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Online readership yesterday, 73,187 Online: www.kaieteurnews.com September18,2022 Sunday Edition Price $150 AIETEUR NEWSK Guyana’s largest selling daily & New York’s most popular weekly Listen to @11am, 4&7pm on Kaieteur RadioThe Glenn Lall Show 99.1/99.5FM Govt. inexposesAdvertisementJagdeo'sliesonprivateinvestmentgas-to-energyproject Recent oil spill underlines need for full coverageliability-AFC …says reliance on oil companies for data must cease Damning revelation of amended royalty provision in Exxon deal exposes VP Jagdeo's true colours ...Govt. must quit being oil companies' servants; secure more for its people Education Minister conferred with prestigious Honorary Title VP Jagdeo was misleadingcallously on 'The Glenn Lall Show'EPformerAHead …invites him, Exxon to discuss facts with nation Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand (left) being conferred with the title ‘Honorary Fellow’ by President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, Professor Asha Singh Kanwar Civil Society Group slams Auditor General for issuing misleading report on oil account - challenges Govt., GRA to release evidence on tax payments for oil companiesPublisherK/News p. 19 Vice BharratPresidentJagdeo

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Vice BharratPresident,Jagdeo

CharteredChrisAccountant,Ram

According to Lall, “The first Press Conference when I asked Jagdeo if royalty was recoverable, he carried us around in a circle saying the Guyana Revenue

Following the explosive revelation of the Addendum by CharteredAccountant,Christopher Ram, Lall said the proverbial cat hasbeenletoutofthebag.Hesaid thedocumenthasexposedthetrue colours of VP Jagdeo and the Governmentbyextension.

The Addendum for which this newspaper has secured a copy, states that the parties engaged in discussionsand“intheinterestof the avoidance of all doubt, the parties have come to a mutual and satisfactory agreement that the payment of royalty pursuant to Article 15.6 of the Petroleum Agreement shall be borne solely the Contractor.” It goes onto state that “the said royalty paymentshallnotberecoverable

The document in question pertainstoAddendumNo.1tothe Stabroek Block Petroleum AgreementdatedApril26,2019.It states that former President David Granger and President of Exxon affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), Rodney D Henson, accepted that the Stabroek Block dealallowedfortherecoveryofthe two percent royalty and mutually agreedforthistobeamended.

ByKianaWilburg

into renegotiations. Jagdeo had said he is doubtful Exxon and partnerswouldbeopentodoingso atthisJagdeostage.repeatedly stated that the contract would not be touched duetothegovernmentsrespectfor the sanctity of contracts and the inherent Stability Clause of the PSA.That clause preserves the oil companies fiscal returns as providedforinthedealirrespective ofanychangeinlaw

During last weeks interview withLall,Jagdeowaskeentonote that while the contract allows for theroyaltytoberecoveredwiththe permission of the minister, same was not provided. GRA had also providedsimilarguidance.

Authority (GRA) has to give him that information because he does not know At the second Press Conference, he came and talked withoutbeingaskedaquestionand saiditisnotbeingrecovered.”

...Govt.mustquitbeingoilcompanies’servants; securemoreforitspeople-KNPublisher

Lall noted, however, that the addendum proves two things: indeed, royalty is not being recovered thanks to the actions of the Granger Government and changes can be made irrespective of the excuse of sanctity of contract.“SoJagdeohasbeensellingthis nation a jumbie story Is he saying as the man heading this oil sector that he didnt know or see this document?Notasoulbroughtitto his attention? Two years sitting at thehelmofthisoilsectorandheis clueless about this? I refuse to believethat.Jagdeoknewallalong thatthiscontractcanbeamendedin this fashion,” expressed the PublisherLallsaideverycitizenmustask themselveswhytheVicePresident insistsonpaintingGuyanaas

cost, in any manner or formulation under the PetroleumAgreement.”

Damning revelation of amended royalty provision in Exxon deal exposes VP Jagdeo’s true colours

KN Publisher, Glenn Lall

Sunday September 18, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 03

Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo during an interview with the KN Publisher last week, insisted that there are other weaknessesinthe2016dealbutthe PPP/C Government will not enter

Upon perusal of a document that revealed a critical fiscal amendment was made to the 2016 Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) under the coalition regime, Kaieteur News Publisher,GlennLall,saidit isunfathomabletothinkthePPP/C Administration would refuse to take similar action to secure more benefitsforGuyanese.

Note;Ifyoursentletterwasnotpublishedandyoufeltitscontentswere validanddevoidoflibelorpersonalattacks,please contactusbyphoneoremail. Kaieteur NewsPAGE 04 Sunday September 18, 2022

DEAREDITOR, issued for the Stabroek fewofthesepoints: mere 3% of the Gulf of Last year, Afghanistan Block, for full liability 1. The VP admitted that Mexicooilspillin2010. bodies were falling off coverage above the little allofthepermitsrequirefull 2 He states Guyana American jets, filled with insurance that EEPGL has liability coverage. The VP would have US$6 billion Americans, as the planes todaytocoveranoilspill. read, during the interview, fromEEPGL'sassetsincase accelerated up into the sky. In a Facebook interview the sections of the permits of a spill. But the Gulf of Those images depict how on Tuesday evening, Vice that require full liability Mexicooilspillin2010cost quickly America will PresidentJagdeomadeafew coverage. atleastUS$70billion. abandon a country that points about the insurance However, the VP didn't Where would the other appears financially coverage we have for a give an explanation as to $64Bor90%ofthefundsto worthlesstoit. potentialoilspill. why the Government is coveranoilspillcomefrom, If we have a major oil

Hess Corporation has risen from the doghouse of Wall Street analysts and investors. It is growing with each sparkling update coming out of Guyana, and poised to be amongthedarlingsofthewatchinginvestmentcommunity. They have money to spend, and shares to buy, and Hess Corporation is the pick to make. The returns for Hess Corporation are as handsome, the plans and actions of the Guyana-enrichedcompanyloadedwithstrategicvisions,all devotedtomakingmoremoneyoffthebacksofGuyanese.

When we at this publication take into consideration all the pluses from being a current shareholder of the Hess Corporation, the thought comes that Guyanese might be better off as shareholders and owners of Hess Corp, rather than owners of this enormous oil wealth. Foreigners and a fewselectGuyanesearegettingincrediblyrichfromouroil, andboastingaboutit,whileordinarycitizensofthiscountry arelefttogroanovertherichesandprosperitypassingthem by

Thosewhoaredoinggood,Guyanesewithaninsidetrack and people like John Hess and his shareholders, are overjoyed at how good they have things. Others are more carefulandclosemouthed,buttheyalsoareunabletomask fully their lush pickings. It is like they keep on hitting the jackpot in Las Vegas, except that this is happening in Guyana,anditisrealforthem. Contrastingly,thisispainful and agonizing for Guyanese left out and losing out on their oil.AmongthehurtingareGuyanesepublicservants. They know what it is to live with not having enough, while dreading the next pay cheque since it only goes so far, and thereislittletoshowforitwhenspent. Meanwhile,thewait tothenextoneisalong,livinghell. Thiscan'tbeinoilrich Guyana, not with all these big, bold numbers about its economyandprojectedperformance,asresultingfromoutof-this-world Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculations. ThesadrealityisthatitisGuyana,oilandall,butisofwho getsandcanbrag,andwhodoesn'tandarelefttolamenttheir circumstances. It would be nice if Guyanese were on the receiving end of their riches, like Hess's shareholders, for thenthatwouldberealcitizenship,andprosperingpeople,in arichoilnation.

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From Guyana's rich oil profits, Hess Corp can proudly announce a whopping 50 percent increase in its dividend payout to shareholders happily counting their cash. The same shareholders have to be pleased that Hess is going to buyback US$650M of its outstanding shares, which representsmorecashbeingrakedin,regardlessofwhatthey do. Interested shareholders can take advantage of the buyback,andselltheirsharestothecompany,whichwould usuallybeatahigherpricethanwhatitistradingforonthe StockExchanges. Thehigherpriceisanincentivefromthe company to entice shareholders to part with their shares. Because of the buyback, Hess Corp would have a lesser amount of shareholders, which could mean a higher return for share dollar invested, serves to increase demand for the company'sshare,andpushupitsprice.

It is now clear that some are definitely reaping rich rewards from Guyana's oil boom. Unfortunately, as those few foreign and local presences benefit from this boom, a differentkindofboomisdeliveredtotheheadsofGuyanese poor,Guyaneseworkingclass,andGuyanesevulnerable. It istheongoingtaleofthetwostatesofGuyana,thoseontop, and those nowhere in the running. The ranks of the latter grouparefilledwithGuyana'sweakandwounded,themany limpingandlosingout,ontheirownwealth.

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Thosesellingbenefit,whilethosewhodecidetoholdon to their shares, can dream of more profits, and a more consistent stream of juicy dividends, given the almost guaranteed returns from Guyana's oil. The company has made a big splash about paying off US$500M loan money, whichmakesitanevenmoreattractivepropositionforyield and dividend hungry investors. From every angle, it is all upsideandwin-winfortheshareholdersofHess,withnota cloudontheGuyanaoilhorizon.

The interview can be allowingEEPGLtocontinue especially when Guyana's spill, the assets of Esso s e e n h e r e to operate without this legal entire national budget is ExplorationGuyanaLimited https://www.youtube.com/w requirement for the parent approximately US$2 (EEPGL)willbeinsufficient atch?v=kZauAIRnxig&t=18 company guarantee; and it billion? He didn't mention to cover the costs. We need 30s: also begs the question why EEPGLhasliabilities.Thus, Exxon, theAmerican parent

nto question how

The points the Vice the government is now what he will be able to company of EEPGL to President (VP) makes calls advocating slashing the extract is the net worth, that pro de h i currently legal requirements is assets subtract liabilities, guarantee legallyrequired financiallypreparedGuyana fromfullcoveragetoaUS$2 whichasoftheendof by all of the EPA Permits, is for oil spill. Here are a billion coverage, which is a

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Guyana better off as Hess shareholders

The assets of Esso Guyana will be insufficient to cover the costs of a major oil spill

Editor’s

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DEAREDITOR, fencing and Stability Clause inflation

Then, what is Guyana Our Politicians are bankruptcy recovering in case of an being courted by many The Politicians should oil spill, most of its own foreignoilexecutives. considerifthereisamajor money that it has already These Politicians oil spill that blankets the outlaidaspartofcostoil? appeartobeparrotingthe shores of Guyana and the Liza 1 has been narratives of Exxon and rest of the Caribbean, if producing oil at 150,000 itspartners.Exxon'smain they would be on the barrelsperdayandabove. p r i o r i t y i s i t s inside or outside of jets Thisisatleast25%above shareholders, not the takingtheExxonemployees theapprovedsafetylimitof Guyanesepeople. backtoAmerica? 120,000barrelsaday

Guyana is

*Inefficiencies in Justice Party (E R J P) TheE.R.J.Pwouldliketo operations would like to commend Dr know what would be the *Reputation damage Glenn Lall for opposing, revised PSA the PPP/caring which makes it difficult to exposing and disposing the Government is proposing recruit and retain quality formerPresidentandLeader for Royalty, Percentage of staff or obtain best value in of the Opposition and ShareofProfit,Taxes,Rings tenderprocesses.Itmayalso presently2ndVice-President fencing and Stability Clause be more difficult to attract andLeaderofthePPP/caring nowthatGuyanahasaround legitimate business political party for being 11 billion barrels of oil investment, adversely CONSERVATIVE WITH equivalent proven reserves affecting prosperity THETRUTHtoconcealthe and ranking at 17 for largest Globally, the World CORRUPTIONcausinghim oilreservesintheworld. EconomicForumhasestimated that the cost of corruption isto be his usual arrogant self TheE.R.J.Pwishtostate about US$2.6 trillion a year,and screwing up the that undetected and with the 2nd Vice-Presidentinterview The 2nd Vice- unchecked corruption in the attitude towards the truthPresident can't even public sector can cause would increase the cost ofjuxtaposedifthePPP/caring seriousdamageincluding: corruption drastically,political party was in *Undermining public because the 2nd ViceGovernment in 2016 with 3 trustinGovernment PresidentandthePPP/caringBillion barrels of proven oil *Wasting public Government are deliberatereserves, what would have resources and money in andintentionalwrongdoing,been the PPP/caring megaprojects notnegligenceoramistake.

E.R.J.P commends Glenn Lall for taking on VP Jagdeo

The Equal Rights and ofthe2016PSA.

Additionally, Guyana's coverage, even though by their signing of the 75%cost-oilispayingfor legally required to do so. environmental permits thecapitalexpendituresof This asymmetry is to the Without the parent the oil companies such as detriment of the Guyanese company guarantee, FPSOsanddrills. people. Guyana is exposed to

An airline won't b e h a l f o f O G G NExxon'slackofinterestin overload a plane by more (www.oggn.org/about)just signing a letter of than25%ofitssafecertified capacity because if a crash occurs, the airline company would be sued into

willingtoassumetheriskof guaranteeforfullliability 2021stoodatUS$4.2billion bankruptcyforExxonandits coverage which has zero f o r E E P G L partners who have not upfrontcost,buttowhich 3. committed to full liability EEPGL formally agreed

bankruptcyHowever,

Politicians on all sides the oil company that led to Government and oil document, indicating that said that unless policyContract so important?haveagreedstronglythatthe the addendum being companies, got together and the PPPGovernment should changes are made in the oilThosepushingforchangeto2016agreementisnotsuited revealed, and showing agreedtoaddsomethingtoa take the example of the sector, it predicts thethe PSA say it is importantto serve the best interest of ultimately, that not only did provision within the PSA. previous Government and exemptions will onlybecause it will help Guyanathe country, but they have the previous Government continue to balloon. Of anto correct some of the get Exxon to agree on not important note also, is thatoppressive provisions that recoveringtheroyalty,butit whiletheglobaloilindustryare causing the country to also caused Exxon to go is benefitting from high oillose more money than it back to the bargaining table prices, Guyana cannotshould from its oil to effect such a change. increase its take from theendowment. Some of these Trinidadian officials had large sums of unexpectedareaswherechangecouldbe told the Kaieteur News cash that is now availableextremely effective in duringtheiroilconferencein due to higher crude prices.Guyana getting more the twin island nation While some oil producingrevenue is the specification m o n t h s a g o t h a t nations have implementedofnon-recoverableexpenses Government needed to windfall taxes on oilby the oil companies, the watch what the oil companies, Guyana it isimplementation of ring companies are recovering believed, must adhere to thefencing, adjusting the tax and to have it stated clearly current PSA where thepayment arrangement, the whattheycanrecoverornot. Government has said itmonitoring of oil company The officials said it took cannot impose any newcost, and the audit timeline, Trinidad some 60 years taxes without the agreementtonameafew. before it realised that the oil oftheoilcompanies.

P oduction Sharing contract now, some have the parties which shall state Authority (GRA) on behalfAgreement (PSA) between alsosaid,willnotlookgood the date upon which the

Resourcesagreesthatasum

M i n i s t e r t o t h echange, renegotiation or already made in the respect except by written Commissioner General ofaltering of the 2016 agreement. To change the agreemententeredintobyall

The Institute of Energy Economicsand

o f t h eGuyana and the Stabroek for Guyana as that move amendmentormodifications contractor ExxonMobilBlock oil consortium has could impact investors' shall become effective '

Guyana – 15.4 (b) of thepickedupsteamonceagain, confidenceindoingbusiness Since this Article leaves clause states too that thenow that a document, an here. The conversation on a space for renegotiations

Why is renegotiation of ExxonMobil's contract so important?

Kaieteur NewsPAGE 06 Sunday September 18, 2022

Theword,renegotiation,of former President David it is pellucid on what the oil management of the sector, the previous Government Revenue Authority (GRA)has been making the roundsGranger and former Exxon companies could recover ratherthantorenegotiate. took the oil companies back to be issued to the oilandhasbeenonthelipsofallCEO,RodHenson,specifies and cannot since they will

However, the addendum to the bargaining table, companiesprovingthattheycommentators local,that the two percent royalty find ways to recover every providesaspecificalteration hence the statement by paid their taxes here whenregional and international,Guyana is supposed to be cent spent. It was in fact the to the contract itself and is Attorney at Law and they did not. For the periodwho believe that Guyanagetting off the top is not spirited discussions on now a part of that 2016 Chartered Accountant, 2019to2020,Guyanaissaidshortchangeditselfintheoilrecoverable by the oil whether the two percent agreement. That means at Christopher Ram, who tohavegivenaway$327Binagreement But why iscompaniesasanexpense. royalty was recoverable by some point, the parties, the exposed the addendum tax exemptions. The GRArenegotiation of the Exxon

Theconversationonany that protects the provisions amended or modified in

alsomaintainedthe'sanctity' ThePSAsaysatArticle31.2

Specification of non company at the time was Implementation of rring ecoverableexpenses recoveringtheroyaltythatit fencing

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, is the point man for the local oil and gas sector

Former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, said Guyana was able to satisfactorily prepare for oil production in four years

Under Section 3, Annex was paying Trinidad- the The absence of ring fencingC of the PSA, 3.2 lists costs owneroftheresource. provisionsinthePSAisseenthat could be recovered by Adjusting the tax as a major weakness withinthe oil company only with paymentarrangement the 2016 agreementthe Minister's approval In the Stabroek Block Regulars within the oil andwhile 3.3 lists costs not PSA, Guyana has agreed to, gasindustryhavearguedthatrecoverable under the under the taxation the lack of a 'ring fencing'agreement Professionals p r o v i s i o n s , p a y provision acts as a subsidywithin the oil sector, in ExxonMobil's share of and allows the contractor toparticular those from Corporation and Income charge Guyana for the costTrinidad and Tobago urged Tax. Clause 15.4 (a) of that of new wells even beforeGuyana to address the cost PSA stipulates that the they start producing oilrecovery clause by ensuring Minister of Natural Simply put, 'ring fencing' in the PSA would have stipulated how the oil companies could treat revenue from the different projects it is developing. Guyanasofar,issettohave some 10 FPSOs pumping crude during the life of the industry This means 10 different projects will be on stream,andwithoutthe'ring fencing' provision, it means that Guyana has failed to specify how the oil companies will handle the revenue from each project.

Government'sshareofprofitsurfaced and proves that a has even taken a turn to to do so, the outstanding oil delivered, “…shall bechange was made to the exchangesondrawingdown question is whether the accepted as payment in fullagreement two years after it more from the oil industry Government has ever for the contractor's share ofwas signed by the former through a robust system of approached the consortium IncomeTaxandCorporationCoalitionGovernment. The polices, mechanisms, laws to come back to the Tax.” The Minister is alsodemand renegotiation of theaddendum, which holds and equipment to help bargaining table. It is clear expectedtocauseoilcontract.signatures that include that improve oversight and through the addendum, that receiptsfromtheGuyana

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ByZenaHenry of the contract and the Miscellaneous that 'This equivalent to the tax existenceofastabilityclause Agreement shall not be assessed to be paid by the

the Guyana Revenue

Minister agrees thataddendum to the PSA has better oil deal for Guyana throughacollectivedecision

Every once in a while life offers each of us a golden opportunity. While there are many examples of golden opportunities, today let's take a look at one currently staring our Government RIGHT in the face.

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It is one that gives it the opportunity to renegotiate that absurd contract with Exxon. While the PPP/C Government has maintained that renegotiation of the 2016 PSA to get a better deal for Guyana is impossible, Kaieteur News recently uncovered documents that prove otherwise.

Two years after that contract was signed then President David Granger had gotten Exxon to change the provision in relation to the 2% royalty which was recoverable.

This proves that the Government has the wherewithal to correct that contract, if it so desires.

But will they seize this golden opportunity? Do they have what it takes to make such a noble move?

A Golden Opportunity

Sunday September 18, 2022Kaieteur NewsPAGE 08

PP/C Government. Jagdeo was

(The views expressed inthePresidentisauthorisedto was Jagdeo given oversight Assembly of the United condemning the Suriname returns,hemustremedythis this article are those of thedelegateexecutiveauthority ofthisportfolio?Thismakes Nations. And immediately, government for harassing situation. He must clearly author and do notOneofthewaysinwhichhe no sense but is typical of theVicePresidenthashitthe Guyanesefishermen.Thisis outline just what are the necessarily reflect thedoes this is to assigned c a k e s h o p s t y l e d road. not how such matters are responsibilities of his Vice opinionsofthisnewspaper.)specific responsibilities to management.

Dem farmers nah complaining about de peopletekkindemwukandmekjoke. weather Demgettingniceweather Butdem Butisnojokeoutdeh.Decostahliving vendorsnahdroppingdempricefuh'greens'. biting and it biting de poor more. But is nat Dry weather or wet weather de prices nah only Guyanese suffering. Is all over de dropping. world, people complaining about de high

AccordingtotheOfficial theGuyaneseCriticpodcasts

De weather been good for nearly two Anddemfishermandemsmiling. months now – dat according to Teacher Butdesmilesnahganlastlang.Natwith Percy is eight weeks. But despite dis long dempriceswahyuhgattopayindemarket. periodofdryweather,demboysnahhearing Andnatwithdemlowcatchwahawaitdem nuttin much from de cricket board. Dem whendemguhbackouttosea. boys woulda thought dat de first division De govament denying dat is dem oil cricket woulda start. But perhaps de cricket operations wah driving away de fish. Wan board waiting fuh de weather fuh change mansehifanything,dedrillingwoulddrive back. dem fish into de fisherman dem net. Some

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Nothing really has the President. He is thus a bankers to remedy a issue licenses to Guyanese This matter should have changed from the pre-2015 creature of the President. situation. What authority fishermen. been protected by the P handed does Mr. Jagdeo possess to This matter is being issuance of the appropriate Returned to office in 2020 oversight, not ministerial asktheSeniorMinistertodo carelessly handled. Jagdeo diplomatic note of protest, with a slender one seat responsibility, for finance, anything of that sort? But byhisinconsiderateoutburst notbyastatement.Butcake majority, the PPP/C has natural resources and the this again is typical of cake mayhavemadethesituation shop styled management relatetotheportfoliosofhisresorted to its old habits in environment. shop-styledmanagement? worst. does not have a role for Ministers Otherwise theadministering the There is a Minister of The President has

This is not the first time Gazette of 13th September, and the Kaieteur Radio, to that the Vice President has 2020,thePresidentreserved talk about the oil and gas takentooutreacheswhenthe anextensivelistofportfolios sector President is out of the for himself These were No Minister of Finance country On a previous listedascitizens'complaints, w a s n a m e d T h e occasion, he announced the regulation of gambling, Constitution provides that creation of the temporary science and technology, where no portfolio is jobsprogramme. sustainable development, assigned, then it remains This time, the Vice climate change, investment with the President. Since no President took to launching and export promotion, land Minister of Finance was the distribution of the titling, wildlife trade named it is assumed that the fisherfolk cash grant. This management,environmental President is the Minister of honour should have been protection,nationalsecurity, Finance. given to the Minister of defenseandCabinet. In its extraordinary Agriculture. But instead the

HeturnedupinRegion6 dealt with diplomatically President and how these his Ministers These It has been Mr Jagdeo, to announce massive ministerial responsibilities more than Mr Bharrat, who spending on infrastructure are usually published in the has been hosting Press and to share out cash grants OfficialGazette. Conferences appearing on tofishermen.

When the President

Someone had the bright established practices of bakerwilltakecontrolofthegovernment. Natural Resources Mr. departed Guyana to attend idea, recently, of issuing a diplomacy shop.Under the Constitution, Vickram Bharrat. So why the annual General p u b l i c s t a t e m e n t

De weather nice but de price bad!

Demfishermendoesgatfuhgoouttosea prices. whetheritissunnyorrainy Butsomeahdem But de way some ah we govament thinking dat dem could park dem boat and officialsbehaving,yuhwouldneverthinkwe tekalilrestfuhanothertwomonths.DeVee gataproblem. Pee come and share out cash grant to dem. Talkhalf,leffhalf.

Guyana is being run like a cake shop

This is the first sign of publication of 23rd Vice President has taken to c a k e s h o p s t y l e d December,2020,theOfficial overshadowing the Minister management where Gazette indicated that Dr of Agriculture. But that is authority is centralised. The Ashni Singh was appointed how cake shops operate –President'sportfolioismuch as Senior Minister in the sometimes the baker tooextensive.Muchofthese Office of the President with outshinestheowner couldhavebeendelegatedto responsibility for Finance. The Vice President was Ministers Why, for This clearly confirms that intemperatewithsomeofhis example, is investment and the finance portfolio is held outbursts in Region 6. He export promotion under the by the President who is the made some serious President and not under the MinisterofFinance. statements concerning the Ministry of Tourism, Itwasthereforeshocking fishing licenses problem IndustryandCommerce? andsurprisingtohavereada withSuriname.Hewentabit Mr Bharrat Jagdeo was few weeks ago, the Vice toofar appointedbythePresidentas President saying that he had The facts would reveal aVicePresident.Hewasnot asked the Senior Minister that Surinamese law would named a Minister but was with responsibility for havetobeamendedtoallow assignedasupportingroleto Finance to meet with the Santoki Government to

Dem boys seh...

wice in the newspapers, ball description told the nation that March2020electionsthathefound move.HeneedstoknowIcould Mr Vincent Alexander there wasn’t any meeting at all in in favour of his arguments that the not be bothered with his urged the editors that which the Chairman voted against PPP tampered with the elections. characterization of me. I will not

T beforepublicationofmy theextension. Mahipaulevenwentbackinhistory suepeoplewhobad-mouthme. columns, they must fact-check me. This is the same gentleman that to tell viewers about things the PPP I will answer Mahipaul the Itwouldhavebeenethicalifhehad wantsthenewspaperstofact-check didthathethoughtwasbad.

