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Kaieteur News Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: Adam Harris Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210

EDITORIAL

Signs of the times Where can a regular citizen go confidently anymore? Where, among the ordinary places in life, can a citizen venture without fear? When can the guard be relaxed? More and more, it seems like nowhere or at any time anymore. If this adds up to no place and no time, then that means no life, no kind of living. This country may not be too far from such a reality. As the influx of foreigners-a continuing deluge wending their way to dazzling Guyana-they already contemplate traveling with their own (foreign) security content; meaning their own security apparatus and arrangements. Things are that bad, that dangerous, that disturbing. Just ask besieged Guyanese. As a first example, someone does something as distressing as going to take care of their health at a medical facility, and there could be an infusion. That is, an infusion of other citizens pretending at being patients, too. The pretenders are waiting to pounce on some hapless, but genuine, seeker of medical attention. They lurk and ambush from right within the waiting room. At gunpoint, as was reported. Thus, trauma is added to whatever travails took to that place. It was in Charlestown and at a governmentrun institution. To put this in some perspective, the sick and suffering, who frequent a facility, like Charlestown, are not patronising one of the expensive private hospitals. Meaning that they (almost all of them) would not be expected to have any kind of money on their persons. It is hard to picture these long-suffering crowds with gold chains that weigh down, like anchors on a medium-sized ship. Therefore, not much could be expected to be available for the robbing. But this still happened. Statistically, it is an outlier, but it did happen; and now an element of fear has been cultivated. This is at a medical institution for the needy. Where is off-limits? Is there such a consideration anymore? Then there are the multitudes, who undergo the rigors of daily minibus travel, better be on high alert for the predators seeking to convey the impression that they are normal commuters. There is a problem: there is no such thing as normal in this country. At the risk of stretching circumstances a bit, the abnormal is the new norm. Those who disbelieve should consult with the many minibus travelers, who must ply the round-trip daily. The companion behind, or in front, or embarking, or disembarking, has more than a destination in mind. He has gun or knife or implement and bides his time to strike; that is what swirls in the minds of the criminals that prey. This is in the public transportation system and the tight confines of a bus, with others looking on and tensing. Who is vulnerable? Who is next? This is a terrible way to travel, a worse way to live. It is the second example of how nerve-wracking the simple, routine things in life in Guyana are now thickly coated with menace. Next, there are, at last count, six commercial banks in this society. The focus is on those in the capital alone. The following familiar sequence of events occurs during a visit to execute a transaction. Enter, take a seat to wait turn, or line up to deposit or uplift cash. The last activity could lead to mortal peril, as has been the case. But one does not have to collect cash; just visit the bank introduces an unshakable ingredient of psychological terror. Who, on the inside, is watching? Who, from somewhere inside a bank, is transmitting? Who is waiting on the outside to lay way, even lay to rest? This is how barbaric and heinous this society has become. A clinic, a crowded bus, a busy bank-the places for issues of everyday living-and it could be a weapon in the face, and pain in the heart or worse. Crime is down; maybe it is. Regardless, it is taking us down with it, and in the most jarring, frightening ways. If a president in a prestigious place among (perhaps) reputable men has no standing, then who could? Who stands a ghost of a chance? Truth be told, that is what is made of all of us: ghosts. Ghosts fearful to travel in daylight. Ghosts skulking behind the thickness of night and barricades. These are the signs of the times; harrowing ones, they are.

We must avoid the potential for violence and the insulting of each other DEAR EDITOR, I have full confidence that a date for the upcoming elections will be released soon and a return to calm will ensue. There is no need for anyone to be portrayed as uncivilised or uncouth and less need for aggression and revenge. We must avoid the potential for violence and the insulting of each other. We the people of Guyana are all looking for a transparent and trustworthy election process free of violence, d i s o r d e r a n d corruption. Once a date is provided, which will be soon, the key issue left outstanding is to ensure we as a nation have a very successful election process supported by our confidence in the list of voters. GECOM should have been working in parallel to the judicial process, but that is now water under the bridge. A partial house-tohouse registration process is concerning and the rationalisation of the lists should not be a

complicated process. Data processing in this day of age is not in need of supercomputers for such a small data set. The lack of ongoing registration throughout the years is the possible root cause of today’s problems and has allowed for the current list to be seen as obsolete. I do not disagree that GECOM is an independent b o d y, b u t t h e c u r r e n t Administration of President Granger should be supplying additional resources to ensure the acceleration of the election process to meet the required constitutional timeline. Given the level of anxiety within the populace, we must ensure that a thorough job is done to provide a result free of the perspective of corruption. Increase the size of the h o u s e - t o - h o u s e registration team and utilise the local government resources to speed up the process. It is

now also in the opposition’s best interest to participate to ensure a transparent and trustworthy list is finalised. The aim of this should be a completion date of one-month max and should be reflected in the election project plan. The question the Executive should ask is “What will it take to make this possible?” Then it is the Executive’s responsibility to provide the team with what they need to be successful. The consolidation and finalisation objective should reflect a similar timeline. While training and preparation of polling stations are completed simultaneously. The final month should be used to fine tune the list, printing of ballots, and the correction of any minor errors while absorbing potential delays. GECOM, at a minimum, should be providing weekly updates on progress to ensure that if additional resources are

needed they can be provided by the Executive branch in a matter of days. As the date for elections draws near the end of the three month timeline, a progress report should be provided at least twice a week and in the final weeks, this should be daily so as to mobilise r e s o u r c e s q u i c k l y, a n d jointly resolve any issues that may arise. Instead of continually worrying and extending the time to get things done, we need to shift to getting busy at resolving the issues. There should be no need to request an extension from the national assembly at this late juncture, this will only add to the controversy, and for this election season, such a request should only be made in the case of a national disaster or an act of God (Force Majeure). It is time for all hands on deck to get the job done correctly, quickly and peacefully. Best regards, Mr. Jamil Changlee

The AFC’s value to the coalition DEAR EDITOR, Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice Claudette Singh has written President David Granger informing him that the Commission would be ready to host General and Regional Elections by the end of February 2020. Realistically speaking, that means Elections can be held as early as March 2020. I was particularly pleased to read an article published in another newspaper on September 19, 2019, which was headlined, “APNU, AFC agree on core principles”. This means that progress is being made to finalise the Cummingsburg Accord. E d i t o r, w h i l e I a m satisfied that the APNU and the AFC are moving towards the finalisation of the Accord, I am concerned about 60/40 split of ministerial positions as obtained in the 2015 Accord. Should the AFC receive the same portfolios it holds if the Coalition Government is re-elected come 2020? Think about it, the AFC lost badly in the Local Government Elections when it decided to contest those elections alone. It was the AFC’s former member Charrandass Persaud who

joined forces with the PPP causing the no-confidence motion against the Government to be passed. Let’s take a look at the performance of the AFC in those portfolios to which they currently enjoy. The AFC currently holds responsibility for, in addition to the Prime Ministerial position, Public Infrastructure, Agriculture, Public Security, Public Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , Business and Tourism. The Agricultural Sector has been a massive disappointment. We have only seen the Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder and heard from him during sittings of the National Assembly. The Minister of Public Infrastructure may be the most successful of the AFC ministers, but he too is not without fault. The Public Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s M i n i s t e r, Catherine Hughes has struggled to achieve liberalisation, a major promise by the coalition Government; the Ministry of Business seems to be operating in a world of its own; The Minister of Public Security’s focus seems to be set on becoming the Prime Ministerial candidate and the development of a robust tourism sector is yet to be seen. Editor, what has

happened to the promise of constitutional reform? Editor, the Minister of Natural Resources has been accused of being involved in corruption, so much so, that President Granger took full control of the oil and gas sector. The President is a man of impeccable character and seems to defend his ministers publicly, but I am sure the thought would have crossed his mind that the AFC has failed to bring anything of substance to the coalition table since the Government took office. Notwithstanding, the APNU ministers are also not without fault. Editor, I have noted the l e t t e r a t t r i b u t e d t o M r. Charles Ceres in the media two days ago, which spoke to the performance of the AFC ministries. T h e c o n t e n t o f M r. Ceres’ letter is the unbridled truth. Given all the failures the AFC has brought to the coalition, should they really be allowed to make demands in its negotiations with the APNU to put together the Cummingsburg Accord? As reported by the other newspaper on September 19, 2019, “the sides agreed too that the prerogative of the President to appoint members of cabinet and

ministers and to assign specific ministerial portfolios is explicitly embodied in the Constitution and is inviolable.” It is hoped that President Granger would in his negotiations with the AFC take into full account the performance of the AFC. The President has to weigh the positives with the negatives. If re-elected can the President afford to have the AFC return to those same ministries where they have failed? M o r e o v e r, i t w a s pleasing to see the two sides agreed to cultivate respectful relations and to at all times, act collectively in the best interest of the coalition. “They also agreed to speak with one voice on issues of public policy, to support a common manifesto and to issue joint media bulletins and releases on electoral matters,” the newspaper report said. The fact that the two sides have already agreed to inform the other in advance of its inability at any time to support any measure in the National Assembly is testimony to the lapse, which transpired in December 2018 in the National Assembly. Regards, Ryan Maraj

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The Minister’s vehicle drove into the crowd of protesters and assaulted me; no one threatened to overturn her vehicle DEAR EDITOR, I wish to ‘clear the air’ on the deliberate attempt by the usurper President, David Granger, to mischievously misrepresent the facts as it relates to Dr. Karen Cummings during the PPP/C peaceful protest on Thursday, September 18 outside the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown.

