AIETEUR NEWSK Guyana’s largest selling daily & New York’s most popular Guyana’sweeklylargest weekly Online: www.kaieteurnews.com September09,2022-Vol.24 No.39 Online readership yesterday, 64,704 Friday Edition Price $100 Home Affairs Ministry spent $11B in - Mid ReporYeart6 months to secure Guyana being ramped up for thirsty -reporReuterstEuropeans refiners ElizabethElizabethQueenIIhasdiedQueenIIhasdiedOver Providenceaffected200askokerdoorcollapses ofanotherCommissionPetroleumcanbelayeroversightinoilspendings Govt. wants adherence to environmental rules with accelerated production shareholders...CEOJohnHesstellits Guyana oil production households
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Vice President Bharrat sector spending even before levels of petroleumlaw governing the semi place in the purchase of commentators, Ram Jagdeo insists that Guyana the companies did their extraction ” In theautonomousagency goodsandservices. explained that the Petroleum has no co management spending. execution of its functions,The matter regarding the It said too that the use of Commission is one of the arrangement with the The law states that, “The the Commission is alsoestablishment of the unfair trade practices results key bodies necessary in the ExxonMobilconsortiumand function of the Commission mandated to, “review andCommission becomes in “ businesses using sector to help Guyana reap instructed therefore that istomonitorandregulatethe approve budgets submittedextremely important given deceptive, fraudulent, or the most it could from its oil Guyana’s only access to oil efficient, safe, effective and b y t h e o p e r a t o r s ” ;the fast pace at which otherwise unethical methods andgasendowments,while sector spending comes after environmentally responsible “participate in theGuyana and its oil partners togainanadvantageorturna (Continued on page 10)
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By Zena Henry measurement of petroleum profit.” to allow for estimation and Given the extensive he still to be assessment of royalty and oversight and management e s t a b l i s h e d profit oil and gas due to the power of a Petroleum P e t r o l u m State” and be responsible for Commission, Chartered Commission; some seven the approval of the exercise. Accountant, Attorney and years after Guyana would After the assessment, the transparency advocate have announced crude in agency will “ascertain the Christopher Ram had commercial quantity, could cost oil or gas due to the reiterated his stance that the present an added layer of operators”. Commission remains a p It will also “provide viableoptiontowardGuyana unscrupulous oil spending; necessary information to the protecting its oil sector, thus providing Guyana with relevant authority for the particularly the income increased oversight of oil collection of taxes and fees garnered from the resource. operators’expenditure. from petroleum operations.” He told the publication that This was made clear in Additionally, the Petroleum urgent indepe d h oversight of the oil and gas Commission Bill which was important cost oversight secto is i a r e p r o d u c i n g t h e the companies would have exploration, developmenttabled in the last Parliament mandate to, “monitor particularly where Guyana commodity,accompaniedby expendedthemonies. and production of petroleumby the former A Partnership operators and their trade has decided that its oil the current challenges It was however stated in in Guyana.” In doing so, thefor National Unity + practices to ensure that productionplanistoproduce associated with the proper the 2017 Petroleum Commission, among otherAlliance For Change competitionandfairpractice oil faster, ahead of the managementofthesector;in Commission Bill that the things shall, “ensure well(APNU+AFC) government is maintained.” The United pending global transition this case, the ability to agency is responsible for planned, well executed andahead of a no confidence States based financial media from fossil fuels to clean monitor and scrutinize oil approving oil operators cost efficient petroleummotion that caused the early website, Investopedia energy company spending in a budgets; indicating o p e r a t i o n f o r t h edissolution of Parliament, described unfair trade Like other concerned timelymanner government access to oil achievement of optimaland the eventual death of the practices as usually taking s t a k e h o l d e r s a n d
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A new by a London- a wholly-owned subsidiary devoting a mere 8 percent of based energy and climate of CNOOC Limited, holds a capital expenditure to low finance think tank, 25percentinterest. carbon InfluenceMap revealed that The Stabroek Block is It was stated that Shell five major oil companies estimated to hold nearly 11 also made the ‘green claims’ including ExxonMobil have billion of barrels of in 70 percent of public been spending tens of equivalent of oil and on July communications stressing millions publicising and 29, 2022, weeks after p r o e n v i r o n m e n t a l portraying themselves as announcing two more activities, while just 10 beingclimate-friendly,butin discoveries offshore Guyana p e r c e n t o f c a p i t a l reality only a small chunk of Exxon announced expenditure was invested in their investments goes into estimated second quarter low carbon, which included low-carbondevelopment. 2022 earnings of US$17.9 some gas projects. It was The report cited billion. statedthat American oil giant, Exxon, Speaking with The For TotalEnergies, 62 British Oil Company BP, Guardian, Faye Holder, a percent of communications Royal Dutch Shell Plc, programme manager at made green claims, with 25 Chevron and TotalEnergies. InfluenceMap said, thebottomofthepage,under percentofcapitalinvestment It said the companies spend “Essentially, we found that a section called ‘Our goingtowardslowcarbon. US$750 million a year big oil is spending millions history’,wheretheydescribe THE OILCOMPANIES polishing their climate of dollars on this green PR, howtheyhavealwaysbeena RESPONSE credentials. and it is a really systematic transitioning energy The Guardian reported The Guardian reported campaign to portray company, from coal to oil to that a spokesperson for that a comprehensive study E x x o n M o b i l s a i d , of public communications “ExxonMobil continues to from the five oil and gas mitigate emissions from its firms found that 60 percent operations and achieved its of the publicity made at least 2025 emission reduction one claim highlighting the plans four years earlier than companies’ positive climate planned This progress actions – but on average, the supports the company’s fivecompaniesdevotedonly more aggressive 2030 12 percent of capital emission reduction plans expenditure to low-carbon and its ambition to achieve activities – and this included net zero scope 1 and 2 somegasprojects. greenhouse gas emissions I n f l u e n c e M a p from operated assets bythemselves as pro-climate,” gas to this lower carbonresearchers looked at 3,421 2050 ExxonMobil isadding “But at the same future,”Holderadded.public communications investing more than $15bn marketing division, energy, as well as “non-time, they are still lobbying Tothisend,hesaidthatitmaterials published by between now and 2027 on including EV charging and energyproducts”.to lock in fossil fuels and is clear that the oilExxon, BP, Chevron, Shell lower emission initiatives, low-carbon fuels, and a joint “ We a r e a l r e a d yinvesting in a really c o m p a n i e s w a n t t oand TotalEnergies in 2021, and we anticipate a tripling venture in Brazil that is a investing billions of dollarsunsustainable energy future dissociate themselves fromincluding articles and ofinvestmentby2025.” world leading bioethanol in lower-carbon energy,” awith high levels of oil and oil and gas and attachblogposts on corporate While Shell contested producer The company has spokesperson said. “To helpgas, and very low spend on themselves to climatewebsites, press releases, the findings, saying previouslysaidmorethan35 alter the mix of energy Shelllow-carbonactivities.” friendlyagenda.reports, speeches and InfluenceMap had failed to per cent of capital sells, we need to grow theseHolder explained that Giving a breakdown of company and CEO social takeintoaccountlow-carbon expenditure in 2022 would newbusinessesrapidly That noneofthe“Aboutus”pages the ‘green PR’ made by themediaaccounts.Notably,the businesses included in its go towards low carbon (Continued on page 9)on the firms’ websites oil companies compared toresearchers did not look at describedthemasoilandgas what they actually investedadvertsasitwasnotpossible companies “The best in low carbon activities,for them to obtain a full data instance, in my mind, was InfluenceMap revealed that set of any company’s global BP – on their ‘Who we are’ ExxonMobil made greenadvertising page, they only mention the claims in 70 percent of itsThe researchers found word ‘oil’ twice. And it’s at communications, whilethat more than half of all the publicity material made at least one green claim, with the most popular being centered on efforts to “transition the energy mix”. However, analysis of the capital expenditure of the fivecompaniesfoundthatall were forecast to increase their oil and gas production, with the exception of BP, which was expected to have similar levels in 2026 as in 2021.Exxon’s local affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) is the operator of Guyana’srichestoilblock. The oil company holds a 45 percent interest in the prolific Stabroek Block, meanwhile, Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. holds a 30 percentinterestandCNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited,
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The absence of a proper ethical outlook in life in Guyana has hurt us terribly. We must strive to obtain that mindset, and succeed in doing so, if we are ever going to position ourselves to tap in as a country to reap the true richness of our natural gifts. Our leaders and their comrades have largely failed us, failed to do what is right and of justice by us. Our young students, the leaders of tomorrow, must be different. Our professionals in the public service and private sector have mostly been about their own interests, with the result being that country and expectant citizens have been injured, and left in a dreadful state. It would be heartening if our young students, the budding leaders of tomorrow, could develop a state of mind, that emphasises ethical considerations as highly, if not higher, than their primary academic visions and pursuits. We need a break from the past, from what we have in the present, where the self-enriching has been the norm, the misuse of power, and misconduct in the performance of duty have all transformed into an unacceptable national culture. It is why we find it timely, in the midst of the joys and celebrations over what is clearly respectable academic performance at the Secondary level, to shine some light on our desperate need for a class of students, graduates, professionals, and contributors, who are about what is principled and honourable. When those are coupled to their likely higher University records to come, then this country stands a chance of being in a better place. We can be business oriented, and cash conscious, but those cannot be the be all and end all of our presences and our work. As we congratulate our youngsters, we urge them to move forward on the twin tracks of academics and ethics, so that Guyana can be good, if not great.
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Terms of Reference of Special Audit not adhered to Report. These anomalies can be listed as 1.Pagefollows:3Sub-para 15 stated that, ‘The rates applicable based on the tractors includes the front-end loader at $7,500 per hour’. The tractors in question were heavy duty tractors which were paid at $8,500 as per the approved rate sheet (Appendix A). This was explained by the Estate Manager in his letter to this publication on August 31. 2.Page 4 sub-para 20 stated that Sukhlall and Ramnarine were paid at the rate of $7,500 per hours but this was for Dondi drains. These are medium tractors and the rate was correctly applied but the two Contractors in question used 180Hp and 140HP for tillage operations.3.Page 4 sub-para 26 wrongly attributed one of the tractors as a 90 HP machine. This is a 180HP tractor and the conclusion that, more time being spent on tillage since a smaller tractor was used, is 4.Pagewrong.5 sub-para 29 stated that, ‘these payments were made using the proposed rate of $8,500 instead of the current rate of $7,500 is erroneous since $8,500 is the approved rate for 2021 for the types of machines used (Appendix5.PageA). 6 sub-para 11 stated that, ‘Payments should have been made at a rate of $7,500 per hour at 2.25 hours per hectare was used by Audit Office’. This is again wrong.6.Page 7 sub-para 33 stated that, ‘the rate used by the Internal Auditor was $8,500 whilst $7,500 was used by the Audit Office’. This is erroneous since Tables on pages 6 and 10 submitted in the Special Report indicated that the Audit Office indeed used the rate of $8,500 to calculate the ‘overpayments’. This finding is replicated on page 10 sub-para 48. 7.Page 15 sub-para 68 (iv) stated that, ‘Tractors used by the contractors namely D. Teajman and C. Nathoo did not have the required specifications as per contracts’. This is only applicable to Nathoo who used 140 HP tractors with 4 disc ploughs. The 140 HP tractor is regarded as heavy duty and this contract was awarded by the Head Office.8.Page 16 sub-para 68 (vi) stated that, no certificate of Insurance and Registration were seen for tractors used by Nathoo. This was awarded by Head Office and approved by the Chief Executive. The Procurement rules were breached.9.Page 16 sub-para 68(vii) stated again that ‘payments totalling $12.258 were made to the two contractors, namely D. Teajman and C. Nathoo using the proposed rate of $8,500 instead of the current rate of $7,500. No approval was seen for the increase’. The rate of $8,500 was approved since November 2020. This information is readily10.Pageavailable.16 sub-para 68(ix) stated that, ‘the new rate should have been effective from 1st December 1, 2021 and not from the commencement of the contractual period. In addition, the payments were retroactive. Further all payments were made before the 1 of December to the contractors.’ The rate of $8,500 was effective since November 2020. It cannot be retroactive since the rate of $8,500 was applied since January 2021.
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Additionally, the Special Audit did not consider the context or the ‘story’ behind the ‘overpayments’ and this was highlighted by the Estate staff in their response seen in the Special Audit Report. Context must be applied to audit findings to better communicate ‘the story’ of the findings.Asitis, there is a conflict between the Internal Audit findings and the State Audit findings as it relates to the rates used by the Estate and the reason for the overpayment. This is a material error and greatly influenced the recommendations which must now be quashed and declared null and void.
