting updates it’sjusttheculture.Itreflects is US$600 million that has from both the Executive ontheconductofoperations been put aside by the Director of the EPA, Mr andthesafetyculture,andif Stabroek Block operators to Kemraj Parsram and the youmissonthesmallthings coveroilspillsperdisasterin Minister of Natural that’showyougetallofthese the rich Stabroek Block, Resources,VickramBharrat. majorspillsanddisasters.All where presently production

In fact calls to both their ofthemthatwe’vehadinthe has surpassed 300,000 c e l l p h o n e s w e n t worldtheyoccurredbecause barrelsperday Inadditionto unanswered yesterday of missing just simple that, it was reported that a Parsramhadindicatedtothis things.” US$2 billion parent newspaper on September 10 Whenhewasaskedifhe company guarantee is being that the Department was b e l i e v e s t h a t t h e negotiated. conducting an investigation investigations should have This means, however, to confirm the amount of been completed by now, Dr that the immediate clean up crude spilled, but when he Adams responded in the finances could only amount was asked to say when that affirmative In fact, he to US$2.6 billion, meaning report is likely to be argued, “The very next day Guyana could be left to foot published, he stopped or as soon as possible you the additional charges that respondingtotextmessages. havetosendateamoutthere. maybeassociatedwithanoil Subsequentqueriesaboutthe It’s of high urgency and to spill. spillwereignored.

me,ifitiswhattheysayitis, In fact, experts and

Meanwhile, Minister it shouldn’t be complicated environmentalactivistshave Bharrat on September 16 so that shouldn’t be taking questioned this sum in light told this publication that the any time…all it takes is a of recent oil spill accidents. EPAissuedapressstatement single day’s visit on the In Peru for example where on the matter and that was FPSO. You conduct your only 12,000 barrels of crude ‘Government’s position ’ interviews with all the was spilled offshore, Repsol When the Minister was employees and you make –theSpanishoperatorofthe askedtoshareacopyofthat your assessment. Based on block-hasbeenslappedwith st

what they tell you then you aUS$4.5billionlawsuit.

Head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Kemraj Parsram

‘Protect citizens against

mental health issues’

Shadow Health discrimination associated were more likely to develop exclusion, stigma and root and fester as they

Minister and withmentaldisorders.

symptoms of mental discrimination. As a golden negatively affect the mental

O p p o s i t i o n , AccordingtoTHEWorld disorders. oil rich country, Guyana and physical health of all

M e m b e r o f Health Organization

Before the Covid 19 Work should be a blessing solutions to tackle mental the implementation of

Itiswellknownthatmost must capitalize on the citizens. Parliament, Dr Karen [WHO],12billionworkdays workers spend eight to opportunity to narrow the T a s k s h i f t i n g , Cummingshascalledonthe are lost annually due to twelvehours of theirtimeat gapofeconomicinequalities Telemedicine, and the Government to help protect depression and anxiety the workplace, and a large and inequities in health and promotion of Self-Care will citizensagainsthealthhealth costing some US$ 1 trillion. portionoftheirlivesatwork. to look at innovative be certainly a start towards issues.

He message coincides epidemic, there were 1 but an individual with poor health.Itistheresponsibility mentalhealthimprovements with the observance of billion persons living with mentalhealthwillnotbeable of Government to enact and in striving to meet the WorldMentalHealthDay mentalhealthdisorderswith to perform effectively and policies and for all of us to SDG3 by 2030. Mental

Below is the full text of working age adults produce maximally at work ensurethatracismorblatant Health should be a strategic themessage accounting for 15 percent. if adequate support is not ethnic inequalities at the componentforinvestmentin

Today,October10,2022, However, anxiety and availableorthestressorsare inter-personal or structural health. The time to act is marks International Mental depression were responsible not removed from the levelsarenotallowedtotake now! Health Day. It is a time for for a 25 percent increase in environment thus enabling G o v e r n m e n t s , prevalence globally during the situation to be a positive Communities, Families, and t h e C O V I D 1 9 one.

Individuals to focus on PANDEMIC. The global Today, on this ‘World mental health as an urgent burden of disease study has MentalHealthDay’,thecall health concern and support indicated that women and goes out to Policy Makers, efforts to make it a global young people ages 20-24 Managers,CivilSociety,and priority Valiant efforts are wereseverelyimpactedthan Community Leaders to made to promote awareness menintermsoftheirmental ensurethatthereisapositive andthereisrobustadvocacy health status. In addition, and conducive environment againstthesocialstigmaand persons with comorbidities at work - free of social

Message from the Minister of Health - Dr. Frank Anthony

MP, Dr. Karen Cummings

uyana joins the

Assembly for the first time. World Health

This addresses preventive Organisation measures to combat suicide

In August 2022, the

G (WHO) and the and mental health rest of the World in awareness. This bill also observing World Mental providesfortherepealofthe Health Day on October 10 section of the law that under the theme: “Making criminalises persons who MentalHealth&Well-Being attemptsuicide. forAllaGlobalPriority.”

This annual observance Mental Health Protection is geared at raising and Promotion Act were awareness and advocacy tabled and passed in the against the social stigma National Assembly thereby attachedtomentalhealthand replacingthearchaicMental otherrelatedillnesses.Italso HospitalOrdinanceof1930. highlights the need for

Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony

This modern legislation improved and accessible advances to improve and aligns with all the major mentalhealthservicesinour make mental health services international instruments private and public health more accessible to the relating to the rights of systems around the world. people of Guyana in the last peoplewithmentalillnesses. Mental Health problems twoyears.

This new bill will see the exist in our lives and our Significant progress has establishment of a Mental communitiesandcanimpact been made thus far with Health Board, whose anyoneandeveryone. mental health legislation. In members among others will

The Government of July 2022, the Suicide include a human rights GuyanathroughtheMinistry Prevention Bill 2022 was specialist,auserof of Health has made great tabled in the National (Continuedonpage18)

Oil wealth not reaching Hinterland

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care that you can get like any part of the receivedfromthesectoris“notawholelot”. world that’s about US$170 million. That Heexplained,“Whenyouhearalotaboutthe aloneisoneyearoftheoilmoney.”Hewent oil money and we’ve collected about on to note that these two infrastructural US$350millionperyearsofar,thefirsttwo projects alone could use up the funds years,youthinkit’salotofmoney gathered, without even considering the

ButtheDemeraraHarbourBridgealone, highways to be built on the East Bank of thefour-lanebridge,thereisUS$260million Demerara and other road works scheduled and the hospital, the Children and Maternal for their Region. Notably, the projects he Hospitalthatwearebuildingwhichwillbea listed are all geographically placed on the World-class hospital for our children and Coasts, with no major plans announced for women – specialised hospital with the best theIndigenouscommunities.

Ian McDonald rejects Stabroek

New’s position on Article 13

I have spent my entire at the bottom level of When I complained, he can tell you I was never in the government will life in social and political FreedomHouse. assaultedme.Inevergotany touch with the AFC’s big not be carried if they activism and one of the We have remained redressfromthePPPleaders boys.MyfriendsintheAFC are critical of civil continuous threads running friends and relate to each becausetheyfeltSnaggwas were always the second-tier society groups through that life is my other up to this day We toobigtobedisciplined.No leadership.

FrederickKissoon

especially, Article 13. organisation or a newspaperphilosophical position that didn’t like what we saw in oneinmyworldistoobigto Sowecometothetitleof Mr McDonaldhasrepliedto or an influential individual you cannot get a bad guy to the PPP and we moved on bedisciplined. this column and it is on me.Heinformedmethathe that takes a critical view of changehiswaysifyouthink and became the foundation I moved from one theme of the incapacity to resigned as chairman of the thenatureofgovernanceand and act the way he does. He ofanorganisationwejoined organisationtotheotherbut change government’s board of SN in June of last itselfisnotanexampleofan is going to ignore your named, East German I maintained my embedded attitudeofintoleranceifyou year I quote Mr open mindedness then that criticismofhim. GuyanaFriendshipSociety philosophicalposition–you are just as intolerant I McDonald’s words to me: person, newspaper or Ienteredpoliticsasa16- There I met one of the cannot be an anti wasn’t surprised at the “If Dr Randolph Persaud’s organisation will be unable year old D’Urban Street most beautiful persons dictatorship voice if your revelations by professor letters were rejected” to get the attention of youthinWortmanvillewhen politics produced - EMG moralsarenodifferentfrom Randolph Persaud at what because they are critical of governmental leaders. And Ibecameapollingagentfor Wilson. “Willo” remains the little dictators you want theStabroekNews(SN)did civil society groups hereinliesagreatdanger?the PPPin the 1968 general one of the best leaders the toremove. tohim.

including Article 13" I, of Averyprominentpersonelection. I had two close PPP ever founded. One of In the WPA and AFC, I If you missed the course,rejectthatreason.” ingovernmentandtherulingfriends–RonaldGordonand the reasons, I left the PPP saw morbid hypocrisy that subject, please see my I wrote to Ms. DeCaires party said to me that he was Leyland DeCambra – at the was because of the equals any depravity you Friday column: “An open and the Guyana Press atthewakeforPPPstalwart,time. behaviour of Dr Jagan’s findelsewhere.ButIkeptto letter to Isabelle DeCaires Associationalso.Iamstillto Philomena Sahoye Shury

We knocked around the bodyguard,HaroldSnagg. myself. Every person alive and Ian McDonald.” Dr hearfromthem.Whywould and he met Professor PPPandbecameactivewith Haroldwasanincredibly today in the WPA can tell Persaud conveyed to me a any EIC tell a scholar, the Persaud who conveyed to the PPP though we did not reckless and irresponsible you,Ineverknockedaround conversationhehadwiththe paper cannot publish his him what SN did. I hopejoin. I became an employee person. He chose to smoke thebigwigsbecauseIdidn’t editor-in-chief (eic) about analyses of national

sobersenseprevailsonbothinthePPP-ownedbookstore marijuana in the bookshop. like them. Any AFC leader hismissivestoSNnotbeing organisations? It makes no sides. published. sense in the world of (The views expressed in

The EIC confirmed in a journalism. this article are those of the telephonecallbymethathe But there is a more author and do not stands by his position that important point to be necessarily reflect the lettersfromDr Persaudand adumbrated here If an opinionsofthisnewspaper.)

