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ByDavinaBagot

ExxonMobil never examined cost of an oil spill to Guyana,Caribbean nations - Public meeting on 6th project hears

Four months after the President of Exxon Mobil Corporation(XOM),Darren Woodsurgedshareholdersof the fortune 500 company to vote against a petition calling for a thorough study on the economic impacts of anoilspillfromtheStabroek Block, the company’s consultant; Environmental Resources Management (ERM) has revealed that no such assessment was ever conducted.

Woods had called on the shareholdersofthecompany to vote against the proposal since he believes there were adequate studies already donetodetermineimpactsto theRegion.

However, on Tuesday, ERM’s Socioeconomic Resources / Stakeholder Engagement Specialist, Anna Sundby, during a publicconsultationhostedat the Leonora Technical Institute, West Coast Demerara, it was revealed that no such financial study waseverdoneinGuyana.

Yesterday’smeetingwas hosted as part of the application process for a Permit applied for by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) for the s i x t h d e e p w a t e r development,Whiptail.

EMGL, ERM and representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were part of the meeting During the question-and-answer segment, Kaieteur News asked the consultant team what the likely devastation of an oil spill at the sixth projectcouldcost.

Sundby in response explained, “I can’t say because it’s not part of the EIA. We haven’t done an economicmodelofwhatthe maximum economic impact wouldbe.Whatwefocuson with the unplanned events chapter is identifying what the risk of those scenarios are so we can put the right measuresinplacetomanage

that risk and so that really comes down to the oil spill responseplan.”

In addition, she explainedthatifaspillwere to occur offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil would engage inaclaimsprocesswhere,if appropriate, citizens could make claims for economic compensation or support to rebuildtheirlivelihoods.

The ERM Specialist said, “Ultimately we hope that those events do not happenandmostoftheeffort goes in to making sure that theydon’thappenandthat’s where (or) how the content oftheEIAisbased.”

Following up on the response provided to the question, Kaieteur News asked the consultant if such an assessment was ever conducted in prior EIAs or separately to underline the cost associated with a spill that can occur at any of the deepwaterprojects.

To this end, Sundby explained that ERM has never undertaken such a

task, since evaluating the cost of a spill is not ideally partofanEIA.

She explained, “In the unplanned chapter for Whiptail and the other projects we do go through the same components, the socio-economic resources thatwewentthroughforthe planned activities then we think about what would be the impacts in the event of somethinglikeanoilspillor anothereventsoifyougoto the EIA in the unplanned events chapter it does discuss impacts on coastal agriculture, impacts on fishinginthenearshorearea, impacts on coastal communities that kind of thing but again that’s, the intentofthatisreallytodrive the mitigation and drive those risk management measures rather than to do...an economic model is a bigundertaking.”

The Specialist added, “Thereisalotthatgoesinto that,that’snotpartofanyof the EIAs that we have done

in Guyana and it’s honestly notpartof,it’snotastandard part of an EIAthat I’ve ever seenanywhere.”

Meanwhile, ERM’s Senior Project Manager and Technical Support, Jason Willey noted that while the Consultancy firm did not undertake an economic valuation, it attempted to quantify the probable risks associated with a spill on various locations across the country In the absence of such a study, the country is completely in the dark regarding the likely economic devastation to Guyana and its Caribbean neighbours should an oil spill occur in the Stabroek Block.

Notably, this document couldbeusedasatooltoaid inthepreparationforsuchan event. It would also inform othernecessarystepssuchas adequateinsuranceandother protectivemeasures.

The revelation that such akeyassessmentisyettobe

conducted comes months after President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of XOM, Darren Woods told shareholdersofthecompany to vote against the need for such an assessment since it was a waste of time and money

Woods during Exxon Mobil’sAnnualShareholder Meeting in May this year s a i d , “ G i v e n t h e comprehensive materials thatarepubliclyavailableon our website, including our preparedness plan and the EIAs (Environmental ImpactAssessments)related to our Guyana operations, creating an additional report asrequestedbythisproposal would place an unnecessary administrative burden on ExxonMobil, be wasteful of the Company’s time and resources, and therefore is not in the best interests of shareholders For the reasons stated above, the Board recommends a vote againstthisproposal.”

Mercy Investment Services Inc., a Shareholder inthecompanysubmitteda

Anna Sundby, Socio-economic Resources / Stakeholder Engagement Specialist, ERM

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EDITORIAL

ExxonMobil – How about some reciprocal reasonableness

“The government was very reasonable with us and we got an extension for our exploration licence from 2026 to 2027. We also got an extension for relinquishment (of 20 percent of the block) from October 2023 to October 2024. I think it reflects well on government; that it worked with us and this was a reasonable outcome.”

We can always depend on Mr John Hess, CEO of Hess CorporationandapartnerintheExxonMobil-ledconsortium for disclosures on what is happening in Guyana with its oil wealth, and how the oil companies benefit on each occasion. At times, Mr Hess shares more with Guyanese on their oil than the man who spearheads the oil sector, Vice President, BharratJagdeo. Mr Hesshassalespitchestomake,whichhe didinfinestyleattheenergyconferencehespokeat,withall eyes on him. Because it is the name Guyana and the subject matterwasoil,theneverywordofMr Hesswasbeingclosely followed. He had spoken before, and in the most glowing terms, of democratic norms in Guyana, and how the PPPC Government is a wonderful working partner At this recent energy conference, the Hess CEO emphasized how reasonable the government was back in 2020 when approached. In fact, he noted that the [David Granger] Administration was “very reasonable”. An oil corporation can rarely do better than that, find such an understanding nationalpartnerintheoilbusiness. Governmentsusuallyask for some quid pro quo, and because they own the asset (oil) they are able to wring concessions out of companies. The Government of Guyana did not do any of that, or go that far, fromallindications.

Mr. Hess then told his enrapt listeners that “government…worked with us, and this was a reasonable outcome.” There is that million-dollar word again: “reasonable” and it speaks volumes about how the Guyana Government was listening and cooperating with its foreign oil partners in a time of global crisis, which was during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clearly, from his own words in the presentation,Mr.Hesswasbothpleasedandimpressed,andit isfairtoconcludethatthesamecouldbesaidofExxonMobil, theconsortium’sleadingpartner.

What this reiterates is that in every step along the way of this relationship, Guyana has been the one that has been giving, Guyana is the side that is generous, Guyana is the party that is “very reasonable”, in Mr Hess’s own words. Something that should be obvious in all this: it is a one-sided setup, a very one-sided one. Guyana gives to the oil companies operating offshore and Guyana gets nothing. Guyana makes concessions, in extending the clock for ExxonMobil, but Guyana is stuck in the same pathetic place. Guyana goes out of its way, and it is all a one-way street. There is nothing coming from the ExxonMobil-led side of this partnership. Not a reciprocal concession, not any reciprocal reasonableness, not any reciprocal something for something.

Theoilcompaniesenjoyanadditionalyeartoexploreand study with the fullest freedom a huge area in the Stabroek Blockthatwasscheduledtoberelinquished,thankstoa“very reasonable” Guyana Government in 2020. It is now 2023, and an increasing number of Guyanese from all walks of life are calling for more from ExxonMobil and partners. The response has been not just unreasonable, but what is most unreasonable All that the oil companies are bent on and work tirelessly to obtain, are those generous hands from Guyanathatfavortheirvisionsandstrategiesandplans.

The one-year extension is valuable, and means that Guyana has yielded time and opportunity with an asset from which millions could have been earned for this country We are positive that a flock of investors would have rushed here to get a piece of the storied Stabroek Block, which many believe to be floating on oil. Guyana surrendered its chance at profiting from what should be relinquished by ExxonMobil, and all it gets is a nice, warm speech from Mr John Hess about “reasonable.” Some of the same reasonableness from ExxonMobil would go down well here, makingforarealpartnershipofequals.

Why is Vice President, Jagdeo using honorary doctorate in front of his name?

DEAREDITOR, t i m e a t t a c k i n g t h e “honorary doctorate” he elephant Skeldon sugar

It has been three years Opposition, the media and received from a non-rated factory, Enmore Packaging since President Mohammed those who hold different university in India to claim Plant. Amalia Falls Project, IrfaanAliwassworninasthe opinions. doctoral status, and he is the the collapse of CLICO, and ninth executive president of The relatives and friends only person known to be the bankruptcy of the NIS the Cooperative Republic of were so disgusted, appalled doingso. etc. This alcoholic who was Guyana and since then the and highly offended at the As most of us know, arrested and jailed in honcho and de facto childish, infantile, and several heads of states and Queens,NewYorkforpublic president has shamelessly foolish behaviour to the actors and actresses, among intoxication and for and willfully dominated the extent that none of them others have received disturbing the peace did not presidency thus making Ali spoke to him after the honorary doctorates from respond to one of Adams the so-called mickey mouse ceremony was over One of several Ivy League question: Why is the honcho president. Luncheon’s relatives was universities but none, except and de facto president using As if that is not enough, overheard saying that the this fake, has used it in front the honorary title of DR. in he has humiliated and honcho and de facto oftheirnames. front of his name, when no dishonored Ali by holding presidentwasoutofplace. It is obvious that the one else with honorary weeklypressconferenceasif The de facto president is honcho and de facto doctorate isdoingso. heisthepresidenttopromote so obsessed with illusions of president craves to be called The truth is the honcho his policies and attack the grandeur, that it is said that or be addressed as “Dr.” and de facto president hates Opposition in the most he has instructed the entire because he believes that the the private media, and we unprofessional manner For cabinet, and all senior title will make him appear hope Guyanese are seeing example, at the late Dr members of the public importantandeducated.One him for who he is, especially Luncheon’s funeral, instead service including PM Mark of the cohorts of the honcho consideringtheSUZhiRong of paying tribute to the Phillips and Ali to address anddefactopresidentwhois interview with Vice News former cabinet secretary, the him as Dr Bharat Jagdeo; achildmolester,hasattacked reporter,IsobelYeung. honcho and de facto this is how deceitful he is Dr Adams for exposing his Regards, president spent most of the because he is using an failures such as the white A. Retemyer

AG’s response to Paul Slowe

DEAREDITOR, granted for you to proceed office and the provisions of Streetv.Mountford(1985), False narratives on on two hundred and seventy- the preceding paragraph “ a five-pronged implement matters of public importance four (274) days pre- shall apply to such an for manual digging is a must never be left on the retirement leave with effect appointment as they apply to ‘ f o r k ’ , w h a t e v e r t h e public record unrepudiated. from July 31, 2020. the appointment of a person manufacturer chooses to call For this reason, I hereby Approval has also been to hold that office; and any it.” In this case, the law lords respond to a letter by Paul g r a n t e d f o r D e p u t y person appointed to act in had no difficulty in rejecting Slowe published in the Commissioner of Police the office of Commissioner thecreativityoflawyerswho Stabroek News dated 10 Nigel Hoppie to perform the of Police shall, subject to the attempted to disguise a September 2023, captioned functions of Commissioner provisions of paragraphs (3) tenancy agreement by using ‘Deputy Commissioner of Police.” and (4), continue to act until all manner of linguistic Nigel Hoppie was never To the rational reader, it a person has been appointed artifices in order to defeat a p p o i n t e d a c t i n g must be excruciatingly clear to that office and has certain protection that the Commissioner of Police’ from this letter that the assumed the functions lawaccordedtotenants. Mr Slowe’s letter is a Commissioner of Police was thereof or, as the case may L i k e w i s e , a n purported rejoinder to an proceeding on 274 days of be, until the holder thereof appointment“to perform the article captioned, ‘Attorney- pre-retirement leave, after resumes those functions functions” ofCommissioner General exposes APNU’s which he will retire [emphasismine] of Police is an appointment constitutional atrocity” T h e r e f o r e , t h e Thepithandsubstanceof “to act” as Commissioner of published in the Guyana Commissioner of Police Mr Slowe’s bold contention Police, however Mr Slowe Chronicledated2September would have been unable to isthataPermanentSecretary decides to label it No 2023. perform the functions of his can, by simply employing amount of linguistic

The “constitutional office for 274 days after the linguistic formulation, manipulation can justify a atrocity” to which I referred, which the office will become “to perform the functions of c i r c u m v e n t i o n a n d was the appointment of Mr. vacant. Commissioner of Police”, subversion of the crystal Nigel Hoppie, by the Let’s now turn to the viaaletter,hijacktheprocess languageoftheConstitution. APNU+AFC Government, relevant parts of Article 211 and procedure enshrined in The rule of law will not “to perform the functions of of the Constitution, to the supreme Law of this land countenance it and a Commissioner of Police” via providecontext: and deprive the Supreme competent court of law will a letter from the Permanent 2 1 1 ( 1 ) T h e Executive Authority of this reject it. Moreover, it cannot Secretary, Ministry of Public Commissioner of Police and Republic of his vested be disputed that during his Security I maintain most every Deputy Commissioner functional responsibility of tenure in that office, Mr resolutely that Mr Hoppie of Police shall be appointed appointing a person to act in Hoppie rightfully exercised couldnothavebeenlawfully by the President acting after the office of Commissioner the full plenitude of appointed to perform the meaningful consultation of Police. In other words, by functional responsibilities of functions of that important with the Leader of the the mere use of the phrase the Commissioner of Police. office by a letter from the Opposition and Chairperson “to perform the functions of That he chose not to don Permanent Secretary, in the of the Police Service Commissioner of Police”, a some paraphernalic badge is face of Article 211 (1) and Commission after the Permanent Secretary can reallyofnomoment.

