Guyana’s largest selling daily & New York’s most popular Guyana’sweeklylargest weekly Online: www.kaieteurnews.com September20,2022-Vol.15No.37 Tuesday Edition Price $100 AIETEUR NEWSK Online readership yesterday, 68,829 Man forced into squatting after 24 yrs of trying to obtain house lot …but Jagdeo sticking rigidly to 'sanctity of contract' position Opposition backs calls for Govt. to impose windfall taxes on oil companies Vibrant debate in media underscores citizens' outrage at secretive practices in oil, mining sectors - EITI Dead,Alvin 'SpanishAlvinBoss'LeitchDead,Alvin'SpanishBoss'Leitch Dead, Randy 'Addi' 'Addi'Dead,AdamsRandyAdams Bodies BodiesRiverfromrecoveredE'quiboboatmishaprecoveredfromE'quiboRiverboatmishap Auditor General doing real-time monitoring of distribution of cash grants ...hands over 2021 Audit, performance reports to Speaker Opposition floats delaying holding LGE in order to sanitise voters list ...Former EPA Head tells Govt. 'Make list engineersspecialistspetroleumofandpublic’...seeking meeting with Govt. to discuss way forward p. 17 VP Jagdeo was untruthful to all the questions put to him on ‘The Glenn Lall Show’, listen for yourself on Kaieteur Radio@11:00hrs 99.1/99.5FM
Wearekeenlyawarethat securing the funds for the purpose for which it was created also requires a Government committed to beingprudentandefficientin using those funds with cheques and balances built in.”
(PPP) was asked his opinion on Santokhi's statement given Guyana's own conversations on its nascent petroleum sector Jagdeo saidthat“Politiciansgaffeall the time…” Clarifying that while his response may not be aimed at the Surinamese President, the VP indicated that Politicians often make statements that are without merit,andoutsideofwhatthe reality is. Jagdeo said that every day there is a big demand for things and Governments have to make themworkwiththeresources theyAhave.fter a long time of developing plans and budgetsforGuyanaatatime when there was no money in thestatesector,andatatime when the country was struggling to pay debts, the VP said the administration hadtomakeitwork.
…plays down Suriname President's statement that oil wealth belongs to citizens
Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
Dr. Glenn Lall
Santokhi in his feature address at the opening ceremony of Suriname's Oil and Gas Energy Conference last June said that the “ natural ecosystem includingoilandgasisGodgiven,soitcannotbeclaimed o r o w n e d b y a n y Government or any political party as it belongs to the peopleofthenationandthey should benefit from the wealth that is being generated.”Jagdeo, who is also the General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party
Suriname's case, Vice President Jagdeo said that until now, that country has not proven its oil reserves sinceithasnotcompletedthe assessment.“Sothey are a long way from developing these resources, ” Jagdeo highlighted.Hesaid that Guyana is here and now, “…and every time we raise a lot of expectations, people think that it's gonna be money forever and that it is large sums.”“Rightnowitisnota large sum,” the Jagdeo rebuffed.Heexplained too that givennetzero,thatiswhythe Government's depletion policyistoaccelerate.
He insinuated therefore, that it is until there is an understanding of what is availabletogovernment,that certain statements should be made.In
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo (left) on ‘The Glenn Lall Show’last Tuesday
Jagdeo says Politicians cannot be trusted
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Tofurthermakehispoint on small earnings, the Vice President said that one year
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has warned that Politicians are not the most honestpeople,andsuggested therefore, that citizens be mindful when taking in the appeasing words of their leaders.The insinuation was made by the Government's point man on oil and gas, when he appeared on a special programme of 'The Glenn Lall Show' last Tuesday Aired on the Kaieteur Radio, Lall asked Jagdeo on the show to comment on Suriname's President, Chandrikapersad Santokhi'sutteranceaboutoil
wealth belonging to citizens andnotpoliticalparties.
Hesaidthatpeopleneed these types of development and that is why the Government is investing in such resources “So Politicianstendtosaylotsof things- it sounds good…,” Even here in Guyana, the Jagdeocharged,theprevious Government had criticized that Guyanese were paying too many taxes, only to implement some “200 taxes and fees” when they came intooffice.TheVice President said, “If you trust Politicians on their word; that is why we (PPP) stick faithfully to the manifesto. I'm not into all of theseloftysoundingthings.
Every day we have to fix people's things, and that is what we are doing now; building more hospitals, more schools, more scholarships to people, helping with the cost of living. That is where our concernis.I'mnotintoallthe gaff. ” Jagdeo was nonetheless asked again whether he supported Santokhi's assertion that the oil wealth belongs to the people and not political parties and to which he said, “Iagree.”AttheSurinameseoiland gas conference, Santokhi said,“Wehavecreatedinmy country, a wealth and a stabilisation fund that must bethefinancialbasketforthe futureofourcountry
of revenue from the oil companies has funded two major infrastructure projects alone namely, the children's hospitalandbridgeacrossthe DemereraRiver
ollowing its latest evaluation of G u y a n a ' s adherence to its standards, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's InternationalSecretariatsaid it has observed a most vibrant debate in the local mediaasregardspracticesin theoilandminingsectors.In particular, the Secretariat said there is a noticeable degree of outrage for the secretive management of these critical revenue earners.Inits latest report, the EITI body said the public debate in the press is an indication of the challenges facing Guyana's extractive industries which include ensuring transparency in oil and gas production and exports, the fiscal terms governing mining contracts, and the environmental impacts of extractive projects and artisanal and
oilandgasblockawardsand transfers.Itnoted also that there hasbeenadefactocessation ofawardsofnewlicencesin the oil and gas sector since 2017, which was effective during the period under
Vibrant debate in media underscores citizens' outrage at secretive practices in oil, mining sectors - EITI
one-off windfall tax of 25 percent on all oil companies operating in that jurisdiction in order to also partake in the sweeping profits being had by the operators as a resultoftheescalatingoilprice.
In the mining sector, the Secretariat said there continued to be significant licensing activity, with 252 mining license awards and 75 license transfers in 2018
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Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo hasconfirmedthatitisthecitizens that forced other countries to slap the one off taxes on those companies, arguing that this could not be replicated in Guyana since, “we are bound by a PSAwith very specifictermsonthetaxationside.”
Meanwhile,last. British Columbia (B C ), Canada's western most province,appearstobefollowingin thefootstepsoftheUnitedStatesof America(USA)asithasannounced that it will be increasing royalty rates to raise additional money annuallyforitspeople.
Be that as it may, the Secretariat said Guyana's EITI reporting has included limiteddisclosureonoiland gas licensing, including for instance clarifying the statutory technical and financial criteria assessed in
Onlylastweek,thispublication reported that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a free advisory for countries to look at areas where they can implement additionalmechanismstoallowfor benefits from the unexpected cash The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres also strongly urged oil producing nations to implement windfall taxes to not only benefit from the surge in income, but to also break the energysector'sholdoncommodity prices in a bid to force them into producingmore.
…but Jagdeo sticking rigidly to 'sanctity of contract' position
Member of the Opposition's Oil and Gas Committee, Elson Low
The country has since beenurgedtotakeasuiteof correction actions to be in compliance with EITI's standards.
awards.Additionally,thereisno evidence that those stakeholders responsible for keeping tabs on Guyana's management of the sectors, have not sought to use EITI reporting as a diagnostic of actual licensing practices to date. They have also not pursued any assessment of deviations from statutory procedures in licensing practices since Guyana
did not fully comply with EITIRequirement2.2which requires implementing countries disclose information about license awards and transfers that take place during the accounting period covered bytheEITIreportingcycle.
A member of the Opposition's OilandGasCommittee,Elson on Monday told this newspaper that the politicalgroupholdsthe view that the PPP Government should specifically achieve this objective by increasing its royalty rate when Brent Crude (the benchmark prices for oil) movespassthedetermined rate.He said, “Guyana must move to a variable royalty regime which increas royalty levels when Brent Crude is above a determined price This should apply both to the existing Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)andthenewmodelPSA.”
Furthermore, EITI's Secretariat pointed out that there appears to be significant public interest in licensing practices in the miningsector,onthepartof both civil society and industry given alleged irregularities in license awards.In fact, several stakeholders consulted the transparencygroupsaidthey believe the process for extractive license awards remained opaque and expressedconcernthatlarge oil and gas blocks had been awarded without adequate public oversight of the process. In mining, there was also concern expressed over the award of overlapping licenses for differentlanduses.
allocations.Disclosures may also include additional informationonthelicensing p r o c e s s , s u c h a s commentary on the efficiency and effectiveness ofthesesystems.
Backprices.inJune, this newspaper had questioned the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton on his position on the matter of windfall taxes.At the time, he could not definitely say whether he agrees with this policy for the oil companies as he wanted to first
Opposition backs calls for Govt. to impose windfall taxes on oil companies
The Secretariat's assessment is that Guyana
We witnessed an example of what could happenwhenearlierthis year the war in Ukraine resulted in a very significant increase in prices, peaking at almost US$140 a barrel.”Tothis end, the Opposition said Guyana must tap the benefits of increased
The United Kingdom recently slapped its oil companies with a
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The international watchdog said there are thousands of active mining licensesinGuyana,butonly adozenlicensesinthemore recentoilandgasindustry It noted however that there is no publicly accessible cadastral portal for mining or oil and gas licenses in Guyana, as existing license registers appear to be maintained for internal ministrypurposesatpresent.
review (2018). In spite of this, the international body saidGuyanahasnotusedits EITI reporting to disclose transfers of participating interests in oil and gas blocks,ofwhichatleastone tookplacein2018.
alone.Itshould be noted that Guyana'sEITIreportinghas not undertaken more thorough legal analysis to highlight inconsistencies across different legislation governing mining license
It was keen to note that Guyana'sEITIreportinghas addedvaluebyprovidingthe only public source of basic informationonthelicensing regime and license grants in thetwoindustries.
makesitsafetoimplement.
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ssupplystocksbecome limited in Europe and the price for oil predicted to spike further, the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU + AFC) Opposition believes now is thetimetotaxtheexcessiveprofits being raked in by the petroleum companies presently operating in Guyana'srichStabroekBlock.
To this end, Low noted that Guyanatooshouldbeenjoyingthe increased profits rather than allow the oil companies to reap these benefits alone from the nation's resources. In arguing his case, the
when questioned about its new position, Low explained, “It's essentially a windfall tax…this change will only be due if we see abnormal circumstances in the oil market, which no one could have reasonably predicted when the contractwas Moreoversigned.”,hesaid that the exciting oil prices mean that the share of the oil companies would not be lessened, which
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small-scalemining.
Opposition member explained, “Wearemonitoringthesituationin Europe where tensions have continued to escalate, the potentially permanent closure of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline being thelatest Thereexample.isarisk that Russia will similarlyceasetosupplypetroleum to Western countries when further sanctionstakeeffectlaterthisyear This may result in a vere, abnormal and rolonged price spike
consultwiththeAFC.