Yours Narendrasincerely,Lall wait at home than at GTT offices. The place in the line kept getting shorter while being encouraged to “Hang in there”, so that in an hour, I was 2nd in line. Then I got a message that no more cases will be taken. I was asked to try again 8 pm to 6 am and offered a case number 3 times. That was the last straw. My complaint was that the case number I was given 2 weeks ago had failed to resolve the issues, which were that ever since I accepted GTT’s invitation to transfer my landline to fibre months ago, I lost both my landline and fibre line (500 number). I had come through a similar experience 2 weeks ago with a case number but was successful that time in being contacted by an agent with some advice to try connecting differently and report the outcome when they called again. They never called again. That is why I tried again to contactWhilethem. conversing with the live agent, I was told that I would lose my 500 number and only retain the 226 landline number. This was never revealed to me when I was asked to choose fibre for (Continued on page 6)
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TRIBUTE to QUEEN ELIZABETH II holiday in Kenya wAith her husband Phillip. I recall, as others of my generation, and those who were already in the political hustings seeking Independence in 1952 and could not help admiring her youthful grace and elegance as she ascended the throne of England .She earned the admiration and affection of us all as she maintained even in times of stress, an elevated dignity. On behalf of my wife and family, I tender condolences to the Royal Family, her Subjects and British Citizens throughout the world. I also take this opportunity to wish King Charles III, the new Monarch, best wishes for a successful reign. Hamilton Green Elder
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Education results and the energy and ethical sectors
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The Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) results are out, and they are good. They are encouraging in some urgently needed areas, represent what we hope would contribute heavily to our future now dawning, and soaring at higher altitude. Our top performers shine brightly, and we extend a round of applause to them, from wherever they may hail. We look on the bright side, and are impressed by the reports of improved performances in the disciplines of Mathematics and English at the CSEC level. Most importantly, and opportunistically, for Guyana’s future development in this its Age of Oil, we take special note of results from the higher CAPE level. From the recent Ministry of Education’s news release, our young students who sat CAPE did well in Pure Mathematics, Integrated Mathematics, and the Sciences, namely, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. All things equal, and keeping our expectations within reasonable bounds, this means that we have a cohort of budding candidates for study in the fields of environmental science, engineering, geosciences, geophysics, and geology, among similar academic disciplines. To repeat the obvious, we need more qualified Guyanese in these areas, and the more of them we have, the better off we will be. Considering our huge oil discoveries, we severely lack quality Guyanese presences in our oil sector to watch out for our interests. The quicker we can get them, the more well-served we will be. Though their readiness is still years away, we are launching these highfliers into the academic orbit, to get the most out of our oil and other mineral riches. We have to appreciate the richness of our educational talent, and both CSEC and CAPE help us in this regard. As much as the focus is mostly on those students who came out as the cream of this year’s educational crop, we are sure that there are those below the superstar level, who also did well and are worth cultivating. They must be given every encouragement and access to prepare themselves to take advantage of the rich potential that is ours in the making, once we manage ourselves right. This is where educational achievements must go hand in hand with the ethical requirements that we must meet, must have, but which are glaringly missing in this country.
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On page 11, sub-para 51 an email dated November 10th, 2021 sent by the Chief Executive was referred to (Appendix 3) and the rate per hectare is $19,125 and if this is divided by 2.25 hours the result is the approved rate of $8,500 which the Estate paid. 11. If the main contention is the wrong application of the rate, then the overpayment should have been $235,000 and $686,000 (difference of $1,000 multiplied by the hours worked which is 235 and 686). In conclusion, the main thrust of the Special Audit Report is the payment of $8,500 as against $7,500 per hour. However, as was evidenced by the CEO’s email the rate of $8,500 was approved since November 2020. This is a material error which greatly influenced the conclusion and the recommendations stated therein. Furthermore, it is normal practice for External Auditors to discuss findings with the Chief Internal Auditor of any Corporation and if this were done then the anomalies mentioned above would not have arisen.
DEAR EDITOR, We learnt of the transition of our Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the UnitedDueKingdom.tothesudden passing of her predecessor, Queen Elizabeth had to suspend her DEAR EDITOR, When GTT sent my Fibre bill on WhatsApp, I replied that I had no landline services to be billed. Their moron artificial intelligence (AI) did not understand, and I was asked to choose a number or a link. I chose the link and eventually got past another useless GTT step and got through to the chat with a real agent. I was the 14th in line. Better to DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me to give my analysis based on the article captioned, ‘Rose Hall Estate overpaid close to $5M to two contractors last year’ in the Stabroek News dated 29thAugust, 2022. This recent missive has gained public attention and the Special Audit Report is now in the public domain. As an ex-employee of the Corporation, I have paid keen attention to the various articles and the controversies surrounding the entity. I have received a copy of the said Report and did an analysis and wish to state the following. Firstly, the Terms of Reference stated that “the Chief Internal Auditor of GUYSUCO via a letter express concerns relating to overpayments to contractors that were due to incorrect methodology (rates) applied for payments (paid as per actual operational hour of machines, instead of completed hectares and/or equivalent operational hours, as stipulated in the contracts and approved rates schedule’. However, from the Special Audit Report, it can be seen that there was some misunderstanding of this TOR since it has been repeatedly mentioned that there was a deviation from $7,500 to $8,500 which was not the case. The inference drawn from the TOR is that contractors were paid for actual hours worked rather than the number of hectares tilled.This Special Audit Report is riddled with numerous inaccuracies and inconsistencies which should be brought to the attention of the public domain since these were used as the basis for the conclusion and the recommendations arrived at in the said
The GECOM Chairman was pivotal to the outcome of Election 2020
DEAR EDITOR, Judging the events surrounding Election of March 2020 I was of the firm view that the Chief Justice with her erudite and detailed decisions, played the pivotal role in the determination of that election. However, that view soon dissipated when I viewed the work of the Chairwoman, she was the point person and final arbiter in the whole election drama that surrounded the March Elections. I say that without a shadow of a doubt. Because had she placed her signature to the fraudulent declaration of Lowenfield, it would have sealed the chapter of a botched election and an installment of a fraudulent government in Georgetown. It was as simple as that. We knew the dire consequences that went along with that stance if it was taken, but the PNC was not interested in Guyana becoming a pariah state once they held power. It was that selfish bullying nature of these people. Yes, with the stamp of approval by the Chairwoman, Guyana would have had a fraudulent regime in place. I say the Plantation Phoenix Lady stood her ground that she was not going down that road, she stood her ground amidst all the mountain pressure from the PNC’s top brass. To have done that in the face of almost insurmountable pressure from the bullies in the PNC Hierarchy calls for grit and determination that is why to this day she is called the Iron Lady. I salute her valiant effort! This brings me to the question as to why she was selected by
Respectfully Submitted Neil Adams
Anlifeextraordinaryisatrest Guyana is a member. And so all my life, like many of us, I only knew of the Queen. I now have to get accustomed to the King of the Commonwealth. A deep and profound sense of loss reverberates around the world. An extraordinary life is now at rest. Rest peacefully, H R H. the Queen. Shamshun Mohamed Granger to hold that office, this is the question that boggles the minds of all of PNC? Anyone who is familiar with the way the PNC operates would know that they would never have approved her candidacy for the office if they were not knowledgeable of her political leanings, I am quite certain of this. It was their mistaken belief that Justice Singh was sympathetic to the PNC’s cause - and maybe, considered her a Diehard PNC Girlas such, she was duty bound to do any insane and illegal thing to keep the regime intact. Well, that was not to be because she disappointed them with her professionalism and integrity, by not being party to that fraudulent mess. So, to this day, she is placed in the Black Books of the PNC. With every opportunity they have, they are seeking her removal. But I would again remind them that the GECOM Chairman was legally appointed and stands by the law, with that firm legal backing no one in the political divide can cast an accusing finger. So, I say Justice Singh continue holding your head up high and continue to do your job without fear or favour.
DEAR EDITOR, A senior one wrote in the newspapers recently, “With massive, gold, diamond, timber, marine and now oil and gas the population of less than a million souls, we should be the happiest and wealthiest people on earth.” Of course, 95% of Guyanese are not, simply because, it was his Party, the PNC, which destroyed Guyana, causing half of the country’s population to migrate, seeking greener pastures for peace, bliss, happiness, safety, security, prosperity, good health and contentment. It was his Party, the PNC, which exploited the richness of this land, mismanaged the economy and incurred financial irregularities, among other discrepancies and skullduggeries, raping the Treasury, to bankrupt the nation, both terms they ruled through dictatorship. Those remaining at home reluctantly, and, because of inadequate resources to either leave the country, or, unable to qualify for a visa, or restricted by family commitments, were subjected to the whims and fancies for privileges from a PNC prevailing government. Guyanese had to endure a way of life that was mauled with restrictions, banning of essential food items, scarcity of foreign currency, a high rate of unemployment, long lines for anything and everything, the PNC Party card as a passport for priority, constant blackouts, and, among other painful discrepancies. The absence of happiness and lack of wealth is heredity, an inheritance from the troubled and terrorizing times of the past 60’s to early 90’s and again from the over taxed, sad era of 2015 to 2020. The aging one continues, “The scourge and the problem seem to be man-inflicted
The application of “Beware Brother” is knocking on many doors where for several generations our leaders failed to recognise that the six races could easily enjoy this surfeit of the Creator’s bounty if our leaders only overcome the pettiness and sit down like sensible human beings to craft a policy that we can take to our erstwhile masters as united people.” Sounds like a genuine attempt at confession for a guilty conscience, full of remorse from a troubled past, coming to realisation as the clock ticks and wanting to now make peace within himself. Being one of the significant leaders who clearly defined the demise of a burdened land imprisoned by his master, his attributes contributed to the poverty, pain, hunger, homeless, suffering, suffocation, tears, torment, depression, depravity, oppression, opportunism, suppression, shame, trauma and tribulations of his own people and others. The heavy heart burdened with the reminder that, the killings of ministers, doctors, politicians, historians, defenders of democracy and other innocent people, plagued a land of many people and waters, once ruled by the iron fist of a kabaka who was ruthless, merciless and remorseless for the destruction of a promising nation of rich, natural resources.
The Divine intervention brought relief and dictated that, the prosperity of the oil and gas industry will be denied until the capable hands are in governance. The likes of him today are annoyed, angry and aggrieved, and many are leaving his Party to join the Party of peace, progress and prosperity.
DEAR EDITOR, The moment GAW lost to SKN Patriots in its CPL game. I learned of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Two shocking losses in a single moment.While Guyana does not have the monarchy as its Head of Government, the monarchy is Head of the Commonwealth, of which
The elder one concluded, “Brother Beware.” He is aware of the fact that, it was the PPP/C Party which governed this land to rescue it from the jaws of destruction and cleared off the deficits to bring the economy to solvency with surpluses. He is aware of the harsh reality that, the PPP/C’s financial achievements were all wiped out and his PNC Party blessed this land with more indebtedness and pauperism, during their second reign. He is fully aware of the fact that, this PPP/C Government is once again challenged to lead the road to recovery with his determined PNC Party deliberately blocking the path with all obstacles and impediments. He is aware of the fact that it was and still is his Party which bears the responsibility and accountability for mayhem, violence, racism, disunity, election rigging, disorderly behaviour and chaos and confusion, to create strife and rift among the different races through propaganda. He is aware of the fact that during his time, many were forced to turn to crime as a way to survive. Hustlers and hucksters, drugs and drug addicts, thieves, pick pockets and choke and robbers, scammers and fraudsters, pilfers and con artists, all plied their art openly and secretly, in the days and the nights to harbour an infested crime wave. The most feared “kick down door” was a reign of terror when the Party backed Police and Army, were part and parcel of that incrimination. He is fully aware that all the armed forces were owned and controlled by the PNC and the constitution of the PNC Party was paramount to the constitution of the land. He is aware (Continued on page 6)
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DEAR EDITOR, The return of the Guyana Prize for Literature is indeed a welcome development. This will certainly provide an incentive for Guyanese to write which seemingly is on the Theredecline.is nothing more reDEAR EDITOR, It is interesting that in the midst of all the belated discoveries of IDPADA-G, none of the commentators have reflected on the financial accountability for the elFrom page 5 that his successors and Norton’s predecessors are all chip of the same block which has successfully brought shame and disgrace to his people and had to be ridiculed by the CCJ for their obnoxiousness, senselessness and mischievousness. He is A welcome development freshing than a piece of good writing be it prose, poetry or shortThestories.Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports must be commended for making the Prize an annual feature after a lapse of several years. Hydar Ally Accountability ephantine Skeldon Factory, and the National Stadium; not to me ntion the total cost of the thousands of ‘grants’ made in 2022 alone. Reasoned Enqu irer
The application of “Be... aware of the fact that, many need to apologise, change their attitude and become realistic, honest and accept the truth. The application of “Beware Brother” is knocking on many doors. Who will answer the call? Yours Respectfully, Jai Lall
Professor Clem Seecharan’s massive tome ‘Sweetening Bitter Sugar’, is purportedly about Sir Jock Campbell, perhaps the most dominant decision-maker in the history of the Booker Empire. However, the way the story is told, that Jock Campbell, a professed British socialist, may not have been so definitive a player on the British Guiana’s sugar stage, were it not for his co-star Dr. CheddiTheirJagan.reported interactions certainly helped to clarify in the 1960s the latter’s vision for the local sugar industry. The idea of nationalisation of the industry certainly mingled in the light and shadow of the conversations between these protagonists, and emerged pointedly enough for Campbell to temporise with the offer of a commitment to develop what came to be described as ‘small caneNotfarming’.thatsuch a breed of farmers did not already exist. There were scattered acreages from which Buxton Village farmers supplied cane to Enmore Estate; while their counterparts in Plaisance and Beterverwagting (BV) sold to the LBI However,Factory.aBooker model of small cane farming had already been designed and was functioning at a specially created location called Belle Vue, established on the west bank of the Demerara River during the 1950s. It was the first formal experiment in small cane farming.Anindustry-wide selecFrom page 4 the landline. GTT is completely unconcerned that I might have advertised that number to be used by associates. They operate like the Banks, which, behaving like the cartel they are some years ago, simply deducted money on a regular basis from accounts they decided were “dormant”, never mind that the account holders, some since they were youths, were never alerted. This persecution is now a normal facet of banking today.The penultimate straw was that somehow my phone generated a reply, “I will call you back”, to a message I was sent. I can’t afford GTT AI to think for me and send erroneous messages on my behalf. I can also do without the clutter of their promotion text messages with en-
thusiastic but cryptic promises that seem only designed to get you to talk more or fool the unwary to buy unnecessary credit to bolster GTT immediate cash flow. The disappointment prior to that was that I lost 9 GB of Data for my cell phone because the one-day rollover promised and delivered by the CEO sometime ago suddenly and without warning stopped at the end of August. GTT gives and GTT takes away … just like the attitudes of the big corporations and governments towards ordinary subjugated citizens, who must depend on the graces and mercies of the overlords to get proper service and treatment. Spare me the “Have a nice day” if you won’t give me the service I pay for. Alfred Bhulai
Cane Farming in Guyana – A Socialist Concept tion process culminated in the settlement of some 57 field workers at Belle Vue, in a cane-farming cum housing scheme, with each house lot accommodating a kitchen garden. A playground with community centre was a feature of the settlement. Each farmer was allocated a 15-acre plot of cane land, and arrangements were virtually imposed whereby the estate concerned – Wales –would purchase the cane from these small farmers, who were required in turn to pay for all (technical assistance) services provided by the estate.The commitment to Dr. Jagan who was then Premier of British Guiana, translated into BSE Ltd. and Demerara Company, together with then Barclays Bank (DCO) and Royal Bank of Canada, establishing a Cane Farming Development Fund in the sum of nearly $4m – impressive enough at that time. The Fund was a special window through which ‘registered’ farmers could access loans for both capital works i.e. the establishment of new acreages of cane, or the rehabilitation of existing acreages. It was also to finance routine crop expenses. I was BSE’s representative who met with vaulted managers of Barclays Bank (DCO) (now GBTI) and Royal Bank of Canada (now Republic Bank) to organise the establishment of the Cane Farming Development Corporation. Keith Massiah at the time was Legal Draftsman (who later ascended to the position of Chancellor of the Judiciary), who crafted the very comprehensive National Cane Farming Committee Act, and the creative Regulations thereto in the form of a Contract between Manufacturer and Cane Farmer, the provisions of which when breached, constituted a breach of the law. Amongst these very formal arrangements was the requirement for cane farmers to be constituted as legal entities so that they could complete loan transactions with the Cane Farming Development Corporation, also a legally established institution. The mechanism agreed upon (within the current socialist environment) was to formalise existing cane farming groups, as well as prospective groups of farmers, into Cooperative Societies. There were also individual farmers supplying Skeldon, Albion/PM and Rose Hall Estates; while others supplied Diamond Estate as well. They too had to conform to the new legislation.Transactional relationships between all registered cane farmers and ‘Manufacturer’ estates were dictated by the National Cane Farming Committee Act. In particular, the price of cane sold and bought was computed on an inflexible formula initially advised by the industry for inclusion in the Regulations to the Act. However, other farming groups such as at Buxton, BV/Triumph and Plaisance were not included in this new arrangement.Each‘cane farming’ estate was required to assign a Cane Farming Officer whose performance reports had to be monitored within a well-coordinated structure of collaboration.It is interesting therefore that in a totally different economic and social construct, this Administration would appear to revive the inspirational leadership of Dr. Cheddi Jagan.
