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Firefighters battling the flames during the wee hours of Wednesday Morning.

‘No point in building new power plant without fixing fault grind’ - Opposition

As Government prepares “Upgrading and maintaining affected. Not only that but if to expend around US$2 the national grid must be this lasts for an hour, it costs billion to reduce the cost of treated with the same the Guyanese economy at electricity to Guyanese, the priority as building least $80,000,000. Low said Opposition believes that additional power stations.” even where businesses have Coalition to address the thereisnopointindoingsoif The Economist said it is generators, this too costs the issue. the energy will not be able to ironic that while the PPP economy,asbusinessesmust “It is obvious to anyone consistently serve the nation Government flaunts billion spend money on expensive paying even the slightest o w i n g t o f r e q u e n t dollar electricity generation back-up systems which also attention to the Demeraradisruptionsintransmission. plans, it is yet to address this produce electricity Berbice Interconnected

Economic and Youth fundamental issue. Low inefficiently System that it is extremely PolicyAdvisor to the Leader reminded that in November To this end, he argued, vulnerable. In order to make of the Opposition, Elson 2021, Vice President (VP) “Rather than admit failure, the system more robust, the Low during a Press Bharrat Jagdeo was quoted admit that they are Coaliton Government had Conference on Tuesday as saying, “We have a strugglingtomaintain,much established a second cable explained that to adequately problem now with the grid lessadvancethecurrentgrid, between the Vreed-en-hoop address the ‘blackouts and we are doing the study, the PPP continues to try to and Kingston stations. We and 2,292 defective (GPL) Inc. announced that it nightmare’ that plague the so that by next year, we can blame the Coalition for had plans to replicate this transformersreplaced,”Low is seeking contractors to national grid, these issues h a v e a n o v e r a l l GPL’swoes.Theyhavebeen approach between the added. He believes that supply a total of 50 must be addressed. In fact he improvement of the grid, so in office for 2 years, or 40 Vreed-en-Hoop and Garden these measures substantially megawatts (MW) of Heavy believes this must be treated that… we don’t have all percent of a standard of Eden stations and Sophia increased reliability of Fuel Oil (HFO) generated with equal importance as these blackouts.” However, Presidential term, and are and Kingston stations,” he power supply to customers power to the national grid. power generation. He told the Opposition member still blaming the Coalition.” said. and that deliberate, Recently, there have been Reporters,“Thereisnopoint arguedthatalmostayearhas Moreover, the Economist

Additionally, to boost competent efforts must be constant shut-downs of the in building new power passed since the VP made pointed out that this year’s reliability, the Coalition made to increase the D e m e r a r a B e r b i c e plants, natural-gas fueled or this statement all while Budget is almost 50 percent Government replaced system’s reliability At the Interconnected Systems otherwise, if we cannot “blackouts have become largerthanthepreviousyear, 87,717 service lines and put same time, the Opposition (DBIS) resulting in long consistently deliver that evenmoreofanightmare”. yet no strides have been in place plans to upgrade the member noted that there is periods of power outages electricity to consumers Accordingtohim,during made to address the lines serving the Garden of little hope for this under the across the most populated While there is need to bring the work week, every time transmission lines and the Eden station, the Economist PPP as the administration Regionsinthecountry Inthe down energy costs, if that there is a widespread national grid. Insisting that reported. “Similarly, almost have put back the same a b s e n c e o f P r e s s energy cannot consistently blackout in the Demerara- political parties must not all the transmission lines, ‘incompetent’ management Conferences and regular meet the consumer, it will Berbice Interconnected pass blame but deliver over 300km, were repaired ithadpre-2015. briefings by President Irfaan servelittleornopurpose.” System, at least two hundred results, Low went on to list orupgraded.Infact,502new Only on Sunday the AliandtherestofCabinet, As such, he noted, thousand workers are the efforts made by the transformers were installed, Guyana Power and Light (Continued on page 15)

Economic and Youth Policy Advisor to the Leader of the Opposition, Elson Low

‘Don’t allow oil money to cloud assessment of the dangers that lie ahead’

By Kiana Wilburg lie ahead with managing oil resources.

- New York based Lawyer

Given the remarkable Dr Williams said it is the dreaded ‘Resource For readers unfamiliarquality and scale of critical that the judgment of Curse.’ He noted that this with the term, ‘DutchGuyana’s oil discoveries, Guyanese and their leaders curse occurs when a Disease’, it is a shorthandmany stakeholders have by extension is not clouded country’s oil discoveries, for way of describing theagreed that its monetization by the volume of oil dollars example, results in there paradox which occurs whenand prudent use could result that will be pouring in on a being adverse effects on a good news, such as thein meaningful economic monthly or quarterly basis. country’s other revenue discovery of large oiltransformation; the kind that The Lawyer said, “Oil and earnerslikeagriculture.That reserves, harms a country’struly uplifts the standing of gas hold great promise for resource, and the desire to broader economy It mayallcitizens. prosperity. But what the manage it, also has adverse begin with a large influx of

To do so, however experienceofothercountries effects on the social or foreign cash to exploit arequiresacandidassessment has shown us is that the political wellbeing of the newfound resourceof the country’s systems for excitementthatbubblesover nation.

Symptoms include a risinggovernance as well as its when there is the discovery

$90M estimated to rehabilitate drainage systems at Bartica

Early this year Bartica The third drainage and a Half Miles Potaro f a r m e r s d u r i n g a system to be fixed is located Road,Bartica. Government outreach held at Basaboo Creek and it is The final two drainage there had asked for their estimated that works there systems to be fixed are drainage systems to be fixed will cost $9 7M Some located at Eight Miles, and the Minister of $13 9M for works on a Potaro Road and Agatash. Agriculture, Zulfikar fourth drainage system Rehabilitative works on Mustaphapromisedthenthat located at New Found Out. these two drainage systems theirrequestwillbegranted. Another $13 9M was are expected to cost $13.8M

The Ministry is moving estimatedforworksonafifth and $4.5M respectively For ahead to deliver on its drainage system at Marshall repairs on the nine Bartica promise but its Engineer has Falls. drainage systems, the total estimated that nine drainage For the drainage system estimatedcostis$90M.Bids systems in the Region Seven a t A g a t a s h C r e e k , for the nine projects will be district will cost Guyana rehabilitative works are opened on Tuesday October some$90Mtorehabilitate. estimated to cost some 25, 2022 at the National

This was revealed in $12 1M while another Procurement and Tender advertisement placed in the $9.5M was estimated for the Administration Board daily newspapers inviting same works on a seventh (NPTAB), located at contractors to bid for the drainage system at Seven Kingstown,Georgetown. projects.Theprojectisbeing tendered by the Ministry Agriculture/National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), one of its agencies.

The advertisement states “The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, Ministry of Agriculture invites bids from suitably qualified and experienced bidders to undertake the following projects: worksrehabilitation of drainage and irrigation systems in RegionNo.Sevenlot1-9”.

According to the Ministry, it is estimated to cost $9M to rehabilitate drainage channels at One Mile Bartica while $3.5M w a s e s t i m a t e d f o r rehabilitative work for drainage channels at Two Miles.

NY based Attorney-at-Law, Dr. Vivian Williams

Dr Williams said he has currency value leading to aability to protect itself of any sort of resource such observed that much of the drop in exports and a loss ofagainst the dangers that lie as oil, is that it leads to an conversation has been on jobstoothercountries.ahead, says New York based excitement for progress that guarding against the ‘Dutch With projections fromLawyer, Dr Vivian can cloud an honest Disease’ which is often financial institutions such as Statebecameagrandprizeas expect to see signs fromWilliams. During his first assessment of the dangers lumped as being the same as the World Bank, the political actors and rebels political actors using all sortappearance on Kaieteur thatlieahead.” the ‘Resource Curse.’ The InternationalMonetaryFund were fighting for the State as of mechanisms to dominateR a d i o ’ s P r o g r a m m e , He said what the trend Lawyer said the ‘Dutch and the Inter American aprizebecauseofthecontrol and wipe out their‘Guyana’s Oil and You’, Dr has shown from other Disease’ is just part of the Development Bank all and dominance that comes opponents. He added thatWilliams articulated the jurisdictions is that resource economic conundrum that noting that oil will account from that office. It was even stakeholders can also expectneed for policy leaders to be richcountriesareoftentimes destabilisesacountry for more than 55 percent of called the ‘Mother of all to see flare-ups, and seeds ofmindful of the dangers that at great risk for contracting Guyana’s Gross Domestic elections’ and each side was discontent and discord being Product this year, Dr like ‘we can’t lose this.’ So sown, all of which will drive Williams said Guyana is for me, the predictive ‘rebelbehaviour.’ therefore at risk of attracting elements of the curse were Dr Williams said these the ‘Dutch Disease’ and the evident since then and the ills do not spring up ‘Resource Curse’ by country will now be in a overnight; adding that they extension. perpetual electoral contest,” mustbecarefullymonitored.

Dr Williams noted expressedtheLawyer He cautioned that it is however that for him, Expounding on the imperative the Government Guyana was seeing signs of impact the emergence of oil keepsaneyeonthesematters the ‘Resource Curse’ since will have on the nation’s and share with citizens, its the 2020 General and political and social progress on plans to address Regional Elections. “The wellbeing, he said one can same.

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These Gated Communities

Thenewsisthatanothersetofforeignersistakingcareof itsownandinfinestyletoo.Onthisoccasion,theDutchare the ones leading the way (‘Dutch FPSO to build gated community -wants state-of-the-art recreational facilities’, KN October 19. It seems that the more we explore this oil wealthofours,andshouldprogressintothemodernera,the more it is that this country revisits and experiences what prevailedbeforeinthepast.

Inthepast,Guyaneseweretreatedasdirt,andwereless thansecondclasscitizens.

The sugar kings from the United Kingdom came here, setup shop, and ruled the roost for the longest while. We werethechickensrunningaboutandscratchingabouttoget by, while they lived in their mansions, reserved clubs, and with a quality of life and standard of living that all the ordinaryandoutsidetheconnectedranksofGuyanesecould dowasdreamabout.

This was also what the citizens of this country were forced to contend with in our bauxite industry with the foreignersrunningtheshow,andcrackingthewhipoverour parents and grandparents, as the outsiders strutted around likeprincesanddukes. Thosewereinthedaysofsugarand bauxiteandbeforenationalisation.

Now, Guyana has discovered oil in billions of barrels, andmanyflocksofforeignersflyheretofeastonourriches, andgettheirsweetpieceofthiscountry’salreadyhugeand ever-growing mineral rich pie. They are paid differently thanlocals,justlikebefore.

They have or carve out facilities that are day to night (modern to ancient) when matched up against what Guyanese have, where they are with this wealth. This is whatisbecomingmoreandmoreapparentinprimelocations intheheartofourrushingaheadoilandgassector Already, oil is in the double digit billions of barrels, and with much more likely to be found sooner than later Oil has its mouthwatering and irresistible attractions, and the foreign predatorscomeheretograballtheycanget.

PrimelandforhousingiswhattheDutchhavetheireyes set on, and they are on the move. Think of this, fellow Guyanese,ownerofthiswealth:agatedcommunitymeans nothing but what those two words represent. That is, who cangoinandwhoispreventedfromentering. Itisareserved areaandasegregatedspace,andanexclusiveneighborhood allblendedintoone.