Public Service Credit Union spent $3.5M to fight members

…Executivesslappedwith $1Mcourtcosteach

By Zena Henry A major rift within the Credit Union’s COM

The Guyana Public became public in May after Service Co-operation Credit moves were made with a U n i o n ( G P S C C U ) majority vote to remove Committee of Management Benn as Chairperson for (COM) expended some actions they said were $3 5m in lawyer fees unbecoming of his office. fighting against members Benn did not take his who took them to court after removal lightly, as he called ignoring a petition for a his colleagues’ action a special general meeting. It ‘coup d’état.’ He claimed was stated in that petition, that no warning or the Credit Union members’ information about his intention to vote out the behaviour was given, and majority of persons heading that his removal was done in theorganisation. his absence Karen Kaieteur News was told Vansluytman Corbin by a usually reliable source nonetheless replaced Benn that after the GPSCCU and asChairperson. its COM were hauled before In a move to save his the court, it retained the post,Bennwasabletosecure services of Attorneys- at- the names of hundreds of serve on the Credit Union sincehesaidthepetitionwas This prompted three meeting constituted a Law Paula Nicholson and Credit Union members after Boardagain. received by the COM and Credit Union members to dispute. Kaieteur News was Adrian Smith as well as bringingforthapetitionfora Mentore, had said in had secured more than 25 seek legal intervention in told however that the $3.5m Leslyn Noble who stood for General Meeting with 14 May that he did not support signatures of members, the getting the COM and the in lawyer fees would have herself, as a member of the days. The petition had stated the manner in which Benn legal requirement for the GPSCCU to call the special beenpaidfromcontributions COM and respondent in the clearly that the members was removed from his post, holding of the special meeting. The matter came of Credit Union membersmatter Noble was said to would also decide on voting especially since it was done meeting. As the feud within before High Court Judge, the very people who brought have also represented COM out the majority of the in his absence As Vice the Credit Union hierarchy Navindra Singh who ruled the case against the COM. members except Chairman, Committee, with a specific Chairman, Mentore had widened, Mentore’s notice on August 30 last, that the The question is also floating Trevor Benn and Vice statement that nine of the issued a notice for the was rescinded by the other GPSCCU members were in as to whether the COM Chairman,PatrickMentore. COMmembersshouldnever Special General Meeting faction that claimed that it their right to demand the member who made an was not properly executed. Special General Meeting appearance in her legal Nootherdatewasofferedfor under Regulation 16 of the capacity was paid from the the special meeting and it Cooperative Society Act $3.5m. The High Court has appeared as if the COM The Judge refuted the nonethelessinstitutedahefty would not adhere to the respondents’ argument that costofonemillionagainst membersdemand. the members’request for the (Continued on page 14)

Trevor Benn with Credit Union Members during the signing of the petition in May

- says Engineer

‘Upgrade existing power plants instead of pursuing gas-to-shore project’

Jamaica born Engineer,

require an investment, it Fitzroy Fletcher is would be far cheaper than questioning the logic behind theircurrentplan. Government’sintenttobuild

In the meantime he has new gas-fired power plant at also questioned what would Wa l e s , We s t B a n k become of those power Demerara,whichisexpected generating sets currently in tocostoverUS$500million. operation when the new 300

Fletcher told Kaieteur MWplantisconstructed. News that he has been

While all these questions analyzingtheGas-to-Energy continue to swirl regarding (GTE)projectforoverayear the project, in the absence of with the assistance of his any new study to justify the trained and qualified works, Government has not colleagues who have helped hosted a Press Conference him reach the conclusion with the media to iron out that the funds should instead these matters. On the other be directed to upgrade the hand, when the local Project existing power plants to use Head, Winston Brassington gas The specialist, who isaskedquestions,herefuses Procurement and Tendergraduated from the to discuss the project and Administration BoardUniversityoftheWestIndies requests that the Minister of (NPTAB) office onin1969andlaterachievedan Natural Resources, Vickram September 13 and sawMBAfrom the University of Bharrat offer clarity companies from China,Toronto in 1974, is arguing however, Bharrat too has not Puerto Rico, and Unitedthat there is no feasibility beencooperativeinthepast. States all vying to build thestudy that justifies the

Jamaica born Engineer, Fitzroy Fletcher

It must be noted that plant. The companies thatutilisation of hundreds of Brassington was expected to bids are as follow: Guycanmillionsonthisproject. represent Government just C o n s o r t i u m

To justify his position, last week at the Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo electricity and distribute kilowatthourmaybethecost US$549,088,000, ChinaMr Fletcher pointed out, Basins Summit to give an was hoping to have the other same at US$0.15 cents per to generate the electricity, Energy Int’l Group Co“The construction of the update on the project but he two components come on kilowatt hour (KWH). He another five cents may be Limited – US$466,649,772,proposednew300MWplant did not show or send a stream for US$700 million.

explained during a Press lost in the transmission and C h i n a M a c h i n e r ycould be delayed or replacement.

Jagdeo said he “estimates” Conference in June that distributionofthepower Engineering Inccancelled, and saving much

The Gas to Energy the project to generate while the five US cents per (Continued on page 15) US$696,001,776, Powerof the expected USD600 project, as previously China Int’l Group Limited –plus millions investment reported will encompass US$703,652,256, and

The Guyana Power and three major aspects, that is, Lindsayca Inc. in jointLight would simply convert the pipeline to transport the venture with CH4 Guyanaallitsgeneratingunitstodual gastoWales,theNaturalGas Inc.–US$898,764,244.fuel, costing US$13 million Liquids (NGL) facility that

The Engineer believesby Energy Narrative’s will treat and separate the that the country will beestimates,andunitsaddedas gas, and the power plant to saving millions by

generate the electricity So upgrading the existingrenewable power generation far,Guyanesehavebeentold power plants to use gascannotmeetdemand.” that the pipeline aspect, rather than construct a brand

demand grows, and

Just last month, bids which is being pursued by new gas fired plant. He toldwere received from five US oil major ExxonMobil, this publication thatinternational companies to will cost around US$1.3 government can explore theconstruct the natural gas billion.Eventhisisexpected option of transporting thefired power plant for the to increase when Exxon natural gas via containers toGovernment. The Ministry closes critical contracts for supply the respective powerof Natural Resources project same. plants and while this willopened at the National

In the meantime, Vice

An illustration of the planned Gas-to-Energy project showing how the gas will be brought to shore from the two FPSOs to the treatment plant and power generating system at Wales

Tuschen,MochaPolice Stationstocost$177M

- $48M more for ‘infrastructural works’ on two newly completed stations

PAHO launches new campaign to curb stigma against people with mental health conditions

The Pan American common around the world H e a l t h and have been exacerbated

The newly completed $59 million Ruimveldt Police Station

The compound of the Senior Police Officers’ living quarters that has to be cast

Organization bytheCOVID-19pandemic, (PAHO) last week launched which had a general impact ‘#DoYourShare’ to support acrossthepopulation. mental health, a campaign A study published in that seeks to curb the stigma ‘The Lancet’ estimates a a n d d i s c r i m i n a t i o n 35% increase in depressive experienced by people with disorders and a 32% rise in mental health conditions and anxiety disorders in Latin p r o m o t e s p o s i t i v e America and the Caribbean interactions that improve in2020,duetothepandemic. theirsearchforhelp.

“It is possible for most

Variousstudiesshowthat people to recover from stereotypes, prejudices, and mental health conditions if discriminatory behaviors they receive the necessary towards people with mental care,” Oliveira e Souza said. health problems are “For that to happen, health common. professionals must ensure a

The Ministry of Home Affairs has costof$45million.

recently completed but according to the issued invitation for bids for the Thesecondandthirdprojectsarefor advertisement, the Government is construction of two Police Stations at the construction of Tuschen Police looking for contractors for thetotalestimatedcostof$177million. Station which is estimated to cost $91 ‘infrastructural works’ on the two

According to an advisement, the million and for the construction of stations at the estimated cost of $22 and Ministry is looking for contractors for Mocha Police Station at the cost of $86 $26 million respectively The five projects. The first project is for the million. Government of Guyana had allocated casting of the compound of the Senior Moreover, the $59 million $1 billion for the construction and Police Officers’ living quarters. This Ruimveldt Police Station and $65 rehabilitation of several police stations building was recently completed at a million Providence Police Station were countrywideinthisyear’sbudget.