Notably, the US is seeking to move in this direction as well, having already hiked its royalty payable by oil companies there to above the 18 75 percent in December
This information is expected to include a descriptionoftheprocessfor awarding and transferring licenses,thecriteriaused,as well as deviations from the legal framework and policies on license
Previously, the Opposition madeitclearthattheybelieveinthe “sanctity of contracts”. However,
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Thisisnotwhollyunexpectedforallthatonehastodois listentotheVicePresidentwhentheissueofrenegotiationcomes up, and what the first words out of his mouth are. Vice President Jagdeoalmostalwaysstartsoutbyhighlightingtherisksofthe foreign oil investors and the returns that they should get. Howitshouldbefairandencouraging,andsoforth.
This renegotiationmust start from now, and not be held up for another year, much less a decade and more. Renegotiationmustbecomeahymnandabattlesongforall Guyanese. Thesameenergiesandpassionsthatwereonfull displayduringthedemanding2020electionsseasonshould berekindledandreleasedintoourstreetsandcommunication platforms. Ifwedon'ttakeourdestinyintoourownhands, then outsiders will seize it from us, and our Politicians will partnerwiththemtodeceiveusanddevastateourdreams.
The PPP/C Government has acknowledged that the changeinthe2016contracteffectedin2019isaninstanceof renegotiation. Therecognitionofthisamendmentinvolving the non-recoverability of the 2% royalty is an encouraging and solid first step, no matter how grudging, how forced it wasbycircumstances. Thoughthatisagooddevelopment,it isnotenough. Thisisallbecauseitisasgoodasguaranteed thatneitherofthemostseniordecisionmakersinthePPP/C Government, President Ali or Vice President Jagdeo, are going to budge from their present position of no renegotiation of the 2016 oil contract. Regardless of what thiscouldmeanonthepositivesideforpoor,struggling,and expectantGuyanese,Governmentandleadersarenotgoing tomoveaninchonrenegotiation.
KN column of 19th evidence might therefore be see the GECOM documents Should he check the September, challenges a a waste of time Such in the possession of KN. In media reports and press statement I made in a letter mindsets are predisposed to addition,ifKissoonisreally releases during the recount, published the same day in rejecting truth and facts that interested in the truth, then he would see that the KNunderthetitle:'ThePPP do not fit with their pet he should join the call for Oppositiondidfarmorethan alsosupportedacleanvoters theories.
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standing. He said it was his trying to achieve, when, and committee? Even the Itislaughable,somewhat vision. how are they being CoalitiondevotedaMinistry of an insult as well for the It is an insult to our measured? Is there a 'One and several other initiatives PPP and President Ali to collective struggle, vision Guyana' steering committee to social cohesion. The PPP believe that Guyanese and shared history that the composedofGuyanesefrom has committed, what, cannot see that their so- PPP and President Ali refer diversesocietalandpolitical concerts, photo ops and called 'One Guyana' to their political gimmick as backgrounds? Does 'One romantic sounding empty Initiative is a political 'One Guyana'. So far, the Guyana' include legislative rhetoric. gimmick. 'One Guyana' is PPP has demonstrated that and policy actions designed There will be no 'One really the 'One Man Show', 'One Guyana' means supportive of autonomous Guyana' and continued 'thePresidentAliShow'. sponsoring concerts and regional administrations, unequal distribution of
Because the contract is so cheap, so lopsided, and so scant in the fullness of rich benefits that are due to all Guyanese,bothGovernmentandOppositionoughttomake, mustmake,renegotiationofthecontracttheirfirstpriority.
'OneGuyana'isapoliticalgimmick
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DEAREDITOR, inSuriname.Theharassment mandated for all ocean radio frequency AIS allows The harassment of and additional cost burden going vessels by a United authorities in say, Trinidad, Guyanese fisherfolk in the on Guyanese is based on NationsAgreement(SOLAS Venezuela, Guyana and Corentyne by Suriname's false representation of ChapterV). Suriname to seamlessly and authorities is blatant and maritime tracking 2 Nearly half million even simultaneously track a Guyana's strong response at technology I offer the ships arepresentlyequipped vesselasittransitsthewaters thehighestlevelsisjustified. following facts to correct with AIS transceivers offofeachofthecountries. Suriname's actions are this: purchased in their home 4. So fishing boats do profoundly contrary to the 1. Guyanese fishing countries and safely enter NOT need to buy a special spiritofCARICOM. boats can be fitted with any other country's seas and Surinamese maritime Suriname has stipulated tracking devices that harbours, including Port trackingsystembecausethey that Guyana's fisherfolk constantly broadcast their Georgetown. fishinSurinamesewaters,or must pay for a special locationstoALLauthorities.
PPP/C Govt. and its leaders clear on renegotiation
GECOM to publicly release justcallforthereleaseofthe list and biometrics ' The Butletmetry Apartfrom the confirmation it received documents. It demanded a matter is of national seeing the relevant from the Chief Immigration full investigation into the importance So, I have documents myself, I refer Officer showing that votes many cases of voter decided to promptly Kissoon to an article in the were cast for persons who impersonation However, respond. very newspaper he writes were out of the country on under PPP threat of legal
Even the President is theAPNU-AFC Coalition Presidency and winner-take have decided to give the alludedtothiswhenhespoke and investing in community all provisions? The Government full control ofhisdesireforGuyaneseto projectsincommunitiesthat Government includes over our destinies and support him and his vision. have not traditionally multiplepoliticalgroups,the existence. Notice,hedidn'treferto'One supported the PPP In other largest of which is the Bob Marley was Guyana'astheaspirationsof words,thePPPandPresident APNU+AFC Coalition. Is absolutely correct, “get up, our ancestors, hundreds of Aliareattemptingtodeceive there any representative of stand up, stand up for your thousandsofGuyaneseanda Guyanese; this political this Coalition working with rights.Getup,standup,don't desire shared by all gimmickhasnosubstance. the 'One Guyana' office or giveupthefight.” regardless of their political For example, what steering committee? Is there Sincerely, and societal affiliation and results is 'One Guyana' even an office of steering ChrisSingh
The statement that for. The article appeared in ElectionDay. action, and fearing the truth bothers Kissoon is: 'Of the KN 10th September and is Those two tasks are the herself, the GECOM chair several thousands of names captioned 'More than 100 least Kissoon can do to aborted the initial APNU+AFC submitted to overseas Guyanese fingered demonstrate his honesty on investigation.Allthisisinfo GECOM as persons for inOppositionfraudlistvoted thisissue. inthepublicdomainoreasy whom votes were cast at2020polls.'TheKNarticle Lastly, Kissoon states toverify althoughtheywereoutofthe supported its own that 'it should have been the But to repeat. I call on jurisdiction on election day, conclusion by stating: 'This PNC, AFC, ACDA, Cuffy Kissoon and others to join over 75% has been is according to information 250, IDPADA G and all the call for GECOM to confirmed by the Chief seen by this publication those African rights openly release all the ImmigrationOfficer.' following the release of organisations that should Immigration verification
DEAREDITOR,,
In true Kissoon style, he documents pertaining to have clamoured for the reports. simultaneously asks for the voterfraud.' release of the document not Let the people see and source of the numbers, but So, not only have I and the Attorney General.' Why judge for themselves the already jumps to the othersseenthenumbers,but does Kissoon so often existenceandextentofvoter conclusion that the whole also Kaieteur News, believe that because he impersonation. thing is a fiction This Kissoon'shirer Isthatgood personally did not read, see Sincerely, obviously is a man who has enough,Freddie? orhearsomething,itmeansit SherwoodLowe
DEAREDITOR, already closed his mind I am hereby tasking doesn't exist or it can't be Freddie Kissoon, in his Showing such a person Kissoon to ask his Editor to true?
Allofthese(andothers)arecostingGuyanaanarmanda leginmillions,likelybillions,inAmericandollarsgivenup withoutsomuchasahardfight.
The new word and phrase of opportunity and conveniencefromthelipsofthePPP/CGovernmentisthat fullrenegotiationcannothappenduetosanctityofcontract. It is our position that that sanctity went out the window in 2019. Further,weremindthePresident,VicePresident,and the Government that they all also have a contract with the peopleofGuyana,andthatitismoresacred. Thisiswhatis beingviolatedinthemostcavaliermannerbyourPoliticians onbothsidesofthelocaldivide.TheOppositionmustlend its voice in a more potent and sustained fashion to the calls forrenegotiationofthecontract.
EDITORIAL
Kaieteur
Fisherfolk,SurinameandMaritimeSafety
It is designed to use the other “feel good” activities, transitioning from the resources until and unless aspirations and fantasy of a taking pictures with Burnham Constitution the Guyanese from all walks of united people to win over Guyanese who might be PPP loves to criticise but in life decide to be the authors votes and support from non- perceived as supporters of over 20 years have not of their own futures and traditionalsupporters. the political opposition, that amended the Executive existence.Sadly,manyofus
IfKissoonisinterestedinthetruth,lethimjointhecallfor GECOMtoreleasetheimmigrationreportsthatprovevotingfraud
The PPP/C Government, the President, and the Vice Presidenthavealldugintheirheels,showedtheirhands,and settheirfacesinsteel. Theheinous2016oilcontractwillnot berenegotiated,notforyearstocome. Thisisconfirmedby the headline “Govt. says… 'Guyana must wait 14 years beforechangeto'lopsided'Exxoncontract'”(KNSeptember 19). This was what was frequently confirmed by the slipperinessofVicePresident,BharratJagdeo,whenhedid his best to avoid being pinned down on giving a definitive answer on renegotiation of Guyana's criminal oil contract with ExxonMobil. It is what President and Ministers have denouncedastheworstthingevertohappentoGuyana.
It helps that the 2019 change for non-recoverability of royaltysetsaprecedent,andthisshouldbetestedforallthat itisworthtogetmoreinotherareasthatareneedofurgent enhancinginthecontract. Asexamples,weputonthetable the current royalty rate, the taxes not paid by ExxonMobil, andring-fencingprovisions.
We at this paper cannot agree more, but the risks and returns of investors in our oil sector must not be the first consideration of Vice President Jagdeo, or any leader or Minister in the Cabinet. Instead, the wellbeing of the Guyanesepeople,allofthem,mustbetheforemostconcern of both the PPP/C Government and the Coalition APNU+AFCOpposition.
judgment on what the real records, and as material as entries about taxes not to be crash landing. I think that misleading report on oil As thanks are extended objective(s)oftheAOcould they come Tax is as flaggeddoesmorethanslam thisscandalousdevelopment account'and'Article13calls to the 'Article 13' group for be,inwhatcomesacrossasa sensitive as they come, the Audit Office, it buries, overtax paid, tax receipts, on Auditor General to thisstartlingrevelation,Iam slipshod exercise, and especially in the roiling and it is not in regular and tax booking into the withdraw 'clean' opinion on askingmyselfwhetherthisis certainly would raise context of oil. It is why I ground.