(2)oftheConstitution.

Chairperson has consulted seamlessly subvert the I n t h e c a s e o f

The letter from the with the other members of doctrine of constitutional Christopher Jones v PermanentSecretarywasnot the Commission. supremacy Prudent readers Attorney General and even addressed to Mr ( 2 ) I f t h e o f f i c e o f willquicklydiscernthelegal Clifton Hicken FDA705 of Hoppie but to then Commissioner of Police is heresy which inheres in Mr 2022, the aforementioned Commissioner of Police, vacant or if the holder Slowe’spontification! letter of the Permanent Leslie James. For readers’ thereof is for any reason Mr Slowe is obviously Secretary surfaced for the benefit, I set out the content unable to perform the unaware that the law always first time from Counsel for o f t h i s l e t t e r i n functions of his or her regardssubstanceoverform. Mr Jones. In pronouncing extenso:“Please be informed office, a person may be Thus, Lord Templeman in uponthesaidletterina that approval has been appointed to act in that thelandmarkEnglishcaseof (Continued on page 5)

DEAREDITOR, Liverpool was someone I ensure that our nation, our in some part of the world

Recently I was with my lovedandforwhomIhadthe young people and perhaps (can’t remember where). On familyholidayinginSpanish greatest respect. On his more particularly our young the opening day of the City (located in Orlando, death in the USA, the soldiers, are constantly conference, as I entered the Florida), as we drove Guyana Defense Force reminded of this unmatched conference hall, I noticed around, we came to a street issued a statement and act of bravery The likes of there was a copy of the map that had photographs of offered its condolence to his which have not been of each country invited to different soldiers on each of family. In its statement the experienced by our armed attend, hanging on the wall thelamppostthatlinedit.On GDFremindedofhisheroics force in its history to date. I behind the head table. When close examination I noticed at New River. The GDF said am therefore forced to the chairperson got up to that the portraits were those “On the early morning of remind us all of the welcome attendees, he/she ofyoungpersonswhofought Tuesday,August19,1969,in importance/the significance was interrupted by the inAfghanistanorIraq. Each the New River Triangle ofLiverpool’sheroics. representative from portraitwasaccompaniedby during “Operation Climax”

Firstwhatitmeanstoour S u r i n a m e T h i s ashortwriteuponthesoldier launched by the GDF to nation: The map of Guyana representative demanded it represented indicating regain territory During the would have had to be redone that the maps of Suriname where he/she lived, school operation, it was Colonel to indicate our lost of and Guyana be removed and attendedandthespecificwar Liverpool’s feat of firing a territory, if Suriname was replaced by ones reflecting he/she fought and arm of the machine gun while seated in successful in taking and the New River triangle area military in which he/she the nose of a flying aircraft occupying New River as part of Suriname and not served. that was credited for the International events have Guyana. I objected and the

This was Spanish City mission’s success ” The shown us how difficult it is maps remained as they were way of paying tribute and statement also noted that fornationstoregainterritory with the New River area celebrating the sacrifice that Colonel Liverpool was occupied by another nation. solidly reflected as part of some of its citizens made in awarded the Cacique Crown There was the case of Israel Guyana. the interest of the nation. I ofValor seizing the Golan Heights Second, it is importance thought this was an I don’t know whether the from Syria in 1967. To this forustotakeactiontoensure inexpensive and wonderful government of Guyana also day Israel still occupies the o u r y o u n g p e o p l e gesture and wondered why issued a statement and I do GolanHeightsandcontinues remembers Lt Colonel Guyana does not do notknowofanyeffortonthe to encourage its people to Liverpool. Young people somethingsimilar part of this government to settle there ignoring world need heroes. Heroes suggest

I recall reading of the say thanks to Colonel wide protest and a United to the young what behavior, passing of Lt Colonel Liverpool’s family for his Nations Security Council’s what attributes are valued in Hartley Liverpool on the service and heroic act. I also resolution which declared a society Heroes offer them 24th August 2022. Hartley do not know of any effort to the occupation “null and persons to emulate in order v o i d a n d w i t h o u t to give their parents a sense internationallegaleffect.” of pride and win the nation’s

AG’s response to Paul...

From page 4 by Christopher Jones written judgment, the Chief referenced above and widely Justice described Mr carriedinthelocalpress,this Hoppie’s appointment as a appointment was upheld and constitutional “ n o n - declared lawful and in compliance” andreproached compliance with Article 211 Counsel for Christopher oftheConstitution. Jones, thus: “…it does seem In my respectful view, disingenuous to advance a theremainderofMr Slowe’s strict application of the letter does not merit any constitutional provisions on commentary. the appointment of the Yours faithfully, Commissioner of Police, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, when the letter from the PS SC, MP suggests that there may Attorney General & have been a breach of the Minister of LegalAffairs Constitution [in appointing Nigel Hoppie to act] as no reference was made to the art 211 process.”[para.36]

Inexplicably, Mr Slowe dedicated quite a few paragraphs to ranting and wailing against His Excellency’s appointment of Mr CliftonHicken’stoactin the office of Commissioner of Police In a 21-page judgment rendered by George CJ in the case filed

Here in Guyana the thanks and gratitude Venezuelans seized a part of Emulating heroes give the AnkokoinOctober1966and young a sense of direction, a to date, even with senseofpurpose. denunciation from the Finally, without keeping United Nations, the the memory of LT Colonel Venezuelans are still there Liverpool alive what would and have extended and encourage our young fortifying their hold on our soldiers, ill-equipped, under land. The lesson is clear – paidanduntestedtofeelthey successful occupation does could be equal to the task of giverighttoland. standing up to a regional

At this point, it is useful military giant like formetoshareanexperience Venezuela? A defense force, I had. Years ago, I was whose members in the main, representing the US Guyana knowsnoactofunbelievable Peace Corps at a conference (Continued on page 6)

DEAREDITOR, None of this, in my Mankind’s exploitation opinion, is intellectually of mankind has existed from legitimate, nor is it of the beginning of mankind, practical value to those of us whether in one form of who are the descendants of slavery, enforced labour and either one or the other and brutish cruelty or another liveascitizensofacountryin Black African slavery by which we have a common European colonizers, the obligation to build and share Jewish holocaust by Nazi in together, in peace, under Germany and Indentured the rule of law and governed labour are all well asademocracy. documented examples, but T h e m a t t e r o f arenotcomparable. reparations, to those who

Our own country is the arethedescendantsofBlack product of Black African African slavery and, slavery, Madeiran, Chinese p e r h a p s , e v e n and Indian (from India) i n d e n t u r e s h i p , i s indentureship, as well as meritorious in and of its I n d i g e n o u s I n d i a n own right, but it should not exploitation perpetrated by and must not become a o u r f o r m e r B r i t i s h ‘cause celebre’ for further colonizers. ethnic division in our

Most recently, the country matter of reparation has It would be unfortunate brought the question of indeed, if the matter of enslavement to public reparations is used by the attention and into public “racial entrepreneurs” debate here in Guyana, in identified by Eric Philips to t h e C a r i b b e a n a n d further divide our people. e l s e w h e r e , w h e r e Certainly, the Eric Phillips I mankind’s capacity to know and judging from all exploit mankind prevailed that he said at the University andwasinstitutionalized of Guyana’s launch of the

The recent visit and International Centre for hosting at the University of Migration and Diaspora Guyana of the Gladstone Studies and from his recent family on the matter of letter to the Stabroek News reparation has served as a (11th September, 2023), is catalyst, as Eric Phillips has well aware of the real and recently put it for “multiple present danger of this egregious comparisons of happening. indentureship equaling Yours sincerely, slavery”. Kit Nascimento

It would be unfortunate indeed, if the matter of reparations is used by the “racial entrepreneur”

What will it take for our Govt. to celebrate our heroes?

Pres. Ali Administration needs to stop facilitating land-grabbing by the wealthy and politically aligned

DEAREDITOR, and Regional Elections, the Impact Assessment was lack of transparency of the ‘expansion project,’ so they attention of the public and Once again, the residents PPP/C Government, under conducted for this project. project. were required to remove. hoping for a favorable of Timehri North are under the leadership of President This would have identified T h e R a m o t a r There was a standoff solution attack, allegedly by well- Bharrat Jagdeo, entered into the possible need for administration acted ultra between fifty-seven It was observed that one known persons, some of a loan agreement with China relocation of residents and vires, regarding the residentsandthenMinsterof CJIA employee has fenced whom are currently E x i m B a n k v a l u e d steps taken to ensure a principles of Parliamentary Public Works, Mr Robeson off land and erected two employed as ‘staff’ at the US$150M for the Timehri seamless relocation of Scrutiny Incidentally, Benn, who demanded their signs “Property of Public Cheddi Jagan International Airport Expansion Project. residents. twelve years later and the removal without providing Works and Property of Airport and own several lots US$138M of that amount Sir, it would be remiss of project is yet to be alternative housing. Again, CJIA ” As far as residents inthedisputedarea. was loaned to Guyana by the me not to placeon record the completed. the combined Opposition are aware, the erection of Editor, I will give a brief Bank, while the additional push back in and out of At the start-up of the provided leadership on the thesignswasnotauthorized background to this problem US$12M was to be covered Parliament, by the then project, it was reported that ground between 2012-2014 by the Department of Lands to bring clarity to your by the People of Guyana. Combined Opposition the homes of residents and made representation and Survey, the agency readership. Just prior to the Neither a feasibility study parties (APNU and AFC) residing north of the airport through the National responsibleforstateland,or November 28, 2011 General nor an Environmental regarding the secrecy and were in proximity of the Assembly the Ministry of Public As fate would have it, a Work change in Government in Editor, it is clear that the May 2015 saw the Coalition PPP/C Government is Government employing a uncaring and has no respect more consultative and for some sections of society participatoryapproachtothe Of interest, is the fact that unresolvedissue. Timehri South, which is

NAACIE commends sugar workers, GuySuCo

DEAREDITOR, the last two consecutive causedalltheworkerstotake i n v e s t m e n t o f t h e T h e N a t i o n a l weeks at all three grinding home additional financial Government bearing fruits Association of Agricultural, estates. incentives along with their and with the favorable Commercial and Industrial Sofarforthesecondcrop hard earn earnings, which weatherconditionprevailing Employees (NAACIE) 2023, Albion Estate has will surely impact their the Union will like to would like to take this surpassed its weekly familypositively encourage Management, opportunity to commend the production targets on four T h e t o t a l s u g a r Staff and all Workers to Workers, Staff and occasions whilst the production for the crop to continuedtheirhandworkso ManagementofGuysucofor BlairmontEstatehasarchive dateis17,391tonnes.Whilst as to ensure that this year their hard work and a this,threetimesandUitvlugt the year to date is close to Production of 60,858 tonnes commendable job done so Estate has also surpassed 35,000tonnes. isachievedandsurpassed. far for the second crop 2023, their weekly targets on two This has shown an Sincerely, in achieving their weekly occasions. improvement in the

Dawchan Nagasar

Sugar Production targets in Theseachievementshave c o m p a n y w i t h t h e General

Secretary

What will it take for our Govt. to celebrate...

