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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
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Public or personal service Continuing disturbing public service revelations emphasize the two tracks open to Guyanese, the way we should be. To each individual, and contingent upon priorities and objectives, comes different results and satisfactions. To the one called and now powerfully in place, there are two realities: what is there that tempts and threatens? And how to respond? Some context should help. Individual public servants are in a position of influence. They can make things happen, such as a multi-million-dollar award, a long-term contract, a public works project. They are part of the decision-making. It should be a clean realm. A genuine process that affords citizens a fair opportunity. That is what should pertain in the official world of public service. In the real world of personal life, there are relationships: family linkages; business friendships; school ties. Now here is the challenge: the official must be separate from the personal. The two must not intersect; or feature as to who gets a piece of business or not. That’s the perfect world: a demanding standard, when so much side business can be had, so much money made, through knowledge, and the power to influence. The challenges crystallize to these: what to do before all these rich temptations? The straight brings no personal gain; the incorruptible does not afford a certain opulent lifestyle. Doing the right thing means nothing. Prearranging leads to many rich things. What to do? This is what is done, now the culture. Mechanisms are finalized: a company; have people lined up (family, marriage and associations); partner with likeminded characters. Awards are made to come, directed from inside the public service. Oil, drugs, real estate, upstream, downstream, -all in the many millions. In the blatant cases, there is this exercise: to recuse self or not. Recusing is farcical in this interlinked society: knowledge, terms, players, who is related to whom, who ponies up, who must get the award. Regardless of who is present (non-recusal) or who is absent (recusal), fix is in, the game is on, wicked games. It is the overlapping of public service and personal self-serving. Where there is structuring of bids to accommodate for everybody (ministers, public servants, private sector) getting their customary percentage, through compartmentalized networks seeking to insulate the final powerful recipient. It is not limited to the couple of hundred who submit pieces of paper to the Integrity Commission. It is a contaminated society going through a clever but now well-known fraud. It is positioning to prosper. This is the first track. It has become political and racial right. It is also terribly wrong at the same time: existence and result. The result is always about as much money as can be grabbed. That is not public service; not authentic servant-hood. Look: is that not just what is happening? Neither speech nor memorandum nor posture can nullify those flaring sticks of dynamite. They burn. They condemn. Whether done sophisticatedly, lived secretly, and reaped richly this is the first track of public service traveled by many blatantly. They do very well. It might be the man from CANU (the one who could not intimidate a traveler), or the entrenched at City Hall, committed to denying the mayor and cheating the taxpayer, or the sizable list of public officials hauled before the courts, but who know how to maneuver through the judicial system and render it laughable. The second track of public service for some is to be true to self. There are few exemplifying unswerving resistance to the corrupting storms that rage. For those few, the duty of public service is to stand apart from all the financial harvesting. There are many harsh prices for this kind of public service; but there is a preponderance of evidence that speaks to rare personal standards. The true public servant is of no hidden companies, no land awards, no revealing relationships, no special treatment sought, no favors taken, no suspicious accounts, be they with banks, partners, husbands, wives, friends or anything remotely resembling the improper. There is nothing to disclose, save for the same cousins, asset levels, and truths. There is a straightness to affairs, to carriage: no hedging, no concealing, no games. It is about God, family, country.
Guyana may hold the key to a permanent climate change solution DEAR EDITOR, The recent oil spill on the northern coast of Brazil, which impacted several beaches is a very stark reminder of the fragility of our developing oil industry. Very risky business indeed just off the coast of Guyana. Imagine if this was to happen due to a deep water oil well leak or several leaks. The environmental cost and monetary impact would be huge and could severely negatively impact any potential profit to be obtained from the oil industry. This should be very evident especially given our current royalty and profit sharing agreements which most observers have found unfavourable to our Nation. Does the Nation really have the resources needed to handle such an event? I would argue that our Nation is far from prepared and if we were to ask our suppliers such as Exxon for help to rectify the environmental impact of such
a spill, the cost would be astronomical. This reaffirms that we would be better off with the oil left in the ground and it would be prudent for Our Great Nation’s leadership to pursue compensation for such a noble, brave and conscientious gesture. Leaving the oil in the ground while obtaining close to the equivalent amount of the total compensation recently estimated if we were to sell our oil assets on the open market is an achievable task. We must also keep in mind our location on the equator and the extensive use of natural gas resources associated with this oil industry venture. The resulting impact on the climate is substantial over the life of the extraction process. The recent unfortunate and tragic events in the Bahamas is another stark reminder that we exist in an area where the vulnerability of our sister
States and our very own Nation is extremely high and we may face future peril unless we take the high road and make the tough decisions today to do what is in both ours and our neighbours’ best interest over the long term. As unpopular as it may seem today, given the one sided deal on profits, additional hidden costs on decommissioning the wells, hidden costs on rectifying an oil spill or spills and the detrimental environmental impact on our low lying Nation which will continue to have its most productive and populated area under sea level, it is extremely clear that we cannot afford to make such a risky investment over the long term which may result in losing more than we had as a Nation to begin with. Instead of adding to our own destruction from rising global temperatures which is resulting in rising sea levels, we should focus our efforts on a long term solution that
DEAR EDITOR, This letter reaches you from the voice of a concerned 14 year old youth who cares and loves Guyana and is worried about what is happening to this beautiful and fruitful land. The No Confidence Motion that was set last March brought up many questions and discussions between myself and fellow classmates. The Motion and the politics surrounding it has also piqued the interests of my peers and all we want is a safe country that can sustain our lives, that of our parents and God willing any who may come after us. Our allies, the US and the UK have stood by us but some ties can be cut. This
country has watched and kept track of the discussions that went from the Court of Appeal in Guyana to the Caribbean Court of Appeal. As students we asked our teachers and parents questions about our government and what was the meaning of ‘Caretaker Government.’ The headlines don’t bring happy thoughts or good news but they cause more airfare commission and sadness. Many families lose half of their members to back yard chemicals and the blind use of violent hands and fists. Our Nation demands help, our Country needs help. Concern reaches the faces of my elders and myself as we
wonder of the legacy our President who is not well will leave for us. What will Guyana have in order to live? Our current weather is unlike anything we have ever experienced in Guyana. The sun’s extreme rays are changing the colour of my skin and my mother can no longer be compared to the colour of a banana unless before it is used to make banana bread. I fear that God is angry with us. My mother says she prays for Guyana. I believe that prayers are needed. It is the only avenue that will lead us to better our Nation. We can own mountains of gold and countless reserves of oil but Guyana needs a just and fair Government and a
enables us to meet our energy needs over the long term via resource asset valuation and compensation structures which are valued by the international community for their net positive impact on vulnerable assets under productive utilization. The world has recently gathered in search of a permanent solution to climate change and Guyana may now hold the key to such a desperately needed solution. Will we as a nation overcome and rise to the occasion while still benefiting from our resources and truly obtain the Good Life for both ourselves and our future generations? Let it be so. “Onward, upward, may we ever go, Day by day in strength and beauty grow, Till at length we each of us will show What Guyana’s sons and daughters can be” Sincerely, Mr. Jamil Changlee
Prayers will better our nation
leader who will be kind and loyal to his people and convey rightful justice for this Country. We have to come together and pray for Guyana. “But they plan, and God plans. And God is the best of Planners.” No matter the religion, God will help us if we ask. I hold great belief in the power of prayer and so I urge the idea of coming together one day for prayer despite any differences in religion, race or side. We should pray instead of protest, for man can only do so much, it is God who is the all seeing Supreme Force and is waiting to answer our call. May God Bless our families and our country. Saraah Ibbott