Dr. Cummings’ failed attempt to bully her way through a crowd of PPP/C protesters was captured live on video by me, and went viral on Facebook for the world to see. Thanks to modern technology, this unedited footage is evidence that no one threatened to “overturn” the taxpayers’ vehicle, she was sitting in, no one was

beating their hands on the vehicle, nor was she ever held “hostage” at any time. These are all made-up lies to make the PPP/C look bad, and to justify giving the police the authority to use force to breakup any future peaceful protest action used against the dictator and his usurper ministers by the PPP/C. Editor, I was standing on

Dictatorship, victimisation, tyranny and fear have returned to Guyana DEAR EDITOR, Guyana is presently experiencing a constitutional crisis many may disagreed but in reality in political s c i e n c e , a constitutional crisis aris es from problems or conflicts derailing the normal functioning of a government that the constitutional or other fundamental governing law is unable to resolved . Many persons may say that that does not cater for the situation that Guyana finds itself in which confirms that we are in a constitutional crisis. It is a fundamental principle that all acts of officials not derived from the delegated powers of the constitution are null and void from inception, not just from the point at which a court may find them unconstitutional. Every person who has an encounter with the acts of officials has the duty not only to obey legitimate official acts, but to help enforce them when there is a conflict among acts of officials to enforce the superior one, which, when an act of an official is in conflict with the constitution, means

enforcing the constitution and not the act in conflict with it. Judges and other citizens do not decide c o n s t i t u t i o n a l i t y, but discover it, and every person who is involved with any act by an official has a nondelegatable duty to make a determination of the constitutionality of that act. The GMSA and any other bodies or citizens must remember the contest is not between Government and Opposition, but between Good and Evil, and if those who would fight Evil adopt the ways of Evil, Evil wins. Don’t allow yourself to be suck into illegality and be afraid of Tyranny because if you examined the laws of tyranny we would become worst , the laws of tyranny are— Tyranny Law #1: Any power that can be abused will be abused; — Tyranny Law #2: Abuse always expands to fill the limits of resistance to it; — Tyranny Law #3: If people don’t resist the abuses of others, they will have no one to resist the abuses of themselves, and tyranny will prevail. The APNU/ AFC Coalition Government

must take full responsibility for everything that has taken place so far in Guyana since the unilateral appointment of the GECOM Chairman and the No Confidence Motion, this can be deemed as “structural terrorism” or “Official State Terrorism “. The diplomatic community must be complimented for the joint statement and must move swiftly to impose sanctions such as the revoking of visas on the illegal Government officials immediately as was done to previous government officials. Don’t allow Guyana to slip into a dictatorship Government like Venezuela. S.O.S. Regards Zamal Hussain

the road amidst hundreds of protestors because I was earlier denied access beyond the metal barriers by a senior police officer. As I stood there, an official governmentissued vehicle suddenly approached, forcing its way through the dense crowd in total disregard for the safety of human lives. Disgusted by the insane actions of the driver, I stood my ground in defiance, hoping that my recognisable presence would prevent him from proceeding further into the crowd. The driver slowed down, but kept moving forward, and only stopped when the vehicle made contact with my body. As he continued to inch the vehicle forward, I was determined not to move and I urged my colleagues to do the same, hoping to stop this lunacy. Upon inspection of the plate number, I recognised the vehicle as one assigned to the now usurper Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings. As a medical doctor, Dr. Cummings must take full responsibility for instructing her driver to break through the crowd with a vehicle clearly used as a weapon, just so she can be on time to have lunch with her boss. This reckless and irresponsible action threatened the safety of myself and other protesters,

and placed us all at risk of serious injury. Throughout this ordeal, we urged the driver continuously to back off, but he refused to do so. Finally, police cleared the rear of the vehicle and instructed the driver to reverse. We were all thankful to our men and women in uniform for averting a tragedy. At no time was Dr. Cummings threatened, except the shouts of protesters that reminded her she was illegal. From my vantage point in front of the vehicle, she was never in any danger as she remained seated in the vehicle throughout. At no time was she held “hostage” as she was free to instruct her driver to reverse the vehicle but was determined to show the protesters how powerful she was. At one point, her driver was overheard threatening to “run them over.” Cummings’ instructions to the police to use force may have fallen on deaf ears because the police rightly assessed that the protesters were not violent, the Minister was not in harm’s way, and no one was threatening to overturn the vehicle “with the minister inside” as was mischievously reported. Had this been a PNC/APNU protest against a PPP/C government, the PPP minister’s vehicle would have been destroyed and set on fire like the unfortunate accident involving

a truck driver and the child that occurred recently in Agricola, where the driver was stoned and his truck set ablaze. So if the usurper President wants someone to “pay” for holding his usurper Minister of Foreign Affairs “hostage”, I guess I’m the guilty one. And if that usurper Attorney General feels that he has enough evidence to have me arrested and placed before the courts, then I dare him to do so. But then again, I don’t think he’s looking forward to chalk up another defeat against my lawyer to defend against lawsuits for unlawful arrest and defamation of character. I also fully support the peaceful protest action taken inside the Pegasus Hotel by my colleagues that disrupted David Granger’s speech. This man is shameless to be masquerading as a legitimate President, calling our peaceful protesters “hooligans”. Had he not used that word, I am convinced his speech would not have been disrupted. David Granger is not above the law and he must be constantly reminded of this. Until he shows respect for our constitution, he should not expect anyone to respect him. He’s nothing but a dictator and a usurper. He should get use to those titles! HARRY GILL PPP/C Member of Parliament

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Speak out against all wrongdoings DEAR EDITOR, Critics of the energy companies’ (low percentage) royalty and unscrupulous business practices (exploitation of Guyana’s oil resources) must be encouraged. I salute them for their courage to speak out against exploitation. But critics and the public at large must also display similar courage in speaking out against wrongdoings committed by their own especially by local businesses and politicians. Failure to do so is to open yourself to charges of double standards. Critics must not only expose the energy companies for abusive partnership but they must also hold political affiliates (their party leadership) accountable for failing to seek a renegotiation of the oil contracts and for

countless violations of democratic norms and abuses of party supporters. It is a norm that critics and party affiliates identify and condemn certain practices of another business or a political party but not their own businesses or friends or party leadership who are/ were guilty of those very said practices. I can share countless anecdotes of double standards and hypocrisy of critics, business people, and party affiliates. It is a common practice among these people to condemn politicians from an opposing party but be silent about their own who engaged in worse practices. They condemned lack of democracy in another party but not within their own party.

Many times, business persons and political party affiliates came to me appealing (begging, pleading) that I write commentaries criticising the decision and actions of their party leadership and advising that the leadership reconsider decisions. They explained and showed concrete evidence how their party would lose support and possibly an election but they lack courage to take the evidence (complaint) to their leadership. They fear for their political future telling me their friendship with the leadership would be at stake should they speak the truth. Many individuals complained to me in private about lack of democracy in their party and appealed to me to expose it, but they dare not tell the leadership about undemocratic practices fearing a loss of friendship with him or her. J u s t r e c e n t l y, s e v e r a l prominent businessmen came to me pleading if I

could tell a party leader that a Presidential candidate cannot win. When asked why they can’t tell the leadership directly, they said the leader may not speak with them again or may insult them or would lose favours from the leader. They are spineless and boneless even though they know telling the leader their view is the right thing. They want others to fight their battles. Why should I be their mouthpiece! One should not be afraid to speak their mind especially when they believe strongly in a position. Speaking out against internal party wrong doings would help to bring about reform and the right action. If everyone who disagrees with a decision speaks out, the leadership may listen. Wi n n i n g o r l o s i n g a n election is a serious matter. If one believes a candidate (Granger or Ramjattan or someone else) cannot win (election or re-election), they should tell influential forces in the party so that

there could be a change. But they must offer solid evidence to back their claim and not some unsubstantiated character assassination. I had countless experiences of party supporters complaining about how their party lacks internal democracy. They pointed to flawed or rigged elections asking me to expose them. But they would not speak out directly using their own names as complainants. They refused to champion their belief in free and fair elections in their own party but demand same in others. And they lack courage to speak out against fraud in their party appealing to others to do it for them. I heard endless complaints about dictatorial behaviour of the leadership of an opposing party but none would complain about the leadership of their own party that behaves in worse ways. Critics would

demand free and fair elections in an opposing party and nationally in general elections but none would make the same demand for democratic leadership contests (executive positions or central committee) or candidate selection in their own party. Virtually none has come out to condemn fraud or manipulation of voting in internal elections but level allegations against an opposing party. All parties have violated democratic practices in party contests going back to Burnham and Jagan in the 1950s. Jagan fixed elections for Brindley Benn to win against Balram Singh Rai in his Indian based party. Burnham fixed the outcome for an Indian chair of his African based party. Critics and party affiliates must be even handed in their criticisms of others. They must develop courage to condemn all wrong doings including those committed among or by their very own. Yours truly, Dr. Vishnu Bisram

DEAR EDITOR, Since their defeat in the General and Regional Elections of 2015 the PPP/C have succeeded in forcing the resignations of the two previous Chairpersons of GECOM (Dr. S. Surujbally, who had overseen two election victories for the PPP/ C prior to 2015, and retired Justice J. Patterson, who succeeded Dr. Surujbally). Recently, the Leader of the PPP/C declared its party’s “great faith in the fairness and impartiality” of the current Chairperson of GECOM and its suspicions of its Secretariat which it considers “sinister”. It would appear that the PPP/C’s regard, or lack thereof, of particular GECOM officials is largely transactional. Dr. Surujbally was held in high esteem, and remained in office, for about a decade until he was forced out following the PPP/C’s loss in the 2015 General and Regional Elections, which ushered the APNU+AFC coalition in office.