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PAGE 6 Kaieteur News Friday September 09, 2022 DEAR EDITOR, The recent published invitation to ‘Individual, Company or Consortium’ to become involved in supplying cane to four sugar estates provides pause for reflection, more so by those who know about its ‘socialist’ history so far as Guyana is concerned.
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Queen Elizabeth II is gone from this green sward, this England that she loved so much and served so well. The applause and accolades will rise to the ramparts from her own. But, as beloved a figure as she was at home, the peoples from exploited Africa and Asia and this Caribbean region do well to remember the policies and programs carried out by her people for Queen and country. The Queen was Elizabeth II. As her society grew rich, it was on the backs of those bent under the sun that never set on the British Empire, and from the streams of wealth from exploited Third World societies that enriched her palaces, her people, and both their prosperities. Those were at the expense of impoverished and exploited colored peoples.
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Nelson, as British as they come
Elizabeth II was as arch-imperialist and arch-colonialist as the best of those prior to her, and those of her own time. Though lacking real power, she possessed the aura of stature, which is part of the mystique of the British monarchy. Despite all of our hurts, we still retained a soft spot for Queen Elizabeth II, with many Guyanese holding her dear.
The United States institutions, economic stronger and more vibrant Government through the development, and private Caribbeanforall.” United States Agency for sector led growth “The USAID Regional International Development annual review speaks to the Representative for the (USAID) has announced an importance of CARICOM Eastern and Southern additional US$22.8 million as a strategic partner on Caribbean, Clinton D in new funding for 2022 to developmentissuesandhow White, reaffirmed USAIDs support Caribbean regional highly the United States commitment to long term developmentgoalsrelatedto values the CARICOM and development, economic climate resilience, youth member states commitment recovery, and support to security, information and to democracy in the climate change, and food communication technology, Caribbean region,” U S securitythroughthissigning private sector engagement Ambassador to Guyana, of our amended agreement. and health. The funding Sarah Ann Lynch said He also noted how the also includes US$10 million Ambassador Lynch noted CARICOM Secretariat and to combat food insecurity in several of the same issues, USAID’s partnership will the Caribbean to support namely, energy, food continue to prioritise the priority areas identified by security, and finance were prosperity of the Caribbean CARICOM under President raised at the Summit of the and its people White, Biden’s Caribbean Zero Americas, and global speaking at the annual H u n g e r P l a n T h e climate concerns also were portfolio review said, “The announcement coincides discussed at the Partnership only way that we can with the joint USAID and to Address the Climate achieve our objectives and Caribbean Community Crisis2030. goals is through a more (CARICOM) annual review CARICOM Deputy inclusive development of mutual objectives and Secretary General, Dr approach. That is why priorities concluded on ArmstrongAlexis,remarked USAID and the CARICOM September1. that, “CARICOM is pleased Secretariat value these In 2021, USAID to have USAID as a partner. e n g a g e m e n t s t o announced its 2020 2025 USAID’s support for the continuously evaluate Regional Development CARICOM 25 by 2025 needs,priorities,andremind Cooperation Strategy agenda is an important step ourselves of our moral (RDCS) focused on toachievingfoodsecurityin obligations to achieve promoting accountable the region and building a locallyledregionalgoals.”
Economic difficulties to accelerate progress on the and secondary education has Caribbean have reduced in the preparation of the contributed to the region’s andthedevastatingeffectsof educational goals set in r e m a i n e d v i r t u a l l y their public investment in Declaration of Buenos Aires educational inequities and the COVID 19 pandemic 2015.” The second trend unchanged over the period. education since 2015. This (2022) and fall within the injustice. have contributed to the illustrates a more recent “In 2019, an estimated 10.4 stagnation intensified with framework of the III T h e E d u c a t i o n slowdown and stagnation in improvement in certain million children and young the COVID-19 crisis, which Regional Meeting of Transformation Summit, the progress made towards educational indicators, people were excluded from in 2020 alone brought an Ministers of Education of which will take place on SDG4 and educational combinedwithareductionin access to primary and economic contraction of Latin America and the September 19, 2022 at the achievements seen between inequalities. Access to pre- secondaryeducationinLatin 7.7% of GDP Between 2015 C a r i b b e a n I n t h a t United Nations headquarters 2015and2021. primary education has America and the Caribbean. and 2019, education Declaration, the region’s in New York, will provide a This is revealed in increased, especially in rural These figures predate the spending as a percentage of education authorities global forum to take stock of Education in Latin America areas and in the lowest pandemic,whoseeffectsadd total public spending fell a c k n o w l e d g e d t h e the efforts needed to recover at the Caribbean at a income quintile of the greater fragility to the from 16.1% to 15.4% in the challenges in meeting the pandemic related learning Crossroads The SDG4 population. Completion of trajectories that guarantee region. Relative to GDP, this 2030 SDG 4 targets and losses, reimage education Education 2030 Regional secondaryeducationhasalso permanence in the education percentage fell from 4.5% to recognized the need for systems for today’s and Monitoring Report, improved, especially among system,”saidAlbertoArenas 4.3%. profoundtransformationthat tomorrow’s world, and launched this 8th September the most vulnerable groups. de Mesa, Director of the The figures provided in addresses the structural and revitalizenationalandglobal 2022 in the framework of On the other hand, between Social Development this report were considered systemic factors that have effortstoachieveSDG4. InternationalLiteracyDay 2000 and 2020, the Division of the Economic A result of collaboration proportion of over age Commission for Latin among the Regional Bureau students at the primary level America and the Caribbean for Education in Latin fell from 14.4% to 7.8%, (ECLAC). America and the Caribbean while in lower secondary The impact of the ( O R E A L C / U N E S C O education, it fell from 18.0% pandemic has seriously Santiago), the UNICEF to 13.0% between 2010 and threatened learning Regional Office for Latin 2020. By 2019, the gross achievements Comparisons America and the Caribbean enrollment rate of pre of results from UNESCO’s (UNICEF LACRO) and the primary education (from age ERCE 2019 study with the Economic Commission for three to start of primary previous evaluation Latin America and the school) was 77.5%, with (TERCE 2013) show that Caribbean (ECLAC), the steady growth over the last region failed to improve in report identifies challenges twenty years “Between the areas of reading, facing the region and areas 2015 and 2020, enrollment mathematics and science, that require urgent attention in pre primary education which had occurred between to achieve the SDG4 goals (zero to two years) increased 2006 and 2013. With regard set. The wealth and breadth by 2.1 million children, a to secondary education, of information contained in faster pace than in previous results in the ten Latin the report makes it a key years. However, since the American countries regional input for decision onset of the pandemic, we participating in the last makers and theTransforming have observed how early edition of PISA(2018) show EducationSummit,convened childhood has not been that the regional average did by the United Nations prioritized, putting these not vary between 2015 and SecretaryGeneral. gains at risk We urge 2018inthethreeareas.
UN warns that Caribbean will not achieve education goals
US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch overseeing the signing of the agreement for the additional aid
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Conclusions governments to invest in The fifth trend indicates T h e p u b l i c a t i o n early childhood so that no an increase in certain summarizes five major child is left behind,” said specific gaps at the tertiary regional trends during the Rada Noeva, Deputy level. Although the cycle of 2015-2021 cycle. The first Regional Director in charge expansion in tertiary two highlight positive of UNICEF’s Regional education continued between aspects in the evolution of OfficeforLatinAmericaand 2015and2020,incorporating various relevant education the Caribbean (UNICEF 17 million students over the indicators. The first trend LACRO). last twenty years, this expresses the continuity in The next three trends expansion is uneven. For the general growth of contain warning signs about example, access to tertiary educational levels of the the evolution of education education in the rural sector population, evident in the indicators. The third trend increased only slightly increase in adult literacy shows a slowdown in the between2015and2020. levels and the highest improvement of certain Gaps in access between educational level achieved indicators that had been men and women have by the population, indicators progressing in recent widened: if the gross that have been advancing decades For example, enrollment rate in higher steadily for decades. For between 2015 and 2020, education in 2000 for both example,inthelasttenyears, secondary education groups was between 21% the number of illiterate completion rates increased and 25%, by 2020 the gap people has fallen by 7.7 by 1.9 percentage points for widened, with 61.7% for million, although in rural lower secondary and 2.1 for women and 46.8% for men. areas, 12.8% of the young uppersecondary,whileinthe G a p s i n a c c e s s b y and adult population is still period 2010 2015, these socioeconomic level have illiterate. values were 6.1 and 6.0 also widened In recent Claudia Uribe, director respectively years, tertiary education has of OREALC/UNESCO The fourth trend almost exclusively favoured Santiago, mentions that: indicates a worrisome themiddleandupperincome “The evidence shows some stagnation in key indicators sectors. positive news, but reinforces of access to primary and With regard to financing the pressing need for greater secondary education and in for education, a key investment and state the assessments of the dimension of education capacities to lead the quality of learning The policy and the trends improvement and systemic percentage of the out-of- identified, 15 countries in transformation of education schoolpopulationinprimary Latin America and the
USAID commits US$22.8M to support Caribbean development
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The APNU+AFC owe its supporters an unconditional apology
ExxonMobil, other oil majors’ spending... sure we can supply the energy people will still have to rely on, while lower-carbon alternatives are scaled up.” A spokesperson from TotalEnergies told the Guardian: “Our public announcements policy reflects the transformation of TotalEnergies in a multienergy company. As an evidence of this, the Influe nceMap report releases a forecast that ranks TotalEner gies as the frontru nner among the super majors in terms of renewables assets-based capacities.” However, Chevron and BP did not respond to requests for comment.
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From page 3 means letting our customers know through advertising or social media what lower-carbon solutions we offer now or are developing, so they can switch when the time is right for them. The world will still need oil and gas for many years to come. Investment in them will enNuff people cry yesterday when dem hear how de Queen pass away. She was a graceful and elegant Monarch. With de passing of years, she mellowed like good wine. Most ah we know she as de Queen of England. But she was also at one time de Queen of British Guiana. Yes, she was we Queen, whether we liked it or not. She did young when she turn Queen and suh she was much liked by de people. At one time, some people used to say dat she was one of de prettiest David Hinds, who is associated with the remains of the Working People’s Alliance, once gave a brutal but frank assessment of the APNU+AFC first three years in office. He is quoted by the Stabroek News of 21st May, 2018 accusing his own Coalition government of being visionless and with few tangible achievements.Hesaid,“Just three short years later, our country has lost hope again. The government that came to power with such mammoth goodwill has turned out to be the most unimaginative since independence.” The WPA further accused the APNU+AFC government of not giving Guyana anything big or transformative. He noted that it was stumbling from one political error to the next and of governing like a one-party government. It is not clear whether he had advance notice that Charandass Persaud would vote in support of the no-confidence motion. But after the passage of that motion, he called on the APNU+AFC to apologise to its supporters for betraying their trust. But even if the APNU+AFC government did not feel the need to apologise to its supporters, it certainly should do so now, given what it attempted to do following the general and regional elections of 2nd March, 2022. The APNU+AFC created tremendous hardships as a
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Guyana Cup T20 in Queens Queen is dead!