Daily incessant haranguing DEAR EDITOR, The daily incessant haranguing of the gullible by the PPP/C and its cohorts is intended to mask the PPP/C’s inherent electoral weakness made glaringly obvious by its failures in 2011 and 2015, while in control of the state, to convince more than half of the population to give them their support. It is true that their failures were narrow and not overwhelming (they received 48.6% and 49.2% of the vote in 2011 and 2015 respectively) which allowed them to claim wrongdoing
and complicity on the part of APNU+AFC, GECOM and the western powers and they have embarked on preemptive attacks on those very actors several months before the upcoming 2020 elections. While the PPP/C and APNU+AFC were separated by a little less than 5,000 votes in the last general elections (which can credibly be attributed to the bloated voters list), it is their relative performances in the regional elections which ultimately determines the margin of victory overall or the final allocation of seats in the
National Assembly. A simple perusal of the election returns for 2015 regional elections would illustrate the following: 1. the two (2) seats available in Regions Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 7 were shared equally between the parties; 2. the single seats available in Regions Nos. 8 and 9 were won by APNU+AFC and PPP/C respectively, while Region No. 10’s two (2) seats went to the coalition; and 3. In the larger and more consequential regions (Nos. 3, 4 and 6 comprising 13 of
the 25 regional seats)the parties were separated by one seat in each region though the margin of victory for the APNU+AFC in region 4 was over 40,000 votes which is more than the PPP/ C’s combined vote in Regions Nos. 3 & 6 and suggest that the PPP/C’s base is not as strong as they would like everyone to believe. In order to regain control of the government through the ballot the PPP/C must hold on to all the seats they won in the previous election Continued on page 6
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Foreign Ambassadors GECOM is a national disgrace and Guyana’s Elections DEAR EDITOR, I recently read Claudeston G. Massiah’s open-letter response to the US, UK and EU ambassadors’ Joint Statement on the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice with respect to the timing of Guyana’s General and Regional Elections. In this regard, some crucial questions require answers: Were the ambassadors’ remarks appropriate, given the established functions of an ambassador? Or even justified, given the ruling by that Court on Guyana’s elections? Do they understand the nature of Guyana’s current crisis and its political history? I think the answer is “no” in each instance. The ambassadors’
insistence that President Granger “set an elections date immediately in full compliance with Guyana’s constitution” might have been wellintentioned but was also undiplomatic and disrespectful. A delegation of Caribbean ambassadors would dare not “call upon” President Trump to desist from actively supporting voter suppression in American elections, nor could they urge Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold a second referendum to help resolve the British political mess called Brexit. To me, as a native Guyanese, one of the most striking remarks in the ambassadors’ Joint Statement is their condescending observation
that “The prevailing political uncertainty....hinders our ability to support Guyana’s development needs”. Regrettably, it is often very difficult for a poor, underdeveloped country to demand respect from America and European countries while simultaneously seeking economic aid, developmental expertise and corporate investment even as thousands of its citizens desperately seek to emigrate. Yet, hope springs eternal! Here’s hoping Guyana’s newly-discovered oil, its other abundant natural resources along with local and foreign expertise will lift this remarkable country from poverty to prosperity in the near future. Robert G. Seales Ontario, Canada
Only the people can free the people DEAR EDITOR, The March 2, 2020 election date is over a year after December 21, 2018 and way over the 90 days since the Caribbean Court of Justice handed down its judgement. Is Guyana’s public service so incompetent it takes so long to organize credible election? I beg to differ. It was likely a stalling tactic.
The opposition is just as power hungry. They seem more concern about mere election than how to improve the people’s quality of life. If they fought with the same vigour to insist the Granger Administration delivered a better quality of life, things in Guyana would be better. The point is there are no good guys or bad guys in this struggle. There are 2 political
parties jostling for power. The people’s wellbeing is not a priority. The people must realize that they must be forceful and demand better from both government and opposition because in the Westminster system they both play a vital role. Wake up Guyana! Only the people could free the people. Yours truly, Brian E Plummer
Pray for the healing of our nation DEAR EDITOR, I am a currently a student of Isa Islamic School. I would like to propose a solution that will save both our families and our country. This solution is prayer. Prayer is indeed the best thing anyone can do in a time of hardship. It makes us humble, protects us from evil, cures our problems, and most of all, brings us closer to our creator. We cannot deny it, our nation is in trouble and we are facing peril. You can turn on your television or scroll through Facebook right now and see that there is so much corruption, and hatred in the hearts of those around us. We are contending with issues that are causing the
very foundation of our country to crumble. In the face of all of this, it’s important that we pray not only for the healing of the nation, but also for our president and all those in government leadership who are in positions to make change happen. Praying for godly leaders is productive towards God’s plan and purpose for our nation. We are reminded in the Qur’an that with God, nothing is impossible. No problem is too great for Him.
Seasons of distress and hardship call for faithful, fervent prayer by God’s people. We cannot expect healing to come to our nation from disobedience to God. We must be submissive, humble, obedient and ready to change our lives for the betterment of our nation. When light stands against darkness, light always wins. Prayer is that light that will be the saviour for us all. Respectfully yours, Student
DEAR EDITOR, There was once a time (prior to 1992) in Guyana when animals, foreign souls and dead people voted in this country under the auspices the Elections Commission and beneficiary was the Peoples National Congress (PNC.) Today we have an entity named Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) which is responsible for the administration and conduct of elections (general and local government.) GECOM’s mandate of rolling off elections should be spontaneous under any circumstances, whether if an election falls immediately after a five year term or shorter. The indefeasible statute remains that GECOM must always be in a state of preparedness to conduct elections as this is its only business and duty-bound to the Guyanese people to effectuate their constitutional
right without fail. And, to further ventilate that it is indeed and in fact the people’s money - tax payers’ dollars which is used for such purposes. The current situation as it relates to holding of General Elections since the successful passing of the NoConfidence Motion + Vote on December 21, 2018 by GECOM can only be described as an arrangement of deliberate manipulation of the electoral process to suit and enable the same PNC in their despicable and treacherous acts to hold on to power and government at all costs. At this stage it is worth reflecting on some notorious events to support my narrative: 1) in 2011 General Elections, GECOM failed to tabulate 18 × official Statements of Polls (SOPs) from Region 3 in the overall elections results, 2) in 2015 General Elections GECOM
facilitated countless fake statements of polls into the database of the official elections results, then claimed that they were excluded from the final results and, 3) plus the Chief Executive Officer of GECOM moved to block the PPP 2015 Elections Petition case which was denied by the High Court and is now at the Appeals Court to be heard. And, just to caution by no means that these low and unscrupulous actions by GECOM are exhaustive. On account of the foregoing, I can conclude beyond a shadow of a doubt that GECOM is a national disgrace and should endeavor to execute its mandate in an ethical and professional manner and legal framew o r k i n t h e interest of the Guyanese p e o p l e a n d NOT to any political party. Sincerely yours, Paul Ramrattan
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REGION 10’S NATIONAL CONGRESS OF WOMEN CONDEMNS PROTEST ACTION DEAR EDITOR, The National Congress of Women (NCW) Region 10 is has strongly condemning the total disrespect, unprofessional, unethical, grossly disrespectful and immature actions of several PPP protesters recently. The NCW is also demanding that a public and unequivocal apology be issued to the President. If the PPP wants the general public to lend any respect to the party they should apologies immediately. NCW is deeply worried over the unbecoming actions of politicians. While everyone has a right to protest, the NCW believes that it must be done professionally and with great respect. NCW finds the actions of the PPP protesters, which sadly included a number of women, as being