Thisishowtheforeignkingpinsandlordssetthemselves upattheheightstolookdownonus,tokeepusout,andto identify themselves for who they really are. They are the newcolonizers,thenewmastersinthisthe21stCentury,and theGuyanaOilAge. Sugarandbauxiteandricewereallthe economickingsatonetimeoranother,nowitistheturnofoil to be coronated as Guyana’s new monarch. The oil royals are here, and they are preparing to erect their castles, with their moats and drawbridges. Today, they are called gated communities.

For sure, Guyanese will be going into those gated communities with their state of the art facilities, for whatever purpose. Guyanese get to fetch their golf clubs, even caddy for the foreigners, if the exploiters will allow themthefavorofdoingso.

There are other Guyanese who will be made to feel at home amid the foreign country within this national community, and those Guyanese are, and will be, the ones whosellthiscountryoutforapittance.

The powerful locals (Politicians and business elites) alreadystandastheequivalentsofAfricantriballeaderswho sold out their own brothers, and Indian Maharajahs who bondedwiththeBritishtodrainanddevastatetherichesof theircountry. Historyjustdoesn’trepeatitself-itreinforces eternaltruths.Theyareaboutwhoisin(becausethebetrayed their own), and who is out for the simple reason that they contributed to their own self-destruction, through being feeblewhentheyshouldbefearless.

How the foreigners arrange to house themselves and their own always provides confirmation about who is in charge,andwhoisoftheexploitedclass.

Visa-free travel to UK and 1000-Man Movement

DEAREDITOR, So why aren’t we measure.

the dirty, shabby, tricky

So, Guyanese can travel exhibiting the same attitude, R e g a r d i n g t h e things going on in this visa free to the United doing the same thing? I am P r e s i d e n t ’s p r o u d regime? Kingdom. Also, President nowherenearthesplendorof announcement of his

Moreover, I don’t think Ali announced his 1,000- oil, and that is my outlook. laudable 1000 man that it is not the best man initiative, which To proceed into even initiative, the more I like it, arrangement for this to be reminds me of former U.S. choppier waters, I believe the more I am worried initiatedandlaunchedbythe President GHW Bush thatthebulkofBritishbased Incidentally, in a bow to the President himself, since he thousand points of light Guyanese are of Black sensitivitiesofthepcpeople hasn’t done too well in campaignflash. ancestry, so this visa and gender neutrality, I fix certain departments, which

Both developments have business could be an myself and make that the his Attorney General made theirmerits,andIgiveahand incentive for reunions, and 1000 man and woman army goaway to them Then, a few whoknowsabitofadjusting of the noble and altruistic. Now,pleasedon’tlaugh thoughts came the more I oflocaldemographics. My first concern is whether or squirm, but the Bishop pondered. I don’t recall if I shared we have 1000 such citizens may have been the better

It is good that Guyanese this before, but I foresee my inthiscountry choice Repeat for would have that, shall I say, fellow Americans relaxing If His Excellency had emphasis: may…. Gives a ‘hassle free’ access long theirownvisarequirements, said that he was going to littlesheentomatters,butto deniedsomanyothers. which should open the search tirelessly for them in make myself clear, I don’t

As repeatedly tendered, floodgates of Black the lower, less visible, less look too kindly upon even this oil has its magic Guyanese giving up the obvious segments of this some of the churchmen and moments unrelated to cash. ghosthere,andrushingover bedraggled and bedridden churchwomen in this town. Butthenagain,cashisnever there to Brooklyn and society, I would have way If they can’t measure up, out of the considerations of Atlanta. lessdoubts. thenwhocan? the powers like the UK, no They tell me that all that Butthemoretheyareon Worse still, who is matter how trussed up/down isneededforaparliamentary the inside and the more teaching, counseling, they may be. Guyanese seat is about 6,000 votes; presentattheuppertiers,the leading, and stands as business people get to move thus,Ilikethelookofsucha more the uncertainty (a exemplifying for our youths across the pond (the longer helping American hand in euphemism), about their who need all the guidance version) to explore 2024, if not next year qualifications and the that they can get? This is opportunities, with outlets COVID-19 is not such a requiredcharacterforthejob how far gone we are in for pouring some of their concern anymore, and the at hand, which is being Guyana. pickings,thecleankind,into US Labor market could use mentors and role models for There is the greatest theBritisheconomy. the hand, legal or illegal, ourlargelymorals-deprived, difficulty finding a talented Guyanese men get to within the officially allotted rudderless,andlostyoung. tenth, or a wholesome shoponSavileRow,andthe six-month space, or beyond, To say this differently, hundred, but here is the ladieswithplentysparecash f o r w h i c h t h e the more ingrained men and Presidentgoingforwardwith can thrill to the fineries of adventurousness may get women are in this society, his dream of a thousand. I BondStreet. ideas. In sum, thinning of and the higher they go, the blesshimifhecanfindthem,

Iwouldsuggestthatmost the political ranks, open more they compromise thenwhoandwhatforwhom of our media people travel borders, and equal themselves. andtowhere? and take a peek at how the opportunity, with milk and Anybody hear anybody Sincerely, Fourth Estate serves the honeyallthrowninforgood revealing anything about all GHKLall interests of the people by obtainingsomemuchneeded guidancefromFleetStreet.

For those planning a good time, there is always Manchester United and Piccadilly, with the really loaded stocking up on high priced real estate in Knightsbridge and Kensington. Mypointisthat the less than 1% people in Guyana, the super rich cohort of ruling Politicians, their surrounding cast of cronies, and the upper layer of private sector big shots, real ones not pretenders, havemoneytoburn,andthe delights of the UK are as good a place as any to layaway the hot cash, or splurgetoone’sdelight.

The Brits might even allowthemaspotatLord’sor Wimbledon.

By the way, it would be local content in reverse, but with the same result Guyanese fronting for overseashustlers.

Nowfortheothersideof thisvisa-freestory Whydo Guyanese need to go anywhere? Iaskpardon,but Mohamed did not go to the mountain,hemadeitcometo him.

No benefits in coming to London in Winter

DEAREDITOR,

luxuryofshoppingonLondon’sHighStreets.

LetmeadvisetheGuyanesepeoplewhom ThenthereislureofthepoorfromGuyanato Iloveandcareabouttonotwasteyourhard- getonflightsherewiththeassurancetheycan earnedmoneybecauseofAli’s/UK visafree getthroughtheairportswithstuffinthatisnot travel scam, for our citizens, to come here allowed.Youwillbecaughtandjailed. between November 9 andApril ending next Thereishardshipherelikewehavenever year You will be sorely disappointed. The seen before. People are losing jobs, travel in scam is well timed and you must be London has become almost unaffordable, forewarned that this country’s cost of living small businesses are closing at an alarming has skyrocketed and people are feeling the rate. Night clubs, pubs, West Indian food crunchlikeneverbefore. shops and barbershops are decreasing daily

Thiswinterisforecastedtobethecoldest Even if you have your own transportation, tothepointwheretheGovernmentwillhave driving into central London is nigh on tosubsidiseenergyforcitizensnottodiefrom impossible because of the exorbitant the cold period this winter You will be Congestion Charge. Imagine huddling in coming to a bleak, wet and agonising period sub-zerotemperaturesinanopentoptourbus where there is nothing much to see, do or toseeBigBenandothersites. spend on. The Guyanese people must not be Summer time can be different and once trickedinboostinganystrugglingFirstWorld properlyplannedyoucanenjoythebeautyof economy especially when the visa is a Londonandallithastooffer People’sspirits visitor’s one without the right to work. The are lifted and dark moods disappear If you UKisnottheUSwhereyouwouldeasilyfind have families and friends here, they will be a cash-in-hand job or go to a warm state and moreaccommodating. buygoodstoreturnandsell.

But what concerns me more is why the

WhatisthereforGuyanesetoenjoyfrom PPPwillgosuchlengthstooppressourown November 9 in the UK? I would rather citizens by encouraging to be tricked into suspect that the PPP cronies that are goingtoaforeigncountrythatwillofferthem benefiting from the oil wealth can have a absolutely nothing for millions of Guyana differentexperiencehere. dollarsforamonth’sholiday

After all, they may be investing in Sincerelyyours, businessesandpropertieshereintheUKand NormanBrowne they will definitely be able to afford the SocialandPoliticalActivist

Why is the Government not dealing with the 6 to 10 refinery proposals

DEAREDITOR, suggested that the project.Myunderstandingis

First, I am happy to hear Government Agencies thatifitsettingupaproject, that the Irfaan Ali’s should have reviewed and building something or Government has advanced evaluated these proposals selling something then they somewhat in that they have and give some feed back to would put out an RSP and requested proposals for the theproposers rethemeritof they would then clearly buildingofanoilrefineryin their proposals. Why was define the project and its Guyana. It has also made it thisnotdone? variouscomponents. clear that it is willing to sell Fromwhathastranspired Itisencouraginginterest its profit oil to the refinery since then I am not sure that for a refinery In this case it and also allocate land for a the Government really shouldhaveleftitatthestage refinery knowshowtoproceed.They of EOIs. One would have

Inapreviousletterinthe put out a call for an expected the government to Kaieteur News dated Expression of Interest allow the EOIs phase to be October 11th and captioned, (EOIs) but soon after they completed.ROIsareusedto ‘Why reinvent the wheel put out Requests for determine potential bidders when it is already at your Proposals (RFPs). RFPs are thathaveaninterest. disposal?’Iaskedwhyisthe very expensive re finance R e q u e s t f o r Government not dealing anduseofhumanresources. Qualification would help to with the 6 to 10 proposals “RFPs present specific narrow the pool of bidders. that officials of the requirements that help What I believe the Government keep talking potential vendors determine government should have about. the best solution for a done was to publish the fact

The Minister of Natural project” But here the that it is desirous of the Resourceshasindicatedthat Government is not selling privatesectorbuilding he has ten proposals. I then anything or funding a (Continuedonpage6)

What does beingAfro-Guyanese, proud, and PPPreally mean?