The current dissatisfaction with the Secretariat apparently stems from its inability to support the No Confidence Vote (NCV)-driven demands for elections by March 21, 2019 and, again, by September 18, 2019; the pursuit of house-tohouse registration despite PPP/C opposition and noncooperation; and the development of a work programme for elections inconsistent with the PPP/C’s preferred timeline. More importantly, the policy of ‘scapegoating’ the GECOM Secretariat satisfies the PPP/C’s strategy of seeking to delegitimize the results of the upcoming elections in the likelihood of another PPP/C defeat. Persons within the orbit of the PPP/C, including former President D. Ramotar, have repeatedly and spuriously claimed knowledge of APNU+AFC-directed manipulation or “rigging” of the upcoming elections to deny the PPP/C. Columnist Freddie Kissoon even sees “an

improper general election where the West gets involved to bring about an APNU+AFC majority or APNU+AFC by itself rigs the poll”. Apparently, the “West” (US, UK and EU) has gotten involved to proclaim that “the Government is currently in breach of the Constitution” but not in the manner imagined by Kissoon. The blatant hostility directed at the government following the long-awaited advice of the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission informing of GECOM’s readiness to “deliver credible elections by the end of February, 2020” has confirmed what, I have long suspected, is the true and ultimate objective of the NCV which is to reacquire power, lost through the ballot, through blackmail, intimidation, coercion and force. The manner and messaging of the protests that were visited upon the Head of State and some ministers of government during last week were

manifestly threatening and hostile and not overly concerned with fixing a date for early elections and will, most likely, continue and degenerate after a date for elections has been announced. The publication of fullpage advertisements in the national media characterising the government as illegal, in coordination with these activities, are intended to, in the most direct, threatening and offensive manner impugn, challenge, undermine and destroy the legitimacy and authority of the current, interim, government with a view to replacing it with something else. During the past few months, several persons, all supporters of the “successful” NCV have advanced the idea of the PPP/ C returning to government through creative mechanisms involving an indefinite postponement of elections in Guyana. Sincerely Oscar Dolphin

A FOREWARNING – Do NOT Extend the Life of the 11th Parliament The true and ultimate objective of the NCV

DEAR EDITOR, Under no circumstances should the PPP Parliamentary Opposition give its support to extend the life of the 11th Parliament of Guyana. In my view, any such extension will only augment undemocratic behaviour and further violations to the Constitution and rule of law by the APNU + AFC “caretaker government”, to put it in simple language. Once the APNU + AFC “illegal

and expired government” is given such extension, their first stunt will be to pass the 2020 National Budget with all the goodies and sweeteners as a political gimmick in order for them to have direct access to the Bud getary Line Items to finance their elections campaign with more delay tactics on setting a date for General Elections. Sincerely yours, Paul Ramrattan

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Oil and our next door neighbour The government of Nicholas Maduro of Venezuela this past week signed an agreement with a section of the Opposition. The agreement has implications for Guyana since its reaffirms the commitment of parties to the agreement to press for negotiated, rather than a legal settlement over the Essequibo. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana has not reacted to the agreement or to the specific aspect which deals with the Geneva Agreement. Perhaps, they are not yet aware of the details of the agreement. The agreement, to which Juan Guaidó, is not a party, commits all sides to defend the historical legitimate rights of Venezuela over Guyana Essequibo, through political negotiation, as contemplated in the Geneva Agreement of 1966. Russia and China, two of the countries which are providing support to the Maduro administration have both welcomed the agreement. Mexico and Uruguay have also hailed the agreement. Interestingly, Mexico is part of the Lima

Group which does not recognise Maduro as President. If Alberto Fernandez wins the next elections in Argentina, it can end up creating a further crack in the Lima Group’s support for Juan Guaidó. Argentina is a member of the Lima Group. Fernandez does not agree with labelling Maduro as a dictator. The United States Government has said nothing this far but the agreement is bound to undermine their efforts to further isolate the Maduro administration. It has also weakened Juan Guaidós efforts to unite the full Opposition. The government, following the agreement released Edgar Zambrano, the deputy to Guaidó. He had been arrested in May on treason charges. His release does not discontinue the charges. Juan Guaidó himself is under investigation for allegedly agreeing to a deal, which would have seen him revoke Venezuela’s claim to the Essequibo. The accusations against him is said to have been based on

audio recordings purported to involve a US administration official urging an advisor to Guaidó to “deliver the Essequibo” to ExxonMobil and other multinationals. The truthfulness of the accusations against Guaidó has not yet been established. Guyana should be following closely the developments in Venezuela because they do have a relationship with what happens in Guyana itself. If Maduro loses power because of the relentless pressure, which is being applied by the Americans, then the petropolitical equation changes dramatically. The Americans and the Canadians are keen for Maduro to go. Exxon wants to get back into Venezuela. Billions of dollars of its assets were nationalised in that country. The possibility of Guyana being used as pawn must not be ruled out. Exxon is making huge investments in Brazil. It is divesting its assets in other parts of the world. Walking away from Guyana is a minor matter for Exxon since it can easily move its operations to

Dem boys seh

Roger Khan is a distraction Everybody talking how Roger Khan come home. When de man come, dem had more reporters than when some foreign dignitaries come on a state visit. De police outriders and de roadblocks bring back memories. Every newspaper talking ‘bout Roger Khan. Oil news disappear off de pages and dem boys want to know whether Roger Khan’s release wasn’t a diversion. Nuff focus was on de oil companies and things was getting hot fuh dem. Dat is why Roger Khan’s release got to be a diversion and de news media fall for it. Dem spending time checking pon Roger Khan every day. He in police

custody because de police want to investigate whether he commit some murders about fifteen years ago. Dem boys hear dat de police say Khan kill Waddell or at least he order de killing. Dem ain’t saying dat Khan is a saint. In fact, he just get release from jail in Uncle Sam. He serve a long time. He hair get gray and he look old. Nuff of dem politicians should be serving even more time than Roger Khan. Dem commit some crimes dat more violent than wha Roger Khan commit. Some of dem sell state property to dem friends when dem had no control over de property. And is not only de politicians from de old government. Some of dem today also should be in jail

but is just dat dem boys can’t prove anything but people talking. Uncle Freddie claim how some of dem buy expensive vehicles dat worth more than dem salary. Dem boys hear how Khan save de police when criminals had some of dem frighten to wear dem uniform. All dis happen when Georgetown became a ghost town as soon as de place get dark. All dis happen at a time when more policemen died than over de hundred or so years dat de force been in existence. De police might want to loose him. Talk half and don’t let Roger Khan distract Guyanese.

Brazil. The Canadians have gold and oil interests in Venezuela including agreements between Canadian companies and the Venezuelan government. They are not comfortable with the arrangements and also want to see the back of Maduro. They have been cheerleading the Lima Group. The United States, Britain and the European Union (the ABE countries) recently declared the Guyana government as unconstitutional and said that it could not support its

development needs in a situation where a date for elections has not been named. Canada, interestingly, did not sign the agreement. The reason is both diplomatic and economic, the latter relating to Canada’s substantial economic interests in Guyana’s mining sector. The ABE countries would have faced a moral dilemma had they not come out against the Granger administration. They would have been seen as being inconsistent if they continue to accuse Maduro of being an unconstitutional

President, without condemning the Government of Guyana for its failure to call elections by September 18, 2019. Guyana therefore must not assume that its political problems are unrelated to what is taking place within our western neighbour. Oil is the common denominator, which links the two countries.

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Gaskin to challenge ILLEGAL Exxon contract in Court..... (From page 8) Energy, Mark Bynoe, said that discussions had been initiated with Central Bank to ensure oil companies comply with the nation’s laws on having a recognised insurance policy. Bynoe had said that there will be no approval for oil companies to self-insure, explaining that the contract will only allow the Contractor to self-insure if the Minister grants a waiver. Gaskin also drew attention to the matter of “free oil” for Esso, as Janki put it. He referred to the

section of the contract that allows the contractor to take as much as it is needed for its operations. Janki had said that the quantity of the production that the companies are allowed to take covers all the prospecting operations and all the production operations that they carry out. Gaskin said that while the definition of operations in the contract is so open-ended, operations is defined in the Act differently. “Operations in the Act do not include those things that the agreement speaks about.” Gaskin

said. The three panelists shared differing views on what should be done with the PSA. Janki is of the view that Guyana should not produce oil at all. She said that, due to harm the extraction and production of fossil fuels does to the environment, and with efforts beginning to be focused on weaning the industrial world off of fossil fuels, it would be better for Guyana to leave oil in the ground. Gaskin disagrees with Janki, and asserted that the oil should be extracted. But he said

that first; the contract must be ripped up and rewritten from

scratch. Collins said that the contract should not be ripped out,

only regularised so that it is inconformity with the law.

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PNCR seeks clarification in diplomatic community’s statement on elections Executive member of t h e P e o p l e ’s N a t i o n a l Congress Reform (PNCR), Gary Best believes that the government may have to seek clarification regarding the recent ABE statement released to the Coalition. In that statement, the United States of America (USA), the European Union (EU) and Britain, urged President David Granger to announce a date for the General and Regional Elections. The envoys in their statement said, “This situation comes at a great cost to the people of

Guyana. The prevailing political uncertainty undermines Guyanese institutions, compromises economic opportunities and delays development across all areas including infrastructure, education health and social services. It also hinders out ability t o s u p p o r t G u y a n a ’s development needs. We therefore call upon the President to set an elections date immediately in full compliance with Guyana’s constitution.” During the PNCR’S most recent press briefing on Friday last, Best remarked that it would be “prudent” to say that the party will seek to address and to look at every

opportunity it can to clarify any doubts that would come from a statement. “There are some doubts in the statement. I saw that the President has already responded in one way, and the government itself, I believe, may very well seek to clarify what was meant in the statement, because if we look at it very carefully, there were four paragraphs, and they didn’t mesh together.” The former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) reiterated that the Guyana Elections Commission has determined that the elections can be held by February 2020. In this regard, he added

that he finds it “difficult to see how the government is illegal, after such a date was never given by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), with their June 18 ruling. Best related, “So yes, I believe that there may be some clarification sought, but the President has spoken on the matter already, and it (the statement) said that his government is unconstitutional, and he has not acted unconstitutionally.” The Alliance For Change (AFC) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) inclusive of the PNCR have condemned what they have deemed veiled threats in the

statement. At a press conference held at Rodney House on Friday, the WPA stated that while it respects the concerns of the ABE countries, it cannot agree with the treatment of Article 106 (6) of the Constitution of Guyana in isolation of the country. Executive member of t h e WPA , M s . Ta b i t h a Sarabo-Halley said that the party is concerned about the “veiled threat” by the ABE countries to impose sanctions on Guyana. “ We b e l i e v e t h a t sanctions should be a last resort in international relations and that they should be activated only when countries violate

sacred international laws.” She stated that in this instance, the Guyanese government is in the clear. Meanwhile, Leader of the AFC, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan at a press conference that was also held on Friday at the p a r t y ’s Kitty headquarters, said that it is unfortunate that those countries have made those statements. According to the Ramjattan, his party had noted that Canada did not include itself in the statement. He also opined that the Opposition was using the joint statement to fuel its protests.