tasteless, ridiculous and evidently geared at creating public mischief. The public, especially a number of youth and women, related organisations should register their disapproval publicly of such behaviours. Guyana has no place for such behaviour, We cannot allow such behaviours to take root in our now very peaceful society. We must recognise that such behaviours have a tendency of seeping into the culture of our country. Therefore, all right thinking Guyanese must condemn such behaviour as our young people must not be allowed to be taught such actions and behavior. NCW calls on the PPP, more so the females within the party, the official women’s arm of the party to call upon their leaders and fellow members to issue an apology as such behaviours are unbecoming
in a rapidly developing country. NCW will not stop issuing the demand for an apology and if it doesn’t come within a reasonable time, we would find other avenues to express our displeasure.The Government and its ministers should not engage any member of the PPP until the party issues a public apology so as to pressure them into recognising their actions were highly disrespectful and unwarranted. It is pivotally important that politicians should recognise that the country is being governed by the rule of law and as it relates to the holding of elections, GECOM is legally mandated with that responsibility and as such, all sides must respect and adhere to the advice and decisions of GECOM. The PPP is calling for an
elections and they should know that there would be elections but neither them or anyone else outside of GECOM can dictate that as everything has a process that it must follow. GECOM has disclosed the time frame that elections can be held and so we in the NCW are collectively calling on the PPP and its supporters to allow GECOM to do its work without any intimidation, pressure and threats. Guyana is a great country under the leadership of President David Granger and we are confident of the strides and success that he has achieved since taking the reins of power in 2015. As such, we have no fear of losing an election as the record of our government is very impressive and like the PPP, we are ready to express
Daily incessant haranguing From page 4 AND claim at least one (1) seat that the APNU+AFC won (while in opposition). The PPP/C’s leadership is aware that its record in office, cannot compare favourably with the coalition government and without the resources of the state at their disposal that it cannot successfully challenge the APNU+AFC in areas where it does not have a natural advantage. It seems to have determined that it lacks the capability and means to mount a viable, positive campaign based on its governing philosophy, record in government, vision and policies for the future and
quality of leadership, and has no expectation of improving its sub-par performance in recent elections. The PPP/C has, therefore, chosen to execute a negative, vicious and blatantly hostile political campaign based on misinformation, propaganda, vilification, scare-mongering, protest and frustration of government’s ability to implement its policies and programmes with a view to depressing previous support for the coalition government and to energize its support base. Days after a date for elections has been announced, it is clear, that this strategy of deliberate
mischaracterization of the constitutional and legal status of the President, and his government, will not abate and will surely intensify notwithstanding the fact that the President does not occupy the offices of Head of State, supreme executive authority and Commanderin-Chief of the armed forces of the Republic illegally or unconstitutionally and “shall continue in office until the person elected to the office of President at the next election held under article 91 assumes office” (Article 92). The CCJ had earlier ruled that the successful passage of the No Confidence Vote (NCV) does not render the government illegal or unconstitutional, only that its abilities have been reduced to caretaker or interim conduct and , therefore, for the PPP/C to base almost its entire
political campaign on impugning the legitimacy, authority and conduct of the government and to invite civil disobedience, intimidation, assault and rebellion is an indictment of its fundamental weakness and penchant for political vulgarity and treachery. While seeming to convince itself, and the world, that others (APNU+AFC, GECOM, the western powers and the Courts) are scheming to deny the PPP/C political office it is the PPP/C that has pursued this path. We cannot forget that the NCV that birthed this process, though not unconstitutional, was an exercise in deceit, treachery, collusion and a cynical disregard for democratic principles and the fundamental rights of citizens. Sincerely Oscar Dolphin
our undying confidence of our leader President Granger. We reiterate that the actions of the protestors were uncalled for and evidently out of place. All persons must recognise that irrespective of their views, concerns and issues that the laws should be respected and must remain decent in our conduct. We are the leaders of today and our actions will help in culturing and carving our future leaders so we at
NCW, Region 10 are appealing to all to respect the rule of law as this level of conduct and actions has no place in this society. We therefore call for improved behaviours and to remind those guilty of this fiasco that took place recently to ensure that it is never repeated. Denise Belgrave Chairwoman, National Congress of Women
‘Hats off’ to Marian Academy DEAR EDITOR, Browsing through a more recent edition of the Marian Academy school’s yearbook, I came upon a most interesting article contained therein, which featured an educational exchange visit paid by a group of their students to the Far East and North America recently, an initiative which I consider to be both fascinating and ground breaking. Such resourcefulness, imagination and originality by the Principal and her students for conceptualizing, successfully planning and effectively executing this forward thinking, valuable and meaningful undertaking, clearly demonstrates why this school has such an enviable record of success and achievement. Although, such international field trips are frequently undertaken by and between educational institutions from developed countries, such ingenuities to such far reaches of the globe have never before been ventured into by our local schools and thus the reason I congratulate Marian for their boldness, prudence and far sightedness. Clearly from the information contained in the report, the participating youths not only made their school proud, but all of Guyana, as they performed admirably as young ambassadors of our country, whilst at the same time facilitating the further strengthening of the relationship that exists between their school and the one in the People’s Republic of China. With the significant
technological and other advances occurring, and the new career paths being developed across the globe, such an opportunity would have given the participating students the chance to compare and contrast their experiences with those of real people, people they can communicate with and identify with and not just rely on text books for information. It is my sincere hope that more schools in Guyana, both private and public would emulate such sensible creativities in order to give more of the youth of Guyana a fuller appreciation of the world in which they live, and of how they can contribute to making it a better place. I believe that the enrichment benefits from initiatives such as this, to both students and teachers shall be of a cultural, moral and social nature and consequently it is my earnest anticipation that Marian as a pioneer of bringing international education to life in Guyana, will ensure that this initiative is undertaken on an annual or biannual basis to allow as many students as possible from their school to benefit . I say again ‘Hats Off Marian Academy’, and I ask that you develop the existing and create new twin school partnerships that are meaningful, reciprocal, sustainable and longterm in nature. Congratulations to the hard-working Principal and her team of professionals for producing over the years, well rounded students from this very prestigious learning institution in Guyana. Sincerely Ravindra Thakur
Someone once said that division is caused more by impatience than by a conflict in creed.
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Kaieteur News is standing beside Stabroek News President David Granger’s problems are mounting. Ironically, his greatest difficulties stem more from within his government than outside of it. The latest embarrassment and disgrace which the President faces is the charge by the Stabroek News that there is an attempt to muzzle the newspaper by the withholding of state advertisements by the Department of Public Information, an agency of the government. Stabroek News has complained that since July there has been a decline in state ads received, relative to that which is being provided to Kaieteur News and the Guyana Chronicle. It views
this reduction as part of policy to punish it. Stabroek News has since July been highly critical of the Granger administration for its violations of the Constitution and his failure to name a date for the holding of elections. The newspaper has ran a number of sharp front-page commentaries, highly critical of the government. The public will draw associations between the reduction in ads and vigorous editorial criticisms of the government by the newspaper. The Department of Public Information yesterday issued a cock and bull response to the charges made by Stabroek News. It says that Stabroek News has been in receipt of substantial
advertisements from the agency over the past year. It also contends that it was Stabroek News which wrote to the agency indicating that it was refusing to take advertisements. This explanation by the DPI is an insult to the intelligence of the average citizen. It is most unbecoming of a government agency. The Stabroek News had explained that it was owed money by the DPI. In the month of May, it wrote to the agency indicating that unless there was a substantial reduction by the DPI of the sums owed, it would not be accepting new ads. This is a policy that all newspapers adopt when large sums are owed to them.