God save de King! women in de world. She was an adorable figure who brought flair, glamour and class to de royalty. She will be missed.Despite Guyana being a colony at de time, de Queen was not a polarising figure. She was not involved in de nitty-gritty of politics and suh did not attract de sort of hostility of some ah de British political leaders. She left de task of running de country to Churchill, Callaghan, and Cameron, amongDemothers.boys did tell a story about de time when de Queen did come to Guyana and Burnham was driving with she in a horse-driven carriage.Dehorse did eat a lot ah oats dat day and during de journey, he let out a fart. Burn ham was embarrassed since he was de host and suh he turn to de Queen and seh, “I am so sorry, Your Majesty!”Without missing a beat, de Queen turn to he and seh, “Not to worry, Prime Minister, I thought it was the horse!” Talk half, leff half.
result of its actions which triggered a five-month long electoral impasse. The country was shut down, in part because of COVID-19, but also as a result of the failure to conclude the elections. At a time of great suffering of the people, the government had little support to offer the people because it was entangled in a bid to remain in office despite the expressed will of the people. All Guyana suffered, including the supporters of the APNU+AFC. Many of them could not enjoy the brace which they needed to maintain themselves and families because no Budget could be passed as the country moved from one drama to the next. This affected the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Testing levels were extremely low and there was mandatory isolation. Millions were spent in repurposing a hotel into a COVID-19 hospital. But when the PPP/C took office, it described the institution as having only barebones equipment and facilities. One mother spent more than 52 days in isolation and was forced to take to social media to highlight her frustration. The need for resources to fight the pandemic was hindered by the plot to rig the elections.Theelection impasse was a source of great embarrassment to the supporters of the APNU+AFC. Their country and parties were shamed in the eyes of the international community and the fingers were pointing at the APNU+AFC as being responsible for the failure to declare the results of the elections, five months after the close of polls. One former Prime Minister of a Caribbean country said he had never witnessed a more transparent attempt to alter the result of an election. The supporters of the APNU+AFC were fed a diet of ludicrous narratives. First, they were told that the Coalition’s statement of polls showed that it had won the elections. But they were and have never been shown these statements of polls. This was insult to the intelligence of the Guyanese people. Then they were promised that the results of the Recount would confirm the APNU+AFC victory. It did not. The supporters were asked to stomach the narrative that dead and migrant persons voted en masse and right under the noses of the APNU+AFC’s polling agents that were present in every polling station. They were also told that Russians came to Guyana to rig the elections and that the Voters’ List was bloated.TheAPNU+AFC said that dead and migrant persons voted. It gave a list of names. The media went out and found most of the persons which the APNU+AFC claimed were dead or migrated and who had voted. Then the country was told that the PPP/C government was installed at the behest of the western powers. This was a further insult to the intelligence of the Guyanese people because why would the western powers then only give the PPP/C a one-seat majority. Surely, if it had the powers to install a government it would have given it a far greater majority.Asmuch as the supporters of the APNU+AFC would want nothing more than to have seen the Coalition return to office, they would not have condoned a return through dishonest means. The APNU+AFC is still together but for how long nobody knows. It has accepted the seats which it was allotted in the National Assembly. It is not too late for the Coalition to offer an unconditional apology for the shame, disgrace, embarrassment which it caused its supporters and the lies which it peddled. Unless it does so, it will find itself being rejected by the people. This is a different time and different era. The people have experienced the best and the bad of both the PPP/C and the APNU+AFC and they no longer fear PPP/C rule as much after having seen what the APNU+AFC did during its five-year tenure. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
Frederick Kissoon
‘Teachers being treated as ‘third-class citizens in Guyana’
resident of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU)P Mark Lyte said teachers in this country are being treated as third-class citizens even as he warned the government of a more robust representation of the educatorsthisyear In a video statement on the reopening of schools, the GTU President promised to a d d r e s s d e c a d e o l d problems confronting teachers “This academic year will not go down that way, as your leader, with the s u p p o r t o f b r a n c h representatives and with your support, enough is He said that the Ministry educators to ensure that you enough,”Lytesaidinavideo ofEducationhaspromisedto sign in the time book and statement coinciding with provide clothing allowance returnhome,”Lytesaid. the reopening of schools.He to teachers in their He said there are said teachers are being September salary after decades-old problems which treated as third-class citizens school reopens. The GTU are still to be addressed and in Guyana and it is time that Presidentsaidinanumberof there appears to be no school administrators and schools across the country, solution in sight. Lyte said teachers take a stand and there are still ongoing the GTU is opposed to the send a clear message, infrastructural works and in manner in which things are making reference to what he some instances, schools being done in the education t e r m e d a c t s o f remain in a state of sector GTU is also calling discrimination against unpreparedness. forincreasesinteachers’pay teachers “Everybody “And if the condition of Up to last year, the union getting a package $250,000, the school environment is made a proposal for the $150,000, $30,000 (One n o t c o n d u c i v e , fourth time for the increase Guyana dollar=US$0 004 infrastructural work is still of salary but there has still cents). What was given to ongoing, the school is dirty been no response from the teachers? More work and because of the last-minute Ministry of Education in this nothingelse,”Lytesaid. construction, I advised our regard. - saysUnionTeachers’says
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From page 2 the GNPC Act specifically state agencies, particularly ensuringtheprotectionofits ordered the agency to cease thesubjectminister environment. He noted too exercise of any advisory Whereas it is believed that if established properly, function in relation to the that the Commission should the agency could “…be free regulation and management be able to function frompoliticalinfluence,and of the oil sector, while the independently, free of it would have been able to G h a n a P e t r o l e u m political interference, the take objective, professional Commission law under current draft says that the independent positions ‘relationship with other minister could give the within the broad policy authorities’ states clearly Commission general f r a m e w o r k o f t h e t h a t , “ G o v e r n m e n t directions including the government.” departments and public o b s e r v a t i o n a n d It should be noted agencies shall co-operate implementation of any however that the functions fully with the Commission policy; for the organisation of Petroleum Commissions in the performance of of the agency; its size, staff, aredependentonitscontent, functions under thisAct.” It employment terms and use that is, the model employed says too that the minister on of allocated funds among by the relevant authorities. advice of the Commission’s others. For example, when the Board of Directors will Vice President Bharrat G h a n a P e t r o l e u m make regulations for JagdeohadsaidinAugustof Commission was formed, exploration, development, 2020, days after Irfaan Ali responsibility for the sector production of petroleum, was sworn in as President, was removed from the appraisal of petroleum and that the body was important Ministry of Energy which related operations among would be developed within regulated with the others. Guyana on the other sixmonths. assistance of Ghana hand has chosen to provide Earlier this year, he National Petroleum its minister with power over stated that the body could Corporation (GNPC). Six the Petroleum Commission, not stop corruption, but that m o n t h s a f t e r t h e with instructions for the government had not thrown Commission was formed, agency to co-operate with theideaoutthewindow.
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Bearing Sister Menezes’ casket in a disgraceful cemetery
s the funeral honestly believe that was a Sisters were humans who not be disposed of that way walking up to their cortege touched mistake and the Catholic served the world selflessly She was buried in our yard. knees in mud. It is down at the site Churchshouldapologiseand wherever they lived. They People want their loved ones time people resort to of the Catholic desist with that practice.The were people dedicated to and their pets to be buried cremating their loved Church mausoleum where mausoleum consists of a serving the world without with dignity Those bones ones rather than using had with Emelda was inCatholic nuns are buried, I numberoftombs. reward. should have been placed in a Le Repentir That cemetery 1972. That is 50 years ago.was asked to bear the casket The practice is when a They have family small wooden box or small is part of Guyana’s vast She stopped coming tointo the tomb. I lifted one of Sister dies, one of the tombs members who care about metal container but not in a jungle. Please do not bury classes and the next thing IthehandlesandIfeltnumb. is broken into and the recent their image and who loved dirtysaltbag. yourlovedonesthere. heard she left Guyana to joinI loved that woman but I deceased Sister is placed in them for the work they did The Le Repentir Finally, at the burial, one the order of the Sisters ofknow people have to die. I thetombalongsidethebones whentheywalkedamongus. Cemetery is one of the most of the Sisters of Mercy told Mercy I never saw her sinceam attuned to accept death ofthosewhodiedaverylong I watched that dirty bag disgraceful sites in the me that Sister Emelda that year, never heardbecause the reality of death timeago. of bones being pushed into world.To think that people’s Skerritt is in Guyana at the anything about her sincef o r m s o n e o f t h e W h a t I s a w o n thetombandIfeltsomething loved ones go there for their moment I knew Sister 1972.explanations in the best Wednesday was completely pierced my soul – is this the final resting place is Skerritt when she was one of I once asked Sister Maryphilosophy book ever unacceptable to me and rewardpeoplereceiveforthe unthinkable. the world’s most beautiful about her and was told she isw r i t t e n M a r t i n should be for every other great sacrifice they made for That cemetery is beyond women. serving her God inHeidegger’s “Being and person in this world. The theworld? description. If you are from She attended evening Pennsylvania.Time”. masons on the instruction of I remember, Kayjay, our another country and you GCE classes at Guyana If anyone who is readingThis country has lost of the Sisters of Mercy who neighbour’s dog that I loved look at this cemetery, you Oriental College. She would this knows Sister Skerritt,one its best humans that it were there, removed the immensely fell sick and can’t get the feeling that ride up each afternoon with please contact her and askhas produced with the bonesandwrappedthemina blindandhadtobeputdown. Guyana has collapsed. No herPF her to send me an image ofpassing of Sister Mary Noel dirty salt bag, besmirched The people at the animal foreign person should be That was a mini herself to my emailMenezes. All I can say is with grains of wet cement clinic on Robb Street told us allowed to see Le Repentir motorcycle though that is fredkissoon@yahoo com“What a superb, fine, and pushed the bag into the after she is injected, they cemetery not the appropriate Mycellis614-5927.ethereal, exceptional, tomb. storethebodyandshewillbe If it had rained the day description I have in my (The views expressed inphenomenal creation by That is not the way to deposited at the Haags before Sister’s funeral, then consciousness right now the this article are those of theGuyana.” treat the dead.There must be Bosch dump site the next mourners would not have image of a white skirt and a u t h o r a n d d o n o tAs the masons were dignity treating the remains day been able to make the pumpkin top she once wore necessarily reflect theready to plaster the tomb, of those who served I was livid. Kayjay was a journey toclasses opinions of this newspaper.)something shocked me. I humanity Those deceased family member She should They would have been The last conversation I
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- CEO John Hess tells its shareholders
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 12 Friday September 09, 2022
By Kiana Wilburg C E O E n e rg y P o w e r tighter oil market in the February, it reached its gross Conference in New York, coming months since production capacity of h o u g h t h e USA. demand is outstripping the approximately 220, 000 G u y a n a Hess was keen to note rate of supply as markets in barrels of oil per day earlierTGovernment has that the government has Chinaopenup. thismonth. indicated its desire for the been very pro business; Having said that, Hess The third development expeditious development adding that the only way to said its Board will definitely on the Stabroek Block at the and production of the develop the economy and stress test its budget for next Payara Field, with a gross S t a b r o e k B l o c k ’ s improve the standard of year. It said definitely there production capacity of hydrocarbons, those in living for the people of will be a recession scenario approximately 220, 000 charge of the operations Guyana is to accelerate the in that, while adding that it barrels of oil per day, is on must also do so with the development of their willbepreparedshouldthere track for start-up in late strictest adherence to the resource “So they are very be a recession to stay ahead 2023. nation’s environmental pro development of oil and ofittokeepthebalancesheet In early April, Hess and rules. o b v i o u s l y k e e p i n g strong. its partners announced the Sharing this perspective environmental stewardship Hess was keen to note as sanction of the US$10B with investors on Thursday at the front of how they wellthatitwilldoeverything Yellowtail Project which was Chief Executive Officer think about authorizing and in its power to keep will be the largest (CEO) of Hess Corporation, o v e r s e e i n g t h e s e investments on track for its development to date on the John Hess during his developments so there is a high-return opportunity in StabroekBlock. participation at Barclays very good working Guyana,and“we’llalsotake The project will develop r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h remainder of 2022 into steps as we normally do as an estimated recoverable government,”Hesssaid 2023 to ensure scheduled we get to the end of the year r e s o u r c e b a s e o f Hess said it is clear that investments in Guyana to make sure we have some approximately 925 million the government wants its remainunaffected priceprotection….” barrels of oil and have a environmental rules to be The company said the Intermsofsanctionedoil gross production capacity of adhered to and respected, returns in Guyana are so developments on the approximately 250, 000 adding that he believes the sweet that it pays to keep Stabroek Block, Kaieteur barrels of oil per day, with partners have delivered on pumping more money into News understands that firstoilexpectedin2025. thisrequest. theStabroekBlockgiventhe production at the Liza Phase In terms of exploration Earlier this month, Hess industry leading deal (2016 Onedevelopmentreachedits and appraisal in Guyana, had said that it will be Stabroek Block Production new production capacity of Hess said the partners closely monitoring its SharingAgreement) it is tied more than 140, 000 gross continue to invest in an budgetary spending for the to. barrels of oil per day in the active programme, with Hess during its second second quarter following approximately 12 wells quarter earnings call said all production optimization planned for the Stabroek companies are dealing with work on the Liza Destiny Blockin2022. the risk of a recession risk FPSO. Hess and its partners given that there is an As for the Liza Phase continue to see multi-billion economicslowdownnow Two development, which barrels of future exploration It also said it predicts a achieved first oil in potentialremaining.