The newly completed $65 million Providence Police Station

Through messages on safe environment and social media, using ‘ provide quality, inclusive #DoYourShare,’ people are carethatisfreeoflabels,”he invited to break the silence, added.“PAHO’scampaignis share their stories, and have crucial to helping people an open and honest understandthatanyofuscan conversation about how one face a mental health really feel, and thereby, condition at some point in provide mental health our life, and that this doesn’t support and reduce stigma have to block our goals and anddiscrimination. dreams in life,” said Teacher

“The more we talk about Sahar Vasquez, who our mental health, the closer experienced a mental health wegettoreducingthestigma condition firsthand and is that surrounds it,” said now a member of the Renato Oliveira e Souza, Organization’s High level Chief of PAHO’s Mental Commission on Mental Health Unit. “And when the HealthandCOVID-19. stigma diminishes or In addition to ending the disappears, seeking and stigma and discrimination receiving support becomes that stand in the way of more feasible,” he added. recovery,PAHO’scampaign Mental health conditions are (Continued on page 16)

Public Service Credit Union...

From page 12 pay the one million in cost COM members Rajdai outofpocket.

Jaganauth, Leslyn Noble, The court has ordered Ruth Howard, and Karen that a notice for the Special Vansluytman-Corbin to be Meeting requested by the paid by October 22. Trevor Credit Union members be Benn and Patrick Mentore announced within 10 days declinedtocontestthecourt of the its ruling. With that challenge made by the time already expired, members The Court stakeholders say they await observed also that Mentore the announcement from the performed his duty as was COM In a telephone mandated under Regulation interview on Sunday, 16 of the Cooperative Vansluytman Corbin said Societies Act Chapter that a Press Statement 88:01, and therefore was would be issued soon when not required to pay costs to asked about the COM’s the three applicants which move to uphold the court’s amountedtotheonemillion ruling. Given that the 10 dollars. days are up, the question

The Court did not order was also asked whether costs against the GPSCCU there would be any move to w h i c h w a s a l s o a appeal the High Court respondent in the matter ruling. She said “whatever sinceitdidnotwanttoplace ruling the Court has issued, a burden on the members of we will abide with.” When the Credit Union. Senior it came to a date for the Counsel, Roysdale Forde Special Meeting’s notice, told the newspaper that the she did not wish to respondents will have to comment.

FAO Food Price Index drops for the sixth consecutive month

he gauge for oil, coinciding with EuropeanUnion. by0.5percent. Index was down 0.7 percent World coarse grain output is w o r l d f o o d seasonally rising production

The FAO All-Rice Price World bovine meat during the month of forecast at 1 468 million c o m m o d i t y in Southeast Asia, pushed Index rose by 2.2

prices

mostlyrelatedto tonnes, down 2.8 percent

T prices declined palmoilpricesdown.Higher largelyinresponsetoexport availabilities from Brazil goodproductionprospectsin year-on-year, due largely to for the sixth month in a row soy oil export availabilities policychangesinIndia. and elevated cattle Brazil along with lower adverse crop conditions in in September, with sharp in Argentina, increased The FAO Dairy Price liquidation in some ethanol prices and currency the United States of drops in the quotations for sunflower oil supplies from Indexdroppedby0.6percent producing countries, while movementeffects. America. vegetable oils more than the Black Sea region and in the month, to a great poultry meat prices inched FAO also published the World rice production is offsetting higher cereal lower crude oil prices also extent reflecting the impact downduetosubduedimport latest Cereal Supply and forecast at 512.8 million prices, according to a new contributed to the drop in oftheweakereuroversusthe demand. By contrast, world DemandBrief,whichfurther tonnes, down 2.4 percent report released last week by thissubindex. United States dollar, along pigmeatpricesroseduetoa lowered the global cereal from its all time high the Food and Agriculture The FAO Cereal Price with market uncertainties supply shortfall of ready-to- production forecast for reached in 2021, but still an Organization of the United Index, by contrast, rose 1.5 and bleak global economic slaughter animals in the 2022, now pegged at 2 768 above average crop. Nations(FAO). percent from August. growth prospects. The FAO EuropeanUnion. million tonnes, 1.7 percent Downwardrevisionto

The FAO Food Price International wheat prices Meat Price Index declined The FAO Sugar Price below the 2021 outturn. (Continuedonpage17) Indexaveraged136.3points rebounded by 2.2 percent, in September, down 1.1 linkedtoconcernsregarding percent from August while dry crop conditions in remaining5.5percenthigher Argentina and the United than its value a year earlier StatesofAmerica,afastpace The Index tracks monthly of exports from the changes in the international European Union amid high prices of a basket of internal demand and commonly traded food heightened uncertainty commodities. about the Black Sea Grain

The FAO Vegetable Oil Initiative’s continuation Price Index drove the beyondNovember decline, decreasing by 6.6 Worldmaizepriceswere percent over the month to mostly stable, as a strong reach its lowest level since United States dollar February2021.International countered pressure from a quotations for palm, soy, tightersupplyoutlooklinked sunflower and rapeseed oils to downgraded production were all lower Lingering prospects in the United heavy inventories of palm States of America and the

‘Upgradeexistingpower...’

Frompage13 Government’s estimates that This could take the final with the latest pipeline cost, price for the sale of the thecostofgeneratingpower electricity to about US$0.15 by GPL would be less than cents, after adding five US the EN estimate of 8.5 US cents as profits for the centsperKWh,andbeaslow company as4or5UScentsperKWh,

Yesterday, Kaieteur appear to be figures drawn News reported that the out of a hat, and wishful estimated cost to generate thinking.”

electricitycouldtriple,based He went on to point out, on the new price tag of the “A straightforward project. calculation, using the latest

It was Mr Fletcher who pipeline cost, the projected explained that Energy pipelinelifespanof25years, Narrative (EN), the and, a cost of capital of 10 consultancy firm that percent, would increase the conducted a pre-feasibility energy cost to GPL to study for the gas project, USD7.80 per million BTU. concluded that the pipeline This dramatic increase of andNGLplantwouldcostan GPL’s energy costs, and estimated US$450 million factoring in the information and the Guyana Power and that energy normally Light Inc. (GPL) would averagesabout65percentof generate electricity at generating costs, would approximately 8.5 US cents result in GPL generating per KWh, which would be power at approximately 15 abouta40 percentreduction UScentsperKwh. on GPL’s generating costs An increase of this order whentheworldmarketprice would obliterate any benefit o f c r u d e o i l w a s of using natural gas ” approximately USD60 00 Notably,Jagdeosaidthatthe perbarrel.Nowthatthecost US$0.15 cents would be the of the pipeline alone has total cost to generate the increased to US$1.3 billion, power, make a profit and Fletcher reasoned that this cater for losses during the mammoth increase, would transmission phase necessarily drive up the cost However,Fletcherhasmade of gas supplied to GPL, and the point that US$0.15 cents consequentially, place the would merely be the cost to viability of the project in generate the electricity, jeopardy

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YOUMAN NABI MESSAGES

‘Stand against injustice, victimization and discrimination’ - AFC says in Youman Nabi message

The Alliance for Change has called on Guyanese here and abroad to stand against injustice, victimisation and discrimination in a message to mark Youman Nabi.

“The AFC greets all Guyanese especially our Muslim brothers and sisters on Youman Nabi, a holy day in the Muslim calendar that marks both the birth and death anniversaries of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace

Be Upon Him).”

The Party said Youman Nabi is a time when Muslims reflect on the life and teachings of the Prophet and renew their resolve to be more like the Prophet- doing what is right and good and rejecting that which is wrong.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a staunch defender of the oppressed and a fighter for justice and

equality.

“Today in Guyana, so many of our brothers and sisters cry out in vain for justice for loved ones who have been murdered or abused.

Many of our brothers and sisters are being deprived of a fair share in the economic pie because of their ethnicity, political affiliation, geographic location, and social status.

These are things which Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) fought against and which today, we must fight against. As we commemorate the life and death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the Alliance For Change encourages all Guyanese, at home and in the diaspora to stand against injustice, victimization and discrimination,” the Party message ended.

PPP: Let’s reflect on the life and teaching of the Prophet

On the occasion of Youman Nabi, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has extended best wishes to all Guyanese, particularly the Muslim communities here in Guyana and across the Diaspora.

In a message, the PPP/C said Youman Nabi is very dear to our Muslim brothers and sisters as both the birth and death anniversaries of Islam’s Holy Prophet Mohammad are observed.

Its significance offers many pertinent lessons in

humility, contentment, respect, and love among mankind.

According to the PPP/C in reflecting on the life and teachings of the Holy Prophet there are also universal lessons for

forgiveness and tolerance. Our Party firmly believes that the messages from these lessons offer much guidance and if heeded by all can aid in the realization of peace, love, and brotherhood across the world. Our national festivals

and holidays continue to be that vital conduit of togetherness, tolerance, and the forging of unity as we work collectively towards achieving the national motto of one people with a common destiny.