Essequibo taxi driver’s family seeks over $100M for lockups death The family of taxi driver Lallbachan Bachan, is seeking over $100 M from the State over his death in police custody. Attorney at law Anil Nandlall, who filed the suit, outlined that the family is seeking damages of $10 M for death and personal injuries sustained by Bachan while in the custody of the Guyana Police Force, during the night of the 30th day of June, 2019 in the lockups at the Suddie Police Station, Essequibo Coast, under the Accidental Deaths and Personal Injuries (Damages) Act Chapter 99:05, Laws of Guyana. The document stated that relatives also want $10 M for negligence of the Guyana Police Force; $10 M for breach of statutory duty of the Force owed to the deceased under the Police Act; $10 M for the Force’s violation of the victim’s fundamental right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment as guaranteed in Article 141 in the Constitution of Guyana and $10 M for the unlawful deprivation of the life of Lallbachan Bachan, a citizen
Lallbachan Bachan of Guyana, in violation of the deceased fundamental right to the protection of his life as guaranteed by Article 138 of the Constitution of Guyana. The family is also suing for exemplary damages in excess of $10 M and special damages in the sum of $65 million. The dead man‘s relatives had expressed a willingness to accept a $28 million settlement from the Guyana Police Force, (GPF). Nandlall, had previously written to Commissioner of
Police, Leslie James, suggesting an amicable course of settlement. In his letter to the Top Cop, Nandlall noted, “I am of the considered view and persuaded that the death of the deceased resulted from the actions or omission of the Guyana Police Force. I have so advised my client who has firmly instructed me to institute civil legal proceedings seeking compensation for the wrongful death of the deceased.” Nandlall noted further that given the recent settlement of $28M being granted to the relatives of a deceased who was wrongfully killed by members of the Guyana Police Force, the Bachan clan is not opposed to collecting that sum as compensation. “Should the Force be so inclined, my client is not opposed to exploring a similar amicable course,” the lawyer concluded in his letter. Based on reports reaching this publication, Bachan, 39, was taken into police custody, after two arrest warrants were served on him for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Newspapers are forced to refuse to carry new ads from those who owe them large sums, unless these persons or agencies reduce their indebtedness. The debt was reduced in June and the newspaper began to accept new ads but found that the placements were far less than what was being given to other newspapers. The DPI’s explanation, therefore, is cock and bull. It embarrasses the government. The action taken in restricting advertisements to Stabroek News places the government in the same league as the PPPC under Jagdeo. It was under Jagdeo that state advertisements were withheld from the Stabroek News. Advertisements were withdrawn on the grounds that funds for government advertising were limited and therefore the government had to seek value for money and utilize commercial criteria for the placement of ads. It said that it was obligated to
support the state-owned newspaper, the Guyana Chronicle and it would provide ads to Kaieteur News since this was the leading newspaper. Kaieteur News took a principled stand. It took the position that the placement of ads should be based on commercial considerations. Kaieteur News, itself was denied any government advertisements for the first ten years of its existence. It therefore had no reason to support a discriminatory policy. The position adopted by Kaieteur News had soured relations with Stabroek News. There are persons within that newspaper who have never forgiven Kaieteur News for arguing for ads to be based on commercial considerations. The Jagdeo administration eventually reversed its ban of ads to the Staborek News. But it did this to pave the way to provide ads to the then newlyestablished Guyana Times.
The PNCR, in opposition, was highly critical of the withdrawal of ads to the Stabroek News. It is now being accused of doing the very things which it condemned twelve years ago when it was in opposition. Kaieteur News does not support the reduction in ads to Stabroek News. Glenn Lall, the publisher of the Kaieteur News, has made it clear that despite the cold- shoulder shown to him by Stabroek News, he will stand beside it in its row with the government. He believes that what is being done by the government is wrong and should be corrected. He will not support any withholding of ads to the Stabroek News. He condemns the actions taken by the government and calls on President Granger to clarify state policy on government ads.
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Last week for submission of comments on draft Local Content Policy - Energy Dept. Head By Kiana Wilburg Head of the Energy Department, Dr. Mark Bynoe has noted that while there have been concerns in the media about the weaknesses of the third draft of the Local Content Policy, formal submissions are yet to be received. During an interview on Kaieteur Radio’s “Guyana’s Oil and You” Programme, the official cautioned that this is the last week for which an extension would be granted to receive comments. He said that while he would like to have the policy in place before first oil, the absence of commentary is what appears to be holding up consultant, Dr. Michael Warner in finishing the document. Dr. Bynoe also sought to remind that the policy is in draft mode and is subject to change. The Director of the
Content Policy that was authored by Trinidadian Expert, Anthony Paul and Guyana’s draft that was finalized by British Consultant, Dr. Michael Warner. It is important to note that Paul had done the first two drafts of Guyana’s local content policy but he was
Trinidadian Local Content Expert, Anthony Paul Energy Department categorically stated that ultimately, he wants a document that will bring the most benefits to Guyana. During the discourse, this newspaper brought to the
Proximity of Joe discovery in Orinduik Block moves... (From page 8) Licenses and Petroleum Agreements in exchange for a US$33,333,000 signing bonus. Under the JOAs, FEGC will pay one-third of the applicable costs plus an additional 8.333% of the company’s direct drilling costs for the initial exploratory commitment wells in the two blocks subject to certain thresholds. Further, on May 28, 2019, CGX noted that the transfers of the 33.333% interest in both the Corentyne and Demerara Prospecting Licenses were completed. It said that the transfers were effective on May 20, 2019. As a result, on May 28, 2019, CGX said that the Company received US$8,500,851, being the net of the US$33,333,000 signing bonus due from FEGC, less the amount of US$24,832,149 of the outstanding debt owed to FEGC by the Company. For the six month period ended June 30, 2019, the company said it improved its working capital deficiency by $56,525,771 and recorded cash on hand as at June 30, 2019, of $22,574,722. It also said that it incurred net exploration and evaluation expenditures of $5,256,609 during the six month period ended June 30, 2019, primarily due to activities being undertaken to satisfy work commitments under CRI’s Corentyne block Petroleum Agreement.
British Consultant, Dr. Michael Warner
Energy Department Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe
attention of Dr. Bynoe, the contentious provision in the draft, that proposes to make confidential, the Local Content Reports submitted by oil companies. It was also highlighted that Ghana and 20 other countries do not support or have in their policies, such restrictions which would hinder the ability of the citizenry to hold the regulators, the companies and the government, accountable on the issue of local content. Dr. Bynoe said that from where he sits, if the reports can be revealed, it would serve to debunk rumours that Guyanese companies are not benefitting from the oil supply
chain and that many locals are not being employed. He reminded once more that submissions regarding the weaknesses of the draft local content policy can be submitted this week to the Department of Energy which is housed in the Ministry of Presidency. (SEE LINK FOR A COPY OF THE POLICY: https://motp.gov.gy/images/ Guyana_Local_Content_Policy_ Petroleum_Sector_Aug__2019 _r17FINAL_DRAFT-2.pdf) KAIETEUR NEWS ANALYSIS When this publication was able to secure a copy of the draft policy over a month ago, a comparative analysis was subsequently done between Ghana’s Local
bypassed when the time came for it to be finalized. Dr. Warner was chosen instead. In the chart below, Kaieteur News exposes those provisions in Ghana’s policy that seek to ensure maximum use of goods, services and labour while highlighting how they are blatantly absent from Guyana’s draft.
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Esther Marslowe and her mother Lucy Suhkdeo Miss Esther Marslowe of Region One was on Saturday night crowned Miss Heritage 2019 at the National Cultural Centre (NCC). The 10th edition of the Indigenous Heritage pageant was contested by ten delegates representing Guyana’s ten administrative regions. The indigenous beauties impressed Judges with their elaborate gowns, traditional outfits and their talent pieces. However Miss Esther Marslowe, the representative of Region One, emerged victorious. The first runner up was Miss Shauna Fredericks of Region 2, followed by second runner up Miss Luana Allicock of Region 9. Miss Varshanie Herman of Region 6 was third runner up while Miss Jelina DaSilva of Region 7 was adjudged the 4th runner up.
High tide invades coastal... (From centre) than that. “I think approximately 200-350 homes are affected based on a rough estimation and including all those communities,” said Craig. The Director General did not forget to mention that the tide was recorded to be above the normal level and warned residents to take precautions. He told them to prepare for a tide measuring much higher than the previous tide. He advised that they should prepare by “sand bagging” their homes and elevating all household furniture and appliances. Craig also told reporters that the CDC is working hand in hand with the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) to assess, monitor and respond to the situation.