From page 5 of celebrating their young bravery We do not Colonel Hartley Liverpool bravery on the part of one of m e n a n d w o m e n encourage our writers to are remembered. In this first itsowninitspast? willingness to serve their create books about that year of Lt Colonel

As I remember, Spanish country and the importance outstanding event ensuring L i v e r p o o l ’s d e a t h Town’s tribute to its young of holding them up as that our children are anniversary, I assure his soldiers who fought in examples to their fellow constantly reminded and family that, even though Afghanistan and Iraq, I do youngpeople draw courage, knowing that they must contend with a not recall in the write up on Inlightofalltheabove,it we too are capable of seemingly ungrateful anysoldier,whichindicated amazes me that the standing up against a country, those of us who an act under fire that government does not see the seemingly superior or served under his leadership equates to that act of absolute need for Colonel entrenchedforce. in the Guyana National Colonel Liverpool at New L i v e r p o o l t o b e For whatever reasons, Service will always Riveronthatgloriousdayin memorialized. our Government, does not remember him with our country’s military No statue, no street give the impression that it gratitudeandpride. history Yet, Spanish Town named after him, no day set sees any value in ensuring Yours truly, understands the importance aside for celebrating his that the heroics of Lt Claudius Prince

Therecordswouldreveal occupied by persons that only nineteen residents perceivedtobesupportersof needed to be re-located the PPP/C, has been Under the leadership of regularized and the former Minister of Public necessary infrastructure put Infrastructure, David inplace.

Patterson and team, the The Ali Administration residents were engaged, needs to stop facilitating solutions agreed to and a landgrabbingbythewealthy r e l o c a t i o n p l a n and politically aligned and implemented. Without oil ensure that CHPAfulfills the revenue, the Coalition mandate for which it was Government took full established i.e., to provide responsibility for the affordable housing solutions construction of homes for for the low- and middlethe displaced residents. This incomecitizens. i s w h a t a c a r i n g I call upon the PPP/C to administration does, not re-establish an Inter-Agency demolish homes and flood Committee to address land areas while residents are allocation, regularization, away from home; as was and relocation of residents done in Hill Foot, Caneview whennecessary Mocha, Parika area and This criminal treatment Success. of low and middle income in

On Wednesday, August the name of infrastructural 23, 2023, my colleague development must come to Mrs Simona Broomes and animmediateend.

I, met with residents from Yours Sincerely, another Section of Timehri Annette Ferguson, MP North, who are seeking to Shadow Minister of bring the matter to the Housing and Water

Guyana to help boost

Hess’ bank account with almost US$8B annually by 2027

– CEO tells Conference

Americanoilproducer,HessCorporationrecentlydisclosed that the massive expansion of oil operations in Guyana’s Stabroek Block will help to boost its bank book with almost US$8Bannuallyby2027.Specificallymakingthisdisclosure at Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference was the company’sChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO),JohnHess.

Duringhisparticipationattheeventlastweek,Hessspoke glowinglyaboutGuyana’soperationsaswellasitsassetsinthe USA and how both will ensure the company delivers strong revenuegrowth.Hesssaid,“WithmultiplephasesofGuyana developmentscomingonlineandourrobustinventoryofhigh returndrillinglocationsintheBakken,USAHesscandeliver productiongrowthofmorethan10percentannuallythrough 2027.”

The CEO told the conference that the Stabroek Block, operatedbyExxonMobilGuyanaLimited,hasalineofsightto six massive floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels in 2027 with a gross production capacity of more than 1.2 million barrels of oil per day He said there is also potential for up to 10 FPSOs in the Stabroek Block to develop the more than 11 barrels of oil equivalent resources unlocked since 2015. With the Bakken on track to grow net production to 200,000 per day in 2025, Hess said the company’s ability to deliver high value resource growth in 2025isunparalleled.

Additionally, Hess told the conference that his company’s widenetwideproductionforecastto385-390,000barrelsofoil equivalent (boe) per day versus previous guidance of 360375,000boepdonceagainreflectsthestrongperformanceof itsportfolio.Thatguidancehesaidwasincreasedasthethird oil project in Guyana called Payara is expected for start up beforeyear-end.

In terms of a low cost of supply, as Hess’s resource base expands,theCEOsaidhiscompanywillsteadilymovedown the cost curve The CEO said, “Our five sanctioned developmentsoffshoreGuyanahasverylowbreakevenprices ofUS$25toUS$35perbarrelBrent.Inaddition,by2027we forecast that our cash unit cost will decline by 25 percent to approximately US$10 per barrel of oil equivalent. And in termsofcashflowgrow,wehaveanindustryleadingrateof changestoryandanindustryleadingdurationstory,providing ahighlydifferentiatedvalueproposition.”

Hefurthernotedthatbetween2022and2027,Hess’scash flow is forecast to increase by approximately 25 percent annually,morethantwiceasfastasitsproductiongrowth

At June 30, 2023, Hess also noted that his company had US$22B in cash on its balance sheet and to manage all price volatility, it hedged approximately 130,000 barrels of oil per dayin2023.TheCEOsaid,“Thispositionsourshareholders tobeprotectedonthedownsidewhilefullybenefittingonthe upside.”

In summary, the CEO said Hess which holds a 30 percent stake in the Stabroek Block is uniquely positioned to deliver increased cash to shareholders through regular dividend increasesandsharerepurchases.

“Asourportfoliobecomesincreasinglycashflowpositive, youhaveourcommitmentthatwewillprioritizeincreasingcash returnstoourshareholders,”theCEOconcluded

Hess Corporation’s CEO, John Hess

Gas stove overheats, destroys Industry house

An unattended gas stove overheated and burst into flames on Sunday night, resulting in an entire house being destroyed by fire at Sixth Street, Industry,EastCoastDemerara.

The fire reportedly started around 23:15 hrs and according to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), two water carriers, a water tender number 95, and 11 firemen were immediately dispatched to the location.

On arrival at the scene, firefighters saw a twostoreywoodenbuildingengulfedinflames.

TheGFSsaidthiscausednakedflamestocome into contact with nearby combustible materials, whichignitedandspreadthroughoutthehouse.

The fire resulted in damages to three other nearby houses which suffered damages due to radiated heat from the building where the fire started. The fire was eventually extinguished by thefiremenwhoutilisedawaterrelaysystemfrom awatercarrier

The charred remains of the house.

Pick six or six for nine

The troops are out in their numbers, and they are heavily armed. Well, some of them think they are, but littledotheyknowthatwhat they have are nothing but duds. It is an evil time in Guyana,withmanywhofall easily into that category Justly, stoically, I must continue to be. Slings and arrows,Ispitupon.

There are all kinds of noisesreachingtherafters,a former President bellowing inglee,oritcouldbeinpain. Whatyahgatbro?

Finally, the PPP is in a position to get even with a hated tormentor, get a genie of their backs. Wrong!

Wrong! and wrong on each and every count. The Vice President,thisrambunctious and rancorous brother of mine, is pretending to have something, when all he is doing is playing to the crowd,hiscrowd. He doesn’t have to work up a sweat with that limited bunch, which is all the incentive that the big man needs as part of his political schemes.

Bottom line reality boss Jagdeo: YOU don’t have squat,andthatisafact. Ilaff in his face: he has nothing that has not been in plain sight for the last several years,nothingofpotency it

is all sound and fury, the bluffan d buffoonery of bullies. Here I stand alone and unbowed. Give it the best shot. What hand is wished for, the power to the people salute, or the Sicilian kind? How about coming clean with the people on this one occasion and show them the handthatisheld.

It consists of a spread of jokers, and nothing more. They are all jostling to get a pieceofme. ThePPPreally doesn’t want that kind of exposure, does it? I am addressing the Vice Presidentdirectly,asalways; I leave the chorus to titillate

itself, enjoy whatever delights.

I should be a minister with all the attention and timegiventome. Nothanks. I should form a political party, considering all the publicity, which again is neverpartofmyvision. If after all this mewing, braying, and neighing about who did wrong and all that was wrong, why not make a move. Goahead,makeyour day,boss.

Stop pussyfooting around pretending to be a Bengal tiger, when all that the sensible in Guyana sees isahousecat,withplentyof snarling and spitting and no

clawsofanyworth. Tell the people, small brother that another fast one was pulled on them (by YOU, sir),withanotherpaperbag put over their heads (by YOU, skipper). What kind of President have online friends and storm troopers like Live in Guyana, Dr Jagdeo? Is this the PPP’s HouseofIsraelequivalent?

Sincethereisshameand shrinking from being level with the good folks of Guyana,letmedothehonors and enlighten them about this excited cacophony of a mob in full maddened expression.

What the Vice President has in his hand is what his head already knew for years now: he has a six for a nine that he has converted into a Pick Six. I should taunt Dr Six for nine, but remember that I promised to walk the highgroundandkeepit.

Ifwhatisonpaperandis of so much forensic value, I recommend that the Vice Presidentmakesthebestuse of one or the entire combination of human resourceassetsthathehasat hisbeckandcall.

The Hon Attorney General is certainly smart enoughtoreadDr.Jthefacts of life: nothing doing go back to digging and hope to get lucky. The Director of PublicProsecutionsOfficeis equipped with many luminariesandstarsfromthe superior realms and tiers of Guyana,whyletanassetlike thatgotowaste.

But before those two, there are the powerful presences of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Go ahead, sir, why not

makethemostuseofoneof those champion institutions of the State, and let’s make the witch hunt and hatchet jobintoarealpublicshow I willhelpeverystepalongthe way, and be sure to make a big production out of perversions by perverts in high PPP offices, and cooperate with as much information sharing as I thinkwouldassistthecause. The PPP has told the world that it has got its man. Lovely! So,whattchagonna doboutit,bub?

Denunciations and derogations are all recognized for the one purpose that they have, which is to serve as distractions from the real business of this country, which is preferred to be cloakedinsecrecy

This is why there is goofiness about so-called discoveries,whenallthatthe men bustling about and feeling important about themselves are engaged in what are spitballs, airballs, and what suspiciously looks likefoulballs.

Keep trying, captain Better luck next time. Here is a hint: try some truth and straightness, make both a practice. Stop wasting the public’s time, and providing cheap entertainment for the diplomaticcorps. Carryon, brotherdoctor

(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of this n e w s p a p e r a n d i t s affiliates.)

LaunchofKingstonSeawall EsplanadesetforFriday

Thousands of Guyanese will be treated to a diverse display of local culinaryandperformingarts this Friday when the KingstonSeawallEsplanade officiallyopenstothepublic. The project, which falls under the First Lady’s National Beautification Project, focused heavily on scenic revitalisation at a location which serves as a socialandrecreationalspace for thousands of families, a pressreleasefromtheOffice oftheFirstLadysaid.

In2021,FirstLadyArya Ali identified the Kingston Seawall Bandstand area for rehabilitation and upgrade, havingnoticedthatthespace lacked amenities such as a safe playpark for children andwashroomfacilities.

Illegal vending and poor maintenance of the area had also rendered it unsafe for families.

“ T h e K i n g s t o n Bandstand area hosts thousands of people on the weekend, and I’ve always felt that the area has

tremendous potential. So, it was among the first areas I identified for upgrade because I wanted to ensure that families and even friendshadasafe,clean,and beautifulspacetosocialize,” Mrs.Alisaidinacomment.

With the Ministry of Public Works serving as the executing agency, the area

now boasts a fully refurbished Bandstand, a resurfaced tarmac, a newly buildsanitaryblockandtwo promenades, a newly developed playpark for children, and 18 vending unitsalongasprawlingfood court.

Additionally, a police outposthasbeenestablished,

while surveillance cameras have been installed in the area which has also benefitted from increased lighting Free wireless internet is also available to thepublic.

Mrs.Aliwaskeentonote that while Guyanese will be the primary beneficiaries of this new recreational space,

it will also serve as a tourist spot for foreigners and expatriateswhoaredesirous of immersing themselves in localculture.

“Wewillhaveanarrayof local cuisine to offer locals and foreigners alike. Performing arts will be reintroduced at the Bandstand, and we want the area to be buzzing with social activities,” the First Lady added. Mrs. Ali also sought to recognize the support of corporate sponsors who played an integral role in contributing

tothisproject. Those sponsors include: Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry, ENet, Sheriff SecurityandSleepyDiapers. The official ceremony for the launch of the Kingston Seawall Esplanade is scheduled for 17:00hrs on Friday at the Kingston Bandstand. The ceremony will be followed by a concert featuring local artistes including Calvin Burnette, Nikita, Cassie Adams, Vicadi Singh, and Tony Cutz.

Using oil resources as handouts is detrimental, not the route Guyana will go

Duringaninterviewwith the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC)recently, President Irfaan Ali underscored Guyana’s commitment to avoid using its oil wealth as handouts as healludedtothedetrimental consequences such an approach can have on the nation’sfuture.

On Monday, the BBC published Senior Journalist, Gideon Long’s interview with the Head of State During the comprehensive interview, President Ali discussed various facets of Guyana’s oil and gas resources and he also outlined the nation’s forward-lookingstrategies.