PNCR: Use life of Prophet Muhammad as an inspiration to change

Today, we witnessed another Youman Nabi in our beautiful country Guyana. It is a time when we reflect on the birth of the last Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).

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righteousness, which became the way of life that mankind resort to in solving many of society’s present problems. In fact, the Prophet’s life is being used as a way of life for all Muslims and even nonMuslims. His teachings are referred to as a guide to uniting the world in love and harmony.

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The record of the world shows that Muhammed, since his birth in 570 CE, lived and promulgated excellence in character and the best treatment towards women among other traits.

Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) was seen as the personification of

It is noteworthy that Prophet Muhammad died in the year 632, but he spent his entire adult life teaching and practicing brotherhood and unity, kindness and forgiveness. It is against that backdrop that today in Guyana it is most appropriate that we reflect on the life of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) in resolving our issues that are decaying the moral fabric of our society such as, racism, discrimination, oppression and disrespect to our women, as we know he fought

And so today, here again on this special day of Youman Nabi, another perfect opportunity presents itself for us to remind ourselves as a country that there is hope and that we can make the effort to treat our people with respect and dignity.

Let us use the life of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) as an inspiration for change so that we can be united as a people living in harmony.

We wish all of Guyanese at home and in the Diaspora, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters, a Happy Youman Nabi 2022.

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Haiti’s Leader Requests Foreign Armed Forces to Quell Chaos

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peacekeepers were accused international security force water, fuel and basic goods ofsexualassaultandsparked wouldencounter “It’snotan dwindle, according to a a cholera epidemic more army they’re facing,” he documentpublishedFriday thanadecadeagothatkilled said. “They’refacinggangs

Thedocument,signedby nearly10,000people. located in poor areas and Prime Minister,Ariel Henry

“Idon’tthinkHaitineeds using the population as and18top-rankingofficials, another intervention,” said shields to protect states that they are alarmed Mathias Pierre, Haiti’s themselves ” Haiti’s by “the risk of a major former Elections Minister National Police has humanitarian crisis” that is

“We have been through so struggled to control gangs threateningthelivesofmany many, and nothing has been withitslimitedresourcesand people. solved. Ifwedon’tdoitas chronic understaffing, with

A protester carries a piece of wood simulating a weapon during a protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in the Petion-Ville area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 3, 2022.

It authorizes Henry to Haitians, 10 years forward, only 12,800 active officers request from international we’regoingtobeinthesame foracountryofmorethan11 Embassy warned that “U.S. those who continue to block Thursday that Haiti “mustpartners “the immediate situation again.” He called millionpeople. citizens should depart Haiti the distribution of fuel and request urgent assistancedeployment of a specialized on the U.S. Government to The gangs have only now in light of the current other necessities to Haitian from the internationalarmed force, in sufficient help reduce the amount of grown more powerful since health and security situation businesses,” he said. Patel community to help resolvequantity,” to stop the crisis ammunition and guns the July 2021 assassination and infrastructure would not address the issue securitycrises,determinetheacross the country caused flowing to Haiti and also to ofPresidentJovenelMoïse. challenges ” It also of where the troops topartly by the “criminal authorized the temporary enforce the corridor mightactionsofarmedgangs.” departure of government come from, saying that

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The petition comes aftereconomy,” the document Patel said earlier in the day Luis Almagro, Secretarystates. It wasn’t clear if the thattheU.S.isconsideringa General of the Organizationrequest had been formally request for a humanitarian of American States, metsubmitted,towhomitwould corridor to restore the Thursday with officialsbe submitted or whether it distribution of fuel within including U.S. Secretary ofwouldmeantheactivationof Haiti and coordinating with State, Antony Blinken andU.N. peacekeeping troops, Haiti’s Prime Minister and Haiti Foreign Affairswhose mission ended five other international partners Minister,JeanVictorGeneusyearsagoafteratroubled11 to determine how best to to talk about the country’syearsinHaiti.

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FAO Food Price Index drops...

Frompage15 stocks to use ratio is external assistance for food, rice output since September expected to drop to 29.7 according to the latest Crop reflect summer dryness and percent in 2022/23 from 31 Prospects and Food high temperatures in China percentin theprevious year, Situation report, a quarterly and flooding in Pakistan. still relatively high from a publicationbyFAO’sGlobal FAO raised in September its historicalperspective. Information and Early global wheat production World trade in cereals is Warning System (GIEWS). forecast to 787.2 million predicted to decline by 2.4 Multi year droughts have tonnes, up 1.0 percent from percent in 2022/23 engendered a grave food the previous year and on (July/June) from the insecurity situation in East track to mark a record high, precedingmarketingseason, Africa,withfamineexpected due to better-than-expected withforeseencontractionsin in parts of Somalia unless yieldsintheEuropeanUnion trade of all major cereals. humanitarian assistance is andtheRussianFederation. Among other factors, the scaled up. High inflation

World cereal utilization consequences of the war in rates, challenging over2022/23isnowforecast Ukraine and the strength of m a c r o e c o n o m i c to decline by 0.5 percent the United States dollar are e n v i r o n m e n t s a n d fromthepreviousseasonto2 seen contributing to this depreciating currencies are 784 million tonnes, with the decline. aggravating food insecurity reduction mostly reflecting 45 countries need conditions in low income reducedfeeduse. externalassistanceforfood fooddeficitcountries.

Govt. to use World Bank loan to build...

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Worldcerealstocksatthe 45 countries around the

The report also forecasts closeofthe2023seasonsare world, including 33 in that cereal production in forecast to contract by 1.6 Africa, nine in Asia, two in Low Income Food Deficit percent below their opening Latin America and the Countries(LIFDCs)in2022 levels, down to 848 million Caribbean and one in will decline by 0.4 percent tonnes. The world cereals Europe, are in need of from2021.

The government had responded however that it was “refining” the project’s scope to suit the new administration The Petroleum Commission some say is also overdue since this body should have alreadybeenupandrunning given that draft legislation was in place by the time the newGovernmentgotin,and fundingwasalreadysecured. The Petroleum Commission

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is said to be an important Component D Project announcement by the agency as it will house the Management & Project Government for use of the country’s experts and other Preparation Facilities: (Cost US$20M loan. Recently it oil and gas professionals $2.60M). was announced that another whose only job is to protect Itwasnotedhoweverthat portion of the money would Guyana from the vicious oil the Halliburton’s Landmark be used for consultancy andgasindustry Software for Drilling and service in the Review and TheUS$20Mprojecthas Geoscience disciplines have Evaluation of the Field f o u r c o m p o n e n t s : beenacquiredtoenhancethe Development Plans (FDP) C o m p o n e n t A technical work of the fortheUaruoffshoreproject. Enhancement of Legal Government with regards to This World Bank loan had Framework and Stakeholder effectively supporting beensecuredbytheprevious Engagement: (US$3.20 M), contract management administrationsince2019to Component B – Capacity activities and policies, and immediatelyboostGuyana’s BuildingofKeyInstitutions: will include aspects of capacity in managing and (US $10.70 M), Component capacity building and advancing the position of its C – Enhancement of Fiscal trainingusingGuyana’sdata lucrative oil and gas sector Management Systems: to support the oil and gas WithanewGovernmentand (US$3.50 M), and industry. littletractionintheuseofthe money, the World Bank downgraded Guyana’s performance on the loan to “moderately unsatisfactory” which caused much b a c k l a s h T h e administration was accused of procrastinating where protection for the country through institutional upgradeisconcerned.

carryoutvariousawarenessurges national authorities to raisingactivities. guarantee funding for The campaign was mental health care, train launched on the eve of more professionals in this World Mental Health Day, area, and distribute them whichiscelebratedannually appropriately, so that on October 10 to raise everyone who needs them awareness about mental canaccessthem. health issues around the

People who visit the world. The day is also an PAHO website will be able opportunity to mobilize to access videos, support to improve the infographics, social media mental well-being of the cards, and other resources population.Mentalhealthis on what they can do to a state of mental well-being reduce stigma and that enables people to cope discrimination, share their with the stresses of life, story, and support mental realize their abilities, learn health More than 30 well and work well, and countries in the Region of contribute to their the Americas have joined community Mentalhealthis theinitiativesofar,andwill abasichumanright.