NRF(OilFund)doesn'tlook NRFfinancials'(KNandSN acaseofhumanerroronthe questions and concerns have so much trouble with Whatisreallygoingonat very healthy at all for respectively). The Audit part of the AO. Or it is an about the hands of the AO, the revelation that it could the Audit Office? Why is it confidence in the efforts of Office (AO) slip is showing instanceoftheAOgoinginto and where its professional have been missed. I mean that we even have to be the Audit Office. That is, in this tomfoolery about a sensitive undertaking with heart is. It is definitely not there is no way for even a reviewing, speaking, and clean, professional, money supposed to be paid, blinders on? Or that the the finest hour of either the beginner auditor or an writingaboutthissuspicious unbiasedefforts. money that should be gaping discrepancy (what Audit Office itself or the unseasonedauditteamnotto development? Again, I cast I am labouring uphill come to grips with the taxes no stones, but am simply heretogivetheAuditOffice paid by the Government of casting about for answers to thebenefitofthedoubt. But, Guyana into the nation's Oil theinexplicable. Whatrises thoughts remind of the sum Fund held outside of to the unbelievable? Any of work of local official law Guyana Taxes are the answers that may be enforcement, and I confess equivalent of an unblinking forthcoming would be to being in the same boat red light in Guyana, and helpfulinclearingtheairon where State auditing is in whenlinkedtooil,thenitisa what did or did not take Guyana. Whoisforwhom? wall Routine keenness place. Personally speaking, Whoseesselectively? Who would identify, as being I take the hard road and say does not see at all when present (regardless of who thattheexpectationisthatit certain issues and certain paysit),ornotbeingthereat will not be persuasive, peopleareinthemix? Look, all, with the associated though I retain an open wehavetocallthingsas report and findings mind. Mydiscernmentsare (Continuedonpage6)
Forcing artisanal –andalevelplayingfield. Representative fisherfolk living in Guyana Lastly,Guyanahashadat to park their boats in leastthreeinstancesofboats Surinameaddsgreatcostand sinking and multiple losses trouble for hard working of life at sea this year alone. people, and undermines the Piracy has also claimed the foodsecurityofGuyanaand lives of many fisherfolk. allCARICOM. Having AIS onboard
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DEAR EDITOR, booked,andmoneynotpaid didnotaddup)wasseenand AuditorGeneralhimself. presented. Putdifferently,it thatwhereauditingeneralis I refer to the September nor booked, but somehow conveniently overlooked Editor, we are speaking is the biggest of big-ticket concernedinthiscountry,its 18 captions, 'Civil Society bypassed. Somethingrotten Despite my unfavourable oflargenumberofdollars,a items, regardless of who body of work has taken a Group slams Auditor is going on in Guyana. It viewoftheAO,Istillpassno big entry for the accounting pays. For the absence of nosedive,anditwasduefora General for issuing smells.
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The special Surinamese Guyanese vessels could safely moored on the approach to monitoring provide constantly updated Guyana shore of the Guyanese boats allows positions of boats Corentyne River and any profiteering, corruption and simultaneously to vessel movement to/from fishing outrageous harassment of owners, fishermen's areas in Suriname territorial Guyanese fisherfolk associations, the Fisheries seas would be apparent to Guyana should advocate for Dept., MARAD, and in an both Suriname's and theuseofthegloballyagreed emergency,theCoastGuard. Guyana'sfisheries/maritime approach to maritime
limitations upon the Eusi Kwayana was AsMr Kwayanamustbe President'spowersunderthe publishedinthemedia. The aware, publication in the CommissionsofInquiryAct, letter inaccurately asserted Official Gazette constitutes Chap. 19:03. I am advised that the Government has noticetotheworld.Asimple thatthoseallegationsarenot neither gazetted nor made gazette or google search by evident, either expressly or public the Terms of Mr Kwayana would have byimplication,intheAct. R e f e r e n c e o f t h e preempted this highly I am further advised that Commission of Inquiry erroneous and bold Mr Kwayana's insinuations appointedbyHisExcellency inaccuracy Moreover, news of unconstitutionality are the President on 13th coverage in the mainstream alsowithoutmerit. September 2022. It is in the media of, and concerning, Yoursfaithfully, national interest that it be the Commission of Inquiry, C o l o n e l R o n a l d placed on the public record included copious references Hercules,MSM (again)thatontheverysame totheTermsofReferenceof Administrator, day the COI was appointed, the Commission [see CommissionofInquiry
As someone who has job. Indians were forced to slinging and pettiness has lived during the entirety of send their daughters to finally reached the Elder's the PNC dictatorship, it is nationalserviceinthejungle desk Elections have always painful and before they were considered consequences. There is no frustrating to read Hamilton for a scholarship, which country in the world where Green's column. Many invariably went to PNC the victorious Government Guyanesesawhimasathug supporters. Contracts were rules and drafts policies that and a henchman of a giventothesupportersofthe are of identical merit and diabolicalPNCregime. ruling party. Supporters of value, between the ruling
Inhisprolongedquestto the PNC were given plum party and the opposition. resuscitate himself, he now civil service jobs, a relic Guyana is no different, and massages his image and which is evident in the has existed this way since benevolently calls himself workforce even today. Food independence. Perhaps our 'Elder'. In Friday's suppliesandothergoodsthat 'Elder' could educate us, newspaper, he had the wererequiredandnecessary specificallyhowthiscurrent unmitigated gall to offer by the opposition party Government is different or commentary on the supporterswerebanned,etc. worse from the one he nonsensical proposal of Without traction or served. Mr Green would "emerging apartheid in relevance, the Opposition never do that, for the simple Guyana." For many years, party has now resorted to reasonhecannot!
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On 17th September the Commission, in which 'Elections inquiry will zoom 2022, a letter to the Editor theTermsofReferencewere in on District Four', 15th captioned, 'First time a COI dulyandexpansivelysetout, September2022,page3.] isappointedbutnotgazetted waspublishedintheOfficial Mr Kwayana also and TORs not publicised' Gazette of 13th September erroneously alleged certain writtenunderthehandofMr 2022.
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Frompage5 balances?Myhopeisthatthe theyare,andstopmaking AuditorGeneralwouldcome simpletons of ourselves. If forwardwithwhatclearsthe we don't have an Audit air, and cleans the mud and Office that can be relied on, morethatisnowplasteredall thenwhatdowehave? Ifthe overhisAuditOffice. Ifthis billions supposedly spent all can be missed, this can't be over and booked properly done, then what else is up in where they must be come the air? A credible Audit into question, and the Audit Office is something that we Officeismissinginaction,or just must have It is purposely sleeping at the nonnegotiable. wheel,thenwhatdowehave Sincerely, as a system of checks and GHKLall
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Mr Green'spartydemanded grotesque accusations of Regards, a PNC party card before an “emerging apartheid” ChitrakhaPersaud
DEAREDITOR, top performers 182 the NGSAto sort them. It is tofindhousing,etc.toattend the tens of thousands– the society One'slifecanriseor
Onceagain,theMinistry students, although 16,223 time all Guyanese revolt theeliteschool. childrenofpoverty–whoare fall depending on access to with a 'fixed mindset' has students wrote the exams. against such a vile, Do we not want to failing, not the 182 who are these. Guyana is at least 15heldits'dogandponyshow' So,whathappenstotheother pernicious, elitist system change this backward the top horses. This is a 20 years behind in tocelebratewhatisprobably 99%–16,041students–the Wewantchangenow! system? Why are we brokensystem! developing a high the worst aspect of our majority? Goat bite them? Why should a student in celebratingitinstead?Outof Education, health and performing education education system the Whocaresaboutthemgoing Region 1 have to leave his the182studentsinGuyana's income are the most system.Anurgentneed release of the 2022 NGSA to poorer, lesser high village and come to toponepercentatthisyear's important equalizers in (Continuedonpage16)
National Grade Six schools? The root cause of Georgetown to havea better NGSA,45.5%(81)arefrom Assessment(NGSA)results. this problem is we have education? Is that right? Is Georgetown schools, or NGSA is the annual sorting created a majority of poor that fair? Why should a District11. mechanism that stratifies high schools when we need student from Crabwood
About40%(73)arefrom students and schools as to upgrade all schools and Creek, Wakenaam, private institutions – many smart or not so smart – in make them comparable and PomeroonorLeguanhaveto of these are in Georgetown identifying winners who go equal.Ifall116highschools go to Georgetown to have a too. Failure rates at NGSA to better schools and losers are near equal in quality, better-quality education? A were: 41% failed social who go to less desirable students can simply go to studentorfamilywouldhave studies; 54% failed science; schools The Ministry their neighbourhood touproot,disrupttheirlives, 65%failedmath;35%failed obsessesoveronepercentof schools. We would not need and enter into great expense English. I worry more about
Settingtherecordstraight
No one-not even Exxon, expects Guyana Warriors to improve their standing for the few games they will play before a packed Providence Stadium starting on Wednesday.
After a most miserable showing on foreign soil, the GuyanaAmazon Warriors being sponsored by ExxonMobil have arrived home for the final leg of their journey in this year's Caribbean Premiere League (CPL).
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Many persons have predicted that they will lose all the games, but who cares, given that their chances of getting to the playoffs is as remote as getting the Guyana Government to renegotiate the lopsided ExxonMobil contract.
For whatever it is worth, those of you who have purchased tickets for the matches go cheer the wounded warriors and remember to carry your placards, one of which should read- “Renegotiate the Exxon contract now”
Thewoundedwarriors havecomehome
shirk their responsibilities. They'llcontinuetoactonlyin the interests of their shareholders unless Governmentsintervene.”
The Plaintiff said it had raised the concerns of the indigenous companies with Tullow in a petition in June 2022, highlighting thatanyawardofcontractreserved for indigenous Ghanaian companies to foreign joint venture companiesafterFebruary17,2022, wouldbeinviolationoftheexisting laws regulating the award of petroleum contracts reserved for localHoweverbusinesses.,inits response to the petition, the Defendant vowed to continue with the award of contracts exclusively reserved for indigenous companies to foreign jointventurecompanies.
It was stated too that congressional investigators also unearthed an internal Shell email discussing carbon capture, utilisation, andstorage(CCUS)inwhich an executive said: “We want tobecarefultonottalkabout CCUS as prolonging the life ofoil,gasorfossilfuelswrit large.”The Committee said internal Shell messaging guidance developed to 'insulate Shell' from lawsuits about 'green washing' and 'misleading investors' on the climate crisis calls on employees to emphasise that
agreed this could be seen as “gas lighting” the public. That spokesperson wrote, “We are, after all, in a tweet likethisimplyingothersneed to sacrifice without focusing onourselves.”Itwasreported too that Carolyn Maloney, the Chair of the House Committee on oversight and reform, said: “As we face more deadly, extreme weather around the globe, fossil fuel companies arereapingrecordprofitsand ramping up their misleading PR tactics to distract from their central role in fuelling theclimatecrisis.”
interlocutory injunction to restrain Tullow Ghana Limited from reawarding any petroleum contract being executed by indigenous Ghanaian companies to foreign jointventurecompanies.
prayed for a declaration that the award of petroleum contracts for theprovisionofgoodsandservices
A
order from the court directing the Defendanttocanceleverycontract awardedfortheprovisionofgoods andservicesincontraventionofthe provisions of the country's local content and petroleum laws and regulations.Theyare also seeking a perpetualinjunctionrestrainingthe Defendant, whether personally, through their agents, servants or privies or any person acting under theirexpressorimpliedinstruction from awarding any Petroleum contract in contravention with the nations laws and other rules regulatingtheawardsofpetroleum contractsinGhana.