Roger Khan lawyers prepared to file private criminal charges if investigators fabricate evidence - legal advice sought before arrival found no evidence- lawyer Lawyers of Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan, who was deported Friday from the US to Guyana, say that they are paying close attention and are prepared to file criminal charges if evidence is trumped up against their client. Yesterday, lead lawyer, Glen Hanoman, is the only one allowed to contact Khan, 47, who was accused and convicted in the US of leading a deadly operations of drug smuggling. He is being held at a heavily guarded police lockup on the East Coast of Demerara. On his deportation Friday night, he was held by security officials at the Timehri airport and whisked to the Police Headquarters at Eve Leary, and questioned about his alleged orders to kill TV show host, Ronald Waddell and boxing coach, Donald Allison in the 2000s. “We recognise lots of gossip surrounding my client as against any evidence at all. We know for a fact that they don’t have any evidence. We know for a fact that advice has already been received by the police before the interview, received shortly before his arrival…and they don’t have evidence to charge,” Hanoman told Kaieteur News yesterday. “This 72 hours to hold him is really unlawful because we should really hold somebody if they have some sort of evidence. The police have already received legal advice. I can tell you nothing incriminating was said during the interview at Eve Leary by my client.” The police have held Khan under tight security with not even the media given an opportunity to take photos of a man who has claimed he placed his resources to fight

‘Roger’ Khan being processed at the Sparendaam Police Station on Friday night.

Murdered: Ronald Waddell crime on behalf of the Government in the 2000s when the country was under siege from criminals. The then Government of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, under Bharrat Jagdeo, has even been accused helping him procure wiretapping equipment for phones as part of the crime fight. “That being the case of no evidence on the advice, they ought not to hold him. Even from the time the interview concluded and nothing incriminating coming out, or nothing further, he should be released. We understand the politics of it,” Hanoman said. The country is divided on Khan. He is largely seen as a saviour at a time when criminals ran riot and police were afraid to wear their uniforms and were even padlocking the gates of the stations. Tens of police ranks and security officials were killed, including the former head of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit, Senior Superintendent Vibert Inniss. On the other hand, the Coalition Government says

there have been increasing calls for Khan, who they say ran a “Phantom Squad”, of exsecurity officials, should answer for his crimes. Khan said he placed his personal finances and resources to help the then PPP/C government and the people of Guyana. “The thing we are most worried about is that at the 11th hour, some statement might be fabricated, somebody comes out of the woodwork, something or the other. That is what we most worried. Looking at it closely, we have a very good idea what is in the police file. Any new material coming into the police file or backdated or s o w e w o u l d k n o w, ” Hanoman claimed. “It is an offence under the law where people conspire to procure convictions against persons who they have no evidence against. If charges are trumped, we are prepared to file criminal charges too, even if they have to be done privately. We accept that there is a lot of propaganda and pressure on the police.”

Reportedly, a police woman who snapped a photo of Khan being processed at Sparendaam on Friday night has been placed under close arrest. The photo has been shared online. Hanoman, and attorney-at-law Everton Singh-Lammy both complained Friday night of difficulties in access to their client. On Saturday, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, said he was briefed but was unwilling to speak on the matter. The police had been mandated to investigate the killings of both Waddell and Allison, following revelations during the trial of American attorney Robert Simels. Simels was the lawyer representing Khan who was jailed 15 years for drug trafficking by the US courts. An informant, Guyanese Selwyn Vaughn, who had secretly recorded Simels and was attempting to bribe and eliminate witnesses in the Khan trial, had testified that Khan had ordered the execution of both Waddell and Allison. Waddell was executed outside his Subryanville, Georgetown residence on January 30, 2006, while Allison was gunned down

outside the Ricola Boxing Gym in Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara, on September 8, 2005. Vaughn told a New York court that Allison had facilitated the safe passage of guns for the Buxton gang, which was headed by the now-dead Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins. Vaughn, in his recorded conversation with Simels, had also sought to link Khan and his ‘Phantom Gang’ to the killing of Waddell, a controversial TV talk show host. Va u g h n , a selfconfessed former member of the ‘Phantom Squad’, testified that Khan ordered the execution of Ronald Wa d d e l l , an antiGovernment talk-show host, at his home in Subryanville. According to reports at the time, a dark-coloured car took the gunmen to the scene, where they were apparently watching Waddell’s movements from the seawall. A s s o o n a s Wa d d e l l stepped into his car, two

gunmen ran across the road and opened fire on the vehicle. They then ran back across the road, jumped into their car and sped away east along the highway. Khan was said to have helped the People’s Progressive Party/Civic fight crime, using his resources to take down a number of criminal gangs, which had been responsible for numerous murders, including killings of policemen and citizens. He was said to have been in direct contact with former Minister of Home Affairs, Ronald Gajraj (now deceased) and former Health Minister, Dr. Leslie R a m s a m m y. B o t h m e n denied they were liaisons. In June 2006, after a fallout with the police and the Government, Khan, after fleeing Guyana, was arrested in Suriname. He was flown to Trinidad and handed over to US authorities. He was arraigned in a US court days later and in October 2009 was jailed 15 years on the charges.

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Guyana make it six in six against... From page 29 meant even when the run-rate was healthy – 63 runs came in the six-over Powerplay at the top of the innings – their position was always fragile. Unsurprisingly, the runrate slowed as the hosts were forced to keep one eye on their wickets in hand. And even that approach didn’t work out in the end, Green taking the last four wickets of the innings to leave the Tridents well short. The tone was set in the very first over, a slightly wild effort from Keemo Paul that brought 17 runs, but also the crucial wicket of Johnson Charles as he sliced a wide ball all the way to Imran Tahir at third-

man. Justin Greaves, so impressive on debut, got a couple of good-looking boundaries away but holed out off Romario Shepherd for 11. That too was a recurring theme. Alex Hales looked good for his 24 before picking out deep midwicket from the first ball of Tahir’s second over, while Jason Holder, Leniko Boucher, Raymon Reifer and Lamichhane all fell going for big shots early in their innings. Even Duminy, who held the whole thing together with a 32-ball 38 featuring two fours and two Hero Maximums, was caught in the deep attempting to pull Green over square-leg. Jonathan Carter was undone by a fine leg-break from Tahir, lbw after a

lengthy deliberation from the umpire, while Nurse was smartly stumped by Nicholas Pooran to help Green on his way to figures of 4/14. That represented the second-best bowling return of the 2019 Hero CPL – only Green’s teammate Shepherd has done better, with 4/13 against these same opponents in Match Six. Today’s match at the same venue will see the home team, Barbados Tridents facing off with the Jamaica Tallawahs from 6:00pm. Scores: Guyana Amazon Warriors 81 for 2 (King 51*) beat Barbados Tridents 138 (Duminy 38, Green 4-14, Tahir 2-22) by 12 runs (DLS method).

Monday September 23, 2019 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You can cruise from left to right and front to rear and back again. There's plenty of fuel for your fire today, and so you should take this opportunity to move forward toward your goals. TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) Your mind is buzzing like a busy bee today. Keep things light and social. Don't get too wrapped up in details.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You're ready to soar like a bird. When the next gust of wind comes up, you'll take flight and send your beautiful presence all over the world. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You'll be pulled in many directions today. It could be like you're in a candy shop with only a dollar and everything looks delicious.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You're on top of the world today, as you should be. You're on your way to conquering a domain that you once considered impossible. Stay strong and assertive.

SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Thank your friends today, Sagittarius. Let them know how much they mean to you. It's important to show your appreciation to the people around you. There's an expansive feeling in your heart that will shine through.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Hop on board early today, or you may get left behind. If you sit around and wait for someone to grant you an invitation, you'll probably never get where you want to go. Once you get on, there'll be no stopping you.

CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) It's important to communicate your feelings today, Capricorn. You tend to hold them inside and wait until they build up and erupt like a volcano.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) You may sense a bit of conflict in your world today, especially when it comes to emotions. Keep in mind that your perception of a dispute may make or break the result.

AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) This is a terrific day for you, Aquarius, so make the most of every moment. You can accomplish a tremendous amount as you juggle a dozen different things at once. Others will be inspired by your miraculous feats.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) You might be thrown off balance by the flightiness of today, Virgo. Perhaps it's difficult to make a decision about anything.Try not to get too caught up in the gossip swarming around you.

PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) You may be asked to turn yourself inside out today, Pisces. People may bombard you in a way that makes you want retreat into your protective shell.