Putin calls Kerch Bridge attack “a terrorist act” by Kyiv

Mucola Markovich, 76, wipes a tear as he stands next to a residential building that was heavily damaged after a Russian attack at a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

ZAPORIZHZHIA, agofromUkraine.Roadand President, Volodymyr UKRAINE (AP) — Russia railtrafficonthebridgewere Zelenskylamentedthelatest President Vladimir Putin on temporarily halted, attack in a Telegram post. Sunday called the attack on damaging an important “Again, Zaporizhzhia. the sprawling Kerch Bridge supply route for the

Again, merciless attacks on to Crimea “a terrorist act” Kremlin’sforcesanddealing civilians, targeting carried out by Ukrainian a sharp blow to Russian residential buildings, in the Special Services and prestige. “There’s no doubt middle of the night,” he Russia’s Investigative Chief itwasaterroristactdirected wrote. immediately opened a atthedestructionofcritically

Atleast19peoplediedin criminal terror investigation important civilian Russian missile strikes on into the explosion that infrastructureoftheRussian apartment buildings in the damaged a prominent Federation,” Putin said in a cityonThursday Russianlandmark. video of a meeting Sunday “From the one who gave

WhatRussianauthorities with the Chairman of this order, to everyone who are calling a truck bomb on Russia’s Investigative carried out this order: They ServicesofUkraine.” atleastadozenpeopledead. UkraineinacampaignmanySaturday,hitthehugebridge Committee, Alexander will answer,” he added “We have already The six missiles used in thought would be shortlinking Russia with the Bastrykin.“Andtheauthors, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, established the route of the Sunday’s overnight attack lived. In recent weeks,Crimean Peninsula, which perpetrators, and those who Dmytro Kuleba called the truck,”hesaid,addingthatit were launched from UkrainianforceshavestagedMoscowannexedeightyears ordered it are the Special attacks on civilians a war had been to Bulgaria, Russian-occupied areas of acounter-offensive,retaking crime and urged an Georgia, Armenia, North the Zaporizhzhia region, the areas in the south and east, international investigation Ossetia and Krasnodar — a Ukrainian Air Force said. while Moscow’s decision to Stunned residents watched regioninsouthernRussia— The region is one of four callupmoretroopshasledto from behind police tape as among other places. The Russia claimed as its own protests and an exodus of emergency crews tried to statements followed thismonth,thoughitscapital tens of thousands of reach the upper floors of a overnight Russian missile of the same name remains Russians. building that took a direct strikes on the city of under Ukrainian control Recent fighting has hit. A chasm at least 12 Zaporizhzhia that brought Russia has suffered a series focused on the regions just meters (40 feet) wide down part of a large of setbacks nearly eight north of Crimea, including smolderedwhereapartments apartment building, leaving months after invading Zaporizhzhia Ukrainian hadoncestood.

Message from the Minister of...

Frompage9 programmes for fellowships mentalhealthservicesanda andobserverships familymemberorcaregiver Apart from these of a person with a mental successful partnerships, the healthdisorder ongoing decentralisation of The Board will work to mental health services has ensure the protection of the seen the establishment of rightsofpeoplewithmental clinics at several regional healthdisorders. hospitalsandhealthcentres

D e s p i t e t h e i r in Regions Two, Three, independence from the FourandFive. Ministry of Health (MOH), There has also been an the Salvation Army and expansion of psychiatry Phoenix Recovery Centre satellite clinics for adults continue to receive funding across all Regions except through Government for Regions Six and Eight subventionstosupporttheir while children and i n p a t i e n t d r u g adolescent clinics have rehabilitationprojects. been established across

The MOH continues to Regions Three, Four, Five expand research in mental andSix. health through its current TheHealthMinistryhas partnership with several also established several international organisations. Mobile Psychiatry Clinics

Among those is a whichcaterforpersonswith collaborationwithColumbia mental illness, who are University, Department of unable to go to the hospital Psychiatry geared at to receive medical examining the risk factors treatment, and to facilitate for mental health in admissionifnecessary. Guyana. We have also Currently, this commenced another encompasses Regions collaboration with a Three, Four and Five, also Canadian charitable facilitating the re organisation, International integration of discharged Development and Relief patientstotheirhomes. Foundation (IDRF) to Additionally, Alcohol address mental health in and Substance Misuse vulnerable communities clinics have been Plans are also ongoing for a established and cater for partnership with the North adults, children and Well University and Mount adolescents. TheMOHwill Sinai in several areas continue to work towards including the expansion of improving the quality of the Ministry’s Resident mental health services Psychiatry Programme, throughout Guyana. What increasing training in the has been accomplished so sub specialties of child and far are indicators of the forensic psychiatry and also progress that will continue

years.

Biden preaches patience to voters spooked by economic tumult

WASHINGTON (AP) risingconsumerprices. economy than before, a When it comes to Biden argued that the betterone,astrongerone.” reassuring Americans about newest numbers are solid Yet polls show Biden an economy that’s an and have slowed in recent consistentlywithpoormarks election-year challenge for months in a way that points for his handling of the his party, President Joe toward inflation easing economy, and people in the Biden is telling the country Major oil producing United States broadly view toholdon. countries led by Saudi the country as headed in the

It’samessageofpatience Arabia and Russia dealt him wrong direction A as voters are buffeted by a “disappointment” with September poll from The persistentinflation,fearsofa theirdecisionlastweektocut Associated Press NORC recessionandtheprospectof production, but the U S Center for Public Affairs rising energy prices in the Government forecasts that Research found just 38% of closing weeks of the domestic output should those surveyed approve of campaign season when they increase by an average of B i d e n ’s e c o n o m i c will determine the fate of roughly 840,000 barrels a leadership. vulnerable Democrats and daynextyear

Twenty-nine percent of the public’s concerns about controlofCongress. SpeakingataVolvodrive U.S.adultssaidtheeconomy theeconomybeforeElection

The $25 trillion plus train factory in Hagerstown, is in good shape, while 71% Day JasonFurman,wholed economy is veering in two Maryland, Biden tried to say it’s doing poorly That the White House Council of radically different makethecaseoncemorethat wasbetterthaninJune,when Economic Advisers under directions.Growthhasfallen lots more factory jobs were 20% said conditions were President Barack Obama,for two straight quarters, on the horizon. “This is the goodand79%saidtheywere saidthejobsnumberswerea raising the specter of progressweneedtosee,”the bad.While Biden is not on political win for Biden, but recession.Butjobgainshave Presidentsaid.

the ballot Nov 8, also a warning of the rolled on, including 263,000 “In the short term, the Democratic candidates are economic hardship to come more in September as a sign transition to a more stable facing relentless criticism as the Fed faces pressure to of economic health growth that continues to from Republicans who want raiseratestotackleinflation.

Nonetheless, the latest jobs deliver for workers and to make the election a “The price level is still report sent stocks families while bringing referendum on the highandheadlineinflationis plummeting Friday on inflation down. In the long President’s performance likely to have picked uprenewed worries that the term,theeconomybuiltona With GOP ads citing every month from JulyFederalReservewillhaveto firmer foundation. We still inflationandhighgasprices, through October due to the continue aggressive interest have a lot of work to do. thereisgrowingpressurefor dynamics of gas prices,” rate increases to temper We’re building a different the White House to address Furmansaid.

President Joe Biden

Fire destroys REO house in Berbice

The gutted house of the Region Six REO, Narindra Persaud

fire Sunday that his gadgets, laptops, m o r n i n g furniture, television,

Adestroyed the microwave, and more were building which housed the alldestroyed. Regional Executive Officer Persaud said that the for Region No.6, Narindra police are currently Persaud. questioning the security

The Guyana Fire Service guard that was on duty in an andtheRegionalDemocratic effort to understand what Council electrical team are may have occurred. He also currently on the ground m e n t i o n e d t h a t conducting investigations as approximately two weeks it relates to what may have ago there was a voltage started the blaze. The REO fluctuation and he had during an interview at the contacted the Guyana Power scene, told reporters that he and Light and the electrical left home on Saturday team from the RDC to around 09:30hrs for conductanassessment. Georgetown and all was Meanwhile, officer in well. charge for fire in Berbice,

However, he received a Clive McDonald told call Sunday morning reporters that fire fighters informing him that the received a call around building was on fire. The 07:45hrs that the REO’s building is state-owned but residence was on fire. He everything in the house said two fire tenders belonged to Persaud He respondedandshortlyaftera could not give an estimate of third. An investigation is his losses, although noting underway

Body of man found at Palmyra

The body of a man ofAfrican descent was discovered at thebackoftheAnsaMcalComplexatPalmyraVillage,East CanjeBerbicelastFriday

The discovery was made on Friday, October 7, 2022. KaieteurNewsunderstandsthatthebodywasdiscoveredina crouchedpositionandwascladinagreenthreequarterpants withalightgreenshirtbetweenaclumpofgrass.Policewere subsequently informed and on examining the body the realized that t was in an advanced state of decomposition. The body is presently at the Arokium Funeral Parlour awaitingapostmortem.

The aftermath of the fire at the REO house

Regional Executive Officer for Region 6, Narindra Persaud

Iyer, Kishan power India to 7-wicket win over South Africa

RANCHI, India (AP)Shreyas Iyer scored his second ODI hundred as India beat South Africa by seven wickets yesterday with 25 balls to spare.

Iyer finished with his highest ODI score of 113 not out and put on 161 runs with Ishan Kishan (93) for the third wicket as India eased to 2823 in 45.5 overs in the second one-day international.

Earlier, half-centuries from Aiden Markram (79) and Reeza Hendricks (74) had helped South Africa to reach

278-7 after it won the toss and chose to bat.

The three-match series is level at 1-1. South Africa won the opener by nine runs.

Iyer was named player of the match but could be in doubt for the series-decider in Delhi on Tuesday after cramping during the game.

“The wicket was playing well when I went in,” Iyer said. “Ishan and I wanted to play the ball on merit and build a partnership. It worked out well for us. I will know about the final game on reaching Delhi.”

Chasing 279, India lost stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan (13) early.

Shubman Gill scored 28 before offering a return catch to Kagiso Rabada (1-59).