DEAREDITOR, all? Does he, for example, vindictive petty politics just I return to PM Mark calluptherelevantMinisters because he can. So, let the Phillips’ recent statement to insist and instruct that PM tell us what makes him where he declared “As an funding for all RDCs and proudaboutthis? Afro Guyanese from the NDCs be devoid of political And let him tell us if he town of Linden, I am proud (and entwining ethnic) plays the role of in-house to be part of the PPP/C considerations? enforcer against PPP Administration where all If so, what has he done discrimination or sees Guyanese,inclusiveofAfro- regarding the recent spiteful absolutelynoneedforone. Guyanese,haveequalaccess decision by the Government Sincerely, to opportunities and where to withhold funding from SherwoodLowe national policies and IDPADA-G? programmes are never Onthismatter,hewould influencedbyrace.” be fully aware that his

What does being Afro- Government’sruseaboutthe Guyanese, proud, and PPP needtoaudittheaccountsof really mean? In the PM’s IDPADA-G has been fully case especially, as the exposed as such by the Government’s second in presenceandsubmissionsof charge, does it mean that he updated accounts by the stands on guard, constantly entity vigilant, reversing any acts The PM also would be or decisions by the PPPthat awarethatthiswholeaffairis denyequalrespectandequal nothing more than VP access to opportunities for Jagdeoengaginginhisusual

Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero

DEAR EDITOR, theLeaderoftheOpposition, wrote the following, it must DearEditor,wearedaily which of the following havebeenpreciselyreferring bombarded with statements membersherecommended. to this country “ Pity the and promises from He told me he was nation that acclaims the Governmental top brass neither consulted nor bully as hero, and that about ‘One Guyana’, about involved in identifying this deems the glittering justice. new Board as follows conqueror bountiful.” Was

A state media that is “Madanlall Ramraj, Jairam he thinking of our new oil criticalofthosewhosuggest Petam, Mohamed Raffik, conquerors? we are now facing forms of Roy Hanoman Singh, And how similar is the Apartheid and an emerging Shaleeza Shaw, Tarachand following? “ Pity the nation oligarchy where we boast Balgobin,ShameeraEvans, whose statesman is a fox, that Guyana is the fastest Desmond Sears, Vishnu whose philosopher is a growing economy in the Panday, Paul Cheong, juggler, and whose art is the hemisphere having joined Ramnarayan Rupan and art of patching and the elite of being an oil AslimSingh.” mimicking -Pitythenation producingcountry

Dear Editor, it will be that welcomes its new ruler

Inspiteofoil,becauseof interesting to ascertain the with trumpeting and ourhistory,sugarremainsan qualifications and general farewells him with hooting, important aspect of national public confidence of the only to welcome another life I was therefore above,thatledtothembeing with trumpeting again and surprised and disappointed put in charge of this vital Pity the nation divided into with the usual fanfare when industry Three cheers for fragments, each fragment the new Guyana Sugar ‘One Guyana’ and I pose a deemingitselfanation.” Corporation (GUYSUCO) question, does ‘One Regards, Board of Directors was Guyana’ translate to “me HamiltonGreen announced. one”? Dear Editor, Dear Elder

GUYSUCO is a public President and People of corporation which controls Guyana, look around our thisimportantindustry beloved country and when

I tried to ascertain from the Prophet Khalil Gibran

Learning–aboutaBoardofDirectors

DEAREDITOR, say regarding what should But at the same time One is alarmed at the morepossiblybesubstantive neither is the minuturisation recent development policy decisions The oftheCEOnortheconfused regarding the management situation is compounded by elevationofEstateManagers of the most historic industry thenouveauarrivéeswhodo is informed by any existing in this country not know that they don’t commonsense. Apart from the fact that the know, apparently like the

Attheriskofsoundingto new Board of GuySuCo Ministerhimself. be a pontificate I submit the announced by the Minister, It has to be understood following quote from with but few exceptions, thatorganisationisnotabout Stephen Covey’s “The know much less more about personalities; but more SpeedofTrust”: sugar than the managers profoundlyaboutitssurvival “There is one thing whom the Minister is beyond individuals, and that is common to every reported to have indicated therefore must function individual, relationship, would have ‘a direct line of within an environment of team, family, organisation, communication between the Trust – in fellow human nation, economy and Board of Directors and the beingswhoholdprospectsof c i v i l i s a t i o n s Estates’management….” having productive careers throughout the world – one

Wordscannotexpressthe therein. thingwhich,ifremovedwill fathomless stupidity of this Unfortunately we have destroythe m o s t organisational miscontruct - reached a state of collective powerful government, the whichiscompoundedbythe constipationinthehistoryof mostsuccessfulbusiness,the inferencethatthereislimited thesugarindustry-certainly most thriving economy, trust in the Chief Executive compared to its more the most influential Officer productivetimes. leadership, the greatest

By now those who In the end it would friendship, the strongest manage comparator appearthatlittlethoughthas character, the deepest love. organisations must also be been given to the industrial On the other hand, if bemused at the prospect of relations implications of the developed and leveraged, theirbeingsoignominiously proposed communication that one thing has the bypassed,moresoforadvice conundrum. potentialtocreateunparallel to be sought from persons Itisalsonotunlikelythat success and prosperity in who are mostly newcomers the unfamiliar, unwritten every dimension of life. totheirrespectiveBoards. arrangement could create Yetitistheleastunderstood,

No to firecrackers

DEAREDITOR, these “bombs” Animals, debts and make peace with Permit me a space to with their more advanced family, friends and share this letter about the hearing, were thrown into a neighbours. indiscriminate and illegal stateofpanic. Editor, the laws of useoffireworkstocelebrate Many animals attempted Guyana are clear when it the auspicious festival of to flee the explosions and comes to the importation, lights-Diwali, a celebration ended up on the road, the sale, possession and use of ofgoodoverevil. outcome,tragic. pyrotechnics. It is a banned

With this missive, my Many more tried hiding product yet we continue to object is an attempt to in their homes, panicking, seethe wanton sale, dissuade my fellow withelevatedrespirationand possession and use of same, countrymen from using heartbeat; trembling and not only at Dewali but firecrackers to celebrate, inconsolable. around the festive season of muchtothediscomfortofthe Some,intheirattemptto Christmasalso. Editor,there multitudes Editor, the escape the barrage of isnoknownbenefitswhenit scienceisclear. explosions, attempted to comestotheuseoffireworks

Animals have far scale fences and jumped out tocelebrate.Onthecontrary advanced hearing capacity of windows, only to end up there are multitudes of than humans. Humans can with injuries and death. disadvantages using them. hearsoundsthatfallbetween Some even died of heart Letmehighlightafew: the ranges of 20 Hz to 20 failure due to panic attacks. 1.Illegaluseoffireworks KHz while that of a dog is Wild animals were not canbedangeroustoyouand somewhat between 40 Hz to spared of this horrendous to others and is a public 60kHz. ordeal. Birds and bats met a nuisance.

Thehearingrangeofcats tragicendintheirbidtoseek 2 People who use extends from 48 Hz to 85 shelterfromthisapocalyptic fireworks carelessly, or kHz, giving it one of the bombing in the name of without knowing what broadest hearing ranges celebration. they’redoingcanbekilledor amongmammals.

Thehumanfolksalsohad maimed. They can also kill

That one thing is TRUST.”

The undersigned would be willing to conduct a comprehensivemanagement induction workshop for all concerned.

In the instant case it has confusion (and even some most neglected, and neverbeentheexperienceof disenchantment) amongst most underestimated GuySuCo’s Estate levels of workers whose possibilityofourtime. Management to bypass their experience of discipline CEO, and consequently would involve the CEO as would be most reluctant to t h e f i n a l a r b i t e r c r e a t e h i s t o r y b y Nevertheless the assurance communicatingdirectwitha is hereby given that no Boardwhowouldbelimited disrespect is intended of mostlyin providing the individual members of the (technical) advice needed – newBoard.

Bats sound sensitivity to endure the wrath of these ormaimothers. rangesfromlessthan100Hz explosions. The elderly, the 3. Fireworks can burn to 200 KHz What this sick, babies and persons down houses, cause fires, simplytranslatestoisthat,as suffering from post frighten children and humans, we have one of the traumatic syndromes adults,and terrify pets and lowesthearingrangesonthe suffered while a few had wildlife. sound spectrum and last their“fun”.

4. Noise from fireworks night’sexplosionwasloudto Historically, Diwali is cancausedistress,especially us. We can only imagine intended to celebrate light as fireworks can sound like what those scared animals overdarkness.ManyHindus gunfire. The noise can also werehearing. considerDiwalitobeafresh cause tinnitus and deafness,

Editor, what transpired start, similar to the Lunar or aggravate a nervous on Diwali night last year is New Year in January Many condition. nothing short of a national people clean, renovate and 5 People who suffer tragedy Imagine,ashumans, decorate their homes in from asthma can experience we were forced to endure anticipationofblessingfrom discomfort and epileptics hours of loud, war like theDevineMotherLakshmi. can experience seizures explosions emanating from Diwaliisalsoatimetosettle following fireworks displays.

Why is the Government not dealing...

Frompage5 would be more feasible to the investors to proceed a refinery and that it was construct a 60,000BPD or using Go-Invest and other willing to sell its share of evenmore. designatedagencies. profit oil to the refinery and Now the question arises, A number of refineries that the investor/s would what would the Minister of have been shut down for receive certain benefits, Tax Natural Resources do with various reasons and I think relief,dutyconcessionsetc. the 10 proposals that he has. we are looking at about

Any investor desirous of Proposers may have 900,000barrelsaday investing would go through prepared these proposals by So, there is scope for the system as all other expending resources and Guyana to become a hub. investors ie Go-Invest, EPA would certainly have some Today’s modern refineries etcetc. expectation. have been built in keeping

Thequestionthatarisesis Its not a good for our with climate change criteria if this was going to be a investment climate to just so there should not be too private sector initiative why throw these proposal aside. much of a problem. Guyana is the Government

Who knows how far they is in a good position as the stipulating the number of have gone in the preparation transportation of crude barrelsperday(BPD)?Why oftheirprojects.Iknowthat would be less. We have one specify the number of acres for such projects one has to ofthebestcrude. 30 acres? Would that not be create a business plan and Andshippingproductsto in the domain of the locate land, and do the Caribbean market would Investor/s? environmental studies in also be cheaper It’s a winW h y w o u l d t h e order to obtain an winsituation.

governmentwanttolimitthe environmentalpermitamong I suggest that we allow refinery to 30,000 BPD? other things. These are very theprivatesectortogoahead Why is it stipulating the expensive.Theywouldhave under guidance and that we Palmyra area Berbice? gone through the various facilitatetheprocess.So,Mr Certainly,thereareanumber necessaryprotocols.Sowhat Minister call in those ofothersitesinotherpartsof dowetellthem. investorsandchatwiththem. the country that may be I suggest that the Iwouldnottrytoreinventthe suitable for the construction Government scrap their wheel. ofrefineries. request for EOI, scrap their Regards,

Investors may decide it request for RFPs and allow NoonmattieBharratt

6 Money spent on purchasing fireworks can be more meaningfully used to purchase a household item, feed the a homeless or stray oritcanbesaved.

Christmas is around the corner and I can only imaginethewhatawaitsusif this asininity goes unchecked I am hereby makingadesperatepleatoall right-thinking Guyanese to immediately stop the use of loud explosives as a form of celebration. Parents, do not encourage your children with the use of fireworks. Religious leaders, use your authority to encourage your followers to be considerate for all during their celebrations.To the police, I know your hands are filled butIbegofyounottoturna blindeyetothisscourge.

Asanationwearejudged bythewaywetreatanimals, theelderly,thehomelessand children.

Yoursrespectfully, AnuramaRamgobin ExecMember

Tails of Hope- Animal Rescue

Regards, E.B.John R e t i r e d H u m a n ResourcesDirector BSE/GuySuCo

BLUNT

GATEDCOMMUNITY

Guyanesekeepout!

Dutch ship builder, SBM is looking for someone to build it a gated community in Guyana. No Guyanese should need any schooling about what that means.

It means that Guyanese must know their place, and stay far from any such foreign property. This is in their own country, with their own prime lands fenced and walled to keep the foreigners safe and secure inside, and prying Guyanese outside.

This is what this country has come to, and Guyanese better get ready for this will be the norm. As more foreigners come to exploit our riches, they want nothing to do with the menacing mass of Guyanese.

So they build these foreign fortresses they call gated communities.