HessCEO,Corporation’sJohnHess
Govt. wants adherence to environmental rules with accelerated production
Kaieteur News PAGE 13Friday September 09, 2022
(REUTERS)
Cargoes production storage and to Europe averaged 110,000 offloading (FPSO) facility bpd from January through began pumping this year In early September, according recent days, the South to Refinitiv Eikon tanker American country’s output tracking data, more than the hit 350,000 barrels per day entire daily volume shipped (bpd), almost triple its level to all destinations in 2021. early this year The oil, The shipments grew as produced by an Exxon Guyana’s second floating Mobil, Hess Corp and production storage and CNOOC consortium, is offloading (FPSO) facility entirely exported. Guyana beganpumpingthisyear sells its share through openOil producers in Guyana market tenders and via a this year have boosted trading unit of Saudi exports to European buyers Aramco. seeking alternatives to None of the parties have Russian crude, according to struck long term supply vessel monitoring data. agreements with specific Government bans on customersfortheoil. Russian oil since the A proposed supply deal invasion of Ukraine have with India last year failed spurred demand for over price disagreements alternative crudes, and Spain’s Repsol, Italy’s Eni Guyanese oil fits refiners and Britain’s BP have taken possible so they can get the to light sweet oil calledLiza, consortium, which only in soon to schedule an auctionfrom Britain to Italy better cargoes, the data showed. cash resources to develop and an even lighter grade 2019 inaugurated output, of oil and gas blocks tothan rival Latin American Repsol and Eni imported t h e i r c o u n t r y ” A calledUnityGold. expects to pump 1.2 million attract new companies to itsgradesdo. Venezuelan crude in the development plan for the By 2027, the Exxon-led bpd. Guyana is expected offshorefields.So far this year, 49% of second quarter, but consortium’s fifth project,Guyana’s total oil exports shipments have remained Uaru, will be submitted tohave headed for Europe, up suspendedsinceJuly the government for approvalfrom16%in2021. ExxonandHessdeclined laterthisyear,hesaid.
Cargoes to Europe to comment on commercial In 2021, Guyanaaveraged 110,000 bpd from agreements Guyana’s exported a total of 101,000January through early energy ministry, Eni, Repsol bpd of crude, most of whichSeptember, according to and BP did not immediately went to Asia, whileRefinitiv Eikon tanker reply to requests for shipments to Europetracking data, more than the comment on the exports. On represented 16% of the total,entire daily volume shipped Thursday, Hess CEO John according to Refinitivtoalldestinationsin2021. Hess told investors that Guyana is now producingThe shipments grew as Guyana wants “to move twocrudesgrades:amediumGuyana’s second floating forward as expeditiously as Vessels carrying supplies for an offshore oil platform operated by Exxon Mobil are seen at the Guyana Shore Base Inc wharf on the Demerara River, south of Georgetown, Guyana January 23, 2020.
REUTERS/Luc Cohen platform
- Reuters report
Guyana oil production being ramped up for thirsty Europeans refiners
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 14 Friday September 09, 2022
Twenty seven year old Tuesday September 6, 2022, Carlos Hackett, a labourer, Hackett appeared before was sentenced recently to 48 Principal Magistrate Judy months imprisonment for L a t c h m a n a t t h e breaking and entering into a Diamond/Golden Grove policeman’shome. Magistrate’s Court He Hackett of Little pleaded guilty to the charge Diamond, East Bank and was sentenced. In 2019, Demerara, was arrested on the Guyana Police Force Sunday September, 4, for (GPF) had issued a wanted breaking into the home of bulletin for Hackett for Police Constable, 38-year allegedly raping a 16-year old Carlene Singh On oldgirl.
Police have arrested two Rolin while the other pelted men accused of stabbing himwithaglassbottletohis and robbing two cousins on face. Tuesday at a stall along the He was then stabbed to Charity Public Road, the back with a pair of Essequibo, Region Two scissors while the other after they refused to buy suspect raided his pocket oneofthemabeer and stole $25,000 cash The victims were Rolin was also relieved of identified as Rolin Benn, a his cellular phone by the fisherman and his cousin, suspect who had stabbed Kunraj Benn, both of him. Rolin’s cousin, Kunraj Charity Extension Scheme. tried to save him but he was According to police, the stabbed too in the process. cousins were reportedly They both received medical drinking alcohol at Joey’s treatment at the Oscar stall with a woman when Joseph District Hospital at one of the suspects Charity Kunraj was approached and asked them admitted while Rolin was tobuyhimabeer Theyboth discharged Police have refused and it was at this since managed to arrest the pointthatthesecondsuspect suspects as investigations came up and started beating continue.
Cousins stabbed, robbed for refusing to buy beer
CarlosCarlosJailed,HackettJailed,Hackett
Man jailed for breaking into cop’s home
Kaieteur News PAGE 15Friday September 09, 2022
National Population and Housing Census 2022 launched at the ACCC on Wednesday
National Census to kick off on next week
The National Population Dr Ashni Singh, said the and Housing Census 2022 census comes at a time when which is set to commence on Guyana is experiencing September 15, will ensure unprecedentedgrowth.“The the country’s future face of our country is development matches the changing before our eyes. expectations of all New housing areas are Guyanese, President Irfaan going up as we speak. New Alihassaid. major industrial and Given the importance of commercial centres are quantitative data, especially going up as we speak, and in a rapidly burgeoning we are doing the census economy, a population and 2022 in the midst of all of housingcensusalsoservesas this incredibly exciting an essential tool for logical development,” the minister undertakings. President, Ali said. made the statements while The finance minister delivering the feature emphasised that the address at the launch of the extensive survey will serve census at the Arthur Chung as the baseline for Conference Centre (ACCC) policymakers He urged o n We d n e s d a y H e thosewhowillbeinvolvedin emphasisedthatthecensusis the “monumental task” to far more than the collection diligently conduct the of data. “I can tell you that exercise, and ensure that one of the great difficulties every household is counted. researchers find, especially The minister also called on those doing academic citizens to cooperate fully work,istheabsenceofdata with census takers The in the region. Quantitative Public Education and data is very important in Information Campaign for making qualitative this census cycle is being analysis.” conducted under the theme, The president said the ‘Wecountin’We’. house-to-house survey will Chief Statistician and alsoallowtheadministration Census Officer, Errol La to develop an important Cruez said the exercise has programmatic impact profound significance and is analysis. “So, data driven one of the most important decision making is events on the statistical important so that we could calendar of any country La arrive at the best decision Cruez stated that the census in the interest of people,” allows data analysts and hesaid. statisticians to be able to Another important issue, establish statistical levels of President Ali highlighted, is confidence. Guyana’s last policy formulation, noting Census was conducted in that strategies cannot be 2012, and since then, there implemented without data. have been many changes W i t h g o v e r n m e n t across the country, including implementing new policies p o p u l a t i o n s i z e , andprogrammestobetterthe composition, economic lives of citizens, the activities, access to social president disclosed that the services, maternal health, c e n s u s a l l o w s t h e food security, agricultural administration to measure activity and education how well its commitments attainment, among others. are being fulfilled. President The declaration of census Ali said land information day allows the Bureau of system, land administration Statistics, an agency which and development, as well as fallsunderthepurviewofthe climate vulnerability, are MinistryofFinance,tocount among the areas that are the population at a specified essential to information point in time and marks the gathering during future commencement of a threecensuses. month long enumeration Senior Minister in the period for the 2022 National Office of the President with Population and Housing responsibility for Finance, Census.(DPI)
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 16 Friday September 09, 2022
Over 200 households affected as Providence koker door collapse 2 0 0 arelease. installed. Additionally, the households at After learning of the stop logs will be operated Providence, East incident, Agriculture during the low tide to Bank Demerara Minister Zulfikar Mustapha facilitate gravity drainage to were affected when the andotherseniorofficialsand compliment the pump,” sluice door collapsed early engineers attached to the M i n i s t e r M u s t a p h a Thursday morning causing National Drainage and explained. massive flooding in the Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Minister Mustapha community visitedtheareatoconductan further explained that the The door collapsed at assessment at approximately local Regional Democratic approximately 02:00hrs 03:45hrs. While responding Council is responsible for after developing a breach to questions regarding what maintaining the structure, resulting in flooding in some took place, Minister adding that it appeared this parts of the area, the Mustapha explained that the was not being done Agriculture Ministry said in door collapsed as a result of regularly the tide and that engineers “The operation and from the NDIA were on site maintenanceofthisstructure working to address the fallundertheRDC.Frommy situation and bring relief to observation, the structure thoseaffected. was not being maintained as “At around 2:00 am this it should be. I will now have morning, the koker door at to sit with the NDIA and the Providence collapsed other authorities to resulting in our officers determine a way forward. immediately mobilizing We cannot continue like this resources to seal the breach. so the NDIA may have to A contractor was also assist with operating and engaged and installed stop maintaining this structure as logs until a new stainless- well. We cannot have the steel door is fabricated and lives and wellbeing of our installed to replace the citizens threatened because damaged wooden door A those in charge are pump will also be on site n e g l e c t i n g t h e i r until the new door is responsibilities,”headded. A section of the sluice that was damaged on Thursday morning Stop logs have since been installed at the sluice
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Last April, President of it; reason being is that ever CCJJusticeAdrianSaunders since this formula was put had called for Guyana to into constitution, a President h a v e a s u b s t a n t i v e hasneverbeenabletosecure ChancellorandChiefJustice the agreement of the byyearend. Opposition Leader on the
appointment of the Meanwhile, Justice Chancellor and CJ came Saunders noted that while days after President of the Guyana’s legal and judicial Bar Association of Guyana, landscape has seen some Pauline Chase and Attorney transformations in its favour General (AG), Anil over the past decade, the Nandlall, SC, spoke of the absence of permanent impact, which the non appointees to fill the top appointments have had on position remains the “one thestateofgovernance. significant blot,” on an
Both Chase and Nandlall otherwise impressive justice had called for the formula system. used to appoint the officers “For the country to have to be reviewed and changed. not appointed a Chancellor Forthepast17years,thetwo for 17 long years is very top judicial posts were only disappointing; likewise, to held by persons acting in be without an appointed thosecapacities.
Chief Justice for several Chase called that the years,” Justice Saunders absenceofsubstantiveoffice said.
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 18 Friday September 09, 2022 resident Irfaan Ali yet, there is nothing stalling President and the Leader of confirmation for the top on Wednesday it,andisjustthatwehavenot the Opposition on the two judicialpostonhold. said the time has commenced addressing that t o p j u d i c i a l p o s t s As a result, the PresidentP notcomeasyetfor asyet. Opposition Leader Aubrey isfacingalegalactionfornot him to appoint a substantive I am trying to complete Nortonhasalreadyindicated initiating consultation. The Chancellor and Chief the Judicial Service his full support for the two last confirmed Chief Justice Justice. Commission, these things judgesactinginthepositions was Desiree Bernard from Currently, Yonette must be in place almost tobeconfirmed. 1996 to 2001 and last Cummings-Edwards is the instantaneously now that we The Opposition Leader confirmed Chancellor was acting Chancellor and have the clearance,” the has written a letter to the the said Desiree Bernard Roxane George-Wiltshire is Presidentsaid. President indicating his from2001to2005. the Chief Justice (ag). “We The Constitution position. Several sections of are not at the stage of mandates consultation and However, so far, society have been calling for addressing those issues as agreement between the President Ali has put the the substantive office holders of the two key holders as an “embarrassing positions. state of affairs” that needed T h e G u y a n a B a r to be corrected swiftly while Association has repeatedly the AG noted that the legal called on successive formula, which requires the governments to address the agreement between the issue while successive President and Opposition Presidents of the Caribbean Leader for the nominees to Court of Justice have called be appointed, has resulted in forthemattertoaddresswith deadlock. “This has long urgency been my position, to amend
The call for immediate matter,”Nandlallsaid.
President says not ready to appoint chancellor, chief justice Chancellor (ag), RoxaneChiefCummings-EdwardYonetteJustice(ag)George-Wiltshire
The report was released expended towards the also spent towards the of the Customs Anti by the Ministry of Finance operations of community advancement of works on Narcotics(CANU)andother last weekend. It detailed the p o l i c i n g g r o u p s the new Fire Service’s agencies under the Ministry, performanceoftheeconomy countrywide. Headquarters and the belowisatableofhowmuch in the first half of the year. To date, the report construction of fire stations theagenciesspentduringthe The Guyana Police Force highlighted a total of 74 new at Wales and Ogle. This firsthalfof2022. (GPF), an agency under the groups were formed in both Ministry of Home Affairs, the hinterland and mainland thereportstatedexpendedin communitieswhichledtoan just half a year, $7.9 billion increased membership of in strengthening its 1,085 new members operations. Accordingtothe Further, a total of 2,342 report,duringthefirsthalfof members participated in 2022, $99 3 million was training sessions nationwide expended towards the and it is anticipated that the completionofpolicestations formationofnewgroupsand at Kato and Charity, as well training sessions will as the Port Kaituma living continue in the second half quarters. of2022. The report highlighted Turingitsattentiontothe that works also progressed Guyana Prison Service on the construction of (GPS), according to the Regional Command Centres report in the first of the year, at Anna Regina, Leonora, a total of $1.8 billion was Fort Wellington, Whim and expended The Mid Year Wismar Kaieteur News had report detailed that during reported back in June, that the first half of 2022, a sum the Force signed some of $574 9 million was $129,573,450 in contracts e x p e n d e d t o w a r d s for the construction of these enhancing the prison commandcentres. infrastructure countrywide. Additionally, the report Ongoing works it noted stated that in the second half includes the reconstruction of the year, works are of the prison infirmary, expected to commence on vocational school, and the construction of the female prison at the Brickdam and Tuschen Lusignanfacility Police Stations as well as the Additionally, the Prison floating ramp at the HeadquartersandCommand Ruimveldt and New Centre are expected to start Amsterdam Police Stations. inthesecondhalfoftheyear Upgrade to the Tactical Tender for the headquarters Services Unit (TSU) Drill went out to tender and Square; rehabilitation of according to the Ministry barracks at Brickdam, this building it estimated to Baramita, Rose Hall and cost some $500 million to Den Amstel; living quarters construct.At the end of June at TSU and the Criminal 2022, the report noted, 250 Investigation Department; ranks completed training in and reconstruction of the Prison Management, as well Special Constabulary as in other areas that require Headquarters are also slated technicalskills. tocommence. Further, the sum of $6.5 Most of these projects, million of the budgeted Kaieteur News understands, $88.9 million was expended have already been out to towards the training of 672 tenderandcontractsaretobe inmates in areas such as awarded. While upgrading literacy and numeracy, the Force’s infrastructure, tailoring,angermanagement the report revealed that the amongothers.