Frederick Kissoon

In a letter to the Stabroek News the Court of Appeal a libel writ was asked to comment on the onhisFacebookpagesaidthatIam Freddie Kissoon? After all I do of Friday, September 16, 2022, brought against him by the Chief elaborations inApril and July 2020 an anti-African racist.Again I have shake people’s hand. I am not that headlined, “Disappointing that SN Election Officer (CEO) for false by one of the leaders of the AFC, no hard feelings on what people madtorefusetodoso. would publish the commissioner’s accusationsagainsttheCEO. Dominic Gaskin and who is the say HereiswhatItoldGildarie. ‘Black pudding maan’ on that letter without verifying its With each passing day, the eyes son-in-law of the then President, IwillrespondtoHindsifhecan same programme with Mahipaul contents,” the writer complained of this nation are being opened to DavidGranger present to the Guyanese people a told his decreasing viewership that that the newspaper should have people from the opposition PNC Mr Gaskin conceded that the listofAfricanpersonalitieswhoare blackoutshavereturnedtoGuyana. fact checked Alexander’s and AFC parties and their election was tampered with by anti-Indianracists. They never went away Under the publication which accused the surrogates who in contempt of the Mortimer Mingo How did Surely, Hinds doesn’t think APNU+AFC Government there GECOM chair of voting against an Guyanese people mouth off Mahipaul react to the question? He Guyana has only Indian anti wasanincreaseinblackouts. extension of the claims and incredible fictions and display madehimselfacompletefoolinthe Africanracists. I wrote five, yes five, columns objectionsperiod. egregiousbarefacedness. eyes of every person who was Here is what I will now ask between 2016 and 2018 detailing

Daily fictions are being exposed; Guyanese eyes are opened

From page 6From page 6 expenditure that will be thus allowing Guyana to timeframe to audit the oil Along with the political and mostimportantly,revenuein Financial Analysis (IEEFA) recovered before Guyana have ahead of the audits, company expenses is too territorial uncertainties that the future Outside of headedbyTomSanzillo,had gets its share of profit oil. data on oil company short.They told Guyana that came with the country, the renegotiation, Guyana has said that without the ring Finance professionals are spending that auditors could given the nation's capacity friendly oil company PSA been urged to up its overall f e n c i n g p r o v i s i o n , adamant that the efficient begin to verify before the deficiencies, the two-year was said to have helped in management and oversight ExxonMobilanditspartners monitoring of costs could auditperiod.Jagdeohassaid deadline the Government offsettingrisks. capacity by increasing its are able to deduct costs save Guyana millions if not that monthly and quarterly has accepted in the PSA, However, to add more professionals and experts in associated with either billionsofUSdollarsshould reports on costs, is not real alongwiththefactthatitcan perspective to the oil sector the area of environmental developing a new oil project the country have a team of time monitoring but accepts onlydooneauditperyear,is story, it should be protection and finance in or drilling an exploratory relevant professionals the benefits of having the oil not sufficient. They stressed understood that the particular well, and all of those tracking oil spending and billsbeforetheaudit. that the timeline should be petroleum industry is a T h e C o a l i t i o n expenses could be charged keeping up with the Increase in audit timeline extended to afford Guyana capital intensive one, Government by the time it against any project such as numeroustransactions. T h e a c c o u n t i n g moretimetoverifyandaudit meaning heavy costs are left office had devised and the Liza Phase One or Two Vice President Dr provisions in the 2016 the oil company spending, incurred to explore and then had in Parliament three key projects that are currently Bharrat Jagdeo is adamant, Stabroek Block agreement thus ensuring that the produce the commodity All legislation namely, the producing. At this rate, he however, that Guyana says that Guyana only has a expenses of the operator is businesses seektomaximise PetroleumCommissionBill, said that Guyana will not cannot engage in real time two-yearwindowtoauditall not bloated to reduce profit, so the oil companies Local Content, and the realise its oil gains before monitoring of costs since c o s t s e x p e n d e d b y Guyana's share of profit oil. are known to find ways to Natural Resource Fund 2030s,ifatall. this is not catered for by the ExxonMobil and its Whenaskedaboutthistopic, squeeze the most out of They had secured at least Monitoring of oil 2016 PSA. He contends that partners, Hess Corporation Minister of Natural countries, especially when twoloansandonegrantfrom companycost real time monitoring would and CNOOC Petroleum Resources Vickram Bharrat, they fail to negotiate well. the World Bank and IDB to G u y a n a h a s t h e require the Government to Guyana, in a fiscal year If as well as the VP, claimed Yet, on top of having a upgrade its human resource opportunity to verify and beinvolvedinthedaytoday that timeframe runs out, the that Exxon will allow lucrative agreement, oil to specifically tackling the audit the oil companies' affairs, co managing country has to accept as Guyana to address possibly companies will seek ways to oil industry With a total of expenses to ensure that the alongsidetheoilcompanies- correct,allcostsincurredfor illegitimate costs despite the further increase profits over US$30 M from the bills handed over are true. rights he said Guyana does the said year Since Guyana expiration of the two-year within various areas of the banks, focus was to be But the country is urged to not have. Section 7.1 of the failed to audit in a timely audit timeframe in which industry using both placed on capacity building pay closer attention to the PSAstates clearly, however, m a n n e r, t h e c o s t s Guyana would have been legitimate and illegal for key state agencies companies spending and to that the Natural Resources ExxonMobilanditspartners allowed to object to cost. It methods. Itisforthatreason including GRA, GGMC, access information ahead of Minister could request cost incurred for the Liza Phase was highlighted that while that auditing expenses, for EPA, and Ministry of the audit to increase from the oil companies on a One and Two projects, the Guyana has a mere two-year example, is so important. Finance, among others. The vigilance of oil sector monthly or quarterly basis; oil companies can fully audit timeframe, Kenya There are also guidelines in current Government has recover over US$3.5B and reserves the right to this sector, standards and made slight changes to two US$6B respectively It is complete its oil sector audits norms that chart a way for of the laws before passing also able to recover without within seven years, while efficient management and them, but did not implement any challenges, US$460M, Peruhasatimelimitforfour oversight of industry And the Petroleum Commission, which was spent prior to the years minimum and the these implementations are an independent oversight signingofthe2016contract. USA,threeyearsminimum. recommended to be done in and management body Oxfam America, a social These are some of the the earliest stage of the responsible for the oil and justice organisation and the provisions, politicians have sector's development, so as gas sector The current International Monetary argued, that allowed the oil to not disrupt mutually Government is yet to fully Fund (IMF) have both consortium to make an agreed upon provisions that utilise the capacity building advised Guyana that the investment in the country could affect operation and loans.

Why is renegotiation of ExxonMobil's contract so important?

Kaieteur NewsPAGE 10 Sunday September 18, 2022 THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

The three PPP GECOM willsuffersignificantdiminutionin programme and referred to me as a madasIam? (The views expressed in this Commissioners described what parliamentaryseats. mad man. Mahipaul has suddenly Does he think ‘black pudding article are those of the author and took place at two GECOM’s Mr Mahipaul on the show left politics to become a maan’ is mad like me? Does he do not necessarily reflect the statutory meetings and in a ball by offered countless quotes about the Psychiatrist. That is a good career think trench ‘crapo maan’ is mad opinions of this newspaper.)

same way I answered Nigel Hinds like me? What about Henry the urged the newspapers at the same me. This is the same gentleman Then Mahipaul threw his on the ‘Gildarie-Freddie Kissoon narcissist? Is he mad? Finally, is timetofact-checkhissubmissions. that lost in the High Court then in credibility out of the window He Show’. Gildarie told me that Hinds the Opposition Leader mad like

GECOM’s Public Relations Go to the ‘Gildarie-Freddie looking at the time and who Mahipaul- two questions. One is the frequency of blackouts under Officer,Yolanda issued a statement Kissoon Show’ on YouTube and subsequently looked. He said, he howsanehe,Mahipaul,thinksheis APNU+AFC that never occurred repudiatingAlexander’scontention type in Ganesh Mahipaul. See how was not familiar with what Gaskin - deeply sane, half sane, a little bit with the PPP government from about the decision of the GECOM Opposition personalities are saidandwrote. sane or mad like me? The second 1992 to 2015. ‘Black pudding Chair Ms.Wardmadeitpellucidin discrediting themselves. I contend Mr Mahipaul last Thursday question is can he come up with a maan’ wouldn’t have experienced her statement that no decision was that the AFC will not get even a evening was the guest of ‘black list of current PNC leaders and blackouts during that period. He takennottograntanextension. hundredvotesin2025andthePNC pudding maan’ in a Zoom PNC surrogates that he thinks is doesnotliveinGuyana.

Sunday September 18, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 11

The businessman was abductedaround19:00hrsat a popular bar located at Station Street, Kitty, Georgetown.Herecalled drinking at the bar when the two men pulled up in a vehicle and walkeduptohiminthe (Continuedonpage15)

Charged for Kennethbusinessman,abductingallegedlyaretiredcop,Bahadur

Whiletwomenremainat large for the abduction of a businessman on Monday last, police have moved to charge an ex-cop who was r e p o r t e d l y t h e i r accomplice,.Theex-cop, 55-year-old Kenneth Bahadur of Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD) made his first court appearance on Friday at the Georgetown MagistratesCourts.

diamondjewellery

Hewaschargedwiththe abduction of businessman, Jagdesh Mangal and the

The man said that his abductorsareknowntohim, and alleged that an ongoing dispute between them over money might have led them tocommitthecriminalact.

Sunday September 18, 2022Kaieteur NewsPAGE 12

charge was read to him by Magistrate Leron Daly The charge was reportedly laid indictable and his lawyer, Patrice Henry asked for reasonable bail on his behalf.Bail was granted in the sum of $200,000 with the condition that Bahadur reports to police every MondayAccordingtoreports,the victim accused Bahadur of accompanying two men to beat,abduct,androbhimof millions in gold and

Retiredcopchargedforallegedly abductingbusinessman

The July 2021 advertisement in which the Government invited private partners for the gas-to-energy project, but now VP Jagdeo is saying something otherwise.

Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall

Vice BharratPresidentJagdeo

Govt. Advertisement exposes Jagdeo's lies on private investment in gas-to-energy project

Sunday September 18, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 13

(Continued on page 15)

Sunday September 18, 2022Kaieteur NewsPAGE 14

personnelmaybeinadequate,there isalwaystimeandopportunitiesto upgrade. With the Oil and Gas Industry, it is very different. Very fewcountriesintheworldhaveO& G industries and its advent is always sudden. This suddenness results in the absence of local trained personnel to man the Industry and O&G industries in their early years, have had to

ing i

It came as a breath of fresh air when it was recently announced that a US$20 million training facility was launched at Lusignan, ECD by a consortium of three investors, the lead being 3t EnerMech with Oninduik Development Inc and Windsor Technologies. Thefacilitybegan (Continuedonpage15)

required for the

==CONSUMER CONCERNS==

trainingplan.

Accredited training for Oil and Gas industry prepares more Guyanese for employment in it

depend on personnel from Developed Countries This dependency could continue for many years except Governments wouldtakeconcertedactiontotrain local personnel to take over from theexpatriates.TheO&GIndustryofGuyanais the most recent in the world but both Government and people of Guyana have decided that they

successful conduct of any aspect of economic activity

For traditional industries such as AgricultureandMiningwhichhave beenoperatingforcenturies, there is always a corpus of trained personnel manning them and thoughthenumbersofsuchtrained

would not repeat the mistakes of others and are determined to have locals manning all aspects of the Industry as early as possible. This aspiration could not be quickly a c h i e v e d b e c a u s e n o comprehensivetraininginstitutions areavailableinthecountryandthis resultsintraininghavingtobedone abroad on an ad hoc basis without the possibility of a comprehensive

ByPatDial ain s a way

expectedsaleprices,levelof investment on required infrastructure, proposed changes to the current configurationoftheexisting market, and ability to work with local partners and Government.ThreeaspectsThegasto energy projectwillencompassthree major aspects – the pipeline totransportthegastoWales, West Bank Demerara, the NGL facility that will treat andseparatethegas andthe power plant to generate the electricityThis publication had reportedthatGuyanesehave been told that the pipeline aspect, which is being pursued by US oil major, E x x o n M o b i l ' s s u b s i d i a r y E s s o Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), will cost around US$1.3 billion.Eventhisisexpected to increase when Exxon closes critical contracts for same. The main Opposition and several industry stakeholders have urged the Government to conduct a newfeasibilitystudyforthe project and also insist the nation should first see the contract for the venture before Government signs on.

scholarships under the GOAL programme to those whoareinterestedincareers intheO&GIndustry Prime Minister Mark Phillips encouraged Guyanese to be involved in the Industry as part of its human capital, “A crucial factor to the success of our nationliesinourpeople.We must ensure that we utilise the benefits of the Oil and Gas Sector to build a bright future for this generation, thenextandbeyond. Todo this, we must inculcate a culture of ownership, a culture where our local ownership, a culture where our Local Content, our people,canthriveandthatis theworkforceitself…Asthe first entity with approval to deliver OPITO (Offshore PetroleumIndustryTraining Organization) - accredited

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Govt.

powerless when the

T h e C h a r t e r e d

exposesAdvertisementJagdeo'slies...

Frompage12 company of the ex policeman.Theyallegedly began physicallyassaultinghimas theydemandedtheirmoney The victim claimed that the ex-policeman advised his assailants to “take him away” (abduct him). His attackers agreed and they forcedhimintothebackseat of their vehicle and drove off.He said that while they were in the vicinity of VlissengenRoad,oneofthe men held him at gunpoint and relieved him of a gold

(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the o p i n i o n s o f t h i s newspaper.)

Addendum proves the nation is not. “The question is why? Whose interest is thismanlookingoutfor?”

AccreditedtrainingforOilandGas...

After the matter was reported, detectives visited

Theprivatepartnerswill alsobeexpectedtotakepart in the operations of the establishment of a power plant to generate 150 MW, with an additional 150 MW asasecondphaseinaddition to the establishment of an industrial park comprising industries that can utilise gas,steamand/orelectricity

Sunday September 18, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 15

Ram said the question inevitably arises as to why the current Administration keepsrepeatingthatitwould notamendthecontractinthe interest of sanctity of contract. Ram reasoned that suchstatementsonlyseekto drink fear into Guyanese of the consequence of any attemptatrenegotiation.

Interestingly, Ram said t h e A P N U + A F C s renegotiationwasconducted without a change in circumstances, while the incumbentAdministrationis adamant that it is powerless to even broach the question withtheoilcompanies.

Taking the foregoing factsintoconsideration,Lall said the Government must cease dancing to the tune of theoilcompaniesandbegin serving the interest of the people.Like Ram, he called for

and diamond band worth $1.5M, one black diamond gold ring valued at $1.2M and a $900,000 gold chain. The businessman said that theassaultdidnotendthere. Herelatedthattheytookhim tooneoftheirhomesinKitty and at gunpoint forced him tosignastatementclaiming thatheowesthem$900,000. Withthesignedstatementin their possession, the suspectstookhimtoChurch Street where they dumped him out of their vehicle in frontofahotel.

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Lallinside?”argued that to date, theGovernmenthasnottold the nation “or show us how this project will benefit Guyana or if it will ever benefit the Guyanese people.” Lall added, “We must all stand up to ensure thatthisdealisnotsignedin s e c r e t a n d h a s confidentiality clauses that keepusoutoftheloopandin thedarkfromknowingwhat isitwearegivingawayand whatwearegetting. We must know the ins and outs, the pros and cons. After all, that US$2B gas plant and pipeline investment is money that willbecomingouteveryday from your oil, shortening your pocket while fattening the pockets of private people.”

OffloadingVesselislocated.

Centre by offering

Retired cop charged for allegedly...

secretlyYou would believe that the PPP come out of office,

the Coalition was in there and they could not find out or know who those secret peopleintheMarriottHotel were that were milking the money, whether the hotel made a profit or not. It's almost the same thing they did with the Berbice Bridge – the couple private people they installed, including Jagdeobestfriendwhoowns the single largest block of shares in the bridge, were guaranteed payments regardless whether the bridgemakesmoneyorlose money Them boys pocket secure, they can never lose withsuchasweetdeal.Soif we are not careful and demand to see this gas-toshore project before it is finalised by Jagdeo and Brassington, we won't be backinthesameboatasthe Berbice Bridge and Marriott, we would be on a huge barge sailing to hell,” Lall

Anadvocateforabetter oil deal, Lall said that the Government must be stoppedinitstrackwiththis project.“Justareminder,the gas to shore ( energy) project, if we don't see the contract, we could end up just like the Marriott Hotel and the Berbice B r i d g e B h a r r a t Jagdeo, Ashni Singh a n d W i n s t o n Brassington the three of them designed that contract in which they designed that deal and installed private people

Last week Mr. Lall had warned that the venture could be another 'Ponzi Scheme' – the likes of the Marriott Hotel and the Berbice River Bridge deals thataremiredinsecrecy

Damningrevelationofamendedroyalty...

Accountant said the apparent reliance on better contract managementas is often preached by the Vice Presidentin place of reasoned renegotiation may sound good He noted, however, that such a statementseemsdesignedto deceiveespeciallywhenone considers the Addendum to thecontract.Inconclusion,Ramsaid, “We may not be able to reversethe2016Agreement, butthatshouldnotmeanthat we have to prostrate ourselvesatthefeetofEsso, Hess and CNOOC, as our leadersaredoing.”

Interested parties were given up to August 29 to submit

With regards to the use of additional gases, the invitation detailed that responses dealing with NGLsshouldprovidedetails of expectations on markets (local and regional), expected input prices,

Hsaid.e

training for the Oil and Gas Sector in Guyana, our human resources are now strengthened at a global standard to actively and competently participate in thebuildingofthisnewand abundant area of our country With an Industry that requires high skills and knowledge, it is reassuring toknowthatthesecapacities can be imparted to our people without having to leave their home soil…The launching of the EnerMech Training Centre is the beginning of the process of growing the local human capital of the Oil and Gas Industry.”

According to the administration,WDZwillbe the location for the termination of the gas pipelinemeasuringover225 km from the Liza Area. Additionally, it will involve the establishment of a gasprocessing plant (GPP) and a natural gas liquids facility (NGL)capableofproducing at least 4,000 bbl /day, including the fractionation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).Privatepartners

insisted that Guyana's external debt is alreadyoverUS$3B,yetthe Government is forging aheadwiththeprojectwhich will add another US$2B to the debt stock. “Could you believethatallGuyanadebt is presently US$3B and we can'tpay,butwearegoingto add US$2B more to that US$3B on the gas-to-shore project with a few private people

Additionallyproposals., 'proposals will be especially welcome f o r s m a l l s c a l e ammonia/urea, protein synthesis, cement, glass manufacture, ceramics, and other industries that rely on gas,steam,orelectricity,'the Ministry advertisement stated. It noted too, that responses dealing with power generation should detail comparable projects completed, recommended technology, type and capacity of equipment specification related to the gas needed, back-up fuel optionality in the event of interruptions of natural gas flow, capability to use rich gas as fuel to account for NGL plant downtime, required gas per MW installed, generation costs, abilitytobuildinamodular fashion, environmental and emissions impacts, and timelines/key milestones

the Government to make similar amendments that would ensure a better royalty percentage, put ring fencing in place and secure full liability insurance coverage from ExxonMobil Corporation.Inhiscolumn published byStabroekNews,Ramsaid theAPNU +AFC Coalition suffered a barrage of criticism for what is often referredtoasalop-sidedoil contract.Bethat as it may, the Chartered Accountant said, “The Coalition must be givensomecreditforatleast effecting the renegotiation of one element of the Agreement, albeit not a particularlymajorone.”

He said the government should take the example of the APNU+AFC and demandrenegotiation.

Frompage14 its operations about a year agoandhasitsfirstbatchof students ready for graduation and this graduation is encapsulated intheofficiallaunch. Prime Minister Mark Phillips did the official launch and the ceremony was attended by several Ministers, attesting to the importance Government has given to the Training CentreThe training programme provides a Level One qualification from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) Level One consistsofthreephases,Prelearning Assessment and SafePassportareitsfirsttwo and the third is done p r a c t i c a l l y T h e Government of Guyana would be supporting the

the bar where he was abducted to conduct their investigation and several individuals, including the bar owner, corroborated the businessman's story The bar owner reportedly told police that she was in the bar's kitchen when she heard the commotion at the front The woman told police that when she came out, she saw two men “ b e a t i n g u p ” t h e businessman and forcing him into the vehicle. She recalled asking the ex policeman to stop them but herefusedtohelp.

Lall also noted other critical changes that were madeinspiteoftheexisting provisions of the contract. The 2016 deal for example, statesthattheoilcompanies can self-insure. Guyana has saidthiswillnotbeallowed, as such, stricter insurance provisions have been put in p l a c e u s i n g t h e environmental permits that havebeenissuedforExxons projects Guyanese authorities have also instituted a Local Content Law which makes tougher demands on Exxon and its partners to prioritise the use oflocalgoodsandservices.

The Regional Security System(RSS)hasconcluded

Jagdeo speaks with forkedtongue

SUNDAY

clear that both the GovernmentandtheGuyana Police Force seem bent on further covering up the killingofFagundesaswellas the allegations made by Bascom No wonder the parlous state of public security in this country and thetotallossofconfidencein theinstitutions.

In addition, two young Government Ministers were seen cheering the Guyanese leader on - one laughing her headoffashepuffedhischest andshoutedatthelocalNDC leader Suchashame!

WhenCLASSLESSonethought that the refusal of Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton to shake the hands of PresidentIrfaanAliwaslow, the latter's behaviour toward a citizen of this country at a meetinginMochaArcadiaon Sundaywassimplyclassless. ThedisplaybytheHeadof-State at the forum in the full view of schoolchildren

FRIDAY

Somebody must be cashing in on the local

BLUNTNESS ON INDECENCY!

Together we stand but dividedwefall.

Our elections trap us in a national horror show that even those observing the process, or those daring to involve themselves in any recount, are themselves subject to abuse and insult, with staining of their integrity

Itisnotthefirsttimethat we have seen this sort of behaviour from our young President.Onewould recall how he handled a woman in Bartica at a public meeting who dared to ask him about this country's oil blocks and then his public belittling of the President of GAWU at the Enmore Martyrs' Rally, simply because the piss poor management of the beleaguered Guyana Sugar Corporation was called into question.Ifthese early signs from the President are anything to go by, then “Cyat eat we dinnerinGuyana.”

bonanzas, so who are they, and from which sections of thissocietydotheybelong?

reached the conclusions that hisallegationswerebasedon hearsay and dismissed them. Such shoddy work from one of the region's top security agencies undermines the credibility of the report, which all Guyanese should reject.Itis

The battle for clean electionsThe Opposition and Government are at loggerheadsovertheissueof a clean voters list for upcomingelections.

When will this maxim reallysinkintothepsycheof our Guyanese brothers and sisters?Whenexactlywillwe realise that some of our politicians, those so-called leaders,lovetostokethefire of division among us so that theycanremainrelevant?

Itisabouttimethatwesee thesePoliticiansforwhothey reallyare–'wolvesinsheep's clothing' For too long Guyanese have quietly accepted self-centred leaders who care little to nothing about the people of this nation.Itis high time that Guyanese wake up, stand up asone,anddemandthatthese Politicians take their role, as servants of the people, seriously rather than parade in high offices like members oftheRoyalFamily

Bloomanddoom

SATURDAY T R U T H M U S T PREVAIL!Altho u g h m a n y detractorshaveemergedover the years, they have never succeeded in silencing this publication.Inmany ways they have tried to destabilise us, but they have failed, and miserably too.By now they know that we must be doing something right, something honest; something that is trulyblessedbytheCreator

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo speaks with a forked tongue. He has now shifted his position on Guyana's burdensomeoilcontractwith Exxon.Heisnowspeakinga different language in carefully constructed wording.On'The Glenn Lall Show', Tuesday night, while admitting that the contract is lopsided, the erstwhile former President said he wouldnotrenegotiateit.

reality more a story of who is on the inside of all the lavish sharing, and whoisdumpedtotheoutside, lockedout,andlefttostewon their plight in this time of statisticalplenty?

The Opposition has demanded house to house registration to generate a freshlistofelectors.

based on snippets of a report released by the Ministry of Home Affairs last week that theallegationsofcover-upby the Guyana Police Force in the Ricardo Fagundes murder are all hearsay and dismissed the accusations made by Detective Sergeant, DionFromBascom.the onset, many persons had raised doubts aboutthecapacityoftheRSS toconductanimpartialprobe into this matter In fact, with Guyana recently joining the regional security body, the issue of impartiality loomed large.TheRSSovertheyears hasnotdistinguisheditselfas any security agency to be reckoned with. Its financial troubles might have motivated the acceptance of Guyana into the system given that this country with its vast oil resources is now seen as the regional cashcowThat being said, Nigel Hughes, Attorney for Bascomina'StabroekNews' article on Sunday noted that the RSS did not even interview his client, yet it

hoonlyafewminutesearlier had strung garlands around hisneckashewaswelcomed into their village is simply unbelievable. No tact, no grace, no class and yet we have supporters hailing such conductasacceptable.

TUESDAY

Tosaythisdifferently,are all citizens of this country benefiting?Oristhe

In truth, there has not been an election in the last several decades where the entireapparatushasnotcome under the harshest of condemnations.FromGuyana Elections Commission to the run-up to the actual exercising of the franchisetothecountingand reporting of the counting to the tabulating and reporting, every piece of the process, and at each painful step in a torturedway,thereisdispute anddisagreementwithmany devilsunleashedthereafter

THURSDAY

MONDAY

But his record is an open book. Jagdeo and numerous PPP spokespeople, when the party was in the Opposition, hadragedagainstthecontract signed by the then APNU+AFC Coalition Government. Jagdeo and his cohorts went to town with one scornful putdown after anotheronhowterrible,how vile,thecontractwithExxon was. The attacks against the Coalitioncontinuedwhenthe PPP returned to power in 2020,andhasneverreallylet up in intensity, with every opportunityseizedtoremind all Guyanese how criminal the contract was In Parliament,inthemedia,and in the outreaches before captive audiences loaded with docile supporters, PPP leaders or Ministers lashed and bashed the contract. It was another way of burning theCoalitionineffigybefore frenzied and delirious believers.

WEDNESDAY

Our national economic figures are glittering and the people with money to invest are flocking to our shores. This says that we, the Guyanese people, must be sittingprettynicelyontopof theworld.Butare we, really? Are Guyanese living those glowing numbers in their dailylives?

In case you haven’t heard, please be informed that as part of our continued effort to channel positive changes in our country, our publisher, Mr. Glenn Lall, has dedicated our Page Seven to be “BLUNT” about on-going indecency in our land that should matter, not only to us at this publication, but the entire nation.

To watch Jagdeo meekly sayhewouldnotrenegotiate, offeringincoherentreasonsis simply pathetic. May God blessGuyana!

We will never stop standingupforthetruth.

Sunday September 18, 2022Kaieteur NewsPAGE 16

Sotothosewhoseetruth as a plague: your best option is to leave us be for through this empire TRUTH will

TheRSSreport

The Government has pushed back on this, saying thatthemethodbywhichthe Opposition wants to achieve its objective will remove eligible persons from the National Register of registrants.Forallthe squabbling on bothsides,thetruthis,thelist is one of the issues, that perpetuates all of the misgivings and all of the battles that flare up in the aftermathofelections.

‘Article 13’ on the foregoinggroundscalledon the Auditor General to withdrawhisstatementsand re-issue his opinion on the financialstatementsfornoncompliance with the law “We understand that such a

The civil society body s a i d , “ I t w a s inappropriate and incorrect for the Auditor General to issue a clean audit opinion on the financial statements oftheFundforeitherorboth years(2020and2021).”

step, though unusual, was done by the Audit Office beforeandthat,inanycase, that it is a professional requirement where a previously issued report is subsequently found to have been inappropriately issued,”thegroupstated.

Article 13’ also expressed concern that based on information available to the public, the Guyana Revenue Authority would have issued receipts and certificates to the oil companies which show that taxes were paid on their behalfbytheState.Thisisin spiteofthefactthatitdidnot receivesuchfunds.

Thegroupexplainedthat itcarriedoutareviewofthe financial statements of the Natural Resource Fund for the year ended December 31, 2021 and comparative informationfor2020.

It said therefore that GRAmustprovideevidence tothepublicasthebearersof the liability for the tax payments,thatitdidreceive such monies and that the certificates were properly issued.The civil society group was keen to note that GRA maycorrectlyassertthatitis preventedbytheIncomeTax Act from communicating the tax information of any person to any other person, except as authorised by the President,Dr mostwithAdministrationbcavalierbimportancedetail.iPandcompaniespaidparticularsauthorisePresident,willbarrierseekAnticipatingIrfaanAli.thatitmaytohidebehindthislegal,‘Article13’saiditshortlybewritingtotheaskinghimtoGRAtoreleasetheofthecertificatesissuedforthevarioustaxesbyeachoftheoilin2020,20212022.Alternatively,itsaidthePresidentcanrequesttheMinisterresponsibleforetroleumreleasethatnformationinthesameOverall,‘Article13’saidtheNaturalResourceFundisunprecedentedinitstoGuyanaandutstressedthat‘theattitudebeingtakenythePPP/Ctocomplyitsownlegislation’isdisconcerting.

Civil Society Group, ‘Article 13’, has expressed grave concern about the Government as well as the Auditor General, Deodat Sharma’s non compliance with the Natural Resource Fund(NRF)legislation.

President IrfaanAli

CivilSocietyGroupslamsAuditorGeneral forissuingmisleadingreportonoilaccount - challenges Govt., GRA to evidencereleaseontaxpaymentsforoilcompanies

‘

K a i e t e u r N e w s understands that part of this exercise, carried out by Professional Accountants here and abroad, included a determination of whether the NRF’s financial statements which were audited by the Audit Office of Guyana complied with thelaw.‘Article 13’ said that exercise found that the AG didnotconducthisauditina manner that is compliant withtherequirementsofthe NRF‘Articlelaw 13’ pointed out that Guyana agreed via the 2016 Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) to pay incometaxesforExxonand its partners.Those taxes are to be paid from revenues earned for the sale of Guyana’sshareofprofitoil. Those deposits are made into the NRF account. The group noted that these taxes whichoughttobepaidover were not, yet the Auditor Generalinhisreview,gaveit acleanbillofhealth.

Auditor General, Deodat Sharma GRA General,CommissionerGodfreyStatia

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discussionbeforethepublic, anytime, anyplace, and this is not to show him up or anythingelse.”

justthathe’sbeingmisledor being misinformed or not having capable people to inform him and to advise him and I think our people deservesmuch,muchbetter SowhatIwouldliketodo,I am going to put out a proposal to the honourable Vice President- I would like toinvitetheVicePresidentone on one to have a

uyana.G

VP Jagdeo was callously misleading on ‘The Glenn Lall Show’–formerEPAHead

The specialist acquired 30 years of service in the US Department of Energy (DOE) and was serving as the Executive Director of the local EPA before the incumbent administration terminatedhisservice.