At the hearing of the suit, the legal representative of Tullow Ghana, requested more time to respond to the application filed by theplaintiff.Thecourt also advised parties to seek an amicable resolution of the matter; the case was thereafter adjourned to October 10, 2022 for hearingofthemotion.
exclusively reserved for indigenous Ghanaian companies under Petroleum (Local Content and Local Participation Regulations)LI2204(asamended) by Petroleum (Local Content and Local Participation) (Amendment)
Ghanaians move to court to block oil company from giving foreigners contracts reserved for locals Cautionary Tale for Guyana…
GREENWASHING
It was stated that last week the US House Committee,onoversightand reform released documents showing that oil industry executives privately downplayed their public messages on efforts to tackle theclimatecrisis.Documents were released on Exxon, Britain's Shell Plc and BP, andalsoChevron.
Maloney added, “My Committee's investigation leaves no doubt that, in the words of one company official, big oil is 'gas lighting' the public. These companies claim they are partofthesolutiontoclimate change, but internal documents reveal that they are continuing with business as usual. I call on the big fossil fuel companies to stop their deception and cut their emissions now – before it is toolate.”Jam
On Friday September 16, Alex Lawson, an Energy Correspondent for The Guardian reported that campaigners are urging Governments to intervene after oil companies were accused of misleading the public about their commitment to reducing carbonemissions.
ie Peters, a campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: “Big oil firms like Shell, Exxon and Chevroncantrytoglossover their murky PR image as much as they like, as we've
They also want a declaration that the award of any petroleum contracts for provision of goods and services reserved exclusively for indigenous Ghanaian companiesunderPetroleum(Local Content and Local Participation Regulations) LI 2204 as amended by the Petroleum (Local Content and Local Participation) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (LI 2435) to joint venture companies in Ghana by the defendantisnullandvoid.
Regulations2021(LI2435)toJoint Venture Companies in Ghana by theDefendantisillegal.
companies under the laws in the upstream oil and gas sector were being taken away and awarded to foreignventurecompanies.
In Ghana for example, citizens within a major advocacy and monitoringgrouphavebeenforced to take to the courts due to an oil company's non-compliance with the African state's robust oil policies, guidelines, regulations andSpecificallylegislation.,theGhanaOiland Gas Service ProvidersAssociation tookTullowOil'ssubsidiarybefore the court for awarding contracts reserved for locals to foreigners. Importantly, Tullow is one of the major companies operating offshore Guyana in its Orinduik andKanuku KaieteurBlocks.Newsunderstandsthat anAccra High Court (Commercial Division) on September 8, 2022, had adjourned the hearing for an
Peters also said, “Millions are already experiencing dangerous climate breakdown in extreme heat waves and devastatingfloods,likethose in Pakistan, as the world's biggest polluters continue to
net zero emissions is 'a collective ambition for the world' rather than a “Shell goalortarget”.
PAGE 08 Kaieteur News Tuesday September 20, 2022
On September 9, KaieteurNewsreportedthata new report by a Londonbased energy and climate finance think tank, 'InfluenceMap'revealedthat five major oil companies including ExxonMobil have been spending tens of millions publicising and portraying themselves as beingclimate-friendly,butin reality only a small chunk of their investments goes into low-carbondevelopment.
Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden
mericanoilgiant, ExxonMobil, and other big oil companies have found themselves in the spotlight for misleading the public about their commitment to climatechange.
In fact it was stated that theguidancetellsemployees: 'Please do not give the impression that Shell is willing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to levels that do not make business sense.'The Guardian also reported that the US House Committee said that, after Shell posted on Twitter asking others what they would do to reduce e m i s s i o n s , a Communications Executive wrote privately that he
The Guardian had r e p o r t e d t h a t a comprehensive study of publiccommunicationsfrom the five oil and gas firms found that 60 percent of the publicity made at least one claim highlighting the companies' positive climate actions – but on average, the fivecompaniesdevotedonly 12 percent of capital expenditure to low-carbon activities – and this included somegasprojects.
The Plaintiff said the action of the defendant if not restrained by the court would lead to the mass unemployment of skilled Ghanaians in the upstream oil industry.The Defendant, therefore,
andperformancemetricsand targets.'Itwas stated that Exxon aswellasChevronalsoasked OGCI to avoid any 'explicit commitment for OGCI companies to align their advocacy with their climate relatedpositions'–including advocacy for the 2015 Paris agreement.TheGuardian also reported that the memo claimed that internal BP documents highlighted how carbon capture and storage (CCS) a nascent technology that involves insertingCO2emissionsinto undergroundrockformations –could'enablethefulluseof fossilfuelsacrosstheenergy transitionandbeyond.'
seeninthemillionsofdollars pumped into disingenuous greenwashcampaignsbythe industry But though unsurprising, this bombshell disclosure confirms what remains utterly transparent about big oil. That it has every intention to keep on extractinginpursuitofprofit, ratherthantransforminghow itoperatesforthesakeofour communitiesandourplanet.”
The report cited, Exxon, BP, Shell Plc, Chevron and Total Energies. It said the companies spend US$750 millionayearpolishingtheir climatecredentials.
As Guyana pursues efforts to ensure oil companies respect its Local Content Legislation, there are lessons from around the world which underscore just how challengingthisexerciseislikelyto be.
The Guardian reported that in separate documents, theoilcompaniesExxonand Chevron appeared to ask the industry led Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) to 'remove language that potentially commits members to enhanced climate-related governance, strategy, risk management,
Themotionwasbroughtbythe plaintiff pursuant to a writ of summons issued against Tullow Ghana Limited in suit number CM/BDC/0692/22.TheGhanaOilandGasService
ExxonMobil CEO, Darren Woods
The Plaintiff is also seeking an
Investigation exposes Exxon and other oil companies' true colours on climate change
Providers Association, that filed the suit against Tullow Ghana Limited, said it was seeking the orderofthecourttorestrainTullow Ghana Limited, its agents, assigns and any person acting under their instructions from violating the Local Content and Local Participation, (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (LI 2435) in the award of petroleum contracts in Ghana pending the determination of the suit.The Plaintiff said the decision to sue followed many complaints that services reserved for indigenous Ghanaian
The PPP/C was not unless someone was hiding similar to appendices. The bothered. It did not appear thisinformationfromhimor annexes have been inserted overtly concerned that the unless it was a secret toprovidemoreinformation, royalties may be tax addendum. But if he did not including technical deductible It also was knowthen,heknowsnow information There is an
We gat we priorities wrong
De Opposition waving placards calling people, wah now find dem voice, bin silent fuhJagdeotogo.Demconvictingdemanin asalamb. decourtofpublicopinionwithoutgivingde But dat is politics in Guyana. Is nat so man a hearing. And all because de man much about principle as it is about friend–nowaformerfriend–didmeksome partisanship! Dem boys wan see both de unsubstantiated allegations against he. But Guvament and de Opposition supporters demwahprotestingfuhgetsomething. protesting against de biggest scandal in de Demfuhgetdatdesamemanbinfriend history of de Caribbean: de give away of withsomeahdembigboysindeCoalishun Guyana oil wealth. Dem boys nah see too whenitwasinoffice.Desu-sumanbinalso muchpersonsprotestingorbloggingagainst tight with some ah dem now in de de oil deal. But dem seeing nuff comments Opposition. But dem nah asking fuh de andprotestaboutunprovenallegation. contractwhichdemsignfuhgetinvestigate. Dat is Guyanese fuh yuh. We gat we Demboyswanknowwhydemconveniently priorities mix up. We would not have to fuhgetdatdemwasalsofriendwithdesu-su worry about investment in hotel and casino man. if we bin get a good deal from dem oil
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Dem boys notice how nuff people company We sitting down and tekkin' de suddenly get militant about corruption. But pickpocketwahtekkin'place.Butweraising when de waterfall newspaper bin placardaboutunprovenallegation. highlighting dese very issues, de same Talkhalf.Leffhalf.
boys
The PPP/C's response to is also an annex about other part of the world, a on the recoverability ofwith Vice President Bharrat it Later developments this implication is to engage petroleumitems. belated revelation about an royalties. Is that addendumJagdeoataPressConference would raise serious inobfuscationandpolemics. Do not let anyone addendumtotheoilcontract not very clear that on nohe hosted The Vice questions about why Jagdeo The new narrative which is confuse you as to what is an w o u l d h a v e b e e n count,whatsoever, are thePresident was non could not provide a direct nowbeingpedalledisthatan addendum. And do not let accompanied by a chorus of royaltiesrecoverable?committal indicating that he answer at the press addendum is not an anyone suggest to you that callsforheadstoroll.
This column had argued royalties totally from being therefore peddle this that royalties are inherently recovered. By virtue of that nonsense that the Granger taken off the top of oil addendum the royalties are a d d e n d u m w a s a payments and are not not recoverable period, not clarification are at sea when recoverable either as asexpensesandnotastaxes. it comes to this issue of expenses or as part of any Jagdeo ought to have contractamendments. taxes This column took knownaboutthataddendum. In the PSA signed issue with the interpretation You cannot be the 'point- between the Government that the royalties can be man' on oil and not have and the oil companies there recoveredfromtaxes. known about this alteration, are annexes These are
he Health Ministry on Monday Ministry via its dashboard revealed that five reportedthatpresentlyonepatient personsareininstitutionalisolation,107are
Jagdeo must say when he knew about the addendum
The question about issueoftherecoverabilityof Lall has been insisting for including recoverable and saying that the royalties are wouldhehavetosaythathewhether the oil royalties theroyalties,hewasnotonly yearsnow non-recoverablecosts.There recoverableastaxes. Inany needed to seek clarificationwere recoverable was raised missing the point but beside
Tis admitted into the COVID-19 in home isolation, three are in institutional Intensive Care Unit, while seven new cases quarantined while to date, a total of 69,869 were recorded within the last 24 hours. The personshaverecoveredfromthevirus.
Dem seh...