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Prominent jurists to be honoured …First ever Eminent Caribbean Jurists Award ceremony
Sir Shridath Ramphal PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC – Five Caribbean judicial officers and legal professionals who have made significant contributions to the development of international law will be honoured during the first ever Eminent Caribbean Jurists Gala and Awards Ceremony to be held here next month. The ceremony will be held on October 7 and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Academy for Law, said it will be first of its kind in the Caribbean region. The Academy is the educational arm of the CCJ and was established to, among other things “promote the recognition of judges and other legal practitioners who have made a consequential and lasting contribution to Caribbean jurisprudence, and to memorialize that contribution”. It said the October 7 special occasion is meant to be the first of a series of annual events to serve this purpose and will result in 18 jurists inducted into the Eminent Caribbean Jurists Hall of Fame. Five of these inductees, who represent the most outstanding and longserving honourees, will be publicly recognized and celebrated with the conferral of life-time awards. The Academy said that those to be awarded are the Guyana-born former secretary general of the L o n d o n - b a s e d Commonwealth group, Sir Shridath Ramphal, the Jamaican judge Patrick Robinson from the International Court of Justice; Trinidadian justice Anthony Lucky of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea and Guyanese nationals, Ambassador Dr Bertrand Ramcharan of the United Nations Refugee Office and
Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan
Professor Duke Pollard Professor Duke Pollard, who served as a judge on the Caribbean Court of Justice. The Academy said that the feature lecture at the occasion will be delivered by Justice Robinson, who will address he topic “Independence is a Right, not a Gift: Lessons from Resolution 1514 and the Chagos Advisory Opinion”. The organisers said that the event will also feature the formal launch of a book containing samples of the work of these jurists under the title: Eminent Caribbean International Law Jurists. They said the publication, titled “he Rule of International Law in the Caribbean,” is intended to provide a lasting resource which will add value to the work of legal practitioners and others. “The book will also serve to deepen the understanding of the culture of international justice,” they added.
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Hamilton wins in Russia to foil Ferrari renaissance
Mercedes celebrate sparkling podium in Russia. (AFP / Dimitar Dilkoff) AFP - A euphoric Lewis Hamilton extended his world championship lead to 73 points yesterday when he rode his luck to claim a strategic victory for Mercedes in a roller-coaster Russian Grand Prix. The defending five-time champion came home 3.829 seconds ahead of team-mate and nearest championship rival Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes took advantage of Ferrari’s reliability and tactical problems by delivering a Silver Arrows one-two. Having grabbed the lead from pole man Charles Leclerc on the opening lap, Sebastian Vettel ignored team orders to let him pass before he suffered a mechanical failure and stopped on lap 28. The resultant Safety Car period gifted Mercedes, who started on medium tyres while their rivals all used softs, a chance to extend their Sochi supremacy to six consecutive wins. Leclerc came home a frustrated and disgruntled
third, claiming he expected Vettel to repay him for his slip-stream in a race punctuated by two Safety Car interventions and one use of the Virtual Safety Car. Hamilton’s win was his first since the Hungarian Grand Prix on August 4, his ninth in 16 outings this year and the 82nd of his career, lifting him 73 points clear at the top of the drivers’ title race. He scored an additional point for fastest lap. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished fourth, having started ninth, ahead of team-mate Alex Albon, who had started from the pit lane. Carlos Sainz was sixth for McLaren ahead of Sergio Perez of Racing Point, Kevin Magnussen of Haas, Lando Norris in the second McLaren and Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg. “That’s exactly what we needed,” exclaimed a delighted Hamilton on the team radio following a flawless strategic performance by Mercedes. “It was an incredible job
by all the team – not giving up. Keeping up with Ferrari was a hard task, but we kept pushing.” - Clean start Leclerc remained poised, despite his disappointment. “At least we are consistent,” he said. “It’s a shame for the team not to have both of us up here… I will always trust the team, but our tactic was for me to give the slipstream, which I did – and then, well I need to speak to the team about that.” Leclerc had made a clean start, but behind him Vettel enjoyed a superb launch from third to pass Hamilton by the first corner and, after slip-streaming the Monegasque, taking the lead. Before the order settled, Ricciardo collided with Grosjean at Turn Four sending the Haas driver spinning into the barriers. A Safety Car was deployed and Grosjean retired. “We are looking into the swap further into the race,” Ferrari told Leclerc, running
second, suggesting they had agreed to repay him for punching through the air for his team-mate. This was confirmed when Leclerc was told ‘Sebastian will let you by next lap’ – an order not welcomed by Vettel as he stayed in front by 1.4 seconds with Hamilton adrift in third. Vettel said Leclerc, beaten in Singapore by a strategy decision in Vettel’s favour, needed to close up. “I respected everything,” answered Leclerc. “We will speak later, but now it is difficult to close the gap. Obviously.” A revitalised Vettel was 3.6 seconds clear by lap 16 as Leclerc held off Hamilton until the team freed him to attack before he pitted for mediums on lap 23, Hamilton taking second. The Ferrari re-joined fourth behind Bottas. Within two laps, Vettel said ‘my rears are falling now’, but Ferrari left him out until lap 27 when, with a three-seconds stop, he was half a second slower than Leclerc and re-joined behind him in fourth. Vettel’s race ended seconds later when a power failure saw him stop at Turn 15. A Virtual Safety Car (VSC) was deployed and, immediately, Hamilton pitted for softs followed by Bottas. Leclerc took second before Williams’ George Russell crashed, prompting a full Safety Car intervention. A luckless Vettel vented his frustration on the team radio as he climbed from his car.
The reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton came in first place with his team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second place, Charles Leclerc in third. (AFP/Getty Images) Hamilton’s elevation to leader gave him a record as leader of 143 Grands Prix, one more than Michael Schumacher. Ferrari then called in Leclerc for a set of scrubbed softs. He re-joined third
behind Bottas as the field compressed for a 21-lap sprint to the flag. On the restart, Hamilton pulled two seconds clear, leaving Bottas to resist Leclerc’s superior straight-line speed with a battling display.
Hamilton back on top in Russia. (AFP / Dimitar Dilkoff)
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Coleman pulls out of 200 meters Liverpool report Man United to FA for offensive chants in WSL match - report at world championships
Christian Coleman (USA), left, celebrates after defeating compatriot Justin Gatlin to win the 100m, 9.76 to 8.89, during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) DOHA (Reuters) American Christian Coleman’s dream of adding the 200 meters to the 100 meter world title he won on Saturday has ended after he pulled out of yesterday’s opening round because he was still “feeling the strain”. Coleman was due to run in the second heat at the world championships on Sunday evening but his name was withdrawn from the start list hours before the race.
Manager Emanuel Hudson said the 23-year-old had not recovered from his exertions the previous night when he ran a personal best of 9.76 seconds. “He is sore from yesterday and didn’t leave the stadium until after 1am,” Hudson said in a text message to Reuters. “Couldn’t take the strain today.” Coleman had been expected to provide the main
challenge to favorite and fellow American Noah Lyles. Coleman was only cleared to compete earlier this month after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) withdrew a whereabouts charge — a potential anti-doping violation — against him. USADA charged him with three failures to properly file whereabouts information in a 12-month period but he escaped what should have been an automatic ban when it was ruled that one of the tests had to be backdated to outside the window. Coleman has denied wrongdoing and insisted he is clean. American Noah Lyles, the favorite to win the event, qualified for the semi-finals although he finished his heat in second place behind Jereem Richards of Trinidad. Canadian Andre De Grasse, bronze medalist in the 100 meters on Saturday, won his heat while defending champion Ramil Guliyev of Turkey went through in second place in his heat, behind Britain’s Adam Gemili.