Former Executive D i r e c t o r o f t h e

…invites him, Exxon to discuss facts with nation

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams believes that Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has done Guyana a greatdisservicebysharinga number of “falsehoods” pertaining to the oil and gas sector,whenheappearedon anationalradioprogramme, ‘The Glenn Lall Show’, last Tuesdayevening.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo making a point during ‘The Glenn Lall Show’ aired last Tuesday evening

Sunday September 18, 2022Kaieteur NewsPAGE 18

According to him, “I have a lot of respect for the Office of the Vice President soit’sverydifficultformeto bring myself to believe that the Vice President would be so demeaning to that high office, to be so callously misleading his people. So I am gonna give him the benefit of the doubt that it’s

Former EPABoss, Dr. VincentAdams

ByDavinaBagot

To c o r r e c t t h e

“misleading” positions sharedbytheVP,Dr Adams has invited Jagdeo to a oneon-onediscussion,wherehe said the inaccuracies could becorrectedonceandforall.

Infact,theformerEPAboss saidthatheisevenwillingto facilitate US oil giant, ExxonMobil where Jagdeo could alternatively “sit back andlearninthediscussion”.

Dr Adams has a PhD in Environmental Engineering and is a PhD Candidate in Petroleum and Geological Engineering.Healsoholdsa MS in Petroleum and GeologicalEngineering,MS in Geohydrology, BS in Civil/Public Health Engineering, and Diploma in Executive Leadership and Management from MIT SloanSchoolofBusiness.

He went on to explain that just on August 31, last, hewrotealettertotheEditor where he addressed this specific matter where EEGPL has been paying taxestoitshomeofficeinthe Bahamas amounting to US$2 2 billion which is more than three times the total of the approximate US$600 million oil money Guyana received during the sameInperiod.thatletter, Dr Adams said he went on to question Exxon why it chose to register EEPGL in the Bahamasandpaytaxesthere for nothing when it is Guyana that the company should be showing gratefulness to, for resuscitatingthecompany FULLCOVERAGELIABILITY

EEPGL NOT GUYANESE Flagging his first observation, Dr Adams pointed out that the Vice President during the show said five times that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL)a subsidiary of ExxonMobil -wasregisteredinGuyana. However, the former EPA head said it was disappointing to listen to Jagdeo, who is running the oil sector, be so misleading on information that can easily be verified with a quick Google search. “The Vice President who

“Secondly, Mr Jagdeo finally, and I almost fell out of my chair, admitted when he was asked about full liability coverage, he admitted that it’s in all four of the permits. He proudly saidthatasif,wellheorthe PPP/Cwastheonethatputit inthere,wellfolkspleaselet meinformMr Jagdeoagain, and you need to inform him thatitwastheCoalitionthat putthelanguageintherethat hesoproudlyread.Matterof fact, he jumped on (his) cell phone and he read out the

supposed to be in charge of managing EEPGL doesn’t even know that EEPGL is registered in the Bahamas and not in Guyana and he is so confident like he always does…EEPGListhelimited liability company owned by Exxon – it’s not owned by the three companies, its ownedbyExxon.”

Dr Vincent Adams was keentonotethathisintentis not to engage in a back and forth but rather to use his knowledge to help educate

On Friday, during an Alliance for Change (AFC) Press Conference, he explained, “I was really astounded by the number of falsehoods, and you can go back and check. These are t

hingsthathavebeenongoing inthemediasoIdon’tknow howtheVicePresidentcould have missed it by such a distance.”Helisted at least six instances where he believes Jagdeowasmisleadingtothe Guyanese public during the interview with Kaieteur News publisher, Mr Glenn Lall.

Manickchand also launched nationally the ProFuturo programme where teachers are trained in the usage of ICT, which became even more necessary duringthepandemic.Morethan50 percent of the country’s teachers have enrolled and begun the training.“Inallherroles,theHonorable Minister has given practical expression to her love of country, her spirit of service and her alma mater Queen’s College motto Fideles Ubique Utiles (or Faithful and Useful Everywhere),” COL said.The award of Honorary Fellowships was instituted by the Commonwealth of Learning in 1999. It is intended to honor carefully selected individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the growth and development of technology mediated learning in their own country,andinternationally,andto the advancement of education in theCommonwealthgenerally

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand (left) being conferred with the title ‘Honorary Fellow’by President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, ProfessorAsha Singh Kanwar

ItwasnotedthatunderMinister Manickchand’s leadership, during COVID 19, Guyana saw a steadfast return to relative normalcy in the education sector, has seen the expansion of the country’s only teacher training college with the aim of 100% of

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teachersbeingtrainedorintraining by 2024, the expansion of the Guyana Learning Channel – a television channel dedicated to the deliveryofeducationequitably,the establishment of a radio station dedicated to education, the provision of textbooks to all primaryschoolchildren,expanded TVET offerings, and the establishment of ‘GROW’, a

second chance programme for thosewhodidnotattainsecondary exit qualifications, new curricula and sensible practical responses to COVID-19 closures, including the consolidatingofrelevantcurricula, the preparation of curriculum aligned, teacher crafted worksheets for each topic from grades1to9andacommitmentto delivering universal secondary

education.Itwasfurther noted that it was Minister Manickchand’s leadership that saw Guyana enter into a partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning and COURSERA, which in less than six months had realised more than 43,305certificatesissuedto9,473 Guyanese making Guyana a leading country in relation to

Theawardwasconferredatthe Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum onOpenLearning(PCF10)heldin partnership with Athabasca University Canada’s online university from September 14 to 16, last, under the theme ‘Innovations for Educational Resilience.’

The title was conferred on the Minister in recognition of her outstanding service to the advancement of quality education andsocialjusticewhichhasmadea positive difference in the lives of herfellowGuyanese.

Accordingtoareleasefromthe Ministry of Education, Manickchand’s servant leadership, boldness in tackling difficult issues, results-oriented, solutionsfocusedapproachcameinforhigh commendation and significant relevanceinthedeliveryofquality educationgenerallyandduringthe COVID-19pandemic.

The Institution credited the Minister’s trademark countrywide consultations for her success in achieving goals and milestones as is evidence by her respect for diverse perspectives and her convictionthateveryonecounts.

registrantsandgraduates.

inister of Education, Priya Manickchand was conferred with thetitleof‘HonoraryFellow’ofthe Commonwealth of Learning (COL) on September 14, last, in Calgary,Canada.

EducationMinisterconferredwithprestigiousHonoraryTitle

The recent oil spill reported by ExxonMobil highlights the grave dangers Guyana is exposed to, as the country ramps up petroleum production without proof of full liability coverage from the parent company of the Stabroek Block operator, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).ThisisaccordingtoMemberof Parliament(MP), David Patterson, whoduringanAllianceforChange (AFC)PressConferenceonFriday said the incident confirms the possibility of a major spill occurringoffshoreGuyana.

He explained, “Exxon previously reported that “no more than one tablespoon” of crude oil has been spilled since the commencement of oil production in Guyana, this amount has now

Exxon explained, “Additional surveillance by helicopter confirmedthattherewasnosheenin the area; only a light sheen was perceptible approximately 20 km (13miles)NorthWestofthevessel By midday on September 10, a supportvesselintheareaconfirmed nofurthersignofasheen”

Pattersonhadsubmitteda Continued on page 71

…says reliance on oil companies for data must cease

ByDavinaBagot

Hetoldreporters,“Itistimefor the Government to stop playing Russian roulette on this most important matter.” Last Saturday, the oil giant said the team on the LizaUnityFPSOobservedasheen on the water in the vicinity of the vesselonSeptember9,last.

Shadow Oil and Gas Minister, David Patterson, arguing for full liability coverage in the NationalAssembly

According to the oil company, initial investigations indicate that about one barrel of crude was released during a maintenance activity on the vessel. Further, the activity was immediately halted andtheleakwascutoff.

Furthermore, he pointed to the importance of the capacity of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) being bolstered as the body is still reliant on the operator for data.He argued, “It is unacceptable forthisagencytobesolelyrelying on the operator for information on spillages and other hazards during oilproductionoperations.

attention, they denied it ever existed but when confronted with the document, the EPA Director claimed he didn’t know about it, since he wasn’t there when it was prepared-surprisinglyMinister(of Natural Resources Vickram) Bharrat contradicted the EPA Director by saying that the plan is beingexecuted,”Pattersonsaid.

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We once again call upon the Governmenttorestoretherigorous oversight that was planned under the coalition and which the PPP/C has irresponsibly scrapped to the detrimentofthenation.”

risentoonebarrel,byvolume,this isanover10,000percentincrease, this highlights that the possibility ofamajoroilspillishigh,andwill continue to increase directly proportional to increased oil production.”Tothisend,theShadowOiland Gas Minister said, “the AFC once again calls on the PPP to put in placefullcoverageliabilityforthe petroleumproductionasisrequired by the Permits and demanded by almostallprivatecitizens.”

Patterson explained that a key 36-member Oil and Gas Unit that was developed by the World Bank and the EPA through a US$1 million loan by the financial institution was dismantled. One componentwouldhaveallowedfor the team to be present on the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel 24/7 to obtain real time and accurate information.Intheabsence of these skilled personnel,theMPsaidtheEPAhas been relying on and accepting information solely provided by Exxon.“Asmayberecalled,whenthis plan was brought to the PPP/C’s

Recent oil spill underlines need for full liability coverage - AFC

PAGE 21Sunday September 18, 2022 Kaieteur News The Waterfalls Waterfalls Inspiring through …a hobby that became a business A curatedcarefullyimage of cups of tea and crumpets Versatile Guyanese musician, Leon Couchman is a ‘Special Person’ HardowarLeon

KarissiaCouchman

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Meet Guyanese Singer Karissia Couchman — the youngest member of the Band.CouchmanLeonFamilyKarissiabeganperformingateventsattheageoffive.Understandably,thisweek’sbeautylovestosingandwritemusicaboutherbeautifulcountry,Guyana.SheisofLokonoIndigenousdescentwhichsheinheritedfromherfather’ssideofthefamily.HerfavouritequoteisfoundinMathew19:26oftheHolyBible:“WithGodallthingsarepossible.”

ByMalisaPlayter-Harry

…an enterprising community on the CorentyneFYRISH

Two churches in the community

“If you call for bread or tennis roll or an ounce of cheese, a drink and so, you can find it at the shop,” A n d e r s o n s a i d Accordingtohim,“itdoesn'tmatter the ethnicity, everyone lives together and cooperate with each other.”Henotedtoothatthepeopleare always friendly and look out for

Theaspectofliving at Fyrish, he appreciates the most is that he doesn't have to venture too far

health centre, residents reveal, is usually busy, especially onclinicdays,andseveralofthem noted that having a health facility withintheareaisaplus.

which was once an ice cream parlour is up for rental.

A friendly Ms. Shirley Ross wasrelaxingnearasnackettewhen I visited. The 67-year-old spoke glowingly of her community statingthat,“peoplehereminealot of stocks and do a lot of farming.”

He noted, “we get a lot of cross roads but the roads and so are good.”

The Hamid Store, one of the most popular hardware stores on the

Many of the residents, I was told, are engaged in farming and

Anotherresidentofthearea,Trevor Anderson,chimedinsayinghehas seen much development since livinginthecommunity

quite easily in certain sections and of course the NDC is bombarded withsuchcomplaints.

(north)Thecommunity

This building

ocatedconspicuouslyon theCorentyneCoast,isa villagecalledFyrishand Berbicians would tell you that it wouldtakeajustabouta10-minute drive from Rose Hall Town to get there or 30 minutes if you're coming from New Amsterdam. It is borderd by Courtland (also known as Number Two), Kilcoy (alsoknownasNumber Four-westernportion) and Chesney, and comprises of a mixture of African and East Indians residents.Pretty much self sufficient, the community is home to a popular chicken outlet, a GuyOil Gas Station, a hardware store,snackette,theFyrish Health Centre, the Fyrish Primary and Nursery

Corentyne.Thisbuilding

'Hardworking' and 'peaceful' are twoofthemostcommonadjectives usedtodescribetheinhabitants.

Cattle being led back to their pen

bus shed

cattle rearing but there are some innovative young entrepreneurs, along with professionals and studentsinthemixwhoarehelping totransformhowthecommunityis viewed.The hustle and bustle way of life is mostly experienced by personslivingalongthepublicroad but for those living within the community, the serene of the countryside is what is enjoyed the most.The

The Fyrish public road

The Fyrish dam

schools, the Neighbourhood DemocraticCouncil(NDC)office, several churches, mosques and a h i n d u t e m p l e

PAGE 23Sunday September 18, 2022 Kaieteur News VILLAGE

Talking about the development of the community, some residents said that it is still a work in progress.Theysaid that of recent a few streets were done. Some are still worried about constant flooding. I was told that the area is flooded

when he need basic necessities orgroceryitemsastheshopsthere are always well stocked

The community itself has flourishedovertheyearsbecauseof the enterprising nature of the people who reside there

each other as they go about their daily lives. While interacting, a villagerwaspassingwithhiscattle after grazing them for the day, a usual site in the community Severalotherresidentsstressedthe needforthefloodingsituationtobe highlighted so that the relevant authoritiescanfinallyaddressit.

Mathematics which is said to be among the most difficult exams to writethisyear.”

tudents attached to Morgan Learning Centre (MLC) continue to show why the school is among the toprated privately owned secondary institutionstoattendwhenthegoal istoachieveacademicexcellence.

Much like their teacher, Mr Morgan, the CSEC students were elatedtolearnoftheirresults.

Morgan who secured 20 and 18 subjectsrespectively,withmultiple gradeonesandtwopasses.

MichaelMorgan,whoisaiming to enter flight school to become a Pilot, copped passes in 18 subject areas.HegotsevenGradeones,seven Grade twos ad four Grade threes.

decline in the results for atics results of both CSECandCAPEexamsin2022.

related to

MLC's Kayla Dos Santos secured 19 CSEC passes

Wayne Williams also secured 13 subjects.Among his passes are five Grade ones, five Grade twos andoneGradethree.

JohnsongotaGradeone in POA while Varshmanie Mansoor,AkeelahKingandSerina Salikram all secured Grade two passesin OtherPOA.noteworthy pass grades forfourth formers of MLC went to Deandre Patterson, Shauntee Boston, Andrew Beckles, Brad Gomes, Shazada Lashley, and Micheal Nwariro, all of whom secured GradetwosinMathematics.

Ishmael lauded her teachers at MLC for their constant push and motivation toward achieving her grades The student credited particularly the top grades she secured in Mathematics and Principles of Accountant to the instructions she received from teachersat PrincessMLC.Tuase,whohasakeen interestinenteringacareer

Morgan's Learning Centre top students cop 20 and 18 subjects at CSEC

Butwhilethesearenoteworthy scores, it was the results of MLC's youngeststudentsthatwerethetalk oftheTheinstitution.students,allages14and15 yearsold,someofwhomwrotethe examsatleasttwoyearsbeforethey were required to, attained Grade Ones and Twos, for challenging subject areas, particularly Mathematics.Thisi

When this publication caught up with the Founder and Principal of MLC, Mr Orin Morgan, at the school's Lot 24 D'Urban Street, Lodge, Georgetown Headquarters, he sang high praises for his students.ThePrincipal asserted, “I am very pleased with the results that wasattainedbyallmystudentsbut I am particularly pleased with the Mathematicsgradesofthose[third andfourthformers]whowereable to cop Grades ones and twos at

Mr.Morganbeamedwithpride asheHespoke.notedthathehadsomething extra to celebrate this year as both his children, Michael and Renata Morgan wrote the exams and passedwith“flyingcolours.”

Sameerah Ishmael recorded passesin13subjects.

Grades.Kayla

rd th- as 3 and 4 formers secure Grade 1 and 2 passes in Math

GradetwosandthreeGradethrees. Her ambition is to become a

Meanwhile, for MLC lessons students, third formers, including Renata Morgan, secured noteworthy passes in English A, Mathematics, and Principles of Accounts (POA). Malachi Hawke got Grades Twos in Mathematics andJPOA.anae

ShegotsevenGradeones,four Grade twos, and two Grade threes.

Ezekiel Vyphuis, who wrote 16 subjects including Chemistry and Spanish,recorded Grade One passes in

He said, “This is a testament thattheformulathatweareusingat MLCWworks.ebelieve in our approach so much that I took my son, both my children rather, who attended top secondary schools in this country, and placed them here at MLC and watched them perform excellently andacquireacademicsuccess.”

buildingdesigns,wasabletogarner 14 subjects She attained four GradeOnes,sevenGradetwos,and threeGradethrees.

Michael is named among the school's top performers for achieving some of the highest scores in most subject areas while Renata a Third Former is among the young students who successfully sat the exams; she attained Grade twos in English, Mathematics, and Principles of Accounts.Morgan noted as a father and theheadofMLC,thisisone

“I know of engineers in my family but I want to become an Architect,whichIbelieveIamthe firstpersontodoso,”sheadded.

LawyerChanicia

s a n o t a b l e accomplishment given that by its own admission the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) which is responsible for setting the exams reporte

Not only did those who attend the school achieve a 95 percentile pass rate at this year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams but its top performers, among whom are Kayla Dos Santos and Michael

ofhisgreatestachievements.

eight subject areas along withsixGradetwosand GradeShaniathrees.Jacobs, who has her sight on becoming a Dentist or General Physician, told this publicationthatshewassuccessful in 13 subject areas with Grade one passesinthreesubjectareasaswell as seven Grade twos, and three Gradethrees.

Kyla Barrow also got 13 subjects with six Grade ones, four

The student said that she is looking to break the mould in her familywithhercareerchoice.

Newman got a Grade Two in POA. Sanya Noel attained Grade ones in Mathematics and POA. Ayanna Bailey received a GradetwoinPOA.MelindaSaintLotgotGradeonesinMathematics andMEnglishA.LCFourth Form passes included Akeem Morgan, who secured Grade one passes in four subject areas Principles of Business,Mathematics,EnglishA, andPOA. ShawneseScottsecured Grade one and two passes in Principles POA, and Principles of BusinessDestinyrespectivelyCollinsgot Grade two in Principles of Accounts, and Grade one in Principles of Business Aaliyah Carrington achieved Grade ones for POAand POB.Sharay

Joseph wrote 13 subjects and attained seven Grade onesandsixGradetwos.

Mr. Orin Morgan is flanked by top fifth form performers of Morgan Learning Centre. (Fourth Formers are seated in front row)

They told this publication that they all put their best foot forward intheirbidtoachievetheirdesired

MLC's Michael Morgan secured 18 CSEC passes

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Lindo secured Grade Twos in Mathematics and POA. Ronika Farrier got a GradeTwo in POA,JeremiahKingalsosecureda Grade Two in Mathematics while Omarian Norton secured a Grade one for Mathematics and a Grade twoin DominicPOA.

Dos Santos received passes in the most subject areas. The16-year-oldwrote20subjects, 19ofwhichwerewrittenthisyearaltogethersheattainedsevenGrade Ones, eight Grade twos, and five GradeThethrees.topperformer,whosaidshe foundtheChemistryexamsamong the most challenging at CSEC, aspirestobecomeaPediatrician.

==Social Edge==

Additionally, The Waterfalls

This expenditure has kept the constructionoffourgreenhouses Ministry on track towards expanding a s p a r t o f G u y a n a ’ s cultivation and production to reduce implementation of climate-smart imports and fostered diversification agriculturepractices. despite, the La Niña weather

Using statistics provided by the As part of the administration’s 62 acres of turmeric and 633 acres 2022 Mid-Year Report, the Social programme to continue partnering ofgingerwillbeincultivation. Edge will examine the performance of withprivateinvestors,itwasnotedthat Further, Government said it the respective subsectors and the plans the process commenced to lease 100 will continue to provide shade inplacefortheirgrowth. hectaresoflandtoprivatecanefarmers house materials to farmers at a SUGAR and is expected to conclude by the end reduced cost, and increase the

Works during the first half of the weather conditions and the increase in period, 953 farmers were trained yearwereundertakenatthefactoriesat the prices for fertiliser In this regard, in sustainable agricultural Albion, Blairmont, Uitvlugt and Rose its quick response to the drainage and practices. Also, 83 farms were Hall Improvement to the Albion irrigation challenges helped to contain certified to produce wholesome Estate included upgrading of a knife the impact on rice production in the foods and agricultural turbine, replacement of mill rollers, first crop These interventions commoditiesforexport. and an overhaul of one of the main included clearing of canals and drains, Another 3602 cash-cropsdiesel generators. At Blairmont, the heightening of the embankment of farmers, also received $431.7 crushers and mill rollers are being conservancy dams, canals and drains, million in relief grants to assist replaced, and the sugar wharf is being and maintaining and constructing with their recovery from the rehabilitated. relatedstructures. 2021floods.

duct

This was evident with its prudent OTHER CROPS management of investments over the

rice and rice

At the end of the review

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ByKianaWilburg

Even as the country faces a understandsthattheValueAdded confluenceofchallengesrangingfrom Laboratory became operational climate change to supply disruptions inMarch2022whileresearchon stemming from the ongoing war in p o s Ukraine, the Ministry of Agriculture progressed to working with has remained focused on its long term bakeries to commercially goal of building a more resilient producebreadandpastriesfrom industryandself-sufficientnation. riceflour

well as a study on paddy bug management.

cultivation of turmeric, ginger, nutmeg to be expanded Value Added Laboratory operational 953 farmers trained in sustainable practices

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha

Works at Uitvlugt included the At half year, government also CORNAND SOYA replacementofthefeedertableandthe noted that 139 farmers benefitted from The implementation of the rehabilitationofaboiler AtRoseHall, relieftotalling$58.4milliontoassistin project to expand the production acompleterehabilitationofthefactory theirrecoveryafterthe2021floods. of corn and soya progressed in is being undertaken. Further, works Furthermore, the Guyana Rice the first half of the year At the were advanced for the conversion of Development Board (GRDB) end of June, 250 acres of soya the fields for machine harvesting and continued to support farmers in pest were cultivated while another rehabilitation of the access dams at all managementandcrophusbandry 2,450 acres will be cultivated in fouroftheestates.

Guyana inches closer to food security, climate resilient with Agri. Sector’s $15 billion investment at Half-Year

In this area, Government past six months to improve production said it expended $651.9M of across various subsectors. During the the $1.3B budgeted for the first half of 2022, the Ministry spent year This allocation allowed $15.8B of the $32.6B budgeted this for the completion of 109 year shade houses, and the

At the end of June 2022, of2022.Thiswillbringtotalacreageof distribution of farm equipment, Government admitted that the sector’s sugar cane cultivated by private seeds and seedlings, chemicals, projectedgrowthcontracted.Bethatas farmersto2,157hectares. and fertilisers. Importantly, the it may, the administration said it RICE deliveryofextensionserviceswill contributed $2B to the Guyana Sugar In the first half of 2022, be restructured, in order to Corporation (GuySuCo) to advance Government recalled that the provide improved services to projects slated this year to support the cultivation of paddy required farmers. smoothoperationoftheindustry expanded support due to the adverse

GRDBalsospent$107.5millionto the second half. Construction of The Government also said that create a variability and breeding the foundation and installation of works have also progressed on the nursery and conduct experiments in thecornandsoyabeanprocessing packaging plants slated forAlbion and harvesting, crop nutrition and soil plantwillcommenceinthe Blairmont. This is in an effort to fertilitydiseaseresistancescreeningas (Continued on page 51)

By Kiana Wilburg

In addition, preparation conditionsthatprevailed.Italsopaved commenced for the expanded the way for the construction of major cultivation of turmeric, ginger, infrastructure, the procurement of key black pepper, nutmeg and onions, equipment and machinery, and the which will allow self-sufficiency establishment of necessary systems support the State’s intention for value in the production of spices. It is andpartnerships. addedsugarproduction. expected that by the end of 2022,

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environment, which requires the State to refrain from interfering with or causing damage to the environment, and (b) An obligation to protect or guarantee the health of the environment. Further to this, the applicants are asking the Constitutional Court to declare that the State's duty under Article 149J(2) to take reasonable measures to protect the

Sherlina Nageer

ByRenaySambach

Kaieteur News PAGE 27Sunday September 18, 2022

Earlier this year, Kaieteur News publisher and businessman, Glenn Lall moved to the court to challenge the tax waiver given to Exxon's local affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL). Last month, weeks after it requested moretimetoseekexpertadviceto respond to the court case by Lall overitsdecisiontograntexcessive tax waiver to the oil companies, theGovernmentfinallycompleted itssubmission.Thedocument filed through theofficeoftheAttorneyGeneral, AnilNandlalloutlinedanumberof contentions raised in Lall's application.InJanuary, the Kaieteur News publisher filed an action to challenge the Petroleum Agreement, dated June 27, 2016 between the Guyana Government andtheoilcompanies.

Kaieteur News Publisher andGlennBusinessman,Lall

Sinkka Henry

The first applicant, Dr Troy Thomas, is a scientist and a UniversityofGuyanalecturer The second applicant, Quadad De Freitas, is a young man from the South Rupununi Region of Guyana, an area rich in

greenhouse gases from petroleum operations in the Payara DevelopmentProjectwouldmake the environment more harmful to the health and wellbeing of citizens and future generations by significantly exacerbating and/or contributing to climate change, oceanacidification,andrisingsealevels and as such would amount to a violation of Article 149J(1). Article 149J(1) imposes upon the State two primary obligations: (a) An obligation to respect the

his week I will

GLENNLALL

courageous Guyanese whohavetakenituponthemselves to challenge the Government of Guyana (GoG) and American oil giant, ExxonMobil, in the local courts for environmental issues andtaxwaivers.

verification of the types and amounts of greenhouse gases actuallyemittedbytheLizaPhase 1 Development Project, and the greenhousegasesactuallyemitted by future petroleum development i n t h e L i z a P h a s e 2 Development Project, the Payara Development Project and other subsequent oil and gas projects. Finally, the applicants are asking for a declaration that any bill or delegated legislation to amend or altertheEnvironmentalProtection Act Cap 20:05 or subsidiary legislation made under such statute, with the aim or effect of allowing activities that make the environment more harmful to human health and wellbeing wouldbeaviolationoftheState's duty under Article 149J(1) to protecttheenvironmentandwould be unconstitutional unless passed in accordance with the procedure for altering the Constitution In their claim, the applicants note thattheproduction,transportation, refininganduseoffossilfuels(oil, gas and coal) emit greenhouse gasesateverystageoftheproduct

Accordingtothecourtdocuments, the two applicants, through their lawyers, are asking that a declarationbemadebythecourtto say that the State's duties under Article 149J (1), require that it refrainsfromauthorisingactivities thatwouldcontributesignificantly to climate change, ocean acidification and/or sea level rise.

Guyanese who brought legal challenge to environmental, oil and gas related issues

biodiversity, now threatened by c l i m a t e c h a n g e .

DR.TROYTHOMASAND QUADADDEFREITAS

They also argue that the agency breached the Environmental Protection Act Cap. 20:05 by purportingtoallowEssotoflarein return for paying a fee

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According to Lall, the agreement between the oil company and the Government grantsexemptionstopersonsother than licensees, which violate the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act, the Financial Administration (and Audit) Act andtheConstitution.

Convinced that ExxonMobil's Stabroek Block operations will lead to the emission of tonnes of greenhouse gases in the billions, two Guyanese filed a landmark case in the Constitutional Court lastyear,seekingadeclarationthat the said operations violate their right to a healthy environment.

RenaySambach

environmentforpresentandfuture generations requires the State to carry out or obtain independent

lifecycle.With this in mind, the court documents note that any significant increase in the State's overall direct or indirect greenhouse gas emissions makes the environment more harmful to the health and wellbeing of citizens and future generations by significantly contributing to climate change, ocean acidificationandrisingsealevels. The applicants on this premise were keen to remind that Guyana isasignatorytotheUnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which has as an objective for the stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with theclimatesystem.Guyanaisalso asignatorytotheParisAgreement, whichaimstorestricttheincrease in global temperature to no more t h a n 1 5 ° C above pre industrial levels Furthermore, the men cited through their lawyers that the State'sNationallyDetermined

Lall's application raises several contentions for the court's consideration including whether the agreement between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil are subject to the principlesofprivatelaworpublic law, whether the acts of the MinisterofNaturalResourcesand certain sub articles of the Petroleum Agreement were ultra vires and in breach of sections 10 a n d 5 1 o f Petroleum Exploration and Production Act (PEPA), sub sections1Aand1Bofsection6of the FinancialAdministration (and Audit)FAA,andwhetheruponits proper interpretation the PEPA permits the payment of taxes due onbehalfoflicensees.