Monday October 10, 2022

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)

A rush of creative inspiration could take you temporarily away from your social life today. At some point you could be working as if there were no tomorrow, perhaps worrying that you will forget it if you don't get it all down now.

TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20)

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Krejcikova stuns Swiatek to claim Ostrava title

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Iyer and Kishan came together at 48-2 and their partnership swung the match India’s way.

Kishan set the pace with four fours and seven sixes to entertain the crowd. He reached his half-century off 60 deliveries.

The pair helped India reach 200 in 33.3 overs.

Kishan fell short of his first ODI hundred, but Iyer got to the three-figure mark off 103 balls. He hit 15 fours and faced 111 deliveries.

Iyer and Sanju Samson (30 not out) put on 73 for the undefeated fourth wicket and polished off the remaining runs with 4.1 overs to spare.

Earlier, Mohammed Siraj took 3-38 in his 10 overs to restrict the Proteas. He bowled opener Quinton de Kock for 5 runs and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed (154) dismissed Janneman Malan (25) to leave South Africa 40-2. Markram then put on 129 runs with Hendricks for the third wicket to rescue South Africa’s innings.

Siraj struck to remove Hendricks and South Africa lost momentum.

Markram put on 46 runs with Heinrich Klaasen (30) before both were dismissed in three deliveries.

David Miller scored 35 not out off 34 balls but South Africa finished with a sub-par score.

“We didn’t expect dew to be such a factor here and that’s why we had opted to bat. We thought the track would get slower and lower,” stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj said. “But it got easier to bat after the 30th over due to the dew.”

Scores: India 282 for 3 (Shreyas 113*, Kishan 93) beat South Africa 278 for 7 (Markram 79, Hendricks 74, Siraj 3-38) by seven wickets.

Barbora Krejcikova and Iga Swiatek embrace after a stunning come-from-behind victory over the world number one Swiatek in Ostrava.

AFP - Barbora Krejcikova clinched a second successive WTA title with a stunning come-from-behind victory over world number one Iga Swiatek in the Ostrava final yesterday.

The world number 23 triumphed 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to add the Czech trophy to her victory in Tallinn last weekend.

Krejcikova’s success snapped French and US Open champion Swiatek’s 10-final win streak and gave the 26-year-old Czech a fifth career singles title.

Swiatek, who had racked up her 60th win of the season

on Saturday, went into Sunday’s final having won both her previous meetings with Krejcikova.

The 21-year-old Pole won in straight sets on the hard courts of Miami last year before a three-set victory on the clay of Rome two months later. Yesterday, Krejcikova took the tough route to victory having trailed 5-1 in the opening set before battling back to claim the match in three hours and 16 minutes.

For Swiatek, it was just her second career defeat in 12 finals, and first in three years.

India’s Shreyas Iyer, left, celebrates with teammate by Sanju Samson after their win in the second one day international cricket match between India and South Africa, in Ranchi, India, Sunday, Oct.

2022.

Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Allicock through to semis, Lewis fails to advance

Verstappen wins second F1 world title amid confusion

SUZUKA, Japan,

The sport’s governing “It’s a title fully fifth.

It was a bitter-sweet day But, the 2017 Youth for Guyanese boxers at the Commonwealth Games South American Games in silver medallist had told Paraguay, with Keevin Kaieteur News that he’s Allicock advancing to the looking to better his 2018 57kg semi finals, while performance at the games Colin Lewis exited at the where he was beaten in the Quarter-Finals of the men’s semi-finals. Lightweightcategory Things didn’t go

Ironically, both boxers according to plan for Lewis earnedbronzeatthegamesin in his men’s lightweight 2018, however, this time clash against Peru’s Leodan around, things were Savoy different.

Lewis, a member of the Allicock made certain he Guyana Defence Force found a place on the podium (GDF), went down via Split following his Unanimous Decision; three of the five Decision win over Peru’s judges scored the fight in DarwinPerezyesterday favourofSavoyinaboutthat The Olympian was had fireworks from start to clinical in his fight, leaving finish. nothing to chance, taking Meanwhile, Amsterdam into consideration his string will face Argentina’s of unfortunate results Benjamin Grimaux in the r e c e n t l y a t t h e men’s welterweight semiCommonwealth Games in finalstoday Birmingham,England.

Amsterdam earned his Allicock, who fights out place in the semis after of the Forgotten Youth picking up a Unanimous Foundation Gym, was Decision win over Diego flawless in the ring, winning MejiaofVenezuela. eachroundonallfivejudges’ The GDF Sergeant, in scorecards.

April, competing at the

The Albouystown A m e r i c a n B o x i n g resident will now face Confederation (AMBC) Colombia’s Jean Carlos Elite Championship, became Pachitowhohadthebetterof the first Guyanese boxer to Chile’s Hector Cerda in their medal at the tournament, encounter. following his performance

d which saw him finishing Amsterdam, Allicock is with a bronze. (Rawle certain of at least bronze. Toney)

(Reuters) - Red Bull’s Max FIAclarifiedthatthereduced deserved.

Sebastian Vettel, on an Verstappen wrapped up a points rule only applies to “We will try to push over e m o t i o n a l S u z u k a second successive Formula races that are suspended and thelastfourracestoimprove swansong, took sixth, One title yesterday with cannotberesumed. as a team and hopefully put crossingthelinealmostsidevictory in a rain-shortened Yesterday’s race was more of a challenge next by side with Alpine’s JapaneseGrandPrixafterhis halted after two laps due to year.” FernandoAlonso. closest rival Charles Leclerc heavy rain but it resumed a VERSTAPPEN POLE The double-points finish was hit with a post-race little over two hours later, Verstappen started for the French manufacturer penalty with drivers completing 28 yesterday’sracefrompole. moved them back up into

Dutchman Verstappen of the scheduled 53 laps and Hewasbeatenofftheline fourth ahead of McLaren in had crossed the line ahead of fullpointsawarded. by Leclerc in the wet but theconstructors’standings. the Ferrari driver who, Verstappen as a result went wheel-to-wheel with George Russell was defending against the other leaves Japan with a 113- the Ferrari, spray streaming eighth for Mercedes, ahead Red Bull of Sergio Perez, point margin over Perez, behind them, over the first of Williams racer Nicholas took the chequered flag a who moved into second in two corners and seized back Latifi, who scored his first distantsecond. the overall standings. He theinitiative. points finish of the season

But the Monegasque had neededatleast112-pointgap Incidents involving withninth. five seconds added to his tohisclosestchallengertobe several cars brought out the Lando Norris rounded race time for cutting across c r o w n e d c h a m p i o n safety car before the opening outthetop10. the final chicane on the last yesterday lap could be completed, AlphaTauri’s Gasly was lapwhichdroppedhimdown Verstappen’s win in while a recovery vehicle handed a 20-second posttothird. Japan was his 12th from 18 deployedon the trackcaused race time penalty for

“It’s a crazy feeling of races. With four races left, alarm as Pierre Gasly’s speeding under red flags. He course as I didn’t expect it theDutchmanisoncourseto AlphaTaurispedpast. was classified last of the whenIcrossedtheline,”said beattherecordformostwins The conditions forced a finishers. Verstappen amid confusion in a season which, shared by halt to the race on the second China’s Guanyu Zhou over whether reduced points Michael Schumacher and lap and, after the two-hour took the fastest lap but under new rules introduced Sebastian Vettel, stands at delay, it resumed with a wasn’t awarded the point on this year would apply with 13. rollingstart. offerashefinished16th. the race running to just over “Max has just been Behind the top three, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz itshalfwaymark. incredible,” said Leclerc, the Esteban Ocon finished an wasthemajorcasualtyofthe

“Was it going to be half earlytitlefavouritewho held impressivefourthforAlpine, opening lap chaos, the points, I didn’t know how a 46 point lead over fending off seven times Spaniard sliding across the many points I was going to Verstappen after the opening world champion Lewis track and slamming into the get,”headded. threeraces. Hamilton’s Mercedes in barriers.

GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers U-18 League…

4 victories recorded in the latest round

- Golden Grove continue to lead

esterday, four teams dominant 5 – 1 win over Friendship. reigned triumphant as the Bryan Wharton led with goals in the P e t r a o r g a n i z e d 18thand22ndminuteswhileagoaleach

Y GuyOil/TradewindTankers when to Jevon Pluck (14’), Josiah Under 18 Schools Football League Joseph (27’) and Jeremiah Moore continued at the Ministry of Education (50th). The opposition’s lone goal was Ground. scored by Randy Springer in the 50th

The first to taste victory was North minute.

R u i m v e l d t , f o l l o w e d b y Match 14 of the League went the Christianburg/Wismar Secondary way of the Linden side, that prevailed 3 School (CWSS), then President’s – 0 against a struggling Dolphin unit.A Collegeandfinally,GoldenGrove. goal each from Krishtian Lewis (32’),

This means that Golden Grove have KelvinHintzen(50’)andDanielAdolph now jumped to 10 points on the board, (69’) was enough to give CWSS a while President’s College still occupy comfortablewin. secondplacewith10points,buthavean The League’s second place holder, inferior goal difference to Golden President’s College, continue to Grove’s. produce tidy performances in their

CWSS are still in third after undefeated run. Yesterday’s encounter climbing to nine points while North against West Ruimveldt just needed Ruimveldt are now on seven points and Juan Moses’ (21’) lone goal to keep Cummings Lodge sit in fifth with five President’sCollegeinthetopbracketof points.