CCJ roasts AG Nandlall

- for prematurely releasing embargoed ruling in election petition case on Facebook

The Caribbean Court of

said.

judgment wasn’t published, Selwyn Pieters, said Mr like the Attorney General Justice on Wednesday He noted that the unauthorized note was Nandlall’s apology was not hadsomeprivy,”saidPieters lambasted Attorney General Facebook post created the published on his facebook accepted as it has injured the whopracticesinCanada. Anil Nandlall, SC over his impression that theAttorney page,” the Solicitor General image of the court. “What J u s t i c e M a u r e e n premature release of the General had privileged explained. that premature release did- it Rajnauth Lee said, “apart embargoed decision of the access to information from According to the was shared all over the from the apology and all court in the election petition the CCJ He said going Solicitor General, when the Internet- what it did was put those other things that I have case via his Facebook page forward; the Court will have grave error was detected, the the administration of justice heard today, I am very, very Tuesdayevening. to determine how it treats post was immediately into disrepute because if concerned about the impact

The CCJ routinely with the release of draft removed One of the Your Honours staff read the oftheintegrityofthecourt provides an advanced copy judgments to parties

Opposition’s lawyers, comments, it almost seem (Continued on page 16) of its decisions to Lawyers involved in the various cases forbothsides.Inthiscase,all beforetheCourt. oftheAttorneysinthematter

Mother of slain Henry boy dies two years later

Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC.

The Attorney General were provided with an was notably not present advancedcopyoftheCourt’s during the hearing but the decision that they were Solicitor General, Nigel askednottoshare.However, Hawke apologised to the on Tuesday hours before the Court, saying that it was a decision was delivered by mistake by anAdministrator the CCJ it was publicised on of the Attorney General’s the Facebook Page of the the possibility of barring Facebook page and there AttorneyGeneral. Guyana from receiving was no attempt to bring the

The post disclosed that certain decisions in advance. Courtintodisrepute. the “CCJ upholds our This idea was floated by “Your Honours, first we submissions in Petition JusticeJacobWitt. would like to place our No 99: Court of Appeal “This is totally sincere apology to the decision reversed the unacceptableandanyfurther members of the Court and to peoplewonagain.” action of the court will be our colleagues. But what

Followingthedeliveryof contemplated. For example, transpired as I have the ruling, the CCJ dealt isitpossibleincaseslikethis instructed, and I should say condignly with the Attorney to send an advanced copy in that the honorable Attorney General for publicising the Guyana. I mean this is really General was travelling on information from the ruling serious business and we Government’s business to before its official release. cannot have it and this is Barbados and, I am The issue, the court said has something we will discuss in i n s t r u c t e d t h a t a n putitinapositiontoconsider abroaderform,”JusticeWitt unauthorized note, the

Gladston Henry was remanded for the murder of Haresh Singh.Slain, Isaiah HenryDead, Patricia Henry

Two years after Isaiah Henry, 16, and his and his cousin Joel were found dumped near 18-year-old cousin Joel Henry were found a coconut farm at Cotton Tree Backdam on brutally murdered at Cotton Tree Backdam, September 6, 2020. Protest had erupted over West Coast Berbice, Region Five his 53- their deaths and police had moved to arrest year-old mother, Patricia Henry collapsed the owner of the coconut farm, a rice farmer anddiedatherhomeonTuesday Days later amidst the protest, his grandson,

It will take a an autopsy to determine the Haresh Singh, 17, was found dead. As the cause of her sudden death, but family investigationsintothethreedeathsunfolded, members believe that the tragedy of losing police arrested three other suspects for the two of her sons – one murdered, and another Henry Boys murder and they were later remanded to prison for the murder of remanded in 2021. In June, 2021, police another Berbice teen, Haresh Singh- might arrested Isaiah’s elder brother, Gladston have contributed to her demise. They Henry, for the murder of Haresh Singh. He believethatshehadgrievedtodeath. and four other men were subsequently

The mutilated bodies of her son, Isaiah, remandedforthecrime.

An ethical breach

Yesterday,theCaribbean decision ought to have been imputed in the oral leak is a Government be done. It has since been Court of Justice took leaked before the Court had judgment.Itisalwaysbestto Official and if the leak was brought to this columnist umbrage at the leak of the delivereditsruling.Itisnow have a written copy and the not deliberate, then the attention that the Attorney decision it rendered in the likely that the CCJ may earlier this is obtained the Presidentshouldact. General of Guyana has appeal it was hearing. The discontinue the practice of better

He should at the explained that the CCJ took a serious view of giving advance copies of Butitisdisrespectfuland minimum, demand an administrator of his has an obligation to requiretheleak-asitoughtto-andit their decisions to lawyers. unethical for this advance explanation and an apology Facebook page, without an explanation as to how, inis now likely to discontinue But this does not erase the copy of the decision to be and perhaps consider a authorisation made a post the first place, the Facebookthe practice of serving seriousness of the ethnical madepublicbeforeitisread suspensionofsixmonthsfor which disclosed contents of administrator came intoadvance copies of its breach which took place. out by the Judges. This is thepersonholdingthepublic an advanced confidential possession or knowledge ofdecisions to the Lawyers of President Irfaan Ali should what happened in respect to office. If on the other hand, copy of the judgment of the the reported aspects of thepartiestoacase. take a serious approach to yesterday’s decision. Now theleakwasdeliberate,then CCJ. CCJ decision. (The viewsThere is no nothing thismatter the leak may not have been the person’s position T h e p o s t w a s expressed in this article areunusual or untoward about Itisnotabreachwhichis deliberate. becomesuntenable. subsequently deleted and an those of the writer and notthe advance copies of the acriminalact;itisanethical Itcouldbethattheperson The President knows in a p o l o g y i s s u e d thisnewspaper.)decision being given to issue but one which should intended to have the this instance what needs to Nonetheless, the President Lawyersinthecase.Thisisa warrant the strongest information appear on the common practice of the possiblesanctions. social media platform soon Court and of other courts. This leak has brought aftertheoraldecisionsoasto Ethically, those receiving Guyana into infamy once prevent any distortion of copies ought to keep the again. misinformation of the oral contents confidential until Wewereshamedenough decision.And by accident it thecourthasrendereditsoral by the machination mayhavebeenpostedearlier verdict. following the elections of thanitoughtto.

The Lawyers are not 2nd March 2022, to now be Or it may have been even supposed to inform subject to now forcing a posted by accident or their clients about the discontinuance of a judicial withoutbeingauthorised decision. custom. Regardless of this

Inthecaseofyesterday’s There are good reasons possibility, a breach has ruling, however, the why Judges send advance occurred, a serious ethical outcome of the case copies of their decisions to breach. appeared on the Facebook the Lawyers of litigants. It And there must be page of Attorney General, provides lawyers a written consequences for this Anil Nandlall who is one of copyoftheoraldecisionthat breach. There should be an the Lawyers of the willfollow Theywillthusbe explanation and an Appellants. The CCJ took a betterabletoexplaintotheir unconditionalapologyhasto seriousandsternviewofthis clients and to the public the be issued to the CCJ, and development and warned of basisofthedecision. some form of disciplinary implications. If the Lawyers had to action by the government.

Nandlall subsequently wait until after the decision Regardless of whether the issued an apology. But this to obtain the written leak was deliberate or not, does not end what is a grounds,therecouldberoom someone has to be held shocking breach of judicial for misrepresentation and accountable. ethics. The outcome of the mischief,andevenadispute If the person who is case or no aspect of the as to what was said or deemed responsible for the

Dem boys seh...

De West Indies cause hearts fuh palpitate

West Indies give dem boys de jitters. West Indies, who win de tournament twice DemplayZimbabweyesterdayandfromde and was de most successful team in de waydembatitlooksasifdemwouldhaveto tournament,gattoqualifyfuhdeFinals.Dat pack dem bags fuh return home when dem should be a wake-up call to we cricketing returntodehotel. boards.

But dem fight back and came out de But dem like to pass blame pun de winner Butthinkscouldhavebeendifferent players without recognizing dat dere is no haddeoddersidebattedbetterandwereitnat proper development plan fuh cricket at de fuhdeWestIndiesbowlerswhokeptthings territorial level. Even de Guyana Cricket tightandgotwicketsregularly Board complaining dat de quality of de

Is now on to de next match against Inter-Countytournamentwasnotofdebest. Ireland. Dat gan be a difficult match fuh de Well if dem keep investing in de senior WestIndies. playersandnahgivingdeyoungstersabreak

De middle order gat a hole and de Irish datganhappen. men gan hope to exploiut dat. But de West De West Indies should play Indies bowlers doing well so once de APNU+AFC.Demganbeassuredofvictory batsman come to de party it should be becauseAPNU+AFCnahwinningnuttingin victoryandaplaceintheFinals. recenttimes

Is really a shame and a disgrace dat de Talkhalf.Leffhalf!

Aubrey Norton: Possibility of coup d’état

P gets a taste of his own did not want Granger then why even Corbin had a more

Charles, like Ally, is Aubrey Tuesday, January 11, Joe Harmon committed political It has been roughly 8 months Norton. 2021 “Aubrey Norton suicide by contesting. If the party sinceNortonhasbeenatthetopand Fourth in line is Jermaine

lease see my column of that David Granger should leave. Norton.

Figueira.Heshookthehandof medicine ” In that piece I would it want Granger’s trusted accommodating 8 months No President Ali and it set off described the tsunami that greeted lieutenant? PNC leader has been embroiled in rumours within the context of Robert Corbin when he became A former head of army such controversial cascades as Norton’s approach to hand leaderofthePNC. intelligence doesn’t necessarily Nortonhas. shaking with the President. Some

TwopersonsinthePNCdidnot mean that person can strategize It started with Dr Van West- suggested that Figueira was extend comradely recognition to politically Avaluabledigressionis Charles. He went public with his advisednottobutstillwentahead. Corbin – Messrs Aubrey Norton important I have a taped criticism of Norton. That was Wedon’tknowthefactsbutmy businessoraffairs,”and Vincent Alexander. The conversation with 2020 followedbyaninterviewaniconic analysis is that Figueira would not Three cul-de-sacs Norton is undercurrents involved two presidential contender, Robert personality of the PNC gave me. allow Norton to dictate to him. standinginfrontof.Oneisageism.scenarios. Both men knew Corbin Badal,ownerofPegasus. Amna Ally expressed tearful Figueira’s stance is an atavistic There are dynamic young names intimately when the three were I told Mr Badal his choice of disappointment of her return to the Norton perception of who feel their generation should YSMleaders. campaignmanagerwasmisplaced. mistreatment. Corbin. There are personalities take over and that Norton should

FrederickKissoon

Perceptionswerebornthenand Badal told me the fellow was a Shedidn’tnamenames. inside the PNC’s leadership who bow out. Secondly, there is the neverfadedawayinsideAlexander successful marketing manager You have to be a fool not to think their national standing as perception that Norton’s time is and Corbin. Secondly, there was withahugecompanyinGuyana.I know Norton was one of the leaderswouldnotallowthemtobe short so why shouldn’t they stampthe factor of intellectualism. Both told Badal commercial success persons she was referring to. The dictatedtobyNorton. theirmarkonthefaceofthePNC. Norton and Alexander simply felt does not translate into competent alienation of Ally has to hurt Fifth in line is Annette

Thirdly, the perception out thatCorbinwasnoteligible. political planning. Badal failed Norton. Too many PNC stalwarts Ferguson. The press has carried a there among those young Turks is Aubrey Norton is facing the miserably in his election are fond of her and would not story where she wrote the PNC that Norton is faltering badly and identicalsituation. participation. encourageattacksonher leadership with accusations of why should they line up behind a

No need to repeat the contents What Harmon should have ThirdinlineisGeetaChandan- wrong things done in the PNC failedleader ofthatJanuary11,2021piece.Itis doneistogatherashrewdgroupof Edmond (GCE). She has been on electionforGeorgetown.