When pressed on the c r u c i a l i s s u e s o f accountability,transparency, and the notorious “resource curse,” President Ali was u n e q u i v o c a l i n acknowledging the pitfalls that have befallen other oilproducing nations. He made it clear that Guyana is determined to learn from these past mistakes and that the country is striving to chartadifferentcourse.

He articulated how revenue generated from the oilandgassectorcouldbea game-changerforGuyana.It offers the opportunity to accomplish ambitious projects that were once beyond reach, he said.

H o w e v e r, h e a l s o emphasized the inherent responsibility that comes withthisnewfoundwealth–the responsibility of e n s u r i n g g r e a t e r t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d accountability in its

management.

“To do this, though, we have to ensure that there is greater transparency and accountability in the management of the resources,” President Ali said. To this end, he stated that using the resources as handouts is popular in the short term, however in the longterm;itisdetrimentalto the country and is not the route his administration will take.

He also mentioned that the government has taken measures to ensure greater accountability and transparencyofthecountry’s oil resources. “First of all, we have set up the Natural Resources Fund, which is governed separately and apart from the executive. Secondly,wehavesetinthe law a condition that if the MinisterofFinancedoesnot declare the revenue that has been paid into the fund withinastipulatedtimefrom receiving that revenue, he can face up to 10 years in prison;thatisinthelaw All

ExxonMobil never examined cost of...

Frompage3 proposal seeking support for a thorough assessment to be conductedofthelikelyimpactstotheCaribbeanislands.

Intheirpetitionforan‘AdditionalReporton Worst-case Spill and Response Plans’Mercy Investment Services, Inc, pointedlynotedthat“ExxonMobiloperatesoneofthelargest oilplaysdiscoveredinthepastdecade,offshoreoftheSouth AmericancountryGuyana.”

Theshareholders,inthepetitionseenbyKaieteurNews, argued that Caribbean countries rely on tourism and fishing industries to support their economies, yet ExxonMobil’s EIAscharacterizes“residualrisktoemploymentasminorand assumesthatalargeoilspillisunlikely.”

Tothisend,MercyInvestmentServicesrequestedthatthe Company issues a report evaluating the economic, human, and environmental impacts of a worst-case oil spill from its operationsoffshoreofGuyana.Itnotedthatthereportshould be prepared at reasonable expense, omit proprietary or privileged information, and clarify the extent of the Company’s cleanup response commitments given the potentialforsevereimpactonCaribbeaneconomies.

ThepetitionbyMercyInvestmentServicesInc.waslater defeated as majority of the oil giant’s Shareholders voted againsttheproposal.

the resources that are used fromthefundtobeinvested in the country have to pass through the parliamentary s y s t e m a n d g e t parliamentaryapproval,”the Presidentsaid.

Kaieteur News has reported on the Natural Resources Fund Act (NRF Act) which the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)Governmentpassed in the NationalAssembly in December 2021 The legislation gives the government total control overhowtheoilmoneyisto bespent,insteadofenacting an independent Petroleum Commission.

The key legislation was hurriedly passed in the National Assembly amid an in-house protest staged by the Opposition Members of Parliament, who were clamouring for the then proposed Bill to be sent to

the Special Select Committeeforconsultations to be conducted before the key legislation was made into law Other members of civilsocietyhadalsoechoed t h i s c a l l b u t t h e administrationignoredthese viewsandrushedtopassthe Bill Despite the public debate, President Ali, had,

merehoursaftertheraucous session,formallyassentedto the Bill, thereby bringing it intolaw—withthefinalstep being its publication in the OfficialGazette.

Meanwhile, President Ali during the recent BBC interviewstatedthatGuyana islookingattheexperiences of several oil and gas countries. He noted that his administration will develop a model that is applicable to Guyana. “With the type of publicity that the country is getting, there are great expectationsfromthepeople themselves We have to ensurethattheexpectationis aligned with reality because we are now producing 400,000 barrels of oil per day,andthatwillincreaseto 1 2 million barrels,” the president said. To this end, he explained that with the increase in oil production, there will be a significant

difference in revenues for thecountry

He continued, “We have these great expectations, so the model we want to develop is one that is carefully crafted, meeting our development needs, but a l s o t a k i n g i n t o consideration the best practices of countries out there.”

PresidentAli’s stance on the use of Guyana’s oil revenue contradicts recent comments made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. Two weeks ago, Jagdeo indicatedthatoilmoneywas benefiting indigenous communities and the people of Guyana through cash handoutinitiatives.TheVice Presidentmadetheassertion during a presentation on the Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 during the recentNationalToshaos

President Irfaan Ali

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo

Public meetings hosted during cricket season is to speed up 6th project -ExxonMobil’sProjectsManager

Ex x o n M o b i l Guyana Limited (EMGL) on Tuesday kicked off a series ofpublicconsultationsonits sixth -planned deepwater project in the Stabroek Block, Whiptail, by

respondingtocriticismsthat the company deliberately scheduled the consultations during the Cricket Carnival season to prevent maximum participation.

Projects Manager, Anthony Jackson was

addressing a gathering predominantly made up of students of the Leonora Technical Institute, West Coast Demerara when he soughttolayconcernstorest regarding the public meetings.

Heexplainedthathaving filed the application for the projectataspecificdatewith the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), thecompanywasrequiredto complete the consultations by a particular date to

concludetheprocessasearly aspossible.

Jackson explained, “We work the timing of the disclosure sessions collaboratively with the Government of Guyana via the EPA. The schedule that was proposed was based on having the public consultations around the 30 day mark of the 60 day review period. This reflects theintentionofnotengaging tooearlysuchthatthepublic can’t sufficiently review the document, nor too late such that the EPA is unable to consider the public comments.”

The 60 days comment periodhewasreferringto,is r e q u i r e d b y t h e Environmental Protection Act. It allows the public to reviewthetechnicalplansof the company and share their specific concerns or comments.

Thesewillbeconsidered in the final decision regarding the award of a Permitfortheproject.

The Exxon official in a subsequent comment said thecompanyrecognizedthat the meetings would clash with the home-leg of events scheduled for the highly anticipated Caribbean Premiere League (CPL). He said efforts were made to arrange the dates for the meetings to avoid direct conflicts; however, this has proventobeachallenge.

To this end, he noted, “I recognize that some could have the impression that this was intentional to minimize attendance, and I can only reiterate that this wasnotatallamotiveofthe timing EMGL wishes to

hear directly from the public on their concerns We will constantly try to learn and take feedback withregardstotheseevents, and timing and location of venuesisoneofthoseareas where we will likely continue to test for future enhancement ”

Severalmembersofcivil society had expressed concernoverthedecisionby Exxon to host its public meetingsonthesamedaysas cricketgamesareplannedto be held at the National StadiumatProvidence.

Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams for instance, argued that it is normal practice for anyreputableagencytohost a proper consultation; they must engage their stakeholders during a time when they would see maximumparticipation.

He said, “To host a consultation exercise on the day when cricket in Guyana is being played is a deliberate move not to get most people to show up. It shows there is no genuine effort for transparency and reluctance by the oil company to truly engage stakeholders.”

His sentiments were echoed by President of the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI), Frederick Collins and activist,Dr JerryJailall.

Exxon’spublicmeetings will continue today at the Umana Yana in Kingston, Georgetown at 17:00hrs.

The consultations across the country on the sixth project will run until September 22, 2023.

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited Projects Manager, Anthony Jackson during the company’s consultation at Leonora.

The participants at Exxon’s first public meeting on the sixth project.

Guyana, Qatar sign pacts on economic, commercial, and technical cooperation

President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency

Dr. Irfaan Ali and the Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani witnessed the signing of two bilateral agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing cooperation between Guyana and Qatar. The documents were signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Honourable Hugh Todd and Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, H.E. Mr. Saad bin Sherida Al Kabbi and Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Qassim Al Thani.

Guyana and Qatar on Tuesday held bilateral discussionsduringaone-day visitbytheAmiroftheState of Qatar, His Highness

SheikhTamimbinHamadAl Thani, and his delegation at State House in Georgetown.

Two agreements and a M e m o r a n d u m o f

Understanding (MoU) were signed between the two states,followingthebilateral discussions which encompassed various areas of mutual interest and cooperation,accordingtothe OfficeofthePresident.

President Irfaan Ali and the Amir also witnessed the two agreements and the

MoU which were signed by Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd and Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, H.E. Mr Saad bin

Sherida Al Kabbi and Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E.SheikhMohammedBin Hamad Bin Qassim Al Thani.

According to The Peninsula (Qatar), the two agreements signed were focused on economic, commercial, and technical cooperation and the encouragement and protection of mutual

investments. The MOU was established to foster cooperation in the field of law

Meanwhile, in a joint Communiquébothcountries said that their leaders held fruitful discussions on a wide range of issues of mutualinterest,tostrengthen theirbilateralrelations.Both leaders expressed their satisfactionwiththeexisting friendly relations between Qatar and Guyana and recognized the potential to further strengthen cooperationinvariousfields, including trade, investment, energy, education, health, andculture.

“ T h e l e a d e r s underscored the importance of promoting bilateral trade andinvestmentandnotedthe significant potential for collaborationinsectorssuch as agriculture, renewable energy, infrastructure development, and tourism. They encouraged business communities from both countries to explore o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r partnershipsandinvestment.

Both countries pledged to prioritize sustainable p r a c t i c e s a n d environmentally friendly technologies in their infrastructure projects, with the aim of achieving sustainable development goals and reducing environmental impact,” the communiquésaid. Further,Qatarreaffirmed its willingness to “finally support the Co-operative

Republic of Guyana in its road infrastructure redevelopmentinitiatives.”

“ B o t h l e a d e r s emphasized the importance ofregionalandinternational cooperation in addressing global challenges including climate change, terrorism and the promotion of peace and security They pledged to work together at global forumstoadvancetheir

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President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali with the Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at State House

His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar during his inspection of the guard of honour

The Amir of Qatar alongside Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips

President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and other cabinet members meeting with the Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the State House and his delegation

CPL renews partnership with Digicel Business as the official Fibre Internet Provider for 2023

Digicel Business, a leading provider of highspeed fibre network solutionssaiditisthrilledto

announce the renewal of its partnership with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), to provide internet

connectivityatallthecricket matches to be played in Guyana.

This strategic alliance

marks the continuation of a successful collaboration aimed at enhancing the connectivity experience for cricket enthusiasts attending thematches,Digicelsaidina pressrelease.

The partnership between Digicel Business and CPL hasflourishedovertheyears, with both organisations sharing a common commitment to delivering unparalleled internet connectivity and an exceptional spectator experience at cricket events, thereleaseadded.

As the cricketing world continuestoevolve,fastand reliable internet access has become an integral part of the overall match-day experience.

This will enable fans to share their experiences in real-time, stay updated with live match statistics, and connect with friends and family through social media and other online platforms

Head of Business Solutions - Guyana, Balaji Vinjimoor said Digicel Business is proud to continue its longstanding partnershipwithCPL.

“In today’s digital age, connectivity is a vital componentofanyevent,and we are dedicated to providing seamless and lightning-fast internet services to cricket fans and event attendees. As cricket fans ourselves, we understand the importance of staying connected while enjoying the game, so we’re aiming to enrich the overall fan experience and ensure that everyone can share the excitement of the sport seamlessly,” Vinjimoor remarked.

With this renewed partnership, Digicel Business and CPL are committed to providing a superior fan experience that blendstheexcitementoflive cricketwiththeconvenience ofmoderntechnology

This collaboration reaffirms their dedication to innovation and the seamless integration of connectivity intotheworldofsports.

CPL has become a symbol of cricket excellence, and this year’s tournament promises to be noexception.

With matches scheduled from September 13th to September 24th, fans can look forward to thrilling cricket action, and Digicel Business will be right there, ensuringthateveryonestays connectedtothegame.

Despite10%royalty,paymentofmoretaxes, Exxon-ledGroupstillthrowsinbidfornewoilblocks

deadlinetoJuly15,2023.”

In July however, the g o v e r n m e n t a g a i n announced that Guyana

2022 Licensing Round’s bid submission deadline had been pushed back to September12,2023.

I n m a k i n g t h a t announcement, the governmentsaidina Continuedonpage23

Despite the Government of Guyana introducing a range of higher fiscal terms for contracts governing the awardofnewblocks,suchas a 10 percent royalty and the payment of corporate and i n c o m e t a x e s , a n ExxonMobil - led consortium is listed among the bidders who are interested in the offshore blocks.