(Reuters) - The English Football Association is to investigate complaints about offensive chants that were made during Manchester United’s Women’s Super League clash against Liverpool at Leigh Sports Village. British media reported that Liverpool flagged up the chants from a section of United home fans in a post-match report to the FA on Saturday. The FA said it was aware of the situation and looking into the matter. There were concerns over the “always the victims, it’s never your fault” chant – an offensive reference to the Hillsborough disaster - and other anti-Scouse chants and songs relating to “rats” and “robbers”. Around 2,800 fans were present for the first WSL meeting between the two clubs, with United winning 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from Lauren James and Katie Zelem. When asked about the chants, Liverpool
manager Vicky Jepson said her players were prepared for a hostile reception. “These chants about Scousers robbing and stuff – bring it on,” Liverpool manager Vicky Jepson told reporters. “We prepared for that. “They’re notorious for their chanting but it didn’t bother me. My players and my staff were ready for that, so when they were shouting my name and shouting stuff, I just smiled. The main thing is that we came here to compete.” Ninety-six people died in a crush on April 15, 1989 at an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium, one of the darkest days in the history of English soccer. “The club have been made aware of reports of inappropriate chanting at yesterday’s game and are looking into this,” a United spokeswoman said in a statement.
New champion Gayle can go on to break long jump world record, coach says
Ferrari admit feud for thought with Vettel and Leclerc
AFP - Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto admitted his team have to be more precise with their pre-race instructions to their drivers following a radio feud over team orders in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc started from pole position and gave Sebastian Vettel a slip-steam that saw the German take the lead -– and then refuse to give it back to the Monegasque. When the four-time champion pulled up and retired with an engine failure on lap 28, causing deployment of a Safety Car intervention, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton grabbed the lead and went on to score the 82nd victory of his career. “We had asked Charles to grant Seb the slip-stream because it was the best scenario to be first and second at the first corner,” said Binotto. “But maybe we have to be more precise before the races. We will talk to them to review what happened at the start.”
Leclerc complained vigorously on the team radio as Vettel pulled clear and made it virtually impossible for them to swap positions as they sought to take advantage of running on soft tyres while Mercedes were on mediums in the opening laps. “After today we will be even more aggressive,” added Binotto. “This third place hurts us also because is the result of our mistakes.” Leclerc finished third behind Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Binotto added that he had no issues about Vettel’s decision to push hard after taking the lead. “Seb was very fast and we were very happy for him,” he said. “I think that today his race was perfect. If he didn’t have to retire, we would have held second place.” But to win, he said, “we had to be perfect -– and we haven’t been perfect today.”
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crosses the finish line in third place. (Pool/AFP / Yuri Kochetkov)
Tajay Gayle (JAM) takes victory lap with Jamaican flag after winning the long jump during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) DOHA (Reuters) - Tajay Gayle, Jamaica’s first world long-jump champion, can go on to break the world record, his coach Stephen Francis said yesterday. “That is the aim,” Francis told Reuters from the training track at the Khalifa Stadium, a day after Gayle jumped a personal best of 8.69 meters to beat favorite Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba to the gold medal in Doha. Francis said he believed Gayle could eventually beat American Mike Powell’s world record of 8.95m which has stood since 1991. “He was 23 this year and he has only been with us (MVP Track and Field Club) for four years so, given the lifespan of the athletes who we normally have, barring injuries and bad luck and him being able to cope with all that
this (gold medal) will bring and to focus, I think he’ll go a lot further in the near future,” he said. “The IAAF table, which normalizes performances across all the events, says that his jump yesterday is better than 9.77 seconds in the 100m and slightly less given the wind,” added Francis, who coached ShellyAnn Fraser-Pryce to three World and two Olympic 100m titles and Elaine Thompson to the Olympic sprint double at Rio 2016. “It was one hundredth less, one point less, than 9.76 which (gold medalist Christian) Coleman ran. “So therefore he’s on the level of Coleman which says it all. He has propelled himself into the stratosphere and I expect him to go even further, maybe to the moon who
knows? “Obviously it is quite satisfying that he went further than I had expected him to go. I expected him to go 8.5m or thereabouts and it’s a tribute to his ability to concentrate and ignore the pressure and to execute to get as far as he did with the (all-time) 10th furthest jump in the World,” Francis added. Gayle paid tribute to Francis, who also coached former world-record holder Asafa Powell in the sprint and Jamaican-born high jumper Germaine Mason who won silver for Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “It’s a dream come true and I’m very, very grateful for this,” Gayle told Reuters on Saturday. “(Credit) to Stephen Francis, who is my very motivational coach.”
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Sans Souci Jaguars are Birbal Constructing Estb. T20 Champs-Wakenaam By Zaheer Mohamed Sans Souci Jaguars were crowned champions of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee/Birbal Constructing Establishment inaugural T20 competition following a 55-run victory over Good Success in the final which was contested yesterday at the Wakenaam Community Center ground. Sans Souci Jaguars were asked to bat on a moist pitch and in front of a fair-sized crowd, lost the early scalp of opener Zameer Zaman caught off Nazeer Mohamed for eight with the score on 18. Medium pacer Wazir Khan removed Beesham Moses for three before Dellon Osborne and Nokta Moses stabilised the innings with a third wicket stand of 51. Moses struck one four and two sixes before he was trapped lbw to Mohamed for 22. Osborne continued to play his shots and added a further 72 with skipper Siddiq Mohamed to frustrate their opponents, who put down several catches. Osborne, who was put down on 10, stroked five fours and four sixes before he was lbw to Nazeer Mohamed for a top score of 70, while Siddiq Mohamed was removed by Devendra Hansraj for 31 which contained two fours and a similar number of sixes. Derwin Daniels was caught off Hansraj for two as Sans Souci Jaguars finished on 157-6. Nazeer Mohamed claimed three for 14 off fours overs, while Hansraj had 216 and Wazir Khan 1-25. Good Success lost opener Tulsieram Ramadeen caught off Siddiq Mohamed for 17 with the score on 21, but Mahase Ramnarine and
The victorious Sans Souci Jaguars team with members of the sponsors and WCC.
Imran Khan put on 36 for the second wicket with sensible batting to steady the chase fairly. Khan slammed two fours and one six before he was caught off Zaman for 21 while Ramnarine was removed by Beesham Moses for 28 which contained three fours and one six to leave the score on 62-3. Good Success then lost Nazeer Mohamed (03), Charles Benjamin (01), Ejaz Mohamed (04) and Hansraj (04) as the innings went into decline. Vickram Ramnarine slammed two sixes in an unbeaten 21, but his efforts came somewhat too late as Good Success fell for 102 in 17.5 overs. Zaman grabbed 4-17 while Derwin Daniels had 3-22. Osborne was named manof-the-match and pocketed a trophy and $10,000 for his efforts. Sans Souci Jaguars
received a trophy and $50,000, while Good Success took home a trophy and $35,000. Heera Sukram of Sans Souci SC received a trophy and $10,000 for being the best bowler in the competition, while Wayne Osborne also of Sans Souci SC collected a trophy and $10,000 for being the best batsman in the competition. Zayad Ahmad of Sans Souci received $25,000 for being the top student in his village (the winning team) in the recent common entrance exam. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, CEO of Birbal Constructing Establishment, Abdel Birbal, lauded the WCC for a well organised tournament and congratulated the winners, while Chairman of the WCC Khemraj Surujpaul expressed gratitude to the sponsors.
Bekele narrowly misses world record in Berlin marathon win Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele wins the men’s elite race at the Berlin Marathon. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke)
Fraser-Pryce wins fourth women’s... From page 30 seconds. Fraser-Pryce — who had dyed her hair a multi-coloured mix — punched the air in front of the Jamiacan team seated in the stands before taking a national flag from them. She collected her twoyear-old son Zyon — he was born the day after the 2017 championships had finished which prevented her from defending her title in London
— and paraded with him round the track sadly in front of largely empty stands. Britain’s European champion Dina Asher-Smith took silver in a national record of 10.83 seconds whilst 2017 silver medalist Marie-Josee Ta Lou took the bronze in 10.90. Fraser-Pryce will now bid to become the first woman to achieve a second world sprint double in the 200m having pulled that off in
Moscow in 2013. Her path may have been eased somewhat by the withdrawal from the 100m final by two-time defending champion Dafne Schippers, who made it to the warm-up track but no further. Another of her rivals, compatriot Elaine Thompson will seek to gain her revenge after finishing just outside the medals yesterday in fourth spot. A new champion was assured when name defending titleholder Tori Bowie failed to turn up for her semi-final on what was a disastrous evening for the American quartet. National champion Teahna Daniels was the only one to reach the final and she finished seventh and last.