EnvironmentalProtectionAgency (EPA) to put a stop to flaring by ExxonMobil.Itwasreported that EEPGL was flaring associated gas almost continuously since it began production in December 2019, despiteundertakingtoreinjectthe associated gas, not flare it In May 2021, after ExxonMobil hadflaredbillionsofcubicfeetof associatedgas,theEnvironmental Protection Agency purported to modifyEsso'spermittoallowitto flaregasinexchangeforaUS$45 fee per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.Thelitigants

Thelegalteamfortheduoconsists of Ms. Melinda Janki and Mr RonaldBurch-Smith,withsupport from Richard Lord, QC at Brick Court and Joshua Jackson of Cloisters in the United Kingdom.

Quadad De Freitas Andriska Thorington

The applicants are of the firm conviction that based on their research, which was attached to theclaim,thecourtshouldprovide a declaration that the direct emission of 22,030,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases from petroleum operations in the Liza Phase 1 Development Project, proposed direct emission of 34,545,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases from the Liza Phase 2 Development Project, and the proposed direct emission of 35,720,000 tonnes of

Dr. Troy Thomas

SINKKAHENRY,SHERLINA NAGEER,AND RISKATHORINGTON

Court

(Continuedonpage55)

are contending that the agency's decision to modify Esso's environmental permit to allow flaring was irrational and unlawful and that it should be quashed by the court.

In January 2022, three courageous Guyanese women, Sinkka Henry, Sherlina Nageer andAndriskaThorington,through their Attorneys-at-Law, Melinda Janki and Ronald Burch-Smith, filed a case against Guyana's

h i g h l g h t s

Take your elbows as far back as you can beforeslowlyreturningthebartothestarting position. Avoid letting it crash into the weightplatesasyourepeatthisexercise.

week’s column can help you identify thevarioustypesofgymequipment.

Ibelieveweallatsomepointfearedthat we may not be using a particular piece of equipmentthewayinwhichweshould,and fromwatchingfunnyTikToksandYouTube videos,wemayeitherlearnwhatnottodo,or become fearful that we would mess up and someonewouldcatchusoncamera.

Fighting off gymtimidation…

Beforehoppingontothisbadboy,select a weight that you can handle and adjust the ankle pad so that it would comfortably sit

barNext,

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Gettoknowyourequipment

The prone leg curl machine cross trainer

The

The bar should be at a height that your outstretched arms can comfortably grasp it withouthavingtostandupentirely,butyou shouldalsobeabletostillextendyourarms to achieve a full range of motion. If the station has a thigh pad, adjust it so that the upperthighsaretuckedfirmlyunderthepad. Thiswillassistyouwhenyouapplyeffortto the

graspthebarandpullitdownuntil it reaches near your chin. Exhale on the downward motion and aim to keep your upper torso (chest, abdomen and back) stationary Be sure to keep your feet flat on the floor and engage your abs as you pull.

Pronelegcurlmachine

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behindyourankleswhenlyingdownonthe machine.Youmayneedtogetonandoffthe machinewhilesettingitupandthat’sokay!

After setting up, lay forward onto the pronecurlmachine,makingsureyourankle pad is comfortably positioned behind your ankles. Grasp the handles and use your hamstring muscles to curl the ankle pad up towardsyourglutes,keepingyourcoretight andhipspressedintothepad.Pauseatthetop and then slowly reverse the movement, tryingtokeeptheweightfromtouchingthe stack at the bottom. Repeat for about 10 timesforonerep.Restinbetweeneachset.

The cross trainer is also called an elliptical machine. This one delivers a full body workout while improving your cardiovascular fitness, and its low impact too,whichmakesitperfectforbeginners.

Gymtimidationisatermusedtodescribe the fear in persons starting the gym. While thetermmaynotbefoundinthedictionary, the experience is a real one, faced by many personswhomaynotknowwhattoexpectat thiscompletelynewspace.

The prone leg curl machine targets another set of muscles, particularly the hamstrings,andisgreatforpersonslooking toincreasetheirlegstrength.

Next,usethepintoincreaseordecrease thedistanceyourlegswillextendduringthe curl.The higher the number the smaller the rangeofmotionwillbe.Youmayalsoneed to adjust the forearm pads, increasing or decreasing their height until you can comfortablyrestyourforearmsonthemand gripthehandleswhenlaidonthemachine.

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To do lat pull downs, sit comfortablyontheseatofthemachine with your feet flat on the floor. Check theheightofthebarasyoumayneedto adjust its height by shortening or lengthening the chain or cable that supportsthebaroryourseatheight.

Crosstrainer

The lat pull-down machine targets the latissimus dorsi, more commonly referred to as the ‘lats’, which is the muscle just under the armpits and spreading across and down the back. Exercising these muscles help with properpostureandhelpsbuildstrength toperformotheractivitiessuchaspullupsorothersthatmayformpartofyour regulardailyroutine.

safelysteppingonefootatatimeonto the pedals, using the handles as support. Start pedalling to turn on the cross trainer, once the machine lights up, press the green ‘Go’orstartbutton.Youcanthenadjustthe resistanceusingtheresistancearrowsupand down on the console or the central handles until you find a comfortable resistance to pedalBeat.suretoholdontothemovinghandles, use your upper body strength to push and pull them in tandem with your pedalling movements, instead of just letting the handles move your arms. Also try to keep yourchestup,coretightandavoidliftingthe feet too much as you pedal. When you’re readytofinishyourworkout,allyouneedto doispresstheredstopbuttonandthecross trainerwillstop.

The lat machinepull-down

Latpull-downmachine

It is important to acknowledge that making mistakes is always part of the learningprocess,buttohelpeasesomeofthe nervesyoumayhave,thisweekwearegoing tolookatwaystouseequipmentinthegym correctlySomany times we see persons show up notknowingwhattodo,andit’snotalways thatatrainerispresentorvacanttoshowyou whatyoushouldbedoing,sohopefullythis

ByGHKLall vigilant about. In Kenya, verifying, as these things

shenanigans,theywilldoso. but relative to staffinginanareaasvitalas occur Monthly is as real- It is my position that Exxon courage and the What is happening in its State Department of time as we are going to get. hasalreadymadeitsmoves, kindofcharacter Kenya provides the Guyana Petroleum was 80 percent But it is helpful, while the andsucceeded. Lookatour that must be Government with a below what it should be. right to view projected weak and dodgy leaders, present for blueprint. It is a free GPS This means that there was spending has much value. lookatourParliamentarians, Guyanese to get thatallowsustonavigatethe onlyonepersontocheckand Thesearewaysinwhichwe look at our professional and first value, and forests of expenses monitor costs submitted by canputthebrakesonExxon privatesectorelites. thenjusticefrom submittedbyoilcompanies. TullowOilandothers,when and its partners. We have WhenleadersinthePPP t h i s h u g e Itisfromreal-lifeinKenya, five such checkers and been too helpful, almost Government don't establish e x e r c i s e with hard lessons for monitors were needed. If partners in crime, with n e w i n s t i t u t i o n s compressed into Guyana.Oilcompanieshave anything, it is an invitation Exxon,Hess,andNexen. (appropriate petroleum 120 days, with to recover their billions to Tullow Oil to help itself I think that the sooner bodies), or fund existing some leeway invested upfront. The bills with bills submitted. Our Guyanese – from leaders to agencies to monitor, then What makes shamandashow Ithinkthatpresentedupondiscoveryof 2016 oil agreement with the loyalists to citizens – get it they are as good as mattersevenmoreiffy,isthe thereismuchthatwecandooil in commercial quantities Exxon led consortium into their heads that foreign committing incest with early position taken better It calls for the rightare massive since plenty of empowersustolookclosely oil companies are not our Exxon Bodily and concerning the cleanliness checks and balances incosts have to be recovered. at the expenses that the friends,thebetteroffwewill reputational and national and acceptability of what place, with the right peopleThisisoneareainwhichoil companybillstous. Whatis be. The reality is that oil damage is done. I urge the rapacious Exxon submitted (ethical) given clearcompaniesarenotthebestof recoverable and what isn't companies are ruthless and skeptics to look at the for its billions in bills. In mandates and free room,partners,honestones. bears the sharpest, closest ultra aggressive in the Environmental Protection combination, concerns enough people of calibre,T h i s i s w h e r e scrutiny Exxon will go the pursuit of profits, and by Agency(EPA). Ifeverthere about length of time for the andthewilltodeliverfortheunprepared Third World limit, if not beyond. Also, using any and every trick in isanagencythatismuzzled audit, the quality of the Guyanese people, who nowcountries are ripped off, what could be heavily the book. If they have to into impotency and reviewing team, and a pin so much on this oilwhich is what foreign inflated must be guarded compromise leaders, irrelevancy, it is Guyana's position set in stone about wealth. Whenwedon'thavewatchdogs warn new oil against,bycheckingout,and institutions, and persons EPA. It is why Exxon is the trustworthiness of much of these, we are soldproducing countries to be comparing, and actually likely to expose their making rings around us, Exxon's bills to be down the drain, lose outgetting away with doing examined, all seem to heavilysuch, and laughing at us. I confirmthatGuyanaisbeing (The views expressed inlook at the group assembled prepared for a scalping this article are those of theto audit the billions in bills, Both the foreign oil author and do notand question whether it has companies and their local necessarily reflect thewhat it takes. This is not helpers are giving the opinionsofthisnewspaper.)only with technical skills, citizens of this country a

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Free oil insights

1994, two years after our apologisthighartistrythatisenough. However, in the nowhere close in degree to Martin Carter During that Whose boot of steel tramps first free and fair post the Emmys-sweeping 'Thewake of her passing, far too whattookplaceelsewhereat time, Her Royal Majesty downtheslendergrass? Independence elections and Crown' or the Oscarmany of us have been the time In 1948, for would send what was It is the man of death, my threeaftertheColdWarhad winning 'The Queen', whatconditioned to revere, and example,fivesugarworkers effectively an occupying love,thestrangeinvader effectivelyended,toaddress we have been subject to, ashence to mourn, a were slaughtered for militaryforce,Britishtroops Watching you sleep and our Parliament to offer her Britain lost its imperialconstructed and curated protesting against labour that would remain in the aimingatyourdream."

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in the manner of Majesty herself who shackles of Her Majesty's tears.

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Op-Ed: A carefully curated image of cups of tea and crumpets

dictatorship in power for 28Donne,perhapswecanspare alighted to 'grant' exploitative imperial power It is the festival of guns, the years, in keeping with the thea moment of silence in independencein1966. That young political leader carnivalofmisery 'exigencies' of Cold War absurd publicly sharedacknowledgement of the In her lifetime alone, the was Dr Cheddi Jagan, and Everywherethefacesofmen geo politics, it was Her pseudo-protocolof“LondonClod that has washed away, British Empire's brutal thatpoet,himselfjustayear arestrainedandanxious. Majesty herself who would Bridge has Fallen” to theandthattrulywouldbemore oppression in Guyana was younger than the then 27- Who comes walking in the once again alight here in sympathetic, functionallythan decent, more than stark in itself, although year old monarch, was darknighttime?

This is the dark time, my e r n m e n t ' sdirection for over a decade, leader, for the crime of love, machinations thatn old woman far from the mid-1950s to the seeking self determination It is the season of would help to keep theaway has died and, mid 1960s, it was Her for the country from the oppression, dark metal, and post Independen

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And failing in this walk with have been forgiven asgood relationship there must be Except rejecting Him in our God could even be the occasions her great love hascommunication. heart, there is no other when you find yourself shown. But whoever

By Sharmain Grainger

But we can take heart that although we may fall repeatedly, once heard someone say, God is always ready and willing if you survive the biggest to give us the strength we need to

Ephesians 1:7 reminds us that “He is so rich in kindness and g r a c e t h a t h e purchasedourfreedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.” And not only that, He adds at Hebrews 10:17, “I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds.”Think on that, this by Gospel Singer, Travis Greene. blessed Sunday, and be thankful you have been that there is hope beyond the by God, it will become scope of human limitation when realise becauseJesusdied,roseagain worst sinners has lives more.Amen!

You’ve shown, so

You’ve shown, so patiently And You, waited for me Just for me For me You, waited for me Just for me For Wheremewould I be? If You left me God Where would I be? If You left me God Where would I be? If You left me God Where would I be? If You left me God You waited, waited You waited, waited You waited, waited You waited, waited

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c t i f thatHeisnotonlywillingtocater hope. out to God for reinforcement. world would anyone refuse to communication Psalm 66:18 to the needs of a few According “You Waited”, according to a Don’tdelay! take advantage of such an all says, “If I regard iniquity in my to 2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not website (www.genius.com) that

Stronger’: “What doesn’t kill Ofcourse,thisisaconditional youmakesyoustronger…” promise. It states precisely in the

With just this in mind, I am New Living Translation version daily aspiring to utilise every bit of the bible: “But if you remain in of God-given strength within me me and my words remain in you, to glorify the name of The True you may ask for anything you and Living God. What better want,anditwillbegranted.” reasonistheretoliveanyway? This essentially tells me that

Ichallenge of your life, get up and move on (Proverbs 24: there is still more fight in you to 16),andwithevenmoreresilience overcomeevenbiggerones. than before, for He said (at John This gives credence to the 15:7) ask what you will and it is words of Kelly Clarkson’s song, yours.

Although He knows what we confidence in the Creator of all even when the going gets tough, many sins. Luke 7:47need before a word is uttered, He things;theOnewholiterallygives when you begin to see yourself as states, “Therefore, Istill requires us to have a life and can take it away when He afailure. tell you, her many sinsrelationship with Him, and in any sopleases.

Considerforamomentthe name, it is either they have lostespecially important when find it hard unlikelyperson”. the song ‘You Waited’, their love for Him or they simplyreachingouttotheOneweexpect to put o

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Of note though, the Creator of inclusivepromise? heart,theLordwillnothearme.” slack concerning his promise, as shares the lyrics, calls on the heaven and earth will only give It is therefore clear that while We have heard many people some men count slackness; but is experiences of all believers in youasmuchasyoudesire.Ifyour prayer is an important way to throw around the long suffering to us-ward, learning about the patience and prayerisforsmallvictories,thatis relate to God, vague prayers concept

Kaieteur News PAGE 31Sunday September 18, 2022 ==My Testimony==

covered my shame This amazing

Availing yourself to God, within the bible lies all the however, does not mean that your knowledgeIneedtolivethislife, life will miraculously become so I need only ask according to perfect, far from it. You will what it contains and He will stumblesometimes,butwhenyou come through for me every do, you can ‘always, always’ cry single time Now why in the

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Since the beginning of time in transgression too big for the condemning others for their has been forgiven littlethe Garden of Eden, it is Almighty to forgive At 1 glaringtransgressions. loveslittle.”suggested (Genesis 3:8) that God John1:9, He made it clear that “If How quickly we can forget

even more of my life to redeemed them but they areinteractingwithourfellowhuman some reason evenbeforeweask,andrecently,I barely willing to profess Hisbeings, we must also see this as many of us was reminded of this by a most

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Based on scripture, Matthew me want to surrender some people claim that God hasprecise statements when hope,” but 6:8, “He knows what we need

Staying down is simply not an option

God’s timing is always perfect.

As for me, my sinsdesires intimacy with those He we confess our sins, he is faithful that we are no better, and were it were and continue tocreated in His own image and just to forgive our sins, and to not for God’s saving grace, we be too numerous forHowever, we are the ones who c l e a n s e u s f r o m a l l would still be wallowing in the metobear,sotoJesusIsometimes choose to remain in unrighteousness.” depthsofsineveryday. dailysurrenderall.our transgression, effectively And the best part is the fact

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When I consider Him, for it is He who hears when eachofustoseetheGodwhosent just how patient wecryoutforhelpandsetsusfree his son, Jesus, to die to redeem us God is, just how (John8:36). fromadamnedlife,asbiggerthan forgiving He is – And once you have been anything we can ever think or for sometimes I forgiven of much, you can’t help imagine, with ways far above our slip and think I but demonstrate your love for ways (Ephesians 3:20 and Isaiah don’t truly deserve Godina‘bigandnoticeable’way 55:9). His grace – it makes So, in my opinion, when you see

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YOU out name past, grace patiently

willing that ANY love of Jesus Christ It is justwhatyouwillget. According simplydonotmakethecut. there is should perish, but that essentially a reminder for us that to Proverbs 24:20, “If you fail Ifwecanseetheneedtomake t h e r e ALL should come to Jesus often waits on us to come to under pressure, your strength is repentance.” Him – or simply we must wait on too small.” It is therefore up to

Godcanusejustaboutanyone didn’t need Jesus totocatertooureveryneed. h o p e a n d toremindusthatHeisthereforus forgive them of too

WAITED You called

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WHENTOSEEYOUR DOCTOR

To help prevent gastroenteritis in all membersofyourfamily,you cantakethefollowingsteps:

In otherwise healthy children, most cases of mild gastroenteritis gradually go away within a few days. In themeantime,youcantrythe followingsuggestions:

and after preparing food, especially afterhandlingrawmeat

· Once your child's vomiting subsides, resume a normal diet gradually while continuing the oral rehydration solution. Begin withleanmeatsandcomplex carbohydrates, such as rice, potatoes and bread Temporarily avoid fatty foods and sugary beverages. Ifyourchildisbreastfeeding, resume nursing as soon as possible.·Donot give your child anti diarrhea medicines without checking with the Doctorfirst.

Dr. Zulfikar MedicineEmergencyBuxSpecialist

TheGastroenteritis:Dosanddon'ts

·Topreventdehydration, encourageyourchildtodrink plenty of fluids. Your doctor may recommend a particular brand of over the counter oral rehydration solution in addition to breast milk, formula or milk. In general, thesesolutionsarebetterthan soft drinks, fruit juice or other sweetened beverages, whichusuallyhavetoomany carbohydrates (sugar) and too little sodium (salt) to restore normal fluid balance i n c h i l d r e n w i t h gastroenteritis.Donotuse water alone. They also need essential electrolytes (potassium, sodium,etc.)thatwouldhave beenlostduringthevomiting or diarrhea. Coconut water, pedialyte, gatorade, oral rehydration salts, etc., are alternatives for rehydration thathaveelectrolytes

· Wash your hands

N e v e r d r i n k unpasteurized milk or untreatedwater

WHATCANYOUDOTO GASTROENTERITIS?PREVENT

e have all had t h e displeasure of having an episode of vomitingordiarrheaorboth. It'snotthebestfeelinginthe worldandcanmakeourlives very uncomfortable Medication, illicit drugs, pregnancyandothermedical conditions are less common causes of vomiting and diarrhea, but our main focus today is on gastroenteritis, caused by viruses and bacteria.

· If your child is too nauseated to drink his or her normalintakeoffluidsatone

frequently with soap and handsdiarrhea.afterdespeciallywater,afterusingthetoilet,afterchangingiapersandcaringforachildwith·Washyourwithsoapandwaterbefore

sitting, try offering several smaller sips more frequently overalongerperiod.

DONOT ANTIBIOTICSUSE

M o s t c a s e s o f gastroenteritis go away on theirown.Visitadoctorifthe vomiting and diarrhea continues for more than a day,orifyounoticeanysigns ofdehydrationlike:

·Irritable(children)

· Blood in stool, or dark tarrystool

· Soft spot on the top of baby'sheadissunken.

Viruses are by far the most common cause of gastroenteritis Antibiotics are ineffective against viruses and may even p r e c i p i t a t e s o m e gastroenteritis. The decision to use antibiotics during gastroenteritis should be

By knowing what to do and what not to do, you may beabletorideoutanepisode ofGastroenteritis.

Gastroenteritis is defined as inflammation of the stomach and intestines, typically resulting from bacterial toxins or viral infection and causing vomitinganddiarrhea.Itcan bemildormoreseverewhich can lead to dehydration and evenItdeath.accountsfor1.4million deathsworldwideyearly,and therefore should be taken seriouslyChildren are more prone to the debilitating effects of gastroenteritis and most of their complications arise fromWdehydration.ewilltherefore focus more on the management in children, especially since they get dehydrated easily Dehydration occurs when thereistoolittlefluidinyour

body, causing inefficient blood circulation. When one vomits or has diarrhea, they are constantly losing fluids which if not replaced, will leadtodehydration.

·Ifthereisanoutbreakin your area and you are not getting treated water then make sure that your family drinks boiled water or water treated with chlorine (bleach).Theyshouldavoideating ice, uncooked vegetables or fruit that they haven't peeled themselves.Having a bout of gastroenteritis is definitely notoneofthemostfuntimes in one's life. Knowing what todoandwhatnottodomay be the difference between you overcoming the bout before it overcomes you or a lovedone.

made by a doctor who will determine if a bacterium is the cause and only then would antibiotics be warranted.

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These medicines can interfere with the intestine's ability to pass harmful viruses, bacteria, parasites and toxins out of the body through the stool. This can makeithardertoknowwhen your child is actually getting sicker and needs more attention.·Haveyourchildrest in bed until symptoms subside. Do not allow your childtoreturntoschooluntil diarrhea has begun to improve.

·Lackofenergy

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· Wash diarrhea-soiled clothing in detergent and chlorine bleach. If bathroom surfaces are contaminated with stool, wipe them with a chlorine based household cleanerCook all meat thoroughly before you serve it to your family, and refrigerate leftovers within two·hours.Make sure you don't transfer cooked foods onto unwashed plates that held rawmeat.Wa s h k i t c h e n countertops and utensils thoroughly after they have beenusedtopreparemeat.

·Feverover102F

· Not urinating or yellowandlittleurine

· Crying without tears(children)

WHATCANYOUDO?

· Drymouth

WHAT GASTROENTERITIS?IS

responsibility is concerned. And that has to do with success in family life, work, education, society and so much

It really doesn’t matter what the situation is. My experiences have taught me one certain thing, my greatest power lies in my reaction to what is taking placearoundme.Itherefore understood the need to be responsible for my actions and the choices I make, especially if I want to have the greatest control and outcomes in my life I certainly accept that we are never really in total controlthat is left up to the Creator, but I do believethough, that we surely have the power to steerourlivesinaparticular direction to achieve our desires.There is no blame, criticism or shame here, because we are all responsible, we just choose what it is we want to be responsible and disciplined about. We have particular interests, so we work towards that. If we want to learn an instrument, we practice every day- we want money, we work and anythingwewanttoachieve, we put in the effort and go towards that because it is withinourinterest.

Nowmindyou,Imentioned motherhood because I was speaking about myself, but thisinformationisextremely relevant to parenthood in general. I was told it’s a ‘sensitive’ topic and some persons may disagree with myreasoning,whichisvery

ofthis,Isaid in my writingthatmany ofusdecidetohavekids knowing darn well we are not ready mentally, financially and even emotionally.Someofus have dreams that we failed to achieve and every day it burns the heartthatitwasnot.Someof us even blame the children for our failure and where some of us might not, we continuetoliveourlivesasif thebabyisnothereor;isnot supposedtobeapriority So yes,Iwilluseparenthoodas an example when imparting the seriousness of taking responsibility for one’s life. Some of us say too that the pregnancy was accidental, that the good time wasn’t meant on creating a little

n my last writing, I used motherhood as an example to illustrateapointabouttaking responsibility for one’s self. I’ve been on the topic of accountability and responsibilityafewcolumns now, as someone who has come to understand but is still learning to efficiently apply this principle. The older I get the more I appreciate the impacts that couldbemadeonceIchoose to hold myself accountable and act as much as possible inaresponsiblemanner

previoustpeaceresponsibleThebenefitspimportantdbutwouldyaccountability/responsibilitintooursocieties,weknowexactlywhateachother’ssalarylookslikethat’sforanevendeeperiscussionWhat’showever,ishoweffectivebeingresponsibleforone’sselfisandthegreatersonalandsocietalthatcomewithit.mainbenefitfrombeingforyourlifeisofmindandvariousypesofsuccessesMywritingsfocused heavily on personal s u c c e s s e s w h e r e

one.The question begs therefore, who then should take up responsibility for your mistake? Even if that child was not planned, I believethatonceyoudecide to keep that baby, it is your duty, your responsibility to drop everything and pay attention to that soul, it is a human obligation in my book and it cannot be business as usual. Because

Responsibleparenthood isoneofthegreatest showsofresponsibility

explainedlastweekthatIam in my mid- 30s and some close ones to me keep insisting on me getting pregnant. I maintain, in my book, pregnancy is not something one just decides on overnight although in manycases,gettingpregnant is way easier than actually preparingforachild.

By Zena Henry

man having a child because theyareofaparticularageor wouldhaveachievedcertain things in life is not grounds for having a child. Having a child is not an achievement or the hallmark of being grown or alive where I am concerned. In fact, I have a deeperbeliefinwhathaving achildentails,andforme,it demandsaspecificpotionof my existence being dedicated to that human, especially within a specific period of their life so that I help to develop thebestindividualIcan offer this world. And t h a t i s w h e r e responsibilitycomesin.

commitments and how often they will be looking to keep this babyOutside

Now, the last few columns highlighted why assuming an attitude of beingresponsibleisusefulto us. Not just because being responsible helps to achieve ourdesires,wantsandneeds, butbecauseithelpsustocohabit as well. Indeed, being responsible significantly helps an individual, but excising that principle also helpsustohelpothers,andto coexist with each other HowIseeitactually,isifwe were to truly incorporate

ine I, nonetheless,

dead set on achieving something. I have noticed, even with myself that we often shun the effort and discipline that is needed to address things that are not within our immediate need, thatwedon’tseeasbringing greatbenefittousorrequires more effort than we are willingtoputin.

Every child that is failed increases the possibility of

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But sure, a person is a personanddon’twesaythat no parent controls the mind of their child, that we can only mould them? Again, this is no criticism, just my thoughtsonhowconsiderate we must be in making such an impactful decision that could weigh heavily on our existencehere.Ithinkweare very lucky when we see these roses that grew from concrete.

So, that is being responsible and there is nothing wrong with us putting in the energy for something we want. The challengecomesinwhenwe need to be responsible, disciplined and put in the effortforsomethingwewant or even need, but we must digdeeptoattain.

ourmendonotfeelthisway, we see large numbers of fatherless children- a trend wehavedescribedforalong timeasasocietalscourge.

havinglostcharacterswithin oursocieties;Idonotwantto beapartofthat.

Having a child is not cheapsinceitisnotaoneday oroneyeartask.WhenIam askedaboutachild,Iquickly ask the individual for my firstfive-yearsponsorshipof fundstoraisethatchild,and thefirstyear’sinstallmenton my child’s college fund. Of course, I get all the ‘screw faces’, but these are all requirements that would be needed for this baby I also ask about their babysitting

The challenge comes whentherewardisgreat,and theeffortdemandedisjustas great. See, we often put in theeffortwhensomethingis within close reach or we are

I can speak from experiencebecausemymom died when I was just a year old, and one could only imagine what some of the experienceswithoutaparent thatgenuinelycaresfeltlike; a deceased mother and a nonchalantfatherwhoIwill add, just happened to die in my arms earlier this year after spending his last days in my care.This man hardly played a role in my life up until14years,andwasgone from my life after Ain’t life funny?Consider this; each failure to aid in the development of good humans is pressure on our societies and our existence.

My logic on this - that people insist on a woman or

Butmore.last week’s column seemedtosnatchtheinterest of several persons in my decision to use motherhood to explain responsibility

I ask people who think I am too grown not to have a child is whether they are aware of how many parentless and unloved children there are out there. Yes, the feeling may be different when it is your child, but is the right of any child to be loved and cared for any different? I don’t think so. They say I might adopt a child and that child coulddothegodstome.

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Dr McCloggan warnedbleeding, missed menstrual In PCOS, although the conversation that affects at too that misdiagnosis of thecycles, excess body weight ovaries usually have many least one in 10 women condition can lead to theproblems,andabnormalhair follicles, they do not globally It must be noted

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Even though Polycystic Dr Caleb McCloggan as necessarily mean Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) well as Ms Kimberley youhavePCOS…” isafairlycommoncondition Manbodh of the PCOS He added, “We have to u among women, it is often s because they went to amisdiagnosed. Women may sonologist, they did an e x p e r i e n c e P C O S ultrasound and they weresymptoms for years before told that they have PCOS.discovering what's causing No! It is not that straighttheirproblems. forward there are so many

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Dr McCloggan noted chance that person has to conceive and have that“BecausePCOSmirrors PCOS...” Dr McCloggan children. Patients with a lot of other disorders, a noted that ever so often PCOS have difficulty PCOS diagnosis is not women come to his clinic conceiving and once their exclusive to certain seeking help for PCOS condition is treated and syndromes, so having cysts because they discovered managed correctly with the on your ovaries doesn't cystsontheirovaries. correct medication, diet and necessarily mean you have He added,“We find so exercise, they can minimise PCOS, having an irregular many women that come to theseissues.”