Inthecomingmonths,itlooked availablethroughaGooglesearch. PNC leaders around a high profile leave since August and it is Here is what is in that letter to like a putsch or a coup d’état will CircumstancesthatledtoNorton’s candidate. If he had done that doubtful she will remain as all her colleagues in the PNC’s takeplaceandNortonwillbecome ascendancy in December last year Nortonwouldhavebeenbeaten. General-Secretary central executive committee a footnote It happens in the wasnotfavourabletoNorton,thus Nortondidnotwinevenhalfof Chandan-Edmond was a plus including Norton; “The time has graveyardofGuyanesepolitics.hisvictoryisaPyrrhicone. the votes. That poor status proved for the PNC because of ethnicity come for the PNCR to rise to the (The views expressed in this Last year, the PNC was not that another candidate nurtured by andgender Ifshestaysin,itisonly occasion of practicing fairness, article are those of the author and reallynotlookingforaleader That HarmonwithHarmonbeinginthe aquestionoftimebeforeshewalks. honesty and being democratic do not necessarily reflect the was not the issue.The feeling was background would have beaten Her problem, like Van West when it comes to its internal opinionsofthisnewspaper.)

Guyanese company among 7000 exhibitors at Paris Food Expo

High Court decision final on election petition matter

- CCJ rules

The PPP/C Guyana Government has secured victory at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) after the court found inter alia that the Guyana Court of Appeal (COA) had no right to entertain the elections petition which was dismissed by Chief Justice (Ag) Roxane George Wiltshire over of late service onAPartnershipforNational Unity+AllianceForChange ( A P N U + A F C ) Representative of the List, DavidGranger

Themajorityofthepanel of the CCJ, Justices Winston Anderson, Maureen Rajnauth-Lee and Jacob Wit found that the Court of Appeal possesses no Jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from the dismissal of an Election Petition on the ground of late/non-service onaninterestedparty.

The majority indicated that under the constitutional provision no appeal lay from the striking out of an Election Petition In dissenting opinions, Justices Denys Barrow and Peter Jamadar ruled that the Full Court possessed the served within the stipulated Jurisdiction to entertain an five days as set out by the appeal where an Election Constitution Justice Petition was dismissed for Anderson said election non/late service on an petition matters must be interested party Justices resolved in strict compliance Barrow and Jamadar opined withtheConstitution. that Section 42 of the “ N e i t h e r i s i t , National Assembly Validity permissibletodepartfromor of Elections Act conferred import into by implication a the Full Court with jurisdictionnotcreatedinthe Jurisdiction to entertain such article The Court anappeal. emphasised that article 163

Indeliveringthedecision (3)circumscribestherightto on Wednesday, the CCJ’s appeal decisions of the High Justice Winston Anderson Court in elections petition to stressed that the High Court only two circumstances. The has exclusive jurisdiction to Chief Justice struck out the hear and determine elections petition on the basis that petition matters He there was improper or late Constitution and two, an explained that although, service on Mr Granger Her a p p e a l f r o m t h e A r t i c l e 1 6 3 o f t h e decision did not fall into determinationofanyofthose Constitution gives the right either of these two questionsinArticle163(1)or to Appeal- a decision of the circumstances and thus no a n o r d e r m a d e i n High Court, dismissal on the appealwaspossible,”Justice consequence of such grounds of a technicality Andersonnoted. determination. doesnotfallwithinthatright.

The majority of the CCJ The Attorney General “It could not be accepted, panel of five disagreed with and Mr Jagdeo argued that that proceedings which the Guyana Court ofAppeal, the Chief Justice’s decision began in the High Court finding that it lacked did not fall into either under this exclusive, jurisdiction to entertain the circumstance.Therefore, Ms exclusionary and special a p p e a l T h e C o u r t Thomas and Ms Nurse had jurisdiction dealing with emphasised that Article no right to appeal the elections petition suddenly 163(3) of the Constitution decision. transmogrified into ordinary limits the right to appeal However in dissenting civil law proceedings on decisions of the High Court opinions, Justices Barrow appeal,” Justice Anderson in election petitions to only and Jamadar ruled that the saidindeliveringtheruling. two circumstances. one, an Full Court possessed the

The CCJ Judge said that appeal from a decision of the Jurisdiction to entertain an because Mr Granger was Judge granting or refusing appeal where an Election who was a “right and proper leavetoinstituteproceedings Petition was dismissed for party” in the petition in the todeterminequestionsstated non/lateserviceonan matter, he should have been in Article163(1) of the (Continued on page 15)

CCJ Justice Jacob Wit

CCJ Justice Maureen Rajnauth-Lee

CCJ Justice Denys Barrow

CCJ Justice Winston Anderson

CCJ Justice Peter Jamadar

Scenes from

‘We must not return to class-system in Guyana’

A m o v e s t o should not put barriers to develop a gated community Guyanese being able to and recreational facility for accessanywhere.” its employees here, Leader The Opposition Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey acknowledged that while Norton believes that gated communities offer a discrimination of Guyanese more secured environment, is likely to occur, therefore it must not be done in a the Government must be mannerwhichreintroducesa careful not to return a class- class-systemwhichprohibits system to the country that Guyanese from being locks out locals to certain involved. “We are totally areas. o p p o s e d t o t h e

s Dutch ship Furthermore, Norton builder, SBM argued, “Guyana is for all Offshore makes Guyanese and all who come

- Norton warns as SBM announces plans for gated community

surface for parking. As for SBM said it also wants a s o c c e r f i e l d a n d asense that it didn’t have a ethnic groups they are living

In an invited comment reestablishment of a classes yesterday Norton explained, society and that is why we “Ifonelooksatthehistoryof condemn the PPP because Guyana and one looks at thePPPiscreatingarichelite what happened in Linden- I amongst themselves, family grew up in Linden- it wasn’t and friends while the a gated community in the majority of Guyanese of all (FPSO)vessels.

Once the final RFQ goes the recreational facility, gymnasium with multi running/walking track. Itfencebutitwasacommunity in poverty and we have a out and the successful SBM said it must have a purpose flooring, a fitness was keen to note that theinwhichasalittleboybefore problemwiththat. company is selected, it will gym, swimming pool, bar, center with cardio and supplier must present aDemba (Demerara Bauxite We also believe if a enter a lease agreement for tennis court, soccer field, strength training equipment, proposal or have aCompany) was nationalized, Government is people the provision of a gated squash court and any other change rooms/locker rooms development plan for sameI could not go into Watooka centered and it develops community that includes amenities relevant to such a w i t h s h o w e r s , along with proof ofwithout a pass. The same programmes etcetera to help r e s i d e n t i a l h o u s e s , facility A large swimming fitness/aerobics studios, o w n e r s h i p f o r t h ewas true in the sugar ourpeopleandtoputthemin a p a r t m e n t s , a n d a pool and small leisure pool outdoor basketball court, property/properties in theirindustry.” proper housing etcetera, that recreationalfacility arealsorequired. squash court, tennis, and submissions.As such, he warned, “We will contribute to removing

Specifically, SBM said ithave to be careful that we do thegap,”Nortonreasoned. isseekingresidentialhouses,not return a class-system to Itwasreportedyesterday one and two bedroomGuyana. We are not against that SBM issued the RFI on apartments for singlecommunitiesdevelopingofa behalf of its subsidiary, persons/families along withcertain level but we are Guyana Deep Water arecreationalfacilityagainstasituationwhereyou Operations Inc (GDO)

It said the location ofarenow goingtoputinplace which is also the operator of gated community must havemechanisms to prohibit the the Liza Destiny and Liza direct road access, free ofaverage Guyanese from Unity Floating, Production, obstacles and appropriategoingthere.” Storage and Offloading

Education Ministry rolls out breakfast programme in Reg. 3

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and pupils of the Windsor Forest Primary School at the launch on Tuesday (Photo credit: Ministryof Education)

With over 12,000 Grade Six pupils in the Ministry’s plan to ensure children already benefiting, coastal areas in Regions every school aged child theMinistryofEducationon Two, Three, Four, Five, Six receivesaneducation. Tuesday launched its and10.

In a Ministry release, the Breakfast Programme in DuringTuesday’s launch Minister said, “We want to RegionThree. which was held at the see your children doing

When the National Windsor Forest Primary better We want to see your Breakfast Programme was School on the West Coast children shining. We know officially launched in early Demerara, Minister of that you spend your whole September, the Ministry had E d u c a t i o n , P r i y a lifeasparentstryingtomake noted that it is set to provide Manickchand stated that the sureyoucangiveyour a daily breakfast meal to programme is part of the (Continued on page 16)

DPP ‘overruled’

- Magistrate Daly to continue hearing Bascom’s case as DPP fails to raise sufficient grounds for her removal

Fire destroys section of Guyana Stores

Firefighters making sure that the fire was fully extinguished around 06:00hrs.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC

By Renay Sambach

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennanhasstatedthatthe D i r e c t o r o f P u b l

c Prosecutions (DPP),

Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, has raised insufficient grounds for Senior Magistrate Leron Daly to be removed from the Detective Sergeant Dion Bascomcase.