Kaieteur News PAGE 09Tuesday September 20, 2022
Afew months ago, there astounding that Mr Bharrat What scares the PPP/C annex of the description of inserted as an additional were concerns that the Jagdeo would have to seek and their acolytes about the thecontractareaandanother annex to the accounting country's oil royalties were advice on such a routine a d d e n d u m a r e i t s ofamapofthecontractarea. procedures. cost recoverable. There was issue as to whether the implication. The signing of Then there is one which Serious questions now even speculation that the oil royalties were recoverable. the addendum suggests that elaborates about the need to be asked as to companies may have been Hehaspositionedhimselfas it is possible to make accounting procedures for whether the government recovering this royalty from a sort of 'point-man' on the changes to the existing interpreting the relevant knew about this addendum, theirtaxes. oilandgassector Butonthe contract, something Glenn provisions of the contract, and if it did, why was it that Press Conference, why
(The views expressed inwould prefer to wait on conference. alterationofthecontractbut the addendum which was Jagdeo needs to tell the this article are those of theadvice The clarification As is now in the public aclarification. signed in 2019 did not alter Guyanese people if and author and do notcame later It was explained domain, the Granger Thisissimplynotso.An thecontract.Ifitwasamere when he knew about the necessarily reflect thethatwhiletheroyaltieswere administrationhadsignedan addendum to any contract clarification, the relevant addendum. And if he knew opinionsofthisnewspaper.)not cost recoverable, they addendumalteringtheterms effectively alters or changes provisions would have been about it the time he hosted weretaxdeductible.Inother of the royalties That the contract. It is not a words, while Exxon could addendum to the Production clarification. A clarification not reclaim the royalties as Sharing Agreement was usually is done by an recoverable expenses, they signed in 2019 and had the addition of an appendix not weretaxdeductible. effect of excluding the an addendum. Those who
Thereisalreadypressure wants to study in the UK hospitals. was Dr Devi. I went to the did that. There is absolutely which contains your from the government about must pass a tuberculosis I journeyed to each one officeofDr Devi.Iwastold noparking.Youhavetofind passport.Ifyougetrobbedin the EU visa imbroglio so I (TB)test.Thisisanesoteric oftheseofficesinAugust.It that Dr Devi had suspended space about two blocks that dubious vicinity, the will not touch that subject imposition.Noothercountry isobviousifyouareleaving the TB test for student away I squeezed in nearby resulting stress will sincetheEUvisacouldonly demandsaGuyanesestudent for studies in September, applicantstotheUKbecause andaPakistaniwomancame overwhelm you. Secondly, be issued by a EU visaapplicanttodoaTBtest. yourapplicationwillbesent of ongoing discussion and outofherstoreandaskedme VFSsendsyourpassporttoa government's embassy here Now here is where the in July or August. I went to was also overwhelmed by to move. VFS Global is an foreign country for the visa andthereisnoneinGuyana. nightmare to get a UK visa Dr Roach in Kingston. He the Cuban applicants for a intimidating place. It has no to be stamped. Why if you
FrederickKissoon
Tuesday September 20, 2022
If one thinks that it is a begins. The BHC for some was murderedand his office US immigrant visa. So a email address or phone haveaBHCinGuyana,your hassle for a Guyanese to get inscrutable reason has was closed. I don't know if Guyanesestudentwantingto number It opens only two passport should leave study in the UK for the new daysaweekandthoughthere Guyana? It is the same with academic session in is a specific opening time, it the Canadian High September could not meet is not normally observed. Commission. The passport the requirement of TB When I was there, a lady for a visa applicant should clearance. waitingtogetintoldmethey notbesentoutside.Thinkof
TheBritishHighCommissionin Guyanamustbemorerespectful
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 10 Monday May 02, 2022 THEFREDDIEKISSOONCOLUMN
What you are about to an EU visa (known as awardedonlyfourdoctorsin another doctor has replaced office. It is situated read in this column was Schengen visa) then it is the the entirety of Guyana to do himbutwhenIwasthere,the on Cummings Street, based on journalistic same with the British High the test They are Drs officewasclosed. oneblockfromBourda investigation. I did not use Commission (BHC), the Roach, Chinsee, Devi and Drs Persaud and Market. Last year a reliable sources. I did the oldest western embassy in Surendra Persaud. I repeat ChinseewerenotinGuyana Venezuela youth got when they return. There are journeys and made the Guyana and a country that only these four doctors the in July and August; they robbed and killed right onlytwostaffmembers. enquiries myself. In another sharesanenduringcloseness applicanthastogoto.Unlike wereonleave.Thatleftinthe aroundthatplace. Itisatiny Two terrifying things to column I will look at the withGuyana. the US Embassy, the BHC month of July and August office that you can easily note. When you park two C a n a d i a n H i g h Aftermakingyouronline excludes the private onedoctortodoaTBtestas miss it. The sign is so small blocks away, you have to Commission'svisainsult. application,aGuyanesethat hospitals and public required by the BHC. This that you can drive past it. I walkcarryingyourenvelope
Read on. The nightmare openatanyhour thenightmareyouhavetogo continues.Despitebeingthe Youcannotseeanyoneat through if that passport is oldest diplomatic mission in VFS Global. The security lost.Ittakesthreemonthsfor Guyana and despite the fact says no one is allowed in alostpassporttobereplaced. thatthevolumeofGuyanese unless you have a visa By the way you can get a travellingtotheUKisfar,far appointment to deposit your Chinese visa right here in below those for the US and documents If in your Guyana. Canada, the BHC does not package, you miss an (The views expressed in offer visa services in importantdocument,thereis this article are those of the Guyana.Youhavetodeposit nowaytocommunicatewith author and do not your documents at a place VFS Global. You have to necessarily reflect the named VFS Global, UK wait until the next week opinionsofthisnewspaper.)
Tuesday September 20, 2022 Kaieteur News PAGE 11
Dead, Randy 'Addi' Adams
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(In our Monday edition we inaccurately named the boat captain Jermaine Blackman. For this error we apologise.)
“MARAD, as the regulatory authority, also wishes to reiterate that all persons using boats/ water taxis must properly and securely wear lifejackets,” the statement noted.
OnMondayafternoonatruck slammed into a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) L5 transmission pole at Lamaha and Irving streets, Georgetown, resulting in the disruption of service to customers in Demerara and Berbice. blackoutMajor GPLtruckBerbiceDemerara,blackoutMajorGPLtruckBerbiceDemerara,inashitspoleinashitspole
mishap
damagedbeaconlocatedabout100 feeteastofCalfIslandbutcollided with it instead. As result of the crash, a hole was formed at the bottom of the boat and it began takingin Blackmanwatersaid he attempted to sail ashore with the sinking vessel but it sank very quickly and he along with his bowman, Lamuel Allen,18,andthepassengerswere
at work last evening
E'quibo River boat
transportation, Juan Edghill in a statement explained that based on information received most of the persons on board were reportedly not wearing lifejackets, even though it was reported that there wereseveralon Accordingboard.tothe statement, whileBlackmanisinpossessionof a valid license to operate such a boat, the boat was uncertified and not permitted to operate on the Parika–Barticapassengerservice.
Guyana Power and Light employees
rMinisterinvestigations.withAsinvestigationintothefatalincidentcontinues,ofPublicWorkswithesponsibilityfor
examinations.Aspreviouslyreported,theboat mishapoccurredbetween18:45hrs and19:00hrsinthevicinityofCalf Island, Essequibo River On board the vessel were ten passengers and among them Darrel Romeo, a popular DJ called Magnum. The captain of the vessel, Jermin Blackman told police that he was trying to navigate around a
Dead, Alvin 'Spanish Boss' Leitch
However, when the rescue mission was over, the two passengerscouldnotbefound.
left with no choice but to swim to shore.Newshadreachedpersonsin Bartica and other boatmen there spedouttorescuethem.
Police reported that they are unclearwhetherthetwopassengers werewearinglifejacketsatthetime oftheincident.Thosewhosurvived were taken to the Bartica Hospital for treatment while Blackman and his bowman were taken into police custody assisting
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He warned citizens against boarding water taxis/speedboats operating outside of the regulated system and hours of operation.
hebodiesofthetwomen who went missing after a boat en route to Bartica,RegionSevenonSaturday crashedintoabeaconinEssequibo Riverhavebeenrecovered.
One of the bodies that was recovered yesterday morning.
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 12 Tuesday September 20, 2022
Further, boats on this service are not allowed to operate during thehoursofdarkness,thestatement added. “MARAD's record reflects that the last authorised departure wasbythe“LADYZENIELL”–a boat licensed to operate within the system,at17:10hrs.
The sunset at Bartica was approximately 18:00 hours. MARAD has designated 17:00 hours as the latest departure time forboatstodepartParikaorBartica on this service, so as to arrive
before dark,” the minister explained.Thevesselinthemishapnamed “CARLOS', it reportedly departed from the Parika Stelling at approximately 17: 30 hours after MARAD's monitors would have concluded work for the day The minister added that the issue of unlicensed “outside” boats transporting passengers on the waterwaysisactivelyengagingthe attentionoftheAdministration.
This was confirmed by Commander of Region Seven, SeniorSuperintendentDionMoore who informed this publication that the bodies were recovered on Monday between 06:00hrs and 08:00hrs in the Calf Island area, EssequiboRiverwheretheaccident occurred The men have been identified as: RandyAdams called 'Addi', a well known businessman of Bartica and Alvin Leitch called 'Spanish Boss' According to CommanderMoore,thebodiesare presently at the Bartica Hospital awaiting post mortem
Bodies recovered
rma made this disclosure at the handing over ceremony of the 2021 Auditor General Report and five other performance reportswhichwereofficially presented to the Speaker of the National Assembly, ManzoorNadironMonday
Mocha taxi driver charged for murder of colleague
...handsover performancereportstoSpeaker
He said his Government is managing the country in a way that will ensure sustainability, resilience and prosperity,theDepartmentof Public Information reported.
Griffith appeared in the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate'sCourtbeforeMagistrateSunilScarce.Hewasnot requiredtopleadtothechargethatwasreadtohimandhewas remandedtoprisonuntilOctober11,2022.
development of a successful framework, the country will fail.“So, the investments that we are making now, must be investmentsthatwillprepare the population, prepare the country, prepare the economyforwhatistocome in10years.Thatisimportant, very critical to the developmentpath,”hestated ThePresidentisintheUnited States to address several high-leveleventswhileatthe 77th session of the United
At left: Auditor General, Deodat Sharma hands over the 2021 Auditor General Report and five other performance reports to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir in the presence of Parliamentary staff and Members of Parliament.
Since his arrival in the US last week, Dr Ali attended a meeting between Caribbean leaders and US Vice President, Kamala Harris, a follow up to President Biden's and Vice President Harris's commitment at the recent Summit of the Americas to partner with the Caribbeantopromoteenergy security, access to finance, andfoodsecurity
‘Guyana ready to lead in Climate, Energy, Food Security'
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T h e C O V I D 1 9 pandemic has severely ravagedtheglobe,leavingan additional 97 billion people to survive on less than US$2 per day. Dr Ali said global poverty has increased from 7.8 to 9.1 per cent between 2020and2021,adirectresult ofCovid-theworsttheworld has ever seen. “The food security in one year, equals thecollectivefoodinsecurity for five years prior to 2020. You think you have a problem with Covid? Brace forwhatistocomewithfood securityin theworld…and it is getting worse. Not only is the war in Ukraine that will makeitworsewiththesupply chain prices, but the devastation in the floods in Pakistan, the drought in Europe, the supply is getting slimmerandslimmer Thisis another major, major problem coming at us like a Tsunami.”Inaddition to the war in
While the Auditor General assured there is no better audit evidence than first hand witness, he noted that the task comes with its own challenges as it is very tediousandtimeconsuming. “The Audit Office has to sendstaffontheroadandwe are still in the COVID period, so those are some of thechallenges,”headded Sharmarevealedtoothat the full audit of the various cash grants is currently ongoing. “ So we are doing real time monitoring to ensure that things go how theyaresupposedbutweare also working on the full audit of the cash grant distribution which once
Kaieteur NewsPAGE 14 Tuesday September 20, 2022
environment while at the sametimereceivingpayment foritscontributionofcarbon credits “We hav been
manner“We have now five performance audits, which can be used for all of the accounting units to look at their own system and we don't have to wait until we get the Auditor General comingtotellus thatwecan have greater efficiency But if we look at what is presented now and the observations made, we can start doing better with the money,” the Speaker said. The reports will be made public when the National Assemblyreconvenes.