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Thesesymptomsinclude other issues that mimicdifficulty conceiving, monthandforsomewomen, ontheissue,thisnewspaper PCOS.” prolonged menstrual theydonotovulateatall. will attempt to start a

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Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras killing more than 8,000 people

The 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax (a portmanteau of ‘America’ and ‘anthrax’, from its FBI case name), occurred in the United States over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and to Democratic Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy, killing five people and infecting 17 others. According to the FBI, the ensuing investigation became “one of the largest and most complexinthehistoryoflawenforcement”.

Compiled by Zena Henry Agricola youth, Shaquille

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro

First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks

(Photo- Erin Kelly’s US History website)

Hyderabad’s location in India

A newspaper clipping of the 1974 hurricane

The killing of 17-year -old Shaquille Grant of Lot 110 Caesar Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara (EBD), had drawn nationwide attention when the police’s reason for killing the youth and injuring some of his friends, did not add up. Grant was killed when police ranks entered the EBD community on September 11, 2012 and roughed up several youngsters they found sitting undera Theyshed.claimed to have been acting on information that the young men were plotting a robbery With no evidence to substantiate their claims, the police quickly found themselves in hot water as eyewitnessesalsocontradicted versions of their story regarding what transpired on the day in question; including claimsthatGranthadtriedtorunfromthelawmen.

Grant’s mother sued the State for more than $20 M. The police rank who did the shooting went on the run, while anotherpolicerankwasarrested.

Swabbing a mailbox for anthrax residue (Political Gates photo)

Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender Hyderabad army

Operation Polo was a ‘Police action’ launched on 13th September, 1948 against the Nizam Ruled princely state of Hyderabad. After India gained Independence, all princely states were given the opportunity to either join India or Pakistan. If any state wanted to remain independent, it could make a separate nation. Hyderabad wanted to beaseparatenationand hence declared itself as an Independent nation.

Hyderabad being landlocked centrally in India was seen as a future problem for whichSardarPatelheld talks with Hyderabad. As the talks didn’t not show positive results and the Razakars militia in Hyderabad turned out to kill and lootthemajorityHindu population. India was forced to launch

Grant is laid to rest

Hurricane Fifi (later known as Hurricane Orlene) was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed over 8,000 people in Honduras in September 1974, ranking it the third deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, only behind Hurricane Mitch in 1998, and the 1780 hurricane.Fifiisalsothe first billion dollar hurricane known to makelandfallintheU.S. Originating from a strong tropical wave on September 14, the system steadily tracked west northwestward through the eastern C a r i b b e a n O n September 16, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Fifi just off the coast of Jamaica. The storm quickly intensified into a h u r r i c a n e t h e following afternoon and attained its peak intensity on September 18 as a strong Category 2 h u r r i c a n e

‘Operation Polo’ to save people of Hyderabad and annex Hyderabad into the Union Of India. The operation was termed as a police action but was a military operation led by Indian ArmedForceswhichfinishedasOneUnitedIndiawithvictory over Hyderabad on 18th September, 1948 (Source: historicalindia.org)

Another rank was later killed in a botched robbery on the EastCoastofDemerara.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is passed in the US Congress

GrantwasburiedonSeptember18.Statementsmadebythe Governmentatthetime,didnotsitwellwithgrievingmembers oftheAgricolacommunitywholaterblockedtheEBDroadfor severalhoursinafieryshowofresistance.

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On September 18, 1960, Castro led a delegation to New YorkCitytoaddresstheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly He and his entourage caused an immediate sensation by deciding tostayattheTheresaHotelinHarlem.Whilethere,Castromet with a number of African American leaders, including Malcolm X from the Nation of Islam and the poet Langston Hughes.OnSeptember26,Castrodeliveredablisteringattack on what he termed American ‘aggression’and ‘imperialism’. For over four hours, Castro lambasted U.S. policy toward CubaandothernationsinLatinAmerica,AsiaandAfrica.The UnitedStates,hedeclared,had‘decreedthedestruction’ofhis revolutionaryGovernment.(Source:History)

Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations

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Maintaining hurricane intensity, Fifi brushed the northern coast of Honduras before makinglandfallinBelizethefollowingday Thestormquickly weakened after landfall, becoming a depression late on September 20. Continuing westward, the former hurricane begantointeractwithanothersystemintheeasternPacific.

A major focus in the early years of the investigation was bioweapons expert Steven Hatfill, who was eventually exonerated Bruce Edwards Ivins, a scientist at the Government’s biodefense labs at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, became a focus around April 4, 2005. On April 11, 2007, Ivins was put under periodic surveillance and an FBI document stated that he was “an extremely sensitive suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks”. On July 29, 2008, Ivins committed suicide with an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol). Federal prosecutors declared Ivins the sole culprit on August 6, 2008, based on DNA evidence leading to an anthrax vial in his lab. Two days later, Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Rush D. Holt, Jr called for hearings into the Department of Justice and FBI’s handling of the investigation. The FBI formallycloseditsinvestigationonFebruary19,2010.

The Fugitive SlaveActorFugitiveSlaveLawwaspassedbytheUnitedStates Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free Soilers TheActwasoneofthemostcontroversialelementsofthe 1850 compromise and heightened Northern fears of a slave power conspiracy It required that all escaped slaves, upon capture, be returned to the slaver and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate. Abolitionists nicknamed it the ‘Bloodhound Bill’, after the dogs that were used to track down peoplefleeingfromslavery TheActcontributedtothegrowing polarisationofthecountryovertheissueofslaveryandwasone ofthekeyfactorsthatledtotheCivilWar.

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Government’s National to support investments in a technical support to farmers, Coconut Decentralisation swine facility at Garden of while 54 farmers were Programme was also Eden This included trained in techniques to implemented across the construction of a fence, increaseproduction. country to provide technical bridge and access road Further, the draft support and low-cost access Negotiations with a private Aquaculture Bill will be tococonutseedlings. investor are in progress for completedinthethirdquarter

The national effort to peppersandcarrots of the Satyadeow Sawh expand the production of LIVESTOCK Aquaculture Station and the coconut water and coconut- In the review period, the establishmentofcageculture based products has seen G u y a n a L i v e s t o c k in Region 2 for tambaqui success with a 58 percent Development Authority production commenced in increase in the production of expended $406.6 million of the first half of 2022 and are coconuts to 27,598 tonnes in the 2022 budgeted sum of expected to be completed by the first half of 2022, $842.3 million. Government year-end.Also,trainingof15 compared with the first half said it used the funds to s t a ff m e m b e r s w a s of2021. complete preliminary works completed to deliver

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At the end of June 2022, This programme is slated farms, benefitting over 28 The Waterfalls noted that to transform the livelihoods shrimp farmers, while $34 6M of the budgeted of these youths while contributing to the $66M was expended to increasing the cultivation of diversification of the increase coconut cultivation high value crops such as fisheriesindustry andproduction. broccoli, cauliflower, bell Furthermore,theupgrade

The foregoing are but a coconut nursery at Fort In addition, in the first handful of some of the Wellington, Region 5, and half of 2022, Government positive efforts being taken w i l l c o m p l e t e t h e distributed 1,050 broiler toensurethesustainabilityof construction of two coconut chicks, 1,150 black giant thesector nurseries in Hosororo, chicksand595ducklingsand The Social Edge will Region 1 and Lethem, providedtechnicalsupportto continue its examination of Region 9, by the end of the farmers. other achievements in the year Also, to assist with the non-oilsectornextweek.

From page 25 Together, these three new recovery after the 2021 second half and is expected nurseries will bring the total floods, 1,050 farmers to be completed by February number of decentralised received $57M in relief 2023 T h e Wa t e r f a l l s nurseries to 10 with a grants. understands that this will production capacity of FISHERIES provide a drying and storage 206,000 seedlings annually F o l l o w i n g i t s facility for the corn and soya The coconut seedlings expenditure of $142.7M at farmersintheTacamaarea. productionforthefirsthalfof half year, Government’s

In the first half of 2022, the management and of2022. Government constructed a operationofthefacility

In addition, to increase 2022 was 21,566 compared strategic interventions and farmers’ access to the with18,306inthefirsthalfof programmes translated into Tacama area, a 47 kilometre 2021. increased aquaculture road is being constructed HIGH-VALUE CROPS production of 444.1 percent from Ituni to Tacama. Under Incontinuingtheeffortto in the first half compared Phase 1 of the Ituni-Tacama provide employment withthesameperiodin2021. road, construction of 18 opportunities to young Additionally, at mid kilometres is currently people, at the half year, the year, brackish-water shrimp underway and expected to be Government’s Agriculture production increased by completed in the second half a n d I n n o v a t i o n 292.6 percent which was a of 2022. Phase 2 of the Ituni- E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p directresultofGovernment’s Tacama road will see an P r o g r a m m e s a w 5 0 expanded brackish water additional 29 kilometres agriculture graduands access s h r i m p p r o d u c t i o n being completed, which is the recently constructed programme. expected to commence in the shade houses, with another This intervention has secondhalfoftheyear 50 graduands slated to resulted in the rehabilitation COCONUTS benefitbytheendoftheyear of over 673 acres of shrimp

Step Two: Paint your Ttoothpicks.omakepaintingeasier,you canstickthetoothpicksinan Sextratyrofoam ball while applying paint When the paint is dry, cut or break the

We know that there are rules, Which we have to always follow, At home, school and on the street, And everywhere we have to go.

Some rules we ﬁnd easy, while some hard, But we have to remember every day, That they are made to keep us safe, While we go about our work and play

“Look at all the other ducks. Splashing aroundinthewater

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They aren't complaining are they?” his motheraskedhim.“Yes,butmyfeetarebare! I can`t go in that ice-cold water with bare feet!” replied Basil. “Yes but so are the others!” his mother quacked back. “And we don`tgetcoldfeet,dowe?”

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And the very next morning Basil went swimming in the coldest water no person wouldeverwanttogointo.ButBasilwasn`t worried For on his feet were the most beautiful presents he could ever ask for—presents his parents had got him on advice from one big old Canada Goose Basil`sfeetwerenevercoldfromthenon.

intoothpickshalf.StepThree: Stick your toothpicks in the dried Styrofoamball.

“Idon`tknow,”repliedBasilSr “Butwe need to do something soon or he`s going to losetouchwiththeﬂockandthey`llabandon him.”Mrs Basil looked with worry at her

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And if you ever see a duck with thick woollen tartan socks and old army boots on hisfeet,walkingaroundinthewinteryoucan betit`sBasil.Andeventhoughhissocksand shoes get mighty soaked of course paddling aroundoutintheopenwaterandstandingin icypuddles,hestillthinkshisfeetarewarm allthankstothem.

All of us need to know the rules, And try to learn what we don't know; This will make it so much easier To live well with others in all we do.

Of course, Basil loved splashing around in the water in the summertime when it was nice and warm, even in the fall too until the coldweathercame,butinthewinterwhenthe snow was as white as a Muscovy when the open water looked dark and freezing he just wouldn'tgoin.Imean,therewasevenicein thewater!Howcoldisthat!

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husband.“I`msurethere`ssomethingwecan do.Let`sasktheBigGeeseortheBigSwans. Surely they`ve come across this problem before.”Sotheyhadabigconfabwithallthegeese andswansintheirneighbourhood.

· Step Four: If desired, paint theterracottapots. Whentheyaredry,placethe toothpickcactusesin thepotsandenjoy!

“Waaahk! Waaaahk! Mommy! Daddy! I don't want to go in that cold water! My feet willget Basil'scold!”parentshadheardthissamething over and over since he was just a baby duckling. For some reason, no matter how muchtheytoldhimthathisfeetwouldn'tget coldhejustdidn'tbelievethem.

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“Mommy,”saidBasil. “AllIknowis,my feetwillgetsocoldI`lljustdie!”

TheDuckWithColdFeet

ByKennethLapointe

SoBasilhadneverswamwithhisfriends or parents or any of his relatives when they were all out in big ﬂocks in the water in the winter Nomatterifitwasapond,alake,ora river Hewouldn`tevenstickhisbigtoeinto tryit.“Well, what are we going to do with Basil?”hismomaskedhisdad.

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3. Preserve self-respect and build personalTheresponsibilitymannerinwhich rules are enforced also affects people's sense of security They should be treated as

5 Persons must accept social responsibility in playing their part in organising a productive and orderly community It would be useful if you would take some time to think of the

HarvestInkiesFestival

Hello,Unclereaders,Royis

Kakuro puzzles are like a cross between a crossword and a Sudoku puzzle. Instead of letters, each block contains the digits 1 through 9.The same digit will never repeat within a word. If you add the digits in a word, the sum will be the number shown in the clue. Clues are shown on the left and right sides of “across” words, and on the top and bottom sides of “down” words.

Solutions to last week’s Build Security

ways in which you could contribute to thewelfareofthoseinyourcommunity, by yourself and together with parents, teachersandcommunityleaders.

1. Set clear rules and provide a structure for the way in which the home, school, work place or communityWhenfunctions.peoplearebroughtupinan environmentwheretheyarewellaware of the limits and behave under these terms, they feel better about themselves. Stress is also reduced when their rights and responsibilities are made clear We must also rememberthatpeoplearemorelikelyto follow rules when they have a say in makingthem.

DevelopyourSenseofSecuritytofeel safeinallsituationsinwhichyoufunction

irst of all, think of the rules which can be adopted to make everyone feel more secureintheenvironmentinwhichyou live and participate.These are some clear steps which one needs to take to fosterthisall-importantfeeling:-

Inthiswaywemakethebestcontribution Toourhome,schoolandcommunity, Aswehelptobuildournation Asonethatisgovernedby ******************************democracy.

6. Try to get rid of the fears which you may be secretly harbouring, and whichtendtokeepyoufromactingina sociallyresponsiblemanner Some of these fears would be real, but many times people develop fearsofthingswhichmaynotexist,or which may be exaggerated. You will needtosearchyourmindandexamine thesefearsandmakeeffortstogetridof them. Thethings that frighten us may exist at school, at home, with other people,involvingplacesandtasks,and evensomeeventsinwhichyouhaveto playaThepart.waytodealwithallfearsisto consciouslyexaminethemwithaview todealingwiththemeitherbyyourself, if you feel confident to do so, or by invoking the help of qualified persons tohelpinthisprocess.

Thebestwaytodothisistofollowtherules, Thatweencounterwhereverwego; Thismakesusfeelprotectedandsecure, Asweconformwithotherswholikewisefollow

responsiblepersons,andtheywillreact in like manner Correction must be effected in such a way that people are notputtoshame,andwillberespected justthesame.

Simply obeying the rules in any environment will make us move forward with confidence..

Tellitto

Kakuro

Please remit same to my email roypaul2002@yahoo com, and be assured that your worthwhilecontributionwillhaveaprominentplaceonour page.

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Securityisabasicneedofusall, Weneedtobeconfidentwearealwayssafe; Sowehavetoensurewearefreeofdanger, Ineveryenvironmentinwhichweoperate.

4. Act in ways that foster trust in thoseinTauthorityrytomaintainasenseoftrustin your parents, teachers, and others on whom you depend. This feeling enables you to behave without fear or anxiety Rely on them to act in a consistent manner, and to base their actionsonwhatisrightandfair

Wefirstneedtobeclearontheserules, Tounderstand,appreciateandagree; Thismakesusmorewillingtoconform, Andbecomeonewithoursociety.

by Uncle Roy

againaskingallofyoutotryinsomeway tomakeacontributiontothispage,andthustothewelfareof youandyourfellowreaders.Thiscontributioncantakeany formthatyoufeelwouldbevaluable–anaccountofwhatis going on in your community and country, any advice you would like to pass on to your fellow teen readers and, on a broaderlevel,anycommentorrecommendationyouwould liketomaketoyourfellowGuyanese.

Any effort you make towards adopting this sense of security will empower you to move forward with a feelingofsafetyandconfidenceinyour other efforts at developing a wellroundedpersonality

Kaieteur NewsSunday September 18, 2022 TEEN TIME

2 Enforce rules fairly and consistentlyWhen there is no bias or wrong judgement in enforcing the rules, then thereisorder

6.Showerandwashyourfacewithlukewarmwater(not hot!)Sebum(oil)inourskinhasawax-likeconsistencyand usinghotwatertowashourfaceorshowerwithessentially “melts”theoilstrippingtheskinofmuch-neededmoisture.

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4.Optingoutofsugar

Anestimated90percentofskinagingiscausedbythe sun,specificallyforfolkswithlighterskin(!),andnotto mentiontheevenscarierriskofskincancer.Considering that'saprettyhugenumber,it'sbesttolimityoursunexposure orseekshadewhenhangingout.

8.Findwaystomanagestress

Lukewarmisbestbecauseitallowsouroilstowarmupa bitallowingapropercleansewithoutcompletelystrippingit. Keepatmassagingyourskinforafullminutetomakethe mostoutofyourcleanser!

Whenwe'restressedoranxious,ourbodiesreleasea hormonecalledcortisol.Thishormoneactivatesourflightor fightresponse(whichisagoodthing!)butconstantstress keepsthisresponseonfatiguedoverdrive(yep,abadthing).

Whenwemove,wecirculateourbloodwhichcarries oxygenandnutrientstoallofourcells.Notonlydoesthis provideaninstantglow,butitalsohelpsourskintorepair itself

Don'tforgettoprotectyoureyeswhereyoucan'tapply sunscreentoo!Squintingdoesn'texactlyprotectyoureyesand ifyouinsistondoingthepeeringexercise,youmayendup developingmorelinesandwrinklesaroundyoureyeand foreheadarea.

Whentobaccoisheatedviacigarettes—oreven,yes, vaping—itreleasesfreeradicalsthatdamagetheDNAof skincells.Thisresultsinthebreakdownofcollagenand elastin.

Whiledrinkingwaterdoesn'tdirectlyhydratetheskinit doeshelpallofthebodysystemsfunctionbetter

5.Don'tpickanddon'ttouchyourface

It'sbestpracticetocleanyourmakeupbrushesweekly!

WaystoTakeCareofYour SkinWithoutProducts

10.fasterAvoidbeingaroundcigarettesmoke

1.Limityourtimeinthesun

2.Sleeponasilkorsatinpillowcase

Itaidstheliverineliminatingtoxinsfromthebody, reducespuffiness,helpswithkidneyfunction(whichinturn helpsdarkcirclesappearlighter),andmayevenhelpskin conditionslikepsoriasisandeczema.

Howcanyoutellifyouaren'tdrinkingenoughwater? Checkyourpee!Ifit'sadeepshadeofamberit'stimetodrink up.Thecoloroflemonadeisthegoal.

Yes,usesunscreenbutforthenon-productpartofit:it's timetoplayhideandseek.

Secondly,pickingandsqueezingcanresultinascarora brownspotcalledpost-inflammatoryhyperpigmentation.You maypreferdealingwithscarringoveracne,butit'snotan eitherorscenario.Youcanlivewithoutboth!

9. WExerciseeallknowthatgettingoursweatonisgreatforour entirebody,butitalsohassomeskinbenefitsaswell.

7.Washyourmakeupbrushes

Whileyoucan'trubawrinkleintoyourskin,youcan causethemwhilesleeping!Ifyou'reasidesleeper,youcanbe smooshingyourfaceintoyourpillow,puttingfriction betweentheskinandfabric.Thiscreatescreaseswhichcan resultinwrinklessincewesleepforaprolongedperiodof time.3.Drinkwater

https://greatist.com/health/stop-skin-care-products#1.-Limit-your-time-in-the-sun

Whileit'stemptingtosqueezeapimple,youcancreatea lotmorelastingdamagetotheskinthanthatinstant gratificationisworth.First,there'satypeofacnecalledacne mechanica,whichiscausedbyfrictionfromtouchingtheface andpushingoilandbacteriabackintothepore.

Besidesoldmakeup,ofcourse,bacteria,oil,dust,and sweataccumulateonourmakeupbrushes.Ifnotcleaned regularlyallthatjunkisessentiallysmearedaroundyourface duringeachmakeupapplication.Thiscancause inflammation,cloggedpores,andacne.

Sometimestheskintakesawhiletocatchuptohowwe feltorwhatweatelastweek.Ifyourenergysourceis primarilyaddedsugarandrefinedcarbohydrates,youmight startseeingtheeffectsofthatonyourskin.

Thepath.

Asaresult,anorderwasissuedfor Exxon's permit in the Liza 1 oil field development to expire in the next 18 months instead of 2040 24 years after the issuance originally granted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Back in 2020, Justice Jo Ann Barlow, granted an order which brought ExxonMobil's Liza I

applicants noted, however, thattheStabroekBlockoperations areinstarkcontrasttothisagenda. Dr Thomas and Mr De Freitas contendedthatGuyana'scombined petroleum reserves in the

environmental permit in conformitywiththelaw

The order has effectively reduced Exxon's environmental permit from 20+-years to five- the correct time as prescribed by law

Frompage27

Guyanese who brought legal challenge...

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DR TROY THOMAS

The matter was settled in court following an initial hearing of the case filed against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Guyanese scientist, Dr Thomas.

Contributionof2015submittedby the State under the Paris AgreementstatesthatGuyanawill pursue a low carbon development

Stabroekandotherblocks–would i n t o t a l e m i t billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases in the future if those resourcesareextractedandburned for energy By enabling the production of petroleum from the ExxonMobil led projects in the State's exclusive economic zone, the State is facilitating the emission of substantial quantities of greenhouse gases,

It was reported that, both the EPAandEEPGLagreedtolimitthe permittofiveyears,asprovidedby l a w

thereby significantly exacerbating and/or contributing to climate change, ocean acidification and rising sea levels and making the environment more harmful to health and wellbeing, the a p p l i c a n t s s t a t e d

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A melanistic phenotype iscausedbytheadditionofa single cysteine residue at position 120 of Agouti

There was a proposal to divide the Pampas cat into three distinct species, based primarily on differences in

Litters are relatively small, usually consisting of only one or two kittens, and occasionally three The kittens weigh around 130 g (4.6oz)atbirth.Theaverage lifespan is nine years, but some have lived for over 16 years.[Source:Wikipedia]

Twolffsohni.ype2BresemblesType 2A, but the background colourispaler,andthebody markings,stripesonthehind legs,andringsonthetailare palerandlessdistinct.

cat (Leopardus colocola)isasmallwildcat native to SouthAmerica. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as habitat conversion and destruction may cause the population to decline in the future.Itis named after the Pampas, but occurs in grassland, shrubland, and dryforestatelevationsupto 5,000m(16,000ft).

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offelidtaxonomybythe'Cat Specialist Group', the Pampascatisrecognisedasa single species with seven sub-species. An analysis of 142 skins collected across South America revealed morphological differences between these museum specimens. It was therefore proposed to recognise five more distinct species within thePampascat rangingvandbiggerTheCharacteristicscomplex.Pampascatisalittlethanadomesticcathasabushiertail.Itssizeariesbetweenregions,inbodylengthfrom

46to75cm(18to30in)with a 23–29 cm (9.1–11.4 in) long tail. Six variants of its pelage occur, but all have twodarklinesonthecheeks: Type 1. Reddish or dark grey with rusty-cinnamon stripes on the flanks, a cinnamon upper side of the ears with black edges and tips, four or five reddish rings on the tail (outer two are darker), dark brown stripes on the legs, black chest spots, and whitish underparts with rusty ochraceousstripes.Thistype occurs in central Chile in subtropical, xerophytic

Pampas catInteresting Creatures...

signalling protein This disrupts the four disulphide bonds in the normal protein, altering its tertiary structure and reducing its ability to bind to the melanocortin 1

Type 3A is almost entirely rusty brown with faint spots, continuous bands,anunbandedtailwith a prominent black tip, and all-blackfeet.Thispatternis foundinthesubspeciesL.c. braccatus.Type3Bissimilartotype 3A, but the background colour is paler and more yellowish, with flank spots that are browner and more distinct, feet that are only black on the soles, and discontinuous rings and a narrow black tip on the tail. This type occurs in the subspeciesL.c.munoai.

The subtypes of Type 2 show variation according to altitude and latitude. Only thefirstsubtypeoccursinthe north (around 20°S and northwards), and only the third type occurs in the far south (around 40°S and southwards).Inbetween,the majority are of second subtype,butthefirstsubtype has been recorded as far south as 29°S, and the third subtypeasfarnorthas36°S. At latitudes where both the first and second subtypes occur, the former tends to live in highlands and the latterinlowlands.

forests at altitudes of up to 1,800m(5,900ft).

Type 2A. Flanks with large, reddish brown, rosette shaped spots with darker borders, numerous ringsonthetail(ofthesame colour as the flank spots), andverydarkbrown,almost blackstripesonthelegswith spots or stripes on the underparts.This type occurs in the northernAndes in the subspeciesL.c.thomasiand L.c.

In 2016 it was recorded for the first time in the SechuraDesertandinthedry forestofnorthwesternPeru.

pelage colour/pattern and cranial species.PcontinueasubstructurealthoughpnotThisaPampascat(L.ofeditionwereAccordinglymeasurements,threespeciesrecognisedinthe2005of'MammalSpeciestheWorld':thecolocolocolocolo),thePantanal(L.braccatus),andthecat(L.pajeros)withmorerestricteddefinition.splitatspecieslevelwassupportedbysubsequenthylogeographicanalysis,somegeographicalwasrecognised,ndsomeauthoritiestorecognisetheampascatasasingleInthe2017revision

The Pampas

receptorDistributionandhabitat

Type 2C is overall greyish with distinct dark brownstripesonthelegsand spots on the underparts, a plaintail(noclearrings),and at most indistinct dark lines ontheflanks.

The Pampas cat ranges throughout most of Argentina and Uruguay into theGranChacoandCerrado of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil,andnorththroughthe Andes mountain chain through Ecuador and possibly marginally into southwestern Colombia. It occurs in a wide range of habitats and inhabits elevations between 1,800 and 5,000 m (5,900 and 16,400 ft) in páramo, marginally also in puna grassland and locally in dry forest. Where its range overlaps with the Andean m o u n t a i n c a t i n northwestern Argentina, it occursatlowerelevationson average In central to northwestern Argentina, the Pampas cat is found at elevations below 1,240 m (4,070 ft) in grassland, mesophytic and dry forest, and shrubland. In southern Argentina and far southern Chile, it is found in Patagonian steppes and shrubland at altitudes below 1,100m(3,600ft).

Ecologyandbehaviour Littleisknownaboutthe Pampas cat's hunting and breedinghabits.Itisthought to prey mainly on small mammals and birds. Guinea pigs are thought to form a large part of its diet, along with viscachas, other rodents, and the grounddwelling tinamou order of birds. Though some have suggested it is chiefly nocturnal,otherssuggestitis mainlydiurnal.

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bigger than himself while his parents, Ursula and William, did the best they could to raise him andhissiblings.

Afamily man: Leon Couchman is pictured with his wife, three children and grandchildren

goal. This week’s ‘Special Person’ has been using his musical talent for as long as he canremembertotellpeopleabout hisGuyaneseheritage.

Mr. Couchman takes part in a cultural showcase at the Providence National Stadium

Guyanese Singer, Leon Couchman

He said that when he started working, he remembers fetching sawdust in a wheelbarrow much

In the first verse, Couchman teaseslistenersbysimplyasking: “Haveyoueverbeensomewhere when there no one else around and the only voice you hear is if you sing yourself a song? Would you like to be around when there is nothing else to see on a mountain of green forests as peaceful as can be? I’m talking about my homeland, Guyana’s Hinterland, a place of relaxation andpure Certainlymeditation…”,thosewords could entice anyone wanting to escape the ‘hustle and bustle’of modern civilisation to want to see this place. Couchman said that is his

usic produced by Guyanese Singer, Leon Couchman is undoubtedly inspired by his love for his country and proud indigenous roots. Just the title of one of his most popular singles ‘Guyana My Homeland’ is a testament to this. The song released in the 1990s remains among the collection of top locally-produced singles to have onyourplaylist.

Leon Couchman

His love for music started when he was just a small boy growing up in the village of Bethany, Supenaam, in Region Two. He said his love affair with music and instruments started when he was four years old. He recalled making melody by knocking‘tinincup’,oldbuckets, or basically anything he could find.Couchman has since taught himself to play several instruments including the banjo, guitar, accordion, mouth organ, and bongo drums. He explained thateventhoughhecomesfroma family that plays several instruments, he did not benefit from being taught how to play them. “I started to pick up the instrumentsandlearnhowtoplay onmyown,”he Additionallysaid.,the now 67year-old musician has written over 20 songs, eight of which he recorded His body of work includes indigenous songs such as Amerindian man, Mari Mari, Bimichi, and Monkey Dance whichwereproducedinhishome recordingstudio.