BERLIN (Reuters) Former Olympic and world champion Kenenisa Bekele staged a thrilling comeback to win the Berlin marathon yesterday, dramatically missing out on the world record by two seconds after recording the second fastest time ever. Ethiopian Bekele, winner in Berlin in 2016 and world record holder over 5,000 and 10,000 meters, finished in two hours, one minute and 41 seconds, agonizingly close to Eliud Kipchoge’s world record time despite a full sprint in the final 400 meters. Kipchoge, who set the world’s best mark in Berlin last year, was absent to prepare for his renewed sub-two hour marathon attempt in Vienna on Oct. 12.
“I felt a little pain in the beginning so I dropped behind,” Bekele told reporters. “After a few kilometers I started relaxing so I tied to push a little bit. “I am very sorry. I am not lucky. I am very happy running my personal best. But I still can do this (world record). I don’t give up. It is encouraging for the future.” Bekele was part of a group, including fellow countrymen Birhanu Legese and Sisay Lemma, that quickly broke from the pack with a quick pace. Legese, winner of this year’s Tokyo marathon, then gradually shook off Bekele and then Lemma after the 30km mark. But Bekele battled back,
leaving Lemma in his wake and then reined in Legese to cruise ahead but missed the world record time by two seconds despite a thrilling sprint toward the finish line. “I was recovering (from injury) only three months ago. My preparation was not 100%. Fantastic result but I feel sorry missing marathon record by two seconds,” Bekele said. Legese took second place in 2:02:48, becoming the third fastest marathon runner ever. Lemma was third, another 48 seconds behind. In the women’s race Ethiopian Ashete Bekere beat Mare Dibaba in a sprint to the finish to win with a time of 2:20:14 and complete the Ethiopian sweep.
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Unbeaten Warriors face defending champs tonight
Guyana Amazon Warriors will look to continue their dominance this season against TKR tonight. (CPL) By Sean Devers The most constant team in the seven-year history of the Hero CPL T20 cricket, the Guyana Amazon Warriors face-off with the most successful side, Trinbago Knight Riders in their backyard tonight from 19:00hrs at the Queen’s Park Oval. The Warriors will be keen to extend their seven-match unbeaten run in this year’s tournament which is a record. Tallawahs’ seven consecutive wins came from the last four games of 2013 season and three at the start of 2014. The Warriors also sits on top of the points table with 14 points with TKR (9 points) on third with a washed out game and losses to Tridents and Patriots (super over) in their seven games. Patriots are second on 10 points from 10 matches and have qualified for Play-offs. TKR are the two times defending champions winning three Finals (2015 v B’dos), (2017 v Patriots) & (2018 v Warriors). Tallawahs, failing to make the Play-offs for the first time in CPL, beat Warriors in 2013 & 2016 for their two titles, while the Tridents got the better of Warriors in the 2014 final. The Warriors have been to four finals and two semi-
finals but they have always been the Bridesmaid but never the Bride. The last time these teams met, TKR won by eight wickets in last year’s final; successfully chasing down the Warriors’ 147-9 and tonight the Warriors will play their 74thCPL match. Warriors are in search of their 46th win to remain the only unbeaten team this season and keep their losses to 27 with one tie which they won in the ‘super over’ when Narine bowled a maiden to Pooran at Providence. TKR has played 76 matches, won 46, lost 26 and tied two (lost to Warriors & Patriots in super over) while two of their games have ended in no results. Having already qualified for the Play-offs, the Warriors, could test their bench strength and could give Shimron Hetymer a game off and replace him with Kegan Simmons in his home conditions, while Odean Smith could also make way for Kemo Paul or Clinton Pestano. Brandon King, with three half centuries in his 275 runs, and Chanderpaul Hemraj have posted four opening partnerships in excess of 50, while Skipper Shoib Malik brings a wealth of experience to the youngest team that
Felix adds to gold... From page 31 Championship crowns. The United States victory was sealed by Cherry, who started the final leg about 40 metres behind Poland’s last leg runner Justyna Swiety-Ersetic. However, Cherry reeled in the Pole in no time at all, motoring past her on the back straight before storming home ahead of Jamaica who took silver and Bahrain in bronze. The mixed 4x400m relay was included in this year’s championships for the first time.
Warriors have ever assembled. Apart from Malik, Imran Tahir and Ben Laughlin, everyone else in the squad, which includes eight Guyanese, are in their twenties or under. Nicolas Pooran, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Chris Green and Paul are competent with the bat, while the Warriors could back on spin in Trinidad with the 40-year-old Tahir, Green, Qais Ahmad and Malik all capable of getting wickets. TKR will bank on their leading run scorer Lendl Simmons (272 runs 3 fifties) and Colin Munroe, one of seven batsmen with CPL centuries, to stable the batting. Munroe has already made his presence felt with an unbeaten 96 in his 147 runs from three innings this season. Recently named West Indies Skipper Kiron Pollard, the only other member of TKR with a CPL ton, has 173 runs from six innings, while Denesh Ramdin is the other TKR batsman with a hundred runs (115). TKR will hope that Daren Bravo returns to form, while Sunil Narine could play a cameo at the top of the order. The bowling could center around off spinner Narine, left arm spinner Khary Pierre and leg spinner Seekkuge Prasanna, while Bajan born England pacer Chris Jordon has been added to their squad and will hope for pace support from American Ali Khan, Jimmy Neesham and Pollard. Although today is the start of the work week, a large crowd is anticipated once Guyana and Trinidad face-off with each other. A win tonight will seal TKR’s Play off place.
Tridents in playoffs after win over Zouks CPL - Three wickets in an over from Hayden Walsh Jr and a superb spell from Harry Gurney turned the Barbados Tridents’ whole season around as they defended 141/6 to defeat St Lucia Zouks and grab the final 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) playoff spot in a winner-takes-all clash at the Kensington Oval. The Tridents looked to be heading out of the competition when the Zouks had got the target down to 31 runs from 28 balls with six wickets in hand, but Gurney then dismissed Hardus Viljoen before Walsh Jr’s three-wicket burst in the next over made it four wickets in eight balls and turned the match on its head. Their total looked slightly short at the halfway stage, but with the pressure of a win-or-bust situation, and a pitch offering some assistance to the bowlers, it always promised to be a nervous run-chase for the Zouks. Nevertheless, the Tridents’ hopes were already fading fast when the asking rate for the Zouks dropped below a run a ball within the powerplay despite the loss of openers Andre Fletcher and Rahkeem Cornwall.