President Irfaan Ali speaking
Nadir lauded the Audit Office and staff for their efforts in having the reports delivered in a timely
Ministry of Education in a d h e r i n g t o h i s recommendations.Hesaidthat the Government Ministries and departments cooperated withhisoffice,andindoing soprovidedbetterresponses whenqueriesweremade.
Thedioxide.President said while the world has changed over thelasttwoyears,itwillalso change in the next 10 years. Henotedthatunlessasystem is built which will allow the
e safeguardingaforestthesize of England for all our lives, saving the world, being the lungs of the world… and we are going to continue to safeguard that forest,” President Ali asserted Guyanapresents18.3million hectares of standing forest, covering 87 per cent of the country's land area, the secondhighestpercentageof forest cover on earth and stores 19.5 billion tons of carbon
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completed, the reports will be handed over to the Parliament Office,” Sharma added.TheAuditorGeneralhad previouslypromisedthathis office will launch real-time audit into the countrywide cash grant giveaways. the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration has issued a series of cash grants since 2o20, these include $25,000 COVID-19 cash grant, the $25,000 one-off cash grant to public servants, the $25,000 'Because We Care' education cash grant, the $250,000 cash grant paid to fisherfolk and the $100,000 cashgrantissuedtochildren withIndisabilities.meantime,theAuditor General presented his 2021 Report as well as five performance audit reports including the Management of Medical Waste at hospitals, Management of DrugsandMedicalSupplies
PresidentFloridaGuyanesewithlivinginOrlando,onSaturday.Saturday.IrfaanAlispeakingwithGuyaneselivinginOrlando,FloridaonSaturday.
Twenty-eight-year-oldTroyGriffith,ataxidriverofLot6 'B' Carol's Place Mocha, East Bank Demerara, was on Mondayremandedtoprisonforthemurderofhiscolleague, QuincyWeekes.
He told reporters “Our teams of auditors were engaged in real-time audits where we were able to ensure the objective of the activity was achieved, beneficiaries received their grant without prejudice of any minor post review documentationissues.”
Weekes,called“Balu”,a41-year-oldtaxidriverofLot31 Nelson Street Mocha, was allegedly murdered by Griffith around 08:15hours on Wednesday September 14, at Mocha Access Road and Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara.Itwasstatedthatthetwogotintoaheatedargumentovera parking spot. Kaieteur News understands that Weekes and Griffith were friends who plied their trade together as taxi driversattheMochaRoadhead.However,thingsturnedsour betweenthetworecentlyover$500.
“WewanttopositionGuyana throughtheleveragingofour natural assets, through the leveraging of our natural competitive advantage, position Guyana at the front seatofallthreeoftheseareas. And we are very humble aboutthis.Weunderstandour responsibility in the world, we don't need anyone to lecture us about our responsibility in this world,” thePresidentstated.
Onthedayoftheincidenttheybeganarguingoverparking spotduringwhichWeekeswaskilled.
Ukraine, there is an export ban on rice from India and wheatfromRussia,whichare contributing to a 12.3 and 9 per cent increase in rice and wheat on the global market. Guyana however, has been leading a massive food security agenda in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heightening efforts to reduce the region's US$5billionfoodimportbill by25percentby2025.Inthe area of climate change, Guyanahasalsotakenalead, holding developed nations responsible for the role they playinthedebilitatingissue.
uditor General, Deodat Sharma said that his office has started to provide real time monitoring of Government's expenditure on the series of cash grants being distributed to the public.Sha
attheMinistryofHealthand Regional Health Facilities, Receipt, Storage and DistributionofTextbooksto Schools,ReviewofTraining Programmesestablishedand developedbytheCouncilof Technical and Vocational EducationandTraining,and Guyana's Preparedness for MarineOilSpillResponse. Briefly revealing the findings of the Auditor General Report 2021, Sharmatoldthegatheringof auditors, Parliamentary staff, Members of Parliament and the Public AccountsCommitteethathe is very pleased with reduction in overpayments tocontractors.“Infact, a lot of overpayments on projects that were discovered, they actually were refunded before I issued my report,” the Auditor General told reporters, as he applauded the work of the Ministry of Public Works and the
Though the global community continues to battlemajorissuesassociated with climate change, energy and food security, Guyana has positioned itself to lead the world in these areas, President Irfaan Ali told Guyanese living in Orlando, FloridaonSaturdaylast.
Auditor General doing real-time monitoring of distribution of cash grants
Under President Ali's leadership, the country launched an impressive Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 in its bid to protect the
Nations General Assembly (UNGA), currently underway in New York
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The former EPA head informed also that when he headed that agency he received daily numbers on the sector, as well as the graph that was made available for public consumption. This data, he reiterated, is coming straight from the FPSO. “Don't let them fool you; it is coming fromtheelectronicreadoutin the control room of the ship andthatiswhyit'sonagraph, and we have no one on the
Adamsreiteratedhiscalls however, after noticing that the Government was
operator for information on spillages and other hazards during oil production operations. “We once again call upon the Government to restoretherigorousoversight that was planned under the coalition and which the PPPC has irresponsibly scrapped to the detriment of thenation.Thisincludes the highly specialized 36-member Oil & Gas Unit that was developedbytheWorldBank and the EPA for which the World Bank provided $1 millionUSDgrant.”
publishing oil related data that appeared to be coming directly from computers in the control rooms of the Stabroek Block based Floating production storage and offloading (FPSOs) Adams told the newspaper that the production data and other oil related information now being publicized by the Natural Resource Ministry shouldbeinatableformand not the graphs pulled off the computerscreensiftheaimis to awaken Guyanese about their oil industry “How many regular people do you
Kaieteur News PAGE 15Tuesday September 20, 2022
n light of numerous inadequacies within the petroleum sector, former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Head,Dr VincentAdamshas reiterated calls for the Government to make public its list of trained professionals and petroleum experts hired to monitor and manage the development of itsoilandgasresources.
Adams, a Petroleum Engineer, with a wealth of experienceandknowledgein the energy industry, is adamantthatGuyaneseought to know how their lucrative oil sector is being protected byitsleaders.Pointingtothe meager US$600m oil spill insurance that Guyana has from ExxonMobil's affiliate, Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), as well as the US$2B parent company guarantee that is yet to be resolved, Adams said the Government must help citizenstounderstandwhois currently working for the protection of their environmentandtherevenue comingfromthesector.After it was revealed by the Government that the EPA's World Bank US$1m grant project to increase the c a p a c i t y o f t h e environmental agency had notbeenscrapped,theformer EPA CEO challenged the administration to release information about the petroleum crews and their operations since little to no information had been forthcomingontheimportant personstrainedandhired.
ship to understand what's goingThereon. is no reason why they can't post daily because itshouldbeallelectronicand it should be put in a table form.” Adams has further called on the Government to facilitate the exposure of the country'spetroleumteamsby a l l o w i n g a m e d i a walkthrough of the relevant
He said that Exxon had reported that “no more than one tablespoon” of crude oil has been spilled since the commencement of oil productioninGuyana.
Hesaidthattheprogram allowed among other things, “24/7 on-site EPA presence in order to obtain real-time and accurate information, insteadofhavingtorelyupon and accept information solelyprovidedbyExxon.”
Former EPA CEO, Dr. Vincent Adams
Natural Resource Minister, Vickram Bharrat
The owner of the sand barge that rammed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) earlierthismonthwillhavetorepayinexcessof $40M to the Government for repairs to the damagedGeneralstructure.ManageroftheDemeraraHarbour BridgeCorporation,WayneWatsonsaidthatas oflastweek,theCorporationwouldhavefixed the components and sections of the bridge that damaged as a result of the incident that took place on September 4, 2022. He said that the bridge was able to open for retraction. When asked what about the cost of the damage the General Manager said it is over $40 million. “It'sinexcessof$40million,andthiscoversall thedamage,alltheworkthatwasdone.”
locations where they work. “They must list the staff and their positions and their qualifications, as compared to the World Bank Plan and organizational structure; with position, qualifications a n d r o l e s a n d responsibilities,” Adams submitted.WhilecurrentEPAHead. Khemraj Parasram had repeated ignorance of the World Bank funded program that sought to develop the c a p a c i t y o f t h e environmental agency, Natural Resource Minister Vickram Bharrat had told Parliament that the program was not scrapped He claimedthat13personswere trained under the program, despitetheplanfacilitatinga “highly trained” 36-member team of petroleum professionals to work within thesector“They (EPA) must show us where these 13 people fit into the specific positions; show us their qualifications and how they fit into the structure, ” Adams insisted.Opposition MP and Shadow Petroleum Minister, David Patterson also questioned Government's handlingoftheoilsector He called on the administration to equip the EPA with the necessary personnel and equipmenttoallowGuyana's protection from oil spill devastation. Following the one barrel oil spill from Exxon's operations last week, the Alliance for Change (AFC) is making another call for the government “to put in place fullcoverageliabilityforthe petroleum production as is required by the Permits and
KaieteurNewsunderstandsthatsomeofthe
sections that were seriously damaged were to the anchorage system, the 7&8 junction, and structuralsupporttotheretractorspan9,justto name a few Meanwhile, Minister of Public Works,JuanEdghillinformedthismediahouse that the company will stand the full amount of expenses incurred to repair the bridge. He said too that the company and the Corporation did engageonthis.
...FormerEPAHeadtellsGovt. A photo of the WB/ EPA document for sustainable O&G development.
knowswhatisgoingonatthe EPA”, and other agencies receivingtheinformation.
Areport from the DHB Corporation on the incident had explained that a vessel named Desal 1 was pulling two tugs – Alpha 1 and Chaka – when it hit retractor span nine around 11:31hrsonSeptember4.Thiscausedthespan to be pushed out of line, also breaking the connectingendpostatspanssixandseven. Asa result,novehiclewasallowedontothebridge.
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“This amount has now risen to one barrel, by volume, this is an over 10,000 percent increase, which highlights that the possibilityofamajoroilspill is high, and will continue to i n c r e a s e d i r e c t l y proportional to increased oil production.”Patterson said that the AFC is calling for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight mechanisms to be strengthened as it is unacceptable for this agency to be solely relying on the
Owner of barge that rammed DHB to foot $40M repair expenses
One of the sections that was damaged on the bridge.
demanded by almost all privatecitizens.”
Technical staff repairing the damaged sections of the bridge.
know could read those graphs?”Adams questioned. Heopined,“Itisdeliberateso as to make it difficult for people to scrutinize it ” Adams said in the earlier stagesoftheindustry,hewas the only person deciphering thepetroleumdata.Giventhe secrecy surrounding the management of the industry now, Adams said “…who
(Photo credit: Ministry of Public Works)
'Make list of petroleum specialists and engineers public’
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The NGSA is a horse race. It assigns winners and losers. The test is worth 523 marks. Top scorers get a chance to go to 6 “top” schools located in Region 4.
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I must use harsh words here. It is the best example of an ongoing educational malpractice, that no Government set out to dismantle. NGSA is nothing less than educational terrorism, structured educational apartheid, and after 33 years of the PNC and 25 years of the PPP, it has not been changed. Any new Third Force Party must make this a cornerstone of a platform that also includes oil contract renegotiation.Howin these modern times can a country design a system rooted in crass inequities and inequalities across its 116 secondary schools of varying quality?