Creating music reminiscent of his love for country and indigenous roots… is a ‘Special Person’

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Hesaid,“Ionlywenttoschool forafewclassesanddidn’tsitthe exams because I was helping to provideformysevensiblings.”

GrowingupinBethanyandin the Supenaam areas in Region

FAMILY VALUES

Yet, this upbringing moulded Couchman into bringing full originalitytohismusic.Whilehe draws influences from popular

western music and reggae styles that caught his attention whilst growing up, Couchman has worked tirelessly to create his ownuniquesound.Hecreditsthis to the natural rhythm, he said, he wasbornwith.

“As a young man after learningIstartedtoplaytheguitar on my own, I became so skilled thatpeoplewhoheardmeplay

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Two, the young Couchman had veryhumblebeginnings.

The lyrics take listeners on a journey along Guyana’s unconquered natural serene landscapes offering them a glimpseofwhatit’slikelivingin aplacemarkedbythesplendorof nature’sbeauty

Heexitedschoolveryearly,at theageofnineyearstobeprecise, because his family could no longer afford it. The musician noted, nonetheless, that he learned from a young age the valueofhardworkandhonesty

ByRehannaRamay

Versatile Guyanese musician,

Mr. Couchman posed with his beloved guitar, which is among the list of instruments that he taught himself to play

Reflecting on his journey to introducingArtlee,heshared,“Myfulltime job at the time closed because of both the political unrest and epidemic. So I decided while home to just paint and pass the time. What started as a hobbywaspickedupasajob.”

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The young artist in a recent interview with this magazine said that hehasbeenpaintinganddrawingforas long as he can remember With his work, which has developed considerably over the years, Hardowar hopes to inspire others and make a differenceintheworld.

ultimate goal for having a business is to have ‘financial freedom’ While working towards his goal, he working towards raising awareness for local wildlife, domestic issuesandeco-tourism throughhisartwork.

Whenaskedwhathethinkscanbe done in society to boost small businessessuchashis,heexplained thatweneedbetterfreightservices, especially with the cost and the periodoftimegoodstaketoreach intothecountry Henotedtoothe need for lower interest rates on loans With this being addressed, he thinks small businesses would be able to function and produce more efficiently

Local artist and young entrepreneur, Leon Hardowar

==Young

Move==

ByAllyiahAllicock

As such he embraced with all his heart the familiar notion: “When one door closes another one opens”; and indeeditdid,anditdidn’ttaketoolong tomaterialise.Hardowar, who is a thriving artist these days, was able to launch his very own business called ‘Artlee’, which features his very own unique and cap paintings.Thebusiness,hesaid,waslaunchedinMarch2020,attheonsetofthepandemichereinGuyana.

“Mygoalinlifeistoberemembered liketheoldmasters.Iwantmynameto be a legacy and I’ll be satisfied if I inspire a few to do better or pay attentionmoretoquality,”hesaid.

tivating

Currently the young man works with Explorers’,‘Wildernessoneofthe largest tourism companies in Guyana. Through this avenue, he said he hasbeenabletoamplifyhiscause since he gets to travel to places around the country. Not only that, but being able to travel across the countryhasalsobeeninspiringhis work,becauseithelpswithpainting references and ideas for new projects,he Hardowarconfided.isofthe belief that youngentrepreneurslikehimselfcan influencetheyoungergenerationalot moreinsociety Hesaid,“Intheageof socialmedia,it’seasiertomarketyour business and I find that the younger entrepreneurs tend to use it a lot more. They are well known and they inspire theyoungergeneration.”

Inspiring through Entrepreneur On The

…a hobby that became a business

Having been in the painting business for over two years, the young man noted that he is able to thrive because of the support he has been receiving from family and friends; the businesshasbeendoing“tremendously well.”“It’s easy when you have genuine people in your corner that want to see yousucceed.Itendtomakefriendswith people who I can rely on, if I have a certain weakness there’s always someonetocoverthatgap,”heshared.

“My goal in life is to be remembered like the old masters. I want my name to be a legacy and I’ll be satisfied if I inspire a few to do better or pay attention more to quality”

e s p i t e losing his j o b i n 2020 due to the COVID-19pandemic, a young man, Leon Hardowar,simplywas not prepared to lose hope of being financiallyindependent.

To p u r c h a s e a n impressive piece of artwork for yourself or someone, contact Hardowar via telephone number (592) 616 1471, email him at Artlee.Instagramm,artlee92lh@gmail.coorcheckouthisFacebookandpages@

Some of Leon impressiveHardowar’spieces

Thus far, he said, there have just beenahandfulofchallengeshehashad to face. Among them, he said is the fluctuation of prices for painting materials. Althoughsourcingquality materials has been another bugbear, Hardowar noted thatwiththeopeningofstores like ‘5K Under’his problems arequicklydissipating. But with the availabilityof materials at affordable prices too, comes the dedication to ensuring that the business can cater in a reliable way to customers However, as the business thrives, Hardowar has been losing out on much needed rest. “Working full-time and then managingabusinesscanbealotto juggle,”hesaid,evenasmentioned the need to better balance his schedule.Withalottoimproveonandwork towards,Hardowarexplainedthathis

H&M Catering is located at 310 East Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown and opens Mondays to Fridays from 08:00hoursto According17:00hours.toHollie, her business started back in 2013. The devoted Seventh day Adventist, who is todayhappilymarriedandhastwo children, revealed that even thoughsheneverlovedcooking, it was her aunt, with whom she resided with at the time, encouraged her to learn to cook various meals before tying the knot.“Istartedinthehomekitchen and I became an expert at it and then as time progressed, she [her aunt] asked me to help her at her canteen then she migrated for a while andIdecidedtobranchoffonmyownand start my own business, and as they say, the restishistory.”

It is Hollie’s hope to one day have a restaurant where her customers can dine. She noted that not only will her food continue to be of great enjoyment but she will ensure the ambience is one that they will

beans.The creole options include cow heel soup,chickencurry,dhal,okraandsaltfish, stew oxtail, peas and rice, bitter melon (corilla),peasstewchicken.

The owner, 35-year-old Hollie Desouza Kendall, started her cooking journey ataschoolcanteenandtoday sheiscateringforweddings, conferences as well as small and large events. Just in case you are looking for someone tocatertoyourChristmasfood needs,sheistakingordersearly Addedtohercateringservices, Hollie’sbusinessoffersadailymenu which consists of creole foods, meats, pastaandvegetariantoo.

re you planning to host an event?Well,beitawedding,an anniversary celebration, or birthday party, you can make it a spectacular, mouth watering affair by choosingH&MCateringServices.

Herdishescomewithasavourytwist and I highly recommend you try her absolutely delightful ripe plantain lasagna.Some

Your guests, without a doubt, will be treated to lip-smacking delicacies from folks who have learned to master the art of satisfyingthetastebuds.

Vegetarian options include: buttered quinoa, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, fresh garden salad, soya chucks and baked

enjoyYoucanvisitH&MCatering Services page on Facebook or contact Hollie via WhatsApp + (592)6145498 (To share any useful information, please can contact me via email:naesambach@gmail com or phonenumber:+1(592)694-1862)

ByRenaySambach

FOOD FOR THE SOUL

H&M Catering:

Cuisine Culture

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option available on the dailymenuinclude:Spaghettifiesta, chicken and beans, creamy broccoli with turkey bacon, spicy honey chicken drumsticks, spicy honey fish, vegetable rice, ripe plantain lasagna, jerk fish, ripe plantain and sweet potato salad, fried chicken, basmati rice with corn and parsley and macaroniandcheesewithbaconbites.

asked to attend a meeting to work with the indigenous tribes to help them

Mr. Couchman a true son of the soil is inspired to make songs about the beauty of nature

It should be no surprise thoughasCouchmanhailsfroma talented musical family Both his parents and grandfather played instruments of some kind. “I grewuparoundmusicsoitwasin my blood to find my way with the instruments. I picked them up and learned to play and my childrenhavedonethesame…I didn’treallyneedtoteachthem anything,”hesaid.

musician noted, nevertheless, there are many challenges to local artistes achieving their goals These included inadequate funding and supportfromthelocalfanbase.

...Leon Couchman is a ‘Special Person’

He explained, “There are financial challenges to having mymusicoutthereandthenyou want to feel appreciated. I have about15songsIwroteyearsago but I haven’t recorded them because studio recordings are quite expensive and then we have the local radio stations no matter how good your song is, theyprefertoplaytheseoverseas artistes repeatedly instead of giving us a few minutes of air time.”Additionally, Couchman noted that not having copyright legislation in place makes it difficult for local singers and othertypesofcreativestoputout their body of work without fear ofitbeingcovetedbyotherswith noavenueofredress.

He said his beloved wife of 42years,Kayo,hasalsobeena constantsupporttothefamilyas they perform at various local eventsthroughoutthecountry

decided to form a band which they called ‘Scorpio Band’ but then changed it to the ‘Leon Couchman Family Band’. They were a well-known cross-over bandthatperformedallgenresof music from, chutney to Soca and Reggae songs. The band also performed popular English, and IndianSpanishsongs.Inaddition, each member of the band had an original song. And given that Couchman is of Lokono (Arawak) origin, and his wife is of East Indian ancestry, the musician recorded his own chutney songs including one of his most popular tunes titled “I MissMyDulahin”

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In fact, the musician told this publicationthathehasevolvedso much with the instrument that he can simultaneously play both rhythmandbaseontheguitar

Today,themusicianproudly leads the Couchman Family Band. He said this is one of his most valued accomplishments since it combines his two greatest loves— family and music.Th

And though he was committedtohisartisticefforts, Couchman noted that being a musiciancouldnotpayhisbills.

COUCHMAN MUSIC

Celebrations.Throughout the years, the family band has performed at annual heritage villages and several other public showcases across the country As of now, Couchmanisretiredandsingsfor national events in Guyana when requested.The

His pride as a musician comes from hearing people gleefully call his name saying, “lookhomelandmaniscoming!” And while he has not received any awards for his efforts, Couchman is resolute about his efforts. He said, “My love for musicisenoughtomotivateme.”

Assuch,themusiciancounts being able to take his music to Canada, Carifesta, and national events such as Mashramani and Independence yearly as well as performing as a family for the opening of Main Big Lime and Amerindian Heritage celebrations, as his biggest moments.

Couchman’s exposure in mechanicssawhimworkingwith A. Mazaharally and Sons and Rambarran’s in Supenaam. He was later recommended to complete several theoretical courses in mechanics with the

create their indigenous music. Thatiswhenthefamilyproduced the first studio recordings of the MariMari,Bimichi,andmonkey dance,”Couchmanrelated. WhenMr Couchmandecided to record two songs of his own –Guyana my Homeland and Amerindian Man – the songs became an instant hit with local and international audiences, so muchsothatheandhisson,Raul, wereinvitedtoperforminCanada at the Indigenous Itauching Pang

He had a family to feed and as such, he found employment elsewhere.“Iworked as an honest mechanic,” said Couchman who worked as a ship’s engineer for overtwodecades.

Mr. Couchman is pictured with his youngest daughter, Karissia, at a heritage month celebration

National Technical School in Californiawhichhedid.

“There are financial challenges to having my music out there and then you want to feel appreciated. I have about 15 songs I wrote years ago but I haven’t recorded them because studio recordings are quite expensive and then we have the local radio stations no matter how good your song is, they prefer to play these overseas artistes repeatedly instead of giving us a few minutes of air time.”

e band originally included his three children –Raul, Natassia, and Karissia. However,herevealedthatanew generation of the Couchman familybandistakingshapewith his son, Raul, and his grandchildren taking more prominentroles.

Frompage61 began calling me, ‘Mr Johnny Guitar’,hesaid.

He explained, “As I grew olderIstartedtolikemechanics.I trained as a mechanic from my teenagedaysthenIbecameafullout mechanic With further training,Ibecameadiesel/marine engineer Ispecialiseindieseland gasolineenginesandengineering shipAsengines.”amechanic, Couchman worked earnestly to provide for their family until he retired several years ago. Since then, he hasbeenfocusedonhismusicand other passions which include farmingandagriculture.

The musician recalled that when he started to take music seriously he made his first recordedsong,“AintGonnaWait No more”. After receiving no support for that song he went ahead and wrote several songs to keep.Several years after his three children were born, the family

Theband’spopularitygrewto afford them travel the length and breadthofGuyanatoperformfor various organisation including theFogartyStores,Roraima,and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and“WSports.ewere

The musician has had a sobering experience with the copyrightissue. Inspiteofthese challenges, Couchman is happy to be able to share music that helpstoupliftpeople.

Guyana the responsibility for the operational management of theTheFund.Bank had signed an operational agreement with the Ministry of Finance on December 11, 2019, which details the obligations of the financial institution and outlines the management principles. The Bank also signed an agreement with the Reserve Advisory and Management Partnership (RAMP) of the World Bank on September 15, 2019 for RAMP to provide technical support to the management of the Fund over the next three years. The Bank began managing the Fund in the first quarter of 2020.

As for the Accident and

spotlight on the troubling conditions at the Linden and New Amsterdam Hospitals but also some similar challenges plaguing the Georgetown Public Hospital CorporationFollowing(GPHC).itsJuly21, 2022 visit, the IDB said GPHC which is the main national referral hospital in the country as well as the premier medical teaching and research facility, has approximately 200,000 clinic visits and 24,000 admissions annually. The financial institution said, however, that the hospital requires urgent infrastructural improvements to overcome gaps relating to capacity, quality, and growing demand for specialist services. Elaborating on the foregoing, the financial institution said

To further address the issue of more money for countries and their citizens, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published, just days ago, guidance for policymakers on options for taxing windfall profits. The summary of the IMF document : “Taxing Windfall Profits in the Energy Sector”, states that the surge in fossil fuel prices in 2022 has generated substantial windfall profits in the energy sector and policymakers in many countries are exploring policies to tax part of these profits. Excess profits can be taxed therefore, by tax instruments targeted at economic rents, [ any payment to an owner or factor of production in excess of the costs needed to bring that factor into production] that avoid discouraging investment and limit any impact on further price increases. It continued that “many fossil fuel producing countries already have an adequate rent-capturing fiscal instrument in place (while) others may want to consider introducing a permanent tax on windfall profits from fossil fuel extraction that should be more cautious about temporary and possibly poorly designed windfall profit taxes. “Given the importance highlighted.generation,”renewableexceptionalintuitivegeneration,decarbonatisationencouragingofofenergyitseemscounter-tointroducetaxmeasuresonelectricitytheFund

It said that the revenue surge in 2022 has boosted profits for many energy companies but also increased pressure on households and businesses. “The need to raise revenue to support fiscal measures to alleviate the associated pressure from higher fuel prices has sparked renewed policy interest in the taxation of windfall profits in the energy sector, and some countries have introduced exceptional tax measures in response.” The note published, “provides guidance for policymakers on options for taxing windfall profits and presents an overview of the current practice for taxing windfall profits—or more generally, economic rents—originating from the extraction of fossil fuels.” A recent report by BMO Capital Markets, a banking subsidiary of the Canadian Bank of Montreal, said that oil and gas producers are expected to book record cash flows while offering the best return on capital employed (ROCE) in 15 years noting that stronger oil and gas prices will be the key driver of record cash flows in the industry.

…PLAGUEDUPGRADESOFWITHSOMESIMILARCHALLENGESASN/A,LINDENFACILITIES–IDBAUGUSTREPORT

The August 2022 Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which has been reported on by this publication for the past few weeks, not only places the

RECEIVEWINDFALLHELPGUYANAGARNERTAXESFROMEXXONANDOTHERSASOILCOMPANIESBIG$$$INLAST15YEARS

As a shift progresses to more sophisticated and minimally invasive surgery techniques and non-invasive procedures, the IDB said the lack of specific outpatient day recovery beds is becoming an important limitation. It said the main operating theatre currently has just six suites, which is insufficient to attend to the growing quantity of elective surgeries requested by an expanded array of medical specialists.

G/TOWN HOSPITAL IN DIRE NEED

SUNDAYREVIEW

Kaieteur News understands that additional physical deficiencies exist in the laboratory, pharmacy, imaging, and support services electricalhazardsoperationalcenturybuildingsmaternityextremecontamination.accidentsthisTheacrossenvironmenttransferswastesupplyimproperhassettingsimprovisedadditionIDBabsenceinadequatelongtimespatients.andoneserveshasfurther,environments).warehousing,(administration,andstaffExpoundingthebanksaidGPHConecentralpharmacythatallthedepartments,thatservesoutpatients,oneforpaediatricAsaresult,waitingformedicineareusuallyinawaitingroomwithspace.Overtheyears,intheofamasterplan,thesaidthespontaneousofservicesininfrastructureandontheGPHCcampuscreatedasituationofpatientflows,provision,andmedicaldisposal,inwhichoccurintheopenandsometimespublicthoroughfares.financialinstitutionsaidgeneratesriskforandcross-Inthemostcases,suchastheward,itsaidwoodfromthe19thatGPHCarestillandrepresentfireduetofaultyinstallations.

According to Bank of Guyana’s latest report on the health of the economy, ExxonMobil Corporation’s affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and its partners in the Stabroek Block recovered US$2,709.2 million in oil cost recovery. This sum covers a portion of their investments made in the oil operations offshore. This is also in accordance with the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) which allows the companies to recover up to 75 percent of costs in a calendar year. During the same reporting period, it was noted that Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) totalled G$157,053.56 million (US$753.25 million). The NRF was formed by the enactment of the Natural Resource Fund Act 2019, which was subsequently replaced with a revised version last year. The Act gives the Bank of

As at June 30, 2022, there exists no investment mandate for the Fund and all petroleum revenues are held as cash deposits in the Natural Resource Fund account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Furthermore, the revised Natural Resource Fund Act assigns the responsibility for the preparation of the investment mandate to a Board of Directors. According to Bank of Guyana’s Half Year report, the Fund opened the year with G$126.69 billion (US$607.65 million). Over the first half of the year, the Fund received G$64.02 billion (US$307.03 million) from three profit oil payments and G$7.75 billion (US$37.15 million) from 2 royaltyDuringpayments.thefirst half of 2022, the Federal Reserve increased its target range for the federal funds rate three times with the current range being 1.5% - 1.75%. As a result of these increases, along with higher account balances, the Fund was able to earn a higher amount of interest on overnight deposits. For the first half of 2022, the interest earned amounted to G$297.60 million (US$1.43 million) taking the total amount earned since inception to G$325.09 million (US$1.56 million). Since inception, the sum of G$992.74 thousand (US$4.76 thousand) was received as capital gains on investments. In May 2022, the first withdrawal from the fund was made. The funds were transferred to the Government of Guyana’s Consolidated Fund account and amounted to G$41,700 million (US$200 million). In 2022, G$126,694.31 million (US$607.65 million) has been budgeted to be withdrawn.

GUYANA LOSING BIG BY NOT WINDFALLIMPOSINGTAXONOILCOMPANIES-IMF

Guyana is missing out on large amounts of cash given the surplus of revenue (Continued on page 66)

inpatient bed supply is inadequate, with some wards consistently experiencing over 100 percent occupancy rates. It was keen to point out that the general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has only seven beds. It said specialised ICUs and high dependency units frequently have waiting lists.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in early August called for oil producing countries to put in place windfall taxes to curb the ‘grotesque greed’ of oil and gas companies making huge profits from increased costs of the fossil fuel commodities. “I urge all governments to tax these excessive profits and use the funds to support the most vulnerable people through these difficult times,” the Head of the global organisation had stated. It was highlighted that not only are the windfall taxes necessary to ensure nations get a piece of the increased profits, but to break the power of oil cartels deliberately maintaining low production which drives up product cost.

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Emergency (A&E) department, the bank said it has a bed assignment that covers merely 50 percent of demand and no areas for paediatric and psychological examination and isolation. In fact, the report states that the current A&E department has 19 beds catering to all patients. However, the bank said this is not ideal as children witness the treatment of injuries and sometimes death. In addition, it said the beds are organised in a space that is not adequate to accommodate them comfortably, as such, this results in the area being congested. The bank further noted that the current location of the A&E department was a temporary configuration introduced 30 years ago that

The subsidiary had stated too that the oil companies generated a record US$300 billion of free cash flow last year, compared to just US$17 billion in 2020, and now, cash flows are set to increase further as energy commodity prices rally. It said that despite the rising costs of production and inflated costs along the supply chain, the oil and gas sector offers compelling value for a “select subset of producers” with vastly improving returns profiles. A recent report by the UK Guardian stated that big oil companies and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are holding the world to ransom by not letting “…a good crisis go to waste.” It said that a new study calculated that the oil and gas industry has made more than US$2.8B a day in profits over the past half-century. “In the

became permanent, adding that there is need for expansion of the A&E services to reduce overcrowding and long wait time.

Chevron hauled in $11.6B, while Shell reported $11.47B and BP $9.3B, its biggest windfall in more than 14 years.”

EXXONBANKMONDAYOFGUYANAREPORT…ANDPARTNERSPOCKETEDUS$2.7B,WHILEGUYANACOLLECTED$753MATHALF-YEAR

second quarter of 2022, Exxon posted a profit of $17.9B, the highest any publicly listed oil company has ever reported.

IMF GIVES ADVICE TO

policies could promote shortterm investment in the fossil fuel sector since the tax benefit of investment in extractives is relatively high.

REVEALNICILWEDNESDAYREFUSEDTO2018FINANCIALRECORDSTOEITIHADREQUESTED“GET-OUT”LETTERFROMFINANCEMINISTRY

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In early April, Hess and its partners announced the sanction of the US$10B Yellowtail Project which will be the largest development to date on the Stabroek Block. The project will develop an estimated recoverable resource base of approximately 925 million barrels of oil and have a gross production capacity of approximately 250, 000 barrels of oil per day, with the first oil expected in 2025. In terms of exploration and appraisal in Guyana, Hess said the partners continue to invest in an active programme, with approximately 12 wells planned for the Stabroek Block in 2022. Hess and its partners continue to see multi-billion barrels of future exploration potential remaining.

GUYANESE MUST KNOW HOW MUCH COMING OUT OF THEIR OIL EARNING TO REPAY FOR PIPELINE GAS PLANT — YOG MAHADEO

Attorney-atLaw Elizabeth Deane-Hughes pointed out that the 2016 Exxon contract was published by the former Coalition administration, which allowed for the flaws to be exposed. As such, she believes that it is important for this new agreement with the same oil company to be properly vetted.Presently, the Government is seeking advisory services and negotiation support on the upcoming gas project that could cost Guyana over US$2 billion. In a Ministry of Natural Resources notice, it was explained that the successful client will be tasked with reviewing the existing legal and regulatory framework for the petroleum sector, integrated policy

The International Secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has observed that one of Guyana’s key state agencies, the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), is not interested in revealing aspects of its financial records for Accordingscrutiny.to a 2022 report by the Secretariat, NICIL is the Government’s asset management company (Continued on page 67)

The Bank advised that windfall profits in the case natural resources can be inseparable from the cyclical component of economic rents. It is intuitive that windfall profits arise from an unanticipated event unaffected by the actions or decisions of an investor. An obvious example is a surge in commodity prices benefiting a project after an investment decision has been made.

directives, and concluded deliverables regarding projectAlsodevelopment.among the successful consultant’s job description is to review the draft Gas Supply Agreement submitted by the Stabroek Contractor, provide detailed legal opinion, comments and advice, support the Ministry’s engagements with the contractor during the negotiations stage and document the review process and outcomes. Consultants have until September 13, 2022 to submit their proposals to the Chairman of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).The Gas-to-Energy project is being streamlined with the objective of generating 300 megawatts of electricity and slashing consumer costs by 50 percent. This means that electricity is likely to be resold to Guyanese for 15 US cents per kilowatt hour. Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL)Exxon’s subsidiary that will be undertaking the projecthas revealed that a minimum of 50 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) will be transported through the pipeline by 2024 and that the pipeline would have a maximum capacity of 130 mmscfd.The project will encompass three major aspects, that is, the pipeline to transport the gas to Wales; the Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility that will treat and separate the gas and the power plant to generate the electricity.

Hess Corporation’s CEO, John Hess

Just last week, this publication reported the views of three stakeholders who expressed the need for the contract to be made public before the government attaches its signature. Economist Ramon Gaskin for example said it is urgent to know whether the developer will enjoy more tax holidays in the upcoming deal and who will benefit from the profits of thisMeanwhile,project.

The Bank related however, that many fossil-

fuel-producing countries already have a progressive instrument that captures a portion of the economic rents generated by a commodity price surge. For these countries, especially those with relatively high effective tax rates, it makes little sense to introduce fiscal regime changes in response to a short term price surge. The trickier question, they submitted, is how countries without a renttargeting mechanism should respond to an event that leads to windfall profits. It said, “Faced with a surge in commodity prices, perhaps expected to be transient rather than permanent, policymakers understandably may consider introducing an exceptional temporary tax measure. But a temporary tax measure can be distortionary and increase investor uncertainty, especially if the tax is not well targeted at rents or if the timing of its introduction or removal is ill-judged.” In addition, to counteract the negative impact on investor uncertainty, there may be pressure to include generous investment incentives in temporary windfall taxes, for example, the UK energy profit levy with an 80 percent investment allowance. Such

From page 65 oil operators are enjoying, with the Government refusing to impose a windfall tax on firms.The surplus that oil companies is making as a result of the supply –demand imbalance stemming for the post –COVID commodity shortage, and subsequent invasion of Russia on Ukraine, have forced United Nations officials to call out the oil companies for not increasing production while adding significant financial pressure on countries in need of energy related goods and other economicwhenprinciple,incomeroyaltiesstablerelativelyinstrumentscomplementupstreamregimeeconomicinstrumentpracticehowever,notexample,taxessupplycanreturntocorporatetax.profitablebyalsoTaxessectorsraiserequiredrevenuethatnotarepriceovereconomicstatedrevenue-raisingeasegenerallypolicynotedPolicyunexpectedallowadditionalwherecountriespublishedMonetarydiresituationproducingaholdbreaksurgenotimplementproducingGuterres,Secretary-General,Thecommodities.Organisation’sAntoniostronglyurgedoilnationstowindfalltaxestoonlybenefitfromtheinincome,buttoalsotheenergysector’soncommoditypricesinbidtoforcethemintomore.Withtheappearingtobeaone,theInternationalFund(IMF)hasafreeadvisoryfortolookatareastheycanimplementmechanismstoforbenefitsfromthecash.Under‘TaxAdvice’itwasfirstthatnaturalresourcetaxdesignshouldconsiderefficiency,ofcollection,equity,andability.Itthereforethattaxesonrents(asurplusandabovethemarketofafactorofproduction)efficientbecausetheydoreduceinvestmentsincetaxappliesonlytoabovewhatistoinvest,andcansubstantialrevenueinwithpersistentrents.oneconomicrentcanfosterasenseoffairnessensuringthatmoreprojectspaymoreOnthehand,ordinaryincometaxesapplybothrentsandthenormaloninvestment,sothatreduceinvestment/butnotasmuchasonproduction,forroyalties,whichdoconsiderafirm’scosts.Itwashighlightedthat“itisbesttoincludeafiscaltargetingrentsinthefiscalfornaturalresourceextraction.”“This,theBanksaidwillotherfiscalthatprovidemorecertainandrevenueforexample,andcorporatetaxandwill,intakeeffectonlyaprojectrealizesrents.”Incountriesthatrelymore

on rent-targeting fiscal instruments, fiscal revenue may be more volatile, which in turn requires a macro-fiscal framework for revenue management that saves a higher share of windfall revenue gains to promote intergenerational equity from an exhaustible and nonrenewable resource.

-INCREASES-COMPANYBANKROLLINGGUYANA’STUESDAYOILHESSPAYSOFFUS$500MLOAN-TOREPURCHASEUS$650MINSHARESTHISYEARDIVIDENDBY50%

As Guyanese continue to call for an updated feasibility

study for the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, one advocate has restated the importance of government being transparent with the deal especially since the cost will be deducted from the oil revenues.Transparency advocate, Dr. Yog Mahadeo underlined the necessity of the deal being made public during a recent interview with this publication. According to the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) Guyana signed with US oil major, ExxonMobil, the cost to develop the gas project will be deductible from cost oil. This means that Guyana will pay for the project through its oil earnings, which ExxonMobil will deduct upfront. It must be noted too that the same oil contract allows for 75 percent of oil revenue be deducted up front to cover expenses, while the remaining 25 percent would be shared equally between government and the oil company.Assuch, Dr. Mahadeo explained: “the gas to energy project would come off of cost oil and so there has to be concerns as to how much more we would be eating into cost oil. So on one hand, we want to make sure we can exploit our resources and get what’s good for Guyana but on the other hand, the public is blind as to what the government is doing. So to let us know that they are doing the right thing, it (the GTE deal) should be made public.”