Dolphin have not progressed the League, as they needled the from two points while West Ruimveldt opposition. have not moved from one point and In the day’s final match, Golden 50’) as they claimed their third win of Friendship still sit in the cellar with no Grove made light work of Cummings thetournamentfromfourmatches. pointsontheboard. Lodge with a 2 – 0 result. The no The League continues on Sunday, Yesterday action saw North nonsense League leader was led by a October 16, with another four matches Ruimveldt commence the day with a double from Kelvin Richardson (13’, atthesamevenue.

Keevin Allicock secured his second medal at the South American Games.

President’s College’s Juan Moses scored the decider against West Ruimveldt.

Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool: Saka double sends Gunners back to top spot

SportsMax Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka’s 76th-minute penalty sealed a pulsating 3-2 win overLiverpoolyesterday Mikel Arteta’s side were usurped at the summit by Manchester City on Saturday, but an eighth win in nine top-flight games this season helped them reclaim topspot.

The Gunners went ahead after just 58 seconds when Gabriel Martinelli stole in behind Trent Alexander Arnold to clip past Alisson, although Liverpool drew level 11 minutes before half time throughDarwinNunez.

Bukayo Saka’s 76th-minute penalty sealed a pulsating 3-2 win over Liverpool.

Cummings, Edghill, Britton advance at S/A Games

It was a good opening wonthefourmatches13 11, Round-of-16. day for the country’s 11 2, 11 5, 11 6 to set up Elishaba Johnson, paddlers at the South her round of 16 showdown competing at his first South American Games, with with Daniela Gomez of AmericanGames,wasonthe Chelsea Edghill and Natalie Chile losing end of a seven-match Cummings advancing in the Edghill, the first female thriller against Neycer women’s singles, Shemar player from the English- GavilanezofEcuador Britton in the men’s singles, speaking Caribbean to Johnson lost the opening while the Men’s doubles and compete at an Olympic match 3 11 but bounced Mixed doubles teams also Games, was in her usual no- back nicely to take the movedontothenextround. nonsense mood against second 11 9 Gavilanez

Before showing her ValeriaZeladaofParaguay would win back to back worth in the singles, Edghill won her four matches (12-10, 11-9), but Olympian Chelsea Edghill matches easily (11-6, 11-1, Johnson would do the same, teamed with Shemar Britton 11-5, 11-5) and will face winningtheothertwo12-10, to win 3 – 0 (11-6, 11-5, 11- Peru’s Isabel Guevara in 11-6. 7)againstBolivia. today’s women’s singles However, in the decider

However, Cummings round-of-16. Gavilanez had the better of and Christopher Franklin Guyana’s other female theGuyanese11-5. were not as fortunate in their member of the team, Brazil’s Raphael Turrini Mixed Doubles clash, losing Priscilla Greaves, despite outplayed Christopher toParaguay1–3. hergoodeffort,wasnotgood Franklin in their Men’s

Saka restored Arsenal’s leadjustbeforethebreakand the England international slotted home from the spot after Roberto Firmino had drawn Jurgen Klopp’s side level for a second time early inthesecondhalf. the injured Diaz in the first Saka has enjoyed a Arsenal went ahead half, latched onto Diogo stunning start to the season within a minute of kick-off Jota’s pass and fired across and his double here saw him as Martinelli slotted past Ramsdale into the bottom- becomethesecond-youngest Alisson for his fourth league rightcorner player to reach 20 Premier goaloftheseasonafterbeing Arsenal went ahead for League goals for Arsenal at slipped in by Martin the third – and final – time in the age of 21 years and 34 Odegaard’ssumptuouspass. the 75th minute courtesy of days, after Nicolas Anelka Ramsdale denied Nunez Saka’s successful spot-kick (20y41d). shortly after the midway after Gabriel Jesus had been Quickfire Martinelli point of the first half, but fouledbyThiagoAlcantara.

Martinelli’s goal after 58 there was little the Arsenal What does it mean? seconds was Arsenal’s goalkeeper could do to stop Young guns keep quickestinaPremierLeague the Uruguayan pulling marching on home game since October Liverpool level in the 34th If some had doubts this 2011 when Robin van Persie minute as he prodded home young Arsenal side were the scored after 29 seconds Luis Diaz’s right-wing cross real deal then consecutive against Sunderland. It was fromcloserange. Premier League wins over also the quickest goal that Arsenal restored their Tottenham and Liverpool Arsenal have ever scored advantage deep into first- mighthavedispelledthem against Liverpool in the half stoppage time, though, This latest triumph lifted PremierLeague. when Saka stole in at the the Gunners a point ahead of What’s next? back post to divert City at the top of the table, Liverpool are away to Martinelli’scrosshome. while Liverpool remain in Rangers in the Champions Liverpool again pegged 10th after just two wins in League on Wednesday, their hosts back eight eight top flight games this while Arsenal visit minutes after the interval season Bodo/Glimt in the Europa when Firmino, who replaced Superb Saka Leagueadaylater

Chicago Marathon: Ruth Chepngetich wins but misses world record

After taking the opening enough for Argentina’s Singles match, winning 11match 11-7, the Guyanese CamilaArguelleswhowon4 6,11-4,11-7,11-6. pair would go on to lose the –0(11-4,11-3,11-6,11-6). Apart from Cummings, other three matches 7-11, 2- Meanwhile, Shemar Edghill and Britton in action 11,7-11. Britton, the English today in the Singles

Over in the women’s speaking Caribbean’s Competition, Guyana will singles, Cummings got the highest-ranked player was feature in the Women’s ball rolling with her nothing short of brilliant in Doubles against Argentina, dominating performance his textbook performance they will face the home side overPeru’sMariaVizcarra. against Paraguay’s David (Paraguay) in the Men’s Cummings, coming off Leon. Doubles, and Brazil in the a good showing at the Britton won 11-8, 11-8, Mixed Doubles (Rawle Commonwealth Games, 11-5, 11-9 to move on to the Toney)

Entries close yesterday for Bush Lot United Horserace meet

With the horseracing season back on West Indies Bred horses will see the winner stream another major horserace meet is set runningawaywith$350,000andtrophy forSunday,October16th2022.

BBC Sport - Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich

Chepngetich started strongly and was

The defending Chicago champion Seifu missedoutontheworldrecordby14seconds Tura of Ethiopia was second in 2:04:49 with as she won her second consecutive Chicago KenyanJohnKorirthirdin2:05:01. Marathonwomen’stitle.

The 2019 world champion clocked two three minutes and 42 seconds clear of her hours 14 minutes and 18 seconds - just rivals by the halfway point. “I wanted to outside compatriot Brigid Kosgei’s mark of break the world record, but I’m happy,” she 2:14.04 She was under world record pace said. “Next year I’m ready to come back until the later stages but it is still the second- again.” fastesttimeinhistory

American Emily Sisson finished second

The men’s race was won by Kenya’s in a new national record of 2:18:29 with BensonKiprutoin2:04.24. KenyanVivianJeronoKiplagatthird.

There is $300,000 and trophy available

ThistimethevenuewillbetheBushLot for the winner of the Guyana Bred two year United Turf Club at Sea View Park, Bush oldevent.

Lot,WestCoastBerbice.

The race for J class horses has a pole

Entries close yesterday for Bush Lot United Horserace meet

Eight races are listed for the day with positiontakingof$275,000andtrophy close to $6M in cash and trophies up for There is an event for horses classified K grabs in the day’s proceedings. Over 50 class, 4 years old and over for a winner’s horseshavetakenentryjustbeforetheclose moneyofthe$250,000andtrophy yesterday with a number of feature races There are two races for L class horses. listed on the day’s card. Events for animals The first is for animals classified L open, 4 classified E, H, 3yrs and 2yrs old being the yearsoldandoverwhichwillseethewinner topbillings. pocketing$225,000andtrophy

The Feature race however, will be for ThefinaleventisforthoseLclasshorses horses classified ‘E’ and lower with the that haven’t won an event for 2022. The animals set to cover a distance of 6F The animals will be competing for a winning winner is set to take home $1M and trophy purseof$200,000andtrophy complimentsofBanksDIHLimited. Banks DIH Limited and its subsidiaries

The horses classified H and lower will are the main sponsor on board so far with be racing for a top prize of $400,000 and others such as Guinness, XM Rum, trophy also over 6Furlongs which Smirnoff Vodka and Johnny Walker being incidentally is the distance for all of the on board.Top individual performers will be races. presentedwithtrophiesandcashincentives.

The event for three year old Guyana and Racetimeis12:30hrs.

(Samuel Whyte)

Callender wins U1400 category in Barbados Women’s Tournament

Inaugural event where she placed 15th in the sevenroundtournament.

Jessica Callendar

She won her matches against Philana Johnson, Shanelyh Fabias, Alexandra KumarandKaylaMartin.