Thiswasconfirmedwith Kaieteur News by a senior government official on Tuesday This publication understandsthatbidsforthe oil blocks were opened

yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, and its partners C N O O C a n d H e s s Corporation, are among the list of bidders for the 14 oil blocks up for grabs. The government official also confirmed that only eight of theblocksattractedbids. This publication had reported that President Irfaan Ali announced the commencementofGuyana’s inauguralbidroundfor14of its offshore oil blocks on

December9,2022.

Initially, the auction was expected to run until April 14, 2023, with contracts signed the following month. Subsequently, the Ministry of Natural Resources announcedinApril2023that ithasextendedtheperiodfor submissionofbidsforthe14 oilblocksonauction.

In a statement to the press, the Ministry of NaturalResourcessaid,“On behalfoftheGovernmentof Guyana, (it) is pleased to announce the extension of the Guyana 2022 Licensing Round’s bid submission

Map showing the blocks part of the licensing round.

Trialbeginsforfourchargedwith2018murder

Justice Navindra Singh on Monday commenced the trialforfourmenindictedfor murder

VikashPersaud,Mustafa Douglas,RafeedHannif,and RajkumarSinghpleadednot guilty to the charge which stated that on October 21, 2018, they murdered Christopher Swamy, a handyman of Mon Repos, EastCoastDemerara(ECD).

A jury was then empanelled before Justice Singh at the Demerara High Courtforthevoirdire.

Accordingtoreports,30year old Swamy was shot deadwhengunmenlaunched anattackathisLot161Mon

Repos,ECDhome.

Swamy was killed in front of his wife, Marcia Williams during a brazen, early morning attack on a small group of friends outsidehishome.

Policeinastatementhad said that Swamy, his wife and her sister, along with Rawle Williams, Swamy’s friend, were imbibing in front of Swamy’s home, when two masked men, one brandishing a handgun, attackedthem.

The robbers reportedly relieved Marcia of her cell phone and a sum of cash. Swamy was shot to his left chest,afterwhichthebandits

DEAD:

fledthescene. RawleWilliamswasalso rushed to the Georgetown PublicHospitalCorporation, where he was admitted in a stable condition Swamy was pronounced dead on arrival.

Usingoilresourcesashandoutsis...

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Council (NTC) 2023 conference which was held at theArthur Chung Conference Center (ACCC)atLiliendaal.

On August 30, this publication reported thatafteradvocatingthatmoneyfromtheoil and gas sector cannot be used as cash handouts and that the oil revenues would focus on infrastructural development, Vice President Jagdeo told indigenous leaders at theconferencethattheoilmoneyisbenefiting them and their communities through the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant and other governmentinitiatives.

During a ‘question and answer’segment

which followed Jagdeo’s presentation, a resident of Jawalla Village, Region Seven, raised a concern on behalf of one of his villagers who had asked how indigenous peoplearebenefitingfromtheoilmoney

“People say Guyanese are not benefiting more so let me address a couple of categories,”theVicePresidentresponded.He said that the oil money is being used for the $40,000 per child ‘Because We Care’ cash grant, the $13,000 increase for pensioners who now receive $33,000 monthly, funds allocated to part-time government workers, and increased wages for public servants like teachers,policemen,soldiers,andothers.

Christopher Swamy

Vikash Persaud (left) and Mustafa Douglas

Rafeed Haniff

Woman flees after setting lover and his shop on fire

By Shervin Belgrave

Almostfourmonthsafter awomansetherloverandhis shop on fire for allegedly ending their two-month relationship, the suspect remainsontherun.

The victim, 55-year-old, James Moore of Kaneville, Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) survived the ordeal with severe injuries to the upperhalfofhisbody

Moore alleged that at 02:30hrs on May 9, 2023 the woman he shared the shorttime relationship with, doused him with gasoline recentlysetupathishome. woman woke him up and while he was in bed and then Moore explained that requestedthatheassistherto sethimonfire. because of his hectic duties lock up the shop He

Luckily his military asaChiefSecurityGuard,he complied The former training helped him was unable to manage the soldier said he returned to extinguish the fire. He rolled business on his own. But, bed immediately after himself against a wall to giving the woman that securing the shop. At about extinguish the flames that responsibility, soon proved 02:30h, he said the woman e n g u l f e d h i s b o d y challenging for Moore who reportedly woke him up

A badly burnt Moore while he was still in hospital

Recognising that Moore said his former lover “ran again. bucket. and was taken to the thesuspect. extinguished the fire, the down the shop” and could “I find she hand in ma “I seh girl how u gon Georgetown Public Hospital Moore said despite the womanreportedlyattempted not account for frequent pantssayingsheneedsex.So throw piss on me but when I Corporation (GPHC) for policestatingtheyareunable to set him alight a second losses. IsaythatIamnotinthatkind get the scent, is then I realize treatment. The woman was to locate the suspect; he has time but he managed to “So I told her, ‘hear what of mood… I done tell you was gasoline,” Moore arrested the same day but seen her multiple times escape. gon happen’… Ah tell her thatumustgohome,”Moore recalled. wasreleasedon$20,000bail aroundthecityandhasgiven Moore’s escape did not this, ‘man this thing na gone alleged. He said he immediately 72hoursafter the police information about prevent the woman from work,ahthinkyoushouldgo The woman became took a pillow, covered his K a i e t e u r N e w s herwhereabouts. destroying his shop that was home and leave this angry and stormed outside. head and bolted for the door understands that the woman “I go to the police station adjoined to his house business’. And she said that She returned to the bedroom but the woman set him had alleged that Moore and give them those Luckily, a passing police she seh aint going nowhere, with a bucket. Moore said he ablaze with a lighter and startedthefireandattempted informationbuttheystillaint patrolrescuedhim. and I seh you gon got to go, did not pay any attention to lockedhiminside. to burn her but she narrowly doing nothing,” a frustrated

Asked what he believes becauseyouaintrunningthis the woman because the After extinguishing the escaped. Moore told Kaieteur News caused the woman to set him business good,” Moore bucket she returned with, is flames that overtook his Meanwhile, police did whilenotingthathehasgone on fire, Moore told Kaieteur recounted. what she usually uses to body, Moore reportedly not take a statement from to the police station eighteen Newsthathisdecisiontoend

He said that on Monday, urinateatnight. kicked open his door and ran Moore until after he timesinrelationtomatter their relationship was the May8,2023(intheevening) “Shesitdownonitlikeif outside of the room but the recovered According to In July, the police visited reason. when he returned home, the she peeing but I aint hear no woman attempted to set him him, after he was discharged the crime scene to conduct

“I don’t know her so woman was still there. He pee,” said Moore while on fire again On this from the hospital, he visited investigations but have not long, the relationship did not saiduponhisarrival,shewas adding that the woman made occasion, Moore ran for his the Diamond Police Station providedanyfeedbacksince. even reach two months yet,” serving customers so he did two steps to the door and life, scaling a fence and where the matter was Moore said based on the Moore said while explaining not speak with her Instead, then turned around suddenly making good his escape. officially reported posture of investigators, it that he had put her to run a heretiredtobed. anddousedwithhimwiththe Luckily, he was saved by a However, since his report, seems they doubt his business -a snackette, Moore alleges that the liquid that was inside of the passing police patrol unit the police are yet to locate allegations. groceryshopandbar-hehad

Mahdia vendors nabbed with marijuana

Suspected cannabis that was found at the vendors’ home

Two vendors were on Tuesday arrested by police after being caught with 557 grams of marijuana at their Mahdia home. Police acting on information said that they visited the 111 Miles Mahdia home of 55-year-old CeceliaAnn Roberts and 37-year-old Kwame Roberts. Asearch was conducted in their presence and a handbag containing 33 transparent zip lockbagswithaquantityofleaves,seedsandstemssuspected tobecannabiswerefound.

Additionally, the ranks found two plastic bags containing suspectedmarijuanaandseveralemptypacksofziplockbags, tobaccoleaves,andscissors.

The vendors were arrested and escorted to Mahdia Police Station.Thesuspectedcannabiswasweighed. Investigationsareongoing.

Guyana, Qatar sign pacts

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From page 16 work in the bilateral framework, and within shared objectives, contributing to global the framework of international peaceandsecurity.” cooperation.”

Moreover, Guyana and Qatar signed an President Ali was joined by Prime Agreement to encourage and protect mutual Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips; investment between the two countries. Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo; Senior Another Agreement regarding economic, Minister within the Office of the President commercial and technical cooperation with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni between the government of the State of Singh; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Qatar and the Government of the International Cooperation, Hugh Todd and Cooperative Republic of Guyana, as well as several Ministers and other Government a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Officials.

onLegalCooperationweresigned. TheAmirwasaccompaniedbyhisChief

“Both leaders expressed their of theAmiri Dawan, H.E. Sheikh Saoud bin confidence in the prospects for enhanced Abdulrahman Al-Thani, the Minister of cooperation between Qatar and Guyana and State for Energy Affairs, H.E. Saad bin agreedtoworktogethertofurtherstrengthen Sherida Al Kabbi; the Minister of their bilateral relations. They expressed Commerce and Industry; H E Sheikh continued dialogue to advance Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Qassim Al cooperation,” the communiqué said while Thani; the Minister of State at the Ministry adding that President Ali welcomed the of ForeignAffairs, H.E. Dr Mohammed bin decision by the Government of Qatar to Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi and several other establish a diplomatic mission in seniormembersofhisgovernment. Georgetown. TheHeadofStateofQatarwasonaone-

“Both leaders expressed confidence that day State Visit to Guyana aimed at this would provide greater visibility to the strengthening bilateral relations and relations between the two countries in fosteringcooperationacrossvarioussectors. building bridges of cooperation and (Modified from the Department of Public fraternitytocontributetostrengtheningjoint Information)

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A 10-year-old girl has accused a taxi driver of sexually molesting her twice in July 2023.

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The matter was reported to the Alberttown Police Station and the Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) was called in. However, more than a month has passed and the suspect who was placed on station bail is yet to be charged for the alleged crime.

Kaieteur News understands that the accused continues to work as a taxi driver in the vicinity of Stabroek Market.

This has left the child’s mother fearful that he can return to attack her because of the allegation or even molest other children.

Speaking with Kaieteur News, the mother said that her daughter was allegedly molested just before school closed for the August holiday.

At the time of the alleged incident, the woman was living with her father and the taxi driver was located opposite their home. An acquaintance told her that he was trustworthy.

Trusting the acquaintance’s recommendation, the distraught mother hired the taxi driver to take her daughter to school.

“The first time she come home and she said, “mommy, I ain’t want go back with the

taxi no more,” recalled the mother who told Kaieteur News that her daughter never revealed the reason for the objection.

The woman said she was not bothered at the time because she believed that the taxi driver and her daughter had a minor disagreement.

After sometime, the child’s mother said she was using the child’s phone when she stumbled on voice notes the child sent to her confidant.

“She was speaking about sex and so,” said the mother who explained that her discovery of the voice notes prompted her to question her daughter. It was during her interrogation that the child

revealed that the taxi driver sexually molested her.

The child disclosed that the taxi driver threatened to beat her if she disclosed what he did, to her mother. Fearful, since the man lived across the street from where she lived, the little girl refrained from telling her mother.

The woman told Kaieteur News that the man molested her twice. He allegedly rubbed her upper thighs, touched her vagina, played with her breasts, kissed her, and told her he wanted to have sexual intercourse with her.

Recounting the ordeal in her own words, the 10-yearold girl said, “After he come

out the car, I went and use the washroom and he went to get the other children and after I come back to the car, he tell me sit down in front seat because the other children going and sit down in the back seat was four a dem…And after duh when he drop off them off, he tell me fuh go in the back seat and when I go in the back seat, he tell me brace back…He start to touch me, he start to touch me on my private part…He start to touch me and pinching me on ma chest. He pull down ma top and feel ma chest and after duh he start licking meh on ma cheeks”. Investigations are ongoing.

Wellness Week: PAHO calls for promoting care as a human right and social responsibility

On the occasion of Wellness Week 2023, celebrated from 9 to 15 September, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, said that in order to move as a region towards a stronger and fairer society in the post-pandemic recovery, it is essential “to address care as a human right and as a social responsibility.”

The concept of care encompasses the support needed throughout the life span of all people, from infancy to old age, as well as at times of illness or dependency. It also involves caring for both physical and mental health, promoting a healthy lifestyle, facilitating work-life balance, fostering social relationships, and caring for the environment.

the participation of the PAHO Director and representatives from governments, academia and civil society, among others. To watch the recording of the event, click here. The 2023 Wellness Week campaign slogan is ‘The Care We Need, The Care We Want’, appealing to the link between care, health, and wellbeing, as well as reinforcing the 2023 World Health Day message, calling for “Health for All”.