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Neymar saves PSG to send French champions three points clear AFP - Neymar scored a fine late winner as Paris SaintGermain beat Lyon 1-0 yesterday to move three points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table. The Brazilian finally beat Anthony Lopes, who had pulled off numerous impressive saves, with three minutes of normal time to play at the Groupama Stadium. It was Neymar’s second winning goal in as many league games since being reinstated to the team following a protracted transfer saga which saw him attempt to force through a return to Barcelona. “Neymar can do better,” said PSG coach Thomas Tuchel. “It’s the second or third game in four months for him. He’s not at 100 percent capacity. “He is not at his limit. He can do better, he will do better. He’s going to get to his best level, with matches and decisive goals like that, it’s going to help him.” The Parisians sit top on 15 points after Angers and Nice both won over the weekend to temporarily join Tuchel’s side at the summit, and followed up their impressive midweek Champions League victory over Real Madrid with the win in constant drizzling rain in Lyon. Sylvinho’s Lyon remain in ninth place and are without a win since mid-August. PSG were without the attacking trio of Kylian Mbappe, Edinson Cavani and Mauro Icardi due to injuries, while midfielder Marco Verratti started on the bench. The best of the early chances fell to Neymar on 22 minutes but his effort was superbly saved by Lopes. Neymar was denied again by another tidy Lopes stop four minutes before the break as the Portugal international tipped the Brazil forward’s dangerous free-kick over the bar. PSG’s domination from the first half carried over into the second 45 minutes. Abdou Diallo had the pick of the chances, using the wet conditions to glance a header from a Neymar corner over the crossbar. The world’s most expensive player was targeted by home fans when taking set-pieces from the lefthand side as they threw plastic bottles and rolled-up bin bags at him. With 87 minutes on the clock, substitute Verratti found Neymar in the box who dribbled into space and

finally beat Lopes to the keeper’s left with a low shot. He celebrated by running towards the same corner of the ground where he had earlier been taunted by the Lyon supporters. - Hat-trick hero Ninga Earlier, Angers moved into second place after replacement Casimir Ninga scored an 11-minute hat-trick in a 4-1 thrashing of SaintEtienne. Ninga, who joined the club from second-tier Caen in August, put Angers into the lead with less than a quarter of an hour remaining before adding two more goals by the 89th minute to clinch their first home win over Saint-Etienne in 43 years. The defeat at Stade Raymond Kopa leaves Les

Verts a point above the relegation zone, with Ghislain Printant’s outfit having failed to win since the opening day of the season. Stephane Moulin’s Angers, who finished 13th in the league last season, have claimed four wins from their opening six fixtures to pull level with Nice in second spot. “Casimir made a thundering impact. I truly congratulate him because he’s worked a lot since arriving at the club,” Moulin said. “The second half perfectly resembles what we have been doing since the start of the season. It’s a little bit new but it corresponds perfectly to what we’re trying to do.”

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Vettel ends win drought with Ferrari one-two in Singapore

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc leads at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore. (REUTERS/Tim Chong) Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel celebrates after winning the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter) SINGAPORE (Reuters) Sebastian Vettel ended the torment of 13 months without a win by leading his complaining Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc across the line in a one-two finish at the Singapore Grand Prix yesterday. The German, whose last victory was at the Belgian Grand Prix in August 2018, started third but made the most of an early pitstop to leapfrog the unhappy Monegasque, who had led from pole position. Vettel took the checkered flag 2.6 seconds ahead of Leclerc for Ferrari’s third race win in a row — the first such hat-trick for the Italian team since 2008 and their first one-

two since 2017. Dutch youngster Max Verstappen finished third for Red Bull ahead of Lewis Hamilton who was fourth but still extended his lead to 65 points over fifth-placed Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton has 296 points to Bottas’s 231 with six races remaining while Mercedes have 527 to Ferrari’s 394 in the constructors’ championship. The victory under the floodlights was the 53rd of Vettel’s career. Having gone into the weekend tied with Hamilton on four Singapore wins, the German is now the most successful driver outright in the city-state. “I’m very happy, great

race,” said the four-times world champion after the first one-two by any team on Singapore’s street circuit. “Big congratulations to the team, the start of the season was difficult for us but in the last weeks we’ve come alive.” The early stop gave the German a fresh tire boost that left Leclerc crestfallen when the Monegasque pitted from the lead and emerged just as Vettel swept past for a track advantage he never relinquished. “What the hell…” exclaimed Leclerc over the team radio, who made no secret of his displeasure in further comments. “My head is down and it will be down until the race

(ends). I just want to let you know my feelings,” he said during one of the night’s three safety car periods. “To be completely honest with you, I don’t understand at all the undercut,” complained Leclerc, winner in Belgium and Italy and now joint third with Verstappen in the overall standings. BARRIER-LINED STREETS Once ahead of his team mate, Vettel had little to worry about with Singapore’s barrier-lined streets notoriously difficult to overtake on. Only the safety car periods and slower cars yet to pit threatened to disrupt his rhythm but the German, whose temperament and future at Ferrari have been the subject of much speculation,

kept his head. Leclerc radioed Ferrari asking for more power to mount an attack during the restarts but was not able to faze his team mate and agreed not to do anything stupid over the final laps. Mercedes had been favorites going into the weekend but the champions, who started the year with five straight one-twos, were left licking their wounds. Behind the top five, British-born Thai rookie Alexander Albon was sixth for Red Bull. McLaren’s teenage rookie Lando Norris was seventh ahead of Toro Rosso’s French driver Pierre Gasly. Nico Hulkenberg took ninth for Renault ahead of Antonio Giovinazzi, who rounded out the top 10 for Alfa Romeo.

The Italian was one of the last to pit and he and his team enjoyed a rare moment in the spotlight by leading for several laps. Danish driver Kevin Magnussen took the fastest lap for Haas for the second year in a row but without scoring an extra point — available only for those in the top 10 — because he finished 17th. The safety car was first deployed after a tangle between Haas’s Romain Grosjean and Williams’ George Russell on lap 35 that left the Briton’s car in the wall. It came out again when Racing Point’s Sergio Perez slowed and stopped while in 10th place and then finally after a collision between Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat and Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen.

South Africa quicks set up series-levelling win against India BENGALURU (Reuters) South Africa fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Beuran Hendricks helped restrict India to a low total and set up a comfortable serieslevelling nine-wicket win for the touring side in the third and final Twenty20 international yesterday. The hosts, who won the second T20 to take a 1-0 lead in the series after a washout in the first match, managed a below par 134-9 in their 20 overs after captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. South Africa captain Quinton de Kock scored a second straight fifty in the series and remained unbeaten on 79 to help his side chase down the target with 19 balls to spare. De Kock, who made 52 at Mohali, and Reeza Hendricks scored 76 for the opening stand to stub out India’s hopes of early wickets and any chance of a fight. Reeza was dismissed for 28 but the South Africa skipper put the hosts’ bowlers to the sword, smashing five sixes and six fours in his 52-ball knock.

Earlier, Hendricks dismissed dangerous India opener Rohit Sharma early and picked up another wicket to finish with impressive bowling figures of 2-14 from his four overs. Rabada did not have a great start, bowling wides on his first three deliveries, and conceded 17 runs in his opening over but recovered well to finish with 3-39. South Africa spinners Bjorn Fortuin and Tabraiz Shamsi also kept things tight, conceding 42 runs in seven overs between them while picking up three wickets. Shikhar Dhawan, who topscored for the hosts with 36, and Kohli appeared to have steadied the ship for India with a 41-run stand after the early loss of Rohit. But Dhawan and Kohli, who made nine, fell in quick succession and India needed their middle order to stand up and guide the side to a competitive total. Left-arm spinner Fortuin put paid to those hopes by dismissing Rishabh Pant, who made 19, and Shreyas Iyer (5) in the same over. There were no heroics from the

Beuran Hendricks and teammates celebrates a wicket. (Associated Press) lower order either as India struggled to hit boundaries at a ground known to be a high-scoring venue. The two sides will next play

three tests, starting with the opening match at Visakhapatnam from Oct. 2. Scores: South Africa 140 for 1

(de Kock 79*, Reeza 28, Bavuma 27*) beat India 134 for 9 (Dhawan 36, Rabada 3-39, Beuran 2-14, Fortuin 2-19) by

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Leaders Liverpool extend perfect start with Chelsea win LONDON (Reuters) Leaders Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season as they staved off a second-half fight back from Chelsea to secure a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge that left them five points clear at the summit. Liverpool opened a twogoal lead in the first half as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino found the net from clever free kicks, before Juergen Klopp’s side showed just enough resilience after the break to keep Chelsea at bay. It was a sixth straight league win from the start of the campaign for the European champions and extended their club-record streak to 15 in total. The victory, however, owed as much to their steely work ethic under pressure as their more heralded attacking attributes. “The boys did really well and fought really hard. I don’t think there is any other way to win here,” Klopp said. Chelsea made a spirited fightback in the second half,

Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi shoots at goal against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. (Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley) pulling a goal back with a superb effort from N’Golo Kante, but they missed late chances to equalise and fell to a second defeat of the season that left them 10 points off the pace in 11th.