The cut-off mark for the top schools are Queen's College-508, Bishops' High -504, St. Stanislaus College-501, St. Rose's High-498, St. Joseph High-495 and President's College-488.These are regarded and promoted as the top, coveted schools that a student should aspire to attend. A child placed in any of these schools achieves elite status. You are a bright boy or bright girl, smarter than others boys and girls that could not get in. It was even said that QC students run Guyana. (See “Who really runs things in Guyana? by 'Peeping Tom', Nov. 8, 2014).
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The root cause of having the NGSA placement test is because we have created a system of inherently unequal secondary schools along a continuum of poor rural schools to better, more resourced urban schools. If we use the US$40 million loan to address this problem and upgrade and equalize all secondary schools, create equal access and equal opportunity to a high-quality secondary education, we can abolish the NGSA.That will not be needed anymore to decide who gets into what school based on a test
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NGSAscore. negates all that we know about high quality education – learning styles, multiple intelligences, quality staffing, parent and community support, equity, equal opportunity, equal access, inclusion, special education, academic rigour, access to modern technology, student and teacher support systems, and a culture of high expectations.The Ministry of Education is our largest Ministry with the most money ($74.4B+) and of great importance in national development. To whom much is given, much is required. We need brilliant, dynamic, innovative leadership at this Ministry, “Because We Care.” Wake up Guyana! Fight for a revamped education system! Let's collect taxes from Exxon and build a modern education system!
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How can we have only 12 of 116 schools offering CAPE? How can we have 5 entire regions with no schools offering CAPE?
And then they celebrate the perceived winners and losers in an annual ritual of announcing the high scorers complete with their test scores, pictures and schools attended.Inthe USA, a child's test scores are regarded as a confidential information subject to privacy laws, and is not released to the public the way we do in Guyana. We have no ethics, sensitivity, and regard for the self-esteem or feelings of students when we celebrate the achievement of
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willingness to sit with the clean, “but we have the they made following the Oposition's refusal to any
Shadow Attorney General, Roysdale Forde
MireaultandtheEU Chargéon their statement asthepollsifthecurrentvoters Opposition has an When the Opposition whether the methods
Amanza Walton Desir,Ambassador to Guyana,People Progressive Party downright refusal from the 2020 elections, that a clean election without a clean list, Alliance for Change (AFC)Sarah-Ann Lynch, UK High(PPP) Government and governmenttorecognisethat voters list should be Vice President Bharrat Leader Khemraj Ramjattan,Commissioner to Guyana,change the laws if required, thereisaproblem.” providedtoGuyanesebefore Jagdeo said at a Press AFC Chair, Cathy HughesJane Miller, Canadianto ensure persons on the list AFC leader, Khemraj the holding of other Conferenceafewweeksago andAFC General Secretary,Chargé d'Affaires, Caroline aresupposedtobethere.The Ramjattan also told the elections.TheAFC had said thattheOppositionwillsoon
PNCRChairmanShurwayne
SherodDuncanmadeupthe contention is that the voters Kaieteur News that during that several mission heads, listisbloatedwiththenames t h e O p p o s i t i o n ' s including the European ofGuyaneselivingoverseas, engagement with the Heads U n i o n , C A R I C O M as well as deceased of Mission it submitted a Community had highlighted individuals. The names of proposal toward getting the in their observers report the these persons are used for voters list right. “We said need for cleaning the voters impersonation voting, the even if we have to address list which they said seemed Opposition and the the laws, because we told tohaveplayedamajorrolein Government have both them, Madame, there are no the 2020 controversy The alleged on different laws that are required, but High Court had ruled ahead occasions. evenifya'llfeelthatthereare of the 2020 elections that
The A Partnership for andsecondly,theyhavenow postpone election would not The Guyana Elections National Unity (APNU) and takenthepositionthatthelist be new as the PPPhad done Commission (GECOM) has the Alliance for Change isinfactcredible.“Sothatis thisbeforewhentheyfought already said that it will act (AFC) parties have both the problem that we have,” foramorepurifiedlistinthe onlywithinthelaw.Itstated called for a credible voters the Shadow AG related. He early 90s when elections too that the ruling of the CJ have to “backtrack”list, hinting at a boycott of said it is not that the weresupposedtobeheld. remains unchallenged one
Kaieteur News PAGE 17Tuesday September 20, 2022
Opposition floats delaying holding LGE in order to clean voters list
The Parliamentary as part of the Opposition's we can wait some more,” the voters list unless they Opposition is prepared to efforts to get the Ramjattan argued. He said have died and with the meetwiththeGovernmentto Government to seriously that the PPP is now in a relevant proof provided to findasolutiontocleanwhat address the deficiencies of checkmate position as this support same, or are they described as a bloated thevoterslist. particular avenue had been disqualified based on legal listofvoters,evenifitmeans Forde noted however, e x p l a i n e d t o t h e provisions specifying a delay of the upcoming thatwhatishappeningisthat Ambassadors, quite clearly disqualification of a LocalGovernmentElections theGovernmentcontinuesto by Leader of the Opposition potential voter. The issue (LGE) that could be held reject the underlining AubreyNorton,“thatwecan therefore is getting the dead early next year once a date premise, which is what is holddowntheelectionsbya andabsentnamesoffthelist hasbeendeclared. necessary to clean the list coupleofmonths.”Hesaidto without breaking the law
APNU Member of requirements for laws we namescouldnotberemoved Parliament and Shadow can do those laws.” He said from the voters list by Attorney General (AG) the Opposition also personsmerelybeingabsent Roysdale Forde in an proposed to the Diplomats from a particular location interview with this the suspension of the local during a house to house newspaper said that “the government elections for registration. Chief Justice Oppositionispreparedtodo August next year, “we don't Roxanne George- Wiltshire what is required to ensure care. They (PPP) had not ruled that there is no way to thatthereisacleanvoterslist held elections for 20 years, removepersons'namesfrom and we are prepared to sit and meet with the Government in relation to thismatter.”Hesaidthatthe information was related to the international community
...seeking meeting with Government to discuss way forward
Among the Diplomaticnonetheless, their will result in the list being acknowledged statements In reply to the Holder, Ganesh Mahipaul,Delegation was US
d' Affaires, Evalina“ there cannot be newlist is used. Both parties unwillingness to meet with met with members of the highlighted were the only Melbardze Oppositionvoters' lists before the localhave communicated to the the Government to Diplomatic Community, ways available to clean the Leader Aubrey Norton,governmentelections…”Diplomatic Community participate in a process that Ramjattan, said the envoys list.
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The Knight Riders’ task became even more difficult when they lost three early wickets inside the PowerPlay including that of Nicholas Pooran for a duck.They never really recovered from that and left themselves too much ground to make up in the back end resulting in the narrow defeat.
PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20)
Albion marches into finals...
The two sides swap places in the table following the results and both will now head to Guyana with all to play for in the race for the playoffs.Match details: Saint Lucia Kings 147/6 (Charles 54, Wiese 33; Rampaul 2/10, Narine 2/31) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 146/6 (Seifert 44, Pollard 34; Chase 3/17, Joseph 2/26) by 1 run
CANCER (June 21–July 22)
The Knight Riders won the toss and opted to field first and that decision appeared to have backfired when Johnson Charles’ half century got the Kings off to a lightning
Tuesday September 20, 2022
Althoughstart.the Knight Riders pegged the Kings back in the middle overs a devastating 33 off 14 balls from David Wiese ensured the Knight
TAURUS(Apr.20–May20)
Today things could be rather hectic at work, Taurus. You'll probably be very busy and happy with whatever results you produce. You could tire yourself out,
The educational materials were donated by Canadian Surplus of Providence and Food for Poor (Guy).
storming fifty.
The late Basil Butcher was the fourth Berbician to play for the West Indies at the test cricket level. Butcher was a mentor to cricketers of the RHTYSC for over two decades and is widely credited for the role he played in offering advice in the club cricket development programme. He played 44 test matches, scoring 3104 runs at an average of 43.11, with seven centuries and sixteen fifties.
ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)
(CPL) - Saint Lucia Kings made it three wins on the spin in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a thrilling one run victory over the Trinbago Knight Riders.
VIRGO (Aug. 23–Se pt. 22)
Today you might learn about new and creative ways to increase your income, Cancer, possibly involving technology in some way. So much new information could come your way.
Your intuition is likely to be very keen today, Pisces. Accurate psychic insights could come to you thick and fast. Your imagination is also strong, and you might come up with ideas to enrich your home,
The Kings had got off to flier in the PowerPlay with the tournament’s top scorer Charles hitting another barn-
His partnership with Niroshan Dickwella added 59 runs before Ravi Rampaul carried on his good form by removing the latter.
That left the middle and lower order too much to do and despite a late salvo by Andre Russell in the final over of the game it was too little too late.
again as Leonardo Julien, Colin Munro and Nicholas Pooran all fell inside the powerplay to Roston Chase.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)
A friend or colleague could recommend some books that you want to read right away, Virgo. Be sure you take breaks and rest your eyes from time to time to avoid eyestrain and headaches today.
overs. Albion in reply scored 91 for 5 off 17.3. Kelvin Umroa 27 not out, Afraz Budhoo 22 and Sewnarine Chattergoon 17. Bowling for Tucber Park; Nail Smith 2 for 10 off 4 overs and Qwesi Mickle 1 for 19 off 4 overs.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)
When Rampaul removed the set Charles it led to a squeeze on the Kings scorecard as 82/3 quickly becameHowever,117/5. David Wiese was able to produce an excellent counter attacking innings at the death to help the Kings post a challenging 147.
Social events could put you in touch with interesting people in intriguing professions, Leo. You might get involved in some fascinating conversations that provide you with a lot of useful information.
Nail Smith 24, Malcom Mickle 14 and Devon Clements 11. Bowling for Albion; Gaurav Ramesh 3 for 19 off 4 overs, Karan Arjpaul 3 for 21 off 3 overs and Leon Cecil 2 for 17 off 4
2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League… Kings make it three wins on the spin
Riders were set a very difficult 148 to win.
From page 23 were donated to the club compliments of Beacon Cafe, Pernel Christie, Pixel Guyana Inc, Jason Sripal of J Supermarket among others.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18)
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)
SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21)
The Knight Riders response saw their top order fail
Get-togethers with friends or meetings with a small group, if possible, should prove informative and enlightening today, Aries, although some of it may be a bit perplexing.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20)
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Today your physical and mental energy should be operating at a very high level, Aquarius. You probably won't spend much time inside if you can avoid it. Expect get-togethers
Some new information about an interesting field could have you browsing the web and looking through books to learn more, Gemini. This could involve law, philosophy,
Youths benefit...
Don't be surprised if your inbox fills with email or your phone rings off the hook, Sagittarius. Friends, relatives, and colleagues could have great news and useful information.
CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) = It Inspiration is the word for today, Capricorn. Your creative talent should blossom and motivate you to work on wonderful ideas. This could involve music, painting, decorating,
Today your mind will be quick, insightful, and inspired, Libra. Your creative impulses should go a thousand miles an hour and ideas should pop in and out of your head like crazy.