Callender is recently coming off an exceptional performance at this year’s FIDE Chess Olympiad

Jessica Callender e v e n t a t t r a c t e d 2 6 where she was one of the top represented Guyana in the participants from ten scorers on Guyana’s Annual Margaret Prince countries Antigua & Women’s team and also Memorial Women’s Rapid Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, earned her conditional Tournament online, where British Virgin Islands, Women’s Candidate Master shetiedforthetopspotinthe G u y a n a , J a m a i c a , (WCM)title. Under-1400 rated division Martinique, Netherland Guyana’s Ciel Clement, alongside Barbadian Alesha Antilles, Suriname and a13yearoldup-and-coming Lovell. Trinidad. player, made a stellar

Ciel Clement

The tournament, hosted While Callender shares performance in the by the Barbados Chess the top spot for Best U1400, tournament as well finishing Federation’s Women’s Sub- she also finished 10th 18th overall. The youngster the National U-14 Rapid Committee, was held on overall This is an from Region 6 impressively Open Tournament just a few October 1st – 2nd 2022. The improvement on last year’s wonthewomen’sdivisionof monthsprior

John Campbell’s attorneys disappointed at four-year ban, player mulls appeal

Christopher Barnwell

‘Always available to represent my County’ says Barnwell

By Sean Devers rate.

For the year, very few

D u r i n g t h e 2 0 2 1 First Division games were R e g i o n a l S u p e r

SportsMax - Attorneys

proved before the panel representing Jamaica and particularly as it relates to West Indies opening t h e n o t i f i c a t i o n batsman John Campbell requirements,” the lawyers h a v e e x p r e s s e d said.

played here but the DCC Christopher Barnwell scored right-hander said that not 183 runs from six innings playing first division for a while scoring his only long time in Guyana did not Regional 50-over century; a affecthim,sincehemanaged magnificent107. to get some game time in

disappointment at the

“Mr Campbell’s position decision of an independent was that he was not properly anti-doping panel to ban the notified by JADCO. There cricketer for four years were several breaches by effectiveMay2022. JADCO of the mandatory

Campbell was charged International Testing with evading, refusing or StandardsandInvestigations failing to submit to sample in respect of the notification collection in April 2022. In oftheathleteofwhich,inour their 18 page ruling, the view, were not adequately panelsaidinpart:“Thepanel addressedbythepanel.” i s p e r s u a d e d t o a

That matter was not the comfortable degree of only issue concern for satisfaction that the athlete Campbell’sattorneys. committed an anti-doping

“Additionally, there rule violation, namely a were several mitigatory breach of JADCO rule 2.3. factors supported by andMark-PaulCowanofthe after proper notification

However, the 35-year USA. Barnwell started at the old was not considered for Regional 50-over level in the First Class team this November 2008 when season but was told that the Guyana opposed CCC while selectors looking to ‘blood’ he began his First Class some younger play for ‘Red career against the Leewards Ball’ cricket but could still inFebruary2009. play an important role in the “I will always enjoy the upcomingRegional. game, until I’m ready to

So he was not surprised retire while my role in the to be selected for the game is much different than Demerara team due to 15 years ago when I was one performance with the bat the of the young players in the lasttime. teamthen.

“Given my previous 50- Now15yearslater,being o v e r f o r m a n d m y one of the senior players in experience, I expected to be the team, I will have a key pickedandIintendtodowell role to play in helping my withbothbatandbowling. team win and share

The panel does not find, on evidence which were not noted legal firm Nunes pursuant toArticle 2.3 of thethe evidence presented, that challenged by JADCO and Scholefield Deleon and Co. JADCoAnti-Dopingrules.the athlete’s anti doping which ought to have been m a d e c l e a r t h e i r

mitigated against the disappointment and did not never returned an adverseintentional. imposition of the maximum rule out appealing the analyticalfindingforbanned

“Our client has to date,v i o l a t i o n w a s n o t

“In the circumstances of penalty,” they said, “even if judgement. substances.”this case, the athlete is the panel found that the

“MrCampbellhasbeena According to theineligibleforaperiodoffour athlete committed a clean athlete throughout his a t t o r n e y s , J A D C Oyears.” violation. outstanding career as a committed several breaches

I’m always available and information with the young ready to represent my players,” said Barnwell who Country, once selected,” has the most First Division stated the batting All hundredsinGCAcricket. Rounder, who has a century “I’m a genuine all and 10 fifties and 31 wickets rounder, I just don’t bowl as from66List‘A’matches. muchasIusetobefore,”said

“We have read theyears old, which could were adequately considered

This means the 29-year “It does not appear from batsman and he remains of the International Testold batsman will not be able the written decision that committed to a clean sport,” Standards(IST).to play cricket until he is 33 these factors in mitigation thestatementread.

“It is important to written decision of thesignificantly impact his bythepanel. emphasize that the disciplinary panel andability to represent the West

“Our client will, allegations against him was believe there are legitimateIndiesbeyond2026. therefore, at this time, not relating to an adverse grounds for an appealCampbellhasscored888 consider exercising his right analytical finding or banned concerning whether theruns in 20 Tests for the West of appeal after further substances. The allegation necessary ingredients toIndies. consultation with his legal concernedrefusingorfailing sustain the alleged anti

In response to the ruling, team and will make a tosubmitasamplecollection doping rule violation wereattorneys Ayana L. Thomas decisionshortly.”

Barnwell has played 61 Barnwell who played for the First-Class games and has R o y a l C h a l l e n g e r s two hundreds and 12 fifties Bangalorein2013. with a highest score of 148 Barnwell who represents and 85 wickets including Atlanta in the USA said the three five-wicket hauls with standard of cricket in the abestof6-78.

USA is on the rise. A lot of

Barnwell, who has players from all over the played six ODIs, stated that world going to play his strength is his ability to tournaments there will only play the situations and make the game develop maintain a healthy scoring fasterintheUSA.

- ‘Role has changed from when I started 15 years ago’

John Campbell

Wins for GCC & DCC put them in last night’s final

By Sean Devers

Ibelligerent 72 from 27 balls bowling from the Benn decorated with four fours brothers, utilizing the track n matches which andeightsixesbeforehewas fromthefirstoverwithsome started in bright last dismissed by Jamal deliveries rearing from just

s u n s h i n e a n d Major offagoodlength,tobowlout concluded under lights, Shamar Yearwood GCC for a paltry 113 in 23.5 defending Champions GCC struck five fours and a six in overs. beat Police in low-scoring 47 before he was run out at Trevor Benn, who encounter at MYO, while 185 6 in the 33rd over, bowled seven consecutive host DCC beat MYO in while Sachin Singh made overs in sweltering heat, Saturday Night’s GCA’s 44 with two fours and four took 4-46 while his brother New Building Society sixes Troy, had 4-21 and Keston (NBS) 40 over second National youth batter Harcourt 2-18 to have GCC divisioncricketsemi-finals. Johnaton Vanlange, who on the ropes as only Joshua

The Final was scheduled also represented Guyana in Wade (22) and Mavindra forlastnightatDCC. Table Tennis, reached the Dindyal(19)passed15.

Steven Sankar followed up his 72 with 3-33 at DCC.

In Queenstown, on a ropes seven times in 36, But Police feared even track which ‘turned Square’ while Joshua Persaud hit worse being bundled out for and well manicured four fours and a six in 31, 69 in 22 overs with left-arm outfield, former Guyana U- while Nkosi Beaton spinner Skipper Devon Lord 19 Leg-spinning all-rounder hammered two fours and six taking 4 13, Lord got Steven Sankar dominated in26. support from Stephontreacherous track to beat with bat and ball to power

Troy Benn took 4-21 at MYO on Saturday.

Police by 44 runs despiteDCCtoa70-runwin,despite Yearwood struggled againstfour-wicket hauls from the 52fromRichardLatiff. some big turning off breaksBennsiblings.

T h e l e f t h a n d e d Wilsonwhocaptured2-28.

At the tiny MYO ground from Latiff as Major, who

At DCC, the home team in Woolford Avenue, GCC removed Singh, Persaudamassed 309-8 off 40 overs overcame a shaky start on a and Sankar, finished with 3with Sankar hitting a 55

Jamal Major had 3-55 for MYO at DCC.

(Sean Devers photo)

Singh and Vanlange added 70 for the fifth wicket before Sankar and Beaton puttogether59from26balls fortheeight-wicket.

MYO started well with Latiff reaching the boundary three times and clearing it once before MYO were bowled out for 239 in 33.3 overs although Safraz Esau (35) and Ershad Ali (22) added 64 for the sixth wicket.

Chien Gittens (32) and OmeshDanram(31)alsogot starts but could not go on as Carlon Jacques had 3-23 before Sankar returned with theballtotake3-33tocrown afinedayattheoffice.

At MYO, excellent

Trevor Benn started the GCC slide and had 4-46 on Saturday at MYO. (Sean Devers photo)

victories

in the latest round

North Ruimveldt’s scorers

Natalie Cummings’ superb run in the sport continues as she advanced to the Round-of-16 at the South American Games.

Cummings, Edghill, Britton advance at S/A Games

Allicock through to semis, Lewis fails to advance

Verstappen wins second

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen

winning the race and the championship on the podium.

world title amid confusion

Shemar Britton (L) and Chelsea Edghill advanced to the Mixed Doubles and Singles event at the South American Games.

Verstappen

(L-R)

Amsterdam,

Allicock

Guyana’s

Josiah Joseph, Brian Wharton,