For Chelsea boss Frank Lampard, there were numerous positives to take from the game, even if his side are still without a home league win this season. “It is hard to accept

congratulations after a loss, but the second-half display is close to where we want to be,” he said. FRENETIC PACE Liverpool began the match at a frenetic pace as the

intensity of their pressing game kept Chelsea pegged firmly against the ropes, struggling to hold onto possession or build any momentum, and it was not long until the pressure told. Mohamed Salah backheeled a free kick to Alexander-Arnold on the edge of the box, who let fly with his right foot, drilling the ball past goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to give the visitors the lead after 14 minutes. Despite being second best for much of the first half, Chelsea still had their moments. They were denied an equaliser by VAR after 26 minutes when Cesar Azpilicueta bundled the ball in only for replays to show that Mason Mount had strayed a fraction offside in the build-up, swiftly curtailing the home crowd’s raucous celebrations. Salt was then rubbed into the wound when Liverpool doubled their lead four minutes later. Alexander-Arnold tapped a free kick on the left to Andy

Robertson, whose cross was met by Firmino and he powered his header home from close range. Liverpool should have added to their advantage early in the second half when Firmino was left unmarked at the far post but he scuffed his volley and the Brazilian’s effort was parried away by Arrizabalaga before Chelsea began to find their feet. Kante pulled one back in spectacular fashion, turning midfielder Fabinho, before attacking the heart of the visitors’ defence and curling the ball into the far corner, before further chances came and went. Substitute Michy Batshuayi headed wide after 88 minutes and Mount scooped a Marcos Alonso cross over the bar at the death to leave the home side rueing their missed opportunities. Results from Sunday 22nd September Crystal Palace1 – Wolves 1 West Ham 2 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 3 - Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 1 – Liverpool 2

South Africa squeeze past Fiji to win Oktoberfest 7s AFP - South Africa captain Siviwe Soyizwapi sealed a 12-10 win over Fiji with a last-minute try in the final of the Oktoberfest 7s yesterday in Munich after New Zealand had earlier claimed third by beating hosts Germany. South Africa were 10-5 down in a gripping final against the reigning World Sevens Series holders with time almost up when S o y i z w a p i b u r s t o v e r, dotting down near the posts for a converted try to win the Munich tournament. The invitational Oktoberfest 7s, held against the backdrop of the famous beer festival, was used by top teams as a warm-up for the World Series, which kicks-off in Dubai this December, as Germany hope to host a leg in the future. Kurt-Lee Arendse drew

first blood for the Blitz Bokke in the final, but Olympic champions Fiji hit back with tries by Apenisa Cakaubalavu, following a superb off-load from Isoa Tabu, and Vuniona Vuki, who crashed over before the fleet-footed Soyizwapi settled the matter. “It was a great effort from the boys,” said South Africa coach Neil Powell. “In terms of structure and game plan, it’s still very early in the season and not where we want to be, but the guys showed a lot of character.” Fiji coach Gareth Baber praised his inexperienced squad, which included five Under-20 players, but was superbly led by captain Terio Tamani, who earlier scored the last-minute winning try in the 14-12 semi-final victory over New Zealand.

South Africa captain Siviwe Soyizwapi sealed victory for the Blitz Bokke in the Oktoberfest 7s final against Fiji with a try just before the final whistle in Munich. (Getty Images North America/AFP/File / Rich Lam) “We’re building depth and this is the first time this group has ever played together, so I am proud of what they have achieved,” said the Welshman. - Surprise package Germany Both Fiji and South Africa reached the final by winning their three group games on Saturday, but the weekend’s surprise package were hosts

Germany, who beat France and the USA on Saturday to reach the last four. Cheered on by home fans in Munich, the European champions pushed South Africa hard in their semi-final yesterday before losing 17-12, then ran out of steam in the third-place play-off, going down 22-12 to New Zealand as Rewita Biddle

showed his pace for the All Blacks with two tries. “ We k n e w G e r m a n y would be tough, no surprises there, they have been unlucky to not qualify f o r t h e Wo r l d S e v e n s Series, so we had expected a tough battle,” said New Zealand’s Scott Curry. “It’s been huge for us to come here, put some young guys in pressure matches and

test their skill set at a tournament just before the world series.” Defending holders Australia, who won the inaugural tournament in 2017, lost to both New Zealand and South Africa in Saturday’s pool games, finishing fifth by drubbing France 33-5 with Lachie Anderson claiming a hat-trick in a play-off yesterday.

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Tuilagi double leads untidy England to bonus-point win over Tonga

England’s Manu Tuilagi celebrates with team mate after scoring their second try against Tonga at Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan. (REUTERS/Edgar Su) SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - England got their World Cup campaign off to a scrappy start in Sapporo yesterday with a 35-3 Pool C victory over Tonga, Manu Tuilagi leading the way with two tries. Four years on from their first-round exit on home soil, England were keen to put on a commanding, clinical performance against the Pacific islanders, particularly after the All Blacks had thrashed them 92-7 in a World Cup warmup earlier this month. But the Tongans, led by big-hitting loose forwards Sione Kalamafoni and Zane Kapeli, proved difficult to break down at the Sapporo Dome and it was only rampaging centre Tuilagi’s tries that gave England an 183 advantage at halftime. His first score was down to pure power, bursting off the back of a five-metre scrum

and dragging defenders with him over the line. The second, on the halfhour mark, was a demonstration of blazing speed and intelligent timing, Tuilagi making up ground on a flying Jonny May to accept an inside pass and race clear to touch down. Tuilagi’s tries were a reminder of what England have been missing over the last few years, with the 28year-old Samoan-born centre’s career blighted by multiple injuries. England looked set to kick on from there but a combination of basic errors and indiscipline robbed them of momentum, with coach Eddie Jones caught on camera thumping his desk in fury after yet another mistake gifted the Tongans a penalty. “There’s a lot of mosquitoes up there, I had to whack a few,” said Jones when asked about his

England’s Anthony Watson in action during their match against Tonga at Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan. (REUTERS/Peter Cziborra) reaction. “Look, I get emotional, I get angry, I get excited, I get disappointed — that’s all part of coaching.” The Australian, who guided Japan to a stunning World Cup victory over South Africa at the last World Cup, said he was proud of the way his side stuck to their task when things were not going their way. “Sometimes rugby is like that, the ball just doesn’t stick. We left a number of points out there but I was so pleased with the attitude of the players. “That’s two tests in a row we haven’t conceded a try.” LOTS TO WORK ON Despite their pressure, England had to wait until the 56th minute for their third try as hooker Jamie George went over off the back of a driving maul as Tongan legs tired. England somehow failed to claim their fourth score

WTA roundup: Osaka cruises to title in hometown event Top seed Naomi Osaka held off Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-3 to finally win the Toray Pan Pacific Open after two previous runner-up finishes at the event in Osaka, Japan. Born in Osaka, she finished second in the tournament in 2016 and 2018, when the event was held in Tokyo. It’s the first title for Osaka since winning the Australian Open in January. Osaka lost to Pavlyuchenkova in their only previous meeting, in 2017, but set the tone early on Sunday with a dominating serve and never let up. Osaka

finished with a 100 percent winning percentage on first serves put into play and fired four aces in the onehour, nine-minute victory. Korea Open Third-seeded Karolina Muchov a o f t h e C z e c h Republic dominated fourth-seeded Magda Linette of Poland 6-1, 6-1 to earn her first career title. After waiting out a sixhour rain delay, Muchova needed just 68 minutes to dispatch Linette. Muchova logged an incredible 86 percent winning percentage on her first serve and never faced a break point in the match. Muchova also avenged a loss to Linette in their only

previous meeting. Wuhan Open American Slo a n e Stephens, seeded 10th, topped country favorite Zhang Shuai 7-5, 6-4 in the opening round in Wuhan, China. It ended a three-match skid by Stephens and also avenged losses to Shuai in their past two meetings. Ninth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was the only other seeded player in action. She cruised past countrymate Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1, 6-2. In an all-American match, Danielle Rose Collins held off Venus Williams 7-5, 7-6 (5). (Field Level Media)

when Henry Slade failed to connect with Elliot Daly with the line at their mercy but replacement front-rower Luke Cowan-Dickie claimed the bonus point try after being sent clear by Jonathan Joseph. Captain Owen Farrell, who kicked 15 points, was delighted to get off to a winning start. “A lot to work on, a lot to build on but to come away with a bonus point win at a

World Cup is always a good start,” he said, adding that England had used the kickand-chase tactic well to nullify Tonga’s physical threat. “Tonga are a very physical team and to give them targets to hit would be playing into their hands. I thought we chased well and got some opportunities off the back of it. “There’s still some mistakes that we can look at and get better at but that’s the

exciting thing, we still have got a lot more in us.” Tuilagi, wearing a Tongan shirt as he received the playerof-the-match award, said: “We knew coming into this game Tonga was going to be a tough test for us but we managed to get the five points and it’s a great start for our campaign.” England next face the United States in Pool C on Thursday while Tonga take on Argentina on Saturday.

Jamal John wins feature event at Victor Macedo Memorial road race Jamal John turned in an outstanding performance to win the feature event at the 17th annual Victor Macedo Memorial cycle road race which was contested yesterday at the outer circuit of the National Park. John withstood the challenges of Briton John, Curtis Dey and Andrew

Hicks among others, to complete the 25 laps race in a time of two hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds. Briton John took the runner up spot, while Dey finished third. Andrew Hicks placed fourth followed by Andre Green, Christopher Griffith, Marcus Keiler and Kemuel Moses in that order. Briton John won five

primes, while Jamal John captured three. The race attracted 39 starters. Ajay Gopilall won the junior 4 laps event ahead of Justin Thom and Jonathan Ramsuchit respectively. The veteran’s race was taken by Junior Niles, while Alex Mendes placed second and Kwame Ridley third.

Jamal John gestures as he is about to cross the finish line yesterday.

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Aragon MotoGP: Marquez closes on sixth title with win Motorsport - The Honda rider Marc Marquez, making his 200th grand prix start, nailed his launch off the line and was already a second clear of the field by the end of the first lap, with no one offering up even a hint of a challenge to his imperious pace. Fabio Quartararo slotted in behind Marquez off the line on the Petronas Yamaha, with Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller jumping to third ahead of the works Yamaha of Maverick Vinales. Miller made light work of Quartararo on the run into Turn 12 on the opening lap for second, with Marquez close to two seconds clear at the front by the third tour. Quartararo soon came under threat from Vinales, who eventually found a way through after powering past into Turn 16 on lap five.