Earlier this week,

Magistrate Daly had recused herself from the matter owingtoaletterthatwassent to her and the Chancellor of the Judiciary ,Yonette Daly contended that the Cummings-Edwards by the Press Conference was DPP requesting same. As streamed live on multiple such, the matter was sent platforms and as such, the back to the Chief Magistrate Prosecutor should be able to for reassignment. However, produce a copy to the court. the Chief Magistrate stated When the matter was called that the DPP raised Prosecutor Moore once inadequate grounds for againinformedthecourtthat Magistrate Daly to recuse he did not have a copy of the herself from the case Police Press Conference to McLennanstatedtoothatshe submit to the court. The received no instructions matter was then set down for from the Chancellor for the afternoon period to give Magistrate Daly to be the Prosecutor time to obtain removedfromthematter a copy of the Press

As a result, the matter Conference. was sent back to Senior However, when the Magistrate Daly The trial matter was called later that into the matter is now day, Prosecutor Moore was scheduled to commence on still unable to produce the February 20, 2023 On recording of the Press September 28, Magistrate Conference to the court. As Daly had ordered that Police such, Magistrate Daly held Legal Advisor and Special the Prosecutor in contempt Prosecutor, Mandel Moore, of the court and ordered that be placed in custody after he he be escorted and placed in repeatedly failed to produce the lock-ups. Magistrate evidence in the cybercrime Daly then recalled the caseagainstBascom. matter, ordered the

Bascom’s Lawyer, Nigel Prosecutor Moore be Hughes, had made an released from custody and application to the court for a gave him 24hours to submit recording of the Police Press theevidencetothecourt. Conference during which In response to the Acting Commissioner of Magistrate’s action, the DPP Police, Clifton Hicken and wrote a letter to the Crime Chief, Wendell Chancellor of the Judiciary, Blanhum refuted the claims requesting that the matter be madebyBascom.Moorehad assigned to another informed the court that the Magistrate. In her letter, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) DPP highlighted that while did not record the Press she recognises that the Conference and as such, he Magistrate does not appear wasunabletoobtainacopy tohaveapersonalinterestin However, Magistrate (Continued on page 15)

Isome five hours to 01:29Hrsaboutthefire. a challenge and began to extinguished. c o n t a i n a n d f u l l y K a i e t e u r N e w s spread.

t took the Guyana According to GFS it had the fire fighters battled to to make sure that the blaze Fire Service (GFS) received the call around quelltheflames,itgavethem w a s c o m p l e t e l y

The GFS related in its extinguished an early understands that persons Withinminutestheentire statement that both the morning fire on Wednesday around the area at the time top floor of that side of the ground and top floor of the that destroyed the eastern h a d n o t i c e d s m o k e building was engulfed in easternsectionwereseverely section of Guyana Stores emanating top floor of the flames Fire fighters damaged as a result of the Limited located on Church two story building facing continued to battle for hours fire. a n d M a i n S t r e e t s Main Street’s end and and eventually managed to Itsoriginhowever,isstill Georgetown. decidedtoalertGFS. contain it from spreading to unknown at this time and

Guyana Stores is a Four fire trucks from the other sections of the Fire Investigators are still popular department store GFS were dispatched to the building. conducting the necessary with a building complex that scene immediately from the Minister of Home investigations to determine stretches from Water Street Central, Alberttown, West Affairs, Robeson Benn was the cause of the blaze. The to Church and Main Streets. R u i m v e l d t a n d also on the ground with the cost of the damage is The blaze that destroyed the CampbellvilleFireStations. Fire Chief directing reportedly still being eastern section erupted after R e p o r t s f r o m proceedings and giving assessed. 01:00hrs. Thatsectionofthe eyewitnesses and even cell advice on how best to GuyanaStoresLimitedis store reportedly sells phone videos that circulated extinguish the flames owned by local businessman household appliances, on the various social media quickly Toney Yassin who presently ornaments, gym equipment, platforms suggested that it At 06:00hrs, the Fire resides in the United States cutlery and furniture was just a small blaze but as Fighters were still working ofAmerica(USA).

Firefighters battling the flames during the wee hours of Wednesday Morning.

Senior Magistrate, Leron Daly

Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan

‘Nopointinbuildingnewpower plantwithoutfixingfault...

From page 2 ability to deliver on the that the pipeline aspect, the public remains in the promise of reducing which is being pursued by dark on what have been electricity bills by 50 US oil major ExxonMobil, triggering the frequent percent, given that the will cost around US$1 3 blackoutsinthesystem. project cost has increased billion.Eventhisisexpected It must be noted that this from an estimated US$478 to increase when Exxon move to seek HFO toaroundUS$2billion. closes critical contracts for generated electricity for a The Gas to Energy same. In the meantime, Vice five to 11-year period comes project, as previously President Bharrat Jagdeo against the Government’s reported will encompass was hoping to have the other promise to deliver 300 three major aspects, that is, two components come on Megawatts of power via its the pipeline to transport the stream for US$700 million. much touted Wales Gas-to- gastoWales,theNaturalGas Notably, there has been no Energy (GTE) project by Liquids (NGL) facility that wordonplanstoupgradethe 2024. A number of experts will treat and separate the national grid as well the a n d a c t i v i s t s h a v e gas, and the power plant to distribution network to questioned the feasibility of generate the electricity So adequately deliver this thisprojectinthepastandits far,Guyanesehavebeentold powertocitizens.

High Court decision final on...

From page 12

JusticeofAppealDawnGregoryallowedthe interested party Justices Barrow and appeal, while Justice Rishi Persaud Jamadar opined that Section 42 of the dissented from their position. That was NationalAssemblyValidity of ElectionsAct successfully challenged by Jagdeo and conferred the Full Court with Jurisdiction to Nandlall Jagdeo and Nandlall had entertain such an appeal. Consequently, the contendedthatthemajorityoftheCOAerred CCJ majority set aside the decision of the in law and had no jurisdiction to hear and CourtofAppealtohearthecase. determine the appeal; neither from statute, Last year, Monica Thomas and Brendan theConstitution,nordoesithaveaninherent Nurse,theduowhofiledthecaseonbehalfof jurisdiction. the main Opposition Coalition had At the Trinidad based Appellate Court, challengedtheChiefJustice’sdecisionatthe they challenged the decision of the Guyana Guyana Appeal Court (COA). The majority Appellate Court to hear the appeal over the of Judges at the COA held that they had dismissed election petition case. The CCJ jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from the therefore delivered the ruling against a decision of Chief Justice George, who had decisionoftheCourtofAppealofGuyanain dismissedtheElectionPetition#99of2020. which it held that it has jurisdiction to hear

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Education Ministry rolls out breakfast...

From page 13 children a better place in this world and you have given them less struggles and have given them live a life of no wants and we as a government are here to support that.”

At the official launch it was stated that the Breakfast Programme this year will be rolled out to the tune of $267 million and is for every Grade

Six child on the coast.

In his brief remarks, Coordinator of the Breakfast Programme, Mahendra Phagwah told the pupils at school on Tuesday that the programme was created to meet their needs, so they can enjoy a nutritious yet tasty meal. Regional Chairman for Region Three, Inshan Ayube who was presented noted

that the Government is cognizant of the struggles some parents face, as such, the implementation of the programme will ease the burden of some parents and provide breakfast for thousands of pupils. Through this programme, the Ministry shared that employment for fifty-one (51) caterers was created and that three Moni-

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From page 8 and I would like Counsel here to come up with something that will remedy that impact,” she said.

The CCJ bench said that it therefore expected the Attorney General to apologise publicly on his Facebook page, based on a commitment by Hawke.

In a statement Shadow Attorney General, Roysdale Forde SC, said the CCJ expressed its immense displeasure at the grave breach of confidentiality reposed by the Court in the Attorney

CCJ roasts AG Nandlall...

General. “The Court frowned on the improper release of the judgment by the Attorney General in breach of the specific confidentiality protocols governing the receipt of the said Judgment by Counsel for the parties.

The Court indicated that the conduct of the Attorney General was such that can bring the CCJ into disrepute and that it was going to engage in further consideration of the misconduct of the At-

torney General,” Forde noted.

Meanwhile, given the undertaking, Nandlall issued the apology moments after the judgment was delivered.

He said: “Yesterday, while I am overseas on official Government business, an administrator of my Facebook page, unauthorisedly, made a post which disclosed some contents of an advanced confidential copy of the judgment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the case of At-

torney General v Monica Thomas et al [2022] CCJ 15 (AJ) GY.

That judgment was sent by the CCJ, to all Attorneysat-Law in that case.

As soon as this post was brought to my attention, it was removed. I hereby offer to the CCJ my sincerest apologies for this grave error.

Absolutely no disrespect or ill-motive inspired, was intended, or was connected with this post.”

DPP ‘overruled’...

From page 14 the matter, her conduct thus far, constitutes a sufficient reason for the Chancellor to exercise her power and assign the matter to another Magistrate.

man, Ricardo ‘Paper Shorts’ Fagundes.

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The DPP noted that should Magistrate Daly continue to adjudicate in the matter there is likelihood that the case will not be afforded a fair hearing. “This may not only be a miscarriage of justice but will inevitably lead to legal proceedings in the High Court,” it was further stated. Hughes had objected to the DPP’s letter and called it a breach of the Hierarchy of the Judiciary. He stated too that the DPP did not give appropriate grounds in her letter for the Magistrate to recuse herself from his client’s case.

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The Lawyer reminded the court of his client’s right to a fair trial and indicated that he would challenge the move in the High Court. Bascom was slapped with three cybercrime offences some two weeks after he exposed alleged corruption in the investigation into the murder of business-

It was on September 14, 2022, when Bascom and his Lawyer, made their first court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Bascom was slapped with three counts of using a computer system to humiliate a person, contrary to section 19(5) (a) of the Cyber Crime Act of 2018. The first charge alleges that on Friday, August 19, 2022, at Hadfield Street, Georgetown, Bascom used a computer system to transmit electronic data with intent to humiliate, harass or cause substantial emotional distress to Superintendent Chabinauth Singh. The two other charges allege that on August 13 and 19, 2022, at Hadfield Street, Georgetown, the detective used a computer system to transmit electronic data with intent to humiliate, harass or cause substantial emotional distress to Superintendent Mitchell Caesar.

The Detective denied the charges that were read to him and he was placed on a total of $300,000 bail. Bascom was charged weeks after he made accusations about an alleged police cover-up in the murder

of Fagundes. He had made a Facebook live accusing several high-ranking members of the GPF of covering-up the findings unearthed in the murder investigation.

In fact, he had made accusations against his superiors at the Force’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), claiming that they were bribed.

Fagundes was gunned down on March 21, 2021, moments after stepping out of the Palm Court bar on Main Street, Georgetown by two men who emerged from the back seat of a heavily-tinted, white Toyota Fielder Wagon.

Following Bascom’s allegations, the Force had not only denied the claims but had called Bascom a liar and even investigated him for breaching its code of conduct. Nevertheless, Bascom stood by his allegations and publicly stated that he had evidence too.

He had stated, however, that he was fearful for his life and needed protection, which was never provided despite a formal request was made to the President under the Protected Disclosures Whistleblower Act.

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Phase one $4B Mazaruni Prison expansion project completed

Inspecting some of its construction works at the capital projects in Region Mazaruni Prisons have been Seven,theMinistryofHome ongoing for some time. In Affairs(MOHA)onTuesday fact, under the previous reportedthatphaseoneofthe Government, contracts were Mazaruni Prison $4 billion signed for an expansion expansion project has been projectatthefacility completed and that the new The need for the block is expected to be in expansion of the prison was operationsoon. as a result of the fire which Minister of Home destroyed the Camp Street Affairs, Robeson Benn and facility back in 2017 and to Permanent Secretary of the facilitate the overcrowding Ministry, Mae Toussaint Jr at other penitentiaries across Thomas were accompanied thecountry by Director of Prisons (ag) Kaieteur News had NicklonElliotandotherstaff reported that under the of the Ministry on Sunday to APNU+AFC regime, a theregionwheretheyvisited contract was given to Keeongoing and completed Chanona Limited of works at the Mazaruni Trinidad and Tobago in joint Prison as well as the Bartica venture with Guyanese firm, Police Station and Fire Nabi Construction Inc., at a Station. cost of $4 billion for the first

Block 1 of the Mazaruni Prison expansion project which is completed.