Colin Ingram and Colin de Grandhomme kept the hammer down and got the Zouks so far ahead of the rate that even when they fell in successive overs control of the chase was still firmly in the visitors’ hands. But first Gurney, and then most dramatically Walsh Jr, changed that with dizzying speed. Viljoen had smashed Gurney for six the ball before his dismissal, making the English left-armer’s slower ball bouncer an even bolder choice. But it did the job with Viljoen early on his shot and gloving through to Johnson Charles. That triggered a startling collapse, with the Zouks losing their last six wickets for six runs in barely three overs to tumble out of the tournament. Walsh Jr had Chris Barnwell, Daren Sammy and Krishmar Santokie caught on the boundary in his third over, while Gurney returned to finish off a superb spell of bowling in which he used the helpful conditions expertly by having Kesrick Williams caught on the fence from another deceptive slower ball. He finished with 3/17 from four high-quality overs. It was Walsh Jr who had the last word, bagging his fourth wicket of the night and tournament-leading 14th of the 2019 Hero CPL to finish off the game and send the Tridents into the playoffs. It was a fine effort from
the Tridents after the heartbreak of the one-run defeat to St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 24 hours earlier that had turned this game into a must-win. Even on a pitch offering a bit for the bowlers, 141/6 still felt short of what the Tridents would have hoped for after getting over the loss of Alex Hales to Santokie’s slower ball for a duck to post 48/1 in the powerplay. With Charles looking in imperious form and the classy Shakib Al Hasan another major headache for the Zouks, a total in excess of 160 looked on the cards. Shakib, though, fell just as he was starting to really get going, drilling a slogsweep off Fawad Ahmed but picking out Ingram who held a stinging catch at deep midwicket. Charles fell three short of a half-century having hit four fours and two sixes in a 36ball stay. No other Trident was able to match his ballstriking. JP Duminy, a record breaker earlier in the week, made 13 from 18 here before edging the excellent Santokie behind, while there was to be no repeat of last night’s Raymon Reifer fireworks as he holed out for just 3. Ashley Nurse lifted the total beyond 140 with a six from the final ball of the innings, and thanks to Walsh Jr and Gurney that proved more than adequate.
Fraser-Pryce wins fourth women’s 100 metres world title
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (2nd right) powered to 10.71 seconds for her eighth world title. (PA) AFP - Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her fourth women’s 100 metres world title in Doha yesterday in stunning style.
The 32-year-old — also a two-time Olympic champion — coasted to an impressive victory in a world leading time for the year of 10.71 Continued on page 29
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NBS 40-over 2nd division cricket
France, Waldron, Andrews, Duke shine with bat & ball GDF, GYO and GNIC in winners’ row Good all round work from the GDF pair of Damion Waldron and Leon Andrews powered the soldiers to a 128run victory over Third Class at Eve Leary yesterday in the GCA’s New Building Society (NBS) second division 40over cricket competition. Waldron followed up his 75 with 5-18, while Andrews made 44 and took 4-21 as GDF made 197 and bowled out Third Class for 69 as only Alvin Castello with 20 offered token resistance. Ricardo Ghisawan had 437 and got support from Teekaram George who picked up 2-65 in a losing cause for Third Class. At Everest, Trevon France followed his half century and seven-wicket haul against GCC at Bourda last weekend at First Division level with a shot-filled 70 decorated with five fours and five sixes, while Darshan Persaud made 36 and Treatlon Liverpool chipped in with 25 as GYO reached 2338. Andre Foster was the pick of the bowlers with 3-40 while Rayson Gill had 2-59 and Rickford Mohamed took 2-40 for Diplomats, who fell for 114.
Leon Andrews followed up his 44 with 4-21 at Eve Leary yesterday. Arthur Duke (bowling) took 2-27 & made 76 in a losing cause for Bel Air Rubis at DCC yesterday. Budhu scored with 21, while Foster came back with the bat to make 13 as France followed up his entertaining innings with 3-40 with his left arm spin, while Liverpool had 5-11. At DCC, GNIC beat Bel Air Rubis by 33 runs in their
debut NBS game. Mars Nicholson reached the boundary five times and cleared it twice in 70 and added 74 for the third wicket with Shone DeSousa, who hit a six and a four in 34. Dexter Solomon made 23 and Jerimiah Benjamin
finished unbeaten on 16 as
GNIC reached 224-8. Arthur Duke had 2-27, Mahendra Shivnarine Budhu took 2-26 and Aravindra Gainda captured 2-27 for Bel Air Rubis who were
dismissed for 191. Duke top scored with an attacking 76 as Benjamin, Ranole Bourne and John Champagne had two wickets each for GNIC. (Sean Devers)
Felix adds to gold haul as US romp to mixed relay gold
Trevon France hits Andre Foster (3-40) over cover during shot-filled 70 at Everest yesterday.
The United States 4x400m mixed relay quartet celebrate their record-breaking gold. (AFP / Jewel Samad) AFP - US track and field icon Allyson Felix added another gold medal to her glittering haul yesterday as the United States romped to a record-breaking victory in the 4x400m mixed relay at the world championships. The 33-year-old Felix ran the second leg alongside team-mates Wilbert London, Courtney Okolo before anchor runner Michael Cherry brought home the gold in a world record time of 3min 09.34sec.
The record improved the previous record of 3:12.42 set a day earlier by the US squad. Felix, competing in her ninth straight world championships has accumulated more World Championship and Olympic honours than any other track and field athlete in history. Her win yesterday took her tally to an incredible 26 medals, a dazzling haul that includes six Olympic golds and 12 World Continued on page 30
Mars Nicholson hits a six during his 70 for GNIC at DCC.
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GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice FA
Corriverton Links maul Hearts of Oak Excellent conditions encouraged an exceptional performance and that’s how it turned out for Corriverton Links Football Club when they hammered Hearts of Oak Football Club 9-1 on Saturday last at the Esplanade Ground in New Amsterdam. The stage was the GFF/ NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 Intra Association League and it was Akeem Blades who was in destructive mode blasting a five-for to lead his side to a memorable win. Blades was on the scoresheet three times before the half time break, rocking the nets in the 16th, 25th and 33rd minutes; Lester Reynolds hammering in the first of his double in the 44th as the Links were well on their way to a comprehensive win.
Lester Reynolds (right), Akeem Blades, Mark Matthews and Issano Fields - Corriverton Links FC.
Region 9 Heritage Games
Issano Fields continued the onslaught for Corriverton Links two minutes in to the second half when he hit the network on 47 minutes. Blades was then back in center stage with two more to complete his five-for in the 60th and 77th minutes, while Fields tucked in his second in the 79th minute. The Links’ ninth goal came off the boot of Mark Matthews in the 83rd minute to cap a fine performance despite Hearts of Oak pulling one back in the 86th minute through De Vonta Tappin. Hopetown Rangers were awarded full points for yesterday’s encounter against Mahaicony Football Club which is still in the process of resolving player issues.
Frustrated Osaka battles past Pegula in Beijing opener
Gladiators crowned new female champs; Titans defend male title
Japan’s Naomi Osaka plays against Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the Pan Pacific Open. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/file photo)
Gladiators Football Club - Region 9, 2019 Female Heritage champions. Tabatinga Football Club were crowned female champions of the Region 9 Heritage Games which concluded recently. Retaining the male crown was Titans Football Club which trounced first timers Sky Kings Football Club, 5-2. Peter James led the champions with a brace in the 58th and
61st minutes with one each being scored by Peter Phillips in the 8th minute, Regis James (46th) and Ishmael Mitchell in the 56th minute. Byron Lee Ambrose was one of the two scorers for Sky Kings FC. The competition was held under the auspices of the Rupununi Football Association.
(Reuters) - Japan’s two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka produced scowls rather than smiles at the China Open in Beijing yesterday despite reaching the second round with a straight-sets win. Fourth seed Osaka, fresh off her title triumph at the Pan Pacific Open, struck 26 winners win a 6-3 7-6(5) win over American Jessica Pegula, only to complain about the way she had played. After committing only seven unforced errors in the opening set, Osaka’s game began to leak mistakes as Pegula forced break points early in the second. In the second set tiebreak, Osaka was unable to serve out of win, and let a 4-1 led slip to fall 4-5 behind. But in the clutch moments of the match, Osaka displayed her nimbleness around the court to force consecutive errors from Pegula and seal victory in an hour and 31 minutes. Reigning Wimbledon champion Simona Halep showed no signs of the lower back injury that forced her out of Wuhan Open last week as she raced past qualifier Rebecca Peterson 6-1 6-1. Third seed Elina Svitolina recovered from a sloppy start to beat last year’s Beijing runner-up, Latvian Anastasija Sevastova, 6-7(4) 6-1 6-2. Former world number one Venus Williams came back from a break down in the final set to overcome Barbora Strycova 63 4-6 7-5, extending her winning record against the Czech to five matches.