Kaieteur News PAGE 19Friday September 09, 2022
Home Affairs Ministry spent $11B in 6 months to secure Guyana - Mid Year Report
Government took action With regard to the towards improving the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), response time and crime the Finance Ministry report fighting capabilities of the revealed that as at half year Force, and with this an of 2022, a sum of $49.9 additionof24vehicles were million of the $100 million added to its fleet while budgeted was expended for another 26 will be delivered the installation of fire in the second half of this h y d r a n t s , a n d t h e year Further, a sum of $21.4 procurement of 148 million was expended complete fire hydrants towardsthetrainingof1,972 which are expected to be
Out of its $21 billion ranks in over 65 courses, delivered by the second half publicationhadreportedthat budgetary allocation, the which were conducted both of2022. the Wales Fire Station is Ministry of Home Affairs in locallyandinternationally It Further, a total of $158.3 beingconstructedtothetune just six months spent is anticipated that an million was expended to of $69 million while, the approximately $11 billion to additional 334 ranks will be advance the procurement of Ogle Fire Station is being ensure the safety and trained in the second half of a hydraulic platform, water built to the tune of $76 security of the public, the 2022. Lastly, under the GPF, bowsers and an all-terrain million. Ministry of Finance noted in in the first half of 2022, a fire-fighting vehicle, while a While the Report did not itsMid-Yearreport. sum of $26.9 million was sum of $114.8 million was provide details on the works
President Ali hails legacy of Queen Elizabeth
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 20 Friday September 09, 2022
President IrfaanAli has joined Elizabeth’s place in history is join in heralding the life of the world leaders in mourning the assured, and her legacy is intact. longest-servingBritishMonarchand passing of Her Majesty, Queen “Her long and impactful reign has mourn her passing,” the Guyanese Elizabeth II who died on helped to shape the post-World War leadersaid. Thursday. II world. Her Majesty has been a Secretary General of the “IjoinallGuyaneseinexpressing source of stability for her country. Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland our profound and deepest sorrow at She will be long remembered for her saiditiswiththegreatestsorrowand the death of Her Majesty, Queen sterling leadership of the sadness that “we mourn the passing Elizabeth II. Her passing marks the Commonwealth of Nations. Her of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. end of an era in the history of the visits to Guyana are recalled with After a long life of faith, duty and British Monarchy, the United great fondness. At this time, the service, a great light has gone out.” Kingdom,andtheCommonwealthof thoughts of all Guyana are with the Scotland said “Her Majesty was an Nations,” President Ali said in a membersoftheRoyalFamilyandthe extraordinaryperson,wholivedan statement. He added that Queen people of the United Kingdom. We (Continued on page 24)
President Irfaan Ali and King Charles III who succeeded his mother, Queen Elizabeth II
Friday September 09, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 21
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Resources had explained in its advertisement that the main objective of the consultancy is for the Consultant to assist the Government of Guyana through the Gas to Energy Task Force in the design review, construction, supervision and general project management of the development of the integrated plants, and contract administration throughout the project implementation process and thereafter during the defects liability period. The estimated duration of the project is 42 months from the date of Contract signing and at least 12 months thereafter for defects liability from a date to be determined. The Ministry said that Consultants will be selected in accordance with the policies and procedures set out by the National Procurement Act (2003). Tenders also opened for the rehabilitation of the female dormitory at Aishalton Secondary School in Region Nine.This Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development project is estimated to cost $41 million. Below are the companies and their bids:
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Nine companies have submitted bids to provide consultancy services for the supervision of the integrated Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Plant and the 300 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant as part of the proposed controversial Gas-to-Energy project.This was revealed when tenders opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office earlier this week. The consultancy firms are: Worley (T&T), Stratergy (USA), SGS Panama Control Services Inc., Novus Guyana Inc., Massy Wood Guyana Inc., CB & Associates Inc. in joint venture with Stantec, Engineers India Limited, Engineering & Consulting Services (Europe), and TGM (Canada).TheMinistry of Natural
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Porters needed. Apply in person to Alabama Trading, 65 Rob Street Bourda.
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Nine firms submit bids to supervise construction of gas-to-energy power plants
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he Guyana Court Section 22 of the Election the said March 2 Elections of Appeal is yet Laws (Amendment) Act was not lawfully conducted,Tto set a date for (ELA) and Order #60 of there was no need for the hearing of the Motion 2020, otherwise known as production of any evidence which was filed for the 2nd the Recount Order, are except what was presented, election petition case, on unconstitutional, and thus namely, the Declarations as behalf of A Partnership for resulted in breaches and per Regional Returning National Unity +Alliance violations by GECOM in its Officers’ 1 to 10 and the For Change (APNU+AFC) conductoftheelections. Recount,” the appeal supporters Claudette As such, the lawyers documentalsopointedout. Thorne and Heston contend in their appeal, Further it noted that the Bostwick. amongotherthings,thatthe judge erred in law when she Since the Chief Justice trial judge erred in law ordered that the Statements delivered her ruling inApril when she ruled that, of Poll (SoPs) and of last year, the appellants “Section 22 of the Statements of Recount have been calling for their E l e c t i o n s L a w (SoRs) from the March appealtobeheard. (Amendment) Act 2000 2020 General and Regional Thorne and Bostwick and Order 60 made Elections remain in the said that their lawyer, thereunder were not in custody of the Registrar of Roysdale Forde wrote the v i o l a t i o n o f t h e the Supreme Court of Registrar of the appellate ConstitutionofGuyana ” Judicature until all the cases court earlier this year In their request for the havebeencompleted. requesting that given its Court ofAppeal to set aside The Chief Justice (CJ) national importance, their theCJ’s ruling, thelawyers had previously dismissed appealbeheardurgently noted that Justice George Petition #99 filed on behalf Theappellantsraisedthe Wiltshire, SC erred in law of Monica Thomas and issue again this week when she ruled that the said Brenan Nurse in January claiming that it is “a failure Order 60 was intra vires of 2021,fornon-compliancein of the judicial system” to the said Constitution of relation to effecting of have an appeal pending for Guyana by virtue of service on former President 16months. conferment of powers DavidGranger. LastApril, the Coalition under Article 162 (1) (b) The petitioners had filed a notice of appeal and said Section 22 [of the served Granger with the against Chief Justice (Ag) ELA]…” documents too late. An Roxane George -Wiltshire‘s “The Learned Judge appeal of that decision decision to dismiss the erred in law when she ruled comes up on June 14, 2021, second elections petition that the Appellants did not at the Guyana Court of case. produceevidenceinthesaid Appeal, following a notice Both, Thorne and Petition, in that, being a filed in February of this Bostwick had argued that Petition which claimed that year
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sloth in hearing of elections petitions appeal case
Opposition frets over
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Nine companies have submitted bids to provide consultancy services for the supervision of the integrated Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Plant and the 300 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant as part of the proposed controversial Gas-to-Energy project.This was revealed when tenders opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office earlier this week. The consultancy firms are: Worley (T&T), Stratergy (USA), SGS Panama Control Services Inc., Novus Guyana Inc., Massy Wood Guyana Inc., CB & Associates Inc. in joint venture with Stantec, Engineers India Limited, Engineering & Consulting Services (Europe), and TGM (Canada).TheMinistry of Natural
Nine firms submit bids to supervise construction of gas-to-energy power plants
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Resources had explained in its advertisement that the main objective of the consultancy is for the Consultant to assist the Government of Guyana through the Gas to Energy Task Force in the design review, construction, supervision and general project management of the development of the integrated plants, and contract administration throughout the project implementation process and thereafter during the defects liability period. The estimated duration of the project is 42 months from the date of Contract signing and at least 12 months thereafter for defects liability from a date to be determined. The Ministry said that Consultants will be selected in accordance with the policies and procedures set out by the National Procurement Act (2003). Tenders also opened for the rehabilitation of the female dormitory at Aishalton Secondary School in Region Nine.This Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development project is estimated to cost $41 million. Below are the companies and their bids:
Govt. delivers relief to Bare Root, Dazzell families affected by windstorm
Dead:ShivnauthKawal
The Civil Defence minister has committed to Commission (CDC) on providing medical aid to Thursday delivered those who suffered injuries immediate assistance to duringtheincident. families of Bare Root and “What we are doing Dazzell Housing Scheme, today is after that East Coast Demerara who assessment,wewereableto have been affected severely get building materials for byawindstorm. these residents. We are Following the incident goingtoseehowelsewecan on Monday, the CDC assist; I have been able to immediately dispatched see a few persons who o f f i c e r s i n t o t h e would’ve sustained communities to conduct an medical injuries, so we are assessmentofthedamage,to going to help those persons effectively provide relief. To as well, and this is what the thisend,itwasnotedthatthe government does, we try to families were in need of respondtopeopleinneed,” building materials since hestated. s o m e h o u s e s w e r e Labour Minister, Joseph completely damaged, while Hamilton responded to the the roofs of several homes allegations made by the wereremoved. opposition stating that a On Thursday, Ministers responsible government of Health, Labour and assesses first, so that it can Housing and Water effectively assist its citizens. vocational training to the Minister within the Ministry deflect and play the race and we will go into any accompanied CDC officials “ Yo u c a n o n l y d o two communities. “Coming ofHousingandWater,Susan card because this is a community and assist any to deliver building materials something after you assess out of all of these, other Rodrigues reiterated the predominantly Afro family because that is how including zinc sheets, nails it so doing is based on things are happening, I PPP/C Administration’s Guyanese community, but we operate and execute and hampers containing assessment because you have been engaged by commitment to providing that won’t stop us from initiatives.” In addition, essential food items and might bring the wrong people who think it might support to all Guyanese c o m i n g i n t o t h e s e those affected by the storm cleaning supplies to the thing for the people and be a useful thing to bring despite the narrative being c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e will be provided with more affected families While therefore the CDC has a training programmes into peddledbytheopposition. assistance that we give are building materials and there, the ministers roleinthis.Youknow what thecommunityandsoIwill “We are always on the across the board and I infrastructural support from committed to offering an opposition that is have the technical officer ground and the opposition believe our actions the housing ministry to further support through their responsible do?While they for the East Coast follow tries as much as possible to properly demonstrate that restoretheirhomes. respective ministries. Health are saying the government uponthat.” Minister, Dr. FrankAnthony isnotdoinganything.They Minister Hamilton said s a i d f o l l o w i n g t h e should be in here doing the intention is not only to assessment, the government something, but the people deliverrelieftotheresidents, was able to intervene knowdifferently.” but implement measures so promptly to address the Further, Minister that the community can needs of the affected Hamilton said his ministry benefit from economic persons Further, the willsoonbringtechnicaland development Meanwhile, Stepson, friend to be sentenced on Monday for killing estate worker eonarine Lakhan called “Pascal” and his friend, Roopnarine Persaud called “Helicopter” areD expected to be sentenced on Monday for killing Kawal Shivnauth, called Rupesh, or Rupee, an Uitvlugt Estate worker backin The2017.duoappeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon in the Demerara High Court. In this matter, representing the State is prosecutor MuntazAli.Lakhan who is also the stepson of ShivnauthandPersaudwerearraignedforthe murder but both men denied the capital offence, and had opted to plead guilty to the lessercountofmanslaughter Thetwofriends admitted that on January 9, 2017 at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, they killed 39 year old Shivnauth of Wine Bush, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, during a drinkingAccordingspree.to the State’s case, on the day of the incident, the three men were at a bar in Anna Catherina drinking, when an argument ensued between Shivnauth and Persaud. ran out the shop to get help but Lakhan and Persaud then armed himself with a knife Persaud chased after him and dealt him whichheusedtochoptheestateworker severalkicksandpunchesabouthisbody Shivnauth then armed himself with a The38-year-oldwaspronounceddeadon broken bottle to fight back but his stepson arrival at the Leonora Cottage Hospital after disarmed him and used his weapon against hewasfoundwiththestabswoundsabouthis him. Shivnauth upon receiving the injuries bodyneartheAnnaCatherinashop.
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The Civil Defence Commission on Wednesday delivered housing materials to residents of Bare Root
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This was the Patriots first win of the season, while Guyana Amazon Warriors remain winless after three games. Match details: St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 163/6 (Fletcher 41, Pretorius 27*; Smith 2/10, Shepherd 2/42) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 162/6 (Hetmyer 46, Hemraj 43; Dananjaya 2/ 28, Jansen 2/37) by four wickets.
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From page 33 score 41 runs for the Patriots before his dismissal but the wickets of both Dwayne Braavo and Darren Bravo in the 16th over had seemingly ended the Patriots chances of a win, before Jansen and Pretorius combined in the final overs with a 55-run partnership to guide the side to a remarkable win.
Consider the romantic relationships in your life right now, Taurus. It's important to remember that regardless of how hot and steamy a partnership is at first,
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Remember that one wrong move today could cause you to have a headache for a good long while, Scorpio. Don't take uncalculated risks. There's dynamism and confidence in the air.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Remember that the important thing isn't necessarily what you're doing but the people you're with, Leo. There's a great deal of passion in the air today that yo u can latch onto and put to good use.
VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22) You could learn a tough lesson today, Virgo. More than likely, the harder the message hits you, the more important it was for you to hear. It's important that you accept failure gracefully.