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“This year we have chosen to focus on care precisely because of its linkages with health and wellbeing. It is important to recognize that all of us need care throughout our lives, although children, the elderly, and people with illness or dependency require care the most,” the PAHO Director said in a video message to mark Wellness Week.

“This will be an important step towards a society that promotes equity, health, and wellbeing,” he stressed.

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During his virtual intervention at the PAHO meeting, organized in the Colombian capital, Dr. Barbosa stressed that “one of the greatest challenges we have as a society is to move towards a redistribution of care,” since “the social organization of care is currently inequitable in socio-economic and gender terms.”

“On the one hand, families who live in poverty or with fewer resources face greater difficulty in exercising their right to care. On the other hand, due to gender inequalities in the workplace and segmentation in the labour market, it is mostly women who provide care, whether unpaid in the home or paid in the workplace,” he added.

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Meanwhile, the Mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, emphasized that good health begins with good care. “If we take care of people, if we have liberated, autonomous, empowered women, optimistic youth who know they will have opportunities for education and employment that allow them freedom and economic autonomy... we will build an ethic of care.” “We are all children, and we need care. We can all fall ill at some point in our lives and need care. We will all reach old age and need care. Learning to take care of ourselves at every stage of life, with a lot of solidarity in the family, at school, at work, in the public and private spheres is crucial so that we can have a world with healthy habits and societies that know how to protect life and provide opportunities,” Mayor López said.

Over 40 contractors bid to execute $1 billion in sea defence works

Forty-three contractors have submitted bids to executed $1,076,000,000 in sea and river defence works slated for Regions Three, Four, Five and Six. This was revealed at the recent opening of tenders at the National Procurement and TenderAdministrationBoard(NPTAB)office.

The project, which is being undertaken by the Ministry of PublicWorks,hasbeendividedintosixlots.

In its initial invitation for bids, the ministry stated that the works are slated for areas such as Orangestein on the East Bank of Essequibo, RegionThree; Grove on the East Bank of Demerara, Hope on the East Coast of Demerara, Essex and Concord at Mahaica, Bengal at Corentyne, and at Tucber at CanjeRiver,RegionSix.

According to the tender, the works slated for Orangestein isestimatedtocost$94millionandthisisfortheconstruction ofriprapriverdefencesthere,some$350millionisestimated todotheworksatGroveandthisisfortheconstructionofsteel sheet pile river defences structure, $190 million for works at Hopeandthisisforconstructionofriprapseadefences,$235 million estimated for Essex and Concord and this is for constructionofriprapseadefences,some$138millionforthe project at Bengal, and $69 million is estimated for the works atTucberfortheconstructionoftimberrevetmentstructure.

Thispublicationhadreportedthatfundstosupporttheroll out of these projects were recently approved in the Supplementary Budget passed in the National Assembly last month.As part of the $33 billion sought by the Public Works Ministry, $600M has been allocated to facilitate sea and river defenceprojects.

During the deliberations on the request for supplementary funds,subjectministerJuanEdghillsaidtheworkprogramme is aimed at addressing erosion and breaches in sea defence in theidentifiedareas.

The minister also explained that at Orangestein some 130 metresofseadefenceworkswouldbedone,atGroveitwillbe 160 metres in works, at Hope it will be 225 metres, at Essex andConcorditwouldbe200metres,atBengalitwillbesome 200metres,andatTucberitwillbe160metres.

Belowarethecompaniesandtheirbids:

Ministry of Public Works

Construction of Sea and River Defence structures within Regions Three, Four, Five and Six for Lots 1 to 6.

Ministry of Education

Provision of technical and financial proposal for national SkillsAudit Consultancy

Ministry of Natural Resources Consultancy services for IndependentAdministrator th to prepare Guyana's 5 EITI Report for the Fiscal Year- Commencement of ProcurementActivities.

From page 19 statement that its continuous efforts to streamline and improve the petroleum regulatory framework, and the resultant comprehensive feedback received from stakeholders,ledtothisnecessaryextension.

Whilst recognising the new era of oil and gas development and investors’ confidence in economy, the governmentsaiditisworkingtoensurethatthiscompetitive licensing bid and future rounds are governed by a modern regulatory framework with improved technical and institutionalcapacities.

Against this backdrop, the government said it will soon complement the model Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) with a new Petroleum Activities Bill 2023, which willnotonlyenhancethemanagementofthesectorbutalso provideimprovedeconomicmeasuresforalllicenseesinthe bidding round, as well as future development and productionoperationsinGuyana’spetroleumsector It should be noted that the government has since passed the Petroleum Activities Law and has finalized the new Model Production Sharing Agreements that will govern futureawardsofdeepwaterandshallowwaterconcessions. KaieteurNewshadreportedthatelevenoftheoilblocks onauctionarelocatedintheshallowareaandthreeareinthe deep water zone. Each area is governed by separate PSAs. They range between 1000 square kilometres to 3000 square kilometres with the majority of them being close to 2000 squarekilometres.

The oil companies will be expected to pay a 10 percent royalty and a 10 percent corporate tax. The cost recovery will be capped at 65 percent in a given year, while profits willbeshared50/50betweentheparties.

Despite 10% royalty, payment...

WHO launches new resources on prevention and decriminalization of suicide

take in their efforts to prevent through accurate, appropriate, and suicide. WHO is committed to empathetic reporting on suicide, supporting efforts to decriminalise and encourage people to seek vital suicide” said Nathalie Drew Bold, help,” said Dr Alexandra by one third by 2030 is a target of attempt suicide and deters people WHOTechnicalOfficer Fleischmann,ScientistatWHO. h

in

ble from seeking timely help due to the The policy brief also sets out There is overwhelming

Organization(WHO)on Development Goals (SDGs) and fear of legal repercussions and how decriminalisation saves lives evidence that the media can play a Tuesday launched two

the WHO Global Mental Health stig

resources designed to strengthen ActionPlan. experiences of countries that have associated with suicide and strengthening or undermining suicide prevention efforts:

Urgent action is needed to meet recentlydecriminalizedsuicideand promoting an environment where suicide prevention efforts. For Preventing suicide: a resource for the 2030 goal, and countries have suicide attempts, including people feel able to seek help; example, evidence shows that media professionals (2023 update) committed to taking concrete Guyana, Pakistan and Singapore, allowing for improved data vulnerable persons (such as those and a policy brief on the health measures in this direction. “Each the WHO policy brief on health collection on suicide and suicide withahistoryofsuicideattemptsor aspects of decriminalization of death by suicide is a tragedy, and aspects of the decriminalization of attempts which can better inform thoughts, or those exposed to suicideandsuicideattempts. more must be done to strengthen suicide and suicide attempts sets appropriate interventions; and by suicide) are at an increased risk of

Suicide is a major public health suicide prevention. The resources out recommendations for policy- increasing opportunities for engaging in imitative behaviours problem. Each year more than launched by WHO today provide makers, legislators and other awareness-raising and advocacy following media reports of suicide 700,000 people take their own life. important guidance on two areas decision-makers considering aroundsuicideprevention. – particularly if the coverage is

It is the fourth leading cause of which are critical to suicide reforminthisarea.

Promoting responsible extensive, prominent, sensational, death among 15–29-year-olds. Not p r e v e n t i o n e f f o r t s : Keyrecommendationsfocuson reporting on suicide explicitly describes the method of only is each loss of life tragic in decriminalisation of suicide and developing national suicide The fourth edition of suicide, makes suicide appear to be itself, but it also has profound and suicide attempts and responsible prevention strategies; budgeting Preventing suicide: a resource for normal, or perpetuates widely-held devastating effects on families and reporting of suicide by the media,” for ‘post-decriminalization’ media professionals, produced in mythsaboutsuicide. entirecommunities. said Dévora Kestel, Director of training for first line responders; collaborationwiththeInternational Theresourceoffersguidanceon Suicide can be linked to Mental Health and Substance Use, establishing rights-oriented AssociationforSuicidePrevention, how to ensure that reporting on multiple, complex, and WorldHealthOrganization. community-based mental health summarizes current evidence on suicide is accurate, responsible, intersecting social, economic, Decriminalising suicide services; formulating new mental the impact of media reporting of andappropriate. cultural,andpsychologicalfactors and suicide attempts healthrelatedlawsandpoliciesthat suicide, and provides practical

The resource also highlights and challenges, including the Suicideandsuicideattemptsare promote quality care and the rights guidance for media professionals increasing evidence that reporting denial of basic human rights and criminalized in the laws of at least of persons with mental health on how to report on suicide focused on survival and resilience access to resources as well as 23countriesworldwideandsuicide conditions and psychosocial responsibly “Responsible media can lead to positive imitative stressful life events such as loss of attempts continue to be actively disabilities. “Criminalizing suicide coverage of suicide is an important behaviours and can contribute to livelihood, work or academic punishedinsomeofthem. only serves to exacerbate people’s tool in our collective suicide suicide prevention. It also sets out p r e s s u r e

The criminalization of suicide distress. The decriminalisation of prevention efforts. By using this guidance on how to report on breakdowns and discrimination, perpetuates an environment that suicide and suicide attempts is a resource, media professionals can stories on recovery and mental and amongothers fosters blame towards people who critical step that governments can helpminimizeimitativebehaviours emotionalwell-being.

Reducingtheglobalsuiciderate

GRA sends lawyer’s letter to City Hall over $1.4B owed in taxes

The Georgetown Mayor (GWI)combined. and City Council (M&CC) Under the previous and the Guyana Revenue Council, Town Clerk (ag.) Authority(GRA)continueto Candace Nelson had pointed be at odds over $1.4 billion to a bill of $600,000 which owedintaxes. was requested by a lawyer

The issue was raised at after he drafted a letter on the Council’s Statutory behalf of the former Town MeetingheldonMonday Clerk. Nelson reported, “We

At the meeting, the owe like $100M to garbage M&CC was informed that collection contractors; the GRA sent a lawyer’s $400M to the National letter demanding the Insurance Scheme (NIS) and outstanding payments for over $20M in retroactive Pay-As-You-Earn-Tax salaries among the (PAYE) amounting to a total liabilities.” of$1.4billiontobepaid.

Similarly, then-Mayor said there is hope that the According to the Ubraj Narine sought to Council will meet with the Council, the amount was address reports about the central government on the derived through an Council’s debt. He said: “I matter accumulation between the asked government to let us “As I said before, we had periodsof2016to2022since go through the liabilities the matter on the agenda of PAYEdeductionsweremade together so that they can the previous council but butneverremittedtoGRA. have their input in the those talks collapsed City Mayor Alfred situation to help better sometime during the Mentore told Kaieteur News manage the liabilities of the COVID-19 pandemic that the Council had made municipality,”Narineadded. However, we are still attempts previously to In addition to debt, the hopeful that we can come to addressthematter former Mayor said the sort of agreement, so we are He explained: “We’ve Council has been struggling laying the card out on the attempted to address the to pay staffers due to a 78 tabletoseewherewestand,” matter by putting a quid pro percent decrease in revenue Mentore said noting that quo arrangement in place earnings during the COVID- “This has become a legal because the government 19pandemic. issue so we have also owes the Council taxes as “Our revenue drop is engaged our lawyer on the well, so we had suggested about 78 percent. We are matter.” that the Government pays us actually struggling to pay Kaieteur News had what they owe and we can staffers. Our salary and previously reported that City give them a cheque with the wages scale is $120M per Hallowesover$5Bindebtto differenceandinthatwaywe month. We owe NIS over the National Insurance could easily meet a $400M since 1993. We have Scheme (NIS), Guyana settlement.” been struggling to deal with Revenue Authority (GRA)

As it stands, Mentore thatissue,”hesaid. and the Guyana Water Inc.