Marc Marquez during qualifying at Aragon (AFP Photo/Jose Jordan)

Once free of the SRT rider, Vinales was able to immediately put some daylight behind him and set about hunting down Miller.

The massive speed of the Ducati ensured Miller would remain a stubborn obstacle for Vinales for some time, but the Spaniard finally found a way

through on lap eight, using the superior edge grip of the Yamaha to execute a daring move around the outside of Miller at Turn 4. Works Ducati rider

Iran ‘assures’ FIFA that women can attend qualifier - Infantino

President Gianni Infantino says Iran have assured him women will be allowed to attend a World Cup qualifier. (AFP / Franck Fife FIFA)

AFP - FIFA president Gianni Infantino said yesterday that world football’s governing body has been “assured” by Iranian authorities that women will be able to a t t e n d a Wo r l d C u p qualifier in Tehran next month. FIFA had demanded Iran allow women free unlimited access to stadiums following the ‘Blue girl’ incident where a woman killed herself after being arrested trying to access a football stadium. “ We have been assured, that as of the next international game of Iran, women will be allowed to enter football stadiums,” I n f a n t i n o t o l d a F I FA conference on women’s football in Milan on Sunday. FIFA wants Iran to end its ban on women entering stadiums that breaches international soccer statutes prohibiting discrimination. “ We n e e d t o h a v e women attending, we need to push for that with respect but in a strong and forceful way and we cannot wait anymore,” Infantino added. “This is something very important, it is 40 years that this has not happened, with a couple of exceptions, but it is important to move to the next level and to the next stage.” The Islamic republic has barred female spectators from football

and other stadiums since 1981, with clerics arguing they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men. FIFA officials have been in Iran to discus preparations for the O c t o b e r 1 0 Wo r l d C u p qualifier against Cambodia, their first home game of the 2022 qualifying competition. Sahar Khodayari, dubbed “blue girl” because of the colours of the team she supported, Esteghlal FC, was reportedly detained last year when trying to enter a stadium dressed as a man to watch them. She died of her injuries in a Tehran hospital after setting herself on fire outside a court in early September. The death of Khodayari sparked an outcry online, with many calling on FIFA to ban Iran from international competitions and for fans to boycott matches. “I think it’s huge, that FIFA has enough of a pull and ability to influence change,” two-time US w o m e n ’s Wo r l d C u p winning coach Jill Ellis said on the sidelines of the Milan conference. “It’s absolutely right, I don’t think there should be any discrimination, period. And not to allow women attend matches, I can’t even wrap my brain around it,” added Ellis.

Andrea Dovizioso would get through on Miller eight laps later, and began to chip away at the second gap Vinales held in second. With five laps to go, Dovizioso had caught Vinales, and two laps later he capitalised on a slight mistake from his rival through the Turn 14/15 chicane to grab second. Marquez got his lead up to over six seconds in the latter stages to cruise to his eighth win of the season and a 98-point lead over secondplaced Dovizioso, which means the upcoming Thailand race will offer up Marquez’s first chance to secure a sixth MotoGP title. After losing second to Dovizioso, Vinales dropped a further position as Miller carved past at Turn 1 on the final lap to finish third. Quartararo was a distant fifth ahead of LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow, who passed Aleix Espargaro’s Aprilia after a battle that raged for much of the race. Valentino Rossi faded to eight on the second works Yamaha, with Alex Rins recovering to ninth from a long-lap penalty awarded to him for wiping out Franco

Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha) at Turn 12 on lap one. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR) prevailed in a fierce fight with Andrea Iannone (Aprilia) for 10th ahead, Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci and Tech 3 KTM’s Miguel Oliveira. Joan Mir (Suzuki) and Avintia Ducati’s Tito Rabat rounded out the points scorers. Jorge Lorenzo was a factor for points early on, but the Honda rider faded to 20th in the end behind Aprilia wildcard Bradley Smith. Mika Kallio’s first race in place of Johann Zarco ended with a 17th-place finish, with teammate Pol Espargaro a non-starter after fracturing his wrist in a crash on Saturday. Race results: Marc Marquez - Honda Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Jack Miller - Ducati Maverick Viñales Yamaha Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Cal Crutchlow – Honda Aleix Espargaro – Aprilia Valentino Rossi – Yamaha Alex Rins - Suzuki Takaaki Nakagami Honda

Bermuda beat Guadeloupe to lift Caribbean Rugby crown HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda have been crowned Caribbean champions for the first time in seven years after beating Guadeloupe 33-10 in the Rugby Americas North Championship final at the National Sports Centre’s North Field here on Saturday. Bermuda led 14-0 at the break but then came under pressure as Guadeloupe reduced the deficit to four points with a penalty and a converted try before the home side forged clear again. Alex Brown, who opened the scoring in the first minute, and Jamie Baum each scored two tries for Bermuda, who were also awarded a second-half penalty try. Dan Cole converted four of the tries as Bermuda regained the title they last won when they beat Guyana 18-0 here in 2012. Yann Guenec opened Guadeloupe’s account with a 52nd minute penalty and Alexandre Dagorn scored a try after stealing the ball on the halfway line, Guenec converting to reduce Bermuda’s lead to a slender four points. But the pressure was lifted when Bermuda were

awarded a 64th-minute penalty try. Bermuda’s head coach Jamie Barnwell, who took over the post in January, was delighted with the victory. “We set ourselves this goal in January and to get across the line is fantastic. The boys have done a great job and so obviously we’re all very happy with that,” he said. “This is a really important milestone for the team. There wasn’t any space for us not to win, we had to get a result to continue the trajectory we’ve been on and the boys did just that, it’s been a great team effort. Bermuda began their campaign with a 43-14 win over Jamaica in their opener here in March. Barnwell’s side had expected a daunting trip to Guyana, who were highly fancied to overcome Guadeloupe in their respective regional encounter. However, with Guyana suffering a shock 19-5 defeat, Bermuda were handed the major boost of home advantage for Saturday’s final.

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Indigenous Heritage Games

Ali’s unbeaten 47 leads Mahdia to Male Tapeball title - Benjamin’s 45 spurs Region 1 to Female Softball crown

Ershad Ali hit a shot filled unbeaten 47 to spearhead Mahdia to 10-Wkt win over Region 1 in the Men’s Tapeball final. The final day of this year’s Indigenous Heritage Games at the Everest ground saw Region One taking the female Softball title and Mahdia beating Region One in the Male Tapeball final. In Female Softball Semi Finals, Region 3 made 89-3 in six overs before Region 1 replied with 90-4 yesterday to join Swan, from the Linden Highway, in the final after they had gotten the better of defending Champions St Cuthbert’s Mission in the first semi-final on

Saturday. In the final yesterday in a festive atmosphere of fun and frolic to culminate the monthlong celebrations of Amerindians contribution to Guyana (an Amerindian word meaning Land of Many Waters) as this Nation’s first people, Swan were asked to bat first on the heavy outfield. Watched by a large and colourful crowd of mostly those with Amerindian blood, Swan started badly when National Footballer; 19 yearold Annalisa Vincent held a

Region 1 won the Female Softball cricket tournament when beat Swan by 4 wickets at Everest yesterday. wonderful return catch in the first over to send Laisha Jordon packing after she had hit a six in her seven at 9-1. Abigale Scott fell for 14 before Tameka Wilson struck two sixes and three fours in an aggressive 37 to get her team to 88-4. Region One began their reply in the worst possible manner when Echlin Ashby was bowled for a first ball duck by Nicola Leacock and

things got worse for the ladies from the Barima/Wiani when Shenell Wilson fell for twelve after lofting consecutive sixes. Vincent, the star player for her team, hit a six but soon departed for 11 before the Benjamin siblings staging a recovery with Marva going to the end finishing not out on 47 with seven boundaries as Region reached 90-4 in 7.3 overs.

In the Tape-ball semifinals, Region One, led by a 104-run opening stand between Tariq Deonarine 65 and Keyon LaRose (25) beat Campbelltown by 52 runs after restricting them to 53-3. In the other semi-final, Mahdia beat Laluni by 22 runs after making 74-4 in six overs and limiting Laluni to 56-3 to set up the final. Micheal Sutton blasted Ricardo Poloram for 25 runs

in the last over in his 40 with five sixes and two fours to get Region One to 85 when their 10 overs expired. Mahdia responded with Ershad Ali hitting a shot-filled undefeated 47 and shared in an unbroken 91-run stand with Andrew Gibson (35) as the left-handed Ali finished the contest with three consecutive sixes off Sutton as they galloped to 91-0 in 4.5 overs. (Sean Devers)

Guyana make it six in six against Tridents

Brandon King topscored for the Warriors with another half century. (CPL)

CPL - Guyana Amazon Warriors opened a three-point lead at the top of the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) table as they extended their perfect start to the season to six matches and guaranteed a playoff spot with a rain-affected victory over Barbados Tridents at the Kensington Oval. The Warriors dismissed the Tridents for just 138, Chris Green taking the last four wickets to fall and conceding just 14 runs in his 3.2 overs, before reaching 77/ 2 after 10 overs of the runchase when heavy rain held up play for an hour. When play resumed, the Warriors’ target of 62 from the last 60 balls had been reduced to 20 from 24. They added four from the 11th over before the rain returned again to finish things off with the Warriors 81/2 and

still comfortably clear of a DLS par score of 69. The one over possible after the initial rain delay did at least allow Brandon King to complete a fine halfcentury having been left stranded on 49 not out when the players had first left the field.. He and Chandrapaul Hemraj had been watchful at the start of the Warriors’ initial pursuit of 139 for victory but still took the score past 50 in the Powerplay as King in particular began to cut loose. King took Ashley Nurse for 10 in two balls as the spinner’s first over leaked 15 runs, while King smashed his second Hero Maximum from the final ball of the sixth over as Jason Holder dropped short. That took the total and partnership to 52 before