Guyana’s oil resources are to its balance sheet and longevity. On the backs of two oil vessels, specifically the Liza Destiny FPSO and Liza Unity FPSO, Hess said the company was able to pay back its US$500M loan, increase its dividend by 50 percent and begin the repurchasing of US$650M worth of shares this year. During a Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York, USA, Hess said, “In March, we increased our quarterly dividend by 50 percent and in the second quarter, we commenced a US$650M share repurchase programme which will be completed by the end of 2022. Between 2021 and 2016, we forecast that our net production will grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 10 percent and during the same period, we expect to drive our cash cost down by 25 percent. Together, they generate 25 percent annual cash flow growth and a significant reduction in debt...” At June 30, 2022, Hess said too that the company had US$2.2B cash on the balance sheet and to manage oil price volatility, it has hedged approximately 150, 000 barrels of oil per day of its oil

So far, Guyanese have been told that the pipeline aspect, which is being pursued by US oil major ExxonMobil, will cost around US$1.3 billion. Even this is expected to increase when Exxon closes critical contracts for same.

production for 2022. This is to ensure it takes full advantage of the high oil price environment. The CEO was keen to note that the company’s priorities remain to have a disciplined capital allocation process where they only invest in high return, low-cost opportunities, to have a strong cash position on the balance sheet to ensure it can fund its world-class investment opportunities in Guyana and maintain its investment grade credit rating.Looking forward, Hess said his company is well positioned to deliver increasing cash return to shareholders through both dividend increases and share repurchases. In terms of sanctioned oil developments on the Stabroek Block, Kaieteur News understands that production at the Liza Phase One development reached its new production capacity of more than 140, 000 gross barrels of oil per day in the second quarter following production optimization work on the Liza Destiny FPSO. As for the Liza Phase Two development, which achieved first oil in February, it reached its gross production capacity of approximately 220, 000 barrels of oil per day earlier this month. The third development on the Stabroek Block at the Payara Field, with a gross production capacity of approximately 220, 000 barrels of oil per day, is on track for start-up in late 2023.

Hess Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John Hess has once again, explained just how crucial

As Guyana’s oil earnings continue to increase – with production rates set to climb to over one million barrels of oil per day by 2027 –Economist, Elson Low has warned that the revenue stream from these earnings should not be invested into companies associated with oil and Lowgas.made the assertion during a recent interview with Kaieteur News, following the appointment of the ‘Investment Committee for the Natural Resource Fund (NRF)’.The Economist explained that proper decisions, when it comes to investing these funds, are critical especially since the Government is fixed on using the limited window to develop its oil and gas resource.Tothis end, Low, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Economics from a United States College, Amherst, said the ‘Investment Committee’ must stay away from investments into the oil and gas related industry to avoid risk. He explained, “This is because the fund must act as a stabilising mechanism when oil prices are low and oil and gas companies may see their stocks drop severely in those conditions.”The Economist contended that protecting Guyana’s earnings from its oil wealth must be a priority to the body, to ensure that future generations enjoy the benefits from these resources as well.In fact, it has been reported that in 2021, Norway’s ‘Sovereign Wealth Fund’ sold the last of its investments in the oil and gas industry. This is the conclusion of a prolonged period of divestment from the oil and gas industry, with oil exploration companies being

removed from the fund’s investments in 2019.

OIL MONEY SHOULD NOT BE INVESTED INTO PETROLEUMASSOCIATEDCOMPANIESWITHSECTORECONOMIST

THURSDAY

massive tax breaks, and the absence of a ring-fencing provision, are three key flaws of the 2016 Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), but said his Government will not seek to renegotiate the deal to correct those identified weaknesses.TheVice President made the foregoing position known during an appearance on The Glenn Lall Show which was broadcast by Kaieteur Radio on Tuesday evening. During his almost three-hour long interview with Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall, Jagdeo was asked a series of questions about the deal that was signed with ExxonMobil Corporation affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and its partners, Hess Corporation and CNOOC Petroleum Limited. Lall’s first question sought to ascertain if Jagdeo maintained his criticisms of the contract, which were first divulged during his time in opposition.

Exxon about vehicles. They wanted to bring in 20 SUVs and we said that’s not covered by the agreement; you have to pay taxes on those, that it’s not a blanket concession,” the Vice President noted.

The NRF Act of 2021 states at Section 24 (1) that the Fund shall ‘…be invested for the purpose of long-term savings in eligible bank deposits, eligible treasury bills, eligible sovereign bonds, eligible corporate bonds, eligible equities, eligible derivatives and eligibleSectioncommodities.’26goes on to point out that the ‘The Fund shall be invested according to the principle of passive investment management which shall mean that - (a) investments in eligible treasury bills and eligible commodities shall be made to track indices… (b) investment in eligible sovereign bonds shall be made to track the Barclay’s Global Treasury Index, (c) investments in eligible corporate bonds shall be made to track the Barclay’s Global Aggregate Corporate Index, and (d) investments into eligible equities shall be made to track the MSCI World Index…’Onthe other hand, the law is clear that the Government is not allowed to borrow or lend money from the Fund or ‘hold a financial instrument that places or may place a liability or contingent liability on theFurthermore,Fund.’ Section 25 of the Law explains that the oil revenue must not be used to provide credit to Government or any other person or entity, used as collateral for debts, guarantees, commitments or other liabilities of any person or entity, used for borrowing against any of the assets of the OnFund.August 30, last, President Irfaan Ali appointed members to sit on the ‘Investment Committee for the NRF’. This newspaper reported that Executive Director of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Richard Rambarran, Attorney-at-Law, Michael Munroe, and Chartered Banker, MBA Ms. Shaleeza Shaw, received their Letters of Appointment to sit on the Committee. Shaw will serve as Chairperson and Mr. Lauris Hukumchand, who is currently overseas, will be appointed at a later time.

Requirement 2.6 of the EITI Standard requires that, where state participation in the extractive industries gives rise to material revenues for the State, the following information should be reported: an explanation of the prevailing rules and

The VP said the 2016 contract was drafted by Exxon and sent to the former APNU+AFC government.

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has maintained that the mere 2 percent royalty,

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It was further explained that NICIL holds the Government’s interests in extractive companies, collects dividends from at least two mining companies in which it holds equity interests, but is statutorily allowed by the Companies Act (1991) to decide its own dividend to Government. The transparency body said this implies that NICIL is allowed to retain a share of mining companies’ dividends from its transfers to the Government. Further to this, the EITI Secretariat said the value of these retained earnings is not publicly disclosed, adding that there do not appear to be any publicly accessible financial reports describing NICIL’s financial management of extractive revenues not recorded in the Government budget.The Secretariat was keen to note that a financial report describing how NICIL manages the extractive revenues it collects as dividends from mining companies needs to be disclosed so that Guyana can be properly assessed for compliance with its transparency standards.

practices regarding the financial relationship between the Government and state owned enterprises, and the level of ownership by the Government and state entities in mining, oil and gas companies operating in the country, including those held by subsidiaries and joint ventures.Tobe in compliance, it was advised that Guyana provides public disclosure of an explanation of the role of state-owned enterprises in the sector and prevailing rules and practices regarding the financial relationship between the Government furtherthatandprocurement,andrelatedthedisclosureencouragedimplementation,financialpubliclyenterprisesdisclosed.thesetheoperatingmining,loansandstake.termsincludesaidreportingownershipchangesjointheldminingthecompanieslevelGovernmentdisclosuresGuyanaventuresfinancingreinvestmenttransfers,should(SOEs).State-owned-EnterprisesandTheSecretariatsaidthisincludedisclosuresofretainedearnings,andthird-partyrelatedtoSOEjointandsubsidiaries.ItwasalsonotedthatshouldensurepublicfromtheandSOEsoftheirofownershipinoperatingwithincountry’soil,gasandsector,includingthosebySOEsubsidiariesandventures,andanyinthelevelofduringtheperiod.EITIhasthisinformationshoulddetailsregardingtheattachedtotheirequityWheretheGovernmentSOEshaveprovidedorloanguaranteestooilandgascompanieswithinthecountry,SecretariatsaiddetailsontransactionsshouldbeFurthermore,stateownedareexpectedtodisclosetheirauditedstatements.TostrengthenGuyanawastoensurepublicofdescriptionsofrulesandpracticestoSOEs’operatingcapitalexpenditures,subcontractingcorporategovernance.TheSecretariatsaidtooGuyanashouldconsidereffortstoaddressany

Jagdeo said he does not know what internal process it went through but it was signed by Trotman almost overnight and contrary to advice.The official reiterated that while the contract is lopsided, his government will not renegotiate it as previously stated while in opposition.

“We will ensure that we have better contract administration. If we fail to have better contract administration and there was no room for that then we’ll take a harder line,” the VP added. KN’s Publisher then asked the VP to explain to citizens what differently he would have done from the Coalition during negotiations in 2016 with Exxon. Jagdeo was keen to note that issues of taxation in the contract would have been better addressed as it is an area of contention now with Exxon and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). “We have issues with taxation and even now, we have a dispute with

Economist, Elson Low

gaps, inconsistencies and irregularities in the information disclosed.

From page 66 that holds state equity in companies in all sectors, including minority participations in at least two mining companies. While it remains unclear from public documents whether NICIL’s primary activities are in the extractive industries, the Secretariat said the country’s 2018 EITI Report lists NICIL as a significant state enterprise for EITI reporting purposes.Itsaid, however, that the materiality of transactions involving NICIL in 2018 remains unclear given its lack of submission of reporting templates and the lack of publication of its audited financialImportantly,statements.itwas noted by the Secretariat that there is no information in the 2018 report on the value of transactions involving NICIL given its lack of participation in EITI reporting for 2018. In fact, the Secretariat said stakeholders consulted explained that “NICIL had refused to participate in the 2018 EITI Report as they had requested an official letter from the Ministry of Finance directing them to do so, which had not been provided.”

VP JAGDEO HAS NO PLANS TO FIX LOPSIDED 2016 EXXON CONTRACT — BUT FENCINGCRITICISMSMAINTAINSOFLOWROYALTY,TAXGIVEAWAY,NORING-PROVISION

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

He was keen to note that the PPP/C Administration would have also addressed the size of the royalty as well as the absence of ring-fencing provisions which would have prevented ExxonMobil from deducting expenses related to other projects from the revenues of oil producing projects.Challenged to say what rate of royalty he believes would have been fair to the Guyanese people, the VP said he could not give a direct figure for several reasons.

He said that he first of all did not want to be premature and undermine discussions that are underway for the new royalty that would be part of the Model PSA which would be used in the country’s upcoming oil blocks auction. He noted too that there are three variables that will inform the new fiscal design going forward. Jagdeo said the government will consider the company’s legitimate expectation that if they invest money, they should get a decent return on their investment. Jagdeo said government will also consider having enough incentives in the new PSA to accelerate exploration and production and also a greater share of the benefits for the fiscalhavePPP/Cgiveaways.arrangementhetheimports,withtaxesGuyanaontogovernmentbelieveswoulddiscussionpreemptassuchwouldquestion,cruxtakecompaniestaxesroyalty,adjustmentssaidconsidered,haveOnceusedlookingsharedAdditionally,State.JagdeothatGovernmentisataroyaltyspectrumbynationslikeNorway.theforegoingvariablesbeencarefullytheVicePresidentacombinationofcanbemadeonprofitsharingandthetobepaidbythesothattheState’sishigher.ReturningtotheofthePublisher’sJagdeosaidheavoidgivingafigureasfivepercentroyaltyitwould,inhisview,thecollectivethattheCabinethaveonthematter.AskedtosayifhethecoalitionerredinsigningprovisionsthatleavepayingtheincomeforthecountryalongwaiversondutiesfortheVPansweredinaffirmative.TheformerPresidentsaiddoesnotagreewiththeformassivetaxInconclusion,hesaidtheAdministrationwouldusedacombinationoftermsthatwould

We believe that when the contract was renegotiated by (former Natural Resources Minister, Raphael) Trotman that we already had three billion barrels of proven resources in the ground and that opportunity should have been used not to weaken the 1999 contract but to add benefits to it.”

(Continued on page 68)

Jagdeo said, “I do, I do and I will tell you now why I maintain the position that the contract is lopsided. We identified several areas; one was the total take for the Guyanese public.

CORRECTIVE RECOMMENDATIONSACTION/

CHANGES TO 2016 OIL CONTRACT POSSIBLERENEGOTIATIONINDICATESCLEARLYIS-PATTERSON

Unaware of the existence of the foregoing document, Kaieteur News was first to raise the matter that the 2016 PSA allows for the two percent royalty to be recovered. Questions on the matter were posed to Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo on two separate occasions by KN Publisher, Glenn Lall. Jagdeo during his most recent appearance on Lall’s radio programme, The Glenn Lall Show, said the contract allows for the minister to grant approval for the royalty to be recovered. He categorically stated, however, that no such permission has been granted hence it is not being recovered.TheAddendum which was exposed by Ram exposes

The signing, which took place in the boardroom of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ head office in Kingston, Georgetown, comes on the heels of a newly proposed modification by the Local Content Secretariat. This amendment, which is included in the five year local content plan and is enforceable by law, will now see contractors and subcontractors operating in the nation’s petroleum sector issuing payments to Guyanese suppliers within 30 to 45 days following the receipt of a correct invoice.

The Government of Guyana has solidified its commitment to ensuring that the benefits derived from the foreign direct investments into Guyana’s petroleum sector are captured and retained in-country, through the enactment of the Local Content Act.

renegotiation.theshouldleadersHessourselveswebutreverse“Wetheconsidersdeceivestatementhowever,soundreasonedPresident—inpreachedmanagement—asrelianceAccountantwithtoadamantincumbentcircumstances,withoutrenegotiationAPNU+AFC’swasconductedachangeinwhiletheAdministrationisthatitispowerlessevenbroachthequestiontheoilcompanies.TheCharteredsaidtheapparentonbettercontractisoftenbytheViceplaceofrenegotiationmaygood.Henoted,thatsuchaseemsdesignedtoespeciallywhenonetheAddendumtocontract.Inconclusion,Ramsaid,maynotbeabletothe2016Agreement,thatshouldnotmeanthathavetoprostrateatthefeetofEsso,andCNOOC,asouraredoing.”HesaidthegovernmenttaketheexampleofAPNU+AFCanddemand

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At the signing, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat underscored the importance of contractors throughprogrammesthroughandofcontributehopeknowledgevendors,closely“HalliburtonCitizenship’.principlesHalliburton’scognizantlocalofJuraiCountryincreaseprogrammestrainingservices,provisionlocalofhiringPlan.thecompany’sMartinManageronContentkeepingandthroughfinancingsuppliers’theamendment.implementingsub-contractorsandthisHeremindedthatmovepromoteslocalcompetitiveandgrowthappropriatecontractpaymentterms,andisinwithGuyana’sLocalAct.Alsosharingcommentsthesigning,theGeneralofSBMOffshoreCheongexpressedtheexcitementaboutapprovalofitsMasterHesaid,“WehavebeenanincreasingnumberGuyanese,engagingmoresuppliersfortheofgoodsandandexpandingourandcapacitybuildingasouroperationsinthecountry.”Meanwhile,Halliburton’sLead,MrVahmansaidwiththeapprovalthecompany’sfive-yearcontentplan,itisofoneofguidingof‘GlobalMrJurairelated,iseagertoworkwithourlocalsharingourwhenneeded.WetosignificantlytothedevelopmentGuyana’stalentintheoilgassector,whethertheuniversitywesupportorhands-onexperience

He said the APNU + AFC Coalition suffered a barrage of criticism for what is often referred to as a lopsided oil contract. Be that as it may, the Chartered Accountant said, “The Coalition must be given some credit for at least effecting the renegotiation of

Ram said the question inevitably arises as to why the current Administration keeps repeating that it would not amend the contract in the interest of sanctity of contract. Ram reasoned that such statements only seek to drive fear into Guyanese of the consequence of any attempt at Interestingly,renegotiation.Ramsaid the

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The Ministry of Natural Resources on Wednesday approved the Local Content Master Plans of tier-one contractors, SBM Offshore and Halliburton, among others which are operating in Guyana’s oil and gas sector.

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of the value chain of the sector.The Act also serves to enable local capacity development and provides for the obligations.withContractors,todetailedguidelines,issuancethetheirantoSub-Contractor,mandatesoperationslocalcoordination,monitoring,theimplementedprovisionsisSecretariatcontentandmonitoring,supervision,investigation,coordinationandevaluationof,participationin,localinGuyana.TheLocalContent(‘theSecretariat’)mandatedtoensurethattheoftheActareandfunctionsasfocalpointfortheevaluation,andreportingofcontentinthepetroleumofGuyana.InsofarastheActeveryContractor,orLicenseeimplementlocalcontentasessentialcomponentofpetroleumoperations,Secretariat,throughtheofindustryaimstoprovideandspecificguidanceContractors,Sub-orLicenseesregardstotheirreporting SIGNINGTWOSATURDAYYEARSAFTERLOPSIDED2016DEAL…EXXON,EX-PRES.GRANGERAGREEDTOPLUGLOOPHOLEFORRECOVERYOF2%ROYALTY–ADDENDUMREVEALS-PPPSHOULDTAKETHEEXAMPLEOFAPNU+AFCANDDEMANDRENEGOTIATION-CHRISRAM

Former President, David Granger

that indeed, royalty is not to be recovered. Importantly, this was made possible because it was renegotiated and amended by the Granger administration.Inhiscolumn, Ram expressed concern that this document was not mentioned earlier by those policy leaders who have been arguing staunchly that royalty was not being recoverable.

payment shall not be recoverable cost, in any manner or formulation under the Petroleum Agreement.”

doing so, it approached the Exxon consortium, and successfully renegotiated a critical fiscal

The Ministry of Natural Resources through the Local Content Secretariat said it will continue to work with stakeholders to ensure that the goals of the Local Content Act are achieved.

The former APNU+AFC Government had renegotiated and signed the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) in 2016 with ExxonMobil’s affiliate and partners. Two years after

Thursday’scolumnChristopherAttorney-at-Law,CharteredwasGuyanaandGuyanawitnessesAnandatcountry’sMarkofwitnessesAffixing(EEPGL)ProductionEssoPresidentPresident,arrangementrecoveredstatedDeedssubsequentlyAddendumplugroyaltyallowedagreementnamed2019,AgreementNo.Accordingelement.toAddendum1tothePetroleumdatedApril26,itwasevidentthatthepartieswereinthatthecontractforthetwopercenttoberecovered.Tothisloophole,thethatwasfiledwiththeRegistrycategoricallythatitshallnotbeinanyway.SealingthenewwereformerDavidGrangerandofExxonaffiliate,ExplorationandGuyanaLimitedRodneyD.Henson.theirsignaturesaswereformerHeadtheEnergyDepartment,Dr.BynoeandthePetroleumAdvisorthetime,MatthewWilks.MichaelBeirneandGohilsignedasonbehalfofHessExplorationLimitedCNOOCPetroleumLimitedrespectively.TheforegoingdocumentfirstdisclosedbyAccountantandRaminhisthatwaspublishedineditionofthe

From page 67 have resulted in a greater take for the country.

The Local Content Act No. 18 of 2021 (‘the Act’) provides for the implementation of local content obligations for companies and persons engaged in petroleum operations or related activities in the petroleum sector and prioritizes Guyanese nationals and Guyanese companies in the procurement of goods and services for the enhancement

one element of the Agreement, albeit not a particularly major one.”

The Addendum for which this newspaper has secured a copy, states that the parties engaged in discussions and “ in the interest of the avoidance of all doubt, the parties have come to a mutual and satisfactory agreement that the payment of royalty pursuant to Article 15.6 of the Petroleum Agreement shall be borne solely by the Contractor.” It goes on to state that “the said royalty

working with us.”

(L-R) Legal Officer of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Mr Michael Monroe, Director of the Local Content Secretariat, Mr Martin Pertab, Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat with the General Manager of SBM Offshore Guyana, Mr Martin Cheong

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Kaieteur News understands that the identified contractors, subcontractors, and licensees have demonstrated, through their Master Plan submissions, their commitment to fostering local content in their operations by prioritizing Guyanese nationals for employment, having policies aimed at nondiscrimination and equal treatment of Guyanese nationals, implementing training and other programmes to build the capacity of both their employees and the larger Guyanese workforce, and coordinating with industrial and technical education training institutions in Guyana to provide sponsorships and/or internship opportunities.

Annex C of the PSA, specifically subsection 3.3 titled “Costs not recoverable under the agreement” was then modified and amended to also include: (h) payments of royalty by the contractor made in accordance with Article 15.6 of the agreement

Shadow Oil and Gas Minister, David Patterson is adamant that the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) can (Continued on page 69)

Sunday September 18, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 69

misuse of the oil funds. The Vice President did not respond to that specific question, but maintained the availability of jail time where publication of receipts is concerned. On the issue of penalties for misuse of oil money, the government had in January offered no other explanation, just to say that it did not believe that there needed to be specific penalties for the misuse of oil revenues because the existing laws such as the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) are more than enough to address any malfeasance in public office. The explanation offered came just one month after heavy criticism over the manner in which the NRF Bill was

To this end, the former Public Infrastructure Minister noted, “The AFC once again reconfirms its willingness to support a review of the oil contract for the mutual benefit of both the operators and the people of Guyana.”

According to him, “The actions of the (A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change) APNU + AFC Government clearly demonstrate that if the parties to the contract are willing, a review and renegotiation of the existing contract can be undertaken. This of course requires the necessary political will.”

From page 68 be renegotiated, as changes to the contract were already made when the two parties –government and ExxonMobil – agreed to make it pellucid that royalty payments would not be recovered as an expense by the operator, back in 2019.Patterson during an Alliance for Change (AFC) Press Conference on Friday, however, told the media that the political will to renegotiate the deal must be present for the oil companies to comply.

He was keen to note that prior to the addendum of the oil contract being made public by Chartered Accountant and prominent Attorney, Christopher Ram, he was unaware that the changes were made.

ThePPP/C.”Irfaan Ali-led administration, after repeatedly promising to renegotiate the 2016 oil contract while on the campaign trail, has decided that the deal cannot be changed to maintain the sanctity of contracts. The Government has been arguing that if it goes down the lane of approaching the oil company for renegotiation, it could send the wrong signal to other potential investors –that is, the country would not stick to contractual agreements it made. In addition, the Government has often referenced the Stability Clause included in the oil deal. Notably, Article 32 of the deal was in existence before the PPP took office. This means that, while it was in Opposition, the PPP was well aware of this provision when it made the promise to renegotiate the contract.

It must be noted that in the 2016 contract, expenses are recovered by the company out of the 75 percent of oil produced that is set aside as ‘cost oil’ for which recoverable amounts are to be paid.The PSA does not in any way spell out that royalty is not recoverable, but based on the provisions of the contract, Exxon’s subsidiary and the Stabroek Block operator, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) are able to expenses that include the royalty paid to Guyana.

JAGDEO SAYS NOTHING ON PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF OIL MONEY …REITERATES JAILTIME FOR MINISTER WHO FAILS TO PUBLISH

Jagdeo posited that while critics claim that the government has weakened the oversight of the NRF that is simply not the case. “We did not weaken oversight; we have stre ngthened oversight in the NRF.” He reiterated instead, that four key areas of the law were strengthened including the provision of the receipts. He said even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would have said that, “…we have one of the strongest pieces of legislation because we have now, in terms of receipts…”

Thepassed.passage of the Bill has so far caused the suspension of several Opposition MPs who sought to stop it by removing the ceremonial mace, and are now before the court challenging the decision to have them out of the National Assembly. The Bill was passed in the early hours of December 29, last year and was assented to by President Irfaan Ali just hours

presently receives. It was Ram who made the revelation during a live television programme.During the public broadcast, Ram insisted, “I know for sure – I am saying this and I will stand by it – I know for sure in 2019, there was an agreement, a variation of the contract, a renegotiation of a provision of the contract by the Granger administration. Let them say that Ram is not telling the truth.”Ram later told this newspaper that the specific modifications were made to the royalty provision, and this change would make it definitive that the two percent royalty would not be recovered by the operator.

Thelater.contention currently, particularly where the PAOC is concerned, is that the members recently appointed to the Committee are questionable in that several of them are either directly or indirectly connected to the People’s Progressive Party. This was underscored recently in a letter to the editor by Chairman of the of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC), Shurwayne Holder.

SHADOW OIL AND GAS MINISTER, DAVID PATTERSON

A royalty payment in the oil or gas sector is a percentage of production paid to the owner of the resource, minus production costs. Royalties are free from costs and charges. It is this observation that pushed the then Government to address the situation.

The recently appointed PAOC members with President Irfaan Ali (centre)

The Vice President was asked nonetheless about discipline for misuse of the NRF monies given that there is a penalty for nondisclosure of money received, but nothing to address

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo maintained his government’s satisfaction with its handling of transparency matters relating to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) during a special edition of The Glenn Lall Show on Kaieteur Radio on Tuesday. Jagdeo insisted that the changes made to the former government’s 2019 NRF Act did not weaken the legislation, but instead improved oversight relating to the management of oil monies.The Vice President said that while his government has not received adequate “credit” for strengthening that law, it was his administration that made it mandatory for all monies paid into the fund to be made public with the necessary receipts and the relevant jail time for failing to do this. He said that Guyana is, “one of the few countries in the world where every cent paid into the fund, any receipt has to be published in the official gazette and Parliament has to be notified within three months.”Priorto the passing of the NRF Act last year, Jagdeo had said that four major sets of

changes were going to be made to the NRF. Outside of publishing revenue receipts, he told the media that the government was holding to its commitment to jail the Finance Minister for not disclosing all cash coming to the Fund as well as revamping the NRF oversight committee which comprised 22 organisations, and the establishment a Board of Directors (BOD) that would separate the subject Minister and the Management of the Fund. The government has since kept its promise. The NRF Act gives 10 years imprisonment to the Finance Minister for not disclosing money received from the oil and gas sector. It has appointed a BOD and reduced the Public Accountability and Oversight Committee (PAOC) from 22 members to nine.

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under the former President, Granger’s stewardship. While being previously unaware of this amendment, it is assumed that despite it always being known and accepted that any royalty payment was not cost recoverable, the parties may have wanted to make this more pellucid before oil productionFurthercommenced.”tothat, the Shadow Oil Minister said, “The article by Christopher Ram also confirms the APNU+AFC’s stated position that the 2016 contract was in fact based on the 2012 model PSA as prepared by the (People’s Progressive Party Civic)

Patterson explained, “It should be noted that between May 2015 and January 2016, the Minister responsible for petroleum was former President David Granger. Between January 2016 and July 2018 the responsible wasMinisterRaphael Trotman. From August 2018, this portfolio reverted back to former President Granger. This amendment was penned

Earlier this month, Kaieteur News reported, however, that the lopsided oil contract was amended in 2019 by the Coalition. The specific provision that was modified was with regard to the two percent royalty the country

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VP Jagdeo was callously misleading on 'The Glenn Lall...

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The other MPs in their been put aside by the Motion to the National arguments insisted that full Stabroek Block operators to AssemblyinFebruaryofthis liability coverage would coveroilspillsperdisasterin year seeking full unlimited drive up the project cost and the rich Stabroek Block, liability coverage for oil even chase investors away where presently production spills and other disasters fromGuyana. has surpassed 300,000 related to petroleum

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In shutting down the oilspill.Eventhoughthisisa negotiated.

Motion, Minister of Natural requirement in the This means, however, Resources Vickram Bharrat Production Permits, that the immediate clean up saidthattheadministrationis ExxonMobil is yet to finances could only amount awareofhowdevastatingan produce proof of a letter in to US$2.6 billion, meaning oil spill can be, hence which it agrees to cover Guyana could be left to foot provisions have been made damages that the limited the additional charges that to ensure such an activity insurance policy does not maybeassociatedwithanoil does not occur Even if it compensatefor spill. does, he assured that the oil Instead,thecompanyhas In fact, experts and company has been required explained that its subsidiary, environmentalactivistshave to import a capping stack to Esso Exploration and questioned this sum in light layonstandby,intheeventof Production Guyana Limited of recent oil spill accidents. such an occurrence A (EEPGL), which operates In Peru for example where capping stack is a piece of the Stabroek Block, owns only 12,000 barrels of crude equipment that is used to assets valuing over US$5 was spilled offshore, Repsol place over a blown out well billion.