(Photo credit: MOHA)

According to a Press phase of the expansion Construction Inc.According Prison to ensure that clean preserve national heritage. Guyana Police Force StatementfromtheMinistry, project. to information released from and safe water is provided to Also the construction of a Command Centre which is theexpansionprojectissetto That contract catered for the NPTAB the project was inmates and staff was also security fence and watch part of the Safe City to the produce a new state-of-the the construction of a U- awarded to the contractor to inspected This project tower for building one of the Safe Country expansion art Prison facility Speaking shaped two-storey building thetuneof$1,119,652,421. according to the Ministry M a z a r u n i P r i s o n , project. briefly on Sunday about the which was being erected to During the visit also, the costover$14M. rehabilitation of the wharf, Anothervisitwasdoneat project, Director of Prisons house cells, offices and a Minister and his team also Before leaving for construction of a chicken Second Avenue, Bartica said this new prison will courtyard for the prisoners. inspected the recently Bartica, it was announced pen for 2,000 chickens and where another plot of land improve security, welfare This block is also said to completed access-way to the that rehabilitation will be the enclosure of the lower was earmarked for the and accommodation for accommodate220inmates. Prison. The project which done to the administrative flats to living quarters at the construction of the Regional prisoners It will aid in As it relates to block two commenced in back in building of the Prison. This Prisonwillalsobedone. Division #7 Headquarters. adequately segregating of the project, works are January and completed in building, the Ministry Meanwhile, at Bartica, WhilesectionsoftheBartica prisoners based on their currently ongoing. Kaieteur August was executed by explained is a historical the Minister and his team Police Station were offence and length of News had reported back in N a v i n a n d S o n s building established in 1887 conducted a visit to a plot of highlighted for repairs same sentence. The new facility is February that following Construction to the tune of and that rehabilitation works land at Mongrippa Hill, wasdonefortheBarticaFire also in keeping with competitive bidding through $66million. on this building will be done opposite the Bartica Station. international best practices, the National Procurement Further, a new water in accordance with

Magistrate’sCourt.Thissite, As reported on, the headded. and Tender Administration treatment plant with a C H A P T E R 2 0 : 0 3 the Ministry shared is Ministry was allocated some This publication had Board office (NPTAB) the

The administrative building which will be rehabilitated. (Photo credit: MOHA)

Block 2 of the Mazaruni expansion project currently being constructed. (Photo credit: MOHA)

The wharf which will also be rehabilitated. (Photo credit: MOHA)

NATIONAL TRUSTACT 7 e a r m a r k e d f o r t h e $21 billion from this year’s previously reported that project was awarded to Nabi

of 1972, to restore and decentralization of the budgettorolloutitsworks.

Petra Organisation/MVP Sports Futsal...

From page 23 to win and did it by hitting the first 4 balls for six.

The day was full of excitement with several teams scoring in the 60s including the overall gross winning team of Jessel Mohammed and Avinda Kishore. This team was one of a few teams to record an eagle on their score card. Posting an impressive, combined score of 62-gross but playing off a rare +2 handicap they ended with a net-score of 64 to earn the 4th overall position. A. Subhan and K. Khan rounded off the winners circle with a 3rd place score of 63.

Full List of Winners:

1st Team Patanjilee and Videsh Persaud: Gross 67, Net-59

2nd Team Avinash Persaud and Paton George: Gross 65, Net 62

3rd Team Kassim Khan and Ayube Subhan: Gross 67, Net 63

Low Gross: Team Jessel Mohammad and Avinda Kishore: Gross 62

Longest Drive: Kassim Khan Closest to the flag: Patanjilee Persaud

At the conclusion of this team competition the strong contenders for the month-end GTT Guyana Open are emerging. If Jessel Mohammad is

available, he would be one to watch for the GTT Guyana Open mens title. Jessel is a former USA collegiate and professional golfer who has competed for years in Trinidad and elsewhere against Guyanas two best male golfers, defending Guyana Open champion Avinda Kishore, and 10-time Guyana Open Champion Avinash Persaud. In the middle flight LGC President Pur Persaud and club captain Videsh Persaud and former VP of LGC Brian Hackett are emerging as favorites.

The tournament on the womens side is also very intriguing because the pressure

will be on defending champion Shanella London to fend off Christine Sukraam who was ahead of Ms. London but played a bad final hole to lose in an intense match in the 2021 GTT Guyana Open. Ms. Sukraam will be looking to regain her spot as the best female golfer in Guyana. A position she held for several years and is still the winningest female golfer at Lusignan Golf Club.

LGC vice president Paton George thanked the sponsor Alantic JZ Energy Inc. for stepping up and sponsoring this important event. He also thanked Jessel Mohammad for his commitment to helping to grow the game of golf in Guyana. “Jessels contribution as a sponsor/player/promoter of the game of golf, being a former professional golfer is significant to golf in Guyana”

Badminton Association to stage National Junior Tournament

The Guyana Badminton Association will be running off its National Junior Tournament starting on October 20 at 17:00hrs to 20:00hrs and continues on October 21 17:00 to 20:00hrs. The finals are set for October 22 from 10:00 to 19:00hrs at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. This Tournament will see players facing off in Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles and Girls Doubles games in the Under 11, U13, U-15, U-17 and U-19 categories.

Children participating

will come from Berbice Multilateral High School, Queens College, Marian Academy, St. Roses High School, Esa Academy, Georgetown International Academy and The Ministry of Culture Youth & Sports Nursery Badminton Academy.

Players excelling at this tournament will be chosen to represent Guyana at the Inter-Guinea Games to be held on November 25-27, 2022. The Tournament is being sponsored by the National Sports Commission.

Thursday October 20, 2022

ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)

There's an important lesson to learn today, Aries, so don't shy away from the classroom. It's important to control your attitude now or it's likely to control you. It could be that your ego is a bit too inflated

TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)

Consider the romantic relationships in your life right now, Taurus. It's important to remember that regardless of how hot and steamy a partnership is at first,

GEMINI (May 21–June 20)

Today is your day to become a hero, Gemini. You don't have to be dressed in fancy tights and a cape to make an important difference in someone's life.

CANCER (June 21–July 22)

There's a great deal of fun to be had today, Cancer. Money isn't always necessary to make this happen, however. In fact, money isn't a great way to keep score.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)

Remember that the important thing isn't necessarily what you're doing but the people you're with, Leo. There's a great deal of passion in the air today that you can latch onto and put to good use.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22)

You could learn a tough lesson today, Virgo. More than likely, the harder the message hits you, the more important it was for you to hear. It's important that you accept failure gracefully.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

There's a great deal of fuel to keep your fire raging today, Libra. Powerful situations are apt to come your way in which you're asked to take decisive action. Don't shy away from added responsibility.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

Remember that one wrong move today could cause you to have a headache for a good long while, Scorpio. Don't take uncalculated risks. There's dynamism and confidence in the air.

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21)

It's a long road to becoming exactly the person you want to be, Sagittarius. You can't change who you are. Input from every person you know and lessons from every bump in the road.

CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

You should always leave a loved one with loving words, Capricorn. Each time you exit a room, consider that you're never going to enter that room again. Perhaps you'll never see those people again.

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18)

Just when you think you have absolutely no energy left, you're able to kick into a higher gear. Push beyond your limits today, Aquarius. You'll find that you can achieve a great deal.

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20)

Regardless of how you feel today, Pisces, it's important to own up to your mistakes. Keep in mind that you're responsible for your actions. No matter how much you might want to shrink away,

In his closing remarks President of Atlantic JZ Energy Jessel Mohammad thanked everyone for their participation and has committed to partnering with the Lusignan Golf Club to help get the sport of gold to be accessible to anyone. He is in sync with the clubs goal of putting a golf club in the hands of any child interested in learning to play this honorable sport.

One of the most profound lessons golf teaches is the value of fair play, A life lesson everyone could benefit from, especially the kids.

Guinness Greatest of the Streets returns to the East Coast October 28

Following an absence of two years owing to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Guinness Greatest of the Streets East Coast Edition, is penciled to commence on October 28th, with the pivotal qualifying round penciled for Sunday at the HaslingtonTarmac.

This was confirmed by the Guinness Brand Executive Lee Baptiste, who stated, “We have already played in Linden and Berbice so we are now returning to the East Coast. Because of the Covid-19 situation, there was

uncertainty and the usual scheduleandroutinewasnot adhered to. From next year everything will return to normal.”

Baptiste further stated that additional details on the tournament, inclusive of an official launch will be disclosedshortly

The tournament is slated to be staged for the duration of three days, and will feature 16 teams competing inaneliminationformat.The dates are October 28th (Round of 16), 29th ( Q u a r t e r f i n a l ) , a n d November 5th (semi-final

andfinal).

All matches will be hosted at the Haslington Tarmac. The winners of the first round, which is the round of 16 section, will advance to the quarter final stage. This will be followed by the semi-final round and eventual championship match.

The automatic eight teams are: Defending champion Melanie B, Lilliendaal Hustlers, Belfield Warriors, ParadiseA, BV-A, Victoria Church Yard, Buxton Diamond, and Uprising. The other eight

teams will be confirmed following the conclusion of the qualifying round, which is slated for Sunday at the samevenue.

To date, the Linden and Berbice leg have been

c o n c l u d e d S w a g Entertainment won the Linden section, while Showtime captured the Berbicetitle.

FieryJosephspell rescuesflounderingWI

-keepsWorldCuphopealive withcrucialwinoverZimbabwe

SportsMax An inspired spell of pace bowling from Alzarri Joseph jumpstarted a flounderingICCMen’sT20 World Cup campaign for the West Indies who registered a crucial 31-run win over Zimbabwe yesterday

Joseph ended the match withimpressivefiguresof4 for 16, but more than anything the innings will be remembered for the b o w l e r ’ s c r u c i a l breakthroughs when the Caribbeanteamstournament seemeddestinedtounravel

Chasing a somewhat below-par total of 157, a s u rg i n g Z i m b a b w e hammered 29 off the first two overs from the opening tandem of Kyle Mayers and AkealHosein.

Joseph,however,struck crucially to remove WesselyMadheverefor9to d e n t Z i m b a b w e a n invulnerability and return some hope to his team, who took the initiative and battledbackintothegame.

Josephs effort was well backed up by former West Indies captain Jason Holder who claimed 3 for 12 and played a key role in ensuring the pluckyAfrican

unitwasrestrictedto122. In their turn at the crease, the West Indies lookedsetforabigscore,at one point, cruising at 90 for 3, at the start of the 12th over, with a set Johnson Charles at the crease. Once again, however, the team was, however, bogged down by spin and Sikandar Razawoveamagicalwebto end with 3 for 19 after curtailing the Windies’ momentum.

At the back end of the innings, though, Rovman Powell and Hosein combined for a crucial 49 from 35 to give theWindies innings a much-needed lift. Charles had earlier given the team a strong start at the top of the innings with a purposeful45from36.

Scores: WestIndies157/7(20) JohnsonCharles45(36) RovmanPowell28(21) AkealHosein23*(18) Sinkadar Razza 3 /19 (4), Blessing Muzarabani 2/38(4) Zimbabwe122(18.2) LukeJongwe29(22) Wesley Madhevere 27 (19)

RyanBurl17(19)

Alzarri Joseph 4/16 (4) JasonHolder3/12(3.2)

Melanie B receiving the 2019 championship after defeating Paradise-A on penalty kicks.

Guyana secures Girls U-13 Team title

Guyana had mixed resultsonthefinaldayofthe Caribbean Region Table Te n n i s F e d e r a t i o n s (CRTTF) Mini and pre Cadet Championships, which concluded yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sport Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

In the team category, the older girls Team 1 accumulated enough wins to finish ahead of Jamaica and GuyanaTeam2andTrinidad and Tobago, who both tied forthird.