Nurse’s problems continued in the field as he put down a simple chance offered by King on 30. Two balls later, King planted his third six of the night over midwicket. There was some respite for the Tridents when Hemraj chipped a return catch to Sandeep Lamichhane for 20 and Shimron Hetmyer was very smartly caught and bowled by JP Duminy for just 2 but by then the required rate was already down to just a run a ball. King continued to impress, taking Lamichhane for back-to-back boundaries

to end the tenth over and, as it turned out, the contest as initial drizzle turned quickly into something more substantial. With 77/2 on the board, the Warriors were 16 ahead of the DLS par score of 61, with the only minor disappointment for them being King left stranded one short of a half-century on 49* from 30 balls. Something he rectified when they returned to the field. Earlier, The Tridents lost regular wickets throughout a rather frenetic innings, which (Continued on page 24)

Caribbean Premier League standing TEAM M W L GAW 6 6 0 TKR 6 4 1 STKNP 8 4 4 BT 5 2 3 ZOUKS 6 1 4 JT 7 1 6

PT 12 9 8 4 3 2

NRR 1.858 0.97 -0.057 0.15 -1.281 -1.487

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Bounty Paper Towel & Solo Drink Hockey Leagues

Spartans thump GBTI in women’s division

Yesterday’s hat-trick hero Hilmar Chester (left) is floored following a failed attacking play between the two Saints Clubs. Play between OFHC (left) and Hikers in the under-20 division on Saturday at Saints ground. Bingo Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Spartans continued their top form yesterday when play in the Bounty Paper Towel - Quicker

Picker Upper - Women’s Second Division Outdoor Developmental Hockey League concluded its weekend play yesterday.

Playing at the Saint Stanislaus College (SSC) ground on Carifesta Avenue in the final game of the day, the Bingo Spartans thumped

favourites GBTI GCC 5-3. There were eight different goal scorers in the goal fest. Scoring for the victors were Makeida Harding, Sarah Klautky, Abosaide Cadagon, Haley Carpenter and Paige Fernandes, who all netted one field goal (FG) each. For GBTI, the league’s leading goal scorer Princessa Wilkie added one more to her tally, while Vanessa Pires and Macaela Harding accounted for the other two goals.

In the men’s second division, Bounty GCC bludgeoned YMCA Old Fort Hockey Club (OFHC) Rusty 4-0. The commanding win was a marauding hat-trick from Meshach Sargeant, while Kareem McKenzie added the fourth. The high flying Saints Savages were taken down a peg after receiving a similar 4-0 licking at the sticks of Saints Shockwave in the men’s second division as well. Hilmar Chester was the hat-

trick hero of the encounter, while Baraka Garnett added the fourth. In other results of the day, YMCA OFHC Aces edged Hikers Cadets 2-1 in the men’s second division, while GCC Pitbulls needled Saints Hockey Clun (SHC) Storm courtesy of a Kareem McKenzie FG in the Solo drink boys’ under-20 league. Play is scheduled to continue next weekend with 12 more matches.

GCC beat GYO by nine wickets despite France’s 7-54 & 55

Play between Bingo GCC Spartans (right) and GCC Her-ricanes. Trevon France followed is his 7-54 with an entertaining 55 in a losing effort for GYO at Bourda yesterday. GCC romped to their third consecutive win since the resumption of the GISE, Star Party Rental and Trophy Stall two-day first division cricket tournament for teams in the City when they beat GYO by nine wickets at Bourda yesterday. Resuming on 156-7 in response to GYO’s 101, the host rallied to 201 as Bernard Bailey hit three fours and a six in 35 not out. Left-arm spinner Trevon France added the wickets of Darious Andrews (3) and Stephon Wilson (2) to his five from Saturday as both batsmen were stumped. Leg-spinner Divesh Ramjattan, the son of Minister of Security Khemraj Ramjattan, bowled Tariq Glasgow for a duck to start the innings. Pacers Bailey and LaRose picked up two wickets each

Leland Cadogan hit 4 fours and 4 sixes in his 62 for GYO yesterday to make GCC bat again at Bourda. as GYO slumped to 15-4 by lunch. Wazim Ali (12), peppered with an overdose of short balls from the onedimensional Renaldo AliMohamed and Trenthon Liverpool (20) added 32 runs before Wilson removed them both to leave the visitors on 44-6. But the left handed pair of France, who hit two fours and

three sixes in 55, and Leland Cadogan, whose 62 included four sixes and three fours, saw GYO to 167. Wilson (3-36), Bailey (224) and LaRose (2-13) took the wickets for GCC who was set 67 to win. After losing their first wicket without a run on the board, Jeetendra Sookdeo (28) and Timothy McCalmont (30) saw GCC to victory.

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LGC President Aleem Hussain wins Silica Sandport Inc. 3rd Annual Golf Extravaganza

On the heels of a win 2 weeks ago in the Odyssey Sightseeing Tours Guyana Inc. tournament on Saturday September 7, LGC President Aleem Hussain again showed his skill in the game when he took advantage of easy conditions to emerge champion in the Silica Sandport Inc. (SSI) 3rd annual Golf Extravaganza on Saturday last. A few years ago, Hussain previously stated that he would be in contention at a Guyana Open and it seems as if he is living up to that promise for the upcoming October 2019 Guyana Open International Golf Invitational. Under excellent golfing weather conditions and with a course in pristine condition, the highly competitive golfers continue showing great improvement in their performances, with SSI tournament host, Haresh Tewari again excelling in his Flight, and this time graciously refusing the honour of the win, allowing other golfers to benefit from his tournament sponsorship. You may recall that a year ago in the SSI tournament, ‘Pandit’ Haresh made history as, in addition to winning his Flight with a score of 68/19, he also secured 2 chip-in birdies on the same green – for hole 4 and hole 13. Playing injured, 9-time Guyana Open Champion Avinash Persaud still turned in a great score and excelled by winning yet another long drive prize this time almost reaching the green in one. Former Guyana Open Ladies Champion Shanella London was in top form as she bested

Winners pose with members of the Tewari family. From left, Avinda Kishore, Avinash Persaud, William Walker, Brian Hackett, Mahendra Bhagwandin, President Aleem Hussain, Dr Joaan Deo, Satrohan Tiwari, Kayshav Tewari (son of Pdt Haresh), Mrs Tewari, Haresh Tewari. Dr. Joaan Deo in the Ladies category as they prepare for the Suriname Open in two weeks. Ascending to the top position in their respective flights were Rommel Bhagwandin and William Walker with Walker winning from Robin Tiwari on a countback to secure the first place. Silica Sandport Inc. produces white sand, screening and washing of Silica in a state-of-the-art sand washing facility that obtains sand from part of an extensive silica sand vein that has verifiable reserves in excess of 500 million tons thus enabling SSI to confidently supply washed and graded sand in quantities that fulfill particular needs. In addition to their washed sand product, SSI has the capacity to supply a nematode free, unwashed

sand product for use in various manufacturing, construction, landscape and beach applications. The SSI plant is capable of removing all but a trace of the sand fines, clay, silt and organic matter from indigenous Guyanese sand deposits to reveal a pure, brilliant white to translucent product that is excellent for Golf courses. Our sand also meets specifications for Glass Manufacturing, Concrete Production, and Molding and Casting Applications. Silica Sandport Inc. is headquartered at 63 Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, Tel:592-6274575 or 592-220-6409, and w e b s i t e : www.silicasandport.com. CEO and founder, Haresh Tewari, has served as Treasurer of the Lusignan Golf Club in previous years.

T h e Ti w a r i f a m i l y committed to hosting future tournaments and promised that the next one would be even better than the first three. Speaking for the family, Kayshav said that both him and his sister were extremely proud of their dad and their involvement with the game in the Lusignan Village would continue for years to come.

President of the LGC Aleem Hussain thanked the sponsor who had recently donated loads of special sand for the greens and said that was a contributing factor to his win since the course was in the best condition ever due to the hard work by the staff Avinash, Barney, Danai and assistance from the Lusignan Prison Service. “With the course playing so easy, we

will see better performances from all our players as we ramp up for the Suriname and Guyana Opens”, adding that this will be an incredible field of top golfers who are coming from USA, Canada, Colombia, Trinidad, Suriname and several other countries. The table below shows the performances of the golfers.

GFF hosts Financial Planning Workshop to inform on 2020 budget

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Participants of GFF’s Financial Planning Workshop during one of the presentations.

ollowing a decision at the ExtrOrdinary Congress held in August 2019, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday hosted a financial planning workshop to inform the 2020 budget. The session, held at the Guyana Pegasus, with select members sought to give members of the GFF an opportunity to play a handson role in the financial planning exercise. GFF’s President, Wayne Forde, in brief remarks at the opening of the session said the new model of having members review and inform the budget is unprecedented: “This new financial planning model allows the GFF

members to correlate investment priorities with the GFF’s strategic plan 2017-2021.” He added, “Unless someone here knows otherwise, I do not know of a situation where we would have had all the members peer over the actual figures of our finances and I believe that it is only when we reveal ourselves to this extent to you that you get a clear appreciation for the work that we are doing and what informs some of the decisions that we have to make from time to time.” The composition of the group was reflective of persons with the skill set and expertise to address budgetary issues.

Guyana make it six in six against Tridents

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Chris Green (3rd left) was the pick of the Warriors bowlers claiming four wickets to limit the Tridents to 138. (CPL)

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Ali’s unbeaten 47 leads Mahdia to Male Tapeball title - Benjamin’s 45 spurs Region 1 to Female Softball crown

Tapeball Champions Mahdia after they beat Region 1 by 10 wickets yesterday at Everest. Printed and published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd., 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. Tel: 225-8458, 225-8465, 225-8491 or Fax: 225-8473/226-8210.