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(BBC) Britain's prince and his government arrested when he lands in invitation to Saudi denied this, but he has been London, although she Arabia's Crown Prince seenassomethingofapariah doubted this would happen. and de facto ruler, intheWestandhasnotbeen The pressure group Mohammed Bin Salman, to Britain since. Until now CampaignAgainsttheArms to attend the Queen's Sources close to the Saudi Trade (CAAT) has accused funeral has sparked a Embassy confirmed the SaudiArabia and other Gulf storm of protest from prince, known as "MBS", monarchies of using the h u m a n r i g h t s wouldbecomingtoLondon Queen'sfuneralasawaytoc a m p a i g n e r s . A this weekend, but it was intheirwords-"whitewash" declassified CIA report unclear if he would attend their human rights records. concluded that the crown the actual funeral on The group estimates that prince had authorised the Monday Hatice Gengiz, the since the start of the murder and dismemberment fiancée of the murdered disastrous war in Yemen of Saudi journalist Jamal Saudi journalist, said the eight years ago, Britain has Khashoggi inside the Saudi invitation was a stain on the sold the Saudi-led coalition Consulate in Istanbul in memoryofQueenElizabeth fighting there more than 2018 The Saudi crown II. She called for him to be $23bnworthofarms.

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accommodation providers Guyana is also well known classification, and grading inGuyanawillhaveanother matches, which include the and elsewhere to our must up their game and win for its foods. In serving up of the accommodation experience of a lifetime as finals. For certain, these country. These fans will be aswell.Ourrestaurants,bed our many local dishes and sector(GCP15:2003).This ourcountryhosts11exciting eagerly anticipated games repping for their respective and breakfast facilities, foreign cuisines, our National standard specifies Caribbean Premiere League will cause an influx of teams to win, and our guest houses, lodges and restaurants can also do so the requirements for the hotelsmustprovideatourist withstandards.TheCodeof monitoringandmanagement experience that is hinged on Practice for Quality of hotels, apartments, and standards and quality Management in the guesthouses. The standard service.

Restaurant Services (GCP also addresses rates for The Guyana National 17:2003)offersguidancefor v a r i o u s t y p e s o f Bureau of Standards the preparation of a c c o m m o d a t i o n , (GNBS)hasbeenpromoting wholesome foods and the requirements for electrical its range of tourism delivery of safe and reliable installation and supply, fire standardstothosewithinthe services by restaurants and safety requirements, the sectors to encourage the similar establishments It storage, preparation and implementation of the specifies the managerial service of food and requirements and guidelines requirements necessary to beverages and the general to ensure they meet and ensure the efficient running hygiene of establishments exceed tourist and user of any restaurant a n d e m p l o y e e s expectations. establishment, which seeks Conformance to this Homeowners offering Bed toensurequalityinthesight standard will support the and Breakfast facilities can ofitscustomers. provision of a comfortable ensure they implement the For those aiming for a little experience for those requirementsoftheNational morethancricketinGuyana, checking into our local Standard for Bed and including those who would accommodation facilities, Breakfast Facilities (GYS like to experience our rich whethertheyarehereforthe 514:2016) to benefit from flora and fauna, there is a cricket,businessoracitizen l i k e l y b u s i n e s s standard for those who will treating himself/herself to opportunities.Thisstandard, take you there.The Code of the fine ambiance and which specifies the Practicefortouroperators services of our hotels and minimum requirements for and tour guides (GCP other accommodation bed and breakfast facilities 18:2003) specifies facilities. operating in Guyana, was acceptable practices to be Acquiring a copy of any of formulated to improve the used by tour operators and these standards and qualityofservicesofferedby tourguides.Itisintendedfor i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e local providers of bed and use as a quality tool by tour requirements will certainly breakfast facilities The guides and tour operators, helpserviceprovidersinthe Code of Practice also present and prospective tourism sector to transform addresses minimum membersoftourparties,and their facilities and enhance requirements for rooms, the relevant authorities and the experiences they whichincludesufficientsize agencies responsible for provide.Thisisa“win-win” for freedom of movement, tourism in Guyana Our for service providers and privacy, requirements for many local tour operators guests, and the GNBS is bedsandsheetcoveringsand can integrate these available to provide the o t h e r f u r n i t u r e guidelines when facilitating standardsandsupport. requirements Electrical theseadventures. For further information on installation, fire safety, Last on our list of tourism this subject, contact the hygieneandpestcontrolare standards is the Code of GNBS on telephone also addressed by the Practice for Assessment, numbers: 219-0064-66 or standard. licensing, registration, WhatsApp:692-4627.

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showed that he was riding east, along the northern side of the public road. As he approached Cooper Street, he slowed down his motorcycletoturnsouthinto thestreetbutashewasdoing soabluecantertruck,which was heading in the same direction at a fast rate, crashed into him from behind.The impact of the collision threw him off his motorcycleandhelandedon the road He sustained injuries about his body as a result.Ac c o r d i n g t o eyewitnesses, when they rushed to render assistance,

he was bleeding but conscious at the time, leading them to believe that he had sustained minor injuries. They thought he would have survived after being taken to the Port MourantHospital.However, he was subsequently transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital. When hisrelativesvisited,theytoo believed that Haniff would have survived, but this was not to be as by Friday evening he was pronounced dead.Meanwhile, the truck driver has been taken into custody, as police continue aninvestigation.

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Imran motorcyclewreckedHaniff'slyinginfrontofthecantertruck.

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That confidence, however, was shattered hours later after doctors at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital gave them the devastating news that their loved one, Imran Haniff, of High Reef Albion, Corentynehadsuccumbedto hisinjuries.Haniffwas struck down around 11:10 hrs on Friday Footage of the accident

Familymembersofa45year-old motorcyclist were confidentthathewouldhave survived after being struck down on Friday by a canter truckalongtheAlbionPublic Road, Corentyne, Berbice, RegionSix.

“We’re working on the football side, making sure we are fit, ready and sharp. I haven’t heard any chat around a takeover.”

From page 77 one matter, we play Argentina in three weeks. I had to either sit in the stands or watch the game or just jump in the pool.

“It should be a fascinating day and I encourage everyone to come out and watch some exciting cricket,” Layne commented.

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The AAG said they had shortlisted 13 athletes for the South American Games and was hoping to plead their case for a late submission.TheSouth American Games is organized by the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) of which Guyana (GOA) is one of 15 National Olympic Committees that are members.

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“I totally admit that I don’t that much about Jamaican football yet but for sure I will try to do my best to know a lot more next time.

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“All projects have their problems from the past and I hope that all the things that happened in the past are in the past.I hope that when we start we don’t take the problems from the past to the present.”

squad based on previous national team matches and squads.”Hallgrimsson said they looked at more than 100 players who had represented the Reggae Boyz in the last three years. “This is how we started, this is how we selected the squad,” he said.

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Saturday September 17, Kaieteur News published an exclusive report with the GOA’s Vice President, Godfrey Munroe, who highlighted that the “the delinquency of these associations should not fall on the GOA,” while sternly pointing out, “no member of the GOA Executive Committee is antisport.”An obviously irritated GOA Vice President told Kaieteur News “Mr. Hutson is so disrespectful to the point where five instances he did not respond to the request (for a long list).”

Reggae Boyz captain Andre Blake added to squad to face...

Speaking at a news conference before Saturday’s game at Newcastle, Bournemouth caretaker manager Gary O’Neil said he had not been informed of any imminent change in the ownership of the club.

Delinquent, dysfunctional...

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Track and Field is a priority for any major multidiscipline event and the AAG’s continuous disrespect and insult towards their athletes should not be allowed to continue without notice and in this case, consequences.Itissad, however, that in the end, it is the athletes who are feeling the brunt of the AAG’sSportsmennegligence.andwomen in Guyana are already finding it hard to garner support to aid in their preparation for championships, and to see their efforts go to waste by the AAG should be met with public outrage.

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are we telling them two weeks before the games?”

Some athletes took umbrage to Munroe’s comments, but the GOA Executive Committee Member said the AAG should not be given the leverage to continue acting not in the interest of their athletes.

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The consortium has entered a period of exclusivity over the purchase of the club with terms and a price for the purchase already agreed.Bournemouth were promoted from the Championship in May.

“The criteria for us in the first camp was to try to have players who are playing at the highest level.

I hope we can start with everyone with a clean slate, so everyone has the same chance of playing for the national team. So we helped each other to select the

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Munroe’s contention is that the GOA “cannot be using frivolous means to engage with ODESUR. What

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He further thanked the three main sponsors for the competition and they are: Tom Bacchus, Vo Tajeshwar and Gary CaribbeanMohamed.Cricket Club team reads: Ehwaas Baksh (Captain), Prashad Mahadeo (Vice-Captain), Patrick Rooplall, Eshwar Singh, Wakeel Layne, Rajesh Gopaul, Richard Patterson, Lukiram Bridgemohan, Teddy Manchal, Yaseer Mohamed, Naresh Narine, Kumar Budhram, Jamuna Persaud and Joel SunrisersDaSilva.Masters team

He said that he hopes that the pr oblems of the past between the Reggae Boyz and the JFF will remain there as Jamaica’s football looks to a brighter future.

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(BBC Sport) - A Las Vegas-led consortium is aiming to complete a takeover of Premier League club Bournemouth by the end of October.Itis believed that Bill Foley, owner of the National Hockey League (NHL) team Las Vegas Golden Knights, is leading the bid.

For what it’s worth, the AAG president owes the country’s athletes an open apology if he sincerely cares about their well-being.

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“I haven’t heard anything of it over my side,” he said.

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Caribbean CC to face Sunrisers...

Sir Viv Richards hands over the West Indies maroon cap to debutant Shamarh Brooks. (Getty Images)

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lucrative T20 leagues around the world, both “That’s always your first aim, for you to players have been unavailable for the represent your country as a sports person and regional team. Russell has not played for the then, if you can move further up-field like team since last year’s World Cup while representing the region, which is obviously Narinehasnotappearedsince2017. Another theWestIndiescricketteam,andthenexpand player,openerEvinLewis,remainsoutofthe elsewhere because if that’s what you’re team after opting out of fitness tests lookingfor,thenthat’stheopportunityyou’re Recently West Indies coach Phil Simmons looking for,” he said. “Also, there are times expressed frustration with the issue when we should look at the lighter side of Richards believes a lot of the issues could things where one has got to remember that it comedowntocommunication. was the West Indies platform that obviously

“Guys sometimes try and make that gave you an opportunity for you to expand particulardecisionintermsofwhattheywant yourself.”

Sir Richards believes negotiations between all parties key to getting missing players back

Legendary Windies to do because they don’t feel that they are skipper Sir Viv Richards believes it is representedwellenoughontheleft,andthat’s important for players to remember the role why they will move to the right so it is pretty representing the team played in earning big- much troublesome knowing and hearing that moneyT20contracts,butinsiststhereshould from the coach, which means there are issues be plenty of room for negotiation with wherethesemattersareconcerned,”Richards cricketerscurrentlyoutoftheteam. toldtheAntiguaObserver

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The absence of the likes of Sunil Narine “There has got to be a meeting of all the and Andre Russell, for example, two of the individuals who participate and that’s the team’s most explosive players, from the unit boardandalltheindividualstheymaybelieve forthelastyearhasbeenasorepoint. Despite to be in that particular lane where they do not the fact that they have continued to play in wanttoplay,”headded.

Reggae Boyz Captain Andre Blake

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TheGround.firstgameisbetween H a y n e s W i n n e r s Connection, with six points having lost twice and having from one loss and two wins, a draw Meanwhile, the and Milerock, who have two Guyana Football Federation losses and one draw for one (GFF) NAMILCO Under-17 point, collide from 2:00 pm tournament kicks off in while the second match will Lindentoday see Botafago, the team ThePresidentoftheGFF, presently occupying the Wayne Forde, is expected to second position after three bethereforthemarchpastof wins and nine points, facing the competing clubs at noon the challenge of Capital FC, withthekickoffschedulefor who are on three points 1:00pm.

Themattertookonadded scenario, it’s embarrassing. significance when Cedella We had a talk, the case is Marley, who is a mentor and settled he is in the squad and fundraiser for Jamaica’s hopefully me as the coach senior women’s team posted can start this cooperation on social media that she with the captain of the team s t a n d s b e h i n d t h e we can have a good Philadelphia Union shot relationship,”hesaid. stopper over his omission According to the new fromtheteam. coach, Blake’s omission

UDFA Senior League and Namilco U-17 invade MSC today

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A s s o c i a t i o n (UDFA) organised Senior League continues this afternoon with a double header feature at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC)

Marley has been critical from the Reggae Boyz squad of the Jamaica Football was not intentional on his Federation in the past over part. their handling of the affairs “For me, I had a short oftheseniorwomen’steam. time to finish the contract, However, at Friday’s decidetocomehereandit’s press conference where the (Continued on page 75)

(SportsMax) - The 31- JFF formally introduced year old Reggae Boyz’s I c e l a n d e r H i e m i r captain exclusion from the Hallgrimsson as the new squad had prompted head coach for the senior speculation that the players’ men’s team, the coach remarks on social media indicatedthathisselectionof suggesting that the hiring of the team was guided by a new coach would change ‘technical members” of the nothing for the current JFF administration.

Reggae Boyz Captain Andre Blake added to squad to face Argentina

Badri Prasad Memorial T20 resumes today in Wakenaam

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contested.

Headdedthattheplayers Retemiah. Varounie Sasapaul and Ejazare eager to get back on the Zeelandia will have Mohamed will appear forfieldandthetwomatchesare Navishaul Pooran, Ricardo SansSouci.expected to be keenly

Caribbean CC to face Sunrisers Masters CC on September 25 in E’bo

proceedings as hot favourite highly anticipated on as the champion side while September 25 at Reliance Sunrisers Masters will be Sports ground in Region looking to make an early Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) statement. in a specially-arranged 15- Caribbean Cricket Club over exhibition match under will have top-notch softball theauspicesoftheEssequibo batsman Patrick Rooplall as Softball Cricket League their star-batsman too. The (ESCL). flamboyant right handed

Prasad Memorial T20 competition is set to resume today at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground inGoodSuccess.SansSouci will face Zeelandia in the opening fixture at 09:30hrs and Zeelandia will play Noitgedacht in the second encounterat13:00hrs.

Among the players set to Ryan Atkinson, VarunWa k e n a a m C r i c k e t

turn out for Noitgedacht are Pooran and RonnieCommittee, Khemraj Tomesh Persaud, Trivel Gangaramamongothers.Surujpal,saidheisexcitedto Evans, Matthew Chung, O y o n o S a m p s o n ,see the return of competitive Jeremiah Melville, Neil Jeggernauth Manbodh,cricket at the senior level on Ramalho, Asif Mohamed, Heera Sukhram, Seonthe island which was Mark Retemiah, Cyanna Venture, Cleon Venture,suspendedduetorain.

Excitement galore is

This fixture is to kick teams will be participating Layne also stated that start another over 40 with cash incentives and veteran Cricket Journalist tournament by the ESCL. trophiesatstakes. and commentator Ravendra Earlier this year, a For this Sunday, these Madholall is expected to tournamentwasdone. two teams are no doubt grace the occasion and will According to Chairman anxious to come out be providing commentary of the ESCL Wakeel Layne, victorious as they will use it live on Facebook. He will the starting date for this as part of their preparations have Rawle Pearce as his forthcoming competition is forthenextseason. comment personality The October 9th with several Caribbean Cricket Club actionissettogetcrackingat matchesacrosstheCoast.He inarguably is set to begin (Continued on page 75)

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Retemiah and Mikel Kamal Khan, Chris Singh,

The two teams are Rooplall was phenomenal defending champion earlier this year registering Caribbean Cricket Club and two double-centuries in the runners up Sunrisers 20-overcompetition. Masters. also informed that seven Meanwhile, on Sunday,

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Cleon Venture Navishaul Pooran

Kings storm to commanding win over Patriots

Senior Inter-County Tournaments aid Players’ Development Competitive Structure -GCBPres.

h e G u y a n a players generally earn their holds the view that Senior Centre (ACC) Ground under Cricket Board spots on the respective Inter-County Cricket must floodlights (This is an (GCB) will host national teams from be played annually official release from the

T the Senior Inter a v a i l a b i l i t y a n d regardlessoftheexistenceof GCB) CountyTournament,afteran performances in coveted the additional tournaments absence of over five (5) Inter-County, Tournaments which can be used to feed years, from October 9, 2022, have been promoted as the players into our coveted toOctober15,2022. primary means for national Inter-County Tournament. It

“OuraimattheGCBisto hosting of the Senior Inter The Senior Inter-County administer cricket in an County Tournament was not Tournament at a moment in impartial manner, giving a c c e p t e d b y m o s t time was considered first- opportunities to all those stakeholders, the majority of class cricket and several who participate in the game whom demanded the return stakeholders are of the view across the depth and breadth of Senior Inter County that the conduct of such a of Guyana. As the President Tournaments. premiere tournaments of GCB, I am proud to These included, but are should remain part and announce that Senior Inter not limited to several parcel of the GCB’s core CountyCricketwillreturnto Players,Coaches,Managers, businessobjectives. our competition structure Cricket Development President Singh pointed from October 9, 2022. I Officers and Administrators out that, “The GCB can ill reiterate that Senior Inter at the various levels of the afford to play franchise County Cricket Tournament domestic organization leagues in place of the Inter is here to stay It will be an c r i c k e t s t r u c t u r e County Tournament. Both annual feature and aspiring Consequently, the current the Cricket Administration senior cricketers will have executives of the GCB have Act, 2014, and the another avenue to showcase i n c o r p o r a t e d t h i s constitution of the Guyana their skills and abilities with Tournament into the GCB’s Cricket Board give the a view of donning national 5-Year strategic plan, with County Boards supremacy colors with pride,” the GCB the Senior Inter County o v e r o t h e r C r i c k e t Presidentconcluded. matches being placed under Associations, Committees, The finals of the GCB the competition component and potential legal O n e D a y 5 0 O v e r s ofcricketdevelopment. franchises.” Tournamentwillbeplayedat

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In their chase, the Patriots could not find wickets, Kesrick Williams proving a threat fluency as they lost four wickets in the first with the ball, they were unable to keep up ten overs. Wiese was the stand-out bowler with the required run rate and were bowled for the Kings, taking three wickets for just 8 outfor140,losingby49runs. runs as the Patriots finished 140 all out and Match details: Saint Lucia Kings 189/7 lost by a margin of 49 runs. Saint Lucia (Charles 61, du Plessis 41; DJ Bravo 1/26, Kings had a positive start to their innings Khan 2/45) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots with du Plessis and Charles comfortably 140 all out (Brevis 32, Khan 26; Wiese 3/8, hitting boundaries at the Brian Lara Cricket Williams3/32)by49runs.

(CPL) - The Saint Lucia Kings moved Academy, although the former would lose back into the play off spots with a his wicket attempting a scoop shot. Despite commanding49runvictoryovertheStKitts losingwicketsatregularintervals,theKings & Nevis Patriots in the 20th match of the managedtoscore189/7largelythankstothe 2022HeroCaribbeanPremierLeague(CPL) performance of Charles, who scored 61 and season. St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the wasatthecreaseforover15overs. toss and chose to field first, but it was Faf du St Kitts & Nevis Patriots had begun to PlessiswhogottheSaintLuciaKingsofftoa buildafoundationintheirchasebutlostboth dominating start by scoring boundaries openers, Andre Fletcher and Evin Lewis, in throughout the opening overs. Johnson the fifth over With Wiese then taking the Charles then continued to score freely, wickets of both Darren and DJ Bravo, the before big hitting from David Wiese and Patriots began to rebound with Dewald Roshon Primus powered the Kings to a total Brevis scoring some crucial runs before he of189/7. was caught out. As the Patriots lost more

The Tournament was selection. is against this backdrop that played annually for decades Underthelocalfranchise we have outlined in our 5until the introduction of a league, team composition Year Strategic plan the need localfranchiseleagueduring and the operationalization of to conduct Inter County the 2014/2015 season. This the league deviated from the Championship Tournaments league was conducted under valuable County Structure foralllevelsofcricketwhere the stewardship of the and inhibited many players there are CWI Regional previous GCB executives, from the opportunity to play Tournaments.” whose decision to abort the onthisplatform.

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...GCB 50 Overs finale to be play under light in Albion

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Though International “As a result, the GCB the Albion Community

LABA elections slated for today at Linden Town Council Chambers

Skipper Devon Lord, 42 from 43 balls with four fours and two sixes from Martin Bell-Pestano and 36 from Timothy Mc McAlmont, the GCC batters battered the DCCInbowlers.sweltering heat, DCC

David Dick picked up 2a brutal 10-ball 47 with six spinner Vishaul Jaigobin20 for GNIC, who replied sixes and a four from took3-19.with 159 9, as Lesroy

Meanwhile, the tournament enters its international matches and brings a huge final day in Trinidad and Tobago today with amount of experience from T20 cricket two matches that will see the Guyana acrosstheglobe.

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Collins (44), Dick (27) and DCC were bowled outsixes from Barrington and a Junior Blair (26 not out) saw with for 71 with Joshuasolid 68 from 44 balls with GNIC to a controveral one- Persaud (15) being the onlyseven fours and four sixes wicket win after 50 penalty person to reach doublefrom Stephon Browne, MSC runs were added to their figures as Bernard Baileyreached 154 without loss in score. The tournament rules took 4 16, while Lord15 4 overs, replying to state that fast bowlers must returned with the ball toMYO’s 153 4 in their bowl no less than 40 percent capture2-1.allotted20overs. (8 overs) of the 20 overs or At QC, LennoxAndrews

Jets’ Tishawn Kitt (left) was the MVP in LABA’s recent tournament. He received his trophy from LABA President, Lawrence Simon.

Keon Morris top scored the penalty will be imposed. hit six fours and eight sixeswith 36 while Richard Latiff However, only three overs in a pugnacious 87 from justand Vishwanauth Ramlakan were bowled by 4-R Lions, 45 balls while Dwain Dicksupported with 25 each for who argued that off-spinner reached the boundary twiceMYO.

By Sean Devers

The Linden Amateur the proceedings where the representatives for today’s Basketball Association four clubs who will be meeting. Other teams which (LABA) will hold elections participating are Victory have an interest can also for officer bearers this Valley Royals, Amelia’s attend to witness the afternoon (Sunday) from Ward jets, Retrieve Raiders elections. 13:00hrs at the Linden andKings.

Amazon Warriors oppose the tournament

Only recently the LABA Mayor and Town Council These squads that staged two 3x3Tournaments chambers. contested the most recent where teams representing President of the LABA, LABA competitions are Amelia’sWardJetswonboth Lawrence Simon, will chair expected to send two tournaments.

Nabihasplayed237timesforAfghanistanin

In the morning game at took 3-23, was a fast bowler his 36, while Trevor BennDCC, West Indies U 19 because he bowled mostly contributed 18 as Policepacer Isiah Throne smashed flat, with pace in addition to reached178-6in20overs.five sixes and a four in a 34notturningtheball. Shawn Massiah took 2-ball65beforehewasrunout

At Malteenoes, the home team,onthebackofa51-ball 79 with four fours and seven

This will be Nabi’s third time playing for leader, Barbados Royals, from 10:00am then a Hero CPL franchise having previous in the evening match will see the host nation represented the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and go up against the St. Lucia Kings from theSaintLuciaKings. 7:00pm.

This is the same match 41 for Transport SC whointhefinaloveras4-RLions that young Deonarain replied 140 9 Akeemreached185-5. bowled beautifully to take 4- Redman’s 61 with four fours

Led by an elegant 52 finishing with 5-6 from fourforeightat39-4. from40ballswithfivefours, frugal overs while leg

Former Guyana First Class batter Shemroy Barrington returned to local cricket with a commanding unbeaten 79 and shared in a 154-run unfinished opening stand to help Malteenoes beat MYO as the GCA Atlantic Supplies Inc/Susuki Motor Cycles T20 Marines Second division cricket tournament continued at threegrounds,yesterday

Amazon Warriors face Royals on final night in Lions versus GNIC game ends in controversy

were bowlers were flayed to all parts of the small ground and several times way over the boundary as McCalmont clobbered Dexter George while Lord hit Joshua Persuad for four consecutive sixes in the carnage in Queenstown.

(CPL) - Afghan all-rounder Mohammad Nabiwillbeavailableforselectionforthe Nabi will join the Jamaica Tallawahs at the Tallawahsfrom the start of the Guyana leg of 2022HeroCaribbeanPremierLeague(CPL). thetournament.

Richard Dowletcome, who and cleared it three times in

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In the afternoon game at Singh with 11, were the onlyCeaser, who made an DCC, GCC batted first on a other batters to reach doubleunbeaten 63 from 38 balls lightning fast outfield and a figures.with five fours and three good batting track to reach Off-spinner Dwain Dicksixes after joining forces 193-3in20overs. was virtually unplayablewhen Romeo Deonarain fell

Thornecontributedinthe 1, is reportedly being and five sixes while Shamal139 run fourth wicket protestedby4-RLions. Angel with 24 and Rafaelpartnership with Tomanuai

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hisDickDwaynetook5-6from4oversforPoliceatQC,yesterday magnificentmagnificentAndrewsLennoxmadeascoreof87forPolice.LennoxAndrewsmadeascoreof87forPolice.

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However, it should be not been for the GOA’s been for Guyana to not be athletes had a good showing highlighted that the AAG Executive Committee and p r e s e n t a t t h e at the games, especially the had no part to play in the office staff, Guyana would CommonwealthGamesat country’s 4X100m relay athletes even reaching n o t h a v e h a d a n y on page

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Though not landing on CommonwealthGames. athletes to the GOA. Had it disappointing it would’ve the podium, the Guyanese

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TGuyana (AAG) documentation required in has been one of the most time to have the intended d e l i n q u e n t a n d athletesregisteredintime. dysfunctional sporting body Itmustbeoneofthemost locally in recent times. But, foolish explanations the things are now more blatant AAG president could’ve than ever with the AAG come up with to save face, plunging deeper into being knowing very well that he anaberrantbody. did not submit a long-list of Guyana will not have athletestotheGOA. any representatives in track and field at the October 1 –15 South American Games

NON-PARTICIPATION in Paraguay, simply because AT WORLD U20 of theAAG’s inept approach CHAMPIONSHIPS tohowtheygovernthesport.

Sixteen athletes, coming It is not yet certain why from swimming, boxing, the team of athletes and their badminton, table tennis and coaches were not present in 3X3 basketball represented Cali, because the Hutson has Guyanaatthethirdeditionof given conflicting reasons for the South American games the AAG’s inability to have inArgentina,April 28 – May theathletesinColombia. 8.

Hutson’s case was the Association of AAG’s inability to get the

Rawle Toney Commonwealth Games in team which finished fourth England’s second largest representatives in track and Birmingham, England; 10 of in the finals. It was the first city field. which came from Track and time that Guyana fielded a The AAG once again Think about how Field. r e l a y t e a m a t t h e failedtosubmitalong-listof e m b a r r a s s i n g a n d

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At any multisport event While Charles would hosted globally, track and later pull out of the field is a must-see and at the Championships, the others South American games, were eager to match their thingswillbenodifferent. speed with their peers from around the world. But, the 2022 SOUTH AAG would once again dent AMERICAN the hopes of those athletes YOUTH GAMES withtheirincompetence.

Onetime,itwasreported Missing was track and that the athletes weren’t field;why?TheAAGdidnot registered in time, and submitalistofathletestothe another time it was stated G u y a n a O l y m p i c that funding kept the team Association(GOA). fromtraveling.

Ironically, at the second installment of the games in COMMONWEALTH 2017, Guyana finished with GAMES TEAM four medals – all from track SAVED BY GOA and field, inclusive of the Thirty-two (32) athletes country’s first and (so-far) represented Guyana at the

T h e c o u n t r y ’ s A t h l e t i c s U 2 0 nonparticipation in the Championshipstookplacein discipline of track and field Cali, Colombia, August 1 –in Asunción should not be 6, where five athletes –taken lightly, since it adds to Chante George, Keliza what seems to be a trend by Smith, Shamar Horatio, the AAG under president EzekielNewtonandBrianna Aubrey Hutson and his Charles – had qualified for executives. theprestigiousevent.

Off-spinner Richard Dowletcome opened the bowling for 4-R Lions and had 3-23 from 4 impressive overs (Sean Devers photo)

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The Amazon Warriors skipper Shimron Hetmyer and his team will face an uphill task in tonight’s showdown against the Royals. (Getty Images)

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