City Mayor, Alfred Mentore

Aruba, St Martin secure victories in League C

SportsMax - Aruba and CaymanIslands. The hosts answered right tobreakthroughgavewayto St Martin assumed pole With the win, Aruba back in the sixth minute, as a more open second stanza, position in their respective moved to the top the group Christhofer Nunez got loose but the first goal would not groups following victories with three points after one on the left edge of the area arriveuntilthe67th. over Cayman Islands and match, while Cayman and from the slimmest of The man to do it was Bonaire respectively, in Islands are third with one angles, fired in a shot that Sheehander Martinus, who League C the 2023-24 point. Fans could not have deflectedoffthelegofAruba was at the right place at the ConcacafNationsLeagueon asked for a more exciting GK Matthew Lentink and right time, turning in a Monday start with two goals inside intogoaltomakeit1-1. rebound after back-to-back Cayman Islands vs.Aruba thefirstsixminutesofplay Some heroic defending shots off a free kick for a 1-0

Aruba and Cayman Islands in action on Monday. (Concacaf)

The first match-up of the Striking first was Aruba from the Cayman Islands in Bonairelead. day saw Aruba come away insidethefirst90seconds,as the 58th with a ball cleared Saint Martin quickly got with a late 2-1 win over the a ball played in from the left off the goal-line kept the back on level terms though, Cayman Islands in Group B wingmetthestabbingfootof drawintact,butArubawould thanks to Axel Raga, who attheTrumanBoddenSports RovienOstianafora1-0lead land the decisive goal 21 scored his fifth goal of this Complex in George Town, tothevisitors. minutes later in the 79th through Darryl Baly, who dayinLeagueCwasdecided CNLinthe75th. got low to steer home a on some late fireworks, with Keelan Lebon’s shot header off a corner kick for Saint Martin rallying to edge from distance took a the2-1Arubavictory Bonaire 2-1 in Group A deflection off a Bonaire Saint Martin vs. Bonaire action at the SKNFA defender and fell right to The second game of the Technical Centre in Raga at the far post, making Basseterre, Saint Kitts and foraneasystrokeintonetfor Nevis. Raga.

Wednesday September 13, 2023

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West Indies Women’s...

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MatchSchedule

1 October: 1st T20I at NorthSydneyOval,Sydney

2 October: 2nd T20I at North Sydney Oval, Sydney (night)

5 October: 3rd T20I at AllanBorderField,Brisbane (night)

8 October: 1st ODI at AllanBorderField,Brisbane

12 October: 2nd ODI at JunctionOval,Melbourne

14 October: 3rd ODI at JunctionOval,Melbourne

Golden Jaguars...

From page 35 what we want to do. We know we’ve got a strong squad so we know we can beat them as long as we put our all in and leave everything on the pitch, we’llwin,”hesaid.

The Concacaf Nations League features sixteen national teams divided into four groups of four teams each. Each team will play every other team in their group, both home and away, for a total of six matches per team. The first and secondplacefinishersofeachgroup will a

Quarterfinals.

With the result, Saint Themomentumwasnow Martin now sit firmly atop with Saint Martin, and they the group with six points made the most of it, getting through two matches, while the winning goal in the 87th, Bonaire are still with no after an own goal from pointsafteronematch. Bonaire’s Jurven Koffy An even first half in when a cross deflected off which neither side were able hislegandintonet.

Medvedev salutes ‘great’ Djokovic after US Open finals

AFP - Daniil Medvedev lavished praise I don’t know if it’s good or bad But you on Novak Djokovic after the Serbian star know,[Djokovic]pushesmetobebetter ” defeated the Russian at the US Open on Medvedev meanwhile was left ruing his Sunday for a record-equalling 24th Grand inability to level Sunday’s final at one set Slamcrown. apiece after holding a set point in a gripping, Medvedev, who joined the exclusive club 104-minutesecondset. ofplayerstohavebeatenDjokovicinaGrand Instead, Djokovic saved the set point and Slam final with his victory at the US Open in forced a tie-break which he would go on to 2021,wasunabletorepeatthefeatonSunday wintotakeastrangleholdonthematch.

SpeakingafterDjokoviccompleteda6-3, “Should have won it,” Medvedev said of 7-6(7/5),6-3victorytocapturehisfourthUS the second set. “Should have won it, but Open crown, Medvedev revealed how the sometimestennisisnotthateasy Serbian great had treated him earlier in his “SecondsetwasthebestsetIplayedandI career didn’twinit.Sothat’swhyit’skindofnormal

“When we first played I was probably thatthematchwentthatway 500th in the world.And he was super kind to “Because first and third he was kind of me,”Medvedevsaid. better and not much to say If I’d won the

“Nothing special, but he treated me like a second, it maybe could have been a different normal person. And he still does. Nothing game. “If I wanted to win the match, I had to changed: 24, 30, 12 Grand Slams? Nothing winthatset.” changes. “And I think that’s something great Medvedev had produced a scintillating aboutapersonyoucansay.” display to upset defending champion Carlos Medvedev said that beating Djokovic at Alcarazinthesemi-finals. the US Open final was the greatest But he acknowledged that trying to achievementofhiscareertodate. replicatethatqualityofperformance48hours

“FromonesideIcansay,andreallyIfind laterhadbeenabridgetoofar this amazing, that I beat Novak in a Grand “It’s not easy to repeat, because against Slam final, which probably at this moment is Carlos I played one of best matches of my thepinnacleofmycareer,”hesaid. life,”Medvedevsaid.

“At the same time, maybe if he and Rafa “I mean, against Novak here two years (Nadal) didn’t exist I played five finals ago it’s kind of in the same category. It’s not againstthemandIonlymanagedtowinone thateasytorepeatitdayin,dayout.”

Daniil Medvedev paid tribute to Novak Djokovic after his US Open final victory on Sunday. (AL BELLO)

Omari Glasgow’s ‘Olimpico’, Benjamin and Duke-McKenna see Golden Jaguars to victory

By Rawle Toney

Glasgow, who scored an ‘Olimpico’goal.

Th e G o l d e n An Olympic goal, also J a g u a r s knownasan“Olimpico,”isa

maintained their goal scored directly from a unbeaten streak in this corner kick without any season’s CONCACAF contactfromanotherplayer Nations League with a 3-2 Interestingly, Glasgow victory overThe Bahamas at had scored his first the National Track and Field international goal against Centrelastevening. The Bahamas during the Guyana came into the 2021 World Cup qualifiers, match fresh off a 5-1 win whereGuyanawon4-0. against Antigua and Glasgow’s goal last Barbuda in their campaign evening marked his 11th opener, while The Bahamas international goal in just 17 had faced a 1-6 deficit in appearances, a tally that their clash with Puerto includes a hat-trick against Rico Antigua and Barbuda in the

Kelsey Benjamin is having a great Nations League, scoring three goals in two games. (Yohan Savory photo)

Both teams were eager opening game of this for a win, and The Bahamas season’sNationsLeague. first international goal, and Glasgow

Omari Glasgow making his way around a Bahamas defender during Guyana’s 3 - 2 Nations League win (photo compliments: Yohan Savory)

secured all three points, with the return fixture took the lead in the 39th N i g e l ‘ P o w e r s ’ he scored it in spectacular However, The Bahamas while The Bahamas scheduledforOctober17. minute when Petre Juilmus Codrington remains fashion—receiving the ball refused to back down, and remained winless after two On November 18, they was fouled in the penalty Guyana’s all-time leading at the top of the 18-yard box Juilmus scored another matches. will once again face The area by defender Liam goal scorer with 18 goals in and unleashing a powerful penalty, this time due to a Following last evening’s Bahamas, and on November Gordon.

26appearances. right-footed strike that left handball. game, Guyana will travel to 21, they will host Antigua

Juilmus stepped up to After a somewhat the Bahamian goalkeeper Guyana ultimately Puerto Rico on October 14, andBarbuda. take the penalty kick and uneventful first half, the stunned. calmly slotted it past Golden Jaguars found their

With a 2-1 lead, Guyana goalkeeperQuillanRoberts. second goal of the game in extended their advantage to

However, Guyana the 54th minute, courtesy of 3-1 in the 58th minute when quickly responded five Queens Park Rangers’ Kelsey Benjamin netted his minutes later through their StephenDuke-McKenna. third goal of the Nations 19-year-old talisman, Omari It was Duke-McKenna’s League, assisted by

Asia Cup: Virat Kohli and KL Rahul help India thrash Pakistan by 228 runs

India batter Virat Kohli made his 47th ODI century as he surpassed 13,000 ODI runs in the win over Pakistan.

Stephen Duke-McKenna scored his first International goal against the Bahamas.

(Yohan Savory photo)

BBC News - Virat Kohli and KL Rahul

Half-centuries from skipper Rohit both hit unbeaten centuries as India thrashed Sharma and fellow opener Shubman Gill on Pakistan by 228 runs in the Super Four stage Sunday had already given India a solid oftheAsiaCupinColombo. platform.

Kohli (122) and Rahul (111) helped India Kohli and Rahul were initially post 356-2 before Kuldeep Yadav’s 5-25 circumspect before they went after the restrictedPakistanto128.

Pakistan bowling attack with 100 runs in 102

India’s victory was their biggest over balls. Pakistaninone-dayinternationals.

Rahul smashed 12 fours and two sixes in “KL and myself are both conventional his 106-ball knock while Kohli’s assault off players. Its tough to break these partnerships 94ballsincludedthreesixesandninefours. because we don’t play fancy shots,” Kohli Pakistanlosttwoearlywickets,including said. “We didn’t think about the partnership captain Babar Azam, bowled for 10 Hardik too much - the idea was to keep batting. It is Pandya,andtheyneverrecoveredasKuldeep oneofthememorablepartnershipswe’vehad ran through their middle order en route to his andforIndiancricketaswell.”

secondODIfive-wickethaul.

Pakistan ended on 128-8 in 32 overs with ended play early on Sunday and pushed the neitherHarisRaufnorfellowbowlerNaseem matchintoanadditionalreserveday Shahabletobatbecauseofinjury

India had resumed on 147-2 after rain

The extra day was a late addition to the Scores: India 356-2 (50 overs): Kohli Super Four match - the only game to get the 122*, Rahul 111*, Shadab 1-71 advantage other than the final - after the Pakistan 128 (32 overs): Fakhar 27, group game between the two teams was Yadav 5-25 washedoutinPallekele.

Result: India win by 228 runs.

FormerNo.1tennisplayerSimona Halepgets4-yearbanindopingcase

Romania’s Simona Halep has been suspended from professional tennis for four years for alleged doping violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

LONDON(AP)—Two- Passport,theITIAsaid. said Halep’s biological time Grand Slam champion Halep, who plans to passport profile had been Simona Halep has been appeal the ruling, had been examinedbyanexpertpanel. suspendedfromprofessional provisionally suspended Such passports provide a tennis for four years for since October 2022. The baseline reading of doping violations, the four-yearbanwillruntoOct. substances in an athlete’s International Tennis 6,2026. body and are considered a Integrity Agency said Halep reached No. 1 in waytohelpchartdoping. yesterday the WTA rankings in 2017. The tribunal reported T h e 3 1 - y e a r - o l d She won Wimbledon in that “likely doping” was the Romanian “committed 2019, beating 23-time major explanation for the intentional anti-doping rule champion Serena Williams irregularities in Halep’s violations “by failing a drug in the final, a year after profile. test during the 2022 U.S. winningtheFrenchOpen. Halep is the most Openandforirregularitiesin Halep, who had blamed prominent tennis player to her Athlete Biological contaminated nutritional receive a ban since five-time supplements, plans to appeal GrandSlamchampionMaria to the Court of Arbitration Sharapovatestedpositivefor forSport. a newly banned substance at

“I am continuing to train the 2016 Australian Open. and do everything in my Sharapovaappealedhertwopower to clear my name of year suspension to CAS, these false allegations and which reduced the penalty, return to the court,” Halep ruling she bore “less than saidinastatement. significant fault” in the case

She said she also will andcouldnot“beconsidered “pursue all legal remedies tobeanintentionaldoper.” against the supplement Halep, who will be 35 companyinquestion.” when her suspension ends,

TheITIA’stribunalheard said she had adjusted her from Halep and her expert nutritional supplements scientific witnesses but ahead of the 2022 hardcourt concluded that the player season. committedbothoffenses. “I take the rules that

“The tribunal accepted govern our sport very Halep’s argument that they seriously and take pride in had taken a contaminated the fact I have never supplement, but determined knowingly or intentionally the volume the player used any prohibited ingested could not have substance,” she said in her resulted in the concentration statement “I refused to of Roxadustat found in the accept their decision of a positive sample,” the ITIA four-yearban.”

Johnson hits 52 but Sri Lanka U19s in strong position at stumps on day one of second Youth Test

Jordan Johnson during his 52 off 49 balls with six fours and two sixes. (CWI)

SportsMax - Hosts Sri Wedderburn hit 28 and 24, Lanka ended day one of the respectively second Youth Test against Vihas Thewmika led the West Indies U19s with a 64- way with the ball for Sri run first innings lead at the Lanka with 5-43 from 11.4 R a n g i r i D a m b u l l a overs while Malsha International Stadium Tharupathi took 3-16 from yesterday fiveovers.