If visitors are able to pop in and out during the day, Scorpio, you'll be in the right frame of mind to enjoy their company. Expect interesting news and stimulating conversation.
From page 22 90 all out off 19.2 overs.
field. Ten youths benefitted fromthedonationsofcycles complimentsofDaveNarine Narine of Dave West Indian ImportsofNewYork,United States
The tablets, which were donated by Ramdeo Kumar of Beacon Cafe and Bruce Butcher, son of Basil Butcher, would be used by the seventeen youths to do researchinschool.
RHTYSCBasilButcherTrustFund… Youths benefit from close to $700,000 worth of cycles, school bags and tablets Sookdeo(109)spursMercenary toOSCL20-overChampionship Avinash SookdeoSome
Opening batsman AvinashSookdeoslammeda brilliant 109 to spur Mercenarytoacommanding 138-run win over Carr Tec last Saturday at Ashtonbee Park, Scarborough in the 2022 Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) 20over
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The items were handed overtotheyouthsduringthe 89th birthday celebration of the legendary test cricketer whodiedinDecember2019.
A total of seventeen electronic tablets were also handed over to cricketers across the county and members of the St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic YouthClubofPortMourant. Cricketers from several
Members of the RHTYSC poses with their cycles after the presentation
Dozens of youths from theancientcountyofBerbice overthelastweekbenefitted from donations of bicycles, electronictabletsandschool bags from the Rose Hall TownYouthandSportsClub (RHTYSC), MS under its BasilButcherTrustFund.
The rampant Sookdeo also featured in an enterprising 79 run first wicket stand with Avish
right handed Sookdeo clobbered 13 sixes and 2 fours to help his team piled up a formidable 223-6 fromthe20-overswhileCarr Tec was dismissed for 89 in the16thover
Club Secretary/CEO HilbertFosterstatedthatthe cricket teams of the RHTYSC, MS under the fund seek ways to make a positive difference in the livesofthelessfortunateand youths.Special emphasis, he stated, is placed on the promotion of sports and education as part of the club’s effort to assist youths to fulfill their potentials in theclassroomandthecricket
The cricket teams of the RHTYSC also donated over four hundred school bags witheducationalmaterialsto school children under the trust fund. The school bags (Continuedonpage21)
Rukhram who contributed 30. Shaun Deonandan made 19notoutasformerGuyana playerEionKatchaytook228fromhistwoovers.
clubs benefitted including Achievers,BushLotUnited, Cotton Tree, Rose Hall Canje, Upper Corentyne, Port Mourant and
ForCarrTec,theinnings neversuggestedpermanence as wickets tumbled regularly Katchay returned withthebattomake20.Amit Rukhramgrabbed3-20from his maximum three overs. Rabindra Diaram and Satrohan Balkarran supported with 2-16 and 219respectivelySookdeowas named player-of-the-match for his e x c e l l e n t b a t t i n g performance.Mercenaryintheprocess retained the championship andaddedthistrophytotheir collectionaftertheywonthe 10 and 15-overs trophies as well.
TheofAmerica.tenyouths included Adrian Kistama, who recently excelled at the recent Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams (CAPE). The cycles are to assist the youths to attend school and cricketpractice.Fosterurged them to take care of the cycles and to balance their involvementinsportswitha solid performance in the classroom Thanks were extendedtoDaveNarinefor hissponsorshipofthecycles.
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students pose with donations of school bags and educational materials
Edinburgh.Eightmembers of St Francis on Sunday during mass received a tablet each. Foster stated that the RHTYSC was pleased to assist members of the youth club which played a major role in the launching of the RHTYSCin1990.
Panday stated that P&P was happy to continue its relationship with the West RuimveldtSecondarySchoolandwishedthe teameverysuccess.
The opening day of the P e t r a o r g a n i s e d
Following the ceremonial march past, the ball got rolling immediately with a nail biter between CummingsLodgeandNorth Ruimveldtthatended4–3in the former’s favour Antwan
Bishop expressed gratitude on behalf of the school to P&P Insurance Brokers for its continued support and pledged to do well in the tournament
P&P Insurance Brokers recently sponsored the West Ruimveldt Secondary School Football Team for the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers U-18 Football League 2022, which commenced on Sunday at the Ministry of Education Ground, CarifestaAvenue.Atasimpleceremony, Director of P&P InsuranceBrokers,VikashPanday,madethe donation to Leon Bishop, the Coach of the football team and a teacher at the West
GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers
Grove unit. A double from Yannick Williams (3’, 70) along with a goal each from Kelon Croal (21‘) and Omarion Burrowes (72’), overshadowed the opposition’seffort.
Dolphin were then
broughtbackintothecontest when Jaquan Cole found success in the 20th and 25th minutes.However,itwasthe56th minute decider scored by Treyon Grenville that boosted President’s College totheirfirstthreepoints.
Samuel was instantly impactful with a double he carved out in the 11th and 13thminutestogivehisside thelead.Two more goals for Cummings Lodge from Fabian Figueria (37’, 38’) was enough to keep the threat of Kwali Ifill, who scoredinfor RuimveldtNorthin the 34th and 52nd minutes, along with an own goal compliments of Elijah Mendonca that made it a
P&P Insurance Brokers Director, Vikash Panday, made a much welcomed donation to the West Ruimveldt Under-18 Football Team.
P&P Insurance Brokers assists West footballRuimveldt’steam
GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers U-18 Football League dominateChristianburg/WismarChristianburg/WismaronopeningdaydominateonopeningdayChristianburg/Wismardominateonopeningday - President’s College, Cummings Lodge, Golden Grove also victorious
offasurgingDolphinteamto win 3 – 2. The eventual victors went ahead in the 11th minute when Michael Joseph scored the first goal ofhisThreebrace.minutes later he completedthefeat.
Under-18 Schools Football League was not short of action when all eight teams hadthechancetobattleatthe Ministry of Education Ground, this past Sunday
one-possessiongame,atbay In the match that departmentwdrubbingAdolphWAmalibsupreme.RuimveldtSfollowed,Christianburg/WismarecondarytrouncedWest5–0toreignTheirgoalswerescoredyDevonGilbert(25’),King(29’),Darnellarner(40’)andDaniel(42’,65’).Matchthreewasthe4–0ofFriendship,whoereoutplayedineverybytheGolden
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Ruimveldt School, along with two of the studentsandplayers.
Petra Director, Troy Mendonca, makes a point during the opening ceremony of the league
Theday’sfinalencounter sawPresident’sCollegehold
Shepperd is arguably one of Guyana’s most prolific players in sport f o r m e r l y c a l l e d Mintonette.Hishigh flying ability and flamboyance on the courtsawhimrepresenting Guyana at both the junior andseniorlevels.
“This is my first
Kristoff Shepperd
Rawle Toney - new LABAPresident
Former national player turnedaward-winningsports journalist, Rawle Toney, is the new President of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) taking over from Lawrence Simon whodidnotseekre-election.
Some of Guyana’s best volleyball players will collideonOctober23atthe National Gymnasium, where they will battle for over $400,000 in cash prizes in the ‘Road to Vtall-outVShepperd,Recovery’tournament.AccordingtoOrganizer,KristoffthetournamentwillfeaturetheGuyanaDefenceForce(GDF),PortMourantTrainingCentre,CastrolStrikersandEaglesolleyballClub.“We’replanningtogoonOctober23.SoI’mencouragingeveryoneocomeouttoseeolleyballplayedatthe
tournament I’m organizing sincemyaccident,”the22year-old“Thissaid.is why we’re calling it the ‘Road to Recovery’ because it’s not just for me, but for volleyballaswell.Wewant Volleyballtocomeback.”
“I would give myself a yeartobebackonthecourt. I’m very grateful for the support from my family and I must say thanks to them for that,” the always jovial volleyball player stated.
highestlevelandhavefun,” Shepperdsaid.
TreasurerShanaChesterand Public Relations Officer Joseph Chapman. The new LABACommittee Members are Andre Rodney, Nichola Jacobs and Marlon
The clubs which were represented at the meeting which was held in the Chambers of the Linden Mayor and Town Council last Sunday, were Retrieve Raiders,Amelia’sWardJets, Kings and Victory Valley Royals. They unanimously agreedtotheslatewhichwas headed by Toney and voted upon instead of electing personsTheindividually1stVicePresidentis another former national Abdulla ‘Zico’ Hamid, 2nd Vice President Allister Bynoe,3rdVicePresidentDr Karen Perreira, Secretary JafarGibbons,TreasurerJoel Webster,Assistant Secretary Tomeika Pellew, Assistant
‘Road to Recovery’ Volleyball tournament set for October 23
highlighted, “the mere fact thatIwanttocomebackso fast,thatmotivatesme.
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ByRawleToney
Shepperd admitted that given his love and passion forthegame,sittingonthe sidelines will be hard, “but I’ll be there to support and giveThedirections.”EaglesVolleyball Club member expressed gratitudetobeabletowalk
I’ve been putting in a lot of work because I want tocomebackreallygood.
Pollydore. President Toney has stated that the first ExecutiveMeetingwillbeat 5.00pmonWednesdayatthe MSC. Toney represented Guyana at both junior and senior levels, while also serving as one of Guyana’s leading sports journalists sinceHe2004.isthe brainchild of the Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic, Guyana’s biggest and most lucrative tournament in the shortest format of the game since 2019.Toney is no stranger to sports administration, being a former Vice President of the LABA and Vice President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU).
withoutsupport,whilealso improvingonhisspeech.
In early February, Shepperdwasinvolvedina horrific accident at the junction of Mandela Avenue and Homestretch Avenue, which saw him beinginacomaforseveral weeks at the Georgetown PublicHospital(GPHC).
“I’vecomeafarway It takestime,butI’mjustglad that I’m progressing Rehab can be done right here. We have some very goodandqualifiedphysios right here (in Guyana). I must say thanks to Damon Sandy – he’s very good,” ShepperdWhilesaid.admitting that he’s taking his recovery one day at a time under t h e g u i d a n c e o f Physiotherapist Damon S a n d y, S h e p p e r d
Rawle Toney is new LABA President
Recovery’
P&P Insurance Brokers assists West Ruimveldt’s football team P&PInsurance Brokers Director, Vikash
Sports dominateChristianburg/WismarChristianburg/WismaronopeningdaydominateonopeningdayChristianburg/Wismardominateonopeningday - President’s College, Cummings Lodge,Golden Grove also victorious RHTYSC Basil Butcher Trust Fund…T
Kristoff Shepperd (centre) by players from GDF, Port Mourant, Eagles and Castrol Strikers Volleyball Clubs, as display the to trophy Panday, donation to the West Ruimveldt Under-18 Football Team.
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PrintedandpublishedbyNationalMedia&PublishingCompanyLtd.,24SaffonStreet,Charlestown,Georgetown.Tel:225-8458,225-8465,225-8491orFax:225-8473/226-8210. Youths benefit from close to $700,000 worth of cycles, school bags and tablets Three members of St FrancisYouth Club with their electronic tablets GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers U-18 Football League The march past involved all eight teams involved in the League ‘Road to Recovery’ Volleyball tournament set for October 23
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