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Saint Lucia Kings got their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign up and running with a nail-biting victory against Jamaica Tallawahs in front of a raucous home crowd on Wednesday evening. The Kings won the toss and opted to field first and they were rewarded for that decision with a disciplined performance with the ball and
Just when you think you have absolutely no energy left, you're able to kick into a higher gear. Push beyond your limits today, Aquarius. You'll find that you can achieve a great deal.
2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League… Kings win final over thriller against Tallawahs in theWicketsfield. fell at regular intervals to ensure the Tallawahs were restricted to 163/8. In reply the Tallawahs played the Kings at their own game by taking regular wickets.Mohammed Amir’s early double wicket over rocked the Kings but Johnson Charles’ excellent half century kept the home side in the game. There was still plenty to do when David Wiese strode to the crease but he marshalled the chase superbly to get the Kings their first win of the tournament.TheTallawahs had made heavy going of their innings after being inserted. They lost too many wickets in the PowerPlay. Kennar Lewis, Shamarh Brooks and Rovman Powell all fell to leave the Tallawahs at 47/3 at the end of the first six overs. When Brandon King was run out courtesy of brilliant fielding from Jeavor Royal, the Tallawahs were reeling at 62/4.However, Imad Wasim and Raymon Reifer rebuilt the innings and set it up for some late over plundering in the final four overs to ensure the Tallawahs set an intriguing 164 to Likewin.the Tallawahs, the Kings innings struggled to get going in the PowerPlay. They lost four wickets in the first seven overs to leave them in disarray at 39/4 but Tim David and Johnson Charles counter-attacked well to put the Kings side ahead of the game at the halfway stage of the innings. That advantage seemed to have disappeared when both set batters were dismissed but Roshon Primus and the wily Wiese kept the Kings in the game going into the final fewWhenovers.
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ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) There's an important lesson to learn today, Aries, so don't shy away from the classroom. It's important to control your attitude now or it's likely to control you. It could be that your ego is a bit too inflated
CANCER (June 21–July 22) There's a great deal of fun to be had today, Cancer. Money isn't always necessary to make this happen, however. In fact, money isn't a great way to keep score.
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Primus departed Wiese guided the chase into the final over and hit the winning run to rapturous celebration in the stands. Match details: Saint Lucia Kings 164/8 (Charles 62, Primus 22; Amir 3/23, Wasim 2/15) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 163/8 (Reifer 62, Wasim 20; Kuggeleijn 3/44, Wiese 2/31) by 2 wickets
Senior CASA Women’s singles Gold Medalist,29year-old Ashley Khalil and 24 year old Taylor Fernandes,whoshedefeated in an all-Guyanese CASA Women’s Singles finale, are part of the four member team which also includes Larisa Wiltshire, who reached the Women’s semifinalattheSeniorCASA. Nicolette replaces Ashley DeGroot, who was a part of an all Guyanese CASASemi-finals.Khalilgave a good account of herself inAugust atCommonwealthGamesin Englandafteroncebeingthe lone Guyanese Squash player at the 2010 commonwealth Games in India.Ashley also attended the Pan American Games last April.Nicolette is the member of the Squash quartet with previous South American Gamesexperience. Larisa’s father and former Southern Caribbean Champion, Garfield Wiltshire, will double as Manager/Coach.Accordingto Garfield Wiltshire, the team is scheduled to depart Guyana on October 7 and take the CourtonOctober10fortheir openingmatch. “I am satisfied with preparation so far and I believethatifeveryoneplays their best squash, we should be very competitive,” informedWiltshire.
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Women’s Squash team selected for SA Games
West Indies and UAE have not met since the ICC ODI World Cup Qualifier in 2018 warm-up fixtures announced… West set to play UAE on 10
PAGE 28 Friday September 09, 2022Kaieteur News (ESPNcricinfo) - Hosts and defending champions Australia will take on India intheironlywarm-upfixture aheadoftheT20WorldCup on October 17 in Brisbane. India will play their second warm up against New Zealandtwodayslateratthe sameInvenue.addition to the big teamsgettingafeelforeach other ahead of the main event, there is history in the offing for the likes of Ireland, Scotland, Namibia, UAE and Netherlands who willgettoplayamatchatthe Melbourne Cricket Ground forpotentiallythefirsttime. Zimbabwe are also scheduled to play there for thefirsttimesince2004. The ICC announced on Thursday that the teams in thefirstround-WestIndies, SriLanka,Ireland,Namibia, Netherlands,Scotland,UAE and Zimbabwe - will play their warm up fixtures between October 10 and 13 attheMCGandtheJunction OvalinBrisbane.Theteams starting the Super 12 stage will play warm ups on October 17 and 19 at the Gabba and Allan Border Field Australia, India, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, B a n g l a d e s h , a n d Afghanistan earned direct qualificationtotheSuper12 stageinNovember2021,on the basis of their T20I rankings at the time. All of them - barringAustralia and England, who will be coming into the T20 World Cup on the back of a sixmatch white ball series againsteachother-willplay twowarm-upgameseach. Afghanistanwillfaceoff against Pakistan once again, a rivalry that has fostered some amazing cricket matches - most recently at theAsiaCup-butalsosome unruly scenes in the stands. New Zealand and South Africa, who produced instant classics at the ODI World Cups in 2015 and 2019, havealsobeencarded together in the warm up schedule. The ICC added that these warm-up fixtures “will not carry official T20 Internationalstatus.” When the World Cup starts, with the first round matches on October 16, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super12s.There,everyteam will play against each other from the same group. The top two sides from each group will then advance to thesemi-finals,tobeheldon November 9 and 10 at the Sydney Cricket Ground and AdelaideOval,withthefinal slated for November 13 at theMCG.
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BySeanDevers The first South American Games was held in 1978 and held every four years that followed, with the last editionbeingheldin2018in Bolivia.The 12th South American Games will be held in Asuncion, Paraguay, from October 1 - 15 and Guyana, one of 15 nations expectedtoparticipate, will berepresentedinfoursports disciplines; Athletics, Boxing, Badminton and Squash.Guy a n a S q u a s h Association (GSA) is sending a strong Women’s team led by 39 year-old Nicolette Fernandes, who recently became the only Guyanese to win a Gold Medal at the World Masters inPolandwhenshecaptured the Women’s Over 30 SinglesNicolettetitle. won the only Gold Medal for Guyana in the2006CACGamesandis the only Guyanese to win a PanAmericanGoldMedalin April2022,inGuatemala.
Nicolette Fernandes (left) and Ashley Khalil will spearhead Guyana’s Squash team at the South American Games
Seven teams are set to compete in this year’s Essequibo Softball Cricket League (ESCL) 20 over round robin, over 40 tournament,whichwillbowl off on Sunday at various venues across Region wantourcompetitiontfascinatingphiminterestteams$50,000.uphomesincentiveshLayne,o(Pomeroon-Supenaam).TwoAccordingtoChairmanftheLeague,WakeelthecompetitionwillavethesamecashandtrophiesattakeThewinnertakes$100,000andrunners-willhavetosettleforHealsoinformedthatthehaveconfirmedtheirandthathasgiventheconfidence.Itisredictedtobeanotheryear“Weareindeeddelightedoannouncethattheisreadytogo;teamsstatedthattheytoplaycompetitive
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Mayor of the Town of Lethem, His Worship John M a c e d o , r e c e n t l y approached Anil Beharry, a partner in this initiative alongwithKishanDasofthe USA, for cricket gears to boosthiseffortofmakingthe game more popular in the township.Macedoisformerlyfrom New Amsterdam, Berbice, the same county where Beharry hails from. The latterisalsoaformerBerbice inter-county cricketer and current Executive of the GCB.The township was in receiptoftwopairsofbatting pads, two bats, four thigh pads, two pairs of wicket keeping pads, twenty-four white cricket shirts and one gearMbag.ace pressed gratitude for the gear while Beharry, speaking on behalf of the initiative, said that he andhispartnerwillcontinue to help spread the game in thenon-traditionalareas. Total cricket related items collected so far: $250,000cash,twotrophies, twelve cricket boots, nineteen pairs of batting pads, twenty one bats, fifteen pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one pair of wicket keeping pad, two arm guards, six cricket bags and three helmets.Inaddition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donatedbySheikMohamed, former National wicket keeper/batsman.Todate,forty young players from all three counties of Guyana have alreadybenefitedfromthree junior gear bags, two trophies, two arm guards, fifteen bats, one box, three helmets, twelve pairs of cricket shoes, ten pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber and twelve pairs of batting gloves.Inaddition, two clubs in thePomeroonareabenefited two used bats Pomeroon, Leguan and Wa k e n a m C r i c k e t CommitteesandCottonTree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each while RHCCCC received two, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket keeping gloves and a setofstumpsandbails.This was done for the Essequibo Cricket Board and now the TownofLethem. Cricket related items, used or new, is distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline and education are important characteristics of the recipients. Talent spotting is being done across the countryandclubleadersalso assist to identify same Progressive and well managed clubs will also benefit.Wetake this opportunity to thank Javed and Imran of West d Sp ts Complex, Option Group of USA, Hilbert Foster, Bish PandayofPandPInsurance Brokers, Sean Devers, TrevisSimon,ÅrïêlJ.Tïlkú, Aaron Beharry, Leanna Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Devon Ramnauth, Teddy Singh,RomashMunna,Ravi Etwaroo, Kelvin Brijlall, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Dennis Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo, Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies and Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Gajanand Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Chin Singh,DeneshChandrapaul, Dr Cecil Beharry, Davo Narine of UK and Latch Mohabirandfamily Thanks tothemediafortherolethey areplayinginpromotingthis venture Distribution will continue. Anyone interested to contribute can contact AnilBeharryon6236875or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896.(SeanDevers)
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CricketGearforyoungandpromisingcricketersinGuyanaProgramme... of the latest to benefit Mayor of Lethem, His Worship John Macedo. Sunday Wakeel Layne
cricket again,” Layne related.Layne, the former Essequibo softball InterCountyplayer,alsorevealed that the top four teams will be playing the semi-finals while the championship game is billed for Reliance ground.Theteamsaredefending championCaribbeanCricket Club, Sunrisers Masters, Ravens Sports Club, Devonshire Castle Sports Club, Queenstown Tigers, Invaders Masters and HiberniaStrikers. nwhile, Layne mentioned that he is once again grateful to the sponsors for coming on board. He also expressed satisfaction with last year’s tournament despite the challenge with constant rainyOnweathers.September25,during the Guyana’s leg of the Caribbean Premier League T20tournament,Laynesaid several of the sponsors will be in Guyana to witness an exhibition match to kick startthe Layneseason.stated the two finalists (Caribbean Cricket Club and Sunrisers) from earlier this year will feature in a game to be broadcast liveonHFacebook.esaid Cricket J o u r n a l i s t a n d Commentator, Ravendra Madholall, will be spearheading that aspect of theday’sevent.
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Brisport-Luke claims gold for Guyana -Abrigo takes bronze Lucozade Indoor Hockey finals on tonight at the CASH
The GAPLF has extended congratulations to Brisport-Luke and Abrigo and expressed gratitude to John Fernandes ltd., Pooran Brothers, Wartsila and Industrial Supplies Guyana fortheir Meanwhile,assistance.the GAPLF president, Gordon Spencer, is also performing referee dutiesatthecompetition. The Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament semifinals concluded with severalteamsbookingaspot in the finals set for today, Friday, September 9, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) starting at 17:00 hours.Inthewomen’sdivision, the leading team, GCC Spartans,wentupagainstthe YMCA Old Fort Igniters, beating them, 6 3 The umpirescalledatechnicality againsttheOldFortwomen, and a penalty stroke was awardedto MadisonGCC.Fernandes took the shot for her team and delivered as was expected.
Sonia Jardine takes a shot at goal in a penalty corner against Woodpecker Hikers. Keisha Abrigo (left) took bronze in the 69kg open
Franklyn Brisport-Luke handed Guyana Gold while team mate Keisha Abrigo claimed bronze at the 36th annual FESUPO (South American) Powerlifting and B e n c h P r e s s Championships, which is currently underway in Campeonato,Brazil. Brisport Luke, who is also performing referee duties at the championships, competed in the Master 2 66kgHecategoryhada best squat of 110kg, a best deadlift of 125kg and bench pressed 62.5kgonhisthirdattempt. Abrigo competed in the 69kg open classic and squatted 155kg, bench pressed 67.5kg and had a best deadlift attempt of 182.5kg.Brisport-Lukeisset compete again in the equipped category while Leroy Trotman will go into actiontodayinthe93kgopen classic.The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) had initially shortlisted a 26 member team to represent the nation at the championships, but due to a lack of funding, the team was subsequently reducedtofour.
Playing without a goalkeeper, the Hikers men triedtodefendtheirgoal,but Bounty GCC capitalised on their opponent’s misfortune and scored at every opportunity The game was tied5-5inthe40thminute; however,assecondscounted down, a penalty corner was awardedtoGCC. With no keeper in the goal, the GCC men made light work by hitting the backboardeasily In the final semi-final of the evening, theYMCAOld Fort outscored Hikers Cadets 4 3 Warren Williams, Simeon Moore, Daheron Wilkinson and vice captain Shaquan Favorite all scored for Old Fort Colonel Heywood, who played a beautiful defence,nettedagoalforthe Cadets along with Devin MunroeandShaneSamuels. Other teams to advance to the finals on Friday are SaintsConquerorsandGCC Spartansintheunder20girls and Saints S7N and YMCA Old Fort in the under 20 boys.