For the boys under-13 division, St. Lucia carted off with the Team title ahead of GuyanaTeam1andTrinidad and Tobago Team 2 and Jamaica, who both ended in third.

The other division with a Teamevent,theBoysUnder 11, was won by Jamaica

while T&T was second and Guyana Team 1 and 2, finishedthird.

Yesterday morning, Guyana commenced the day with a victory in the Boys U13 Doubles semifinal After that, the local team, which featured Malachi Moore and Ebo McNeil, got past Jamaica s Logan Royes and Gmarco Smith, 3 0, to securetheDoublestitle.

In the Girls U 13 Doubles, Guyana Team 1, which comprised of Jasmine BillingyandSamaraSukhai, carted off with gold ahead of JamaicasKayanDentonand Keeara Whyte after a 3 1 triumph.

The finals of the Singles Divisions were next up on thecards.

In the Boys Under-11 Division, St. Lucias Francis Leshon defeated Ajani

Spencer of Jamaica, 3 0, to winthetitle.

In the Girls Under-11 category, Sukhai defeated fellow Guyanese Shackecy Damon, 3 0, to claim top honours.

For Billingy, it was a tough loss for her in the finals after producing such great performances for the entiretournament.

St.LuciasShatalCharles prevailed,1 3,overBillingy with a much focused performance.

In the final match of the tournament, Guyanas Malachi Moore lost, 1 3, to St. Lucias Manie Eleuthere withaspiritedeffort.

The tournament which commenced on Friday, October 14, featured teams from here, Jamaica, Barbados, T&T, Grenada, St.LuciaandBarbados.

races planned

at Bush Lot Turf Club

By Rawle Toney

Dubbed a productive year for horse racing in Guyana, Nasrudeen Mohamed Jr said the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee is already looking ahead to the start of their 2023 season of activities.

The Bush Lot Turf Club played host to the return of horse racing in Guyana for the first time since the advent of the global COVID 19 Pandemic and Mohamed described the three events this year as “amazingandsuccessful.”

“I honestly only see the sportgrowing

Itwasgoodtoseeallthe horses and stables that were on show and I must say thanks to everyone that contributed,” the usually upbeat Mohamed told KaieteurSports

This year, horse racing at the Bush Lot Turf Club formed part of the activities for Guyanas Cricket Carnival a series of events hosted during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) matches at the Guyana NationalStadium.

Mohamed said the event will go down as one of the biggest locally while touting next years programme as topping the 2022meet

“Were already looking at starting our season on January 1, where well have over $12M in cash and prizes up for grabs

In 2023 were looking to promote about 12 meets next year and by now and December, were hoping to bring in about 30 horses,” Mohamedsaid He said the investment b y t h e J u m b o J e t

Thoroughbred Racing Committee stems from the support given and the heightened interest in horse racing.

“We only see the sport growing, getting better and weve had lots of positive feedback, a lot of outside sponsors for horse racingaswell.

So were going to do some upgrades and so on so that we can really push horse racing in Guyana, ” the young

Mohamed stated

Meanwhile, over the weekend, Bush Lot United Turf Club once again welcomed scores of highly enthused horse racing fans for their one day meet, sponsored by Banks DIH, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and AJM Enterprises

Some of Guyanas finest were on display and they

certainlydidntdisappoint.

Look to Heaven, from the Jumbo Jet stable took the featured race on the day, while Foreign Link outperformedRedStarinthe JandLoweropen.

In the L Open, J3 Maidens and K Non Earners, Hes A Prince galloped cross the line ahead of Plus Return, Prince of Peace and Judge Not.

Bank Note was superb to cash in on the days prize ahead of O Suna,Awesome BannerandPerfectRose Unsettled won the G & Lower class, beating American Traveller, Princess Stefani and AmicableKate.

Mohamed promised racing fans and stable owners, “2023 is going to be a big year for horse racing, startingonJanuary1.”

Guyana s Malachi Moore (left) lost to St. Lucia s Manie Eleuthere in the Boys U-13 Singles final.

Jasmine Billingy (left) battles during the Girls U-13 Singles final against St. Lucia s Shatal Charles.

Nasrudeen Mohamed

Guyana mens team now in FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup qualification round -Men,womenteamrockedbyplayersunavailability

By Rawle Toney

With the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup organisers accepting Brazils late submission, General Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), Patrick Haynes, told Kaieteur News that the move places Guyanas Mens team in the qualifier round of the tournament which is set for November 4 - 6 in Miami,

Shelroy Thomas was named MVP at the last 3x3 tournament played in Guyana.

Florida.

The tournament has shifted from Bayfront Park totheAT&TEastPlazainthe FTX Arena home of the MiamiHeat.

Originally, the countrys men’s team were set to play defending Champions USA andGuatemalainGroupAof themaindraw

However, with Brazil n o w e n t e r i n g t h e tournament,itmeansthatthe

Guyanese men will have to play in the qualifier tournament against Haiti, EcuadorandAruba.

They will need to finish on top for a chance to face Canada and Mexico in GroupCoftheMainDraw

Nonetheless, Haynes said the change will only affect the male team, with the women’s side remaining in GroupAto face inaugural Champions, the USA and Colombia

Meanwhile, there will be some changes to the roster initially announced bytheGABF

In the mens line up, Guyana will be without guards Stanton Rose Jr and DeylonBovell

R o s e , t h e 2 0 1 8 Caribbean Champion, will miss the tournament becauseofvisawoes,while, according to Haynes, Bovell, the former Berkeley College stand out point guard was deemed eligible by FIBAfor competitions in 2 0 2 2 , t a k i n g i n t o consideration when he received his Guyanese passport

Guyanas mens team will now come from the James brothers (Delroy and Gordon), along with Plaisance Guardians guard Nikolai Smith and Colt’s backcourt marshal, Shelroy Thomas.

“Its a pretty balanced team.

I think we have a very good chance of coming out

of the qualifiers,” Haynes said.

He said with Delroy James coming off an exceptional performance at The Basketball Tournament (TBT)wherehesuitedupfor Americana for Autism, reaching the finals but were beatenbyBlueCollarU.

“James’ (Delroy) level will be noticed because he has that outdoor experience of playing at places like Rucker Park and hes a professionalaswell.Sothats an added improvement from l a s t y e a r, ” H a y n e s highlighted. NO BROWN, M C K E N Z I E F O R

GUYANA

As it relates to the womens team, the country has suffered a major blow after two of its premier players, Joy Brown and Mariam McKenzie, will not be able to feature in Miami because of contractual arrangements with their professionalclubs.

“Brown will not be available until November 19 McKenzies team in Spain will not release her for the time of the tournament.

This is of course a big blow to the team because theyre both quality players,” Haynes told Kaieteur News in an exclusiveinterview.

At the inaugural tournament last year, Brown, along with Kesann Charles and Jada Mohan, made up Guyanas female team

Browndidthebulkofthe lifting for the women and became an instant favourite forfansatthetournament.

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

Brown scored 31 points in the qualifying round, including 18 in one game.

She scored another 20 points in the pool stage for a Guyana team that did not makeittothebracket.

Tamara Hunter, Kenesha Leacock and Charles are c o n f i r m e d f o r t h e tournament, while Mohan is listed as “to be confirmed” bytheGABF.

Wi t h r e g a r d s t o sponsorship, Haynes said a commitment was made by KFC and the GTT to once againbeonboard

At the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup, Guyanas female team came from Brown, Mohan and Charles, while Ryan Stephney, Tyron Hamid, Travis Burnett, and Timothy Thompson made upthemensteam.

The men and women representing the 592 at the first of its kind event turned in some impressive performances, but when the dust settled at Bayfront Park, it was the womenwho foundmoresuccess.

Guyanas Delroy James (right) in action during the TBT Tournament at Rucker Park.

Petra Organisation/MVP Sports Futsal tournament starts tonight

By Rawle Toney

Twenty four of the countrys top Futsal teams, beginning tonight, will embarkonajourneytoclaim the $500,000 winners purse u p w h e n t h e P e t r a Organisation/MVP Sports Futsal tournament kicks off tonight at the National Gymnasium.

Six matches will be contested tonight, starting at 7:45 pm, when Leopold Street come up against Beterverwagting (BV), followed by Alexander Village taking on Mocha Family and Tiger Bay facingAvocado Ballers

Goal is Money versus Herstelling, along with Bent Street playing Pike Street Sophia and Sophia battling EastFrontRoadwillwrapup thenightsproceedings.

The second-place team will pocket $300,000, third place $200,000 and the team finishing fourth will go homewith$100,000.

Additionally, the winner of each of the six groups in the male division will receive $50,000 while

second place takes home $30,000, third place pockets $20,000 and fourth receives $10,000.

After the Group stage, the top two finishers in each group along with the best two third place teams will advancetothenextround

Meanwhile, the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Fruta Conquerors

and Santos are set to compete in a womens tournament, where the winner will receive $200,000; second place bags $100,000, while third and fourth incentives amount to $50,000 and $25,000,respectively

Yesterday, a team briefing was held at the NationalGymnasium,where all matches will be played,

where the competing teams were guided on tournament rules, and also received one futsalballeach.

According to Petra Organisation Co Director, Troy Mendonca, yesterdays activity allowed them to not

only interact with the teams but also allowed for clarification to be given with regardtotheformat.

This year marks the fourth edition of the Petra Organisation Futsal tournamentanditsfirstsince

2018.

Apart from MVP Sports, thetournamentalsoreceived support from Ansa McAl Trading through their Lucozade and Magnum brands and the Ministry of Culture,YouthandSport.

Atlantic JZ Energy Inc. could not have asked for a better afternoon of golf that so fittinglyparallelsthecompanymottoas“The experts in pressure control” serving the oil andgassectorforover20years.

Sundays brilliant sunshine did not distractcompetitorsfromplayingspectacular golf starting with team Avinash Persaud and Paton George combining to post a superb second place score of 65 gross, net 62. This was the leading score posted with just one teamlefttoplaytheirfinalhole.

500 yards of golf remained as Team Videsh and Patanjilee Persaud stood ready to playtheir18thhole,achallenginglongpar-5. They needed to play the hole in 5 strokes to pass team Avinash and George but

remarkable did two better and were able to pull off the rare feat of taking only 3 shots to gettheballintheholeonthelong16thhole.

Patanjilee Pur Persaud teed off with a soliddriveof280yards,placinghispartnerin a good position in the middle of the fairway His teammate Videsh did the rest, hitting his approach shot from 200 yards out to within 3 feetoftheflag. ThenPurwentontodrainthe 3-footputtforeagleandfinished3shotsclear of the second-place team. Patanjilee and Videshwinningnetcombinedscoreof59isa very special feat in two-man team golf. The winning team was able to accomplish this in dramatic fashion. What they did was the equivalentofneeding20runsinthefinalover (Continued on page 19)

Co-Director of the Petra Organization, Troy Mendonca, and Magnum Tonic Wine Brand Manager, Jamal Baird, flanked by representatives of the competing teams at the team briefing and presentation of Futsal Balls.

On Left: LGC VP Paton George hands winners trophy to Videsh Persaud and on right Atlantic JZ Energy President Jessel Mohammad (far right) hands prize to Pur Persaud.

Alzarri Joseph is pumped after another wicket during the Windies win. (CWI)