Sri Lanka first dismissed Sri Lanka then reached the young West Indians for 191-4off51oversatstumps. 127 in 36.4 overs after the Rusanda Gamage was tourists won the toss and the top scorer with 58 from chosetobat. 52 balls including 10 fours

Left-hander Jordan while Ravishan de Silva hit Johnson followed up his 149 43 and Pulindu Perera made in the last game with a 49- 41. ball 52 including six fours Isai Thorne, Deshawn and two sixes while openers JamesandNathanSealytook Stephan Pascal and Steven thewickets.

All eyes on Easy Time for the Cricket Carnival President Cup Horse Race

Horseracing action promises to be exciting at the upcoming Cricket Carnival event. (Jumbo Jet Events facebook)

Easy Time earned top Tarzan will be flying, so let ranking with a mind- them know the time will not blowing performance at the beeasy.” recentlyheldGuyanaCupon However, Easy Time’s 13th August, 2023 at Rising trainer Nasrudeen ‘Junior’ Sun Turf Club. As his name Mohamed explained, “After implies, Easy Time was able Easy Time’s big win for to capture an ‘Easy’ win in Guyana Cup I was positive record ‘Time’ for his first that with the right training start in Guyana This andcarewewereontheroad champion thoroughbred to another Champion similar arrived less than two weeks to Alado. I assessed him priortotheraceandhassince b a s e d o n t h e l a s t been training to maintain the performance and now I am highstandardsset. able to work on his

Preparations are already weaknesses and enhance his inprogressforhisnextmajor strengths. El Tarzan will not race, the prestigious Cricket only need a good start, but Carnival President’s Cup will probably need to (CCPC) carded for Saturday improvewayfurthertocome 23rd September, 2023 at the closetoEasyTime.” Rising Sun Turf Club, E n t r i e s f o r t h e Berbice on the verge of the President’s Cup races grand CPL Cricket Finals. recordedadoublewinforthe megarace. Trinidadian-based rider, confidentifElTarzanbreaks officially starts on 13th Thismuchanticipatedraceis Guyana Cup & The Cricket The bigger threat Nobel Abrego, who won evenly with Easy Time the September, and close on hailed as the rematch of Carnival Presidents Cup looming is Brazil-bred El over 1500 career races, race result will be much 19th September, 2023 Guyana with all the top Now in 2023 he is the Tarzan owned by Slingerz confirmed he will be different Abrego related, However, owners and racing stables set to compete defending champion for the Racing Stable who finished returning to Guyana on 17th

“El Tarzan went up at the trainers wishing to enter for over $15,000,000 in cash CCPC and has to show his second to Easy Time after September to assist with El startwhenthegatesflew,and their horses before the andprizes. consistency to overcome givingthefieldaheadstartto Tarzan’s preparation along lost a lot of ground. Next scheduled date will be Alado, who had a some of the heavy hitters show his strength and ability with trainer John O’Brien. time when meet up, It will accommodated, but not after blockbuster year in 2022 expectedtobepresentforthe tograbtherunner-upslot. Abrego declared he is not be an ‘Easy Time.’ El theclosingdate.

West Indies Women’s Squad announced for Tour to Australia

West Indies Women will tour Australia from October 1. (CWI)

ST. JOHN’S,Antigua – Women’s cricket Ann

The Cricket West Indies Browne-John said, “The (CWI) Women’s Selection selectionpanelhaschosento Panel has announced the 15- maintain most of the players membersquadforthetourto who were victorious in the Australia in October. The home series against Ireland. six-match Series comprises Jannillea Glasgow, after three (3) T20 Internationals having an outstanding (T20Is) and three (3) One RisingStarsWomen’sUnder DayInternationals(ODIs). 19 tournament, has been

Following the West included in the 15-member IndiesWomen’scleansweep squad and we see the return againstIrelandWomeninthe ofKarishmaRamharack.”

CG United ODI Series and Browne-John added, the T20I Series in Saint “This team is one we believe Lucia earlier in the summer, will continue to build and the panel has named an develop as our game evolves unchanged squad for the in the rapidly growing Australia tour under the landscape and highleadership of Captain performance setting of HayleyMatthews. Thetour women’s cricket. We have willbethefirstfornewHead c o n t i n u e d t o p l a c e Coach Shane Deitz who confidence in some of the arrived in the West Indies at developing players. Several theendofAugust. of the players are coming off

The inclusion of the title-winning performances ‘Rising Stars’ quartet of in the Massy Caribbean Ashmini Munisar, Djenaba Premier League so we are Joseph, Zaida James, and expecting them to continue enjoying a very productive provides

Jannillea Glasgow will see their good run of form. This 2023thusfar.” opportunity to win valuable over the next two years. At ICCWomen’sCricketWorld some of our youngest talent is a team we believe can The ODI series against points to climb the the end of the cycle, the top CupQualifier in the team having their first produce competitive cricket Australia is West Indies’ Championship table where five teams in the ICC FullSquad opportunity to test their against a top team like fourth fixture in the ICC they currently lie 9th out of Women’sChampionshipand Hayley Matthews skills against the current Australia, under the Women’s Championship ten teams (see table here). will book a berth for the ICC (captain) T20I and 50-Over World guidance of the new Head 2022-2025 after playing Following the Australia Women’sCricketWorldCup Shemaine Campbelle ChampionsAustralia. Coach and led by the captain New Zealand, England and Series, West Indies Women in 2025 as well as hosts (vice-captain)

r Hayley Matthews who’s Ireland Each match will have four further three- India. The remaining teams (Continued on page 29)

West Indies with match ODI series to play will have to go through the

Romario Shepherd and the GAW boys will be in familiar hunting grounds and will seek to continue their momentum. (CPL)

Red-hot Warriors, Tallawahs set for Providence tonight

Th e G u y a n a Guyanese crew will be keen Should the Warriors opt N a t i o n a l onputtingonashowfortheir toshuffletheirpiecesaround S t a d i u m , familyandfans. a few changes could come to

Providence will Keemo Paul, Shimron the side but the Warriors come alive this evening as Hetmyer,RomarioShepherd should feel safe with their Warrior Nation prepares to and Gudakesh Motie have currentmixofstars. rally their team against the been the key to the Warriors With a much needed win Jamaica Tallawahs, as the success this season, with being their goal, Brandon final leg of the tournament bothbatandball. King will want to regain bowlsoff. Motie showed his class some form against his old Warriors have so far onceagaintokeepGuyanain franchise. managed to overcome all of control despite needing 6 One big plus for the their situations to remain runs from the final over he visitors is their last win unbeaten while holding bowled, yielding 2 wickets w h i c h g a v e t h e m down the 2nd place spot. and sealing an emphatic win momentum Shamarh Jamaica on the other hand forhisteam. Brooks slammed an are desperate for a win being Their X-Factor remains unbeaten ton while Rovman second to last on the table, opener Saim Ayub who is Powell, all-rounders withahugetaskfacingthem. freshoffahalf-centuryinthe Raymon Reifer and Imad work to do in the slow rounder and former Captain Withbothteamsfreshoff

Both departments have previous game The Wasimweredestructivewith bowling department while Mohammad Nabi has been a wins, the momentum should beenkeytoGuyana’swinsto Pakistani along with Shai the bat during the previous left-arm strike bowler big plus over for any make for an exciting clash date, but with action being at Hope have been the match- win. Mohammed Amir will be a franchise over the years and which will open up the final home for the remainder of winners and leading run- Spinners Chris Green handfulfortheWarriors. could play a key role in leg of the tournament in the tournament, the scorersfortheWarriors. and Wasim will have much The Afghanistan all- tonight’sbattle. Guyana.

Edghill lone Guyanese vying for role on Pan Am Sports Athlete’s Commission

Olympian Chelsea Edghill is memberswillbesteppingdown. Amber Joseph (BAR), Isabel Swan olympian, will be running against torepresentourregion,whichIfind aiming to succeed her fellow Pompey, who has led the (BRA), Melissa Humana-Paredes Valentina Toro, Karate (Chile), trulyremarkable.” countrywoman,AliannPompey,on Athlete Commission as its (CAN), Paola Longoria (MEX), German Chiaraviglio, Athletics She further added, “I’m the Pan Am Sports Athletes President for four years and has andAnthonyAzevedo(USA). (Argentina), Adriana Escobar, immensely proud of the work Commission However, the beenamemberofthePanamSports The election is scheduled to Rowing (El Salvador), Pablo we’ve accomplished as a specific role she will assume is yet Executive Committee, will be takeplaceduringtheSantiago2023 Aprahamian, Judo (Uruguay), Commission over the past eight tobedetermined. departingfromherrole. Pan American Games, with voting Melissa Mojica, Judo (Puerto years, with me serving on the Pompey’stenureasPresidentof Joining her will be the former occurring between October 16 and Rico), Danusia Francis-Reid, Commission and the last four as thiscrucialcommissiononPanAm judoka from Puerto Rico, Carlos November4. Artistic Gymnastics (Jamaica) and Chair of theAthlete Commission. I Sports is set to conclude during the Santiago, and the current rowing More than 6,900 athletes Karen Torrez, Swimming wish our candidates the best of PanAm Games in Santiago, Chile, athlete from El Salvador, Adriana participating in Santiago 2023 will (Bolivia). luck. Carlos,Adriana, and I will be taking place from October 20 to Escobar have the opportunity to cast their Pompey highlighted, “We have here as a resource to ensure a November5. Tofillthesevacancies,fournew votes using a QR code provided on eight candidates from eight seamless transition It’s indeed

AccordingtoPanAmSports,in members of the Athlete theiraccreditations.

different countries vying for exciting to have these eight new accordance with their statutes, Commission will be elected, Edghill, the English-speaking election, representing a well- candidates running for election,” three out of the current eight joining the existing members: Caribbean first female table tennis balanced group of athletes willing Pompeystated.

Aliann Pompey is the current Pan Am Sport Athletes Commission president.

Chelsea Edghill will be aiming to land a spot on the Pan Am Sports Athletes Commission.

Golden Jaguars meet their young fans

Students from five schools in players to meet with our national players, Georgetownweregivenauniqueopportunity they get to interact with those players, they to meet and enjoy a brief skills session with get to learn more about the sport, they learn theGuyanaSeniorMen’sNationalTeam. aboutteamwork.”

The event took place on September 11 at Omari Glasglow, who plays for the the Ministry of Education Ground on Chicago Fire II in the United States, said the Carifesta Avenue, providing an exciting interaction with the students and future experience for forty students from Queen’s Golden Jaguars was good for the national College, President’s College, New players who are currently in Guyana training Campbellville, Freeburg and Carmel for their first home game of the 2023/2024 SecondarySchools.

Concacaf Nations League Group Stage

National team players, including forward against the Bahamas which was held Omari Glasgow, defenders Curtez Kellman yesterday,September12attheLeonoraTrack and andFieldStadium.

Jeremy Garrett, who have emerged from “It has been a while since the Golden the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) youth Jaguars have played a game in Guyana so it’s programme, along with midfielder Stephen good to be back home and come out and Duke McKenna, participated in a question participate in this wonderful event with the and answer session and conducted a brief school children and some of the young soon skills session with the eager group. The tobeGoldenJags.” national team also presented football gear to The Golden Jaguars in their opening theparticipatingschools.

League game on September 9 defeated

Guyana Football President Wayne Forde Antigua and Barbuda with an impressive 5-1 said it was a fantastic chance for the national victory The match, which was held at the teamtoconnectwiththeiryoungfans. ABFATechnical Center in Piggotts,Antigua

“GFF remains steadfast in its andBarbuda,showcasedtheGoldenJaguars’ commitment to nurturing young talents, and attackingprowessonthefield. there is no better way to inspire them than by Theteamisnowfocusedonsecuringtheir providinganopportunitytohearthefirsthand second victory in League B, Group D, which experiences of the national players. These also includes Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto eventsareorganisedtoinspireandmotivatea Rico,andtheBahamas. newgenerationofnationalplayers.”

Puerto Rico currently holds the top spot

The session was attended by GFF onthetableafteraconvincing6-1winagainst officials and Ministry of Education Physical the Bahamas also on September 9. This and Sports Officer Responsible for Football match marked Puerto Rico’s debut in League TowanaMcCalmontandcoaches. B after gaining promotion in the previous McCalmont said the GFF and Education edition. Ministry partnership allows students to Stephen Duke McKenna, currently engage in meaningful interactions with the signed with the Queens Park Rangers in the nationalfootballers. United Kingdom, is confident Guyana can

“This partnership between the Guyana defeatPuertoRico. Football Federation and the Ministry of “Weareallworkingveryhard.Weknow Education is a great one. It helps our young (Continued on page 29)

Members of the Golden Jaguars got the chance to interact with some of their young fans.

Members of the Golden Jaguars got the chance to interact with some of their young fans.