Romichelle Brumell r e s p o n d e d a l m o s t immediately in the 9th minute.However,thistiedid not last long as the GCC Spartans did not hold back and netted four more goals before the Igniters could respond, with Julia Gouveia converting all two penalty corners. With 1 minute on theclock,GCCAlysaXavier netted the final goal for her team.Intheothersemi-finalof the women’s division, Woodpecker Hikers defeated GCC Tigers after the game went down to a penaltyshootout. At the final whistle, the womenwere1-1afterahardfoughtgamefrombothsides. Rene James, Latacia Chung, and Maria Munroe all converted for the Hikers. In contrast, the lone scorer for GCC was Sonia Jardine while Vanessa Pieres was denied by the Hikers goalkeeperAnesaPermaul. What can be considered one of the most compelling games of the night in the men’s B group saw Bounty GCC Pitbull advancing to the finals after edging Pepsi Hikers,6-5. The fast-paced, highintensity match between the two saw GCC’s Kevin Spenser boring the Hikers netfourtimes.
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The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots achieved their first victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a narrow win over Guyana Amazon Warriorsbyfourwickets. The Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and chose to bat, a cautious start sawthemscore66runsinthe first ten overs, but captain Shimron Hetmyer produced atantalisinginnings,scoring 46offjust21balls,totakehis sideto162/6attheendofthe innings.StKitts and Nevis Patriots in turn lost frequent wickets throughout their chase, with the Warriors stifling them at regular intervals However a remarkable display of power-hitting from Dwaine Pretorius saw the side score 22 runs in the final over and earnafirstwininthisyear’s CPL season with two balls remaining.Guyana Amazon Warriors were frustrated early on by some excellent bowling by Sheldon Cottrell and Duan Jansen, who claimed the early wicket of Paul Stirling. Chandrapual Hemraj played a patient innings to build a platform, scoring 43 runs, before Hetmyer displayed some attacking intent, scoring at a strikerateof219,totakehis side to 162/6. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots followed a similar pattern, taking a patient approach to the start oftheirchaseafterlosingthe valuable wicket of Evin Lewis in the second over AndreFletcherwentonto (Continuedonpage27)
There will never be a discussion on sports in Guyanawithoutthemention ofLinden.Infact,Region10 is considered by many the ‘talent basket’ of Guyana, particularly in the area of track and field, basketball andfootball.However, the birthplace of Mariam Burnett and James ‘Joelyn’ Joseph has seen a significant decline and neglect of their sports infrastructure.KaieteurNewsmadethe voyage to the Upper Demerara River community on Wednesday and were dumbfounded at the amount ofdilapidatedfacilities. For example, the Christianburg Community Centre basketball court, one of three basketball facilities that hosted club and inter association championship overthepastdecades,isnow left with rotting stands and nobackboardsandrings.
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TheRegion10Chairman said the 2018 No Confidence motion which was successful against his party in the National Assembly,negatively affected the constructionoftheSynthetic track, while listing some non sport successful programmes.
The Mackenzie Sports Club swimming pool, once used by the likes of Olympian and Islamic Solidarity Games Bronze Medalist, Onan Thom and Mary Fung, is being overtaken by vegetation and creatures.Athletes from Linden often cry for support, but, most times it falls to deaf ears. Chantoba Bright, Guyana’s most decorated CARIFTA Games athlete, along with Olympian, National 100m champion and Long Jump national record holder, Emmanuel Archibald, are at the top of the food chain in their respective disciplines, yet, they’re some of the least supportedathleteslocally Kaieteur News spoke with Region 10 Chairman, Deron Adams, who bemoaned the lack of interestshowntoLindenand to athletes from the Mining Town.“Ibelievethatlikeother countries have been doing, theyidentifythosewhohave specialskills. In this case, we’re cognizant of the fact that Region10isthetalentbasket forthecountry,sothere’sno reason why emphasis and resourcesandanassessment of our needs should not be given priority,” the usually candidAdamssaid. Adams believes that the relationship between the CentralGovernmentandthe RegionalGovernmenthasto be improved, especially those who are inclined to giveassistancetothevarious disciplines.Under the David Granger-led Government, a synthetic track began constructionin2016andsix years later, it is still under construction.There’s no time line given for its completion by thecurrentGovernment. The Mackenzie Sports Clubwasidentifiedasoneof three National multipurpose facilities–anannouncement made by President IrfanAli. But as the famous MSC ground continues to fall apart, no announcement on the commencement of the projecthasbeenmade. “I want to make it clear that anything that is good, I wouldsupportit. Anything in the interest of the youths, I will support it. I think the time is now,” Adams said when asked about reported push back from elected Region 10 officials for the project Adams highlighted that “a structure must be put in place, consultations should behadandthepeopleshould be aware of how they will benefit the various disciplines.Theelected officials (of Region 10) must be brought totheWtable.elive here, we know what are their (the athletes) needs. So, the Central Government, if they really want to have a true idea of what’s happening on the ground and the needs of our people,theymustbringlocal leaders and the Regional officials.”Adams, a member of the People’s National Congress (PNC) – the largest party in the coalition A Partnership forNational(APNU)Unity– debunked Kaieteur News’ question of why his party never see through the completion of the facility at Bayroc and madeinvestmentinthevery thingshe’saddressing.
Dilapidated facilities paint grim reality of sports in Linden
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Chandrapaul Hemraj made 43 at the top of the order.
- Region 10 Chairman calls for investment from Government 2022HeroCaribbeanPremierLeague…
Late ate blitz earns ewin arns win current state of the Mackenzie Sports Club swimming pool
The Mackenzie Sports Club basketball court, once the home of international basketball and a facility that the James brothers, Ulric Tappin, Steve Niels (just to name a few), used as their stompingground,isleftwith an unplayable surface and brokenstructures.
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The battle lines are d r a w n a n d tomorrow, some of Region 4’s best young talent will take to the Ministry of Education ground on CARIFESTA Avenue for the ExxonMobil U 1 4 F o o t b a l l Championship. Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) behind their Pepsi brand is also one of the tournament’s sponsors. Defending champion, East Ruimveldt will tackle Charlestown in the Girl’s finale, while Ann’s Grove and Charlestown will do battle in the Boy’s championship.
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KMPA Foundation secures scholarship in Jamaica for four athletes Odessa France Malcolm Hendricks, captain of Charlestown (L) and Isaiah Pillew, captain of Ann’s Grove Secondary with the winner’s trophy of this year’s Petra/ ExxonMobil U14 Football Championship.
At yesterday’s press conference at Mango Walk restaurant, Troy Mendonca, Co Director of the Petra Organization said his entity is“indeedhappytobeatthis juncture, it was challenging but nevertheless the schools havesupportedusduringthis period and must be commended.” Mendonca called the tournament a resounding success, even though the teams were affected by the departure of players to the national programmewhichhighlights thegrowthandbenefitofthe event. “Come Saturday I wouldliketoseeanexciting game that is officiated fairly andIhavenodoubtwhenthe final whistle is blown, Charlestown will be taking h o m e t h e u 1 4 championship,” said Mark W h y t e , c o a c h o f Charlestown Secondary boysMalcolmteam.Hendricks,the team’s captain pointed out that they’re keen on ending the night with the coveted trophy Ann’sGrovecoach Tessa Nedd said that despite the challenges, she’s “very excitedtoreachthisjuncture tobeabletoplayinthefinal and we are not going home withoutthetrophy.” IntheGirl’sdivision,the clashwillbearematchofthe inauguraledition,whichwas wonbyCharlestown. Chinwendu Rover, captain of Charlestown made a rallying call for supporters to come out and witnesswhatshesaidwillbe anentertainingencounter
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Compliments of the KMPA Foundation, Odessa France, Vibert Mingo and Troy Oxford have departed Guyana for Guyana, where they will compete for various educational institutions while on Scholarship.According to a release, Mingo is slated for Camperdown High School where Guyanese Ezekiel Newton,MichaelMcKenzie andDelizaNewton,allfrom Robin Phillips club in Buxton, are already attending. Andy MedasKing, the founder of the KMPA Foundation said his organization believes in giving athletes an opportunity “since in Guyana after high school there’s nothing else for our athletes to do, while if they goontoJamaicatheywillbe abletoattendSixthFormand train at the same time.” Medas-King noted that in Guyanatheathletesstruggle withfindingregularpractice, adding that “while in Jamaicatheyaregoingtobe there at practice at all sessions. The fact is that coachesinGuyanaareofthe view that their athletes are beingtakenawayfromthem but if anyone thinks about bettermenttheywouldnever d e n y a n y o n e t h a t opportunity.”Thefoundation thanked everyonethatplayedapartin getting the talented local athl s to J ica, particularly the parents, for giving the athletes a chance to excel both academically andathletically
- Region 10 Chairman calls for investment from Government 2022HeroCaribbeanPremierLeague…
Patriots
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Chandrapaul Hemraj made 43 at the top of the order.
TheRegion10Chairman said the 2018 No Confidence motion which was successful against his party in the National Assembly,negatively affected the constructionoftheSynthetic track, while listing some non sport successful programmes.
The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots achieved their first victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a narrow win over Guyana Amazon Warriorsbyfourwickets. The Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and chose to bat, a cautious start sawthemscore66runsinthe first ten overs, but captain Shimron Hetmyer produced atantalisinginnings,scoring 46offjust21balls,totakehis sideto162/6attheendofthe innings.StKitts and Nevis Patriots in turn lost frequent wickets throughout their chase, with the Warriors stifling them at regular intervals However a remarkable display of power-hitting from Dwaine Pretorius saw the side score 22 runs in the final over and earnafirstwininthisyear’s CPL season with two balls remaining.Guyana Amazon Warriors were frustrated early on by some excellent bowling by Sheldon Cottrell and Duan Jansen, who claimed the early wicket of Paul Stirling. Chandrapual Hemraj played a patient innings to build a platform, scoring 43 runs, before Hetmyer displayed some attacking intent, scoring at a strikerateof219,totakehis side to 162/6. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots followed a similar pattern, taking a patient approach to the start oftheirchaseafterlosingthe valuable wicket of Evin Lewis in the second over AndreFletcherwentonto (Continuedonpage25)
Region 10 RegionDeronChairmanAdams10ChairmanDeronAdams
The Mackenzie Sports Club basketball court, once the home of international basketball and a facility that the James brothers, Ulric Tappin, Steve Niels (just to name a few), used as their stompingground,isleftwith an unplayable surface and brokenstructures.
ByRawleToney
There will never be a discussion on sports in Guyanawithoutthemention ofLinden.Infact,Region10 is considered by many the ‘talent basket’ of Guyana, particularly in the area of track and field, basketball andfootball.However, the birthplace of Mariam Burnett and James ‘Joelyn’ Joseph has seen a significant decline and neglect of their sports infrastructure.KaieteurNewsmadethe voyage to the Upper Demerara River community on Wednesday and were dumbfounded at the amount ofdilapidatedfacilities. For example, the Christianburg Community Centre basketball court, one of three basketball facilities that hosted club and inter association championship overthepastdecades,isnow left with rotting stands and nobackboardsandrings.
The current state of the Mackenzie Sports Club swimming pool
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Dilapidated facilities paint grim reality of sports in Linden
The Mackenzie Sports Club swimming pool, once used by the likes of Olympian and Islamic Solidarity Games Bronze Medalist, Onan Thom and Mary Fung, is being overtaken by vegetation and creatures.Athletes from Linden often cry for support, but, most times it falls to deaf ears. Chantoba Bright, Guyana’s most decorated CARIFTA Games athlete, along with Olympian, National 100m champion and Long Jump national record holder, Emmanuel Archibald, are at the top of the food chain in their respective disciplines, yet, they’re some of the least supportedathleteslocally Kaieteur News spoke with Region 10 Chairman, Deron Adams, who bemoaned the lack of interestshowntoLindenand to athletes from the Mining Town.“Ibelievethatlikeother countries have been doing, theyidentifythosewhohave specialskills. In this case, we’re cognizant of the fact that Region10isthetalentbasket forthecountry,sothere’sno reason why emphasis and resourcesandanassessment of our needs should not be given priority,” the usually candidAdamssaid. Adams believes that the relationship between the CentralGovernmentandthe RegionalGovernmenthasto be improved, especially those who are inclined to giveassistancetothevarious disciplines.Under the David Granger-led Government, a synthetic track began constructionin2016andsix years later, it is still under construction.There’s no time line given for its completion by thecurrentGovernment. The Mackenzie Sports Clubwasidentifiedasoneof three National multipurpose facilities–anannouncement made by President IrfanAli. But as the famous MSC ground continues to fall apart, no announcement on the commencement of the projecthasbeenmade. “I want to make it clear that anything that is good, I wouldsupportit. Anything in the interest of the youths, I will support it. I think the time is now,” Adams said when asked about reported push back from elected Region 10 officials for the project Adams highlighted that “a structure must be put in place, consultations should behadandthepeopleshould be aware of how they will benefit the various disciplines.Theelected officials (of Region 10) must be brought totheWtable.elive here, we know what are their (the athletes) needs. So, the Central Government, if they really want to have a true idea of what’s happening on the ground and the needs of our people,theymustbringlocal leaders and the Regional officials.”Adams, a member of the People’s National Congress (PNC) – the largest party in the coalition A Partnership forNational(APNU)Unity– debunked Kaieteur News’ question of why his party never see through the completion of the facility at Bayroc and madeinvestmentinthevery thingshe’saddressing.
Late ate blitz earns ewin arns win
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. Sports TheHardChristianburgCourt - Region 10 Chairman calls for investment from Government Dilapidated facilities paint grim reality of sports in Linden blitz earns Patriots win 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League… Chandrapaul Hemraj made 43 at the top of the order ChandrapaulorderHemrajmade43atthetopoftheorder Teams promise mouthwatering ExxonMobil U-14 Football C/shipTfinaleeams finale Charlestown’s Captain Chinwendu Rover (L) and Azaria Wilson, captain of East Ruimveldt Secondary with the winner’s trophy of this year’s Petra/ ExxonMobil U14 Football Championship. Late Pretorius
